@@ -557,6 +557,44 @@ functions supported by FastBasic.
557557 be used with integers
558558 and floating point.
559559
560+ - RAND(_ num_ ) : Returns a random, non
561+ negative number, less
562+ than _ num_ .
563+
564+ - FRE() : Returns the free memory
565+ available in bytes.
566+
567+ - ERR() : Returns the last Input/Output
568+ error value, or 1 if no error
569+ was registered.
570+
571+ - LEN(* string* ) : Returns the length of
572+ the * string* .
573+
574+ - VAL(* string* ) : Convert * string* to a
575+ number. If no
576+ conversion is
577+ possible, ERR() is
578+ set to 18. Can be
579+ used with integers
580+ and floatign point.
581+
582+ - ASC(* string* ) : Returns the ATASCI
583+ code of the first
584+ character of the
585+ * string* .
586+
587+
588+ Atari Specific Functions
589+ ------------------------
590+
591+ The following functions allows
592+ interacting to the Atari hardware to
593+ read controller and keyboard input and
594+ to program with Player/Missile
595+ graphics.
596+
597+
560598- PADDLE(_ n_ ): Returns the value of the
561599 PADDLE controller _ n_ .
562600
@@ -579,10 +617,6 @@ functions supported by FastBasic.
579617 controller _ n_ button is
580618 pressed, 1 otherwise.
581619
582- - RAND(_ num_ ) : Returns a random, non
583- negative number, less
584- than _ num_ .
585-
586620- KEY() : Returns 0 if no key was
587621 pressed, or a keycode. The
588622 returned value only goes to 0
@@ -593,29 +627,6 @@ functions supported by FastBasic.
593627 actually the same as_
594628 ` (PEEK(764) EXOR 255) ` .
595629
596- - FRE() : Returns the free memory
597- available in bytes.
598-
599- - ERR() : Returns the last Input/Output
600- error value, or 1 if no error
601- was registered.
602-
603- - LEN(* string* ) : Returns the length of
604- the * string* .
605-
606- - VAL(* string* ) : Convert * string* to a
607- number. If no
608- conversion is
609- possible, ERR() is
610- set to 18. Can be
611- used with integers
612- and floatign point.
613-
614- - ASC(* string* ) : Returns the ATASCI
615- code of the first
616- character of the
617- * string* .
618-
619630
620631Floating Point functions
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