Re: Pointer at the start of a BASIC line: what good is it?

From: silverdr_at_srebrnysen.com
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2021 20:51:14 +0200
Message-Id: <2662F767-9945-43F9-831E-4952FB859F58_at_srebrnysen.com>
Hi Ruud!

> On 2021-10-30, at 09:20, ruud_at_baltissen.org <ruud@Baltissen.org> wrote:
> 
> […]
> But then I fired my C128 up and.... the bloody computer does handle 
> longer lines well and there goes my "80 characters only" scheme. So 
> it seems that, if I want to keep this compatibility claim, I have to 
> use a table or whatever solution as well. 

But… the lines table is (nomen omen) basically needed for the screen editor, which had to adapt to 40 columns and differentiate between "logical" and "physical" lines, isn't it? BASIC AFAIR doesn't care, as long as the program/lines structure remains correct. Please someone correct me if I am wrong here. It's been some time since I used to POKE oversized BASIC lines into my 64 ;-)
Received on 2021-10-30 21:00:02

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