Sure -- that's why the Sinclair-based systems had the keywords printed on the keys. Those of us who use alternate keyboards either have screen-printed keys, a chart glued to the keyboard, or, after 20 years of squeezing the last living cpu stroke out of these things, have simply learned them. To me, it's still easier than typing the whole keyword. An additional benefit is that it made the built-in syntax-checker possible. You simply *can't* enter a syntactically incorrect line of BASIC into a program using a ZX81. Of course, serious ZX81 programmers use very little BASIC, same as with any other machine. I'm NOT a proponent of BASIC on *any* platform, but ZX81 BASIC sure did get a lot of kids interested in computers. Ever wonder why the UK leads the world in game programming? Answer: ZX81 and the Spectrum. These machines taught kids to make the most of the hardware. The kids I know today think they're hot tuna because they can "build web pages." They've never heard of machine code and haven't a clue what an assembler or compiler is. 20 years ago, the inquisitive kids said "BASIC sucks, what's the next level?" Know what I mean? Glen 0/0