AMSTRAD CPC464 User Manual

PERSONAL
COMPUTER
Using this user guide
Computing has come a long way in a very short space of time; Of all the
technological advances in the twentieth century, computing is easily the most
startling.
Features of computer hardware and software have advanced far more rapidly than
even existing users are able to follow, and to attempt to show owners of the CPC464
all the available power and subtlety of its BASIC, operating system and hardware
attributes wou_d require several thousands of pages.
Thus this guide is a concise introduction to the CPC464 and its software. It will be
supplemented by many more specific and detailed instruction courses and
publications.
Users familiar with other dialects of BASIC will become familiar with the
framework of AMSTRAD BASIC very quickly - and newcomers will quickly
appreciate the direct and unambiguous nature of the terminology used
specifically devised and written to avoid the idiosyncracies found in many
non-standard interpretations of BASIC, as well as introducing several
fundamental 'real time' features not previously available in a low cost computer,
The user guide is divided into three sections.
The first is the beginners Foundation Course, written specifically to introduce
computing concepts and terminology to the novice. If you have not previously owned
or used a personal computer to the point at which you have written a small program
of your own, then we advise that you work through the Foundation Course.
Those of you with previous experience should enter at Chapter
reiterated a number of essential items concerning setting up and familiarisation,
but have concentrated on introducing the specific features of the CPC464 system,
and made some assumptions about your familiarity with the terminology.
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