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"Finally an easy-to-use program that
really makes use of the great graphics capabilities of the Commodore 64."—run "Doodle! is a very good
"Doodle! is a good value with a wide- range ol
buy and an exceptional
features. It'll show you a
program to work wilh. The
capabilities of your Commodore 64." —run
and easy to follow. If you gel I05I or make errors,
manual is well-prepared
lot about Ihe graphics
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before has the Commodore 64 looked so good! The reasonable price makes it one oi Ihe bargains of Ihe year!"
— SI. Petersburg Times
Software Reviews
ACTUAL PHOTOS OF COMMODORE MONIXOH.
— Software Shoppti
UNLOCK YOUR CREATIVITY! DOODLE! the most powerful, versatile graphics program ever created for a popular computer. DOODLE! the exciting graphic program acclaimed by thousands of Commodore 64 users!
DOODLE! turns your computer into a tool lor unlimited design and artistic creativity! Regardless ol your age or anislic skill, create anything you can imagine. . . from sketches to houseplans, lo fine arl. to business forms or letlerheads lhat you can run off on your printer! Precise trackball or joystick
operation, high-resolution graphics, program tlexibilily. and super ease of
COMMODORE 64 COLOR SKETCH PAD
t Mb;* P Rubin
use add up to the friendliest, mosl versatile graphics program ever created for the Commodore 64.
D00DLB1 will sketch, color, fill, zoom, line, box, circle, and more. Plus things no other software will do.
PRINT.
COPY.
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STAMP.
DOODLE I prints copies at the touch of a key. Print designs, clmtU, forms, Lent, anything! Works with most papular printers,
Crc.ilc up to 9 of your own "rubbe;
DOODLEI lets you type In keyboard
graphic dtslqn!
size and any direction!
graphic}, letters and numbers In any
stamps"—great for plan drawing or
Store your DOODLE1 on disk for
Print your DOODLE! In ]6 colors with Okldata's.new color printer.
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The INCREDIBLE MUSICAL KEYBORRD transforms your computer into an exciting musical instrument.
The tncredibte Musical Keyboard can do more than turn your
Commodore into a music
You already read music? Great! We've included a Melody Chord Songbook featuring
compose your own music, create your own
hits from today's top recording artists. Or
hundreds of pre-programmed sounds.
play songs from your own sheet music.
synthesizer.
Deep within every Commodore 64 lurks the unexpected. A versatile music synthesizer. A music video machine. A three track recorder.
And a way to create music that's so easy you'll be playing songs within minutes. Just place the Incredible Musical Keyboard over the computer keyboard, load the included music software diskette, and you have all you need lo make piano, guitar, synthesizer and electronic sounds.
sound effects or simply experiment with Ihe
From the Incredible Musical
The Incredible Musical Keyboard works with other exciting Sight &
keyboard to software that plays your favorite hits, we've got them
Sound Music Software programs,
all.
too!
Look for Ihe Incredible Musical Keyboard and tne complete line of Sight & Sound music
Get the kawasaki synthesizer and
transform your Commodore 64 into a sophisticated music synthesizer and sound processor. With one keystroke, you can control waveforms, vibrato, sweep and other
software ai your local computer software
outlets anrj music stores. And unleash the music in you.
special effects Let your imagination soar With the KAWASAKI RHYTHM ROCKER
creating and recording your own songs while you control eye-popping color graphics that explode across the screen. Create your
Everything you need to create music is included . . . whether you're a beginner or an
own music with the MUSIC
accomplished musician.
PROCESSOR, a word processor
It you can press a tew keys, you have all the skills it lakes to create and play music with the Incredible Musical Keyboard.
for music. Then record it, edit it and play it back. Use the 99 preset
instrument and special effects
sounds for endless new creations. Or
Just beginning? Attach the included ABC key stickers to the keys and match the letter in
travel through a complete tutorial on music synthesis with the newest Sight &
the note with the letter on the key and ...
Sound music program, 3001 SOUND
PRESTO!... you're playing music instantly. It's easy. It's tun. II unleashes the music in you ... even if you don't read music.
ODYSSEY. After you've learned the basics of music synthesis, you can use the complex music synthesizer included in the program lo
For more information and a free catalog,
phone 1-41-1-784-5850 or write P.O. Box 27. New Berlin, Wl 53151.
Music Software, Inc
HE UHLERSH THE MUSIC IN YOU. Circle 97 on Reafler Service card, Commodore 6fl i
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November 1984
Vol. l.No. 11
FEATURES
30 Packed with Power— The Plus/4 and C-16 Noted Commodore author Jim Butlerfield takes a look at the C-16 and the Plus/4. By Jim Butterfiekl
36 Meet the Plus/4 and
C-16
Here's a more detailed review of Commodore's two new machines. Ex citing new features mean good news for you. By Tom Benford
46 I Am the President
Let me make one thing perfectly clear; this satirical program simulates intelli gence, so you and your friends can
taik with a former president of the United States. By Scott Catamar
54 Line Squeezer This handy utility allows you to squeeze your programs, to gain more
memory and, usually, more speed. By Robert Baker
62 Line Expander Are your program lines overcrowded with multiple statements? This pro gram breaks up and shortens those
lines, making them easier to edit. By Robert Baker
68 Money Grubber
124 Direct Connection
You've got to be quick to stay ahead of thai money-grubbing taxman, who's
A Hip of the toggle switch is all that's
hot on your trail. He wants your
phone if you build this simple modem-
needed to pui your computer on the
money and your life.
telephone connection.
By Doug Srnoak
By Harvey G. Hurwitz
130 Monitor Madness
74 Datafile If you want to computerize all those records you have to keep track of, here's a flexible and powerful data base program that will give you infor mation in a jiffy.
This article explores the ins and outs of interfacing your Commodore with a monochrome monitor to achieve really clear images.
By Larry FUby
By Mike Konshak
132 Vivid Video
92 Bridging the Gap
A three-jack cable is exactly what you need to 111] the gap between your
This article explains why you need
Commodore computer and a sharper
printer interfaces, how they work and what's available to you for your particular printer.
This article tells you, step-by-step,
By Tom Benford
By Nick Zavalishin
98 Touchdown!
136 The VIC-20/Atari
display on your Commodore monitor. how to make one.
Surprise! You've been drafted into the
Connection
NFL as a starting quarterback. How
This article describes how you can in
well can you rack up those points and smother your computer? By Larry D. Smith
This program puts you right iii the center of your self-created maze, It's
the C-64 version of the V1C-20 program that was published in RUN'S
April issue under the same title. By John Stitwell
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110 Maze of Intrigue
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and adults. By David W. Lowrey
140 Buyer's Guide to Hardware A comprehensive list of hardware products for the C-64, VIC-20 and Plus/4.
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14 Software Gallery
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Star Trek
ASST. PRODUCTION MANAGER/MFC.
Hoi Accounts Voyage of ihe Mayflower
Susan Ciruss
TyPEBETTING ^1A^A(;ER
Computer Football Strategy
Dennis C'liii^lenscn
FILM PREPARATION Ruben M. VlUeneuve
Spitfire Ace
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28 Video Casino
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In this month's game, you
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without knowing the word's length.
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EDITORIAL DESIGN Philip dcracth BuzBIUU 'l'orshcy.n
170 Commodore Clinic A questions and answers column to help your ailing computer.
180 Book Gallery
186 Mail RUN
The Commodore 64 Starter Book Top-Down Assembly Lan guage Programming for Your VIC-2Q and Com
DcbiA Wetherbc^
VICE- P KESIDE NT /Fl N A N CE
190 Club Notes
Roger MUlphy
ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER Miit 1 S mi Ih
Commodore 64 Color Graph ics: A Beginner's Guide
nCE>PRESD)ENT/GENERAL MANAGER
192 New Products
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RUNning Ruminations
ReRUN Revisited between joystick
computer into a colorful music maker.
ReRUN will be available in December.
action and deductive reasoning there is
Post a Notice (VIC) gets your message
To wrap up our first year, we are put-
Mystery of Lane Manor, a multi-player
ling as many of the best programs we
or solitaire detective game for every
could possibly squeeze onto the second edition ReRUN tapes and diskettes. Games to amuse you, utility programs
amateur sleuth in your house.
across in handy 3x5 form. Line Squeezer and Line Expander (C-64 and VIC) arc two programs for the price of
to help you gel the most out of your Commodore computer and educational
versation with an
The long-awaited second edition ot
programs for young and old.
For you gamesters there are joystick gems such as Money Grubber (C-64) anil Lost In Space (VIC), as well as
quick-keyboard contests like Battleship War (C-64), a fast-paced battle on the spritcly high seas. And Tor anyone who ever wanted to call the plays but avoid
the bruises, there is Touchdown! (C-64 and VIC). For the thinking gainer, there arc a number of amusements. Nimbots (VIC)
is an ancient take-away game with some new twists. Slide (C-64) may be one ol the toughest challenges you ever slip into.
Then
somewhere
And just for fun, we included 1 Am the President (VIC), a humorous con
paper to create your own puzzles. Head
for the track in Playing the Ponies, and experience horse-racing action without
but fic
titious, ex-president. For the utility-minded Commodore users, we have programs that will make your programming life easier. Sprite Control (C-64) gives you four new Basic commands for manipulating
sprites. The Many-Colored VIC helps take the frustration out of multi-color character
programming.
Lister
Filter
(C-64 and VIC) will let you print out those
listings,
ing all
those
automatically
graphics
and
translat
control
characters into a form that humans can understand. Print
down to size or take scrunched pro grams and spread them out.
Finally, Datafile (C-64), a full-blown database, offers features found in pro
fessional software. There are educational programs, like Morse Code Medley (C-64 and VIC),
that let you teach yourself Morse code, and two programs, Speller (C-64) and
Spelling Friend (VIC), that tutor with infinite patience. No matter what you do with your C-64 or VIC-20, there is something on ReRUN to amuse, use, fascinate, edu
cate, enlighten, solve, battle, help, pro voke, hear, see, play and value. No typ ing, no trouble. Load them into your
And once you have that work of art created,
With Find the Word (C-64 and VIC) you won't have to wait for the Sunday
infamous,
one, to squeeze those long programs
Your Screen will take
Commodore computer and enjoy the best from RUN magazine, July-De
whatever is on the screen and print it on
cember
your printer. SIDA1D (C-64) adds three Basic music commands for the music
ReRUN.
1984.
It's RUN all over on
ally inclined who don't feel like Poking around.
losing your shirt.
Play Me a Color (VIC) turns your
Guy Wright Technical Editor
How to type listings from RUN Typing in listings c-ui be difficult enough without having 10 wony aboui strange paphics characters, charts or tables. Thai's why we decided lo make ii easy to cnier listings from KUN by translating everything we thought might
be conftising in any program. When you see something between the curly brackets, all you have to do is press the keys indicated, Foi example: {SHIFT L J—means hold down [he shift key and puss ihe L key at the same
iPI[—[he pi sign key (n): (shift and press ihe up arrow key).
In some instances, when a iargc number of characters or spaces are repealed in a listing, we will represent them this way: {22 spaces] or (17
CR.SR LFs}. PrinI vs Prinl#
HUN readers should be aware of difficulties that may arise when enter
lime.
ing listings that conlain the PRINT and PRINTS commands.
{COMD J}—means hold down the Commodore key (il is on Ihe lower left side of the keyboard) and press ihe J key ai ihe sams time. {SHUT CLR}—hold down the shill key mid press ihe CLR/HOME key.
for example, you use a question mark (?) to abbreviate PRINT in a line such iis 10 PRINTW.AS, then you are signaling to the Commodore com-
| HOME (—press ihe CLR/HOME key without shifting.
putec that you arc trying to prim the variable #4, which is not a legal vari
[CTRL 6]—hold down the Control key and press the 6 key. (RJNCT2}—-function 2 (in this case, you hold down ihe shift key ;uid press
able name.
ihe (unction 1 key).
You can abbrciiaie I'RINTffby hitting ihe P key and the shift and R keys at
{CRSH UP} JCRSR DN} {CRSR LF} (CRSR RTS-lhese are ihe four
the same lime and then entering the device number. Bui do not abbreviate
cursor directions,
PRINT* with a question mark.
{UP ARROW)—means the arrow key (the one wiih the pi sign under it). {I.U.| -the British pound sign (£).
fi / RUN November
These two commands may look very similar, but they are different. If,
The command PRINTS! actually means "print to device number 4."
If you ihink of PRINT as one command and PRINT* as an entirely differeni command, then you should haw no problems.
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odds and ends from the worlds of software, hardware and applications.
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November, also known as turkey month, was named by the ancient Romans, after the Latin novem, meaning nine. Since November is the eleventh month, it's obvious that the
Romans did not have Commodore computers. Whatever this month's name, give thanks that its tricks arc far from turkeys. Starting with a slice of prosciutto, they include a tasty taco, some poi, steak-and-kidney pie, and even a Vcgemite sandwich. But mainly, there are heavy helpings of tricks for music, modems, joysticks and paddies. Bon appetlt\
$112
Automatic
line
deleter—When
you
must delete a block of lines from your Basic program, you'd
like to have a delete option, but unfortunately this is not available on Commodore computers. The task may be per formed by the following one-liner. Be sure to enter it exactly
as listed here, because it has some unusual constructions. THENl{HOME}11:f)OKEl98,2:POKE63l,l3:POKE632.n:IiNI)
Add the line to your main program, then in Direct mode enter:
$115
A nice sound—This one-liner will pro
duce the sound of a silver bell on your C-64.
10 S = S42?2: POKE S + 24,15: POKE S+1,110: POKE S + 5.9: POKE S + 6.9: POKE S + 4,17 : POKE S + 4,16
Albert H. Coya Miami. FL
$116
Better-sounding sound—If your C-64 music is a bit out of rhythm, and if you can do without the screen display while the music is playing, there's an easy way to improve things. Just turn off the screen by adding the following line to your program, before the music starts. POKE 53265. PEEK(53265) AND 239
To turn the screen back on, add: POKE 53265.PEEK(53265) OR 16
Disabling the screen relieves the computer of having to update it, which is normally done during and between notes. The result is more perfect rhythm, but a side effect is that the music speeds up a bit. If this is bothersome, you can adjust your timing loops accordingly. Tom Jeffries
F = [first line #]:L = [last line #l:GOTO 1
For example,
F= 100:T= 150:GOTOl
will delete all
lines in the range of 100-150 inclusive. The program rims on the VIC, the C-64 and many PETs. Carlo Borrco
Sj> 1 1 3
Oakland, CA
$ 1 1 7 Sound filter—Page 88 of The Commo
dore 64 User's Guide shows a neat little program that lets
Imperia, Italy
you play songs by entering the appropriate note values into
Music sources—As we experiment with
is excessively noisy as each note is played back, try adding the following line after clearing the sound registers.
the musical capabilities of our computers,
most of us
quickly run out of melodies. Here are some excellent, readi
ly available sources of two- and three-part songs: music textbooks used in fifth- through eighth-grade school classes; music for two or three recorders (The wooden flute-like kind, not a cassette player. Ed.); SAB (soprano,
Data statements. If you find that the song contains static or
3 POKE 54295,4
This activates bit 4 of the resonance filter, which will weed out the noise, leaving you with a clean, pure lone. {If you don't understand the technical terms, put the line in
anyway—the computer will know what to do! Ed.) Lionel Sapkus
alto, bass) a capelta choir music. The music to the songs in these books sounds nice on the
Burfrank, II
computer. The books are easier to work with than most commercial sheet music, because they're written for the proper number of voices. Elizabeth Oman PhaiT, TX
3> "1 "1 O
Silencer—When creating sound pro
grams on the C-64, it's not uncommon for the sounds to continue, at a low level, after they ought to have finished. To avoid this, just enter POKE 54296,0 after each sound, then enter POKE 54296,15 when you're ready for it to start
H>1 14
Audio hint—If you program late at night,
like I do, and you use sound in your programs, you run the risk of disturbing others in the house. The answer to the
again. The Pokes turn your computer's volume control from minimum to maximum, respectively. Dun Sehikorc
Klnrkssinl, MO
problem is to use earphones instead of a speaker, and
sometimes this is easier than you might think. On the Commodore monitors, the front and rear panel
audio
jacks
are
connected
internally,
going
Sj> 1 1 9
Dulcet tones—Have you been dissatis
8-ohm headphone into whichever jack you're not using,
fied with the poor tonal quality of music programs you've written for your VIC-20? It's impossible to get pilches com pletely in tune on the VIC, but the key of G major comes
turn the volume to its lowest position and work to your
closest, so try writing your music in that key. If G major
heart's content. If your headphone doesn't have a plug to fit the monitor jack, and most of them don't, Radio Shack
puts you in the wrong range for singing the tune, transpose your music to C major—it next best approximates the well-
and most electronics stores can sell you an adapter.
tempered scale we're accustomed to.
through the front/rear input switch.
without
You can plug an
Harry Metz New York, NY
Elizabeth Oman Pharr, TX
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$ 1 1 A De-dicker—When working with C-64
four conductors, but only the red and green are active.
sounds are turned off? Below is a machine language sub routine that banishes them by gently resetting the SID
two through a double-pole switch, and back to the two ex tra conductors (usually yellow and black). This will take the dial tone back through the wires to the entrance bridge, the
sound, are you annoyed by the clicks and thuds when the
registers. Running these lines once gels the machine language into memory, where you can use it as many times as you want. At the end of each sound effect, just call the routine with a SYS 50000, and say good-bye to clicks.
Without disconnecting them from your phone, wire these
connecting block where the phone wire enters the house. Al the bridge, remove all wires going to telephones, excepl the two going to the computer phone. Then hook the discon nected wires to the yellow and black wires coming from your
switch. If your extension phones won't break the dial tone after this is done, simply reverse the yellow and black wires.
I COO FOR X = 50000 TO 50018 I0I0 READ A : POKE X,A
Now you can use your switch to disconnect all extensions
I020 NEXT X
while you're using your modem.
I030DATA 169,0,133.253.169,212.133,254 1040 DATA 160,0,152,145.253,200.192,24
(icrald Kvans
1050 DATA 208.249,%
Westminster, Ml) Bruce Jaeger
St. Paul, MN
$ I ID
Commodore 1600 modem tip—If
you experience intermittent problems with this modem, try
rcsoktering the pc board where the connector joins it. No
$ 1 1 F Joystick joy—If you already own an Atari
2600 game system, and who doesn't, there is no need to buy joysticks for your Commodore. The Atari units will work perfectly.
stress relief was provided in that area, so after repealed re
Paul < .iii>ic
moval, the electrical connection may become loose.
Mustang, OK
Tom Hoppc Spokane, WA
IC
Telephone tip—When you're using a
modem, outside sound must not invade the phone line dur ing data transmission. If if docs, the modem will hang up, or data will be lost. Unfortunately, the popular call wailing telephone service causes this sort of problem when it signals
$ 1 2O
Joystick sorrow—Joysticks can cause
problems on the C-64. If the joystick is moved or the but
ton is pressed, it can cause the keyboard to act erratically, printing different letters than the keys that are pressed. Al ways make certain your joysticks are unplugged or undis turbed when not in use.
incoming calls. I've solved the problem by using call forwarding when
ever I'm on the modem, forwarding all my calls to a time/ temperature number or some other harmless destination. Forwarding the call disables the call-waiting tone, giving uninterrupted use of the modem. If you're uncertain about
Matt I!■.!-»■■ i-n
Federal Way, WA
$ 1 21
Joystick sorrow undone—When you
write a C-64 program that uses both a joystick and limited
the use of these services on your own line, just ask your
character inputs, using the Get statement is a good way to
telephone company about them.
read the keyboard. But the Get statement may incorrectly read the joystick as a character input. You can avoid this problem by using joystick port 2, or by properly choosing
David W. Martin Valricw, FL
$11D
Phor phone phreaks—If you want to
use a modem, but only have an old-style dial phone, here's
a way around the problem. You must have touch-tone ser
the characters to which your program responds. For exam ple, {CRSR RT}, {space}, left arrow, ♦ and 2 are char acters commonly read from the joystick in port 1. Avoid using these characters and you'll have avoided a problem.
vice, and you must own the dial phone. Disconnect your
phone and remove the screws holding the bottom plate to the base. Trace the wires from the receiver cord to the bus bar in the base. Cut off one end of the modular extension cord you purchased, strip the four wires and match the col ored wires to the wires on the bus bar coming from the re
ceiver. Reassemble the phone. Donald J. Ennis Louisville, KY
$1 IE
More phor phone phreaks—With
more than one phone on a line, family members can un
knowingly pick up extensions while you're using your
modem, causing undesirable errors. To avoid this problem, you can make your computer phone, or modem, the priori
John Mirabclla Vienna, VA
$ 1 22
C-64 joystick button—You can use the
joystick to continue the flow of a program, by wailing for the button to be pressed. WAIT 56465,16,16 will work with port 1, while WAIT 56464,16,16 will work with port 2. The following simple program illustrates the principle. 10 PRINT "PRESS FIRE BUTTON ON PORT 2" 20 WAIT 56464,16,16 30 PRINT "BANG!" 40 GOTO 20
David Covamibias Thousand Oaks, CA
ty station.
In most cases, the wire feeding your computer phone has
12 / RUN November 1US4
(continued on p. 164)
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Captain Kirk will never fly the Starship again, you may get a chance. How? Simply hook up your Commodore 64, plug in Sega's Star Trek Strategic Oper
Star Trek This Onslaught of Klingons Is the Acid Test For Trekkics
of you who
haven1!
seen
Search for Spock, had belter sit down. I have some bad news. The U.S.S. Enterprise has been de
But a
closer inspection shows that the game contains some subtle additions and
ations Simulator, and hold on to your
changes that put il a cut above the usual space war contest; it's an uncommon
cade hit (minus the vector graphics, of course), Sega has brought all the warp drive action right into your living room.
sum of its rather commonplace parts. The most obvious innovation is the
intergallactic marauder. But
the third Star Trek movie, The
tion to an overcrowded field.
joystick. In a near duplicate of the ar
As Captain, your mission is to de stroy NOMAD, a deadly, mine-laying
Those
another shoot-'em-upâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;another addi
first you
must prove your worth in a series of menacing Klingon Battle Cruiser at
tacks. The contest is divided into ten different Sectors (skill levels), each with five different encounters. The first four
whole that proves to be greater than the
game screen. It is divided into three sec tions, each with its own specific purpose. The top left portion is reserved for the ship's gauges, which are constantly monitoring your score, shield energy, photon torpedo supply and warp drive. The lop right section contains your radar scope, which gives you a bird's-
require you to fend off Klingon attacks
eye view of the Enterprise and its rela
stroyed! I'm sorry, but someone had to
on your Starbases, while the finale pits
tionship to surrounding Klingons, sau
tell you. If it makes you feel any better,
you against the infamous NOMAD.
cers,
you'll be glad to know that the vessel
Beat this baddie and you secure the Sec tor, gaining a load of bonus points and
NOMAD.
an advancement to a more aggressive
a cockpit perspective, similar to the one made famous by the television scries. Here you come in contact with the
went down in a blaze of glory, and the Starship's crew is all right. But don't get too upset, because I
also have some good news. For, al though
it
lias become apparent that
level of play. If one had to categorize this game, some might argue that Star Trek is just
Starbases,
enemy
mines
and
The bottom half of your screen gives
enemy, in a simulated 3-D fashion.
Report Card Soptritl An exceptional program lhal outshines all others.
B
Very Good. One of the better programs
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hassles, headaches or disap pointments here. Mediocre.
There arc some problems willi (his program. There are belter on I he market. Poor. Substandard, with many problems. Should be deepsixed!
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Now, computer star warriors might find these components familiar. But rarely has a game displayed all of these
features simultaneously.
This split-
screen setup enables you to keep a
watchful eye on the ship's vitals, allow
ing for split-second battle decisions, de pending upon which element of your
gray ships. The blue ships ignore the Enterprise, but they attempt to destroy the Starbases. The gray Klingons seek to annihilate your craft with Plasma Energy Orbs. Also, a yellow anti-matter saucer periodically appears; this must be destroyed before il attaches itself, leechlike, to the Enterprise and drains it
mission deserves immediate attention. To put it in Trekkie talk, it's the equiv alent of having Spock, Scottie, Chekov and Sulu within shouting distance for
of its warp drive energy.
information and advice.
strategy.
Another appealing feature is the vari ety of enemy ships and iheir multitude of attacking formations. Klingon Cruis ers come in two species: blue ships and
And, of
course, there is NOMAD. The diversi fied attack modes of these ships present
an ever-changing test
of skill and
One final frill comes in the form of a Star Trek Combat Control Panel, a
you with the operating functions. Since the original arcade game is controlled with a paddle and a series of buttons,
the panel will help orientate an old coinop pro with the new methods.
Star Trek is an appealing contest for arcade lovers of all ages, and it's well worth the retail price. The bold concept
and design that pushed this game to the top of popularity charts in the arcades will surely grab just as big an audience on the home front. (Sega Consumer
Products,
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plastic overlay that fits on any standard
Farmingdale, NY
joystick. It was designed to familiarize
format for the responses.
Hot
The only objection I could find to the documentation was the size of the manual. It's an attractive three-ring binder. Unfortunately, with all the receipts, disks and
Accounts Your C-64 Gets Serious with This
general clutter usually found
General Ledger
can be cumbersome. I'm one
near a computer, the manual of those people who prefers a small booklet that can be held in one hand. Except for this,
Although
the Commo dore 64 is considered needed; it then instructs you lo classify
all receipts and revenue into appropriate
being focused on the versatility of the
categories. It then tells how to create a
C-64, serious business programs are be
Chart of Accounts and how to organize
ing developed. Ho! Accounts is an ex
records in a ledger. Isn't that what ac counting is all about? Monthly income
gram that will allow a small-business
person to track income and expenses.
statements can then be generated, al lowing you to check on your business' cash flow. Ledger reports can be printed to show all transactions for a given time
printed in a number of report formats.
period (day, month or year). These re ports can be sent to the printer or to the
Because of the way the program is set
screen, as many limes as needed.
The ledger information can then be
is
Hot Accounts leaves noth
business machine. With more attention
Hot Accounts is a general ledger pro
documentation
Automatic Backup
an overgrown toy by some puople, it is capable of growing into a
ample of what can be accomplished with good programming.
the
marvelous.
ing to chance. The program demands that you create backup data disks. When formatting the data disk, the pro gram initializes the disk and creates files. It then expects to format the back up disk. Whether used or not, the disk is requested. The only way around it is to turn the computer off or reformat the same disk. Being sensible individuals,
most people would just comply and count themselves fortunate to have a backup in case their main dala disk dies. At the end of the session, the last menu
up, it also teaches and encourages sound bookkeeping practices.
ganized, with many sample screen dis
gives the options of leaving the program or updating the backup disk. This
Documentation
plays and reports. On a typical page, you'll find the function to be performed
data current.
The documentation is very well or
makes il difficult to forget to keep your
This is one area where the Hot Ac
underlined and in large, bold type. This
counts package really shines. The docu
is followed by information that you will
Error Trapping
mentation recommends that you first gather all the financial information
need to understand the function, the prompts that will appear and the correct
age performs well, too. The error trap-
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The rest of the Hot Accounts pack
When we introduced fit stop, we created action in the pits.
opponent, a digital clock displays time and a lap counter tfives y<iu your race position as you race
Now, with PITSTOP 11. liPYX introduces true competitive auto
against each other in pursuit of the checkered flag.
the pits. Auto racing is not :i one
to-head competition, Step up to PITSTOP II because
racing, both tin Hie track and in
man sport. With PITSTOP H,
you can now experience the thrill
You Gin also play against the computer or take a few practice laps as you prepare for the real head-
antn racing is not a solo sport. One or two players: joystick controlled; disk or cassette.
of speed and competition as you battle your opponent in
a race against the clock. Now, more than ever, the strategy
of when you make a pit stop and your pit crew's speed and performance, combined with your skill on the track,
will determine the winner. A split screen shows you your position and lhat of your
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Hot Accounts will create bar graphs of your data, either on the screen or in print.
ping is almost perfect. It is almost im possible
to crash
the program,
Hoi
Speed
Hot Accounts docs not automatically
Accounts ignores al! inappropriate data entry. If it is looking for numbers, it
sort data. It creates records on the disk
locks
tered. This doesn't mean you must enter
out
all
alphabetic
characters.
When it is looking for a three-digit number, that is all it will accept. Any dates entered are checked to see if they are valid dates. If the maximum number of characters for a field is exceeded, the program prompts you to begin again. Wherever possible, it checks to be sure your entry is consistent with previously
stored data. If the new entry doesn't agree. Hot Accounts lets you know and asks for the correct data. There is even an escape function if you need to quit suddenly. Three periods will end input
and take you back to the main menu. Although the program is only war ranted to work on Commodore equip ment, I tried printing out the monthly
income statements and ledger data on another manufacturer's printer. Except for the unaligned decimal points, the printout looked like the illustrations in the documentation. Hot Accounts will create bar graphs of data in the ledger, either on the screen or in print. Ease of Use
Since
the
program
is completely
menu driven, it is very easy to use. The menu choices have been arranged intel
ligently, making access to the data very simple. Dates are entered as six-digit num bersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;no slashes, no commas and no re turnsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;just six digits. Monetary amounts are entered without dollar signs or com
in the same order in which they are en
For my business, I did an end-of-period statement for each year's data. This statement indicates how much money has been spent in each expense category and how much has been col lected from each revenue category. The end-of-pcriod statement also subtracts
expenses from revenue to give an in
Sorting is one of the options on the main menu. Doing a sort of this nature
sion to do this for you.
session, or immediately before doing a printout, the information will be sorted
can take up to six minutes or more, de
pending upon how many records there are. Waiting for sons after each record
entry could waste a lot of your day. This is one method the programmer chose to save your time. Once the program has been loaded,
the program disk is set aside. Hot Ac counts only needs to get information from the ledger disk. This means that all
statement. Hot Accounts has no provi
This seems to be the only limiting fac tor in this fine program. I have entered all the data for my business into Hot Accounts, and I intend to keep using the program (at least until I find something better). Considering the excellence of
the program, that may be a long while. (Computer Ed. Software, 1002 Brookes Ave. West, $64.95.)
San
Diego,
the commands execute instantly.
CA
92103.
Cheryl Peterson
Before allowing you to enter revenue
Miami Beach, FL
or expense data, the program asks for the number of records to be added. The 20-record limit is prudent because Hot Accounts doesn't update the disk until
all the entries have been made. This saves time waiting for disk access after each entry, while still not endangering a great deal of data. It only takes about 15
minutes to enter 20 records. If your power goes off or a fatal error occurs, only the last five or ten minute's records will be lost, unless, of course, the disk drive trashes everything on the disk. Bui
Voyage of the Mayflower Sail Across the Atlantic And Establish a Colony In the New World
that wouldn't be the fault of the program. Limitations
by check, cash, credit card or other. If
for more than that, you'll have to break
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has no trouble handling a year's worth of data for a small business like mine.
at your request.
printout in that format. At the end of a
The program can't handle more than a million dollars at a time (999999.99, to
program gives you a finite number of records possible. No guess work or fig uring is involved.
available ledger space. Hot Accounts
come total. For a larger business, the end-of-period statement might need to be done monthly or quarterly, instead of yearly. These smaller totals would (hen have to be combined for a year-end
records in alphabetical order to get a
mas. The decimal point is the only punctuation that will be accepted in numbers. Expenses can be noted as paid paid by check, the system asks for the check number. The program also has a function to check the amount of ledger space avail able for new entries. Instead of a nebu lous number of sectors available, the
the program has a function to check
be exact). If your business gets a check it up into two or more parts. If you spend more than a million dollars in one place, you'll have to break that down, too. The program has to be able to deal
with all records in memory at the same time, so it is limited to 300-400 records (depending upon the size of the records). Expense records require more charac ters than revenue records. This is why
Voyage
of the Mayflower, an ed ucational game for the Commo
dore 64, is the first release in Cadmean Corporation's Discover America Series. The game challenges you to sail the Mayflower across the Atlantic under conditions simulating those that con
fronted the 17th-century Pilgrims. The on-screen instructions, succinct though they may be, are certainly sufficient. Ocean currents, such as the Gulf
Stream, Labrador and North Equato rial have been programmed into the
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trying to avoid Elvin's robot protectors.
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simulation. The manner in which the
vessel responds to the wind, naviga tional changes, payload and weather (such as fierce North Atlantic storms) have also been taken into account.
Depending upon the difficulty level selected, voyagers have lo determine the proper mix of food (fresh and sailed), water, pickled
edibles,
spirits (strong
drink) and stores for the trip. The number and types of livestock, as well as their fodder, must also be chosen from a list that includes rabbits, fowl, pigs, goats, sheep, hay, grain and
of the vessel sailing on the blue waters between continents is about all there is to it. When a storm brews, the back ground colors alternate and flash be hind aclose-up of the Mayflower. Once the disturbance finally subsides, the map screen returns, the ship having been blown off course.
The use of sound effects is also lim ited; the programmer's emphasis was on re-crealing conditions as they ac tually existed so many years ago. Cad-
mean has to be lauded for resisting the "betls-and-whistles" approach. Voyage
Cossell's halftime lip-Happing on Mon day night football. One of the best things about Com puter Football Strategy is the opponent options. You can play against another football fan, against the computer, or
you can even have the computer play it self, which is handy to familiarize you with the gameplay. If you play against the computer, bewareâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it plays tough. After the coin toss, the kicking team is given the option of either a normal or onside kick. With the kickoff, the clock begins ticking down the first quarter.
roots. The weight limitations of the Mayflower and transil time must be considered. Too much of something
of the Mayflower is much stronger for
The receiving team catches the ball, if
it, and it has enough appeal to keep a all,
it's in play, and makes its return. But watch outâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;each team has a return
means a shortage of something else; loo few provisions can mean deprivation
education that's fun stands a better chance of acceptance by its target
specialist. They don't break free very often, but when they do, they can be
and possible starvation.
market.
devastating. Each team has three time
Common to all five difficulty levels (simple, easy, medium, harder and hardest) are the compass-heading com mands.
Navigational changes can be
plotted and their possible effects ob served before actually carrying them
young
student's
interest.
After
Though all is not perfect, as an en hancement to the classroom experience,
outs per half. These are very important,
Voyage of the Mayflower makes the
just as they are in the real game. You are wise to familiarize yourself
grade.
with the play chart before you take your
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team onto the field. The team on of fense has 21 possible plays from which to choose. The defense has ten basic formations. You don't have to memo
tantly, as an aid in illustrating the im
rize them to play. The computer dis
portance
plays each team's options, and each
of
exploring
alternative
methods of completing a task. As a means for teaching decision
making, Voyage of the Mayflower per forms well. This program is much more than a simple tutor. It builds deductive reasoning and provides numerous cause/
effect relationships. Though not as slickly produced as some of the betterknown educational software programs, this one goes deeper than most. Planning is interesting work on the
higher levels. Stores and estimated sail ing time must be considered. If the trip
team is prompted to input a play or formaiion. But to succeed, it helps to know
Computer
what chance of success each play has
Football
That's where the play chart included
against
each
defensive
formation.
with the 16-pag'.: manual serves as a play book.
Strategy
If you want to pass, you can choose a flair, sideline, look-in, screen, pop, buttonhook, down & out, bomb and
This Gridiron Strategy
razzle-dazzle. Option passes are also in
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cluded, as well as solid, up-the-middle running plays.
How about a reverse
lasts longer than planned because of in clement weather or just poor planning, food and water must be rationed. Sur vival becomes the watchword, some times forcing a landing at a point other than Plymouth. Naturally, an errant landfall and less than standard treatment of the passen gers (rationing) counts against the cap tain. However, a swift passage means
quarterback in mind. This game puts
On defense, you can blitz, cover long
you in both the coach's shoes and the
more supplies are left for establishment
team huddle.
or defend against a run, to name just a few of the options. An aggressive de
Strategy is Avalon Hill's strong suit, and it is well evident in this offering for
fense can also come up with fumbles and intercept passes. But you have to
football lovers. If you know the differ
play heads-up football. If the opposing
ence between a screen pass and a button
of the colony, which gives you a higher rating. Points are awarded on these bases, though real success means having the colony survive.
or
B
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Strategy
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written with the Sunday armchair
draw?
Sounds
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real
football,
doesn't it? If you insist upon realism, just wail until you get your first five-yard penal
ty. Or worse, you could be trapped for a safety. You might also experience the frustration of an easy field goal attempt that hits the upright.
The graphics of the program are not
hook, then this is your game. It's the
particularly strong. A sprite rendition
team's super receiver breaks loose and you allow the quarterback too much
perfect disk to boot up during Howard
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Spitfire Ace Strap on Your Parachute And Battle the Luftwaffe In the Skies of Europe
victory tune when cither team scores, and other sound enhancements are in cluded. The strategy involved in this game is engrossing.
Computer Football Strat
egy surpasses any football board games I've seen, and I've tried to play them all.
If you've
grown tired of the typical
shoot-'em-ups and maze games on the market for the C-64, then consider
The program is written in Basic, and it's huge, filling 100 blocks on a disk.
Spitfire Ace.
Cassette owners may want to slan load ready to play—it takes a long lime to
challenges your nerve, flying skill and knowledge of air-to-air combat tactics." In this game, you fly World War II
load a game of this size from cassette.
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If you do not have two joysticks, you
which to choose. Your goal is lo com
can use the keyboard in place of the sec
plete five missions and become an Ace. Spitfire Ace is a very complex, interest
ond joystick. As you learn to fly, you'll come to appreciate the realistic graphics
ing program. Here's a sampling of ihe 14
display, which simulates three-dimen
scenarios:
sional
Dunkirk. As German Panzer divisions roll through Allied defenses, the British Expeditionary Force
retreats to
Dun
kirk; the troops must awaii evacuation !o England. German bombers and RAF
fighters tangle over the crowded beach. Ahead of you, a Stuka dive bomber be gins a screaming dive. Get him! London. Bombers are accompanied by strong fighter groups in many of the Luftwaffe's
night
raids.
