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You are the star of a Martial Arts movie so real,
you'll feel it like a kick in the ribs. KARATEKA, you have learned well the disciplines of karate.. .but now it is time to put your skills to the test. Your village has been ransacked, your friends and family scattered to the winds, your bride-to-be, Princess Mariko, kidnapped and cruelly imprisoned by the evil warlord Akuma. If you ever hope to see her again, Karateka, you know what you must do. Scale the mighty cliffs that lead to Akuma's fortress. There, you will en counter
the first of many palace guards. Kick! Thrust! Parry! At every turn you will face yet another warrior, each stronger
than the last.
Finally, Karateka, you will come face-to-face with Akuma himself. Here your fate will be decided. Either eternal happiness or instant death. THE MAKING OF KARATEKA. "Karateka" designer Jordan Mechner is a karate enthusiast and a stickier for realism. He used film clips of karate masters as a guide for the moves used in the game. The carefully detailed, animated figures perform all the moves of real martial arts combat with stunning realism. Beautiful scrolling hi-res back grounds, an intricate story line and
fast-paced karate action make
"Karateka"a great way to get your kicks.
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Broderbund KARATEKA is available for Apple, Commodore 64 and Atari personal computers. Look for it at your favorite Br0derbund Software dealer For more information about BnSderbund products, please write us at 17 Paul Drive, San Rafael, California 94903-2101. Apple, Commodore and Atari are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc Commodore Electronics, Ltd. and Atari Corporation respectively. 0 1985 Br0derbund Software, Inc. Reader Service No. 169
Publisher
Michael Schneider
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Editor David AUikai Managing Editor
Michael Davila Senior Editor Tim Muriarty
Technical Editors
David Barron Bob Uoret Consulting Editors Ben II": a
Morton Kevelson
CONTENTS
Dale Rupert Entertainment Editor
DEPARTMENTS
Arnie Katz
A View from the Bridge...;?/the December issue w/Ahoy!
7
Scuttlebutt...and the Commodore hits keep coming!
9
Art Gallery... seasoned offerings from Ahny'.'s reader-artists.
72
Reviews...special section on making the IEEE-4HH connection.
79
Flotsam. ..comments, criticisms, and informal inn from readers. 106 Commodores... computational conundrums only for the daring! 101
Tips Ahoyh. .maybe one of these helpful hints is yours!
109
Errata... irony of ironies—an error in Disk Error Checker.
118
Program Listings... ready-to-type games and utilities.
119
FEATURES
Gypsy Starship by Orson Scott Card*
Art Director JoAnn Cane
Production Director Melissa Held
Art Production Christopher Carter
Mark Kammerer Victoria Green
Bulletin Board SYSOP B. W. Behlina Circulation Director W. Charles Squires Advertising Director
Lynne Dominick
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Director of Promotion
Joyce A', l-'uchs
Speech Synthesizers for Commodore Computers by Morton KevelsontS Entertainment Software Section: The Year's 25 Best
Controller Dan Tunick Managing Director
The IBM Connection by Dale Rupert**
Richard Stevens
Commodore Rootsi Hi-Res Graphics, Part 2 by Mark Andrew
Advertising Representative JE Publishers' Representative
Cadet's Column: A Tour of CompuServe by Cheryl Peterson
6855 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 200
♦Includes program: Gypsy Starship (lor the C-64)
hoi Angeles, CA 90038
COMMHILO (for the VIC and 64)
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PROGRAMS
Jewel Quest for the C-64 by Bob Btackmer
(213)467-2266
Dallas (214)660-2253
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Chicago (312)445-2489 Denver (303)595-433J
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Cloak for the VIC 20 and C-64 by Melvin Baker
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Directory Manipulator for the C-64 by Bob Ossentjuk
113
Intcrn;ilii)nal Int. All righls mtntd. * undt-r l,ni-
Santa s Busy Day for the C-64 by George Trepal
118
Bug Repellents for the VIC & 64 by Kleinen and Barron
120
Flankspeed/wr the C-64 by Cordon F. Wheat
120
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2 MILLION AMERICANS ARE ABOUT TO BECOME 'DANGEROUS' You could be one. Play Elite - it's totally stunning. Elite is Britain's 1985 Adventure Game of the Year, an interstellar mind-game with incredible 3D Vector-Graphic space flight simulation Take command of your Cobra MK III combat craft, trade with alien cultures on over
2000 planets in eight galaxies. Pick your destination on the starmap, checking out the computer's 4-way viewscan - and you're ready for your first jump thru hyperspace.
As a rookie you start with 'Harmless' status but with the right stuff and combat skills, you'll win ratings of Average' to 'Dangerous' with your ultimate objective to become one of the Elite.
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MEW I=KOM TMISI3RIPG|= It's hard to stay mad at us for long.
Readers outraged by
the absence of Morton Kevelson's popular hardware ar ticles from our October and November issues will be
(Turn to page 108.) Gameioader takes the work out of loading BASIC and ML games, and leaves only the fun. (Turn to page 107.)
more than appeased by the inclusion of two detailed
Fun is just what you'll have playing Jewel Quest on your
hardware survey pieces in this issue-covering two of the most
64 ...unless Killough Bytes' robot sentries catch you in the
talked about categories in Commodore home computing! In covering Speech Synthesizers for the Commodore Com
process of making his priceless gem collection your own! (Turn
to page 17.)
puters, Morton examines the theory behind generating voice-
Santa's Busy Day is just what you need to keep the small
like sounds on a computer and looks in detail at five products
children in your house quiet until Christmas morning. (Turn
useful in the process: Magic Voice, Voice Messenger-Speech 64, Voice Command Module, Voice Master, and Easy Speech 64. (Turn to page 33.) Next month he continues with Lis'Ner
to page 118.). Directory Manipulator generates eight helpful dictionary op
1000, Hearsay, and ProVoice —plus detailed instructions on building your own speech synthesizer!
Morton has taken over our Reviews section for this month
tions controlled by the function keys. (Turn to page 113.)
Uneout provides an easy and disasterproof means of elimi nating unwanted program lines. (Turn to page 90.)
as well, with a look at three of the interfaces available for link
This issue marks our completion of two years before the mast —24 straight months of bringing you the best package of Com
ing your C-64 to some of the high-powered IEEE-488 business
modore goods we know how to put together. The fortunes of
peripherals now being sold at bargain basement prices. Also featured is the best-known of these peripherals, the $199, one
the home computer industry being what they are, we don't
megabyte SFD-1001 Disk Drive. (Turn to page 79.)
we're going to plan on it. as we continue streamlining Ahoy! in the months ahead to most effectively serve our segment of
In 1941, the year Joe DiMaggio hit in 56 consecutive games.
know if we—or Commodore—will be here in another 24. But
Ted Williams' .406 batting average went relatively unnoticed.
the ever-changing Commodore market: the serious Commo
We hope the same won't happen with Gypsy Starship, sharing
dore users on all levels.
—David Allikas
this issue with Morton the K's masterworks. It is nothing more
than the finest feat of programming ever generated for Ahoy!'s readers by Orson Scott Card —and those who've followed Creating Your Own Games from the beginning know that that's saying quite a bit. The best part is, along with providing the
complete game, Orson Scott teaches you how to do just as well on your own! {Turn to page 18.) Who is better qualified to pick The Year's Best Commodore
Entertainment Software than Arnie Katz? For years he pre sided over the awarding of Electronic Games magazine's Ark-
ies, the videogame industry's highest honors. And this sum mer, he and I were the two individuals elected by the Elec tronic Industries Association to judge Commodore software for the June '85 CES Software Showcase. Read the picks of Arnie and the Ahoy! staff beginning on page 47...followed by reviews of The Alpine Encounter, Countdown to Shutdown, Slap-Shot, Crusade in Europe, and Super Huey. Dale Rupert continues to lead us where no Commodore magazine has gone before—to the IBM PC! If you don't have one, don't worry—Vie IBM Connection actually deals with link ing any two computers via their RS-232 ports. (Turn to page 61.) Cheryl Peterson has managed to do it again with this month's
Cadet's Column-provide a feature geared to beginners that's just as relevant to the more advanced user. Join her on A Tour of CompuSen'e's Commodore Information Nefrvork. (Turn to page 95.) Mark Andrews concludes his two-part Commodore Roots series on High-Resolution Graphics, providing the most de tailed assembly language programs seen in his column'to date. (Turn to page 91.) We'll spare the hyperbole in our description of this issue's remaining programs. We don't have room for it—and besides, you know what to expect from Ahoy! in that department! Cloak is a file encryption program for the C-64 or VIC 20.
PROBLEM SOLVING
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13 programs to design active and passive filters (22 types) and solve numerous electronic design problems including; resonance. Ohm's law. decibel conversions, attenuators, and more. SI9.95 CURVE FITTING Fits your X.Y data to 20 different mathematical
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We know you'll want this page, in its full 81/z x 11 splendor, and another 14 pages of peripherals, software and books that will make your Commodore 128 or C-64 computer even nicer to live with. So, if we missed sending you your very own copy within the last few weeks, call us at (800)227-9998, unless you live in California, in which case call (415) 965-1735.
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• NEW COMPUSERVE, VIEWTRON BOARDS • DIGITIZER KIT • GAMES FROM INFOCOM, EPYX • SPEAKERS FOR AMIGA • 6 VOICES ON C-64 • CRT HOLDER • DISK DRIVE ALIGNMENT • COOKBOOKS • GREYHOUND PROGRAM • PRINTER STANDS DISK DRIVE ALIGNMENT The 1541 Disk Drive Alignment Pro gram from CSM Software consists of
age in under three seconds. The in
dows on the VIC and 64 program in
two disks: one containing the necessary
cluded software allows keyboard con trol of gray scale selection (4, 6, or 8 levels). The digitizer permits con
the August '85 Ahoy! St. Mars Systems apparently agrees, having just released the Windows Screen Processor Utility ($24.95). The program provides C-64
utilities, and one precisely copied
trol of brightness and contrast. An al
alignment disk which will allow you
ternate dot pattern technique (dither
users with the capability of creating un
to perform an accurate alignment of
ing) is used to produce the 6 and 8 gray level display.
limited numbers of windows in their BASIC or assembly language pro grams. Supported are window color
your 1541 disk drive without use of any electronic measuring instruments. You
can adjust drive speed, head alignment, and track one end stop. Price is $44.95 plus shipping.
CSM Software Inc., P.O. Box 563, Crown Point, IN 46307 (phone: 219663^335).
Price
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board) is $39.95 plus $2.00 shipping (specify disk or tape version). Kinney Software, Dept. A, 121 N. Hampton
Rd.,
Donnelsville,
OH
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THE KEEPER A cartridge that will retain 8192 bytes of memory even after you power down your C-64 or C-I28, Vie Keeper will let you create autostart cartridges of your own programs as well as store programs for use upon power up. Un like PROM programming systems, it utilizes virtual RAM that can be
Broderbund has announced three additions to the Bank Street series for
the C-64. Compatible with the Bank Street Writer, the Bank Street Speller uses a 30,000+ word dictionary to find Store an 8Kprogram in virtual RAM.
plifies program storage. An in/out switch shuttles your program in and out of the computer's view. Price is $49.95
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VIDEO DIGITIZER KIT The package provides machine lan guage software, plans, documentation, and a blank printed circuit board. You supply parts available at Radio Shack for about $20.00, and roughly an even ing's time. The result: a black and white video digitizer for use with an NTSC video input source such as a VCR or video camera. The completed unit, powered by the C-64's I/O port, will digitize an eight gray level, 160 X 200 pixel im
St. Mars Systems Inc., 1400 Clay Street, Winter Park, FL 32789 (phone: 305-657-2018).
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changed at will. Built-in software sim
plus $3.00 shipping. Marvco Electronics, 15702 S. Neibur Rd., Oregon City, OR 97045.
controls, move commands, indepen dent scrolling, and cursor positioning routines. Included is a 12-page pro gramming guide.
DISK DRIVE The BCD/5.25 disk drive ($179.00), compatible with "thousands" of Com modore programs, offers faster speed (by 25%) and more compact size (2.75" X 6.4" X 13", 6 pounds) than the 1541. As with most L541 replacements, the compactness is largely thanks to the ex ternal power supply-as is the reduced tendency to overheat. Blue Chip Electronics, Inc., Two West Alameda Drive, Tempe, AZ 85282 (phone: 602-829-7217).
WINDOWS We thought windowing for Commo dore programs was a neat idea when we presented Thomas Bunker's Win
and highlight typing errors. Users can
substitute "wildcard" characters for unknown or missing letters, and cre
ate personalized dictionaries by add ing words of their own. The Bank Street Filer will store, sort, retrieve, and print out custom ized reports. The database manager is supposedly easy enough for a child to use, but powerful enough to meet
the requirements of adults, organiza tions, and small businesses. The Bank Street Mailer comprises a letter-writing program (a special version of the Bank Street Writer) and a mailing list database with full mail/ merge capabilities. All three programs are scheduled for fall release, at $49.95 each. One back up disk is included with each. Broderbund Software, 17 Paul Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903-2101
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(phone: 415-479-1170).
CADPAK ENHANCEMENTS Abacus has enhanced its Cadpak graphic package with the addition of a dimensioning feature that allows ex act scaled output to most printers, the ability to input from the keyboard as well as an optional light pen, and a more flexible object editor (used to create detailed figures or text). Ad ditionally, the list price has been re duced to $39.95. Abacus Software, P.O. Box 7211, Grand Rapids, MI 49510 (phone: 616241-5510).
NEW GAME RELEASES In A Mind Forever Voyaging ($44.95), Infocom's latest release for advanced players, you are a compu ter that has been raised as a human being. Government and industry leaders have drafted a plan to address a global crisis: you must enact a sim ulation of that plan, exploring its ef fects on the future. This is the first in Infocom's series of Interactive Fic tion Plus titles, employing a new de
velopment system with expanded memory (making possible a working vocabulary of over 1700 words). As such, the game is only for compu ters with 128K, including the Com modore 128 and the Amiga. Concluding the trilogy begun by Enchanter, Spellbreaker (for expertlevel Infocomers) places you in the pointed hat of the leader of the Cir cle of Enchanters. The magic of your worldâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a world founded on sorceryis failing, and you must discern and destroy the cause. This you accom plish by undertaking a journey to the foundation of the magic itself. For the C-64 and the Amiga; $44.95. Infocom, Inc., 125 CambridgePark Drive, Cambridge, MA 02140 (phone: 617-492-6000). Based on Tolkien's classic, Vw Hobbit is an adventure that can be played
Only A Mind Forever Voyaging can prevent a journey into global chaos. READER SERVICE NO 230
eludes an original soundtrack. Addison-Wesley Publishing Com pany, Reading, MA 01867 (phone: 617-944-3700).
battery of powerful spells to recon quer your homelands and restore the rich life of a past era.
As the great knight Corum, you are summoned to the land of Peloria to save the fair princess Diana from the evil sorcerer Targoth, whose defens es include moorugs, groggs, skele tons, lava monsters, ghosts, bats, witches, slime monsters, and spiders. (Just how fair was that princess?) For the C-64; $14.95. Tri Micro, 1010 N. Batavia, Suite G, Orange, CA 92667 (phone: 714-
150 North Main Street, Fairport, NY
14450 (phone: 800-828-6573; in NY 716^25-2833). Purchasers of 13 different Epyx game programs can participate in a sweep stakes program offering five trips to San Francisco and the Lucasfilm Games design headquarters, a ski week at Lake Tahoe, ski equipment, an Ami ga computer, and free software. Details are available in those famous special
771-4038).
ly marked packages.
Idle Time II, the second C-64 disk culled from the IBM PC series, com prises eight one-player mental exer cises (two with two-player versions as well), including numerical reverse, scrambled words, knowledge of US cities, colored square cube puzzle, and finding the correct mathematical
equation to avoid a lunar crash. Price is $19.95 plus $2.00 shipping (PA res idents add 6%). ABLE Software, P.O. Box 422, Kulpsville, PA 19443 (phone: 215368-2518). Two for the C-64/128 from Artworx, priced at $19.95 each: Falcon Patrol II pits the player's
Artworx Software Company, Inc.,
Epyx Computer Software,
1043
Kiel Court, Sunnyvale, CA 94089 (phone: 408-745-0700). The game based on the Cubological Formulation mentioned in October's Scuttlebutt is available for $4.95. The collectors version, with a signed copy
of the works that underlie the theory, sells for $99.95. And you thought Rubik's cube was a kid's game.
The Wizards (after Jan. 1, the Epsilon Research Group), P.O. Box 7118, The Woodlands, TX 77387.
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with or without graphics (80 screen
Falcon Fighter, equipped with air-to-
Ideal for taking advantage of the Amiga's stereo output capability, the Bose RoomMate powered speaker
shots are included). Over 50 different action commands and over 900 words are understood by the program. Includ ed are a copy of the novel, hint book let, and a guide to Middle Earth. The Commodore 64 version ($29.95) in-
ground and air-to-surface missiles, against enemy helicopter squadrons.
the computer, enabling users to gen
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Sixteen levels of play are included. Sorcery, an adventure game in an arcadelike setting, challenges you (the last of the great sorcerers) to use a
system ($229.00) plugs directly into erate room-filling sound comparable to complete component systems cost ing several times as much. Each speaker measures only 6 X 9 X 6".
NEWS Built-in elec tronics of the amplified
RoomMates balance sound be tween the
speakers, providing true stereo
or enhanced hi-fidelity. READER
tween squares.
Each is available for $34.95, with more titles on the way. Resource Software International, Inc., 330 New Brunswick Ave., Fords, NJ (phone: 201-738-8500). A French language version of Scar borough's MasterType typing tutorial, one of the best-selling C-64 educa tional programs of all time, has been released. Scarborough Systems, Inc., 55 S.
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The onboard electronic amplifier and equalizer were engineered for low distortion and reduced hiss. Also available are the Video RoomMates, offering volume control and shielded drivers to prevent TV interference. Either model can also be used with Walkman-type portable tape players and portable CD players such as those available from Sony and Technics. Bose Corporation, The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701.
nomials, factoring common monomi als, trinomials, and the difference be
ming, and games. Included is The
Muppet Guide to Computerese, an il lustrated glossary of terms. Broderbund Software, 17 Paul Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903-2101 (phone: 415-479-1170).
Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591 (phone: 914-332^545). Snowdrifts and Sunny Skies teaches fledgling forecasters eight years old and up to predict the weather utilizing a map showing fronts and pressure areas (following lessons on weather folklore, terminology, and the historical weather
MICRO CLEANING KIT The Read/Right Microcomputer, Cleaning Kit ($34.95) is designed to remove damage-causing contaminants from the head, screen, and housing of your computer. Included are a floppy disk head cleaner good for up to
New releases from Learning Activities. READER SERVICE NO. 232
15 cleanings of the read/write
heads, Static Stopper spray, 24 ter minal cleaning pads and 10 office equipment cleaning pads. The Texwipe Company, 650 E. Crescent Ave., P.O. Box 575, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 (phone: 201327-9100).
EDUCATIONAL RELEASES Welcome Aboard'($24.95) utilizes Muppet characters and a nautical set ting to teach new C-64 users about five computer concepts: computeraided design (by helping Gonzo beau tify Miss Piggy in the Salon de Beaute), word processing and electronic
(by transmitting information
from the message center to help Cap tain Kermit stay on course), database management (by helping Fozzie sort through his joke library), program-
Joining the 40+ programs in Re source Software's line of CP/M-based programs for the C-128 with 1571 disk drive, the Honors Series drills students in advanced mathematical disciplines. Honors Calculus covers applica tions of the derivative including curve sketching, related rates and maxi mum/minimum problems, and appli cations of definite integral topics. Honors Trigonometry deals with circular functions, polar coordinates, identities, sine and cosine, and solu tion of triangles. Honors Geometry addresses simi lar polygons with attention to radio and proportion, applications of simi lar triangles, coordinate geometry, and the circle. Honors Algebra focuses on poly-
pattern for the city and month you've chosen). After investigation, you pre dict tomorrow's weather and obtain a score based on the accuracy of your prediction versus the actual weather. For the C-64; $14.95. Tri Micro, 1010 N. Batavia, Suite G, Orange,
CA
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(phone:
714-
771-4038). Learning Technologies Inc. has an nounced 20 new C-64 programs for preschoolers through eighth graders, available for $19.95 each. In the Early Learning Series: The Flying Carpet (shapes), Let's Go Fishing (numbers), How to Weigh an Elephant (ordering and sequencing), Learning to Add and Subtract, Math in a Nutshell (counting), Clowning Around, Shutterbug's Patterns, Bike
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the C-128, Amiga, and PC 10/PC 20 computers, and software, peripherals,
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educational center, rental computers, and library of computer periodicals for $50.00 a year. The center is open
printers ($28 and $34 respectively).
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third annual exposition for Commodore
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users, will be held this year from De cember 5 to 8 at the Toronto Interna
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Pedestal stores, catches, and refolds. READER SERVICE NO. 228
printers of up to 132 columns. PerfectData Corporation, c/o Rog
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TELECOM NEWS Not content with cutting into the U.S. Post Office's business via elec
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C-128 owners; call 800-833-9400 (us ing your modem) to register. Com munications software and one month of service is given away with pur
chase of the Commodore 1660 or 1670 modem. Quantum Computer Services Inc., 8620 Westwood Center Drive, Vien na, VA 22180 (phone: 703^48-8700). Intended to suppress damaging phone line spikes, the Kleen Line se curity system ($69.95) employs twostage semiconductor and gas dis charge tube suppression techniques. Available for standard 4-pin telephone modular connectors (RJ-11) and the wider 8-pin connectors (RJ-45). Electronic Specialists, Inc., 171 South Main St., P.O. Box 389, Natick, MA 01760 (phone: 1-800225^876; in MA 617-655-1532).
OH 43220 (phone: 614^57-8600). Viewtron now offers trading prices
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The Commodore Ham's Compan ion details the basics of upgrading your system for amateur radio use,
er requests a price quote, all the con
programming
tracts in a given commodity are listed with their opening, high, low, and last
RTTY, Morse, AMTOR, and Packet and the ins and outs of information
available prices, along with the change
management. Also included is infor
from the previous settlement price. Viewdata Corporation of America, Inc., 1111 Lincoln Road, 7th Floor, Miami Beach, FL 33139 (phone: 305674-1444). For $9.95 per month and 6C per minute (with the first hour free), Quantum Link offers Commodore
mation on "telehamming" (connect ing to amateur radio information by telephone line), message storage op erations, and finding specialized soft ware for slow can TV, satellite track
users programs to download, software
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home, ranging from keeping statis tics for little league teams to legal re
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form feed commands, preventing ex traneous commands from corrupting received data or delaying the print
ous aspects of using a home compu
($99.95) includes a screen echo that
er. In CRT mode, page formatting
ter to earn extra money. Various busi ness formats, such as sole proprie
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tion marks, and other symbols print
mode adds character format com
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ed to the screen to be spoken.
mands, while in Intelligent Printer
tions, are examined in detail. J.V. Technologies, Inc., P.O. Box
Three types of vocalization are supported: conversation mode (reads text in a natural way, pausing at punc tuation marks), verbatim mode (reads
mode the 182 TTY functions exactly like a standard 182. Okidata, 532 Fellowship Road, Mt.
do. CA 92118 (phone: 619-266-9141).
Starting Your Computer Services Business (S9.95) also discusses vari
563, Ludington, MI 49431 (phone: 616-843-9512).
Investment Management with Your Personal Computer ($14.95) discuss es investment software, electronic databases, and online trading, listing and reviewing over 120 products and services including spreadsheets, port folio managers, investment simula tions, and bond and mutual fund aids. COMPUTE! Publications, Inc., 324 W. Wendover Ave., Suite 200,
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this month and next's
feature on
Speech Synthesizers for the Commo
text and pronounces symbols), and character mode (spells each word and pronounces numbers and symbols).
The 4 x 5" unit plugs into the 64's expansion port and contains its own
amplifier, speaker, and external speaker jack, with no need to buy any additional cables, hookups, or hard ware. All necessary programs and en hancements are stored in onboard ROM and accessed by a single key. If you purchase Votalker C-64 be fore the end of 1985. you'll receive
Laurel, NJ 235-2600).
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The Visible Music Monitor and the VT-6 cartridge made six-part har mony possible on your C-64 or C-128, with the former adding an extra sound chip (three more voices) and the
latter supporting
both
sound
chips, allowing creation, editing, playing, displaying, and disk or tape storage and retrieval of music. Editing features include moving or
Trivia Talker II for free. The $39.95 program contains 200 questions in
changing notes, measures, and seg ments, cut, paste, and copy, and con
present, including a detailed section on the evolution of the computer. World Almanac Publications, 200
each of five categories.
trol over all chip sounds. The user also has control over the sequence in
Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166.
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Kevelson showed you how to do it. Now Microvations has done it for you by manufacturing an interface cable that permits the C-128 owner to util ize the Commodore 1701 or 1702 (or
field, PA 19440.
any color or monochrome) monitor
businessman. Each C-64 program, priced at $79.95, works by question ing the user extensively about him
in 80-column mode, eliminating the need to buy the 1901 RGB monitor
for this purpose. The user can shut tle between 40 and 80 column modes
with a simple ESCAPE-X command. List price is $14.95. Microvations, 5333 Mission Cen ter Road-Suite 345, San Diego, CA 92108 (phone: 619-291-2722).
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JEWEL QUEST For the C-64 By Bob Blackmer amed adventurer Lars Layton, always ready for
one jewel, another appears elsewhere on the shelves, and
a challenge, stars in this arcade game. In it, you must maneuver Lars in his gyrocopter as he attempts to lay claim to the priceless gem col
so on, until he has his whole collection. Lars also learned of the many people who had tried in vain to get the treasure, since no one escapes unless
lection of eccentric billionaire Killough Bhytes. This adventure began when Lars attended a cocktail party, hoping to find a financial backer for his next en
he has all ninety stones.
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deavor. He was introduced to Mr. Bhytes, upon which he listened to a tale unlike any he had ever heard. The aging industrialist told Lars of the unique system by which he protected his jewel collection. He first de scribed the large room with shelves covered with a secret material. It saps energy from any who come in contact
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cloak of invisibility that allows only one gem to be seen at a time. When Killough Bhytes wants to view or move
get no more.
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hanged. Catherine the Great of Russia tried to make them serfs and tie them to the land. Hitler killed half a mil lion Gypsies in his death camps.
Still they survived, wandering. Linguists discovered that their original language, called Romani, was actual ly an archaic dialect of Sanskrit—had they come from northern India, then, two thousand years ago? It didn't matter. They weren't looking to the past—they were look ing to the future. To the stars. Now, in second-hand starships, with gear cobbled to gether from a hundred different sources, they are still wandering from planet to planet, buying here, selling there, trying to turn a profit. In the process, they dis cover worlds no other human being knows. But they don't make maps and charts. They make deals.
You are the head of a Gypsy Family, which makes you captain of a Gypsy starship. Your two most important concerns are getting enough fuel to keep flying, and enough supplies that the Family won't starve. Fuel is easy enough to get-you simply dip down near the surface of a "gas giant," a large planet like Saturn or Jupiter. Those are a dime a dozen in this galaxy. Supplies are a different matter. For that you have to visit worlds with life on them: small, rocky earthlike planets, or, more rarely, moons and artificial satellites orbiting the gas giants. Some planets are lifeless; some have no intelligent life; some are inhabited by aliens who have never seen hu mans before. When you do find humans, they might be hos tile to Gypsies, or suspicious of you. They might be pi rates. They might, sometimes, be friendly.
Friendly or unfriendly, known or unknown, you have to feed the Family. On some worlds you barter. On others you offer services, like repairing starships and other so phisticated machines. Sometimes you put on entertain ments. Sometimes you ask for favors (you never actually beg). Sometimes, when you have to, you steal. And when things get hot, you dump your cargo'and get moving. Because all that matters to you is for the Family to sur vive and move on.
PLAYING GYPSY STARSHIP
You'll need a joystick plugged into port 2. When the g game begins, your starship is in the middle of the screen. | Gas giant and earthlike planets will drift by on the screen. 째
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amount of supplies (red line). Your fuel is used up by
The game plays in two parts. The first part, in outer
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space, is a pretty standard arcade-type movement game. You have to be dextrous enough to get the starship into
So if you sit still and do nothing, you'll have plenty of fuel-but the Family will risk dying of starvation, or run ning out of oxygen and water! To visit a planet, you must get into "stationary orbit." That is, you must move with the planet as it travels across the screen. This is easier than it sounds, though it takes a little practice. Since the planets move diagonally, the easiest technique is to get in front of the planet, let it pass over you, and while it is passing begin to move in the same diagonal direction. Since the program won't let you move over a planet, you will seem to be following along behind the planet, as if you were pushing it along its path. That is "stationary orbit," and if you keep doing
position. You have to monitor the fuel and supplies and keep both replenished. You also have to decide when and where to land. Almost everything else is done in ma
chine language. Once you land, you move into the second phase of the game. Since this involves reading information about the planet or moon that you've landed on, it doesn't have to move quickly. Almost everything is done in BASIC. Once you've made your choices and decide to GET OUT OF HERE, this section of the program sets up that particu lar planet-sprite to be another world, randomly selected from the available planet data.
it long enough, you will automatically replenish your fuel
If you choose to quit (RETIRE), you are shown the
(if it's a gas giant) and half your supplies (if it's an earthlike planet).
current outcome and given a chance to resume where
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WHAT'S ON DISK? The game is listed here as four separate programs. The first program is Video Setup. It is essentially the same program as last month. It sets up all the machine lan guage and sprite shapes in memory from 32K to 40K, and then saves that region of memory in a disk file called GYPSY VIDEO.
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The second program is Planet Setup. It READs the
after me for a year to program a game called Toto," which
information about possible planets from DATA statements
he designed, in which Dorothy's dog is trying to get back
and stores them in memory from 16K to 32K. Then it saves this region of memory in a disk file called GYPSY
to her without getting nabbed by any of the evil beings
PLANETS. The third program is Gypsy, This does nothing more than load GYPSY VIDEO into memory from 32K to 40K,
versatile this animation and movement shell can be.)
load GYPSY PLANETS into memory from 16K to 32K, and then load and run Gypsy Game. Gypsy Game is the actual game program itself. Pro
with an enemy starship, but that's old hat. Or a blast-
vided the video and planet data are all correctly in mem
ory, Gypsy Game should move you easily into play. Notice mat you only need to run Video Setup and Plan et Setup once. After GYPSY VIDEO and GYPSY PLANETS are on disk, the setup programs are never
used again. (If you buy Ahcy!% disk, GYPSY VIDEO and GYPSY PLANETS are already there-you just LOAD "GYPSY"8,1 and RUN.)
of Oz. Maybe I'll do that early in '86, just to show how Even with the starship and planets, though, there were many options. It could have been a shoofem-up game
the-planets game, but I've blown up too many planets already as a science fiction writer. It could have been a military-invasion game, or colonization of the stars, or a rescue mission—but in all those scenarios, most of the action would have been on the planet's surface, so that the present animation shell would have been better used for the on-planet action rather than outer space. Since the computer game I like the best these days is Seven Cities of Gold (Electronic Arts), I was naturally drawn to the idea of exploration. Now, if I were to do
gram to this month's game? It was a matter of story. There
this in first-rate fashion, I would also animate the on-plan et sequences, as Seven Cities does. But that would re quire setting up another section of video memory with sprites and a whole new set of interrupt programs in ma
are lots of things you can do with a starship and a bunch
chine language. Instead, I decided to leave this section
of planets.
as a text game, though it is still handled entirely with the joystick. I'm a writer, after all —I think that some times a few words can do better than a thousand pic tures. And since the text section can be in BASIC, it'll
FROM SHELL TO GAME How did we get from last month's sprite-mover pro
In fact, I didn't have to use a starship or planets at all. I could have changed the sprite shapes and made it Doro thy against the Nerds of Oz. (My son Geoffrey has been
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lected forms placed on me, I still had to come up with a story that intrigued me, that made the events of the game interesting to me-and therefore, with luck, to you also. For a short story I'm working on right now, I bought a book called Alias of Man (St. Martin's Press), a mar velous collection of information about many of the differ
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ing and yet playable. I hope you like this one. I think it's kind of fiin. It's also long. But I think you've caught on by now to the fact that the best games do eat up memory—because good video and good text take space.
But if you've got the time, you can do it yourself. That's what a magazine like Ahoy! is all about, isn't it? For you to do it yourself. Even when a game is as "complete" as this one!
A WRINKLE IN THE INTERRUPTS Last month, when we first worked with machine lan guage interrupts, we used the regular timer interrupt. But this time I needed to use a different interrupt source. So I disabled the timer interrupt by POKEing (actually, STAing) a 1 into location 56333. I replaced this interrupt with a raster interrupt.
In fact, it takes up so much space that for this game
The raster scan is the path followed by the cathode ray
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It takes less than a sixtieth of a second to scan the whole screen; then the ray returns to the upper left hand corner and starts over. The VIC-II video chip in your 64 sends the TV or
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completely invisible. What have we done? Why, moved the bottom of the screen up two text lines, as far as the sprites are con
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cerned. If we cause the starfield screen to scroll upward, the screen memory that contains the fuel and supply gauges is not affected; if we clear the gauge screen, the starfield is not affected. Don't look now, but that's called "windowing." The top 23 text lines are a window into one screen memory; the
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While it's doing that, though, the sprites are still mov ing around on the screen. When a sprite reaches scan-
That interrupt routine generated at scanline 234 also ter scanline. So only a few scanlines later, the VIC-II causes another interrupt. This one sets everything back to normal â&#x20AC;&#x201D;and then goes ahead and executes the anima tion and movement routines from last month's program. In each screen display, several different interrupts are generated, the display is changed, and hundreds of dif ferent jobs are done. Not triggered by the computer's tim er, but synchronized with the video display itself. Even ABC, CBS, and NBC can't get any more control over your television set than that! n
line 234, the VIC-II suddenly starts Ioking for its shape
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INTRODUCTION: SPEAK TO ME ONLY WITH THINE ?????
The ability to converse with
coordinated by visual stimulation via the video monitor. In other words, the user must bang away on the keyboard while paying attention to the video dis play. It doesn't take long to realize that
cessed, as recognition templates to per mit verbal direction of the computer.
THE SOUNDS OF SPEECH The human vocal apparatus is cap able of producing two fundamental sounds. The vocal chords, essential
the ability to indulge in verbal dis
ly a vibratory apparatus, produce a
course with the computer could go a long way towards feeling up the tactile manipulators for other activities.
buzzing sound. The fundamental, or
It isn't likely that the C-64 will ever attain the capability of a voice-acti
vated typewriter. The technology for such applications just isn't with us
yet, at least not in a $100 package. The C-64 does not have the speed or memory to handle that sort of voice recognition. However, there are sev
In contrast, the lungs are a source of compressed air, which when for
cibly expelled produces a rushing sound. The random nature of this "white noise" contains a mixture of all audible frequencies. A common
The audible output of these two
mechanisms is controlled by the throat and mouth, which by the posi tioning of the tongue and lips form a highly adjustable resonating cham ber. Each fundamental resonance so obtained is called a formant. These formants are combined into complex vibrations, known as allophones, which are the fundamental speech
lowest, frequency of this sound is in the order of 100 vibrations per sec ond. The nature of this buzz is such that it contains a large number of har monics, or integral multiples, of the
components. The allophones are fur ther combined to produce the vari ous vowel or consonant sounds known as phonemes.
fundamental vibration. These over tones, which vibrate at 200, 300, and
SPEECH DIGITIZATION
so on times per second, are of near ly the same amplitude or loudness as the fundamental tone. A well-known
The first method used to digitize speech stores the actual speech infor mation. The production of sounds in the real world is a continuous or ana-
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log process. That is, speech sounds
ed with any accuracy. For example,
quired. In terms of speech or sound
change in a smooth and continuous
if we want to make sure that we know the position of a door which might
a greater range of measurement re
stream. On the other hand, informa tion stored and manipulated in a com puter is done so in a discrete or digi tized form. In other words, a series
sults in a greater spread between the
The process of converting real
open or close once every second, we have to look at it at least twice every second. Less frequent observations would leave open the possibility of missing an opening or closing. Samp ling theory agrees with this concept
world information to digitized form is known as sampling. In effect, a real
by specifying the need to sample at twice the maximum rate of change of
dynamic range. It turns out that for speech to be reasonably intelligible, a minimum of
time event is looked at briefly at pe
pieces of information are required,
the sampled signal. In terms of sound or speech, a fester sample rate results in greater fidelity. The measurement range deter mines how precisely each measure
3000 vibrations per second have to be heard. This would require a total of 6000 samples per second. If we use the same 256 possible levels, an understandable (although rather
of numbers Ere used to represent the original information.
riodic intervals. The quantity being digitized is carefully measured and the results are stored away. Thus two
loudest and softest sounds which can be recorded. In music recording and playback equipment these two parameters are listed as the frequency response and
the interval between samples and the
ment is recorded. Using our door as
coarse) reproduction would result. In
actual value of the sample.
an example, if we wish only to re
The degree of accuracy with which this is done depends on two things. The first is how often the original in
cord if it is open or closed a single bit would suffice. In this case a 0 could represent a closed door, in which case a 1 would represent an
terms of computer memory, each sample would require one byte and
formation is sampled. Thj second is the range of measurement which is
available for each sample. The sample rate sets an upper lim
it on how fast the original informa tion can change and still be record
open door. Of course this tells us nothing about the intermediate posi
have been developed to reduce the memory requirements somewhat. Nevertheless, speech reproduction in
sitions, a single byte would be re-
this way is memory intensive. The second method of speech dig
Voice Com mand Module requires you to direct the hot air balloon by voice rather than by key board or joy stick. That is, you use your
own hot air to manipulate the balloon's hot
Interior views of Magic Voice (left) and Voice Command Module. Note the two kilobytes of ROM and the onboard microprocessor in the latter. AHOY!
Things aren't all that bad. Various mathematical compaction techniques
tions. If we wish to refine our mea surement, say up to 256 different po
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each second of recorded speech would fill 6000 bytes of memory.
itization turns a large part of the task over to the hardware. Electronic ana
logs of the vocal tract are construc ted. A number of these circuits, rep resenting the various positions of the vocal apparatus, are combined on a
single chip. The task of speech pro
duction is reduced to controlling the speech circuits so as to reproduce the appropriate allophones. The problem of speech reproduction is thus re duced to one of selecting the appro priate circuits in the proper sequence for the correct lengths of time. The data storage requirements for the hardware method are significantly less than for full digitization. Sever al tradeoffs exist. The hardware method is somewhat costly, although this is becoming much less of a fac tor. As with all semiconductor prod ucts, cost of the components are dra matically reduced after the initial de velopment is complete. The most sig nificant tradeoff is in flexibility. Dig itization has the ability to record any sounds, not just the spoken word. The hardware devices are somewhat limited to a predefined set of acous tic characteristics. Both methods have
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their uses. The reverse of speech digitization
is speech recognition. The demands of a workable speech recognition sys tem are far greater than those of a workable speech digitization system. In the ideal case, a speech recognition sys tem would be both speaker indepen dent and receptive of continuous utter ance. That is, anybody could talk a blue streak at the computer and every word would be properly understood within the context of what was said. Even with the largest computer systems this is a yet-to-be-realized scenario. A step down the difficulty ladder is a speaker-dependent continuous ut terance system. These results may be
achieved to a limited extent with ex isting hardware and software. The realm of the smaller computer is in the speaker independent discrete ut terance field. That is, anyone will be understood, but only one clearly de fined word at a time. In practice, most systems can be trained for a se lect group of individuals. For the C-64 we come down to the
speaker-dependent discrete utterance situation. That is, a select vocabulary discretely uttered by a single individ ual will be understood. In actual practice a number of other factors must be considered. Perhaps the most important is the background or environmental noise which must be dealt with both dur
numbers of our computers which are
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in use prompt the development of a
enough flexibility to allow the user to
large variety of inexpensive yet pow
SAY any number up to 999,999,999.
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Speech is produced in a realistic female
cost, speech products which perform
voice with just a hint of an "accent."
many of the above functions are read
Attaining a high level of intelligi
ily available. We will now examine a selection of these. D
bility is not without a price. The stor age requirement for mis limited vo cabulary and its associated driver
MAGIC VOICE SPEECH MODULE Commodore Business Machines, Inc.
software exceeds 16 kilobytes. The bulk of this data is the speech mod ule's resident vocabulary. Fortunate ly, the Commodore 64's architecture supports the acquisition of operating
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Price: $59.95 No roundup of speech products would be complete without Commo dore's own entry into the market. As is usual with Commodore products, the Magic Voice is an impressive piece of hardware for the price. Connecting up the Magic Voice is straightforward if you are using a TV set. Just plug the module into the car tridge port and hook up the supplied audio cable between the module and the computer's video port. If you are using a monitor, things are a little more complicated. The audio con nection to the monitor will have to be diverted to the Magic Voice. Au dio for the video monitor is then sup plied from the Magic Voice. A min imum of one and probably two user-
supplied audio cables are required. The Magic Voice speech module places its priorities on the production
system extensions without affecting BASIC'S user RAM. The speech ex tensions are mapped into the address space which is shared by the compu ter's built-in BASIC and operating system ROMs. Only one kilobyte, in the SC000 block, is visible to BASIC. This area is normally reserved for machine language subroutines. The voice module consists of a compact, enclosed plastic package which is installed in the Commodore 64's cartridge port. A set of hinged
doors on top of the cartridge covers a spare socket which permits the use
of additional cartridge-based soft ware.
Only
an
audio
hookup
is
needed to complete the connection. The addition of four commands to BASIC allows for simple program ming of the device. The SAY com mand works very much like a print statement. It is limited to single words
ing the training and recognition phas
of clear, natural-sounding speech. To
es. Think of it as studying for a final
achieve this goal, Commodore has chosen to limit the module's reper toire to a total of 235 different utter ances. The majority of these speech fragments are entire words, of which
able utterances. Thus, the rendition of complete sentences requires suc cessive SAY statements.
25 per cent are devoted to the letters of the alphabet, numbers, and numer
The most significant shortcoming, aside from the limited vocabulary, is
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in the resident vocabulary or to the numbers 0 through 234, each of which corresponds to one of the avail
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THE VOICE MESSENGER-SPEECH 64 Welwyn Currah Ltd. 104 West 4th Street Royal Oak, Ml 48067 Phone: 313-547-8300 Price: $59.95 The Voice Messenger-Speech 64 offers a generalized approach to com puterized speech. All speech is gen erated by combining allophones, the basic speech components. These con sist of 58 speech sounds with four pauses of varying lengths. The result ing speech is quite intelligible with just a bit more "accent" than the Ma
in user RAM.
gic Voice.
approach would have been to simply
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49457,76:POKE
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49459,167 will harmlessly redirect the error routine. The built-in RATE command var
ies the speed of the spoken word over a two-to-one range without affecting the voice's pitch. The RDY variable allows BASIC to test the speech mod ule for completion of the current phrase. The VOC function alerts the
Installation is as simple as plugging
TABLE OF BASIC EXTENSIONS
Magic Voice SAY "text" or A$ or N-utters text string or number
RATE (I) —sets speech speed VOC (AD)—defines user speech dictionary RDY— Magic Voice status variable text=utterance in Magic Voice
vocabulary
A$=string variable
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The Voice Messenger will also con
vert the Commodore 64 into an in stant talking computer. The KON command causes vocalization of all keystrokes. All keys are sounded, in cluding the function keys, with the exception of the CTRL, RUN/STOP, Commodore logo, and RESTORE keys. The Commodore graphic sym bols are simply sounded by the word
EASY SPEECH 64 Research In Speech Technology, Inc. 1825 74th Street Brooklyn, NY 11204 Phone: 718-232-7266
Price: $24.95 It appears that we have discovered a genuine cottage industry (at least
Speech 64 is active. The solution is quite simple. Easy Speech 64 may be toggled on and off by a CTRL V (for voice) keystroke sequence. Installation of Easy Speech
unavoidable message, which is accom panied by the display of a talking disk, the main menu appears. At this point you have the option to accept the de
"graphic." Priority is given to the most recent keystroke, which cancels the sounding of the last keystroke in mid-utterance. Pressing the keys
in what passes for a cottage in Brook lyn) right in our own backyard. Re search In Speech Technology (RIST) has been dealing in personal compu
or customize Easy Speech.
faster than they can be uttered results in a peculiar echo effect. Speech is normally sounded by a distinctly male tenor voice. The pitch
ter speech products for several years. Until now they have been content to use indirect marketing to distribute
appears, offering four possibilities:
may be easily altered to a rich bari tone. The intonation of either voice can be subtly varied when direct allophone voicing is used. The clever programmer can add considerable ex pression to the generated speech. . The Voice Messenger operating sys
tem does not utilize any of the Com modore 64's BASIC memory space.
