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Re: Get character at position in 80-column mode

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krussell.co wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> There was a post here about getting a character at a given position on the
> screen in 40-column mode using SCRN.  How can I get a character at a given
> position in 80-column mode?  I can find nothing about this anywhere.

On page 188 of The New Apple II User's Guide:

"one may use PEEK(36) to find the current cursor column. Likewise, to find
the current cursor row, use PEEK(37). It will return a number between 0 and
23, representing top and bottom of the screen, respectively."

Works in 40 and 80 columns.

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Get character at position in 80-column mode krussell.co@gmail.com - 2013-07-15 10:59 -0700
  Re: Get character at position in 80-column mode D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2013-07-15 21:32 +0000
    Re: Get character at position in 80-column mode BLuRry <brendan.robert@gmail.com> - 2013-07-15 17:43 -0700

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