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# Coral Basic Interpreter

Carlos Delhez, writer of Xtricator and Xtender ZX81 emulators, wrote a programming tool that provides an updated version of BASIC for the ZX81, Coral Basic Interpreter (CBI). CBI lets you enter BASIC programs without keyboard entry, meaning that all keywords need to be typed out.