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@% ╩═╨╥╔╬╘ BY ╩ASON ═AC─ERMOTT, ═ARCH 1990
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╔╬╘╥╧─╒├╘╔╧╬
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╘HIS IS THE FIRST ╩═ RELEASE OF
1990! ╔F YOU HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT ANY
OF THE ╩═-SERIES PROGRAMS, THEN PLEASE
READ THE "╚ISTORY" SECTION.
╔N SOME OF THE DOCS OF OTHER PROGRAMS
╔ HAVE WRITTEN RECENTLY, ╔ HAVE
MENTIONED THAT ╔ WAS/AM WORKING ON A
WORDPROCESSOR/TEXT EDITOR FOR THE
╙╔═╧╬╙' ┬┴╙╔├ ├ARTRIDGE. ╚OWEVER,
LATELY ╔ HAVE BEEN FORCED TO DIRECT
MORE OF MY ATTENTION TO ╩┬═ ╙OFTWARE'S
NEW ╩┬═ ╨UBLISHING AREA, AND HAVE HAD
LESS TIME FOR PROGRAMMING.
╘HIS BRINGS US TO A TIME WHEN ╔ WAS
HOOKING UP A PRINTER FOR SOMEONE, AND
THEY ASKED IF ╔ HAD ANY PUBLIC DOMAIN
SOFTWARE FOR PRINTING. ╔ REPLIED, "╬O,
BUT ╔ AM WRITTING A WORDPROCESSOR FOR
THE ╙.┬┴╙╔├ CARTRIDGE RIGHT NOW."
╒NFORTUNATLY, MY FRIEND TOLD ME HE DOES
NOT HAVE THE CART. AND IS UNABLE TO
FIND IT. ╚E ASKED IF ╔ COULD WRITE
A PROGRAM THAT WOULDN'T REQUIRE IT.
╘HIS SEEMS FINE, DOESN'T IT? ┼XCEPT
HE NEEDED A PROGRAM ╥╔╟╚╘ ┴╫┴┘! ╙O,
╔ CAME UP WITH THIS SIMPLE TYPEWRITER-
EMULATOR. ╧NCE LOADED, YOU TYPE AWAY,
AND WHENEVER YOU HIT ╥ETURN, THE LINE
IS TYPED OUT. ╬OT VERY ADVANCED, BUT
GOOD FOR JOTTING DOWN QUICK IDEAS.
╔╬╙╘╥╒├╘╔╧╬╙
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╠OAD THE PROGRAM NORMALLY, AND WHEN
THE SCREEN SAYS "╙TART ╘YPING," GO
AHEAD AND TYPE. ╫HENEVER YOU HIT
╥ETURN, OR THE LINE IN MEMORY BECOMES
TOO BIG, IT IS PRINTED OUT TO THE
PRINTER (SO MAKE SURE THAT THE PRINTER
IS ON!)
┘OU CANNOT BACKSPACE (THINK OF IT AS
A TYPEWRITER,) AND CAPITALS/LOWERCASE
CANNOT BE CHANGED.
╫┴╥╬╔╬╟: ╘HIS PROGRAM WILL CRASH IF
SOMETHING GOES WORNG! ╙IMPLY TYPE
╥╒╬ AND HIT ╥ETURN TO CONTINUE.
╞╒╘╒╥┼ ╒╨╟╥┴─┼╙
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╔ HAVE NOT PLANNED ANYTHING FOR THE
FUTURE OF THIS PROGRAM, THERE WILL
PROBABLY NOT BE AN UPDATE (UNLESS
ENOUGH PEOPLE SEEM INTERESTED.)
╩═╨╥╔╬╘ WILL PROBABLY BE REPLACED BY
╩═╫╥╔╘┼, THE ╙╔═╧╬╙' ┬┴╙╔├ TEXT
EDITOR. ╔T WILL BE MORE ADVANCED.
