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1 383 DEC 82 D H 1 -- MAIN MENU -- D N 1 1 = NAME & ZIP D N 1 2 = SOFTGAB D N 1 3 = HARVEST D N 1 4 = HINTS & TIPS D N 1 5 = PEEK POKE & CALL D N 1 6 = ASK D N 1 7 = MORE R 0 0 7 10 20 27 34 47 58 68 D H 1 -- NAME & ZIP -- D N 1 IF YOU KEY IN ANY COMMENTS FOR SOFTY, D N 1 PLEASE PUT YOUR NAME AND ZIP HERE AS D N 1 A MAGNETIC ID. D N 1 NAME AND ZIP ARE NOT NEEDED IF YOU DO D N 2 NOT KEY IN ANY FEEDBACK. D N 1 TAKE THE V OPTION TO ENTER YOUR NAME D N 2 AND ZIP. D N 1 1 = PREV MENU 2 = SOFTGAB R 0 0 2 1 20 D H 1 -- SOFTGAB -- D N 2 MY HOW TIME FLIES. D N 1 FOR SOME OF YOU THIS IS OUR SECOND D N 2 CHRISTMAS TOGETHER. D N 1 BE SURE TO CHECK OUT SOFT PALS IN THIS D N 3 ISSUE. IT IS COMING ALONG NICELY. R 0 0 1 1 D H 1 -- HARVEST -- D N 1 1 = ABOUT HARVEST D N 1 2 = SELECTING HARVEST D N 1 3 = GUESS WHAT D N 1 4 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 5 = HINTS & TIPS R 0 0 5 75 85 95 1 34 D H 1 -- HINTS & TIPS -- D N 1 FROM DAVE GARSON'S PS MICRO REVIEW. D N 1 (SEE A-MAZE-ING ON THE BACK) D N 1 APPLE AVOCATION ALLIANCE IS THE BEST D N 1 LIBRARY OF THOUSANDS OF PUBLIC DOMAIN D N 1 PROGRAMS FOR THE APPLE. FOR $1 PLUS D N 1 THE COST OF A DISCOUNT-PRICED DISK, D N 1 YOU CAN ORDER DISKS OF GAMES, GRAPHICS, D N 1 BUSINESS, EDUCATION, STATISTICS, ETC. D N 1 THE MOST FOR YOUR MONEY IF COST IS AN D N 1 OBJECT. AAA, 721 PIKE ST., CHEYENNE, D N N WYOMING, 89009. 1-307-632-8561. R 0 0 1 103 D H 1 -- PEEK POKE & CALL -- D N 1 FROM JAMES SUMNER, CHARLESTON, S.C. D N 1 CALL-1370 WILL BOOT A DISK. D N 1 POKE-21912,X WILL SELECT A DRIVE ON A D N 1 48K APPLE WITHOUT ACTUALLY EXECUTING A D N 1 COMMAND. (X = DRIVE#). D N 1 HE ALSO POINTS OUT THAT WE MADE A TYPO D N 1 IN SEPTEMBER. TO USE A BINARY GREETING D N 1 IT IS POKE 40514,52 INSTEAD OF WHAT WE D N 1 HAD (POKE 40414,52). R 0 0 1 115 D H 1 -- ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE -- D N N BILL MACY D N N 2004 SLEEPY HOLLOW D N 1 PEARLAND, TEXAS 77581 D N 1 WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW PEOPLE ARE ABLE D N 1 TO PUT REM STATEMENTS ON LINE NUMBER D N 1 65535. HE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO D N 1 INCORPORATE THIS IN HIS PROGRAMS BEING D N 2 AS HOW IT CAN'T BE REMOVED. R 0 0 1 126 D H 1 -- MORE -- D N 1 1 = SUGGESTION BOX D N 1 2 = POLL RESULTS D N 1 3 = SOFT DEAL NEWS D N 1 4 = PREVIEW D N 1 5 = PREVIOUS MENU R 0 0 5 136 146 153 163 1 D H 1 -- ABOUT HARVEST -- D N 1 SOFTDISK HAS INFORMATION ON BOTH SIDES D N 1 OF THE DISKETTE. D N 1 PROGRAMS WHICH HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTED BY D N 1 