Some memory locations in the SC000 block are used. A brief manual is sup plied with the package. The commands are clearly described along with several examples. For advanced programmers, a chapter on the machine language in terfacing, is included. A required DIN plug "Y" adapter,
their wares. RIST will now be offer ing, direct to the consumer, their own line of speech products.
The first of these. Easy Speech 64, is a disk-based utility designed to work with the Welwyn Currah Voice
is
straightforward. Simply boot the pro gram from disk. After a lengthy and
faults and run your application software
Upon
choosing the latter, the modify menu 1. The default device can be changed to anything from 1 to 255 (the screen is device 3). Thus text being sent to the cassette, printer, or disk drive can be
vocalized. This may not even slow things down if you are using the cas sette or a letter quality printer. 2. The memory location of the
Messenger. In fact, you must have the
fiuv Speech 64 operating software
Voice Messenger to derive any bene
can be changed to the RAM under BASIC (SAOOO-SBFFF). This pro vides some flexibility to accommo
fit from Easy Speech 64. If you have met the basic requirements, then Easy Speech 64 can be set to automatical ly vocalize any text sent to the Com modore 64 screen or any other output device. This sleight of mouth is ac complished by intercepting all output as it is sent to the screen for display.
date additional commercial software.
3. If you are not happy with the tone of Easy Speech 64 you can do something about it. The default is a low voice in a high pitch. An option
al high voice and low pitch can be
Text is then vocalized in real time.
selected for a total of four combina
Easy Speech 64 is designed to be as transparent as possible to the nor
models of the Voice Messenger, now
mal workings of the C-64. The bulk
comes packaged with the hardware.
of the code resides in the RAM
tions. These are two separate selec tions on the customize menu. 4. The most powerful option is the dictionary. This lets you customize
Voice Messenger is a good
which is hidden beneath the Kernal
the pronunciation of the words which
all-purpose speech synthesizer for the Commodore 64. Its performance flex ibility and reasonable price make it a best buy. □
ROM (SE0O0-SFFFF). As a result
are important to your application. Ac tually, entire phrases can be entered into the dictionary for subsequent re
not included with early production
The
Easy Speech will function with many
commercial software packages. Most notably, it will work with the entire
INIT-initializes voice messenger SAY n "text" or n A$-utters text string with specified voice
line of Infocom interactive fiction software from the original Zork to the latest Wishbringer. Just initialize EasySpeech 64 and then boot the adven ture game as per Infocom's instruc
KON n —key voicing on
tions. Everything works as before, ex
KOFF-key voicing off BYE —suspends Voice Messenger
cept every word is clearly enunciated in the Voice Messengers own pecul iar accent.
Voice Messenger
SP%—speech buffer status variable A$=string variable text=any text data
n=0 or 1; 0=low voice, l=high voice
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disadvantage of the system. Operation is slowed up considerably when Easy
call by PRINTing a single character.
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most text into the appropriate allo-
ance of disk commands. The editor
vox, Inc. is a combination of hard
phone for use by the Voice Messen
did have several nonfatal flaws. It was
ware and software for the digital re
ger. Simply hit return and the allo-
all too easy to exit the editor without adding the current phrase to the dic
cording of speech and sound with the
tionary. This results in the loss of whatever was in the editor's buffer. Although the editor listed the word
is initially stored in the computer's
phone version of the text will appear in the second window. Of course, it
is impossible for it to be 100% per
fect. At this point you can voice the message and modify the allophones to fine tune the speech. Alternative ly, the text entry stage may be by passed to direct allophone entry.
The bottom window displays the available editor commands in abbrevi ated form. The window also displays
user prompts when required. Four built-in help screens provide a slightly more detailed description of the com mands, as well as an annotated listing of all the available allophones. The editor worked well once we became accustomed to its unique conventions. The allophone window would only accept genuine allo
identification in the dictionary, it did not permit the recall of an added phrase for further editing. Once you have left the modification mode, Easy Speech parameters are fixed. There is no way to remodify any of the parameters without rebooting from the very start. None of these lim itations detracted from the overall per formance of Easy Speech. In general they are easily circumvented if you are aware of their existence. We were disappointed in one as pect of Easy Speech, the vocalization of BASIC program listings. In the ideal case, the online text to speech
Commodore 64. The digitized data
memory and may be saved to disk for subsequent playback. The package includes a compact hardware module about the size of a pack of cigarettes. Early versions of the Voice Master were installed in the
user port. These were supplied with a
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hand-held
microphone.
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microphone are presently supplied with the package. The latest versions are very similar to the one depicted on page 36, the primary difference being the elimination of the calibrate adjustment.
phones and not arbitrary text. Full
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routines may not be available on ver sions sold outside of North America. The software extends the Commo dore 64 BASIC with 18 new com mands. These allow for very easy
programming of the Commodore 64 for the recording and playback of dig itized sound. For example, LEARN
limitations of the SID chip. Best re sults were obtained with the screen blanked. Overall, the speech quality is quite good when compared with dedicated speech synthesizer devices. Even if we do say so ourselves. The package includes speech rec ognition software, which performed
5 records the next sound as phrase number 5. SPEAK 5 will play back
surprisingly well. However, it did re quite some practice on the user's part
the sound. As with other BASIC functions, the parameters may be ex plicitly defined or may consist of any BASIC expression. A total of 64
to achieve consistent results. The im
phrases may be addressed.
zation software, the speech recogni
Disk or tape storage of the phrase file is by the PUT and FIND com mands. These are analogous to SAVE and LOAD; however, they affect only the digitized sound data. The remain der of the commands allow easy ad justment of the recording and play
lion templates is possible.
Three versions of the machine lan guage routines are supplied. These consist of separate and combined ver sions of the speech digitization and recognition software. This allows the user to optimize the use of memory to suit the needs of the application.
All commands also work under pro gram control. All commands also work under program control. This
portant thing is to train your voice to repeat the key words in exactly the
makes it feasible to write a program
same way. As with the speech digiti
TRAINed to recognize it, and re spond in kind when spoken to.
tion routines have their own BASIC commands.
These include special
which will LEARN a user's voice, be
User documentation is thorough, with numerous examples. The dem
TPUT and TFIND commands for
onstration programs may be listed for
SAVEing and LOADing templates.
further study. The machine language routines can be disassembled. We
A special digitization process reduc
es each spoken phrase to a template which is only 96 bytes long. Thus real time manipulation of speech recogni-
would have preferred to see a com mented source code listing as well. A detailed technical manual for the
back parameters, including sampling rate, playback speed, and volume. The sample rate as set by the RATE
COVOX BASIC
more sophisticated user would be a welcome addition. This would allow
command is important. The allowable range is from a minimum of 4,000 up
Speech Digitization
the technically inclined to experiment with other aspects of the Voice Master
to a maximum of 12,500 samples per second. The tradeoff is fidelity versus memory. The higher sample rates give better reproduction, but use up mem ory at a proportional rate. We found that voices were easily recognizable even at the slower rates. Included with the software are sev eral sample programs that demon
strate the use of the new BASIC com mands. Among these are a talking alarm clock and calculator. Also demonstrated are the ease with which special effects can be created, such as generating echoes. Some of the demonstration programs are also used to adjust the hardware. The BAR pro gram is a rudimentary spectrum ana lyzer which is also used to calibrate the gain or volume control. A spec trum analyzer is an instrument used to display the frequency content of a signal. Unfortunately, the version supplied was too crude for any seri ous use, although it did make for an effective display. In use, the package performed well.
Individual voices were clearly under stood and easily recognizable. Voice quality was slightly harsh due to the
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LEARN n~ digitizes spoken word SPEAK n~voices digitized phrase
(n=0...63)
package. For example, although in tended for speech applications, the hardware could be trained to recog
SPEED m—varies playback rate
nize many other types of signals as
RATE m—varies sample rate (m=0...10) VOLUME k-playback volume
well. Virtually any measurable par
(0...15) PAUSE k—delay in '4 second incre ments (0...255) SCREEN k—screen on or off PUT "name", dn—saves vocabulary FIND "name" dn—loads vocabulary FFIND "name",8-fast load
ameter, when converted into a prop erly scaled electrical signal, could be fed into the microphone port. The Covox Voice Master is a flex ible, easy-to-use package. Many ap plications readily suggest themselves. The samples supplied with the pack age are a good place to start. The in cluded Voice Harp is a case in point.
(dn=device number) CLEAR n-clears all speech, sets page for recording (16... 160)
This three-part program lets the com puter sing along with you as well as compose music and print out the re sultant score—all under your vocal
Speech Recognition
direction. Just be careful with the vol ume setting on the video monitor. If it is too high, the microphone will pick up the generated sound. The re sult is the computer literally singing to itself. Perhaps some day, with the help of the Voice Master or products like it, digitized voice libraries of famous personalities will be possible. So watch out, the person answering the phone may not be who you think. D
TRAIN n~ records a template BLANK n—erases a template RECOG m—scans range of templates for a match (m=0...4, n=0...31) TPUT "name",dn-saves a template TFIND "name" dn-loads a template MIN n—sets recognition threshold lower limit (0...100) MAX n —sets recognition threshold upper limit (0...700)
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(SOS), is included on the disk. This menu-driven routine, written in
The package includes a compact
to the C-64's user port via a threefoot length of ribbon cable, termin ated with the appropriate edge card
though VCM-64 lacks any extensions
tures are easily accessed by a series of PEEKs, POKEs, and SYS calls. These allow the user to initialize the system, LOAD a lexicon, and listen to an utterance. All calls are done to location 50000 as follows:
Commodore
saved to disk for subsequent use. Un
hardware module about the size of a large pocket calculator and diskbased software. The module connects
Using speech recognition in your
BASIC, provides a user interface to
SYS 50000,1: initializes system SYS 50000.L: LOADs a lexicon SYS 50000.F: recognizes utterance
The LOADing of a lexicon must
manipulate lexicons for later use. The menu-driven functions include rou
be preceded by the OPENing of the lexicon file. The results of an utter ance recognition are stored in series of memory locations starting at ad
tines to copy and modify lexicons, as well as train and rehearse lexicons.
dress 53000. These have to be exam ined by the user.
the machine language operating sys tem. It lets the user easily create and
connector. The arrangement leaves a number of electrical contacts exposed at the rear of the computer. These
onstration programs are included. All
could be shorted out by a carelessly placed object. A short length of in sulating tape, wrapped about the con
driven loader. All the programs, which are speech-driven, require that a com mand lexicon be created by the end us
example contained several significant
nector card, should eliminate the haz ard. For voice recording a miniature microphone with a lapel clip is in
er. Included are a simple card tile, a hot air balloon aeronaut game, and a
petent BASIC programmer to figure out
cluded in the package.
does all the speech preprocessing be fore passing the data along to the com puter. This minimizes the data process ing requirements of the C-64 itself. As we shall see, the Speech Operating Sys tem inside the computer requires a minimum of memory. software language into the memory
overhead is associated with the stor age of the digitized sound data or speech recognition lexicons. Each lexicon includes a maximum of 64 unique words. The maximum length of a word is 1.28 seconds. The data for each word requires exactly 128 bytes. Thus an entire lexicon fills
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programs are accessed from a menu-
word mix puzzle. We derived considerable amuse
Internally, VCM-64 displays a high degree of sophistication. The module contains two kilobytes of ROM and an onboard microprocessor. The module
The heart of the system is a four kilobyte machine program which LOADs SCOOO block. The major
In addition to the SOS, several dem
The accompanying manual described all of the above operations in some de tail. Unfortunately, the accompanying errors. Fortunately, sufficient detail was
included to allow a reasonably com what to do. Overall, the documenta tion was clear and concise. Use of the various demonstration programs and
ment from the aeronaut game. Al
utilities was well-explained. Our big
though simple and unsophisticated,
gest beef with the documentation is the
the uniqueness of directing the bal
lack of technical detail for what is ac tually an experimental product. Giv
loon by voice, rather than keyboard or joystick, resulted in considerable interest by our game testers. Partic ularly amusing was the body English employed as commands were given in a carefully controlled voice. Due to the limitations of the system, spo ken commands must bear a high re semblance to the utterances as they were originally trained. Among the demo programs is the Speech Graphics display generator. This generates a graphical representa tion of a spoken word. This snapshot is related to the format which is used by VCM-64 for creating the word rec ognition templates. The program allows the user to compare repeated utteran ces of the same word. We found the routine to be of some assistance in
en the wide range of possible applica tions and the unusual technology, we felt that an educated user would be a better customer. We encountered one additional bit of misdirection. The machine language program, which is the heart of the sys tem, is referred to as "CHIRPEE" by all the documentation. In feet, the label on the back of the VCM is so marked. This file did not exist on the distribu tion disk. Instead the main program was listed as "VCM." Overall, VCM-64 is an interesting product. Speech recognition depend ed a great deal on the user's ability to voice commands in a repetitive manner. Once this trick was mastered, VCM performed acceptably, d
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Looking back on 1985's array of programs should put broad smiles on the faces of Commodore owners. It was quite a year, perhaps the best in the history of computer new
entertainment software. Electronic publishers took dead aim at the huge Commodore audience and broke ail records for both quality and quantity. The writers who cover entertainment for Ahoy! have collaborated on this sur vey of the 25 best leisure programs. The compilers beg the indulgence of readers whose favorites are omitted and publishers whose worthy titles ap peared too late to make the deadline. Such are the perils of "best" lists.
Donald Duck changing bills. READER SERVICE NO. 154
Strategy At one time, virtually all strategy
taire commander can gain insight into small unit actions during World War U at the head of Easy Company of popular, but there's now a wider va the U.S. Army's First Division. Eight riety of subject matter. scenarios follow the glory road from There are two distinct types of North Africa to Europe. Field ofFire strategy contests, both of which are can be played as a single engagement represented among 1985's best pro or as a campaign which strings all grams. Traditional strategy games let eight battles together. The gamer can the players think as long as they want, rename individual characters to put while action-strategy contests require the conflict on a more personal basis. the player to concoct tactics to deal Felony! (CBS Software). Murder by with more fluid situations. the Dozen earned praise as one of Field ofFire (Strategic Simulations). 1984's best strategy programs. The se Designer Roger Damon has created quel smooths out the (few) rough an unusually compelling military edges of the original, and boasts a simulation by adding an element of greater variety of cases to tickle the role-playing to the fighting. The soli- wits of would-be investigators. A doz games were military simulations. Computer wargames are still very
en crimes, from vandalism to gang land murder, are baffling the Huxley police force. The mayor is putting the screws to the boys in blue to catch some crooks. Felony! is equally enjoyabie solitaire or with up to four sleuths. As a detective moves around Huxley, he or she selects lines of in quiry from onscreen menus. The in vestigator deciphers the coded re sponses with the special clue book. Anyone who loves a rousing mystery should book passage to Huxley with out delay.
Mail Order Monsters (Electronic Arts). This one- or two-player actionstrategy program makes the gamer the owner/manager of an array of
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Six Gun Shoot-out (Strategic Sim ulations). One or two gunslingers can relive 10 scenes drawn from the his tory and folklore of the Old West.
iWticipants can play a stock situation
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such as the Gunfight at the O.K. Cor ral, modify any or all of the charac ters, or let the computer assign ran dom values. There's even an easy method for designing original scenar ios. Those who crave direct partici pation can enter the fracas as a sub stitute for any existing character. On
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which aids and hinders the contes tants in a different way. There are three variations of the game. The be ginner's level teaches the rules, the intermediate game focuses on single battles and the tournament is an ex tended contest involving stables of morphs. Victory points can improve a monster's abilities and equipment. The super-powered battling will ex cite younger computerists, while the interplay of tactics and the ability to customize the creatures make it just as suitable for adults.
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novel of the same name. Agent John
Preston is the only man in Great Brit ain who scents a nuclear plot which could shatter the delicate balance of world power. Preston must uncover
about both the corporation's reckless
of $1,000,000 by trading stocks, com
scheme and a secret report which can
modities, collectibles and other in vestments. Each turn, the computer presents charts, graphs, and tables
blow the lid off the whole operation.
which outline the situation and pro
document. The gamer uses a scout
Unfortunately, spies all around the world have acquired pieces of the
vide the backdrop for the wheeling
robot to visit these agents and buy or
and dealing. Those who make their
trade for the pieces. The trick is to leam what form of payment each spy
Spy vs Spy: The Island Caper (First READER SERVICE NO. 157
tronic Publishing). This icon-driven adventure employs characters and sit uations from Frederick Forsyth's 1985
er to accumulate a retirement nest egg
ing Squire using the computerist's real-life financial statistics.
fighting creatures which even profes sional wrestling's Vince McMahon Jr. would envy. The confrontations take place in a variety of settings, each of
month period. The fourth Protocol (Bantam Elec
prisingly fast, even in scenarios with many characters. Six Gun Shoot-out hits the entertainment bullseye. Squire (Blue Chip Software). Tired of hearing radio's financial advisors dispense wisdom? Jim Zuber's de tailed simulation, the fourth in the se ries which includes Millionaire, Bar on, and Tycoon, makes a fascinating game out of comprehensive financial planning. Squire challenges the play
million can try the ultimate test: play
Karateka: combat in various styles.
translations, than in any previous 12-
the identity of the double-agent in the British government, then locate the miniature atomic bomb and finally disarm it. The icon-based interface facilitates fast play and eliminates the need to type lengthy orders. /facter(Activision). This joystickcontrolled adventure plunges the gamer into the heart of a high-tech conspiracy. A freak accident throws the player into a secret computer net work controlled by Magma, Ltd. Bit by tantalizing bit, the hacker learns
screen prompts make order entry sur
Chipwits: enjoyable programming tutor,
considering both new designs and
Star
Software).
Antonio
Prohias'
madcap spies return in a sequel that's even better than their first outing. The adversaries must search an island for three pieces of a secret missile. They battle natural hazards, fiendish traps, and a time limit to assemble the piec es and catch the submarine for home. The simulvision windows pan as the spy moves around the island instead of jump-cutting from location to lo cation, and the pseudo-3-D graphics
are even better than in Spy vs Spy.
Adventures Gamers aren't complaining, but the traditional trickle of new Commodore adventures became a tidal flood in 1985. Manufacturers introduced more adventures for the C-64 last year,
wants. The simple control system, ex cellent graphics, and animated tun
nel sequences keep Hacker fun to play again and again while the computerist gropes for the perfect strategy. Mindshadow (Activision). The search for one's own lost identity is a staple of fiction. The same intrig uing premise is the mainspring of this illustrated adventure designed by In terplay Productions. The protagonist, an amnesiac, must first find a way off the depressingly barren island. Shock follows shock in quick succession as the hero journeys around the world in the hunt for the secrets of his own past. A unique feature of Mindsha dow is the "think" command. It is used to test any newly encountered person, place, or piece of informa tion to see if it sparks any mental im ages. The situations in Mindshadow are exceptionally logical, though a
ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE SECTION few are complex enough to keep vet eran adventurers scratching their heads for awhile.
Sherlock Holmes in Another Bow (Bantam Electronic Publishing). In creased memory capacity has made possible adventures, like this Victor ian mystery, which combine illustra tion with extensive text. The player be comes Sherlock Holmes, whose ex ploits aboard an ocean Liner are re counted in excellent novelistic prose. Dr. TOson is at the detective's side, of fering help. The cases aren't really that tough, but there are a lot of them to solve before the ship docks in America.
Recreations Games are still the most popular type of entertainment software, but there's more than one way to have fun with your Commodore computer.
picks choices from menus to orches trate a fireworks show, including mu
sic and special messages. The frameby-frame construction system makes the process surprisingly simple. The Complete Computer Fireworks Cele bration Kit even produces animated greeting cards which run on any Commodore 64 or 128 without the original program. The Little Computer People Project (Activision). This unique cross be tween a doll house and an ant farm turns the monitor into a window to an other world. The computerist observes, and periodically interacts with, a charming electronic family which "lives" inside the Commodore 64. The lifestyle of the computer people unfolds a little at a time over a year. For in stance, the digital lord of the manor may start fooling around with a saxo phone. After doing this a few times, he "learns" to play a tune. And if his rehearsals go well enough, eventually another musician enters the house and makes it a duet. The little computer people can do nearly 5,000 different things, and there's a supplemental disk already in the works.
Many computerists enjoy recreation al software because it's interactive and mind-stretching without the tension of competitive contests. Art and music programs ruled this category last year. Publishers grew more venturesome in 1985 and mar keted recreational programs on sub jects ranging from model railroads to Educational Games electronic paper dolls. Realism returned to the education Adventure Construction Set (Elec al games market in 1985. Publishers tronic Arts). The foremost author of have stopped over-producing ho-hum action adventures, Stuart (Return of titles, a trend which swamped this Heracles, AH Baba) Smith has made it possible for any reasonably imagin category in 1984. This year's best en ative computerist to design a science tertain as they inform. fiction, fantasy, or mystery adventure Chipwits (Epyx). This fascinating solitaire game transcends its original without any knowledge of program ming. The instruction booklet and play purpose: to teach the rudiments of able tutorials provide ample instruction programming. The user designs a for producing an action adventure tiny onscreen robot to deal with the conditions of an environment and game, complete with graphics and mu then runs the miniature automoton sic. Smith has refined and upgraded al most all the subsystems familiar to fens through one of several obstacle cours of his earlier hits, so the Adventure es. "Educational" can be the kiss of Construction Set can produce games death when applied to an entertain which are as good as professionally ment product. Chipwits does teach, but it never lets the lesson cut into published titles. The Complete Computer Fireworks the mind-stretching fun. The Halley Project (Mindscape). Celebration Kit (Activision). Parents who fear Fourth of July accidents Comet fever is spreading as Halley's would do well to buy this disk for pet rock swings toward the earth for their kids, though they'll probably end its second and last visit of this cen up elbowing the youngsters away tury. This one-player space piloting from the console. The computerist game capitalizes on public interest in
Mindshadow has "think" command. READER SERVICE NO. 158
Little Computer People in your C-64. READER SERVICE NO. 159
Island Caper: new avion intrigue. READER SERVICE NO. 160
this astronomical event to teach the
constellations. It's exciting to fly the missions from Halley's Comet to each major planet, and the navigation pro cess guarantees that any spaceship captain will know the names and con figurations of all the major star groups after a few interplanetary trips. Donald Duck's Playground (Sierra). Teaching youngsters about money is the object of this beautifully designed program. Ages 7 to 11 use the joystick to manipulate a well-drawn version of the famous Disney quacker as he tries to get playground equipment for his nephews. Donald must do odd jobs to earn the money with which to buy swings and teetertotters. BeAHOYf
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in the last 15 years. The program moves each onscreen athlete into po sition to return a volley, but the computerist picks the shot with the joy stick. Cleverly implemented artificial intelligence gives each of the racqueteers a unique personality and style of play.
On-Field Football While the com puter football programs aspire to Su Halley Project: scrutinize the stars. READER SERVICE NO. 238
per Bowl realism, this one- or two-
player game evokes the anything-canhappen atmosphere of sandlot foot
Action
and defensive plays for their four-man teams. Artificial intelligence endows onscreen athletes with individualized abilities. For instance, the gamer can choose possession receiver "Hands" Hannah or flyer "Legs" Lancer to I.ltVJET.
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baseball fan secretly dreams of pilot ing the home team to the pennant. This statistical replay game lets every arm
sons it teaches.
Sports On-Court Tennis (Gamestar). The world of computer entertainment, which began with Pong, comes full circle with this one- or two-player ac tion strategy program. The differen ces between these two titles shows how far electronic gaming has come
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Beach-Head II (Access). This mul ti-scenario battle game continues the
Head. The Carver brothers have ex
bedevil Tommy Lasorda and Earl Wea
panded on their original concept to
ver. Each athlete in Micro League Baseball is a mathematical model of
produce a game which can be played head-to-head as well as solitaire. The first scenario, in which a paratroop
cruncher. Excellent graphics buttressed
terion of a great educational game: it is entertaining enough to keep the student interested in learning the ies-
blinding reflexes, making them more suitable for adult computerists.
chair manager grapple with the same strategic and tactical questions which
his real-life counterpart, but Micro League is more than just a number-
how to make change. Donald Duck's Playground meets the essential cri
Action programs are beginning to make a comeback, however, because publishers are learning how to satis computer market. Today's action con tests emphasize properly timed move ments and good strategy rather than
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sides instilling an appreciation for the Work Ethic, the grade schooler learns
the quantity of action games is still well below the 1983 peak.
an easy-to-play blend of exciting ac
Field of Fire: combat role-playing.
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The fall of the Videogame Era also signalled the end of the vogue for ac tion contests. Even two years later,
play split end. On-Field Football is
tion and gridiron tactics. Micro League Baseball
Dam Busters: recreates WWII air raid.
fense and defense a wide variety of options, but doesn't require nearly as much memorization as comparable programs. Quest, the design team re sponsible, didn't neglect the visuals. After both sides enter their orders, full-screen animation shows the re
sult. Additional disks, available for separate purchase, expand the range of available teams.
ball. One or two coaches use the joy stick to develop a variety of offensive
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war which began with 1984's Beach-
force attempts to knock out a machine gun nest, features the most chilling
by charming animation make Micro League Baseball a delightful play ex
ly realistic speech synthesis found on
perience, even for those who don't eat, sleep, and dream hardball. Summer Games II (Epyx). Eight great events make this a worthy fol low-up to the award-winning Summer
ing of humor keeps the horrors of war from becoming too overwhelming. Dam Busters (Accolade). This soli taire action-strategy epic recreates the
Games. From the lavish opening se quence to the new closing ceremony, Summer Games //is fast-action thrills
any microcomputer game. A leaven
daring World War n air raid on key German hydro-electric installations
with enough strategy to make it fun to play again and again. An excellent feature is that this program can be
which was celebrated in the mid1950s movie, "The Dam Busters." The gamer pilots a Lancaster bomb er on this perilous mission through the unfriendly skies in this pulse-
linked to the original so that partici pants can compete in a grand tourna
pounding air combat program. Syd ney Software, best-known for its de
ment of all 16 events. Super Bowl Sunday (Avalon Hill). Twenty great Super Bowl teams of the past are ready for one or two computerists to coach in this statisti
signs based on "B.C.,** turns realistic in this detailed real-time simulation. Karateka (Broderbund). Author Justin Mechner brings the breakneck
cal replay football simulation. Menu-
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acious defenders, each of whom em ploys a distinctive combat style. F-15 Strike Eagle (MicroProse). The documentation for some flight simulators is the size of the New York City telephone book, but F-15 Strike Eagle snips away needless complex ity to heighten playability. The gam er can pilot an ultra-sophisticated jet airplane with a minimum of advance study. Despite the ease of play, de
VODAC, the sinister secret organiza tion responsible for everything from the breakup of detente to the common cold. The Alpine Encounter is an accept able, if somewhat dated, game. Un fortunately, it banged around fof a
couple of years before finding a home
at'Random House, and state-of-theart has advanced appreciably during this interval. The plot moves along at a nice pace, it is satisfyingly convoluted, and the Alpenhof Resort is an intriguingly offbeat setting.
Countdown to Shutdown: beat the clock. READER SERVICE NO. 165
Once you locate skis, boots, and
Though The Alpine Encounter shows
poles, the gamer may want to take a few practice runs down the mountain.
a flash of wit by naming the chalet mid way down the slope the "Halfway
The skiing sequence is a key plot ele
Haus," even lines by Woody Allen wouldn't remedy its other shortcom
lenging simulation with scenarios
ment, not just a cheap frill. The play er uses the joystick or keyboard to move left or right while zipping
based on a range of actual and hypo thetical modern airwar situations.
downhill. Although the graphics are hardly breathtaking, the real-time ac
signer Sid Meier has created a chal
When you go software shopping, these titles are worth a good look. Any of them makes a fine gift or ad dition to your own collection. â&#x2013;Ą RANDOM warv
tion is a stimulating diversion in what is otherwise a conventional design. The parser is the essence of any ad venture which requires the user to en ter orders through the keyboard. The one used here is much too restrictive. The vocabulary is small with few syn onyms. For example, when the player
Alpine Encounter: snowballing action. READER SERVICE NO. 164
THE ALPINE ENCOUNTER Random House Software Commodore 64 Disk; $29.95 The Alpine Encounter is an illus trated adventure with a novel twist: this secret agent thriller includes an arcade-type skiing sequence. The player becomes Agent 456, who, as the game begins, has just arrived at the Alpenhof Hotel in Switzerland. Agent 456's superiors have traced two seemingly unrelated crimes to 52
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COUNTDOWN TO SHUTDOWN Activision Commodore 64
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walks out onto the deck overlooking the slopes, he is told that the stairs lead to
actor buried deep beneath an under ground complex is heating up fast. If
the cellar. However, the command "go cellar" elicits the response, "I don't
a few carefully installed damper fields don't cool it soon, it's going to melt
know the word 'cellar*. " The storyline is too linear. The game often ignores player actions, because the writer has not anticipated the nor mal gamut of possibilities. Anything that isn't smack in the middle of the plot won't work. Try wandering around the hotel and asking Alpenhof employ ees where to rent skis. You'll slide down the hill barefoot if you wait for
down! Of course, no human could sur
these stiffs to help you!
The quality of the illustrations is uneven. Inanimate objects, such as buildings, lobbies, and the tram, are just fine, but people resemble stick figures. The color scheme is one of the worst in recent memory. The white screen border and the exces sive use of pastels makes everything look insubstantial: there are almost no dark colors, but there's no short age of orange-on-grey and similarly revolting color combinations.
vive the intense heat, radiation, and hostile attacks from haywire guardians for longâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that's why the company built eight specialized, super-intelligent droids for the mission. For all its action-game trappings, Countdown to Shutdown is a strate gic race against time to penetrate eight levels of a technological laby rinth, locate the reactor control room, and then place enough damper fields on the inflamed machine to cool it down to a mere 1000 degrees or so. Succeed, and the world owes you a huge debt of gratitude. Fail, and the world might not exist much longer. At the start of the game, the play er gets a choice of eight different droids to control. Each is a little dif ferent: some are more powerful, some are smarter, and some have a higher level of technical know-how,
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a convenient collection of skills that
prieve doesn't last long, though, and
makes it possible to fix broken door
total cooldown will probably require
controls. The first order of strategy is to choose the one that has the best
more fields than one robot can carry. Countdown to Shutdown graphics feature careful details right down to the shadow cast by the droid as it
chance of surviving the various per
ils of the labyrinth. As soon as the robot leaves the first elevator shaft, the core temperature starts rising one degree at a time. When the number indicator rolls over, melt
walks. However, sound effects aren't the game's strong suit. The real fun starts after you've discovered the control room, when the first crucial
down begins and the game ends. The
damper fields are in place and the
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actor control room is located. Along the way, the droid may find
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while the machine directs the move
useful objects like trans-mats, which teleport the user down a few levels, or techni-kits, which increase the droid's technical expertise. A few odd items, like fluted wine glasses and cigarette butts, serve no purpose. A single droid can't carry more than
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eight objects at a time, so choose possessions carefully. Various enemies, like guardian droids and plasma, dog the robot's footsteps as it moves from room to
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room. They seem to be more of a nuisance than a real threat, since they can be destroyed by multiple blasts
front teeth. U.S. Software producers
from the player's laser pistol.
based on a sport which is popular
The joystick guides robots through the maze. To open a closed door, the robot touches its control panel. Gray
only in some regions of the country. It seems only appropriate, there
panels indicate broken or damaged
key game should hail from Canada.
locks which can be fixed by a tech nically adept droid. Other useful functions reverse the perspective of the room, making the bottom of the
Ken Grant's Slap-Shot does not rep
Computer
ments of the rest of the team members. The man currently under joystick control turns a slightly darker color than the rest of his teammates. Point ing the joystick and hitting the action button shoots the puck or passes it to another player. Similar control schemes maneuver the goalie and
hockey
simulations,
whether action- or statistics-oriented, are as scarce as a checking forward's are reluctant to devote time and re sources to the development of a game
throw bodychecks. The ice scrolls horizontally in response to the move ment of the onscreen athletes, and the
entire rink occupies three full screens. This game's greatest weakness is its two-player-only format. The compu
ter can't coach a team against a hu man opponent. Advantage-Artworx plans to remedy this by producing a 16QQ
fore, that the first major league hoc
chamber appear at the top of the
resent a high-water mark in the his tory of computer programming, but it easily surpasses any previous puck simulation. It's a three-screen, full-
screen, transfer all inventory items
scrolling
from one Ranger droid to another, or
bodychecks and penalties, and should
use an item. There's also Help avail able for the baffled player.
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Elevators and trans-mats are the surest, safest routes to the eighth level. Of course, finding them is the tricky part! Gaping holes in the floor provide a faster way down, but weak
hem on ice. Slap-Shot is the product of a hoc key fan's consciousness. The game opens with a "dedication" to Team Canada and a list of available Olym pic squads. Unfortunately, this en
er droids are disabled by the damage sustained. If this happens, the play er has no choice but to send another
courages the player to expect much more than the program actually de livers. The team selection affects only
robot to the rescue. Once the robot locates the reactor, it must insert dampening fields into
the color of the uniform, not the squad's style or quality of play. The coaches use the Commodore's function keys to choose from among
area which could use some fixing. The skaters not directly controlled by a human might as well be on the bench. They cruise around in aim less, phlegmatic patterns, sometimes moving right next to the puck with
three speeds of play. Each player uses the joystick to control one active skater
out attempting to claim possession of it. It's awfully difficult to pass the
the overheating core. This immedi ately starts lowering the temperature
in single-degree increments. The re-
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Let's hope the design also address es some of the program's other short comings. Computer control is one
¥)uve Stumbled Into AnUnknown Computer System.
NowWhat? WelcomeTo The Next Generation Of Home Computer Software. Just like in real life, there are no rules, no clues, no instructions"
"Plunge into every hacker's dream!' —Rick Manning/Louisville Times
*.. the most mysterious game ever!' -Rawson Stovall/'The Vid Kid"
"An open screen says 'logon please! That's it, no instructions"
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SOFTWARE SECTION puck when the other player doesn't want it. Making the selection of the team mean something would also improve
three pounds of documentation. In
Slap -Shot. It would be very nice if
example of how the computer makes wargames easier to learn and more
the computer-directed skaters of "Team Canada" played very physical ly, while the Swedish squad favored a wide open game.
Slap-Shot claims to include penal ties, but it doesn't handle them real istically. Whenever an infraction is called, the game brings the puck back to the offending team's end of the ice for a face-off. Since the primary con sequence of a penalty in hockey is
short, the typical war boardgame is
a major undertaking. Crusade in Europe is an excellent
fun to play. Authors Ed Bever and Sid Meier have produced a game laden with features which bring out the nu ances of World War II fighting in the European theater, but this is no pon derous "monster game" which re quires a couple of hours to complete a single turn. This operational-level simulation utilizes division-size units (8,000-
pushing the button (or the space bar) establishes contact with division com mand. This elicits information about the number of men and tanks in the unit, the amount of supplies remain ing, the formation, the experience level of the troops, the unit's current effectiveness rating, and the nature of the last command it received. A second press of the button pre pares a friendly unit for an action or der: Move, Attack, Defend, Reserve. Once a player issues an action com mand to a unit, moving the cursor and hitting the button enters an ob jective command. This is the part 01 the order which tells the unit where
tive with the players shown from the side. The puck is large and easily vis ible against the white background. Audio consists of the usual cheering and a few fillips of voice simulation by Electronic Speech Systems, which also produced the voice in Ghostbusters and Impossible Mission. Slap-Shot, though for from perfect, is nonetheless the best computer hoc key simulation available today. Let's just hope that it doesn't stay that way too long.
20,000 men) to recreate battles from D-Day to mid-October, 1945, the point at which Nazi Germany was driven back inside its original bor ders on the Western Front. There are five basic scenarios. All but the cam paign version, "Crusade: The Battle for Europe" have a selection of vari ants. The Normandy scenario, for in stance, can cover just the beach land ing or extend ah" the way to the lib eration of Paris. The "Rommel's Strat egy" and "Quick German Reaction" options allow players to see how hy pothetical changes in Hitler's strate gy for the defense of France might have affected the situation. Unlike most military simulations, Crusade in Europe unfolds in accel erated real time. The player is not fet tered by discrete turns, but may en ter orders whenever appropriate. Each unit usually has a chance to
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last order is handy for coming to the aid of a unit in trouble before disas
that one team must skate for at least two minutes without one of its ska ters, the simulation of this aspect is rather ineffectual. The graphics are acceptable. The playing surface is large enough to keep the skaters from blending to gether and becoming hard to follow. Designer Grant wisely chose to de pict the rink in three-quarter perspec
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to move, attack, or defend.
A third set of orders, the informa tion commands, help the gamer keep on top of the developing situation and obtain data on which to base tactical decisions. Most of these use a com bination of the stick and a keystroke. For instance, putting the cursor on a unit and pressing "G" produces a statement about the general who cur rently commands that division, while moving the cursor to a city or other critical location and pressing "C gen erates a quick status report about the place. In addition, "Ow calls up a stra
tegic map, "B" allows the general to review the battle in progress, T" temporarily removes all units so gen erals can study the terrain, "?" tells who's winning the battle, and "W" moves the cursos over the friendly unit which has sent the most recent
ter overtakes it.
Many computerists will no doubt feel that the most important com mand is "fT, which pauses the game. Since order entry is continuous, a minute here and there to plot strate gy is an absolute necessity. A gamein-progress can be saved on a format ted disk and restored at a later point. Supply plays a larger role in Cru sade in Europe than in most other
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This month we will see what it takes to tie a Commo dore 64 or a VIC 20 together or to almost any other com puter. Specifically, we will discuss the hardware and the software needed for a Commodore computer to communi cate with the IBM Personal Computer over a simple, three-wire RS-232 serial link. We will deal with bare-bones, no-frills serial communi cation. The most difficult aspect of this month's project is to round up the proper connector for the User I/O port on the Commodore (C-64 or VIC 20) computer. Within minutes of getting the few required parts together, your computer can be happily chatting with another member
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If the hardware side of this project scares you away, consider having a friend at your user group help. If you've always wanted to try your hand at electronics, this is a perfect beginning project. Now over to the software side.
modore computers together. You need two twenty-four
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them. The card-edge connector pins must be on 0.156 inch centers. The twelve pins on the upper half are num bered 1 through 12, and on the lower half they are la beled A through N (skipping G and I). The User's Guide and the Programmer's Reference Guide show the pin con-
If you thought the hardware was easy, wait till you see the software! We will develop three levels of software for linking two computers together. We will begin with simple transmit-only and receive-only programs for the
Figuration of the card-edge at the rear of the computer. Look at your User I/O slot, then go to an electronics parts store for the proper connector. Besides the connec tors, you need only wire and solder.
plement a bidirectional, software-handshaking pair of pro
Figure 1 on page 114 shows the three-wire link to join two Commodore computers together. Table 6-1 in the
C-64 Programmers Reference Guide provides the sig nal names for the pins on the connectors. To connect a Commodore computer to an IBM-PC or
any other computer using RS-232 levels, you need two integrated circuits as well as a different connector for the IBM side of the cable. The IBM serial port uses a stan dard DB-25 female 25-pin submini D-type connector (Ra
Commodore and the IBM computers. Next we will im grams which let the computers communicate without hu man intervention. Finally we will present a computer v. computer Hi-Lo game in which one computer picks a number, and the other computer attempts to guess the number with clues of "too high" or "too low." The Hi-Lo program almost runs without human intervention (a hu man must type RUN on both machines!). The programs COMMTX and COMMRX on pages
126 and 127 are transmitter and receiver programs for the Commodore computers. If you are tying two Com modore computers together, load COMMTX into one and COMMRX into the other. Type RUN on the receiv
dio Shack #276-1548 for example). You also need a 1488 RS-232 line driver and a 1489 line receiver (Radio Shack
er and then type RUN on the transmitter. An important
#276-2520 and #276-2521 will work) as well as a 9 volt
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zero volts. RS-232 voltage levels are quite different. A logic one is a voltage below —3 volts and a logic zero is a voltage greater than +3 volts. The RS-232 logic lev els are not only inverted but also shifted with respect to the TTL levels. The 1488 line driver chip converts TTL signals into
RS-232 signals. The 1489 line receiver chip converts RS232 signals back into TTL levels. The 1488 needs two pow er supplies. The Commodore user port provides +5 volts which is used for the positive supply. A 9 volt battery may be used for the negative supply, although a 9 volt DC battery eliminator or power supply would be preferable for serious use of the interlace. The 1488 draws as much as 17 milliamps
from the —9 volt source, so a bargain battery won't have a very long life. It is also possible to build a negative DC supply from the 9 VAC outputs on pins 10 and 11 of the User I/O port. Figure 2 on page 114 shows the schematic for a Commodore to RS-232 interface. I built the circuit on a solderless breadboard near the Commodore and ran a three-foot long three-conductor wire to the IBM. You may do the same, or for a more permanent circuit, you should solder the chips and wires to a predrilled PC board mounted near the Commodore's connector. The layout is not critical for transmissions up
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PHONE ORDERS 8 a.rn. - 8 p.m. Weekdays 9 a.m. - 12 noon Saturdays
APO-FPO orders. Conadion orders must be in U S
dollars
WE DO NOT EXPORT TO OTHER COUNTRIES EXCEPT CANADA Enclose Cashiers Check Money Order or Personal Check Allow H
days for delivery 2 to 7 days for phone orders. 1 doy express moil' VISA - MASTERCARD Reader Service No. 193
C.O.D.
Includes
List 5129.00. SALE 137.95.
VOICE SYNTHESIZER 139.95 For Commodore-64 computers. Just plug it in and you
con program words and sentences adjust volume ond pilch, make talking odveniure games, sound action gomes ond customned tolkies1 ' FOR ONLY S19.95 you con add TEXT TO SPEECH. |ust type o word and hear your computer talk - ADD SOUND TO ZORK SCOTT ADAMS AND OTHER ADVENTURE GAMES' ! IDisk or tope.) List S89.0O. SALE S3*.»J
Your choice of green or amber screen monitor, top quality, 80 columns » 24 lines easy to read ontiglare! PLUS $9.95 for connecting cable. Com-64 or VIC-20. List 5159.00 SALE*59.«.
PRINTER/TYPEWRITER COMBINATION S2«.« JUKI
Superb
letter
quality.
daisy
NoCO.D lo Conodo APO-FPO
wheel
printer typewriter combination. Two mochmes in one
|ust a flick of the switch. 12' extra large carriage,
typewriter keyboard
automatic margin control ond
relocate
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warronly) Centronics parallel or RS232 seriol port built in (Specify) list S349.00. SALE I3«.flS. (Ltd. Qty.)
13" RGB & COMPOSITE COLOR MONITOR SH».»5
Must be used to get 80 columns in color wilh 80 column computers (C128 ■ Atari ST ■ IBM ■ Apple). (Add SU.50 shipping) ListS399.O0. SALES259.95.
* 90 DAY FREE REPLACEMENT WARRANTY * OVER 500 PROGRAMS • FREE CATALOGS
Add S10.00 for shipping handling and insurance Illinois residents pleose add 6°« tax. Add S20 00 (or CANADA PUERTO RICO HAWAII ALASKA
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12" AMBER MONITOR $59.95
We Offer Big Volume Discounts
This PAPERBACK WRITER 64 WORD PROCESSOR is the finest available for the COMMODORE bi computer1 The ULTIMATE FOR PROFESSIONAL Word Processing.
Just
exclusive easy to use program for up and down loading to printer ond disk drives. Best In U.S.A.
software sole prices11 With only S100 of savings opplied your net printer cost is ZERO1
Now you program 80 COLUMNS on the screen ot one
use.
computer ond you re ready to tronsmit ond receive
We Lo've Our Customers Box 550, Barrington. Illinois 60010
312/382-5244 to order
GIANT PRINTER SALE!! 10" Printer
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List $599.00
Year Warranty
120-140 CPS Premium Quality
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prints
standard sheet 8%"Xll" paper and continuous forms or labels. High resolution bit image graphics, underlining, horizontal tab setting, true lower descenders, with super scripts and subscripts, prints standard pica, Fantastic
value.
