Print Hi-Res Graphics

 BBS: Inland Empire Archive
Date: 11-14-92 (12:34)             Number: 346
From: HARRY GISH                   Refer#: NONE
  To: BOB OEHRLE                    Recvd: NO  
Subj: Print Hi-Res Graphics          Conf: (2) Quik_Bas

Okay, probably the easiest way to deal with "4 plane
colors" is like this {this is inefficient and verbose
coding but it's intended to document, not optimize}.

Think of a line of pixel values ranging from 0 to 15.
They're coded {planed} like this

Plane  0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10  11  12  13  14  15
  0        X       X       X        X      X       X       X       X
  1            X   X           X    X          X   X               X
  2                    X       X    X                  X   X   X   X
  3                                    X   X   X   X   X   X   X   X

Oops, I blew the X at Plane 1, position 14!!!

Okay, totalling the planes (with an assignment of 1 for X
{bit on} for plane 0 is a value of 1, plane 1 is 2, plane 2
is 4 and plane 3 is 8. Thus COLOR 3 is 1 + 2. COLOR 15 is
planes 0 through 3. I blew COLOR 14 (8 + 4 + 2).

Does that clarify it?

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