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	'''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 [[Bulletin board system\|BBS]]es. ASIC allows compiling to an [[EXE]] or [[COM file]]. A COM file for [[Hello world program]] is 360 bytes.<ref name=computereview126 />		'''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 [[Bulletin board system\|BBS]]es. ASIC allows compiling to an [[EXE]] or [[COM file]]. A COM file for [[Hello world program]] is 360 bytes.<ref name=computereview126 />

	ASIC has little or no support for [[logical operator]]s, [[control structure]]s,<ref>In ASIC 3.01 (1991), the manual lists [[For loop\|FOR...NEXT]], [[Do while loop\|WHILE...WEND]] and [[Conditional (computer programming)\|IF...ENDIF]], but no [[switch statement]]s, and no functions or procedures with [[Parameter (computer programming)\|parameters]] or [[local variable]]s, only [[GOSUB]] for [[subroutines]]. The example programs use [[Goto]] instead of WHILE.</ref> and [[floating-point arithmetic]]. These shortcomings resulted in the tongue-in-cheek motto, "ASIC: It's almost BASIC!"<ref>[http://www.palmtoppaper.com/ptphtml/19/pt190029.htm ASIC is the work of David Visti and his compiler takes code that is "almost BASIC" and compiles it down to a very small executable.] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104080812/http://www.palmtoppaper.com/ptphtml/19/pt190029.htm \|date=November 4, 2015 }}, Programmer's Corner: TIPI: A Small Programming Language for Small Comp, By Kent Peterson</ref><ref name=computereview126>[http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue126/86_Area_code_magic_with.php ASIC], Area code magic with AC Hunter (computer program) (On Disk) (evaluation), by George Campbell, COMPUTE! ISSUE 126 / FEBRUARY 1991 / PAGE 86</ref>		ASIC has little or no support for [[logical operator]]s, [[control structure]]s,<ref>In ASIC 3.01 (1991), the manual lists [[For loop\|FOR...NEXT]], [[Do while loop\|WHILE...WEND]] and [[Conditional (computer programming)\|IF...ENDIF]], but no [[switch statement]]s, and no functions or procedures with [[Parameter (computer programming)\|parameters]] or [[local variable]]s, only [[GOSUB]] for [[subroutines]]. The example programs use [[Goto]] instead of WHILE.</ref> and [[floating-point arithmetic]]. These shortcomings resulted in the tongue-in-cheek motto, "ASIC: It's almost BASIC!"<ref>[http://www.palmtoppaper.com/ptphtml/19/pt190029.htm ASIC is the work of David Visti and his compiler takes code that is "almost BASIC" and compiles it down to a very small executable.] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104080812/http://www.palmtoppaper.com/ptphtml/19/pt190029.htm \|date=November 4, 2015 }}, Programmer's Corner: TIPI: A Small Programming Language for Small Comp, By Kent Peterson</ref><ref name=computereview126>[http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue126/86_Area_code_magic_with.php ASIC], Area code magic with AC Hunter (computer program) (On Disk) (evaluation), by George Campbell, COMPUTE! ISSUE 126 / FEBRUARY 1991 / PAGE 86</ref>

	== Features ==		== Features ==
	ASIC is strongly impoverished in comparison with its contemporary BASICs. The features of ASIC are selected to make a program be easily and directly compiled into machine language. Thus, many language constructs of ASIC are equivalent to constructs of assembly language.		ASIC is strongly impoverished in comparison with its contemporary BASICs. The features of ASIC are selected to make a program be easily and directly compiled into [[machine language]]. Thus, many language constructs of ASIC are equivalent to constructs of [[assembly language]].

	=== Program elements ===		=== Program elements ===
	Neither indetifiers, nor keywords are case-sensitive.		Neither indetifiers, nor keywords are [[case-sensitive]].

