Radio Shack TRS-80 Operation Manual page 19

REDEFINE
Redefine Special Character.
27 39
(Dec.)
IB 27
(Hex.)
This
sequence
allows
you
to
redefine special characters
in
the
decimal range of 144
to
159.
When
redefining a special character, the old character gets erased (see
Appendix
A/
Special
Characters
for instructions
on
redefining special
characters).
TRANSLATE
Translate Character
Mode.
27
38 (Dec.)
IB 26
(Hex.)
With
this
sequence, the
PTC-64
can
translate single
byte data
into special
pre-defined
characters.
There
are
16 default characters defined
in
the Printer Controller (see
Appendix A/
Special
Characters
for a
complete
list).
They
are
accessed
by
specifying
a
decimal value
in the
144
to
159
range.
This
feature requires a
Radio Shack
printer
with
Bit
Image
capability.
For example, L
PR
I
NT
CHR$<27)5 CHR$(38)5 CHR$
(
1
44
) i
will
cause the
special character identified
by 144
to
be
printed.
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