Basic 2 is adequate, but the CBM 64 offers no support for the superb graphics and sound and there are no commands for "structured" Basic. BC Basic, first on cassette and now in cartridge, attempts to cure this.

It offers a mind-boggling range of commands - I have no intention of describing each. The quality is variable. Commands for sound, sprites and structured Basic are notable, high resolution commands effective if not over-complex. The "machine code" aids are a joke. Apart from block save and DEEK and DOKE, they are of limited use. A machine code monitor would have been a better option.

Overall, the package functioned well, although I noticed the system had been somehow tweaked. A warm reset (SYS 64738) wouldn't work and my own monitor could not be used with the cassette in place (and its lives at $1000).

An improvement on Simon's Basic, but also ill thought-out. The author appears to have tried to cram in as much as possible rather than keep a balance. A good product, if you use Basic only, but too highly priced.