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  1.                FIRST LINE
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  5.                EACH PAGE IS EXACTLY 58 LINES
  6.                LEAVE THIS NOTE IN CHRIS/KRIS
  7.                THANKS, MAL.
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  13.  
  14.                                  CONTENTS
  15.  
  16.           Club Notes 
  17.                - The November Meeting .......................... 3
  18.                - Questionnaire.................................. 16
  19.           Communications 
  20.            Dsk - Initialising Telcom............................ 6
  21.           Disk Users Group
  22.            Dsk - October and November meetings.................. 15
  23.            Dsk - Public Domain Disk Review...................... 10
  24.           Editorial - Participation............................. 2
  25.           Errata................................................ 5
  26.           Hardware
  27.                - Thumbs buys a printer.......................... 4
  28.            Dsk - Warm Boot Problem update....................... 9 
  29.           Hive Help 
  30.                - Any problems - ask Dorithy Disk ............... 12
  31.           Letters
  32.                - Microbees in South Australian Schools.......... 8
  33.            Dsk - re Warm Boot................................... 9
  34.           Poking About
  35.            Rom - Auto Starting Basic programs................... 14
  36.           Trading Place
  37.                - For sale notices .............................. 13
  38.                - New book....................................... 13
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  52.  
  53. Copyrigh⌠á (c)«á Al∞á materia∞á publisheΣá iε thi≤ journa∞á i≤á subjec⌠á t∩ 
  54. Australiaεá anΣ internationa∞ copyrigh⌠ law«á However¼á limiteΣ copyinτá oµ 
  55. individua∞ article≤ i≤ permitteΣ provideΣ acknowledgemen⌠ oµ thσ autho≥ anΣ 
  56. MICROBE┼ NEW╙ i≤ made.
  57.  
  58. LAST LINE ON PAGE 1è**¬ DISCLAIME╥ ***
  59. Thσ MicroBeσ User≤ Grou≡ oµ S.A« (MUGSA)¼ it≤ officials¼ thσ edito≥ anΣ thσ 
  60. contributinτá author≤á oµ thσ MicroBeσ New≤ d∩ no⌠ expres≤á no≥á impl∙á an∙ 
  61. warrant∙á o≥á liabilit∙á witΦá respec⌠ t∩ softwarσ o≥á hardwarσá anΣá thei≥ 
  62. modification≤ whicΦ ma∙ bσ publisheΣ iε thi≤ journa∞ o≥ othe≥á publication≤ 
  63. oµ MUGSA¼ o≥ describeΣ a⌠ an∙ officia∞ o≥ unofficia∞ meetinτ oµ MUGSA.
  64.  
  65. **¬ COMMITTE┼ **¬                     
  66. Chairmaε  -Brian Petersson.2502800(H⌐  V/Chairman -Colin Mercer. 2703563(H)
  67. Secretar∙ -RicharΣ Jackson.2948591(H⌐  Editor     -Mal Watt.     2931890(H⌐ 
  68. Treasurer -Brian Uren.     2605038(H⌐  Member     -Kris Sieben.  2651374(H)
  69. Member    -Fred Brunings.  2641798(H)  Member     -Robin Moseby.  424642(H)
  70.  
  71. *****¬ PLEAS┼ RESTRIC╘ AFTE╥ HOUR╙ CALL╙ T╧ BETWEE╬ 7.3░ - 8.3░ p.m« ******
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  73.  
  74. EDITORIAL..........................................................Mal Watt
  75.  
  76. ááááááááááááThi≤ i≤ thσ las⌠ newslette≥ fo≥ 1985«á Therσ wil∞ bσ n∩ Januar∙ 
  77. áááááááááááánewsletter«á Oncσá agaiεá ╔ fee∞ ╔ mus⌠ reminΣ ou≥á member≤á a⌠ 
  78. áááááááááááálargσ tha⌠ thi≤ cluΓ require≤ thσ participatioε oµ al∞ oµ u≤ s∩ 
  79. áááááááááááátha⌠ thσ grou≡ wil∞ prosper« 
  80. áááááááááááá
  81.      ╔á thanδá al∞á oµá thosσ wh∩ havσá contributeΣá throughou⌠á thσá year¼ 
  82. particularl∙ thosσ author≤ wh∩ havσ saveΣ thσ newslette≥ froφ suddeε demisσ 
  83. (eacΦá month¼á i⌠á seems)«á A≤ thσ editor¼á ╔ aφ involveΣ iε thσá committeσ 
  84. meeting≤ (thougΦ editorshi≡ i≤ no⌠ ß committeσ position⌐ anΣ havσ beeε ablσ 
  85. t∩á seσ thσ effor⌠ t∩ whicΦ thσ curren⌠ commiteσ goes¼á fo≥ thσ benefi⌠á oµ 
  86. thσ club« Thank≤ t∩ them¼ anΣ als∩ thank≤ t∩ Ton∙ anΣ Jeff¼ fo≥ runninτ thσ 
  87. librar∙ anΣ shop¼ respectively.
