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 December 1984
Vol. l.No. 12

FEATURES 74 Plenty of K 144 Plus/4's Word

This program allows you to create Processor
28 Trivia Craze various sizes and shapes of graphics An overview of one of the four
The trivia craze has come to the characters, based on letter and software programs built into
computer world, and (his article number patterns. Commodore's new Plus/4 computer.
takes a look at some of the new By Elizabeth Oman By Margaret Morabilo
trivia games available for your
Commodore. By John Jermaine and
RUN staff 80 Datafile, Part II 148 Play Me a Color
Here are two program modules to be Explore the mysteries of machine
used with Datafile (published last language programming with this
38 Is Forth Headed for month)—a mailing label program tutorial, which describes how to
First? and a report generator. A useful make your VIC into a color organ.
appendix is also included. By Joseph T. Woyton
What do you know about Forth and
By Mike Konshak
is it for you? By John Moore and
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94 The Latest Look in This machine language program lets
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46 Nimbots Software
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This cunning game of the mind is This article explores the software routine from Basic.
both fun and challenging. industry's changes and how they'll By Robin Franzel
By Michael Buckley affect you, and it provides you with
hints on how and where lo select
software. By Jim Strasma 160 A Commodore
52 The Many-Colored VIC Christmas Carol
This easy-to-use editor program is an 102 Penny-Pinching This article teaches you several
artist when it comes to designing and musical programming techniques and
modifying your multicolored VIC-20
Software
gives you Christmas songs that you
graphics characters. Discover how you can acquire lots can enjoy. By William E. Forrester
By Tommy Michael Tillman of software without spending lots of
money. By Karl Thurber, Jr.
168 Gateway to the
62 Spelling Friend World
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If your youngster needs help in In part III of this series on
learning his or her list of weekly Guide interfacing hardware, Gateway
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will be the best buddy your child can products for the C-64, VIC-20 and can use for telecommunications.
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 RUNning Ruminations

A Look Back...
And a Look Ahead
It's the end of the year, and this December issue Articles and programs will feature some of the
marks the completion of the first year of publishing biggest names in the industry, as well as those writ
RUN. It's been a hectic year, but an altogether sat ten by regular readers who share their tribulations
isfying one. and discoveries in the pages of RUN.
We're capping off this first year with our largest We remain committed to bringing you useful ar
issue to date—224 pages. This certainly makes ticles that will help you get full enjoyment from
RUN one of the fastest-growing magazines in the your Commodore—tutorials, home and educa
marketplace. tional applications, programming techniques, and,
Its spectacular success is also reflected in the cir of course, games and application programs you can
culation growth of the magazine. RUN will finish type into your computer and use.
the year well in excess of its circulation projections To help make typing in program listings that
for 1984, as we close in on a net paid circulation much easier, the long-awaited checksum/proof
figure of 200,000. RUN is a proven favorite among reader will make its debut with the February issue.
Commodore owners. It's been a long time coming, bui all the bugs have
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RUN is enjoying popularity among user's groups ings, but still want to make use of the programs,
and clubs, first-time computer owners and com- ReRUN will be beefed up in 1985. Beginning with
pulerists in both the home and school. Readership February, and continuing on a bimonthly basis, we
surveys indicate that the typical RUN reader is ac will be offering your favorite published programs
tively involved in computing, and makes use of on cassette and disk.
RUN magazine each month for new ways to use In addition, with this December issue, you will
his/her Commodore computer. notice that there are some design changes taking
During this first year, we have received many place in the magazine. Through the next few
comments from our readers, and have had an op months, we will be incorporating some type and
portunity to meet many of them—in person, over layout changes to give the magazine a cleaner look
the phone lines and through correspondence. We and make it easier to read and use.
are grateful for your interest and thank you for We have also included a new logo and, beginning
your support.
with the January issue, a new subtitle ("The User's
In the coming months of 1985, you can look for Guide to Commodore Home Computing"), which,
ward to more of the features you have come to ex we think, succinctly captures RUN'S niche in the
pect and enjoy during this first year. The popular marketplace.
Magic and Commodore Clinic columns will return, In 1985, we will continue to rely on our readers'
along with new columns that will explore the input to make RUN an even better magazine. By
sound/music and graphics capabilities of your keeping the lines of communication open, we will
Commodore. have a better feel for what our readers want in a
We will continue to keep you informed about the Commodore home computing magazine. We look
latest products being developed for the Commo forward to serving you throughout the coming
dore with reviews and buyer's guides that take a year.

look at new software and hardware that manufac Happy holidays and happy computing.
turers are introducing. db

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Compiled by Louis F. Sander
MAGIC is a monthly column of hints, tricks and
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Every month, MAGIC brings you brief and useful com
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found to make computing easier, more enjoyable or more
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MAGIC features simple hardware ideas, one-line programs,
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similar items of interest. We look for neiu or recycled material that is
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RUN will pay up to $50 for each original trick we print.

MAGIC's tricks are numbered in hex, the number system of

sorcery and computers.
 This month's bag holds a dozen printer tricks, plus control can be changed later under software control, say by
baker's dozens more on Basic statements and commands. sending a special control character to the printer.
Given our powers of prescience, we know you'll like them. People often wonder why they're called DIP switches.
Our staff of Magical Beings is working double overtime, It's because they are made with the same pin size and spac
materiaiizinE copy for next month's special RUN. It's Issue ing as IC chips—they'll fit perfectly into standard IC sock
13, a number with special significance in our realm. And ets. The standard IC pin scheme, a dual line of precisely
it's really a work of magic, featuring every one of 1984's spaced connections, has a name. It's called the Dual In-line
tricks, plus hundreds of new ones, all indexed for easy ref Package, or DIP. Since the switches are made to the same
erence—a useful collector's item if ever you've seen one. measurements, they've taken on the name.
On a more timely note, Trondheim, our Typesetting Matthew A. Henson
Troll, visited her cousin at the North Pole last week, and
Maryland
you wouldn't believe what she saw. Sanla, long a Commo
dore and RUN fanatic, has iremendous things in store for
our readers. He knows every name on RUN'S mailing list,
$ 1 3F Printer paper holder—You can have a
very attractive and efficient paper feeder for your printer
and come Christmas Eve, he's vowed to bless his kindred
by buying a plastic in/out basket from an office supply
spirits. We've promised not to tell who's getting what, but
store. Simply put its opening towards the back of your desk
the size-60 stockings won't hold the hardware that some of
and set your printer on top of the basket. Put your fanfold
you are about to receive. And software! Two major disk
nouses have been sending all their production Santawards paper in the basket and feed it up to the printer. The paper
will unfold itself, page by page, as the printer needs it. I
since July! Santa's copy shop, in Singapore (the North
bought my basket in a smoke color, which matches my
Pole's a lousy magnetic environment), is cranking out un
printer's dust cover.
protected software at a rate you wouldn't believe. All in all,
Christmas morning should be the biggest computer event Ron Reynolds
since Babbage was in baby clothes. Sylvania, OH
But enough of the news from the Northland; it's time to
start computing. Before you try the tricks, take time for our $ 14O Paper jam hint—When your printer
holiday wish: Peace on Earth, good will to men. And from paper jams, spray some silicone or teflon lubricant in the
all the folks at Magic, to our readers around the paper-feed pathway, then slide some paper through to
worid—Merry CHRS(ISTMAS) and Happy New Gear! clean off the excess. It will help your paper feed smoothly
without binding.
Tom Hoppe
Spokane, WA
$ ■ 3D Printer switches—When you set up a
non-Commodore printer to work with your Commodore
system, two things are important. First, your interface
$1 41 Tearing printer paper—When I try to
must allow full emulation of all the Commodore printer tear the paper off my printer, sometimes I get a sloppy
commands; most of the available interfaces do this with no edge, or even half a sheet of paper, crudely ripped down the
middle. To solve the problem, I took the metal cutter off a
problem. Second, the little DIP switches on the interface
box of aluminum foil, leaving some of the cardboard at
and on the printer must be properly set.
The interface switches are often properly set at the fac tached, and glued it to the back cover of my printer. It gives
me a neatly torn edge every time.
tory and are usually well covered in the documentation.
The printer switches, however, often are not set properly Signalure illegible
for your Commodore, since most printers are made to ZIP code 14864
function with a more industry-standard type of interface.
The printer manual usually tells all about the DIP switches $ 1 42 Extending ribbon lite—Printers like
and their function, but the information may be hard to dig the Commodore 1525 use a ribbon cartridge that inks itself
out. Just persevere, and everything will work out in the end. as it goes. If you print a lot of graphics or reverse field char
Tom Rohrer acters, the inking process can fall behind, leaving you with
very light prim. The following program runs your ribbon
Dlmondale, MI
continuously without printing anything; after five minutes
$ 1 3E What are DIP switches?—Most print or so of this activity, your ribbon should be thoroughly
inked. If you do this from time to time, the ink may last as
ers and interfaces, as well as many other computer periph
long as the ribbon.
erals, have a group of DIP switches to configure them for
different types of operation. These are tiny switches, often [ OPEN 4,4

seen in groups of eight or so, that must be set with a pen- 2 PR1NT»4,CHRS<L5)"[33 spaces]11;

point, paperclip or other small instrument. Usually their 3 PRINTW.CHRS{]5)"[38 spaces)"CHR$<8): GOTO 2

sellings determine the behavior of the device when power is Donald H. Butler
applied—in the case of a printer, one of the DIP switches Waterford, PA
may determine the number of characters per inch, and an
other may determine whether or not the printer requires a $ 1 43 Ribbon reinking—Some of you have
separate linefeed character to advance the paper. recommended reinking printer ribbons as a money-saving
The various switch settings are always covered in the measure,but it could ruin your printhead. Many stamp pad
manual, but the brief descriptions can be cryptic to the inks contain microscopic abrasive panicles that can cause
newcomer. Often, the parameters that the DIP switches more damage than Hike to think about. You should use ink

RUN December 1984/11

 thai is made only for a dot-matrix head; this type has a lu
bricant in it to reduce wear. 610 PRINT#4,DW$"DOUBLE WIDTH"

620 PRINT#.NO$"NORMAL PRINTING"

Joseph H. Walters
Bclfflower, MO These CHR$ codes and combinations are given as ex
amples, and might not work on your printer. The tech

$ 1 44 Easy printer listings—I use this routine nique, however, will work with all combinations and pe
ripheral devices, as well as on the computer alone.
at the end of any long program I'm working on. It lets me
do a hardcopy listing just by typing RUN10000. When the Allen Ross Brier
listing is finished, I just press the return key to disable the Houston, L \
printer.
10000 PRINT ''ISHFT CLR)[CRSR DN]PRINTIW:CLOSE4[CRSR UP!"
10010 OPEN4,4:CMD4:L1ST
$ 1 48 For... Next hint—When breaking out of
a For... Next loop before it is completed, you should ter
Charles Chrislenscn
minate the loop by setting the index variable to its highest
Aurora, II.
value, then branching to a Next statement. Failure to do
this can cause problems such as unexpected Out of Memory
$145 Printer listing hint—If you're having errors. Here's a short program demonstrating the technique:
problems getting your non-Commodore printer to produce [00 DIM A(100): A(50) = 2
the reverse field heart symbol and other cursor control I10FORX = 1TO 100
graphics, there is an alternative. Instead of using those 120 IF A(X)>0THEN PRINT X,A(X):X = 100
graphics in your program, use their CHRS codes instead. 130 NEXT
The code for Clear Screen is CHR$(147), and no printer 140 PRINT "FINISHED"
will have difficulty duplicating it in a listing. John Belmonte
Paul West Chicago, IL
Portland, OR

$ 1 46 RS-232 printer tips—Most printers $149 VIC and the 1526 printer—The I526
that use Commodore's built-in RS-232 interface work fine often hangs up in mysterious ways when used with the VIC.
for program listings, but using them in a program is a dif To cure the problem, enter SYS 64490, which changes the
ferent story—they don't work well unless you follow a few timing on the serial port to match that of the C-64. Without
guidelines. the SYS call, the VIC sometimes fails to recognize the pres
First, if CLR is used in the program, it should be used be ence of the printer, hence the Device Not Present message.
fore the printer channel is open; unfortunately, CLR closes Howard M, Mcsick
the printer channel, and trying to access the printer will give Hartley, DE
a Device Not Present error.
Second, the first line of your program (or after the CLR)
should open the RS-232 port to include the baud rate. This $14A Dynamic keyboard explained—It's
information should be found in your printer manual. easy to make a program simulate keypresses, with truly
Third, don't close the printer channel until you want to magical effect. The technique has been around since at least
end the program. 1978, and it's commonly called dynamic keyboard. The ba
sic idea is to have your program Poke the CHRS values of
Chris Poole
one or more characters into the keyboard buffer area of
Niceville, FL
memory. When the program is finished, the computer will
print the Ready prompt, then respond as though you've
$147 Working with CHRS codes—Any typed the Poked characters.
CHRS code, or any combination of codes, can be assigned The keyboard buffer occupies the ten memory locations
to an ordinary string variable. Doing this often makes it from 631-640 decimal. It works in conjunction with loca
much easier to use the codes in programs. For example: tion 198, which must always hold a count of the characters
100 CSS = CHRS< 147) : REM CLEAR SCREEN Poked into the buffer. Run the following little program to
200 PRINT CSS "HELLO" see the principle in action.
The string-based codes can also be sent to any peripheral 10 FOR I = 1 TO 10 : POKE 630+1,65 : NEXT : POKE 198.10

device, for example: You should get the Ready prompt, followed by a series of
400 SOS = CHRS(14): SIS = CHR$(15): CRS = CHRS(13) ten A's (CHR$(65) is A). Change the 65 to 64+1, and
410 OPEN 4,4 you'll get the first ten characters of the alphabet. Change
420 PR1NTHSOS" DOUBLE WIDTH PRINTING" the 10s to smaller numbers, and you'll get fewer letters.
430 PRINT#4,SI$"NORMAL PRINTING" Dynamic keyboard's real magic comes when your pro
440 PRINT/M.CRS gram prints an executable statement on the screen, then
They can also be used together: makes the Ready prompt appear on the line above it, so the
500ESS = CHR$(27): AS = CHR$(0): BS = CHR$(l>
cursor ends up on the executable line. If the buffer holds a
510 PRINT#4,ESS"W"B5" DOUBLE WIDTH" 13, it's just like putting the cursor on that statement and
520PRINT*4,ES$"W"A$"NORMAL WIDTH" hitting the return key; your computer will do whatever the
And they can be concatenated; statement tells it to do.
Continued tin p. 188

12 / RUN December 1984

 Not just all talk
Add Speech, to your Commodore 64™ today!
With the POWER of The Voice Messenger's'" Infinite gramming of whole sentences ■ Two voices and
vocabulary, your Commodore 64 can aay any letter, word intonation—add character and excitement ■ Built-in
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Just for fun... or as an educational tool. simple connections • Clear, easy to understand
Best of all, It's Simple to program your C-64 to leave all speech ■ Doesn't steal J1AM from BASIC
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Just think of the possibilities I
Add new life to your Commodore 64 with The Voice
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Or even a reminder for yourself to feed the flehl
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 Software Gallery
Compiled by Shawn Laflamme

stellar fray. The fire button or spacebar score announces the title page; it is re

Buck Rogers
activates your only offensive weapon— peated for your victory over the moth
a forward-firing cannon of incredible ership at the end of each level.
power, but limited range. Without a The number of electron posts, sau
Navigate Your Fighter doubt, the joystick is far superior to the cers and hoppers increases with each
keyboard for controlling your ship. round. Play is also made more difficult
Through Alien Hordes You must complete your task before because the minimum speed the fighter
On the Planet of Zoom depletion of the limited fuel supply car can travel in each succeeding round in
ried by the nimble fighter. The faster creases noticeably.
you move your ship, the less fuel you The alien saucers are deadliest when
will use. What an incentive! overtaking your craft from behind.
The upper portion of the screen dis Proper altitude is vital here. Watch the
plays score, remaining fuel supply, shadow cast by your ship on the planet
As Captain Buck Rogers, C-64 number of reserve craft and enemies below—this will help you to determine
owners can navigate an agile that must be vanquished before ad your altitude.
fighter in the 25th-century battle for the vancement to the next round. The sec After the first level, the posts fire de
Planet of Zoom, thanks to Sega's Buck tion of the screen displaying the battle structive energy bolts, and they are
Rogers, a game cartridge derived from ground is a hi-res delight. From the spaced closer together. This forces you
the arcade classic. flaming rocket exhausts of Buck's craft to navigate with extreme precision. The
Starting with a fleet of three space to the colorful, exquisitely detailed hoppers begin returning fire during the
craft (controlled one at a time), you mothership, this is one visual treat after second level, while the mothership
must fight your way through five levels another. Even the distant mountains are (which fires massive energy blasts) can
of action while trying to destroy {or outlined and highlighted in painstaking only be destroyed by a dead-center can
sometimes avoid) fatal combinations of detail. non blast. Destroying the mothership is
electron posts, flying saucers and space The screen scrolls forward as you the culmination of a level, giving you a
hoppers before attempting to defeat the travel. This effect is accomplished with 20,000-point bonus, another reserve
powerful mothership. Each difficulty horizontal bands, which rotate toward ship and a full load of precious rocket
level contains four rounds. the foreground. No matter how fast or fuel.
You can choose either joystick or how far you travel, the mountains never
keyboard control as you enter the inter appear any closer. A short musical
Report Card

Superb!
An exceptional program that
/— \ outshines all others.

Very Good.
One of the better programs
available in its category. A
worthy addition to your
software library.

Good.
Lives up to its billing. No
hassles, headaches or disap
pointments here.

Mediocre.
There are some problems
with this program. There are
better on the market.

Poor.
Substandard, with many
problems. Should be deep-
sixed!

14 / RUN December 1984

Catch

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New Game In Town
Trivia Fever is absolutely unique — it's the only software entertain
ment package that can be enjoyed with or without a home com
puter! When played on your home computer, Trivia Fever is a
refreshing alternative to all those shoot'em up games. An elected
"Master of the Game" uses the computer to randomly select sub
ject categories, handicap players, generate questions and answers,
keep score automatically, and more! Instructive by its very nature,
Trivia Fever can be enjoyed by up to 8 individuals or teams. And
when played without a computer, Trivia Fever has all the best fea
tures of the "popular" trivia games plus more — all without the
cumbersome board, cards, and little game pieces. You can play in a
car, on vacation, anytime, anywhere! And Trivia Fever is by far the
best Trivia game available anywhere. Here's why:

Trivia Fever offers thousands of challenging questions in 7 inter

esting categories, so there's something for everyone. Each category
has questions with 3 lev
els or difficulty, which
score comparable points.
What's more, Trivia Fever
allows players to HANDI
CAP all those so-called
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one a chance to win. And
players can easily control
the length of play from
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Trivia Fever is unique, entertaining, educational, and most of all

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Trivia Fever can be enjoyed on the Commodore 64, IBM PC & PCjr
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 Software Gallery

While the graphics arc eye-popping, while 3/7, 5/4 and 6/16 are not." Ap
the gamepiay is a bil olT the mark. parently, the programmers aren't aware
There's plenty or action, but disaster that 5/4 is a legal time signature (e.g.,
strikes too suddenly. At times, it can be Tchaikovsky's 6th Symphony, 2nd
difficult to distinguish depth on the sim movement), as are tempos such as 9/8,
ulated 3-D battlefield. Though the action 12/8 and 11/4. The manual says noth
is somewhat disjointed, Buck Rogers ing about how to create such an unusual
offers tremendous challenge and enjoy tempo.
ment. (Sega Consumer Products, 360 Once a time signature is established,
N. Seputveda Blvd., Suite 3000, El Se- it isn't possible to change it without go
gundo, CA 90245.) ing through equally complicated ma
Ted Salamone neuvering. This eliminates a lot of 20th-
Bridgeport, CT century music from Master Composer's
repertoire—some of Bartok's and Stra
modes—Input mode, where music is
vinsky's music changes time practically
created and edited on a score-like chart,
every bar!
and Programming mode, where various
Another problem which must be
Master decisions are made about SID chip-re
lated parameters relating to the Input
overcome before any music can be
created with Master Composer is the
Composer
mode work-in-progress.
key signature. This is preselected by
The Programming mode is also
pressing the K key, which brings up an
where completed pieces can be viewed
other menu where you can choose either
This Music Utility Lets on four staves representing not only tre
C major (no sharps or fiats) or keys that
ble and bass clefs, but also two dels for
You Unlock the Power the notes above and below these. One
have up to five sharps or six fiats. Obvi
ously, someone forgot about C flat ma
Of Your C-64's SID Chip feature I don't like about the music's
jor (seven flats), F sharp major (six
performance here is that the screen is
sharps) and C sharp major (seven
not erased when something new begins
sharps). These keys may be very rarely
at the left margin—instead, the new
encountered, but what if someone
notes write over any old ones from the
wants to use them? A piece in C sharp
previous screen.
major would have to be transposed into
When Master Composer is booted up
Master Composer, from Access (which takes over two minutes), there is
D flat major (which
thing)—a truly brain-bending task.
is the same

Software, is a disk-based, copy a piece of music present and ready to

protected program that allows you to play—Beethoven's Fur Elise. Pressing After overcoming these preliminary
create musical compositions on your the C key is supposed to clear all mea obstacles, I found creating music (using
Commodore 64. These pieces can be sures at this point—which it does, but the cursor keys to put notes on the four
played while a score appears on screen, only from the Input mode. The infor score-like grids) to be relatively easy.
or by a SYS command lo a memory lo mation about voices, tempos, fillers The smailest unit of tempo is a 16th
cation while oiher activity (such as Basic and so on is still present in the Program note, which could prove restricting,
programming) is taking place. ming mode for the Beethoven piece. though the manual explains how to
The program assumes that you are This also has to be cleared away, again overcome this. A passage with 32nd
cognizant of the fundamentals of musi by pressing C, which now means "close notes (again, not an unusual occurrence
cal notation and theory—this is not a block." Even when all the blocks have in music) can be created by using two
musical tutor. It also assumes familiari been closed, there are still values re bars with 16th notes and then doubling
ty with various aspects of the C-64's maining. These can either be retained the tempo for those two bars alone. The
SID chip, such as waveforms, ADSR, (in which case, the new piece will sound business of triplels (three notes played
synchronization, ring modulation and like the beginning of Fur Elise) or modi in the space of two) is only cursorily
filters. An appendix to the program's fied. Also, one of several pre-pro covered in the manual, and no examples
manual gives rudimentary information grammed ''voices," such as piano, are referred to. This is disappointing.
about the principles of sound waves. French horn, banjo or oboe, can be The maximum length of music that
With the C-64's three voices, Master called up and used instead. can be created at one time is 127 mea
Composer does its job well, but 1 get the This seems like a lot of hassle just to sures, 64 blocks, or 23 pages. Block
impression that this is a program for a get slarted. It is further complicated by refers to a unit of measures (or even a
person who likes to sleep in only one po inputting the time signature after the C single measure) for the purpose of
sition. In other words, the program has key clears all measures in the Input changing SID parameters, tempos, and
limitations thai can cause difficulty for mode. According to the manual, "A so on within a piece, while a page is a
someone who wants to use it for appli legal Time Signature is anything that unit of blocks. You are not entirely re
cations that are just a bit out of the works oik to an even multiple of 1/16, stricted to a total length of 127 mea
ordinary. up to 16/16. For example, 3/8, 4/4, sures, since longer works can be created
The program is divided into two 5/16 and 2/2 are legal Time Signatures, in several parts and then loaded into

16 / RUN December 1084

Commodore 64IM

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 Software Gallery

rious, world-class skiers. Their input is

evident in some aspects of this game.
In this race against time, skiers must
suit up to run the course as quickly as
possible. There are no cozy lodges with
warm fireplaces, though there is a rath
er attractive, silhouetted village in an al
pine valley, serving as a depth-produc
ing backdrop.
Viewing the on-screen skier (in a
manner reminiscent of the race car driv
er's perspective in Pole Position), you
must maneuver him around the slalom
poles while avoiding the patches of ice
and the occasional rocks strewn about
the course. This slope is certainly not of
Olympic quality.
You can jump over the obstacles (by
pressing the fire button) or just go
around them. More time is lost through
avoidance, so timing and agility are im
portant for success.
Crashing into anything, including a
gate, adds penalty seconds to your
score. If you pass two poles on the same
side, your skier must complete the run,
even though he has been disqualified
specific memory areas, to be played low once you arc familiar with the pro
with a run time of 9:99:9.
sequentially. gram's system of notation.
Tilting the joystick right or left moves
This last feature allows you to load a A backup disk is available by .sending
the skier accordingly. Ninety-degree
piece to a memory area or the computer in the warranty, and damaged disks can
turns stop him in his tracks. Pushing the
without even using Master Composer. be replaced, both for an additional
stick forward gives him speed; pulling it
Type a SYS command (usually SYS charge. (Access Software, 925 East 900
back slows him down.
30120), and the music will play while South, Salt Lake City, UT 84105.
you go about other activities {though $39.95.)
There are five courses in al!, though
running a program or loading from disk they don't appear very different from
Micliacl Quigley
causes ihc music to pause). You could each other. The same village, pine trees
Vancouver, I1C, Canada
and distant mountains are all viewed in
also use iliis procedure to create pieces
exactly the same perspective. The in
of music for use in other programs,
crease in challenge comes from the
which could then be accessed by the
slightly more numerous hazards, as well
Slalom!
SYS command.
as the wider placement of the gates. Ac
Although the manual suggests it is
celeration is also faster on the more dif
possible to duplicate blocks that have
ficult courses, though this can be eased
already been created and move them World-Class or Novice,
through extensive use of the joystick
from one place to another, there is no
append feature in the Input mode.
You Won't Break a Leg braking feature.
Loading one piece into memory wipes On These Slopes! Perspective is the key factor in mak
out what was already there. ing this game as good as it is. The on

JS1
Included with Master Composer are screen figure shifts his body weight and
other pieces in addition to Fur Elise: Bill falls like a real skier. The effect of speed
Bailey, Maple Leaf Rag, The Entertain is achieved with a line of bright green
er, Donna Summer's She Works Hard conifers running along both sides of
for the Money and a movement from Skiing is big business in the U.S.A., every course. They flash by in a fluid
one of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos. so it makes sense that virtually blur, similar to the appearance of the
One interesting feature of Master every home computer system has, or roadside from the window of a car trav
Composer is the ability to dump screens will eventually have, a program that lets eling 80 mph.
from both the Programming and Input you wax your skis and hit the slopes As you guide your skier horizontally,
modes to a printer, which works very without leaving the comfort of the ski the line of trees shifts in one direction,
well. It should be noted that the lodge. and the exquisite mountain background
"score" in this case does not look like Slalom! for the Commodore 64 was shifts in the other. In the dead center of
normal music, but it Is quite easy to fol- designed with the assistance of some se the screen lies the village. This skewing
18 / RUN December 1!I84
 Software Gallery

provides a grcal simulation of extensive

lateral movement. The combined effect
of forward progress and lateral move (eanxaraco proau
ment creates a realistic feeling.

'WRITE NOW!" is 1
In spite of the exciting features, there
is still something lacking in Slalom!
There isn't enough variation between

U.S.A. indivi
the slopes, for one thing. As a matter of
fact, the supposedly difficult slopes
have fewer gates, so my best scores were
achieved on these runs. Secondly, the
lack of a counter depicting the number
of gates past or remaining always leaves
you wondering just how close you arc to
the finish line.
A catchy song, or even a second
iest
screen, would have helped. Despite the
exceptional visual effects, Slalom! is not
an exceptional game. (Tronix, 8295
South LaCienega Blvd., Inglewood,
CA 90301.) nt
led Salamonc
Bridgeport, CT

Now! also includes five help screens, tick. Certain illegal entries are accom
available to you for quick reference at panied by a nasty beep to alert you to

Write Now! and any time. You may reach these screens
with a single keystroke, refresh your
the problem.
Write Now! allows you to do all edit

Mail Now!
memory of a particular function, and ing as you write without changing
then return to find your text untouched. screens! This is far easier to use than a
The support material also includes word processor that forces you to con
For Business or Personal Use, two cut-out keyboard overlays that arc stantly switch between Write and Edit
handy reminders of all the important modes.
These Cartridge-Based Programs keystrokes—this is much easier than You can edit text by simply overwrit
Aren't Short on Features constantly returning to the manual or ing your mistake or by deleting the old
help screens until you've memorized the text and inserting the new (using the
most frequently used commands. C-64's insert/delete key). When you en
Write Now! uses a 40-column display ter Write Nowl's special Insert mode,
with both upper- and lowercase charac you can type in strings of text while all
ters available. An especially nice touch existing text slides over to make room,
Write Now!, by Cardco, is a pow is four different text/background color and all subsequent paragraphs remain
erful, yet inexpensive, word combinations available to please your intact.
processor for the Commodore 64. A eyes and your moods. You can also work with what's called
plug-in cartridge, it loads instantly, and Text is always entered at the twelfth a "block" of text of any size (a sen
it's easy to use. The program has a col line from the top of the screen, allowing tence, a paragraph or an entire chapter)
lection of features usually reserved for you to view text both before and after and delete it, move it, copy it to other
programs priced two to four limes high the current cursor line. As text is en locations or save it to tape or disk for
er. It can also be interfaced with Mail tered, the screen scrolls up and darkens future use—all with single keystrokes.
Now!, Cardco's mailing list processor. while the cursor line remains high A global scarch-and-replace function
lighted. will search for a word, or group of
Write Now! At the bottom of the screen is the sta words, throughout your text and re
Any word processing software is only tus line, which provides three important place it with other text of your choice.
as good as its supporting documenta pieces of information: the present char Write Now! offers several methods
tion. Write Nowt's instruction manual acter position with respect to the first of cursor control. For short hops, you
is easy to read and well organized, with character in your text, a reminder of can change the current cursor position
a table of contents and an almost ex whether you are in Write Nowl's Insert by using the C-64's own cursor control
haustive index, providing you with mode (discussed below) and a running keys (or you can use a joystick). There
every imaginable cross-reference to balance of free space remaining for en are also single keystrokes that will move
topics. tering text. the cursor to the top or bottom of text,
Although I highly recommend that As you enter text, Write Now! ac Hip through text one page at a time or
you read the manual thoroughly, Write cepts each keystroke with a reassuring move to one of nine preset markers.
RUN December 1984 / 19
 Software Gallery

Accidentally destroying unsaved text Dot commands allow you lo send may be modified, deleted or printed.
is a persistent fear of all users of word codes to your printer, unlocking all its Before printing, however, Mail Now!
processors; the though! of all those special features. Would you like to un allows you to select the exact format in
hours of work becoming mere elec derline a word or group of words? Or which you'd like your labels to appear
tronic memories strikes fear into the perhaps you'd like italicized, empha by using the Format Prt option.
heans of us all! Well, Write Now! sized, condensed or expanded type. The most powerful use of Mail Now!
makes this possibility much more un Write Now! allows you lo make these might be in its Write Now option. Here
likely by requiring a positive verifica direct requests to your printer. you may choose to write selected name
tion of the clcar-all-text function. Other Write Now! print formatting and address information lo di.sk as a
What if you do mistakenly clear some capabilities include the use of headers special mail merge data file. Then, laicr,
of your text; possibly you thought you and footers, location of page numbers your Write Now! word processor will
had already saved it? Write Now! in and "conditional" pages, which assure access any designated file and incorpo
cludes what's called a "yankback" fea that reserved sections of text will not be rate all or part of an address record into
ture, by which deleted text may be mi broken up into different pages. There its text processing, enabling you to
raculously recovered. This operation is are commands that will pau.se printing create personalized letters or other doc
performed by dumping the deleted- at predetermined locations in your text uments.
character buffer to the screen. But, be so that you can make run-lime entries Final Otmments
ware! This is a delicate piece of "data (such as date and personalization of
Write Now! is a winner! When 1
surgery," the success of which depends form letters).
started to inspect this program, I ex
upon factors not always favorable. pected to find all the many compro
As for print formatting, you may Mail Mow! mises which (I thought) had to be made
simpiy call up the Print menu to select in order to market a word processing
Also available from Cardco is Mail
the standard print parameters, such as program for $49.95. But as 1 scanned
Now!, a mailing list processing program
margins (top, bottom, left and right), the table of contents, I began to won
that can be used independently or in
page numbering, number of tines per der...most of the features I'd ever
conjunction with Write Now!
page and number of copies you'd like heard of (and more) were listed there!
Used by itself, this disk-based pro
printed. The Print menu also offers you A skeptic by nature, 1 stalled into the
gram allows you to create a disk file of
the option of accepting preset default guts of the manual, sure that I'd find all
names and addresses (up to 600 entries
values for any or all of these. those touted features encrypted within
per disk) and then use the file to gener
Careful reading of the manual also some incomprehensible dialect of 21st-
ate mailing labels. Used with Write
uncovers the existence of some impor Now!, ii offers mail merge capabilities. century computerese. What I discovered
tant options not visible on the Print Mail Nowl's Main menu options in instead was an enjoyable tutorial on the
menu. The most helpful of these is one Write Now! program. It was a pleasant
clude: Make Entry, Search, Modify,
that allows you to preview your text in Delete, Format Print, Printer, Backup, surprise to find a piece of software
full 80-column mode prior to printing, a Write Now or Leave Program. documentation so readable, thorough
handy way to check readability and gen In the Make Entry mode, you do just and educationally sound!
eral layout. that: you create the name and address Mail Now! is a user-friendly mailing
Two other options are specifically records that will be stored on each disk list processing tool with most of the
aimed at achieving a successful interface file. Each entry also allows a notation standard features you'd expect. How
between your C-64, printer and parallel for Category and a larger Remark field ever, the review copy I received included
interface device. The first assures that a (for a telephone number or other perti a preliminary version of the user's man
non-Commodore printer will receive a nent information). ual, which, I hope, will be revised in the
straight ASCII version of Commodore's Returning to Mail Nowl's Main future. Its many typos and rough layout
non-standard character set. The second menu is always possible with a single were in sharp contrast to the Write
provides a means to controi the auto Now! manual, making a relatively sim
keystroke. Regardless of (he particular
matic line feed function of your printer mode you're in, there is always a menu ple and well-written program unneces
from the keyboard for proper inter visible to cue the options available. sarily difficult to unravel.
facing. The Search option allows you to call I should add that Cardco makes good
With Write Now!, you can choose to from disk any address (or group of ad on its claim to provide complete prod
dresses) you wish. You may select ac uct support. I contacted them via their
set most of the above print parameters,
customer service number regarding
as well as many more, by utilizing cording to last name, state, zip code or
"category" code—or any combination some interfacing difficulties I was ex
"dot" commands. Inserted at key posi
of these. You could, for example, .search periencing, and they offered sugges
tions in your text, dot commands are an
through your entries for ;ill Texans with tions that solved my problem.
extremely powerful means of determin
For business, education or personal
ing exactly how your printed text will the last name Jones. Perhaps you'd like
to create a mailing to all your business use, Write Now! and Mail Now! are
appear. You may set line spacing, page
highly recommended! (Cardco, Inc.,
length, page numbering (on/off, start clients in a certain zip code. Mail Now!
will search for and load all requested in 300 S. Topeka, Wichita, KS 67202.)
ing value, Roman or Arabic numerals).
You can center all text on a page or se formation for subsequent use. Ken Silvcrstcin
lect left- or fill-justification. Once loaded, address information Salcm, NH
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RUN December 1984 / 21
 Software Gallery

meat. This manual is definitely lop- and you should remember this if you to lake a landing party with you lo ex
noich! ever expect to get home again! plore the terrain of this new world. Be
After creating your map disk of the An inset "window" at the center of fore you leave the ship, you'll have to
new world, you'll start the game as a the screen shows your fleet of explorer decide how many men to bring, how
novice captain. The Crown has decided ships as you travel across the sea. much food you'll need for the overland
to fund your expedition, and you are You're likely to encounter storms along journey, how many goods you'll need
given ships, men, food, goods and other the way, and there is a map-viewing for trade and other necessary prepara
necessary provisions for your explora feature that will show you your relative tions. Virtually everything available can
tory voyage. On your way to the pier, position in these uncharted waters and be selected with the joystick from the
you may slop in to the outfitter's shop give you your latitude reading. menu screens provided.
and either acquire additional supplies Directional navigation is easy: at all
Once you've disembarked, you're
and provisions or trade off some of times north is toward the top of the ready lo start exploring. Go cautiously,
what you have—it's your option. How screen, west is to the left, east is to the though, lest you fall victim to a native
ever, the Crown generally docs a good right and south is at the bottom. Going ambush. It's a very good idea to carry
job portioning everything you'll need, south, for example, will lake you down lots of goods along with you to use as
so don't bother to adjust these quan to 0-degrees latitude (the cqualor), and gifts should you find yourself in a situa
tities until you become a more seasoned there you'll find some agricultural tion like this: in most instances, your
mariner. civilizations and/or tribes of hunters. generosity will overcome the natives'
You'll board your ship, and together Going to the extreme north or south will hostility. In the native villages, you'll
with your stalwart crew, you're off on deliver you to polar regions, and you'll need the goods to trade for gold and
an expedition across the uncharted find out that your crewmen refuse to food, since your on-board supply will
ocean in search of new lands, riches and leave the ship! eventually start running low.
adventures. Spain, your home country, When you reach land (no matter
Of course, you can play the role of
is located at 30 degrees nonh latitude, which direction it's in), you may decide
baddie if you wish, entering a village,
annihilating the natives and pillaging
their gold and food supplies. This is the
historically realistic way of doing
Circle 56 on Reader Service card things, but 1 should warn you that the
Crown takes a dim view of such actions,
Good news for people
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Essentially, this is the name of the
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BUSINESS. programs like the Insta- At the end of your expedition, you'll
have several options awaiting you when
Writer word processor,
you return home. By stopping into the
Insta-Calc spreadsheet,
pub, you'H be given the option of saving
Insta-File data base man
your adventures to disk (to be resumed
ager and much more. at a later time), or going to the Palace to
So you can write, orga receive either a commendation (perhaps
nize, i'ik!, graph, calculate. a promotion) or a reprimand for your
INSTA home business behavior. You then have the option lo
software from Microsci. go home and examine what you've dis
Because there's more to covered and accomplished on your last
your Commodore 64 voyage, or to go to the outfitter's shop
to prepare for your next expedition.
than just fun and games.
Kor more iiifnrraiiiiun, cnll »r write Miin>sri This game was created by Ozark Soft-
m aiBa Smith Hathiwm Street, Santa scape (the Hunten Brothers and friends),
Ana, California 62706.(714) 24l-SSO0,1ta]ffii
B10-MB-BJ89. who brought us M.U.L.E. (also from
Electronic Arts). 1 found Seven Cities of
Commodore fVI

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trademark of
Commodore R
(Electronic Arts, 2755 Campus Drive,
San Maleo, CA 94403. $40.)
MICROSCI
A5IAMIH1NCO Tom Ben ford
, Inr. Brieklown, NJ

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 For Gamesters Only
By Tom Benford

Hi, gamesters! Though Christmas is where the comic leaves off. The pro
still a little ways off, I'm going to give jected retail price will be $29.95 for ihe
you your presents early, and you'll find Commodore versions, and it should be
them all right here in this column. hilling the dealers' shelves by the lime
There arc several treats in store for you read this.
you—exciting news about a new adven
ture game series; a k nock-you r-socks-
Satan's Hollow
off translation of the arcade favorite, (C-64 disk from Commodore Business
Satan's Hoilow; some interviews with Machines, 1200 Wilson Drive, West
the programming gurus at Commo Chester, PA 19380. $34.95.)
dore; and, for the first lime anywhere, From there I moved on to Dave Bere-
a review of Jack Attack for the C-64, zowski, one of Commodore's game
C-16 and Plus/4 computers! programmers (he's also Software Prod
uct Manager for the C-16 computer),
who just completed the nearly impossi
Queslprobe Series
ble task of converting Satan's Hollow, a
Adventure International, Commo Bally/Midway arcade classic, into a
dore Business Machines and Marvel C-64 version.
Comics have all joined forces to bring Why was it so difficult? Well, for
us a new series of adventure games—the Commodore's % Hartmmi starters, ihe arcade machine has 128
Questprobe Series. These games will be sprites, and the C-64 has eight. But that
available for the C-64, Plus/4 and a few type of hit software. We think we're go was only one of ihe many problems
non-Commodore compuiers as well! ing to sell a helluva lot of them. Dave had to solve. Even the designers al
Commodore has decided to lake a bold RUN: Let me ask you about the de Bally/Midway consider Satan's Hollow
step and release this series for Apple, cision to release non-Commodore ver to be the most technologically advanced
IBM and possibly other systems. I sions of the series. This certainly seems arcade game ever converted to a home
spoke to Sig Hartmann, President of to be a bold step for Commodore. Is computer.
the Software Division at Commodore, this any indication of how well-received John Mathias, Commodore's Direc
about (his radical (for Commodore) ap you think the series will be? tor of Recreational Software, said, "It's
proach to software marketing: SH: We believe thai these are unique Ihe best translation of an arcade game
RUN: Sig, do you fee! that the new games. The name Marvel itself has for any home sysiem." Sig Hartmann
Questprobe Adventure Scries will be tremendous attraction, and we believe expects il to be the most successful of
we 11-received? ihat they will sell on every machine. If the Bally/Midway Series. So how good
SH: Before signing the contracts, we we were to sell it for only one system,
is it? It's that good, and better!
looked at who was involved. Scott we'd be missing the boat. That's why
If you remember, a few months ago
Adams (Adventure International) has we're pushing to get maximum expo
in my "Behind the Scenes at Commo
always done a bang-up job with his sure in the marketplace.
dore" feature (RUN, May 1984), I
excellent games—they're all heavy-hit RUN: Will you release the series in an
mentioned that I had seen ihe game in
ters... he has the background, the ex Atari version as well?
Ihe early stages of development. This
perience. The Marvel scries is very well- SH: At this point in time, Ihe Atari
has been a rare opportunity for me. I've
known—you see Ihe comic-book heroes version depends upon what happens
followed this game through its stages of
on TV shows and magazine racks. I with Atari, but I believe the IBM PC
development, and it's been an educa
think it's going to be an excellent game and Apple versions are going to be very
tion in many ways.
scries that will sell very well. Kids, even well-accepted.
The game is played via joystick, with
adults, read the comic books, and
options for either one or two players.
they're familiar with the heroes. So
There's also the option 10 use the fire
when they see that they can gel this on The initial release of the series will be
button either to fire missiles or activate
their computer, there's no question in The Hulk Adventure. There will be an
accompanying comic book to preface shields. An easy level is also included.
my mind that they'll buy it. I believe
thai the Marvel series will be another the game, so the game will pick up The color, graphics, animation, sound

24 / RUN December 188J

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game coUeciion—it will soon become the

standard against which all other arcade
translations—or C-64 games in general,
for that matter—will be measured.
Matt Blais, the programming assis
tant responsible for sound effects and
some of the graphics, holds the worlds'
highest scoring record for Satan's Hol
low with an incredible 2,600,000 points!
I asked Dave Berezowski to share
some of his experiences during the
game's translation to the C-64:
RUN: How long did the translation
from the coin-op game take, Dave?
DB: About eight months.
RUN: How did the hardware of the
arcade machine stack up next to the
C-64?
DB: That machine has 128 sprites,
and they're all overlayed, which was
quite a problem. It also has a six-voice
music board that can update the sound
every 180th of a second—three times
faster than the C-64. The third problem
is that the arcade machine has massive
amounts of memory—about 128K.
Tkf arcade classic Satan's Hollow is me far the 064. RUN: So how did you tackle the
project?
effects and play-aclion are absolutely Satan's Hollow before the next wave of DB: When I started it, my main prob
the best I've seen yet on any home attackers descends upon you. When all lem was trying to figure out how to get
system. Withoui a doubt, this is the sections of the bridge are in place, you all the background on the screen and all
most incredible translation of a coin-op cross over it in your ship and do battle those objects moving. To do this, I had
game I've ever seen on any system! with an extremely angry Satan, who to write what I call a "multi-sprite pro
Even the music, Wagner's Ride of ihe hurls lethal bolls at you. cessor." This is a program that will al
Valkyrie, is superb! If you're successful in defeating the low an end number of sprites to be dis
The scenario is this: You must build a devil, your bonus score is mctcred out played anywhere on the screen, within
bridge over a fiery river to cross over in according to how many flags you have the limitations of the hardware. This
to a bonus round, where you will do on the castle. Then it's back to the oilier processor took about two months in
battle with Satan himself. You are given side of the bridge for a fresh round of itself to develop.
an initial armada of three ships, which either pterodactyls or another type of RUN: Apparently, the actual game
come into play one at a time. You will demon, who randomly spews forth fire program was going to be extremely
be awarded one (and this is the only in an attempt to incinerate you. The large. How much code does it actually
one) bonus ship at 10,000 points. only protection you have from this is use now in its completed version?
Overhead, there are pterodactyls cir your shield (which is activated by DB: The program is 50K, which I've
cling and dive-bombing your ship. pushing or pulling the joystick) or managed to compress into 32K. 1 had to
You fire laser missiles from your evasive action (moving rapidly to the compress it into 32K because it was
ship's cannon, and for each pterodactyl left or right). The shield is most effec originally intended to go into a car
that you kill with either your laser mis tive, but its protective power is depleted tridge. From Day One of the project, I
siles or your deflection shields, a section in a matter of seconds. It takes slightly knew I had twice as much code as I had
of bridge appears at the lower left side longer than that to recharge it. You are room for. Economy of code was the on
of the screen. You must then transport vulnerable to virtually everything on the ly solution—utilizing tables to conserve
it from the left side to the right side, still screen; pterodactyls, devils, bombs, memory.

under seige from the pterodactyls and fire, meteors and more.
their bombs. The challenge just does not quit in this
When you've cleared the screen of game, and there's a provision for record This version is on disk, but a car
pterodactyls, a bonus flag (worth 1,000 ing your high scores to disk. This is an tridge version will probably be available
points) is placed atop the castle in absolute "must have" in your C-64 in the near future.

26 / RUN December 1084

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the blocks, or he can push or pull them
(Cartridge for C-64, C-16 and Plus/4
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Commodore from Kevin Kieller and
On other levels there are platforms
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for the VIC-20. John Mathias, Recrea
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hairy matter indeed with all those mon
was "rough, but it had potential. The either machine, although the C-64 car
tridge can't be used with any other sters bounding around!
biggest thing was that it required strat
egy, not just good eye-hand coordin machine. Jack Attack is one of the most chal
ation. Speed alone meant nothing with The game is controlled via the joy lenging and entertaining games I've ever
stick and fire button, and it will accom played. The color, animation, sound ef
out strategy."
The game had only a few levels of modate either one or two players. fects and play-action are superb in all
You're given three little Jacks, which versions. My compliments to the game
play when Kieiler and Traynor submit
ted it to Commodore for consideration. are played one at a time. At the top of sters at Commodore, and my advice to
The finished product for the C-64 has the screen are balloon monsters who you gamesters is to go out and get
it—you'llloveit! D
64 levels. Unfortunately, the VIC-20 will drop from the sky and bounce
version of the game has been put on about the play field. Little Jack has to
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 TRIVIA CRAZE
ByJOHNJERMAINE and RUN STAFF

At the Consumer Electronics Show puterized trivia game. But before you
held in Chicago last June, one of the do, read the following reviews to help
best-attended booths was that belong you decide which one to buy.
ing to Professional Software, Inc. What The trivia craze has
was the attraction? Trivia Fever
PSI was announcing a new trivia
come to the computer Since its introduction at the Con
game and, as part of its promotion, was world. This article ex sumer Electronics Show, Professional
hosting trivia coniests, in which CES at Software's Trivia Fever has enjoyed tre
tendees were encouraged to participate. plores the trivia phe mendous success in the marketplace.
It didn't take much encouragement, With a fresh, innovative concept, a
however. There were many willing par nomenon and takes a wide variety of features and a low price
ticipants.
look at some of the tag, Trivia Fever deserves its billing as
Most people love to be tested. They "the hottest new game in town."
enjoy [he opportunity to show off their new trivia games Trivia Fever is the embodiment of a
knowledge about little-known facts. unique concept—it's the first home
For some, it's their only chance to put available for your computer game that can be played with
to use the ''information'' garnered or without a computer, placing it in
from many hours of TV-watching. For
Commodore. competition with non-computer games
others bursting with sports informa such as Trivial Pursuit. (A $5 rebate is
tion, it's their only release. And for offered to non-computer users who
movie buffs, it's their big moment to return the program disk.)
shine. enjoying a revival. It appeals to today's
Trivia is fast becoming a national computer generation, which is very in The Compuier Version
pastime. A sure indication that trivia is formation-conscious—but no more so In Trivia Fever, up 10 eight players
catching on is the number of software than the generations that made such TV must correctly answer questions in each
manufacturers who have released trivia quiz shows as "The 564,000 Question," of five categories. Each player, in turn,
games for the Commodore within the "Concentration," "Jeopardy" and is asked a question, to which only he is
past several months. No less than ten "Who, What and Where" so successful. allowed to respond. When a player ac
manufacturers are stocking the shelves Computerized trivia features ques cumulates the necessary number of
with trivia games this Christmas in an tions that are about trivia, although the points for a particular category (deter
attempt to capitalize on the trivia craze. questions themselves are not necessarily mined at the start of the game), a Cate
Most of the packaging for these new trivial. Marketing manager Ken Para- gory Completion Question is given.
games depicts a home setting with sever diso notes that, with its produci, PSI is When a player successfully completes
al couples gathered around the comput "riding the fence between the educa all of his categories, the program gener
er, obviously enjoying a brisk game of tional and entertainment fields." In ates a Game Winning Question. The
trivia. Computerized trivia is meant to deed, trivia is a great way to pick up in first player or team to correctly answer
be played in a group, and encourages formation and leam little-known facts, a Game Winning Question wins the
play among individuals of varying com as well as to impart your knowledge. game.
petitive levels through a handicapping But most of all, trivia is popular Before you begin, you'll have to
system. Indeed, one of the quickest because it's fun, challenging, com select one of the players to serve as the
ways to draw a crowd is to boot up a petitive and entertaining. Master of the game. The Master con
game of trivia on the Commodore. If you're up for a challenge and are trols the game through the computer
Trivia, through the success of the interested in finding out how much you keyboard. Occasionally, the Master will
popular board game Trivial Pursuit, is do or don't know, then pick up a com have to disqualify a question. For ex-
RUN December 1U84 / 29
ample, if a player knows an answer be the clock starts counting down. The frustrate even the most knowledgeable
cause of a previous game, or if a ques player must answer verbally; the Master trivia buff. You might answer several of
tion recurs in the same game, then the then presses the space bar, which stops these questions incorrectly before you
question must be disqualified. The the clock. If time nins out before an finally get one right. This gives players
Master controls the game and acts as a answer is given, no points are awarded. who have been lagging behind a chance
judge when questions arise. In spite of The Master is then given three options: to catch up, increasing the possibility of
this authoritative role, the person serv display the correct answer, disqualify a close, nail-biting contest.
ing as Master can also be a player. the question or restart the clock. If the
player's answer is correct, the points are The Score Screen
Handicapping
then added to his score.
For stats fanatics, there's a very com
Since the world of trivia includes This is not a multiple-choice affair.
plete score screen. You can call up this
both trivia addicts and dabblers, the The screen displays the name of the
screen at the end of the game, or at any
game allows you to handicap the poly player, the subject category chosen, the
time during the game, except when a
maths among you. There are three pos difficulty level, time remaining, the
question is on the screen. Eacli player's
sible ways to handicap a player, any question itself and the Master's three
name is displayed, along with his rank
combination of which may be used. options (mentioned above). No possible
ing and the percentage of questions
One method of handicapping is to give answers are given to jog your memory—
answered correctly. The current score
individual players different time limits you're on your own! This diminishes
for each player is also broken up into
for answering questions. A novice may your chances of guessing, thus adding
categories, showing the number of
be given a 20-second limit, whereas an to the challenge of Trivia Fever.
points remaining to complete each cate
expert may be given only 10 seconds.
gory. The score screen gives you a clear
Another method is to give experi-
report on how you're doing in relation
cncec! players a higher point require
to the competition.
ment for each category. A third method
is to have the computer select categories 1. What is Playing Without a Computer
at random for the experienced player,
For non-computerized play, a book
while novices are allowed to choose
their own categories. This handicapping
the third of questions and answers is provided.
This is a sturdy paperback, containing

planet from
system is useful, especially in a family
the same questions and categories that
setting, since it allows younger, less ex
arc provided on the program disk. The
perienced players to get into the game
on a competitive level. 1 suspect that the sun? pages arc color-coded according to dif
ficulty level, allowing you to find each
many of the rarely played games in level at a glance. The right-hand pages
America's closets are those that one
contain questions; the answers to the
particular player always wins. questions can be found on the following

Categories and Difficulty Levels 2. Name the left-hand pages.

