Commodore 128D - Printing in Different Colors

See how the computer PRINTS the characters in quotes, makes the
calculation and PRINTS the result. It doesn't matter whether the text
or calculation comes first. In fact, you can use both several times in
one PRINT command. Type the following statement:
? 4*(2 + 3)" is the same as "4*51
Notice that even spaces inside the quotation marks are printed on
the screen. Type:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Color Code
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Black
White
Red
Cyan
Purple
Green
Blue
Yellow
Color Numbers
Color
Black
White
Dark Red
Light Cyan
Light Purple
Dark Green
Dark Blue
Light Yellow
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Orange
Brown
Light Red
Dark Gray
Medium Gray
Light Green
Light Blue
Light Gray
in 40-Column Format
Color Code Color
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Dark Purple
Dark Yellow
Light Red
Dark Cyan
Medium Gray
Light Green
Light Blue
Light Gray
Color Numbers in 80-Column Format
30
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Printing in Different Colors —
The Commodore 128 is capable of displaying 16 different colors on
the screen. You can change colors easily. All you do is hold down the \ j
CTRL key and press a numbered key between zero and eight on the
top row of the main keyboard. Notice that the cursor changes color —
according to the numbered key you pressed. All the succeeding l^J
characters are displayed in the color you selected. Hold down the
Commodore key and press a numbered key between zero and eight, - -
and eight additional colors are displayed on the screen. J I
Table 3-1 listsihe colors available in C128 mode, for both 40- and ~ -
80-column screen formats. The table also shows the key sequence X^J,
(CONTROL key plus number key, or Cf key plus number key) used to
specify a given color.
Color Code Color Color Code Color uJ