Do you know a Basic Interpreter similar to PBasic?

Kiwibot

Hi,
I'm getting a Sumobot kit for Xmas, and would like to use the time between now and then learning Basic. Someone suggested I download a copy of GWBasic off the internet to play with in the interrim, but they weren't sure how similar it would be. Can anyone tell me if there is a better (nearer to PBasic) interpreter that I should atart with?

bsparky

Why not use PBasic its self you can download it from Paralax web sight free........

cyberbiota

Kiwibot-

The closest thing to the to the PBasic interpreter is...the PBasic interpreter. You can download it from the Parallax website at:

http://www.parallax.com/html_pages/downloads/software/software_basic_stamp.asp

peter

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CyberBiota, Incorporated
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allanlane5

Unfortunately, to actually try anything with the PBasic interpreter, you'll need a BS2 plugged into some carrier board (the BOE is excellent). Well, you can compile things, but you can't run them without a BS2.

PBasic is actually better than the GWBasic interpreter, because GWBasic requires instruction numbers, while PBasic does not. In addition, PBasic has some very nice keywords (SERIN/SEROUT, SHIFTIN/SHIFTOUT, PULSIN/PULSOUT, PAUSE) designed for generating nice I/O signals, which GWBasic knows nothing about.

I wish Parallax would generate a nice PBasic debug version, but they have not as of yet. It might reveal too many trade secrets should they do so -- you'd need a software 'model' of the BS2 to run it on, after all.