=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=››              Part 2››               by  ALEX PIGNATO››     MORE LITTLE BITS, BYTES'N pieces!›(See prior  May/June 1995  OL' HACKERS›newsletter for other BITS, &  on  this›disk››Still got your PEEKS  and POKES mixed?›Hope these items help!›               ****›TO  SILENCE  THE  COMPUTER DURING DISK›I/O--- POKE 65,0 ---›               **› FOR SOUND BACK --- POKE 63,0 ---›               **›IF  YOU  DON'T  WANT  SCREEN TO CHANGE›COLORS   WHILE   PROGRAM  DOESN'T  USE›KEYBOARD --- POKE 77,0 ---›               **›TO  USE  PRINTER AS A SCREEN (WORKS ON›ALL ATARI'S): ›S1=PEEK(838):S2=PEEK(839)POKE›838,PEEK(58422):POKE 839,PEEK(58423)›               **›TO RETURN THINGS TO NORMAL:›POKE  838,S1:POKE  839,S2 (FROM ANALOG›6/85-PG.6)›               **›TO GET RID OF EXTRA BYTES WHEN EDITING›AND   RE-SAVING   A  PROGRAM,  DO  THE›FOLLOWING:›LOAD  "D:PROG" THEN LIST "D:PROG" THEN›TYPE  NEW, AND THEN ENTER "D:PROG" AND›FINALLY SAVE "D:PROG".›               **›FOR  800XL  OWNERS  TO SEE IF YOU HAVE›REVISION   B.   WHICH   HAS  BUGS,  OR›REVISION C. WHICH IS THE BETTER OF THE›TWO, TYPE:›10 IF PEEK(43234) THEN PRINT "YOU HAVE›REVISION B, SORRY!"›               **›THE   REVISION   C  CARTRIDGE  CAN  BE›ORDERED    FOR    $15.00   (if   still›available), FROM:›ATARI CUSTOMER SERVICE›390 CARIBBEAN DR.›SUNNEYVALE, CA. 94088›               **›TO  DELETE 'WRITE VERIFY' AND SPEED UP›LOADING IN A PERMANENT WAY:›LOAD FROM DS "L"-'SETUP.COM' FILE FROM›DOS  2.5, AND MAKE THE CHANGE AND SAVE›BY USEING 'WRITE DOS' OPTION.›               **››FOR  A TEMP. CHANGE (LOST WHEN COMP IS›SHUTDOWN) TYPE: POKE 1913,80›               **›P.S. I HAVE NOT TRIED THEM I HOPE THAT›THEY ALL WORK AS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO.›DONT  BLAME  ME  IF  THEY   DON'T,   I›DISCLAIM  ANY  EXTRA  ABILITY AT  THIS›COMPUTER STUFF! (more  truth  than you›know!)›             ************›  › (IF SOME OF OUR MEMBERS, (or  you  the› reader)  SEND  ME THEIR FAVORITE BASIC› TIPS, we can spread  them  around,  so› drop me a note, wont you?)››         Gathered   by   ALEX  PIGNATO›               *+*+*