The 40 column mode should be a welcome change to the non-standard odd graphics mode that was implemented in SmartBASIC. Now you can finally have a basic language with the universal standard # of columns, and therefore, programs from other computers (for instance Applesoft Basic) will run on ADAM's text screen with the same results.\n\nOriginal retail price: $24.95 (M.W. Ruth Co. Catalog, October 1987)