First Definition Program - Epson Apex 80 User Manual

the dots as large as you see them in the example on the left in Figure
5-2. If you draw them smaller, you may have overlapping dots without
realizing it.
Figure 5-2.
incorrect designs
Correct and
If you do accidentally overlap dots, don't worry. The program will
still work, but only one of the dots will be printed.

First definition program

Once you have drawn your dots on the grid, type in the following
BASIC program and run it. If you are using Applesoft™ BASIC, see
Appendix C.
100 DIM F(9)
110 FOR I=1 TO 9
120 PRINT "WHICH ROWS HAVE DOTS IN COLUMN"; 1
130
INPUT R: IF R=0 THEN
140 F(I)=F(I)+2^(R-1)
150 IF R=0 THEN NEXT I ELSE GOTO 130
160 LPRINT CHR$(27)
170 LPRINT CHR$(27)"%"CHR$(1)CH$(0);
180 LPRINT CHR$(27)"&"CHR$(0)CHR$(60)CHR$(60);
190 LPRINT CHR$(128);
User-defined Characters
150
":"CHR$(0)CHR$(0)CHR$(0);
overlapping dots
dot on horizontal line
5-3