VTech PreComputer 2000 Manual page 19

GETTING STARTED
The activity lets you type in your own programs and run them. Follow these simple
steps: -
1) Turn on the PRECOMPUTER 2000
2) Press the BASIC key
There are two modes available; Command and Run .
Type In this program:
10 PRINT "HI THERE" press the ENTER key
This is the usual way to write a program. Type in the program lines and remember
to press the ENTER key. Each line starts with a number and is followed by a
statement. The PRECOMPUTER 2000 stores the line with the other lines into
memory. Later you execute the program by typing the command, RUN . Don't
forget to press the ENTER key after typing RUN. The program that you have
typed into memory will begin. The results appearing on the LCD display will be
the message: HI THERE.
There is a short cut.
Enter the following (no line number In front):
I
PRINT "HI THERE"
This time PRINT was used as a command and the results appeared immediately
on the display after ENTER key is pressed. The computer executes the command
right away, without waiting for you to type RUN. When you do this, the statements
are not saved for future re-use. They are executed immediately and discarded.
This is not recommended for creating programs but highly recommended for use
as a calculator.
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