User`s manual

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WHAT IS YOUR LAST NAME? JONES
ENTER AMOUNT PAYABLE? 12345.6
PAY TO THE ORDER OF J. P. JONES
*******$12,345.60 DOLLARS
If you want to use an amount greater than 999,999 without rounding off or
going into scientific notation, then simply add the double precision sign (#)
after the variable P in Lines 60 and 100. You will then be able to use
amounts up to 16 decimal places long.
INPUT
item list
Causes Computer to stop execution until, you enter the specified number of
values via the keyboard. The INPUT statement may specify a list of string or
numeric variables to be input. The items in the list must be separated by
commas.
100 INPUT X$, X1, Z$, Z1
This statement calls for you to input a string-literal, a number, another
string literal, and another number, in that order. When the statement is
encountered, the Computer will display a
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You may then enter the values all at once or one at a time. To enter values all
at once, separate them by commas. (If your string literal includes leading
blanks, colons, or commas, you must enclose the string in quotes.)
For example, when line 100 (above) is RUN and the Computer is waiting for
your input, you could type
JIM,50,JACK,40
([ENTER])
The Computer will assign values as follows:
X$="JIM" X1=50 Z$="JACK" Z1=40
If you
[ENTER]
the values one at a time, the Computer will display a
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… indicating that more data is expected. Continue entering data until all the
variables have been set, at which time the Computer will advance to the next
statement in your program.