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CONTENT
VOLUME 9. NUMBER 1 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1992

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1DDDD 20 Hardiwarc RAMpage fij Stfphane Dinchautr

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DEPARTMENTS

4 RUMning Ruminations fry Daatis Iliision

VVliiii kind of a year was liiill? I beC-64 liii two megs. Commodore actually enhanced
iis tech support and RUN kepi running. And they said ii couldn't be dune.
G Magic fmupiledby Tim llhbh
PAGE 42 WIie it* e!si* can you gci so much for so little? [usi a levi lines of code can revolutionize
your Commodore.
8 News and New Products bjjama OrtavB
Elvira dives into the (.Mil market. SSI it'leases a new. and possibly final. (.Mil AJD&D
rolB-playina K;l||lt' Dr, Evil hands off to GMD.Jusi nnotl)er day in Commodoreville,
10 Mail RUN
Readers rap ahum cartridge-based games, will kits, productivity software and the
future ol Commodore. Plui; a lisi otpcripheraJ-supportJng soirwarel
13 Software Gallery Review ofi
• him Lord ■ Tie Amazing Spider-Mao
• Golden Axe • Cit'f" N'iii man's Shark AH&ck
■ Dream Team S "ri 3 Challenge • Super (XT-Road
• SEC Check Register
51 GEoWarcH ij Steoe Hinder Ark
Autoexec programs can take Borneo! the drudgery oui of GEOS seinp.
"53 128 Mode by Markjmdan
Has yi mi IIS'i] mouse been liulini; in I lie hark ol a desk drawer! Well, (hase il out!
\iii\ thai mouse can move your cursor.
54 Commodore Clinic by Hton Rvlt
Getting the i Ight peripherals for your system can be a challenge. 'I his issue, Ellen
Rule explains modems, printers, interfaces and en nidges.
56 Gold Mine compiled by Louis K Sunder
PAGE 4E5
Hot gaming tips from (lie real pros—YOU!
57 RUN's Checksum Program
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55 RUU's 1391 Index
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li.NHr.iiniJtjJ,lili,1iL.triLi1riii(t fur* CjeuiIuii RUN'S list of every program, article anil review that we published last year
ii hi i r,nrn»rinJ
64 User's Choup Update
nor ■' &M.H7, jihI lit Mnicn iln 1Kb » «7.«7. Ath
G4 Coming Attractions; List of Advertisers
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Rnf. Onuno, t ii >.!.i 12,\ '< V- i disk.Jusnall S 00-343-07 2 $■ The remits ire in: ReRUN's ncv, fnrmai is a.smash hii!

COVER PI IOI< k.HAI'I i I.I) BY ED J UDICE JAM ARY/FEBRUARV [99Z . K 1) N 3

 President a
Dale Strang RUNNING
Dennis Brisson

M an aclnc F.I ir 11 j k/\ 'how '(: I ion

Vinoy Laugiiner
Ruminations
Technkw. Manager
Tdiohr Walsh
Some Ponderables
New Products EunoR
jANlCt CREAVI3 199] will go down ;is another year in which Commodore users once
Cow Enron again defied the predictions of industry pundits, who have been fore
Pec I.kPage casting the demise of the 84/138 market for years.
CONTRIBUTING Editors In Set, one company. Creative Micro Designs, was as busy ;is the air
Elixn Rule; John Ryan traffic over the ftrsian Gulf earlier this year. It launched a stockpile of
new products and beg:m it) deliver the much heralded RAMDrive and
Ah i Director
Howard Happ
RAM Link. A RUN reviewer dubbed them" the most inttlligenilv creat
ed third-patty Commodore hardware I've ever used."
DES1GN1KS
Ann Dm.ion
And who would have thought that your C-64 manual would actually
I ii id |iiii-.» . increase in value: $'M)i) (towards the purchase of an
PHODUCTION Dihkl'kir Amiga)? Or that the C-64 could be expanded to two megs?

MANUBtcnnuNG
Another Year, Another CEO What kind
Ai^na Korda On the eve of America's ijuincemennial, Columbus bash
I'ROIKi-'nON SUPERVISOR ing was all the rage. Meanwhile, Commodore bashing sub
ofyear
Dkura A. Davifs
sided as users appeared resigned to the company's move
was
away from the eight-bit market to the Amiga and CDTV
Associate Pobushwahd
lines. In contrast, Commodore rcintroduced support for
National Aiivtrttsinc. Sails Manager
1991?
Kenneth Blakehan the C-64 with a program that promised a refnrhished 6-4 if
SAI I.S KEPRtSLNTAlI\t AND you sent them yourBroken one and $(H (of course), and it
Cl_W. All SALES reopened its customer service support line for C-6-! users. 0
Hkathcr Guinabu
Still, products sucli as the 1581 disk drive, 1750 REUs
6QS-9H4-OIO0
and 128s were as scarce as viable Democratic presidential
ADvumsiNO Coordinator
M I i:i m i II BlCKFORD
candidates; and you didn't have to be Anita Hill to feel harrasscd in
1991: 64/128 owners watched as their shelf space for software disap
Pt.misnm's Assistant
Maby McCole
peared, [.ike Baltic republics breaking aivay from mother Russia, many
user groups shifted allegiance to die Amiga or MS-DOS. In RUN'S
Advertising Assistant/
Cikiomik Service Repr^kstative user's group update section, however, new countries were heard from.
Ma rwit Swanson While Commodore's fortunes waned in the U.S., they waxed in
Wettmh Sales Manaoer Kurope, where, according to its mid-year report, the company realized
Giorgio Saluti 85 percent ofits overall sales. And while sales sailed ofTto Europe, a
£421 Buounw, Surra 200 number Of European games made their way lo our sht>res.
RiDvrooo t:iiv. ca 'Mixii
415-S63-5230
Speaking t>f fortunes, Commodore settled with ousted leader Harry
Coppernian for millions, and installed Jim Dionne as its U.S. head.
Circulation director
:.!■..-. M. 11 w-ii w. Repeats 8c Heresay
1-H00-274-524I
While George Foreman made a comeback in the ring, and Liz Tay
ClHCULATION MANAGES
lor tied the knot—again—tivo software companies revived their long-
Deborah M. Walsh
running successes: Timeworks introduced version 6 ofits venerable
MJUtNETINC Director
Wen die Marbo
Word Writer, and Origin released Ultima VI. Even game cartridges
reappeared as Commodore dusted off sonic oldies and Ready Soft
Marketing Coordinator
Lauka Livingston readied Wrath of the Demon,
BusiNta Manages
In the rumor category, the Commodore world buzzed with talk
Lisa LaFij.ur about a graStTOOtS effort to sell a new accelerator chip for the C-128.
In response to readers' beefed-up telecommunications activity,
RUN upgraded its BBS to a multiuser system. And the RcRUN disk
took on a new look with an easy-to-use Interface and new features.
Before they close the book on eight-bil computing, the C-64/128
En tin: contents copyright 1GG] byTechMctli;i will write a few more chapters. /f6Wwill be here—in its bimonthly
Publishing. Inc., a division ■■II!1'- CooiQllinlc&-
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Magic
Learn how to speak like an executive, hide files in GEOS and reset your
64 without losing the Basic program that's loaded into memory.
Compiled by TIM WALSH

S5DD Buzzwords 64/128 this routine in your own programs, all but the most experi
enced programmers will he baffled by your programming
Listen carefully to government and business officials when prowess.

they're interviewed on television or radio, and you'll soon no

0 REM IMITATION RESET 64 - MICHAEL GRIMM
tice they communicate in whfll is known as "empty rhetoric."
:REM*80
Generally ni a loss for meaningful words, elected officials often
10 FORT= 49152 TO 49320 :REM*55
use winds and phrases mil for their meaning, but rather lin
20 READD:POKET,D:CK=CK+D:NEXT:IFCK<>14997T
their impressive sound.
HENPRINT"ERROR IN DATA!":END :REM*249
Just type in the listing using HI '.Y's Checksum in either (>1 30 SYS 49152 :REM*204
or V26 mode. When run. Buzzwords 64/128 iets your C-64 40 DATA 169,196,32,160,192,160,9,162,255,3
or C-128 generate a steady stream of such phrases. They 2,179,238,202,208,250,136,208 :REM*148
won't make a lot of sense, but they'll provide you with an ex 50 DATA 245,169,200,141,22,208,169,14,141,
ecutive's vocabulary. 32,208,169,6,141,33,208,169 :REM*3
0 REM BUZZWORDS 64/128 - RON PRESCOTT 60 DATA 147,32,210,255,162,0,189,52,192,32
:REM*190 ,210,255,232,224,78,208,245 :REM*17
10 DIM X$(5):DIM Y$(5):DIM Z$(5) :REM*209 70 DATA 96,13,32,32,32,32,42,42,42,42,32,6
20 B$="BUZZWORD PHRASES" :REM*201 7,79,77,77,79,68,79,82,69,32 :REM*0
30 PRINT,B$ :REM*103 80 DATA 54,52,32,66,65,83,73,67,32,86,50,3
40 PRINT:PRINTCHR$(14) :REM*180 2,42,42,42,42,13,13,32,54,52 :REM*66
50 LET X=INT(RHD(1)*5)+1 :REM*239 90 DATA 75,32,82,65,77,32,83,89,83,84,69,7
60 X$(1 )="INTEGRATED" :REM*90 7,32,32,51, 56,57,49,49,32,66 :REM*161
70 X$<2)="T0TAL" :REM*201 100 DATA 65,83,73,67,32,66,89,84,69,83,32,
80 X$(3 )="SYSTEMATIC" :REM*155 70,82,69,69,13,13,13,83,84,69 :REM*5
90 X$(4 ) ="SELF-CONTAINED" :REM*179 110 DATA 77,32,32,51,56,57,49,49,32,66,65,
100 XS(5)="QUASI-FUNCTIONAL" :REM*126 83,73,67,32,66,89,84,69,83,32 :REM*231
1 10 LET Y = INT(RND(1 )*5)+1 :REM*46 120 DATA 70,82,69,69,141,22,208,169,14,141
120 YS(1 )="MANAGERIAL" :REM*241 ,134,2,96 :REM*95
1 30 Y${2^"ORGANIZATIONAL" :REM*188
1 40 Y$(3)="MONIT0RED" :REM*152 —Michael Grimm, Sandwich, h.
1 50 Y$(4^"RECIPROCAL" :REM*227
160 Y$(5)="HALF-LIFE" :REM*190
170 LET Z=INT(RND(1 )*5)+1 :REM*96 S5DF Hiding Files Using GEOS
180 Z$(1)="BUDGETARY OPTIONS." :REM*56
1 90 Z$(2)="FLEXIBILITY." :REM*180 If ymi'iv a GEOS user, you have access to a top-notch method
200 ZS(3)^"CAPABILITY." of file security (brail ofyournon-GEOS disks. Here's how: After
210 Z$(4)="STABILITY." REM*237 activating either GEOS 61 or 128, place a non-GEOS disk into
220 Z$(5)="TRANSPARENT LAYERS." :REM*63 the drive and click on the drive's icon. Answer yes at the pmnnit
230 EN$=CHR$(14):A$=" " :B$="(SHFT LJET'S io convert the non-GEOS disk to GEOS format
IMPLEMENT":C$=" " :REM*29 All of the tiles on the disk will appear on the deskTop screen
240 PRINT(2 SPACEs)B$;A$; X$(X);C$ Y$(Y);C as Commodore files. To hide any Dies, just drag them to the
$;z$(z) :REM*73 bottom border and deposit them, When done, use the (.'.EOS
250 FORT=1TO1200:NEXT:GOTO40 :REM*49 Close option io close the disk.
—Ron Prescott, Modesto, CA After resetting the computer, powering lip in cither (31 or
12!S mode, then listing the director)', you'll notice that the files
dragged (<> ihe border are no longer visible, Ib access them,
run (iKOS, place that disk in tlie drive, and drag those border
S5DE Imitation Reset 64 files hack into I In1 desk'I op.
iinilaliun Reset fi-J is jlisl that—an imitation of a "real" Sys —i.ii MacDonald, Lansing, mi
tem reset After the program is typed in and run, entering ;i
SYS 4S152 from either Direct or Program mode causes the
screen to briefly freeze, shrink a few pixels in size on all four
siiles, tlien reset itsell. The all-too-familiar ("ommodurt; li i S5E0 IBM-PC Keypad ON C-128
startup screen appears in a few seconds. Computerists who use MS/DOS-cotnpadblea and C-l^Ss
Unlike a "real" reset, however, this program leaves Basic often find themselves accidently typing numbers on the
programs undisturbed in memory alter die reset! By placing screen. That's because they're used to using the PC's numeric

fi K U N ■ [ANUAROTEBRUARY 189B
keypad to control cursor movement 150 FOR I=25TO1 STEP -1 :REM*227
As any C-128 »sur knows, pressing numbers on the keypad 160 SYS EDIT,I,12,"BACKWARDS ":FORT^ITO!0:
will printjusi iliiir—numbers, li> make the G-128 more user- NEXT:NEXT :REM*219
frieiully to PC users, Cursor Keypad 128 redefines the keypad's
—I Ienrv !■;. .Shutwki t., Btmm:K, PA
numbers as follows:
8 = Cursor up
4 = Cursor [eft
6 = Cursor i ight S5E2 Dual-Screen 64
2 = Cursor down If you're ;i C-li-l programmer needing a second instruction
7 = Home screen. Dual Screen (i4 is for you. Incorporate this routine in
I = Insert your own programs to create a 1000-byte second screen that's
3 = Delete independent of your primary screen.
You can toggle between Cursor and Keypad mode by press After Dual Screen 64 is activated, you can toggle between
ing the shift-lock key. The 5 and 9 keys are disabled in Keypad screens by pressing the Fl key. If yon want to access the second
mode. screen from within a program, use the command POKE
788,G:POKE789,192,
0 REM CURSOR/NUMERIC 128 KEYPAD - JOHN CAM
PION :REM*64 0 REM DUAL SCREEN 64 - GREG HAVENER
10 FOR T=0 TO 88:POKE 6912+T,PEEK(64128+T) :REM*146
:NEXT :REM*211 10 PRINTCHR$(147}"PRESS PI TO TOGGLE BETWE
20 POKE 830,0:POKE 831,27 :REM*115 EN TWO SCREENS" :REM*222
30 S=6977:POKE S + 4,157:POKE S+3,17:POKE S+ 20 FOR T=0 TO 134:READ D:CK=CK+D:POKE 4915
12,29:POKE S,145:POKE S+6,148 :REM*36 2+T,D:NEXT :REM*158
40 POKE S+14,20:POKE S+5,19:POKE S+1,0:POK 30 IF CK <> 15217 THENPRINT"ERROR IN DATA"
E S+13,0 :REM*36 :END :REM*176
40 POKE 7B8,0:POKE 789,192:PRINT"PRESS Fl
—|oiln Campion, Randallbtown, Ml) TO TOGGLE" :REM*17
50 DATA 173,1,197,201,1,208,12,238,2,197,7
6,112,192,95,234,234,234,234 :REM*81
60 DATA 234,165,197,201,4,208,84,160,0,185
S5E1 Screen Edit 64
,0,4,141,0,198,185,0,193,153 :REM*251
Here's a shun machine language routine thai every C-fi4 70 DATA 0,4,173,0,198,153,0,193,185,0,5,14
owner can put to use. Screen i'.ilit (il lets you place text any 1,0,198,185,0,194,153,0,5,173 :REM*29
where on the screen and perform some fancy moves with 80 DATA 0,198,153,0,194,185,0,6,141,0,198,
screen characters as well, 185,0,195,153,0,6,173,0,198 :REM*236
The syntax lor Screen Edit (i-l is as follows: 90 DATA 153,0,195,185,0,7,141,0,198,185,0,
196,153,0,7,173,0,198,153,0 :REM*27
SYS EDIT, COLUMN, ROW, "(text}" 100 DATA 196,200,192,0,208,179,169,1,141,1
,197,76,49,234,173,2,197,201 :REM*43
The syntax is self-explanatory; just enter the SYS number,
110 DATA 32,208,246,169,0,141,1,197,169,0,
row and column, then the text enclosed within quotation
141,2,197,76,19,192,0,169,0 :REM*59
marks. A sample program is included a! the end of the routine
120 DATA 141,0,0,0 :REM*211
to show how messages can be moved ai lightning speed using
Screen Edit —c;kk; Havener, Bigfohk, mt
0 REM SCREEN EDIT 64 - HENRY SHOTWELL
:REM*29
10 SYS 58692:FOR T = 700 TO 726:READ D:CK=CK
+D:POKE T,D:NEXT :REM*177
S5E3 C-128 Video Switcheroo
20 IF CK<>3566 THEN PRINT"ERROR IN DATA ST I lore's how C-128 owners can watch video on their monitors
ATEMENTS...":END :REM*114 in 40-column mode, while at the same time going about com
30 EDIT=700 :REM*160 puting tholes in KO-columns.
40 PRINTCHR$(147)"SYNTAX:SYS EDIT,COL,ROW, First, collect your trusty old 1902 m 2(102 monitor (or newer
"CHR$(34)"TEXT"CHR$[34) :REM*2 2 10S-I); your (J-128; a 2-into-l, Y-type cable with RCA-type con
50 DATA 32,253,174,32,158,183,138,72
nectors; and a VCR or camcorder. Plug the single-end RCA
:REM*197
plug of the 2-into-1 cable into the Video Out connector on the
60 DATA 32,253,174,32,158,183,104,168
video source and the dual ends of the cable into the Chroma
:REM*24
and LutJUi inputs on the bmk ofthe monitor, (You can also run
70 DATA 24,32,240,255,32,253,174 :REM*174
a single audio cable from the video source to the Video in on
80 DATA 76,164,170,0 :REM»21
90 REM DEMO OF SCREEN EDIT 64 :REM*149 the monitor.) Plug the RGB t)m connector on the computer
100 SYS EDIT.1,1,CHRSf147) :REM*250 Into the k( >H In nl the monitor. Turn on voiii video sumce.
110 SYS EDIT,0,1,"TOP OF SCREEN" :REM*228 Now, you can watch cither video or cable television (sent
120 SYS EDIT,0,24,"BOTTOM OF SCREEN" through your VCR) in 40-co!umn mode, and during the com
:REM*73 mercials for scary parts) switch back to the 80-cohimn word
130 FOR I=1TO25 :REM*72 processor you're using to write that letter to Magic.
140 SYS EDIT,I,12," FORWARD ":FORT=1TO10:N
EXT:NEXT ;REM*131 —Tim Walsh, Peterborough, nii ■

lANUARY/PEBRUAKV [BBS RUN 7

News and New Products
With headliners like Dr. Evil, Elvira and The Hangman, you might think it was
Halloween. But we know it's just another day in Comniodoreville.
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New AD&D Series and technical suppori for your SID

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ten Realms game world. Starting in the Qiianliiml.ink.
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singles or doubles i'i any of i!ilj major pop-up disk directories. denburg, li's available from Myslic tfrc
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Open, the Australian Open. The Masters S!l) plus shipping. Ordering informa
and [In- Davis Cup. Von choose the court tion is available from Triangle Audio,
Challenging Chips
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Always wanted to play at Wimbledon? Tic locking. With iiist, smooth scrolling and Chip's Challenge by Epyx, with 144 IgubIs

Break Tennis can take you there. a GOTO command, data throughout the of play, is a puzzio-solvers delight.
spreadsheet can be viewed quickly. (Ifills
nameni play. Tlie game automatically can be configured with settings such as game, Chip's Challenge, offering 144
keeps nack of individual tournament flush left and Hush right, 0-14 decimal puzzle-solving levels. Because success in
rankings, which can be saved and im places, and variable column, Cells can be Chip's Challenge requires astute logic
proved in later matches, In singles play, displayed in bar-graph formal using Hi and deft eye-hand coordination, the
up to I ti players can participate; in dou option;)) colors. game has disiinclive appeal.
bles, up i» s. The game also offers ;i va When printing a spreadsheet wider Solving a level usually involves lollect-
riety or computer opponents with differ ihan the printing urea, Calc II automat Ulg microchips With available tools such
ing skills and strengths, ically splits the spreadsheet, printing (he as keys, magnets, shields and cleats.
This DigiTek simulation is being sold right-mOSt sections on laLer pages. Doors, traps, monsters and other mis
for (29.95, For more information, write Additional Features include row and chievous devices pose barriers, tempt
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Chapel, PL3SS43. hill support of either disk or tape; and cate your progress. The first eighl levels
editing commands such as Copy, Insert are teaching puzzles, which introduce
Column or Row, Delete Column or Row, you lo the game's basic concept!,.
Making Music
and Erase Cell. Because < Ihip'g Challenge has so many
REISTKKST<AVN,M[>—Triangle Audio The Calc II program is selling for$84 levels, you can begin a game on any level
has developed Ml Librarian, a voice from hmkbursi Programming1, PQ Box you wish, and you get an unlimited num
data/sequence librarian package for the 49185, Montreal, Quebec H1N ST6; ber of''lives."The levels are progressive
Korg Ml or MIR and C-G4/128 with a 514-727-3596. ly more difficult
ftissport. Sequential orcompatible MUM Chip's Challenge is being released at
interface. 133.95, and is distributed by Epyx, PO
CyberVideo
The voicv daia librarian w ill send and Box 802(1, Redwood City, CA 94063;
receive single programs, combination) NEWYORK. NV—Since the 1083 publi 415-368-3200.
or entire banks In either memory mode, cation of William C.ibsori's sci-fi novel
from either the M1 's internal memory or Nrttmmuncer, self-styled "cyberpunks" in
Commodore Gamers Are #3
a RAM card. Separate program/combi the U.S. and Europe have dedicated
nation and sequence librarians are pro themselves to realizing Gibson's fictional WASHINGTON, DC—According to a
vided on the same disk. world. Cyberpunks are typically associat recent study by the Software Publishers
In addition, with Ml you tan: ed with computer bai king and piracy. uf America, Commodore computers arc
• Rearrange and copy programs and Cyberpunk, an "edutainment" video, the third largest platform for computer
combinations between hanks singly or in tills how this phenomenon began anil gamers, following IHM and Amiga. The
20-volce blocks. explores its implications. Included are report showed thai simulation games are
• Save hanks of programs and combina interviews with Gibson, faron Lanier, the most popular, representing :ili per
tions separately or together. Timothy Leaiy and Michael Synergy, in cent of sales, followed by role-plnying (26
■ Convert files automatically between a futuristic mix ofanimation, live action percent) and arcade/action (22 percent]
100-voice and 50-voice Formats. and image processing. games, leaving sports and family enter
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This issue toe have feedback on cartridges, will kits, productivity software and the future
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Product Sources Bedford, MA 01730; 617-275-0090) debugging my BrSI adventure game, a

