4130 DATA 2,124, 0, 1,130, 0, 0,124, 0

4140 DATA 0,130, 0, 0,124, 0, 0,128, 0

4150 DATA 0,120, 0, 0. 0. 0

4160 '

4170 ' Dot graphics data

4180 ' ROW 1

4190 DATA 0. 0, 0. 0. 1. 3. 7. 7. 7, 15 4200 DATA 14, 14, 14, 14. 14. 7. 7. 3. 3, 15 4210 DATA 15, 15. 0. 0. 0. 0. 6. 7. 7. 7 4220 DATA 7, 7. 7, 7. 7, 6, 6. 0. 0. 7

4230 DATA 7. 7, 7. 7. 7. 7. 7. 7. 7. 7 4240 DATA 0, 0, 7. 7. 7. 7. 7. 7. 7. 7 4250 DATA 7, 7. 0. 0. 0

4260 ' ROW 2

4270 DATA 0, 0. 60,255,255,255.255,255.143. 15

4280 DATA 7. 7. 7. 7. 3. 3. 3.131.193.241

4290 DATA 240,240, 0. 0, 0. 0. 0. 0,224,255

4300 DATA 255.255.255.255. 31. 0. 0. 0. 1. 3

4310 DATA 31,255,255,255.255.255.255. 1. 0. 0

4320 DATA 0. 1. 7, 31,255,252,240.192.128. 0

4330 DATA 0, 0. 0. 0. 0

4340 ' ROW 3

4350 DATA 0, 31, 31, 3.129.128.192.192.192.192

4360 DATA 192,224,224,224.224.240.255.255.255.255,255,255 4370 DATA 255,127, 0. 0. 0, 0. 0. 0, 0,192

4380 DATA 255,255,255.255.255, 15, 15. 63s252.240

4390 DATA 192, 0,240,255,255,255,255.255, 7. 15

4400 DATA 127,252,240,192, 0, 0. 0. 0. 0. 0

4410 DATA 0. 0. 0. 0, 0

4420 ' ROW 4

4430 DATA 0,248,248,240,224,224,112,112. 56. 56

4440 DATA 56, 56, 56,120.120.240.240,224.224,192

4450 DATA 128, 0. 0. 0. 0, 0, 0, 0. 0. 0

4460 DATA 128,248,248,248.248,240.192. 0. 0. 0

4470 DATA 0. 0,240,248,248,248.248.240.192. 0 4480 DATA 0, 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0, 0. 0, 0 4490 DATA 0, 0. 0. 0. 0

This will produce the following results as shown on page 95.

How the program works

This program begins by assigning a number of printer commands to BASIC string variables (lines 1000 to 1070). You can find most of these commands near the beginning of chapter 4.

The WIDTH “LPTI:” 255 statement in line 1090 means infinite line width. It prevents the IBM-PC from inserting unwanted carriage returns and line feeds in graphics data.

Actual printing begins in line 1100. Using the preassigned commands, the

program prints samples of its different font styles, followed by samples of the print pitches, then some double and quadruple-sized printing.

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XR-1000, XR-1500 specifications

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