As in the computerized game, you'll
Trivia Fever generates questions have to appoint a Master of the game.
from seven different categories: Science
& Technology, Geography, History,
first European A timekeeper and a scorekeeper must
also be designated; however, the Master
Sports, Films & Entertainment,
mous People and Nature & Animals.
Fa
explorer to can serve all three functions. For keep
ing score, a pad of trivia tally sheets is

visit China.
Each player must answer questions provided.
from five of these seven categories. Cat Handicapping and choosing catego
egories can be chosen by the players (al ries and difficulty levels is tile same as in
lowing you to avoid your weakest sub the computerized game. For random
jects) or randomly by the computer selection of categories, a Trivia Fever
(which makes for a much more chal Category-Completion and
category selector is provided. This is a
lenging game). Game-Winning Questions
small cardboard disk, divided into the
There are three levels of difficulty, When you have reached the required seven available categories, with a metal
but most of us would do well to stay on point total for a particular category, spinner.
Level 1. What hormone regulates the you must answer a category-completion The Master is responsible for asking
metabolism of carbohydrates? What questions. If the Master is also a player,
question. These are always Level 2
state has used almost twice the normal questions, and you must answer a cate another player must be appointed to
amount of fertilizer per acre of crop gory-completion question correctly choose questions for the Master. Cate
land, for many years? Who was the before you can move on to another cat gory-completion and game-winning
famous Sultan of Egypt and Syria in the egory. If you answer incorrectly, a new questions must also be answered in this
12th century? If you find these ques category-completion question will be version of the game.
tions a bit daunting, then you should generated for you on your next turn.
avoid Level 3. A correct answer earns Payability and Flexibility
When a player correctly answers his
the player one, two or three points, de last category-completion question, a The two separate versions of Trivia
pending upon the difficulty level of the Fever make it a unique software pack
game-winning question is then generat
question. ed. If you answer incorrectly, you must age. Trivia Fever was designed to be
wait until your next turn for a new ques playable in a party atmosphere: in the
Beating the Clock tion. Many of the game-winning ques computerized version, only the Master
As soon as a question is displayed, tions are challenging enough to is required to sit at the keyboard; in the
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non-compu(er version, players do not keyboard that appears next to that clock. Each level of difficulty requires
have to hover around a game board. answer. The solitaire version of the the player to earn a set amount of points
Each version can be tailored to suit game uses the keyboard numbers 1-4 to to qualify for bonus game time. At the
your needs—the length of each game answer questions, while in the two- genius level, you'll have to earn more
and the depth of the challenge can easily player mode of the program, the second than 16,800 points to qualify for bonus
be predetermined. In the non-computer player uses the numbers 6-9. time.
version, the manual encourages you to While you are deciding which answer The graphics and sounds of Fax are
modify the rules of the game (if desired) to select, the score clock at the bottom kept relatively simple, but I don't feel
to increase your own enjoyment. of the screen rapidly loses points, from that they hurl the program. Practically
If your interests are more directed to the moment the question appears. To everything in the C-64 version of Fax is
one particular area, you will soon be show you how fast the points can slip patterned after the Fax arcade game. If
able to purchase special-category' disks through your fingers, each question you plan to buy Fax on the assumption
such as Super Sports, Entertainment begins with 1400 points. Five and a half that it resembles the original game,
Extra and Word Trivia—all selling for seconds later, the point value of the you'll not be disappointed.
$39.95 each. question has reduced to zero. If you Fax is a very interesting program be
answer a question correctly, you will cause it's easy to load, simple to under
A Good Value receive the number of points displayed stand, and it offers a challenge to any
Trivia Fever retails for $39.95, which at that moment on the score clock. one who plays it. I would like 10 pass
is a very reasonable price, considering along some suggestions that will stream
all that you get. The game is packaged line your method of play, and allow you
in a sturdy, attractive box, similar to the to get the most out of the game.
packaging of high-quality board games. Place the four fingers of your writing
Ken Paradiso enthusiastically pre 3. What were hand lightly over the numbers you're
dicts that Trivia Fever "will soon be using to answer questions on the key
come the best-selling consumer soft
ware package of all time." Considering
the German board. Practice pressing these numbers
at random, until you feel comfortable
the game's fresh concept and its quality,
timeliness and early success, he may
armored units using them. By answering questions in
this manner, you will save precious
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called? counter trick questions that are de
Fax signed to confuse you and slow your
Realizing the enormous popularity of pace. If you find that you've been had
trivia, Epyx has created a dual-sided by a trick question, don't get excited—
disk version of the Fax arcade game for
the Commodore 64.
4. Who was proceed to the next question with a cool
head.
Also, when you find that you have to
Before you begin answering
questions. Fax gives you two options.
any
the last base think about the answer to a question,
quickly consider what you know about
There are three difficulty levels from
which to choose (novice, expert and ball player to the question's subject. If you know very

genius), and you can also choose to little about the subject of the question,
have cartoons after answering each hit over .400 guess the answer, or you will lose quite a
bit of your precious time.
question. If you decide that you want
cartoons, you will approach a podium
after each question, to receive a dunce
in a season? I have spent several evenings playing
the game, and I haven't grown tired of
it, because every game is different. If
cap for an incorrect answer, or a mor
you enjoy a good test of intelligence and
tarboard for a correct response. The
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absence of cartoons speeds up the game
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Trivia Arcade
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ries on the Fax disk. The categories are earns the immediate point value on the is a fresh approach to Trivia. First of
Entertainment, Grab Bag, History and score clock. When one player answers a all, you have as much time as you need
Sports. If you want a real challenge, question incorrectly, the other player to read a question and answer it. The sec
select the Grab Bag category. It offers still has the opportunity to answer the ond unusual feature of the program is
questions on any subject, and it is total question and possibly earn points. that points aren't used in the game at all.
ly unpredictable. The game clock, located in the upper
portion of the screen, is a constantly The Arcade Chamber
Fax is set up to be a one- or two-
player game, in which the contestant shrinking bar graph, which displays the Trivia Arcade is composed of three
answers multiple-choice questions. You amount of time remaining in the game. elements: the arcade chamber, the ques
must examine four possible answers to You should also note that the subject of tion screen and the gameboard section.
each question, decide which answer is your questions, as well as the difficulty When you begin playing Trivia Arcade,
correct, and press the number on the level of the game, are shown above the you encounter a large, enclosed chain-
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Other Trivia Titles for Your Commodore
edge. This is the arcade portion of the
program, and you must guide your
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run out of energy. PQ uses hand-held quick response controllers to free players from the key

If you're curious about how much board. Up to four players have direct access to the computer via the control
energy you possess at any given moment lers, which are connected to the C-64 by cables. Players use the keyboard only
of play, look at the bar graph beneath to suspend a game in play (by pressing the space bar). All other functions, in
the chamber. I wouldn't pay much at cluding answering questions and selecting options, are performed with the
tention to it, though, because you have controllers.
only about five seconds to select a The computer asks a question and provides four multiple-choice answers.
category. This amount of time will Players must press the corresponding button on their controllers. The pro
vary, since firing at a target consumes gram has over 2500 questions covering a wide range of lopics. Questions are
randomly selected by the computer—players cannot choose the category.
PQ offers a number of options, allowing you to tailor the game (o suit your
preferences. You can determine the length of the game (from five to 20
rounds of questions), the number of players (from one to four) and the

5. Who was amount of time allowed for answering questions (from three to ten seconds).
Skilled players can be given a handicap, allowing family members of dif

the leader of
ferent ages or experience levels to compete against each other.
PQ has two modes of play—competitive or social. In the competitive
mode, all players compete 10 answer questions correctly before their op
the group ponents. Only the first correct answer wins points. In the social mode, all
players have time to attempt an answer, even after a correct response has

called "The been entered. Points are awarded for all correct answers.
Teammates can use separate controllers to work together as one team, with

Miracles"? one score. Two teams with two players each arc allowed in this mode.
The game also offers lightning bonus rounds. With this feature, extra
rounds of questions are given—at faster-than-nomial speeds—throughout
the game, giving players a chance to earn bonus points.

6. What fa- Between selected rounds, a report card gives updates on player/team rank
ings, with humorous grading comments. The top ten scorers of all time can

mous 18th- enter their initials into the PQU Dean's List of high scorers.
PQ's questions cover a wide variety of categories, including history,
polities, entertainment, sports and science. Future PQ supplement packages
century com will be designed for classroom educational purposes.
The game package includes all required cables, a controller interface, four
poser pub quick response controllers and the General Edition I disk. Additional disks
are also available: General Edition II covers history, sports, entertainment,

lished his first art and literature; General Edition ill covers world records,
geography, sports and music; Sports Edition I contains questions on sports
science,

work at age only, and Education Edition 1 covers history, geography, grammar, science
and literature.

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Triviality challenges one to six players in a race against the clock. The game
allows for individual or team play.
Players have 20 seconds to answer questions. There are 500 questions in

more energy than cruising around the cluded in the program, and you can add up to ten of your own favorite ques
tions. When you've mastered the existing questions, you can change any or
chamber. A smart contestant will
quickly fire twice at the desired subject all of the questions to design your own trivia game.
symbol, and then try to shoot any sym Triviality features color, sound and three resettable, random game se-
bol after that point in time.

The Question Screen

Once a category is determined, it's
time to get down to business and answer
a trivia question. The question screen of
the Trivia Arcade game simply displays
a question, offering four possible solu
tions. A purple arrow, which can be
moved with the joystick, is used to in
dicate your answer. Pressing the fire
34 / RUN December 1984
 button locks in your answer, and the
wisdom of your response is revealed.
quences. The game package includes the Volume One disk (with questions If you answer the question correctly,
covering general topics) and documentation. you progress to the gameboard section
of the program. Should your answer be
CompuTrivia (Extek, PO Box 305, Oakville, Ontario, Canada. C-64disk.) incorrect, your turn is over. Since Trivia
CompuTrivia allows six players or teams to play in a relaxed setting. The Arcade does not set a time limit for an
game limits keyboard input to lei you play without too much crowding swering questions, read each question
around the computer, carefully, and use logic and sound judg
Questions are given from eight different categories. The program contains ment in choosing your answers.
over 1300 non-repeating questions about people, places and events.
CompuTrivia keeps track of your name and your score, and it provides The Gameboard
humor as you play. Hints are provided when you need them, and bonus situ The gameboard part of the program
ations are aiso available. is a geometric chamber of question-
The Trivia Game (Four-Score, 13452-A N.E. 175th, Suite 196, Woodinville, marked pieces, with a mysterious arena
WA 98072. C-64/VIC-20 (8K expansion) disk, $21.95; cassette, $14.95.) in the center. Every time you answer a
The Trivia Game offers over 500 questions in the categories of movies, question correctly, you are entitled to
television, sports and radio. lift an adjacent question mark, expos
Aiso included with the package is TQ, a program that allows you to create ing a letter beneath it. Each question
and save your own trivia or educational questions for use with The Trivia mark hides one of the letters used to
Game. The game also features color graphics and music.
Trivia Plus (Academy Software, Inc., PO Box 6277, San Rafael, CA 94903.
C-64disk, $24.95.)

7. What is
Trivia Pius is designed for one to six players or teams. The program has
over 3500 questions in the categories of general knowledge, humanities,
movies, science, history and politics, geography, television and sports and
games. There are also over 100 musical selections for you to identify. the longest of
There is also a Challenge option, which allows a player and a challenger to
participate with each question. No typing is required, and no true/false or
multiple-choice questions are used. Questions repeat on!y after all questions
all snakes?
in that category have been asked. You can control the game through either
the keyboard or a joystick.
Uptown Trivia (Uptown Software, 310 Franklin St., Suite 339, Boston, MA
02110. C-64 disk.)
8. What is
Uptown Trivia allows an unlimited number of individuals or teams to par
ticipate, and it features 3600 questions in six categories. Each team must cor
the name of
Thomas Jeffer
rectly answer three questions in each of the six categories. Question categories
are selected at random from a spinning roulette wheel.
A team's turn begins with a spin of the category wheel. A question is
shown, along with one of four possible answers. The team must respond with son's home?
a "yes" or a "no" to the answer shown. If they pass up a correct answer, they
cannot continue. A correct answer continues play, while an error transfers
control to the next team. The team that answers three questions in each of the
six categories with the fewest errors wins the game.
Keyboard input is limited to pressing a key to slow the category wheel and spell the word "Trivia."
pressing "y" or "n" in response to a displayed answer. The game keeps a When you have exposed the letters
running tally of points scored per category and per team. necessary to spell "Trivia," it's time to
enter the arena. This is accomplished by
Trivia Mania (Dynacotnp, Inc., 1427 Monroe Ave., Rochester, NY 14618.
answering questions correctly and con
C-64 disk or board game, $39.95.)
tinuing to move over the gameboard
Trivia Mania has six test categories, each containing 1000 questions. The
until you reach one of the four outer
game tests strategic skill as well as knowledge.
chambers of the arena.
You can choose from four levels of timed plays. Up to six players or teams
The arena is the final phase of the
can participate. Players' scores are kept in dollar amounts.
Trivia Arcade game, in which the ar
Trivia Mania is also available as a non-computer board game.
cade element is no longer necessary.
You must answer one question correctly
from each category in order to win (he
game and be declared a Trivia Whiz
Kid. This final challenge is critical,
because it will require a minimum of six
turns to complete, and you can't predict
what will happen to your opponent dur
ing this period of time.
To prove my point, I recently reached
the arena and had to answer six ques
tions from the sports category before I
RUN Dumber 1984 / 35
 finally answered one correctly. In the You can choose to play the arcade sec
meantime, my opponent had entered tion of the program, or the computer

HOLIDA Y the arena, and he won the game while I

stagnated on music questions.
will select both questions and categories
at random. If you wish to play the game

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SI.00 credit for phone orders over $100 game allows for keyboard or joystick
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Circle 63 on Reader Spruce cvu

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38 / RUN December 1084
Is Forth Headed
For First?
BYJOHN MOORE AND ROBERT MOORE

What do you know about Forth,

and is it for you? We challenge you
to take the following quiz.

Which of ihe following is true of and early 1970s almost single-handedly

Forth? by Charles Moore, working on an IBM
a) It is a strange new computer programming
1130 computer system at the National
language. Radio Astronomy Observatory in
b) It is a fascinating high-tech cult phenomenon Charlottesville, Virginia. Moore was
complete with T-shirts, bumper stickers, con just creating a set of programming tools
ventions and hot debates. for his own professional benefit—trying
c) !i Ls a threaded interpretive kunuiage. to make his programming more effi
d) It is a grass-roots innovation headed for com cient. Because the 1130's operating sys
mercial success.
tem permitted only five-character iden
e) It is the brainchild of a single man.
tifiers, he was forced to abbreviate the
f) It started off controlling telescopes and now
runs everything from video games to hand cal
word "Fourth" (for the fourth version
culators 10 database management systems, of some experimental stage of the new
g) It is "Fourth," intenlionally misspelled. language) as "Forth," and somehow
h) ll is so unusual (li.it it makes all the most pop the name stuck.
ular programming languages look ulike. Forth is gaining acceptance and being
i) It is all of ihe above.
used more and more on small machines.
The correct choice is "i," and there is (Forth is admirably suited for today's
more besides. If you already find Basic small computers, like the Commodore
confining or cumbersome. Forth is 64, because it was developed in the con
worth a try. If you want to write game fines of the IBM 1130, which had a very
programs. Forth is a better bet than Ba small memory by today's standards.)
sic. If Basic already exposes you to more The rise of Forth has been a modern
computer science than you want, stick cult phenomenon, with all the trim
wilh it. If you wan! to branch out and ex mings: T-shirts, bumper stickers, exag
pand your knowledge, Forth is for you. gerated claims and rebuttals, fan and
user groups, publications, hot debates
The History of Forth and conventions. The circus at
Forth was developed in the late 1960s mosphere surrounding Forth, however,

RUN December 1984 / 39

detracts from a fascinating program have not done any of those things, the If you enter that line, including the
ming system tha! is a language, an oper discussion below will give you a hint of parenthetical remark, the net result is a
ating system, a program librarian, a vir what it is like. 5 on the stack. The remarks in paren
tual memory system and a set of utility The syntax of Forth is in a class theses are comments, like REM state
programs, all rolled into one and sort of known as reverse Polish, or postfix, no ments in Basic. They are ignored by the
aimed inside out. tation. The terms reverse Polish and interpreter and serve only to document
postfix are applied to any notation the logic of a program. If they are omit
How Forth Worits wherein an operator acts on the value of ted, everything still works the same.
The two basic mechanisms of the the entire expression to its left. Basic Note that where Basic always begins
Forth language arc the stack and the uses the more traditional infix notation and ends with the Ready prompt, Forth
dictionary. of normal algebra. In infix languages, always says OK.
The Slack binary operators (operators like +, The exchange would look like this on
which require two operands) appear be the screen (with the computer's output
Forth features a 16-bit-wide stack on
tween their operands. underscored):
which all Functions operate. The Forth
stack is a place to put a pile of numbers, Mask (infix): 2 + 3 OK

so to speak. A frequent analogy is the Forth (postfix): 2 3 + 23 + OK

springy push-down contraption used in

In Forth, if I enter the number 2, I The working part is 2 3 +. First a 2 is
cafeterias to stack food trays. Only the
leave (or push) a single entry, contain pushed, then a 3. Then + pops the two
top tray is immediately accessible. The
ing a binary representation of the num numbers and pushes their sum.
last tray lo be pushed onto the stack is
ber 2, on top of the stack. Entering the
always the first one to be popped off. When you enter 2 3 + to push a 5 on
number 3 pushes a 3 onto the stack. The to the stack, the only visible effect will
By the way, "push" and "pop" arc the
2 is still there, but it is "under" the 3. be OK, which is a pretty hollow victory.
real computcrese terms for these opera-
Now comes the exciting part: If I en So far, you have only my word for what
lions on stacks.
ter the symbol +, the top two numbers happened to the stack. Output is need
If you've ever programmed a
are added together. The 2 and the 3 are ed, and in Forth, the Dot command (.}
Hewlett-Packard hand calculator, or
popped from the stack, and their sum, performs output. It pops the top
used the Unix utility "dc," or written
5, is pushed onto the stack. In Forth no number on the stack and prints its
any programming language using a last-
tation, (his whole discussion could be value.
in-firs!-out (LIFO) stack, you under
symbolized:
stand the strange, reversed logic re if I start with an empty stack and
quired io manipulate a stack. If you 2 3 + (add 2 and 3) enter the line

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THE WORLD'S GREATEST BASEBALLGAME.
■

Real baseball is more than just hit Two modes let you choose between
ting, pitching and fielding, It's also managing and controlling your team or
your favorite major league teams, the managing only. The World's Greatest
great stars of today and the All- Baseball Game —everything you
stars of yesteryear. It's statistics and could ever want except the hot dogs
coaching, and it's managing your and peanuts.
own game strategy. With the World's One or two players; joystick controlled.
Greatest Baseball Game, you have
it all. Pick your major league line-up
using the actual player and team
stats. Then watch the action unfold
against an opponent or the computer. Strategy Games for theAction-Game Player
Circle 12 on Rfiaclur Sorvlco card.
2 3 + .(PRINT "5".) PRINTSUM U'RINTSUMOI'TOPTWO) Forth Compared lo Basic
( ADD THEM) Here are Basic and Forth versions of
a 5 is printed, and the stack is again
( PRINT THE SUM )
empty. The exchange would look like the same simple algorithm, for com
this on the screen: parison. First, a Basic program that

OK
prints the numbers 1-10:
OK
23 + . 5OK 100FORt = lTO 10
Everything from ":" to ";" is the 2C0 PRINT 1;
A 2 is pushed, then a 3; they are re definition of PRINTSUM. If I enter 300 NEXT 1
placed by their sum; the sum is popped those four lines, the result is a new dic 400 END
and printed. tionary entry, or word. Now that The output of this Basic program
The basic syntactic difference be PRINTSUM is in the dictionary, 1 can (what happens when you type RUN)
tween Forth and other languages takes execute it by simply entering its name, looks like this:
some gelling used to. However, com and it will add the top two numbers on
RUN
bined with Forth's modern control the stack and print their sum. The ex
6 7 8 9 10
structures (Begin/Until, Ucgin/While/ change would look like this on the READY.
Repeat, and an assortment of Do loop screen:
structures), the logic of reverse Polish Line by line, here is the meaning of the
usually forces the programmer to dis OK Basic code:
cover simpler solutions to problems. 23 PR1NTSUM5OK
100—Repeats all the lines from here
This results in briefer code that is easier to the line containing NEXT I (line 300
PRINTSUM has the same effect as
to debug and modify. ** _■_ ". in this example); the first time through,
sets 1 equal to 1; for each subsequent
The Dictionary 2 3 + . 5OK
repetition, adds 1 to I, and keeps at it
In Forth, almost everything is a 2 3 PRINTSUM 5OK until the lines have been executed with 1
word: every built-in program, every equal to 10; then drops through the
user program, even every variable. Each I can also use PRINTSUM in the defini
NEXT I statement and continues.
word is stored as an entry in the "dic tions of future words (programs).
200—Prints the current value of the
tionary." To write a Forth program, you A similar definition is analyzed in
variable I.
use words already in the dictionary to more detail below, in the comparison
300—Goes back to the For statement
define new words, which then become between Basic and Forth.
that mentions I (line 100), after setting I
new entries in the dictionary. Thus, to its next value.
The Uses of Forth
every time a new word is defined, the 400—Stops the program.
language is extended by one word. The Forth has been used for everything
Now here is the same program, writ
newly defined word is in the same dic from video arcade games lo the inner
workings of hand calculators. Its ten in Forth:
tionary, ami is referred to the same way,
as all the built-in functions. strengths and weaknesses arc a nice com :TEST

To execute a word, you enter its promise among speed, flexibility, lack of CR
mime. If the Interpreter finds your word programming restrictions, compactness 100 DO

and case of use. I 1+ .

in the dictionary, ii executes the word.
LOOP
If the word is not in the dictionary, Forth is even starting to find applica
Forth tries to interpret what you entered tion in areas like interfaces between
as a number. If wha! you entered is nei The output of this Forth program (what
back-end database machines and their
ther a word nor a number, Forth gives happens when you type TEST) looks
host computer systems, and new word
you an error message. Remember, like this:
processing systems.
words are executed, but numbers are
In such large applications, Forth is TEST
pushed onto the stack. ±AAJ._5._6._2_jj-i.K)OK
often used as a high-level design lan
In a very real sense, Forth is the dic
guage. When everything works, any Line by line, here is the meaning of
tionary: every function Forth provides
performance problems are relatively the Forth code:
is performed by executing dictionary
easy to solve, because the assembler is .' TEST—The colon (:) signifies the
entries (words). This scheme, with the
so closely integrated with the rest of the beginning of the definition of a new
simplicity of adding new words to the
system. Fast machine language subrou word in the dictionary. The character
dictionary, leads to the much-touted ex
tines are unusually easy in Forth. string following ":" Is taken to be the
tensibility of Forth.
Forth uniquely facilitates customiz name of the new word. The name of the
Making New Definition1. ing and extending the language for new word defined here is "TEST."
everything from special applications to CR—Print a carriage-return character.
Here is the definition of a simple
the programmer's personal program 10 0 DO—Execute all the words be
Forth word. When it is executed, it
ming style. This feature will especially tween "DO" and the next "LOOP"
prints the sum of the top two numbers
attract serious programmers, including with a DO index set at values 0, 1,2,
on the stack. The word is PRINTSUM,
students of language design. 8 and 9, in that order.
a name I created, which doesn't
duplicate any existing dictionary entry. Some of the more enthusiastic fans of //+ .—"I" gets the current value of
The exchange defining PR1NTSUM Forth suggest its use as an instructional the DO index from a magic place where
would look like this on the screen (com language. Forth, at its simplest, is as it is hidden, and pushes it onto the
ments optional): simple as Basic and more exotic. It en stack. "1 + " is the same as "1 +"
forces the use of structured program (with a space between the two charac
OK ming techniques. ters), and adds one to the top number
42 / RUN December [084
 mmm

5m

Bay, have you taken Is it treasure you're after? Or glory? You'll

a wrong turn. One moment live longer if you're greedy, but slaying mon
you're gathering treasure sters racks up a higher score.
and the next you're being The Apshai series is the standard by
eyed like a side of beef. which all other adventure games are judged.
You're in the Gateway And novices will not survive.
to Apshai." The new cart They'll be eaten.
ridge version of the Computer Game of the Year* One player; Ihnpk ofApshai, disk/casscite;
Temple of Apshai." Gateway to Apshai, cartridge, joystick control.
Gateway has eight levels. And over 400 dark,
nasty chambers to explore. And because it's joy
stick controlled, you'll have to move faster than ever.
But first you'll have to consider your strategy. STRATEGY COMB FOR JHEACTWH-G&ME PIAYIR.
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C He I c CO on Road or Service card.
on the stack. The Dot command (,) Forth is less common and therefore

FANTASTIC! pops the top number off the stack and less widely understood than Basic, but it
prints its value. is better documented.
VIC-20 & C64 PRODUCTS LOOP—Adds 1 to the value of the Well-written Forth is easier to read
DO index and returns to the most recent and understand than well-written Basic.
CASSETTE INTERFACE
DO. Therefore, such Forth programs are
a duplicator
HQ-101
;—The semicolon (;) signifies the end easier to modify and debug.
of a "colon definition." When this Forth removes all restrictions from
LJie iny portable tatifile
recorder 10 load and save pro semicolon is processed, a new word, the programmer's access to the hard
grams Controls cassetie molar
fu si*irt ana slop tne Ippa
"TEST," has been defined in the dic ware, but this has the disadvantage that
Allows you lo conned two cas- tionary. your system can then crash more readily
selie recorders log ether to make
backup copies. than when your program is in Basic.
Pros and Cons of Forth The inner workings of the whole
PARALLEL PRINTER There is a hodgepodge of things to Forth system are easily accessible. Stan
NTERFACE like and dislike about Forth. The ones dard implementations are documented
that are important to you, if any, de in several good publications (see the
SQQG5
pend on your interests. If you are a pro recommended reading list at the end of
fessional software deveioper, your con this article). Forth was designed to be
Conned! tQ he Use
port Allows you lo cerns are different than those of a hob easily modified and extended. The
*ny C*ntronici
byist or a student. The type of applica functions of many basic system words
tion you write also makes a big dif (like ".") are easily changed. On the
or VlC-20 Trsnjl*lrt PET to itandarQ ASCII Si-vprjl
mimnj moon itiow you compJcte conlfoi over prink" ference. other hand, the programmer is thus
ml PET grann>c*fcontrol c^aractera as mnemonics and
CHRJ codi-5 .f [CLR] or \\7A\ Virtually any prmlei with Forth is much faster than Basic, but tempted to try tricky stuff. He crashes
pim: abHily caripriniaciualgrapnic* characters
it is much slower than good machine his system. He reboots. He must learn
„., o' most ail CBM printer runctmns BoRwVfl
add* » PLIST command lor BASIC program hsimci Prmlcr language. more of the internals. It is fun and
Drive soriwarrj consumes "O normal user memory SpBM
and is coinflaiipifl with mosi all popular softwan? Di5k Forth generates more compact code educational, but it goes on forever.
InOlUdW solloare Fur C6J DELUXE than Basic. It even generates smaller Forth enforces structured program
code than most assembly language pro ming by not having any form of GOTO
RS232 INTERFACE grammers have the time and skill for. and by having a nonstandard source-
$0095 Forth programming is more easily code format. Each definition on the
portable to other machines than as disk must fit in a block, or screen, 64
Connect to ihe U5ff I/O port
PiOmacs full RS232 signals lo sembly language. This means that Forth columns wide by 16 rows high. If a new-
rnodeui^ & piinlBFa. Switch
code developed on, say, a Commodore definition is too large to fit into that size
h*~^v selectable DTE.DCE pin 5 o.
20 handshake £ hand*take 64, will run with relatively few changes screen, pan of the word must first be
polarity Supports lull siqn
»■ sel included Rin^ anect.M,* on any machine thai supports Forth. defined, and the rest called from a sec
1 3 fi table or FcmsJePCE
mount connector Toia'ly r
This is only a comparison, though, and ond definition. This restriction has
plicet int 1011 A. Cornea «ilna Type-m BASIC rtrrair . a mysterious software law says that you both advantages and disadvantages, but
prorifflm and firinirt milrLJCliOn$ The RS2J? Inlwlace B
gunatHd lo Acuk Call 'l you have questions will always be surprised by the amount it is less of a restriction than you
of work required to transfer any pro might think, and it fosters good pro
COMPLETE SERIAL gramming habits.
gram to a new machine.
PRINTER DRIVER In contrast, Forth is less portable So, is Forth for you? It is if you pre
Fur ljbh wiin any terial primer.
than Basic, The Commodore 64's Basic fer a changing language destined to
SOQ95
29
Gives yinl Alt Ihl fenturca of thi
Pa/lUtl Print™ driver program
mi>iu. is the small-machine standard Micro- progress and adapt to the world over the
cjMcnlmd nbovc Pfinli dala hi]
DrMMd tO tioth iJi'Vicn 2 and d, rjiiowinj you to uu pro- Soft implementation. Thus, your C-64 next few years.
qroma winch don't ntJfrriyily Jillovu you iq usi- n aenn
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Recommended Reading
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easy to carry to some other machine
VOLKSMODEM supporting a Microsoft Basic. Starling Forth, by Leo Brodie, 1981,
INTERFACE CABLE Forth implementations typically lack Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs,
floating-point arithmetic. They do all NJ 07632.
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cuniAins mlnliiLjre circuitry io handle all
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Typnj-in tfrmmai program voiM^rnoidem not induced
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46 / RUN December 1084 RUN It Right
VIG20 with SK expansion
 Nimbots
BY MICHAEL BUCKLEY

You will soon be confronted

by a dozen nasty Nimbots, whose single-
minded obsession is to preside over your
defeat. This cunning game of the mind
is both fun and challenging.
in Nimbots, you and the computer—
or a human opponent—take turns re
moving from one to four Nimbots ac
cording to certain rules. To move, you
key in the letters of the Nimbots that
you want taken away and press the re
turn key. Nimbots taken in one turn
must be in a straight line, horizontally
or diagonally but not vertically, and
there must not be any gaps. For exam
ple, ADHL would be a legal move, but
ADL would not—despite whether or
not H is still in place. (The computer
will not accept illegal moves.) The
player forced 10 make the fast move is
the loser.

Eight Versions
The above rules describe the standard
version. When you've mastered that,
you can try the variation in which the

HUN December 1084 / 47

 Nimbots' Ancestor
Nimbols is one of Ihe many descendants of Nim, a game in which iwo players ihe 12 alphabetized Nimbots.) If A%(2119) contains 6, which decodes to
lake lums removing one or more courtiers from any one pile. The player unable 000000000110, then the computer would select Nimbols J and K. leaving
[□ make a move is The loser—in other words, tlie winner takes the last counter or you with three isolated Nimbols (A, Fand L)and certain defeat, assuming
counters. the standard no-gaps-last-person-loses version of the game.
After playing the game for a while, you begin recognizing terrain '"safe" posi How does A To get to contain these values? There are 72 legal moves, in
tions from which your opponent cannot win. Two identical piles are safe: cluding all versions, and they are stored in the M°To array. For instance,
whatever your opponent does to one pile, you do lo the other. Therefore, play M3b(13) may or may not contain 6, because this array gets shuffled to ran
ing Nim with three piles, containing one, two and three counters is safe because domize the play. In binary, 6 is 000000000110, which, as you saw above,
you can always match your opponent's first move and force equal piles. stands for Nimbots J and K.
The V1C-20 is one of the many microcomputers built around the 651)2 micro A9o is scanned from beginning to end. When an element is found to con
processor. Included in the 6502 instruction set is the EOR, or "Exclusive OR," tain a zero, representing a safe position, then each legal move in NW that
instruction. EOR compares two binary numbers, bit by bit, giving a 0 when cor could lead to lhat position is added 10 the (safe) index, giving the index of an
responding bits arc the same and a 1 when they differ. unsafe position. The move in MTo is then stored in each location thai is
For instance, 89 EOR'cd with 108 would give 53. This example serves to computed to be unsafe. Referring to the above example, ATo(2113) contains
illustrate why the instruction is often called "add without cany." 0—a safe position. There are many moves in M°fa that could lead to this
89 (decimal) = 1011001 (binary) position, one of which, in M^o (13), is 6. Adding 6 to 2113 yields 2119. So
6 gets stored in M% (2119).
108 (decimal) = 1101100 (binary)
Of course, all ihis is done before you make your first move. It's a procedure
53 (decimal) - 0110101 (binary)
lhal lakes over 20 minuics in Basic, but only a couple of seconds wiih ihc in
Obviously, any number EOR'ed with itself is 0. Also, 1 EOR'cd with 2 cluded machine Linguagc subromine. If you want to compare the two versions
EOR'ed with 3 is 0. of the routine, Listing 2 shows the assembly code alongside ihe corresponding
Before there were computers, mathematicians had another name for this Basic statements in the comments field.
operation: they called it nim-summing. The nim-sum of any safe position in
Nim is 0!
Aftermath
One version of Nim starts with three piles of three, five and seven
counters. You compute ihc nim-sum to be 1. For example: Here arc some questions I had to answer before 1 could convert Ihose few
lines of Basic inlo machine language. This information would have been inval
3 (decimal) = Oil (binary)
uable to me a few months ago—I hope it saves somebody else some needless
5 (decimal) = 101 (binary)
frustration. Reference to Listing 2 will help you understand the answers; some
7 (decimal) = HI (binary)
knowledge of ihe 6502 assembler is assumed.
1 (decimal) = 001 (binary)
L Where are some safe places in zero page for indirect addressing? Nimbots
Taking 1 front any pile will reduce the nim-sum to 0. You can't win i[ uses locations 163-176. I've used this area without any ill effects so far, but
you're facing 2, 5, 7 or 3, 4, 7 or 3, 5, 6 (unless your opponent makes a check your memory map to ensure that the system's use of these locations
mistake later). docsn'l conflict with yours.
Now comesthc switch. Normally this game is played in reverse: You try lo 2. How do you get into Basic arrays from machine language? Use ihe Start
make the other player lake the last counter. The strategy far this version is of Arrays vector at addresses 47-48. It points to Ihe prologue of the first dimen
left as an exercise for the reader. sioned array—ihc array itself is seven bytes further along. Other arrays occur in
order of appearance, each after a seven-byle offset. In lines 829-853 of the as
Mom the Program Works
sembly listing, you'll see how I stored ihe address of the first byte of \Wo, in
Since there are 12 Nimbols, and each one either is or isn't there, there arc 163-164, and of A^o, in 165-166.
4096(2 to the 12th power) possible configurations. Each element of the A'k 3. How do you maintain rclocatability when you need to jump more than
array contains u numher that tells the computer what move lo make if il en 127 bytes? Use a branch as a stepping stone. Look al lines 916 and 'JIS. They
counters the corresponding position. If an element contains a 0, then tliut arc both BNEs. Obviously, Ihe second one can never be executed under normal
position is safe (for the opponent) or unanaly/ed (in the low-difficuliy ver circumstances—it's just a dummy instruction. Now look at line 1001. [ would
sion), and the computer moves randomly. like to have pui BNI£ H63here, but that's beyond the range of relative address
Lei's set up a sample game board display on which A, F, J, K and L are ing. So, instead, i put BNE 918, and then at 918.1 inserted the BNE 863 right
visible. A%(2119) represents this setup. In binary. 2119 is 1000010001 li. below another BNE.
The alphabet letters A-L run from left lo right in this binary number. Finally, I'd be interested in hearing from readers who find a simple strategy
(Include the leading /crocs so that Ihc resuliaw 12-digit number will match for any version of Nimbols.

48 / RUN December 11)84

object of the game is reversed: You try simply press the return key, and the The program should display the num
to take the last Nimbot yourself. computer will go first. ber 49680 and stop. If you get any other
There are also versions in which the When asked to do so, you must number, you have an error somewhere
no-gaps rule is waived—for example, choose a difficulty level from zero to in Data statements 30-100. When you
FHI would be an acceptable move (re nine. At the higher levels, the computer get the correct total, replace line 25 with
gardless of the presence of G). The plays flawlessly—but you can still beat line 125:
straight-lines rule applies to all versions, it if you make all the right moves. At 125 FORA = 828TO1003:T = T + PEEK(A):
however. lower levels, the computer often acts NEXT:PRINTT:END
All four variations may be played by randomly.
This time, if you don't get 24627, you
one or two persons. This gives you a
Save K First have a Data error in lines 828-991.
total of eight choices, which you select
When you've got it correct, take out line
by pressing the appropriate function Nimbots is written in Basic, with a
125. If you have no other mistakes, you
key, according to the table below. machine language subroutine that is
should be able to "Run It Right."
Function No. Players Caps IjisI Player Poked into the cassette buffer starting
If you don't want to enter the pro
at address 828. To avoid losing an un
(■] one no loses gram yourself, send me $3, a blank cas
F3 wins
tested program, be sure to save it at least
one no sette and a self-addressed stamped
E:5 ok loses once before you run it.
one
mailer, and I'll send you a couple of
F7 one ok wins The total of all the values in the M%
verified, tested copies. E
F2 two no loses array is 49680, and Che sum of all the
F4 two no wins numbers Poked into memory locations
F6 two ok loses 828-1003 is 24627. Before you run Nim
F8 two ok wins bots, enter: Address all author rorre&pimdence to
In the one-player versions, if you do Michael R. \V. Ihtckley, 445 East 19th St.,
not wish to make the opening move, PRINTT:END North Vancouver, B.C. Canada V7L 2Z6.

Listing 1. Basic program for Nimbats.

230 GETA$:IFA$=""THEN230
10 DIMM%(71 ):PRINT"(S1IFT CLR}(5 SPACES HCTR 240 D=ASC(A$)-48:IFD<0ORD>9THEN230
L 1){2 SPACEs}NIMBOTS " 250 P=110:IFF=1ORF=3THENP=25
20 FORJ=0TO71:READM%{J):NEXT:S2=36875:S3=S2 260 POKECL,P:PRINT"{SHFT CLR}":P2 = 0:P3=0:Y=
4-1 :S5=S3+2:CL=S5+1 :C1 =255.5 1:X=1:C=31:IFF>1THENC=5:IFF>2THENC=28:I
30 DATA1 ,2,4,8,16,32,6-1,128,256,51 2,1024,20 FF=4THENC=158
48 :DATA3, 6, 24, 48, 96, 384, 768, 3072 280 B=4095:POKES2,0:POKES3,0:N=0:GOSUB710:F
50 DATA17,34,68,136,272,544,1152,2304:DATA9 ORN=1TO12:GOSUB710:Y=1:IFN>2THENY=5
,18,36,144,288,576,1280,2560 290 IFN> 5THENY=9:IFN> 9THENY=13
70 DATA7,56,112,896,27 3,54 6,1160,2320:DATA1 300 X=N*6:IFN>2Ti!ENX=(N*24-Y*21+45)/4
46,292,1312,2624,120,2321,1316 310 PRINTLEFT$(Y$,Y+1)LEFT$(X$,X);:PRINTCHR
90 DATA5,40,72,80,13 0,257,260,51 4,64 0,1028, S(C}"{SHFT MHCOMD P } { SHFT N)(CRSR DN}{
1032,1056,2049,2064,2112 3 CRSR LFsHCTRL 9}(C0MD D)-{COMD FJ{CR
100 DATA88,104,1060,1284,2065,2305 SR DN}{3 CRSR LFsHCTRL 0}{COMD JHCTRL
110 Y$="(HOME}{23 CRSR DNs}":X$="(22 CRSR R 9} {CTRL 0HCOMD L){CRSR DN}{ 3 CRSR LF
Ts}" sHCOMD V) (COMD CHCRSR DN} (3 CRSR LFs
120 DIMA%(4095):IFPEEK(828)-216THENFORA=828 )(COMD L){COMD Y){COMD J}"
TO1003:READP:POKEA,P:NEXT 330 PRINTLEFT$(Y$,Y+4)LEFT$(X$,X*1)"(CTRL 9
130 PRINT"{2 CRSR DNs){2 SPACEsHCTRL 7JPHE )"CHR$(N+6 4):POKES5,0:NEXT:POKES5,!5
SS FUNCTION KEY.J4 SPACEsJTO SELECT VERS 340 FORN=1TO222:NEXT:POKES5,0
ION:" 350 PRINT"(3 CRSR DNs){2 SPACEs}ONE MOMENT
140 PRINT"{CRSR DN){CTRL 91NO. PLAYERS{SHFT PLEASE":H = 50:IFF> 2THENH = 71
-}GAPS(SHFT -) LAST ONE{3 SPACES}TWO { 370 POKE98 2,(H+1)*2:POKE856,1:IFF=2ORF=4THE
SHFT -} ?? (SHFT -) MOVE" NPOKE856,0
150 PRINT"{2 SPACES)(CTRL 3}{CTRL 9}F1(CTRL 390 POKE1000,D*5/3:SYS828:POKE956,448-PEEK(
0H3 SPACEsHCTRL 9}F2{CTRL 0) (2 SPACE 956)
sHSHFT -} NO {SHFT -} LOSES {2 SPACES}{C 395 Q=Q*-1:W$="PLAYER"+STR$(2t{Q=-1)):IFQ=0
TRL 9}F3(CTRL 0){3 SPACEsHCTRL 9)F4fCT THENW$=""
RL 0H2 SPACES H SHFT -} NO {SHFT -} WIN 396 PRINT"(HOME)(19 CRSR DNs}{3 SPACEs)";W$
s"; 400 INPUT"{HOME}{20 CRSR DNs}{2 SPACEs|YOUR
160 PRINT"{2 SPACEsHCTRL 9JF5ICTRL 0}{3 SP MOVE{11 SPACES}{11 CRSR LFs}";Q$:IFQ$<
ACEsHCTRL 9}F6iCTRL 0){2 SPACES }{SHFT >""THEN430
-) OK (SHFT -)LOSES{2 SPACES}(CTRL 9}F7 410 IFB=4095THEN500
(CTRL 0)(3 SPACEsHCTRL 9}F8{CTRL 0}{2 420 GOTO400
SPACES}{SHFT -) OK {SHFT -} WINS" 4 30 V=0:FORN=1TOLEN(Q$):E=76-ASC{Q$):IFE>=0
170 GETA$:IFA$=""THEN170 ANDE<12THENV=VOR(2{UP ARROW)E)
180 F=ASC{A$)-132:0=0:IFF<1ORF>8THEN170 44 0 Q$=RIG»T$(Q$,LEN(Q$)-1}:NEXT:FORJ=0TOH:
190 M=0:IFF>4THENF=F-4:Q=1:M=1:GOTO250 IFV=M%(J)THEN460
200 PRINT"{CR£R DN } { 2 SPACEsHCTRL 7 ) SELECT 450 NEXT:GOTO400
DIFFICULTy:":PRINT"{CRSR DN}{6 SPACES) 460 IF( VANDB) OVTHEN400
(CTRL 3JFROM (CTRL 9)0(CTRL 0} = EASY" 470 B=B-V:IFB*0THENONFGOTO610,580,610,580
220 PRINT"{3 SPACEsJTHROUGH (CTRL 9}9(CTRL 480 FORN=1TO12:E=2(UP ARROW}(12-N):IFEANDVT
0} = HARD"

HUN December 1084 / 49

Listing I continual 842
843
24
165 47
CLC
LDA 47
943 103 153 ADC >15S
HENGOSUB660 847 133 163 MA 143
490 NEXT 84? 143 49 LDfl 48
831 105 0 ADC ■ 0
500 IFMTHEN395 853 133 164 STH 166
510 V=A%(B):IFVTHENFORN=0TO333:NEXT:GOTO550
835 149 1 LDA .1 i = 1
520 FORJ=0TO4:R=INT(RND(0)*51 ):V=M%(R) :M%[R B57 133 167 STA 147

)=M%(J):M%(J)=V:NEXT 859 149 0 LW #0

861 133 169 STA 168
530 TOHJ = (iTOH:V=M%(J) : IF ( VANDB) =VTHEN550
540 NEXT:GOTO580 863
363
165
10
167 LDA
ASL
147
A
rem

550 FORN=1TO12:E=2(UP ARROW) (12-N) HFEANDVT 84*. 133 169 STA 169

HENGOSUB660 868 165 14S LDA 168

970 42 ROL 0
560 NEXT:B=B-V:IFBTHEN400 971 133 170 STO 170

570 IFF=2ORF=4THEN610 973 24 CLC

580 PRINT"{SHFT CLK|":FORT=1TO8:N=INT(T*12/ 874 165 163 LDA 1*3
874 101 169 ADC 1*9
7):PRINTLEFTS(YS,{10-T)* 2)"(2 CRSR RTS) 979 133 171 STA 171
{CTRL 9){CTRL !}>>>> YOU WIN! <<<<" 990 143 166 LDH 166
832 101 170 ODC
600 GOSUB710:POKECL,(11-T)*9:NEXT:GOTO64 0 884 133 172 ST«
170
172
610 F0RT=13TO6STEP-1:N=INT(T*12/7):PRINT"(S
886 140 1 LDY ■ 1 IF AX (I) <■ 0 THEN 983
HFT CLR)"LEFT$(Y$,(14-T)*2)"{2 CRSR RTs 888 177 171 LEH 1171 1 Y
}{CTRL 1)>>>> YOU LOSE <<<<" 890 208 93 BNE 993
892 136 DEV
630 COSUB710:POKECL,(T-5)*27:NEXT 893 240 -49 BED 938
640 FORN=0TO666:NEXT:POKES5,0:FORN=0TO666:N
893 160 0 LDY II0 J ■ 0
EXT:RUN
660 GOSUB710:Y=1:IFN>2THENY=5:IFN>5THENY=9: 897 177 its LDO (143) ,Y 1 - MXIJ)
899 133 174 STA 174
IFN>9THENY=13 901 200 INV

670 X=N*6:IFN>2THENX=(N*24~Y*21+45)/4 902 177 163 LDA 11631 Y 1

904 133 173 STft 173
680 PRINTLEFT$(Y$,Y+1)LEFT$(X$,X>;:PRINTCHR
J(C)"13 SPACES}{CRSR DN)(3 CRSR LFs){3 906
90S
163
S7
147
173
LDA
AND
It?
173
IF <1 AND >:) <> 0 THEN 990

SPACEsHCRSR DN](3 CRSR LFs}[3 SPACEs}{ 910 206 68 BNE 930

912 165 168 LDA 148
CRSR DN){3 CRSR LFsH3 SPACEs}{CRSR DN) V14 37 171 AND 174
(3 CRSR LFS)(3 SPACES)" 916 Z08 62 BNE 980

700 PRINTLEFT$(Y$,Y+4)LEFT${X$,X+1)CHR$(N+6 91 e 208 1V9 843

4):POKE36678,0:RETURN
920 24 at £ - 1 + K
710 POKES5,15:P2=C1-2{UP ARROW)(5.75-N/12): 921 143 147 LDA 147

P3=C1-2{UP ARROW)(6-N/12):POKES2,P2:POK V23 101 173 ADC 173

925 1J3 175 STA 173
ES3,P3:RETURN 927 163 168 LDA 168

828 DATA216,24,165,47,105,7,133,163,165,48, 929 101 174 ODC 174

931 133 Mb STA 174
105,0,133,164
84 2 DATA24,165,47,105,158,133,165,165,48,10 933 6 175 ASL 175
933 38 176 ROL 176
5,0,133,166
937 24 CLC
85 5 DATA169,1,133,167,169,0,133,168,165,167 V3u 163 163 LDA It3
,10,133,169,165,168,42,133,170 940 101 175 ADC 173
V42 133 173 STA 173
87 3 DATA24,165,165,101 ,169,133,171,165,166, 944 143 LDA 166
166
101 ,170,133,172 946 101 176 ROL 176
948 133 176 STA 176
886 DATA160,1,177,171,208,93,136,240,249,16
950 152 TV a

951 170 TAK

897 DATA177,163,133,174,200,177,163,133,173
906 DATA165,167,37,173,208,68,165,168,37,17 912 160 0 LDY HO IF P£EK(P£EKI162M " " 'HEN ''47
vn 162 LDA <16;> .Y
4,208,62,208,199 956 240 •1 BEO V67
920 DATA24,165,167,101 ,173,133,175,165,168,
938 177 173 LDA (175) .Y IF AKIE1 <) 0 THEN 978
101,174,133,176,6,175,38,176 940 209 14 BNE 978
937 DATA24,165,165,101,175,133,175,165,166, 962 200 1NV
963 177 175 LDA (1711 .1
101 ,176,133,176,152,170 963 20S BNfc 978
'■l
952 DATA160,0,177,162,240,9,177,175,208,16,
967 140 1 LDY ■1 1U1S> ■ K
200,177,175,208,11 969 145 173 LDA 173

967 DATA160,!,165,173,145,175,136,165,174,1 971 143 175 5T0 (173) .Y

97! 134 DEV
45,175,138,168 974 16S 17S LDfl 174

980 DATA200,192,102,208,168,230,167,208,2,2 974 143 175 STA (173 .¥

30,168 976 138 ntt REn

991 DATA165,167,201,255,208,177,165,168,201 979 168 TAY

,15,208,171,96 980 200 [NY J.J.I

981 192 102 B*y • 102 IF J ' 51 THEM 397

983 208 168 PNE S97

985 230 167 INC 167 1 I « 1 + 1

Listing 2. Assanbly code listingfor Nitnbots. 967 208 2 fN£ 991
969 230 168 INC 168

Wl 163 147 LDA 147 i IF 1 ; 4093 THEN 863

993 '■! 235 CHP 4235
993 209 177 PNE 919
997 165 148 LDft 163
999 201 13 tMP ■ 13
001 2CB 171 BNE 913

329 7.1 CLC 003 96 RTS 1 RETURN

930 165 m LKA 47
332 105 7 ADC ■7 .EN
834 133 163 STA 163
B36 163 43 LDA 48
938 108 0 ADC ■0
B 411 If} 164 ■STA

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 I've seen many fine articles on multicolor programming, but I've never found
an easy-to-use Editor that would design these types of characters. As a result
of my futile search, I wrote the Editor program. It is designed to work on
a VIC-20 with 3K memory expansion (Super Expander will also work). Simply type
in this program, save it and use it.
If, however, you have an 8K or greater memory expander, type in both the Screen Relo
cation program and the Editor program and save each separately. Whenever you wish to use
the Editor, load the Screen Relocation program and run it. This will make the VIC look like
it did before you added the 8K memory. Next, load the Editor and remove line 10 (in fact,
you may remove it permanently and save the new version). Now you may run the program.

The
Many-Colored

BY TOMMY MICHAEL HUMAN

This Editor is an artist when it comes

to designing and modifying your
multicolored VIC-20 graphics characters.
What's more, it's easy to use.

RUN It Right
VI&2Q with 3K expansm RUN D«*ml*r 1984 / 53
Datassette; Printer (optional)
 0—black
I—while
2-red
3—cyan
-I—purple
S—green
6-blue
7—yellow
8—orange
9—light orange
]0—pink
Photo I. The initial screen after 11—light cyan
power-up. The character shown is 12—lighi purple

character 0 (the @ symbol). Notice the Photo 2. The same character, but the 13—lighi green
14—light blue
small high-resolution symbol and the four colors have been changed. Notice
15—light yellow
multicolor symbol at the bottom right. how the character color of all the
In the bottom center is the large blow printed text has changed to produce
Table I. Color list.
up of the small multicolor symbol. contrast between the text and screen.

The main screen is illustrated in character: screen color, border color, now. (In fact, you can change the colors
Photo I. In the upper left-hand comer character color and auxiliary color. anytime you are back to the main com
is displayed the command board. If you (These colors will be known, respective mand screen.) To change colors, press
don't know what to do, wait for a com ly, as color 1, color 2, color 3 and color 4.) C. Input your choice of screen color
mand to pop up! The following is a list In the right-bottom corner of the from ihe color list (sec Table 1). Re
and description of the commands. screen, you'll see the character you're member to press the return key after
restructuring. It will be displayed in you input your choice.
C—Change colors
High-Resolution mode and, below, in Next, select your choice of border
D—Display
its appropriate Multicolor mode. color, then character color, and finally,
G—Go to a new character number
The botlom middle of the screen is auxiliary- color. (You may choose only
L—Load an old character set
S—Save the character sei (prinicr- the most important. This is the work colors 0-7 for characier color.)

scrcen-tape)
area where you'll display the multicolor Now you may restructure your char
character in a 4x8 display. The char acter. To do this, you must use the cur
Remember thai these arc the main acter will be made up of 32 large blocks, sor keys and the number keys 1,2,3 and
commands. If you choose one of ihem,
colored in one of the four colors you're 4. Notice the arrows above and to the
they'll all be erased from the screen and
allowed to use. left of the character. These arrows indi
replaced with new subcommands,
Around the top and left of the large cate which color block of the character
which will give you instructions on how
character are arrows thai Indicate which you are changing. By pressing the cur
lo continue properly. Always wail for
block of color in the work area you'll be sor keys (with the shift key) you may
the commands to appear! (There is a
changing. Press the cursor keys lo move position the arrows to point to any
slight time lag in sonic subroutines.) the arrows. The right cursor moves the block within the work; area.
If you look lo the right-hand corner
arrows right and the left cursor moves To change the color of the block, you
of the screen, you'll see a large 6x6
them left. Likewise, the down cursor must use keys 1, 2, 3 or 4. If you press
square. This is the display area, which
moves the arrows down and the up cur key 1, you'll erase that block (because
allows you to put your newly con sor moves them up. The character num you arc coloring it in the background
structed multicolor characters on top of
ber on which you're currently working color); key 2 will color thai block in the
or beside each other lo create larger mul
will be displayed over the work area. border color; key 3 will color il in the
ticolor characters.
If you look at the middle of the dis character color; key 4 will color it in the
How To Use the Program auxiliary color.
play screen, you'll see three rows of nor
Load the program according lo Notice that as you change the blocks,
mal high-resolution characters. These
the corresponding pixel dots in the mul
are the characters that you may re previous instructions. Run it and wait
for the screen to set itself. ticolor example change to the proper
structure into multicolor characters.
Now select a character to work on color! The corresponding dots in the
(As you create a new character, the
character corresponding to the one (0-57). Press G for Go to Character and high-resolution example change to the
then input the character number (0-57). proper configuration, too.
you're working on will change shape.
The characters in these three rows will Always press the return key after re If you wish to display your multicolor
still be displayed in High-Resolution sponding to requests for input. Also, characters on the display screen (upper
mode.) for later reference, don't forget lo make right-hand corner), then press D for the
In the left-bottom corner of the a note of what characters you are display function. First you will be asked
screen, you'll see the four colors with changing. for the width and height of the display
which you may color your multicolor If you wish, you may change colors screen (the number of characters hori-

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Photo 4. A different shape for ■i

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character 36. Notice that this multicolor
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character has been placed into the ■ fS ■ >ri V KE v

Photo 3. Character 36 after the cur display area in a 3x4 formation. The
sor keys and keys 1-4 have been pressed character color chosen for each in Photo 5. The data table for the first
to change it. The cursor keys move the dividual character is blue. Note that you seven characters (0-6). Notice that the
arrows to point to various positions could pick any of the characters to go in first number in each group is the
within the character, and keys 1-4 each position of the display, and you character number for the character and
choose between the four colors could also choose each position with its the following eight numbers are the
available for coloring the character. own character color. bytes representing that character.

HCOMD X|":FORD=0TO5:PRINT:NEXTD:FORD=0
Listing 1. VIC Editor program. TO7:PRINTSPC(15)"(CTRL 9KCOMD H)":NEXT
D
270 PRINTSPC(7)"{CTRL 9){8 COMD UsHHOME}"
10 POKE51,0:POKE52,28:POKE55,0:POKE56,28:CL 280 FORD=0TO57;POKE38576+D,CO:POKE7856+D,D:
R NEXTD
20 DIMCfi$(15) 290 GOSUB1450:GOSUB1460:GOSUB1470
30 SC=3687 9:OC=32768:AU=36878:CS=7168:C=5:E 300 X=0:Y=0:POKE3869 3,CO:POKE3869 4,CO:POKE3
= 1 :B=3:A=0:AS="":B$="":C$ = "":POKEAU,0 8714,CO:POKE79 7 3,58:POKE7974,58:POKE79 9
40 CO$="(CTRL 1)":D=0:E=0:F=0:X=0:Y=0:CN=0: 4,59
H=0:W=0 310 GETA$:IFA$=""THEN310
50 CA$(0)-"BL":CA$(1)="WH":CA$(2)="RD":CA$< 320 IFA$="C"THEN410
3)="CY":CA$(4)-"PU":CA$(5)="GR":CA$(6)=11 330 IFA$="D"THEN650
BU" 340 IFAS="G"THEN810
60 CA$|7)="YL":CAS(8)-"OR":CA$(9)="LO":CA$( 350 IFA$="L"THEN870
10)="pi":CA$(11)="lc":ca$(12)="LP" 360 IFA$="S"THEN930
70 ca$(13)="lg":ca$(14)="lb":ca$(15)="ly" 370 IFA$-"Q$1THENPOKE51 , 0 : POKE52 , 30 : POKE55,0
80 deffnbi(x)=(peek(7168+cn*8+y)and(2(up ar :POKE56,30:CLR:PRINT"(SHFT CLR)";:POKE3
ROW){7-X)))/(2{UP ARROW}(7-X)) 6869,240:END
90 PRINT"(SHFT CLR}";:POKESC,27:PRINT"(CTRL 380 IF(A$="{CRSR UP)")OR(A$="(CRSR DN}")OR{
7JVIC MULTIGRAFIX EDITOR" A$="{CRSR LF}"tOR(A$="{CRSR RT}")THEN12
100PRINT"(CRSR DN}(3 SPACEsJBY TOMMY TILLM 30
AN" 390 IFA$="1"ORA$="2"ORA$="3"ORA$="4"THEN131
110PRINT"(2 CRSR DNS}{CTRL 9}STAND-BY ... 0
120 FORD = 0TO464:POKECS + D,PEEK(OC + D):NEXTD 400 GOTO310
130 FORD=58TO63:FORE=0TO7:READF 410 GOSUB1550:PRINTCO$"(HOME){CRSR DN}(CTRL
1 4 0 POKE(CS + 8*D+E),F:NEXTE,D 91SELECT SCREEN":PRINT"(CTRL 9)COLOR (
150 DATA8,8,B,8,73,42,28,8 0-15)
160 DATA0,8,4,2,255,2,4,8 420 GOSUB1650:S=VAL(B$):IFS<0ORS>15THEN410
170 DATA0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 430 POKESC,PEEK(SC)AND15OR{S*16)
180 DATA85,85,85,85,85,85,85,85 440 GOSUB1420
190 DATA170,170,170,170,170,170,170,170 450 FORD=0TO35:POKE38400+D,CO:NEXT
200 DATA255,255,255,255,255,255,255,255 460 FORE=0TO110STEP22:PORD=0TO15:POKE38442+
210 POKE36869,255:PRINT"{SfiFT CLR}(22 CRSR E+D,CO:NEXTD,E
DNsHCTRL 91STAND-BY! (CTRL 0}{HOME}";:F 470 FORD=0TO146:POKE38568+D,CO:NEXTD
OHN=0TO505:POKE7680+N,60 480 FORE^0TO88STEP22:FORD=0TO13:POKE3S72 3+E
21 5 NEXT N +D,CO:NEXTD,E
220 GOSUB1420 490 FORD=0TO2:POKE3883 3+D,CO:NEXTD
230 GOSUB1560 500 FORD=0TO9:POKE38837+D,CO:NEXTD
240PRINT"(7 CRSR UPs}"SPC{16)"{CTRL 9JHIRE 510 FORD=0TO13:POKE388 55+D,CO:NEXTD
S":PRINT:PRINT:PRINT:PRINT:PRINTSPC116) 520 FORD=0TO28:POKE38877+D,CO:NEXTD
"(CTRL 9}MULTI" 530 GOSUB15 50:GOEUB1620:GOSUB1560
250 PRINT"{HOHE}"SPC(13)"(CTRL 9)(COMD A}(6 540 GOSUB1550:PRINT"(HOME)(CRSR DN)(CTRL 9}
SHFT *s)(COMD S)":FORD=0TO5:PRINTSPC(1 SELECT":PRINT"{CTRL 9}BORDER COLOR":PRI
3)"{CTRL 9} {SHFT - ) "SPC ( 6 1 " { CTRL 9HSHF NT"{CTRL 9)(0-7)"
T -}":NEXTD 550 GOSUB1650:B=VAL(B$):IFB<0ORB>7THEN540
260 PRINTSPC(13)"(CTRL 9}(COMD Z)(6 SHFT *s

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zoniaily and vertically). Then you'll be the characters that you've changed.
asked for the character number and the You should also make a note of the col
character color for that particular char You must protect ors you're using and the character color
acter. Repeat this information until the your character set you are using for each character.
display screen is full. Then you will re If you choose S for screen, then the
turn back lo the main commands. from variables that would output will be identical to the printer
Note that if you change the four main normally be stored output, except that only seven charac
colors by using the color command, ters at a time will be displayed. You may
then the screen, border and auxiliary
in the same area copy onto paper the pertinent informa
colors for all blocks in the display will of memory. tion that you desire. You'll be returned
also change. Each block's character col to the main screen after you finish going
or will stay the same, though, because through all 58 characters.
the character color of each block is in If you wish to reload a character set
dependent of other colors. If you choose P lor printer, then for reviewing or modification, then
To save your data for each character, stand by while the character set is cop press L. Insert the appropriate tape into
press S. The screen will clear and you'll ied to the paper. The output will be as the Datassetle, type the name of the
be presented with three options. If you follows. The first number in each hue is character set and press the return key.
choose T for tape, insert in the Datas- the character's number. The next eight Press the play button on the Datassette
sette the tape to which you wish to save numbers are the byte numbers that rep and stand by while the character set
the character set and press T. Next, in resent that character in the character set. loads. When the character set is ready,
put a filename and press the record and (The first eight numbers in the set are for you'll be returned to the main com
play buttons on the Dalasscttc. Stand by drawing character 0. The next eighi mand screen.
until the character set has been copied to numbers arc for character 1. This con To quit, press Q. On a VIC with 3K
tape. There will be a slight delay until the tinues all the way to character 57.) memory, everything will be fine (includ
main screen is once again displayed. Now you should make a mark beside ing the new character set, which will be

listing / continued 860 POKE3S69 3,CO:POKE3869 4,CO:POKE38714,CO:

560 POKESC,PEEK(SC)AND248ORB X=0:Y=0:GOTO310
57 0 GOSUB15 50:GOSUB1620:GOSUB1560 870 PRINT"(SHFT CLR)(CTRL 9JENTER NAME OF":
580 GOSUB155(i: PRINT" {HOME HCRSR DN}(CTRL 9} PRINT"(CTRL 9}FILE TO BE LOADED"
SELECT":PRINT"{CTRL 91 CHARACTER":PRINT" 880 GOSUB1650:A$=B$
(CTRL 91C0L0R (0-7)" 890 PRINT"{CTRL 9}";:OPEN1,1,0,A$:FORD-0TO5
590 GOSU31650:C=VAL<B$ IFC<0ORO7THEN580 7:FORE=0TO7
GOSU31460:GOSUB1470:GOSUB1550:GOSUB1620 900 INPUT#1,F
:GOSUB1560 910 POKE(7168+D*8+E),F
61 GOSUB1550:PRINT"{HOME)(CRSR DN}{CTRL 9) 920 NEXTE,D:CLOSE1:GOTO210
SELECT":PRINT"(CTRL 9)AUXILIARY":PRINT" 930 PRINT"(SIIFT CLR}[CTRL 9)SELECT CHOICE":
(CTRL 9JC0L0R (0-15)" PRINT"(CTRL 9) TO SAVE CHAR. SET"
620 GOSUB1650:A=VAL(BS>:IFA<0ORA>15THEN610 940 PRINT"{CTRL 9)T-TAPE":PRINT"(CTRL 91P-P
630 POKEAU,PEEK(AU1AND150R(16*A) RINTER":PRINT"(CTRL 9}S-SCREEN"
640 GOSU31550:GOSUB1620:GOSUB1560:GOSUB16 30 950 GETA$:IFA$=""THEN950
:GOTO310 960 IFAS="T"THEN1000
650 GOSU31550:PRINT"(HOME)(CRSR DN}{CTRL 9} 970 IFAS="P"THEN1050
SELECT":PRINT"(CTRL 9)DISPLAY WIDTH" 980 IFA$="S"THEN1120
660 GOSUB16 50:W = VAL(B$):PRINT 990 GOTO950
670 PRINT" (CTRL 9) HEIGHT" 1GOSUB1 650 : It = VAL( B 1000 PRINT"(SHFT CLR}(CTRL 9}INPUT FILE NAM
E":PRINT"fCTRL 9)4 CHARACTER MAXIMUM
$)
680 IFW>6ORH>6THEN650 1010 GOSUB1650:A$=B$
690 FORF=0TO5:FORE=0TO5 1020 PRINT"{CTRL 9}";:0PEK1,1,1,A$:FORD=0TO
700 POKE(7716+E+22*F),60:NEXTE,F 57:FORE=0TO7
710 FORF=0TO(H-1):FORE=0TO(W-1) 1030 PRINTS,PEEK(7168+D*8+E)
720 POKE(7716+E+22+F),63:IFC0$="{CTRL 1}"TH 1040 NEXTE,D:CLOSE1:GOTO210
ENPOKE(38436+E+22*F),0:GOTO740 1050 REM PRINTER
730 POKE(38436+E+22*F) ,1 1060 PRINT"(SHFT CLR)(CTRL 9}(CRSR DNJINPUT
740 GOSUB1550:PRINT"(HOMEHCRSR DN)<CTRL 9) CHARACTER SET":PRINT"(CTRL 9JNAME"
INPUT":PRINT"(CTRL 9)CHAR. #" 1070 GOSUB1650:A$=B$
750 GOSUB1650:N1=VAL(B$) :IFN1 >57ORN1 <0TI1EN7 1080 OPEN3,4:PRINT#3,"CHARACTER SET "A$CHR$
40 (13):FORD=0TO57:A$=STR$(D):FORE=0TO7
760 GOSUB1550:PRINT"(HOME)(CRSR DN)(CTRL 9} 1090 B$=STRS(PEEK(7168+E+D*8)>:A$=A$+","+B$
SELECT":PRINT"(CTRL 9}CHAR. COLOR" 1100 NEXTE:PRINT#3,A$

770 GOSUB1650:CCS-B$ 1110 NEXTD:PRINTS3:CLOSE3:G0T0210

780 CC=VAL(CC$):IFCC<0ORCC>7THEN760 1120 PRINT"{SHFT CLRHCTRL 9}";:FORD=0TO57:
POKE<7716+E+22*F),N1:POKE!38436+E+22*F) A$=STR$(D):FORE=0TO7
790
,CC+8
1130 B$=STR$(PEEK(7168+E*D*8)):A$=A$+","+B$
NEXTE,F:GOSUB15 50:GOSUB1560:GOTO310 1140 NEXTE:PRINT"(CTRL 9)"AJ:PRINT
1150 IFD=6ORD=13ORD=20ORD:;27ORD=34ORD=41ORD
810 GOSUB1550:PRINT"tHOMEHCRSR DNHCTRL 9}
=48ORD=55THENBS="-1":GOTO1170
INPUT CHAR #":GOSUB1650:CN$=BS
CN=VAL(CN$):IFCN<0ORCN>57THEN810 1160 GOTO1200
830 GOSUB14 50:GOSUB1460:GOSUB1470:GOSUB1550 1170 PRINT"(CTRL 9)PRESS ANY KEY
:GOSUB1560 1180 GETA$:IFA$=""THEN11S0
840 GOSUB1630 1190 IFB$ = "-1"THENPRINT"(SI1FT CLR ){ CTRL 9}"
850 POKE7973,58:POKE7974,58:POKE7994,59

56/ RUN December 1984

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Circle 101 on Header Service card,
in memory locations 7168 lo 7679). But what is a character .set? It is noth placing the variables below the character
On a VIC with 8K or more memory, ing more than a group of eight bytes, set. The VIC's operating system will then
however, don't use Q unless you per starting from a certain memory location tlu'nk that you do not wish to use this
manently modify line 370. Simply delete and extending to some final location. In memory space and will avoid using it.
everything between the words THEN and this case we start at 7168. This and the Memory locations 51, 52, 55 and 56
END. Now the VIC will work normally. next seven bytes will define the "at" tell the VIC where the end of memory
symboi (@). The next eight bytes define and the bottom of siring storage arc lo
the A symbol, and so forth. cated. So, if you Poke in the ap
How Multicolored Characters Work Since I have defined 58 symbols to propriate values here, you can trick the
First, you must change the value of work with, you'll end up at 7632 VIC into thinking it has less memory
the RAM pointer, which tells the VIC (7168 + 8*58).' and, possibly, prevent it from messing
where to get data to construct the char So the first line of your programs up your character sec, which is now in
acters you see on the screen. This would probably be this unused area of memory.
pointer is memory location 36869. What are the numbers to Poke in? To
1 POKE 3<iS(W,255
There are a few values that you may protect memory area 7168 and up, you
Poke in there to reset the VIC to point But you must be careful to protect your would divide 7168 by 256. The integer
to your own character set. These are character set from variables that will be value you get (don't round off!) is the
listed in the VIC Programmers Ref stored in the same area of memory as page of memory you wish to protect. If
erence Guide. The two most used are your character set and would therefore you get a remainder, this will be extra
255 and 240. The former will cause the destroy (he designs you have created. To memory bytes you wish to protect. In
VIC to get its character set from mem protect your designs, you must tell the this case, you'll get page 28 with re
ory locations 7168 to 7679. VIC to lower the top of memory, thus mainder 0.

Luting I continued R LFHCTRL 9)(4 SPACEs){4 CRSR LFs 1 "CN

1200 NEXTD:PRINT"{CTRL 9)(CRSK DNJPRESS ANY "(HOME}":RETURN
KEY 1460 POKE38770,CO:POKE8050,CN:POKE38836,C+8
1210 GETA$:IFA$=""THEN1210 :P0KE8116,CN:RETURN
1220 GOTO210 1470 FORY=0TO7:FORX=0TO7:BI=FNBI(X)
1230 X1-X:Y1=Y 1480 A$=RIGHT$(STR${BI),1):X»X+1:BI=FNBI|X)
1240 X=X+2*(A$="{CRSR LF}")-2*(A$="{CRSR RT :B$=RIGHT$(STR$(BI),1):C$=A$+B$
)"):IFX<0THENX=0:GOTO310 14 90 IFC$="00"THENN=60:GOTO1530
1250 IFX>6THENX=6:GOTO310 1500 IFC$="01"THENN=61:GOTO1530
1260 Y=Y+(A$="{CRSR UP)")-<A$="{CRSR DN}"}: 1510 IFC$="10"THENN=62:GOTO1530
IF¥<0THENY=0:GOTO310 1520 N = 63
1270 IFY>7THENY=7:GOTO310 1530 X=X-1:POKE38715+X+22*Y,C+8:POKE7995+X+
POKE7973+X1 , 60:POKE7974-t-X1 ,60:POKE7994 22*Y,N:X=X+1
1280
+22*Y1,60 15 40 POKE38715+X+22*Y,C+8:POKE799 5+X+22*Y,N
POKE797 3+X,58:POKE797 4+X,58:POKE7994+2 :NEXTX,Y:RETURN
1290
1550 PRINT"{HOME}":FORD=0TO5:PRINT"(CTRL 9)
2*Y,59
1300 POKE3869 3+X,CO:POKE3869 4+X,CO:POKE3871 {13 SPACES}":NEXTD:RETURN
4+22*Y,CO:GOTO310 1560 PRINTCOS"(HOME}{CTRL 9}{2 SPACEsJCOMMA
1310 IFA$="i"THEN1360 NDS"
1320 IFA5="2"THEN1380 1570 PRINT"{CTRL 9JC-CHANGE COL.":PRINT"{CT
IFA$="3"THEN1400 RL 9)D-DISPLAY":PRINT"(CTRL 9)G-G0T0 C
1330
1340 POKE7995+X+22*Y,63:POKE7995+X+1+22*Y,6 HARtf"
3 1580 PRINT"(CTRL 9}L-L0AD":PRINT"{CTRL 9)S-
1350 POKE(7168+CN*8+Y},PEEK(7168+CN*8+Y)OR( SAVE":PRINT"(CTRL 91Q-QUIT"
2(UP ARROW)(7-X))ORI21UP ARROW!(6-X)): 1590 PRINT"{5 CRSR DNsHCTRL 9}COLS.(2 SPAC
GOTO310 Es)CHAR #":PRINT"(CRSR DNKCTRL 9)SCR.
n

1360 POKE7995+X+22*Y,60:POKE79 95+X+1+22*Y,6

1600 PRINT"{CTRL 9}"S"{CRSR LF}-"CA$(S}:PRI
1370 POKE(7168+CN*8+Y),PEEK(7168+CN*8+Y)AND NT"{CTRL 9)B0R.":PRINT"{CTRL 9}"B"{CRS
(255-(2{UP ARROWK7-X)))AND(255-(2(UP R LF}-"CA$(B}
ARROWM6-X) }) :GOTO310 1610 PRINT"(CTRL 9)CIIR .": PRINT" {CTRL 9)"C"{
1380 POKE79 95+X+22*Y,61:POKE7995+X+1+ 22 *Y,6 CRSR LF)-"CA$(C):PRINT"{CTRL 9)AUX.":P
1 RINT"{CTRL 9)"A"{CRSR LF}-MCA$(A):RETU
POKE(7168-fCN*8 + Y) ,(PEEK( 71 68 + CN* 8 + Y ) AN RN
1390
D(255-(2(UP ARROW)(7-X))))OR(2{UP ARRO 1620 PRINT"{H0ME}{12 CRSR DNs)";:FORD=0TO9:
W)(6-X)):GOTO310 PRINT"{CTRL 9}{6 SPACES}":NEXTD:PRINT"
1400 POKE7995+X+22*Y,62:POKE7995+X+1+22*Y,6 {CTRL 9}{6 SPACES){HOME)":RETURN
1630 FORD=0TO7:POKE797 3+D,60:NEXTD:FORD=0TO
1410 POKE(7168+CN*8+Y) (PEEK(7168+CN»8+Y)OR 7:POKE799 4+D*22,60:NEXTD
(2<UP ARR0W)(7-X> )AND(255-(2{UP ARROW 1640 POKE797 3,58:POKE797 4f58:POKE7994,59:X=
} (6-X)1):GOTO310 0:Y=0:RETURN
1420 IFCO$="{CTRL 1["AND|(S=0)OR{S=2)OR(S =4 1650 B$=""
)OR1S=6)OR{S=8) )THENCO$ = " {CTRL 2)":CO = 1660
1:GOTO1440 1670 IFASC<A$)=13THENAS=L£FT$(B$,1):RETURN

1430 IFCO$="(CTRL 2)"AND((S=1)OR(S=3)OR(S=5 1680 IFASC(AS)=20ANDLEN(B$)=0THEN1660

)OR(S=7)OR(S=>9))THENC05="{CTRL 1}":CO 1690 IFASC(AS)=20THENBS = LEFT$< BS,LEN(B$)-1 )
=0:GOTO14 40 :PRINT"{CRSR LF) {CRSR LF}";:GOTO1660
1440 RETURN 1700 IFLEN(BS)>4ORASC(A$}<31THEN16G0
1450 PRINT"{HOMEH12 CRSR DNS } "SPC{ 1 4 ) " {CRS 1710 B$=B$+A$:PRINT"{CTRL 9)"A$;:GOTO1660

58 / RUN 1!)N4
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Listing 2. Screen Relocation program. have to do is copy from your data sheet
or paper the correct daia bytes you've
created for your newly designed charac
1 REH * SCREEN RELOCATION PROGRAM
10 POKE8192,0 ters and place them into the new charac
20 POKE44,32 ter set RAM.
30 CLR Suppose you wish to replace the letter
40 POKE648,30 A with whatever character you had de
50 POKE36(S66,150 signed for the purpose (not a good idea,
60 1>OKE36869,240
since we use the letter A so much, but
70 PHINT"{SHFT CLR}":REM CLEAR HOME
this is only an exercise).
[S0 NEW
On your data sheet or your paper,
you'll have, let's say, 1,255,255,255,
255,255,255,255,255. You could have
anything, but llic first number must be a
The remainder will be Poked into 51 Would you like to be able to use the I, because this Is the character number
and 55 (llic low bytes) and ilic page into letters and number designs that you had for the letter A. The next eight numbers
52 and 56 (the high bytes). before? Well, you can simply transfer can be any number less than 256 and
1 POKE 51.0: POKE 52.2K: POKE 55,0: POKE
(or copy) the designs from the character equal to or greater than 0. {This par-
Sb.m- CLR ROM chip (which is where you were licular set of bytes for the letter A will
getting them before, when memory lo produce a reversed blank space.)
Notice the CLR at the end of the line.
cation 36869 contained 240). The To transfer this data to its correct po
lis purpose is to reset important page
following is a simple loop that will move sition in the character set, use the fol
zero pointers. Don'i forget ii!
them for you from the ROM character lowing loop (and notice the flag - 1).
Now, the second line can be:
chip lo the RAM area you've chosen
5 POKE 36869,255 (7168 and up). 20 RESTORE

At this point, the screen turns to gar 23 READ A

25IFA=-1THENJO
bage! This is because you have nothing
12 POKE 7168 + D, PEEK i 32768 t I) ) 28FORB =
but random garbage at memory loca
14 NEXT D JO READ D
tions 7168 and up. You must put some
meaningful data designs hurt; lo allow As you run this part of the program, 34 NEXT B
the VIC to design and print your char the garbage will quickly turn to mean 36 GOTO 23
acters properly. ingful and readable information. 40 REM THIS WILL BE THE REST OF
YOUR PROGRAM

Software Shack S99END

1000DATAl.2S5.255,235,255,2i5,255.255.255

z comrrodore 1OIO DATA - 1

X GAMES
F-15 Strike Eag. 525 57 Summer Games (D( $27 57 Grtsi Baseball (D) S25 57 Notice thai you could easily have
BreakDance |D) 525.57 Monster Trivia (D) $17.57 Trivia Fever (0) S2B57
Imp. Mission (D) $25.57 Pttstop II. (R) $27 57 Ouestron (D) $27 57 used even more user-defined characters.
Hes Games (0) .. $27 57 Sungelintj Bay (D) . . .$22.57 Castle Dr. Creep (0) S22.57 All you must do is place them in the
Archon (D) $31.57 Music Const. (□) .$31.57 M.U.L.E. ID) .... $31.57
One on One (D) $29 57 DeBug (D) $26 57 ARCHQN HID) . $31.57 Data statements at the end of the pro
Blue Ma< (D-T) . $24 57 Pitfall II (D) $24.57 Zeppelin (D-T) S24.57
gram (but before the - 1 Data state
Zainon (D-T). .$28.57 Necromancer (D-T). S24 57 Millionaire (D) $28.57
Flight Sim II (D) S38b/ Solo Flight (D) S27 57 Wizard (D) $29 57 ment). Do those the same way as the A
Lode Runner (R) 526 57 Op Whirlwind (0) $28 57 Spy us Spy (D) $23 57
Flip Flop (D) S17 57 Rails Wesi ID) 528 57
character (the first number being the
Boulder Dasti (D) 527 57
Inlidel (D) $30 57 Witness (D) $27 57 Seastalker (D) S27.57 character number and next eight num
Beachhead |D-T) $24.57 Raid on Moscow (D) S24.57 Miner 2M9r (R) $26.57
$33 57 PacMan (R) S33 57 Pole Position (R) $33.57 bers being the design for the character
Donkey Kong (R)
Csll Wolfstn (D) $24 57 Beynd Wolfstn ID) 524 57 Space Tan (D) $24.57 from your data sheet or your paper),
Pro Tour Golf (D| $26 57 Ringside Seal ID).. 526 57 Tigers in Snow (D) 526.57
Soelunker (0) S25.57 Ultima III |D) $39 57 MusiCalc 1 (D) S36.57 Now, whenever you enter Poke
Stealth (D) . $18 57 Pro Blackiack (0) . S4B57
S4B 57 Dallas Quest (D)
■ $23.57 (screen location), 1 you will not get an
BUSINESS "A," but you will get your new char
SunerDase 64 (D) $58 57 Practicalc [D) ... S3B.57 MulliPlan (D)... S68.57
Practice (D) ..$38 57 Cut & Paste WP (D> .$36.57 Fleet Sys. 2 (D) $68.57 acter. You'll also get your new char
C.P.A. (0] . $57.57 WfiteNow WP (R) S36 57 PaperClip WP (□) S66.57
acter if you type PRINT "A".
MailNow [01.... $27.57 Financial CkBk ID) $36 57 FileWriter (D) $37 57
Micro Cookb* |D| $33 57 Oieam House (D) $28.57 HomewortJ (D) S53.57
EDUCATIONAL How to Use Multicolor
Step Dy Step (D) S4BS7 C-64 Tutor (D-T).... S22.57 Delta Drawing (0| 529.57
W yc l) O) $25 57 Mastertype (R) .... $27 57 Chatleibee (0) S28 57 To set this space to Multicolor mode,
Word Wizard (D) $25 57 Jggls Rainbow (D) 522 57 Moptown Hotel (D) $22 57
you must Poke the corresponding color
Kindeicomp (R) $19 57 Facemaker (R) . . 524.57 The Ranch (H) $24 57
Sloiy Maker (D) $26 57 Total Health (D) . $21 57 Doodle (D). .. $27 57 memory location with whatever charac
If it's lor the C-64 we have it!! ter color you have selected plus eight. In
II you don't see what you want—Ca!l and asfc lor ill You Will Be Glad You Did!!!
this case, you can simply enter Poke
SOFTWARE SHACK (screen location
color +
+ 30720), (character
8). This simple formula will
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tween your character screen and your

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acter number.
ACCESS Match Wits ID) $19 Suspended(D) 129 Cosmic Balance (D| 125
Another way lo activate Multicolor Beach Head |T/D) .. (21 MalhUileage(D) . $19 Witness (0) 123 Epidemic{0) 123
mode is by printing with a color code Beach Head II cm Mastering SAT(D).. 199 Zorkl.lt or III(D| ... S2S Field ol Fire (D). 125
Raid Over Moscow Mult(Div(T'DJ $1B KOALA 50 Mission Crush (Dl 125
greater than 7. Memory location 646 is (T/D) (26 Murder by Dozen (D) $13 Touch Tahiei wrPainter Fortress |D) 123

the location for the current printing col ACT I VIS ION CONTINENTAL (0) S65 Geopi ' ;. ■
Beamnder (D) ... . 125 FCM|D) $13 Touch Tablet w'Pamter Germany 1985 ID) 139
or. Normally, it's from 0 to 7, but if you DecathelonfD) .. , 125 Gel Rich Series Cllt (R) S7S Knights In Desert (D) 125
H.E.R.O.(O)
Poke it with a number from 8 to 15, Pitlallll(D)
125
125
Home Accountant (D)S«7 Muppet Learning Pro Tour Gall (0) (25
HomaCatafogor (D) $3S Keys Clll Question (D) 133
you'll then be printing in Multicolor Ruer Rald(D). . . 125 CREATIVE PamtA-Rhyme(D| S21 RDF19BSIDI (23
"15 instant Rebale v llh Bumblebee (D) $19 Prorjrammer's Guide Rails West (0) (25
mode. purchase ol 3 titles Crisis Mountain (Rf $21 Ringside Seal (D)
(D) 113 125
The color you will Poke in will be the ARTWORK Dragonhawk(D) .. . 121 SpiUorEalerlD). . .. S21 Tigers In Snow (D) (25
Bridge4.0(T(D) , , , 118 InthoChips(0) .... 119 MICROLAB SUBLOGIC
color character number from the list (0 Monkeymath(T/D) . 110 Moonflusl (R) 121 Boulder Oash(D). .. S21 Flight Simulator H(D}(35

to 7), plus 8 added to activate the mode. Strip Poker(D). . . 121 Save NewYork(R).. $21 Death Caribbean (0) S23 Nighi Mission Pintu 1
BATTERIES INCLUDED DATASOFT DmoEggs(D|. , , , 123 (TJO) (21
For example, to begin priming in Buscardll . . . S135 Bruce Lee (D) $33 Hoist (D). . 121 SYNAPSE
Checkbook(0).... (21 Dallas Quest (Dl .. $23 Blue Mai(TID)
Multicolor mode using red as the char SOColumn Board SH5
MICROPROSE 121
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 Does your youngster need help
in learning his/her weekly list
of spelling words? Well, meet
Chippy, who's the best spelling
u
buddy yor child could have.

1
Spelling Frend
A
By WILLIAM W. BRAUN

In Spelling Friend, your child can option of seeing them again or of choose to stop. Chippy informs you
practice spelling with a simulated com continuing. that you may resave the program if you
puter friend, Chippy. My daughters, When you choose to continue, Chip want to have the same words for the
ages nine and six, enjoy using the pro py shows the first word in his list. The next practice session.
gram to study their weekly spelling as word is enclosed in a multicolor border
signments. Even the six-year-old is now and appears one letter at a time, each About (In1 Program
able to enter her weekly list of words. one accompanied by a short lone, which Through Chippy, 1 iried to create a
Chippy, who appears as a large smil increases in pitch with each letter. feeling of personal communication be
ing face with curly hair, first shows you After the word disappears, you must tween the child and the computer.
the list of spelling words contained in try to type it in from memory. If you Thus, the computer is no longer only a
his memory. He then asks you if the succeed, Chippy appears with a big machine that displays words and re
words are all right for the current spell smile, gives a short message of encour sponds negatively or positively to a
ing session. If you answer no, then agement and winks at you. If you spell child's input—it has a personality.
Chippy tells you thai you must type in it incorrectly, Chippy frowns and in- If you have a speech synthesizer, you
20 new words and prompts you when 10 .structs you to try again, [f you spell il can replace or supplement the messages
do so. After you've entered the 20 incorrectly twice, Chippy shows you the on the screen with verbal statements
words, Chippy displays the new word correct spelling. Periodically during the from Chippy.
list, asking if those are all right. You program, at leasl some of the initially Unfortunately, to code this program
may repeat this process until satisfied. misspelled words will be shown again, to run on the unexpanded VIC, I would
When you indicate that the words are giving you more practice with them. have had to sacrifice most of the fea
correct, Chippy presents the program's After all 20 words have been used, tures that make it interesting. However,
instructions. He tells you that a word Chippy shows you your score and gives I coded it so that you can use it with any
will be displayed for a few seconds. Af a message about your performance. At amount of expansion. Some programs
ter it vanishes. Chippy will ask you to this point, you may choose to start over will run only if a particular amount of
type it in correctly. After the instruc again, see a list of the words you mis RAM is present. This is because the VIC
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 Programming Techniques
While writing Spelling Friend, I had
Pn%mm documentation. to find a way to prevent the child from
typing in the word while it was still on
the screen, for I found that the key
Line iniiiiii,n-t (<> ins
board buffer would accept the typed
6-17 Title screen graphics and sound effects (subroutine at 9300-9380 draws characters while the word was still dis
the border wilh letters of the alphabet).
played. Then, when the Input statement
20 Dimensions arrays 10 hold spelling words and incorrectly spelled
was executed after the word vanished,
words. AS is for spelling words and WS is for incorrectly spelled
the program would use the word in the
words. Reads Data statements to fiH AS anay.
25-30 Initialize variables, set border/screen colors. keyboard buffer. A smart kid would
39-49 Instructions to student. soon discover this and make the pro
JO Variable A counts number of spelling words displayed. If A equals 20, gram pointless.
program branches lo give score. To prevent this, it finally occurred to
57 Variable P is used lo display incorrectly spelled words a second time.
me to use POKE 198,0 to clear the key
75 Detects incorrectly spelled word.
board buffer immediately after the
77 Delects correctly spelled word.
word disappears and before the actual
550-573 Prim Chippy's faces. Value of FA decides if frown or smile.
600-620 Routine to show correct spelling after two wrong answers.
Input statement is executed. This is
700-729 Display score and decide upon message about student progress based done in line 61. The child may now type
upon score. in the word while it is being displayed,
1WO-2005 Routine to print spelling words to screen, one letter at a time witli but it will not be picked up by the Input
ascending tones and centered in the multicolored box. statement, and the child will have to re-
3016 Prints list of incorrectly spelled words. enter it after tlic word disappears.
6O0O-6001 Sound effects and border colors with correctly spelled words.
New words are placed in Chippy's
6200-6210 Blink Chippy's eye.
6500 Buzzing sound with incorrect answer.
spelling list by utilizing the "dynamic
8000-8003 Create multicolor border around spelling words. keyboard" technique. Lines 463-468
contain the routine that creates new Da
ta statements with the new words. As
Dffitiitimis oj'variables. the new words arc entered, they are
placed into an array, NWS.
SM—Screen memory location
Five lines, beginning with number
CM—Color memory location
R—Number of words spelled correctly
9000, are (hen printed on the screen.
A—Subscript of A$<A), number of words displayed These lines are the Data statements con
W—Number of words spelled wrong taining the new words. A sixth line,
C—Variable to delect two incorrect spellings in a raw without a line number, is printed on the
BS—Variable to hold !yped-in spelling words screen to define a variable and enter a
W$—Incorrectly spelled words command to go to line 9100. The cursor
FA—Value decides if Chippy has smile or frown is moved to the home position.
T—Variable in delav routines
The CHRS code for RETURN, 13,
is then Poked into the keyboard buffer
six times. When the End statement is
reached, in line 468, the six returns in
the keyboard buffer are executed, put
coior memory locations when you add You can also save yourself a lot of ting the new Data statements into the
more lhan 3K of memory. coding if you create subroutines to han program (while erasing the old ones) and
If your program docs not take this in dle repetitive tasks. This program uses executing the GOTO 9100 command.
to account by providing for variable many subroutines. For example, there The variable VB is used in line 9117
screen and color memory locations, you are routines to create Chippy's smiling to decide whether or not the program
must run the program on a VIC with a or frowning face, to make sound ef should continue at line 6 or line 20. The
specific RAM configuration. This can be fects, to produce delays in the program first time the program is executed, it
frustrating if you have a variety of pro action, to respond to correct and incor goes through lines 9100-9120 to initial
grams, and it can be rough on the expan rect spelling inputs and to create the ize variables, and then returns to line 6.
sion-port connectors as you switch multicolor border around the spelling The only other time line 9100 is exe
around the RAM expansion cartridges. words. cuted is when new words are being en
In Spelling Friend, line 9100 takes Kids love to play with the keyboard, tered into the program. At this point,
care of this problem. The program just to see what will happen. This can be it's necessary to start at 9100, since the
Peeks location 44, which will hold the a problem if they decide to try out the program actually ended (albeit only for
number 18 if the VIC has more than 3K run/stop key in the middle of a pro a split second) in line 468; however, this
of memory expansion. It then chooses gram. Line 6 anticipates this problem; time you jump to line 20, since you
the proper screen and color memory by Poking 114 to location 808, it turns needn't go to line 6 to see the program
constants, which are based on the result off the run/stop key. The restore key title screen again.
of the Peek. If your programs will be doesn't become disabled, since the child The only other way I could find to
Poking things around the screen, you'll would have to press the run/stop and change the spelling-word list was to ac
save yourself a lo( of trouble by includ restore keys at the same time, which tually exit the program and type in new
ing this option in your programs. would be unlikely to happen. Data statements, then restart the pro-
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grain from the beginning. The dynamic- produces listings that are much easier to should be repeated or the spelling words
keyboard technique, which you can understand. Instead of getting confus commence.

probably find many uses for in your ing graphics symbols, you get easy-to- I chose to use a Get statement rather
own programs, is much cleaner and read string variables. than an Input statement, since only one
easier to use, especially for children. The string variables, with their well- key needs to be pressed. Line 46 freezes
It can also be used to place commands chosen names, make it much easier for the action until a key is actually pressed.
in the keyboard, to erase the current you to remember their functions. De Line 47 checks to sec if the S key was
program and to load and run another fining string variables in this manner ' pressed and takes appropriate action.
program. also clarifies which symbols in a listing Line 48 watches for the I key to be
If you put two programs, one after are commands and which are actually pressed and repeats the instructions if it
the other, on tape, you can use this tech graphics characters. The only drawback finds that it has.
nique to load and run the second one as I have found to using this method is that If any key other than S or I is pressed,
the first is ending. This would be very each defined string variable eats up a the program falls through to line 49,
useful if your program exceeded 3.5K, good chunk of memory. If you are con which prints an error message to the
as you can split it up into two sections. fined to the unexpanded VIC, it could screen informing the child that he or she
You can even load a third program use up too much. can enter only 1 or S, and then branches
when the second is completed, and so Lines 200-205 contain subroutines to back to line 46.
on. With this trick, you can make the produce delays of varying length. The same technique of editing the in
VIC run some very long programs, pro Rather than writing out a For-Next put is used in lines 418-430, but this
viding they are of a type ihat can be split statement each time I want a delay, I time with an Input statement. This type
up into parts. simply call up the appropriate subrou of editing simply ensures that the pro
Looking at lines 9110-9112, you will tine. I put longer delays in consecutively gram is not stopped with an inappro
notice that several string variables have higher line numbers to make it a bit priate input, and makes it clear just
been defined as being equivalent to easier to remember which line the GO- what input is actually needed.
CHRS commands. I use these string SUB should access. If your program If you don't want to type in this pro
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For example, CDS is equivalent to possible is an important aspect of pro
moving the cursor down one line; BLKS gramming. This includes trying to an
changes the print color lo black; CH$ ticipate problems with Input state
clears the screen and moves the cursor ments. For example, lines 46-49 control Address a!! author corresponttettre to William
home; and LC$ changes the characters the program's response to the child's in W. Braun, 316-f WelliiigUm Way, Arnold,
to upper-/lowercase. This technique put as to whether or not the instructions MO 63010.

Listing 1. Spelling program jar the VIC20.

