SECTION I FILE INTRO.I S U M M I N G U P ******************** Synopsis of subsections covered in INTRO ======================================== 1) FILE INTRO.A - Introductory text-How to use the course. ============ Information on the course and how to use it - Make a back-up disc and write-protect it - Sections of the course - Central BASIC program "TUTOR"- Text file names - All files and BASIC listings in ASCII format for easy access - Experimenting with the BASIC listings - Use of the printer to help with the course. 2) FILE INTRO.B - Description of BASIC format.- Line numbers - ============ - Command lines 3) FILE INTRO.C - Difference between Direct Mode and Program Mode ============ - Subdivision of Direct Mode into Direct Command, - Program Input and Edit modes. 4) FILE INTRO.D - Editing lines of BASIC ============ 5) FILE INTRO.E - An introduction to a few BASIC Keywords, needed ============ - to work through the course. 6) FILE INTRO.F - Using the printer- How to print out program ============ - lines- How to print text files from CP/M 7) FILE INTRO.G - SYNTAX. A brief description of what it is. ============ 8) FILE INTRO.H - The PCW8000 Keyboard. A description of key ============ - functions under MALLARD BASIC. Control codes. 9) FILE INTRO.I - This file ============ 10) FILE INTRO.J - Some light relief - Games to play, written in ============ - BASIC for your immediate pleasure and later - interest 11) KEYWORD INDEX - Shows where in the course a keyword is ============= - discussed The files are shown in the same order as in the Section Menu at the start. In most cases there are also BASIC programs between the files, which may complement the files or may just be put in to add interest. The object of this section is to introduce the course, to show what a BASIC program looks like and to get you used to moving around programs by familiarising yourself with the keyboard and using a limited number of commands. Don't be afraid to try out anything. You can't do any harm, and if you get lost in the program you can always get it back by typing GOTO 2000, then pressing [RETURN] to go to the SECTION MENU. Alternatively type RUN and press [RETURN] to go to the MAIN MENU. In the next section, PRIMER, we start BASIC programming in earnest. End of file INTRO.I MAIN MENU. In the next section, PRIMER, we start BASIC programming in earnest.