Subj : Using PETSCII as a base for other SCII?
To   : Digital Man
From : Nelgin
Date : Wed Feb 15 2023 12:46:13

  Re: Using PETSCII as a base for other SCII?
  By: Digital Man to Nelgin on Wed Feb 15 2023 09:54:00

 >  > Ok, I don't think AcornSCII is a thing, but I'm wondered if the way you
 >  > integrated PETSCII could be a basis for supporting BBC Mode 7.

http://www.bbcbasic.co.uk/bbcwin/manual/bbcwinh.html

This is a pretty nice write up of the mode 7 character set. One thing to keep in mind with the BBC Micro Mode 7 (just call it mode 7 from here) is that each unprintable character still takes up space on the screen so selecting blue then background on takes up 2 spaces.

To demonstrate I can write up some sample programs for you and paste the results.

https://pasteboard.co/H9Go0MG96mZw.png

 > I guess point me to a spec first and I'll take a look-see and let you know
 > if I think it's feasible. I assume you didn't mean actually developing the
 > feature yourself (though that is possible).

Probably not. Depending how complicated it got but I'm happy to help provide specs, explanations on how things work, testing and the like. I'm sure any sbbs sysop in the UK (I know at least one or two) who would probably make use of this.

Thanks,
Nigel
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