What Was Your Favourite AMOS Instruction?

Gilbert · 26 December 2020, 22:40

I still have great memories of that beautiful manual that came with AMOS. (before it was ring bound). It really explained everything and pretty amazing that AMOS had automatic multiplexing for sprites. Seemed like a lot of pro games at the time didn't even use sprites!

My favourite instruction : Autoback 0

Forgot exactly what it does now - but I think it turned off the automatic screen swapping and maybe also the background replacing for the BOBs. I do remember when I first used it made me feel like a pro and that I was fully in control of what the program was doing.

Every program after that was much easier to make and I never used Autoback 2 again!

What's your favourite instruction and why?

Predseda · 26 December 2020, 22:45

Flash Off as it was really annoying that colour 1 is changing values by default.

arcanist · 26 December 2020, 23:40

I remember the smell of that manual more than its contents. Used to flick through the pages right under my nose!

Boom was my favorite instruction. More languages should have built-in sound effects.

Retro1234 · 27 December 2020, 00:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Predseda

Flash Off as it was really annoying that colour 1 is changing values by default.

ok ill go with Curs OFF

Selur · 27 December 2020, 03:29

Cls 0

Foebane · 27 December 2020, 05:39

I bought AMOS when it had the ring-bound manual. What exactly was wrong with it? I'd say it was easier to use, surely?

Gilbert · 27 December 2020, 18:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by arcanist

I remember the smell of that manual more than its contents. Used to flick through the pages right under my nose!

Boom was my favorite instruction. More languages should have built-in sound effects.

That's a good one! I also used that and was it Bell(?) to bug test.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foebane

I bought AMOS when it had the ring-bound manual. What exactly was wrong with it? I'd say it was easier to use, surely?

Ringbound was good too - and more practical but the original looked a lot better (Although not for long admittedly).

26 December 2020, 22:40	#1
Gilbert Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 314	What Was Your Favourite AMOS Instruction? I still have great memories of that beautiful manual that came with AMOS. (before it was ring bound). It really explained everything and pretty amazing that AMOS had automatic multiplexing for sprites. Seemed like a lot of pro games at the time didn't even use sprites! My favourite instruction : Autoback 0 Forgot exactly what it does now - but I think it turned off the automatic screen swapping and maybe also the background replacing for the BOBs. I do remember when I first used it made me feel like a pro and that I was fully in control of what the program was doing. Every program after that was much easier to make and I never used Autoback 2 again! What's your favourite instruction and why?

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26 December 2020, 22:45	#2
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The City of Townsville Age: 43 Posts: 6,308	Flash Off as it was really annoying that colour 1 is changing values by default.

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arcanist Registered User Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Austin, TX Age: 38 Posts: 303	I remember the smell of that manual more than its contents. Used to flick through the pages right under my nose! Boom was my favorite instruction. More languages should have built-in sound effects.

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Selur Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Poznan/Poland Age: 43 Posts: 112	Cls 0

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Foebane Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Cardiff, UK Age: 48 Posts: 2,399	I bought AMOS when it had the ring-bound manual. What exactly was wrong with it? I'd say it was easier to use, surely?

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