  
  
 		VARIABLES IN BASIC
  
      There are three types of variables in BASIC.
 		1.	Integer variables
 		2.	Real number variables
 		3.	String variables
  
      A BASIC variable must consist of one or two characters
 followed by an optional variable type designator.  The first
 character must be a letter (A-Z) and the second character
 (if present) must be numeric(0-9).
  
 REAL NUMBERS
  
 	If no variable type designator is present, the variable
 is a REAL NUMBER and occupies two 16 bit words of storage in 
 memory.
 	EXAMPLE
 		A, A1,C8
  
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 INTEGER VARIABLE
  
 	An integer variable is designated by following the two
 character variable name with a percent sign ( % ).  An integer
 variable can have any value from -32000 to 32000, and
 occupies only one word of computer memory.
  
 16 bit words of storage in memory.
  
 	EXAMPLE
  		A%, A1%,C8%
  
 NOTE****   A and A% are different variables as far as BASIC is
 	   concerned and both can be in the same program.
  
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 STRING VARIABLES
  
 	A string variable is designated by placing a 
 dollar sign ( $ ) after the two character(s) of the variable name.
 A string variable occupies 8 bits of computer memory for each ASCII
 character stored in it.
  
 	EXAMPLE
  		A$,A1$,C8$

 For further help with string variables and string functions type

	HELP BASIC VARIABLE STRING  

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 DIMENSIONED VARIABLES
  
 	A BASIC variable may optionally have one or two
 dimensions.  BASIC treats a dimensioned variable as a different
 variable than a undimensioned variable of the same name.
 A variable is dimensioned with the DIMENSION statement.
  
 DIM variablename(dim1 [,dim2])
  
 Again the variable name may include the optional variable
 type designators ( %  and  $ ).  
  
 	In the immediate mode BASIC does not allow a variables
 dimension to exceed 10.
  
  
3	STRING
	@LB:[1,2]BASSTRING.HLP
