Atari 800 Basic Reference Manual

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ERROR CODE MESSAGE
APPENDIX B
ERROR
MESSAGES
Memory insufficient to store the statement or the new variable name or to DIM a
new string variable.
Value Error: A value expected to be a positive integer is negative, a value ex-
pected to be within a specific range is not.
Too Many Variables: A maximum of 128 different variable names is allowed.
(See Variable Name Limit.)
String Length Error: Attempted to store beyond the DIMensioned s tring length.
Out of Data Error: READ statement requires more data items than supplied by
DATA statement(s).
Number greater than 32767: Value is not a positive integer or is greater than
32767.
Input Statement Error: Attempted to INPUT a non-numeric value into a
numeric variable.
Array or String DIM Error: DIM size is greater than 32767 or an arra y/ martix
reference is out of the range of the dimensioned size , or the array / matrix or string
has been already DIMensi oned, or a reference has been made to an undimensioned
array or string.
Argument Stack Overflow: There are too many GOSUBs or too large an expres-
sion.
Floating Point Overflow / Underflow Error: Attempted to divide by zero or
refer to a number larger than 1 x 10
96
or smaller than 1 x 10-
99
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Line Not Found: A GOSUB, GOTO, or THEN referenced a non-existent line
number .
No Matching FOR Statement: A NEXT was encountered without a previous
FOR, or nested FOR/NEXT statements do not match properly. (Error is reported at
the NEXT statement, not at FOR).
Line Too Long Error: The statement is too complex or too long for BASIC to
handle.
GOSUB or FOR Line Deleted: A NEXT or RETURN statement was encounte r ed
and the corresponding FOR or GOSUB has been deleted since the last RUN.
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Atari 800 Specifications

General

Processor	MOS Technology 6502
Processor Speed	1.79 MHz
ROM	10 KB
Graphics	ANTIC and GTIA chips
Release Year	1979
Display Resolution	up to 320 x 192
Colors	128 colors
Sound	4 channels
Storage	Cartridge, cassette, floppy disk
Ports	Cartridge, serial, monitor
Operating System	Atari OS