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2 total messages Started by Jonathan Spangler Sun, 09 Mar 1986 20:20

#143

Author: Jonathan Spangler
Date: Sun, 09 Mar 1986 20:20

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I have a few questions about ST Basic:

	1) How do you get more than 16 colors in Basic?
	2) Are there plans for a compiled basic in
	   the forseeable future?
	3) I can only get sound channel #1 to work. How do I get
	   the other channels to work?

I suppose all these questions should be prefaced with the more 
general question: when is a newer release of the basic expected?

Aloha,

Jonathan Spangler
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Jonathan Spangler
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"On Thursday, the world came to an end."

Re: More ST Basic

#187

Author: Neil Harris
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1986 02:41

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In article <2155@islenet.UUCP>, jons@islenet.UUCP (Jonathan Spangler) writes:
> I have a few questions about ST Basic:
> 
> 	1) How do you get more than 16 colors in Basic?

You don't!  You must go to the BIOS to get to the interrupt that lets you
change the color palette on the fly.

> 	2) Are there plans for a compiled basic in
> 	   the forseeable future?

Philon is planning to market one under the name "Fast BASIC".

> 	3) I can only get sound channel #1 to work. How do I get
> 	   the other channels to work?

Use the WAVE command to turn on the additional channels before using the SOUND
command.  WAVE 7,0,0,0,0 will do the trick.

> I suppose all these questions should be prefaced with the more 
> general question: when is a newer release of the basic expected?

We are working on one.  Perhaps within the next 2 months we will see one.

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