1 Introduction Equipment required Before you start using your computer check that you have received the following in addition to this User Guide: – A BBC Microcomputer. – A guarantee registration card. – An aerial lead about two metres long which connects the computer to your television. – The Welcome Package – containing a cassette and an introductory booklet. If you are short of any of these items then write immediately to your supplier quoting the number given to you when you placed your order. The number also appears on the dispatch label. You will also require a lead to connect your computer to an ordinary cassette tape recorder.
If you ordered the appropriate lead when you placed your order, check that it has arrived. If you didn’t, take your cassette recorder, the computer and this book to a dealer and ask if he can supply a lead or make one up for you. In many cases a standard audio lead will be suitable. The most common, useful type is a 5-pin DIN to 5-pin DIN (see below). Alternatively, order the appropriate lead from the supplier of your BBC Microcomputer. Unfortunately, as there are a large number of different kinds of connections, it has not been possible to supply a lead to fit every machine.
Text conventions used in this manual You will notice that the style of printing used to present the text in this manual varies. This is to help you tell the difference between explanatory text, words which appear on your monitor screen (including BASIC keywords) and certain keys on the computer keyboard. – Ordinary text appears like this, or like this for emphasis. – Text displayed on the screen (including BASIC keywords) appears like this . – Words like RETURN mean that you should press the key marked RETURN rather than type the letters R E T U R N.