I wrote a BASIC interpreter that boots on UEFI machines and ported it to Windows

155 points by Gorsefound 59 days ago tarjan.itch.io 43 comments

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A developer created Thoreau BASIC, a minimalist interpreter that runs directly on UEFI machines without needing an operating system. The project emphasizes simplicity and nostalgia, featuring classic BASIC elements like line numbers and immediate mode, making it an interesting experiment for retro computing enthusiasts.

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