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Re: Acorn Basic Reference Manual?

Date 2011-12-18 07:21 +0000
From Matthew Phillips <spam2011m@yahoo.co.uk>
Newsgroups comp.sys.acorn.programmer
Subject Re: Acorn Basic Reference Manual?
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 on 17 Dec 2011 Robert Heaton  wrote:

> I've been reading the book "Starting Basic" by Ray Favre.
> The book makes several references to the "Acorn Basic reference manual" 
> is this book still available anywhere?

This is available electronically on the PRM CDs from RISC OS Ltd.  For hard
copies, be aware there were at least two different editions.  I have a 1988
editionentitled BBC Basic Guide.  The irritating feature about this is that
the main keyword reference section is divided into chunks for different
purposes, such as "program statements", "variables", etc.  This means it's
less than convenient for a quick lookup of a keyword when you already know
what you are looking for.

The version on the PRM CD seems to be from 1992 and covers up to BASIC V and
VI version 1.05.  It has the keywords in alphabetic order.

-- 
Matthew Phillips
Durham

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Acorn Basic Reference Manual? Robert Heaton <rob@robheaton.co.uk> - 2011-12-17 22:19 +0000
  Re: Acorn Basic Reference Manual? Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-12-18 08:19 +0100
  Re: Acorn Basic Reference Manual? Matthew Phillips <spam2011m@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-12-18 07:21 +0000
    Re: Acorn Basic Reference Manual? Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> - 2011-12-18 12:28 +0000
      Re: Acorn Basic Reference Manual? Robert Heaton <rob@robheaton.co.uk> - 2011-12-18 12:52 +0000
        Re: Acorn Basic Reference Manual? Alan Wrigley <spamhater@keepyourfilthyspamtoyourself.co.uk> - 2011-12-18 13:00 +0000
          Re: Acorn Basic Reference Manual? Robert Heaton <rob@robheaton.co.uk> - 2011-12-18 13:08 +0000
  Re: Acorn Basic Reference Manual? Steve Drain <steve@kappa.me.uk> - 2011-12-19 11:39 +0000
    Re: Acorn Basic Reference Manual? Robert Heaton <rob@robheaton.co.uk> - 2011-12-19 14:42 +0000

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