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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 language|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==