BIN BINary number
BIN turns a binary number into a decimal number.
How to use BIN
BIN is followed by a binary number consisting of up to sixteen 1s and 0s, for example
50 POKE USR "a", BIN 10101010
BIN returns the decimal value of the binary number. It is commonly used in conjunction with POKE and USR as above for creating user-defined graphics characters, with 1 signifying a pixel of ink colour, and 0 a pixel of paper colour.
Example
The command
PRINT BIN 11111110
displays 254, the decimal value of the binary number.
Format
- BIN [1][0]
See also