Sony MSX-BASIC Programming Reference Manual

Table of contents :
1 : Preface
2 : Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Commands, functions, special variables and functions, and error messages

6 : 1-1 Commands and functions
134 : 1-2 Special variables and functions
141 : 1-3 Error messages

Chapter 2 - MSX-BASIC utilization

146 : 2-1 Operation mode
147 : 2-2 Full screen editor
149 : 2-3 Special keys
150 : 2-4 Screen configuration and graphics
162 : 2-5 Sound
168 : 2-6 File processing
176 : 2-7 Interrupts
182 : 2-8 Machine language subroutines

Chapter 3 - Tables

186 : 1. Characters
186 Characters handled by MSX-BASIC
189 : 2. Constants and variables
189 Constants
190 Variables
192 : 3. Expressions and their operation
192 Parts of expressions
192 Evaluation of arithmetic expressions
192 Relational expressions
193 Logical expressions
193 Character expressions
194 : 4. Color codes
194 : 5. Memory map
195 User area configuration
196 : 6. I/O port allocation

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The u t i l izat ion of each M SX-BASIC comm and and f u nction is exp l ai ned i n this man ua l. A lso, ad d i t ional exp l anations that cover several g roups of com m ands are provi ded in a sep arate chapter with act ual examp l es. P lease use this manua l to l earn M SX-BAS IC or for actual M SX-BAS IC pro gra m m i n g . Th is manual i s i ntended for use w i th Sony M SX system on l y.

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• C h a pter 1 Comma nds, fu nctions, special variables a n d fu nctions, a n d error messages

Com m ands and functions A BS ASC ATN AUTO BEEP B IN$ B LOAD BSAVE CALL C D BL C H R$ CINT . Ci RC LE CLEAR C LOA D C LOA D? C LOSE C LS COLOR CONT COS CSNG CSAVE . CSR LlN DATA . . D E F FN 1·1

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Cbapter 2 M SX·BASI C u t i l ization 2·1 2·2 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 2-7 2-8

Operati o n mode Fu l l screen editor Special keys Screen conf i g urat i o n and graph i c s Sound File proces s i n g I n terr u pts M ac h i n e la ng uage s u b ro u t i nes

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Constants Variables Expressions and t he i r operat i o n Parts of ex pressions Eval uat i o n of ari t h m e t i c ex pres s i o n s R e l at i o n a l ex p res s i o n s Log i cal ex press i o n s Character expressions Color codes Memory map User area conf i g urat i o n 1/0 port a l locat i o n

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COMMANDS, FUNCTIONS, SPECIAL VARIABLES . AND FUN>CTIONS, AND ERROR MESSAGES

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1 ·1 C O M M A N DS A N D F U N CT I O N S

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In t h i s chapter, M SX-BAS I C com mands and functions are ex p l ained in an a l p habetical seq uence.

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�com mand, function name � (point set)

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FO R M AT

j'-::-: (X-=[ S=T=E=P-=-) -::: S = P ::-: T =-= E: =-

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X-coord i nate, Y-coord i nate «!mm)

N u merica l con stants, vari a b l es, array vari a b l es and t h e i r expres s i o n s from - 32768 to 32767.

Color «!mm) I ntegers f rom 0 to 15.

I!llmI C u rre n t foregro u n d co l o r

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con dition

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S u p p l e m entary c o mmand and f unction ex p l anati ons, and exec u­ tion exa m ples in w h i c h commands and functions are u t i l ized.

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In regard to a function, name. (exa m p le)

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For S C R E E N [M ode], [Sprite s i ze] , [Key c l i c k switch], [Baud rate], [Printer type], when only the mode and s pr i te si ze are specified, i t is as fo l l ows. SCREEN 2 , 3

� Items after this, including commas, can be omitted.

W h en on ly the printer type is spec ified, i t i s as fo l l ows. SCR EEN

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DATA Constant [, Constant] . . . . . As m any constants as d es ired can b e repeated after DATA w i t h in t he in­ p u t range per line.

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A BS(X)

X C!llm!) N u m b e r i c constants, variables, array vari a b l es, and t h e i r e x p res­ s i ons. Given value: N u me r i c type

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G ives X when X

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ASC(X$)

X$ C!llm!) S t r i n g con stants, var i a b l es, array variables, and t h e i r expres­ si ons. G iven val ue : S i n g l e- p rec i s i o n i n teg ers, deci m a l expressi o n s .

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Execution example PRINT ASC("d")

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Character code of "d". Character code of "d".

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G i ves th e arc tangent va l ue for n u meric d ata.

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ATN (X) X C!mmB N u m eric constants, varia b l es, array vari ables, and t h e i r expres· sions. Given v a l u e : N u me r i c type

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The ATN f u n c t i o n g ives a f l oati ng-point t y p e n u m er i c val u e w h i c h i n d i · cates a n a n g l e i n w h i c h t h e va l u e o f t h e tri g onometr i c func t i on , t a n , i s X. I ts unit i s a rad i a n . eTa o btain the resu l t i n d egree units, m u lt i p l y by 1 8017r. Execution example

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_ AUTO L ine n u m bers are automat i c a l l y g enerated from a specified l ine n u m ber w i t h a spec i f ied increm ent.

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AUTO [starting l ine n u m be r] [, increm ent] Start i n g l ine n u m ber Increment

ca:J An integer f ro m 0 to 65529. (!lil1lJ O. H owever if ", in c re m e n t " cm:J I ntegers f ro m 1 to 65529. (!lil1lJ 10.

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Used t o e l i m inate t h e keying i n of l ine n u m bers wh i l e entering a p rogram. e When a p rogram statement ex i sts for a g enerated l ine n u m ber, " * " ap­ pears on th e right of t h e l ine n u m ber. To mod ify this p rogram statement, move the cursor to " * ttien input a new state m ent after d e l et ing " * w i t h a space. When no mod i f i cat i on i s req u ired, p ress 1 RETURN I. e To stop automat i c l ine n u m ber generat ion, press 1 STOP 1 w h i l e press­ ing ICTRL 1 or press � w h i l e press ing ICTRL I. ",

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BEEP FU N CT I O N A N D UTI L I ZAT I O N

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B I N $ (bi n ary d o l l ar) G i ves a b i n ary expression of n u meric d ata as str i n g type data.

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B I N$(X)

X @lmlI N u m e r i c con stants, vari a b l es, array vari a b l es, and t h e i r exp res­ s i ons from 32768 to 65535. For a n eg at ive n u m ber, i t has t h e same va l u e as if its val u e was added to 65536. G i ve n Val u e : S t r i n g type -

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Loads a mach ine l an g u age p rogra m , o r loads and executes it.

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B LOAD "device name [f i l e name]" [ , R) [, offset)

Device n a m e @lm!) CAS: ... Cassette tape F i l e name cmB String within 6 characters. If 7 or more characters are

R option Offset

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Loads a mach ine l ang u age program saved b y a BSAV E statement a t an address between th e start i n g address and an end address specified by a BSAVE statement. If o ffset is s pecified, the value is added to the start­ ing address and end address. e lf ", R" i s specified, the program i s executed after load term inat i on. At t h at t i me, the execution start adGress is an address specified by a BSAV E statem ent.

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Saves th e content w i t h in a s pecified memory range with binary.

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BSAVE "device name [fi l e name]", start i n g address, end address [, exe­ cuti on start address] Device name � CAS: ... Cassette tape File n a me � String within 6 characters. If 7 or more characters are specified, the seventh character and after are ignored. (!limJ N u l l string.

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Saves th e content w i t h i n a memory range fro m a start i n g address to an e n d address with binary code w h i c h i s used for sav ing m ac h i n e l a n g u age. elf an exec u tion start address i s s pe c i fi ed, exec ut ion starts from t he ad­ dress s pecified when t h e mac h i n e l ang uage p rogram was loaded by a B LOAD statement with an R option. If om i tted, t h e starting address i s considered as an exec u t i o n start address. Execution exam p l e BSAVE "CAS:PROG4",&HEOOO,&HEBOO,&HEIOO

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Executes an extended command o f a R O M cartr i d g e.

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CALL extended c o m m a n d [(arg u m ent, arg u m ent . . . )]

Argument l!mil!J Integer constants, variables, array variables, and their expres­ sions. Character constants, variables, array variables, and their expressions.

When an extended com mand i s provided by a R OM cartri d g e, it can be executed by a CAL L statement. e_ ( under l ine) can be u t i l ized instead of a ch aracter CA LL.

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C D B L (convert to d o u b l e pre c i s i on) Converts nu m er i c data to d o u b l e pre c i s i on d ata.

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C D BL(X)

X l!mil!J Numeric constants, variables, array variables, or their expres­ sions. Given value: Double precision numeric type

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G iven n u merical data i s i nternal l y treated as d o u b l e prec is ion data b y the C D B L funct ion.

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CHR$(X) X � Numeric constants, variables, array variables, and their expres· sions from 0 to 255. Given value: String type

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Execution exa mple PRINT CHR $(lOO) d

See the character code table (page 186).

C I NT (convert to integer) Converts n u m er i c d ata to integer type d ata.

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W hen n u meric data X i s an integer val u e, i t i s m aintained as i t i s. W hen it i s a f l oating pOint type val ue, it is converted to an integer value by o m i t­ t ing val ues below the decimal pOint. I t d i ffers from t he I N T f unct i on in t h at the I N T f unction g ives t h e wh o l e n u m ber o u t of X w h i l e CINT con­ verts X to an integer in w h i c h the internal processing is d i fferent. Execut ion exa m p l e PR INT C INT (9/ 2 )

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C I RC L E (c i rc le) D raws a c i rc l e, ova l , a part of a c i rc u l ar arc or a fan shape on t he fore­ g ro u n d i n t h e g ra p h i c mode.

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C I RCLE [STEP] (central coord i n ate), rad i u s, [co l o r], [start an g le], [end a n g l e] , [aspect rat io]

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pressions from 32768 to 32767. Numerical constants, variables, array variables, their ex· pressions from 32768 to 32767. Integers from 0 to 1 5 . Current foreground color From 211" to 211" (unit is radians). 0 From 211" to 211" (unit is radians). 211" Positive numerical constants, variables, array variables, their expressions. 1

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D raws a c i rc l e w i t h a s pecified rad i u s and w i t h spec i f i ed coord i n ates a s its center. W h e n a start a n g l e a n d e n d a n g l e are specified, o n l y a part o f a c i rcul ar a rc i s drawn . A f a n s h a p e can be d rawn by p l a c i n g - (m i n u s) for t h e start a ng l e and e n d ang l e. A n oval can be drawn w i t h an aspect rat io by spec ifyi n g the power of the vert ical rad i u s for the horizontal rad ius. _See page 1 54 for STE P s pe c i ficat i o n s. Execution exa m p l e

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C L EA R (c l ear) I n i t i a l izes a l l variables and sets t h e size of the c h aracter area and t he h i g hest memory address u s e d i n BAS I C. A l so, c l oses a l l ope n f i les, if any.

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CLEAR [s ize of ch aracter area] [, h i g hest add ress]

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C LOA D ["fi l e name"]

File name «mJ Stri n g w i t h i n 6 c haracters. If 7 or m o re c haracters are spec i · f i ed , t h e seven t h c h arac t e r a n d a f t e r a re i g n o red.

(!liiHJ Loads the f i rs t program f i l e f o u n d .

CLOAD "PR O G 1 "

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_ C LOAD? (cassette l o ad verify)

Compares a p rogram saved on cassette tape with one i n memory.

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C LOAD? ["fi l e name"]

F i l e name «mJ S t r i n g w i t h i n 6 c h aracte rs. If 7 o r m o re c h aracters are spe c i ­ f i e d , t h e seve n t h c h a racter and a f t e r a r e i g n o red. (!liiHJ Compares t h e f i rst pro g ram f i le f o u n d w i t h o n e i n m e m o ry.

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A c o m m a n d that checks i f a p ro g ram i s correctly s aved o r n o t . When i t i s exec uted, th e p ro g ram i n memory i s com p ared w i t h a p rog ram saved o n cassette tape w i t h a specified f i l e name . • After comparison shows t h at t h e p ro g rams matc h , O K i s d is p l ayed and i n p u t wait occ u rs. When t h ey do not matc h , "Device I/O error" i s d i s­ p l ayed and i n p u t wait o c c u rs . • I f th e f i l e name i s om i tted o r C LOAD? "u" i s i n p u t , t he f i rst p ro g ram f i l e found o n a tape is com pared with t h e p ro g ram in memory. ( L.J means a s pace.)

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Execution example 1 0 MAXF I L ES=3 2 0 S CR EEN 2 30 OPEN " G R P : " FOR OUTPUT AS # l -- Opens 40 OPEN "GRP : " FOR OUTPUT AS #2- 0pens 5 0 OPEN " GR P:" FOR OUTPUT AS #3 - 0pens 60 PR I N T # 1 , " ABC70 PR I N T #2 , "DEF" 80 PR I N T #3 , - GH I " Closes 1 0 0 CLO S E

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_ C LS (clear screen)

E rases all d i sp lays o n t h e scree n .

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ClS . I n the g ra p h i c mode, t h e back g ro u n d color is c hanged by exec u t i n g ClS after spec i f y i n g i t w i t h a COlOR statement.

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C ol o r c ode table Code

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Executi on example

Only the foreground calor (character calor in text rnode, and graphics calor in graphic mode) is changed. --- Only the background calor is changed.

