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Commodore C-128/C-64 Home Computing Guide USA $295

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September 1986 A CWC/I Publication


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There seems to be some


disagreement as towhich one
ofour Commodoreprograms
is the mostfun.

Sometimes it's tough to make everybody happy all of the titles you'll surely find at least one you have to get your hands
time. But that's not your problem. on. Maybe two, Even three.
Mindscape makes so many great Commodore" software The choice is up to you. No holds barred.

Slam. Get Hoist With-1


Bam. pre ready' asail out
With plenty of pow, Bop pared to take evasive to work some magic. on,your monitor. And sit question, this quest is
'n Wrestle'" puts you in action. In Infiltrator""by Spell of Destruction'" down at the keys. The for you. Fairlight""com
the ring with a crazy Chris Gray, you're Cap makes you a wizard's American Challenge: bines magic, adventure,
collection of bone crush tain Johnny"Jimbo apprentice inside the A Sailing Simulation"4 strategy, and action as
ers. Foroneortwo players Baby" McGibbits, ace Castle of Illusions. You wijl makeyoua better you meet the challenge
this first truly 3-dimen- chopper jockey. Your must find and destroy sailor in a few short to find the Book of Light.
sional combat sports mission is no day at the the Prime Elemental. strokes, Race against You're in a far away
simulation lets you climb, races, When you make it You're armed with a the program, another and ancient land. But
gouge, and claw your through hostile enemy supply of spells and skipper head-to-head, or 3-dimensional high-
way to the top of the airspace, this realisticfireballs, but there are via modem from coast- resolution graphics
heap. Drop kicks, full flight simulation con plenty of lessons to learn to-coast. When you've make it all seem real.
nelsons, and the turn- verts to covert ground- before you pass the mastered the basics This epic will grab you.
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before. destroy the mad leader 3-dimensional graphics The America's Cup. Set up the courage it takes
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Thumbs up[ make this adventure sights on the waters of
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September 1986 Vol. 3, No. 9

FEATURES
28 Computerize Your 46 Turtle-Tutor for Tykes*
Even prereaders can write turtle-graphics
Finances programs with Elmer's help.
Choose a commercial or public domain
By Peter Crosby
money-management program to keep your
finances under control.
ByJosef>hJ. Shaitghnessy 50 RUN Basic*
Now you can add turtle graphics, structured
programming and more to RUN's extended
34 The Loan Arranger Basic 4.5.
This financial program will produce an
By Robert Rockefeller
amortization schedule for any loan you have
or are contemplating.
By Jaap Kroes 72 Programmers, Take Note!*
Make programming notes and check them
through a window—even while your
40 Focus on Screen Shots program is running!
Take high-quality photographs of your
By Bob Kodadek
screen displays with ordinary equipment and
this author's professional advice.
By Ervin Babo 76 Sign Maker*
This program lets you make and print out
signs quickly and easily.
By Ken Amberg

78 The FSD-1 Disk Drive-


A Viable Alternative
There's a new Commodore-compatible disk
drive on the market ihal you'll want to
consider.
By BillRuddick

* This program is available un the


September/October ReRUN disk.
See page 80 for details.

Cover Photography by Hyam Siegel

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DEPARTMENTS
8 RUNNING 82 Basically 102 Commodore
Ruminations Speaking Clinic
Upcoming special An exploration of Got a problem or
projects. Basic programming question related to
fundamentals. Commodore computing?
By Thomas H. Simmonds, Jr. This monthly column
10 A Message and Jim Borden provides the answers.
From the By Jim Strasma

Publisher 87 Program
Enhancement 106 Mail RUN
12 Magic A print routine to add

The original column of


to Joe Kac/ynski's
Songfesi (April 1986).
108 New Products
hints and tips for
performing computing
RUNDOWN
wizardry. 87 Q-Link
Happenings 109 RUN Amok
16 Software Announcing the latest We run corrected.

Gallery services on
Fight Night QuantumLink. 110 How To Type
The Body in Focus
In Listings
MicroLeague Baseball/
87 Programming
Genera! Manager's Disk
Quizam! Briefs 112 List of
Shadowfire
Bank Street Mailer Advertisers
88 Telecomputing
66 Second Annual Workshop
Advice and answers
112 Coming
RUNAWAY to your questions on Attractions
Contest modems, terminal
Here's your chance to be programs, on-line
a winner in RUN's networks, bulletin
giveaway sweepstakes, boards and more.
with over $25,000 in By David Bradley
prizes. And, just for
entering, you'll receive a 92 The Resource
free QuantumLink
terminal program!
Center
New educational software
and tiie offer of free
educational programs
on-line and on disk.
By Margaret Morabito

RUN SEPTEMBER 1966 / 5


If you own a C-64, you
The one you purchased. And the
GEOS realizes the technical GEOS can be divided into 4 areas: two
potential that has been in the functional aspects (deskTop and Desk
C-64 all along. Speed. Accessories), and two major applications
Power. Ease of use. Sophisti (geoPaint and geoWrite).
cation. Elegant, practical deskTop. deskTop is a
applications you might graphic interface, making file
expect of a high-end personal computer, all organization and manage
made possible with GEOS. It's so simple— ment easy. As always, you
but then, so was lire. Once it caught on. call the shots. Load a disk.
1 Files appear as icons on the
To begin at the beginning. GEOS stands for disk notepad; to flip through, point at the
GRAPHIC ENVIRONMENT OPERATING folded corner and click. Prefer a file appear
SYSTEM. Why? on a different sheet? Move it. It's easy.
GRAPHIC: Because menus and icons i -_: ]%$ •jkw ■: ■ . '•■;-' 5

replace long, typed command lines. Point optn = ttiti U1 i —

and click, that's it. ■:.;■■ ■ '■ 01 K fa'jte; ij

ENVIRONMENT: Because GEOS provides


.;..■,

a consistent, powerful way to use your Q 51


ESiC ('»
computer. Learning new applications is a pi ifit

snap (or should we say click).


1

1
-

OPERATING SYSTEM: Because GEOS CEOWJIE H


B Font

orchestrates every function so that they all


1
work together systematically,
even symphonically. EL

Some basics. Icons are graphic images
which represent files or utilities. Each is ft S
different, and all are easy to recognize and
Create a new document or re-name an
easy to use.
existing one. Want to copy a file onto the
A menu is just that: a list of functions availa
same or a different disk? Fine. Forgotten
ble for selection. When a menu appears,
what a file contains? Select "get info" from
move the pointer to any item you wish.
the file menu. A description of that file's
Click. Click. You're on your way.
contents appears. Finished with a file? Print
A pointer is used to select and activate it. Save it. Or drop it in the trash and have
items. To move the pointer, roll the mouse done with it. Your call.
or trackball or rotate the joystick. Once on geoPaint. A full-featured,
target, click once to select; click a second
color graphics workshop at
time to activate.
your fingertips. The pointer
Fonts are a new way of looking at text. operates any one of the
Choose from 5 different fonts (with more on ■ >urteen graphic tools and
the way). Try ©bundle, or Roma, bold, or anapes in the drawing menu.
italics, even underline and -. Need to Create masterpieces on the Drawing
fit more words on a line? Pick a smaller Window. By turns, use a pencil, an airbrush
point size, like university a pom, and get over one or a paint brush, each with a character all its
hundred characters per line. own. Draw straight lines, squares, rectang
All this and fast too. Because the integrated les or circles. Fill in with any of the 32
diskTurbo software improves 1541 disk drive patterns. Switch to pixel-mode, where each
performance 5 to 7 times. That's right. On dot in a selected section is magnified many
both reads and writes. times its size for easy manipulation.
Grde 134 on. Reader Sorvica card.

own two Machines.


personal computer GEOS unlocks.
appear off the printer. Typists will appreciate
tabs, word-wrap and page breaks.
Documents may contain up to 64 pages.
What's more, you can move to any page
instantly. If you like, you can cut selected
text from one section and move or copy it to
another. Add graphics from geoPaint.
It's a cinch.

Dea Sentfeflwn.

beaa example of tie' ifnpro


Second thoughts? Erase what you don't
e. tee-
want. Or "UNDO" your last act. (If only life
could imitate art!)
Add text if you like, in different fonts, styles
or point sizes. Even change its position or
layout at will.

Move or copy any part of your creation.


1st Quarter Sales
Once done, you can include your artwork in
another document—a letter home perhaps.
Desk Accessories. Handy
(Won't Mother be pleased?) GEOS makes programs you can use while
it easy.
in any GEOS application.
.
These include an alarm
L_.: - _ i__w.J S. clock, a notepad for
reminders, a four-function
calculator, and photo and text albums which
store pictures and phrases you may then
Fonts.sre.3 ■:- . ■ I kngattejd Cfco paste into applications. The Preference
Manager even lets you establish parameters
frorf! 5 of them (wifhi rw § oft the ^"3 ■■■'■ Ti y
for everything from mouse speed to the
e of Roma, bold,; .-.- ■■;■■ date and time—even background color.
■-.■•■ ■ ■:■:■. Civilized options, every one.

I .■ smalerpoirit size l*h* o ■ .

geoWrite. An easy to use, GEOS, A Whole New World


"what you see is what you for the C-64.
get" word processor. Create
documents. Insert, copy, $59.95 TO ORDER: 800-443-0100 x234
GEOS Diskena includes OeakToo. flisKTwbo, gsoPaim. gectfihio ami Desk
move or delete text as you Accessones 559.95.
CA residents and 6.5% lax. (M.50 US7.50 Fo<B>gn stioping arm handFinfl.)
wish. Choose from 5 different US Funds only. B.S.W Order Processing, PO Bo> 57135, Hayward. CA 94545
fonts in many different styles and point Commodore 64 and C-64 are Iraaomajfcs of Commodore Eieelronics. Lid. GEOS.
deskTop. goo Painl, gooWila. disKTurbo and Berkeley Scttworka aro [radomarks o!
sizes. Preview your page exactly as it will Berkeley Soflwortti.

RUN SEPTEMBER 1986 / 7


RUNNING RUMINATIONS

RUN'S Third Annual Special Issue library. C-64 and C-128 programs will include powerful
utilities, as well as useful applications for home use.
Each year RUN readers anxiously anticipate the arrival
—RUN index. For readers who are looking for more in
of die RUN Special Issue, and, quite frankly, it wouldn't
formation about a particular topic, the special issue will
take too much prodding for us to continue this publishing
also include a handy index of programs and articles pub
tradition. Reader enthusiasm is matched only by the edi
lished in RUN during 1986.
tors' enthusiasm and pride in soliciting and preparing the
This year's special issue offers readers Information that
best material for this project. It's an exciting time, and this
is not available anywhere else in such a concise, easy-to-
excitement is reflected in the quality of the product.
use package. Whether you're a new or experienced owner,
Reader feedback regarding RUN'S two previous special
a programmer or applications user, you'll find plenty of
issues has been very positive and also extremely valuable
useful information here—well-organized and attractively
in helping us fine-tune the editorial content of these issues.
packaged in an issue that readers will refer to throughout
Reader input indicates that the type of useful information
the year.
in the special issues has a wide appeal.
Although the copies of this year's special issue will not
This year, we've kept the most popular features of pre
hit the newsstands until the end of this year, it is not too
vious issues and added new features that are sure to satisfy
early to think about placing your order. In previous years,
the needs and interests of C-64 and C-128 users. The de
the RUN special issues have sold quickly, so get your order
mand for the kind of information that the special issue
in early through the ad that will appear in next month's
contains is strong among Commodore users. And this
issue.
year's special issue promises to be the best yet. To assure
Please be sure to let us know how you enjoyed it, and
this, we have recruited some of the best talent in the Com
how it compares to previous issues. As always, we welcome
modore industry to contribute to this issue.
your comments, suggestions or criticisms.
The lineup includes:
—The best of Commodore Clinic. A collection of approx
imately 200 answers to the most-often-asked questions re Productivity Pak II
garding Commodore computing. Compiled by Industry While on the topic of special products from RUN, I'd
expert and author, Jim Strasma. like to mention another project that the editors are work
— The best of Magic. Page after page of computing hints ing on. It's the Productivity Pak II, a compilation of some
and tips. This extensive section (about 250 tricks) will of the most productive applications for the Commodore
include the best of (he past year, as well as never-beforc- computerist.
published tricks developed especially for this issue. For Productivity Pak II, available at the beginning of Octo
your easy reference, these tricks are indexed and orga ber, will feature word processing, database management,
nized by topic. spreadsheet calculation, telecommunications, utilities, ap
—In addition, we have asked some of the biggest names plications and more. The disk will contain new and im
in the industry to provide their favorite computing tips proved versions of RUN'S most popular programs: RUN
for our readers to use and call their own. Script, RUN Term Plus and the Datafilc series. In addition,
—Free Wall Chart. As a special service to our renders, this the 64 disk will include graphics and handy utility programs.
pull-out wall chart will feature hard-io-find programming C-128 owners looking for productive programs will also
Information, including Basic 2.0 and Basic 7.0 memory find them in this special disk: RUN Script 128, a powerful
maps, machine and assembly language information and 80-column word processor; Reminder 128, a handy desk
system commands and functions. top accessory; Gradebook Manager; Music Construction
—For application users. New this year will be a collection Set; and Menu 128.
of the most useful utilities and applications programs. For more information on ordering your copy, see the
These brief, one-page program listings will be easy for convenient order form in next month's issue.
anyone to type in, save and add to his or her software db

8 / RUN SEPTEMBER 19Hfi


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PUBUSHER
Stephen Twombly

Editor-in-Chief
Dennis Brisson
Managing E or row Production
Swain Prati
Rkview Editor
Beth Jala
Coi'v Editor
Peg lePage
New Products Editor
Harold Bjornsen

Technical Manager
Margaret Morabito
Technical Eunon
Timothy Walsh
Associate Editor
Jim Slrasma

National Advehtising Sales Manager


Stephen Robbins
Sales REPRESENTATIVES
Kenneth Blake man
Nancy Po tier-Thompson
Ad Coordinator
Heather I'aquette
1.&QIM4M403
MARKETING COORDINATOR
Wendic Haines
West COAST Sales
Giorgio Saluli, manager
1-415-328-3470
1-8U0-344-4636
(In California)
TOfiOMarsIiRoad
Menlo Park. CA 94025
Customer Service Manager
Barbara Harris
Secretary
Sue Donuiioc

Art Director
Glenn Siuikko
PRonucnOK/Auv ertising S upervisor
Howard Happ
Editorial Design
Anne Dillon
Karla M. Whitney

PRF-smtvi/CEO
James S. Povec
VlCE-PRESIDENTlFrNANCE
Roger Murphy
Vice.President of Planning
and Circulation
William P. Howard
Business Manager
Man Smith
Executive Creative Director
Christine Destrempe)

Circulahon Manager
Frank S. Smith
DintcT Marketing Manager
Bonnie Welsh
Single Copy Sales Manager
Linda Rulh
TKIWilARKEUNG MANACKK
Katliy Hoghosian
Audits and Statistics Manackr
Susan Hansbaiv
Special Products Director
Jeff DeTray
Speoal Products Manager
Craig Pierce

Graphic Services Manackk


Dennis Christensen
Tvi'tseiTinc. Supervisor
Linda ]'. Canale
TVI'ESKn KH
Doreen Means

Manufacturing Manager
Susan Gross
Credit Sales & Collections
William M. Buyer

RUN SEPTOMBER I98fi / 9


A Message from
The Publisher
In the past three issues of RUN, we have brought you Commodore users can expect more new services from
feature stories highlighting or previewing the most recent QuamumLink in the future, and Commodore also has
product developments from Commodore for users of several additional hardware enhancements planned. Ac
C-64 or C-128 computers. Now that you've had the chance cording to company officials, the 1581 3.5-inch disk drive
to read the June, July and August issues, you have the and the new mouse will be available later this fall.
perspective to see how these developments reflect Com With regard to GEOS, our most recent subscriber sur
modore's plans for both its installed base and new users. vey reveals that even before our June story on the new
It is apparent that Commodore's overall strategy in operating system, over a third of RUNs subscribers had
announcing these new developments is twofold: first, to heard of it. However, when asked if they planned to
provide first-time computer buyers with a complete com purchase GEOS, over half of our readership was unsure.
puting solution, consisting of immediate applications, an RUNs feature story on GEOS in the June issue brought
easy-to-use operating environment and a simple entry to you up to date about the product and should help you
the world of telecommunications; second, to give expe make a good decision on purchasing it. Your decision
rienced users additional hardware and software capabil may be influenced by the fact that many productivity
ities for their computers and a unique on-line service that software publishers have embraced GEOS, so we can
opens up new possibilities. expect new GEOS-based and GEOS-compatible products
The first strategy is achieved by bundling with the new in due time.
64C the GEOS operating system (with the GeoWrite and So far, the general reaction to GEOS has been positive.
GeoPaint applications), the Q-Link terminal program For example, many user groups are excited about its
and one educational application. The second strategy desktop publishing potential, and, according to Berkeley
has been addressed through hard ware-ex pan si on prod Softworks, they can look forward to the appearance of
ucts and telecommunication services that break new tech expanded GEOS publishing capabilities later this year.
nological ground. Programmers, however, are thus far not happy with
Many of you are now familiar with the collaborative GEOS, because there is as yet no software to let them
effort between Commodore, QuantumLink and Lucas- program this new operating system. This actually poses
film, but you may wonder what brought these well-known to programmers the unique challenge of developing a
companies together, The answer lies in the fact that solution to the problem.
QuantumLink is the only on-line service that supports Berkeley Softworks will publish the programmer's ref
the 64's and 128's locally generated graphics and sound. erence manual in the fall, and by year-end will introduce
Commodore learned that Lucasfilm had been working GeoBasic, which will allow programmers easy access to
on the Habitat concept (see RUN's August issue) for some the DOS text and graphics capabilities of GEOS. Indeed,
time, but with no success in bringing the project to fru there have been several suggestions for a CLI (command
ition. To do so, Lucasfilm needed both development line interpreter) program, or "shell," to use over GEOS,
funding for the project and an on-line service using locally instead of the current icon desktop.
generated graphics and sound. The combination of Com We look forward to more of your feedback on these
modore with the C-64KM28 and QuanlumLink provided new developments.
the way for Habitat to become a reality. ST

I0/RUNSUTBIBER1986
Clrclo 47 on Reader Sarvlce card.

Getting it up **•„
is only half the fun!"

■ ■■'

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MAGIC

Hints and tips for Commodore users

crease the value of variable M from 30,000 to 60,000. Presto!


You've got a Datafile 128!
Magic is Ike original column of reader-submitted hints and tips. Each
James Adams
month we present brief, useful computer "tricks" to help you get the most
Indianapolis, IN
out ofyour Commodore computing system—whether you're a beginning or
advanced computerist, a C-64 or C-128 owner. Magic is a forum for
RUN's imaginative and inventive readers to siuire their programming A faster colossal Datafile—After making the above
tips, briefsoftware or hardware modifications, shortcuts or items ofgeneral change to Datafile, you can double the speed of RAM
interest. Ifyou luive an idea to make computing easier, faster, more exciting operations by adding the Fast command either to the first
and enjoyable, send it to: line of the Datafile program or as a new line at the begin
Magic ning of the listing.
RUN Magazine You must have an RGB cable connected between the
SO Pine St. C-128 and the video monitor to use this feature, since the
Peterborough, NH 03458 Fast command deactivates the 40-column screen.
If your trkk is accepted for publication in the column, you will receive a James Adams
colorful RUN Magic T-shirt. Indianapolis, IN

$324 Restructuring DFRestructure—In Mike Konshak's


"Scliool is Open" is a cltant often heard in September, and DFRestructure program (RUN, November 1985), changing
students wish they also had a chant to make their school system line 4784 to MEM = 60000: RL = 0 increases the number
disappear. But alas, this month we have no tricks to exorcise the of entries you may enter into your files. Now load the old
effects of thefirst chant, nor a trick to make teachers vanish. file and either rename the field or increase the length of
However, we do have a few tricks to help make studying your the field by one character. When you rcsave the file, you'll
school subjects a bit easier. First try the many tricks that are have more space for entries.
available in books on expanding your memory. Then try the magic Clarence F. Cragin
trick in this month's column that expands the memory capacity of Cottage Grove, MN
RUN's popular datafile program on your C-128.
If you're lucky enough to have a copy of RUN Script 64 for
typing term papers, you also have a way ofcttjyying machine lan $325 C-128 and Plus/4 screen code decoder—This short
guage codes. And, when you 'vefinished the homework assignments Basic program converts screen codes to their equivalent
that take up so much ofyour time, me the tricks contained herein CHR$ codes and displays the value represented by each
to save you time typing in programs and Data statements on character.
your C-128.
Come to think of it, this month's tricks will help make your new 10 REH C128 S PLUS/4 SCREEN CODES - MARTIN
school year a pleasant experience! GELB
15 PRINT"(SHFT CLR)":CHAR,6,1,"{CTRL 91SCRE
EN CODE TO CHR$ CODE":PRINT
$322 Colossal Datafile on the C-128-The C-128 greatly 17 PRINTTAB(10)"(2
P TO STOP":PRINTTAB(10)"CONT
CRSR DNsHCTRL 0JRUN/STO
<RETURN> TO
expands the memory capacity of Mike Konshak's Datafile CONTINUE"
program (RUN, November and December 1984). Since the 20 FOR S = 1 TO 128
unexpanded C-128 has over three times the available RAM 25 A=(S AND 127)OR<S AND 32)OR((S AND 64)*2
of the C-64, your files can be much larger. >OR(<64-SAND32)»2)

In line 23 of the original Daiafile program, simply in-


12 /RUN SEPTEMBER 199fi ^^^^^*^^"
Listing rontinufd.
30 PRINT:PRINT"(HOME){7 CKSR DNs}SCREEN COD fuel allotment and obstacle locations (LI and 1.2) in the
E";S;"(2 SPACEsfCHAR ";CHRS(A);" CHR$ CO first line of the program.
DE";A
40 FORT=1TO500:NEXT:NEXT 10 PRINT"(SHFT CLR)UP, UP AND AWAY - THE SN
50 PRINT"(SHFT CLRHCTRL 91THE END":LIST ADERS" :FUEL= 250 :WIND=20:1.1=1 395:1.2 = 1724
20 X=40:Y=228:B=1:V=5 3248:POKE1612,66:POKE2
Change line 20 to INPUT'SCREEN CODE"; S and line 040,13:POKEL1,42:POKEL2,42
40 to GOTO 20 to inspect individual screen codes. 30 FORT=0TO7:READQ,D:POKEV+Q,D:NEXT:FORT=83
2TO89 5:READQ:POKET,Q:NEXT
Martin Cclb
40 IFPEEK(197J<>64THENA=-.03:FU=FU-1
Deerfield Beach, FL 50 B=B-A:Y=Y-B:POKEV+1,Y:X=X+Wl/50:POKEV,X:
A=.03
60 IFPEEK(V+31} =1ORY>229ORX>250ORFU<0THENPR
Entering C-64 programs in C-128 mode—When INT" GAME OVER - TRY AGAIN!":END
typing in Basic C-64 programs, use the C-128 mode in 70 IFX>239ANDX<243ANDY>141ANDY<145ANDB>-.5A
order to lake advantage of Basic 7.0's editing features and NDB<.5THENPRINT"NICE LANDING!":END
the 1571'a rapid disk access. When you're finished, save 80 PRINT"{HOME]<CRSR DN} FUEL(4 SPACEs}(4 C
RSR LFs)";FU:PRINT" BUOYANCY{4 SPACES}{4
the program. It should load and run without trouble in
CRSR LFs}";INT(B*100):GOTO40
C-04 mode.
90 DATA 21,1,28,1,31,0,32,2,33,1,37,12,38,2
Richard W. Clark ,39,7
Barrow, AK 91 DATA 002,170,128,042,170,168,170,170
92 DATA 170,234,234,234,234,234,234,187
93 DATA 187,187,187,187,187,110,174,173
!p62,7 C-128 onions and Data statements—Chopping on 94 DATA 110,174,173,074,170,161,018,170
ions and typing Data statements are jobs no one likes to 95 DATA 132,018,170,132,004,170,016,004
96 DATA 170,016,001,040,064,001,040,064
perform. The best method for performing these tasks is to
97 DATA 000,065,000,000,065,000,000,085
assign them to others, thus avoiding spilling your own
98 DATA 000,000,085,000,000,085,000,000
tears. But, if you must do these jobs yourself, wear goggles
before chopping the onions, and type in Data statements Bob Snader and David Snadcr
using the C-128's Auto feature and programmable func Baltimore, MD
tion keys. When you're ready to enter the line number of
the first Data statement, enter in Direct mode, KEY
C-64 windows—Have you ever dreamed of writing
1,"DATA":KEY 3,",":ALTO(line-number increment) and
a Basic program with pull-down menus for your C-64? The
press the return key.
following program creates a window for each pull-down
To best utilize the C-128's numeric keypad and the re-
menu needed. Variable C determines the color of the
programmed function keys, you must position your fin
window, Yl is the number of lines down from the lop of
gers properly on the keys. The index finger operates the
the screen, XI is the number of spaces from the left side
0, I, 4, 7 and Fl (data) keys. The middle finger also may
of the screen, X determines the column width of lines
operate the 0 key, as well as the 2, 5, 8 and F3 (comma)
within the window, and Y is the number of horizontal lines
keys. The ring finger operates the decimal, 3, 6 and 9 keys,
in the window.The cursor is placed at the upper-left corner
and the little linger is used to press the enter, minus and
of the screen after the program is run.
plus keys.
Try substituting new values for the above variables to
Eric Pickell create fast, professional-appearing pulldown menus on
Palatine, II your C-64.
1 REM C64 WINDOWS - ARAN ANDERSON
10 C=1:Y1=3:X1=5:X=S:Y=1:GOTO5000
Up, up and away G64—Whoever said piloting a
20 C=Ct1 :Y1=YU2:X1=X1+3:X=X+2:Y=Y*3:IFC=6T
hot-air balloon was easy? Windspeed, the rate of ascent HEN 5050
and descent, the balloon's fuel consumption and the nav 5000 POKE646,C:PRINT"{SHFT CLR|";:IFY1=0THE
igation of the contraption all add up to create a pilot's N5010
nightmare. This program opens with the balloon rising 5005 F0RI=1T0Y1:PRINT:NEXT
from the bottom of the screen. The balloon's buoyancy is 5010 PRINTTAB(X1);"{SHPT U}";:FORI=1TOX:PRI
NT"{SHFT *}";:NEXT:PRINT"{SHFT I}"
controlled by alternately pressing and releasing any key
5020 FORI=1TOY:PRINTTAB(X1);"{SHFT B)";:F0R
until you alight on the landing pad at the opposite end of J=1TOX:PRINT" ";:NEXT:PRINT"{SHFT B)":
the screen. NEXT
Obstacles have been placed in the sky to keep your 5030 PRINTTAB(X1);"{SHFT J)";:FORI=1TOX:PRI
journey to the landing pad challenging. While keeping an NT"{SHFT *}";:NEXT:PRINT"{SHFT KJ"
eye on the fuel gauge at the top of the screen, navigate 5040 PRINT"(HOME}";:GOTO20
5050 PRIHTTAB[19)"{CTRL 2}{10 CRSR DNsJINSI
over the first obstacle, under the second and then land on
DE THE ":PRINTTAB(21)"WIND0W{C0MD 7}"
the pad. Avoid hard landings and bypassing or colliding
With anything on the screen. Aran Anderson
Although it is unlikely you'll want to do so, the level of Pocatello, ID
difficulty can be increased by changing the wind speed, Continued on p. 96.

