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All pneas and specifications are subject lo change wmoul i>olics / / 2-7/3-2 i Vim) Jrom The Underground (Brian L Crosthwaite I finally gol my primer cable so I worth, we would just re-release the Looks like we're making as big a deal can put my HP 4ML on my printer issues that arc dwindling. about it as we did our one year .stand. Hmmm. I know that il is an Despile the age of the computers anniversary issue. output device, but somehow I (eel kind lliat bring you diellard, we arc actually We are indeed growing. Linda, our of aione with my printer not right next stale of the art. My partner as well as new receptionist, is who has liecn to me. 1 used lo be able to grab the myself take pictures with a Nikon FM answering the phone lately. Doug printout and check it out moments after camera. The photos are placed on pholo Parsons, our new Assistant Editor, is il came out the lop of the printer. CD and printed to film along wilh our now on Spinner and PRG patrol! Not any more. I have to slide my laser printed masters. Northwest Things arc in the groove! chair over, then reach way over to ihc Printing has some of the most Ok, enough already - this is your primer stand and -- just a minule -- well sophisticated equipment in the world issue! Enjoy it!!! alter I pick up my chair, which usually when it comes to printing. Hips up over my head, I pull Ihe And, yes, the masters are printed READV. printout off of the tray and -- hey. this on a laser printer using a C128D. thing's blank! commodore 8-bit computer. And yes, What is more fun than a barrel of monkeys? Able lo leap buildings in a Fessin' Up single bound? Is water resistant lo 200 kilometers? And can strip copy To protection off your disks? You got me. Messin' Up But. diellard is moving onto the newsstands! Al least some ncwsslands. Boy did we mess up! We were Yoii can get dieHard al many going to draw for a free subscription commodore shops, that is well from., die Readers' Sui\sys known, but many national bookstore postmarked before April 15. Weil, chains will be placing dieHard among we didn't place a spot on the form to ihe many fine magazines llicy presently when GEOS updales Ihc screen, it lakes put your name and address! So here carry. So tell everyone ahoul il! Spread forever! Then how is sanity preserved is what we arc going to do. Mail us the news! will] such a system? Well, JiffyDOS a post card wilh your name and Well, back issues arc not always doesn't speed up GEOS any, but a address on il to: easy to come by in ihc magazine world. couple of ils cousins do - a RAMLink Hul in today's high tech society. dH and an HD-85! Find out the inside story dieHard will remain available. We have [he on ibis within ihis month's REVIEW! Subscription Drawing technology lo reproduce back issues that Speaking of the times -- TipeRite KOJBox 392 look just like the originals! In fact, we gets a total revamp! Grand master Boise, ID 83702-0392 are doing just that. The October 1993 programmer James T. Jones brings us issue is just a few issues away from dH Checksum (created with the Be sure il gets to us by August extinct, but we will be repressing it BASIC listing TipeRite 2.(»). dHC is 31, 1994. We will draw the lucky soon, so don't fret if you have not an ML program that allows you to enter winner from those cards, Sorry received that issue for your dH programs as you would normally and about this folks! collection! reports back the checksum al the lop left We decided that rather than create of the C64's screen. READV. hard-to-find collecliblcs, that scalpers Well, diis marks our twentieth issue would sell you for seven times their - our two year anniversary issue. Jtitii: l<)94 View From The Underground The Battle With Insanity in the Underground 4 Pocket Filer 2 26 INPUT;READER$ 6 dieHard PRG 29 TipeRite 2.0 Rarities 7 the Flyer for commodore Sbitters This creats the new dll Checksum! C64. Basic BASIC 8 Read/Write DOS Shell Doin'lhu two step! Copy that boot sector with REVIEW! 14 ease! C128. HD 'n RL? PAPSAW 10 LinearY SYS is in town! Math tool. All machines. Archaic Computer 20 Random Number Gen. "Flight 816 leaving for New York City will News! 10 MLCen. C64. be departing shortly..." SSonPNT! Space Port Feature PRC. CM Q&A 22 Cyberspace Cowboy 12 Trader's Corner 34 Star Wires! DOS & Don'ts 25 LOADSTAR Spotlight 35 Oops! 35 Editorial Staff Funds). Crosthwaite. l.ynnCarthy Induslries, Inc., «16 Editor-in-Chief: Brian L CroslhwaiK Suh missions: Please send submissions to Wesi Bannock, Suite 502, Boise, Idaho, 83702. Managing Editor: Mia C. Crostliwailc dieHard, Submissions, 816 West Bannock, Suite (208)383-0300, FAX (208) 383-0151. 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AMlhlHtl* Stiff dieHard the Flyer for commodore Sbitters (USPS Pending) is published monthly except for bi-monthly issues io January/February and July/August for S16.97 per year by LynnCarthy Industries, Inc., RI6 W. Bannock. Suite 502, Boise, ID, 83702-5850. Application to Mail ;it Second-Class Postage Kates is Pending at Boise, hiaho. POSTMASTER! Send :idrfrts.s changes to dicHanl. I'.O.IWx 3K, Boise, Idaho, 83701-0392. 77*.' Future Has /1 rmcdf liiellardJune 1994 5 INPUT;READERS We love lo lic;ir from our readers! Drop us a line at: dieHard, P.O.Box 392, Boise, ID, 83701-0392! Dear Ms. Knombers, Received my first issue of die Hard perfectly. I was very sorry to read in your (Dec 93). Found it professionally done, Perhaps your copy of the program "Everything In Its Place" column thai the articles and columns interesting and has a defect, your computer/disk drive your staff had malfunctioned. In informative. Enough so that I've particular, that the Super Snapshot V.Vs ordered the 15 back issues. Look BASIC commands "like RENUMbcr, forward to them and to future issues. AUTO, etc." just ilidn't work! Having I originally purchased my flat C128 just used these commands over two in 5/86, along with an MPS-1000 printer, a Thompson 14" RGBI monitor. 1571 disk drive and a 1670 modem. I subsequently added a Xclcc Super Graphic Gold printer interface lo correct losing the right quarter of the screen when I printed out from GeoWrite. has been modified/upgraded in some The MPS-1000 prints 60 cpi and way that affects the program, the internal GeoWrite requires 80 cpi. By placing 1571 drive on your 128 is nol ihc printer in IBM 5152+ emulation compatible, or there is some kind of mode and using the interface, I forced il drive misalignment. I just hooled and dozen times in the past week, I am to print 80 cpi. ran Ihc program again, and it works stunned! Does this mean I will have to flawlessly. re-do everything all over again? That staled, Icl me congratulate you NOTES: To activate these and your staff on diellard and wish you commands, il is necessary [0 initiate the a long and successful life. Edward F. features by sending a ">|iiritish Lorentz of Brooklyn, New York. pound]". When the horder turns blue and the message slates that the The earlier version of commands arc activated, you are free to SKYTRAVEL did work with the 1571 use mosl of them. Actually, the driver. Later, when Mkroillusions "Ibrilish nound]OLD" command was Over the years I have added 64K started distributing it a fast load routine reported to be invalid by the company. Video RAM, a second 1571 drive, a was installed that was made for the 154! Ibrilish pound|rcnum,10(X)J0 will 1750 RAM expander (512K), RAMLink work fine! with 9mb of RAM and a CMD FD-4000 [british poundjuuionumbcr works drive. The original RAM of 128K has great also! burgeoned to 9.6+ mb! [brilish pou!id]merge has been a Now to the primary purpose of my "GODSEND"! letter. Read your review of [hritislt pound|delctc, [brilish SKYTRAVEL. Very comprehensive! pound]appcnd round out the commands I couldn't agree more as to your overall I use often! raling. However, you stated as a Sincerely yours, Jack Blcwill of drawback that the program could not be only. Most new versions will not load Rocklbrd, Illinois. booted from a 1571 drive. Not so! I on a 1571 drive with any ROM version. have owned the program for a few years; Unfonunately, we didn't know this at and I put my C128 in 64 mode and the the time the review was written. Thanks 1571 in 1541 mode, and il always boots for drawing it to our attention. READY. fi diuHard Juw: 19M Rarities with R. Scot Derrer User Groups Suncoast Bytes Computer Club More additions to our ever 7034 Mayfield Dr. expanding list of active commodore Port Richey, FL 34668 user groups. Commodore Hawaii User Group International News 46-229 Kumoo Loop As the dieHard network spreads, Kancohe, HI 96744-3532 we arc discovering our friends outside of Ihe United States. Michael Rcnz of Commodore Users Group of Germany answered my letter and Rochester/CUGOR explained thai there is a lot of activity PO Box 23463 there. As we explore these international Rochester, NY 14692 avenues, we'll let you know more about it. The Commodore Users Group of St. Louis Read Any Good Books Lately? 129AOKAYDr.Apt.K For you history huffs, there is a St. Charles, MO 63301 new book out from the German publishers, Springer-Vcrlag. It is called Diablo Valley Commodore Users The Computer - My Life, by Konrad Group / DVCUG Zusc. It seems that Mr. Zuse had 1896-DLynwoodRoad developed the first fully automated, Concord, CA 94520 program-controlled, and freely programmable computer using binary McDonnell Douglas Recreational floating-point calculation in 1941. Well Computer Club before anyone else. Although somewhat MDC/RCC Commodore SIG pricey ($49.00), this little book offcrsa POBox 1171 Carr Station delightful glimpse into the scientific past Florissem, MO 63031 of this marvel called (he computer. Mid-Ohio Valley Commodore Club. Inc. TWS Meets FGM PO Box 2222 Like the Energizcr Bunny, Busy Parkcrsburg, WV 26102-2222 Bee Software just keeps on going with BBS (304) 295-6502 enhancements to the ever-popular word processor, The Write Stuff. This Rcnton Computer Group time it's The Illustrator II which 26225 I71slPlaceS.E. incorporates graphics from Fun Kent, WA 98042 Graphics Machine into T.W. Stuff. For more information write Busy Bee Simi Valley Commodore Software, PO Box 2959, Lompoc, CA Users Group 93438,(805)736-8184. 