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forms
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labels.
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value.
(Centronics parallel interface.)
compressed, expanded, block graphics,
etc.
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10" Comstar 10X — This Bi-directiona] Tractor/Friction
1514" Printer
List $599.00. Sale $239.00.
(Centronics
parallel interface.) List $399.00. Sale $179.00.
10" Printer
List $499.00
$229
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1 Year Warranty
High Speed
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96 user definable characters, super density bit image graphics, and square print pins for clearer, more legible print (near letter qualityt. This is the best value for a rugged dependable printer.
forms and labels. This is the best wide carriage printer in the (Centronics parallel interface.) List $699.00. Sale S289.00.
Lifetime warranty*
10" Printer
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List $599.00
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High Speed £ Letter Quality
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the letter quality mode which makes all your printing look like it came off a
the' features of the Comstar 160 plus
typewriter. Turn in term papers, do articles or just print programs. Have the best of letter quality and speed in one package. Fantastic printer (Centronics
higher speed (165-185 cps). 256 downloadable characters, proportional setting, external dark printing mode and a *lifetime printhead warranty. PLUS ...
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List S499.00. Sale $229.00.
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well as standard sheets and continuous
(Centronics parallel interface.)
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Printer
Comstar 160+ High Speed — This Bi-directional Tractor/Friction Printer has all the features of the 10" Comstar 160+ High Speed plus a wider 15%" carriage and the heavy duty electronics required for today's business loads. You
10" Comstar 160+ High Speed — This Bi-directional Tractor/Friction Printer combines the above features of the 10" Comstar 10X with speed (150-170 cpsi and durability. Plus you get a 2K buffer,
List $599.00
$
150-170 CPS
15Va
parallel interface.) List $599.00. Sale $259.00.
15 Day Free Trial — 7 Year Immediate Replacement Warranty
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Parallel Interfaces
Commodore-64, VIC 20 - $39.00 Add S10.00 (S14.50 lor
insurance. Illinois
CANADA
PUERTO
Atari - $59.00
15V Printers) (or shipping,
residents please odd 6"o RICO
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APO-FPO
orders.
OTHER COUNTRIES. EXCEPT CANADA.
Enclose Cashiers Check Money Order or Personal Check. Allow \i doys for delivery. 2 lo 7 days (or phone orders 1 day express moil'
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Apple II, II + , lie - $59.00
lax. Add S20.00 for
AlASKA,
Canadian orders must be in U.S. dollars. WE DO NOT EXPORT TO
Reader Service No. 193
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Premium Quality Floppy Disks EARN 2V per Disk Buy 2 Boxes at $24.80, receive $4.00 mail-in rebate plus a $25.00 value bonus pack for offers on other Fuji products (film, audio cassettes, video cassettes, cameras, etc.). If you use the entire bonus pack you earn $4.20 (21C per disk)
Lifetime Guarantee
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BUY 1 BOX You Pay
512.95
Lessmfg. rebate
S2.00
Net Cost
510.95
with hub rings, sleeves and labels
Famous Brand FUJI Floppy Disks for those who core about keeping their data.
Single Sided — Double Density for Commodore 64, Atari, Apple * With i'.'i<)
EXPIRES 12-25-85
List $29.95
Reg. Sale
BUY 2 BOXES You Pay
$24.80
Less mfg. rebate*
$4.00
Net Cost
$20.80
Bonus Pack Value
S25.00
Net Earnings
$4.20
Mai -in Rebate: S~ 00 2 boxes plus S2S bonus pack value applied.
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$12.95
$12.95
Floppy Disk Filer Everyone Needs a Floppy Disk Secretary
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Facts:
• Dust and Dirt particles can hurt your disks • Most disks go bad due to mishandling in storage • Proper filing of your disk collection will reduce unnecessary handling of your disks The Floppy Disk Filer is an inexpensive hard plastic Fliptop case that will allow for easy filing, and protect your disks from dust, smoke, and dirt. Plus, the Floppy Disk Filer will keep all your disks out of unwanted hands ond in one place where you can easily find them. (Holds Over 50 Disks)
Introductory Sale Price $14.95
Coupon $1195
Add S3 00 for shipping, handling and insuronce. Illinois residents please odd 6°.. to*. Add S6.00 for CANADA. PUERTO RICO. HAWAII. ALASKA APO-FPO orders. Canodian orders musl be in U.S. dollars. WE DO NOT EXPORT TO OTHER COUNTRIES. EXCEPT CANADA
Enclose Cashiers Check. Money Order or Personal Check. Allow U doys for delivery, 2 to 7 doys tor phone orders, 1 day express mail! Visa — master card - c.o.d.
No C.O.D. to Canada, APO-FPO
Render Service No. 193
We Love Our Customers 22292 N. Pepper Rd., Barrington, Illinois 60010
312/382-5244 to order
COLOR MONITOR SALE!!!
(Premium Quality)
(Premium Quality)
* Built in Speaker and Audio
Beautiful Color
* Front Panel Controls
High Resolution
Contrast
Separated Video
* For Video Recorders
Sharp Clear Text
* For Small Business Computers
Anti-Glare Screen 40 Columns x 24 Lines
* Apple - Commodore Atari - Franklin - etc.
Supports 80 Columns
ftequires speciol S19 95 C-128 coble.
List $32900 13" Color Computer Monitor IBM, C-128, Apple, Atari 5T
'C64/C128 connecting cable $9.95
£ £| I A
Allows use of C-128 and C64 mode - composite and 80 column RGB
computers (IBM, C-128. Apple & Atari ST). {add $1 4.50 shipping)
13" ZENITH COLOR MONITOR (add $14.50 shipping)
15995
Add $14.50 Shipping
13" RGB & COMPOSITE COLOR MONITOR mode. Must be used to get 80 columns in color with 80 column
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List $299.00
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15 Day Free Trial - 90 Day Immediate Replacement Warranty
12" XTRON SUPER HI-RESOLUTION MONITOR 80 Columns x 24 Lines, Super Hi-Resolution 800 lines Green or Amber
Super-Clear "Easy to Read" text with special anti-glare screen! (Ltd. Qty.)
read text
1 AQ 95
List $249.00
HI-RESOLUTION GREEN OR AMBER TEXT DISPLAY MONITOR $3995 with anti-glare screen! A MUST for word processiny. Ltd Q<y.< List SI 99.00 80 Columns x 24 Lines. Hi-Resolution, crisp clear easy to
12" AMBER MONITOR 80 Columns x 24 Lines, easy to read up front controls (Ltd. Qty.)
List $159.00
Sale $5995
* C64/C128 connecting cable $9.95
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This is the easiest to use and most powerful word processor available for the Commodore 64. As you type on the screen, you will see your letters and words appear on the screen exactly as they will be printed (i.e. Italics will be Italic, Bold Face will be Bold Face). With the printer files you can customize Paperback Writer 64 to use all the fancy features of your printer. Loads EZ Script :i , Paperclip.1*,, & Wordpro 64(§ Files so you can easily upgrade your past wordprocessing text that you've written with obsolete wordprocessors. Take a look at some of the other features;
Wordwrap — No Words Break Al The Edge Of The Screen. Flexible Cursor Movement, Including Tabs And Other Timesovers. Deletion And Insertion Of Characters, Lines And Blocks Of Text. On-screen Text Enhancement. Such As Bold Face, Italics. Underlining,
Superscripts And Subscripts. And Foreign And Other Characters. Manipulation Of Blocks (ranges) Of Text For Functions Such As Moving And Deleting, Even Between Files. Sorting Lists In Order Of Numbers And Letters. Aligning And Adding Numbers In Columns, Helpful With Tables. Variable Margins At Left And Right, And Paragraph Indentation. Lines Centered, Justified Or Aligned At The Right Side. Variable Page Lengths And Line Spacing.
Borders At Top Or Bottom With Optional Title Lines And Page Numbers. Linked Files To Print Extra-long Documents In Sequence. Flexible Printer Set-up To Allow Use With Any Printer. Find And Replace Text Functions That Can Be Automatic. Complete Or Selective Directories Of Files On The Disk. Sequential Files For Maii Lists And Communication Wilh Other Computers.
INTRODUCTORY PRICE
Spelling Checker. Checks Your Spelling.
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Full help screens on line with additional help on the disks mean you don't even need a manual. If you're in the middle of a page
SALE PRICE Coupon Price $29.95
and you want to know how to use a special function just hit F7 and the information will appear before your eyes. If you still don't understand hit F7 again and a more detailed explanation
DOUBLE PROTECTO FREE TRIAL We are so sure this
is the easiest and
most powerful word
processor available, we will give you 30 days to try it out. If you are not completely satisfied, we will refund your purchase price.
appears. Then simply hit F8 and you're back in the letter where you left off. No manual lookup necessary. This is the easiest word processor in the world to use. List S99.00. Introductory Sale Price $39.95. Coupon $29.95.
PAPERBACK DATABASE (Datafax) List S69.00. Sale S34.95. PAPERBACK DICTIONARY List $29.95. Sale $14.95.
Add S3.00 (or shipping, handling and insurance. Illinois residents please odd 6% tax. Add S6.00 for CANADA, PUERTO RICO HAWAII ALASKA. APOFPO orders. Canadian orders must be in U.S. dollars. WE DO NOT EXPORT TO OTHER COUNTRIES EXCEPT CANADA. Enclose Cashiers Check. Money Order or Personal Check. Allow 14 days tor delivery. 2 to 7 days for phone orders, ) day express moil' VISA — MASTER CARD — C.O.D. No C.O.D. to Canada. APO-FPO Reader Service No. 193
* Coupon $24.95.
* Coupon S1O.OO.
We Love Our Customers 22292 N. Pepper Rd., Barrington, Illinois 60010
312/382-5244 to order
Commodore 64
MODEM
Commodore 64
List $99.00
Sale Telecommunications frt^ffie U.S+A.
Coupon $32.95
Coupon $32.95
FOR CHILDREN-ADULTS- BUSINESS Complete Auto Dial Telecommunications Package //
The only telecommunications package you will ever need. (Exclusive. Easy To Use Features)
• Only Good Color Graphic Database Service in the U.S.A. (C-64) Viewtron Software Plus First Hour FREE
(See the Protecto Software Catalog On-Line) $9.95 value
9 300 Baud Modem • Auto Dial • Auto Answer * Upload & Download Reach Out and Access Someone • Educational courses • Financial Information •
• •
Popular Games
Banking at Home
News Updates and Information
• Electronic Shopping • Research and Reference Materials
The Complete Telecommunications Package offers you all this plus ... Auto Log-on
Dialing from Keyboard On-line Clock
Capture and Display High Resolution Characters Download Text, Program or Data Files
List $99.00
• • • •
Stores on Disk Downloaded Files Reads Files from Disk and Uploads Text or Program Files Select Any Protocol (access almost any computer or modem) Plus Much, Much More
$ ^fc ^95
Coupon $32.95
We are so sure this is the only telecommunications package you will need we will give you 15 days Free Trial. Viewtron Membership sold separately — $9.95. Add S3.00 for shipping, handling and insurance. Illinois residents please add 6°= tox. Add $6.00 for CANADA, PUERTO RICO HAWAII ALASKA. APO-FPO orders. Canadian orders must be in U.S. dollars.
WE DO NOT EXPORT TO OTHER COUNTRIES EXCEPT CANADA.
Enclose Cashiers Check. Money Order or Personal Check. Allow 14 days lor delivery 2 to 7 days tor phone orders 1 day express moil' VISA — MASTER CARD - C.O.D.
No COD. 1o Canada APO-FPO. Reader Service No. 193
We Love Our Customers 22292 N. Pepper Rd., Barrington. Illinois 60010
312/382-5244 to order
Left Brain.
Rational. Functional. Precise. Introducing the OKIDATA 120, the logical printer for your Commodore' computer. Get results fast. With a utility mode that zips through letters and reports at twice the speed of any Commodore printer. Switch to the enhanced mode. And print your most important ideas with typewriter clarity. Or illustrate your rationale with the 120's bit image graphics for high resolution charts, graphs and drawings. Stay on target. With a self-inking "Clean Hands" ribbon cartridge. And Okidata's famous full year warranty on parts,
Get the OKIDATA 120 at these fine stores:
labor and printhead. The OKIDATA 120. At $269*. it's the only Commodorecompatible printer that makes sense. For more information, call 1-80OOKIDATA (in New Jersey 609-235-2600). Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054.
Advantage Computer
Accessories (Canada)
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Childwortd/Children's Palace Consumers Distributing
David Weis
Electronics Boutique/ Games & Gadgets
Federated Fred Meyer
Lionel/Kiddie City/
an OKI AMERICA company
We put business on paper.
Lionel Playworld Montgomery Ward {at participating stores)
S. E. Nichols
Service Merchandise Toys 'R Us MS-8348
Commodore is a registered trademark of Commodore Business Machines. Inc. OKIDATA is a regstered trademark of OKI AMERICA, INC. 'Manufacturer's suggested retail price.
Right Brain Buy Now! $15 Manufacturer's rebate on OKIMATE 10. Offer good from October 1, 1985 through January 31, 1986. See the following par ticipating stores for details. Advantage Computer
Accessories (Canada)
Arthur's Jewelers
Best Catalog Showrooms Brendle's Caldor
Effervescent. Colorful. Outrageous. Meet the OKIMATE 10, the $208* color printer that takes your Atari' or Commodore' computer over the rainbow! Dazzle em. With brilliant printing in over 36 eye-tickling colors. Reds, greens, golds and blues that breathe life into everything: from charts and graphs to original drawings and overhead transparencies. And when you're forced to work in black and white, the OKIMATE 10 prints crisp, clean reports and papersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;at 240 words per minute. You can even add spice with wide, bold and fine print Everything you need for color printing comes with the OKIMATE 10 and its Plug 'n Print package. Including a data cable, Learn to Print and Color Screen Print software diskettes, a color ribbon cartridge, a biack ribbon cartridge and paper. So c'mon, print on the wild side. With the OKIMATE 10 Personal Color Printer from Okidata. For more information, call 1-800-OKIDATA (in New Jersey 609-235-2600). Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054.
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Chydworid/Children's Palace Consumers Distributing Crazy Eddie
David Weis
Dolgins Catalog Showrooms
Electronic Boutique/ Games & Gadgets Ellman's Evans
Federated
Fred Meyer
Fred P. Gattas
G.C. Murphy/Murphy Mart G.I. Joe Great Western
Catalog Showrooms J. Triesman
Jafco Catalog Showrooms LaBelles Catalog Showrooms Lionel/Kiddie City/ Lionel Playworld
McDade
Meijers (Michigan only) Montgomery Ward (at participating stores)
Prange
S.E. Nichols Save-Rite
an OKI AMERICA company
We put business on paper. "Manufacturers suggested retail price. Atari is a registered trademark of Atari. Inc.
Commodore is a registered trademark of Commodore liusintss Machines. Inc.
OKIDATA is a registered trademark of OKI AMERICA. INC. OKIMATE and Plus n Print an; trademarks of OKI AMERICA, INC. To run Hug "n Print software, the Commodore 64. 128 and PLUS A require dusk drive. Atari requires disk drive and ;i 48K memory.
Reader Service No. 197
Sears, Roebuck & Co. (at participating stores)
Service Merchandise Stereo Village
Stokes Toys R Us
Videoland Witmark Wizards Electronics Zayre
ART GALLERY DISK SALE Art Gallery images are now available on disk. High resolution bit-mapped im ages are available in DOODLE! format. Multicolor bit-mapped images are avail able in Koala format. Each disk includes a slide show program for easy viewing. DOODLE! disks include a bit map screen dump utility for the 1525 or prop erly interfaced dot matrix printer. Koa la disks include a set of custom routines for bidirectional conversion to other mul ticolor formats. The conversion routines were expressly developed for the Art Gallery by Michael Beutjer of K.T. Soft ware, author of the Koala Printer pro gram and Quad Print (June '85 Ahoy!). Formats presently supported are Cadpic, Peripheral Vision, Paint Magic, and Fly ing Colors. Disks are available for $15 from Morton Kevelson, P.O. Box 260, Homecrest Station, Brooklyn, NY 11229. Send a stamped and self-addressed en velope for a complete listing. Contributors to Ahoy! 's Art Gallery will
receive royalties based on the sale of disks. Send your best work on disk, ac companied by a stamped and self-ad dressed mailer, to Morton Kevelson, P.O. Box 260, Homestead Station, Brooklyn, NY 11229. Indicate the drawing package that was used to create the image. If you employed a bit map of your own design, indicate the appropriate file parameters, i.e., hi-res or multicolor, location of bit
map, screen or color data.
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AHOY!
Readers call us every now and then to complain about snow on their
computer screens. We're sure they wouldn't complain if their snow was as attractive as that rendered by two of the contributors to this month's Art Gallery. Winter by Michael Montauck (Brooklyn, NY) was created on the Koala Fad with Koala Painter software. Snowman was submitted by Earl Hamner (Milpitas, CA). Forming the background of this month's Art Gallery (and shown unobscured at lower left) is Ice Planet, drawn on Paint Magic by Jeffrey Hart (Brooksville, FL). Segueing from ice to rock, the covers of the albums Rio and Signals were interpreted on the Koala Pad by Sean Huxter (Springdale, NF). Mr. Huxter is a com mercial freelance artist and cartoonist who is seeking to get his original comic strip syndicated. We wish his strip as much success as the one from which he derived his third image featured hereâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Zonker.
AHOY!
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WORLD TRADE
FOR THE BEST & LATEST COMMODORE EQUIPMENT AT THE
LOWEST PRICES
z commodore C-64 COMPUTER
$137
• Upper & lower case • Sprite graphic • Sid sound chip • Built g in Basic.
ft commodore 128K COMPUTER
CALL!
• 128K expandable to 512K • 40
and or 80 column lull color display • Professional typewriter keyboard with numeric key pad • Built in basic • Full CP'M plus
fc commodore
1702 MONITOR
$179
1902 COMMODORE MONITOR NOW AVAILABLE
• Extra clear picture from separ
ate video luminance input • Audio input speaker.
AMIGA
GALL
ENHANCER 2000 DISK DRIVE
159
99
FOR AVAILABILITY & PRICE
Super high speed slim sign construction
commodore
compalable direct drive
TO ORDER CALL
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Data Manager Swiltcalc with sideways Word Writer with Spell Checker PaperClip Consultant CBS SOFTWARE
Tymac Connection
FOR COMMODORE 64
(js. commodore 1541 DISKDRIVE • Lets you stare & retrieve
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XETEC INTERFACES SUPER GRAPHIX
CQ95 • 8K Buffer
|SUPER |graphix jn
educational
soft
Many ways lo say
1 2.95
Scotch (3M) (box oi 10) DD/SS
10.95
Scotch Head Cleaner Kit
9.95
I Love You
9.95
Big Birds Funhouse
9.95
Aslro-grover
27.95
Nashua (box ol 10JDD DS
program.
Mil Up Puzzle
• 10 printing modes.
Nashua Diskettes 3V DD/SS (box ol 10)
lor school lupplles Plus with proof ol purchase you will gel 110 rebate on CBSlol1»»rei E.ny Kr>
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49 95
59.95 59.95 59.95 69.95 64.95
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NIBBLE
NOTCH
9.95
Turns your $W Single Disk into
Ernie's Magic Shapes
24.95
Forcast Dinosaur Dig Coasl lo Coasl
9.95 39.95 39.95
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Math Series
24.95
Success with Algebra Series Muppel Learning Keys
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34.95 79.95
Success with
A 2 Sided Disk
7.95
DISK FILES
10 Disk Holder
6.00
60DiskHoldt:i (Stackablol
9.95
Sharp amber 12"
69.95
Teknika RGB/Composite 13' 259.00
ORD PROCESSING ] i^B JOYSTICKS ■■
Fleel system 2 w 70,000 word spellpak
SHARP 13"COLOR COMPOSITE MONITORS
TEKNIKA MJ10 MONITOR TEKNIKA
RGB 13" MONITOR
S159
$269
• Color composite 13" monitor • 1 year pans S
laQor • Comoaiable with most home computers
S159
SHARP 12" GREEN MONITOR
5995
Video 7 Miley Mo {1 hour free CompuServe lime} West Ridge
50.00
59.95
79.95
Monitor provides sharper picture to show case colorful graphics
MachS
Beach-Head
TtMEWORKS
Data Manager II
Evelyn Wood Dynamic Work Writer with Spellcheck
Swiltcalc w/Sideways Cave ol (he Word Wizards
16.00
WicoThreeway
21.00
Gim 1000-lelt/right tiring button
VIDEO TAPE RIOT
TDK T120 scotch T120
YOUR CHOICE
JVCT120
PANASONIC T120 U MIN PURCHASE 10 ^M
StiifSGIO Tr.-ictor Friction
130cps 259.00 JUKI 6100 D.-iisywheel letter quality
29.95 29.95 29.95
Parallel
399.95
Serial
449.95
4 979 5 49.95
SG10-C w/buill in Commodore interface 215.00 Legend 880 239.95 Legende 10BO
269.95
49.95 49.95
Legende 1360 Legende 13B5
300.95 379.95
R & RIBBON
34.95
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Hot Wheels Summer Games II Fast Load Barbie
19.95
Breakdance
19.95
Baseball Pltstop II Winter Games
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1S41 Read/Write Test v, Track Reader
Disk Eraser (20 second clean wipe)
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Split Screen iTWO screen colors)
Sync Maker
Disk Protection System istops copies)
Device Numbei Change (disK drive)
Electronic Arts Backup
Wriie Protect Idiskettel Boot Maker (autobook BASIC programs)
Drive Mon (disk drive m/1 monitori Diskette File Log (start-end address)
Wedge ■ SCOOO Diskmatcher II (high speed version)
WrlleProtecl Sensor Test
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Monitor Tesi (check video monitor]
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3. 4.
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N-CODER
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6.
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FEATURED THIS MONTH: A brief survey of what's available for connecting low-cost IEEE-488 business peripherals to your Commodore 64 system, plus a close look at the SFD-1OO1 Disk Drive. By MORTON kevelson SFD-1001
Figure 1
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A—Power Transformer
Phone: 303-759-5713 Price: $199.00 It was the worst of times, it was the best of times. It was the year when
B—Dual Read/ Write Heads Below Shield
C—Head Position ing Stepper Motor
Commodore, the company which in troduced many of us to the wonders of personal computing, showed its first signs of faltering in its ongoing efforts
to sell more for less. It was also the year when more products with unpre cedented capabilities, in the form of the Amiga and C-128, were introduced to the consumer at lower prices per fea ture than ever before. Although it is too soon to tell just how successful these products will be (they do look like winners), we are seeing some side effects. Along with the preparation for the new, Commo dore is performing a general house
keeping. As users we have the oppor tunity to purchase tried and true highpowered performers at a fraction of their original costs. Although these are presently overshadowed by their newest high tech brethren, their fun
damental powers and capabilities are in no way diminished. The venerable C-64, the computer which has made the greatest impact in the personal
Figure 2 A-2K RAM
B—Voltage Regula
tor Heat Sink
C—IEEE-488 Connector
D-Pair of 6532 RIOT Chips E-DOS on ROM F—Device No. Pads G—Twin 6502
Microprocessors
speea up internal disk operations H-2K EPROM
Drive chassis (top) and main circuit board of SFD-1001 drive. READER SERVICE NO. 144
market to date, is now available for less than $100— a mere pittance as compared to its original asking price of $595 just a few brief years ago. Existing C-64 users are truly for
than six full 1541 formatted disks. This esteemed piece of hardware is being offered to us at a giveaway price of just $199 by Progressive Peripher als and Software. A true bargain, if
A closer look at some of these par ameters will be instructive. The SFD has more than four times the number of tracks used by the 1541. These data tracks, equally divided between both
tunate. A bevy of high-powered Commodore peripherals, originally
you have an immediate or anticipa
sides of the disk, contain more data than any single track of a 1541 disk.
intended for the business market, have been "surplussed" into the con sumer market at bargain basement prices. Perhaps the most dramatic ex ample is the SFD-1001, a single 5 W floppy disk drive with an online stor age capacity that exceeds one million bytes. That is the equivalent of more
ted need for its capacity. Under the circumstances, we felt the SFD-1001 merited a closer look. To start with, we call your attention to Table 1 where certain vital statis tics are listed for easy comparison against the capabilities of the 1541 disk drive, that oft-maligned work horse of the C-64 community.
This means that double sided double density diskettes are required for the SFD-1001. These disks may cost sig nificantly more than the single sided single density disks used by the 1541. Of course, each SFD disk will hold over six times the data of a 1541 disk. Take note of the average file size AHOY!
79
E-LI1SK
REVIEWS
Figure 3 A-lMHz Clock Crystal B-6522 VIA Chip C—5-volt Voltage Regulator {the hot spot) D-PET/IEEE Connector
E-4K EPROM F-65C02 Micro processor
number of blocks still free. The small average file size of the 1541 makes many users forget about this direc tory
limitation,
since
it
rarely
happens. Interestingly enough, the SFD us es the GCR recording format, which is unique to Commodore disk drives. You will also note that Commodore's practice of putting more data on the outer tracks than on the inner tracks has been retained. Table 2 compares the sector distributions of the 1541 and the SFD.
THE HARDWARE
Figure 4 A—To C-64 Cart ridge Port B-8K EPROM
C—Reset Button D—Set-up
Switches
E-6520 PID F-IEEE Cable
The physical size of the SFD-1001 is identical to the 1541. Were it not for the labels it would be difficult to tell the two drives apart. Getting past
the surface, things start to look a bit different. The most important con cern to prospective users is the IEEE488 interface over which the disk drive communicates with the compu ter. This parallel interface, which transfers data a byte at a time, is used on Commodore's PET and business series of computers. Although con ceptually related to the disk drive serial bus on the C-64, this connec
Figure 5 A—Parallel Printer Connector
B-6532 RIOT
Chip
C-6821 PIA D—256 Bytes PROM E-To C-64 Cart
ridge Port
F-8K EPROM G—C-64 Cartridge Port Extension
Top: E-Link (Reader Service No. 145)
Middle: Quicksilver (Reader Service No. 146) Bottom: BusCard II (Reader Service No. 147)
H—Set-up
Switches
I—PET/IEEE
tion differs in both hardware and soft ware from the disk drive serial port found on VIC 20, C-64, Plus/4, C-16, and C-128 computers. Thus an addi tional hardware interface will be re
quired for most users. A detailed look at three of these peripherals follows immediately after this report. Disks are locked into place by a twist lever. Do not attempt to close the disk door without first inserting a disk. The latching mechanism is mechanically interlocked to sense the presence of a disk. You cannot close the door unless a disk is in the slot. This is to prevent the hard, glasssmooth surface of the twin heads
Connector
from coming into contact without the
parameter in Table 1. This was ob
Compare this to the 1541 which is
tained by simply dividing the total ca
only 4.6 sectors, or one kilobyte. This
pacity of the disk by the number of available directory entries. The sig
means that the SFD-1001 is more likely than the 1541 to run out of disk
thick disk mylar. Inadvertent contact of these polished surfaces could mar their finish beyond repair.
nificance of this parameter lies with your own data habits. As you can see,
space due to a full directory if your application creates large numbers of
Internally, quality is visible throughout. Head position is checked by an optical sensor. The elimination
the average file size on the SFD is 18.5 sectors, more than four kilobytes.
small files. This could result in a full disk even if there are a significant
of the head rap, familiar to all 1541 users, should go a long way towards
mitigating presence of the three-mil-
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Storage (bytes) Max. Seq. File Max. Rel. File Directory Entries Number of Tracks Sectors/Track Bytes/Sector Sectors per Disk BAM Sectors Avg. File Size (sectors) # Heads Microprocessor(s) RAM Buffer Interface
1541 174,848(55) 168,656 167,132 144 35 17 to 21 256 683 664 free 1 4.6 1 6502 2K VIC Serial
Track # 1 to 17
18 to 24 25 to 30 31 to 35
# of Sectors
SFD-1001 l,066,496(DS) 1.05 MB 1.04 MB 224 154 23 to 29 256 4166 4133 free 4
21
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a "business" product. As such the Federal Communications Commis
alignment is far more critical than in the 1541 due to the double track den sity. Disk rotation is performed by a brushless and beltless TDK direct
sion (FCC) requirements with regard to electromagnetic radiation are not as stringent as for consumer products such as the 1541. This is immediate ly apparent when the cover of the SFD-1001 is removed. The metal ra diation shield, which is present in the 1541 disk drive, is not used in the SFD-1001. This does not affect the drive's performance as a computer peripheral. However, it may result in increased radio and television inter ference in the home. Prospective us ers of the SFD-1001 should be aware of this and be prepared to take cor rective action. Generally all that will be required is a repositioning of the drive with respect to the affected
The electronics are equally impres sive. Not one but two 6502 micropro
cessors handle the internal and exter nal operations of the SFD-1001. These are supported by a pair of 6532 RamI/O-Timer (RIOT) chips and a 6522 Versatile Interface Adapter (VIA) chip. We found at least 18 kilobytes of onboard ROM as well as 4 kilo bytes of working RAM. User interface and drive status in dication is via two indicating light emitting diodes (LEDs) on the front panel. The first of these is a dual pur pose unit which glows green for pow er on indication and glows red for
DOS error indication. The second is a red LED on the drive door to indi cate drive activity. The SFD-1001 was intended to be
components.
THE SOFTWARE The SFD-1001 is equipped with version 2.7 of Commodore's DOS. It is fundamentally identical to the DOS used by the Commodore 8250 two
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drive motor.
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163 173
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212
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232
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215 2lo 217
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23 89 50
22 7 116
181 226
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MegaSoft Limited IWlcroconiwribe Micro League Sports Association
108 186
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161
151
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154 171 146
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149
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209
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megabyte dual disk drive. The DOS
no high speed copy utilities available
for the SFD-1001* Even if a high
IEEE-488 INTERFACES FOR THE C-64 AND OTHER COMMODORE COMPUTERS
is fiilly compatible with all of Com modore's standard DOS commands
speed copier were available, a full
as described in the 1541 disk drive
disk backup would be tedious. A
manual, as well as numerous other
minimum of 18 pairs of disk exchang
just one of many IEEE peripherals,
sources.
es would be required to back up a sin
Open File capacity is significantly enhanced. Table 3 lists the available options.
gle disk. Of course if you had two SFD-lOOls, things would be a little better. A good copy utility could au
made by Commodore, which is be coming available at low cost at the present time. We expect IEEE peri
TABLE 3â&#x20AC;&#x201D;SFD-1OO1 FILE COMBINATIONS 0 relative and 5 sequential or 1 relative and 3 sequential or 2 relative and 2 sequential or 3 relative and 0 sequential By comparison, the 1541 only sup
tomatically transfer the files without your attention. Of course, this would still tie up the computer for well over an hour for each disk that you wish to copy.
sense unless you are willing to give
SFD-1001 disk drive and an MSD SD-2 dual disk drive. Table 4 (see page 86) lists all the interfaces and summarizes some of the results.
will also get a utility disk with a num ber of programs that have been spe
Both convenience and conservation of disk space make this a sensible
cially modified for the extra capaci ties of the drive. Included on the disk are a version of Disk Doctor, a track and sector editor released into the public domain by Solidus Internation
idea. We found that Jim Butterfield's COPY/ALL did an excellent job of transferring files between a 1541 and the SFD-1001. Keep in mind as a rule
or for just backing up SFD disks. These include several file copiers and a BAM-driven copier.
THE GOOD AND THE BAD OF IT The best part of the SFD-1001 is
ing situation last. None of Commo dore's current crop of computers will directly interface with an IEEE peri pheral. An interface, much like a non-Commodore printer interface, is
ports two sequential files or one rel ative and one sequential file at a time. If you buy the SFD-1001 from Pro gressive Peripherals and Software you
of backup utilities for transferring data between a 1541 and an SFD-1001
pherals to enjoy popularity for as long as inventories and the present pric
We are assuming that C-64 users will be buying the SFD-1001 as a sec ond disk, after a 1541. This makes up all access to C-64 commercial software which is available in 1541 format. Thus most users will be transferring their application software and data files to the SFD from a 1541.
al. The disk also contains a number
The SFD-1001 reviewed above is
copy protected software will not be transferrable to the SFD format, even if you use a copy program capable of making a backup on a 1541 disk drive. All application software will have to be put in unprotected program
file format before it will be possible to transfer it.
CONCLUSIONS
required. We report on three of these products. All were evaluated with the
The CP/M boot times in Table 1 refer to the Commodore 64 CP/M
2.2 operating system and not the C-128 CP/M 3.0 version. It is with out question the least expensive way to obtain hands-on experience with
CP/M. The C-64 CP/M system en joyed a brief popularity until Com modore changed the specifications of
the VIC-II chip. The result was that most C-64s will not work with the
CP/M cartridge which was designed for it. If you do have a working C-64 and CP/M cartridge combination,
then you may benefit from an MSDSD2 and E-Link IEEE interface com bination. The former lets you define a dual drive CP/M without any loss of memory. The latter provides a slight speed improvement. Note that
its enormous capacity. It is ideally
The SFD-1001 is an excellent value
suited for database applications where the one megabyte relative file size can handle very comfortable data collec tions. The large capacity is also at tractive to bulletin board users. The
as a high capacity online storage de viceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;if your application and operat ing modes will support it. Prospec tive users should be aware of the long times involved in maintaining prop
only concern we have here is heat
er backups of their disk files when
P.O.
buildup for long term operation. We were unable to test this out before this review, but we should know shortly
working when a one megabyte single disk on a 64 kilobyte system. We found the experience to be like a step back two years when the 1541 was
Brooklyn, NY 11239 for more infor mation on CP/M and the C-64.)
first introduced. Even with the fast est IEEE interface, which we discuss
Application: VIC 20, C-64, Plus/4, C-16, C-128 Progressive Peripherals and Software
as we intend to place the SFD into service on the Ahoy! Bulletin Board. The large capacity of the SFD-1001 is also its primary limitation. Re member, this is still a single drive connected to a 64 kilobyte computer
(the C-64). Backing up an entire disk will take some time, about 90 min utes in our estimation. There are just
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below, the archival process will be te dious. If you are really serious about this type of data storage you may want to shop around for a Commodore 8250, a two-megabyte dual disk drive version of the SFD-1001.
neither Quicksilver nor BusCard II
will work with the C-64 CP/M car tridge. (Users of the C-64 CP/M car tridge may contact Morton Kevelson, Box
260,
Homecrest
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IEEE interfaces we examined. This simplicity refers to its operation and not its construction. Internally it is at least as complex as any of these
devices. It is a no-frills unit which plugs into the disk drive serial port just like a printer interface. It is the only IEEE interface which will work with the VIC 20, C-64, Plus/4, C-16, and C-128 computers. (The last in both C-64 and C-128 modes.) It is the only interface which works with the C-64 CP/M cartridge. This is be cause it fully emulates a serial port device when in use.
THE HARDWARE The E-Link is housed in a plastic VIC 20 cartridge case. It is equipped with its own power supply, similar to
a portable radio battery eliminator. This compact power supply provides 9 volts DC at up to 500 milliamperes to the onboard 5 volt regulator. Since the volt age regulator is inside the E-Link hous ing, it will get warm in use. The ELink installation should allow for prop er
ventilation.
The power supply,
which plugs directly into a 120 volt wall
VIZASTAR for the C128
VIZAWRITE CLASSIC for C128
Vizastar, the integrated spreadsheet,
This is the new word processor from Vizastar1 s author. Kevin Lacy and is
database and graphics program that
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the successor to Omniwriter, which he
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available for higher-priced systems." RUN Magazine. June 1985
outlet, is linked to the E-Link via a
lightweight ten-foot wire. Since the power supply does not have an on/off switch, you should unplug it when not in use. This will greatly extend the life of the system.
The only other connections to the E-Link are a five-foot cable termin ated in a disk drive serial bus con nector and a PET style IEEE edge card connecter (which is not gold
plated). Herein lies a problem. Since
the E-Link does not extend the disk drive serial bus, it will have to be the last peripheral on the serial bus chain. If this position is already occupied by a printer or printer interface, a con flict will most likely exist. These per ipherals generally fail to extend the disk drive serial bus as well. To get around the problem we constructed a serial port "breakout" box complete with selector switch. Users of multi ple serial port peripherals should also observe the five device limitation on this bus. Internally, the E-Link is like any other intelligent Commodore peri pheral. It has its own 65C02 micro-
also wrote. All the features of
Omniwriter are Ihere, plus many
menus, full-function calculator and variable-width columns can help with
Three different proportionally-spaced "near letter quality" fonts are also built-in for use with Commodore or
Epson compatible printers. You can merge almost any other word
processor file directly inlo Vizawnte. including Paper Clip and Omniwriter. Naturally, it is also compatible with
Vizastar. At all times, what you see on the screen is exactly the way it will be printed out. Vizawrite can do mail-merges and has an integrated 30.000 word spelling checker that you can expand yourself.
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Both Vizawrite and Vizastar are written in 100% machine language
weaknesses whatsoever. It is the most
and run in the 128's FAST mode,
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Steven Roberson, NC. End User
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(one million cycles per second). The operating system is stored in four kilobytes of ROM. Communications
are handled by a 6522 VIA (versa tile interface adapter) chip.
When installed in the expansion port of the C-64 it adds an IEEE488 peri pheral port while retaining the use of the expansion port. It is another Bryce Nesbitt creation (see the 1541
Flash in the July issue). Of the in
To hook up the E-Link to your
terfaces we examined, it provided the
IEEE-488 peripheral you will need a
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al port peripherals. The usual con
board extending fore and aft. The for ward part of the board is configured as a 50-pin edge card plug (not gold
flicts with device numbers will ap ply If your SFD-1001 is set to device
plated) which mates with the C-64 expansion port. To complete the in
number 8, then your 1541 on the seri
stallation the insides of the C-64 will
al bus will have to be something other
have to be exposed so that a minia
than 8. Operation of the SFD-1001 disk drive with the E-Link resulted
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QUICKSILVER Application: C-64 Skyles Electric Works 231E South Whishman Road Mountain View, CA 94041 Phone: 800-227-9998 Price: $139.00 Quicksilver is an enhanced IEEE interface for the Commodore 64.
pict the various incarnations of the C-64 circuit board. Anybody who can open up his C-64 should be able to install Quicksilver in about 10 min
utes without any difficulty. The C-64 internal connection is to the control line which is designated HIRAM in the C-64 operating system. This handles the access to memory
in the SE000 to SFFFF address range.
REVIEWS This arrangement combined with a
clever bit of hardware and software trickery allows Quicksilver to peace fully coexist with the C-64 operating system. Operation should be totally transparent to most software. The back end of the circuit board is equipped with an extension to the cartridge port for use with other C-64 cartridges. There is also a handy lit tle reset pushbutton for reinitializing the computer. A set of four miniature switches lets you configure the board for your system. The first switch turns Quicksilver on or off. The sec ond switch sets device 8 to the IEEE bus. The third switch sets devices 9
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ily cancelled. The remainder of a line or screen can be easily cleared. Quicksilver includes a built-in ma chine language monitor. It can be en tered at startup by holding down the Commodore key when the C-64 is turned on. This will also bypass an autoboot cartridge which may be in stalled at the time. Perhaps the most unique Quicksil
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You finally finished remov
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OOORI" ROOT^* HIGH-RESOLUTION GRAPHICS:
PART 2 BY MARK ANDREWS Last month we began exploring the fundamen tals of bit-mapped graphics: the kind of graphics that professional programmers use to write ar cade-style games and other graphics-oriented programs. This month we'll see how to add joystick ac
tiply two unsigned 16-bit numbers and can handle a prod uct up to 32 bits long. When the routine ends, the low half of the product is stored in a pair of variables labeled MPR and MPRH, and the high half of the product is stored in PRODL and PRODH. This subroutine is used
tion to bit-mapped programs. In a moment, we'll take a look at how joysticks can be programmed in assembly language. First, though, let's briefly review the high-resolution program called BLACKBOARD presented in last month's column. The
twice in the BLACKBOARD.S program: once in Lines
version of the program presented last month was writ ten in BASIC. The listing on page 122, titled BLACK-
handle a 32-bit product, here is one that fills the bill.
BOARD.S. is an assembly language version of the same program. BLACKBOARD.S was written using a Merlin 64 assembler. But with relatively minor modifications, it can be typed and run using any Commodore-compat
plotting routine that is much longer, but also runs much
134 to 148, and once in Lines 160 to 174. Neither of these routines requires the use of a 32-bit product, so neither routine makes use of the variables PRODL and PRODH. But if you ever do need a multiplication routine that can The 16/32-bit multiplication routine is followed by a
faster, than the plotting routine that accomplished the
ible assembler-editor system (see your assembler's instruc
same task in last month's BLACKBOARD.BAS program. One more point: When you type and run the BLACK BOARD.S program, you may notice that a couple of the
tion manual for details). There are two obvious differences between BLACK BOARD.S and its assembly language counterpart. One
equates in the program's symbol table don't appear in the main body of the program. Don't be too concerned about this: these equates, and their functions, will be exam
is that the assembly language version of the program is much longer. The other is that it runs much fasterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;as
ined later on in this column.
it should, since it's written in assembly language. One of the most important segments of the assembly
you'll see that it works just like the BLACKBOARD.BAS
language version of the program is the subroutine called BLKFIL that starts at Line 50. This subroutine is used to clear a bit map that starts at Memory Address $2000
that starts at $2000. sets background and dot colors (you can change them if you like), and then draws a pair of
and and pair this
a color map that starts at Memory Address $0400. to fill the color map with values that will draw a of white lines on a black screen. The details of how process works were explained last month.
The BLKFIL routine works extremely fast because it moves data one "page" at a time. In 6502/6510 assembly language, a "page" is a 256-byte block of data that be
When you've typed and executed BLACKBOARD.S. program that appeared last month: it clears the bit map
crosshairs on the screen. But be place very fast. So don't blink, tion. If you typed and ran BOARD.BAS program, please
forewarned: all this takes or you may miss the ac last month's BLACKrun both programs and
compare the speeds at which they run. Then you'll see very clearly why high-speed graphics programs simply
cannot be written in BASIC, and are usually written in assembly language.
gins at a memory address divisible by the hexadecimal number $100â&#x20AC;&#x201D;for example, the memory addresses $0100 through S01FF make up one page. In the BLKFIL pro
WRITING A JOYSTICK PROGRAM
gram, the high-order byte of an address block to be filled
sticks can be programmed in assembly language. As you
is defined first, and then a complete page of data is moved. When all full pages have been filled with data,
may know, the Commodore 64 has a pair of joystick ports
any remaining partial page is taken care of. This tech
A and Port B. The status of Port A can be determined by
nique makes BLKFIL a very high speed routine. In Lines 69 through 90 of the BLACKBOARD.S pro
reading an 8-bit register that resides at Memory Address 56321 (or SDC00 in hexadecimal notation).
gram, there is another noteworthy routine: a high-preci sion 16-bit multiplication program. This routine can mul
Commodore 64 has five on/off switches. Four of these
Now we're ready to take a look at how Commodore joy
that are often referred to in Commodore literature as Port
Each of the two joysticks that can be plugged into the
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The second listing that accompanies this column, ti tled SKETCHER, combines the features of a high-resolu tion graphics program with those of a joystick-reading program. The SKETCHER routine is a computer version of those plastic, carbon-filled sketching screens that you may remember from your childhood. G128 Update!
