ASIC programming language
| ASIC | |
|---|---|
Version 5.0 | |
| Original author(s) | Dave Visti |
| Developer(s) | 80/20 Software |
| Initial release | before 1993 |
| Final release | 5.00
/ 1994 |
| Written in | x86 assembly, Turbo C |
| Operating system | MS-DOS |
| Type | BASIC |
| License | Shareware |
ASIC is a compiler and integrated development environment for a subset of the BASIC programming language. It was released for MS-DOS and compatible systems as shareware. Written by Dave Visti of 80/20 Software, it was one of the few BASIC compilers legally available for download from BBSes. ASIC allows compiling to an EXE or COM file. A COM file for Hello world program is 360 bytes.
ASIC has little or no support for logical operators, control structures, and floating-point arithmetic. These shortcomings resulted in the tongue-in-cheek motto, "ASIC: It's almost BASIC!"