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The extensive CPC user manual features a finely written introduction to BASIC that does not feel as rushed or dumbed-down as in some other manuals of the time. Obviously Amstrad expected many customers would want to program their CPCs themselves, not just use them with off-the-shelf software. There are even some pretty decent BASIC type-in games in appendix 3, such as clones of the arcade classics ''[[wp:Breakout (video game)|Breakout]]'' and ''[[wp:Pong|Pong]]''. |
The extensive CPC user manual features a finely written introduction to BASIC that does not feel as rushed or dumbed-down as in some other manuals of the time. Obviously Amstrad expected many customers would want to program their CPCs themselves, not just use them with off-the-shelf software. There are even some pretty decent BASIC type-in games in appendix 3, such as clones of the arcade classics ''[[wp:Breakout (video game)|Breakout]]'' and ''[[wp:Pong|Pong]]''. |
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==Getting started with Locomotive BASIC== |
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Either use a browser-based CPC emulator (http://www.cpcbox.com/) or download a binary for your platform. A list of emulators is available at http://cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Emulators. JavaCPC (http://sourceforge.net/projects/javacpc/) or WinAPE (http://www.winape.net/) are particularly recommended. |
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In the emulator, type |
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<lang locobasic>10 print "Goodbye, World!" |
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run</lang> |
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to run your first Locomotive BASIC program. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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