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- ╦┴43/61 OPENS UP THE OPERATING SYSTEM OF YOUR ├OMMODORE 64. ╔T GIVES
- YOU COMPREHENSIVE INTERNAL COMMANDS AND OPENS UP FOR EXTERNAL COMMANDS. ╘HE
- INTERNAL COMMANDS ARE AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, READILY EXECUTABLE. ╘HE EXTERNAL
- COMMANDS ARE AUTOMATICALLY LOADED FROM THE DISK DRIVE BEFORE THEY ARE
- EXECUTED.
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- ╦┴43/61 IS A RELOCATABLE MACHINE CODE (═├) UTILITY. ╔T WILL HIGHLY
- ENHANCE THE COOPERATION BETWEEN YOUR COMPUTER AND ANY ┼PSON (OR ╔┬═)
- COMPATIBLE PRINTER. ╘HE PRINTER CAN EITHER BE CONNECTED TO THE ├┬═ ╙ERIAL PORT
- OR TO THE ╒SER PORT. ╔N THE LATTER CASE THE ╒SER PORT WILL ACT AS A ╙TANDARD
- ╨ARALLEL ├ENTRONICS PORT, AND THE ONLY HARD-WARE REQUIRED IS A SIMPLE CABLE.
- ┴NY CHARACTER, EVEN USER DEFINED CHARACTERS, CAN BE PRINTED WITH HIGH SPEED.
- ╘EXT AND HIGH RESOLUTION (╚IRES) GRAPHICS CAN BE INTERMIXED IN THE SAME
- DOCUMENT.
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- ╦┴43/61 GOES FURTHER AND IS HIGHLY VALUABLE EVEN WITHOUT A PRINTER AS IT
- EASES AND EXTENDS THE USE OF THE DISK DRIVE. ╔T DOES EVEN SUPPORT THE SUPPLIED
- STANDARD 1764/1750 ╥┴═─╧╙ FOR THE ╥AM ┼XPANSION ╒NIT (╥┼╒). ╘HE ╞UNCTION ╦EYS
- ARE ALL ACTIVATED. <╞5> SUPPORTS LOADING DIRECTLY FROM THE ─IRECTORY WHICH IS
- ACTIVATED WITH <╞7>. ╘HE SUPPLIED EXTERNAL COMMANDS SUPPORT LINE LENGHTS OF 80
- CHARACTERS. ┴N ORDINARY ╘╓-SET GIVES ACCEPTABLE READABILITY WHEN THE COLOUR,
- CONTRAST AND LIGHT ARE ADJUSTED. ╬EW EXTERNAL COMMANDS CAN EASILY BE ADDED AT
- ANY TIME BY THE USER.
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- ╦┴43/61 Æ CAN SAFELY BE USED AS AN UTILITY FOR OTHER PROGRAMS, EVEN OTHER
- UTILITIES. ╦┴43 WEDGES ITSELF INTO THE OTHER PROGRAMS AND SHOULD THEREFORE, IF
- POSSIBLE, BE THE LAST ONE TO BE INITIATED. ┴LL ╦┴43/61 COMMANDS CAN BE USED
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- ╠OAD AND RUN THE ╦┴43/61 CONFIGURATION PROGRAM "╧╨┼╬ ╙┘╙ ╦┴43/61". ├HOOSE
- BETWEEN ╙ERIAL AND ├ENTRONICS PRINTER AND LOCATE THE ═├-UTILITY PREFERABLY AT
- TOP OF ┬ASIC ╥┴═! ╔F YOU CHOOSE THIS LOCATION, THE PROGRAM WILL LOWER THE
- NECESSARY POINTERS TO PROTECT ITSELF. ╔F IN DOUBT GO FOR THE DEFAULT VALUES.
