Tandy 1000 Basic Reference Manual

Chapter 10 I BASIC Keywords
Sample Programs
This program shows how you can use INPUT$ to have an opera-
tor input a password for accessing a protected file. By using IN-
PUT$, you can type in the password without anyone seeing it
on
the video display. To see the full file specification, run the pro-
gram. When the BASIC prompt returns, type PRINT
F$.
110 LINE INPUT "TYPE IN THE FILENAME.EXT"; F$
120 PRINT "TYPE IN THE PASSWORD -- MUST TYPE 8
CHARACTERS : " ;
130 P$ = INPUT$<8)
140 F$ = F$ + 'I." + P$
150 PRINT "YOUR FILENAME IS"; FS
In the program below, Line 100 opens a sequential input disk
file (which we assume has been previously created). Line
200 re-
trieves
a string of 70 characters from the file and stores them in
T$. Line
300 closes the file.
100 OPEN "I", 2, "test.dat"
200 T$ = INPUT$<70,2)
300 CLOSE
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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