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SPAWN

SYNTAX

   [HALTED] SPAWN [name][{[parameter],{[parameter],....}}]

PURPOSE

This keyword will invoke a (parallel) procedure. The procedure can be invoked in an “halted” state using the keyword HALT, so that a RESPAWN command must be issued in order to “wake up” the procedure.

EXAMPLE

  SPAWN factorial(42)
  HALTED SPAWN moveArrow

ABBREVIATION

Sw

AVAILABLE ON

Atari (400/800)
Atari XL/XE
Commodore 128 (MOS 8502)
Commodore 128 (Zilog Z80)
Commodore 64
Commodore 64+REU
TRS-80 Color Computer
TRS-80 Color Computer 3
ColecoVision
Amstrad CPC 664
Dragon 32
Dragon 64
Thomson MO5
Thomson MO5
Olivetti Prodest PC128
Commodore PLUS/4
SEGA SC-3000
SEGA SG-1000
VG-5000
Commodore VIC-20
ZX Spectrum 48

ANY PROBLEM?

If you have encountered a problem using this command, if you think there is a bug or the explanation is unclear, please open an issue for this keyword on GitHub. Thank you!

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