Discover the Lightning Speed of BASIC Programs!

Have you ever wondered which vintage or retro computer can run BASIC programs the fastest? Well, you're in the right place! Each year, I take a nostalgic trip down memory lane and dust off my collection of retro computers to check if they're still in working condition. Usually, I fire up a game or two, but this time, I decided to dive into a different challenge: determining which machine runs BASIC programs more efficiently. I wrote a simple BASIC program to calculate the values of SIN, TAN, COS, and SQR for a given number, looping 25 times. Then, I recorded and compared the results. So, did your favorite computer come out on top? Let's find out! Thanks to all my subscribers and viewers like you! Big thanks to these Patreon members! Dave Vintage Apple Tech    / @davesvintageappltech   Jamie's Hack Shack    / @jamieshackshack   RavenWolf Retro Tech    / @ravenwolfretrotech   Here is the BASIC program I used. You may need to modify it for your 8-BIT computer CPU Calculation Tests - BASIC program to do math calculations Apple II, IIe, IIc 5 PRINT "HIT ANY KEY": INPUT A$ 10 PRINT "STARTING CPU CALC TESTS" 20 PRINT " " 30 LET L = 25 40 FOR I = 1 TO L 50 PRINT " " 60 PRINT "*** LOOP NUMBER =";I 70 PRINT " " 80 LET W=SIN(I) 90 PRINT "... SIN OF ";I " = ";W 100 LET X=COS(I) 110 PRINT "... COS OF ";I " = ";X 120 LET Y=TAN(I) 130 PRINT "... TAN OF ";I " = ";Y 140 LET Z=SQR(I) 150 PRINT "... SQR OF ";I " = ";Z 160 NEXT I 170 PRINT " " 180 PRINT "COMPLETE" For more vintage computer information, check out my GitHub: https://github.com/RudyRetroIntel/ Do you want to help support this channel? Patreon Page - https://patreon.com/user?u=60394278 Rudy's Retro Intel email: [email protected] Intro and outro music for Rudy's Retro Intel (full copyrights) granted by: Thano Productions Inc. email: [email protected] Sound effects Motor Starting Idling Driving Away Mad 1 - QuickSounds.com Motor Starting Idling Driving Away Mad 2 - QuickSounds.com Thanks again for watching! Rudy