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⌂ ∞ Elite on the BBC Micro and NES

Text: MT9

[NES version, Bank 2]

       Name: MT9                                                     [Show more]
       Type: Subroutine
   Category: Text
    Summary: Clear the screen and set the view type for a text-based mission
    briefing
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    Context: See this subroutine in context in the source code
 References: This subroutine is called as follows:
             * JMTB calls MT9




 This routine sets the following:

   * XC = 1 (tab to column 1)

 before calling TT66 to clear the screen and set the view type to $95.



.MT9

 LDA #1                 ; Move the text cursor to column 1
 STA XC

 LDA #$95               ; Clear the screen and set the view type in QQ11 to $95
 JMP TT66_b0            ; (Text-based mission briefing), returning from the
                        ; subroutine using a tail call