Welcome to BASin!
BASin is a program that helps you to write programs in BASIC. It is made by a company called Retro Computers Ltd, and with it you can learn how to make your own programs and games.
BASIC is the name of the language that BASin uses. It stands for Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code - which means that people who have never tried to write their own programs before will find it easy to understand and use. This version of BASin is called "BASin for Beginners" because it has some changes that are designed to make learning as easy as possible. While there are other languages that you can use, we would recommend that you start here. The things that you learn with BASin for Beginners will help you when you feel you are ready to learn more about programming on your PC.
Before you start, you may want to read the following topics that explain what BASin does and how the BASIC language started:
- What is BASin?
- What is a Sinclair Spectrum?
- History of Sinclair BASIC.
- How BASin differs from a real ZX Spectrum.
To get help on a particular topic
To learn how to do something in BASin, use the Contents and Index areas on the left of this help window. You can look for the topic you want, or enter a codeword on the index tab.