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Fight Night head down, selecting from various


body types, and then a set of legs rang
your moves in the actions of your
boxer against a punching bag. When
ing from spindly to huge. Then you you think you have it under control,
Create a Boxing must give your contender strengths go to the Spar mode.
(should his jab or body blow be the Here you can call up any two box
Contender Who's a
more powerful?) as well as weaknesses ers you've created. You and a friend
Knockout in the Ring (giving him a high resistance to head can fight them, or you can let the com
blows means he is more vulnerable to puter control both boxers, giving you
Latest in a series that almost re body blows). You can't have every the chance to observe the good and
defines the computer game. thing, and you can't put a superman bad points of your contender and
Fight Night, like other games from in the ring. In any event, the boxer modify him before he goes into the
Accolade, combines strategy and ar you create may be saved to the master tournament.

cade action, clothed in good graph disk and, if necessary, be modified In the tournament, you construct a
later on. series of Fights for your contender,
ics and enhanced by excellent sound
With your contender constructed, and it's probably best to start him out
effects.
you can now go into training. Here, against the lower-ranked fighters and
Using a quick-boot system that really
you practice joystick control at your let him work his way up through the
works, Fight Night presents you with a
own speed, observing the effects of ranks. Keep in mind that your oppo
menu of five choices. For arcade-type
nents also have their strengths and
action, go direcdy to Boxing. The com
puter will pick one of the lower-ranked
weaknesses and that each of them has
a special super punch that can end
boxers from its stable.
everything for you.
Above the ring, an inset shows pro
Fight Night's documentation is
files of both boxers (you're the clean-
cut guy) as well as the round number,
point scoring and the minutes and
Report Card good, and you are given detailed pro
files of each of your computer-con
trolled opponents as well as lips and
seconds remaining in the round. Superb!
strategies to use against them. These
All action is controlled by the joy An exceptional program thai
outshines all others. tips are not going to give you the up
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The Body in Taken from a database of over 200


questions, another section of the pro
have no trouble remembering how
many home runs Ted Williams hit
gram, Body I.Q., asks 20 randomly- in 1956.
Focus selected questions about the human These enthusiasts don't necessarily
body. By using the Body I.Q. before care about joystick jockeying. They
Peel Away Secrets you've studied the eight body systems, like computers because of the way
and again after you've completed die they can juggle the statistics. Micro-
Of the Human Body lessons, you'll see that The Body in League Baseball is designed for them
Focus can greatly increase your knowl because even though baseball is best
Have you ever seen the anatom edge of anatomy. known as a game of inches, it is also
ical models thai doctors use to The program's manual contains a game of statistics.
explain the inner workings of the hu several illustrations that identify MicroLeague Baseball enables fans
man body? Usually a layer of plastic parts of the major systems in greater to sort through those statistics and
skin is removed to reveal plastic mus detail. It also includes a selected bib then use them while managing for
cles and organs that fit tightly in place liography that lists 17 additional mer and current major leaguers. It's
around plastic hones. sources of information that can help a fantasy come true for real baseball

With The Body in Focus, CBS Soft bring your understanding of anat aficionados, who can test their man
omy into even sharper focus. (CBS aging skills against the computer or a
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MicroLeague
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Baseball/General
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ous, respiratory and endocrine. They
can be studied in any order and are
chosen by pressing the correspond
ing labeled key on the accompanying Pit Baseballs Hall of
keyboard overlay. The basic game allows all the moves
Fame Members Against Your
In addition to an individual key for a big league manager has at his com
each major system, the overlay also High School's Best Team mand. After picking the team you
features keys labeled GO ON, RE want to manage (25 actual teams are
PEAT and TELL ME MORE. These let There are many computer base included, ranging from the powerful
you study at your own pace, repeat ball simulations that let you 1927 Yankees to the sad sack 1955
sections if necessary and skip details pitch, many that let you bat, and even Washington Senators), you pick a
when you just want an overview. some that let you call the shots as a starting pitcher and lineup. You then
To help you understand some of manager. But, as of diis writing, there select offensive or defensive strategy
the specialized functions of the body is only one computer baseball game with a single keystroke.
systems, many of the lessons include thai lets you run the show from the In the field, for example, you call
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The section that works most like That's what makes MicroLeague play the infield in or at regular depth,
the doctor's plastic model is iiody Baseball with MicroLeague Sports' and even decide when to visit the
Close-Ups. Using the overlay key la General Managers/Owners disk (avail mound or check your roster for pos
beled REVEAL, you can peel away able at additional cost) unique. You sible substitutions. When your team

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veins, arteries and bones below. Using create or trade for the players who run, hit-and-run, sacrifice or use ag
the CONCEAL key, you can go back will make them. This capability en gressive base running.
and forth among the layers to develop hances what was already one of the Once both managers make their
a sense of the physical positioning of best computer baseball games on the calls, MLB goes to work, determining
the body's various components in re market. the outcome of every play. Factors
lation to one another. In ihe short lime it's been around, such as a batter's success against left-
As the illustrations are displayed MicroLeague has become the stan handed pitching or a pitcher's wild-
on-screen, a text window to the right dard by which all other baseball strat ness in late innings are taken into
provides the name of each body part, egy games are measured. It is a pro- account by the program.
as weil as descriptions of how each grain designed by baseball lovers for The graphics arc first rate. The
one functions. baseball lovers—the kind of folk who game screen shows a baseball dia-
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mond from the perspective you'd get MkroLeague Baseball with theGM/ gories are provided with Quizaml
sitting in the second or third level Owners disk makes all ofthai possible One disk contains two sets of "Tun
behind home plate in a major league and does so flawlessly. The operation, Facts" questions {one set on each side
stadium. instructions and graphics arc all out of a disk). The main game program
At the top of the screen, a score- standing, and the programming is so disk contains "School Days" ques
board displays the current inning, good that MLB game results are very tions on its flip side.
number of outs and each team's name, realistic. So much so that the program The Fun Facts subjects are: 15-min-
rims, hits and errors. Superimposed is endorsed by Major League Baseball ute celebrities, sports and games, pop
over the lower left and right sides of and Detroit Tigers manager Sparky ular culture, television, potpourri,
the diamond are the names of the Anderson. publications, music and movies. The
player at hat, the one on deck and the But don't take their word for it. School Days topics are: vocabulary,
pitcher. MicroLeague Baseball is the answer history, art, physical science, geog
Every play explodes into a flurry of to the dreams of baseball fans every raphy, literature, music and life sci
on-screen activity. When a ball is where. If you've always wanted to ence. Cygnus claims that other ques
hit, players dash to snare it, runners manage big leaguers or create a dy tion disks are already available and
charge around the bases and the bat nasty of your own, MicroLeague more are coming.
ter bolts for first. Animation is very Baseball is your ticket to paradise. Each of the eight subjects on a ques
smooth and realistic. And just to (MicroLeague Sports Association, 2201 tion disk tests your knowledge wiih
make sure there's no confusion about Drummond Plaza, Newark, DE 19111. 85 questions. Questions are not re
what's happening, the Scoreboard C-64/S39.95 each disk.) peated until each one has been asked.
provides a play-by-play narrative of That means you can play a few games,
Scott Wasser
the action. turn off the computer and not have
Wilkes-Barre, PA
It's hard to find fault with MLB. It to go through the same questions the
gives baseball fans an opportunity to next time you play.
live out the dual fantasies of manag If that's not enough variety, Qui
ing major league players and pitting zaml includes a "Quizzer" feature that
players of different eras against each
another. A Babe Ruth-Sandy Koufax
Quizam! enables yon to create your own ques
tion disks. The potential here seems
confrontation can become a reality limitless. For example, members of a
through MLB.
Cygnus Takes the Commodore user's group could cre
If that doesn't excite you, why not Triviality out of ate a disk filled with questions related
pitch to Ruth or bat against Koufax to the C-64. Or you could create one
Trivia Games with questions about relatives and
yourself? You can by using MLB's
General ManagersfOwners disk, play it at family gatherings.
which permits owners of MLB to If you still enjoy playing trivia Using Quizzer to create your own

trade players from one team to an games, Quizam! is worth a good question disks is easy. So too, for that

other "or create entirely new teams look. Cygnus, the company that matter, is it easy to play Qui/.am! The
and players. brings you Quizoml, has added spar program design and instruction man
Possibilities are limited only by kle to a game genre that had seem ual are Straightforward. Once you get
your imagination. The GM/Owners ingly lost its lustre. past the menu-driven option screen,
disk enables you to make trades be The key to Quizaml's success is ex game play proceeds smoothly.
tween teams from different eras. plained on the cover of tills disk- That's because your C-64 is run
Imagine adding pitching superstars based program. It says, "Finally...a ning the show. First it displays the
Koufax and Don Drysdale to the computer trivia game where the com multi-color game board on your mon

awesome offensive roster of the 1927 puter isn't trivial." Quizam! not only itor. Using a joystick, you begin play
makes use of the computer, it de by pressing the fire-button. The mon
Yankees
That team might beat every other pends on it. The program requires itor then displays the question screen,
one in the history of the game. But your C-64 to select and display ques at the bottom of which is a bar divided
could it beat your old high school tions, evaluate your answers, keep a into eight colored segments. This
championship team? The GM/Own running score for each player, display screen also displays the title of the
ers disk permits you to create 25-man a game board and provide musical question topic and the name and
rosters made up of just about any accompaniment to game play. score of the current player.
body you care to put on them. All you Particularly impressive are Qui- Within seconds, you're prompted
need do is follow simple on-screen, zaml's many options. You and up to to press the fire-button again. That
menu-driven directions and provide seven of your friends can play on any begins a sequence in which a question
positions and statistics for each player. of eight different game boards at any and four multiple-choice answers are

You can get that information from of eight levels of difficulty. The game displayed in ticker-tape fashion. As
a baseball encyclopedia. Or make can be played in a long or short soon as the last choice is presented,
up superstar-caliber stats for your old version, using a joystick, paddle or the bar at the bottom of the screen
high school teammates and let them keyboard. begins to shrink as the computer be
take on the world. Over '2,000 questions in two cate gins a countdown.

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You choose your answer by push one heck of a game—yet it comes fair that each move should consist of
ing the joystick in the appropriate close to being overburdened by its several sub-moves; nor does it seem
direction while holding down the own complexity. right that a scenario with such action
Ore-button. The difficulty levels de In the far future, an emissary car potential should become bogged in
termine the number of guesses you rying plans for the top-secret starship the tedium of continually moving two
may make in a given turn. Shadowfire is kidnapped by the vil steps back in order to go one step
The quicker you provide the cor lain, Zoff. Zoff has not yet found the forward.
rect answer, the more spaces you can plans (they are embedded in the em Documentation is good, but keep
move on the game board. The object issary's spine), but time is running it close by for complex moves. The
is to land on a space occupied by a out, and he who possesses the Shad sound is minimal and graphics are as
satellite, then correctly answer a ques owfire will control the universe. good as you can expect from such a
tion and collect that satellite. Your mission as commander of the crowded screen. While it may deserve
Strategy is an important part of Enigma team is to beam aboard Zoff s an E for effort, Shadowfire ends up
Quizam! because a player must move spaceship and, within one hundred with a grade average of C—they for
the exact number of spaces deter minutes of real time, rescue the em got to make it fun. (Mindscape, Inc.,
mined by the time remaining when a issary, capture Zoff and destroy the 3444 Dundee Road, NoTlkbrook, IL
question was answered. If you're sure spaceship. 60062. O64/S29.95 disk.)
you know the correct answer, wait un From a menu of icons, you select
Ervin Bobo
til the computer counts down to the up to six Enigma team members.
St. Peters, MO
number of spaces you need in order Once a team member is selected, the
to land on a satellite before guessing. next screen shows that character's
In most cases, that means you'll be agility, stamina and strength as well
giving up the opportunity to guess as the weight he can carry.
The Objects screen allows you to
Bank Street Mailer
again if you're wrong.
By requiring players to use strategy arm your character, and it is here that
Zip Through Those
and a computer, Cygnus has added things begin to get tedious. You click
freshness to a game idea that had on the Pickup icon, then go to the Seemingly Endless
been turning stale. My only com object and click on it. Should you Letters and Cards
plaint is that at least one question pro wish to have that object ready for use,
vided with the game is impossible to you must first click on the Ready icon,
then click on the object. All this takes
Do you write many business or
answer correctly. There may be oth
place in the bottom half of the screen. form letters, or have you a
ers, but I didn't come across them in
Christmas- or birthday-card list as
several hours of play. The top half of the screen shows a
scroll ing-message bar, a set of icons long as your arm? If so, you could
The incorrect question-and-answer
representing the characters, the sec probably make good use of Broder-
notwithstanding, Quizam! is an excel
tion of Zoff s spaceship your charac bund Software's Bank Street Mailer
lent program for those Commo
ter currently occupies and a close-up program, which is designed to make
dore owners who enjoy trivia games.
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With all this taking up half the The first of Bank Street Mailer's
Scott Wasser two separate yet integrated programs
screen, resolution suffers, and the
Wilkes-Barre, PA is a letter-writing program. With its
small size some of the icons are forced
to assume sometimes makes it diffi on-screen menus and prompts, you
cult to know who is doing what. can easily correct mistakes, number

Shadowfire The bottom half of the screen lets pages, move blocks of copy, highlight
you select options for the character. words or phrases and place text
You can control your character's where you want it. There's even a help
Rescue a Kidnapped movement, select his armaments and screen that can be accessed at any
time. The word processing functions
Emissary Carrying Plans send him into battle. Other options
allow you to choose whether to attack, in the Letter-writing mode are pat
For a Top-secret Starship hold or retreat
terned after those in the popular
If you feel Inadequate to the task, Bank Street Writer program. So if
There are elements of a text you can probably go back to the Ob you've used that package, you already
adventure in Shadowfire, al jects menu, pick up the Transporter, know how to use this one.
though you control the action with a beam down to pick up a weapon, Since Bank Street Mailer is de
joystick and icons; there arc elements drop the Transporter, activate the signed primarily for letter writing, it
of a role-playing fantasy, although Transporter, beam up and.. . you get adds some functions to help you do
you cannot alter traits but only work the idea. that. You can automatically add dates,

with them; there are even elements of There are two major flaws in Shad addresses, salutations and closings to
a maze game. With all these working owfire: In a game where you must any letter. It also enables you to "per
for it, you'd expect Shadowfire to be race against a clock, it does not seem sonalize" form letters by automati-

22 / RUN SRFrBIBER 1966


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TRACKER
The STORY - The World
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An artificial intelligence
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man, where crucial
remote units must
survive to conquer. The
remote army is led by
Chandos, supreme space
conflict veteran,
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THE GAME - TRAC


forces landed in safe
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outposts. The battle area
is made up of trackways
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communication links and
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cally changing just the address and


salutation on any letter as ii is being
printed.
This is where the other program on
Bank Street Mailer comes into play.
BACKUP PROTECTED • Includes fast loader, 12-second It's a mini-database that enables you
SOFTWARE FAST. format. to store the names, addresses and
Requires a Commodore 64 or 128 other important information about
From the learn who brought you
computer with one or two 1541 or businesses or people to whom you
COPY II PLUS (Apple). Copy II PC
1571 drives.
(IBM) and COPY II MAC (Macin might write. That information can
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Software such as birthdays and anniversaries.
Since this program functions like a

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database, you could set up a mailing
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instructions on an index card. And,
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Be "cents-ible" about home money
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commercial and public domain programs that fielp
you keep track ofyourfinances.

BjJOSEPH], SHAUGHNESSY

I'm sure you remember the fable of sonal-finance software can help you try the more complete financial pro
the grasshopper and the ant. The ant answer that question, and others you grams available. One problem with
worked hard all summer long, stor didn't even know enough to ask. checkbook programs is that, after typ
ing up food for the winter, while the Personal-finance software includes ing in all of your checking transac-
grasshopper laughed and sang and programs to handle your checkbook, dons, you end up with a report that is
danced in the sunlight. When the cold budget development, financial anal basically die same as the monthly state
winds of winter came, the grasshop ysis, investment planning and income- ment your bank sends you for free.
per would have perished if the kind- tax preparation. You can get the soft Another problem is the time it
hearted ant hadn't taken him in. ware from commercial sources, or, at takes to use a checkbook program.
The moral is obvious, and it applies little or no cost, from magazines like I reconcile my checkbook against

to personal finances as well as to RUN and from public-domain sources the statement from the bank every
such as user's group libraries, on-line month—a simple process that has
household larders. In fact, it's really
networks and local bulletin boards. never taken me longer than ten min
amazing that so many of us are finan
cial grasshoppers. We save bills, re Public-domain programs generally utes to do by hand. I did it by com
ceipts, check stubs and other records perform a limited number of func puter a few times, and it never took
in old shoeboxes, manila folders or tions, and they usually come without less than 25 minutes.
just piled in odd corners. We budget instructions or other support, which On the plus side, some checkbook
may be a problem when you're deal programs allow you to arrange your
by paying our bills one at a time, more
or less at random, until we run out of ing with calculations you don't fully check records by category, such as
understand. However, documenta tax-deductible, utilities, mortgage or
money. Because of our haphazard
methods, ever)1 once in a while the tion text files are included on some rent, and so forth. Then you can print
financial winter catches up with us. public-domain disks. Most full-fea these categories out as needed.
Let's assume you'd like to turn over tured commercial programs come Another useful feature of check
a new leaf and get your finances or with an instruction manual, and usu book programs is that they almost
ganized to avoid those lean times. ally the companies behind them will eliminate aridimetic errors in your
How can your computer help? First respond to your questions. checkbook record. Of course, this is
of all, it can store your financial rec A list of commercial personal-fi no advantage if you make errors
ords. Then, on the basis of those rec nance software that is currently avail when typing in the data. These pro
able for die C-64 and C-I28 appears in grams are often included in the fan
ords, it can paint a picture of your
financial history, show you where you Table 1. Table 2 lists sources of public- cier budget packages as a convenient
stand now, and even extrapolate into domain or low-cost software. way of inputting data.

the future. It can outline such things


Checkbook Programs Budget Programs
as spending patterns, possibilities for
There are a lot of checkbook pro Home-budget programs usually
saving and relationships between in
come and outgo. grams around. I hate to say it, but dis consist of three parts. The first is for
Have you ever asked yourself, illusionment with these programs planning—predicting your income
often keeps people from going on to and expenses. This requires some
"Where did all that money go?" Per-
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Cash Command; Practical Programs, Inc.; Home Organizer Series; liaileries Included;
pense categories that you can add to
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or delete as your lifestyle dictates. 278-0829; $59.95. Designed For individuals ada L4B IBS; 416-831 9941; $29.95 ca. This
The second part of the program is and small businesses, this program prints series includes helpful packages such as
for recording actual income and ex checks, maintain] a checkbook mid creates Checkbook and Home Inventory.
penses as they occur. It's important to balance sheets and income statements.
input your data regularly here, be
Hoi Accounts; Computer Ed. Software; 3051
cause if you lag behind, you may get
Compbank-64; Sunrise Software; Sunrise, Fl. India St., San Diego, CA 92103; 019-295-
discouraged and give up the whole
33322; 305-748-07 75; SI9.'J5. Print checks, 4145; $64.95. A word processor and a graph
project siorc data, track outstanding checks and rec ics package are also included in this book
The third part of a budget program oncile accounts wild this package. keeping system that tracks charge cards and
is for reviewing your financial situa checkbooks.
tion and priming out reports. As you
The Elcciric Ledger; Datamatic Software;
use this section, your spending pat
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money will become apparent. You'll 10977; 914-425 1535; $49.95. Help yourself
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ductions, keep track of account deposits and assistant.

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Life plan; l.ifeivarc; 2318 Second Avc,
Seattle, WA 08121; 206-322-5464; $99.95,
Financial-analysis packages The Electronic Checkbook; Timeworks, Int.; Particularly lor middle-income families,

444 Lake Coot Road, Deerfield, 1L 60015; this program helps manage finances,
can range from those analyzes results and monitors progress.
312-948-9200; $24.95. Organize and record
limited to the performance checkbook transactions and have your bal

of a specific calculation ance automatically figured with this system.


J.K. Luv.i-i '■• Your Money Manager; Simon &
Schuster Software; One C.ulf+Western
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The Financial Calculator; H Jfc E Compu-
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$69.95. This program contains onscreen
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modularformat. ley, NY 10977; 914-125-1535; $99.95. This
forms and schedules organized to match the
program calculates present value, interest,
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Mortgage Calculator; H & K Compu trunks,
bar-chart) form. Financial Partner; Practical Programs, Inc.; Inc.; 50 N. Pascack Road, Spring Valley, NY
A budgel program is an excellent PO liox 93104, Milwaukee, Wl 59203; 414- 10977; 914425-I335; $29.95. This program
home use for your computer. After 278-0829; $7-1 .<J5. A bookkeeping program instantly calculates youi mortgage payments.
the initial time investment for enter for personal and Bnall'biulneu use; helps
ing data, regular updates won't take balance your checking account, maintain
records and organize finances. Mortgage Maker; Navic Software; PO Box
long, and the results will probably be
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a revelation.
(327-4132; $29. This software prints your own
Home Budget Manager; H & E Computron- amortization tables.
Financial-Analysis Programs
ics. Inc.; 50 N. Pascack Road, Spring Valley.
Financial-analysis packages can NY 10977; 914-42S-1535; $49.95. This man
range from those limited to the per ager help] keep track of income and Personal Accountant; Soflsync, Inc.; 102

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3080; $34.95. This home finance manager
multifunctional programs arranged
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in a modular format, where each
Home Finance Manager; Cardinal Software; to keep your finances in order.
module is a small program in itself.
13636 Jefferson Davis Highway, Woodbridge,
All these packages analyze the time VA 22191; 703491-6494; $49.95. Maintain
value of money, using the interest home records, store uver 200 transactions Personal Inventory, Personal Accountant
rate, principal amount, lime period, per month, calculate and print out reports and Personal Time Manager; Carrlco, Inc.;

compounding rate and installment with this manager. 300 S. Topeka, Wichita, KS G7202; 316-367-
amount as variables. They usually as 3807; $39.95. Contains a budgeting tool, a
record of net worth and an appointment
sume you have enougb background
scheduler.
in accounting to understand the mean>
ing of the terms. Table 1. Commtiall)laimiabk personalfmm software packages.
Home use of these business-related
programs is limited, the most common
application being to figure payments
for a mortgage or other installment
Personal Portfolio Manager; Abacus Soft Sylvia Porter's Personal Finance Series: Your
Personal Finance Planner; Timeworks, Inc.;
loan. However, if you have ihe knowl
ware; 2201 Kalamazoo SE, I'O Box 7211,
Grant! Rapids, MI 49510; 616-241-5510; 444 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield, IL 60015; edge, you may want to use them for fig
$39.95. If you need to organise your port 312-948-9200; $49.95. This program helps uring annuities, retirement benefus or
folio, PPM helps you do it. you determine the best financial moves for investment strategies.
you and your family. Financial-analysis programs do not
require much data input for mean
I'in i Oil In Manager—Options Analysis; Basic
ingful results. I have to type in only
Uyte, Inc.; PO Box 924, SouthHeld, MI Sylvia Porter's Personal Finance Series: Your
Personal Investment Manager, Timeworks,
about five values lo produce a print
48037; 313-540-0655; $79.95. Gives you stock-
option record-keeping and fair market value Inc.; 444 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield, IL out of a mortgage-repayment sched
analysis. 60015; 312 948-9200; $69.95. This program ule. Most of these programs will print
helps manage your investment transactions, out your input data along with the
track portfolios, monitor retirement invest report.
I'm ifiilio Manager—Slock Management, Vol. ments and gain! and losses.
I; Basic Byte, Inc.; I'O Box 924, Somhfieid. Investment Programs
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dividend ami portfolio value updates with Inc.; PO Box 93104, Milwaukee, Wl 53203; mutual funds or an IRA account, an
this package. 414-278-0829; (49.95. This planner is capa-
hle of comparing up to six different tax
strategies for periods of up to five years.
64-Accounting; Software Design, inc.; 1945
Mitchell Ave., I'O Box 570, Waterloo, ia
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My income tax program
designed for personal or small business ac grams, Inc.; PO Box 93104, Milwaukee, WI
counting; financial statements, trial balances, 53203; 414-278-0829; $49.95. This is a menu- is my favorite.
check writing and reconciliation and state driven compulation program for tax forms
ment priming. and schedules.
It does all the
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9191; S7:"j, This package will store up to 100 Vizaslar 64/128; Solid State Software; 1125 E. manage your portfolio. It will keep
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Software; 464 Kalamath St., Denver, CO profits and losses, broker commis
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base program, standard for the C-84, now 95 Madison Avc.. New York, NY 10016; 2!2- give you a picture of where your in
available for the 0128. 696-9750; $49.95. This C-64 program con vestments stand at any time. Some of
tains individual finance modules like Stock these programs chart cyclical stocks
Portfolio and Finance Record Keeper,
Swiftcalc 64/128; Timeworks, Inc.; 444 Lake and predict their future swings, or
among oilier productivity applications,
Cook Road. Dwrfield, II, 60015; 312-948- develop investment strategies based
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Swiftax; Timeworks, Inc.; 444 Lake Cook you define budget and expense categories ord-keeping, especially ifyou make a
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A Note About Spreadsheets
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hang your own numbers on. You type all your requirements, both now and 32201,

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The Loan
Arranger
What's that loan really going to cost you in the long run? This
program will provide the answer.

BjJAAPKROES

How would you like an amortiza and finally for the interest rate. The routine should work fine with your
tion schedule of each outstanding remaining balance is instantly dis Commodore printer as well as with
loan you have, including the mort played, and you are asked if you want third-party printers. Tabbing is ac
gage? By having such a schedule, you to run another. An N answer returns complished in a rather crude but ef
can easily calculate for tax-deduction you to the main menu. fective way, using
purposes the amount of interest you The most interesting part of the PR[NT#4.'"TA!i(n)XS
paid during the preceding year. program is option 3, Amortization,
where n is the number of spaces to tab.
The Loan Calculator and Amorti which will list the figures io your
Page advance is automatic by means
zation program (Listing 1) for the screen or printer.
of counter K. When this counter
C-64 and C-128 will do all thai for you. Again you are asked to input the
reaches 4'2 lines, the program prints
It's easy to use, requiring only input amount of the loan, the interest rate
a message at the bottom of the page
to the questions asked on the screen. and the duration of the loan in
and increases the page number by 1.
And if you want a hard copy of the months. You are then asked if you
A form-feed is sent to the printer, and
amortization schedule, just answer Y want a hard copy. If you answer N,
the counter K is reset to 0. The next
when prompted for it, and you'll gel the amortization schedule of your
page number appears at the top of
a neat, easy-to-read printout. loan is printed to the screen. The top
the next page and is followed by the
three lines of the screen consist of the
column headings.
Using the Program column headings. The figures scroll
When you wish to exit the program,
Type in Listing 1 and save it to disk through the rest of the normal screen.
select option 4. A final message is
or tape before running it. After you After the program loops through
printed to the screen, and the pro
run it, a menu will appear. the formulas—one loop per month—
gram ends.
Option 1, Monthly Payments, con you are informed of the total amount
All in all, you should find the pro
sists of three questions to determine of your payments and the cost of the
gram to be a very accurate and useful
your monthly payments. You'll be loan. The cost of the loan is nothing
addition to your financial program
prompted to enter your loan princi more than the total of payments mi
library. And it should help you make
pal, the interest rate and the number nus the principal amount of the loan. some informed decisions about bor
of months in the repayment schedule. Please note that on occasion, when
rowing money prior to your actual
This is a handy feature, since you may working with large loans, the amounts
shopping. The amortization schedule
wish to see what effect different inter may be off by a few cents. This is due
makes tax time a little easier, since
est rales would have on your monthly to the method of rounding, which
you don't have to rely on lenders
payment. doesn't always go to the nearest penny.
to provide you with interest-paid
Option 2, Loan Balance, begins by However, the program has been excep
information. S
prompting you to enter the amount tionally accurate in most situations.
of your current loan. It then asks you If you answer Y when asked if you
for the amount of your monthly pay want a hard copy, you'll get a printout Address alt author correspondence to
ments and how many you've made, of die amortization schedule. The JaapKroes, I'O Box 66, Pella, IA 50219.

