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Chapler
5:
Softwore
Computer
languages
With Applesoft built into your computer and a copy
of
A Touch
of
Applesoft
BASlCto
get you going,
BASIC
represents a
good
staning
point for learning to program. And
it
may be all you
ever
need. If
you develop an interest in another language, rest assured that you
can
find numerous popular languages
(and
a number
of
obscure
ones)
implemented for the Apple
II
computers. For example:
Pascal: Invented
as
a language to teach programming, Pascal has
become
popular for
its
clean structure
and
readable instructions.
Logo: Although created to teach children problem-solving
techniques,
adults enjoy
il
too. Great graphics.
PILOT: A language with which
teachcrs can write their own
courseware.
Fortran:
An
engineering and scientific language.
COBOL: Principally a language for writing business systcms.
C:
A popular language with professional programmers.
FORTH: Another language enjoyed by professionals.
Modula·2:
A new language
seen
as an improvemCnt
10
Pascal.
USP: The premier language
of
the artificial intelligence
community.
Assembly
language:
The microprocessor's
own
instruction
set-used
for maximum execulion
speed
and greatcr access to the
computer
itself.
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