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excerpt: "The QL has several ways of accepting SuperBASIC commands. The most often thought of method is a program with the characteristic line number followed by a command (Example: 100 print \"hello!\"). The other method is more or less taken for granted. The immediate mode for entering code, loading programs (example: PRINT \"hello!\" <ENTER>) is usually…"
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# Commands without Numbers

The QL has several ways of accepting SuperBASIC commands. The most often thought of method is a program with the characteristic line number followed by a command (Example: 100 print “hello!”). The other method is more or less taken for granted. The immediate mode for entering code, loading programs (example: PRINT “hello!” <ENTER>) is usually used just for that, and that’s where it usually ends.