╔ DO NOT THINK THAT IT WILL BE
CONVERTED TO NORMAL 64 FORMAT, BUT
THAT IS STILL A POSSIBILITY.
╚╔╙╘╧╥┘
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╘HE ╩═-╙ERIES OF SOFTWARE STARTED
WHEN ╔ MADE MY FIRST FOUR PROGRAMS,
╟RAPHPAPER MAKER, ╙PRITEFINDER 2,
╠ULLY, AND ├ASTLEYARD 1.0. ╘HESE
REALLY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN INCLUDED
INTO THE ╩═-╙ERIES (UNTIL ╩┬═ PACKAGED
THEM AS ╩═╨┴├╦1, ANYWAY,) EXCEPT
FOR THE FACT THAT THEY INSPIRED ME TO
WRITE THE FIRST TWO ╩═─┼═╧╙. ╘HE ╩═
╙ERIES NOW INCLUDES:
-╩═─┼═╧╙ 1+2
-╩═─┼═╧╙ 3+4
-╩═╨┴├╦1 (├ASTLEYARD, ╙PRITEFINDER 2,
╠ULLY AND ╟RAPHPAPER ═AKER.)
-╩═╨╥╔╬╘
╞UTURE ADDITIONS TO THE SERIES
INCLUDE ╩═╫╥╔╘┼, ╩═╘┼╥═, ╩═┬┬╙ AND
EVEN ╩═─╥┴╫. ╙OME OF THESE MAY NOT
BE RELEASED, BUT WHO KNOWS....
╙PIN-OFFS FROM THE ╩═-╙ERIES INCLUDE
THE ╟RAPHPAPER ═AKER 2 FOR ├HOICES 1.1
(AND SOON FOR ├HOICES 1.2 THERE WILL
BE ╟RAPHPAPER ═AKER 3 AND ╙PRITEFINDER
3.) ├ASTLEYARD 1.5 IS "ON THE DRAWING
BOARD." ╔T IS PLANNED, BUT MAY NEVER
SURFACE.
╧╘╚┼╥ ╙╘╒╞╞
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╥IGHT NOW ╔ AM WORKING ON GEO├OMICS,
AND ╩┬═ ╙OFTWARE ═AGAZINE FOR ╩┬═
╨UBLISHING. ╙O FAR GEO├OMICS HAVE BEEN
VERY SUCCESFUL. GEO├OMICS #2 WILL BE
OUT THIS ╙UMMER, AS PLANNED.
╔ AM ALSO STARTING ├HOICES 1.2, WHICH
WILL INCLUDE ╟RAPHPAPER ═AKER 3, AND
MAYBE ╙PRITEFINDER 3. ╔T SHOULD BE A
LITTLE MORE USEFUL THAN PREVIOUS
VERSIONS. ╔ AM MOVING INTO THE AREA OF
GAMES AND ENTERTAINMENT NOW. ╔ HAVE
TWO ─╧├╘╧╥ ╫╚╧ GRAPHIC GAMES PLANNED
(ONE FOR THE ╙╔═╧╬╙' ┬┴╙╔├ ├ART.,) AS
WELL AS A ─╧├╘╧╥ ╫╚╧ ARCADE GAME. ╩┬═
╨╧╙╘ ╘╔═┼, A SOPHISTICATED ╚ORSE-╥ACING
SIMULATION IS STILL BEING PLANNED, TOO.
╔F YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS,
OR SUGGESTIONS, ╨╠┼┴╙┼ CONTACT ME ON
╞╧╒╥╙╘┴╥ ┬┬╙ (416) 694-4091 (24 HRS,
1200 BAUD, ┴╙├╔╔, ╨─ ╧╬╠┘!!)
╘HANK YOU,
╩┴╙╧╬ ═┴├─┼╥═╧╘╘
─ISTRIBUTED BY ╩┬═ ╙╧╞╘╫┴╥┼, 1990
╒.╟'S ├ASTLE, 1988, 1990