Commodore 64C - Hands-On Program Execution

trying out your new commodore 64C
Here's a simple program to show you that you can get your 64C to do things with
out
knowing all about programming or BASIC or machine language.
First, hold down the SHIFT key and press the CLR HOME key. This "clears" (that
is, erases) the screen. Then type the following lines exactly as they appear. Press the
RETURN key after each line.
The numbers at the beginning of each line tell the computer that you are entering a
program. Pressing the RETURN key after you type each line tells the computer to
"save" that line (that is, to keep the line in the computer's memory).
After you have finished typing line 30 and have pressed RETURN for that line, use
the
SHIFT and CLR HOME keys to clear the screen again. Then type RUN and
press RETURN, and follow the computer's instructions. If you get any kind of error
message on the screen, you have probably made a typing mistake. Just clear the
screen (use SHIFT/CLR HOME) and start again.
There are many prepackaged software programs that you can use with not much
more experience than it takes to use this little sample program. Once you "load"
such a program ("loading" means putting the program in the computer's memory),
the program instructs or 'prompts" you about what to do. The section in this
booklet called using software tells you how to "load" and "run" prepackaged
software programs.
If you are interested in learning how to create and run your own programs using
the 64C and the BASIC programming language, see the COMMODORE 64C SYS
TEM GUIDE—Learning to Program in Basic 2.0—the other book that comes packed
with the 64C computer.
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