Type. RUN. Repeat.
Line-numbered BASIC, a familiar READY prompt, and the satisfying feeling of making the screen do something.
NDB SOFTWARE PRESENTS
TRASHBOX-80
MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEM
A blinking cursor.
A whole weekend gone.
Step back to when your computer started with BASIC and the best way to learn was to type something. A complete little retro microcomputer, right in your browser.
48K OF POSSIBILITY. NO INSTALL REQUIRED.
FIG. 01 THE SPIRIT OF THE HOME COMPUTER
INSPIRED BY 1977BUILT FOR YOUR BROWSER
48K MEMORYLEVEL II BASIC10 ORIGINAL GAMES100% BROWSER BASED
01 / MEET YOUR COMPUTER
The prompt is just
the beginning.
Write a program. Load a game. Poke around.
There’s a lot of fun in a little memory.
ACTUAL TRASHBOX-80 APPLICATION READY WHEN YOU ARE
Keys included.
A permanent built-in keyboard for touch, plus your physical keyboard on desktop. BREAK is always within reach.
Keep what you make.
Open local programs, save a downloadable copy, and organize your collection in Library / Media.
02 / TRASHBOX-80 Arcade
TRASHBOX-80 Arcade
10 original games running inside the machine itself. Load the source, study it, change it, BREAK it, and RUN it again.
01 / CARDS / CASINO
ACEY DUCEY
Start with 100 play dollars. Bet whether the next card falls strictly between the two on the table. Zero passes; a matching rank loses.
How to play
02 / ASTEROID SHOOTER
ASTRO BLASTER
Blast drifting space rocks into fragments. Steer, thrust and fire through tougher waves in this original BASIC arcade game.
How to play
04 / FALLING-BLOCK PUZZLE
BLOCKDROP
Arrange falling blocks into complete rows. Completed rows disappear and increase your score. Keep the blocks from reaching the top of the playfield.
How to play
05 / SPORTS / SIMULATION
GRIDIRON
Call runs, passes, punts, and field goals through four quarters. The computer calls its own offense and simulates every snap.
How to play
06 / GUESSING / BEGINNER
GUESS 100
Guess the computer's secret number from 1 to 100. HIGH or LOW hints help you find it. Every valid guess counts.
How to play
08 / ADVENTURE
MICRO ADVENTURE
Escape a strange abandoned computer store in fewer than 100 lines of BASIC.
How to play
09 / CLASSIC / STRATEGY
NIM
Match wits with the computer in the classic take-away strategy game.
How to play
10 / WORD / GEOGRAPHY
WORLD HANGMAN
Guess the mystery country one letter at a time. Use the continent hint to narrow it down before six wrong guesses complete the hangman. Easy to Medium. Countries of the World.
How to play03 / YOUR FIRST FEW BYTES
You had us
at PRINT.
No setup ritual. Launch the computer, wait for READY, and enter a line. The field guide takes you from your first message to saving your own program.
Write your first programHELLO.BAS LEVEL II BASIC
10 PRINT "HELLO FROM TRASHBOX-80"
20 GOTO 10
RUNBREAK stops the loop. Curiosity takes it from there.
INDEPENDENT SOFTWARE. FAMILIAR SPIRIT.
There’s more where this came from.
Meet Classic BASIC, Cortex BASIC, and Vesper Python.
NO TIME MACHINE REQUIRED
Your cursor is waiting
A whole little computer. A browser tab. Whatever you make of it.