I own a G-64 and I'm having trouble comes with a word processor named The certain I bought kept tugging at me: How
finding software ami hardware for it. Can Write Slujj resident on it. However, the many Commodore owners arc there in
you help? Quick Broum Box is much more than a des the U.S.? Will the market fold up on me
—Jason Turner ignated word processor; it's actually a HAM (and everyone else)?
Poster City, CA expansion device that lias its own battery Finding tttWwas a gold mine lo me
and can store programs and data even when (with all due respect lo [.oil Sander), and
Well, /moil, there aw a number afnational the computer u shut off Ofcourse, you must 1 haven't even finished reading my first
rttail stars that still carry C-64 products, in- pay for thisflexibility; the QJili starts at $89. issue yet. But, die magazine is quite thin
cluding Walden Books, Habhage's, Electronic For more details about this product, see "The compared to die other computer maga
Boutique, Software Etc. anil American Soft AfiCs of REUs" in our November/December zines stacked all over my office, and 1
ware. There are also several mail-order dis '91 issue. notice there are no ads in there from
tributors thai advertise in ourpages andcarry —Editors (lominodore.
Commodore products. If you don't live near So, should 1 expand my C-IL'n? Or
a slure that carries G-64 products, the mail should ] upgrade to an Amiga, or maybe
order companies you see in RUN area good Conversion Program Upgrade to a...(I won't even mention it)?
source. Don't forget So compare prices. Thank you For mentioning my pro —Anonymous
There are still many companies developing gram RLE/DOODLE.SDA in the article
high-quality hardware and software for our "Converting Graphic Hies" (September/ You've railed several issues that RUN ed-
computers, so don't give tip hope! Itjust takes October 1991 RUN). itorinh have addressed over the past few
some patience to find them, Since uploading that program lo Sears, questions that continue to dominate
Q-Link under die name Wendell'rib, I the Commotion1 market. These jew farh are
—Editors
have greatly improved it. 1 rewrote the the only answer we can give you: The G-64
compatibility with || and RUNl'aint files. is the best-selling home computer EVER,
Cartridge Crazy Although I am no longeron Q-l.ink, die With total sales topping six million units.
1 would like to thnnk Ron Hoffman upgrade can be ordered for Sl> from the And even though our numbers have dwin
("Put Software on Cartridge!," Septem- address listed on t!ie title screen of the dled over the past Jew tears because of com
ber/OH"lw_T Mail RUN). I have looked tor original program. petition from Apple/Mac, IBM/clones and
over a year for a word piTxressing program —Cuhiis Kayi.or Amiga computers, the C-6-t and 12fi are
on ;i cartridge. When 1 called Brnder- still profitable formats jor development. And
Akron, OH
Iiiiik!, die m;inu(;u Imi'i ol die word pro our humble tnogaxjbu still bus over 65,001)
cessor I iisl1 (Hank Street Writer), to sec readers! Mot bad for u "d\ing" market. Rest
The Future of Commodore assured, the Commodore user is not on the
if it was available on cartridge, they
replied thai it wasn't and they had no A bit more than a year ago 1 bought my endangered species list jnit yet.
plans to oiler it. first computer, a second-hand C-128 with We certainly can't tell you what to do, but
I have an expansion cartridge port, as a 1571 drive, an 803 printer and a 1701 it makes sense to start any business in a field
1 am sure many other users do, and it monitor, (What does 80-column mode thai you folOW and enjoy, Keep us posted!
would lieu great convenience to be able look like?). At 'i'2 year;, of age, 1 fell the —Eon ors
to throw a switch and have a word pro same as I did when 1 got my first "Hot
cessing program available on power-up. Wheels" race set. I loved my computer
In Praise of Productivity
(Besides. I hate the rattling sound oi the then, and I siill run my old graphia-and-
disk drive.) sound program to wake me up occasion I would like to compliment you on the
I have not written before, because I as ally. \es, mining LEDs and a glowing September/October issue of RUN. In-
sumed thai 1 was the only person among monitor are often my niglulights. Btettd of seeing the usual consolidation
millions that was interested in a car Although an amateur programmer nl game reviews and game programs,
tridge-based word processor. If there are and relentless late-night hacker, my pur you concentrated on useful .subjects, EUCh
others like me, speak up and let the soft pose in life has Finally found me. (Or as conversion programs, video utilities.
ware suppliers know iheiv is a market should 1 say I've finally found mysell?|
wailing for such a product I his "computer thing" is what 1 hope to
—koiiKKT Wilson
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of those developers fortunate enough to of the RUN user's group list.
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C-128 paint programs and GEOS soft by Noio Press. Unfortunately, a call la Nolo distributed by Triple Point Soflwart (Box 369,
ware. I actively use productivity software, Press revealed thai the program is no longer 253 Collete St., Toronto. ONT, Canada,
and 1 learned a greal deal more about it beingpublished. Copies might still fn avu'd- MST IRS). Unfortunately, we do not have
from that issue. tilile through software distributors. information regarding Voyager Mindtooh'
The article on sharing ASCII and —Editors other products.
graphics tiles between different com —Editors ■
puters was outstanding. I have access to
an IBM I'C and an Apple Macintosh at 1541/1571 Drive Alignment
work. I also belong to Q-Link and was in the ProTips section of the Septem Got something to say? Here's your place to
unaware of many of these graphics con ber/October RUN, there was a para stiy it. We always enjoy hearing from our
version programs. Now, using the C-ISS graph on 1541/1571 drive-alignment widen (even ij thiy'ir modal us!}. Smdyour
and the Mae, I have been able to ex problems, Ii did not, however, give the letters- to Mail RUN, do RUN Magazine, 80
change and laserprint GEOS and Basic exact name of the program or say where Elm St., IWrborough, NH 03458.
8 graphics. Sharing files with other com 10 purchase it. I would appreciate any in
puters will give my C-128 an unlimited formation you can give me about this
life span. program. Peripheral Vision
1 hope you plan on printing more pro —Andre Berube
ductivity and conversion articles in the Providence, Rl We have hail several requests for a
future and waste less space on games. list of software that supports the 1351
—William I.kcomtk lielieve it or not, the name of the program mouse, the 1581 disk drive and the
Burlington, ma you're interested in is "1541/1571 Drive I7xx series <ij REUi. Here is a list of
Alignment." It's from Flee Spirit Software tiurfavorite software that supports these
1 was recently asked to give a talk on and is availuhle through many distributors of peripherals, ifyou liave a favorite pro
how to construct a newsletter using Commodore products, including Software gram that you would like to add to the
geoPublish. On the day of my presen Support International and The Grapevine list, please write to Mail RUN, RUN
tation, someone showed me a copy 01 Croup (check our ads). Magazine, SO Elm St., Peterborough,
your August I'J!)1 Issue with the head —Editors NH 03458. Ptriodicaily we will pub
line "Publishing With GEOS." 1 had no lish an updated list.
idea thai you were coining out with an —Editors
edition that was almost entirely devoted I Paint Author Picks Nits
to geoPublish. I want to commend you and John
After my presentation I had a chance- Ryan for the review of 128 Paint pro Product Mouse 1581 REU
to read the issue, and I must say 1 really grams ("Paint Versus Runt," September/
enjoyed all three articles about using October '91). It concisely covered the 15K1 Toolkit •
geoPublish. main concerns of those buy inj," a graph Adv. OCP An Sluilio •
I commend all tlncc authors, Gerry ics package. However, as the author of Basic 8
Descoteaux, Robert Austin and Larry I Paint, please humor me while I nit- lilt Writer v2.0 •
McCoy. Each provided a different angle pick on a couple of points. uiblu Search •
and insight on what you need to do to Fust, I Faint offers virtually unlimited ISlji Blue Header •
produce a newsletter. As the founder fonts, not seven as reported. There are Cadpak •
and editor of a semi-annual newsletter eight font slots: seven permanent, one Dialogue 128 •
(ailed MA/Af £L (Sidereal Astrology and disk-loaded. Thus, you are limited only Fleel System 4 •
your Macrobiotic Health), I can appre by the number of fonts on disk(s), In ad Mini master !2H • •
ciate the time, effort and skill necessary dition, I Paint comes with a condensed GEOSv2.Q* ...
to put together a newsletter, brochure or file thai automatically expands into 11 I faint • • •
advertisement using a program like more font Hies and several printer JillyDOS
geol'ublish. drivers; and more are available through Maidstooe Quest •
More issues devoted to the capabilities such sources as Q-Link. I believe Master- Master Paint • •
of GEOS would be welcome. paint is similarly unlimited. Maverick vS * •
—SHEMU-AJL BEN-MOSHE Second, on large RI'Us. 1 Paint allows News Maker 128
both a RAMdisk and full-screen clip and PaperCUp 111 •
Philadelphia, i'A
safe areas, not just an either/or choice. IViikei 2 Series • •
This is ,t luxurious combination, offer I'bcketWriter 2/3 •
Do-it-yourself Will Kits ing something of Mr. Ryan's spare- Sketchpad 128 •
I want to offer some help to Sharon sci«en merge wish. Spectrum 12H • •
jayska (September/October Mail RUN). —Rick Kane Super 81 Utilities •
1 have a shareware program called Sim Minneapolis, mn Super Snapshot 5 • •
ple Will Kit that is a iill-in-tlie-blank se Supeibasc 3.0 •
quential file. I've used it mysell' and will Thai's not such a nit-pick! Thuuk-you, Iiix Command •
make ii available through '1'he Mailbag Rich, for clearing up the misundenUmding. The WriiL'Siufl • •
BBS (205-835-3807; 1200 baud). While we're on the subject, we have some in Ultratenn 111 •
sinuation about I Pnitd\ publisher, Voyager Vi/aWrhe v 1 ..i & up •
—Norman Morrison
Oxford, AL Mwdtools, Won! Writer •
It stems that the company is no longer in • ttlduda dakTbp. KiiteWay unit rrbited GEOS
Thanks, Norman! We also had a number business. SSI is currently distributing I liiint applications.
i>l kilns about a program called WffiMaker, (800-356-1 i TJ), and Dialogue 128 is being

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Software Gallery
Dirt, dribbles, death and dough: Reviews ofSuper Off-Road, Dream Team, Iron Lord,
SEC Check Register and Golden Axe.
By JOHN RYAN

Iron Lord B+ turns comprised of troop movement

then batile, which occurs on an overhead
An arcade-jantasy-slrategy-wle- map .showing both armies. If your army
playing game from Europe, is successful in battle, you'll move on to
the final phase of the game; 1 be L.ahy-
With American software production rinih. You must maneuver (and fight)
liiv the (!-64 in a i;iiU]iin, it's reassuring your way through all six levels to win ihe
thai the Kuropeans arc beginning to pit k g;tme.

up die slack, [flron Lord is indicative of There's a lot to Iron Lord, and many
what we can expect from our European players may find one aspect more fun
cousins, then reports ofthe demise or the I ban I he others, 1 he graphics ait partic
C-64 software market may very well be ularly good, as is the sound, with high-
premature. Iron Lord is a medieval taii- resolution screens and a superb musical
lasy gameihai spin is « link' bii of every soundtrack. The game comes on a dou
thing, li is noi a Fantasy role-playing European imports tlko Iron Lord bodo wall ble-sided disk and the loading time be
game, yet there are elements <>l VRV for the luturo of C-64 gaming. tween scenes is tolerable.
throughout, li is noi an arcade game, Whether you like arcade, strategy or
nor is it wholly ;i strategy game, though range and the gambling hou.se. At the FRP games, I think you'll enjoy iron
certainly there are airade sequences, and archery range, you'll vie for respect with Lord, II deftly combines them all into a
strategy dimes into play as well. Iron displays of marksmanship. Kven though single story. To the programmer's credit,
Lord effectively combines all these gen the archery competition is one of the Iron Lord is one of the few all-in-one
res into one package. more entertaining aspects of the game, games that actually delivers.
As the iingotieii son of a dethroned you'll find that becoming proficient (UHI Soft/EUclwnkAHs, I'D Beat 7578,
king, you have returned home after five enough to qualify through the three Han Maieo, CA 94404; 800-2-15-4525.
years of fighting the Holy Wars. While rounds of competition will take a lot of C-64/$29.9S)
you weir away, your uncle seized power practice. At the gambling house, arm
and 'lie land fell, abject. Your lask: to wrestling and dice games will further
lake the kingdom back from the thieves, your reputation as well—if you're good Golden Axe A
assassins and spies who now rule. enough.
Solid gold arcade excitement
Hut il will noi he easy. The people's From time to time you'll find yourself
mistrust is so deep thai even you, the confronted by enemy knights. During for iron-clad gamers.
rightful prince, must prove your mettle battle, [he view changes to the first per
in the kingdom's jaded subjects. In order son: The enemy appears directly ahead Ready for some unabashed, slashing,
to light and win the war against the of you. Fighis are usually short and have cymbal-crashing arcade action? Tired of
Army of Chaos (thereby restoring your little influence with i he locals. Of course, l;RPs, Rl'Gs and colorless CRTS? Are you
throne) you musi persuade the inhabi getting hacked up is not conducive to the type who's gone through five tern-
tants t<i follow yon into battle. good health. pcred-stcel joysticks in the past three
Much of the action lakes place on a At some point during the game you'll months? II so, Sega's great coin-op Gold
high-resolution nrmp of the countryside, linally convince the populace to arm en Axe has been translated to the C-64
showing an overhead view of several themselves and follow you into battle. just for you. An ama/ing thing about this
towns, castles and interesting areas thai This "final" baitle occurs over a series of translation: It looks and plays greai—no
you can visit. You need only direct your small feal in this age of mass antiseptic
knight m ;i particular area and he 11 translations.
quickly gallop on horseback to that des Software Report Card The Death Adder and his minions
tination. Once in a town, the view switch have invaded tin1 land, impiisoucd (hi
es to show ihe local an/a, again with an Outstanding A king and his daughter, and pilfered the
overhead view. As you guide your knight legendary (.olden Axe. You musi defeat
Goad B
around a loivn, you'll find places tO visit the Adder and regain the throne. In the
such as inns, puhs and herb shops. Average C great tradition or arcade-game reality,
Since your first job is to convince the Below Average D being a hero means nothing less than
people that you're a prince with whom to hacking your way to victory.
Crummy F
reckon [true royalty always uses proper The vivid graphics and stirring sound
gi animal), you'll probably want to spend track of illu opening sequence really set
much of your time initially at the archery the mood. Golden Axe oilers vou die ■

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chance to play one of three heroes, each ihe COSt of the machine. Recipe-filing
with different strengths and weaknesses. and checkbook balancing to the rescue!
I'Miin there, vou an' oil lo save the land. Looking back, I can sec bow ludicrous
The game offers EuD-screen scrolling these justifications must have seemed—
graphics as your character moves from even with a S2000 computer it was much
leit to right. During your travels, mon quicker lo balance a checkbook by band.
sters will advance li om either side of the This Stands as true today as it did
screen and attack. With your fingers back then, so I was surprised to see an
flunk' clenched to yourjoystick, you can other check-managing program on the
jump, kick, leap, head-butt or otherwise market. It's release is somewhat justi
slash your way through CH< li screen. fied, however, because Check Register
Successful strikes against a monster 128 does more than just balance your
slowly sap iis strength until it dies. Suc checkbook. It offers a complete check
cessful strikes against yuu will do the ing account manager, but also sports
same. If you manage to beat off each se Hey, no one said being a hero would be features that print checks and track
ries of attacks, you advance to the next easy—and in Golden Axe, it's not. loans anrl investments.
screen and, eventually, the next hoard. 'lite program requires a C-128 (with
Occasionally, small thieves scurry to and about with this game. There are no pre upgrade ROMs) or a 1281). It operates
fin across the screen. Kicking them will tenses here, mi grand claims or promis in HO-Column mode only and supports
dislodge little goodies thai yuu should es. It's arcade at don that plays smoothly the 1500 family ol disk drives.
pick up. These urchins often carry magic and quickly. Graphics and animation? Obviously, the bulk of Register 12K is
potions or food packets thai can increase Superb. Hen- (at last!) is a game that of designed to aid you in managing your
your strength or stamina. fers mindless entertainment without personal or small-business checking ac
The hoards grow successively more apology, counts. Although it's not revolutionary
difficult. The monsters gel bigger and (Sega/EkdnmicAriS, I'O Box 7578, San by any means, the software contains sev
Stronger, more difficult to beat. You'll Mateo, CA 94404; 800-245-4525. C-64/ eral interesting features For those of you
have to depend on your prowess with the $24.95) who have an active checking account.
joystick and, admittedly, sheer good The register can bold up to 730 en
luck. Along the way you'll find strange, tries. Once dial limit i.s Beached, it tan be
fire-breathing mounts to aid you. Of SEC Check Register saved to a history file on your work disk.
course, saving your magic potions for 128 B+ In addition, the program supports
just die light enemy is paramount You check printing and envelope address
have several lives to work with and, if you Exlms such as check printing set ing, and you C8H configure Register 12S
die, the game will allow you to continue to fit various check styles and formats.
this bookkeeping package apart
wlieir yon leli oil. I ley. no one said that Setting up die printer variables for do
being a hero would be easy—and in When I bought my first computer in ing so, however, lakes a bit of trial and
Golden Axe, it's not. 1979, I had to come up with some dam error. You'll need to save a definition file
It's hard to find anything to gripe good excuses lo quell my wife's alarm at for each check format, which involves

The Amazing
ing and activating switches that change
Spider-Man . the structure of the mom you're cur
rently seeing, and off-screen areas as
The arachnid hero's a mantel,
well. These tricky devices provide a
bul he's less than super stimulating tactical challenge.
The gr&phlCS, animation and con
Twice before, l"aragon Software suc trol system are good, but there are
cessfully brought Marvel comit: books problems with other elements of the
to the 0-64 with Dr. Doom's Revenge software. The sound leaves much to be
and The X-Men. However, 'Hie Amaz desired, with long periods of total si
ing Spider-Man, Marvel's latest, doesn't lence. The copy protection is excessive
quite live Up lo its predecessors. (you have io answer three questions),
This six-level game begins when Spi and there's no Save option, a much-
der-Man's wife is kidnapped by Myste- appreciated feature of the previous two
lio, a longtime Spidey foe skilled in Spider-Man isn't up tD its Marvelnus Paragon programs.
chemistry, hypnotism and magic. Mys- predecessors, but it's solid fun anyway. Even though it <ould be better, The
terio has ordered the famed wall- Amazing Spider-Man will appeal to
crawler to the old abandoned Rockwell Mary |ane—even .Spider-Man himself. many players, Its mental challenge and
Movie Studios, where he mnsl run an \bni main hope for survival lies with Spi world-famous title character should ai-
evil gaiUltlel to rescue his mate. der-Man's super powers, including his traci a large, enthusiastic audience,
With a joystick or keyboard, you'll incredible strength and his ability to (Fhragon Softwawt; distributed by Miav-
have to guide the brave wcbslhiger past climb walls. Also important, ofcourse, is prose, ISO Lakefnml Drive, Hunt Killrt,
Mystcrio's booby-traps. He'll face spikes, his web, which can live him from tight MD 21030, C-64fi29.95)m
electrified ceilings, gas, illusory Moors, situations.
and robots that can look like Mvsterio, A key feature of this program is find —Walt Latocha

