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D I S K O V E R Y
by Dave Moorman
The big news of the month is the
publication of [On the Edge: The]
[Spectacular Rise and Fall of]
[Commodore], by Brian Bagnall. Here is
a book that details the history of
Chuck Peddle, MOS Technology, Jack
Tramiel, and the other notables who
put the C-64 on the map. Brian has
graciously permitted us to publish two
sample sections of the book here in
LOADSTAR.
The reading is fascinating. And
now we have one "authoritative" source
of information on the inner workings
of this enigmatic company.
After reading the book, I realized
that Commodore and the C-64 was to the
history of computers as Alexander the
Great was to the ancient world. With a
short-lived rush, the C-64 "conquored"
the home computer market -- and paved
the way for a PC in every home. There
is more -- but I am out of space here.
Enjoy this eclectic issue! And
Happy Holidays!
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[COMING NEXT MONTH]
I just got a program from Robin
Harbron that will change the way we do
multi-media presentations here at the
Tower -- and offer new possibilities
to all programmers!
The module is an IRQ LOADER. That
means, with this ML code, a program
can load a file while an IRQ-driven
routine continues to operate. To put
it in practical terms, the music can
continue to play while a graphic file
is loaded and displayed.
The code is from Lasse Oorni and
other Elite Euro Dudez. They have had
such a loader for their PAL platform
for years. The opening of the Role
Playing Game NEWCOMER is a multi-
media spectacle as screen after bit-
mapped screen tells the story while a
throbbing song plays.
I did not realize how far the
technology had progressed until a
month or so ago, while looking at
Scene World on my real C-64, I pressed
<Y> at the [Fastloader?] prompt. And
lo! and behold, the music did not stop
for a load. That's when I started
investigating. I realized I was
probably not up to the task of making
the code LOADSTAR-style. The alpha
version came in today. We will have
the fully documented code and a demo
in the next issue!
DMM