Tandy 1000 Basic Reference Manual

Introduction to BASIC
Terms
The following terms are used in this manual:
buffer
An
area in memory that BASIC uses to create
and access
a disk file. A buffer is represented
by a number in the range
1 to 15. Once you
use a buffer to create a file, you cannot use it
to create
or access any other files; you must
first close the file. You may only access an
open file with the buffer used
to open it.
Information you supply
to specify how a com-
mand is
to operate.
Expressions you supply for a function
to
evaluate.
A command with its parameterb),
or a func-
tion with its argument(s). This shows the for-
mat
to use for entering a keyword in a
program line.
parameters
arguments
syntax
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Tandy 1000 Specifications

General

Processor	Intel 8088
Processor Speed	4.77 MHz
RAM	128 KB (expandable to 640 KB)
Operating System	MS-DOS 2.11
Manufacturer	Tandy Corporation
Release Year	1984
Storage	Single or double 5.25" floppy disk drive (360 KB), optional hard drive
Sound	Tandy 3-voice sound
Ports	Parallel, Serial
Graphics	CGA (Color Graphics Adapter)
Graphics Modes	320x200, 640x200