[Coco] Was this advertisement "true"...?

[Bob Devries]

Extended Color Basic had a large number of extra commands such as CIRCLE, 
CLOADM, ATN, COLOR, COS, CSAVEM, DEF FN, DEFUSR, DEL, DLOAD, DRAW, EDIT, 
EXP, FIX, GET, HEX$, INSTR, LET, LINE, LINE INPUT, LOG, MID$, PAINT, PCLEAR, 
PCLS, PCOPY, PEEK, PLAY, PMODE, POS, PPOINT, PRESET, PRINT USING, PSET, PUT, 
RENUM, SCREEN, STRING$, STR$, SQR, TAN, TIMER, TROFF, TRON, USR, VARPTR

HTH,
Regards, Bob Devries
Dalby, QLD, Australia

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sean" <badfrog at gmail.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Was this advertisement "true"...?


> So what are the differences between Color Basic and Extended Color
> Basic?   I never actually needed to know, since my first CoCo 2 had
> Extended.
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 10:08 PM, Lothan <lothan at newsguy.com> wrote:
>> That's pure marketing smoke. The 26-3026 and 26-3027 models were 
>> identical
>> with the difference that the 26-3026 model included the Color BASIC ROM 
>> and
>> had a second socket so it could be upgraded to Extended Color BASIC while
>> the 26-3027 model included the Color BASIC and Extended Color BASIC ROMs.
>>
>> The same was true of the 26-3134/A/B Color Computer 2 and the 26-3136/A/B
>> Color Computer 2. Both were identical but the 26-3134 had an empty 
>> socket*
>> for Extended Color BASIC ROM. *My memory is fuzzy here and the ROMs may 
>> not
>> have been socketed in the Korean models.
>>
>> If I remember correctly, Radio Shack did sell the Extended Color BASIC
>> upgrade as a separate package for models that did not included it.
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Andrew
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:43 PM
>> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Was this advertisement "true"...?
>>
>> This was posted today on a site I frequent:
>>
>> http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2011/09/27/commodore-vic-20/
>>
>> Now, Captain Kirk aside, what struck me most about this ad (which I
>> commented on if you care to look), was the statement in the table that
>> "Microsoft Basic" cost an extra $99.00, and that it was "standard" on
>> the VIC-20...
>>
>> What is the truth here? Didn't the Color Computer always come with
>> Microsoft Color Basic in ROM, as part of the machine? Also, what version
>> (if anyone knows?) of Microsoft Basic did the VIC-20 come with? The
>> VIC-20, AFAIK, didn't have any of the "low-res" graphics commands in its
>> basic command set (SET, RESET, POINT, COLOR, etc); any graphics had to
>> be done via POKES/PEEKS (ML). I've always considered these hallmark
>> commands of Microsoft Basic; similar commands appear in their later
>> versions of BASIC interpreters and compilers (up to and including VB -
>> heck, I think there's still traces in VB.NET).
>>
>> If the VIC-20 did come with a version of Microsoft Basic - then it would
>> have to have been an earlier version without these commands, such as was
>> seen on older 8-bit machines of the era (from what I've read)?
>>
>> For that matter - what version of BASIC did the Commodore Pet have, if
>> anyone knows? I know this is slightly off-topic; my apologies...
>>
>> :)
>>
>> Andrew L. Ayers, Glendale, Arizona
>>
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