Re: BASIC to TeXT

[nparker@cie-2.uoregon.edu (Neil Parker)]

In article <4qpf7k$chf@login.freenet.columbus.oh.us>
dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Dave Althoff) writes:
>J. L. Walters (bird@MCS.COM) wrote:
>:[...]
>: 0 PRINT CHR$(21): TEXT:HOME:D$ = CHR$ (4):INPUT "File Name?";A$: PRINT
>: D$"OPEN"A$: PRINT D$"WRITE"A$: POKE 33,33:LIST 1- : PRINT
>: D$"CLOSE":TEXT:END
>
>2)  Does "LIST 1-" actually work from within a program?  I seem to recall
>    having trouble with that syntax (though it works fine from immediate
>    mode).  Using LIST 1,63999 is fairly bullet-proof under Applesoft;
>    though it would require a change to LIST 1,32767 for Integer BASIC.

It's always worked fine for me.  In Applesoft, most commands work the same
in immediate mode and in programs.  I've never noticed any exception for
LIST.

Personally, I prefer the "LIST <line>,<line>" syntax over the "LIST
<line>-<line>" syntax, but solely for reasons of personal taste.

               - Neil Parker
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