1 REM(2 SPACEs}SPELLING FRIEND 45 PRINT" {SHFT T}O SEE THE":PRINT" INSTRUC

3 REM{3 SPACEsJWILLIAM BRAUN TIONS":PRINT" AGAIN, PRESS"SPC(5)RO$"(SH
6 POKE808,114:GOTO9100 FT I)"
7 PRINTHCSSPCi245)BLK$"SPELLING FRIEND":GOS 46 GETD$:IFD$=""THEN46
UB9300:POKES!,0:GOSUB205 47 IFD$="S"THENPRINTCH$IGOTO50
15 PRINTHCSCHRSi157)CHR$(157):FORT=1TO11 :PR 48 IFD$="l"THEN39
INTCD$:NEXT 49 PRINTCD$" ENTER ONLY S OR l":GOTO46
16 I-'ORM = 1TO11 :PRINTCD$: POKES 1 ,M+221 :FORT=1T 50 PRINTUC$:POKES,241:FORT=0TO50:NEXT:POKES
O50:NEXT:POKES1,0
17 NEXT:PRINTCH$ 57 P=P+1 :IFP = 3ANDW$(L> o""THENGOSUB1990:GOS
20 DIMA$<19):DIMW$(19):FORX =0TO19:READA$(X) UB204:PRINTCH$:GOSUB6700:GOTO1000
:NEXT:IFVB=9THENPRINTBU$:GOTO403 58 IFP-4TI!ENP=0
21 PRINTLC$:GOTO400 60 IFA-20GOTO700
25 X=0 61 PRINTCH$:GOSUB8000:GOSUB1998:GOSUB204:C=
30 A-0:W=0:R=0;P=0:L=S):POKEBC,31 0:PRINTCH$:POKE198,0
39 GOSUB550:PRINTCDSCD$BLK$LC$"(SHFT I) WIL 70 GOSUB9200:GOSUB550:PRINT:PRINTBLK$"TYPE
L SHOW YOU A WORD" WORD,PRESS ";
40 PRINT"FOR A FEW SECONDS.":GOSUB205:PRINT 71 PRINTRO$"RETURH"RF$RED$
CH$:GOSUB9200:GOSUB550 73 PRINTSPC(49);:INPUTB$
41 PRINTCD$CD$BLKI:PRINT"(SHFT WJHEN THE WO 75 IFB$OA$IA)THEN90
RD VANISHES":PRINT"TYPE IN THE WORD YOU" 77 IFB$=A$(A)THENGOSUB550:PRINTLC$
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110 GOSUB202:PRINTCH$UCS:GOTO70 ;:NEXT:PRINT:RETURN
200 FORT=1TO500:NEXT:RETURN 600 FA=1:GOSUB550:FA=0
201 FORT=1T01000:NEXT:RETURN 602 PRINT:PRINTSPC(4}"SORRY, FRIEND!":PRINT
202 F0RT=1T01500:NEXT:RETURN CDS" CORRECT SPELLING IS
203 FORT=1TO2000:NEXT:RETURN 603 AW$=AS(A):AW=LEN(AW$}:AT=(22-AW)/2
204 FORT=1TO4000:NEXT:RETURN 605 PRINTSPC(AT-f22)CHR$(30)A$(A) :GOSUB6500
205 FORT=1TO5000:NEXT:RETURN 610 W$(X}=A$(A):GOSUB204:POKES,236:FORT=0TO
400 GOSUB550:PRINTCD$CD$BLK$"t3 SPACEsHSHF 50:NEXT:POKES,0
T H}I!{2 SPACEs}(SHFT I}'M "RO$"(SHFT C 620 PRINTCH$UC$:X=X+1IRETURN
HSHFT H}(SHFT I)(2 SHFT PS}{SHFT Y}"RF 700 GOSUB550:PRINTLC$:PRINT" (SHFT O)(SHFT
$"."CD$ KJ, FRIEND!":PRINT:PRINT" (SHFT H}ERE I
401 PRINT" {SHFT HJERE ARE THE WORDS (SHFT S YOUR SCORE."
I}":PRINTCD$" CAN HELP YOU SPELL":PRINT 710 GOSUB203:GOSUB550::PRINTUC$SPC(28)R" SI
CDS" BETTER. GHT":PRINTSPC(28)W" WRONG":GOSUB204
402 FORT=0TO8000:NEXT 711 IFR=20THENPRINTCD$" THAT'S FANTASTIC!!!
403 PRINTCH$UC$ !!":GOTO729
404 GOSUB9200:FORT=0TO22:PRINTCHR$(29)"*"SP 712 IFR=19THENPRINTCD$"THAT'S EXCELLENT!!!!
C ( 18)"*":NEXT:PRINTHCS !":GOTO729
405 PRINTBLKI:FORB=0TO19:PRINTTAB(8)A$(B):N 713 IFR>=17THENIFR<19THENPRINTCDS"THAT'S QU
EXT ITE GOOD!!":GOTO729
406 PRINT:PRINTCHR$(159)"ARE THESE OK(YES/N 714 IFR>13THENIFR<17THENPRINTCD$"THAT'S NOT
O)"; BAD!":GOTO729
418 INPUTD$ 715 IFR>STHENIFR(14THENPHINTCDJ"THAT'S A FA
419 IFD$="YES"THENGOSUB9200:GOTO25 IR SCORE.":GOTO729
420 IFD$="NO"THEN459 716 IFR>5THENIFR<9THENPRINTCD$"BETTER TRY A
430 GOSUB6500:PRINT:PRINT"ENTER YES OR NO 0 GAIN!":GOTO729
NLY!":GOTO418 717 PRINTCD$"PLEASE DO THESE WORDS":PRINT"A
459 GOSUB9200:GOSUB550 GAIN. YOU NEED MORE"
460 PRINTBU$LCS:PRINT" {SHFT T}YPE 20 NEW W 718 PRINT"PRACTICE!!!!!!!":GOTO729
ORDS FOR":PRINT" ME. (SHFT A)FTER EACH 729 GOSUB205
WORD"
730 GOSUB550:PRINTCD$"PRESS "RO$"W"RF$" TO
461 PRINT: PRINT" PRESS "RO$"(SHFT R){SHFT
EJ1SHFT TUSHFT U } ( SHFT R)(SHFT N)"RF$" SEE THE

.":GOSUB205 735 PRINTCD$"WORDS YOU MISSED."CDS:PRINT"PR

462 PRINTCHS:PRINT"START NOW:":PRINT ESS "ROS"S"RFS" TO START OVER.
46 3 PRINTUCS:GOSUB9200:DIMKW$(19):FORNW=0TO 740 PRINT"PRESS "RO$"E"RFS" TO END."
19:PRINTNW+1;:INPUTNW$(NW) 750 GETS$:IFS$=""THEN750
464 NEXT:PRINTCH$CHR$(5):PRINT:PRINT 751 IFS$="E"THEN7000
465 FORT=0TO17STEP4 755 IFSS="S"THEN21
466 PRINT9000-t-T;"DATA"QM$NW$(T)QM$;","QMSNW 760 IFS$ = "W"T!IEN3000
$[T+1}QM$;
765 PRINTCDS"ENTER{2 SPACEs}S,W, OR E ONLY!
467 PRINT","QM$NW$|T+2)QM$;","QM$NW$(T+3):W ":GOTO750
EXT 1000 C=0
468 PRINT"VB=9:GOTO9100":PRINTHC$:POKE198,6 1010 GOSUB550:PRINTCD$UC$"TYP£ WORD,PRESS "
:FORI=0TO5:POKE631+I,13:NEXT:END RO$"RETURN"RF$
550 PRINTCH$BU$ 1013 PRINTSPC(30);:INPUTES
551 FORT-0TO11:PRINTHC$SPC(27+T)"@";:NEXT:P 1015 IFES<>WJ(L)THEN1025
1020 GOSUB550:PRINTCHRS(14|:GOSUB6300:GOSUB
RINT
552 PRINTSPC{4)"@";:FORT=1TO12:PRINT"(COMD 6000
+)";:NEXT:PRINT'> 1021 GOSUB6200:GOSUB201
553 PRINTSPC(4}"§(COMD +}"SPC(10)"{COMD + }@ 1022 P=0:L=L+1:PRINTCH$UCS:GOTO50
554 PRINTSPC(4}"ia(COMD +} {2 COMD + s){4 SPA 1025 C=C+1:IFC=2THENFA=1:GOSUB550:FA=0:GOSU
CES)(2 COMD +s} (COMD +}@ B6500:GOSUB6600:GOTO1027
555 PRINTSPC(5)"{COMD +) (2 COMD +s)(4 SPAC 1026 PRINTLC$:GOTO1030
Es][2 COMD +s) (COMD +} 1027 GOSUB204:P=0:L=L+1:GOTO50
556 FORT=1TO2:PRINTSPC(5)"tCOMD +}(4 SPACES 1030 FA=1:GOSUB550:GOSUB6400:GOSUB6500:GOSU
)(2 COMD +S}{4 SPACES){COMD *)":NEXT B203:PRINTCH$:FA=0:GOTO1010
557 IFFA=1THEN568 1990 PRINTCIi$:GOSUB8000:A$-WS(L) :GOTO1 999
560 PRINTSPC{5)"(COMD *) (COMD +]{6 SPACES} 1998 A$=A$(A}
{COMD +) {COMD +} 1999 L1=230-(LEN(A$))/2
561 PRINTSPC(5)"(COMD +1(2 SPACEs)(COMD +)" 2000 D=1 :FORO^1TOLEN(A$):PRINTHCSSPC{ L1+D) :
SPC(4)"(COMD +}(2 SPACES}{COMD +}" PRINTBLKSMIDS(A$,D,1):D=D+1
562 PRINTSPC(5)"{COMD +}{3 SPACEsl(4 COMD + 2001 POKES,231+O:FORT=0TO30:NEXT:POKES,0
S)I3 SPACESHCOMD +J" 2005 GOSUB20SI: NEXT: RETURN
563 PRINTSPC(5)"(COMD +)"SPC{10)"(COMD +}" 3000 GOSUB550:PRINTSPC{66)"HERE ARE THE WOR
564 PRINTSPCI5);:FORT=1TO12:PRINT"{COMD +J" DS YOU":PRINT"SPELLED WRONG, FRIEND."
; :NEXT:PRINT:RETURN 3015 GOSUB202:PRINTCHR$(147):GOSUB9200
568 PRINTSPC(5)"{COMD +)"SPC(10)"{COMD +}" 3016 FORX=0TOW:PRINTW$(X),TAB(11)W$(X+1):X=
569 PRINTSPC(5)"{COMD +}{3 SPACEs)(4 COMD + X+1:PRINT:NEXT
s}(3 SPACES}(COMD +}" 3020 FORT=1TO4:PRINT:NEXT:PRINT" ...PRESS A
570 PRINTSPC(5)"{COMD +|{2 SPACEsHCOMD +){ NY KEY..."
4 SPACEsKCOMD +){2 SPACEsHCOMD +} 3030 GETP$:IFP$=""THEN3030
571 PRINTSPC{5)"(COMD t] (COMD +)(6 SPACES} 3031 GOSUB6700:GOTO730 —**

68 / RUN December 1984

 A Printer For All Reasons
Search For The Best High Quality Graphic Printer

II you have been looking very long, you have Features That Won't Quit forms or individual sheets wilh carbons (up to 3
probably discovered lhat there are just too With the GP-550CD your computer can now deep), and Ihe last copy will be us leadable as
many claims and counter claims in the printer print 40, 48, 68, 80, 96, or IX characters per the first. Spread sheets with many columns? Of
maikel today There aie printers that have line. You can print in ANY of 18 font styles. You course! just go to condensed mode printing
some of the features you want, but do not have not only have the standard Pica, Elite, Con and print a full 138 columns wide Forget ex
others. Some leatures you piobably don't care densed and Italics, but also true Superscripts pensive wide-carriage printers and changing
about, others are vilally important !o you. We and Subscripts. Never again will you have to to wide carriage paper. You can now do it all
understand. In fact, not long agor we were in worry about how lo pnnl ti,0 or X . This fan on a standard SVi" page
the same position, Deluged by claims and tastic machine will do it automatically, through
counter claims. Overburdened by rows and Consistent Print Quality
easy soltware commands right from your
rows of specifications, we decided to separate koyboard. Most pnnlers have a continuous loop nbbon
all the facts — prove or disprove all the claims cartridge or a single spool nbbon which gives
to qui own satisfaction. So we bought printers. One of the fonts we like best IS "Proportional" nice dark printing when new, but quickly starts
We bought samples oi all major brands and because it looks most like typesetting. The to fade aflei a while. To keep the printers'
tested them. spacing for thin characters like "i" and "1" are output looking consislenlly dark, the nbbons
given less space which "tightens" Ihe woid . must bo changed more ollen tlmn is heallliy loi
Our Objective Was Simple making loading ectsiei and faster. This is only tho pockotbook. The GP-55OCD solves this
We wanled to find that printer which had all the one example of the careful planning put into problem completely by using a replaceable,
leatures you could want and yol be sold the GP-550CD. inexpensive ink cassette which is aopaiately
diieclly lo you at the lowest price. We wanted Do you sometimes want lo emphnsiie a word? replaceable from the actual nbbon. Il keeps
1o give oui customers the best printer on the Ihe nbbon loaded with inlc at all tunes. You only
It's easy, jusl use bold (double strike) lo make
market today at a bargain price. the words stand out. Ot, if you wish to be even replace the ribrxjn when it truly wears out not
more emphatic, underline the words. Or do when it slarts lo tun low on ink. Just another
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The search is over. We have reduced the field the GP-550CD (When you finally do wear out
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4005 FORT=1TO200:NEXT:POKES1,231:FORT=1TO70
0:NEXT:POKES1,0:RETURN
5000 POKES,143:F0RT=1TO400:NEXT:POKES,0:RET
URN
6000 FORML=26TO28:FORCT=215TO241STEP2:POKES
1,CT:FORT=1TO40:NEXT:NEXT
6001 POKEBC,ML:NEXT:POKEBC,27:POKES1,0:RETU
RN
6200 POKESM+123,32:POKESM+124,32:POKESM+102
,32:POKESM+101,32:FORT=1TO300:NEXT
6205 POKESM+123,102:POKESM+124,102:POKESM+1
01,102:POKESM+102,102
6210 GOSUB201:RETURN
6300 PRINTSPC(47)"fSHFT CJORRECT, FRIEND.":
RETURN
6400 PRINTCD$SPC(4)BLK$LC$"(SHFT W}RONG, FR
IEND!":PRINTSPC(2B)"(S11FT T}RY AGAIN!"
:RETURN
6500 POKES,147:GOSUB200:POKES,0:RETURN
6600 PRINTUC$SPC(4)"SORRY, FRIEND!":PRINT:P
RINT:PRINT" CORRECT SPELLING IS"
6610 AW$-W$(L):AW=LENfAW$):AT=(22-AW)/2
6615 PRINTSPC(AT+22)CI[R${30)W$(L) :GOSUB201 :
RETURN
6700 FORZZ=0TO9:POKES,231+ZZ:NEXT:POKES,0:R
ETURN
67 01 FORT=0TO5STEP5:POKES,221+T:FORH=0TO25:
NEXT:POKES,0:FORH=0TO40:NEXT:RETURN
7000 GOSUB550:PRINT" OK, FRIEND!":PRINT:PRI
NT" IF YOU WANT TO USE":PRINT
7001 PRINT" THE SAME WORDS NEXT":PRINT:PRIN
T" TIME, RESAVE MY":PRINT:PRINT" PROGR
AM."
7002 GOSUB205:GOSUB550:PRINT:PRINT:PRINT" L
ET'S DO THIS AGAIN"
7003 PRINT:PRINTSPC(5)"REAL SOON!!
7005 GOSUB203
7010 GOSUB550:PRINTSPCI53)"BYE!":GOSUB202:G
OSUB6700:PRINTCH$:POKEBC,8:END
8000 POKE646,15:PRINTSPC(135)"(16 SHFT Qs)"
8001 FORT=1TO5:PRINTSPCI3)"{SHFT Q)"SPC(14)
"{SHFT Q)":NEXT
8003 PRINTSPCI3)"{16 SHFT Qs)":POKE646,6:RE
TURN
9000 DATA"A","B","C" "D
9004 DATA"E","F","G" "H
9008 DATA"I","J","K" "L
9012 DATA"M","N","O" "P
9016 DATA"Q","R","S" "T
9100 PRINTCHR$|147):IFPEEK(44)=18GOTO9110
9105 SM-7680:CM=38400
9110 SM=4096:CM=37888
9111 LCS=CHR${14):CDS=CHR${17):CHS=CHRS(147
):UC$=CHR$(142):HC$=CHR$<19):BLKS=CHR$
1144)
9112 BU$=CHR$I31):RF$=CHR$(146}:RO$=CHH$(18
) :RED$=CITRS( 28 ) :QMS=CHR$( 34)
9115 BC=36879:VO=36878:POKEVO,1 5:S=3687 5:S1
=36876:POKEBC,26:
91 17
9120 G0T07
9200 P0KES1,241:FORT=1TO30:NEXT:POKES1 ,0:RE
TURN
9300 C7=6:FORT=0TO21:T1=129+T:POKESM+T,T1:P
OKECM+T,C7:POKES1,221+T:NEXT
9320 FORT=0TO21 :T1 =1 29 + T:POKESM+-T+48 4,T1 : PO
KECM+484+T,C7:POKES1,221+T:NEXT
9340 FORT=0TO440STEP22:T1=130+T/22:POKESM+T
+ 22,Tl :POKECM+T+22,C7,:POKES1 ,221+T/22:
NEXT
9360 FORT=0TO462STEP22:T1^130+T/22:POKESM+T
+21,T1:P0KECM+T+21,C7:POKES1,221+T/22:
NEXT
9380 RETURN

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 With this article and
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and shapes of
graphics characters,
based on letter and
number patterns.

PLENTY OF K
By Elizabeth Oman

As Janelle enters her first computer memo board doesn't always do the job. used as a reference for stitches and pat
class, the computer screen displays One day we entered some Basic terms terns. Sometimes, it was hung on the
HELLO JANELLE in extra large tet such as bit, byte, RAM, ROM and K on wall so the young children in the house
ters. Janelle stares at ihe screen in disbe the monitor in large letters so our hold could practice their alphabet and
lief—talk about a friendly computer! students could better sec and remember numbers from it. Samplers were pop
Janelle will be an enthusiastic student them. By using cross-stitch patterns for ular during the Colonial period in this
the letters, their sizes ranged from 3x5 country, and people still make them to
from day one!
My husband and I teach "Introduc inches to 22 x 24 inches. day.
You can use these same patterns on
tion to Personal Computers" at a recre
Try II your computer. There are hundreds of
ational vehicle (RV) park in the Rio
A good source of different sized and "stitches" available, plus many pat
Grande Valley in Texas, and we use this
shaped letters and number patterns is a terns for pictures, including sonic that
form of greeting on our .students. We
sampler, which originally was a piece of will fit into the grid for a sprite. There
teach the class in our motor home, so
embroidery. are also magazines and books on cross
some improvising is necessary.
A sampler was used before the days stitching and needlepoint.
We do not have a traditional black
of printed material and later was often You'll find a few books to get you
board, and a 9- x 12-inch magnetic

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started in the library's 740s section, if If you were going to do the title
your library uses the Dewey decimal (SAMPLERS FOR THE MAKING,
system of classification, or the TT sec for example), you could put each word
tion, if it uses the Library of Congress on a separate line. Going through the
classifications. This program has uses exercise, you would enter 4 and be told
that the maximum height of the letters
in the classroom,
Plenty of K would be seven. You would then enter
for advertising bulletins, the number for the line with the longest
The program with this article works
with the letter K. The program shows 12 for the visually impaired, text in it. In this case, SAMPLERS is
different sized Ks, from 3x5 inches to eight letters long, so you would enter 8.
for titles in a slide show,
22x24 inches. Various graphics, letters The maximum width for any letter
and colors are used to demonstrate them
to name just a few. would be six.
in the sampler section of the program. The program takes care of putting
After you view the various sizes and one space between each letter and row.
techniques used, you can go on to mod If you want more than one space be
ify the large K, in as many ways as you tween each letter or row, you must re-

can imagine, by changing the graphics figure by subtracting 1 from the an

and the color of the stitch. Black is used give a nice block effect to an otherwise swers given for each additional space,
as the background color for the whole fancy K. Always remember to use the then going to your sampler book of pat
program, as more colors show up better return key after entering your choice of terns and finding appropriately sized
on black than on any other color. White stitch. If you want to try another, press letters.
is a close second, but on our TV any key or the space bar. Some incor To exit the whole program, just press
monitor, it created too much of a glare. rect entries will make the screen scroll. the run/stop and restore keys. Other
When you are experimenting with the By pressing the run/stop key and then wise, you'll keep returning to the menu.
large K, do not use a colon, comma, entering RUN, you may get back into This program should have uses in the

quotation mark, RVS on or RVS off by the program. classroom, for advertising bulletins, for
itself. If you use more than one letter To exit this pan of the program, use the visually impaired or for titles for a
(for example, WW), you'll find that on ZZ for your character, and you'U be re slide show. If you develop any new
pressing the return key, the newly cre turned to the menu, where you may ideas while you're experimenting, I'd
ated letter will be too large for the then go on to the third part of the pro like lo hear about them. tRl
screen. Try again with only one charac gram. Use it to help you design your
ter. Later, you can try more involved own sampler, title page, vocabulary fea
graphics by using "[RVS on] [any tures and so on. Address all author correspondence to
character]". First, determine how many lines of Elizabeth Oman. Rt. 1, Box 301-D 8388,
Using a space after the RVS on will text you will have (no more than four). Pharr, TX 78577.

280 PRINTTABI14)A$SPC(1 )A$SPC(4)B$SPC(2)B$

Listing ofSampler program for the C64. 290 PRINTTABI14)A$SPC(1)A$SPC(9)B$
300 PRINTTABI14)A$SPC{1)A$SPC(9)B$
310 PRINTTABI1! >B$SPC(1)A$SPC(1)A$SPC(1)B$S
PC(7)B$
3 REM ** PLENTY OF K, A COMPUTER SAMPLER 320 PRINTTAB(10)A$SPC(1)A$SPC(1)ASSPC(1)A$S
4 REM BY ELIZABETH OMAN PC(1)A$SPC(1)A$SPC(6)BS
3 30 PRINTTAB(10)A$SPC(3)CSSPC(3)A$SPC(7)BSS
6 POKE53280,0:POKE53281 ,0
7 GOSUB6000 PC(1IAS
9 GOSUB5000 340 PRINTTAB(11 )CSSPC(3)C$SPCI 9)C$
10 REM EXPERIMENT WITH K 350 GETA$:IFA$=""GOTO350
19 PRINT"(SHFT CLR}" 355 GOSUB6000: PRINT"CHANGE CURSOR COLOR IF
20 A$="{CTRL 2)%" YOU WANT TO"
30 GOSUB1I 360 FORX=1TO6:PRINT(2 SPACEs):NEXT:PRINT"WH
100 PRINTTAB{111CSSPCI3 )C$SPC(B)B$ AT SYMBOL DO YOU WISH TO CHANGE TO?"
120 PRINTTAB{10)A$SPC(3 )A$SPC(1)A$SPC(3)ASS 361 PRINT"(1 ONLY)"
PC(6)A$SPC(2)A$ 365 FORX=1TO5:PRINT{2 SPACEs):NEXT:PRINT"D0
130 PRINTTAB(10)A$SPC(1 )A$SPC|1)A$SPC(!)ASS NOT USE A COMMA, COLON,(2 SPACEsJREVER
PC(1)A$SPC{1)A$SPC( 6)B$SPC(1)B$ SE "
135 PRINTTABI11)B$SPC(1 )C$SPC(1)B$SPC(10)B$ 366 PRINT:(2 SPACES)PRINT"ON, REVERSE OFF,
140 PRINTTABI14)A$SPC{1 )A$SPC(12)C$ OR QUOTES, PLEASE"
150 PRINTTAB(14)A£SPC(1 }A$SPC(11)C$ 367 F0RX=1 T02:PRINT:NEXT:PRINT"ZZ WILL EXI
160 PRINTTAB(14)A$SPC(1 )A$SPC(10)C$ T THIS PART OF PROGRAM"
170 PRINTTAB(14)A$SPC(1 )A$SPC(8)D$ 370 PRINT:INPUTA$
180 PRINTTABf14)ASSPC(1 )A$SPC(5)F$ 371 IFA$="ZZ"GOTO7
190 PRINTTABf14)A$SPC(1 )A$SPC(3)E$ 372 GOSUB1000
200 PRINTTABf14)A$SPC(1 )A$SPC(2)G$ 380 GOTO100
210 PRINTTABI14)A$SPC(1 )D$SPC(4)C$ 1000 BS=A$+A$
220 PRINTTABI14)A$SPC(1 )A$SPC(2)B$SPC(4)B$ 1010 C$=A$+A$+A$
230 PRINTTAB(14)A$SPC{1 )A$SPC(3)C$SPC(1)B$ 1020 D$=A$+A$+A$+A$
240 PRINTTABI14)A$SPC(1 )A$SPC(5)B$ 1030 E$=A$+A$+A$+A$+A$
260 PRINTTABI14)A$SPC(1 )A$SPC(3)A$SPC<1 )D$ 1040 F$=A$+A$+A$+A$+A$+A$
270 PRINTTAB{14)A$SPC(1 )ASSPC(3>A$SPC(1 )B$S 1050 G$=A$+A$+AS+A$+A$+A$+A$:RETURN
PCf1)B$ 2000 REM SAMPLER

76 / RUN December 1984

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2031 PRINT"{CTRL 2) (SHFT Q)"SPCI4)"{SHFT Q
2001 GOSUB6000 }"SPC{4)"(COMD 2) (COMD +HSHFT SPACE){
2009 PRINT
COMD +HSHFT SPACEHCOMD +)(SHFT SPACE
2010 PRINT"[COMD 7} (SHFT QHSHFT SPACE}{SH
){COMD +)"SPC(3)"{CTRL 5} *"SPC( 3 ) "-f+"S
FT Q}"SPC(3)"{CTRL 8}LLL L"SPC(3)"(CTR
L 4|X{2 SPACES}XX"SPC(2)"{CTRL 7}{3 SH PC(4}"+"SPC(3)"+"
FT Qs}(2 SHFT SPACEs){2 SHFT Qs) fCOMD
2032 PRINT"{CTRL 2) (SHFT Q)"SPC(4)"{SHFT Q
)"SPC(4)"{COMD 21(3 COMD +s)(SHFT SPAC
3)//// ///"
2011 PRINT'MCOMD 7} (SHFT QHSHFT SPACE} (SH
EH3 COMD +sl"SPC(4)"(CTRL 5) "SPC(7
FT Q)"SPC(4)"(CTRL 8)L L"SPC(4)"(CTRL
2033 PRINT"{CTRL 2){2 SHFT Qs}"SPC{4) {2 SH
4}X XX"SPC(4)"(CTRL 7)(SHFT Q}<2 SHFT
FT Qs)"SPC(3)"{COMD 2}{COMD -f}{SHFT SP
SPACES}(SHFT Q)"SPC(4>"{COMD 3}//"SPC(
ACE}{COMD +}(2 SHFT SPACEsHCOMD +HSH
3)"/" FT SPACE)(COMD +}"
2012 PRINT"{COMD 7} {2 SHFT QsI"SPC(4}"{CTR
2034 PRINTTAB[10)"{COMD 2}{5 COMD +s){SHFT
L 8}LLL"SPC(5)"(CTRL 4}XXX"SPC(5)"(CTR
L 7}(4 SHFT Qs)"SPC(4)"(C0MD 3}//{2 SP SPACEH4 COMD +s)"
2035 GETA$:IFA$=""GOTO2035
ACEs} / "
2013 PRINT"(COMD 7} (SHFT QHSHFT SPACE) {SH 2036 PRINT:GOSUD6000
FT Q}"SPC(4)"{CTRL 8)L L"SPC(4)"(CTRL 2038 GOTO5000
4)X XX"SPC(4)"(CTRL 7}{SHFT Q){2 SHFT 2800 GETA$:IFAS=""THEN2800
SPACEsHSHFT Q]"SPC(4)"(COMD 3)////" 2810 GOSUB6000
2014 PRINT"{COMD 7) (SHFT QHSHFT SPACE) {SH 2820 GOTO5000
FT Q)"SPC(3)"{CTRL 8)LLL L"SPC(3)"(CTR 28 50 REM TABLE FOR HEADINGS
L 4}X{2 SPACEs)XX"SPC(2)"(CTRL 7}(SHFT 2900 GOSUB6000
Q}"SPC(4)"(SHFT Q)"SPC(3)"{COMD 3)// 2910 FORX=1TO10:PRINT:NEXT:PRINT"DO YOU WIS
H TO FIGURE SIZES OF LETTERS"
2015 PRINTTAB(21)"(CTRL 7)(3 SHFT Qs}{2 SPA 2920 PRINT"FOR A HEADING?"
CEs)|3 SHFT Qs)"SPC(2)"(C0MD 3}//{2 SP 2930 FORX=1TO2:PRINT:NEXT:PRINT"Y/N"
ACEs)///" 3000 GETA$:IFA$=""GOTO3000
2016 PRINTTAB(30)"////{2 SPACES)///" 3010 IF AS="Y"THENPRINT"(SHFT CLR)":GOTO302
2017 PRINT"{CTRL 8HC0MD + } "SPC( 3 ) " { COMD +} 0
"SPC(2)"{COMD 8)X X(2 SPACES)X"SPC(2)" 3011 IFA$="N"GOTO7
{COMD 6HSHFT WHSHFT SPACE)(SHFT W)"S 3019 GOSUB6000
PC(3)"(SHFT W)" 3020 FORX = 1TO2:NEXT:PRINT"HOW MANY ROWSU-4
2018 PRINT"(CTRL 8}{COMD +} {SHFT SPACE}{CO
MD +}"SPC(3)"{COMD 8} X{2 SPACEs)X "SP 3025 FORX=1TO2:NEXT:PRINT:INPUT M
C(2)"(COMD 6) (SHFT W)"SPC(3)"(SHFT W) 3030 IFM>4THEN PRINT"(CTRL 8)TOO MANY" :GOT
03020
2019 PRINT"(CTRL 8}{COMD +} {COMD +}"SPC(5) 3031 IFM=0GOTO3020
"{COMD 8}X X"SPC(5)"{COMD 6HSHFT W)(2 3035 IFM<=4THENY=INT(25/M-1 )
SPACES}(SHFT W)" 3040 F0RX=1T02:PRINT:NEXT:PRINT"(CTRL 2}THE
2020 PRINT"(CTRL 8}{2 COMD + s } "SPC(5)"(COMD MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THE LETTERS IS "{2
8)X X"SPC(5)"{COMD 6){SHFT WHSHFT SP SPACES)Y
ACE){2 SHFT Ws)" 3050 PRINT:PRINT"{CTRL 51GIVE THE NUMBER OF
2021 PRINT" (CTRL 8} {COMD +HSHFT SPACE}{COM LETTERS IN THE"
D +)"SPC(5)"(COMD 8)X X"SPC(5)"(COMD 6 3055 PRINT"LONGEST ROW, PLEASE (1-10)"
)(SHFT W){2 SHFT SPACEs}(SHFT W}"SPC(6 3060 PRINT:PRINT:INPUTQ
("{CTRL 5)+++{2 SPACEs)+"SPC{3)"++" 3070 IFQ>10THENPRINT"(CTRL 2)TO0 MANY":GOTO
2022 PRINT"{CTRL 6)(COMD +)(2 SHFT SPACES}{ 3060
COMD +)"SPC(4)"(COMD 8}X{2 SPACEs)X"SP 3071 IFQ=0GOTO3050
C(4)"(COMD 6HSHFT W)"SPC{3)"(SHFT W)" 3080 IFQ<=10THENW=INT(40/Q-1)
SPC(4)"(CTRL 5} + "SPC[3)"t-++(2 SPACES } + 3090 F0RX=1T02:PRINT:NEXT:PRINT "(CTRL 2)TH
t +" E MAXIMUM WIDTH OF THE(2 SPACES)LETTER
2023 PRINT"(CTRL 8}{COMD +)"SPC{3)"(COMD +} S IS" W
"SPC(2}"(COMD 8}X{2 SPACEs}X X"SPC(2(" 3990 GETAS:IFA$=""GOTO3990
(COMD 6 ){SHFT WHSHFT SPACE H SHFT W)"S 4000 GOSUB 6000
PC(3)"(SHFT W}"SPC(2)"{CTRL 5}+"; 5000 F0RX=1T04:PRINT:NEXT:PRINTTAB(18)"(CTR
2024 PRINTSPC{5)"+(2 SPACES)++"SPC(3)"+" L 2)MENU"
2025 PRINTTAB(24)"+ +{2 SPACES)++ t++{2 SPA 5010 FORX=1TO4:PRINT:NEXT:PRINT"{CTRL 2)S(C
CEs)+" TRL 7)AMPLER":PRINT;PRINT"(CTRL 2}E{CT
2026 PRINT"(CTRL 2){2 SHFT Qs)"SPC(4)"(2 SH RL 7}XPERIMENT WITH K":
FT Qs){2 SPACEsHCOMD 2}{5 COMD ts) (4 5015 PRINT:PRINT"{CTRL 2)T(CTRL 7)ABLE FOR
COMD +s}"SPC(5)"(CTRL 5)++ +*{2 SPACE HEADINGS"
5020 F0RX=1T06:PRINT:NEXT:PRINT"{CTRL 2JSEL
2027 PRINT"(CTRL 2) {SHFT Q)"SPC(4)"{SHFT Q
ECT BY PRESSING THE FIRST LETTER OF"
)"SPC(4)"(COMD 2}{COMD +) {COMD +)"SPC
5025 F0RX=1T02:PRINT:NEXT:PRINT"Y0UR SELECT
(3)"(COMD +)"SPC(10)"(CTRL 5)t+ +"
ION"
2028 PRINT"{CTRL 2) (SHFT Q)"SPC(3}"(SHFT Q
5030 GETC$:IFC$=""GOTO5030
)"SPC(5)"(COMD 2){3 COMD +s)(3 SPACES}
5031 IFC$="S"GOTO2000
{COMD t)"SPC(9)"{CTRL 5}+++* ++"
5032 IFCS="E"G0T019
2029 PRINT"(CTRL 2} {4 SHFT Qs}"SPC(6)"{COM
5033 IFC$="T"GOTO2900
D 2)(COMD +} {COMD +HSHFT SPACE} {2 CO IFCS<>"S"THENPRINT"{SHFT CLR}"
5040
MD +s}"SPC(9)"{CTRL 5}+++"SPC(3)"++" GOTO5000
5050
2030 PRINT"(CTRL 2} (SHFT Q)"SPC<3)"{SHFT Q
6000 PRINT"{SHFT CLR)":RETURN
)"SPC(5)"(COMD 2)(6 COMD +s}"SPC{4)"{C
TRL 5}++"SPC{3)"++"SPC(3)"+++{2 SPACES

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 DATAFILE,
PART II
BY MIKE KONSHAK

The first part of this ar DFMail Instructions

ticle, a description of the You load DFMail using the print op

tions found in Datafile. It is assumed
Datafile program, ap that a datafile is currently held in mem
ory; otherwise, there will be nothing to
peared in the November
print. The screen shows:
issue of RUN Here, in [LABEL SIZE]

the second part, you'll |S]TANDARD—5 ROWS PER LABEL

find descriptions and list 'K. BY 3'/: INCHES

ings ofDatafile's subpro |L)ARGE—8 ROWS PER LABEL

IK, BY 3'/: INCHES
grams, DFMail and
DFReport, as well as a ]O|THER-CUSTOM LABEL SIZE OR
NUMBER OF CHARACTERS PER ROW

useful appendix.
NOTE: LABELS ARE SEPARATED BY ONE
ROW
32 CHARACTERS PER ROW IS
STANDARD

[PRESS THE APPROPRIATE KEY]

DFMail uses "One-up" tractor-feed

labels and is adaptable to any length or
width of label. The standard size labels
(with 5 rows of text) are the most popu
lar and most easily obtainable, with the
large size (8 rows) being next in line.
Press either the S or L key. If you have
labels of a non-standard size, choose the
O option instead.
OTHER is adaptable to let you
choose the number of rows, from 1 to ?,
and the number of characters can be ex
panded from the standard 32 up to 136.
Putting your printer into compressed
mode will allow more characters on la
bels of standard length.
Some labels that fit the non-tractor-
RUN It Right feed printers give you two across the
page. These labels, which measure four
Commodore 64 with 1541 Disk Drive inches long, are used if the printer has
An) ASCII or Commodore Printer only pin feed (Okidata and Epson, for

80 / RUN December 1884

example). These longer labels can ac- the most confusing aspect of a database.
comodate 38 characters per row, if de You must be able to visualize how you
sired. DFMail, however, will only print want the final result to appear. This may
on the leftmost labels. You can, of seem difficult at first, but being able to
course, feed the labels in backwards to customize your outputs is considered a
use the other side. strong feature of a database.
If <O> is pressed, the screen will Fortunately, once you have formatted
display: a label or report (when using DFReport),
ENTER NUMBER OF ROWS ON LABEL? you'll be able to save your design for
ENTER NUMBER OF CHARACTERS PER future recall. From then on. when you
ROW?
want to print your labels, you'll be able
Enter your modifications when to breeze by the formatting routines.
prompted. The next screen shows the Let's design a sample mailing label
main menu for the mailing labels pro that will probably meet most of your
gram, as follows: needs. Before doing this, you must have
[ MAILING LABELS MENU ] a previously created datafile that's com
patible with your label format. The data-
[P]RE-DEFINED FORMAT OR file will have the following structure:
[DJEF1NE NEW FORMAT
[QHANGE LABEL SIZE
Name of datafile: MAIL LIST
[EJXIT TO MAIN PROGRAM OR Number of fields: 8
iR]EPORT/L!STING PROGRAM
[QJUIT PROGRAM Field -■■■ Field name Held length
1 LAST NAME 15
[ PRESS THE APPROPRIATE KEY J 2 FIRST NAME 10
3 CODE 5
Pressing the E key reloads Datafile in
4 STREET 32
to memory without disturbing the record
5 CITY 23
data. Q closes the files and terminates 6 STATE 2
the entire program. Ending here wipes 7 ZIP 5
out all data. Do this only if you have not 8 PHONE 12
updated any records and if you have
your current datafile stored on disk. You
will be warned if you have not done so. Modifications to the above datafile
R loads the subprogram DFReport di might include a second address line
rectly, instead of having to go back to (e.g., COMPANY NAME). The phone
the Datafile program. C sends you back number is included in the datafiie, but
to the first screen that you encountered will not be printed on the labels. The
when you entered DFMail. This allows field Code may be used for classifying
you to "alter the size of your labels and the records (e.g., R = relatives, F =
printouts. friends, B = business associates), or for
an employee number, a professional ti
Formatting Your Labels tle or an account number for business
Formatting of printer outputs may be purposes.

RUN December 1984 / 81

 Define New Format The screen will now display:

Move up to Now that the datafile is defined, and DO YOU WISH TO REVIEW YOUR FOR
MAT AND/OR MAKE CORRECTIONS? [Yl
assuming that records are present, let's

FORTH
OR[N]
return to where we left DFMail. Press
ing D in the Mailing Labels menu results Pressing Y will repeat the last screen,
There's more to programming in this display, which will indicate, by except that the record-field numbers will
than BASIC. rows and characters, which label size appear after the format-field prompts.
A complete disk-based Forth has been chosen: Press N to advance into the program.
system for the Commodore 64 lor [SAVE FORMAT] [Y] OR [N)7 Y
| MAILING LIST FORMAT I
only $20.00!
Write fast programs, write structured THIS FORMAT USES SINGLE ROW LABELS. SAVE UNDER WHAT FILE NAME?
programs, and have fun writing ? MAIL TEST
EACH LABEL CONTAINS UP TO 5 ROWS.
them.
EACH ROW CAN CONSIST OF I TO 3
This powerful Forth system includes You will notice thai the program pre
FIELDS.
these features; prints the filename that was determined
IF THE LENGTH OF MULTIPLE ITEMS
• A complete screen editor that EXCEEDS 32 CHARACTERS, SOME when your datafile was saved or loaded
scrolls to display 64 columns by DATA WILL BE CUT OFF. during a disk operation. This links
16 rows (user can select colors) record and format files together so that
• Simple access to basic C64 [NUMBER OF ROWS?] you will not have to remember different
sound and graphics features
names. At this point any format files
• A Forth 6502 Assembler At this point, let's pause to discuss
with the name Mail List will be scratched
• Compatible with MSD single what your label will look like. Row ]
as this new formal is saved. Unlike the
and double disk drives as well will include record fields 1, 2 and 3
as Commodore 1540 and 1541 datafiles, format files will not be given a
(LAST NAME + FIRST NAME +
drives backup when a file of the same name is
CODE), in that order. Row 2 will only
• Supports MSD and Batteries resaved after changes. Change the name
Included IEEE interfaces have record field 4 (STREET). Row 3
of the format file at this time if you want
• Supports Commodore 1525 (or will consist of record fields 5, 6 and 7
to retain the old format, and press the
compatible) printers and (CITY + STATE + ZIP). Rows 4 and
return key.
Interfaces 5 will not be used.
• No license or royalty fees. The program will then advance to
The label shown on the screen is di where the labels are aligned in the
only $20.00
Including ship Ding
and handling vided into 3 fields per row. These are printer. Jump there now if you wish,
(Source coae ana listings available ) format fields, not record fields. Try not because the next few paragraphs will dis
to get them confused. Enter 3 for the
cuss the situation where the user loads in
NUMBER OF ROWS and press the a pre-defined format.
return key.
CHOOSE WHICH FIELDS GO IN
WHICH ROW Pre-defined Format
ENTER (OJ IF ADDITIONAL FIELDS ARE
After pressing P at the Mailing Labels
NOT DESIRED.
menu, the screen will display:
1 LAST NAME R0W1 LOAD FORMAT FROM WHAT FILE?
2 FIRST NAME HELD 1? 0 ? MAIL TEST
3 CODE
FASTCOPY The prompt should pre-print the last-
Fastest Reliable Disk Copy Program 4 STREET
used filename. If MAIL TEST is the
Available tor C64 Single Drive 3 CITY
correct format file, press return. As soon
Systems 6 STATE
7 ZIP
as the file is loaded, the program will
• Backs up complete disk sector
B PHONE display:
for sector*
• Supports 1541 and MSD drives DO YOU WISH TO REVIEW YOUR FORMAT
• Supports MSD and Batteries Field 1, in this case, refers to the first
AND/OR MAKE CORRECTIONS? (Y] OR [N]
Included IEEE interfaces field or item of the first row. In this field
This is the same question asked when
• Requires only three reads and we will place record field 2, which is dis
you first designed the format. If you are
three writes played on the left of the screen. Respond
• Audible signal alerts operator not sure if the format you loaded was the
to the prompts on the right of the screen
to switch disks correct one, you may check it at this
* will not har.0-3 DOS copy proleciion sc'wnes
as follows:
time. This is also a good opportunity to
me I uQ ing shipping
$15 and handling
ROW 1
FIELD 1?2
press I he return key
after each entry
make a slight change for a one-of-a-kind
job. Press N. The screen will display:
The FIELD 2? 1
SAVE FORMAT? [YJ OR [N]
Software Company FIELD 3? 3

I1 A LO A I- T O . C A I. I F D RN 1A
This may seem repetitive, but it allows
ROW 2 you to save a changed format, or to save
Phonu Orders (MC/VI5A)
FIELD l?4 the current one under a new name, or on
800-227-2400 Ext. 950
FIELD 2?0
800-772-2666 Ext. 950 a new disk. Press N. The program will
FIELD 3?0
next display:
415-321-2722 ROW 3 INSERT SINGLE ROW TRACTOR FEED
Or Write to FIELD I? 5 LABELS
3790 El Camlno Real, Suite 2003,
FIELD 2? 6 RUN TEST LAUELS TO HELP POSITION
Polo Alto, CA 94306
FlliLD 37 7 LABELS

82 / RUN December 1U84

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 PRESS [TIEST LABEL ENTER ICOMMON ITEM]
[CJHOOSE RECORDS (THE ENTIRE STRING IS NOT REQUIRED)

Pressing T will print rows of asterisks.

[LAST NAME) ? S
The number of rows and characters
should reflect your label size and format.
SEARCHING RECORD H
A monthly disk Position the labels in your printer so that
If you followed the above sequence,
the rows appear centered in the label.
publication for Once the labels are aligned, press C to
the tt symbol will be an incrementing
number that will stop when the program
advance to the Print Options menu,
Commodore 64 where you will choose the records to
finds a record with a last-name field be
ginning with S. It will then print out that
print.
record and then start looking for
PRINT OPTIONS MENU
another. If you bad previously sorted
this file by last name, all the Ss would be
[A]LL RECORDS IN FILE
primed one after another. The program
[S]ELECT INDIVIDUAL RECORD
will continue searching until it runs out
(l'|IND ULCORDS WITH COMMON FIELDS
[E]X1T TO MAIN MENU
of records, It will then send you back to
the Print Options menu.
[PRESS THE APPROPRIATE KEY] If you had typed in SWYKOWSKI
At this time, you actually decide for the last name, only those records that
which records you want to print, and perfectly matched, or began with
Available at dealers everywhere!
then begin printing. (If, at any time, you SWYKOWSKI, would be printed.
Issue Number 3 contains:
SMURK CHECKBOOK decide that you want to leave this sec For a business application, you could
i cave BALANCER
tion—before or after printing—press E use this feature to group mail by zip
s an Tni$isoneortrie
immense measure The reasons you oougrit a
to get back to the main menu.) The code. It is also possible to print only
OBjrxi Of the ADVEN computer
choices are as follows: those records that have a special code
TURE game 15 to kiir fTATE EXCHANGE
me Smu'k and retrieve Te» your C-6^ Trie mosr that was previously entered in the code
the feature Opr"tHC me current money e^-
triang? imc ^rKT ii will
All Records in File field of the record.
Smurk kills you
HEAD-ON print ^ Cwi for you to
The printer will start printing from
So you iMnk you ?'e ;■ [ jke on you' (fD DFReport Instructions
good d'iW' How long record number 1 until it has printed your
«*n you avoid ^ "fteAJ' 4-MINUTE COPY
entire datafile. Sit back with a cup of Just as with DFMail, you load
on" coNivon v/if -■
un jri <:■" guioed By Vniv utility p'ogr^m l^ui coffee if you have a large file. DFReport using the print options in
(or mw ano topy a Ciifc
Datafile, and again it's assumed that a
GUESS WHAT? in fou' nunutes Ofi one
Tips program gets
Select Individual Record datafile is in memory; otherside, there is
sinarier every iirnek BASE CONVERTER
fun CrillOren love 1*1 Th« ptQQidrti mskes
This gives you the opportunity to nothing to print. The screen shows:
one n jniDe' c^w conver- print just one label of your choice. This [ REPORT PRINTOUT MENU ]
POKER PARLOII sionMooa«36 Hac-
AnyOnp tor hvt card
assists you in making last-minute correc
vert to jnrj f^om Mw tions or printing just a few records oul of [LJ1ST RECORDS UNFORMATTED OR
TABLES & PEOPLE I6[HEX|
A GARDENING your datafile. The screen displays [P|RE-DERNED FORMAT
hgence is the atniny ro TOOL
PRINT WHICH RECORD? Enter the [D1EFINE NEW FORMAT
recogrnze patterns Trie rrin wil Mfi poli^ m
oOjea 0'mn game is you' program* HePpui record number, then press return. If you
[E1XIT TO MAIN PROGRAM OR
to 0<icover computei iW"p out bofing
type in a number higher than the size of
seJKted patterns J^PUT pmrnpti
[M]A1L1NG LABEL PROGRAM
STRESS TEST Airf*"ih«*W*»» your datafile, you will receive an error
(Q)UIT PROGRAM
-■■. i ,-■■■-■
message. You must print something to
u compute your
get back to the menu. [ PRESS THE APPROPRIATE KEY ]

This menu functions like DFMail.

LOADSTAR comes on a Find Records wilh Common Fields
Pressing E reloads Daiafile back into
LOADSTAR is a Donanza
This search routine operates identical memory for further updates without dis
of unprotened programs. ly to the one in the view option of the turbing the record data. Q closes the files
LEARN - programming techniques Datafile program. The screen will display- and terminates the entire program. End
USE ■ useful programs
all the field names in your datafile to help ing here wipes out all data. Do this only
SHARE- experienceswrtJiother you search. The following list is from the if you have nol updajed any records and
Comfnodore-64 owners datafile called MAIL LIST. For this ex if you have your current datafile stored
send to. LOADSTAR ample, we will search for all lasl names on disk. You will be warned if you fail to
P.O. Box 30007 beginning with S. do so. M loads the program DFMail
4023 Greenwood Rd.
FIND RECORDS WITH COMMON HELDS directly without first having to load
Shreveport, LA 71 130-0007
1318)868-7247
Datafile.
LAST NAME We'll be using the datafile MAIL
Enclosed is S9.95 for E:1KST NAME LIST, as described in the DFMail in
numDer 3 a; shown a Dove CODE
structions, as an example file to demon
STREET
strate the formatting and printouts of
CITY
DFReport. Dummy data will be used.
STATE
ZIP
List Records Unformatted
PHONIi
This function is by far the simplest
WHICH];[liLDISTOLiESLARCIIIiir.' way to gel a hard copy of your datafile.

84 / RUN December 11)84

 LOAD FORMAT FROM WHAT FILE
? MAIL LIST
JANUARY 23, 1984
Enter the datafile format 10 be used
Last/First.Name Sired Address Ciiy Si & Zip Phone Number
for printing your report, then press the

KoostakMIke 482 L Harvest Court Colorado Springs CO 80917 303-596-4243

return key. The name of the last datafile
Mou« Mickey 1984 Disney Road Orlando FL 10001 800-555-1212 loaded in Datafile will be pre-printed
Bunny Bugs 21 Carrot Lane Whatsupdoc CA 99999 111-222-3333 for you after the prompt. Change the
Dankll Jack 555 Sobriety Blvd Sourmasli TN 70707 000-876-5432 name by ovcrstriking. The screen then
displays:
1. Mail List report. m you W]SH TQ REVlEW YQUR roRMAT
^^^^^^^^B^HBI^^^^«BW^^^« AND/OR MAKE CORRECTIONS[Y| OR [N|?
Pressing Y sends you through the
Pressing L results in: |RECORD#i] Define New Format routine. The cur-
| PRINT OPTIONS MENU 1 LASTNAMH - -KONSHAK rcnt va]ues of your formal w,|| bc fflg.

[A]LL RECORDS IN FILE

com-NAMb " ~Airn played" Allcr by ovcrslrikillK the values
|S|ELECT INDIVIDUAL KLCORD STREET —™482l HARVEST COURT and P^W \elmnn Also P^8 .rcUlr" '"
|I-)1NL> RECORDS WITH COMMON FIELD CITY COLORADO SPRINGS aCCCPf the values" PressmS N «*«»
|E]XtT TO MAIN MENU STATE COLORADO SAVE FORMAT [Y] OR [N]7

POSITION PAPER IN 1'RINTER AT TOP OF raONE —JEsHM If y°U m3de any fTi
re.save your new lormat by pressing Y.
^
PAGE
|RliCORD*2|--■ Keeping the same filename will scratch
[ PRESS THE APPROPRIATE KEY )
last name- etc !nc °'u torrr|ai- After N, you will pro-
As you can see, the record data is fess <° the Print Options menu, which
This menu functions exactly as the printed in rows, which wastes consider- haS been P™™^ descnbtd-
one in DFMail, with one exception. In able paper. Although this printout is
stead of centering your mailing label, quick-and-dirty, it can be cut out and Define New Format
you are required to advance your printer pasted onto cards or filed in small cabi- This routine creates a custom form
lo the lop of the next page. Refer to the nets or folders. based on your design. It would be a good
mail program for instructions on the idea to sketch out on a sheet of graph
above menu. An unformatted record Pre-Defined Fcimial paper or programiner>s pac] wna( you
will resemble ihe following: Pressing P results in: want your report to look like. You will

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need lo decide the following: IT1T1.E FORMAT] PROVIDES FOR 4 LINES NOT DESIRED
OF INFORMATION AT THE TOP OF THE
/. How many characters wide will ihe 1 LAST NAME COLUMN I FIELD 1? I
FORM:
report be? Up to 136 characters may be 2 FIRST NAME HELD 2? 2
3 CODE FIELD 3? 0
prinled, if your printer is capable of TITLE #17 MAIL LIST RECORDS
4 STREET COLUMN 2 FIELD 17 4
compressing text. Eighty characters is TITLE m JANUARY 23, 1984
5 CITY HELD 2? 0
normal. Report widths less than 80 TITLE M?
6 STATE HELD 3? 0
characters will be printed loft-justified on TITLE #47
7 ZIP COLUMN 3 FIELD 1? 5
the paper.
8 PHONE FIELD 2? 0
2. How should your title read? Up to [COLUMN FORMAT] UP TO 8 COLUMNS
FIELD 37 0
WITH 2 SPACES BETWEEN COLUMNS:
four lines are possible, which will be COLUMN A FIELD 1? 6
centered at the top of the page. FIELD 2? 7
NUMBER OP COLUMNS? 5
3. How many columns will you need? FIELD 3? 0
POSITION OF COLUMN Hit 1
This will depend on which fields of your COLUMN #2? 19 <1 + l6 + 2>
COLUMN 5 FIELD 1? 8

dalafilc you will want listed. Up (o eight FIELD 2? ()

COLUMN tm
FIELD 3? 0
columns arc allowed. 41 <19 + 2G+2>
4. What is the width, in characters, of COLUMN #4? DO YOU WISH TO REVIEW YOUR TORMAT
each column? This will depend on the 59 <4[ + l6 + 2> AND/OR MAKE CORRECTIONS [Yl OR [N]?
combined character length of the record COLUMN «?
69 <59 + 8 + 2>
fields thai you choose for each column. [SAVE FORMAT] |Y| OR [N] <Y>
The Iota! number of characters permis
[HEADING FORMAT] COLUMN
sible in all the columns combined is 80 HEADINGS CANNOT EXCEED WIDTH
SAVE UNDER WHAT FILE NAME?

(or 136 with printers in compressed ? MAIL LIST

OF COLUMNS:
print mode), with two characters be
The program now jumps to the
tween columns. Choosing eight col COLUMN I HEADING? LAST/FIRST
Print Options menu for choosing the
umns leaves you 76 characters for rec NAME
COLUMN 2 HEADING? STREET records that are to be printed. Now
ord fields (14 characters used in
ADDRESS you should refer back to the mailing
spacing).
COLUMN 3 HEADING? CITY label program instructions. SI
5. Which record fields will be in each of
COLUMN 4 HEADING? ST & ZIP
the columns? As in formatting DFMail See appendix, pp. 88-89.
COLUMN 5 HEADING? PHONL- NUMBER
mailing labels, you will be able to com
bine up to three record fields in each CHOOSE WHICH FIELDS GO UNDER
column. THE COLUMNS Address all author cormjhmdeiire to Mike
6. What will be ihe header name of each Konshak, 4821 Harvest Court, Colorado
column? A header name cannot be ENTER (0] IF ADDITIONAL FIELDS ARE Springs, CO 80917.
longer than the chosen width of the
column.

