applesoft:

Applesoft BASIC

Keywords

The customized Microsoft BASIC for the Apple II, first sold in cassette tape before improved and incorporated into the ROM of the 1978 Apple II+, displacing Stephen Wozniak's original INTEGER BASIC.

Apple engineers adapted the original BASIC-65 port of Microsoft BASIC-80 in order to incorporate most keywords already in use in INTEGER BASIC. Though slower, Applesoft brought floating-point maths support to the Apple II and is generally described as a more complete and useful BASIC.

Where it is/was used

  • Apple II, Apple II+, Apple IIe, Apple IIc

Noteworthy characteristics

Environment and usage

Applesoft used ] as its prompt and this was the very first clue to the user that they were not in INTEGER BASIC, which used >.

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