The usual way is something like this: 10 A$="TEXT TO BE DISPLAYED" 20 FOR X=1 TO LEN(A$) 30 HPRINT (X,1),MID$(A$,X,1) 40 PLAY "P64" : REM THIS MAKES A PAUSE 50 NEXT X Diego PD You are asking about CoCo3, right? XYZ wrote: > is there a way to print text on the hires graphic screen one letter at > a time like a teletype machine > >