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| From | ralph <nt_consulting64@yahoo.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.basic.misc, comp.sys.sinclair |
| Subject | Re: MS BASIC, Sinclair BASIC, STOS BASIC: derivatives comparison? |
| Date | 2012-12-07 22:03 -0600 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <8he5c8p714ql4h2gkhreug1q3buqebcsfo@4ax.com> (permalink) |
| References | (4 earlier) <alpine.NEB.2.00.1212061434020.22851@panix2.panix.com> <k9r21s$i4a$1@news.albasani.net> <66426f7a-9659-4f1a-9952-3cf7c0a37893@s14g2000yqg.googlegroups.com> <qo72c8hop1iuob3ounckpdi0jdt8v4rltn@4ax.com> <28d7a5df-2a91-4633-b871-868fa1ee24ea@u19g2000yqj.googlegroups.com> |
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On Fri, 7 Dec 2012 02:01:31 -0800 (PST), "news@rtrussell.co.uk" <news@rtrussell.co.uk> wrote: >On Dec 6, 11:19 pm, ralph <nt_consultin...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> Perhaps it would help if you would explain - How many "strips" it >> takes to make it officially "stripped down" > >Here's a test you can apply. If a BASIC has both LEFT$ and MID$ it >has not been "stripped down", since as the functionality of LEFT$ can >be achieved using MID$ it is non-essential (the dictionary definition >of "stripped down" is that it has been reduced to the bare >essentials). > By that definition no language can be "stripped down" as long as it has an If and a Goto. -ralph
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