  88.  
  89.      Therσ i≤ ß sayinτ tha⌠ participatioε enriche≤ one'≤ life« Certainl∙ i⌠ 
  90. does«á ╔ becamσ edito≥ wheε thσ positioε becamσ availablσ a≤ ╔ haΣá decideΣ 
  91. t∩á 'returεá thσ favourº sincσ ╔ haΣ benefiteΣ froφ thσ cluΓ fo≥ ß yea≥á o≥ 
  92. so«á It'≤á beeεá gooΣá t∩ mee⌠ anΣ/o≥ talδ witΦ peoplσá ╔á migh⌠á no⌠á havσ 
  93. done otherwise, and to have learnt things by doing so.
  94.  
  95.      WitΦ an∙ interest¼á thσ leve∞ oµ sophisticatioε grow≤ (mone∙á allowinτ 
  96. i⌠á seems)¼á otherwisσ thσ interes⌠ i≤ scrapped«á Tha⌠ caε bσ seeε witΦ thσ 
  97. greate≥ numbe≥ oµ disδ bee≤ arounΣ now«á Thσ MUGS┴ cluΓ ha≤ growε thi≤á wa∙ 
  98. too«á Oεá aε individua∞ basi≤ thσ usσ fo≥ sucΦ ß cluΓ a≤ our≤ caε appl∙ fo≥ 
  99. onl∙á s∩á long¼á baseΣ oε wha⌠ thσ cluΓ caε suppl∙ anΣ wha⌠á aεá individua∞ 
  100. needs╗ thi≤ make≤ i⌠ especiall∙ importan⌠ t∩ ge⌠ continuinτ feedbacδ t∩ thσ 
  101. committeσ t∩ kee≡ thσ cluΓ activσ anΣ useful.
  102.  
  103. Thσá committeσá feel≤ tha⌠ it'≤ timσ t∩ ge⌠ somσ ne≈ blooΣ a⌠ thσá helφá a≤ 
  104. somσ oµ thσ committeσ havσ beeε activσ oε i⌠ sincσ da∙ one«á Tw∩á importan⌠ 
  105. position≤ oε thσ committee¼ treasure≥ anΣ secretary¼ wil∞ bσ vacateΣ a⌠ thσ 
  106. nex⌠á AG═ (April)«á BotΦ thesσ position≤ mus⌠ bσ filleΣ otherwisσ thσá cluΓ 
  107. wil∞ havσ t∩ bσ shu⌠ down.
  108.  
  109.      ╔á urgσ yo⌡ t∩ thinδ abou⌠ wha⌠ yo⌡ yourselµ caε d∩ t∩ kee≡ thi≤á cluΓ 
  110. dynamiπ anΣ refreshing¼á afte≥ all¼á Microbeσ System≤ arσ no⌠ abou⌠ t∩ sto≡ 
  111. makinτ Microbees¼ wσ shoulΣ no⌠ sto≡ gettinτ enjoymen⌠ froφ them« 
  112.  
  113.      Havσ aε enjoyablσ anΣ safσ timσ ove≥ thσ nex⌠ fe≈ weeks«á Thinδá abou⌠ 
  114. cominτ t∩ thσ informa∞ Januar∙ gatherinτ t∩ talδ t∩ thσ commiteσ abou⌠ wha⌠ 
  115. yo⌡ caε d∩ fo≥ thσ club« []èCLUB NOTES.................................................................
  116.  
  117. [] NOVEMBER MEETING
  118.  
  119. Thσá autho≥á oµ Beete° (Alaiε Remont⌐ explaineΣ wha⌠ i⌠ coulΣ d∩á anΣá saiΣ 
  120. tha⌠ i⌠ i≤ no≈ ablσ t∩ includσ drawing≤ createΣ witΦ Beeartistic.
  121.  
  122. Microbeσá System≤á (oncσá ApplieΣá Tech.⌐ brough⌠ alonτ ß 128δá witΦá ßá 1░ 
  123. megabytσ harΣ disδ replacinτ thσ seconΣ flopp∙ disδ drive¼á anΣ onσ oµá thσ 
  124. colour monitors they now sell.
  125.  
  126. Softwarσá tha⌠á wa≤á runninτá oε machine≤ arounΣ thσá rooφá includeΣá Golf¼ 
  127. Technica∞ Drawinτ (ß ne≈ releasσ froφ M/S)¼ anΣ RighthanΣ Man.
  128.  
  129. [] HOBBY FAIR
  130.  
  131. The club had a stand at this fair held in the Wayville Pavillion.
  132.  
  133. Microbeσá System≤á ver∙á kindl∙á supplieΣ thσá computer≤á anΣá poster≤á anΣ 
  134. assisteΣá witΦá thσ cost≤ involved«á Thank≤ t∩ thosσ wh∩ gavσ ╡á hour≤á (o≥ 
  135. more⌐ oµ thei≥ timσ t∩ assis⌠ oε thσ stanΣ (especiall∙ RicharΣ Jackson).
  136.  
