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excerpt: "Few who use Psion's Archive realize that it redefines many of the codes in the character set. The following Archive control codes differ from those used in SuperBASIC. Some do unexpected things; some do ordinary things in different ways."
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# Archive Character Codes

Few who use Psion’s Archive realize that it redefines many of the codes in the character set.

The following Archive control codes differ from those used in SuperBASIC. Some do unexpected things; some do ordinary things in different ways.