Try to remember the length of each Listing 1. QFMaitprqpm

field in the datafile that will be on this
report. If the record data contained
REM-DATAFILE 2.6 SUBPROGRAM DFMAIL BY
within the field is longer than the width
MIKE KONSHAK
of the report column, some end charac
1002 REM-FOR 1525E, MPS801, GEMINI 10X, OKI
ters will be cut off. DATA 92A, EPSON RX80 AND OTHERS
Let's design a report using the data- 1004 IFT%=0THENT%=6
file Mail List, which will give us a refer 1006 IFLW=0THENLW=32
ence list of the records in the file. We 1008 OPEN4,4:B$=CHR$<32):B1$=CIIR${1(J):CR$=C
HR$(13):GOSUB1280:GOTO1102
will use first and last names (16 charac
1010 REM LOAD SUBPROGRAMS
ters), street address (20), city (16), state
1012 PRINT" {SHFT CLRH2 CRSR DNs J ( 7 SPACES}
and zip code (8), and phone number LOADING MAIN PROGRAM"
(12). This comprises a total of 72 1014 LOAD"DATAFILE",8
characters, which we will put into five 1016 PRINT"{SHFT CLRK2 CRSR DNs){2 SPACEs}
columns (with two spaces between LOADING REPORT/LISTING SUBPROGRAM"
columns) for a total of 80 characters. 1018 LOAD"DFREPORT",6
1020 REM QUIT ROUTINE
The report will look like Table I.
1022 PRINT"{SHFT CLR){2 CRSR DNs}QUITTING N
Now go back to the program to for OW WILL ERASE CURRENT DATA"
mat the above report. Pressing D from 1024 PRINT"(CRSR DN}ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT T
the Report Printout menu sends you to: O QUIT?":PRINT"{2 CRSR DNs) (CTRL 9)Y(
CTRL 0} OR {CTRL 9}N{CTRL 0} ?
SIZE) UP TO 136 CHARACTERS
1026 GETA$:IFA$="" THEN1026
WIDE IFA$-"N"TIIEN1 1 02
1028
1030 IFA$ = "Y"TIIEN1034
PRINTER MUST BE INITIALIZED FOR 1032 GOTO1026
WIDTHS GREATER THAN 80 1034 PRINT"(SHFT CLR)[2 CRSR DNs(SUBPROGRAM
CHARACTERS. TERMINATED"
CHUCK YOUR PRINTER MANUAL ON 1036 PRINT" I CRSR DNHCTRL 91 DATAFILE {CTRL 0
HOW TO PRINT 136 CHRS } BY MIKE KONSHAK (C)1983":END
1038 REM SEARCH ROUTINES
NUMIiER OF CHARACTERS? 80 1040 PRINT"(SHFT CLR) (CTRL 9}{11 SPACEsJPR

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Appendix to Datafile HC$(9) = column heading array for

reports
Programming User Programs D$ = chrS(O) dummy string
Daiafile is flexible, in that you may CRS = chrS(13) printer and disk car
write a subprogram that can be called riage return
from the Printer Main menu in Data- Bl$ = chrS(lO) printer line feed
file. The basic ground rules are: B$ = chr$(32) 'space' character
E$= "EOF" end-of-fiie marker on
1. Subprograms cannot be larger than
sequential files
Datafile itself (approximately 7400
MEM = 31000 available memory
bylcs).
(bylcs) for record data
2. Variable names used should not con
S, ST, EN, EMS, ET, ES = disk error
flict with those thai are necessary for
variables
maintaining the datafiles. Variable
names used in counters, sorting routines The balance of the variables may be
and menus are safe to be duplicated. used in user subprograms, but should
Try to mimic DFMail or DFReport in be avoided in additions to DFMail and
the way they handle data and perform DFReport. Counters and response vari

TAKE operations. New variable names en

countered may send the computer off
ables are accepted. Check the programs
carefully for conflicts.

COMMAND garbage collecting.

3. Your subprogram should have the fa
1, .1, L, N, M, Z = counters and tem
porary buffers
OFYOUR cility to load back Datafile so you can
continue to update and manipulate
K = print routine pointer
AS, C$, MRS, DR$ = responses from
commodore: your data.
4. Open printer and disk files properly
menus
CK = check whether or not file has
$16.95. when entering a routine. Ensure that
you close the Hies before advancing to
been saved
RL = calculated length of record
Here's the Indispensable source another routine or subprogram. Fl, F2, F3 - field pointer buffers
on the choice, care and feeding
5. Include disk-checking routines to HNS, ID$ = new disk header name
ol your Commodore 64.
prevent program crashes. Check out and l.D.
Everything you'll ever need to
know about your 64' inside,
any of trie three Datafile programs for SBS ss user subprogram name
the routine. SF= field to be searched or sorted
up-to-date advice on the
hardware; critical reviews of the 6. It is easiest to modify or expand A1S, A2$, A3$, AO = buffers for
soltware.and even an exhaustive DFMail or DFReport instead of writing loading disk directory'
look at the peripherals. your own subprogram. You should PW = paper width of report
safely be able to add 2000 bytes to (characters)
lnioWorid's Essential Guide to the
DFMail and 1000 bytes to DFReport. CW = column width buffer
Commodore 64 has been written
by Richard A. Milewski, an RW = number of rows (lines) per label
Variable Identification
authority on the Commodore, NL = number of lines for report title
and the editors of InloWorld, the The following is a list of all the vari NC = number of columns in report
respected voice of the industry. ables used in Datafile and its subpro PC = line counter for automatic
grams. Do not use these variable names paging of reports
Now, you can take command of
except for accessing data. These vari 1$ = input record selection
your Commodore instead of
deserting ship. ables never change in use or purpose. T$ = input common string to be
R = number of possible records searched
Please send InioWbild's Essential Guide B = tab for centering titles and first
X = number of current records in file
to theCoramodoreM. I enclose S16 95
» 51 50 postaeje & handling (and any F = number of fields in each record column of report
sales ten) NFS = Name of current data or format LW a number of characters per row
file in memory on labels
REC$(R,F) = record data array T% = number of rows on iabels
F$(F) = field name array
Printer Codes for Compressed Print
cm
L%(F) = length of field array
STATE up T%(F) = sorting buffer array Many Commodore 64 owners have
. MasterCard n visa AmEx K°/o(R) - pointer array, keeps records chosen to add standard ASCII parallel
rnrri *■ Frp in sorted order printers to their computer systems.
Send to: Harper a How ML$(9,4) m array for combining fields These printers cost more, but have
10 East 53rd Street. 20!h Door in printing labels and reports many capabilities and qualities that
New York, NY 10022
PC(10) = character position array for make the price secondary. Interfaces
Or call toll tree 800-638-3030.
(In MD, call collect 301-824-7 3 00.) Or see report columns that convert the serial port on the 64 to
your local bookseller or computer store. parallel ASCII must also be purchased.
TT$(5> = report title array

rHarper&Row
88 / RUN December 1984
 One feature that Datafile is able lo
utilize is thai of compressed characters,
allowing reports lo be printed that have Type in the following commands exactly as shown to put your printer into
widths up lo 136 characters. The Com compressed mode. Press return after each line.
modore 1525E and MPS801 do not
have this feature, so you are limited to
GEMINI 10X:
reports 80 characters (ten characters or
columns per inch) wide. Some printers
96 characters (12 CPI): 136 characters (17 CPI):
with 15-inch carriages will print 132
characters in the normal mode, but will OPEN4,4 OPEN4.4
need (o be compressed in order to print PR1NTW,CHRS(27)CHR$(66)CHR$(2) PRINT#4,CHR$(27)CHR$(66>
136 characters on a standard iVi by 11
CHR$(3)
piece of paper.
CLOSE4 CLOSE4
Table 2 shows the printer codes and
procedures to use lo sel your printer in
OKIDATA 82A:
to compressed mode. This should be
done be/ore you load and run Datafile
132 characters (16.5 CPI): OPEN4,4
(while you arc in terminal, instead of
PRINT#4,CHR$(29)
program, mode).
CLOSE4
If you are already into the program,
and you want to send ihe printer com
OKIDATA 92A:
mands, you must use the following pro
cedures to keep from losing your data-
% characters (12 CPI): 136 characters (17 CPI):
file and pointers in memory:
/. While in the program, you musl be at OPEN4.4 OPEN4.4
one of ihe many menus in Datafile, PKINT#4,CHRS<28) PRINT#4,CHR$(29)
DI-'Report or DFMail. There should not CLOSE4 CLOSE4
be a (lashing cursor.
2. Press the run/stop key. At the bot EPSON RX80 F/T:
tom of the screen, you'll see:

BREAK IN 30 (30 is Hie line number when the 96 characters (12 CPI): 137 characters (17.1 CPI):
READY computer stopped the program)
I] OPEN4.4 OPEN4.4
3. Type in your respective printer com PRINT#4,CHR$(27)CHR$(77) PRINT#4,CHR$(15)
mands exactly as shown below if you CLOSE4 CLOSE4
are in the Datafile program. If you have
entered DFReport or DFMail, enter CITOHPmwriter:
just the line thai begins with PRINTjW.
The printer files are already open when % characters (12 CPI): 136 characters (17 CPI):
you arc in these programs.
4. Type in GOTO 30, then press return. OPEN4.4 OPEN4,4
The number will be different, depend I'KINT*;,CHRS(27)CHRS(69) PRINTKCHR$(27)CHR$(81)
ing on which menu and subprogram CLOSE4 CLOSE4
you are in.
5. You will now be back in the program NOTE: Changing CPI or pitch on daisywheel printers requires that a suitable
at exactly ihe place you left. To advance daisywheel be installed. Although a command code may be sent, it is easiest
inlo the next pan of the program, press to move the pitch switch on the keyboard to ihe proper selling (10, 12 or 15
one of the keys that ihe menu was CPI; i.e., 80, 96 or 120 characters on an S'/i-inch paper width).
previously showing. In some instances,
Table 2. Cmprnsed mdl aimmtuuh for various printers.
you might lose part of your menu as the
screen scrolls up, so try to remember
which selection you want to press at this
stage. E will normally exit you to the
previous menu or send you to another
program. shown in Table 2, review your manual darker Idlers); and Changing Fonts
(Note: This technique may be used to for ihe proper printer codes. Other (different Idler styles).
send any printer commands, not just commands or modes that you might (NOTE: Do not use modes that skip
compressed mode. Just make the ap want to consider when printing reports over the perforations in the paper.
propriate changes to the CHRS codes.) or labels are Expanded (for making Labels do noi need it, and reports are
If you have a printer that is not double size letters); Double-strike (for automatically paged by the program.)

RUN December 1984 / 8!)

(from p. 86)
INT OPTIONS MENU{8 SPACEs}" 0} ";:INPUTT$
1042 PRINT"{CBSR DN}(4 SPACEsHCTRL 9}A{CTR FORI=1TOX
L 0}LL RECORDS IN FILE PRINT"{CRSR DNJSEARCHING RECORD";I;"{2
1044 PRINT"{CRSR DN}{4 SPACEs){CTRL 9}S{CTR CRSR UPs}"
L 0)ELECT INDIVIDUAL RECORD 1090 IFT$=LEFT${REC$<K%(I),SF),LEN{T$))THEN
1046 PRINT"fCRSR DN}{4 SPACEs){CTRL 9}F{CTR GOSUB1268
L 0)IND RECORDS WITH COMMON FIELDS 1092 NEXTI
1048 PRINT"{CRSR DNK4 SPACEs)(CTRL 9]E{CTR 1094 GOTO1040
L 0JXIT TO MAIN MENU 1096 REM PRINT ALL RECORDS
1050 PRINT"(CRSR DN) {CTRL 9){6 SPACEsJPRES 1098 PRINT" (SHFT CLRHCRSR DN) " :FORI=1 TOX: I1
S THE APPROPRIATE KEY(7 SPACEs]" RINT"(CRSR UP) PRINTING RECORD #";I:GO
1052 <JETC$:IFC$ = "" THEN1052 SUB1268:NEXTI:GOTO1040
1054 IFC$="A"THEN1098 1100 REM MAILING LABELS MENU

1056 IFC$="S"THEN1066 1102 PRINT"{SHFT CLR) {CTRL 9}{8 SPACEsJMAI

1058 IFC$="F"THEN1074 LING LABELS MENU{11 SPACEs)"
1060 IFC$="E"THEN1102 1104 PRINT"(2 CRSR DNs}{6 SPACEs)(CTRL 9)P(
1062 COTO1052 CTRL 01RE-DEFINED FORMAT OR"
1064 REM SELECT INDIVIDUAL RECORD 1106 PRINT" {CRSR DN){6 SPACEsHCTRL 9}D(CTR
1066 INPUT"{CRSR DNJPRINT WHICfl RECORD";I$: L 0}EFINE NEW FORMAT"
I=VAL(I$) 1108 PRINT"{CRSR DN)(6 SPACEs}{CTRL 9}C{CTR
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1070 GOSUB1268:GOTO1040 CTRL (J)XIT TO MAIN PROGRAM OR"
1072 REM FIND COMMON RECORDS 1112 PRINT"{CRSR DN){6 SPACEs}{CTRL 9}R{CTR
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1078 INPUT"{CRSR DN}WHICH FIELD IS TO BE SE 1118 GETC$:IFC$="" THEN1118
ARCHED";SF 1120 IFC$ = "P"TI1EN1220
1080 IFSF<0ORSF>F THENPRINT"(3 CRSR UPs}":G 1122 IFC$="C"THENGOSUB1280:GOTO1102
OTO1078 1124 IFC$="E"THENPRINT#4:CLOSE4:GOTO1012
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1158 FORN=1TOF:PRINT"{CTRL 9)";N;"{CTRL 0) 1206 PRINT#5,ML$(I,N):GOSUB1316
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1160 FOR J=1TORW:PRINT"{1IOME)(4 CRSR DNs ) " ; 1210 NEXT I
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1162 FORL=1TO3:PRINTTAB(25)"{CRSR UPJFIELD" CLOSE5:CLOSE15
;L;" 0 {4 CRSR LFs}";ML$(J,L) 1216 GOTO1246
1164 PRINTTAB(32);"(CRSR UP)";:INPUTML$(J,L 1218 REM LOAD MAILING LABEL FORMAT
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1166 NEXTL T FILE?"
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H TO REVIEW YOUR FORMAT AND/OR" 1224 OPEN15,8,15:OPEN5,B,5,"0:ML] "+NF$+",S
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software industry is rapidly changing and how the best price and support. Having only
one or a few clearly established market
these changes will affect you, the consumer. It leaders also eliminates many of the
compatibility problems of the past. It's
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where to select software. manager whose information can be sent
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Texas Instruments, Timex, Mattel and than it did last year. compatibility might limit creativity.
Warner Communications from the The failures also make life more diffi Such innovative products as Apple's
home computer market have been wide cult for the survivors—loans needed for new Macintosh computer would be im
ly described. expansion are becoming more difficult possible in a world requiring full com
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important, is a similar shakeout in the stock offering is now nearly impossible. such as IBM's PC.
software industry. Gone, but not for As in many other industries, the soft
Quality More Than Quantity
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Daley Software, Samurai Software, bulk of its sales concentrated in a few One other change is obvious in the
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Alto ICs come to mind), the company is they know well, ones they are sure will programs are appearing that are already
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tising its wares. In others, the people in ed months or years later. Unfortunate pass information back and forth from
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pany—Dr. Dick Daley, for example, is choices, as the largest companies are Commodore, for example, is report
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does everything you want? With 200 dependent reviews. Although it is nearly less!
word processors available in the IBM impossible to find reviews of all the new A second requirement of business
PC market, over half of ilie PC owners, products for Commodore computers, programs is an audit [rail—a printed
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cessing program. Most of them prob keeping back issues of magazines that computer. This assures your accountant
ably couldn't care less about the other include reviews. and the IRS that your computer is oper
199 programs they could have bought Also look for reviews in user's ating in a business-like manner, and it
instead. group's newsletters and dealer cata makes it more difficult for a dishonest
Commodore emphasized this ap logues. Fellow users have no reason to employee to steal from the company
proach in introducing the new Plus/4 praise a poor program excepl perhaps without the theft showing up in the
and Commodore 16 models earlier this to hide their own folly in buying it; mosl books.
year, saying it doesn't matter that these people will gladly tell you exactly what A third requirement of business pro
models can't run many programs writ they think of programs they've bought. grams is that they have adequate capaci
ten for the VIC and 64, as long as the Likewise, though some dealers are ty and speed for your needs. A general
best programs arc immediately avail woefully ignorant of the products they ledger program limited to 50 accounts
able for the new models. To assure that, carry, others aren't and insist on stock and 100 transactions per month isn't
Commodore supervised the conversion ing only the best wares. In most cases, much good to a company with 75 ac
of those programs and had several programs that are widely available have counts and 200 transactions per month.
finished long before the new models something to offer. Most dealers need Neither is a database manager that
were scheduled to be released. Personal repeat sales and will dissuade you from takes 14 hours to re-sort a 1,500-name
ly, I prefer Apple's approach in this buying a poor producl. customer list prior to a zip-code order
matter, but Commodore may be right. Perhaps the best indication of a qual mailing, or a word processor that lakes
ity program is an actual demons! rat ion. more than a minute to insert a blank
Types of Software Available One of the blessings of being in a user's line in a large file.
As far as types of software available group is being able to see fellow users Any business program looks good
for Commodore owners, a recent index demonstrate the power and pitfalls of with only a few records. A fair test
of my own reviews over the past two particular programs. Many dealers also should involve hundreds. Look for
years included: business programs (ac provide demonstrations of programs products with respectably large sample
counting, databases and mail lists, inte you are considering for purchase, and data files. If you already have large files
grated packages, spreadsheets, word they allow you to study the manual. of information created by another pro
processors), church programs, educa One way professionals review pro gram, any new program you consider
tional programs (administrative, or grams is by trying to run them without should also accept data from those files
computer-assisted Instruction [CAI]) first reading the manual. The theory is without needing retyping.
games (adventure, arcade, strategy and that if a skilled user can't use a program
Educational Programs
simulation), language (assemblers, without a manual, a beginner won't be
compilers, high- and low-level lan able to use it with the manual. It's also A key requirement of educational
guages), ham radio programs, science true that many people simply don't read programs is that their authors must fully
and engineering programs, spoils pro manuals until they get in trouble with a understand the concepts being taught.
grams, terminal programs and utility product. Many of the better programs A multi-digit addition tutor, for exam
programs (combination aids, cassette include full menus of choices and ple, should encourage students to calcu
and disk aids, graphics and screen aids, special help screens that make the late the answer from right to left,
monitors, music and sound aids, printer manual expendable. writing in carry values for each column
aids and programming aids). However, also look at the manual. as they go, rather than simply typing in
The list of companies offering pro Does it include step-by-step guidance in the final answer from left to right. Simi
grams for Commodore computers is using the key parts of the program'? larly, a flight simulator should use the
very long—several hundred in all. How How about a reference section lo re joystick as a joystick is used in a real
can you choose among such a wealth of mind you how to do a particular chore? airplane, even though that seems back
offerings? Pay attention to such things as spell wards to arcade gamers.
ing—manuals that are full of errors say Another characteristic of the better
General Hints something about the company that educational programs is that they are
Popularity is one characteristic of wrote the program. If the manual fun. The days of drill and practice (also
good programs. A program's populari wasn't carefully checked for accuracy, known as drill and kill) are over, unless
ty is no guarantee that it is better than the program probably wasn't either. you want to stand over your children
less popular competitors, but quality and force them to use a program they
and success do go together frequently Business Programs hate. There's nothing wrong with turn
enough to make popularity important. Accuracy is especially important in ing education into a game—what we
Occasionally, a company that has no business programs. If a game occa call play is, for children, a very serious
concern for the consumer will mislead sionally loses a score, it's not nearly as business of learning about life.
you by exaggerating a product's capa serious as if a magazine's mail list occa All the educational programs I buy
bilities, but usually Hie products whose sionally loses a subscriber. Worse yet is are also realistic simulations. Most
names you hear mosl are worth con- a payroll program that slips a decimal children, and especially the gifted,

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 prefer programs that let them become familiar to musicians, rather than some supplier unless the supplier is within 100
part of a real situation, such as running new system. miles of your home.
a nuclear power plant or a lemonade A final characteristic of the best pro Good mail-order vendors may have
stand. Belter yet are programs thai grams of every kind, but especially of people trained to help you use the pro
simulate events that cannot be ex utilities, is that they do not paralyze the grams, and the best even offer refunds
perienced directly. computer and programmer. Copy pro if you are dissatisfied with your pur
When buying educational programs, tection is an understandable nuisance in chase. The worst may take your money
double-check their suitability for your programs only used alone and never and run. I often go by this rule: If the
child. We've all seen pre-school pro changed. Utilities, however, often share deal sounds too good to be true, it prob
grams that assume the child can already memory with other programs and must ably isn't. Other vendors bend the truth
read, tutorials that use technical terms coexist peacefully with them. Many util heavily in touting their products, then
without defining them and programs ities are also used constantly. Be sure hide their profits in such hidden extras
thai are vulnerable to accidental or in any copy protection in such programs as large shipping fees.
tentional crashes by a student. does not stress the hardware and won't One more alternative is to buy direct
Less obvious arc programs lhat work intrude when you're using the program. ly from the company that developed the
acceptably, but have a philosophy of program. No one will know more about
teaching incompatible with your own. I Where to Buy Software it, and you'll always get the latest ver
have no sympathy, for example, for My favorite place to shop for com sion. Unfortunately, many software
programs that reward wrong answers puter programs is at a full-line Commo companies no longer sell directly to con
by calling the user a dummy or making dore dealership. The dealers at such sumers (some don't even sell directly to
a Bronx cheer. stores are usually familiar with the pro dealers!), and if they do sell direct, near
grams they sell, are able to help you ly all charge the full list price, to avoid
Games and Utilities
choose an appropriate package, and are competing with their dealers. They will
Good features in a game include a then able to train you in its use. They also have fewer selections than most
variety of activities: a way to suspend will usually let you try out the program dealers and are unlikely to steer you to a
the action if the phone rings, a way to in the store (and sometimes even in your competing product. Shipping delays
save your scores or progress in the own home or office), before you buy. and refund policies will vary, as with
game, a way to see or practice each This is a huge advantage and can save other mail-order sources.
board without working ali the way up you from many foolish purchases.
from the bottom each time, and a way On the other hand, local dealers have Final Hints
for two or more to play at once, to pay and charge more for their pro It isn't possible to cover everything
preferably on the same learn rather than grams than other sources, selection is you need to know about buying soft
against each other. sometimes limited, and such dealerships ware in a single article, or even in an en
However, the most important char are very scarce in many areas. tire book. That's one good reason for
acteristic of a good game is that it en Another local software source is a subscribing to a magazine like RUN and
courages, rather than discourages, hu discount store that sells Commodore reading it regularly. I leave you with
man values. The primary message of products. Most discount stores feature four final hints:
too many games is that strangers arc for low prices and a refund on any purchase • Know your dealer. Some are
shooting, stealing is okay and winning is you don't like, as long as you return it skilled hobbyists themselves, perhaps
all that matters. within about ten days. You will rarely with degrees in computer science, and
Regarding utility programs, a key be able to try a product before you buy have been around for years; others were
feature of the best ones is not lhai they it, however. selling washing machines last year and
have the most commands, but that they A third alternative, and the first one will be selling stereos by summer.
make the most of the commands they open to many people in remote areas, is • When asking about a product, it
do have. What value is it to have 114 a mail-order dealer. Typically, mail helps already to know the answer to
new commands if you can't remember order houses feature low prices, home some of your questions. That gives you
the 72 already in your computer? delivcrj' (but check the cost) and con a way to judge the truth of what you arc
On the other hand, a dozen flexible venient ordering by phone, often toll- told.
commands suited to your needs could free. They may also be the first to get • If you order by mail, consider ask
greatly case your work. For example, the latest programs and updates, due to ing for C.O.D. delivery. This adds a bit
the DOS wedge included with the 1541 their large sales volume. The worst to your cost, but guarantees you won't
disk drive is a near-miracle of useful thing about mail order is the wait for the pay for a product until you receive it.
ness, despite its extreme brevity. package to arrive. At best, it will be a • Return products that don't work
Another characteristic of the best couple of days; at worst, it can take as claimed, regardless of any disclaim
utilities is that their use is aimost intu three or more months. ers of warranty packed with the prod
itive—they work the way a reasonable Unfortunately, some mail-order houses uct. If the company or dealer won't co
person would expect, preferably the may mislead you about what's in stock. operate, you can easily buy elsewhere
same as similar commands in Basic It's also possible you'll be sent the next time. ffi
itself. A drawing utility, for example, wrong product, accidentally or on pur
should place the origin of a graph at the pose. At best, this delays things; at
lower left of a page or screen, just as worsi, you'll discover Master Card and
students arc taught to do in algebra Visa are not on your side in such dis Address all author correspondence to
classes. Similarly, the best music pro putes, and will insist on being paid for Jim Slrasma, Commodore Clinic 1238
grams work with the notation already any such purchases from an out-of-staie Richland Avt:, Lincoln, 1L 62656.
RUN December lOSI / 101
 KARLTHURBERJR.

Library services and user's the VIC and 64 could be used without
problems, since few programs in the
groups are here to serve you.
series were so complex as to require sep
Discover how you can acquire arate documentation.
lots of software without spend A recent Public Domain catalogue
shows three VIC disks, two Commo
ing lots of money.
dore 64 disks and nine PET disks. Each
disk is chock-full of various games,
educational, utility and business pro
grams or combinations of these. Many
Jl surprising amount of Com-
of the PET disks will run on the 64 with
M I moclore-compatiblc pro-
some editing, or with little modification
JP Bgrams arc available in
if a PET emulator is used (though I
B Mpopular computer maga
have not tried the latter).
zines and other specialized publica
At a total cost of only S60 for six
tions, and they're generally reliable.
disks, I now own more than 325 Public
Two particularly useful program
Domain programs for the VIC-20 and
sources are Public Domain, Inc., and
Commodore 64, the cost per unit being
the Toronto Pet User's Group
about 18.5 cents per program! This
(TPUG), which also publishes The
TORPET magazine. software bonanza represents more soft
ware than most computerists would
Lots to Offer have time to use!
Public Domain, Inc. (5025 S. Range- A similar library service is offered on
line Road, West Milton, OH 45383), a membership basis by the Toronto
provides an extensive library service PET User's Group (TPUG) (PO Box
geared to the PET, VIC-20 and Com 100, Station S, Toronto, Ontario, Can
modore 64. The company does not ac ada M5M 4L6). This is the largest, most
tually sell the programs it offers; rather, active Commodore user's group in
it provides a service through which users North America. The $20 annual associ
may obtain more than 800 non-copy- ate membership fee gives you access to
riglu programs (hat have been contrib the club library of well over 3000 pro
uted by other users. grams; a subscription to the club's lively
Disks or tapes (most collections come 32- to 48-page magazine, The TOR-
on both) are available for $10 each. PET; and, through the magazine and
They contain an average of 35 or more oilier services, the latest information
programs, or up to 70 or more pro about the CBM, PET, VIC-20, Super
grams in the several VIC-20 collections PET and Commodore 64 computers.
offered. The fastest way to build up a program
No documentation is provided with library in almost any classification—
these collections—just a brief line item games, utilities, music, business, com
description on the disk's or tape's direc munications, education and so on—
tory, which is enough to get you Mailed. for any of these computers is probably
I found that most of the programs for through the TPUG software library.

102 / HUN Dli-oiiiIrt lHN-i

 Although the library is primarily
Circle 14? on Readnr Servito card
PET oriented, in the past year many
programs for both the VIC-20 and
Commodore 64 have been added, and a HIGH SPEED FLOPPY DISK
for COMMODORE 64
number of older PET programs have
been adapted for use on the two newer
computers. Disks are S10 each for the
4WO/2031/154O/1541 format and $12
each for the 8050/8250 format. Most A high speed disk is now available lor your Commodore 64. QUIKDISK is here! The
disk offerings are also available on tape QUIKDISK system consists of a small disk controller module, a cable assembly, and
at $6. a standard disk drive. The QUIKDISK controller module plugs into the cartridge slot
of the computer and a flat cable connects to the drive.
The club's library benefits greatly
PDOS software emulates a Commodore disk drive by intercepting the disk
from the expertise of such club mem commands QUIKDISK operates, however, by transferring data directly from the
bers as Jim Butterfield, Steve Punter, diskette to the computer memory. With a data transfer rate ot 250.000 bits per
Dave Hook, Robert Baker and others second, over ten times faster than the serial bus. QUIKDISK provides emulation at
who write regularly for popular com the fastest possible speed. A full set of disk utilities are also available.
puter magazines. With several thousand
programs in the library, membership in
the TPUG is something the novice hob THF Cprpn LOADING TIME FOR "LEMONADE. 63"
me orccu frombusiness 1 publicdomaindisk:
byist should not pass up.
AT THIQ1 "fc 1541 DISK DRIVE: 32 SECONDS
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Pick and Choose
MODEL 340 - 2 DUAL 3" (286K) $895
There are other user's groups sup
MODEL 580 - 1 SINGLE 51A"(286K) $695
porting Commodore machines, though
most are highly specialized, either by
MODEL 580 - 2 DUAL 51/4"(572K) $895
type of program material or geograph
ically, and some are clearly commercial
firms in user's group garb. However, BASIC
another Public Domain-iype operation COMMANDS
with an international membership is the
ASM/Ted User's Group (ATUG), LOAD
founded by Jim Strasma. SAVE
This group is associated with The OPEN
Midnite Software Gazette/The Paper INPUT*
PRINT*
and the Central Illinois PET User's
GET*
Group. ATUG has no dues; users be
CLOSE
come members simply by ordering
ATUG disks and contributing useful
public domain material.
The group's offerings have a rather
pronounced technical bent, as opposed
to the general-purpose character of the USING QUIKDISK:
two other groups' software. However, The QUIKDISK initialization is accomplished with the command SYS56843 The
recent disk offerings include several initialization sets the QUIKDISK default device number to eight. Program loading
for the VIC-20 and Commodore 64, saving, is done exactly the same as the Commodore disk drive e.g. tOAD
and new disks are planned for both "PROGRAM", 8. Special disk commands like NEW and SCRATCH arealso identical
in format. In addition, a special disk utility is available that makes disk maintenance
computers.
functions much easier.Tasks like formatting (NEW), eliminatingold Jiles(SCRATCH)
Information on the ATUG disks may copying, and other functions are done via an easy to use menu display
be obtained from the librarian, Brent
/-egrs-
Anderson (200 S. Century, Rantoul, IL
61866). You should include a self-ad [Ml P.O. BOX 102, LANGHORNE.PA 19047
215-757-0284
dressed business-sized, triple-stamped
envelope and request ATUG informa
tion when writing. Disks arc S10, or $5 WORD PROCESSING:
if you send your own formatted disks
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UOPY-WRITER Professional Word Processor $79.00
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RUN December 1984 /103

 Business & Finance

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HUN December 13S-I / 105
TR1 MICRO Shakespeare Challenge Series Primary Math Series
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Continued on p. 112.
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118 / RUN Dumber 1984

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Super Pipeline
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FUNSOFT
disk, C-64
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C-64/S34.95
VIC/$14.95 tape; $19.95 disk
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C-64/S34.95
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C-64/S29.95 C-64/S18.00 disk, C-64
B-I Nuclear Bomber Snakeman
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On-Court Tennis Breakihru disk, VIC; $19.95 tape, $24.95
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120 / RUN Deccmlier 1984

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122 / RUN December 1984

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From p. 124.
DATAMOST SCARBOROUGH SYSTEMS Formulator
C-64/S39.95
Paint Magic Pattern Maker
C-64/S39.95 C-64/S39.95
CELESTIAL SOFTWARE
DELTA ENTERPRISES SIGHT & SOUND MUSIC Astronomy Pac
Dynamic Sprite Develop SOFTWARE VIC, C-64/S59.95
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C-64/S39.95 VIC, C-64/S39.95

FEERST SOFTWARE SKYLES ELECTRIC WORKS COMPUTER CONTINUUM

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C-64/S34.95 M65 System
Horses OTB
C-64/S34.95 disk C-64/S300.00
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SOFTWARE
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Football Scout
C-64/S29.95
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Dr. Floyd—pseudo
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Home Automatic Weather
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C-64/S29.95
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130 / RUN December 1084

 from the staff of
UNIVERSAL SOFTWARE
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Games 27.95 Blackjack |D) 49 95

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Paper Clip— word processor CITY SOFTWARE ENTECH SOFTWARE
C-64/$89.95 DISTRIBUTORS Banner 64
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C-64/SI 19.95 C-64/$89.95
Database 64
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HOUSE C-64/S49.95
The Recipe File Recipe Keeper
BRJXEV SOFTWARE
C-64/S19.95 C-64/S29.95
Dinner's On!
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VIC, C-64/S12.45 tape
COMMODORE BUSINESS C-64/S39.95
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VIC, C-64/S12.45 tape
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Calc Result
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Home Inventory C-64
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EasySpelt 64 C-64/S79.95 disk, cartridge
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VIC, C-64/S19.95
Magic Desk I HUMAN ENGINEERED
C-64/$71.95 cartridge SOFTWARE

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Baseball/ Basket bail/

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Spreadsheet
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WP-64—word processor
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Write Now! CREATIVE SOFTWARE
VIC, C-64/S39.95 VIC;
Creative Calc MICRO-SOURCE
$49.95 C-64
C-64/S49.95
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File 2.1—database Creative Writer MICROSPEC

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Data Manager If
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C-64/S29.95 DATA 20 CORP.
Grade Organizer Word Manager MIDWEST SOFTWARE
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C-64/$39.50
EDUCOMP Master Grades
CIMAKRON CORP.
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Insta-Calc
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C-64/S41.95
C-64/S35.OO
Insta-File
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Hlitztext MIRAGE CONCEPTS
Insta-Mail
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C-64/$49.95
Insta- Writer
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PRODUCTS C-64/S89.95
Management Combination (write,
file, mail) Sigma Stat Word Processor-Persorial
C-64/ $99.95 C-64/S49.95 C-64/S39.95

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Word Processor-Professional Fleet Systems 3—word processor, Home Word/Speller Bundle—
C-64/S89.95 database, data management 2nd Qtr.
C-64/S129.95 C-64/$99.95 disk

MUSE SOFTWARE SpellRight Plus

C-64/$59.95 SKYLES ELECTRIC WORKS
Super- Text
C-64/S99.00 disk WordPro 3 Plus/'64—word Basicalc I
processor VIC, C-64/S39.00
C-64/$79.95
NEW LEAF Basicalc 2
WordPro 3 Plus/64 with C-64/S69.00
ESP Calc
SpellRight Plus
VIC, C-64/S43.50 tape; $47.50 disk Basicalc 3—3-dimensional
C-64/S99.95
spreadsheet
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ORBYTE SOFTWARE
Info-Manager Busidata—data base
Mail Controller
C-64/S39.95 C-64/S49.95
C-64/S49.95
Note writer
RAK ELECTRONICS
C-64/S39.95
PACIFIC COAST SOFTWARE
C-64/VIC File
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C-64, Plus 4/S39.95 SOFTSM1TH CORP.

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C-64, Plus 4/S99.95 C-64/$69.95

SOFTWAVE PRODUCTIONS
PRACTICORP
Green Arrow
INTERNATIONAL
C-64/S49.95
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408-399-2200 Merritt Software
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Infinity Software PO Box 1504
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536 Curie Drive Faycttcviile, AR 72702
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28611 Cumvood St. Suite 2301
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Fresno, CA 93711 Cincinnati, OH 45244
209-227-8369 513-474-2188 Shannon Software Ltd.
800-641-1441 (U.S.) PO Box 6126
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800-641-1442 (Canada) Falls Church, VA 22046
30-A Fairfax St.
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120 Lynnhaven Sight & Sound Music Software
Belleville, IL 62223 Quality Educational Designs PO Box 27
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Portland, OR 97212 414-784-5850
Orbyte Software
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Box 948 Sirius Software
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203-621-9361 309 W. Beaufort Sacramento, CA 95827
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50 Dunham Road PO Box 216
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 SPOTLIGHT

On Creativity

BY MARGARET MORABITO

Commodore's new Plus/4

contains four built-in software programs,
including the word processor
this article reviews. Find
out what's in it for you.

Commodore's latest computer, the will connect directly. If you have a non- to control your screen, disk drive and
64K Plus/4, comes with several built-in Commodore printer, it will need special printer.
software programs in addition to an interfacing, different from that used for The Plus/4 word processor provides
upgraded version of Basic and a the C-64 and VIC-20. A manual accom you with a maximum of 99 lines, with
machine language monitor. These pro panying the Plus/4 includes tutorials 77 characters per line for a single doc
grams are a word processor, a spread and extensive exercises tailored to all of ument. A screen window of 22 lines and
sheet, a graphics program and a the software packages within the sys 37 characters per line i.s controlled
database. The Plus/4's versatility and tem. This is required reading. through the use of four cursor keys and
low price tag (about $300) might be When you first turn on your com six other key combinations. Full-screen
enough to immediately deem this puter, it is simple to access the word editing lets you type, insert or delete
machine an excellent buy, but it is still processor. At the Ready prompt, press words anywhere on the 99-line docu
wise to evaluate the software packages the fl key; then, at the blinking cursor, ment space. Just move the cursor to the
inside the Plus/4. press the return key. The screen will dis desired location and type.
This is the first in a series of reviews play a copyright notice and then clear, As your sentence surpasses 37 charac
on the Plus/4's software. You'll en displaying a non-blinking cursor in the ters, you will notice that your words
counter the word processor first when upper-left corner. This is the word pro stan .scrolling right to left. For a new
using this computer, so I'll begin by dis cessor, ready for typing. comer to word processing, this scrolling
cussing its hardware requirements, its At the bottom of the screen will be a seems awkward because you can't see
features, its strengths and limitations horizontal dotted line, beneath which your entire line at once. Some of the
and how to get started. are the row and column numbers of better-selling home word processors,
your cursor's screen position. What you however, have this feature.
Using the Word Processor can't see on your screen is probably the Automatic word wrap prevents words
The peripherals required for the most important feature of the word from haphazardly being split at the end
Plus/4 word processor are a television processor. An entire set of screen and of a line. Your screen won't show this,
or monitor, a disk drive (1541 or 1551) disk commands, as well as formatting but your hard copy will.
and a printer. A Commodore printer instructions, are available, allowing you To delete text, you have two options.

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 r

BYJOSEPH T. WOYTON

Explore the mysteries of ma (See Table 1 for procedures to calculate placed into a safe and convenient mem
memory addresses and operation codes ory location (it won't interfere with the
chine language programming for machine language programs.) Basic program) using Read, Poke and
with this tutorial, which de As in assembly language, using mne Data statements in Basic. The cassette
monics for reference purposes helps us buffer memory area, addresses 828-
scribes how to make your VIC,
bridge the gap between our English lan 1019, is an excellent storage place. The
into a color organ. guage and the numbers-only world of Color Organ program uses addresses
machine ianguage. Mnemonics are pro 828 to 948.
Basic programs often require the use The VJC-20 Programmer's Refer
grammers' English abbreviations for
of lookup tables lo compare a series of ence Guide contains more on machine
the operations specified by the numeric
data for coincidence, equality or tests of
operation codes. (See Table 2 for a language programming. You should
validity. This is usually done with read this or other reference material to
complete explanation of all operation
For...Next loops, and (he computer
codes used in this program.) become more familiar with the VIC's
may take several seconds to execute a
The machine language program is 6502 microprocessor functions.
lengthy comparison list in Basic. This
can certainly slow down your program's
action.
Using a machine language program, The vie memory addrewes are specified as quantities from o io 65,535. Convert
as illustrated here, instead of the numbers lo ilie iwO-byU formal by following these examples.
For... Next loop, results in much fasier
address 197, [he VIC keyboard:
computer processing. A machine lan
PAGE = INTEGER (ADDRESS/256) LOCATION = ADDRESS - PAGE'256
guage program, with its blazing speed LOCATION = 197-0*256
PAGE = INTEGER (197/256)
and efficiency, will run hundreds of PAGE ^0 (high address byte) LOCATION = 197 {low address byte)
times faster than its Basic counterpart.
When you press a key, you want action! ADDRESS 828. the start of ihc cassctlc buffer
PAGE = INTEGER (828/256) LOCATION = 828 - 3'256
About Machine Language PAGE=3 LOCATION=60

For the machine language novice

who has no assembler or monitor pro ADDRESS 36879, Ihe VIC color register:
PAGE = INTEGER (36879/256) LOCATION = 36879-144*256
grams, the following description will
PAGE = 144 LOCATION = 13
show that it is fairly easy to implement
simple machine language programs by
The VIC operation codes are usually specified as hexadecimal (HEX) quanlilics. Convert liiese
using only VIC Basic.
in decimal values by following these examples.
Machine language uses only numbers
for machine instructions. All infor 1IEX 0 to 9 = DECIMAL 0 to 9
mation must be in the form of integer HEXA, B, C, D, E, I;= DECIMAL 10, II, 12, 13, 14, 15
decimal values from 0 to 255 for entry Load the accumulator = OP CODE HEX A9
via Basic. Memory addresses are identi HEX A9= 10*16 + 9= 169 DECIMAL
fied by page (high address byte), with Slorc the accumulator = OP CODE HEX 8D
256 locations (low address byte) per HEX 8D = 8*16+ 13 = 141 DECIMAL
Brant* if result zero = OP CODE HEX TO
page, to format the two-byte machine
HEX TO= 15*16 + 0^240 DECIMAL
language address the computer requires.
The machine operation codes are also
specified in decimal values. These code
numbers control the computer func Table 1. Memory address and operation code conversion.
tions as the computer sequentially steps
through the machine language program.

148 / RUN d«™iIrt 1084

The Machine Language Program processor. It is used 10 transfer data, the major steps in the lookup-table rou
In going through this description, make comparisons and perform arith tine. The listing has liberal comments to
you'll note many references to accumu metic operations. help explain the machine language pro
lator operations. The accumulator is the Compare the program flowchart and gram activities.
main processing register of the micro machine language listing as we discuss Starting at address 828 (p. 3, location
60) the machine language program se
quentially executes each operation code.
Op Code Mnemonic Operation The keyboard entry obtained from ad
169 LDAtt Load the accumulator with the number in the next byte. dress 197 is loaded (LDA) into ihe ac
141 STA Store the accumulator contents In the memory address given cumulator. This value is stored (STA)
by the next two bytes. into the VIC color register to create a
173 LDA Load ihe accumulator with the contents of the memory ad screen and border color. If you press
dress given hy the next two bytes. any key, the program goes to JSR, the
201 CMP* Compare ihe contents of the accumulator with the number Read Keys subrouline.
given in ihe nexl bylc.
The subroutine compares (CMP(X))
240 BEQ Hruiich forward or backward by the number ol steps given in
the accumulator lo each of Ihe values in
the next byte, //the result of the previous operation was zero
the Key Data table. This uses an index
(equality). 8aekward = 256-steps.
address technique, where the micropro
32 JSR Jump to the subroutine at the address given by the next two
bytes. Save the current return address. cessor's X-index register is used as a
76 JMP Jump to ihe address given in the next two bytes. pointer thai steps down (DEX) ihe dala
162 LDXff Load the X-index register with the number yiici] in the next table.
byte. When o match is found (BEQ), the ac
221 CMP(X| Compare the contents of [tic accumulator with the number at cumulator loads (LDA(X)) the proper
Ihe address given by the ncxi two bytes plus the value in the value from the Tone Data table by using
X-index register.
the X-index pointer value as a reference.
202 DEX Decrement the value in the X-indcX register by one.
The tone value is then stored (STA) into
48 BMI Branch by the number of steps given in the next byte, //the
the VIC sound register to produce an
result or the previous operation was negative.
% RTS Return from this subroutine. organ tone.
189 LDA(X) Load Ihe accumulator with the number at ihe address given If no key match is found, the X index
by Ihe neit two byies plus the value in the X-indev register. will be decremented (DEX) below zero.
The program branches on this negative
Table 2. Operation oxfa, mnemonics and operations. (BMI) to return (RTS) from the Read
Keys subroutine. It then goes to look

FLOWCl {ART: MAIN PROGRAM

FLOWCHART- READ KEYS SUBROUTINE
828
START: LOAD
VOLUME ■ 0
LOAD INDEX POIWTEB
X-36
830
VOLUME TO
VOLUME REGISTER
COMPARE KEY TO
KEYS DATA TABLE

833
LOAO KEYSTROKE

YES 651

836
KEYSTROKE TO
COLOR REGISTER
LOAD TONE FROM
856 TONE DATA TABLE

DECREMENT POINTER
X- X-l

841 yes /•"keyboard"--^ TONE TO SOUND

REGISTER

\
859 NO
Tnq 663

843 LOAD VOLUME (15)

GO SUB REflO KEYS YES

(TO ADDRESS E49) 862
BTI
RETURN FROM
SUBROUTINE VOLUME TO VOLUME
846 (TO AODR 846) REGISTER

SUBROUTINE COMPLETED
i
NOTE: B74
NUMBERS REFERENCE RETURN FROM
NOTE: MEMORY ADDRESSES SUBROUTINE
NUMBERS REFERENCE MEMORY |TO ADDR 8461
ADDRESSES

Fig. 1. Flowchart of (blor Organ program. Fig. 2. Flowchart of Red Kep whroutim1.

RUN December 19H4 / 149

(JMP) for another key press ai the top of the tables. This program uses 37 en The program is loaded into (he VIC
of the ML program. tries, 0-36. Insert the proper value (up using the Basic listing. When typing it
The Key Data and Tone Data are thus to 255) for your own data list. Changes in, do not add any extra spaces in the
used in pairs, starting at the end of the to the machine language program are Data statements, or all the numbers
tables (X index = 36) and working back made by modifying the values in the Ba may not fit. Be sure to save the program
wards (DEX) to the beginning (X index sic program's Data statements. before running it. A data entry error in
= 0). For example, the keyboard £ (code the machine language section could
6) in address 911 is used with the musical The Basic Program cause the computer to crash and lose
tone CA (code 240) in address 948. In the Basic program's operation, the your program.

This offset relationship holds, step machine language routine is Read and Good luck and have fun. If this is
ping through both data tables. You can Poked into memory (line 100), starting your first attempt at machine language
easily change the keyboard tone assign at address 828. The machine language programming, you are about to enter a
ments by rearranging the data in either program is entirely contained within the new dimension in computer power and
data table. You can make the key pat Data statements (lines 101-106). The speed. E
tern more like the standard piano layout screen is cleared and prompt messages
(white and black) if you wish. You may are displayed (lines 110-140).
also substitute your own data to con The machine language program is
struct any other kind of lookup table. then called from Basic as a subroutine Address till author correspondence to
Note that the data in address 850 by SYS 828 (line 150) to play the VIC Joseph '/'. WayUm, 106 Braddock Drive,
identifies the number of values in each Color Organ. Mauldtn, SC 29662.

842 74 211 branch bacV 15 tteps

Listing 1. tar listing for firfnr Organ program.

843 7J 32 JSR To READ KEYS subroutine
844 76 HI —
Jow address

10 REM VIC COLOR ORGAN 845 77 > — high address

20 REM J. WOYTON
848 73 76 IMP To LOAD KEYSTROKE
100 FORA=828TO948:READD:POKEA,D:NEXT 847 79
65
101 DATA169,0,141,11,144,173,197,0,141,15,1 848 80 highaddrcu.

44, 201,64,240,241,32,81 ,3,76,65

LDX*
102 DATA3,162,36,221,107,3,240,7,202,48,3,7 849 81 162 READ KEYS
850 h: 36 37 dau pinnu
6,83,3,96,189,144,3,141,11
103 DATA14 4,169,15,141,14,144,96,17,41,18,4 SSI S3 221 CMP(X) COMPARE ro KEY DATA tahk

2,19,43,20,44,21,45,22,46,48 852 84 107 — kw address

SS 3 high address
104 DATA9,49,10,50,11,51,12,52,13,53,14,0,5 —

6,1 ,57,2,58,3,59,4,60,5,61,6 36 240 nEO ToPl.AYif malch.

aw
105 DATA13 5.14 3,147,151,159,163,167,175,179 855 87 7 _
branch forward 7 steps
,183,187,191,19 5,199,201,203,207,209,21
856 88 202 DhX Ntu leydaia
2
106 DATA215,217,219,221,223,225,227,228,229
K57 By 41 BMI [fend of key data, branch
,231 ,232,23 3,235,236,237,238,239,240 forward 3 stein 10 RTS
858 90 3
110 PRINTCHR$(147)
120 PRINTCHR$(49)" TO "CHR$(92);TAB{10)"USE es<i 91 76 JMP To COMPARE, repeat
860 92 83 low addrcvL
":PRINT —

861 93 3 high address

130 PRINTCIIRS181 )" TO "CHR$( 42 ) ;TAB( 1 0 ) "THE
SE":PRINT 862 9* % RTS RimiKN ftim subroutine

140 PRINTCHR$(65)" TO "CHR${61 );TAB(10)"KEY

in LDA(X) PLAY: loud lotie dala from
S" 863 •If
864 % I4J low address
150 SYS828 3 high Liddrcu
865 97 -

866 98 141 STA Poke lone 10

867 11 —
low address
1 ■ *^" V m B4 ^A M 1 7 . 1 -. ■ ■ 1 i i "i j-H i r i i 1 1 fa '
LISIing d.. aWIiw langitflge listing. 868 1(0 144 high addle**

S69 169 I.DAI Load vQfrDjt

Memory 1'brc .1 OP 102 15 15 is max volume
870
Add nvi Location Code Mnemonic Gimmtnls
871 103 141 STA Poke volume to
R2S 6U |69 LDA* STAKT: low! volume 872 104 14 — low addrcv*
829 61 0 Volume-0 873 105 144 —
higliaddrrw

BJO 62 141 STA Poke volume to

874 106 96 RTS RETURN Irom subroutine
931 63 11 — low addtd (location)
832 W 144 — high address ([H£e]
87J 107 17 KEY DATA A

876 ioa 41 S
833 65 173 LDA LOAD KEYSTROKE from
all 109 || D
keybovd
87B 110 42 F
834 66 197 low nddreu
879 III 11 CJ
B35 67 0 — lii^h Liddrev

836 68 Ml STA Fontcolor 10 880 112 J3 H

837 69 15 — low address 881 113 20 J

838 70 144 — high address 8S2 114 44 K

883 115 21 L

839 71 101 CMP# Check for no key pressed 884 116 45

840 72 64 64 ls keyboard null
U5 117 22 ;

841 73 240 BtQ To START il no key. at Ilfl 46 -

150 / RUN December 1984

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 BY ROBIN FRANZEL

How often have you been working at

your computer and wanted a printout
of (he screen? This article presents a
The VIC-20 Screen Dump Utility
program, written in machine language
The VIC-20 version of the screen dump program is com
for the Commodore 64, that will print
pletely relocatable, and "hides" itself below the current top
your screen whenever you press the fl
of Basic memory. It is, therefore, able to function with the
function key or call the print routine
VIC wedge program in memory. It also determines where
from Basic.
screen memory is locaied, making this screen dump pro
The program is interrupt-driven,
which means the keyboard is scanned
gram compatible with all memory configurations.
To use this program, load and run either the Basic loader
every Xo of a second to see if the f 1 key is
or the machine language loader. Then, whenever a print is
being pressed. If it is, the screen is then
printed. The IRQ vector technique
desired, simply press the fl key.
When the Basic or machine language loader programs
enables this utility to work even while
are run, you are asked whether upper- or lowercase print is
executing a Basic or machine language
desired, and the appropriate command is sent to the
program. It can also be used while the
printer. The start address is provided, so that you may
disk wedge program is in the computer,
change the printer command. For example, to change from
as long as you load and run the wedge
uppercase to lowercase, enter:
first.
The screen dump utility is also a POKE (start address) + 54,7
wedge, and when it does not find the fl If the print routine is to be used from within a user pro
key pressed, it transfers control to the gram, the program should use the following line of code:
DOS wedge program, so that both utili
100 POKE SA 4 245,%;SYS SA + 44:POKE SA + 245,76
ties can function properly together.
Both the loader programs ask if you SA indicates the start address of the program. Of course, it
want uppercase or lowercase letters to is your responsibility to load the screen dump program and

be printed. It's easy to switch back and to determine the start address.
forth, even after the program is loaded, The following locations are useful to note:
• SA = start address of utility. If run/stop and restore keys
just by changing the command sent to
are pressed, the fl key is disabled. To reenable it, do a SYS
the printer. This is done with a Poke,
from cither your program or Command SA.
mode. To change to lowercase letters,
• SA + 33 = key code being checked. Normally, this is a 39
for the fl key, but this location may be Poked with another
enter POKE 49203,7; to change to up
percase, enter POKE 49203,255. code (see the Programmer's Reference Guide, p. 179) for
If you're running a program that uses use with programs that utilize the fl key,
the ft key, it's very easy to change the
• SA + 44 = the print routine. This is the entry point from
user programs.
print key. Simply type POKE 49184,
• SA + 54= Printer command. Poke to 7 for lowercase,
with the key code for location SC5 (197
decimal). For example, to make the f7 255 for uppercase.
I hope you will agree that the VIC-20 version of the
key print the screen, enter from Com
Commodore screen dump utility is a valuable addition to
mand mode: POKE 49184,3.
Pressing the run/stop and restore VIC-20 users' libraries.
keys will disable the utility. SYS 49152
will reenable the screen print key.