SUBSCRIBERS APPEAR ON THE BACK. D N 1 SOFTDISK IS NOT PROTECTED. YOU MAY COPY D N 1 BOTH SIDES IF YOU WISH. D N 1 THE COPYA PROGRAM ON YOUR DOS 3.3 D N 1 SYSTEM MASTER WILL COPY AN ENTIRE SIDE. R 0 0 1 171 D H 1 -- HARVEST SELECTION -- D N 1 A WORD ABOUT THE PROGRAMS WE SELECT D N 1 TO PUT IN THE SOFTDISK HARVEST. WE D N 1 REVIEW AND KEEP EVERY PROGRAM SENT TO D N 1 US. THE HARVEST PROGRAMS SELECTED EACH D N 1 MONTH ARE TAKEN FROM A HUGE BACKLOG OF D N 1 PROGRAMS WE HAVE RECEIVED IN THE PAST, D N 1 SO IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN YOUR PROGRAM D N 3 IT MAY YET APPEAR IN SOFTDISK. R 0 0 1 179 D H 1 -- GUESS WHAT -- D N 1 THE TEXT THAT DESCRIBES THE HARVEST D N 2 PROGRAMS IS ON THE BACK THIS MONTH. D N 2 HOPE YOU LIKE THIS NEW PRACTICE. D N 1 YOU CAN EVEN ELECT TO RUN THE PROGRAMS D N 2 DIRECTLY FROM THE TEXT. D N 1 FLIP THE DISK TO SEE WHAT I MEAN. R 0 0 1 27 D H 1 -- HINTS & TIPS -- D N 1 SOFTALK MAGAZINE IS AVAILABLE TO APPLE D N 1 OWNERS FOR THE FIRST 12 MONTHS FREE. D N 1 REGULAR FEATURES INCLUDE: D N 1 DOSTALK BY BERT (BEAGLE BROS) KERSEY. D N 1 ALL ABOUT APPLESOFT BY D N 1 DOUG (BRODERBUND) CARLSTON. D N 1 ASSEMBLY LINES BY ROGER (SDS) WAGNER. D N 1 GRAPHICALLY SPEAKING BY D N 1 MARK (PENGUIN) PELCZARSKI. D N 1 BEGINNERS CORNER, HARDTALK, AND MORE. R 0 0 1 189 D H 1 -- PEEK POKE & CALL -- D N 1 FROM JOHN CHIANG, HERCULES, CA. D N 1 APPLE'S GARBAGE COLLECTION CAUSES LONG D N 1 PAUSES IN PROGRAMS THAT USE A LOT OF D N 1 STRINGS. THE FOLLOWING TELLS THE USER D N 1 THAT THE PROGRAM IS IN THE PROCESS OF D N 1 GARBAGE COLLECTION: D N N 10 A=PEEK(112)-PEEK(110):IF A<=2 THEN D N N PRINT"STANDBY - GARBAGE COLLETION D N 1 IN PROGESS":A=FRE(0) R 0 0 1 199 D H 1 -- ASK -- D N 2 SOFTY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THIS TRICK TOO D N 1 FROM SOME OF THE QUESTIONS YOU SEND D N 1 TO SOFTY MANY OF YOU MUST THINK SOFTY D N 1 IS AN EXPERT. NOT SO. SOFTY HAS A D N 1 LONG WAY TO GO YET. YOUR BEST BET FOR D N 1 A REAL SLICK MAGAZETTE IS FOR SOFTDISK D N 1 TO GET RICH ENOUGH TO HIRE A WHIZ KID D N 2 LIKE JIM GANZ OR DAN TOBIAS. R 0 0 1 209 D H 1 -- SUGGESTION BOX -- D N 1 GOT AN IDEA OR CRITICISM? D N 1 DROP A MAGNETIC SUGGESTION IN THE D N 2 SOFTDISK SUGGESTION BOX. D N 1 SOFTDISK CAN'T ACT ON EVERY SUGGESTION D N 2 BUT WE DO LISTEN FOR TRENDS. D N 1 TO MAKE A SUGGESTION, D N 2 TAKE THE V OPTION AND START KEYING. D N 1 1 = PREV MENU 2 = POLL RESULTS R 0 0 2 68 146 D H 1 -- POLL RESULTS -- D N 1 HERE ARE THE RESULTS FROM THE D N 1 OCTOBER 82 SOFTWARE POLL. THE SOFT- D N 1 WARE CAME FROM THE SOFTALK TOP 30 AND D N 1 SOFTDISK SUBSCRIBERS GAVE