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Elite on the BBC Micro and NES

Dashboard: ECBT

[BBC Micro cassette version]

Name: ECBT [Show more] Type: Variable Category: Dashboard Summary: The character bitmap for the E.C.M. indicator bulb
Context: See this variable in context in the source code Variations: See code variations for this variable in the different versions References: This variable is used as follows: * ECBLB uses ECBT

The character bitmap for the E.C.M. indicator's "E" bulb that gets displayed on the dashboard. The E.C.M. indicator uses the first 5 rows of the space station's "S" bulb below, as the bottom 5 rows of the "E" match the top 5 rows of the "S". Each pixel is in mode 5 colour 2 (%10), which is yellow/white.
.ECBT EQUB %11100000 \ x x x . EQUB %11100000 \ x x x . EQUB %10000000 \ x . . . \ x x x . \ x x x . \ x . . . \ x x x . \ x x x .