> With BASIC, the key thing to know about most implementations at the time is that there were no functions and no scope aside from the global scope.[2]
Take a look at DEF FN in the Applesoft Basic Manual:
No. Apparently you want me to spell it out; okay. Your comment is entirely unnecessary because what you write is already in the footnote. Why are you including the "[2]" in your quote, indicating that you have seen that there is a footnote, but haven't read it? Or have you read it and are posting it anyway? That's even harder to understand why you would do that.
Also, making suggestive remarks is not very helpful.
> With BASIC, the key thing to know about most implementations at the time is that there were no functions and no scope aside from the global scope.[2]
Take a look at DEF FN in the Applesoft Basic Manual:
https://www.landsnail.com/a2ref.htm
(To be fair, it wasn't used that much, but it was there.)