Alpha VS 100 - Page 19

DOS exit in
ROM
that
checks for
PRINT* to
disk.
For your
convenience,
these
lines are
supplied
on
your disk
saved in
ASCII
format
(the
file
name
is
PRTSTAR/TXT)
. To
avoid typing
error
and save
time,
you
can
MERGE"PRTSTAR/TXT"
to your
program.
Make
sure
your
program doesn't
already
use
line
numbers 5
or 6.
IMPORTANT:
only one
of the
lines
should be in
your
program
•48K
systems:
delete
line 6
(keep
line
5)
•32K
systems:
delete line
5
(keep
line
6)
NOTE
:
This
line
can
be
renumbered
anywhere,
provided it
is
executed
once
prior
to
using
PRINT*
.
The
following
are
examples
of
speech
output
commands
that
become
valid:
PRINT*
"Hello"
PRINT*
AS
PRINT*
LEFT3(B£,3>
PRINT*
"My
name
is
"+AS
Like
the
PRINT
command/
PRINT*
can be
abbreviated
?*.
In
addition,
any
valid
string
expression
can be
used
with
PRINT*
and
?*.
•
NOTE
1
:
In
some
cases,
PRINT*
will
cause
a line
feed on
your
screen
. To avoid
this,
simply add
a
semicolon
(
;
)
at
the
end
of your
PRINT*
statement.
Example:
PRINT*
AS+BS;
••
NOTE
2:
PRINT*
is set
to
use
pitch
2
only.
Here
are
some
more
elaborate
examples:
?*
STRINGSC34,
"E")
'
long
EEEE
sound
like
a buzzer
?*
MIDS(TIMES,10,5)
'
the
current
time
?*
STRS(X)
'
say
value
of
variable
X
PRINT*
can
be
used only
with
strings.
Numeric
expressions
must
be
converted
to
strings
using
the
BASIC
STRS
function.
PRINT*
is
the
easiest
way
to
generate
speech
with your
VS-100.
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