The_Graphics_Book_for_the_Commodore_64.pdf

THE

GRAPHICSBOOJT

FORTHE

COMMODORE-64

by Axel Plenge

A Data Becker Book

AbacusIBSoftware

P.O. BOX 7211 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 49510

First English Edition, September 1984

Printed in U.S.A. Translated by Greg Dykema

Merowingerstr. 30

4000 Dusseldorf, W.Germany

P.O. Box 7211

Grand Rapids, MI 49510

This book is copyrighted. No part of this book may be

reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in

any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical,

photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior

written permission of ABACUS Software or Data Becker GmbH.

ISBN 0-916439-05-4

Preface

The Commodore 64's graphics are one of its primary

strengths, but Commodore has hidden this strength very care

fully. The only awareness the BASIC beginner has of the

graphics capabilities is from commercial ready-to-run prog

rams and games, which naturally have appropriate routines

(usually in machine language) to make use of these capabili

ties. This book is intended to give every Commodore 64 user

the opportunity to make use of the capabilities which this

computer offers.

The author of this book, Axel Plenge, knows the Com

modore 64, particularly its graphics side, like few others

as is made clear in his program SUPERGRAPHICS. He found

writing this book to be so much fun and discovered so many

interesting things that the Graphics Book is almost 50 pages

longer than planned. This has many advantages for you as

reader, and we hope you have fun trying out the suggestions

and programs in this book.

Dr. Achim Becker