Tandy 1000 Basic Reference Manual

Chapter 10 I BASIC Keywords
TIMER
Function
TIMER
Returns the number of seconds since midnight or since the last
system reset.
BASIC always returns a single precision number.
You can use TIMER
as the argument for the RANDOMIZE
statement
to reseed the random number generator. See RAN-
DOMIZE
for more information.
Example
A = TIMER
stores the number returned by TIMER into variable A.
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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