CBM BASIC Character Set
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| CHARACTER | NAME and DESCRIPTION |
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| | BLANK - separates keywords and variable names |
| ; | SEMI-COLON - used in variable lists to format output |
| = | EQUAL SIGN - value assignment and relationship testing |
| + | PLUS SIGN - arithmetic addition or string concatenation |
| | (concatenation: linking together in a chain) |
| - | MINUS SIGN - arithmetic subtraction, unary minus |
| * | ASTERISK - arithmetic multiplication |
| / | SLASH - arithmetic division |
| ^ | UP ARROW - arithmetic exponentiation |
| ( | LEFT PARENTHESIS - expression evaluation and functions |
| ) | RIGHT PARENTHESIS - expression evaluation and functions |
| % | PERCENT - declares variable name as an integer |
| # | NUMBER - comes before logical file number in input/ |
| | output statements |
| $ | DOLLAR SIGN - declares variable name as a string |
| , | COMMA - used in variable lists to format output; also |
| | separates command parameters |
| . | PERIOD - decimal point in floating point constants |
| " | QUOTATION MARK - encloses string constants |
| : | COLON - separates multiple BASIC statements in a line |
| ? | QUESTION MARK - abbreviation for the keyword PRINT |
| < | LESS THAN - used in relationship tests |
| > | GREATER THAN - used in relationship tests |
| {pi} | PI - the numeric constant 3.141592654 |
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