	Any <code>DIM</code> statements, if specified, must precede all other statements except <code>REM</code> statements or blank lines.		Any <code>DIM</code> statements, if specified, must precede all other statements except <code>REM</code> statements or blank lines.
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	=== Arrays ===		=== Arrays ===
	The size of array specified in the <code>DIM</code> statement must be a literal constant. A single <code>DIM</code> allows to declare only one array.		The size of [[Array (data structure)\|array]] specified in the <code>DIM</code> statement must be a literal constant. A single <code>DIM</code> allows to declare only one array.

	=== Input and Output ===		=== Input and Output ===
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	If a <code>PRINT</code> command ends with <code>;</code> or <code>,</code>, then the next <code>PRINT</code> command will resume in the position where this one left off, just as though its argument were appended to the argument of the current <code>PRINT</code> command.		If a <code>PRINT</code> command ends with <code>;</code> or <code>,</code>, then the next <code>PRINT</code> command will resume in the position where this one left off, just as though its argument were appended to the argument of the current <code>PRINT</code> command.

	The <code>PRINT</code> statement prints integer values six characters wide. They are aligned to the right (no trailing spaces).		The <code>PRINT</code> statement prints [[Integer (computer science)\|integer]] values six characters wide. They are aligned to the right (no trailing spaces).

	; <code>LOCATE row, column </code> : Moves the text cursor to the position (<code>column</code>, <code>row</code>), where 0 ≤ <code>column</code> and 0 ≤ <code>row</code>. The position (0, 0) is the upper left corner.		; <code>LOCATE row, column </code> : Moves the text cursor to the position (<code>column</code>, <code>row</code>), where 0 ≤ <code>column</code> and 0 ≤ <code>row</code>. The position (0, 0) is the upper left corner.
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	== BAS2ASI ==		== BAS2ASI ==
	This utility, serving to convert GW-BASIC programs to ASIC syntax, in the version 5.0 does not support some GW-BASIC features. Examples:		This utility, serving to convert [[GW-BASIC]] programs to ASIC syntax, in the version 5.0 does not support some GW-BASIC features. Examples:

	<code>STEP</code> in the [[for loop]] is not converted. The program		<code>STEP</code> in the [[for loop]] is not converted. The program

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	=== Arrays ===		=== Arrays ===
	The size of array specified in the <code>DIM</code> statement must be a ~~litteral~~ constant. A single <code>DIM</code> allows to declare only one array.		The size of array specified in the <code>DIM</code> statement must be a literal constant. A single <code>DIM</code> allows to declare only one array.

	=== Input and Output ===		=== Input and Output ===
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	=== Control Structures ===		=== Control Structures ===
	A boolean condition may be only a comparison of numbers or strings, but not a comparison of combined expressions. A ~~litteral~~ cannot be the left operand of comparison (e.g. can be <code>X = 2</code>, not <code>2 = X</code>).		A boolean condition may be only a comparison of numbers or strings, but not a comparison of combined expressions. A literal cannot be the left operand of comparison (e.g. can be <code>X = 2</code>, not <code>2 = X</code>).

	==== Decisions ====		==== Decisions ====

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	ASIC is strongly impoverished in comparison with its contemporary BASICs. The features of ASIC are selected to make a program be easily and directly compiled into machine language. Thus, many language constructs of ASIC are equivalent to constructs of assembly language.		ASIC is strongly impoverished in comparison with its contemporary BASICs. The features of ASIC are selected to make a program be easily and directly compiled into machine language. Thus, many language constructs of ASIC are equivalent to constructs of assembly language.

	=== ~~Expressions~~ ===		=== Program elements ===
			Neither indetifiers, nor keywords are case-sensitive.

			Any <code>DIM</code> statements, if specified, must precede all other statements except <code>REM</code> statements or blank lines.

			All <code>DATA</code> statements must be placed at the beginning of the program, before all other statement types, except <code>DIM</code>, <code>REM</code> statements, or blank lines).

