Vector Basic Interpreter Basic 80 Reference Manual - page 161
The CP/M version of
BASIC-80
(11BASIC) is
5 1/4 inch Vector Graphic compatible diskette.
file is
MBASIC.COM.
(A
28K
or
larger
recommended.)
supplied
on
a
The name of the
CP/M
system
is
To run MBASIC, bring up CP/M and type the following:
A>MBASIC
The system will reply:
xxxx Bytes Free
BASIC-SO Version 5.0
(CP/M Version)
Copyright 1978 (C) by Microsoft
Created: dd-mmm-yy
Ok
MBASIC is the same as Disk BASIC-80
as
described
in
this
manual, with the following exceptions:
The initialization dialog has been
replaced
by
a
set
of
options
which
are placed after the MEASIC command to CP/M.
The format of the command line is:
If
present,
MBASIC
proceeds
as
if
a
RUN
command
were
typed
after
initialization
is
complete.
A default extension of .BAS is used
~~
none
is
supplied
and
the
filename is less than 9 characters long.
This allows BASIC programs to
be
executed
in
batch
mode
using
the
SUBMIT
facility
of CP/M.
Such programs should
include a SYSTEM statement (see below)
to
return
to
CP/M
when
they
have
finished, allowing the next program in the
batch stream to execute.