Rob Hagemans

Changing the 8-pixel font by `POKE` works differently from GW-BASIC

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PC-BASIC can change the 8-bit font in CGA mode, but the way this works is different from GW-BASIC. Consider the code from PC-Magazine's _PEEKs and POKES_ articles (12 Nov 1985...

`SCREEN(x,y)` reported character value of empties such as `chr$(255)` differs by video mode

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## Third character of `Ok ` prompt should not always be `chr$(255)` **Problem** PC_BASIC's prompt is always `"Ok"+chr$(255)`. In GW-BASIC, this is the case in `SCREEN 0`, `7` and `9`;...

Programs with errors but correct (?) checksum

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Chip_Shop_Basicode_2/Christian Holidays line 25050 missing a " aa ../../collection/Chip_Shop_Basicode_2/18_Christian_Holidays.bc2 [0:20:46] Program (17) - Pass (checksum aa)

F is for Finchley Road

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F for Finchley Road, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RNvYzgR3Pk (at 0:54) This one has a reflection or shadow, but it looks like the glyph should be 9 pixels wide (or possibly even 8)...