Mattel Aquarius — Mattel Aquarius Home Computer User Manual (NTSC) — Setup & BASIC Guide PDF

&... &,.,; There is also something called a your computer on. There are other ways to clear the screen, but this is the simplest way for now. (Note: This erases the screen AND anything stored in memory.) ~ "warm start". which allows you to use the RST key WITHOUT :)!loU ~ erasi~r the "emory. Simply press CTL -~ (the STOP key) after RST . instead of the RTN key. A "warm start" is important in two situations: ( (llooi,l { ·*""' 0- Type these statements, exactly as you see them here: 1. You pressed the RST key by mistake. (and press I RTN )) 20 PRINT 2 + 4 (and press I RTN !) 10 PRINT "HELLO" .~ Your stored Program and the variables used in that program are still in RAM.

Any variables you had used in Immediate Mode are erased. After a "warm start" enter the AU N command to begin running your program again. from the start. ~ 2. Your computer experienced a "system crash". This means that Aquarius overloaded - it had a "nervous breakdown". If a program is running, it stops. No key on the keyboard works ... except RST. ~ You do not have to type key· words (like PRIND in upper case letters. Aquarius automatically stores keywords in upper case letters. no matter how you type them. You will see this when you LIST your program. ~ { ~ ~LV When you press CTL·C (STOP) in· stead of RTN, for a "warm start", you see a Break message, such as:

~ ~ PLAYING WITH PROGRAMMED ALWAYS PRESS I RTN /AT THE END OF EVERY STATEMENT YOU TYPE Remember that 1n· dividual statements m Pro· grammed Mode are NOT ex- ecuted when you press I RTN I. The secret is in the line numbers. They tell Aquarius to store those statements 1n its memory. until you are ready to RUN them as a program. i""' MODE ~ ·4eil Let's start with a clear slate. Press the I RST I key, then lhe I RTN I key. This will take you back to the copyright notice that you started with when you turned ~ - iiiJiiil ~