Radio Shack TRS-80 User Manual page 64

Hint: Since
form
#1
uses
automatic zone formatting and
is
not adjustable, the
other forms
have to
be
keyed
to
it.
Whether you follow
TAB(##)
with a
semicolon or
comma
makes no difference. In either
case,
the
Computer
will start
printing
##
spaces to the right
of the
left
margin.
However,
it
is
important
to
remember
that
whenever numbers or
number
variables are
printed out,
the
Computer
inserts
one space
to
the
left
of the
number
to allow for the
—
or +
sign.
Type
and
RUN
the following:
10 A
=
3
20
B
=
5
30
C = A
+ B
40
PRINT
TAB( 10)
;
"A"
;TAB<20>j
"B"
;TAB(30)
;
M
C"
50
PRINT TAB(
10)
iA)TAB(20)
t
B
;TAB(30)
;C
It
should appear:
A
B
Note
that
the
numbers
are
indented
one space
beyond
the
TAB(#). Keep
it in
mind when
lining
up
(or indenting)
headings
and
answers.
Change
line
20 to read
20
B
=
-5
. . .
and
RUN.
See
why
the indenting
is
necessary?
The Long Lines Division
Have you
ever
wondered what would happen
if
you wanted
to
PRINT
a great
number
of
headings or answers
on
the
same
line
-
but
didn't
have
enough
room
on
the
program
line
to get in
all
the
TAB
statements?
You have? Really? You're
in
luck because
it's
easy.
Type
and
RUN
the following
program:
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