[Coco] 4K Coco 1 Color Basic Programming Contest

[L. Curtis Boyle]

Yes, both PEEK and POKE worked (PEEK you needed to read the joystick buttons, for example).

L. Curtis Boyle
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> On Dec 24, 2014, at 7:12 PM, Allen Huffman <alsplace at pobox.com> wrote:
> 
> Yeah, the lack of Edit means I will probably not be writing native. I will have to write one something with extended and just not use the commands.
> 
> PEEK worked for me though. I think that card is wrong, and also missing some commands like SET for putting pixels on the screen.
> 
> I don't expect a deadline any earlier than CoCoFEST, really. 
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>> On Dec 24, 2014, at 6:56 PM, Bill Pierce via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
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>> 
>> Ok.... who stole the "EDIT" command from Color BASIC 1.0???
>> <laughing> I know I've rewritten line 50 about 50 times now....
>> I forgot just how much Color Basic was missing, and I started out with a 16k Color Basic machine!
>> I was one happy coder when I got my Coco 2 64k Extended Color Basic.
>> And remember guys... there is no "PEEK" function in CB... only "POKE" (for those using a Coco2 to code for the contest).
>> This has to be the first BASIC program I've written in 25 years!! And I've NEVER written one for 4k!!
>> Again, here's the link for the CB/ECB Quick Reference Card... ECB stuff is highlighted in gray, CB in white.
>> You can't use the gray stuff :-)
>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/23059963/Manuals/Color%20Computer%20Quick%20Reference%20Manual%20%2819xx%29%28Tandy%29.pdf
>> 
>> And when if the deadline to this thing??
>> 
>> 
>> Bill Pierce
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