1882 Stow St Simi Valley, CA 93063 READV. dieHard June 199-1 7 Basic ti/fi. SCCtEEfFEf EfiSIC More String Functions Now, re-edit LINE 60, remove the STEP (remember to press DIEHARD 1 1 THE 123456789012345 FLYER DIEHARDTHEFLYER DIEHARDTHEFLYER REYLFEHTDRAHEID When using STEP-1, the value X in the FOR-NEXT loop is sei lo 15 and deincremenled by I, 15 limes, counting backwards unlil 1 is Lines 20 through 50 revisit the very versatile MIDS function. Line 60, reached. Used in conjunclion willi ihe MIDS command, X becomes a however, iniroduccs the STEP command. As you can see, LINE 60 prints poinler or subscript. The 15 elements of the array AS can be looked al the contents of Ihe string AS, backwards. How does Ihis work? pro grammatically using this subscript X. STI-I'I'IN1 OUT Dump The Array Let's go lo the land of FOR-NEXT loops. The STEP keyword is an In English with some programese thrown in, FOR X=15 TO 1 option available in ihe FOR-NEXT statement and its function is to STEP-I:PRINT MIDS(A$,X,1);:NEXT means to read the contenis of increment ihe end loop counter. Both FOR X=15 TO 1 and FOR X=I5 Ihe siring array AS fifteen limes positioning the pointer at the boitom TO 1 STEP 1 function ihe same way since the default for nol using ihe and working upwards. Fun stuff and, if you ponder the concept, opens STEP keyword is +1. The + sign is optional, too, as Hie operating Ihe door lo many programming possibilities with siring arrays. Oilier syslem defauli is plus. This example uses a minus sign which means Ihe consideraiions would be to change the number following STEP to FOR-NEXT loop is deincrcmenting hy I. To see how (he plus STEP 1 someming other than 1 or-1. Try 2 which will prim every other leiier works, edil LINE 60. Remove the minus sign, swap the 1 and 15 Of DIEHARDTHEFLYER, or 3 which will print every Ihird letter. (remember to press RUN DIEHARD REfiDV. THE FLYER DIEHARDTHEFLYER DMIARDTHEFLYER 199-1 TECH STAR COMPUTER CENTER 7036 188th South, Kent WA 98032 (206) 251-9040 Serving liie Northwest's Commodore/Amiga Communily since 1984 Commodore Aulhori/.ed Sales / Repair ' Service Center DECEMBER REFURBISHED SPECIALS Commodore C 64/64 C $ 89.00 Commodore SX 64 $ 249.00 1541/II Disk Drive $ 89.00 1571 Disk Drive $ 139.00 Star Gemini II Printer $ 119.00 Commodore 128 D s 249.00 Star 1000 C Printer $129.00 Commodore 128 149.00 Composite Color Monitor $ 119.00 1525 Printer s 69.00 1581 $ 149.00 Enhancer 2000 s 69.00 1902 Monitor $ 169.00 Thompson Monitor s 169.00 1526 / 802 Printer $ 79.00 MPS 801/803 Printer $ 79.00 MPS 100 Printer $129.00 SG10C Printer s 89.00 OKI 10 Printer $ 69.00 Star 10X Printer $ 89.00 Star 15X Printer $119.00 Star SG10 s 89.00 Epson LX 810 $139.00 Joysticks from s 5.95 (1) LT. 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These aro for the For C64 CM. Some are really cool. SYS 65511 Some may he jusi liic routine -This sys will close Creative Pixcis is pleased to announce the release of a you've been looking for. all files. new entcrtainmen! program lor the commodore 64. The PEEK(63)-tPEEK(64]*256 Joystick gone had? Here are new program, entitled A Day In The Life Of A -Finds DATA line .some joystick emulations thai Prehistoric Man is scheduled for distribution on April 8, being read you can do rijjlii from the 1994. keyboard. We found various Join your host, Salisbury Smythe, in a world premiere versions of this chart, bui [his SYS 42115 television documentary on Public Network Television. As -Keeps READY from one seemed lo work with all the documentary continues, the player participates in the appearing versions of the Cfi4 ROMs, Lot us know if you have some daily routines of Q prehistoric man. These routines include SY.5 42638 thai only work on your system. hone collecting, .saving your male from cave apes, -Run BASIC program in Those lire for the Cfi4. discovering tire, and dodging dinosaurs. The game is a memory mixture of arcade action, adventure, and comedy. PORT 1 A Day In The Life Of A Prehistoric Man is the SYS 46374 FIRE => SPACEBAR UP ===> i KEY fourth game to he released by Creative Pixcis for the C64. -Speed up garbage DOWN ==> LBPTARROW collection The others include Escape Route. Island Of The LEFT ==> CONTROL KliY Dragons, and The Wings Of Circe. RIGHT ===> 2 KEY SYS 46767 commodore 64 users can obtain information on these -Restore to default PORT 2 programs by writing lo: screen colors FIRE «==> SPACE+M KEY CREATIVE PIXELS UP ==> SPACE+F1 P.O.Box 592 SYS 58260 DOWN => SPACB+ZKEY -Cold start LEFT => SPACB+CKEY Library, PA IS 129 RIGHT => SPACB+BKBY SYS 58726 With the release of this new game, Creative Pixels is SOHd us your PAPSAW. -Performs HOME continuing its commitment lo support the C64 with new Got any POKEs, PEEKs, products. SYS 59626 SYSlems, or WAITs? Send -Scroll screen one them on in. Wo love PAPSAW for all com in oil < ht IS-hi I line REflDV. computers - PET, CBM, C64, SYS 59749 C16, plus/4, VIC20 all -Insert a blank line makes, models and ROM versions. 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Make your check »r money order payable lo dieHard, ,l\V,'- \'. i i ■ !>. . n .tlTiViViVi rfi¥in „ K./.S *fn Wire-walking What does all that stuff In an with a commodore star... Internet address mean? You just never know who you are An Internet mailing address breaks going to meet online. As I write this down like this: (cariy February), the memories of iwo recent online Conversations arc still quite A person's EMail address on a fresh, These past two evenings I have computer: [email protected] had ihe distinct pleasure of having met A computer's name: Jack Vandcr While, publisher of a very enjoyable conversation with him, somcwhcrc.domain CEE-64 ALIVE!. For any who arc nol welcoming him aboard on the occasion familiar with thi.s disk-based of his first visit. He told me a little about The user portion generally is thai publication, CEE-64 ALIVE! comes himself and his personal and person's account name on the system, from Sacramento, CA and is released 6 professional experiences, then went into but it doesn't have to be. times a year. It is a line source of great detail describing the equipment somewhere.domain is a reference to entertainment and information for the which is used lo put out his diskzine. the name of a system or location and com mod arc cnlliusiasl. We did a little name-dropping and what sort of organization it is. And the CEE-64 ALIVE! is now in ils third thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. And trailing domain is very often one of the year. Each issue is two disks and a tonight (Friday), he joined us for our following: newsletter. A change has been regularly scheduled commodore implemented in Jack's magazine - the conference. He discussed how the com Usually a company or main menu is now in uncompiled CEE-64 ALIVE! project got started and commercial organization or institution, BASIC and the read and olhcr modules how it got ils name. He mentioned as in Delphi's case (delplii.com). arc machine language. The user can CMD's new print magazine, due out in edu An educational institution, configure the BASIC 10 use any read April. And he managed lo slip in a plug New York University for example colors, tine width, print width, word for his FIDONET BBS, (916) (nyu.edu). wrap, or any olhcr parameter desired by 395-9733, with 2,000 commodore 64 yov A government installation going into tiie menu and making his and 128 files available for download or such as the National Aeronautics and own custom setup. By the lime you file request. Space Administration (msa.gov), read lliis, Jack should have a new demo File request? Well, yes. it goes like mil This would denole a military of the disk/ine online at Delphi for the tfiis. Jack's board's Fido address is site, for instance the Air Force (af.mil). commodore public to download. The 1:203/999. You log on lo a Fido board org A domain reserved for private demo version may have the new menu in your local dialing area and ask the organizations which might not fu neatly system, but first Jack has to introduce it SysOp lo rcqucsi Jack's file list for you. into other classifications. Lei's say the lo his subscribers. CEE-64 ALIVE!'* You look [he list over and have your Electronic Frontier Foundation demo disk will be available in the Delphi friendly local SysOp request any filc(s) (eff.org). commodore area's Commodore you want. Your local board sends the So, then ... my Internet address, Central database, which is where Hies file request (FREQ) to Jack's mail [email protected]. is my Delphi thai don't pertain lo other subject losser. Jack's mailer then sends the file username (mojoed) al Delphi (a headings arc placed. Other items of back to the local BBS, where il will commercial operation). interes! in the Commodore Central await your downloading pleasure. Most Until the next time. I bid you database arc LOADSTAR'S demos and commodore Hies can be sent in under peace. Mojo Mag. live minutes al a cosi of maybe fifty CEK-64 ALIVE!, P.O. Bra 232115, Sacramento Jack is a newcomer to Delphi. 1 cents lo the calling parly. Prctly cool, CA 95823 happened to be online Thursday and had huh? REflDV. ■ 12 sliellarii Jwn: ! Pixels udtA. A GREAT ADDITION TO ALSO A VAILABLE FOR THE YOUR C-64 UBRARY! C-64: A new Public Network ISLAND OF THE DRAGONS Television documentary ESCAPE ROUTE THE WINGS OF CIRCE describes a typical day in the life of a prehistoric man! Now SEND FOR A FREE you can participate in bone BROCHURE! collecting, saving your mate, discovering fire, and dodging dinosaurs! SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER FOR ft9,95 TO; CREATIVE PIXELS LTD. P.O. BOX 592 LIBKAKY, PA 15129 SHIPPING IS INCLUDED! dioHari! June 1994 13 REVIEW! safe. When the power comes back, HD rebooting is still only a fifteen second ordeal, because the RAMLink is 1994 Creative Micro Designs, Inc. Upon throwing Ilic switch on my completely battery hacked. This ensures monitor stand mere is a momcnl of everything is still in the REU — jusl as reviewed by Brian LCrosthwafin pause. Then like a cal stretching after a before the power went off! The drive used for this REVIEW! was the HD-85 which is an HD-40 with 85 megabytes (Meg) of storage (rather than 40). A hard drive is quite simply a disk drive that you can't remove the disk from, sort of like an REU. The chief difference between an REU and a hard drive is that there arc moving parts in a disk drive. The hard drive is also less nap, the power lights lurn on, the When it comes time to layout my restricted when it comes to amount of activity light goes on, then off, followed geoPublish documents, I have three memory available. The commodore hy the error, GEOS, swaps, swap9 and special partitions called "dieHard I," REUs can be expanded with a little lastly the write protect. 