RATINGS ON A D N 2 SCALE FROM 1 TO 10. R 0 0 1 218 D H 1 -- SOFT DEAL NEWS -- D N 1 FOR NEWCOMERS, D N 1 SOFT DEAL IS A MASSIVE DISKETTE SALE D N 1 THAT SOFTDISK IS ENGINEERING FOR THE D N 2 BENIFIT OF SOFTDISK SUBSCRIBERS. D N 1 SAMPLE SOFT DEAL DISKETTES WERE D N 1 MAILED OUT THE FIRST WEEK IN DECEMBER. D N 1 IF YOU SENT IN $3 AND REQUESTED ONE, IT D N 1 SHOULD HAVE ARRIVED BY NOW. R 0 0 1 237 D H 1 -- PREVIEW -- D N 1 SOFTY MET BILL BUDGE AT THE SAN D N 1 FRANCISCO APPLEFEST. BILL HAS BEEN D N 1 KIND ENOUGH TO LET US USE SOME OF HIS D N 1 WORK (INCLUDING AN EARLY VERSION OF D N 1 RASTER BLASTER). LOOK FOR IT NEXT D N 2 MONTH. R 0 0 1 246 D H 1 -- ABOUT HARVEST -- D N 1 THE FID PROGRAM FROM YOUR DOS 3.3 D N 2 SYSTEM MASTER WILL COPY SELECTED FILES. D N 1 YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTRIBUTE D N 1 PROGRAMS. WE AWARD COUPONS GOOD FOR D N 1 FREE ISSUES OF SOFTDISK IF WE USE YOUR D N 1 CONTRIBUTED PROGRAM. R 0 0 1 253 D H 1 -- HARVEST SELECTION -- D N 1 ONE WAY OR ANOTHER WE WILL PUBLISH D N 1 NEARLY EVERYTHING WE RECEIVE EVEN IF IT D N 1 MEANS SPECIAL ISSUES. JUST BECAUSE YOU D N 1 HAVE SENT A PROGRAM TO US DOES NOT D N 1 MEAN THAT WE CLAIM EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO D N 1 IT. WE STILL CONSIDER IT TO BE YOURS D N 1 AND WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT YOU HAVE D N 1 SHARED IT WITH US. R 0 0 1 262 D H 1 -- HINTS & TIPS -- D N 1 GETTING SOFTALK FREE FOR 12 MONTHS IS D N 1 THE BIGGEST BARGAIN WE KNOW OF. A D N 1 REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION AFTER THAT IS D N 1 ONLY $24, WHICH IS $12 OFF THE NEW- D N 1 STAND PRICE OF $36. D N N SOFTALK MAGAZINE D N N P.O. BOX 60 D N 1 NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA 91603 R 0 0 1 275 D H 1 -- PEEK POKE & CALL -- D N 1 HERE'S A PEEK AT SOFTY'S THOUGHTS. D N 1 IF YOU SUBMIT A PEEK, POKE, OR A CALL D N 1 IN THE FORM OF A SOFT PAL PROGRAM, D N 1 THE READER COULD EXECUTE IT FROM YOUR D N 1 PROGRAM. IT WOULD REALLY BE EFFECTIVE D N 1 AS A DEMO OR AS A SHORT TUTORIAL. D N 1 THERE WILL BE MORE OF PEEK POKE & D N 1 CALL IN FUTURE ISSUES. STAY TUNED. R 0 0 1 1 D H 1 -- ASK -- D N 1 SOFTY WOULD LIKE YOU TO START USING D N 2 SOFT PAL PROGRAMS TO DO YOUR ASKING. D N 1 THE GENERAL IDEA WOULD BE TO SEND IN A D N 2 SOFT PAL PROGRAM THAT DOES THE ASKING. D N 1 THEN SEND IN ANOTHER ONE TELLING ABOUT D N 1 THE BEST SOLUTION THAT YOUR SOFT PALS D N 2 SEND YOU. R 0 0 1 1 D H 1 -- POLL RESULTS -- D N N VOTES AVG SOFTWARE D N N ----- --- -------- D N N 76 8.9 WIZARDRY D N N 12 8.8 WORD HANDLER D N N 132 8.8 VISICALC D N N 42 8.8 KNIGHT OF