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BOARD. S program with Lines 259 through 424 as shown below. When you've assembled the SKETCHER program, you can plug a joystick into your computer and see how the pro gram works. By moving your joystick around, you can sketch a picture on your computer screen. Then, by pressing your joystick's trigger button, you can erase your drawing. In addition to the SKETCHERs bit-mapping and joy stick-reading routines, the program contains a few other
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A Ibur of CompuServe's Commodore Information Network By Cheryl Peterson n last
month's column,
we
touched on a public domain program that could be found
CBM310. And the CIN Creative Cor ner is accessed by typing GO CBM962.
type /ust. This user status command will generate a list as in illustration
I. If it's me, the listing for the per son using the Cherp handle will prob
libraries. This month, we're going to
The Commodore Forum is prob ably the best place to start. Here, a
take a tour of the area where that pro
nightly CO (conference) at 10 pm
ably have an MIA listed under the node column. (Of course, you could
gram was found: the Commodore In
EDT gives members a chance to in
always ask. Everyone talks to every
formation Network (CIN). Good rea
teract directly with each other. For
sons for finding our way there include
those who've never experienced a
one else and I'm just as talkative as the rest.)
the many Commodore users who vis
CO, it's a fantastic way to communi
it (some of whom are bound to share
cate with a group of people and hear what everyone has to say. To get to
in one of CompuServe's data
our interests); system operators (SYSOPS), who are knowledgeable
the CO you enter "CO" at the Func
about Commodore computers and who are happy to help new users with any problems they encounter; confer
tion: prompt. After a short pause, you should see a notice welcoming
ence visits by Commodore represen
how many other people are tuned in. For most CO's, everyone will be on
tatives and engineers that give every one the chance to air their views; and
you to Channel 30 and telling you
Channel 30. Almost immediately you
the data libraries that contain a mul
should see messages start to appear
titude of programs and help files. Run
on your screen.
by Commodore employees and users,
JoD
User ID
10
72775.1041
T04CVK
26
76703.2060
FYN
1 Moderator
34
72366.2645
MIA
ICherp
35
74306.2714
DCI
1L0G
40
72507.3051
LAK
11ZB Maniac
43
72157.2361 76703,2047
CAP FYN
IMike
72247.3454
BOT FYN
U Williamson
50 62 65
75
76703,2047
80
72415.2511 73615.1156
85
70726,1222
86
74025.636
92
76703.2045
Nod
LSM SEA PPA QBA ATJ
ChTIk Handle ACCESS
Uefl Š CBM 18il Herd IMaift IBetty Knight.
IJaff 1 Larry P
30SYS0P;Dave Stewart
Illustration 1: /UST listing
Now comes the tough partâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;how
the CIN gets the latest news on prod
you can get in on the conversation.
Probably the nicest feature of the
uct development and third party ven
Type something on your keyboard
dor support. To get to the CIN, you need a 300
and then hit return. Everyone else who is tuned in will see your mes
CO's is the direct interaction with people who have a similar interest.
or 1200 baud modem, a software package for communication, a com
sage on their screens within a few seconds, so try to make it something
puter (any Commodore will do), and
friendly like "HI!". Unless you tried to be terribly verbose and entered a message that had more than 80 char acters, you should see a bunch of folks cheerfully returning your greet
a CompuServe user number or start er pac.
Once you've gotten past sign-on, there are several ways to get to CIN. At the ! prompt, you can enter G CBM, which will take you to a menu offering access to the areas in CIN. Option 5, the Special Interest Groups/ Forums, is the place to find friends,
If you have a question about some as pect of the Commodore computers
someone in the CO may be able to help. If no one knows exactly what you're after they can frequently point you in the direction of someone who does. When the group is completely stymied, they'll send you to the ap
If you'd like to participate incog nito, you type a /han. By the way, all CO commands must be prefaced with
propriate section of the message board. The message board is the place you came through on the way to CO. The Function: prompt recognizes lots of
help, and free programs, so we'll start there. HI get into the other areas later.
a "/", since this is how CIS tells the difference between messages to other
other commands besides CO. Most of them have something to do with read
If you want to avoid the main menu Interest Group) of your choice, you
users and commands to the system. The system will ask what your handle is. Type in something other than your
ing the messages on the "boards." (See illustration 2.) Each SIG has 11 sec tions assigned different topics to coin
enter a different command. For The
name. If you happen to see someone
Commodore Forum, enter GO CBM963. To get to the CBM Pro
using the handle "Cherp," there's a reasonable chance you've run into me. If you want to find out for sure.
cide with user interests. Section 10 of each is the system operator's (SYSOP's) private board.
and go straight into the SIG (Special
gramming
SIG
you
enter
GO
ing. If you exceeded the 80 charac ter limit, you'd get an error message.
A short word about SYSOPs. The
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COMPUSERVE OFFERINGS Adapted from the CompuServe
Information Service Fact Sheet CompuServe offers information on topics from high
finance 10 high fashion, more than 100 interactive fbnuns, games, bulletin boards, a shopping mall, tnvd agencies, an encyclopedia, a news clipping service, tui lips, refer ence materials. newspapers, nealher reports, gossip col umns, magazines, and much more. COMMUNICATIONS AND BULLETIN BOARDS
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Function:?
Functions: B D
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Illustration 2: Function: options
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CompuServe SIG's are similar to pri vately operated Electronic Bulletin
FINANCIAL TRANSACTION SERVICES
Board systems running on personal
both services, users will find discount prices and spe
Several banking institutions have put iheir services on
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Financial, medical, legal, tax. and other arca.s of home
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In the time it takes for investors to sift through the pag es of financial publications. CompuServe users have ac
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EDUCATION AND RIFIRINCI
Through reference Darts such as Grolier's Academic American Encyclopedia, education-rciaieij databases, and forums, students can sift through information that would
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tem will then tell you the message numbers that are active and request a starting message number. After you type in a number, the message you've chosen will start scrolling by on the screen. At the end of it. a prompt al lows you to reply or to quit reading messages. The prompt (UA RE T) represents the alternatives Unrelated Answer, Reply, and Terminate. En tering just a carriage return will call up the next message. By repeating the process, you can read all the messag
es on the board. For now, you should probably just concentrate on reading some of the messages. Of course, once you've been around CIS for a while you pick up a few tricks. If you type RTN at the function prompt (Read Thread New),
the messages will appear in a more sensible order. Instead of scrolling by
big differences: regular users are
in the order they were entered, all the
from all over the country, many peo
messages related to a given topic (thread) will be displayed oldest to
ple can be on the board at once, and
there are usually a group of SYSOPs
newest. The N stands for New, so
who don't "own" the board. SYSOPs
only those messages added since the
do, however, regulate how the board
last time you read through the board
is run. For the most part, they are friendly and helpfulâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;only too happy
would be shown. Once you've signed in as a member of a SIG, look for
to make new users feel at home. This can mean answering any questions
the Function: prompt â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the board
you have to just sending you off to leave a message in the public message forum section most appropriate for your query.
HOME, HEALTH AND FAMILY
into the SIG can read all the messages that haven't been saved as private files. To read the messages, you type R at the Function: prompt. The sys
There are a few actions that will get
them riled fast. Most object to obscene language, condescending messages, and unflattering comments about any of the users. They also don't like to see copyrighted software uploaded into the data libraries. They have the power to "squelch" any users who are in CO. They can ban any user from accessing the board and if they really get offended could have a user thrown off Compu Serve altogether. Anyway, back to the boards. The central SIG feature, the message base, is set up along the same lines as many local bulletin board systems. Messages can be left to any or all other members and anyone checking
membership instructions under MI at
will remember the last message you've read each time you leave the area.
The QS (quick scan) command will display the topics of threads cur
rently active and their starting mes sage numbers, making it easy to read only threads whose subject appeals to you. SS (Set Section) restricts your activities to only the section number
you designate. This allows you to limit the amount of time you spend reading messages in topic areas that
don't interest you. For example, you might only be curious about the new 128 and want to read only the mes sages in the C-128 Info Center (sec
tion 9) in the Programming SIG. An SS9 is all you need to lock out the other sections. An RTN at that point would display messages only from section 9. An SN command will dis-
DOC, TXT, or SEQ. Programs usu
play the names of all the sections. Now that you know how to see
[76703,2054] DL2.DIR
what everyone else is saying, let's run over to those data libraries (DLs) and
03-Aug-85 61310
ally end with IMG or BIN. The for mer can be read and buffered; the lat ter need to be downloaded. Down loading can be ridiculously easy, moderately easy, or impossibly dif
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Keywords: DL2 CATEGORY DESCRIPTION DATA LIBRARY 2
see what they have for us. Get back to the Function: prompt and type XI.
This is the current description of all files here in DL2 - High Level
This will give you a short descrip tion of DLL The DL numbers are set
ficult, depending on what software
Utility. It has been formatted in 80 columns
for printing and later reference. Current as of August 3rd 1985.
up to correspond with the section names. Since some programs or help
files apply to more than one topic,
If you use the Vidtex program sold by CompuServe (or another CIS "B"
Illustration 3: Description of a data library directory file.
there is occasional duplication of files. After the description, you re
D T) represents Read, Download or
tion number you want. Since there are three SIGs, there are also three separate DLs each with 11 sections. The fastest way to see
Terminate. For this file it's best to open the buffer of your terminal package and just read the file. Since it's a text file, it doesn't need to be
what is included in each DL is to type
DIR at the DL#: prompt. The # sign in the prompt represents the DL
downloaded as a program. In fact, you might want to open the channel to your printer and just print it out
number you are in. This command gives a listing of the files, their size, and CIS number of the person who uploaded them. (See Illustration 3.)
there. After you've read the file, you can save it to disk on your computer for later use. Or format it for a nice pret
This information isn't terribly useful,
ty printout. I will warn you, these
since the filenames don't always make it obvious what the file is. If you're
files are long. Most take about 15
expensive) alternative.
Type BRO
DL#.DIR at the DL#: to search for
the file DL#.DIR. When the system finds it, it gives a short description of the file. See illustration 3 for a
sample description. The prompt (R
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Inslfucltons fof imdinQihe business besi suited to you
SKWSflYE
SFCTtu
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venture.
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Use the "GO
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CompuServe know that you are using its protocol, it will give you a four-option menu before starting the
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package you are running, there will be some commands you use to start file transfer. You'll have to check your documentation to see how your soft ware works. One advantage of XMODEM is that it divides the file into parts and sends each part with a special code
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part and checks the result against the
other computer to stop (X-Off), it pauses until it receives a resume com mand (X-On). Although this works, if there is any line noise or bits are
checksum. If the two numbers don't
dropped, the corrupted file would run
match, the part (block) is resent and
erratically. Update: shortly before this column
called a checksum. The receiving software does a calculation on each
the receiving computer throws out the
Commodore has started a smaller
technical support area that can be reached by using "GO CBM-2000". The system operators from the old network will be running the new technical support area. This area's section names are contained in illus tration 4. Starting this month, Ell be available on the new expanded Viewtron ser vice. We are in the process of setting up a special area on Viewtron just for Commodore users. Since I have been asked to be a SYSOP for the system, I'll have the latest word on what could turn out to be CompuServe's biggest competition. My user number there is 58357CCP? I'm going to be hand ling the beginner's section there. Feel free to visit and leave me any ques tions you may have. I'll do my best to help you out. I'm always interested
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Programs on diskette are welcome, but they must be accompanied by listings. You must enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope if you want any of your materials
PROBLEM #24-3: FRACTIONAL FUN Jim Speers (Niles, MI) suggested the reverse of Prob lem #20-3: Decimal Endings which is discussed this month. Given a repeating decimal such as 0.12345345... write a program to calculate its fractional equivalent. The repeating decimal must begin with not more than two
non-repeating digits, and the number of repeating digits must be six or less. (The answer to the example is 12333/
99900 or 4111/33300 in lowest terms.)
PROBLEM #24-4: SECTOR STATUS The user specifies a diskette track and sector number. The computer responds "unused" or "used" to indicate
whether that sector is available or not. BASIC only. Brief
returned. Solutions received by the middle of the month shown on the magazine cover are most likely to be dis cussed, but you may send solutions and comments any
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time, ""four original programming problems, suggestions,
There were many responses to Problem #20-1: Screen
and ideas are equally welcome. The best ones will be come Commodares\
Scramble III !II elbmarcS neercS : l-02# melborP ot sesnopser ynam erew erehT The most common mistake of the "one-liners" was to POKE the upper left corner of the screen into the lower
PROBLEM #24-1: PRINTING PERMUTATIONS This problem was suggested by Bill O'Rourke (Crys
right corner of the screen without first saving the lower
right corner. Those solutions looked like this:
tal River, FL). Simply stated, the user specifies a quan
10 FOR S=1024 TO 2023
tity, and the computer prints out every possible arrange ment of that many numbers. For example, if the user
(S)
specifies 3, the computer prints out the six possible per mutations of three numbers (not necessarily in this or der): 123 132 213 231 312 321. Nearly trivial, you say?!
:
C=C+1
:
NEXT
A correct solution looks like this:
10 FOR S=1024 TO 1523
(S)
20 POKE S,PEEK(M)
PROBLEM #24-2: PYRAMIDAL PRINTOUT
POKE 2023-C.PEEK
:
: M=2023-C
POKE M,T
:
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C=C+1
:
N
EXT S
Here's one from Nolan Whitaker (Jeffersonville, KY).
The user enters any word that begins and ends with the same letter. The computer makes a pyramid out of the word. If the word is "DARED", the output is D
A R E
A R E
DARED
Can you figure out what would happen if the 1523 in line 10 were replaced with 2023? The 1523 is the middle and 2023 is the end of the C-64 screen memory. VIC users must substitute values for the VIC's screen memory. Readers used various places (besides the single vari able T above) to store the data temporarily before rewrit ing it in reverse order to the screen. Some readers used arrays, others POKEd to free memory, and Paul Haynes (Flour Bluff, TX) used a sequential disk file. The disk file method is not the fastest way to reverse the screen, but it has the advantage of saving the screen image on
AHOY!
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disk for future reference. Paul's solution is listed below.
5 REM SCREEN SCRAMBLE II BY PAUL HAYNES 10 OPEN 5,8,5,"SCREEN,S,W" FOR X=1024 TO 2023 : PRINT#5,PEEK(X) NEXT : CLOSE 5
20 OPEN 5,8,5,"SCREEN,S,R"
FOR X=2023
TO 1024 STEP-1 NEXT : CLOSE 5
POKE X,A ;
:
INPUT#5,A
age. The color memory byte is at (X + 54272) for the
C-64. You should be able to modify Paul's program to save and restore the color memory as well. Ryan Yoder (Ft. Wayne, IN), James Speers (Niles, MI), and Randal Swenson (Mesa, AZ) sent machine language solutions. Randal's is for the unexpanded VIC 20. Ryan's solution for the C-64 uses 83 bytes and executes in 0.067 second! Ryan's program is contained in BASIC DATA statements, and Randal's is an assembler source code list ing. James' C-64 solution is in BASIC DATA statements,
and it also includes a commented assembler source list ing. If you want to see their solutions, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Commodores. Clearly state the listing you are requesting.
James Dunavant (Gainesville. FL) used a combination
of BASIC and an internal ROM 'move1 routine. The ROM
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1 REM PROBLEM #20-1: SCREEN SCRAMBLE II 2 REM SOLUTION BY JAMES DUNAVANT 3 REM
100 P0KE781,4:POKE782,232:P0KE91,7:P0KE9
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105 POKE53281,1:PRINT CHR$(147):P0KE5328
1,0
110 FORI=50151T049152STEP-1:POKE1024+C,P EEK(I):C=C+1:NEXT 120 GOTO 120
James Speers (Niles, MI) came up with a very inter esting solution. His program moves the screen memory to another memory location in reverse order. He then uses the screen memory page flipping technique to switch between screens. Press any key and the screen is instant ly restored in line 110. You may rapidly flip screens by
pressing any key. Pressing the "*" key once or twice will restore the screen to normal and exit the program. This is certainly a "flashy" little program! 1
REM PROBLEM #20-1:
SCREEN SCRAMBLE II
2 REM SOLUTION BY JAMES SPEERS 3
REM
10 F0RI=0T0999:P0KE13287-I,PEEK(1024+1): POKE55296+I,1:NEXTI
20 POKE53272,PEEK(53272)AND15OR192 100 GETZ$:IFZ$=1IMTHEN100 110 P0KE53272,PEEK(53272)AND150R16
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0,0:P0KE89,195:P0KE88,0:SYS41964
You must save the color memory in addition to the screen memory in order to reproduce the original im
RENT
routine transfers the screen memory up to 49152, and POKE statements move it back to the screen in reverse order. James says that line 110 is slow, but line 100 works
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1 REM PROBLEM #20-2:
NUMERAL CONVERTER
2 REM SOLUTION BY MICHAEL MARRON
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70 INPUT"ENTER NUMBER IN WORDS";N$:L=LEN (N$):WB=1 80 FOR I=WB TO L
90 L$=MID$(N$,I,1):IF L$=" " THEN 120 100 W$=W$+L$ 110 NEXT I
120 IF W$="HUNDRED"THEN N=N*100:G0T0180 130 IF W$="THOUSAND" THEN N1=N*1OOO:N=O: GOTO 180
140 IF W$="MILLION" THEN N2=N*1000000:N= O:GOTO 180 150 FOR J-l TO 27
ther "twenty four hundred" or "two thousand four hun dred." Can you figure out the meaning of the values in the DATA statements? 1
REM
2 REM PROBLEM #20-3 : NUMERAL CONVERTER 3 REM SOLUTION BY DENNIS FURMAN 4 REM 10 DIMU(32),D(32)
20 F0RI=0T031:READU(I):D(I)=I:NEXT 30 T=0:TT=0
40 GETN$:IFN$=""THEN40
160 IF W$=D$(J) THEN N=N+D(J):GOTO 180 170 NEXT J 180 IF IoL+1 THEN PRINT N2+N1+N : END 190 W$=M" : WB=I+1 : GOTO 80 200 DATA ONE,1,TWO,2,THREE,3,FOUR,4,FIVE ,5,SIX,6,SEVEN,7,EIGHT,8,NINE,9,TEN,10 210 DATA ELEVEN,11,TWELVE,12,THIRTEEN,13 ,FOURTEEN,14,FIFTEEN,15,SIXTEEN,16
220 DATA SEVENTEEN,17,EIGHTEEN,18,NINETE EN,19.TWENTY,20,THIRTY,30,FORTY,40 230 DATA FIFTY,50,SIXTY,60,SEVENTY,70,El GHTY,80,NINETY,90
50 PRINTN$;:A=ASC(N$)
60 70 80 90
IFA=320RA=13THEN80 C=C+(B+1)*(A-64):B=B+1:GOTO4O F0RJ=0T08:IFCOU(J)THEN100 T=T+D(J+l):G0TO220
100 NEXTJ
110 F0RK=9T018:IFCOU(K)THEN130 120 T=T+D(K-9)+10:GOT0220 130 NEXTK
140 F0RL=19T026:IFCOU(L)THEN160 150 T=T+D(L-17)*10:G0T0220 160 NEXTL
170 F0RM=27T031:IFCOU(M)THEN210
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190 200 210 220 230
IFMO27THENTT=TT+T:T=0 G0T0220 NEXTM:PRINT"ERROR":T=O:TT=O B=0:C=0 IFAO13THEN40
240 IFTT=0THENPRINTT:G0T030 250 PRINT TT+T:G0T030
260 DATA 58,111,135,171,110,109,185,176, 94,72,241,269,412,448,275,342,506,353 270 DATA 371,387,385,295,247,314,580,326 ,344,256,396,1,1,348
Other excellent programs were received from Allan Flippin (San Jose, CA). C. C. Stalder (Waynesville, NC), James Borden (Carlisle, PA)-a COMAL solution, Ronald Jordan (Florence, OR), and David Hood (Wind sor, NJ).
Problem #20-3: Decimal Endings brought some very fine solutions. Thomas E. Gantner (Dayton, OH) sent his solution as well as a reprint from the College Math ematics Journal (November 1984) in which he published an article on "The Computation of Repeating Decimals." The algorithm is based upon the work of the great math ematician C. F. Gauss. Dr. Gantner describes the solu
tion as follows: Given a fraction a/b in lowest terms, let M be the number of times that 2 is a factor of b, let N be
the number of times that 5 is a factor of b, and let P be the product of the remaining factors of
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digits in the decimal expansion of a/b to the right
of the decimal point, and the decimal expansion terminates whenever P = 1. When P > 1, the period is of length L, where L is the smallest in
teger having the property thai 10 ♦ L - 1 is a multiple of P.
10 REM PROBLEM #20-3: DECIMAL ENDINGS 20 REM SOLUTION BY TOM GANTNER (DAYTON, OH) 25 REM
30 T=10:C=0 40 FOR 1=1 TO 100 50 M=0:N=0:L=1:P=I:TER=0:NUM=1
60 70 80 90
P%=P/2:IF 2*P% < P THEN80 P=P%:M=M+l:G0T060 P%=P/5:IF 5*P% < P THEN100 P=P%:N=N+l:G0T080
100 MAX=M:IF M < N THEN MAX=N 110 REM MAX = NO. OF NONPERIODIC DIGITS
120 IF P=l THEN TER=1:GOSUB190:GOT0180 130 X=T
140 Y%=X/P:X=X-P*Y% 150 IF X=l THEN GOSUB190:G0T0180
160 X=T*X:L=L+1:GOT0140 170 REM L = LENGTH OF PERIOD 180 NEXT I:END 190 REM DIGIT PRINTING ROUTINE 200 IF 1=1 THEN PRINT "1/1 = 1 IS AN IN TEGER":GOT0310 210 PRINT "1/";MID$(STR$(I),2);M = 0."; 220 FOR J=l TO MAX+L
230 NUM=T*NUM:D%=NUM/I:NUM=NUM-I*D% 240 250 260 270 280
IF J=1+MAX AND TER=1 THEN300 IF J=1+MAX THEN PRINT "™; PRINT MID$(STR$(D%),2,1); NEXT J PRINT '""
290 PRINT "PERIOD =";L;"AFTER";MAX;"DIGI TS":G0T0310 300 PRINT:PRINT "TERMINATES AFTER";MAX;" DIGITS" 310 OC+1:IF C < 5 THEN PRINT:RETURN 320 GET A$:IF A$="" THEN GOTO32O 330 C=C-5:PRINT:RETURN may modify line 40 to obtain other ranges of num
bers. For example, use FOR 1=821 TO 821 to see the 820-digit period of the number 821. Also change the 5 in lines 310 and 330 from 5 to 1. You may also modify the program starting at line 200 to send the output to
your printer instead of the screen if desired. The shortest solution to this problem was submitted by Robin King (Queens, NY). Robin's program factors out the 2's and 5's as described in the algorithm above. WN is then relatively prime to 10, and therefore its peri od of repetition iis the same as for PN. To determine the period, WN is divided into 999...9 (as many 9's as necessary until the remainder is 0). The number of 9's used is the period of repetition of 1/WN and 1/PN. Some
study should convince you that both solutions are using
the same algorithm. 1
REM PROBLEM #20-3
:
DECIMAL ENDINGS
2 REM SOLUTION BY ROBIN KING 3 REM
10 PN%=PN%+1 : WN%=PN% IF PN%>100 THEN END
: PR%=1
: D%=9 :
20 IF WN%=2*INT(WN%/2) THEN WN%=WN%/2
:
GOTO 20
30 IF WN%=5*INT(WN%/5) THEN WN%=WN%/5
:
GOTO 30
40 R%=D%-WN%*INT(D%/WN%):IF R%=0 G0T060 50 PR%=PR%+1 : D%=10*R%+9 : GOTO 40 60 IF WN%=1 THEN PRINT PN%,"TERMINATING" :
GOTO 10
70 PRINT PN%,"PERIOD OF REPETITION ="PR% :
GOTO 10 Congratulations also to Allan Flippin (San Jose, CA),
James Speers (Niles, MI), and Steven Gustafson (New
Albany, IN) for their solutions and work on this problem. No one submitted a solution to Problem #20-4: Hyphen Help. Several readers stated that they had worked on the problem but that it is a very complicated task. James Speers stated that he is having no difficulty with the BASIC lan guage, but the ENGLISH language is driving him up the wall! We may still welcome and discuss any attempts or comments you may have regarding this problem. Once
again, the user inputs a word, and the computer displays all reasonable ways of hyphenating it. It doesn't really sound that difficult, does it? See you next month. □
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|zi.otsa;*| I enjoyed Orson Scott Card's Rockets, Boats, & Pigs
in Pokes article in the September '85 issue. He writes clear explanations about how to use the tons of features of the C-64. You ought to give this genius a promotion
and make him president of Commodore land. Thanks for the utility called Ahoy! Dock so that all of us can catalogue our Commodore magazines. It will take
us about 10 years to do it, but Ahoy! Dock sure beats the Fast Filer published by COMPUTE! magazine in their July '85 issue. They must have all been drunk when they published their simple-minded program requiring you to add thousands of data statements to their BASIC program
I use it with other programs that use relative files with out any problem. I believe the problem is with Multi-
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and didn't do, I re-formatted the disk that I had used.
This is a solution I found by experimentation. I find that the manufacturers of software and hardware peri pherals tend to blame your problems on some other part of your system, never their product! —R.H. Schuette
Luckily I came across Ahoy! magazine's index. Keep up
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GAMELOADER For the C-64 By Tim Brown In
my household there are a nine-year-old and a fiveyear-old who are learning to use my computer. They enjoy playing the games and running some of the programs, but with a few we run into a little
problem. It's hard for my kids (and sometimes myself) to remember which programs load at BASIC and which load above BASIC. Gameloader was written so we won't have that problem anymore. Normally a machine language program starts at 49152 or some other address above BASIC, and must be exe cuted with a "SYS" command. This requires remember ing to load the program in non-relocatable format, i.e.: LOAD"program",8,l- After doing this, you must remem ber the proper address to "SYS" or it won't execute prop erly. Trying to get a five- and nine-year-old to remem ber all these numbers is not easy. Gameloader does all the remembering for you.
Gameloader may be used with any program that loads
in non-relocatable format (i.e.: Load"programname"8,l) with a known start address, such as public domain ML software. Use of Gameloader with software of this na ture requires that you know the execution address of the
Lines 120-160 are the new loader construction routine, which is printed to the screen and saved automatically. Lines 9000-9090 is a sound "beep" routine which will sound only when "N" is used. Now load "original program name",8. When the "ready" prompt appears, simply type "run" and the original pro gram will load and execute without operator intervention. This simple utility will come in handy in time sav
ings, compared to time spent looking through all the man
uals for proper addresses. It is also easily modified. You can add statements to turn on printers before "SYSing" up, and you can add a few lines to set screen colors. On some games you can add codes to set sprite size and make the game even more interesting. You may notice that this program is similar to an auto run type boot program, but with the auto run boot, you must still remember to load in a non-relocatable format, i.e., Load"Programname",8,l. The user must still remem ber to type ,8,1 after the program name or the program will not operate. With Gameloader all you have to do is Load"Programname",8 then run it, the same as all BASIC programs. □
program. One exception is a program that is auto-boot
SEE PROGRAM LISTING ON PAGE 129
ing. In this case the execution address need not be known, as the program will execute itself as it loads. To get Gameloader to work for you, just type it in,
ULTRABYTE DISK NIBBLER
save it, and run it. You will then only have to answer the prompts for it to construct the loader. The first prompt
VERSION 2.0
you will be asked for will be the original program name. Enter this information; then you will be asked the ad dress to "SYS". After entering this information, Game loader will change the name of the original program to the first letter of the original program plus an "x", con struct the loader, and save the loader under the original program name. The loader that is created will now load
and "SYS" the proper address of the original program. Your program now becomes "(first letterX)". From now on, you can load that program and then just run it. Now let's examine the program line by line. Line 5 sets screen and cursor color. These may be changed to suit the user.
Line 10 prints a title to screen. Line 20 uses INPUT to ask for the name of the pro gram to be converted.
Line 30 asks for the address to SYS. If there is no ad dress given, simply press RETURN. Line 40 copies the original program name for Game loader and stores the new name in NX$. Line 50 will ask that you insert the disk into your drive that has the program you want to convert on it. Lines 60-80 accept a Y/N answer. Lines 110-117 change the original program name to NXS's content.
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CLOAK File Encryptor for the C-64 and VIC 20 By Melvin Baker hile the concepts of data encryption can
The encryption process is straightforward. Cloak will
themselves be fascinating, especially to a
ask for the source file name. That is the name of the
computer enthusiast, they can be quite
disk file that you would like to protect. Cloak will then
useful in this world of electronic hack
ask you to declare which file type that data file is. You
ery. Perhaps you have some confidential business reports to send over the phone lines. Or maybe you've got em
can use Cloak to encrypt any sequential file. Even a
barrassing love letters to your sweetheart on disk. Then again, you could just be paranoid. Whatever you rea
for the name that you would like the new encrypted file to be saved under, and which file type. That's all there is to the encryption process. Decryp
son, if you have data files that you would like to main tain the privacy of, you need an encryption program.
BASIC program can be encrypted. Then Cloak asks you
tion is just as easy. Simply run Cloak again, only this
The purpose of an encryption program is to protect your
time use for the source file the name of the encrypted
valuable data from being viewed by unauthorized persons. The encryption process makes the data appear to be a mean ingless collection of random numbers. So if unwanteds get
file. And be sure to use the exact same key that you used for the encryption. Character for character, it must be identical. When the RUN/STOP key is hit or when it is finished running, Cloak will automatically reset the computer. This is normal. On the C-64 you can expect Cloak to take approximately 13 seconds for each block processed. In other words it should take Cloak about 130
a copy of your data it is of no value to them, since it is unintelligible. But an individual who knows the encryption
key can decrypt the data and restore it back to its original usefulness. Cloak is just such a program. Cloak is a very easy program to use. Practically all you have to do is think of a good encryption key and answer a few simple questions. The program does the
seconds to process a ten block file. On the VIC it's about 13 seconds per block as well.
The heart of Cloak is a short machine language rou
rest. Cloak can be run on the VIC 20 with or without memory expansion, and with changes made to only two
tine that does all the actual dirty work. BASIC simply handles all the disk I/O. Since the ML routine uses the
lines as follows:
tape I/O buffer, cassette operation is not possible. Cas sette would not be practical anyway, since the program both reads and writes on two different files consecutively.
100 MP=828:KEY=882:BY=254:TL=13713:CS=O 186 DATA 131,054,088,135,169 (The Bug Repellent line codes following each line of the program listing on page 130 are for the C-64 only.)
The all-important item is the encryption key. It can be any group of characters that you can type into a string variable via the BASIC INPUT command. Although graphics characters are allowed in the key, you may wish to stick to simple text. It is much easier to remember a line from your favorite poem than meaningless graph ics symbols. The length of the key is somewhat important. As a gen eral rule of thumb, the longer the key, the more secure your data will be. The maximum limit on the length of the key is 136 characters. However, in practice you are limited to the size that the BASIC INPUT buffer will allow. If you are willing to give up the INPUT command on line 112, then KY$ could be assigned a string value and by adding characters a key with a length of up to 136 characters could be built. The encryption process used by Cloak is reasonably
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TIPS AI-IOYI
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Compiled by Michael Davila Shawn K. Smith received $40 for his Saved Again rou
is 49152, try saving the program like this:
tine in the November installment of Tips Afioy! Don Lewis banked an equal sum for In-Code Load, while Mark
SAVE"ALIEN[SS]49152",8,1
Baker's six-line Write Protect Tab Checker netted him $30
(or $5 per line!). That's just a sampling—your contribution
When you go to list the directory, you will see "ALIEN"
could earn you even more. But even if you make a lousy
49152, a little reminder of the SYS number. To load the
twenty bucks, you're in disks for the year! Why not send
program back into the machine type LOAD"ALIEN",8,1. This method can also be used to shorten program names, for example:
your best original tip or suggestion, pertaining to pro gramming or any aspect of Commodore home computing, to Tips Ahoy!, c/o Ion International Inc., 45 West 34th Street-Suite 407, New York, NY 10001.
NO KNOCKS AND PINGS
SAVE"1[SS]ALIEN",8,1 Later on just LOADT'8,1.
Cleaning your 1541's heads can be hazardous to your alignment if you spin the cleaning disk with error-pro ducing loops such as
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0PENl,8,15:FORX=0TO5:PRINT#l,"V":NEXT:CL
I/O BLUES CHANNEL When writing a program that requires opening and
0SE1
— Michael Smith
closing files, such as sequential and relative files, I find
In the October '85 Ahoy'., John DeRosa solved the prob
it useful to put a short routine at the end of my program
lem with a utility to vary the head position, keep track of the times a cleaning disk is used, and spin the motor harmlessly by changing a bit in the 1541's memory. The following brief code, borrowed and modified from John's program, will do the job without all the bookkeeping.
which cannot be accessed by the program, and will check the error channel when you need it to (since when an
10 PRINT"[CLR/RVS 0N]DRIVE HEAD CLEANER[ 22 SPACES]" 20 PRINT"**INSERT CLEANING DISK**[DWN]" 30 INPUT"SPIN DRIVE MOTOR HOW MANY SECON DS";S:S=S*60 40 0PENl,8,15:PRINT#l,MM-R"CHR$(00)CHR$( 28) 50 GET#1,X$:X=ASC(X$+CHR$(O)) 60 BI=X OR 4
I/O error has occurred, it will only say "SYNTAX ER ROR" and not describe what is the problem). I just type RUN 20000 (20000 being the routine starting line) and presto, you can find out what is wrong.
20000 OPEN 15,8,15
20010 INPUT#15,A$,B$,C$,D$ 20020 PRINT A$,B$,C$,D$ 20030 CL0SE15 I would be lost without this useful routine! -Barry Allyn Arlington, WA
70 PRINT#l,"M-W"CHR$(00)CHR$(28)CHR$(01) CHR$(BI):CLOSE1:REM START DRIVE MOTOR 80 J-TI 90 IFTI-J<STHEN90
100 BI=X 110 OPEN1,8,15:PRINT#1,"M-W"CHR$(00)CHR$
(28)CHR$(01)CHR$(BI):REM STOP MOTOR 120 CLOSE1:END — Bert Halverson Joplin, MO
RELINE A LINE Reline is a handy little utility for the C-64 that renum bers your BASIC program lines in any increment you choose, between one and 255. Just run it and answer the prompt. Then, after loading the program you want to change, type SYS50000 and press RETURN. Instantly the lines in your program will be renumbered. Since Reline resides in a separate area of RAM, BASIC will not disturb it. Neither will loading and saving programs. You can SYS it as often as you like. Reline is also handy when you're writing a program
SYS REMINDER
and you've had to add new lines between old. Just
Trying to remember all those SYS numbers that belong to your machine language programs can be quite tedi ous. If a program name is ALIEN, and its SYS number
change the increment at any time by POKEing location
SYS50000, and presto, everything's renumbered. You can
two with the desired amount (i.e.: POKE2,10).
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Notice that the lines in Reline are incremented by 10.
To demonstrate how nifty and easy it is to use. answer the initial prompt with 25, then SYS50000. List Reline and you'll see that all the lines are now in increments of 25. POKE2.100, then SYS50000. Another listing re veals the lines now increase by 100. Although there are some full-fledged renumbering pro grams (see Renumbering Utility by Anthony Wood. July '84) that will change any GOTO, GOSUB, and IF/THEN statements accordingly, in the interest of brevity (nine lines long = no arduous typing) I elected to omit this option. If the program you want renumbered has any of the above commands, be sure to make note, so you can change them later.
10 PRINT"[CLR]":FORJ=50000T050056:READA: POKEJ,A:X=X+A:NEXTJ
20 IFX<>7825THENPRINT"ERR0R IN DATA...":
70 DATA165,253,24,101,2,133,253,197,2,17 6,2,230
80 DATA254,160,2,145,251,200,165,254,145 ,251,160,0
90 DATA177,251,170,200,177,251,208,220,9 6
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VIEW BETTER BAM The readability of the VIEW BAM program on the 1541 TEST/DEMO disk can be greatly improved by changing the symbols used to designate the sectors. The following POKEs quickly substitute my choices. Load VIEW BAM, then POKE 3398,42:POKE 3414,46 and resave the program. This changes the full sector symbol (program line 640) to a reverse asterisk, and the empty
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I thought that this little routine might be useful. It ac cepts a character in either of two ways, as text or ASCII code. It is not necessary to specify how the character is being entered.
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in dynamic string space 254 dead strings. The total num ber of bytes written into is an amazing 32K, so memory from 8K to 40K is cleared in only 2 seconds. — Donald Fulton Stoneham, MA
FASTER BASIC? Probably the fastest way to speed BASIC is among the least known, i.e. GET. with multiple arguments. The simple file reading program below, which reads a
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DIRECTORY MANIPULATOR For the C-64 By Bob Ossentjuk
The Directory Manipulator (DM) is an allBASIC utility program for the C-64 and 1541
disk drive. DM provides eight directory manip ulation options which are accessed by the func tion keys. The options available are: fl—Relist directory f2—Alphabetize directory f3- Insert BLANK entry f4-Delete BLANK entries f5—Insert entry (dashed line entry) f6-Insert 'REMARK' entry f7—Swap directory entries f8—Delete directory entries
cause the directory to be rewritten upon exit from DM: Executing f2 (ALPHABETIZE DIRECTORY') will sort the directory into alphabetical order. A SHELL SORT routine was used to perform this function (see line 900). Selection of f3 ('INSERT BLANK ENTRY') causes a blank entry to be inserted into the directory at the location specified at the appropriate prompt. The blank entry will be replaced by the file/program entry of the next file/program saved to the diskette. This provides a method by which the order of directory entries can be controlled. The f4 ('DELETE BLANK ENTRIES') command re moves all blank entries from the directory. Execution of the f5 ('INSERT -— ENTRY') option
causes a dashed line entry filename to be placed into the When DM is executed it will read and display the di rectory of the inserted diskette. The directory display will
accommodate up to 40 entries at a time. If there are in excess of 40 entries on the diskette, you will be prompted
to 'HIT ANY KEY' to display the next 40 entries. Once the display is completed, you will be prompted with 'DIRECTORY OK'. A 'YES' response will cause
you to exit the DM program. If no directory changes have been made, the directory will not be rewritten. If chang es have been made, the director)' will be rewritten. In
either case the diskette will be VALIDATED upon exit. If you answered 'NO' to the 'DIRECTORY OK' prompt, you will be prompted to 'SELECT DIRECTORY MAN IPULATION COMMAND'. Selection of any of the above described function keys or 'H'elp may be made at the 'SELECT DIRECTORY MANIPULATION COMMAND' prompt. Selecting 'H' will display the HELP menu, which pro vides a brief description of each of the FUNCTION KEY commands. If 'H'elp has been executed and no changes have been made to the directory, you may exit DM with out rewriting the directory. An fl ('RE-LIST DIRECTORY') selection redisplays
directory at the specified location. The dashed line can be used to delineate groups of files, comments, and/or remarks. Selecting f6 ('INSERT REMARK ENTRY1) causes the selected REMARK to be entered into the directory, as a filename, at the appropriate location. The f6 command provides a method to add comments to a diskette directory. Choosing f7 ('SWAP DIRECTORY ENTRIES') allows any two selected entries to swap positions in the directory. The f8 ('DELETE DIRECTORY ENTRY') command will delete the selected filename from the directory. Once the command is executed, there is no recovery of the de leted file possible. The Directory Manipulator is designed to allow the user to freely reorganize and comment diskette directories. How ever, when you first enter the program it should be tested with a diskette that you can afford to destroy. The DM does write a new directory, and if the program is not properly debugged it could destroy your diskette directory. DM is very modular and is heavily commented. The modularity facilitates easy program modification. For example, if you would like to leave out the HELP menu,
the directory. If fl has been executed and no changes have
simply remove line 610 and lines 1310-1390. The com ments are provided to allow for easier understanding of
been made to the directory, you may exit DM without rewriting the directory.
the program. The REM statements may be left out when the program is entered if you wish to reduce entry time. □
Use of commands f2 through f8 (described below) will
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to get by with only a six or even a five bit code. Five bits are enough to encode the whole alphabet and have
a few extras (25 = 32).
programs! Operation with the DOS Wedge program
We are allowed to specify the number of bits in each
loaded is sporadic, and at times the computer may hang
character to be transmitted or received. The programs
up and have to be powered down. The COMMTX program reads the keyboard with the
in this article specify an eight-bit word length. The ar gument of the first CHR$ function in the OPEN state ment is the sum of three numbers representing the baud
GET statement until a key is pressed. It then sends the typed character to file number 2 and displays it on the screen. The COMMRX program simply sits, waiting for a character to arrive from file #2. Upon receiving a char acter with the GET#2 statement, it prints the character
rate, the number of stop bits, and the word length. The sum is written to the control register of the serial chan nel. The values for specific word lengths are as follows:
and goes back to wait for the next one.
Word Length
Control Register Value
8 bits 7 bits
32
0
6 bits
64 96
5 bits
The RS-232 serial transmission is asynchronous. This
means that there is no clock signal between the trans mitter and the receiver. In order for the two devices to communicate, each one must know how fast the stream
of serial bits is sent. If the transmitter sent the code 00110011, the receiver must know the "bit-width" or the Figure Iâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Connecting Two Commotion' Computers in Three-Line Mode
amount of time that each bit uses. If the receiver read
the bits half as fast as they were sent, the receiver might About the only thing left to discuss is the OPEN state
conclude that the data was simply 0101. If the data is read
ment that starts both of these programs. The statement
at twice the rate that it should be, this word might be interpreted as two bytes: 00001111 00001111. The estab
10 OPEN 2,2,0,CHR$(8)+CHR$(0)
lished rate of transmission and reception is called the baud
creates a communication channel with a logical file num
order to communicate.
rate. Both ends of the line must know the baud rate in ber 2. The file number is arbitrary and may range from 1 to 255. Numbers above 127 are not recommended un less you need to send a linefeed after each carriage re
turn. The second "2" is the device code. In this case, we are opening a port to an RS-232 device. The second ary address of 0 is used for RS-232 communications. The two character bytes following the secondary ad dress provide details about the serial link being opened. The first character specifies the word length, the num ber of stop bits, and the baud rate. The second character specifies parity, duplex mode, and handshake format. These terms are not really very difficult to understand. We will discuss them in detail. Each character transmitted on the RS-232 link is sent in serial format. There is only one wire, and it can carry only one bit of information at a time. The ASCII value for the letter "A" is 65. In hexadecimal that is 41, and in binary the letter "A" is represented as 0100 0001. All of the standard ASCII characters have decimal values less than 128. This
means that each can be represented in only seven bits of data. The eighth bit in the byte will always be zero. Consequently, in order to speed up serial communica tions, it is possible to define a serial word consisting of
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The most common baud rates are 110, 300, 1200. 2400, 4800. 9600. and 19200 baud, but others are used as well. With our serial link, the baud rate simply means "'the number of bits per second." (Purists who care about such things are quick to point out that "baud rate" for other forms of serial transmission is not as simple as "bits per second." but we will avoid such esoteria.)
only seven bits instead of the normal eight used within
The chosen baud rate value is included in the value written to the control register. Some of the values are
the computer. If you were sending serial messages using
listed in the following table:
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Control Register value
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2400
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The complete list of possible baud rates is in Figure 6-1 of the Commodore 64 Programmer's Reference Guide. The binary values shown in the figure must be converted to decimal as the above examples show. Normally the line between the transmitter and the re ceiver sits at a logic low state. When a character is sent, it is preceded by a single logic high bit, called the "start
bit." This wakes up the receiver which prepares to read in the following data bits. After the last data bit is read (as defined by the word length), at least one more bit, called the "stop bit," is received. The stop bit provides a pause before the next set of bits is received. Sometimes
it is desirable to increase the gap between characters, in which case two stop bits may be specified. The values sent to the Control Register to define the number of stop bits are listed: # of Stop Bits
Control Register Value
1
0 128
2
To communicate at 1200 baud (8) with eight data bits (0) and one stop bit (0), the value sent to the Control Registers of the transmitter and receiver must be 8 +
0 + 0. That explains the CHR$(8) in the OPEN state ment. Three hundred baud with two stop bits and seven data bits would be 6 + 128 + 32, so the OPEN state ments would use CHR$(166). If you have trouble getting reliable communications at 1200 baud, try 300 or even 110 baud. Most problems occur when the receiver buffer fills up, because BASIC cannot empty it and process the data quickly enough. Reducing the baud rate and putting delay loops in the transmitter software are two ways of solving the prob lem. There should be no problem with COMMRX and COMMTX at 1200 baud as shown, since they are operat ing essentially at keyboard speeds. The second CHRS function in the OPEN statement is optional. The CHR$(0) indicates that we are using a 3-sire interface in full duplex mode with parity disabled. These are the default values, and the program would work the same if we omitted the CHRS(0). The IBM-PC counterparts to COMMTX and COMMRX are IBMTX and IBMRX:
20 T$=INKEY$ : IF T$='I!I THEN 20 30 PRINT #1,T$; : PRINT T$; 40 GOTO 20
1 2 3 4 10 #1
' IBMRX - RECEIVE FROM COMMODORE ' PROGRAM FOR THE IBM-PC ' IBMRX ' 0PENnC0Ml:1200,Nf8,l,RS,CS,DS,CDn AS
20 R$=INPUT$(1,1) 30 PRINT R$; 40 GOTO 20 The OPEN statement in the IBM programs specifies
COM1: as teh serial port with 1200 baud, parity disabled, eight bits per character, and one stop bit, the same pro tocol used with the Commodore programs. The logical file number is #1. The RS, CS, DS, and CD characters are used to disable some of the other RS-232 signals in
the IBM and to establish a three-wire link. The INPUT$(1,1) statement is similar to the Commodore's GET statement, except that the program waits until one character has been received from file #1. The INKEYS statement is like the Commodore's GET statement for scanning the keyboard buffer.
