!!!TURBO-BASIC XL

TURBO-BASIC XL is a fast [Basic] Interpreter for the Atari 8bit XL/XE. Written by Frank Ostrowski and first published by German Happy Computer magazine. TURBO-BASIC XL is fully compatible to [Atari Basic] with an extended set of commands. There is also a TURBO-BASIC XL Compiler. A handbook (in German) can be found at [http://www.strotmann.de/~highland/bib/bibindex.html]\\
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TURBO-BASIC XL is compatible with Atari BASIC, but it runs three to four times faster when interpreted and has advanced program control and I/O commands. Using the TURBO-BASIC XL compiler makes programs run 15-20 times faster than Atari BASIC and it will compile Atari BASIC programs too!\\
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TURBO-BASIC XL will only work on XL and XE computers with at least 64K. Ostrowski is also the author of GFA BASIC for the Atari ST, which is being distributed in the U.S. by MichTron.\\

* [Wikipedia: Turbo Basic XL (english)|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_Basic_XL]
* [Wikipedia: Turbo Basic XL (deutsch)|http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo-BASIC_XL]
* [Multi Zoom Master] Graphics Program by Carsten Strotmann
* [Player Missile in Turbo Basic]
* [Simple Blitter]

!!CAR-Image
* [TURBO-BASIC_XL-Cartridge.car]
* [TURBO-BASIC_XL-built_in_(XE).car]
* [TURBO-BASIC_XL_1.5,_Compiler_1.1,_Runtime_and_Linker.car] ; TURBO-BASIC XL 1.5, Compiler 1.1, Runtime and Linker in just one single cartridge

!!ATR-Images
* [TurboBasic_XL_with_DOS_2.5_SD.atr] ; TURBO-BASIC XL with Compiler and Runtime on one single disk
* [Happy_Computer_1985b.atr]; TURBO-BASIC XL with helper program AMPEL for typing in from the original listing in the Happy Computer magazine
* [Turbo_Basic_1.4.atr] ; Turbo Basic 1.4 for the Atari 400/800

!!Manuals
* [TURBO-BASIC_XL-Interpreter.pdf] ; size: 2 MB
* [TURBO-BASIC_XL-Turbo_Compiler.pdf] ; size: 1.7 MB
* [TURBO-BASIC_XL-Expanded_Documentation.pdf] ; size: 4.9 MB
* [TURBO-BASIC_XL_Manual.pdf] ; size: 1.7 MB
* [TURBO-BASIC_XL-Compiler.pdf] ; size: 1.8 MB
* [TURBO-BASIC_XL-Compiler_Info.pdf] ; size: 431 KB
* [Expanded-TURBO-BASIC_XL-Documentation-Ron Fetzer.pdf] ; size: 1 MB
* [Expanded_TURBO-BASIC_XL_Documentation-Ron_Fetzer_1.pdf]
* [Expanded_TURBO-BASIC_XL_Documentation-Ron_Fetzer_2.pdf]
* [HC_AMPEL_Version_1.1.pdf]
* [Quck_Summery_of_TURBO-BASIC_XL_command_and_functions.pdf]
* [TURBO-BASIC_XL_1.5_Handbuch_1.pdf]
* [TURBO-BASIC_XL_1.5_Handbuch_2.pdf]
* [TURBO-BASIC_XL-Referenz.pdf]
* [EXPANDED_TURBO-BASIC_XL-DOCUMENTATION.txt]
* [Kurzreferenz_zur_TURBO-BASIC_XL-Erweiterung.txt]

!!Images

[{Image src='Startscreen.jpg' width=1069 height=275 }]
TURBO-BASIC XL - startscreen\\
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[{Image src='TURBO-BASIC_XL_1.5,_Compiler_1.1,_Runtime_and_Linker.jpg' width=988 height=243 }]
TURBO-BASIC XL - TURBO-BASIC XL 1.5, Compiler 1.1, Runtime and Linker in just one single cartridge\\
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[{Image src='TURBO-BASIC_XL_1.6.jpg' width=384 height=240 }]
TURBO-BASIC XL - TURBO-BASIC XL 1.6\\
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[{Image src='TURBO-BASIC_XL-Compiler_Version_1.1_Intro.jpg' width=384 height=240 }]
TURBO-BASIC XL - TURBO-BASIC_XL Compiler Version 1.1 - intro\\
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[{Image src='TURBO-BASIC_XL-Compiler_Version_1.1_main.jpg' width=384 height=240 }]
TURBO-BASIC XL - TURBO-BASIC_XL Compiler Version 1.1 - main\\
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[{Image src='Ron_Fetzer_.jpg' width=879 height=532 }]
Ron Fetzer