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title: "Stringing along with the ZX81"
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published_at: "2020-10-27T17:18:57+00:00"
modified_at: "2024-06-23T07:49:32+00:00"
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excerpt: "Using string statement to emulate READ/DATA by slicing the characters from the string which make up a data-set, converting the sliced substrings to a numerical value, if necessary, and then using these substrings as program variables."
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pubdate: "July/August 1983"
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# Stringing along with the ZX81

Using string statement to emulate READ/DATA by slicing the characters from the string which make up a data-set, converting the sliced substrings to a numerical value, if necessary, and then using these substrings as program variables.