The
speedy
Spitfires engage the German fighters, while the RAF Hurricanes attack the
bombers. As your Spitfire climbs to in tercept an enemy formation, Mc-109s
drop down to meet you. Gook luck! D-Day. You're flying a ground-sup pression mission as part of massive air support for the D-Day invasion. As you begin a low strafing run on a Luftwaffe airfield, you spot an FW-190 fighter lifting off the end of the runway. Com bat begins.
V-l. The successful D-Day invasion spells the beginning of the end for the Third Reich. In a desperate attempt to
reverse the tide, V-l "Buzz Bombs" are
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pear at the bottom of the screen. These include a mirror (which is only useful in daylight), speed indicator, altitude in dicator, course plotter (degrees), am munition counter and throttle (power) setting.
As you start the first round, you can choose the number of players, the sce nario and one of four difficulty levels.
The C-64's function keys are used well; the (7 key functions as a pause and restart button.
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of Spitfire Ace is learning to fly your plane. The manual gives you some help,
but it'll take lots of practice. You can use two joysticks (one to fly and fire your ammo and the other to control your throttle and bail out, if necessary).
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Loops, Split-Ss and Immelmann Turns. You'll need all the flying tricks you can iearn to do well with this program. The instruction manual also provides some combat tactics, but the computercontrolled planes already have them down pat.
an Ace. At the end of each game, you
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Spitfire Ace has many good features, including color graphics and good sound effects. The flying sensation is very realistic. As for shortcomings, there are a few. The first is the manual. The version I reviewed was written for the Atari com puter, and it contains an insert card for Commodore 64 users. While this is ade quate, there are some confusing points; for example, the joystick numbers in the manual differ from those in the insert card. The
use
of two joysticks
can be
awkward, depending upon (he type of joysticks you have. But, since you can
also use the keyboard, this is only a minor drawback. Since the game is rather complex, it's not for younger kids. I estimate the lower age level to be about eight to len.
Since there are many scenarios, includ ing day and night battles, it'll take a long time to master and outgrow this game.
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VIDEO Here's another word game for you: In this one, you must discover the hidden word without knowing the word's length,. The words in Probe contain 12 letters
value 32 (space). A counter, CU, keeps
stores the letters already guessed, G$.
or less, and both blanks and letters are
track of the current clement of the array.
The
displayed as dashes in the clue. For ex
Next, a For.. .Next loop, from 1 to A (the length of the word), is run, with the
against
as " . ", but would ultimately be revealed as "xxx-
ASCII value of each successive character
of the word (MID$(WRD$, N,l)) placed
If not, a counter that keeps track of bad guesses, NG, is incremented by 1. If
PROGRAMxx".
in WRD(CU) position. Finally, the re
NG is larger than 7, meaning you've
maining elements, starting at CU +1 and
made eight wrong guesses, the program
ample,
"PROGRAM" would appear
.You must guess blanks as well as let
current
guess
is
each of the
then
checked
12 characlers in
WRD(n) to see if there is a match.
ters, and you are allowed only eight
progressing to 12, are given the value 32.
branches to the "you lose!" routine at
wrong guesses before ihe game ends.
CLUES is defined as"
line 680.
Twelve words have been provided. You may add your own words by typing new data lines. You
need
not
make any
other changes.
the
instructions,
the program reads Ihe next word (line 220 in the Commo
dore 64 listing) and determines its length, A. The number of spaces that will be required to fill out the 12-letter clue is calculated as variable B. Then a starting
position
within
A correct guess causes ihe letter to be deposited in CLUES, in place of the ap propriate hyphen. As the program leaves the For...Next loop when a match is made, the value of N
Probing the Program
Following
", or 12 dashes. A GET AS loop lakes player input, and this letter is added to a string that
the
row, FO, is chosen randomly. To ensure that a word will not
indicates
guessed
the
position
of the
letter. The computer
makes the replacement by tak ing
ihe
LEFT$
portion
of
CLUES up to N - 1, adding the guessed letter, AS, and then add
ing the rest of CLUES, MID$ (CLUE$,N + I). For example, a guess of P would produce the
following
clue
next
round:
p
You may guess the positions
start so far into the clue that there won't be enough spaces left to hold it, the value of B is
of spaces, and they will appear
used to limit a word's starting
the spaces before the word is
position. Next, an array, WRD(n), is
filled with the ASCII values of the letiers, plus leading and trailing blanks. All elements of the array, up to the starting po sition of the word (from posi
tion 1 to PO-1), are given the
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in the clue just like any other character. You must guess all considered
completed.
After
you correctly guess a word, you _
may go back and try again with \
a new word.
RUN 11 Right Commodore 64MC-20
You are allowed only eight wrong guesses before the game ends.
Listing 1. Word Probe program for the VIC-20. 10
REM
20
REM *{7
*********
50
REM
SPACES}*
30 REM â&#x20AC;˘ PROBE * 40 REM *{7 SPACES}* *********
60 PRINT"{SHFT CLR}{2 CRSR DNs}" 70 PRINTTAB(8)"ICTRL 9)ICTRL 6}PR0BE{CTRL 7){. PRINTTAB(1)"YOU MUST GUESS
CRSR
DNs
THE"
90
Modifying the Program As written, Probe will always choose the words in [he same order, because they are read directly from data lines. Can you think of a way to have them
presented in random order? Try reading the words into a string
PRINTTAB<1)"WORD WITH FEWER" 100 PRINTTABd >"THAN EIGHT WRONG " 1 10 PRIHTTABM )"GUESSES. {2 SPACES (LEADING " 120 PRINTTAB(1)"AND TRAILING SPACES" 130 PRINTTAB(1)"MUST ALSO BE GUESSED.{2 CRSR DNs}"
140 150 160 170 180 190
PRINTTAB{6)"(CTRL 9}(CTRL
GET AS:IF AS = ""
GOTO
DATA
PROGRAM,CASSETTE,STATEMENT
DATA
COMMAND,INTEGER,KEYBOARD
DATA
JOYSTICK,OPERATOR,RANDOM
200 210 220
enter the following:
240
PO=INT(RND(1)*B)tl
250 260
FOR
280 290 300 310 320
NEXT
100 R = INT(RND(l)tNUMUEKWRDS) + 1
110WRDS = I.!STS(R) I2Oll:LlSTS<Rt = "" THEN GOTO 100 130USTS(R) = ""
You might also change the program
to allow for longer words, or even phrases. As written, the program will change only the first appearance of a guessed letter in the word. So, since R appears twice in PROGRAM, you must
guess it twice. By having the "check guess" routine as a subroutine, you can access it several times for one letter guessed, and so find all occurrences of a letter.
Or, by changing the For...Next loop, which currently runs from I to 12,
to a reversed loop, the word will be checked from the end forward. Then, the last appearance of a letter in the word will be found. You can do this by
270
330 340
350
3|HIT ANY KEVfCTRL 7}"
DIM WRD(13)
array, then choose a word at random, using RND. Assign the given word a null value, so that it will not be selected twice. To see if a chosen word exists,
230
150
DATA
MEMORY,SUBTRACT,VARIABLE
READ
WRDS
ft==LEH(WRD$)
N=1
TO PO-1
CU=CU+1
WRD[N)=32 N
FOR
N=1
TO
A
CU = CU-t-1
WRD(CU)=ASC(MID$(WRDS,N,1)} NEXT
N
FOR
N=CU+1
TO
1 2
WRD(N)=32 NEXT
N
360 CLUE$ = " " 370 PRINT"{SHFT CLRH2 CRSR DNs)" 380 PR1NTTAB(5)CLUE$ 390 PRINT"(2 CRSR DNs}" 400 PRINTTABI3)"LETTERS GUESSED:"
410 420 430
440 450 460 470
PRINTTAB(1}G$
PRINT"(2 CRSR DNS}"
PRTNTTAB(5)"GUESS LETTER:" GET A$:IF A$="" GOTO 440 G$=G$+A$
FOR
N=1
TO
12
IF ASC(AS)=WRD(N)
NEXT
GOTO 540
N
490
PRINT"{2 CRSR DNs}";TAB(2}"SORRY,
470 TOR N = 12 TO 1 STEP - I
500 510
PR1NTTAB(6)"{CTRL 9}(CTRL
Those arc all the changes for this month. My thanks to those of you who have written with suggestions for
520 INPUT T$ 530 GOTO 370 540 CLUE$=LEFTS(CLUES,N-1)+AS + MIDS(CLUES,N +1)
changing some of the previously pub lished Video Casino games. A special
560
using a line like:
thanks to the reader who provided me with detailed plans for changing Masterpiece into a two-player game. E
Address all author correspondence to
SR DNS}" NG=NG+1:IF NG>7 GOTO
550
WRD(N)=1
570 580
FOR N=l
590
TO
670
WRONG GUESS.{2
CR
31HIT RETURNICTRL 7}"
12
T=T+WRD(N)
IF T=12
GOTO
620
600
NEXT
630 640
PRINTTAB(5)CLUES
N
610 GOTO 370 620 PRINT"(SHTT CLR}(2
CRSR
DNs)"
PRINT"{2 CRSR DNs}"
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CRSR
DNS]M
*********
53281 ,1
PRINTTAB(12)"{CTRL 9}{CTRL 6}PROBE(CTRL 7}[2 CRSR DN
PRINT"{SHFT CLR){2 CRSR DNs}"
POKE
********+
REM
SPACEsJ*
*{7
REM
COMMAND,INTEGER,KEYBOARD
TO
FOR
N=l
TO A
270 CU=CU+1 260 WRD{N)=32 29 0 NEXT N
N=1
PO-1
PO=INT[RND(1)*B)+1
250 260
FOR
B=12-A
240
WRD$
READ
DATA JOYSTICK,OPERATOR,RANDOM DATA MEMORY,SUBTRACT,VARIABLE
DATA
220 230
190
S)M 90 PRINTTAB(S)"YOU MUST GUESS THE" 100 PRINTTAB(8)"WGRD WITH FEWER" 110 PRINTTAB(8)"THAN EIGHT WRONG " 120 PRINTTAB(8]"GUESSE£.{2 SPACES}LEADING " 130 PRINTTAB(8}"AND TRAILING SPACES" 140 PRINTTAB(8)"MUST ALSO BE GUESSED.{2 CRSR DNsJ" 150 PRIHTTA3( 11 )"{CTRL 9HCTRL 3JHIT ANY KEY{CTRL 7)" 160 GET AS:IF AS-"" GOTO 160 170 DIM WED(13) 160 DATA PROGRAM,CASSETTE,STATEMENT
50 60 70 80
4#
20 REM *{7 SPACES}* 30 REM • PROBE *
REM
Listing 2, Word Probe program for ihe C-64.
61PLAY AGAIN?{CTRL 7j"
PRINTTABH I SORRY, BUT YOU DID1' PRINTTABH ) MOT GUESS THE WORD." PRINTTAEt 1 )"IT WAS *';WRDS
PRINT"JSHFT CLR)[2
"THAT IS CORRECT!!
690 700 710 PRINT"{2 CRSR DNs)":HG-0 720 PRINTTAB(6)"{CTRL 9} {CTRL 730 GET AS:IF A$ = "" GOTO 730 740 CU=0:T=0:GS="M 750 IF A$="Y" THEN GOTO 210
670 6B0
660 GOTO 710
650
Listing I continued.
NEXT
FOR N=CU+1 WRD|N)=32
NEXT
350
340 350
360
N
PRINT"{2 CRSR DNs}"
PRINTTAB(9)CLUES
PRINTTAB(10)"GUESS
LETTER:"
TO 12 IF ASCIA$)=WRD(K) NEXT N
FOR N-1
GOTO
550
DNs}"
WRONG GUESS.{2 CR
WRD1NJ-1 T=0
560 570
IF T=12 NEXT N GOTO 380
590
600 610 620
PRINTTAB(8)"THAT IS
A$:IF A$=M" GOTO 760
IF A$="Y" THEN GOTO
750 CU=0:T=0:GS=""
740 GET
220
740
710 PRINTTAB<a)"IT WAS ";WRDS 720 PRINT"12 CRSR DNs}l1:NG=0 730 PRINTTAB{ 12)"(CTRL 9 J ( CTRL 6 } PLAY AGMN?{CTRL 7}"
680 PRIHT"[SHFT CLR}{2 CRSR DNs}" 690 PRINTTAB(B)"SORRY, BUT YOU DID" 700 PRINTTAB(8)"NOT GUESS THE WORD."
67 0 GOTO 720
660
CORRECT:]"
PRINTTAB(9)CLUE$
640
650 PRINT11 {2 CRSR DNs}"
PRINT"[SHFT CLR}[2 CRSR DNs}"
630
GOTO 630
FOR N=l
T=T+WRD(N)
580
TO 12
CLUE$=LEFTS(CLUESrN-1 )+A$+MIDStCLUE$,N + 1 )
5 50
510 NG=NG+1:IF NG>7 GOTO 580 520 PRINTTAB^T'tCTRL 9] {CTRL 3}HIT RETURN{CTRL 7}" 530 INPUT T$ 540 GOTO 380
SR
500 PRINT"{2 CRSR DNs)";TAB(B)"SORRY,
480 490
470
4S0 GET A$:IF A$="M GOTO 450 460 GS-G$+AS
440
410 PRINTTAB{9)"LETTERS GUESSED:" 420 PRINTTAB(8)G$ 4 30 PRINT"I 2 CRSR DNs}"
400
390
370 CLUES = " " 380 PRINT"{SHFT CLR}{2 CRSR DNS}"
TO 12
WRD(CU)=AEC(HIDS[WRD$rN/1))
320 N
CU=CU+1
310
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similar, except for the presence of four inher
during the run of a Basic program, pressing the help key will show the offending tine, with an indication of where the computer
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Appearance
KEY3,"MERRYXMAS"
It's physically small and wedgeshaped, but the keyboard is still full size, and the cursor movement keys arc arranged in an attractive and convenient diamond configuration on the
Typing will cause key F3 to print the defined message whenever it is touched. All keys can be rede fined within a program or by direct commands. There's a reset button near the on/off
lower right. The function keys are arranged
switch that allows you to restart the machine
above the main keyboard. The C-16, on the other hand, looks much like the VIC-20 or C-64, but the case is dark gray. The cursor movement keys are located
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The function keys arc predefined. Key F3,
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The Plus/4 lias a new streamlined style.
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. -N author Jim Butter-
The Plus/4 will come with built-in soft ware. This will be Commodore's 3-Plus-l package, which combines integrated word
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From a programmer's standpoint, the main
difference between these new machines and the C-64 and V1C-20 is the enhanced Basic.
Basic is rich with new commands. There are Structured commands to make programming loops more flexible and If.. .Then.. .Else and Prim Using commands to get reports out faster and easier. Graphics commands, such as Box, Circle, Paint, Draw and Color are
available for drawing charts or graphs. For program writers, there are editing com mands such as Delete, Renumber and Auto
for automatic line numbering. There is also a Restore command, which restores specific line numbers. For debugging, there's a trace feature, which can be invoked with the Tron command, and an error-trapping facility,
which is implanted with the Trap command. There's a good deal of Basic workspace, (oo. Although the Plus/4 has the same amount of RAM memory as the Commodore 64 (64K, of course), there's more access from the new Basic. Instead of a meager 3891 ]
bytes free, the Plus/4 makes over 60,000 bytes available to Basic. Many programs won't need the extra 20K, but it's there when needed. A good machine language monitor, TED-
MON, is built into both computers; type the word monitor from Basic to activate tedMON. Commands available to you are: Assemble, Compare, Disassemble, Fill, Go, Hunt, Load, Memory, Registers, Save, Transfer and Verify. You can also modify memory and registry displays. The monitor is
similar to many existing packages for the 64,
struction or is executing an instruction (it must be doing one or the other). It arranges things so that instructions can be retrieved from one type of memory, and data can be
obtained or stored optionally from an entirely different type of memory', even though the two types of memory access use the same address! The "traffic cop" of the Commodore 64 is
what memory chip will do the job. In the new machines, there's a much more subtle chip,
called the TED. It not only organizes the memory architecture, but also does most of
the input/output, timing, video and sound. The Plus/4 also has a chip called an acia. This will allow more sophisticated communica tions than is possible on the V1C-20 and Com modore 64. The Commodore 16, on the other
hand, doesn't have a communications port at all. External Devices
The new machines have the same serial bus as the Commodore 64. All existing serial bus peripheralsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;primarily disk and print
erâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;should work without modification. There's a cassette tape interface. In prin ciple, it works the same way as on previous Commodore machines. In practice, cassette tape is incompatible with previous units, since it reads and writes at a lower speed. The con nector is different, (oo.
The joystick ports are in place, but the connectors have been changed. Small circular
familiar. A word on machine language: Although
small connector for cassette tape.
exactly the same instructions as the wellknown 6502 or 6510. And programmers will find the same Kernal functions already in
place: JSR Chrout (or IFFD2) will output a character, just as in previous machines.
Architecture The new machines have a more sophisti cated architecture; that's how Basic can get at
much more RAM space than was formerly possible. The secret to this is in the processor chip and in the architecture of the memory bus. The memory system knows whether the processor is retrieving a machine language in
quickly.
memory address and other considerations,
connectors, called shield connectors, are used; they are similar to the video and serial bus
the processor chip is now called a 7501, it has
built-in software,
the Plus/4 and C-16 will be handy for getting tasks done
called the PI.a (Programmable Logic Array) chip. It decides, based on who is asking for a
machine language, you'll find it fairly
such as SUPERMON; if you've worked in
With expanded Basic and
connectors, but smaller, and there's a similar Why the small connectors? This type of connector is free from radiation emission problems, thus enabling Commodore to ob
tain approval for the machines more quickly. There will undoubtedly be adapters available soon.
A fast disk, which plugs into the cartridgeport connector, will be available; at trade shows, it was labeled the SFS 481, but the
name and number are likely to change. The new disk has the general appearance of a 1541, but exchanges information with the
new machines at a much higher rate.
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The Commodore 16 is a good ma
Pros and Cons The new computers don't have all the fea
chine for beginners,
tures of the Commodore 64. The rich ADSR
and is highly com
sound of the 64 has been replaced by two
patible with the Plus/4.
square wave voices in the new machines. If
you want to make beautiful music with your computer, you'll still go for the 64.
Similarly, sprites, or movable object blocks, are absent from the new computers. Shooting games are likely to be hard to translate from the 64. You still have high resolution and a belter than ever choice of colors, but lo do animation, you must pro gram it the hard way—making an object disappear from its old iocalion to reappear at a new spot.
One rather technical feature I'll miss on the new machines is the ability to find empty parts of memory. Basic on the 64 left 20K of Tree memory lying around, which an in genious user could put to work in a variety of ways: defining new screens or character sets, or even writing an alternative Basic language into ram. That will be a little harder to do on
the new machines—ail ram is available to Basic, and you'll need to do extra work to take it away.
Commodore calls the Plus/4 and C-16 their productivity machines: With expanded
Basic, built-in software and user-convenience features, they will be handy for getting tasks done quickly. I think they are also good
learning computers. I prefer the 64 because of it's marvelous adsr (a! tack-decay-sustainrelease) sound and entertaining sprites. To get
a data processing job done, I'd reach for a Plus/4 or a Commodore 16; this includes business graphics such as drawing pic charts (yes, you can do it easily in Plus/4 Basic, in up to 16 colors and 8 levels of brightness). Is it compatible with the C-64? It has the same 40 x 25 screen, including the .same
high-resolution size; it has upwardly compati ble Basic, but Poke statements must be changed; it has the same machine language, but you'll probably want to adjust the ad dresses. In other words, it's not unfamiliar to
64 users, but it's not totally compatible on all existing programs. As for cartridges, there isn'i much likelihood of compatibility there.
The Commodore 16 is a good, inexpensive machine for beginners. It's highly compatible with its bigger brother, the Plus/4. Both are
good for programmers with ".serious" ap plications, since effective programs may be developed quickly.
In
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Table 1. Specifications.
Plus/4
C-16
RAM
64K
16K
ROM
32K
32K
fiytcs free available lo Basic
60671
11519
RS-232 communications interface
Yes
No
[in ill-in software
Yes
No
Price
around S300
around S100
Both Serial interface (di.sk, primer)
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Yes
Casselle interface (nol 64-compatibie)
Yes
Screen si/e |ro«s, columns)
25 x 40
High resolution (pixels)
200 x 320
Multicolor (MCM)
Yes
Extended color (ECM)
Yes
Sound
two-voice square wave
Function keys
four keys, eight functions
Cursor movement keys
four individual
Reset switch
Yes
Screen colors
15, each with eiidit hues
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Table 3. Myths about the new computers. Table 2. The Plus/4 and Commodore 16
versus the Commodore 64.
Mylh I: The Plus/4 and C-16 are downgrades of the Commodore 64.
F'aci: They arc a new kind of computer, not intended to replace [he 64. Some users will prefer the 64, some will like the new machines. Each machine has its own special advantages. The Plus/4
Advantages of Commodore M
and Commodore 16 arc especially suited for easy programming of useful applications. Myth 2: The Commodore 64 will be discontinued.
Much richer sound/music
Faci: The 64 will continue to be available. Sales of V1C-20 may be affecied by [he low-priced
Sprites for easy animation
Commodore 16, but the VTC's communications capability may allow ii to survive for a while yet.
Faster cassette tape
The C-i6 has no equivalent feature. Mylh 3: Software for the Plus/4 and C-16 is not compatible with Ihe C-64 and Ihe VIC-20.
Simpler arcliilecture (easier hacking)
Fuel: Basic on Ihe new machines is ihe same, but enhanced. Basic programs from earlier com puters will load and may run. The major job in convening a C-64 program is lo get rid of [he Peek and Poke commands by replacing them with [he corresponding extended Uasic commands. Ma Advantages of Plus/4 and Commodore 16
Vastly expanded Uasic, including: —Disk commands
—Prim Using command —Structured Siaiemenis —Graphics and sound commands —Error [rapping, tracing, renumbering More powerful communications pan (Plus/4 only) Individual cursor moicmem keys; Wider choice of colors; Screen windowing, character flashing; No "garbage collection" pauses.
chine language is the same as before, but you may have lo relocate addresses, and the advanced programmer will need to know more about the sophisticated architecture of the new machines. Cartridges that plug into the C-64 are definitely not compatible with [he new machines. Myth 4: The new machines are harder lo program.
Fact; Basic programs art much easier; there arc more commands, and there's more workspace
on ihe Plus/4. Depending on program complexity, machine language programs might bo aboul the same level of difficulty, or could call for greater understanding of the architecture. Mylh 5: The new machines have no markei; alternatively, they will kill C-64 sales. Fact: We'll niwd to sec how the marketplace reacts, of course. The Plus/4 and C-16 will be use
ful in a variety of applications. Some purchasers who might otherwise have chosen a C-64 will switch (o the new computers; but there will be new markets. Ease of programming, more screen colors and features and new software will generate interest in the Plus/4 and C-16 within the small-business and educational communities.
Table 4. Basic keywordsfor the Plus/4 and Commodore 16. Those keywords
not available on the'Commodore 64 are shown in bold. Granl Bask
I/O Command)
CLR
PRINT*... USING
NEW
PUDEF
CMD
READ
CONT
DATA
DIM
RESTORE
<. i .i|ilm-s und
l'i ij■ ■ i iiiHiiinv Aids
Sound Co in man (Is
Function! (same ax
LOAD
BOX
AUTO
SAVE
CHAR
DELETE
VERIFY
CIRCLE
HELP
DLOAI)
COLOR
KEY
USAVE
GRAPHIC
TRON
DIRECTORY
SSHAPE
TROFF
BACKUP
GSHAPE
MONITOR
COLLECT
LOCATE
RENUMBER
those for the C-64, plus the ciwini:
DEC
LET
RES 1 OKI. <line number >
LIST
TRAP
REM
RESUME
RUN
DO
STOP
LOOP
END
UNTIL
CONT
WHILE
SYS
EXIT
WAIT
FOR
OPEN
TO
DS
CLOSE
STEP
DSS
GETKEY
NEXT
PI
GET
IF
GET*
THEN
INPUT
ELSE
INPUT*
GOTO
ON.. GOTO
PRINT*
GOSUB
PRINT USING
ON..OO3UB
COPY
PAINT
HEADER
SCALE
RENAME
SOUND
SCRATCH
VOLUME
HEXS ERH$
INSTRS RCI.R ROOT
RGB RLUM JOY
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The Plus/4 Before its release, it was first called the TED, an acronym for Texi Editing De vice (sec RUN's review, "Unveiling of the TED," in the March 1984 issue of RUN). Then il was called the 264, a name that caused it to be incorrectly associated with the popular C-64. Now, it's finally here, and it's called the Plus/4, which
alludes to the four interactive applications programs contained within the machine itself. I call it lemfic!
RUN November 1984 / 37
any technical information on it. Tlie serial port is 100 percent com
patible
with
your
1541
disk
drive
and/or Commodore printers. This port
will also accommodate the new, faster disk drive that Commodore has shown (called the SFS-481 so far) but has nol
yet released. The cassette port is different, with a round miniature DIN-style connector to accept the new model 1531 Datassette. This means that you will have difficulty using printer interfaces that connect to this port, such as Cardco. Tutorial Cartridge The Plus/4 comes packed with the
power
supply,
computer/TV
switch-
box, connecting cable, two user's man uals and a tutorial cartridge that gives
you a guided tour of the machine's key board . The tutorial is replete with nice music (surprisingly nice for a machine without a SID chip!), outstanding graphics and animation (surprisingly good without sprite capability), and
it's very user-
interactive. After the opening musical sequence,
you are asked to type in your name. From that point on, the program ad dresses you by name and offers con tinual encouragement. The tutorial first covers the cursor,
insert, delete and return keys, then branches off into the other keys on the keyboard. On power-up, you may go
through the entire tutorial one step at a
time or simply hit the key about which you would like to know more. If, for example, you hi! the help key, the com puter will respond "See page I of the user's manual."
There are other "branch" options,
such as hitting the f2 key to learn about color and reverse controls. If you have difficulty at any point during the tuto
The audio/video port
CompaliblUlj
with
the
is compatible
same table/monitor you've
rial, just hit the help key and you'll be directed to the corresponding section of the manual for a more elaborate expla
A major source of concern and curiosiiy has been the compatibility of the
been using with your VIC or C-64.
Plus/4
ble, although a "jumper" wire may be necessary 10 use some direct-conned
any system thus far. Credit must go 10
modems. Information on this port is
signed it; Barbara Feldman, who devel oped and coded the software; and Dan
with
the
other
Commodore
computers, peripherals and software, it is, at best, partly compatible.
I'll begin with what is compatible.
38 / HUN November l'JS4
The user port is 99 percent compati
sketchy at this point; I have yet to see
nation of that particular function. This is the best tutorial package I've seen on John Mathias, who conceived and de
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spreadsheet are transferred to the word processor, ready for print-out and/or storage to disk. When you integrate the spreadsheet with the word processor, you have split-screen capabilities. The manual lakes you through all facets of this mode, and gives some excellent ex amples of possible uses for the spread sheet. Most folks don'i
feel they have a
need for a spreadsheei
program, and
many don't even know what a spread
sheet is, let alone what to do with it. But when you consider uses like the house hold budget, checkbook register, loan/ mortgage payment calculations, ex
pense reports, income tax preparation and myriad other tasks for which it can
be effectively used, you start to realize that it's quite a handy program. Built-in Graphics The Plus/4 has a built-in graphics Kunz, who assisted and provided some
of the ideas for the tutorial's text. Built-in Word Processing
The Plus/4 is an applications com
Overall, the built-in word processing software should be more than adequate for the average home and/or sinallbu sin ess user.
software package thai effectively com bines the best features of the Super Ex pander cartridges for the VIC and C-64. Il allows you to graph any row inside the spreadsheet, view it and transfer il
puter. Word processing is one of its ap
Built-in Spreadsheet
plications, since it contains a program for this on internal ROM. You activate the word processing feature by hilling
To enter the Spreadsheet mode, you must first be in the Word Processing
the fl key, then the return key.
dore and C keys to get into Command
into the word processor.
Take, lor example, a sales report that
mode, then type tc and press the return
charts a company's business month period. You have all formation already stored in sheet, but you'd really like
key.
visual representation of how sales have increased in the last two months. Once
iines, with 77 characters per line. Thirty-
Tile spreadsheet has a maximum ca pacity of 850 cells (17 columns by 50
seven columns and 22 lines are seen on
rows). It will not only perform the basic
the Command mode and typing gr (for
screen at one time. Scrolling, used to view all the columns and rows, is ac complished with the cursor keys. Word processing features include: word wrap ping, automatic repeat, margin settings,
arithmetic functions of addition, sub
graph), this information is mapped For
traction, multiplication and division, but it also will perform advanced calcu lations according to your own specified
the word processor. Once it's mapped into word processing, it can be edited or
The word processing package in (he
Plus/4 is fairly easy to use. The display holds a maximum of 99
justification, centering, moving blocks
of text, merging documents and tiles, search with replace, as well as saving and loading files, inserting and deleting text. Formatting commands for your
particular printer can be set using ASCII values. Ail commands are entered while in the Command mode, which is accessed by hitting the Commodore and C keys. Most of the commands are mnenumi-
mode. From there, you hit the Commo
for a sixof the in a spread to give a
the information is called up, by entering
handled like any other text. Not only is
formulas. The computer's mathe matical capabilities can be tapped by
this a greal time-saver, but it virtually eliminates mistakes caused by retyping
this program. Other features include ac
the data. It's interesting to note that although
cessing a particular cell for modification of viewing, entering data, copying data,
modifying a formula to suit a particular
the Plus/4 has very high resolution graphics, all of the information gener
cell and automatic calculations of for
ated with this software mode will be
mulas on all cells.
strengths of the
character graphics. This was a logical direction for Commodore to follow,
Pius/4 is the integral ion of the built-in
since some users of the Plus/4 will be
software modules. This b especially useful if you wish to combine a portion
using daisywheel or other letter-quality
One
of the real
printers. In those cases, the output must
cally coded to make them easy to understand (e.g., "Imarg," for setting the left margin, "rmarg," for setting
of the spreadsheet into a document that By entering the Command mode and
be standard character graphics, which are found on every printer. So, instead of getting nice solid bars on your graph,
the right margin and so on).
typing in "blkmap," the contents of the
you might have lo settle for Xs or #s,
40 / RUN November 19M
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The database is the fourth plus of the Plus/4! In the manual, it is referred to as a file manager. To access this pro gram,
press the Commodore
and
C
keys, then press if, followed by the return key.
The file manager allows you to design your own form for storing data. It has the capacity to accept
17
fields
per
record, up to 38 characters per field, and up to 999 records per file. Features include creating files, adding records, updating records and disk formatting. The manager has a search option that
accomplish
has a son option that can son up to
welcome improvement for those who want more sophisticated Basic pro
and an 8K RAM expander in place.
gramming features and machine lan
double for either a VIC or a C-64! It's
guage options.
the same size, about the same weight
three fields at one time. The real beauty of the file manager is
its integration with the word processing
them.
It
will also
be
a
V1C-20, with both a Super Expander
will search one Held within a file. It also
software. By merging the capabilities of
I think Commodore has a real winner
both modes, you can print form letters,
here, in the Plus/4. In future issues,
mailing lists and other documents. Easy
RUN will publish reviews of the various
Script users know and love this capabili
built-in applications software and how
ty, which is called Mail Merge in thai
to use them.
program.
Like the other three software modes built into the Plus/4, the file manager is simple to use, and the manual gives lu cid explanations and examples.
The C-16
stick pons.
On the back of the machine (from left to right) are the memory expan
a limited budget and want to get the
Two manuals are supplied with the
Plus/4: one is for the machine itself, the other is for the built-in software. Used
most
memory and features
for your
money, the new Commodore Model C-16 might be the machine for you. According to sources within the com
in conjunction with the tutorial car tridge, the Plus/4 is very easy to learn,
pany, the C-16 will be aimed at both the
even for a new computer user.
first-time computer purchaser and the
With the release of the Plus/4, we're into a whole new phase of personal computers: the productivity phase. The
educational market.
many people have been waiting forâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a
will allow educators lo furnish the eniire class with C-16s for a fraction of what
Plus/4 is a bold step in the direction thai
computer thai will let you do some thing, in addition to Basic programmini?, without having to load a disk or can ridge.
Commodore believes that the C-16 will have a pronounced impact on com puting in schools; the low-price factor
other computers cost.
The C- I6's name derives from the in ternal RAM capacity of the machine.
among a variety of people. It will satisfy
The 16K translates inio 12,277 bytes, available for use in Basic programming,
those who have particular tasks for home and business and who want in
mapping, I/Os and so on. In many re
This
computer
will
find
a
place
stant access to programs necessary to
42 / RUN November li)S4
with
the
spects,
remainder
the
handling
C-16 reminds
and has the same feel as the other two machines. The color is dark charcoal gray with lighter gray keys. Keyboard touch is the same as the VIC or 64. On the right side of the C-16 are the power-input jack, on/off switch, reset button (for warm boots) and dual joy
If you are a new computer user, have
Conclusion
Except for its color, the C-16 could
me
screen
of
a
sion/cartridge port, RF jack, channel selector switch, video/audio port, serial port and cassette port. Where's the user port? There is no
user port. To keep the machine around $100, ihe cost of producing the machine had to be cut, thus eliminating the user
port. The reasoning on this is fairly easy to understand: The first-time computerist and the classroom computer student won't need lo connect to a modem or
other user-port peripheral. If and when the need arises, the user will probably be ready to move up to a more sophis ticated machineâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;both the C-64 and Pkis/4 arc logical chokes, and both have user pons.
There have been minor changes lo the keyboard layout, but the big change is the location of the cursor keys. They
now occupy the four spaces to the right of the 0 on ihe top row, and each key
controls a direction, whether shifted or unshifted. Since there's a reset button,
told it will be a nominal price. The tutorial is well done, taking you
usabie
RAM;
the restore key has been replaced by the
on a guided tour of the C-16's keyboard and giving brief, but clear, explanations
12,277
bytes
clear/home key. There are also a lew
to the VIC, you'd have almost 12K of the
C-16 comes with
available on
power-up.
to offer a again, the need more it's time to
minor location changes on infrequently used keys, which might take a bit of get-
of the functions.
ling used to if you're coming from a
particular key's function. In most in
Commodore has no plans RAM expander cartridge; reasoning is that when you than ihc C-16 has on board,
VIC or C-64. In regard to software, the C-16 is
stances,
move up the computer ladder.
compatible with any Plus/4 software that its 16K can support. A good exam ple of this is the Jack Aitack game, which is a cartridge. The same cartridge
will Tit and work on both the C-16 and Plus/4, but not on the VIC or C-64 (there is, however, a C-64 version
By hitting the help
key, you can find out more about thai you will
be
referred
to
the
manual for additional information. The tutorial is user-friendly and in teractive. You arc asked to input your
good. More advanced sound capabili
The tutorial is a scaled-down version of
ties will continue to be the domain of
the
the C-64, with its marvelous SID chip.
Plus/4
tutorial,
tailored
to
the
available). Tutorial Cartridge
Expanded Basic: Version 3.5
oped for the C-16, and the advance
VIC with expansion. If you're familiar with the Super Expanders for the VIC
As of this writing, a decision has not
or C-64, then you know the usefulness
been made as to whether this tutorial
of those extra programming commands,
cartridge
such as Sound and Graphic. The C-16 has all of the Super Expander's com
will
be
packed
with
I he
optional item. If the company does decide lo charge for the cartridge, I am
The C-16 is a bold statement on the future of computers: continued lower prices, with more memory and features.
It'fi an excellent machine, and the low
Earlier in this article, I alluded to the
copy I received was quite remarkable.
machine or offered as an inexpensive
and a "noise" voice. Judging from the music on the tutorial, the sound is very
name, and during ihe exercises, the pro gram will then address you by name.
features of the C-16. As far as tutorials go, it's top-notch.
A tutorial cartridge has been devel
Like the VIC, the C-16 offers music and sound capability with three voices
price almost guarantees it will be highly successful,
since nothing else on
the
market even comes close to giving you
this kind of power for so little money. [§
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puter, and although the VIC is exceptionally user-friendly, I didn't think it was friendly at all.
It didn't say hello, didn't ask how I was, didn't even wish me a happy day. The cursor blinked on and off, waiting for me to do something. The machine said it was ready, but 1 sure wasn't.
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Simulated intelligence is used in many programs to accept information, and in video games to find out the number of players, skill level and so on. Although programs that use artificial intelligence are written for some computers with more memory, I've seen few for the VIC-20.
