Color Computer 3 Extended Basic Tandy - Tandy Corporation - Third - 1986 - Spiral - Tandy Corporation

Color Computer 3 Extended Basic Tandy Spiral

If you don't know a thing about computers, relax this manual is for you. Using it, you "program" your computer with its own language�Extended BASIC. You'll start by:
* Composing music
* Creating light shows
* Playing games
* Painting pictures

If you're eager to get down to business, be patient. Having fun is the fastest way to learn.
So, spend some time with your computer. Type whatever you want. Play with it. Feel at ease You have an amazing tool to command.

. . . And Welcome Back Oldtimers
Welcome back to the Color BASIC family! You might already know the original Color BASIC language. You might also know the expanded Extended Color BASIC language

The language described in this book - Extended Color BASIC Version 2�is a greater expansion of Color BASIC and Extended Color BASIC. Using Extended Color BASIC Version 2, you can:
* Draw pictures with nearly perfect detail, using hundreds and thousanas of screen positions.
* Color pictures with turquoise, indigo, violet, and dozens of other exciting colors.
* Create special effects, such as mixing text with high resolution graphics.
* View text, and program in 32, 40 or 80 columns.


PART 1 / THE BASICS
01. Meet Your Computer
PRINT SOUND CIS PALETTE RGB (SHIFTS)

02. Your Computer Never Forgets
(...unless you turn it off...)
String Variables LET

03. A Simple Program
NEW INPUT GOTO RUN
PRINT, PRINT; LIST

04. A Loop
FOR / NEXT

05. A Loop Within a Loop
Nested FOR / NEXT SHIFT (&

06. Decisions, Decisions
IF / THEN END AND / OR

07. The Screen
PRINT @ WIDTH (SHIFTS LOCATE ATTR

08. Colors
PALETTE

09. Random Chance
RND

10. Reading
DATA ~READ RESTORE INT

11. Help With Arithmetic
GOSUB RETURN REM ON GOSUB ON GOTO
Exponential Notation

12. Help With Words
LEN LEFTS RIGHTS MIDS CLEAR

13. Saving Programs
CLOAD CSAVE SKIPF

14. Editing Programs
EDIT DEL RENUM

15. A Pop Quiz
INKEYS VAL

and much, much More