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excerpt: "It's time for a little truth in programming, time for a bit of logic. Why let your programs slave away with boring numbers when they can deal with such fascinating concepts as truth and falsity? The logical capabilities of the Sinclair represent one of the best ways to shorten and speed up programs. Many programers…"
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# Truth in Programming

It’s time for a little truth in programming, time for a bit of logic. Why let your programs slave away with boring numbers when they can deal with such fascinating concepts as truth and falsity? The logical capabilities of the Sinclair represent one of the best ways to shorten and speed up programs. Many programers don’t make full use of these Boolean operators, mainly because, while they are not difficult to use, they are different from other parts of Basic. Boolean logic uses operators such as “AND” and “OR.” The major ways to use these operators will be discussed below.