Ah, the RISCOS version of BBC Basic. What a genuine joy that was to program in, with in-line RISC assembly.
2009/8/6 Gareth Davis <[email protected]> > Wouldn't be the first set top box to run BBC Basic. > > Many years ago I did some development for the KIT platform that used Pace > DSL 4000 boxes. These were based on the Acorn Risc PC and could be given a > *BASIC command to drop them into BBC Basic V. > > -- > *Gareth Davis* | Production Systems Specialist > World Service Future Media, Digital Delivery Team - Part of BBC Global > News Division > 8 http://www.bbcworldservice.com/ + 702NE Bush House, Strand, London, WC2B > 4PH > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Brian Butterworth > *Sent:* 06 August 2009 14:22 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [backstage] Fwd: [Autonomo.us] Skype, out? > > Actually, I would be right up for writing a BBC Basic interpreter for > set-top boxes. Probably have to have some MHEG5-type interface, but the > idea is quite workable. > Not sure about how to make it support XML yet... > > 2009/8/6 John Styles <[email protected]> > >> > How about a BBC Micro 2012 Edition...? FM&T need another impossible >> tech project. Be more exciting than "Bang Goes The Theory". >> >> Funnily enough I was thinking about the same thing a couple of days >> ago, somehow I fear that devices conforming to the Canvas Project >> specification won't have some sort of BBC Basic built in! >> - >> Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, >> please visit >> http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. >> Unofficial list archive: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> > > > > -- > > Brian Butterworth > > follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/briantist > web: http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover > advice, since 2002 > > -- Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/briantist web: http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