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Line 30 in both COMMHS and IBMHS clears the re
Remember to use the TX program in one computer
and the RX program in the other. Type RUN on the re ceiver before typing RUN on the transmitter. That way
ceiver buffer. The IBM program in line 40 increments
data from the transmitter does not go into the "bit buc ket" because the receiver was not ready for it.
T$ to the Commodore. Then it loops in line 80, display ing the return message from the Commodore. Once the
counter N and sends the count as well as the message
IBM sees the carriage return <CHR$(l3)). it continues
BIDIRECTIONAL AT LAST The COMMHS (see page 127) and IBMHS (see below) programs show how to set up bidirectional communica tions between two computers with software handshaking.
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3 ' IBMHS 4 ' 10 0PEN"C0Ml:1200,N,8tl,RS,CS,DS,CD" AS #1 20 T$="THIS IS IBM CALLING COMMODORE" 30 WHILE NOT EOF(l) : J$=INPUT$(1,1) : W END 'CLEAR BUFFER 40 N=N+1 : PRINT #1,N;T$ 50 GOSUB 80 'WAIT FOR HANDSHAKE 70 GOTO 40 'SEND NEXT MESSAGE 80 R$=INPUT$(1,1) : PRINT R$; : IF R$OC HR$(13) THEN 80 90 RETURN
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it branches to line 80 where the value of N that it just received is stripped from MS, and a new message TS is created and sent to the IBM.
These programs are meant to show how the two com puters can pass information back and forth and how the
messages may be synchronized by means of software handshaking. One computer waits in a receive loop un til it recognizes that the message is complete, then it be comes the transmitter while the other computer operates
in the receive loop, You should have no difficulty modifying the IBMHS program to run on a second Commodore computer. Change the OPEN and INPUTS statements as well as line 30 as previously discussed. You might also modify
the carriage return.
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comma or a semicolon is not present at the end of the
the IBMHS program to do something with the data re ceived from the Commodore rather than simply wait for
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When you unroll you will
CRS from the IBM. The PRINTS statement, just like the PRINT statement, generates a carriage return if a
line. Once the Commodore has read the carriage return,
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GRAND FINALE After studying and modifying the earlier programs, you should be able to understand the sequence of the COMMHILO (see page 127) and IBMHILO (shown here) programs.
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!IBMHILO - HI-LO GAME WITH THE C-64 ■ PROGRAM FOR THE IBM-PC
3 ' IBMHILO 4 ■ 5 CLS 'CLEAR SCREEN 10 0PEN"C0Ml:1200,N,8,l,RS,CS,DS,CD" AS #1 20 MX=1048576 : MN=0 'MAX AND MIN VALUES 30 N=(MX+MN)/2 'INITIAL GUESS 40 T$="PICK A NUMBER FROM"+STR$(MN)+" TO n+STR$(MX) 50 GOSUB 1000 'START THE GAME 60 GOSUB 2000 'GET RESPONSE 70 IF R$O"ALL RIGHT" THEN 40 75 ' ===== MAIN OPERATING LOOP ===== 80 T$="IS IT"+STR$(N)+"?" 90 GOSUB 1000 'MAKE A GUESS 100 GOSUB 2000 'GET RESPONSE
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130 140 145 150
IF RIGHT$(R$,7)="T00 LOW" THEN MN=N N=(MN+MX)/2 : GOTO 80 ' ====== END OF GAME ====== T$="THANK YOU." : GOSUB 1000
160 GOSUB 2000 170 CLOSE
:
END
1000 PRINT #1,TS
'SEND MESSAGE
1010 RETURN
2000 INPUT #1,RS
'GET RESPONSE
2010 PRINT R$
This is a very exciting project. There is something mag
ical about sitting back and watching the two computers talk to one another. I have connected a speech synthe sizer to the IBM for the Hi-Lo game. The IBM takes each message as it is transmitted or received and sends it to the speech synthesizer. The Commodores messages are spoken in one voice and the IBM's messages are spo ken in a different voice. So far I have not heard any ar guments between them, but I wonder what might happen
2020 RETURN
if one of the computers were to be slightly less than fair? There are countless possibilities with this simple com
If you are using two Commodore computers, you must modify IBMHILO slightly. Line 5 should be replaced by
a beginning. Sharing ASCII files is certainly feasible. Now if we can get one computer to program the other
munications link between two computers. Games are only
PRINT CHRS(147) to clear the screen. Line 10 should match
the OPEN statement in COMMHILO. The transmit and receive subroutines at lines 1000 and 2000 should be re placed by the corresponding subroutines in COMMHILO. Type RUN on the Commodore, then type RUN on the IBM. Sometimes the Commodore misses the first char acter sent by the IBM. Lines 40 and 50 in COMMHILO check to see that the proper message is received from the IBM before beginning. If not. the Commodore re quests the IBM to repeat the message by sending "WHAT?" to the IBM. If the IBM does not receive "ALL RIGHT" to confirm that the Commodore is ready, it re peats the initial message. The Commodore has picked a value N which it dis plays on its own screen, but it does not tell the IBM the value. The IBM makes its initial guess in lines 80 and 90 and awaits the response in line 100. The Commodore strips the numeric part of the IBM's guess in line 90 of COMMHILO and tests it against the correct value. It creates the proper message to return to the IBM in lines 110. 120. or 130. If the guess is not correct, the Commo dore returns to line 80 where the number of guesses NG is incremented. The IBM continues calculating new guesses in line 140 until it receives the response THATS RIGHT!" followed by the correct number repeated and the number of guess es required. At that point the IBM politely ends the game.
The Commodore returns the coutesy, and both compu ters close their files and stop. Line 160 in COMMHILO
one... Hmmmm. Let me know what you come up with.
Addendum: I have found that some 1488's do not op erate with the five volts from the Commodore. If the IBM does not receive data properly from the Commodore you
should use a second 9-volt battery instead of the five volts going to the 1488 in figure 2. Remove the five volt line from pin 14 of the 1488. The positive side of the second battery should go to pin 14 of the 1488. The negative side of the second battery should be connected to the positive side of the first battery (as well as to ground the pin 7 of the 1488 and 1489). I was also able to eliminate the 1488 and the negative
power supply by using a second gate of the 1489 instead. Try taking pin M of the Commodore connector to pin 4 of the 1489, and take pin 6 of the 1489 to pin 3 of the IBM connector. According to specifications, there is no guarantee that this will work, but it did for me. The 1489 operates properly with the Commodore's five-volt sup ply, reducing the circuitry to one integrated circuit, two
connectors, and wire. â&#x2013;Ą SEE PROGRAM LISTINGS ON PAGE 126
Next month in the Rupert Report, well continue exploring the mysteries of the RS-232 interface. Sharing programs and transferring sequentialfiles between computers is a breeze with the software and procedures well develop! Plus, using the dy namic keyboard buffer to let the computer edit its own programs.
simply waits until the Commodore's transmit buffer is empty before closing the file. Without it, the IBM may not receive its final message. You may replace the END statements with delay loops followed by RUN if you want the game to be played repeatedly. These programs give examples of some of the ways two computers can communicate. It is important that the messages are typed correctly. If the IBM is waiting for "ALL RIGHT" then "OK" or "ALRIGHT" simply won't do. It is possible to modify the programs to allow more flexibility in the messages. For example lines 120 and 130 of IBMHILO look only at the last characters of the message, ignoring any others. Line 130 of COMMHILO shows how to combine string and numeric constants and variables into a string that can be transmitted.
ul lost my job today. They replaced me with a machine."
AHOY!
7/7
SANTA'S
D
BUSY PAY
DISK ERROR CHECKER (Nov. '85] Line 450 was omitted from the program, causing Error 18 to be re
For the C-64
ported. The missing line reads
By George Trepal
450 GET#15,A$:A=ASC(A$+CHR $(0)):IFA>99THENWj
oor Santa is having a bad day. Instead of making
GATORS N SNAKES (Aug. '85) Jim Sanders, author of the pro
gram, was able to correct the bug in the machine language portion which we reported on in October. Correct line 1720 to read
1720 DATA 200,200,200,200, 192,16,208,239,173,1,208,2
01 Our apologies for any inconveni
ence these errors may have caused. Remember that corrections to pro grams and articles published in Ahoy! are posted on the Ahoy! Bulletin Board (718-383-8909-moden* re quired) as soon as they are spotted.
AHOY!'S BBS If your computer is equipped with a modem, you can call AhoyFs Bulle tin Board System (718-383-8909) any hour of the day, any day of the week to exchange electronic mail with other Commodore users and down load files like the following: • editorial calendars for future issues • excerpts from upcoming news sec tions
• program and article corrections • classified advertising Set your modem for 300 baud, full
duplex, no parity, one stop bit, 8-bit word length, and dial away!
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presents, his elves left their work in the halls and went to a football game. Santa has to fly (you knew he could, didn't you?) through the building and collect the boxes.
The building is huge, covering
The initial loading period is pret ty long. The BASIC program has to be turned into machine language rou tines. Once the machine language is in place there will be no more delays. To change from an easy to a regu
lar game or vice versa press the RUN/STOP and RESTORE keys si multaneously. On some computers
more than 10 screens, and resembles a maze. The screen does a four-way scroll with Santa always remaining in the middle. Plug your joystick into
giving the RESTORE key short taps rather than pressing works best. The
port #2. A new building is made for
you want an easy game type POKE
each game, so there is no hope of memorizing the floor plan. To pick up a box Santa has to fly directly over it so that his center is the same as the
828,1. Press RETURN, type SYS 49160, press RETURN again, and you'll be back in business. Warning! This program uses most
box's center. You'd expect anyone who could fly to have other abilities. Santa is able to
of the computer's memory. Your or iginal BASIC program will be wiped
pass a little way through walls, but if
sure to save this program after you type it in without running it first!
his center gets into a wall then OUCH! Santa can't spend all day floating
screen will clear. If you want a reg ular game type POKE 828,0 and if
out when you run it. Therefore be
If you know how to use a monitor
around the halls. The time used is
you can save the machine language rou
shown as a green bar at the bottom
tines directly. The sprite data is stored
of the screen. Running into a wall dis
between 896 and 960. The rest of the
courages the old man and he'll decide to spend less time with each crash. The building contains over 200
program lives between 49152 and 50491. In order to start the game SYS to 49160.
boxes and two magic hearts. Each box is worth 10 points. If Santa col lects a magic heart the timer is reset. When you run the game you'll be
The BASIC loader program uses hexadecimal numbers that have to be converted to decimal numbers to be POKEd in place where they will be
asked if you want an easy or regular
come hexadecimal numbers again.
game. The easy game isn't really. The regular game is outrageously difficult. The difference is that in the easy game Santa stops when you tell him to and doesn't bounce if he hits a wall.
Whew! The usual way to do such things is to read decimal numbers separated by commas out of data
Get him off walls quickly, since he
can hit the same wall many times. The game ends either when San
statements. My system uses no com
mas, has a standardized two digit number, and is 45% shorter than decimalized data would be. It's the
ta's time is up or he collects 200 pack
shortness that counts when you're typing. D
ages. To play again press any key.
SEE PROGRAM LISTING ON PAGE 144
PHOGKAM LISTING^ Attention new Ahoy.' readers! You must read the following information very carefully prior to typing in programs listed in Ahoy! Certain Commodore characters, commands, and strings of characters and commands will appear in a special format* Follow the instructions and listing guide on this page.
n the following pages you'll find several pro
and SHIFT J by [s J],
grams that you can enter on your Commo dore computer. But before doing so. read this
Additionally, any character that occurs more than two times in a row will be displayed by a coded listing. For
entire page carefully. To insure clear reproductions, Ahoy.r& program listings are generated on a daisy wheel printer, incapable of print
example, [3 "[LEFT]"] would be 3 CuRSoR left com mands in a row, [5 "[s EP]"] would be 5 SHIFTed En glish Pounds, and so on. Multiple blank spaces will be noted in similar fashion: e.g., 22 spaces as [22 ""]. Sometimes you"ll find a program line that's too long
ing the commands and graphic characters used in Com modore programs. These are therefore represented by various codes enclosed in brackets [ ]. For example: the SHIFT CLR/HOME command is represented onscreen
by a heart §
The code we use in our listings is
for the computer to accept (C-64 lines are a maximum of 80 characters, or 2 screen lines long; VIC 20 lines, a maximum of 88 characters, or 4 screen lines). To en
[CLEAR]. The chart below lists all such codes which
ter these lines, refer to the BASIC Command Abbrevia
you'll encounter in our listings, except for one other spe
tions Appendix in your User Manual.
cial case.
On the next page you'll find our Bug Repellent pro grams for the VIC 20 and C-64. The version appropri
The other special case is the COMMODORE and
SHIFT characters. On the front of most keys are two sym bols. The symbol on the left is obtained by pressing that key while holding down the COMMODORE key; the symbol on the right, by pressing that key while holding down the SHIFT key. COMMODORE and SHIFT char acters are represented in our listings by a lower-case V or "c" followed by the symbol of the key you must hit. COMMODORE J, for example, is represented by [c J],
When
whited-out area, should not be typed in. See the instruc tions preceding each program.) Also on the following page you will find Flankspeed,'
our ML entry program, and instructions on its use. ID Call Ahoy! at 212-239-0855 with any problems.
Viu 11 Moans
>i>u T>pe
[CLEAR]
Screen Clear
SHIFT
[HOME]
HlKtK
[UP]
Cursor I p
[DOWN]
Cursor Dimn
[LEFT]
CuiNiir lA'fl
[RIGHT]
Cursor Kiyhl
[SS]
Shifted SjKHV
[INSERT]
Insert
[DEL]
IVIcie
[RVSON]
Kru'rsc On
[RVSOFF]
Rttcrw Oil
[UPARROW]
I p Arnm
[BACKARROW]
[PI] [EP]
ate for your machine will help you proofread our pro
grams after you type them. (Please note: the Bug Repel lent line codes that follow each program line, in the
SHIFT
Will Net
When
Viu
Viu Sw
II Means
\im T>pe
Witt Sw
CLR/HDMK
[BLACK]
Black
CNTK1.
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Cl.R/HOMK
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White
CNTKI.
2
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[CYAN]
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CVTRI, 3 CNTRl. 4
H E a
♦( KSK-*-
[PURPLE]
Purple
CNTR1,
5
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[GREEN]
(tlTX'll
CNTRl.
6
SHIFT
Space
[BLUE]
■Hue
CNTRl.
7
SHIFT
INSTIIKI.
[YELLOW]
Vllim
CNTRl.
8
INST/DKI,
[Fl]
Function 1
CMKI.
9
[F2]
function 2
SHUT
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function 4
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[F5]
Function 5
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[F6]
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AHOY!
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IMPORTANTI
llVlrUri I Mil I ■
Letters on white background are Bug Repellent line codes. Do not enter them! This and the preceding explain these
codes and provide other essential information on entering Ahoy! programs Read these pages before entering programs contradictions occur. LIST each line, spot the errors, ami correct
BUG REPELLENT
them.
•5000 F0RX=49152T049488:READY:POKEX,Y:NEXT:END GJ
This program will lei you debug any Ahoy! program. Follow in
•5001 DATA32,161,192,165,43,133,251,165,44,133 DL
structions for VIC 20 (cassette or disk) or C-64.
VIC 20 VERSION
■5002 DATA252,160,0,132,254,32,37,193,234,177 ■5003 DATA251,208,3,76,138,192,230,251,208,2
By Michael Kleinert and David Barron For cassette: type in and save the Bug Repellent program, then
type RUN 63OOO'[RETURN]SYS 828JRETURN|. If you typed the program properly, it will generate a set of two-letter line codes that
will match those listed to the right of the respective program lines. Onee you've got a working Bug Repellent, type in the program you wish to check. Save it and type the RUN and SYS commands listed above once again, then compare the line codes generated to those listed in the magazine. If you spot a discrepancy, a typing error exists in that tine. Important: you must use exactly the same spacing as the program in the magazine. Due to memory limitations on the VIC. the VIC Buy Repellent will register an error if your spacing varies from what's printed. You may type SYS 828 as many times as you wish, hut if you use the cassette for anything, type RUN 63000 to restore the
Repellent. When your program has been disinfected you may delete all lines from 63000on. (Re sure the program you type doesn't include lines above 63000!) For disk: enter Buy Repellent, save it. and type RUN:NEW
[RETURN]. Type in the program you wish tocheck. then SYS 828. To pause the line codes listing, press SHIFT. To send the list to the printer type OPEN 4.4:CMD 4:SYS 82SJ RETURN].
When
the
cursor
comes
back,
type
PRINT#4:CLOSE 4| RETURN].
• 63000 F0RX=828T01023:READY:POKEX,Y:NEXT:END
AC
•63001 •63002 •63003 •63004 •63005 8 • 63006 •63007 •63008 •63009 •63010 ,41 •63011 •63012 •63013 ■63014 •63015 •63016
JL DF 0E OH
DATA169,0, 133,63,133,64,165,43,133,251 DATA165,44,133,252,160,0,132,254,32,228 DATA3,234,177,251,208,3,76,208,3,230 DATA251,208,2,230,252,169,244,160,3,32 DATA30,203,160,0,177,251,170,230,251,20 DATA2,230,252,177,251,32,205,221,169,58 DATA32,210,255,169,0,133,253,230,254,32 DATA228,3,234,165,253,160,0,170,177,251 DATA201,32,240,6,138,113,251,69,254,170 DATA138,133,253,177,251,208,226,165,253 DATA24O,74,74,74,74,24,105,65,32,210 DATA255,165,253,41,15,24,105,65,32,210 DATA255,169,13,32,210,255,173,141,2,41 DATA1,208,249,230,63,208,-2,230,64,230 DATA251,208,2,230,252,76,74,3,169,236 DATA16O,3,32,3O,2O3,166,63,165,64,32
K0 JJ OK LG BP DD EK F0 PK CB KH DP
•63017 DATA205,221,169,13,32,210,255,96,230,25 1
EL
•63018 DATA208,2,230,252,96,0,76,73,78,69 •63019 DATA83,58,32,0,76,73,78,69,32,35 • 63020 DATA32,0,0,0,0,0
C-64 VERSION
By Michael Kleinert and David Barron Type in. SAVE, and RL'N the Bug Repellent. Type NEW. then type in or LOAD the. Ahoy! program >ou wish to check. When that's
done. SAVE your program (don't RUN it!) and type SYS 40152
[RETURN|. '
To pause the listing depress ami hold the SHIi-'T key.
Compare the codes >our machine generates to the codes listed to the right of the respective program lines. If you spot a difference, .in error exists in that line. Jot down the number of lines where
120
AHOY!
01 FG LE
■5004 ■5005 ■ 5006 ■5007 5008 5009 ■5010 5011 ■5012 5013 5014 ■5015 ■5016 ■5017 ■5018 ■5019 ■5020 5021 ■5022
DATA230,252,76,43,192,76,73,78,69,32 DATA35,32,0,169,35,160,192,32,30,171 DATA160.0,177,251,170,230,251,208,2,230 DATA252,177,251,32,205,189,169,58,32,210 DATA255,169,0,133,253,230,254,32,37,193 DATA234,165,253,160,0,76,13,193,133,253 DATA177,251,208,237,165,253,41,240,74,74 DATA74,74,24,105,65,32,210,255,165,253 DATA41,15,24,105,65,32,210,255,169,13 DATA32.220,192,230,63,208,2,230,64,230 DATA251,208,2,230,252,76,11,192,169,153 DATA160,192,32,30,171,166,63,165,64,76 DATA231,192,96,76,73,78,69,83,58,32 DATAO,169,247,160,192,32,30,171,169,3 DATA133,254,32,228,255,201,83,240,6,201 DATA80,208,245,230,254,32,210,255,169,4 DATA166,254,160,255,32,186,255,169,0,133 DATA63,133,64,133,2,32,189,255,32,192 DATA255,166,254,32,201,255,76,73,193,96
■5023 ■5024 ■5025 ■5026 ■5027 ■5028 ■5029 ■5030 ■5031 ■5032 ■5033 ■5034
DATA32,210,255,173,141,2,41,1,208,249 DATA96,32,205,189,169,13,32,210,255,32 DATA2O4,255,169,4,76,195,255,147,83,67 DATA82,69,69,78,32,79,82,32,80,82 DATA73,78,84,69,82,32,63,32,0,76 DATA44,193,234,177,251,201,32,240,6,138 DATA113,251,69,254,17O,138,76,88,192,0 DATAO,0,0,230,251,208,2,230,252,96' DATA170,177,251,201,34,208,6,165,2,73 DATA255,133,2,165,2,208,218,177,251,201 DATA32,208,212,198,254,76,29,193,0,169 DAT A13,76,210,255,0,0,0
DE
OF KN CA CE
JE CL NE ME EF GH AN NG BF EF PJ FK FL
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DC ML
GN JK NA DN JA FT
PA
FOR THE C-64
By Gordon F. Wheat Flankspeccl will allow you to enter machine language Alloy.1 pro grams without an) mistakes. Onee you have typed the program in.
save it for future use. While entering an ML program with I'ltinkspcetl there is no need io enter spaces or hit the carriage return. This is all done automatical!) . it \ou make an error in a line a hell will ring and you will he asked to enter it again. To LOAD in a
program Saved w ith Flaukspcetl use. LOAD "name". 1.1 lor tape.
or LOAD "name".S. I for disk. The function keys ma) he used after the starting and ending addresses have been entered.
II
SAVEs what you have entered so far.
l'3
LOADs in a program worked on previously.
fS -To continue on a line you stopped on after LOADing in the previous!) saved work. f?
Scans through the program to locate a particular line, or to find
out where you stopped the las! time you entered the program. 17
temporarily freezes the output as well. LI
•5 P0KE53280,12:P0KE53281,ll •
■6 PRINT"[CLEAR][c 8][RVSON][15M "]FLANKSPEED[ El 15" "]"; ■10 PRINT"[RVS0N][5M "JMISTAKEPROOF ML ENTRY P MC R0GRAM[6" "]" ■15 PRINT"[RVS0N][9" "]CREATED BY G. F. WHEAT[ 9"
it]n
•20 PRINT"[RVS0N][3"
D>
"]C0PR.
1984,
ION INTERNA
TIONAL INC.[3" "]" DH ■30 FORA=54272TO54296:POKEA,O:NEXT IM ■40 POKE54272,4:POKE54273,48:POKE54277,O:POKE5 4278,249:P0KE54296,15 NH '70 FORA=680T0699:READB:POKEA,B:NEXT ■75 DATA169,251,166,253,164,254,32,216,255,96
KO HJ
■76 DATA169,0,166,251,164,252,32,213,255,96 JB ■80 B$="STARTING ADDRESS IN HEX":GOSUB2010:AD= B:SR=B
HC
■85 GOSUB252O:IFB=OTHEN8O
FO
■86 ■90 ■95 ■96 ■97
KE IF FP MN GE
POKE251,T(4)+T(3)*16:POKE252,T(2)+T(1)*16 B$="ENDING ADDRESS IN HEX":GOSUB2010:EN=B GOSUB2510:IFB=0THEN80 . POKE254,T(2)+T(1)*16:B=T(4)+1+T(3)*16 IFB>255THENB=B-255:P0KE254,PEEK(254)4l
■98 P0KE253,B:PRINT
■100 REM
HN
GET HEX. LINE
IL
■110 G0SUB3010:PRINT":
[c P][LEFT]";:F0RA=0T08 FG
■120 FORB=OT01:GOT0210
•1060 PRINT"?ERROR IN SAVE":.G0T01100
El
•1070 PRINT?ERROR IN LOAD" :G0T01100
GL
■1080 PRINT:PRINT:PRINT"END OF ML AREA":PRINT •1100 POKE54276,17:POKE54276,16:RETURN
PG BH
•1200 0PEN15,8,15:INPUT#15,A,A$:CL0SE15:PRINTA
$:RETURN
IM
•2000 REM GET FOUR DIGIT HEX •2010 PRINT :PRINTB$;:INPUT/r$ •2020 IFLEN(T$)O4THENG0SUB1020:G0T02010
PC GM II
• 2040 FORA=1TO4:A$=MID$(T$,A,1):G0SUB2060:IFT( A)=16THENGOSUB1O2O:GOTO2O1O AD •2050 NEXT:B=(T(l)*4096)+(T(2)*256)+(T(3)*16)+ T(4):RETURN GF •2060 IFA$>"@"ANDAS<"G"THENT(A)=ASC(A$)-55:RET URN
EH
•2070 IFA$>'7"ANDA$<":"THENT(A)=ASC(A$)-48:RET URN
KP
MD
•2080 T(A)=16:RETURN •2500 REM ADRESS CHECK
NP LI
■125 NEXTB
ME
•2510 IFAD>ENTHEN1030
MI
■130 ■135 ■140 ■150 ■160 ■170 •180
LH IK PD LK IA FK
•2515 IFB<SRORB>ENTHEN1040 MG •2520 IFB<2560R(B>40960ANDB<49152)ORB>53247THE
A%(A)=T(l)+T(0)*16:IFAD+A-l=ENTHEN310 PRINT" [c P][LEFT-]"; NEXTA:T=AD-(INT(AD/256)*256):PRINT" " FORA=0TO7:T=T+A%(A):IFT>255THENT=T-255 NEXT IFA%(8)OTTHENG0SUB1010:G0T0110 F0RA=0T07:P0KEAD+A,A%(A):NEXT:AD=AD+8:G0T
N1050
MI
•2530 RETURN
IM
•3000 REM ADDRESS TO HEX
EB
•3010 AC=AD:A=4096:GOSUB3070
HG
MN
•3020 A=256:G0SUB3070 •3030 A=16:G0SUB3070
CE PN
GET HEX INPUT
AB
•3040 A=1:GOSUB3O7O
MJ
■210 GETA$:IFA$=""THEN210 ■211 IFA$=CHR$(2O)THEN27O
HO GC
■3060 RETURN
0110 ■200 REM
■212 IFA$=CHR$(133)THEN4000
■213 ■214 ■215 ■220 250 ■230
MD IFA$=CHR$(134)THEN4100 KF IFA$=CHR$(135)THENPRINT" ":GOTO4500 GE IFA$=CHR$(136)THENPRINT" ":GOTO4700 BJ IFA$>"@"ANDA$<"G"THENT(B)=ASC(A$)-55:GOTO GM IFA$>"/"ANDA$<":"THENT(B)=ASC(A$)-48:G0T0
250
LE
■240 ■250 ■260 270
GOSUB1100:GOT0210 PRINTA$"[c P][LEFT]"; GOTO125 IFA>0THEN280
LL OA CG OP
272 A=-1:IFB=1THEN29O
OB
274 GOT0140
CJ
■280 IFB=OTHENPRINTCHR$(2O);CHR$(2O);:A=A-1 ■285 A-A-l •290 PRINTCHR$(20);:G0TO140 ■300 REM LAST LINE ■310 PRINT" ":T=AD-(INT(AD/256)*256) ■320 FORB=OTOA-l:T=T+A%(B):IFT>255THENT=T-255 ■330 NEXT ■340 IFA%(A)OTTHENG0SUB1010:G0T0110 ■350 FORB=OTOA-1:POKEAD+B,A%(B):NEXT ■360 PRINT:PRINT"YOU ARE FINISHED!":G0T04000 ■1000 REM BELL AND ERROR MESSAGES ■1010 PRINT:PRINTLINE ENTERED INCORRECTLY":PR INT:G0T01100
HG BE KH AD GJ PL IA KF HN ON FL DH
-1020 PRINT:PRINTINPUT A 4 DIGIT HEX VALUE!1': G0TO1100
JA
■1030 PRINT:PRINT"ENDING IS LESS THAN STARTING !":B=0:GOT01100 HD ■1040 PRINT:PRINT"ADDRESS NOT WITHIN SPECIFIED RANGE!":B=0:GOT01100
AG
■1050 PRINT:PRINT"NOT ZERO PAGE OR ROM!":B=O:G OT01100
KN
IM •3070 T=INT(AC/A):IFT>9THENA$=CHR$(T+55):G0T03 090 CJ •3080 A$=CHR$(T+48) •3090 PRINTA$;:AC=AC-A*T:RETURN
JP AC
•4000 A$="**SAVE**":G0SUB420O •4050 OPEN1,T,1,A$:SYS68O:CLOSE1 •4060 IFST=OTHENEND
■
AI LH EO
•4070 GOSUB1060:IFT=8THENGOSUB1200 •4080 G0T04000 •4100 A$="**L0AD**":G0SUB4200
FJ FF, AB
•4150 0PENl,T,0,A$:SYS690:CL0SEl
MF
•4160 IFST=64THEN110
JH
•4170 GOSUB1070:IFT=8THENGOSUB120O •4180 G0T04100
CM
•4200 PRINT" ":PRINTTAB(14)A$ •4210 PRINT:A$="":INPUT"FILENAME";A$ •4215 IFA$=""THEN4210
FG OM GF
FO
■'4220 PRINT:PRINT"TAPE OR DISK?":PRINT
■ 4230 GETB$:T=l:IFBS="D"THENT=8:A$="@0:"+A$:RE TURN
DF IG
•4240 IFB$<>"T"THEN4230
FN
•4250 RETURN
IM
•4500 B$="CONTINUE FROM ADDRESS":GOSUB2010:AD= B
DK
•4510 GOSUB2515:IFB=0THEN4500 MA •4520 PRINT:GOT0110 . 01 ■4700 B$="BEGIN SCAN AT ADDRESS":G0SUB2010:AD= B
FH
•4705 GOSUB2515:IFB=0THEN4700 •4706 PRINT:G0T04740 •4710 FORB=OTO7:AC=PEEK(AD+B):GOSUB3O3O:IFAD-}-B =ENTHENAD=SR:GOSUB1080:G0TO110 •4715 PRINT" ";:NEXTB •4720 PRINT:AD=AD+8 •4730 GETB$:IFB$=CHR$(136)THEN110 •4740 G0SUB3010:PRINT": ";:GOTO471O
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121
To type in BLACKBOARDS.
BLACKBOARDS
FROM PAGE 91 1
*
2 * BLACKBOARD 3 4
*
5
*
ORG
$8000
6 COLOR 7 BASE
EQU
$10
EQU
8 SCROLY
EQU
9 VMCSB 10 COLMAP
EQU
$2000 $D011 $D018 $0400
the use of an assembler is required. Refer to Commodore Roots: Getting
Graphic beginning on page 91 for instructions. 50 BLKFIL 51 52
LDX
53
LDY
FILVAL TABSIZ+1 PARTPG #0
54 FULLPG
STA
(TABPTR),Y
55
INY
56
BNE
FULLPG
57
INC
TABPTR+1
58
DEX
59 60 PARTPG 61
BNE LDX LDY
LDA BEQ
BEQ
FULLPG TABSIZ FINI
EQU EQU
320
EQU EQU
160
62 63 PARTLP 64 65 66 67 FINI 68 * 69 * 16-BIT
100
70
SCRLEN
EQU
8000
71 MULT16 72
STA
18 MAPLEN
EQU
1000
73
STA
74
LDX
EQU EQU
$FB
75
CLC
TEMPA+2
76 MULT
ROR
77
ROR
PRODL
78
ROR
MPRH
11 * 12 HMAX 13 VMAX 14 HMID 15 VMID 16 * 17
19 * 20 TEMPA 21 TEMPB 22 23 TABPTR 24 TABSIZ
EQU
EQU EQU
200
TEMPA
$9000
25 26 27 28 29 30
*
31
BYTE
EQU
LINE+1
32 BITT
EQU
BYTE+2
HPSN
EQU
TABSIZ+2
VPSN
EQU
HPSN+2
CHAR
EQU
ROW
EQU
LINE
EQU
VPSN+1 CHAR+1 ROW+1
33 34 MPRL
EQU
BITT+1
35 MPRH
EQU
MPRL+1
36 MPDL
EQU
MPRH+1
37 MPDH
EQU
MPDL+1
38 PRODL 39 PRODH 40 * 41 FILVAL
EQU
MPDH+1
EQU
PRODL+1
EQU EQU
PRODH+1
49
122
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#0 (TABPTR),Y
INY DEX BNE
PARTLP
RTS
1
gig
LDA
PRODL PRODH #17 PRODH
79
ROR
MPRL
80
BCC
CTDOWN
81 82 83 84
CLC LDA STA
PRODL
85
LDA
MPDH
86 87 88 CTDOWN
ADC
PRODH
STA
PRODH
ADC
89 90
MPDL PRODL
DEX BNE
MULT
RTS
91 92 * PLOT ] ROUTINE 93 94 * R0W=VPSN/8 i ;8-BIT DIVIDE) 95
42 JSV FILVAL+1 43 * 44 CIAPRA $DC00 EQU 45 * JMP START 46 47 * 48 * BLOCK FILL ROUTINE
STA
*
96 PLOT 97 98
LDA
VPSN
LSR
A
LSR
A
A 99 LSR ROW 100 STA 101 * 102 * CHAR=HPSN/8 (16-BIT DIVIDE) 103 * 104 LDA HPSN
105 106 107
STA
108
LDX
LDA STA
110
ROR
111 112 113
DEX BNE
LDA
STA LDA
#0
TEMPA+1
165 166 167 168 169 170
STA
MPRH
171
#3
STA
TEMPA DLOOP TEMPA CHAR
#
116
*
117
*
118 119 120 121
163 164
TEMPA+1
109 DL0(
114 115
TEMPA HPSN+1
LINE=VPSN AND ;
*
123 124 125 126
*
*
135 136 137
*
*
JSR LDA
MULT16 MPRL
172
STA
TEMPB
173
LDA
MPRH
STA
TEMPB+1
*
*
STA
LINE
178
CLC LDA
AND 7)
179 180 181
HPSN
182
LDA
TEMPB LINE TEMPB TEMPB+1
#7 BITT
183 184
ADC STA
TEMPB+1
BITT=7-(HPSi^
LDA
133 134
MPDH
177
128
*
#0
STA
#7
SEC
131
LDA
AND
127
132
MPDL
VPSN
STA
*
CHAR
STA
LDA
LDA AND
129 130
LDA
174 175 176
*
122
*
ADD LIls
ADC STA
185 186
*
*
*
TEMPA + TEMPB = BYTE
SBC STA
BITT
187 188
189 190
LDA
TEMPA
BYTE=BAS&+R0W*HMAX+8*CHAR+LINE
ADC
TEMPB
191
STA LDA
TEMPB
ADC
TEMPB+1 TEMPB+1
FIRST MULTIPLY
tOW * HMAX
CLC
192
LDA
ROW
STA
MPRL
138
LDA
#0
139 140
STA
MPRH
LDA
#<HMAX
198
LDX
141 142
STA STA
199 200 201 202 SQUAR 203 204 205 206 207 208 209
INX
143 144 145 146 147 148
MPDL #>HMAX MPDH
LDA
JSR LDA STA LDA STA *
150
*
151 152 153 154
#
156 157 158 159 160 161 162
MULT16 MPRL TEMPA
MPRL+1 TEMPA+1
ADD PRODUCT TO BASE CLC
155
LDA
#<BASE
ADC STA
TEMPA TEMPA
LDA
#>BASE
ADC
TEMPA+1
STA
TEMPA+1
* *
#0
#7 BITT
193 194 195 196 197
149
MPRL
MULTIPLY 8
* CHAR
*
LDA
#8
STA
TEMPA+1
* *
POKE BYTE,PEEK(BYTE)0R2ABIT
*
210
*
211 212
* #
LDA
BITT
#0
SEC ROL DEX BNE
SQUARE
LDY
#0
ORA
(TEMPB),Y
STA
(TEMPB),Y
RTS
MAIN ROUTINE STARTS HERE FIRST DEFINE BIT MAP AND ENABLE
213 # HIGH-RESOLUT [ON GRAPHICS 214 * 215 START LDA #$18 216 VMCSB STA 217 218
#
219
LDA ORA
220
STA
SCROLY
#32 SCROLY AHOY!
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*
277 * 278 * DRAW VERTICAL LINE
222 * SELECT 1 GRAPHI
223 224 225 226 227
ORA
$DD02 #$03
STA
$DD02
LDA
*
228
LDA
229 230
ORA STA
231
$DD00 #$03 $DD00
*
279 * 280 281 282 POINT 283 284 285 286 287
LDA
#0
STA
VPSN
LDA
STA
#<HMID HPSN
LDA
#>HMID
STA
HPSN+1
JSR
PLOT
INC
HPSN
232 * CLEAR BIT MAP
288
BNE
SKIP
233
289 290 SKIP
INC
HPSN+1
JSR
PLOT
291
LDX
VPSN
234
LDA
235 236
STA LDA
#0 FILVAL #<BASE
237
STA
TABPTR
238
LDA
#>BASE
239 240 241 242
STA
TABPTR+1
LDA
#<SCRLEN
STA
TABSIZ #>SCRLEN
LDA
STA 243 244 JSR 245 * 246 * SET BKG ANI 247 * 248 LDA STA 249
TABSIZ+1 BLKFIL LINE COLORS
#COLOR FILVAL
250
LDA
#<C0LMAP
251 252
STA
TABPTR
LDA
#>COLMAP
253 254
STA
TABPTR+1
LDA
#<MAPLEN
255 256
STA
TABSIZ
LDA
#>MAPLEN
257
STA
TABSIZ+1
258 JSR 259 * 260 * DRAW HOR 261 262
BLKFIL
STA STA
HPSN+1
267 AGIN
JSR
268 269 270 271 NEXT
INC BNE
PLOT HPSN NEXT
INC
HPSN+1
LDA
HPSN+1
272
CMP
#>HMAX
273
BCC
AGIN
274
LDA
HPSN
275 276
CMP
#<HMAX
BCC
AGIN
124
STA LDA
AHOY!
INX
293 294 295 296 INF
STX
VPSN
CPX
#VMAX POINT INF
BCC JMP
JEWEL QUEST FROM PAGE 17 •10 REM ***JEWEL QUEST*** BY BOB BLACKMER FN ■20 PRINTCHR$(147) FG ■30 P0KE52,48:P0KE56,48:CLR ■40 DEF FNRX(X)=INT(X/256) ■50 DEF FNTX(Z)=X-SX*256 ■60 G0SUB680:G0SUB590:G0SUB1590 ■ 70 POKE56334,PEEK(56334)AND254:P0KE1,PEE K(1)AND251 ■80 FORI=0TO63:FORJ=OTO7 ■90 P0KE14336+I*8+J,PEEK(53248+I*8+J):NEX
HJ PL EA AJ BE JB
TJ.I AB ■100 POKE1,PEEK(1)OR4:POKE56334,PEEK(5633 4)OR1 IE ■110 PRINT"[YELLOW][3"[DOWN]"][3"[RIGHT]"
]BY THE WAY, GOOD LUCK!"
#VMID VPSN #0 HPSN
LDA
263 264 265 266
292
HF
■120 POKE53272,(PEEK(53272)AND240)+14:POK E53270,PEEK(53270)OR16 HD ■ 130 CK=O:FORCH=59TO62:F0RBY=0T07:READN:C K=CK+N OG
■140 P0KE14336+(8*CH)+BY,N:NEXTBY,CH:IFCK <>3205THENPRINT"ERR0R-LINES 1160-1190":E ND MP ■150 G0SUB710
CE
■160 P0KE53281,0:POKE5328O,O:P0KE53282,2:
P0KE53283,5:PRINT"[c 3]":PRINT"[CLEAR][H OME]" OC ■170 FORL=1TO4:PRINT:NEXT:PRINT"[5" "]<[8 "="]>[10" "]<[8"="]>" DD ■180 FORL=1TO5:PRINT:NEXT:PRINT"[1O" "]<[
18"="]>M GE ■190 FORL=1TO5:PRINT:NEXT:PRINT"[5" "]<[8
"]>tt
EM
■200 FORL=1TO4:PRINT:NEXT:PRINT"[18" "]<= =>[D0WN]" HI ■210 PRINT"<[3"="]>[GREEN] ENERGY 99[c 3] <[8T!="]>[GREEN] LEVEL[3" "][c 3]<[4"="][ H0ME]":P0KE2023,62 AD ■ 220 Yl=170:X=176:P0KEV+2,JX(1):P0KEV+3,J Y(l):P0KE2041,198:P=193:J=l:LV=l
CA
■230 C=54272:F=49241:P0KE700,0:P0KE701,39 :POKE7O2,57:P0KE703,58:P0KE704,0 MI ■ 240 P0KE2016,LV+48:P0KE2016+C,5:P0KEV+1, Yl:P0KEV+21,2:P0KE1997,57:P0KE1998,57 EG
550 FORL=200T020STEP-10:SYSF:POKES+1,L:N
EXTL:P0KES+4,33 PH 560 PRINT"[HOME][7n[DOWN]"][4"[RIGHTj"][ RED]C ONGRATULATIONS ! !":F ORL=150TO17O:P0KES+l,L AA ■570 SYSF:NEXT:NEXTK:P0KES+4,0:PRINT"[DOW
N][7"[RIGHT]"][GREEN]PRESS ANY KEY TO PL AY AGAIN" LP ■580 POKE198,0:WAIT198,1:GOT0160 PC ■590 V=53248:S=54272:CK=0:FORL=12288T0123 50:READA:CK=CK+A:P0KEL,A:NEXT JN ■600 F0RL=12352T012414:READA:CK=CK+A:P0KE
DJ
L,A:NEXT HC ■ 610 F0RL=12544T012606:READA:CK=CK+A:POKE L,A:NEXT GC
•270 PRINTM[HOME]"TAB(7)"[26" "]":SYS4943 7:POKEV+30,0 OP •280 SYS49152:IFPEEK(679)THENX=X+4:P0KE67
'620 FORL=12608T012670:READA:CK=CK+A:POKE L,A:NEXT LC ' 630 F0RL=12672T012734:READA:CK=CK+A:POKE
•250 PRINT"[H0ME][GREEN]"TAB(7)"PRESS FIR E BUTTON TO START":P0KEV+21,3 AN ■260 FR=PEEK(56320)AND16:IFFR=16THEN250
9,0:P=193
DA
•290 IFPEEK(680)THENX=X-4:P0KE680,0:P=197 AG
•300 IF(X<25)0R(X>340)THENX=25
AK
•310 IF(PEEK(V+l)<50)0R(PEEK(V+l)>240)THE NPOKEV+1,50 -320 POKE2O4O,P:SX=FNRX(X):LX=FNTX(Z):POK EV,LX:P0KEV+16,SX:IFLV>7THENSYSF -330 IFPEEK(V+31)O2THENSYS49348:IFPEEK(7 04)THEN370 ■340 IFPEEK(V+30)=3THENG0SUB450 ■ 350 GETAN$:IFAN$="[Fl]"THENGOSUB500
LO NN PL
L,A:NEXT 640 IFCK<>13468THENPRINT"ERR0R IN LINES 760-1150":END 650 POKEV+28,3:POKEV+37,15:POKEV+38,7:PO KEV+39,12:POKEV+40,1 - 660 FORL=STOS+24:POKEL,0:NEXT:POKES+1,20 0:P0KES+5,16:P0KES+6,64 '670 P0KES+18,129:P0KES+14,5:P0KES+24,15:
RETURN
CG
IK CA OB
EG
LO
'680 CK=0:FORL=lT010:READJX(L)fJY(L):CK=C
BC
■360 GOTO28O CG '370 P0KE198,0:P0KE1998,48:PRINT"[H0ME][6 "[DOWN]"]"TAB(15)"[GREEN]GAME OVER" NI
K+JX(L)+JY(L):NEXT BM ■690 IFCKO3286THENPRINT"ERR0R IN LINES 7 40-750":END PF ■700 RETURN IM
'380 PRINTTAB(14)"PLAY AGAIN?":PRINTTAB(1 JH 7)"(Y/N)n
■710 ML=49152:CK=O:F0RL=MLT0ML+309:READA: POKEL,A:CK=CK+A:NEXT AN
'390 WAIT198,1:GETAN$
BM
'400 IFAN$="Y"THENG0T0430 ■410 IFAN$="N"THENP0KE828,0:SYS828 ■420 G0T0390 '430 PRINT"[H0ME][6"[D0WN]"]"TAB(15)"[9" "]":POKEV+21,0 •440 PRINTTAB(14)"[11!I n]n:PRINTTAB(17)"[ 5" "]":GOTO22O •450 SYSF:POKES+1,9:POKES+4,17:J=J+1:IFJ=
HE
11THENJ=1:GOSUB480
'500 PRINT"[H0ME][RED]MTAB(7)"RELAX-PRESS [GREEN]F3[RED] TO CONTINUE"
■730 RETURN IM ■740 DATA 92,88,255,88,175,136,92,185,255 ,185,175,224,113,136,234,136 FI
EC
■750 ■760 ■770 ■780
DATA DATA DATA DATA
113,185,234,185 34,34,32,162,162,34,170,170 186,8,32,32,0,128,0,2 20,0,8,40,0,32,40,0 •790 DATA 128,80,0,32,80,0,8,80
10 CK JF NJ DL
•800 ■810 ■820 ■830 ■840 ■850 ■860 ■870 ■880 890 ■900 910 ■920 930
DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA
EM FG KH KK PH NJ NJ DL EM FG KH KK CK HA
OF
JO EE GD AO
FP
'510 P0KE198,0:WAIT198,l:GETP$:IFP$O"[F3 ]"THEN510 IH ■520 PRINri[H0ME]"TAB(7)"[32" "]":SYS4943 7:RETURN
MH
530 POKES+4,17:FORK=1TO1O
EL
■540 PRINT"[HOME][7"[DOWN]"][4"[RIGHT]"][ GREEN]C ONGRATULATIONS
!
