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FEATURES ■"SO "It Was a Dork and Stdhmy Night ..." by Mmkjmdan

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S5C0 1541 ON the 128D

110

DATA

21,3,B8,96,72,138,72,152,72,174,255,

207,224,5,240,12,232,142

ffyou've stopped using your 1541 since upgrading to a C1!?8D, you can dig ii out of the closet and Start using ii once again. My program, 1511 on ilie L28D, cures [he incompati bility problems faced by C-128D users because of the I'll I's

120

DATA

130

DATA

hick of DIP switches 10 set the device number to ii or higher.

140

DATA

program. You'll then he able to run software that requires the

150

DATA

1541, Mich as copy-protected games, and use 1511 disk utility cartridges, such as the Epyx Kast load.

160

DATA

170

DATA

:REMH53

255,207,104,168,104,170,104,76,49,234,

160,0,17-5,254,207,189,128

:REM*10

192,141,0,48,232,189,128,192,141,1,48,

232,189,128,192,141,2,48

:REM*22

232,189,128,192,141,3,48,232,189,128,

192,141,4,48,232,189,128

Just connect your I'i-I! to theC-lSSD, then load ami run my

:REM«31

192,141,5,48,232,189,128,192,141,6,48,

232,189,128,192,141,7,48

:REM*59

232,140,255,207,224,48,240,6,142,254,

207,76,37,192,162,0,142 REM

USE

1541

WITH

12BD

TIMOTHY

liERD

:REM-203

10 OPEN15,8,15

:REM*126

255,255,126,60,24,60,126

32)C4R$(9+64)

:REM-205

:BEM*243

180

DATA 126,126,126,60,24,24,24,60,60,60,60, 24,24,24,24,24,24,24,24,24 :REM-154

190

DATA

20 PRINT#15,"M-W"CHRS(119)CHR$(0)CHRS(2)CHRS(9+ 30 CLO5E15

:REM*5

254,207,76,37,192,234,60,126,255,255,

24,24,24,60,60,60,60,24,24,24,60,126,

126,126,126, 60,24

:REM*190

:REM*206

Timothy Herd

Steven Bond Four Walton Beach, fl

Claremore, OK

S5C2 Filetype Scratch

S5C1 Auto-Animatk 64 Auto-Animate keeps the C-64 in step with the times by pro

viding character animation. Running Auto-Animate (51 sets the

@ key into animation by rapidly redefining it. You can adjust ibe animation speed by changing die value of memory location

49182 using the syntax POKE 48182, X, where X is a value from 0 (fastest) to 25S (slowest).

To add inure animation, add S to the value 48 in memory location ■ID^Ii'J lor each additional frame. Hit: program also

Scraiibing lilfs on the C-(H and C!-1L'H is usually done by

filename. Bui did you know tliat you can scratch by filetype as well? 1 leie's ilie syntax to scratch all sequential Hies: OPEN 15,8,15,"S0;*=S":CLOSE15

'1b scratch user or program lik-s. replace the S with U or P,

respectively. This applies to all drives, including the 158!.

Richard Penn Montreal, Quebec

gives yon the option of using custom character seta.

Because this routine is interrupt-driven, it makes a perfect companion to Basic programs, fust ineorporateAuto-Animate asa routine into your programs and activate itwith SVS 49152.

S5C3 File Encrypter 64/128

0 REM ANIMATION 64 - STEVEN BOND

128 user can put to use immediately—Pile Encrypter 64/128,

finally, litre's a Magic trick that nearly every C-64 and C10

CK-0:PRINT"USE "AT LOC.

CUSTOM

: REM* 101

CHARACTER

SET":INPUT

12282";AS

tREM-188

20 IF LEFTS(AS,1)="Y" THEN 6 30 POKE

52,48:POKE

;REM*B6

56,48:CLR:POKE

56334,PEEK

(56334 )AND254:POKE1, PEEK (DAND251

: REM* 194

40 FORI=0TO511:POKEI+122B8,PEEK(I+53248):NEXT:

POKE1,PEEK(1)OR4

:REM*59

50 POKE 56334,PEEK(56334) OR 1 60 FOR

1=49152

;REM-73

49279:READA:POKE;,A;CK=CK+A:

NEXT:IF CK<>17600 THEN 100 70 FOR

1=49280

49327:READ

A:POKE

POKE

53272, [PEEK(53272)AND

90 PRINTCHR$(147)"{CRSR

DN)@

:SYS49152:END 100

DATA

RUN'

MAV/JLNK [991

a code number from 0 to 255. To decode the encrypted lile. simply run the program and

reverse the process. "Hie code number unscrambles the en

crypted file, putting it back into iis original state. File Encryptorworks on virtually any type ut ivnrd processing or Basic file.

Unfortunately, it docs not wink with GEOS liles. To speed up tbc process, remove the PRINT DS.

:REM*26

ANIMATE

:REM*69

162,0,142,255,207,142,254,207,120,162,

21,160,192,142,20,3,140

After typing and saving ibis program, run it and enter the

name of the file t<> be encrypted, Tbcn enter the name of the new encrypted tile and its type (1W>, SEQ or USR), followed by

I,A:NEXT

240)+12 AUTO

thorized viewing is difficult, if no! impossible.

:REM*160 :REM*32

This programs encrypts liles hum cither mode so thai unau

:REM*29

REM

ENCRiTTER

64/128

10 INPUT "INPUT FILE:

H.VAHLENKAMP

";IS

20 INPUT "NAME OF OUTPUT FILE:

30 INPUT "(S)EQ OR

(P) RG

:REM*73

:REM*118 ";PS

(S/P)";TS

:REM-95

:REM*47

40 input

"secret number

(0-255)

";sc

:END

:rem*1

50 print:open6,8,6,is+","+ts+",r"

:rem*13b

60 print:0pen9, 8, 9,p$+", "+t$+",w"

:rem'229

70 get(i6,ds:if ds=""thek ds=chr5 (0)

:rem"236

60 su=st:v=asc(d5):x=(sc or v)-(sc and v)

90 printd$;:print#9,chrs(x);

:rem*13

:rem*58

110 print:clo5e 9:close 6

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:REM*119

DATA

133,252,169,48,133,254

:REM'78

162,7,160,0,189,196,192,157,52,3,224,0,

240,4,202,76,21,192,120

70 DATA

:REM*191

165,1,41,251,133,1,177,251,145,253,192,

255,240,4,200,76,42,192 80

DATA

Ewn experienced computerises sometimes forgel thm the

C-64's screen is an oiuput device, using a device number of zero. Screen Restorer fi-l takes advantage of (liis often overliinked detail by saving the curreni screen t« disk. After running the program) use ihe CURSOR and CHARAC

:REM'129

165,252,201,223,240,9,230,252,230,254, :REM»36

133,1,173,24,208,41,240,24,105,12,141,

24,208,160,0,162,0,177

100

DATA

110

DATA

:REM*83

253,61,52,3,201,0,240,7,177,253,93,52,

3,145,253,192,255,240,9

;REM*105

224,7,240,19,200,232,76,90,192,165,

254,201,63,240,14,230,254

TER keys to create and edit the screen to your satisfaction. When it's completed, enter a filename and press RETURN. The

120

DATA

screen is saved to disk. Once saved, your screen can be reload

130

DATA

140

DATA

150

DATA

ed foe display using the syntax LOAD "Fl LKls'AM k",8, 1. Use this technique in your own programs for custom screens.

:REMU58

200,162,0,76,90,192,162,0,200,76,90,

192,173,167,2,201,8,240,14

:REM*241

238,167,2,160,1,173,52,3,141,255,2,

76,162,192,88,96,185,52,3

:REM-5

136,153,52,3,192,6,240,5,200,200,76,

162,192,173,255,2,200,153

0 REM SCREEN RESTORER 64 - JAMES JONES :REM*169 10 IF A=l THEN A=2:G0T0 110 :REM'126 20 PRINTCHRS(147)"MAKE A SCREEN, THEN ENTER A "

lREM'169

52,3,169,48,133,254,162,0,160,0,76,

90,192,128,2, 32, B, 1,16, 64,4

:REM*233

RtM.V DUTTON

:REM"154

30 PRINT"FILENAME AND PRESS RETURN." 40 CLOSE

1:OPEN

LEN(FS)>16

THEN 20

:REM*159

50 INPUT#1,A$:CLOSE1

;REM*146

60 CLOSE2:OPEN2,8,1,"0:"+FS+",P,W":PRINT#2,CHR$

(0);CHR$(4) :REM*152 70 forx=1024 to 2023;print#2,chrs(peek(x)); :next:close2 : rem * 5 a 80 printchrs(147):?rint"press a key to restore screen" :rem*101

90 get a$:if a$="" then 90 100 if a=0 then a=1:loadfs,8,1 110 get as:if as=""then 110

:rem*117 :rem-198 :rem*212 James Jones

Klondike, TX

S5C5 Vanishing Pixels 64

proach to screen clearing. When run, the program dissolves each character on tlie screen pixel-by-pixel unu! they've van ished completely, Once the program is installed, the vanishing act commences

with a SYS -l'J152. To make the characters reappear, use the following line: (53272)

AND 240)

S5CB Secrets or the "Cs" Most C-128 users know a hidden message and the names of the C-128's designers are revealed by entering the command SYS 32800,123,45,6. If you have a C-128 with (i IK of video

RAM, you can reveal another hidden message with my pro

gram. Beyond revealing an otherwise hidden message in the

128, this program is a good test for whether your C-128 is

equipped with itiK or 64K ofvideo RAM. [f the message is re

vealed in its entirety, then yon have 64 K. If the last message is

scrambled, then you're using a I OK machine. 0 REM C-128 ROM SECRETS - H.VAHLENKAMP :REM-119 10 BANK 15:S1=DEC("63F5"}:E1=DEC("640B"):S2=DEC ("7FC0"):E2=DEC("7FF7") : REM*219 20 FOR

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wrtiims on page 59 in the RUN Amok box. Let us know whither or

OR 4

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not you find the listings easy to type in. Maine is RVN'ifommwhm waders cafishan theirprogramming

"(rich <•/tin1 tnuW." Ifyou believe you have on idea whose time far

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greatness has come—a grin thtit you're i onvinti'd will make computing easier,faster orjust mow jknjur a/her RU N Tenders, send it to: Magic,

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RUN pays $ 10-440far each trick published. Ifyou'd like a copy -j/ KL'W Magii Trick Writer's Guide, send a request with u seljaddnssed, stamped envelope, to our offices at llie above address. MAY/JUNE 1991 -BUN!)

News and New Products The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas always brings out the hottest products. Here's the new lineup for the C-64. By JANICE GREAVES

Gear Up for Hich Action

This game has eight levels total, five mind-benders taken right from movie

scenes, and three that place you in high speed hoverboard action as you fend off

BUFFALO GROVE, II.—Put on your

camouflage fatigues and tesi your map

Biff's thugs. Back to the Future H is available for 539.95. in a special partnership with

ping skills with Metal Gear from Konarni,

This maze adventure has you winding

through Eve levels as you search-,ind-

destroy Metal (!ear and end Ca' I afiy's ter-

London's MirrorSoft, from kouami, 900

Deerfield Parkway, Bufialo Grove, IL

ror spree,

Mnd valuable weapons and equipment

60089.

in enemy trucks and storehouses, or buy them diiecily limn soldiers nl fortune.

Transceiver communication with Com mander South back at I'ox Hound's Head quarters gives you uncial information on

Metal Gear's whereabouts. The game sells

Fore! (... Or Was That Four?) Bcwara! Euen tho llttin monsters can get

number Four in its series of add-on course disks for theJack Ni< klans golf se

more than 100 monsters—some ofVhich are larger than half of the screen! Wrath

ries. This time. Jack Nicklaus Presents The Great Courses of the U.S. Open;

of the Demon is available for $49.95

Pebble Beach Golf Links. Oakmont Country (Hub and Baltusrol Golf Club, These courses are three of the mosi chal lenging, popular courses ever to host the

for $1-1.95. From Konanii, 900 Deerfield

Parkway, Bufialo Grove, II- 60089.

Micro League Companion NEWARK, lit—Even Jim Palmer

doesn'l know this much! Bantam Hooks has just put out the definitive compan ion to Micro League Baseball—The MicroLeagtte Baseball Field Guide. l"he

from ReadySofl Inc, 30 Wertheim Court,

L'nii '.>. Richmond 1 iill. Ontario, Canada

L4B IB9.

U.S. Open.

Marty—It's Your Kids

book, which conies with a disk, features

BUFFALO GROVE, IL—Go "back" to

each team covered by the MicroLeague

201S With Back to the Future II by konanii. Return with Doc and the Deloiean to save Marly and Jennifer's kids horn

a Franchise-by-franchise synopsis of leani history and a scouting report on game disks, plus tons of other relevant

information to enhance game play and

thrill spans Fans. MicroLeague is locat ed at 2'.2O1 Drummond Plaza, Newark.

jusi about everybody, including Biff, Grill, the police—even themselves!

course, Jack himself. The Oakmont course sports nearly 200 bunkers, and

Baltusrors terraced given and water haz

ards are notorious.

[fyou're up to the challenge, this add

on disk can be had for $14.95 from Ac

Electronic Arts Comes On Strong

RICHMONDHILL, ONTARIO—Ready-

SAN MATEO, CA—Whether you're a

Soft, makers of Dragon's Lair and Space Aee, now challenges you to conquer the

Machiavelli or a Ghandi, if political

strategy is your bag, then try Medieval Lords—-Soldier Kings of Europe. Up

Wrath of the Demon. In true heroic

fashion, you must rid the kingdom of an evil Demon and his minions, rescue the

to Hi players (six human and ten com

puter] balance domestic and interna

princess and restore honor to your Kins,

tional political power in medieval Eu rope, Africa and the Middle East. Players advise a variety of rulers in six historical scenarios.

Your quest will lead you through eaves, swamps, temples and castles before reaching the ultimate challenge . . . the Demon himself.

Manipulate political, economic and

Wrath of the Demon is a game car

n- MAY0UNE 1WI1

Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson and, of

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Each course has seen amazing mo ments in golf history with players like

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SAN JOSE, CA—Accolade introduces

you in Wrath of Che Damon.

military elements at home and abroad to Go Buck 11> the Future with Marty and Biff.

establish and strengthen your Lord's empire. Incite enemy provinces to re-

volt, negotiate strategic alliances, award territory, build castles, declare war

control keys and selecting the level of

prosper.

all combat or preview the landscape first

—whatever it takes for you to survive and The game, designed by history profes

sor Martin (!. Campion, includes histor ically accurate events, including papal declarations of heresy, the Crusades, the Black Plague and Mongol invasions.

Medieval Lords is well suited to solitaire, multi-player and classroom use. It sells

For $59.95. VMili a fast-paced scenario based on

Customize play by adjusting the High:

graphic detail. Jump right into free-for-

on your handpicied mount. It's on tinshelves for §39.95.

In the new UBI Soft release, B.A.T. (for Bureau of Astral Tumbles hooters),

you're an agent assigned with the taskol saving Terrapolis from certain destruc tion . . . and with only 10 days left, it'll be quite an adventure. You can visit over 1 100 dillereiii

the critically acclaimed Clive Barker film, Ocean's Nightbrced recreates the twisted tale of Aaron Boon's attempt to escape

jilaccs including restaurants, gun shops,

fabled hero of the night; has been unjust

ly accused of murder. The police and a

savage villain called The Mask infiltrate

plant in your arm assists yon with lan guage translations and warns you when enemy robots are approaching. For

Midian, Boon's refuge and ihe home of

$34.95, you too can volunteer your ser

a supernatural nice called "the Breed."

vices as a il.A.T. agent.

I he brutal ignorance of this world. Boon,

Nightbreed is available lor f 39.95.

Don'i be fooled by the flesh tone ...

underneath that pasty exterior is a cy

borg programmed for destruction— yours! Crackdown by Sega is an action

adventure that takes you into t!ie evil Dr. K's underground city. Your mission is to

live out even' aspect of an agent's life in this role-play game. A computer im

to the World of Kn mi AD&D series, your combat-ready vehicle is a Dragon! Fight fierce hordes of enemies with a variety of unique weapons, including teeth, claws,

lightning bolts and repulsion gas.

Order all these games from Electronic Arts, 1S20 Gateway Drive, San Mateo,

CA 94404; 800-245-452S.

Bodacious! MIAMI, FL—Capstone Entertainment Software has released Bill and Ted's Ex cellent Advenfure. Tin- same includes

Dead Adder's terrifying reign: an ama-

/.ou, an axe-wielding dwarf and a flame*

wisely. "Hie Golden Axe is being offered

jets, no machine guns; with this addition

Could be hot for $29.95.

the strength anil cunning to stop the

teeming with cyborgs, Take another "freedom fighter" down

.SSI announces a new concept in air COmbai simulators: Dragon Sirike. No

house Bust, the Border Raid, die Alley

way Shootouts, the Railway Station Con frontation and tile final Roofiop Duel.

A shadow of evil cloaks the people of Vuria in Sega's new action adventure, The Golden Axe. The Death Adder ter rorizes them, and only three heroes liave

tin owing conan.

with you, or brave the 16 levels solo. Crackdown is being sold for SIM.95.

tluough Al Capone's Chicago: the Ware

liars, parks and bathrooms . . . yon will

destroy the complex by setting bombs in all the righl places: boiling sewers, labo

ratories, deserted depots and a doi kyard

Ocean Software challenges you to take on the Mob with The Untouch ables, on their mosi dangerous and ex citing mission yet! Lead crimefighter Elliot Ness's elite leani in live missions

The victor must conquer the Death Adder's forces, so choose your weapons

for $34.95. Genghis Khan helps Bill and Tod pass his

No rest for the wicked, or so they say. Jusi one year after defeating the forces of evil in Champions of Krynn. the undead Sir Karl swoops in on a Death

Dragon and the champions are offagain in Death Knights of Krynn.

tory class.

actual digitized pictures and sounds from the movie, and follows its story line. With the help ofRuiuS and his lime ma chine, Hill and Ted have to < oiled vari

Characters can be transferred from

ous historical figures to pass a history

the other Krynn games, a feature not available with previous AD&D fantasy role-playing games. Any characters that

the clock. Bill and led is available from

are transferred from Champions of Krynn will he able to keep their items and money. Death Knights of Krynn is available

for $30.95. The clue book is $ 12.95, and is sold separately. The craziest reflex game yet has just

been released by UBI Soft, 'hi Pick 'N

exam. A "bodacious" adventure against

Intracorp, 1-1160 S.W. 189th Court, Mi

ami, FLSSI88, for $29.95.

Michelangelo Would Be Proud DALI.AS, TX—Merit Software has a

new Electric Crayon computer coloring book for children, starring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It features 30

Pile, a multitude of colored balls are falling from ilie sky and it's up lo you to make them disappear. You must swap

Ninja liuile pictures to color, plus cus tom banners, calendars, pictures and sto ries to print. And each stop on the Tur

shapes, create columns and empty the

tles' Woild

screen before time runs out. Obstacles that fall in your path might help you— Nn lets with machine guns—in Dragon Strika,

or they might bull you! tie! 1'ick "N Pile

your combat-ready vehicle is a dragon.

for $29.95.

lour is accompanied by an

educational description. Get this version of the new "fab four" at SM.95 from Merit Software, 13635 Gamma Road.

Dallas, TX 75244. ■ MAYflUNE I'JUI

RUN

Mail RUN This issue, readers hear from the VP of Origin, offer a few words in support of user's groups and provide some practical advice.

Support Groups

market. Watch for reviews of Hud Blood and I 'Itim/i VI in upcoming issues.

As president of the Mayodan Com

modore User's Group, I can't express enough the impm tance of user's groups

m the survival of the C-64 and I2H. 1 feel thai RUN should have b special section dedicated to user's groups, such as a group list or a page for announcements and information.

—Van Hurd President, M.C.U.G. Mavodan, nc

Guest what? Ybu'U find a pull-out list of Cornmodon user's groups between pages 32 and 33 in this issue. Aiif additions or update!

will gladly be published in Mail RUN.