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Screen Shots
ByERVINBOBO

If your budget permits, purchase a


Taking high-quality
tripod with a center brace between
photographs ofyour screen the legs. The brace increases steadi
displays is a snap ifyoufollow ness and also prevents an accidental
kick from folding (he tripod up and
the advice of this professional
dumping your camera. You should be
photographer. able to find one for about $40.
No matter what your selection,
make sure the movable head locks
Screen shots are useful for several tight You should be able to position
reasons. You may wish to send a pic and then lighten it so it will move only
ture of your best graphics program to with great effort.
someone who has no computer, or The elevation column should also
include pictures when you submit a lock tight. Avoid the smooth, friction
program for publication by a maga type; instead, choose one with a geared
zine or a software company. Or per crank. When it's locked, you should he
haps you want to prove your prowess able to press down hard on the head
in a game that doesn't save high without the column slipping.
scores to win a friend's admiration or Now, once you've bought that tri
a prize from the software publisher. pod, what do you put on it?
Whatever your reasons and regard
less of your background in photog
The Camera

raphy, you can make screen shots There is no substitute for a single
easily when you understand and fol lens reflex (SI.R) camera. In this type,
low a few simple rules. a mirror arrangement enables the
viewfinder to operate through the
Use a Tripod same lens that makes the picture. Be
All good photographers understand cause you see exactly what will regis
the need for a camera to be absolutely ter on the film, you can be precise in
steady at the inslant of exposure, if focusing and aligning your camera to
they could, most would drive a shaft photograph only the monitor screen,
and anchor it in bedrock, then mount avoiding the clutter on your com
the camera in a vise welded to the top puter desk.
of the shaft. Failing that, buy the best There are enough choices within
tripod you can afford. Avoid the so- the SLR family to confuse even the *
called "pocket" tripods that collapse professional photographer, but we <. V
to a length of about 12 inches. They can eliminate half at the start. How
are usually so frail that the legs will ever, if you already have an SLR that
bow—rather like a Spring—under the does not measure up to the following
weight of the camera. criteria, don't despair.
40 / RUN SEPTEMBER 198fi 1'holograph by Edjudice
WADE IN U.S.A.

Today, most Sf.Rs are automatic to My favorite film for photograph


some degree. That is, not (inly do they ing a monitor screen is Kodak Ekta-
measure the amount of light striking chrome 100. The 100 refers to the
the lens, but they also adjust so that emulsion speed, or light sensitivity, of
the correct amount for a proper ex the film, and by today's standards it's
posure reaches the film. probably slow. For our purposes, how
When photographing Aunt Martha ever, slow is good.
in Yellowstone Park, any camera may Kodachrome 64 is another very
do. However, control of shutter speed good film, but Ektachrome gets my
is essential in photographing a mon vote because most photo shops can
itor screen (for reasons I'll explain develop it quickly, getting the fin
later). Therefore, if you buy a camera ished slides into my hands about two
for this purpose, select a "shutter-pre days sooner than they could with
ferred" automatic. With this type, you Kodachrome.
select the shutter speed, and the cam Notice that I said slides. There are
era then selects the proper aperture several reasons you should never use
(lens opening) to go with it. print film for photographing a screen.
Manual-exposure Sl.Rs can be ob For instance, if you're hoping to get
tained today For about $150 and up. your photograph published, maga
Shutter-preferred automatics start at zines and other print media work best
about $200 and shutter- or aperture- from slides (properly called transpar
preferred models start at about $250. encies). Another compelling factor
(Although an aperture-preferred cam has to do with the way color prints
era can be used, it's more difficult, arc made.
requiring constant monitoring and The only way photofinishers can
adjustment, so I would avoid it.) keep up with volume these days is by
So, now that you've got your cam using automated printers, which are
era, what do you put in it? set up for an average mixture of
colors. This system works fine un
The Film
til the machine receives a negative
New photographers often make the containing a preponderance of one
mistake of buying the "fastest" (most color—as might be found on a mon
light-sensitive) film available. Oper itor screen. An automatic printer
ating on the theory that more is bet would attempt to balance a blue
ter, they're convinced that a high screen with light blue or white type
speed film will enable them to take to "average," resulting in a photo with
pictures of anything, anytime, any color distortion.
where—and they remain convinced Slides, on the other hand, suffer
until their first action shot on a sunny no such manipulation. The finished
day in July. product is exactly what you shot.
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sure process when photographing a speed to % or yt of a second. Now, a If you have an aperture-preferred
monitor screen. You probably know little rudimentary math will tell you automatic camera, as I mentioned,
that images on a TV or monitor that, if the shutter is open for that things are going to be trickier. Here,
screen consist of lines "drawn" hori long, the camera will register more you set the lens opening and the cam
zontally on the inside of the screen. than one frame. Exactly right, but un era selects the proper shutter speed
An entire frame is drawn, from top less there is a big change between suc for correct exposure. In photograph
to bottom, in &, of a second. Due to cessive screen images, it won't matter. ing your monitor screen, this means
persistence of vision, we do not per In fact, it will result in a better im you have to adjust the aperture until
ceive the individual frames, bin a con age on your Film, because you're elim the shutter-speed indicator shows you
tinuous flow. inating the chance of a partial im have a working speed within the %■ to
Your camera sees differently. The age by photographing two or more ^-second range. Using this type of cam
shutter in most 35mm SLRs is a cur- frames. (Two frames at J£ of a second. era is more work, but it can be done,
lain with a vertical slit in it that moves If your calculations give you four, be and if it's the kind you own, use it.
horizontally across the film. Because cause % is approximately four times A manual camera works like a com
the monitor image is drawn from top %u, it's because I didn't tell you about bination of the two just mentioned.
to bottom, a shutter speed faster than the blanking interval between frames. Because it's manual, you can set the
%q of a second will result in a photo But let's not go into that.) shutter speed and never have to worry
of a partially formed image. There Now you see the reasons for lock about it again. As screens change, you
might be a narrow band extending ing (he camera onto a steady tripod. simply adjust (he aperture until the ex
from the upper left to lower right Most people cannot hold a camera posure indicator needle is centered in
(high shutter speed), or a dark shadow steady for an interval of & of a second. its bracket or (depending on the cam
across an otherwise good slide (me Once you've set the shutter speed era) until the LED display indicates a
dium shutter speed). and locked it in, the automatic ex correct setting.
For this reason, slow shutter speeds posure mechanism in the camera
are best, and, as I've said, control over will adjust the aperture correctly. Tips on Technique

this aspect of picture-taking is most Whether you're photographing a Before snapping (he picture, in
easily achieved with a shutter-pre mostly black space scene or the spect the image in the viewfinder
ferred automatic camera. With your brightly lighted instrument panel of carefully. Look for signs of glare on
camera in place on the tripod, a close- a flight simulator, the exposure will the monitor screen. These must be
up diopter on your lens and the best be correct and you'll never have to eliminated.
framing you can get, set your shutter change the shutter speed. In my computer room, overhead

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lights behind me provide the light by An alternative is to have someone else photographic emulsion, permanently
which I work—and also create inter play the game while you photograph it etching your fingerprint into the
esting reflections on the screen. Nor (die best use I can think of for a kid slide. While this may be an excellent
mally, these reflections are no bother brother!). Programs with a "pause" fea way to provide identification and
because my mind and eye work to ture tJiat freezes the action are best of prosecute unauthorized use, it's not
gether to sec only what they wish to all, allowing pictures of explosions, la recommended.
see—selective vision. However, a cam sers and the like and enabling you to Handle slides only by the edges of
era sees everything. work at a leisurely pace. the mounts. Store them in the little
To eliminate the reflections during And what do you do with the fin plastic boxes in which they were re
a photo session, I turn off all lights ished product? turned to you, and, if you should have
but one small fluorescent at the far to mail them somewhere, don't drop
end of the room. It provides just The Slides them loosely into an envelope. In
enough illumination to see my cam If you've never worked with slide stead, purchase a supply of transpar
era settings clearly. In the absence of film before, you'll find that the trans ent vinyl album pages made for slides.
such an arrangement, I would advise These provide adequate protection,
parencies will return from your pho-
turning out all lights, drawing shades tofinislier already installed in card and the slides can he viewed without
and workingby the light of a penlight being removed. If you don't want to
board or plastic mounts. (If he asks
or the monitor itself. if you want them mounted, say yes.) waste an entire page for only a few
Although it should be obvious, a However, mounting won't protect slides, then cut the page into strips of
clean monitor screen is as imperative them from dust and fingerprints. If four or five pockets.
as one free of reflections. Be sure you don't touch it first, dust is easy to So, there you have it—screen shots
you've removed all dust and finger clean off with a blower brush of the with photographic equipment you
prints and that your glass cleaner has kind used to clean camera lenses. Your probably already have—and a mini
completely dried before taking any photo salesman will be glad to sell you mum of fuss. I hope they help you sell
photographs. one. Gently squeezing the bulb directs your program or win that cherished

As a final note on technique, I would a puff of air at the dust on the slide, gaming trophy. E
advise that if the game routine you're and a whisk of a camel's-hair brush will
photographing has a "demo" mode, take care of any that's left.
use it. It can be very tricky to handle a Fingerprints are another matter. Ervin Bubo, 23 St. Lawrence, St. Peters,
joystick and camera simultaneously. The oils of your hand can eat into the MO 63376, is a professional photographer.

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Turtle-Tutorfor Tykes
Slow and steady wins the racefor Elmer the artistic turtle,
as he introduces your child to computer programming.

By PETER CROSBY
Children under six or seven are fas after a while you'll want more room.
cinated by computers, but limited in That's when you move on to Logo or
what they can create with them, since regular turtle graphics. Since Elmer's
they can't read or handle detail well vocabulary and procedures carry
enough to program. I wrote Elmer the over, you'll have a valuable head start.
Turtle, an introductory turtle-graph
Talking to Elmer
ics program, for my own children so
they could start to program, and I've As I mentioned, there
found that it can be useful fun for can be up to 36 in
beginning adults, loo. structions in a list.
Elmer is a pen-wielding "turtle" who Each instruction

moves about the screen and draws ac


cording to a list of instructions you cre
ate by copying choices from a menu.
The programming is done with only
two screens, the second following the
first automatically. There's no switch
ing from menu lo menu as in more ad
vanced programs like Logo. Eleven
simple statements are sufficient to put
Elmer through reasonably complex
maneuvers, and four rudimentary cd-
it ing commands enable you to arrange
the program listing.
The program is reasonably crash
proof. If you type in garbage, Elmer
just says he doesn't understand and
would you please try again. If it does
crash, you can usually restart it without
losing anything by typing GOTO 700.
The statement list for Elmer
is limited to 36 lines so
that they'll all fit
on one screen.

Obviously,

SOBEST -"---
has a line number. After a couple ofin instructions for making Elmer walk the instruction CHAR, followed by a
troductory screens that explain what and draw, and for editing the list. (See space and the character you want. For
the program is about, a display ap Table I.) example, CHAR E makes him leave a
pears with an empty list of all the line Choose a direction for Elmer to trail of Es. You can request any letter,
numbers and, at the bottom, a menu of walk by typing the appropriate word, number or punctuation mark on Uie
three choices. then tell him how many steps he keyboard except the Commodore
You can go to a line number you should take in that direction. You graphics symbols.
specify to write in an instruction; you must include the number—he won't Elmer can draw in 16 different
can type E to make Elmer follow the understand otherwise. When you colors (listed in Table 2). To change
instructions you've already written; press the return key again, your in color, type COLOR, a space and the
or you can type NEW to clear your struction will appear at the specified number of your choice, 0 to 15. If you
list and start afresh. Of course, when line number in the list. have a monochrome monitor, you
you'rejust beginning to play, only the To make Elmer draw, tell him PEN can choose from seven shades.
first choice, writing instructions, is DOWN. He'll place his pen on the Even though he's just a silly old tur
viable. So, type in the line number screen and draw a trail behind him. tle, Elmer can write messages if you
you want—probably 1—and When you say PEN UP, he'll lift the tell him what to say, Type TEXT, a
hit the return key. The pen and leave no mark at all. The space, then a message from one to ten
nexl screen dis drawing instructions need no follow letters long. If you have a longer mes
plays all the ing numbers. sage, break it up into a few short ones.
possible Elmer usually uses an asterisk for You can make Elmer stop moving
drawing his trail, because he thinks it anywhere in die list with the instruc
looks like a turtle. However, he'll draw tion STOP. He'll hold still until you
with any other character you press any key, then continue on. It's a
choose. Just type good idea to make STOP the
last Instruction on a list, so
you can see what you and
Elmer have created.

Changing the
List
You can
alter El
mer's in
structions in
arious ways

RUN SEPTEMBER IB88/47


RIGHT 1. RIGHT 4 ♦ * • *
RIGHT
*
2. DOWN 3 * UP
LEFT DOWN
INSERT
UP LEFT
PEN UP

t
1. UP 5 1. UP 5
DOWN PEN DOWN
2. LEFT 2 2,1 2.
DELETE
3. STOP 3. LEFT 2
PEN UP CHAR
4. 4. STOP
COLOR
PEN DOWN -*- TEXT
BACK TO LINE #
STOP
CHAR
1. UP 5 1. UP 5 Table 1. Commands for directing Elmer and
TEXT ABCD* 2. LEFT 2 2,D 2. STOP for editing the instruction list.
3. STOP 3.
4. 4.
0 BLACK
STOP
1 WHITE
2 RED
3 CYAN
COLOR 0-15
1. UP 5 1. 4 PURPLE
0 6 5 1 2. LEFT 2 NEW 2. 5 GREEN

3. STOP 3. 6 BLUE
7 YELLOW
Figure i. Prompt card of commands for non-readers.
8 ORANGE
9 BROWN
after you've written them. As I men structions to Elmer (on the left) and 10 LIGHT RED
tioned earlier, NEW erases the whole brief examples (on the right) of how 11 DARK GRAY
list. To erase only one line, specify the the E and editing commands work.
12 MEDIUM GRAY
line number, then type D for delete. You'll have to explain the E and
13 LIGHT GREEN
The instruction at that line number editing command examples thor-
14 LIGHT BLUE
will disappear, and all the ones below ouglily at first, but once the child un
15 LIGHT GRAY
it will move up. derstands, they'll serve as good
If you need to change an instruc reminders. In each example, you start
Table 2. Color chokes.
tion instead of erasing it, type the new with the instructions on the left, then
version after designating the line enter the command in the middle to
number. To add a line between two produce the result on the right. I
others, type the number of the second never came up with an illustration of
and an I for insert. That line will clear, the Back command. Perhaps you can Listing 1. Elmer the Turtle program.
and its instruction and all those fol think of one.
lowing will move down. Then, by ac After a white the child won't need 10 REM ARRAYS :REM*18
12 DIM B(12),A$<36),BS<36},CS(12
cessing that line number again, you the card at all. You'll be amazed at how } :REM*50
can fill in the blank. By the way, if you fast even the very young remember 14 : :REM*246

should leave blank lines in the list, how to spell words they use frequently. 16 REM TITLE :REM*196
18 POKE 53280,7:POKE 53281,7
Elmer won't mind. He'll just ignore You know, Elmer may not be very
:REM«192
them and plod along. smart, but he has endless patience. He 20 A$="»":TL=40:PRINT "(SHFT CLR
At any time you're on the second never tires of reading your list and KCTRL 7)(5 SPACEs)";A$;:FOR
F=1 TO 3 :REM»252
menu screen, you can change the line walking around the screen following
22 FOR A=l TO 6:GOSUB 2750:PRINT
number you're working at by typing directions. He tells you when he "(CRSR LF} (CRSR LF){CRSR DH
B, for Back to Line #. This recalls the doesn't understand, and gives you as )";AS;:NEXT A :REM*130
many tries as you need to get it right. 21 FOR A=1 TO 5:GOSUB 275(S:PRINT
first menu screen, where you can
"(CRSR LF) (2 CRSR LFs)";AS;
choose another line number. Nowadays, when I'm done using :NEXT A :REM*202
Although all the commands are dis our Commodore, I load in Elmer the 26 GOSUB 2750:PRINT "(CRSR LF} (
played on the screen, I also keep ex Turtle and leave it on. More often CRSR LF)(CRSR DN}";AS;:READ B
StGOSUB 2950 :REM'B2
planatory notes by the computer for than not, some visitor passes by and 28 FOR A=l TO S:PRINT "(CRSR LF}
the children to refer to. For those who starts to play. Bingo!—another pro ";:GOSUB 2750SPRINT "(CRSR L
can read, I provide a list of the com grammer is born. E F)";A$;:GOSUB 2750:KEXT A
:REM*162
mands, with a sentence describing the 29 NEXT F:GOSUB 2550:D=0:REM*167
use of each. For non-readers, I've made Address all author correspondence to 30 : :REM*6
up a card (see Figure 1) with little de Peter Crosby, 24 'Fremont St., Claremont, 32 REM INSTRUCTIONS :REM-64

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Add a host ofpowerful graphics commands to
Bask 4.5 and turn your C-64 into the graphics machine
it was meant to be.

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RUN Basic, an extended Basic for a color in the parameter string. The on the same med-res screen. Sample
the C-64, adds 30 new commands to colors are specified as follows: RUN Basic line:
Basic 4.5 (published in RUN's June, 0—black 8—orange 10 MEDRES 0,7,3,4: REM YELI.OW, CYAN &
July and August 1985 issues). RUN Ba 1—white 9—brown PURPLE DRAWING COLORS ON A
sic includes commands for graphics, 2—red 10—light red BLACK SCREEN

structured programming and named 3—cyan II—dark gray TEXT. Command format: TEXT.
subroutines with local variables, 4—purple 12—medium gray The TEXT command reverts the
among other features. It is aimed at 5—green 13—light green screen from Hi-res or Med-res modi;
fairly competent programmers, and 6—blue 14—light blue to the text screen. Sample RUN Ba
even they will need to closely examine 7—yellow 15—light gray sic line:
the demo programs to learn how to 10 TEXT: REM TO LOW-RES SCREEN
use these new powerful commands Titrtle Graphics Commands
GCLR. Command format: GCLR.
effectively. HIRES. Command format: HIRES
GCLR clears die graphics screen.
< screen-color (0-15, ptot-type-colorl
TUrtle Graphics This command should be executed at
()
the beginning of every RUN Basic tur
Most of RUN Basic's commands are HIRES initializes a high-resolution
tle graphics program, to clear the
for turtle graphics, so we'll start with bit-map graphics screen, but it does
graphics screens. Sample RUN Basic
a description of these. In most forms not clear the screen. This permits the
line:
of turde graphics, the cursor is a Hi-res mode to change the current
10 GCLR; REM CLEARS HIRES 8: MEDRES
crude representation of a turtle, to be colors while drawing. It also permits
SCREENS
imagined as holding a pen. You move all 16 colors to be displayed simulta
the turtle with commands such as neously on die high-resolution screen. PEN. Command format: PEN < plot-
Each block of the hires screen is eight type (0-3) >.
AHEAD MsTURNTO HEADING+1:
pixels wide and eight pixels high and PKN determines whether RUN Ba-
BACK 59
can have a unique screen and plot ic's pen will draw or erase when low
When the turtle pen is down, you
color combination. Sample RUN Ba ered. Following is a description of
may draw or erase lines on the screen;
sic line: each plot type.
when it's up, you can move the turtle
without having it draw anything. 10 HIRES 1,0: REM WHITE HI-RES GRAPH 0—Erases with screen color in Hi
RUN Basic doesn't use a turtle be ICS SCREEN WITH BLACK PIXELS res or Med-res mode.
cause it slows the drawing process. MEDRES. Command format: MED- 1—Plots in Hires mode with the plot-
For the sake of consistency, however, RES <screen-color (0-15), plot-type- type color selected in the HIRES com
I refer throughout this article to the color #1 (0-15), plot-type-color #2 mand. In the Med-res mode, drawing
current position of the drawing pen (0-15), plot-type-color #3 (0-15)>. will be done with plot-type color #1.
on the hi-res screen as a turtle. MEDRES is similar to the HIRES 2—Plots in Med-res mode with Med-
When plotting turtle graphics, command except that it initializes a res color #2.
RUN Basic uses a standard Cartesian multi-color graphics mode. In Med-res 3—Plots in Med-res mode with Med-
coordinate system with the origin mode, each four-pixel-wide by eight- res color #3.
(0,0) at the lower left of the screen. pixel-high block of the med-res screen Sample RUN Basic lines:
The screen is 320 pixels wide and 200 can simultaneously display three dif
10 PEN 0: REM [.INF. ERASES AS IT PLOTS
pixels high. ferent colors, plus the screen color. 10 PEN 3: REM LINE DRAWS AS IT PLOTS
Many of RUN Basic's turtle graph By using MEDRES to select new draw
ics commands require you to supply ing colors, all 16 colors can appear PENUP. Command format: PENUP.

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50 / RUN 5EPTEMBLK 1986 CM;


HIRES

MOV,

CALLSUB

DATCOLL

PENUP
PENUP is used to stop drawing. MOVY. Command format: MOVY The PLOT command plots one
After PENUP is executed, drawing <y-coordinate>. pixel at the specified coordinates us
commands such as AHEAD, BACK This command moves the turtle to ing the specified plot-type (see defi
and MOVXY will not draw. RUN Ba die specified y-coordinate. Sample nitions of plot-types under the PEN
sic's turtle moves to its new location RUN Basic line! command, above). The location of
without drawing a line. Sample RUN RUN Basic's imaginary turtle has no
10 MOVY 199: REM MOVE THE TURTLE
Basic line: TO THE Y-COORDINATK (199) effect on this command. Sample RUN
10 PENUI1: REM STOP PLOTTING LINE Basic line:
TURNTO. Command format: TURN-
HERE 10 PLOT 1,100,38 : REM PLOT A VISIBLE
TO < angle >.
PENDOWN. Command format: PEN- PIXEL ATX (100), Y (38)
TURNTO points the turtle in the
DOWN. specified direction. The angle must XPOS. Command format: XPOS.
PENDOWN is the Default mode be in radians, as used in Basic 2.0. A XPOS returns the current x-coor
and allows lines to be drawn when radian is a unit of measure for angles dinate of the turtle's position. Sample
RUN Basic's turtle is moved. Sample or arcs. To convert degrees to radians, alternative RUN Basic lines:
RUN Basic line: use the following equation: 10 A - XPOS: PRINT A: REM PRINTS
10 PENDOWN ; REM RESUME OR BEGIN CURRENT X POSITION OF TURTLE
Radian measure of an angle = num
PLOTTING HERE 10 PRINT XPOS : REM PRINTS CURRENT
ber of degrees *n718O
X POSITION OF TURTLE
An angle of 0 (radians or degrees)
YPOS. Command format: YPOS.
points the turtle to the right, on a
This command returns the current
heading parallel to the x-axis. An an
y-coordinate of the turtle's position.
gle of t/2 radians, or 90 degrees,
Sample alternative RUN Basic lines:
points it straight up, parallel to the y-
10 A = YPOS : PRINT A: REM PRINTS
axis. Sample RUN Basic line:
CURRENT Y POSITION OF TURTLE
10 TURNTO .4 : REM POINTS THE TURTLE 10 PRINT YPOS : REM PRINTS CURRENT
UP AT AN ANGLE OF 23 DEGREES Y POSITION OF TURTLE
MEASURED COUNTERCIOCKWISE
HEADING. Command format:
FROM THE 0 DEGREE DIRECTION.
HEADING.
LEFT. Command format: LEFI' HEADING is used to determine the
< angle >. angle of the direction in which the
LEFT turns the turtle left from its turtle is currently pointing. Sample
current direction by the specified an RUN Basic lines:
gle (always in radians). Sample RUN
AHEAD. Command format: AHEAD 10 A = HEADING : PRINT A ; REM PRINTS
Basic line:
< number of units >. CURRENT ANGI £ TURTLE IS
AHEAD moves the turtle the spec 10 LEFT .3 : REM TURNS THE TURTLE 17 POINTING
ified number of pixels ahead. Sample DEGREES TO THE LEFT 10 PRINT HEADING: REM PRINTS

RUN Basic line: CURRENT ANGLE TURTLE IS


RIGHT. Command format: RIGHT
POINTING
10 AHEAD 90.6 ; REM MOVE TURTLE 30.5 < angle >. 10 TURNTO HEADING-*. I : REM
PIXELS FORWARD This command turns the imaginary TURN TO CURRENT HEADING PLUS
turtle right by die specified angle. .1 RADIAN
BACK. Command format: BACK
Sample RUN Basic line:
< number of units >. COORDS. Command format: CO
BACK moves the turtle the speci 10 RIGHT xl-i: REM TURNS THE TURTLE ORDS (x-coordinate, y-coordinate).
fied number of pixels backwards. 45 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT This command returns the direc
Sample RUN Basic line: PUTCHAR. Command format: PUT- tion from the turtle's position to the
CHAR < screen-code-value (0-255) >. specified coordinates. Sample RUN
10 BACK L6a REM MOVE TURTLE BACK
162 PIXELS The PUTCHAR command draws Basic lines:
the specified character at the current 10 A = COORDS(O.O): PRINT A: REM
MOVXY. Command format: MOVXY
turtle position. The character is spec PRINTS THE DIRECTION OF THE
<x-coordinate, y-coordinate>.
ified by its screen-code value, not its POINT (0,0) FROM THE TURTLE'S
MOVXY moves the turtle to the po
ASCII value. Check your user's guide POSITION
sition specified by the x,y coordi 10 PRINT COORDSfflUO): REM PRINTS
for a table of screen codes. Sample
nates. If the pen is down during the THE DIRECTION OF POINT (31,29)
RUN Basic line:
execution of MOVXY, a line will be FROM THE TURTLE'S POSITION
drawn. Sample RUN Basic line: 10 PUTCHAR 1: REM PRINT AN "A" AT 10 TURNTO COORDS(150,36); REM TURNS
CURRENT POSITION TURTLE TOWARDS (150,36)
10 MOVXY 10,39: REM MOVE TURTLE TO
THE INTERSECTION OF X (10) HOME. Command formal: HOME. RPIX. Command format: RPIX (x-co
AND V (39) HOME moves the turtle to the cen ordinate, y-coordinate).
ter of the screen. Sample RUN Ba RPIX is used to return the plot-type
MOVX. Command formal: MOVX
sic line: used to draw a pixel. The plot-type
<x-coordinate>,
This command moves the turtle to 10 HOME : REM MOVE TO CENTER OF returned in Med-res mode will vary
the specified x-coordinate. Sample SCREEN from 0 to 3. In Hi-res mode, the plot-
RUN Basic line: type returned will be either 0 or 1.
PLOT. Command format: PLOT < plot-
Sample RUN Basic lines:
10 MOVX 100: REM MOVE THE TURTLE type (0-3), x-coordinate (0-319), y-co-
TOTHEXCOORDINATE(IOO) ordinatc(0-199)>. 10 A = RPlX(3l>0,l.r)0):PRlNTA:RF.M

52 /RUN SEPTEMBERI98fl
PRINTS THE PLOT-TYPE USED AT
300,150
10 ON RPM<QT,QS) GOSUB 100,200: REM
GO5UB WHEN THE ARGUMENT IS
SATISFIED

Sprite Commands

DATCOLL. Command format: DAT-


COLL.
DATCOLL returns the contents of
the sprite-background collision reg
ister. If a sprite collides with the back
ground, its corresponding bit is set.
Bit 0 corresponds to sprite 1, bit 1
corresponds to sprite 2, etc. Sample
RUN Basic lines:

10 IF DATCOLL AND 128 THEN GOSUB


1000: REM HANDLE SPRITE 8
COLLISION
]0 A = DATCOLL: PRINT A; REM PRINTS
SPRITE/BACKGROUND COLLISION
OCCURRED
10 PRINT DATCOLL: REM PRINTS
SPRITE/BACKGROUND COLLISION
OCCURRED

MCOLL. Command format: MCOLL,


MCOLL returns the contents of the
sprite-sprite collision register. When
two sprites collide, their correspond
ing bits are set. The sprites are then
mapped to the register bits in a slight
variation of the method explained
under DATCOLL. The difference is
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subroutine. This passing of values is C O M B C OMB C OMB C OMB C OM B
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similar lo the Basic 2.0 DEF FN com SUBEND. SUBEND is used to mark when it calls the subroutine TEST.
mand, except that up to 35 values may the end of a subroutine and is equiv The local variables are different vari
be passed to a subroutine; only one alent to the RETURN command used ables and have different values from
value may be passed to a function. in Basic 2.0 subroutines. The guide the global (normal) variables, but they
When the SUB command is exe lines for SUBEND are simple. share the same names!
cuted, it scans ahead in the program, First, every SUB must have its cor How does this program execute?
looking for the SUBEND command, responding SUBEND. Next, SUBEND The SUB command is executed first,
which will be described next. If must be the first command on its line. and it scans ahead looking for SUB
SUBEND is not found, a syntax error Finally, if the SUBEND command is END, which it finds on line SO. It then
occurs. preceded by colons or any other com initializes the subroutine TEST. This
If SUBEND is found, the subrou mand, SUB will be unable to locate it, permits execution to resume on line
tine is initialized, and program exe and a syntax error will occur. 40. The code from lines 40 to 80 is
cution is resumed at the line following The following sample program executed normally.
SUBEND. The code between SUB demonstrates the use of the SUB, The output appears as follows:
and SUBEND is executed only when CALLSUB and SUBEND commands: UNE 60 X = 5 Y = S A$ = GIOBAL
the subroutine is called with the LINE 20 X=I Y = 2 A$ = LOCA1.
10 SUB TEST (X.Y.AJ)
CALLSUB command. UNE Hi) X = 5Y = S AS - GLOBAL
20 PRINT "LINE 20
The variables enclosed by paren X = "X;<1Y = "Y;"AS = ";AS This program demonstrates how
theses following the subroutine name 30 SUBEND global variables retain their assigned
are local variables, meaning that they 40 ' values, despite the fact that the local
are referenced only when the subrou 50 X-5:Y=5:A$ = "GLOBAL" variables were assigned different val
tine is executed. After the subroutine tiO PRINT'LINE iii> X = "Xj"Y - "Y;"AS = ";A$ ues within the subroutine.
finishes executing, all local variables 70 CALLSUB TEST(1.2,"LOCAL")
EXIT. This is used to terminate sub
HO PRINT "LINE 80
created by the subroutine arc no routine execution prematurely. It is
longer accessible. the equivalent of the RETURN com
This allows you to use the same In line 50, three global (normal) mand. Like SUBEND, EXIT works
variable name twice—once within variables, X,Y,A$, have been assigned only with named subroutines. See the
the subroutine and once outside the values. Three local variables with the subroutine C-CURVE In the demo
subroutine. same names arc created by CALLSU11 program (Listing 3) for an example.

