Turbo Basic

_ •. --------------------",Turbo Basicr=="------~ UitG: HYFI RST. BAS Li ne 1 Co 1 1 I nsert I ndent TabTrace.-------lIessa,e------'1'---1 ..----,1_Fl-Help Fl-Save F3-Hew IS-ZOOM F6-Hext F7-Beg Blk F8-End Blk SCIOLL-Size/Move''-_._-------------------/Figure 2-2 Blank Editor ScreenThose of you experienced with WordStar or some other program that uses itscontrol sequences, such as the SideKick® Notepad, will find Turbo Basic editing abreeze. Those of you not familiar with this editor should refer to the quick reviewsection earlier in this chapter, "Editor Survival Kit." (If you find you still need moreinformation, refer to the section in Chapter 3 entitled "The Turbo Editor.")Now type in the program MYFIRST that follows this paragraph. Type as preciselyas possible, because Turbo Basic can>t do anything other than what you tellit. Some of you may notice a Haw in this program -leave it in; we'll explain whylater.WHILE -1FOR n = 1 TO 8READ a$PRINT a$ " u;NEXT nPRINTRESTOREWENDDATA Presenting, Turbo Basic --, The, Fastest, BASIC, on, EarthWhat makes this program look different from BASIC programs you've seen inthe past is its lack of line numbers.Line numbers are an integral part of both the editing and execution of InterpretiveBASIC programs. However, since Turbo Basic has a built-in screen editor, andsince it's a compiler, line numbers are so much excess baggage. Yet, Turbo Basic isopen-minded on the subject. If you like, you can number every line. Or every thirdline. In order or backward. Or you may choose to number only those lines that arethe target of a GOTO or GOSUB. Better yet, you can use named labels.Touring Turbo Basic 19