DIAMONDS D N N 21 8.8 WORD STAR D N N 140 8.6 CHOPLIFTER D N N 20 8.5 SERPENTINE D N N 11 8.4 TRANSEND D N N 76 8.3 DOS BOSS D N N 31 8.2 ARCADE MACHINE D N N 30 8.2 MASTER TYPE D N N 46 8.1 SCREEN WRITER II D N N 24 8.0 PFS REPORT D N N 26 8.0 VISITREND/VISIPLOT D N 1 11 8.0 ESC FROM RUNGISTAN R 0 0 1 291 D H 1 -- SOFT DEAL NEWS -- D N 1 COMPLETE SOFT DEAL INSTRUCTIONS WERE D N 3 INCLUDED ON THE SAMPLE DISKETTE. D N 1 PROVIDED THIS SOFT DEAL EXPERIMENT IS D N 1 WELL RECEIVED, YOU CAN EXPECT FUTURE D N 2 SOFT DEALS ON A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS. D N 1 THIS COULD BECOME A MAJOR BENIFIT OF D N 1 BEING A SOFTDISK SUBSCRIBER. R 0 0 1 68 D H 1 -- PREVIEW -- D N 1 THE TALENTED CHIANG BROTHERS HAVE SENT D N 1 SOFTY A COMPLETE HI-RES ADVENTURE. D N 1 STAY TUNED...IT WILL KNOCK YOUR EYES D N 1 OUT. SOFTY ALSO MET THE CHIANGS IN D N 2 SAN FRANCISCO. R 0 0 1 311 D H 1 -- HOW TO CONTRIBUTE TO HARVEST -- D N 1 1. MAKE A COPY OF THE BACK SIDE OF D N 1 SOFTDISK FOR YOUR KEEPING. D N 1 2. INITIALIZE THE BACK SIDE OF SOFTDISK D N 1 SO YOU CAN BE SURE THERE IS ROOM D N 1 FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTED PROGRAM. D N 1 3. SAVE YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO HARVEST ON D N 1 THE BACK OF SOFTDISK. R 0 0 1 319 D H 1 -- HARVEST SELECTION -- D N 1 THERE ARE SOME PROGRAMS WHICH WE D N 1 WILL NOT PUT ON SOFTDISK. THEY ARE D N 1 THOSE WHICH ARE CLEARLY PROPRIETARY, D N 1 OR THOSE OF DUBIOUS ORIGIN, USUALLY D N 1 IN BINARY, WHICH WE SUSPECT MAY BE D N 1 PROPRIETARY. D N 1 PROGRAMS TYPED IN FROM MAGAZINES D N 1 ARE OK, ESECIALLY IF TRANSLATED, D N 1 REVISED, OR ENHANCED. D N 1 BUT, TOP PRIORITY GOES TO PROGRAMS D N N WRITTEN BY SOFTDISK SUBSCRIBERS. R 0 0 1 327 D H 1 -- HINTS & TIPS -- D N 1 FROM JAMES SUMNER, CHARLSTON, S.C. D N 1 FOR THOSE OF YOU WITH MODEMS, HERE D N 1 ARE SOME APPLE BOARDS: D N N BULLET-80..........1-713-331-2599 D N N BULLET-82..........1-713-495-8850 D N N COMPUQUE-80........1-713-444-7041 D N N GREAT APPLE........1-713-455-9502 D N N MICRO DESIGN.......1-713-531-0242 D N N (6PM-8AM) ONLY. D N N SPARKLIN' CITY.....1-512-882-6569 D N N WEEKENDER..........1-713-492-8700 D N N (WEEKENDS ONLY). D N N APPLE CRUNCH.......1-713-468-3122 D N 1 (9AM-6PM) ONLY. R 0 0 1 336 D H 1 -- POLL RESULTS -- D N N VOTES AVG SOFTWARE D N N ----- --- -------- D N N 42 7.9 DB MASTER D N N 94 7.9 PFS D N N 33 7.8 BANDITS D N N 64 7.8 TAXMAN D N N 105 7.8 CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN D N N 56 7.7 STAR BLAZER D N N 73 7.7 APPLE WRITER II D N N 51 7.6 SWASHBUCKLER D N N 108 7.5 SNACK ATTACK D N N 8 7.4 