EN
FB CE
PN
■460 POKEV+21,1:POKEV+2,JX(J):POK£V+3,JY( J):POKEV+21,3:POKEV+30,0 ■470 FORL=1TO1O:NEXT:POKES+4,129:RETURN ■480 LV=LV+l:IFLV>9THEN530 ■490 P0KE2016,LV+48:RETURN
■720 IFCKO37116THENPRINT"ERR0R IN LINES 1200-1580":END
!"EH
0,0,112,0,2,84,0,0 85,0,0,169,64,0,33,64 0,137,64,2,2,120,8,0 156,32,0,32,168,0,42 34,34,32,136,136,136,34,32 32,0,32,0,0,128,0,2 20,0,8,40,0,32,40,0 128,80,0,32,80,0,8,80 0,0,112,0,2,84,0,0 85,0,0,169,64,0,33,64 0,137,64,2,2,120,8,0 156,32,0,32,168,0,42 34,34,32,162,162,34,170,170 186,8,32,32,0,8,0,1
AHOY!
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IMP0RTAM1 I otters on white background are Bug Repellent line codes. Do not enter them! Pages 119 and 120 explairrthese codes
llVIl Un I nil I . and provide other essential information on entering Ahoy! programs. Refer lo these pages before entering any programs!
•940 DATA 66,0,0,160,128,0,160,32 -950 DATA 0,80,8,0,80,32,0,80 •960 DATA 128,0,112,0,1,82,0,5 •970 DATA 80,0,20,168,0,20,32,0 •980 DATA 20,136,0,242,2,0,232,0 •990 DATA 128,32,0,32,168,0,42 •1000 DATA 8,136,136,162,34,34,72,136 •1010 DATA 138,0,32,0,0,8,0,1 •1020 DATA 66,0,0,160,128,0,160,32 •1030 DATA 0,80,8,0,80,32,0,80
NE KP BE FP JF MF OG NK NE KP
-1500 -1510 -1520 -1530 -1540 -1550 -1560 -1570 -1580 -1590
•1070 •1080 •1090 •1100
MF EK AM FG
)"B0B BLACKMER[DOWN]" EH -1610 PRINT"[YELLOW][CYAN] YOU MUST GATHE R THE TEN JEWELS ON EACH [D0WN]OF NINE LEVELS."; CP
■1040 DATA 128,0,112,0,1,82,0,5 ■1050 DATA 80,0,20,168,0,20,32,0 •1060 DATA 20,136,0,242,2,0,232,0 DATA DATA DATA DATA
128,32,0,32,168,0,42 0,32,0,0,184,0,2,254 0,0,184,0,0,32,0,0 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
BE FP JF
DATA 208,39,169,57,141,191,2,141 DATA 206,7,206,190,2,173,190,2 DATA 201,47,208,14,169,48,141,205 DATA 7,141,206,7,169,1,141,192 DATA 2,96,173,190,2,141,205,7 DATA 96,141,206,7,96,169,10,162 DATA 0,160,39,157,0,216,157,224 DATA 217,153,240,216,153,32,219,232 DATA 136,192,0,208,238,96 P0KE53280,0:P0KE53281,11:PRINT"[CLE
FG FG
'1620 PRINT" YOU ACCOMPLISH THIS BY [DOW N]FLYING A GYROCOPTER IN THE JEWEL ROOM.
•1140 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
FG
-1630 PRINT"[RIGHT][DOWN]TO FLY USE THE J
•1150 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0
FG PD
•1160 DATA 40,20,150,85,150,150,20,40
FB
•1190 DATA 170,169,165,149,85,84,80,64
CN
•1170 DATA 2,10,42,170,85,85,85,85 •1180 DATA 170,170,170,170,85,85,85,85 •1200 DATA 169,129,141,4,212,173,0,220 •1210 DATA 41,8,208,10,169,1,141,167
•1220 DATA 2,169,192,141,248,7,173,0
•1230 DATA 220,41,4,208,10,169,1,141 •1240 DATA 168,2,169,196,141,248,7,173
•1250 DATA 0,220,41,16,208,9,206,1 •1260 DATA 208,206,1,208,76,58,192,238
•1270 DATA 1,208,169,0,141,0,220,173 •1280 DATA 27,212,141,40,208,174,248,7 •1290 DATA 224,194,16,8,169,192,141,248 =1300 DATA 7,76,89,192,169,196,141,248
OYSTICK IN PORT #2 AND
OR RIGHT.";
[DOWN]PUSH LEFT
"1640 PRINT" TO FLY UP PUSH THE [DOWN]FI RE BUTTON. TO GET A JEWEL JUST TOUCH [D
LM GM
'1650 PRINT"WITH YOUR LANDING PODS. DONT T0UCH[3" "][D0WN]THE VELVET ON WHICH THE
CM LF
-1660 PRINT"OR THE[5" "][DOWN]ROBOT GUARD S WHICH PATROL FOR THEY SAP [DOWN]YOUR
LP JN
-1680 PRINTTAB(8)"[RVS0N]PRESS ANY KEY TO
MG OE CO LD
•1310 DATA 7,169,59,174,188,2,172,189
MG
•1320 DATA 2,238,188,2,206,189,2,157
GG
•1330 DATA 0,4,157,224,5,153,240,4
ON
•1340 DATA
FJ
153,32,7,169,32,157,0,4
"
DB AG
FD
CD PB GE DF MP
AR][HOME]"TAB(11)M[RVSON][YELLOW] JEWEL QUEST " IB -1600 PRINTTAB(17)"[GREEN]BYM:PRINTTAB(12
•1110 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 •1120 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
•1130 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
PF CH GL CM
CP
PL
0WN]IT ";
10
Y SIT ";
JO
ENERGY." PI -1670 PRINTTAB(4)"[RVS0N][YELL0W]PRESS Fl TO PAUSE DURING GAME" NF BEGIN[HOME]":P0KE198,0
OF
-1690 WAIT198,1:PRINTM[CLEAR][3"[DOWN]"][
3"[RIGHT]"]JUST A M0MENT[3tt."][D0WN]":RE
TURN
KD
•1350 DATA 157,224,5,153,240,4,153,32
BL
•1360 DATA 7,174,188,2,172,189,2,169
LF
V|IE I It Ail f AIIIIEf TIAII
■1380 DATA 240,4,153,32,7,162,180,202
KD
FROM PACE 61
DM IC HM AD HM 00 GG
-0 REM « COMMTX - TRANSMIT TO IBM -5 REM - COMMODORE PROGRAM -6 REM — COMMTX — -7 REM - RUPERT REPORT #24 -8 REM - THE IBM CONNECTION -9 REM -10 OPEN 2,2,0,CHR$(8)+CHR$(0)
OC MD EH PP KB LO NG
AE LL KL
-20 GET K$ : IF K$="" THEN 20 -30 PRINT#2,K$; : PRINT K$; -40 GOTO 20
DF BI OK
•1370 DATA 59,157,0,4,157,224,5,15:5
•1390 DATA 142,1,212,224,0,208,248,173 •1400 •1410 •1420 •1430 •1440 •1450 •1460
DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA
189,2,201,0,208,29,169,32 141,39,4,141,7,6,141,240 4,141,32,7,169,0,141,188 2,169,39,141,189,2,169,0 141,4,212,96,169,17,141,11 212,162,220,160,15,142,8,212 140,39,208,136,208,250,202,224
•1470 DATA 200,208,240,169,12,141,39,208 •1480 DATA 169,0,141,31,208,141,11,212 •1490 DATA 206,191,2,173,191,2,201,47 126
AHOY!
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FO
■ ■■■ IBM*! ^Wi««K%i I ■*#■*
COMMTX
COMMRX ■0 REM « COMMRX - RECEIVE FROM IBM
KI
■5 REM - COMMODORE PROGRAM -
MD
■6 ■7 -8 ■9
EN
REM REM REM REM
— COMMRX — - RUPERT REPORT #24 - THE IBM CONNECTION -
PP
KB LO
■10 OPEN 2,2,0,CHR$(8)+CHR$(0)
NG
■20 GET#2,R$ : 30 PRINT R$; 40 GOTO 20
OD
IF R$="" THEN 20
EP OK
COMMHS •0 •1 •2 •3 •4 •5 •9
REM « COMMHS - HANDSHAKE WITH IBM REM - COMMODORE PROGRAM REM — COMMHS — REM RUPERT REPORT #24 REM THE IBM CONNECTION REM REM 1200 BAUD, 8 BITS/CHR, 1 STOP BIT, NO PARITY
•10 •20 •25 •30
OPEN 2,2,0,CHR$(8)+CHR$(0) CR$=CHR$(13) REM CLEAR THE RECEIVE BUFFER GET#2,R$ : IF ST<>8 OR ST<>0 THEN 30
•35 REM
=-= •40 GET#2,R$ •50 M$=M$+R$
MAIN LOOP
:
=-= IF R$="" THEN 40
HA MD CN ON EC JD DI
NG PB JE PB FP AB MB
SUB 1000 : GOTO 80
PG
•130 T$="THAT!S RIGHT! MY NUMBER IS "+G$+ ". YOU T0OK"+STR$(NG)+" GUESSES." MC •140 GOSUB 1000 : GOSUB 2000 •150 T$=ItYOUtRE WELCOME." : GOSUB 1000 •155 REM >WAIT TILL DONE TRANSMITTING< •160 IF PEEK(673) AND 1 THEN 160 •170 CLOSE 2 : END •1000 PRINT#2,T$ :REM TRANSMIT T$ •1010 RETURN •2000 R$=IMI :REM RECEIVE R$
•2010 •2020 •2030 •2040
PG NK DE GO JB
CP IM JL
GET#2,A$:IF A$=M" THEN 2010 IF A$=CHR$(13) THEN 2040 R$=R$+A$ : GOTO 2010 PRINT R$
:
AB HJ DP NL
RETURN
DIRECTORY MANIPULATOR FROM PAGE 113 •10 REM ******************************
[JK
•20 REM * DIRECTORY MANIPULATOR INIT *
JD
•30
nk
REM ******************************
•40 PRINT"[CLEAR]"TAB(9)"[BLACK]DIRECTORY MANIPULATOR[CYAN]" EJ •50 PRINTTAB(5)M[DOWN][RVS0N]INSERT DISKE TTE TO MANIPULATE":GOSUB143O NH •60 DIMF$(144);FORI=1TO11:FL$=FL$+CHR$(O) :NEXT:TY$=CHR$(131)+CHR$(18)+CHR$(0)
KM
•60 PRINT R$;: IF R$=CR$ THEN GOSUB 80 •70 GOTO 40 •75 REM - TRANSMIT HANDSHAKE MESSAGE •80 T$="MESSAGE #"+STR$(VAL(M$))+" RECEIV EDM
KP PE CM
•70 DIMS%(18):S%(1)=1:FORI=1TO17
IF
•80 IFI=6THENS%(I+1)=2:NEXT •90 IFI=12THENS%(I+1)=3:NEXT •100 S%(I+1)=S%(I)+3:NEXT
CB HO JG
JC
•110 T=18:S=l:N=l:0K=0
AK
•90 PRINT#2,T$ : M$="" : RETURN
PJ
•120 SP$="":FORI=1TO16:SP$=SP$+CHR$(16O): NEXT BJ
COMMHILO •0 •1 •2 ■3 •4
REM REM REM REM REM
« COMMHILO - HI-LO GAME WITH IBM - COMMODORE PROGRAM — COMMHILO — RUPERT REPORT #24 THE IBM CONNECTION
•5 REM
•6 PRINT CHR$(147) •10 OPEN 2,2,0,CHR$(8)+CHR$(0) •20 N=INT(RND(0)*1048576) •30 N$=STR$(N) •40 GOSUB 2000
ID
•150 REM ******************
LO
■180 REM **************************
OG
JD
•190 REM * READ DIRECTORY ROUTINE *
PD
FG NG GB IA FL
•200 REM **************************
OG
•210 0PEN2)8,2,"#" •220 PRINT#15,"Uln;2;0;T;S •230 GOSUB155O
DO AM GG
•60 T$="ALL RIGHT" : GOSUB 1000
HN
•80 GOSUB 2000 : NG=NG+1 •90 G$=MID$(R$,6) :V=VAL(G$) •100 IF G$=N$ THEN 130
GI FB FF
:G$=STR$(V)
IP
•110 IF V>N THEN T$=G$+" IS TOO HIGH" : G OSUB 1000
:
GOTO 80
-120 IF V<N THEN T$=G$+" IS TOO LOW" : GO
LO
•140 REM * INIT DISK UNIT *
•50 IF LEFT$(R$,13)<>"PICK A NUMBER" THEN T$="WHAT?" : GOSUB 1000 : GOTO 40 KF •70 PRINT"( MY NUMBER IS'^N;")"
•130 REM ******************
CO MD LB ON EC
HP
-160 OPEN15,8,15,"I0":GOSUB1550 •170 PRINTTAB(12)" DISK UNIT OK
![DOWN]"
•240 GET#2,T$,S$:REM * TRACK & SECTOR OF NEXT DIR ENTRY *
•250 T=ASC(T$+CHR$(O)):S=ASC(S$+CHR$(O))
IN PE
EH MK
•260 FORI=1TO8 JD •270 F$=mi:F0RX=lT030:REM * GET DIRECTORY ENTRIES * JI ■280 GET#2,B$:B=ASC(B$+CHR$(O)):IFX=1THEN
A=B BO •290 IFX=4THENC=B KE •300 F$=F$+CHR$(B):NEXTX HM •310 IFA<>00R(A=0ANDC=160)THENF$(N)=F$:N= AHOY!
127
N+l 320 GET#2,B$,B$:NEXTI:REM * DIR ENTRIES 2-7 GARBAGE 1ST 2 BYTES * 330 IFTOOTHEN220 340
ID
■690 PRINT"[CLEAR]":G0T0580 700
NM
**********************
FC
NL MI
■710 REM * RE-WRITE DIRECTORY *
NI
REM ***************************
CE
350 REM * PRINT DIRECTORY ROUTINE *
OM
360 REM ***************************
CE
■730 PRINT"[CLEAR][DOWN] [RVSON]WRITING NEW DIRECTORY[3"."]PLEASE WAIT![RVSOFF][ DOWN]" ■ 740 F$="":FORI=1TO32:F$=F$+CHR$(0):NEXTI 750 OPEN15,8,15,"I0":G0SUB1550 ■760 PRINTTAB(12)" DISK UNIT OK ![DOWN]" ■770 OPEN2,8,2,"#":X=INT((N-1)/8):XX=O:IF ((N-l)/8)-XO0THENX=X+l ■780 FORI=1TOX:PRINT#15,"B-P:";2;0:REM * POSITION BUFFER POINTER *
370 Z=l:OD=O:Pl=2O:PG=Pl:X=INT((N-l)/2)+ 1:IF(N-1)-(2*(X-1))=1THENX=X+1:OD=1
KC
380 XX=X-1:PC=INT(XX/PG):IF(XX/PG)-PC<>0 THENPC=PC+1 OJ 390 IFXX>PGTHENX=PG+1
JG
400 FORI=1TOXX:PRINT"[BLACK]MRIGHT$(STR$
(Z),2)"[CYAN]M;MID$(F$(Z),4,16):Z=Z+1 KO 410 IFOD=OOR(OD=1AND2*XX<>X)THENPRINTTAB (19)"[UP][BLACK]nRIGHT$(STR$(X),2)"[CYAN ]";MID$(F$(X),4,16):X=X+1
AG
420 IFINT(I/PG)=1ANDPC>=2THENPG=PG+P1:G0 FL SUB1430:PC=PC-1:GOTO440
720
REM
REM **********************
FC
FG NE IN PE JD
KD
■790 T=18:IFI=XTHENT=0:REM * SET NEXT DIR MA SEC POINTER TO 0 IF LAST SECTOR * ■800 PRINT#2,CHR$(T);CHR$(S%(I+1));:REM *
POINTER TO NEXT TR/SE OF DIR *
FO
■810 FORZ=1TO8:XX=XX+1
MP
MK
•430 GOT0460
CK
■820 IFXX=>NTHENPRINT#2,F$;:GOTO85O
•440 Z=X:IFPC=>2THENX=Z+P1
JL
•830 PRINT#2,F$(XX);:REM * PUT DIR ENTRIE S INTO BUFFER * CJ
•450 IFPC=lTHENX=INT(((2*XX)-(2*I))/2)+Z
DE
•460 NEXTI •470 CL0SE15:CL0SE2
BC
•480
REM *****************
JN
■850 NEXTZ
•490 REM * CHECK DIR OK? *
PB
■ 500
JN
•860 PRINT#15,"U2:";2;0;18;S%(I):REM * WR ITE DIR SECTOR * PO •870 PRINT"WRITING TRACK 18 SECTOR"STR$(S
REM *****************
•510 PRINT:PRINT"[DOWN]DIRECTORY OK (Y/N) n;:INPUrt[3"[RIGHT]M]N[3"[LEFT]tt]";0K$ KN •520 IF0K$<>ItY"AND0K$<>nNl'THENPRINT'I[3"[U P]"]":G0TO510 HL •530 IF0K$="Y"ANDOK=0THENG0TO1660:REM E XIT DIR MANIPULATOR *
LA
•540 IFOK$=t!Y"ANDOK=lTHENG0TO730:REM * RE -WRITE DIRECTORY * •550
REM
•840 IFZO8ANDXX<>(N-1)THENPRINT#2,"SG";: REM * TRASH BYTES FOR DIR ENTRIES 2-7 *
NM
GF
•880 NEXTI:CL0SE2:CLOSE15:G0TO1660
NO
■890
■900 REM * ALPHABATIZE DIRECTORY *
KN OA
■910
KN
REM REM
************************* *************************
-920 X=N
FP
OC
•930 X=INT(X/2):IFX=0THENRETURN
GO HI
********************
OP
•940 FORL=1TO((N-1)-X):Y=I
•560 REM * SELECT MANIP CMD *
AG
•570
•950 Z=Y+X:IFMID$(F$(Y),4,16)<=M1D$(F$(Z)
OP
REM ********************
•580 PRINT"[DOWN}SELECT DIRECTORY MANIPUL ATION COMMAND:" •590 GETCM$:IFCM$=""THEN590 •600 IFCM$="[F1]"THENPRINT"RE-LIST DIRECT ORY[DOWN]":GOTO37O 610 IFCM$="H"THENGOSUB1340:GOT0370 620 OK=1:IFCM$="[F2]"THENPRINT"ALPHABATI ZE DIRECTORY":G0SUB920:G0TO37O 630 IFCM$="[F3]MTHENPRINT"INSERT BLANK E NTRY":GOSUB1010:GOT0370 640 IFCM$="[F4]nTHENPRINT"DELETE BLANK E NTRIES":GOSUB1050:GOT0370 650 IFCM$="[F5]"THENPRINT"INSERT [RVSON] [5"-"][RVS0FF] ENTRY":GOSUB1130:G0T0370 660 IFCM$="[F6]"THENPRINT"INSERT 'REMARK 1 ENTRY":GOSUB117O:GOTO37O 670 IFCM$=I![F7]"THENPRINT"SWAP DIRECTORY ENTRIES":GOSUB1230:GOTO370 680 IFCM$="[F8]nTHENPRINT"DELETE DIRECTO RY ENTRY":GOSUB128O:GOTO37O 128
AHOY!
LH
PN OA
HI OP AK
,4,16)THEN970
X:IFY>0THEN950
DB OJ
DH GP
OD
•980
**********************
pc
•990 REM * INSERT BLANK ENTRY *
OP
■ 1000
REM
REM **********************
■1010 G0SUB1490:F$(BL)=CHR$(0)+CHR$(0)+CH R$(O)+SP$+FL$:RETURN LH REM ************************
jl
•1030 REM * DELETE BLANK ENTRIES *
AE
•1040
REM ************************
jl
■1050 FORI=1TON-1:IFASC(F$(I))=OTHEN1070
AE
■1060 NEXT:RETURN
EJ
■1070 FORX=BLTON-1 '1080 IFBL<N-1THENF$(X)=F$(X+1) ■1090 NEXT:N=N-1:GOT01050
OL
HJ
'1100 REM
pc
**********************
■1110 REM * INSERT 1120
GK
KF
■970 NEXT:G0T0930
•1020
II
EA
•960 FF$=F$(Y):F$(Y)=F$(Z):F$(Z)=FF$:Y=Y-
REM
ENTRY *
**********************
1130 G0SUB1490:F$(BL)=TY$+"[16"-"]"+FL$:
AO
CC
I IMPORTANT I '-elterson white background are Bug Repellent line codes. Do not enter them! Pages 119 and 120 explain these codes
I III I Un I Ml« I ! and provide other essential information on entering Ahoy! programs. Refer to these pages before entering any programs!
KN
1510 N=N+1:FORI=N-1TOBL+1STEP-1:F$(I)=F$ (I-1):NEXT:RETURN CJ
ENTRY *
DK
1520
REM *********************
CF
*************************
KN
1530 REM * DISK STATUS CHECK *
DA
1540
CF
RETURN '1140
REM
OL *************************
•1150 REM * INSERT 'REMARK' •1160
REM
■1170 G0SUB1490:PRINT"ENTER REMARK:11; :INP UTRM$:IFLEN(RM$)>16THEN1170 MB •1180 IFLEN(RM$)<16THENFORI=1TO(16-LEN(RM $)):RM$=RM$+CHR$(160):NEXT MO 1190 F$(BL)=TY$+RM$+FL$:RETURN IK 1200
REM *************************
KN
1210 REM * SWAP DIRECTORY ENTRIES *
NG
1220
KN
REM *************************
1230 PRINT"1ST ";:GOSUB1490:A=BL:PRINT"2 ND ";:G0SUB1490:F$(B)=F$(A):F$(A)=F$(BL) BG 1240 F$(BL)=F$(B):RETURN KO 1250
REM
*********************
1550 INPUT#15,EN,EM$,ET,ES:IFENO0THENG0 T01600 CJ '1560 RETURN IM ***************************
CE
•1580 REM * DISK UNIT ERROR ROUTINE *
1570
REM
MF
'1590
CE
REM
***************************
'1600 PRINT"[CLEAR]t(TAB(12)"[RVS0N]DISK U NIT ERROR!" NK 1610 PRINT"[DOWN]ERROR # -!tEN"[LEFT]; TR ACK -UET"[LEFT]; SECTOR -"SE DH 1620 PRINT"[DOWN]ERROR MSG - "EM$:END HO
REM **************************
OG
1260 REM * DELETE DIRECTORY ENTRY *
JC
1630
1270 REM **************************
OG
1640 REM * EXIT DIRECTORY MANIPULATOR *
BN
1280 GOSUB1490:FORX=BLTON-1
JH
1650
nk
1290 IFBL<N-1THENF$(X)=F$(X+1) ■1300 NEXT:N=N-1:RETURN
AO LA
■1310 REM *************
MF
1660 PRINT"[CLEAR][DOWN]MANIPULATE ANOTH ER DISKETTE (Y/N)"; :INPUT"[3n[RIGHT]tf ]N[ 3tt[LEFT]"]ll;AN$ GJ 1670 IFAN$<>"Y"ANDAN$<>"N"THEN1660 El 1680 PRINT"[DOWN]DISKETTE BEING VALIDATE D":0PEN15,8,15:PRINT#15,"V":PRINT#15,"I"
1320 REM * HELP MENU *
DM
1330
MF
REM
*************
■1340 PRINT"[CLEAR][DOWN][3" "][RVSON]DIR ECTORY MANIPULATOR HELP MENU[DOWN]" ■1350 PRINT"[3" "]F1 -> RE-LIST DIRECTORY [DOWN]1':PRINT"[3" "]F2 -> ALPHABATIZE DI RECTORY[DOWN]" ■1360 PRINT"[3" "]F3 -> INSERT BLANK ENTR Y[DOWN]":PRINT"[3" "]F4 -> DELETE BLANK ENTRIES[DOWN]" 1370 PRINT"[3" "]F5 -> INSERT [RVS0N][5" -n][RVSOFF] ENTRY [DOWN]1': PRINT" [3" "]F6 -> INSERT fREMARK1 ENTRY[DOWN]" 1380 PRINT"[3" "]F7 -> SWAP DIRECTORY EN TRIES[DOWN]":PRINT"[3" "]F8 -> DELETE DI RECTORY ENTRY"
BA
NO
MP
AA
AH
1390 G0SUB1430:RETURN
CO
1400
REM **********************
PC
1410 REM * HIT KEY SUBROUTINE *
PO
1420
PC
REM **********************
1430 PRINT:PRINTTAB(13)"HIT ANY KEY[3"!" ][D0WN]" JL 1440 GETCK$:IFCK$=""THEN1440 CE 1450 RETURN 1460
IM
REM *******************************
1470 REM * LOC OF ENTRY/MOVE DIR ARRAY E NTRIES SUBROUTINE * 1480
BN
REM *******************************
1490 PRINT"LOCATION OF ENTRY:[4" "][4"[L EFT]"]";:INPUTBL:IFBL>N-10RBL<1THENPRINT "[UP][UP]":GOT01490 BN 1500 IFCM$="[F7]"0RCM$="[F8]"THENRETURN AA
REM ****************************** REM
******************************
NK
:CL0SE15 1690 IFAN$="Y"THENRUN
CL
1700 END
IC
OC
GAMELOADER FROM PAGE 107 1
REM ************************
2 REM * 3 REM * 4
GAMELOADER BY TIM BROWN
JL
* *
LI
REM ************************
JL
PK
■5 POKE53281,12:POKE5328O,12:PRINT"[CLEAR ][ BLACK]1' KJ
•10 PRINT"[DOWN][DOWN]BASIC LOADER CONSTR UCTION" IB ■20 INPUT"ENTER PROGRAM NAME";NA$ NO '30 INPUT"[DOWN]ENTER ADDRESS TO SYS";AD$EN ■40 NX$=LEFT$(NA$,1)+"X":AD=VAL(AD$) FL •50 PRINT"[DOWN][DOWN]INSERT PROGRAM DISK INTO DRIVE" CO ■60 PRINT"[5n[RIGHT]n]Y/Nn FK ■70 GETA$:IFA$O"Y"ANDA$<>"N"THEN70 KG ■80 IFA$="N"THENGOSUB9000:GOT050 EP ■100 PRINT"[CLEAR][4"[D0WN]"]N0W CONSTRUC TING LOADER" MJ
110 0PENl,8t15:PRINT#l,"R0:"+NX$+"="+NA$ GA ■115 INPUT#1,E,E$:IFE>OTHENPRINT"[CLEAR][ 5"[DOWN]"]ERROR !":CLOSE1:GOTO1O EO ■117 CL0SEl:PRINT"[CLEAR]":PRINT"[3n[D0WN AHOY!
129
IMDflDTA KIT I Letters on white background are Bug Repellent line codes. Do not enter them! Pages 119 and 120 explain these codes
llVlrUrl IHIi I ! and provide other essential information on entering Ahoy! programs. Refer to these pages before entering any programs!
]IIJNEW[3"LD0WNJ"]" NH ■120 PRINT"100 IFA=0THENA=l:L0AD"CHR$(34) NX$CHR$(34)",8,1" MO
■130 34) ■140 ■145 ■150
PRINT"110 PRINT"CHR$(34)"READY"CHR$( MG PRINT"130 SYS"AD":NEW" JI PRINT"SAVEnCHR$(34)NA$CHR$(34)",8" KK PRINT"[H0ME]";:F0RR=631T0644:P0KER,l
3:NEXT
OJ
■160 P0KE198,13:END
KD
■9000 S=54272:FORE=STOS+28:POKEE,0:NEXT LA -9010 P0KE54296,15:P0KE54277,0:P0KE54278, 240 MK -9020 P0KE54275,l:POKE54274,0
F0
9030 P0KE54273,33:P0KE54272,135:P0KE5427 6,65 IE ■9040 F0RT=lT0500:NEXT:P0RE54276,64 GL
■9050 P0KE54296/J
PK
■9090 RETURN
IM
CLOAK
FROM PAGE 108
■100 MP=828:KEY=882:BY=254:TL=13776:CS=0
MN
■102 PRINT"[CLEAR]DATA CLOAK[DOWN][DOWN]" El ■104 READ K:IFK<0THEN108 ■106 CS=CS+K:P0KEMP,K:MP=MP+l:G0TO104
BE OB
■108 IF CSOTL THENPRINT"[RVSON]ERROR="CS :G0T0154 ■110 PRINTnOKAYn:SYSKEY:KEY=KEY-l ■112 PRINT"ENCRYPTION KEY":INPUT KY$:IFKY $=""THEN154 ■114 PRINT'SOURCE FILENAME":INPUT N1$:IFN 1$=""THEN154 ■116 PRINT"FILE TYPE (P/S/U)":INPUT SF$:I FSF$=""THENSF$="P" ■118 PRINT"NEW FILENAME":INPUT N2$:IFN2$= ""THEN154
■120 PRINT"FILE TYPE (P/S/U)":INPUT NF$:I
DI
HK
OM AC
IP
FT$(NF$,l)+",W1t DM ■124 N1$=IIO:"+LEFT$(N1$,16)+SF$:N2$=MO:M+ LEFT$(N2$,16)+NF$ DL ■126 PRINT"OPENING ";N1$:OPEN15,8,15,"I" CN ■128 OPEN2,8,2,N1$:GOSUB158:PRINTDK$:IFER THEN154 LL
AM
■132 OPEN 3,8,3,N2$:G0SUB158:PRINTDK$:IFE RTHEN154
OA
■134 FORLP=1TOLEN(KY$):POKEKEY+LP,ASC(MID
$(KY$,LP,1)):NEXTLP ■136 POKEKEY+LP,O:PRINT"CRYPTING WAIT"
EC CL
■138 ER=1 ■140 GET#2,Q$:IF STATUS AND 64 THENER=O
HL LB
130
AHOY!
K=0:IFQ$=""THEN146 K=ASC(Q$) P0KEBY,K:SYS828:K=PEEK(BY) PRINT#3,CHR$(K);:IFERTHEN140
150 G0SUB158:PRINTDK$:IFERTHEN154
152 PRINT" ALL DONE." 154 156 158 160 162 164 166 168 170 172
CL0SE2:CL0SE3:CL0SE15:END REM DISK ERRORS ER=O:INPUT#15,E1,E2$,E3,E4 DK$=STR$(E1)+CHR$(32)+E2$ IFE1>2OTHENER=1:DK$=CHR$(18)+DK$ RETURN DATA 222,135,090,041,121 DATA 063,132,255,132,178 DATA 203,129,179,122,138 DATA 121,254,135,026,210
174 176 178 180
DATA DATA DATA DATA
054,054,121,203,129 112,234,120,051,103 235,129,026,211,070 255,129,211,121,255
NH KO
GE CI FE FA NA JM JL HD OA
IM EJ CH FH PN AD NM CJ
El
182 DATA 134,211,122,210,235 184 DATA 129,178,186,086,170
HI
186 188 190 192
AE CN
DATA DATA DATA DATA
131,054,152,134,169 093,141,002,003,169 003,141,003,003,169 060,133,251,169,003
194 DATA
KN
133,252,160,000,132
OD AC HF
196 DATA 253,177,251,073,122 198 DATA 145,251,200,192,054
GP
200 DATA 208,245,169,114,133 202 DATA 251,169,003,133,252
FG AB
204 DATA 096,255,-7
HB
10
LJ
FNF$=!MITHENNF$="P11 PF ■122 SF$='\"+LEFT$(SF$,1)+",R":NF$=","+LE
■130 PRINT"OPENING ";N2$
142 144 146 148
LINEOUT
FROM PAGE 90 ■1 REM ** LINEOUT ** BUCK CHILDRESS ** BO X 13575, SALEM, OR 97309 ** 9,15,85 MA
■2 PRINT"[CLEAR][BLACK]LOADING AND CHECKI NG DATA[3".n]I! DK - 3 FORJ=49152TO49447:READA:POKEJ,A:X=X+A: NEXT ID
-4 IFXO35036THENPRINT"[DOWN]ERROR IN DAT
A[3V]":END
-5 PRINT"[DOWN]DATA IS OK AND L0ADED[3M."
LA
]" FE •6 PRINT"[DOWN]SYS 49152 TO ACTIVATE[3'!." )":END EE ■7 DATA169,6,133*252,160,0,132,251,185,19 9,192,32
■8 DATA210,255,200,196,252,144,245,132,25
LJ
4,169,0,133 OL ■9 DATA253,169,0,133,204,32,228,255,240,2 47,201,13 FI ■10 DATA240,26,201,20,240,214,201,48,144,
235,201,58 LA •11 DATA176,231,230,253,166,253,224,6,176 ,223,32,210 CK ■12 DATA255,76,25,192,165,253,240,213,230 ,252,230,252 EJ
OSUB 2000 '13 GOSUB 900 *14 SYS 38046:POKE 648,140 -15 REM ** ENABLE SPRITES *16 FOR 1=0 TO 199:NEXT:POKE ES,31:POKE 3
•13 DATA230,252,230,251,164,254,165,251,2 01,2,240,180 FE •14 DATA201,3,176,10,165,252,24,105,5,133 ,252,76 GJ •15 DATA8,192,169,32,32,210,255,160,0,185
6839,32 HM -17 PRINT LL$BL$LL$"[RVSON]PRESS BUTTON[R
,120,4
•16 DATA153.48,193,200,192,38,144,245,160
DB
VSOFF] TO CREATE 'GYPSY VIDEO"1;:GOTO 10
0 -19 REM ** LOAD SUBROUTINE
-20 FOR I=XB TO XE:READ A:POKE I,A:NEXT:P
CM DB AE OD
BO GD
RINT "[RVSON].[RVSOFF]";:RETURN
MG
,43,185,199 PF •17 DATA192,32,210,255,200,192,88,144,245 ,169,8,133 HP
-90 POKE 53265,0:RETURN -95 POKE 53265,91:RETURN -98 REM *** ACTION LOOP ***
MO PH KJ
•18 DATA198,169,13,160,0,153,119,2,200,19
-100 IF C0%>0 THEN CO%=O:GOTO 300
2,8,144
FP
•19 DATA248,169,19,32,210,255,76,49,168,1
KB
-196 GOTO 100
CF
"298 REM
AB
*** END HANDLING ***
60,0,185 FL •20 DATA225,5,153,50,193,200,192,6,144,24 5,160,0 BN
'299 REM ** PUT VIDEO MEMORY BACK TO FIRS T BLOCK, AND SCREEN MEMORY TO 1024 EG -300 GOSUB 90:POKE ES,O:REM DISABLE SPRIT
•21 DATA76,118,192,160,0,185,48,193,153,1 84,5,200 HN
ES -304 REM RESTORE VIDEO/SCREEN MEMORY -305 POKE 56578,PEEK(56578)0R3:P0KE 56576 ,(PEEK(56576)AND 252)0R 3 '310 POKE 53272,20:POKE 648,4:SYS 40768
•22 DATA192,29,144,245,162,0,189,31,193,1 53,184,5 ON •23 DATA232,200,224,9,144,244,96,147,17,1 7,17,66 CJ
•24 DATA61,32,32,32,32,32,58,69,61,58,73, 61
LO AK MB OJ
-360 POKE 37894,PEEK(45):POKE 37895,PEEK(
46)
PA
HN
-365 POKE 43,0:P0KE 44,128:P0KE 45,255:P0
•25 DATA147,17,17,17,73,70,66,62,69,84,72 ,69 LD •26 DATA78,80,79,75,69,49-,57,56,44,48,58,
HA DH
69 IC •27 DATA78,68,17,17,13,63,66,17,13,17,17, 80 PC
KE 46,159 -370 SAVE "@O:GYPSY VIDEO",8,1 *375 POKE 43,1-.POKE 44,8:P0KE 45,PEEK(378 94):POKE 46,PEEK(37895) -380 POKE 657,0:POKE 792,71:POKE 808,237 <385 GOSUB 95:P0KE 37952,O:POKE 37953,0
•28 DATA79,75,69,50,49,52,44,53,13,145,14
-390 SYS 65126
KI
-598 REM
KB
5,145
FK
*** ARRANGE MEMORY ***
HC PK
GI
•29 DATA83,89,83,52,57,51,50,51,17,13,17, 17 NF
-600 VB=32768:P0KE 56578,PEEK(56578)0R3:P OKE 56576,(PEEK(56576)AND 252)OR 1 CN
-30 DATA17,17,17,83,89,83,52,57,51,48,53, 58 AD
-602 SB=O:POKE 53272,(SB*16)+4:SB=VB+1024 *SB MO
•31 DATA2,61,2,43,9,58,63,2
-604 BB=SB/256:POKE 648,BB
AK
•611 REM ** SPRITE COLOR TABLE
LA
JB
•612 CT(0)=53287:F0R 1=1 TO 7:CT(I)=CT(I-
FROM PACE 18
video setup
•1 REM *** VIDEO SETUP *** KF •2 REM CREATES 'GYPSY VIDEO' FOR 'GYPSY' PI •5 POKE 55,255:P0KE 56,127:POKE 643,255:P
-614 HT(0)=53248:F0R 1=1
D+2:next
TO 7:IIT(I)=IIT(I-
kc
-616 VT(0)=53249:F0R 1=1 TO 7:VT(I)=VT(I1)+2:NEXT AJ -618 HR=53264 FB -620 ES=53269 FE
OKE 644,127:PRINT "[CLEAR]" KE -622 POKE 53271,O:POKE 53277,0:POKE 53275 •7 F$=" ":CO%=0:C1X=0:C2%=0:C3%=0:C4%=0:C ,O:POKE 53276,30 GD 5%==0:C6%=0:SP%=0 NO -628 EM=53276 EK •8 DEF FN PG(X)=INT(X/256):DEF FN LO(X)=X -630 POKE 53285,15:P0KE 53286,7 FK
-256*(INT(X/256))
EF -635 FOR 1=0 TO 7:BC(I)=255-BS(I):NEXT
•10 GOSUB 90:GOSUB 600 GA •12 PRINT "[CLEAR]";:GOSUB 95:GOSUB 700:G
LB
-638 REM *** INITIALIZE VALUES *** -640 PRINT "[c 7]"; AHOY!
DK KM 131
•642 POKE 53281,0 AF •644 POKE 53280,0 AE •646 POKE CT(0),7:P0KE CT(l),5:P0KE CT(2) ,2:P0KE CT(3),6:P0KE CT(4),12 EE
•659 REM *** ML TABLE SETUP *** •661 POKE 37920,4:P0KE 37921,4
CA CB
•663 •665 •667 •669 •671
PO PA FL AJ
POKE POKE POKE POKE POKE
37922,1 37923,0 37924,1:POKE 37925,1 37936,1 37940,1
•673 POKE 37941,0 •675 POKE 37926,3:POKE 37928,3 •677 POKE 37927,0:POKE 37935,O:POKE 37943 ,0 •679 POKE 53282,1:POKE 53283,7:P0KE 53284 ,9 •694 POKE 657,128 •696 RETURN •699 REM *** INTRO SCREEN *** •700 PRINT "[CLEAR][5n[D0WNj"]"TAB(14)"[s G][s Y][s P][s S][s Y][SS][s P][s I][s L][s 0][s T]M *
PO
QUIT
NJ
■2007 DATA 173,17,208,41,127,141,17,208,1 69,1,141,26,208,141,13,220,88,96 -2019 REM *** ANIMATION SHELL *** ■2020 XB=38144:XE=38176:GOSUB 20 '2023 DATA 206,32,148,240,3,108,10,148 ■2026 DATA 173,33,148,141,32,148 ■2029 DATA 206,34,148,208,5,169,8,141,34 148,174,34,148,202
LA
KJ DD
BE ED OK
PA GI MA
■2036 POKE 1+3,141:POKE I+4,B:P0KE 1+5,13 1:A=A+8:B=B+1:NEXT BG
GD BJ IM PN
■2039 POKE 38225,108:POKE 38226,10:POKE 3 8227,148 KK
KL
[s U][s R][SS][s S][s H][s I][s P][SS][s I][s S][SS][s B][s E][s I][s N][s G][SS ][s P][s R][s E][s P][s A][s R][s E][s D ][RVSOFF]": PRINT-.PRINT NO *** SPRITE POSITIONS ***
INTERR.,
■2032 DATA 173,35,148,240,6 LH ■2035 A=192:B=248:F0R 1=38177 TO 38219 ST EP 6:P0KE I,189:POKE I+1,A:POKE 1+2,148 MN
•710 PRINT:PRINT TAB(6)"[RVS0N][s Y][s 0]
•715 RETURN •898 REM
DISABLE TIMER
■2006 REM LDA 53265 AND#127 STA 53265 LDA #1 STA 53274 STA 56333 CLI RTS PK
IM KA
•900 FOR 1=1 TO 4:P0KE HT(I),20+INT(RND(9 )*220) DK
■2049 REM *** MOVEMENT COUNTER *** 2050 XB=38272:XE=38288:G0SUB 20 2051 X=38272:POKE 37896,FN LO(X):POKE 37 897,FN PG(X) 2052 POKE 37898,FN LO(X):POKE 37899,FN P G(X)
HI EL
El MC
•2055 DATA 206,36,148,240,3,108,12,148 GC •2058 DATA 173,37,148,141,36,148,108,2,14 8
EA
•2059 REM ** BITSET SUBROUTINE ** El •2060 XB=38314:XE=38323:G0SUB 20 BM •2063 DATA 185,74,148,13,16,208,141,16,20 8,96 EH
■901 POKE VT(I),50+INT(RND(9)*190):NEXT
JM
•902 POKE HR,0
IJ
•909 REM ** PUT STARS ON THE SCREEN •910 PRINT "[CLEAR]";:FOR 1=0 TO 49:POKE VB+INT(RND(9)*1024),46:NEXT
MF
•2069 REM ** BITCLEAR SUBROUTINE ** KG -2070 XB=38324:XE=38335:G0SUB 20 CK •2073 DATA 185,74,148,73,255,45,16,208,14 1,16,208,96 CF
EO
•2099 REM *** XMOVE *** •2100 XB=38400:XE=38467:G0SUB 20
•915 FOR 1=0 TO 8:P0KE VB+INT(RND(9)*1024 ),42:NEXT IK •919 REM ** STARSHIP POSITION
•920 POKE 53248,175:POKE 53249,150 •921 REM ** STARSHIP DIRECTION •922 POKE VB+1016,16 •930 LL$="[HOME][23"[DOWN]"]" •931 BL$="[39" "]":BL$=BL$+BL$+" " •946 RETURN •1998 REM *** MACHINE LANGUAGE *** •1999 REM ** STARTUP SYS ROUTINE •2000 POKE 37888,PEEK(788):P0KE 37889,PEE K(789) •2001 XB=38046:XE=38079:G0SUB 20 •2002 REM SET INTERR.VECTOR TO INTERR.HAN DLER#1 AND SCANLINE 234
LP
AE CN ED
BE AM IM OA JO
LB AI CI
•2003 REM SEI LDA#O STA 788 LDA#154 STA 7 89 LDA#234 STA 53266 GP •2004 DATA 120,169,0,141,20,3,169,154,141 ,21,3,169,234,141,18,208 PA •2005 REM HIGH BIT, ENABLE SCAN INTERR.,
132
AHOY!
