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  1. Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.tech
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!usc!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!src.honeywell.com!mail-enters-news
  3. From: johny@cogs.sussex.ac.uk (Lord Yak Da Hairy)
  4. Subject: Re: RISC OS 3.10
  5. To: comp.sys.acorn.tech
  6. Message-ID: <2946.9209091205@tsunb.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk>
  7. Posted-Date: Wed, 9 Sep 92 13: 05:35 +0100
  8. Sender: daemon@src.honeywell.com
  9. Organization: The Devastating Rear Shot, Inc.
  10. References: <1992Sep6.095131.3855@cl.cam.ac.uk> <1992Sep6.230410.4489@cs.nott.ac.uk> <Bu6LxC.HC7@comp.vuw.ac.nz>
  11. Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 12:05:35 GMT
  12. Received-Date: Wed, 9 Sep 92 07: 04:54 CDT
  13. Via: uk.ac.sussex.syma; Wed, 9 Sep 1992 13: 04:38 +0100
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  16. In article <Bu6LxC.HC7@comp.vuw.ac.nz> Gavin.Flower@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Gavin Flower) writes:
  17. >Any changes to the version of BASIC that comes with Risc-OS 3.1 over
  18. >Risc-OS 2.0?  I don't recall any recent mention of this, though I'm
  19. >sure that there are changes, if my memory serves me correctly.
  20.  
  21. Yes, there's a CRUNCH keyword, which removes spaces, REMs etc; don't
  22. remember if it can shorten variable/PROC names, though...
  23.  
  24. You also get BASIC64 in System:modules, which uses the FPE (or FPU if you
  25. have it :-) for enhanced precision in all things floating-point.
  26.  
  27. -- John Yeates (Lord Yak Da Hairy) ---------------- johny@cogs.susx.ac.uk --
  28. -- ...THIS definitely takes, eats and shits the cake. - allane@unsw.oz.au --
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