—Editors

Let me clear up souk.1 confusion that

has been created over the Origin ad for

Bad Blood on the back cover of the Jan-

uary/lebruaiy issue of RUN.

In iIil- Bad Blood ad, we inadvertently

left out a banner thai was intended in proclaim "Bad Blood: Now available for Commodore 64/128. Screens shown are from the IBM/VGA original release." Our sinceresi apologies for whatever confusion this may have created fin you. our valued customers, For the record:

Origin is pleased io provide high-quality entertainment software for thai work

horse of a little computer, the C-64.

Also, as is often the case, with software

development. Bad lilood mid I'ltiina VI

were not completed on time and had to be held until after the holidays For re lease. By the time this letter is primed, RUN leaders should be seeing both

products For the C-64 on the store

shelves. We apologize lor the delay in our release date. —Fred Schmidi

Vice Presideni & General Manager Origin svstkms. Inc.

Thanks for the clarification. (We didn't leant our redden to think we were abandon

ing them for MS-DOS owners!) We are, as we've always been, devoted to the G-64/128 12

H L' N

MAV/[LXK I

DOl to say I don't etljo) RUN—1 do, and

look forward to the arrival ofevery issue. —Jim Greek New York, nv

"Addresser" Additions

1 enjoyed Kevin McDonald's "Enve

lope Adtiifsser"(]amiaiy/R'bni;tiT '91). l-'or smaller envelopes (3*/s x (i'h), I made the following changes: 870

FOR X=1TO7-R:PRINT:NEXT:REM 229

880

FOR

X-1TOA:PRINT

SPCI20IAS(X):

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We appreciate your ttbsemations and hope all our traders are as interfiled in the mag

azine as you obviously arc. Your corrections are on the. mark: Sec the RUNAtnok box on page V). The Table of Contents?—oh well, something happened. Sorry. IVe thought our

imd to Norman Rockwell on the cover woulil

be obviotti because of his well-known, men ciiehi'd style. No slight was intended.

—Editors

:REM 30

—Peter Ghger lomfoc, ca

—Editors

A Letter to RUN Readers

numbers in the Table ofContents are in correct, l know I'm nitpicking; but it's

Suggestions, Corrections S Hats Off to Norman Rockwell In your [anuary/Bsbruary Mail RUN response to Robert \V. Reed concerning the GEOS Programmer's Reference Guide, you suggested he buy it from Berkeley

Softworks. VVhal Berkeley sells is no! the above named, but a book tailed the

Hitchhiker's Guide to C.I-OS, which is 350 double-sided, xeroxed pages of notes

and information, "liiis "book" contains much of the same material, but doesn't have tht' same informational and tutorial approach ;is die Reference Guide. It is the only option available, however, al ibis lime (unless you stumble on ;i used copy

of the Reference Guide somewhere). Since

the original publisher of the Reference Guide (Bantam) has no plans to release a second edition, perhaps IDG {RL'N's parent company) could license the rights

and reprint it.

Commodore Clinic MIDI Mail Tor readers with MIDI/64 questions (Clinic. January/February '91), the best resource I know of is the Mix Bookshelf! 6400 Hollis St. #)2, Emeryville, CA 94608; 8(IO-23:i-Ofi04. —Victor Efimctz Pak:ho<;le, NY

Regarding last issue's MIDI questions, it should be noted thai RIO Computers, !(-i:i(l [■'.. Tmpicana Avenue #65, Las Ve

gas, NV 89121, offers the following:

•MIDI frl (full-spec. MIDI) S49.9!) ■MIDI cables (5 ft., pro. quality) S8/J9 •Advanced Music System (MIDI soilware) S2U.99

■Digital Sound Sampler (software) $89.95 I recently bought a defective MIDI M from them and ihey promptly replaced it. 1 highly recommend RIO Computers. —Samuel Hand, Jr. cou.'mbia, sc

On another note, 1 was dismayed to see tiiat RUN didn't ;n least give Inspira

Practical Advice

tional credil io Norman Rockwell for the

lasi issue's RUNning Ruminations, It seems that all other Commndore-spet ific

March/April cover idea, ll was a takeoff on one of Rockwell's most famous Satui-

day Evening ftsi cover illustrations. Finally, a few mechanical errors in the lust issue. Hie crossword (p;'se ■r»-ri) has a mistake: Number 14 across should have six spaces, not live. Also, some page

Thanks for your honest editorial in

publications ate now history. OMNI's

publication Compute is not at all benefi cial to me. Io insure your continuation, I would like to suggest the following:

Bill your subscribers to sue if they will

Stick with you nt a higher subscription COSL

Reduce your expenses by using less

foni thai resides in the printer (in place

ofthe Commodore Id-point font). These DIP switch settings and the Epson driver

cosily materials and less color. Finally, encomage more reader partic ipation and sharing.

can also be used for I'rintshop side A.

—Gary HiNSHAW

—Jkkome Valentine

Arcadia, IN

Tamarac, Ft.

With the rapid growth in the personal computer market, it looks like we who were pioneers with the C-64 are being left behind to cough in the dust of pro

gress. The advances being made today

Your lip about the Star NX-1000c (hu-

Ilps. [anuaiy/Kbmary '91) was only par-

ii;tlly accurate: It's true only ifyou're using

a Commodore-compatible printer driver Better drivers Ibr this printer do exist

H'you set the DIP switches I and 5 to off, leaving all the others on. you can use the Epson FX-80 driver. Tlie FX-80 is a er, called EpsonSpinSpass, on Q-Link, it

—Editors ■

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COMPUTER

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Certainly "half the price of a similar PC." some third-party deivloper will bring one lo market, Aboul a year ago, Camerica luld us it tOOi introducing a CD player interface for the C-6-1, but run into technical problems and hud to detai the product. Who knows? Maybe

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are for other machines. Although a hard disk is now available for the C-64/128, the cost is prohibitive. A last straw in our frusl ration is the advent of the CD-R( )M. PCs and Macs can be equipped with CD-

GEOS, which has made the Commodore

prints q| 240 dpi and smooths the print

$39.00

early users who paid over $600 for a C-64. Tbdayyou can buy one with a diskdrive, color printer, color monitor and GEOS and Qtian-

The one main redeeming advance is

good driver, but there is a superior driv

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Software Gallery This issue's spotlight shines on such luminaries as Carmen Sandiego, Donald Duck, Buck Rogers, Fred Flintstone and those red-hot Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. By WALT LATOCHA

it shines either as an engrossing mystery or a trivia challenge.

Where in Time is Carmen

Sandiego?

A-

Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? is

Cwok-Catching Through the

both worthwhile and din. Alter playing

Ages Is Educational and Fun

Carmen's criminal career never ends. (Bmdetbund Software, 17 Rtul Drive. San

this game and its predecessors, I hope

Rafael, CA 94903, C-64/S39.95. School Edi

Carmen Sandiego is that rare type of criminal that even Dick Tracy would

tion and Lab Rich viirskms are available, for

love. Instead of inflicting grief on her

$49.95 and $99.95, respectively.)

victims, she brings [earning and enjoy

ment to thousands of fans. The latest adventures of this comput erized villainess unfold In Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?, a game intended for players 12 to adult. The program

Carmen is, not jusC WHERE.

Guqfy's Railway Express....b Donald's Alphabet Chase . b Mickey's Runaway Zoo B

graphics and an extremely friendly

Disney Toons Scare High Marks

This tlmo you have to flguro out WHEN

comes on two disks and is accompanied

by tin- paperback New American Desk En

cyclopedia. While playing, you can visit 12

menu-driven interface, it also satisfies

nations during 15 centuries and receive

different needs. If you're interested in

more than 1200 clues.

education, the program does an excel

Carmen and her new gang of 18

henchmen are using time-travel t<> steal Napoleon's hat and Other famous histor ical objects. With a device called a Chronoskimmer, you must identify and track down each gang member as he or she flees both through time and from one country to another. Searching Ideations for physical evi

lent job of developing deductive reason ing and research skills, in addition to

world's most famous cartoon characters.

teaching lacts about history and geogra phy. Ifyoujustwant solid entertainment,

The programs present simple, non-

Report Card

An exceptional program that outshines all others. B

For most people, the program's many

attra< dons will far outweigh these prob lems. No! only does it have superb 14

RUN' MAY/JUNE 1991

that matches one floating above the

Average.

This program baa some problems, Then: are better on the market. E

ject. An oval, for example, is transformed

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

D Poor.

facts. During one session, for example! 1

bar makes the train whistle blow as the figure becomes part of an animated ob into the body of a blinking and hooting owl. You can also make Donald Duck,

hassles or disappointments here.

makes you look up some rather obscure learned about the Sepoy Rebellion, an event I hadn't heard oi'beforc and prob ably won't run across again.

periodically releases a colorful shape

Good.

Lives up to its billing. No major

Two minorwamiugsarein onier. First,

game's Mall of Fame. Also, the software

that Goofyr guides through seven screens

from its smokestack. Pressing tilt,1 space A Superb!

men Sandiego programs Focused on mod

you'll probably need reference works other than the encyclopedia to enter the

bers and letters. All are intended for chil In Goofy's Railway Express, the train

swering questions. While the previous Car

em geography and culture, the new game rewards knowledge of history as well.

threatening lessons about shapes, num

dren two through five.

dence and interviewing witnesses and

informants arc your main tactics. Aids in clude an electronic notebook and dos siers on all the thieves. The software also includes a save feature that lets you take breaks from your battle against Crime. Yon succeed in the search by efficiently interpreting clues earned by correctly an

Walt Disney Computer Software, a new

publisher, recently released three valuepriced titles that feature some of the

Failure.

Many problems; should be deep-sixed I

Uncle Scrooge. Daisy Duck or Pluto board the train when a shape appears

character Donald's Alphabet Chase contains six locations where from three to five letters hide. Pressing a key starts an animated sequence in which a letter appears and is captured by Donald. In Mickey's Runaway Zoo, you press

number keys to hunt for escaped animals in four neighboi hoods. For example, the

appropriate key on the city street screen Hushes six hopping kangaroos from un der a cafe table. A counter over a ^oo wag on keeps track as they emerge, one at a time.

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will be impressed by the rich graphics and superb animation ofthe programs. These visual dcligliis bountifully suppoi i the ac

tivities of Goofy, Donald and Mickey. II Disney Software continues putting its il lustrious characters in such striking set tings, this company should be a big suc cess in the C-64 market. (Wall Disney

Computer Software, 100 South Buenn Ihtu St., Burbank, CA 91521. C-64/$14.95 eadt)

culture desktop publishing software. The Beeilcjuice Print Kit contains graphics of characters in the animated

TV series inspired by the blockbuster 61m, in the Gremlins II program. Giz

mo, Lenny and six other strange crea tures from the 1990 film appear. With the [etsons/rlinlstones software, you can

prini pictures of George [etson and his

family and friends, as well as Fred, Bar

ney, U'ihna, Betty and Bedrock's oilier famous citizens.

Beetlejuice Print Kit Gremuns II Print Kit

The number nver Mickey's uvaQan helps

kids count as the animals jump in.

enjoy and perhaps benefit from these

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styles of one- or two-sided greeting cards,

Jetsons & Flintstones Print Kit

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games, As the literature indicates, press

Send Whimsical and Weird

sures success and avoids frustration. However, older preschoolers may soon

Things to Your Printer

ing jusi one key at the proper time en

With these three new releases, Hi Tech

become bored.

Children of all ages, and adults US well.

For Gold

Expressions continues its series of pop

a wrench into the market by making

Duck Tales: The Quest B

Will Scrooge Make the Cover of Dime Magazine? As Scrooge McDuck, your biggest tiesire is to he on the cover of Dane, lim in order to earn thai honor, you have to win the challenge issued by Flint heart Glomgold: Whoever can collect the most money within 30 days becomes

Dime's rich man of the year. Glomgold offers three options: easy money, standard wages am! hardearned cash. Easy money isn't. Hut, alt things are relative: beginners should take the easy way out. There are two basic mutes to wealth: investment in the stock market and searching the world for treasure. One is aboul as risky as the oilier. Scrooge can invest some or all of the money he earns on his treasure hunts in about two do/en stocks. Brief market news bul

shady deals. These can suddenly send prices tumbling.

Thai's the plot, Now here's how it plays. There's a lot of material to cover in

For instance, the object of the game

("1 low to Change the Balance of ftwer") is explained in the final paragraph of the last page, lit find out how to climb moun

Hucy, Dewcy, Louie and Webby, Scrooge's helpful nephews and niece,

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tains, explore caves and perform other

treasure-hunting tasks, consult the C-64

game card, because the guide is of little help. Even the game card should be mole specific about how to perform var ious tasks.

lluck Tales is not copy-protected, hut requires you to find and enter a code

word in order to play. Be prepared for

much disk swapping and nailing for secdons to load. The game occupies two dou ble-sided disks, and a single game may in volve nearly two do/en disk changes, Ai

15 10 'MA seconds each for loading se

quences, you'll appreciate an adage Scrooge would love: "Tune is money." Glamgald'a challongo could gee Scrooge

graph wild animals to help their uncle earn treasure points. They travel in Launchpad's airplane with its bonnca-

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ber can't withstand constant abuse,

tions from more than two dozen locations. At those locations, conditions vary.

showing how various stocks behave over

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Hi Tech also lets you merge text with

helpful, but its presentation is disjointed.

a 30-day period. A calendar on the screen

age sizes.

office to seek treasures anil pick destina

may need to climb mountains, survive in the jungle, explore caves or photo

Beware. Glomgold sometimes throws

20 holders. Von tan choose where the graphics and borders appear on your primed document, as well as select im

this game. 'I'hcjunior Woodchuck Guide is

In addition, (lieJunior Woodrfuuk Guttle supplied with die game lias five charts

pick up a lot of extra cash.

ious poses and settings; it also contains

The action lakes place around the

McDuck on the covor of Dime.

and watching the charts, ii's possible to

Each disk Includes approximately 60

graphics depicting the characters in var

globe. You use the world map in Scrooge's

letins offer updates and forecasts on the companies.

shews how many days have passed since the McDuck-Glomgold money race be gan. By keeping an eye on the calendar

These menu-driven programs can

produce signs, stationery, banners, story book pages, masks, puppets and three

blc Flubber Aircraft construction. That's

Disney Software's way of saying the plane is pretty forgiving, ft will bounce off barns, power lines and the altitude

ceiling. Well, almost always—even Flub

Otherwise, Duck Tales is a cute game with nice graphics. It's liin to try to rake in more money than Glomgold. but he prepared to Spend time practicing moun tain climbing and swamp survival. And

remember the unwritten Woodchuck

mono; "Be prepared . . . to wait on the

disk drive." (Wait Distuy Computer Soft ware, 500 Smith Buena Wsla St., Burbank, CA 91521. C-64/S29.95)

—Lonnie Brown Lakeland, l-'L

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tin.' pictures. Ytm can choose from seven fonts, seven texi styles anil three 10 eleven text si/es lor cards, signs, sta

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dren will become frustrated without ln'l|> from an adult.

currently dominate the C-64 role-play

ing market, they're definitely not for ev

tionery and banners. Left justification, texi masking and other editing features are also available.

Notwithstanding these shortcomings, the Hi Tbch print kits provide an amazing

eryone. That's why many players will thoroughly enjoy I he Keys to Maramon.

They can serve as an excellent introduc

using many classic elements. The setting is a town overrun by ores, gnolls and oth

on the packages) but the listings arc in

and i real tve uses of the C-64. (Hi Tech Ex

Hardware compatibility is indicated

complete and contain at least one error.

You musi look inside the box to End

number of features for a very low price.

tion to desktop publishing, an exciting

pressions, 5.V7 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. C-64/$l<f.95 eack)

preview screen showing your pictures be

fore printing. The software dots, howev

er, display rectangles containing Hocks and lines to suggest your layout. Also, these print kits, like many sim

ilar programs, demand a greai deal of careful leading and study to operate successfully. Because of this, young chil

Word Writer

Successful Desktop Publishing With Your Word Processor

The Keys to Maramon

A-

Magiail Role-Playing That's Appealing and Addictive Though huge programs like the Ulti

ma series and Buck Rogers: Countdown lo Doomsday (see the review on p. 18)

includes a 12-page mini-manual with all

the basic information a novice needs.

An external program. Install, is used for system configuration as well as printer

and lorn selection. Install supports more than 120 specific printers, in ad

Wonl Writer 5 is the latest attempt to give the C-64 some basic desktop pub

lishing capabilities, and the attempt succeeds. There are a few disappoint' menu, however, which lie more in the

limitations of the C-64 than in Word Writer 5.

This is a full-ieatmed word processor.

It has a dictionary with word-count, a ihesaums. an 80-column Preview mode

and an outliner. Moving, copying and deleting hlocks of text are fast and easy. A keyboard overlay and pop-up menu lisi most of the commands, and it's easy to look up unfamiliar commands in the manual's alphabetized list.

New to Word Writer 5 are the graph ics functions. There are nine typefaces to choose from, plus a leiter font called

Doodad thai substitutes symbols for let

ters. Most of the typefaces range in si/e from '.I to 86 points, and the si/e of all fonts can he doubled using the expand feature when printing. While sines and type stiles can be combined, yon may

dition to providing a number of gen eric Epson-like sellings.

Priming a document in Font mode

on a Panasonic KX-J'112-1 24-pin print er produced excellent results. The graphics were sharp and full of detail,

and the fonts were distinct, with no bleeding along the edges. Even letters over Vi-inch tall had straight lines and smooth curves. Of course, there is a price for all this power, and the price is speed. The dociimciii 1 printed contained one graph

ics image ami (i I words, and took nine minutes to print. You ran reduce printing time by mix ing I'oni and Text modes. If no special type styles are needed for a portion of

a document, print in the normal Dot Matrix mode, then move to Font mode only when enhancements are required.

The dictionary is slow. too. Spell-

checking the same 64-word document took almost four minutes using a 1571

use only ten fonts per document. The

diskdrive. Another file. 900 words long, took more than seven minutes. Times

appendix in i In manual shows the ap pearance and size of each font.

decrease by more than fiO percent when a I5H1 drive is substituted fora 1541 or

The package includes more than I ">(f

graphics images, and its graphics con

verter will import drawings created with

GEOS or Doodle!. The converter tan reverse. Hip and cit>p images, too. Timeworks makes it easy to get Word Writer !i running. The documentation

er supernatural horrors, which spew forth from subterranean dungeons. To overcome this evil, lirsi you musi select

a hero from tour characters, each with

compatible printers and interfaces. Unfortunately, the programs are miss

ing a desirable element, too: There's no

Miudcraft constructed this program

1571.

Woni Writer "> is not copy-protected, so you can move most of the files and

programs onto the disk of your choice. The only exception is the thesaurus,

which uses relative files and can't be transferred with a file copier. However,

his or her own strengths and weaknesses. Next, you must explore Maramon and

discover whal resources are available. You'll find shops where armor, herbs,

weapons and magical devices are sold. ;iml encounter townsfolk who oiler help ful inimiiiation. [here's even a library

that holds illicit'nI secrets. And, of course, there's combat. Not. only does your hero engage in boih

the thesaurus is small and the speed

benefits of the 1581 quite outweigh the loss of a few synonyms.

The 80-column preview screen does not displays graphics or true represen

tations of the fonts, so lines don't ap pear in their actual positions on the page. I lowever, spacing, carriage re

turns and page breaks are accurate. Word Writer â&#x2013; > will exchange files with oilier word processors and GKOS, but you musi use Install to select the proper Ilk configuration. Only Word Writer

files can be loaded directly. The program can store approximate

ly 11 pages of single-spaced text before running out of memory and can link files to create longer documents. The linked files will prim out automatically as one, hut only in Texi mode.

Timeworka offers (50 days of tele

phone technical SUppon to purchasers,

as well as a 30-day, satisfaction-guaran

teed refund. Accessory packs of addition al fonts and graphics are available by

mail for $9.95 each.

Prices lor program updates vary ac cording to the version you're updating

from. Details are available from cus tomer service at Ttmeworks.