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CONT F U N CT I O N A N D UTI L I ZATI O N

Restarts a p rogram t h at was i nterru pted b y I CTRL I + I STOP I o r by a STO P statement i n a program. When a CONT statement i s executed , exe· c u t i o n starts from t he statemen t next to t he i n terrupted statement. However, i f a n i n terrupt occu rred d u r i n g t he exec ut ion of an I N PUT state­ ment, exec u tion starts from the beg i n n i ng of t he statemen t .

'i"'wm COS (co s i ne)

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COS(X) X � N umer i c type con stants, vari a b l es, array variables, t h e i r expres· s i o n s. (U n i t is rad i a n s.) Given va l u e: F loat i n g-po i n t type con stants from -1 to 1 .

FU N CT I O N A N D U T I L I ZAT I O N

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Execution example 1 0 PR I N T SQR ( 3 ) 2 0 PR I N T CSNG (SQR ( 3 ) ) RUN 1 .7 3 2 0 5 08 0 7 5 688 1 . 73205

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CSAV E "fi l e name" [, baud rate] File n a me caB Stri n g w i t h i n 6 c h a racters. If 7 or more c haracters are Baud rate

s pe c ified, t h e seventh c h a racter and after are i g n o red. C!mmI 1 (1 200 baud) o r 2 (2400 baud). (!]lMJ 1 (1 200 baud)

F U N CT I O N A N D U T I L I ZATI O N

A l t h o u g h u p t o 6 c h aracters c a n b e used for a f i l e name, a n u m e ral can not be used at th e beg i n n i ng . As for t h e baud rate, when 1 i s specified, t h e baud rate i s 1 200 baud, and wh e n 2 i s s pe c i fied, i t i s 2400 baud. Executi on example CSAVE " PR O G 1 "

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Executi on example 10 20 30 40 50

CLS I NPUT A$ PR I N T A$ ; CL=CS R L I N L OCATE 0 , CLt3 : PR I NT - EN D -

The ch aracter data d i s p l ayed by l i n e 30 occupies only on e l i ne or p l u ral l i nes depen d i n g its l e ng t h. H owever, the Y-coord i n ate (vert ical location) of the c u rsor after d i s p l ay i s i n p u t to variable CL and " E N D" i s d i s played w i t h a val ue which is g reater than CL by 3 as t h e Y-coord i n ate. Therefore " E N D" i s d i s p l ayed 3-l i n es below n otwithsta n d i n g t he A$ data l e n g t h .

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FO R M AT DATA constant [, constant] Consta nt � N u me r i c o r s t r i n g type.

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CLS SCR EEN 2 R EAD A , B , C , D L I N E ( A , B) - (C , D ) DATA 0 , 0 , 2 5 5 , 1 91 GOTO 60

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FO R M AT DEF FN function name [(parameter [, parameter] ..... )]=expression Function n a m e C!l!m!) N u m er i c type, s t ring type varia b l es (Type is i n accord w i t h t h e expressio n . )

Parameter Expression

C!l!m!) U p t o 9 variables. � N u me ric type, s t r i n g type c o nstants, variables, array varia b l es, t h eir expre s s i o n s.

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Execution example 10 DEF FNA ( X , y ) = t X*2+Y*3) / ( X-Y) 20 B=FNA ( 4 , 2 ) 30 PR IN T B R UN 7

In line 10, the function FNA(X,Y) is defined as the following expression. In line 20, 4 and 2 are given as values for the X and Y parameter, then the function is called. The result, 7, is assigned to variable B.

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As a result, all the variables, starting with characters A, Band C, are in­ teger type. Pri ority of type decla rati on characters (%, !, #, $) After declaring DEFINT A, A becomes a double-precision variable by declaring A # later.

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���;i�� ��� �� 89 } �g 40 B#= l _ 2 3 4 5 6 7 89 1 0 DEF I N T A-C

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Specifies a starting address of a machine language subroutine to be called by a USR function.

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DEFUSR [X]=starting address X � I n tegers from 0 to 9. (!llMJ 0

Start i n g address � N umeric type c o n stants, vari a b l es, t h e i r ex p res­ s i o n s f rom 0 to 65535.

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Executi on example DEFUSRl=&HEOOO

As a result, a machine language subroutine which starts from address &H EOOO is defined as USR1. .The starting address can be redefined as many times as required in one program without changing the value of user number (X). (See 2-8, Machine Language Subroutines.)

_ D E L ET E (delete)

Erases a specified line in a program.

FO R M AT

DE LETE [line number) [·Iine number)

Line n u mber @lm!) Intege rs from 0 to 65529.

F U N CT I O N A N D UTI L I ZAT I O N

Execution example DEL ETE 40

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Erases lines from the starting line to line 50. ______ Erases a line displayed last by a LIST statement or DELETE . a line that was interrupted due to an error.

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Declares the name of an array variable, data type, size and dimension.

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C!miIlJ I nt e g e r type c o n stants, vari a b l es, array va r i a b l es, and t h e i r ex­ pre s s i o n s ove r O.

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Sets up an area of 16 numeric type array variables from A(O) to A(15) in memory. The initial value of variables is O. up an area of 12 variables as shown below (string type). Sets _ B$ ( 2 , 3 ) The initial value of variables is a null-string.

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Multi-dimensional array variables are generated by specifying 2 maxi­ mum values or more for subscript. D I M X (3 , 4 , 5 ) ---- 3

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DRAW subcommand

Subcom m a n d (!1Mg C h a racter s t r i n g (con stants) i n s i de " " o r s t r i n g type va r i a b l e s in w h i c h a c h arac t e r stri ng is a s s i g n e d . Capi­ t a l s o r sma l l c haracters.

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Sn (scale)

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Draws a l i ne toward a n eg at i ve d i re c t i o n on t h e Y a x i s f ro m a c u rrent p o i n t to a n o t h e r p o i n t by a n n d i stance. The u n i t of n i s t h e number of dots specif i e d by t h e S s u bcommand. ( 1 i f om itted.)

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FO R MAT

L POS(X) X «!mm) A n arbit rary n u meral ( d u m m y a rg u m e n t). G iven value: I nteg er type.

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G i ves t h e location of a c h a racter c u rre n t l y b e i n g p r i nted o u t t o t h e pri nter in t h e l i ne p ri nter buffer m e m o ry. (Start = O)

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A n L P R I N T state m e n t o u t p u ts data t o a p r i n te r w h i l e a P R I N T state m e n t outp uts data t o t h e scre e n . S e e PR I NT f o r d eta i l s.

_ L P R I NT USI N G (l i ne p r i n t u s i ng) O u t p uts data to a p r i n te r in a spec i f i e d format.

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L P R I NT U S I N G format sym b o l ; e x p re s s i o n [ex p ress i o n ] . . . . . Expression (DJ Stri n g a n d n u me r i c c o n st a n ts, variables, array vari abl es, t h e i r ex p re s s i o n s .

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L P R I N T U S I N G o u t p u t s d ata t o a p r i nter i n a spec i f i e d form at w h i l e P R I N T U S I N G outputs d ata to t h e screen i n a spec i f i ed format. See P R I N T U S I N G for deta i l s such as t hose for format sym b o l s.

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_ M ERG E (m erge) Loads a p ro g ram saved by a n ASC I I format, and merges it w i t h a p ro g ram in m e m ory.

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M E RG E "d evice n a m e [f i l e n a m e]" Device name � CAS : . . . Cassette tape. � S t r i n g w i t h i n 6 c h a racters. If 7 o r m ore c h a racters are File name s p e c i f i e d , the 7th c h aracter and after are i g n o red. (!limJ M e rg e s ·the f i rst f i l e fou n d .

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Fetc hes and g i ves a p a rt of character data.

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M I D$ (X$, M [, N ])

X$ C!!lm!J S t r i n g type con stants, variables, array v a r i a b l es, t h e i r expre s s i o n s . M C!mm) N u m er i c type c o n stants, vari abl es, array vari a b l es, t h e i r ex p re ss i o n s from 1 to 255. N C!!lm!J N u m e r i c type c o n stants, variables, array var i a b l es, t h e i r exp ress i o n s f ro m 1 to 255. C!limJ G i ves a l l c h aracters after the Mth c h aracter. G i ve n va l u e : S t r i n g type.

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_ M I D$ =Y$ (m i d d l e d o l l a r) Rep laces a part of a c h aracter string w i t h another c h a racter stri n g .

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M I O$(X$ , M L N]) =Y$

X$, Y$ l!mmI S t r i n g type c o n st a n ts, vari a b l es, array var i a b l es, t h e i r ex­ pre s s i o ns. M l!mmI N u m e r i c type c o n stants, variables, array vari a b l es, t h e i r exp ress i o n s f ro m 1 to 255. N l!mmI N u m e r i c type c o n stan ts, vari a b l es, array variabl es, t h e i r exp ress i o n s f ro m 1 to 255. C!liiJII Mth c h aracter and after in X$ are repl aced by Y$.

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Rep laces t h e M t h c h aracter a n d after f rom t h e l e f t i n t h e X $ c h a racter stri n g with the characters f ro m t h e beg i n n i n g to t h e Nth c h aracter in Y$. H owever, the l e n g t h of X$ i s not c h a n ged after exec u t i o n .

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1 0 X$= " ABCDEFG" 20 Y$= " Q R S TUVWXYZ" 30 M I D$ ( X$ , 4 , 2 ) =Y$ 40 PR I NT X$ RUN ABCQRFG

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Tu rns t h e motor of t h e cassette tape recorder on a n d off.

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C o n n ect t h e c o m p uter TA P E term i n a l t o t h e re mote contro l term i n a l o f a cassette tape recorder and p l ace t h e record e r i n a p l ayback or record mode. Tape operat i o n starts w i t h M OTO R ON a n d stops w i t h M OTO R O F F. W h e n o n l y M OTO R i s exec uted, if i t is O N , it i s sw i t c h ed to and i f it is i t i s switched to O N .

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Erases a BAS I C pro g ram in m e m o ry and c l ears va riables.

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F U N CT I O N A N D U T I L I ZATI O N

N e w i s exe c u ted before entering a new p ro g ram t o e rase a l l p rev i o u s p ro­ g ra m s and enter a c o m m a n d wait state. e W h e n a m ac h i ne l an g u ag e p ro g ram ex i sts i n m e m o ry, i t is m a i n a i ned eve n i f N EW i s exec uted.

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G i ves an octal express i o n of n u meric d ata as string type d ata.

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Execution exa m p l e PR I N T OCT$ ( lO O )

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ON E R R O R G OTO l i n e n u m be r

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F U N CT I O N A N D UTI LIZAT I O N

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END statement that distinguishes a main routine from the error processing routine. . _ Error processing routine.

To i nva l idate a n O N E R R O R G OTO statement E xecute ON E R R O R G OTO O .

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_ O N - G O S U B ( o n - g o to su brout i n e) Branches program exec u t i o n to s u b ro u t i nes that start w i t h s p e c i f i e d l i n e n u m be rs d e p e nd i n g on t h e val u e of t h e ex p re s s i o n .

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ON expre s s i o n GOSU B l i ne n u m be r [, l i ne n u m be r] . . . . . Expression � N u m e r i c t y p e vari ables, array variables, t h e i r ex p res s i o n s from 0 t o 255. Line n u m ber � I nteg e rs from 0 to 65529. F U N CT I O N A N D U T I L I ZAT I O N 1 0 0 ON X GOSUB 500 , 600 , 700

In t h i s p ro g ra m , i f t h e va l u e of X i s 1 , exec u t i o n b ra n c hes to a su brout i n e from l i n e n u m be r 500, a n d i f t h e va l u e of X i s 2 , exe c u t i o n bra n c h e s to a su bro u t i n e from l i n e 600, and if i t i s 3, execut i o n branches to a su brou· t i ne f ro m l i n e 700. A ret u rn to the m a i n p ro g ram is accom p l i s hed by a R ETU R N state m e n t . Expression value a n d execution res ult When the expression value is not a n i nteger ... F i g u res below t h e d ec i m a l poi n t a r e o m i tted. When the expression va l u e is 0 or l a rger than the n u m ber of the l i n e num· ber specified by GOSU B . . Transferred to a statement next to t h e O N ­ G OS U B stat e m e n t . W h e n the expression value i s negat ive or I-a rger than 25t> . . . . . A n e rro r o c c u rs. .

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_ O N - G OTO (o n - g o to) B ranches p ro g ram exe c u t i o n to l i n e n u m be rs t h at depend o n the va l u e of an expres s i o n .

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ON express i o n G OTO l i n e n u m b e r [, l i n e n u m ber] . . . . . Expression C!mmI _N u m e r i c type var i a b l es, array variab les, t h e i r expre s s i o n s. Line n u m ber C!mmI I n teg ers f ro m 0 to 65529.

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I n t h i s p ro g ra m , i f t h e v a l u e of X i s 1 , i t b r a n c h e s t o l i n e 1 20 , i f i t i s 2, i t b r a n c h e s to l i ne 1 30, a n d i f i t i s 3, i t b r a n c h e s to l i n e 1 80. Expression va l u e and execution res u l t W h e n the expression value is n o t a n i nteger . . . F i g u res below t h e d ec i m a l poi nt are o m itted. When expression va l u e i s 0 o r l a rger than the n u m be r of l i n e n u m bers specified by G OTO . Tra nsferred to a state m e n t next to the O N - G OTO state ment. When the expression va l u e i s negative or l a rger than 2 5 5 . . A n e rror o c c u rs.

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O N I NT E RVAL GOSU B (on i nterval go to s u b ro u t i n e) Dec l a res a s u b ro u t i n e to w h i c h p ro g ram b ranc hes w h e n an i n terrupt i s caused b y a b u i lt-i n t i m e r.

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ON I N TERVA L= I n terval t i me G O S U B l i n e n u m be r

I nterva l t i m e C!t!m!I N u m e r i c t y p e co nstants, vari a b les, array va r i a b l es, t h e i r ex p res s i o n s f ro m 32768 to 65535 a n d o t h e r t h a n O . L i n e n u m ber C!t!m!I I ntegers f rom 0 t o 65529. -

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A state m e n t t h at d ec l a res a s u b ro u t i n e start i n g l i n e n u m ber t o w h i c h pro g ram branches w h e n a n i n terrupt i s caused b y a b u i l t - i n t i m e r w i t h a c e rt a i n i nterva l . The i n terrupt spac i n g i s about (i nte rval t i m e x 1 /50) se­ c o n d . In o t h e r words, w h e n the i n te rval t i m e i s spec i f i e d as 50, an i n ter­ rupt o c c u rs a p p rox i mately every seco n d . (See 2 - 7 I n terru pts) Exe cu tion examp le 1 0 ON I N TERVAL = 5 0 GOSUB 1 0 0 20 I N TER VAL ON 30 SCR E EN 2 , 1 40 SPR I TE$ ( 1 ) =CHR $ ( &H 1 8 ) t C HR $ (&H3 C ) tCHR$ ( &H66 ) tCHR$ ( &HDB ) tCHR $ (&HE 7 ) +C HR $ (&H7 E ) + CHR$ (&H24 ) +CHR$ ( &H42 ) 50 GOTO 5 0 1 0 0 X= I N T ( R ND ( 1 ) * 2 5 6 ) : Y= I N T ( R N D ( 1 H 1 92 ) 1 1 0 C = I N T ( R ND ( 1 ) * 1 4 ) +2 1 20 PUT SPR I TE 1 , ( X , Y ) , C , l 1 3 0 R ETURN 5 0

I n t h i s p ro g ra m , an i nterrupt occ u rs w i t h about 1 second s p ac i n g p rovi d ­ ed b y l i nes 1 0 a n d 2 0 , a n d eac h t i m e an i nterru pt o c c u rs, t h e exec u t i o n i s t ransferred to a s u brout i n e f r o m l i ne 1 00. Afte r a U FO sh aped s p r i te pattern i s d i s p l ayed by t h i s s u b rout i n e, a ret urn to l i ne 50 o c c u rs caused by R ETU R N 50 . • W h e n t h e i nterval t i m e i s set to a negative n u m e ra l , it is e q u a l to a n u m era l i n w h i c h t h e s p e c i fied i nterval t i me i s added to 65536 .

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Decl ares a s u b rout i n e to w h i c h p ro g ram branches w h e n an i n terrupt is a p p l i e d by a f u n c t i o n key.

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O N K EY GOSU B l i n e n u m be r [, l i n e n u m be r] . . . . Line n u m ber 8lm!J I ntegers form 0 to 65529.

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A state m e n t t h at d e c l ares t h e start i n g l i ne n u m be r o f a s u bro u t i n e to w h i c h p ro g ram b ranches w h e n an i nterrupt i s a p p l ied by a f u n c t i o n key. Up to 5 1 i n e n u m be rs can be s p e c i f i e d after G O S U B by p u n c t u at i n g t h e m to seq u e n t i a l l y corres p o n d t o [£!J, �, etc. Execution exa m p l e 10 ON KEY GOSUB 1000 2 0 0 0 20 KEY ( 1 ) O N : KEY ( 3 ) ON .

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Decl ares a s u bro u t i n e to w h i c h p rog ram branches w h e n an i nterrupt oc­ c u rs due to a sprite ove r l a p.

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O N S P R I T E G OS U B l i n e n u m be r

L i n e n u m be r C!rnm) I ntege rs from 0 to 65529.

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A statem e n t t h at d e c l a res t h e start i n g l i n e n u m be r of a s u b ro u t i n e to w h i c h p ro g ram bra n c h e s when an i n terrupt occ u rs d u e to an ove r l ap of s p r i te patte rns. Execution exa mple 1 0 O N SPR I TE G O S U B 1 0 0 0 20 SPR I TE ON

When a sprite ove r l a p o c c u rs, exec u t i o n is t ran sferred to a s u bro u t i n e f ro m l i n e 1 000 based o n t h e above t w o l i nes. A ret u rn i s made from a s u b ro u t i n e by a R ETU R N state m e n t . ( S e e 2 - 4 Scre e n co n f i g u rat i o n s and g ra p h i cs, 2 · 7 I nterru pts.)

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O N STO P G OS U B l i n e n u m be r L i n e n u m ber � I n tegers f ro m 0 to 65529.

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A state m e n t t h at d e c l ares t h e start i n g l i n e n u m be r of a s u b ro u t i n e to w h i c h prog ram bra n c h e s w h e n a I CTRL 1 + I STOP I key i n terrupt o c c u rs. Execution example 1 0 ON S TO P GOSUB 1000 20 STOP ON

Exec u t i o n is t ran sferred to a s u b ro u t i n e f rom l i n e 1 000 by s i m u l t a n e o u s l y p ress i n g I CTRL I a n d I STOP I based on t h e above two l i nes. A retu rn f ro m t h e s u b rout i n e i s m a d e b y a R ETU R N state m e n t . (See 2 - 7 I n te rru pts.)

I Preca u t i o n s I

I t i s necessary for a prog ram to be term i n ated s o m e h ow w h e n a s u bro u ­ t i n e i s exec uted. T h e o n l y way t o termi n ate t h e f o l l ow i n g p ro g ra m i s to p ress t h e I RESET I b utto n . 1 0 ON STOP GOSUB 100 20 S TO P O N 30 PR I N T - MA I N R OU T I N E 40 GOTO 40 1 0 0 PR I N T - CTRLt STOP EXECUTED1 1 0 R ETURN 30

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Decl ares a s u b ro u t i n e to w h i c h p rog ram branches when an i n terrupt is caused by t h e space bar or t h e t r i g g e r button of a j oy s t i c k .

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O N STR I G G O S U B l i n e n u m be r [, l i n e n u m be r] . . . . . L i n e n u m be r � I nlegers f ro m 0 10 .65529.

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A stat e m e n t t h at d e c l ares t h e start i n g l i ne n u m ber of a s u b ro u t i n e to w h i c h prog ram branches when an i n terrupt occ u rs by the p res s i n g of t h e space b a r o r j oy st i c k t r i g g e r b u t t o n . U p to f i ve l i ne n u m be rs c a n b e spec i f i e d a f t e r G OS U B b y p u n c t u at i n g t h e m w i t h c o m m as. O N STR I G GOSU B l i n e N o. 0 , l i n e N o. 6 , l i n e N o. e , l i n e N o. 0 , l i n e N o. 0 L i n e N o. 0 . . . Branches when t h e space bar is p ressed. Line N o. 6 ... J oy stick 1 , Tri g g e r button 1 L i n e N o. e . . J oy st i c k 2, Tri g g e r button 1 L i n e N o. 0 . . . Joy st i c k 1 , Tri g g e r button 2 L i n e N o. 0 . . . J oy st i c k 2, Tri g g e r button 2 .

Execution exa mple 1 0 ON S TR I G GOSUB 1000 . 2000 . 3000 20 STR I G ( O ) ON : STR IG ( I ) O N : STR I G (2 )

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O P E N "dev i c e name [fi l e name) " F O R mode AS [ # ] f i l e n u m be r Device n a m e � CAS: . . . Cassette tape

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A n O P E N state m e n t opens a f i l e w i t h a spec i f i e d f i l e n u m be r t o perform f i l e I/O for a spec i f i e d d ev i ce. S i n c e CRT:, G R P : , a n d LPT: of t h e devices t h at can be spec i f i ed are ded i c ated to write· i n , only OU PUT can be spec i ­ f i ed as a m o d e. O n t h e o t h e r h a n d , s i nce w r i te-i n a n d read-out can be p e r­ formed w i t h CAS : , OUT PUT a n d I N PUT can be spec i f i e d . e W h e n w r i te-i n i s performed w i t h a f i l e n a m e, re ad·o ut c a n b e performed by spec i fy i n g t h e same f i l e name. e The f i l e n u m be r s h o u l d be equal to o r l ess t h a n t h e n u m e ra l t h at i n d i ­ cates t h e m ax i m u m n u m e r o f f i l e s w h i c h c a n be o p e n e d , a s spec i f i ed by M AXFI LES = state m e n t . Execution example

SCR EEN 2 OPEN "GRP : " FOR OUTPUT AS # 1 3 0 PSET ( 1 20 , 90 ) 4 0 PR I N T # 1 , " ABC " 50 GOTO 5 0 10 20

T h i s i s a p rog ram t h at o u t p uts c h a racters o n t h e screen i n t h e g ra p h i c m o d e (SC R E E N 2). (See 2-6 F i l e Process i n g)

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O u t p u ts 1 byte d ata to a spec i f i e d I/O port.

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OUT port n u m be r, ex p ression Pori n u m ber, expression � N u m e r i c t y p e c o n stants, vari a b l es , array var i a b l e s , t h e i r expre s s i o n s f ro m 0 to 255.

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Prov i d e s t h e stat u s of t h e touch pad.

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PA D(N) N � I n tegers f rom 0 to 7 . G i ven v a l u e : N u m e r i c type.

F U N CT I O N A N D UTI L I ZATI O N

Provi d es var i o u s d ata f ro m a touch pad b y an N va l u e. W h e n N i s 0, 1 , 2 , o r 3, t h e status of t h e t o u c h pad c o n n ected t o c o n t ro l l e r term i n a l A i s p rov i d e d . W h e n i s 4 , 5, 6 , o r 7 , t h e stat u s of t h e touch pad c o n nected to c o n t ro l l e r term i n a l B is g i ve n . Val ue of N o

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S e m a n t i cs for a g i ve n val u e 0: N o t touched - 1 : I s touched

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PA I N T [ST E P] (X-coord i n ate, Y-c oord i n ate), [d i s p l ay c o l o r] , [border l i n e c o l o r] X·coord inate � N u m e r i c type c o n stants, vari a b les, a rray v a r i a b l es, t h e i r ex p ress i o n s from 0 to 255. Y-coord inate � N u m e r i c type co n stants, v a r i a b l es, array vari a b l es, t h e i r ex p res s i o n s f rom 0 to 1 9 1 .

Display calor, border l i ne color � I n teg ers f ro m 0 to 15. I!lmIJ C u rre n t fore g ro u n d c a lo r.

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Execution exa m p l e CLS SCR E EN C I R CL E PAINT

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PDL (N) N cmt I nt e g ers f ro m 1 to 1 2 . G i ve n v a l u e : N u me r i c type f rom 0 to 255.

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G i ves t h e value obta i ned f ro m a padd l e a s n u m e r i c type d ata. W h e n N i s an odd n u m be r, d ata is p rovided f ro m t h e p a d d l e con n ected to con­ t ro l l e r term i na l A , a n d when N i s a n even n u m ber, d ata i s provi de d fro m t h e pad d l e c o n n ected to contro l l e r term i n a l B.

G i ves t h e co ntent of a s p e c i f i e d m em o ry a d d ress.

P E E K (add ress) Address C!mm) N u me r i c type constants, varia b l es , array var i a b les, t h e i r ex· pres s i o n s from 32768 to 65535. In t h e case of n egat i ve n u m e r a l s , t h e i r val u e i s t h e s a m e as if it i s added to 65536. G iven value: N u m e ri c type d e c i m a l format. -

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P LAY s u bc o m m a n d Subcom mand � C h a racter s t r i n g (con stant) i n s i d e " ", o r a s t r i n g type Subcommands

var i a b l e w h i c h is a s s i g n e d a c h a racter stri n g . Capitals or small c h a racters.

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Tn (tem po)

I ntegers of 32 � n � 255

Spec i fies t h e speed of m us ic. The val u e of n i n d i c ates the c o u n t i n g of a q u arter n ote for o n e m i n ute. The i n i t i a l sett i n g i s T1 20.

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S pec i f i e s one of 8 o ctaves. When 04 is spec i f i e d , m us i c w i t h i n t h e ran ge shown b e l o w i s performed.

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The c h ro m a t i c scale i n c reases as n is i n c reased by 1 .

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Spec i f i es t h e m u s j c a l n ote w i t h i n a spec i f i ed octave. c" D' C' D ' D- E-

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Sp'e c i f i e s the vol u m e variat i o n pattern from a m o n g the f o l l ow i n g patterns.

Magnitude 8 = 1 , 2, 3, 9

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Semantics Determ i ne s t h e cyc l e of t h e pattern spec i f i e d b y t h e S s u bc o m m an d . The cyc l e becomes l o n g as t h e v a l u e of n i s i n c reased . The i n i t i a l sett i n g i s M 255.

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F U N CT I O N A N D UTI L I ZAT I O N PLAY " T8003L4CDEFG2 . R AB04CDC2 . "

� ased o n t h e above state m e n t , t h e sound i s p l ayed accord i n g to t h e f o l · l o w i n g notes.

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i s spec i f i ed i n a P LAY statement a s a s u bc o m m a n d . To express a p a rt o f a subcommand w i t h a vari a ble ( X variable;) 10 M$=" CDEFG2 . R " 20 PLAY " 0 4 L 4 XM$ ; GAGAG2 . R " 30 PLAY " XM$ ; AB05 CDC2 . "

When a s u bc o m m and ass i g ned to a stri n g type variabre i s used i n " " of a PLAY statem e n t , add X before a n d ; after. I n t h e exa m p l e above, a s u b· c o m m a n d assig ned to M $ i s used i n two PLAY statements.

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n w h i c h is s pecified in each s u bcommand can be a constant or a vari able i n a PLAY statement. W h e n expressed as a variable, i s added before and ; after. =

1 0 FOR 1 = 1 TO 8 20 PLAY -O=I ; CEG" 30 NEXT 1 T h i s p rog ram p l ays 8 octave m u s i c from P LAY " 0 1 C E G " to PLAY "08C E G ". Performance of chords

Up to 3 commands can be s i m u l taneously p l ayed s u c h as PLAY A$, B$, C$

1 0 A$= " 04CD03B04E2R 4 20 B$=-04EFDG2R 4 " 3 0 C$=- 04GAG05 C2R 4 4 0 PLAY A$ , B$ , C$ T h i s p ro g ram p l ays t h e f o l l o w i n g notes.

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P LAY ( N ) N � I nteg ers f r o m 0 to 3. G i ve n v a l u e : N u m e r i c type.

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T h ree d i f f e re n t so u n d s c a n be s i m u l ta n eo u s l y p l ayed i n a PLAY state m e n t . I n t h e case of P LAY A$, B$, C $ ; t h e s o u n d o f s u b c o m m a n d A$ i s o u t p u t f r o m C h a n n e l 1 , t h e s o u n d of B$ i s output f ro m C h a n n e l 2, a n d t h e s o u n d of C$ i s o u t p ut f ro m C h a n n e l 3. The P LAY f u n c t i o n c hec ks i f data i s in t h e m u s i c data buffer of C h a n n e l 1 w h e n N = 1 , t h e same for C h a n n e l 2 w h e n N = 2, and the s a m e for C h a n ­ n e l 3 w h e n N = 3. W h e n d ata i s i n t h e b uffer, - 1 i s g ive n , a n d w h e n t h e re is no data, 0 is g iven . W h e n N = 0, t h e O R ( l o g i c a l s u m ) of t h e b u f fe r sta­ t u s (0 or 1) of a l l c h a n n e l s is g ive n . I n other words, if one of t h e m is - 1 , - 1 i s g i ve n .

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G i ves t h e c o l o r code of a p o i n t at a spec i f i e d l ocat i o n .

FO R M AT

PO I N T (X, Y)

X, Y cmB N u m e r i c type c o n stants, vari a b l es, array vari a b l es, t h e i r expres· s i o n s from - 32767 to 32767. G iven val u e: N u m e r i c type ( - 1 is g i ven when a s p e c i fied l o c at i o n i s o u t s i d e t h e d i s p l ay area.)

F U N CT I O N A N D UTI L I ZAT I O N Execution exam ple

1 0 SCR EEN 3 20 FOR 1 = 1 TO 2 5 0 30 X= I N T (RND ( 1 ) * 25 5 ) 4 0 Y= I NT (RND ( 1 ) * 19 1 ) 5 0 PSET ( X , Y) , 1 60 NEXT I 70 FOR Y=O TO 1 9 1 STEP 4 80 FOR x=o TO 2 5 5 STEP 4 90 C=PO IN T ( X , Y ) 1 00 I F C=4 THEN PSET ( X , Y ) , 1 5 1 1 0 NEXT X , Y 120 GOTO 120 The c o l o r c o d e for t h e l o c a t i o n ( X , Y ) i s ass i g ned to var i a b l e C i n l i n e 90, and c h a n g ed i n to w h ite in l i n e 1 00 if C i s 4 (dark b l u e).

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Writes data to a s pecified m e m ory address.

FO R M AT

PO K E address, ex pression Add ress � N u m e r i c t y p e c o n st a n ts, var i a b l es, array vari ab les, t h e i r ex­ p ress i o n s f rom

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Expression � N u m e r i c type co n stants, vari a b l es, array var i a b l es, t h e i r ex­ pres s i o n s from 0 to 255.

F U N CT I O N A N D UTI L I ZAT I O N Execution exa m p l e

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POS (pos i t i o n) G i ves the X-coord i n ate of the c u rsor p o s i t i o n .

FO R M AT

POS (X) X C!I!m!B An arb i t rary n u me r i c v a l u e (d u m m y arg u me nt) G i ve n va l u e : I nteger type

F U N CT I O N A N D UTI LIZATI O N Execution exa m p l e

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INPUT A$ PR I N T A$ ; : X=POS ( X) I F X> =5 THEN CLS PR INT : GOTO 1 0

T h e va l ue of the c u rsor X-coord i n ate i s g iven t o t he variable X based on l i n e 20 , X= POS (X). As a resu l t, t h e scree n i s c l eared by i n p u t t i n g a st r i n g w i t h 5 ch a racters or m o re t h a n 5 c h a racters f o r A$.

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M arks o r e rases a d ot o n the s c reen in the g ra p h i c mode.

FO R M AT

P R ESET [ST E P] (X-coord i n ate, Y-coord i n ate) [, c o l o r] X, V·coord i nate � N u m e r i c type constants, var i a b l es, array vari a b l e s, t h e i r e x p re s s i o n s f ro m

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Col or � I ntegers from 0 to 15.

C!liiIII C u r re n t b a c k g ro u n d c o lo r.

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When executed with c o l o r o m i tted, a d o t i s m a r ked w i t h t h e same c o l o r as t h e bac kg ro u n d c o l o r. As a res u l t , i f somet h i n g i s d rawn at a spec i f i e d locat i o n w i t h a c o l o r other t h a n t h e backgro u n d c o l o r, i t l ooks as i f a po i nt at t h e same locat i o n was o n l y e rased. . W h e n a color i s spec i f i e d , i t f u n c t i o n s exact l y t h e same as when a c o l o r i s s p ec i f i ed by PS ET. . See page 154 for ST E P spec i f i c at i o n s . • See PSET for a p ro g ram exa m p l e.

_ P R I NT ( p r i nt)

D i s p l ays n u m e r i c d ata or c h a racter data o n the text sc ree n .

FO R M AT

P R I N T ex p re s s i o n [separator] [ex p re s s i o n] [separator] [ex p re s s i o n] . . . . . Express ion � N u m e r i c t y p e o r s t r i n g type c o n stants, va riables, array Separator

vari a b les, t h e i r e x p res s i o n s. � Com m a ( , ) o r s e m i c o l o n ( ; )

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When d ata is p u n c t u ated with a comma (,), spaces are i n serted between the d ata by a 14 d i g i t tab f u n c t i o n , and when i t i s p u n c t u ated w i t h a s e m i ­ c o l o n ( ; ) , i t i s fo l l owed b y t h e n ext data. If a separator i s not written at the e n d , l i n e feed is perfo rmed after the data d i sp l ay. If a separator i s written at the e n d , data of the n ext P R I N T state m e n t c o n t i n ues on t h e same l i n e w i t h o u t a l i ne feed . N u meric data and signs

In rega rd to s i g n s t h at i n d i c ate posit ive o r negat ive, + i s o m i tted w h i l e " - " i s d i s p l ayed a s i t i s . ( I f a " ; " sepa rator i s used w h e n p o s i t i ve n u m e r i c d ata i s d i s p l ayed , t w o s p a c e s a r e i n serted betwee n d ata to p rovide space for a s i g n . "

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The same res u l t can be obta i n ed by i n p u t t i n g "?" i n stead of P R I N T. Execution exa m p l e 1 0 A$="ABC " : B$= " DEF " 2 0 PR I N T A$ ; B$ 30 PR I N T A$ , B$ 40 PR I N T 5 0 PR I N T " MS X " 60 PR I N T + 5 0 , - 5 0 70 ? "PER SONAL COMPUTER " RUN ABCDEF ABC DEF ---

Result of line 20. Result of line 30. ---- Result of line 40. Result of line 50. MS X -5 0 --- Result of line 60. 50 PER SONAL COMPUTER --- Result of line 70.

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O u t p u ts data to t h e s c reen i n a s p e c i f i ed format.

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F U N CT I O N A N D UTI L I ZATI O N

T h e va l ue of an ex p re s s i o n i s d i s p l ayed i n a f o r m at s p e c i f i e d b y a format sym b o l . Format symbols f o r c h a racter type data Symbol "I"

E x p ress i o n format and Exe c u t i o n exam p l e O u t p u t s t h e f i rst 1 c h a racter. PR I N T US I NG UN

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PR INT U S I NG -PO I NT : ### . #- ; 123 . 4 PO INT : 1 23 . 4

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PR I NT US I NG - ££ ### - ; 1 234 PR INT US ING - + ££ ###- ; - 1 234

£ 1 234 - £ 1 234 " * * £"

Adds "£" just before t h e n u m e r i c data, and s pace before t h a t i s f i l l ed w i t h " * ".

PR I NT US I NG - * * £ ### . ##- ; 1 2 . 34 * * * £ 1 2 . 34

W h e n t h i s i s spec i f i e d s o m ew h ere before t h e d e c i m a l p o i n t , i t i s d i s p l ayed b y t h e i n sert i o n of c o m m a s between each 3 d i g i t s to t h e left o f t h e dec i m a l p o i n t .

PR I NT US ING - # . ###### . ## - ; 1 23 4 5 . 67 1 2 . 34 5 . 67

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D i sp l ays n u m e r i c data by f l o at i n g pO i n t type. corresponds to t h e d i g i t s for t h e exp o n e n t part.

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Writes data to a f i l e o p e n ed by an O P E N state m e n t .

FO R M AT

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cmJ Stri n g type and n u m e r i c type c o n stants, var i a b l es, array vari a b l es, t he i r expres s i o n s.

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O u t p u ts d ata to a f i l e opened by an O P E N state m e n t . Execution exa m p l e 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Opens a file to write-in

OPEN " CAS : DATA" F O R O U TPUT A S # 1 FOR 1 =0 TO 4 R EAD A$ PR 1 N T # 1 , A$ ; N EXT I CLOSE # 1 DATA TOKYO , LONDON , PAR 1 S , PE K 1 N G , N EW YORK -

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Writes data to a file.

T h i s i s a p ro g ram w h i c h sequent i a l l y writes d ata written in l i ne 70 to cas­ sette tape w i t h a f i l e name "DATA". (See 2-6 F i l e Process i n g .)

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Writes data to a f i l e opened by an O P E N state m e n t i n a spec i f i e d format .

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P R I N T # f i l e n u m be r U S I N G format sym bo l ; ex p re s s i o n File n u m be r (DJ 1 ;; fi l e n u m b e r ;; n u m eral s p e c i fied b y M A X F I LES = state· ment

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(DJ Stri n g type a n d n u m e r i c type constants, var i a b l es , array var i a b l e s , t h e i r ex p re s s i o n s.

F U N CT I O N A N D UTI L IZAT I O N

T h i s format c a n b e spec i f i ed w h e n d ata i s o u t p u t t o a f i l e. S e e P R I N T U S · I N G f o r a format symbo l .

P S ET [ST E P] (X-coord i n ate, Y-coord i nate) [, c o l or]

X, Y coordi nates (DJ N u m eric type con stants, var i a b l es, array vari a b l es, t h e i r expres s i o n s from - 32768 to 32767. Color (DJ I nt e g e rs f ro m 0 to 15. (!]UIIJ C u rrent fore g ro u n d c a l or.

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PUT S P R I TE s p rite p l ane n u m be r [[STEP] (X-coord i n ate, Y-coord i n ate)], [co l o r] , [s p r i te n u m be r] Sprite p l a ne n u m be r � I n tegers from 0 to 3 1 . X-coord i nate � N u m e r i c type co n stants, variables, array variables, t h e i r ex p ress i o n s f rom - 32 t o 255.

V-coord i nate C!Ilm!) N u m e r i c type c o n stan ts, var i a b les, array v a r i a b l es, t h e i r ex pres s i o n s from - 3 2 t o 1 9 1 .

STE P (X-coordinate, V-coord i nate) I!lmII Prev i o u s locat i o n spec i f i ed by the l ast g ra p h i c i n ­ struct i o n .

Color � I n te g e rs f rom 0 to 1 5 . I!lmII C u rre n t fore g ro u n d c a l or. Sprite n u m be r � Fo r 8 x 8 dots, it is f rom 0 to 255. Fo r 16 x 1 6 dots, it is from 0 to 63.

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Log i cal ex p res s i o n s perform l o g i c a l operat i o n s between n u meric type con stants, variables, and f u n ct i o ns. Log ic a l o pe rat i o n ... Converts d ata to a n i n teg er c o n s i dere d as 1 6 bit b i n a ry, a n d perfo rms a n operat i o n for each co rres p o n d i n g bit. Log i c a l operat i o n N OT (negat i o n)

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For o perat i o n s between stri n g t y p e con stants, variables a n d f u n c t i o n s, o n l y a d d i t i o n i s effecti ve. Example PR I N T " ABC "+ " XYZ " ABCXYZ

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Stro b e ( d u r i n g w r i te - i n) Stat u s (d u r i n g read-out)

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Data w r i te- i n

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D ata read-o ut/w rite- i n w i t h v i deo R A M .

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C o m m a n d , add ress set (d u ri n g write- i n ) Stat u s (d u r i n g read - i n )

& H AO

Add ress latch (w rite- i n)

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D ata write-in

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D ata read-out

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D ata read-o ut/write-i n for port A ( M e m o ry s l ot sel ect) u se.

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Data read-out/write-i n for port B (keyboard scan) u se.

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D ata read -outlw r i te-i n f o r p o rt C (cassette).

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M od e set (write-in)

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