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The other big difference with BBC Basic was that it had functions. The other version of Basic I used only had Subroutines accessed via Gosub.

Not just functions, but procedures too, and local variables. DEF PROC, DEF FN, and LOCAL.

Yeah, I never got that close access to one, unfortunately. I was a Dragon 32 kid, and only because my Dad bought me one cheap when they went bust.

And that is also why Dragon Data owes me about 4,000 UKP (in 1980's money).