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[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Different BASIC dialects work differently, you're absolutely right to ask.

Honestly, the ZeroBit code part is the hack within Mobile Basic, it always returns Zero, meaning the ABS(NOT(ZeroBit)) will always return One

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