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I AM THE PRESIDENT BY SCOTT CALAMAR
Lisiing of the I Am the President program. 2 E=36879:POKEE,26 5
S2=36875:V=36878:S=36877
10 GOSUB10000 33 PRINT"{SHFT CLR){2 CRSR DNS}":PRINT"(CTRL 7JHELL0." 35 PRINT"(CRSR DN)I AM THE PRESIDENT.":GOSUB20010
36 PRINT"{CRSR DNJMAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT THAT.":GOSUB200 37 38 39
10
PRINT"ICRSR DN)I AM NOT A CROOK." INPUT"(CRSR DN)WHO ARE YOU";A$ PRINT"{CRSR DNJWELL, HELLO "A$
40 PRINT"HAVE YOU BEEN A GOOD{2 SPACES I AMERICAN? Y OR N ?" 41 GETB$:IFB$=""THEN41 45 IFB$="Y"THEN48 46 IFB$="N"THEN49 48 PRINT"{CRSR DNJl'M VERY PROUD OF YOU.":PRINT"YOU MAK E AN OLD MAN13 SPACEsJVERY HAPPY.":GOTO50
49 PRINT"(CRSR DNJREMEMBER,
0
1)DEAD{CTRL 7}
THAN
"A$"...":PRINT"BETTER {CTRL
{CTRL
3)RED{CTRL
7)!":GOSUB2001
50 PRINT"{2 CRSR DNs)WHERE ARE YOU FROM,":PRINTA$ 52
INPUT
G$
53 54 55 56
IFG$="CALIFORNIA"THEN64 IFG$="NEW YORK"THEN64 IFG$="NEW JERSEY"THEN64 IFG$="WASHINGTON D.C."THEN63
57 IFG$="D.C."THEN63 58 IFG$="WASHINGTON"THENPRINT"(CRSR DN)D.C. OR THE STAT E":INPUTG$:GOTO57 59 IFG$="MASSACHUSETTS"THEN63 60 61
IFG$="MASS"THEN63 IFG$="STATE"THENPRINT"I CARRIED WASHINGTON{2 SPACEs}
IN 1972.":GOTO65
62 PRINT"(CRSR DN)I CARRIED ":PRINTG$" IN 1972":GOTO65 63 PRINT"fCRSR DNJl'LL BET YOU DIDN'T{3 SPACEs}VOTE FOR
ME IN 1972.":PRINT"{CRSR DNJGO AWAY!":GOTO65 64 PRINT"(CRSR DN)AH, MY HOME STATE!":GOTO65
65 GOSUB20020: PRINT" (CRSR DNJYOU KNOW, "A$" ...": PRINT" { CRSR DN)I THINK WITH ALL THE":GOSUB20000 67 PRINT"INTERNATIONAL TENSIONS":GOSUB20000
68 PRINT"THE TIME MAY(CRSR RT)BE RIGHT":PRINT"FOR A COM EBACK(CRSR DN}":GOSUB20025 69
PRINT"(CRSR DNJDO YOU
NTA$"?":PRINT"Y OR N?"
THINK
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71 GETC$:IFC$=""THEN71 73 IF C$="Y"THEN 75 74 IF C$="N" THEN 80 75 PRINT"{2 CRSR DNs)GREAT!":PRINT"TODAY RROW THE WORLD!":GOTO86
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1 Am the
President is meant as satire—the presi dent is a caricature and not intended to tarnish the memory of any person, liv
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I Am the President should provide "G$:PRINT"TOMO
WANT TO MAKE"SPC(8)"ONE
90
I MAY
87 PRINT "{CTRL 9)PERFECTLY CLEAR...{CTRL 0}":GOSUD2001 0 NOT BE THE
PRESIDE
92 PRINT "(CRSR DNJEVEN THOUGH AN ACTOR(2 SPACEslMAY BE IN THE WHITE{3 SPACEsJHOUSE..":GOSUB2001 5 93 PRINT"{CRSR DN}(CTRL 9)(CTRL 7}I AM THE PRESIDENT!"
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PRINT "(CRSR DNJEVEN THOUGH
I Am the President is a demonstra tion program that shows how effective ly Input and Get statements can sim ulate intelligence. When you run the
Users of larger expanders should feel
80 PRINT"{CRSR DNJWHAT DO YOU KNOW,{5 SPACEs}ANYWAY?"
NT NOW..":GOSUB20010
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31MAKE NO
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215 GETD$:IFD$=""THEN215 218 220 225 226 227 228
230 232
IFD$="Y"THEN 225 IFD$="N"THEN 300 PRINT"{CRSR DN}HERE GOES, .":GOSUB20000 PRINT"{SHFT CLR}" FORL=10TO1STEP-1
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235 250
POKEV,15:POKES,220 POKEE,127:GOSUB19990:POKEE,143:GOSUB19990:POKEE,42: GOSUB19990 POKEE,76:GOSUB19990:POKEE,110:GOSUB19990:POKEE,8 POKEV,0:POKES,0:POKEE,26:GOTO290
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CRSR
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292
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372
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405 410 415
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PRINT"{CRSR DNJYOU'RE A VERY BRIGHT(2 SPACEs)PERSON . I LIKE YOU.":GOTO480 PRINT"{CRSR DNJYOU WERE PROBABLY(5 SPACEs}AGAINST T
460
HE":PRINT"VIETNAM WAR":GOTO480 PRINT"(CRSR DN)WE AGREE ON":PRINT"MANY THINGS,
470
472 PRINT"TO RUSSIA —WHERE YOU BELONG" 480
FRIE
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515 PRINT"IS THAT HIS WIFE"SPC(6)"THINKS IT LOOKS GOOD" :GOSUB20010
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555
560 565 570
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975
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999 PRINT"(CRSR DN|I SAID":PRINT"{CRSR DN)(CTRL 9}{CTRL 9900
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9902 PRINT"(14
CRSR UPsHCTRL 9}{CTRL
3)1 AM THE PRESID
ENT{2 SPACES)" PRINT"{2 CRSR DNsHCTRL 0}(CTRL 3}BY -1984(CTRL 9){CTRL 3){CRSR DN)":END 10000 PRINT"{SHFT CLRHCTRL 9}{CTRL 7)* * 10002 10004 10006 10008 10010
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10014 10016
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10020 10022
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10035 10040 10045 10050 10055
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10060
FORN=1TOD:NEXTN:POKES2,0
10085 10090
DATA DATA
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SPACEs)" SPACES}" SPACES}"
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10070
20010 20015 20020 20025
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FORT=1TO2500:NEXT:RETURN FORT=1TO3000:NEXT:RETURN FORT=1TO4000:NEXT:RETURN FORT^1TO5000:NEXT:RETURN
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RUN It Right CommoaoreMVIC-20with)6Kexponsion
ere's a handy utility that allows you to squeeze your programs, thus gaining more memory and in most cases allowing your programs to run faster. This program was originally written for the Commodore PET, but I've made several improve ments and have updated the program to run on the Commodore 64 and VIC-20 (with 16K expan sion memory).
Compactor II reads a Basic program that has been saved on disk and creates a new, compacted copy. Compactor II deletes all REM statements, unnecessary spaces and leading colons.
This program, however, goes one step further. Whenever possible, it combines program lines to eliminate the link, line number and line-end-flag overheads normally associated with each Basic program line. It makes a program as small as possible and usually faster running.
To give you an idea of what it can do, the Compactor II program is over 3100 bytes long (13 blocks on disk), and when compacted by itself, the new version is about 1800 bytes (8 blocks on disk), or approximately 58% smaller. Admittedly, the Compactor II program does contain a large number of spaces and several remarks, but the savings you get on any particular program depend on how it was written.
While writing the original version of this program, I came across a few of Commodore Basic's undocumented quirks. Since many of you like to experiment with the capabilities of having pro-
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grams write other programs to disk, [he following information may be of inter
Compactor II makes
est to you.
Zero-Length and Long Lines Normally, it is impossible to create a
combined with another line. Line 1130
programs as small as possible—and usually
makes the check for these tokens and sets a flag in variable F whenever one is
faster running.
to be written to disk and the next line to
zero-length line when you use the screen
editor on any Commodore system. By zero-length line, I mean a line with a link, line number and end-of-line flag, but with no Basic commands or texl. If you were to type just a line number us
ing the screen editor, you would actual
of the compacted program to be created
(lines 460-470). This name cannot be the same as the original program name
ly delete a line instead of entering a zero-length line.
or any other file currently on the disk. If
When you write a Basic program on disk as a datafile, there is nothing to
ists, or if any disk errors are encoun
prevent you from entering a zero-length
Compactor II reads the program as a sequential disk datafile, and the file is
line. Basic, however, cannot correctly link the program lines when a program contains a zero-length line. Therefore,
any file with the same name already ex
tered, the program will likewise abort.
read twice. The first pass (lines 480-820)
if you want the program to run, you
checks for line numbers that are the tar gets of GOTO, GOSUB, Run, or If...
cannot have any zero-length lines in
Then statements (lines 590-690). When it
your program.
finds a target line number, that number
At the other extreme, you cannot
is saved in matrix TL, if it's not already
create a Basic line that is longer than 255
saved (lines 730-760). It also checks for multiple target lines in ON...GOTO
bytes. However, the Commodore 64 screen editor furthermore limits you nor
If any line contains a GOTO, Run
or If.. .Then statement, it cannot be
found. This flag forces the current line
be read without combining the two. Any line combined after these Basic commands would never be executed; thus the compacted program would not function properly.
• Any spaces within a line that are not enclosed
in
quotes
are
deleted
(line
1110). • Any remarks at the end of a Basic line are deleted to the end of the line (line 1140). • Anything within quotes is copied untouched (lines 1180-1200). If an end
ing quote is missing from a line that could be combined with another line,
then an ending quote is added (lines 1210-1220). • When a colon is found within a Basic line and not within quotes, the Compactor program checks the next
(lines
non-space character before it copies the
mally to a maximum of 78 characters,
800-820).
because
the colon, the colon and the rest of the
255 bytes, as the program usually won't ioad back from the disk. If it does load,
As the first pass progresses, each tar get line is displayed in the order found (line 750). This gives you some indica tion of the scanning progress, since it can be rather slow. At the end of the first pass, the target lines are sorted into numerical order, to help speed up later
the program will normally be completely
processing (lines 860-890).
of the
line-wrapping charac
teristics and the need for at least a onedigit line number. When you're writing a datafile to disk,
be careful not to create a line greater than
destroyed. How the Program Works
and
ON...GOSUB
statements
During the second pass (lines 930 1420), each line is copied, deleted or compacted according to the Compac
When you run the Compactor II pro gram, you have some control over the size of the program lines. The first input
tor's rules. Again, the line number is displayed as each line of the original program is processed, to let you know
colon (line 1260). If a remark follows line are deleted. Otherwise, the colon is copied,
and
processing
continues as
normal (line 1270). • At the end of each Basic line, the Compactor checks to see if the next line
can be combined with this one (line 1310). If there aren't any GOTO, Run or If.. .Then commands, and if the next line is not a target line, the lines are combined (lines 1320-1360). When this happens, the link and tine number are discarded, a colon is written, and the next line is processed as pan of the pre vious line.
prompt (lines 410-420) will ask for (he maximum line length. This must be a
how the program is progressing. The
positive
255—the default value is 255 if you just
follows. • Any leading colons and/or spaces
hit the return key. When entering small
on a line arc deleted (line 1010).
written to disk with the correct link. This is the major difference between the
numbers, be sure to use spaces lo re
•
original Compactor and this new ver
move unwanted digits from the default
leted if it is not a target line (lines (1020-1040). If the line is a target line,
number
between
1
and
number.
rules followed by the Compactor are as
A line that has only remarks is de
• If the second line cannot be com
bined with the first line, the first line is
sion. Compactor II uses a line buffer to construct the entire line before it is ac
Basic program file you want compacted
1050). This may produce a leading co
tually written to disk. This allows the program to construct an accurate link value, which it will write at the front of
(lines 440-450).
lon if the next line is not a target line and
each line.
program must be on disk.) If the file is
is combined with this line. The line can
not found or if any disk errors are en countered, they will be reported and the
not be reduced to a zero-length line,
• When the end of the program is found, the last line is written to disk,
since Basic cannot link a program cor rectly with a zero-length line, as men
along with the ending zero link, and all files are properly closed (lines 1400-
tioned earlier.
1420).
After you select the maximum line length, you arc asked the name of the
(Remember that
the
program will abort. Next, you're asked to enter the name
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Listing 1. Compactor II program for the VIC-20 and C-64. 100
REM
110
REM
*****************************
120 REM(5 130 REM 1-50
160
SPACEsJC O M
REM16
150 REM
SPACEs}BY:
15
WINDSOR
P A C
ROBERT
DR,
ATCO,
T O R{3 W.
NJ
gram at lines 230-360. A GOSUB to line
while starting at line 230 will read two bytes. Lines 270-290 check for disk er
08004
rors and
REM
220 230 GOSUB
240:
SPACEs}*
VI =V
240
GET#5,C$:
250 26 0 270 280 290 300 310
V=0:
320
PRINT#6,CHR$(A2);CHR$(A1);L$;CHR$<0);:
IF C$<>"" THEN V=ASC(C$)
INPUTj5M5,EN,EM$,ET,ES: IF EN = 0 THEN PRINT: PRINT"DISK ERROR": PRINT PRINT EN;EM$;ET;ES: GOTO 1420
330 340 350 360 370 380
GOSUB 240: F=0: PL = P:
RETURN
400
PRINT"{SHFT CLR){5
***
The line length that you specify at the program's beginning prevents Compac
A2=LA-(A1»256)
S}II":
C(P)=V: IF V>0 THEN P=P+1: P=1j RETURN
READY
L$="":
RETUR
GOTO 350
THEN
410
OR ML>
500
510 REM *** READ LOAD ADR, LINK & LINES 520 530 GOSUB 230 540 GOSUB 230: IF V+V1=0 THEN 860 550 GOSUB 230: LN=V1+(256*V) 560 570 REM ***(2 SPACEsJSCAN BASIC LINES FOR GOTO, S
THEN
TOKENS
580 590 GOSUB 240 600 IF V=0 THEN 540 610 IF V=137 OR V=141 OR V=138 THEN 620 IF V<>167 THEN 590 630 640 REM *** GET TARGET LINE# 650 660 LT=0 670
GOSUB
240:
IF
V=32
THEN
the
specified
670
However,
with other lines. If you select a small limit, then the program will copy most
remarks or leading
colons. pacted program may have lines that cannot be edited with the screen editor. On the C-64, any program line that ex ceeds two screen lines cannot be edited. (See my Uncompactor program, fol lowing, which allows you to break and shorten program lines to allow for eas ier editing.) One quick word of caution. When you enter the Print# command, do not use
ihe
statement's
abbreviation,
which is a question mark. If you do, the line will still list correctly, but internally
the code is incorrect and will generate a syntax error. Always type the entire GOSUB,
command—PRINT#.
If you don't want to type in this pro gram, send me $5 and I will supply you
with a copy of the program 660
on
a
VIC-1541 disk. I'll even include a copy of my Uncompactor program.
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58 / RUN November 1984
limit.
any lines already greater than the limit will be copied without being combined
Keep in mind that the newly com
430 CLOSE 15: OPEN 15,8,15 440 PRINT: PRINT"INPUT FILENAME": INPUT F1$ 450 OPEN 5,8,5,"0:"+F1$+",P,R": GOSUB 270 460 PRINT: PRINT"OUTPUT FILENAME": INPUT F2$ 470 OPEN 6,8,6,"0:"+F2$+",P,W": GOSUB 270 480 PRINT: PRINT"OK, SCANNING PROGRAM" ": PRINT 490 PRINT"{3 SPACEsJFOR TARGET LINES
RUN
exceed
removing spaces,
SPACEsJC 0 M P A C T 0 S{3 SPACE
PRINT: PRINT"MAX LINE LENGTH TO CREATE" INPUT"(3 SPACEs)255{5 CRSR LFs}";ML: IF ML<1 255
tor II from combining lines that would
of the lines without combining them. It will, however, compact each line by
DISK FILES
before
any previous number.
P=1: GOSUB 230: LN=V1+(256*V): L1=V1: L2=V PRINT LN;"{6 SPACEsJ": PRINT"{CRSR UP}";
REM
findings
number, saves it in the LN variable and displays the line number, overwriting
RETURN
IP LS="" THEN RETURN LA=LA+LEN(L$)+3: A1=INT(LA/256>:
report any
aborting the program. Lines 300-320 compute the link value for a program line in L$ and then write to disk the link, program line and end ing flag (0). Lines 330-360 read an en tire Basic program line, saving each byte in the C matrix and the line length in PL. It also computes the program line
GOSUB 270
N
420
acter code established in the variable V,
BAKER
***
410
240 will read a byte and return the char
SPACEsJII
170 REM ***************************** 160 190 DIM TL(1000),C(256): GOTO 400 200 210 HEM *****{2 SPACEsJS UBROUTINE S(2
390
I skipped over the subroutines, which are located near the front of the pro
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IF V<48 OR V>57 THEN 730
:
700
CHECK
NEXT
X
IF N<1000
IF
PRINT:
***
: PRINT: PRINT: CLOSE 5: OPEN
GOSUB
950
:
980
***
TL(X)=V
FOR X-0 TO N: IF TL(X}<LN THEN NEXT IF TL(X)OLN THEN 990
L$=L$+":": :
1030 1040
1050 1060
LA=V1+(256*V)
REM
1120
THEN
1100
SPACEslSCAN BASIC LINE &
IF V=58 THEN 1260
IF V-32
1110
1090 1100
:
••••{2
L$=L$+CHR$<V> v=C(P}: P=P+1
M
1080
1070
GOTO 1310 COMPACT PROGRA
X
1010 V=C(P>: P=P+1: IF V=32 OR V=58 THEN 1010 1020 L$=CHR$(L1)+CHR$(L2): IF V<>0 AND V<>143 THEN 1110
GOSUB 330
IF V+V1=0 THEN 1400
PROGRAM LINE
1000
990 GOSUB 230:
:
REM
970
PRINT06,CHR$<VI);CHR$(V);:
READ
230:
L$=""
960
:
TL(Y) =TL(X) :
GOTO 1
PRINT "COMPACTING LINES....": PRINT 5,8,5,"0:"+F1$+",P,R": GOSUB 270
COMPACT
V=TL(Y):
FOR
THEN
GET READY
920 930 940
***
:
900
REM
IF TL(XXTL(Y) NEXT Y,X
FOR Y=0 TO N-2
LINES
'ON...GOTO/GOSUB1
SORT TARGET
880 890
910
THEN 800
PRINT LT;"{6 SPACEs}": PRINT"tCRSR
GOTO 800
850 : 860 IF N<2 THEN 930 870 FOR X=0 TO N-1:
830 : 840 REM
820 GOSUB 240:
FOUND
PRINT"TOO MANY TARGET LINES!":
770 ; 780 REM *** CHECK FOR 790 : 800 IF V=44 THEN 660 810 IF V<>32 THEN 600
760 PRINT: 420
UP}";:
READY
TL(X)=LT THEN 800
IF ALL
750 TL(N)=LT: N=N+1:
740
720 : 730 FOR X=0 TO N:
710 REM **♦
690 LT=(10*LT)+VAL(C$): GOSUB 240: GOTO 680
680
Listing I continued.
V=137
-
COPY
NEXT
OR
LINE
REM
IF
***
VO0
END OF
LINE
AND V<>143
-
CAN WE COMPACT THESE
FOR
X=0
TO N:
IF TL(XKLN THEN
NEXT
X
300:
1410 1420
CLOSE
PRINT:
5:
CLOSE
PRINT:
6:
CLOSE
15
PRINT"DONE":
1350 IF TL(X)<>LN THEN 1260 1360 GOSUB 300: GOTO 1010 1370 1380 REM *** END OF COMPACT - WRITE END OF PROGRAM 1390 1400 GOSUB 300: PRINT06,CHR$(0);CHR$(0);
1340
CHAR
LINES
1110
1300 1310 IF F=1 THEN GOSUB 300: GOTO 990 1320 GOSUB 230: IF V+V1=0 THEN 1400 1330 GOSUB 330: IF (LENIL$)+PL+4)>ML THEN GOEUB TO 1010
1290
1280
1270
1240 REM *** IF COLON - CHK NEXT CHAR, ELSE COPY 1250 1260 V=C(P): P=P*1: IF V=32 OR V=58 THEN 1260 GOTO
THEN
GO
?
GOTO
1090
F=1:
END
THEN
IF V=34
OR
V=167
THEN L$=L$ + ":":
L$=L$+CHR$(34)
P=P+1:
TILL
1310
V=139
IF V<>34 THEN 1090 L$=L$+CHR$(V>: V=C(P): IF V>0 THEN 1190
QUOTE
1210 IF F=0 THEN 1220 GOTO 1310 1230
1200
1180 1190
***
REM
OR
THEN
V=138
IF V=0 OR V=143
OR
1150 1160 1170
1090
IF
1140
1130
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re your program lines overcrowded with multiple state
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was originally written for the Commodore PET. I've now updated it to run on the Commodore 64 and VIC-20. Uncompactor, a companion to Compactor II, reads a Basic program that was saved on disk and creates a new, uncompacted, or expanded copy. It does this by taking any multistatement lines (statements separated by colons) and breaking them into separate program lines with new line numbers. Long lines created by Compactor II can now be edited and the program recompacted.
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Program Description
Listing 1. Uncompactor program for the C-64 and VIC-20.
When you run the Uncompactor II program, you have some control over
100
REM
140
REM(6
150 160
REM
300 310 320
SPACES)U
NCOMPACTO
SPACEs)BY:
15 WINDSOR
ROBERT
DR.,
W.
ATCO,
R{3
SPACES HI
try uncompacting. This should be a pos
BAKER
NJ
itive number between 1 and 255, but
08004
there is no check of the value entered. If
REM
170
180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 260 290
what size program lines will be uncom pacted. The first input prompt (line 370) will ask for the minimum line length to
******************************
110 REM 120 BEM13 130 REM
you simply press the return key when prompted, (he default will force the
******************************
GOTO REM
360
program to try and break every single
>>>>>>
SUBROUTINES
GOSUB 240:
line, where possible. Selecting a number like 20 will cause smali lines (with 20 or fewer characters) to be left untouched, while longer lines are uncompacted.
<<<<<<<
V1=V
GET#5,C$: GOSUB 270 V=0: IF C$<>"" THEN V=ASC(C$)
After you select the minimum line
RETURN
length, you're then asked the name of the Basic program file to be uncompact ed (lines 390-400). The program must be on disk, as program files cannot be
INPUT#15,EN,EM$,ET,ES: IF EN = 0 THEN RETURN PRINT: PRINT "DISK ERROR":PRINT PRINT EN;EM$;ET;ES:
IP L$='
THEN
GOTO
H
RETURN
LA=LA+LEN(L$)+2:
L1=INT(LA/256):
PRINT#6,CHR$(L2);CHR$(L1);L$;:
read from tape. Tf the file is not found,
L2=LA-(LI»256)
L$="":
or if any disk errors are encountered,
RETURN
330 340
REM
*****
INITIALIZATION
the program will terminate.
*****
Next, you're asked to enter the de
350 360
PRINT"{SHFT CLR}{5 SPACEs)U NCOMPACTO R(3 S
sired name of the uncompacted pro gram to be created (lines 410-420). This
370
INPUT"{
name cannot be the same as the original
380 390 400 410 420
430 440
PACES|II": PRINT: PRINT PRIRT"MIN LINE LENGTH TO TRY UNCOMPACTING": 3 SPACES)1{3 CKSR LFs}";XL DIM C(256):
CLOSE
15:
OPEN
program name or that of any other file
15,8,15
currently on the disk. If any file with the same name already exists, or if any disk
PRINT: PRINT"INPUT FILENAME": INPUT F1$ OPEN 5,8,5,"0:"+Fl$+",P,R": GOSUB 270 PRINT:
PRINT"OUTPUT FILENAME":
450 460 470 480 490 500 510 520 530
LA=V1+(256*V):
550 560 570 580 590 600 610 620 630 640 650 660 670 680 690
X=1
REM
*****
OUTPUT
GOSUB 300:
LN=NL:
L$="":
IF
THIS
GOTO
errors are encountered, the computer
INPUT F2S
OPEN 6,8,6,"0:"+F2$+",P,W": GOSUB 270 PRINT:PRINT"OK, WORKING ON LINE# GOSUB 230: PRINT#6,CHR$(V1};C$;
":
will report these errors, and the pro gram will terminate.
Uncompactor II treats the program
600
to be uncompacted as a sequential disk datafile, which it reads only once. As it
LINEtf
LK=0 THEN
reads the original program, each line
number is displayed on the screen (lines
980
PRINT LN;"{6 SPACES}":
490-510). This gives you some indica
PRINT"{CRSR UP}";
tion of how things are progressing as
LS=CHR$(LL)+CHRS(LH)
REM
*****
READ THIS
Uncompactor II runs; it can be rather BASIC PGM LINE
slow.
540
700
After
GOSUB 240: REM
*****
C(X)nV: GET
GOSUB 230: GOSUB 230:
IF L$="" REM
V=X:
*****
X=1:
NEXT
IF V>0 THEN LINK
X=X+1:
GOTO
THEN
560
copies
the
line into the C matrix (lines 550-560)
GOTO
620
number (lines 600-620). When it finds the zero link at the end of the program, the next line number is forced to 64000.
490
This number exceeds any possible Basic
BREAK UP
IF V<XL
II
and (hen reads the next link and line
& LINE*
LK=V+V1: IF LK=0 THEN NL=64000: NL=V1+(256*V): LL=V1: LH=V
Uncompactor
original line number, it reads the actual
LINE
THEN
IF
program
POSSIBLE
line
number,
thus
forcing
proper handling of the last line of the program read.
860
Once the entire line has been read, REM
SKIP
IF
IF C(X)<>58
NOT
THEN
and if it's longer than the limii you
COLON
820
.
selected, it is scanned for colons and
certain Basic tokens (lines 660-940). If the line is shorter than the specified
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710 720
IF X=1 THEN L$=L$+CHR$(C(X)): LN=LN+1: IF LN>=NL THEN 860
740 750
L$^L$+CHK$(0): GOSUB 300: L$=CHR$(L)+CHR$(H) X=X+1: IF C(X)=32 OR C(X)-58 THEN 750
730
information.
770
:
780
REM
790
REM{2
SPACEsJGOTO,
800
REM{2
SPACEsJREM,
810 820
: IF C(X><128 OR C(X)>155
THEN
910
830
IF
THEN
860
840 850 860 870
IF C(X)<137 OR C(X)>144 THEN 930 IF C(X)=140 OR C(X)=141 THEN 930 L$=L$+CHR$(C(X)): IF C(X)>0 THEN X=X+1: GOTO 490
890
REM SKIP
900 910
: IF C(X)<>34
920
L$ = L$+CHR$(C(XJ) :
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EN
COPY
REST
C(X)=128
OR
OF
960
REM *•*
970
:
:
IF
END,
—-
RUN,
STOP,
IF,
LIST,
C(X)>153
THEN
L$=L$+CHR$(C(XH:
GOTO 490
LINE
RETURN
CONT
GOTO 860
IF NOT QUOTE
920
940
950
SMOKY MOUNTAIN SOFTWARE
L=LN-(256*H)
760 GOTO 700
930
more
H=INT(LN/256):
GOTO 750
END OF
930
:
IF C(X)<>34
IF C(X)>0
THEN
AND C(X)O0 TH
X=X+1;
GOTO 700
BASIC PROGRAM
980 PRINT#6,CHR$(0);CHR$(0); 990 PRINT: PRINT: PRINT"DONE":PRINT:PRINT 1000 CLOSE 5: CLOSE 6: CLOSE 15
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limit, it's copied uniouched (line 860). If one of the special Basic tokens is found
290 check for disk errors and either re
(lines 820-850), the remainder of the
disk error and stop the program. Lines 300-320 calculate the correct link for
line is copied uniouched. When a colon is found, the line is split, as long as the current line number plus one is less than the next original
line number (lines 700-760). The cur rent line is written to disk with the prop
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the line in L$ and write the enlire line, along with the link, to the new program file. Newly
created,
uncompactcd
pro
er link and ending flag. Single leading
grams are fully linked and ready to run. You can use the Uncompactor 11 and
colons at the start of any line are re tained, while spaces or extra colons fol
Compactor II on any standard Basic program thai does not contain embed
lowing any colon in the middle of a line
ded assembly language routines.
are deleted (line 750). Whenever quotation marks are en
article, don't use a question mark as an
countered, the remainder of the line is copied untouched until the quote closes or end of line is found (lines 9I0-940). At the end of the program, a zero link is written to disk to properly terminate the new program, and all fifes are closed. The subroutines are near the front of the program to help speed things up.
The subroutine at line 230 reads two bytes, while 240 reads a single byte from the original program file. When the program returns from this subroutine,
As 1 mentioned in the Compactor II
abbreviation for Print in Prints com mands. The line will still list correctly, but internally the code is incorrect and will generate a Syntax error if executed. Be sure you always type the entire com mand—PRINTS—to avoid problems.
If you have trouble entering either program, I will supply you with copies of both of them on a VIC 1541 disk for S5 to cover costs. IE
the last character read is in CS, with the
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REM
THIS
PROGRAM
DOES
NOTHING
>.«-?",>>
MUCH
:
20 A=1:B=2: C = 3
30 D=4 : E= 5: F=6 :REM NOTICE EXTRA SPACES 40 N$ = "(2 CRSR DNs)SUM = " 50 PRINT "( SHFT CLRK3 CRSR DNsJWOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE S OMETHING ?":PRINT:INPUT" 'Y' OR 'N' ";M$ 60 IF M$ = "N" THEN 100
70 IF M$ = "V" THEN 80 75 IF M$<>" Y" OR M$o"N" THEN GOTO 50 80
N=VAL(NJ ):LET
85
:
90
REM
IS
HERE
95 PRINT 100 END
50
.95
N=A+B+C+D+E+F
SOMETHING TO
SEE.
N$ ;N
Co,rt*Pc
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'
VUC
A=1:B=2: C=3:D=4:E=5:F=6:N$="{2 CRSR DNs}SUM = " PRINT"{SHFT CLRK3 CRSR DNS ) WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE METHING? ":PRINT:INPUT"
'Y'
OR
'N1
SO
";M$:IFM
$="N"THEN100
jC^"*
75
IFM$="Y" THEN80 IFM$o"Y "ORM$o"N"THENGOTO50
80
N=VAL(N$ ):LETN=A+B+C+D+E+F:PRINTN$;N
70
100
END
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10
15
REM
PROGRAM
THIS
DOES
NOTHING MUCH
;
20 A=1 22
B=2 C=3
30
D=4
31
E=5
32 33 40
F=6
50
PRINT "(SHFT CLR}{3
21
51
;>*'
REM
N$
NOTICE
=
-
"
CRSR
DNs)WOULD YOU
LIKE TO SEE
S
OMETHING?" PRINT
INPUT"
60
IF
MS
=
IF
M$
-
IF
M$O" Y"
75
SPACES
CRSR DNs}SUM
"(2
52
70
EXTRA
80
N=VAL|N$
81
LET
N
=
1-
' Y1 OR 'N' ";MS "N" THEN 100 "X"
)
A
THEN
OR +
B
80
MS<>"N"
THEN GOTO 50
+
+
C
+
D
E
+
F
85
90 REM HERE IS 95 PRINT N$ ;N 100 END
SOMETHING
TO
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You've got to be quick to stay ahead of that money-grubbing taxman, who's hot on your trail. He's after your every dollar and won't stop at that. He wants your life. BY DOUG SMOAK 68 / RUN November 1084
In Taxman, you must move through different levels of the screen and gather money. But just as in real life, someone else wants your money, too. The taxman, of course. But, unlike real life, the taxman wants more than your money.. .he wants you!
To play Taxman, you must plug a joystick into the rear port of your C-64. You earn points for each $ that you gather and you
lose points for each one that the taxman gets. You begin with three lives (maybe nine would be better?), and each time the tax man catches you, you lose one life. If you reach 2000 points, you gain a life. The program makes a noise when you get caught and a beep when you gain an extra life.
Address alt author correspondence to Doug Smoak, 303 Heyward St., Columbia, SC 29201.
RUN It Right C om modore 6d .'joyst ick
RUN November 19S4 / 69
The Game's Ingredients Listing 1. Taxman Loader program.
5 PRINT"{SHFT CLRHCRSR DN){CRSR RTJLOADING DATA..." 10
FORI=0TO46:READA:POKEB28+I,A:CK=CK+A:NEXT
One of this game's interesting fea tures is the music, which plays con tinuously throughout the game. It is in
20
IFCK<>6871THENPRINT"ERROR IN FIRST 5 DATA LINES":END
machine language and driven by inter
30
SYS828
40
FORI=10456TO10487:READA:POKEI,A:NEXT
rupt, so it doesn't slow down the game.
50
FORI=10712TO107 43:READA:POKEI,A:NEXT
60 70
FORI=10960TO10991:READA:POKEI,A:NEXT POKE157,128:LOAD"TA>:MAN":REM ** ,8 FOR
MA OR NUMBER FOR TAPE
DISK
窶年O COM
**
each letter. The program doesn't use
80 DATA!20,165,1,41,251,133,1,169,0,133 90
every letter, but all the letters are includ
DATA251,133,253,169,40,133,252,169,208,133
100 DATA254,162,8,160,0,177,253,145,251 ,136
ed in lines 1110-1510.
110 DATA208,249,230,252,230,254,202,208,240,165 120
130
Another interesting feature is the large alphabet, which is used in the title and score displays. It is made of strings that prim graphics characters to build
The routine at lines 1530-1540 per forms the actual conversion of GS to
DATA!,9,4,133,1 ,88,96
DATA24,200,126,27,24,63,13,28,24,200
140 DATA126,27,24,24,31 ,57,24,200,126,27
large letters. By using this routine and
150
DATA24,60,55,113,24,200,126,27,60,102
160 170 180 190
DATA99,194 DATA24,19,126,216,24,252,176,56,24,19 DATA126,216,60,102,198,67,24,19,126,216 DATA24,60,236,134,24,19,126,21 6,24,24
your own programs.
200 210 220 230 240
DATA248,156 DATA28,55,126,240,240,120,31 ,0,0,28 DATA119,254,224,127,62,0,0,56,238,127 DATA7,254,124,0,56,236,126,15,15,30 DATA252,0
the string array of the alphabet and numbers, you can print large text in To give the illusion of a man running, I use four custom characters for each direction (left or right). To determine
which character to display, I use an in teresting technique, in line 310, the character is chosen by the expression CH = PEEK(C) + (MEAND3). The val ue of PEEK(C) is set by the machine language routine that reads the joystick
Listing 2. Taxman Basic program.
and determines whether or not you have
1
POKE45,PEEK(174):POKE46,PEEK(175):CLR
2
REM********+*************************
3
REM*(6
4 5
Y(2 SPACES}* REM*(6 SPACEslDOUG SMOAK(16 SPACEs}* REM*{6 SPACEs)303 HEYWARD ST.{11 SPACEs}*
6
REM*{6
7 8
REM*{6 SPACEs}803 REM*{32 SPACEsJ*
9
REM**********************************
SPACEsJTHE
TAXMAN{2
SPACEsJCOLUMBIA, 765
SC
SPACEs}(C)
29201(8
1189(14
1984{2
SPACEsJB
SPACES)*
SPACES}*
10 PRIWT"{SHFT CLRH4 CRSR DNs){3 CRSR RTs}{COMD 5}THE{ CRSR DNJfCOMD
20
3)":POKE53272,(PEEK(53272(AND240JOR10
DIMTP|5),HO$(5),MN$<5):DW$="(4 CRSB DNs)":OT=828:OM= OT
30 TP(1)=55:TP(2)=110:TP(3)=165:TP(4)=165:TP(5)=165:C=2 53:DM=254:SP=32
40 M=1525:S=1104:DB=80:HA=.5:BG=53281 :BO=BG-1 :POKEBO,11 :POKEBG,0
50 R=40:RT=49152:TP=0:WL=209:HL=36:SID=54272:CD=SID:NW= SID+11:BN-2000
60
GOSUB1110:G$="(6 SPACES1TAXMAN!":GOSUB1530:PRINTDW$: GOSUB820 70 GOSUB1560:PRINT"(COMD 5){CRSR DN)(19 SPACEsJBY" PRINT"(CRSR DN}(15 SPACEsJDOUG SMOAK" 90 ML=51200
moved. The (MEAND3) is what makes the character change. As ME changes,
ME
AND
3 go
through the sequence 0,1,2,3 or 3,2,1,0,
so the character that is displayed is changed as VIE is changed. Since ME is the runner's position on the screen, the runner is animated as he runs. A similar method is used in Sine 300, to animate the tavman through his two positions.
You must actually enter two pro grams to get Taxman off and running. The first one, Tax Loader, sets up the
custom character set thai wi!l be used in the game, and then loads and runs the game program.
Since only 12 custom characters are used, guage
I
wrote routine
a short that
machine
first
moves
lan the
entire ROM character set into the RAM area that the game will use. I then poke
100
READA:IFA > = 0THENPOKEML,A ML=ML+1:GOTO100
SYS51200
in the data for the 12 redefined char
120 130
READA:IFA> = 0THENPOKEML,A:ML=ML + 1 :GOTO130
lines of the Tax Loader hold the ma
ML=49223
chine language routine, and if you don't enter it correctly, line 20 will end the
110
140
150 160
READA:IFA>=0THENPOKEML,A:ML=ML+1 GOTO150 PRINTDW$"{10 SPACEsJPRESS ANY KEY TO PLAY{CTRL 0}" 170 GOSUB590 180 GETD$:ON-(D$="")GOTO170:SYS51253 190 GOSUB800:PRINT"{SHFT CLR]":GOSUB370
acters from Basic. The first five data
program and tell you the checksum is in error.
You don't want an error in these
lines, since the machine language rou tine disturbs interrupts and changes lo-
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200 210 220
230
memory and swiich in the ROM, so il
P0KEME,CH:P0KEME+CD,1:GOSUB500
240
J=0:K%=HA+{ME-S)/DB:ET=K%*DB+S:DE=1:E=90:CE=14
250
IFRND(1)<.5THENET=ET+39:DE=-1:E=92:CE=14
260 270 280
290 300 310 320 330
340 350
bomb.
