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excerpt: "Reprint of patch instructions for a bug in TimeMachine (a BASIC compiler for the Spectrum and TS2068) affecting large programs compiled using XD and XE directives for data statements. Provides corrected BASIC lines and DATA statements for both Spectrum and TS2068 versions."
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# TimeMachine Compilation Bug Fix

Reprint of patch instructions for a bug in TimeMachine (a BASIC compiler for the Spectrum and TS2068) affecting large programs compiled using XD and XE directives for data statements. Provides corrected BASIC lines and DATA statements for both Spectrum and TS2068 versions.