Re: Need software for Extended 80-Column Text/AppleColor card

[Roger Johnstone <rojaws@orcon.net.nz>]

In <aQfnd.46$4x6.23@news.oracle.com> Martin Doherty  wrote:
> Does anyone have a copy of the disk that came with this card?
> 
> The original disk was labelled thus:
>    Extended 80-Column Text/AppleColor Card
>    Demonstration and Driver Software (DOS 3.3) (Front Side)
>    Double High-Resolution Modes Driver Sofware (ProDOS 1.0)
>            For //e only
> 
> I've got the card, the monitor and the manual but not the software and 
> I  just am not going to be able to sleep well at night until I fill 
> that  gaping hole in my life!
>
> According to the manual, the disk includes the following routines:
> 
> &GR     -- initialize DHGR mode (560x192, 140x192, mixed)
> &BCOL   -- set background (fill) color
> &COL    -- set foreground (pen) color
> &CLEAR  -- clear screen to background color
> &DOT    -- draw a dot
> &PLOT   -- draw a line
> &MOVE   -- move pen without drawing
> &VFILL  -- fill a rectangle with the background color
> &DRAW   -- draw a predefined rectangular bitmap shape
> &SCRN   -- returns the color# at the current pen position
> &GPRNT  -- redirect Applesoft PRINT vector to DHGR
> &NCHARS -- select & load user-defined font from disk
> &SCHARS -- select system standard font
> &CPRNT  -- something to do with handling of control characters
> &TPRNT  -- redirect Applesoft PRINT vector to normal text
> &SAVE   -- save picture from DHGR page 1
> &LOAD   -- load picture into DHGR page 1
> &TEXT   -- exit DHGR, return to normal text mode
> 
> Some interesting capabilities there!
> 
> Martin

I think the two disk images you want are here:
http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/apple2/images/utility/misc/

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Roger Johnstone, Invercargill, New Zealand
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