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 SOFTWARE GALLERY

telling the printer how many columns It nas a harbinger of the disappoint nul using the overhead ma]), it is dif
and lines to advance For each entry and ments to come when the game would nol ficult, at times, lo judge your position
what printer codes, if any, need to he hoot on my I USlJ in (Mil mode. I re relative to the pin.
seni id your partii ular printer 01 inter moved all of my peripherals, knowing More important, though, game play
face, I suggest thai you pnu lite I he setup thai sometimes games won't load with ilsell seems disjointed. The swing is not
using plain printer paper first. Checks these extras attached, but to no avail. I very smooth and the hall moves impos
(particularly the form-feed variety) are even tried booting rhe game on a sibly fast once it's bit. A 350-yard drive
too expensive to waste. friend's 1281); still no luck, finally, I dug lakes about as long as a 50-yard wedge
You can .set up recurring payee files oui my old "flat" C-128 and, yes, ii buoi- shot. I didn'i get the sensation that my
and addresses. Recurring entries (those ball was soaring up into the heavens and
items you musi pay regularly, including then falling to the fairway with a gentle
mortgages, payroll, cable TV, etc.) are bounce, I be bullet-fast Night ually de
tracked by reference numbers and han tracts from the simulation.
dled a bit differently within the register. On the cither hand, screen updates are
Vou can establish as many as 54 payee relatively fast as yon play through a hole.
records with their addresses, and print Since disk access occurs only when vou
out the checks and envelopes for the move from hole to hole. Shark Attack in-
payee. Debits are handled automatically i links two full courses and a roster of ten
here as well. predefined computer players, each with
Outside the checking program, a fi their own experience, stance, grip, swing
nancial calculator is available to help and litness factors, Plus, the roster can
vou determine the future value of in hold up to -HI additional user-defined
vestments and deposits. Ii will also cal players. The documentation is straight
culate loan information, including forward and includes tips from Mr. Nor
amortization (a record -.honing how fast Shark Attack utters a plethora at variahlcs, man, along with Strategies and handi
you will pay down the principle of your such as wind speed and ball effects. capping formulas.
loan). Ii I sound disappointed with Shai k At
Register I2f> is a solid package and ed line. I also tested the game on a C-fi-l, tack. I am. Tliis simulation does little, il
relatively Fast. The 12-page, staple- again without problem. (One editor back anything, io build upon advances made
bound documentation is basic, but it is at RUN HQ claims that it booted line by other golf simulations. In fact, in at
complete enough to help you through there on a 1281) in 61 mode. 1 think least the graphics and realism categories,
some of the more difficult areas of the she's jtisi bragging.) ii tails shori of earlier efforts.
program. A utility is included to help Being an avid duffer. I went into this (Virgin Mastertroii ia, I son I Cowan,
users of previous versions of iliis pro game wondering how it would measure Irvine, CA ')271-l. C-6-I/SIV.99)
gram convert theii files to the new for up m earlier golf simulations, such as
mat (vl.OS). l.eadei board and |ack Nkklaus's Great
If you've been looking for a checking est 18 Holes ofColE Sadly, Shark Attack Super Off-Road B
manager, then Check Register 128 may falls woefully short of both in both
bejust the program for you. [fyou're al graphics and payability. The simulation
It's like a demolition derby ami a
ready using a good diet kbonk program, is not terrible; it's just not as good as slot car ran; all rolled into one.
either public domain or commercial, other produc is currently available, espe
then SIX; Check Register probably WOIl'l cially if their "ultimate" claim is taken This cute coin-op translation gives you
give you anything new, seriously. a taste ol what il must be like to drive an
(Sparks Electronics Co., I'D Hax4475, St. Once you get past a rather long load oil-road race truck,
Joseph, MO 6-1504. C-128) ing period and password check, you're [ his is demolition derby on dirt. No
presented with a main screen and a sleek formula racers here, only jacked -
plethora of choices: You can set up wind up race trucks with reinforced cabs, roll
Greg Norman's Shark
and weather tailors, ball effects such as bars and super-Strong suspension sys
Attack! The Ultimate Golf back and side spin, ami have a caddy tems. Likewise, the drivers have little re
Simulator C help oui with club selection and course gard for safety as ihey push their vehi
play. Shark Attack has several unique cles to the limit ovei hills, gullies, water
Golfsimulation fans will be teed features that help make it realistic. Vou holes and hordes oi other treacherous
can, for example, design your own obslacles.
off by this disappointing game. swing by altering your swing arc. Vou In Super Off-Koad, you always face
can even open and close your club face three competitors. You can either play
If you don't know who (ireg Norman and adjust (he loll. against friends oi pit yourself against
is then you'll probably think this game Although Shark Attack incorporates [he computer. Von participate in a series
occurs in an ocean somewhere. "Shark many features standard in golt simula of "stadium" races, complete with haz
Attack" actually refers to the Australian tions (plus a li'w unique ones), il none ards. There are a total of lli truck con
golfer's nickname: The Great White theless suilei s in graphics and realism. figurations available, though you'll no!
Shark. Be that as it may. this simulation The murky, ill-delineil graphics look see all llie configurations unless you can
is disappointing in many ways—so many, as if they were converted from IBM take the checkered Hag in virtually ail of
in fact, that I had the irresistible tuge to CGA-type colors, giving everything a the races.
look up the word "ultimate" in the dic yellowish-green cast. The landscapes The stadium lakes up the lull screen
tionary tu make sure they hadn't rede are rather fractal and don't impari and is viewed horn an oblique ovei bead
fined the word recentlv. much realism to ihe simulation, Wiih- angle. Each competitor has a different-»

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 199! ■ K Li N 15
 SOFTWARE GALLERY

colored [ruck to guide atiiund [lie twist- The Dream Team, 3 on 3

ing, curving track—over water holes, Challenge C
through iihkI bogs and over inclined
jumps. Needless to say, tin.1 other three This mediocre basketball simula
trucks on [he crack become as hazardous
tion made our reviewer cry foul.
as the obstacles. More often than not,
you'll find yourself in tin; midst of a de Ever since the release of Jordan vs.
molition derby. Bird a lew years ago, software publishers
Each nice is four laps long. TTie name have been hocking sports simulations
of the gamr here is prize money, You'll thai rely on die name recognition (if
be awarded cash according Co your finish sports superstars. Although this one is a
in [he race. Likewise, you'll have i!i<? op- bit more subtle than some of its prede
[k>] unity tu pick up stray bags of money cessors (and successors) 1 dare say), it is
and other goodies thai pop onto the still "yet another pro-endorsed basket
track from time to time. No sleek formula racers here, only jacked- ball simulation,"
At the end of each race, you can stop up super-trucks with turbo suspension! A quick giant e at I lie package will I ell
by tin.- Speed Shop and put your prize you that the dream team is 1'airick Ew-
money i<> good use, purchasing nitro and iI'd barrier fences, is nicely done, ing, Dominique Wilkins and Joe Du-
units, tires, shocks, accelerators and other and the trucks, while rather small, move mars, Apparently, the creators ol The
speed-enhancing accessories. You stan precisely according in your joystick Dream team 3 on -i Challenge see this
the game with three trucks, and lose one movement. Even though the game imai'd-forward-center combination as
for each race in which you don't place doesn'i have much staying pinveiwlii.ii the best three-man team in the NBA,
first. Obviously, you'll have to win the ma you play by yourself, if yon can dig up a and I'll not dispute that.
jority of the races to see all the races lo couple of "friends, Super Off-koad has ;ill The Dream Team permits one or two
the end. the makings ol slol car racing without I m in an players to iai e off in a game ol
Overall, the graphics and sound are the slots. one-on-one, two-on-two or three-on-
very good. The three-dimensional aspect (Vnghi Miuttriwnif., IHlilil Cowan, Ir lhnv half-COUrt basketball. The game
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court TWo sets <>t rules can be invoked; doesn't go further tii explain what each
standard game ink's or S-on-3 rules. ])lay does.
There is :\ field ol 26 predefined players My real gripe with this program is the
from which you can select your own misleading packaging. The C-64 game
dream team, but you can't edit the play- box spoils gorgeous HIM VGA graphics,
era' strengths or skills. which the C-64 cannot equal. Bui more
Tlie half-court playing field takes up than that, the box copy goes on to list
must of the screen, rendered in high-res features such us !"> play sets, handicap
olution graphics. Dribbling is basically ping, tournament play and player-roster
automatic whenever an active player is editors. Bui these features an not vxht in
illj;i] tin.- ball, Likewise, shooting, jillss- tin- C-64 version!
ing, blocking and rebounding incur I realize thai cutting costs often in
when the joystick button is pressed, and volves using one- box For all versions, but
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Dream Team suffers from the same The f,"r;i|>hics, while noi spectacular, Dream Team is unimpressive when
malady thai other multiplaycr sports lend themselves well to the half-coun compared to other basketball simula
simulations experience: With so many simulation. I did liml, however, thai tions, and having three superstars lend
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 Hardware

Are you tired of having the sand on the beach "leu h" data to and from the REU. Not surprisingly, few
ofcomputer respectability kit ked in your facer developers have been willing to spend time supporting
Have you had II up to herewith those uppities die minority ol REU-equipped Commodores oui there.
that relegate Commodores to i he ninety- As a result, REU users have had lew software choices,
pound weaklings of the PC set? Friend, maybe you need only (;EOS (which adds REU support to all of its pro
to go on a hardware RAM p;ii>c! grams through operating system routines) and a handful
Yes, your humble 64/12N can become :i computing of 64/128-mode applications. Thai is, until nw.
force [ulii'R'ikcuii'diiiih. Because> while mosi companies With the introduction nf'the RAMLink and RAM Drive
in iliis imirkei liavc thrown in the towel. Creative Mino REUs, the "software issue" is no longer an issue, like
Designs has held last to the vision thai Commodore Commodore's REUs, these products are essentially ex
owners should be able to walk down micro-mustie beach tra-last disk drives (there's no clearing thai initial 64K
with their duns up. And with RAMLink and RAMOrive, hurdle), but, unlike the Commodore REUs, they're sn-
CMD has put their money where their mouth is. cessedasaiiyoihtrdrivt.They hold files that can be load
ed, saved, snatched and renamed with the same DOS
From a Squeak to a Roar commands the 1541 and 1571 use.
RAM expansion on the C-64 lias always been hin In theory, any program thai can use a disk drive can
dered by ;i limitation ol the computer's "brain," the 6510 use RAMLink and RAMDrive instead. Even software
microprocessor 11 >< address bus—the pari of the micro written for a specific drive can [unction with these REUs,
processor that identifies which memory location the chip using 1541, 1371 or 1 ~»H 1 emulation modes.
would like to use—is only 10 bits wide, meaning thai it Plus, diere's another twist: 1 he contents of these RAM
can see only 65,536 bytes al a time. In short, the C-64 devices doesn't disappearwhen the computer is shut of],
already has all the memory ii can use. The same is true ftwer failures won'l dent their armor, and you can install
even foi the C-128, which is actually limited id 64K (al your main software library in RAM for near-instant use.
though ii finagles ;i second 64K by juggling different RAMDrive is battery-backed and can keep its memory
portions of memory around). lor up to several days. A similar option lor RAM I,ink is
The only alternative left to hardware developers has available with the purchase of a backup battery.
been cheating. RAM expanders such as Commodore's lioth RAMLink and RAMDrive conic with a portion
170U series don't actually boost the computer's 64 kilo of JiHyDOS—CMD's enhanced disk operating system
bytes, bw an more like high-speed disk drives. Programs lor the C-64/128—that includes a wedge and several new
use liit: KKl's in hoard code or data in a convenient commands. (This won't speed up drive access as much
cache until needed; then they load it into the "real" RAM as the complete JiHyDOS dues, however; that requires
for use. This may sound sluggish, hni it's really very JiHyDOS drive ROMs, available separately.}
fast—so l;isi thai, as far as the user is concerned, ihe ex
panded < ioramodore dues have more than (31K. RAMDrive
While these REUs may work like tlisk drives, ihcy cer RAMDrive bears CMD's label along with thai of its
tainly aren't as ejijiv to usi- limn ilie program's perspective. developer. Performance Peripherals. Ii comes in capac
Programmers musi write special routines to "swsli" and ities of 5I2K. 1 megabyte and 2 megabytes. The whole ■

By STEPHANE DIRSCHAUER

SI) RUN' JANUARY/FEBRUARY IB83 I'MOTOCiRAI'IIKI) BY 1 II [UDICE

RAMiink and RAMDrive transform
ilie Commodore into a force
to be reckoned with.

JANUARY/FEBRUARY ItWB ■ R V N 21
 HARDWARE RAMPAGE

unit is slightly larger di iver, and the whole procedure takes minutes. The in-
than a deluxe TV remote strucdons accompanying the RAM drives are precise and
control, and fits snugly include dear illustrations.
into the C-64/ 128's ex
Up and Runninc;
pansion/cm tridge port.
The control panel lias Once the RAM drives arc honked up, the C-frl/128
154 I-like activity and er- displays ;i slightly altered power-up message indicating
ror indicator lights, plus iliat JiflyDOS is active. When that appears, you'll want
several unfamiliar fea to set up the device's RAM.
tures: u reset switch and a 'I "liu RAM drives organize data into partitions and sub
light thai indicates when directories, which are as necessary as they are conve
the device is properly set nient. A 4-megabytC RAMI.ink, alter all. can hold 16,000
up. files. (Apart from available memory, there's no limit to
The handy Swap hut- the total number ol filenames.)
ion lets you temporarily Because partitions must be given a fixed length and
change. KAM Drive's de emulation type when treated, they're must useful for di
vice number. Pushing viding the RAM inici large chunks thai can be further di
Swap the fiist time as vided using subdirectories. Native-mode partitions can
signs RAMDrive to device be of"any size, but the emulation modes are limited to
8 and reassigns the for the mimicked drive's real disk space. A 15-11 -mode par
mer device 8 to RAM- tition, for example, can contain only bill blocks. Parti
Drive's old number. A tions are selected with a new disk command. CP, or by
second press does [he preceding a filename with the partition number (1-32)
same with device 9, and a and a colon, as in 3:RUNPAINT.
third resets all device Subdirectories are a more flexible way t<> organize, data
numbers, fwo lights indi in a Native-mode pariilimi. They'll* creaied and modi
cate which devices have fied with a set of new DOS commands, and they appear
been swapped. This Fea in the directory listing as DIK files. Subdirectories can
ture comes into play be placed within subdirectories, ad infinilitm. Selecting
r is r.i'.i /ml looks like a regular when a program talks i hem is a matter ofentering the subdirectory name{s) be
disk drive Co your programs. only to device fi. (RAM- fore the filename (e.g.. APPLICATIONS/GRAPHICS/
Drive itself can he as run paint).
signed a default number between 8 and L'!J with a pro
gram that ionics on the accompanying utilities disk.) Using Software
In the best of all world-., every peripheral would func
RAM Link tion with every program. In reality this doesn't happen,
KAMI.ink is CMD's solution for those who already but RAMI.ink and RAMDrive come as close to being
have an older REU. li features two slots: the RAM port, completely compatible as any peripheral of their type.
which accommodates an REU (including RAMDrive), Thanks to die emulation modes, programs can be fooled
ami a pass-through port, which accepts anything that into thinking they'll- dealing will) a real disk drive, and
you've had in your expansion port before, such as a util a specific model, too.
ity cartridge. The main exception, ol < onrse, is copy-protected sou-
RAM Link's control panel sports all the features of ware. Unless you can remove any disk-b;ised copy pro
RAMDrive's, plus a Normal/Direci switi h. Ricking it to tection, you will be unable to copy such soliwaic to tlit:
Direct lets software use the pluggcd-in unil as a "vanilla" RAM (hives. Several solutions, however, are available:
REU without RAMI.ink's DOS. • In some cases, only one essential file, usually a boot
Inside the case is a connector for a RAMCard, a program, is copy-])role; ted. rims, it's possible to copy
C;MD board that adds extra RAM la the REUs—as the rest of the disk to the RAM drives and load just the
much as 16 megabytes'worth. A RAMCard holds up to boot program from the lloppy. The Swap switch can
four SIMM memory modules of either I megabyte or then be used to transfer control to the REU. For in
■1 illegal ivtes each. If your RAMCard comes with less stance, you may be able to put your role-playing game's
than foul SIMMs, you can add mole later if needed. data files in RAM, then svi itch when the main program
The memory in the RAMCard and the REU can work has been loaded.
together, or you can have a RAMCard-installed RAM- • In oilier situations you can use a copy program to peel
Link with no REU. the copy projection off the disk. This, naturally, requires
a copier and a special parameter file that tells the pro
Installation gram how to circumvent the particular protection. Alter
RAMDrive and RAMf.ink (I'll icier to them collec natively, if a program loads entirely into memory, the
tively as the RAM drives) slide into the expansion/car "snapshot" option of a utility cartridge can be used to
tridge port, and often that's all the installation needed. save an unprotected file to RAM.
However, some C-64s require a bit more. To correct a • Another alternative is simply avoiding software with
timing conflict between those computers and the REU, disk-based copy protection. Less restrictive forms of copy
RAM drive owners must hook up a jumper clip inside protection exist, such as asking you to enter a code word
lllclil. from the manual or a figure from a code wheel, and so
What's thai? You'd sooner operate on your dog than on. And. an increasing number of programs, usually util
your C-64? Dun't worry The only tool needed is a screw- ities, are not copy-protected at all.

Tl 111 N |ANUARY/FEBRUARy 1992

 HARDWARE RAMPAGE

Besides < op y-protected software, you may ex peri en ce

difficulties using certain very task-specific, disk-intensive
software, Mich us copy programs. My utility cartridge's
copier, lor example, would nol work with the RAM
drives. Hut since the HAM drives' utility disk includes two
good copy programs, this is piobably a moot point,

GEOS and CP/M

All I hiti extra RAM cries out for s more ambitious op
erating system ihan the C-(i'!'s native kernal, GEOS Mils
the hill. 1>ui it's also an example of ttiOBe disk-intensive
programs I just mentioned, so it needs a few patches to
use RA.Ml.iiik and RAM Drive. CMD's alternative desk-
Top operating environment, gateW'ay, includes those
patches in addition to all the regular desk'lbp realities.
(See Malcolm O'Brien's review of gateW'ay in fltflVs
September/October issue, on page 31.)
GateWay not only accesses the RAM devices, Inn ac
tively supports them with options that use directories
and partitions. C-64 and C-I28 versions of gateU'ay are
available for $3 to RAMLink and RAMDrive owners. <ir
yon wan! both versions, it's S^'J.yS.)
GEOS with an REU is fast and powerful, and the same RAMLink has parts for an REU and other cartridges, as well as space
applies to CEOS and the RAM drives. A mid-sized RAM insrdG lor a configurable RAMCard memory-expansion board.
drive is more than enough to house the system files, plus
applications and data, You can even have GEOS come should 1 get?" A product that's been sn carefully and suc
ti]) as soon as you switch on your conipuler: A program cessfully crafted is a rare lind. It lias the potential io be
packaged with the RAM drives lets you .set a file to au your most-used peripheral.
tomatically load. Choosing GEOS as that file makes the Here are a few configuration possibilities:
gateWay notel'ad appear on your screen a few seconds • Add a RAMDrive to a single I o-l 1 for holding both pro
after the C-64/128 activates. gram and data files, h will reduce disk-flipping to a min
GEOS applications that have special REU support buiil imum, as well as lake most of ilie workload off the 1541.
in, such as the geoDebugger part of Berkeley Sofiworks' • Install a RAMLink between yum computer and Rl'.l'.
geoProgrammer package, ait also supported. 1 he RKU will bei ome nun h inure than a device for use
Cl'/M. unfortunately, is another story. The only way to with GEOS.
use it with the RAM drives is to create a IJH 1 partition, • Install a RAMCard to increase RAMI.ink's memory.
because CP/M accesses most drives using Burst-mode
commands that the RAM devices, being connected to Virtually any system will benefit from RAMDrive,
the expansion port, just can't handle. Perhaps the intro RAMLink or both. RAM Link is more easily expandable.
duction of a new device driver will improve the situation. and therefore makes a better long-term choice, but it's
the more expensive of the two. RAMDrive is probably
Other Considerations the k-asi expensive nay available to make all your com
|iis! how last are RAMLink and RAMDrive? Ib gel an puting smoother, easier and more powerful
idea, consider that it takes the C-b'l little more rime to ac So, the next time some computing beach-bully with a
cess their RAM than its own, and the RAM devices run fan dub of one brushes you oil'as jusi another lbys-R-
rings around any real disk drives. Aaess rimes are typically Us wimp, icmembei: You don't have to take il any more.
less than a second, regardless of file si^e. For example, Now you have all yon need to kick up sand with the best
while 11 takes a 1:")-JI aboul iwo minutes to load a 190-block of them. ■
file, a RAM drive can load ii in a second. Similarly, saving
a 96-block program lakes lili seconds with the 1541. bin Strphtme Dhschaiu'i livt's in Tonmtn and has hern writing
less than a second with the RAM drive. articlesfor RUNfor over ayear. Hilovtskii Commodore, mid
As for how much RAM you need, the general rule is: refuses to lake am gujfuhoul it.
as much ta payable. "Die 513K that sounds so large now
may seem limiting in a few months. As you know, the
hunger for more memory can be insatiable. Product Information
RAM I.ink and RAMDrive come with a superior three-
ring-binder manual thai offers everything from tips on Creative Micro Designs
UMiigcupy-pmtected software to technically detailed ap 15 Ilenton Drive
pendices showing memory maps and file formats, [fa I'O llox (i-16
problem develops, telephone support is available. East Longmeadow, MA U1028
What's more, modem users can access CMD's product- IVMDrive. 5199.95*
support area on Q-Link. or on CMD's 24-hour HISS. RAMLink, S179.95*
gateWay (to owners of RAMDrive or RAMLink), $3
Which To Choose? *Prim iU) mil include a RAMCard with memory modules,
The question you should ask is not "Should I buy a (SIMMs tire available in 1MB or -IA1IS mpaatws.)
RAMLink or RAMDrive?," but "Which configuration

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1992 RUN 23

 311
I

Mahjong g
Call for take-out! This ancient Chinese game ofskill
promises (ale hours of addictive fun. 1DDDD
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By JOHN RYAN
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I clench my eyes to ease the stinging tile, then pick its match; they will auto you're watching. Of course, there's a
dryness. After a moment's pause I matically be removed from the hoard. [£ penalty lor help: 2:>:i points. You can
turn back to my (VI, mind racing, it is not a legal match, an error message press H as often as you like, but it may
With ;i burning stare I review the will appear not show you the best moves—and you
board; There was another nine some You tan pick ;i tile from any level, as could easily end up with a zero store! If
where, Oid I take it already? There! It's long as its right or left edge is free. For there are no more pairs available, the
blinked by a three—Where's the other instance, if there's a green tile between Help function will tell you so.
three? Got it! Back to die nines and I'vf two other green tiles, you can't take it, Type in and save Listings 1 and 2 us
opened u|) the whole row. I kimw (hf because it doesn't have a side free. (The ing the Checksum on page 57. To play
matches, remember where they are- top and bottom edges don't matter.) As Mali [ongg, simply load and run the
move quickly lor max points—clear the you play, remember thai these are solid boot program.
board—record store! layers, so uncle) neatli thai green tile is a This game lakes luck as well as skill.
white, ;i light gray ami a dark gray tile. Thai's wliat keeps me coming back. I've
Ancient Saying: "Maybe win, ..." With only fiO seconds to find a pair, it's just started my twelfth game of the night.
Mali |ongg's a simple game really. At easy to become frantic The numher of This one's going to be tough. I should
least the concept is fairly basic You just points you receive for making a pair quit right now. Maybe start again. Maybe
remove 133 tiles from the playing Held equals the number of seconds left on the go to bed. I just can't put my joystick
in matched pairs. The tilea are stacked in timer, so the faster you are, the higher down—it's gonna be a long night! fii
11 mi layers, like a pyramid. From the bot your score. If the timer runs oui, you
tom, the layers are dark gray, lighter won't get any points for the pair. John flwn it <sii air Imjjic control instruc
gray, white and green. Using a joystick When you're absolutely stumped, tor. He claims that handling a sky full of
you move the cursor over llic- u\n you press H for help. The Help function planes can be just as challenging as Mail
waul mid press the Ore-button, rick one Hashes a pair very briefly, so be sure Jongg. Hi' arm't tuns we believe him.

Listing 1. Mali Jongg boot program. (Alan available on the Jonuary/Fobrunry RoRUhl disk. To ardor, call BO0-343-0728.)

