Category:Hangul BASIC
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Description
Hangul BASIC is a BASIC extension that is available on Korean MSX/MSX2 computers and on Korean MSX2 consoles. It is not available on Korean MSX1 consoles.
Versions
There are 4 versions of this extension - the 3 first versions were created by the Korean Qnix company.
- Version 1, available on the Korean MSX1 computers:
- Version 2, available on the Korean MSX2 computers: Daewoo CPC-300, CPC-300E, CPC-330K, CPC-400, CPC-400S
- Version 3, available on the Korean MSX2 consoles: Daewoo CPC-61, CPG-120
- Version 4, released in 2015 by Korean MSX fan Plaire, under the name 'Hangul I/O system', can be used on most non-Korean MSX1, MSX2, MSX2+ and MSX turbo R machines. You can find the manual, the rom and bin versions on his blog : http://blog.naver.com/plaire0/220372690919. The BIN version uses a small part of the free memory.
Instructions (general info)
Versions 2 to 4 extend the SCREEN instruction with the SCREEN 9 dedicated to the Korean characters. However, version 4 allows to use this screen with non-Korean MSX2 (and higher) computers.
The number of new instructions added by Hangul Basic is as follows:
- 2 new instructions on Korean MSX1 computers (= version 1)
- 6 new instructions on Korean MSX2 computers (= version 2)
- 13 new instructions on Korean MSX2 consoles (= version 3)
- 19 new instructions with Plaire ROM version (= version 4)
- 15 new instructions with Plaire BIN version (= version 4)
Check the alphabetic order section to know which instructions are available according the version.
Notes:
- CALL can be replaced by the character underscore (_). A space is not required after this character. See CALL for more info
- All instructions of Plaire version are for non-Korean MSX1 and higher, except CALL MODE9, CALL PALETTE and CALL RTCINI, that require at least a MSX2 machine.
Instructions (ordered per category)
Conversion Functions
| Instruction | Function |
|---|---|
| CALL KCHR | Returns the Korean character corresponding to an hexadecimal code |
| CALL KCODE | Returns the code of the first character in a string with Korean characters |
Display
| Instruction | Function |
|---|---|
| CALL CLS | Clears the screen in any screen mode |
| CALL ENG | Leaves current used screen and goes back to screen 0 |
| CALL MODE9 | Goes to SCREEN 9 while automatically using width 80 |
| CALL PALETTE | Alters MSX color palette |
| CALL RTCINI | Changes the parameters saved in the SRAM of the Real Time Clock (RTC) and related to the COLOR, KEY ON / OFF, SCREEN and WIDTH instructions to use the same values as with the Daewoo CPC-400 and CPC-400S computers |
| PUT HAN | Displays characters defined by double-byte codes in screen 5 to 8 Can be used only on Daewoo CPC-400/400S |
| SET HAN | Defines how the Hangul characters are displayed on screen 0 to 8 Usage of this instruction is extended in version 4 of Hangul BASIC in ROM format |
Hangul I/O System
| Instruction | Function |
|---|---|
| CALL HELP | Displays a simple help text, optimised for a screen with width 80 |
| CALL REBOOT | Reboots the computer |
| CALL VER | Displays version of the Hangul I/O system developed by Korean MSX fan Plaire |
| SET SYSTEM | Sets if the built-in firmware must be run (CPC-300) or the Hangul code used at computer starting (CPC-400/400S) |
Keyboard and/or Controllers
| Instruction | Function |
|---|---|
| CALL ADJUST | Enables internal light pen interface on Daewoo MSX2 computers - Short version: _ADJUST This instruction is standard on non-Korean MSX2 computers manufactured by Daewoo Maybe also on Sanyo MPC-X Graphic Expander Unit and Sanyo MPC-27 computer |
| CALL FONT | Allows to switch between Korean characters and non-Korean characters |
| CALL HANOFF | Disables the feature allowing that Hangul characters are grouped into blocks |
| CALL HANON | Enables the feature allowing that Hangul characters are grouped into blocks |
String Handling
| Instruction | Function |
|---|---|
| CALL KEXT | Returns a string with half-width (non-Korean) or full-width (Korean) characters removed from a string or variable |
| CALL KINSTR | Returns position of first occurrence of a substring in a string, this from a specified position |
| CALL KLEN | Returns the length of a string, including all non-printable characters |
| CALL KMID | Returns a string corresponding to a number of characters from an original string, this from a specified position |
| CALL KTYPE | Checks the character type (non-Korean or Korean) of a character in a specified position of a string |
Instructions (alphabetical order)
| Instruction | KR MSX1 computers | KR MSX2 computers | KR MSX2 consoles | Plaire | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL ADJUST | - | x | - | - | Keyboard and/or Controllers |
| CALL CLS | - | - | - | x | Display |
| CALL ENG | - | - | x | x | Display |
| CALL FONT | - | - | - | x (*) | Keyboard and/or Controllers |
| CALL HANOFF | x | x | x | x | Keyboard and/or Controllers |
| CALL HANON | x | x | x | x | Keyboard and/or Controllers |
| CALL HELP | - | - | - | x (*) | Hangul I/O System |
| CALL KCHR | - | - | x | x | Conversion Functions |
| CALL KCODE | - | - | x | x | Conversion Functions |
| CALL KEXT | - | - | x | x | String Handling |
| CALL KINSTR | - | - | x | x | String Handling |
| CALL KLEN | - | - | x | x | String Handling |
| CALL KMID | - | - | x | x | String Handling |
| CALL KTYPE | - | - | x | x | String Handling |
| CALL MODE9 | - | - | - | x | Display |
| CALL PALETTE | - | - | x | x | Display |
| CALL REBOOT | - | - | - | x (*) | Hangul I/O System |
| CALL RTCINI | - | - | x | x | Display |
| CALL VER | - | - | - | x (*) | Hangul I/O System |
| PUT HAN | - | x | - | - | Display |
| SET HAN | - | x | x | x | Display |
| SET SYSTEM | - | x | - | - | Hangul I/O System |
(*) Only with ROM version, not available with BIN version
Pages in category "Hangul BASIC"
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