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LOCAL. This is used to create local running it. You'll be impressed witli combining Basic 4.5 and the Object
variables in addition to those CALL- the speed of RUN Basic's turtle graph program. After the RUN Basic title
SUB has created and passed values to. ics, compared to other turtle graphics screen appears, you must save RUN
LOCAL should only be used within a programs. Basic with the following command:
named subroutine. Sample RUN Ba BSAVE-'HUN Basic 1.0'1,P$7000 to P$AOO0
sic line: Typing in RUN Bask Use this new version for your future
LOCAL A.B,FF%.QQJ programming and just set aside Ba
Use the following stcp-by-siep pro
cedure to type in RUN Basic. sic 4.5.
Tech Talk First, make sure you have a copy of To load RUN Basic 1.0 from disk,
RUN Basic works by using the Basic 4.5 on disk. If you don't already just execute:
C-64's RAM in a variety of ways. The have Basic 4.5, refer to the 1985 LOAD "0:RUN BASIC 1.0".8.1
RAM under the Basic ROM is used KeRUN Productivity Pak or RUN's
Once the program loads, enter
for storage of variables. A graphics bit June. July and August 1985 issues.
SYSG4738 and press the return key to
map uses the RAM under the Kerual Type in the machine language list
start it.
ROM. RUN Basic's turtle grapbics ing of RUN Basic using ML Perfect
RUN Basic will also work on cas
commands for color memory use the Typist (see the March 1986 issue of
sette. For cassette instructions, send
RAM at addresses 49152 to 50176. RUN, p. 97) and save it on the same
me your request with a self-addressed
Free RAM exists from locations 50177 disk with the name "Object". Next,
envelope and 50 cents to cover my
to 53247 for other uses such as sprite type in and save the Patch program
Canadian postage costs. HI
storage. (Listing 2).
To sec a demonstration of RUN Ba Next, load and run the Patch pro
sic's turtle graphics and structured gram while the disk with Object and Address all author correspondence to
programming commands, type in Basic 4.5 is in the drive. The Patch Robert Rockefeller, R.R. #4, Langton,
Listing 3. Be sure to save it before program will create RUN Basic by Ontario, Canada NOE 1G0.

0041 7E BB 7C 26 7E CA 7E 26 7F 61 8C 5C 05
Listing 1. RUN Baiic ML object cult. 0042 D8 8B 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 8D 01
0043 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 2B 0G
0044 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 2C 00
0001 00 70 48 49 52 45 D3 4D 45 44 52 94 03
0045 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 2D 00
0002 45 D3 54 45 58 D4 47 43 4C D2 50 D7 04
0046 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00. 00 2E 00
D003 45 CE 50 4C 4F D4 44 4F 57 CE 55 E2 04
0047 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 57 7B 60 7B DC 01
0004 DO 41 48 45 41 C4 42 41 43 CB 4D S5 04
0048 69 7B 79
AD A7 7B EB 7B F1 7B 00 2E 06
0005 4F 56 58 D9 4D 4P 56 D9 4D 4F 56 98 04 0049 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 31 00
0006 D8 54 55 52 4E 54 CF 4C 45 46 D4 F5 04 0050 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 32 00
0007 52 49 47 48 D4 50 55 54 43 48 41 CA 03 0051 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 33 00
0008 D2 48 4F 4D C5 53 55 42 45 4E C4 C4 04 0052 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 34 00
0009 53 55 C2 43 41 4C 4C 53 55 C2 45 3E 04 0053 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 35 00
0010 58 49 D4 4C 4F 43 41 CC 4D 45 52 4E 04 0054 00 00 00 00 20 8A AD 20 F7 B7 4C A7 03
0011 47 C5 45 58 45 C3 00 00 00 00 00 BC 02 0055 58 72 20 8A AD 20 BF B1 A5 65 85 77 05
0012 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 OC 00 0056 14 A4 64 84 15 60 00 A6 7A A0 04 11 04
0013 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0D 00 0057 84 OF BD 00 02 10 0A C9 FF DO 03 40 04
0014 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0E 00 0058 4C D6 72 E8 DO F1 C9 20 F0 F6 85 CB 07
0015 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 OF 00 0059 08 C9 22 DO 03 4C 01 73 24 OF 70 64 03
0016 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 0060 E9 C9 3F DO 04 A9 99 DO 46 C9 30 52 06
0017 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 11 00 0061 90 04 C9 3C 90 3E 20 81 73 ce E8 68 05
0018 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 12 00 0062 BD 00 02 38 F9 9E A0 F0 F5 C9 80 9A 06
0019 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 13 00 0063 DO 04 05 0B DO 26 A6 7A E6 0B C8 F2 04
0020 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 1 4 00 0064 B9 9D A0 10 FA B9 9E A0 DO E0 20 07 07
0021 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 15 00 0065 85 73 C8 E8 BD 00 02 38 F9 09 80 62 05
0022 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 16 00 0066 F0 F5 C9 80 DO 39 05 0B 18 69 05
4C 56
0023 00 00 58 50 4F D3 59 50 4F D3 48 F4 03 0067 A4 71 E8 C8 99 FB 01 B9 FB 01 07
DO 22
0024 45 41 44 49 4E C7 43 4F 4F 52 44 B7 03 0068 03 4C 77 73 38 E9 3A F0 04 C9 49 DE 04
0025 D3 52 50 49 D8 44 41 54 43 4F 4C 66 04 0069 DO 02 85 OF 38 E9 55 F0 03 4C 68 C8 04
0026 CC 4D 43 4P 4C CC 00 00 00 00 00 DD 02 0070 72 85 08 BD 00 02 F0 D9 C5 08 F0 8A 05
0027 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 1B 00 0071 D5 C8 99 FB 01 E8 DO F0 A6 7A E6 27 08
0028 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 1C 00 0072 0B C8 B9 08 80 10 FA B9 09 80 DO 78 05
0029 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ID 00 0073 AB 20 85 73 C8 E8 BD 00 02 38 F9 AC 05
0030 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 IE 00 0074 F2 70 F0 F5 C9 80 DO 1 1 A9 DE A4 E6 07
0031 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 1F 00 0075 71 C8 99 FB 01 84 71 A5 0B 18 69 3F 05
0032 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 00 0076 02 DO 9A A6 7A E6 0B C8 B9 F1 70 AB 06
0033 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 21 00 0077 10 FA B9 F2 70 DO D3 20 85 73 C8 F5 06
0034 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 22 00 0078 E8 BD 00 02 38 F9 00 70 F0 F5 C9 44 06
0035 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 23 00 O079 80 DO 05 A9 DF 4C 2B 73 A6 7A E6 1C 06
0036 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 24 00 0080 OB C8 B9 FF 6F 10 FA B9 00 70 DO 4D 06
0037 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 F7 74 39 75 3E 02 0081 DF BD 00 02 30 03 4C D4 72 99 FD 4A 05
0038 76 74 B3 74 49 7A 6A 7A 07 AF 07 9B 04 0082 01 C6 7B A9 FF 85 7A 60 86 7A 84 IF 06
0039 AF 6B 77 B9 77 4B 78 19 78 E7 77 9A 05 0083 71 A0 00 84 0B 88 A6 7A CA 60 84 49 05
0040 50 79 8E 7A 9B 7A A7 7A D3 7B CA 47 06

56 / RUN SEPTEMBER I986


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30 06 E6 03 0160 57 74 8D 57 74 50 74 6D 58 74 6D
AD 05
0085 20 A3 73 4C 42 86 4C 3F C9 DE
86 57 05 0161 8D 58 74 AD 51 74 6D 59 74 8D 5F 92 05
0086 F0 37 C9 DF FO 40 C9 CC BO 26 A2 62 07 0162 74 8D 59 74 AD 52 74 6D 5A 74 8D AB 05
0087 9E AO AO 86 35 84 36 29 7F AA AO 9C 05 0163 60 74 8D 5A 74 AD 53 74 18 6D 5B 26 05
0088 FF CA 30 07 C8 B1 35 10 FB 30 F6 37 06 0164 74 BD 5B 74 AD 54 74 6D 5C 74 3D B3 05
0089 C8 B1 35 08 29 7F 20 47 AB 28 10 01 04 0165 5C 74 AD 55 74 6D 5D 74 8D 61 74 8B 05
0090 P4 A4 49 60 A2 09 AO 80 38 E9 4C D3 05 0166 3D 5D 74 AD 56 74 6D 5E 74 8D 62 A9 05
0091 DO D5 20 F4 73 A2 F2 AO 70 38 E9 4C 07 0167 74 8D 5E 74 AD 3F 74 FO 03 20 40 2D 05
0092 02 4C B3 73
20 F4 73 A2 00 AO 70 09 05 0168 76 4C Cl 76 A9 00 A8 38 ED 4F 74 DA 05
0093 DO F1 C8 E6 49 B1 5F 60 C9 02 90 EO 06 0169 8D 4F 74 98 ED 50 74 8D 50 74 98 2B 06
0094 13 C9 1C BO OF E9 01 OA A8 B9 92 FC 04 0170 ED 51 74 8D 51 74 93 ED 52 74 8D 86 06
0095 71 48 B9 91 71 48 4C 73 00 4C 08 2E 04 0171 52 74 98 38 ED 53 74 8D 53 74 98 E1 05
0096 AF C9 FF DO 03 4C 9E AE C9 DE FO D9 07 0172 ED 54 74 3D 54 74 98 ED 55 74 3D 91 06
0097 03 4C AD AE 20 73 00 C9 02 90 13 OC 04 0173 55 74 98 ED 56 74 8D 56 74 60 20 9C 05
0098 C9 09 BO OF E9 01 OA A8 B9 00 72 BA 04 0174 52 72 A5 14 8D 47 74 A5 15 8D 48 02 05
0099 48 B9 FF 71 48 4C 73 00 4C 08 AF DE 04 0175 74 10 OF 20 A3 77 20 2F 77 20 BB 1D 04
0100 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 64 00 0176 76 20 2F 77 4C 8D 77 20 BB 76 AD 3A 05
0101 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 65 00 0177 49 74 FO 10 AO 07 B9 67 74 99 4F 91 05
0102 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 66 00 0178 74 88 10 F7 A9 00 3D 49 74 60 AD B5 05
0103 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 67 00 0179 48 74 10 11 38 A9 00 ED 47 74 8D A6 04
0104 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 68 00 0180 47 74 A9 00 ED 48 74 3D 48 74 60 6A 05
0105 DO A9 04 8D 88 02 A9 IB 8D 11 DO 2P 05 0181 20 8A AD A5 66 49 FF 85 66 20 55 BF 05
0106 A9 17 8D 18 DO AD 00 DD 09 03 8D C2 04 0182 72 4C 6F 77 AO 07 B9 4F 74 99 67 7D 05
0107 00 DD A9 C8 8D 16 DO A9 FF 8D 41 A2 06 0183 74 88 10 F7 AO 03 A9 00 60 A9 80 8F 05
0108 74 60 86 22 84 23 AO 00 CC 47 74 B6 04 0184 8D 57 74 8D 58 74 8D 5B 74 8D 5C AE 05
0109 DO 06 CE 48 74 10 01 60 91 22 C8 B9 04 0185 74 60 20 52 72 20 C9 77 99 53 74 31 05
01 10 DO FO E6 23 4C 9F 74 A9 40 8D 47 53 06 0186 88 10 FA 8D 4F 74 8D 50 74 8D 52 CC 05
□ 111 74 A9 1F 8D 43 74 A9 00 AA AO EO C7 05 0187 74 A9 01 8D 51 74 8D 49 74 38 A5 52 05
0112 20 99 74 A9 E8 8D 47 74 A9 03 8D AF 05 0188 14 ED 59 74 85 14 A5 15 ED 5A 74 98 05
0113 48 74 AD 45 74 A2 00 AO D8 20 99 66 05 0189 85 15 20 D9 77 4C 6F 77 20 52 72 DD 04
01 14 74 A9 E8 8D 47 74 A9 03 8D 48 74 B4 05 01 90 20 C9 77 99 4F 74 88 10 FA 3D 53 EC 05
0115 AD 43 74 OD 44 74 A2 00 AO CO 20 BE 04 0191 74 8D 54 74 8D 56 74 A9 01 3D 55 6B 05
01 16 99 74 AD 42 74 8D 21 DO 60 20 9E 80 05 01 92 74 8D 49 74 38 A5 14 ED 5D 74 85 B2 05
0117 B7 8E 44 74 20 FD AE 20 9E B7 8A 3C 06 0193 14 A5 15 ED 5E 74 85 1 5 20 D9 77 58 05
0118 OA OA OA OA 8D 43 74 AD 21 DO 8D OD 04 0194 4C 6F 77 20 52 72 20 FD AE 38 AS 80 05
0119 42 74 AD 86 02 8D 45 74 A9 08 8D E6 04 0195 14 8D 5F 74 ED 59 74 8D 6F 74 8D EE 05
0120 18 DO A9 3B 8D 11 DO AD 00 DD 29 65 05 0196 63 74 A5 15 8D 60 74 ED 5A 74 8D FE 05
0121 FC 8D 00 DD A9 00 8D 40 74 A9 FF 71 06 0197 70 74 8D 64 74 OD 63 74 DO 03 4C 1 1 05
0122 8D 41 74 A9 C8 8D 16 DO 60 20 9E BE 05 01 98 1A 78 AD 64 74 10 11 A9 00 38 ED CC 04
0123 B7 8E 21 DO 8E 42 74 20 FD AE 20 EO 05 01 99 63 74 8D 63 74 A9 00 ED 64 74 8D FD 05
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30 NAM$="{2 SPACES}(SHFT RHSHFT U}(SHFT N) 540 SUB PUTSTR(X,Y,CHARS)


{SHFT B)<SHFT A}(SHFT SHSHFT I){SHFT C 541 LOCAL XSAV,YSAV,HSAV,C
) 1 .0{2 SPACES) :REM*38 542 XSAV=XPOS: YSAV=YPOS: HSAV=HEADING
40 REM PATCH NAME :REM*170 550 PENUP: MOVXY X,Y: TURNTO 0
50 FOR A=1 TO LEN(NAM$) :REM*60 570 FOR A=1 TO LEN(CHARS)
60 POKE 33192 + A,ASC(MID$(NAM$,A,1 ) :NEXT 580 C=A5C(MID$(CHAR$,A,1))
:REM*6 590 ' CONVERT TO SCREEN CODE VALUE
90 REM PATCH COPYRIGHT MESSAGE :BEM*80 600 IF C<64 THEN 640
100 POKE 33230,ASC("6") :REM*24 610 IF C<96 THEN C=CAND31: GOTO 640
120 REM PATCH TOP OF MEMORY POINTER :REM*32 620 IF C<192 THEN C=(CAND63)OR96:GOTO 640
130 POKE 33278,112 :REM*194 630 C=CAND95
150 REM PATCH MERGE, EXEC EXECUTION ADRESSE 640 PUTCHAR C: AHEAD 8
:REM*94 650 NEXT A
160 POKE 33067,7: POKE 33068,175 :REM*94 655 MOVXY XSAV,YSAV:TURNTO HSAV:'POSITION
170 POKE 33069,249: POKE 33070,115 REM+116 66 0 SUBEND
190 REM PATCH IN NEW ERROR ROUTINE REM*142 700 ' DRAW TREE BY CALLING EITHER
200 POKE 33167,184: POKE 33168,127 :REM*88 710 ' RIGHT-BRANCH OR LEFT-BRANCH
210 REM PATCH NEW TOKENIZE ROUTINE REM*170 720 HIRES 0,1: GCLR
220 POKE 33171,98: POKE 33172,114 REM*152 73 0 ' LABEL TREE
230 REM PATCH NEW LIST TOKENS ROUTINE 740 CALLSUB PUTSTR(100,180,"BINARY TREE")
:REM*196 750 MOVXY 160,20
240 POKE 33173,142: POKE 33174,115 :REM*240 760 TURNTO PI/2: PEN Is PENDOWN
260 REM PATCH COLD AND NMI VECTORS :REM*25 770 CALLSUB LEFT-BRANCH(10,Pl/9,7)
270 POKE 32768,178: POKE 32769,127 :REM*117 800 '
280 POKE 32770,190: POKE 32771,127 :REM*101 810 SUB C-CURVEISIZE,LEVEL)
300 REM POKE DUMMY RETURN FOR EVALVAR 820 IF LEVEL=0 THEN AHEAD SIZE: EXIT
:REM*83 830 CALLSUB C-CURVE(SIZE,LEVEL-1)
310 POKE 38443,96 :REM*87 840 RIGHT PI/2
330 REM PATCH EVALUATE ELEMENT ROUTINE 850 CALLSUB C-CURVE(SIZE,LEVEL-1)
;REM*11 860 LEFT PI/2
340 REM TO ALLOW LOCAL VARIABLES :REM*145 870 SUBEND
350 POKE 34277,3: POKE 34278,127 :REM*189 880 '
360 POKE 34133,20: POKE 34134,116 :REM*137 890 GCLRiCALLSUB PUTSTR(210,100,"C CURVE")
370 POKE 34105,158: POKE 34106,127 :REM*15 900 '
390 REM PATCH IN NEW RUN COMMAND :REM*211 910 MOVXY 160,50: TURNTO PI: PENDOWN
400 POKE 34057,205: POKE 34058,127 :REM*55 92 0 CALLSUB C-CURVE(3,10)
420 REM PATCH BUGS IN BASIC 4.5 :REM*71 960 ' THIS SUBENDROUTINE DRAWS POLYGONS
430 POKE 34349,4 :REM*143 97 0 ' SUCH AS SQUARES, TRIANGLES,
440 POKE 33137,71: POKE 33138,254 :REM*167 980 ' OR OCTAGONS. POLYGONS WITH MANY
460 SVS 64738: REM START RUN BASIC :REM*41 990 ' SIDES APPEAR AS CIRCLES.
1000 SUB POLY(SIZE,NUM)
1010 FOR A=1 TO NUM
1020 AHEAD SIZE
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1040 NEXT A
1050 SUBEND
200 ' DEMO ONE FOR RUN BASIC 1.0 1060 '
210 PI=3.14159265 1070 MOVXY 160,50: TURNTO PI:GCLR
250 1 THE BINARY TREE 1085 CALLSUB PUTSTRf128,20,"TRIANGLE")
260 1 THESE 3 SUBENDROUTINES DRAW A TREE 1090 PENDOWN:CALLSUB POLY|60,3):' TRIANGLE
270

1095 GCLR:CALLSUB PUTSTRI136,20,"SQUARE")
280 SUB LEFT-BRANCH(SIZE,ANGLE,LEVEL) 1100 PENDOWN:CALLSUB POLY(60,4): ' SQUARE
290 AHEAD 2+SIZE 1105 GCLR:CALLSUB PUTSTR(136,20,"OCTAGON")
300 CALLSUB NODE(SIZE,ANGLE,LEVEL) 1110 PENDOWN: CALLSUB POLY{20,8):' OCTAGON
310 BACK 2*SIZE 1115 GCLR: CALLSUB PUTSTR(136,20,"CIRCLE")
320 SUBEND 1120 PENDOWN: CALLSUB POLY(5,40): ' CIRCLE
330
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340 SUB RIGHT-BRANCH(SIZE,ANGLE,LEVEL)
350 AHEAD SIZE
360 CALLSUB NODEfSIZE,ANGLE,LEVEL)
Listing 4. Demo program 2; stars.
370 BACK SIZE
380 SUBEND
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390
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440
450 CALLSUBRIGHT-BRANCH(SIZE,ANGLE,LEVEL-1) 50 AHEAD SIZE: LEFT (T-1)/T*PI
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460 LEFT ANGLE
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470 SUBEND
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100 CALLSUB STAR(150,B) Listing 7. Dem program 5; snwibke.
101 FOR A=1 TO 500: NEXT A
105 NEXT B
120 TEXT: END
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15 PI=3.14159265
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Listing 5. Demo program ?,■ I filbert curve. 20 '
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40 IF LEVEL=0 THEN AHEAD SIZE: EXIT
45 LOCAL DIV: DIV=3
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100 AHEAD SIZE 150 FOR A=1 TO SECS*889: NEXT
110 CALLSUB HILBERT(SI2E,LEVEL-1,PARITY) 160 SUBEND
120 RIGHT PARITY*FN DEG(90) 170 '
130 AHEAD SIZE 175 ' DRAW A SNOWFLAKE
140 CALLSUB HILBERT(SIZE,LEVEL-!,-PARITY) 180 SUB SNOW-FLAKE(SIZE,LEVEL)
150 LEFT PARITY*FN DEG(90) 190 FOR A=1 TO 3
160 SUBEND 200 CALLSUB SIDE(SIZE,LEVEL)
170 ' 201 RIGHT FN DEG(120)
180 HIRES 0,1 203 NEXT A
185 MOVXY 260,30: TURNTO FN DEG(90) 20 5 SUBEND
190 PEN 1: PENDOWN: GCLR 210 '
200 CALLSUB HILBERT(5,5 ,1 ) 220 HIRES 0,1
210 TEXT: END 225 MOVXY 110,20: TURNTO FN DEG(90)
230 PENDOWN: PEN 1: GCLR
240 CALLSUB SNOW-FLAKE!180,4)
250 CALLSUB SLEEP(3): TEXT
260 END
Listing 6. Dem program 4; duopoly.

10 1 DEMO FOUR - DUOPOLY Listing 8. Demo program 6; nested triangles.


20 COLOR3,3: = 3.14159265
25 DEF FN DEG(DEG)=DEG*PI/180
26 10 ' DEMO SIX - NESTED TRIANGLES
30 SUB DUOPOLY(S1,A1,S2,A2,LOOP)
20 PI=3.14159265
40 LOCAL C: C=O 25 DEF FN DEG(DEG)=DEG*PI/1 80
50 FOR A=1 TO LOOP
26 '
60 CALLSUB VECTOR(C*A1,S1)
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80 C=C + 1
50 AHEAD SIZE/2
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101 ' 80 AHEAD SIZE: RIGHT FN DEG(120)
102 SUB VECTOR(DIR,SIZE)
90 AHEAD SIZE: RIGHT FN DEGI120)
103 TURNTO FN DEG(DIR): AHEAD SIZE 100 SUBEND
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110 ' 120 SUB SUBNESTfSIZE,LEVEL)
120 HOME: HIRES 1,0 130 RIGHT FN DEG(60)
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131 1 GOTO 144 150 LEFT FN DEG{60)
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141 HOME:GCLR 170 '
142 CALLSUB DUOPOLY{30,90,30,300,20) 180 HIRES 0,1: MOVXY 100,30: GCLR
143 MOVXY 160,70: GCLR 190 PEN IS PENDOWN: TURNTO FN DEGI90)
144 CALLSUB DUOPOLY(5 ,5,5 ,-9,362) 200 CALLSUB NEST(150,5)
145 HOME: GCLR 210 FOR A=1 TO 1000: NEXT A
146 CALLSUB DUOPOLY(9,20,9,-19,356) 220 TEXT: END
147 MOVXY 160,10: GCLR
148 CALLSUB DUOPOLY(10,32,5,4,90)
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By BOB KODABEK

While computing, how often do place under the Basic ROM, and all
you have to spend time looking up memory is restored to its original lo
Poke, Peck or SYS numbers because cation. The routine ends with ajump
Jot down and recall to 65212 (SFEBC), which cleans every
you forgot them? Or how often have
you had an idea you wanted to write your programming reminders thing up neatly.
down quickly but were unable to find with this instant-access Use with RUN Basic
a pencil or paper handy? If you're like
me, you end up making a lot of men
utility. This program can be used with
tal notes, then forgetting them.
Robert Rockefeller's RUN Basic (see
With the accompanying program,
p. 50). To use with RUN Basic, follow
these procedures.
04 Notepad (Listing 1), you have an
electronic pad, pencil and eraser at 1. Load RUN Basic, then enter SYS
your fingertips. expect. The insert key, however, is 64788 to activate RUN Basic.
The program adds a text window disabled. 2. Load and run 64 Notepad. En
10 your screen. The window has edit- To close the window and return to ter SYS 51072 to activate it and enter
in}; capability and does not affect the previous display, press CTR1.-C. information pertinent to the use of
your present screen. You can access Simultaneously press the run/slop RUN Basic. Whenever you need to
it at the touch of a key, open and and restore keys to disable the utility. refer to programming information
use it even while another program To restart, simply enter SYS 51072. from within RUN Basic, simply press
is running. When you close the- win The IRQ vector has been altered to CTRL-O to open the notepad; to
dow, your program continues without point to the Notepad routine, which close it, press CTRLC.
missing a byte, and your notes are checks about fit) times a second for
If you want to print out your notes,
safely stored in a memory that never the current key being pressed. When
you may do so using RUN's previ
forgets. you press CTRL-O, the screen mem
ously published screen dump utility
ory, color memory and zero-page are
(see "Print Your Screen," December
About the Program copied under the Basic ROM at 40960
1984), which runs concurrently with
Type in and save (he Basic loader (SA000). By using this area of free
Notepad, as does flLW's 64 Perfect
program (Listing 1). Alter running RAM for storage, all of Basic mem
Typisl checksum utility, (he DOS
the program, press the CTRI.-O key ory will be available for your other
wedge or any program that doesn't
combination to open the window. programs.
conflict with the memory area from
When it first opens, the notepad will Next, after switching out the Ba
51072 to 51852.
be filled with garbage; simultaneously sic ROM, the text window stored at
Now get busy and take some
press the shift and CLR/home keys to 45056 ($BOO0) is copied to screen
notes! ^
clear it. The notepad consists of 15 memory and instantly displayed. The
lines, each 38 spaces long. You may program then enters a custom input
change your lext color within the win routine, complete with cursor, await
dow by pressing CTRL-P. ing your input. Address all author correspondence to
When CTRL-C is pressed, the text Hob KoiUuiek, 3164 Surrey Lane, Asian
The home, return, cursor and
delete keys function as you would window is moved back into its safe PA 1901-f.

