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BASIC Utilities

Programming: BASIC · ZX-Spectrum 48K · 1 players · English

Jaysoft · 1984 · Pound sterling 5.95

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  • Sinclair User #271984 · Gilbert Factor6/10

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Sinclair User #27Jun 1984 · p.36/10

Sinclair User

Gilbert Factor 6/10

Memory: 16K Price: £5.95 Basic utilities is the first product of a new software company, Jaysoft. It is a collection of five routines for the 16K and 48K Spectrum. The code, 3,856 bytes, stored at the top of memory is called by a RAND USR when needed, at which point you are presented with a menu. It will also work with a Microdrive attached. The routines are REM FILL, a routine which creates a REM at line 0 of any length or adds to it if it already exists. If line 0 is not a REM, no change is made. VARDUMP lists the current state of all the variables. BLOCK DELETE deletes a specified block of lines. RENUMBER works on GO TO, GO SUB, RESTORE, LIST, RUN and LINE. TELESCOPE can shorten a Basic program in three ways - by deleting all REM lines, substituting variables for commonly-used line numbers, and by making separate lines into multi-statement ones. Each line is stepped through and Y or N is pressed to join it on to the previous one. The program is slightly over-priced considering the other available programs on the market but is, nevertheless, a very useful collection.

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