╘HE ┼XCHANGE IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATION. ╥ECOMMENDATIONS ARE BASED SOLELY ON THE EXPERIENCES OF USERS. ╘HE ╬EWSLETTER WILL APPEAR QUARTERLY. ╙UBSCRIPTIONS ARE $5 FOR FIVE ISSUES ($8.15 ╒╙ OVERSEAS AIR MAIL). ╨REVIOUS ISSUES ARE ON THE ┼XCHANGE ─ISKS. ╫HEN COMMUNICATING WITH ╘HE ┼XCHANGE, SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPES ARE APPRECIATED. ╘HE NUMBER ON LINE ONE OF YOUR MAILING LABEL INDICATES THE LAST ISSUE OF YOUR ╬EWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTION. ╘O RENEW, PLEASE FORWARD PAYMENT FOR FIVE ADDITIONAL ISSUES.
╝╤UARTERLY ╬EWSLETTERS╛
╥EPORTS OF THE DEMISE OF ╘HE ┼XCHANGE ARE PREMATURE. ╚OWEVER, A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN CORRESPONDENCE HAS BEEN OBSERVED. ╙INCE YOUR LETTERS AND COMMENTS MAKE UP THE CONTENT OF THE NEWSLETTER, IT SEEMS APPROPRIATE TO REDUCE PUBLICATION FREQUENCY TO QUARTERLY. ┴NY IDEAS ON TOPICS TO INCLUDE IN FUTURE NEWSLETTERS ARE WELCOME.
╝─RIVE ╓ALUES╛
╘HE VALUE OF A USED ╙─-2 REPORTED LAST TIME AT $150 WAS APPARENTLY LOW. ╘WO SALES WERE REPORTED RECENTLY AT $200 AND 250. ╬O ╙─-1 SALES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. ╘HERE WERE NO TAKERS FOR THE OFFERED $50. ╘HE VALUE OF A USED 1541 IS PUT AT $100; A USED ╙─-1 IS POSSIBLY WORTH $80.
╝─RIVE ═ECHANISMS╛
┴ SHORTAGE OF DRIVE MECHANISMS HAS LIMITED EFFORTS OF ╙─-1 OWNERS WHO WANT TO CONVERT TO AN ╙─-2 BY ADDING A SECOND MECHANISM. ╘HE SHORTAGE APPEARS TO BE RESOLVED. ╘┼├ ┴MERICA ╔NC, (1333 ╠AWRENCE ┼XPRESSWAY, ╙UITE 325, ╙ANTA ├LARA, ├┴ 95051, 408-248-3211, ┴TTN ═R. ═ASANORI ═AKINO, ╥EGIONAL ═ANAGER) WILL SUPPLY PREALIGNED ╞┬-501 MECHANISMS FOR $70.00 PLUS SHIPPING WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. ╘HE ╞┬-501 MAY REQUIRE ╟├╥ MODIFICATION. ╘HE ╞┬-503 (DOUBLE SIDED, SINGLE DENSITY), $85 AND ╞┬-504 (DOUBLE SIDED, DOUBLE DENSITY), $95, ARE ALSO AVAILABLE, ALTHOUGH EITHER WOULD BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH ═╙─ ─╧╙ AND ELECTRONICS.
╝═╙─ ─╧╙ ╥EFERENCE ╟UIDE╛
╘WO COPIES OF ─AVID ═ARTIN'S ═╙─ ─╧╙ ╥EFERENCE ╟UIDE REMAIN; NO MORE WILL BE PRINTED. ╘HEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR $29.95 FROM ├OMPUTER ═ART, 2700 ╬┼ ┴NDERSEN ╥D, ╓ANCOUVER, ╫┴ 98661, 206-695-1393.
╝─RIVE ═AINTENANCE╛
╘HE SPEED ADJUSTMENT DESCRIBED LAST ISSUE APPEARS TO RESOLVE SOME COMPATIBILITY PROBLEMS. ╚ES╫ARE'S ═ULTIPLAN BECAME COMPATIBLE AFTER SLOWING DISK ROTATION TO THE MINIMUM OF THE SPEC RANGE.
╝╬OTES╛
╫E CONTINUE TO HEAR OF DEAD ═╙─'S, IE DRIVES THAT ARE BELIEVED NOT TO BE WORTH THE COST OF REPAIRS. ┴NYONE KNOW OF ANY OF THESE, PLEASE PASS THE WORD. ╫E WILL LIST THEM ╞╥┼┼.
