COMMANDS:
MOST COMMANDS MUST BE FOLLOWED BY A SPACE
*** DIRECT COMMANDS ARE TYPED WITHOUT LINE NUMBERS AND FOCAL
EXECUTES THEM AS SOON AS THE RETURN BUTTON IS HIT --- FOR EXAMPLE:
*TYPE 3+4 (CAUSES FOCAL TO TYPE A 7)
(OR SEVERAL COMMANDS MAY BE GIVEN IN SEQUENCE:)
*SET X=3
*SET Y=2
*TYPE 3+X+Y,!
8.0000
*
*** INDIRECT COMMANDS ARE USED FOR LONGER PROGRAMS. THEY ARE
TYPED FOLLOWING LINE NUMBERS AND MAY BE EXECUTED BY A DIRECT 'GO':
*2.1 SET X=3
*2.2 SET Y=2
*2.3 TYPE 3+X+Y,!
*GO
8.0000
*
EXAMPLES OF EACH ARE GIVEN FOLLOWED BY THE GENERAL FORM IN WHICH:
<REQUIRED TERMS> ARE ENCLOSED IN ANGLE BRACKETS.
[OPTIONAL TERMS] ARE ENCLOSED IN SQUARE BRACKETS.
(COMMENTS) ARE ENCLOSED IN PARENTHESES.
A, B, C, X, Y, AND Z ARE VARIABLES.
L1, L2 AND L3 ARE LINE NUMBERS.
G1 STANDS FOR A GROUP OR LINE NUMBER
IN MOST CASES, GROUP AND LINE NUMBERS MAY BE REPLACED BY VARIABLES.
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