How do I use the Lambda color kit on the zx81?

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Crayon21
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How do I use the Lambda color kit on the zx81?

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what are the commands in BASIC?

sorry if I spelled it incorrectly, i'm from the USA
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Re: How do I use the Lambda color kit on the zx81?

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A lot about the Lambda color kit can be found in this older thread:

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Re: How do I use the Lambda color kit on the zx81?

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i'm looking but not much can be found for BASIC. the best I gleaned was writing to $3000 to activate the colour module but the hex equivalent won't work.

anyway, still looking
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Re: How do I use the Lambda color kit on the zx81?

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The new ROM for Lambda 8300 has 3 new commands: INK, PAPER, and BORDER. They have a number as parameter 0-15.
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