IFPEEK(ME)=HLTHENTP=TP+1:SC=SC+10:GOSUB640:POKENW,1
either tape or disk, and if you are using
IFPEEK(ET)=HLTHENTP=TP+] : SC = SC-1 0:GOSUB640 POKEOM,SP:POKEME,CH:POKEME+CD,1
a lape machine, you must have the Tax
IFPEEK(ET)=CHTHENPOKENW,129:LV = LV-1 :GOSUB64 0:POKENW
on
POKEOT,SP:POKEET+CD,CE:POKEET,E+{JAND1)
might even warn to put two copies of the program after the loader, in case the
,128
SYSRT:CH=PEEK(C)-t-(MEAND3)
$" ${2
$
$"
S{2
SPACEs)$
$$
SPACEs}$
$(2
CRSR RTsJ" SPACES}$
$S
S
$
SPftCEslS
$$
$
$
SPACEs)$
$$
$
$
6]$ $(3 SPACEs)$(2 EPACEs}$(3 SPACEs}
${3 SPACEs)$(3 SPACEs)$ ${2 SPACEs}$(2 SPACEslS11
MK$(1)="{CTRL 6}${5 EPACEs)${6 SPACEs)${7 SPACEs)${
430
HO$(3)=
SPACEs}$" {9 CRSR RTs)
440 HO$(2)= 450 HO$[1)= HO$(4)= HO$(5)=
(9
CRSR RTs)
"
{8 CRSR RTs}{2 SPACES)(9 CRSR RTs) (8 CRSR RTs){3 SPACEsHS CRSR RTs) {10 CRSR RTs) {9 CRSR RTs) "
(10 CRSR RTs}
" "
(9 CRSR RTs}"
480 RETURN 490 POKEOT,SP:POKEOM,SP:POKEME,SP:POKEET,SP:RETURN
500 510
PRINT"(HOME)(CRSR DKJ";
F0RI=1T011:PRINT"(COMD
0)":NEXT
520 PRINT"{CTRL 9}(40
530 FORI=4TO22STEP2
4HCTRL
9){40 SHPT QsHCTRL
QsHCTRL 0HHOME)"
could cau.se the 64 to crash if you don't enter it properly. I won't try to explain the program in detail, but will give you a
brief description of what each section does. Line by Line
Line 0 correctly sets the end-ofprogram pointers after you've loaded
the loader program and run the game program.
Lines 10-180 set up variables, print the
title and read and Poke in the data for the machine language routines that are used.
Lines 190-360 make up the play loop. Lines 370-480 set up the strings that put (he money and the "holes" on the screen.
Lines 490-580 print the play screen for
540 PRINTLEFT$(DN$,I)LEFT$(OV$,RND(0)*17+1)HO$(SK):NEXT
each level of play.
560 PRINTLEFT$<DN$,I)LEFT$(OV$,RND(0)*8+1 >MN$(SK):NEXT
on the screen.
550 FORI=3TO23STEP2
570 PRINT"!HOME)(COMD 4}{CTRL 8)SCORE{8 SPACEs)"TAB(17} "LIVES"TAB{33("SKILL(CTRL 0)"
580 RETURN
Lines 590-630 animate the characters
Lines 640-790 update the score, check for end of game, check for "bonus life"
and display the score at the end of the
590 MD=MD+1:IFMD=38THENMD=0
600 ET=1464+MD:ME=1466+MD;POKEOT,32:POKEET + CD,14 -POKEET
game.
610 POKEOM,32:POKEME,59+(MDAND3):POKEME+CD,1
at which you start.
,90+(MEAND1)
620 OM=ME:OT=ET:FORI=1TO60:NEXT 630 RETURN
640 IFSC>=BNTHENIFNL=0THBNPOKENW,33:NL=1:LV=LV+1
650 PRINT"(HOME){COMD 8}"TAB(5)SC" {2 CRSR LFs) ";TAB(2 660 670
2)LV;TAB(38)SK
IFLVO0THENRETURN POKEOT,SP:POKEET,E:POKEET+CD,3:SYS49287:GOSUB820:PR INT"(SHFT CLR}";
680 GS=ETR$(SC):GS=LEN(G$}-1;GS=(40-4*GS)/2 690 PRINT"{COMD 1}(2 CRSR DNs)"DW$LEFT£(OV$,GS-1);:GOSU 700 710
B1530:PRINTDW$"(CTRL 6)" IFSOHSTHENHS = SC:GOSUB770:GOTO720
G$="{7 SPACEs)WHOOPS!":GOSUB1530:PRINTDW$ (Listing continued on p. 167)
72 / RUiN NWml>cr 1984
Loader. You
it is for machine language routines and
420
7
tape after the Tax
You should also be careful with the data in the game program, since most of
IFPEEK(ME)OSPANDPEEK(ME)<>HLTHENME=OM
$ $12 SPACEs}$ $$ MN$(5)="(CTRL 6}$
man game program as llie ncxl program
recorder misses ihe first one.
IFTP=>TP(SK)THENSK=SK-(SK<5):GOSUB490:GOTO220
OM=ME:ME=OM+PEEK(DM)-R
410 MNS(2)="(CTRL
460 470
Also nole thai line 70 must be set for
28
0T=ET:ET=ET+DE:J=J+1:IFJ=40THEN240 360 GOTO26 0 370 DN$="(HOME}(24 CRSR DNs)":OV$=' '(37 380 MN$(3)="(CTRL 6)$ ${2 SPACEsJS ${2 $ ${2 SPACEslS $5 $" 390 MN$(4)="{CTRL 6}$ ${2 SPACEslS ${2 400
can be read. Be sure, therefore, to gel these five lines correct. If the rcsi of the data is not correct, the characters will nol be correct, but the program will not
POKE49 301,25 5:GOSUB820:SYS49223:POKE253,27 TP=0:ME=M:OM=ME:OT=828:CH=27
Lines 800-810 determine the skill level
Lines 820-830 initialize the SID chip. Lines 840-1100 are the data for the ma chine language routines.
Lines 1110-1520 are the strings that
contain the large alphabet.
Lines 1530-1540 print the large letters from GS.
Lines 1560-1580 play the opening fan fare.
If you don't have the time or inclina tion to do the typing, I'll send you both the loader and game programs on tape for $5, or on disk for $8. I hope you enjoy beaiingtheTaxman! [k]
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A database is one of the more practical and useful programs that
a computer owner can have. Information storage has always been one of the major areas of emphasis in the computer in
dustry, and for the personal computerist there are many appli cations, particularly in maintaining files such as family records, Christ mas card lists, recipe files, inventories of personal possessions and any thing else you might want to keep track of in a handy and organized manner. Databases take many forms and may be programmed in several ways according lo your needs and the extent of the data to be organized and
stored. Databases normally require some type of mass storage device, such as a tape or disk drive that will keep the records for later processing. Printers arc also a major peripheral used with databases. They produce
the hardcopy reports without which the accumulation of records would be extremely hard to analyze. After all, what good is the computer without output? Relative Records
A database is essentially a program that creates a program that collects and processes records according to your wishes and needs. It consists of records and fields. A record is basically a collection of information in the
DATAFILE If you want to com
puterize all those records you have to keep track of, here's a dandy database pro gram that will give you information in a jiffy. [The first of two parts.) BY MIKE KONSHAK RUN November 1984 ' 75
form of fields, each one containing in
Main Database Features
formation unique to that record. All records in a particular database have the
clude:
same number of fields containing the
same types of information. For example, consider the following database, containing a list of family members and friends with their birth days and gift preferences:
other records. Since you can only per
Features found in most databases in
be very slow, especially when you per
ADD additional records. MODIFY existing records. DELETE records from database. SORT records by field. LIST records on the screen. PRINT list of records on the printer.
SEARCH for one or more similar
DATABASE: Birthdays
records. When the Print feature is chosen, yon
1. Name: Mike K.
typically have the ability to format the list of records in various forms and ar rangements. Mailing labels and reports
Born: 05-28-17
Likes: Computers
are examples of common uses. Reports
2. Name: Becky K,
typically have headings at the top of the page, with the data items listed in col
Born: 06-27-58 Likes: Clothes
umns below the headings. Not every field of a record needs to
3. Name: Sarali K.
be printed if the information in some
Born: 09-10-75 Likes: Drawing 4. Name: George S.
In
this database, called
Birthdays,
there are currently five records.
Each
record contains three fields, entitled Name, Born and Likes. The informa tion in each field is the actual data that's
cording to a particular field. Obvious
Another advantage is that you can develop a more complex and extensive database program, since memory space
is not needed for loading records. Rela tive file systems can add features such as
mathematical calculations of records,
graphics routines to plot out data and screen
formatting to aid in entering
data.
Datafile is a memory-based, multi system
for the
Commodore 64. It utilizes sequential files on a 1541 disk drive, and any ASCII or Commodore printer. 1 chose a
memory-controlled
system
because
time spent in front of the computer for
the form of a sequential file, while diskbased systems can store the records in
more recrealional activities,
either a sequential or a relative file. Sequential files involve loading the
late the records, and the information is
records in alphanumeric sequence, ac
many records as a memory system.
Tape drives always store the database in
As you can see, the data is not listed in any particular sequence or order. One of the features of a database pro gram is the ability to manipulate or sort
the database can store over three times as
most home users of personal computers don't need a large number of records.
Such
data is sometimes called an item.
main advantage of relative files is that
ly stored on disk. Tape drives are also used, but are very slow, especially when dealing with a large number of records.
entire database from the disk into the computer's memory. You (hen manipu
being recorded and organized.
would with a memory-based system. The
ple-program database
The records in a database are normal
Likes: Books
time. This also takes longer than it
ticular report or type of mailing label
the information in the database. Born: 01-18-43
Printing operations pull the data di rectly from the disk one record at a
Datafile Description
usually store formats separately from
5. Name: Leslie Z.
form sorting operations.
fields is not useful for the report. You normally design the format for a par
and save it on disk for later use. You
Horn: 07-03-50 Likes: Wine
form operations directly on the disk, in stead of in memory, these systems may
printed out while the memory contains the database. When you've completed
Also, you could probably belter use the like pro
gramming, than in waiting for a diskbased system to perform, especially when using the slow 1541. Datafile allows you to create your
own database, choosing the number and length of fields, as well as their titles. The program will calculate the maximum number of records that can
all desired operations, the updated database is saved back to the disk. You
be retained in memory according to the
normally scratch the old
created a database and added records,
information
criteria you established. After you've
before saving the new.
you can perform standard operations
birthday. In this way you'd be able to print OUt a list of records in any conven
Sequential tiles loaded into memory allow very fast operations on the data.
on the data and save to disk or print out
ient order.
The major drawback is that the com
For example, if a sort were performed on the first field (Name), ihe order of the records would be 2-4-5-1-3. Notice
puter's memory capacity limits the size
save time and memory space. The main
of the database or the number of rec
Basic
ords. It's very important to keep the
loaded first at the beginning of RAM.
number of fields in a record small, as weU as to keep the length of tlie items in
When run, the program establishes the existence of every variable I hat Datafile
each field to a minimum. This will allow
and its subprograms will u.se, by setting
the maximum number of records.
each variable to a dummy value.
sons would be into lists by name or by
that the sort was keyed from the first
name, not the initial of the last name. Sorts always star! with (he leftmost words and characters. If the key field was Born, the order would be 5-1-2-4-
In contrast to sequential Hies, relative
3. Notice that this sort is determined by
files store data in specified disk areas
the first numeric character, which hap
called sectors. You can access and ma nipulate each record without affecting
pens to be the month, not Ihe year.
the results in various formats. Datafile
uses several techniques to
program,
Datafile,
is
typically
String variables are set to a null [A$ = CHR$(0)] or some value perti nent to the program, and floating point and integer variables are assigned a val-
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the new program in Hie same memory cells. The new program will then bu able
operation of the first program.
ihc
This only works as long as the second
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Datafile also acts as the controlling program
for
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the
Once the label's format is designed and saved for future use (in special for
records
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common
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datafile. In other words, you can pick and choose as you like. The DFReport subprogram is designed to
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Commodore
152SE or MPS801 printer, as well as any
ASCII-type printer with suitable inter
other new variable comes along. I ad
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used to reserve the space while the com
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It's a good idea to create a small data base first, in order to become familiar with the operation of the Datafiie program.
You stop adding records by pressing the return key without making an entry in the first field. This doesn't work on
succeeding fields because it's assumed there's some daia there that needs to be saved. This also allows you to fill in blanks later if information is unknown
firs! one chosen when you begin. The
asked for the number of fields in each
program will jump (o the respective
record. This gives you the chance to
subroutine
change the fields in case you didn't get
at the time. It's important to note that Datafiie uses Input statements that do not allow ihe use of quotation marks, commas,
subroutine has completed its chores, it
as many records as you were expecting. If you press A, the main menu should
the fields. All other alphanumeric char
will always return to this menu. It's a good idea to create a small
appear, and the bottom line should tell you again how many records the mem
database at first, in order 10 become
ory can hold. This will decrease by one
familiar with Datafiie. Don't pul loo
every time you add a new record.
without your having to
press the return key. When a particular
much effort into the first go-around. Experiment a bit to check out the pro
Add Record to Current File After pressing A on the main menu,
gram's capabilities. The following is a step-by-step description of what to ex-
the screen displays:
pect when you select options from the
PRESS THE [RETURN] KEY AFTER EACH ENTRY
main menu.
PHtSS [RETURN] WITHOUT ANY ENTRY
Create New File
TO STOP
Try to maximize the available mem ory space by keeping the number of fields and the lengths of the names to a minimum. The lengths of the fields should always be restricted to less than 75 characters.
Here's a practice file, which we'll call Names and Ages, it will have two fields, the first one to be called Name, and the second one Age. We'll only be putting first names in our database, so a length of ten characters for Held I should be
[RECORD NUMBER 1] NAME? MIKE
AGE? 36
semicolons or colons as pan of data in acters are acceptable. Modify Record in Current File
If you press M, you will see: MODIFY WHICH RECORD? ENTER [S] OR [A]LL 7
If you want to change just one par
ticular record, enter the number of the record {try I), then press ihc return key. Pressing A will display all ihe records in the file one at a time. Pressing I brings this to the screen: TO MODIFY RECORD NUMBER I, MAKE CHANGES AS EACH FIELD IS DISPLAYED, THEN [RETURN]
Now type in about ten records so you'll have something to play with. If
you try to enter into any field more
NAME? MIKE AGE? 36
characters than that field was initialized
As you can see, this format is similar
for, you'll receive an error message.
to the Add operation, except that the
You will notice the dummy character behind each input statement. This is
data is preprinted for you on the screen.
Press the return key once, accepting the
adequate. We will be putting the per son's age in field 2, so two characters shouid
suffice.
Press
the
return
Listing of Datafiie main program. Subprograms will appear next month.
key
after every prompt. The program con tinues with:
10 12
REM DATAFILE 2.6 BY MIKE KONSHAK POKE53280,13:POKE53281,11:PRINT"{CTRL 8)":GOSUB16:IF
14
GOTO68
HOW MANY FIELDS IN EACH RECORD7 2
PIELDfl TITLE? NAME LENGTH? 10 F1ELDK TITLE? AGE LENGTH?2
The computer will then calculate as closely as possible the number of rec
X=0THSNGOTO66
16 D$=CHR$(fJ):MR$=D$:DR$ = D$:S=0:Bl$=CHR$(10):PW=0:CW=0: B$ = CHR$O2)
18 NC=0:NL=0:PG=0:F1=0:F2=f!:F3=0:L$=D$:RL=0:SB$=D$:CR$= CIIR$(13):ilN$ = D$:ID$ = D$
20 A$=D$:C$=D$:T%=0:l$_D$:CK=0:I=0:J=0:K=0:L=0:M=0:N=0: RW=5:SF=0;Z=0:EÂŁ="EOF"
22 MEM=31000:EN=0:EM$=D$:ET=0:ES=0:A1$=D$:A2$=D$:A3$=D$ :RETURN
24
DIM F$(F+1)FT%(F+1),L%(F+1)IRETURN
ords thai can be stored:
26
DIM REC$(R+1,F+1),ML$(9,4),PC(10),TTS(5),HC$(9),K%(R
YOUR SELECTIONS WILL ALLOW 1110
28
+1 >:RETURN REM--GET
MAX RECORDS. [AJOCEPT OR [R|EJECT7
Press A. If R is pressed, the program will return to the point where you are
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30 GETA$:IFA$=""THEN30 32
RETURN
_
name, then update the age by typing over the 36 with a 37; press the return key. The
main
menu
should
reappear
again. If the entire file is going to be modified, holding the return key down will scroll through the data. It is best, though, to find the record you want with the View function.
Listing continued,
34
REM —CREATE
36
IFCKO0THENGOSUB394 PRINT"{SHFT CLR} (CTRL 9}{9 SPACEsJINITIALIZE DATAFI LEJ10 SPACES)" CLR;GOSUB16:INPUT"(CRSR DNJHOW MANY FIELDS IN EACH R ECORD? 0 (4 CRSR LFs}";F:IFF=0THEN68
38
40 42
GOSUB24:FORI=1TOF
PRINT"(HOME}(4 CRSR DNsHCTRL SR DN)TITLE ?(29 SPACES)"
44
Delete Record in Current File
PRINT"LENGTH?{29 SPACES}{HOME]" PRINT"{5 CRSR DNS}";TAB(6};:INPUTF$(I):PRINTTAB(6t;:
50
REM--COMPUTE
INPUTL%(I):NEXTI
DELETE WHICH RECORD? ENTER J#] OR
54 56
one. Records will not be deleted unless
you've given the go-ahead to do so first. For this example, enter 1, then press the return key, which displays:
58
TO DELETE RECORD NUMBER 1, PRESS
RECORDS
EM-12*(F+1)-21(J0)/RL) PRINT"{CRSR DN} YOUR SELECTIONS WILL ALLOW APPROX" PRINTR; "RECORDS. (2 SPACEsHCTRL 9)A(CTRL 0JCCEPT OR {CTRL 9}R(CTRL 0}EJBCT?" GOSUB30:IFA$="R"THEN38
?
Don't be afraid to press A on this
§
FORJ=0TOF:RL=RL+L%{J):NEXTJ:RL=RL+3*(F+1)+5:R=INT((M
52
[A]LL
IFA$="a"THENGOSUB26:CK=1 :GOTO68
60 62
GOTO58
64
REM--MENU
66
PRINT'MSHFT
CLR}
(CTRL
ADVANCE
68
PRINT'MSHFT CLR}
The entire record is displayed so that
70
PRINT'MCRSR DN}(5
you'll be aware of the tola! contents of the record before you try to delete it. If you want to delete the record, hold the shift key down while you press the Dkey.
not to delete the record after all, just press the space bar and it will advance you to the next record or bring you back to the main menu. Remember to save
your revised file. Read Old FUe from Disk
This utility is normally performed at
the start of Datafiie to load a previously stored file. The program prompts with: ENTER NAME OF FILE TO BE LOADED i
Type in the name of the datafile and press the return key. The file will load and you'll return to the main program. If the return key is pressed without a file name present, the program will also exit safely back to the main program.
Print Records by Selection This utility advances you to another
menu, designed to load subprograms that will actually perform the printing
(CTRL
SPACES)"
FILE12
DATAFILE
2.6
(C)1983
BY
MI
DN)(5
TO CURRENT FILE" PRINT'MCRSR
74
RD
DN)(5
IN
(CRSR
DN)(5
80
LE FROM DISK" PRINT'MCRSR DN){5
86
SPACEsHCTRL 9}M{CTRL
0JODIFY RECO
(CRSR DN)(5
BY
SPACEsHCTRL SPACEsHCTRL
BY
9}R{CTRL
0}EAD
RECO
OLD FI
9}V{CTRL
0} IEW FILE O
SPACES](CTRL
9)S(CTRL
0}ORT RECORD
SPACES}(CTRL
9)W(CTRL
0JRITE
FIELD
PRINT'MCRSR ILE
0} ELETE
SPACEsHCTRL
SCREEN
PRINT'MCRSR DN}(5
9}D{CTRL
SPACEsHCTRL 9)P{CTRL 0}RINT RECOR
SELECTION
PRINT'MCRSR DN)<5
S
[SJREATE NEW 0) DD RECORD
CURRENT FILE"
N
9)C(CTRL
SPACESHCTRL 9)A{CTRL
RD
84
SPACEs)(CTRL
78
82
SPACEs)DATAFILE MENU{14
CURRENT FILE"
IN
DS
9}(11
SPACEs)(CTRL 9]Q(CTRL 0}UIT PROGRAM
PRINT'MCRSR
72
76
in the all the will be decide
9}
KE KONSHAK ":GOTO70
[SHIFT] [D], PRESS [SPACE BAR] TO
The total number of records file will be decreased by one, and records after the one you deleted renumbered accordingly. If you
ff" ; I: PRINT" [CR
48
46
Pressing D gives you:
9}FIELD
TO
DN}(5
NEW F
DISK
88
PRINT'MCRSR DN}(5 SPACEsHCTRL 9}F{CTRL 0}ORMAT SK{2 SPACEsHCTRL 9)${CTRL 0) DISK DIRECTORY
90
PRINT'MCRSR
DN}
{CTRL
9){6
SPACEs}PRESS THE
A
DI
APPROPRI
ATE KEY(7 SPACES)" 92 PRINT"(2 SPACEsJTHERE ARE";X;"RECORDS IN MEMORY" 94
IFR>0THENPRINT"(2 S{CRSR
SPACEsJSPACE FOR";R-X;"MORE RECORD
UP}"
96
GOSUB30:IFA$="a"THENGQSUB350:<
98
IFA$="M"THENGOSUB350:GOTO24 4
100 102 104
IFA$ = IFA$ = IFA$ =
D"THENGOSUB350:GOTO272 'C"THEN36 'R"THEN170 'P"THENGOSUB354:GOTO356
106 108 IFA$ =
V"THENGOSUB350:GOTO1 92 W"THENGOSUB350;GOTO14 4
11 4 116
IFA$ =
Q"THEN342
IFA$-
F"THEN402
118
IFA$ =
$"THEN422
120
GOTO96
122
REM--ADD
110 112
S"THENGOSUB3 50:G
RECORDS
operations. If no records are present in
RUN November 1984 / 83
memory, you'll be directed back to the main menu.
up ail the numeric values in one field of a datafile. This could, for example, be a
[ PRINTER MAIN MENU ]
field that holds the current value for household inventory items, giving you
PRINT RECORDS USING:
quickly the total value
for insurance
Many variations are possible. You will have to study the program listings
[M1AILING LABELS [U]SER DEFINED SUBPROGRAM
to find the variable names required to get the correct dafa. More on this later.
[E}XIT TO MAIN MENU | PRESS THE APPROPRIATE KliV ]
menu, R loads up DFReport and M will
Entering this routine displays the first record in the datafile with the following
load DFMail. Pressing U results in:
commands below the record:
ENTER NAME OF SUBPROGRAM
[RECORD NUMBER 1] IN FILE (name of
7
dalafilc)
Here you can load up programs that might
perform
other
operations
on
your data that Datafile does not pro vide. Not entering any filename at all
(Record Dala) [N)EXT, [L]AST, [J]UMP, |F|IND. [E]XIT
will get you back to the printer menu.
Pressing N causes the screen to step
User-Defined Subprogram serves to load a program that you might write to
to
enhance your particular datafile. One example might be a program that adds
at a time, up to your end record with
the
next
record.
You
can
walk
through your entire datafile, one record
this command. L steps you backwards,
FORI=X+1T0R:PRINT"{SHFT CLRJtCRSR DNJPRESS L
9}RETURN{CTRL
0}
THE
(CTR
KEY AFTER EACH ENTRY{CRSR DN}"
126
PRINT"PRESS (CTRL 9}RETURN{CTRL 0} WITHOUT ANY ENTR Y TO STOPC2 CRSR DNs}" 128 PRINT"{CTRL 9JRECORD NUMBER ";I;"{CRSR DN)" 130 FORN=1TOF 132 PRINTF$|N);"{3 SPACEs)>{3 CRSR LPs}";:INPUTREC$(I,N }:IFREC$(I,N)=""THENRECJ <I,N)=">" 134 IFLEN(REC$(I,N})>L%(N)THENG0SUB140:GOTO132 136 IFREC$(I,1)=">"THEN X=I-1:CK=1:GOTO68 138 NEXTN:K%(I)=I:NEXTI:X=R:CK=1:GOTO68
140 PRINT"CANNOT EXCEEDfCTRL 9}";L%(N};" CHARACTERS":RE
144 146
REM--SAVE
PRINT"tSHFT CLR)(CRSR DNJENTER NAME OF CURRENT FILE TO
BE SAVED"
PRINT"(12 CHARACTERS MAX).{2 SPACEsJANY EXISTING FI
LE" 148 PRINT"WITH THE SAME NAME WILL BE DNs}"
150
SCRATCHED.{2 CRSR
PRINT"{2 SPACEs)";NF$:INPUT"fCRSR UP}";NF$:IFNF$=""
THEN68
152 OPEN15,8,15:PRINT#15,"S0:DF] GOSUB414
154
PRINT#15F"R0:DF]
UB414
number;
then enter your
F is a search function that allows you to find record fields that share common
items or data. The screen displays a list file, then asks you to enter the number of the field you wish to search. The field name is then displayed and you're asked to ENTER [COMMON ITEM]. Enter the string of text that is to be searched and press the return key. For example, if you chose a field which was named First Name, you might enter the string JIM. The com puter will search out all records that be
gin with JIM in the First Name field. Not only would JIM come up, but JIMMY would also be displayed be cause it begins with JIM. Entering A would cause a search of all strings in a particular field that began with A and record in the search. Sort Records by Field The field names will be displayed, each preceded by a number, and the list will be followed by a prompt: WHICH FIELD IS TO BE SORTED?
Entering one of the numbers shown,
followed by RETURN, will send the computer off to sort out that particular field in ascending alphanumerical order.
TURN
142
record
choice and press the return key.
so on. Press N to continue to the next
Listing continued.
124
J allows you to jump directly to a particular record number, instead of stepping one by one. You'll be asked for
of the field names of the current data-
View File on Screen
E returns the program lo the main
one, to previous records.
the
purposes.
[REPORTS AND LISTS
decrementing each record number by
"+LEFTS(NFS,8)+"!OLD":
" *LEFT$(NF$ , 8 ) *" !OLD=DF ]
"-<-NF$:GOS
156 OPEN5,8,5,"0:DF] "+NF$+",S,W":GOSUB414 158 PRINT#5,R;CR$;F;CRS;X:GOSUB414:FORN=1TOF:PRINT#5,F$ (N);CRS;L%(N):NEXTN
160 FORI-1TOX:PRINT"{CRSR DNJSAVIHG RECORD #";I;"{2 CRS
R UPs}" 162 FORN=1TOF:PRINT//5,REC$<I,N):NEXTN:GOSUB414:NEXTI:PR INT
The computer will tell you how it's do ing during the process by Hashing the number of the
record
it's
currently
working on. Datafile uses a Shell-Metzler sort routine. All the data items entered into Datafile are stored as string values in the arrays, whether the value is in the form of alphabetical characters or numbers. Therefore, here is a point to consider in the sorting of string variables that are numbers: The first number encountered
will be considered the first character used
for
comparing
against
another
number. Given the numbers 2000, 35 and 156, the sort routine will compare the 2 in
164 FORI=1TOX:PRINT"{CRSR DN)SAVING POINTERS";I;"{2 CRS
2000 with the 3 in 35 and the 1 in 156.
166
156, 2000 and 35.
R UPs)":PRINT#5,K%(I):NEXTI:GOSUB414 PRINT#5,ES:CLOSE5:CLOSE15:CK =
The result will be shown as the sequence This is obviously not the intention.
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You can gel around this problem by en tering numbers lhai have the same num
ber of digils. The numbers will now look like this: 2000, 0035 and 0156, and when sorted, will be in the proper order:
As mentioned previously, Datafile adds special character codes to the be ginning of your datafiles and formal files. This ensures thai programs will
• If DF] MAIL LIS!OLD was already on the disk directory, that file would be scratched before the MAIL LIST file is
load their own files and allow llic multi
In essence, Datafile always keeps your current datafile as well as your last
ple use of the same filenames. Writing your current datafile onto
0035,0156,2000.
All the records will now be in a dif ferent order according to the chosen
the disk invokes the following opera
field. If you want to keep the file in this order you must write it back onto llie
tions:
• Datafile Mail List was read into memory from the disk. It appears on the disk directory as DF] MAIL LIST.
disk.
(Note: Any desired sorting should be done before advancing to the Prim sub programs. There is no facility for sort
•
The current file has been upcialcd
and the file is entered, for writing the
ing the records in those programs.)
file to the disk, exactly as the name that it was read from, MAIL LIST.
Wrile New File to Disk
•
Entering this routine produces this
The program will change ihe name
Of the last file on the directory named DF] MAIL LIST to DF] MAIL L1SIOLD. Notice that the last four
display: ENTER NAME OF CURRENT FILE TO BE
characters in the 16-characier filename
SAVED (12 CHARACTERS MAX). ANY iiXISTINO FILE WITH THE SAME NAME
will be replaced with !OLD.
WILL BE SCRATCHED
•
The current updated file will then
be .saved as DF] MAIL LIST.
REM--LOAD
170 IFCKO0T!iENGOSUB394 172 CLR:GOSUB16:PRINT"{SHFT CLR){CRSR DNJENTER NAME OF FILE TO BE L0ADED(2 CRSR DNS}":INPUTNFS 174 OPEN15,S,15:OPEN5,8,5, 0:DF] "-<-NF$ + " ,S ,R" :G0SUB41 4 176
INPUTtf5,R,F,X:GOSUB414:GOSUB24:GOSUB26:FORN=1TOF:IN PUT#5,FS(N),L%(N):NEXTN
178
F0RI = 1T0X:PRINT"(CRSR DN1READING RECORD SR UPsl"
jf"flf"l2
CR
FORN=1TOF:INPUT#5,REC$(I,N):NEXTN:GOSUB414 :NEXTI:PB INT
182 184
datafile. This gives you the opportunity to recapture the last version of your data. If you desire to load the last ver sion from the Read Old File on the menu, enter MAIL LISIOLD. Do not include the special characters shown at
the beginning of the filename on the directory. If for some reason you desire to keep
the !OLD files, you must give them a new name to keep from scratching them later. (Remember, do
not exceed
12
characters.) Format a Disk
This feature allows you to format a blank disk for use later on in saving files. [DISK NAME.1D]?
Usting continued, 168
renamed.
FORI=1TOX:PRINT"[CRSR DN}READING POINTERS" SR UPS)":INPUT#5,K%(I):NEXTI GOSUB414:S=ST:IFS<>0THEN188
{2
CR
Insert a disk into the disk drive. Enter up to a 16-eliaracter header for Ihe disk name, followed by a comma, then a two-
character disk ID, and finally a RE TURN. The drive will begin to format the disk (Ihis takes approximately 3'/z
minutes). When it is finished, you will be returned to the menu.
S Disk Directory
Pressing the shift and 4 keys will list
the directory of !he current disk in the
186
INPUT#5,ES
drive. Press any key to get back to the
188
CLOSE5:CLOSE15:GOTO68
menu.
190
REM--VIEW
192
1= 1
194
IFI=0THEN68
196 198
This command makes a clean exit oui
IFI>XTHEN68
PRINT"{SHFT TRL
200
Quil Program
01" ;l;"
DNs)"
2 {CTRL
CRSR 9)IN
DNs}{CTRL FILEfCTRL
{CTRL 9)";REC$(K%(I) ,N) :NE
FORN=1TOF:PRINT XTN
202
PRINT"{CRSR DN} {CTRL 9}N{CTRL L 0}AST, {CTRL 9UICTRL 0|UMP, ,
204
206 208 210 212 214 216 218
{CTRL
9}E{CTRL
9]RECORD NUMBER{C ( ( ";nf$:' {2 CRSR
0)XIT
0}EXT, {CTRL 9)L(CTR (CTRL 9)F{CTRL 0} IND
TO MENU"
GOSUB30:IFA$="N"THENI=I+1:GOTO19 4 IFA$="L"THENI=I-1:GOTO19 4 IFA$="J"THEN216
IFA$="F"THEN218
IFA$="E"THEN68
INPUT"(CRSR DNJJUMP TO RECORD NUMBER";I:GOTO194 PRICJT"{SHFT CLR}{4 SPACEs}(CTRL 9}FIND RECORDS WITH ITEMS
performs a housekeeping function and lets you know ii' you've forgotten to save your current file. Any modifica tions to a file will trigger a flag (hat will prevent you from immediately leaving the program. If you don't want to type in the list ings, send me your name and address and $8, and I'll be glad to send you, postage
paid,
a
disk
with
DFMailandDFReport.
GOTO204
COMMON
of the program. Ii closes all the files,
{CRSR DN}"
IB
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IFT$=LEFT${RECS(K%(I) , SF) , LEN{ T$ MTHEN23 6
GOTO240
23 4
332
334
GOSUB284;GOT068
FORI=1TOX:GOSUB284:NEXTI:GOTO68
282
PRINT"[SHFT CLR){CRSR DN}TO DELETE RECORD NUMBER11;! ;", PRESS" 266 PRINT"{CTRL 9}SHIFT{CTRL ^} {CTRL 91DfCTRL 0}, PRES S (CTRL 91SPACE BAR{CTRL 0} TO ADVANCE(CRSR DN}"
284
I=VAL(DR$):DR$=D$:IFI>XTHENGOSUB348:GOT0274
280
27S
IFDRS-"A"THEMDR$=D$:GOTO282
(CTRL 9}A{CTRL 0}LL[2 CRSR DN
276
OR
INPUTDR$:IFDR$=D$THEN6B
{CTRL 9}#(CTRL 0}
TF LEN(REC$(K3.(I) ,N) ) >35 THEN PRINT"{CRSR UP}"; PRINT"{CRSR UP} ";:INPUTREC$(K%(I),N) IFLENlRECS(K%(I),N))>L%(N)THENGOSUBl40:GOTO260 IFREC$(K^(I) fN)='r"THENRECS(K-i{I J ,N)^">" NexTn;CK=1:return rem--delete print"{shft clr}(crsr dn>delete which record? enter
27 4
261 262 26 4 266 266 270 272
IFI>XTHENGOSUB34B:GOTQ244
EC$(K%(I),N)
260
258
250
248
D
9} rr;REC$ ( K% (I
IS TO BE SORTED?
DN}
(CTRL
IFCKO0THEN334
CRSR DNs)
(CTRL
9}YOU
THEN328
360
PRINT"(SHFT CLS} (CTRL 9}(12 SPACES)PRINTER MAIN ME NU{9 SPACES}" PRINT"(2 CRSR DNsH2 SPACEs)PRINT RECORDS USING: 358
IFX<1THENGOSUB352:GOTO6B REM--LOAD
IN MEMORY": FORI =
356
NO FILES
IFR>0THENRETURN
PRINT" CSI1FT CLRKCRSR DN] >TO1000:NEXTI:GOTO68
350
CHECK
PRINT" NO SUCH RECORD EXISTS":RETURN
REU--ERROR
D
346 34S
354
(CTR
HAVE NOT S
PRINT"1SHFT CLKJ[2 CRSP DNs]DATAFILE TERMINATED":EN
GOTO68
342
CHANGES!
34 0
352
DN
CR
CRSH LFs}";I;"{CRSR UP]"
CRSR DNs} DO YOU REALLY WANT TO QUIT? L 9}Y{CTRL 0) OR (CTRL 9}N[CTRL 0] 338 GQSUB30:IFA$="YM THEN344
VOUK
PRINT"(2
AVED
PRINT"{SHFT CLR](2
REM—QUIT
336
344
(4
T%(N)=K%{I):K%(I)=K%(L):K%(L)=T%(N):I=I-M:IFIJ0THEN
SPACEs)[5
IF RECS{K%{I),5F)<=RECS(K%(L»,SF)
PRINT"SORTING{7
L=I+H
I=J
J=l:K=X-M
0
9}PLEASE WAIT{CTRL 0){CRSR
M=INT(M/2):IFH=0THENCK=1;GOTO68
}":M=X
PRINT"(CRSR
IFSF>F THEKPRINT"{3 CRSR UPs}":GOTO308
INPUT"(CRSR DNJWHICH FIELD SR LFS}M;SF:IFSF=0THEN68
TN
PRINT"{SHFT CLR}{CRSR DN} (CTRL 9}(4 SPACEsJSORT RE CORDS IN ASCENDING ORDER{3 SPACES}[CRSR DN}" FOR N=1TOF:PRINT" {CTRL 9}";N;"{CTRL 0} ";F$(N):NEX
REM--SORT
NEXTJ
TO292
FORJ=1TOX:IFK%(J)=XTHENK%(J)=K%(X):K%(X)=0:X=X-1:GO
N
328 J=J+1:IFJJKTHEN314 330 GOTO318
326
324
322
320
318
316
PRINT"ISHFT CLR]tCRSR DN>TO MODIFY RECORD NUMBER";I ;", MAKE CHANGES" PRINT"AS EACH FIELD IS DISPLAYED, THEN {CTRL 9)RETU RN{CTRL 0][CRSR DN}" FORN=1TOF:PRINTF5(N)":":PRItJT"{3 SPACES}(CTRL 9}";R
314
256
DN
FORI=1TQX:GOSUB256:NEXTI:GQTO6 8
0)LL(2 CRSR
GOSUB256:GOTO6B
9]A[CTRL
254
{CTRL
312
310
306
306
302 304
29 6
252
OR
SPACES }{ CTRL
PRINT'r{2 CRSR DNslDELETING RECORD" ; I: PRINT" [CRSR DN }{CTRL 9JRECORDS MAY HOW BE OUT OF ORDER" 296 FORN^1TOF:RECS(K?(I) , N ) =REC$(X fN) :REC$ (X rti }="" :NEXT 294
292 CK^IrRETURN
S}":INPUTMR$:IFMR$-D5THEN68 1FMR$="A"THENMR$=D$:GOTO254 I=VAL<MRSI:MR$=D$
$}
FORN=1TOF:PRINTF$(N>;"{3 ) ,NJ:NEXTN
290 GOSUB30:IFA$="[EHFT D]"THEN294:REM SHIFTED
28 8
246
9)#{CTRL
PRINT'MSHFT CLR]{CRSR DN]MQDIFY WHICH RECORD? ENTER
244
{CTRL
REM--MODIFY
242
PRINT" {SHFT CLR} RECORD §" ; I; " (CRSR DN} " : FORN=1 TOF : FRINTF$(N);"; [CTRL 9}";REC$(K%(I),N):NEXTN 236 PRINT'r{CRSR DN} (CTRL 95N{CTRL 0}EXT RECORD11 :GOSUB3 0 240 NEXTI;GQTO68
236
230
228
224 226
232
";F$[N):NEXT
INPUTrr{CRSR DNJWHICH FIELD IS TO BE SEARCHED? 0 {4 CRSR LFs]";SF:IFSF-0THEN68 IFSF(1ORSF>FTHENPRINT"(3 CRSR UFs}":GOTO222 PRINT"{CRSR DN}ENTER (CTRL 9}COMMON ITEM{CTRL 0} ": PRINT"1CRSR DN)(THE ENTIRE STRING IS NOT REQUIRED)" PRINTpr[CRSR DNjfCTRL 9} " ; F$ ( SF ) ; " {CTRL 0} ";:INPUTT % FORI-1TOX:PRINT"{CRSR DN}SEARCHING RECORD"JIJ"(2 CR SR UPsl"
£ CTRL 9}";N;"[CTRL 0)
222
N
220 FORN=1TOF:PRINT"
Listing continued.