  137. ╔á gathe≥á tha⌠ thσ committeσ consider≤ thσ club'≤ attendancσá therσá a≤á ß 
  138. succes≤á froφ botΦ thσ club'≤ anΣ microbee'≤ point≤ oµ view«á I⌠ seemeΣá t∩ 
  139. highligh⌠á ho≈á littlσá thσ microbeσ i≤ advertiseΣ iε comparisoεá t∩á othe≥ 
  140. makes« 
  141.  
  142.  
  143. [] JANUAR┘ CLAYTON'S MEETING
  144.  
  145.      A≤á yo⌡á arσá probabl∙ aware¼á wσ d∩ no⌠ havσ aε officia∞á meetinτá iε 
  146. Januar∙ (anΣ n∩ newsletter)«á Thi≤ i≤ becausσ man∙ peoplσ arσ awa∙ ove≥ thσ 
  147. Christma≤ break¼ anΣ i⌠ als∩ give≤ thσ member≤ oµ thσ committeσ ß fe≈ week≤ 
  148. off.
  149.  
  150.      Wσ do¼á however¼ havσ aε informa∞ meetinτ fo≥ thosσ wh∩ woulΣ g∩ trop∩ 
  151. withou⌠á somσ activity«á Thσ placσ anΣ timσ i≤ thσ samσ a≤á usual¼á bu⌠á wσ 
  152. encouragσá thosσá therσá t∩ DISCUS╙ TH┼ CLU┬ AN─ IT'╙ ACTIVITIE╙á WIT╚á TH┼   
  153. COMMITTEE.
  154.  
  155.      Onσá oµ thσ thing≤ wσ arσ ofteε talkinτ abou⌠ i≤ thσ lacδ oµá feedbacδ 
  156. froφ members«á I⌠ i≤ ver∙ harΣ t∩ kno≈ wha⌠ member≤ wan⌠ froφ thσ club¼ anΣ 
  157. thi≤ caε makσ thσ joΓ oµ thσ committeσ difficult« 
  158.  
  159.      Iεá Apri∞ wσ havσ ou≥ AGM«á Thi≤ year¼á somσ oµ thσ committeσá member≤ 
  160. wil∞á no⌠á bσá seekinτ re-election«á I⌠ i≤ timσ fo≥ somσ ne≈ blooΣá oεá thσ 
  161. tille≥á (?⌐á anΣá wσ woulΣ likσ al∞ member≤ t∩á thinδá abou⌠á helping«á Thσ 
  162. Januar∙ get-togethe≥ wil∞ bσ aε idea∞ timσ fo≥ anyonσ interesteΣ t∩ talδ t∩ 
  163. thσ committee« 
  164.  
  165.      Fo≥ thosσ wh∩ woulΣ likσ t∩ expres≤ aε opinion¼á bu⌠ can'⌠ makσ i⌠á t∩ 
  166. thσá meeting¼á therσá i≤ ß shor⌠ questionnairσ elsewherσ iεá thσá magazine« 
  167. Pleasσá fil∞á i⌠á iεá (o≥ ß cop∙ oµ it⌐ anΣ senΣ i⌠á t∩á thσá club≤á posta∞ 
  168. address« Thi≤ wil∞ givσ member≤ wh∩ rel∙ oε thσ newslette≥ t∩ kee≡ iε toucΦ 
  169. ß chancσ t∩ tel∞ u≤ wha⌠ the∙ wan⌠ froφ thσ club.
  170.  
  171. Thosσá wh∩á caε makσ i⌠ t∩ ß meetinτ arσ requesteΣ t∩ writσá thei≥á answer≤ 
  172. down anΣá brinτ them along. []èBUYIN╟ ┴ PRINTER.....................................................THUMBS
  173.  
  174.      ááááááAfte≥á Thumb≤ haΣ upgradeΣ hi≤ Microbeσ t∩ ß disδ drivσá machinσ 
  175. ááááááááááái⌠á becamσ necessar∙ t∩ producσ printeΣ information«á Thσ officσ 
  176. ááááááááááátypewrite≥á wa≤ gettinτ ß bi⌠ lonτ iε thσ tootΦ anΣ awaiteΣá it≤ 
  177. áááááááááááwel∞ deserveΣ retirement.
  178.  
  179. WitΦá ß printe≥ thσ invoices¼á quote≤ anΣ letter≤ coulΣ bσ typeΣá int∩á thσ 
  180. Microbeσá usinτ WORDBE┼ anΣ eveε Thumbsº mistake≤ coulΣ bσ editeΣ s∩ tha⌠ ß  
  181. neatl∙ typeΣ documen⌠ coulΣ bσ produced.
  182.  
  183. Therσá arσ ß lo⌠ oµ printer≤ oε thσ marke⌠ bu⌠ ß quicδ examinatioεá oµá thσ 
  184. price≤á convinceΣá Thumb≤á tha⌠ mucΦ a≤ hσ woulΣ likσ t∩ owε onσá oµá thosσ 
  185. lase≥á printer≤á hσá woulΣ havσ t∩ restric⌠ hi≤á selectioεá t∩á thosσá tha⌠ 
  186. operateΣ a≤ do⌠ matri° o≥ dais∙ whee∞ printers.
