Re: BBC and DEFINT etc [Was: Using GOTO]

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> On Sep 8, 2:58 pm, ppnerkDELETET...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Phred) wrote:
>> > BBC BASIC doesn't use declarations like DEFINT and DEFDBL
>> Ouch!  Why don't you use them, Richard?

> So to rephrase the question as "why doesn't BBC BASIC use DEFINT" I
> would turn it round and ask "did any common BASIC use DEFINT in
> 1981?".  If the answer's yes I can't say for sure why the BBC didn't
> specify it.

In 1981, TRS-80 Level II BASIC, IBM BASIC (all three forms, Cassette,
Standard and Advanced) and GW-BASIC all had the DEF statements.

Tom Lake