╞OR SALE: ╙─-2, NEW, RETURNED TO DEALER DUE TO INCOMPATIBLE SOFTWARE. ┴SKING PRICE $399.95 WITHOUT MANUALS OR CABLES, REPORTEDLY NEGOTIATED TO $250 AND POSSIBLY SOLD, ╘IM ┘AZEL, 875 ╠AN ─ERA ├T, ╬EW ╚AVEN, ╔╬ 46774; ╙─-2, USED, ─AN ╙CHEIN, 2455 ═C╦INLEY ┴VE, ╫EST ╠AWN, ╨┴ 19609; ╙─-1, USED, ╩ULIE ├ATHCART, 308 ╫ESTWOOD, ╚OT ╙PRINGS, ┴╥ 71913; ╙─-1, USED, ┴NDERSON ┘AU, 804 ╚OLLYCREST ─R, ├HAMPAIGN, ╔╠ 61821; ╙─-1, USED, ═ICHAEL ╩OHNSON, ╩OHNSON ┼LECTRIC, 1018 ╔OWA ┴VE, ╧NAWA, ╔┴ 51040
╘HE LAST ┬USCARD ╔╔'S, THE MOST POPULAR ╔┼┼┼ INTERFACE FOR THE ├-64, ARE REPORTEDLY BEING SOLD BY ┴═╠ ╙UPPLIES/╙ERVICE, 71-38 ═YRTLE ┴VE, ╤UEENS, ╬┘ 11385-1110, VOICE 718-326-1110, ┬┬╙ 718-366-7445, FOR $160.
┬ASEMENT ┬OYS ╙OFTWARE IS STILL AROUND. ╞AST ╚ACKEM V5 IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AND V6 WILL BE OUT SOON. ├ONTACT ┬ASEMENT ┬OYS BY LETTER ONLY ╨╧ ┬OX 30901, ╨ORTLAND, ╧╥ 97230.
├OMPUTEREASE, THE OFFICIAL ═╙─ REPAIR SHOP, 225 ╫EST ═AIN ╙T, ├OLLINSVILLE, ╔╠ 62234, 618-344-7912, REPORTS ═╙─ ╥╧═ UPGRADES AVAILABLE FOR $19.95, PLUS SHIPPING. ╘HE CURRENT ═╙─ REPAIR RATE IS $45 PLUS PARTS. ═OST ARE REPAIRED FOR $65 OR LESS INCLUDING SHIPPING.
═╙─ ╙HURE ├OPY, THE ORIGINAL COPY PROGRAM FOR THE ╙─-2 WITH DISK UTILITIES IS BEING CLOSED OUT AT $14.95 BY ╒TILITIES ╒NLIMITED, 12305 ╬┼ 152ND ╙T, ┬RUSH ╨RARIE, ╫┴ 98606, 206-254-6530.
═╙─ ┴UTOCOPY ╥╧═, THE CHIP THAT CONVERTS AN ╙─-2 INTO A FREE STANDING DISK DUPLICATOR IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR $29.95 FROM ├HIP ╠EVEL ─ESIGNS, ╨╧ ┬OX 603, ┴STORIA, ╧╥ 97103-0603, 503-861-1622.
╘├ ┼LECTRONICS (╚WY 36, ╨╧ ┬OX 1129, ╚ARSELLE, ┴╠ 35640, 800-221-7770) WILL REPAIR ╙─-1'S OR ╙─-2'S FOR $85.00. $100 IS OFFERED FOR LIVE ═╙─'S; $75 DEAD.
╘HE NEWEST COPY PROGRAM FOR THE ═╙─ ╙─-2 IS ─ISK ╔NVADER ╙ERIES ╓, $36.50, FROM ┴VANTGARDE 64, 18 ╨LACE ├HARNY, ╠ORRAINE, ╤UEBEC ╩6┌ 3╪9, ├ANADA, 514-621-2085. ╘HE PACKAGE REPORTEDLY INCLUDES A PARAMETER COPIER, A FAST FILE COPIER, AND 8 SECOND FORMATTING.