  187.  
  188.      Onσ oµ thσ easies⌠ way≤ t∩ selec⌠ ß printe≥ i≤ t∩ se⌠ ß maximuφá pricσ 
  189. onσá want≤ t∩ pa∙ anΣ theε concentratσ oε gettinτ thσ bes⌠ valuσ fo≥á mone∙ 
  190. withiε tha⌠ budget. Thumb≤á se⌠ ß maximuφ budge⌠ oµ $500«á 
  191.  
  192.      T∩á savσá thσá othe≥ firs⌠ timσ printe≥ buyer≤ ßá lo⌠á oµá complicateΣ 
  193. explanation≤á thσ printe≥ printinτ speeΣ tend≤ t∩ limi⌠ thσ speeΣ a⌠á whicΦ 
  194. informatioεá caεá bσ sen⌠ b∙ thσ Microbeσ t∩ thσ printer«á Thσá informatioε 
  195. tha⌠ i≤ sen⌠ t∩ thσ printe≥ froφ thσ Microbeσ caε g∩ eithe≥ viß thσá seria∞ 
  196. por⌠á o≥á thσ paralle∞ por⌠ (I/╧ PORT)«á Generall∙ i⌠ i≤ bette≥ t∩ usσá thσ 
  197. paralle∞ por⌠ fo≥ printing« 
  198.  
  199. Thσá usσá oµ ß buffe≥ o≥ temporar∙ storagσ devicσ betweeε thσ Microbeσá anΣ 
  200. thσá printe≥á wil∞á allo≈á thσ Microbeσ t∩ ge⌠á riΣá oµá al∞á it≤á printinτ 
  201. informatioε anΣ theε bσ availablσ t∩ d∩ othe≥ tasks.
  202.  
  203.      Printer≤á expec⌠á t∩ receivσ thσ printinτ informatioε froφ ßá compute≥ 
  204. vißá certaiεá wire≤á anΣ i⌠ i≤ prett∙ importan⌠ tha⌠á thσá wire≤á froφá thσ 
  205. Microbeσ linσ u≡ witΦ thei≥ counterpart≤ iε thσ printer« Iµ onσ i≤ ß cleve≥ 
  206. electronic≤á persoε theε i⌠ i≤ simpl∙ ß matte≥ oµ buyinτ cablσ anΣ ß couplσ 
  207. oµá suitablσ plug≤ froφ aε electronic≤ sho≡ anΣ solderinτ thσ wire≤ t∩á thσ 
  208. plugs«á Iµ yo⌡ arσ likσ Thumb≤ theε yo⌡ g∩ t∩ ApplieΣ Technolog∙ anΣ bu∙á ß 
  209. madσá u≡á printe≥ cablσ t∩ sui⌠ thσ Microbee«á Thi≤ madσ u≡á printe≥á cablσ 
  210. cost≤ abou⌠ $30.
  211.  
  212.      Thσá choicσá betweeε dais∙ whee∞ anΣ do⌠ matri° printer≤ i≤ no⌠á easy« 
  213. Thσ dais∙ whee∞ printer≤ arσ usuall∙ mucΦ slowe≥ thaε thσ do⌠ matri° bu⌠ d∩ 
  214. producσ gooΣ qualit∙ printing.
  215.  
  216. Thσá maiεá advantagσ oµ thσ do⌠ matri° printe≥ i≤ tha⌠ i⌠ i≤ fas⌠á anΣá caε 
  217. producσá printout≤á oµ graphic≤ bu⌠ usuall∙ thσ qualit∙ oµ thσ printinτá i≤ 
  218. poore≥ becausσ eacΦ characte≥ i≤ madσ u≡ oµ ß serie≤ oµ dots«á Somσ oµá thσ 
  219. do⌠á matri°á printer≤ havσ thσ facilit∙ t∩ retypσ eacΦ linσ anΣá shif⌠á thσ 
  220. dot≤ fractionall∙ s∩ tha⌠ thσ printinτ i≤ morσ "solidó anΣ thi≤ caε producσ 
  221. wha⌠ thσ salesmeε cal∞ nea≥ lette≥ qualit∙ printing.
  222.  
  223.      Thumb≤á reaΣá ßá fe≈ printe≥ review≤ anΣ go⌠ rathe≥ los⌠á iεá al∞á thσ 
  224. technica∞ detail≤ s∩ theε askeΣ ß fe≈ oµ thσ cluΓ member≤ wha⌠ the∙ though⌠ 
  225. wa≤ ß gooΣ printer«á 
  226.  
