Commodore BASIC
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Commodore BASIC is a dialect of the BASIC programming language that was built into Commodore's 8-bit home computers and widely used by hobbyists in the late 1970s and 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commodore BASIC canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10427053 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commodore BASIC Context triple: [Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code, influenced, Commodore BASIC]
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A.
Sinclair BASIC
Sinclair BASIC is a compact, interpreted BASIC programming language developed by Sinclair Research for its home computers, most famously used on the ZX Spectrum.
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B.
Locomotive BASIC
Locomotive BASIC is a dialect of the BASIC programming language designed for and built into Amstrad home computers, noted for its speed and advanced features for its time.
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C.
Microsoft BASIC
Microsoft BASIC is a family of early, widely distributed implementations of the BASIC programming language created by Microsoft for microcomputers in the 1970s and 1980s.
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D.
Dartmouth BASIC
Dartmouth BASIC is the original implementation of the BASIC programming language, developed at Dartmouth College in the 1960s to make computing more accessible to students and non-specialists.
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E.
BBC BASIC
BBC BASIC is a variant of the BASIC programming language developed by Acorn Computers in the early 1980s, notable for its speed, structured programming features, and widespread use on BBC Micro computers in UK education.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commodore BASIC Target entity description: Commodore BASIC is a dialect of the BASIC programming language that was built into Commodore's 8-bit home computers and widely used by hobbyists in the late 1970s and 1980s.
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A.
Sinclair BASIC
Sinclair BASIC is a compact, interpreted BASIC programming language developed by Sinclair Research for its home computers, most famously used on the ZX Spectrum.
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B.
Locomotive BASIC
Locomotive BASIC is a dialect of the BASIC programming language designed for and built into Amstrad home computers, noted for its speed and advanced features for its time.
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C.
Microsoft BASIC
Microsoft BASIC is a family of early, widely distributed implementations of the BASIC programming language created by Microsoft for microcomputers in the 1970s and 1980s.
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D.
Dartmouth BASIC
Dartmouth BASIC is the original implementation of the BASIC programming language, developed at Dartmouth College in the 1960s to make computing more accessible to students and non-specialists.
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E.
BBC BASIC
BBC BASIC is a variant of the BASIC programming language developed by Acorn Computers in the early 1980s, notable for its speed, structured programming features, and widespread use on BBC Micro computers in UK education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
BASIC dialect
ⓘ
interpreted programming language ⓘ programming language dialect ⓘ |
| basedOn | Microsoft BASIC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlStructure |
FOR-NEXT loop
ⓘ
GOSUB-RETURN ⓘ GOTO ⓘ IF-THEN ⓘ |
| defaultPrompt | READY. ⓘ |
| developer |
Commodore International
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Microsoft ⓘ |
| distributionForm | ROM-resident interpreter ⓘ |
| era |
1980s
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
| executionModel | interpreted ⓘ |
| feature |
built-in editor in ROM
ⓘ
immediate mode execution ⓘ line-numbered source code ⓘ program mode editing ⓘ tokenized program storage ⓘ |
| influenced | home computer game development in the 1980s ⓘ |
| inputMethod | keyboard ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being bundled with Commodore home computers
ⓘ
widespread use by home computer hobbyists ⓘ |
| notableVersion |
Commodore BASIC 1.0
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commodore BASIC 2.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ Commodore BASIC 3.5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Commodore BASIC 4.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ Commodore BASIC 7.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numericRepresentation |
floating-point arithmetic
ⓘ
integer arithmetic ⓘ |
| outputMethod | text display on screen ⓘ |
| paradigm |
imperative programming
ⓘ
procedural programming ⓘ |
| platform | Commodore 8-bit home computers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUserInterface | text-based command line ⓘ |
| programmingLanguageFamily | BASIC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storageLocation | system ROM ⓘ |
| stringSupport |
fixed-length string variables
ⓘ
string arrays ⓘ |
| supports |
cassette storage commands
ⓘ
disk drive commands via BASIC statements or device I/O ⓘ |
| typingDiscipline | dynamic typing ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Commodore 128
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commodore 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ Commodore 64 NERFINISHED ⓘ Commodore 64C NERFINISHED ⓘ Commodore 64G NERFINISHED ⓘ Commodore 64GS NERFINISHED ⓘ Commodore PET NERFINISHED ⓘ Commodore Plus/4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Commodore SX-64 NERFINISHED ⓘ Commodore VIC-20 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Commodore BASIC Description of subject: Commodore BASIC is a dialect of the BASIC programming language that was built into Commodore's 8-bit home computers and widely used by hobbyists in the late 1970s and 1980s.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.