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TEXT:00,The screen and keyboard are not the only things
TEXT:16,Euphoria programs can access on your computer.
TEXT:16,You can write programs that read and change
TEXT:16,file data on your floppy drive or hard drive,
TEXT:16,or create new files as a form of output. You
TEXT:16,can even access devices on your computer such as
TEXT:16,the printer and modem. However, for the sake of
TEXT:16,brevity, this chapter will focus more on using
TEXT:16,files on your computer with a passing reference
TEXT:16,or two to some devices.
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TEXT:32,A Euphoria program accesses a file or device for use by requesting the
TEXT:16,operating system to check if that file or device is free. If so, a buffer
TEXT:16,that will be used to hold data between the program and the file or device
TEXT:16,is created, and a number is returned to the program. This number is used
TEXT:16,by the program to reference the file or device.