1 press the "dieHard II," and "dieHard III." I place know how. However, at points beyond leftmost button — swapK -- and type; one doc in each partition. the 2 Meg expansion, the REU becomes t:» 1-1 JitHiird Juiitf 1994 W !! The hard drive is a fast drive. use CP/M and would like to store More (ban just a hsxd drive. When used with RAMLink, the hard programs for this specific use. drive becomes a supcrfast-superfast Having die ability to emulate a The Q-Link program is on a drive, via a parallel cable. commodore drive has many benefits. partition thai comes with the hard drive Programs Uiat can only run from from the factory. One of the included '/is.:::. /c: commodore drives arc able lo do so. utilities is a program that transfers your i: wiz. zhszf. ir For instance. GEOS can look at my FD Q-Link data from your Q-Link program as if it were a 1581 drive. I can jump disk to the partition on the hard drive Well, lliis depends upon what you around 1581 partitions with ease using containing the Q-Link program for use use your computer tor. Since this drive the Qm'ckMove program (one of the with the hard drive. You can even can he hooked up via the normal many support programs that comes with update your system disk (recommended commodore serial port and commands the HD). after every online session) in case you may be sent via CBM-DOS, you can When using programs that allow ever need to send your hard dri ve off for easily use the HD with a VIC20, C16 or disk commands to he sent, you can repair, your Q-Ltnk program disk will be a plus/4. easily change partitions. To change active and ready to use. (Q-Link writes Your entire software library can be placed on the HD for last access, whedier by direct access, or can be stored by file type; i.e., disk utilities, games, GEOS, Q-Link, LOADSTAR, etc. The hard drive allows you to configure its memory in many ways. The drive is divided into several partitions when it comes from the factory. The first partition is a native mode partition. A native mode partition can be formatted to just about any size The III) spons a SCSI port for adding any SCSI hard drive, a parallel port for almost insuml access via a RAM Link, of storage you want. This particular and an auxiliary for future implementation of t printer buffer thai uses thu HD for memory. partition is filled with CMD utilities for partitions with JiliyDOS, you simply new information to your program disk setting up partitions, moving programs type; @CP#. For instance, @CP4 every section you log on for.) and whole disks into them, formatting lakes you to partition 4. With normal This drive also comes with a lor use with CP/M, etc.. leaving your BASIC, OPEN 15,8,15,"CP4" prc-formatted CP/M partition, a 1571 Options wide open and very versatile. :CLOSE15 will do the job. But not all partition with a LQADSTARI28 programs allow you to send disk sampler, a 1581 partition with a commands. The front control panel lo LOADSTAR64 sampler, and a couple of not an HD? the rescue! With the buttons on the front empty partitions so you can play right of the hard drive, you can swap in any away. Many of the partitions set at the of 254 partitions. This allows you to factory are emulation partitions. The swap in Super Q while on Q-Link or The manual. HD can emulate 1541, (571 and 158! get to your data files from a data base disk drives by way of partitions. You that resides on a separate partition. While the manual is informative and can even format for CP/M [58] if you Tor the most part well written, I found dieHard June 1994 15 SPINC FESTIVOL - TflKE 50x OFF THE TOTAL OF YOUR ORDEfl! Valid 3/Q1-3l/9t - i( iou unto dioHard on rovr nrdir! 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Or you can use them as separate RAMs! swapping, you can instantly make the reviewed l>y Brian L Crosthwaiie RAMLink can emulate the RAMLink drive 8 or 9 by pressing either commodore 1541, 1571 and 1581 or Ihe SWAPS or SWAP9 button. When RAMLink is a RAM Expansion native mode drives in just about any you want to swap the drives hack, Device. RAMLink is an operating combination by allowing the RAMLink simply press the button whose light is System, RAMLink is a cartridge port to be partitioned. This gives greater still on. expansion board. RAMLink is a reset versatility in running programs. Another button allows you to reset button. RAMLink is a clock. Partitions arc also known as RAMLink is a non-volatile storage subdirectories. The native mode device. RAMLink is a parallel interlace partitions can have partitions within for a hard drive. RAMLink can he partitions (like PCs or Macs) for better many tilings. file management. RAMLink is a funny looking box With (he 1541 emulation, you can yon plug into the back of your Cfi4, run programs thai are designed to C128, or C128D. There are several operate on a 1541 drive. When you load lights, a couple of switches and some the disk into the REU via CMD"s Tucked away behind the massive ilicHard compulcr square buttons on it. It has two slots Fcopy program, all data on the disk is Vdu'II find RAMLink. Shown hero uinfigured with the HnaJ Cartridge and GEORAM's 512k giving a for cartridges, a power-in, a battcry-in, placed into the partition where it was on [Otsl REU capacity of L5Meg. disk originally. This improves the and a multi-pronged jack on ihc back. your computer ~ without reselling the chance of the software working properly drives! This is great when you wish to from the RAMLink. Not all programs dbvkfi will chang return to GEOS128 from ltASIC or will run from the RAMLink because of way recover from a crash without having to copy protection. However, this can re-program your drives. sometimes be fixed by way of a But what is it? Well, RAMLink Two toggle switches control the can be configured in many ways. First, snapshot or backup lei's look at its base unit. This box cartridge. These will, when used in direct mode, allow cartridges can make a access to the complete set of JitTyDOS quicker loading commands. In fact, it will automatically program from the SODAK ELECTRONICS INC. install JiffyDOS every time you boot up original, which can Nintendo*) and Sega® Repair and Parts Authorized Commodore Qualified Service Center -- unless you turn it off. then be copied into Computer Monitor and Printer Repair - All Types With an REU you can add RAM to the RAMLink with Flat Rats on Most Repairs your system. When you arc done for case. Super t d Nintendo of Am the day, you can power down your Snapshot, Final computer and still have all your Cartridge, and Action Jim Muir 800-201-3004 Lamar Nance RR2Box52 603 S. Mable programs in the REU the next day, Replay are just a lew Hartford, SD 57033 Sioux Falls, SD 57103 because RAMLink has its own power of these cartridges (60S) 361-OG32 (605)335-3004 supply. Let's add a step. The added available on the battery backup will give you the market today. assurance that your programs and files RAMLink is will be there tomorrow, even if the defaulted as device power goes off tonight. number 16 but can be Commodore 64 Public Domain One option, called RAM card, is a made to be any Highest Quality Since 1987' Games. Education, Business. Utilities, Print Shop, Music. Graphics board that allows you to add ordinary number you'd like & More. As low as 90"! per collection. 1 stamp lor complete catalog SIMMs (Single Inline Memory between 8 and 29. If or $2 00 lor catalog AND 30 sample programs (refundable). 24 hour shipping. Modules) to acid RAM to the RAMLink. you use GEOS, 64 DISK CONNECTION Up to IfiMcgsofRAM! Plus you can about the only 4291 Holland Ril. SullB 562 ■ Virginia Beach, VA 23452 number you can't use (■ Formerly RVH Publications] ■iieHu/d June 199-1 17 ATTENTION! Commodore 128D Owners... Expander. Well, mode and die latter occurs, I simply exit everything worked the FCIII with KILL, reset the •/ Switch the built-in 1571 drive from device 8 to 9, or from 8 through 11 from front fine except I computer, and I'm in 128 mode. panel. couldn't use the This device has many similarities to f* Reset the dnve from front panel. REU. At one time. the HD device. MCOPY and FCOPY f* Reset the computer from front panel. I wauled to use my arc used to copy files and disks to "* Power-up computer from front panel. REU with an partitions. A snapshot cartridge is For information write to: L. L. Pankev extension cable so it recommended for copy protected 1712 Santa Margarita Drive Fallbrook, CA 92028-1641 could lay flat on my programs. Enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope. workbench. That The RAMLink is also an alternate didn't work, either. doorway to the HD. With the I also hoped to use RAMLink, you have parallel access to RAMLink and REU. Normal/Direct the HD for breathtaking disk access. allows you to access the REU as a the FCIII with the extender on my C128, The bottom line is compatibility. separate unit from the RAMLink but it didn't work. Since the RAMLink JiffyDOS, C64/CI28, the HD, (Direct). The REU can he part of your has its own power source, I gave it a try. RAMLink and all your normal total RAM in the RAMLink (Normal). I wound up with a 1 Meg RAMLink equipment will simply sing with the This allows you lo choose how you with 512K GEORAM in the Pass-Thru. speed these devices can give. want in configure your system. You The RAMCard {for adding up to 16 could easily sci up die RAMLink RAM Meg of internal RAM), Real Time tor GEOS while the REU is reserved Clock, and battery backup arc optional - for your Fleet System 4 I recommend Ihcm all. spcllchcckcr. This device is rated at: