BBCBasic with RPi ........

I just ( using RPi ’ imager ’ )
made a RISCOS SD ( ver 5.28 )
I can ’ t seem to find a way to open
BBCBasic … ???
Probably missing something simple ?

Open a TaskWindow (Ctrl-F12) and type ‘basic’. You can also create BASIC files using your text editor of choice, and just double-click them to run.

Or use !MultiTask and drag a BASIC file onto its icon bar icon.

If you are looking for that BBC Micro vibe.

Type F12 to open a prompt at the bottom of the screen.

This is the ShellCLI.
*

Then enter the following with a press of the return key.

basic
MODE 7

Entering QUIT followed by two presses of the return key. Returns you to the desktop.

QUIT
*

Here’s a link to a few on-line BBC Basic resources, amongst other things.

http://www.riscosbasic.uk/

Thank You ( s ) : )

Is there a version of ‘Pico’
that will boot on 3B+ ?

A quick search of the forum for pico reveals you need the following

Type into a TaskWindow (Ctrl-F12)

configure language 20
configure mode 7
configure monitortype auto

Edit the file cmdline/txt, located here, !Boot→Loader and change it to, disable_gamma disable_mode_changes . The gpu will then scale the mode to fit the screen resolution.

Back-up what you need or is important to you before you make any changes.

Probably worth checking the original thread for the detail here and here whilst ignoring the Pi4 specifics that follow.

Pico is no longer available , it was to my knowledge a community thing. Background info here .

You can also create BBC Basic code in !Edit. Load edit (it’s in the Apps folder), then middle-click on it in the icon bar to bring up the menu, and select Create > BASIC, and it’ll open up a new !Edit window where you can create your basic program. Save using the normal Risc OS process – open the location you want to save it to on your SD / USB. Back in the edit window middle click (or hit F3), name your file then drag and drop the icon to the location you chose. To run the program, just double click the file, and off it goes :) Note that if you didn’t specify a screen mode within the program, it’ll run in a windowed mode (like a console program in Windows). I find this a much better way of editing a program than using the command prompt. You can also use the !StongEd editor in a similar way, which has some nice features like highlighting.