10 IF A = 0 THEN A=1:L0AD"MAJJONG 20 SYS 3276B :REM*236

0 REM BOOT MAJJONG - JOHN RYAN
:REM*227 .ML",8,1 :REM*138

Listing 2. Man Jongg program. Ifltso available on the January/February HaHUN disk. To order, call BOO-343-072B.)

0 REM LISTING 2 CREATES [AND SH SCIHS1-55 :REM*85 85 L=VAL(LS):IF L$>"9" THEN L=A
OULD NOT BE CALLED) MAJJONG.M 40 L=VAL(LI1:IF L!>"9" THEN L=A SC(L$)-5S :REM*84
L ;REM*71 SC(LJ)-55 :REM'136 90 BY=H*16«L:PRINT*8,CHRS(BY)i
5 OPEN B,8,8,"MAJJONG.ML,P,W" 45 BY=H*16+L:PRINT#8,CHRI(BY); :REM*148
:REM*126 :REM*67 95 NEXT:GOTO 10 :REM*160
6 CT=0:PRINT"(SHFT CLR)":REM*56 50 NEXT:GOTO 10 :REM*115 100 REM HEX DATA FOR MAJJONG
10 READ AS:IF AJ="-1" THEN CLOS 55 IF LEN(A$)<21 THEN B$=A$:GOT :REM*107
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Strategy & Advice from a Mah Jongg Junkie

I couldn't help it. The next thing I knew I was of each game. I pick matches from the long

playing Mah Jongg all the time—even when I rows at the top. bottom and center of the

nas supposed to be working. I would lie awake screen to reduce (he number of trapped tiles.

■it night picturing a giant Mah Jongg board on ■Keep the board balanced. Having tiles
the ceiling. I would forget to feed my rabbit. trapped in stacks is a? damaging as having
Nigel. Because ol my experience, I think I can them trapped in lows, so as you pull in the

help others. I've been there. long rows, also work on shortening the slacks. chance that the newly uneovorad tiles will lead

Start with the green tiles. Bv mid-game, v°u straight to another matcli. Check them out be
■There are two pairs of each tile. should have the top, bottom and center rows fore looking over the rest of the board.

■Spend a minuto roviewing the screen be pulled in even with the central square of the •Removing one pair of tiles may prevent ac

fore starting a gam«. You might lose a few pyramid, and have several ol Ihe green and cessing others later in the game; look for other

points initially, but looming the board and plan white tiles removed. matching tiles before you make the pick.

ning v°ur first lew moves will get you off to n •Manimizo the lave". Don't make Ihe mis •Toward the end ol Ihe game, keep the rows

good start and you will quickly recover any lost take of removing all of one layer. To keep as and stacks short.

points. many active tiles as possible, koep a variety ol •Don't ask for help until you think Ihe game

•Keep as many tiles active as possible. An levels. is over. It's better to stare al the board for ten

active tile has eithei its left or right side tree. •IF you have a choice, remove the tiles that minutes than to ask for help and lose an addi

Long lines of tries nre leaps that keep large sec will leave you with one or two new open tiles. tional 255 points.

tions of your boo'd inactive. At the beginning •When you make a pair, there's a good —Janice Greaves

•itj |\M \K\ m 1992

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PARTNERS! BARC
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 Past, Present & Future
This point-and-dick calendar covers the first to the 21st century (and beyond),
and lets you keep full-page daily memos along the way.

0
B\ -JAY TAPLIN

You've heard of traveling back rows on the righl increase it. I he center
in the future? Well, now you button exits the program.
. 11:1 V
ran also lly Forward to the pasti AUGUST
tWSCH SCPTtHBEI1 Fullscreen Daily memos
With Gi aphic Calendar li I and UPlIll QCIBBEC

a 1351 mouse, you can access accurate, ntnf Graphic Calendar will let you record
visual calendars from the year 1 A.D. to
.ml memos forany day ofany year, [b do this,
the year 10,0(10 with the same ease you seleci the month and year, then move
would expect only from GEOS. If you JflNllftRV your cursor to the chosen dale. When you
dou'l have a mouse, you can jnsl BJ eas select the dale (with either the mouse or
ily use the cursor keys to span the ages. the RETi un key), you enters screen editor
Anil, while the time Hies by, you can slop [fa memo lor thai day already exi.sis, il in-
along the way and post daily memos thai siantly appears on the screen, with the
can be read later. cursor at the end of the memo.
Type in listing 1 using the Checksum Your input is limited to one full screen.
program on page 57 t<> catch typing er Calendar could be a point-and-click daily but you can scroll pas! the bottom. Be
rors, and save il to disk as CALENDAR. plannor, a journal, oven a historical record. Forewarned, however: Whenever you
Nexi, run il to create the machine lan scroll past [he bottom, anything you have
guage file Calendar.ML, Then, type in driver each tune before running gal, on [he top line is erased. After typing the
Listing '1, and save it as CAL. making sure you have the mouse al memo, press the backtArrow key to exit
To run Graphic Calendar, load and ready plugged into porl I. The memo will he saved to ihe current
run < Mj. A green arrow pointer and a bit To make a selection, press either the storage device.
mapped image of a traditional monthly leli mouse button or tiie RETURN key. To Using Graphic Calendar, you'll never
calendar will appear on the screen. change the month appealing on the miss another business meeting, dinner
screen, move the pointer to the month engagement, baseball game . . . or den
Traveling by mouse yon want and select it in the same way. tist's appointment. Have b Happy New
To use a L851 mouse with ilie pro Beneath the listol months arc four ar Year—for centuries to come! R
gram, also type in Listing ,'i. (This is a row icons thai control ihe year. The out
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modore's driver program thai comes while ihe innermost change the year by limrMiving tricks in out Magic column. Al
with the 1351.) Once you have il typed one. As you might expect, the arrows on though he pmiimi.'h has br.ru published iii
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0 REM THIS LIST 1 CREATES [AND 25 FOR 1=1 TO 30 :REM*1B1 )1:GOTO 70 :REM*176
SHOULD NOT BE CALLED) CALENDA 30 CS=MIDSIBS,(I'2)-1,2):H$=LEF 65 B$ = LEFTS f AS,20)+MIDS(AS,22,2
R.ML :REM'176 TS(C$,1):LS=RIGHTS|CS,1) 0)+RIGHTS(AS,LEN(AS)- 42)
5 OPEN 8,8,8,"CALENDAR.ML,P,W" :REM*209 :REH*140
:REM«134 35 H=VAL(H$}:IF HJ>"9" THEN H=A 70 FOR 1= 1 TD LE[1(B$)/2:REM*221

6 CT=0:PRINT"(SI!FT CLR}":REM*56 SC(H$)-55 :REM*85 75 CS=MIDS|B$,(I*2)~1,2):II$=LEF

10 READ AS:IF A$="-1" THEM CLOS 40 i, = VAL(L$) : IF L$>"9" THEN L=A T$(CS,1 ) :I,$ = R IGHTS (C$,1 )
E8:i>RINT:PRINT"ALL DONE!":EN SCILSI-55 :REM«136 :REM*140
D ;REM"129 80 II = VAL(HS) :IF l!$>"9" THEN H=A
12 PRINT"(11OME)READING LINE "+S :REM*67 SCIHSI-55 :REM*56
TR$(CT):CT=CT*1 :REM'141 50 NEXT:GOTO 10 :REM'115 65 L=VAL(LS):IF L$j"9" THEN L=A
55 IF LEN(AS)<2! THEN B$=A$:GOT SC(L$)-55 :REM*B4
15 IF LEN(A$)<62 THEN 55
:REM*254 O 70 :REM*184 90 BY=H*16+L:PRINT#8,CHR$(BYf;
60 IF LEN(AS)(42 THEN B$=LEFTS( :REM*148
20 BS=MID$(AS,',20]+MID$<A$,22,
0 '242 AS,20)♦RIGHTS!AS,{LEN[AS)- 21 95 NEXT:GOT0 10 :8EM*160

RUN il right: C-61; 1351 miuisc optional

SH RUN' jANUARYffEBRUABY 1992

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■JFCA007A21 4208C80A9*078D4C3 5FCC8B9908 98 5 :REM«6 166 DATA BDC202ADC10269008DC1*0
4 8DCC318DCF3B :REM*1S6 144 DATA FDC8A2023CAD02A00020»D 2D860F83OADC202F9D1*898DC20
122 DATA A9FC8DF4348D74328D77*3 380ADAD02C912D0DAA0*00A2 0CA 2ADC102E9008D :REM*3 3
Cfi0Of>FB84FCA004A21 4*208C806 9F085FBA92C85 :REM*215 167 DATA C102D860ADAD020AA8B9*C •>

RUN it right; C-64; 1351 niouse oplionul

[ANUARY/FEBRUARV 1992 RUN 39

 PAST PRESENT FUTURE

78985FBB9C88985FC18*A5FB694 991A3C8C010D0 :REM-116 180 DATA 4245524F43544F42<J552*4

085FDA5FC6901 :HEM*241 174 DATA F618A5A3691885A3A5A4»6
168 DATA B5FEA000B1FB49FF91FB«B 9008 5A4E8E007D0E060*A90 38DC 2455200070P14 : REM*40
1FD49FF91FDC8C010D0*EF6048A 302A9008DC4 02 :REM*116 181 DATA 19!C20242A333A424A07*0
9008DAD028EBD :REM'88 175 DATA A91F8DC002A9008DBF02*A 8050503040406090708*0801030
169 DATA 028CBE0268CDBD02B00T6 9198DC102A9928DC202*2003B02 3030180C0C0C0 :REM*25
0CDBE02 900160A901BD*AD02602 028802 070802 0 :REH*129 182 DATA 80534D54575446533229*3
01D8B20B68420 :REM»113 176 DATA AA8020F180202B812010*8 2313231323231323132+682A017
170 DATA E882202A862019B460A0*0 2204C8220018320E882-2083832 8 2A01902A80A8 :REM*161
0A900998B30C8C0B0D0*F860A99 09D8320EA8320 :REM*245 183 DATA 2A01BB2A01D02A800020'3
085FBA93 58 5FC :REM*40 177 DATA 198420B684202B852078*8 0383C3Q30200004 0C1C*3C1C0C0
171 DATA A9008DAD02A5FB85A3A5*F 54CB085201380603810'0808FF0 4001818181818 :REM*60
C35A4A200A000A90091*A3C8C01 8103818183818 :REM*233 184 DATA 1818F0E0F0980C060301-8
0D0F91BA5A369 :REM*149 178 DATA 18187E00C0300C03C030*0 090B0C0D0702A8 02A90'2AB02AC
172 DATA 1885A3A5A4690085A4E8*E C034A414E5541525946*4542525 02A1001000110 :REM*203
007D0E318A5FB6 9 408 5*FBA5FC6 54152594D4152 :REM*179 185 DATA 00000000000000FF0000*0
90185FCEEAD02 :REM*64 179 DATA 4348415052494C4D4159*4 000000000FF00FF00FF*00FF00F
173 DATA ADAD02C905D0C2A200A9*D A554E454A554C594155*4755535 F00FF00FF00FF :REM*54
085A3A93B85A4A000A9*00B9D68 453455054454D :REM*205 18fi DATA -1 :REM*40

Listing 2. CAL Calondar boot program. (Auailahlc an : In January/Fobruary Uclilirj disk.)

0 REM LISTING 2 FOR CALENDAR PR 52ANDM=2THEN OT=OT*1 OKE646,0:POKE532 80,1:POKE53

OGRAM - JAV TAPLIH :REM*43 :REM'193 281,1:PRINT"(SHFT CLR}"
10 CLR:DIM N(200),MA(50),MD(12) 180 IF((Y}/4)=INT((Y)/4)ANDM<3T :REM*47
,MO$(12),HO(12):FORJ=1TO12:R HENSD=SD-1 :REM*205 340 X=PEEK(53248)-24+PEEK(53264
EADMD(J),NO(J):HEXT :REM»153 190 IF((Y)/4)=INT{(Y)/4)ANDM=2T )*256:VX=X:IFX<80ORX>2 40THE
20 DATA1,31,32,28,60,31 ,91 ,30,1 HENOT=OT+1 :REH*60 NSYS3 4 58 3:GOTO70 :REM*108
21 ,31,152,30,182,31,213,31,2 200 VD^SD-((INT(SD/7))"7>:IFVD= 350 Y=PEEK(53Z49)-50:VY=Y:IFY<1
44,30,274,31 :REM*76 0TIIENVD = 7 :REM*243 360RY)184TUENSYS34583:G0TO7
30 DATA305,30,335,31 :REM'154 210 POKE708,0:POKE707,VD-1:POKE 0 :REM'88
40 SN11)=345S6:SH(2)^34702:K=70 704,OT:RETURN :REM*10 360 IFLEFTS{MIDS(STRS(I(X-801/3
220 GOSUB230:G0SUB410:GOSUB260: )-(INT((X-80)/3))),3),l)="3
1 :REM*75 SYS34324:GOSUB410:GOSUB240: "THENSYS3 4583:GOTO70
50 IFPEEK(32768)<>76T1[ENGOSUB41 SYS34 583:GOTO7 0 :REM*147 :REM*222
0:LOAD"CALENDAR.ML",8,1 230 FIS=MIDS(STRS(M),2)+"-"+MID 370 GOSUB110:FORJ=0TO50:MAtJ)=0
:REM'55 S{STRS(D),2)«"-"tMIDS(STRS[ :NEXT:FORJ=VDTOVD+OT-1:MA(J
60 SVG32768 :REM«21 1),2):N=32:RETURN :REM*129 )=J-VDtl:NEXT :REM*93
70 IFPEEK1780)=0TIIENEND :RE;M*92 240 GOSUB310:OPEN15,8,15,"S0:"+ 380 X = INT(fV>;-80)/2<i):VY = INT((V
80 m'EEK(780)=4T!iENGOTO330 FIS:CLOSE15:SYS57812FIJ,8:P V-136J/8):VA=VY*7+X+1:D=MA(
:REM*Q0 OKE17 3,4:POKS172,0 :REM*198 VA) :REM*231
90 RV=SN(PEEK(780)):GOSUB110 250 POKE780,172:POKE781 .EAND255 390 IFD=0THENSYS34 583:GOTO70
:REM*35 :REM*13
100 SYSRV:GOTO70 :REM"223 URM :REM*11 400 GOTO220 :REM*208
110 M = PEEK(703]t1 :Y=( ( (PEEK (7.) A 260 OPEM2,8,2,FI$:CLOSE2:OPEN15 410 OPEN2,8,2, "S":CLOSE2:OPEN1
ND240)/16)*1000) + f(PEEK(Z i A ,8,15:INPUTS!5,fl:CLOSE1 5:IF 5,8,15:INPUT#15,E:CLOSE15:I
ND15)*100I :REM*134 A=62THENRETURN :REM*194 FE<21THEN RETURN :REM*70
120 V = Y-t( ( |PEEK(Zf1 )AND2 40)/16) 2 70 SIS = FI$ + ",P,R":OPEN1,8,1 ,SI 420 FORQ=1024 TO 1143:N(Q-l024]
*10)+(PEEK(Z+1)AND15] $:POKE185,0:POKE7U0,0:POKE7 = PEEK(QJ :POKEQ,42:NEKT:PRIN
:REM*223 81,0:POKE782,4 :REM"71 TCilRS(19)CliR$(1 7 1 ; :REM*51
130 OT=NO(M>:SD-<(((Y)*365)+INT 280 SYS65493:CLOSE1:SYS34408:GO 430 PRINTSPC(40)*CIIR$(1 45)+"* (8
((Y)/4)+MD(M)>)-((Y)'364|+3 SUB290:RETURN :REM+88 SPACEslDISK ERROR - CHECK
:REM*129 290 GOSUB310:J=E-1024:Y=INT(J/4 DISK(7 SPACES}*"; :REM*5
140 IF Y=1752 AND M=1 THEN 0T=O 0):X=J-Y*40:POKE163,24:POKE 440 GOSUB460:FORJ=1024 TO 1143:
T-11:SD=SD+11 :REH*36 164,96:SYS163 :REM'107 POKEJ,N(J-102 4):NEXT:GOTO41
150 IF Y>1751 TilEN SD = SD-11 300 POKE781,Y:POKE782,X:SYS6552 0 :REM*245
:REM*85 0:PRINT;:RETURN :RKM*210 450 END:GOTO220 :REM*52
160 IF [Y-(IfJT(Y/100)'l00))=0 A 310 E=PEEK(252)*256.PEEK(251):R 4 60 GETA$:IFAS=""THEN460:RETURN
ND Y>1752 AND M«2 THEN OT=0 ETURN :REH*18 :REM*2 5 5
T-1 :REM-181 320 OPEN15,8,15,"S0:12-28-1 974" 470 RETURN :REM-102
170 TF (Y-(INT(Y/100>*100))=0 A :CLOSE!5 :REM*18
ND(Y/400)=INT(Y/400)ANDYJ17 330 POKE5 32 72,21:POKE5326 5,27:P

I r i rn; 3. Mouse driucr program. [Available on the January/February BeRUN disk.)

0 REM COMMODORE 1351 HOUSE DRIV TO20 :REM*27 70 DATA Cl,8C,03,C0,38,49,FF,6D

ER - RUN ONCE BEFORE RUNNING 40 DATA AD,15,03,C9,C1 ,F0,19,0B ,01,D0,8D,01,D0,6C,00,C0,BC,
CALENDAR PRG. :REM*87 ,78,AD,14,03,8D,00,C0,AD,1 5, 05,C0,8D,04,C0,A2,00:REM*221
10 DIMV<100}:FORJ = 0TO9:V(J-.48) = 03,8D,01,C0,A9,21,8D :REM'88 80 DATA 38,ED,05,C0,29,7F,C9,40
J:V(J + 65)=J-t10:NEXT:J = 49407 50 DATA 14,03,A9,C1,8D,15,03,28 ,B0,07,4A,F0,12,AC,04,C0,60,
:REH'83 ,60,D8,AD,19,D4,AC,02,C0,20, 09,C0,C9,FF,F0,08,38:KEM*1 13
20 J = J«-1 :READAS:IFA$="-1 "THENSY 58,Cl,8C,02,C0,18,60 :REM*24 90 DATA 6A,A2,FF,AC,04,C0,60,A9
S4940Q:END :REM*162 60 DATA 00,D0,8D,00,D0,8A,69,00 ,00,60,-1 :REM*244
30 Z = V(ASC(LEFT$(A$,1 )) ) + 16 + V(A ,2 9,01,4D,10,D0,8D,10,D0,AD,
SC(RIGHTS(AJ,1))):POKEJ,Z;GO 1A,D4,AC,03,C0,20,58:REM*162

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 Hip Hop
This electrifying game may become
your "current" favorite.

0
ByTONYBRANTNER

Life'snoi easy For EToppin' Clyde. over a rile turns ii nil again, and your two set Onds. Clyde loses a life each time
He used 10 really enjoy hop score is reduced by the same amount, he gels zapped or the timer runs out.
ping around an electronic grid, You have to light all o£ the tiles 10 ad Press the SHIFT-LOCK key to pause the
lighting up the tiles as lie went. vance to the next level. game and the RUN-STOP key to resume
Hut now a short circuit in the wiring Wfatt h out, though, because the deadly it. The colorful screen always shows
sends row electricity pulsing across the current pulses back and lonh along each Clyde's current life, the timer, your cur
grid, and has turned 'his once harmless mw of die grid, pausing only briefly at rent store and your high store For the
form oFentertainmen! into ;i real shoe k- the end of the row before moving hark session.

er. Keep Clyde oS the Bashing tiles, or again. Clyde can avoid the electric liles Type in Hip Hop Imm Listing 1, using
ZAP! Ik's toast. by either jumping aivay from them or RUN's Checksum program on page 57
Clyde siarts each game at a random jumping over them. Jumping over the to catch any typing errors. Then, the
spot 011 the grid. You simply move the hoi tiles lakes precise liming, so be ncxi time you're feeling bouncy—or
joystick to make him jump from die to careful. need a good jolt—load up, and Hip 1 iop
tile in any of the four primary directions. At the start of each game Clyde has to victory! El
When he lands on b dark tile, it lights up three lives, and the timer counts down
and you earn ten points multiplied by from Hl(l. With each succeeding level. Tony Brantner is plugged in <« RUN'i
the present game level. Backtracking he gets an extra life and the timer loses most prolific game writer of all time.