Word Wriler 5 is an excellent choice for embellishing documents with a varieiy of" type styles and graphics. Pa

tience is required when printing, but the output will rival any other currently produced on a dot matrix printer.

!Timnii(irk\, -l-l-l Lake Cook Road, Deerfirld, II. 60015-4919. C-64/$39.95) â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Michael Cavanaugh Levtttown, pa

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hand-to-hand and long-range fights with the monsters, lit- or she can wreak de

has six levels. You begin by following on

screen maps and hints to guide your heroes through sewers in an attempl lo

struction with Ere globes or magical land minus thai explode when stepped on. Winning battles not only earns money

rescue their friend, April O'Neil. After that, there's an underwater adventure in

hut adds to your character's level of

the Hudson River, then it's on to Wall

experience. Mindcraft imposed lime constraints

Street, | JFK Airport, the Bronx and, final ly, the lechnodrome, the futuristic lair of

on the game to make play innrc intercsl-

the Shreddec Defeating tliis malevolent

Ing, for example, you must destroy all

genius and restoring Splinter to human

Form are your ultimate goals.

the vile creatures on the streets before a

new day dawns; otherwise, Maramon suf fers serious damage thai can make your

FoaCball tans are sure to enjoy Micro-

Lach Turtle has abilities that are useful in some situations, but not others. You exploit their talents by switching from one to another You also use weapons,

League Football during the off season.

ropes and energy-restoring pizza to help

purchases more cosily.

The game has very good graphics and animation. Even better is an extremely user-friendly joystick control system for

selecting menu options and moving your on-screen surrogate in battle. These fea

can blitz, key on particular backs and

story line.

including substitutions, fumbles, in juries, penalties am! two-minute drills.

tures nicely support a truly en grossing

Critics mighl claim that the game b loo

double team ends or Hankers.

The program is packed with options,

Sou can loggle on and off some straight-

light hordes ofbizarre enemies.

TMNT lets you save high scores to

disk. It also has a save-game option, ,i

rarity in arcade contests.

While the game is complex and con

tains many attractive features, it has

Forward animated displays of the action,

and a quick-play mode will finish a

conies! Ibr you in seconds. Of special note is the software's im pressive Statistical capabilities. You can display and print both the offensive play ers' real-life records and your team's de fensive ratings, which, logetherwkh your play-calling ability, determine the out come of a game. And a p rug ram-created siai disk provides a detailed summary ul

team and player performance.

This is no-nonsense mental challenge,

easy. While this may be true for some vet

stripped down from the real world of professional football. Calling plays is your only control over a game, and to call them successfully you must have or

eran players, both novice and experi

develop a solid knowledge of tactics.

be blocky and indistinct. More serious is

You musi analyze and experiment to lill in a lew gaps in the instructions.

the rued to press the joystick button both for jumping and using weapons. Some

The Koys Co Maramon is an engrossing

challenge for gamers of all levels.

enced gamers who want a manageable challenge will relish The Keys lo Maramon. This well-const rucied program is

a welcome addition to the role-playing genre. (Mmdcrafi Software; distributed by Electronic Arts, 1820 Gateway Drive, San Matâ&#x201E;˘. CA 94404. C-6-f/S34.95)

MicrdLeague Football

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Return to Pigskin Fever Licensed by the NFL Players Associa

However, the intended audience ofMicroLeague Football will consider this a minor problem. This game's many Fea tures will give pigskin fanatics some thing in think about besides the past

season. tMicmlj'tigue Sports; distributed In I'.lnlimiic Arts, 1820 Gateway Drive, Sun Malto, CA 94404. C-M/S29.95. Available us SUppltmtnis: u General Manager/Oumer

program Jor $2-1.95. nho 1989 and 1990 Season disksfor 519.95 each)

tion, this game contains 20 classic teams

man opponent or the computer coaches ann! her, or you can watch as two teams

are directed by your C-64. When controlling the ball, you choose

Teenage Mutant

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movies, TV and comics, it looks like suc cess on the C'-(i*l is beyond their powers.

(('Itm Softwaiv Corp.; attributed by Konami,

900 Deeijietd liuku-a\, Buffalo Grove, IL

60089-1510. C-64109.95)

Doomsday

And High Space Adventure

Alter a long delay, the C-64 version of

The game, on iwo double-sided disks.

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arrangement, but most players will find it aggravating. Although the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have conquered

Couxtbunga? Less Hum Excellent.

lias eight strategies at its disposal, anil is

arcade aces may he comfortable with this

Blast Offto the Future

pass receiver. Meanwhile, the defense

well as designating a tunning back or

some serious Haws. Its graphics tend to

Ninja Turtles ...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) has finally been released. Unfortunately, it turns out that the wait wasn't worth it.

from 24 plays and four formations, as

in the sewers of New York.

Buck Rogers: Countdown to

from the pastâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the 1977 Dallas and I'JBli Miami squads, for example. You can guide one set of players while a hu

The turtles fight their way past killer bees

Strategic Simulations, Inc., (SSI) has temporarily abandoned its recent strat egy for successful software. Instead of re leasing another fantasy game, it has

produced ilttck Rogers: Countdown to

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Doomsday, a role-playing game set in

in the milieu thai the program creates.

Tbe game takes place in the ma/e-like

the far future. Fans of the rccenl Buck Rogers 'IV show will find tli.it tlie software creates a

Many features of the game itself are

castle of Morgamc, a villainess who lias

also noteworthy. For instance, an en

kidnapped the beautiful Niinue. Niniue

hanced version of SSI's Advanced Dun

possesses supernal I trill powers that can

geons & Dragons fantasy role-playing system provides a framework for your mission, with user-friendly menus thai are accessed with a joystick. Other ele

benefit you. You must rescue her, and then return io become the ruler of your people. By joystick, you explore Morgause's

ments you'll appreciate include great graphics, a demo mode, five difficulty

trap-filled stronghold, hurling your axe against hordes of fiends. To aid your quest) you \~\w\ food that heals wounds

vastly different univei se. For example, it makes defeating an evil corporate behe

moth the main goal of the legendary 20th-century astronaul who awakens al ter a long sleep.

To accomplish this mission, you select six characters, representing a half-do/en races, and assemble them into a team. The abilities, attributes and fighting

levels and a prc-saved game that lets you

begin heroic adventuring almost as soon as you open the box.

and magical nine stones thai teleport

All ofthese features result in ;i game

accessible. Frustrated gamers can turn to lists in

you to seercl moms that are otherwise in

skills your recruits begin with, and how they develop, will largely determine your

that's demanding and at the same time

success.

very entertaining. Its components mesh

the manual of the locations of the food

During game jil;ty, your squad rockets throughout the solar system, Engaging in

beautifully with one another, producing a relatively fast-paced ami extremely sat

and tune siones, as well as a map of the castle. Unfortunately, the map doesn't

ship-to-ship space battles, exploring planets, asteroids and the moon, anil

isfying gaining experience. If you want

include a legend to the symbols on it,Tb

meeting all sorts ofbisure extraterrestri al beings. Players ofSSI's other role-play

offers a free printed supplement that will help you decipher the map.

ing games will recognize many familiar

to lose yourself in a vast adventure with a refreshingly different theme. I highly recommended Buck Rogers; Count down to Doomsday. (Strategic Simula

elements. For instance, your on-screen

tion*,, Inc.; distributed by Electronic Arts,

characters must survive a great deal of

both ranged ami hand-to-band persona] combat. Non-player characters ollci

1820 Gatewny Drive, Sail Malta, CA

94404. C-64/$39.9S. A clue book is avail*

able far $12.95.)

crowave guns and plasma launchers. The Buck Rogers package is quite im pressive physically. In it you'll lind not only three double-sided game disks, but

a log book, a rule book and a reference card for theC-64, In addition, lor a lim ited time the package includes the pa

Artura

B+

This Medieval Mivd-Boggler Is Solid Entertainment Arcadia used the wizardry of program ming to produce Artura, a recreation of

perback of First Power Plus, a novel set

the medieval world of the Round Table.

The Notable Phantom .... B+

pliter piano, compose, save and replay tunes and play '!<.) well-known tunes supplied on the disk—ail in two com

Musk to Young Ears The Notable Phantom, part of Desi gnWare's Music Texicher Series, in

cludes three K^mes thai teach young sters five to ten how to identity written musical notes, the tones that go with the notes and the piano keys thai produce the tones. An overlay in the package turns the keyboard into a one-and-a-

puter voices. A song book contains

rect note on the keyboard. In the second, a spider carries ibe name of a musical note onto the screen and you must play

the correct note. In the third, you must play the note that a phantom hums. Each game is well-executed and fun. You can also p!ay tunes on the com-

medieval background music, unusual an imal ion and crisp graphics.

ulating, satisfying mental challenge. (Ar cadia; distributed by Virgin Mastertronic, 18001 Cowan St., Irvine, CA 9271-1. C64'IS14.99) m

H'filt iMtochd is a contributing editor for RUN and a Software Gallery columnist, Walt has extensive experience playing, re viewing and writing about entertainment software for the C-64 and 128.

words are buill from the same word list, and DesignWai e has provided lists on a wide variety of themes.

Unfortunately, die lisis contain a few

shed music for (he on-disk tunes and empty stalls for your own compositions.

misspellings, and (he program uses a

This is not a program a child can

/lc, a little on-screen figure, makes you wait loo much while he dances.

learn to use alone. The complexities of

the menu and the language of the man

ual call for initial adult guidance, (DesignWart, IS5 limy St., San Francisco, CA 94107. C-6<l/$9.95)

half-octave piano. You can play the games separately or alternate between them. In the first, a ghost nuns into a note on the screen's musical stall and you must play the cor

Ariura's main attraction is its unique atmosphere, skillfully created through

In addition, its puzzles provide stim

valuable information, and you ran buy or

sell armor and weapons, including mi

remedy this shortcoming, Arcadia now

Crypto Cube

"Tedious" Is the Right Word Crypto Cube, Design Ware's C-64

spelling game for players eight years and up, is more fun to set up than io play. The object is to expose the hidden words that make up four crossword puz zles on an on-screen cube. The cross-

lot of disk accesses. Moreover, the Wu/.Although solving the puzzles is te dious, creating your own word lists and

puzzles isn't. The Wuzzle doesn't in trude there, and you get more involved with the words. You can either build a word list, then let the program design

the puzzle, or design the puzzle your

self. Either way. your creations can be saved to disk (which lakes ten minutes

to format l.Tlie manual contains clear In structions and &U the word lists—spelled correctly. (Designwore, 185 Herry St., San

Framsco, CA 94107. C-64/$9.95) —Pec LePage

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It Was A 'Dart findStormy 9^ight... Now you can publish that book you've always wanted to write, on disk, and enter RUN'5 contest for the best creation. By MARK JORDAN hy haven't you written thai book yet? You have what it takes: ideas and exper tise, a good computer and wend proces sor and a desire to communicate. The answer is simple: It's too difficult to get

published. Less than one percent ofall book manuscripts submitted ever see the printed page.

Getting published takes an extraordinary amount of luck iind timing, noi 10 mention writing ability. So, you do what everyone else does: You don't write the book. That's a pity, because all yiiu really lack is a slight

change in your definition of "book." [ust add "other media" besides "paper" to the definition, and you're

know it, your book will be done. So, let's look at the steps in the process,

Step 1: Typing in BookDisk As I indicated, your first task is to type in the pro gram in Listing 1 to generate the machine language.

As always, use RUN'S Checksum program (found on

page (>1) to detect any typing errors. The Data state ments have been installed as easy-to-read-and-type letters, rather than numbers, to make the work less

daunting. When finished, save the program on one of your work disks.

Before continuing, you need to find out two important

on your nay 10 becoming a published writer.

numbers you'll need to type in when you run I Jstiiig 1.

I'm sine I don't need to tell you what "other media" I'm talking about—disks! linn's right, boohdishs. It's an idea whose time has come. Think about the advantages: guar

The first is the ASCI] value your word processor uses to

anteed publication; instant update; nightly press runs; low overhead; space-efficient storage; cheap mailing; ecologic-soundjiess: and maybe away to fame and fortune.

The only investment needed to get started in the

publishing business is time and sweat. Begin by typ

ing in and saving BookDisk. the program in Listing I. It's the interface others will use to read your book, so it will go on each bookdisk you send out. The program comes to you as a Basic loader, but

once you've got ii typed, saved and installed, it's a lightning-fast machine language file-reader. Its fea

tures include word counting, printing, a bookmark.

a file-loader, a handy help screen, and more.

designate carriage returns. The second has to do with the

way the word processor saves characters. To determine what numbers you need, check the sidebar on page 22.

That done, you need to format a new disk—your pro

totype bookdisk. Give it the same name as your book.

Ynu're almost ready to run the source program.,. but

not ([tiite. First, you must move Basic up so the BookDisk

machine language can load Into the convenient section

ofmemory al thebottomofBasicficeRAM.'IbdoEo, type POKE 44,S2:POKE8192,0and press the retubn key.

Now, put your work disk back in the drive, reload

listing 1 and run it. If you've done anything wrong up to this point, you'll be stopped. Otherwise, in about two minutes you'll be prompted to type in those two values you looked up earlier.

With BookDisk and the book you write, you're two-

durdsoftheway to being a published author. fli/N can help with the last leg ofthe journey'—getting the word

out. In an upcoming issue, we'll publish a listing and brief descriptions of some of die besi bookdisks we re ceive. Free advertising! We'll also market the winning entries on a special bookdisk. .Ml you need to do is write your book and send it in. All? Jus! write a bunk} Okay, .so it's a big job. But writing a bookdisk is no different than any other bigjub: Youjust break h into

smaller tasks and do them one by one. Before you

After that, you'll be prompted to put your publica tion disk—the one you just formatted—in the drive.

Do .so, and follow the screen prompt bypregdngS.The drive will work, saving BookDisk to your new di.sk.

Basic's pointers wi!! be restored, and then you can run

the program. However, at this point you'll have no files

on your publication disk that you can load. To see BookDisk in action, insert one of your present word processing data disks and run the program, Write your book on a work disk, l.iulc explanation is required for using BookDisk. Tile eight function

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keys, the cursor keys, the BAOfc-ARROW key and the HOME key iirc the nnly ones used. VI yields a help screen thai pretty

much ii'INall. The oilier (unit ion-key options are: 1;2, load;

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long files can be almost as annoying as reading them.

BookDisk lets you fill up memory with a file, so anything

your word processor can handle will work. However, files

F3, mai k your place; F4, retrieveyour place; F5, change the

under 70 hloeks (about 8000 words) are best. Copy-editing, the chore ofremoving errors of fin m, may inhibit some would-be writers. The practical solution is to

text, while CURSOR-LEFT and -MGJ ri jump a whole screen for

get a word-wise friend to read your hookdi.sk and make sug gestions and corrections. And. of course, if yon have a spell-

character colon; F6\ change [he screen color; FT, prim; and F8, exit to Basic. CURSOR-OP and -DOWN scroll through the

ward or backward, home jumps to the top of the text, and BACK-ARROW quits various activities.

Play around with ii lor a while, then press I<"H. Once back in Basic, type LIST to see what's there. A single-line prograin, 10 SVS 2061, is written like Basic to lei you load and run BookDisk like any Other program.

Step 2: Writing Your Book

checker, use it. They aren't perfect, but they will catch a bunch of typot and dumb misspellings. liven with the most cardiil cupy-cditing, errors will make their insidious way Into the final copy, and readers will write and point them out to you. ftiper publishers have to wait until the next printing to correct those errors; yon can do it immediately, an advantage of electronic publishing.

Where do you begin? First, decide whai you're going to write about Chances are you have an area of expertise or

Step 3: Printing Your Book

special interest, Maybe that should be your first project.

Finally, the day comes when you've written all the chap ters and it's time to put the files on your publication pro

However, don't limit yourself to nonfiction. Wh) shouldn't we Commodore authors crank out some shori

totype disk. You can place them on the disk any way you

How-to biioks are the mosi straightforward kind.

stories or a novel?You've got approximately 30,000 words

available on a single-sided 1341-formatted disk, double

that if you Hip the disk over and use the hack side. A 1581 disk can hold more than 130,000 words, enough space to create one mighty long epic poem. Spate limitations prevent me from giving much advice

find convenient, with a file copier or by saving them one by one from within your word processor. The important thing is to put them in the order you want diem in the table of contents. I'd also highly recommend that you

name them with a numerical prefix like this; 1. Hark and Stormy Nights 2. Lost at Sea

on the ai tual writing process, There are hundreds of books and articles on thai topic. The important thing would-be authors should remember is that the purpose oral] writing is to transmit ideas from the writer's head to the reader's.

If you know what you want to say, know your audience, and

try to hurdle any natural barriers to communication that ap pear, you'll have done youi job well.

You should write your book in chapters, not only to help

3. Johnny's Dream

If your word processor attaches prefixes to filenames and you'd like to remove them, you'll need to use a file utility to rename your files after they're in place on the publication disk. Remember, the limitation of 16 charac

ters per filename (chapter title) applies to BookDisk.

It's highly advisable to put a publication's data file before

or after the other files on your disk. In it include the pub

break your idea into manageable uniis and make file-han dling easier, but as a favor t" your readers. It's a big relief

lication date, iheauihor. the company (invent aiiaini'â&#x20AC;&#x201D;mine is Country [toad Press), a foreword, B preface, a brief author's

to a reader to see a logical sequence ofsections, and loading

biography, and so on,

Include the following copyright informa

tion: theword "Copyright," the year offirst

Numbers You Will Need If your word processor is listed below, when you are prompted, just type in the

numbers next to its name. If it isn't list ed, you'll need to do a little investigating. Stan by booting your word processor

publication, and your nameâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;for example,

drive, and the numbers you need will

print tu the screen. One caveat', if your word processor attaches a prefix to file names, change line 10 to include the prefix.

and typing the line !al then hit reti.kn. ile sure to type it exactly, including the exclamation [joints.

Word Processor Carriage Filetype Return

CR.TEST. Then clear your word pro cessor and type in the simple little file-

RUN Script VizaWrite

reader in Listing 2.

Speedscript The Wriie Stuff Brainlbwer

Now save the line with the filename

Run the file-reader with the disk

containing the CR.TEST file in the

186

A=ASC(AI):IFA<>33THEN20 ;REM'147

One last point: People do judge books

GET#2,A$

F=1:IFASCIAS}"6STHEN F=0

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sive disks with plain white sleeves lor :REM*130

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by their covers. It's fine to use inexpen :REM*34

60 GET#2,A$ :REM'45

Ibis constitutes a valid, if somewhat

informal, copyright. To officially register your book, contact the United States

Once you've got the publication disk completed, make a backup copy. Now you can use a disk-copy program to make as many copies of your book as you want.

:REM'34

Form TX. The cost is $10,

159 22fl 31

Listing 2. CR.TEST program. (Available on tha Mny/Junn ReRUN dlsk.l 10 OPEN2,8,2,"-CR.TEST" 20

notice in ever\ chapter file on the disk. End

:RSM*135 :REM*46 :REM*105

your copies, and it's no problem if you mail them in generic mailers, Inn use at tractive disk labels. Von can use your computer and printer to create them, or

you can have a local printing firm make

some (they're not expensive). On the la bels put the title, the copyright info, your

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name, and ;i brief se< of instructions (such as 'Type LOAD "+■',,S:RI'N; press 1-1 for help"). At any rate. please, don't semi disks with handwritten, scratched out,

misaligned labels.

Step 4: Going Public: Your book is written, published and ready to move. Wow's the time to send a copy iinnc, Mark Jordan, in care

ofRUN Magazine, 80 Elm St., feterborough, NH 03458.

U'idi the disk, please include the following on paper: 8 50word (or less) description of the book and your name, ad

dress and phone number. After we've received enough bookdisks, we'll select the best entries and determine the winners in the various categories (m/u the detziU on page 24). Cask prizes and Commodore equipment and software will he awarded to the winners, hi addition, RUNwS] pub

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lish a collection of the winning entries and market them as a special BookDisk.

