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CHAPTER 12
2. Programming
• This instruction manual contains no explanations of necessary knowledge and
concepts required for programming.
• Program input methods, commands and rules are explained assuming that the
programmer has a certain degree of programming experience (BASIC, FORTRAN,
etc.).
• The concepts of the programming language used by this calculator are basically the
same as those of many other programming languages.
• The following commands are the minimum required for use in computer and
calculator programs.
• Input
• Various branches
• Loop
• Calculation
• Output
• This calculator is equipped with the commands necessary for inputting these basic
elements into programs.
• Please refer to “Programming Commands” below for the available commands.
• Programming is also possible without using these commands.
3. Program Input and Edit
One becomes accustomed to inputting programs through actual practice. The following
are descriptions of functions that are convenient for programming.
• Press
Ï
,
,
B
, and the program Number to enter the program edit mode.
• To add an additional line to a program, first input
Ï
to enter the insert mode
to prevent overwriting the program by mistake.
• Letters can be entered into a program by using
Å
before each character. To
input letters into a program continuously, input
Ï
. After that, it is no
longer necessary to input
Å
before each character. Press
Å
to release
continuous input status.
• Uppercase characters are input in the alpha mode. (Lowercase character input is not
possible with the EL-9650.)
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