GEOS and any program can be made to autobool upon power up. * *** FANTASTIC! There is an area in RAMLink that it m ** GREAT * * * GOOD allows you to specify certain perimeters Coming out the expansion slot is the extension cable thai plugs into an * m POOR lhat let you aulobool a program from * REALLV BAD any drive. I28 owners can have one Aprospand cartridge expansion card. for 128 mode and one for 64 mode. It The card has my HEARSAYIOOO, FCIII can be up and running from RAMLink and REU. Unfortunately, I can't use the almost instantly! third slot since things got a little With the cartridge pass-thru port cramped; the monitor and disk drive and a normal cartridge port, you may cables need to go through the center of also find some of the rules of cartridge everything! Bui it works! The setup combinations have changed - some will not boot unless the FCIII is turned good, some not so good. What I'm on, which is fine, except when I turn off Both the HD and RAMLink arc available from Creative Micro Designs, talking about here is when you use a JiffyDOS. The Q turns off the FCIII, Inc., P.O.Box 646, E. Longmcadow, cartridge port expansion unit (a thing except the fast load! KILL (a FCIII MA, 01028. Phone: 1-800-638-3263 that plugs into your cartridge port and command) crashes the system, unless implemented from die desktop, in which allows you lo plug in more than one READY. cartridge), you find thai certain case it works perfectly fine. I was cartridges will not work together and amazed at how compatible the two some have to be in a certain slot ESCAPE ROUTE combination to work. I had my arc. Sometimes the The Adventures of system turns on in HEARSAYIOOO, Simons' BASIC, Eric Hawthorne, P.I. Super Expander, and an REU hooked 128 mode and C-64orC-12Bln64MODE sometimes it turns on ACTION/STRATEGY/BOARD GAME up for the last year. I wanted to use the Catch Hut Infamous ICELAOY before she crossss Ihe bortferl Final Cartridge III in conjunction with in 64 mode within Fun for all ages I the FCIII. When I $19.95 Check or Money Order my system and thought I'd give up CREATIVE PIXELS LTD. cither the Simons' BASIC or Super want to use 128 PO Box 592. Horary.PA15129 IS iliiiHardJuiii: 1994 geoCanvas 64 and 128 !! geas j file; options; tool cittr. RurkyDall 80 column color for GEOS ! geoCanvas 128 3.0 supports color in 80 column mode on any Commodore 128 computer, whether it has 16K or 64K of video memory! GC128 lets you work in three different modes (takes advantage of available memory): 16K mono mode - 200 lines high, no color (Like geoPaint, good for 16K systems.) 16K color mode - 176 lines high, full color (Even better if you have 16K!) 64K color mode - 200 lines high, full color (The best yet! Requires a 64K video chip.) geoCanvas 64 3.0 is also available, operating in 40 column mode on GEOS64 or GEOS128. Both versions: Dynamic tool modules - Add and dclclc tools at will. Add 30 tools at once! Any author can write a tool for GC64 or GC128. Programming notes disk available (order below). Open three documents at once. Windows movable/resizable. Keyboard shortcuts under each tool. Ruler has tracelines for lining up objects. Edit tool can select entire window and can change color of region. Paint brush can have air brush effect. Window reaches bottom corner of screen so window can be 80% of screen. Multiple copy print box. Previews document over 360% faster than previous versions. Gridlines have new features and maximum size. All settings are remembered from one session to the next. And much more than can be listed here! T. Gosser - "GC128 is VERY impressive!" K. Kristiansen - "...this is one of THE best programs I have ever seen for this computer." G. Doyon - "I think you have a real winner here. I have never enjoyed GEOS 128 like this before!! This is absolutely the best thing ever for GEOS 128!" GC64 works in 40 column mode and requires a REU and GEOS64 or GEOS 128. GC128 works in 80 column mode and requires a REU and GEOS128 (has all same features as GC64). Product: Price: geoCanvas 64: $28 geoCanvas 128: $28 Both together: $43 Demo, Tool notes: $3 GC64 Upgrade: $13 with old disk PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH VERSION WHEN ORDERING. Send check or money order made payable to: (PA residents add 6% sales tax to total.) Nathan Fiedler, 5711 Mt. Pleasant Road, Bernville, PA 19506 ATTENTION: Do not contact Creative Micro Designs, Inc. They will no longer be selling geoCanvas. For those cuslomois in olhcr countries, please ask for information on your local distributors. Thank you for your support. In January of 1984 Jack Tramiel, the president and the Amiga Corporation, while Big founder of Commodore Business Blue announced its all new faster Machines, left the company and IBM PC AT computer model, and purchased the Atari Corporation. a company called SubLOGIC Meanwhile, the new Commodore introduced its second-generation Business Machines, Inc. purchased flight simulator to the commodore 64 market called Flight Simulator II. a 1 ft e Computer Store introduced b Flight Simulator II plastic laminated overlays placed on the CM another shoot-em-up combat flying program, keyboard take into account the many commands even though it does include a World War IT (lying SuhLOGIC Corporation necessary to tly this complex program. ACE game complete with bombs, machine guns, Suggested List Price $49.95 The 91-page Pilot's Operating Handbook B rater screen and even computer controlled flying iiml Airplane Flight Manual deals with the 47 enemy aircraft. This program primarily attempts reviewed hy Nod Plank important aircraft characteristics of a Piper to demonstrate the principles of actual flight with PA-28-181 Archer II, single engine, 148 mph, the standard controls found in light aircraft such Right Simulator II conies with two no n-re tract able gear aircraft. An additional as rudders, flaps and instrumentation which look highly documented manuals plus several 92-page Flight Physics and Aircraft Control and act very much like the real thing. sectional aeronautical cbartsof over 80 different manual is included which is a crash course of The most difficult thing the software has to airports including Uic Chicago, Los Angeles, basic aircraft physics, how to fly beginning accomplish, as with any flight simulator New York and Boston areas. For added lessons, and even a section on aerohatie program, is maintaining the realism of an aircraft traveling through the air as it rotates from side to realism, wind, clouds and even the time of day maneuvers. or oighl can he chosen. These factors alone The main program loads in approximately side or up and down, displaying visual 3-D can make an aircraft much more difficult to fly, 2 minutes 4(1 seconds, and you must keep the graphic movements from its windows. That's so lwo flight simulation modes are provided -- program disk in the drive at all times when where the Flight Simulator 11 program falls ;in easy mode which makes the plane very running the Might Simulator II program. a hit short with its inferior sparse stick-like forgiving For new pilots ami a reality mode This is necessary because the program keeps graphics. At times when you do find a well winch takes into account everything from full addressing the disk and is constantly updating known landmark such as the Statue of Liberty, llight controls, engine control, navigation aids, the the multiple movements of graphics you end up smacking right into it trying to get a winds and even the actual reliability factors of enhancements to the screen as you fly the closer look at its detailed features. But that's the aircraft. aircraft. The simulator can be completely what a Hight simulator is all about. It removes The program &&Q comes complete with a controlled from the keyboard or from the use of the risk of danger hy allowing you to fly between the New York World Trade buildings or even double sided quick reference card showing the one or two joysticks. A single joystick offers a stalling out while sightseeing around the Statue various keyboard locations of flight controls, responsive aileron and elevator control while a of Liberty. You can always swim out of the engine adjustments, transponder and radio second set can he used for the aircraft's throttle navigation as well as controls for various speed. Using joysticks will leave the keyboard New York harbor and fly again. views from the aircraft. 1 recommend for controlling such tilings as flaps, throttle, Additional SubLOGIC scenery disks may purchasing Leroy's Cheatsheets Keyboard brakes, radar, radios and even 3-D views out be purchased for locations such as Phoenix. Overlay built just for the C64 using the different sides of the airplane. Albuquerque, El Paso, Klamaih Falls, Seattle, Flight Simulator II program. These Simulator 11 is not just Great Falls, Lake Huron, Detroit, San Francisco, 20 1994 PRODUCT EUALUAT1OH cn>(jPT r 11i-. DVEMILL PHICE VALUE CMC oi use: USER MANUALS ■■ F'CHrDB- MI\KCC ■D CRtHTtQt PROBIAK- 1 3 4 S e V ■ a l/flUERftOE/OOOD/SI-.in ! i ; i..