•2103 DATA 169,1,57,75,148,240,3,32,128,1 50 •2109 DATA 169,2,57,75,148,240,3,32,192,1 50 •2119 DATA 169,4,57,75,148,240,17,185,74, 148,45,16,208,240,6 •2122 DATA 32,0,151,76,44,150,32,64,151 •2128 DATA 169,8,57,75,148,208,1,96,185,7 4,148,45,16,208,240,4 •2131 DATA 32,128,151,96,32,192,151,96 •2139 REM *** UPMOVE SUBROUTINE *** •2140 XB=38528:XE=38561:G0SUB 20 •2143 DATA 190,1,208,202,138,217,90,148,2 08,3,32,146,150,138,153,1,208,96 •2146 DATA 173,48,148,208,4,232,76,247,14 9,190,91,148,202,76,247,149 •2159 REM *** DOWNMOVE SUBROUTINE *** •2160 XB=38592:XE=38625:G0SUB 20 •2163 DATA 190,1,208,232,138,217,91,148,2 08,3,32,210,150,138,153,1,208,96 •2166 DATA 173,48,148,208,4,202,76,247,14
EL CJ GE CM KM FE HN OB NE BL
BB OB PI CJ NF
9,190,90,148,232,76,247,149
0M
■2179 REM *** LEFTMOVE (HI BIT SET) *** KO •2180 XB=38656:XE=38669:G0SUB 20 GC '2183 DATA 190,0,208,202,16,3,32,180,149, 138,153,0,208,96 DC •2199 REM *** LEFTMOVE (HI BIT CLR) *** KJ •2200 XB=38720:XE=38756:G0SUB 20 LH •2203 DATA 190,0,208,202,138,217,106,148, 208,3,32,82,151,138,153,0,208,96 FL
•2206 DATA 173,48,148,208,4,232,76,247,14 9,190,107,148,202,32,170,149,76,247,149 •2219 REM *** RIGHTMVE (HI BIT SET) *** •2220 XB=38784:XE=38820:GOSUB 20 •2223 DATA 190,0,208,232,138,217,107,148, 208,3,32,146,151,138,153,0,208,96 •2226 DATA 173,48,148,208,4,202,76,247,14 9,190,106,148,232,32,180,149,76,247,149
MI
•2239 REM *** RIGHTMVE (HI BIT CLR) ***
LP
PA CM CL
,138,153,0,208,96
ND
AN
•2400 XB=38336:XE=38346:G0SUB 20 BL •2403 DATA 160,59,177,45,170,188,56,148,7 6,0,150
•2469 REM ** REPORT NON-SPRITE-0 WRAPS AN D EDGES TO BASIC
01 PI
•2470 XB=38391:XE=38399:G0SUB 20 •2473 DATA 192,0,208,1,96,140,55,148,96 •2499 REM #** READ JOYSTICK ***
EC 00 BO
•2500 XB=38912:XE=38972:G0SUB 20
FC
•2502 X=38912:P0KE 37890,FN LO(X):POKE 37 891,FN PG(X) DN
•2508 DATA 173,0,220,141,45,148,41,16,208 ,8,169,1,141,39,148,32,0,153 •2511 DATA 173,45,148,41,15,201,15,208,3, 108,12,148,73,15,141,75,148,32,128,152 •2514 DATA 160,0,32,0,150,32,160,152,173, 4,148,141,10,148 •2516 DATA 173,5,148,141,11,148,108,12,14 8 •2529 REM *** INTERR.MOVE.HANDLER *** •2530 XB=38976:XE=39009:GOSUB 20 •2531 POKE 37892,FN LO(XB):POKE 37893,FN PG(XB) •2534 DATA 160,0,32,0,150,32,160,152 •2537 DATA 206,40,148,208,243,173,38,148, 141,40,148 •2540 DATA 173,8,148,141,10,148,173,9,148 ,141,11,148,108,12,148 •2549 REM *** SET SHAPE 0 *** •2550 XB=39040:XE=39057:GOSUB 20 •2553 DATA 173,35,148,208,9,172,75,148,18 5,63,148,141,248,131,32,64,153,96 •2569 REM ** SPRITE 0 COLLISION ROUTINE •2570 XB=39072:XE=39111:GOSUB 20 •2573 DATA 173,52,148,240,16,173,30,208,1 41,41,148,41,1,240,6
•2579 REM ** UNMOVE ** AI •2580 XB=39120:XE=39148:G0SUB 20 PK •2583 DATA 169,1,141,40,148,172,75,148,18 5,121,148,141,75,148 OB
•2586 DATA 160,0,32,0,150,172,75,148,185, 121,148,141,75,148,96 OC •2599 REM ** INTERRUPT HANDLER 1 ** KL •2600 XB=39424:XE=39449:G0SUB 20 AP •2601 FOR 1=36856 TO 36860:P0KE I,48:NEXTHH •2602 REM CLEAR INTERR.FLAG, RESET VECTOR ,
BE
•2240 XB=38848:XE=38861:G0SUB 20 CL •2243 DATA 190,0,208,232,208,3,32,170,149 •2399 REM *** BASIC MOVEMENT HANDLER ***
•2575 DATA 32,80,153,76,208,152 FI •2578 DATA 173,53,148,240,13,173,31,208,4 1,1,240,3,32,112,153,76,208,152,96 CD
AD AN OM EH PG PM IF
BJ LH
FG DB BC FI AM DC LG
SET NEW SCANLINE
00
•2603 REM LDA#15 STA 53273 LDA#64 STA 788 LDA#254 STA 53266 JH •2604 DATA 169,15,141,25,208,169,64,141,2 0,3,169,254,141,18,208 ON •2605 REM CHANGE SCREEN POINTER AND QUIT PJ •2606 REM LDA#52 STA 53272 PLA TAY PLA TA X PLA RTI
EK
■2607 DATA 169,52,141,24,208,104,168,104, 170,104,64
■2615 FOR 1=35840 TO 35903:POKE 1,0:NEXT •2620 XB=39488:XE=3951O:GOSUB 20 •2621 REM CLEAR INTERR.FLAG, RESET VECTOR , SET NEW SCANLINE •2622 REM LDA#15 STA 53273 LDA#O STA 788 LDA#234 STA 53266
AA
FA NK 00
BH
•2623 DATA 169,15,141,25,208,169,0,141,20 ,3,169,234,141,18,208 AI •2624 REM SET SCREEN POINTER, JUMP TO ANI M. SHELL FE ■2625 REM LDA#4 STA 53272 JMP 38144 JN
■2626 DATA 169,4,141,24,208,76,0,149 •2699 REM ** BASIC VARIABLE SUBROUTINES •2700 XB=39168:XE=39174:G0SUB 20
IA DD KD
■2701 REM ** REPORT FIREBUTTON - C0%
LD PP PN CJ JP
•2703 DATA 160,10,169,1,145,45,96 •2709 REM ** REPORT SPRITES TO BASIC ■2710 XB=39184:XE=39222:G0SUB 20 •2711 REM C1%=EDGEWRAP, C2%=S/S COLLIS. '2713 DATA 160,17,173,55,148,240,2,145,45 ,160,24,173,49,148,240,2,145,45
■2714 REM C3%=S/F0REG.COLLIS.
LI MF
2716 DATA 160,31,173,50,148,240,2,145,4 5 CL 2718 DATA 169,0,141,49,148,141,50,148,14 1,55,148,96 KJ 2719 2720 2721 2723 ,96
REM ** REPORT MOVEMENT BK XB=39232:XE=39241:G0SUB 20 BC REM C4% DE DATA 160,38,169,1,145,45,141,47,148 NK
2729 2730 2731 2733
REM ** REPORT SPRITE 0 BOUNCE/S MP XB=39248:XE=39257:G0SUB 20 AC REM C5% DF DATA 160,45,173,41,148,41,254,145,4 AHOY!
133
5,96
DH
•2739 REM ** REPORT SPRITE 0 BOUNCE/F
MA
•2740 XB=39280:XE=39289:G0SUB 20 •2741 REM C6%
CF DC
•3020 DATA 0,40,0,3,170,192,62,170,148,16 2,170,143,42,255,252,2,255,192,0,40,0 JC •3021 DATA 0,40,0,3,106,192,61,106,188,24 1,106,143,62,171,252,2,171,192,0,40,0 LA
-2900 XB=40704:XE=40741:GOSUB 20 •2901 REM ** SET COLLISION VECTOR -2902 X=4O7O4:POKE 37900,FN LO(X):POKE 37 901,FN PG(X) •2908 DATA 173,30,208,141,49,148,173,31,2 08,141,50,148,32,16,153
CB FI
•2909 REM MOVE THE NEXT PLANET •2910 REM LDX 37934 DEX BNE+2 LDX #4 STX 37934 LDY(37944),X JSR 38400
JO
•3022 DATA 0,24,0,3,90,192,61,90,188,81,9 0,143,63,234,188,3,234,128,0,24,0 •3023 DATA 0,20,0,3,86,192,61,86,188,241, 86,138,61,255,168,1,255,128,0,20,0 •3024 DATA 0,20,0,3,85,128,61,85,104,241, 85,74,63,223,252,3,223,192,0,20,0 •3025 DATA 0,20,0,3,149,192,62,149,124,24 2,149,79,63,253,252,3,253,192,0,20,0 ■3026 DATA 0,40,0,2,169,192,62,169,124,24 2,169,79,63,255,252,3,255,192,0,40,0
FN
•3027 DATA 0,40,0,2,170,0,42,170,188,162, 170,143,63,255,212,3,255,192,0,40,0 KO
-2743
DATA
160,52,169,1,145,45,141,42,148
,96
LP
-2898 REM
*** WRAPUP ***
HC
HB ED
EL OP DG ML JI
•2915 REM END INTERRUPT ROUTINE
CM
-3058 GOSUB 3985 GI •3059 REM ** SPRITE ANIMATION TABLES DM •3060 FOR 1=38088 TO 38112 STEP 8:FOR J=0
•2916 REM PLA,TAY,PLA,TAX,PLA,RTI •2917 DATA 104,168,104,170,104,64
GF IK
•3061 REM ** ANIMATION TABLE DATA
DN
•2949 REM ** RESTORE VIDEO (UNSYS) •2950 XB=40768:XE=40792:G0SUB 20
KF HF
•3062 DATA 24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31 •3063 DATA 32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39 •3064 DATA 27,26,25,24,31,30,29,28
EO EO 00
CI
•3065 •3098 ■3099 •3100
•2911 DATA 174,46,148,202,208,2,162,4,142 ,46,148,188,56,148,32,0,150 HL
•2951 REM SET INTERR. VECTOR TO NORMAL HO USEKEEPING, TIMED INTERRUPTS •2952 REM SEI LDA 37888 STA 788 LDA 37889 STA 789 •2953 DATA 120,173,0,148,141,20,3,173,1,1 48,141,21,3 •2954 REM LDA#O STA 53274 LDA#129 STA 563 33 CLI RTS •2955 DATA 169,0,141,26,208,169,129,141,1 3,220,88,96 •2998 REM *** SET UP SPRITE SHAPES *** •2999 REM ** PLANETS -3000 FOR 1=34304 TO 34816 STEP 512:FOR J =0 TO 448 STEP 64:FOR K=0 TO 20 •3001
READ A:POKE I+J+K,A:NEXT
FB CC
PB
KA BK AK
•3103 •3104 •3105 0 TO
AJ
FOR 1=0 TO 7:POKE 38080+1,16+1:NEXT PC REM ** SPRITE 0 SHAPES KN FOR 1=33792 TO 34240 STEP 64:FOR J= 18 STEP 3 AD
•3106 READ A:POKE I+J,A:POKE I+J+1,O:POKE I+J+2,0:NEXT
AM
AO
•3107 FOR J=21 TO 63:P0KE I+J,O:NEXT:NEXT :GOSUB 3985 GL
FF
JN
•3109 REM ** SPRITE 0 DATA BM •3110 DATA 8,28,28,28,54,34,0 El ■3111 DATA 6,14,28,120,240,48,32 KA •3112 DATA 0,224,62,31,62,224,0 KN •3113 DATA 32,48,240,120,28,14,6 00 •3114 DATA 0,34,54,28,28,28,8 PK •3115 DATA 4,12,15,30,56,112,96 LB •3116 DATA 0,7,124,248,124,7,0 BK •3117 DATA 96,112,56,30,15,12,4 GB •3298 REM ** SPRITE MOVEMENT DATA GL ■3300 X=O:FOR 1=37944 TO 37951:P0KE I,X:X =X+2:NEXT AH
CA
•3305 X=1:FOR 1=37962 TO 37976 STEP 2:P0K E I,X:X=X*2:NEXT OD
NH
•3310 FOR 1=37963 TO 37977 STEP 2:READ A: POKE I,A:NEXT OL
•3014 DATA 0,40,0,0,170,0,3,234,80,3,170,
•3015 DATA 0,40,0,0,170,20,3,170,212,2,17
AHOY!
PH
•3102 REM ** SPRITE 0 ANIMATION TABLE
•3013 DATA 0,40,0,0,234,0,3,250,128,3,229 ,128,3,229,128,0,250,0,0,40,0 HF
134
A:NEXT:GOSUB 3985
AK
•3011 DATA 0,40,0,0,190,0,2,255,128,5,190 ,128,5,254,128,0,175,0,0,40,0 IL •3012 DATA 0,40,0,0,250,0,3,254,128,2,90, 128,3,90,128,0,190,0,0,40,0 DM
0,128,2,170,192,0,170,0,0,40,0 •3016 DATA 0,40,0,0,170,64,2,171,192,2,17 0,192,2,171,192,0,170,0,0,40,0 •3017 DATA 0,40,0,5,171,0,6,175,192,2,171 ,192,2,175,192,0,170,0,0,40,0 •3019 REM ** PLANET 2 SHAPE DATA
DATA 37,36,35,34,33,32,39,38 BG REM *** SPRITE 0 SHAPES *** IL REM ** SPRITE 0 DIRECTION TABLE KK FOR 1=37952 TO 37961:READ A:POKE I, HA
•3009 REM ** PLANET 1 SHAPE DATA HM •3010 DATA 0,40,0,0,175,0,82,191,192,82,1 75,128,2,191,128,0,171,0,0,40,0 DC
80,3,170,128,0,234,0,0,40,0
MI
•3101 DATA 16,20,0,22,23,21,0,18,17,19
•3002 FOR K=21 TO 63:P0KE I+J+K,O:NEXT:NE XTrGOSUB 3985:NEXT
TO 7:READ A:POKE I+J,A:NEXT:NEXT
JJ GP
•3311
DATA 0,5,6,10,9,0,0,0
MA
•3316 FOR 1=37978 TO 37992 STEP 2:READ A: POKE I,A:NEXT
LO
•3317 •3319 POKE ■3320 2
DATA 50,43,43,43,43,43,43,43 PI FOR 1=37979 TO 37993 STEP 2:READ A: I,A:NEXT GK DATA 231,242,242,242,242,242,242,24 BG
•3322 POKE •3323 •3325 POKE
FOR 1=37994 TO 38008 STEP 2:READ A: I,A:NEXT ID DATA 23,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 IA FOR 1=37995 TO 38009 STEP 2:READ A: I,A:NEXT JD
•3326 DATA 80,87,87,87,87,87,87,87 IL ■3328 FOR 1=38010 TO 38019:READ A:POKE I, A:NEXT
FD
■3329 DATA 2,1,0,8,10,9,0,4,6,5
LB
■3331 POKE 37934,1
AH
■3985 PRINT "[RVSON]! [RVSOFF]'1;
NG
•3990 RETURN
IM
P1ANET SETUP ■1 REM *** PLANET SETUP ***
MK
•2 REM MAKES 'GYPSY PLANETS' FOR 'GYPSY1 •5 POKE 53265,PEEK(53265)OR 64 •10 OPEN 2,8,2,"GYPSY PLANETS,SEQ,WRITE"
NO AM GM
■22 DATA MISERICORDIA,SALAMANCA,CATALONIA ,LANGUEDOC,NAVARRE,SCANDIA,ULSTER,ZULU HB ■23 DATA KURDISTAN,ARMENIA,SAMARIA,GALILE E,SALEM,PLYMOUTH,ERITREA,OGADEN NJ ■24 DATA HADRAMAWT,SHONA,NDEBELE,UZBEKSKA BC
■25 DATA PANDIT,KALASH KAFIR,BORUSH,SHERP A,LEPCHA,GURUNG,NEPHILIM,THAI
MJ
■26 DATA PERSIA,BACTRIA,SARDIS,LACONIA,ET RURIA,DALMATIA,VENETIA,DACIA OF ■27 DATA IBANA,MAORI,WIKMUNGKAN.WALBIRI,J IGALONG,KUKUKUKU,GOILALA,ARAPESH LC
■28 DATA YAP,FANG,BIAFKA,HAUSA,MALINKE,DO GON.DRUZtA.SHEBA CE ■29 DATA KABAB,HOMR,MYCENAE,KNOSSOS.LATIU M,BILBAO,CANTABRIA,ROMANY
NK
■30 DATA BOHEMIA,SILESIA,ESTONIA,LTTHUANI A,FLANDERS,BRETAGNE,ORANGE,QUECHUA GA 31 DATA OLMECA,TEOTIHUACAN,TIKAL,TITICAC A.MACCHU PICCHU,GE,GUARANI,XINGU PC -32 DATA BAHIA,AMAHUACA,AYMARA,AINU,YANOM AMO,OTAVALO,GUAJIRO,KOGI OJ
-33 DATA COSTENOGA,CHEROKEE,DAKOTA,HOPI,S HOSHONE,QAPAW,WACO,KICKAPOO
•39 DATA NIVEN,BISHOP,O'NEILL,VARLEY,MART IN,KESSEL,KILROY,VONNEGUT
JL
•40 DATA YOLEN,NORTON,BRUMMET,BOVA,ASPRIN .TURTLEDOVE,RUCKER,LIAVEK OP •41 DATA SWANWICK,SHINER,VAN NAME,WYLDE,F PI OWLER,SHEPARD,MEACHAM,SCHIFF ■42 DATA FERMAN.MOYNIHAN.IACOCCA.MINAS GE RAIS,MOAB,EDOM,CANAAN,SUMER
CG
■43 DATA BABYLON,BILOXI,MISHAWAKA,SCH0LZ, MAYHAR,CARTHAGE,KEIZER,POIUYT,XXXXX
FE
•44 REM CONVERT STRINGS NH •45 D$="":FOR 1=1 TO LEN(A$):C$=MID$(A$,I
,1)
CD
'51 DATA A SPACE STATION,A LARGE MOON,A S MALL ROCKY PLANET AG
■18 GOSUB 45:PRINT#2,A$:PRINT A$ NH ■19 B=B+1:GOTO 16 DJ ■21 DATA ANDALUSIA,IBERIA,HIBERNIA.CALEDO NIA,GALES,GAUL,LUSITANIA,ATLANTIS FC
YA,BURYAT,KHALKHA,AIMAQ,PRADESH
•38 DATA WOZNIAK,JOBS,BUSHNELL,TRAMIEL,PO URNELLE,TURING,ASKY,UNIVAC FF
JO
MC
0
•37 DATA TR0NDHEIM,NAUVO0,DESERET,EREWH0N ,RIVERWORLD,TROUT,INWIT,DANDELION FI
OJ
EJ
■15 B$="":B=0:X$=CHR$(13)
■17 IF A$="[5"XtT THEN PRINT#2,A$:G0T0 5
KKA,TAIPEI,HUNAN,HMONG JO •36 DATA ROCANNON.ARRAKIS,MEDEA,TERMINUS, URTH,RAMA,TREASON,WORTHING FO
'46 D$=D$+CHR$(ASC(C$)OR 192):NEXT:A$=D$: RETURN LA •49 REM ** WORLD TYPES AA •50 FOR 1=0 TO 5:READ A$:PRINT#2,A$:PRINT I,A$:NEXT LG
•14 REM * PLANET NAMES * ■16 READ A$
•35 DATA ACADIA,MANCHURIA,TIBET.SHOGUN,HA
FD
34 DATA WAMPANOAG.CADDO.SHAWNEE,CREEK,AP ACHE,PUEBLO,NAVAHO,ARAPAHO BL
■52 DATA UNINHABITED,POPULATED BY HUMANS, POPULATED BY ALIENS LD •59 REM ** GYPSY NAMES PF ■60 FOR K=0 TO 32:READ A$:GOSUB 45:PRINT# 2,A$:PRINT K,A$;NEXT BB •65 DATA RANA,MARA,MISHAK,DOC,GRANNY,VISH ,FINGERS,HOPPER,LOOP,DRAM,HACK,POCK JP •66 DATA WILL,ALEC.BOOKER,CLAM,FIZZ,IGOR, JACQUES,KING,NOOSE,OPAL,QUINK,RABBIT
NI
•67 DATA SHAKER,TOFF,ULLY,YACKITY,ZIPPER, KAGAN,THUMB,BLADE,GREGORIO •98 REM ** UNINHABITED WORLDS •99 FOR 1=0 TO 9:READ A$,B$,C$,D$,E$,F$,G $:PRINT#2,A$X$B$X$C$X$D$X$E$X$F$X$G$ •100 PRINT I,A$:NEXT ■101 DATA COLD BARE ROCK WITHOUT WATER OR WIND
PH PO PO El BL
■102 DATA FELL INTO A CREVICE,GOT LOST AN D FROZE TO DEATH NL ■103 DATA SET OFF AN AVALANCHE AND WAS CR USHED AL ■104 DATA A PURE VEIN OF PLATINUM,A CLIFF CARVED WITH AN ALIEN LANGUAGE
MA
105 DATA THE ORIGINAL VOYAGER SPACECRAFT OM
106 DATA A THICK IMPENETRABLE LAYER OF V INES AND FERNS
IC
107 DATA WAS DEVOURED BY A MAN-EATING PL ANT,SANK INTO A HIDDEN BOG HM 108 DATA
DIED OF VIOLENT ALLERGIES TO PO GJ
LLEN
AHOYI
135
■109 DATA A VINE THAT BEARS HIGH-CALORY F RUIT,SAP THAT HARDENS INTO JEWELS PA ■110 DATA AN INSECT WHOSE BITE CURES CANC
ER
DEST METEORITE EVER FOUND
KO
■111
DATA A MILE-THICK LAYER OF DUST
GEYSER,CHOKED TO DEATH ON FLYING ASH
HI
•146 DATA A GLASS-SMOOTH SURFACE COVERED WITH THE WRECKS OF OLD STARSHIPS
■113 DATA WAS
•147 DATA SANK INTO THE SURFACE AND VANIS
PATCH OF EUPHORIA-CAUSING DUST DB •114 DATA A NEW SPECIES OF OXYGEN-MAKING MICROBE,DIAMONDS EXCRETED BY DUSTWORMS EG ■116 DATA A SURFACE ENTIRELY ENCRUSTED WI TH DAZZLING CRYSTALS MM
HED,WAS SUCKED INTO A TINY BLACK HOLE
TIME
TRAVEL
■118 DATA WENT MAD FROM THE PATTERNS OF L IGHT ■119 DATA CRYSTALS THAT HOLD MEGABYTES OF MEMORY •120 DATA LIVING CRYSTALS THAT PAINT WITH PURE LIGHT,HUGE EMERALDS •121 DATA THE HIGHLY RADIOACTIVE HUSK OF A WORLD THAT DIED IN NUCLEAR WAR •122 DATA DIED OF RADIATION POISONING,WAS KILLED BY A MUTATED VIRUS ■123 DATA TRIGGERED AN ANCIENT LANDMINE,A SCULPTURE OF INEFFABLE BEAUTY •124 DATA THE HISTORY OF A LOST CIVILIZAT ION,A MUTATED SPECIES OF SENTIENT RAT •126 DATA THE DUSTY RUINS OF A SPECIES TH AT LEFT TO VOYAGE AMONG THE STARS •127 DATA ATE A FRUIT THAT CAUSED FATAL D YSENTERY.WAS KILLED BY A CRAZED ROBOT
•198 REM ** WORLDS POPULATED BY HUMANS
AN
JK
•203 DATA GOT FLEAS THAT CARRIED A DEADLY DISEASE OB
KC
PO El KF HM
•204 DATA IVORY,PELTS,ANTHROPOLOGICAL DAT GN
A
PN
FJ
•206 DATA A FARMING VILLAGE WHOSE PEOPLE SCRATCH THE SOIL WITH STONE TOOLS
ME
■207 DATA GOT ROMANTICALLY INVOLVED AND W AS KILLEDBY A FURIOUS FATHER PI
El ON
0 GD
•132 DATA WAS PULLED INTO THE SEA BY A HU GE SQUID,DRANK THE WATER AND DIED GO •133 DATA WAS COVERED BY A HIDEOUS ALGAE AND DRIEDUP IN MOMENTS EB ■134 DATA SWIMMING OYSTERS WITH GIANT PEA RLS,IVORY TUSKS FROM DEAD NARWHALS EK ■135 DATA A SPECIES OF GRAIN THAT GROWS I
WATER
OJ
JN
CN
•129 DATA THE SECRET OF INSTANT MATTER TR ANSFER,A GALLERY OF PRICELESS PAINTINGS FJ
N SALT
,A RADIATION-SUPPRESSION FIELD
AC
•199 FOR 1=0 TO 9:READ A$,B$,C$,D$,E$,F$, G$:PRINT#2,A$X$B$X$C$X$D$X$E$X$F$X$G$ •200 PRINT I,A$:NEXT •201 DATA A TRIBE OF PRIMITIVE HUNTERS AN D FRUIT- GATHERERS •202 DATA WANDERED OFF AND WAS EATEN,OFFE NDED THE CHIEF AND WAS KILLED
•128 DATA FELL INTO A DISINTEGRATOR UNIT,
■131 DATA A VAST OCEAN WITHOUT A SPECK F LAND
MN
•149 DATA SMALL SINGULARITIES THAT ALLOW •150 DATA GOLD FROM AN ANCIENT CARGO SHIP
A MATTER-DESTROYING DISINTEGRATOR
DI
•148 DATA GREW SMALLER AND SMALLER—AND F INALLY DISAPPEARED KB
■117 DATA FELL AND WAS CUT TO RIBBONS,WAS CRUSTED OVER WITH CRYSTALS LO IK
GN
•144 DATA A POOL OF SELF-REPLICATING PROT EINS—THEBEGINNINGS OF LIFE! GP
■112 DATA SANK INTO THE DUST AND DISAPPEA RED,CHOKED TO DEATH IN THE WIND HP EATEN BY A HUGE DUSTWORM,A
FF
■143 DATA A RIVER OF PURE PLATINUM,THE OL
AM
•208 DATA GOT IN A QUARREL AND WAS MASHED WITH A STONE AX,CAUGHT A POX AND DIED •209 DATA A DOMESTICATED FLYING LIZARD,PR IMITIVE BUT LOVELY POTS,OPALS •211 DATA A BRONZE-USING CIVILIZATION THA T BUILDS HUGE STONE MONUMENTS •212 DATA WAS SACRIFICED TO A RAIN GOD,WA S CRUSHED UNDER A BLOCK OF STONE •213 DATA INSULTED A PRIEST AND WAS POISO NED,MAGNIFICENT STONE SCULPTURES
GG
JA AC
IK NC El
•214 DATA A SOFT AND BEAUTIFUL METAL ALLO Y,GILT DAGGERS OF CUNNING ARTIFICE
CP
•216 DATA A COASTAL VILLAGE OF SEA-FARING TRADERS
BD
-217 DATA WAS CARRIED OFF INTO SLAVERY,WA S THROWN OVERBOARD MJ
•136 DATA A SURFACE RAVAGED BY VIOLENT ST ORMS AND SMOTHERING BLIZZARDS FN
•218 DATA WAS CAUGHT 'BORROWING' A JEWEL
•137 DATA WAS CARRIED OFF BY THE WIND,WAS BURIED IN A SNOWDRIFT MF
•219 DATA A SNAKE WHOSE VENOM IS SUBTLE A ND STRONG,A SPECIES OF SUCCULENT FISH LE
•138 DATA WAS GROUND TO POWDER IN A SANDS TORM,THE LOG OF THE LOST SHIP ENTERPRISE DB
•220 DATA BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED HARPOONS
•139 DATA A TREE WITH WOOD TOUGHER THAN S TEEL,A PLANT THAT SYNTHESIZES HYDROGEN NA
■221 DATA A PEOPLE WHO DWELL IN A VAST NE TWORK OF CAVERNS AND BURROWS HL •222 DATA WAS BURIED IN THE COLLAPSE OF A TUNNEL,ATE A POISONOUS MUSHROOM DG •223 DATA GOT LOST FOREVER IN A LABYRINTH
•141
DATA A YOUNG PLANET WITH CONSTANT VO
LCANOES
AND EARTHQUAKES
•142 DATA WAS CAUGHT IN LAVA,FELL INTO A
136
AHOY!
GO
AND WAS
TORTURED TO DEATH
AND FISH KNIVES
LO
PN
,AN EXQUISITELY FLAVORFUL MOLD AD •224 DATA A BRIGHTLY LUMINOUS FISH,THE LA RGEST EMERALDS EVER FOUND KH
•303 DATA TOOK A SAMPLE OF CORAL THAT TUR
•226 DATA A HUGE CITY HOUSED IN A SINGLE
•304 DATA EXQUISITE BANSAI CORAL,PET SEAW
MILE-HIGHBUILDING
10
•227 DATA FELL (OR WAS PUSHED) FROM A BAL CONY,ARGUED WITH A COP AND WAS SHOT
JD
S HYPNOTIZED AND LURED INTO OPEN JAWS NED OUT
NA
TO BE SACRED
FC
EED THAT DOES TRICKS,SEABOTTOM SALMON
AM
•305 DATA CREATURES OF PURE MIND THAT DWE LL BY POOLS AND STREAMS NH
■228 DATA WAS RUN OVER BY A CORRIDOR-TAXI .HIGH-POWERED ROLLER SKATES NJ
•306 DATA DIED TRYING TO SEPARATE BODY FR
•229 DATA AN APHRODISIAC THAT WORKS,A PIV
•307 DATA WENT MAD FROM DREDGED-UP MEMORI
OTAL NEW BOOK ON PSYCHOLOGY
HA
•231 DATA A PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE TOPS 0 F HUGE
DECIDUOUS TREES
OM MIND,BECAME DEPRESSED AND CATATONIC
ES OF
PAST CRIMES
AB
HD
•308 DATA PROOF OF UNPROVABLE MATHEMATICA 00
L
PROPOSITIONS
LF
•232 DATA STUMBLED ON A HIGH BRANCH,WAS E ATEN BY A CARNIVOROUS SLOTH LK
•309 DATA THE SECRET OF FOLDED SPACE,A CO
•233 DATA WAS KIDNAPPED AND VIVISECTED,TH E SEEDS OF A SPECIES OF SENTIENT TREE GC
•310 DATA MONKEYISH TREE-DWELLERS THAT LI VE ONLY TO SING IN THE TREETOPS FA
•234 DATA A MOSS THAT SYNTHESIZES HELIUM-AND FLOATS El •235 DATA AN ALGAE THAT SERVES AS A FAST AND POWERFUL COMPUTER OJ •236 DATA A WHOLE TOWN LIVING IN A HUGE B
•311 DATA DIDN'T WEAR EARPLUGS AND WAS EN
ASKET
SLUNG UNDER A VAST BALLOON
HP
•237 DATA LIT A MATCH AND WAS IMMEDIATELY
PUSHED OFF,WAS CARRIED OFF BY A ROC ON •238 DATA WAS EATEN BY ONE OF THE HUGE CA RNIVORES ON THE SURFACE AI •239 DATA 0 USABLE •240 DATA ALLOW
A PLANT THAT TURNS SUNLIGHT INT HEAT,A DOMESTICATED BAT IP CLEVERLY ENGINEERED WINGS THAT HUMANS TO FLY CG
•241 DATA A FAMILY OF DRAGON BREEDERS WHO WAGER ONTHE VICIOUS WYRMFIGHTS OK
•242 DATA CAUGHT A DRAGON'S EYE AND BECAM E LUNCH,WAS KILLED OVER A WYRMFIGHT BET
•243 DATA WAS FORCED TO MARRY A LOCAL AND STAY ON THIS WORLD
KG 01
•244 DATA DRAGONS1 EGGS,HALLUCINOGENIC DR AGONS' DUNG OF
MPLETE
MAP OF THE UNIVERSE
PC
RAPTURED BY SONG—FORGETTING TO BREATHE
GG
•312 DATA TRIED TO SING A DUET AND WAS PE LTED TO DEATH WITH FRUIT JL •313 DATA ATE A TREE SLUG THAT REGENERATE D 1000 TIMES INTERNALLY FK
•314 DATA RECORDINGS OF SONGS,AN ADVENTUR OUS YOUNGSINGER OF SURPASSING TALENT AP
•315 DATA AN 'UNSONG BIRD' THAT GENERATES A FIELD OF SILENCE WHEREVER IT GOES
KI
■316 DATA ON A PLANET OF DINOSAURS—A RAC E OF WISEBIRDS THAT NEVER LAND AI •317 DATA WAS STEPPED ON BY A BRONTOSAURU S,FELL INTO A BOG AND BECAME A FOSSIL MG •318 DATA TRIED TO STEAL AN EGG AND WAS P ICKED UP AND DROPPED JJ •319 DATA MIDGET HADRODONS THAT MAKE GREA AN T PETS,PERFUME-EMITTING DRAGONFLIES •320 DATA XENOLOGICALLY FASCINATING FILMS OF MID- AIR REPRODUCTION IE •321 DATA CREATURES THAT LIVE BY CREATING ILLUSIONIN THE MINDS OF THEIR PREY KP
•245 DATA A SMALL DRAGON PARASITE THAT CA USES LOSTLIMBS TO REGENERATE MN •246 DATA A TRIBE OF HORSEMEN WHO TEND VA ST HERDS OF WOOLLY MAMMOTHS AO
•322 DATA TRIED TO CROSS AN IMAGINARY BRI DGE.WAS CAUGHT CHEATING AT POKER KO
•247 DATA WAS TRAMPLED IN A STAMPEDE,ANNO
'323 DATA DID MAGIC TRICKS THE ALIENS COU
LDN'T DO AND WAS TAKEN PRISONER
GK
EB
•324 DATA PERMANENT ILLUSIONS TIED TO SMA LL JEWELS,A FAST-GROWING LEGUME EM
•248 DATA STOOD TOO NEAR A FLATULENT MAMM OTH AND SUFFOCATED OF
•325 DATA A FERRET THAT IS INVARIABLY DRA WN TO HIGH INTELLIGENCE DH
•249 DATA MAMMOTH IVORY,CHEESE MADE FROM
•326 DATA A RACE OF SHAPECHANGERS WHO HAV E FORGOTTEN THEIR 'REAL' SHAPE CP
YED A NATIVE WITH A BLOWGUN
MAMMOTH MILK
HG
•250 DATA "A BREED OF SMALL, TOUGH, FAST, AND[6" "JALMOST SENTIENT HORSES" FK •298 REM ** WORLDS POPULATED BY ALIENS PD •299 FOR 1=0 TO 9:READ A$,B$,C$,D$,E$,F$, G$:PRINT#2,A$X$B$X$C$X$D$X$E$X$F$X$G$ PO •300 PRINT I,A$:NEXT El •301 DATA A RACE OF SENTIENT SQUIDS THAT TEND GARDENS UNDER THE SEA MA •302 DATA BROKE AN AIRHOSE AND DROWNED,WA
•327 DATA WAS SHOT BY A GYPSY WHO THOUGHT IT WAS AN IMPOSTOR,GOT A FATAL ILLNESS CA ■328 DATA WENT HUNTING AND BAGGED THE WRO NG PREY,A NET-SPINNING TREE PN ■329 DATA SHAPE-CHANGING PROTOPLASM,OZONE -EMITTING AIRBORNE SLIME
AA 330 DATA CLUMSY GRASS-EATING BEHEMOTHS I NFESTED BY SENTIENT BLOODSUCKERS DF 331 DATA WAS TAKEN OVER BY A SUCKER,WAS AHOY!
137
TRAMPLED BY AN ANGRY HERD
HP
•332 DATA SAID SOMETHING SLANDEROUS ABOUT THE SUCKERS,SWEET-SMELLING DUNG CM •333 DATA AN INTELLIGENCE-ENHANCING DISTI LLATION OF SUCKER HORMONES IA
•334 DATA A SUCKER-EATING BAT HD •335 DATA TREES THAT GROW CLONES OF ANY C REATURE
AS THEIR FRUIT
AI
•336 DATA WAS DEVOURED AND CLONED 500 TIM ES TO FORM A VILLAGE DA •337 DATA CLIMBED A HUNGRY TREE,CHOPPED D
OWN THE CHIEF'S DAUGHTER FOR
FIREWOOD
GD
•338 DATA A SEEDLING OF A TREE THAT COULD THE DEAD HH CLONE •339 DATA A FIBROUS PLANT WITH STEEL-LIKE
THREADS,A FIRE-BREATHING MOUSE •340 DATA A RACE OF CATS THAT KEEP DOGS A ND MICE AS SLAVES—WHILE RATS REBEL •341 DATA WAS LOBOTOMIZED AND TRAINED TO FETCH FORTHE KING OF CATS ■342 DATA TRIED TO PET A DOG-SOLDIER,WAS CARRIED OFF IN THE NIGHT BY A RAT PACK
CJ
•14 SYS 38046:POKE 648,140:PRINT VV$(23)B B$BB$"[13" "]"; MA •15 GOSUB 260:POKE 33767,32 LH •16 FOR 1=0 TO 63:POKE 35840+1,0:NEXT:POK E ES.31
CF
•39 REM READ JOYSTICK
DN
•40 JY=255-PEEK(56320):JB=JY AND 16 PP •41 JY=JY AND 15:IF JY=O AND JB=O THEN 40 OF •42 RETURN IM
•50 I«INT(RND(O)*I):RETURN BO •55 FOR 1=19 TO 23:PRINT VV$(I)"[40" "]"; -.NEXT
•64 PRINT VV$(23)BB$VV$(23)LEFT$(FF$,QF);
EF
•70 TM=TS:QS=QS-1:IF QS=O THEN PRINT VV$(
:RETURN
•343 DATA A DOG THAT CAN REPEAT HOURS OF CONVERSA-TION WORD FOR WORD MP •344 DATA MICE TRAINED AS HAIRDRESSERS,PL ANS FOR CATS TO TAKE OVER THE UNIVERSE ME •345 DATA ROBOTS THAT EVOLVED FROM AN ANC IENT STARSHIP SERVICE STATION MC
BH
•56 PRINT VV$(19);:RETURN CC •60 C4%=0:FM=FM-l:IF FM>0 THEN RETURN CA •62 FM=TS/2:QF=QF~1:IF QF=O THEN PRINT VV $(23)BB$;:RETURN DH
OP
AJ
HJ
•17 GOTO 100
CO
24)BB$;:RETURN EF •72 PRINT VV$(24)BB$VV$(24)LEFT$(SS$,QS); :RETURN CJ •90 POKE 53265,0:RETURN MO •95 POKE 53265,91:RETURN PH ■98 REM *** ACTION LOOP *** KJ •100 TM=TM-1:IF TM<1 THEN GOSUB 70:IF QS< 1 THEN 275 MI
•346 DATA WAS CAUGHT WITH A DATA-ERASING MAGNETIC DEVICE
GJ
EL
•347 DATA WAS MISTAKENLY LUBRICATED BY A REPAIRBOT,BEAT THE WRONG ROBOT AT CHESS
•105 IF C4%>0 THEN GOSUB 60:IF QF<1 THEN 270 •110 IF C4%>0 AND C5%>0 THEN GOSUB 200
LB
•120 C0%=0:C5%=0
DO
•130 IF SP%>0 THEN 280 •196 GOTO 100
HF CF
-348 DATA ORGANICALLY-GROWN POSITRONIC BR
AINS.A METAL-PRESERVING FUNGUS DF •349 DATA FLEA-SIZED SELF-REPLICATING REP AIRBOTS NB •990 CLOSE 2 •1000 END
NC IC GYPSY
•1 REM
•2 REM NETS' •3 REM P? TO
***
GYPSY
***
DI
FILES TGYPSY VIDEO1 AND 'GYPSY PLA MUST BE ON DISK! GJ USE 'VIDEO SETUP' AND 'PLANET SETU CREATE THESE FILES MF
•5 POKE 55,255:POKE 56,127:POKE 643,255:P OKE 644,127:CLR DN •6 REM (TYPING THIS PROGRAM IS EASIER IF YOU GOSUB 95 IN DIRECT MODE RIGHT AWAY) LB
•7 F$«" ":C0%==0:Cl%=0:C2%=0:C3%=0:C4%=0:C 5%=0:C6%=0:SP%=0
NO
•8 IF PEEK(37952)<>16 OR PEEK(37953)<>20 THEN 2000
MF
•9 DIM VV$(24) •10 GOSUB 700:GOSUB 2100
BI KG
•12 GOSUB 90:GOSUB 600:PRINT "[CLEAR]";:G OSUB 95:GOSUB 900:L=FRE(9) JB •13 PRINT VV$(23)"[RVS0FF][40" "]"; KH 138
AHOY!
