Software for Apple I

[Vintage Computer Festival]

On Wed, 24 Nov 2004, Cameron Kaiser wrote:

> > > Here's one for you:
> > >
> > > 10 PRINT "HELLO WORLD!"
> > > 20 GOTO 10
> > >
> > > > Anybody who contributes will get a copy of the book, of course.
> > >
> > > Thanks!!
> > > :)
> >
> > Can I have:
> >
> > 10 GOTO 10
> >
> > for the version with screensaver?*
> > Wow, that's the first BASIC I've written in about ten years :)
> > *I have no idea if the Apple 1 clears the display prior to running a
> > program. It probably doesn't...
>
> Fine, make it
>
> 10 HOME
> 20 GOTO 10
>
> Where do I send my mailing address? ;)

There was no HOME command in the original Apple-1 BASIC.  The screen was
not memory-mapped.  You would have to print enough carriage returns (16 I
believe) to push every line of text off the screen to clear it.

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Sellam Ismail                                        Vintage Computer Festival
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