====== WAIT ======
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Halts program execution until a certain value is either obtained from an input hardware port or written to a memory address

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**Implemented by:** [[:basics:ANSI:ansifull]], [[:basics:decbasic:]], [[:basics:Altair:altair8K]], [[:basics:Applesoft:]], [[:basics:CBM:]], [[:basics:msatari:]], [[:basics:GWBASIC:]], [[:basics:msqb:QBasic]], [[:basics:VBDOS:]], [[:basics:FreeBASIC:]]

**With variations:** [[:basics:Atom:]] (sleep for 1/60s), [[:basics:MSX:]] (port value watchdog), [[:basics:bwbasic:bw32]], [[:basics:Gambas:]], [[:basics:ugBASIC:]] (with a 'sleep' sense; also used with FIRE, KEY, KEY OR FIRE, PARALLEL, UNTIL, VBL and WHILE), [[:basics:minibasicjs:]]

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===== Usage =====
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==== Variations ====

In [[:basics:applesoft|Applesoft BASIC]], WAIT causes program execution to halt until the bit pattern on a certain memory address matches a certain bit-pattern given as a literal or resulted from an expression, as in ''WAIT address, value''. 

===== Examples =====
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  10 PRINT "HELLO"
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