RUN It Right

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6 PRINTSPC[83)"1. PRESS CTRL-0 T 40,133,251,144,002,230:REM'91
0 OPEN WINDOW." :REM*156 20 DATA252,232,224,016,203,229,1
7 PRINTSPC(83)"2. PRESS CTRL-C T 62,039,169,111,157,064
IN 0 CLOSE WINDOW." :REM*237 :REM*180
II. PtCSI CIBt-0 TO OPEN UIKDOU.
8 PRINTSPC(83}"3. PRESS RUN/STOP 21 DATA186,169,119,157,192,188,2
-RESTORE TO DISABLE." :REM*106 02, 016, 2 43,162,016,160:REM*31
". MtESI CIBt-t 10 CLOSE UIMDOU.
9 PRINTSPC(43)"4. TO RE-ENABLE, 22 DATA000,185,089,202,056,233,0
13. PRESS RUN/STOP- RESTORE TO DISABLE.
ENTER SYS 51072.":SVS 51072 64,157,064,186,232,200
4. TO IE-EMMIE, ENTER SM 310TJ. :REM*65 :REM*212
10 DATA120,173,020,003,141,059,2 23 DATA192,007,208,241,032,141 ,2
02,173,021,003,141,060 01,088,032,059,201 ,174
:REM*246 :REM*15 5
11 DATA202,169,171,141,020,003,1 24 DATA061,202,172,062,202,024,0
69,199,141,021,003,162 32,240,255,056,032,240
:REM'177 :REM*182
12 DAT/1009,160,001 ,1 42,061 ,202 ,1 25 DATA255,152,201 ,040,048,003,0
40,063,202,140,062,202 56,233,040,168,142,061
: REM* 17 4 :REM*159
13 DATA169,000,141 ,139,202,088,0 26 DATA202,!40,062,202,032,011 ,2
96,173,141,002,201,004 02,165,204,240,008,164:REM*12
:REH*125 27 DATA211,177,209,009,128,145,2
Listing 1. 64 Notepad program. 14 DATA208,011,165,197,201 ,038,2 09,032,228,255,240,239
08,005,173,139,202,240 :REM*209
:REM'230 28 DATA201,003,208,025,032,059,2
1 REM12 SPACES}*-- G4 NOTEPAD LO 15 DATA003,108,059,202,169,255,1 01 ,032,117,201 ,032,199:REM*54
ADER PROGRAM --* :REM*B7 41 ,139,202,032,231,255 29 DATA201 ,173,064,202,141 ,134,0
2 REM •-- BOB KODADEK, ASTON PA :REH*217 02,169,000,141 ,139,202
19014 —• :REM«88 16 DATA169,000,133,212,173,134,0 :REM*113
3 PRINT"READING DATA, WAIT ABOUT 02,141,064,202,120,032 30 DATA133,198,076,1B8,254,201,1
TEN SECONDS...":ML=51072:FORI :REM*120 4 5,208,010,174,061,202:REM*26
=ML TO MLi-735 :REM*67 17 DATA059,201 ,032,070,201 ,169,0 31 DATA224,010,048,033,076,155,2
4 READ A:POKEI,A:CK=CK+A:NEXT:IF 64,133,251,169,186,133:REM-25 00,201 ,017,208,009,174
CK<>90927 THENPRINT"DATA ERROR 18 DATA252,162,000,160,039,169,1 :REM*163
l":END :REM*132 18,145,251,200,169,117
5 PRINTCIIR$<147)SPC{255)'"G4 NOTE :REM*238
PAD" :KEM*85 19 DATA145,251 ,165,251 ,024,105,0

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Listing 1 continued.
32 DATA061,202,224,023,240,019,2 45 DATA255,202,016,248,206,061,2 96,120,169,054,133,001:REM*76
08,011 ,201 ,157,208,016 02,173,061 ,202,201,008 59 DATA162,000,189,000,177,157,0
:REM*186 ;REM*147 00,005,189,000,178,157:REM*57
33 DfiTA172,062,202,192,001 ,240,0 46 DATA208,227,162,009,160,001,0 6ft DATA000,006,189,000,179,157,0
06,032,059,201,032,210 24,032,240,255,096,072 00,007,189,000,180,157
:REM*151 :REM*218 :REM*242
34 DATA255,076,049,200,201,019,2 47 DATA164,211,177,209,041,127,1 61 DATA000,217,189,000,181 ,157,0
08,009,032,059,201,032 45,209,104,096,162,000 00,218,189,000,182,157:REH*77
:REM«192 :REM-185 62 DATA000,219,232,208,217,162,0
35 DATA050,201,076,049,200,201,1 48 DATA181 ,000,157,000,176,189,0 57,189,000,176,149,000:REM*54
47,208,006,032,016,201 00,005,15 7,000,177,189:REM'2 0 63 DATA232,208,248,162,042,189,0
:REM*165 49 DATA000,006,157,000,178,189,0 00,176,149,000,202,208:REM*37
36 DATA076,049,203,201,013,208,0 00,007,157,000,179,189 :REM*1 64 DATA248,088,096,173,141,002,2
20,174,061,202,224,023 50 DATA000,217,157,000,180,189,0 01 ,004,208,039,165,197
:REM*236 00,218,157,000,181,189:REM*42 :REM*242
37 DATA240,010,032,059,201,232,1 51 DATA000,219,157,000,182,232,2 65 DATA201 ,041 ,20B, 033,160,100,1
60,001,024,032,240,255 08,212,096,162,000,189 62,000,232,208,253,200
:rem*171 :REM"223 :REM»117
38 DATA076,049,200,201 ,020,200,0 52 DATA000,005,157,000,186,1 89,0 66 DATA208,248,238,063,202,173,0
17,169,032,164,211,145 :REH«4 00,006,157,000,187,189 63,202,201,016,208,005
39 DATA209,172,062,202,192,001,2 :REM*156 :REM'180
40,139,169,157,208,179:REM*23 53 DATA000,007,157,000,188,232,2 67 DATM69,000,141 ,063,202,120,0
40 DATA201,029,048,181,201,127,0 08,235,096,169,054,133 32,117,201,032,141 ,201
16,177,172,062,202,192 :REM*113
:REM*1B1
:REM'2S2 54 DATA001,162,064,189,000,186,1 68 DATA088,096,000,000,000,000,0
41 DATA03B,240,002,208,162,174,0 57,000,005,173,063,202:HEM*24
00,000,000,066,079,066
61,202,224,023,240,161 55 DATA157,000,217,232,208,241,1 :REM»144
:REM*255 62,000,189,000,188,157 :REM*1
42 DATA032,059,201,032,210,255,1
69 DATA075,079,068,065,068,069,0
56 DATA000,007,109,000,187,157,0 75,044,065,083,084,079
60,001,232,024,032,240 00,006,173,063,202,157 :REM»157
:REM*132 :REM«190 70 DATA078,044,080,065,067,049,0
43 DATA255,076,049,200,162,023,1 57 DATA000,218,157,000,219,232,2
42,061,202,174,061,202:REH*71
57,056,053,07B,079,084:REM*84
08,232,141,134,002,141
71 DATA069,080,065,068 :REM*37
44 DATA160,001,024,032,240,255,1 :BEM*165
62,037,169,032,032,210:REM*94 58 DATA135,002,169,055,133,001 ,0

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Ifyou have something to say, say it in a big way—


with a sign. This program lets you make and print out signs
quickly and easily.

By KENAMBERG

I own a primer that has an Enlarge translate the screen character mem
mode for printing larger characters. ory into enlarged print characters.
The Enlarge mode is nice, but I Lines 2000-2090 are used only by
wanted letters big enough to l>c vis- the C-64. They move the C 64's char
Ible across a room. acter memory to an area that can be
Sign Maker prims characters in two accessed by the program. (These and
ways. One formal produces the largest line 20 can be deleted if you use the
letters and prints them sideways down VIC-20.)
the paper, banner style, up to 40 char Lines 3000-3070 constitute a rou
acters high. The other formal prints tine thai translates ASCII values into
smaller characters on a standard &'/;- character memory positions.
by 11-inch sheet of paper. Lines 4000-4170 accept the data
The menu appears on the screen for the Single Sheet mode and ver
alter you load and run the program. tically center the print on the paper.
Press the fl key to use the banner Lines 5000-5150 examine the data
maker. Press the f3 key to use the line by line, character by character,
single-sheet sign maker. The f'5 key and determine horizontal centering.
prints a forms-feed character and the Lines 6000 to the end of the pro
17 key ends the program and closes gram translate the screen character

the print file. memory into a printer character.


To make a sign, simply answer the I've found plenty of uses for this
different questions the program asks. little printer utility program. It's
great for birthday messages and
How the Program Works greetings, and my family always sees

Sign Maker runs on the C-64, the the notes I leave on the refrigerator.
C-128 and the VIC-20. You can tailor Experiment with ibis program; it
it to fit your own needs and printer. could breathe new life into your
Lines 10-30 determine which com printer, which is useful for more than
puter the program is running on and just making program listings and
set variables accordingly. reports. ®
Lines 100-230 open the print file
and produce the menu screen. The
logic How of the program is con
trolled from this section. Adtlms all author correspondence to
Lines 500-5fiO control the banner Ken Amberg, 1832 Briarwood Terrace,
print and call on lines 1000-1160 to South Jidmar, NJ 07719.

RUN It Right
C64;Ct28iinC64 mode); V1C20
71) /RUN SEPTBIBHU9H5 Printer

2080 POKE56334,129 :REM*0
Listing 1. Sign Maker program. 2090 RETURN :REM*108
3000 IFSC<32THENSC=128:RETURN :REM*33
1 REM{2 SPACEs}SIGN MAKER :REM*15 3010 IFSC<64THENRETURN :REM*173
2 REM{3 SPACEsJBY KEN AMBERG :REM*234 3020 IFSC<9STHENSC=SC-64:RETURN :REM*43
3 REM{6 SPACEs}1832 BRIARWOOD TERR .:REM*209 3030 IFSC< 1 28THENSC=SC-32 .-RETURN :REM*21 7
4 REM{6 SPACEs)SOUTH BELMAR, N.J. 07719 3040 IFSC<160THENSC=128:RETURN :REM*255
:REM*236 3050 IFSC<192THENSC=SC-64:RETURN :REM*111
10 DIM A(7) :REM*224 3060 IFSC<255THENSC=SC-128:RETURN :REM*241
15 DIM B(8,8) :REM»23 3070 SC=94:RETURN :REM*!27
20 IF PEEK(213) b 39 THEN S=49152; GOSUB2000 4000 PRINT"{SHFT CLR}" :REM*165
:Z=10:GOTO 100 :REM*198 4002 PRINT"{2 CRER DNs} ENTER UP TO 5 LINES
30 Z=2:S=32768 :REM*98 " :REM*21
100 OPEN 4,4 :REM*204 4003 PRINT" 8 OR LESS LETTERS" :REM*34
110 PRINT "{SHFT CLR}" :REM*100 4004 PRINT"(2 SPACEs}PER LINE" :REM*9
120 PRINT"(3 CRSR DNs}";TAB(Z+5>;" SIGN MAKE 4005 L1$="" :REM*162
R" :REM*162 4010 INPUT"ENTER LINE 1";L1$ :REM*135
130 PRINT"{CRSR DN}";TAB(Z};"{CTRL 9}F1{CTR 4020 IFL1$=""THEN RETURN :REM*85
L«) , BANNER" :REM*240 4025 L=1 :L$|1 )=LEFT$(L1S,8):L1$ = "" :REM*196
140 PRINT"(CRSR DN}";TAB(Z);"{CTRL 9}F3{CTR 4030 INPUT"ENTER LINE 2";L1$ :REM*29
L 0} = SINGLE PAGE" :REM*36 4040 IFL1$ = ""TIiEN 4100 :REM*147
150 PRINT"{CRSR DN}";TAB(Z);"{CTRL 9}F5{CTR 4045 L=2:LS(2)=LEFT$(L1$,8):L1$="" :REM*234
L 0) = FORM FEED" :REM*72 4050 INPUT"ENTER LINE 3";L1$ :REM*177
160 PRINT"(CRSR DN}";TAB(Z);"{CTRL 9}F7{CTR 4060 IFL1$=""THEN 4100 :REM*167
L 0} = EXIT PROGRAM" :REM*244 4065 L=3:LS(3)=LEFT$(L1$,8):L1$="" :REM*16
170 GET A$:IFA$=""THEN170 :REM*240 4070 INPUT"ENTER LINE 4";L1$ :REM*69
180 IF A$<"{FUNCT 1}" OR A$>"(FUNCT 7}" THE 4080 IFL1$=""THEN 4100 :REM*187
N 110 :REM*126 4085 L=4:L$(4)=LEFT$(L5$,8):L1$="" :REM*54
190 IF A$="{FUNCT 7}" THEN PRINT#4 iCLOSE4:E 4090 INPUT"ENTER LINE 5";L1$ :REM*217
ND :REM*52 4095 IFL1$=""THEN4100 :REM*202
200 IF A$="(FUNCT 5)" THEN PRINT#4 ,CHR$(12f 4097 L=5:L$(5)-LEFT$(L1$,8) :REM*75
:GOTO110 :REM*180 4100 W=12*L :REM*180
210 IF A$="{FUNCT 1}" THEN GOSUB 500:GOTO11 4110 W1^INT((60-W1/2) + 5 :REM*128
0 :REM*238 4120 FOR W = 1 TO W1 -REM*66
220 IF A$="(FUNCT 3)" THEN GOSUB 41 )00:GOTO1 4130 PRINTS4," " :REM*86
10 :REM*40 4140 NEXT :REM*70
230 GOTO 110 :REM*176 4150 FOR X ={2 SPACES)! TO L :REM*176
500 PRINT"{SHFT CLR}" :REM*235 4160 GOSUB 5000 -REM*70
510 PRINT"PLEASE ENTER PHRASE" :REM*193 4165 NEXT :REM*95
512 PRINT" TO BE PRINTED" :REM*28 4170 RETURN :REM*148
515 INPUT A$ :REM*103 5000 LL=LEN(LS(X)) :REM*181
520 LP=LEN(A$) :REM*130 5010 FOR X1 = 1 TO LL :REM*89
530 FOR C=1TOLP :REM*38 5020 W$= MID$(L$(X),X1,1) :REM*185
540 GOSUB 1000 :REM*244 5030 SC = ASC(W$) :REM*81
550 NEXT C :REM*76 5040 GOSUB3000 :REM*169
560 RETURN :REM*108 5050 CS=S+(SC*8) :REM*169
1002 L1$="{20 SPACES}" :REM*201 5060 FOR X2 - 0 TO 7 :REM*175
101(1 X$=MID$(A$,C,1) :REM*207 5070 B(X1,X2)=PEEK(CS*X2) :REM*233
101 1 SC=ASC(X$) :REM*14 5080 NEXT X2 -REM*219
1012 GOSUB3000 :REM*221 5090 NEXT X1 :REM*213
1015 CS = S + (SC * 8) :REM*214 5100 LC=INT((80-(LL*10))/2) :REM*195
1020 FOR I = 0TO7 :REM*71 5110 PL$="" :REM*223
1030 A(I1=PEEK(CS+IJ :REM*38 5115 IF LC=0THEN5150 -REM*246
1040 NEXT :REM*30 5120 FOR XI = 1 TO LC :REM*182
1050 FOR BIT = 7TO0STEP-1 :REM*184 5130 PL$=PL$*" " :REM^186
1060 FOR BYTE = 7TO0 STEP-1 :REM*124 5140 NEXT :REM*50
1070 IF (A(BYTE) AND (2{UP ARROWJBIT)) THEN 5150 SL$=PL$ :REM*216
GOTO 1100 :REM*142 6000 FOR X2=0 TO 7 :REM*95
1080 L1S=L1$+"(6 SPACES}" :REM*194 6010 FOR XI=1 TO LL :REM*69
1090 GOTO 1110 :REM*60 6020 FOR BIT=7 TO 0 STEP -1 :REM*53
1100 L1$=L1$+"******" :REM*154 6030 IF(B|X1,X2) AND (2{UP ARROW)BIT)) THEN
1110 NEXT BYTE :REM*232 6045 :REM*249
1 120 PRINT#4FL1$ :REM*18 6040 PLS=PL$+" ":GOTO 6050 :REM*107
1130 PRINT#4,L1$ :REM*28 6045 PL$=PL$+MID$(L$(X>,X1,1) :REM*48
1145 L1$="(20 SPACES}" :REM*91 6050 NEXT BIT :REM*243
11 50 NEXT BIT :REM*188 6060 PL$-PL$+"{2 SPACES)" :REM*131
1160 RETURN :REM*198 6070 NEXT X1 -REM*173
2000 PRINT:PRINT"I AM MOVING THE CHARACTER 6080 PRINT#4,PL$ :REM*205
SET" :REM*143 6090 PL$=SLJ :REM*59
2010 PRINT"IT TAKES A MINUTE " :REM*249 6100 NEXT X2 -REM*219
2020 POKE56334.0 :REM*47 6110 PRINT^4," " :REM*25
2030 POKE1,51 :REM*145 6120 PRINT#4," " :REM*35
2040 FOR A-0TO2047 :REM*249 6130 PRINT#4," " :REM*45
2050 POKE49152+A,PEEK(53248+A) :REM*22 61 40 PRINT#4," " :REM*55
2060 NEXTA :REM*40 6150 RETURN :REM*88
2070 POKE1,55 :REM*188

RUN S^TEMBER 1986 / 77


The FSD-1 Disk
Drive—a Viable
Alternative
By BILL RUDD1CK

The 5^-inch FSD-1 disk drive from software, which is temporary, or by


disassembling the drive and installing
Emerald Component International is
a switch, which is a risky undertaking
another Commodore 1541 diskdrive
Here's a new, for the inexperienced and voids (he
emulator thafs touted by the manu
facturer to work better llian the 1541. low-cost disk drive that offers warranty. I thought how nice it would
be to use these easily switchable
Having had experience with such improvements over the
claims before, I was not optimistic as
drives with my four-drive bulletin
Commodore 1541. board system. The FSD-1 also has the
I opened the box. However, testing of
two standard nine-pin serial ports on
the FSD-1 has convinced me that this
drive does measure up to the 1541 the back to allow for drive chaining
of printer interfacing.
and in some respects is superior. I like
it so much, in fact, that I now own perse heat better and blocks radio-fre
Software Tests
three of them. quency interference more effectively.
The F.merald drive has an attractive For my first test of the FSD-1,1 con
Opening the Boxes design, and, at 6%x 13x2% inches, is nected two of them to my bulletin
As 1 perused the accompanying lit smaller than the 1541. Its white-with- board, one for the main message base
brown color goes well with the (M'28 and one for online software transfer.
erature, I was pleased to discover that
and the new (>4C, but clashes some After 72 hours of non-stop operation,
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what with the C-64. U has a lever drive ihe drives were working flawlessly. All
hanced features thai usually destroy
door similar to late model 1 :V11 s and my relative-based message files were
compatibility with commercial soft
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ware, nor does H attempt to reinvent
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data-communication logic.
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Commodore 1571. Owners of lMls Next I loaded and ran some com
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more durable Ihan plastic, lends to dis-
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tection errors occurred, the read/ and the diagnostic data did not de , f3n
write head clattered, but not as loudly viate between the three units.
Music oi the Masters - Classical music fc
as that of the 1541. Sky Fox, Adven
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Arts also loaded properly. The Ad appointed by 1541 emulators in the
oven's Sonata Pathetique and 20 otherwo'ks
venture Construction Set actually past. It operates identically to the by Bach, Handel 8 many others.
1541 in reading, writing; saving and Volume II - Beethoven's Minuet in G, Bach's
seemed to load faster than it does on Invention No 4. and 40 olher works by
the 1541. error-handling. Il appears to be su Brahms. Schubert. Chopin S olhers,
After tesling a plethora of commer perior to the 1541 in hardware de Volume 111 - Mostly Maznrt. Overture from
Figaro, Sonaia Facile, Minuet from Don Gio
cial games, I was convinced the FSD- sign, because it runs cooler and more
vanni and many other Mozart compositions
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It also loaded all the Basic and ma
player options Armies oi 17 countries
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Instant
Data Statements
By THOMAS H. SMMONDSJR. and JIM BORDEN

This article presents two versions of some Basic 7.0 keywords, but also
of a utility that enables you lo Incor allows data to be read from any bank
porate machine-language routines When you need to add of memory. In the 128 version, the Fl
into your Basic programs. Listing 1, key replaces the dynamic keyboard.
for the C-64, and Listing 2, for the
a machine-language routine to Lines 1 through 7 of Listing 2 are
C-128, 1'cek anywhere in random ac a Basic program, reach for this about the same as (hose in Listing 1.
cess memory and transcribe the hexa utility. It automatically Line 9 saves the present definition of
decimal machine language (here into the Fl key, so il can be restored after
lines of Basic Data statements. The makes Data statements the transcriber has completed its
transcriber then deletes itself, leaving out of hex code. work. Line 10 defines Fl to Home
the Basic Data lines for you to add to plus 25 returns. By using the Fl key
or merge with an existing program. rather than the dynamic keyboard,
This is an ideal way to add custom you can prinl 20 lines on the screen
characters or sprites to a program Then enter the beginning and end at a time. Line 10 also sets Z [o point
after they've been generated by an ing RAM locations to be transcribed. to line 11, and sets the memory bank
editor program. The- transcriber will cycle through, lo the one you specify.
writing Data statements and then line Line 11 begins the actual printing
The C-64 Version
numbers to the screen until it has pro sequence by set ting variable | (the line
Type in Listing I. Because the tran cessed the last memory location you counter) to 1 and clearing the screen.
scriber uses Pokes to the keyboard designated. When it's done, save the Line 12 checks to see if the 20th line
buffer and the dynamic keyboard (see Statements to tape or disk, clear the has been printed. If it has, then J
the "Basically Speaking" column, computer and load the program you equals 21 and the program continues
RCflVJune 198(5, p. 88). the line num are adding the statements to. Then, in at line 13.
bers and die contents of the lines Direct mode, type the following as one Line 13 prints the Data statements
must be typed in exactly as they ap line and press the return key: to the screen, and the dynamic key
pear here. Also, since the transcriber board technique enters those state
L = 25(i»PEEK(46| + E'KLKl-lB) - 2:I.H = INT(U
erases itself after it's finished Its job, 251)1;] ,L = L- 25G*I,I-M1OKE43,LL:I>OKF.<i4, ments into the computer. Execution
be sure to save il on tape or disk be I.H:CLR then depends on the value of Z. If Z
fore you run it. is 11, execution reverts to line 11 to
Next, load the Data statements and,
Use a "filename",8,1 format to load create another 20 lines of Data state
in Direct mode again, enter the fol
RAM with the machine language you ments. When the last of the data has
lowing line and press return:
wish to transcribe into Data state been processed, the value of Z be
ments. Now load Listing 1, run it, and POK1':-I3,1:POKE44.8
comes 18, and execution passes to
type in the information requested. Be Now List the program. It should line 18, which erases the transcriber.
sure the starting Basic line number is include the Data statements. Note Line 13 also contains three Pokes.
greater than the highest line number thai these two last steps can be used The first clears any non-function keys
in the transcriber. You may want to to merge any Basic programs. from the buffer. The second is the
choose line numbers and a line-num length of the Kl string—the requisite
ber increment that will be compatible The C128 Version number of returns plus one for the
with the program to which you plan Listing 2 is the transcriber for the Home character. The last is the index
to add the Data statements. Commodore 128. It takes advantage to the location of the string. This

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nus 4106 and is always zero for the Fl increases the counter (J), adds the main program, first load the main
key's string. proper interval to the line number program, then, in Direct mode, type:
Line )4 starts building the Data (FL) and checks the "finished" flag. Fi GRAPHIC CLR:T = 65278 - FRE(0]:POKE46,
statements by printing a line number nally, if all the data has been processed "n256:POKE45,T - PEEK(46)*256
(FL), the word DATA and a space. (I> 100), Z is set to 18 to erase the tran
and press the return key. Next, load
Then line 15 initiates the loop that scriber, as I mentioned earlier.
the Data statements and then type,
prints eight items of data per line. The ELSE in line 17 is a Basic 7.0
again in Direct mode:
You can change the 7 to 15 if you have keyword that provides for an alter
1>OKE45,1:I'OKE46,28
an 80-column screen. Line 15 ends by native when an lf-Then statement is
increasing the memory-location vari false. Here, if I is not greater than 100, and press return. Now you can list the
able (FM) to the RAM location the the program loops back to line 12 combined program. As with the C-64
transcriber will Peek next. (without changing the value of Z). version, you can use this procedure
Line 16 actually prints the data Line 18 executes another 7.0 key to combine any Basic programs.
(which was formatted as a string to word, DELETE, which is used to erase
Variable Storage
drop the leading space), including one or more lines. In this case, all the
commas to separate the data items. It program lines are deleted, so line 18 A note on how variables are stored
then checks to see if the next memory produces only a blank line and the is in order here. You'll notice that the
location is greater dian the last loca word READY. That's the reason for C-64 version of the transcriber has
tion to transcribe. If it is, line 16 sets the two extra Print statements. Fi to Poke all the variables and later
the loop counter to its current value nally, the 7.0 keyword KEY in line 18 Peek them, but the 128 version does
plus 100. This flag signals that the last assigns the original string to Fl and not. The 64 stores numeric variables
data item has been transcribed. If you returns the bank to "normal." at the end of a Basic program, where
must exit a For-Next loop, this is one Line 19 executes the returns nec they may be overwritten if a line is
way to do it. essary for the Delete and Key state changed. That's why Basic does a CLR
Line 17 loops back until the number ments and pulls a SHFT CLR from in the 64 any time you revise a line.
of bytes in the For statement appears the dynamic keyboard (POKE 208,1 With the transcriber, if the vari

on the screen. Then it moves the cur and POKE 842,147) to clear the ables weren't Poked into memory,
sor right and prints a space to elimi screen. they'd all contain a value of zero after
the program read in the first line of
data. The 128 uses a separate bank of
RAM to store its variables, and Basic
doesn't affect it when changing, add
ing or deleting lines.
Circle 260 on Reaflsr Service card.
Users of the C-128 should keep
this in mind. It's usually possible to
DISCOVER THE L-QTTH E1PHER.
change ;i line and then go right on
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•.I.UHIH1 TO liWH FH&I
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ple, you get a syntax error in line 50t),
systems, relays, motors and virtually any
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BE FHQaHAklblO
you can list the line and correct the
Connect Id temperature, light, sound, mois
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Use as a sophisticated laboratory data acqui
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Access each port via one statemenl In BASIC.
No interface could be easfter to use. improves.
4 8-bit output ports < 32 separate output lines).
4 8-bit Input ports (32 separate input lines). Using this transcriber utility to make
STOCK BROKER- Data statements is an easy way to
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build a library of subroutines, each
starting at a different line number,
that can later be Incorporated into a
main program. By keeping a list of
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then include GOSUBs to any of them
Expands to meet your needs:
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16 J=PEEK(1000):LI=PEEK(1001)*256+PEEK(1002
Listing 1. The C-64 version of the transcriber routine. ):FL=PEEK(1003)*256+PEEK(1004) :REM*220
17 FM=PEEK{1005)*256+PEEK(1006):LM=PEEK(100
7)*256+PEEK(1008) :REM*161
IFFRE(1)>50000THENPRINT"FOR C-64 ONLYii": 18 NU=(J-1 )*LI + FL,:PRINTNU"DATA"; :REM*178
END:REM MOD BY R L ADAMS 3/84 :REM*113 19 FORI=0TO7:H=FH+(J-1)*8+I:HX=PEEK(M):HX$=
PRINT"(SHFT CLR}(2 CRSR DNs) MEMORY TO DA STR${HX):HX$=RIGHT$(HX$,LEN(HX$)-1 )
TA ST." :REM*58 :REM*75
PRINT"(2 CRSR DNs) ENTER FIRST DATA LINE 20 IFI = 7TliENPRINTHX$:GOTO22 :REM*24
NUMBER"UNPUTFL :REM*23 PRINTHXJ","; :REM*253
IFFL<50THENPRINT"MUST BE >50":GOTO3 22 IFM=(LM)THENPRINT"(CRSR LF} ":GOTO25
:REM*230 :REM*210
PRINT" ENTER LINE NUMBER INTERVAL":INPUTL 23 NEXTI:J=J+1:GOTO10 :REM*133
I :REM*15 PRINT"[SHFT CLRHCOMD 7}";:GOTO16 :REM*8
PRINT" ENTER FIRST LOCATION IN MEMORY TO 25 PRINT"1COMD 7}GOTO26":POKE198,10:POKE631
BE{4 SPACEsJPUT IN DATA ST.":INPUTFM ,19:FORK=1TO9:POKE631+K,13:NEXT:END
:REM*242 :REM*243

