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Profoundly Nerdy<p>Is there a good guide for porting various old school dialects of BASIC to FreeBASIC or at least QBASIC for which it has a compatibility mode?</p><p>I'm trying to port some old HP 2000 Timeshare BASIC and some Applesoft BASIC to FreeBASIC and I'm hitting road blocks. I'm aiming to get the projects to complile successfully in QB mode first before migrating to FreeBASIC's native mode.</p><p><a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BASIC</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/FreeBASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBASIC</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/QBASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QBASIC</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/HP2000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HP2000</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/apple2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple2</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/retroprogramming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroprogramming</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/porting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>porting</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a></p>
Profoundly Nerdy<p>Those of you who like and continue to use <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BASIC</span></a>, what do you like? What do you miss when you're coding in something else? Yes, embedded BASIC dialects count. </p><p>Do you think BASIC still has life left in it?</p><p><a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/FreeBASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBASIC</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/qbasic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qbasic</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/vb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vb</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/vba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vba</span></a></p>
Profoundly Nerdy<p>Any general tips for doing well at a game of Hamurabi, of 101 BASIC Computer Games fame? I got the original BASIC source to compile on Linux, thanks to FreeBASIC, but I keep ending up a fink within a round or two. <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Hamurabi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hamurabi</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BASIC</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/FreeBASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBASIC</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a></p>
Profoundly Nerdy<p>I wish <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/FreeBASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBASIC</span></a> had an interpreter mode. There is just something to he said about being able to write a shabang line and just code. </p><p> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BASIC</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Programming</span></a></p>
Profoundly Nerdy<p>Any FreeBASIC fans here?</p><p><a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/freebasic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freebasic</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windows</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/bsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bsd</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/basic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>basic</span></a></p>
DimaLink<p>Free Linear Space – space little animals, bugs, ants</p><p><a href="https://dimalinkeng.blogspot.com/2025/04/free-linear-space-space-little-animals.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dimalinkeng.blogspot.com/2025/</span><span class="invisible">04/free-linear-space-space-little-animals.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrogame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroprogramming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroprogramming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freebasic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freebasic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/galaxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>galaxy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/verticalshmup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>verticalshmup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spaceshooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spaceshooter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/little" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>little</span></a> animals <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ufo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ufo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/caterpillar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caterpillar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cocroach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cocroach</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spacefriends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacefriends</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linear</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2dart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2dart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drawing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>8bit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>msx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>msdos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/16bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>16bit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/devlog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>devlog</span></a></p>
DimaLink<p>Free Blocker – Abstract drawing about block</p><p><a href="https://dimalinkeng.blogspot.com/2024/12/free-blocker-abstract-drawing-about.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dimalinkeng.blogspot.com/2024/</span><span class="invisible">12/free-blocker-abstract-drawing-about.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrogame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroprogramming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroprogramming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/qbasic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qbasic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freebasic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freebasic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>msdos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>8bit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/8bitcomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>8bitcomputers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/platformer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>platformer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/galaga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>galaga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abstract" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abstract</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linear</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/80svideogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>80svideogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atari2600" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atari2600</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/galaxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>galaxy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/interspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interspace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/squares" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>squares</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cubes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cubes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ega16colors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ega16colors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digitalart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oldcomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldcomputers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lotsoflevels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lotsoflevels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/platform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>platform</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arkanoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arkanoid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vintagegaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagegaming</span></a></p>
TheTomas<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@AstraKernel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>AstraKernel</span></a></span> challenge accepted, 34 KB for the executable in <a href="https://social.toot9.de/tags/freebasic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freebasic</span></a> 😜 </p><p>But on <a href="https://social.toot9.de/tags/Codeberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Codeberg</span></a> not on MS Github...</p><p><a href="https://codeberg.org/tomas-jakobs/lsass-dump" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">codeberg.org/tomas-jakobs/lsas</span><span class="invisible">s-dump</span></a></p>
ssjx<p>Another Armour Ranger Adventure!</p><p>The most recent of a few RPG type games I have made.</p><p><a href="https://ssjx.co.uk/windows/another.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ssjx.co.uk/windows/another.htm</span><span class="invisible">l</span></a></p><p>Answering a distress signal, you visit a research station that has been attacked! Investigate what happened and find a way to defeat the invading robot drones! Collect items, rescue scientists and solve puzzles along the way in this RPG adventure game!</p><p>FreeBASIC source is included!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freebasic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freebasic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rpg</span></a></p>
Clarissa the Dogcow 🏳️‍⚧️<p>I wonder what the <a href="https://argon.city/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://argon.city/tags/IDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IDE</span></a> situation is for <a href="https://argon.city/tags/FreeBASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBASIC</span></a> these days...</p>
Profoundly Nerdy<p>What is your preferred dialect of <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BASIC</span></a>, modern or otherwise? I like what <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/FreeBASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBASIC</span></a> is upto. It seems fairly popular from a user base standpoint but it seems to be lean on developers. </p><p><a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
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