<s>
Simons	B-Language
 '	I-Language
BASIC	I-Language
is	O
an	O
extension	B-Language
to	O
BASIC	B-Language
2.0	I-Language
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
home	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
widely	O
,	O
but	O
incorrectly	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
Simon	B-Language
's	I-Language
BASIC	I-Language
"	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
confusion	O
between	O
the	O
first	O
name	O
"	O
Simon	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
surname	O
"	O
Simons	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programs	O
written	O
in	O
Simons	B-Language
 '	I-Language
BASIC	I-Language
could	O
employ	O
hexadecimal	O
numbers	O
in	O
assignments	O
and	O
calculations	O
by	O
including	O
a	O
prefix	O
,	O
or	O
binary	O
numbers	O
by	O
utilizing	O
a	O
prefix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
cartridge	O
data	O
is	O
mapped	B-Architecture
into	O
memory	O
at	O
addresses	O
,	O
which	O
overlaps	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
standard	O
C64	O
BASIC	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
available	O
memory	O
for	O
BASIC	O
programs	O
was	O
8	O
KB	O
less	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
standard	O
C64	O
configuration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
extension	B-Language
was	O
written	O
by	O
Simons	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Commodore	O
on	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
and	O
tape	O
as	O
Simons	B-Language
 '	I-Language
Basic	I-Language
Extension	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
software	O
is	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Simons	B-Language
 '	I-Language
Basic	I-Language
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
cartridge	O
because	O
the	O
original	O
Simons	B-Language
 '	I-Language
Basic	I-Language
cartridge	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
present	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
extension	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
Commodore	B-Device
128	I-Device
,	O
for	O
example	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RENUMBER	O
–	O
renumbers	O
a	O
BASIC	O
program	O
(	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
fix	O
GOTO/GOSUB	O
statements	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
Creative	B-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
stated	O
that	O
Simons	B-Language
 '	I-Language
BASIC	I-Language
"	O
almost	O
makes	O
the	O
64	O
into	O
a	O
new	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
praised	O
Simons	B-Language
 '	I-Language
BASIC	I-Language
's	O
power	O
and	O
"	O
excellent	O
manual	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
its	O
price	O
makes	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
bargains	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
SIMONS	B-Language
 '	I-Language
BASIC	I-Language
cartridge	O
(	O
without	O
the	O
extension	B-Language
)	O
has	O
no	O
provisions	O
for	O
reading	O
the	O
error	O
channel	O
on	O
the	O
Commodore	B-Device
1541	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	B-Device
1571	I-Device
disk	O
drives	O
,	O
nor	O
can	O
it	O
perform	O
a	O
DIRectory	O
listing	O
of	O
files	O
or	O
issue	O
a	O
DISK	O
command	O
on	O
any	O
disk	O
drive	O
other	O
than	O
Drive	O
#8	O
when	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
disk	O
drive	O
is	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
while	O
most	O
"	O
standard	O
"	O
BASIC	B-Language
2.0	I-Language
keywords	O
can	O
be	O
abbreviated	O
by	O
typing	O
the	O
first	O
or	O
first	O
and	O
second	O
letters	O
and	O
then	O
holding	O
down	O
the	O
SHIFT	O
key	O
while	O
typing	O
the	O
second	O
(	O
or	O
third	O
)	O
letter	O
after	O
that	O
,	O
all	O
SIMONS	B-Language
 '	I-Language
BASIC	I-Language
keywords	O
must	O
be	O
completely	O
spelled	O
out	O
in	O
full	O
exactly	O
as	O
shown	O
in	O
the	O
accompanying	O
user	O
's	O
manual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
the	O
commands	O
COLOUR	O
(	O
which	O
selects	O
the	O
background	O
color	O
and	O
exterior	O
border	O
color	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
CENTRE	O
(	O
which	O
prints	O
text	O
message	O
that	O
are	O
"	O
centered	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
)	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
spelled	O
as	O
in	O
British	O
English	O
and	O
are	O
incorporated	O
that	O
way	O
into	O
SIMONS	B-Language
 '	I-Language
BASIC	I-Language
.	O
</s>
