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• Ch a pte r 7 - Basi c inf o rm a t i o n o n t he optiona l CE-1 2 6P P r i nter / Cassette in te rf ac e.
* C hap t e r 9 - A troubl es h oo t ing guid e to h e l p y ou solve so m e operat ing a nd
p r og ra mming p rob l em s .
* Ch ap ter 10 - The c are and m a in te n a n ce o f you r new COMPUTER.
Detailed Appe ndi x es p r o v ide you wi t h u seful cha rts, c omparisons, and sp e cial
dis cuss i ons co n ce rning t he u se a nd operation of the COMPUTER.
Experienced BASIC programm e rs may go d ire ct from C ha pter 6 t o Ch a p t er 8 to l earn
the sp e cific fe a tur es o f BASIC as imp le me n ted on the COMPUTER . S inc e every
di ale c t of BASI C is s o mewhat dif f erent, read throug h th is m ater i a l a t l e a s t on c e be for e
st a rting s erio u s p r o gramm i ng.
If you ha v e n e ver progr a mmed in BASI C bef o r e , w e s ugg e s t t h at y ou bu y a se pa r a t e
boo k on beg i nning BAS I C p rogramming or attend a BA S IC c l as s, b e fore try in g t o wo r k
t hrough t h ese ch a pt e r s . T h i s manual i s not intend e d to te ac h y o u h ow t o progr a m .
T he rem ai n der of th e manu al c onsis t s of :
This m a nu al i s de sig ned t o in troduce you to t h e capab ilit ies a nd f e atur es o f y o ur
COMPUTER a nd to s e rve as a val uabl e re f eren c e tool. W h ether y ou are a " firs t -tim e
u s e r" or a n " o ld h a nd" w ith c o mpute r s , yo u sho u l d ac qu a in t yo ur self w i th t he
COMPUTER b y read i ng a nd working thro ugh C h ap t e rs 2 t h ro u gh 6 .
* C hap t er 2 de sc r i b es t he p hy s i c a l fe atu r es o f t he COMPUTER .
* C h ap t er 3 d e m o n s tr a t es th e u s e o f the COMPUTER a s a sc i e ntifi c ca l c u l a tor .
• Ch ap t er 4 d e fin es s o me terms a nd concepts which a re e s s en t i a l f or BA S I C program -
ming , a n d te ll s y ou about th e spec ial co n s ide ra ti o n s of t h e s e c o n ce pt s o n th e
COMPUTER .
* Chapt er 5 i nt ro du c es y ou to BASIC pr og r am ming on t he COMPUTER , s ho wing you
h ow to enter , c o rr e ct , an d r un progr am s.
• Chap t er 6 discuss es s ome s h ort cuts th at m ake u s ing your n e w COMPUTER easier
and m o re enjo ya bl e .
Chapter 8 is a referen c e se c t i on coverin g al l t he commands , v erb s , and f un c t i ons of
BASIC that a r e grouped and alphabe tic all y arranged within ea c h gr o up for your
convenien c e.
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