Listing 1. Hip Hop program. (Available on the Januarv/Fobruary RoRUN diak. To nrder, call 800-343-0738.1

0 HEM THIS LIST 1 CREATES (AND 0|.R TGHTS(hi,LBN(A$)- 4 2) A8502 38A966E5 :REM*104
SHOULD NOT BE CALLED) HIPHOP. 107 DATA 028D0E1020O30C20900C*A
ML :REM*111 70 FOR 1=1 TO LEN(BS)/2:REH«221 91DA00F204 40B20B00A'20360BA
5 OPEN 8,8,8,"HIPHOP.ML,P,W" 75 CS=MIDS(B$,{I*2)-1,2):HS=LEF D00DC290FC90F :REM*73
:REM-172 TS(CS,1 ) :LS = RIGIITJ(CS,1 I 108 DATA F0EAA20820FFE920E1FF*D
6 CT=0:PRINT"(SHFT CLR}":REM*56 :REM*140 0034C5708AD8D02C901'F0F9K60
10 READ A$:IF A$="-1" THEN CLOS 80 K»VAL(H$)lIF [I$>"9" THEN il = A 3A503291FD003 :REM*122
E8:PRINT:PRINT"ALL D0NE!":EN SC(H$)-55 :REM*56 109 DATA 20B00C203G0IS20000B20*B
D :REM'129 35 L=VAL(L$):IF LS>"9" THEN L=A 00A2 0A60920900CA212*A000C8D
12 PRINT"{HOME)READING LINE "+S SC[L$)-55 :REM«84 0FDCAD0FAAD3F :REM*153
TRS(CT):CT=CT*1 :REM*141 90 BY=H'16+L;PRINTrt8,CHRS(BY); 110 DATA 10D00520C30AB02FAD0D'!
15 IF LEN(AJ><62 THEN 55 :REM«148 0C93BF008AD0E1 0F023MCD808A
:REM25 95 NEXT:G0T0 10 :REH*160 2FFA90D20160C :REM*150
20 B$=MID$(AS,1,20)+MIDS(A$,22, 100 REM HEX DATA FOR HIP-HOP 111 DATA A406C8C0641300320C30C*A
20)t-MIDS(A$,43,20) :REM*242 :REM*88 40SC8C010B002840520*E90C4C6
25 FOR 1=1 TO 30 :REM*181 101 DATA eifl801i080A009E323336*3 308206D0CA906 :REM*140
30 C$=MIDS(B$,[I*2)-1,2):H$=LEF 112 DATA 8D03D4A90C0D05D4A941'8
T$(CS,1):L$=RIGHT$(CS,1) 0A95BA00E201E :REH»201 D04D4A03FA200A9009D'803F9DC
:REM*209 102 DATA ABA027A945991805A90C-9 03F9848A90220 :REM*227
35 H=VAL(HS):IF H$>"9" THEN H»A 918D9B810F3AD018D25'D08DTCD 113 DATA 880C20360B68Aa8A18e9*0
SC(i!J)-55 :REM*85 0A007A9019927 :REM*144 E293FAA8E01D48810DF*A236A90
40 L=VAL(LS):IF LS>"9" THEN L=A 103 DATA D0A9FD99F80738D0F3A9*0 E20160CA40688 :I!EH*57
SCILS1-55 :REM*136 38D27D0A9008D17D08D*1BD08D1 114 DATA 20C30CA506F0034C6B08*A
45 BY=H'16t DD08D26D0A901 :REM«16 5 935A00F20440B20360B'AD00DC2
104 DATA 850520DB0BA00320C30C*A 910D0EF20E90C :REM*22 4
50 NEXT:G0T0 10 :REM*115 9008D0D1020050DA900*A8990F1 115 DATA 4C5708AC3F10D035A203*A
55 IF LEN(A$)<21 THEN BS=A$:GOT 0CB1J0FAA000B9 :RKM"Z54 0
O 70 :REM'184 105 DATA 4E0F99403FC8C0BF90F5'2 08E371018AD2F :REM*60
60 IF LEN(AJ)<42 THEN B$=LEFT$< 06D0CAD1BD42 9011869*0380271 116 DATA 107DEF0DC907B0F1A818'A
AS,20)tRIGHTSI AS,(LENf AS)-21 0AD1BD429068D :REM'9 D27107DF3 0DC908B0E5*8C2F108
)J:GOTO 70 :REM*176 106 DATA 2F10A20020630B20DC0/\'A D271020FD0BA0 :REM'47
65 B$ = LEFTS(AS,20)t-MIDS(AS,22,2 50520D00C8CFC048DFD+0'5A5050 117 DATA 00A9FFC0049006C014B0*0

RUN it right: C-(»4; joystick in p<irl t

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Keep Clyde hopping from trie to tile in avoid
9CAF014 4C030A :REM*2 38 0040000&02CC0 :REM*195
getting zapped by the deadly current.
118 DATA 4C6B0A4C8A0AEE1710D0*1 154 DATA 00121C300C1910181C30'0
1EE1F104C190AAD17!0*D003CE1 C19100A16600A16 600C + 19100A1
F10CE171018AD :REM*16 2 136 DATA A8206D0CA9088D03D'1A9*3 C300A19100A16 :REM*202
119 DATA 0F1079CF0D8D0F10C8C0*! 08D05D4A9E48D06D4A9*008504A 155 DATA 600300000A166000088E*9
8903F20C30AB038 205C0DA5052 5040A186504A8 :REM"85 30D2020202020202020*81BC12 2
903AAA000D1FD :REM*158 137 DATA B1A7F0328D4110A2408E*0 092AF122092BE :REH*133
120 DATA 290FDDF70DD014BDFB0D*2 4D4CGB1A7F00F48C8B1"A78D00D 156 DATA 12BBAC92BC1220C62092'2
0000 4688D01D4E88E :REM*33 0BC122 09 2AF12 2092BE*1220A2 2
B4C650ABDF70D :REM*159 138 DATA 04D420B00A20360BA5A2*C 09 2BC1220C620 :REM*104
121 DATA 20430DCE0D10A605208E-0 5A2F0FCCE4110D0EFE6*044C300 157 DATA 0D20202020202020201CA
B20E60BA0008C3F1060*18AD0F1 CA017A9009900 ;REM»187 C122092B712 2092BB12*BEBC92A
0799F0D8D0F10 :REM*127 139 DATA D48810FA8C0ED48C0FD4*A C122092B7B7 20 :REM'46
122 DATA 18AD171079B70DGD1710*A 980 8D1 2D4A98Fi>D18D4*601865A 158 DATA AC122092B7122092BB12*2
D1F1069008D1F104C23*0A38A91 2C5A2D0FC60A2 :REM*66 09 2A2122092AC12 2092*B7B7 0D1
7ED3F10AA38AD :REM*3 1-30 DATA M78A0AA8BD0F1 09901 D0*B 120201F5 3 4 34F ;REM«27
123 DATA 0Fl0FD9F0DaD0F1033AD*1 D17109 900D0BD1F104A*2602CA1 159 DATA 52452005303030303030*2
710FDB70D8D1710AD1F*10E9008 0E8A5028D10D0 :REM*230 020119554494D45 5220-0531303
D1F104C230AAD :REM*25 Ml DATA G0CE0E10AD0E1020D00C8 09120209C4849 :REM*129
124 DATA 3F10D00DA5A24A4A4A4A*2 EDE048CDF048DE004 60*8 4 06982 160 DATA 474B2005303030303030+0
90109FE8DF80760A007*B92710C 0D00C8C11058D :REM*I99 Dll20202020202081 AC*4556454
D2 710D008B92F :REM-156 142 DATA 120560A230A030C96490*0 C200530312020 :REM»4
125 DATA 10CD2F10F00588D0ED18*6 5E96 4E8D0F7C90A900511E90AC8D 161 DATA 20202020202020202020*2
03860A2078A38E901 9D*2F10AD1 0F7093060A900 :REM*222 09A4C49564553200530'3400204
BD42903A8B9E7 :REM*66 143 DATA 8D15D0A9088504A60420*F D4F5645204A4F :REM*138
126 DATA 0D9D2710AD1BD429019D*3 FE9A903 20880CE604A5+04C9199 162 DATA 59535449434B20544F20'4
71020630BCAD0DF60EE*4010AD4 0EE60A9068D2F :REM*219 24547494E0050524553'5320464
010C928B00160 :REM*91 144 DATA 10A907BD2710A5052903"A 952452054 4F20 :REM*127
127 DATA A5050A8[)<1010A207BC37"1 163 DATA 504C415920414741494E-0
018BD271079F50DC908'B0069D2 8A9A091FBC8A9 :REM*1S 0000000000000000000*0000000
7104C2F0BAD1B :REM*2 21 145 DATA C991FBA02OA97791FBCO*3 0000000000000 :REH*190
128 DATA D429019D371020630BCA*D !PBCE271010D7A90320'880CCE2 164 DATA 00000000000000000000*0
0DE60A05 5A5A2 2904D0-02A0AB8 F1010C8604820 :REM"123 0000000000000000000*01FFFF0
C15D06085A784 :REM*232 146 DATA 5C0D68A00091FDC891FD*C 3800E07001C0E :REM*183
129 DATA A8A5A24A4A4A4A4A2901*8 691FDA028A90B91FDC8*91FD60A 165 DATA 00381C00703800E07001*C
D8 6 02A208A0081820F0+FFA5A7A C2F1018A9C679 :REM*157 0FFFF80260C003 03 300*CC7 0FF0
■JA8 4C1EABBD27 :REM*126 147 DATA 8A0D85FBA90579910D85*F D03AAC00EEBB0 :REM*219
130 DATA 100A0A0A85020A186502*B CAD27100A186D271018*65FJ)85F 166 DATA 0EEBB00E69B003AAC003*E
C2F101B799B0r>9D1710*A900690 D85FDA5FC6 900 :REM*144 BC003 3CC00300C003 00*C00300C
09D1F10BD2F10 :REM'30 148 DATA e5FC290309D885FE6000*4 00300C00LJC370 :REM*81
131 DATA 0A0A0A0A18697D9D0F10+6 E9CEA3886D400000000*0101018 167 DATA 35C35CD700D73C003C00*0
0A00418E9A804E900C9»30B002A 8785858483828 :REM*17 4 000000000000000E60C*0030340
93999A8048S10 :REM*79 149 DATA FCFCFCFDFDFDFEFEFEFF*0 01C0C00300C00 :REM*181
132 DATA EFCAD0E960A00438B9A8-0 0000000000000010101*0202020 168 DATA 300300C000FF0003AAC0'0
46900C93A9002A93099+A8048S1 3000000000101 :REM*164 EAAB00EEBB00EAAB03F+AAFCF0E
0EFCAD0E9A000 :R!3M*99 150 DATA 01010101010101010101*0 B0F3C3C3C0F00 :REM*114
133 DATA B9AB04D9C0049013D006*C 101010100000000FDFD*Ffc.TEFEF 169 DATA F00DC37035C35CD700D7*3
8C00690F160A005B9A8'0499C00 FFFFF00000000 :REM'l80 C003C00000000000000*0000000
48810F760A005 :REM'153 151 DATA 00000000010101020202*0 0000000000000 :REM*81
134 DATA A93099A8048810FA60A9+1 303000106070E0D0B07-FF01000 170 DATA 00000000000000000000*0
0 00000FF010806 ;REM*24 2 0000000000000000000*0000000
08E04D4E88E04 :REM*8 4 152 DATA 0205070E0A0D0F3B600C3 0000000000000 :REM*14
135 DATA D460A9038D08D4A99S8D«0 2 200C2CC01E3 8600F32*200C3 86 171 DATA 00000000000000000000*0
AD4A9098D0CD4A2408E*0BD4E88 00A32200F2CC0 :REM'l68 :REM*25
E0BD46086A785 :REM«243 153 DATA 1E38600F32200A38600F*3 17 2 DATA -1 :RE«*30 ■

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JANUARY/FEBRUARY LB92 RUN 43

 Perfect Companions
It's a match made in computing heaven: your Commodore ami one of
these high-quality dot-matrix printers from Panasonic.

Q
By TIM WALSH

Printers are the greal equalizers of computing, be Commodore owners can generate some ol the best characters
cause you can't always tell if the computer used to and graphics possible from any dot-matrix machine. And,
make a printed page was a S150 Commodore or a thanks to the attractive—ifnol "clearinghouse"—prices Pana
$'25,000 Sun worksuilion. At the RUN editorial of sonic has assigned them, they offer an excellent choice even
fices we appreciate this (act, because, while we have more ex- for tho.se Commodore owners on a limited budget.
pensive computers on our desks, we also rely on our 1280s We'll take a look at both printers and let you decide if they
forgetting the winds we want to our venders. We know a good deliver all the goods you want and need, [.el's kick things oil
primer can make all the difference in the world. with an overview of the more conservative and budget-minded
With Panasonic's introduction of two new 21-pin printers, of the two, theKX-P1123.

Ra\asomc:KX-P1123

If you're a Commodore user who The Epson emulation surely ranks as the need only concern yourselfwith the dec
wants a 21-pin printer and you're not more important of the two, since many imal commands. .Since the manual states
anxious to spend a lot of money, you'd Com mod ore software packages thai siip- thai 27.52 turns on italics and 27,53
do well to lake a sennas look at the ver pon bit-mapped graphics also offer Ep turns il oil', you would enter the follow
satile KX-l'l 128. Its long list ofprint fea son printer drivers. Because the I ]2'.\ de ing command Eiom Basic to turn on the
tures is really only half the story; iis faults to Kpsoti mode, you just select an italiis mode:
greatest strength lies in its ability to pro Epson printer drivel from your software
OPEN 4,4,7 PRINT#4,CHR$|27);
duce some of the darkest, finely detailed and set your printer interface to either
CHRSI52) CLOSE 4
characters and graphics seen on any dot- Transpareni or Semi-transparent mode.
matrix printer. After that, you needn't give ii another To turn off italics, just substitute a 53
Unpacking die printer and gelling it thoughi. for die 52 in the above command. When
connected to your Commodore is a snap. Of course, if you're using a mm-graph- using software packages such as data
Remove the packing, pop the ribbon c;ir- ics program, such as the RUN Script bases and word processors, the process
ii idge in. thread the paper through, and word processor, you can still benefit from is actually easier, because then you send
you're almost ready to go. The last step the Epson mode. I used Epson-specific commands such as 27.52 directly to die
is lo plug in a Commodore-compatible commands sent through the software lo printer.
printer interlace, such as my personal fa change printer fonts and provide text
Fast Company
vorite, the Xetec Super Graphix. enhancements such as boid, italics and
When it comes to paper handling, the underlining. hi performance and features, the 1123
]\2'i has a few nicks up ils sleeve. If The Operating Instructions booklet won't disappoint even the nmsi discern
you're using continuous forms or labels, thai accompanies the printer is packed ing customer. In the speed department,
you can dlrecl them either through the with commands For selecting print op it prints up to 2111 characters per seeond
rear oftheprinteror the bottom feed be tions. Since the primer lacks Com- in Micron Draft mode, and slows to (>!i
neath. Two levers lei you control paper- modoi e-ccide compatibility, you have to cps when using the Letter Quality mode
Iced selection, paper-bail release, paper learn to decipher the instructions and with Elite characters. Overall, the 1 123
parking and head gap. By having the Convert them to a language that your is plenty fast for most home and small
levers on top and easy to access, the 11SS Commodore can understand. business demands.
is remarkably label- and envelope- "lliis process isn't nearly BScomplicated It has live basic character-per-inch set-
friendly. All loo often I classify printing asii sounds. Although EVe explained ii in lings: 1'ica (10 cpi), Elite, Micron, Com
envelopes a challenge at best, but 1 previous printer reviews, the conversion pressed and Elite Compressed. All of
found the 1123 handles them as easily as process bears repeating for new readers. these settings are also available in elou-
Tor demonstration purposes, on page gated mode, resulting in a total ol ten
continuous-form paper.
6-13 of the manual you'll find the Name. basic character settings. Fonts offered by
Emulation Station Decimal and Hexadecimal commands the 1123 include Program, Draft, Couri
'Hie 1123 has two emulation modes: needed lo turn italic printing on and oil'. er, Prestige, Bold PS and Script.
For the Commodore 01 and 128, you When il's operating in the default Kp-
Epson LQ-830and IBM PmprinterX24.

H L N ■ |ANUAIi\7l:HBKUAKY 1992
The KX-P1123 would be hard to boat in its price range, li. gives high- The KX-P1124i produces near-lascequality output. It's mare money,
quality output and is an excellent choice for the upgrade-minded. but has many more features, including a selection display window.

son mode, ihc printer has sis. prini den ns, however, require deciphering a mode on your Commodore.
sities in s-]iin mode, ranging from a matrix of lints and lights. In summary, it's tough to be objective
st;indaiil "f UN doi.% pel inch to a remark While sonii' newcomers might be when re\ iewing :i printer as good as the
ably dark 360 dpi. In 24-pin mode, ii has sligluly befuddled by this initially, don't 1 L23.There'salottoraveabout, noiihe
five prinl densities, again ranging from let the sighi lool you-—this printer is ac least of which being the features you get
fin to 360 dpi. tually quite simple to use in its clay-to-day for the price. Perhaps one of the most
At a glance, the 1123 appears to have operation. Owners of other Panasonic compelling reasons Lor buying the I 123
one ill ilie must complex control panels printers with a similar panel, such as the isn't the price, though; rather, it's thai
louiul on any consumer printer: No few KX-P1080, can testify to ibis. Anil, as I should you net a laptop or more power-
er than iivi-lvr l.l'l) lights and live func mentioned before, there is an alternative lul PC in the future, this printer would
tion buttons adorn the front panel. Some thai will allow you to bypass the control make il a pel feel companion also, even
ol these, such as the Quid hniion. ait panel: You can send commands to the if yon bought one of the most powerful
straightforward in their meaning, Other printer viii software or dirough Direct computers out there.

Panasonic KX-PH24i
One ol tin1 best-sellin« printers ol all user well-versed in deciphering the 1 I24i. I bis primer will stand up to your
time was Panasonic's KX-1'1121, intro llWs matrix of lines and LED lights, requirements, no matter what platform
duced several years ago to rave reviews. the I 12 li's display window is a welcome you might later use ii with.
The KX-l'l I24i is an improved version reliel for quickly selecting print options. The I lIMi provides some benefits not
ol that wildly successful printer. As good You jusi press the function Enter/Exit but mentioned in the manual. With lower
as the 1123 is, the 112 li is better. ton, the Menu button, the Item button, operating costs than any laser printer, it
then [hcSelei lion button. When YOU have is an excellent alternative to going thai
BlGGKK PKICK = Bt:tTEH OPTIONS
lilt1 proper selling in [he display window, route. And with a character resolution
If it's options you're after and you're yon press iheSet button to set it. All ofthe of-IH dois tall by 30 dots wide, its text
willing to spend a little more, the option- buttons air multifunctional, with the Set approaches laser quality. With its fast
laden 24-pm 112-li simply has more fea buiioii doubling as the Online/Offline speed iitid long ribbon life, il would
tures than any other dot-matrix printer button, the Selection button doubling as make a great addition to any busy small
you'll find anywhere at any price. Even the Load/I'ark button, and so on. business office.
the 1123 is no match for the 112-li. Ii has Unfortunately, this model probably
a fast print speed (300 cps draft/80 cps Upwardly Mobile Printer
won'i attract many followers among
LQ), 360x360 dpi graphics resolution, a When ii comes to paper handling, die Commodore users; iis price is jug| a bit
more sophisticated paper-handling sys 1121i is in a class by iisell. It'll do every too high. But, if you demand only the
tem and a display window for sending thing thai die 1123 does, only more eas best for your Commodore, you needn't
and monitoring printer commands. ily and conveniently. Need to prim on look any further; ■
Setting up and connecting this printer stationery or envelopes? Jusi pop open
to your Commodore differs linli- 1'rom the front of the printer, park the coniin- r other things, Tim Walsh ii RUNi
the 1123. And, if the 1123's control pan uous form-feed paper and put the en hardware hnnl piy. He writesfor RUN and
el seems complex, the 1124i's panel velopes in the front opening, Need to its sislsr publication, AmigaVtorld.
looks, and is, simple. Its panel lias two prim labels? Jusi Feed them into one of
more Function buttons, for a total of sev [he two tractoi feeds and vou'iv leadv.
en, f)iu ii offers something rarely seen What do 1 like most ahoul this primer? Panasonic
outside oflaser printers—die previously- The line print quality notwithstanding, "iwo Panasonic Way
mentioned display window thai explains perhaps ii's the printer's remarkable me Seeaucus, NJ 07094
all user-selectable settings. chanical quality, And the statement I KX-P1I23 Printer,
As with the I 123, you can send com made concerning the 1123's high poten KX-PU24J Printer, S'19".Ur>
mands in the I 124i through either the tial lor "upward mobility" can be made
control panel or software. Even to the with even greater emphasis regarding the

JANUARY/FEBRUARY IWi; ■ K U N 45
 File Packer 64
When you're sending or storing files, this program will pack
them efficiently and keep them. safe.