BF
•200 I=C5%:C5%=0:C4%=0:J=I AND 10:K=I AND 20 KE •201 WP=1:IF I>2 THEN WP=2:IF I>4 THEN WP =3:IF I>8 THEN WP=4 HM •204 IF C0%>0 THEN 230 EM ■205 IF J>0 THEN 220
PK ■210 QF=QF+LV:IF QF>33 THEN QF=33 LN •215 PRINT VV$(23)LEFT$(FF$,QF);:RETURN NF •220 IF QS<17 THEN QS=QS+LV:IF QS>17 THEN QS=17 GH
•225 PRINT VV$(24)LEFT$(SS$,QS);:RETURN •230 ON WP GOTO 400,240,400,240:RETURN •240 IF RP(WP)>0 THEN 400 •245 PRINT VV$(23)BB$VV$(23)"[s Sj[s 0][s R][s R][s Y][c Z][c Z][s N][s O][SS][s S][s U][s R][s F][s A][s C][s E][SS][s F ][s 0][s R][SS][s L][s A][s N][s D][s I] [s N][s G]";:GOSUB 800
JB IL FJ
KL
•250 PRINT VV$(24)BB$VV$(24)"[RVS0N]PRESS BUTTON TO GO ON";:C0%=0 KO •255 IF C0%=0 THEN 255 •256 IF CO%=1 THEN CO%=O:GOTO 256 •260 PRINT VV$(23)BB$VV$(24)BB$;
•265 PRINT VV$(23)LEFT$(FF$,QF)VV$(24)LEF
GC JJ PH
T$(SS$,QS);:RETURN
MD
•410 POKE 53272,20:POKE 648,4
OM
IA
JL
■415 PRINT "[CLEAR][RVSOFF]";:GOSUB 95 •416 PRINT " YOU HAVE LANDED A GROUP OF G YPSIES ON" •417 PRINT " "MM$(0,2-RP(WP));:IF PN(WP)< 254 THEN PRINT " NAMED UNM$(PN(WP)) •418 PRINT VV$(2)" (IT IS "MM$(1,HB(WP))" )" •419 PRINT VV$(4)" YOUR FIRST REPORT TO T HE SHIP NOTES:" •420 PRINT "[RVS0N]"VV$(5)PM$(PD(WP),HB(W P))VV$(8)"[RVS0N][s Wj[s H][s A][s T][SS ][s W][s I][s L][s L][SS][s Y][s 0][s U] [SS][s D][s O][SS][s N][s 0][s W][c B][R VSOFF]"; •421 ON HB(WP) GOTO 500,500 -422 PRINT "[BLUE]"VV$(9)"[SS][SS][s L][s 0][s 0][s K][SS][s A][s R][s 0][s U][s
OB IE BP
s E][SS][s W][s H][s A][s T][SS][s W][s E][SS][s N][s E][s E][s D]"; KP •423 PRINT VV$(ll)"[SS][SS][s G][s E][s T ][SS][s B][s A][s C][s K][SS][s T][s 0][ SS][s T][s H][s E][SS][s S][s H][s I][s
-270 PRINT VV$(23)"[RVS0N][s O][s U][s T] [SS][s 0][s F][SSj[s F][s U][s E][s L][R VSOFF]";:FOR 1=0 TO 1999:NEXT:GOTO 280 JB -275 PRINT VV$(24)"[RVS0N][s 0][s U][s T] [SS][s 0][s F][SS][s A][s I][s R][RVSOFF ]";:FOR 1=0 TO 1999:NEXT
LO
•280 SP%=0:GOSUB 90:POKE ES,O:SYS 40768
CC •281 POKE 56578,PEEK(56578)0R3:POKE 56576 ,(PEEK(56576)AND 252)0R 3 MB
•282 POKE 53272,20:POKE 648,4:PRINT "[CLE AR]"; MC •283 GOSUB 95:PRINT " "GB$" HAS REMOVED Y OU AS PILOT.n:I=LEN(GL$):GOSUB 50 •284 PRINTtPRINT " WITH LUCK, "GN$(I)n CA N PILOT" •285 PRINT " THE FAMILY TO FORTUNE—AND S URVIVAL!"; •286 PRINT VV$(24)!t[RVSON][s P][s R][s E] [s S][s S][SS][s B][s U][s T][s T][s 0][ s N][SS][s T][s O][SS][s C][s 0][s N][s T][s I][s N][s U][s E][RVSOFF]M; •287 GOSUB 40:IF JB=O THEN 287 •295 GOTO 300 •300 PRINT 1I[CLEAR]llVV$(10)fl[6II[SS]"][s P ][s L][s A][s Y][SS][s A][s G][s A][s I] [s N][c B]1IVV$(12)n[6n[SS]1I][s Q][s U][s I][s T][c B][6tt[SS]tI]tI;
FL
JM
NG
•306 PRINT VV$(4)"[RVS0N]SURVIVING CREW [RVSOFF] "STR$(LEN(GL$))
•308 PRINT VV$(XV)RX$VV$(LV)"[RVSON][c Z] [RVSOFF]":XV=LV •309 GOSUB 40:IF JB>0 THEN 315 •310 IF(JY<>1)AND(JY<>2) THEN 309 •311 IF LV=10 THEN LV=12:G0T0 308 •312 LV=10:GOTO 308 •315 IF LV=12 THEN 370 •320 GL$=LEFT$(PZ$,33):PY$=LEFT$(PZ$,TN) •321 GB=INT(RND(0)*33):GB$=GN$(GB):I=GB:G
EL AJ
KH GP NB OG BN JB ID
OSUB 875:PV=0
CH
•330 GOSUB 700 •335 GOTO 12
CH PF
•370 PRINT VV$(24)"[RVSON]TILL NEXT TIME, GYPSY PILOT[RVSOFF]";:FOR 1=0 TO 1999:N EXT •379 REM ** REENABLE SHIFT/COMMODORE AND RUN-STOP/RESTORE
IM
FB PK
•380 POKE 657,0:P0KE 792,71:POKE 808,237 •390 SYS 65126 KI •400 QS=33:PRINT VV$(24)LEFT$(SS$,QS);:P0 KE ES,O:SYS 40768 EK
•401 VT(WP)=l:DG$=LEFT$(PZ$f3):TR$=LEFT$( PZ$,HT(WP)):FT=O
MN PL
CN
LH AL
N][s D]"VV$(10)"[SS][SS][s T][s A][s K][
P]"VV$(12)n[SS][SS][s R][s E][s S][s I][ s G][s N][SS][s A][s S][SS][s P][s I][s
•305 PRINT VV$(2)"[RVS0N]CARG0 VALUE[5" " ][RVSOFF][EP]"STR$(CV*10000) HC
•307 LV=10:XV=10:F0R 1=0 TO 599:NEXT
NE
HM
•405 POKE 56578,PEEK(56578)0R3:P0KE 56576 ,(PEEK(56576)AND 252)OR 3 MB
L][s 0][s T][c 7]";
FJ
•424 K=9:L=K •425 PRINT VV$(L)RX$VV$(K)RR$;:L=K •426 GOSUB 40:IF JB>0 THEN 431 •427 IF JY=1 THEN K=K-1:IF K<9 THEN K=12 ■428 IF JY=2 THEN K=K+1:IF K>12 THEN K=9 •429 IF K=L THEN 426 •430 GOTO 425 •431 PRINT VV$(L)RX$;:ON K-8 GOTO 432,435 ,480,470 •432 I=DL(WP):GOSUB 50:IF I<3 THEN 440
NM IP IC NH KF CM CN
MC CM
•433 I=EF(WP):GOSUB 50:IF I<3 AND LEN(TR$ )>0 THEN 450 AG •434 GOSUB 55:PRINT "[SS][s F][s 0][s U][
s N][s D][SS][s N][s 0][s T][s H][s I][s N][s G][SS][s W][s 0][s R][s T][s H][s W][s H][s I][s L][s E][SS]";:GOT0 424 HF
•435 IF FT>0 THEN GOSUB 55:PRINT "[SS][s G][s 0][s T][SS][s I][s T][c K][SS]";:CV =CV+FT:FT=O:GOTO 424 KP •436 I=DL(WP):GOSUB 50:IF I<3 THEN 440 CM •437 GOSUB 55:PRINT M[SS][s W][s H][s A][
s T][c M][s S][SS][s T][s O][SS][s T][s A][s K][s E][c B][SS]";:GOTO 424
•440 GOSUB 55:PRINT "[RVSON] PILOT!
DL
IT'S
AWFUL!
JP
■441 I=LEN(GL$):GOSUB 50:PRINT GN$(I)" JU
ST" OG 442 GOSUB 875:IF LEN(GL$)<5 THEN SP%=1:P RINT VV$(23)" TOO MANY LOST, PILOT!"; JA 443 PRINT AM$(PD(WP),HB(WP),ASC(LEFT$(DG $,1)),O)"[RVSOFF]"; PB AHOY!
139
•444 I=LEN(DG$):IF I<2 THEN 446 •445 DG$=RIGHT$(DG$,I-1):ON HB(WP) GOTO 5 07,507:GOTO 424 ■446 PRINT VV$(24)"[SS][s P][s R][s E][s S][s S][SS][s B][s U][s T][s T][s 0][s N ][SS][s T][s O][SS][s C][s 0][s N][s T][ s I][s N][s U][s E][SS]"; •447 GOSUB 40:IF JB=O THEN 447 •448 PRINT VV$(18)GN$(GB)!t ORDERS YOU: RE TURN TO THE SHIP!"; •449 GOTO 480 •450 GOSUB 55:PRINT "[RVSON][SS][s P][s I ][s L][s 0][s T][c K][SS][SS][s L][s 0][ s 0][s K][SS][s W][s H][s A][s T][SS][s W][s E][SS][s F][s 0][s U][s N][s D][c K
][SS][SS]I!
•451 PRINT AM$(PD(WP),HB(WP),ASC(LEFT$(TR $,1)),1)"[RVSOFF]"; •452 I=10':G0SUB 50:FT=l+(I*LV):I=12-DL(WP ):IF I<1 THEN 454 •453 GOSUB 50:FT=FT-I •454 IF FT=O THEN FT-1
CK HP
LG GK HD CI
GA PB DK DP DP
•455 I=LEN(TR$):IF 1=1 THEN TR$="":GOTO 4 57 •456 •457 •470 •480 •481
MM
TR$=RIGHT$(TR$,I-1) ON HB(WP) GOTO 507,507:GOTO 424 SP%=1:GOSUB 90:GOTO 490 GOSUB 55 PRJNT "[RVSON][s S][s U][s R][s V][s
MB HO FF PK
FOR 1=0 TO 599:NEXT GOSUB 40:IF JB=O THEN 484 GOSUB 800 IF(PEEK(52)-PEEK(50))<4 THEN L=FRE(9
MF IB CI AO
•495 GOSUB 600:SYS 38046:POKE 648,140:P0K E ES.31 AE •496 RETURN IM •500 PRINT "[BLUE]"VV$(9)"[SS][SS][s L][s
0][s 0][s K][SS][s A][s R][s 0][s U][s N][s D]fIVV$(10)"[SS][SS][s A][s S][s K][ SS][s Q][s U][s E][s S][s T][s I][s 0][s N][s S]"j GK •501 PRINT VV$(ll)tt[SS][SS][s P][s U][s T ][SS][s 0][s N][SS][s A][SS][s S][s H][s 0][s W]nVV$(12)n[SS3[SS][s 0][s F][s F] [s E][s R][SS][s T][s O][SS][s T][s I][s N][s K][s E][s R]n; MI •502 PRINT VV$(13)"[SS][SS][s D][s I][s C ][s K][s E][s R][SS][s W][s I][s T][s H] [SS][s T][s H][s E][SS][s L][s 0][s C][s 140
AHOY!
•507 K=9:L=K
NM
•508 •509 •510 •511
IP IB NK KA
PRINT VV$(L)RX$VV$(K)RR$;:L=K GOSUB 40:IF JB>0 THEN 515 IF JY=1 THEN K«K-1:IF K<9 THEN K=17 IF JY=2 THEN K=K+1:IF K>17 THEN K=9
•512 IF K=L THEN 509 •513 GOTO 508
•515 PRINT VV$(L)RX$;:ON K-8 GOTO 520,530 ,540,550,560,570,580,480,470 •520 I=DL(WP):GOSUB 50:IF I<3 THEN 440 •521 I-EF(WP):GOSUB 50:IF I<3 AND LEN(TR$ )>0 T4EN 450 •522 GOSUB 55:PRINT M[SS][s F][s 0][s U][ s N][s D][SS][s N][s 0][s T][s H][s I][s N][s G][SS][s W][s 0][s R][s T][s H][s W][s H][s I][s L][s E][SS]";:GOTO 507
DA DB
HJ CM AG
HF
•529 GOTO 507
I][s V][s I][s N][s G][SS][s C][s R][s E][s W][SS][SS]MLEN(GL$)VV$(20)"[s C][s A][s R][s G][s O][SS][s V][s A][s L][s U ][s E][4"[SS]"][c -]"CV*10000 DI •482 PRINT VV$(24)"[RVS0N][SS][s P][s R][ s E][s S][s S][SS][s B][s U][s T][s T][s 0][s N][SS][s T][s O][SS][s C][s 0][s N ][s T][s I][s N][s U][s E][SS][RVSOFF]"; PI •483 •484 •490 •491 )
A][s L][s S]nVV$(14)"[SS][SS][s A][s S] [s K][SS][s F][s 0][s R][SS][s H][s E][s L][s P]"; NL •503 PRINT VV$(15)"[SS][SS][s T][s A][s K ][s E][SS][s W][s H][s A][s T][SS][s W][ s E][SS][s N][s E][s E][s D]"VV$(16)M[SS ][SS][s G][s E][s T][SS][s B][s A][s C][ s K][SS][s T][s O][SS][s T][s H][s E][SS ][s S][s H][s I][s P]M; AL •504 PRINT VV$(17)"[SS][SS][s R][s E][s S ][s I][s G][s N][SS][s A][s S][SS][s P][ s I][s L][s 0][s T][c 7]"; ED
CO •530 IF HB(WP)<>1 THEN 532 AB •531 IF DL(WP)<5 THEN DL(WP)=3:G0SUB 55:P
RINT "[c I][s G][s O][SS][s A][s W][s A] [s Y][c I]";:GOTO 507 DJ
•532 IF DL(WP)>7 AND LEN(TR$)>0 THEN 450 •533 GOSUB 55:IF HB(WP)=1 THEN PRINT "[c
DN
I][s S][s 0][s R][s R][s Y][c Z][c Z][s C][s A][s N][c M][s T][SS][s H][s E][s L ][s P][SS][s Y][s 0][s U][c I]";:GOTO 50 7
EJ
•534 PRINT "[c I][s N][s O][SS][s S][s P] [s E][s A][s K][SS][s G][s A][s L][s A][ s C][s T][s I][s C][SS][s L][s A][s N][s G][s U][s A][s G][s E][SS][s S][s O][SS ][s S][s 0][s R][s R][s Y][c I]";:GOT0 5 07
IB
•540 IF DL(WP)<7 THEN DL(WP)=DL(WP)+1:GOT 0 542 AN •541 GOSUB 55:PRINT "[SS][s T][s H][s E][ SS][s Y][s 0][s K][s E][s L][s S][SS][s D][s 0][s N][c M][s T][SS][s A][s P][s P ][s R][s E][s C][s I][s A][s T][s E][SS]
[s A][s R][s T]{SS]";:G0TO 507 IH •542 GOSUB 55:PRINT "[SS][s H][s E][s A][ s R][SS][s T][s H][s E][SS][s A][s P][s P][s L][s A][s U][s S][s E][c B][SS][SS] [s T][s H][s E][s Y][SS][s L][s 0][s V][ s E][SS][s U][s S][c K][SS]";:GOTO 507 BH •550 IF HB(WP)=1 THEN I=DL(WP):GOSUB 50:1
F I<3 THEN DL(WP)=DL(WP)+1:GOTO 552 •551 GOSUB 55:PRINT "[SS][s T][s H][s E][ s Y][c M][s V][s E][SS][s G][s O][s T][S S][s N][s O][s T][s H][s I][s N][s G][SS ][s F][s O][s R][SS][s U][s S][SS][s T][ s O][SS][s F][s I][s X][SS]";:GOTO 507 •552 GOSUB 55:PRINT "[SS][s T][s H][s E][ s Y][SS][s L][s I][s K][s E][s D][SS][s 0][s U][s R][SS][s W][s 0][s R][s K][c D ][SS][s P][s I][s L][s 0][s T][SS]n; ■553 IF EF(WP)>4 THEN EF(WP)=EF(WP)-1 •554 GOTO 507 •560 IF FTOO THEN 563 •561 IF (DL(WP)>6)AND(EF(WP)<10)AND LEN(T
FC
MN
DI HC CO PK
s D][s E][s A][s L][s S][SS][s W][s I][s T][s H][SS][s G][s Y][s P][s S][s I][s E][s S][c K][c I]";:G0T0 507 OL
FO
•564 GOSUB 55:PRINT "[SS][s G][s 0][s T][ SS][s I][s T][c K][SS]";:CV=CV+FT:FT=O:G OTO 507 CF •565 GOSUB 55:PRINT n[RVSON][SS][s A][s L
][s L][SS][s R][s I][s G][s H][s T][c D] [SS][s G][s Y][s P][s S][s I][s E][s S][ c S][SS][SS][s Y][s 0][s U][SS][s W][s A ][s N][s T][SS][s T][s O][SS][s B][s U][
•567 GOTO 452 CP •570 IF HB(WP)=1 THEN 573 FC •571 DL(WP)=DL(WP)+1:IF EF(WP)>6 THEN EF( WP)=EF(WP)-1 LL
•572 GOSUB 55:PRINT "[c I][s W][s E][c M] [s L][s L][SS][s D][s O][SS][s W][s H][s A][s T][SS][s W][s E][SS][s C][s A][s N ][c Z][c Z][s K][s E][s E][s P][SS][s L] [s 0][s 0][s K][s I][s N][s G][c I]";:GO BA HB
•574 GOSUB 55:PRINT fI[c I][s J][s U][s S] [s T][SS][s W][s H][s A][s T][SS][s W][s E][SS][s N][s E][s E][s D][c Z][c Z][s G][s Y][s P][s S][s Y][SS][s B][s E][s G ][s G][s A][s R][s S][c K][c I]";:G0TO 5 07 AH •575 IF EF(WP)>4 THEN EF(WP)=EF(WP)-1:GOT 0 572 AL •576 GOSUB 55:PRINT "[c I][s T][s H][s E] [s R][s E][c M][s S][SS][s N][s 0][s T][ s H][s I][s N][s G][SS][s W][s E][SS][s C][s A][s N][SS][s D][s 0][c Z][c Z][s S
][s 0][s R][s R][s Y][SS][c I]";:G0TO 50
GF
•583 IF DL(WP)<8 THEN 440 DN •584 DL(VP)=DL(WP)-3:I=DL(WP):G0SUB 50:IF I<3 THEN 440 MO
•585 PRINT "[c I][s W][s E][SS][s D][s 0]
[s N][c M][s T][SS][s L][s I][s K][s E][ SS][s Y][s 0][s U][c D][SS][s T][s H][s I][s E][s V][s I][s N][s G][SS][s G][s Y ][s P][s S][s I][s E][s S][c K][c I]":GO TO 507
DJ
•586 IF DL(WP)<8 THEN 440 DN •587 DL(WP)=DL(WP)-3:I=DL(WP):GOSUB 50:IF I<3 THEN 440 MO •589 GOTO 507 CO •600 VB=32768:POKE 56578,PEEK(56578)0R3:P OKE 56576,(PEEK(56576)AND 252)0R 1 CN
•602 SB=O:POKE 53272,(SB*16)+4:SB=VB+1024 *SB MO
•604 BB=SB/256:POKE 648,BB
AK
•611 REM ** SPRITE COLOR TABLE LA •612 CT(0)=53287:F0R 1=1 TO 7:CT(I)=CT(I1)+1:NEXT AN
s Y][SS]!I DG •566 PRINT M[RVSON]"AM$(PD(WP),HB(WP),ASC (LEFT$(TR$,l)),l)"[SS][c B][RVSOFF]ff; IH
TO 507 •573 IF DL(WP)>7 THEN 575
s T][c M][s S][SS][s T][s 0][SS][s T][s A][s K][s E][c B][SS]":DL(WP)=DL(WP)-2:G
OTO 585
R$)>0 THEN 565 ' 00 •562 GOSUB 55:PRINT "[c I][s N][s O][SS][
•563 IF DL(WP)<4 THEN 562
G][s 0][s T][SS][s I][s T][c K][SS]":CV =CV+FT:FT=O:GOTO 583 FB •581 I=DL(WP):GOSUB 50:IF I<3 THEN 440 CM •582 GOSUB 55:PRINT "[SS][s W][s H][s A][
7 OE •579 GOTO 507 CO •580 IF FTOO THEN GOSUB 55:PRINT "[SS][s
•613 HH(0)=53248:VV(0)=53249:FOR 1=1 TO 7 :HH(I)=HH(0)+I*2:VV(I)=VV(0)+I*2:NEXT OM •618 HR=53264 FB •620 ES=53269 FE •622 POKE 53271,0 PC •624 POKE 53277,0 PI •626 POKE 53275,0 AG •628 POKE 53276,30 DB •630 POKE 53285,15:P0KE 53286,7 FK •635 FOR 1=0 TO 7:BC(I)=255-BS(I):NEXT LB •638 REM *** INITIALIZE VALUES *** DK •640 PRINT "[c 7]"; KM •642 POKE 53281,0 AF •644 POKE 53280,0
AE
•646 POKE CT(0),7:P0KE CT(1),5:POKE CT(2) ,2:P0KE CT(3),6:P0KE CT(4),12 •659 REM *** ML TABLE SETUP *** •661 POKE 37920,4:POKE 37921,4 •663 POKE 37922,1 ■665 POKE 37923,0 •667 POKE 37924,1:POKE 37925,1 •669 POKE 37936,1 •671 POKE 37940,1 •673 POKE 37941,0 •674 REM ** GO-SPEED TIMER (NUMBER OF SPR ITE 0 MOVES PER INTERRUPT [1=SLOWEST]) •675 POKE 37926,3:P0KE 37928,3 •677 POKE 37927,O:POKE 37935,0:POKE 37943 ,0
EE CA CB PO PA FL AJ PO PA MH GI MA
•679 POKE 53282,1:POKE 53283,7:POKE 53284 AHOY!
141
,9
GD
•690 REM
JD
•693 REM *** SAFETY PROCEDURES ***
CM
-694 PORE 657,128:REM DISABLE SHIFT/COMMO DORE CHARACTER SET SWITCH
OA
•695 POKE 808,234:POKE 792,193:REM DISABL
E STOP AND STOP/RESTORE
JJ
•696 RETURN
IM •699 REM *** INTRO SCREEN *** PN •700 POKE 53281fO:POKE 53280,4:POKE 53265 ,PEEK(53265)OR 64:PRINT "[c 7][CLEAR]"; CL
•701 POKE 53282,7:POKE 53283,9:POKE 53284 ,1 ML •705 PRINT "[H0ME][D0WN][D0WN]"TAB(14)n[R VSON][s G][s Y][s P][s S][s Y][SS][SS][s P][s I][s L][s 0][s T][RVSOFF]n:PRINT:P RINT FH
•710 PRINT "[4" "]YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO PILOT THE" PL •711 PRINT "FAMILY'S STARSHIP IN SEARCH 0 F WORLDS -712 PRINT "WHERE WE CAN TRADE, OWS, AND"
HE
PUT ON SH
LC
•713 PRINT "PERHAPS FIND SOME SPECTACULAR TREASURE,":PRINT MF •714 PRINT "[4" "]MOST IMPORTANT, THOUGH, IS TO KEEP
ID
•715 PRINT "THE FAMILY SAFE. THERE ARE D ANGERS OUT" ME •716 PRINT "AMONG THE STARS. AND YOU MUS T ANSWER" 00 •717 PRINT "FOR ANY LIVES THAT ARE LOST." :PRINT:PRINT
•720 PRINT "[RVSON][4" "]H0W DANGEROUS A VOYAGE DO YOU DARE ATTEMPT?" •721 PRINT "[5"[SS]"][s V][s E][s R][s Y] [SS][s D][s Aj[s N][s G][s E][s R][s 0][ s U][s S][4"[SS]"]" •722 PRINT "[5"[SS3"][s B][s 0][s L][s D] [SS][s B][s U][s T][SS][s N][s 0][s T][S S][s C][s R][s A][s Z][s Y]M ■723 PRINT "[5"[SS]"][s P][s R][s E][s T] [s T][s Y][SS][s S][s A][s F][s E][7"[SS ]"]":PRINT:PRINT "(USE JOYSTICK IN PORT 2)"; •724 VV$(O)="[HOME]":FOR 1=1 TO 24:VV$(I) =VV$(I-1)+"[DOWN]":NEXT:RR$="[RVSON]=[RV S0FF]":RX$="[SS]":LV=18 •725 RR$="[RVSON]=[RVSOFF]":RX$="[SS]":LV =18:XV=LV
•761 PRINT "[RVSON] WHILE TO LOAD SUPPLIE
EP
•765 RETURN ■800 RP(WP)=O:J=O •805 IF(WP=2)0R(WP=4) THEN J=RND(0)*100 •807 IF J>88 THEN RP(WP)=1:IF J>96 THEN R P(WP)=2:PN(WP)=254:PD(WP)=1O •810 HB(WP)=INT(RND(0)*3):IF RP(WP)=2 AND HB(WP)=O THEN HB(WP)=1
S ABOARD THE SHIP."
JJ
LN
CL
PI HF
FA
■729 IF JY=2 THEN LV=LV+1:IF LV>20 THEN L V=18 IE 142
AHOY!
IL
EE
BO JF
HG JO FE
OL LD KB
BH IM MF PP
El KO
•811 DL(WP)=3+INT(6*RND(0))+LV-HB(WP):EF( WP)=6+INT(6*RND(0))-LV-HB(WP) FN
•728 IF JY=1 THEN LV=LV-1:IF LV<18 THEN L
•730 GOTO 726
JO
; EB ■751 GOSUB 40 PA ■760 PRINT "[CLEAR][RVSON] YOU CAN TAKE A NAP NOW—IT TAKES A[5" "]"; MF
MC
•726 PRINT VV$(XV)RX$VV$(LV)RR$;:XV=LV EF •727 JB=O:JY=O:GOSUB 40:IF JB>0 THEN LV=L V-17:G0T0 731 FG V=20
■731 PRINT "[CLEAR][RVSON][s L][s A][s S] [s T][SS][s M][s I][s N][s U][s T][s E][ SS][s I][s N][s S][s T][s R][s U][s C][s T][s I][s 0][s N][s S]fI •735 PRINT:PRINT "[3" "]THE SHIP'S COMPUT ER WILL LOCATE[7" "]PLANETS:":PRINT •736 PRINT "[3" "][RVSON][s G][s A][s S][ SS][s G][s I][s A][s N][s T][s S][3"[SS] "] FOR HYDROGEN FUEL[5" "]":PRINT •737 PRINT "[3" "][RVSON][s R][s 0][s C][ s K][s Y][SS][s P][s L][s A][s N][s E][s T][s S] FOR THE ELEMENTS THAT " •738 PRINT " [RVSON]SUPPORT LIFE—CARBON, OXYGEN, NITROGEN" •740 PRINT:PRINT "[3" "]YOUR JOB IS TO PI LOT THE SHIP INTO" •741 PRINT " STATIONARY ORBIT, SO IT FOLL OWS RIGHT" •742 PRINT " ALONG WITH THE PLANET. FUEL AND" •743 PRINT " SUPPLIES ARE TAKEN ABOARD BY MACHINES.":PRINT ■744 PRINT "[3" "]T0 VISIT A PLANET, PRES S THE BUTTON" •745 PRINT " WHILE IN STATIONARY ORBIT." ■750 PRINT VV$(24)"[s P][s R][s E][s S][s S][SS][s B][s U][s T][s T][s 0][s N][SS ][s T][s O][SS][s G][s O][SS][s 0][s N]"
CP
■812 ■820 ■822 ■825 ■830 ■835
HT(WP)=1+INT(3*RND(O)) IF RP(WP)=2 THEN RETURN PV=PV+1:IF PV>28 THEN SP%=1:GOTO 885 I=LEN(PX$(HB(WP))):IF I<1 THEN 810 J=INT(RND(O)*I)+1:GOSUB 860 PD(WP)=ASC(MID$(PX$(HB(WP)),J,1))
■840 IF I>2 THEN GOTO 855 ■845 IF 1=1 THEN PX$(HB(WP))="":RETURN
JO FJ CN BK ED PF JH LH
■850 PX$(HB(WP))=MID$(PX$(HB(WP)),XQ(J),1 ):RETURN
KD
-855 IF J=l THEN PX$(HB(WP))=RIGHT$(PX$(H B(WP)),I-1):RETURN CM '856 IF J=I THEN PX$(HB(WP))=LEFT$(PX$(HB (WP)),I-1):RETURN CP •857 PXS(HB(WP))=LEFT$(PX$(HB(WP)),J-1)+R
IGHT$(PX$(HB(WP)),I-(J+1)):RETURN
HH
•860 K=LEN(PY$):L=1+INT(RND(O)*K) IE -865 PN(WP)=ASC(MID$(PY$,L,1)) DP •868 IF L=l THEN PY$=RIGHT$(PY$,K-1):RETU RN
0A
•869 IF L=K THEN PY$=LEFT$(PY$,K-1):RETUR N PF
•870 PY$=LEFT$(PY$,L-1)+RIGHT$(PY$,K-(L+1 )):RETURN
•875 IF 1=0 THEN GL$=RIGHT$(GL$,LEN(GL$)1):RETURN •876 IF I=LEN(GL$)-1 THEN GL$=LEFT$(GL$,I -1):RETURN •880 GL$=LEFT$(GL$,I)+RIGHT$(GL$,LEN(GL$) -(I+1)):RETURN •885 PRINT VV$(23)"[SS][SS][s Y][s 0][s U ][SS][s L][s E][s D][SS][s U][s S][SS][s T][s O][SS][c R][c O][SS][s W][s 0][s R ][s L][s D][s S][c Z][c Z][s G][s 0][s 0 ][s D][SS][s W][s 0][s R][s K}[c K][3"[S S]"J"BB$;
EP KO GN LG
FE
•890 RETURN
IM •900 FOR 1=1 TO 4:P0KE HH(I),2O+INT(RND(9 )*220) 10 •901 POKE VV(I),5O+INT(RND(9)*19O):NEXT OC •902 POKE HR,0 IJ
•909 REM ** PUT STARS ON THE SCREEN
•910 PRINT "[CLEAR]";:FOR 1=0 TO 49:P0KE VB+INT(RND(9)*1024),46:NEXT
MF
EO
O,2),AM$(1O,2,2,1) CH •2120 TN=0:NM$(254)="[s A][s R][s T][s I] [s F][s I][s C][s I][s A][s L][SS][s S][ s A][s T][s E][s L][s L][s I][s T][s E]" AL 2130 INPUT#2,NM$(TN):IF NM$(TN)="[5"X"]" THEN 2145
CN
2140 TN=TN+1:GOTO 2130 GE 2145 PZ$="":FOR 1=0 TO 254:PZ$=PZ$+CHR$( I):NEXT:PY$=LEFT$(PZ$,TN):L=FRE(9) DP 2150 FOR 1=0 TO 1:FOR J=0 TO 2:INPUT#2,M M$(I,J):NEXT:NEXT OM 2160 FOR 1=0 TO 32:INPUT#2,GN$(I):NEXT:G L$=LEFT$(PZ$,33) 2161 PRINT n[CLEAR][RVS0N][D0WN][8"[SS]" ][s H][s E][s R][s E][SS][s I][s S][SS][ s T][s H][s E][SS][s G][s Y][s P][s S][s Y][SS][s F][s A][s M][s I][s L][s Y][8" [SS]"]" 2163 GB=INT(RND(0)*33):GB$=GN$(GB):I=GB: GOSUB 875 2164 PRINT "[BLUE]";:FOR 1=1 TO 32 STEP 2 2165 PRINT ,GN$(ASC(MID$(GL$,I,1))),GN$( ASC(MID$(GL$,I+1,1))):NEXT:PRINT "[c 7]" ;
NM
01 DD DG
LA
2166 A$="[SS][BLUE]"+GB$+"[c 7][SS][s I] [s S][SS][s H][s E][s A][s D][SS][s 0][s F][SS][s T][s H][s E][SS][s F][s A][s M L][s Y][c S]":L=INT((42-LEN(A$)
•915 FOR 1=0 TO 8:P0KE VB+INT(RND(9)*1024
HD
),42:NEXT •919 REM ** STARSHIP POSITION
IK LP
•2167 B$="[RVSON]":FOR 1=1 TO L:B$=B$+"[S S]":NEXT:A$=B$+A$:FOR I=LEN(A$) TO 42 GF
•920 POKE 53248,175:P0KE 53249,150 •921 REM ** STARSHIP DIRECTION
AE CN ED NL BD
•2168 A$=A$+"[SS]":NEXT:PRINT:PRINT A$
•922 POKE VB+1016,16 •929 REM ** SETUP STRINGS •931 BB$="[RVS0FF][32M "]"
•935 FF$="[RVS0N]FUEL[28" "j" FA •936 SS$="[RVSON][s S][s U][s P][s P][s L ][s I][s E][s S][24"[SS]'T EF •937 QF=33:QS=33 •938 FOR 1=0 TO 2:PX$(I)=LEFT$(PZ$,10):NE XT •939 REM ** LEVEL OF PLAY •940 TS=50:IF LV<3 THEN TS=20:IF LV<2 THE N TS»10
•941 TM=TS:FM=TS/2
KO OK CO
LI PH HN
•942 XQ(1)=2:XQ(2)=1 •944 PRINT VV$(23)" PAUSE A MOMENT FOR GA RBAGE DISPOSAL [3"."]"; IA
•945 FOR WP=1 TO 4:G0SUB 800:NEXT •946 CV=1 ■947 RETURN •1998 REM *** MACHINE LANGUAGE *** •1999 REM LOAD ML FILE •2000 LOAD "GYPSY VIDEO",8,1 •2100 OPEN 2,8,2,"GYPSY PLANETS" •2110 DIM NM$(254),GN$(33),MM$(1,2),PM$(1
PE IF IM OA HN JI KH
PH
•2169 PRINT " NOW THE COMPUTER WILL UPDAT E ITS STAR" KP •2170 PRINT " CHARTS—AND THEN WE'RE ON 0 UR WAY!"
JC
•2180 FOR 1=0 TO 2:F0R J=0 TO 9:INPUT#2,P M$(J,I) CH •2190 FOR K=0 TO 1:FOR L=0TO 2:INPUT#2,A M$(J,I,L,K):NEXT:NEXT:NEXT:NEXT FP
•2195 FOR 1=1 TO 2:READ PM$(10,I):F0R K-0 TO 1:FOR L=0 TO 2 •2196 READ AM$(10,I,L,K):NEXT:NEXT:NEXT
OD
•2200 CLOSE 2:RETURN
JP
JO
•2210 DATA A SPANKING NEW SPACE STATION W ITH A CREWOF LONELY HUMANS
KC
•2211 DATA GOT WAYLAID BY SEX-STARVED CRE W MEMBERS AND NOW REFUSES TO LEAVE AI •2212 DATA STUMBLED ON ILLEGAL DRUGS AND WAS SHOT,WAS CAUGHT SELLING HOOCH
CI
•2213 DATA AN URGENT MESSAGE OF AN ALIEN INVASION,VITAL DATA ABOUT THIS SYSTEM AK ■2214 DATA A THRILLING NOVEL THE CREW HAS WRITTEN IN THEIR ENDLESS SPARE TIME NM •2220 DATA AN ANCIENT ALIEN ORBITAL VESSE L WITH A CREW OF GIANT SPEECHLESS BEES BC
•2221 DATA WENT EXPLORING—FOUND THE QUEE AHOY!
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IIUIPflQTAMTI Lelters on white background are Bug Repellent line codes. Do not enter them! Pages 119 and 120 explain these codes
MVil Ufl I fill I ! and provide other essential information on entering Ahoy! programs. Refer to these pages before entering any programs!
N AND WAS STUNG TO DEATH CD ■2222 DATA TRIED TO BREATHE THE ALIEN AIR ,WAS KIDNAPPED AND USED FOR LARVA FOOD MH •2223 DATA A KIND OF HONEY THAT GIVES TEM PORARY TELEPATHIC ABILITIES HL
•2224 DATA A STRUCTURAL BEESWAX STRONGER THAN STEEL DD ■2225 DATA OBSERVATIONS OF THE BEES—INCL UDING THEIR MAGNIFICENT DANCING KM
SANTA'S BUSY DAY FROM PAGE 118 ■10 REM SANTA'S BUSY DAY
LI
■20 REM GEORGE TREPAL
BM
■30 REM 2650 ALTURAS ROAD 40 REM BARTOW, FL 33830 •50 PRINT"[CLEAR][6!t[D0WN]"]
IP
AN <E>ASY OR A <R>EGULAR" -55 PRINT" GAME?" -60 GETA$: IFA$<>"" THEN 60
AG
DO YOU WANT
OD IC OJ
•70 GETA$:IF A$="" THEN 70 •80 IF A$="E" THEN POKE 828,1 •90 C=896: CT=44: P0KE53280/J •100 READ D$: L=LEN(D$): PRINT n[CLEAR][l 1"[DOWN]"][WHITE]"SPC(8)"COUNTING DOWN T "; 0 ZERO
FM JC EN
•105 CT=CT-1: PRINT CT: POKE 53281,CT •110 FOR J=1TOL STEP2: M$=MID$(D$,J,2)
NB AJ
•120 H$=LEFT$(M$,1): L$=RIGHT$(M$,1) •130 H=ASC(H$)-48: IFH>10 THEN H=H-7 •140 L=ASC(L$)-48: IFLM0 THEN L=L-7 •150 P=H*16+L:IF P>255 THEN 200 •155 POKE C,P: C=C+1 •160 NEXT:G0T0100 •200 IF C<1000 THEN C=49152: GOTO 100 •210 SYS49160 •896 DATA 00150000AA8002AAA009555806AAA40 A596806FBE405EB94055554016A500159
FL HK FO EL LN MM GC KA
LG
49376 DATA 48038502A9068D20D08D21D020F2C 04C10C1A502A0009900D89900D99900DA99 49408 DATA 00DBC8D0F1A228A9OD9DCODBCADOF A60AD43038D4F128DCF1EA9208D76128D50 49440 DATA 128D801E8DA61EA90085FB8D3F03A 9FF85FDA91285FCA92385FEA000A20018A5 49472 DATA FD690185FDA5FE690085FEB1FB91F D18A5FD697885FDA5FE690085FEB1FB91FD 49504 DATA 18A5FD697885FDA5FE690085FEB1F B91FD38A5FDE9F085FDA5FEE90085FEE8E0 49536 DATA 03D0BBEE3F03AD3F03C928D01218A 5FD69F085FDA5FE690085FEA9008D3F0318 ■49568 DATA A5FB690185FBA5FC690085FCA5FCC 920D08AA5FBC900D084A9A08D4203A9FF8D ■49600 DATA 0FD4A9808D1BD4A2D2A000AD1BD4C 92730F9C99010F585FCAD1BD485FBB1FBCD
JI
EH LE 00 EF KM FM NP
•49632 DATA 4303F0E7AD420391FBCAD0DFAD420 3C953F00AA9538D4203A2024CCBC1A204A9 IL
•49664 DATA 3O9DC1O7CADOFA2OODC24C1DC2A22 OA95B9DC7O7CAD0FAA9O18D4F036OA9988D JF •49696 DATA 4403A9218D4503A9008D4603A90F8 D18D4A9018D1CD08D15D0A9B08D00D0A98C MB •49728 DATA 8D01D0A9028D27D0A90E8DF807A90 18D25D0A90A8D26D0AD00DC290F8D4003CE FM
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Continued from page 92 noteworthy features. One of these features is a technique
SEE PROGRAM LISTING ON PAGE 122
SKETCHER Program (Lines to be added to BLACKBOARD.S, page 122; see text of article!) 259
301 PRINT DOT A1
260
HIDSCRBEN
302
JMP
261 262 263
303 DOWN
JSR
LDA
IVMID
304
JMP
MOVKDN DOIT
STA
VPSN
264
LDA
KHMID
HPSN
STA LDA STA
HPSN
305 306 LEFT 307
LDX
265 266 267 268 269
LDY
HPSN+1
#>HHID
308
TXA
HPSN+1 PRINT
309
BNE
310
DEY
JSR
270
*
345 346 MOVEDN
LDX
VPSN
347
INX
348 349
sex
352
STX
DEX HPSN
353 354
STY
FIKST CHECK TRIGGER BUTTON
314
JHP
HPSN+1 DOIT
355 356
275
AND
CtAPKA #$10
276
BEQ
ST\Rf
EADJS
LDA
277
SOW READ JOYST
278 279
317 318
JSR
JMP
ISOF CI APRA
324 RIGHT
283
STA
JSV
325
284
PLA
LDA
281 282
PHA
285
SEC
286 2S7 288 289
SBC STA
290
BEQ
323
JSV
327 328 329 NOINC 330
TAX
291 292
R EADJS
331 332
RF.I.ADS-1.X
333 UPANDR
MODHEL+1
334
BNE
*
335 *
296
JII.1
297
■
293 299
* ROUTINES TO MOVE JOYSTICK
300
JP
READJS
LDX LDY INX
HPSN HPSN+1
389
RTS
390 •
392 • 393 PRINT
JSR
394
JSR
PLOT HPSN
396
LDA
397
PHA
398
LDA PHA
HPSN+1
401
LDA
HPSN
BNE
SKIP
DEC
HPSN+1
DEC
HPSN
JSR
CHECK PLOT
400 •
VPSN
361
BEQ
RAISE
362 363
CMP
IVHAX-1
BCS
LOWER
402 403 404 SKIP 405
JMP
HCHRCK
406
JSR
INC
VPSN
JMP
HCHECK
PLA
364
370
ICHECK
STX STY
HPSN
371
HPSN+1 DOIT
LDA
frVMAX-1
407 * 408 409
STA
VPSN
410
PLA
411
HPSN+1
OKLOW
372
DFB
UP-M0DR1
373
STA
HPSN
DFB
374
LDA
(0
412 413 • 414 RE1.ADS 415
STA RTS
HPSN
BIT BPL LDA
D0WN-M0DR1 NIL1-M0DR1
MOVEUP
375
STA
HPSN+1
RIGHT
376
RTS
NOINC
,OWER >
#1
416 417
10DR1
336 DNAHDB
JSK
HOVEDN
378
LDA
KHMAX-2
420
337
JMP
RIGHT
379
CMP
HPSN
380
LDA SBC
#>HMAX-2
421 422
HPSN+1
423
BCC
TOOHI
424
READJS
t
JSR
MOVEUP
338 •
339 • SUBROUTINES TO MOVE UP t 340 • 341 MOVEUP
LDX
342
DEX
VPSN
DOWN
)KLOW
381 382 383 384
STA
DFB DFB DFB
418 419
377
t
.JMP
CHECK
HEADJS
LDA
INY
JSR JMP
HPSN+1
MAKE SURE DOT ;heck
IAISE
3NE
MIMAX-2
STA
399
365 366 367 368 369
•
LDA
293 294 295
JMP
JMP
STA 10DREL
LEFT
*
326 JSV
HOVEDN
LDA
388
JMP
359
LEFT
#<HMAX-2 JiPSN
JSR
MORE SUBROUTIN1
358
MOVEUP
360
319 DNANDL
AND
280
JSR JHP
LDA STA
395 ■
357
♦
320 321 * 322 NIL2
WIT
385 TOOHI 386 387
391 • PRINT DOT ON SCREEN
"DOIT " SUBROLT
351
311 DECLSB 312 313 315 316 UPANDL
VPSN
RTS
350
DECLSB
*
274
STX RTS
VPSN
344
READ JOYSTICK
271
272 273
343
DOIT
*
DFB
DFB DFB
HPSN+1
LEFT-M0DR1
UPANDI.-M0DR1 DNANIIL-MODRI NIL2-M0DR1 RIGHT-M0DR1
DFB
UPANDR-M0DR1
DFB
DNANDR-M0DR1
*
RTS i
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FILE COMMUNICATION ON THE RS-232 INTERFACE
hy settle for less hen you can have Mo?
Mltey Mo turns your Commodore 64 Into a telecommunications giant. It's the best-performing modem with upload/download.
Mitey Mo is being hailed as "the best price/performance com munications package available!' Its software has received the endorse ment of the U.S. Commodore Users Group, which gives a money-back guarantee to members. It is truly the industry standard, and no wonder. It's the most user-friendly modem you can buy—it will take you online faster and easier than anything else. Mitey Mo opens up a world of practical and exciting uses for your
C-64. It lets you send and receive electronic mail, link up with commu nity bulletin boards, play computer games with people in distant places, tap into library resources, and
COMMODORE MTTTYMO
AUTOMODEM
Auto Dial/Answer
YES
YES
Auto Redial
YES
NO
Smart 64 Software
YES
NO
YES
NO
MODEM FEATUBES
Function Keys Programmable Upload/Download
YES
NO
VT-52/VT-100 Emulation
YES
NO
Menu Driven
YES
NO
28K Software Buffer
YES
NO
Easy-to-Use Manual
YES
NO
Bell 103 Compatible
YES
YES
Multiple Baud Rates
YES
YES
Cable Included
YES
YES
Single Switch Operation
YES
NO 90 days
Text & X-Modem
Warranty
3 years
Some mighty Interesting features ouxs and theirs. Yours to decide.
much more. All at your convenience.
numbers sequentially But suppose you dial
Until Mitey Mo, Commodore's 1650 Automodem was the obvious choice when you went looking
a number and find it's busy Mitey Mo has "auto redial"—it hangs up and redials immediately
for a modem for your computer. Like Mitey Mo, it has ''auto answer"—it receives data while unattended. And both modems are "auto dialers"— you dial right on jam
the computer's keyboard. But that's about where the simi larity ends. Mitey Mo can dial up to 9
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Mitey Mo has just one switch, the Smart 64 software does the rest.
With the other modem you'll have to remember to check three switches, otherwise you may be answering when you mean to be originating. Mitey Mo is half the size of the other modem. The very latest tech nology allows miniaturization and increased reliability, as well. Mitey
Mo is so reliable, we gave it a full three-year warranty The other
modem gives 90 days, then you're on your own.
Not only will you find Mitey Mo mighty useful, you'll find it mighty reasonably priced. When
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until it gets through. With the other modem you have to redial each time—and somebody with auto redialing can slip in ahead oi you. Mitey Mo is menu driven. It lists the things you can do on the screen. Select a number and you're on your way Since Auto modem isn't menu driven, you'll be hunting through the manual a lot. With Mitey Mo, your computer's function
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•Full help menu at the touch of a key,
•Open and close printer channels with a single key.
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•Print screen (screen dump to printer).
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