Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

psf @psf@oldbytes.space

9/28/2025, 3:02:46 AM

Public

Hacked barebones string support into Palo Alto TinyBasic.

It is now possible to input a string with IN$, then access its characters as $(0), $(1), ...

As in the original language, there is no way to convert a numeric character code back to a character and display it on the screen. (Yet!)

#basic #retrocomputing

ENTER STRING
<user enters HELLO, seen at the bottom of the screen>
STARTS WITH 72 69 76
OK

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