About
This excellent kit features sprite generators, list variables, basic expander, F key define, find, disassembler & sprite filer tool as well as additional machine code routines
The Original Disc
The download is a flux dump of an original Solo Software disc. Side A’s label reads “Programmers Kit, Load XBAS before loading this disk, ISBN 1 851114 14 9”; the inlay is numbered 17-0048-0 and carries an “Einsoft Approved” badge. Its menu offers the GBAS demo, a disassembler, function keys, reserved words, a variables list, a sprite maker and loader, a stop-watch, collision detection, a shape maker and an introduction.
Running It
XBAS.COM is not on the disc. Load XBAS from the System Master, put in this disc and type RUN "LOADER"; or, with XBAS.COM copied onto the disc, boot it and type XBAS LOADER.
Two Versions
This disc carries GB.OBJ, the GBAS BASIC extension, with its own set of patches in GBAS.XBS. The image the library held before has GB2.OBJ instead, differing in 133 bytes, with different patches and a slightly revised GBASDEMO: two versions of the same product.
Files on the Disc
| File | Size |
|---|---|
COLLIDE.XBS | 640 bytes |
DASS.XBS | 4,864 bytes |
FKEY.XBS | 2,048 bytes |
GB.OBJ | 17,024 bytes |
GBAS.XBS | 128 bytes |
GBASDEMO.XBS | 5,888 bytes |
INTRO.XBS | 6,272 bytes |
LOADER.XBS | 384 bytes |
LSPR.XBS | 640 bytes |
MENU.XBS | 1,152 bytes |
MSPR.XBS | 6,400 bytes |
RWORD.XBS | 512 bytes |
SMAT.XBS | 1,280 bytes |
SOLOGO.XBS | 1,024 bytes |
SWATCH.XBS | 640 bytes |
VLIST.XBS | 1,664 bytes |
Files in the Package
| File | What it is |
|---|---|
PROGKIT_A_PROGRAMMERSKIT.dsk | disc image of side A |
PROGKIT_A_PROGRAMMERSKIT.mfi | the same as a MAME flux image, which MAME can save to |
PROGKIT_A_PROGRAMMERSKIT.scp | the same as flux, generated from the .dsk |
About this Dump
Dumped on 26 September 2026 with a Greaseweazle V4 and an original Einstein 3″ drive, and checked with the Einstein Disc Tools. Side A read all 400 sectors with good checksums on the first pass. Side B, blank-labelled, was later used for other programs and has damaged sectors, so it is not included.
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