Atari 130XE

Table of Contents
PART 1: GETTING STARTED . ..... .... . ..... .
Meeting the ATARI 130XE . . . . . . . . . 2
Hooking It Up . . . . . . . .... . . . . 5
Checking It Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Understanding Your Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Introducing ATARI Graphics .. . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. ... . . . 17
Adding an
International Character Set· ...... . . . . . . . . . . .. . 19
Exploring ATARI BASIC .. .......... ..... . . .. . . 21
Using Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Expanding
Your System . . . . . . . . 25
PART 2: PROGRAMMING WITH ATARI BASIC . . 27
Editing with the
ATARI130XE Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Writing a Simple BASIC Program:
NEW, LIST,
PRINT, RUN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Creating an
Inte (act ive Loop:
GOTO, DIM, INPUT . 41
Using Random Numbers and Mathematical Functions:
RND ,+ , - , * , I . 47
Making Decisions and Solving Problems:
IF-THEN,
FOR-NEXT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Producing Sound and Graphics:
SOUND , SETCOLOR, COLOR .. . . .. . . .. . .
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.. . . ' 65
PART 3: APPENDICES . .
77
A. Sample Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
B. BASIC Reserved Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
C. ATASCII Character Set . .. . ..... . . .. ... ..... . . .. . . . .. 101
D. Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 111
E. Troubleshooting . . ......... . ... . . . .... 115
F.
Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . , .117
G. ATARI130XE Specifications . . .. . .. . . .. 119
H.
Accessing the Fu ll RAM Potential of the 130XE .... . . .... 121
I. Connector Pinout Specifications . . . 123
INDEX .
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