We'll also do a follow-up article listing and perhaps re viewing die more significant works, Review? But what ii" ilit reviewer doesn't like my bookdisk? That, my friend, is one of the hazards of writ

ing. Its also one of the proofs thai you're a bona (icie au thor and publisher And besides, there's truth in the old saw that any review is a good review. Inspired? 1 hope so. The computer industry promised lisa paperless society. It's high time to start fulfilling thai prophecy. Get typing! R MarkJordan is RUN\ 128 Mode columnist. He teaches high school English in Ligtmier, Indiana, and has hern writing Com-

modort programsfir years.

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1100

DATA

1110

DATA QOB,LKT,EACK,EAAK,MAQ ,KLU,TS,ZLP :REM«181

1120

DATA

DATA MMPE,BEEE,JEOE,HEOC,0

COC,QQ,QQ,QQ

:REM*121

1520

DATA

15 30

DATA

1 5G0

D.QMH

1 570

:REM*120 PEBE,EEQ,DEIE,BEAF,EF

FE,CFO,QS,QGM

:REH*180

DEPE,YPE,CFQ,SQ,GMHD,

QX,CFJE,OEEF

:REM*246

QDE,IEBE,AFEF,FECF,QS

,QGM,IDQ,FMIF DATA

:REM*129

LEQ,QS,QGM,FDPC,GDQ,D

MJF,DEY,FEQ

'580

:REM* 2 37

SQ,GMED,QHM,FESF,QCE,

PEPE,LENE,BECF

DATA

:REM*145

DDQ,DNFE,EFQ,CEPE,PEL

E,KEBE,CFLE,QQ

DATA

:REM*181

QQ,QQ,QQ,QQ,QO,SQ,GMC

:REH«238

JEEF,QAF,CFPE,HECF,BE

NE,QQ,SFA,NCNC

:REM»3

PE,CFEE

:REH*156

1 590

DATA

BM,CFFE,QJF

:REM*210

1600

DATA

1610

BI,FJGJ,IIJIJ,JJKJ

:REM*115

DATA

:REM*24 1

13 50 DATA DFOC,OCQ,QQ,QO,SDB,FA 1360

DATA

:REM*12 9

BECF,EFQ,QQ,SLJ,QGM,B

DQ,IMFE,YAF

1510

DATA

l330

ZMP,ZNP,GMMP,QNI,,UQ,A

DATA

:REM*37

QQ,QS,QKC,IMPE,NEFE,Q

EF,PEQ,DFEF

1550

,A13Q,CNU,THC :REH*188 DATA AKOA,QOB,LKAK,SNK,NPR

:REM*190

1500

:REH-170

1090

,GPAG,TOK,AKOA

DATA

:REM*118

SQ,QKE,FFNE,AFDF,QDF,

DECF,FEFE,OEDF

,EFFE,CFQ,AFCF

DATA

:REM*223

1190

DATA

1080

IKBL,ilKQ,CNU,IMAM,ABX

DATA

:REM*253

DMFF,CFDF,PECF,NCY,FE

GE,EFPC,CFEF,QQ

'540

,XCF,FEDF,DFQ

1320

1 480

:REM*18 3

PEY,YDF,QEF,FEIF,EFQ,

QQ,QS,QKC DATA

:REM*2 3 0

NCFF,AFPC,EEPE,HFOE,0

Q,SQ,QDF,DECF

1 470

:REM*112

EFQ,QQ,OQ,Q5,QKC,DMFF

,CFDF,PECF

DATA

:REH*195

QQ,QS,FAQ,QHN,PECF,EE

Q,DEPE,FFOE

:REM*109

1310 DATA PECE,YFE,NEDF,QNC,NCQ

TAB,2MJ,AGOK,OOR,NLBC

1 460

:REM*17 4

CBQ,QQ,QQ,IMQ,FEQ,YQ,

AFQFQQ

DATA

:REM'249

HFQ,ICPF,JCQ,FEDF,DEB

E,AFFE,DFQ,SLJ

1 450

:REM*217

FFCF,OEQ,YPE,BEEE,DFQ

,SPB,BMCF,CFPE

DATA

:REM*9 4

FEOE,EFDF,QLJ,SPB,DMC

F,DFCF,NCCS,FEEF

1440

:REH'166

FES,PBEN,BECE,YFE,QPE

,GEQ,DMPE,OEEF

QGM,JEY

1300 DATA FEKD,SDB,FAQ,XCF,JEOE

ROM,CPR,AGO,RU,KKY,HL

U,TDD,ZLJ

TQ,QCN,UKH,XIP,TBC,AK

1260 DATA IAKM,XBN,GOMP,FKMP,VK

WFA,BJOJ,IHX,NOAM,ABW

,IAT,AOBJ,OJIH

1070

1 250

!REM*68

OA,QOB,LKFK

DATA IMZ,PJCK,CAQ,GHU,AKS, QFN,MAX,FDKI :REM'0 DATA VCC,XGP,QFN,MAX,LCKI,

:REH«201

:REH"250

AOIA,XDC,CKEC

1020

DATA

:REM»71

1230 DATA YLE,IACK,FAT,NAQ,CNU,

DACK,OBAK,OAQ,NLU,QAM

1040

:REM*43

DATA NAQ,DBOA,BLLJ,VQ,XBA,

DATA

1030

:REM»36

FA,CKKA,QFN

1010

:REM"108

QW,NAV,NCW,JAAM,CEAJ,

,QDH,UQ,MMU

YW,UAK,SHI,CPR,TCA,CK

,UT,SZ,OJT

:REM"10

PLT,NCQ,CNU

DATA

:REM-109

:REM*253

DAJ,NMFK,OPV

1000

IA,QKL,UT

:REH*2 2 3

1220 DATA CAGO,MJZ,LJY,AFNA,TEA

DATA ABIiP,GOFK,FKFK,VFB,XFO

,OOGO,RQ,JNJA :REM»197 990 DATA OMGO,RQ,EOU,WLP,YFO,MA

HGV,OPAL,LDV,NPAL,CBV

H,NAT,QZ,OPQ

1180

Z,LPEI,HPQ

:REM*173

,AEAL,JAV,QAL

LJQ.CNU :REM*253 DATA AGT,SK,1IKT,IMZ,IKOK,WR

970 DATA LFMA,FKLP,I3KMP,QOB,r,KG

FKNP,XEA,TMB,ZNP,AKS,

BLLJ,IHV,UW

XCF,FEDF,DFQ,PFQ,EFPE

,QFE,DFDE,BEAF

QDN,NAQ,DBOA

1150

1200

DATA DATA

1140 DATA EOU,WLP,YIM,NAQ,MNMA,

960 DATA GAE,FKT,LAZ,GKT,UAK,OA

1370

1380

940

:REM*14

:REM*184

UAL,FAQ,IILU,A!1PA,TOE,

:REM'2

DATA AGT,PBQ,CNU,TQ,QCN,i;T,

DATA ABKP,AGIB,FKIiK,JGAB,2H K,AJCA,GOIK,AGT :REM*185

NIGHT

AKOA,QOB,LKQ

930

950

STORMY

DATA

PEFr,QDF,FFCF,FEPD,QJ

N,PCOM,LJS,DBFA

:REM*156

XCF,FEDF,DFQ,BEOE,JFQ

,LEFE,JFNC,NCNC

:REM*66

SAJ,FAMB,PJMJ,OBPB,OJ T,JS,MPS,@

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Scaling Metric Gallons? Liters? Miles? Kilometers'? Celsius? Fahrenheit?! This program will help you adjust to the metric world.

0 By JEFF KGESTER Steadily, albeit gradually, the metric system is becoming pan of life in the U.S. IVi haps you use it in school, at work or

at play. Soft drinks are now sold by the

liter and food ingredients arc listed by

grains. If you've traveled to another

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sk program thai converts temperature, mass, length and volume from metric to

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it. just follow the prompts. After a con version, when asked if you want lo return

tO the Main menu, enter Y to do a dif

ferent type of conversion. To do another

conversion of the same type, enter N, then RUN at the Ready prompt, Not only will Metric Converter help you measure up in specific situations, it

can also help you get in step with the rest of the world. IB

frfl Kiifste); a high school senior, has been pmgramming in Basicforfive years and has re

cently taken up machine language and FilSCaL

Listing 1. Metric Converter program. (Available an the May/June HoRLJN disk. To nrdnr, call B00-343-072B.1

REM THE F

METRIC SYSTEM BY JEF

KOESTER

270

INPUT"(CRSR DN}INPUT TEMPER ATURE";T :REM*235 280 PRINT"(CRSR DNJTHE CORRESPO NDING TEMPERATURE IS " :REM'0 290 PRINT INT ((<(T*9/5)+32)+.0

:REM*138

POKE 53280,0:POKE53281,0

:REM*68

PRINT"(SHFT CLR)(CTRL

2}"

:REM*113

i>RINT"(2 CRSR DNs)**THE METR TC COHVERTER**(CTRL 0)" :REM*153

PRINT"(2 CRSR DNs) 1 TEMt'ERAT URE CONVERSION" :REM"78 S0 PRINT"(CRSR DN)2 MASS CONVER SION" :REM*228 70 PRINT"(CRSR DN>3 LENGTH CONV ERSION" :REM-17 80 PRINT"iCRSR DN14 VOLUME CONV ERSION"

IN!>UT"(CRSR DN1CHOOSE TYPE O :REM*184 F CONVERSION";A 100 IFA=1 THENGOTO150 :REM*124 110 IFA=2 THENGOTO310 :REM-96 120 IFA=3 THENGOTO600 :REM*133 130 IFA=4 THENGOTO910 :REM*186 140 IFA<1 OR A>4 THENGOTO90 :REM*20B

CHDflH

POUNDS

5)*10)/10"F"

10 POUNDS

INCUT MSI? 1

350 It's easy to "measure up" with Motric

:REM*111 PR INT"(2 CRSR DNs)1 FAHRENH :REM-254 EIT TO CELSIUS"

230

170

PRINT"(CRSR DN}2 CELSIUS TO

240

180

INPUT"fCRSR DN}CHOOSE ONE";

250 260

FAHRENHEIT"

:REM*192

:REM»121

IFA=1THENGOTO210

:REM*187

IFA=2 THENGOTO260 :REM«229 PRINT"ICRSR DN}F TO C" :REM+102 INPUT"{CRSR DN)INPUT TEMPER ATURE";T :REM*57 PRINT"{CRSR DN1THE CORRESI'O tJDING

TEMPERATURE

I! I) N ■ MAY/JUNK 1991

:REM*44

THENGOTO420

:REM*110

IFA=2 IFA=3 IFA=4 IFA<1

420

PRINT"(CRSR DNIPOUND TO KIL OGRAMS" :REM'15

430

PRINT INT (([(T-32)*5/9)+.0 S)*10)/10"C" :REM'147 GOTO 1220 :REM*55 PRINT")CRSR DN1C TO F"

440

:REM-167

IFA=1

380 390 400 410

" :REM-50

RUN h right: C-64 2fi

PRINT"[CRER DN14 GRAM TO OU :REM*200 NCES" INPUT"(CRSR DNJCHOOSE ONE"; A

370

160

CONVERSION"

360

Converter.

200 210

:REM*125

300 GOTO1220 :REM*97 310 PRINT"{SHFT CLR)":PRINT"MAS S CONVERSION" :REM'87 320 PRINT"{2 CRSR DNs)l POUND T O KILOGRAMS" :REM«45 330 PRINT"(CRSR DN13 KILOGRAM T O POUNDS" :REM"251 340 PRINT"{CRSR DN}3 OUNCE TO G RAMS" :REM*84

DUE? >

>ILD«IAM

220

190

io r.'tins

* smm io auMcrs

PRINT"(SKFT CLR)":PRINT"TEM

PERATURE

-.1"!

:REM+186

150

. r

3 n!.«M

THENGOTO4S0 :REM*172 THEKGOTO520 :REM*177 THEKGOTO560 :REM*223 OR A>4THENGOTO360 :REM*112

GOSUB440:GOSUB

470:GOTO450

:REM'54

450

INPUT'MCRSR DN}INPUT MASS"; M:RETURN

:REM*3

PRINT INTI[M*.454*.051*10)/ 10" KG" :REM*198 460 GOTO 1220 :REM*0

470

PRINT"(CRSR DN)THE CORRESPO NDING MASS IS ":RETURN ;REM*247

480

PRINT"{CRSR DN)KILOGRAM TO POUNDS" :REM*52 490 GOSUB440:GOSUB470 :REM*114 500 PRINT INT ({M/.454*.05 ) *10) /10" LBS" :REM*57 510 GOTO 1220 :REM*50

520 PRINT"(CRSR DN1OUNCE TO GRA MS" 530 GOSOB440:GOS[;B470 540 PRINT INT ((M*28.4 550

/IB"

GOTO

1220

:REM*149 ;REM"170

.051*10) :REM*96

;REM*90 PRINT"fCRSR DN1GRAM TO OUNC ES" :REM*64 570 GOSUB440:GOSUB470 :R£MM94 580 PRINT INT ((M/28.4+.05 1 *101 560

/10" OZ"

:REM'30

590 GOTO 1220 600 PRINT"(SHFT CLR}"

:REM«130 :REM*115

610 PRINT"(CRSR DNJLENGTH CONVE 620 630

RSION" PRINT"(CRER LOMETERS" PRINT"(CRSR

DN )1 DN}2

:REM"183 MILE TO KI :REM*47 KILOMETER

TO MILES"

640

:REM'197

PRINT"(CRSR NTIMETERS"

DN)3

INCH TO CE :REM*13

650 PRINT"(CRSR DN)4 CENTIMETER 660

TO INCHES" :REM*160 INPUT"(CRSR DNICHOOSE ONE";

670

A IFA=1THENGOTO720

:REK*31 :REM*174

680 690

IFA=2THENGOTO790 IFA=3THENGOTOB30

:REM*23 :REM*251

700

IFA=4THENGOTO870

:REM*10

710

IFA<1

>4 THEN GOTO 790 :REM*180

810

01/100"

860 870

890

:REM*197

:REM»147

PRINT"(CRSR DN1CENTIMETER T :REM*8 9

GOSUB74 0:GOSUB760 :REM*3 9 PRINT INT ((L/2.54t .0051*10

900 GOTO 12 20 REM»187 910 PRINT"(SHFT CLR)" REM*170 920 PRINT"(CRSR DN1VOLUME CONVE RSION" 930

950

740

INPUT")CRSR DN)INPUT DISTAN CE";L:RETURN :REM*75

960

750

GOSUB780

970

760

PRINT INT ((L»1.61+.0051-10

790 PRINT'MCRSR DN}KILOMETER TO :REM»50 MILES" 800 GOSUB740:GOSUB780 :REM*214

CM"

GOTO1220

01/100 " INCHES"

:REM*181

:REM+224

:REM*181

0 INCHES"

730

01/100 " KM" :REM«1 770 GOTO 1220 :REM"61 780 PRINT"(CRSR DN|THE CORRESPO NDING LENGTH IS ";:RETUR»

((L/1 .61♦.0051 + 10

MILES"

820 GOTO 1220 :REM*107 830 PRINT")CRSR DNUNCH TO CENT :REM»159 IMETERS" 840 GOSUB740:GO5UB780 :REM'15 850 PRINT INT ((L*2.54+.0051*10

940

:REM'B4

INT

01/100"

720 PR1NT"[CRSR DN)MILE TO KILO METERS" :REM*96 GOSUB 740:GOSUB780:GOTO760

980

:REM*202

PRINT"(CRSR DN)1 GALLON TO LITERS" :REM*249 PRINT"(CRSR DN}2 LITER TO G ALLON" :REM*165 PRINT"{CRSR DN)3 FLUID OUNC E TO MILLILITERS" :REM*133 PRINT"{CRSR DN)4 MILLILITER TO FLUID OUNCES" :REM*2 INPUT"(CRSR DNICHOOSE ONE"; A

IFA = 1TI!ENGOTO1030

990 IFA=2THENGOTO1100 1000 IFA-3THENGOTO1140

:REM*84 REM*162 REM'165 REH*247

1010

IFA=4THENGOT01180

1030

PRINT"(CRSR DN}GALLON

1020

IFA<1

:REM*0 THENGOTO 970

1040 1050

GOSUB105D:GOTO1060:REM*193 INPUT"(CRSR DNI INPUT VOLUM E";V:RETURN :REM*81

1060

GOSUB1090

:REM"112

1070

PRINT INT({V*3.78+.005)*10 01/100" L" :REM*83 1080 GOTO 1220 :REM*118 1090

1100

PRINT"(CRSR DNJTHE CORREEP ONDING VOLUME IS ";tRETURN

:REM*220 PRINT"(CRSR DNJLITER TO GA LLONS" :REM«161

1110 GOSUB1050:GOSUB1090:REM*70 1120 PRINT INT((V/3.78*.0051*10 01/100"

GAL."

:REM*140

1130 GOTO 1220 :REM*164 1140 PRINT"(CRSR DN|FLUID OUNCE TO MILLILITERS" :REM*45 1150 GOEUB10!~>0:GOSUB1090 :REM'1 10

1160

PRINT INT( (V29.6 + .05)*10) /10" ML" :REM*10

1170 GOTO 1220 1180

:REM-204

PRINT"(CRSR DNIMILLILITER TO FLUID OUNCES" :REM*191

1190 GOSUB1050:GOSUB1090

:REM*182

1200

PRINT INTKV/29.6 + .051*101 /10"FL OZ" :REM*122 1210 GOTO 1220 :REM*244 1220 INPUT"(CRSR DN1RETURN TO M AIN MENU(Y/N)";A$ :REM*95 1230 IFA$="Y"THEM GOTO 10

:REM'37

ITERS"

:REM*218

1240

IFA$o"V"THEN

END

:REM*167

:REM«169

RUN it right: C-64 ILLUSTRATED »V RO[il\ JAREAL'X

MAY/JUNE 1991 ■ K L N

Bomb Squad Find the keys and disarm the bomb in this a-maze-ing race against time.

0 By ROBERT COOK A bomb in the outer wall of a

building will explode in three

minutes, and only wu can pre

vent it. It's your job to retrieve

maining. And try to stay calm. Three grenades are also hidden within the maze. You can use these to break through an inner wall when you can't

full view. You'll find the higher levels eas ier to play if you team the layout of the ma/e by playing at lower levels first. At the end of each game, the level of

five keys from various locations in the

find a clear path to a key or to the bomb.

building's maze of" hallways, then find

To blast through a wall, push the joystick

the maze and the high score for that level (ihe greatest amount of time left on

your way to the bomb and disarm it. There's no time to lose. Are you ready?

in the direction of the wall you want to

the timer) will be displayed. If you've

achieved a new high score, it will be

Then plug your joystick into port 2.

demolish and press the Tire button.

Check the title line to see how many grenades you have available.

highlighted in white; otherwise it will ap

Four Decrees of Tension

all four levels to zero. The program in Listing 1 is a Basic loader that creates Bomb Squad's ma

As you pick up each key by moving

your game token over it, it enters one of the five keyholes in the title line at the top of the screen. This lets you know at a glance how many keys remain in die maze

for you to retrieve. When you've collected all five keys, move the token to the light-green bomb in the dark-green wall and push the joystick in the bomb's direction to disarm it. The

all-clear siren will annouce your success. Remember, you have only three min utes to gather the five keys and get to the

bomb. Glance at the timer in the title line to see how much time you have re-

Bomb Squad offers four challenging levels of play. The difference between them is the size of the window through which you view the maze. The largest

window is 38 columns wide by 22 rows high, the smallest is 10 columns by 6

pear highlighted in light green. Choos ing a new maze resets the high scores for

chine language code. Type in Listing 1, using RUN's Checksum on page <il to catch any typing errors, and save it to disk before running it. Then, get out

there and do something heroic, and

rows. The whole maze is 55 columns by 35 rows, so even the largest window doesn't reveal all of it at once.

please hurry: Time is running out. '<

As you move your token through the halls, the maze will scroll horizontally

Robert Cook is a draftsman and printed circuit board designer who's been program

and vertically through the window for a

ming far years.