- ╘URN ON ANY PRINTER. ┘OU CAN NOW USE ╧╨┼╬ 4,4 AND ╨╥╔╬╘#4 OR ├═─ 4:╠╔╙╘ AS
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- ├HARACTER TYPE FOR THE PRINTER (KEY IN AND PRESS <╥┼╘╒╥╬>):
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- _├0 ├┬═ OR YOUR OWN DEFINDED CHARACTERS PRINTED EXACTLY AS USED ON THE
- SCREEN. ╘HE CONTROL CODES YOU CAN USE ARE ├╚╥$(18) AND ├╚╥$(146)
- FOR ╥╓╙ Æ ╧╬/╧╞╞, ├╚╥$(14) AND ├╚╥$(15) FOR ┼XPAND ╧╬/╧╞╞,
- ├╚╥$(21) OR <├╘╥╠>╒ FOR TOGGLING ╒NDERLINE ╧╬/╧╞╞, ├╚╥$(8) FOR
- REDUCED LINESPACING (24/216") AND ├╚╥$(7) OR <├╘╥╠>╟ FOR ╚IRES
- INTERMIXED WITH YOUR TEXT. _╟M,H,L SETS THE ╚IRES PARAMETERS.
- _├0,X ┴S ABOVE, EXCEPT PRINTER BIT MAP DENSITY CHANGED TO X (DEFAULT 76)
- FOR BOTH TEXT AND ╚IRES. ├ONSULT YOUR PRINTER MANUAL. ╘RY 76+128
- IF YOU HAVE A ╙ERIAL PRINTER SET FOR ╨┼╘ ┴╙├╔╔ AND NOT ╙TANDARD
- ┴╙├╔╔ (IF SO ALSO USE _├3 WHEN NOT IN _├0 MODE).
- _├1 ╙TANDARD PRINTER CHARACTERS, UPPER/LOWER SET AS ON SCREEN
- (DEFAULT). ┘OU CAN USE YOUR PRINTERS CONTROL CODES.
- _├2 ╙TANDARD PRINTER CHARACTERS WITH FORCED ┴╙├╔╔ CONVERSION. ╘O BE
- USED WHEN YOU WILL ENSURE CHARACTER CONVERSION FROM ╨┼╘ ┴╙├╔╔ TO
- ╙TANDARD ┴╙├╔╔.
- _├3 ╙TANDARD PRINTER CHARACTERS, EMULATION MODE I.E. NO CHARACTER
- CONVERSION.
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- ╘HE VALUE CHOOSEN WILL REMAIN INTACT UNTIL YOU ALTER IT OR SWITCH THE
- COMPUTER OFF. ╙ECONDARY ADDRESS OF THE ╧╨┼╬ STATEMENT FOR DEVICE 4 HAVE NO
- EFFECT FOR A PARALLEL PRINTER AND IS THEREFORE MASKED OFF DUE TO
- COMPATIBILITY. ╠ISTING OF A PROGRAM MAY REQUIRE THAT YOU USE _├0. ┴LL ├OMMODORE
- CONTROL CODES WILL THEN BE PRINTED.
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- ╘HE PRINTER MUST BE IN ┴╒╘╧ ╠╔╬┼ ╞┼┼─ MODE Æ. ╘HIS IS MOST CONVINIENT
- DONE BY SETTING THE APPROPRIATE DIP-SWITCHES OF THE PRINTER. <╞4><╥┼╘╒╥╬>
- SOFT-SETS THE ┴╒╘╧ ╠╔╬┼ ╞┼┼─ FOR AN ╔┬═ PRINTER WHEN NOT IN _├0 MODE.
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- ╘HE ├HARACTER TYPE MODE AND ╞UNCTION ╦EYS WILL BE DISABLED BY WARM
- STARTING THE COMPUTER (E.G. HIT <╥╒╬/╙╘╧╨> & <╥┼╙╘╧╥┼>). ╘HE EASIEST WAY TO
- REINSTALL THE PRINTER PORT IS TO PRESS _├1<╥┼╘╒╥╬> INSTEAD OF MAKING A ╙┘╙ CALL
- TO THE START ADDRESS <┴─╥>. ┴ _├ COMMAND WILL NOT REINSTALL THE ╞UNCTION ╦EYS.