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 Now, what can't you do when this monitor program, I have included the as printer. It is this #$FF we change to a
utility is in place (if you still want it to sembled code for this program. After #$07 with the POKE 49203.7 statement.
work)? First, you cannot use locations you have typed in the program and cre CONV, CONV1, CONV2 and CK-
SC000 to SC0F9 (that's 49152 to 49401 ated your machine code, you can use the CHAR do the work for printing a char
to you decimal folks). Four bytes are machine language loader (Listing 2 for acter. In CONV, the program checks for
used by the program at S02A7 to the C-64), with your program named the first character in a line, and "tabs"
S02AA (679 to 682), and zero page "PRSCRN"; or you can load the pro over 20 spaces if it's there. CONV2 takes
bytes $FB to $FE (251 to 254) are also gram yourself (LOAD"program-name", care of the reverse-video handling.
used. That's it! 8,1) and enter SYS49152 to start it. CKCHAR converts the character from
If you don't have a machine language The program is well commented, but the screen-display code (Appendix B in
monitor or an assembler, then you let's briefly look at the main routines. the Reference Guide) to the ASCII code
should type in the Basic Loader pro SETVEC, the initialization routine, for printing (see Appendix Q.
gram (Listing 1 for the C-64). This pro saves the IRQ vector (even if it has been I hope that you find this program use-
gram computes a checksum for each changed by the DOS wedge) in IRQ- fulandinteresting. Have fun with it! It
line of data; if you've made an error in SAV, and establishes the new IRQ vec
typing, it will display a message on the tor as NEWVEC in the program.
screen indicating the line in error. When NEWVEC looks for the fl key, and
you're done typing, save the program if it's not being pressed, it then jumps to
and then run it. To print the screen, just the IRQ address saved in 1RQSAV. Address all author correspondence to
press the fl key. Line 76, the LDY /8FF instruction, is Robin Fmniel, 5521 11arvey Lane, Alex
For those of you with an assembler or setting up the command to send to the andria, VA 22312.

270 FORI=SA TO EA STEP 12:CS=0:FORJ=0TO11

Listing 1. Basic Loader jirogram for the C-64. 280 READK:POKEI+J,K:CS=CS+K
290 IFI+J=EATHENJ=11: I =EA
300 NEXTJ
10 DATA 1136,1059,1515,1764,1699,1690,1762 310 IFCS<>CS(L)THEN600
20 DATA 1823,1612,1993,1902,1747,1366,1640 320 L=L+1:NEXTI
30 DATA 1945,1578,1724,1493,1472,1865,1213 330 PRINT"{CRSR DN)UPPER OR LOWER CASE";:IN
40 DATA 120,173,20,3,141,169,2,173,21,3,141 PUT"{3 SPACES)U{3 CRER LFs}";AS:IFA$="L
,170 "THENPOKE49203,7
50 DATA 2,169,29,141,20,3,169,192,141,21,3, 340 SYS49152:NEW
169 600 PRINT"ERROR IN DATA STATEMENT #";40+<L-
60 DATA 0,133,254,88,96,165,197,201,4,208,4 1 )*10
,165
70 DATA 254,240,3,108,169,2,169,255,133,254
,169,8 Listing 2. Machine Language Loader program jar the 064.
80 DATA 162,4,160,255,32,186,255,169,0,32,1
89,255 10 IFA=0THENA=1:LOAD"PRSCRN",8,1
90 DATA 32,192,255,162,8,32,201,255,169,0,1 20 PRINT"(SHFT CLRJUPPER OR LOWER CASE";:IN
33,251 PUT"(3 SPACEs}U{3 CRSR LFs}";A""
100 DATA 133,253,169,4,133,252,162,25,32,23
THENPOKE49203,7
0,192,177 30 SYS49152:NEW
110 DATA 251,32,139,192,200,204,168,2,208,2
45,169,13
120 DATA 32,210,255,169,40,24,101,251,133,2
Listing 3. Bask Loader brmam for the VI02Q.
51,144,2
130 DATA 230,252,32,230,192,202,208,223,169
,13,32,210 1 f$="vicscrn"
140 DATA 255,32,210,255,32,204,255,169,8,32 10 DATA 907,869,1199,1261,1403,1782,1699,19
,195,255 49
150 DATA 169,0,133,254,76,188,254,142,167,2 20 DATA 1343,1366,1652,1948,1757,1715,1366,
,170,192 1219
160 DATA 0,208,15,169,16,32,210,255,169,50, 30 DATA 1593,1531,1895,1902,704
32,210 40 DATA 120,173,20,3,141,54,3,173,21,3,141,
170 DATA 255,169,48,32,210,255,138,201,128, 55
144,19,41 50 DATA 3,169,30,141,20,3,169,0,141,21,3,16
180 DATA 127,170,165,253,208,25,169,255,133 9
,253,169,18 60 DATA 0,141,56,3,88,96,165,197,201,39,208
190 DATA 32,210,255,56,176,13,165,253,240,9 ,5
,169,0 70 DATA 173,56,3,240,3,108,54,3,169,255,141
200 DATA 133,253,169,146,32,210,255,138,201 ,56
,32,144,11 80 DATA 3,169,8,162,4,160,255,32,186,255,16
210 DATA 201,64,176,11,32,210,255,174,167,2 9,0
,96,105 90 DATA 32,189,255,32,192,255,162,8,32,201,
220 DATA 64,144,245,201,96,176,4,105,32,144 255,169
,237,24 100 DATA 0,133,251,133,253,169,30,133,252,1
230 DATA 144,241,160,39,177,251,136,240,4,2 62,23,160
01,32,240 110 DATA 21,177,251,136,240,4,201,32,240,24
240 DATA 247,200,200,140,168,2,160,0,96 7,200,200
250 DIMCS121 ):SA=491 52:EA=49400:L=1 120 DATA 140,53,3,160,0,177,251,142,52,3,17
260 FORI=1TO21:READCS(I):NEXT 0,192 __*

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BY WILLIAM E. FORRESTER

Before you go Christmas caroling,

get in tune with your VIC. This article
teaches you several musical programming
techniques and gives you Christmas
songs that you can enjoy.

The four accompanying Chrisimas variable D, which is defined by the wanted a note to be held longer than
songs make full use of the VIC-20's mu firs! value in each successive block of normal. This is accomplished at line 50,
sical capabilities. The VIC has three in four Data points read when line 40 is which causes control to pass to a sub
dependent tone generators, so thai mu executed. routine at line 1000 when the data indi
sical arrangers can include three-part In line 60, the value oi' D is multiplied cates lhat D = - 1. If you wanl to really
harmony and counterpoint in their pro by TE to produce a third variable (K). jazz things up a bit, replace the REM
grams. A method for writing music us The length of time that a given note will statement at line 65 with:
ing Data statements and Pokes to the be held is then defined by the loop FOR V = 15 TO 0 STEP -1: POKE 36878.V:
three speakers is described in the Pro found at line 70. NEXT
grammer's Reference Guide. Line 80 simply says to keep reading
Listing 2. This program is a rendition
The four programs presented here the Data and playing the song unless the
of "Silent Night." There are three
build upon lhat method of program value of D is equal to - 9.
choruses, defined by the For...Next
ming, wilh some modifications de The features described above can be
loop between lines 40 and 106. Instead
signed to simplify programming, im found in each of the four programs, so I
of llie lempo changing for each chorus
prove musical quality or overcome won't mention them again. Instead, I'll
(as was done in Listing 1), the volume
problems not dealt with by the afore look at other parts of each program,
changes each time. Since the second
mentioned methods. trying to point out ways to overcome
measure of "Silent Night" is identical
The general method can be seen in problems that might arise when you
to the first, it was possible to use the
Listing I, which is an arrangement of program music, and ways to incor
same data for each. This is accom
"We Wish You a Merry Christmas." porate your individual musical style into
plished with the Rcsiore command at
The critical lines in Listing 1 are 10, 20, your programs.
line 60. In addition, measures 7 and 8
40, 60, 70, 80 and the Data statements.
One.. .Two.. .Three.. .Four... are a repetition of measures 5 and 6.
In fact, you don't need anything else to
Those measures are handled by the
play a straightforward rendition of the Listing I. The For.. .Next loop,
subroutine beginning at line 199. The
song. starting at line 30, sets the number of
jump to this subroutine occurs at line
Line 10 simply turns the volume up to choruses to four. At the end of each
70. Note that this subroutine makes use
6 and labels the alto, tenor and bass loop (line 90), the value of TE is de
of oiher subroutines (lines 700-900) that
voices as SI, S2 and S3, respectively. creased so that the next chorus will be a
conirol the note durations.
Line 20 sets the tempo of the music bit faster than the previous one. The
with the value assigned to TE. Chang music itself is exactly the same each time Listing 3. "The Twelve Days of
ing that value will speed up or slow through, so the same data can be used Christmas" has a unique structure.
down the entire song, without affecting following a Restore statement. There are only two musical phrases that
the relative durations of the individual During the fourth chorus, there is a are repeated in each of the twelve cho
notes. The latter are determined by the point near the end of the song where 1 ruses. The first phrase ("On the

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\'IC20 lam memont
day of Christmas, my true love gave to lustrate one way of writing a program Listing 4 is patterned after Jim Butter-
me") is represented by the data through for songs of this type. A canon is like a field's Brother John program in the
line 300. The second phrase ("a par round (e.g., "Row, Row, Row Your Spring 1982 issue of Power/Play
tridge in a pear tree"), which occurs in Boat") in that a musical phrase is initi magazine.
each chorus, is contained in the daia on ated by one voice and duplicated by So, now thai your VIC-20 is playing
lines 340 and 380. After the first chorus, other voices, which begin after various music, open your Christmas songbook
different subroutines are called by lines time delays. Writing a program for this and sing along. 'Tis the season to be
60-80 and inserted between the two type of musical composition is simpli jolly.... E
main phrases of the song. fied a bit because the melody is exactly
Listing 4. "Dona Nobis Pacem" is a the same for each voice. You only need Address all author correspondence, to
sacred canon that is often associated some way to indicate when each voice William E. Forrester, R.D. 3, Box 174,
with Christinas. It is included here to il should join in. The method employed in OswegB, NY 13126.

105 POKEV,0:END
Listing 1. "WeWiik You a Merry Qirtstvw" program. 106 RESTORE:A=A-2:NEXT
199 FORI=1TO2
200 POKES1,219:POKES2,22 5:POKES3,232:GOSUB7
5 PRINT"{SHFT CLR}(5 CRSR DNs)(5 CRSR RTs}W
E WISH YOU" 00:POKES1,0:POKES3,0
6 PRINT:PRINTTAB(10}"A":PRINT 210 POKES 1,219:POKES 3,232:GOSUB800:POKES!,2
7 PRINT"{3 CRSR RTs}MERRY CHRISTMAS" 25:POKES3,23 7:GOSUB750
10 POKE36878,6 :S1=36876:S2=36875:S3=36874 220 POKES! ,223:POKES3,235:GOSt)B850:POKES1 ,2
20 TE=150 19:POKES3,23 2:GOSUB800POKES2,0
30 FORJ=1TO4 230 POKES1,215:POKES 2,225:POKES 3,231 :GOSUB7
40 READD,N1,N2,N3 50
50 IFD=-1ANDJ=4THENGOSUB1000 240 POKES1,219:POKES3,232:GOSUB850:POKES1,2
60 K=TE*D:POKES1,N1:POKES2,N2:P0KES3,N3 15:POKES3,231:GOSUB800
65 REM 250 POKES1,207:POKES2,215:POKES3,225:GOSUB7
70 FORT=1TOK:NEXT 50:POKES2,219:GOSUB850
80 IFDO-9THEN40 260 POKES2,215:GOSUB800
90 TE=TE-25:RESTORE:NEXT 270 NEXT:RETURN
100 POKE36878,0:END 500 DATA3,215,231,225,1,219,232,225,0,219,2
200 DATA2,201 ,0,0,1,215,223,215,1,215,223, 2 32,0,2,215,231,225
28,0,0,223,228 510 DATA3,207,225,235,1,207,225,237,2,207,2
240 DATA1,215,223,235,1,219,223,235,1,215,2 25,235,-1,207,225,235
23,235,1,212,223,235 520 DATA4,228,223,235,0,0,0,0,2,228,223,23 5
280 DATA1,207,225,225,1,207,225,235,0,0,225 ,0,228,0,0
,235,2,207,225,240
530 DATA3,223,232,23 5,1,223,23 2,237,2,223,2
320 DATA0,0,225,240,2,207,22 5,240,1,219,227
32,235
219 1 219 227 231
540 DATA4,225,231,225,0,0,0,0,2,225,231,225
360 DATA0,0,227,231,1,219,227,237,1,223,227
,0,225,0,225
,235,1,219,227,233
550 DATA2,215,231,240,2,215,231,239,2,215,2
400 DATA1,215,227,231,2,212,228,228,1,201,2
31,238,-9,0,0,0
28,228,1,201,228,240
560 DATA4,228,232,239,0,0,232,0,2,228,232,2
440 DATA0,0,0, 240,1,201,228,239,1,201,228,2
39
37,2,223,228,235
570 DATA 3,232,232,228,1,228,232,239,2,223,2
480 DATA0,0,228,235,1,223,228,215 ,1,22 5,228
32,235
,215,1,223,225,219
520 DATA1,219,225,219,2,215,228,22 3,2,225,2 580 DATA6,225,231,240,6,231,235,240,0,231,2
31 ,219,-1,225,231,219 35,0
560 DATA1,223,228,223,0,0,228,223,1,223,228 590 DATA3,225,231,240,1,215,231,240,2,207,2
,223,2,219,231,225 31,240
600 DATA2,22 5,231,225,2,212,225,228,1,215 ,2 600 DATA3,215,223,235,1,209,223,235,2,201 ,2
23,215,1,215,223,228 23,232
640 DATA2,215,223,235,-9,0,0,0 610 DATA{2 SPACEs)4 ,195,215,231,2,195,219,
1000 FORT=1TO1000:NEXT:TE=200:RETURN 232,4,195,215,231,2,0,0,0,-2,0,0,0
700 FORT=1TOTE:NEXT
750 FORT=1TOTE:NEXT
Listing 2. "Silent Night"program. FORT=1TOTE:NEXT
850 FORT=1TOTE:NEXT
900 RETURN
5 PRINT"{SHFT CLR)(5 CRSR DNs)14 CRSR RTs)S
ILENT NIGHT"
10 V=36870:S1=36876:S2=36875:S3=36874
20 TE=400:A=7:B=1
40 FORJ=1TO3:POKEV,A
Listing 3. 'lwlv(ItysofChm{ms"prmam.
50 READD.N1,N2,N3
60 IFD=-1ANDB=1THENRESTORE:B=2
70 IFD=-9THENGOSUB199
10 POKE36878,5 :S1=36876:S2=36875:S3=36874
90 K=TE*D:POKES1,N1:POKES2,N2:POKES3,N3 20 J= 1
100 FORT-1TOR;NEXT
101 IFD=-2ANDJ< 3THENB=1 :GOTO!06
102 IFDO-2T11EN50

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Listing (onlimted. 2030 POKES1,225:POKES2,232:POKES3,235:GOSUB
3000
2040 POKES2,231:POKES3,225:GOSUB3000
22 C=36879 2050 P0KES1,225:POKES2,237:POKES3,209:GOSUB
25 PRINT"{SHFT CLR}":CO=J+153:IFJ>6THENCO=J 4000
+■21 1 2060 POKES1,22!:POKES2,235:GOSUB4000
26 0NJG0SUB61 1 ,610,609,608,607,686,6(15,604, 2070 POKES 1 ,219:POKES2,232:GOSUB4000
603,602,601,600 2080 POKES1,215:POKES2,225:GOSUB4000
28 POKEC,CO 2090 POKES 1,209:POKES2,219:GOSUB3500
30 READD,N1,N2,N3 2100 POKES1,221:POKES2,221:POKES3,235:GOSUB
35 IFD=-9ANDJ=12THEN9999 4000
40 IFD=-9THEN500 2110 POKES2,225:POKES3,237:GOSUB4000
60 IFD=-1ANDJ>5THEN1000 2120 POKES1,201:POKES2,221:GOSUB4000
70 IFD=-1ANDJ=5THEN2000 2130 POKES2,225:GOSUB4000
80 IFD=-1ANDJ>1THENGOSUB800 2140 POKES1,209:POKES2,221:POKES3,235:GOSUB
90 TE=200:K=TE*D:X=TE/10 3500
95 POKES1,N1:POKES2,N2:POKES3,N3:FORT=1TOK: 2150 POKES1,215:POKES2,231:POKES3,225:GOSUB
NEXT:GOTO30 4000
100 DATA1,195,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,195,0,0,0,0,0,0 2160 POKES!,209:POKES2,228:GOSUB4000
2170 POKES!,207:POKES2,225:GOSUB4000
140 DATA1,195,219,232,1,195,221,235,1,209,2
2180 POKES!,201:POKES2,215:GOSUB4000
25,237,0,0,225,237
2190 POKES1,195:POKES2,207:GOSUB3500
180 DATA1,209,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,209,225,237,1,2
2200 POKES1,219:POKES3,232:POKES2,225:GOSUB
09,228,238
4000
220 DATA1,207,225,0,1,209,0,0,1,215,231 ,240
,1,219,231,0 2210 P0KES1,221:GOSUU4000
260 DATA0,219,0,0,1,221,231,225,1,215,231,0 2220 GOTO30
1 ? 1 *} "** ^? I'll 3000 FORT=1TO2*TE+X:NEXT
300 DATA!,215,232,231,1,219,232,232,1,221,2 3500 FORT=1TOTE+X:NEXT
32,235 4000 F0RT=1T0TE+X:NEXT:RETURN
320 DATA-1,0,0,0 9999 POKES3,225:GOSUB3500:POKES3,209:GOSUB3
3-10 DATA2, 22 5, 232, 237, 0,225, 0,237,1 ,228,232 :POKE36878,0:END
,238,1,221,232,239
380 DATA1,219,232,24 0,1,209,232,24 0,2,215,2
31 ,225,6,209,219,232
420 DATA-9,0,0,0
500 RESTORE:J=J + 1:GOTO25
600 PRINT"12 DRUMMERS DRUMMING"
601 PRINT"{2 CRSR RTsJ11 PIPERS PIPING" Listing 4. "B<mN!ibh?<u:m"propam.
602 PRINT"{CRSR RTH0 LORDS A-LEAPING"
603 PRINT"{3 CRSR RTs)9 LADIES DANCING"
604 PRINT"{2 CRSR RTslB MAIDS A-MILKING" 5 PRINT"1SHFT CLR}{6 CRSR DNs}{3 CRSR RTs)D
605 PRINT"{2 CRSR RTs)7 SWANS A-SWIMM1NG" ONA NOBIS PACEM"
606 PRINT"{3 CRSR RTs)6 GEESE A-LAYING" 20 POKE36878,5 :S1=36876:S2=36875:S3=36874
607 PRINT"(4 CRSR RTs}5 GOLDEN RINGS" 25 FORJ=1TO2
608 PRINT"(3 CRSR RTs)4 CALLING BIRDS" 30 FORA=5TO3STEP-1
609 PRINT"{4 CRSR RTs)3 FRENCH HENS" 40 READD,A(A+0),A(A+1),A(A+2)
45 IFJ=2THENS3=36876:S1=36874
610 PRINT"{4 CRSR RTs}2 TURTLE DOVES"
611 PRINT"PARTRIDGE IN PEAR TREE":RETURN 50 TE=400:K=TE*D
800 FORI=1TOJ-1 60 POKES1,A(3):POKES2,A(4):POKES3,A(5)
810 POKES1,22 5:POKES2,232:POKES 3,237:COSUB4 70 FORT=1TOK:NEXT

000 80 IFD< >-1TNEN40

820 POKES3,238:GOSUB4000 90 RESTORE:NEXT

830 POKES 1,215:POKES2,231:POKES3,240:GOSUB4 95 NEXT

100 POKE36878,0:END
110 DATA1,209,22 5,209,1,195,225,209,4,219,2
840 POKES1,219:GOSUB4000
25,209,0,219,0,209
850 POKES1,221:POKES3,225:GOSUB3500:NEXT 150 DATA1,215,225,207,1,195,225,207,4,221,2
8f>0 POKES 1 ,219:POKES2,232:POKES3,0:GOSUB400 25,207,0,221,0,207
0 190 DATA2,219,225,209,1,215,221,209,1 ,21 5,2
870 POKES1,221:GOSUB4000 21,215,1,209,219,219
880 RETURN 230 DATA1,209,219,221,0,0,0,221 ,2,209,219,2
1000 FORI=1TOJ-5 25,4,207,215,195
1010 POKES!,225:POKES2,232:POKES3,237:GOSUB
270 DATA2,228,228,221,0,228,0,0,1 ,225,228 , 2
4000
21,1,221,228,221
1020 POKES3,238:GOSUB4000 310 DftTAI,219,228,221,1,215,228,221,2,225,2
1030 POKES 1 ,215:POKES2,231 :POKES3,240:GOSUB 25,219,0,225,0,0
4000 350 DATA1,225,22 5,219,1,221 ,225,21 9,2,21 9,2
1040 POKES1,219:GOSUB4000 25,219,0,0,0,219
1050 POKES1,221:POKES3,22 5:GOSUB4000 390 DATA1,219,225,207,1,21 5,221,215,2, 209,2
1060 POKES!,215:GOSUB4000:NEXT
19,225,2,207,215,195
2000 POKES1,225:POKES2,232:POKES3,237:GOSUB
430 DATA6,209,209,209,-1,0,0,0
3000
2010 POKES 1,228:POKES2,232:POKES3,236:FORT=
lTOTE/2-tX:HEXT
2020 POKES 1 ,223:FORT=1TO3.5*TE*X:NEXT

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 Gateway to the World
BYJMGRUBBS

After a brief hiatus, Gateway

author Jim Grubbs returns with a
modem program you can use
for telecommunications.

In the last article in this series (June to Poke into address 666, and R is the code; that is, each character contains
1984), we took a look at how to proper value to Poke into address 665. In the five bits. Table 1 shows a binary repre
ly open an RS-232 channel. In this in- case of 45.45 baud, the values are 236 sentation of what the alphabet and
StaUmenl you will learn how to make for R and 87 for Q. numbers look like in Baudot code.
your Commodore computer communi Now you have complete control over Table 2 is a partial binary representa
cate ai nonstandard baud rates and how (he speed at which you will communi tion of ASCII code. Each combination
to make it speak new languages, in ad cate. If you are curious, calculate the of ones and zeros in the Baudot table
dition to its native ASCII. Then, you values for 300 and 1200 baud. Then, us has a corresponding combination in the
can put it all to work in a specialized ing the register "peeker" utility pro ASCII table, if you ignore the three
modem program for the Baudot code gram from the last installment (June high-order bits.
commonly used for radio Teletype 1984), open an RS-232 channel and From the last installment, you know
look at these two registers. You should that you can set the length of the data
communications.
come up with the same numbers you cal words. In this ease, you should set this
culated using the formulas for Q and R. value to five bits, which will instruct the
Baud Kales
Virtually all computers speak in a computer to pay attention to only the
Off the shelf, your Commodore first five data bits received.
language called ASCII. ASCII code
computer is all set for common data When opening the RS-232 channel,
usually is cither a seven- or eight-bit
transmission speeds, such as 300 and you can set the standard speed at any
code, though there are a few machines
1200 baud. In the example in this arti rate you choose. Then, by Poking the Q
that use even fewer bits. The fewer the
cle, you will use the so-called 60-words- and R values, you can change the baud
number of bits, the fewer distinct char
per-minute Teletype standard, which rate to 45.45.
acters can be sent. Usually this results in
equals approximately 4S.45 baud. IT you input a Baudot signal to your
a limitation on graphics capability.
But that's not one of the choices computer through the user port, you get
Commodore gives us. So, we'll have to what appears to be nice steady garbage
refer to two register locations that will Five-Bit Code on the screen! A closer look, though,
let us implement virtually any desired will reveal a distinct pattern.
ASCII is by no means the only ma
baud rate. These registers are at decimal Look at the E in the Baudot table.
chine-type code for exchanging data.
addresses 665 and 666. Those same five bits in the ASCII table
Gray code, Baudot code and typewriter
You can use the following formula to translate as an A. If you check with the
code are just a few of the others used.
calculate the values to Poke into these Baudot transmuting station, you would
We will be using Baudot code to lei
registers: the computer speak a new language us find that every time an E is transmitted,
X = INT( 1.023126/1) + .5), Q = INT(X/256), ing the Open statement and a few lines your computer will print an A.
R = 2J6'(X/256-Q) of Basic programming. By carefully examining the Baudot
where B is the baud rate, Q is the value Briefly, Baudot code is a five-level and ASCII tables, you can create a onc-

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168 / RUN Dix-cmbur li)N4
Commodore 64 or VIC-20
Modem
 to-one translation chart. The computer CMD instruction to direct all output to
will forever speak ASCII, bui you can the RS-232 port by placing a CMD 2
E 00001 3
00010 undefined
"force" it to print whatever you want. statement early in the program and then
A 00011 -(dash) Plain texl will prinl on your screen from using regular Print statements rather
■
00100 (null) the Baudot transmitting station. than PRINT*.
S 00101 ' A similar process is used to convert It's just like sending a listing to your
] 00110 8 your outgoing ASCII into Baudot, but printer through device number 4. You
U 00111 7 you must reverse the positions of the tell the computer to change the normal
*
01000 carriage re I um two charts, going from ASCII to output from the screen to the channel
D O1OOI S
Baudot. The principle is identical. you specify.
R 01010 4
Finally, you could use the Inputs
J 01011 bell
Terminal Program
N 01100 ,
command to retrieve strings of data
F 01101 1 Listing 1 shows a simple Baudot ter from an RS-232 channel. The danger is
C OHIO minal program utilizing the techniques that the system can get hung up in a
K 01111 ( you have learned. Afler a little screen wailing condition until it receives a non
T 10000 5 zero character and a carriage return. In
Z 10001 11
most communications applications, this
L 10010 ) is not a desirable way of programming.
W 10011 2
H 10100 n
Numerous Possibilities
Y 10101 6

mm this siMP
P 10110 0 With this program, you and a friend
Q 10111 1 can experiment using Baudot code. Re
o 11000 9 member that one of you must set your
B
G
11001
11010
i

&
MODEM PROGRAM, modem to the originate mode, while the
other is in the answer mode.
YOU AND A FRIEND
<
11011 " (asterisk)
M 11100
This program operates just like any
X 11101 / other modem program except that you
V 11110 ■ will find it much slower and find the
•
11111 undefined number of characters available .severely

WTTH BAUDOT CODE

limited—no lowercase or graphics, for
■line feed. space. oarriafic return, figures, example. This is because with only five
letters (in I hat order bits there is a maximum of only 32 dis
Table 1. Hinaij representation of Baudot code. tinct code combinations.
Baudot code designates one of the 32
Thefirst column show the alphabetic character rep-
combinations as a "shift" signal, al
resented irj thefive-hit binary code that follows. When most doubling the number of codes
wir receive nation i i in the "figures" or ihifted available. This is not readily apparent,
moiii1, the character in the last column is printed. color changing for the C-64 in line 5, since ihc computer is doing the conver
the program opens the RS-232 port for sion for you.
A 00000001
five-bit words with one stop bit at a If you arc familiar with older model
a 00000010
speed of 50 baud. Line 20 then sets the Teletype machines, though, such as the
c 00000011 bane! rate to 45.45, which you calcu model 15, il becomes more clear. Why
D 00000100 lated earlier. would anyone want to deliberately
E 0001X1101 You actually have two translators— "give away" improvements by using
F 00000110 one for receive (lines 40 and 50) and one such a system?
G 00000111
for transmit (lines 60 and 70). Thousands of amateur radio oper
H 00001000
In conjunction with the program ators worldwide still use Baudot code,
I 00001001
statements in lines 120, 130, 230 and many military and government services
J 00001010
K 00001011
250, the translation task is implemented still fill the shortwave bands with
L 00001100 using the translation tables. Baudol, and the deaf community uses a
M 00001101 Nolice the Get? siaiement in 100. specialized version of this system in the
N 00001110 Just like the Get statement, this retrieves telecommunications for the deaf sys
o 00001 III a single character of information. By tem. If you are interested in learning
p 00010000 using GETS2, you instruct the com more about any or all of these systems,
Q 00010001 puter to get the data from channel 2, let me know.
R 00010010
which was opened earlier using the Our software method of code conver
s 00010011
RS-232 port. sion is not necessarily the best way for
T 00010100
The corresponding transmit com all applications. It is cheap (how much
u 00010101
mand, Print*, appears in lines 230 and do a few lines of Basic cost?) and
V 00010110
w 00010111 260. While the Print statement normally leaches you how the conversions are ac
X 00011000 sends data to the screen, a Print#2 tually done.
Y 00011001 statement sends the data to channel 2, The more electronically inclined
z 00011010 which is our RS-232 channel. among you should be able to make your
Two other commands available for computer print to that old Teletype ma
Tabio 2. Alphabetic fxtrtimi of the ASCII code, our use might, under some circum chine you have in the garage. The ama
stances, be used. You could use the teurs and shortwave listeners now have
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a simple program for receiving Baudot translation table for two-way communi games. And we'll also discuss some
code using an appropriate receiver fed cations. The possibilities are numerous. specific control applications for your
through a special modem called a ter In the months ahead, Gateway will VICorC-64. m
minal unit. You can even adapt the VIC include some basic interfacing tech
modem for noncrirical reception of niques to connect safely the outside
strong Baudot signals. world lo your computer. We'll take an Address all author correspondence to Jin
Are you interested in code encryp in-depth look at using the joystick ports Grvbbs, PO Box 3042, Springfield, II.
tion? You can create your own code and for doing a lot more than playing 627OS.

160 IF X$ = CUR$(34)TIIEN X$=CHR$(39)

Listing 1. Baudot Terminal prngi 170 PRINT X$;
180 IF X$=CHRS{13) THEN PRINT#2,"H";:GOTO 1
50
POKE 53280,1: POKE 53281,1:PRINT"(CTRL 1}" 190 IF X$=ClIRS(1ff ) THEN PRINT02 , "B" ; :GOTO 1
:REM 64 ONLY 50
10 OPEN 2,2,0,CHR$(9G+1}+CHR$(0) 200 IF X5 = CHR$(32) THEN PRINT02,"D";:GOTO 1
20 POKE 665,236:POKE 666,87 50
30 LF$=CHR${ 1 0 ) :CR$=C1IR$( 1 3 ) 210
40 LS = "E"+LFS-f"A SIU"+CR$ + "DRJNFCKTZLWHYPQO 220 IF X<33 THEN GOTO 150
BG*MXV*" 230 IF X<65 THEN X=X-32:X$=CHR$(91)+MIDS(F1
50 FS = "3"4.LF$ + "- '87"+CR$+"$4' , ! :(5' }2#601 9 $,X,1 ) :PRINT#2,X$+CIIR$(95) ; :GOTO 150
240 IF X>95 THEN GOTO 150
60 Ii1$ = "CYNIftMZTFK0R(LB.)LXVWJUPG(UP ARROW} 250 X=X-64:X$=MID$(L1$,X,1)
S]UQ" 260 PRINT#2,X$;
70 F1$="MDTIDZQORDDLC(LB.)]VWSAJPUGFXN(UP A 270 GOTO 150
RR0W)DI3DYD" 300 REM *************
80 PRINT"(SHFT CLR1GATEWAY TTY 60 WPM" 301 REM *
90 LS=-1 302 REM * GATEWAY TTY
100 GET#2,C$:IF CS=""THEN 150 303 REM *
110 C=ASC(C$):IF C<1 OR O31 THEN 100 304 REM * JIM GHUBBS
120 TF LS THEN C$=MID$(L$,C,1) 305 REM * PO BOX 3042
130 IF NOT LS THEN C$=MID$(FS,C,1) 306 REM * SPRINGFIELD
140 IF C$<>"*" THEN PKINT CS;:GOTO 100 307 REM * IL 62708
145 LS=(C=31):GOTO 100 308 REM *
150 GET XS:IF XS = riiEN 100 309 REM

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 (from p. 92)
1226 INPUT#5,RW
1228 FORI=1TORW:FORN=1TO3
1230 INPUT#5,ML$(I,N):GOSUB1316
1232 NEXTN
1234 NEXTI
1236 S=ST:IFS<>0THEN1240
1238 INPUT#5,E$
CLOSE5:CLOSE 15
1242 GOTO1170
1244 REM PRINT SAMPLE LABELS
1246 PRINT"(SHFT CLRJINSERT SINGLE ROW TRAC
ISN'T IT TINE YOU COOLED OFF TOR FEED LABELS"
1248 PRINT"{CRSR DN}RUN TEST LABELS TO HELP
YOUR I54O/I54I DISK DRIVE? POSITION LABELS
1250 PRINT"(2 CRSR DNS}PRESS (CTRL 9)T(CTRL
Compu-Cool fillers tool air itirough your system to keep it operating 0}EST LABEL
31 the proper temperature, preventing. 1252 PRINT"{CRSR DN){6 SPACESHCTRL 9}C(CTR
L 0JHOOSE RECORDS
• read'write problems
1254 GETA$:IFA$=""THEN1254
• responses of "file not found"
• head misalignment
1256 IFA$="C"THEN1040
1258 IFA$<>"T"THEN1254
The Compu-Cool unit rests on top of the ventilation ducts of your 1260 FORI=1TORW:FORJ^lTOLW:PRINT#4,"•";:NEX
disk drive, so it requires no additional hardware
TJ:PRINTjV4,B1$;:NEXTI
If you're serous about your computer. Compu-Cool isn't a luxury—it's 1262 PORI=1TOT%-RW:PRINT#4,B1$;:NEXTI
-l necessity' 126-5 GOTO1246
1266 REH PRINT LABELS
Call our national order desk today to order your Compu-Cool!
1268 FORJ=1TORW:F1=VAL(ML$(J,1)):F2=VAL(ML$
1-800-821-5226 Em. 411 (J,2)):F3=VAL(ML$(J,3))
or send S39 95 (plus $2 shipping & handling! to:
1270 PRINT#4,LEFT$(REC$(K%{I),F1)+B$+REC$(K
ADINC %{I),F2)-fBS + REC$(K%(I),F3),LW)
P.O. Box 12074 VISA' 1272 NEXTJ
San Antonio, TX 73212 1274 FORS=1TOT%-RW:PRINTtf4,B1$;;NEXTS
iTc.ji rcufcnu uld 12 40 IJi} 1276 RETURN
10 <ti, rr>fj wmr
efcj lor i]eb4t«'
1278 REM CHOOSE LABEL SIZE
1280 PRINT"{SHFT CLR} {CTRL 9)(12 SPACEsJLA
BEL SI2E{15 SPACES){CTRL 0}"
1282 PRINT"(CRSR DN}{4 SPACEs}{CTRL 9}S{CTR
L 0}TANDARD - 5 ROWS PER LABEL"
A POWERFUL PROGRAMMING 1284 PRINT"{6 SPACEs}15/!6 INCH BY 3 1/2 IN
LANGUAGE FOR CUES"
1286 PRINT" {CRSR DN}(4 SPACEsHCTRL 9}L{CTR
THE PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMER! L 0)ARGE(4 SPACES)- 8 ROWS PER LABEL"
PRINT"{6 SPACEsJI 7/16 INCH BY 3 1/2 I

AMI II
1288
NCHES"
1290 PRINT"{CRSR DN}{4 SPACEs]{CTRL 9}O{CTR
L 0}THER{4 SPACES}- CUSTOM LABEL SIZE
OR"
A POWERFUL COMPILER THAT INTEGRATES 1292 PRINT"{6 SPACES[NUMBER OF CHARACTERS P
MACRO ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE AND HIGH ER ROW"
LEVEL STATEMENTS. SIMILAR TO BASIC, 1294 PRINT"[2 CRSR DNs) NOTE: LABELS ARE SE
PARATED BY ONE ROW"
INTO ONE COHESIVE LANGUAGE.
1296 PRINT" 32 CHARACTERS PER ROW IS STANDA
FEATURES & CAPABILITIES: RD"
1298 PRINT"(CRSR DN} {CTRL 9){6 SPACEsJPRES
• Assembles standard 6510 assembly language.
S THE APPROPRIATE KEY{7 SPACES)"
* Macro & conditional assembly. 1300 GETC$:IFC$=""THEN1300
* Deline your own high level statements. 1 302 IFC$ = "S"TJ1ENT% = 6:RETURN
* Trace feature. 1304 IFC$="L"THENT%=9:RETURN
1306 IFC$="O"THEN1310
• 8 bit and 16 bil math.
1308 GOTO1300
• Co-resident compiler/assembler/monilor/editor. 1310 INPUT"{CRSR DN} ENTER NUMBER OF ROWS 0
- Can compile to memory or disk. N LABEL";T%:RW=T%:T%=T%t1
■ In use by many software developers. 1312 INPUT" ENTER # OF CHARACTERS PER ROW"?
Complete with disk and 230 page manual S99.95 LW:RETURN
1314 REM— —DISK ERROR CHECK
S2.0D shipping. S1.50 COD. California residents add 6Va%
1316 INPUTS 15, EN, EM$,ET,ES:IFEN<2fJTHENRETUR
Stiles tax.
N
Dealer inquiries invited. Circle 2*2 on Reader Service cam 1318 PRINT"{CRSR DN} {CTRL 9JDISK ERROR{CTR
TO ORDER WHITE OR PHONE L 0}"EN"{CRSR LF), "EMS","ET"{CRSR LF}
, "ES
1320 PRINT"{CRSR DN) PRESS {CTRL 9)ANY KEY(
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CTRL 0) TO RETURN TO MENU"
COMPUTER Granada Hills. CA. 91344
1322 GETA$:IFA$=""THEN1322
AIIIANCF (BIB) 3BB-40B9
1324 CLOSE5:CI,OSE15:GOTO1102

172 / RUN December

 IRED)"
Listing 2. DFRepontmrak 590 PRIHT"(CTRL 9)";F$(SF);"(CTRL 0) " ; :IMP
UTT$
500 REM-DATAFILE 2.6 SUBPROGRAM DFREPORT BY 592 IFK=2THENGOSUB810:GOSUB824
MIKE KONSHAK 594 F0RI=1T0X
502 REM-FOR 1525, MPS801, GEMINI10X, OKIDAT 596 PRINT"{CRSR DNJSEARCHING RECORD";I;"(2
A92A EPSONRXS0 AND OTHERS CRSR UPs)"
504 OPEN4,4:CRJ=CHR$(13):B$=CHR$( 32):B1$=CH 598 IFT$=LEFT$(REC$(K%(I),SF),LEN(T$))THENO
R$(10):IFPW=0THENPW=S0 NKGOSUB798,842
506 GOTO614 600 NEXTI
REM LOAD SUBPROGRAMS
602 PRINT#4,B1$;:G0TO538
510 PRINT"(SHFT CLRH2 CRSR DNs}{7 SPACEsJL 604 REM PRINT ALL RECORDS
OADING MAIN PROGRAM"
606 PRINT"(SHFT CLRHCRSR DN) PRINTING HEAD
512 LOAD"DATAFILE",8 ING":IFK=2THENGOSU3810:GOSUB62 4
514 PRINT"(SHFT CLR){2 CRSR DNs}(2 SPACEs)L 608 F0RI=1T0X:PRINT"{CRSR UP] PRINTING RECO
OADING MAILING LABEL SUBPROGRAM" RD #";I:ONKGOSUB798,842:NEXTI
516 LOAD"DFMAIL",8 610 PRINT#4,B1S;:GOTO538
518 REM QUIT ROUTINE
612 REM PRINT RECORDS MENU
520 PRINT"(SHFT CLR}(2 CRSR DNs}QUITTING NO 614 PRINT"(SHFT CLR} {CTRL 9)18 SPACEsJREPO
W WILL ERASE CURRENT DATA" RT PRINTOUT MENU{10 SPACEs)"
522 PRINT"{CRSR DNJARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO 616 PRINT"(CRSR DN}{6 SPACEs}(CTRL 9)L{CTRL
QUIT?":PRINT"(2 CRSR DNs) {CTRL 9)Y{CT 01IST RECORDS UNFORMATTED"
RL 0} OR (CTRL 9)N{CTRL 0) ? 618 PRINT"(CRSR DN)(6 SPACEsJICTRL 9}P(CTRL
524 GETA$:IFA$="" THEN524 01RE-DEFINED FORMAT OR"
526 IFA$="N"THEN614 620 PRINT"{CRSR DN}{6 SPACEs)(CTRL 9)D(CTRL
528 IFA$="Y"TiiEN532 0JEFINE NEW FORMAT"
530 GOTO524 622 PRINT"(2 CRSR DNs}{6 SPACEsHCTRL 9)E{C
532 PRINT"(SHFT CLRK2 CRSR DNs }SUBPROGRAM TRL 01XIT TO MAIN PROGRAM OR"
TERMINATED"
624 PRINT"[CRSR DN}(6 SPACEsHCTRL 9}M(CTRL
534 PRINT"tCRSR DNHCTRL 9} DATAFILEfCTRL 0) 0 JAILING LABEL PROGRAM"
BY MIKE KONSHAK |C)1983":END 626 PRINT"{CRSR DN)(6 SPACEs)(CTRL 9}Q(CTRL
536 REM SEARCH ROUTINES MENU 0}UIT PROGRAM"
538 PRINT"{SHFT CLR) (CTRL 9}(11 SPACEsJPRI 628 PRINT"(2 CRSR DNs} (CTRL 9){6 SPACEs)PR
NT OPTIONS MENU(8 SPACEs)" ESS THE APPROPRIATE KEY(7 SPACEs)"
540 PRINT"(CRSR DN){4 SPACEs)(CTRL 9)A(CTRL 630 GETC$:1FC$="" THEN630
0)LL RECORDS IN FILE
632 IFC$^"L"THENK=1:GOTO538
542 PRINT") CRSR DNH4 SPACES} (CTRL 9}S(CTRL 63 4 IFC$="P"THENK=2:GOTO766
0}ELECT INDIVIDUAL RECORD
636 IFCS-"E"THENPRINT#4:CLOSE4:GOT0510
544 PRINT"(CRER DN}{4 SPACEsHCTRL 9)F{CTRL
638 IFC$="M"THENPRINT#4:CLOSE4:GOTO514
0}IND RECORDS WITH COMMON FIELDS 640 IFC$="D"THENK=2:GOTO64 6
546 PRINT"(CRSR DN}{4 SPACEs)(CTRL 9)E(CTRL
642 IFC$="Q"THENPRINT#4:CLOSE4:GOTO520
0)XIT TO MAIN MENU 644 GOTO630
548 PRINT"{CRSR DEPOSITION PAPER IN PRINTE
646 PRINT"(SHFT CLRHCRSR DNHCTRL 91REP0RT
R AT TOP OF PAGE"
SIZEfCTRL 0} UP TO 136 CHARACTER WIDE.
550 PRINT"PRINTER MAY STOP DURING PRINTING ii

IF THE" 648 PRINT"(CRSR DN)PRINTER MUST BE INITIALI

552 PRINT"COMPUTER NEEDS TO REALLOCATE MEMO ZED FOR WIDTHS"
RY." 650 PRINT"GREATER THAN 80 CHARACTERS. CHECK
554 PRINT"(CRSR DN} (CTRL 9)[6 SPACEs}PRESS YOUR"
THE APPROPRIATE KEY(7 SPACEs)" 652 PRINT"PRINTER MANUAL TO HOW TO PRINT 13
556 GETC$:IFC$="" THEN556 6 CHRS"
558 IFC5 = "A"TI1EN606 654 PRINT"(CRSR DNJNUMBER OF CHARACTERS?":?
560 IFC$="S"THEN570 RINT"?(3 SPACES)(3 CRSR LFs)";PW:INPUT"
562 IFC$="F"THEN580 (CRSR UP)";PW
564 IFC$="E"THEN614 656 IFPW>136THEN654
566 GOT0556 658 PRINT"{St!FT CLR)(CRSR DNHCTRL 9}TITLE
568 REM SELECT ONE RECORD FORMAT(CTRL 0) UP TO 4 TITLE LINES OF"
570 INPUT"{SHFT CLR)(CRSR DNJPRINT WHICH RE 660 PRINT"INFORMATION AT THE TOP OF THE FOR
CORD";I$:I=VAL(I$) M."
572 IFI>XTHENPRINT"NO SUCH RECORD EXISTS, T 662 PRINT"(CRSR DNJNUMBER OF LINES?";PRINT"
RY AGAIN(3 CRSR UPs)":GOTO570 ?(3 SPACEs}(3 CRSR LFs)";NL:INPUT"(CRSR
574 IFK=2THENGOSUB810;GOSUB824:GOSUB84 2:PRI UP)";NL:IFNL>4THEN662
NT#4,B1$; :GOTO538 664 F0RJ=1T0NL:PRINT"TITLE §";J:PRINT"? >{2
576 GOSUB79S:PRINT#4,B1$;:GOTO538 SPACEs)(3 CRSR LFs}";TT$(J)
578 REM FIND RECORD (SEARCH) 666 IFLEN(TT$(J))>37THENPRINT"(CRSR UP}";
580 PRINT"{SHFT CLR){CRSR DN) (CTRL 9){4 SP 668 INPUT"{CRSR UP)";TT$(J):IFTTS(J)=""THEN
ACEsJFIND RECORDS WITH COMMON ITEMS{4 S TT$(J)=">"
PACEsHCRSR DN)" 67 0 NEXTJ
582 FOR N=1TOF:PRINT" (CTRL 9)";N;"(CTRL 0) 672 PRINT"(S1IFT CLR)(CTRI, 9)C0LUMN FORMAT (C
";F$(N):NEXTN TRL 0} UP TO 8 COLUMNS WITH 2"
584 INPUT"{CRSR DN}WHICH FIELD IS TO BE SEA 673 PRINT"SPACES BETWEEN COLUMNS"
RCHED";SF 674 PRINT"(CRSR DNJNUMBER OF COLUMNS?":PRIN
586 IFSF<0ORSF>FTHENPRINT"(3 CRSR UPs)":GOT T"?{3 SPACEs)(3 CRSR LFs)";NC:INPUT"(CR
0584 SR UP)";NC:IFNC>8TI!EN674
588 PRINT"ENTER (CTRL 9)COMMON ITEMfCTRL 0} 676 FORJ = 1T0NC:PRINT"P0SITI0N OF COLUMN #";
":PRINT"(THE ENTIRE STRING IS NOT REQU

RUN necvmhcr 1084 / 173

 Listing 2 continued.
J:PRINT"?(3 SPACES}(3 CRSR LFs}";PC(J}
; For the Commodore 64 1 678 INPUT"{CRSR UP}";PC(J):NEXTJ

mm
680 PRINT"(SHFT CLR){CTRL 9JHEADING FORMAT{
CTRL 0) COLUMN HEADINGS CANNOT"
682 PRINT"EXCEED WIDTH OF COLUMNS:[CRSR DN)

ml 684
686
FORJ=1TONC:PRINT"COLUMN";J;" HEADING";
IFJ = NCTllENPRINT8f)-PC(J); :GOTO690

a i
688 PRINTPC(J+1)-2-PC(J);
690 PRINT" CHARACTERS WIDE"
692 PRINT"? >(2 SPACEsH3 CRSR LFs}";HC${J)
:INPUT"{CRSR UP|";HC$(J):IFHC$(J)=""THE
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BANNER MACHINE"* before tronics, Speed disk cfampmg, Radia 694 NEXTJ
15/3 1/04 and receive holiday head alignment. Mechanical stop
location, Includes new quiet drive 69G !'RINT'"(SHFT CLR)CHOOSE WHICH FIELDS GO
font free!
Mcnu-drjvcn program works like a
stop! Disk S39 95 UNDER THE COLUMNS"
word processor. Great for busi
CP/M Term Download CP/M pro 698 PRINT"ENTER (CTRL 9}0(CTRL 0} IF ADDITI
grams! Full-featured terminal pro
nesses, schools, or organizations.
gram requires a Commodore CP/M
ONAL FIELDS ARE":PRINT"NOT DESIRED."
Produces large signs up to '3" tall
Oy any length. Make borders of
adaptor. Supports C-1S00, Hess, 700 FORN=1TOF:PRINT"{CTRL 9)";N;"[CTRL 0} "
widths up to V.". Eight sizes of let 1650 auto dial, 212 modems S ;F$(N):NEXTN
HS-23! adaptor Direct back-to-back
ters from V to 8" high. Propor 702 FORJ=1TONC:PRINT"(HOME}{4 CRSR DNsl";TA
computers (requires null modem
tional spacing, automatic centering,
ngMt and left justification. Use with cable). RS-232 modem with RS-93S B(25)"COLUMN";J;"f2 CRSR DNs)"
adaptor allows transfer Irom other
Gemini 10 or 10X, Epson MX with 704 FORL=1TO3:PRINTTAB(25)"ICRSR UPJFIELD";
Graltrai, or the RX or FX; Com CP/Mcomputers Disk S39.95
L;" 0 (2 CRSR LFs}";ML$(J,L>
modore 15S5E or MPS 801; and the Screendump Print a copy of the
Banana. Four extra fonts available C-64 screen simply by pressing just 706 PRINTTAIM32);"{CRSR UP) " ; : INPUTML$( J ,L)
(S19.95 each) Tape or disk $49.95 two keys. This machine-language
program is compat ble with most
708 NEXTL
dilto Copy disks automatically,
copies 99% ol currently available
software. S19.95 710 NEXTJ
Commodore 64 disks, supports 1 or ORDER TOLL FREE 10-6 MON-SAT 712 PRINT"{SHFT CLR)(2 CRSR DNsJDO YOU WISH
11541 drives, takes appro* 35 mm.,
800-762-5645 TO REVIEW YOUR FORMAT AND/OR"
easy to use, menu-drjven, currently
available, ditto will even backup Cardinal SoFtwarn ^£ 714 PRINT"MAKE CORRECTIONS?(2 SPACEs}PRESS
ditto1 539 95 disk For the C-64. 13646 Jell Davis Hwy —*^ (CTRL 9)Y(CTRI. 0) OR [CTRL 9}N{CTRL 0}"
Flex File 2.1 By Michael Riley Save Woodbridge, VA 2B191 &* 716 GETAS:IFA$=""THEN776
up to 1500 typical records on a 1541 Catalogs availaolt In □ Call (703) J91 6S09 718 IFA$="Y"THEN646
disk drive. Print information on bDctiPy Educational,
labels or in report format. Select Gamrs/Simulations, — fc ^^^_ HHH 720 IFA$="N"THEN726
records 9 ways. Sortonupto3keys. ■^'Utilities, or QQ ^hh UK) 722 GOT0716
Calculate report columns. 1541 • CP'M Pualic Domain
4040* 5031 Disk £59 95 Circle \<&2 on Reader Service card 724 REM SAVE REPORT FORMAT
726 PRINT"[CRSR DN) {CTRL 9]SAVE FORMAT{CTR
Circle iSGon Reader Service card
L 0}?{12 SPACEs){CTRL 9}Y{CTRL 0} OR {C
TRL 9]N(CTRL 0)"

