Re: RISC OS 3.10

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From: Lord Yak Da Hairy
Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1992 12:05

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In article <Bu6LxC.HC7@comp.vuw.ac.nz> Gavin.Flower@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Gavin Flower) writes:
>Any changes to the version of BASIC that comes with Risc-OS 3.1 over
>Risc-OS 2.0?  I don't recall any recent mention of this, though I'm
>sure that there are changes, if my memory serves me correctly.

Yes, there's a CRUNCH keyword, which removes spaces, REMs etc; don't
remember if it can shorten variable/PROC names, though...

You also get BASIC64 in System:modules, which uses the FPE (or FPU if you
have it :-) for enhanced precision in all things floating-point.

-- John Yeates (Lord Yak Da Hairy) ---------------- johny@cogs.susx.ac.uk --
-- ...THIS definitely takes, eats and shits the cake. - allane@unsw.oz.au --

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