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From: ishpanta@bluemoon.uucp (John Huenefeld)
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Subject: Re: Small introspective program
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Date: 21 Mar 91 20:41:19 GMT
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> Isn't there a BASIC that uses "!" as a REM.
>  
> Thus the "shortest" basic program would be "1!"; this is 1/3 to 1/2 as short 
> your suggested "1 L." (I would have ommited the space before submitting).
> 
> I believe it is an old Tandy basic that does this and it did not expand the "
> to rem but left it as is; it did add a space though .....


I also believe that the Basic on the IBM system 3x machines (34,36,38) 
also uses the ! as REM.  Also when listed it would be listed as 1 ! (even 
when you just typed 1!).

John Huenefeld