  227. Severa∞ member≤ haΣ purchaseΣ thσ Logiteπ printe≥ anΣ werσ ver∙ happ∙á witΦ 
  228. it≤ performance«á Thi≤ printe≥ coulΣ prin⌠ graphics¼á fas⌠ draf⌠ do⌠ matri° 
  229. anΣ haΣ ß nea≥ lette≥ qualit∙ modσ anΣ ß smal∞ buil⌠ iε memor∙ buffe≥ (1K).èThumb≤ founΣ severa∞ shop≤ iε Adelaidσ sellinτ thσ Logiteπ anΣ sa≈ ß numbe≥ 
  230. oµá demonstration≤ anΣ wa≤ ver∙ impresseΣ witΦ thi≤ printer'≤á performance« 
  231. Thσ Logiteπ i≤ marketeΣ unde≥ severa∞ branΣ name≤ includinτ Panasonic« Somσ 
  232. oµá thσá cluΓ member≤ haΣ purchaseΣ thei≥ Logiteπ printer≤á froφá Melbournσ 
  233. wherσá therσá seem≤á t∩ bσ ß morσ competitivσ spiri⌠á amongs⌠á thσá printe≥ 
  234. retailers!
  235.  
  236.      Thumb≤á purchaseΣ ß Logiteπ whicΦ wa≤ calleΣ ß Panasoniπ KX-P109▒á anΣ 
  237. madσ surσ tha⌠ afte≥ sale≤ servicσ wa≤ availablσ iε Australia« Afte≥ buyinτ 
  238. ß bo° oµ A┤ fanfolΣ paper¼á payinτ fo≥ thσ printe≥ cablσ anΣ printe≥á therσ 
  239. wa≤á jus⌠ enougΦ mone∙ lef⌠ ou⌠ oµ thσ origina∞ $50░ t∩ takσ thσ famil∙ ou⌠ 
  240. fo≥ ß mea∞ a⌠ thσ Pizzß Hut.
  241.  
  242. Thσá manua∞á tha⌠ camσ witΦ thσ printe≥ wa≤ ver∙ detaileΣ anΣ mos⌠á oµá thσ 
  243. technica∞ informatioε wa≤ wa∙ ove≥ Thumbsº head« Thumb≤ pluggeΣ thσ printe≥ 
  244. powe≥á leaΣ int∩ hi≤ 240vol⌠ fou≥ pluτ socke⌠ uni⌠ anΣ connecteΣ thσ large≥ 
  245. pluτ oµ thσ printe≥ cablσ int∩ thσ bacδ oµ thσ printe≥ anΣ thσ smalle≥ pluτ 
  246. int∩ thσ socke⌠  markeΣ I/╧ POR╘ a⌠ thσ bacδ oµ thσ Microbee.
  247.  
  248. T∩á star⌠ printinτ Thumb≤ switcheΣ oε thσ printe≥ powe≥ switch¼á wen⌠á int∩ 
  249. WORDBEE¼á loadeΣá onσ oµ hi≤ file≤ anΣ theε selecteΣ ╨ a⌠ thσ maiεá wordbeσ 
  250. menu«á Thσ Microbeσ cleareΣ thσ screeε leavinτ ß messagσ "pres≤ returε wheε 
  251. printe≥ ready"«á Providinτ therσ i≤ pape≥ iε thσ printe≥ anΣ i⌠ i≤ switcheΣ 
  252. oε anΣ thσ printe≥ cablσ i≤ connecteΣ theε printinτ begins.
  253.  
  254.      Thumb≤á ha≤á giveεá yo⌡ ß heavil∙ editeΣ versioε oµá ho≈á hσá go⌠á hi≤ 
  255. printe≥ t∩ work«á ┴ lo⌠ oµ timσ wa≤ spen⌠ tryinτ t∩ ge⌠ thσ printe≥ t∩ worδ 
  256. unde≥á CP/═ anΣ usσ al∞ thσ differen⌠ type≤ oµ typσ facσ tha⌠ arσ availablσ 
  257. witΦ thσ Logitec.
  258.   
  259. Mos⌠á oµ thσ do⌠ matri° printer≤ seeφ t∩ makσ quitσ ß noisσá wheεá printinτ 
  260. anΣá i⌠ become≤ necessar∙ t∩ isolatσ thσ printe≥ iµ childreε arσ tryinτá t∩ 
  261. sleep«á Iε Thumbsº housσ printinτ ha≤ beeε banneΣ betweeε 8:30pφ anΣ 7:30aφ 
  262. unti∞á aε acoustiπ hooΣ ha≤ beeε madσ t∩ enclosσ thσ printe≥ anΣ it≤á nois∙ 
  263. littlσ head.
  264.  
  265. Thσá printe≥ ha≤ beeε kep⌠ bus∙ anΣ i⌠ i≤ nearl∙ timσ t∩ bu∙ anothe≥ bo° oµ 
  266. fanfolΣ paperíá Therσ i≤ stil∞ ß lo⌠ t∩ learε abou⌠ thσ capabilitie≤ oµ thσ 
  267. Logiteπá anΣ Thumb≤ i≤ lookinτ forwarΣ t∩ thσ timσ hσ caε d∩ ß screeεá dum≡ 
  268. oµ ß graphic≤ programmσ hσ i≤ workinτ on. []
  269.  
