Language Characters; Colours - AMSTRAD cpc 6128 User Instruction

Language characters
The CPC6128 has a full set of international characters. The LA N G U AGE command
exchanges certain of these characters so that simple software can display alternative
and accented characters on the screen. Further details are contained in part 16 ofthe
chapter entitled 'For your reference ... .'.
The command:
LANGUAGE 3
.... will set the 6128 to the UK displayed character set, which swaps the
#
and
£
signs
(compared to the default USA set).
Colours
The default colours ofCP/M Plus on the 6128 (with colour monitor) are bright-white
characters on a blue background. These colours can be changed by the PAL ET T E
command, which takes a number of parameters, one for each ink - ink 0 includes the
background and border area; ink 1 is for the text. Each colour is represented by a
number in the range 0 to 63, which can be used to gauge the colour's intensity
(brightness) on a green monitor.
It is possible to specify any number of inks, from one to sixteen, although only the first
two will be visible in 80 column mode.
The command:
PALETTE 63,1
.... will reverse the normal settings of ink 0 and ink 1, giving a background of
bright-white (63) with text in blue (1).
Use the values in the following table to select the colours (or intensities) that you
require. You can use either the hex or decimal representation as you prefer.
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