Listing 1. Bomb Squad program, (Available on the May/Junu ReHUN disk. To order, call 800-343-0728.1

REM

THIS

SHOULD

LIST

NOT

CREATES

CALLED)

(AND

L=VAL(L$):IF L$>"9"

SC(L$f-55 :REM*136 BY=H»I6+L:PRINT#B,CHR$(BY);

BOMB.ML

:REM*80

5 OPEN e,8,e,"BOMB.ML,P,W" :REM*205

50 NEXT:GOTO 10

CT=0:PRINT"fSHFT CLR}":REM»56

READ A$:IF A$="-1" THEN CLOS E8:PRINT:PRINT"ALL DONE!":EN

12 15

95 NEXT:GOTO 10

101

:REM*70 DATA 0108131340009E203230*3

AS , 20 ) +RIGHTS(A$ , ( LEtJ (AS ) -21 )):GOTO 70 :REM*176

102

:REM*115 THEN THEN

BS=LEFT$(AS,20)*MID$(A$,22,2

B$=MID$fAS,1,20)*MIDJ(AS,22, 20HMIDSIAJ, 4 3,20) :REM*2 4 2 FOR 1=1 TO 30 :REM'181

FOR

C$=MID$(B$,(I*2)-1,2):H$=LEF

0)+RIGHT$(AI,LEN{A$)-42) 1=1

:REM*140 TO LEN(BS)/2:REM«221

;REM*209

HJ>"9" THEN H = A

SCIH$)-55

:REM"85

RUN- MAY/JUNE IS9)

FOR

BOMB,ML

7 303A8F2056 332E3930-000000A

99 320D2FFA900 :REM*2 5 4 DATA 8D0EDC8558855AA940B5*5 9A9D88 55SA9 3 38501A2'09A0012 0ECA3A9378501 :REM*142

104

DATA F5AD18D029F0090EBD1B*D

105

8D4A90E8D20D0 :REM'188 DATA A9008D21D0A0FAA9A099*F

106

9FFD799F9D899 :REM*116 DATA F3D999EDDA88D0E1A90D*8

TS(C$,1):LS=RIGHT$fC$,1)

H=VAL(HS):ir

H$>"9"

SC(H$)-55

85 L=VAL(LSI:IF LS>"9" SCILS1-55

THEN

H=A

:REM»56

THEN L = A :REM*84

RUN it right: C-64; joystick 28

DATA

103 DATA A9018D0EDCA200BD3F1T9 D0038E8E0F0D0F5A200*BD2F129 DB039E8E070D0 :REM»154

C$=MID$[B$,(I-2J-1,21:HS=LEF

H=VAL(HI):IF

HEX

:REM-160

B$=A$:G0T :REM*184 B$=LEFT$(

IF LEN(A$)<21 O 70 IF LEN|A$)<42

T$|C$,1):LJ=RIGHT$(CS,1)

BY=H»16+L:PRINT#8,CHR$(BY); :REM«148 REM

:REM-14 1 BS

TR$(CT):CT = CT+1 IF LEN{A$)<62 THEN

100

:REM*67

:REM«129

PRINT"(HOME}READING LINE "*S

THEN L=A

F03 9 9F9049 9F30599ED+06A90E9

Wii.li four levels

nf play, this game is sura Co be n

5C4A000B9B70FF00620'D2FFC8D

107

108

109

110

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On Your Mark! Test the speed performance ofyour Basic programs with this C-64 utility.

0 By WARUSHRAKE Profiler programs, also called exiculion-tttna analyzers, me among the better kepi secrets

Just before the Brat line to be dined, in

Profiler will pause to prepare its chart,

sert a line containing :i SYS 70S com

then ask where lo send tile chart-—lo the

mand, to tell Profiler i» start its timer.

screen or to your printer. Use a primer

(See Sample Listing IS for an example of how to link in the SYS calls.) just alter

if the Basic program you analyzed was

filer, too. on your C-64 home computer.

the l^st line lobe timed, inserl a line con taining SYS 716, to lell Profiler to stop

The line numbers on the chart corre spond to the line numbers in your Basic

parts of a Basic pnignim, showing you

must make to your Basic program.

in the programmer's toolbox; professional programmers have used them for years. Now you can run a pro

Profiler (>4 finds and reports the slow where you can lake steps to speed things up. Once a program has been line-in ned.

it will operate raster and more efficiently.

Think of Profiler as a stopwatch that

will time each line in a section of a Basic

program. It then creates a "histogram"— a type of bar chart—that shows graphi cally how long each line took to execute compared ft) the othet linn. The longer a

line's bar, die mure dine it took.

Profiler compares each line to the oth er lines rather than to some set amount

of lime, so the true relationships between the lines can be seen easily. If the com parison were done any other way—lor

instance, by merely counting how often each line executed—ihu ehaii COllld be

timing. These are the only changes yon (Don't forget in remove the lines when

you're done.) Going THE Distance Now yon can type Kl.'N to execute your

Basic program. During execution. Profil er will roller! the information it needs

with little fanfare, in fact, yon may nol even notice any difference in the way the

Basic program runs. When execution

ends and yon have control ot your key board again, save the Basic program if needed and then type MEW to erase it from memory.

Finally, load Profiler and run ii. I his

lime, when you see the menu screen

press the key that displays the results.

lengthy.

program. Next to each line number will be a row of dots representing the relative lime [bat the line took. It's common lo see radical differences

in the length of the bars—perhaps a handful of very slow lines among others that need little help. Also, as in our ex ample, von may be surprised lo discov

er which lines are the slowest. The rea sons for their slowness may be readily apparent, as when you've "crunched" more than one statement into a Line, or they may be hard to spot. Things in

look for include unnef essary spaces be tween statements, unneeded parenthe ses in equations, numeric constants

where a variable could be used, and

REM statements in die midst of oft-re

peated loops. These ;ill make Basic pro- ■

misleading.

Hgiire I and Sample Listing A logetlier provide an example of how 1'rofiler works. Notice that although line 70 is the

Sample Listing A. [Also available on the

program, its performance doesn't matt h

the benefit of using Profiler.

REM SCREEN-BLITZ EXAMPLE (RU N PROFILER C64 FIRST) ;REM*119

SYS703:REM START TIMING

May/June ReRUN disk.)

shoi lest and simplest looking line in thu

its appearance. Looks are deceiving, thus Getting Ready

To use Profiler, type in listing 1 using the Checksum on page 61. Then load it,

run it and, by following the prompts, tell

A=INT(RND(0)*16)

:REM*242

B=INT(A/4)+1

:REM*108

50 60

POKE646.A PRINTMID$I"(CRSR

it to prepare to analyze a program. When

the computer is ready, clear memory by typing tile command NEW. The Basil portion of Profiler will be erased, bui the important parts will remain hidden, wailing to do [heir work.

Profiler graphically graded lines 30-80 of

Next, load the Basic program you

the cade at right. Notice that line 70 looks

like It would perform better than it does.

KL'N it right: C-64j printer nplionul 32

RUN' MAV/jUNK 1991

{CRSR LF)";

C=C+1

SYS716:REM

:REM*14 RT)[CRSR LF

I1CRSR UPHCRSR DS)",B,1 ] ;"{

CTRL 9)

Figure 1. The above screen shows haw

want to analyze—but don't run it yet.

HERE

:REM*171

:REM'235 :REM*85

IFCO000THEN30

:REM*145

STOP

TIMING

HERE

:REM*25

100

POKE646,PEEK(53281 )+1 :REM*151

110

REM

CONTINUE

WITH

PROGRAM..

!REM*237

grams slow down noticeably. (For more

hints, see Stlphane DirschaueVi article "Breaking the Basic Speed Limit." in

tbejaniuury/febniary 1991 RUN, when program modifications arc discussed in

detail.)

same program more than once, to super-

tune it. Profile ii again and again, until

you've squeezed mil all the [)ci for mancc

passible. Your patience and persistence

You can, ofcourse, use Profiler on the

ence will make you grin. Set' you at the track! Kj

arc practically (he only limits!

II'you take speed very seriously, rememlier that you can fine-tune Basic

Hints for Finishing First

compiler programs. The speed differ

programs with Rpofilerand then compile them u.siiiH any of the popular Basic

Ward Shrake is a systems analyst, digital

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Sample Listing B. This shnws haw SYS calls are linked to tin- files to bo tested. (Also available on ReRUN.)

5 SYS703 10 FORI=1TO100:NEXT

:REM*111

:REM*45

20 FORI=1TO200:N£XT

F0RI=1TO300:NEXT

:REM»93 :REH"77

40 FORI=1TO50:NEXT

:REM*41

SYS716

Listing 1. Profiler 64 program. [Available on the May/Juno ReRUN disk. To order, call BO0-343-O72B.1 10

C-OTO120:RF.M

MAIN

MENU :REM*177

20 FORI-LTOH JREM'88 30 A=P*PEEK(I*N)+PEEK(I}:IFA=.T HEN50

:REH*4

40 C=I-L+N:J=J+N:E{J,N)=C:E(J,2 )=A:IFA>DTHEND=A :REM*0 50 NEXT :REM*180

60 RETURN

:REM'202

F0RI=NTOJ

:REM'15B

B=INT(E(I,2)/D*70):IFB<2THEN 100 :REM«105 PRINT#1,RIGilT$<"{3 SPACEs}".

STR$<E(I,N)),4)"

INT((B-Nl/Kl) 100 NEXT 110

";LEFTS(M$,

:REM*106 :REM*230

RETURN

:REM«252

120 CLR:GOSUB680 :REM*57 130 PRINT"{3 CRSR DNsIPROFILER

C64(2 SPACES)(VERSION 1.11"

300

:REM*72 :REM'188

SYS679

310 PRINT"(CRSR DNJALL READY.

OFILER,

340

AND"

:REM»255

150

PRINT"PRESS 1 TO PREPARE FO R ANALYSIS, OR" :REM*95

160

PRINT"PRES5

180

POKE198,0

DISPLAY TH

E RESULTS, OR" :REM*20 170 PRINT"PRESS 3 TO QUIT." :REM*182

190 IFPEEK(198)=0TIIEN190

:REM«49

:REM*142

200 GETGS 210 IFG$="1"THEN250 220 IFGS="2"THEN380 230 IFG$<'"3"THEN180

:REM*97 :REM*235 :REM*35 :REM*70

240

:REM*113

END

250 RESTORE:PR1NT"(CRSR ARIPJG

DN)PREP

MACHINE

CODE..." :REM+l37

260

FORI=679TO765

;REM'l39

270

280 290

SPACEs}READF:POKEI,F :REM*131 NEXT :REM-155 PRINT"(CHSH UP)SETTING UP A

NALYZER...{3

SPACEs}"

PRINT/11 ,SPC(20) ; "PROFILER C :REM*86 64 BY WARD SHRAKE"

610 620

PRINTS1:PRINT#1 PRINT#1,"LINE #{4 HPARATIVE AMOUNT

":PRINTS! 640 GOSUB70

:REM*230 PRINT"VIEW OR PRINT THE ANA

LYZER'S

REPORT."

370

END

380

PRINT" (CRSR

:REM*192 :REM*243

DtJIONE MOMENT..

.(8 SPACEs}" 390 RUM (ANALYSIS

:REM*242 BUFFER AREA @

49152-53247}

:REM*185

Til

:REM*82

:REM'251 ;REM*15

650 660 670 680

PRINT"ALL DONE." :REM'248 PRINT#1:CLOSE1 :REM'182 END :REM*29 I=0:L=0:H=0:A=0:B=0:C=0:D=0

690

GS="":J=0:MS="":N=1:P=256 :REM'0 MS = "(5 EHFT Qs) (5 SIIFT WsK 5 SHFT Qs)(5 SHFT Ws}"

700

:F=0

:REM*59

:REM*6

710 M$ = MS«-M$:MS=M$ + M$ :REM*191 720 DIM E(2048,2]:REM 'THINKING ROOM' ARRAY :REM-227 730 RETURN :REM*107 740 DATA 169,192,133,252,169,0, 133, 251,168,145,251,230,251 ,208,250,230 :REM'97 750 DATA 252,166,252,224,208,20 8,242,96,120,169,217,141,20

:REM*132

:REM*10

430

READF:POKEI,F

:REM*32

440 NEXT 450 FORI=192TO207 460 POKE839.I: 470 SVS830

:REM*56 :REM*203 :REM*112 :REM'57

IFPEEK<829>=1THENH=(1*256)+

255 490 NEXT 500 GOSUB20 PRINT"PRESS

:REM*100 :REM*110 :REM*118 1

FOR

OR"

PRINTER, :REM*26

PRINT"PRESS 2 FOR SCREEN.fC RSR DN}" :REM*107 530 REH USER'S RESPONSE :REM*45 540 POKE198.0 :RF:M«1 54 550 IFPEEK|198)=0THEN5S0

,3,169,2,141

:REM*235

GETGS:K=VAL(GJ)

DATA

21,3,88,96,120,169,49,

770

DATA

57,133,251,165,58,9,19

141,20,3,169,234,141,21,3,8 8,96,160,0,165 :REM+34

..13..25..177.251,170,232,1 38,145,251,208

780

790

:REM*181

IFGS="1"THENOPEN1,4:GOTO600 IFGS="2"THENOPEN1,3:GOTO640

:REM*245

760

520

580

TIME

:REM'l 10 :NEXT

570

RESTORE:FORI=679TO765:READF

420 FORI=828TOB54

560

:REM*88 SPACEsJCO

LINE TOOK"

PROGRAM AFTERWARDS TO"

360

510

600

630 PRINTS,"

3S0

4 80

:REM*153

PRINT"SYS 716 STOPS THE PRO FILER." :REM*21i PRINT"{CRSR DN)RELOAD THIS

410

GOTO540

:REH*252

:REM*31

140 PRINT"BY WARD EHRAKE"

OAD THE PROGRAM YOU":REM*96 320 PRINT"WISH TO ANALYZE NOW. REMEMBER THAT" :REM*ia0 330 PRINT"SYS 703 STARTS THE PR

;REM*78

590

800

DATA

:REM*108

13,165,58,9,192,133,25

..17..25.,170,232,138,145,2 51 ,76,49,234,0 :RHM*124 DATA 0,169,0,141,61,3,160,0 ,185,0,192,205,60,3,208,4,2 00,208,245,96

DATA

:REM«2

169,1,141,61,3,96

:REM-142B

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Super Snapshot V.5

will print screen graphics or .sprites in color if you own a Star Rainbow or Epson

This May Be the Last

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Cartridge You'll Ever Need

If that weren't enough, this cartridge also sports a telecommunications termi

Super Snapshot From I.MS Technolo gies is perhaps the best cartridge-based

as other commercial programs, it's easy

rious statement, considering thai I've had the opportunity (or misfortune) over the

as the X-Modem, Y-Modem and Punter

nal program. While not as sophisticated

Lo use and (best of all) is available at the touch of a button. The terminal program supports baud rates up to 'JGOO, as well

software fbi the (MSI and 128 that I've tested in years, Whoa, hold on! Thai's a se

protocols.

years to lest dozens of programs, car

There isn't much to complain about

tridge and otherwise. 1 don't make llic

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What is Super Snapshot, yon ask? Rrst and foiemost, ii's a little cartridge thai fits snugly into your expansion port. It is un remarkable except for the small black

liitiiun on the top—a button dial is iIil1

power ofthe entire Snapshot system. 1 he second it is pressed, regardless ol the pro

with Super Snapshot. The "unlimited Supur Snapshot's manus guide you through.

use in your own programs. Additionally, machine language programmers have available a very good monitor program, Invokable at any time. Aside from a gamer's viewpoint, the bean of Super Snapshot lies in its file am! turbo load/save routines, DOS Wedge, and ability (with limitations) to

lives" feature is not 11)0 percent reliable (but did work with 11 of the H arcade games 1 tested), and the terminal prograin is fairly primitive. Regardless, this jewel is perhaps the last cartridge you'll

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routines become available to you via a

.save some programs in unprotected form. Super Snapshot's file routines in

Turbo Master CPU

series of easily navigated menus.

clude file copy, disk copy and parameter

Now, 64 Owners Can Taste

gram currently running. Super Snapshot

If you have a game miming, there are

copy schemes. Using special external

immediately attra< live. For example) say you're down (o your last life in B favorite you unlimited lives at a touch of the but

tection from several dozen commercial programs (for archival use only). I glanced at the parameters available; most of them were for recently released

ton. With ibis cartridge, you can move

games.

several features of this cartridge thai are arcade game. Super Snapshot will allow

files, para meter copy removes copy pro

The DOS and file routines are com

through even level ofyour favorite game without fear of dying. Similarly, you can

pletely compatible with the 1541/71/81

gether for those games thai use tliis method to determine life and death.

your source and destination chives for

disable sprite collision detection alto

How many times have you booted a

game, only to lind the joystick in the

wrong port? Super Snapshot will easily

swap joystick ports for you via software. I was skeptical ol this feature until I had die chance to test it out, and it really works. On a related note, you can also enable joystick auto-lire from the Snap shot menus,

This cartridge is remarkable in its abil

ity to interrupt Just about any program

and then display the sprites, redefined characters sets, and sounds used by llie program. You can even save a game's

sprites or redefined characters to disk to 3l>

R U N ■ MAY/JUNE 1**01

disk drives, and let you set device num bers via software. Moreover, you can set

file and liisk copying and default direc tory viewing. You can scratch or rename files and format disks (a fast 30-second format) at any time, and create an autoboot Hie from just about any program. 'file Snapshot system itself is designed

to save a memory resident program in

the form of a single file. I'or example, you can load in a game that is memory

resident (which means thai doesn't have to load ancillary files during execution), then save the game as a single, autoboot-

ing program. Yon can also interrupt any program and either save the graphics

screen or prim ii out. Super Snapshot

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four times faster than normal, a soupedup disk operating system and built-in DOS Wedge commands.

The Turbo Master cartridge is about

the size of the 17(M RAM cartridge and plugs directly into the expansion port ol the computer, it's unremarkable, save for the DIP switches located on top that con trol various configuration aspects of the replacement CPU. The cartridge sports

a 650SC microprocessor, which, inciden tally, is identical to the 6510 found in

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GALLERY wilh most of the giinics, but was rather annoying when it did. Turbo Master is

your C-64 computer, except for the 6502C's enhanced op-code set. [The

also unable to view bit-maps loaded into

6510 ;iiul 6502 are identical excepl for zero-page addresses 0 and 1, which act

a certain area ol ROM.

Most commercial games can be accel

xis data direction registers used For map ping ROM and RAM in and out.) The Turbo Master is actually a computer unto

erated, as long as you disable the car tridge while die game's fastload routines load in [heir program files. Once the files are loaded, you can usually rc-enablclbe

itself, complete with CPU, 64 K of RAM and as EPROM, ()nce [he cartridge is installed) the nor mal C-64 screen will appear and inform you that Turbo Master is active. You c;in set the cartridge for either 1-MHz or 4-

■1-Ml 1/ mode without any problems,

I tested the cartridge on numerous graphics-intensive games, and though it was vexing having to enable and disable

the cartridge during disk loads, 1 had

MHz mode via DIP switches or software.

