Slow Message

Developer(s): D. J. Currie
Date: 198x
Type: Program
Platform(s): TS 2068

Enter a message of any length and leave spaces at the end as the message will repeat.

Appears on

Library tape of the Indiana Sinclair Timex User’s Group.

Source Code

   10 REM     SLOW MESSAGE         Enter a message of any length   and leave spaces at the end     as the message will repeat.                                             by D.J. Currie         
   20 CLEAR 59999
   30 FOR f=0 TO 16: READ a: POKE 60000+f,a: NEXT f
   40 LET x=255: LET y=100
   50 INPUT "Enter message - ";t$: IF t$="" THEN GO TO 50
   60 LET y$=t$
   70 LET n=LEN y$
   80 FOR q=1 TO n
   90 GO SUB 110: NEXT q
  100 GO TO 80
  110 REM Print double size
  120 PRINT INK 5;AT 21,0;y$(q)
  130 FOR a=7 TO 0 STEP -1
  140 FOR b=0 TO 7
  150 IF POINT (b,a)=0 THEN GO TO 200
  160 FOR c=0 TO 1
  170 FOR d=0 TO 1
  180 PLOT x-16+2*b+c,y+2*a-d
  190 NEXT d: NEXT c
  200 NEXT b: NEXT a
  210 FOR r=1 TO 16: RANDOMIZE USR 60000: NEXT r
  220 PRINT AT 21,0;" ": RETURN 
  230 DATA 33,255,87,14,192,6,32,183,203,22,43,16,251,13,32,245,201
  240 SAVE "Message" LINE 10
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