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Re:Show HN: I spent 3 years reverse-engineering a 40 yo stoc... by lelanthran on Saturday February 14, 2026 @02:19AM (#47012412)
The BASIC from that time was pretty limited, IIRC.

No real functions, only `gosub` and `goto` so everything is a global variable.

I think even assembler for x86 is easier to unravel.

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Re:Show HN: I spent 3 years reverse-engineering a 40 yo stoc... by benstopics on Saturday February 14, 2026 @03:38AM (#47012800)
PowerBasic does have functions. Go there is thousands of goto and gosub which would need to be unraveled which there isn't really a 1:1 for gosub at least in say C++. Or EXIT IF... The bane of my existence...
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