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	==Formatting Text==		==Formatting Text==

	COLOR		COLOR (FAGGOT WAY)

	COLOR lets you change the color of text you put on the screen. It's very simple to understand. The syntax is: COLOR [foreground color] , [background color] , [border color] . Foreground is the color that the text is. Background is the color that the area around the letter is. Border color is supposed to set the border to the screen, but doesn't do anything that I can see! if you put COLOR in the program, it changes the color of all of the text printed until the next COLOR statement.		COLOR lets you change the color of text you put on the screen. It's very simple to understand. The syntax is: COLOR [foreground color] , [background color] , [border color] . Foreground is the color that the text is. Background is the color that the area around the letter is. Border color is supposed to set the border to the screen, but doesn't do anything that I can see! if you put COLOR in the program, it changes the color of all of the text printed until the next COLOR statement.
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	After you use these colors for a while, you memorize them.		After you use these colors for a while, you memorize them.

			!! COLOR (BADASS WAY) !!
			you can have up to 250,000 colors if you only write "screen 12" at some of the first lines.
			the formula is C = R + (G * 256) + (B * 65536) as in C = color, R = red, G = green and B = blue.
			then use "palette 1, C" to change the color 1 (see faggot way) to some new exciting shit BWAHAHAWDHA


	Recap:		Recap:

	COLOR changes the color of text that you PRINT on the screen.		COLOR changes the color of text that you PRINT on the screen.
	The syntax is COLOR [foreground color] , [background color] Foreground is the actual text color and background is the background color. A comma must always ~~seperate~~ the two numbers.		The syntax is COLOR [foreground color] , [background color] Foreground is the actual text color and background is the background color. A comma must always separate the two numbers.
	COLOR changes the text color until the end of the program or until the next COLOR statement.		COLOR changes the text color until the end of the program or until the next COLOR statement.

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	TAB is used with the PRINT statement to PRINT text a specified number of columns to the right.		TAB is used with the PRINT statement to PRINT text a specified number of columns to the right.
	The syntax is: PRINT TAB(number%); [stringexpression]		The syntax is: PRINT TAB(number%); [stringexpression]


	==Advanced Commands==		==Advanced Commands==

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	QBASIC is a simple text interface programming language developed by Microsoft. It is intended to design programs for Microsoft Disc Operating System, or MS-DOS. It can be downloaded from Microsoft with this link:		QBASIC is a simple text interface programming language developed by Microsoft. It is intended to design programs for Microsoft Disc Operating System, or MS-DOS. It can be downloaded from Microsoft with this link:

	http://download.microsoft.com/download/win95upg/tool_s/1.0/w95/en-us/olddos.exe		http://download.microsoft.com/download/win95upg/tool_s/1.0/w95/en-us/olddos.exe

	~~(btw, sorry about the page length, but it is necessary to fit a tutorial on a programming language)~~

	=History=		=History=

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	==Late History==		==Late History==
	Most major computer systems and home video game consoles ran on their own modified version of BASIC. Microsoft was founded when Bill Gates and several of his colleagues at Harvard developed a version of BASIC that could run on the Commodore, called Commodore BASIC. As Microsoft expanded they began releasing their own operating systems, which required their own version of BASIC. The BASIC that was developed was referred to as quick BASIC, or QBASIC. To enhance sales, it came free with any copy of MS-DOS.		Most major computer systems and home video game consoles ran on their own modified version of BASIC. Microsoft was founded when Bill Gates and several of his colleagues at Harvard developed a version of BASIC that could run on the Commodore, called Commodore BASIC. As Microsoft expanded they began releasing their own operating systems, which required their own version of BASIC. The BASIC that was developed was referred to as quick BASIC, or QBASIC. To enhance sales, it came free with any copy of MS-DOS.


