To display the pattern.
* * * * *
* *
* *
* *
*
* * * * *
* *
* *
* *
*
- CLS
a$ = "*"
LOCATE 10, 40
PRINT TAB(20); "* * * * *"
FOR i = 1 TO 3
PRINT TAB(20 + i); a$; TAB(29 - i); a$
NEXT i
PRINT TAB(25); a$
END