How does the DOMINO’s BASIC Interpreter work?
DOMINO’s BASIC Interpreter has 2 modes of operation, Command and Autostart. Command mode is like your DOS prompt. The interpreter will execute commands as they are entered via the command prompt. The commands might be program lines or execution commands i.e. RUN or LIST. Autostart mode is automatic. Once your program is debugged and running correctly in command mode (RAM), issuing a command to save the program in non-volatile (FLASH) memory puts the system into autostart mode. Upon power-up or reset, the BASIC interpreter looks for a program in FLASH and automatically runs the program!