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Atari 65XE User Manual

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COMPUTER BLUES
This program generates random musical notes to "write" some very
interesting melodies for the programmed bass.
1 GRAPHICS 0:? :? " COMPUTER BLUES":?
2 PTR=1
3 THNOT=1
5 CHORD=1
6 PRINT "BASS TEMPO (1=FAST)";
7 INPUT TEMPO
8 GRAPHICS 2+16:GOSUB 2000
10 DIM BASE(3,4)
20 DIM LOW(3)
25 DIM LINE(16)
26 DIM JAM(3,7)
30 FOR X=1 TO 3
40 FOR Y=1 TO 4
50 READ A:BASE(X,Y)=A
60 NEXT Y
70 NEXT X
80 FOR X=1 TO 3:READ A:LOW(X)=A
90 NEXT X
95 FOR X=1 TO 16:READ A:LINE(X)=A:NEXT X
96 FOR X=1 TO 3
97 FOR Y=1 TO 7
98 READ A:JAM(X,Y)=A:NEXT Y:NEXT X
100 GOSUB 500
110 T=T+1
115 GOSUB 200
120 GOTO 100
200 REM PROCESS HIGH STUFF
205 IF RND(0)<0.25 THEN RETURN
210 IF RND(0)<0.5 THEN 250
220 NT=NT+1
230 IF NT>7 THEN NT=7
240 GOTO 260
250 NT=NT-1
255 IF NT<1 THEN NT=1
260 SOUND 2,JAM(CHORD,NT),10,NT*2
280 RETURN
500 REM PROCESS BASE STUFF
510 IF BASS=1 THEN 700
520 BDUR=BDUR+1
530 IF BDUR<>TEMPO THEN 535
531 BASS=1:BDUR=0
535 SOUND 0,LOW(CHORD),10,4
540 SOUND 1,BASE(CHORD,THNOT),10,4
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Atari 65XE Specifications

General IconGeneral
CPUMOS Technology 6502C
CPU Speed1.79 MHz (NTSC) / 1.77 MHz (PAL)
RAM64 KB
ROM16 KB
Release Year1985
GraphicsANTIC and GTIA
Display Resolution320x192
SoundPOKEY sound chip, 4 channels
Operating SystemAtari BASIC
PortsJoystick, Cartridge
StorageExternal 5.25" floppy disk drive

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