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- ╠INE 330 OF THE CONFIGURATION PROGRAM WILL EXCHANGE THE THE BIT MAP COMMANDS
- ABOVE WITH THE ═ASTER ╟RAPHICS ├OMMAND IF SUPPORTED BY THE PRINTER. ╘HIS GIVES
- MORE BITMAP OPTIONS AND FULLY SUPPORTS 24-PIN PRINTERS. ╘HE SYNTAX IS _├0,X,
- WHERE X=0, 1, 2,... ╔F REQUIRED ╨╧╦┼<┴─╥>+1736,20 TO REDUCE THE LINE SPACING.
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- _╟ ╟RAPHIC DUMP OF HIGH-RESOLUTION SCREEN. ├AN ALSO BE USED FOR
- ═ULTI-COLOR, BUT YOU LOOSE THE COLORS. ╦EEP ╥╒╬/╙╘╧╨ PRESSED TO
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- _╟M ┴S ABOVE WITH LEFT MARGIN SET TO M. ─EFAULT IS 0.
- _╟M,H ┴S ABOVE, BIT-MAP SCREEN FROM LOCATION 256*H (I.E. H=HIGH BYTE).
- ┴NY VALUE CAN BE USED. ═OST USED VALUES ARE 32,64,96
- (DEFAULT),160 AND 224.
- _╟M,H,L ╠ GIVES NUMBER OF GRAPHIC LINES TO BE PRINTED. ─EFAULT IS 25. ╘HIS
- COMMAND SETS THE PARAMETERS AND RETURNS WITHOUT PRINTING.
- _╦ ├OPY OF TEXT SCREEN. ┘OU WILL GET AN EXACT COPY AS ╦┴43/61
- AUTOMATICALLY SEEKS FOR THE SCREEN LOCATION AND CHR. SET. ╦EEP
- ╥╒╬/╙╘╧╨ PRESSED TO STOP PRINTING.
- _╦M ┴S ABOVE WITH LEFT MARGIN SET TO M. ─EFAULT IS 0.
- _╦M,1 ┴S ABOVE WITH THE ONE TO DENOTE REDUCED LINESPACING (24/216").
- _┬0"╘" ┬ANNER DUMP TO SCREEN OF ╘EXT ENCLOSED IN QUOATION MARKS OR STRING
- VARIABLE.
- _┬1"╘" ┴S ABOVE TO PRINTER.
- _╔ ╙ETS INTERRUPT CONTROLLED SCREEN DUMPS ╧╬ (DOES NOT WORK FOR
- ╙ERIAL PRINTERS). ╦┴43/61 AUTOMATICALLY SEEKS THE SCREEN, IT BE
- TEXT OR ╚IRES. ╒SE <├╘╥╠>╦ FOR PRINTER COPY. ─ISABLE WITH
- <╥╒╬/╙╘╧╨><╥┼╙╘╧╥┼>. ╘HE COMMAND WILL NORMALLY NOT WORK ON
- PROTECTED PROGRAMS OR PROGRAMS WHICH DISABLE <╥╒╬/╙╘╧╨> AND/OR
- <╥┼╙╘╧╥┼>.
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- _─ ─IRECTORY IS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN WITHOUT ERASING ANY ┬ASIC
- PROGRAM. ╚┴╠╘ THE LISTING WITH <╙╚╔╞╘> AND ╙╘╧╨ WITH <╞7>.
- _─"$",D ─IRECTORY FROM DISK DEVICE NUMBER D. ╫ITHOUT THIS EXTENSION _─
- DEFAULTS TO D USED IN THE _┼D COMMAND SHOWN BELOW.
- _─"$:╠* ─IRECTORY WITH PATTERN MATCHING (ANY LETTER OR COMBINATION OF
- LETTERS MAY BE USED FOR ╠). ? CAN ALSO BE USED IN THE SEARCH.
- _┼ ┴NY DISK ┼RROR STATUS IS SHOWN, I.E. DISK STATUS CHANNEL.
- _┼D ├HANGE THE DISK DEVICE NUMBERS OF ╦┴43/61 COMMANDS. D TO BE A
- FIGURE FROM 8 TO 15 (VARIABLES ARE NOT ALLOWED).
