Radio Shack TRS-80 Trsdos & Disk Basic Reference Manual

General
Information
Notation,
continued
SCREENED
CAPITALS
Represent
input
you supply,
upon
prompt-
ing
from
the
Computer.
This
convention
will
only
be
used
where
necessary
to
distinguish
between
Computer
prompting
and user input.
Example:
HOW
MflNV
FILES? 5
l=MHd;l
The
Computer
asks
the
question,
and
you
answer
it.
lowercase
italics
Represent
words,
letters
or
values
you
supply
from
a set
of
acceptable
values
for
that
situation.
Example:
var
=
exp
A
variable
name
goes
on
the
left,
and
an
expression
goes on
the
right.
[ ]
Brackets
enclose
optional
material.
Example:
CLOSE
[filenum
]
filenum
(the
file
number)
is
optional
after
CLOSE.
The
brackets are
not actually
typed in.
The
triple-period
symbol
inside
brackets
indicates
that
preceding
items
in
the
brackets
may
be
repeated.
Example:
INPUT
["prompting
message";]
var[,var
.
.
.]
The
INPUT
variable-list
may
include
more
than
one
variable.
The
periods
are
not
actually
typed
in.
var([,
....])
Signifies an array. If
no commas
are
placed
inside the
parentheses,
a
one-dimensional
array
is intended;
1
comma indicates
a
two-dimensional
string array; etc.
Examples:
A$(
,
)
indicates
a two-dimensional
string
array.
Bl(
)
indicates
a single-dimensioned
array.
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Radio Shack TRS-80 Specifications

General

Brand	Radio Shack
Model	TRS-80
Category	Desktop
Language	English