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COLOUR:STANDARD
TEXT:00,Programs send data to and receive data from components of your computer
TEXT:16,called "devices". These device can either be "input devices" that
TEXT:16,send data to a program, or "output devices" that receive data from
TEXT:16,a program. There is a third type of device called an "I-O device",
TEXT:16,which is both an input and an output device, but this type will be
TEXT:16,covered in a later chapter. The keyboard and mouse are examples of input
TEXT:16,devices. The computer screen and printer are examples of output devices.
TEXT:32,When a Euphoria program starts running, some devices are automatically
TEXT:16,allocated for use. These three devices are listed below:
COLOUR:POINTS
TEXT:32,0 or standard input, the keyboard by default
TEXT:16,1 or standard output, the screen by default
TEXT:16,2 or standard error, the screen by default
