| Beta Basic |
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| Release Date | 1983 |
| Original Publisher | Betasoft (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 16K |
| Genre | Programming: BASIC |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £11.00 |
| Groups | Beta |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC |
| Average mag. score | 90.00% (2 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 89.3% (14 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Ventamatic (Spain) | (1984) | ||
| * Release price: 1500.00 Ptas |
Authors/Contributors
| Andrew Wright (UK) | - ? |
Remarks
| 48K only up to v3.1, 128K only for v4.0. There also is a version that works with +D's DOS: Beta DOS 1.3 + Beta Basic 3. |
Remarks
| SPOT: £11.0 for Beta Basic 1, £14.95 for Beta Basic 3, £15.95 for Beta Basic 4 |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | BetaBasicV1.0.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (???) | English | - v1.0 |
| BetaBasicV1.8.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English | - v1.8 |
| BetaBasicV1.9.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English | - v1.9 |
| BetaBasicV3.0(different).tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English | - v3.0(different) |
| BetaBasicV3.0.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English | - v3.0 |
| BetaBasicV4.0(different).tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English | - v4.0(different) |
| BetaBasicV4.0+D.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English | - v4.0 +D |
| BetaBasicV4.0.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English | - v4.0 |
| BetaBasicV1.8.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | - v1.8 |
| BetaBasicV1.8Documentation(Rus).tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | Russian | - v1.8 documentation (Rus) |
| BetaBasicV3.0.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | - v3.0 |
| BetaBasicV3.1.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | - v3.1 |
| BetaBasicV4.0.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (???) | English | - v4.0 |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| BetaBasicV3.0.gif | 614 | Original | Running screen | |||
| BetaBasicV3.0.jpg | 24,083 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| BetaBasicV4.0.jpg | 38,488 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| BetaBasic_Front.jpg | 126,965 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| BetaBasic_SideA.jpg | 112,838 | Original | Media scan | |||
| BetaBasicV3.0(Czech).pdf | 188,792 | Original | Instructions | Czech | ||
| BetaBasicV3.0(Czech).txt | 58,441 | Original | Instructions | Czech | ||
| BetaBasicV3.0.pdf | 1,294,282 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| BetaBasicV4.0.pdf | 237,700 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| BetaBasic.jpg | 65,035 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| BetaBasicV1.8.jpg | 60,124 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| BetaBasicV3.0.jpg | 111,967 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| BetaBasicV4.0.jpg | 58,138 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| BetaBasic_DutchFlyer.gif | 117,609 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| BetaBasicNewsletter1.pdf | 133,789 | Original | Newsletter | |||
| BetaBasicNewsletter10.pdf | 958,444 | Original | Newsletter | |||
| BetaBasicNewsletter11.pdf | 177,473 | Original | Newsletter | |||
| BetaBasicNewsletter12.pdf | 542,304 | Original | Newsletter | |||
| BetaBasicNewsletter2.pdf | 118,431 | Original | Newsletter | |||
| BetaBasicNewsletter3.pdf | 114,680 | Original | Newsletter | |||
| BetaBasicNewsletter4.pdf | 202,761 | Original | Newsletter | |||
| BetaBasicNewsletter5.pdf | 101,999 | Original | Newsletter | |||
| BetaBasicNewsletter6.pdf | 588,315 | Original | Newsletter | |||
| BetaBasicNewsletter7.pdf | 216,230 | Original | Newsletter | |||
| BetaBasicNewsletter8.pdf | 401,887 | Original | Newsletter | |||
| BetaBasicNewsletter9.pdf | 945,973 | Original | Newsletter | |||
| BetaBasic(Ventamatic).pdf | 134,615 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #25-1986/Feb | page 100 | - Review - Crash - Tech Niche | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #43-1987/Aug | page 66 | - Review - Crash - Tech Niche | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #50-1988/Mar | page 60 | - Review - Crash - Tech Niche | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.2 #38-1983/Sep/22 special "week#4" | page 46 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue 1986 special "Annual 1986" | page 72 | - Review: 9/10 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #34-1985/Jan | page 50 | - Review: 9/10 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #44-1985/Nov supplement "Top 50 Sinclair User Classic" | page 44 | - Review | |
| ZX Collection | issue 1984 special "ZX Collection Winter" | page 111 | - Review | |
| ZX Computing | issue #38-1987/Jun | page 23 | - Review |
Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #25-1986/Feb | page 100 | - Feature - Battle of the BASICs | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #26-1986/Mar | page 82 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #30-1986/Jul | page 97 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #39-1987/Apr | page 78 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #50-1988/Mar | page 60 | - Feature - Soft But Strong | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #57-1988/Oct | page 82 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #58-1988/Nov | page 84 | - News/Note | |
| MicroHobby | issue #67-1986/Feb | page 24 | - Feature - Expansion | |
| MicroHobby Especial | issue #2-1986/Mar special "Especial" | page 20 | - Feature - Utilidades | |
| MicroHobby Especial | issue #6-1987/Jun special "Especial" | page 80 | - Feature - Utilidades | |
| Your Computer | issue v.5 #5-1985/May | page 25 | - Letters | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #6-1986/Jun | page 50 | - Feature - All the hardware & software you'll need |
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