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====== Color BASIC ======
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Mostly known by the Tandy/Radio Shack "CoCo" line of computers, this was a family of BASICs also developed by Microsoft but with some differences to the [[.trs80:|TRS-80]] Level I and Level II BASICs. It equipped a number of contemporary machines with the Motorola 6809 and derived processors with a number of variations.

This page and mentions to //trscolor// throughout this site refer to the "non-extended" Color BASIC; links to its official successors are found below.

===== Where it is/was used =====
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  * Tandy/Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer 1 (July 1980)

===== Noteworthy characteristics =====
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===== Environment and usage =====

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===== Versions and successors =====
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  * [[~colormc|Micro Color BASIC]], quite similar to the original Color BASIC
  * [[~colorext|Extended Color BASIC]]
  * [[~colorenh|Enhanced Color BASIC]]


===== Extensions =====

  * [[~colordisk|Disk Color BASIC]] 

===== References =====

  * ALBRECHT, Bob. //TRS-80 Color BASIC//. John Wiley & Sons. USA, 1982.
  * TRS-80 Color Computer Archive (https://colorcomputerarchive.com/), last check 13/03/2023
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80_Color_Computer , last check 13/03/2023
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_BASIC
  * VALOIS, Roberto. //TRS Color - Guia de Referência//. Editora Campus. Brasil, 1986.

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