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This repository aims to record BASICODE programs extracted directly as they were stored on their original media. Where there are errors due to deterioration of the media or inaccurate copies, I have tried to correct these, using the checksum as a guide.

The programs were however written and reviewed by hand and with access to only a limited subset of machines. Unavoidably, there are errors in the original programs, meaning that some of them will not run as-is on some target platforms and some may not run at all. Those in the BASICODE community at the time knew this, and expected to make adjustments to the code they received.

In that spirit, I will also not "fix" programs in this repository for errors if there appear not to have been transmission errors. This is an imperfect science. It is quite possible for transmission errors to occur without breaking the singe-byte checksum, so in some cases hypotheses will have to be made and tested.

Known errors are recorded at https://github.com/robhagemans/basicode/wiki/Errata-to-original-BASICODE-programs