	=Tutorial=		=Tutorial=

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	=History=		=History=
			Here is a brief history of QBASIC


	==Early History==		==Early History==

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	QBASIC is ~~AN EXPERT PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE~~ developed by Microsoft. It is intended to design programs for Microsoft Disc Operating System, or MS-DOS. It can be downloaded from Microsoft with this link:		QBASIC is a simple text interface programming language developed by Microsoft. It is intended to design programs for Microsoft Disc Operating System, or MS-DOS. It can be downloaded from Microsoft with this link:
	http://download.microsoft.com/download/win95upg/tool_s/1.0/w95/en-us/olddos.exe		http://download.microsoft.com/download/win95upg/tool_s/1.0/w95/en-us/olddos.exe

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	=History=		=History=
	~~Many new programming languages were developed in the very late 1970's. They including Fortran, COBOL, Pascal, and most importantly-BASIC!~~

	~~BASIC was an amateur's programming language that stood for Beginners All Purpose Standard Instruction Code. It was~~ developed ~~so that people who had no programming background could learn how to program, with easy, basic (forgive~~ the ~~pun) commands. The commands were in English, and easy to use~~ and ~~implement into your program~~. ~~All microcomputers back then came with BASIC on them~~, ~~and their own form of it. There~~ were ~~more than 20 different versions of BASIC such as: Apple BASIC, Atari BASIC, Commodore BASIC, Commodore 64 BASIC, Timex BASIC, Sinclair BASIC, Texas Instrument BASIC~~, ~~Radio Shack BASIC~~, and ~~so on~~. ~~The version of BASIC that evolved into QBASIC~~ was ~~Microsoft~~ BASIC~~. In the late 1980's, Microsoft decided to make a more powerful and user friendly version of BASIC. It was QUICKER, thus the name- QBASIC, the Q standing for Quick~~.		==Early History==
			Many new programs were being developed back in the late sixties and early seventies. Mostly, they were for early calculators, word processors, and other such electronic devices. One major language was BASIC.

	Microsoft ~~realized~~ that ~~people wouldn't want to switch to~~ the ~~new language. Only real~~, ~~devoted enthusiasts would want to buy the program~~. So they ~~made it free~~. ~~If it~~ was ~~free~~, ~~people were guaranteed to begin using it~~. ~~They also released~~ it ~~freely~~ with MS-DOS ~~after that. People would find the program on their computer, wonder "what's this?" and get hooked. People would get free copies from Microsoft and friends~~.		==Late History==
			Most major computer systems and home video game consoles ran on their own modified version of BASIC. Microsoft was founded when Bill Gates and several of his colleagues at Harvard developed a version of BASIC that could run on the Commodore, called Commodore BASIC. As Microsoft expanded they began releasing their own operating systems, which required their own version of BASIC. The BASIC that was developed was referred to as quick BASIC, or QBASIC. To enhance sales, it came free with any copy of MS-DOS.

	==Tutorial==		=Tutorial=
	In this tutorial, I will teach you the more simple commands and show you how to make a number game using them.		In this tutorial, I will teach you the more simple commands and show you how to make a number game using them.

	===Commands===		==Commands==
	REM:		REM:

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	COLOR		COLOR
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	===Advanced Commands===		==Advanced Commands==

	INKEY$		INKEY$
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	Understand? Converting this into a program would be much easier than writing it from scratch. Now that you are going to be maiking more complicated programs, algorithms (plans) for your programs will be very helpful.		Understand? Converting this into a program would be much easier than writing it from scratch. Now that you are going to be maiking more complicated programs, algorithms (plans) for your programs will be very helpful.

	===Sample Game===		==Sample Game==

	Here is the code for a simple game using the commands you learned above:		Here is the code for a simple game using the commands you learned above:
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	'This is the end of the program!		'This is the end of the program!

	====Sample Game Outcome====		===Sample Game Outcome===

	Here is how the game should play out (assuming you guessed the numbers this way)		Here is how the game should play out (assuming you guessed the numbers this way)