'["his unique feature lets you switch from

Tin; Turbo Master CPU features easily

One mode to the Other "on-thc-fly" while

accessible DIP switches.

i mining B program. Tile other DM1

unly minor problems (such as artifacting).

switches permit you to disable the car

utility disk that allows it to be used with GEOS. Keep in mind, however, that you'll be unable to use GEORAM with this

The enhanced ROM gives you access to

product unless you get a cartridge expan

tridge Or select the cartridge's enhanced ROM over the C-64's "normal" ROM.

sion motherboard to plug both cartridges into the same port (a configuration that raises serious power supply questions), Turbo Master is not currently compatible with any Commodore REU.

the fastload routines, which so far work only with the 1541 or 1371 (in 1541

model disk drives. Hie enhanced ROM does not mppori tape operation. Compatibility

At 4 Ml!/., your mouse will jitter fran

tically. Thankfully, a special mouse driver

A key question about die Turbo Master cartridge is, obviously: How compatible

included on the utility disk corrects the

is it? The short answer: very compatible. The longer answer, however, must lake into account that program1- that rely on

problem.

problems, and these include almost all of

eral commercial products wouldn't work wilh the cartridge. 1 attribute this to a couple of possibilities. The game may use

This cartridge will surely be interesting to gainers. Will it speed up sluggish game

programs? Yes and no. 1 found thai sev

precise disk timing routines may have

today's commercial games. [There is a work-around, but more on that later.) Since I couldn't very well test the 12,000

undocumented 6502 op-codes that are

or so commercial programs available for

incompatible with the 6502C (undocu mented codes can be used as a form ol

ma:i)r of you probably use on a day-to

copy protection). -Also, some games may

the C-fi4,1 concentrated on software that

Fligln simulators, which are graphicsintensive. seemed likely candidates for TUrbo Maste; so 1 tested several. Flight Simulator II wouldn't work with the car

tridge installed, though 1 understand a patcli is being developed lor this pro gram. Both Strike Acts and Combat Pilot booted, but each had a lot of artifacting.

fust about every game had to be loaded

in 1-MHz mode first, then switched to Fast mode after the disk access ended. On die bright side, the 4-MHz mode transformed the normally sluggish Strike Aces into a real speed demon. The graphics updates were snappy and much more responsive to joystick input.

One final note on compatibility: not all routines benefit from 'linbo Master.

Any routine that taps into the hardware interrupt vector, such as housekeeping, cursor blinking and liming routines, will

continue to operate at the same speed,

because '/m of a second is the same whether you're at 4 Mil/, or 1 MM/.

Likewise, sound and graphics routines that rely on the Jiffy clock or internal

day basis.

lake control of or remap ROM in a way

cartridge.

environment, Turbo Master adds snap to

I experienced ";irtifacting" .several times while playing games with bi-res graphics, This is nothing more than die dom lines and patterns. It didn't happen

grammers, though, will absolutely love

that "confuses" the cartridge.

GEOS users will be happy to know that tiie cartridge works well within the (-EOS the normally slow screen-scrolling rou

appearance on-screen of a series of ran

tines that are a hallmark of GEOS. A

patch is included on the Turbo Master

timers will not gain anything from the Great Benehts kor Pkogkammers

Basic and machine language pro

Turbo Master Speed Trials THIS TABLE compares the TurboMaster-enhanced C-64 to the standard C-64 and three IBMs. The limes (reported in

to the screen; and performed two calcu lations during the 40,000 loops (one calculation numerical, the other form

seconds) were generated by running a

ing strings). Listed in parentheses is the

Basic program that executed two nested loops (1 io 200); printed a # character

umn 1). For example, the TurboMaster

ail, TurboMaster really proved itself.

—Ran [an BOSE Winnipeg, Manitoba

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Turbo AT

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12.3(3.9)

32.8(1.5)

8.3 (5.7)

130.1 (1)

36.4 (3.6)

268.2 (0.5)

19.6(2.4) 165.4 (0.8)

172.3(1)

45.1 (3.8)

139.6(1.2)

83.3 (2.1)

36.2 (4.8)

C-64

Turbo Master

Microprocessor

6510

65C02

Speed Nested Loop Screen Write Nested Loop

1.02 MHz

ed loop than the standard C-64. Over-

speed relative to the standard C-64 (col

System

With Calculation

was 3.9 limes faster executing the nest

k L N ■ MAY/JUNE 1990

286

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HARDWARE

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Turbo Master. 1 wrote a small Basic bub

sembled from the keyboard of an original

ble .sort program to sort 100 one-dimen

C-64. Moreover, it's mounted on a sturdy plastic base and held there by aluminum strips thai tun the length of the keyboard.

sional arrays.At I Mil/, my routine took

1 minute, SO seconds. At 4 MHz, the sort

was accomplished in jusi under 2-1 sec

If you're worried about color coordina

onds! However, you will have to work with For-Ncxt loops carefully to achieve liming. And you may have to disable 1 he

placement keyboard, or your interior

because they scroll by too quickly to read!

six-foot ribbon cable. Installation is lairly

tion and such, look elsewhere for a re

decorator will resign.

cartridge when listing Basic programs,

It is connected to the computer via a

Machine language programmers will marvel at the speed with which Turbo

Straightforward and doesn't require sol

dering or much technical expertise. First, three screws at the back of tbe computer must be removed so you can get to the

Master compiles source code. I tested it with Better Working's Rawer Assembler for the C-6-1 and was pleasantly sur

19-pin socket that drives the computer's own keyboard. This sockel fits rather

prised at both lilt- speed advantage for compiling and the briskness with which

the full-sneen editoi responded—even

with extremely large source aide files. All in all, the liirbo Master CPU is an effective CPU replacement for your Commodore computer. While there are

drawbacks to the CI'U (such as incompat ibility with .some programs), the price is

well worth the benefits of having an ac celerated machine, plus a built-in turbo loader and DOS Wedge commands. Tur

bo Master is available in a version com patible with Creative Micro Design's JifiyDOS. However, only JiflyDOS revision 5.05 is fully supported so far. (Sdtnedlgr Systems, PO Box 596-1, Ashevilte, NC 28813; C-6-I/SH9)

The Stik-Gripper Total Control Stand

This Product Really Lends A Hand in Flight Simulations It seems that having a third hand is a

prerequisite for some games. This is es

pecially true offlight/combat simulators,

which often require both keyboard and joystick input. The Stik-C.rippcr can give you that third hand.

This nifty little gizmo is really a sturdy plastic stand, which assembles in min utes, on which you can mount jusi aboiii

anyjoystick, li stands roughly li> inches

high and is constructed in such a way as

to fit snugly between your legs. Tbe

Hanged base of the Stik-Gripper slides

underneath your thighs, so the weight of

your body holds the stand in place.

l ui-ii the rowdiest gamers will maintain control with the Stik-Grippor.

I tested the device on several programs that require both keyboard and joystick

input. Klight/combat simulators benefit ed must hum the setup. In tan. [he Stik-

Gripper imparts a realistic feel to flight simulation control; with the joystick firm

ly mounted before me, 1 was aide to con trol flight and combat missions with great accuracy. The results while playing

arcade games, hcnveveT) were suspect— especially with games thai require sud

den and precise maneuvers. The stand wobbles a bit if the joystick is moved too

abruptly; you may have to brace it with your fire hand on occasion.

In summary, the Stik-Gripper is great

for all would-be combat pilots. (Duggan

DeZign Inc., 300 Quaker him. Unite 7,

WarvncK RI02886; C-64 or 128/$19.99)

Detachable Keyboard For the C-64

This Intended Space-Saver Is Actually Rather Iit convenient Ifyour computer setup is anything like

mine, chances are you always seem to have more equipment than desk space.

Wouldn't ii be nice to move your com

puter out of the way, yet still have access

to the keyboard?- Well, now you can with

The Detachable Keyboard for the C-U4 from SEK. (Sorry C-128 owners, this

Then, using the supplied velcro tabs, yon

won't work with your computers.)

If the joystick 1ms suction cups you can forgo the velcro tabs, which are attached with adhesive strips. However, I found

around for several years for just about ev

attach a joystick to the top of the stand.

that since the top of the stand is some

what porous, suction cups easily come unstuck in the heat of battle. Since the whole premise behind the

Stik-Gripper is to free one of your hands,

Detachable keyboards have been

snugly and I had to exercise care when I removed it so as not to bend the pins, (Rocking the socket gently lef(-to-righi while easing ii offseemed to help.) Once the old sockel is out, the Detached Key board sockel is inserted in its place. With the new keyboard attached, you're instantly faced with another dilem ma; Vou can't fully close (he computer case because ofthe protruding ribbon ca

ble. While this problem is more a matter of aesthetics than functionality (the open case won't harm your computer), you may waul to keep the computer covered

in some fashion if you live in a particu

larly dusty environment The documen

tation states that yon can pass the ribbon

cable through the user port, Inn then you

won't be able to use a modem.

The feel of this keyboard is about the same as an original C-64, though the

feedback is a bit mushy. My biggest com

plaint is that, unlike a regular keyboard,

the Detachable's kcysei slants away from you when lying flat, and there are no

hinged feet on the back to raise the key set to a Comfortable angle. Even when I

placed the keyboard on my lap, typing

fell clumsy and uncomfortable.

if I sound skeptical about the Detach

able Keyboard it's because I sec no real space-saving value in it. The keyboard il-

selfwill take up just about as much room as your C-fi<l—and you're going lo have

to make room on your desk to store the computer also, not to mention the un ruly six-fool ribbon cable, (A round cable

would have been more manageable.)

Add to this the fact that the keyboard is

uncomfortable to type on. If you use your C-64 in a work envi

ronment with a lot of grit, grime oi dusl

(such as in a coal mine), then the Detach

ery computer except the 64, and such

able Keyboard makes sense, since it let.s

tered desk. If nothing else, it's nice to be able to sit back, plop a keyboard on your

you're looking for something to make

keyboards certainly can help clear a clut

lap, and have at your favorite game.

The Detached Keyboard for the C-64

isn't a pretty animal: it appears to be as

you protect your computer. However, if

working at your 64 a more comfortable, convenient experience, I'd pass on this

one. (SER, I'O Ilox S5382, Racine, Wl 53408; C-64/$45) ■ MAW[UNE 1991

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ProTips Some good advice and ideas about Basic 2.0, the 1581 disk drive, GEOS and word processors. Compiled by JANICE GREAVES

1581 Dkive: Inserting a disk in a 1581

drive requires a push that usually slides the disk drive back across the desk. With two 1581 drivvs.ii 1571 and a 1541, this minor annoyance really began to get on

General Worn* Processing: Beware of depending too much on spell chucking devices in your word processing pro

grams. They don't pick up grammatical

errors such as "there" for "their," or typos

my nunt.s!

that are real words like "is" for "it"

My visiting daughter came to the res cue; For $2 she purchased one of those

will return you to the beginning of the

flexible rubber jar-lid gripperB that can be found in most housewares depart

ments, I trimmed the piece to lii under i!ilj feet of the drive, and set the 1581s on top ... No more shifting!

—William Clark Lyndkn, WA

Also, many word processing programs

document after executing the -Save com

mand. This can be quite aggravating if

you wani to save while in the middle of a long document—which is certainly a

very good idea. You can easily End your place again if you mark it before taving with n string of unusual characters, such as this: •***•••••*.

Then use the Find command to locate Basic 2.0: To find out how much room is left on ;i disk quickly; simply type: LOAD"S3",9J

)J=RETURNJ

LISTJ

your place. If your word processor

doesn't have a Find option, make your place marker easy to spot so you can pick

it om while scrolling through the text

—Jack FOURN1ER

It will lisi the title and the number of blocks free. —John Hollander Newmarket, ONTARIO

Venice, PL

when 1 just, don't need to spend lime

loading and running a word processing program.

10 OPEN 3,

20 GETKEY AS

Make the boxes a lew pixels small and let

the automatic expansion take care oi uni

form size and placement If you want to

PRINT"{CTRL 9)";AS

let you correct mistakes!

—Luke Cqadv Trupant; Ml

structions lell yon to press CONTKOL-S to

toggle the font size between medium and small. The CLE/HOME key does the same thing in a single keystroke. —David M. JORDAN

lit oiNGEN, West Germany 40

RUN' MAY/JUNK 199)

print. lo draw circles that also print out as circles, first select the pixel measure, then

draw a square, manually adjusting the scale to 80 pixels per inch horizontally (X) and 72 pixels per inch vertically (Y). Select the circle tool, click first in the up per-left corner of the square, then move the mouse till the circle fills the square. The cross hairs of the pointer will be in the lower-right corner of the square.

Click again anil you will have a perfect citrle. Then erase the square, and you're finished.

Unfortunately, the Grid function cannoi be used for correct placement because —RANJAN BOSE WINNIPEG, Manitoba

GEOS: Do you have lots of geoKonts yet

can't remember what they all look like? Are you too g«oTired to go looking for just the right one in your well main

a file icon. (I use an uppercase F and

fault canvas color is light gray. It doesn't have lo be undone later since your out

put is noi affected unless you're using a color printer. And it's invisible when Color OIF is clicked from the options menu.

CERTIFICATE Maker: The screen in

pear oblong, both on the screen and in

tine Hilling.

grid. I usually use white since the- de

Type carefully, though, because it won't

straint function when drawing squares or

circles. The result is that the objects ap

tained!?!) geoCatalog of gSoEOtll sam ples? QuitgBoWbiningl Use an icon ed

canvas color to put down a convenient

50 GOTO 20

80 dpi, hut 72 dpi. GeoPaint's Vertical scale of 80 pixels per inch affects it-s Con

8 pixels, click Color Off in the options

move the image in your scrap less [ban

The 8x8 color cards can he clearly seen if you select Color mode and use

30 PRINT#3,"";AS; 40

vour edit boxes will automatically ex pand to the nearest 8x8 card borders,

menu and use a regular edit box lor your

printing on an 80-dpi printer, however, the vertical pitch of most primers is not

it also allows 80 pixels per vertical inch. GeoPaint; You can use Color mode as a snaj) feature in gcoPaint. When color is on or when using cut, copy, or paste,

Basic 2.0: This quickie program leu my computer and printer act like a typewrit er. It's handy when typing addresses onto form letters, for typing short notes, and

scale of 80 pixels per incb is fine when

—William Turcotte Maple Grove, MK Gr.oPAENT: Despite ali the improve ments that have gone into geoPaint, it

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redone. So applications like gcoFile that you used with an earlier version of Gr'.OS are now worthless, Right?

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geoWatch Unlock a bountiful treasure chest oflittle-known, but useful, GEOS accessory programs. By GERRY DESCOTEAUX

ultimate in GKOS telecommunications

KYKRYON E I -I KES A TAI £ about find

GEOS. either by double-clicking on the

I've (iuj; up some program gems: some

on the disk) or by escaping GEOS

of the mosi helpful tools in liic GEOS collection. The majority of these pro-

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geoPaint Gems When winking with GKOS, I often need to use stoi ed graphics, such as "larg er than window" geoftiint clips. GeoPainl doesn't allow you to dip or copy anything

program's boot file (usually the firsi lilt-

tion, most of these programs can return

you 10 ihe original Basic screen, which is necessary for using the Khoot function. If you choose, you can install a reset button on your C-64, so that even if the jirogi am doesn't return you to Basic, you

and, voila.', everything in RAM is present

another companion to geoWrite that reads any Commodore sequential text

marriage is Doug Fults'S I'aini Drivers program. It creates drivers thai "print"

Hies back and Forth between geoPubllsh and geofeint, endowing you with greatly improved editing and line-tuning capa

bilities. Paint Drivers cornea on theGEOS 2.(1 system disk from Berkeley Soliwoiks. Down the RAM Road

you preview the files and leave out any you don't want to convert.

was the problem. Months later 1 ran

. .. and Watch thk Time!

ed that the chip configuration in my (>■!

the programmers at Berkeley hadn't up dated the Rboot lile to accommodate their 512K RAM expansion unit. Now, thanks to the extraordinary program ming talent of Jim Collet tu, geoRAM

owners can take advantage ol Kin mi. just download his Rboot Vlx from the Ql.ink/GEOS libraries.

Keep in File

Jim also wrote geoWizard and Mini-

Desk, an accessory included on the geo-

Wizard disk. MiniDesk is great for re

naming, scratching and copying files

between disks, and can be run either as

sometimes need to download informa tion or graphics from one of the telecom

geoWizard. The geoWizard disk (see the

a standard desk accessory or through

munications .systems I patronize. The

January/February 1991 RUN, p. 48) is

tem liisk saves me the lime of shutting down my C-64, loading the needed com munications software, then, after the

RUN'S GfLOS l"ower I'ak disks 1 and '2

download, returning to GEOS and reloading the files I had in RAM—per haps til) ol them.

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file from the GKOS desklbp. HulmcView

the Q-link/GEOS experts, who suggest

When working with the RAMdisk, I

Rbool program on Berkeley's GEOS sys

Joe is also responsible for ilulmeView,

can be a real lime-saver, because it lets

went to work, shortly discovering that

Improving the geol'ublish/geol'aim

contain (66 one-letter, 95 wo-letter, and

il. Searching for a solution, I consulted

screen, you can turn geoPaint graphics of

my most valued tools for creating docu ments that combine text and graphics. Along [he same line, a greal tool For

cording to the number of letters they

tion wouldn't work and I felt lost wilhoul

program's full-size geoftiint-like preview any size into photo scraps. This is one ol

both the words and sentences you've

so forth).

ing to Basic is euler LOAD BRBOOT",8,1

across geoRep Jim on Q-Link and laid out my story. He just couldn't buy it and

it easy to do the impossible, horn the

Write Hand Man. by Joe Buckley, counts

work disks, all 1 need to do after return

Thus, it's impossible to save an entire laiye image as a photo scrap, li can be

[feint Snap by Dennis N. Seitt makes

In Power I'ak I, you'll also find a handy program for use with gcoWrite.

written, and categorizes the words ac

and ready to use. When I first tried geoRAM, this func

which is much less convenient.

Follow the Right TRACK

can get there without turning off the computer and losing the files in HAM. With the Rboot file in RAM and on my

linger than what appears in its approxi mately one-sixth-page work window.

saved only in ;i standard geoPaini file,

programs. To get geoTerm from Q-Link

available from Comm-plex Software.

can be purchased through RUN Special Products. Power Pak I includes the orig

inal version of Bill Cole man's geoTerm—a terminal program for use in side GKOS. GeoTerm 2, in ftiwer I'ak 2, provides multiple-piotoiol file transfers and lull buffer (unctions, making it die

Talking about time. Rick Koch's auloexecute file called Auto Clock makes a handy addition to tile GKOS system disk. During boot-up it asks for the time and date, then makes this information avail

able lo GKOS for time- and dale-stamp ing of documents each lime you work on diem, When you need lo know the last

time you worked on a file, you can either look it up by accessing ihe deskTop's File Infonualiori menu or by selecting the file and pressing COMMODORE/Q.

Still another toy for you time watchers is Analog Clock by Douglas S. Curtis.

This desk accessory places an analog clock on your screen from inside any ap plication. It's handy if you don't have a clock in the room and don't want to bother going through the deskTop to check the lime. Analog Clock and Auto

Clock are both available on Q-Link. All Thai1 Gi.i-ams Is Not Gold A couple other geoWrile gems are

Tool Kit by Rick Kiant/ and Wrong Is Write by Q-I.ink's Red Storm (Joe Buck ley). "Ibol Kit lets you do entire-docu

ment formatting, rather than the page-

by-page formatting currently available in geoWrite. This program is a must if you

create multi-page word processing doc uments in GEOS. Wrong Is Write is the finest and most

versatile text convener available any where, in my opinion. This little ouggei □Fa program transfers any won! pro

cessing file between the GEOS and Com modore sequential formats, It's great for downloading ;ini! editing texi files, and

it's easy to use, too. Another aiuo-exeeute program I'll like

seven minutes. One keystroke or touch of

the mouse immediately restores the

Convert lets you switch files between GKOS and the telecommunications for

you for it.

mat needed for up- or downloading; ver sion y.Ti allows multiple file selection. The

To change inpUl or printer drivers while inside :i GKOS application, you've

always had to access the desktop and then the appropriate menu. Now, with

.Selector fi-l by John L Blown installed

in your KAMdisk, you can switch drivers

almost instantly From within an appli

system disk, Jim Holloway's Blackout

and a paint-pages driver, or a Koala pad

blanks your screen when it hasn't sensed any mouse or keyboard activity for six or

series of GEOS conversion programs.

screen just as it was before. Be sure to get this program—your monitor will thank

in mention tan save your monitor s< reen from "burn in" when the display doesn't

change Fora longtime. Installed on your

Colemon. Convert 2.5 is the latest in his

cation. It's handy, (or example, when a

task requires both a dark-print driver and a mouse.

