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Thank you for purchasing this fine Philco P-100 computer, brought to you by the manufacturers of fine Ford vehicle radios. Please make sure you secure the warranty card snugly in the empty box so that it doesn't blow away when the garbageman comes to get it. Now sit down, relax, have a cup of coffee, and let's start!


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PHILCO MANUAL

Publisher     Harland C. Carburetor
Editor in Chief     Fred Wimpenstein
Senior Editor     Oswald Patkirkrick
Managing Editor     Hiney Sanders
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1987, 1993 PHILCO WORLD, Inc.

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Editors and Readers

Do you have a question or a problem? Have you discovered something that could help other Philco users? We want to hear from you. Write to PHILCO FEEDBACK, P.O. Box 5406, Oslo, Norway. We regret that due to the small volume of mail received, we have to beg that you please send something in.

Loading that program

I purchased a disk drive for my Philco Advanced 5K less than a month ago. Unfortunately, I don't know where to plug it in. Can you help me? - G. Smith

You'd better throw away that disk drive. Philco computers are incapable of handling data transfer rates that you see with disk drives, and cassette tape data units can be unreliable at that. Your best bet is to type in the program each time you turn on the computer.

The Screen Device

While browsing through the Philco 8K Personal Computer manual, I read that the screen is a device, same as the cassette. Does that mean I can save information to the screen? - R. G. Liddy

That's correct. That's actually a phenomenon called LUNASAVE. The data is saved to the television set, which radiates some of the energy through the TV antenna to the moon, or Mars. You can then turn off the computer and turn it back on, and the data is reflected back and is stored again in memory.


TRY TYPING THIS PROGRAM

First sit down, relax, and have another cup of coffee. Then try typing in this program and see what happens!

   1 PRINT"COMPUTER"<return>
   2 GOTO1<return>
   RUN<return>

To stop the program, unplug and then replug your computer from the outlet.

EXPERIMENT A LITTLE

You made it! Your Philco is aglow with color and ready for you to tell it what to do. The white, blinking asterisk, called the cursor, is a signal from the Philco that it is waiting for you.

   **** PHILCO BASIC 1.0 ****
   512 BYTES FREE
   READY.
   *

Now relax, and have another cup of coffee, and let's start on the BASIC language.

PHILCO BASIC

This manual has given you an introduction to the BASIC language, just enough for you to get a feel for computer programming and some of the vocabulary involved. This appendix gives a complete list of the rules (SYNTAX) of the 100's BASIC language. You are encouraged to experiment with these commands, remembering that you may do permanent damage to the computer by typing in erroneous programs, and the best way to learn computing is through our book:

        Basic Explained ($160.00) 50 pp. + S & H
             Send a check or money order for $164.00 to:
             PHILCOmputing
             P.O. Box 195832 Dept. EKÀ��À2
             Clinton, Iowa 55923


LIST

The list command allows you to look only at the first line of a BASIC program that has been typed into the computer. If you wish to look at the second line, simply delete the first line, LIST, and retype the first line.

LOAD

This is the command to use when you wish to load a program from tape or disk. Unfortunately, there is no interface for disk or tape, so ignore this command.

NEW

When you use this command, your BASIC program will be erased. First, the computer will ask you 'Are you sure?'. Enter YES or NO. If you answer YES, the computer will prompt you to disconnect the power cord and then replug it.

RUN

This useful function executes the program currently stored in memory.

SAVE

This is the command to use when you wish to save a program to tape or disk. Unfortunately, there is no interface for disk or tape, so ignore this command.

VERIFY

If you enter this command, it tells you if the computer is still on.


STATEMENTS

CLR

If the forecaster predicts sunny weather, type CLR. The computer may have a use for your appreciated statement.

CMD

Used with the IEEE-488, this command will let you flush a nearby toilet via the keyboard.

DATA

This statement is followed by an item to be used by the READ statement. This data may be a word or a number.

END

When the program hits a line with the END statement, the program stops RUNning as if it ran out of lines. In addition, your keyboard will cease to function permanently.

REM (remark)

This is one of the most powerful features on your PHILCO. It is just a note to whoever is reading a LIST of the program.

STOP

This statement will halt the program without causing much damage to your computer.

SYS

A SYS followed by any number will crash the computer. It is just a command to make our manual look complex.

WAIT

If you have to go to the john or get a snack, type this command to instruct the computer to remain on the desk. This can be very useful in California.

PHILCO PROGRAMS TO TRY

NUMBER INVADERS

1 REM NUMBER INVADERS - BY MARTY SCHERTE
2 PRINT"NUMBER?"
3 INPUTF
4 F=F+100
5 PRINT"OH NO! YOUR NUMBER IS GETTING
   BIGGER! IT'S A ";F
6 GOTO3

WORD PROCESSOR

1 REM WORD PROCESSORÀ��ÀBY STAN PRZOWSKISTEIN
2 INPUT A$
3 GOTO 2

SPREADSHEET

1 REM SPREADSHEET - BY ZACK FROOPSON
2 INPUT A
3 A=A+1
4 PRINTA
5 GOTO2
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