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Elite on the BBC Micro and NES

Missions: BRIS

[BBC Micro disc version, Docked]

Name: BRIS [Show more] Type: Subroutine Category: Missions Summary: Clear the screen, display "INCOMING MESSAGE" and wait for 2 seconds
Context: See this subroutine in context in the source code References: This subroutine is called as follows: * BRIEF calls BRIS * JMTB calls BRIS
.BRIS LDA #216 \ Print extended token 216 ("{clear screen}{tab 6}{move JSR DETOK \ to row 10, white, lower case}{white}{all caps}INCOMING \ MESSAGE" LDY #100 \ Delay for 100 vertical syncs (100/50 = 2 seconds) and JMP DELAY \ return from the subroutine using a tail call