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title: "Classy Front End, Part II"
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published_at: "2024-01-07T21:49:22+00:00"
modified_at: "2024-05-26T12:57:49+00:00"
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excerpt: "In designing a machine code utility one faces the inevitable quandry of too many desires and not enough space. I wrote a wish list of features and then settled from that on a \"short list\" of must-haves. These fell into three categories (being BASIC compatible, being flexible and easy to use)."
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  title: "Time Designs Magazine"
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authors: "Paul Bingham"
volume: "3"
issue: "5"
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    title: "Time Designs Magazine v3 n5"
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pages: "14-16"
pubdate: "July/August 1987"
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    title: "Classy Front End Demo"
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---

In designing a machine code utility one faces the inevitable quandry of too many desires and not enough space. I wrote a wish list of features and then settled from that on a “short list” of must-haves. These fell into three categories (being BASIC compatible, being flexible and easy to use).