About a month ago, I officially unveiled the EndBOX: a retro-style micro-computer designed to run the EndBOX OS. And what is the EndBOX OS, you ask? It’s a small NetBSD system engineered to launch you into an EndBASIC interpreter as fast as possible.
Today, I’m excited to announce the DIY guide to build your very own EndBOX and the first official disk images of the EndBOX OS!
Continue reading (about 2 minutes)Hello EndBASIC followers, and a warm welcome to everyone who joined us after the EndBOX unveiling!
A big part of the previous announcement, which might have seemed premature since the EndBOX isn’t actually available yet, was to gauge interest in the project and determine whether building the EndBOX for public use is worthwhile. The response so far has been mixed: there has been significant news coverage, which tells me people are curious and excited to explore it, but conversions haven’t quite matched that enthusiasm enough to justify actually building the box… yet.
So, let’s spice things up a little by launching the first perk promised in the Buy Me A Coffee sponsorship tiers:
Continue reading (about 2 minutes)Weekly progress reports—exclusive to supporters!
Remember when turning a computer on meant instantly jumping into code? No bloat, no distractions—just you and a prompt? That’s the experience I’ve been working to bring back with the EndBOX: a small, resilient, nostalgia-packed, all-screen computer that boots straight into the retro-inspired EndBASIC environment you already know.
And today, six months after its inception, I’m excited to formally show you the first working prototypes—though they are still rough and need refinement. Let’s dive into the goals for the EndBOX and what it could become with your help.
Continue reading (about 5 minutes)Back in 2021, the distinguishing feature of the then-current EndBASIC 0.7 release was that it was “cloud-ready”: I created a file-sharing service and integrated it with EndBASIC so that you all had a mechanism to publish your creations with others.
It then took the arrival of EndBASIC 0.9, which wasn’t released until a year later, to have the ability to automatically launch shared projects via an specially-crafted URL. But even with that feature, projects written and shared from within EndBASIC were stuck in a pretty obscure garden. Nobody was able to discover them unless they signed up for an EndBASIC account and used the command line interface to inspect the cloud, or unless you explicitly shared those URLs somehow. A… very tall order.
The situation changes today as I have modified the Gallery section of the EndBASIC website to display a dynamic view of projects. Visit it now to have some fun or read on for more details on how this unfolded!
Continue reading (about 4 minutes)After a year-and-a-half long hiatus, I am pleased to announce that EndBASIC 0.11.0 is now available! 🥳
This release marks a significant milestone because it addresses the top feature request from you all, namely the ability to define custom functions and subroutines. But it also includes other goodies such as support for an LCD console, a shiny new disassembler, and a faster execution engine.
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