›               o=o=o=o=o=››            Editor's Message›› NOTE:  THERE ARE  NO  BASIC  PROGRAMS› THAT  RUN  FROM  THE  SPACEBAR   THIS› ISSUE!   PRESSING  THE  SPACEBAR FROM› THE MENU  WILL  TAKE  YOU  HARMLESSLY› BACK  TO  THE  MENU  AFTER  A   SHORT› DELAY.  JUST FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ON› THE SCREEN.›› On  side  1  of this disk, look for a› file   called   AREAC97A.LST.    This› constitutes  a  revision  of the Area› Code program which was  on  the  last› OHAUG Newsletter.  FRANK WALTERS, the› author of the original program,  sent› this  revision to us so that we could› take advantage of  some  changes   he› discovered  in  area  codes  after he› sent us the original program.  To use› it,  LOAD  the  original program from› BASIC.    Then   type  the  following› line:››      ENTER "Dn:AREAC97A.LST›› The "n"  refers  to  the  disk  drive› number where the revision is located.› Finally,  SAVE  the  revised  program› with its  original  filename  on  the› disk where it resides.›› There  is  a  reference book for each› county in the  United  States  called› COLE'S  DIRECTORY.   It's  useful for› emergency services because  it  gives› cross-references  of addresses, phone› numbers, cross-streets, etc.  It also› has  a listing, useful to businesses,› of the towns, BY TELEPHONE  EXCHANGE,› within  the  county and the number of› new businesses per year within  those› exchanges.   Public  libraries  often› have  the  book  in  their  reference› section  but don't let  it circulate.› The book is published by county,  and› is  leased,  but never purchased.  In› order to assure that  it  stays  with› the  organization that leased it, the› old copy  must  be  returned  to  the› publisher  each  year  before the new› one is leased.  One of  our  members,› FRANK  KUZLOWSKI,  is   a   volunteer› firefighter.  He saw the directory at› his firehouse,  and  decided  that  a› listing of towns by exchange would be› useful.  So, Frank had that data  for› his county, and I got the data for my› county,  which is  adjacent  to  his.› The two counties make up the 516 area› code.  Mr. Kuzloski revised the  Area› Code  Program  sent  to  us  by   Mr.› Walters  to accomplish this task, and› the  result  is  the  basic  program,› "516NUM97.BAS," which you  will  find› on  side  1.   With  a little work on› your part, you can adapt it for  your› county.›› The  German  user  group,  ABBUC,  is› responsible  for an amazing number of› programs, demoes, and even  hardware.› In  order  to demonstrate how several› fragments of machine code can be  run› from an address, ABBUC put three such› fragments on  their  latest  magazine› disk  with instructions on how to use› them.  I  felt  that  this  technique› would  be  good to show  our members.› On side one, then, you can  find  all› of the components.  To use them:››    1. From DOS, type <L>.  When      ›       prompted, type "KURS49.OBJ/N". ›       The "slash-N" insures that the ›       file will load, but not run.››    2. From DOS, type <L>.  When      ›       prompted, type  "FACE80.OBJ/N".››    3. From DOS, type <L>.  When      ›       prompted, type "SIN3CFF.OBJ/N. ›       This must be the LAST component›       loaded.››    4. Finally,from DOS, type <M>     ›       (Run at Address.) When         ›       prompted, enter "3400".›› The ABBUC  disk also  contains a very› versatile  tester   for  your  entire› computer.  On Side  One you will find› a file  called TESTV2.COM.   You  can› <L>oad it from DOS.  It will put your› computer  through a  series of tests,› the results of which are shown on the› screen.  The  tester will  detect and› indicate your CPU  type, standard and› XE RAM, the clock  speeds of  the CPU› and ANTIC chips, your TV system (NTSC› or PAL),  and  the  hertz per  frame.› Then  it  will tell  you  which  disk› drives are  connected and  powered on› in your  system, and  if you  have a › printer, RS-232 adaptor or stereo mod› in  your  system.  You  can also test› your keyboard  (except for the System› Reset key,  of course)  and joysticks› plugged into Ports 1-4.  Pressing the› <ESCAPE> key takes you back to DOS.›› Look for a  file  called  JOYTEST.COM› on Side 1 and <L>oad it from DOS.  It› will  put a  joystick  tester  screen› right over  your DOS screen.  If  you› do nothing  else, it will provide you› with ads for the Polish company  that› produced  it in the  windows in which› the tests are done and in a scrolling› message at  the bottom of the  little› screen.  It will  also  show bouncing› balls in these windows, complete with› sound effects.  Moving the handle  on› a joystick plugged into Port 1 and/or› Port  2   puts  an  arrow   into  the› appropriate  window, pointing  in the› direction  in which  you  pushed  the› handle.  If you push the fire button,› a burst of  "bullets" is shown  below› the appropriate window, complete with› "machine-gun"  noise.   If  you  wait› long  enough, you'll even hear a song› or two.  Pressing  <ESCAPE> takes you› back  to DOS.  There  was a short doc› file on the ABBUC disk from which the› joystick  tester came, but  it was in› German  and, well, not  really needed› to  use the  program.  Have fun  with› it!›› On Side 1 you will also see a machine› language  game, Cosmic  Defense.  Use› the  <L>oad  option from DOS to  load› COSMICDF.COM.›› You will also see  that Jack Gedalius› has not written a President's Message› this month.  Jack is  off on vacation› as  I write  this.  I have,  instead,› included a Star  Trek parody that you› can read from the main menu of Side 1› with the <E> option.››› On Side 2, you'll find the files  for› Ron Fetzer's Disk Cataloging program.› Read Ron's documentation (item <C> on› the  main  menu) before attempting to› use the program.›› FRANK WALTERS  has  sent  me  a  disk› containing the  spreadsheet, "BCALC,"› from A.N.A.L.O.G. Magazine, Issue 63,› and three very useful templates  that› he  has  designed  for it.  Frank has› also included a  short  documentation› text  file  for  the  program and for› each of  his templates.  The  program› and the  three  templates  appear  on› Side  Two  as  BCALC.COM,   BANKS.BC,› CREDIT.BC,   and   INTEREST.BC.   The› documentation  can  be  read from the› side 2 menu with item <D>, the  notes› for the BANKS template with item <E>,› and the notes for the CREDIT template› with item <F>.›› I  thank  Ron  Fetzer, Frank Walters,› Frank Kuzlowski and ABBUC for all  of› their hard work, and I hope that you,› our  members,  enjoy  the  fruits  of› their labor.››               o=o=o=o=o=›››