PicoMite – Basic Interpreter for the Raspberry Pi Pico

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Though a fun thing to do, I think I'd prefer MicroPython: https://magpi.raspberrypi.com/articles/programming-raspberry...

Still, this Basic interpreter is running on the device itself. I think MicroPython is not?

MicroPython runs on the device, you can open a REPL to it and command the device interactively.

Micropython is definitely running on the device. It's running on the pi pico installed in my wall right now.

micropython can also run natively on ESP32 devices and other arduino devices now.

I have used MMBasic on a Colour Maximite, and it is amazing and fun. Thank you Geoff!

Cool stuff, I wonder how the graphics primatives compare to other basics.

Poking around the website I noticed a description of Pong running on a PIC producing a composite video signal with the timers, any possibility the Pico could produce such a signal and have a basic graphics library on top of that?

Geoff's PicoMiteVGA project[1] is a Pico which boots to BASIC and has VGA output:

"The VGA output is generated using the second CPU on the RP2040 processor plus one PIO channel so it does not affect the BASIC interpreter which runs at full speed on the first CPU. A handfull of components (resistors and a couple of diodes) is all that is required to connect the VGA monitor"

1: https://geoffg.net/picomitevga.html

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