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BASIC Data Types
Declaration
Type Character * Range Accuracy Storage
Integer % -32768 to 32767 Perfect 2 bytes
Single precision ! 10E-38 to 10E38 6 digits 4 bytes
Double precision # 10D-38 to 10D38 16 digits 8 bytes
String $ See below
* Variables may also be typed by means of BASIC's DEFtype statements:
DEFINT, DEFSNG, DEFDBL, and DEFSTR. Variables that are not explicitly
typed are treated as single precision.
String storage: 4 bytes for descriptor, 1 byte for string back
pointer, and 1 byte for each character in
the string.
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