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*********************************************************************** ╘HIS ARTICLE IS BEING PRESENTED THROUGH THE *╙TAR┬OARD* ╩OURNAL OF THE ╞LAG╙HIP/╙TAR╙HIP ╙╔╟S (╙PECIAL ╔NTEREST ╟ROUPS) ON ─ELPHI AND ╟┼NIE TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS. ╨ERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ONLY TO REPRINT THIS ARTICLE OR PASS IT ALONG ELECTRONIC- ALLY AS LONG AS PROPER CREDIT IS GIVEN TO BOTH THE AUTHOR AND THE *╙TAR┬OARD* ╩OURNAL. *********************************************************************** ╥EVIEW OF: ├OMMODORE 128 ╨ROGRAMMING ╙ECRETS, ┬Y ╫ILLIAM ═. ╫IESE, ╩R ┴RTICLE BY: ╠ARRY ╥OSENMAN (╟┼ ═AIL: ╠┼╥╧╙┼╬═┴╬) ╔ FOUND THIS BOOK TO BE ONE OF THE BEST SOURCES OF INFORMATION AROUND ON DOING ═ACHINE ╠ANGUAGE (═╠) PROGRAMMING ON THE ├OMMODORE 128. ╘HIS BOOK CONTAINS 406 PAGES OF WELL THOUGHT OUT, HELPFUL INFORMATION ON EVERYTHING FROM USING THE ╦┼╥╬┴╠ TO DOING FLOATING POINT MATHEMATICS USING THE ┬┴╙╔├ ╥╧═ ROUTINES. ╘HE ╘ABLE OF ├ONTENTS FOR THIS BOOK IS AS FOLLOWS: ╨ART ╔ - ╘HE ├OMMODORE 128'S ├-64 ═ODE ├HAPTER 1 - ╔NSIDE ├-64 ═ODE ├-64 ═ODE ╙ELECTION ╔NITIAL ╥┴═ ┬ANK ╙ELECTION ╧THER ─IFFERENCES IN THE ├-64 ╙YSTEM ═AP ─ISK ├OMPATABILITY ╨ROBLEMS: 1541 ╓ERSUS 1571 ┴ ├-64 ┬IBLIOGRAPHY ╨ART ╔╔ - ├-128 "╬ATIVE" ═ODE ├HAPTER 2 - ├-128 ┴RCHETECTURE AND ═EMORY ═ANAGEMENT ╫HAT'S ╫HERE IN THE ├-128 ╘HE ┬ANKING ├ONCEPT ╘HE ├-128 ══╒ ╘HE ╬ON-═ASKABLE ╔NTERRUPT ╘HE ╔╥╤ ╔NTERRUPT ├HAPTER 3 - ├-128 ═EMORY ╒SAGE ┌ERO-╨AGE AND ╨AGE 1 ═EMORY ╒SAGE ═AP OF ├-128 ┌ERO-╨AGE AND ╙TACK ╒SAGE ╨AGE 1 ═EMORY ╒SAGE BY ┬┴╙╔├ 7.0 AND ┬┴╙╔├'S ─╧╙ ╔NTERFACE ╠OW ═EMORY, ╨AGES 2 AND 3 ┬┴╙╔├ 7.0, ╦ERNAL, AND ╙CREEN ┼DITOR ╨AGE 3 ╓ECTOR ╙TORAGE ╨AGE 3 ╥┴═-╥ESIDENT ╔NDIRECT-╠OAD ╙UBROUTINES ┬ANK 0 ╥┴═ ╒SAGE ╙HADOW ╥EGISTER ┴REA FOR ╓╔├-╔╔ AND 8563 ╓IDEO ├HIPS ├HAPTER 4 - ╘HE ├-128 ┬┴╙╔├ 7.0 ╔NTERPRETER ├-128 ┬┴╙╔├ 7.0 ╓ARIABLE ╙TORAGE ╞LOATING-╨OINT ╬UMBERS ┬┴╙╔├ ╨ROGRAM ╙TORAGE ┬┴╙╔├ 7.0 ─ICTIONARY ┬┴╙╔├ 7.0 ╞UNCTIONS ┬┴╙╔├ ═ATH ╞UNCTIONS AND THE ╩UMP ╘ABLE ┬┴╙╔├ ╙TRING ╚ANDLING ╞ROM ═ACHINE ╠ANGUAGE ├HAPTER 5 - ╘HE ├-128 ╓IDEO ╙YSTEM ╙CREEN ┼DITOR ┼SCAPE AND ├ONTROL ╙EQUENCES ╘HE ├-128'S 80-├OLUMN ╓IDEO ─ISPLAY ╙YSTEM ╘HE 8563 ╔NDEPENDENT ╥┴═ ┬LOCK ╘HE 8563 ╥EGISTERS ╚IGH-╥ESOLUTION ┬IT-═APPED ╟RAPHICS ON THE 8563 ╒SER-─EFINED ├HARACTER ╙ETS FOR THE 80-├OLUMN ╘EXT ╙CREEN ╘HE ╓╔├-╔╔ ╓IDEO ├HIP ├HAPTER 6 - ╘HE ├-128 ╦ERNAL: ┴N ╧VERVIEW ╓ECTORS ╦ERNAL ─ICTIONARY ═ODIFIED ╦ERNAL ╥OUTINES ╬EW ├-128 ╦ERNAL ╥OUTINES ├HAPTER 7 - ─ISK AND ╔/╧ ╧PERATIONS ON THE ├-128 1541 AND 1571 ─ISK ├OMPATIBILITY ╧RGANIZATION OF A 1571 ─OUBLE-╙IDED ─ISK ╘HE 1571 ─RIVE'S ├╚╟╒╘╠ ╒TILITY ├OMMANDS 1541 AND 1571 ─RIVE ╔NTERNALS: ╘HE ╩OB ╤UEUE ┴UTOBOOTING ╨ROGRAMS ╫ITH THE ├-128 ┬URST ═ODE ─ATA ╘RANSFER ╫ITH THE 1571 ─RIVE ╨ART ╔╔╔ - ╘HE ├╨/═ ╧PERATING ╙YSTEM ├HAPTER 8 - ├╨/═ ON THE ├OMMODORE 128 ╙YSTEM ┬OOTING ├╨/═ ╨LUS ═EMORY ╒SAGE BY THE ├╨/═ ╨LUS ╧PERATING ╙YSTEM ─ISKS AND ├-128 ├╨/═ ╨LUS ╘RANSFERRING ╞ILES ┬ETWEEN ├╨/═ AND ╧THER ═ODES ╥EVISIONS TO THE ├╨/═ ╨LUS ╙YSTEM ┴PPENDIX ┴ - ─╔╟╔╞╧╬╘: ┴ NEW ├-128 ├HARACTER ╙ET ┴PPENDIX ┬ - ├-128 ╔/╧ ╨INOUTS ┴PPENDIX ├ - ├ONVERSION ╘ABLES: ╘RIGONOMETRIC ╞UNCTIONS ┴PPENDIX ─ - ├HARACTER ╙ETS AND ╟RAPHIC ├HARACTERS ┴PPENDIX ┼ - ─ISPLAYING 80-COLUMN ╘EXT ON A ═ONOCHROME ├OMPOSITE ═ONITOR ╔NDEX ┴S YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION BURIED IN THESE 400+ PAGES. ╔ FOUND THAT THE AUTHOR HAS USED A STYLE THAT CAN BE 1) READ AS WELL AS 2) USED LATER AS A REFERENCE SOURCE WHILE PROGRAMMING IN ═ACHINE ╠ANGUAGE. ╞OR EXAMPLE, THE AUTHOR HAS INCLUDED ON PAGE 232 A FAST ╙QUARE ╥OOT ROUTINE THAT CAN BE USED IN PLACE OF THE ONE SUPPLIED IN THE ┬┴╙╔├ ╥╧═; HE GIVES EXTENSIVE COMMENTS ON THE EXACT FORMAT OF THE FLOATING POINT NUMBERS INSIDE THE COMPUTER'S MEMORY. ═R. ╫IESE HAS A REAL WINNER IN THIS BOOK. ╔T SHOULD BECOME PART OF ANY ├OMMODORE 128 PROGRAMMER'S REFERENCE LIBRARY. ╧NE OF THE THINGS THAT ╔ PERSONALLY LIKED ABOUT THIS BOOK IS THE FACT THAT ═R. ╫IESE GIVES ┴╠╠ OF THE ┬┴╙╔├ 7.0 TOKENS AND ENTRY POINT ADDRESSES IN THE ┬┴╙╔├ 7.0 ╥╧═. ╘HIS MAKES A LOT OF PROGRAMMING BY THE CASUAL ═ACHINE ╠ANGUAGE PROGRAMMER UNNECESSARY. ╚E ALSO GOES INTO GREAT DETAIL ON HOW TO USE AND UPDATE STRING VARIABLES IN ═ACHINE ╠ANGUAGE ROUTINES CALLED FROM ┬┴╙╔├. ╔ FOUND THIS INFORMATION FACINATING AS WELL AS VERY USEFUL. ╧N THE POINT OF ╙TRING VARIABLE PROCESSING, ═R. ╫IESE GIVES US A ROUTINE ON PAGE 234 AND 235 ON HOW TO HAVE A ╞UNCTION (ARITHMETIC) ENTERED BY THE USER AND THEN EVALUATED BY THE ┬┴╙╔├ ╔NTERPRETER. ╘HIS GIVES US A VERY GOOD INSIGHT INTO HOW ┬┴╙╔├ ACTUALLY INTERPRETS OUR PROGRAMS. ╔ FIND THIS TYPE OF AN EXAMPLE VERY USEFUL FOR LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON INSIDE MY COMPUTER. ╔ FOUND THE BOOK AT MY LOCAL ┬. ─ALTON FOR $15.95. ╔ THINK THAT THE BOOK IS WELL WORTH IT. ╘HE AUTHOR ALSO OFFERS A ─ISKETTE WITH ALL THE EXAMPLES ON IT AS WELL AS SOME BONUS PROGRAMS. ┴S OF THIS WRITING (─ECEMBER) ╔ HAVE NOT RECEIVED IT YET. ╔ WILL LEAVE A NOTE ON THE ╟┼NIE ┬ULLETIN ┬OARD LISTING ITS CONTENTS WHEN IT IS RECEIVED. ╘HE DISK WAS ORDERED IN ALL FAIRNESS LESS THAN 6 WEEKS AGO FROM THE DATE ╔ AM WRITING THIS ARTICLE. ╔ WILL LET EVERYONE KNOW AS SOON AS ╔ RECEIVE IT. ╔T IS ╬╧╘ TAKING AN UNUSUALLY LONG TIME, JUST THE NORMAL SHIPPING TIME. ┴LL IN ALL ╔ FOUND THE BOOK VERY USEFUL AS WELL AS INTERESTING FROM MY PERSPECTIVE AS A PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMER.