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Re: Integer Basic Tokenization

Subject: Re: Integer Basic Tokenization
From: russotto@wanda.pond.com (Matthew Russotto)
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 16:51:39 GMT
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In article <98sef0$5tq$1@merope.saaf.se>, Paul Schlyter <pausch@saaf.se> wrote:
> 
>Correct: Integer Basic eocnides all integer constants as 16-bit
>binaries, prefixed with a byte B0-B9.  Interpretation gets quicker if
>integer constants need not be converted from ASCII each and every
>time they are encountered in the code.

Which is why in Applesoft, it was significantly faster to use
variables instead of constants.

-- 
Matthew T. Russotto                                russotto@pond.com
"Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in pursuit
of justice is no virtue."

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