3/15/72 BASIC (VI) NAME basic -- DEC supplied BASIC SYNOPSIS basic [file] DESCRIPTION Basic is the standard BASIC V000 distributed as a stand alone program. The optional file argument is read before the console. See DEC-11-AJPB-D manual. Since bas is smaller and faster, basic is not maintained on line. FILES -- SEE ALSO bas DIAGNOSTICS See manual BUGS GOK OWNER dmr