Atari 800 User Manual

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and assign that data to the variables specified in the statement.
IN PUT# uses the followi ng configu ration:
INPUT #channel { ; J variable, ...
The channel must have been previously opened for input . The
variables will accept the data values input.
INPUT# will retrieve data from the input device specified . This
data
will consist of ASCII characters followed by the ASCII end-
of-line character . The EOL character will end input to the
variable specified .
INPUT# will interpret the data being read as either numeric or
string--depending on the type of variables used as parameters.
When a numeric variable is specified , the data being input will
be interpreted as numeric data.
The data read via
INPUT# will be assigned to the numeric
variable indicated until a comma or an EOL character is
encountered. Numeric values can be ended either with the EOL
character or comma . Commas can not be used to end string
values, as they are regarded as part of the string.
If no data is available to be read into the numeric variable, or if
the data is invalid, an error will result.
When a string variable is specified, the data being input will be
interpreted as string data. If no characters are read, the string
variable will be assigned the null value. If more characters are
read than
allowed for in the string variable's DIM statement, the
INPUT# statement will disregard the excess characters. The EOL
character will end the string input.
The INPUT# statement transfers data from the diskette in 125
character blocks. A single block might contain values which will
be assigned to several variables. The variables specified in the
INPUT# statement will be assigned the values in the disk buffer in
a sequential manner.

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