Example

 

3 & A:CHOOSE A;

 

 

 

 

 

 

"COMIC STRIPS";

 

 

 

"DILBERT";

 

 

 

"CALVIN&HOBBES";

 

 

 

"BLONDIE";

 

 

DISP

Displays textitem in a row of the display at the line_number.

 

A text item consists of any number of expressions and quoted

 

strings of text. The expressions are evaluated and turned into

 

strings. Lines are numbered from the top of the screen, 1 being

 

the top and 7 being the bottom.

 

DISP line_number;textitem

 

Example

 

DISP 3;"A is" 2+2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Result: A is 4

 

 

 

(displayed on line 3)

 

 

DISPTIME

 

 

 

Displays the current date and time.

 

DISPTIME

 

To set the date and time, simply store the correct settings in

 

the date and time variables. Use the following formats:

 

M.DDYYYY for the date and H.MMSS for the time.

 

Examples

 

5.152000 & DATE(sets the date to May 15, 2000).

 

10.1500 & TIME (sets the time to 10:15 am).

EDITMAT

Matrix Editor. Opens the Matrix editor for the specified

 

matrix. Returns to the program when user presses 2.a

 

EDITMAT matrixname

 

The EDITMAT command can also be used to create matrices.

 

1. Press >6+,)7@ CMDS >￿@ *A, >6,1@ 2.a

 

2. Press >$/3+$@ M 1, and then press >(17(5@.

 

3. The Matrix catalog opens with M1 available for editing.

 

EDITMAT matrixname is a shortcut to opening the

 

matrix editor with matrixname.

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