- _┼"├" ─ISK COMMAND, SEE YOUR DISK MANUAL. ╬EITHER ╧╨┼╬ NOR ├╠╧╙┼ ARE
- REQUIRED. ┼.G. "├"="╥0:┬┼╘╘┼╥=╟╧╧─" WHICH RENAMES THE PROGRAM
- FROM "╟╧╧─" TO "┬┼╘╘┼╥".
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- _═<╙TART ADR.>,<┼ND ADR.+1>,"╬AME",<D>,1
- ═├-SAVE , D=1 FOR CASETTE AND D=8 FOR DISK. ╠OAD WITH
- ╠╧┴─"╬AME",D,1. ╥EMEMBER TO RESET THE ┬ASIC POINTERS AFTER A ═├
- LOAD WITH ╬┼╫<╥┼╘╒╥╬>.
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- _┴<┴DR.> ┴DDITIONAL COMMAND. <┴DR.> IS THE ╙┘╙ CALL ADDRESS AND MUST BE A
- FIGURE. ╠ATER ╙┘╙ CALLS TO THE SAME ADDRESS ARE MADE WITH
- _┴<╥┼╘╒╥╬> ONLY. ┼.G. _┴49152 <╥┼╘╒╥╬>. _┴ AUTOMATICALLY SEEKS FOR
- AN INSTALLED MACHINE CODE MONITOR. ╠IST FROM THE MONITOR TO THE
- PRINTER WITH : ╧╨┼╬ 4,4:├═─ 4:_┴ <╥┼╘╒╥╬>
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- _╪"╬┴═┼" ┼XTERNAL COMMAND WHICH WILL LOAD A ═├ PROGRAM AND JUMP TO THE
- FIRST ADDRESS LOADED. ╘HE COMMAND WILL SUBSTITUTE ╠╧┴─"╬┴═┼",8,1
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- AND THE ╙┘╙ NUMBER, WITH NO ┬ASIC POINTERS ALTERED. ╘HUS THE
- COMMAND WILL HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS IF THE ═├ PROGRAM IS ALREADY
- IN MEMORY. ╘O RECALL AN ALREADY LOADED AND EXECUTED COMMAND PRESS
- _╪<╥┼╘╒╥╬>. ╨ARAMETERS KAN BE PASSED. ┼G. _╪"┴╒╘╧",10,10 <╥┼╘╒╥╬>,
- OR _╪,10,10 <╥┼╘╒╥╬>. ╦┴43/61 WILL PROTECT ITSELF FROM BEING
- OVERWRITTEN BY AN ┼XTERNAL ├OMMAND WITH AN ╧╒╘ ╧╞ ═┼═╧╥┘ ERROR
- AND IT WILL DENY TO LOAD A ┬ASIC PROGRAM STARTING AT NORMAL 2049.
- ╘HE NAME OF THE COMMAND MUST BEGIN WITH DOUBLE QUOTATION MARKS,
- THEREFORE IF A VARIABLE IS TO BE USED IT MUST BE WRITTEN AS
- FOLLOWS: _╪""+╬$ , WHERE ╬$ IS THE COMMAND NAME.
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- ╘HE BEST LOCATION OF ╦┴43/61 ╧╨┼╬ ╙┘╙╘┼═ IS USUALLY AT TOP OF ┬ASIC ╥┴═.
- ┴ DRAW-BACK IS THAT THIS MAY UNNECESSARY REDUCE THE SPACE AVAILABLE FOR ┬ASIC
- PROGRAMS. ╘HE LENGHT OF ╦┴43/61 IS 2935 BYTES. ┘OU MAY ALTERNATIVELY LOCATE
- ╦┴43/61 IN ═├-╥┴═ SOMEWHERE FROM 49152 TO 53248. ╔F LOCATION 49152 IS
- INTERFERING WITH OTHER PROGRAMS, YOU CAN CHOOSE 50313 (=53248-2935).