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But if you're really serious about programming, the 1541 FLASH! is a gold mine. The manual will show you
The 1541 FLASH! loaded and saved programs and files three times faster thananunenhanced Commodore
1541 disk drive could" paster than any other
any Other disk disk drive with compatible disk format.
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RUN Novamber 1984 /
he first major peripheral that most of you
Commodore users purchased was prob ably a line printer, even before you bought
a disk drive. There are many good reasons for this, with the ability lo list programs and possess hard copies of data figuring in prominently. The V1C-20 and C-64 feature ports that accommodate line printers. Deviating from the two main protocols for transmitting data from the computer—RS-232
for Information Interchange). ASCII is the industry standard. ASCII codes can be transmitted by either serial or parallel means.
In the serial protocol, data is transmitted one bit at a time.
A bit is the smallest possible piece of information—a 1 or a 0, with the Is meaning yes, or on, and the Os meaning no, or off. A grouping of eight bits constitutes a byte. A byte usually represents one character (alpha or numeric) of infor mation. So when the serial protocol is used, it takes eight indi vidual transmissions to send one character.
data in a hybrid protocol known as Commodore (Pet) Serial.
In the parallel protocol, however, things are speeded up, since a whole hytc, rather than individual bits, is transmitted. Commodore Serial uses Commodore ASCII, which is ba
Let's take a look at these protocols individually, and then their
sically standard ASCII with a few subtle changes made by
(serial) and Centronics (parallel)—the VIC and 64 transmit
differences will become more understandable.
Commodore for its own purposes. It differs from standard
ASCII in the same way that English spoken in Australia dif
A Difference in Bytes
fers from English spoken in Alabama—the two areas speak
Data is transmitted to a printer or modem in a binary for mat of Is and Os known as ASCII (American Standard Code
the same language, but with enough dialectical differences to make communication difficult.
Commodore-to-Printer Interfaces BY TOM BENFORD
Connedia 11 Mlcrocompu ter 's RS-232 serial interface.
The MW-350 interface from Micro World Eleclronix.
92 / RUN November 1SS4
Commodore primers understand the same dialect as Com modore computers, so the two devices don't have any prob lems communicating with one another. Just plug in a Commo dore printer and you're ready to roll.
If, however, you decide not to use a Commodore printer, you're bound to run into some problems, since the two ma chines won't be "speaking" the same language. What you'll need in this case is a translator—an interface. An ElccIronic Clearing House
Look closely at the back of your VIC or 64. There's the serial port into which you plug your disk drive or printer, and there's also the user port. The user port accommodates either an RS-232 serial interface or an 1EEE-488 interface {a form of parallel interface). Most of the interfaces covered in this article use Commodore's serial port, although I'll also touch upon some that utilize the user port.
The majority of available line printers use a Centronics parallel port to handle incoming data, mainly because of the
economics of manufacturing and the efficiency of this pro tocol. The obvious problem is that the Commodore computer is sending out bits, and the printer is waiting for bytes. The printer interface acts as an electronic clearing house in that it receives the data, bit by bit, from the computer, as
sembles it and performs any necessary translations in coding, and then passes it along to the printer in the form of bytes. Most of these magical boxes have a serial plug at one end and a
parallel connector at the other, with a plastic case containing the necessary circuitry in the middle.
Interfaces must perform a demanding task fast and effi ciently. As you'll soon find out, however, all interfaces are not created equal. I'll begin by discussing Cardco's printer inter faces, which are probably the best known and most widely used units around. Address all author correspondence to Tom Benford, PO Box 4125, Osbomeviile, NJ 08723.
Ifyou own a Commodore computer and a non-Commodore printer, you need an in terface to bridge the communication gap. This article explains why you need printer interfaces, how they work and what's available for you.
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On the positive side, this interface may be used not only for an RS-232
Before 1 do, however, 1 should men-
but the " + O" designation means that
lion Ilia! Cardco also offers three letterquality printers thai are 100% Commo
it has graphics capabilities added. As with the B model, the + G plugs into the
dore-compatible right out of (he box— the necessary interfaces and circuitry
serial port on the computer and utilizes
or other peripheral device. It is also pos
the pigtail connector to the cassette port
sible to manually open up a data trans
are built into these printers. 11" you're in
mission channel to the user port via a
terested, they are the LQ-1, LQ-2 and
for the necessary operating voltage. In addition lo offering full software
LQ-3, and all three are very nice units.
control, the +G aiso offers functions
short program (consult your program mer's reference guide for details), but
They're also equipped with the Cen
such as conversion of Commodore to standard ASCII and selection or dese
applications software you intend to use.
tronics
parallel
port
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non-Com
modore users' applications.
This is Cardco's basic parallel printer C-64 serial port and outputs standard ASCII codes to the printer, taking care of
the CBM ASCII conversions internally. All functions on this interface are controlled through the computer's key
board, and the printer end of the inter face k outfitted with a standard Cen A separate pigtail
connector fits into the cassette port, to pick up the necessary operating voltage
the full Commodore character set, in cluding all of the graphics, reversed and reversed graphics characters. The graphics printing functions work well, although somewhat slower than other interfaces covered here, and the + G is compatible with a large number of pop
ular printers. As
ideally suited to text-process ing applica tions, but, unfortunately, it has sparse
provisions for printing out the Commo dore graphics characters. This is Cardco's meat-and-potatoes
devoid
of
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gravy. If you're on a budget, it should
prove entirely satisfactory, unless you desire printing of the graphics character set. The Cardco/?B interlace carries a lifetime guarantee to the original owner
against defects in material and work manship, and it's made right here in the U.S.A. CARD/7+ G
This parallel printer interface is es sentially the same as the Cardco/?B, 94 / RUN November 198J
with
the
Cardco/?B interface,
Cardco/?+ G is manufactured in the U.S. and carries the Cardco lifetime
guarantee to the original owner. ADA 6410
to power the interface. This interface is
completely
The Connection
The +G features the ability to print
interface. It plugs into the VIC-20 or
interface,
this, once again, may conflict with the
lection of automatic line feeds.
CARD/7B
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printer, but also for an RS-232 modem
The
Connecticut
Microcomputer
ADA 6410 RS-232 serial interface plugs into the user port rather than the serial port on the VIC or C-64. The ADA 6410 handles the translation of Com modore ASCil to true ASCII by using the RS-232 serial protocol. This is im
portant lo note, since this interface mil not allow you to use a parallel printer.
If, however, you are using a printer with a true RS-232 serial port, this is a com pact unit that will perform well for you.
After testing out The Connection, by Tymac Controls Corp., I'm inclined to agree with Tymac's claim that this is Ihe
ultimate parallel interface for (he VIC and C-64. This interface has all the goodies built in: 2K RAM buffer, printer self-test, LED status indicators, a reset switch and other niceties. This interface can be customized to your
particular
printer.
Since
this
custom-tailoring is done via an internal
ROM chip, If and when you change printers, you need only purchase the ap propriate ROM to keep both printer and
interface
talking
the
same
language.
The internal 2K buffer really speeds things up and smooths them out, partic ularly when printing graphics. At a sug gested retail price of $119, it's one of the more expensive units, but, for what it
offers, it's well worth the price. MW-302C
The MW-3O2C, from Micro World Clccironix,
is
a
basic
interface
that
not your applications software will be
hooks up directly to your VIC or C-64 and satisfies most non-graphics applica
able to handle data transmission out of
tions. Via an exposed DIP switch, you
the user port—many popular word pro cessing programs do not have any pro
can .select device addresses of 4, 5, 6 or 7, as well as CBM ASCII or standard
vision for using this port.
ASCII. Also, you can select 7-bit or
You must consider, too, whether or
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DIP switches are provided for select ing the device address, and the user's manual is really top-notch, providing all
8-bit output for your word processing applications.
This unit, as well as its sister, the
Consider your needs and intended applications
MW-350, arc ilic only two I tested that come with an all-steel DIN connector,
rather than with the plastic and tin con
kinds of useful examples of the various operating modes.
before you select
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Xelee's G Printer Card
a printer interface.
The G stands for graphics. While the G model contains all of the above-men
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10 DEF FNA(Z) = INT(Z*RND(1 )*(RND(1 )-.2)}
20 DEF FNB(Z)=INT(Z*RND(1)*(RND(1(-.5)) 30 Z=RND(-TI):REM SET SEED 40 DIM F(20,3):REM POSITIONS
50 60
GOSUB
1420:REM SETUP
INPUT"{SHFT CLR}{9 CRSR DNsJHEADS OR TAILS":FLIP$-PR INT"{SHFT CLR)"
70 COINS(1)="h":COIN$(2)="t":T=100:you=0:me=0 80 R=INT(2*RND(1))+1 90 IF LEFTS(FL1P$,1)=COIN$(R) THEN 0130
100
PLAY
1
Draw play
2
End sweep
3
Short pass
4
Long pass
5
Punt (offensive play only) Field goal (offensive play
6
only)
PRINT"(9 CRSR DNsJYOU LOST THE TOSS,":PRINT"l RECEI
VE!" 110 FOR J-1TOWT:NEXT 120 P=1:GOSUB 1210:GOTO 0170 130 PRINT"{9 CRSR DNS)YOU WON THE TOSS,":PRINT"YOU RECE IVE!" 140 FOR J=1T0WT:NEXT 150 P=2:G0SUB 121(S:GOTO 0170 160 GOSUB 1210 170 T=T-1:REM COUNT 180 IF T>0 THEN 021(S 190 PRINT"{SHFT CLR1GAME OVER1 ':PRINT:PRINT"FINAL SCORE: ":PRINT" YOU ";YOU:PRINT" ME{2 SPACEs)";ME
200 210 220 230
END
IF FST>99 THEN FS$=" GOAL" PRINT"{HOME){CTRL 7}";B$;"TIME";T:PRINT BS;"YOU";YO U;", ME";ME;PRINTB$;D$(DWN);" AND";FSS; 240 SYSPS:PRINTB$:PRINTB$;"(CRSR UP)"; 250 IF P=1 THEN PRINT"PLAY?" 260 IF P=2 THEN PRINT"DEFENSE?" 280 GET A$:IF AS="" THEN 0280 290 IF A$="?" THEN GOSUB 2060:GOSUB 1660:GOTO 0210 300 IF (A$<"0") OR (A$>"6") THEN 0280
310 PLAY=VAL(AS) 320 PRINT"{CRSR UP}{20 SPACEs}" IF P=1
340
DF=PLAY
350 360
THEN
PLAY=INT(4*RND(1))+l IF DWN<4 THEN IF PLAY<4 THEN IF DWN<4 THEN IF
400
PLAY=5
410
IF
Z=4
THEN
IF ME<YOU THEN PLAY-PL
0470
Z=3
100-YD<=30
420 IF T<25 THEN
THEN PLAY=6 IF FST-YD<4 THEN
IF
ME<YOU
THEN PLAY=Z
+ 1
430
440 450 460 470 480
GOTO 0470
DF=INT(4*RND(1))+1
IF DF<4 THEN IF FST-YD>5 THEN DF=DF+1 IF YOU<ME THEN IF DF<4 THEN DF=DF+1
D=PLAY-DF
IF
D<0
THEN
D=-D
490 D=(D-1)*30 500 IF PLAY>4 THEN ON PLAY-4 GOTO 0800,0890 510 SYS PS 520 IFP=1THEN PRINT "PLAY ";PL$(PLAY} 530 IFP=2 THEN PRINT"DEF{2 SPACEs)";DF$(DF} 540 FOR J=1TOWT:NEXT 550 IFP=1THEN PRINT"DEF{2 SPACEs)";DFS(DF) 560
IFP=2TEtEN
PRINT"PLAY
570 FOR J-1TOWT:NEXT 580 PRINT"{2 CRSR UPs}{20 590 M=MX(PLAY)
numeric codes.
comes risk, as the possible yardage loss
also increases. For example, the draw play typically makes a [hree- to fiveyard gain or a one- or two-yard loss. The long pass, on the oiher hand, may make
as much as 70 yards, bu! could result in a ten- to 15-yard loss. Also, the compuler generates occasional turnovers, wilh increasing turnover frequency for
plays
with
the greater
yardage
poienlial. The computer determines the kicking
Z=PLAY
390
puter, with their
the
0440
AY + 1 370 380
yon and the com
potential. However, wilh the potential
FS$=STR$(FST-YD)
330
Table]. The offen sive and defensive plays available to
game purely from random numbers, though it uses a non-uniform distribu tion to typify a professional game. The running and passing play yardage is de termined both by random numbers and the match or mismatch between the chosen offense and defense.
If the chosen defense matches the of fense, the yardage gains are substantial
ly reduced. If the offense and defense are considerably mismatched (like de fending for a long pass when the oppo nent runs a draw), then the yardage gain is generally increased. This provides a good mixture of chance and strategy.
Gel a Kick Out of It The computer plays the field goal
kicking game by professional rules. If a field goal attempt is missed outside the
";PL$(PLAY}
SPACES}":PRINT"{20 SPACEs)"
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600
X=INT(D*M/700)
612 613
SYS PS:PRINT If FOR J=1TO150:NEXT
614
NEXT
617
FOR
620
YD=YD+X
610 611
615
X=X+FNA(M):IF X+YD>100 THEN X-101-YD FOR 1=0 TO X STEP SGN(X)
PRINT"
20-yard line, the opponent receives the ball at the line ol'scrimmage. If the Held goal is missed inside the 20-yard line, the opponent gets the ball on the 20. The computer also knows about safeties, so be careful when running the ball from deep in your own territory.
YARDS":"{CTRL 2)"
J=1TOWT:NEXT
618 PRINT"(CRSR UP}{12 SPACES)" 630 640
IF YD>100 THEN 1060 IF YD<0 THEN 1280
650 Q=INT(100*RND(1)) 660 IF Q<PLAY*5/2 THEN
1330
670 IF YD<FST THEN YD=YD-X:GOSUB 1930:GOTO 0710
its offensive and defensive plays, it is
680
FST=YD+10
690 700
DWN=0 GOSUB
710
DWN=DWN+1
720
IF DWN<5 THEN
740 750 760 77 0
FOR J=1TOWT:NEXT YD=100-YD FST=YD+10 DWN=1
aware of the time remaining, the score and the field position. On fourth down, the computer generally will punt (or if
1660
0170
730 SYSPS:PRINT B$;"(CTRL 7)OUT OF DOWNSMCTRL 2)"
780 790 800 810 820 830
P=3-P:GOSUB 1660 GOTO 0170 X=40 + FNBM0) SYSPS:PRINT BS;"(CTRL
1"
850 860
FOR J=1TOWT:NEXT YD=100-(YD+X) IF YD<0 THEN YD^20 FST=YD+10 DWN=1
880
GOTO 0170
940 950
960
1020 1030
against the longer potential plays. 7}PUNT WAS
":X;"
YARDS{CTRL 2
SYSPS:PRINT B$;"(CTRL 7}FIELD GOAL "j FOR J=1TOWT:NEXT X=20+FNA(50) IF 100-YD<X THEN 1010 PRINT"WIDE1{CTRL 2)" FOR J=1TOWT:NEXT IF YD>80 THEN YD^80
YD=100-YD
1040
PRINT"GOOD!{CTRL 2)"
FOR J=1TOWT:NEXT IF P=1 IF P=2
THEN THEN
1050 GOTO 0160
Y0U=YOU+3 ME=ME+3
1060 SYS PS:PRINT E$;"{CTRL 7}TOUCHDOWN!!!!"
1070
SC=6
1080 FOR J=1TOWT:NEXT
1090 SYS PS:PRINT BS;"EXTRA POINT ";
1100 FOR J=1 TO WT:NEXT 1110 X=10+FNA(50) 1120
1130
IF X<10 THEN
1160
PRINT"GOOD!!{CTRL 2)"
11 40 SC = SC4-1 1 150 GOTO 1170
1160 PRINT"BLOCKED[!{CTRL 2}"
1170 1180
it's behind late in the game, it may go for the first down. The computer also
when it's ahead, it tends to defend
970 P=3-P 980 FST=YD+10 990 DWN=1:GOSUB 1660 1000 GOTO 0170
1010
close enough, try for a field goal), but if
knows that a trailing human opponent is apt to throw a few long bombs, so
870 P=3-P:GOSUB 1660 890 900 910 920 930
Punts that go into the end zone are placed on the 20-yard line. While the computer randomly chooses
IF p=1 THEN YOU=YOU+SC IF P=2 THEN ME=ME+SC
The screen display consists of a 20to 30-yard section of field around the scrimmage line, the first down markers and a scrimmage-line marker.
It also
displays the lime (number of plays) re maining and the number of downs. When you're prompted for a play, you enter the numeric code (from Table
I) of the desired play, or a question mark if you've forgotten the plays. A question mark will result in the com puter displaying a list of options. Choose Your Foe
You can customize Touchdown to
play against your favorite opponent. Just replace all occurrences of "ME" and "I" in the program listing with the name of your chosen opponent. Try to retain the same spacing before and afler
the name so that the dispiay wili look well. Caution: Do not change the nu meric variable MO, which is not inside quotation marks and, if changed, will cause untold problems.
C-64 occurrences of "ME" and "I" are in lines 100, 195 and 230. ViC-20 oc currences of "ME" and "I" are in lines 100, 190 and 230.
After you
insert
your opponent's
name, just run the program and enjoy
the thrill of battling to win the Big Game.
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J=1TOWT:NEXT
KICKOFF
P=2
THEN
THEN
S=16
S=0
THEN
TB=F(S,P)-FST
THEN TB=FST-F(S,P]-10
781,19:PS=65520
READ
FOR
DATA
TO
6
FASS,L.
PASS,PUNT,F.
PL$(I):DF$(I)=PL$(I>:NEXT
1=1
DRAW,SWEEP,S.
GOAL
BS = "{21 SPACEs}{2l CRSR LFs}" WT=2000 POKE 36879,94:PRINT"(CTRL 2)"; P$(1 }=">":P$(2)=hh<" D$(1 )="iST1F:D${2}-tf2ND1l:D$(3)^"3RD":D$l4^"4TH"
782,0:POKE
NEXT
POKE
READ MX(I)
1550 1560 1570 1580 1590 1600 1610 1620 1630 1640
REM
1940 1950 1960 1970
1540
REM
1930
TB=YD-F(S,P>
1490 READ F(I,1):F{J,2)=FU,1) 1500 NEXT 1510 FOR 1 = 0 TO 20:READ FU#3)iNEXT 1520 DATA 25,38,25,75 1530 FOR 1=1 TO 4
THEN
THEN PRINT TAB(TB+10);"(C
P=2
THEN
TB^F(S,P)-YD
THEN TB-YD-F(S,P)
PLAYER
2050
2040
RETURN
(CTRL
2)"
PRINT"(HOMEJt10 CRSR DNs}{CTRL 3}";TAB(TB);P${P!;"
1980 PRINT11{HOME] (10 CRSR DNS } " ;TAB ( TB) ; " "; 1990 YD=YD+X 2000 IF P^l THEN TB=YD-FCS,P) 2010 IF P=2 THEN TB^F{S,P^-VD 2020 IF TB<0 OR TB>20 THEN GOSUB 1660:RETURN 2030 FOR J=1 TO WT/4:KEXT
P-1 IF
MOVE
IF
REM
1900 IF P=2 THEN TB=F(S,P)-YD 1910 PRINT "(HQMEJ110 CRSR DNsHCTRL 3 } " ;TAB (TB) } P$ { P ) ', "(CTRL 21" 1920 RETURN
P=1
IF
2}":
1890
FT XJ(CTRL
1460 DATA 0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,45,40,35,30,25 ,20,15,10,5,0 1470 FOR 1=0 TO 20
J-20^I
P=2
"j
PRIHT"{HOME}(8 CRSR DNS}"; IF TB>=0 AND TB<21 THEN PRINT TAB(TB};"[CTRL 3}(SH
IF
IF P=1
IF TB+10>=0 AND TB+10<21 TRL 3HSHFT X} {CTRL 2)";
1850 1860 1870
THEN PRINT"
1 SB0
1480
UP
DATA 0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55,60,65,70,75 ,80,85,90,95,100
REM
REM
SET
GOTO 017 0
REM
NEXT
IF LEN(F$)=1
1830 1B40
GOSUB
1660
PRINT TAB<I*5)JF$;
1825
B$;
1820
P=3-P
1795
1750
DWN = 1
LABELS
S>16
PRINT"[HOME}";B$;PRINTB$;PRIHTB$
IF
S = S-3
S=S-1
PRINT1'{COMD D}{20 COMD Is]" 1760 FOR 1=1 TO 12 1770 PRINT11 {CTRL 9} {COMD KHCTRL 0}[4 SPACES) [CTRL 9}{C OMD KJICTRL 0){4 SPACES)(CTRL 9}{COMD K){CTRL 0){A SPACEsHCTRL 9}(COMD K} {CTRL 0}{4 SPACEs)(CTRL 9} {COMD KJ{CTRL 0}" 1780 NEXT 1790 PRINT"{COMD CjtCTRL 9J(20 COMD Is}{CTRL 0J"
1730 1740
IF S<0 THEN
THEN
1720
P=1
IF P=2 THEN
IF
FOR 1=0 TO 4 FS=STR$(F(S+I,3)):FS-RIGHT$<F$,LEN(F$)-1)
PS;PRINT B$;"{CTRL 7JINTERCEPTI
FIELD
1800 1810
J=1TOWT;NEXT
2}"
PS : PRINT B$frr{CTRL 71FUHBLE1MC
7} SAFETY! J (CTRL
S=INT(YD/5+.5):IF P=2 THEN S=20-S
REM
REM
REM
RETURN
1710
1660 1690 1700
1670
1650 1660
YD=100-YD FST=YD+10
FOR
SYS
SYS
YOU=YOU+2
GOTO 01 60 IF PLAY < 3 THEN TRL 2}" IF PLAY>2 THEN ONI!{CTRL 2}"
IF
THEN ME=ME+2
J=1TOWT:NEXT
P=1
FOR
IF
PS:PRINT B$;I1{CTRL
SYS
RETURN
DWN=1:GOSUB 1 660
P=3-P
YD=20 YD=YD+FNB(40) FST=YD+10
REM
GOTO 0160
FOR
1 450
1420 1430 1440
1410
1350 1360 1370 1380 1390 1400
1340
1190 1200 1210 1220 1230 1240 1250 1260 1270 1280 1290 1300 1310 1320 1330
Listing i continued.
REM REM DISPLAY PLAYS REM PRINT"(SHFT CLRJ"
K=INT[2*RND(1))+1
60 90
FNA{Z)=INT(Z*RND(1)*(RND(1)-.2))
THEN
0130
J=1TOWT:NEXT
I RECEIVE I"
P=1;GOSUB 1210:GOTO 0170
FOR
RINT"
INT"
FOR
YOU
RECEIVEJ"
J=1TOWT:NEXT
PRINT SPC(15};"
END
FS$=STRS(FST-YD)
195
200
210 220
SCORE:"
IF T>0 THEN 0210 PRINT 'r[SHFT CLR]{8 CRSR DNs } " ; SPC ( 1 5 ) ; "GAME OVER":
YOU
IF FST>99 THEN FS$="
Es}";ME
GOAL"
";YOU;PRINT SPCdSJf" ME [ 2 SPAC
PRINT:PRINT SPC(15);"FINAL
S;"{5 SPACES}YOU";YOU;",
ME";ME
230 PRINT"{HOMEHCTRL 7}";B$;"{5 SPACEs }TIMEM ;T: PRINT B
190
180
COUNT
T=T-1:REM
0170
170
150 P=2:GOSUB 1210:GOTO 160 GOSUB 1210
1 40
130 PRINT"f10 CRSR DNs}(5 SPACEs}YOU WON THE TOSS,";:PR
110 120
LEFTS(FLIP$,1)=COINS(R)
PRINT"{T0 CRSR DNs}{5 SPACES}YOU LOST THE TOSS,";:P
IF
2160
PLAY=VAL(A$)
310 320 330
IF
DWN<4
AY + 1
THEN
IF
Z=4
IF FST-YD<4 THEN
IF ME<YOU THEN
ME<YQU
IF
IF
D<0
IF
D=-D
THEN
THEN
YOU<ME
DF<4
THEN
DF=DF+1
IF DF<4 THEN IF FST-YD>5 THEN DF=DF+1
= INT(4*RND(1 )
GOTO 0470
THEN
THEN PLAY=6
Z=3
10#-YD<-30 IF T<25
IF
THEN
IF
THEN
PLAY^S
PLAY=PL
1660:GOTO 0210 0260
490 D=(D-I)*30 500 IF PLAY>4 THEN ON PLAY-4 GOTO 0800,0890
470
450 460
430 440
IF
PLAY=5
THEN
SPACEs}"
PLAY<4
370 IF DWN<4 THEN 0470 380 390 400 410 420
THEN
PLAY=INT(4*RND(1))+1
DF=PLAY
IF Pal
THEN
0260
{A$>"6")
0440
OR
PRINT"tCRSR UP}{20
(A$<"0")
THEN
THEN GOSUB 2060:GOSUB
A$:IF AS=""
IF
GET
300
360
PUHT(OFFENSE ONLY)"
PRINT B$;"{5 SPACEs)";D$(DWN);" AND";FS$; SYSPS:PRIHTBS:PRINTB$;'MCRSH UP}11; IF P=1 THEN PRINT"{5 SPACES}PLAY?" IF P^2 THEN PRINT"{5 SPACES1DEFENSE?"
IF A$ = IP?"
340
=
= F.G.(OFFENSE ONLY)"
= SHORT PASS" = LONG PASS"
PRINT:PRINT"(HIT ANY KEY TO CONT)" 2190 GET A$:IF A$=""THEN 2190 2200 PRINT" {SHFT CLRHCTRL 2}": RETURN
2180
290
240 250 260
235
PRINT"5
PRINT"3 PRINT"4
2170 PRINT"6
2140 2150
Listing 2. Touchdown program for the C-64.
20 DEF FNB(2)=INT(Z*RND{1 )*(RND(1 )-.5)> 30 Z=RND|-TI):REM SET SEED 40 DIM F(20,3):REM POSITIONS 50 GOSUB 1420:REM SETUP 60 INPUT"{SHFT CLR}{10 CRSR DNs}(10 SPACEsJHEADS OR TAI LS";FLIP$;PHIHT"{SHFT CLR } " 70 COINS(1)=MH":COIN$(2)="TFh:T=100:YOU=0:ME=0
DEF
DRAW" = SWEEP"
=
10
2110 PRINT 2120 PRINT"1 2130 PHINT"2
2100 PRINT"{8 SPACEsHCTRL 9}PLAYS{CTRL 0}"
2060 2070 2080 2090
Listing I continued.
990
M-MX(PLAY)
FOR
FOR
NEXT
FOR J=1TOWT:NEXT
YD=YD+X
IF YD>100 THEM 1060 IF YD<0 THEN 1280
0=IKT(100*RND(1)t IF Q<PLAY*S/2 THEN
611
613
614
617
620
630 640
650 660
YD=100-YD
960
590
TO
X
PRINT"
YARDS";"(CTRL 2}"
SGN<X)
SPACEsJ";!;
FOR J=1TOWT:NEXT YD-100-YD
L 2}"
GOTO 0170 X=40+FNB(40)
790 800
SPACEsJOUT
OF
FOR
900
J-lTOWTlNEXT
890 SYSPE:PRINT B$;"{CTRL 7}[5
GOTO 0170
880
1660
IF YD<0 THEN YD=20 FST-YD+10
DWN^I P=3-P:GOSUB
YD-100-tYD+X)
840 S50
860 870
FOR J^1TOWT:NEXT
830
2}"
820
RDS(CTRL
SPACESJFIELD GOAL
";
";X;"
YA
DOWNS I(CTR
810 SYSPSlPRINT B$;"{CTRL 7>{5 SPACEs}PUNT WAS
P=3-PiGOSUB 1650
DWN = 1
780
770
760 FST=YD+10
74 0 750
IF DWN<5 THEN 0170 B$;"{CTRL 7}{5
720 730
SYSPS:PRINT
DWN=DWN+1
710
680 FST=YD+10 690 DWN=0 700 GOSUE 1660
670 IF YD<FST THEN YD=YD-X:GOSUB 1930:GOTO 0710
13 30
616 PRINT"{CRSR UPJI17 SPACES}"
615
"{5
STEP
J=1TO150:NEXT
612 SYS PSlPRINT
1-0
600 X=INT(D*M/700) 610 X=X+FNA(M):IF X+YDM00 THEN X=101-YD
J=1TOWT:NEXT
PRINT"BLOCKEDii{CTRL 21" IF P=l THEN YOU=YOU+SC IF P=2 THEN ME=HE+SC FOR J^1TOWT:NEXT
1160 1170 1180 1190
RETURN
1270
1350 FOR J=1TOWT:NEXT 1360 YD=100-YD
INTERCEPTION!!(CTRL 2}"
1260 SYS PSlPRINT BS;n{CTRL 7}{5 SPACES}SAFETY!!(CTRL 2 )" 1290 FOR J=1TOWT:NEXT 1300 IF P^l THEN ME=ME+2 13^0 IF P=2 THEN YOU=YOU+2 1320 GOTO 0160 1330 IF PLAY<3 THEN SYS PS:PRTNT ES;"(CTRL 7}{5 SPACES} FUMBLE!!(CTRL 2]" 1340 IF PLAY>2 THEN SYS PE:PRINT BS;"{CTRL 7}{5 SPACEs}
P=3-P DWN=1:GOSUB 1660
1250 1260
1210 REM KICKOFF 1220 YD=20 1230 YD=YD+FNB(40) 1240 FST=YD+10
1200 GOTO 0160
2}"
IF X<10 THEN 1160 PRINT"GOOD!1{CTRL SC=SC+1 GOTO 11 70
1120 1130 1140 1150
SC^6
FOR J=1TOWT:NEXT SYS PS:PRINT BSj"{5 SPACEsJEXTRA POINT "; FOR J=1 TO WTrNEXT X-10+FNA(50)
SYE PS:PRINT B$;"{CTRL 7}(5 SPACES}TOUCHDOWN!•[!"
!-"
1060 1070 1080 1090 1100 1110
DWN=1:GOSUB 1660 1000 GOTO 01 70 r 1010 PRINT"GOOD!(CTRL 2]" 1020 FOR J-1TOWT:NEXT 1030 IF P=1 THEN YOU=YOU+3 1040 IF P^2 THEN ME=ME+3 1050 GOTO 0160
J=1TOWT:NEXT
580 PRINT"[2 CRSR UPS){20 SPACES}":PRINT"{20 SPACES}"
IF YD>80 THEN YD=80
950 970 P=3^P 980 FST=YD+10
FOR
940
FOR
J^1TOWT:NEXT
570
550 560
IFP=1THEN PRTNT"{5 SPACEs]DEF(2 SPACESJ";DFS(DF} IFP=2THEN PRINT"{5 SPACEsJPLAY ";PL$(PLAY)
FOR
PRINT"WIDE!{CTRL
930
2]"
X=20+FNA{50) IF 100^YD<X THEN 1010
910 920
540
PS
IFP=1THEN PRINT "{5 SFACEsJPLAY ";PL$(PLAY> IFP=2 THEN PRINT"{5 SPACEsJDEF(2 SPACES}";DF$(DF)
SYS
520 530
510
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1650 RETURN 1660 REM 1670 REM PRINT FIELD 1680 REM 1690 S=INT(YD/5+.5):IF P-2 THEN S=20-S 1700 IF P=1 THEN S=S-2 1710 IF P=2 THEN S=S-4 1720 IF S<0 THEN S-0 1730 IF Si 14 THEN 3=1 4 1740 PRINT11 {HOME} ";E$:PRINTB$;PRINTB$ 1750 PRINT"{5 SPACES}{COMD D}{30 COMD Is}" 1760 FOR 1=1 TO 12 1770 PRINT"{5 SPACEsHCTRL 9} {COMD K|(CTRL 0}(4 SPACES} {CTRL 9HC0MD K}{CTRL 0} { 4 SPACEsHCTRL 9 } {COMD K} {CTRL 0}{4 SPftCEs){CTRL 9}{COMD K}{CTRL 0}{4 SPACE SHCTRL 9HC0MD KHCTRL 0)1 4 SPACES) {CTRL 9} {COMD KHCTRL 0H4 SPACEsHCTRL 9]{COMD K) {CTRL 0}" 1780 NEXT
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PASS,L,
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PRINT"{CTRL
53281,5
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1590 1600 1610 1620
53 280,6
POKE
POKE
3)="3RDM:D$(4)="4TH"
20:READ F(I,3):NEXT
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NEXT
READ
FOP
DATA
FOR
NEXT
1585
1510 1520 1530 1540 1550 1560 1570 1580
1400
GOSUB 1660 1410 GOTO 0170 14 20 REM 14 30 REM SET UP LABELS 1440 REM 1450 DATA 0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55,60,65,70,75 ,80,85,90,95,100 1460 DATA 0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,45,40,35,30,25 ,20,15,10,5,0 FOR 1=0 TO 20 1480 1490 READ FU,1):F(J,2)=F(I,1}
P=3-P
1370 FST=YD+10 1380 DWN=1
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IF
1B50 THEN
THEN
"j
TB=F(S,P)-FST+5
TB=FST-F(S,P)-5
THEN PRINT1'
TB=F(S,P)-YD+5
THEN
P=2
THEN
THEN
TB=F<S,P)-YD+5
TB=YD-F(S,P)+5
PLAYER
RETURN
P=2
P=1
THEN
TB=YD-F(S,PK5 THEN TB=F(SrP)-YD+5
";
IF TB<5 OR TB>35 THEK GOSUB 1660:RETURN FOR J=l TO WT/4;NEXT PRINT"(HOME){10 CRSR DNs}{CTRL 3}";TAB(TB);PS(P);" {CTRL 2)"
IF
IF
YD=YD+X
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P=1
IF
MOVE
IF
REM
REM
REM
RETURN
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1920 1930 194 0 19 50 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040
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Maze ofIntrigue Here's the C-64 version of the program that puts you right there in the heart of your self-created maze. The VIC-20 version was published in RUN'S
April issue.
By John Stilwell
110 /RUN November 1984
When RUN, in its April issue, published the program that auihor John Stilwell called You Are There, the space available permitted including only the listing of the VIC-20 version. In response to numerous requests, the C-64 version of the pro gram now appears below.
The program enables you to fashion a three-dimensional maze in which you can wander around to your heart's con
tent or use in conjunction with a fantasy role-playing game. The program first presents you with an Edit mode, in which you draw and edit a map. In the second mode, you make
the map three-dimensional, and then the fun begins. In the Edit mode, a 21 x 21 grid appears, with a white square containing the cursor (a star), which you move with the cursor keys. Pressing the fl key will get you a list of key defin itions. As building blocks for your map, you have solid walls, wails with doors, corner pieces, a spiral staircase, a pil and a solid block. They can a!l be used as many limes as you like in creating your map. The rest of the commands are: S, to save a map to tape; L, lo load a map from tape; *, to go back and forth between modes; n, to erase the map; and the space bar, to erase indi vidual pieces from the map.
Even if you've never played Dungeons and Dragons, Rune Quest or any of the others, you should find this program inter
esting, if you shudder at typing in the program, the author will send you a tape if you'll send him $3 and a stamped, self-ad dressed mailer. Address all author correspondence lo John Slilwell, 5018 Marathon Drive, Madison, Wl 53705.
