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Leading Edge's BASIC Version 2.0 was a version of Microsoft's BASIC interpreter customized for Leading Edge computers and contained many advanced features. Contained with a simple three−ring binder, The Leading Edge Guide to BASIC Version 2.0 contained three chapters covering what the user would have needed to get the most out of the BASIC computing experience, reference for BASIC commands and examples, and syntax and usage examples. The guide contained an extensive reference section spanning nine appendices which covered so much material that the user would have found it difficult to not find an answer to operational questions.

The BTC−5369 keyboard could easily be seen as an early death−knell for Leading Edge as a company. If cheapness were a product, the BTC−5369 keyboard fit the description exactly. Unfortunately, at the time that this keyboard was released with Leading Edge Computer models such as the Fortiva 5000, much of Leading Edge's former quality products for good prices were long gone and, in their stead, stood uninspired junk cobbled together from the cheapest hardware sources they could find.

MS−DOS Version 2.11 manual for Leading Edge Computers was a three−ring binder for a loose−leaf page manual containing 325 pages of information that were relevant to the operation of MS−DOS 2.11. The manual contained information that introduced the user to what MS−DOS was, explaining a general definition of what an operating system was and some context to what syntax was used in the manual and the operating system. Additionally, the manual explained how to format a user's floppy disks and how to setup the OS to automatically run desired programs on startup. The manual continued to explain all about DOS commands and what the commands would do and at the end of the manual was a short appendix that covered additional information about system configuration, disk errors, and ANSI escape sequences. The manual terminated with an index for easy user reference to needed subject areas.