Finally, there is another creation by Bill

original version of Convert is available on HI W's tower fak disk 1: upgrades come

from the massive Q-l.ink libraries.

Thesejewels are at the top of my trea

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More geoGems By STKPHANF. DIRSCHAUER

Desk accessories are possibly the

toolbox togeoPaint. When activated, it

most helpful of all the programs avail

replaces the old icon strip with a new

able for use with GEOS. The GKOSsys-

one offering Ifi [unctions thai rotate, skew and slant any block of graphics. It

letn disks contain seven of them, and

(here are more, llcic's a sampling:

also generates an amusing cITcct. better

Michael X Graham's MeasureMan transports geoPaint's ruler tool to other

seen than described, that "arrows" the

applications. With it, you tan measure

fact, seems like a pan of gcoPaint, thai is, until you discover that its changes arc only temporary. In order to keep the changes, you must use an old tool

the length of any image in both pixels and inches.

Bill Sharp's geoIiexCalc. a replace ment for the old Calculator accessory, is

intended primarily for programmers.

text. Newlools is well executed and, in

to modify the screen in someway, even if it's only by drawing a shape and then

Its major distinction is its ability to ac cept input and present output in any of

erasing it. Nevertheless, New'lbols is a great idea, and with any luck even bet

nary (base 2| and, of course, decimal

ter programs of its type will come along eventually.

three forms: hexadecimal (base l(i). bi

(base 1(1). Calculations tan he made in any of the bases, and converting values

from base to base is a snap. In addition to doing the standard four arithmetic

operations (there's no exponent key), geoHexCalccan perform AND, < IRand

exclusive-OR calculations. All in all, this

accessory is a great addition to geoProgranimer work disks. Tor oilier users, ihough, it's limited in thai it handles only those integers from 0 to 65,535.

Adding Tools Biilh of these desk accessories have

at least one thing in lotnmon: They work with any application, providing it supports die iiles. Some accessories, however, are intended for use with only one program. David B, Ferguson's

New'lbols, for example, adds a Fresh

... Automatically The rarest type of GEOS companion program, and possibly the most in

triguing, is the auto-execute file. It can

grammer*i Reference Guide). The system puts up a dialog box saying "System Er ror near #xxxx," then freezes. You can

eliminate the System error by putting NewSysError on your system disk. It modifies the Panic routine so you can usually escape a .System error and re

turn to t!ie deskTop by just clicking your mouse.

Another auto-execute file is Larry Armstrong's Quick-Dater, which prompts you for the system date before

GEOS activates the deskTop. There's

also AutoRAW, a utility thai plays RAWlype sound files upon booting.

Consult your favoriie telecommuni

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A word of caution: Be very careful if you add any auto-exec files to your original system disks.

he opened from the desktop just like other programs, but, installed on your system disk, it will load and run auto

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The .System error is the deadliest of the (iKOS demons. When (he comput

er is asked (must always inadvertently) to execute a BKK assembly language

instruction, it jumps lo a routine with

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and Die (see The Official CEOS Pro-

On a playful note, Lester Cork's geo-

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from the QuantumLink online network. By GERRY DESCOTEAUX

ALONE AND APPREHENSIVE, you

poise 10 begin the journey to download'

ing from QuantumLink. After all, to the new traveler such a network is dark and

mysterious. This article will end your

low: Search the Libraries, and Browse the Libraries.

C-fH or C-128, and once you've found a title you wish to download, you're

Let's run through an example: You

shown its dossier and prompted to scleei the Download menu.

want to download a file called Amoclock. Q-Link will ask, "What is the

anxiety. If you can push your Fl, FS, F5 and F7 keys, then you have the power to

name of the file you wish to download?" Respond hy typing autoclock. When

music to news and productivity pro

prompted for the uploader's handle, type CKYCKET. Then a message appears

download everything from games and grams.

Let's .sian with an overview of Q-Link's Software Showcase. Once there, you can

access all the files available on the net work, which number in the thousands. In addition to the software libraries, you can get online help directly from soft

ware producers, Mich as Berkeley and

Electronic Arts, in the form of message boards and live chat areas. You also have access to the VOSt Office and all the other areas on Q-I.ink.

Software Showcase Q-Link has a feature similar to the

"buffer capture," available on most ter

minal programs. With Q-Link, you can capture the screen a< any time by hilling your F3 key. It's handy if you like to read

news or sports files offline. Remember,

this function saves the contents of your

saying that the file's been located and telling you to have a formatted disk in

i he drive. From there it's automatic—the

lile is saved on your disk. Finding a File If you're unsure of a file's name or

uploader, use the second option: Search the Libraries. After selecting Search,

you see a submenu that lists the various

libraries on Q-Link. including C-64, C128, CP/M, GEOS, and many others.

After selecting a category, lype in a search word. Let's say you've heard of a file tailed Tool Something-or-Oiher. type root, and Q-Link will locate a lile called Tool-kit, by RMK1. Oilier titles might also show up on

this screen. Select the one you are in

terested in by pressing Fl. The lilc's

dossier will come up, showing Informa

screen or buffer, li is not a method of

tion such as how many times the file has

reads "Download a Specific file" from

to download the file's si/.e, the date it wns uploaded and what other Hies are needed to operate or convert ii. Select

downloading software. You can download files in three ways. The simplest is to select the option that

the Software Libraries menu. Tb use this Option, you must know the name of the

file and the upholder's handle (as listed

in the Q-Link library).

The uploader's handle and real name

are usually different. In addition, the

uploader may not be the author of the program, [fyou don't have the filename and the uploader's handle, you can use the options described in the sections beThe Function Keys

been downloaded, how long it will lake

the Download menu hy hitting F7, or return to the previous screen hy press ing 1'3. From the Download menu, you can

not only download the file, hut read comments by others who've previously downloaded it. You may also post your own questions or comments. This menu includes a few other options, hut they

aren't currently operational. Browsing the Libraries

The third route to downloading a file

FI - Select checked item

from Q-Link is called Browsing I he Soft

F3 • Save current screen

ware Libraries, which fairly describes

F5 - Return to previous screen

the process of roaming through the massive collection and viewing the countless titles. Again you have the op tion of accessing specific areas, such as

F7 - Select the Download menu

Q-Link divides the files into sections by dale. To view files according to date,

first seleci whether you want them listed by name or type. Then select tile menu showing the dates you're looking for

and you're ready to browse the titles. When you've found an interesting title, you can look ai its dossier. If you're not

interested in downloading it, just hit F5

to return to the listings. Hilling f'""> at any prompt or screen will lake you to

the previous menu. Finally, there are a few Other libraries on Q-I.ink thai are accessible through their respective areas. For instance, you

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Magazine Online, where you'll find RUN'S own software library, There you can download, among others, some files you've seen listed in RUN magazine. You'll also find ihc RUN Premium Li braries, where yon can download files from RUN'f, GEOS Companion disks and other disks that (he magazine offers for sale. All of'tliu titles in the Premium

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By MARKJORDAN

THE HIGH-TECH weaponry in the opening days of the Persian Gulfwar fas cinated the public. In particular, how

on ihe grid, you can draw a line between

shoot down others? I went to my C-128 for ilit answer. The resull is MissileBuster, a simulation thai suggests the kind of computer brainwork involved in

legs ill any right triangle, you can calcu

them and form a triangle with the X ^d

Y axes. Triangles are what trig is all about. If you know the length of the two

were certain missiles able to detect and

late all the angles with trig (unctions, Do we know the length of iwo legs?

Sine. The vertical leg is simply the dif ference between the offender's and de fender's V values. The horizontal leg i.s

some of OUT smart weapons.

This article will look at [he program ming logic needed to shoot down mis

a little more complicated to calculate. I used a practical approach in this pro gram by simplj halving ihe difference

siles in a simplistic, two-dimensional computer-screen environment. By ex-

trapolation, we can appreciate the intel ligence of a real-life antimissile missile.

Between ihe two missiles' X values. It

Checksum on page 61 to catch any typ ing errors. Then save your work before

The Commodore's ATN (arctangent) (unction will do the job. If we divide the

isn't engineering elegance, but it works, Now tijr the hard pai i: using these two numbers to calculate ih.it flight angle.

Bui (iist dungs first; Type in MissileBuster From Listing I, using RUN's

Y value by the X value and pui the result

running it. Taking Aim

in I his function, we'll know the angle we need, except liir one teeny factor: Ihe C-

The only role you have in MissileBuster is, sadly, that of the antagonist:

convert to degrees, we must divide by

You're the launcher, so you determine how fast and ai what angle the missile

will (ly. Set the speeil by pressing the I-'J keys, 1 being the slowest. Set the angle by pressing the CUKSOK-up and -down keys. Then press the return key to life. Actually, there's one other rule open to

you, that of student. By pressing 0 before

112H gives iis trig results in radians. To answer that came was, of course, to use

0,01745. (Why that number? Beats me;

the functions. Real intelligence is in volved in this process for only one thing: figuring out how to make the two mis

I got it from a math teacher.) The func tion looks like this: ATN(v/x)/m.

siles meet.

program.

Thigcv Questions

Contact!

Consider lor a moment that we ean

you'll find a form of it in line 6(10 ofthe

Once the angle of counterattack has

been established, it's time to fire the de

RETURN, you'll get a stop-union view of

find the coordinates of a sprite (say,

will pause when the defensive missile's

(4,(1) for X and RSPPOS(4,1) for V. We

radar senss the offender, then it will show

can End the sprite's speed with ihe same

interception should result. And usually it does. However, as men

the attack and counterattack. The screen

sprite 4) at any time b\ reading RSPPOS

fensive missile. If calculated properly, an

tioned, the algorithms 1 used in this pro

fender has laboriously calculated] ;uid ap proximately where it plans to zap (lie

command by putting a !i inside the pa rentheses: RSPPOS(4,2). Bui how do we End out where the sprite will be at a later moment? And when is that later mo

The problem lies in the fact thai while the C-128 is doing all that fancy trig

If you've ever programmed sprites on

ment? And one more thing! Mow do we

work, the MOV'SPR commands are scut

the C-128, you know there's a wealth of

know the angle at which the sprite is

you the angle of intercept (which the de

bomb.

(unctions thai can pinpoint ai any mo

moving? The Commodore engineers didn't build in ibis function. 1 found the answers in trigonometry.

ment where the sprites are, how fast they're going, am' such. In dealing this simulation, 1 had 10 de

took in high school that seemed to have no point, Well, creating this program

commands that tan send the sprites

scurrying. Likewise, there's a bunch ol

cide il il was fair to use these commands to do the hard work, or it, in order to "think" like a true defensive weapon, I should d« it the old-fashioned way. The

Ttigunonuhy! Von remember, i hat class you

finally taught me at leasi one real, practi cal application.

On a computer screen everything is placed on a grid. If you know two points

gram are more practical than precise.

tling sprites along, making the calcula tions slightly inaccurate. Because of this, I installed an interrupt

routine to do some last-second calcula

tions that correct the defensive missile's aim while it's in flight Accuracy still isn't perfect, and, as in the real world, occa sionally an offensive missile will get by, I hope you enjoy using Missile-Buster.

If it enlightens you halfas much as it did me, you'll understand smart weapons

RUN it right: C-128 (in 40-Colnmn mode) 50

tt U N ■ MAY/JUNE 1991

[LLL'STRAIl'.D 11V PAULFISCH

better ihiin you did before. Mure than

that, I hope you'll be inspired to use your computer as a kind r>l home science kit.

These days [ find myself turning to my

C-I2H more and more to understand the real world. R

MarkJordan ii a high *c!mo! English teach'

eras well as RUNi 128Mode columnist. He promises not In deject to ihe Defense Department.

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FAST:FORT=3S07TO3989:READA :

20 30

POKET,A:NEXT :REM"60 SPRSAV6,AB$:5PR5AV7,8:REM*37 LC$=CHR$(14);M*.01745

FORT=!TO40:SP$=SP$+"

:REM*144

":NEXT

HENAN=AN*5

430

HENAN=AN-5

60 COLOR4.1:COLOR1,10:GRAPHIC1, 1

70 CIRCLE!,50,45,30,25

:REM*125

:R£M*29

80 FORT=0TO5:X=22-T*3:Y=X:S=6-T :REM*234

90 SSHAPERD$(S),X,Y,X+23,Y+20 :REM*244

100 NEXT :REM*230 110 CHAR,20,1,CHRS(219):SEHAPEC $,152,0,175,72:SPRSAVCS,6

:REM*151

120 130

SCNCLR:WIDTH2 :REM*62 FORT=1TO50:X=RNDf1)*320:Y=R

N)+"

;R£M«99

:REM»36

170 COLOR1,T+2:COLOR0,8:REM*24 5 180 GSHAPEAU$,X,Y :REM*93

190 IFT AtJDl

THEN GSHAPEABS,X,1

15 :REM-106 200 NEXT :REM*75 210 C0L0R1,16:FORT=20TO24:CHAR,

0,T,SP$,1 :COLOR 1 ,12:NEXT

IIFT EJCUD

2 30

{SHFT A)NGLE

AE=ATN(HY/HX)/M:AG=269+AE

580

:REM*67 MOVSPR2,AG*'SD:MOVSPR3,AG#SD

590

:REM*104 IFAC THEN GOSUB770:SLEEP2:K OVSPR4,AN#SD:MOVSPR5,AN#SD:

AC=0:GOTO580 600 RETURN

TN:{SHFT F}IRE",1

240 GOEUB700 250 SLOH:SYS3507 260 r 270 DO 280

F0RLP=1TO6

:REM*160

:REM'56 :REM*165 :REM*63 :REM*248 :REM*60

300 SPRSAV RDS(LP),7

:REM*184

:REM»10

310 S=LPAND3:SPRITES,,SC(S):SPR ITE5,,SC(S)

:REM*216

320 NEXT ;REM*195 330 LOOP :REM*52 340 : :REM-143 350 GETAS:IFAS = ""TP!EN4 70:REM*12 360 IFAJ = CIIRS(1 3)T1!EN BEGIN

380

YY=130-(AN-105)'3

:REH*111

640 DO:IFYY>0THENYY=YY-1:REM«7 6 6 50 MOVSPR2,180-tYY|?3:HOVSPR3,18

0+YY#3

:REM*223

660 M0VSPR4,180-YY#3:MOVSPR5,18

0-YY#3

:REM'109

LOOP UNTIL

RSPP0S(2,11<25 :REM*216

8 5,57:POKEB187,59 :REM»175

690

700

RESTORE107 0

:REM*1S1

,B,C

710

SPRITET,!,A:M0VSPRT,B,C:M0V

SPRT,0#0

:REM*3'l

720 NEXT:SPRITE3,0 730

:REM*194

PA=0:AC=0:LP=6

:REM*168

:REM»127 750 RETURN :REM*49 760 : 7 70 FORT=2TO5 : MOVSPRT, 01*0 : NEXT

MOVSPR6,335-H^,240-HY

:REM*120

:REM*15

810

CIIAR,16,22,LCS-.'"{SHFT Y}-CO ORD."+STRS(Y),1 :REM*12 6

:REM*111

820

CHAR,16,23,LC$+"(SHFT V}ELO CITY"-.STR$(VX),1 :REM*10

830

CHAR,16,24,LC$*"{SHFT A)NGL

840

RETURN

:REM-108 :REM*57

400

BEND:GOTO470

410

SD=3:IFVAL(A$)>0THENSD=VAL( :REM*165

IFAS="{CRSR DN)"AND AN<130T

:REM'167

OMAR,16,21,LCi+"{SHFT X}-CO ORD."+STRS(X),1 :REH*71

E{3 1

850 DATA

EPACEs)"iSTRS(INT(AE)), :REM*105

141 ,160,17,173,21,208,41,23 5,141 ,21 ,208,56 :REM*57 DATA 173,217,17,237,221,17,

201 ,8,176,8,169,2,141,139,1

7,141 ,150,17,76 :REM*228 DATA 101,250,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0,0,14,0,0,15,12B,0,2 7,96,0,29,120,0 :REM*186

910 DATA 188,8,1,252,4,0,120,4,

0,88,4,0,128,127,255,252,25 5,255,248,0,112

:REM*32

920 DATA 0,0,124,0,0,63,0,0,15,

192,0,3,240,0,0,236,0,0,59, 224,0,14,128,0,3 :REM*129 930 DATA 0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0, ' IV tV tV rVIV li

:REM*6

940 DATA 0,0,0,0,112,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 ,0,0,120,0,0,238 :REM*90 950 DATA 128,0,213,115,0,91,188 ,192,118,79,0,13,248,192,6,

39,0,1,203,0,0 :REM-31 960 DATA 176,192,0,72,0,0,38,0,

0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0

,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 :REM*54 970 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, ,96,0,0,56,0,0

:REM*34

980 DATA 30,0,0,15,224,0,31,191 ,0,63,253,248,240,127,238,0 ,3,255,0,0,31

:REM*192

990 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,100,0,0,1

8,0,3,13,0,0

:REM*13

1000 DATA 211,128,0,228,96,3,31

,176,0,242,110,3,61,216,0, 206,171,0,1,119 :REM*239 1010 DATA 0,0,30,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,

0,0,0,0,0,0,222,247,189,22 7,24,199,227,24

;REM*35

7,227,24,199,222

:REM*60

1020 DATA 197,227,24,199,222,24 7,189,227,24,199,227,24,19

1030 DATA 247,1B9,247,189,239,2 22,247,189,227,24,199,227,

:REM*188

780

:REM*3

DATA 141,139,17,141,133,17,

,235,96,17,237,88,16,126,22 2,8,30,190,8,7 :REM*245

COL0R1 ,12:F0RT= 21T02 4:CKAR, ,T,SP$,1

740

:REM*57

1,251,31,169,2

900 DATA 62,182,0,62,215,128,23

:REM*238 FORT=1TO7:READA

COLOR1,12

390 MQVSPR4,AN#SD:MOVSPR5,AN#SD

420

:REM*170

7 90 800

MOVSPR4,0,YY:MOVSPR5,4e8,yy

57T1IENRETURN

630 YY^25

:REM*77

370

:REM»228 :RF.M»l58

620

290 ON LP GOSUB 350,520,620,350

,520,620

:REM*202

610

680

SPACEsllSHFT

890

KY=244-RSPPOS{4,1)-HX'FA

570

830

:REK*251

:REM*168

670

S)PEED:l-9(2

:REM*163 :REM*128 ;REM*58

550 HX^{344-RSPPOS(4,0).SP)/2

,1:AN=110:SD=3 :REM*216 C0LOR1,7:CHAR,0,0,LC$t"(SHF

870

:REM*95

560

860 DATA 0,240,33,165,250,41,2, 240,27,169,63,141,249,31,14

:REM*115

520 IFPA OR X<25THEN600:REM*234 530 SPRITE7,0:SPRITE3,1:REM*148 540 PA=1:VX^X-OX:VY=Y-OY:FA=VY/

110"

A)NGL:UP/DN{2 SPACES)fSHFT F)REEZ:0(2 SPACEs){SHPT R)

:REM*197

490 IFY<25THEN700 500 RETURN 510 :

:REM*216

220 COLOR1,16:CHAR,0,20,LCS+"{S

",1

480 X=RSPPOS(4,0i:Y=RSPPOS(4,1)

ND(1)*131:C=RND(1)*15+1

140 COLOR1,C:DRAW1,X,Y*8:REM*47 150 NEXT :REM*25 160 FORT=1T05:X=T*24+152+24:Y=1

:REM*58

470 OX=X:OY-Y

69,13,141,21,3,88,96,173,30 ,208,133,250,41 :REM*47

95T

440 IFA$="0"THENAC=1 :REM*222 450 SP=SD*1 :REM*198 460 C0L0R1,16:CHAR,10,20,STR$(A

;REM*116

50 SC(0) = 3:SC(1I=8:SC(2)=7:SCI 3 )=10 ;REM«109

:REM*132

IFA$="{CRSR UP)"AND AN>

24,197,227,24

:REM'121

9,222,247,189

:REM«49

1040 DATA 199,222,247,189,227,2 4,199,227,24,197,227,24,19

1050 DATA 247,189,239,222,247,1 1060

89,222,16,144,0,138,160,0, 117,32,0,27,80,0 :REM*160

DATA 51,192,0,134,160,0,13 ,80,0,17,22

:REM*17

1070 DATA 16,318,228,2,320,234, 3,337,234,4,0,26,3,489,27,

2,0,0,2,290,212

:RE]M*245

:REM*213

120,169,192,141,20,3,1

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Gold Mine Score big with these great strategies for BaUletech, Bloodstar, Buck Rogers, Ultima VI, Platoon and other games. By LOUIS F. SANDER

Aukanoid II: The lip about truing inlinite paddles by entering DEBBIE S is a gen uine godsend (Gold Mine, March 1990)! Practically every time you hit a regular

base is destroyed, parts of the south wall will be destroyed as well.

dears ihe screen more quickly by giving

side, run directly south. The Fennen are loo dumb to run around the wall, anil

block, you gel ;i fireball special, which

you special options. I personally prefer the

one iliai gives about 20 of the balls that

break through everything on the screen. One block, however, comes back after you shool it a certain number of times. In order to get rid of it, knock it oil the

screen, then lose the balL When your next turn comes around, the block will be gone. —Jim Maciorowstq Port RlCHEY, PL

Buck ROGERS: Take a rope! When ex ploring the asteroid base near Ceres, you will need to use the elevator [0 get down

to level two. The elevator shaft blows up

before you can go back, so ihe rope is

When you're leaving, you'll be attacked

by pirates. They will give you the choice to

fight oi .surrender. Don'l light: Surrender! The pirates will then throw you into a cell and take away your items, but you cm then bypass security and escape tile cell.

