[Coco] Back to BASIC

[Steve Strowbridge]

That's a great reference link for the GW BASIC version, thanks Arthur.
I haven't finished the entire chapter yet, so I haven't gone over all the
options, but "S" Scale and "R" rotation are included in ECB and have been
covered already, I haven't gotten to "N" (return) or "X" (Execute sub
string) yet, and there may be a few other options, too.


Steve Strowbridge, aka
The Original Gamer Stevie Strow
http://ogsteviestrow.com
ogsteviestrow at gmail.com


On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 6:15 PM, Arthur Flexser <flexser at fiu.edu> wrote:

> P.S.  This description of the DRAW command in GWBASIC may have some or all
> of the undocumented features of the Extended Basic DRAW command, as the two
> versions of BASIC are very similar, probably coded by the same guy at
> Microsoft.
>
> http://www.antonis.de/qbebooks/gwbasman/draw.html
>
> Art
>
> On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 5:59 PM, Arthur Flexser <flexser at fiu.edu> wrote:
>
> > I seem to recall that there are useful options in the DRAW command that
> > were undocumented in the manuals and discovered by people who
> disassembled
> > the ROM code.  A scaling option was one of them, I think, if that is not
> > among the documented ones.  This was written up in at least one of the
> CoCo
> > magazines.  Were you aware of this in writing the chapter?
> >
> > Art
> >
> > On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 5:51 PM, Steve Strowbridge <
> ogsteviestrow at gmail.com
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> Part two of Chapter 21 is now online, Chapter 21 was released just
> before
> >> CoCoFEST! and it's all about the DRAW command, it's a big chapter, as
> >> there
> >> are a lot of options to use with the DRAW command.
> >>
> >> The first part brought us up to a DIY challenge, which was to DRAW your
> >> name using the DRAW command.
> >>
> >> Part 2, recorded and released today is my attempt at doing just that,
> >> using
> >> DRAW statements to display my name graphically, but I got a little fancy
> >> with it, using string arrays to be able to print out letters in order or
> >> randomly.
> >>
> >> Let me know what you think:
> >> https://youtu.be/PSxezYqsqp0
> >>
> >>
> >> Steve Strowbridge, aka
> >> The Original Gamer Stevie Strow
> >> http://ogsteviestrow.com
> >> ogsteviestrow at gmail.com
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 9:56 AM, Alexander Wallace <
> >> alexander.o.wallace at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > I have a lot to catch up now! Thanks for all you do man!
> >> >
> >> > > On Apr 19, 2017, at 8:21 AM, Steve Strowbridge <
> >> ogsteviestrow at gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > Chapter 20 is now online covering the PAINT command, I'll try and
> add
> >> > some
> >> > > painting examples to the DIY graphics demo we've been building up
> >> during
> >> > > this series as well
> >> > >
> >> > > https://youtu.be/WT4IB_GPgGU
> >> > >
> >> > > Steve Strowbridge, aka
> >> > > The Original Gamer Stevie Strow
> >> > > http://ogsteviestrow.com
> >> > > ogsteviestrow at gmail.com
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > On Sun, Apr 16, 2017 at 9:06 PM, Steve Strowbridge <
> >> > ogsteviestrow at gmail.com>
> >> > > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > >> Happy Easter everyone!
> >> > >>
> >> > >> I have come up with a small demo showing off the CIRCLE command
> that
> >> was
> >> > >> recently covered in chapter 19 of my series.
> >> > >> This demo shows off the various ways to create circles, including
> the
> >> > >> RADIUS, the Height and Width, and starting and ending positions of
> >> ARCs,
> >> > >> both forward and reverse.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> I have showed what the demo looks like, and what to expect, and I
> >> > thought
> >> > >> it would be cool to set this up as a challenge for somebody to
> >> re-create
> >> > >> their own version of this demo and then send it to me, and I'll
> show
> >> off
> >> > >> the contributions I get.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Here is the video of the demo:
> >> > >> https://youtu.be/2lnav77mCFQ
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Love to see what people come up with.
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Steve Strowbridge, aka
> >> > >> The Original Gamer Stevie Strow
> >> > >> http://ogsteviestrow.com
> >> > >> ogsteviestrow at gmail.com
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >> On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 8:09 AM, Steve Strowbridge <
> >> > >> ogsteviestrow at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > >>
> >> > >>> Thanks for the scratch tip Salvador.
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>> Chapter 19 is now on-line going over the CIRCLE command, and
> >> expanding
> >> > >>> upon a DIY graphics demo that's taking all the graphics commands
> >> we're
> >> > >>> learning and doing random graphics on the screen.
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>> I'm going to try and throw together another DIY program to better
> >> > >>> demonstrate and visualize all the cool things you can do with the
> >> > CIRCLE
> >> > >>> command later today.
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>> Steve Strowbridge, aka
> >> > >>> The Original Gamer Stevie Strow
> >> > >>> http://ogsteviestrow.com
> >> > >>> ogsteviestrow at gmail.com
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>> On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 2:31 PM, Salvador Garcia via Coco <
> >> > >>> coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>>> If you and your daughter are going to get into Scratch, you might
> >> find
> >> > >>>> the following enjoyable:
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>> https://hourofcode.com/us
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>> At the top nav bar, click on Activities. Many of these are based
> >> on a
> >> > >>>> Scratch-like language. (They may be Scratch, but I don't know
> what
> >> is
> >> > going
> >> > >>>> on behind the scenes of this Web site.)
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>> Salvador
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>>      From: Steve Strowbridge <ogsteviestrow at gmail.com>
> >> > >>>> To: CoCo Mailing List <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> >> > >>>> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2017 9:30 AM
> >> > >>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Back to BASIC
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>> That's awesome Bruce, I had to mostly teach myself, but we did
> swap
> >> > ideas
> >> > >>>> at clubs, and of course the Rainbow.
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>> What a great bonding experience to be able to share with your
> >> > children.
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>> I'm going to go through a project with my 8 year old daughter in
> a
> >> > >>>> language
> >> > >>>> called Scratch that is a simple way to teach coding and create
> >> Sprite
> >> > >>>> based
> >> > >>>> video games.
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>> On Apr 14, 2017 10:02 AM, "D. Bruce Moore" <bruce at gracenote.ca>
> >> > wrote:
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>>> Steve,
> >> > >>>>>
> >> > >>>>> I have been teaching my son, Jacob, BASIC from out of the
> >> manual.  We
> >> > >>>> will
> >> > >>>>> likely be looking at the later chapters (PMODE) later on and I
> can
> >> > see
> >> > >>>>> using these videos as a great teaching tool.
> >> > >>>>>
> >> > >>>>> Looks like our table is in the middle next to yours - see you at
> >> the
> >> > >>>> Fest!
> >> > >>>>>
> >> > >>>>>
> >> > >>>>>> On Apr 14, 2017, at 8:14 AM, Steve Strowbridge <
> >> > >>>> ogsteviestrow at gmail.com>
> >> > >>>>> wrote:
> >> > >>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>> Happy Good Friday everyone!
> >> > >>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>> Chapter 18 is uploaded in 3 parts, it was a doozy, but we're
> >> dealing
> >> > >>>> with
> >> > >>>>>> the PMODE command, and Page Switching, and Page copying, pretty
> >> cool
> >> > >>>>> stuff.
> >> > >>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>> So we cover PCLEAR, PMODE, and PCOPY.
> >> > >>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>
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