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diff --git a/bas2aplus.rst b/bas2aplus.rst index 9ca6a38..4ce3f50 100644 --- a/bas2aplus.rst +++ b/bas2aplus.rst @@ -16,20 +16,20 @@ bas2aplus *input-file* *output-file* DESCRIPTION =========== -**bas2aplus** reads an Atari BASIC or BASIC XL/XE tokenized (SAVEd) program -and converts it to BASIC/A+. +**bas2aplus** reads an Atari BASIC or BASIC XL/XE tokenized (SAVEd) +program and converts it to BASIC/A+. The conversion is a simple token +replacement; no syntax or semantic analysis is done. + +*input-file* must be an Atari BASIC, BASIC XL, or BASIC XE program. +Turbo BASIC is not supported. Trying to convert a program that is +already BASIC/A+ will appear to succeed, but the resulting program +will be gibberish and will likely crash BASIC/A+ when **RUN**. All Atari BASIC programs can be successfully converted. Some BASIC XL/XE tokens have no equivalent in BASIC/A+, so programs using these can't be converted (you will see messages on standard error, in that case). -Turbo BASIC is not supported. - -Trying to convert a program that is already BASIC/A+ will appear to -succeed, but the resulting program will be gibberish and will likely -crash BASIC/A+ when **RUN**. - OPTIONS ======= |