Using MBASIC

The commonest version of the popular BASIC language used on CP/M systems is that known as MBASIC; this is a copyright program by Microsoft Inc. The version used under CP/M-86 is known as BASIC-86, which is identical with MBASIC. It is an interactive programming language developed initially for teaching the principles of programming back in the late 1960s. Since then it has undergone many variations as each computer manufacturer has produced his own customised version of the language. Luckily we have in the Microsoft version something that is very close to a standard for the language. At a simple level Microsoft BASIC is easy to use and at its present level of development it provides a powerful and sophisticated programming tool.