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Easy Programming with the TI-99/4A

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  1. Richard Guenette
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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Microcomputers in Brief

    • Richard Guenette, James Vogel
    Pages 1-4

  3. Cassette Deck Notes

    • Richard Guenette, James Vogel
    Pages 5-7

  4. Keyboard Guide

    • Richard Guenette, James Vogel
    Pages 8-14

  5. Introducing TI BASIC

    • Richard Guenette, James Vogel
    Pages 15-25

  6. Tools for Building Programs

    • Richard Guenette, James Vogel
    Pages 26-36

  7. Working with Numbers

    • Richard Guenette, James Vogel
    Pages 37-39

  8. Variables

    • Richard Guenette, James Vogel
    Pages 40-44

  9. Using PRINT

    • Richard Guenette, James Vogel
    Pages 45-51

  10. Branching Statements

    • Richard Guenette, James Vogel
    Pages 52-61

  11. Data Anyone?

    • Richard Guenette, James Vogel
    Pages 62-76

  12. The FOR-NEXT Loop

    • Richard Guenette, James Vogel
    Pages 77-84

  13. Debugging Programs

    • Richard Guenette, James Vogel
    Pages 85-89

  14. Numeric Functions

    • Richard Guenette, James Vogel
    Pages 90-97

  15. Computer Sound and Music

    • Richard Guenette, James Vogel
    Pages 98-109

  16. BASIC Graphics

    • Richard Guenette, James Vogel
    Pages 110-125

  17. Interacting with Your Computer: Keyboard and Joystick

    • Richard Guenette, James Vogel
    Pages 126-135

  18. Arrays

    • Richard Guenette, James Vogel
    Pages 136-146

  19. String Functions

    • Richard Guenette, James Vogel
    Pages 147-155

  20. More Graphics

    • Richard Guenette, James Vogel
    Pages 156-166
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About this book

Welcome to the world of computer programming. Your Texas Instruments TI-99/4A is a real 16-bit microcomputer, complete with sound and color graphics. Making these features do what you want may seem impossible at fIrst, but don't worry; there's nothing mysterious about computer programming. Learning to program computers simply means learning a new language-in this case, TI BASIC (for Beginner's All­ purpose Symbolic Instruction Code), a version of the most popular language used on today's microcomputers. This book will teach you, step by step, how to tell your machine what you wish it to do-in other words, how to program it. But that's not all. You'll also find chapters on general microcomputer principles, cassette deck use, the TI-99/4A as a terminal for much larger systems, options for expansion, and a list of resources for getting the most out of your home computer. With the 99/4A you have access to a large library of programs, or software, already written by someone else. Without knowing anything about programming, you can use this software to play games, learn math, or store addresses. But at some point you'll want to make your personal computer really personal. You might want to create your own video game or compose a tune. And that's when you'll want to learn programming.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Easy Programming with the TI-99/4A

  • Authors: Richard Guenette, James Vogel

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9813-8

  • Publisher: Birkhäuser Boston, MA

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Birkhäuser Boston, Inc. 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4615-9815-2Published: 17 February 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-9813-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 188

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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