Overview
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Explore the process of running Microsoft BASIC on a breadboard 6502 computer in this comprehensive video tutorial. Learn how to create a custom version of MSBASIC, configure zero-page memory, integrate BIOS code and Wozmon, set up linker configurations, and connect BASIC to the BIOS. Follow along as the instructor demonstrates running BASIC, troubleshoots issues, implements bugfixes, and ensures proper functionality of control-C. Gain insights into the challenges and solutions encountered during the implementation process, ultimately achieving a fully operational MSBASIC system on a breadboard computer.
Syllabus
The MSBASIC code
Creating our own version of MSBASIC
Zero-page configuration
Configuring our version
Adding our BIOS code and Wozmon
Linker configuration
Pointing BASIC to our BIOS
Running BASIC!
Bugfixes and making control-C work
Everything is working
Not everything is working
Everything is actually working now
Taught by
Ben Eater