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     ×HAT IS AN AUTOBOOT FOR THE ÃOMMODORE 64, AND WHAT GOOD IS ONE, YOU ASK? ×ELL, YOU MAY NOT KNOW THEM BY THAT NAME, BUT É GUARANTEE THAT YOU USE THEM OFTEN. ÁN AUTOBOOT IS A SHORT PROGRAM USED TO LOAD OTHER PROGRAMS. ÆOR INSTANCE, WHEN YOU LOAD A COMMERCIAL PROGRAM BY TYPING ÌÏÁÄ "*", 8, 1 YOU'RE USUALLY USING AN AUTOBOOT, WHICH HAS THE LOADING COMMANDS AND ÓÙÓ NUMBERS BUILT IN. 
     ÉF YOU'RE LIKE ME, YOUR DISK COLLECTION IS MADE UP OF PROGRAMS LIKE THESE, WHICH YOU HAVE TO KNOW THE TRICK TO LOAD AND START. ÔHESE COMPLICATED LOADING INSTRUCTIONS ARE EASY TO FORGET, AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIGURE OUT. ÔHIS LEAVES THE BEGINNER (AND MANY OF THE REST OF US) FEELING STUPID AND ANGRY AT OUR DUMB COMPUTER.
     ÓEE WHERE THIS IS LEADING? ÉF YOU HAD A PROGRAM THAT COULD EASILY MAKE AUTOBOOTS FOR YOUR HARD-TO-USE PROGRAMS, YOU COULD MAKE THEM ALL JUST AS EASY TO USE AS THE SLICKEST, STORE-BOUGHT PROGRAMS!
     ×HILE THERE ARE OTHER AUTOBOOT PROGRAMS, MOST ARE FAIRLY DIFFICULT TO USE. ×ITH ÁUTOBOOT ÆACTORY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT PROGRAMMING. ÔHE COMPUTER HANDLES THE TOUGH STUFF. ÁLL YOU HAVE TO TELL THE ÆACTORY IS THE PROBLEM PROGRAM'S LOADING INSTRUCTIONS. ÊUST ANSWER THE PROMPTS; YOU'LL FIND IT'S VERY EASY TO USE! 
     ÆURTHER, WHILE OTHER AUTOBOOT PROGRAMS CAN BE FINICKY, ÁUTOBOOT ÆACTORY CAN LOAD ANY PROGRAM YOU CAN. 

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     ÉF YOU USE A MENU PROGRAM, SUCH AS ÁUTOMENU OR ÇENERIC ÄISKMENU, ÁUTOBOOT BECOMES EVEN MORE USEFUL.
     ÈERE IS TYPICAL SITUATION: ÙOU HAVE A DISK FULL OF PROGRAMS, EACH OF WHICH MUST BE LOADED INDIVIDUALLY. ×ITHOUT KNOWING THE SCHEME FOR LOADING EACH PROGRAM, MOST FOLKS CAN'T LOAD THEM SUCCESSFULLY ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. ÙOU'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO START THE DISK WITH THE UNIVERSAL COMMAND ÌÏÁÄ"*",8,1 AND HAVE YOUR DISK MENU COME UP ON THE SCREEN.
     ÔO DO THIS, USE ÁUTOBOOT ÆACTORY TO CREATE AN AUTOBOOT PROGRAM FOR YOUR MENU PROGRAM. ÐLACE THE MENU AUTOBOOT FIRST ON THE DISK. ÔHIS PROGRAM IN TURN LOADS THE OTHER PROGRAMS ON THE DISK. 
     ÉT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF WORK, BUT IT IS REALLY AS EASY AS 1,2,3, AND THE RESULTS ARE GREAT! ÔHIS IS HOW COMMERCIAL DISKS ARE MADE. ÙOU CAN SET UP EASY-TO-USE GAME DISKS FOR YOUR CHILDREN AND CONVENIENT UTILITY DISKS FOR YOURSELF.