~~~===|| BASH Version 1.3 ||===~~~ by Enigma Software
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This is a BASH-like (BASH means Bourne Again SHell, for all you Linux-illiterate 
people out there) shell for the TI-83 that allows any program to be run from a 
command prompt. The login is ROOT, and the only way to change that is to edit 
the BASH program itself. The default password is DAN (do not press 2nd-Alpha before 
entering the password), but you can change that with the CHANGEPW program. However,
the password can be no longer than 3 characters. Below is a list of valid commads:

VER - displays the version number
CLS - clears the screen (this can also be done with the [CLEAR] key)
BYE or QUIT - exits BASH (can also be done with the [2nd][Quit] key)
/ - repeats the last command
HELP or ? - gives a list of valid commands (without explanation)
DIR or LS - lists all the programs on the calc; pauses after 7 lines -- you can 
	now press [ENTER] to see more or [CLEAR] to stop the listing

The above commands are the only built-in commands as of version 1.3, but you can also enter any program name that you see in the DIR listing (as long as it is a BASIC program--most programs that start with the letter Z are ASM programs (non-BASIC)--these can not be run from BASH at this point). If you enter something that is neither a command nor a program on your calc, BASH displays "No such program." If you have a program with the name of a command (DIR, CLS, VER, etc.), then you will not be able to run it from BASH, since commands have priority over programs. Notice that this is the first public release of BASH, and that there is a great potential for bugs in this program--as a matter of fact we already know of one, but we do not know how to fix it at this point. The problem is that after exeuting some BASIC programs, the calc will display an "Error: Memory" message instead of returning to BASH. As far as we know, this problem has nothing to do with the size of the program, and we are stuck for ideas as to what it could be. If somebody out there finds out, please let us know so that we can attempt to fix the bug. Thanks for the help.

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