[Coco] NT: BASIC educate

[Mike Moore]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "L. Curtis Boyle" <curtisboyle at sasktel.net>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] NT: BASIC educate


> On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 12:03:54 -0600, Glen VanDenBiggelaar
> <glenvdb at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi, all,
> > I thought I would ask a question about BASIC, that's been bugging me for
> > 25 years. Before I got my first CoCo (83) I learned BASIC on the old
> > PET. one of the first things I discovered was that the "PRINT" statement
> > could be substituted for just "?" (a question Mark). I then used this on
> > many Apple 2's, C64's, and ultimately on the CoCo.
> > My question is:
> > How come this is not documented anywhere in the Tandy Manuals, or in the
> > many programs in Rainbow, etc? Is using this flaky? Is it just bad
> > educate? or is it just to confusing for some? I know its just saving 3
> > keystrokes, but when you are typing in a 6 page program, it does save a
> > bit of time.
> > -Glen
> >
> >
> >
>
>      There are 2 fairly standard, cross platform shortcuts: '?' for PRINT,
> and a single quote "'" for REM. I think the original Coco 1 manual did
> mention this somewhere, although, like you, I also used it on the Pet and
> Apple II+.
>
> -- 
> L. Curtis Boyle
I didn't find it in the BASIC manual, but it is in the EXTENDED version.

Mike Moore.