Compute's_Advanced_Amiga_BASIC.pdf

Tom R. Halfhill and Charles Brannon

COMPUTE!

LIBRARY

SE LECTION

This guide reveals the advanced techniques

and commands you need to write your own

sophisticated programs in Amiga BASIC,

Numerous example programs, utilities, and

complete applications are fully explained and

ready to type in and use.

Advanced

Amiga

BASIC

Tom R. Halfhill and Charles Brannon

COMPUTE! Publicationsjnc.a3

Part of ABC Consumer Magazines. Inc.

One of the ABC Publishing Companies

Greensboro, North Carolina

Dedication

To our parents

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Printed in the United States of America

10 98765432

ISBN 0-87455-045-9

The authors and publisher have made every effort in the preparation of this book to insure the accuracy of the programs and

information. However, the information and programs in this book are sold without warranty, either express or implied. Nei

ther the authors nor COMPUTE! Publications, Inc., will be liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused directly, in

directly, incidentally, or consequentially by the programs or information in this book.

The opinions expressed in this book are solely those of the authors and are not necessarily those of COMPUTE! Publications,

Inc.

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Consumer Magazines, Inc., one of the ABC Publishing Companies, and is not associated with any manufac

turer of personal computers. Amiga is a trademark of Commodore-Amiga, Inc.

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

vii

1. Overview of Amiga BASIC

2. Introduction to Amiga Graphics

3. Programming Graphics

4. Object Animation

5. Sound and Music

129

6. Speech Synthesis

161

7. Designing a User Interface

201

8. Programming Peripherals

249

9. Library Calls

295

10. Putting It All Together

359

Appendices

387

A.Quick BASIC Reference

389

B. ISO Printer Codes

433

C. Memory Management

437

D.Subprograms

441

E.The Amiga Character Set

453

Index

459

Disk Coupon

465

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