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- ┬Y LOCATING ╦┴43/61 AT TOP OF ┬ASIC ╥┴═, THE PROGRAM WILL PROTECT ITSELF
- BY LOWERING THE POINTERS OF ┬ASIC ╥┴═ TOP (=╨┼┼╦(55)+256*╨┼┼╦(56)). ╙TART
- ADDRESS ( <┴─╥> ) WILL THEN BE EQUAL TO THIS NEW ╥┴═ TOP (NORMALLY 38025).
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- ┘OU MAY SAVE THE ═├ PART BY HELP OF _═ IF YOU WANT. ╙┘╙<┴─╥> TO START UP
- THE PROGRAM WHEN IT IS LOADED (AND THE COMPUTER IS RESET BY ╬┼╫ <╥┼╘╒╥╬>). ╔F
- YOU AT THE SAME TIME WANT THE PROGRAM TO PROTECT ITSELF FROM ┬ASIC I.E. LOWER
- THE ┬ASIC TOP THEN ╙┘╙<┴─╥>+7. ─O NOT USE ╙┘╙<┴─╥>+7 MORE THAN ONCE.
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- ╦┴43/61 WILL WORK WITH MOST PROGRAMS WITHOUT DIFFICULTY, BUT SOME
- PROGRAMS MAY USE ALL AVAILABLE ╥┴═ AND THEN WIPE IT OUT. ╠ET'S LOOK AT SOME
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- ╦┴19/2┼ ┬┴╙╔├ :╠OCATE ╦┴43/61 AT TOP OF ┬ASIC ╥┴═.
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- ─-┬┴╙┼ ╦┴9 :╠OCATE ╦┴43/61 AT TOP OF ┬ASIC ╥┴═.
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- ╙╨┼┼─╙├╥╔╨╘ 3.X :╠OCATE ╦┴43/61 AT 50300. ╠OAD ╙PEED╙CRIPT. ╨╧╦┼ 2481,195.
- ╥╒╬ ╙PEED╙CRIPT. ╔F USED WITH ╔╬╙╘┴╬╘-80 THEN INSTEAD LOCATE
- ╦┴43/61 AT 49152 AND ╨╧╦┼ 9474,191:╨╧╦┼ 9631,╨┼┼╦(806):╨╧╦┼
- 9632,╨┼┼╦(807). ╘URN OFF THE ╞UNCTION KEYS OF ╦┴43/61 (<╞1>
- TO <╞8>) WITH ╨╧╦┼<┴─╥>+2648,197 (╧╬ AGAIN WITH 203).
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- ─╧╙ ╫┼─╟┼ :BY ├OMMODORE DOES NOT LIKE THE _. ╘O CHANGE THIS TO '
- (=╙╚╔╞╘ 7) ╨╧╦┼<┴─╥>+104,39. ┴LL ╦┴43/61 COMMAND IS THEN TO
- BE PRECEEDED BY ' , E.G.'╟.
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- ╙╔═╧╬╙ ┬┴╙╔├ :╔NSERT THE CARTRIDGE. ╠OCATE ╦┴43/61 AT TOP OF ┬ASIC ╥┴═.
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- ┬├-┬┴╙╔├ :╥ESERVE AN AREA OF 2935 BYTES ON TOP OF ┬ASIC ╥┴═ WITH A
- ┬├-┬┴╙╔├ COMMAND (WHICH RESEMBLES A ╨╧╦┼ TO ADR. 56/55).
- ╠OAD ╦┴43/61. ╨╧╦┼<┴─╥>+66,76. ╥╒╬ ╦┴43/61 AND LOCATE THE
- START TO THE LOWER BYTE OF THE RESERVED ╥┴═. ╬EVER USE
- ╙┘╙<┴─╥>+7 WITH THE ╨╧╦┼ ABOVE.
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- ╞AST ┴SSEMBLER :╘HE BEST ASSEMBLER AROUND. ╫RITTEN BY ┘VES ╚AN. ╠OCATE
- ╦┴43/61 ANYWHERE (PREFERABLY AT TOP OF ┬ASIC ╥┴═).