  270. (Nex⌠ .......Thσ Beσ iε Business...............................)
  271.  
  272. ***************************************************************************
  273.  
  274. ERRATA..November'≤ newslette≥ (pagσ 1│ Prograφ Unprotection⌐...Colin Mercer
  275.      
  276. ╔ describeΣ fou≥ option≤ fo≥ usinτ cassettσ softwarσ oε ß disδ machine« 
  277.  
  278. ╔á theε remarkeΣ tha⌠ "Hobson'≤ Choicσ leΣ mσ t∩ thσá thirΣá option"«á Thi≤ 
  279. should¼á oµ course¼á havσ reaΣ "las⌠ option"« 
  280.  
  281. Therσ wa≤ als∩ referencσ madσ t∩ MLOA─ anΣ MRU╬ iε BASIC¼á thi≤ shoulΣ havσ 
  282. reaΣá LOAD═ anΣ RUNM«á 
  283.  
  284. Fo≥á thosσá member≤á wh∩á kindl∙á wrotσ o≥á telephoneΣá t∩á poin⌠á ou⌠á thσ 
  285. deliberatσá mistake≤ you≥ prize≤ arσ sittinτ iε thσ Oodnadattß Pos⌠ Office¼ 
  286. postagσ due.  []èCommunication≤...............................................Mile≤ Pulsford
  287.  
  288. Mile≤ talk≤ t∩ Bob
  289.  
  290. ááááááááááá╔ havσ ß beσ anΣ BoΓ (iε Sydney⌐ ha≤ ß bee« BotΦ havσ modems« Wσ 
  291. ááááááááááábotΦ  havσ ß Compute≥ Iε ┴ Booδ - hi≤ twiε drive¼á minσá single« 
  292. áááááááááááST─á i≤ expensive¼á Adelaidσ t∩ Sydney«á  Wh∙ subsidisσ TELECOM┐ 
  293. áááááááááááThi≤ describe≤ m∙ methoΣ oµ reducinτ Telcoφ setu≡ time.
  294.  
  295.      Afte≥ somσ falsσ starts¼ witΦ SuperSuΓ anΣ XsuΓ ╔ settleΣ oε modifyinτ 
  296. TELCOM to reduce set up time«á  
  297.  
  298. ┴á usefu∞á prograφá INITIAL.TE╠ alloweΣ mσ t∩ se⌠ thσ BauΣá ratσá (ªá othe≥ 
  299. parameters⌐á iε TELCOM«á  ╔ calleΣ thi≤ prograφ anΣ  se⌠ thσ BauΣ rate≤á oε 
  300. disδá ┴ t∩ BauΣ 120░ anΣ BauΣ 75«á ╔ se⌠ FLI╨ t∩ ORI╟ anΣ theεá addeΣá  RE├ 
  301. BOB.WBF«á (Thσ reasoε fo≥ settinτ FLI╨ wil∞ appea≥ later)«á  ╔ theε wen⌠ t∩ 
  302. SH¼ calleΣ ╙ (Systems⌐ theε ╢ t∩ modif∙ thσ colΣ boo⌠ t∩ TELCOM.
  303.  
  304.      Thi≤á disδ boot≤ t∩ ß blanδ screeε iε unde≥ 6secs«á  Wheε BoΓ call≤á ╔ 
  305. sla≡ disδ ┴ int∩ thσ drive¼á pu⌠ thσ Modeφ oε ORIG¼ 120░ /75¼ anΣ switcΦ t∩ 
  306. MODEM«  Afte≥ somσ 1╡ second≤ dela∙ hi≤ messagσ start≤ t∩ comσ in«  A≤ sooε 
  307. a≤á i⌠á i≤ iε ╔ switcΦ t∩ phonσ - t∩ terminatσ thσ cal∞ anΣ leavσá m∙á linσ 
  308. open«  
  309.  
  310. ╔á theεá cop∙á thσ filσ BOB.WB╞ t∩ BOBx.WBF¼á wherσ ° i≤á ßá seria∞á numbe≥ 
  311. updateΣá fo≥ eacΦ ne≈ message«á  Thi≤ leave≤ BOB.WB╞ read∙ t∩ receivσ Bob'≤ 
  312. nex⌠ message¼ whilσ savinτ hi≤ incominτ file≤ iε seria∞ order.
  313.  
  314.      Disδá ┬ i≤ simila≥ anΣ i≤ fo≥ message≤ T∩ Bob«á  Iµ yo⌡á havσá troublσ 
  315. witΦ this¼ rinτ mσ oε 269-4931.
  316.  
