The enclosed program demonstrates the ability of the Amstrad CPC464 to accept control codes enclosed
in strings which can then be printed to the screen.
This is particularly useful for multicolour block graphics where the graphics take up more than one
text line. This way the cursor does not have to be moved between individual print statements, and
colours can be changed within the string.
The program shows a galleon in three colours moving back and forth across the screen. It is printed
as a single string and includes codes to move the cursor around; transparent print and alter colours.
10 MODE 1
20 INK 0,11:INK 1,1:INK 2,24:INK 3,6
30 CLS
40 SYMBOL 255,24,24,24,60,60,24,24,24
50 SYMBOL 254,0,0,24,24,60,60,24,24
60 SYMBOL 253,126,255,255,255,255,255,255,129
70 SYMBOL 252,0,0,126,255,255,255,255,129
80 SYMBOL 251,0,0,6,6
90 SYMBOL 250,0,0,102,102
100 SYMBOL 249,0,0,96,96
110 ship$=CHR$(15)+CHR$(2)+" "+CHR$(252)+CHR$(253)+CHR$(252)
+" "+CHR$(10)+STRING$(5,8)+" "+STRING$(3,253)+" "
120 ship$=ship$+CHR$(10)+STRING$(5,8)+CHR$(15)+CHR$(3)+" "+
CHR$(213)+CHR$(143)+CHR$(212)+" "+CHR$(15)+CHR$(1)+STRING$(2
,11)+STRING$(4,8)
130 ship$=ship$+CHR$(22)+CHR$(1)+CHR$(254)+CHR$(255)+CHR$(254)
+CHR$(10)+STRING$(3,8)+STRING$(3,255)+CHR$(10)+STRING$(3,8)
+CHR$(251)+CHR$(250)+CHR$(249)+CHR$(22)+CHR$(0)
140 FOR i=1 TO 36:LOCATE i,12:PRINT USING "&";ship$;:FOR pause
=1 TO 40:NEXT:NEXT
150 FOR i=35 TO 2 STEP -1:LOCATE i,12:PRINT USING "&";ship$;:
FOR pause =1 TO 40:NEXT:NEXT:GOTO 140
12th January 1985