		⚫	==== Expressions ====
	ASIC does not have the [[exponentiation]] operator <code>^</code>.		ASIC does not have the [[exponentiation]] operator <code>^</code>.

	ASIC does not have [[Boolean expression\|boolean]] operators (<code>AND</code>, <code>OR</code>, <code>NOT</code> etc.).		ASIC does not have [[Boolean expression\|boolean]] operators (<code>AND</code>, <code>OR</code>, <code>NOT</code> etc.).

			=== Arrays ===
			The size of array specified in the <code>DIM</code> statement must be a litteral constant. A single <code>DIM</code> allows to declare only one array.

	=== Input and Output ===		=== Input and Output ===
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	If a <code>PRINT</code> command ends with <code>;</code> or <code>,</code>, then the next <code>PRINT</code> command will resume in the position where this one left off, just as though its argument were appended to the argument of the current <code>PRINT</code> command.		If a <code>PRINT</code> command ends with <code>;</code> or <code>,</code>, then the next <code>PRINT</code> command will resume in the position where this one left off, just as though its argument were appended to the argument of the current <code>PRINT</code> command.

			The <code>PRINT</code> statement prints integer values six characters wide. They are aligned to the right (no trailing spaces).

	; <code>LOCATE row, column </code> : Moves the text cursor to the position (<code>column</code>, <code>row</code>), where 0 ≤ <code>column</code> and 0 ≤ <code>row</code>. The position (0, 0) is the upper left corner.		; <code>LOCATE row, column </code> : Moves the text cursor to the position (<code>column</code>, <code>row</code>), where 0 ≤ <code>column</code> and 0 ≤ <code>row</code>. The position (0, 0) is the upper left corner.
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	=== Control Structures ===		=== Control Structures ===
		⚫	A boolean condition may be only a comparison of numbers or strings, but not a comparison of combined expressions. A litteral cannot be the left operand of comparison (e.g. can be <code>X = 2</code>, not <code>2 = X</code>).
⚫	==== ~~Decisions~~ ====
⚫	A boolean condition ~~in <code>IF</code>~~ may be only a comparison of numbers or strings, but not a comparison of combined expressions.

			==== Decisions ====
	After <code>THEN</code>, there may be a sequence of statements delimited by <code>ELSE</code> or <code>ENDIF</code>. An example:		After <code>THEN</code>, there may be a sequence of statements delimited by <code>ELSE</code> or <code>ENDIF</code>. An example:
	<syntaxhighlight lang="basic">		<syntaxhighlight lang="basic">

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	== Features ==		== Features ==
	ASIC is strongly impoverished in comparison with its contemporary BASICs.		ASIC is strongly impoverished in comparison with its contemporary BASICs. The features of ASIC are selected to make a program be easily and directly compiled into machine language. Thus, many language constructs of ASIC are equivalent to constructs of assembly language.

	=== Expressions ===		=== Expressions ===
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	If a <code>PRINT</code> command ends with <code>;</code> or <code>,</code>, then the next <code>PRINT</code> command will resume in the position where this one left off, just as though its argument were appended to the argument of the current <code>PRINT</code> command.		If a <code>PRINT</code> command ends with <code>;</code> or <code>,</code>, then the next <code>PRINT</code> command will resume in the position where this one left off, just as though its argument were appended to the argument of the current <code>PRINT</code> command.

	; <code>LOCATE row,column </code> : Moves the text cursor to the position (<code>column</code>, <code>row</code>), where 0 ≤ <code>column</code> and 0 ≤ <code>row</code>. The position (0, 0) is the upper left corner.		; <code>LOCATE row, column </code> : Moves the text cursor to the position (<code>column</code>, <code>row</code>), where 0 ≤ <code>column</code> and 0 ≤ <code>row</code>. The position (0, 0) is the upper left corner.

