Speech recognition is nowadays handled so brilliantly by on-line supercomputers.  iPhone dictation is much better than Windows 11 (as you'd expect).

I have a regional English accent and iPhone dictation was virtually perfect (without any training for my accent which was astounding).  I even gave it the vernacular 'blimey' and it got it perfectly.  Just amazing.

@eoredson Erik, Library post updated.  But I note that the version number of the code (v64.0a r5.5a) is the same as that of the version which it has replaced.

gentlemen no need to call names, the question I posted is logical and there's a reason, I was perusing the rosetta code and came to this https://rosettacode.org/wiki/Arbitrary-precision_integers_(included)
the question I posted said nothing about operator precedent ambiguity or the need to use parenthesis to eliminate them

@jack Just to clarify, neither I nor Steve was being insulting (by using the word 'idiot').  I used it self-deprecatingly and Steve referred to this humorously.  Your post is relevant and interesting (although until I read it, I didn't know what the title meant).

@SMcNeill As per your command, I haven't looked at anybody else's replies & I tried the code from your initial post.  Things expand gradually.  So you think "why should that happen?".

Then you observe that the expansion is 1 pixel per cycle in x- and y-.  The _PUTIMAGE is (1000,1000)-(0,0).  The (1000,1000) co-ordinates are 1 pixel bigger than the screen.  If you change the _PUTIMAGE to (999,999)-(0,0), the image (flickers a little) and stays where it is.  Just a Steve exercise is noting the _PUTIMAGE co-ordinates are 0 to _NEWIMAGE(upper values minus 1).

QED!  Qwerkey to go to the top of the class!???

After being marked by teacher McNeill, I'll read bplus's replies (doubtless will put mine to shame).

@bplus Fellow Librarian, you always wanted this in the Library.  This is a whimsical output project (although the basis of the project was serious - to demonstrate the power of QB64 in graphics).  I put it into the Graphics Library at this time to show that QB64 is quite definitely for the amateur (as well as quasi-professional): nobody need fear the transition to the new team.  Incidentally, the program is slightly updated: now all the scenes have appropriate audio.

@FellippeHeitor ( @odin )'s initial post here gives Robert's forum ID as @RCcola1987 but, as @bplus says, this ID does not exist at the forum (this is Robert's ID on Discord).  So, we'll need to have Robert's forum ID for contact here as well.  (odin:  you gods really ought to be infallible).

I'm still running my Aspire 1 Netbook (geez, it's slow, but OK for occasional use away from computer room if necessary).

A good point, @jack , but It's still -ve without using PRINT.