7 PRINT" ENTER LAST LOCATION IN MEMORY TO B 26 j=0:print"(shft clr)"; :REM*98

E PUT IN DATA ST.":INPUTLM :REM*161 27 fork=jtoj+7:printk:next:poke1 ,K


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9 J=1:PRINT"{SHFT CLR}"; :REM*97 IFK< 32TiJENPRINT"GOTO31 " :REM*210
10 POKE1000,J:T=INT(Ll/256):POKE1001,T:POKE 29 POKE198,10:POKE631,19:FORK=1TO9 POKE631+
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11 POKE1003,T :REM*51 J=PEEK{1000):GOTO27 :REM*38
12 POKE1004,FL-T*256:T=INT(FM/256):POKE1005 31 PRINT" (CTRL 7HSHFT CLR) :GOTO30
,T:POKE1006,FM-T*256:T=INT(LM/256) :REM*189
:REM*96
13 POKE1007,T:POKE100S,LM-T*256 :REM*113
14 IFJ/4<>INT(J/4)GOTO16 :REH*234
15 PRINT"(CTRL 7)GOTO24":POKE198,10:POKE631
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Program Enhancement Programming Briefs
In response to reader requests, Joe Kaczynski has submit Here's a list of often-used Pokes, calls, commands and
ted a print routine for incorporation into his Songfest pro numbers for your C-64, conveniently grouped to save you
gram (April 1986, p. 30). This will give you a hard copy of time.
your notes as an aid in the editing process. The routine
works with menu options I (input) and E (error correction). Poke information
Change existing lines as follows:
POKE(546,color# Color of text character
115 IFA$-TTBENGOSUa 191: GOTO 195
POKE63280,color# Color of border
120 1FA$ = "A"THENZ = 2:I = IM:D = IM:PRINT"{SHFTCLR}":
GOSUB 191: GOTO 240
POKF.53281,color# Color of background
135 IK A$ = "E"THENZ = 3:PRINT"{SHFTCLR}1': GOSUB 191: POKE650.I28 All keys repeat
GOTO 645 l'OKF.650,0 Disables the repeal
270 IF Z = 3 [-HEN I * 0: IF HC$ = "V" THEN E*RINT#4; CLOSE*
GOTO -2{i POKE5S272.21 Uppercase/graphics
370 NEXT: Z = 0: IF HC$ = "V" THEN PRINT** CLOSE-!: GOTO 20 POKE58272.2S Lowercase/uppercase
The following lines are new: POKE649.0 Disables keyboard
POKE649,10 Enables keyboard
11)1 INPUT {3 CRSR DNs} [GOMD fij "WANT A HARD COPY OF
POKE649,10:POKE808,237 Restores keyboard
YOUR NOTES YJN";HCS; IF HC$<>"Y" THEN RETURN
192 IF AS - "A" OR AS - "E" ANI) HCS - "V" THEN OPF.N 4,4,0:
RETURN
1!I3 PRINT "(2 CRSR DNs} [CTRL M} BE SURE PRINTER IS POKE8 I <),245:POKE81 H,32 Disables save
TURNED ON {CTRL 7} {.1 GRSR DNs}": INPUT -SONG TITLE l>OKEai8,24r):POK-EH18,<2S7 Enables save
{CTRL 2!":STJ: OPEN 4,4,0 POKK775.200 Disables list
194 PRINT#4.STS: RETURN POKE775,167 Enables list
261 IF HCS = "Y" THEN PRINT#4, -VOICE # "K " NOTE INPUT
POKE53265,31 Lowers topmost screen line
DATA"
344 IF1)R% = 1 ANDHC$«T'THENPRINT#4,U{2SPACES]
POKE 198,0 Clears keyboard buffer
MEAS. "li TO "C
381 IF I IC$ = "Y" Ti 1EN PKINTiM, "{y SPACES) MEAS. "B "TO "C POKE793.203 Disables restore
7(11 IF IICS = "Y" THEN PRINT#4, "ERROR CORRECTION MADE POKE808.2S7 Enables Stop, restore, list
TO VOICE ";VB% POKE808.225 Disables stop, restore, list
702 IF HCS = "Y" THEN PRINT1*4.NP$; ",";NO; ",";ND; POKE788,52:POKE808,239 Disables stop

711 IF HCS = "Y" AND A$ - "A" THEN PRINT#4. "CONTINUING" POKE788,49:POKE808,237 Enables stop
712 IF HCS = "Y" THEN PRINT#4.NP$: ".":NO; ",";ND;
= "Y'"THENPRINr#4:PRINTS4
System calls

SYS 58692 Clear/home


SYS 58726 Home position
SYS 59903 Clears entire line of texi
SYS 59062 Advances curso i"
SYS 59626 Scrolls up a line

Q-Link Happenings SYS 59137 Back to previous line


SYS 64738 Cold start
SYS 65511 Closes all open files
QuantumLink has recently added several new services
for its subscribers:
Color Poke chart
—CIN (Commodore Information Network) News alerts
users to current and upcoming events of interest to Com 0 Black
modore owners. 1 White
—New Product Information offers news about Commo 2 Red
dore's latest hardware and software developments. 3 Cyan
—Magazine Rack lets users browse through excerpts of 4 Purple
magazine articles. 5 Green
—The Funny Bone, a new service added to the Just for 6 Blue
Fun department, promises humorous entertainment. 7 Yellow
8 Orange
Berkeley Softworks, developer of the GEOS desktop
9 Brown
operating system, now provides updated GEOS informa
10 Lt Red
tion and support on Q-Link. Activities in the GEOS Special
Interest Group include message boards, a software library
11 Gray I
12 Gray 2
and a monthly conference.
Q-Link's Mall has also been expanded and now offers 13 Lt Green
14 Lt. Blue
Commodore products to Q-Link members at special dis
count prices. Members can also save money by participat L5 Gray 3

ing in Q-Link's live auctions held several times each


month. (H {Compiled fty Mary D. BtigitO, Old Forge, NY.)
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TELECOMPUTING WORKSHOP

By DAVID BRADLEY

Telecomputing Workshop is a monthly ber to your phone list and have your she got a rotary phone, the trouble
column dedicated to the needs o/'RUN read auto-dialer disable the call-waiting might go away. She did, and it did!
ers who are using, or intend to use, a Com- evenr time it dials. If possible, you Now on to this month's questions.
modnre computer for telecommunications. should put a pause between the 1170
We invite you to .submit your questions or and the BBS number. Cindyjones of
comments to: Bakcrsfield, California, says two sec I recently purchased Commodore's

onds does the trick for her. new 1670 1200-baud modem, which
David Bradley
Since the letters with this solution comes bundled with a software pack
Teleco mpul ing Wo rksh op
came from many localities across the age called Common Sense. Common
c/o RUN magazine
Sense supports the Xmodem and B
80 Pine St. United States, I assume this service is
protocols, but doesn't support Pun
Peterborough, NH 03458 widely available. However, it may not
be offered everywhere, so check with ter, the most popular protocol used
on various BBS's in my area.
your local telephone company. As far
Can you recommend any terminal
as I know, it's free of charge to cus
packages (cither commercial or pub
I'll begin this month's Telecomput tomers who have call-waiting. The ser
lic domain) that support the Punter
ing Workshop with some updated vice is not offered in Canada.
system and can do the following:
answers to questions in thejunc col If you're Canadian, or the service
umn. Edward Basner asked in that doesn't exist in your area but you do —Upload and download programs.
—Support dual bauds.
issue if the beep generated by the call- have call-forward ing, you can avoid
—Support dual disk drives using the
waiting .service on his phone would the call-waiting beep by forwarding
interfere with receiving data over his calls to another number dming your IEEE bus.
on-line time. The other alternatives —Provide a text buffer with editing
modem. We told him yes, it probably
would cause some garbled characters are the two mentioned in June: have capabilities.
—Provide a macro-key definition
and might, even disconnect him from call-waiting removed or gel another
mode and auto-dialing of a phone
the system. We recommended thai he phone line.
either discontinue the call-waiting or In the June column we also pub table.

have another phone line installed. lished a letter from Leonora Grain, Al Willen
Since then we've received letters who was having constant trouble with Riverdale, NY
from writers in ten states in response garbled messages. She wanted to
to our answer. All the letters tell of know if the cause was more likely her At present I'm unaware of a termi
the same quick and easy way to tem modem or the phone line. We nal program that does everything
porarily disable call-waiting. Here's guessed the modem, but suggested you've listed with the Commodore
how to do it. that she borrow a friend's to see if 1670 modem and a C-64 computer (or
Before ynu make your call, dial 1170. that would work better, before she a 128 in (i'l mode). However, there is
(On a touch-lone phone, *70 wiil went out lo buy a new one. one that comes close—a public do
work as well.) Once you've done thai, Since then, Marsha Allen, from Bay main program called Thirdlcrm.
you'll hear the dial tone again. Now Shore, New York, has written to sug Thirdterm is new, but should soon
you've disabled call-waiting. When gest that Leonora's trouble might be be available from your local user's
you've finished your call and hang up, similar in origin to the problem she group, BBS, computer store or na
call-waiting will return automatically. had when she first got a modem. After tional on-line network. If you have
II" your terminal program wil! sup she'd (ried changing modems and trouble finding it, write me, and I'll
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Is there any way I can use my mo What books are available that list What damage can be done to my
dem while another person in my fam bulletin-board phone numbers? modem and computer, and other
ily is talking on the phone? What will gear attached to them, by a large
Stephen Wilton
happen if I'm using my modem and power surge on the phone line, such
Port Hope, Ontario
someone else picks up the phone? Canada
as from lightning or a heavy static
build-up during a storm? Does it
Jason Meisel
make any difference if the modem
Spring Valley, NY I've heard of some publications
that try to keep track of BBS numbers
is in use at the time or just plugged
all across the United States and in? If there is an electrical storm in
There's no way you tan use your
the area, is it a good idea to unplug
modem while another person at your North America, but many numbers
the phone line from the modem?
house talks on the phone. If someone arc ouldated by the time they're
Also, I am a ham radio operator
picks up the phone while you're on printed. Either some BBSs don't sur
and have static discharge traps on
line, you'll probably get some garbled vive very long, or they change phone
my antenna lines. Is there such an
characters and you might be cut off numbers and SYSOPs. However, on
from the system. the local level there are many small item available for phone lines? And
can a storm in the place I am con
This is because the second phone publications that list BBS numbers.
nected to by long distance cause me
draws additional power that may In Toronto, a free monthly newspa
any problems?
make your signal weaker. It's like per called Toronto Computes! lists
when you're talking on the phone them, and I'm sure there are others Richard Miller
and someone at the other end picks all over the continent. Visalia, CA
up an extension. The voice of (he If you want to get a list of local
person you're talking to will proba BBS numbers, look in computer I've talked to a couple of experts
bly sound fainter. The volume with stores, ask ai your local user-group about your first question. It's their
which the person who picks up the meeting or check the bulletin sec
opinion that no damage should occur
phone speaks into it will also have tions of some BBSs. They usually
during a thunderstorm if the phone
an effect, and if that person starls to have a list of other BBS numbers
line is properly installed and pro
dial a number, you'll probably get available for their users to read.
tected. However, I've had a modem
disconnected.
get zapped during a thunderstorm,
and so has a friend of mine. My mo
dem was in use at the time of the
Two months ago I sent in a sub Is there a public domain program damage; the other fellow's was not.
scription card to Viewtron. A month available that will allow me to trans Whenever there's an electrical
later, not having heard anything fer relative files? CompuServe docs storm in my area, I always unplug
from them, I telephoned. The an not do it, but I need to transfer a my modems. Although (hey should
swering service said Viewtron was Data Manager II data disk twice a be safe during such an event, it makes
going out of business. Yet, in the May month through my personal file area me feel better. You certainly won't
1986 Telecomputing Workshop, a of CompuServe. do any harm by unplugging yours,
reader asked a question regarding
Will Corky and you might save yourself a repair
software required for Viewtron. Sacramento, CA bill or the cost of replacing the unit.
I just purchased a modem for my
While I've never heard of an elec
C-64 and have not yel signed up with
A couple of years ago, David trical surge passing beyond a modem
an information service. I would like Williams ofToronto wrote a program to damage a computer, by unplug
to subscribe to Viewtron. Is the
designed to take care of problems ging the modem you certainly elim
firm still in business and accepting just like yours. The program, called inate any chance of that happening.
subscriptions?
REL-SEQ CONV./., takes a relative Of course, during a storm you also
Wayne Wilhnore Hie and converts it into a sequential should unplug your computer system
West Franklin, IL file. CompuServe can upload that from the wall.
with no trouble. Once the Hie has I have heard of protection devices
Viewtron is out of business, so it been downloaded at the other end, for phone lines, but by deadline lime
should be scratched off your list of the same program will convert itback I haven't been able to track any down.
potential on-line information ser to a relative file. I hope to have more news on this
vices. You can always try Delphi, I've used this program on the next month.
Quamuml.ink or CompuServe. C-(i4 and a number of other ma An electrical storm in the area of
However, before join ing such a sys chines, since it uses no machine-spe a system you are connected with by
tem, I'd Hack down some local bul cific routines, it should work on the long distance may cause some prob
letin boards to practice on until C-128 as well. You can get the pro lems in the form of line noise, and
you're comfortable with your new gram on TPUG (Toronto Pet Users there's always a chance the noise will
modem. Belter to make your mis- Group) disk (C)U4, but it also should be bad enough to disconnect you.
lakes on local systems than when be available from your local user's However, there's no way an electrical
you're paying for on-line time! group. surge at the other end can make it
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down the lines, through the switching cups on the top. The Hayes will work it, I got through, but didn't get any
stations and into your modem. with a BUS program, because it'll an thing on the screen.
swer the phone and do all the other Nathan Boyd
things necessary to run such a system. Westlake, LA
Are there any bulletin board pro
The acoustic modem has no auto
grams on the market that will work Judging from the information you
answer mechanism, so there's no way
with an RS-232-type modem that I provided in your letter, the only an
to have it run a BBS without major
have connected to my C-64 system? swer 1 can come up with is that you
modifications and additions. Yet
have a 300-baud modem. Your ter
Peter Kmml both are RS-232 modems.
minal program can change the baud
Puyallup, WA
In the future, be sure to include
rate and your computer will go along
all relevant information when you're
with that, but you must also have a
asking a question about your com
modem that will support the higher
puter system. The smallest detail may
I can't answer your question with speed.
be of vital importance and may make
a definite yes or no, but I'll do the Many terminal and BBS programs
the difference between getting an an
best I can. Yes, there are BBS pro allow you to move the baud rate up a
swer, a baffled look or no response
grams for the C-fi'! that will allow you bit while you're on-line, and mosl ■!()()■
at all.
to use ;in RS-232 modem. The reason baud modems can be coaxed into
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THE RESOURCE CENTER

By MARGARET MORABITO

There are still new developments Underwater ecology, blank format, with three possible
in educational software for Commo answers displayed.
dore owners, despite the slowing
a talking teacher, a certificate Adventures with Fractions: a program
trend in the industry as a whole. A printer and an idea book for ages 10-14 that provides practice
noteworthy move by Commodore is highlight this month's in placing fractions in order accord
its decision 10 package a third-party ing to size. Both the common denonv
educational program with each new
Resource Center inator and cross-product methods
Commodore 64C, smorgasbord. are used.
The first company to join in these Expeditions: a simulation for ages
efforts, MEGC, is well-known in the 10-15, in which students play the
schools. It's refreshing to see a com roles of American frontiersmen dur
pany like this throwing its support ing three historical periods.
toward the Commodore home com Pre-Rauling: a program for ages 3-7
puter market. providing practice in reading-readi
ness skills such as upper- and lower
MECC and Commodore case letters, alphabetical ordering,
The first MECC program lo be bun problem solving and correspondence
dled with the 64C is called Odell Lake. of letters and sounds.
Others will be bundled on a rotating The Glass Compiler: a simulation for
basis. Odell Lake, for ages 8 and up, ages 12 to adult that demonstrates the
is a wildlife simulation thai teaches internal workings of a computer. Stu
survival strategies of creatures in a dents get a vivid picture of'how a com
freshwater lake. puter functions as it interprets Basic
Each student takes on the role of a PRESS KEV 10 SELECT LEUEL ' — programming statements.
fish, one of six different kinds. As the
1:11.1 "«i - ' i n i i . hi r. inn 3-advancei
The Friendly Computer: a program in
fish swims about, it confronts various tended to teach students of ages 5-8

SHBfiEl
obstacles and predators. The objec keyboarding skills, the components
tive is to make decisions that will of their computer system and how to
enable the fish lo survive in its under save to disk.
water world.
The documentation accompany
Teacher 1 The Market Place: a program for ages
8-14 that illustrates through graphics
ing the piogram encourages further the basic concepts of economics. It
study of ecology. It suggests addi PB(ir,P*(H n. HIKE BBEENE includes simulations ol'business ven
tional topics to be researched, and it Mnrmcs """r.iJ., tures in which students make deci
provides a chart on which students sions and test their business acumen.
can record the results of their fish's All these programs can be ordered
interaction with other creatures. practice in whole numbers and prob from Commodore at 1200 Wilson
There are eight other MKCC pro lem solving. Drive, C2655, West Chester, PA 19380.
grams you can buy direcdy from Spelling Bee: a drill program for
Commodore for SI!) each: ages 8-13 that introduces and pro Talking Teacher

Path 'Tactics: a basic math skills pro vides practice in spelling and vocab Firebird Software is known for sell
gram for ages 5-12 that provides ulary skills. It follows a fill-tn-the- ing top British game programs here
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13 The Resource Center

in the States. The company has intro locate a letter on the keyboard, the saw the Apple II version at the Con
duced a new educational program, Talking Teacher gives spoken hints sumer Elecironics Show last June,
called Talking Teacher, which I find along the way. For instance, if the and was told the Commodore version
quite good. child presses an R instead of a B, the would be out this fall.
Aimed at pre-schoolers through computer says, "Try a little lower." Certificate Maker, which lets you
grade 1, Talking Teacher has remark The first time this happened with my create customized certificates to print
able speech synthesis built into its 3^-year-old son, he really was per out and distribute to award winners,
software, alleviating the need for a plexed because he wasn't accustomed should become an instant hit in
compatible hardware speech module. to our computer "understanding" schools. It offers over 200 prede
It talks to the young student as it pro what lie was doing. signed award certificates, diplomas,
vides tutoring and practice in recog Each of Talking Teacher's three licenses and other documents.
nizing [he letters of the alphabet and learning modes offers colorful graph The categories include sports, aca
learning vocabulary words associated ics and sound as children practice demic achievement, families, chil
with the letters. their alphabet and keyboarding skills. dren, religion and business. You
Talk ing Teacher is uncanny at times. This is one program that parents and select the kind of certificate you want
For example, in one mode it shows a kids alike will enjoy. to make, choose a border and type in
classroom with a blackboard on the Contact Firebird Licensees, Inc., a customized message in one of sev
wall, A hand appears and prints a let PO Box 49, Ramsey, NJ 07446, or call eral type fonts and sizes. You also pro
ter both in upper- and lowercase on 201-934-7373 for more information. vide the details for a signature line
the board. Then a voice says the letter and enter the date.
sound and asks the child to find the Certificate Maker Certificate Maker creates a fine-res
letter on the keyboard and press it. Coming on the heels of the huge olution printout that makes the prod
The speech is clear, with inflections success of Newsroom, Springboard uct usable for serious work. Also
(hat effectively simulate true human Software recently announced a new included are gold-foil seals and col
speech. Moreover, as the child tries to program called Certificate Maker. I ored stickers to adorn your certifi
cates. Furthermore, you can create a
name database file that enables you
Cifcla215on Raador Service caifl.
to automatically print any certificate
for all names in your file.
Circla 220 on Readnr Service card. I spoke with John Paulson, Chair
man of Springboard Software, about

GRAPHICS
The blood of Kings or of Knaves or both. the educational programs from his
Family Roots software helps you trace
company. Paulson is a former teacher
your bloodlines back through lost gener
and has strong opinions about what
ations and the mists of time. FCfl USE WITH THE NEWSROOM KIOGRSM
makes good educational software.
For your Apple, IBM, Commodore, Kay- RJ'« 'NEWS' CLIP ART
A Two-SiJea Da* Fi* ol New Op Art Pctitta, SpecsJ In his view, the underlying goal of
pro, TRS-8O,' and many others. Family Foil letters, BoOars. etc., o nuw you N
Roots offers all kinds of genealogical assis Biyn. Flyers educators is to provide their students
tance: Individual and group sheets, charts, rOO USE WITH I I I XIDHA1V IniUGIUM with access to ideas of others and with
name indices, general search and text CLIP ART PLUS DISK the ability to communicate effectively.
A rmSded Disk Fun of Cip An. Nfw Fain, H.Fes
capabilities. Adapts Picture! far Signs, T-shirt trw-onsr etc. Springboard's educational programs
TJlrt «--J lo most disk drives,
U1UUU • printers, and screens. FOB irSE WITH PHIMI SHOP PK0GB0M are designed to achieve this goal by
You get more utility HIGH RESOLUTION GRAPHICS providing compelling incentives.
Now do ywt Sons, FryflfS, T-jrurl IdXKns, in trie ex-
programs, plus lots client detail of HhRbs Graphics Two-Sided Disk with A program such as Newsroom earns
of personal control. lull examdes and msiriKliona.
its worth as an educational program by
A comprehensive GRAPHICS DISK AND M0REI
providing an alternate route to learn
(new) manual IM Grsptws. H Cud VmB, Hn», Aios. Eiampies

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ing English. It first gets students inter
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for more infor
RJ'i ART GALLERY opment during the editing process.
mation and a A Disk M ot New Graphics l» your Greeting CjjU!,
free brochure. Ctfis. S'jianenj. Sffli. Bannerj. eK Those skills that are drudgery to
some students become valued in the
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Educational software should give
Drfital Rtieore* and Timdy Carp
the child control over his or her en-

94 /RUN SEPTCMBEB VM
H The Resource Center

vironment, as welt as provide an easy Free Educational If you're using Commodore computers
way to channel creativity. Programs for educational purposes (at home or in
Program Disk
that arc easy to use and have printout school) and would like to share your expe
The Resource Center's readers have
capabilities, such as Springboard's riences through The Resource Center, write
been very generous in donating their
Newsroom, Certificate Maker and me a letter detailing the equipment you 're
educational programs to the Center.
Mask Parade, follow this theme. With using, subject areas being taught, grade
By midjune I had already received
hardcopy options, children who have level or age ofyour students, software that
several dozen programs of high qual
computers can share the results of you are using and any other information
ity, covering a variety of subject areas.
their activities with friends who don'l, you feel like including.
This spirit of commitment and shar
giving the computer a more func Also, if you'd like to donate public-do-
ing is inspiring.
tional social element. main educational programs to The Re
As I mentioned in thejune column,
Springboard Software offers a note source Center for sharing with other
these programs will be placed on-line
worthy product guarantee. If, within a educators and parents, please send along a
in The Resource Center special-inter
30-day period, you decide the pro disk with a brief description of the pro
est group on QuamumLink. In addi
gram isn't really achieving what you grams. Send correspondence and disks to:
tion, for those of you who aren't on
had anticipalcd, you may send it back
QLink, I've collected these programs Margaret Morabito
to Springboard for a fuli refund.
on a disk you can get for free from The Resource Center
Contact Springboard Software at
me here at RUN. do RUN Editorial
7808 Creekridge Circle, Minneapolis,
To get The Resource Center Edu 80 Pine St.
MN 55435, or call 612-944-3915 for
cational Disk, just send me a blank Peterborough, NH 03458
further information.
disk and your name and address. I'll You can also leave mail in my on-line
Crolier's Curriculum Guide make a copy and get it off to you as mail boxes: CompuServe (70616,714) and
quickly as I can. [0 QLink (MARGM).
Teachers will be interested in Gro-
lier Electronic Publishing^ curricu
lum guide, which is called Across the
Curriculum. This 189-page book costs
$12 and contains 100 lesson plans for Ciicls 205 on Reader Senlce card
Circle 122 on Reader Service card.
use in the classroom. While it's de
signed to show teachers how to incor
porate the various Grolier educational
programs into their classes, I see the COMPBANK-64
VideoFile
guide as useful to teachers who have
FOR HOME VCR USERS
• REPLACES YOUR MANUAL
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CHECKBOOK.
Across the Curriculum is an idea • PRINTS CHECKS!!!
■ locate anything you have on your tapes,
• generate a list of all recorded items.
book. The major subject areas cov • STORES DATA FOR LATER alphabetically or in order of length.
ered are mathematics, language arts, USE. e instantly find the best available spacefor

• KEEPS TRACK OF CHECKS new materials.


science, special education, social
e avoid accidental erasures,
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0 Magic

From /;. 13.


50 NEXTI
$32A Keeping track of disk commands—If you have a 60 POKE532 65,PEEK(53265)OR16:POKE5 32 96,0
C-128, you now have the problem of remembering two 65 T=(TI-OT)/60
sets of disk commands. 70 PRINT"{SHFT CLR)TIME=";T:PRINTTAB(17)"{C
I keep a list of C-64 disk commands on one side of a RSR UP)SECONDS
5x8 index card and the C-128 list on the other side. Then
After you run it, the program will display that it took
I prop up the card between my 128's vent panel and
nearly 30 seconds to execute. Now, remove the GOTO 30
monitor stand. Thus, both sets of disk commands arc read
from line 20 and run it again. The screen will scramble as
ily visible.
the program executes in Fast (2 MHz) mode. Once it is
Eric Pickell reset in line 60 to Slow (1 MHz) mode, the screen will
Palatine, IL regain its composure and clear itself. The result? The pro
gram will tell you it took less than 15 seconds to run. Use

$32B Copying with RUN Script 64 1.0—Did you know this trick when you want to reduce the execution times of
Basic and machine language C-64 programs running on
that your copy of RUN Script 64 1.0 can double as a bandy
the C-128.
machine language code copier? Load and run RUN Script
64 1.0, then insert into your disk drive a disk containing Ramakota Reddy
the machine language program to be copied. With the Fl Iowa City, IA
and L keys, load the program file into RUN Script's text
area as you would a text file. Now insert another formatted
disk into the drive and copy die code to the disk with the
$32E Doing 128 Loop-Do-Loops—The C-128's Basic
7.0's Do While and Loop While commands can be used in
Fl and S keys, followed by a filename.
the same Do.. .Loop. This simplifies some difficult pro
This is a fast and handy method of copying RUN Script
gramming tasks. The following program illustrates this
ML code and character sets, but be careful-—some ML code
with the Shell binary sort:
may save al an improper address and become corrupted.
Also, Basic programs cannot be copied this way without 10 PRINT"ISHFT CLRJDO WHILE, LOOP WHILE, DO
extensive modifications. ..LOOP - FRED RANSOM
20 DIMA$(500);NO=-1:DO:NO=NO-t-1:PRINT"ENTER
Tim Walsh
CHARACTERS, * WHEN FINISHED":{2 SPACES)I
RUN Staff NPUT A${NO):LOOP UNTIL AS(NO)="*":NO=NO-
1:PRINT"NUMBER OF ENTRIES = ";NO+1
30 REM SORT
RUN Script 64 reversed characters—If you have a 40 PRINT"START SORT: ";TI$:X=TI:D=NO:DO:D=I
favorite character set you would like to use with RUN NTID/2):PRINTD,:FORK=D TO2*D-1:FORI=K TO
Script 64 1,0, but can't because it lacks reversed characters, NOSTEPD:J-I:T$=A$(J):D0 WHILE A$(J-D)>T
here's a fix to get around that problem. First, using the $:A$(J}=A$(J-D):J=J-D:LOOP WHILE J>=D
50 A$(J)=T$:NEXT:NEXT:LOOP WHILE D>1:Y=TT:P
copy method outlined in the above Magic trick, copy the
RINT"{2 CRSR DNSJCOMPLETED: "TI$:PRINT"T
character sei(s) you want to use to a disk containing a copy OTAL TIME: ";(Y-X)/60;"SECONDS": FOR 1=1
of RUN Script 64 1.0. Next, load and run RUN Script using TONO:PRINTA$(I),:NEXT:END
the standard C-64 character set or any other character set
that has reversed characters. Once RUN Script is activated,
exit it via the Fl and X keys. Fred Ransom
Next, load in the Boot program and change the char Oxnard, CA
acter set name that resides there to the filename of the
preferred character set you saved on the disk. Now run
the boot program. Your new character set has replaced the
Input control—Inputting commas or colons nec
essary in Input statements results in an Extra Ignored error
original one. In most instances, you will still retain the first
and the loss of the punctuation marks and any data follow
set's reversed characters that are needed for the command
ing them. Here's a short routine to put them, along with
bar and printer macros.
the data following, into Input statements. The secret is to
Tim Walsh begin the input with a quotation mark that will validate
RUN Staff
the use of commas and colons within input data. The
following program makes the beginning quotation mark

$32D Double speed C-64—This trick is of interest to


the same color as the background, thereby making the
input prompt appear normal.
anyone who uses the C-128 in C-64 mode. The program
shows how to take advantage of the Fast (2 MHz) mode in 10 REM INPUT CONTROL - NICK PECK
your C-64 programs. 20 CC=PEEK(646):OPEN3,3:CMD3:
21 PRINT"ENTER YOUR AGE, NAME (LAST,FIRST)
10 OT=TI:PRINT"{SHFT CLRIDOUBLE SPEED C64 - OR '*'TO EXIT";
RAMOKOTA REDDY 25 POKE631,29:POKE198,1
20 GOTO30: POKE53296,1 30 POKE646,PEEK(53281):PRINTCHR$(34);:POKE2
30 FORI=1TO924 12,0:PRINT"(CRSR LF)";
40 B=I*SIN(I):
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40 POKE646,CC;INPUTA$:IF A$="*"THEN SYS 204


8 i ii, .i i hi hi'iuruiuii Operating System
45 PRINT#3:PRINT"(2 CRSR DNs}"A$:CL0SE3 Hy Berkslsy Softworkti, with gaoWrlLc.
MOpBtnl, disk Turbo. cle-jkTop. oLc.
50 GOTO 20 Also include1-! UuJihtijmLink proqr-jim
Nick Peek jind 1LJG page GfOS User's Guide.

