From a3ed2c801af2842a53eee6e800cf0364c539cea7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: deadvey <deadvey@localhost.localdomain>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2026 15:37:18 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] BASIC DEVELOPMENT

---
 docs/BASIC_DEVELOPMENT.md | 19 +++++--------------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/BASIC_DEVELOPMENT.md b/docs/BASIC_DEVELOPMENT.md
index d44038d..8e0e4bf 100644
--- a/docs/BASIC_DEVELOPMENT.md
+++ b/docs/BASIC_DEVELOPMENT.md
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ If a MikeOS BASIC program is run from the command line, and one or more paramete
 
 Here's a small example program demonstrating a FizzBuzz program.
 
-rem *** MikeOS BASIC example program ***
-
 ```
 # A cool fizzbuzz program
 PRINT "FizzBuzz!"
@@ -152,13 +150,13 @@ print "Hello world"
 move 0 0
 curschar x
 
-rem *** The next command will print 'H' ***
+# The next command will print 'H'
 print chr x
 
 move 1 0
 curschar x
 
-rem *** The next command will print 'e' ***
+# The next command will print 'e'
 print chr x
 ```
 
@@ -174,7 +172,7 @@ curscol x
 
 Get the position of the cursor. Example:
 ```
-rem *** First is column, then row ***
+# First is column, then row
 curspos a b
 ```
 
@@ -190,7 +188,7 @@ delete "myfile.txt"
 Perform a loop until a condition is met (UNTIL or WHILE). You can also set up an infinite loop with LOOP ENDLESS at the end. Example:
 ```
 do
-  rem *** Code goes here ***
+  # Code goes here
 loop until x = 10
 ```
 
@@ -429,7 +427,7 @@ In the first print command, the output is 109. In the second, the output is the
 
 Generate a random integer number between two values (inclusive) and store it in a variable. Example:
 ```
-rem *** Make X a random number between 50 and 2000 ***
+Make X a random number between 50 and 2000
 
 rand x 50 2000
 ```
@@ -455,13 +453,6 @@ mydata:
 190 87 195 232 173 60 195 89 111 33 13 10 0
 ```
 
-## REM
-
-A remark -- ie a comment that the BASIC interpreter ignores. Example:
-```
-rem *** This routine calculates the cuteness of kittens ***
-```
-
 ## RENAME
 
 Renames one file to another. Literal strings and string variables are allowed. Afterwards, R contains 0 if the operation was a success, 1 if the file was not found, 2 if the write operation failed, or 3 if the target file already exists. Example: