1 05/10/76  Extended Precision BASIC
 2 
 3    BASIC is available in extended as well as single precision. Single precision
 4 is the default. To get extended precision, invoke the use_ep_basic command with
 5 no arguments before invoking basic or basic_system. Extended precision stays
 6 on until the use_sp_basic command is issued.
 7 
 8    Single and extended precision programs should not be run at the same time
 9 because the numeric arguments and numeric files are not compatible
10 The convert_numeric_file command is available for converting numeric files
11 from single to extended and vice versa.
12 
13    A new statement type has been added to provide a means of dynamically
14 controlling the number of digits in a numeric value to be printed as output.
15 Its syntax is:
16           setdigits formula
17 The value expressed by formula is truncated to its integer value, and
18 represents the number of digits to be printed by all future PRINT statements
19 until another SETDIGITS statement is executed, or until the end of program
20 execution. The value can be 1 through 19. This statement applies only to
21 nonintegers. The tab spacing is adjusted to accomodate the current number
22 length. However, the spacing will never be less than the default.