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BASIC Programming
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List of Pages
Introduction
Normative BASIC
Minimal BASIC (ANS X3.60-1978, ECMA Standard 55)
Full BASIC (ANS X3.113-1987, ECMA Standard 116)
Derivative BASIC
Basics of BASIC
Your First Program
PRINT, CLS, and END
Variables and Data Types
User Input
Documentation
Control Structures
IF...THEN...ELSEIF...ELSE
WHILE...WEND
FOR...NEXT
DO...LOOP
GOTO
Intermediate BASIC
/Random Number Generation/
/Subroutines and Functions/
Advanced BASIC
External Libraries
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External links
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