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excerpt: "Here is an article of immediate practical use if you have ever tried to type in long REM lines for machine code or wanted password protection for your programs. Also included are points on how to reduce SAVE/LOAD time, hidden program lines, PRINTing and COPYing lines 22 and 23, how to find the PRINT coordinates,…"
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# Programming Tips

Here is an article of immediate practical use if you have ever tried to type in long REM lines for machine code or wanted password protection for your programs. Also included are points on how to reduce SAVE/LOAD time, hidden program lines, PRINTing and COPYing lines 22 and 23, how to find the PRINT coordinates, and “custom” error codes.