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'''Color BASIC''' is the implementation of [[Microsoft BASIC]] that is included in the [[Read-only memory|ROM]] of the Tandy/Radio Shack [[TRS-80 Color Computer]]s ("CoCos") manufactured between 1980 and 1991. [[BASIC]] (Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is a high level language with simple syntax that makes it easy for novices to write simple programs. Color BASIC is interpreted, that is, decoded as it is run. Because of this, it is simple to edit and [[debug]] but performance is significantly lower than a compiled language such as [[C (programming language)|C]] or [[assembly language]].

==Background==