	=== Graphics ===		=== Graphics ===
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	=== Control Structures ===		=== Control Structures ===
	==== Decisions ====		==== Decisions ====
	A boolean condition in <code>IF</code> may be only a comparison of numbers or strings, but not a comparison of combined expressions.		A boolean condition in <code>IF</code> may be only a comparison of numbers or strings, but not a comparison of combined expressions.

			After <code>THEN</code>, there may be a sequence of statements delimited by <code>ELSE</code> or <code>ENDIF</code>. An example:
			<syntaxhighlight lang="basic">
			IF X < 0 THEN
			PRINT "Negative"
			ELSE
			PRINT "Non-negative"
			ENDIF
			</syntaxhighlight>
			Contrary to other BASICs, statements cannot be put between <code>THEN</code> and the end of the line.

			An if-statement can realize the conditional jump. In this case, after <code>THEN</code> there may be a label.

	==== Looping ====		==== Looping ====
	In <code>FOR</code>, after <code>TO</code> there may be only a number - literal or variable - but not a combined expression. The <code>STEP</code> clause does not exist in ASIC.		In <code>FOR</code>, after <code>TO</code> there may be only a number - literal or variable - but not a combined expression. The <code>STEP</code> clause does not exist in ASIC.

			==== Branching ====
			In a <code>GOTO</code> statement, the label must be followed by a colon.

			==== Subroutines ====
			In a <code>GOSUB</code> statement, the label must be followed by a colon.

	== BAS2ASI ==		== BAS2ASI ==
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	<!--*Simtelnet archive for ASIC 5.0 [ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/basic/asic500.zip] Dead link -->		<!--*Simtelnet archive for ASIC 5.0 [ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/basic/asic500.zip] Dead link -->
	*[http://publish.uwo.ca/~jkiernan/asicinfo.htm ASIC 5.00 + Libraries + Linker]		*[http://publish.uwo.ca/~jkiernan/asicinfo.htm ASIC 5.00 + Libraries + Linker]
			* [http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Category:ASIC Category:ASIC] Tasks implemented in ASIC on [http://rosettacode.org rosettacode.org]

	{{BASIC}}		{{BASIC}}

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	REM 30 NEXT i REM 30 NEXT i 3: Syntax error		REM 30 NEXT i REM 30 NEXT i 3: Syntax error
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
	One should count up not down.
	<syntaxhighlight lang="basic">
	10 FOR i=1 TO 10 STEP 1
	15 n=11-i
	20 PRINT n
	30 NEXT i
	</syntaxhighlight>
	Don't ask a language to be complicated when it was designed to be simple.

	== Exponents ==
	The [[exponentiation]] operator <code>^</code> is not converted. The program		The [[exponentiation]] operator <code>^</code> is not converted. The program
	<syntaxhighlight lang="basic">		<syntaxhighlight lang="basic">

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confused, ASIC

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	{{Infobox software		{{Infobox software
	\| name = ASIC		\| name = ASIC

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BAS2ASI

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	REM 30 NEXT i REM 30 NEXT i 3: Syntax error		REM 30 NEXT i REM 30 NEXT i 3: Syntax error
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
			One should count up not down.
			<syntaxhighlight lang="basic">
			10 FOR i=1 TO 10 STEP 1
			15 n=11-i
			20 PRINT n
			30 NEXT i
			</syntaxhighlight>
			Don't ask a language to be complicated when it was designed to be simple.

