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excerpt: "Reader letter contributing BASIC subroutines for printing strings longer than 32 characters on the TS1000/TS2068: splits at last space before column 32, outputs centered text based on string length, with separate line-break and output routines."
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# Letters to Timelinez: String Display Subroutines

Reader letter contributing BASIC subroutines for printing strings longer than 32 characters on the TS1000/TS2068: splits at last space before column 32, outputs centered text based on string length, with separate line-break and output routines.