IBM 5150 Manual To Operations page 161

Using BASIC
Contents
Introduction
Starting BASIC
For Cassette BASIC
If Your Computer Is Off
If Your Computer Is On
For Disk BASIC . . . . .
For Advanced BASIC . . .
The BASIC Start-up Screen
The BASIC Prompt . . . .
Shifting the Display on the Screen
Returning to DOS . . . . . . . .
Several BASIC Commands . . . .
Some Keys You Will Use With BASIC
Function Keys . . . . . . .
Running a BASIC Program . . . . . .
Running the SAMPLES Program
For Choices A, B, C, H and I
For Choices D, E, F, G, and
J
(and the others too) . . . .
Running the COMM Program . . .
COMM Program Choices . . .
Running a BASIC Program on Another
Diskette . . . . . . . . . . .
With One Diskette Drive . . . .
With Two Diskette Drives . . .
If You've Forgotten the File's Name
Entering Your Own BASIC Program . . . . . .
Storing Your BASIC Program . . . . . . .
Changing Your BASIC Program . . . . . .
Finding Out What the Statements Are
Retyping . . . . . .
The EDIT Command
Adding a Statement . .
Removing a Statement
Summary . . . . . . . . . .
BASIC 3-3
BASIC 3-4
BASIC 3-4
BASIC 3-4
BASIC 3-4
BASIC 3-5
BASIC 3-5
BASIC 3-6
BASIC 3-6
BASIC 3-7
BASIC 3-7
BASIC 3-8
BASIC 3-8
BASIC 3-8
BASIC 3-9
BASIC 3-9
BASIC 3-11
BASIC 3-11
BASIC 3-13
BASIC 3-15
BASIC 3-16
BASIC 3-16
BASIC 3-17
BASIC 3-18
BASIC 3-20
BASIC 3-22
BASIC 3-22
BASIC 3-23
BASIC 3-24
BASIC 3-25
BASIC 3-26
BASIC 3-27
BASIC 3-28
BASIC 3-1