All Tor- $-14.95 This is (T!


Sherwood, OR
fill Hex! .n lliii fHJV CLASS AD
was genera Led with GEOS fonts.
Ordor loday JOW In* GEO3 GENERATION
PMlH add uon fianiimg and

$330 C-128Lo-Resscreendump—Use this subroutine to [•Nppd UPd

visa. MastBrOard
create hard copies of screen displays. It works in both 40- o.n inlelLcgic. (GOO) &/?-?0H7 r™- ctiiy.
and 80-column modes—it even does windows!
10 REM C128 SCREEN DUMP - MIKE TRANCHEMONTA
GNE
20 OPEN3,3:OPEN4,4,7,CHRS(13}:PRINTCHR$(19)
"THE LOVEGAME"
30 FOR Y=0TORWINDOW{0> for ADULTS ONLY
40 IF RWINDOW(2)=40THENPRINT#4,CHR$(14); Interaelivo larklaay game for

50 FORX=0TORWINDOW(1> [wo or more Intimate players.


Amusing and aufloeitlve Irlvli
60 GET#3,A$:A=ASC(A$)
quiz formal wIEh provocative
70 IF(AAND127) >31THENPRINT*'4,A$; "Scoring'1 syslem! Commo<Jora
80 NEXTX:PRINT#4,CHR$(13) $21.95 posipaid
90 NEXTY:CLOSE3:CLOSE4 ALVA DATA Depl Jl
2S Alva Street, Nsw Bfldford, MA 02740
Mike Tranche montagne
Nashua, NH

$331 C-128 Hi-res screen dump—This C-128 40-column BATTEHIES INCLUDED CUSTOMER SUPPORT w-
mode program, like some housekeepers, doesn't do win Having Drodlems? Weed help? If you have questions aoou! BATTERIES INCLUDED
software, call the 81 CUSTOMER SUPPORT HOTLINEI Our skIujIvb support phone
dows. However, it does perform accurate screen dumps of number is (416) BB1 9816. Our hours are 9 am to 4 pm Monday lo Friday. The besi
both standard and multicolor bit-map screens. time to carl—mornings (EST) Worst lima lo call—Mlflday! Because ihis is a (rea service
we must ask thai you keep your call brief ana lo tho point A limii of 5 minulos o( Ires
100 REM C-128 HIRES SCREEN DUMP - JERRY JAR time Is permitted per call. II our dues are busy, be patient: If all else rails, ploasa re
VIS read the manual- If you would rather write lo us, we'll oa glad to und you a personal
115 IFRGR(X)>2THEN MODE=159:ELSE M0DE=319 reply. Tfila service ll lor reojitered owners only.

120 OPEN3,4:FORY=0 TO 199STEP 7 BATTERIES INCLUDED CUSTOMER SUPPORT


130 PRINT#3,CHRS(15);SPC(10);CHR$(8>| 30 Mural SI., Richmond Hill, Oni . Canada L4B 1B5 (416) 881 9616
140 FORX=0 TO MODE:CH=0:FORM=0TO6
150 LOCATE X,Y+M:IF RDOT(2)>0THENCH=CH+2{UP
ARROW]M
155 NEXT
LOTTERY PLAYERS!
160 CH=CH OR 128:A$=A$+CHR$ICH):PRINTC3,AS;
You've got an edge In lho Qrg Money State LOTTOS by using your computer 10 do a
:A$="":NEXTX probability study ol the pasl drawings. Don't watte your time with random numbers,
170 PRINT#3,CHR$(8):NEXT*:CLOSE3:END this program performs an analysis ol the pasl winning 6 dlgil numban and tells you
whai numbers ara due. what groups lo play, any trends and much more' It's available
Jerry Jarvis on disk with Instructions lor all slates and Caneda COMMODORE 64/12B. ATAPi

Spokane, WA APPLE. IBM S OTHERS VISA. MC. Checks. Fast Sarvical tit.BS.

SOFT-BYTE
COMPUTER PROGRAMS
P.O. Box 5S8 • Forest Park • Dayton, OH 45405
O64 wedge and the Auto Menu program—Here's a 513-133-2200
fast and simple way to use the Auto Menu program (see
RUN, April 1986) with the C-64 wedge. First, copy the DOS
o.l program onto the disk containing the Auto Menu pro
gram. Then add these lines to the program:
8 IFA = 0THENA=liOAD"DOS5.rl,8,l
9 IFA = 1THENSYS12*4O96+12*256

The Auto Menu program will first load die C-64 wedge,
then begin working normally. The C-64 wedge commands RUN Class Ad Section
are now available, and the Auto Menu program can be HVS"t Ne* Clmi Ad WCllOU i» *i> Opportunity for ihose with Comn-iortnrt
used over again by typing "/ AUTO MENU" and RUN. prodbdi Eo tphcIi HI'.V'i 220,000 icAdrii.ai \tt\ a\fordtb\t price*. Comt^kiing
Eh.il /IL'.Vhai the if crnid fallen growing tuniunici nu^.trLnr in 1985 Uicoidiiig
Richard Reisig to the Audit Burton ol Clrcujarkon), ffWl tirciiljimn it bound lo grow even
Mitchell, NE higher in (he coming months

If >ou hj^t am quedicrai iboitf HtWl Cla« Ad KOlon, call Hcmihn piqudit
11 afH>-4<m03 of 60S-9i4-9471, We irccpl chtcH monrv BV&m, Hlttl Caul
Compiled by RUN staffmembers Harold R, Bjornseti, Margaret » VISA

Morabito and Tim Walsh


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Listing 1 continued. 2210 REM TEXT :REM»0 2460 PRINT "CONTINUEICTRL 7)":A$
2220 AS=MID$)AS,6):M=LEN(AS) ="" :REM*231
1960 X«Y+1iIF Y=26 THEN Y= 1 :REM*10 2470 GET AS: IF A$="" THEN 2470
:REM*213 2225 X-X-ilIF X=0 THEN X=40 :REM* 9
'97ft GOSUB 2710:NEXT N:GOTO 2330 :REM*27 2480 PRINT "{SHFT CLR}(3 CRSR DN
:EEM'5 2230 GOSUB 2370:J=K:FOR M=1 TO M S)":RETURN :REM*41
1980 : :REM*171 :REM*222 2490 : :REM*171
1990 REM LEFT :REM*251 2240 HS=MIDS(AS,N,1):GOSUB 2770 2500 REM ....ERROR MESSAGE
2000 M$=RIGHT$(A$,LENIAS)-B(B)} :REM*224 :REM*249
:REM*G1 2250 X-X+1HF X=41 THEN X=1 2510 PRINT ,"fCTRL 1)1 DON'T UND
2010 GOSUB 2590:M=VAL[MS) :REM'96 ERSTAND THAT" :REM*167
:REM*255 2260 GOSUD 2710:NEXT N :REM*134 2520 GOSUB 2560:PRINT ERS
2020 FOR N=1 TO M:GOSUB 2370 2270 K=J:F = 1:M = 1 :GOTO 1810 :REM*125
:REM*183 :REH*164 2530 PRINT /'PLEASE TRY AGAINfCT
2030 X=X-1:IF X=0 THEN X = 40 2280 : :REM*216 RL 7)" :REM*251
:REM«87 2290 REM STOP :REM*188 2540 GOSUB 2560:PRINT ERS:RETURN
2040 GOSUB 2710:NEXT NjGOTO 2330 2300 AS="" :REM*36 :REM*7
:REM*75 2310 GET A$:IF A$="" THEN 2310 2550 : :REM*231
2050 : :REM*242 :REM*35 2560 REM SCREEN MESSAGE DELA
2060 REM PEN UP :REM*218 2320 GOTO 2330 :REM*119 Y :REM»98
2070 IF E=0 THEN E=1 :REM"72 2330 NEXT A:Q=0:GOTO 710:REM*129 2570 FOR T=1 TO 500:NEXT T;RETUR
2080 GOTO 2330 :REM*134 2340 : :REM*21 N :REM*!44
2090 : ■:REH*26 2350 REM SUBROUTINES :REM*61 2580 : :REM-6
2100 REM PEN DOWN :REM»246 2360 : :REM*41 2590 REM TRUNCATE MJ :REM*64
2110 E=0:GOTO 2330 :REM*20 2370 REM ....ERASE PREVIOUS POIN 2600 IF MS="" THEN RETURN
2120 : :REM*56 T? :REM*255 :REM*194
21 30 REM CHAR :REM*244 2380 IF F=1 THEN F=0:RETURN 2610 M=ASCI LEFTS!MS,1 )) :REM*72
2140 H$=;RIGHT$(A$,1 ) :GOSUB 2770 :REM*131 2620 IF M=32 2640 THEN
:REM*192
:REM«88 2390 IF S=1 THEN E=2:RETURN 2630 IF MO160 THEN 2650 :REM*22
2150 P=983+X+Y"'<10:POKE P,K :REM«7 2640 M$=RIGHTS(M$,LEN(MI)-1):GOT
:REM*248 2400 IF E=2 THEN POKE P+D,V:POKE O 2610 :REM'20
2152 GOSUB 2750:GOTO 2330 P,W :REM*153 2650 IF MS="" THEN RETURN
:REM*212 2410 RETURH :REM*173 :REM*244
2160 : :REM*96 2420 : :REM*101 2660 M=ASC(RIGHTS(M$,1)):HEM*186
2170 REM COLOR :REM*t92 2430 REH INSTRUCTION INPUT 2670 IF M=32 THEN 2690 :REM*6
2180 L=VAL(MIDS(AS,6) ) :P = 983 + X-tY :REM*169 2680 IF M0160 THEN RETURN
+40 :REM*84 2440 PRINT "(HOME}(22 CRSR DNs}" : REM'17i
2190 POKE P+D,L:GOSUB 2750:GOTO :HEH*179 2690 MJ=LEFTS(MS,LEN[MS)-1):GOTO
2330 :REM-68 2450 PRINT "{CTRL 31(7 SPAC£s)PR 2650 :REM*40
2200 : :REM*136 ESS ANY KEY TO ") :REM*179 2700 : :REM*126

Circle 156 on Reader Service card.

Commodore Compatible
$5 TALKING DISK and only. ..$13900
OVER 100 WORDS in vocabularies that you can put into
your own programs! No extra hardware required. Sam
ple programs include:

• Talking four-function calculator — choose English,


Spanish, or German.
■ Talking keyboard — letters and punctuation in
English.
• Demonstration of voice editing.

The $5 Talking Disk is available for Commodore 64,128,


Atari 800,800XL, 130XE, and Apple II+ (64K), lie, and lie.

If you want to make your own vocabularies, in any lan


guage or accent, then you must have a VOICE MASTER FSD-1 5V4"Disk Drive
for processing speech input. VOICE MASTER lets you Directly replaces the Commodore 1541 disk drive.
Check these Features
do much more: YOU CAN RECOGNIZE SPOKEN • Runs nil C-04 Soltwate — Including heavy copyright D'oiccteU software
COMMANDS and WHITE MUSIC AS YOU HUM! And • Full 6 monlh warranty — your assurance ol quality
• Heavy duty construction — lo run whisper quid and smooth year after year
affordable too — under $90 including the headset and
• Buil! in 24 walls solid state power supply — runs cool snd eHiciont always
microphone. • Vented rnelal clmssls — eliminates most radio-frequency mlnrfacence
• Dual serial ports wrih chaining option for expandability
Send $5 for the talking disk. Prepaid orders only. • External device number switches — lor uso as second dish drive
Includes postage. {$7 outside USA, Canada, and Mex • Sava and replace capability
• Positive lever locking system — ro eliminate "Pop out" problem
ico.) Information on VOICE MASTER will accompany • Standard 5V." SSSD Diskette. 175K Worago capacity. 310 RPM running
your disk. Or you can call or write for VOICE MASTER spoor), 90 Sac. lormol time. 1200 BPS data transfer — same as the IM1

information separately. Please specify computer make • ComrinilMe wild C-t2fl In C-64 mode

and model with your order. To Order Call Toll Free 1-800-356-S178
Visa 5 MasterCard weteomB. Credit Card orders shipped m 24 !u . Allow ■ H:;;]

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shipping and handling Send mail order wilh payment lo:

675 Conger St., Dept. R


541 Willamette Street
Eugene, OR 97402 Eugeno, OR 97101
Tel. 5o.i i.sj-ii:>.i
Telephone (503) 342-1271

RUN SEPT1MBEB VM> I


Circle 60 on Roadui Eomco card.

DELUXE RS232N
Lifting I continued.
INTERFACE

MOVING?
2710 REM ....POKE SCREEN CliARACT
ER :REM*230
2720 P=983+X+Y*40 :REM*4
2730 V=PEEK(P+D):WL=W:W=PEEK(P)
:REM*190

SUBSCRIPTION 2740
2750
POKE P+D,L:POKE P,K;REM*196
FOR T«1 TO TL:NEXT T:RETURN
:REM«248
• COMPATIBLE WITH ALL STANDARD RS232
EQUIPMENT
• SUPPORTS ALL NEEDED PINS (2 tliru B. 12.
PROBLEM? 2760
2770
:
REM
VALUE
CALC SCREEN
:REM*186
DISPLAY
:REM*12B
20. & 22) 2780 H^ASC(HS):IF H<64 THEN K=H:
■ INCLUDES 3 FOOT CABLE AT NO EXTRA Gel help with your subscription by RETURN :REM*180
2790 K=H-64:RETUHN :REM*174
CHARGE calling our new toll free number
2800 : :REM*226
• BASIC TERMINAL ROUTINE INCLUDED
2950 FOR C=1 TO LEN(B$) :REM*149
• RECOMMENDED BY COMMODORE S 1-800-645-9559* 2960 PRINT "{CRSR LF)";MID$(B$,C
BROTHER
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. KST, ,1);AS; :REM«197
• EASY TO USE 2970 GOSUB 2750:NEXT C:RETURN
• SUGGESTED LIST ONLY S49.95 Monday-Friday.
:REM*21
NEW FOR RS232 PRINTERS!!! 3000 : :REM*171
The RS232 Printer Inlerlace is an accessory 3002 REM FIXED DATA :REM*107
which allows you lo conned your RS232 Printer [f possible, please have your mailing 3004 : :REM'175

lo ttw Commodore Serial Bus. Supports 300. 3006 REM PLAYER INSTRUCTIONS
label in trout of you as well as your :REM*233
600. 1200, 3400 and more1 Tins is the only inter
face available which gives you maximum sol I ware
cancelled check or credil card state- 3008 DATA "(CTRL 1)HI, I'M ELMER
."/'{CTRL 3)I'M A TURTLE.",
compatibility! Suggested list orilyS79.95 mem if you are having problems
"(CTRL 2)LET'S PLAY A GAME.
See your local dealer or with payment " :REM*151
3010 DATA "ELMER IS A TINY TURTL
CALL (206) 236-2983 E WHO CAN DRAW AND" :REM*73
^ DEALERS CALL US! y [f moving, please give both your 3012 DATA "{2 SPACEslWRITE ALL 0
VER THE SCREEN IF YOU GIVE"
old address and new address,

fOTnnitronix)
:REM*51
• New York Sine nAfcnu all 1W7SS9I IB 3014 DATA "(3 SPACEs}HIM A LIST
OF SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS.(2 S
^P.O. BOX 43-DEPT.R -MEBCSH 15.. ^ PACEs}" :REM'69
3016 DATA "{39 SPACEs)" :REM*3
3018 DATA "FIRST, ENTER EITHER A
LINE NUMBER 0N(3 SPACES)"
:REM*57

The RUNning Board 3020 DATA "12


R 'NEW'
SPACEs)THE LIST,
TO ERASE THE WHOLE"
O

: REM* 21 3
3022 DATA "(3 SPACEs)LIST, OR '£
RUN invites you to contact its bulletin board (RUNning Board). In addition 1 TO WATCH ELMER FOLLOW(2 E
to up-to-date information about RUN and the Commodore industry, the PACEs)" :REM*51
3024 DATA "(2 SPACES)YOUR INSTRU
RUNning Board now presents useful computing hints and tips, corrections CTI0SS.I19 SPACES)":REM*101
and updates to published articles, user's group information, an up-to-date 3026 DATA "(39 SPACES}" :REM*13
list of selections for ReRUN and sneak previews of upcoming articles. 3028 DATA "IF YOU ENTERED A LIST
LINE NUMBER, YOUI2 SPACES)
The RUNning Board also features a menu format that makes it easier and
:REM*107
faster for you to select a specific section of the bulletin board. We use a 3030 DATA "(4 SPACEsJCAN THEN EN
standard protocol, 300 baud, one stop-bit, no parity, full duplex and a word TER ONE OF THE INSTRUC- "
:REM'127
length of eight bits.
3032 DATA "{3 SPACEs)TIONS SHOWN
The RUNning Board is definitely worth a call. You can get on-line anytime, BELOW THE LIST.(9 SPACEs)"
24 hours a day, seven days a week, by dialing our new number: 603-924-9704. :REM*223
3033 DATA "{39 SPACES)" :REM-20
3034 DATA "YOU CAN ALSO DELETE O
Minuterlptaj Contribution* in the form of Hianim ripl> wirti drjwijiRi and/ot phuiogrjpht ate *rlnnnr iieieI wlllue comldcced R INSERT LINES.(3 SPACES)"
for po*tible publkatLnn. Article Test and any accompanying program* *hould be tubmilled on di*k ai well u in hard.copv :REM*105
farm. RUi\ juumei iki reapuimbllity Inr loi* Dl damage ( , any material. Plejae enclose a self.iddreued. iTamptd envelope 3036 DATA "{39 SPACEs)" :REM«23
wltfl each lunmisiiun. UnaolLdlcd muiLiicrLpEi llh.it CUHCM li S KCflpUd wilUje returned only if dccompanied by an appropriately
3037 DATA "{39 SPACEs)" :REM*24
»ifcd. adequately *liinpedr
p irlf jddieiied envelope.
p Payn
y ; far tile UK of any untvliciied material *ill be mjdc upon
acceptance. All contribution*
bi andd editorial
di cortcipcnde e Hyped and double*;paced, please) ihould hr directed to RL'X 3038 DATA "(4 SPACEslPRESS ANY K
Editorial Offices, Ml I'inc Strccl, Peterborough. NH 0345B; elephone: GQZ'j- I ■ : /! Advertising Inquiries ...■uld he i EY TO START PLAYING...."
In AdverliiinijOnicei.CWCciiniTiunicaltoln/PeOTbDTOugli, hie. Elm Slieet. PclcrborouRh, NH 034S(t: lelephimr B0O-H1-4403. :REM*201
Submipllon probleini or iildnu tlnnifej: Call I S0064&9559 or Urfa [1, BUN. Subicripliiin DeparlnTenl. PO Boi 954, 3040 DATA END :REM*143
hnalMdllo, NX 11"S7. Problemi wiTft BdvcrlEHn: Send a description of Ihe prubLetn and vour current jfjiirtn to: Ht'.V, Elm
sneet, feuiborough, NH M48&WTNJ Bubui Hmii, Cuuomrr StrriM Miiuger, or nil I-8M-W1-H03. 3110 : :REM"26
3120 REM ....ELMER INSTRUCTIONS
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COMMODORE CLINIC

ByJIMSTRASMA

Doyou have a problem or question about Simply hook up the cable to the spacing daisy-wheel printer, the Madeline
your Commodore computer? Commodore serial bus connector on both com PS.fromAdler.
Clinic can help. Just send your question puters, and then use the SX-64's disk My word processor has a printer file,
on a postcard to: drive from the C-64. It will behave as which I have adopted to get the special

Jim Strasma if it were a 1541 hooked directly to Spanish characters. However, I liaven't

Commodore Clinic the C-64 along with the tape unit. been able to gel all of them at once. If the
PO Box 6100 Then simply alternate loading from printer DIP sxaitche.s 4-6 are set to Span

Macomb, IL 61-155-6100 cassette and saving to disk from the ish, I get all but three characters. If the
C-64, as follows: switches are set to USA, I get those char
Queries are answered only through this
LOAD"n.mie"
acters, but not two others. Can you help?
column and, due to the volume of mail,
SAVL"0:namc'\8 Jose Alvarez
only questions likely to appeal to the ma
Rocheporf, MO
jority of our readers can be published.

HARDWARE Q: I bought a VIC.-20 last year, ami I am A: Most printers have escape codes
Q: Can Electronic Arts' Amiga program, a total novice wlien it comes to computers. that can override their switch settings.
Deluxe Paint, be used on the C-128 with a I don't want to write programs, .so where These are of the form
memory expansion module? can I buy software for the VIC?
PR1NT#4,CHR$«7);<: H RS( 120);
Also, along with the VIC I tough t a
T. Phillips where 126 is the command value you
1541 disk drive. Are they compatible?
Whiterock, BC need. The codes can usually be made
Canada Riiss Hitter
pan of the printer-definition file used
Stone Mountain, GA
by your word processor. Other word
A: No, because the Amiga uses a ma processors, such as Easy Script, allow
chine language different from the A: Toys R Us is one well-known chain
you to hide the needed codes within
two machine languages used in the that still stocks a good selection of the text you're writing.
C-128. It also has support chips differ programs for the VIC-20; I'd be glad Whichever way you do it, you need
ent from those in the C-128. Choose to hear of others.
an escape sequence that changes
a paint program from among the As for the 1541, yes, you can use it character sets from USA to Spanish
dozens of good ones available for with the VIC. The hookup and com and back. You can [hen use the com
the C-64. mands are the same for both the VIC mand each time you print a character
and the C-64. If you find the instruc from the alternate character set, and
tions in the manual too difficult, ask change sets back again for the next
Q: / have a C-64 with a cassette player a nearby Commodore user group for character from the regular set. If your
ami an SX-64 with a built-in disk drive help. One near you is the Atlanta printer can do this, the result will be
and no tape port. Is there a way I can group, c/o Uonald Lisoski, 17(57 llig slow, but workable.
connect my SX-64 to my C-6-1 to transfer Valley Lane, in Stone Mountain.
As for true proportional spacing,
my tape programs to the SX-64 disk drive? that requires Intimate knowledge of
JeffHickman
SOFTWARE the printer by the word processor. Un
Page, AZ Q: I bought Paperback Writer for my less the proportional spacing in Paper
C-128. The first problem is that it doesn't back Writer is specifically designed to
A: If you can buy or borrow ;i 6-pin justify when my printer is set to propor work with your exact printer model, it
nialeto-malc DIN cable (i.e., a Com tional spacing. Justification is seen on will need changes to the printer-defi
modore serial bus disk drive or screen, but not in print. nition file—probably lots of them.
printer cable), you're in business. Second, I have a Spcmish proportional- Those who really need proportional
102 /RUN SEPTEMBER 1986
□Commodore Clink

Spacing usually end up buying what having the same ID. This could cause a A: The number 169 is the decimal
ever printer fits the word processor, conflict when using RUN's Disk Master representation of the machine lan
or whatever word processor fits the program ("Dish Master Revisited," RUN, guage command LDA #. It loads the
printer (if they can find one). February 198-1). Please give me detailed value in the number following 169
instructions on how 1 may change the ID into the primary accumulator of the
of my own disk, so as not to have a conflict. microprocessor. This is indeed a very
Qj I recently acquired a O16 and would common command, and often you will
Maurice F. Hamblett
like to set it up as a typewriter. The com
Venice, FL find the next number is 0, meaning
puter's instruction manual says it can be
that the accumulator contains a zero.
done, but is vague about the equipment [('you're ready to learn more about
A: The only safe way is by formatting
required and how to hook it up. Whenever
a new disk with the ID you want, and machine language, one tool I use al
1 ask a service center or computer "expert",
then copying to it all files from the most daily is Micro Logic's 6502 ref
I get the same answer: "Forget it. The 16 erence card. It lists on a single plastic
original disk. Any other approach is
is just a toy." Can something be rigged up sheet all the reference material I need
risky at best. Since copying with a sin
to print one page at a time without saving
gle drive is tedious and not always for 65xx programming, including the
it to disk?
even possible, your best bet will be to answer to your question about what
Larry Davidson find someone with an MSD dual disk instructions are represented by var
Metairie, LA drive or a Commodore 4040 dual disk ious numbers. To order, send a check
drive. Then place your original disk for $6.95, marked "Send (1) MC-
A: The C-16 is Intended to use the in drive 0 and the newly formatted 6502," to PO Box 174, Hackensack,
same software cartridges as the Plus/ disk in drive 1. NJ 07602.
4. Therefore. I think you'll find Com The command to make the copy is:
modore's Script/Plus word processing
OPEN 15,H,15."Cl=f)" Qj I know nothing about machine lan
cartridge for the Plus/4 will do what
you want. Yi>u can order Script/Plus After the copy is completed, you guage, but, for program security, I'd like to
and enough other C-16 programs di may use the new disk in place of your be able to erase a program when it etuis or
rectly from Commodore to make it a original. if a system reset h detected. I can't just use
visibly useful computer. New, because some utility programs will
You'll also need a printer to copy resurrect the program afterwards. Could
your page to paper. Since some non- Qj 1 own a C-128, but most programs pub you write a machine language program to
Commodore printer interfaces do lished in magazines seem to be written for do thefollowing:
not work with the Plus/4, your best the C-64. Please tell me how to convert a 10 FOR X = 2048 'IX) 32767
bet may be to buy a Commodore program for the (.'-67 into 128 mode, 20 POKE X/J
30 NF.XT
printer, such as the DPS-1101. P. Leyden
Denver, CO and to be executed when called, or on reset?
Glenn Parks
Qj I recently got F.pyx's Fast Load car
A: The principle for converting C-64 Washington, NJ
tridge/or my 064. Afriend has one, also.
programs into C-128 native mode is
When I trial mini; 1 gat a lot of garbage.
the same as for converting them to A: I could, but I won't, because it
When we used his, it was fine. What's
work on the Plus/4, namely, replace would give you a false sense of secu
wrong?
each Poke command with an equiva rity and breach my long-standing ban
Jared Shockley lent added Basic command. To do (his, on helping either protectionists or
Renton, WA you'll need both your CM 28 manual pirates.
of new commands and a book detail You should be aware, however, thai
A: Assuming you used the same C-64 ing what all the usual Pokes do on anyone who wants access to your pro
system both rimes, your Fast Load car the C-64. For this, 1 refer to Sheldon gram badly enough to use an un-new
tridge is probably defective, This some Leemon's book, Mapping the O64. utility could also attack it with more
times happens with all products. If Then, when you have, for example, powerful utilities, some of which, for
possible, take it back to the dealer and a POKE 53280,14, you can use the two example, freeze your program at the
swap it for another. books to find the equivalent C-128 press of a button, save it to disk, and
On the other hand, if you didn't use command, COLOR 4.15. then resume, all without being do-
the same C-64 both limes, do that first, lecied by your program,
because it's also possible that there is
Qj In many programs, I notice the number
something wrong with your computer
169 appearing frequently in Data state
REPAIRS
itself instead of the cartridge.
ments. Is this a (iosub in machine lan Qj When 1 hit the A key, I must apply a
guage? I'm curious to know the basics of sharp tapfor it to register. I substituted the
PROGRAMMING machine language contained in Data keyboardfrom my VIC-20 and the problem
Q: When a program 1 purchased hap statements. disappeared. Is this a legitimate repair?
pened to have the same ID as one of my Jim Smith John Bagge
own programs, I ended up with two disks Sterling. KS Oaldand, NJ
RUN SEPTEMBER 1688 ' 103
HCommodore Clinic

