~ I ::Mil Dear User: ~ That's you, the proud, new owner of an AQUARIUS home com- ~ f., puter. Congratulations on a purchase that may prove to be the most valuable tool you ever buy. Because AQUARIUS is one of the most versatile tools you can buy. Once you learn how to com- municate with it, you can use AQUARIUS to expand and enrich many areas of your life: business, play, home management. education ... and you can play great games with it as well! G.w ~ (.,., 1...; '- (.., If there are children in your home, you may have to schedule in time on your computer. Experience has shown that children take to computers like bears take to honey. Don't worry.
Aquarius is sturdy enough to take on child programmers, as well as their adult counterparts. ""'"" ~ I If the AQUARIUS computer is your first computer, you're in for a pleasant surprise. YOU DON'T NEED A MATH DEGREE to pro- ~ gram a computer. The AQUARIUS computer is easy to use. In a short time you can be off and running, writing your own com- illiiiJ puter programs in the BASIC language. A few hours will ac- quaint you with the essential commands you need. And it's FUN. What a feeling of satisfaction comes with running your first successful program. It's enough to make an old programmer enVious!
\liW ~ (:.., So relax, follow the easy hook-up instructions, then prop this book beside your computer and let it guide you through a fasci- nating new world. When you see examples or experiments, type them in and run them to see how they work. I ::. ( - \liid la..t I ~