- In this play by play sequence, wu set our foariess pilol buz/Jng Ihc lower. pu r of t ft e y 9{o e I ¥ I a n Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and even Japan, the altitude to avoid bitting the ground. Next, make requiring lots of practice on learning to fly United Kingdom, and France along with West sure you are aimed directly onto the runway. using accurate instrumentation representation Germany, I purchased Scenery Disk 3 which When you"rc approximately 30 feet above the and realistic flight controls. Also notable is the included San Francisco, Los Angeles and the runway, slowly begin pulling back on the occasional graphic detailed close-up of Las Vegas areas. I was very disappointed after joystick. When the plane slows down and its recognizable landmarks such as the Statue of taking Off from SF International and Hying nose drops, pull back slightly again on the Liberty looking very much like the beginning around the Bay Area looking for landmarks joystick and you will have a perfect landing of the motion picture New Jack Cilv. such as the Golden Gate Bridge or the Oakland every lime. Bay Bridge which collapsed during the Loma In the Editor mode, even though Hie Preita earthquake of 1989. Even though I aircraft specifications say not to exceed 154 READY. recognized the placement of green land masses, knots, if you type in 65535 for your throttle there were no bridges, no Colt Tower, and no selling, you can cruise at 189 knots and climb Aleralraz Prison from which Clint Eastwood at 1600 feet per minute. Also, if you select the escaped !n the movie, II looked as if an atomic right fuel tank prior to entering WWI Ace mode, Flight Simulator 11 & bomb had leveled California. your effective Hying range will be doubled. Flight Simulator Scenery Disks Even with all the information packed The Flight Simulator II omits ihese available from: into the Right Simulator II program Important landmark coordinates from its Software Support documentation, here are some tips that will manual: 2700 NBAndrraen Rood make this program a little more enjoyable. World Trade Center—-17060 N, 20982 E STEA-10 Landing is one of the most difficult Brooklyn Bridge 17054 N, 20991 E Vancouver, WA 98661 simulations to accomplish successfully. To Empire State Building- 17073 N, 20991 E Phone: (800) 356*1179 land at the beginning of a runway, first line up Statue of Liberty 17049 N, 20971 E the threshold on the bottom center of your haay's Cfieaisheets for Flight windshield. If it then appears to move up the Remember when entering these Simulator U available from: windshield as you approach the landing strip, coordinates from the Editor mode, do not start TENEX Computer Express you are descending much too fast. Add power out on top of the landmark or you'll hit the 5SSO0 Magnetic Drive slightly until tlie threshold seems to stay in ground like a meteorite. Mishiwaka, IN 46545 one place. The plane will now practically fly Even with its constantly slow graphic itself onto [be runway. As you enter the last updating displays, the Flight Simulator tl log of your approach, keep an eye on the must be considered for its overall technical altimeter to make sure you have enough accuracy. With this, it is very complicated. die] liinUum; 1994 21 Q: Can you tell me where to find a showed if freezer copies were made on as the C64. program lor a family tree type for a the C64c, that same C64c would not CI28? George I. Larimorc of Virginia load them. Thinking I might have gotten □: Is my C128 an 8 bit computer Beach, Virginia. a defective C64c, I exchanged for and what makes it so? Margarelte Walk A: You might try your local user another, but the results were the same. of Wexford. Pennsylvania. group. I personally know TVBUG As one last test, 1 tried an older C64c A: Yes. The serial bus is only (P.O.Box 6853, Boise, ID, 83707), and the freezer copies loaded with no capable of handling eight (8} bits of published one on a recent problem. Can you tell me why (he information at a time. Disk-of-thc-Monlh. FCIH backup copy utility works with a C64 and early C64c bul will not work Q: I want to gel a CMD hard drive Q: I have a fairly old C54 and an with newer versions of the C64c? As and know lor sure that I can put all the early version of the Final Cartridge this happened a lew years ago, I would programs I use on it. Those programs III. The FCIII works fine although also like to know if the problem still are Printshop, Superscript 128 and my mouse musl be used in joystick exists with even newer C64c machines, Superbase 128. I already have been mode. A few years ago, I tried a new as my old C64 is no longer working and told mat GEOS would go on without Cfi4c and found that the "freezer" copies I would like to upgrade to a newer one. any problems; and since DESTERM 1 had previously made, using the FCIII James Hill of Shelhurne Falls, 128 is not write-protected, I would like with the old C64, would not load on the Massachusetts. to know if il would also. CMD has new C64e. Further experimentation fi: The C64c is a case where C= questions themselves about Ihe Superscript and Superbase o C=. Many of the programs. Dan Koleski of Louisville. chips have been Dependable Service for your Commodore! Kentucky. consolidated, making C64, 1541, C128, or 1571: $15.00 PLUS PARTS fi: Superscript and Superbase fewer chips in the holli should work (Inc. Printshop, on Send computer (& power supply) Authorized Commodore C64c. They may have or disk drive with name, address, Service Center the oilier hand may have some problems. phone, & describe problem. We'll Since 1979 created some hugs in Desterm, The Write Stuff. call with parts estimate. Repaired the original process. unit is returned to you via UPS. 90 Day Warranty Dave's Directory Designer. Commodore may have Payment can be COD, VISA, M/C, on all repairs. GEOS, Gary Labels, and many or DISCOVER.. Minimum charge FAST TURNAROUND fixed this. The best for estimate only is $10.00. others wilhoulcnpy protection have been bel would be to go installed with no problems. The CMD We Also Sell the Following: with JiffyDOS to hard drives are the same as all hard Refurbished: (As Available) assure a bug-free Refurbished: (As Available) drives in lhat some copy protected Commodore DOS C-64... $59.95 1541.. $69.95 programs cannot run from them. I (even if you have to Includes C-64 & Power Supply, Includes 1541, Powor Cord, & recommend a snapshot utility cartridge (without books or TV cable) ■ ,ilin- (without books or disks). turn it off). Using the such as the Super Snapshot to make Super Snapshot to Monitor Cable. 5-pin DIN to RCA jacks 5.95 backups of programs thai just cannot be make your snapshots Serial Cable, 6-pin DIN, 6' 9.95 copied. Keep in mind that the entire Serial Cable, 6-pin DIN, 12' 12.95 will also assure a belter Commodore Powor Supply for C-64 19.95 program has to load inlo the computer's compatibility with your Commodore Powor Supply tor C-1 28 39.95 memory in order for the backup to work. Powor Cord for 1541 4.95 new machine as they A snapshot program will copy as one or Power Supply (or 1 541-11 32.50 have made a new Newl CD 32. USA varrion 399.00 two files that can easily be placed onto version since this the hard drive. See REVIEW! for TYCOM Inc. (413)442-9771 machine was revamp more information. 503 East Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201 ed. The older C64cs That is exactly why Mac, Amiga, Prices subject to change. Shipping charges will be added. have the same chip set 22 dicHardJune 199-1 W^ ^F^ I ^B i^» PC. etc., programs are no! copy much do they cost, and what do the Software Support, gets lots of used protected now thai everyone is installing different kinds do? software. You might call and ask if they ihcm on hard drives. Do you know if anyone still sells have Test Drive II and scenery disks. Accolade's Test Drive II: The Duel Q: I'm in a quandary. [ have a and ils scenery disks? Il had really good Q: Please elaborate on the large V1C20 and two C64 keyboards lhal graphics and I think it's a great game, difference between the Dec 93 published won't come on line. The power supply but I can't find it anywhere. Tipcrite V1.0 checksum and Jan/Feh 94 is a Microline MW70I which I'm sure I really love the C64 and think it's spinner disk checksum. Walt Smith of is okay. I also have the VIC-1525 one of the best and easiest to use St. Louis. Missouri. printer and was given an Amiga 1000 computers ever made. I also really like A: Who cares - don't use it, throw lhal is also down somewhat in thai I your magazine. Tom Ralston of West- it away! Use TipeRite 2.0. Il makes can't get the Amiga lo boot up beyond chestcr. Pennsyl- vania. a machine language program thai allows the work bench hard disk program. The A: Q-Link is $9.95 per month, you to use the basic editor and enter latter may be my fault because I haven't S4.H0 an hour for plus time (down programs like you normally would read the Amiga procedure manual yet loading and special features). For more widioul a checksum. Sec PRG for more bin just followed the instruction on the information, call 1-8OO-827-8444. information. screen. TENEX Computer Express (56800 Actually the first listing (Dec) was What can you do for me in the way Magnetic Drive, Mishawaka, IN 46545, renumbered. It uses the Dynamic of getting the two C64s to work? I have telephone: 1-800-776-6781) currently Keyboard Loading Technique to erase several years of programs via has commodore 1670 1200-baud itself from memory after compiling and subscriptions to LOADSTAR and other modems for sale at an program clubs going to waste here. I am extremely low price 70 years old and worked for a military FED UP WITH SYNTAX ERRORS? (appiox. $14.95 + technology company but have limited HELP MASTER 64 provides Instant postage). Packaged troubleshooting skills. If you can put ,0 On-Line Help screens for all 69 inside each modem BASIC commands when you need me onto some information for hox arc pamphlets and them. Takes no BASIC RAM- No troubleshooting or buying components software for gelling interference with loading, saving, lo make the repairs, or a reliable service editing, or running BASIC programs. online on Q-Link. shop to get my C64s going, I would The faster the HELP MASTER 64 for Commodore 64 ... $19.95 appreciate any help. Irving Friedman of baud rate, the faster Bronx, New York. WILL YOUR CHIPS HIT THE FAN? you can send and A: Check ihc pages of diefiard for Accidentally touching a joystick port while reaching receive files and repair and diagnoslic shops. The for the power switch can send kilovolts ol static messages. CMD electricity surging through your compuler's chips, Grapevine Group sells parts (sec ad burning them cut. The- CHIP SAVER KIT consists (P.O.Box 646, E. page 31). If you don't have a local of two plastic shields which cover these ports, Longmeadow, MA preventing accidental static charges, and saving you repair place, it may he worthwhile to 01028, telephone BIG repair bills. Don't get ZAPPED, get the ship them to a repair center. Most offer 1-800-638-3263) and CHIP SAVER KIT .. for Commodore 64 or 128 .. S5.95 one or two day turn-around and would Software Support let you know whclher it was your OTHER MASTER SOFTWARE ITEMS Int'l (2700 NE keyboard or power supply. VIDEO MASTER 128 provlOos 5wlltfiatjlg JO col color S 80 col. OSW .. . $39.95 Amlresen Rd., BO MONO CABLE pioducos Bo columns mofKKtironiB video from C138 S 9.00 Vancouver, WA ADC SL0Q prr nrdfir sftipfUftd, arm JianQling US Q: How much docs Q-Link cost MASTER and Canada. 