0
By STEVE F.MSLEY

One of the disadvantages <il or loading three or foui Bles, then com
dinary file compression pro pressing them, Kile I'ai ker requires load
grams is thai they create one ing jusi one. Also, because llie. load ad
big file, which you must load dress of each file is separate, the files can
and run to uncompress. Not Hie Ridker he packed in any order.
64—it's mil just another ordin;ny file Option 3 is for adding, or appending,
compression program. a tile lo an existing packed file. It asks for
Fill1 Packer li! not only lets you short ihe name of the file lo be added and the
en anil combine disk files, bin ii ;ilso U-ts name of ihe packed lile.
you compress individual files, or any < Iption 1 quits the program.
combination of lilts. Iti addition. It lets
Keys
you encode cadi compressed file with a
File Packer defines the following keys
different byte, or code, for protection
from unauthorized decompressing. to .serve special functions:
S changes the source device, should
Loading Instructions you want t<i use a second drive. Drives
lyjie in Listing I. Hie lacker (51, ami 8-11 are supporled.
save it to disk. Then, type in anil save Fl and F3 toggle the .source (read)
Listing 2. Use the Checksum program on and destination (write) drives.
page 57 to catch any typing errors yon F5 and F7 display directories of the
might nuike. Run Listing 2 to cieate source and destination disks, respectively.
Packer.ML, tlie machine language file abnns to the menu. Be certain lliat you These special keys are listed on the
that is loaded l>\ File Packer. enter die Basic program Bles first, since same screen as the menu.
Next, type in and save Listing S, which (lie program won't work il the last file
Loading Films
is an unpacking routine used lo write packed mtoa compressed lile is a Basic
lilcs lo disk as Hie A, File li. and so on. program. You have two choices for unpacking
Next, enter a number from tl to 258 as any of the compacted files. First, you can
Finally, type in and save Listing 1. then
run it to create Unpacker.ML. the ma an X( >K byte. File Packer encrypts the file use ihe Unpacker routine created by
chine language- file used by Listing 3. (including the load address) by exclusive Listing 1, which unpacks ihe files only in
"()King" with this number. A blank hen- the computer's RAM. L:se the statement
The Menu leaves iIh- lile unencoded. LQAD°UNMCKERH,8,1 lo load the unpack
File Packer's menu offers four op Because the encoding byte is stored in ing lile. To load a compacted file from
tions: Save Unpacker, I'ack Hle(s), Ap the lile and not the unpacking routine, Basic, use:
pend Filc(s) and End, each file can have a different encoding OPEN 8,D,2,"0:E'ILENftME":SYS
Option i saves to disk a lile i ailed Un number. Lite files are secure from lani-
LOCATION
packer. When selected, it asks fora mem peiing because they must then be loaded
with die unpacking routine. where D is die device number (usually 8),
ory location, "fry to choose a location thai
isn't needed for other things. I .ocatinns After the file is found. File I'acker dis and location is the location of the un-
327(58 anil 19132 seem t<i work best. play, tin- original load address for you lo pafkei routine.
After entering the memory location, change or keep. Pressing the left-arrow The screen border flickers to let you
places disk in the destination drive and key al [his point aliorls In ihe menu (as know when tile file is loading and slops
press any key to initiate the save. '1 lie will a disk error). when il's done. The packed tiles then re
[online is saved as :\ 1-block lile. Depending on the size of Ihe lile, the side in memory at ihe lexationsspecified
Option 3 compacts the individual files. encoding anil crunching lakes from one when packed.
to .several minutes. When it's done, you'll The second, and easier, way lo use
Knter the current filename and the new
filename m ihis point. Pressing RETURN have a chance to compact another lile. the program is to run Listing 8, then en
without an entry for either prompt other file compactors that require ter the name of the packed file al die <

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prompt. Tbe unpacked files are written as those created by RUN'S word proces- simply in a different order,
to disk as File A. Kile B, and so on. sor, RUN Siri])!. Kile 1'ackei ii-t is Mire 1o I'niiic in
Regardless of wliich unpacking Basic programs can't be ibe last ones bandy any lime yon need lo compact
method yon ( boose, ilie packing routine packed. I bat is, yon must make either ;t and |iro!ect yoni' files. R
is based on repetition, so it works besi macliine language or text lilelasi. If you
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10 IFPEEK(49171 )<>207THENX=PEEK 280 RL=.:INPUT"{SHFT CLR)(2 CRS )NAME OF FILE";OF$:IFLEN(OF

(186):LOAD"PACKER.ML",X,1 R DNs){2 CRSR RTs){CTRL 2}S S)>16T!iEN500 :REM*14
:REM*61 TORE WHERE IN MEMORY";RL:IF 510 IFOF$=""THEN40 ;REM*187
20 POKE53280,.:POKE53281 ,.:DR=8 RL<828ORRL>53248THENRL^5229 520 HF$ = "":PRI»T"{CRSR DNi12 CR
:DW=8:UP$="UNPACKER":TY$(.)= 2 :REM«184 SR RTs){COMD 6JNAME OF "TYS
"NEW" :REM*221 290 PRINT"{2 CRSR DNs){2 CRSR R (FF)" FILE";:INPUTNFS
30 TYS="PACKED" :REH*142 TsUCTRL 8 [RELOCATING (CTRL :REM»48
40 PRINTCHRJ(1<S2)"{SHFT CLR)t5 4)";I=49920 :REM'235 530 IFLEN|NF$)>16THENPRINT"(3 C
CRSR DNsHCTRL 8){CTRL 9)"SP 300 J=RL+64:GOSUB1090:POKEI+107 RSR UPs)":GOTO520 :REM*172
C(7)"(27 SPACES)11 :REM*166 ,L:POKEI+108,H:POKEI+217,L: 540 IFNF$=""THEN40 :REM*21S
50 PRINTSPC(7)"{CTRL 9){8 SPACE POKEI+218,H :REM*241 550 IFFFTHEN580 :REM'94
S}FILE PACKER{8 SPACES)(CTRL 310 J=RL-t219:GOSUB1090:POKEI + 10 560 XB^.:INPUT"(CRSR DN){2 CRSR
3} " :REM*160 RTsMCTRL 61XOR BYTE";XB:I
60 PRINTSPC(7)"(CTRL 8HCTRL 9} :POKEI-t207,H :REM*77 FXB<.ORXB>255THENXB=.
{27 SPACES)(CTRL 3) ":REM*56 320 J=RL+2 38:GOSUB1090:POKEI*75 :REM«241
70 PRINTSPC(7)"(CTRL B)(CTRL 9) ,L:POKEI+76,H:POKEIt96,L:PO 570 POKE49391.XB :REM*52
(6 SPACEs)BY STEVE EMSLEY{6 KEI+97,H :REM*250 580 PRINT"{5 CRSR DNs)"SPCI8)"f
SPACEsllCTRL 3) " :REM*64 330 POKEI*212,L:POKEI+213,H:J=J COMD 7)INSERT DISK(S), HIT
30 PRINTSPC(71"(CTRL 8){CTRL 9) ♦1:GOSUB1090:POKEIt22,L:POK A KEY":POKE!98,.:WAIT198,1
127 SPACEsllCTRL 3} ":REM'36 EI+23,H :REM*120 :REM*0
90 PRINTSPC(8)"(CTRL 3HCTRL 9) 340 POKEI + 3 4,L:POKEI + 3 5,H:POKEI 5 90 BIb.:OPEN1,DR,15,"I":INPUTS
{27 SPACES}" :REM*177 *42,L:POKEI+4 3,H:POKEH-82,L 1,E1:CLOSE1:IFDR=DWTHEN610
100 PRINT"(2 CRSR DNs){2 CRSF R :POKEI+83,H :REM*164 :REM*219
TsUCTRL 2)1.{2 SPACEsJSAVE 350 POKEI*196,L:POKEI+197,H:POK 600 E2=.:OPEN1,DW,15,"I":INPUT#
UNPACKERICRSR DN)":PRINT"{ EI+203,L:POKEI+204,H 1,E2:CLOSE1 :REM*84
2 CRSR RTs)2.{2 SPACES)PACK :REM'129 610 IFE1<>.ORE2<>.THEN40
FILEISMCRSR DN)" :REM*92 360 J=J*1:GOSUB1H90:POKEI+93,L: :REM"207
110 PRINT"(2 CRSR RTs)3.(2 SPAC POKEI*94,H:POKEIt101 ,L:P0KE 620 GOSUB720:IFE1THEN40:REM*149
EslAPPEND"; :REM*101 1*102,H :REM»112 630 IFFFTHENGOSUB830:GOTO710
120 PRINT" FILE(S)(CRSR DN)":PR 370 J=J+1:GOSUB1090:POKEI+11,L: :REM*114
INT"(2 CRSR RTs)4.{2 SPACES POKEIi-12,H:POKEr + 137,L:POKE 640 OPEN8,DR,2,OF$:OPEH9,DW,1,N
)END{CRSR DN)":PRINT"(8 CRS 1+138,H ;REM*20 F$;SYS49152 :REM*62

R RTs)(CTRL 4}S -SOFTWARE D 380 J=Jt1:GOSUB1090:POKEI+28,L: 650 PRINT"fCRSR DN){CRSR RT)AN0

RIVE CHANGE" :REM*230 POKEI + 29,H:POKEI-t47,L:POKEI THER FILE?{2 SPACES){Y/N)":
130 PRINT"(2 CRSR DNs){8 CRSR R •48,H:POKEIt110,L :REM*3 3 POKE198,. :REM*71
Ts)(COMD 7)DIRECTORY{4 SPAC 390 POKEIti11,H:J=J»1:GOSUB1090 660 GETAI:IFAS = "N"T!IEN40
Es)S/D{4 SPACEs)FS/F7"; : POKEI 152, L: POKEI *53,ll: POKE :REM'130
:REM*8 7 I + 147,L:POKEI-.148,H:REM'101 670 IFA$o"Y"THEN660 :REM*43
140 PRINT"(I10ME){2 CRSR DNs)(2 400 J=J + 1 :GOSUD1090:POKEI-t57,L: 680 OF$ = "":INPliT"iSIIFT CLR){COM
CRSR RTs)(COMD 1[READING -" POK!II-t58,H:POKEI + 154,LTPOKE D 31(2 CRSR DNs)(2 CRSR RTs
DR"(CRSR LF) " :REM*210 1+155,H :REM*132 [NAME OF FILE";OF$:IFLEN(OF
150 PRINT"{CRSR UP}(25 CRSR RTs 410 J=J+1:G0SUB1090:POKEI+62,L: $)>16THEN680 :REM*219
)WRITING -"DW"(CRSR LF) " POKEI + 6 3,H:P0KEI +16 3,L:POKE 590 IFOF$^""THEN40 :REM*78
:REM*236 1+164,H :REM*90 700 GOSUB720:IFE1THEN40:REM*197
420 J=J + 1:GOSUB1090:POKEI+ 1 17,L 710 0PEN8,DR,2,OFS;OPEN9,DW,3,N
160 PRINT"{CRSR UP){17 CRSR RTs
)F1/F3 :REM*48 :P0KEr«118,H:POKEI+173,L:PO F$»",P,A":SYS4 9342:GOTO650
170 GETA$:1FA$=""THEN170:REM*7 5 KEI+174,H :REM-86 :REM«150
180 IFAS="1"THENSYS49396:GOTO28 4 30 J=J.1:GOSUB1090:POKEI+122,L 720 E1». :REM*67
0 :REM*204 :POKEI+123,H:POKEI+180,L;PO 730 OPEN1,DR,15:OPEH8,DR,2,OFJ:
190 IFA$="2"THENFF=.:GOTO500 KEI+181,H :REM*224 GET#8,L$,H$:INPUTtfl,E1:CLOS
:REM*153 440 PRINT"{2 CRSH DNs}"SPC{9)MI E8:CLOSE1:L=.:H=. :REM*161
200 IFAS="3"THENFF=1:GOTO500 NSERT DISK, HIT A XBV":POKE 740 IFE1TIIENRETURN :REM*231
:REM«197 198,.:J=RL:GOSUB1090:REM"81 750 HL=.:L$=L$+CHRS(.):H!=H$+CH
210 IFAS^"4"THENPRINT"{SHFT CLR 450 GETAS:IFA$=""THEN4 50:REM«86 RJ(.):L=ASC(L5):H=ASC(HS):N
)":END :REM*142 460 IFAS="(LEFT ARROW)"THENE1=1 L=L+256*H :REH*129
220 IFA$=C!IRS< ' 35JTHEN910 :GOTO40 :REM*241 760 PRINT'MCRSR DN) (2 CRSR RTs)
:REM-83 470 OPEN1,DW,15,"I":CL0SE1 (CTRL 2JL0AD ADDRESS IS"NL"
230 IFA$=CHR${136)THEN950 :REM'113 (CRSR LF).(2 SPACEs)CHANGE
0 480 OPEN9,DW,1 ,UP$:PRINT#9,Ci)RJ IT?":POKEI98,. : REM*38
240 rFAS=CHR$(133)THEN970 (L) ;CIIR$(H) ;:FORK = 4 99 20TO50 770 GETA$:IFA$="N"THEN810:REM*6
:REH*131 170 :REM*154 780 IFAI="{LEFT ARROW)"THENE1=1
250 IFAS=CHRS(134)THEN990 490 PRINT#9,CHRS(PEEK(K));:NEXT :RETURN :REH*127
:REM«214 : CLOSE9:GOTO4 0 :REM* 4 9 790 IFA$o"Y"THEN770 :REH"166
260 IFAS="S"THEN1010 :REM'238 500 OFS = '"":INPUT"{SHFT CLR) {COM 800 INPUT"{CRSR DN)(2 CRSR RTs}
270 GOTO170 :REH'93 D 31(2 CRSR DNs){2 CRSR RTs NEW LOAD ADDRESS";NL:IFNLt.

■IN HUN- JANUARY/FEBRUARV ISS2

 FILE PACKER 64

ORNL>65535THEN800 :REM'49 ":INPUTS 1,E1:CLOSE1:IFE1THE 1000 GOTO140 :REH'41

810 J=NL:GOSUB1090 :REK'8 N40 :REM'1<J8 1010 PRINT"{SHFT CLR)(CTRL 5)(2
820 POKE49393,L:POKE49394,H 920 PRINT"{SHFT CLR)(2 CRSR DNs CRSR DNs)[2 CRSR RTsI CHAN
:REM*134 ) {CTRL 4}"SPC(5)"SilIFT KEY GE DRIVE FROM";:INPUTD1:IF
830 PRINT"(CRSR DN}(2 CRSR RTs) PAUSES, C= KEY STOPS{CRSR D Dl<8THEND1=8 :REM*84
(COMD 3}IS THIS A BASIC PRO N)":PRINTSPC{15)"HIT A KEY" 1020 IFD1>11THEND1 =11 :REM*88
GRAM?!2 SPACES)({CTRL 9IY{C :REM*156 1030 PRINTSPCI17)"TO";:INPUTD2:
TRL 0)/(CTRL 9)N{CTRL 0})": 930 POKE198,.:WAIT198,1:SYS4966 IFD2=D1THEN4 0 :REM"50
POKE198,. :REM*19 4 :REM«65 1040 IFD2<8THEND2=8 : REM'124
840 GETAS:IFAS = "Y"T!IErjPOKE4 9 395 940 PRINT"{CRSR DN)"SPC(14)"{CO 1050 IFD2>11THEND2=11 :REM"110
,1:GOTO8B0 :REM*254 MD 6IHIT A KEY...":POKE198, 1060 PRINT"[2 CRSR DNs)(2 CRSR
850 IFAS="(LEFT ARROW)"THENE1=1 .:WAIT198,1;GOTO4 0 :REM*97 RTsJCHANGING DRIVE....":OP
:RETURN :REM*181 950 POKE49778,DW:OPEN1,DW,15,"l EN1,Dl,15 :REM*189
860 IFAS<>"N"THEN840 :REM*132 ":INPUTS!,E1:CLOSE1HFEITHE 1070 PRIMT#1,"M-W'CHRS(119)CHR$
870 POKE49395,. :REM*209 N40 :REM*52 ( . )CHRS<2)C!IR$f32 + D2)CHR$<
880 IFFF=.THEN900 :REM*161 960 GOTO920 :REM*23 64-I-D2) :CLOSE1 :REH*39
890 OPEN8,DWF2,NFS:GET#8,AS:AS= 970 DR=DR+1:IFDR=12THENDR=8 1080 FORI = .TO4 9 9:NEXT:GOTO4 0
AS+CHR$(.):XB=ASC(AS):CLOSE :REM*19 tREM'l3
8:POKE49391,XB :REM*I 01 980 GOTO140 :R5M'29 1090 H=INT( J/256) :L = J-256'i!:RET
900 RETURN :REM*22 990 DW=DW+1:IFDW=12THENDW=8 URN :REM*248
910 POKE49778,DR:OPEN1,DR,15,"I :REM-111

Lisling 2. Creates Packer.ML program. [Auailalilc on the January/Februarv RgRUN disk.)

0 REM THIS LIST 1 CREATES (AHD :KEH*14B 110 DATA C1A20820C6FF20CFFF8D'E

SHOULD NOT BE CALLED) PACKER. 80 !i = VAL(f!S):IF HE>"9" THEM H=A FC120CFFF8DF2C120CF*FF4DEFC
ML :REM»89 SC{H$)-55 :REM*56 18 503 20CFFF4D :REM*55
5 OPEN 8,8,8,"PACKER.ML,P,W" B5 L=VAL(L$):IF L$J"9" THEN L=A 111 DATA EFC18504ADF2C1F00D8D»F
:REM*132 SCI LI)-55 :REH*84 3C1A503 8DF4C1A5048D'F5C120C
6 CT=0:PRINT"{SHFT CLR)":REM'56 FFFAACE2 0D020 :REM'106
10 READ AS:IF AI="-1" THEN CLOS ;REM*148 113 DATA D7FF8DEEC1EE20D08A4D*E
E8:PRINT:PRINT"ALL DONE!":EN 95 NEXT:GOTO 10 :REM*160 FC1C987F068C9 8 4F011-BDF0C1A
D :REM*129 100 REM HEX DATA FOR PACKER ML DEEC1D01CADF0 ;REH'95
12 PRINT"(HOME)READING LINE "+S :REM*233 113 DATA C120DBC14C40C1ADF2C1*F
TRS(CT):CT=CT+1 :REM'141 101 DATA 00C020DFC020D7C0ADEF*C 0A6A5038DF6C1A5048D*F7C1A90
15 IF LENIASX62 THEN 55 02 0D2FFADF3C020D2FF*20CFC02 0F09820CCFFA9 :REM*6 9
:REM*254 0CFFF20CFFF20 :REM*159 114 DATA 0820C3FFADF1C18501A9*0
20 B$=MID$(AS,1,20)tMIDS(AS,22, 102 DATA D7C0ADF1C04DEFC020D2*F 18D0EDCADF3C1D00160*38ADF4C
20)+MID$(A$,43,20) :REM*242 FADF2C04DEFC020D2FF-20CFC02 1852BE901857A :REM*179
25 FOR 1=1 TO 30 :REM*181 0CFFF8DEDC020 iREM«1 56 115 DATA ADF5C1B52CE900857B18*A
30 CS=MID$(BS,(I*2)-1,2):H$=LEF 103 DATA CFC020CFFFAA20B7FF8D»E DF6C16903852DADF7C1-6 900B52
TS(CS,1):LS=RIGHTS(CS,1) EC08A8DECC0CDEDC0F0*4 4ADF0C E2060A64CEAA7 :REM*167
:REM«209 0C904901E20A1 :REM*255 116 DATA 20CFFF4DEFC1AA20CFFF*4
35 H=VAL(H$):IF HSJ"9" THEN H=A 104 DATA C020E5C020DFC0ADEEC0*F DEFC120DBC1CAD0FAAD*EEC1D0A
SC(HJ)-SS :REM*85 0D520A1C020CCFFA908*20C3FFA B4C40C1A03 4 84 :REM-249
40 L=VAL(LS):IF L$>"9" THEN L=A 9094CC3FFADED :REM*255 117 DATA 01A0009103E603D002E6*0
SC(LS)-55 :REM*136 105 DATA C0C984F0DIiC987r0D720*D 4A03784016000000000'0000000
45 BY=H*16+L:PRINT#B,CHRS(BY)I 7C0ADEDC04DEFC020D2*FFCEF0C 0000000000000 :REM*218
:REM'67 0D0F84C59C0EE :REH-153 118 DATA 00000000A99320D2FFA9*0
50 NEXT:COTO If) :REM»115 106 DATA F0C0F0034C5FC0CEF0C0-4 8AE7 2C2A00020BAFFA9*01A2 70A
55 IF LEN(AS)<21 THEN BS=AS:GOT 0C220BDFF20C0 ;REM'166
0 70 ;REM*184 FADF0C04DEFC0 :REM«205 119 DATA FFA20820C6FF20E4FF20'E
60 IF LEW(A$)<42 THEN B$=LEFTS( 107 DATA 20D2FFADEDC04DEFC04C*D JFF20E1FFF03C20E4FF*2aE4FFA
A$,20)+RIGHTS(AS,[LENIAJ1-21 590D03 2ADBD02 :REM-107
)I:GOTO 70 :REM*176 0D2FF4C0CC020 :REH*178 120 DATA C902F02BC901F0F520E4*F
65 B$=LEFT$[AS,20)+MIDJ(A$,22,2 108 DATA CCFFA20B4CC6FF20CCFF+A F8D71C220E4FFAE71C2'20CDBDA
0)+RIGHTS(AS,LEN(AS)-4 2) 2094CC9FFA9018DF0C0'60ADECC 92020D2FF20E4 :REM'4
:REH«140 08DEDC0600000 :REM'200 121 DATA FFF00620D2FF4C54C2A9-0
70 FOR 1=1 TO LENIBS)/2:REM+221 109 DATA 000000000000A2003D00-C D20D2FF4C26C2 20C9FF'A9084CC
75 CS=MIDS(B$,{I»2)-1,2):HS=LEF 19D00C3E8D0F76020C0-FFA9008 3FF60240008 :REM"222
T$(CJ,1):LJ=RIGHTS(C$,1} D0EDCA5018DF1 :REM*167 122 DATA -1 :REM*235

Listing 3. File Unpackep program. (Available on the Jnnuary/Fehmarv RoRUN disk.l

10 REM LISTING 3 - FILE UNPACKE :REM'52 :REM*19

R :REM'183 60 PRINT"(6 CRSR DNs]"SPC(13)"( 100 IFETHENPRINT"(2 CRSR DNs){2
20 SYS57812"DECOMP.ML",8:POKE78 CTRL 21FILE RETRIEVER" CRSR RTalDISK ERROR -"E;ES
0,.:POKE781,.:POKE78 2,192:SY :REM*191 :FORI=.TO1499:NEXT:PRINT"(S
S65493 :REM*100 70 FRS="":INPUT"[3 CRSR DNs)(2 HFT CLR)":END :REM*155
30 POKE532B0,.:POKfc!53281 , .:PRIN CRSR HTsJINPUT PACKED FILE N 110 OPEK8,B,2,FRS :REM*155
T"(SIIFT CLE)" :REM*19 AME ";FR$ :REM*251 120 PRINT"(SHFT CLR)":SYSS1:FC=
40 S1=49152:NN=49160:AF=49184:W 80 IFFR$=""THENPRINT"(SHFT CLR) 65 :REM-253
H = 49206:EO=49310:LL = EO-t1 :LH = "SEND :REM*204 130 PRIST"(CTRL 2){2 CRSR DNs)(
EO»2:LB=EO*3 :REM*140 90 OPEN1,8,15,"10":OPENS,8,2,FR 2 CRSR RTsllCTRL 2JEOR BYTE
50 NS[0)="NO ":N$(1)="YES" S:INPUT#1,E,E$:CLOSES:CLOSE1 -{COMD 3)"PEEK{EO):REM-248

JANUARY/FEBRUARY t9BE RUN 49

 FILE PACKER 64

140 POKE781 ,3:SYS65481 :REM*244 (CTRL 2(FILE NUMBER -ICOMD 190 SYSNN:OPEN9,3,1,FS:SVSWR
150 PRIBT"(H0MEH5 CRSH DNs}{2 :REM*217
CRSR RTs)(CTRL 2J5TART ADDR 170 PRINT"{CRSR DN)(2 CRSR HTs) 200 CLOSE9:IFPEEK(LB)THENCLOSE6
ESS - fCOMD 3)"PEEK{LL}t{25 (CTRL 2)BASIC FILE? - (COMD :PRINT"(SHFT CLR}":END
6*PEEK(LH})"(CRSR LF){3 SPA 3)"N$(iJi:EK(LB) ) :REM*18 :REM*24
CEs)" :REM*82 180 r$="FILE "+CHR$(FC):FC=FC+1 210 SYSAF:GOTO140 :REM*97
160 PRINT"(CRSR DNH2 CRSR RTs} ;REM*193

Listing 4. Creates Unpacker.ML program. (Available on the J.irm.n y n-hi iui y ReRUN disk.)

