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   Fred to numerist@aquaporin4.com   
   Re: BASIC 7.0   
   04 Jun 18 22:51:44   
   
   On Mon, 4 Jun 2018 09:50:56 -0500, Charles Richmond   
    wrote:   
      
   >On 6/4/2018 8:55 AM, Shaun Bebbington wrote:   
   >> What technically would it take to convert BASIC 7 to the Commodore C64? If,   
   that is, such a thing is possible (which it probably isn't).   
   >>   
   >   
   >ISTM that BASIC 7 is written for the Z80 processor in the C128.  That   
   >would mean a complete re-write for the Commodore 64.  (Unless you used a   
   >Z80 processor cartridge on the C64.)   
      
   No. Commodore basic 7.0 is written for the 8502 CPU. The C=128 has   
   three processors. A Z80, 6510 and 8502.   
      
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