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JOHN
STILWELL
E%(A,BJ=241:GDTO115
FORA=0TO4:FORB=-2TO2
9
ONIGOTO43.1 1 5,115,35,47
1=1-30:IFI>0T1]ENON1GOTO51,53,115,115,115,45,115,33,4
25
27
E%(A,B)=242:COTO115
E%(ArB)=250;GOTO115
31
33
35
37
RETURN
RETURN
GOSUB225 GOSUB227
GOSUB229
ONAGOSUB239,241,243,245,273;RETURN
135
137 139
I=I-30:IFI>0T11ENONIGOTO81 , 83-, 11 5,11 5 ,11 5 , 73 ,11 5 ,63 , 7
9,67,69,115,115,61 ,115
GOTO115
59
65 E%(A,B)=204:GOTO115
E%(ArB);;242:GOTO115
15
IFI>0THENONIGOTO115,75
58
:ONAGOSUB247,249,2 51,273,273:RETURN
:D = B+3:OHAGOSUB273,253,261 ,273,273:RETURN
:ONAGOT027 3,2 47,249,251,273:RETURN :GNAGOSUB273,263,265,273,273:HETURN :GOSUB227:D=B+3:GOSUB215:RETURH
141
143 145 147
149
RETURN
RETURN
GOSUB223
0NIG0TO77.115,115,65,71
133
141 ,145,143,133,129,129
IFJ>0THENONJGOTO139 J=J-3tf:IFJ>0THENONJGOTO137,147,129,129,129,135,129,
29,129,129,129,129,153
IFJ = 137TFIENONAGOSUB231 ,233,235,237,273
D=B+3:J=J-203:IFJ>0THEWONJGOTO151,129,129,155,157,1
125 12S 127
D=B+3:J=E%(B+3fA):IFJ=16 0THENRETURN
123
GOSUB121:
EXTB:FORB=-2TO0
121
119
131
E%{A,B)=243:GOTO115
67
POKE53265,PEEK{53265)AND239
GOSUE275:FORA=5T01STEP-1:FORB=2TO1STEP-1:GOEUB1 21 :N
117
118
E%(A,B)=242 NEXTB,A
115
IFJ>0THENONJGOTO131,129,129,149
55
63
E%(ArB)=239:GOTOi15
113
RETURN
E1(A,B)=244:GOTO115
51 53
61
E%(A,B)=207;GOTQ115
111
E%(A,B)=204:GOTO115 E%(A,B)=243:GOTO115
105 107 103
E%(A,B)=244:GOTO115
129
El (A,B)=241 ;GOTO115
57
E%{A,B)=241:GOTQ115
E%(A,D)^250:GOTO115
E%<A,E)=206:GOTO11 5
97 99
128
E*(A,B)=204:GOTG115
E%(A,B)=247:GOTO115
49
47
45
43
41
:G0T0115
E%(A,B)=239:GOTO115
:GOT0115
GOTO115
29
39
IFI>0THENONIGOTO115,3 9
28
9,41 ,37,115,115,31 ,115
IFDI$=IIEMTHEN55
IFDI$^"W"THEN85
21
23
FORA-lTO5:FORI3^iTO5:I=E%(f
NEXTB,A:IFDr$="N"THEN117.
19
17
15
13
H=Q+A*Z+B*AI:M=P+A*Y+B*AJ
:GOTO9
0
95
POKE532B1,1:GOSUB504
8
11
E%(A,BJ=234:GOTO115
91 93
7 Q=3:P=5:Z = 0:Y=-1:AI=-1: AJ=0 :DI$="N>r :GOSUB4 99 :GOSUB507 E%{A,B)=235:GOTO115
IFI>0THENONIGOTO115,1 15,105 GOTO!15
:G=1
89
1=1-30:IFI>0THENONIGOTO111,113,\\ 5,115,115,103,115,9 3,107,99,95,115,115,91
RUN It Right
87
B5
83
15
E%(A,B)=247:GOTOI15
<F)
E%(A,B)=239:GOTO115
81
79
77
75
73
71
69
88
5 DIHE%(5,5),M%(20,20):FOR3>0TO2 0:FORJ=0TO20:M%{I,J}=16 0:N$="NO NAME":NEXTJ,I 6 PRINT"{SHFT CLRjtCRSR DN}THE NEW MAP'S NAME?":INPUTNJ
NTTAB(13)"{6
2 PRINT" {SHFT CLR )( 2 CRSR DNsHCTRL I) "TAB ( 1 3 ) " { CTRL 9} [15 SPACES}":PRINTTAB(13)"[CTRL 9} YOU ARE THERE " 3 PRINTTAB(13)"{CTRL 9}(15 SPACESH2 CRSR DNs}" 4 PRINTTABH3 )"{3 CRSR DNs }COPYRIGHT {2 SPACES ) 1 982" :PRI
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ONDGOT0273f439r435(433,273 ONDGOTQ273,429,427,425,273
249 251
GOSUB223:COSUB229
RETURN
157
159
ONDGOTO273,351,253,345,273
ONDGOTO2 73,27 3,347,341,273,27 3
199
201
ONDGOTO2 73,28 7,29 3,2 83,2 79
ONDGOTO285,289,295,281,277
K=E%(D-1,A):IFK=239ORK
211
213
215
IFK=23 9ORK^2fl4ORK=214ORK=2 50THENONAGOTO2 73,267,269,
2 20
ONDGOTO273,273,381 ,273,273 ONDGOTO273,273,3S3,273,273
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267 269
271 273
27 5
9}{COMD
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289
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DN ] {3
DN}
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235
305
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ONDGOTG273,273,485,273,273 ONDGOTO273,273,481,273,273
CRSR
MHCRSR
231 233
{2
229 ONAG0TO197,201,203,207,211
FT
O){SHFT P){CRSR DN}{2 CRSR LFsHSHFT L} {SHFT @}":RETURN PRINT"(HOME)"TAB(25 5)TAB(42);:GOTO303 PRINT"|HOME}"TAB(255)TAB(41)"[COMD T}{SHFT P){CRSR DNHCRSR LF}{COMD M){CRSR DN}{2 CRSK LFe} {COMD MM CRSR DNj{2 CRSR LFsJ (COMD MMCRSR DNJICRSR LF}{COM D MHCRSR DNHZ CRSR LFsJICOMD #}{SHFT e}":RETURN PRINT1' (HOME } "TAB (255) TAB ( 47 ) ; PRINT"{COMD M}{ SHFT M){CRSR DNHCRSR LFHCOMD G}(SH
PRIHT"(HOME)"TAB|255)TAB(130)"ISHFT
227 ONAG0TO159.199,205,209,213,1 59
303
301
299
297
295
291
PRINT" {SHFT 0)13 COMD TsHSHFT P>{CRSR DN J{ 5 CRSR L FsHSIlFT LJ[3 COMD @s)[SHFT e)":RETURN 293 PRINT"{HOHE}"TAB(255JTAB(131>"fCTRL 9}{SHFT LB.){CR SR DN}[CRSR LFHCTRL (S}[COMD +}":RETURN
DN}{4 CRSR LFsHSHFT L}{3 COMD @s}'': PRIMT"(I]OME}"TAB{255)TAB(136)"{CTRL 9HSHFT SR DN}{CRSR LFHCTRL 0HCOMD *)": RETURN
RSR 287
2B1
PRINT"£HGME}"TAB(255)TAB(137r '{SHFT OH3 COMD TsJIC
+]{CRSR
285
tfjfSHFT LB, }":RETURN
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DNHCRSR LFHCTRL
PRIHT"{HOME)"TAB(255)TAB(125)"{CTRL
P}(C
2B3
279
COMD Ts}{SHFT
RSR DN)14 CRSR LFs)(3 COMD £sHSHFT @)":RETUPtN
PRINT" {HOME}"TAB{255)TABn21 )"{3
CLR}":RETURN
ONDGOT0273,453,451 ,447,445
265
277
ONDGQT04 53,451,447,445,273 0NDGOTO273,273,459,457,273
263
ONDGOT0273,371 ,373,273,273
261
ONDGOT0273,273,3G9,273,273
259
225 D=B+4:ONAGOT0197,201 ,203r207 , 211
223 ONAGQTO199,205,209,21I1,159
RETURN
271F273
D=B+4:IFD<6THENK=E%(D,A):D=D-1
219
221
RETURN
217
273,255,257,259,273
QNDGOTO273,335,337,325,159 ONDGOTG2 73,307,311 ,301 ,297,273 GNDGOTO309,.315,317, 305,299
205 207 209
203 ONDGOTO273,327,331 , 321,319,273
RETURN
GOTO!61
193
ONDGOTO2 73,27 3,359,357,273r273
IFA$="IFUNCT 6)"THENDC=20:GOSUB645 IFA$="{FUNCT 5}"THENDC=10:GOSUB645 IFA$="{FUNCT 8}"THEHDC-100:GOSUBG45 IFA$="{FUNCT 1}MTHENGGSUB441 IFAJ="{FUNCT 3} flTHENGQSUB411 IFAS=1IW"THENZ = -1 : Y= 0 :DI5 = "W" ;AI=0:AJ=1 :GOTO9
181 183 185 187 189 191
197
IFA$=" "THEN655 IFA$="[FUNCT 7J"THEN659 IFA$="*1rTHEN8 IFA$»MBI1THENZ=1 :Y=0 : AI = (j: AJ=-1 :DT $ = 1'E" :GOTO9 IFA$="SnTHEN£=0;Y=l:DI$="S":AI=1:AJ=0:GOTO9 IFA$-"{FUNCT 2}"THENDC=4:GOSUB645 IFA$="{FUNCT 4}"THENDC=6:COSUB645
167 169 1 71 173 175 177 179
195
IFA$=DI$THEN161
165
ONDGOTO273,273,367,273,273
257
255
N161
IFAS=*nN"THENZ = 0:Y=-l:AI=-I:AJ=0:DI$="N":GGTO9
ONDGOT0273,459,457,273,273
253
GETA$:PRINT"[HOME)[CRSR DN}"TAB(10)""DI%:IFA$ = ""THE
;63
161
ONDGOT0273,273,441,273,273
247
G0SUB223:GOSUB225:RETLJRN
155
G0SUB219:RETURN
ONDGOTO399,397,393,391,389 0NDGOT0379,377,365r363,361
ONDGOTO273,407,403,401 ,273
241
ETURH
243 245
ONDGOT0273,421 ,41 1 ,409,273
239
GOSUB225:D=B+3:IFDo0THEN:GOSUB227:D =
1 S3 GOSUB223:GOSUB225:D=B + 3:GOSUB229:GOSUB227:GOSUB215:
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329
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DN}{CRSR
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353 PRINT"{H0ME}{2 CRSR RTs}{CRSR DN}[SHFT O){1G COMD T sHSIIFT PJ":FORI=1T016 :PRINT"{2 CRSR RTs][COMD G){1
351
:RETURN
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345
343
341
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336
335
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319
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***
M}{ 6
@}{CRSR
DNHSHFT
@}{CQMD
MHCRSR
@s){£HFT
LFs}{SHFT
@}":RETURN
COMD
@s)"
*)(
U
H)
P } "TAB ( 25 5 )TAB ( 204 ) "(SH
PRINT"{HOME}"TAB(255)TAB(52)"{SHFT T §}";RETURN
FT
PRINT" {HOME} "TAB I 164 ) "{SiiFT
DN J {3 CRSR LFs}{SHFT M}{2
CRSR RTS } {COHD
DN}[COMD TJ{CRSR
CRSR
COMD Ts]{S
PJ"TAB!216)"{EHF
PRINT"{HOME}"TAD(246)"{SHFT P J "TAB{25 5)TAB(251)"{SH FT @)": RETURN:REM***** OK DOWN ♦***
:RETURN
3 COMD TsJICHSR
PRINT" {HOME} "TAB ( 255)TAB(21 3 ) " (-1
PHCRSR LF}{SHFT M}":RETURN
COMD
*}£3
CRSR
LFsHSNFT
N]":RE
{COMD
G}{2
LB,](3
CRSR
COMD
@s}{SHFT
N}{C
LFs}{2
N}{CRSR UP)tSHFT
DN}{5
CRSR DNs}":RETURN
@}{SHFT
SPACF-sHCRSR
0s){SHFT LHCOMD
N]
RSR UP}{SHFT
COMD
{SHFT
PRINT" (HOME} {2 CRSR RTs } ( 2 CRSR DNs } rrTAB ( 255 }TAB { 20 2) "(SHFT NHSHFT OH 3 COMD TsHCRSR DN H 6 CRSR LFs)
****
NEXT OK
****
TURN:REM
DK){2
RT][2 CRSR DNs)"TAB(255>TAB(201)"
LB.}{CRSR
{COHD TJtSHFT
PRINT"{HOME({CRSR
&}":RETURN
gs](SHFT
UP}{9
CRSR
§SJ{CRSR
UP|{2
CRSR
LFs (
L
CRS CSSR
{3
COMD TsJ{SHFT
LB.JfCRSR
DN}{4
CRSR
LFs){2
SPACEs
CRSR DNs]
PRINT"[HOME}{CRSR RTI"TAB(255)TAB[201)"{5
DN} { 4
DN}{4
401
@s}":RETURN
MHCR5R
MKCRSR
*}{
PRINT" (HOME)"TAB(255]TAB(179 >"{3 CRSR DNs}{COMD *}{ CRSR DNHSHFT M}{CRSR UP}{CRSR LF} {COMD TJ":RETURN
COMD
(SHFT
P}[SHFT
DNs)£COHD
399
£}{2
3}{SHFT
M}
Ts}{SHFT
{COMD
COMD
SPACES} [COHD
LFS}(3
Fs){2
R
M]{
Ys}{SEIF
{SHFT
COMD
CRSR UPs)[2
CRSR
0}{4
CRSR DNHSHFT MJJCRSR DN1 {SHFT M}{2
PRIKT"U10ME}"TAB(255)TAB(174)"{3
N}{SHFT
T}{C
LFs}";
DN}{COMD
CRSR
SPACEs}{COMD M}
RETURN
LFs}{SHFT
{COMD G}[4
397
T P](SHFT M}"
CRSR
PRINT"(SHFT H}
COMD
T){CRSR
M}{CRSR UPJ(11
@}[2
LF}[CRSR UP}{SHFT
COMD
LF}{COMD
39 5
394
RSR
L}{4
CRSR DNJ{CRSR
393 PRINT"{1tOME}"TAB{255)TAE(205)"{4 CRSR DNs){SHFT NJ{
391
389
T
387 PRINT"{HOME}"TAB(255]TAB(42)"{SHFT P]"TAB(217)"{SHF
385
38 3
381
379
[2
PKSHFT
PRINT"{HOME)"TAB*255)TAB(21 2) "{COMD
377
HFT
RETURN
T L}":RETURN
PRlNT'rUl0ME}"TAB(255)TAB(54]"{SIIFT O) "TAB ( 229 ) " {SHF
HERE
37 5
373
***
PRINT"{HOME}"TAB(255)TAB(59)"{SHFT O)"TAB(219)"{SHF
371
T L}11 ; RETURN :REM
PRINT"I HOME}"TAB(177)"[SHFT O}"TAD(37 7)TAD(23 4)"{SH FT L}":HETURN
369
05}"{SHFT L}11: RETURN
PRINT'r{HOME}"TAB(60}"{SHFT 0}"TAB|255)TAB(255)TAB(2
367
Listing confirmed.
Pti}{CRSR
DN}{COMD
THCRSR
COMD
TS}{CKSR
DN}{3
CRSR
SPACEs}{CRSR
437
435
*****
DNs}(
COMD P
DN}{2
CRSR
LFs]
CRSR
LFs]
M}{2
CRSR
DN
G}{CRSR
DN}{4
LFs
CRSR
L
CR
DN}{ DN} {4
COMD ^s}{CRSR SPACEs}{COMD GltCRER SPACES}{COMD
CRSR LFsHCOMD H}{2 LFs}{COMD
G}{CRSR
Fs}{COKD H}{2 SPACEs}{COMD GHCRSR DM} {4 CRSR LFs}( COMD M] '{COMD G}{CRSR DN} {4 CRSR LFsHCOMD M}{ 2 SP ACEs HCOMD G]"; PRINT"{CRSR DN|{4 CRSR LFs}{SHFT 3}{2 COKD LJ"I RETURN
SR
3
{COMD
{COMD G}{CRSR DN) {2
HCOMD @]{SHFT L}":RETURN PRINT"iH0ME}"TAB(255)TAB(130)"{2
HCRER
DN H 2
{COMD GHCRSR DN} { 2 CRSR LFs}'{COMD G
GHCRSR
CRSR LFs}
DNHCOHD
}{2
R
PRINT"{HOME>"TAB<25 5)TAB(136);:GOTO431 {COMD G PRINT" CCOHD THCRSR DH} { 2 CRSR LFs} {COMD HCRSR DNH3 CRSR LTsHCOMD M)MCOMD G}{CRSR DM J (3 CRSR LFs}[SHFT @}[COMD 3]{SHFT L]":RETURN PRINT" {HOME} "TAD{ 255 >TAB(12(JJ" {CRSR RT}{COMD §}(CKS
DOORS
PRINT"[HOME}"TAB(25 5}TAB(130);:GOTO431
START
*}{HOME}":RETURN
427
COMD
CRSR
UP}{SHFT L}{16
PRlNT"{ltOME}MTAB<255}TAB(255)TAB(220)"{2
{CRSR DNHSHFT NJICRSR
sHSHFT ?}{CRSR DNHSHFT H}{4 CRSR DNs}": RETURN
PRINT"
REM****
433
M)
PRINT"{6 CRSR DNs}":FORJ=3T015:GOSUB6&7:GOSUB665:NE
":GC-SUB665
P}{COMD
UP}{CRSR LF}{SHFT
{1S SPACEsHSHFT N]{CRSR DN}{CRSR LF}
PRINT"{CRSR UP}{2
Ys}{SHFT
T)"
:GOSUB665
COMD
CRS
DUs){COMD T}[5HFT O}{16
PRINT"{HOME]"TAB(255)TAB(125>;:GOTO431
431
N([ =1T07:GOSU
DNsHSHFT
R
P}{SHFT
GOSUB667:N£XTJ:PRINT"{HOME}"TAB(255}TAB(2U1 )l1{5
B665
Ys}{SHFT
M}":
COMD
CRSR
0}{16
PRINT" {HOME}"TAD{ 255)TAB(241 )"{7 SHFT
T LE.}":RETURN
425 42 9
*){ DN}{SH
DNs}{COMD
H
@]{2 UP}{SHFT
LFs}{SHFT «}(CRSR
CRSR
{
FT MHCOMD ^}": RETURN PRINT"(HOME}"TAB(255)TAB(255)TAB(24l)1t(CRSR DN}{SHF
3
LF}(CRSR
COMD Ps ) {SHFT L}(10 COMD PsKSHFT
}":RETURN PRINTIJ{HOME}"TAB{255)TAB(177)"{6
COMD
Nj
LF}{COMD T
LFsHSHFT
DN]{CRSR
CRSR
{SHFT M}
CRSR RTs]{SHFT NHCRSR
KCRSR UP}{2
PRINT"{2
H} {CRSR
DN} {1 5
CRSR DNs )i SHFT NHSHFT O H 1 0 COMD
SPACES] {COMD H}
P}{SHFT
COMD GHIfi!
YS}{SHFT
PRINTTAB(204)"{5
PRINT"{HOME}"TAB(25 5)}
423
419
417
415
413
412
411
407
405
404
}{SHFT NJ(CRSR DN}{3 CRSR LFs}{COMD §}{SHFT N}":RET URN
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c-64 /vic-20
RS-232*
INTERFACE
Circlii 112 on Coaifor SorvlcB card.
New dimensions in Bible study.
*3995 MFJ-1Z3B
Provides HS-Z32 voltage conversion for
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FsJICOMD NHCOMD H){CRSR
UP} (CRSR LFHCOMD G)":RETU
OMD G}[CRSR UP){CRSR LFJ[COMD G}{CRSR UP)[CRSR LF}{ COHD GHCRSR UP}(CRSR LF} [ COMD G){CRER UP}{2 CRSR L
PRINT"{CRER LF} [ COHD LHCOMD G}{CRSR UP | (CRSR LFJ (C
DNJICRER LFJ(COMD MHCRSR DN } { CRSR LF } { COMD MHCRSR DNHCRSR LFHSHFT 6H4 CRSR LFsHSHFT L}{2 COMD gs }{3 CRSR LFsHCRSR UP}"?
PRINT"(HOME)"TAB(2 55)TAB(166); PRINT" [CTRL 9} [CRSR DN} [CRSR LF} {CRSR DNHCRSR LF }.{CRSR DNHCRSR LF ] {CRSR PN)(CRSR LF} {CTRL 0HSHF T LB.}":RETURW
0HCQM
DNHCRSR
[CRSR
SR LF1
LF } { CTRL
{CRSR DNHCRSR LF).[CRSR
LF}{COMD LHCOMD
K}";RETURN
P}(CRSR DN}[2 CRSR LFs}{ CRSR LFS HSHFT 0} {EHFT
NJ{CRSR DN}{3 CRSR LFsHCOMD GJ {COMD Mj (CRSR DN}{2
CRSR LFs}{2 COMD Hs)(SHFT SHFT OHSHFT P)(CRSR DN} { 3
477 PRINT"{HOMEHCRSR RT} "TAD ( 255 ) ; 479 PRINT"(SHFT 0}{SHFT P}{CRSR DN}{2 CRSR LFs}{SHFT M} {COHD MHCRSR DN}{2 CRER Lfs](2 COMD Ms) {CRSR DN} {2
47 5 PRINT"(HOME)"TAB(249);:GOTO479
46 9 PRINT"{HOME}"TAB(255)TAB f 95 >;:GOTO4 67 471 PRINT"{HOME)"TAD(255)TAB(99);:GOTO4 67 47 3 PRINT"{HOME}"TAD{24 3);:COTQ47 9
DN){CRSR
461 46 3 PRINT"(HOME)"TAB(255)TAB(63);:GOTO467 465 PRINT"(HOME)"TAB(255)TAB(91); 46? PRINT"(COMD J } { CRSR DN } { 2 CRSR LFsHCTRL 9 } ( COWD K} {CTRL 0HCOMD K}{CRSR DN J {2 CRSR LFs}{COMD LJ(CRSR
DNHCRSR LFJ {CRSR DN} {CRSR LF} {CRSR DNHCRSR LF} {CRSR DNHCRSR LFHCTRL 0 } {COMD *}":RETURN PRINT" { HOME] NTAB( 255 5TAB( 87); :GOTO-367
DNHCRSR LF)
[CRSR DN){CR
0}{SHFT LB .(": RETURN
459 PRINT"{HOME}'tTAI3(255}TAB(178)"{CTRL 9}
(CRSR
SR LF} {CRSR DNHCRSR LF) {CRSR DNHCRSR LF} , [ CRSR DNHCRSR LF} {CRSR DN ] { CRSR LF ) {CRSR DN){CRSH LF ]
{CRSR DN}{CR
{CRSR DNHCRSR LF }{CTRL
457 PRINT1'{HOME}nTAB(255)TAB(163»"{CTRL 9J
J . {CRSR DNHCRSR LF} D +J":HETURN
451 PRINT"{HOME}"TAB{2 55)TAB(175)?:GOT0455 453 PRINT" {HOME} "TAB { 255 )TAB( 160) -. 455 PRINT"{CTRL 3) {CRSR DN} [CRSR LF} {CRSR DNHCRSR LF
447 449
LF} [
COWD MHCRSR DNHCRSR LF } { COMD M } ( CRER DN } ( 2 CRSR L FslfSHFT NHCOMD M}{CRSR DNHCRSR LF}{COHD MHCRSR
HFT
PRINT"{HOME}"TAB(255)TAB{168 ("{SHFT 0)12 COMD Ts } { S
DN}(C
445 PRINT"CHOME}{CRSR £TJ"TAB(255)TABH61};:G0T0449
443
441
SR LF}(COMD MJfCKSH DNHCRSR LF}{COMD MJ(GRSR RSR LFJfSHFT e}":RETURN
R LF){COMD MHCRSR DNHCRSR LF}{COMD MHCRSR DN){CR
439 PRINT"(HOME}"TAB<255)TAB(1B0)"(COMD Mj{CRSR DN}{CRS
Listing continued,
M}{CRSR
DN}{2 CRSR LFS}{COMD G}(COMD H}{CRSR
DN}{3
CRER
LFs){2
COMD
D
§S}:RE
LFsHSHFT 0} (SHFT N}{C RSR DNJ{4 CRSR LFs){SHFT 0} (COMD M}" PRINTTAB(9J"[COHD G} [COMD MHCRER DN}{3 CRSR LFs}{ COMD G] (COMD MHCRSR DNH3 CRSR LFsHCOMD G) {COMD MHSHFT PHCRSR DN} (4 CRSR LFsHCOMD G] {COMD M}{5 HFT PHCRSR DN}{4 CRSR LFsHSHFT L} {COMD §] {2 SHFT
PRINT"(EHFT @}{SHFT P)[CRSR Gs}{COHD MHCRSR DN ] {3 CRSR
N]{2 CRSR LFsHCOMD G)[COMD M}|SHFT PHCRSR DH ]{ 3 RSR LFS){COMD G}";
COMD
PRINT"{HQME}"TAB{169)"{SHFT Oj{COMD T}{SHFT P}(3 CR SR LFsHCRSR DN)(COMD G} (COMD M}{CRSR DN}{3 CRSR L FSHCOMD GJ {COMD MHCRSR DN} 13 CRSR LFs}{SHFT M) {
FT @}{SHFT P]":RETURN
LFsJfCOMD
CRSR LFs}{SHFT LJ(SH
PRINT" (IIOMEHCTRL 1 } " :GOSUB627 :G0TO51 3 POKE53281,0:RETURN REM
507 509 511
519 I1=0;N=0 521 GETAS:IFAS=""THEN521 523 IFA$="{CRSR UP}"ANDI>0THEN:I1=-40:GOSUE577:GOTO519 = "(CRSR DN}"ANDI<760THENI1- 40:GOSUB577:G0T0519 525 =-1:GOSUB577:G0T0519 527 IFAS="{CRER LF}"
517 J=Q:I=P*40:F=PEEK(1104+T+J):POKE!104+1+J,42:II=0:N= 0
J^Q:I=P*40:F=PEEK( 1104+I-hJ)
CSR
515
DUMM¥
IFP<0ORP>20ORQ<0ORQ>20THENJ=0;I=0:GOTO517
513
"; :NEXTJ ,1: PRINT11 {HOME} " :RETURN GOSUB499:PRINTM[HOMEJDRAWING "N$ FORI = 0TO20:FORJ = 0TO20:POKEUt!4 + I+J*40,M%(I,J) : NEXTJ
503 PRINT"{CTRL 9} 504 505
IFK=1THENK=0:PRINT"tCTRL 7}";;GOTO503 K=1:PHINTM{CTRL 5}"?
5tf1
499
POKE36879,59:K=1:PRINT"{SHFT CLR}";FORI=0TO20:PRINT
RETURN
493
491
PRINT"(3 CRSR RTsHCOMD G}{6 SPACEs){SHFT 0}{5 COMD Ts}{SHFT P}'f J = INT(RND(B>*100+1 ) : IFJ c 11 THENPRIMT" [ HOME } {-5 CRSR R Ts){5 CRSR DNS}FRODO{CRSR DN}{5 CRSR LFs)LlVES{3 CR SR DNs){4 CRSR LF5>J.S."
":NEXTI
}{3 COMD TsHSEIFT P } " :FORI = 1 T03 : PRINT11 { 3 CRSR RTs} I COMD G){6 SPACESJ{COMD M}{COMD G}{3 SPACEs}{COMD M)
SPACES]{COMD M}|SHFT O
SPACEs){CO
489
4B7
CRSR RTs}{COMD G){6
MD M}":NEXTI PRINT"{3 CRSR RTsHGOHD G}{6
:F0RI=1T0l4:PRINT"{3
485 PRINT"(HOME)[2 CRSR RTs){SHFT M}{7 SPACEs}{COMD M}"
483
482
481
GHCOMD MHSHFT P}(CRSR DN} {3
CRSR LFsHCOMD GHCOMD MHCRSR DN}{2 CRSR
Circle 264 on Reader Service card
Program
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Make Your Commodore Radio Hctive
The MICHOLOG A1H-1 cartridge will turn your VIC-20 or C-64 intti a complete Radio Teletype and Morse code ter minal. Connect a shortwave radio and you'll be watching
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to
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IFA$="N"THEN649 IFAS="{FUNCT 1}"THENG=G+1:GOSUB625:GOTO521 IFAS="S"THENGOEUB565;GOTOS04 IFA$="LMTHENGOSUB591:GOTO507
GOTO521
M%{J,I/40)=F:POKE1104+I+J,F:G0T0519
P0KE1104+I+J,F:I=I+Il:J=J+N:F=PEEK(1104+1+J):POKE11
545 547 549 551 553 555 557 559 561
565 567 569 571
57 3
575
577
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605 607
603
602
IFE=213GRB=240THENB=207:GOTO623 IFB-200ORB-217ORE-231QRB=234ORB=246THENB=234:GOTO62
EN623
B=243THEN623
40RB=241 OR
IFG>8THENG=1
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GOSUE627:GOT0567 IrE%(3,l );IFI
655
CRSR RTs}[7
SPACES)(CRS
PRINT"[2 SPACEs}{COMD G}{16 SPACESJ(COHD M}M PRINTTAB{15)K:RETURN
671
FORI^1TQ30:NEXTI:RETURN
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PRINT"{HOME}(3 CRSR RTs}AGAINST{CR5R RT}WALL":FORI-
I=E%<3,2|:IFI=214THEN663 Q=Q+2 :1?=P+Y:GOTO9
667
665
663
661
659
I=E%(3,2):IFI=239ORI=242ORI=250ORI=204THEN663
247ORI
GOSUB499:GOTO507
RJ=0TQ20:M%(I,J)=160:NEXTJ,I
PRINT"{SHFT CLR}NEW MAP NAME":INPUTNS:FORI=0TO20:FO
GOSUB579:IFA$o"Y"TEiENGOSUB627:GOT05G7
FORJ=1TO50:NEXTJ,I:RETURN
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PRINT"{HOHE>M=ERASE
*13
ES{4 SPACES}";RETURN PRINT" (HOME) 3D {LEFT ARROWJMAP
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653 657
":R
PRINT"{HOME}CORNER Q={SHFT L},W=(SHFT 0}fE=(EHFT P}
ETURN
PRINT'MHOME}PIT 5=(SI1FT W}fSTAIR 0 = IrX=fSHFT V}
=(COMD Q][2
652
651
649
647
643
639
637
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633
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625
623
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5S9 PRINT"{HOME)"TAB(22)KrNEXTJ,I:CLOSE1:RETURN 591 GQSUB579:IFA$< >"YMTHENRETURN 593 PRINT"{HOME]";:K=0:OPEN1,1,0,"":IMPUT^I,M$;PRINT"{S HFT CLRJ DRAWING "N3 : FDRJ=0TO20 : PRINT"'1 595 FORr^0TO20:IFK=lTHENK = 0:PRIKT"KTRL 7}";:GOTO599 597 K^I:PRIMT"{CTRL 5}"; 599 PRINT"(CTRL 9} ";:NEXTI,J:PRINT"{HOMEJ":K=0:FORI=0T
601
TFB=176ORB=143ORB^209THENB=215;GOTO623
IFB=199ORB-2120RB=225ORB-229ORB=244ORD=24BTHENB=244
:GOTO623
3
IFB=152THENB=214:G0TO623
585 GOSUB579;IFA$o"YMTHENRETURN 587 K=0:OPEN1,1,1,N$
RETURN
0
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620
619
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579 PRINT"{HOME}{CTRL 1}ARE YOU SURE?{29 SPACES}" 581 GETA$:IFAS=1M1THEN581
563
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IFA$="1"THENF=247:GOTO575 IFAS = "211THENF=244;GOT0575
533 535
=1:GOSUB577;GOTO519
: P = I / 40 :Q=J: PRINT" {CTRL 2
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DIRECT CONNECTION Hooking the VIC-1600 Modem to the Telephone
The flip of a toggle switch is all that's needed to put your com
puter on the phone if you build this simple modemtelephone connection.
vice, it does have one very significant
Access to the various electronic bulle
tin boards and commercial information exchange services such as CompuServe and The Source is now well within the scope of all VIC-20 and C-64 users. A low-cost device, the VIC-1600
modem, which simply plugs into the user port on the rear deck of these com puters, acts as an electronic coupling de
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BY HARVEY G. HURWITZ
into a form acceptable by the computer (demodulation) and converts the com puter's output signals into a form ac ceptable by the telephone line (modula tion). Thus, the term modem is derived from the words modulator and demod ulator.
puter system that's operating the infor
mation service or bulletin board with which you wish to communicate.) When the host computer answers (in dicated by a continuous high-pitched tone in the earpiece of the handset), you
must pull out the modular plug of the
cable connecting the handset to the body of the telephone itself. You must
then plug a similar cable into both the
rate.
In
addition
to
the
now-vacant
socket
on
the
telephone
VIC-1600, you'll need a Terminal Emu
body and a matching socket on the rear
lator program. Software of this type,
of the modem.
though somewhat limited in scope, is
What you'll have done, in effect, is
provided with the modem, it lets you
substitute the VIC-1600 modem for the
access and communicate with bulletin
telephone handset. If you haven't spent
board
services,
a
too much time fumbling with these re-
screen
displayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;you can't
or
to what you can absorb by direct read
connections, and if you've avoided breaking any of the fragile plugs or jacks, the host computer will stili be
ing as the data scrolls up and off (he
waiting for you to iog in.
but
only
through upload
screen.
There are a number of other terminal
programs available that contain "stream
Since the plugs and cables of this modular arrangement are designed to
vices. These permit you to store all in
facilitate rapid replacement of entire components, they are hardly of lasting quality. These fragile pieces of plastic,
ing buffers," or simiiar memory de formation both sent and received until
with their tiny contacts with thin wires
you have completed your contact. At
in vinyl jacket cable, can't compare
that point, you can print out the entire
with the cables and plugs normally used
contents of the memory as hard copy.
in the communications industry, where V*-inch-diameter plugs and rugged
Whichever terminal system you end up
124/RUN November 1984
(The host computer is simply the com
With the VIC-1600 in place, informa
download. You are, therefore, limited
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Address all author correspondence Co Harvey G. Hurwitz, 322 Dennis St.,
shortcoming. The method of connect ing it to the telephone line is cumber some and can, in fact, cause damage to the cables, the telephone or the modem
with, it wil! have one thing in common
sockets with big, wide contacts are the
with all othersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the VIC-1600.
norm. Even these have been known to
Clumsy Conned inns While the VIC-1600 has proved itself to be an effective communications tie-
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The pans required are modest in cost, and you can obtain them at any elec tronic supply store or at Radio Shack.
to handle small tools and a soldering iron. In order to facilitate construction, I'll describe the process step by step.
You'll need the following.
/.
• One mini-box, 1 inch deep by 2
Remove the mini-box cover plate
and set it aside. Drill a Vi -inch-diameter
inches long by 1 'A inches wide. • One double-pole, double-throw tog
gle switch with an on-off plate.
hole in the center of the top surface of the box. If you're using the plastic type
The Direct Connect Solution
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From a technical standpoint, there's no reason why the modem cannot be
most any sharp instrument.
connected directly with the telephone lines. Such hardline connection will
Required parts are modest in cost,
eliminate the potential problems of plug or wire failure, and signal loss will also be reduced to a minimum.
and available at any electronic supply store.
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You can accomplish the switching by installing a small switchbox and a multi ple modular jack. The switchbox should be located on the operating desk near the computer, and the jack should be installed at the point in the room where the telephone is connected.
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Be sure that the on-off plate is mounted
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Select the handset cable, which is
the cable with the smaller-sized modular •
One
modular-type handsel
cable
(small modular plug).
•
One modular-lype telephone cable
(large modular plug).
• One single-to-double modular jack
plugs attached. Cut this cable in half, or to a suitable length—it must reach from the box to the socket on the modem. 4.
Using a pair of diagonal cutlers
or small pliers, cut a small rectangular
adapter.
slot along the rear edge of the box. This
Construction Instructions
row sides of the box and should meas ure about one-quarter of an inch wide. It will serve as a channel for the cables
Assembly of the switchbox is fairly
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connection will be bright and shiny.)
9. There will be two leads hanging free at this point (white and green). Ig-
There is a keyed face plate on the front that indicates the on and off positions. Place the toggle in the on position. 12.
The two lugs directly behind the
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will be used for the following connec tions. If you have an ohmmeter, you can check for continuity between these
Separate the four wires, now ex
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Remove approximately one-quarter of an inch of the insulation from the tips of these wires. You should end up with four individual leads with insulation colored red, black, green and white.
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Solder this lead in place.
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gether by twisting and soldering. Do not connect these leads to any of the switch
lugs. Tape the connection with plastic insulating tape. In the same way, join
the white leads together, soider and tape
the connection. Place these wires beside
the switch so that the cover plate will not press on or pinch them when installed. 17.
cedure. With this switchbox installed,
telephone line. All communication will be controlled from the keyboard of
you will now be able lo dial up the de
sired host computer or service by using the telephone in the normal fashion.
your computer and will be visibly indi
cated on the screen.
Turn on your computer, check the switchbox to be sure that it is off and
Upon completion of the entire trans
action, you'll sign out of the system in the manner prescribed by the system's protocol. You disconnect by flipping the switch on the box to off. This re leases the line and returns the phone to the condition where calls are normally made or received.
load whatever terminal program you arc using. When loading is complete,
Install the cover plate using the
four screws provided. Make sure that none of the switch lugs touch the plate. You can bend them down and out of the way if necessary. Place the cables in the notch that you cut into the edge and
tighten the piale down. Make the notch deeper if it appears that the cables are
dial the number of the host computer or system that you will be using. When you
hear the answering tone, flip on the switch, hang up the phone and log in. The VIC-1600 will do ihe rest. The modem will maintain the contact
By simply flipping a switch on your new direct connect system, you are now
and will receive signals directly from ihe
into the world of telecommunications. E
being pinched. 18.
Remove the telephone from
its modular jack and piug ihe double modular jack in its place. Reconnect the phone on one side of the double jack.
HOC
PLUG
TELEPHONE JACK
box into the other. Make sure that the
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MOO PLUG
Plug the telephone cable from the switch-
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Insert the handset iine into the
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Turn off your computer before
the
assembly
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installing the modem in the user port.
