As noted by a separate upload, PowerBASIC for the Portfolio is now available

and will be in stores shortly. (MSRP=$99.95) If you wish to place an order for

immediate delivery to your home or office, please leave me a private message

and I will give you information.



To help you consider the potential of PowerBASIC, I have compiled a list of

commands for your review.



  $COM              $STACK            ABS             ASC

  ATN               BEEP              BIN$            CALL

  CALL INTERRUPT    CHDIR             CHR$            CIRCLE

  CLEAR             CLOSE             CLS             COMMAND$

  COS               CSRLIN            CVD, CVI, CVS   DATA

  DATE$             DEF EN, END DEF   DEFINT          DEFSNG

  DEFDBL            DEFSTR            DEF SEG         DIM

  DO, LOOP          DO WHILE, WEND    END             EOF

  ERL, ERR          ERROR             EXECUTE         EXIT

  EXP               FIELD             FOR, NEXT       FRE

  GET               GET$              GOSUB           GOTO

  HEX$              IF, IF (block)    INKEY$          INP

  INPUT             INPUT #           INPUT$          INSTAT

  INSTR             INT               KILL            LCASE$

  LEFT$             LEN               LET             LINE

  LINE INPUT        LINE INPUT #      LOC             LOCATE

  LOF               LOG               LPOS            LPRINT

  LPRINT USING      LSET              MID$            MKDIR

  MKI$, MKS$, MKD$  NAME              OCT$            ON ERROR

  ON GOSUB          ON GOTO           OPEN            OPEN COM

  OUT               PEEK              POINT           POKE

  POS               PRINT             PRINT USING     PRINT #

  PRINT # USING     PSET              PUT             PUT$

  RANDOMIZE         READ              REG             REM

  RESTORE           RESUME            RETURN          RIGHT$

  RMDIR             RND               RSET            SCREEN

  SEEK              SGN               SIN             SQR

  STR$              STRING$           STRPTR          STRSEG

  SUB, END SUB      TAB               TAN             TIME$

  TONE              TROFF, TRON       UCASE$          VAL

  VARPTR            VARSEG            WHILE, WEND



Experienced Basic programmers can see that these commands support a wide range

of functions; from versatile I/O to graphics to sound. PowerBASIC offers the

ability to write standalone .RUN compiled code which is functional with the

library loaded as a TSR. This library format permits many additional compiled

basic programs to exist on the same disk since the library does not need to be

embedded into each compilation.



PowerBASIC is fun to use to create personalized applications and Portfolio

specific for professional programmers to create marketable software products.

Combined with the Portfolio Technical Reference Guide from Atari, the entire

package is a full Portfolio development system.



I will be happy to answer any questions I can . . . please feel free to ask.





  * Don Thomas *

  * Atari Computer Corp. *