--- title: Beta BASIC slug: beta-basic qid: snapshot: enwiki-001358837269 content_hash: license: CC BY-SA 4.0 source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358837269 tags: [20326374, 23603337, 26220375, 60958065, 72915585, 83043593] --- # Beta BASIC > [!note] Provenance > Snapshot `enwiki-001358837269` · content root `…` > Derived from · Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 Beta BASIC is a BASIC interpreter for the Sinclair Research ZX Spectrum microcomputer, written by Dr Andrew Wright in 1983 and sold by his one-man software house BetaSoft. BetaSoft also produced a regular newsletter/magazine, BetaNews. Originally it started as a BASIC toolkit but over time it grew into a full replacement. Beta BASIC is a BASIC interpreter for the Sinclair Research ZX Spectrum microcomputer, written by Dr Andrew Wright in 1983 and sold by his one-man software house BetaSoft. BetaSoft also produced a regular newsletter/magazine, BetaNews. Originally it started as a BASIC toolkit but over time it grew into a full replacement. ==Versions== BetaBasic V1.0 - 1983 BetaBasic V1.8 - 1984 BetaBasic V1.9 - 1984 BetaBasic V3.0 - 1985 BetaBasic V3.1 - 1985 BetaBasic V4.0 - 1987 Special versions were produced for users of Interface 1 and the ZX Microdrive, and subsequently for those with the Opus Discovery, DISCiPLE and PlusD disk interfaces as well. A version for the Amstrad Spectrum +3 was also under consideration for a while, but Wright discarded the project. ==References==