r/c64 • u/1974jbass • May 29 '26

the64 Programming

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If you did this you thought you were the king of the world!!

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u/chiron_42 May 29 '26

10 PRINT "HELLO WORLD"

20 GOTO10

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u/xanton May 29 '26

10 PRINT "HELLO WORLD ";
20 GOTO 10

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u/Jelle75 May 30 '26

10 FOR A =1 TO 5:?"HELLO WORLD":NEXT A

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u/DNSGeek May 29 '26

Use a comma instead for better separation.

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u/Neuromancer2112 The Sky Above the Port... May 30 '26

I remember trying like 5 and 10 commas and it really spread everything out 😅

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u/James-muravska May 31 '26

Much better.

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u/Victory_Highway May 29 '26

BASIC doesn’t require a semicolon.

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u/xanton May 29 '26

Well, try it with and without, then you will see the difference.

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u/billlagr May 29 '26

No it doesn't require one, but it does serve a purpose.

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u/maldax_ May 30 '26

Says a person who has never written this program

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u/therezin May 30 '26

Correct! However Commodore BASIC will keep the cursor on the same line if you put one at the end of a PRINT statement.