Language Meta-l Chnkaddr.bas

 'This example requires VGA.
DIM addr AS LONG
DIM oset AS INTEGER
DIM shft AS INTEGER
DIM addrs(256)
DIM shfts(4)
shfts(0) = 1
shfts(1) = 4
shfts(2) = 8
shfts(3) = 64
SCREEN 12
COLOR 2
WIDTH 80, 60
FOR j% = 0 TO 255
        oset = j% MOD 4 'bottom 2 bits is the offset
       
        REM addr = j% ' if we don't play games we address 256 chunks (64k)
       
        shft = 2 ^ (oset * 2) 'offset shifted left 1 is the shift
        addr = j% * shft + oset + 1 'shift left bottom 2 bits * 2 times,
        ' add bottom 2 bits in again and increment

        REM shft = 2 ^ oset 'offset is the shift
        REM addr = (j% - oset) * shft + oset 'mast off bottom 2 bits,
        'shift left bottom 2 bits times and add in the bottom 2 bits.

        addrs(j%) = addr
        IF z% < addr THEN
                z% = addr
                END IF
       
        x% = (addr MOD 256) * 2
        y% = INT(addr / 256) * 2
        IF POINT(x%, y%) = 0 THEN
                COLOR 1
                PSET (x%, y%)
                END IF
        COLOR (POINT(x%, y%) + 1)
        LINE (x%, y%)-STEP(1, 1), , BF

        LOCATE (INT(j% / 16) + 7), ((j% MOD 16) * 5) + 1
        PRINT RIGHT$("0000" + HEX$(addr), 4)

        NEXT j%
FOR j% = 0 TO 255
        FOR k% = 0 TO 255
                IF addrs(j%) < addrs(k%) THEN
                        SWAP addrs(j%), addrs(k%)
                        END IF
                NEXT k%
        NEXT j%

FOR j% = 0 TO 255
        LOCATE (INT(j% / 8) + 24), ((j% MOD 8) * 9) + 1
        PRINT RIGHT$("0000" + HEX$(addrs(j%)), 4); addrs(j% + 1) - addrs(j%)
        NEXT j%
LOCATE 58
PRINT "MAX:", z%

  .