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I started learning BASIC when I was 7 and used to think that the POKE command was a magical incantation that could do anything. Like you could make an entire game with a single POKE. You just had to find the right one.
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You were only part wrong; POKE is magic that can do almost anything. You just have to call it a bunch.
At least, on 6502 systems, in the days of static memory layout operating systems, it was.
What about PEEK and DATA? You definitely need some PEEK and DATA statements too.
I thought for a second you ment a different kind of basic