			== Exponents ==
	The [[exponentiation]] operator <code>^</code> is not converted. The program		The [[exponentiation]] operator <code>^</code> is not converted. The program
	<syntaxhighlight lang="basic">		<syntaxhighlight lang="basic">

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	'''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 [[Bulletin board system\|BBS]]es. ASIC allows compiling to an [[EXE]] or [[COM file]]. A COM file for [[Hello world program]] is 360 bytes.<ref name=computereview126 />		'''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 [[Bulletin board system\|BBS]]es. ASIC allows compiling to an [[EXE]] or [[COM file]]. A COM file for [[Hello world program]] is 360 bytes.<ref name=computereview126 />

	ASIC has little or no support for [[logical operator]]s, [[control structure]]s,<ref>In ASIC 3.01 (1991), the manual lists [[For loop\|FOR...NEXT]], [[Do while loop\|WHILE...WEND]] and [[Conditional (computer programming)\|IF...ENDIF]], but no [[switch statement]]s. The example programs use [[Goto]] instead of WHILE.</ref> and [[floating-point arithmetic]]. These shortcomings resulted in the tongue-in-cheek motto, "ASIC: It's almost BASIC!"<ref>[http://www.palmtoppaper.com/ptphtml/19/pt190029.htm ASIC is the work of David Visti and his compiler takes code that is "almost BASIC" and compiles it down to a very small executable.] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104080812/http://www.palmtoppaper.com/ptphtml/19/pt190029.htm \|date=November 4, 2015 }}, Programmer's Corner: TIPI: A Small Programming Language for Small Comp, By Kent Peterson</ref><ref name=computereview126>[http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue126/86_Area_code_magic_with.php ASIC], Area code magic with AC Hunter (computer program) (On Disk) (evaluation), by George Campbell, COMPUTE! ISSUE 126 / FEBRUARY 1991 / PAGE 86</ref>		ASIC has little or no support for [[logical operator]]s, [[control structure]]s,<ref>In ASIC 3.01 (1991), the manual lists [[For loop\|FOR...NEXT]], [[Do while loop\|WHILE...WEND]] and [[Conditional (computer programming)\|IF...ENDIF]], but no [[switch statement]]s, and no functions or procedures with [[Parameter (computer programming)\|parameters]] or [[local variable]]s, only [[GOSUB]] for [[subroutines]]. The example programs use [[Goto]] instead of WHILE.</ref> and [[floating-point arithmetic]]. These shortcomings resulted in the tongue-in-cheek motto, "ASIC: It's almost BASIC!"<ref>[http://www.palmtoppaper.com/ptphtml/19/pt190029.htm ASIC is the work of David Visti and his compiler takes code that is "almost BASIC" and compiles it down to a very small executable.] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104080812/http://www.palmtoppaper.com/ptphtml/19/pt190029.htm \|date=November 4, 2015 }}, Programmer's Corner: TIPI: A Small Programming Language for Small Comp, By Kent Peterson</ref><ref name=computereview126>[http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue126/86_Area_code_magic_with.php ASIC], Area code magic with AC Hunter (computer program) (On Disk) (evaluation), by George Campbell, COMPUTE! ISSUE 126 / FEBRUARY 1991 / PAGE 86</ref>

	== Features ==		== Features ==

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	In <code>FOR</code>, after <code>TO</code> there may be only a number - literal or variable - but not a combined expression. The <code>STEP</code> clause does not exist in ASIC.		In <code>FOR</code>, after <code>TO</code> there may be only a number - literal or variable - but not a combined expression. The <code>STEP</code> clause does not exist in ASIC.

	== ~~Utility~~ BAS2ASI ==		== BAS2ASI ==
	This utility, serving to convert GW-BASIC programs to ASIC syntax, in the version 5.0 does not support some GW-BASIC features. Examples:		This utility, serving to convert GW-BASIC programs to ASIC syntax, in the version 5.0 does not support some GW-BASIC features. Examples:

