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Gizmo

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Posted: 10:09am 12 Jun 2011

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OK, I figure its only a matter of time before we start to see some handy cheat sheets for the Maximite, so here's one to get started. Its a screen layout for the VGA output. Basically a bit of graph paper you can print out and draw your screen layout on before you start writing the program.

2011-06-12_200312_MaximiteVGAScreenMap.pdf
I'll do up one for the composite output at a later date.

When using the locate command to position text, remember it works differently from the old BASIC locate command. The Maximite's locate works like

LOCATE X,Y

where X and Y are pixels, from the top left corner. If you then PRINT, the first character will start to the right/underneath this point. You can position text in pixel steps, unlike the old BASIC where you could only position text on the standard text rows and columns.

Glenn

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rhamer
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Posted: 08:42am 13 Jun 2011

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Reminds me of the one I did for my VZ200 about 30 years ago.

Rohan Hamer
HAMFIELD Software & Hardware Solutions

Makers of the Maximite Expander.

http://www.hamfield.com.au

BobDevries

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Posted: 03:00am 14 Jun 2011

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Hehe,

those graph papers were included in the manuals for the Tandy Colour Computer, but I remember doing them for my DREAM 6800. Ah, the memories....

Regards,

Bob Devries
Dalby, QLD, Australia

Andrew_G
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Posted: 05:49am 04 Jul 2020

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OK then,
this is NOT a competition but I've attached today's entry of a 800x600 VGA grid. It should open to an Excel file.
Please feel free to enhance/fix it and submit it back here.

CMM2 VGA Layout.zip

Cheers,

Andrew
(could someone confirm that it unzips OK - thanks)

TrevorH
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Posted: 09:40am 04 Jul 2020

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It Does

Trevor

Andrew_G
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Posted: 09:44am 04 Jul 2020

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Thanks Trevor,

Andrew

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