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- ═├-PROGRAMS :╠OAD AND RUN ╦┴43/61 WHEN STILL IN THE ┬ASIC ENVIRONMENT.
- ┴LTERNATIVELY ╦┴43/61 MAY BE STARTED FROM ANOTHER ═├-PROGRAM
- AFTER THE MODIFICATION MENTIONED FOR ┬├-┬┴╙╔├ IS PERFORMED.
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- ╘URBO ├ARTRIDGES :╦┴43/61 IS TESTED WITH ╞INAL ├ARTRIDGE ╔╔. ╘HE CARTRIDGE HAS
- A BUG IN THE ╙┴╓┼ COMMAND. ╙┴╓┼ PRECEEDED WITH _┼"╔" WORKS
- FINE. ╘O USE THE _├ COMMAND YOU HAVE TO "╦╔╠╠" THE CARTRIDGE.
- ┴CTION ╥EPLAY ═╦ ╓ DOES NOT WORK WITH ╦┴43/61.
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- ╙╧═┼ ╨╧╦┼ ┴╬─ ╨┼┼╦'S TO CUSTOMERISE ╦┴43/61 TO YOUR NEEDS:
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- ╨╧╦┼<┴─╥>+2934,234 TO ENABLE _╘ TO JUMP TO A ═├-PRG FOLLOWING IMMEDIATELY AFTER
- ╦┴43/61.
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- ╨╧╦┼<┴─╥>+1776,X X IS NUMBER OF LINES _╦ WILL DUMP TO THE PRINTER (25 BY
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- ╨╧╦┼<┴─╥>+2217,X ╫HERE X IS ┴╙├╔╔ VALUE OF PRINTING CHARACTER USED BY _┬ (64
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- ╨╧╦┼<┴─╥>+904,X X IS ├ONTROL CODE USED FOR UNDERLINE (21 BY DEFAULT).
- ╨╧╦┼<┴─╥>+908,128 FOR OVERLINE INSTEAD OF UNDERLINE.
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- ╨╧╦┼<┴─╥>+1736,X ╓ALUE OF REDUCED LINESPACING IS X/216" (24 BY DEFAULT).
- ─ISABLE THIS FACILITY WITH ╨╧╦┼<┴─╥>+1705,96.
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- ╨╧╦┼<┴─╥>+2648,197 TURNS OFF THE ╞UNCTIONS KEYS FOR A ═├-PRG IF REQUIRED. ╘HE
- KEYS ARE AUTOMATICALLY TURNED OFF IN ┬ASIC PROGRAM MODE AND
- WILL NORMALLY ONLY BE ACTIVATED BY ╦┴43/61 IF NOT USED BY
- OTHER UTILITIES. <╥╒╬/╙╘╧╨><╥┼╙╘╧╥┼> TURNS THE ╞UNCTION
- KEYS AND THE PRINTER PORT OFF. ╙┘╙<┴─╥> TO REACTIVATE. ┴ _├
- COMMAND ACTIVATES THE PRINTER PORT ONLY.
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- ╨╧╦┼<┴─╥>+506,44 TO ALLOW FOR _├0 MODE WHEN IN ╚IRES. ├HARACTER SET IS
- UPDATED ONLY WITH _├0. _├0 TO BE USED AFTER ├╚╥$(7) OR
- <├╘╥╠>╟ IN ╚IRES TO PREVENT ╦┴43/61 TO LOOSE TRACK OF THE
- CHARACTER SET. (┘OU MAY BE BETTER OFF NOT USING THIS.)
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- ╨╧╦┼<┴─╥>+2026,2 <├┬═>╦ INSTEAD OF <├╘╥╠>╦ FOR ╔NTERRUPT KOPI TO PRINTER.
- ╨╧╦┼<┴─╥>+2033,36 AND THE PRINTING STARTS WITH ONLY A TOUCH
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- WILL BE SENT TO THE PRINTER BEFORE THE _╟, _╦ AND _┬1
- COMMANDS AND WHEN USING ├╚╥$(8) AND ├╚╥$(7) IN _├0 MODE
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- ╨┼┼╦(776)+256*╨┼┼╦(777)-100 GIVES THE START ADDRESS <┴─╥> OF ╦┴43/61.
