›              o=o=o=o=o=››           Editor's Message›› This is the  last  of  these  columns› that  is  written  by  me, so hang in› there.  Things can only improve  from› here on in!›› There  are  changes  in the lineup of› editors  for  the  newsletter.   They› were   determined   at   the  October› meeting, after I had already  written› the  rest  of  my  columns.   See the› October meeting minutes for  the  new› lineup.   There  are  also changes in› the email addresses.  Please be  sure› to check them, also.  Due to the fact› that we had our October meeting  late› in the month and the November meeting› early in the month,  this  newsletter› may not be mailed out at the November› meeting.  If this  is  the  case,  it› will  be  mailed  as  soon after that› meeting as possible.›› On Side 1, the program that runs from› the  spacebar is TRAPPED.BAS.  It's a› game in which you and a  partner  can› be  'hunter' and 'hunted,' or, if you› want to play as a single player,  you› can  take  either   role   with   the› computer  playing  the  other.  There› are nine  positions   on  the  board.› Instructions tell you what constitues› winning or losing for each  role,  so› please  pay  attention  to them.  The› game plays slowly.  I  wonder  if  it› can    be   speeded   up   by   using› TurboBasic?  RON?  Please also  check› for GUNS.BAS, an artillery simulation› game.  You  and  your  opponent  must› fire  at each other over terrain that› is   set   for   each  round  by  the› computer, as is  the  wind  direction› and velocity.  You must determine the› angle of  your  gun  and  the  powder› charge to be used.  The game moves to› a new terrain whenever a player  hits› his  opponent's  gun  and the game is› over   when  powder  runs  out.   The› Wizard's Sword is  a  very  elaborate› text  adventure  game  which  is also› found on Side 1.  To use it, copy the› files  WIZARD1.BAS,  WIZARD2.BAS  and› WIZARD3.BAS  to  a  new disk with DOS› files on it.  Boot the  new  disk  in› drive    1   from   BASIC   and   run› WIZARD1.BAS.    RECOVER.COM   is    a› SpartaDos  utility which helps to fix› problems     in     SpartaDos    3.2x› directories.  Load it  with  the  <L>› option  from  DOS.   I haven't tested› it,   so    you're   on   your   own!› SHPTOOL2.COM  allows you to print out› thumbnails  of  all  the  Print  Shop› graphics on  a  Print  Shop  Graphics› Disk.   Load it from DOS with the <L>› option.›› On Side 2, the program that runs from› the  spacebar  is  CLAYTON   WALNUM's› Slave  Cellars   of   Golgoloth,   an› adventure  game.   The  filename   is› SLVCEL.BAS, if you want to copy it to› another disk.  Please also check  for› three  files beginning with the word,› "TITLE."  TITLE.BAS is a program that› allows  you  to  create  fancy  title› screens  for  your BASIC programs and› then include  them in  your  program.› TITLE.DAT  is  a  data file needed by› TITLE.BAS.  Finally, TITLE.DOC  gives› you the commands you need in order to› use TITLE.BAS.  You should copy these› three  files onto a new disk with DOS› files on it, and use them from there.› EARTRN.BAS   is   for   the   budding› musicians out there.   It's  an  ear-› training    program   that's   rather› elaborate.   Try  it  out.   Finally,› there's MINIDOS.COM.  This is a small› substitute for Atari DOS but can also› be used  in  conjunction  with  Atari› DOS.   To  use  it,  copy it to a new› disk with DOS files on it and  rename› it AUTORUN.SYS.›› All  of  our programs this issue came› from The Pool Disk.›› I hope you enjoy this issue!››              o=o=o=o=o=›››