  317.      Wh∙á se⌠á FLIP┐á  ╔á  ge⌠ confuseΣ oε settinτá thσá MODEM«á  WitΦá thσ 
  318. beemodem¼ irrespectivσ oµ wh∩ originate≤ thσ call¼ ORI╟ i≤ fo≥ receivinτ a⌠ 
  319. 120░á BΣ anΣ AN╙ fo≥ sendinτ a⌠ 120░ BauΣ (tha⌠ ma∙ seeφ bacδ t∩ fron⌠á bu⌠ 
  320. considereΣ wheε downloadinτ froφ ß bulletiε board¼á i⌠ make≤ sense)«á  Iµ ╔ 
  321. forge⌠ whicΦ wa∙ t∩ se⌠ thσ ORIG/AN╙ switch¼á wheε thσ disδ ha≤ booteΣ t∩ ß 
  322. blanδá screeε ╔ pres≤ BREA╦ anΣ thσ men⌡ appear≤ - showinτ thσá BauΣá rate≤ 
  323. anΣ FLI╨ oε correc⌠ setting« 
  324.  
  325. ╔ theε se⌠ thσ ORIG/AN╙ oµ thσ MODE═ t∩ thσ correc⌠ setting¼á reboo⌠ anΣá ╢ 
  326. second≤ late≥ aφ read∙ t∩ receivσ o≥ send.
  327.  
  328.      Al∞á thi≤á wa≤ deaΣ eas∙ wheε wσ workeΣ i⌠ out¼á iεá Sydney«á BoΓá ha≤ 
  329. Wordstar, ╔ havσ not«  Hσ ha≤ hi≤ disks¼ ╔ aφ a⌠ homσ iε Adelaide witΦ onl∙ 
  330. Wordbeσá t∩á hel≡á preparσá m∙ disks«á Unde≥ Wordsta≥ i⌠ i≤á eas∙á t∩á cal∞ 
  331. INITIAL.TE╠á a≤ ß Noε Documen⌠ filσ anΣ t∩ edi⌠ it«á  I⌠ i≤á somewha⌠á morσ 
  332. difficul⌠ unde≥ WordBee.
  333.  
  334.      Froφá S╚ ╔ calleΣ ─  theε ├ anΣ copieΣ INITIAL.TE╠ a≤ INITIAL.WBF«á  ╔ 
  335. theε wen⌠ t∩ Wordbee¼á loadeΣ INITIAL«  Oε pressinτ returε ╔ wa≤ faceΣ witΦ 
  336. ßá filσá iε whicΦ al∞ line≤ starteΣ witΦ ß characte≥ (╜ bu⌠á witΦá │á bars¼ 
  337. actuall∙á 0┴á Hex)«á  A≤ thi≤ characte≥ i≤ no⌠ oε m∙ keyboard¼á ╔ pu⌠ iεá ß 
  338. blocδ marke≥  a⌠ thσ star⌠ anΣ finisΦ oµ onσ line«  
  339.  
  340. ╔á theε copieΣ thi≤ linσ usinτ ^B¼á t∩ ß ne≈ linσ (^N⌐ a≤ thσá seconΣá las⌠ 
  341. linσá (abovσá  ß serie≤ oµ ??????????????????????????)«á  Theε usinτá ^╟á ╔ 
  342. deleteΣ al∞ thσ linσ excep⌠ fo≥ thσ firs⌠ characte≥ anΣ typeΣ iε thσ wanteΣ 
  343. messagσá iσá RE├ (o≥ iε thσ othe≥ disδ SEND⌐ BOB.WBF«á                   >>èFLI╨ ª VIE╫ caε bσ similarl∙ inserteΣ abovσ thσ seconΣ las⌠ line«  
  344. Thσ entr∙ bauΣ 300¼á ╔ overwrotσ thi≤ witΦ bauΣ 120░ bauΣ  7╡  (reverseΣ iε 
  345. thσ othe≥ disk)¼ no⌠ forgettinτ thσ C╥ a⌠ thσ enΣ oµ eacΦ line.
  346.  
  347.      ╔ theε presseΣ Linσ Feed¼ anΣ saveΣ  INITIAL«  Thi≤ appeareΣ iε DI╥ a≤ 
  348. INITIAL.WBF«á  NOT┼á Thi≤á wa≤ al∞ donσ oε m∙ maste≥ backu≡ disk«á  ╔á theε 
  349. copieΣ thσ INITIAL.WB╞ a≤ INITIAL.TE╠  ont∩ thσ ne≈ disks« 
  350.  
  351.      Thi≤ worked¼á bu⌠ wa≤ tedious«á  Anothe≥ tri≡ t∩ thσ Beσ shop¼á wh∩ 
  352. kindl∙ installeΣ ED.CO═ oε m∙ master«á  ╔ backeΣ u≡ anΣ typeΣ thσ followinτ 
  353. sequence«á 
  354.  
  355. E─á INITIAL.TE╠ <CR╛ #┴ <CR╛ 8╘ <CR╛ 2║á <CR╛ 8─ <CR╛ Θ <CR╛ bauΣ 7╡á baud⌠ 
  356. 1200^· 8║ <CR╛ Θ <CR╛ SEN─ BOB.WB╞ <CR╛ ^· ┼ <CR>«    Note iε thi≤ sequencσ 
  357. ó <CR╛ ó ╜ carriagσ return¼á no⌠ thσ character≤ "<CR>"«  Thσ space≤ arσ fo≥ 
  358. clarit∙á iεá reading«á Thi≤ ╔ founΣ ß usefu∞ exercisσ iε startinτ t∩á learε 
  359. abou⌠ ED.CO═ anΣ modifieΣ INITIAL.TE╠ a≤ required.
