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One of the advantages of the TI-994A was that the (Extended) Basic community didn't use (couldn't?) the prevalent PEEK,POKE commands on the Commodore 64. The c
by mrkstu 8y ago
One of the advantages of the TI-994A was that the (Extended) Basic community didn't use (couldn't?) the prevalent PEEK,POKE commands on the Commodore 64.
The code was out in the open and decipherable. Great way to learn in that particular environment.
- criddell 8y agoWow - your comment tripped a memory in me. I learned on a TI and made heavy use of CALL CHAR to redefine the bit pattern for characters to draw on screen. I had a hard time switching to Commodore Basic because it wasn't clear to me how to accomplish similar things there. Atari with their player-missile graphics made immediate sense to me though.