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+# BlitzNext - An attempt at modernizing the BlitzBasic language.
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+BlitzNext is an attempt at modernizing the BlitzBasic language a bit, so that it works on current generation PCs again.
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 Blitz3D open source release!
 
 Workspace and project files are in MSVC 6.0 format.