2 Nov
1998
2 Nov
'98
8:47 a.m.
> Guess what? You don't. The Sinclairs *only*
accepted keywords with the
O.K. How do I enter programs, then, such as
10 CLS
20 PRINT "HELLO";
30 GOTO 20
if I can't enter things such as the "hello"?
Well, you *can* do that (once you enter a quote mark -- I think it's one of
the shortcut keys; it might possibly be produced by the PRINT key but I doubt
it.) Then when you enter the closing quote mark, you get back into shortcut
mode. You just can't enter BASIC keywords the same way you enter text.
BTW, you can tell the current mode by the appearance of the cursor. "K" =
Keyword, for example. I think there are also "U" and "L" for upper-
and lower-
case letters.
Look at the PC (or Mac) emulators out there; the good ones come with a "pop-
up" keyboard reference window and enough directions to get you started.
It's a cute machine but more known for its "oh, is *that* how that works?"
engineering than its elegance. Even when you expand it you still have a cute,
idiosyncratic machine.
-- Derek