Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!apple!dlyons From: dlyons@Apple.COM (David A. Lyons) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Problem with GS Alt Char Set Message-ID: <43827@apple.Apple.COM> Date: 10 Aug 90 02:38:24 GMT References: <9008090407.AA24915@apple.com> Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA Lines: 36 In article <9008090407.AA24915@apple.com> MQUINN@UTCVM.BITNET writes: >[...] So, anyway, here's the program: > >5 HOME >10 FOR X = 1024 TO 1279 REM 1279=1024 + 255 (Why don't you just say "FOR X = 1024 TO 1024+255" ??) >20 POKE X,X-1024 >30 NEXT X >40 GOTO 40 > >This will display almost all of the characters that can be displayed. >Just go to the control panel and change the display language until you see >what you want (which isn't what you wanted in your last message). This is not good--it overwrites sixteen "screen hole" locations that are used by the system and peripheral cards. Try this instead: 10 HOME 20 FOR ROW = 1 TO 8 30 VTAB ROW 40 ADDR = PEEK(40) + 256*PEEK(41) : REM $28 on zero page=base addr for row 50 FOR COL = 0 TO 31 60 POKE ADDR+COL, 32*(ROW-1)+COL 70 NEXT COL 80 NEXT ROW 90 VTAB 10 -- David A. Lyons, Apple Computer, Inc. | DAL Systems Apple II Developer Technical Support | P.O. Box 875 America Online: Dave Lyons | Cupertino, CA 95015-0875 GEnie: D.LYONS2 or DAVE.LYONS CompuServe: 72177,3233 Internet/BITNET: dlyons@apple.com UUCP: ...!ames!apple!dlyons My opinions are my own, not Apple's.