Hand BASIC - CBM Flavor 1.7.6 - App Store

---

About Hand BASIC - CBM Flavor

Learn and Program BASIC Language on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad! Hand BASIC - CBM Flavor is a compatible version of Commodore's version of Microsoft BASIC 6502 as found on the Commodore 64. Released for Educational...

Learn and Program BASIC Language on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad! Hand BASIC - CBM Flavor is a compatible version of Commodore's version of Microsoft BASIC 6502 as found on the Commodore 64. Released for Educational purposes. BASIC (Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is a computer language designed so that it can be learned very easily. Hand BASIC users could be students, scientists, or any productivity workers. Type HELP to get started! *** Credits for CBMBASIC go to Michael Steil and James Abbatiello *** Features + Compatible with Commodore 64 BASIC V2 + It is not emulated, it runs with your device full speed + The ability to LOAD/SAVE files (case sensitive file names) + File I/O Support (Read/Write data files) + Full featured iPhone Text Editor to build your programs + The ability to make directories ** NEW ** + Provided with helpful Direct Mode Commands (nonstandard, see support webpage) + Renumber your program, plus other helpful file keeping functionality + Alert Sounds + In App Help (type HELP) + Portrait/Landscape Views + Supplied with Sample code (type FILES to see list). Now available through In-App Purchase: Graphics Extension: Empowers you to create complex graphics from simple graphic objects Features + Draw simple graphic objects: lines, rectangles, circles, text, ... + Draw at the super speed of your device + Make animations + Use Graphics Macro Language (GML) to draw objects + Define your colors with alpha channel (32bit color with transparency) + Select your drawn text font face and size + Interact with user taps + Assistant for typing Graphic Commands + Enables you to run included Graphic Sample Programs(10 samples) To find more details type HELP then select Graphics Extension Reference To open Graphics Extension Purchase Screen: - Type: PURCHASE - Type: ACTION then select Purchase - Or, run a program that uses Graphics Make sure to check out App Blog Page: cbmhandbasic.blogspot.com Please Note: - This is not Commodore 64 emulator. It is “Standalone” BASIC of Commodore 64. - Basic knowledge of Commodore 64 BASIC V2 is needed to use this App or just Read FAQ's. - While BASIC requires all commands to be capitalized (Lock Caps by double taping), commands will be automatically capitalized - Since this is not Commodore emulator, PEEK/POKE does not work. See New Commands for alternatives - Only ASCII characters are supported - iPad has different Graphics Extension than ordinary one (sold separately) Visit "Hawwash-Soft" page on iTunes for more Free App's Have Fun!

