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List of statements, commands and functions that can not be compiled.

AUTO, BASE, BLOAD, BSAVE, CALL, CDBL, CINT, CLEAR, CLOAD, CLOAD?, CLOSE,
CONT, CSAVE, CSNG, CVD, CVI, CVS, DEFFN, DELETE, DRAW, DSKF, EOF, ERASE, ERL,
ERR, ERROR, EQV, FIELD, FILES, FPOS, FRE, GET, IMP, INPUT#, KEY LIST, LFILES,
LINEINPUT#, LIST, LLIST, LOAD, LOC, LOF, LPRINT USING, LSET, MAXFILES, MERGE,
MOTOR, MKD$, MKI$, MKS$, NAME, NEW, ON ERROR GOTO, ON INTERVAL GOSUB (due to
a bug), OPEN, PLAY, PRINT#, PRINT USING, PUT KANJI, RENUM, RESUME, RSET,
SAVE, SPC, TAB, TRON, TROFF, WIDTH.

List of those with limits.

CIRCLE: Start, end angles and aspect ratio can't be specified.
COPY: Only graphic COPY is available.
DEFDBL: Same as DEFSNG.
DIM: Must come first in the program or in the turbo block.
INPUT: Can handle only one variable at the time.
KEY: ON KEY GOSUB, KEY(n) ON/OFF only.
LOCATE: x,y must be given in as a set. No cursor switch parameter.
NEXT: Variable names after the NEXT can not be omitted.
ON: ON STOP GOSUB, ON INTERVAL GOSUB not available.
PRINT: Commas work in a different way. No wrapping for digits.
PUT: PUT SPRITE only.
RUN: Variables won't be initialized.
SCREEN: Screen mode and sprite size only.
SET: SET PAGE only.
STOP: Same as END.
USR: Parameter type must be integer only.
VARPTR: File number can not be given as the parameter.

Otherwise there is no significant difference.

In general, I/O commands & functions, and editing commands can not be
compiled. Of course they are available in the direct mode, and outside of the
turbo block. You can edit, debug and save a program in MSX-BASIC and execute
it by _RUN.

If you want to use PRINT# to write characters on GRP:, use it outside of
turbo block. Otherwise study the sample, "PRINT.TRB".

If you want to use PLAY, use BGM compiler, and get the sound by USR(n).

'** Pantalla 02-01 **
~P02_01:
~   DATA 5,4,15,4,3,
         4,8,1,8,4,
         19,8,1,8,4,
         4,4,0,0,5,
         19,4,0,0,6,
         0,0,24,4,11,
         0,4,4,16,11,
         20,4,4,16,11,
         4,16,6,4,11,
         14,16,6,4,11,
         10,16,0,0,9,
         13,16,0,0,10,
         *
RESTORE ~P02_01 : RETURN: