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Article #33024Correction to VT100 CLS + More on char reads
From: sqrkl
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 1988 10:14
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 1988 10:14
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In article <8806212005.AA08722@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>,
F026@CPC865.UEA.AC.UK writes:
(A bit about how to clear the screen on a VT100)
> $ esc[0,8] == 27
> $ cls == "write sys$output """+esc+"[2J"""
Ahem ! This will NOT home the cursor - you need ESC [ H as well...
(A bit more about reading the bit pattern on a screen to find the char code)
> Just to reduce the damper put on that idea, that's exactly what Acorn's
> BBC Micro did:
As does the (totally amazing) Archimedes.
> The BBC Micro was a 6502 8-bit machine running at standard speed (1MHz?):
2 MHz thank you very much. It also has the world's fastest 8-bit interpreted
BASIC.
> I'm sure a 68000 can do as well!
Not if it's in an Atari ST it won't...
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcvax!ukc!mupsy!liv-cs!sqrkl From: sqrkl@csvax.liv.ac.uk Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Correction to VT100 CLS + More on char reads Message-ID: <3322@csvax.liv.ac.uk> Date: 27 Jun 88 10:14:55 GMT References: <8806212005.AA08722@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Lines: 36 Organisation: Computer Science CSVAX (VAX1), Liverpool University