This completes
1
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RUN November 1984 / 129
MONITOR MADNESS Are
you having prob
lems interfacing your computer with your
monitor? This article covers all aspects of monitor interfacing and
will help you achieve video vividness.
often available from computer dealers. On the other hand, you can make such a cable with readily available Radio Shack parts and the information given here. The configuration will de pend somewhat on the type of monitor you use. The wiring for the VIC audio/video plug is shown in Fig. 1. The majority, if not all, of the mono
Commodore has made changes to the circuitry in different production runs,
so you may have cither one or two ad justments, depending on when your
with video output. Pin 4 is called video
unit was produced.
low and pin 5 is called video high. The video signal
here is called composite
Before making any changes to the ad
justment, 1 suggest you pencil in a dia
video, meaning that it has both light-
gram of the adjustment position. (You
level and color information.
could do this on top of Ihc 6560 chip.)
The only difference between the two
High quality monochrome video mon
Removing this cover reveals the 40-
pin 6560 video chip. To the rear of that chip, you'll find one or two miniature adjustment potentiometers with a single or cross slot, wlu'cli you must adjust with a small screwdriver or tuning tool.
capability, so you'll only be concerned
chrome monitors will not have sound
BY LARRY FILBY
moving around its edge a little at a time.
lo rclurn the adjustment to its original
itors often appear on the surplus market or at electronic flea markets at very at
neither was sufficient with the slock
position at some later date, for use with
VIC to drive the two commercial moni
the
tractive prices. However, as many have
tors I tried. Pin 4 level was adequate
sembly. (A little more about this later.)
found, there are often difficulties en
after adjusting video level.
Presuming that you now have a suit able video cable, plug everything in and prepare lo adjust the video level with ihe unit turned on, but still disassem bled. (Again, if you don'I feel confident lo do the work yourself, get some help.) With Ihe unit plugged in and turned on, make the adjustment. If you have a VIC with a one-adjust-
when
trying
to
use
these
monitors with Commodore equipment.
The VIC has proven to be a special
is
the
signal-level
output,
This will be helpful if you should want
but
countered
pins
A Simple Adjustment
The solution to the VIC video-level
problem with surplus and even com mercially available green-screen moni
problem is
tors, such as NEC and Zenith. The VIC
tronics, 1 suggest you get help from someone. While there are no lethal volt ages inside the VIC, a tool dropped on to the VIC's motherboard, with power
has insufficient video output lo drive many of these monitors. The resulting
video picture turns out to be weak and difficult, if not impossible, loread, even with subdued room lighting.
The older C-64s and ihe VIC also have problems interfacing with the new Com
modore 1702 monitor because of differ ences in plugs and circuitry.
A Cable Assembly
Before you can use the VIC with a non-Commodore video monitor, you must have a suitable cable assembly.
Octopus cable assemblies, with a 5-pin DIN connector on one end and three or four RCA phono plugs on the other, are
130 / RUN November 10S4
a
simple
internal adjust
ment. If you're not familiar with elec
on, could have drastic consequences.
I suggest, too, that you wait until your unit is out of warranty before mak ing changes of any kind, since once you open your unit, the warranty expires. First, unplug all cables from the VIC.
TV
RF
demodulator
cable
as
menl potentiometer, that is Ihc one to turn. If you have the two-adjustment version, turn the one on the left, as viewed
from the
front
of the
main
board, counterclockwise, and watch the results on your screen. The adjustment
potentiometer will
Take out Ihe three Phillips screws thai
likely have some sealant, similar to fin
are on the bottom front and lay the top
gernail polish. This should break away
half with the keyboard assembly out of the way. The bottom half will contain
easily. In the two units I tried, both end
the main computer board. At the rear
counterclockwise.
of the board, you'll see a metal-shielded
You may try combination settings of this adjustment, along with the bright
assembly cover.
with
a
Carefully
perforated pry
this
snap-on
cover
off,
ed up with the adjustment all the way
ness and contrast controls on the mon-
itor, to get the best display with your particular system. Once you're satisfied with the display, turn off the power, re place the snap-on cover and reassemble the two case halves. Using Commodore's 1702 A major problem encountered when using the VIC or C-64 with the new Commodore 1702 color monitor has to do with the cable connections. The eight-pin DIN supplied with cur rent 1702s will noi fit the VIC, meaning that you must buy or build another
cable. Also, if you have an older, fivepin C-64, you won't be able to use the cable supplied with the 1702 monitor.
Fig. I. The wiring for the VIC audio/
Fig. 2.
video plug.
eight-pin DIN connectors used on both series of C-64s.
Fig. 2 shows the oulputs for the fivcand eighl-pin DIN connectors used on older and newer C-64s. Noficc that al though the VIC and older C-64s use the
same llvc-pin connector, the two ma chines possess different pin assignments. If you have the older, five-pin C-64, not only will you have to come up with
another cable, but the pin-4 composite
video connection was only meant to be used with the front connections of the
The oulputs for the five- and
tion is to cable it up and simply back
when using various combinations of models and monitors. SI
down the video gain adjustment until
you get a satisfactory picture. I found that a setting slightly different from the original gives a better display.
Address ail author correspondence to
So there you have it. I hope the infor mation presented here will help with
Larry Filbv, 97ParkerAve., St. Johns-
bury, VT 05819.
some of the problems you'll encounter
1702. The rear connections of the 1702 are meant and
for separate chrominance
luminance
inputs,
not
available
with the five-pin connector. (For those
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Vivid Video BY NICK ZAVALJSHIN
A three-jack cable Is exactly what you need to fill the gap be tween your Commodore computer and a sharper display on your Commodore monitor. This article tells you, step by step, how to make one.
After you see some disappointing dis plays on a color TV with your Commo
dore 64, which is highly touted for its hi res graphics, you go out and buy the
Commodore 1701 monitor. Good! You connect the monitor, with ihe
provided cable, to the front jacks on the 1701. The display is vastly improved,
Photo I. Preparing one end of the connector cable.
yet there's that nagging pan of the 1701 instruction manual telling you about a
â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1/2 in.^
three-jack cable. The manual informs you that this cable connects to the rear of your monitor. A thorough search of the shipping container and packing ma
terial does not turn up a three-jack cable.
Furthermore, you begin to recall ru
mors that this method of interfacing your C-64 to the monitor will make a big difference in your display's sharpness and color quality. These rumors are
right on target. When you connected your 1701 monitor, you were impressed
1/8 in.
with the improvement over using your color TV. With a three-jack cable, you can double that initial improvement.
Photo 2. Preparing the other end of the cable.
After going to several of the discount
â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
and department stores that sell the 170!,
- 1 1/2 in.-
you realize that (he department manag ers or clerks have no idea what you arc talking about. To your disappointment, their technical knowledge is equal to or
less than yours. The next logical step is a "computer" store. You find that these stores no
Q 3/4 in.
longer carry the Commodore comput ers or thetr related peripherals, and the salesmen can only answer questions re
lated to their product lines. Yitii Can Make One
Address all author correspondence to Nick Zavalishin, PO Box 5084, Milford, CT 06460. 132 / RUN November 1984
Now forthegood news. If you havea soldering iron and can get to a Radio
Shack Store, yon can make a firs! class three-jack connector yourself, Tor less
than $7, The following is a list of the pans needed, with the Radio Shack product numbers. You will need one of each.
•
Five-pin
DIN
audio/video
plug
#274-003 •
Color-coded phono plugs (package
of 8) #274-321
•
Miniature single conductor with
spiral wrap shield #278-752
Find a well-lit, clear area lo work in. First, cut the cable into three equal 4-foot lengths, then strip and prepare one end of each cable, shown in Photo
la. Make sure you strip exactly '/: of an inch of the outer insulation and twist the shield wire strands, as in Photo lb. Next, strip about '/, of an inch of the in ner insulation and twist the center wire.
Photo 3, Inserting the cable through the plastic insulator shell. Photo 4. Soldering the leads.
Now prepare the other end of each
(Shield)
cable, as shown in Photo 2a. On this
end, strip IVi inches of the outer insula tion and twist the shield wire strands as in Photo 2b. Next, si rip Vi of an inch of the inner insulation and twist the center
(Chroma) pin 4 .
pin 2 1
1
(Unused) -. pin 5
wire. While it is not absolutely neces
sary, (lowing a small amount of solder on the wire tips usually makes the final assembly easier. Solderdarity
Disassemble the five-pin DIN plug
(Luma)
(Audio)
pin 1
pin 3
and slide the three ends, as prepared in
Photo 1, through the plastic insulator shell, as shown in Photo 3. When soldering, be sure that you touch both parts to be soldered with your iron, and don't apply the heat any longer than necessary to How (he solder. In the next step,
first crimp,
then
HUN November 1884 /
solder, all three copper shields to pin tfl of the five-pin DIN plug. Solder the three center leads to pins #1, #3 and M (see Piioto 4). If you solder them in the order given, there is less chance of cre
For an improved display,
ating sufficient heat between two adja cent pins to distort the plastic insulator.
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Next,
remove
the
insulators
all you need are a soldering iron and access to a
from
three of the phono plugs, preferably a white, a red and a yellow. If these colors are unavailable, remember which colors go to which pin and mark them accord
ingly! Pin #\ is liana, pin f/3 is audio and pin #4 is chroma.
thai the large opening is facing the un
soldered end of the cable. Likewise, slip the white insulator over the cable soldered to pin #3 and the red insulator over the cable soldered to pin #4.
Now solder the copper shield of each
cable to the winged tab on the audio plug, and cut off the excess wire. The center wire, which you've pushed through the center of the plug, is sol dered at the tip (see Photo 5). Gently crimp the wing tabs around each cable and cut any excess wire beyond the sol dered tips.
Al this point, check your solder joints
Slide the yellow insulator over the
at both ends of each cable, and make
cable soldered to pin #1, making sure
sure that there aren't any solder bridges between the pins on the DIN plug.
I'hoto 5. Cm of/excess wire after soldering.
Reassemble the DIN plug and the audio plug insulators. If you have an ohmmeter, check the continuity of pins M\, #2, #3 and H. Also check for any shorts. You shouid have infinite resis tance between ail of the pins. Now you are ready to connect the 1701.
Follow the diagram in your monitor
manual and connect the white plug to the audio jack, the yellow plug to the luma jack and the red plug to the chroma jack. Don't forget to set the switch on the back of your monitor to the rear position. Then, turn on your system and enjoy the best display of col or and graphics you've ever seen on
your Commodore system. Keuliire Films, T««>
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and audio jacks to the video-out and audio-out jacks usually found on the rear of most VTRs, you'll experience a
picture that few TV sets can match. There are very sound technical reasons why this is so, one of which is that the
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TV set.
This
frequency
bandwidth
directly affects the sharpness and color of the image. The connecting cables (you need two) are also standard Radio Shack items.
They are called shielded phono connec tors and are available in 3-foot lengths (product #42-2366), 6-foot lengths (product #42-2367) and 12-foot lengths (product #42-2368). ® 134 / RUN November 1984
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THE VIC-20/ATARI CONNECTION This article describes how you can interface Atari's Kid Controller key pad to your VIC-20â&#x20AC;&#x201D;a con nection that's sure to bene fit both children and adults,
gram Pokes a machine language routine
cation 251. This works for any key,
into high memory and
protects thai
even if it has been assigned a value of
memory storage area from Basic. The
zero. Program 2 (see Listing 2) shows
routine is then transparent lo any other
you how to read the Controller's keys
program. To read the keys from Basic,
via location 251.
use an Input or Get statement as if you were
reading data
from
the
VlCs
The
keys on
the
Kid's
Controller
have been designated as SI through S12 (sec Fig. I). Characters are assigned to
BY DAVID W. LOWREY The
Kid's Controller,
Alan's
the Controller's
new
peripheral for its 2600-series game ma chine, is a large keypad consisting of 12
nickel-sized buttons, layed out like a telephone touch pad. The keypad hooks up to the 2600 VCS via the joystick ports. The Kid's Controller is designed to hold plastic overlays lhat are pack
aged with games lhat use the Control ler, li retails for approximately S16 at most stores thai sell 2600 games. The joystick port on the 2600 is the same as the one on the V1C-20, so I
tried interfacing it to the VIC. After several days of trial and (mostly) error, I
developed a program that allows the Kid's Controller to act as a separate keyboard. Each key on the Controller can be set
to any character on the VIC's key board, so you may use it as a numeric
keypad, create separate keys for each of the cursor directions or use it with games thai require keyboard control. Children may thus interact with a computer, without using joysticks or paddles. Program Operation
The program (see Listing 1) fits into any of the VIC's possible memory con
figurations. When run, this loader pro
136 / RUN November l!(S4
keys
by
placing
the
CH RS value of the desired character in to the
How It Works
The Controller is a polled keyboard,
keyboard.
Data statement of the corre
as is the VIC's keyboard. A polled key board has its keys electrically set up in a row/column arrangement. (Fig. 2 shows this arrangement.) The computer selects which row it wants scanned, then the keyboard shows which, if any, of the
sponding Controller key. (The CHRS
keys have been pressed. With the Kid's
values are in appendix J of the VIC
Controller, the four joystick lines select
owner's manual.) Therefore, if you wanted the key with the zero printed on it (SI 1) to be equal to the VIC's return key, you would place the value 13 (the return key's CHRS value) in line 490's Data state
ment. You would do this to each of the Controller's keys to which you wanted a value
assigned.
Any
keys
not
used
should be assigned a value of zero. You can change key assignments once the loader program has been run by enter
ing the following statement, either in Direct mode or in a program. POKE(PEEK(7fiS)+256ÂťPBEK(7S9) I 1 +sn),cn sn = con!rolk'i key number (1-12)
en = CHRS value of desired character
If you wanted to make the key with the number sign (S12) on it equal to the
letter A (CHRS value = 41), you would enter:
which row to scan, then the two paddle lines and the fire line reveal which keys have been pressed. The interrupt handler calls the ma chine language routine 60 limes a sec
ond to read the VIC's keyboard and to update the system clock (TI and TIS). When the Kid's Controller's routine gains control, it scans the Controller's
keys a row at a lime until it finds a pressed key, or until all of the keys have been scanned.
If it finds that a key has been pressed, then the program makes sure that this isn't the same key that was pressed on the last scan of the controller. If a dif ferent key has been pressed, then the value that was assigned to that key, if non-zero, is placed in the system's key
board buffer. The number (1-12) of the pressed key is stored in location 251. If a
With the Kid's Controller, you can Peek at location 25! to see if any of the Controller's keys are being pressed. If a key is being pressed, its number (1-12)
will be in location 251. If no key is being pressed, then a value of 255 will be in lo
RUN It Right VIC-20/Memoty expansion optional Atari's Kid's Controller
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530 DATA173,19,145,41,195,133,254,162,3,169,2,133,203,6 ,203,165
540 DATA203,5,254,141,19,145,152,160,0,136,208,253,168, 169,128,205
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580 DATA17 3,21,3,133,246,177,245,240,3,32,201,235,169,2 47,141,32
590 DATA145,169,255,141,34,145,76,191,234,169,255,133,2
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Applications Hardware B & B Microlabs 2217 Fancy Gap
Austin, TX 78745 512-445-0164 •Rom-Bomb Eprom Programmer
Buyer's Guide To Hardware Find Out What's Available for Your Commodore
C-64/S69.95 • Can Opener—Cartridge Decoder C-64/S39.95
Batteries Included 17875 Skypark North, Suite P
Irvine, CA 92714
714-979-0920
•BusCard II Module C-64/S199.95 • B-I 80 Display Module C-64/S199.95
Cardco
300S.TopekH Wichita, KS 67202 316-267-3807 • MT Monitor Tuner VlC-20/Price not available
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San Francisco, CA 94118 415-752-6294
• Analog Interlace—A/D/A C-64/S220.00
Cuesta System 3440 Roberto Court San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
805-541-4160
• Datasaver VIC, C-64, Plus 4/S350.OO
Data 20 Corp. 23011 Moulton Parkway, Suite BIO Laguna Hills, CA 92653 714-770-2366
•2-80 Video Pak C-64/S299.00 FJC Products PO Box 98021 Pittsburgh. PA 15227 412-884-0290
• Vl/012 Relay Board VIC, C-64/S64.95 140 / RUN November 10S4
• VI/0I2U Relay Board VIC, C-64/S74.95
Genesis Computer Corp.
Ben Franklin Tech. Center Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA 18015 215-861-0850
• COMsense Input Module VIC, C-64/S49.95 • COMclock
C-64/S59.95
• MW-901 Temperature Probe
VIC, C-64, Plus4/S25.00 • MW-311 Converter— 8-bit A/D/A VIC/S225.00
•MW-310 Converter—10-bit A/D VIC, C-64, Plus 4/S125.00
• MW-611 Converter—10-bit A/D/A C-64/S225.00
• MW-900 Converter— 10-bit A/D/A VIC, C-64/S125.00
Schnedler Systems 1501 N. IvanhocSt., Depl. RB Arlington, VA 22205 703-237-4796 • Model 64IF22 Adapter Board C-64/S169.00
T & M Products I'OBox 1172
DeSoto, TX75115
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Indus-Tool 325 W. Huron St. Chicago, 11,60610 312-642-6871
■ Emergency Power System VIC, C-64, Plus 4/from S359.OO
Innovative Technology 510 Oxford Park Garland, TX 75043 214-270-8393
MW-312 Storage Oscilloscope
C-64/S295.00
Nalan Computer SpeciaHies 106 Highland Park Lane
• Stereo Speaker Connector B
C-64/S12.95
Vector Electronic Co.
Boone, NC 28607
12460 Gladstone Ave.
704-264-2921
Sylmar, CA 91342
• Nalandata A2—A/D/A
• 3795 Plu eboard—General Purpose C-64/S9.67
C-64/S169-S219
Richvale Telecommunications 10610 Bayvicw Ave.
• 3795 Plugboard—Genera] Purpose C-64/S13.61
Richmond Hill, Ont. CAN L4C 3N8
• 4112 Plugboard—General Purpose VIC/S 14.83
416-884-4165
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Purpose VIC/S9.12
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Cables
Jim's Peripherals 344 Harrison Ave.
Batteries Included
Manville, NJ 08835
17875 Skypark North, Suite P
201-321-6419
Irvine, CA 92714
• Model 283 Variable Voltage
714-979-0920
Transformer
VIC, C-64, Plus 4/S89.00
Micro World Electronix 3333 S. Wadsworth Blvd. C105
• BC Printer Cable C-64/S29.95
Computer Accessories 7696 Formula Place
Lakewood, CO 80227
San Diego, CA 92121
303-987-9531
619-695-3773 • Smartlinc C600 Printer Cable
• MW-360Stripchurt Recorder
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C-64/S69.95
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• Smartline C601 Printer Cable (with software pkg.)
C-64/S99.95
Micro World Electronix 3333 S. Wadsworth Blvd. C105 Lakewood, CO 80227
Quality Computer 801 S. Victoria Ave., Suite 105 Ventura, CA 93003 805-656-1330 • Quality Cassette
VIC, C-64/S58.95
303-987-9531
• MW-3!6—6-Pin Din Cables VIC, C-64, Plus 4/from $15.95
Quality Computer 801 S. Victoria Ave., Suite 105 Ventura, CA 93003 805-656-1330 • A/V Video Monitor Cable VIC, C-64/S9.95
Richvale Telecommunications 10610 Bayview Ave. Richmond Hill, Ont. CAN L4C 3N8 416-884-4165
• VL3-64 to Parallel C-64/S50.00 • VL2-VIC to IEEE V1C/S50.00 • VL1-VIC to IEEE
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C-64/S50.00
Disk Drives Commander Electronic Systems PO Box 15485
Santa Ana, CA 92705 714-953-6166 • Commander II VIC, C-64/S369.95
MSD Systems 10031 Monroe Drive, Suite 206 Dallas, TX 75229 214-357-4434 • SD-2 Dual Disk Drive VIC, C-64/S695.00
• CPl Parallel VIC, C-64/S79.95 • V/C232
VIC, C-64/S49.95
• Cassette Interface and Duplicator VIC, C-64/S34.95
Richvale Telecommunications
• SD-1 Single Disk Drive VIC, C-64/S399.00
10610 Bayview Ave. Richmond Hill, Ont.
Richvale Telecommunications
CAN L4C 3N8
10610 Bayview Ave. Richmond Hill, Ont.
• C-64 Link with Relocator
CAN L4C 3N8 416-884-4165 • 1541 Express
ViC, C-64, Plus 4/S69.95
416-884-4165 C-64/S 150.00
• V-Link 20-2 VIC/S 150.00 • V-Link 20 (3K)
Warren Radio
VIC/S 150.00
800 SW Jefferson Peoria, IL 61605
• V-Link 20 (8K)
309-674-5998
General Interfaces
• Serial Bus Cable
VIC, C-64, Plus 4/S7.00
Cassette Recorders
FJC Products PO Box 98021 Pittsburgh, PA 15227 412-884-0290
• VI/001 Interface Board
Cardco 300 S. Topeka
Wichita, KS 67202 316-267-3807 • CardcoderDC/1 C-64/S59.95
VIC/S 134.95 • CI/011 Interface Board C-64/S134.95
VIC/S175.0O • V-Link 20(16K) VIC/S230.O0
• RTC P-Link S99.95 • RTCS-Link
$129.95 • RTC [-Link $99.95
Jameco Electronics
• C-64 Link II C-64/S99.95
1355 Shoreway Road Belmont.CA 94002
Skyles Electric Works 231 E. South Whisman Road
415-592-8097
• JE232CM—RS232 Adapter VIC, C-64/S39.95
Umbic Systems
Mountain View, CA 94041 415-965-1735 • Sewperbus—IEEE-488
VIC, C-64/S89.95
1056 Elwell Court Palo Alto, CA 94303
Tymac
415-964-8788
Franklin, NJ 07416
Interpod
VIC, C-64, Plus 4/S150.00
MSD Systems 10031 Monroe Drive, Suite 206 Dallas, TX 75229 214-357-4434 • CIE—IEEE-488
C-64/S 109.95
129 Main Si. 201-827-4050 • Universal Tape Interface and Duplicator
VIC, C-64/S49.95
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Weight 5 lbs.
Fully Commodore Compatible
5V4 Floppy Disk Drive for Commodore 64 & Vic 20 COMPARISON
Slim line construction (low profile) Direct drive (DC) motor Avg. fvTTBF
rate of 10,000 hours
COMMANDER
COMMODORE
M.S.D. - 1
MEMORY
I74K
I70K
I70K
DIRECT DRIVE
YES
NO
YES
CONSTANT SPEED
YES
NO
YES
SWrTCHABLE POWER SUPPLY
YES
NO
NO
All metal vented case
SUM UNE
YES
NO
NO
Solid State power supply
UGHT WEIGHT
YES
NO
NO
Dual serial port (chaining option)
INTELLIGENT DRIVE
YES
YES
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5'A" Industry standard format
WARRANTY
1 YEAR*
90 DAY
120 DAY
Power requirements AC 120 volts @.3 amp typical
Optional AC 220 volts @.3 amp typical
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Commodore & Vic 20 are Trademarks of Commodore Business Machines, Inc.
Light Pens
Tech Sketch 26 Just Road
Fairiield, NJ 07006
Cardco 300 S. Topeka
Wichita, KS 67202 316-267-3807
• Cardwriier I
VIC, C-64/S29.95 Futurehouse
310 West Franklin St., POB 3470
201-227-7724
• LP-10S VIC, C-64/S39.95
• LP-15 Precision Light Pen VIC, C-64/S139.95
Memory Expansion Devices
Chapel Hill, NC 27514 919-967-0861
• Bdumate Light Pen VIC, C-64/S34.95
Inkwell Systems PO Box 85152 MB 290
•Select-a-RAM Apropos Technology
3100 Patrick Henry Drive Santa Clara, CA 95050
• Ramax Expander
Madison Computer 1825 Monroe St., Madison, Wl 53711 608-255-5552 • McPcn
M0O-241-3989
• Powerpad Input Pad S99-95
Koala Technologies Corp. 3100 Patrick Henry Drive Santa Clara, CA 95050 408-986-8866 • Koala Pad
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Joysticks/Game Paddles Jameco Electronics 1355 Shorcway Road Bclmont, CA 94002 415-592-8097 • CSP Game Paddles VIC, C-64/S4.95
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CONVERSE WITH YOUR COMPUTER
THE WAIT IS OVER
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The commodore 64" comal 2.0 cartridge
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City Software 735 W. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 1010
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Computer Case Co. 5650 Indian Mound Court Columbus, OH 43213
DC Circuits 7469 N. Hwy. 99, Suite 35 Anderson, CA 96007 • 35K VIC Memory Board (Bare) VIC/S35.00 • 35K Memory Board (Kit)
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Letco 7310 Wells Road Plain City, OH 43064 614-873-1410
• 256KC Expansion Board C-64/TBA
614-868-9464 • Computer Cases VIC, C-64/from $119.00
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215-861-0850 • Nomad Learning Robot VIC, C-64/S 179.95 PO Box 993 Kansas City, MO 64141
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Cheatsheet Products PO Box 8299 Pittsburgh, PA 15218 412-731-9806 • Leroy's Cheatsheets
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Tech Systems Co. 184 Walter Hays Drive 415-328-0638 • CAB 20 Computer Case
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Genesis Computer Corp.
Richvale Telecommunications 10610 BayviewAve.
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Modems Commodore Business Machines 1200 Wilson Drive
1 S. Fairview
West Chester, PA 19380 215^131-9100
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• 1650 Auto Dial/Auto Answer
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Man-Plot 839 Sea Foam Houston, TX
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Printers Amdek Corp. 2201 Lively Blvd. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 312-595-6890
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Star Micronics
200 Park Ave. New York, NY 10166 • STX-80 VIC, C-64, Plus 4/S199.00
Okidata 532 Fellowship Road Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 609-235-2600 • Microline82A VIC, C-64, Plus 4/S349.00 • Micro line 83A
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VIC, C-64, Plus 4/S749.00
Apropos Technology
• Microline 92 VIC, C-64, Plus4/$599.0O
1071-A Avcnida Acaso Carnarillo, CA 93010
• Microline 93
805-482-3604 • GP-555OCD
Star Micronics
VIC, C-64/S269.95
C. Itoh Electronics 5301 Beethoven St. Los Angeles, CA 90066 213-306-6700 • Prowriter 8510 VIC, C-64, Plus 4/S400.00
Commodore Business Machines 1200 Wilson Drive
West Chester, PA 19380 215-431-9100 • 1525e
VIC, C-64, Plus 4/S225.00 • 1526
VIC, C-64, Plus 4/S350.00 • MPS-801 VIC, C-64, Plus 4/S250.00
VIC, C-64, Plus 4/5999.00 200 Park Ave.
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VIC, C-64, Plus 4/S549.00 • Delta-15 VIC, C-64, Pius 4/S799.00 • Radix-15 VIC, C-64, Plus 4/S995.00
Transtar
206-454-9250 • T315
VIC, C-64, Plus 4/S599.00
Letter-Quality
3415KashiwaSt. Torrance, CA 90505
Cardco
213-539-9140 • Epson FX-80
Wichita, KS 67202
VIC, C-64, Plus 4/S695.0O
Fidelity Computer Products 8800 NW 36th St.
Miami, FL 33178 305-594-1000
• 1MP-16O3 (direct connect) VIC, C-64, Plus 4/S129.95
Leading Edge Products
300 S. Topeka 316-267-3807
• Cardprinter LQ/1
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Dynax
225 Turnpike St. Canton, MA 02021
6070 Rickenbacker Road City of Commerce, CA 90040
• Gorilla Banana
213-727-1227
VIC, C-64, Plus 4/S249.95
• DynaxDX-15 VIC, C-64. Plus 4/S599.99
• Brother HR-25 VIC, C-64, Plus4/$995.00 150 / RUN November 1984
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201-368-3666 • Model 6100 VIC, C-64/S599.0O
Star Micronics 200 Park Ave.
New York, NY 10166 • Power Type Daisywheel VIC, C-64, Plus 4/S499.00
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Epson America
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Teletex Communications Corp. 3420 Easi Third Ave. Foster City, CA 94404 415-341-1300
• Daisywheel 1014 VIC, C-64, Plus 4/S499.00
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249.00
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SALE
Payroll
P'ofesiioriol 80 Column Word Processor
SU9.95
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Professional Dam Base
$149.95
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Accounts Receivable
$149.95
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Inventory
LIST
SALE
SI49.95 $U9.95
199.00
$149.95 $149.95
S99.00
199.00 199.00
Olympia Executive Letter Quality Serial Printer
Comstor Hi-Speed 160 CPS 15 V Serial Business Printer Telecommunications Deluxe Modem Package
LIST
SALE
S699.00 $779.00
(399.00 S499.00
$199.00
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IS DAY FREE TRIAL. We give you 15 days to Iry ou! this SUPER SYSTEM PACKAGE! ! If it doesn i meet your expectations, just bend it back to us prepaid and we will refund your purchase price! ! 90 DAY IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT WARRANTY. If any of Ihe SUPER SYSTEM PACKAGE equipment or programs fail due to faulty
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Commodore - 64
SCRIPT-64 EXECUTIVE WORD PROCESSOR (80 Columns in Color)
40 or 80 columns in color or black and white; turns your computer into a Business Machine!
This is the finest word processor available. Features include line and paragraph insertion/deletion, indentation, right and left justification, titles, page numbering, characters per inch, etc. All features are easy to use and understand. With tabs, etc. SCRIPT-64 even includes a 250 word dictionary /spelling checker to make sure your spelling is correct. The dictionary is user customizable to any technical words you may use. Furthermore, all paragraphs can be printed in writing and everyday letters are a snap. To top things off, there is a 100 page manual and help screens to make learning how to use SCRIPT-64 a snap. This word processor is so complete we can't think of anything it doesn't have. When combined with the complete database you have a powerful mailmerge and label program that lets you customize any mailing list with personalized letters. List 599.95. Sale $49.95. 'Coupon Price $39.00. (Disk only.)
SCRIPT-64 20,000 WORD DICTIONARY Allows you to check spelling on 20,000 most often mispelled words! List $29.95 Sale $1 9.95. "Coupon Price S10.00. (Disk only.)
SCRIPT-64 COMPLETE DATABASE (PLUS MAIL MERGE AND LABELS) This powerful DATABASE is user friendly and makes any information easy to store and retrieve. The user defines the fields and then can add, change, delete, and search for any category wanted! When combined with the Executive Word Processor you can search out any category (zip codes, even hair color, etc.) and print super personalized letters! 600 names can be sorted and formulated on each disk in any order or category!
Will handle any size mailing list by changing or adding disks! List $69.00. Sale $34.00. "Coupon Price $24.00.
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FANTASTIC COMPUTER PRINTER SALE!!!
COM-STAR T/F Tractor
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• Lowest Priced, Best Quality, Tractor-Friction Printers in the U.S.A.
Fast 80-120-160 Characters Per Second
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• Print Labels, Letters, Graphs and Tables
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features of the COMSTAR T/F PRINTER plus a 10" carnage, 120-140 CPS. 9x9 dot matrix with double strike capability for 18 x 18 dot matrix (near letter quality), high
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10" COM-STAR PLUS+ IBM
IBM Pers/Bus Printer $369.00 PLUS+ PRINTER! It is especially designed
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prints standard, italic, block graphics and
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SALE $249.00
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COMMODORE-64 or VIC-20
VOICE SYNTHESIZER MAKE YOUR COMPUTER TALK VOTRAX BASED
SALE
HARDWARE
ONLY
$
59
00
You can program any words or sentences ■ Adjust volume and pitch • Make adven ture games that talk • Real sound action games • Make customized talkies • (Demo
disk or tape included) • Requires Speoker ■BOOBBOBOOBOBBOOBOeaOQOQQOQQQOQQeQOQOOOQQOQOQq
You can add TEXT TO SPEECH SOFTWARE that allows you to simply type what you want to hear!! Also allows you to add sound and voice to SCOTT ADAMS AARDVARK and "ZORK" ADVENTURE GAMES List $29.95 Sale $19.95 (Disk or Tape! BOOOaQQQQBOOOQQOOQQOOOOQQOQOOOOBeOQC Q BO PQflOQOa
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COMMODORE 64
SALE
80 COLUMN BOARD $9900
FOR ONLY
Now you uan program 80 columns on the screen
at one time! Converts your Commodore 64 to 80
columns when you plug in the PROTECTO 80 Expansion Board. List $199.00, Sale $99.00.
Includes 4 Slot Expander and can be used with most existing software!!! WE LOVE OUR CUSTOMERS Add S3 00 for shipping. handling and insurance. Illinois residents pleoio add b". to« Add $6 OO For CANADA. PUERTO RICO. HAWAII. ALASKA APO FPO orders. Conodion orders must be in II S dollars. WE DO NOT EXPORT TO OTHER COUNTRIES.
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BOX 550. BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS 80010 Phont 312/382-5244 to ord«r
COMMODORE 64
Computer Learning Pad
39
Sale!
• Makes other graphic tablets Obsolete
95
List $79.95 Hi-Resolution! NEW FROM TECH SKETCH
• Includes Special Printer Feature. Now you get this Fantastic Tech Sketch Computer Learning Pad Program with a Professional Light
' Pen Free! (39.95 value) plus the Micro Illustrated 1 Graphics Pad Program that allows you to draw on your T.V. or monitor screen (better than Gibsons
$99 tight pen). screen
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$24.95
Professional Model
$24.95
Light Pens Professional Light Pen. This is the TECH SKETCH Hi-Resolulion model that allows you to draw fantastic pictures and professional diagrams -- single-pixel accuracy! (Includes famous pain! and sketch proaram ] List $39.95. Sale $24.95. Coupon 522.95
=$24.95 = Economy Model with 3 programs $16.95
Add $3 GO for shipping
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Joystick sorrow, VIC version—On
the VIC, if a Datassette key is depressed, k can disrupt op
eration of the joystick. So always press the Datasseite's
stop key if you're working with a joystick. Bosco Tsang Windsor, Ontario Canada
$124 VIC joystick reader—This one-liner
Power supply tip—The Commodore
power supply is very sensitive to overheating, and needs a good flow of air around and through it to keep it cool.
Although the unit is shipped with a long cord, and ihe lit erature says to keep it a for distance from the cassette drive, computer and monitor, never put the power supply on the floor, especially a carpeted one. The unit will sink into the pile of a rug or carpet, blocking the cooling vents on the bottom.
Even hardwood floors arc dusty, and a dust-
clogged power supply is a candidate for failure. Do your
self a favor and put the power supply up on a table where you can sec it, and periodically dusl it and check for clogged vents. Joseph A. Levine
will read the VIC joystick port.
I MK-lilmi;;, VA
10 POKE 37154,127 : X = (NOT PEEK (37151)) AND M)-((PEEK (37152) AND 128) = 0): PRiNT X : GOTO 10
Pushing the joystick in the following directions will return North 4
Northeast
South 8
Northwest 2(1
West
16
Souiheasi
East
!
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the indicated values of X: 5 9
Southwest 24
When the joystick is centered, X=0. Pressing the fire
the switches are made by Lcviton, and are available in hardware and lighting stores. They're very easy to install, and ihey make life a lor easier.
bullon will return a value of 32 plus the value for the joyslick direction. To have the computer wait for the user to
Steven l>. Jackson Caldwcll. ID
press the fire button, use the following. 20 PRINT "PRIiSS THE BUTTON TO CONTINUE" 31) WAIT 37137,32 : WAIT 37137,32.32 40 Continue the program here.
Tony Giordano
Brooklyn, NY
$1 25 VIC paddles—Use (he paddles, it's easy!
Just Peck (36872) for paddle X and Peek (36873) for paddle Y. That's all it takes to read them—very easy, compared to the joystick.
$ 1 2A
A constant source of power—If you
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machine, and the rubber can be easily removed if necessary' in the future. Tom Hoppe
Spokane, \VA
Unknown Magician
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$126 VIC paddle program—Plug a paddle
into the VIC's control port, turn up the sound, run this pro
gram and twiddle the paddles. 36E79.X : PRINT ■■{SHIFT CLR}" X : GOTO 1
John Hartenstein Philadelphia, I'A
Paddle Wait statements—In oilier
tricks, we've shown how the Wail statement can be used to stop program execution until a certain key is pressed. To wait for ihe paddle buttons, use the following. WAIT 56321,4,4
(C-64, Port l.X)
WAIT 56321,8,8
(C-64, Port 1, Y)
WAIT 56320,4,4
<C-64, Port 2, X)
WAIT 56320,8,8
(C-64, Port 2, Y)
WAIT 37137,144,16
(VIC, X)
WAIT 37152,128,128
(VIC. Y)
box—Every
computer
owner
a single switch controlling all the sockets. In spile of what you may read in the manuals about turning on certain almost never causes any trouble.
Consider the advantages: All your equipment is powered from a single wall socket; you can turn everything on or off with one switch; every power cord is nin to the same place; often these boxes include a protective circuit breaker. All in
all, the power outlet box is one of the most useful computer accessories you can have. Ask for one for Christmas. Ktl Moore
Portland, ME
$ 1 2C Improved TV video on the C-64—If
you're using a color TV rather than a monitor, you can im prove your picture by making up a special plug for the monitor's audio/video connector. (That's not the one you plug your TV into.) Referring to Appendix I in your user's guide, connect a 150-ohm resistor between the luminance Grant A. Dibert, III Ft. Thomas, KY
1(>4 / RUN November 1084
Power
pieces of equipment before others, using a power box
1 X = PliEK(36872) : POKE 36876, X r POKE 36S7S,X : POKE
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p
should use a multiple-Outlet power box, of the type that has
and video-out pins, and the results might amaze you.
