Graphics Mode

 BBS: Inland Empire Archive
Date: 03-20-92 (22:37)             Number: 122
From: MATT HART                    Refer#: 9
  To: MARK KO                       Recvd: NO  
Subj: Graphics Mode                  Conf: (2) Quik_Bas

In a message to All <18 Mar 92 00:03> Mark Ko wrote:

 MK> How many colors can one access in Screen mode 13?
 MK> I know there are at least 256. But is it true, there are actually,
 MK> 256,000 colors/?

 There are 256 colors available at any one time, usually
called PALETTEs. They are changed with the PALETTE command.
 So:
     PSET (0,0),1
will normally show blue.  But you can change this by:
     PALETTE 1,2
     PSET (0,0),1
Now it will be COLOR 2 = green.

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