This *Command starts the ARM BBC BASIC V interpreter.
*BASIC –help
*BASIC [-chain] filename
*BASIC –quit filename
*BASIC –load filename_
*BASIC @_start__,end
*BASIC –chain @start,end
*BASIC –quit @start,end
| -help | Return information on the BASIC module, including options |
| -chain | Load and execute program and then return to immediate mode when programs stops |
| –quit | Load and execute program and then exit BASIC interpreter |
| –load | Load filename only |
| @start,end | Load progam that is already in memory at start address. The end address is the byte following the end of the program |
If no parameters are specified, the interpreter is simply loaded awaiting for input by the user.
The start and end addresses must be in a fixed format of xxxxxxxx,xxxxxxxx, with no spaces.
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