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title: "Linda Banta of Banta Software Sends Two Programs to Tell if 2040 is ON or OFF"
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excerpt: "The REM statement is a short machine code routine which must be the first line of the program. The other lines can be anywhere and can be modified to give other messages."
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# Linda Banta of Banta Software Sends Two Programs to Tell if 2040 is ON or OFF

The REM statement is a short machine code routine which must be the first line of the program. The other lines can be anywhere and can be modified to give other messages.