Be careful, because the DIN plug's pins aren't numbered
as you miglil expect. The picture in the book shows the
Safety tip—My cat jumped onto the
solder-lug end of the male connector, and the pins you want are (he two on the right.
computer table, knocking the braid from the Datassette connector inside one of the rear ports, where it did a lot of electrical damage. To prevent such accidents in the future, I
L.F.S. Pen pals—Being overseas has its good and bad points. The good is access to both British and American software for my C-64, and the bad Ls not having access to many Commodore stores. Regardless, I've devised a way to keep in touch with my home in the States. I hook my C-64 to my video cassette re
made covers for all the ports by folding pieces of duct tape nearly in half, lengthwise. I used the remaining sticky part
to fasten the covers to the rear of my computer, where they can be lifted up when access is required. My covers keep paperclips, cable braid, dust and other unwelcome items outside the computer, where they belong. Lorraine Kit'hunts-May
Leesborg, IN
corder, then type a video letter to my friend in New Jersey,
demonstrating the latest game from (he British press or
whatever strikes my fancy.
When he's been thoroughly amazed by British ingenuity, my friend rerecords ihe tape with American TV programs and mails it back. Then I can see what is happening in the
Editor's note:
Those Datassette braids are much more
trouble than they're worth. Since they are only used with Commodore PETs, many VIC and C-64 owners just cut them off and discard them.
Stales, watch 60 Minutes or a movie from HBO. Bill Murray A Icon bury, England
5)1 2C
Connector hint—There are two points
of caution when making up cables with DIN connectors. First, the standard DIN pin numbers are not what you
91 32
SX-64 printer-interface hint—Some
C-64 add-on devices, notably Cardco printer interfaces,
pick up their power by plugging into the cassette port on the rear of the computer. Because the SX-64 portable com puter doesn't have a cassette port, it's not possible to use a standard Cardco cable with it. We solved this problem by
might imagine, Depending on the number of pins in (he connector, tor example, pin 1 may or may not be next to pin 2. The situation is so confusing that even published dia grams are sometimes incorrect. (The ones in Commodore
cutting off the connector that goes from the interface to the
publications are all right. Look closely at them to see what
ports, and the interface picks up its power from there. Our
we're talking about.)
cassette port. We then obtained a 9-pin subminiature D connector and soldered the former cassette port wire onto
pin 7. Now we can plug the connector into one of the game printer (Epson MX-80) runs fine, and the other game port
The second confusing point is that published pinouts of
ten don't say which end of which sex connector they are il lustrating, so it's again unclear which pin is which. The
is free so we can still use a joystick with programs like Com modore's Magic Desk. Kris & Sitve Coon
Commodore manuals Illustrate the solder terminal end of the male connector. Tiny pin numbers are always molded into the insulator, so if your eyes are good and if you're careful, you shouldn't have any trouble.
lloncoye, NY
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One-line flasher—This program makes
any TV set or color monitor flash like a strobe light. The
strobe time can be changed by changing the number in the T..F.S.
timing loop, and the program can flash in any desired color
by changing the number of the color in the second Poke.
Expansion
port
connectors—Any
The following program is for the VIC.
one skilled enough to make his own cables can easily make
his own expansion port connectors. Radio Shack sells blank printed-circuit boards and ail the equipment you need to etch your own, including the artwork for the male connector pins. It's easy and a lot of fun to make your own
This line is for the C-64: 1 A = 532SO:B = A+ l:POKEA,0:POKI-B.0:FORT = ITO99:NEXT: POKEA.l^OKEB.liGOTO 1
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Tijiiiinii, Mexico
Clay Collins Honolulu, HI
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More expansion port connectors—I
have built circuits for the expansion port
using Vector
3662DP plugboards. These are blank boards with 0.1-inch spacing and 22 gold-plated contacts on each side. The cost is
about SIO. However, the numbers and letters used by Com
5J>1 34 Keyboard tip—With all the keys on the
Commodore keyboard, it's easy for your fingers to miss the
home keys for touch typing. If you put drops of glue on the F and J key's, you'll be able to feel them when your hands are positioned correctly. Choose a type of glue that will make a substantial bump, but one that can be scraped off later, if needed.
modore on the expansion port are the reverse of industry
.lames Uartldt Summerville, GA
standards (pin 1 standard is pin 22 on the expansion port, etc.), and this must be noted when wiring the connector. Thomas Maggio Home, NY
SpiOO
Printer trick—Because I am working
with the monitor and machine language, I wrote this triple-
RUN November 1984 /165
loop program lo make a one-page hex and decimal conver
they have to be changed in some way. To avoid retyping in
sion chart. If you start the chart at the very top of a page, it
this circumstance, make a dummy line, numbering it so it
just fills ihe sheet. The program works perfectly with my
will never be executed. After its line number, make the first
Commodore 4022 tractor printer and should work the
character a quotation mark. The rest of this line should be
same with others.
your regular program line, including all its abbreviations.
I OPEN4.4:CMD4:FORI = 0TO63:FORJ = 1TO255STEP64:13$ = STKS
When you need to edit your regular long line, just list the
(J):PRIN OSPQS - LEN(DS))
dummy, edit the line number, delete the leading quotation
:PRINTHS;:H = 16*(H -
dummy remains if you need it again, but your newly edited
mark, edit the rest of the line, then hit the return key. Your
3NE.\T:PRINTSPC(I2);:NEXT:PR1NT:NEXT:PR1NT#4:CLOSE4
G. Slurdivant Address Unknown
$1wO
line replaces the one you couldn't edit before, with a saving of many keystrokes. You can delete the dummy when your program achieves its final form.
Lion I.. Kimtz
Cassette tape index—When saving
the first program on a new cassette, consider reserving space for a tape index, which you can record at the start of
San Francisco, CA
$ 1 3A Easier debugging—When debugging,
the tape after it is full. Ten numbers on the tape counter should be enough to hold a very large index, especially if
you often need to return repeatedly to certain sections of
it's a simple one. My indexes are disguised as Basic pro
like the following at the beginning of your program.
grams,
with the
line
numbers corresponding to
tape-
counter settings, and with the program names typed in as Basic text. The following example will save, load and list perfectly, but of course it can't be run.
the program. To get there much faster, you can insert lines 0 GOTO20 1 LIST 100-200 2 LIST 450-550
3 OPEN 3,4:CMD3;L1ST 400-430 4 He.
0 INDEX
20 REM END OF DliBUG
10 PROGRAM #1
20 PROGRAM ffl
The line numbers to list are only examples; you'll want to
45 PROORAM IB 5SBto.,*W,
use whatever line numbers are most appropriate for the
program being debugged. To use the routine, just type in
90 END OF LAST PROGRAM
$1O7
RUN 1 to list lines 100-200, RUN 2 to list lines 450-550, Ken Wills
RUN 3 to list to the printer and so on. Since executing the
Pittsburgh, PA
List command terminates program execution, you don't
Saving data—For those who've never
have to put End or Stop commands in each line. An alter nate routine is this:
saved anything but programs on their Datassette, here's a little program that illustrates the saving of data.
0 GET A$:1F A = ■■"THEN0
10PR]NT"{SH[FTC].R! INPUT DATA" ;:POKE631,3<t:POKE198,l;
2 1FAS = "B'THEN LIST 45O-SS0
1 1FAS = "A'THSN LIST 100-200 3 ]FAS = "C"THENOPliN3.4:CMlM:L]ST 400-430
INPUTD$:PR1NTD$ 20OPENI,l,1,"DATA":PRINT#l,CHRS(34) + DS:CLOSEl 30 PRINT"{SHIFT CLR} REWIND TAPE, THEN PRESS A KEY." 40 GET AS:1F AS= ■■"THEN 40
20 REM END OF DlilJUG
Here, you just run the program, then press a key for the
listing you want. Typing an unused letter will execute the
JOOPENU.0."DATA":INPUTM,D$:PRINTDS
The Pokes in line 10 put a quotation mark as the first
character in D$, allowing it to contain commas, colons and
program normally. I've used botli forms of this trick with great success.
Mi 1.1 Kngalski
so on. When the quotation mark is read back, it places the
computer in Quote mode, so all the characters will be print ed as they were typed. Kenneth £. Slringham, Jr. Auldmro, MA
$ 1 38
C-64 Save disable—-You can disable
the C-64's Save command with POKE 818,32. To enable it again, enter POKE 818,237.
Damien Nelson
Melbourne, Australia
$ 1 39
Using abbreviations—When keyword
abbreviations arc used in long program lines, the lines can list longer than the usual 80 columns. (Prove it by entering 10?:?:?:, etc., running the question marks to a point just short
of the 80th column. Then list the line—it should take up almost six screen lines.) The long lines cannot be edited, which is annoying when
166 / RUN November 11184
Monrovia, CA
$13B
Variable names— If vou run this:
in TOP = 65
2QBOTTOM=90
30 PRINT BOTTOM -TOP
you will get a Syntax error, because TO, a Basic keyword, is
embedded in each of the variable names. You can trick the computer by placing a graphics character inside the key word. Try this: IOT{sh!ftJ}OP-6S 20BOTTfshi/I J(OM = 90
30 PRINT UOTT|sliifi JJOM-T{shW JJOE'
The program will run perfectly, giving an answer of 25. When you list the program, you won't see the shifted char
acters at all, but they're in there just the same. Nick I'roakLs, Jr.
Aliuuippa, PA
31
DATA 143,10,17,15,-1 REM ** ALPHABET ** DIMA$(57)
(CRSR RTJ {CRSR DN}{3 CRSR LFsJ {CTRL 0}{COM ¥}{CTRL 9} {CTRL 0}{CRSR DN}{3 CRSR LFsJfCOMD V] (COMD Y)(3 CRSR UPs}"
LFs}
DATA25,30,60,18,209,60,1 5,21 0,60,18,209,60 DATA!5,210,60,18,209,60,25,30,60 DATA18,209,60,15,210,60,18,209,60 DATA15,210,60,18,209,60,25,30,60 DATA17,19 5,60,16,209,60,21 ,31 ,60,23,181 ,60 DATA25,30,250,0,0,125,18,209,250,0,0,125,12,14 3,750 DATA 0,0,-1
,52
3,88,96,206,52,3,240,3,76,49,234,169,5,141,52 3,160,26,169,226,153,151,5,230,2,165,2,41,15,1
4,234
DATA 234,141,21,3,88,96,-1 DATA 169,40,133,254,173,0,220,74,176,8,160,0,132,25
,3,169
DATA 151,217,136,16,239,76,49,234,120,169,49,141,20
53
DATA DATA
,4,212,232
1030 DATA 232,189,150,192,141,1,212,232,189,150,192,141
1,0,212
1020 DATA 149,192,232,224,64,208,2,162,0,189,150,192,14
0,174
990 DATA 132,254,1&0,59,132,253,96,-1 1000 DATA 120,169,64,141 1010 DATA 20,3,169,192,141,21,3,88,96,173,148,192,208,4
60,41
980 DATA 176,8,160,39,132,254,160,27,132,253,74,176,8,1
,234,74
970 DATA234,234,234,74,176,8,160,80,132,254,234,234,234
950 960
940
920 930
910 DATA 120,169,200,141,21,3,169,18,141,20,3,169,6,141
840 850 860 870 880 890 900
(3
CRSR
DN}{3
CRSR LFs}
(CTR
UPs}"
RSR
UPS}"
A${4)=11{CRSR RTHCTRL 9}{2 SPACEs}[COMD *}[CRSR DN }{3 CRSR LFs} {CRSR RT} {CRSR DN){3 CRSR LFs} [CR$ R RTJ (CTRL 01{CRSR DN}[3 CRSR LFs}(3 COMD Ys){3 C
DN}{CRSR LFHCTRL 0
LFs}
{CRSR
RT}
{CRSR
CRSR
{CRSR RT} DN}{3
CRS
{CTRL 0J{CO CRSR LFs}{COMD Y
LFs}
{CRSR DNJ13 CRS
DN} { 3
{CRSR DN}{3
{CRS
(CRSR DN}{CR CRSR LFs}{COMD U}{CRSR RT}
R DK](3 CRSR LFsHCTRL 0}{3 COMD Ys}{3 CRSR UPs}1'
SR LF}
1220 AS(10)="{CRSR RT}{CTRL 9}{2 CRER RTs}
CRSR UPs}"
1210 A$(9)="{CR5R RTHCTRL 9} {CRSR DM}(CRSR LF} {CRSR DNHCRSR LF} {CRSR DN} {CRSR LF}{CTRL 0HCOMD Y}{3
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1080 DATA 17,15,97,8,17,15,233,7,17,15,97,8,17,15,104 1090 DATA 9,17,15,143,10,17,15,48,11,17,15,104,9,17,15
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92,76,49,234
1050 DATA 120,169,49,141,20,3,1&9,234,141,21,3,88,96,1,
1040 DATA 169,150,192,141,148,192,142,149,192,206,148,1
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Commodore Clinic By Jim Strasma
Commodore Clinic is a monthly col umn designed to help you, the RUN
reader, through any troubles or ques tions you have as you use your VIC or 64 computer. Send questions to:
Or, if you are using Basic 4, DSAVE "©name"
I'm not at all surprised that .some thing unusual happened when you used
your syntax, and some others who com plained may have done something
Jim Strasma
Commodore Clinic
similar.
1238 Rich/and Ave. Lincoln, IL 62656
So this column can help as many peo
Another likely culprit is a misaligned disk. Here is a relevant quote by Tom D'Angelo, from issue 19 of the Midnite
ple as possible, please try to limit your
Software Gazette: "Problems with...
questions to topics of general interest,
@save.. .can all be traced to improper
and limit each letter to one question. In
drive setup (speed and alignment)."
stamped envelope will ensure a reply
Update: The reason that "old rumors
even if your letter does no! appear in
die hard" is because Ihis is a docu
print. I do ask that you not call, though,
mented bug. I have experienced this
because my telephone does not know
problem myself. Gregory Daggett
can help others through this column.
stroyed a file. Though there are many
thirsty programmers, ihe case of beer remains unclaimed. All of the above-named experts have
thoroughly studied the internal work
ings of the
©Save command,
and
they've come to the same conclusion— it works!
cluding a full-sized (#10) self-addressed
how to type, and only typed questions
a single file. He added that three years ago Fellow expert Hairy Broomhall of fered to buy a case of beer for the first person able to describe any procedure by which it could be shown that the Save With Replace command had de
Milwaukee, WI
That you noticed a disk was mangled after using ©Save is not proof that ©Save is what caused your distress. Ac cording to the above experts, the exact
same thing would have happened to you if you had used Save without the @ sign under the same circumstances.
Many things can ruin a disk in a way After
Updates My claim in the July column thai the Save With Replace command does work drew Tire from a host of readers. The following Iwo letters are typical: Update:
Your
answer
regarding
the
Save With Replace disk command missed the murk. I suffered occasional myslerious transmutations of programs, which I finally traced to
the
Replace com
mand. This was the sequence: With Ihe wedge enabled, 1 entered "@sO:prol'.t.iiiiI". The rare and unpleasant re sult: Program 1 correctly replaced, but some other program converted to pro gram 1.
Mark Dengler Richmond, CA You didn't use the Save With
Replace command. You invented a new Scratch With Replace command. The proper syntax for Save With Replace is as follows: SAVti "<f
170 / RUN November
receiving
several
com
plaints like yours, I used Save With Re place over a dozen times every day last week on my 64, without any problem whatsoever, just as I have used it with out problems for the past several years on nearly all combinations of Commo dore equipment.
I then spent this week with Ihree of the foremost experts on Commodore
disk drives anywhere, namely Jim Butterfleld of Canada, Dick Immers of the U.S., and Mike Todd of England. After receiving another letter such as yours, All of us were in
inal name, and then scratching the re
named file, as some readers suggested, works well. However, Save With Re place works in almost precisely the same way—writing the new file completely before the old one is scratched. Why use
three commands when one will do as well? To avoid future troubles, let me re
peat three crucial rules for writing to disk:
full
1. Never use Save With Replace unless there is enough room left on your disk
we discussed the legendary Save With Replace bug.
that may not be noticed for months. Re naming an existing file to another name, saving a new copy under the orig
agreement that there is no evidence that
to hold a complete spare copy of the
such a bug exists, despite statements to
program or file being replaced. If you
the contrary in Compute!, Compute's
Gazette, The Transactor and even a hint
violate this rule, it is possible on the 1541 to end up with an apparently good
in RUN's Magic column. Jim Butterfield, Computers most re
save that consists of only pan of your file (what fit on disk prior to its filling).
spected editor, was quite emphatic on
The only way you'll be able to tell a
the subject, saying at one point that no
problem exists is by noting that a re placed file no longer occupies enough
one who has ever seriously studied the Save With Replace command has ever found any evidence that it has destroyed
blocks on the disk. 2. Never scratch a file that has not been
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closed properly (i.e., Hies that display in a directory with an asterisk [•] just be fore their file type). Violating this rule may result in the disk's freeing for reuse more sectors than were used by Ihe faulty file, with typically fatal—bui de layed—results. Instead, use the Validate
but I didn't receive an answer to this
Hardware
question. I know that Commodore is
Do you have any insight into
and get one? Los Angeles, CA
3. It is a good idea to specify drive num bers when saving and writing files, even on a single drive. Under rare circum
drive number. The proper syntax for saving a program lo disk, for instance, would be: SAVE"0:PROGRAM NAME",8
Sorry to take so much space, bin those of you who wrote about problems
wiih ©Save deserve a full reply, and the rumor about @Save, though it has more lives than a cat, deserves to die.
The Plus/4 will include a more
powerful Basic than the 64, one that rarely needs Peek or Poke statements to easier for users to get a( the full 60K of RAM memory in Basic programs. More
importantly, it will include an inte grated applications ROM, activated at the press of one key. This ROM will include a simple word processor, data manager, spreadsheet and graph maker, all able to work lo-
port, more colors, and it will be much
programs, including Easy Calc, will be
the Commodore 64 Only." Since then, however, I have received several letters
immediately
model will also use different cartridges,
from
these
joysticks, graphics pads, light pens and
printers, as proof it can be done. Other
such. Fortunately, efforts were made to
VIC owners wrote in to say they've had problems with (hem, and one person
preserve key locations in /.ero page and the jump table, and the Plus/4 can u.se
wrote in with a solution. Here it is:
existing disks and some printers.
will,
on
some
occasions
(especially
available,
and
the
new
Thus, the Plus/4 may be a very wise purchase for new users, especially those willing to write their own programs or make do with the ones built in. How
where there are Poke or DIM state ments), lock up.
ever, it could be very costly for someone who already has a 64 or VIC, with a lot
If you first save (he program, then do a SYS 64802 and reload the program, it
of programs and accessories.
can then be listed to Ihe printer.
Plus/4 (as well as the C-16, a VIC
Other than listing programs, I've had no problems using the 801 with the VIC. I hope one day there will be a sim ple solution.
For
more
information
about
the
replacement with 16K RAM), see the
review articles by Jim Butterfield and Tom Benford in this issue.
Douglas Johnson High Point, NC
I would like to know if the 1541 disk drive can be modified for 50 Hz. I
Me, too. Thanks for writing.
172 / RUN November 1984
Microcomputers
When I plug :i Commodore car
tridge into die cartridge slot of my 64
after the power is on, I lose Bask. I was hoping lo read the cartridge source code
wilh a machine-code reader such as MLX. Using a monitor (e.g., Super-
mon) also proved unsuccessful. I don't see
how
an
expansion
motherboard
(e.g., Cardco CB-5) will solve Ihis, as
tridges lo disable Itasic, and can this be
tion on some boxes I saw labeled "For
gram, then listed it to a printer, the 801
Commodore
magazine.
also include a more powerful modem
patible with most products developed for the 64. Only a few of liie most useful
Update: If you have typed in a pro
their
you implicit in an curlier column. What
801 and 1526 printers do not appear lo work on the VIC. I based that observa
on
I get lots of letters asking how to
convert 64s, VICs and accessories for use in other countries. Commodore printed an excellent 11-page article on the subject in the Sept./Oct. issue of
gether. This will make the machine in stantly useful to those who buy it. It wiil
more compact than the 64. On the other hand, it will be incom
printed
M\:
do what is wanted, it will also make it
1 also received a lot of mail regarding my suggestion, in the July issue, that the
VIC owners,
Mississippi State, MS
recommend that a first-time user wait Steven Long
confused by commands that omit the
Jose Gamy
the features of the Plus/4? Would you
command.
stances, it is possible for a file to be stored on one disk in sectors that would be proper in another. Surprising though it seems, the 1541 disk doesn't know that it Isn't a dual drive and can become
selling a 50-Hz drive for export.
is energized by the
Commodore car
counteracted?
Henry Mel/ Bronx, NY
You're lucky that Basic is all you lost when you plugged in Ihat way!
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something in with power on, you dis rupt the signals on all these wires. Don't do it! When the computer is reset, il checks
the cartridge port; if certain characters are found in the first few locations of the cartridge memory,
the computer
turns control over to the cartridge in* stead of Basic. If you need to study a cartridge, use the CB-5 as i suggested before.
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must be restricted. However, I wunl a
disks for the many models of the VIC
audio plug into a small battery amp.
reasonably durable and effective sys
and 64? Is it possible to buy schematics
Radio Shack sells a $12 model (#277-
tem, not a bunch of cheap .stuff.
and
1008) that has been popular with PET owners for years and has the needed
Miles Vaughan
part-location
charts
for
each
model? Finally, I have heard stories of
Auburn, AL
Commodore direct-exchange points on
The only (wo monochrome monitors I've seen widely used with the
Commodore users here in the military,
64 are Leading Edge's Gorilla monitors and those by Zenith. Both brands seem
the east and west coast. What can you tell me about them? There are a lot of
and we seem to have been left out of the
Similarly, I've only used two 80-column cards, both of which will probably work for you. They are the Data/20 Video 80 card and Batteries Included's BI-80 card. The Data/20 card I tested
can be used only with older 64s, those with 5-pin video jacks, while the BI-80 should be compatible with all 54s and also includes Basic 4. Costs, of course, may differ. One other warning. Both 80-column
cards work fine from Basic, but will not work with some commercial programs. Do not assume that a 40-column pro gram will become an 80-column pro gram just because you have an 80-col umn card.
If you
Russel Gurechl APO, SF
/%: Schematics for the VIC and 64
tain ribbons for the 1515 printer. Can you help me?
J.R. Wirt Box 400 Red Oak, TX 75154 Try ordering them
through a
full-line Commodore dealer, probably a dozen at once (to make it worth their trouble).
If that is not possible, you
could also try ordering directly from Commodore. I saw plenty during a re cent factory tour. Also, in August I saw over a dozen at Bits-n-Bytes Comput ing, 214 N. Main St., Jamestown, NY
174 / RUN November 10H4
I am most interested in statis
dore; if you can't get them from Com
tical/analytical software. Please advise
modore
full-
pros and cons of the Q-Slat Software,
service dealer. (With General Alexander
by Quality Input, Normal, IL. I am
yourself,
check
with
a
Haig now a new member of Commo
most interested in (his product, as well
dore's board of directors, you shouldn't
as
have too much trouble getting what you
products that have similar features or
need for the armed forces.) Micro-W,
capabilities.
in
any
other
known
Box 113, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444,
Chester, PA, and Schaumburg, IL, of fices. Other exchange offices in Califor nia and Texas have reportedly just been closed. prices
To and
verify
current
arrangements,
exchange you
could
contact Commodore service at 1200 Wilson Drive, West Chester, PA 19390.
competitive
William Moser
also sells Mr. Chester, a diagnoslic disk for the C-64. The direct exchange program is si ill
Muncie, IN
What can I say? Quality Input has often promised io send programs to me for review, but has never done so, and though Quality Input is an area
firm, I have never seen their wares in stock at the several nearby stores I have checked. Three other products have been or
are
being
reviewed.
The
Number
Cruncher Statistical System (from Jerry 1 am using a monitor that has no sound capabilities with my 64. What is the cheapest, easiest way to obtain sound for my system? j.f. Bfadabky Campobello, SC Short of replacing your mon
from your 64's video cable to a high-
of Korea. Where can I get diagnostic
Software
nostic programs for some Commodore products should be available to autho rized dealers directly from Commo
to write you.
change System throughout the Republic
fered for $137 by A.B. Computers, 215 Bethlehem Pike, Colmar, PA 18915.
facts, Howard Sams Publishers, Indi
itor, I've found that the simplest solu
puters in the Army and Air Force Ex
rather replace your
includes a speaker. I recently saw it of
anapolis, IN, as CC3 and CC4. Diag
14701. I've also included your address, in case anyone else with ribbons wants
I represent Commodore com
would
monitor, Panasonic makes a model that
are newly available from Sams' Photo-
available through Commodore's West I'm having trouble trying to ob
batteries, too, as you'll use one up every time you forget to turn off the amp after use.
information and service loop.
to work well, though neither has the built-in speaker, a feature I would pre fer if 1 could find a monitor that con tained it.
adapter (#274-330) to feed u from your audio cable. Pick up a few cheap 9-volt
tion is to simply connect the audio plug
Hintze, 865 E. 400 N., Kaysville, UT 84037) was highly recommended in a
recent Midnile review. SSP (from Kobetek Systems Ltd., 1113 Commer cial St, New Minas, Nova Scotia B4N
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\M- I have had my VIC for six
level input jack on a stereo system's
months now, and I have not yet heard how to use graphics, nor have I seen any
amplifier. I use the jack that normally gets its signal from the tuner.
names of books that will help me?
Another alternative, if you don't have a stereo nearby, is to connect the
book on it. Can you give any stores or Fred Benardella Grand Rapids, MN
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and its ringer-equivalence number. I say
statement or precede them with a quota tion mark.
Nearby
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land had at least 50 VIC and 64 books in stock.
Waldcnbooks
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As for the usefulness of the effect, you could also use it as a secret code that could only be read after typing it in
them, and I use the term advisedly. One
with them. But check anyway to be
VIC book worth mentioning is Master ing Your VIC, from Wiley Press. Any
safe. Theoretically,
bookstore can special-order it for you if it isn't in stock. (C-64 owners should
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though earlier attempts to do so were
The only things that won't run are the
successfully resisted in Oklahoma. On the other hand, if your phone company
Plot and Color commands. I would ap
offers
do instead.
If Hie following are not what I've siingosled
below,
Ihen
what
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the
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to charge you a higher phone rale, al
an
to a REM statement and listing it.
company
incoming-calls-only
service,
1 would like (o run a program from the Apple computer on my 64.
preciate it if you could tell me what to
your BB line could be even cheaper than your regular line. One other warning. You, as system operator (sysop), will be responsible for
Robert Fry/ Dearborn, MI
M\: The easiest way lo emulate Ap
Bus—where you never have change Expansion Port—larger place for ships
anything illegal that appears on your
DIN Pin—the last pin to fall
such things as copyrighted programs or information on how to illegally access
tridge, available for either the VIC or
the phone system, or your next call
Color, work in a similar way, but have
RCA plug—a free radio ad Robert Mies, MD Hollywood, FI.
bulletin board, so keep it cleared of
could be from the FBI or a software company's lawyer.
Programming
While experimenting with KKIVf
words you learned in medical school. And just as peritoneum is more precise
Isliift LI as a way to prevenl listing a
than belly, llie above terms help com
program, I discovered that this is the
puter users speak precisely.
only combination that produces an er
Since it is difficult to avoid using a
ror message when listed. The other let
few technical terms in this column, and more difficult to define them each time
ters of the alphabet produce Basic key
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code, or Is there some mundane expla
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John Shimwell
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I own a 64 computer and have
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can contact these authorities?
You have discovered an undoc
umented feature (a bug) in Microsoft Basic. Unfortunately, we can't name it after you, as others have also discovered
it. What is happening is that the internal tokens, used to save memory space when entering the various Basic key
Chris Armstrong
words, have the same ASCII value as
Waukegan, IL
the key combinations you tried. Nor mally, Basic knows when a particular
Yes, you are supposed to report
the purchase of the modem to your lo cal telephone company. Officially, they
value is a keyword and when it is a key stroke, but inside a REM statement, it
will want at least two numbers from it,
forgets. No harm is done, but unless you want the unusual effects, it's best to
including its FCC-registration number
cither avoid capital letters inside a REM
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64. Its equivalent commands, Draw and added options and will probably need data
values.
For
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specialists, similar to the thousands or
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Commodore's
different
Whal arc they? That's simple. They're jargon, specialized terms only intended to be understood by computer
ple's Plot and Color commands is with
ly, the plot range on the Apple is 0-39
and 0-47, while the range on the 64 is 0-320 and 0-160 in the Split-Screen mode most similar to Apple's.
1
accidentally
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named ""movies". Note the double quotes at the beginning of the name! Is
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thing. Vito Devenere Spokane, WA
Scratching it would be simple.
Simply replace the unwanted quote mark in the name with a question mark when you give the command. The ques
tion mark serves as a wild card, making the disk not care what character occu pies that position in the name. Thus, your command could read: OPEN lS,8,13,"S0rtMOVIESH
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problem, rename the other files first. Renaming the troublesome file with-
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oul scratching ii is also straightforward,
a file without any name at ail. You'll
the
but the method is not as obvious. Here is the required command:
hear this situation referred 10 as a com
(whether or not it is busy sit the mo
ma file, because it will appear in the disk directory with a name consisting of a
ment). Though I enclosed mi SASE, 1
OPEN 15.8,15."RO:MOV]1IS = " + CHRS{34)
status
of
(he
1541
The CHR$(34) in the middle forces the extra quoie mark, which you need, into
drive
never received a response. What gives?
single comma.
+ "MOVIES"
disk
Kent BridweH
Scratch such files with:
I (in;; l(t;«li. CA
OPEN l5,8,15,"SOr7"
Though I would like lo answer
the command string, without upsetting Basic.
Severn] months :iy>, 1 sent you
By the way, the same techniques may
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Supemion &4, bill il is siill very usable.
The best thing about the monitor is that ii makes the use of text strings easy. The most valuable thing aboul the book is its stcp-by-step explanation subroutine in the program.
of
mentation, and general explanations in the text of the book, make this the best
The programs are, for the most part,
beginner's text on assembly language
daunting to poor typists and those who
One of the most valuable routines in
games and other programs that use the screen often. Another good feature is
that most of the routines can be trans
ing of the program. Skier uses a three-
and clumsy. This machine language ver
pass assembler, which allows labels and
sion is fast and short. Such a conversion program is indispensable for keeping
comment lines. This is line for a quick run-through, but for a nitty-gritty de
track of which number does what in a
bugging session, you need to be able to
hex dump.
read the addresses at a glance.
Other notable routines include a sim
little (if any) modification,
In ail, I found Top-Down Assembly
ple text editor, move routines, printer
The utilities include many routines that are necessary to run the other rou tines in the monitor programs. Most of these subroutines arc short, bus some are almost programs in their own right.
Language Programming an excellent
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All have one thing in common: excellent upon extensively. This docu
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month to month what percentage I am
spending where. In addition to the monthly expense file, i have one called "Total," in which (you guessed it) I enter my total figures
bund Software) on his car's dashboard. The next day, the disk resembled a piece of burnt fried bacon. However, after we pried the wrinkled jacket
apart,
ihe
disk
didn't
look
damaged. We inserted it into another jacket, trying not to touch the tracks
with our lingers. Unbelievably, the pro gram loaded and ran line
I'm not recommending thai readers try this, but I've always thought of soft ware disks as very sensitive.
fragile and heat
from the end of each month by cate
Jim Stephens
gory. By this method, I can see in a mat
Nashville, TN
gram (R-biuary 1984) tu 32 pages (so it
ter of Seconds wheie I stand year-tu-
iuiib quicker) ana entered each day of a given muiuh as the reversed title of each page (e.g., page 1 is August 1). This
where my expenses aie highest—an in
way, I have a handy appointment calen dar, with up tu ten entries per page-
article's accompanying
chart. Also, I have received several let
date on my income and spending and
The Cost of Pirating
valuable tool for a small-business man. Again, thank yuu for producing an
As a supplier of software to the ama teur radio market, it has been more and
Also, i can .scroll forward or backwaid,
excellent magazine. My purchase of itUN is a better investment than my
change entries and even get a printout. 1 use this program every day, turning
computer—I get a much higher return on a much smaller investment.
our software in use has never been pur
to it when I first step into the office each morning, to see what 1 must do. 1 also use it to keep simple account records for
Del Suggs Tallahassee, FL
more obvious that a large proportion of chased. It seems that there is a prevail ing altitude among the perpetrators that there
is
nothing
morally
or
legally
wrong with what they are doing. I would like to challenge them on both
in> business, allotting each page (with ten separate transaction records avail able) lo ,i customer. It's certainly no
Hams Respond
more efficient than the old paper-and-
1 have received quite a good deal of
pcucil list I used before, but it is more interesting.
tive Software," in RUN'S July issue.
mail regarding my article, "Radio-Ac
issues. I doubt that many of the people who have covertly acquired software realize
I also find the check-manager pro
Apparently, a iot of hams, prospective
the expense that goes into a sophisti cated software development of com mercial quality. For example, there are
gram ("Check It Out!") in your July is
hams and SWLs are out there reading
many software hackers who can write
sue tu be very useful, and really a better
RUN\
RTTY programs that work just fine for
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their transceivers.
But
10
develop a
needs to consider the damage he is do
ty of support hardware.
nearly bug-free program (1 am not sure
ing to his hobby when he "gives away"
a totally bug-free program oi' any sig
satisfy the commercial market is quite
a copy of a program he has purchased. With a continuation of this practice, there will be no furtherance of profes
another feat! The costs of document
sional software development in the fu
None of these organizations wants to handle products costing less than S100,
ing, maintaining and supporting soft
ture. Therefore, the person who gives
and, therefore, the purchase of a plug,
ware can be phenomenal!
away a copy of his program is only cheapening his own investment in the
cable or interface is an exercise in total
nificance has been developed) that will
Some people look at the cost of raw parts for a software package and think
future.
"what a rip-off!" without ever consid ering how many thousands need to be
C. Mike Lumb, President Advanced Mectronic Applications, Inc.
sold just lo pay the engineering develop
Lynnwood, WA
ment costs. Keep in mind that the engi neer who developed the program is a
highly skilled individual who is making his living by writing software that must stand up against the criticism of a de manding market. Tor the company that
Commodore
VIC-20 Support Needed
partment stores and discount houses.
frustration. The computer stores gener ally do not carry any compatible hard ware due to the Commodore marketing practices. Dealing directly with Com
modore is comparable to a disaster. (The purchase of a S50 item entailed a
the attendant problems). There must be a better way!
son making a moderate effort to learn
that there will be a return on their in
some essentials. 1 have a VIC-20 and certainly feel it's
vestment, it makes little business sense
the best money value available for my
to continue developing products only to
needs. I estimate it will provide perhaps
have them stolen in the marketplace.
twice as much information as I need re garding computers. I have been quite
I doubt I can add anything new to the argument, but I really think the user
markets
time period from April 10 to July 27 to conclude the purchase and resolve all of
1 am writing as a noncomputer per
supports such individuals on the belief
apparently
their product line primarily through de
William S. Webster Ashlimd, VA Well, readers, has anyone else experi enced similar problems? If you have a solution, lei us know.
distressed, however, by the unavailabili
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Brinx Jinx
from Melodian
The Scrolls of Abadon is an action
Brinx Jinx is a chase game for the
game that takes you into the dark world
Melodian, Inc. (115 Broadway, Suite
of the Wizard. If you outrage the Wizard, you will
1202, New York, NY 10006) has released
be punished by menacing underworld creatures, If you delight him, you will be rewarded with valuable treasures. 1 he game has upiions for one or two
players, it is available on disk for the Commodore 64, with a retail price of S34.95. Access Software, Inc., 925 East 9UU South, Salt Luke City, UT 84105.
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the Melodian keyboard and software system. In addition to playing music,
Passport Music Software (625 Mira-
monles St., Suite 103, Hall Moon Bay,
CA 94019) has released the Soundwaie MIDI product line for the C-64. Included in the Souiidwarc line is the
Passport MIDI Interface, giving you access to the Soundware library of soft ware. It has MIDI In, MIDI Out and
Drum Sync connections. It letails for
$195.
M1D1/4 is a music software program that allows you to create your own recorder with unlimited
overdubs, real-time editing and tempo control. It records all controllers, in cluding key velocity, pitch bend, aftertouch and modulation. It retails for $99.
Other programs In the Soundwaie li brary are available on disk, with prices
ranging from $39 to S299. Check Reader Service number 400.
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frantic. One mistake means an ambu
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maneuver
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includes Concert Master, MelodyMaster
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and RhythmMaster. ConcertMaster creates an environment in which children and adults can experiment and learn about music. MelodyMaster and RhythmMaster use the excitement of a video game to help children and adults
The Heist Highland Park, IL 60035) has released
learn pitch, rhythm and the ability to
The Heist for the Commodore 64.
read and perform music. certMaster S200.
software,
is
MicroLab (2699 Skokie Valley Road,
The Heist features a three-level art
The Melodian keyboard, with Con available
for
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gallery with 90 booby-trapped rooms, through which super spy Graham Crackers must maneuver to steal the en tire art collection. Terrorists have hidden doomsday plans, concealed on a microdot, on one
recording studio. It operates like a mul
ti-Hack tape
ware (PO 95150).
the keyboard and software can also teaeli and compose music. The 18-inch, three-octave, 37-key
The Melodian line of music software
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Datasoft, Inc. (19808 Nordhoff Place, Chatsworth, CA 91311) has re leased Letter Wizard, a word processing
(]50
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has introduced Minnesota Fats'
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gram consisting of an editor, formatter
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cludes features such as renaming, lock
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Personal Color Printer
that automatically indicates spelling er rors and allows immediate correction.
Laurel, NJ 08054) has introduced the
Letter Wizard is available on disk for the Commodore 64. It retails for
Qkimate 10, a full-color printer for the
$49.95.
Okidata (532 Fellowship Road, Mt.
Commodore 64.
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The Okiniate 10 implements thermal transfer printing technology. It will work
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USA is a geography/action
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intelligence who, at the child's direc
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everyone into fuzzbodics).
over 4000 words. The programs also al
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changes, the location of states and the
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by learning train schedules, time zone
Agent USA is available on disk for
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