PrintString:
; HL contains the pointer to the string literal.
ld a,(hl)
or a                      ;compares to zero quicker than "CP 0"
ret z                     ;we're done printing the string, so exit.
cp '\'                    ; a single ascii character is specified in single quotes. This compares A to the backslash's ASCII value.
jr z,HandleSpecialChars   ; if accumulator = '\' then goto "HandleSpecialChars"
call PrintChar            ;unimplemented print routine, depending on the system this is either a BIOS call
                          ;    or a routine written by the programmer.

inc hl                    ;next character
jr PrintString            ;back to top


HandleSpecialChars:
inc hl                    ;next char
ld a,(hl)
cp 'n'
call z,NewLine            ;unimplemented routine, advances text cursor to next line. Only called if accumulator = 'n'.
inc hl                    ;advance past the 'n' to the next char.
jr PrintString            ;jump back to top. Notice that neither the backslash nor the character after it were actually printed.