F256 SuperBASIC

Improved BASIC for F256 Junior

Usage

SuperBASIC Reference Manual PDF: reference/source/f256jr_basic_ref.pdf

Developing

You need Make, Python and 64tass assembler on your machine.

You will also need a few repos besides SuperBASIC.
SuperBASIC is fully intended to work with the latest Kernel/DOS.

Building

git clone git@github.com:FoenixRetro/f256-superbasic.git
git clone git@github.com:WartyMN/Foenix-F256JR-bootscreens.git
git clone git@github.com:ghackwrench/F256_Jr_Kernel_DOS.git
cd f256-superbasic

# this will build everything against/including latest kernel 
make -B pullkernel updatekernel build release

# or just build basic
make -B basic release

This will output a set of binary files in the release/ folder and a file called release/bulk.csv that shows where those files get flashed in memory.

Testing

Real Hardware

You can upload it over a USB cable to the debug port on your F256 machine using FoenixMgr.

This doc doesn't cover setting that up, but once you have it set up you should be able to try out your build using the --flash-bulk command.

Example on Mac:

❯ cd release
❯ python3 ~/FoenixMgr/fnxmgr.py --port /dev/cu.usbmodemR23963534611 --flash-bulk bulk.csv
Attempting to program sector 0x3F with lockout.bin
Binary file uploaded...
Flash sector erased...
Flash sector programmed...
Attempting to program sector 0x01 with sb01.bin
     ...

Additional References

F256 Documentation Wiki https://wiki.f256foenix.com

More information on flashing SuperBASIC to your machine https://wiki.f256foenix.com/index.php?title=Kernel_%26_SuperBASIC_Updates

F256 emulator https://github.com/FoenixRetro/junior-emulator

F256 Kernel and DOS https://github.com/ghackwrench/F256_Jr_Kernel_DOS

F256 Command Line USB upload tool https://github.com/pweingar/FoenixMgr

BootScreens https://github.com/WartyMN/Foenix-F256JR-bootscreens

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