├HRISTMAS ├-64 SALES LOOKED A BIT WEAK IN THIS AREA, THOUGH 128'S SEEMED TO MOVE WELL. ╔NFO REPORTS RUMORS THAT ├HRISTMAS '88 WILL BE THE LAST FOR THE ├-64. ╔N SPITE OF EARLY ATTRACTIVE ADS, ├OMMODORE'S ╨├ 10-2 WAS REPORTED "UNAVAILABLE" THROUGH MOST OF THE ├HRISTMAS SELLING SEASON AT A LOCAL RETAILER. ┴NYBODY KNOW WHAT HAPPENED? ╥EMEMBER THE SPIDER WIRED 1541'S AFTER ├HRISTMAS, 1983.
├OMPUTE'S ═APPING THE 64, P 74, SUGGESTS THE MISSING ├-64 RESET KEY IS PROBABLY THE ╥ESTORE KEY. ╔N COMBINATION WITH THE ╙TOP KEY, IT SUPPOSEDLY BRANCHES TO THE BASIC WARM START VECTOR. ╔F YOUR ╥ESTORE KEY DOESN'T WORK, ╔ WONDER IF ├OMMODORE CAVED IN TO SOFTWARE SUPPLIERS AND DISCONNECTED IT. ┴NY IDEAS ON HOW TO RECONNECT THE ╥ESTORE KEY.
╞OR A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE OF ├OMMODORE COMPUTING, TAKE A LOOK AT ╟ERMANY'S 64'ER MAGAZINE, AVAILABLE AT AIRPORT NEWSTANDS IN ┼UROPE. ╔TS A SLICK, FULL COLOR MAG, BUT IS MORE TECHNICAL WITH MORE ON ELECTRONICS AND PROGRAMMING THAN SIMILAR ╒╙ MAGS. ╫ITH A REPORTED CIRCULATION OF 212,000 (NEARLY DOUBLE THAT OF SIMILAR ╒╙ MAGS), USERS SEEM TO AGREE THIS IS A BETTER PRESENTATION. ╔TS IN ╟ERMAN, OF COURSE. ╘HE ╒╙ SUBSCRIPTION RATE IS UNAVAILABLE, BUT IN ╟ERMANY ITS ─═78/YEAR (ABOUT $47 ╒╙ EQUIV). ╫RITE THEM AT ═ARKT & ╘ECHNIK ╓ERLAG ┴╟, ╚ANS-╨INSEL-╙TRASSE 2, 8013 ╚AAR BEI ═UNCHEN, ╫ ╟ERMANY. ╫HAT, BY THE WAY, IS A ├OMMODORE 116?
╒SERS OF ╙TAR ╟EMINI PRINTERS REPORT A BUG OF SORTS IN ┼XCHANGE ╠ISTER. ╘HE PROBLEM IS THE [├╠╥] IN LINE 250, WHICH SHUTS DOWN ╟EMINI PRINTERS. ─ELETE IT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ┴LTHOUGH ╟EMINI'S USE THE ┼PSON COMMAND SET, [├╠╥] IS NOT A STANDARD ┼PSON COMMAND. ┴ LEFT MARGIN REVISION OF ┼XCHANGE ╠ISTER HAS ALSO BEEN REQUESTED. ╔T SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THE NEXT NEWSLETTER.
╫E HAVE AN INQUIRY ABOUT ╔┼┼┼ INTERFACES FOR THE ├-128─. ┴DD ╙UPERBOX FROM ╚ANDIC/╙CAN┴M AS A GOOD ONE FOR THE 64. ╤UICKSILVER 128 FROM ╙KYLES IS THE ONLY KNOWN ╔┼┼┼ INTERFACE FOR THE 128. ╬O ═╙─ USERS HAVE REPORTED TRYING IT.
╝┼XCHANGE ─ISKS╛
╘HE ┼XCHANGE ─ISKS ARE AVAILABLE FOR A $2/DISK COPY FEE BY SENDING IN BLANK DISKS WITH RETURN POSTAGE OR FOR $5 POSTPAID EACH (WE SUPPLY DISK AND MAILER). ─ISKS WITH SEQUENTIAL FILES INCLUDE ┼XCHANGE ╠ISTER, A PROGRAM TO READ OR PRINT THEM WITHOUT A WORD PROCESSOR. ╘WO DATA DISKS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ╙UPERBASE: ╙OFTWARE ├OMPATIBILITY AND ═EMORY ═AP. ╫HEN SENDING IN DISKS, PLEASE INDICATE YOUR CHOICES. ─ISKS ARE RETURNED COPIED ON BOTH SIDES. ┴NY COMBINATION OF DISK SIDES CAN BE SUPPLIED. ├URRENT SEQ CHOICES ARE: ╙OFTWARE ╙EQ; ═EMBERS; ╔NFO 1-4; ╨ROGRAMS 1-12 (TEN DISKS REQUIRED FOR ALL INFORMATION).
