Re: A86: Reader


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Re: A86: Reader



MTNBIKE560@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 97-09-13 12:14:22 EDT, you write:
>
> << The 85 didn't have a built in "small font" like the 82 did.
> However,
>  the 86 does.  It's TEXT(x,y,$text) in the GRAPH / DRAW menu.  Check
> your
>  docs..  It would be cool to have a "text file" viewer though written
> in
>  ASM if thats what you're looking for more specifically.   Then I
> could
>  type up some stuff on my computer, load it in as a string and scroll
>  through it on the calc. >>
>
> This small font.. is this like reading text on the graph screen?

Yeah.  as far as I know, it's the only way to do small text using
TIBASIC.  Works in a pinch I guess though it's limited and of course
TIBASIC is pretty darn slow on the 86.


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