.; ^Tab functions^ in AlphaBASIC
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      %                   TAB FUNCTIONS FOR CRT                        %

              ^TAB^(^-1^,^ 0^) = ^Clear screen                            ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^ 1^) = ^Cursor home (upper left corner)         ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^ 2^) = ^Cursor return (column 0 without linefeed^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^ 3^) = ^Cursor up one row                       ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^ 4^) = ^Cursor down one row                     ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^ 5^) = ^Cursor left one column                  ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^ 6^) = ^Cursor right one column                 ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^ 7^) = ^Lock keyboard                           ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^ 8^) = ^Unlock keyboard                         ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^ 9^) = ^Erase to end of line                    ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^10^) = ^Erase to end of screen                  ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^11^) = ^Protect field (reduced intensity)       ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^12^) = ^Unprotect field (normal intensity)      ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^13^) = ^Enable protected fields                 ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^14^) = ^Disable protected fields                ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^15^) = ^Delete line                             ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^16^) = ^Insert line                             ^

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      %                   TAB FUNCTIONS FOR CRT                        %

              ^TAB^(^-1^,^17^) = ^Delete character                        ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^18^) = ^Insert character                        ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^19^) = ^Read character address                  ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^20^) = ^Read character at current cursor address^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^21^) = ^Start blinking field                    ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^22^) = ^End blinking field                      ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^23^) = ^Start graphics mode                     ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^24^) = ^End graphics mode                       ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^25^) = ^Set horizontal position                 ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^26^) = ^Set vertical postion                    ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^27^) = ^Set terminal attributes                 ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^28^) = ^Turn cursor on                          ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^29^) = ^Turn cursor off                         ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^30^) = ^Start underline mode                    ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^31^) = ^End underline mode                      ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^32^) = ^Start reverse writing mode              ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^33^) = ^End reverse writing mode                ^

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      %                   TAB FUNCTIONS FOR CRT                        %

              ^TAB^(^-1^,^34^) = ^Start reverse writing in blink mode     ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^35^) = ^End reverse writing and blink mode      ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^36^) = ^Turn off display                        ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^37^) = ^Turn on display                         ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^38^) = ^Graphics character - top left corner    ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^39^) = ^Graphics character - top right corner   ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^40^) = ^Graphics character - bottom left corner ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^41^) = ^Graphics character - bottom right corner^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^42^) = ^Graphics character - top intersect      ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^43^) = ^Graphics character - right intersect    ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^44^) = ^Graphics character - left intersect     ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^45^) = ^Graphics character - bottom intersect   ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^46^) = ^Graphics character - horizontal line    ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^47^) = ^Graphics character - vertical line      ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^48^) = ^Graphics character - intersection       ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^49^) = ^Graphics character - solid block        ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^50^) = ^Graphics character - slant block        ^

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      %                   TAB FUNCTIONS FOR CRT                        %

              ^TAB^(^-1^,^51^) = ^Graphics character - cross hatch block  ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^52^) = ^Graphics character - double line horiz. ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^53^) = ^Graphics character - double line vertic.^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^54^) = ^                                        ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^55^) = ^                                        ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^56^) = ^Set normal display mode.                ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^57^) = ^                                        ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^58^) = ^                                        ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^59^) = ^                                        ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^60^) = ^                                        ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^61^) = ^                                        ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^62^) = ^                                        ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^63^) = ^                                        ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^64^) = ^Displays up arrow                       ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^65^) = ^Displays down arrow                     ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^66^) = ^Display a raised dot (asterisk)         ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^67^) = ^EOL marker                              ^

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      %                   TAB FUNCTIONS FOR CRT                        %

              ^TAB^(^-1^,^68^) = ^Horizontal TAB symbol                   ^

              ^TAB^(^-1^,^128^)= ^Start line 25 (status line)             ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^129^)= ^End line 25                             ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^130^)= ^Line lock on                            ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^131^)= ^Line lock off                           ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^132^)= ^Clear line 25                           ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^133^)= ^Start underline noblink mode            ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^134^)= ^End underline noblink mode              ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^135^)= ^Change to normal backround              ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^136^)= ^Change to reverse backround             ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^137^)= ^Screen cursor click on                  ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^138^)= ^Screen cursor click off                 ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^139^)= ^Start blank field                       ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^140^)= ^End blank field                         ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^141^)= ^Start reverse,blink,underline mode      ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^142^)= ^End reverse,blink,underline mode        ^

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      %                   TAB FUNCTIONS FOR CRT                        %

              ^TAB^(^-1^,^143^)= ^Start reverse,underline mode            ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^144^)= ^End reverse,underline mode              ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^145^)= ^Start blinking,underline mode           ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^146^)= ^End blinking,underline mode             ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^147^)= ^Make cursor a blinking block char.      ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^148^)= ^Make cursor a steady block (default)    ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^149^)= ^Make cursor a blinking underline char.  ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^150^)= ^Make cursor a steady underline char.    ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^151^)= ^Start line 25 at center                 ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^152^)= ^End line 25 at center                   ^
              ^TAB^(^-1^,^153^)= ^Enable line 25(status line)             ^







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