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IBM System/360 08(T80) ITF: BASIC Program Product Terminal User's Guide Program Numbers: 5734-RC2 5734-RC4 This publication provides tutorial information and reference material for users of the BASI C language component of the Interactive Terminal Facility (lTF), a Program Product that operates under the Time Sharing Option (TSO) of the System/360 Operating System (OS). The book tells how to use ITF in the TSO environment, and how to write programs in BASIC; it also includes detailed descriptions of the BASI C language elements, a subset of the TSO command language, as well as error recognition and correction. Sample programs and examples of the use of ITF: BASI C appear throughout the text. This publication is intended for the TSO ITF:BASIC terminal user. No previous knowledge of programming or of the BASIC language is required. This publication is being released prior to the availability of TSO ITF to permit installation planning. FIRST EDITION (April, 1971) . This edition corresponds to Release 1 of TSO ITF. Changes are continually made to the information herein; before using this publication in connection with the operation of IBM systems, consult the latest IBM System/360 SRL Newsletter, Order No. GN20-0360, for the editions that are applicable and current. Requests for copies of IBM publications should be made to your IBM representative or to the IBM branch office serving your locality. A form for readers' comments is provided at the back of this publication. If the form has been removed, comments may be addressed to IBM Corporation, Programming Publications, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020. Comments become the property of IBM. @ Copyright International Business Machines Corporation, 1971 Preface This publication is both an introduction and a reference guide for users of the IBM System/360 Operating System, Time Sharing Option, Interactive Terminal Facil- itY:BAsIc language. There are no prerequisite publications. IBM'S ITF:BASIC is a terminal-oriented programming language which was devel- oped for people who wish to solve problems of a mathematical nature but who do not wish or do not need to become experts in the field of modem computer programming. The purpose of this publication is threefold: first, to lead the user with little or no programming experience simply and easily to the point where he can write elementary programs in ITF:BASIC; second, to provide him with enough information to allow him to write more and more advanced programs in