! SPIRAL.BAS
! This tries to build a spiral from the center of the screen
! Feb. 23, 1980 ske messin around when he should be workin
! 1 Jan 87 new graphics codes.... rrm...MCMA/AM
START:
on error goto WRAPUP
R = 12 ! locates the center row
C = 36 ! locates the starting column
HORIZ = 5 ! start printing more horizontal than vertical
VERT = 0
? TAB(-1,0);TAB(-1,29); !cursor off
PRINT TAB(-1,23); ! set graphics mode on
FOR I=1 TO 24
FOR J=1 TO 79
PRINT TAB(-1,49); !solid block char
NEXT J
PRINT
NEXT I
? TAB(R,C);"THE END";! print the words
? TAB(-1,32); ! reverse video
C = C + 7
GOTO DOWN
RIGHT:
PRINT TAB(R,C);TAB(-1,38); !top left
HORIZ = HORIZ + 3
FOR RT = 1 TO HORIZ
C = C + 1
? TAB(R,C);TAB(-1,46); !horiz line
NEXT RT
IF C = 79 THEN GOTO QUIT
DOWN:
? TAB(R,C);TAB(-1,39); !top right
VERT = VERT + 1
FOR DOWN = 1 TO VERT
R = R + 1
? TAB(R,C);TAB(-1,47); !vert line
NEXT DOWN
IF R = 24 THEN GOTO QUIT
LEFT:
? TAB(R,C);TAB(-1,41); !bottom right
HORIZ = HORIZ + 3
FOR LT = 1 TO HORIZ
C = C - 1
? TAB(R,C);TAB(-1,46); !horiz line
NEXT LT
UP:
? TAB(R,C);TAB(-1,40); !bot left
VERT = VERT + 1
FOR UP = 1 TO VERT
R = R - 1
? TAB(R,C);TAB(-1,47); !vert line
NEXT UP
GOTO RIGHT
QUIT: PRINT TAB(-1,24);TAB(-1,28); ! EXIT GRAPHICS MODE & CURSOR ON
PRINT TAB(-1,33); ! normal video
PRINT TAB(24,1);TAB(-1,10); ! clear to end of screen
END
WRAPUP:
RESUME QUIT