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GRAPHICS AND
COLOR
• The third number refers to an adjustable brightness
level, called the luminance. You can add a number
from 0 (darkest) through 7 (brightest) after the color
number to vary the color.
Type: =====
COLOR 4, 3, 0 and press RETURfF.
The border becomes a dark red.
Now type:
COLOR 4, 3, 7 and press REfiHI.
The border changes to bright red.
• The BASIC 3.5 language includes commands that let
you create geometrical shapes, lines and dots on
the screen.
. Commands like DRAW, CIRCLE, BOX and
GRAPHIC can be used to create shapes, designs,
charts, graphs and figures.
• Other commands such as PAINT can be used to
color in parts of the screen.
The Intermediate User's Manual, available at your
bookstore, contains a complete review and explana
tion of the commands in your computer's BASIC that
are used for graphics and color. The Series 264 Pro
grammer's Reference Guide deals with graphics on a
programmer's level.
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