A Comparision of Keywords on the <strong>BBC</strong> Micro (Models A & B),the Acorn Electron and the ZX Spectrum Overview The following is a list of keywords, operators and delimiters used on the <strong>BBC</strong> Micro (Models A & B), the Acorn Electron and the ZX Spectrum.The <strong>BBC</strong> Micro was released in 1981 by Acorn Computers Ltd as a result of the British ...
... (seconds) Pitch Play BEEP Stop Ready Frequency: 440 Hz Try an Example BEEP 1, 0 BEEP 1, 10 BEEP 1, -10 BEEP 0.25, 20 <strong>BBC</strong> BASIC SOUND to ZX Spectrum BEEP The Standard ZX Spectrum cannot select the <strong>BBC</strong> sound channel or control the volume. Therefore the equivalent <strong>BBC</strong> BASIC statement is treated as: SOUND 1,15,p,d Enter the <strong>BBC</strong> BASIC ...
... 2 Pseudo-variables, 1 Constant, 21 Operators, 2 Indirection Operators, 8 DelimitersLast revision : 01/12/2025 <strong>BBC</strong> Micro & Acorn Electron (<strong>BBC</strong> BASIC) Released in 1981, a year before the ZX Spectrum, the <strong>BBC</strong> Micro runs a very structured version of BASIC called <strong>BBC</strong> BASIC. This version of BASIC includes named procedures, ...
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... a Song", Sinclair Answers, 1984 Issue No.1 p.26 4. "New ROM antics", Sinclair User, May 1984 p.104-105 External Links <strong>BBC</strong> Tommorow's World excerpt featuring Mensana. Rupert Goodwins Biography at Wikipedia. Article about Mensana at muzines.co.uk. Last revision : ...
... version of the Oric 1 with a new ROM and keyboard.The Oric machines utilise the 6502 microprocessor (The same one the <strong>BBC</strong> Micro uses).The 6502 uses a completely different instruction set and registers to the Z80 used by the Spectrum so any machine code used within a BASIC program will have to be rewritten.Both the Oric 1 & Atmos use a ...
... in the 1980s was still in its infancy, and most speech add-ons did tend to have a robotic, metallic sort of voice. <strong>BBC</strong> Micro users could hear the dulcet tones of newsreader Kenneth Kendall coming through their computer's speaker, whereas Spectrum users had something that sounded more like Metal Mickey. But that was part of the charm ...