<s>
Chinese	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
(	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
name	O
given	O
to	O
several	O
Chinese-localized	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
BASIC	O
programming	O
language	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
least	O
two	O
versions	O
of	O
Chinese	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
were	O
modified	O
Applesoft	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
that	O
accepted	O
Chinese	O
commands	O
and	O
variables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
built	O
into	O
some	O
Taiwan-made	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
clones	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
these	O
was	O
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Multitech	O
Microprofessor	B-Device
II	I-Device
(	O
known	O
as	O
Acer	O
today	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
clones	I-Device
,	O
Multitech	O
also	O
developed	O
a	O
Zilog	O
Z80-based	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Chinese	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
for	O
its	O
own	O
line	O
of	O
high-end	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
typical	O
Chinese	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
environment	O
,	O
Chinese	O
and	O
English	O
commands	O
are	O
interchangeable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
significant	O
length	O
of	O
an	O
Applesoft	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
variable	O
name	O
is	O
restricted	O
to	O
two	O
bytes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Multitech	O
's	O
Chinese	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
,	O
a	O
variable	O
can	O
be	O
3	O
bytes	B-Application
long	O
(	O
one	O
Chinese	O
character	O
+	O
one	O
numeral	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
