MC-10 Operation and Language Reference Manual Table of Contents






Contents


Part I/Operation


1/Meet the MC-10!
Keyboard (Top View)
Power Switch (Side View)
Channel Selector (Bottom View)
Connection Panel (Rear View)

2/Setting Up the MC-10
Connection to a TV
Connection to a Cassette Recorder
Connection to a Printer
Connection to a Power Source

3/Operating the MC-10
Turning the Power On
Pressing the RESET Button
Turning the Power Off

4/Using the MC-10
The MEM Function
The MC-10 Keyboard
The [SHIFT] Key
The [CONTROL] Key
The MC-10 and a TV
The MC-10 and a Cassette Recorder
Volume Control
Saving a Program on Tape (CSAVE)
Loading a Program from Tape (CLOAD and SKIPF)
The MC-10 and a Printer
Printers You Can Use with the MC-10
Listing a Program (LLIST)
Printing Data (LPRINT)

Part II/Learning and Using Micro Color BASIC


5/Getting Started
The OK Prompt
The [ENTER] Key
Strings vs. Numbers
The MC-10 as a Calculator
Error Messages

6/Re-Usable Instructions (Programs)
Immediate vs. Program Mode
Line Numbers
NEW
Writing Your First Program
RUN
LIST
LLIST

7/Data Output to the TV and Printer
PRINT
PRINT@
PRINT TAB
LPRINT

8/Variables and Constants
Numeric Variables
String Variables
LET

9/Stop, Look, and Listen
END
STOP
The [BREAK] Key
CONT
CLS
SOUND
REM

10/Interactive Programming and the MC-10
INPUT
GOTO
ON...GOTO
GOSUB/RETURN
ON..GOSUB/RETURN

11/Operators and Controlled Looping
IF/THEN
AND/OR/NOT
FOR/TO/NEXT...STEP

12/Reading Data
DATA
READ
RESTORE

13/Arrays
DIM
CSAVE*
CLOAD*
RND

14/String Functions
INKEY$
ASC
CHR$
STR$
LEN
LEFT$
MID$
RIGHT$
CLEAR

15/Graphics
SET
RESET
POINT

16/Math, Trig, and Other Functions
^
SQR
ABS
SGN
INT
SIN
COS
TAN
LOG
VAL
EXP

Part III/Appendix


Appendix A/Sample Programs

Appendix B/Error Messages

Appendix C/Codes

Appendix D/Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Appendix E/Specifications

Appendix F/Microcolor BASIC Language Reference Summary






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