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	\| genre = [[BASIC]]		\| genre = [[BASIC]]
	\| license = [[~~shareware~~]]		\| license = [[Shareware]]
	\| alexa =		\| alexa =
	\| website = <!--{{URL\|example.org}}-->		\| website = <!--{{URL\|example.org}}-->
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			'''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 [[Bulletin board system\|BBS]]es. ASIC allows compiling to an [[EXE]] or [[COM file]]. A COM file for [[Hello world program]] is 360 bytes.<ref name=computereview126 />
⚫	~~'''~~ASIC~~'''~~ is a [[programming language]], a [[BASIC]] dialect and [[shareware]] compiler for [[MS-DOS]] and compatible systems. Written by Dave Visti of 80/20 Software, it achieved brief popularity in the 1990s as one of the few BASIC compilers legally available for [[download]] from [[Bulletin board system\|BBS]]es. ASIC supports only a subset of the BASIC language, with most versions having little or no support for [[logical operator]]s, [[control structure]]s,<ref>In ASIC 3.01 (1991), the manual lists [[For loop\|FOR...NEXT]], [[Do while loop\|WHILE...WEND]] and [[Conditional (computer programming)\|IF...ENDIF]], but no [[switch statement]]s. The example programs use [[Goto]] instead of WHILE.</ref> and [[floating-point arithmetic]]. These shortcomings resulted in the tongue-in-cheek motto, "ASIC: It's almost BASIC!"<ref>[http://www.palmtoppaper.com/ptphtml/19/pt190029.htm ASIC is the work of David Visti and his compiler takes code that is "almost BASIC" and compiles it down to a very small executable.] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104080812/http://www.palmtoppaper.com/ptphtml/19/pt190029.htm \|date=November 4, 2015 }}, Programmer's Corner: TIPI: A Small Programming Language for Small Comp, By Kent Peterson</ref><ref name=computereview126>[http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue126/86_Area_code_magic_with.php ASIC], Area code magic with AC Hunter (computer program) (On Disk) (evaluation), by George Campbell, COMPUTE! ISSUE 126 / FEBRUARY 1991 / PAGE 86</ref>

		⚫	ASIC has little or no support for [[logical operator]]s, [[control structure]]s,<ref>In ASIC 3.01 (1991), the manual lists [[For loop\|FOR...NEXT]], [[Do while loop\|WHILE...WEND]] and [[Conditional (computer programming)\|IF...ENDIF]], but no [[switch statement]]s. The example programs use [[Goto]] instead of WHILE.</ref> and [[floating-point arithmetic]]. These shortcomings resulted in the tongue-in-cheek motto, "ASIC: It's almost BASIC!"<ref>[http://www.palmtoppaper.com/ptphtml/19/pt190029.htm ASIC is the work of David Visti and his compiler takes code that is "almost BASIC" and compiles it down to a very small executable.] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104080812/http://www.palmtoppaper.com/ptphtml/19/pt190029.htm \|date=November 4, 2015 }}, Programmer's Corner: TIPI: A Small Programming Language for Small Comp, By Kent Peterson</ref><ref name=computereview126>[http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue126/86_Area_code_magic_with.php ASIC], Area code magic with AC Hunter (computer program) (On Disk) (evaluation), by George Campbell, COMPUTE! ISSUE 126 / FEBRUARY 1991 / PAGE 86</ref>
	BASIC includes a rudimentary [[integrated development environment]] and an [[RS-232]] communications library for writing [[terminal emulator\|terminal]] and [[Bulletin board system\|BBS]] software. It also does not require line numbers.<ref>[http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue126/64_Basic_is_back.php ASIC: The Beginner's Inexpensive Alternative ...ASIC's integrated editor is small but useful. It supports the fundamental operations needed by the language. The fact that there is any sort of an editor bundled with a $10 compiler is miraculous.], Basic is back, by Tom Campbell, COMPUTE! ISSUE 126 / FEBRUARY 1991 / PAGE 64</ref> The last release of ASIC, version 5.00, is more compatible with [[GW-BASIC]] and includes a utility to convert GW-BASIC programs to ASIC syntax.

	ASIC allows compiling to an [[EXE]] or [[COM file]]. The low overhead of the COM file format lets ASIC make one of the smallest compiled executables of the [[Hello world program]], typically 360 bytes.<ref name=computereview126 />

	== Features ==		== Features ==