XPost: comp.sys.ibm.pc.classic, comp.sys.ti, comp.sys.sinclair   
   From: trout@fishpond.com   
      
   The obvious answer would be to look at MS-Basic Programming Books circa   
   late 70's through early 80's.   
      
   The basic installed in most early radio shack computers was Micro Soft   
   Basic so their advanced basic programming manual should have the   
   information you seek.  Also search out the original IJG Books Microsoft   
   Basic Decoded and similar books.   
      
   Hope that helps you...   
      
   cheers,   
   skipp   
      
   : In comp.sys.tandy *ProteanThread*  wrote:   
   : i was going through my collection and came across a book about machine   
   : language programming using the basic language (its one of those so   
   : called "generic" books that supposed to be for any computer with basic   
   : but its really not and no its not the maroon book by compute   
   : publications); it mentions the use of the basic commands "INP" and   
   : "OUT"   
      
   : where can i find out more information on how these commands were used   
   : (INP & OUT) in basic (for both the ibm pc and tandy/trs80 or *OTHER*   
   : machines); what ports were mapped to what devices, etc. and how were   
   : they different (z80 vs. the 8080/88)?   
      
   : any help would be greatly appreciated (there must have been a reason i   
   : kept this book for the life of me i can't remember at this point).   
      
   : -Jeff   
      
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