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- ╘HE ╒SER PORT AT THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF THE ├┬═64 CAN BE
- HOOKED TO A ├ENTRONICS PRINTER WITH A STANDARD PARALLEL CABLE. ╘HE SAME CABLE
- CAN ALSO BE USED FOR ┼ASY-╙CRIPT, ╓IZA╫RITE , ╞INAL CARTRIDGE ETC.. ╘HE CABLE
- CAN BE WIRED AS FOLLOWS:
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- ├┬═ ╒SER ╨ORT: ┴ ┬ ├ ─ ┼ ╞ ╚ ╩ ╦ ╠ ═ ╬
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- ├ENTR. ─┬-36 : 27 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 19
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- ┴LTERNATIVELY PIN 11 INSTEAD OF PIN 10 MAY BE USED ON THE PRINTER. ╔F SO PIN
- 11 MUST BE ON WHEN <┬╒╙┘>. ╙OME ODD PRINTERS ALLOW FOR OPTIONALLY STRANGE
- SETTINGS.
- ╘HIS IS THE USUAL WAY TO MAKE UP THE CABLE AND WHAT A DEALER NORMALLY
- WILL SELL YOU. ╔T MATCHES LINE 260 OF THE ACCOMPANING CONFIGURATION PROGRAM
- WITH ─┼=127. ╚OWEVER, THE PRINTING SPEED AND PERFORMANCE CAN BE MUCH IMPROVED
- WITH A SMOOTHING FILTER. ┴T THE ╒SER ╨ORT END OF THE CABLE INSERT AN 50 TO 100
- OHM RESISTOR BETWEEN PIN ┬ AND THE WIRE CONNECTING PIN 10 (OR 11) OF THE
- PRINTER. ├ONNECT A 50 TO 100 P╞ CAPACITOR BETWEEN PIN ┬ (NEAREST TO THE
- COMPUTER) AND PIN ┴. ╬OW ─┼ OF LINE 260 CAN BE REDUCED TO 2 TO INCREASE THE
- SPEED, AND ANY PRINTER PROBLEMS (ESPECIALLY WHEN USING LONG PRINTER CABLES)
- BELONG TO THE PAST. ┬UT KEEP TO THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS. ╘HE PRINTER CABLE
- SHOULD ALWAYS BE CONNECTED/DISCONNECTED AT THE COMPUTER END WHEN IT IS NOT
- CONNECTED TO THE PRINTER. ╘HE POWER CORD OF THE PRINTER SHOULD BE DISCONNECTED
- WHEN CONNECTING THE CABLE FROM THE COMPUTER. ╘HIS PRECAUTION WILL SAVE WEAR ON
- THE OUTPUT ╔├ (╒2, TYPE 6526) OF THE ╒SER PORT.
- ┴NOTHER LITTLE MODIFICATION CAN BE MADE ON A ╘╓ CABLE WITH A ╙├┴╥╘ PLUG.
- ╨IN 4 ON THE ┴UDIO/╓IDEO CONTACT FROM ├┬═64 IS NORMALLY USED AS IT
- INCORPORATES THE COLOURS. ┴LLOW FOR A SWITCH ON THE CABLE SO THAT YOU ALSO CAN
- CHOOSE ╨IN 1, GETTING THE MUCH MORE CRISP MONO DISPLAY WHEN NEEDED.
