CPC464
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Using this user guide
Computing has come a long way in a very short space of time; of all the technological advances in the
twentieth century, computing is easily the most startling.
Features of computer hardware and software have advanced far more rapidly than even existing
users are able to follow, and to attempt to show owners of the CPC464 all the available power and
subtlety of its BASIC, operating system and hardware attributes would require several thousands of
pages.
Thus this guide is a concise introduction to the CPC464 and its software. It will be supplemented by
many more specific and detailed instruction courses and publications.
Users familiar with other dialects of BASIC will become familiar with the framework of AMSTRAD
BASIC very quickly - and newcomers will quickly appreciate the direct and unambiguous nature of
the terminology used - it has been specifically devised and written to avoid the idiosyncrasies found
in many non-standard interpretations of BASIC, as well as introducing several fundamental ‘real
time’ features not previously available in a low cost computer.
The user guide is divided into three sections.
The first is the beginners Foundation Course, written specifically to introduce computing concepts
and terminology to the novice. If you have not previously owned or used a personal computer to the
point at which you have written a small program of your own, then we advise that you work through
the Foundation Course.
Those of you with previous experience should enter at Chapter 1. We have reiterated a number of
essential items concerning setting up and familiarisation, but have concentrated on introducing the
specific features of the CPC464 system, and made some assumptions about your familiarity with the
terminology.
Each of the ‘Primer’ chapters has been written to provide a broad guide to the many exciting features
of the CPC464. Some fundamental points are repeated for emphasis - and because many users will
want to dive straight into sound and graphics after the briefest possible introduction to the keyboard
and more methodical aspects of learning BASIC.
AMSTRAD’s ‘Guide to BASIC’ training course is intended to provide a thorough and extensively
illustrated approach to understanding the many facets of your CPC464 and its boundless potential
as a combination of tutor, games console and ‘pure’ computer, and we strongly advise that if you
want to learn in a thorough manner, then you invest in a copy - if you have not already done so!
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