TinkerCo 3250 Reference

    Thank you for your purchase of the TinkerCo 3250, even in the face of recent lawsuits. We have a constant commitment to quality computers that we hope comes through in our product. We hope you'll find this computer to be blazing fast and free of any alleged spontaneous combustion.

BASIC on the TinkerCo 3250

    The TinkerCo 3250 has a built in BASIC parser that will be sure to knock your socks off. Enjoy the following commands, all included free of charge:

PRINT

Print out a string or a variable.

Usage:
PRINT "Hello world!"

VAR

Declare a variable.

Usage:
VAR foo = 6

ADD

Add a number to a variable. The variable will store the new value. This can also be used to add two variables together.

Usage:
ADD variable 20

SUB

Subtract a number from a variable. The variable will store the new value. This can also be used to subtract one variable from another.

Usage:
SUB counter 1

READ

Read a number from the input, and store it in a variable.

Usage:
READ variable

IF

If the condition is true, continue. Otherwise, jump to the next ENDIF. The following operators are supported: <, <=, >, >=. ==.

Usage:
IF x < 4
PRINT "less than four!"
ENDIF

GOTO

Jump to a previously defined label.

Usage:
LABEL:
PRINT "infinite loop"
GOTO LABEL

SAVE

Save a variable to long-term storage. Starts out at zero. The possible locations to save to are 0-9 and A-F.

Usage:
VAR number
SAVE 0 number

LOAD

Load a variable from long-term storage. Starts out at zero. The possible locations to load from are 0-9 and A-F.

Usage:
VAR number
LOAD D number

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