Log entry 14 is a map of the ship, which you End eventually anyway on level 12. There yon will also find an armory wkh a nickel launcher.

Winters Sawille, ny

BATTLETECH: The best 'niecll is the Chameleon. At 50 tons, its kick can crip

ple almost any other 'mecb in the game. Its large laser has the longest range and will cause the most damage. But, it's only a training 'mcch. 1 found a way to win

the last training maneuver with the Chameleon, and keep it to use in the Other levels,

The four Joiners that you light din ing thai last training maneuver will always

win in a firelight and will out-run you in a chase. But they can only run toward you in a straight line. As you begin light

ing the Jenners, move your Chameleon southwest as fast as possible. When the k 1

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trick works on Champions of Krynn,

Curse of the Azure Bonds, Hillsfar. Pool of Radiance and Secret of ihe Silver Ii lades. You can quickly and easily duplicate

items (like money and magical things)

they can't shoot you from behind it. After a few rounds, you'll flee the battlefield with the Chameleon, which is now the most powerful 'mecb on the planet!

by engaging in a little disk deception. Go to the Training Hall and give every thing you want duplicated to one char acter. Remove him from the party, then

you'll still have the Chameleon. Il seems

saved him to. Add the character to the party and trade all his goodies to other members. Drop him to the disk, but

Don't be alarmed if the picture of a Jenner trying to crunch you appears— thai the programmers just didn't think ii was possible. —Ryan FlSCHBACH Carmickael, CA

put a write-protect tab on the disk you

don't remove the write-proiecl tab. He'll be removed from the parry, but he'll still remain on the disk. Keep adding him back until everyone in your party is rich.

Bloodstar: This is the best 128 game

—Sal Castigi.ione i:. NY

that I've ever played. Ihe [581 and an UKU make it gieat entertainment. On turn 1, set your diplomacy to Cor

your only escape-

5«

The trick now is to run behind the wall, keeping it between you and the Jenners. When all four Jenners arc on the other

Forgotten Realms Series: This

dial for ihe other players. After buying the research station and making the first .shuttle launch, save the game. Then buy seven probes and send one to each of the near planets and moons, as far ovit as Jupiter. Use your turns without making any more launches, until all ihe probes have arrived at their destinations. Note the environment and agriculture

levels for each of the targets, with special

attention to Mais, Phobos, Deimos and Jupiter, since you will usually get these to coloni/e. You must have at least one tar get with high enviromueni (85-9!)) to

Have » good start in the game. Zero agri culture indicates a dead planet or moon, and cannot he coloni/ed. If the game doesn't look good at this point, reboot and start again using the same save pro cedure, lie patient, as it may take a lew turns to find the right conditions. If the game looks good this lime, load the (urn thai you saved before and buy probes to send to those largets thai were found suitable. These probes will keep

you informed about your targets, and

they will also show you where the other players have colonies. —Robert Potter Ei.Paso.TX

L.A. Crackdown: With this program,

you can save your game and then con tinue playing. This way, if the game ends,

you can begin from the last saved posi

tion, collect the fatal mistake and moveon. Your curreni stats will be saved. Use Sleep instead of lime Compress, ft you don't sleep your rookie will quit. Rookies need up to eight hours nf sleep for every

Ifi hours on duty. Your rookie will also quil if you ask him to plant a bug when someone is in the room.

If you End yourself completely baf fled, try reviewing the pictures and tapes you already have. Often some lit

tle bit of information will lit in with what you already know. If your bugs don't

pick up anything, move them. To find new buildings, follow everyone you see driving. —L\N(.t DeMELLO

Elk GROVE, CA

Mean Streets: To get out of the boiler room on Alcatraz, move the boxes and get the key. Open the panel below the

viewscreen and get the gas mask. Look at the control panel and flip the switch.

This opens the furnace, turns on the

sprinkler and opens the boiler room door. Run oul before ii doses again!

and () keys simultaneously. At the same

at the beginning of die game, talk to

—Henning Vahlenkamp

comer to go up, extreme left lo go down,

Orb. 1 ii-'ll show you how to use il. Go to

Matawan, nj

—(JOVIKIKUTOK l'\KS"OV\S

VeH and buy swamp boots for your whole

time, move the joystick to the top left

I.on! British anil tell him about your

pail). Wear them and you'll be able to

walk through swamps.

MIGHT 8c MAGIC U: When you are weak, bin your Sorcerer lias a spell level

Teknack Mutant Ninja Turtles: To beat Rocksteady, select a turtle with a

of three, fly to A,2. Turn until you see the

good bottom attack, like Donatella,

Pinehurst sign, then go Forward until you come upon the mountains. Now go two

Stand as close as you can to the crates. When Rocksteady charges you. jump up

spaces into the snow, turn left, and go

forward until you see the Death Spider.

and do a bottom attack on the wav down. Continue this until he is defeated.

If he asks yon a riddle, answer KEYS. Keep walking until you find an oasis. En

—Joshua Griffin

ThuNdekblauE: Fly ai the lowest pos sible altitude on levels that show a lop view. The enemy won't shoot and you'll be able to hit them more easily.

To avoid being shot down at the end of the litst level, fly backwards. NEUROMANCER: Don't bother with a ROM construct; it's nut very useful. To es cape i h>: island prison, use all of your AI skills, such as Phenomenology and Sophistry. You'll confront the Ncuromancer himself! First hit him with Huang Eleven 1.0, then use your AI skills. He'll

crumble after a few shots and you'll win.

—Henning Vahlenkamp

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (b pick up

all die papers Bom a table in the Ink K

Paint Club, hold down the fire button while

Roger goes around the table, Bui be care ful—ifyou hold the button down too long, Roger will pi< k up a drink and go crazy!

—Rvan Hidalgo Garnekvjlle, NYi

—Sergio Laurant

Curacao, Netherlands Antilles

Semi your lip', lo The Gold Mine, I'O Box

101011, Pitlsbumh, PA 15237. hit your

TIMES OF LORE: What if you travel all

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the way to Rliyder to buy holy water from

each piece ofpaper you said, and please use fi'/i-by-11-inch paper. Please state which com puter your tip k jar. Ntatous and clarity entail.

Friar Khane, then discover that you don't have enough gold? Kill him and take it if you have enough guts. Other wise you will have to keep traveling until you get the gold you need.

PlaTOON: Key 7 will transport your sodier lo the explosives, key 8 to the vil lage, and key 9 to the bridge. When you press 7 you'll be at the site of the explosives, but they won't be there.

—John Peters, Jr. Raynham, ma

Akhon, Oil

you drink from it, your statistic] will in fight anything—you'll usually win.

spell of sleep on them, then talk to them when they awaken, To gain levels ol expe rience, get the rune to a shrine. Use it, speak the manna, then talk to the shrine.

—Stevkn Ocepek

ter it ami find die Greatest Fountain, II

crease to 200 and your level will he 50.

Once you're strong enough, go to a

shrine. Don't kill the Gargoyles! Casl the

—Sergio Laurani

Ultima VI: After you kill the gargoyles

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Red Storm Rising: [fthe range ofsur

face ships tweeds %{) on Huge! Motion

Analysis ("IMA), and the ships are head ing away from you. press Active Sonar 'lbggle for two or three "pings." When you do diis, the ships will automatically

turn coward you. Toggle this offand on to lure them into torpedo range, lie care

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Item: Magic. March .'April '91, page

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40, after the TO Statement, instead of

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Item: There was a problem with last

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ROBOCOP: On levels one and three.

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Commodore Clinic Transferring C-64 files to MS-DOS, printer questions and hope for a Pascal programmer. By ELLEN RULE

Ql saw an ud fur Htg Blue Header 64, winch slides thai this utility tmnsfin word processing, lextandASCIIJUa between the MS-DOS and Commodorr disk formats.

programs, such as Jim Butterfield's

C-64 IBM-compatible, Will this do the job?

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between 6-1/128 and MS-DOS disks. Thus, 64/128 users who also use PCs can

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for MS-DOS computers won't run on the

CopyAll, ate available from user's groups

files, Inn not piogratns. There is no Ill\l

emulation software available Foi the C-64

or 128 thai will make them mily "IBM compatible.*1

Ql have a 1541 disk drive and recently purchased a 1541-11. 1 changed the DIP

switches ill Ihi' hark of iht new unit In device

9, hut the drive number mid-: us II, not 1. Is there any way to gel the 1541-11 drive num

ber In read I? And can the 1541-11 ttse the DupHcaU command!

—Makii.yn' Best brentwood, ny

A The Duplicate command was re

placed by tin.' Backup command on

ihe (.1-128 for use with dual disk drives such as the MSD-1I. The two drives in dual units are designated us 0 and I,

and the Backup command is used to

When you find the proper setting, jot it

backing up copy-protected software, get a commercial program Mich as Maverick

down in the software manual.

recently purchased a used C-64 with a

l541 disk drive and a Cornmodon VIC 1525 graphics printer, I also have ward pro cessing saftwart by Spinnaker. The software (yib for printer-font control codes thnl iw not listed in my VIC 1525 manual. I'd like In he able to print in dijfeivnt type styles, such as bold

anil underlined, hut don't know the codes. —DEBRA IIODGKINS

Centervh.le, MA

Unfortunately, Hie 1525 doesn't i have any alternate text styles, lii gel

different te*i styles, find ;t program thai

offers bit-mapped fonts, such as geoWrite by Berkeley Soft works or FbntMaster 11 by Xetec. When using gcoWrite with the 1525 or

any other 60-dpi printer, use only the left two-thirds of the page to avoid cutting off text With FbntMaster 11. you musl ask Xetec for a special disk of fonts.

Q( 'util a month ago, I had no trouble printing graphics on my Okidata 12(1, bill now it skips a line. Can you tell me what —Richard Forstoi Cheektowaca, ny

A You could have a dirty print head. Clean it with alcohol or a commer

can use the RUN Shell program on the

er Or linefeed settings in your software. Check them against the software manual.

(RUN Special Products, 800-34S-0728).

C-128 users can use the Copy Disk com

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Ql have seen software that says it requires a C-128D or a C-128 with a 64Kvideo upgrade. What ha 64Kvideo upgrade, and where can I fintl il? —Jason McCarver

Abilene, TX

A The video display controller (VDC)

RAM upgrade increases display memory from 16K to (i-JK. Tliis enables true multicolor graphics on the yO-coluinn screen. It's also used by some RAMdisk utility programs that arc de signed (o ai< ess iis memory.

The 1281) comes with 64K of RAM, but the 128 needs to have the VDC RAM upgrade chip installed. This is ;i very del

icate procedure, and should only be done by an experienced repair person.

Q lam an avid Basic and Fbscalprogram mer and want t« do hoth on my C-128.

I heard ofa Pascal environment called Super fiscal 64, but when 1 inquired, I was told lhat the 64's memory is too limitedfor Iftscal. Is there Pascal software for the C-64/128' —Lane Duncan San Antonio, TX

causes this problem?

cial print-head cleaner. Then spray il with a lubricanl like WD-40.

RUN Works and Super Starter Pak disks

If all of these methods fail, you prob ably have a broken or bent pin. Correct this by replacing the print head.

ver, WA 98661.800-S56-1179; $39.95).

copy whole disks between them. Singledrive units, such as the 1541-11, 1571 and 1581, are designated as I). To copy entire disks with a single-drive unit, you

ling at a time, testing alter each change.

and can be found on many ISIiSs. For

C-64/128 (or vice versa). They ;ire based

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each switch, then change them, one sel

Often, when printouts have that "Vent-liiin blind" look, you have intoricct print

Also check to see thai the DIP switches

A Yes. Abacus Software (PO Box 7211,

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Super Riscal fur the fi-i and 128. It imple

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the contact is good. If this doesn't solve

Send your questions to Commodore Clink, 80 Elm St., IWrbomugh, NH 03458. Ques tions are answered oiuy in this column and

the problem, note the current position of

may he edited for space and clarity.

are set according to (lie printer manual.

Turn each snitch offand on to make sure

RUN's Checksum & Program Typing Hints type IN RUN'S CHECKSUM, which wrves for both the C-fH and

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before running ii. When typing in a program from RUN, Ium load

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and run RUATs latest version of the Checksum program, which

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SYS number (49152 for ilie C-64:3328 for the C-128) that deactivates ami reactivates the Checksum. Always disable RUN1! Checksum before attempting to run another program. Note: You can abbreviate Basic keywords; spaces ailed the checksum only when within quotes; and ihe order of character! aliens the checksum.

When you press return after typing in a program line, a cine-, two-, or three-digit number from (I to 255 appears in the home position, [f this number matt lies ihe checksum value in the program listing, ihe line as you typed it is correct. If the number that appears doesn't match the checksum value, compare the line with the mag azine listing to find your error. Then move the cursor back up to the line and make your corrections. Now, alter you press return, the correct checksum value should appear. Continue entering the

listing until all the lines have been correctly typed. Then deactivate RUN'S Checksum, using the appropriate SVS number, and save the finished program.

We sometimes get letters and phoiU rails frum new readers who

have typed in the Checksum program for the first lime. They arc confused hy the "Out of Data Krror in Line 30" message that appears when they try to run the Checksum program. Understandably, they compare line 30 of the listing with line 30 as they typed it in, and cannot find anything wrong. The message unintentionally misleads

them Into thinking ihe error is in line SO, whereas the typing mistake is actually somewhere in one of the Data stalements in lines 190-: 15 (I. So, we've added a new feature to the Checksum program that alerts readers to the number of the Data statement line in the

Checksum program where an error has actually been made. Nole that this feature works only on the Checksum program itself, and not on any other program listing in RUN.

After you've entered ami saved the Checksum program to disk,

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One possibility is that you omitted a whole line of dala. That's easy

help in this case.

• You get an "Illegal Quantity Krror in Line xxx" message. This means you've read a number from a Data statement and iried to poke it into a memory address. The error occurs because the number is larger than 255 (the largest value a memory address can contain),

which means that somewhere in your Data statements you've made an error by typing in a number larger than 255. Again, ibis is easy to check for and correct. First look in your Data statements for a

number larger than 255. You might have added an extra digit, or perhaps you ran two numbers together (23456 inslead of 234,5(5).

• You get a "Syntax Error hi Line xxx" message. This could he almost anything, What it lells you is thai there is something wrong in ihe

Indicated line. Usually you've misspelled a Basic keyword or omitted

some required character. IJsl the line and examine it carefully. • You get an "Error in Data" message. This occurs in programs thai

add up all the data as read, and, when finished, compares that sum with what it should be il the data were typed in correctly. If it isn't the same, it means an error somewhere in typing the Data statements.

Go hack and check the data carefully. Correct the mistake(s), save the new version and try again.

• Finally, we urge everyone who Intends to type in one of our listings

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listing, fttj/fs Checksum program. This program is available on

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10 REM RUN'S CHECKSUM 64/128 - BOB KODADEK

this procedure until the Checksum program runs (lawlessly.

20 MO=128:SA=3328:IF PEEK(409601THEN MO=64: SA.491 52

Control Characters Demystified

40 FOR K=0 TO 16

All the graphics and control characters in the listings in RUN have been translated into understandable key combinations. They are ihe instructions you see inside ihe curly braces. For example, {SHIKT L} means you hold down the shift key while you press the 1. key once. You do not lype in the curly braces. What appears on the screen will look quite different from what is designated inside the braces. Here are some more examples:

{22 SPACES}-press the space bar 22 times. {SHIFT CLR}—hold down the shift key and press the clr-houic

key once.

{'2 CRSR DNs}—press the cursor-down key twice. {CTRL 1}—hold down the control key and press the I key.

{COMD T}—hold down the Commodore logo key and press the

T key.

{5 LB.l]—presj the British pound key (£, not #) five times.

Kcier to the following paragraphs for any other Error messages you get from running any program listing in RUN.

Other Erroh Messages Having heard from many users over the years about their diffi

I-0:CK=0:CH=0:LN-190

50 FOR J = 1 TO 10:READ B:IF B>255 THEN GOTO 170 60 CH=CH*B:POKE SA+I,Q:1=1.1:NEXT

70 READ LC 80 IP LC<>CH THEN GOTO 170

90 CH=0:LN=LN+10 100 NEXT K

110 POKESA*110,240:POKESA*111 , 3B:POKESA-H0,234 120 PRINTCHRSH47)5TR$(MO)" RUN CHECKSUM":PRINT 130 PRINT"TO TOGGLE ON OR OFF, 60

SYS"SA:IF MO=126 THEN 1

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150 POKESA+39,20:POKESA.41,21:POKESA*123,20S:POKESA.12 4,189

160 POKESA44,INT(SA/25E):5¥S SA:NEW

170 PRINT"YOU JI/IVE A DATA ERROR IN LINE ";LNj" I" :END 10«

HUH DO HOT CHANGE THESE DATA STATEMENTS I

190 DATA 120,162,24,160,13,173,4,3,201,24,8B4

200 DATA 208,4,162,13,160,67,142,4,3,140,903 210 DATA 5,3,88,96,32,13,67,152,72,169,697

220 DATA 0,141,0,255,133,176,133,180,166,22,1206

230 DATA 164,23,134,167,132,168,170,189,0,2,1149

lem! that plague many people but are easy to fix. So read on and

240 DATA 240,58,201,48,144,7,201,58,176,3,1136 250 DATA 232,208,240,189,0,2,240,42,201,32,1366

end of the data before it was done reading. There are two possible

290 DATA 105,0,133,168,136,208,239,232,208,209,1638

culties with typing in listings, we've identified a few recurring prob

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problems. One might be with the program line that reads the data, usually a For-Next loop. Make sure you have the proper values for the loop,

because if, for example, the listing has a loop ofO to 150, and you've typed 0 to 160, you'll get the Ovit of Data message. If the loop is

260 DATA 208,4,164,180,240,31,201,34,208,6,1276 270 DATA 165,180,73,1,133,180,230,176,164,176,1478 2S0 DATA 165,167,24,125,0,2,133,167,165,168,1116 300 DATA 169,42,32,210,255,165,167,69,168,170,1447 310 DATA 169,0,32,50,142,169,32,32,210,255,1091

320 DATA 32,210,255,169,13,32,210,255,104,168.144B 330 DATA 96,104,170,24,32,240,255,104,168,96,1239

340 DATA 56,32,240,255,138,72,152,72,24,162,1203 350 DATA 0,160,0,32,240,255,169,42,208,198,1304 MAY/JUNE 199!

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