Supercharged graphics

During the days of DOS computing, users found that BASIC (usually as GW-BASIC, the interpreter included with DOS) was quite handy for writing their own low-end, no-cost programs. People who puttered around with BASIC compilers like Turbo Basic and QuickBASIC invariably went looking for toolboxes and How-To books. Adams' Supercharged Graphics was the first of several books he wrote that were, basically, toolboxes of handy graphics code (a subject not usually the subject of big books). In this book he leads in with introductory words and code about graphics adapters, menu systems, and the…