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A friend has just offered me this. Never heard of it until now. Looks interesting.
The cassette and accompanying manual. The blurb on the book rear cover. BASICODE 2 is just like Esperanto for microcomputers. It enables micros of different makes to talk to each other. It is simple to use and has established itself as an international standard which can be used on some of the most popular home micros including: Apple ll and lle BBC Models A and B Commodore 64, Pet and Vic 20 Sharp MZ80 A Sinclair ZX81| Tandy TRS-80 Video Genie BASICODE 2 will allow you to use programs broadcast in the BBC's radio series The Chip Shop and also to exchange programs with owners of these micros. How does it work? The BASICODE 2 kit comprises a handbook and a cassette. On one side of the cassette are the translation programs for the micros listed. The translation program when loaded will teach your micro BASICODE 2. Once it 'knows' BASICODE 2, your micro can translate and use programs written for these other micros. You can also record and use the programs broadcast on Radio 4. On the second side of the cassetteis a selection of games and scientific and educational programs to start you off with BASICODE The book contents page CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 5 2. HOW TO USE BASICODE-2 7 3. BASICODE - THE SPECIFICATIONS 9 4. BASICODE-2 PROTOCOL 12 5. APPLE II & lie 26 6. BBC (A & B) 29 7. COMMODORE COMPUTERS 31 8. SHARP MZ80A 36 9. SINCLAIR ZX81 37 10. TANDY TRS 80 & VIDEOGENIE 41 11. THE FUTURE 47 The demo programs list Program 1 1. APPLE II & ile 2. BBC MODELS A OR B LOAD 3. BBC MODELS A OR B SAVE 4. COLOUR GENIE 5. COMMODORE 3000, 4000 & 8000 6. COMMODORE 64 7. PET 2001 8. VIC 20 LOAD 9. VIC 20 SAVE 10. SHARP MZ80A 11. SHARP MZ80K 12. SINCLAIR ZX-81 13. TRS-80/ VIDEOGENIE Program 2 1. WELCOME 2. WORDGAME 3. FACTORS 4. TANK SHOOTING 5. CHORDS 6. YAHTZEE 7. WORDSEARCH 8. CONQUER KONG 9. MULTIVIBRATOR 10. DIGITAL CLOCK 11. MEZIRAC SQUARES 12. DUCK HUNTING 13. EXACT MASS 14. BELGIAN GAME 15. RADIOACTIVE DECAY 16. CAR RACE 17. TITRATIONS 18. CHRISTIAN HOLIDAYS Presentation: Trevor Taylor & Jonathan Marks
May 15, 2025 at 10:17 AM
kevintoms.bsky.social
Did you know Football Manager was originally created for the TRS-80?
Here's a sneak peek of Kevin Toms Talks' first episode!

#KevinToms #FootballManager #podcast #newpodcast #retrogames #classicgames #retrocomputers #UKretro #UKcomputers #footballsim #footballgame #TRS80 #VideoGenie #ZX80 #ZX81
December 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
sidmagos.bsky.social
Hier war es der dritte Rechner. Davor gab es einen VideoGenie und einen 286er
June 1, 2026 at 11:05 AM
retro-71.bsky.social
Retro Game Review #222

Frogger Plus
(Buttercraft)
Video Genie

Home Computing Weekly issue 9: 3/5

#randomgamereview
#videogenie
August 10, 2025 at 6:25 AM
mbilik.bsky.social
Une Imitation de TRS 80 à laquelle j'ai vite ajouté la mémoire et la disquette (5"1/4) puis suis passé à Apple 2e avec carte CP/M puis..
Videogenie 1980 avec cassette de stockage et un bus pour extension mémoire et disquette souple
November 27, 2024 at 8:05 AM
mbilik.bsky.social
Videogenie
(Imitation de TRS 80)
CC licence
November 25, 2024 at 3:14 PM
stoweboyd.bsky.social
I think Publish2, LiveIntent, and VideoGenie were the best in that session #tcdisrupt
December 12, 2024 at 7:43 AM
kevintoms.bsky.social
You know how Football Manager was developed in the Video Genie? Well, the guys in Hong Kong went a step further in 1982 and created the Colour Genie!

#KevinToms #ColourGenie #VideoGenie #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #PersonalComputer #UKComputers
January 19, 2026 at 6:06 PM
kevintoms.bsky.social
It was worth every penny! 😉

#KevinToms #FootballManager #VideoGenie #TRS80 #RetroGames #HomeComputers #8bit #Microcomputers #80sComputers #PersonalComputer #RetroPC #UKComputers #UKRetro
December 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM