Commodore 64/VIC 20 BASIC (US)
Richard Haskell & Thomas Windeknecht
Prentice-Hall, 1983
Download all programs from this book on one disk:
 C64-VIC20-BASIC.d64 |
13 programs
Chapter 8: Displaying the flag: Learning about FOR...NEXT
| Program | Author | Requirements | Files | Info |
Flag Page 72. |
Richard Haskell & Thomas Windeknecht | Unexpanded | flag.prg Screenshot |
Displays the American flag. Controls: None. |
Chapter 9: Subroutines: Learning to use GOSUB and RETURN
| Program | Author | Requirements | Files | Info |
Jeff Pages 78-82. |
Richard Haskell & Thomas Windeknecht | Unexpanded | jeff.prg Screenshot |
Displays the name Jeff using 3D letters. Controls: None. |
Chapter 10: Making bar graphs: Learning about READ...DATA
| Program | Author | Requirements | Files | Info |
Population Pages 86-89. |
Richard Haskell & Thomas Windeknecht | Unexpanded | population.prg Screenshot |
Displays population statistics on a horizontal bar chart. Controls: None. |
Economy Pages 92-95. |
Richard Haskell & Thomas Windeknecht | Unexpanded | economy.prg Screenshot |
Displays economic statistics on a vertical bar chart. Controls: None. |
Chapter 11: Learning to GET what you want: An alternative to INPUT
| Program | Author | Requirements | Files | Info |
Interactive Drawing Pages 97-102. |
Richard Haskell & Thomas Windeknecht | Unexpanded | interact-draw.prg Screenshot |
Simple art program, make your own lo-res pictures. Controls: W (up), X (down), A (left), D (right), Q,E,Z,C (diagonal), G (select character). |
Fighter Plane Pages 102-105. |
Richard Haskell & Thomas Windeknecht | Unexpanded | fighter-plane.prg Screenshot |
Displays a fighter plane that you can move around the screen. Controls: W (up), X (down), A (left), D (right), L (fire left phaser), R (fire right phaser). |
Chapter 14: Learning to PEEK and POKE
| Program | Author | Requirements | Files | Info |
Cards Pages 137-139. |
Richard Haskell & Thomas Windeknecht | Unexpanded | cards.prg Screenshot |
Displays three playing cards: Jack, Queen & King. Controls: None. |
Making Scales Pages 139-141. |
Richard Haskell & Thomas Windeknecht | Unexpanded | making-scales.prg Screenshot |
Plays a musical scale. Controls: Enter the voice (0-3) and duration. |
Produce Clicks Page 141. |
Richard Haskell & Thomas Windeknecht | Unexpanded | produce-clicks.prg Screenshot |
Makes a series of clicking/beeping sounds. Controls: Enter the pitch (128-255), separation (seconds) and number of clicks. |
Phaser Noise Pages 141-142. |
Richard Haskell & Thomas Windeknecht | Unexpanded | phaser-noise.prg Screenshot |
Plays a phaser sound effect. Controls: Enter the number of cycles (e.g. 10), starting pitch (e.g. 200), ending pitch (e.g. 130) and pitch increment (e.g. -6). |
Siren Sound Page 142. |
Richard Haskell & Thomas Windeknecht | Unexpanded | siren-sound.prg Screenshot |
Plays a siren sound effect. The suggested values sound like an old-fashioned ambulance. Controls: Enter the number of cycles (e.g. 5), starting pitch (e.g. 130), ending pitch (e.g. 180), pitch increment (e.g. 0.3) and holding time (e.g. 1). |
Chapter 15: Learning to put it all together
| Program | Author | Requirements | Files | Info |
Hangman Pages 155-162. |
Richard Haskell & Thomas Windeknecht | Unexpanded | hangman.prg Screenshot |
Hangman game. You must guess the hidden word before you are hanged. Controls: Type your guess for each letter. |
VIC Organ Pages 166-172. |
Richard Haskell & Thomas Windeknecht | Unexpanded | vic-organ.prg Screenshot |
Music program, play tunes on the computer. Controls: A-J (play note), 1-3 (select octave). |
