Atari 400 User Manual page 6

CHAPTER 1
WELCOMETO
HOME COMPUTING
Now that you are the proud owner of an Atari
home computer, congra tulate yourself! A home
computer can eliminate a lot of the drudgery
associated with many types of paperwork, such
as writing reports and keeping finances in order.
In addition, your Atari home computer can pro-
vide your entire family with stimulating enter-
tainment. In fact since the computer can per-
form all sorts of different functions, it's very likely
that every member of your family will be drawn
to some aspect of computing .
You will find that it is easy to use your Atari
home computer. A home computer is designed
so that long, difficult instructions and various
secret passwords are completely unnecessary
When you want to use your computer for a spe-
cific purpose, such as typing a letter, balancing
your checkbook, or simply playing a game, all
you have to do is buy the appropriate program
(a set of instructions already created for you)
that will set up your computer for the purpose
you need. Once you are more familiar with your
computer, you may want to create your own
simple programs. For example, you may want to
create a program that will draw pictures, or
graphics, on the screen. This is easy to do once
you know the simple instructions, or commands,
to
use.
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