Version History updated links 1.7.6 01/31/2024 Features: - Print screen resolution & scale - Peek screen resolution, scale and orientation - Screen mode up to 3 (newer iPhones) Bug Fixes: - False repeated Touch Moved event in iPhone 6s - Text safe area for notch iPhones - Some broken links make sure to check other free apps from Hawwash-Soft 1.7.5 04/13/2020 improved iOS 13 support Please take a look at new App privacy policy on App Webpage. 1.7.4 04/09/2020 Minor changes and fixes Make sure to check other free Apps from Hawwash-Soft 1.7.3 12/30/2014 - Fixed EDIT command issue - Fixed "Undo" button issue (thanks to Marco Tiscali for pointing out this issue) 1.7.2 11/26/2014 - Fixed a scrolling issue - Fixed unresponsive menu issue - General maintenance Visit "Hawwash-Soft" page on iTunes for more Free App's Have Fun! 1.7.1 11/18/2014 + iOS 7 Support + Directories support + Improved Split Keyboard support + Improved External (Bluetooth) Keyboard support + Fixed Insert Graphic Command issue + Fixed EDIT file issue + Fixed Keyboard Accessory buttons issue + Minor changes and fixes See App Blog for details. Note: This update requires making "Restore Purchases" to restore your previous purchases. Visit "Hawwash-Soft" page on iTunes for more Free App's Have Fun! 1.7 05/10/2014 solved stability issue in last update 1.6.5 07/16/2013 + Custom Keyboard keys for iPhone 5 in Portrait only + Restore Purchases Button + Minor Improvements Visit "Hawwash-Soft" page on iTunes for more Free App's Have Fun! 1.6.4 07/10/2013 - Added Custom Keyboard keys for iPads - Minor fixes Make sure to check out App Blog Page: cbmhandbasic.blogspot.com Visit "Hawwash-Soft" page on iTunes for more Free App's Have Fun! 1.6.3 06/20/2013 - Document Interaction (Document Importing) - iTunes File Sharing - Fixed minor clearing issue with SCREEN 2 1.6.2 05/30/2013 + Added Help button + iPad: Added Blog and FAQ's buttons + Fixed CLS after using SCREEN 2 issue Whats New in v1.6 + Improved Drawing Speed for (mostly) iPad's + Assistant for Typing Graphic Commands + Updated Graphics Sample Files + Minor Changes & Fixes Recommended Programming Apps for Hand BASIC- CBM Flavor users: Hand BASIC - BASIC V Flavor Touch Lua Links: http://itunes.apple.com/app/hand-basic-basic-v-flavor/id528987397?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/app/touch-lua/id525273327?mt=8 Make sure to visit App Support Webpage to find answers about Hand BASIC. Like How to: LIST files, LOAD program, break/stop running program, restart BASIC, and many more. Visit "Hawwash-Soft" page on iTunes for more Free App's Have Fun! 1.6.1 05/16/2013 + Improved Drawing Speed for (mostly) iPad's + Assistant for Typing Graphic Commands + Updated Graphics Sample Files + Minor Changes & Fixes * New App Blog * http://cbmhandbasic.blogspot.com/ Recommended Programming Apps for Hand BASIC- CBM Flavor users: Hand BASIC - BASIC V Flavor Touch Lua Links: http://itunes.apple.com/app/hand-basic-basic-v-flavor/id528987397?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/app/touch-lua/id525273327?mt=8 Make sure to visit App Support Webpage to find answers about Hand BASIC. Like How to: LIST files, LOAD program, break/stop running program, restart BASIC, and many more. Visit "Hawwash-Soft" page on iTunes for more Free App's Have Fun! 1.6 12/08/2012 + Support for iOS 6 and iPhone 5 + New Graphics Commands: MOVETO, LINETO, and ANTIALIAS + Two new samples: FSTARS.BAS and CODE.BAS + Fixed a taping issue in SCREEN 2 Support for iOS earlier than 4.3 is dropped Recommended Programming Apps for Hand BASIC- CBM Flavor users: Hand BASIC - BASIC V Flavor Touch Lua Links: http://itunes.apple.com/app/hand-basic-basic-v-flavor/id528987397?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/app/touch-lua/id525273327?mt=8 Make sure to visit App Support Webpage to find answers about Hand BASIC. Like How to: LIST files, LOAD program, break/stop running program, restart BASIC, and many more. Visit "Hawwash-Soft" page on iTunes for more Free App's Have Fun! 1.5.8 11/06/2012 General Maintenance - Optimized BeginFrame/EndFrame - Improved Sleep Command accuracy - Memory optimizations - Screen refresh improvements - New Break Program (bullet) Button - Removed Ad's from Help Recommended Programming Apps for Hand BASIC- CBM Flavor users: Hand BASIC - BASIC V Flavor Touch Lua Links: http://itunes.apple.com/app/hand-basic-basic-v-flavor/id528987397?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/app/touch-lua/id525273327?mt=8 Make sure to visit App Support Webpage to find answers about Hand BASIC. Like How to: LIST files, LOAD program, break/stop running program, restart BASIC, and many more. Visit "Hawwash-Soft" page on iTunes for more Free App's Have Fun! 1.5.7 09/26/2012 + Added EMAIL command. Useful for exporting programs or screen content Graphics Extension: + New Sample Program: PLOT3D.BAS. Demonstrates using graphics commands to plot 3D Functions of the form y = f(x, z) See support webpage for details. Recommended Programming Free Apps for Hand BASIC- CBM Flavor users: Hand BASIC - BASIC V Flavor Touch Lua Links: http://itunes.apple.com/app/hand-basic-basic-v-flavor/id528987397?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/app/touch-lua/id525273327?mt=8 Make sure to visit App Support Webpage to find answers about Hand BASIC. Like How to: LIST files, LOAD program, break/stop running program, restart BASIC, and many more. Visit "Hawwash-Soft" page on iTunes for more Free App's Have Fun! 1.5.6 07/13/2012 + File editor (EDIT command) + Unlocked SET command (changes editors font and color) + Fix: GET command now recognizes backspace Graphics Extension: + Set screen title (TITLE command) + Support of Landscape orientation + Taking advantage of retina display See support webpage for details. Recommended Programming Free Apps for Hand BASIC- CBM Flavor users: Hand BASIC - BASIC V Flavor Touch Lua Links: http://itunes.apple.com/app/hand-basic-basic-v-flavor/id528987397?