Atari 400 User Manual page 166

The ASTERISK key is used to tell the computer to
multiply numbers. In everyday writing, we use
the letter
x
to represent multiplication. But a
computer can 't tell whether we want
x
to
represent a letter or multiplication . So the com -
puter uses the asterisk for multiplication instead.
Let's try it. Type
74 * 6
and press the RETURN key. It did it againl
SCREEN 5
Use the SLASH key to tell the computer to per-
form division. Type
736/6
and press the RETURN key for your answer.
SCREEN 6
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