17 00 l I99J 2.1 will not work because it PRINTs a GOTO lineno to screen and hits a Spinner Only: Q: It" a member of a user group receives the magazine or spinner, can copies be made to add to user group library; or what needs to be done so they can? Rick Colbcck, BNCUG, of Uloomington, Illinois. fl: Copies cannot be made of cither the Spinner or the Flyer. We have programs that are exclusive to the Spinner, meaning anyone who wants these programs must buy the disk as it is a .separate entity from the type-in programs that appear in the magazine (as well as the Spinner). If a user group O Bar Graph by Tate Schj^f, for C64 O 1571geoMatl28 by Ross Cherednik, fur C128. 'this will wants to subscribe to the magazine and and PET/CBM. Makes tar graphing simple! Create data files, load and allow ymi to format GEOS disk disk, they can place them in their save with ease! : Without having to boot up GBOS. commercial library for members to 0 CATi "» Quest xor Adventure 80 Column Graphic Advcnlurs Over 25 oppontnls - 12 Classes ■ 5 Spcllcasiers - Over SO spells Mouse or joystick required Specify 1541 or 1571 drive n Wystt S6I4 Bramble Ln .^203 $19.95 Randailstown, MD 21133 24 dieHurdJiiin: IW4 Don 'is DOS & Don'lt is reprinted wilh permission the file. On a single disk, there are 664 SECTORS from LOADSTAR. The Complete DOS and free to use for data and/or programs. By using Don'ts is available on 1541 disk for the RANDOM ACCESS, you can 'lap into' all of C&1/C128 from Softdisk, P.O.Box 30008, this storage. Shrcvcporl. LA. 71130 for $955, plug For detailed information about 1541 Now on to the REAL STUFF!! S4.5O shipping for 2nd day delivery. directories, see pages 24 and 25 of to VIC-154] SINGLE DRIVE FLOPPY DISK USER'S To use RANDOM ACCESS, you must The Directory (part 3) MANUAL, ihc booklet thai comes; in the box have two files open -- the Command/Error when you buy a 1541 drive. channel and a channel to send the DATA by Jimmy Weiler through. To open a channel for DATA transfer, the pound sign '#' is used: When the directory is read as a file, each hlnck contains 254 accessible characters. 10 OPEN15,8,15 rem command/error Remember thai ZHO is significant, so the Random Access 20 OPEH2.S.2,■«' rera DATA buffer characters are only numbered up 10 253. These hy Alan W. Gardner Charts describe the layout of each block. Once you have bom of these channels I'll bet you want to send DATA through We will attempt to 'leap' into the world of open, First block: BAM & Header them. Well, lo do this you first have to 'fill up' RANDOM DISK ACCESS. Char. Description your DATA buffer with the information you First of all, we need to know some things about that little magnetic thing we all call a want to write to the disk. This is done with the PRINT* statement. For example: 2-141 BAH DISK. We have probably all beard the parallel 142-159 Disk Name of a disk to a musical record or LP. Both have 160-161 Disk ID concentric circles which contain DATA. On a 10 OPEN15,8,15 rem error/comm disk, these "circles' are divided into SECTORS 20 OPEH2,8,2, "# rem DATA buffer or BLOCKS. From now on, we will refer to 30 ! Subsequent blocks: Directory 40 FOR X = 1 to 10 these as SECTORS. Sectors can be thought of 50 PRINTS2 "THIS IS DATA" as 'buckets' of Information which ride along the 60 NEXT X Char. Description disk on their res|>eciivc TRACKS. Each track 0-29 File entry 1 contains a certain number of 'buckets' or This small program segment OPENs the 32-61 File entry 2 SECTORS of Information. These numbers are 64-93 File entry 3 two channels necessary, then PRINTs the siring as follows; 96-125 File entry 4 'Tl IIS IS DATA' lo the DATA buffer ten times. 123-157 File entry 5 None of what we have done yet has actually TOTAL 160-189 File entry 6 WRITTEN anything to the disk. Before we can tt of 192-221 File entry 7 TRACK NUMBER SECTOR RANGE SECTORS do this, we must 'find' a place lo 'put' ii. This 224-253 File entry 8 is done will) the BLOCK-ALLOCATE 1 to 17 0 to 20 21 command. The B-A command checks to see if 18 to 24 0 to 18 19 you can put your dala where you told your disk File entry structure: 25 to 30 0 to 17 18 drive to put it. If afier reading the error channel, Char. Description 31 to 35 0 to 16 17 you come up with an ERROR #65 - NO BLOCK, Ihen you can't put your data there!! 0 File type. We can see as the TRACK number goes You have to find a different place lo put it. 1-2 Track J. sector of up, (here arc fewer SECTORS or 'buckets' This is where your C64 really helps you out. first file available for that TRACK. This is because the When you get that ERROR #65, your data block. higher numbered tracks lie toward the center of commodore is also telling you another place 3-18 File name. ihc disk. Because of this, the physical size of to put your data. When you read ihc Error 19-20 Relative file -- first side the track is smaller. Therefore, the amount of Channel, you usually INPUT four differem sector track and data which can be stored is less. Thus, the variables. Hie last two lell you the ncxl sector. number of SECTORS or 'buckets' is less. available TRACK and SECTOR. So, jusi by 21 Relative file record Now where does that get us?? Well, to resetting your TRACK and SECTOR numbers size. use RANDOM ACCESS, all of this is very to these two values, you can attempi to pul 28-29 Number of blocks in import ant! your DATA in the next available place. REftDV. dieHarii June 1994 25 The Battle With Pocket Filer 2 This is an excellent, Format for storing data in is created in the Report merging a file with a file comprehensive, sophis Create Mode Module. Creating this file from another disk, and ticated program. I have is similar to operating the converting files which reason to hclicvc il is the address book scq 5 mechanical jaws in the were made with some other most comprehensive data Storage file for data in children's machines at the company's program. base program written for Enter/Edit Mode front of WalMart stores. The first few times I the C128. However, the In one file you fish around tried to use this program, I b Reference Guide which address book/pl scq 1 for a field, latch onto it was terribly frustrated accompanies ii drove me Print format used in Report widi the jaws, lift it up and when the command line into a frenzy. If you arc Module Mode take it to another file, then would say "Drive Not y captain of a firehouse and drop ii in the right space. Ready" or a similar the writers of this manual address book/p2 seq 7 Functions of modules: message after I had typed apply for jobs as fire Print formal used in Report 1. Create Module - in many, many addresses. lighters, throw them oui Module Mode allows you to construct I could not retrieve them F. immediately. When the bins and pigeonholes for from the data storage disk fire hell rings, they would If you have an REU storing the raw data. You by using the directory and start to describe all fire {RAM disk), it will cannot store data while in moving the cursor to die fighting equipment since automatically be filled with this module. file. I decided since this the days of the Ancient the above four modules 2. Enter/Edit - program is based on die T. Egyptians. when you load the allows you to store data in use of files. I was not The versatility of the program. Having the the file made in the Create closing the file properly program comes from its modules in the RAM Module and entries in that before advancing to (he use of four different files to allows almost instant file. There is also a next. I finally realized that collect and formal data and aneous transfer from one function in this module for pressing the you ask for directory, you necessary. functions may be encountering a new y will sec die following files If you have a 1581 performed in diis module. program. I want to get already on the disk but not drive, ii can be supported 4. The Utilities right to making a plain necessarily in the final by this program. Module - used for general vanilla address file instead form which you select: One fascinating housekeeping functions of reading 96 pages of text feature of this program is such as copying files, and trying to memorize address book/s seq 4 die way the final print file restructuring a database, these pages. Therefore, I dieHardJunc 199-1 IIMJ Fltjor f #1* May'92 Hardcore $3.50 #9* Apr '93 The Last Flyer $2.95 #15 Nov'93 Gobble, Gobble'. $2.95 Tbis is dieHanTs premier issue primed ow of Highlights: review of Mojo Mag. geoTips, Highlights: CAD for the C64. Basic Brian I. Croslbwalte's basement on an MPS PAPSAW, review of Kiekman, Q&A, and BASIC. MIDI, Cyberspace Cowboy, and 1270 inkjel primer! 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To add The address labels will format, unaltered, remove may .save them by hitting two or three more lines, hit print out. the Pocket Writer 2 28 dieliarJ Juno 1994 Welcome to l'R dll Checksum & TipeRite 2.0 (C64) by James T. Jones The author would like lo express his appreciation lo Fender Tucker, Managing Editor of LOADSTAR, for helpful suggestions CODeei mng this program. Kernal ROM lo ihc above RAM addresses. A checksum program Btlews the user to LOAD"OBI.DH CHHCKSUM",DV,1 The CHRGET routine ignores most spaces lhal type u BASIC program and check the entry of are not inside quotation marks, except Ihose each line by displaying a checksum value for where DV is ihc device number of your disk spaces associated wilh BASIC keywords or Ilia! line which can be compared to Ihc value drive, and press dieHard June 1994 29 120 DATA 58,201, 48,144, 7,201, 58 llCHRS(34)i'NEWCHRS(34) :REM 63 DISK IN THE":REM 18 ,176:REM 71 420 PRINT"AND PRESS «RETURN». 60 PRINT"1571 DRIVE AND CLOSE THE 130 DATA 3,232,208,240,189, 0, 2 SYS 828 WILL":REM 28 LEVER!":REM 76 ,240:REM 0 430 PRIHT'TOGGLE THE PROGRAM ON OR 70 PRINT11 [crsr down] PRESS THE SPACE BAR 140 DATA 42,201, 32,208, 4,164,252 OFF.":PRINT:REM 252 WHEN YOU ARE READY." ,240:HEM 28 440 PRINTTT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU :POKE20B,0:REM 31 150 DATA 31,201, 3-V2C8, 6,165,252 TOGGLE':REM 232 80 GETKEYK$:IFK$<>CHR$[32)THEN80:REM 0 , 73:REM 196 450 PRINT-PROGRAM OFF BEFORE SAVING A 90 PRINT"[CLR]LOADING DOS SHELL BOOT 160 DATA 1,133,252,230,251,164,251 PROGRAM.":REM 201 SECTOR ....'