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Pointers can be difficult to understand. Many modern languages do not work with pointers, while if you know a language like C, C++ or Assembly, you will probably know what they do. Since you will need to use them, a quick introduction in how they work in FreeBasic.
The computer uses a set of registers, and memory. Memory is divided into bytes, each byte has its own location number. Big numbers, strings, types and arrays use up multiple bytes. These bytes are stored next to each other. A Long will hold
Pointers hold these location numbers. For bytes, they hold the exact address, for larger objects, it will hold the address of the lowest address (you can determine the other addresses as they will immediately follow the first)
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