Blank "Cheats 728 GETA$:IFA$=""THEN728

730 IFAS="N"THEN538

Sheets? 732 IFA$="Y"THEN736

734 GOTO728
736 PRINT"{CRSR DNJSAVE UNDER WHAT FILE NAM
You've get the best com
E?"
pute? in Ihe world, and 738 PRINT"{CRSR DN){2 SPACES)";NFS:INPUT"{C
Lots ol software lo run on RSR UP}";NF$:IFNF$=""THEN614
]( One problem Unless
you work with Ihese pio
740 OPEN15,8,15:PHINT#15f"S0:RP] "+NFS:GOSU
grams evt'iyday. it's hard B87G
lo keep all those com 742 OPEN5,8,5,"0:RP] "+NF$+",S,W":GOSUB876
mands straight T5" In
one program means one
74 4 PRINT//5,PW;CR$;NL;CR$;NC:GOSUB87 6
thing, and "F5"in another program moans 74 6 FORJ=1TONL
something else A lew companies olfei a die c n sfieel lhal 748 PRINT#5,TT£(J}:GOSUB876
attaches lo youi keyboard wilh all Ihe commands ol one pro
gram punted on il Steal idea, unless you only need a lew 750 NEXTJ
easy-io-itnd "hinis." oi you need Ihem for 10 oi 20 programs 752 FORI=1TONC
Otll solution? Simple A pack ol 12 lined cards, die cul lo 111 your
keyboard and jusl waiting lo be illlftd wilh Ihose pioblem com- 754 PIUKT^5,PC(I) ;CR$;I1C$(I) :GOSUB876
memds you loigei most olien Simple I Yes, bui otiectlvo Now 756 FORN=1TO3
you can have all your piogram commands nghl al youl
758 PRINT^5,ML$(I,N);GOSUB876
fingsi lips on YOUIJ VEtfY OWN. custom designed "chBal"
sheets Greal lor attices and schools Oidei a couple pack:, today1 760 NEXTN:NEXTI
762 PRINT^5,E$:GOSUB876:CLOSE5:CLOSE15:GOTO
Please send me the (allowing!
Campulertype .. 538
Sty. Hem Price 764 REM LOAD REPORT FORMAT
Sets of 12 Keyboard Cheal Sheets w S16.55 766 PRINT"{2 CRSR DNsJLOAD FORMAT FROM WilAT
_ 2 Packs (24 Sheets) lor 52095
Shipping and Handling
FILE?"
5% Stale Tea (WI Residents only) 768 PRINT"{CRSR DN){2 SPACES)";NF$:INPUT"(C
TOTAi ENCLOSED
G Please Chaioe to, Li MasterCard U VISA
RSR UP)";NF$:IFNF$=""THEN614
Number Eiplies 770 OPEN15,8,15:OPEN5,8,5,"0:RPI
SKLPTO, Name R":GOSUB876
Address 772 INPUT#5,PW,NL,NC:GOSUB876
City 77 4 F0RJ=1T0NL
State/Zip
776 INPUT#5,TT$(J):GOSUB876
Dealer Inquiries Invited SSO N 6SU1 Stieot 778 NEXTJ
780 F0RI=1TONC
782 INPUT#5,PC(I),HC$(I):GOSUB876

174 / HUN 1984

Listing 2 continued.
784 FORN=1T03 840 REM PRINT FILE DATA
786 INPUT#5,ML$(I,N> :GOSUB876 842 F1=VAL{ML$(1,1)):F2=VAL(ML$<1,2)}:F3=VA
788 NEXTN:NEXTI L(ML$(1,3)):CW=PC{2)-2-PC(1}
790 S=ST:IFS<>0THEN794 844 IFPC(1 )>1TIIEN850
792 INPUT#5,E$ 846 PRINT#4,LEFTS(RECS(K%(I],F1)+BS+RECS{K%
794 CLOSE5:CLOSE15:GOT0712 (I),F2)+B$+REC${K%(I>,F3),CW);
796 REM PRINT NONFORMATTED LISTING
848 GOTO854
798 PRINT#4,"[ RECORD fl";I;"{3 SPACEs}]";:F 850 PRINT04,LEFTS(SS,PC(1)-1);
ORJ=1TO62:PRINT#4,"-";:NEXTJ:PRINTjJ4,B1 852 PRINT04,LEFT$(REC$(K%(I),F1)+B$+RECS(K%
$; (I),F2)+B$+RECS(K%(I),F3),CW);
800 FORN=1TOF
802 PRINT#4,F$(tJ);:FORJ=1TO20-LEN{F${N)):PR
854 FORJ=2TONC:CW=PC<J)-2-PC(J-1)
856 F1=VAL(ML$(J-1,1)):F2=VAL(ML$<J-1,2)):F
INT(M,".";:NEXTJ
3=VAL(ML$(J-1,3))
804 PRINT#4,REC$(K%<I),N)
858 M=LEN(LEFTS{REC$(K%(I),F1)+B$+REC$(K%(I
806 NEXTN:PRJNT#4,B1$;:RETURN
),F2)+B$+REC$(K%(I),F3),CW))
808 REM PRINT REPORT
810 PG=0:S$="":FORJ=1TOPW:S$=S$+B$:NEXTJ 860 M^PC(J)-M-PC(J-1):CW=PC(J+1)-2-PC(J)
862 PniNT#4,LEFT$(S$,M);
812 FORJ = 1TONL:IFTT$( J)o">"THENGOSUl3818
814 NEXTJ:RETURN
864 F1=VAL(ML$(J,1)):F2=VAL(ML${J,2)):F3=VA
L(ML$(J,3))
816 REM CENTER TITLE
818 B=INT((PW-LEN(TT$(J)))/2) 866 PRINT^4,LEFT$(REC$(K%(I),F1)+B$+REC$(K%
820 PRINTS4,LEFT$(S$,B}+TT$(J);B1$;:PG=PG+1 (I),F2)+BS+RECS(K%(I),F3J,CW);
:RETURN 868 NEXTJ:PRINTj*4,B1S;:PG = PG+1
822 REM POSITION HEADINGS 870 IFPG=60T1IL;nfORJ=1TO6:PRINT#4,B1S;:NEXTJ
82 4 GOSUB838:PC(NC + 1)=PW+3:CW=PC(2)-2-PC( 1 ) 0
:IFPC{1 )HTHEN828 872 RETURN
826 PfiINT#4,LEFT$(HC$(1)FCW);:GOTO830 874 REM DISK ERROR CHECK
828 PRINT#4,LEFTS(S$,PC[1 )-1) + LEFT$(HCS(1 ), 876 INPUTS 15,EN,EM$,ET,ES:IFEN<20THENRETURN
CW);
878 PRINT"{CRSR DN) {CTRL 9JDISK ERROR{CTRL
830 FORJ=2TONC:M=PC(J)-LEN(LEFT$(HCS(J-1),P 0}"EN"{CRSR LF}, "EMS","ET"{CRSR LF},"
C(J)-2-PC(J-1))>-PC(J-1)
ES
832 PRINT*f4,LEFT$(S$,M)+LEFT$(HC$( JJ,PC{J + 1 880 PRIHT"{CRSR DN) PRESS {CTRL 9JANY KEY{C
)-2-PC(J)>; TRL 0} TO RETURN TO MENU"
83 4 NEXTJ:PRINT#4,B1S;:GOSUB838:PG=PG+3:RET 882 GETA$:IFA$=""THEN882
URN 884 CLOSE5:CLOSE15:G0TO614
836 REM PRINT DASHED LINE
838 FORJ=1TOPW:PRINT#4,"-";:NEXTJ;PRINT#4,B
1$;:RETURN

The Magic World

Of Printer Art!

Turn your printer into an artist with this delightful

program for the Commodore 64! Imagine the fun
you and your kids will have creating these and
scores ol other drawings' Save your printer art file
lo tape or disk, too Printer Artist includes 12
ready-to-run drawings, a utility for creating your Now for Thoroughbreds, Harness Horses and
own art, and instructions for 40 additional pictures Greyhounds! Use your Commodore 64 to improve
Complete instructions include discussion of printer your performance at the track' Separate programs for
art programming techniques, Hours of fun for home thoroughbreds, trotters and greyhounds wifl have you
or clasroom-teaches typing skills, too. Works with handicapping races in minutes, even if you've never
any 80-column punter Only $34 95, tape or disk. done it before!
The handicapper programs use information readily
available from the thoroughbred Racing Form, harness
or greyhound track program to rank the horses or
dogs in each race. Factors include speed, past perfor
mance, class, post position, jockey or driver ability,
favorite box (for greyhounds), class, maneuvering abili
ty, beaten favorite, stretch gain and other attributes.
Data entry is quick and easy. We even provide a chart
showing you where to get the information you need!
You may be able to buy a more expensive handi
capper. but our satisfied customers say you won't find
a better one. Complete instructions and belting guide
included. Thoroughbred. Harness or Greyhound, just
$34.95 each on tape or disk. Any two handicappers,
$54 95. All three, only $74.95 MC/VISA welcome.

Federal Hill Software 825 William St. Baltimore. Md. 21830 301-685-6254 VISA/MC Welcome
Circle B4 nn Reader Service card.

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 COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE
AUTO
COMMODORE SALE DIAL MODEM
(more power than Apple II at 1/3 the price) (Best communications package in USA)

00*
$188 00*
$79
WE WE
HAVE
1 HAVE

• 170K Disk Drive $249.00* BEST

THE
11 THE
LOWEST • Computer Learning Pad $49.00
• Tractor Friction Printer $169.00* SERVICE I PRICES • New Voice Synthesizer $59.00
• 14" Hi-Res Color Monitor $219.00* • Commodore 64 Power for
*less coupon discount Vic-20 $69.00
SPECIAL SOFTWARE COUPON
* SUPER AUTO DIAL MODEM $7900
* COMMODORE G4 COMPUTER S188.00 Lasy id use Just [jliiginto ytiw ConimiKlore t>4 rcomplrtBI
You pay nnlv £188 00when you order lln1 powerful MK We pack a SPECIAL SOFTWARE DISCOUNT 1 jrtcJ yui/re (eaty lu tranwnit and receive nie&saRC^

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SOJrWAHE COUPON we iwtk will) youi COMPUTER DISK DRIVE -PRINTER- 1 key on yii.it comoutei! Includes bxcIusivo easy lu use
Ilia! dllnws you In SAVL QVFF! tiUO "II allows v.ili If) 1 program Iw up anil down loaamt: Id printer ond dUU
MONITOR wo sell! This cuupon
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SAVE OVER S5OO OFF SALE PRICES"
yimr tirl i iltllrlulw i USl ri iBS 00"

NEW COMPUTER LEARNING PAD S49.00

makes oilier tl'.'pl"" laDlet obsolete Tin-, new TECH
* 170DI5K DRIVE $249 00 1 [ExemplSI] SCETCH I EARNING PAD .!lio*i you la draw un your T V
you |idv only SJ49 00 *h«i rov onlei Hie ! 70K Drst. PROFESSIONAL SOFTWARE or" MoMiir.ii ami men you can p^nl whatever you draw dpi
rinue1 IfSS Ihe vatiie oi the SPECIAL SOFTWARE ; COMMODORE 64 Ihe screen on your printers FANTASTIC!!1 List 179 96
CUUPON v-c tack vvEttfe you* dish drive th.it allows you to
SALE $49.00 Conuun 539 96
SAVE OVLH ilOO oil Mllw.ii.- sale pin r>s" With mly
tboa <>i Minnas applied yooi iiel disk dnve iust 15 Nanu Lin 8,1. Co ii [inn 1
JlrtSOO fip-riiliv.-Wonl fiip'.'H^nr 59SJ 00 54S Dll &3JJ IX? 1 NEW VOICE SYNTHESIZER $59.00
Exrcuiit* u.ii.i Bnu i ' ■3b 00 S2A 00 1 Fin i oiu t>4oi Vic 20, nmpiiters Jullpluti'l ndyow
* 80 COLUMN 80CPS 1 J0OO0 WuiUO wry S?J'15 11J 05 11(1 UJ 1 cm program wurtb artd Ufitencm nrjjirst rtlume j.kI
TRACIIOM FRICTION PRINTER $169.00 1 Els i S ..it SBWI 159.86 549 00 53=00 1
Adi, i||H,i,-k 34900 , 1 >iti ,. 1 iji|. h iiiiike talking aOi/Bittu'B ganiM. sound action
V.hi pay intly II(j9 IK) wficn you nrrltr llu1 Conr^ir I/F 1 fr... 1 . ..1. SW1II. 54J <J^ ■: ii, ^ii 1 ganvrs sud cuslomidid Wlkics!! 1011 OMLV tl9 9^i you
ih>lu>i> up"1 iiriMii-r Hi,11 pniiti M -II lull sue Miiftie canaOd IEKT TO SPEECH |uSttypea*orilandhea>yoiii
sheel ">ii.ip t.intai(i(MiK>i. l.iti.'iselc Irnpacl dot malm, GlKM 5209b S16 95 S12bO 1 iumpuler laik-AlHSOUNDT0~70WK".SCUM ADAMS
bidirectional/LESS the value «T (lie SPECIAL son WARE Pioummmeis Help* ANE) AAKDVARK ADVEN1UHL GAMES1! [Disk or tape)
COUPON we pack with youi oniliei Hint allows you lo , |Onfcl S53 <)!■ S?l) 'X, 1
SAVL OVFH J50O oil software sale prices" With only 1 SOCuluitin 5i n lOiskt 559 9S S3'J 95 (38 96 1
1 FlripR lik'Do I.I.'. 53395 (Hi 95 1.1435 1 COM 64 POWER FOR VIC-20 S69.00
$100 of saving tippiied yaw net nnntei iusi it imiy S39 OO 1
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* 14" HIRES COLOR MONITOR S219 00 mo 1 Commodoio M tuiiipulfi" M.tvT.** i rjnlrol ^ftiii hw on
tan 11.1v wily $?|4UO mlim you onto Ihn. M rulUK 1 F>,,',|',,'j,... S3H95 ■ 1 ij 9'j ',\t. 9f> 1 ,,.vi Gold EiIk.1 i wirw luri. live yrvn mrianly [IHLL
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MOM]on mill ilmnipr and . liMirei maintain limit «ny One FREE 1
'Pill!
olritfr ciil»i Monitori wetiaw t«leri' LESSv3Uw ul the 1 M...« Cult 553 BE> SJ9DS ii .. 1
SPEC I At DISCOUNT [:OUPONm..ij,ick*i1livoi»muiiitoi
1 Htwiw ■ ■■ 533 95 134 95 1
ik.i allows you to save over ifiOUoirsoffw.ire i.iieinn rs11 16K RAM CARTRIDGE JA9.00
Witti only IIOOdI saviiigsappliedyonr ml color monitor Increases VIC 20 p«wBmrnlllBP0w8' 4timas Eipantis
j (See over 100 coupon items m our c,
cost is only 1)1900 [I6C0IWEI total memory to 41K (41,000 hyies) Memory block
Write or call Icr : SmtCiWs me Ml OutsuJe cover1 CAHDCO Includes FliEl
80C01UMN BOARD $99.00 Sample SPECIAL SOFTWARE COUPON1 \ J29 Pb K.iiiif"
NliWp yiili PWRFpIHI HO COLUMNS .in tin' '■! ' ' ■!' One
Iiiih'1 Coiiwls yoni Conimmto'i1 H Id BO COLUMNS
Wtli-ll ¥.ni pltli; ipi Ilii' KOCOL UMN HCANSION ROAHII"
9" GREEN SCREEN MONITOR J69.95
1 ■.!"* eipander! Can use «i!ti mmt wislini
t.L ul i Quality SANYO, e.ny lu n-.ul, SOeotiimns ■ 34
iint'^ Hi.1.1!! Fiii.MiriLinu^ screen with antiglare, met.ii
EXECUTIVE QUALITY
^dBuwi1 Sjup% ym.f TV mis J3 05 Iw connectina
80 COLUMNS IN COLOR PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS SOFTWARE
EXECUTIVE WORD PROCESSOR $49.00 WUIfl Com 61 or VIC ZO

This EXECUTIVE WORD PROCESSOR is !!«■ finest The Cadillac of Business Programs
dViiiBbW t* the COMMOflllBE 64 LOPiipiitei1 The 12" GREEN OR AMBER MONITOR $99.00
tor Commodore 64 Computers
(IITIMATE IL1H PROFESSIONAL Word Processing ^rmr ct^oice l>I grew nr amber ^treen iiuiniiLii idii
DISPLAYS 40 ot 80 COLUMNS IN COLOR 01 HU.it and quality. 5ftNtOBO column! ■ 24line&, nasyloreafl.anti
'SflLE Coupon
Willie' Simple loopetale. puwerinl lent BdilinB with 250 11 phi till
glare, t«Mer u »noing!P< Uii9 9^lorconni^:liiiBcal)ie
lnui.nl div M.nvpgciiH 599 00 149 00 f J5 00
WORti DICTIONARY, comptele Cur«» aiid iiuwt/dalete ALCoiinis PocmvMlA 599 OO $49 00 J35OO Com Cul or VIC20
k,.y coiilioli nm* mid paragraph inwrtion. aulonatii ACCOunTI P.iy.il.li' 599 OO Si!! (XI 53!, 00
duk'liun, centering in.ir^iii settingi .i".l dulpul to all P.i.inll S09OO 5J9tti sal. oo
oiinftT:.1 Iik luiln .1 powerful mail merge Gtfri^ul LtJyn-p 535 00 S4i!l>l) 53b 00 8AM ■ 8PM Weekdays
Hit i99 0(1 SALE S-19 00 Coupon S39 00 9AM - 1ZN Saturdays

LZ
- LOWEST PRICES • 15 DAY FREE TRIAL • 90 DAY FREE REPLACEMENT WARRANTY
. BEST SERVICE IN U.S.A. • ONE DAY EXPRESS MAIL - OVER 500 PROGRAMS • FREE CATALOGS
a.^^^^^^B<B^^^^^R^I^I^Btl^HaMl^l^l^|I^H

Add 110 00 (o( shipping, hondlpng and insurance. Illinois resident*

plaose odd 6% to,. Add SIO.OO tor CANADA. PUERTO RICO HAWAII.
ALASKA APOFPO orders. Canodian oiders must he in U S. dollors.
WE DO NOT EXPORT TO OTHER COUNTRIES
Encloie Coshmrs Chotk. Money O'dor or Parsonol Check. Allow 14
ENTERPRIZES iWElO.EOU" CUSTOMERS.

doys 'or delivery 3 10 7 days lor phono orders I day »press moil1 BOX 550, BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS 60010
VISA - MASTER CARD - C O.D Phone 312/382-5244 lo order

176 / RUN Dtwmber li>84

 NEW 128K —MEGA BYTE DUAL DISK DRIVE-80 COLUMN

COMPUTER SYSTEM SALE!

HOME • BUSINESS • WORD PROCESSING

/iiiitmmmiiiiiimimiiim mwmmmmmw

LOOK AT ALL YOU GET FOR ONLY

LIST PRICE
B128 COMMODORE 128K 80 COLUMN COMPUTER S 995.00
4023 - 100 CPS - 80 COLUMN BIDIRECTIONAL PRINTER 499.00
8050 DUAL DISK DRIVE (over 1 million bytes) 1795.00
12" HI RESOLUTION 80 COLUMN MONITOR 249.00
BOX OF 10 LORAN LIFETIME GUARANTEED DISKS 49.95
1 100 SHEETS FANFOLD PAPER 19.95
ALL CABLES NEEDED FOR INTERFACING 102.05

TOTAL LIST PRICE 53717.95

PLUS YOU CAN ORDER THESE BUSINESS PROGRAMS AT SALE PRICES

LIST SALE LIST SALE
Professional BO Column Payroll S149.95 J99.00
Word Processor $149.95 *99.00 Inventory 5149.95 199.00
Professional Dolo Base S149.95 $99.00 Generol Lodger SM9.95 S99.00
Accounts Receivable SH9.95 S99.00 Financial Spread Sheet $149.95 S99.00
Accounts Poyoble S149.95 S99.00

LIST SALE
PRINTER REPLACEMENT OPTIONS Olympic! Executive Letter Quality Serial Printer $699.00 S399.00
replace the 4023 wilh the following at ihe&e sale prices) Comstar Hi-Speed 160 CPS 1 5' i' Serial Business Printer S779.00 1494.00
Telecommunications Deluxe Modem Package S199.00 SI 39.00

IS DAY FREE TRIAL. We givo you 1 5 days to try out this SUPER SYSTEM PACKAGE I ! If it doesn't meet your expectations, just send it back
to us prepaidand we will refund your purchase price!!
90 DAY IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT WARRANTY. II any of ihe SUPER SYSTEM PACKAGE equipment or programs (ail due to foully
workmanship or moieriai wo will replace it IMMEDIA1ELY at no charge! '

Circle 15 on .<>■ > !■■■ SorvtCo card.

Add $50.00 (or ihipping and handling!!
$100.00 for Aloika and Hawaii orders,
WE DO NOT EXPORT TO OTHER COUNTRIES
Enclose Coshers CHpck Money Order or Personal Chocfc- Allow 14 days for
delivery. ? lo 7 day* lor phone ordery I day express moil1 We accept V^o
ENTERPRIZES ««*-«.
and MasterCard We ship C-O D lo contmeritol U S adrire*=*=<?■, only. BOX SSO. BARRINQTON, ILLINOIS 80010
Phont 312/M2S24* lo ord«r

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 COLOR
MONITOR SALE!!!
(Lowest price in USA)

•Built in speaker and

audio
•Front Panel Controls
219 •Beautiful Color Contrast
»For Video Recorders •High Resolution
• For Small Business/ •Sharp Clear Text
Computers ►40 Columns x 24 lines
•Apple-Commodore •List $399
Atari-Franklin-etc. SALE $219
14" Color Computer Monitor

15 Day Free Trial - 90 Day Immediate Replacement Warranty

HI-RESOLUTION GREEN OR AMBER TEXT DISPLAY MONITOR

List $249 SALE$119
80 Columns x 24 lines, Hi-Resolution-crisp clear easy to
read text with anti glare screen! A Must tor word processing.

12" wsawyoGREENORAMBERSCREEN MONITOR List$199 SALE $99

80 Columns x 24 lines, amber or green text display, easy to read, no eye
strain, up front controls.

9» ©saimyo GREEN SCREEN DATA MONITOR List $149 SALE $69

80 Columns x 24 lines easy to read, up front controls metal cabinet.

• LOWEST PRICES' 15 DA V FREE TRIAL "90 DAY FREE REPLACEMENT WARRANTY

• BEST SERVICE IN U.S.A. ■ ONE DAY EXPRESS MAIL • OVER 500 PROGRAMS • FREE CATALOGS

Ckclo 15 on Reader Somco card.

Add J10.00 lor shipping, dandling and Insurance Illinois raaldanl* I

plaaia add 6% t»x. Add 120.00 for CANADA. PUERTO FIICO, HAWAII |
ord«r». WE DO NOT EXPORT ro OTHER COUNTRIES.

Enclose Cashiers Check. Money Order or Personal Cneck. Allow 14

days lor delivery. 2 !O 7 days for Qhone orders. 1 day aiprass mail!
ENTERPRIZES IWE LOVE OUB CUSTOM ERSl

Canada orders must be in U.S. dollars Visa ■ MasierCard C O.O. BOX 550, BARRINQTON, ILLINOIS 60010
Phont 312/U2-5244 to ordar

178 / RUN December li*84

 FANTASTIC COMPUTER PRINTER SALE!!!

COM-STAR T/F
Tractor
Friction
Printer

* *

COM-STAR

• Lowest Priced, Best Ouallty, Tractor-Friction Printers in the U.S.A.

• Fast 80-120-160 Characters Per Second • 40,46,66,80, 96,132 Characters Per Line Spacing
• Word Processing • Print Labels, Letters. Graphs and Tables • List Your Programs

a* DELUXE COMSTART/F Premium Quality 120-140 CPS Superior Quality

80 CPS Printer — $169.00 15'/;"COM-STAR PLUS+ 15W COMSTAR PLUS+ H.S.
Ilii5 COMSTAR l/f (Tractor Friction) Business Printer $349.00
High Speed 160 - 180 CPS
PRINTER is exceptionally versatile II Has all the leatures ol the Itv COM SI AH
i)fnits8'." x 11 "standardsuesinglesheel
Business Printer $469.00
PLUS+ PRINTER plub 151 " carnage and
This Super High Speed COM-STAR* 15Vi"
stationary or continuous teed computer more powerful electronics components to
Business Printer has all the features of the
paper Bi-directional, rmpacl dot matrix, handle Urge ledger business lornis1
10" COM-STAR BUSINESS PRINTER witha
80 CPS. 224 characters (Centronics (Better than Epson FX 100) List $599
15&" Carriage and more powerful
Parellel Interface), SALE $349.00 electronic components to handle larger
Premium Quality 120-140 CPS ledger business forms! Exclusive bottom
10" COM-STAR PLUS+
Superior Quality feed. (Serial Centronics Parallel Interface)
Printer $249.00 List $799 00 Sale $469.00
The COM STAR PLUS+ gives you all the 10" COM-STAR+ H.S.
features oi the COMSTAR T/F PRINTER HIGHSPEED 160-180 CPS
plusa 10" carnage. 120 140CPS.9x9 clot
Business Printer $369.00
matrix with double strike capability for 18 x
This Super High Speed Com-Star+ Business
IS dot matrix (near letter quality), lugh
resolution bit image (120 x 144 dot
Printer has all the leatures ot the 10" COM OOlympia
STAR+ PRINTER with HIGH SPEED
matrix), underlining, back spacing, lei! Executive Letter Quality
BUSINESS PRINTING 160 180 CPS. 100
and right margin settings, trite lower
duty cycle. 8K Buffer, diverse character DAISY WHEEL PRINTER $379.00
decenders with super and subscripts, This is the wo'lds finest d.n^y wheel printer
fonts, special symbols and true decenders.
prints standard, italic, block graphics and vertical and horizontal tabs. A RED HOT Fantastic Letter Quality, up to 20 CPS
special characters It fjives you print BUSINESS PRINTER at an unbelievable low bidirectional, will handle 14 4" farms
quality arid leatures found on printers price (Serial or Centronics Parallel width! Has a 256 character print butter,
costing twice as much1! (Centronics Interface) List $699 00 Sale $369.00. special print enhancements, built in
Parallel Interlace) (Better than Epson tractor-feed (Centronics Parallel and
FX80) List $499 00 SALE $249.00 RS232C Interface) List $699 SALE $379.

• 75 Day Free Trial - 1 Year Immediate Replacement Warrant]

PARALLEL INTERFACES
For VIC 20 and CQM-64 - $49 00 For Apple computers - $79.00 Atari 850 Interface - S79.00 For ALL IBM Computers - 589 00

PROTECTO
Add $14 bll '</' shipping, handling ond inturancs. Illinoil rvudtnit
pl.oiMddl*. to. AddS?9 00(or CANADA PUEKTOSICO HAWAII
ALASKA APO FPC ord»ri Canadian oraVi mull b* m U S dollari
Wt DO NOT EXPflltT 1O OTHER COUNTAIES
Encloi* Caihiari Ch*ck. Monif Oidir or P*'ianol C-ntk Allow N ENTERPRIZES
ddfi for d»ii.«'v 7 la . dajt lar phen* erdiri I day *ipr*ii moil1 BOX 550, HARRINGTON, ILLINOIS 8OO10
VISA- MASTER CARD We Ship COD lo U S AOOressss Only Phono 312/U2S244 to order
Circle !*► on Reactor Seivice card

COM-STAR PLUS+ ABCDEFGH I JKLMNGPQROTUVWXYZ

Print Example: MBCDEFGHIJKLHN0PQR8TUVUXVZ 1 234SA7I

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 COMMODORE-64 or VIC-20

VOICE SYNTHESIZER
MAKE YOUR
COMPUTER TALK
$
59 00
VOTRAX BASED
HARDWARE SALE
ONLY

You can program any words or sentences • Adjust volume and pitch ■ Make adven-
ture games that talk • Real sound action games • Make customized talkies • (Demo
disk or tape included) • Requires Speaker

IHBflOBaBPOBOBQQQBDaBOBDODQ&OOQOBOQOOOeOOQQeQQQi
You can add TEXT TO SPEECH SOFTWARE that allows you to simply type what you
want to hear!! Also allows you to add sound and voice to SCOTT ADAMS AARD
VARK and "ZORK" ADVENTURE GAMES List $29.95 Sale $19.95 (Disk or Tape).
ICQ0OQ0Q0D6QgD0eB0n0BOOOOOOQOOOO3QB00flWD0P0GdB'

• LOWEST PRICES • \S DAY FREE TRIAL • BO DAY FBEE flEPLACEMENT WAflftANTT

■ BEST SERVICE IN U.S.A. • ONE DAY EXPRESS MAIL • OVER SO0 PKOG RAMS • FREE CATALOGS

COMMODORE 64
SALE
80 COLUMN BOARD
FOR ONLY $99 00
Now you can program 80 columns on the screen
at one time! Converts your Commodore 64 to 80
columns when you plug in the PROTECTO 80
Expansion Board. List $199.00. Sale $99.00.

Includes 4 Slot Expander and can be used with most existing software!!!

WE LOVE OUR CUSTOMERS

Circle 15 on Reader Survrcv card.
Add S3 00 lor shipping, handling and iniuranco Illinois ralidenla
f>I.mi. add 6*/. io- Add S6 oa far CANADA. PUERTO RICO HAWAII.
ALASKA APO-FPO O'den Canadian oid»ri must be in J S dollar!
WE DO NOT EXPORT IO OTHER COUNTRIES.
Enclose Coshiers Chock Money Order or Personal Check Allow 14
dayi+o'delivery. 2 10 7 doys (orphans orders. 1 day express moil! ENTERPRIZES-
VISA — MASTER CARD CO D.
No COD. to Canada APO-FPO.
BOX 550, BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS (0010
Phont 312/382-5244 to order

180 / HUN December 1984

 COMMODORE 64

Computer Learning Pad

39
List $79.95

Coupon Sale $49.95

Makes graphic tablets Hi-Resolution!

NEW FROM TECH SKETCH
Obsolete

Includes Special Printer

Feature.

Now you get this Fantastic Tech Sketch Computer

Learning Pad Program with a Professional Light
|Pen Free! (39.95 value) plustheMicro Illustrated
iGraphics Pad Program that allows you to draw on
your T.V. or monitor screen (better than Gibsons
$99 light pen). Whatever you can draw on the
screen you can print on your printer (a Tech
Sketch Exclusive.)
join fin fvewflnepc-i"

Commodore 64 & VIC-20

$24.95 Professional Model $24.95

Light Pens
Professional Light Pen. This is the TECH SKETCH Hi-Resolution model that allows you to draw fantastic
pictures and professional diagrams — single-pixel accuracy! (Includes (omous point and sketch oroaram )
List S39.95. Sale $24.95- Coupon $22.95 9

$24.95
Economy Model with 3 programs $16.95
Grclp 15 nn Reader Service card

Add S3 00 for shipping handling and insurance Illinois reiidenTi

please add 6"'. to> Add 16 00 I01 '.Ar.'AOA PUERTO RICO HAWAII
AtASKA APO FPO orderi Conadian orderi muir br in U 5 dollar!
WE DO NOT EXPORT TO OTHER COUNTRIES
Enclose Coihiers Check Monsy Order or Personal Criack Allow 14 ENTERPRIZES LOvE OUHCUSIOMEHSi

day 1 far dslivary. 2 1o 7 day* for phone ord«n, 1 doy exprei* moil1
BOX 550, BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS 60010
VISA — MASTER CARD - C O.D
No COD loConado APOFPO
Phont 312/3825244 to order
 Scholastic Software
Commodore 64

Super School Savings

0800 Agent U.S.A. Agent USA challenges the 0804 Banner Catch. This one even teaches
player to intercept the Fuzzbomb by travelling Binary numbers. Players must work together as
across the U.S.A. You must use your a team in this capture the flag game where you
knowledge of time zones, state capitals, must get Max's flag before his robot raiders get
geography, map yours. Fantastic play
reading, and route action and teamwork
planning to achieve and cooperation skills
your goal. Fantastic make this a must for
adventure game with e v e
r y o n e .
full color graphics and (Disk ■) List S34 .95.
excellent sound. Sale 524.95.
(Disk.) List S34.95.
Sale $24.95.

0808 Spell Diver. Sharpen spelling skills, 0812 Double Feature Adventure. Two full
improve reading, word recognition and color graphic adventures that allow the player
retention. The player is a diver who must to choose among danger, humor, excitement
explore the ocean floor to find and uncover and chance. Plus these programs make the
letters. The more quickly a player can guess a players stars of the adventure. Explore the
word the more points microzone or the
are scored. Sea Northwoods while
creatures and other improving reading
dangerous surprises skills and building
plus a time limit make v o c a b u I a r y .
it more exciting. (Disk.) List $29.95.
Fantastic graphics and Sale 517.95.
sound. (Disk.) List
$34.95. Sale $24.95.

0816 Tales Of Mystery. Two more famous 0820 Square Pairs. Sharpen and improve your
twist-a-plot adventures that challenge the vocabulary, reading, and spelling skills while
player first, to find a friend lost in a haunted improving deduction and memory. You must
house. Second, to find match characters in
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Best Multi Level Graphics Games in the U.S.A.

RAID OVER MOSCOW

Raid over Moscow — The ultimate in multi screen computer grophics has arrived, (over six screens) The Soviets
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Text
Adventure
Crime Stopper:
Championship Golf:
Assume the role of
Select club, strike,
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save a
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to
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MicroAddition Match-Up:
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Strategy Games MicroMultiplication for pre-school that
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Final Conflict: King Cribbage: MicroDivision use colorful objects
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variations game can be graphic representation of make learning "same," "related,"
played against computer playing cards and arithmetic fun. ond "different."
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 K-TEL

SUPER
PRODUCTIVITY/ACTION
Educational Learning Aid

Red Uuzzberiy Fontaslic

educational game thai teaches
spelling and good sentence Robin Hood You as Robin must
PATTRHHW Structure. Firs! you must pick the fight your way through Sherwood
missing letter for Ihe word (correct Forest. Nottingham Castle past the
spelling) then you must pick the Duke, rescue Maid Marion, and
two missing letters for the word. finally sieal Ihe gold. Fantastic
Finally you must pick the correct graphics with 5 different screens of
word for the grammatically correct challenges. List SI9.99. Sale
sentence. Great for students and S14.99 (Disk)
adults. List S24.99. Sale S16.95
[Disk).

Plantin Pal Finally a full Ico Palace You as the Penguin

analysis and advisor for all your <«;:-; ■ must make your way through the
gardening needs. Planlin Pal asks automated Ice Block Factory on
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suggestions too!). Then tells you screens worth of melting ice
where to plant them! (goiden
layout) How to take care? of them!
A blocks,
Freddies
deodly snowballs,
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and
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plant diseases) Fantastic for all ice ladder before your love can be
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vocabulary, comprehension, and
SrKKDUKAIHM, Sir Lancelot Fight your way
speed to help you read better. Eye
m training and vocabulary come first.
through the castle, kill the dragons,
and save the maiden. But this is just
then the screen flashes word by
the beginning! 8 more quests with
word or sentence by sentence
8 more challenging screens await
through paragraphs and asks you
questions when you re done. your rise to be knighted king of the
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World's Greatest Baseball — Finally a great sports game. Realistic right down to the
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Robots of Dawn — Elijah Boley is here from the best-selling science fiction series by
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Borbie — The biggest name in dolls. Browse through Barbie's closet full of beautiful
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shops, or even go to the dress shop and creote Barbie's designer clothes with the help
of the computer. The combinations are endless and so is the fun. One or two players.
(Disk) List S39.95. Sole $27.95.

G.I. Joe — The best selling toy soldier is now available as an activity toy on the home
computer. Select the battle situation then choose the equipment you think you will
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from repairing cars to the destruction derby. You can actually play the activities along
with a partner on the computer screen, even build ond customize your own cars. A
whole new way to play Hot Wheels. One or two players. (Disk) List 539.95. Sale $27.95.

Break Dance — Break Dance is an action game in which your dancer tries to break
through a gang of break dancers descending on him. "A simon-like game" where your
dancer has to keep the steps of the computer controlled dancer, and even a free dance
segmenfwhere you develop your own dance routines and the computer plays them
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 ing the Load command from within program #1, but you

magic
must take some precautions. When one program loads an
other, the second program must be shorter than the first.
(You can use the FRE function lo compare the programs'
lengths.) Some side effects of this process are that the sec
Clever programmers can prim up lo leu Direct mode ond program is executed automatically after it's loaded,
lines, wilh proper spacing between them, then put and any variables used in program #1 retain their values
CHR$(13)*S inlo the buffer, causing all those lines lo be ex when program tfl is executed.
ecuted. The key to success is careful placement of the screen If you're loading from tape, you can get around the pro
commands and careful positioning of the cursor ai the mo gram length restriction and avoid both side effects, by put
ment the program ends. ting the following line al the stan of program ffl.
Several of this month's tricks incorporate the dynamic 0 POKE 45,PEEK<174) : POKli 4fi.Plil;K( 175) : CLR
keyboard technique. Now that we've explained it, try to If you modify a program to which this line has been add
figure out how they work. ed, you must remove the line before executing the modified
Robert E. Peary program. Failing to do that will cause an unrecoverable
Crcsson, PA disaster.
Anne Phillips
5? 1 "ftD List Magic—If you execute the List com New Denver, B.C.
mand from within a program, ihe listing will take place, but Canada
program execution will slop. You can use the following
routine to Poke the word RUN into the keyboard buffer, $ 1 4P Dynamic keyboard loads—When
and to execute the run as soon as the list is finished. loading one program from anolher, you can avoid the
10 FOR I =631 TO 634 : READ A : POKE 1,A : NEXT : POKE 198,4 length restrictions and side effects of Program mode loads
20 DATA 82, 85, 78, 13 by using this:
30 LIST
5(XX) PRINT "LOADING [3 CRSK DNs|"
Craig Lewis 5(110 PRINT "LOAD"C[IRW4!"proyriimiiaim:"CHRS(34yl,8|3
Address unknown CRSR UPs]"
5020 POKE 631,13: POKE 632.K2 : POKE 633,85 : EJOKE 634,78 :
POKE 635,13 ! POKE I9H,? : END
Good listing from bad lines—Did
you ever get a Syntax error without finding an error in the When executed, this will act as if you typed the Load com
indicated line? Not al! keyboard entries show up when you mand on the keyboard and then typed RUN when it was
list your program, and the secret to debugging success may complete. If you use tape rather than disk, replace the 8 in
be to [tenter the suspected line. For example, enter the fol line 5010 with a 1.
lowing program, purposely misspelling PRINT by inserting P.R.D.
a shifted Q between the I and the N: Hales Comers, Wisconsin
100 PRIIshffl Q)NT "DOUG HENNING"

When you try to run the program, you'll gel a Syntax er

$ 1 OU Easiest Program mode load—if you
ror. List the program to find the error, and you won't be
are using a Datassetlc, ihe easiest way to load and run one
able to see it. Surprised? The shifted Q clidn'l show up al
program from anolher is ibis:
all! To fix this problem, retype your line. To fix it with less
100POKE631,I3I : POKli I'JK.I
effort, move your cursor up to the Listed line, then press the
return key. It has the .same effect as pressing the shifted run/stop key.
L.A. (ieri[> Craig Lewis
Munroevillc, IN Address Unknown

$14D C-64 slow lister—You can slow ihe OlOl Easy load and save—If you're copying
listing on a C-64 by entering: a program from one disk to another, you first load it by en
POKE 56324.28 : POKE 56325,0 tering LOAD"programnaine",8. When the lime comes io
When you ask for a listing, the computer may .seem to stall save it again, just type SAVE over the former LOAD, then
for a moment, but give it time and it'll start a very slow list. hit the return key. It .saves your having to retype the pro
To make things even slower, press the CTRL key or Poke a
gram name and drive number. To save even more, use L
lower number into 56324. To return the computer to its
[shift O] as an abbreviation for the Load command, and S

normal mode, press the stop and restore keys simulta Jshift A] as an abbreviation for the Save command.
neously. Walter Dickcrson
ThOniBS J. Tennuiil Brick, NJ
Louisville, KY
$ 1 52 Multiple saves—You can make multiple
5> 1 4C Loading from within a program—It's copies of a program by putting the Save command in a
Often desirable to split programs into two parts, usually to For... Next loop, such as
save space in memory. You can load program tfl by execut FOR 1 = I TO 3 : SAVE ■■HAKKY ALBACKBR" : NEXT

188 / HUN December 1984

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 You can even number each copy: COMD B. To ensure you don't get the graphics symbol it
self, as A$, you can add this to the end of line 10:
FOR [ = 1 TO 4 : SAVE "THE GREAT CARSONI" + STRS(1) : NEXT
:ON (AS = "[COMD B]") + 2 GOTO 10,20
David C. O'Sada
Jacksonville, FI, Then put your program continuation at line 20.
Brooks IIiieii
$153 Multiple verify—The Verify command Alexandria, VA
works nicely in a For... Next loop, loo. If the verification
fails, the loop will abort with an error message.
$ 1 59 Another queryless Input—There's an
James M. Byrne other method of eliminating the question mark when get-
York Harbor, ME ling Input from the keyboard. The secret is the lillle-known
fact thai the keyboard has a device number of 0, and that
$154 Keyword abbreviation tip—Proof any piece of hardware with a device number can have an In
reading Basic lines that contain keyword abbreviations is put channel opened to it. To see what this means, try the
easier if the computer is in Upper- Lowercase mode. In this short program below.
mode, abbre vial ions don't contain graphics characters and
lOOPliN l,fl
are much easier to read. Poke is pO, Next is n£ and so on.
20 PRINT "TYPE SOMETHING ";
You can put your machine into this mode by simultaneously 30 INPUT*!,AS
pressing the shift and Commodore keys. 40 PRINT
Maurice A. I'.-.wy 50 CLOSE I

Weslchester, CA 60 PRINT "YOU TYPED: "AS

Line 10 opens an input channel to the keyboard. Line 30
$ I 9O Input hint—Quotation marks can help gets the user's input. Line 40 is necessary to move the cursor
you input strings you didn't think were possible to input. to the next line and line 50 closes the channel. You get no
By typing quotes before and after your input, you can add question mark with this method, but you must carefully
leading and trailing blanks that would normally be trun control the cursor position.
cated. You can also input commas (no more Extra Michael ScliurUind
Ignored!), colons, cursor controls and so on. To input a de Stegcr, II.
lete character any time after your initial quote, just type
"[CRSR LF][inscrl][delete]." The best part is that the quote
marks will not be included in the string, (for example,
$15A Slick Get trick—Here's a way to use
the character received with a Get statement as the first char
"MAGIC" has five characters in the string, not seven).
acter for an Input statement. The technique follows the
Richard Shine
THEN in line 110 below. In ihe example, if you continually
Carrolllon, TX
press the space bar, a sequence of numbers is printed, If
you input a number in place of the space, that number is
$ 1 56 More on Input statements with printed instead. The example is useless, but ihe technique
quotes—You can use the dynamic keyboard technique (o has lots of possibilities.
put leading quotation marks on your response to the Input
100OET AS : IF AS = "" THEN 100
statement. For example: U0 IF AS< >"[Spacel" THEN POKE 63l.ASC(AS) : POKli 198,1 :
100 PRINT "WHAT MAGIC CHARMS"; INPUTB
110 POKE 631,34: POKE! 198,1 120 PRINT H : B - B + I i GOTO 100
120 INPUT fS Eton Ahem
34 is ASCII for ihe quotation mark, and the Pokes make San Diego, CA
the computer think you've typed it. Now the computer will
accept any key except the return and delete keys.
j Multiple-choice Get—The following
Errol Lisonbcc short routine lets you detect keypresses, from a specified
Salt Lake City, UT group of keys, and directs the program according lo the de
tected keypress.
5j» "1 5 / Input prompts—When using the Input 10 GET AS : J = 1 : FOR 1 = I TO 4 : IF AS - M1DS ("ABCD".U>
statement, don'l use prompts longer than 38 characters (on THENJ=1+1
the C-64) or 20 characters (on the VIC). Due to a bug in the 20 NEXT : ON J GOTO m.aaa,bbb,ece,ddd
ROM {Read Only Memory), longer prompts will result in
In the example, aaa, bbb, ccc, ddd are the statement
bad reads or an error message. Reports say the bug has
numbers you want the program to go to if A, B, C or D arc
been fixed in the SX-64 portable computer.
pressed. The string in the MIDS expression can be as long as
Michael L. Burnliaiiuli you'd like, and can even include function key codes. Try il!
Lima, OH Juson Dun!
Saratoga Springs, NY
$ 1 58 Interesting Input prompt—To get an
unusual flashing prompt, try this: $ 1 5C Using Get instead of Input—Here's a
10 1NPUT"|2 spaces|[COMD B][J CRSR LF]";AS way to get rid of the question mark while getting input from
For variety, try substituting different graphics for the the keyboard.

190 / RUN December 1984

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 5 BS = "" $161 Data statement debugger—I use this
10 POKE 207,0 : POK1I 204,0 : GET AS : IF AS = "" THEN 10 on those occasions when I suspect my Read statements are
20 IF A$ = CHRS(13)THI=N PRINT CHRS(32) : GOTO 40 out of step with their intended Data statements:
30 PRINT AS; : 11$ = H$ + AS: GOTO 10
50 READ A : PRINT A. PBBK(63) + 25S'PEEK(64)
40 REM THU INPUT IS STOKED AS US
It's necessary' to print CHRS(32), which is a space, to oblit It prints both the data item and the number of the line it
erate the cursor in case it is on when you press the return key. was read from. Just insert the Print statement after the ap
propriate Read statement in your program, and deleie it
N.S. Hanspal
after debugging is complete. Of course, you must make the
King of Prussia, PA
variable in the Print statement the same as that in your
Read statement.
$1 5D Using the Get statement—A good
Iten Cherry
programmer will write this:
I'.] mini, Ml
10 PRINT "PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE"
21) GET AS: IF AJ - "" THEN 20

A betier programmer will empty the keyboard buffer first, $162 Handling long Data items—If your
so that any previous keystrokes are ignored: data items are long strings, sometimes some of them won't
fit on a single program line. For instance, long questions in
10 PRINT "PR12SS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE"
15 GET AS : ll: AS <> I*HEN 15 a quiz program may need three or four lines. To overcome
20 GET AS : IF AS ■ ["HEN 20 this, find how many lines the longest item will take, and
break it into that number of substatemeuts. Then read and
An alternate way to empty the buffer is:
print it as several concatenated string variables. Be sure to
15 POKE 198,0
insert null strings when necessary for shorter Data state
-iiilin l\. Olscn, Jr. ments that don't use the extra lines.
Newberg, OR Girolyne J. Butler
Address Unknown
»J> 1 OB Get tip—Here's a Get routine that avoids a
possible Type Mismatch crash when using numerical values:
1(1 PRINT "CHOOSE A NUMBER 1-5";
$ 1 63 Finding program length—The FRE
function tells how much free memory is in your computer
20 GET AS : IF AS = "" THEN 20
.1flA = VAL(AS): IF A< I OR A>5THLN 20
at any moment. If there's a Basic program in your VIC's
JO PRINT A memory, you can tell its length in byics by entering:

Line 20 inputs the data as a string value to avoid the Type PRINT xx\-FRE(0)

Mismatch crash if an alphabetic key is pressed. Line 30 where xxx is the Bytes Free value your computer displays
converts the datH to numeric form and checks whether it's when first turned on.
in the right range (1 to 5 in the example). The routine A bug in the C-64 makes FRE return a negative vaiue if
won't crash, accepts only the numbers you specify, and it there's less than 32K of free memory. The following state
does not require you to press the return key. ment allows for the bug and gives the true length of the Ba
John Blanfurd sic program in C-64 memory.
Ventura, CA PRINT 389ll-(FRE<O)-(FRE(0)<0)*65536)

In both cases, the 0 after the FRE can be changed io any

*p 1 Or Cursor for Get—A disadvantage of the number or letter; its value doesn't affect the result at all.
Gel statement is that it provides no Hashing cursor to prompt
Ken 1. u ml>
the user for input. Here's a way to provide a cursor:
Corona, CA
10 POKE 204,0
20 GET AS: POKE 207,0 : 1I-" AS= "" THEN 20
30 POKE3M,] : PRINT AS 91 ©■* ASC finder—This short program makes
The Poke statements in lines 10 and 20 tell the computer to it easy to find the ASC value for any keyboard character.
turn on the cursor while it is waiting for a key to be pressed. You can then print the character using PRINT CHRS(x),
Line 30 turns off the cursor and prints the value of AS. Be where x is the ASC value determined here.
sure to print something at this step, even if it's just a space,
1GETAS:IFAS = 1'HEN 1
or an image of the cursor might be left on the screen. 2 PRINT AS, ASC(A$>: GOTO 1
David Palmer James M. Byrne
Address Unknown York Harbor, ME

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Quantity error while reading Data statements, the follow $165 GOTO nothing—If you're using a
ing Direcl mode entry will show you the line number of the GOTO statement in a place where every byte counts (such
offending data item. as in a one-liner), start with line 0 and use GOTO without a
PRINT FEBKJffiH 256*PEEK(64) line number. It saves a character and .still returns to line 0.

