50010 HLIN 3,35 AT I: VLIN 3,35 AT I: NEXT I: RETURN
59900 REM INPUT SUBROUTINE
60000 A$ = ""
60010 GET B$
60020 IF B$ = CHR$(13) THEN PRINT : RETURN
60030 IF B$ < > CHR$(8) THEN A$ = A$ +B$: PRINT B$;: GOTO 60010
60040 IF LEN(A$) = 0 THEN 60010
60050 PRINT B$" "B$;: IF LEN(A$) = 1 THEN A$ = "": GOTO 60010
60060 A$ = LEFT$(A$, LEN(A$) -1): GOTO 60010
62000 REM INSTRUCTIONS
62010 HOME : PRINT " THE OBJECT OF OTHELLO IS TO OWN THE": PRINT "MOST PIECES AT THE END OF THE GAME.": PRINT "YOU GAIN PIECES BY FLANKING ROWS OF": PRINT "OPPONENT'S PIECES WITH YOUR OWN AND": PRINT "'FLIPPING' THEM TO BECOME YOUR OWN."
62020 PRINT " USE THE GAME PADDLES TO MOVE THE": PRINT "RED SQUARE (CURSOR) AROUND THE SCREEN."
62030 PRINT "WHEN THE CURSOR IS WHERE YOU WANT TO": PRINT "MOVE, PRESS EITHER GAME BUTTON. IF THE": PRINT "MOVE IS ILLEGAL, THE CURSOR WILL RE-"
62040 PRINT "APPEAR AND YOU WILL HAVE TO MOVE SOME-": PRINT "WHERE ELSE. IF YOU HAVE NO MOVE AT ALL,": PRINT "PRESS ";: INVERSE : PRINT "RETURN";: NORMAL : PRINT "."
62045 PRINT " THE FIRST PLAYER'S PIECES ARE ORANGE,";: PRINT "AND THE SECOND PLAYER'S ARE GREEN."
62050 VTAB 23: HTAB 9: INVERSE : PRINT "PRESS RETURN TO CONTINUE": NORMAL