PFS GRAPH D N N 26 7.3 MARAUDER D N N 60 7.2 CANNONBALL BLITZ D N N 50 6.8 HOME ACCOUNTANT D N N 12 6.8 BPI GENERAL LEDGER D N 1 20 6.7 PER FIN MANAGER D N 1 1 = PREV MENU 2 = SOFT DEAL NEWS R 0 0 2 68 153 D H 1 -- PREVIEW -- D N 1 SOFTY IS PREDICTING THAT THE SOFT PAL D N 1 APPROACH TO MAGAZETTEDOM WILL BE ON THE D N 1 INCREASE. HE IS ALREADY THINKING ABOUT D N 1 EXPANDING TO TWO DISKETTES (YOU KEEP D N 1 ONE AND SEND ONE BACK). D N 2 WHAT THINKS YOU OF THIS ??? R 0 0 1 343 D H 1 -- HOW TO CONTRIBUTE TO HARVEST -- D N 1 4. COME BACK TO THIS SCREEN AND TAKE D N 1 THE V OPTION. THEN DESCRIBE D N 1 YOUR CONTRIBUTION, WHAT IT DOES, D N 1 HOW TO RUN IT...ETC. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = MAIN MENU R 0 0 2 27 1 D H 1 -- HARVEST SELECTION -- D N 1 BASICALLY, WE JUDGE THE PROGRAMS D N 1 BY THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: D N 1 1) IT WORKS. NO BUGS OR GLITCHES. D N 1 2) OUR SUBSCRIBERS WILL LIKE IT AND D N 1 USE IT. D N 1 3) IT IS ORIGINAL OR AN IMPROVEMENT D N 7 ON A GOOD IDEA. R 0 0 1 354 D H 1 -- HINTS & TIPS -- D N 1 FROM GARY MUSHLIN OF LEAVENWORTH, KANS. D N 1 SOMETIMES AN 'OUT OF MEMORY' OR D N 1 'PROGRAM TOO LARGE' MESSAGE CAN D N 1 BE SOLVED WITHOUT REBOOTING BY D N 2 TYPING 'FP'. R 0 0 1 366 D H 1 -- PREVIEW -- D N 1 1982 HAS BEEN A BANNER YEAR FOR SOFT D N 2 PEOPLE EVERYWHERE. D N 1 SOFTY FEELS HE IS JUST LEARNING WHAT D N 2 YOU FOLKS WANT IN A MAGAZETTE. D N 1 THANKS FOR STAYING WITH US AND A D N 1 SPECIAL THANKS TO THE MANY WHO HAVE D N 2 BEEN ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS. D N 1 MERRY CHRISTMAS D N 1 AND HAVE A SOFT NEW YEAR! R 0 0 1 1 D H 1 -- HARVEST SELECTION -- D N 1 IF YOU WRITE A PROGRAM AND WANT D N 1 TO RETAIN RIGHTS TO IT, BUT WANT IT D N 1 TO BE DISRIBUTED IN THE SOFTDISK D N 1 NETWORK ONLY, PLEASE PUT A STATEMENT TO D N 1 THAT EFFECT IN THE PROGRAM. ON THE D N 1 OTHER HAND IF CONTRIBUTING IT TO THE D N 1 PUBLIC DOMAIN, SAY THAT. D N 1 IF THE PROGRAM IS NOT YOURS, D N 1 PLEASE INCLUDE DETAILED INFORMATION D N 1 ON ITS SOURCE. R 0 0 1 374 D H 1 -- HINTS & TIPS -- D N 1 HERE'S A HINT FROM SOFTY. D N 1 PUT YOUR HINTS AND TIPS INTO A SOFT PAL D N 2 PROGRAM. D N 1 SOFTY THINKS WORDS STRAIGHT FROM THE D N 1 MOUTH OF THE HORSE THAT SPOKE THEM WILL D N 2 BE REFRESHING. R 0 0 1 1 D H 1 -- HARVEST SELECTION -- D N 1 THE SPIRIT OF SHARING THAT Y'ALL D N 1 HAVE IS ONE OF THE BEST PARTS OF D N 2 WORKING WITH SOFTDISK. D N 1 'SOFTDISK SUBSCRIBERS USE WHAT D N 1 FIREWOOD THEY NEED AND LEAVE D N 1 THE WOODPILE HIGHER THAN THEY D N 2 FOUND IT' D N 1 ...AND THINGS JUST KEEP GETTING BETTER. R 0 0 1 27