Atari Mega Archive 2/Atari Mega Archive CD - Volume 2.iso/prtfolio/language/zbasic/zpfnotes.txt

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Some notes on the use of the ZBASIC demo on the Portfolio:

Sometimes the Screen Editor (F10) is flakey, especially if you move
the cursor past the end of the document.  It's best to insert lines
BEFORE the end of the document.  ...And Save often!

I have pre-configured ZDEMO.COM for use on the Portfolio.  Specifically
the video routines must use the BIOS calls and not write directly to
screen memory.

The program CONFIG.BAS is not the same as the internal CONFIG command.
CONFIG.BAS allows you to set all of the screen colors/attributes.  I
have partially setup ZDEMO.COM to get rid of the attributes that cause
the Portfolio to choke, but it still needs more tweaking, especially
the Fkey line/prompt attributes (some messages don't show up).

When using ZDEMO.COM with the Portfolio, any action that requires a
filename MUST be preceded with the drive letter. (Ex:  A:MYPROG.BAS).
This is only necessary on the Portfolio for some reason.

The current defaults for the internal config settings are:
14,6,6,2,0,49,I (eye),n,y,y,y, BAS,25,300,n,n,n,y,y.
The factory settings for the demo are:
14,6,6,1,0,49,I (eye),n,n,n,y,BAS,25,300,n,y,n,y,y.

Please feel free to correct and/or add to this document as we learn
more about the ZBASIC/Portfolio combination.    ...Skipp Miller
                           02/17/90