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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II
BASIC MANUAL
1. INTRODUCTION .................................. .. . .. . .. ............. 11-1
1.1 TO START BASIC ........... .... ........ .. ....... . ........ 11-2
1.2 THIS MANUAL ...................................... ... . .. . .. 11- 2
1 .3 VARIABLES .. .. . .... .............. ......... .. .................. .. 11-3
1.4 VARIABLE NAMES ........... . ..... . .............. . ..... 11-4
1.5 ARRAY VARIABLES .................................. 11-5
1.6 EXPRESSIONS AND OPERATORS ..... II-6
1.6.1 ARITHMETICAL
OPERATORS ..... ....................... .... ..... 11-6
1.6.2 LOGICAL OPERA TORS . ....... . .... II -7
1.6.3 RELATIONAL OPERA TORS . .. 11-8
1.6.4 FUNCTIONAL OPERATORS .. 11-9
1.7 STRING OPERATIONS ............................ .. II-9
2. SOME BACKGROUND IN BASIC
PROGRAMMING ................................................... ..... 11-12
2.1 LINE FORMAT .......... ..................................... II- 12
2.2 CONSTANTS ................... .... .. .. .............. ............ II-13
2.3 USING A PRINTER WITH THE
COMPUTER ................. . ............... ..................... 11-14
2.4 SERIAL PRINTER .. . ......... .. . .. . .. ... . ....... .. ....... 11-14
2.5 PARALLEL PRINTER .......... . ...... . ....... .. ..... 11-16
3. BASIC COMMANDS AND STATEMENTS . ... 11-18
3.1 AMPERSAND COMMAND(&) ......... ....... . 11-19
3.2 CALL ... ..................... .. . .. ............ .. ..................... .... . 11-20
3.3 CHR$ ......... .................. .. . ....... .. ............................ .. 11 -21
3.4 CLR .............................. .. .... . ....... .. .......................... 11 -22
3.5 COLOR .................................................... .. .. ......... 11-23
3.6 CONT ....................... .. ............... . ... .. ..... ................. 11-25
3.7 DATA ....... . .. ... ........................ .. ..... .. ....... .. ..... .. ...... 11-26
3.8 DEF FN ................... ........... .. ............................... 11-27
3.9 DEL ............ .. . .. .. ..................................................... 11-28
3.10 DIM ................................. .. ...... .............. .... .. ........... 11-29
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