in reply to Re^2: A BASIC interpreter to run StarTrek
in thread A BASIC interpreter to run StarTrek
BASIC was widely adopted in mini-computers and micro-computers with very limited memory so most implementations allowed white space to be expunged. The original Dartmouth BASIC doesn't mention the option of omitting spaces so that probably wasn't a thing.
Optimising for fewest key strokes only makes sense transmitting to Pluto or beyond
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