From: Starting Up the Amstrad: Your First BASIC Commands
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The PRINT command is the most basic way to output data in Amstrad BASIC.

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To make the Amstrad CPC do anything visible, you use the PRINT command. You type PRINT followed by words in quotation marks. Press enter, and the computer instantly prints those exact words on the screen below your command. It is the building block of all text-based games and programs. You can also use a question mark as a shortcut. Typing ? 'Hello' works exactly the same way. The computer translates the question mark to PRINT automatically to save you time and memory.

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