Tandy 1000 Basic Reference Manual

Chapter 10 1 BASIC Keywords
The array may be larger than the palette. PALETTE USING
stops filling the current palette when
it reaches the last position
in the palette.
If you use the 2 shades of blue with the 2 shades of red, and also
use the 2 shades of blue with the 2 shades of cyan, you can put
the numbers for the shades of blue in your array as often
as you
need them. You can expand the previous array, for example:
Subscript Color
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
2 (Green)
10 (Light Green)
1 (Blue)
9 (Light Blue)
4 (Red)
12 (Light Red)
9 (Light Blue)
1 (Blue)
3 (Cyan)
11 (Light Cyan)
Examples
PALETTE USING A(2)
loads the palette with the blues and reds. Color 1 is still blue.
Color
2 becomes light blue, Color 3 becomes red, Color 4 becomes
light red.
PALETTE USING A(4)
puts the same colors in the palette in a different order. In this
case, Color
1 becomes red, Color 2 becomes light red, Color 3 be-
comes light blue, Color
4 becomes blue.
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Tandy 1000 Specifications

General

Processor	Intel 8088
Processor Speed	4.77 MHz
RAM	128 KB (expandable to 640 KB)
Operating System	MS-DOS 2.11
Manufacturer	Tandy Corporation
Release Year	1984
Storage	Single or double 5.25" floppy disk drive (360 KB), optional hard drive
Sound	Tandy 3-voice sound
Ports	Parallel, Serial
Graphics	CGA (Color Graphics Adapter)
Graphics Modes	320x200, 640x200