Graphics Primer For The Ibm Pc PDF Download

Getting started with your PC. Getting stated with BASIC. Introduction to the tutorial. Medium-resolution graphics - the PSET statement. The POINT function. The LINE statement. Ellipses, arcs, and wedges - the CIRCLE statement. The PAINT statement - the artist's brush. A pie chart program. Animation from BASIC - the GET and PUT statements. Blockbuster - an arcade-style game. The DRAW statement - a language within a language. A character generation package. High-resolution graphics mode. A function-graphing program. Text-mode graphics. Racecar - an arcade-style game. Summary of the tutorial. A grab bag of graphics tricks. Inside PC graphics. The set of characters available from BASIC. The full 255 character set of the IBM PC. Decimal, hexadecimal, and binary conversion table. Glossary.