Commodore 64 Basic for PostgreSQL
A developer has created a PostgreSQL extension that allows users to execute Commodore 64 BASIC code directly within database functions. This project leverages the original 1982 interpreter to run legacy code inside modern backend processes.
Why it matters
It demonstrates a unique intersection of retro-computing and modern database architecture, showcasing the flexibility of PostgreSQL.
If you are of a certain age, the words 38911 BASIC BYTES FREE will do something to you that no amount of therapy can undo. You remember the blue screen. You remember typing in three pages of a listing from a magazine, getting ?SYNTAX ERROR IN 2340 , and not knowing which of the three pages contained the typo. You remember that the disk drive was device 8, and that it was slower than continental drift.
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