Commodore 16 - CHAPTER 6: Graphics and Colour

BASIC
PROGRAMMING
Introduction
At the heart of the computer is programming. If pro
gramming is the heart of the Commodore 16, then
BASIC language is the lifeblood. A language is what
you use to communicate with your computer. The
computer understands the terms (or keywords) that
make up the language, and interprets them as in
structions. Your computer has a version of BASIC
built in called BASIC 3.5. This version contains many
terms not found in other BASICS — over 100 key
words in all. In the following sections on Sound and
Music and Graphics and Color, you'll see some dif
ferent BASIC terms being used in different ways.
Communicating With Your Commodore 16
• There are two different ways to communicate with
your computer:
— immediate (directly)
— in a program (indirectly)
• Direct communication means that you give your
orders directly and the computer carries them out
right away, like this:
PRINT "ANYTHING"
When you press JlEfFUfiN^, this tells the computer
to print what is between the quotes immediately.
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