Available on: c128z c128 sg1000 zx c64 plus4 vic20 atari vg5000 cpc sc3000 coleco coco3 msx1 coco

WAIT

Engages the CPU in a wait. The timing can be given as number of CPU cycles (CYCLES), number of 50th/seconds (TICKS) or milliseconds (MILLISECONDS or MS).

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SYNTAX

 WAIT delay CYCLES|TICKS|MILLISECONDS


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  • id : identifier
  • type : datatype
  • v : value
  • "..." : string
  • [...] : optional

EXAMPLE

 WAIT #10 MILLISECONDS
 WAIT timing MILLISECONDS
 WAIT #2 TICKS
 WAIT timing TICKS
 WAIT #42 CYCLES
 WAIT delay CYCLES


Used in:

ABBREVIATION: Wt

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