0 REM THIS LIST 4 CREATES (AND SC(L$>-55 :REM'l36 95 NEXT:GOTO 10 :REM»160

SHOULD NOT BE CALLED) DECOMP. 45 BY=H*1 G + L:PRINT#e,CIIRS(BYl ; 100 REM HEX DATA FOR LISTING 4
ML :REM*245 :REM-67 OF PACKER 64 :REM*141
5 OPEN 8,3,8,"DECOMP.ML,P,W" 50 NEXT:GOTO 10 :REK*1I5 101 DATA 00C04C14C0A20a4CC6FF*A
0 55 IF LEN[A$)<21 THEN BS=A$:GOT 2094CC9FF20CFFF4D9E-C06020C
6 CT=0:PRINT"iSHFT CLR)":REM*56 0 70 :REM*184 0FF2003C020CF :REH*138
10 READ A$:IF ft$="-ln THEN CLOS 60 IF LEN(AS)<42 THEK BS=LEFTS( 102 DATA FFaD9EC6(2003C02ZCFFF'8
E8:PHINT:PRINT"ALL DONE!":EN A$,20)+HIGHTS(A$,(LEN(AS)-21 DA1C0200DC08D9FC020-0DC08DA
D :REM*129 ) ) :GOTO Itl :REM*176 0C0602008C0AD :REM*163
12 PRINT"(HOME)READING LINE "+S 65 B$=LEFT$(AS,20)+MID$(A$,22,2 103 DATA 9FC020D2FFADA0t:020D2*F
TR$(CT):CT=CT+1 :REM*141 0 ) +RIGIITS ( AS ,LEN ( A$ ) -4 2 ) F2 003C0200DC08DA2C0*2 0B7FF8
15 IF I,ENUS)<62 THEN 55 :RE«*140 DA5C0ADA2C0C9 :REM-184
:REM*254 70 FOR 1=1 TO LEN(BS)/2:REM*221 104 DATA 07F015C984F0D62008C0*A
20 BS=MIDS(AS,1,20)+HIDS{A$,22, 75 CS=HIDS(BS,II*2)-1,2):HS=LEF DA2C020D2FFADA5C0D0'C84C4 5C
2 0)+MIDJ(AS,4 3,20) :REM'2 42 TS1CSJ ) :LS = RIG)ITS(C$,1 ) 02003C0200DC0 :REM*38
25 FOR 1=1 TO 30 :REM*181 t 105 DATA 8DA4C02003C0200DC08D*A
30 CS=MIDS(B$,(I*2)-l,2):H$=LEF 80 ii = VAL(H$) :IF li$>"9" THEN H=A 3C020B7FF8DA5C0200e':C0ADA3C
TS(C$,1 ):LJ=RIGIIT$(C$,1 ) SC(H3)-5S :REM»5G 020D2FFCEA4C0 :REM*6 9
:REM*209 85 L=VAL(LS):IF LS>"9" THEN L=ft 106 DATA D0F2ADA5C0D09A4C45C0*0
35 H = VAL(1IS) :IF H$>"9" THEN H=A SC1LSI-55 :REM*04 000000000000000 :REM*191
SC(HS)-55 :REM+B5 90 BV = H*16-.L:PRINT*8,CHRS(BY) ; 107 DATA -1 :REM*21S
40 L=VALILS):IF LS>"9" THEN L=A :REM'148

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geoWatch
AutoExecs aren't just found in mahogany-lined Detroit offices;
they live in your GEOS environment, too.
By STEVE VANDER ARK

A LOT OF THINGS HAPPEN when er peripherals you have in your system. At thai upgrades the GEOS DBGetFile rou
you boo! GEOS. One simple Horn com some point when you first used GEOS, tine, which lets you scroll through avail
mand sets into motion an elaborate se you ran Configure and told it what pe able files and select one lo open. With
quence of events thai transforms your ripherals you have <m your computer, the upgrade, the list of available files is
Commodore into a new machine. By Nun; whenever vou bool GEOS, Config no longer limited to If: filenames. He
the time you sue those icons spread ure runs automadi ally, reminding (iE( )S made his patch au autoexec, so it up
across the deskTop and the pointer how your system is set up. dates GEOS automatically when you
perched up in the corner, your comput Configure is a special type ol file I ailed hoot up. A text window appeals briefly
er has executed scads ofcommands and an autoexec, short for "automatic exe during the start-up sequence to lei you
run several fiics—without a single cute." During the hoot routine, GEOS know tliu program has done its job. I
prompl from you. checks the disk files, then opens and have the C-128 version, called DBCei-
An awful hit of information has to be runs any BUtOCxeCS il lincls in the order Filel28 v2.0.
transferred, digested and interpreted be they appear on the disk, just as if you'd One tedious job that autoexec's can do
fore you can go /.i]ijiiiiK around the double-clicked on them yourself! for you is load liles into HAM. Unless
mouscpad, so first GKOS supercharges Autoexec programs are perfect for do you have a RAM unil thai maintains
the boot drive with disk turbo code. ing those mundane tasks that you have power when your computer is oil, such
From then on, the rest of the GEOS op to dti eat li time you bool up (like config as the Quick Brown Box or KAMI.ink,
erating system can be stuffed into mem uring drives), and those clever GKOS you have to reload files even1 time you
ory prcliy darn quickly. In die process, programmers have written autoexecs for boot. While many of the files you choose
the built-in set of instructions that tell many ol them. Probably the most com will depend on your current project,
your Commodore how to do everything mon autoexec is the clock. Before the some files arc always needed—the desk-
(from reading the drives to understand deskTop is drawn, a dialog box appears Tbp, l<n instance—and an autoexec can
ing Basic) is replaced »itli a new sei »i asking you to enter the lime and date, load them for you.
rules, die CEOS operating system. and since there's no oilier way out of die One automatic loader is QWICK-
After loading the system, your comput box, you have to keep your clock updat S1ASI1 by John Howard. I he program's
er still lias a few jiihs to do before vou see ed (which is just great for forgetful peo customizing feature adds a little lime to
the deskibp. Since your hardware setup ple like me). There are a number of the boot procedure, but it requires no
is unique, with drives. RAM expanders iime-aud-d;ne autoexecs available: I use user input, making the whole process
and mi on, GEOS must gel these details Rick Koch'sAUTOCI.OCK. quite painless. QWICKSTASI1 works on
and tundily ilsell amiiilingly. (liuiliginv GEOS programmer Jean Major lias the C:-fi4 as well as the 128 (in 40-Col-
is tlit- file that knows the number and come up with a different use for autoex iinin mode).
types of drives, RAM expanders and oth ec files. He's created a patch program Whal makes a file an auliiej.ee is not

GEOS File Types

IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR with tin- Basic disk and in byte 22 ol the direi lory block. 0 Not GKOS
directory, you're probably aware i>f up in The file header is a collection ofinforms- 1 Basic, with a GEOS header
Inn i types hi files; PRG (program), SLO_ (se lion aboul the file, including the icon, die '> Assembly language, with a GKOS
quential), REL (relative) and USR (user). comments you see when using the [nfo com header
()n a GEOS disk, the Basic directory shows mand, the author's name, the time-SUld- 3 Data Qle
most GEOS files as die user type. date stamp, am! oilier information GEOS 4 System file
These Die-type designations, really indi needs. The directory block is similar to the 5 Desk accessor;'
cate only the structure of the lilc data as directory ofa non-GEOS disk, except it in- 6 Application
saved to disk, GKOS uses some sequential dudes a Few extra items of information and 7 Application data
files (they're similai imt not identical to die pointers in the header block. 8 Font
Coiimmdorc Mi|iii:mjal Die), but more often Non-GEOS files on a GEOS disk do not 9 Printer driver
ii uses its own unique lilc structure, called include this extra information, inn their di- 10 Input-device driver
VLIR, lectoiy listings arc compatible will) die | ] Disk device
Within these general types, GEOS marks GEOS operating system. Certain functions 12 System bool file.
cadi (ill* as ni'a specific iy]n—.i designation cannot be performed on a non-GIiOS file, 13 Temporary (swap) file
thai tells GEOS whal dial file is used for. because die information GEOS needs is not 14 Autoexec file
llus file type is recorded m two places on available. ]j 128 Input-device driver
the disk: in bytefiSofihe file's header block The Following is a list of GEOS lilt: types; —SVA

JANUAKY/FEBKUAKY 1993 ■ R V X 51
 GEOWATCH

special code or disk-access routines, as memory so you can boot directly into an disk. I found that autoexecs failed to
with :i ulusk accessory; iin autoexec's only application. When used to run Batch woik if pails ol them were stored on the
distinguishing feature is iis (He-type in- (lopicr, ;i file copier routine also by Jim back nl the disk.
dicator in the GEOS header. If you Collette, it will load predesignaieci files With these cautions in mind, you'll
chaiitrc anj CEOS file's type 10 autoex into your REU on hoot-up. find that autoexecs are remarkably
ec, it will run automatically when you As you combine various autoexecs on handy tools for setting up your GEOS
boot. While this might suggest ihe pos your disk, it's a good idea to tesi the environment. Whether you're n Holl~
sibility "I opening your system directly boot routine frequently to make sine painter, publisher, gamer or author,
into ;m application, in practice the lim your system will still boot properly. II autoexecs can handle the chores, letting
itations of the available memory gel in possible, always wink from a backup you jump righl into the real Inn! ■
the way. copy ofyour system disk. Using the orig
The code for an autoexec h placed in inal disk is mure than a little risky! An Steve Minder Ark is from Grand Rapids,
memory before the entire boot se other problem cropped up when I used Michigan, ant! is n (>KOS columnist for
quence runs, which means thai il the Maverick to create a double-sided hoot Compute's Gazette
code is larger than a few kilobytes, it's
going to overwrite essential operating
system code and crash the system. Also, Program Sources
the printer and inpul drivers won'i have
loaded yei. so those functions will be left AUTOCLOCK DBGelHle
ll\ Kick Koch By Jean Major
iu Default mode (i.e., no printei and
Cryckci on Q-l-ink |eanI1'.Major on Q-Link
joystick input only).
A program called AutoLoader by Jim AutoLoader QWICKSTASH (will. QWIKPIK)
Collette provides a way around some of Batch Copier By |tilin Howard
these difficulties. When this handy au Byjim Collette ILLINI70 on Q-Link
toexec runs, it in turn loads and runs any GEOS Companion Disk -14!!:! Clemslonl Drive
other (.KOS file you specify, even an ap Available in the RUN area of Q-Link Virginia Beach, VA 23456
plication, as if that file were an autoexec orb) calling800-S7S-0728. Shareware fee: S5
itself. AutoLoader manipulates the

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 128 Mode
Pull your 1351 mouse out of its hole and put it to work
moving your cursor in 40-column mode.
By MARK JORDAN

UNLESS YOU USE GEOS, the 1351 Moving the mouse moves a pointer The Kscapk key sequence to do that is
mouse is probably a forgotten member around the screen, ami pressing ihe (:I1RS(27)+"Q". -Now, when I move my
of your Commodore family. Mine was. mouse button places tile cursor at the mouse pointer to a particulai location in
While the mouse on my Amiga has pointer's current location. If you hold an erroneous line and click, the rest of
logged many miles, my 1351 has hiber the left huiion down while moving the the line is deleted. Vciy handy!
nated in the back ofa desk drawer. mouse, the cursor dances alongwith you. You could define l-'H to place a pair of
Sure, the 135l's driver is easy enough The pointer is the I-beam type- (made quotes on the screen, move the cursor to
!o load and use, bill all it dues is move a famous by the Macintosh) tliat fits nicely the latter one, and kick the editor into
pointer the C-128 doesn't recognize. \bu between letters. The Mac's cursor also Insert mode. Then, whatever you typed
may point, you may click, and ifyour 128 EtS nicely between letters, but the C- would appear between quotes—great for
is in a good mood, it will ignore you; if it's 128's does not. It hinds on them. Thus, Daia and Print statements.
not, oif you go IB Monitorland. you'll find that the cursor and I-beam In short, anything you can do with a
I've changed all that by rewriting the don't always line up precisely. Fortunate (unction key you can do with B mouse,
135 l's driver program. Now you can use ly, iliis discrepancy serves more to show with the added convenience of last cursor
your mouse to move your cursor. The the difference between graphics- and placement
new driver operates in 40-column mode lext-based interlaces than to cause any One caveat: The C-128 (like the C-64)
and, like the original, it runs on inter practical difficulty. has a quirk in the way it leads joysticks,
rupts, so it functions invisibly while you So, what are the mouse cursor's appli mouse clicks and keyboards. Rapid click
go about your normal business. cations? I've starlet! using it while pro ing may print an unwanted character on
Type in the MouseCnrsor program in gramming. Sometimes it's faster to the screen. The hi-tech way to deal with
Listing 1. using the Checksum program grab Mr. Mouse and zip over the screen this is to access the system software, .study
on page ")7 to catch any typing mis I ban it is to use the Cursor keys. You can memory maps, interpret arcane machine
takes, and save it to disk. MouseCursor easily use the mouse cursor in a pro language code, and rewrite some rou
is a Basic program thai pokes the ma gram. Just install it wiih the BLOAD tines in machine language. The lo-lcch
chine language driver into place; saves and SYS mentioned above. way around ihe problem is lo click more
the driver to disk wiih the name Mouse- Here's an idea to work on. The coin- slowly. I'm a low-tech kind ofa guy; how
Cur.Bra; prepares a sprite pointer; and, puier sees the left mouse button as func aboul you? I thought so.
finally, starts the driver. tion key 8. My program blanks out F8 so I hope you try MouseCursor. You may
If you want to install the machine lan you don't gel the Monitor command find thai Mr. Mouse is also happier at
guage on other disks, simply load and Commodore assigned io YH every time your house plugged into your 128 than
run MouseCursor again. To use the you click. How ahuui redefining K8 so living in ihe hack ofa drawer, ft
mouse cursor, make sure your 185] is that a click initiates B whole sequence of
plugged into port 1, then just enter characters? Mark Jordan kreps hitsy as a high school
Bl.OAD "MOUSKCUR.BIN" followed A nifty definition I've used clears a English teacher. After homework, lie's a Com-
bySYS 6144. program line fiom the cursor forward. modon programmer and RUN columnist

Listing 1. MousuCursor program. (Also available on the January/February RcRUN dish. To ordor, call 800-343-0788.1
0 REM MOUSE CURSOR 128 - MARK J 130 DATA 138,105,0,41,1,77,230, 0,202,202,202 :REM*225
ORDAN :REM*4B 17,141,230,17,173,2e,212,17 190 DATA 202,224,0, 16,2,162,0,2
FORT=6144TO6410 :HEADA :POKET, 2,19,25,32,93,24 :REM*53 4,32,240,255,96 ,234,173,1,2
A:NEXT :REM*84 140 DATA 140,19,25,56,73,255,10 20,41,16,208,9 :REM*111
20 BSAVE"MOUSECUR. BIN",B 0,P6144 9,215,17,141,215,17,76,187, 200 DATA 32,159,205 ,32,136,24,3
TO P6411 : REM*171 24,140,21,35,141 :REM*161 2,111,205,108,1 6,25,234,162
30 SYS6144 ; REM*140 150 DATA 20,25,162,0,56,237,21, ,63,169,0,157,0 :REM*44
40 END REM*168 -
25,41,127,201,64,176,7,74,2 210 DATA 14,202,16, 250,169,27,1
100 DATA 32,207,24,201,24,240,2 40,18,172,20,25 :REM-145 41,41,14,141,62 ,14,169,4,14
5,8,120,173,20,3,141,16,25, 160 DATA 96,9,192,201,255,240,8 1 ,44,14,141 ,47 :REM-204
173,21,3,141,17 :REM"79 ,56,106,162,255,17 2,20,2 5,9 220 DATA 14,141,50, 14,141 ,53,1-1
110 DATA 25,169,33,141,20,3,169 6,169,0,96,234 :REM-4 ,141,56,14,141, 59,14,173,21
,24,141,21,3,40,96,216,173, 170 DATA 24,173,230,17,41,1,240 ,208,9,1,141,21 :REM*52
126,17,208,51 :REM-3 ,1,56,173,214,17,106,74,74, 230 DATA 208,169,1, 141,39,208,1
120 DATA 173,25,212,172,18,25,3 201 ,43,144,2,169 :REM*140 69,0,141,7,16,1 73,21,3,96
2,93,24,140,18,25,24,109,21 180 DATA 42,168,173,215,17,74,7 :REM*250
4,17,141,214,17 :REM*179 4,74,201,28,144,2,169,27,17

RUN it right: C-12H; 1351 mouse in pnrl I

JANUAKY/FEBRl.'ARY IMP2 ■ K V N 53
 Commodore Clinic
Gelling the right peripherals can be a challenge. This issue,
learn about printers, modems and CP/M cartridges.
By ELLEN RULE

Ql recently purchased a Star NX-I000C thai regular geometric shapes, such as A Commodore developed the CP/M
printer for im Commodore 64. When- circles and squares, appear more true cartridge for the (>4 id attract peo
everl print out a document with GEOS 2.0, than those printed at fiO dpi. ple using CP/M in business. Kven with
I lose the entin- right title t:fthe documatl. I Your printer manual will direct you re die portable SX-64, however, the C-64
am using the Slur 10OOC driver included garding the proper DIP switch settings System failed to break Into the business
with GEOS. I have looked through /lie printer on your printer for Epson mode. world Sufficiently to make the cartridges
manual awl [mind that the Slur WOOC run profitable. They are no longer being
print 80-dpi graphics, which is what I assume manufactured, but you mighl find one
I need. Why isn't my printer printing 80 dpi? QMy Commodore 1526 printer works per through a user's group, a computer llea
I have tried all ma n ner ofcombinations ofdip fectly, but I cannot find any graphics market or the used section at a Com
siritches and all kinds ofsettings, but nothing sofiwan to use with it. Why will it print letter) modore dealer.
seems lo help. Do 1 need to bus an interface no with my word processor but not graphics with Many 128 owners have enjoyed using
I can use the SO dpi" Is there any way to get programs such as Print Shop, GEOS and the CP/M. IfCP/M compatibility would be
around having lo buy an interface without OCP Art Studio? I was tohl that I could >r- useful lo you, you mighl wain to inves
sacrificing the right tide of Ike document} pluce the ROM chip to print graphics. Is then- tigate thai option. Most user's groups
a way to make this pi inter work like the MI'S have public domain (Il'/M libraries and
—Cameron Coble
801 or 803? CP/M users ihere could give you specific
Albuquerque, NM
—David Kornfeind details.
A Your NX-1000C is performing the German Valley, IL
way it was (it-signed to when ii is
plugged directly inlo the computer: It is A Different printers use different in QI hive u C-128 am! an AT&T 4000
emulating Commodore's direct-conneci ternal codes to produce the printed modem. Can I use this modem if I pur
printers. These are 60-dot-per*inch page. While Commodore gave the 1528 chase an Apmlek RS-232 interface, or is the
printers and will produce die name re and MI'S 802 printers the .same text AT&T incompatible with my computer?
sults as your printer using llie same soft codes as the 1525 and MI'S 801 printers, —Paul Grosikger
ware. A primed line on a 60-dpi printer they did not give them the same graph newfoundland, nj
will have up lo 480 dots (60 dots X 8 ics codes. Unfortunately, Commodore
inches), while an 50-dpi printer will have reverted back to their original system for A There are two compatibility issues
up to 640 dols (SO dois x 8 inches). subsequent printers. With an eye to max here: hardware and .software. In
When a program Rich as GEOS sends imizing profit, software developers nat general, an RS-2.12 interface can conned
,i lino of information lobe primed, a BO- urally aligned their products lo suit the moM any RS-232-type device (including
dpi printer will attempi lo print the total greatest installed base, lliat is, the 801/ modems) to your C-64- check theAT&T
□umber of dots ii has been instructed lo 1525-compatible pi inlets. 1000's manual to find oul whether it is
print (i.e., up to 640 dots), but it runs out However, many software companies an RS-232 device; many modems are.
of room on the 8-indl page at 480 dots. have recognized the needs of users like However, the modem could be phys
This is why the right side of the docu you. On the back side of the graphics ically compatible with the interface and
ment is "lost." disks. Print Shop has a separate set of still not understand your software's com
To print the document, GeoWbrks cus 2-block graphics that are made specifi mand set. Different modems under
tomer service advises die following: cally for use wilb the 802/1B26 printers. stand different command sets. Your
• In geoWrite, set llie margins to 1.2 In addition, check your .software manuals telecommunications software might use a
indies and (S-7.2. inches. for an "insiall printer" option, which is command set that is compatible with
• In geol"aint, fill only the left 7< «1 lilt- how you tell your software to use the Commodore's 1600, 1650 and 1670
page. 802/1520 graphics code.s. modems, or perhaps the Hayes brand of
• In geoPublish, set the right-hand Unfortunately, 1 do noi know of a chip modems, which follow die Commodore
guideline at fi inches. upgrade thai will make your primer 54/128 standards. Check your modem's
To get 80-dpi output, I'm afraid you'll 301/1525 compatible. manual tu see ifit is compatible with any
have to purchase a printer interface and of these.
run your printer in the Kpson-Compat- hoi your AT&T 4000 to work with
ihle mode, liiis will give you a denser Qi have heard that theie was a CP/M car your Cunnnodore and [lint interlace, the
printed image and a slight difference in tridge for tlie C-6-1. h it any good? Am modem has to: 1) be an RS-232 device;
the width-to-height ratio, called the "as then- any disk-based CP/M opera/ing systems 2) be able to understand one of the com
pect ratio." An image printed at SO dpi for the 64? mand sets listed above; and !i) have a ter
will appear narrower because the dots —Kkvin Galazen minal program that uses the .same com
are closer together, and you may find DuLiiru, MN mand set. ■

