Hmm, it appears since then that Staz'n'Co decided to be more backward
compatible, and probably learned a few tricks on the way(Keywords require
space? please!) :-)

>What will change in the next FutureBASIC?
>
>The next version of FB still seems about a million years away, but there
>are some steps that you need to take now in order to insure compatibility
>with future versions of the compiler.
>
>Don't use line numbers. We will not support old style line numbers for
>GOTOs and GOSUBs.
>
>The BCD math package will eventually go away. While this will be
>transparent in almost every facet of your application, file reading and
>writing may cause some heartaches. Try writing floating point numbers as
>ASCII or prepare to build a converter for old files at some time in the
>future.
>
>We will no longer support the Mac Plus. (Good bye, ol'buddy.) We still have
>two of them here and we're reluctant to see them gather dust. But their
>time has come.
>
>Make sure you check the "Keywords require space" option in the Preferences
>dialog. Turning this feature off will not be an option in the future.
>



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