Original Author Paul Laughton, 2011
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De Re BASIC!
About the Title, De Re BASIC!
"De Re" is Latin for "of the thing" or "about".
About the Cover Art
Thanks to BASIC! collaborator Nicolas Mougin. The images are screenshots from real BASIC! programs
available from the Google PlayTM store, or from the excellent collection of shared BASIC! programs
available at
You can find more information on the BASIC! user forum at
Credits
Thanks to Paul Laughton, the original creator of BASIC! and of this document. The first edition was
published in 2011. Mr. Laughton placed this document in the Public Domain in 2016.
Thanks also to Mike Leavitt of Lansdowne, VA, USA, for his many contributions and long-time support.
Technical Editor
The current editor of this manual monitors
corrections and suggestions.
Getting BASIC!
You can get BASIC! for your Android device from the Google PlayTM store.
If you prefer to download the installation file (Basic.apk) yourself, or to get a previous version, get it
from Bintray at
This manual is also available from Bintray, in PDF format. BASIC! collaborator Nicolas Mougin keeps the
manual in HTML format on his BASIC! website:
BASIC! Forum
Join the community of BASIC! users at
, where you are always welcome.
BASIC! Tutorial
A BASIC! user, Nick Antonaccio, has written a very nice tutorial for BASIC! You can find it at