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title: "(Another) QXL Update"
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excerpt: "Version 2.31 of SMSQ, the \"OXL\" operating system has arrived. Programs written in SBasic can now be multitasked with each other. SMSQ will now accept hexidecimal and binary numbers directly, and permits indirect PEEK ing (to access system variables). The SBasic (Ed)itor has been improved with several additional Cursor movements, for a more QUILL-like feel."
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    title: "NESQLUG News v5 n3"
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pubdate: "November/December 1994"
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# (Another) QXL Update

Version 2.31 of SMSQ, the “OXL” operating system has arrived. Programs written in SBasic can now be multitasked with each other. SMSQ will now accept hexidecimal and binary numbers directly, and permits indirect PEEK ing (to access system variables). The SBasic (Ed)itor has been improved with several additional Cursor movements, for a more QUILL-like feel.