■ :REM 57 ,165:REM 5 460 SYSS28:NEW:REM 85 100 CLOSE15:OPEN15,S,15:REM 51 170 DATA253, 56,253, 0, 2,133,253 end of line. 110 CLOSE5:OPEN5,8,5, "It":REM 145 ,165:REM 177 120 PRINTD15, nUIll;5;0;T;S:REM 41 ISO DATA254,105, 0,133,254,136,203 13D FORI=MBTOMB+255:REM 19 ,239:REM 113 Read/Write DOS Shell 140 GET#5,A$:IFA$=""THENA$= 190 DATA232,208,209,240, 42, 32,210 CKRS(O):REM 23 ,255:REM 4 9 Autoboot Sector (C128) 150 POKEI,ASC(A$):REM 36 200 DATA165,253, 69,254,170,169, 0 by L. L. Pankoy 160 NEXT:REM 31 , 32:REM 172 170 CLOSE5:CLOSE15:FORI=MBTOMB+255 210 DATA205,189,169, 32, 32,210,255 If you like using DOS SHELL 128 that :PRIHTPEEK(I|;:NEXT:PRINT:REM 12S , 32:P.EM 159 cajne on your 1571 TEST/DKMO disk and ISO PRINT"[crsr downlREMOVE TEST/DEMO 220 DATA210,255,169.146, 32,210,255 have waaled il on a separate disk hul have had DISK AND INSERT THE":REM 219 ,169:REM 85 iiouhk autobooUng it. ihen this shod program 190 PRINT-DISK ON WHICH YOU SAVED DOE 230 DATA 13, 32,210,255,104,163,104 is for you. SHELL. '■ :REM 245 ,170:REM 34 Type in this program, name il DOS 200 PRINT-[crsr downJDON'T FORGET TO 240 DATA 24, 32,240,255,104,168, 96 SHELL BOOT, and save it to a work disk. CLOSE THE DRIVE LEVER.":REM 34 , 56:REM 170 Formal a disk by placing a new diskette in your 210 PRINT"[crsr down]PRESS SPACE BAR 250 DATA 32,240,255,13S, 72,152, 72 1571 and close the lover. Then in direct mode, WHEN YOU ARE READY!":POKE208,0:REM 7 , 24:REM S3 type HBADER-DOS SHELL I28MDS and press 220 GETKEYK$:IFK$oCHR$(32) 260 DATA162, 0,160, 0, 32,240,255 335 IF ERoO THEM PRINT:PRINT things run fatter. Be sure you run this program ER,ER$:PRINT#15,"I":CLOSE 15 on a newly formatted disk because il destroys Linear Y (PET/CBM, VIC20, ;END:REM 218 anything on track 1, sector 0. Happy Shelling! plus/4, C16, C64 & C128) 340 PRINTB15,"I";CLOSE15 :PRINT NOTE: The checksum have been added for by Rick Hedrick rPRINT'THE CHECKSUM PROGRAM IS entering thi program di 64 mode. Keep in mind NOW ACTIVE.":REH 9 thai, !. you run'! rim this piognim front 64 made Here's a lusty li'l program that finds a linear 350 PRINT"SYS 828 TOGGLES PROGRAM ami 2. the baste totem may gel ipeatd up if you y"+S Iy'+S2y= to a quadmtie equation using a OFF OR ON.":PRINT:REM 212 use any sort of programming utility, like a power-iJ polynocnial to solve it, The program 360 PRINT"A FILE HAS BEEN CREATED ON cartridge or othtr programmingaid provides a test of the solution by computing DISK. IN":REH 120 resuhstilulion residuals. These are usually ZW0 370 PRINT-FUTURE PROGRAMMING 10 REM COPYRIGHT 1994 LYNNCARTHY iuontul the initial coostrainl lhal requires a y value SESSIONS, TYPE-:PRINT;REM 61 INDUSTRIES, INC. ALL RIGHTS 380 PRINT-LOAD-CHRSI34]'OBJ.DH RESERVED:REM 165 al X[0]=0, CHECKSUM"CHRS(34)",DV,1" 20 REM[3 minus]READ/WRITE DOS SHELL 1 REM COPYRIGHT 1994 LYNNCARTHY :PRINT:REM 215 AUTOBOOT SECTOR BY LARRY PANKEY INDUSTRIES, INC. 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[Cs 4)-:PRINT:REM 221 NOW...-:PRINT"WRITING 250 PRINT"A= ";&;' 'X THE 'GETTER' AND -:REM 96 [up arrow]9" :REM 232 207 PRINT"THE 'STORAGE' BOX. 'GETTER .end of line. 260 PRINT'Bc ";B;" *X STARTS AT:":PRINT"MEM 39774-39783 [up arrow)8":REM 250 (RTS) ":REM 27 270 PRINT"C- ";C;" 'X Random Number Gen. (C64) 209 PRINT"RND (i STORAGE IS IN [up arrow)?":REM 244 397S5":REM 229 by Rick He.lritk 280 PRINT"D= "jB;1 *X 210 REM:REM 66 [up arrow)6":REM 198 220 FOR I-0TO13:REM 39 This is Rick's rouiine lo generate random 290 PRINT"E= ■;£,-■ *X 230 READ A:REH 223 numbers for his Challenger game makers. This [up arrow]5":REM 208 240 POKE(39773*I],A:REH 101 rouiine uses ihe SID chip lo generate those 300 PRINT"F= -;F;n *X 250 NEXT I:REM 228 numbers. You can use Ihis in your own programs (up arrow]4":REH 162 260 DATA 0,174,27,212,189,92,154,141 lo generals Minium numbers oulsiik [hi; riiiulum 310 PRIHT'G* ";Gj" -X ,105,155,96,0,0,0:REM 159 sequences thai ths CM normally produces uiili [up arrow)3":REM 188 270 PRINT:PRINT"" NOW TO DEMONSTRATE Iht RND iundion. Maybe we'll see a nvisod ilH 320 PRINT"H= ";H; " *X THE RANDOMS:":PRINT:REM 110 Lotlo soon... [up arrow)2";REM 142 275 AZS="":INPUT"[PRESS 330 PRINT"1= ";I; " 'X RETURN)";AZS:REM 173 1 REM COPYRIGHT 1994 : LYMNCARTHV [up arrow]1":REM 152 280 PRINT"(1) FIRST USE SYS 39500 ONLY INDUSTRIES, INC. ALL RIGHTS 340 PRINT"J= ";J;" CONSTANT":REH 210 ONCE":PRINT"TO ACTIVATE THE SID RESERVED:REM 172 350 REM [3 minus]:REM 51 CHIP.":REH 93 360 PRINTATS;PRINT"[Ctrl 3] 5 REM:REM 113 285 PRINT" CM TO GET A RANDOM " USE SVS 10 REM AS="RANDOH NUM GEN":OPEN15,8,15 ■ [shift B]EGIN Y PREDICTION 39774":PRINT"AND FIND THE NUMBER , " SO : " +AS:CLOSE15:SAVEAS : ":PRINT"[Cs 4]":REM 247 IN":REM 30 ,8:VERIFYAS,8:REH 156 36S REM [3 minus]:REM 64 290 PRINT"THE 'BOX' BY PEEK-ING 15 PRINTCHRSd'17) :POKE53280,5 370 INPUT-X = ";X:REM 118 39785:":REM 192 :POKE53281,15:POKE646,11:REH 176 380 JA=A*X[up arrow]9+B*X 295 PRINT:AZ$="":INPUT"(PRESS RETURN 20 PRINT"DEMONSTRATION OF MACHINE [up arrow)8+C*X[up arrow] FOR » STREAM...)";AZS:REM 16 -LANGUAGE":PRINT"RANDOM NUMBER 7*D*X[up arrow]6+E'X 296 REM:REM 152 GENERATOR":REH 228 [up arrow)5+F*X[up arrow] 300 REM:REM 156 25 PRINT"USING SID CHIP RANDOMS." 4+G*X[up arrow]3+H*X*X+I* 305 SYS 39500:REM 143 :PRINT:PRINT-THES£ PRODUCE 1-9 X*J:REH 137 306 REM --- ABOVE ACTIVATES SID CHIP RANDOMS FOR":REM 106 385 PRINT"[Ctrl 71Y= ";JAiPRINT" ONCE ONLY FOR THE PROGRAM:REM 134 30 PRINT"* CHALLENGER-TYPE PUZZLES [C= 4]"iREM 51 •":REM 111 390 PRINT"[3 minus)[space][minus] 32 ilidiiiril Juno 1994 307 REM — BELOW PUTS SID CHIP 130 ONLVGOTO140,180,260:REM 161 410 IFSH=OTHEN110:REM 64 RANDOM NUM 0-255 IN MEM 140 IFRND(l)<.3-t-.08*DTHENPRINTSPC 420 SH=SH-l:A=1944+SX/8-3:POKES+l,5 LOCATION 54299 AND ...:REH 100 (INT(RND(1)*34))"[Ctrl 4] :POKES+4,33:POKES*24,3:REM 176 310 REM --- ABSOLUTE X-INDEXES IT [shift B][2 space][shift B] 430 FORL=lTO22:PL=A-L*40:REM 57 FROM THE 39516-39772 tl-LIST [2 space](shift B]":REM 112 440 IFPEEK(PL)=87ORPEEK(PL)=45THEN BUFFER, THEN...:REM 160 150 IFRHD(l)<.3+.08*DANDSC>100THEN POKEPL+40,32:L=22:GOTO470:REM 10 312 REM - - STORES THE 'GOT11 NUMBER PRINTSPC[INT(RND(1)* 3 6])" 450 POKEPL-*S,2:POKEPL,33:REM 75 IN THE 'BOX' AT 39785.:REM 224 [Ctrl 3][shift C][3 space] 460 POKEPL+40,32:IFL=22THENPL=PL-40 314 SVS 39774:REM 117 [shift C]":REM 21 :L^23:GOTO460;REM 31 315 REH — ABOVE PRINT STATEMENTS 160 IFRND(l)<.25+.06-DANDSO200THEN 470 NEXT:POKES+24,3:POKES+4,129 PRINTS THE NUMBERS AFTER PRINTSPC(INT(RND(1)*33>>"[C= S] :POKES+l,5:G0TO110:REM 194 'PEEK-ING' IN 'BOX':REM 159 [shift D](shift D](2 space] 480 INPUT-[2 crsr down]PLAY AGAIN 320 PRINT PEEKf39785);:REM 162 [shift D][shift D]":REM 153 (Y/N)";QS:IFQS^-N"THENEND:REM 95 330 REM;REM 186 170 GOTO40;REM 44 490 POKE52,56:POKE56,56:CLR:S^54272 340 GOTO 3O7:REH 241 180 PRINTSPC(INT[RND(l)*40)) ; " [Ctrl 3] :FORL^STOSt24:POKEL,0:NEXT:REM 168 [shift J]";REK 149 5OOG1$="[16 space][ctrl 5][shift W) 190 Y = IHT[RMD(1)* 10}+8:X = INT( [5 space][shift W]":A1S^"GH":REM 250 .end of line. RND(l)MO) :REM 52 510 G$="[ctrl 2][17 space][ctrl 3] 200 POKE781,Y:POKE782,X:POKE783,0 [shift Q][3 space][shift Q] Space Port (C64) iSYS65520:PRINT-[C= 5] [ctrl 2][IS space]":REM 221 [shift E]":REH 115 520 AS$<0)=-[shift F][space] I shift H] hy Tilts Scharf 210 PRINT"[HOME][2 crsr down] ■:ASS{l)="[shift P] [shift H] Yotlt mission in Space IVrt is lo "SPC(IHT(RND(1)*38M;"[C= 1) [crsr down][crsr left][shift Hj saftlj guide your spacecraft to Uiu space port. "AS$(INT(RND(1|*4)]:IFFL=1THEN [shift G]-:AS$(2)="[shift g] Unfortunately, countless tdjsiaeaJs lio in your FL=0:GOTO230:REM 142 [space][shift F][shift H] pilth which you musl inaflBUYW around 220 IFRND(1)<.25+.25*DTHENFL=1 [crsr down] [2 crsr left] successfully. Hitting any object Qfl lliu SHUSH :GOTO210:REM 250 [shift G] '■:ASS(3| = "[space] moans instant death. 230 IFSC<550THEN40:REM 187 [shift F] [shift G)":REM 12 Tin: game is split into three stages. In 240 IFRND(1]<.2+.Q5*DTHENPRINT-[HOME] 530 DL$(0)="EASY[5 space]":DL$(1J= the first si age you must navigate through [2 crsr down]"SPC[INT(RND(l) "INTERMEDIATE":DL$[2]^'ADVANCED waves of enemy craft. The second stage *35)|"[ctrl 7][shift Q] [4 space]";REM 169 requires dodging asteroid fields, mines, energy [4 shift I][shift Q]":REM 54 540 V=53248:SH=5:SX-176:LV=1:SP^16 lences, ami killer drones appearing from 250 GOTO40:REM 124 nowhere. During the final stage you must 260 IFF=OTHENPRINTG1$:PRINTG$ :POKE53281,0:REM 217 guiile your craft down a narrow runway, :F=l:GOTO40:REM 2 550 PRINT"[CLR][ctrl 3][15 space] avoiding any ships In your path. Portunatoly, 270 R=INT(RND(1)*3):IFR=OANDSP>1 (RVS ON]SPACE PORTJRVS OFF]" you bflgin the gamu with live missiles which THENSP=SP-1:REM 214 :PRINT" [C= 7][13 space]BY TATE will clear a path in front of yout ship. But 2S0 IFR=2ANDSP<32THENSP=SP+1:REM 212 SCHARF":REM 240 don't use ihcm up loo fast! Each stage is 290 IFSO975ANDSC<1000THEN40:REM 29 560 PRINT"[3 crsr down][ctrl 4]MANEUVER harder than the previous one. A joystick in 300 IFSC=100OTHENFORDE=lTO1500 AROUND ALL OBJECTS TO LAND :NEXT:GOTO400:REH 93 port 2 is required to play Space Port [5 space]SAFELY[crsr right]IN THE 310 IFSC>850ANDRND(1)<.12*.03"D SPACE ";:REM 168 THENPRINTSPC(SP) • [Ctrl 7] 10 REM COPYRIGHT 1994 LYNNCARTHY 570 PRINT-PORT.":PRINT"PLUG JOYSTICK IN [shift W][ctrl 3][shift Q] INDUSTRIES, INC. ALL RIGHTS PORT «2.[2 space]HOVE [3 Space][shift Q][ctrl 7] RESERVED:REM 165 JOYSTICK";:REM 9 6 [shift W]":GOT040:REM 227 20 REM SPACE PORT BY TATE SCHARF 580 PRINT"TO SELECT SKILL LEVEL. PRESS 320 PRINTSPC(SP)" [ctrl 5][shift W] 1994:REM 33 FIRE[7 space]BUTTON TO START [5 space][shift W]";:REM 93 30 GOTO490:REM 197 GAME.