[Coco] Tokenized Basic

[Bill Pierce]

The real savings in using the "shortcuts", was line length. It allowed you to pack more code into a line. Really handy for long FOR/NEXT & IF/ELSE/THEN loops. I did this quite a bit in my BASIC days before I moved on to OS9 (and never looked back).

 

 


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-----Original Message-----
From: farna <farna at amc-mag.com>
To: coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Thu, Mar 16, 2017 6:46 am
Subject: Re: [Coco] Tokenized Basic

From: RETRO Innovations <go4retro at go4retro.com>To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>Subject: Re: [Coco] Tokenized BasicMessage-ID: <b815fb30-a6e5-2289-b488-5013e24fe838 at go4retro.com>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowedOn 3/15/2017 6:38 AM, Francis Swygert wrote:>> The above is true, but I think you can write using the tokens. I knowyou can atleast use SOME of the tokens when coding... I recall using the token for REMinstead of actually typing REM, but can't recall what it is... Made it a bitquicker typing remarks (an apostrophe?). Might not work for all tokensthough.? for print' for REMetc.They are not tokens, but they are "shortcuts".Jim========================================My (maybe flawed) understanding was that those worked as shortcuts BECAUSEthey were the tokens used by DECB. Maybe I'm wrong though... don't knowany others and never tried to write code using the tokens themselves.Really no need, would need a cheat sheet to refer to or a lot to remember-- and BASIC will tokenize when saved anyway, so why go to the effort toremember them all? No real purpose for using tokens when writing code, theREM token/shortcut saves a little typing, but the others aren't used asmuch and would waste time remembering/refering to a sheet.-- Coco mailing listCoco at maltedmedia.comhttps://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco