Difference between revisions of "HI-Text"
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Disk version contains three files | Disk version contains three files | ||
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Hitext.bin | Hitext.bin | ||
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hi-text.bas | hi-text.bas | ||
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DRIVPOKE.BAS | DRIVPOKE.BAS | ||
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None booting, just run hi-text.bas from BASIC (DRAGON DOS) | None booting, just run hi-text.bas from BASIC (DRAGON DOS) | ||
| − | loads in a PMODE4 SCREEN1,0 64 by | + | loads in a PMODE4 SCREEN1,0 64 by 21 char display. |
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| + | Text display supports upper and lower case. using a 3x8 matrix to create the characters and show desenders. | ||
| − | + | Works with both 32 and 64 models (32 mode only) | |
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Tested with DragonDOS v1 and v4 on a real Dragon. | Tested with DragonDOS v1 and v4 on a real Dragon. | ||
| − | Text generation is at a good speed, lots of RAM left to use for your own programs. | + | |
| + | Text generation is at a good speed, lots of RAM left to use for your own programs (only uses 2.6k). | ||
I use it for adventure writing and disk/file manipulation. | I use it for adventure writing and disk/file manipulation. | ||
| − | Have no instructions, but does not appear to have | + | Have no instructions, but does not appear to have many special commands added to the software (such as windowing, ?@ does not work but is replaced with print x,y) |
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| + | There are four special chars codes and the user can change character definition. | ||
Paul | Paul | ||
Latest revision as of 04:29, 11 October 2016
== HI-TEXT (c) 1986 MICROVISION SOFTWARE
Disk version contains three files
Hitext.bin
hi-text.bas
DRIVPOKE.BAS
None booting, just run hi-text.bas from BASIC (DRAGON DOS)
loads in a PMODE4 SCREEN1,0 64 by 21 char display.
Text display supports upper and lower case. using a 3x8 matrix to create the characters and show desenders.
Works with both 32 and 64 models (32 mode only)
Tested with DragonDOS v1 and v4 on a real Dragon.
Text generation is at a good speed, lots of RAM left to use for your own programs (only uses 2.6k).
I use it for adventure writing and disk/file manipulation.
Have no instructions, but does not appear to have many special commands added to the software (such as windowing, ?@ does not work but is replaced with print x,y)
There are four special chars codes and the user can change character definition.
Paul