A: It is, indeed. Commodore was A: You've already taken the first step What happens from that point on
even accused of shipping some C-64's by announcing your interest in form is up to the members of your group,
With VIC: keyboards, back when parts ing one. Now other RUN readers in but some of the best-known and larg
were hard 10 come by. But hang on w your area can contact you about it. est user groups staried in just this way.
your C-64 keyboard. You may want to Here are some more suggestions:
use the individual keys from it for Choose a convenient time for a first
later repairs. It disassembles with ;i meeting in your home. Then make Q: I have a list of Plus/4 software Com
small Phillips screwdriver, and inside signs announcing it as an organiza modore gave me, and would be happy to
you'll find all the inner mechanisms tional meeting and briefly describe share it. I'm aho interested in belonging to
the same, with only the removable what your user group will do. Ask the orstartinga PlwJ-l owners rlid>, Cotiidyou
keytops differing from key to key. Commodore dealers in your area to assist me in this?
This means you can swap individual post copies of your announcement R. N. Mitchell
keys next time, instead of the whole and to mention it to customers, and 317 Bahia Circle
keyboard. also send copies to local papers, radio Ocala, FL 32672
and TV stations. Then, on the ap
pointed night, have some extra chairs A: I'd be glad to. Plus/4 owners inter
OTHER and your computer in your living ested in forming a user group should
room and some refreshments ready. let reader Mitchell know, and offer
Q I live in an area with no user groups You also might have an interesting whatever help you are willing to pro
nearby. What should I do to bring one to program handy to show, or a disk of vide the group.
Riverdcde? public domain programs to give With Plus/4s currently selling for
Richard Tieger away. [Note: Also see, "How to Begin under $80 from C.O.M.B., there soon
452 W. 261st St. and Maintain a User's Group," RUN, should be plenty of new owners in
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User's Group by Mail? lion is that headers can be suppressed ler Spanish wheels are wrong. All the
on the first page simply by putting combinations that include 7 on that
l am a fairly new computer user
the .hd statement elsewhere than at page don't give you any character at
and would like to learn more. RUN
the beginning of the file. all. Setting the DIP switches to USA
provides fine articles, but I believe a
Thanks for a very useful program. or Spain won't do any good. Neither
user's group would help me more,
It has solved some printing problems, will writing to the publishers of Pa
since I would be dealing with other
including interface "quote mode" perback Writer. They won't answer
new users like myself. However, I
complexities and printing of files you, or maybe they don't know an
don't have time for the weekly club
downloaded from local bulletin answer,
meetings In my area.
boards. After months of hard work, I finally
I would like to hear from others
Marjorie S. Hildebrandt found all the codes you need to write
interested in starling a mail-in club
Simsbury, CT completely in Spanish, including all
for C-64 users, or anyone who already
the Spanish symbols. With my chart
has such a club.
of codes you don't even need to set
John Eidschun
Printing in Spanish tlie DIP switches to Spain. {In fact, in
2746 Beacon Drive Spain DIP the accent doesn't work
If you're using a Commodore 64 or
Atlanta, CA 30360 properly when writing in propor
128 computer, a Commodore 1101
Daisywheel printer and the Paper tional spacing, but in USA DIP it
back Writer 64 or 128 word proces works perfectly.)
Correspond with the Philippines
sor, and you're trying to write in If any readers would like the codes
We're a group of Commodore for the Spanish symbols, I'll send a
Spanish with Adler Spanish daisy-
users in the Philippines who would copy of my chart for S">. For ST I'll
wheels, I'll bet you're having trouble.
like to exchange notes with other send a hard copy of the complete
The printer file for the 1101 that
clubs. Our address is: Society of Com printer file with all the codes and
comes with Paperback Writer is not
modore Users of Metro Manila, c/o Spanish symbols. With this you can
functional. It's adapted to write in
Chin Wong, 29A Scout Lozano, Que both write in Spanish and see the
French, so to write Spanish you have
zon City, Philippines. Spanish characters on the screen. Fi
to adapt it yourself. It takes hard work
Chin Wong and a lot of patience, but you can do nally, for S10 I'll send a disk with
Quezon City, Philippines it, and these pointers will give you everything on it.

some help. The basic steps arc:


If you have an old version of Pa

/. Load from disk the- file named perback Writer, you can adapt your
RUN Script Hints printer file with the code chart, but if
1101/JUKI6000.pf.
I'm absolutely delighted with RUN 2. First change the n to y in the line your version is the latest, your printer
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for the ASCII (the first one), and also
to move among screen codes, Com to adapt to Spanish. In that case,
put a 7 in die line for the address code.
modore ASCII and true ASCII. 3. Look for the printer codes in you'll definitely need either the hard
Because the RUN Script 64 system your 1101 printer's manual, and put copy of the file or the disk.
uses a Basic loader, it's easy to lock the codes for the Spanish characters By the way, with the Adler Spanish
the printer into true ASCII in the daisywheels you can also print in
in yuur printer file.
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French, and I can give you the codes
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Right Hand Helper toduel ($49.95). Take command in Breakers is a science-fiction text ad
the World War II game, Battlcfront venture in a futuristic real-time world
Sharedata (Eden Prairie, MN
(S39.95). View your chessboard in two where die action continues even with
55344), introduces Z-Glove, a glove
or three dimensions with Chessmas- out your input. S39.95.
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ter 2000 ($39.95). Explore the Orien Check Reader Service number 402.
hand movements. Used in plate of
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cursor keys and input devices, you
Moebius ($39.95). Help a cybernetic
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the same way you would real objects.
Grasp, /.Glove's programming lan
Ogre [$39.95). Tune in, turn on and Okidata (532 Fellowship Road, Mt.
boot up in Timothy Leary's Mind Laurel, NJ 08054) now offers its model
guage, lets you change the workings
Mirror, a mind game for blowouts 120 dot-matrix printer ($209) with
of a program while it is running.
($32.95). Romp through 100 levels of near-letter-quality capabilities. The
Available for $89.95,
treacherous dungeon ]»layficlds in Ul 120 has a mean-time-between-failurc
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timate Wizard ($29.95). rating of 4000 hours.
The prices Cor Ihe following games The Okimate 20 color printer
had not been determined at press ($169) creates hi-res pictures, graphics
Money time, but they will range between and overheads and requires the Plug
Timeworks (444 Lake Cook Road,
S30 and S50 each. Wend your way 'N Print kit (S99), which includes an in
through seven cities, with new magic terface, data cable, cartridge ribbons,
Deerfield, II. (SOU 15) expands its Sylvia
spells and a new class of characters, computer paper and instructions.
Porter's Personal Finance Series with
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in Arch-Mage's Tale. Host your own Check Reader Sen-ice number 403.
murder party in Murder Parly, with
lor the CM 28, which manages invest
ment transactions, monitors your in
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vestment taxes and tracks your port
zarre items in Scavenger Hunt, a part
folios and retirement investments.
computer and part board name.
Fundamental and technical analyzers
Check Reader Service number 405.
help you evaluate securities. You can
also access databases such as Dow
[ones News, CompuServe, The Source
and Warner's Investment Strategies.
Broderbund C-64 Trio
Available on disk for $69.95.
Check Reader Service number 401. Broderbund Software (17 Paul Drive,
San Rafael, CA 94903) introduces diree
programs on disks for the C-64.
The Okimate 120.
Design working mechanical models
Games and More Games and toys, customize the designs and
Eleven new games on disks for the print them out with The Toy Shop.
Stickers
C-64 have been announced by Elec Wire, wooden dowels, adhesive
tronic Arts (1820 Gateway Drive, San cardboard and users manual are in Stickers, a graphics program for
Mateo, CA 94404). cluded. S59.95. children of 4-12, creates "sticker" pic
Solve a murder and learn your true Type! teaches typing with text and tures while improving problem-solv
identity in Amnesia ($39.95). Battle to sentences and includes an arcade- ing skills. Available on disk for the
the death in freeway firefights in Au- siyle game. S49.95. C-64 for $34.95. Springboard Soft-
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ware, Inc., 7807 Creekridgc Circle, within equations. In Jungle Book (Jon, Odie, Arlene, Pooky, Nermal
Minneapolis, MN 55435. Reading (ages 7-12), children test and and Garfield), setting up situations,
Check Render Service number 40fi. improve their reading comprehen adding built-in captions (or writing
sion skills as Ihey explore the wild their own), and then printing out
with Mowgli, the jungle boy. their creations as posters, cartoons or
Death from Above Check Reader Service number 408. labels. Available on disk for S29.95
In the arcade game A.C.E.: Air from DLM, One DLM Park, PO Box
Combat Emulator, a talking on-board 4000, Allen, TX 75002.
computer warns you of incoming en Tool Box Check Reader Service number 411.
emy missiles and aircraft as you guide The Persona] Choice Collection from
your supersonic fighter to wipe out Activision (2350 Baysliore Frontage
enemy air and ground fortes and Road, Mountain View, CA 94043) is a Firebird Games
ships. Available on disk for the series of productivity tools on disks Firebird (PO Box 49, Ramsey, NJ
C-64 at S19.95 from UXB, 1 Kendall for the C-64. 07446) offers two new games on disks
Square, Cambridge, MA (12139. Writer's Choice, a word processor, for the C-64. Tracker has you over
Check Reader Service number 407. includes a 50,000-word spelling check coming a complex web of defenses in
er and layout-preview option thai lets order to terminate the renegade ar
you see how a document will appear tificial intelligence residing within
on hard copy. Filer's Choice, a filing ($34.95). Starglider is a combat simu
and record-keeping system, lets you lation, with animated, 3-D vector
customize computer index cards and graphics. Your mission: Destroy the
combine infonnation from multiple space fleet of an invading planet (no
fields into one file for reports. Plan price set at press time).
ner's Choice, a personal planning and Check Reader Service number412.
spreadsheet system, lets you select col
umn widths and view different sections
of the spreadsheet simultaneously. Survival Conference
Each program may be purchased The Association for Women in Com-
Star's Gemini IIprinter.
separately for S39.95 or in a set for puting (AWC) announces its Fifth
$99.95 complete. Annual Conference, which will be
Gemini II Check Reader Service number 410. held September 26-28, 1986, at the
Star Micronics (200 Park Avenue, Embassy Suites Hotel, Laclede's
Suite 3510, New York, NY 10166) in Landing, St. Louis, MO. The theme of
troduces the Gemini II, a C-G4- and Create Garfleld Cartoons the conference is "Today's Woman:
128-compatible dot-matrix printer Create cartoons featuring Garfield Computer Literacy for Survival."
that prints 120 cps in draft mode and and his friends with Create with Gar- For more information, contact
30 cps in near-letter-quality mode. A field!, a graphics program for the AWCC'86 Conference Information,
snap-in ribbon cartridge and interface C-64. Children make cartoons by se 407 Hillmoor Drive, Silver Spring,
cable are included. Available for $329. lecting backgrounds and characters MD 20901.
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Fisher-Prlce Education
RUN AMOK
Fisher-Price Learning Software (PO
Box 1327, Cambridge, MA 02238) in Item: There is a bug in the Digit Fidget program (May 1986, p. 70). Numbers
troduces four C-G4 educational pro are not rounded properly when the rounding would cause the integer portion
grams based on children's classics, of the number to change. For example, if you format 2.9999 with the mask
each available on disk for $24.95. "#.##", the result is "2.00", while it should be "3.00". The following modi
In Peter Rabbit Reading (for ages fications should fix the problem. Change line 50120 to:
3-6), children develop early reading 50120 PT = PX-INT(PX) : PT = PT+10IPC + .5 : IFPT> = 101PCTHEN PZ = 1 :PTS = "":
skills as they help Peter Rabbit find GOTO50170
his way through gardens, ponds and
Add the following lines:
other places. Prokofiev's Peter and
50122 PTS«M]nS(STR$(INT(I1T)),S)
ihe Wolf Music (ages 3-7) helps chil
50170 IFPZ< = LEN(PRJ) THENIFMID$(I'R$.PZ,1)-"."THEN PZ-PZ- 1 : GOTO50200
dren develop primary music and lis
50180 IFPZ = LEN<PR$)THENPZ = 0:GOTO50200
tening skills using characters and
50190 PZ-PZ + ] :GOTO50l70
themes from the classic music adven 50200 IFPZ = 0THENPE» - l : RETURN
ture. The First Men on the Moon 50210 FY = VA[.(M1DS[PR$,PZ,1)) : IFPY = 9THEN50230
Math (ages 9-12) helps children to 50220 PRS = l.EFTI(PRS,l'Z - 1 ] + MID$(STRS(PY + 1),2) + MIDSlPRS.PZ + 1) : GOTO50125
add, subtract, multiply and divide B02S0 PR$-[J-FTS(PRS.P7.-l)+"<r + MIDS(PR$.PZ+]):PZ = PZ-l : GOTO50200
RUN SEPTEMBER 1986 / 109
called scratching, (lie sure not to erase your final version!)
Learn to Walk Before You RUN To scratch a program, type:

OPEN15,8,15 <Pren R«um>


l'KlNT#):i,"SO:pruj!.name" <Press Return and wail a few seconds>
CLO3E15 < Press Return >
We receive many tetters from new Commodore owners
who want to learn the first steps in using their computers.
7. After you have saved several programs to your disk,
you will need to sec their names so that you can load the
For these first-time users, we present the following step-
by-Step list of things (hat all beginners should be aware one you want. To get the complete list (the disk directory)
of as they start typing in programs.
of all the program names on your disk, type:

1. Before you can use ;i Fresh disk, you have to format LOAD "$".« <Press Return>

it. First turn on your disk drive, then insert the disk, close Then type LIST to actually see the directory. C-128
the latch and type: owners simply press F3.

OPEN15.8.1B <Preu Rcwni> 8. When you know what program you want to load
I'RIN [#]j."M):NAMK,##" <Pr«S Relum> into your computer, type:

The ## is a two-character identification number that LOAD "NAME",8 <Press Retum>


can be any combination of letters and/or digits. "'NAME" C-128 owners can just press F2, type in the program
can be any title for your disk that you choose, but it must
name, and press the return key.
not exceed 16 characters. Wait for a few minutes while
9. After you have loaded a program, type RUN to
the disk spins inside the drive, being formatted. When
actually use the program.
the disk stops spinning, type:

CLOSEI5 < Press R«um>

C-128 owners can shorten this procedure by simply How to Type Listings from RUN
typing:

HEADER "NAME,#r' <Press Relurn> To simplify your typing of RUN's C-64 and C-128
Caution: The formatting process erases all material program listings, we include checksum numbers. These
already on the disk, so if you're formatting a used disk, numbers follow a REM statement at the end of each line
make sure it doesn't contain any programs you want to (e.g., :REM*123). These checksum numbers necessitate
save. See item 7, below, on reading the disk directory. your using RUN'S Perfect Typist programs, listed below.
Use 64 Perfect Typist for C-64 programs and 128 Perfect
2. As a beginner, you should start entering short Basic
Typist for 128 Mode programs on the C-128.
programs. Avoid machine language listings and very
Type in 64 Perfect Typist (Listing 1) or 128 Perfect
lengthy Basic programs until you gel the hang of what
Typist (Listing 2) and save it to either tape or disk before
you're doing. We have a checksum program (Perfect Typist)
running. When you want to type in a 64- or a 128-mode
which actually proofreads your typing and tells you when
program, first load and run the appropriate Perfect Typist
you make a mistake. You should type in Perfect Typist be
listing. Two SYS numbers will be displayed on your
fore you enter any programs. See directions below.
screen. Jot these down and keep them handy. They are
3. Remember to press the return key after each pro the SYS numbers that you type in for deactivating and
gramming line you type in. reactivating the checksum program.
4. As you are typing in a program, you are likely to After Perfect Typist has been loaded and run, start
make typographical errors. To check what you have typed typing in the program listing from RUN as you normally
in, you'll need to list your program's lines on the screen. do. The only difference is that now, after you press the
You can specify the exact lines that you want to see. return key to log in each line, a 1-, 2- or 3-digit number
Typing LIST 10-50 will list lines 10 through 50. LIST 20 will appear below the line on the left margin. This is the
will list only line 20. If you see an error in one of your checksum number, ranging from 0 to 255.
listed lines, you can fix it by using the INST/DEL key and If this number matches the checksum number printed
retyping the incorrect section of the line. Always press in the listing after the :REM*, then you know you have
the return key after you have fixed a line. typed that line correctly. Then you type the next program
5. Be sure to save what you have typed in before turning line right over the previous line's checksum value. If the
off your computer. To save any partial or complete Basic checksum numbers do not agree, analyze your line on
program listing to your disk, type: screen for any typographic errors or omissions. Make the
needed changes and press the return key again to log in
SAVE MNAME",8 < Press Return>
those changes. A new checksum number will appear in
C-128 owners can press Fa, type in the program name, place of the old one. Compare this to the magazine's
and press the return key. number and then proceed to the nest line.
Note: As you save subsequent versions of the same When you've finished typing in your program, disable
program, you need to make a slight change in the program the Perfect Typist by typing in the appropriate SYS num
name each time. You might simply add version numbers ber for either 64 or 128 mode, and press the return key.
to the end of the program name (PROGRAM.1, PRO- Now you can save your program as usual, to disk or tape.
GRAM.2, etc.). (Before you attempt to run your new program, turn your

6. While working on a program, you may develop computer off and back on to completely clear out the
several versions before you're satisfied that you have it Perfect Typist program.)
in final form. After you do achieve that final version, you You may save an incomplete program any time and
might want to go back and erase the old, incomplete continue it later. You will have to reload and run the
versions from your disk. Erasing unwanted programs is Perfect Typist program, then load the incompletcd pro-
110 /RUN il.i-lLMMtk IU86
gram that you were working on, list it, and continue
where you left off. Listing 2. 128 Perfect Typist program.
The 128 Perfect Typist will work in either 40 or 80
columns. Also, it lets you use the C-128's automatic line- 1 REM 40/80 COL 128 MODE PERFECT TYPIST
numbering. If Auto is on, the checksum will be printed 2 REM
3 REM WRITTEN BY:
below [he line you just entered, and the C-128 will place
4 REM JAMES E. BORDEN
the next line number below the checksum.
5 REM 641 ADAMS ROAD
All listings in RUN have been translated so that the 6 REM CARLISLE, PA 17013
graphics and control characters are designated as under 7 REM

standable key combinations, When you see instructions in 10 FORX=5120TO53 79:READD:T=T+D:POKEX,D:NEXT


side curly brackets, such as {SHIFT L}, you should hold
20 IFTO28312 THENPRINT"{2 CRSR DNslERROR I
down the shift key and press the L key. What you see on your N DATA...":END
screen will look quite different from what is designated in 25 A$="":IFPEEK(215)=128THENA$="{20 SPACEs}
side the brackets. Another example is {22 SPACEs}, which
instructs you to press the space bar 22 times. 30 PRINT"{S!!FT CLR}"A$"{CRSR RT) ***********

40 PKINTA$"(CRSR RT)** 128 PERFECT TYPIST I


S NOW ACTIVE **"
Listing 1. 64 Perfect Typist program. 50 PRINTA$"(CRSR RT}**(2 SPACEslSYS 5120=ON
{7 SPACEsJSYS 5150=OFF{2 SPACEs}**"
60 PRINTA$"{CRSR RT}***********************
1 REM 64 PERFECT TYPIST ♦♦*♦***»+»♦*»»*",SYS5120:NEW
2 REM
5120 DATA 173,005,003,201,020,208,001,096,1
3 REM WRITTEN BY: 41 ,045
4 REM JAMES E. BORDEN
5130 DATA 020,173,004,003,141,044,020,162,0
5 REM 641 ADAMS ROAD 43,160
6 REM CARLISLE, PA 17013 5140 DATA 020,142,004,003,140,005,003,096,2
7 REM
34,234
10 POKE56,PEEK!56 1-1:POKE52,PEEK(56):CLR 5150 DATA 173,044,020,141,004,003,173,045,0
20 PG=PEEK(56):ML=PG*256+60 20,141
30 FORX^ML TO ML+154:READD:T=T+D:POKEX,D:NE 5160 DATA 005,003,096,032,013,067,140,255,0
XT
19,162
40 IFT<>16251 THEN PRINT"ERROR IN DATA...": 5170 DATA 000,142,252,019,142,253,019,142,2
END
54,019
60 POKEML*4,PG:POKE ML+10,PG:POKE MLt16,PG
5180 DATA 189,000,002,201,032,240,008,201,0
70 POKE ML+20,PG:POKE ML+32,PG:POKE ML+38,P 48,144
G
5190 DATA 007,201,058,176,003,232,208,238,1
80 POKE ML+141,PG
89,000
89 PRINT"{SHFT CLR)(CRSR RT}****+**********
5200 DATA 002,240,054,201,032,208,005,172,2
54,019
9f) SYS ML:PRINT "{CRSR RT}** 64 PERFECT TYP
5210 DATA 240,042,201,034,208,010,072,173,2
1ST IS NOW ACTIVE(2 SPACES}**" 54,019
100 PRINT "{CRSR RT)** SYS"ML"=ON{5 SPACEs} 5220 DATA 073,001,141,254,019,104,072,238,2
SYS"ML+30"=OFF **" 53,019
101 PRINT"(CRSR RT)************************
***xx*********" ; jjEW
5230 DATA 173,253,019,041,007,168,104,024,0
72,024
110 DATA 173,005,003,201,003,208,001,096 5240 DATA 104,016,001,056,042,136,016,246,1
120 DATA 141,105,003,173,004,003,141,104 09,252
130 DATA 003,162,103,160,003,142,004,003 5250 DATA 019,141,252,019,232,208,197,173,2
140 DATA 140,005,003,096,234,234,173,104 52,019
150 DATA 003,141,004,003,173,105,003,141 5260 DATA 024,101,022,024,101,023,141,252,0
160 DATA 005,003,096,032,124,165,132,011
170 DATA 162,000,142,240,003,142,241,003 5270 DATA 042,032,241,020,032,188,020,160,0
180 DATA 189,000,002,240,051,201,032,208 02,185
190 DATA 004,164,212,240,040,201,034,208 5280 DATA 185,020,032,241,020,136,016,247,1
200 DATA 008,072,165,212,073,001,133,212 65,116
210 DATA 104,072,238,241,003,173,241,003 5290 DATA 208,009,165,117,208,005,169,145,0
220 DATA 041,007,168,104,024,072,024,104 32,241
230 DATA 016,001,056,042,136,016,246,109 5300 DATA 020,172,255,019,096,013,032,032,1
240 DATA 240,003,141,240,003,232,208,200 62,000
250 DATA 173,240,003,024,101,020,024,101 5310 DATA 173,252,019,232,056,233,100,176,2
260 DATA 021,141,240,003,169,042,032,210 50,105
270 DATA 255,169,000,174,240,003,032,205 5320 DATA 100,202,240,003,032,232,020,201,0
280 DATA 189,162,003,189,211,003,032,210 10,176
290 DATA 255,202,016,247,164,011,096,145 5330 DATA 005,205,252,019,240,015,162,000,2
300 DATA 013,032,032 32,056
5340 DATA 233,010,016,250,024,105,010,202,0
32,232
5350 DATA 020,170,072,138,009,048,032,241,0
20,104
5360 DATA 096,170,173,000,255,072,169,000,1
41 ,000
5370 DATA 255,138,032,210,255,104,141,000,2
55,096

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October

Coming Attractions
RUN magazine will really get down to business next Applications—Read about how Commodore
month as we take a look at how C-64 and C-128 computers are effectively being used in business
computers can be used for business purposes. The every day.
lineup will include:

■ Survey of CAD Software—This article will Plus, some non-business features:


survey some of the computer-aided-design pro
grams on the market to help you decide if your ■ Jim Butterfield Interview—A profile of the
business can benefit from CAD. guru of Commodore computing, who has de
voted years to learning, and teaching others,
■ Type-in Balance Sheet—C-64 and C-128 about Commodore computers.
owners can use this program to keep accurate,
up-to-date financial records for their small busi ■ Introducing Big Magic—We're expanding
ness or organization. RUN'S most-read column to include longer—yet
still easy-to-type-in—program listings to help you
I Software Reviews—Find out what's available get the most out of your computer system.
commercially to help you with your business
needs.

112/RUN SEPTEMBER 1986


Introducing the Most Powerful
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Th§ ERSABUSINES Series


Each VERSABUSINESS module can be purchased and used independently,
or can be linked in any combination to form a complete, coordinated business system.

VERSARECEIVABLES- $99.95 VERSALEDGER IP $149.95


Versa U-tWER II™ is a compleic account ing system that grows as your business
VhKSARECBl'ABLEs'" s a compk-ti' menu driven accounts receivable, invoicing, ano
mtinihly statement generating system It kwitu irack ol nil information ielai«l to who grows. VERSALEDGER II™ can be used as a simple personal checkbook register,
OWnt uau >x your company money. ™d can piciuide automats billing for past dufl ac expanded to a small business bookkeeping syslem or developed into a large
couiiis
is VfcfiSAHECEIwni
VfcfiSAHECEIwni ES-
ES prints
pn .ill nscaMary
s statements, invcntcs. and summary corporate general ledger system without any additional software.
r and
rrs d an be linked with VekmLeixier II" jnd VrKSAlNVENTOKV™. • VEKSaLedgEH 11™ gives you almost unlimited storage capacity
(300 to 10,000 entries per month, depending on the system),
VERSAPAYABLES $99.95
d
tHdiaisnp|
d • stores all check and general ledger inlormation forcuer,
in touch with nil information regarding how much money your tuminny cwc", *nd to • prints tiactor-feed checks,
whom VERSA PnYAEll ES- maintains a complete record on each vendor, pnnts clwcks, • handles multiple checkbooks and general ledgers,
chech re^ltrs, vouchers, Iraiisjtilun repoils. Jg^d paynhlss reports, vendor reports, • prints 17 customized accounting reports including check registers,
jnd more. With VebSaPAVAHW. yo" tan Wfn let your computer aulumalically select balance sheets, income statements, transaction reports, account
whitli voiichcis iit\' lo be paid. listings, etc.
VERSAPAYROLL'" $99.95 VERSAliUGEK IF" comes with a professionally written 160 page manual de
VEKSAPnviiaLL- is a ixiw«lul ami sophislicated, but easy lo us* payroll iyilt"i inai
kwpstrack o( aD gowriiment requitedpa«TOll infornvitKin. Crnnpletr employee rwortb signed (or first-time users. The VersaUdger I!" manual will help you become
are maintained, and all necessary pnyroll calculations an; |x.-rlmmed automatically, with quickly familiar wilh VeksaLeDGEK II™, using complete sample data files
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cally or the operator Lan intervene \n prevent a check from being printed, or to alter
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