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Amazing Spiber-MaN: in the paper LIGHTNING is the answer to die rid there. Any attempt to take the false
plates from Man, you can jump ki the dle near the lighthouse, and YOUTH is sword will kill the character who touches
platform. To do so, stand on the edge. ihe solution to die riddle in the forest. it. If the part)' has received the Dragon
The platform will be about halfway up. —Wendy Cheng ("rein 1mm the diagou in the Lansk Un-
|uni[) at an angle and shoot a web. With deiriiy, il should go to the Dragon Valley.
Plymouth, MN
a link' | Hint ict-. you can make the jump While there, the party should gel several
each time. dragons' teeth and secure the Dragon
When you are in the bottom of Che Cakmen Sanuiego .skkies: Did you Queen as an ally.
mission control, you can skip about six lose the almanac that came with this —Tim Moriarity
levels by doing ihis: Kneel on the small game? Try using a set of encyclopedias! East Moline, IL
bump at the bottom. Push and hold in Use the F volume to look up flags, and
the right. When yon gel stuck between soon. It works greatl
the switch and the ceiling in the weigh Flight SIMULATOR: I lere'san easy way
—JeffJonsson
ing room, jump to the lefl and shoot a Surrey, British Columbia
to laud on the threshold al die stari of
wch into the upper-left corner. You'll the runway. First, line die direshold up
pass through the ceiling and several lev on the bottom center ofyour windscreen.
els as well! Casti.f.vania: ()n level 2, get the boom If il appears to move up ihe windscreen,

—Ryan RUEL
erang from one oFthe candles. It is more you arc descending too fast; add power
powerful than the dagger and if you slightly until the threshold seems to stay
Harrington, Nil
catch it, it gives your heart back. On tlie in one place. The plane will practically
lirsi screen of this level, break the two lly itself onto the runway.
Baai.: I lere are useful access codes: level bin. ks on top of the stairway, then walk As you enter the last leg of your ap
2, FWFJVVTEi level If, MWOLUSIM; lev in. A cmwn will appear on the screen. On proach, make sure your landing gear is
el 4, IWPFYSIO. Make sine you have at the second screen, stand on the EIrsi down. Keep an eye on ihe altimeter to
least Four Time W&rriors before going raised blocks you come to and wait. A make sure you have enough altitude. Be
into level 4. II'you don't have enough. chest will appear, worth about 2000 BUI* you are aimed directly at the run
just keep destroying monsters and refu points. way. When you're about 30 fed above the
eling to gain extra men. 1b destroy Baal, runway, slowly begin pulling back on the
—Steven Ocepek
just move TOUT Time Warriors as close to joystick. When the plain1 slows down and
Akron,Oil
it as possible and liiv al ii continuously. ils nose drops, pull back slightly on the
joystick. You'll have anoiher (or your
—Liang Yi
DBAGON WARS: The party should slay first) happy landing.
Broolkyn. NY
in Purgatory until they have armor and —Hai.isSantana
weapons from the Arena. They should Hkooklvn, NT
Back to the Future, Part II: You also get some scrolls from the Magic
can pass levels 2 and 4 by waiting milil Shop. When exploring an area it is usu
the lime mns our and selecting N( > when ally wise 10 check every square, because Gary KITCHEN'S CamkmAKKR: This is
you're asked if you want another game. there are many items that can be found a great program for making games, bin
The computer will load the next level. this way. In Mystic Wood, Enkidu can be don't overlook the fan thai it's also great
summoned by blowing his horn. A for making graphic presentations. Von
—Brian Smith
strong character should wrestle him to can connect your computer to a VCR
Omaha, NE
gain Druid magic. and make introductions to your videos or
Magic boots can be earned by stop home movies. Since die Scene Maker and
Beyond Zork: To gain dexterih in die ping ;i mud How with a Create Wall spell all oilier programs can be accessed from
128 version of this game, squeeze die in the City of Yellow load. These boois within the editor, you tan make your pre-
moss in the wine cellar. Once you've can get the party onto ihe island in Mys senlalionswith a minimum i if unproduc
done that you can climb the crates to gel tic Wood. In the Smuggler's Cove, ;i tive fumbling.
the wine botlle. character must use liis or her bureaucra First, program your presentation to
To read the runes on the amulet, read cy skill (and some gold) to .see the pi wait for joystick movement before start
them through the wine botlle. The onion rates. 'I"he parly should kill the pirates, ing. That gives you control over the start
you get from the took can be used to because their boat is necessary for travel ing time, so you can gel your VCR ready.
blind thedornbeast; cutting it causes the to the outer islands. When assembling the presentation, de
beast's l>9 eyes to water, allowing you to In Ereeport. tlon'l bother trying to get cide on a basic idea, thi'ii experiment.
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5fl IU' N JANUARY/FEBRUARV 1992

 RUN's Checksum & Program Typing Hints
TYPE IN RUN'S CHECKSUM, which iarv« (or both ihe c-64 and Correct, then die problem lies ill the D.lli statements themselves.
for the C-128 in cither Id- or 60-Column mode, and save ii to disk One possibility is that yon omitted a whole line ol data. That's easy
before running it, When typing in ;i program from RUN, Srsi load enough Io find and torre< t. ll's mole likely lhat you've skipped one
and run RUN's laiesi version "I the Checksum program, which or more Individual dala items or typed in a period instead of a
contains a new feature explained below, The screen will display a comma, which causes two data values to be read as one number.
SYS number (■!!)] 52 for the C-64: :t:i'.'H for ihe c-128)lhat deactivates Check your typing carefully againsi ihe listing. Using RUN'S Check
and reactivates the Checksum. Always disable rum\ Checksum sum program when you type in listings from the magazine should
before attempting to run another program. Note: Von can abbreviate help in this case.
Bask keywords; spates affect the checksum only when within quotes; • You gel an "Illegal Quantity Error in Line xxx" message. This
and die order of characters ftfltCU the thei ksiun. means you've read a number from a Data statement and tried to
When you press return after typing in a program line, a one-, poke ii inio a memory address. Tile error occurs because the DUDlbci
twi>-, en three-digit number from (' to -">"> appears in the home is larger than 255 (the largest value a memory acidress can contain),
position. If'this number matches tin- checksum value in the program which means that somewhere in your Data statements you've made
listing, (he line as you typed it is correct. II die number that appears an error by typing in a number larger than 23b. Again, this is easy
doesn't match the checksum value, compare the line with the mag to check for and correct. First look in your Data statements for a
azine listing to find your error. Then move the cursor back up io number larger than 255. You might have added an extra digit, or
tile line and make your corrections. Now, alter you press return, perhaps you ran two numbers together (2:il5(i instead ol 234,50).
the COlrecl checksum value should appear. Continue entering the • Yim get a "Syntax Error in Line xxx" message, lliis could be almost
listing until nil the lines have been correctly typed. Then deactivate anything, IVhai ii tells you is that there is something wrong in ihe
ff(/iVs Checksum, using the appropriate SYS number, ami save the Indicated line. Usually you've misspelled a Basic keyword or omitted
finished program. some required character. List the hue and examine ii carefully.
We sometimes get letters and phone calls from new readers who • You get an "Error in Data" message. This occurs in programs that
have typed in the Checksum program lor the first time. "Iliey are add up .ill ihe data as read, and, when finished, compares that sum
confused by the "Out of Data Error in Line 30" message that appears with what it should be if the data were typed in correcdy. If it isn't
wliL-n they try to run the Checksum program. Understandably, they ihe same, it means an error somew here in typing the Data statements.
Compare line 30 of the listing with line SO as they typed it in, and Co back and check the data carefully. Correct the mistake(s), save
i.innol liiid anything wrong. "Ihe message unintentionally misleads [lie new version and try again.
them into thinking the error is in line 30, whereas the typing mistake • Finally, we urge everyone who Intends to type in one ol our listings
ii actually somewhere in one of the Datastaiemenuln lines 190-360, to use /ff.Ws Checksum program, which will help you avoid every
So, we've added a new feature to the Checksum program that mistake we've mentioned above, exiept that it won'i delect the
alerts readers to the number of ihe Data statement line in (he omission of a line. H
Checksum program where an error bus actually been made. Note
lhat this feature works only on the Checksum program ilself, and
nol on any other program listing in RUN. Listing. RUN'S Checksum program. This program Is available on
After you've entered and saved the Checksum program to disk, UUIVb BBS for users to download.
run it. If you've made any errors in any of the Data statements, the
program will give yi>u a specific line number. Fmd the mistake,
coned it, press return, save the program and run it again. Repeat 10 HEM RUN'S CHECKSUM 64/128 - BOD KODADEK
this procedure until the Checksum program runs flawlessly. 20 MQ.12B:SA=3328:IF PEEK( 409601TIIEN MO-64:SA=49152
30 I.<t:CK=0:CH=0:I.N = 190
Control Characters Demystified 40 FOR Ks0 TO 16
50 FOR J=1 TO 10:READ B:IF B>255 THEN GOTO 170
All the graphics and control characters in the listings in RUN 60 C1I = CH+B:POKE SA+I,B:I=I+1 :NEXT
have been translated into understandable key combinations. They 70 READ LC
are ihe instructions you see inside the curly braces. For example, 30 IF LCoCH THEN GOTO 170
{SHIFT I.} means you hold down the shili key while you press the 90 CII = 0:LN-LN+10
1. key once. Yon do not type in the curly bracts, what appears on 100 NEXT K
the screen will look quite different from what is designated inside 110 POKEBJW110,240:POKESA+111 p3B:POKKSA+140,234
the braces. Here are some more examples: 120 I'RINTCHRSf 147)STH$(MO)" HUN CHECKSUM" : PRINT
fW SPACES}—press the space bar 22 times. 130 rRINT"TO TOGGLE ON OR OFF, SY5"SA:IK MO=128 THEN 1
{SHIFT CLR}—hold down the sliill key and press the clr-home 60

key once. 140 POKESA*13,124:POKESA.15,165:POKESA*25,l2.l;POKKSA+2

{2 CRSR DNs}—press the cursor-down key twice. 6,165

{CTRL 1} —hold down the control key and press the 1 key. 150 POKESAt39,20:POKESA-H1 ,21:POKESA.123,205:POKESA.l2
■5,189
■{COM!) T}—hold down the Commodore logo key and press the
160 POKESA.4,INT(SA/256):SY5 SA:NEW
T key.
170 PI:1NT"YOU HAVE A DATA ERROR IN LINE ";LN j "1": END
{:> LB.s]—press the British pound key (£. not I) live times.
180 REM DO NOT CHANGE THESE DATA STATEMENTS!
Refer to the following paragraphs for any other Error messages
190 DATA 120,162,24,160,13,173,4,3,201,24,%&H
you get from running any program listing in RUN, 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
Other Error Messages
220 DATA 0,141,0,255,133,176,133,180,166,22,1206
Having heard from many users over the years about their difli- 230 DATA 164,23,134,167,132,168,170,189,0,2,1149
cnllies with typing in listings, we've identified a few recurring prob 2-10 DATA 240,58,201,48,144,7,201,58,176,3,1136
lems thai plague many people bin are easy to lix. So read on and 250 DATA 232,208,240,189,8,2,240,42,201,32,1386
see if you! problem is one of these. 260 DATA 206,4,164,160,240,31,201,34,208,6,1276
• Von get an "Oui of Data in Line xxx." message. This means thai 270 DATA 165,180,73,1,133,160,230,176,164,176,1478
a program line was reading bom Daia statements and reached the 2U DATA 165,167,24,125,0,2,133,167,165,168,1116
end of ihe data before ii was done reading. There are two possible 290 DATA 105,0,133,168,136,208,239,232,208,209,1638
problems. 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
One might be with the program line that reads the data, usually
320 DATA 32,210,255,169,13,32,210,255,104,168,1448
a For-Nexl loop. Make sure you have the proper values for the loop,
330 DATA 96,104,170,24,32,240,255,104,168,96,1239
because ii, fot example, (he listing has a loop ol 0 to 150. and vou've 340 DATA 56,32,240,255,138,72,152,72,24,162,1203
typed 0 to 160, you'll get the Out oi Data message. If the loop is 350 DATA 0,160,0,32,240,255,169,42,206,198,1304 ■

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 1991 INDEX
Title Author ISSUJ Page Computer

Applications
Cassette Keepert Noakes Nov/Dec On disk; 64
Envelope Addresser* McDonald Jan/Feb 33 64
Instant Indexeri Merchant Mar/Apr Re RUN himklei 128
Menu Runnert Burris Sept/Oci ReRUN booklet 04
Movie Phile 128t Craig May/June ReRUN booklet 128
Movie Phile 64t Craig July/Aug ReRUN booklet 04
Multicopy* Rockefeller Sept/Od 26 04/128
Pop-Up Calculator, Tlict Smotherman Mar/Apr ReRUX booklet 64
Questionnairei M( Menamin Jan/Feb ReRUN booklet 64/128
RUN Base lit Mi Menamin July/Aug ReRUN booklet 12S
RUN Copy lit Martin July/Aug ReRUN booklet 64
Scaling Metric* Koester May/[vine 26 64
Scoreboardt Noakes May/[line ReRUN booklet 64
Sman Shopper* Bradford Mar/Apr 35 64/128
Some Like Ii Hot" Burnley July/Aug ai 64/128

Games/Entertainment

Battling Boas* Harter Jan/Feb 38 04

Bimih Squad* Cook May/June •>ti 64
Composite Man* Jordan Nov/Dec 50 128
Dominoes* Ward Nov/Dec 41 128
Fraction Action* Snow Sept/Oct 44 64
Laser Matht Biamner Jan/Feb ReRUN booklet 64
Math Matcher)1 Dearden July/Aug ReRUN booklel (VI
Pitch Memorizer* Jordan Mar/Apr 51 128
Random .Sound Experimenter) Ma reek Jan/Feb ReRUN booklet 128
Roadtesi 64* Lottrup July/Aug 44 64
Rdlerdiuh* Brantner Sept/Oct 36 64
RUN Crossword Puzzle Kid ridge Mar/Apr 55 •

Scramblet Cook Sept/Oct ReRUN booklel r>4

V;ti»|imh.!t Ehland Jan/l-el) ReRUN booklet 64
Vblleybound* Brantner Ncm/Dec 34 64
WildEightst l.anjjston May/June ReRUN booklet 128
Yoot* Ward July/Aug 114 128

General Interest
ABCs of REUs, The O'Brien Nov/Dec 23 64/128
Basic Questions on RAM Expansion O'Brien Nov/Dec 26 64/128
C-128Speedshop Rule Nov/Dec 36 L28
dill Diver or Couch Potato? Dirschauer Nov/Dec 18 64/128
Confessions ul a IVogra miner for Hire Ryan Jan/Feb '26 64/128
Dosand Don'ts of Getting Published Ryan Jan/Feb 28 64/128
File li! Rule Mar/Apr 37 64/128
ll Was A Dark and Stormy Night* (Bookdisk) joidan May/ June 20 64
Required Reading Dirschauer July/Aug 36 64/128
RUN's Annual Index ■
Jan/Feb 50 ■

User's Group List Pull-out Card RUN Editors May/] unc ■ •

GEOS
jateW&y O'Brien Sept/Oet 31 64/128
(>K()S Ai tessoiy Programs Desooteaux/Dirsdiauer May/June 44/45 61/128
GEOS Applications Tips Greaves July/Aug 48 64/128
yen Publish News Austin July/Aug 25 64/128
jcoWizard Descoteaux Jan/Feb 48 (54/128
Inside Tips on DTP McCoy July/Aug 28 0-1/128 *■

JANUARY/FEBRUARY [BOS ■ j( V N 59
 1991 INDEX

Title AUTIIOH Issue Pack Computer

Productivity Snatchen (GEOS games) Descoteaux SeptfOct 58 64/128

Read All Aboul It! Descoieaux July/Aug 22 64/128
Ten Common GEOS Questions Answered Descoteaux Nov/Dec '>■! W/128

Graphics & Video

Classy Graphics" Falco Sept/Oct 49 128
Converting Graphics Files Hughes Sept/Oct 22 fi'l
Entedace I28t Mm dangh Nov/Dec On disk! 128
128 Graphics Wizardry Wallace July/Aug 40 128
Producer, the Wizard, and the C-64, The Ryan Sept/Oct ■17 64
Super Character Editor" Saya Mar/Apr 40 lil
Scale Command, The Jordan Jan/Feb 47 128
Ultimate Sprite Editor* Jordan Nov/Dec 28 64

Hardware Reviews

Detachable Keyboard for Che C-64 Ryan May/|iiiie 99 64

Stik-Gripper Ryan May/June 39 6-1/128
Super Cartridge Ryan Sept/Oct 34 64
Super Snapshot v.5 Ryan May. June 36 04/128
'liirbo Master Ryan May/June 36 64

Programming
Basic Speed Myths Debunked Dirschauer Jan/Feb :vi 64/128
Boosting Basic* Dirschauer Mar/Apr 31 64
Breaking the Bask- Speed Limit Dirschauer fan/Feb 30 6-1/128
Get With the Programming Dirschauir Nov/Dec 20 Mi 128
Great Amevican Program, The Ryan Jan/Feb 29 64/128
Missile Buster* Jordan May. June 50 128
On Your Mark!* Sbrake May/June 32 64
Plain English Programming Jordan July/Aug r.o fi4/128

RUN Amok CORRECTIONS

To Mar/Apr Magic tricks $5BA, S5BC. S5BD t May/) tine 59 64/128

!b Mar/Apr Crossword puzzle •

May/June 59 *

To July/An g Magic nick $5CC •

Nov/Dec 64 64/128

Software Reviews

Artura Latocha May/June 19 64

B.A.T. Latocha July/Aug 18 64
Back to the I'uturi- 11 Latocha July/Aug 16 64
Bad Blood Latocha Nov/Dec 12 64
Beetlejuice Prinl Kit Latocha May/June 16 64
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure Latocha July/Aug 19 64

Blades ofSteel Latocha Mar/Apr IS 64

H lockout Hmlbnn Mar/Apr 10 64
Blood Money Latocha Jan/Fcb 20 64
Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday Latocha May/June 18 64
Casdevania DiPrete Mar/A pi- 21 64
Centauri Alliance Ryan Mar/Apr 20 64
Clue Master Detective Latocha Nov/Dec 1-1 <>4
Corabots Ryan Mar/Apr 21 154

Crackdown Latocha July/Aug ■JO 64

Crypto Cube LePage May/June 19 64

Death Knights of Krynn Latocha Sept/Oct 1-1 64
Die Hard DiPrete Jan/Eeb 23 61

Donald'-Alphabet Chase Latocha M;t\.|imc 11 64

Dragon Wars Guerra Mar/Apr 21 64
DragonStrike Latocha July/Aug 19 64
Duck Tales: "1 Tie Quest for Gold Blown May/June 16 64
!■--1G Combat Pilot Ryan Mar/Apr 18 64
1'errari Formula ()ne Guerra Mar/Apr 22 (>-l

Gooly's Railway Express Latocha May/June 14 64

fiO RUM ■ JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1998

 1991 INDEX

Title Author Issue Page Computer

Gremlins II Print Kit Latocha May/June 10 64

|etsons fc Flimstones Prim Kit Latocha May/June It: 64
Keys to Maramon, The Latoclia May/June 17 64
Mail List Manager Latocha Sept/Oct 16 (H/128
Master Paint & I Paint Ryan Sept/Oct 30 128
Metal Gear Laiocha Sept/Oct 18 64
Mickcy"s Runaway Zoo Latocha May/June 14 64
MicnaLeague Baseball II Enhanced Latocha Nov/Dec II 64
MicmLeague Football Latocha May/June 18 64
Mtmdn's Figlu Palace Latocha Mar/Apr 19 64
Night Shift Latocha Sept/Oct 18 64
Nightbrced Latocha Sept/Oct 16 64
Notable Phantom, The LePage May/June 19 64
1'ictionarv Hurlburt Mar/Apr 16 64
Packet Writer 3 Cavanaugh Jan/Rib 20 04/128
1'ufiy's Saga Hurlburt Mar/Apr 16 64
Quest master Hurlburt July/Aug 1!) 64
Rick Dsvis's World Trophy Soccer DiPretc Mai/Apr 20 64
Secret of the Silver Blades Hurlburt Mar/Apr 20 64
Skate Wars Poggiali Jan/Feb 23 64
Ski or Die Laiocha Mar/Apr IS 64
So herical Poggiali Mar/Apr 22 64
Spot Latocha Nov/Dec 15 64
Star Control Laiocha Sept/Oci 14 64
Starfliglu Brown Mar/Apr 23 64
Street Rod Latocha Nov/Dec 12 64
Strike Aces Hurlburt Mar/Apr 19 64
Stunt Track Racer DiPrete Juii/Felj 22 64
Super Mario Brothers Print World Latocha Sept/Oa 16 64
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Latocha Mav/Junc 18 64
3-D Pool Brown Mar/Apr 20 64
Ultima VI: The False Prophet Laiocha [uly/Aiig 16 64
Untouchables, The Laiocha July/Aug 20 64
Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego Latocha May/June 14 64
Wings of Fur)' Poggiali Jan/Feb 22 64
Word Writer 5 Cavanaugh May/June 17 64
Word Writer 6 Cavanaugh Nov/Dec 14 64
Yours, Mine, and Ours!! Laiocha July/Aug 18 64

Tki.ecommunications
Commodore Connection Walsh Mar/Apr 24 64/128
Q-LJnk Downloading Tips Descoteaux May/June 47 64/128
Share ;md Share Alike Walsh Sept/Oct 20 64/128
Tools of the Trade Ryan Mar/Apr 2(i 04/128
Wizard of GEnte, The Descoteaux Mar/Apr 28 64/128

Utilities

ADE 64t Badros Mar/Apr ReRUN booklet 64

Autoboott Slnake Nov/Dec On diskl 04
Aulomenut Shrake Nov/Dec On disk! 64
Button Up Your Programs* Smotherman Jan/Feb 42 64
80-Column C-64t laplin Jan/Feb ReRUN booklet 64
Generic Disk Menut Shrake Nov/Dec On diskj 64
Keypad 64* Jordan Sept/Oct 52 128
Menu Makert Wright Sept/Oct ReRUN booklet 128
128 F.scape Power Keyst Alaniva Mar/Apr ReRUN booklet 128
!t>n Authority* I'cnn Nov/Dec 38 64
SAR L28 Asserablert Borden Jan/Feb ReRUN booklet 128
Source ma stert Gregory Sept/Oci ReRUN booklet 6-1
Super Keys' Rc-bella July/Aug 47 64 b

•These RUN programs are atso available on ReRUN disks.

t These ReRUiS' disk bonus programs are available only on ReRUN".
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