Microsoft Basicmac1984guide

MICROSOFT Interpreter Microsoft® BASIC Interpreter for Apple® Macintosh tm Microsoft Corporation Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Microsoft Coporation. The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement or nondisclosure agreement. The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the agreement. It is against the law to copy Microsoft BASIC on cassette tape, disk, or any other medi­ um for any purpose other than the purchaser’s personal use. © Microsoft Corporation 1984 If you have comments about this manual or software, complete the Software Problem Report at the back of this manual and return it to Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft and the Microsoft logo are registered trademarks, and MS is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Apple is a registered trademark, and Macintosh, MacPaint, and MacDraw are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Document number: 8108S-200-01 Contents 1 Introduction Special Language Features 2 Learning More About BASIC and the Macintosh 5 2 Getting Started Practice Session With Microsoft BASIC 8 3 Using The Microsoft Choosing Between the Two The Microsoft BASIC Screen 26 BASIC Interpreter Versions of Microsoft BASIC 23 The Command Window 26 Starting and Quitting Microsoft The Output Window 27 BASIC 24 The List Window 27 Loading and Saving Programs 25 The Menu Bar 28 Operating Modes 25 4 Editing and Editing Programs 33 ■ Debugging List Window Hints Debugging Programs 33 37 Your Programs I 5 Working With Files File Naming Conventions 39 Data Files — Sequential and Random and Devices Generalized Device I/O 41 Access I/O 45 Handling Files 43 Transferring Data Between BASIC Program File Commands 43 and Other Programs 55 6 Advanced Topics Subprograms 59 Memory Management Event Trapping 66 7 BASIC Reference Character Set 75 Expressions and Oper…