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 Checkmark manufacturer. 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	Function
CALL DIR	MSX2	Displays the names of files on the disk in the default drive
CALL DISK	MSX2	Gives infos about the floppy disk in the default drive
CALL DRIVEOFF	MSX2	Prevents that a floppy disk drive keeps spinning after a loading
CALL KILLDRIVE	MSX2	Unmounts all the disk drives
CALL SETDOS	MSX2	Prepares the computer to accept CALL SYSTEM
CALL SETDRIVE	MSX2	Selects the default disk drive

Display

Instruction	Generation	Function
CALL NTSC	MSX2	Sets the VDP refresh frequency in NTSC mode
CALL PAL	MSX2	Sets the VDP refresh frequency in PAL mode
CALL SCROFF	MSX2	Turns off the screen
CALL SCRON	MSX2	Turns on the screen

Keyboard

Instruction	Generation	Function
CALL CAPSOFF	MSX2	Turns off the CAPS led and sets the computer in lowercase characters mode
CALL CAPSON	MSX2	Turns on the CAPS led and sets the computer in uppercase characters mode
CALL STOPOFF	MSX2	Disables the STOP key
CALL STOPON	MSX2	Enables the STOP key

Sprites

Instruction	Generation	Function
CALL SPRCLR	MSX2	Clears all the sprites
CALL SPROFF	MSX2	Makes invisible all the current active sprites
CALL SPRON	MSX2	Makes visible all the current active sprites

Workmate System

Instruction	Generation	Function
CALL INFO	MSX2	Gives a short info about Workmate
CALL RESET	MSX2	Reboots the computer

Instructions (alphabetical order)

Instruction	Generation	Type
CALL CAPSOFF	MSX2	Keyboard
CALL CAPSON	MSX2	Keyboard
CALL DIR	MSX2	Data Storage
CALL DISK	MSX2	Data Storage
CALL DRIVEOFF	MSX2	Data Storage
CALL INFO	MSX2	Workmate System
CALL KILLDRIVE	MSX2	Data Storage
CALL NTSC	MSX2	Display
CALL PAL	MSX2	Display
CALL RESET	MSX2	Workmate System
CALL SCROFF	MSX2	Display
CALL SCRON	MSX2	Display
CALL SETDOS	MSX2	Data Storage
CALL SETDRIVE	MSX2	Data Storage
CALL SPRCLR	MSX2	Sprites
CALL SPROFF	MSX2	Sprites
CALL SPRON	MSX2	Sprites
CALL STOPOFF	MSX2	Keyboard
CALL STOPON	MSX2	Keyboard

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