Don Criss Heath Fallin

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 Commodore Clinic
By Jim Strasma

Commodore Clinic is a monthly col meet the needs of French-speaking

umn designed to help you, the RUN \K'- Could you please tell me where Canadians.
reader, through any troubles or ques 1 can get a disk with the same programs Since you're having trouble ordering
tions you have as you use your VIC or for my 64 as shown in the movie War direct, why not order from a dealer?
64 computer. Send questions to: Games, without having to break into a Many software companies no longer
government computer? sell directly to customers, bui some
Jim Strasma
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Commodore Clinic Brian Griffith
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War Games featured several
So this column can help as many peo
computer games and programs. It's
ple as possible, please try to limit your
been a while since I saw it, but I pre
questions to topics of general interest, 1 would like to obtain a word
sume you aren't interested in Tic-Tac-
and limit each letter to one question. In
Toe, available from most any user
processing program that would he com
cluding a full-sized (if10) self-addressed
group.
patible with both my 64 and the PETs at
stamped envelope will ensure a reply-
I also presume you don't want the school. Any help would be greatly ap
even if your letter does not appear in
carrier-seeking program that dials every preciated.
prim. I do ask that you not call, though,
number in town looking for other mo T.S. Bartletl
because my telephone does not know
how to type, and only typed questions dems. (I assume thai because just hav Slephenville, NFD

can help others through this column. ing such a program may be illegal.)
That leaves Global Thermonuclear I'm not aware of a single word
War, a game 1 can't imagine anyone processing program that runs unchanged
wanting to play. Companies specializ on both machines. However, several arc
ing in such "games" include Avalon available in compatible versions for
Update: Replacement ribbons fur the
Hill (Baltimore, MD) and Strategic both, and will allow you to load files
801 printer are available from Radio
Simulations (Mountain View, CA). from either machine into the other with
Shack, as part number 26-12*3.
out difficulty, as well as operating in
George Manning
nearly the same way on both. Examples
Rome, NY
of compatible programs include Paper

r\: Thanks for the lip! Q I am particularly interested in a

word processor program thai will give
clip and Paperclip 64 (from Baitcrics In-
eluded), Word Pro 3 Plus and Word Pro
me French, as well as English, charac 3 Plus/64 (from Professional Software),
Software ters and accents. I suspect thai Paper WP64 (from Pro Line Software), Easy
clip and Script 64 will do what 1 want, Script (from Commodore) and Super
but despite my letters, I have been un script (from Precision Software) and
able to get a response from the compa Pagemate (from A.B. Computers).
Disk Master is an excellent pro
gram (see RUN, February 1984). I use it nies. Any ideas?
to catalog all my disks. I have one prob Louis i- mm id
lem. . .certain commercial disks do not APO, NY I own the V1CMON cartridge,
catalog on Disk Master. 1 receive the but I am having problems trying lo store
message DISK BAM IS INVALID. I Low retail prices on programs a byte (listings say ".byt $2c"). I tried to
hope you have a solution. for the 64 don't permit much customer use the Fill command, but I could not
Danial Baney service, but including a stamped reply get it to work. How should I do it?
Omaha, \1 envelope might help encourage com Kandy Quillen
panies to reply to questions. (No one Neah Buy, WA
I doubt if the fault is in Disk likes to throw away a perfectly good
Master. Rather, some commercial pro stamp.) Both companies you mentioned
* The syntax to make the Fill
grams alter the disk to keep you from have been in business for years, and command put a byte S2c in location
reading its directory, as a copy-protec they have been helpful to me. $1000 (for example) is:
tion (rick. If you can'l read it, then Their programs are indeed available
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problem by avoiding the companies true for other programs developed in (with the leading period already sup
[hat do it. Canada, such as Word Pro, in order to plied by VICMON as a prompt).
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 Commodore Clinic

However, I would do it with the Killing,1' November 1979). Boih could

Memory command instead. Besides dis be converted to run on your system. You didn't, mention what
playing the current contents of a part of printer you're using, but current buffers
memory, the .m command allows you expect you to have either a Centronics
to move the cursor up and over to a parallel or an RS-232 interface to your
Hardware
byte, change its vaiue and hit the return printer. Unless yours is a Commodore
key to enter the change in memory. For printer, you probably do.
example, in your case, you might see: \j|: Can you help me make ti 4-slol Given a suitable interface, the buffer
simply plugs in between your computer
.111 1HH11W1 expansion port? Please write buck.
:1000 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
and the printer. You should look for ex
Glen Osvold
pandability and compressed storage of
You would then simply change the first Grafton, VA
duplicated characters. Although 32K
$aa to $2c as shown:
seems large enough to you now, and
:1000 2caaaaaaaaaa.-iaaa Nope, sorry. It's rarely cheaper buffers are sold with as little as 16K
This method is still a bit cumbersome, to build smali boards like that than to of memory, you may eventually want to
but to improve on it, you'll need a full buy them commercially, once you fig increase its memory to 64K. Be sure
assembler, rather than the mini one in ure in the value of your time. Also, you can.

VICMON. thanks for writing, but I get too many Second, ihe computer sends large
letters to write back unless you include a groups of spaces and other repeated
full-size envelope with your address and characters to the printer as it prints most
Can you give me information a stamp on it. documents. Normally, these are stored
on protecting and claiming rights on like any other character. However,
computer programs? How do I copy some buffers recognize repeated
right my programs? When I hooked my 64 to the characters and store them in a con
Cynthia Wood color TV, the screen was twisted and densed form.
APO, NY could not be read. I needed a horizontal Although parallel and serial buffers
hold control for correction, but my TV are widely available, IEEE-488 and se
Though I am not a lawyer, my only has a vertical hold control. rial bus buffers are not, though both are
understanding of current U.S. law is For the past year 1 have been using a beginning lo be announced. Prices for
that any program you develop is auto B&W TV that has a horizontal control the existing units range from $200-5400.
matically copyrighted as soon as it ap but is missing all the pretty colors. Is You're right about the shortage of
pears in public, provided a copyright there some way to control the horizon ads; I could only find one product to
notice appears prominently on it, and tal on (he 64? mention by name. It's the Micro-
providing you haven't given out any Joel Herman Spooler, sold by the Quill Corporation
earlier copies without such notice. You Haddonfield, NJ of Lin coins hi re, IL. 1 mention it only
don't have to register the copyright with because Quiil offers a proven satisfac-
the federal government to make it valid, Don't give up too quickly on tion-guaranteed-or-your-money-back
but doing so has some advantages and your TV. The horizontal hold control warranty.
doesn't cost much. Unfortunately, de may be hidden—accessible only through
fending a software copyright is prob a hole or by removing the back of the
ably more trouble than it's worth, un Even time I use my disk drive,
set entirely. Find someone who repairs
less your program is blatantly stolen by that brand of TV and have them check it makes a loud squeaky noise. It still
a company with enough assets to be into it. If you have a schematic for the works, but I can't stand the noise. How
worth suing. set, it may be listed there. do I get rid of il?
Douglas llaggctt
Stafford, VA
Is there anyone oot there who I understand buffers can be
has developed real estale-orienled soft purchased for printers that will take A likely cause, if yours is an early
ware? I'm looking for a program (hat data from the computer and in turn
1540 or 1541 disk, is a loose flywheel on
allows a real estate investor to evaluate feed the printer, leaving the computer
the bottom of the unit. If so, you get rid
potential renlal property for cash flow, free for other tasks.
of it by genlly pounding it back on, and
tax advantages (interest and deprecia My Quick Brown Fox word proces you can prevent recurrences by using
tion), potential property appreciation, sor gives me some 38K of text storage,
superglue to fasten il in place. The hard
equity growth analysis and so on. so it would seem that a 32K buffer
pan is getting to it, which involves re
Paul Smithey would be just about right. Hut who moving the whole case.
Destin, FL makes them, where can they be bought If this isn't the problem (later 1541s
and how much should they cost? hold it on firmly with a screw), listen
They're not advertised in RUN or other
RUN's sister magazine. Micro carefully with the case off to isolate the
computing, once ran two articles that magazines. source of the sound. Washers around
may be helpful lo you ("Buy or Rent," Andrew Swanson the spindle on which the disk turns can
May 1980, and "Boy, Did I Make a Seekonk, MA go bad. Similarly, the arm along which
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 Commodore Clinic

the drive head moves has to be lubri ile for this is aluminum foil, which you Are you aware of any plans for a hard
cated every once in a long while. Other could tape to the bottom of the furni disk for the 64? What about a DOS for
pieces can also go bad, but your ear will ture used to hold your 64 system or such a system?
guide you to the offender. place under a rug below the system. Gay Steinberg
Do take care of the noise as soon as There are also special rugs and equip Lincoln Center, ME
possible. Noise means friction, friction ment mats made for this purpose. You
means wear and wear means failure, could even get a Filter for the wall socket §\: Not yet, and the DOS may be
probably sooner rather than later. from a TV shop, but I don't expect that the reason; the serial bus is barely fast
will help much in your case. enough for the size disk that the 64 has
now. However, if you can find one, you
I have received complaints from can use the recently discontinued Com
llie person living directly below me thai I recently bought a 64, along modore D9060 and D9090 hard disks
when I use my 64, it creates terrible in with a Video Pak 80 (from Data 20 with a 64 via an 1EEE-488 interface,
terference on channels 2-6. The surpris Corp.) and Commodore's Easy Script such as the Bus Card (from Batteries In
ing note is thai people using the same word processor. I am new in computers cluded, Toronto, Ontario). Unfortu
line that my computer is plugged into and look for granted Ihal, having been nately, the D90 series is slow and
huve no prohlems. Please help!! developed for the 64, (hey would both expensive compared to other hard
Maurice I'oitras work together. Is Ihere a way I can disks. It is, however, completely com
llridgewaler, MA make the Video Pak 80 compatible with patible with Commodore's DOS, and it
Easy Scrip I? works jusl like other Commodore
First, pick up your 64 and turn German Fragoso disks, using the same commands.
il over. Through the cooling slots on (he San German, PR
bottom, you should bo able to see a
I recently purchased a Commo
shiny metallic sheet covering the entire I'm sorry, but no. The two dore system that included an 801
bottom of the main circuit board. Its products were not developed with each
printer. After about three sheets of
purpose is to prevent such interference, other in mind, and they try to use the
paper, every printout began to fade out.
and it was left out of a few 64s in the same parts of the computer in different
It was hard to believe that the inker
early days. ways. Unfortunately, the method used
would dry* out so fast, so I ran a test to
Assuming it is in place, the next step to keep you from copying Easy Script
see if the ribbon-advance knoli was
is to isolate the source of the trouble also keeps you from changing it to work
turning properly; 1 marked the lop of il
some radiation. To do this properly, with the Data 20 board.
with tape.
you'll need the cooperation of the of Don't assume that two products will
When (he printer .started up, the
fended neighbor, perhaps talking to you work together just because they're for
on the phone and telling you when knob advanced 'A turn and stopped for
the 64, any more than two people will
things get belter and worse. Start with Iwo lines. It started advancing again
like each other just because they have a
nothing on but the 64 itself, and nothing about V, turn per line for three lines,
common friend. Always make sure,
plugged into it. Sometimes the accesso then did a quick J<ii turn and slopped for
preferably by testing the products to
ries cause interference, (oo, four-five lines. The same behavior re
gether yourself.
A Commodore staffer at CES this peated tor the remainder of the print
Paperclip is a similar program that
summer told me !he 64's Atari-style joy out. A copy of the printout is enclosed
docs work with the Data 20 card (ever
sticks can act like little antennas for ra for your inspection. Is the irregular ad
since version c, anyway), and Data 20
diation, which is why they were changed vance normal?
also has its own word processor that
on the new Plus 4 model. Disk drives, works with its card. Ali Mesghali
printers and monitors are all possible Millvillc, NJ
offenders. By connecting and turning
ihings on and off, one at a time, you I have both a 64 anil n VIC. I don't have an 801, but I hardly
may be able to trace the interference to a Since the 64 has belter games, I don't think so. Il sounds like your ribbon car
single device. get much time lo use il with my whole tridge isn't properly .seated on whatever
Assuming you find what is causing family at home. Can I tjpe a program mechanism advances the ribbon. It's
the trouble, the next step is lo reduce the on my VIC, save it on lape, take the also possible that the ribbon cartridge is
interference. One approach is (o move tape to my 64 and load il there? defective or that a gear within ihe mech
things around. Even a foot or Iwo can Yosef Gu It man anism below the ribbon cartridge is slip
make a difference, because radiation Scranlon, PA ping. Try firsi removing and reinstalling
decreases rapidly with distance and may the ribbon cartridge. If that fails, try a
not be equal in all directions. If you different ribbon, and if thai fails, return
Yes. And nice lo hear your com
can't move the computer, try convinc the printer before ihe warranty is tip.
puters arc well used.
ing the neighbor to move the TV down I've never seen a printout as pathetic as
stairs. the one you enclosed.
Oh well, il was worth airy. If none of By the way, thank you for the good
this has helped yet, try lo isolate the TV My only complaint is that I deteclive work you did before writing.
and 64 from one another. An old favbr- wish I had more storage space per disk. It helps.
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What is the purpose.- of n dual warranty has expired, and I want to Here is a simple routine to fill your array:
disk drive? Can you hook Iwo 1541 disk know whether or not Commodore will
110 7 CKRS(147):REM CLEAR SCREEN
drives together io use with a 64? still fix my computer or if I'll have to
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180: r NEXT
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200 NEXT
one or more 1541s, takes anywhere TV set. Many of the reports of dead
Then, to print out the results, you might
from four to 40 minutes, depending on sound on the 64 turn out to be mistimed
use:
the copying program used, and may re TVs. Make sure by plugging another 64
with good sound into your TV to ver 210 7 CHRS(147):REM CLEAR SCREEN
quire constant attention. A backup on a
ify thai the problem is actually inside 220 FOR 1-1 TO 6
dual drive takes only about two min
230 : 7"RESULTS FOR RJNI) 1 ";l
utes, and not only doesn't require any your 64.
240 : TOR J = I TO 5
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250:r?"WEEK#";J;11:'1;
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260: : FOR K = I TO 5
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require the disk. This speed and conve to send the 64 to Commodore along 280 : : NEXT
nience makes a dual disk essential with a letter like the one you sent me. 290 : : '!
equipment for users with vital Informa Include a copy of the sales receipt, say 300: NEXT
tion on disk thai must be backed up when you sent in the warranty card, and 310:7

regularly. if possible include copies of the letters 320 NEXT

330 END
At present, the MSD is the only dual you previously sent Commodore, all to
drive that can be directly plugged into bolster your claim to extended service Naturally, this simple program could
the 1541, although the MSD and any beyond the normal warranty. use a lot of help, but il may get you
Commodore dual disk can be connected At worst, you'll have to pay for the started. Skilled users will notice that we
via an 1EEE-488 interface, such as the repair, but 1 have found Commodore to have ignored the zero elements of the
Bus Card from Batteries Included. Hear be quite fair in such situations. array, thereby wasting some space but
in mind that a few heavily protected One other thing—Commodore has simplifying the program.
programs will work only with the 1541. traditionally required all dealers Io pro
If such programs arc essential to you, it vide service; if your dealer ignored that
is also possible to connect several 1541s responsibility, find another dealer.
Micro magazine is located in nearby What is a machine language
together at once, so long as tiiey are
West Chelmsford and should know monitor? Also, how do I find out where
changed to have differing device num
where to find the nearest good one. a program is stored in memory so the
bers on the serial bus. This is described
in the disk manual and in this column, monitor can save it Io disk?
in the May issue. .iisii Artalc
Programming Monticello, NY
Some people have had trouble using
multiple 1541s, and Commodore has
developed new ROM chips for the com A machine language monitor is
I have written a program to
puter, to improve reliability with multi an aid to machine language program
ple units. Ideally, you should have keep truck of six mutual funds. 1 think I ming. You will find il difficult io under
ROM number 901229-05 in your 1541s should use a Dimension statement, hut I stand until you learn about machine
can'! figure out how. I want to list (he language. On the other hand, you can
and Kerna! ROM 901227-03 in your
computer, but 1 have not heard that name of each fund, and under Ihis the use it before you understand it, just as
these chips are available separately yet. t|ii"i:iii(iii for five days. The list will in you probably used some Basic com
clude five weeks For each month. mands before you really understood
Harry Cowles them. A nearby user group can help you
I received a 64 anil disk drive as San Diego, CA write down exactly what monitor com
Christmas presents. 1 sent in lite war mands to use Io do what you want.
ranty registration cards within len days. M\: h sounds like you wanl a three- Then when you're ready, gel a good in
Around January 20th, the sound stopped dimensional array, with the firs! dimen troductory book on machine language,
working, and (he store from which I sion being the furd, the second being such as Jim Butterfield's new iext from
purchased il would not replace it be the week of the month and the third be Brady.
cause their return policy only extended ing the day of the week. Since there are As for finding where a machine lan
Iwo weeks. six funds, live weeks and five days per guage program is siored, cither gel the
Since then, I have written and culled week Io consider, the following line will right numbers from the program's
Commodore several limes, and I have dimension a suitable array: manual or ask a skilled friend. IbI
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 Book Gallery
Compiled by Shawn Laflamme

sure, from his extensive experience

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Machine Language for the swering thousands of questions from
Commodore 64 and Other 1
would-be programmers.
Commodore Computers « n pi
Getting down to specifics, the first
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programs would not have to own a the other tutorials I've seen that start
Commodore 64 for very long before off with editor/assemblers, because
the need for information about ma the use of a monitor puts a minimum
chine language programming would
■ of manipulation between the user and
become apparent. For certain tasks, the machine code.
the built-in Basic interpreter is clearly In Chapter 2, with only five instruc
too slow and tacking in flexibility. tions (LDA, LDX, STA, STX and
Since the language built into Commo guage book for the Commodore com BRK) having been introduced from
dore computers, as with most other puters that is presently available. the previous chapter, the CHROUT
home computers, is Basic, every book The only negative comment I can Kernal subroutine (SFFD2) is intro
publisher with an eye toward making make is that the book is written as a duced to allow you to use ASCII code.
a few dollars on the computer market tutorial for machine language begin A little knowledge of the screen mem
has been compelled to issue its own ners, but the pace is too fast for the ory addresses is also given, enabling
versions of beginning, intermediate real novice, especially one who has no you to place characters on the screen.
and advanced Basic, while the ma grounding in the 6502/6510 instruc In this chapter, the limited assembly
chine language programmer has had tion set. The publishers are aware of capability of the monitor is used to
to grope in the murkiness of the inad this, since they are releasing another show the conversion of the three-letter
equate Commodore documentation. book, Assembly Language Program mnemonics to machine code.
I couldn't understand why some of ming With the Commodore 64, which The use of the disassembler is also
the better-known authors had not pub is geared to the fundamentals of the discussed to show how the machine
lished any machine language books for instruction set. It complements But- code can be disassembled into the
the best-selling C-64.1 had even decided terfield's book in many ways. original mnemonics. The concept of
to take a crack at writing a C-64 ma The best advice I can offer a rank loops is introduced and used to dis
chine language tutorial myself, when I beginner is to expect to do some real play full words on the display screen.
learned of the imminent publication of digging, and try to find a more expe The mechanics of calling a machine
Machine Language for the Commo rienced person to give some help. language program from Basic and re
dore 64 and Other Commodore Com Now, the good news. This is far and turning thereto are also described, as
puters, by Jim Butterfield. This sapped away the best Commodore 64 ma is the storage of machine language
my enthusiasm for my own venture, be chine language book that has been code in the form of Basic Data state
cause 1 was pretty sure that if Butter- written, and it is quite possibly the ments.
field was writing it, it was going to be best PET and V1C-20 machine lan Chapter 3 begins with a brief intro
the definitive machine language book. guage book as well. To the best of my duction to the use of interrupts, then
Now that I've plowed through its pages, knowledge, it's also the only machine discusses the four testable flags: Z, C,
I find that my prediction has been ver language book that tells much about N and V. In order to put the V flag in
ified. The book has some gaps, but it is the new Commodore Plus/4. The se a reasonable context, the concept of
certainly the most useful machine lan- cret of Butterfield's success stems, I'm signed numbers is introduced at this
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point. Flags D, B and I, comparison illustrated in the end-of-chapier project

operations as tests for branching and to create a new Basic command.
the logical operator commands AND,
The chapter dealing with Chapter 8 is the catchall for mate
ORA and EOR are discussed. The ex rial that didn't seem to fit anywhere
planations are complete, but they the linking of Basic and else. Estimating the amount of lime
skimp on the use of numerical exam required to execute a machine lan
ples, which is one reason for my ear machine language is, guage routine is discussed. Another
lier comment that the rank beginner useful item is the switching of input
would find the going a little tough. At in itself, worth the and output channels, specifically the
this point, Buttcrfield introduces two use of CHKOUT (SFFC9) and the
of the very few useful Kernal subrou
price of the book. channel clear command CLRCHN
tines: GETIN (SFFE4) and STOP (SFFCC), which is used to return out
($FFE1).Thechaptercloseswitha pro put to the default device (the screen).
gramming project requiring you to The switching of the input channel us
write a subroutine that will wait for a ing CHKIN (SFFC6) is also covered,
numeric key to be pressed, ignoring a way that it will coexist harmoniously and then an example program using
all others except the run/stop key. with a Basic program, where both these commands is described. The pro
Numbers, arithmetic and subrou programs may be loaded or saved as gram, written partly in Basic and partly
tines are covered in Chapter 4. The con one operation, is one of the most use in machine language, is designed to
cept of signed numbers is expanded to ful accomplishments explained in this send a sequential file from any common
include multibyte operations, addition chapter. device to any other.
and subtraction. Butterfield points out Also included are the various ways The appendices contain much that
that the normal approach of comparing of passing numerical values beiwcen is obviously included, not so much for
unsigned numbers io learn which is the Basic and machine language seg utility, as for the sake of complete
larger (using the CMP. CPX or CPY ments of a program. If you have ever ness. One item that is conspicuous by
instruction) only works with single had mysterious program crashes when its absence is a full list of the Kernal
bytes, and that subtracting and throw attempting (o run any combination of subroutine entry points. It isn't dis
ing away the result, keeping only the Basic and machine language, after cussed in the book, but when I at
state of the Carry flag is the best ap reading this chapter, you'll probably tended Butterfield's machine language
proach to use when comparing larger realize what you did wrong. workshop in Toronto recently, he ad
numbers, Chapter 7 discusses a number of rel vised against attempting to use any
It is somewhat unusual to delay the atively advanced programming con but the half a dozen that are covered
introduction of address modes until cepts. The use of the stack for in his book, I'm willing to take his
Chapter 5 in a machine language temporary storage of information is word for that and leave the rest alone.
book, but the previous chapters cer one of the marks of an experienced Appendix C contains memory maps
tainly don't suffer by it. The usual programmer. The various stack in for the different Commodore ma
discussion of addressing found in structions, and the effect of the JSR chines. Actually, only the low page
most books is pretty much limited to and RTS instructions on the stack are vectors, temporary storage and buffer
how the program counter is affected covered. addresses are given for all computers.
and how the program decides which Butlerfield includes a neat address A unique feature of these listings is a
memory byte gets loaded or read. But ing trick sometimes used by Commo breakdown of zero-page locations that
terfield goes beyond that to show the dore, and which I have seen described can be used without causing any mon
significance of each address mode to in Raeto West's Programming the itor problems. This can be a great
the computer system as a whole. PET/CBM, which allows the stack to boon, because zero-page space is al
Thus, when relative branching is dis be used to point to alternative indirect ways useful, and Commodore left so
cussed, its advantage toward improving jumps, as determined by a jump table little of it for the machine language
program repeatability is mentioned. and cither the X or Y register. The programmer. In addition, the Basic
Chapter 6, by itself, is worth the NM1, IRQ and BRK interrupts are ex and Kernal subroutine entry points
price of the book. It deals with linking plained, showing how the vectors may for the Commodore 64 are listed in
Basic and machine language, and it be changed to temporarily divert the full. Appendix H is a Basic listing of
begins with an excellent description of flow of the program. a program that will generate a Super-
the layout of Basic in memory and the There is a short, general discussion mon-type machine language monitor.
Basic pointers. This is followed by the of the interface adapter ciu'ps used in Besides more generous numerical
best discussion I've ever read of where the various Commodore machines. examples, the only other addition 1
to put your machine language pro Various machines use PIAs, VIAs and would have liked to see in this book is
gram, the hazards of trying to use that CIAs, so the reader is referred to Ap something about the optimum struc
large space between the end of arrays pendix 1, which contains detailed ture of machine language programs.
and the bottom of strings and how the manufacturer's descriptions of each In preparing to teach a course on
start-of-variablcs pointer can cause special chip. The remainder of the machine language, I was eager to find
problems if it is no! understood. The chapter .shows how a wedge can be pro a good machine language book that
insertion of machine language in such grammed to infiltrate Basic. Its use is would serve as a text for my students.
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 Book Gallery

Butterfield's book was ideal for ihis, keyboard is reviewed, followed by an the book. However, I feel a book of
and it will continue to serve as a useful introduction to Basic programming. this caliber should cover these areas in
reference long afler ttic course is over. Basic terminology is given, and de some detail, or at least provide some
I'm also glad to acknowledge that the signing screen displays using Print good referrals.
book will help not only my students— statements is discussed. Practical ap Even with these shortcomings, I
it will help me to write much better plications for the material learned in recommend that you consider this
programs, too. Part I are also provided. book if you need a good C-64 refer
S. Uniwn i'liilimii Par! II presents more on Basic pro ence manual and Basic programming
gramming, covering topics such as tutorial. You'll certainly recover the
Bedford, MA
subscripted and string variables and cost of this book by gaining the ability
GOSUB. Things start to get fun in to use your Commodore 64 and de
Part III with the tutorial on graphics velop Basic programs to suit your own
and sound programming. Color vari needs.
Dr. Aron's Guide to the Care, ations, animation, sprites and music Larry Bihlmeyer
Feeding, and Training are some of the specific areas covered. Ponliac, MI
Part IV puts the first three parts to
of Your Commodore 64
gether, enabling you to write your own
programs. Debugging tips are also in
cluded.
Arthur and Elaine Aron Each chapter is organized into spe PcDex: Magazine Resource
Hayden Book Co., Inc. cific topics, with each topic intro Guide for Commodore 64,
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no photographs. The program list Personal Compulers
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are readable, but they're of a lower Attacom, Inc.
The goal of Dr. Aron's Guide to quality than the rest of the book. PO Box 19070
the Care, Feeding, and Training of Wide margins are used, which aliows Alexandria, VA 22314
Your Commodore 64 is to quickly room for note taking. Softcover, 208 pp., $14.95
and thoroughly leach you how to use Overall, Dr. Aron's Guide is a very Shortly after the computer came into
your Commodore 64. The territory of easy-to-read tutorial. When extra in my home, computer magazines started
this teaching manual includes the fun formation is needed, boxes of text are taking over my living quarters. At first
damentals of setting up the computer provided in the left margin. This spares it seemed innocent enough. My office,
equipment, keyboard use, Basic pro you from thumbing through the book located in a small converted bedroom,
gramming and control of graphics and to find footnotes or information bur began filling up with periodicals. Next
sound. ied in an appendix. There are several came the living room. Now the mag
This is a big book (300 pages), with blank pages at the end of the book, azines are everywhere—the kitchen,
19 chapters organized into four parts, which makes a good area for taking the bathroom, the garage—even in the
as we!l as nine appendices. No index notes and storing important infor back seat of the car.
is included, but the (able of contents mation. The sheer mass of magazines doesn't
is quite detailed. The authors, Arthur While Dr. Aron's Guide is rela bother me as much as not being able to
and Eiaine Aron, are university re tively complete, there are some areas find the articles I want when 1 need
searchers and teachers. The book's where the cupboard is bare. One such them. Sometimes, as I begin work on
content has reportedly been taughl area is printer information. Printer in a new project, I wonder if someone
many times, and the book has been re structions and related programming else has already invented thai partic
vised several times; topics found con steps are briefly covered in a reference ular "wheel." Casual browsing helps,
fusing were rewritten. Also, the Arons box area. While this is useful, good bui I usually just find more articles I
tried to avoid much of the technical examples are missing, and coverage don't have time to read. They get
jargon found in other training guides. for printing as either device #2 or #4 is added to the list of ones I'm sure to
The Arons claim that after about 12 confusing. This is an important omis forget!
hours with the book, you will be able sion, since programming lessons are al This seemingly hopeless situation
to write almost any type of C-64 pro most useless without a means of saving was recently brought into control with
gram. So how well does this approach what you've done. the-publication of PcDex, the maga
work? Will this book feed and care Disk drive operation and related pro zine resour.ee guide for Commodore
for your C-64, or are certain nutrients gramming is also briefly covered in a personal computers. PcDex indexes
missing? Let's look at each of the reference box. So, don't expect this articles of interest from many com
book's four parts in detail. book to solve disk drive problems you puter magazines, covering the period
Part I covers how to set up your might be having. For example, there from January 1982 to March 1984.
computer equipment. Software is dis is no coverage of error handling for a Only articles of interest to Commo
cussed, and tips on purchasing software disk drive. Perhaps the Arons felt that dore buffs are included.
are included. Then the Commodore 64 these areas were beyond the scope of PcDex is a specialized reference guide
20(i / RUN DcB.-mlx.-r 1084
 Book Gallery

that has its roots in guides such as the The only criticism I have of PcDex is place where PcDex is put together.
Reader's Guide to Periodical Litera that it does not include referencing to There are magazines everywhere. Peo
ture. Since it addresses only a narrow, several fine publications—the Trans ple are screaming as large stacks fall
specific field of literature, it is easy lo actor, Journal/20 (no longer in publi over, blocking the passageways. Em
use and timely. cation) and others. To the publisher's ployees can be heard, but not seen—
There are six ways to locate an ar- credit, other periodicals are openly in they're buried under an ever-growing
ticie in PcDex. Librarians tclt me (hat vited to have their material listed in mountain of magazines. Better them
most of us look for material by sub the future. I guess it was a matter of than me!
ject. PcDex uses over 120 categories having to start somewhere.
to classify articles. Everything from As neatness and order returns to my Jim Grubbs
amateur radio to word processing is home, I have a mental image of the Springfield, IL
covered.
A title index is included for those
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 The Mail RUN

the magazine are carried by most would bring out improved versions of
Seeking a Foreign libraries. the 64 rather than totally new models
Correspondent? that recognize no debt to their fore
Jim Stephens
I need an introduction to a pen pal Nashville, TN bears. It is despicable enough that (he
who owns a C-64 and maybe a modem, industry cleaves to no common'stan
and who lives in ihc United States. 1 dards, but much worse is that Commo
would like io correspond and set up a dore, an' industry leader, cannot even
telecommunication link, if possible, adhere to the standards it, itself, has set.
Grubbs is Back!
with someone who loves his C-64 as Is it any wonder that IBM is having such
1 want to express my gratitude to
much as I do. Thanks. an easy (ime taking over? Its product
RUN magazine and Jim Grubbs for the
isn'i any belter, but its managers at least
Larry Noonan excellent series of articles called "Gale-
know how to keep from shooting them
29 ( ,i-(ii;;in:i SI. way io the World" {May ami June
selves in the foot.
Newtown, 2042 1984). I have found them to be very
Thus, I say to you: Commodore 64
Sydney, N.S.W. helpful in trying to understand how to
owners unite! You have nothing to lose
Australia use the C-64's users port.
but your software. An awful loi of us,
I have been looking for an explana
including this magazine, have most of
tion like this ever since I got my C-64,
our eggs in Commodore's baskcl. May
1 have a VIC-20, plus a few extras, over a year ago. I found Commodore's
be we should let them know how we feel
and am in search of a correspond en! in explanations inadequate, but the ex
about their corporate practices.
America. I already have correspondents planation by Jim Grubbs is great.
in England and in Australia. Mr. Grubbs made a reference to Warren W. McCurdy
I am a 30-year-old security officer at another article, which I hope will be Washington, D.C.
a diamond mine. I have two daughters published soon. I would like to sec more
and a wife, who shares my interest in of these articles.
computers. A Ik n II I'ujictscth
Is it possible you either know of Cupitoh, C'A
someone who will be willing to corre
spond, or that you will place my letter in Allen, wait no longer. The ankle
STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP. MANAGEMENT
your letters column? Thank you. you've been looking/or is on p. 168 of AND CIRCULATION

L. van der Merwe this issue. After a lengthy hiatus, Jim

PO Box 348 Grubbs is back and will continue to be a IA. Tilled puMKllion. RUN. IB. ISSN07JM^). I. Dare

kleinzee 8282 frequent contributor to the magazine in of films, Sept. IK. 1W4 3- Frequency of Lmae. monthly.
}\ No nl inuct published annually. 12 Jit. Annual vin-
South Africa the future. u.ripnon price. 519.97. J. Compete mailing .iddress ul
Lnuwn office of pubheunon.ROPfncSircci. I'cicTt-orpuitfc,
Editors IlLllsborough County. Nil 03flJ"r S. C'omnlele mailing ad.
drew of ttlr Tu-.idquariCE* of general buiiness oflim of [he
The Plutonian Society publisher. SO Pint Sirecl. Pecerborough. llilhbornugn

Wants You Counts , NM LW45H. 6- lull ii ame^ and tomplrlc mailing

addrc'% of publisher, cdiEnr and ma raging editor: Pub-
As a growing international organiza Commodore Owners Unite! libber, Stephen 7*oinNcy, 80 Pine Street. Pelerborough.
NH 034SH; Edmir. Denim frisson. HJ) Pine Mrccl, Peter-
tion, the Plutonian Society is looking Like Albert H. Coya, whoso good beioiith, Nil DM51; Mjiujiinf Bdlior, S»ain Fran, 80
for new members. If you are interested letter appeared in your August edition, PincSirecl, Pelcrfinrriujh'. Nil 0)458. 7 ()»nei. Inltrnj-

in astronomy, computers, or science fic- I, too, am very happy with my Com

i .il E)jij liroup. PO Ik" 1450a 5 Spec" Sircei, Wa-
nunirti.im. MA 01701,8. Kno*n bondholders. (D0H|l|Ca,
lion, then Contact Kazys Varnelis 111, modore 64. Others may have bought and ulNcr seeiinly holder* owning ur holding 1 pcrten! or
PO Box 21, Stockbridge, MA 01262. their 64s as toys or starter units, but 1 more of lotdl amajn! of bond*, inoriya^e* or olher *&-u-
niiei, PUlfck J. McOOKon, CO Hoi 1450, S Sneen Sirect.
Jon Foley envision keeping mine forever. I have 1-raminBhjni, MA 01701. 9. Tor complelion by nonprofit
Dixmont, ME already had to change word processors oriiilni/ation* alllhori/ed 10 mail hi special rales, ncit ap-

because the first one was not compati plieablc. 10. Bxlefli .uid nitnne of cfrculiilon: (X) Average
no. topics each issue during preceding 12 inomh^ IVI Ac-
ble with my printer, and I certainly do lii.il no. COptu of Miiple IntK pubhsheil neiircsr in (ilinfi
not ever want to have to redo all those dale; A. ToiaJ nti.. of copies primed, iXI 16M1M (V>
More on Beale's Treasure files I've created!
215.^2(1. P. P.ud ElrCUlUlaD! I. Sales Ihrough dcaLers .md
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terest in the program on Beale's Trea VIC-20 will no longer be produced, and Total paid drenldlon. (\) Il5.73(i (¥) 175.J9«. D. Tree
dislnbulioil by mall, cirrier or other means, samples, com
sure, printed in the July 1984 issue of the prediction is thai, with all of the ter plimentary, and other lire copies. (X) 1242 (V| 1364. E.
RUN, there is an even more complete rific innovations right around the cor Toisl disitihjiion. [\> lls,')7S (VI nd.'liO. P. Conic not

story on the search for this elusive trove ner, [he 64 will .soon be obsolete. disinclined; ]. Oflice use, tell over, unncenurMed. s[njilcd
lifter lirlnlliiB, (X| 15.MH IV) (.'H.7; 3. Henirll fmni Ncw<
printed in the April 1981 issue of As Mr. Coya so rightly pointed out, Agenti, [XI !J,4J5 (V) 3I,I». (1. Tottl, IX) I66.O!I (V|
Smithsonian magazine. Back issues of if Commodore really cared about us, it 3IS.426

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California Wilkes-Barre, PA formed recently in Philadelphia, PA.
The first meeting was held on May 21,
The Valley Computer Club, which The Wyoming Valley Commodore
1984, and the group will continue lo
has over 160 paid members, meets on User's Group invites VIC-20 and C-64
meet on the third Monday of each
the first Wednesday of the monlli at users to attend their next meeting in
month from 7:30-9:00 I'M, at the
7:00 PM, at the Adventist Academy Wilkes-Barre, PA. The group, which
Trinity Church, 6901 Rising Sun
(Ceres, CA). has 28 paid members, has been meet
Ave., Philadelphia, PA.
For more information, write Valley ing biweekly since November 1983.
Meetings cover instruction in Basic
Computer Ciub, PO Box 310, Dcnair, The club has an extensive public do
(beginning, intermediate and advanced
CA 95316. main library, and offers demonstra
levels), equipment usage, program de
tions and question and answer ses
bugging, new products, trading of pub
sions at each meeting.
lic domain programs, lectures by
For information, contact Lee Zie-
experts (and fellow members) and
len, 304 East Oriole Drive, Larksville,
El Paso, TX general exchange of knowledge.
PA 18704, 717-288-7949.
The El Paso 64's is a Commodore For more information, contact Roger
user's group with over 100 members. Nazeley, 4921 Caster Ave., Philadel
The club has a monthly newsletter, as phia, PA 19124.
well as a growing public domain li
brary. Members can now order pro Florida
grams from the library through the The Citrus Commodore User's
mail. Group can be contacted through Ralph Tulsa, OK
If interested, contact Joe Gross- Juiiano (Club President), PO Box 1494, The Tulsa Area Commodore User's
ingcr (Club President), 1713 Dean Inverness, FL 32651, 904-344-2793. Group holds two meetings every
Martin St., El Paso, TX 79936, 915-
month. The first is on the second Mon
855-1107.
day of the month at 7:30 PM (at ihe
Martin East Library), consisting pri
Trinidad, West Indies marily of user demonstrations and pre
sentations.
C-64 users living in Trinidad, Wesi
The second meeting, the date of
West Germany Indies, can join the Trinidad Asso
which is floating in order to give every
ciation of Commodore Owners. Con
Software Swappers Extraordinaire, one a chance to attend, is an open copy
tact Mark Mahannah, 91 Cherry Cres,
a C-64 and V1C-20 club, is located in session for members to access the
Westmoorings, Carenage, Trinidad,
West Germany. The group specializes group's software library (which con
West Indies, 809-637-8091.
in all popular programs, especially tains public domain programs for the
those that are German-unique, and VIC-20 and C-64).
would like to hear from all Commo For more information, contact TA-
dore lovers. CUG, c/o Craig Bowman, 7804 N.
For more information, contact SFC
Philadelphia, PA 117th E. Ave., Owasso, OK 74055,
Carroll Daniels (Club President), HQ A new computer club, called the 918-272-9755.
7th Medcom Box 1, APO NY 09102. Oxford Circle 64 User's Group, was

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Commodore users under the age of
eighieen are invited to join the Com
hem: In the article on Pascal in the October issue (p. 54), the address of
modore Kids of America User Group,
Limbic Systems in Table 1 was incomplete, The city, which was omitted,
which was formed recently.
is Palo Alto, CA 94306. Also, the name of the product that Limbic Sys
The Group offers a 24-hour bulletin
tems distributes for Oxford Computer Systems, of Oxford, England, is
board system, public domain pro
not, as Table 1 states, Pascal Compiler, but Oxford Pascal.
grams, a monthly newsletter and spe
cial interest groups covering topics
such as assembly language, Logo and
hardware modifications. Membership
Item: Regarding the Repeat the Sequence game published in the May 1984 is free, although donations are re
issue (the articie is "Flash Glance," p. 82), the author informs us that he quested in order to support the bul
neglected to silence the tone after the computer repeats the last sequence. letin board system.
This can be done by adding :POKEV,0:POKEWA,0 to line 640 in the For more information, contact Kelly
program. Etheredge, Rt. 8, Box 280, Suniter, SC
29150,803-469-8861.
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Copter Caper
As the pilot of a fast-moving heli
copter, an adventurous race lies ahead
of you in Mancopter, from Datasofl,
Inc. (19808 Nordhoff Place, Chats-
worth, CA 91311).
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pack of hungry sharks and squids.
Mancopter is available on disk for
TkeEvdyn Wood Dynamic Header,from Timeuwks. the Commodore 64, with a retail price
of S29.95.
Check Reader Service number 40).
^SIERRA
Evelyn Wood ,4 ma releasefrom Sima, based upon Johnny Hart j
Reading Course
B.C. tnmic strip.
The Evelyn Wood Dynamic Reader
is a two-disk software package de ChallengeWare Series
signed to help you improve your read Prehistoric Peril ChallengeWare is a series of 110 in
ing speed, as well as your comprehen Sierra (Sierra On-Line Building, dividual programs combined into a
sion and retention. Coarsegold, CA 93614) has introduced total of 56 titles. The series is divided
One disk contains the instructional B.C.'s Grog's Revenge, another release inio nine academic subjects, including
programs; the other contains text and in a series of games based upon Johnny Pre-school Concepts, Mathematics,
comprehension quizzes for the read Hart's B.C. comic strip. Grammar, Science, Social Studies,
ing exercises. Ah you work with the Grog's Revenge follows Thor, on Economics, Reading, Foreign Lan
program, your progress is automati his trusty stone wheel, as he tries to guage and Logic & Strategy.
cally measured and recorded. Color climb a mountain and collect clams The programs are geared primarily
bar charts can be called up on the along the way. Pterodactyls and other for children in pre-school through the
.screen, allowing you to review the re fearsome creatures, as well as obsta upper elementary grades. The graph
sults of your efforts. cles and rough terrain, block his path. ics and sound presentation of each
Yon can adjust the speed for per Thor must jump and dodge, some program is designed to make the les
forming the reading exercises, accord times taking shortcuts through caves, sons interesting and fun. In most of
ing to your individual skill level. The to make his way to the top—all the the programs, the child's performance
program stresses comprehension and while staying ahead of Grog. If Grog is evaluated at the end of the session.
retention as much as speed. catches up with Thor, Ihcn Thor will The programs can be used in the
The Evelyn Wood Dynamic Reader fall off the mountain. classroom or the home for group or in
is appropriate for both teenagers and The game has several difficulty lev dividual study. Each program is avail
adults. It is available for the Com els and options for one or two players. able on disk for the Commodore 64,
modore 64, with a retail price of It is available for the Commodore 64, with a retail price of $39.95. Orbyte
$69.95. Timeworks, Inc., 444 Lake with a retail price of $34.95 on disk Software, PO Box 948, Waterbury, CT
Cook Road, Deerfield, IL 60015. and $39.95 on cartridge. 06720.
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resented as a spiral of light accom

panied by music. The spiral evolves
into a playpen with animated figures,
signifying the Childhood sequence.
Following childhood is the Oppor
tunity Gate. Here you must match
your on-screen character with an op
portunity as it appears. Situations and
Conversations places you on a grid,
where you must become accepted by
others living on the same grid. You
must pursue common interests and
avoid poorly timed encounters with
others.
In the Experience Corridor, you will

Graphics interface for the C-6-1 am! the VIC-20. encounter worries, fears and doubts.
The only way to survive is by louching
white bits of hope. You must also
Animal Crackers instant replay capability, and you can
keep an eye on the health gauge,
save your best performances to disk.
Futurehouse, Inc. (PO Box 3470, which indicates years of life remain
World records are also displayed.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514) has released ing. The game can be completed only
HES Games is available on disk for
Animal Crackers, the fourth program if you survive with health. At !he end,
in its Playground Software series for S34.95.
your entire life flashes on the screen
Check Reader Service number 405.
the Commodore 64. in a sound and Sight finale.
Animal Crackers is designed to Lifespan is available on disk for the
draw upon the child's fascination with Commodore 64. Retail price is S39.95.
animals, computers and animation to Trapeze, Inc., 3727 Buchanan St., San
Graphics Interface
teach the word development skills that Francisco, CA 94123.
are fundamental to reading readiness. Easy Print with Graphics is a
Check Reader Service number 407.
Seven different educational games graphics interface specifically de
and eight colorful scenes arc provided signed to be used with the Commo
to instruct and entertain the child. dore 64 and the VIC-20.
Voice synthesis by S.A.M., from The interface requires no software
Tronix, is incorporated in Animal overhead, and it connects to nearly all
Transylvanian Terror
Crackers. The narrator, Freddy the Centronics parallel printers. It is ca
pable of several print modes. It can Castles of Dr. Creep is an arcade
Frog, guides children through the pro
print the full Commodore character game combining spooky sound ef
gram, telling them when they are wrong
set, including all graphics characters. fects, eerie music and creepy antago
and when they are correct.
The List mode translates special Com nists in a Transylvanian selling.
Animal Crackers requires the use of
modore characters into easily under Thirteen mysterious castles, con
the Edumate light pen (Futurehouse)
stood English words. taining a total of over 200 rooms, are
or the KoalaPad touch tablet (Koala
The interface is also capable of filled with sinister surprises. Force
Technologies). It is available on disk
printing sprites, custom character sets fields, electrogenerators and meander
for the Commodore 64. Retaii price is
and high-resolution or color bit maps ing mummies are a few of the sur
S34.95.
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Check Reader Service number 404.
for the Commodore 64 is included The game contains many different
with the interface. Retail price is skill levels and options for one or two
$119.95. Progressive Peripherals & Soft players. In the two-player game, co
ware, 2186 South Holly, Suite #2, Den operation, rather than compeiition, is
Olympic Challenge ver, CO 80222. the key to escaping from the castles.

Human Engineered Software (150 Check Reader Service number 403. Castles of Dr. Creep is available on
disk for the Commodore 64. It retails
North Hill Drive, Brisbane, CA 94005)
for $29.95. Broderbund Software, 17
has released HES Games, allowing
Paul Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903.
Commodore 64 users to re-create the
1984 Summer Olympics. The Time of Your Life Check Reader Service number 408.

HES Games uses animated charac Lifespan synthesizes art, music and
ters (in five different colors) and sound action in a scries of game challenges,
effects. Weightlifting, diving, running, each symbolizing stages of human de
Fight or Flight
long jump, archery and hurdles events velopment.
are featured. The program includes an The program begins with birlh, rep Parker Brothers (50 Dunham Road,

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disk for roughly S20. l.imbic Systems, has released Phone Call, a telecom
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The Stress Manager is a biofeed-
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disk and printed for future reference The Grammar Examiner is avail Versaterm II allows you to upload
and comparisons. An audio cassette is able on disk for the Commodore 64. and download text and programs in
provided to assist you in methods of re Retail price is $44.95. ASCII or XMODEM protocol. Down
laxation and stress reduction. Check Reader Service number 415. loaded image files and Basic listings can
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Check Reader Service number 414. Omnitronix (PO Box 43, Mercer Is Phone numbers can be stored, re
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luxe RS232 Interface for the C-64, used with the 1650 Automodcm. You
VIC-20 and Plus/4. can store, retrieve and send up to 25
The interface plugs into the User keywords or phrases with a single key
Grammatical Challenge I/O port, supporting virtually all stroke.
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as a cub reporter with The Grammar a male DB25 on a three-foot cable or
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and answering grammar questions interface comes with a detailed man 15th Floor, Boston, MA 02109) has
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promotions and moves his way to the gram. It retails for $39.95. 64, a speech synthesizer for the Com
top spot on the masthead—Editor-in- Check Reader Service number 416. modore 64. The synthesizer features
Chief. an infinite vocabulary, two voice se
The game covers areas such as punc lections and intonation.
tuation, capitalization, subject-verb The Voice Messenger plugs into the
agreement, pronoun-antecedent Terminal Software cartridge port of the C-64. The syn
agreement, verb tenses, adverb and Electrosharp (1981 Sandalwood thesizer's output is carried to the aux
adjective usage and homonyms. The Drive, Santa Maria, CA 93455) has re iliary C-64 sound input and is re
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It docs not use any RAM in the Basic screen copy of !he tax form. The pro
workspace, and i< allows computing gram works like an electronic spread
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Hie Voice Messenger allows your • putations.
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leashes hordes of stygian creatures to
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ilefeat you as you wander the land
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terity, intelligence and charisma. These
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attributes are essential in conquering
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You'll be talking to kings, wizards, It's Only Rock n1 Roll
The lands lie in ruin. The harvests
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knowledge from them all.
been ravaged. The king has instructed venture game that pits the adventurer,
Questron is available on disk for
Gorn to heed your advice as the two of gambler and fighter within you
the Commodore 64, with a retail price
you set off together. against the many hazards of the un
of S39.95. Strategic Simulations, Inc.,
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C-64 Spreadsheet Ksoft Co. (845 Wellner Road, Na- amount of carousing.
Swift is a new spreadsheet for the pervilie, IL 60540) has released the If you can keep your money, stay
Commodore 64, from Regenics, Inc. 1984 edition of Tax Return Helper, a happy and interpret the record charts,
(PO Box 767, 1025 Tularosa Ave., software package for income tax prep song material and newspaper head
Orange, CA 92666). aration. lines, you'll make it lo the (op of the
Swift permits entries in response to The program includes Form 1040, charts and reign as the King of Rock
scripted test prompts without regard Schedules A, B, C, D, E, G, SE, W n' Roll.
to actual placement of values in spread and Form 2441. The disk version also It's Only Rock n' Roll is available
sheet cells. Conditionals may be used to contains a separate database program on disk for the Commodore 64. Retail
jump to specified cells or do alternate that allows building and maintaining price is $24.99. K-tel Software, Inc.,
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220 / RUN December 1984

 Coming Next Month
Cover Story Did you ever dream of creat pointment calendar lets you store and display the
ing your own game programs for the Commodore? important dates in your life. You need never again
The January issue will present a series of articles be late for a meeting or forget that important birth
to help you do jusi ihat. You'll learn how to create day or anniversary.
maze games and word games and how to add sprite
graphics lo arcade games. Now your game-design
Disk Tips for Beginners run readers
dreams can become a reality. Scott Adams, watch
will pick up some valuable hints on using the Com
out!
modore 1541 disk drive. They'll be able to use the
useful tips in this article for such disk functions as
Selecting the Right Printer Don't you
disk handling, cataloging and file naming.
think ii's time you threw away your typewriter and
hooked up a printer to your Commodore com
puter? This article by noted Commodore author, Guide to Troubleshooting Have you
Jim Strasma, takes a look at some of the available ever come across an interesting program in a mag
printers and their accessories, so you'll be better azine, only to be put off by the length of the pro
informed to choose the equipment that best meets gram listing? Well, fear no more. In January,
your needs. RUN will publish useful tips on entering program
listings into your Commodore. This article will put
Let There Be Light (Pens) For graph the fun back into the computing experience.
ics and other applications, light pens are now avail
able and affordable for the Commodore computerist. Let the Good Times Scroll! if you've
This article examines how these input devices work ever seen the bright lights of Broadway, you were
and what they can do for you. probably fascinated by the moving messages that
were displayed on the marquees. Now you can cre
What's the Date? What better way to ate the same effect on your V1C-20 or C-64 with a
start off the new year than with a computer cal Moving Marquee subroutine that will scroll infor
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strange graphics characters, cheita or tables. That's whj we dedded 10 make In some Instances, when a large number of characters or spaces are
it easy 10 cnicr liuings from RUN by iranshiiiif; evcr>ihing we Ihoughl might repeated in a listing, we will represent them this way: {22 spaces} or {17
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{SHIFT L}—means hold down the shift key and press the L key ai the same
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These two commands may look very similar, but Ihcy arc different. If.
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for example, you use a question mark {'.') to abbreviate PRINT in a line
side of ihc keyboard) and press the .1 key ai ihc same lime.
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{SHUT CLR}—hold down the sWfl key and press the CLR/HOME key.
puter that yovi are trying to print the variable W, which is not a legal vari
jHOME(—pn~>s the CLR/HOME key wiihoui shifting,
{CTRL 6j—hold down the iimlrol key and press the 6 key. able name.

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