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{{Main|BASIC A+}}

[[Atari BASIC]] was designed to fit in an 8K cartridge, with an optional cartridge for the second slot of the Atari 800 adding additional capability. The second cartridge was never produced. Instead, OSS produced the disk-based [[BASIC A Plus]] (or BASIC A+), which is compatible with Atari BASIC, corrects several bugs, and adds many new features. It includes PRINT USING (for formatted output), trace and debug enhancements, direct DOS commands, and explicit support for the the graphics hardware including [[Sprite (computer graphics)|player/missile graphics]]. Because BASIC A+ had to be purchased, programs developed using its extended features could not be shared with people who did not own the interpreter.

=== BASIC XL ===