Try This

“Try This” features short programs to show off your computer, impress your family and friends, and tickle your imagination when SYNC arrives at your place. Send your contributions to: Try This, SYNC, 39 E. Hanover Ave., Morris Plains, NJ 07950.

4K ROM

Type in the following program. Then RUN and NEWLINE. Type in any character or symbol when the quotation marks appear and hit NEWLINE again. Observe the results. Repeat until you get back to program. Note the program.

Our thanks to:
Ken Berggren
[address omitted]
Louisville, KY

 5 PRINT 1
10 POKE 16427,1
15 DIM A(9)
20 LET B=128
25 INPUT C$
30 GOTO 5

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8K ROM

Type in the following program. Then hit RUN and ENTER. Observe the results. If you like, you can substitute other characters in the print statements in Lines 20 and 50.

Our thanks to:
Ross A. Rainwater
[address omitted]
Lawrenceville, GA

10 FOR X=10 TO 15
15 SCROLL
20 PRINT TAB (X);"***"
30 NEXT X
40 FOR X=15 TO 10 STEP -1
45 SCROLL
50 PRINT TAB (X);"***"
60 NEXT X
70 GOTO 10

 5 PRINT 1
10 POKE (16427),1
15 DIM A(9)
20 LET B=128
25 INPUT C$
30 GOTO 5