tauonpc I’d like to be in a position to help, but every person I know who is interested in BASIC Engine is on this site. You could perhaps put a post in the Modern Retro Computing FB group.
Unfortunately Uli seems to have moved onto other things, so BASIC Engine remains what it is.
Have you considered sourcing an alternate SD card extension? After seeing how you used it to move the SD card away from the board I sourced and purchased some to experiment with. There seem to be others available that may suit the Tauon PC-1.
The Tauon PC-1 remains a very good attempt to bring a very affordable all-in-one retro styled PC to the market.
Anyone been playing with BASIC Engine lately?
It would be interesting to try BASIC Engine on a TauonPC computer I have seen other users on this Forum use it, but I never had the opportunity to use it. After looking at the TauonPC computer forum, it appears to be close to the Orange PC Pi in hardware compatibility. It looks like it can run the NG firmware, can it run the LT firmware? Hawk may be able to check this out on his TauonPC computer.
Are the TauonPC computers in mainland China or Tawain? I saw a YouTube video that they were shipped from Tawain. I think the BASIC Engine forum members are located worldwide. Where is Uli located?
If the V88 Mini.Android TV box and the TauonPC computer are priced comparatively, then the TauonPC computer would seem to be the better option to purchase for BASIC Engine.
It may be interesting to see how many ways we can Mod the TauonPC computer to use BASIC Engine. I think I saw Hawk make a custom case and keyboard for it on the TauonPC forum.
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Willard The Tauon PC-1 should be able to run both the NG and LT versions of BASIC Engine. I haven't tried the LT firmware at all yet.
I had been planning on making a mechanical keyboard version of the Tauon PC, fitting it to a new case. The existing keyboard is OK, but I find the key layout different to what I use day-to-day, so programming on it becomes somewhat frustrating.
With respect to making an "all-in-one" computer for BASIC Engine, I realised that I could just mount the computer on the back of the monitor and use a USB dongled wireless keyboard and mouse. No cables required.
This is the one I have at home. 
I have been working on the mechanical design of an "all-in-one" "Boot-to_BASIC" keyboard computer based around the PicoMite VGA, running MMBASIC. It has an active community on The Back Shed forum.
Aside from working on the physical hardware designs for these computers, one of my goals is still to write a card game for them. I'm running out of excuses to get it done.
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Tauonpc , was wondering what kind of price you have on your little pc keyboard unit. Curious....
a month later
Gadgetjack depends on the amount you are interested in. Cheaper than you can get a similar SBC+Mouse+Keyboard.
a year later
Hi! Just checking in to say that I haven't forgotten BE. I'm not touching BASIC lately because I just bought a pinball machine, and I'm dedicated to it. I'm also moving soon, so I'll be busy.
But I still come here often, and still hope this project can continue, because time passes and I'm still convinced is the best modern BASIC system out there, and I don't want to see it languish and die.
Hope everybody is doing fine.
Cheers!
Dmian Your post prompted me to visit and see what’s happening. I was discussing the various “Boot to BASIC” modern retro computers that are around now. He knew most of them, but I couldn’t remember BASIC Engine.
I’ve been playing with other original old computers and my printers and plotters.
I still want to make a all-in-one BE computer, but I need to wait for the warmer weather for my printer to work well in my shed.
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I haven't had time for the BASIC Engine project because life events have required all my attention. However, now I am having more time and started looking at the BASIC Engine project again. Previously I had started looking at the Windows version that had just been released. I have downloaded the current Windows version and trying it out. So far I haven't found any major issues using it. Is there any missing features between the Windows version and the H3 version that I should be aware of?
Willard I have not idea about the Windows version because I’m a Mac user, but I’m inclined to think there’s no substantial difference with the other versions. I’m going to buy a Raspberry 500 to make a new old-school all-in-one BASIC machine, thanks to the RPi version @uli released recently. I’m not expecting any more progress on the project, at least soon, but what we have is good enough for me, so I can still play with it and have fun. 
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Dmian In a converssation with some folks last night, I was telling them about BASIC Engine and I am using it on a Windows XP computer. I told them it could also be used on Mac computers. Since I am using an older version of Windows, they ask how far back on Macs could it be used? (Just the newest Macs or Macs with Intel and PowerPC CPUs?) Not being a Mac user, I don't know what limits BASIC Engine running on them, the CPU or the version of Mac software or both. I have access to a PowerPC with Mac Tiger software on it, but I don't want to try it if it won't work on that old of a Mac system.
Thanks for any advice you can provide me.
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Willard Since I am using an older version of Windows, they ask how far back on Macs could it be used? (Just the newest Macs or Macs with Intel and PowerPC CPUs?)
Currently the build is for AMD64 Macs, and it can also run on ARM-based machines. There is no PPC build, but it may just work if compiled for it. (ATM there are no big-endian platforms, so that may trigger thus far unknown bugs.)
I don't think I really have the time right now to tackle that, though.
Yes, the problem with Macs is that the architecture was changed many times. First the 68k line, then the PPC, then Intel and now Apple Silicon. It's impossible to do something that works on all of them (nobody ever tries that, I think).
I'm actually waiting for the availability of the RPi 500 in Spanish (probably in April) to get one and have an all-in-one computer with a modern BASIC interpreter. It's not a cheap platform (around €100) as an Orange Pi, but having an all-in-one modern BASIC computer is basically a dream come true for me. 