Spectrum · BASIC

Sinclair BASIC reference lessons

Explore individual Spectrum BASIC commands, the keyboard, graphics, sound, saving and debugging.

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These lessons explore individual parts of Sinclair BASIC, from entering keywords to drawing, sound and debugging. Their examples are available for reference.

For a guided beginning, start with Meet BASIC. Its first four lessons grow a greeting into a story and explain saving along the way. You do not need to complete these reference lessons before starting it.