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FRAME<br />

FRAME<br />

10 MODE 0<br />

20 PRINT "FRAME off"<br />

30 TAG<br />

40 MOVE 0,200<br />

50 FOR x=0 TO 500 STEP 4<br />

60 IF f=1 THEN FRAME<br />

70 MOVE x,200<br />

80 PRINT" ";CHR$(143);<br />

90 NEXT<br />

100 IF f = 1 THEN RUN<br />

110 C LS<br />

120 TAGOFF<br />

130 PRINT "FRAME on"<br />

140 f=1<br />

150 GOTO 30<br />

run<br />

COMMAND: Synchronises the writing of graphics on the scre<strong>en</strong>, with the frame<br />

flyback of the display. The overall effect of this is that character or graphics<br />

movem<strong>en</strong>t on the scre<strong>en</strong> will appear to be smoother, without 'flickering' or 'tearing'.<br />

Associated keywords: TAG, TAG 0 F F<br />

FRE<br />

F R E ( )<br />

F RE ( )<br />

PRINT FRE(0)<br />

PRINT FRE("")<br />

FUNCTION: Establishes how much FREe memory remains unused by BASIC. The<br />

form F R E ( " ") forces a 'garbage collection' before returning a value for available<br />

space.<br />

NOTE -BASIC uses only the first 64K of the memory.<br />

Associated keywords: H I M EM, M EM 0 R Y<br />

Complete List of Keywords Chapter 3 Page 29

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