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/app/touch-lua/id525273327?mt=8 Make sure to visit App Support Webpage to find answers about Hand BASIC. Like How to: LIST files, LOAD program, break/stop running program, restart BASIC, and many more. Visit "Hawwash-Soft" page on iTunes for more Free App's Have Fun! 1.5.5 06/06/2012 + Graphics Extension: Draw Triangles, Polygons, and Stars + Tested For iOS 5.1 See support webpage for details. Make sure to visit App Support Webpage to find answers about Hand BASIC. Like How to: LIST files, LOAD program, break/stop running program, restart BASIC, and many more. Visit "Hawwash-Soft" page on iTunes for more Free App's Have Fun! 1.5.3 03/17/2012 + Auto start program + Graphics Extension: stylize your editor See Support Webpage for more details. Make sure to visit App Support Webpage to find answers about Hand BASIC. Like How to: list files, LOAD program, break program, restart BASIC, and many more. Visit "Hawwash-Soft" page on iTunes for more Free App's Have Fun! 1.5.2 02/18/2012 + Alert Sounds (predefined set of sounds) + Improved reading user Taps in Landscape orientation + New Graphics Extension Sample: PAINT.BAS See Support Webpage for more details. Make sure to visit App Support Webpage to find answers about Hand BASIC. Like How to: list files, LOAD program, break program, restart BASIC, and many more. Visit "Hawwash-Soft" page on iTunes for more Free App's Have Fun! 1.5.1 01/14/2012 + Renumber your program, plus other useful file keeping functionality + Graphics Extension: set line width and cap + Special font for retina display (iPhone 4 or 4s) + Tested for iOS 5 and dropped support for older iOS 3.x (please to upgrade to iOS 4.0 or later. This is for the greater benefit of the app) See Support Webpage for more details. Make sure to visit App Support Webpage to find answers about Hand BASIC. Like How to: list files, LOAD program, break program, restart BASIC, and many more. Visit "Hawwash-Soft" page on iTunes for more Free App's Have Fun! 1.5 12/28/2011 + Export your file/screen content to other Apps or print it. + New File I/O sample program: FILEIO.BAS + Graphics Extension Updates: ++ Draw animation frames ++ Read user taps ++ Draw ellipses ++ New Samples: BOUNCE.BAS and QUIZ.BAS ++ Updated Sample: RECTS.BAS Details: Use EXPORT “filename” to export your file/program to other Apps using “Open In…” feature (iOS 4 or later) or Print it (iOS 4.2 or later). To export screen content omit file name (useful for exporting result data) Make animations using BEGINFRAME/ENDFRAME new commands. Graphics programs, now can interact with user taps (Low level, using PEEK) Drawing ellipses is added to drawing commands. See Graphics Extension Command Reference webpage for more detailed info. Samples: - FILEIO.BAS: demonstrates writing data to a file then reading back the data. - BOUNCE.BAS and RECTS.BAS: demonstrates creating animations using BEGINFRAME/ENDFRAME commands - QUIZ.BAS: demonstrates interacting with user taps by defining hot spots Make sure to visit App Support Webpage to find answers about Hand BASIC. Like How to: list files, LOAD program, break program, restart BASIC, and many more. Have Fun! 1.4.1 10/18/2011 Released Graphics Extension. Available through In-App Purchase Graphics extension allows you to draw simple graphic objects, like: lines, rectangles, circles, text, ... Graphics Extension New Features: + Define your own colors and set alpha channel (CSET command) + Define your text font face and size (FSET command) + Graphics Macro Language (GML) to draw objects (DRAW command) Five sample codes are provided for Graphics Extension: PLOT2D.BAS RECTS.BAS FONT.BAS COLOR.BAS DRAW.BAS To find details type HELP then select Graphics Extension Reference to open Graphics Extension Purchase Screen: - type: PURCHASE - or, type: ACTION then select Purchase - or, run a program that uses Graphics Direct Graphics Extension Reference Link: https://sites.google.com/site/hawwashsoft/hbasic/graphics-extension Make sure to visit App Support Webpage to find answers about Hand BASIC. Like How to: LOAD program, break program, restart BASIC, list files, and many more. Have Fun! 1.4 09/23/2011 Solved issues for iOS 3.x Make sure to visit App Support Webpage to find answers about Hand BASIC. Like How to: break program, restart BASIC, list files, hide keyboard, and many more. 1.3.1 08/24/2011 This update has a known issue with iOS 3.x. Please wait for update v1.3.1 - already uploaded Added Graphics Extension for BASIC * PREVIEW Version * Two Sample codes for Graphics: PLOT2D.BAS and RECTS.BAS Please see Support Webpage for Graphics Command Reference - Make sure to visit App Support Webpage to find answers about Hand BASIC. Like How to: break program, restart BASIC, list files, hide keyboard, and many more. 1.3 08/03/2011

---

Previous Versions

Here you can find the changelog of Hand BASIC - CBM Flavor since it was posted on our website on 2016-09-30 08:02:38. The latest version is 1.7.6 and it was updated on 2026-06-23 03:02:49. See below the changes in each version.

---

Related Apps

Here you can find apps that are similar with Hand BASIC - CBM Flavor.

---

Disclaimer