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Memory constraints. BASIC will run in 4 to 8 Kbyte (4000 to 8000) ROM. That budget was for editor, SAVE/LOAD,interpreter and overhead functions. The goal is to
by ratboy666 4y ago
Memory constraints. BASIC will run in 4 to 8 Kbyte (4000 to 8000) ROM. That budget was for editor, SAVE/LOAD,interpreter and overhead functions. The goal is to make the interpreter fast!
And, these were pre-IBM PC systems. (apple, radio shack 8 bit systems, many others).