TIPS

[file: Tips]



Two very short cuts from Paul Hemmingway of Hull. First a short

machine code routine to flash the whole screen without disturbing its

contents.



Enter the following lines:



9000 FOR n=60000 TO 60017: READ a: POKE n,a: NEXT n

9010 DATA 33,0,88,1,192,2,62,128,86,130,119,35,11,120,177,32,245,201



After this has been set up, either in a program or by RUNning it you

cause the screen to flash by typing or using RANDOMIZE USR 60000;

using it a second time reverts the screen to normal.



Next is a short routine to enable someone to enter a word without it

being displayed, useful for entering a password or for two-player

games when the entry needs to be secret.



1000 POKE 23609,255: POKE 23624,63: INPUT a$: POKE 23609,0: BORDER 7



If you require a different border colour during input then change the

POKE 23624,63 to POKE 23624,9*colour required, and alter the BORDER colour.