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- ╘HE CONFIGURATION PROGRAM CONSISTS OF A ┬ASIC
- PROGRAM AND AN ═├ PART. ╘HE ┬ASIC PROGRAM CAN BE ALTERED TO YOUR PREFERENCES
- AND RESAVED. ╬EW LINES WITH YOUR OWN ╨╧╦┼S CAN BE INSERTED BETWEEN LINE 330
- AND 340. ╬O STRING VARIABLE MUST BE USED IN THE NEW LINES. ╫╠ EQUALS ┴─╥ GIVEN
- ABOVE. ╘HE ╥┼═S IN LINE 230 AND 330 CAN BE DELETED. ╘HE ─┴╘┴ IN LINE 240 AND
- 250 IS SET ASIDE FOR 14 CHARACTERS WITH SPECIAL TRANSLATION CODES FROM ╨┼╘
- ┴╙├╔╔ TO STANDARD ┴╙├╔╔. ╘HIS TAKES EFFECT IN _├2 MODE AND IN _├1 MODE WHEN
- ├┬═64 USES UPPER/LOWER CHR. SET. 1ST BYTE TRANSLATES TO 2ND BYTE, 3RD TO 4TH
- ETC.. ╘HE DEFAULT (NO NEED TO REMOVE THE ╥┼═ OF LINE 230) GIVES TRANSLATION
- FROM THE ┬OX DRAWING CHARACTERS ON YOUR KEYBOARD TO THE EQUIVALENT ╔┬═
- CHARACTERS IN "├HARACTER ╙ET 2". ╔F ALL ─┴╘┴ IS SET TO ZERO, ┼UROPEAN NATIONAL
- CHAR. SETS ARE HANDLED CORRECTLY (AND NOT THE WEIRD WAY OF ┴MERICAN ┴╙├╔╔).
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- ╫HEN RUN, ╦┴43/61 MOVES THE 2935 BYTES TO THE DESIRED LOCATION AND UPDATES THE
- ABSOLUTE ADDRESSES. ╘HE ┬ASIC AREA IS CLEARED AND THE PROGRAM IS INITIATED.
- ┴DRESSES 251-254 MAY TEMPORARILY BE USED. ╞EEL FREE TO USE THESE 4 LOCATIONS
- IN YOUR OWN PROGRAMS, BUT DON'T EXPECT THEM TO BE UNALTERED WHEN YOU ACCESS
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- YOUR ROUTINES LATER. ╚OWEVER, THE PRINTING ROUTINES OF ╦┴43/61 ARE TOTALLY
- TRANSPARENT (I.E. USING NONE OF THESE NOR OTHER ╥┴═ ADDRESSES). ╬O OTHER
- ADDRESSES IN LOW ╥┴═ IS USED, EXCEPT FOR SOME POINTERS WHICH IS ROUTED VIA
- ╦┴43/61. ╠OCATION $─000 TO $─800 UNDER THE CHARACTER ╥╧═ IS USED FOR PRINTING
- GRAPHICS OR GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF THE CHARACTERS. ╫ITH LINE LENGHTS NOT
- EXCEEDING 120 CHARACTERS, ONLY THE FIRST 1╦ BYTES ARE USED.
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- ╦┴43/61 ╧╨┼╬ ╙┘╙╘┼═ Æ INTRODUCES A NEW CONCEPT FOR YOUR ├┬═ 64. ┘OU CAN NOW
- LET THE COMPUTER GROW AS YOU EXPAND YOUR LIBRARY OF EXTERNAL COMMANDS.
- ┼XAMPLES OF EXTERNAL COMMANDS ARE:
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- _╪"─┼╠┼╘┼",100-300
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- __"╥┼╬╒═┬┼╥",100,10,500-999 (╥ENUMBER THE OLD LINES FROM 500 TO 999 INCLUSIVE)
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- _╪"╓╔┼╫-╞╔╠┼","╬AME",80 (╥EVEALS THE HIDDEN 80 CHARACTER WIDE SCREEN)
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- ╦┴43/61 IS THE LEADING UTILITY FOR ├┬═64. ╙ORRY STILL SOME PROGRAMS DO NOT
- WORK WITH THIS DE FACTO STANDARD. ╘HIS CAN'T BE HELPED DUE TO THE DISGUSTING
- LOW-LEVEL PROGRAMMING TECHNICS USED BY SOME PROGRAM WRITERS.
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- ╧╨┼╬ ╙┘╙╘┼═ ╦┴43/61
- IS WRITTEN BY ╦]RE ┴ANESTAD(C) FOR ├╧══╧─╧╥┼ 64. ╧╙╠╧ 20-╙EP-92
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