[2 crsr down]":REM 79 40 SC=SC+1:PRIMT"[HOMES(Ctrl 2] 330 IFSO750ANDRND(l)<.12+.04 590 PRINT"[ctrl 8][7 space]SKILL •DTHENPRIHTM4 crsr left] [Ctrl 6] LEVEL:[space]";DL$ i!iuH;irtUune I'JS-I 33 Bathe. #C Trader's Corner is free for reader's looking lo trade or buy only. TCs will Wanted: Compute's Music System for the C64 & CI28 by Craig he listed for two months. Sterling with the Jul/Aug issue addresses will be Chamberlain (book & disk combination). James D. Manssen, #COO6S51 piMshBd 10 better expidile trading. Classified ads arc available for $0.50 To Trade: Used GEORAM cartridge, new Xetec Super Graphics per word. To respond In ;i Trailer's Corner ad, pleiise write to dieHvid, cartridge, new Xclec Super Graphics Jr cartridge. Waul the following: Trader's Corner, P.O. Box 3'!2, Boise, ID. K37O1-OW2. Be sure lo include Cardco/Sllpra Ciirlridge, C= user poi1-lo-US232C interface, copy of article the name and number Of the person 10 whom you arc wri from Commodore Microcomputer maya/.ine about conMnicliug light pas for use with game port. This BfB a hardware construction ;irtide 7/anIedi Transactor Magazines. Conunandcr Magazines. Cartridges for w/rei]uired software program to read x,y position, probably published Plus/4, C16, VIC20. SuperPhT system disks. BLC #000000 about 1987. Raymond D. Murick, #0)06833 7/antcd: Copy of book "Machine language Programming for Wanted: "Font Monsler' by Joe Buckley. This program allows Beginners". It may have originally come from Compute. Bob Cameron creation of GEOS fonts directly from geoPaint documenis. Irv Cobb, MC00790K #COG6417 Commodore Inner Spate Anthology by Hildon/Vic and C64 Wanted: A working 32K Dalel Smart Qirl (docs not required), or the Tool KiliBask-iKeraal by ilwWCommander mag. Kd Dufly WCO05S82 address of someone who can repair mine. Also, a copy ol Side 2 of Wanted: Any Geowurld disk from #10 -'? Jim Chance #COO5853 Cinemaware's "3 Stooges." Gwles Brown, SCOOl540 "//anted: GEORAM or any REU Ram expansion for my 128, new or To Trade: Brown Bag integrated word processor and database for iisl-J. Randy McWilson WCOO3958 CPM software. Donald H. Graham. #0)00106 Ws=tcd: KAMDrive. RAMLink. GEOS 128. Need info on how to use a Wanted: Commodore 1702 monitor service/re pair manual (not Panasonic KX-P2123 so ii will noi advance the extra line. I'm using Super available from SAM's or Commodore) plus Commodore DPS 1101 daisy Gnphix with my 128. William Walcoli Jr. WCO1IO552 wheel printer user's manual for same for JUKI 6100. C.C. Adams, #CW>6658 ?/int«i Tekniku Monitor MJ-22, RCG/COMPOSITI:. Also, BobsTerm Wanted: Documentation (orig. or copy) for Su[«r Graphix Sr by Pro 128 with manual, Chessmasier 2100 with manual, liirry Pankey WCOOO527 Xetec, Math 128 by Access, and Word Write 128 by Timeworks. (I purchased software at compulerfesl but no docs available.) Leo Scannell, v/ac!cc: 1520 plotter; have manual and can gel paper and pens as well #CO043B9 as cartridges for V1C-20. Warren Irwin #0303712 Wanted: Assislance w/transfening data from GBOS to Amiga. Amiga Wanted V.G. Dalfl Shack I'arallel Copier Supcrfasl Kile Backup and lo GEOS, same routines for C64 lo IBM and back, geoWrile, geoPoint, Utilities Version 1.0 from V.(i. Data Shack in Brossard, Quebec, Canada. etc., final copy, MS-DOS. Also ■- Does anyone know of a company that JimCotlrillflC006174 docs good work and low cosl printing books (paperback and hardcover)? Waited: CP/M software for C128, 5.25" disks, COdiraerdaJ programs, Fred Dooley,#C001110 used or new with manuals. Akin S. Brown #C003277 Wanted: Compute & Compute's Ga/etle magazines 19B6-89, good Wanted: Program disk for Fleet System 4 to use as a backup for my condition; Spcech-64 cartridge anil manual; lop case half. Kl; modulator, good, working copy Artemas Richardson SC003063 keyboard assembly for 64C; 1541 main board, C6-1 motherhood. 7/acted A copy of manual ur instructions for "Road Se;irch C64." I non-working 1541-11, LOADSTAR disks. Arnold Waller, HCOO5997 haw the disk bui need the manual and would be willing to pay for a copy To Trade: C64 Power Pak (P/N 251052-02 Model P.S.25) for lighi (even a copied version) as well as postage. Gilbert Woznlak#C002!51 pen or mouse; also, user manual for Timex/Sinclair 101X1 for "Anatomy ol Wanted: Checkbook program for the CI28, as 1 have similar programs the 1541" or similar book. Arnold Walter, #COO5997 thai run on the Cfil anil now have a C128. Edwiird P. Herpel, Jr. (005267 7/anted; Informal ion or plans to txiild a plotter for the C64, Brad ■Howard. #(.'001266 7/aaled: Info on a copy or backup program "The Solution" pill out by ?ce Sale: C128 and C64 conipiKiTS, drives, prinier, monitor and V.G. Data Shack? WilliamJ. Hal), #C005360 more. Lots of original software and books, "DON'T LET THESE BE Wanted: Interested in two old programs - 'Demon Dialer" and Ihe "Last THROWN OUT." Vic Sunshine, (516) 277-0062. line." Arc these two programs still available? If so, where can 1 get one or bah of them? James Lcc. #C0O2832 For Sale: UNUSUAL 64 SOFTWARE. GREAT Wanted! Cookbook database with print capabilities, William Evans, FOREIGN-AMERICAN Utilities, Graphics, Hacker, Hum and Arcade 8C002686 Oames. 25 Adult Disks-Full disk sides $2 lo $5. $0.29 stamp gels To Trade: Amiga A500 w/exp. unit and a few accessories (value S500+, new catalog. Home-Spun Software, POB 1064DH, Estero. FL, 33928. in original box. mint condition. Brig, instruction manuals, plus exp. unit brings memory to one meg|. Will trade for a C64 REC unit so 1 can run my GEOS 2.0on my C64. Harold l.awson, #0)03095 Fee- Sale: Like-new C12KD computers with built-in 1571 disk Wanted: Also looking for good genealogy program for C64 (sec drive and detachable keyboard. No manuals. 30-day guarantee. SI5U + WEvans requesi 3/9 34 diellardJune 1994 :NEXT:FORL=728TO766 •"December 93: A Q&A response (page IK, 3rd LOADSTAR Celebrates :POKEL,0:NEXT:REM 17 column) stales that to validate a disk in 128 6S0 POKE2040,11:POKE V+39,14 mode, use CATALOG. This, of course, will show 10th Anniversary! :POKE V,SX:POKE V+1,234 the contents of the directory. It should say :POKE V+21,1:REM 156 COLLECT. will celebrate its 10th 690 POKESt24,3:POKES+5,128:POKES+6 ■rDecomber 93: In Q&A (page 19, 2nd column), anniversary on May 2 when issue #120 ships to , 103 : POKES+1,5:POKES + 4 ,129 tin: statement beginning OPEN— in the first subscribers, :POKEV+31,0:GOTO40:REM 10 paragraph should read: The key lo WADSTAR's tooj-Ilmo success ia 700 DATA169,0,133,251, 133, 253,168 lhal il provides C64 owners wilii icrrilk-, new ,169,56,133,252,169,203,133 OPEN4,4:PRINT#4,CHR$(27) software every rocitifhatatitiffordaliteprice. ,254,162,7,177,253:REM 27 ■tCHRS (color code] . "it cealiy is hicrcdiiili; tfial a ili.'-k iiu^a/jiif 710 DATA145,251, 136,208,243, 230, 252 devoicd to on 8-bit eompuier designed over 13 ,230,254,202,16,242, 96:REM 69 •"April 93: PAPSAW was riddled with typos. yoars ago is slill going strong," ssiid LOADSTAR 720 DATA255,153,153,255,129,195 Tilt; first Instants of line 10000 (righl after Ihc BdiUw FendK Tucker. ,195,195,126,165,129,126,60 second paragraph on page 5) should read: "For our 104 anniversary. 1 have phuiueii ,102,195,129:REM 160 ihe hesi issiK ever, asking our besi suhmilters lo 730 DATA219,255,255,195,195,36 10000 PRINT" [CLRJ[3 crsr dowii]LOAD" send me their masterpieces,1' said Tucker. 'They ,24,24,129,165,165,126,24 +CHRS(34)*-"filename-*CHRS(34) did, and there's not enough room on issue #120 for ,255,24,6O:REM 100 + '■, 3 " :PRINT" [4 crsr down] 740 DATA255,165,129,255,171,129 all of them, so it looks like LOADSI'AR #121 will RUM[HOME|" ;dso be a blockbuster issuu," ,171,255,0,36,96,2,24 Hew are just som tf whai you'll find on the ,2<1,64,2:REM 112 Line 1010 at Ihe holtom of Ihat same page should 10th anniversary issue. 750 DATAO,140,44,0,4,96,98,8,24 read: ,128,49,52,0,12,65,16:REM 171 Hl;i.!'WARE 760 DATA0,O, 136, 85, 3-1,0, 0,0, 137 1010 PRINT"[HOME][3 crsr down][ctrl 2 ,74,60,255,60,82,145,O:REH 220 * THE PEK-FORM-ER-. a form-mnking LOAD "-tCHRS (34| ♦ "MENU "-tCHRS (34 ) tool lhat can be tonfigwed for various prJ ntcrs. 770 DATA90,0,0, 126,0,0,24,0, 0,60 +",8";PRIHT"[4 crsr down) ,0,0,255,0,0,189,0,0,189 RUNIIIOME)" BKA1NWARE ,0,0,255,0,0:REM 144 TRK1ON: a Irjgnnninclrit; triangle •"Januiiry 93: Deuce No. 3001 has disk drives solver that's noijust for students, .end of line. 12 through 15 BSassigned. ]i sbmi]& my seltcifd. • PUZZLE PACK #120: a monthly •"April 94: The number listed for the feature that celebrates iis 5th anniversary wiih ihis BODACIOUS HBS in Rarities was WODg! issue. Oops Phase don't Cidl lhal number - call this number: 1-318-929-4020 FUNWARK •"Miin.ii 94: Til is is the correct procedure for ♦ MAHJONG; a C64 version of Die using ihe I'll' utility lls it should have By ihe way, lietween five and six doz.cn BBSs an cliissit Chiiiess lite game. appeared in CP/M A Quick Overview; a par! of three C64 networks -- UBAN, N1SA and " ...POLYGONS; m arciide-slyte game POWERHET. Bodacious BBS is erne of these where the ofen'cct is to idea- the screen of randomly h> format (FORMAT utility, via mxaai BBSs. Bo i-aiii. SysOp, will be sending us an nppewing "c«rner" and "sidu* pic^cu.1; by connecting sdeetion, formats dcivB R) annotated map thai will show you how to get onto ilicitt into "polygons." A> PIP B:=A;CPM+.SYS (Copies the CP/M Ihe various sub-hoards. There! Aren't you glad System I lie from drive A to drive G) you read Oopsl A> PIP B : =A:CCP.COM (Copies Ihe •"'ri[M'Kitt 1.(1 is royal pain! 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After you have may be easier to print Pocket Filer 2 and 2. Enter data on ihc created the address hook labels. show the essential sicps storage disk by accessing file on the storage disk, Now we're ready to necessary to create the the Enter/Edit Module. If you will probably want to put the name and address simplest of address label you have a RAM decide what to do with all in the form you wish to see makers. expansion unit, this the names and addresses on the printed label. If you II' you want to create module will have been you have stored in that tile. want the first name first, a plain vanilla address entered already. It is only You may want to sort the you need to pick it up from book mailing label necessary to take these files alphabetically by last the screen layout form and system, here are the steps steps: name, or you may wish to paste it on the Record to take: a. From the Create sort by zip code. Since ihc Layout. To do this, press I. Create a storage Module, hit the