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|    Lawrence D'Oliveiro to All    |
|    Re: basic BASIC question    |
|    03 Feb 25 22:05:12    |
      From: ldo@nz.invalid              On Mon, 3 Feb 2025 15:39:37 -0500, Arne Vajhøj wrote:              > [Hollerith] is an extension in VMS fortran.       >       > And even though it is a horrible way to do text, then it is not       > something one get to use accidentally.              Trouble is, every other notation for string literals requires some kind of       escape system for representing characters that might interfere with the       syntax notation itself.              --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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