Next Without For

Feb 23 2025 15 ep. 65 mins 1.9k
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At Next Without For, Earl Evans and Randy Kindig cover historical computer languages (compilers and interpreters) and modern programming tools for retro computers.

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Show 014 - The History of BASIC

Feb 23 2025 70 mins  
Randy and Earl cover the history of the BASIC programming language, including its origins, and the wide adoption of BASIC on 8-bit systems in the 1970s and 1980s! News BASIC 10-Liner Contest - https://gkanold.wixsite.com/homeputerium Show Topic https://www.dartmouth.edu/basicfifty/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxo9LVIgOiI “Fire in the Valley: The Birth and Death of

Show 013 - ugBASIC

Jun 19 2024 114 mins  
Randy and Earl talk about ugBASIC, and Randy interviews the author/creator! News BASIC 60th birthday!: https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/03/basic_60th_birthday_releases/ AMSCII-Compo: https://logiker.com/AMSCII-Compo (Amstrad CPC AMSCII) Show Topic ugBASIC main site: https://ugbasic.iwashere.eu/ ugBASIC IDE: https://spotlessmind1975.itch.io/ugbasic-ide ugBASIC keywords: htt

Show 012 - CHIP-8

Mar 18 2024 61 mins  
Randy and Earl explore programming of the CHIP-8 family of interpreters! News! No news this episode! Z88DK, C compiler and assembler for 8080, Z80, 8085 https://z88dk.org/site/ CHIP-8 Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHIP-8 Joseph Weisbecker: http://www.cosmacelf.com/history/joseph-weisbecker.html Joseph Weisbecker’s introduction of CHIP-8 in Byte Magazine, Dec.

Show 011 - Using BASIC on Modern Hardware

Aug 17 2023 77 mins  
News! Atari BASIC AI training - https://discord.gg/WnEcxSvtS Nabu computer - https://nabu.ca/ More Contests! Amiga Jam - https://itch.io/jam/amigatooljam VisionBASIC Game Contest - http://visionbasic.fun/ AMSTRAD ASCII Compo - http://logiker.com/AMSCII-Compo BASIC implementations for iOS (iphone/iPad): BBC BASIC by Richard Russell - free - https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/bbcbas

Show 010 - Assembly Language, Part II

Mar 16 2023 45 mins  
Randy and Earl continue the discussion of Assembly Language in this second episode of a two-parter. If you missed it, check out Show 009 for Part I!

Show 009 Assembly Language Part I

Jan 16 2023 42 mins  
In part I of this discussion on assembly language, Randy and Earl discuss what assembly language is, who invented it, how it works (generally), and why one might have chosen to use it back in the classic days of computing.

Show 008 - 64 Bites

Jun 25 2022 97 mins  
Randy interviews Michal Taszycki, owner of 64 Bites! And, we talk about some more contests.

Show 007 - Programming Contests

Mar 05 2022 47 mins  
Earl and Randy talk about various retro computer programming contests, where participants can show off their creations for platforms from back in the day!

Show 006 - SNOBOL

Oct 11 2021 91 mins  
Randy and Earl talk about the SNOBOL programming language - history, specifics of the language, and how to play with it today!

Show 005 - Programming the TI 58 and 59

Jan 17 2021 65 mins  
Randy and Earl discuss programming for the TI 58 and 59 programmable calculators!