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The colour Maximite [1] is a good approximation to this for the modern era. Arm Cortex M7 at 480MHz so quite powerful but not many abstraction layers between user code and the hardware.

More coverage here from the 8-bit guy here. [2]

[1] https://geoffg.net/maximite.html

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA7REQxohV4

Not sure you are aware but there is a modern single board computer you can buy or build that boots to MMBasic which is a modern elegant and performant Basic heavily inspired by various Microsoft Basics.

The computer is called Colour Maximite 2 and has a small but devoted community that’s constantly improving the platform.

You can purchase CMM2 from a handful of vendors or make your own.

I highly recommend one for a kid that is starting to dabble with programming.

Kind of a homepage:

https://geoffg.net/maximite.html

8 bit guy review:

https://youtu.be/IA7REQxohV4

This is a "new retro style" computer which boots to basic.

disclaimer: I have no connection at all with this project.

Home page:

http://geoffg.net/maximite.html

Specifications:

http://geoffg.net/CMM2_Description.html

Video reviews:

A review by cTrix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzrX72aB7zg

A review by the 8-bit guy: https://youtu.be/IA7REQxohV4

Data sheet of the CPU: https://au.mouser.com/datasheet/2/389/dm00387108-1799185.pdf

8-bit guy reviewed it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA7REQxohV4&feature=youtu.be

⬐ bitwize

He reviewed the other computers in the Maximite series in the past. He considered the Maximites as possible candidates for what he was looking for in a "modern" retro style computer, but decided to pass on them as they weren't quite what he wanted.

Very interesting machines nevertheless, and fun to play with for retro fans.

⬐ emmanueloga_

This review by C-trix is also very cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzrX72aB7zg

I'm not vouching for anything in particular, but there are "8 bit"-type machines running BASIC which are very accessible like this. Here's one which the 8 Bit Guy reviewed recently (it's actually a 32 bit ARM part): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA7REQxohV4

I have the Gigatron which is a bit similar but you have to solder it together.

⬐ happycube

If you have a Raspberry Pi (<=3B) you can load up Risc OS Pico which boots straight into BBC Basic.