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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: basic BASIC question
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2025 22:05:12 -0000 (UTC)
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On Mon, 3 Feb 2025 15:39:37 -0500, Arne Vajhøj wrote:

> [Hollerith] is an extension in VMS fortran.
> 
> And even though it is a horrible way to do text, then it is not
> something one get to use accidentally.

Trouble is, every other notation for string literals requires some kind of 
escape system for representing characters that might interfere with the 
syntax notation itself.