─ISKS AND THEIR CONTENTS ARE--
╙OFTWARE SEQ. ├OMPATIBILITY INFORMATION ON NEARLY 500 PROGRAMS PLUS A LIST OF ALL PROGRAMS ON THE ╨ROGRAM DISKS.
═EMBERS. ═╙─ OWNERS NAMES, ADDRESSES, PHONE NUMBERS, HARDWARE, AND INTERESTS IN BOTH SEQ AND ╙┬ FILES.
╔NFO 1. ╟ENERAL ═╙─ INFORMATION ON ╔┼┼┼ ╔NTERFACES, ─╧╙ ╨ROGRAMMING, ╙─-1 ├ONVERSION, ├HIPS, ╙ERVICE, ╨ARTS, ╬EWSLETTERS 1-4, AN ╙─-2 REVIEW, PLUS THE ═EMORY ═AP.
╔NFO 4. ┼XPANDED ─╧╙ DESCRIPTION, ╨T 2, ARTICLE ON BASIC TOKENS AND FILE STRUCTURE ON DISK, REVIEW OF ╔NSTASPEED, ARTICLE ON THE 1551 DISK DRIVE, ╨├10-2 ARTICLE, ╬EWS 9 AND 10.
╘HANKS TO PROGRAM CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ╙ONNY ╙IMONS, ┬OB ╦AUFFMAN, ╠ARRY ┼KO, AND ┬ILL ╟ILLINGHAM, ╨ROG 9-12 ARE NOW AVAILABLE. ╔NCLUDED ARE ╞ILE ╬AME ├OPIER, A WELL EXECUTED FILE COPIER FOR A SINGLE DRIVE (╨ROG 11); ╔NTRO TO 6510, AN INTRODUCTION TO ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE OPCODES (╨ROG 11); AND ╟ARY ╠ABELS 2, A GRAPHICS LABEL DESIGNER (╨ROG 12).
╨ROG 9: 64 ASCII DUMP, ADD/SUBTRACT, COLORTERM, COMPUTER COMMAND, DIRECTORY WEDGE, DISK UTIL, DISK.JACKET.2COL AND 3COL, HUSTLER, KEYCLICK, LETTERHEAD, MENU-D.FUNCTIONS, MERGE BASIC, ML ASSEMBLER, NEWTERM.ML, NO ZAP, PHONE 64, ROM RELEASER, SCREEN COPY, SCROLL, SNOOPER, SYS FINDER, TEL.MESSAGE,áAND TXT->BAS.
╨ROG 10: ADDRESS BOOK, APPOINTMENT CALA, BARTENDER, BUDGET, CHECKBOOK, CREDIT CARD BASE, HOMEMATE V2, AND LIST MAKER V2.0.
╨ROG 11: 6510 SIMULATOR, DIR.AID.7A00, DIRECTORY PRINT AND SORT, DISK JACKET, F KEYS, FILE NAME COPIER, HIGHLIGHT, INTRO TO 6510, LYNX VI, NAME/ID V3, NEW WEDGE, SWINTH, AND SYS FINDER.
╨ROG 12: ADDRESS LIST, ALL AROUND DISK, BROWSER, DATE LABEL, DISK CRACKER, GARY LABELS 2 (WITH GRAPHICS MODULES), JUKEBOX (WITH MUSIC SELECTIONS), MINDTERM, TOOLBOX, AND VIP-DISK MANAGER.
┴DDITIONAL PUBLIC DOMAIN PROGRAMS FOR INCLUSION ON THE DISKS ARE BEING SOUGHT.
╝╠ETTERS╛
┘OUR COMMENTS ON INFORMATION IN THE ╬EWSLETTER ARE APPRECIATED AND ALWAYS WELCOME. ╘HEY ARE PART OF THE LEARNING PROCESS.
