Description

Workmate BASIC is provided with Workmate, a sector copying program for MSX2, created by the Sigma Group and released in 1989 by the Dutch company Checkmark. It was given as extra when you bought a Checkmark external RAM expansion.

You can enable it inside the application by pressing the F2 function key, you will then automatically leave the application and go to the MSX-BASIC screen. You can then remove the Workmate disk, enter CALL RESET and the new instructions will remain available.

Instructions (general info)

The Workmate BASIC extension adds 19 new instructions.

Note: CALL can be replaced by the character underscore (_). A space is not required after this character. See CALL for more info.

Instructions (ordered per category)

Data Storage

Instruction	Generation	Related Disk BASIC instruction
CALL DIR	MSX2	FILES
CALL DISK	MSX2
CALL DRIVEOFF	MSX2
CALL KILLDRIVE	MSX2
CALL SETDOS	MSX2	CALL SYSTEM
CALL SETDRIVE	MSX2

Display

Instruction	Generation	Related standard instruction
CALL NTSC	MSX2	VDP()
CALL PAL	MSX2	VDP()
CALL SCROFF	MSX2
CALL SCRON	MSX2

Keyboard

Instruction	Generation	Related standard instruction
CALL CAPSOFF	MSX2
CALL CAPSON	MSX2
CALL STOPOFF	MSX2
CALL STOPON	MSX2

Sprites

Instruction	Generation	Related standard instruction
CALL SPRCLR	MSX2	SPRITE$()
CALL SPROFF	MSX2	SPRITE$()
CALL SPRON	MSX2	SPRITE$()

Workmate System

Instruction	Generation	Related standard instruction
CALL INFO	MSX2
CALL RESET	MSX2

Instructions (alphabetical order)

Instruction	Generation	Type	Related standard or Disk BASIC instruction
CALL CAPSOFF	MSX2	Keyboard
CALL CAPSON	MSX2	Keyboard
CALL DIR	MSX2	Data Storage	FILES
CALL DISK	MSX2	Data Storage
CALL DRIVEOFF	MSX2	Data Storage
CALL INFO	MSX2	Workmate System
CALL KILLDRIVE	MSX2	Data Storage
CALL NTSC	MSX2	Display	VDP()
CALL PAL	MSX2	Display	VDP()
CALL RESET	MSX2	Workmate System
CALL SCROFF	MSX2	Display
CALL SCRON	MSX2	Display
CALL SETDOS	MSX2	Data Storage	CALL SYSTEM
CALL SETDRIVE	MSX2	Data Storage
CALL SPRCLR	MSX2	Sprites	SPRITE$()
CALL SPROFF	MSX2	Sprites	SPRITE$()
CALL SPRON	MSX2	Sprites	SPRITE$()
CALL STOPOFF	MSX2	Keyboard
CALL STOPON	MSX2	Keyboard

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