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BADSIGNS (↑ Object Code)
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  Directive:    BADSIGNS
 
  Function:     Allows arithmetic with COMP-3 items with illegal sign
                nibbles (such as those produced by a redefinition of the
                item) to produce the desired code.
 
  Syntax:
 
     ─┬───┬─┬────┬──BADSIGNS──────────────────
        └─/─┘ └─NO─┘
 
  Parameters:   None
 
  Default:      NOBADSIGNS
 
  Phase:        Generate
 
  $SET:         Initial
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