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From: "Robert A. Brooks" <FIRST.LAST@vmssoftware.com>
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Subject: Re: basic BASIC question
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 10:28:10 -0500
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On 1/31/2025 10:18, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> Is it common to use:
> 
> declare integer constant TRUE = -1
> declare integer constant FALSE = 0 

Yeah, I've seen that a lot, especially code that started on the PDP-11.

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	-- Rob