#MODEL 100 BUG
08-Aug-85 00:22:45
Sb: #88386-#MODEL 100 BUG
Fm: Asysop Tony Anderson 70506,1261
To: Tom Bennett 72136,1443
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Tom, without being facetious, there is a simpler way to avoid that bug; simply
do not use the FRE$("") statement, which is neither supported in the manual (or
probably in Microsoft Basic for the M100), nor a clear construct with any
purpose. It you want to clear the buffer, isn't it easier to use the normal
form: A$="":PRINTFRE(0) ?
Undoubtedly, there are several such "undiscovered" bugs in the ROM,
particularly in the area of using those "unsuported" Op-Codes. You can force
them to reveal themselves by attempting to use non-standard mnemonics, or in
the case of BASIC, non-standard command syntax.