BBS: Inland Empire Archive Date: 02-13-93 (12:36) Number: 204 From: ROB MCKEE Refer#: NONE To: ZACK JONES Recvd: NO Subj: Help Conf: (2) Quik_Bas
Hello Zack!
You wrote in a message to Hugh Martin:
ZJ> Howdy Hugh!
ZJ> 08 Feb 93, Hugh Martin writes to Zack Jones:
HM> You're funny, Zack.
ZJ> I don't know 'bout that - considering some of the mail I've
ZJ> gotten here lately. I wonder if there's a way to use an asm
ZJ> routine to print 2000 characters and not scroll the screen?
Yes, see below...
ZJ> I'll ask Tom Hanlin over on BASNet and see what he says.
WHAT! When I'm here? Traitor <G> <giggle> ;)
Int 10 Func 9
' $INCLUDE: 'qbx.bi'
DIM r AS RegType
LOCATE 1, 1 ' can use this or INTERRUPT &h10
(r.ax=&h0200) Char2Write% = 179 ' can be 0 to 255
Page% = 0
Attribute = 7
CountOfrepeat = 1920 ' 2000 for full
screen r.ax = &H9 * 256 + Char2Write%
r.bx = Page% * 256 + Attribute
r.cx = CountOfrepeat
Interrupt &H10, r, r
' Returns None
DO: IF INKEY$ = CHR$(27) THEN END
: LOOP
Catcha Later , I'll see you on the flip side - Rob
--- timEd/B6
* Origin: Another Quik_Bas Point in Richmond, CA (1:125/411)

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