Re: re. KEGS and Graphics Question?

[Doug Mitton <doug_mitton@hotmail.com.invalid>]

"ict@ccess" <gids.rs@sasktel.net> wrote:

>On Mar 26, 6:30�am, Doug Mitton <doug_mit...@hotmail.com.invalid> wrote:

>> Hello all;
>>
>> I'm dusting off some of my disk images and the Kegs emulator to give a
>> nostalgic Apple // demonstration at our computer club.

>> I have a problem that I can't remember the solution to for the life of
>> me. �I have a menu "launcher" in 80 column mode. �I have a selection
>> of "Mathland" (ie. Nibble Sept 86 page 70) programs. �When I select
>> one, the Kegs emulator screen just becomes a static pattern of
>> multicolored pixels instead of the geometric plot that its supposed to
>> be. �The mathland programs use HGR mode.

>> Is there some specific settings that I'm supposed to use to get these
>> to display properly? �I'm certain I'm just forgetting something silly,
>> its been almost 10 years since I got rid of my Apple // hardware and I
>> only use the emulators when nostalgia raises its head.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.

>if your multi colored screen is showing more than the normal six
>colors of black, white, orange, blue, violet and green, i.e you see
>yellow, red, etc. ... then it is possible the double hi-res screen is
>engaged.
>
>Are your Mathland programs, applesoft programs?
>
>Use  ? CHR$(21);  at the beginning of the program to disengage 80
>columns
>
>Rob

Yes, they are 4 line applesoft programs and they start off with HGR;
POKE 49234,0

That didn't seem to help (the CHR$(21).

I thought sure this was something that used to be a common problem BUT
I just can't seem to get my poor old gray-matter around it.

Anyway, thanks for the response.

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