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by dragonbonheur 3658 days ago
Modern BASICs don't use line numbers or even the let Keyword. In old BASIC you had to use a $ sigil after your variable for strings. In modern BASIC compilers you have to declare the type e.g. DIM Name AS STRING. Keywords don't have to be type in all caps either in a modern BASIC.