  360.  
  361.      Wheεá ╔á colΣ booteΣ thesσ disk≤ ╔ go⌠ ß clea≥ screeε witΦá curse≥á a⌠ 
  362. 'home'«á  Thesσá disk≤ workeΣ wel∞ iε botΦ sendinτ anΣá receivinτá message≤ 
  363. froφ Bob«á  Howeve≥ therσ i≤ ß snag«á  Wheε ╔ tr∙ t∩ prin⌠ ou⌠ thσ message¼ 
  364. thσ systeφ lock≤ up«  HEL╨  Caε anyonσ tel∞ mσ ho≈ t∩ ge⌠ froφ TELCO═ t∩ W┬ 
  365. s∩ thσ printe≥ wil∞ work¼ withou⌠ ß colΣ boot« Ye≤ ╔ go⌠ help¼ seσ solutioε 
  366. 3« 
  367.  
  368.         Therσ arσ │ solutions.
  369.  
  370.         1« Cop∙ thσ filσ t∩ anothe≥ disk¼ t∩ prin⌠ out,
  371.  
  372.         2« Makσ thσ colΣ boo⌠ t∩ SH«  Thi≤ mean≤ tha⌠ on
  373.            insertinτ thσ disk¼ Shel∞ appear≤ anΣ ╔ neeΣ to
  374.            pres≤ ╘ t∩ ge⌠ t∩ thσ RE├ o≥ SEN─ mode«  Thi≤ only
  375.            add≤ ß seconΣ iε time¼ bu⌠ i≤ anothe≥ operation,
  376.            designeΣ t∩ confusσ mσ further« 
  377.  
  378.         3« ╔ though⌠ TELCO═ wa≤ TELCOM« A⌠ thσ MUGS┴  Nov.
  379.            meetinτ ╔ wa≤ introduceΣ t∩ TELCO═ versioε 2.░ and
  380.            2.2«  Minσ wa≤ 2.0«  Microbeσ Systems kindl∙ 
  381.            replaceΣ m∙ 2.░ witΦ 2.2«  ╔ caε no≈ colΣ boot
  382.            direc⌠ t∩ TELCO═ witΦ SEN─ (REC⌐ BOB.WB╞ command
  383.            alread∙ operative¼ withou⌠ PRIN╘ hanginτ u≡ the
  384.            works.
  385.  
  386.        OΦ fo≥ Wordstar!« 
  387.  
  388.        Havσ fuε witΦ ST─ anΣ save.
  389.  
  390.      Iµ anyonσ caε hel≡ mσ witΦ cuttinτ dowε thσ waitinτ timσ whilσ hi≤ anΣ 
  391. m∙ computer≤  arσ gettinτ t∩ kno≈ eacΦ other¼  o≥ an∙ oµ thσ othe≥ problem≤  
  392. iε thi≤ areß pleasσ rinτ me.
  393.  
  394.      Thσá minimuφá requirement≤á fo≥ ß disδ whicΦ wil∞á maximisσá availablσ 
  395. storagσ spacσ fo≥ lette≥ file≤ are:-
  396.  
  397.      FORMA╘áá AN─á CP═á (SYSTEM)¼áá thσá file≤á TELCO═á (preferabl∙áá 2.2)¼ 
  398. INITIAL.TEL╗á anΣá fo≥á Wordbeσá WORDBEE.COM;¼á o≥á fo≥á  Wordsta≥á WS.COM¼ 
  399. WSOVLY1.COM¼á WSMSGS.COM«á  Somσá othe≥ additiona∞ file≤ coulΣ bσ addeΣá t∩ 
  400. sui⌠ you≥ individua∞ needs.  []èMicrobees in South Australian Schools........................Bernie Nichols
  401.  
  402. [Herσ i≤ ß lette≥ t∩ thσ edito≥ prompteΣ b∙ thσ Novembe≥ editorial.]
  403.  
  404.      Microbee≤ iε SoutΦ Australiaε schools┐á  Therσ arσ quitσ ß fewí  Alonτ 
  405. witΦ onσ Areß schoo∞ oε Eyrσ Peninsula≥ anΣ onσ largσ Independen⌠ schoo∞ iε 
  406. Adelaide¼á botΦ oµ whicΦ havσ Starnet≤ installed¼á al∞ thσ Catholiπ school≤ 
  407. iε thσ MiΣ NortΦ region¼á witΦ morσ school≤ froφ ou≥ othe≥ region≤ planninτ 
  408. t∩ d∩ likewise¼ usσ Microbees«  Thσ numbe≥ oµ ou≥ school≤ usinτ Microbeσ b∙ 
  409. Term 1 1986 will be eleven.
  410.  
  411.      Thσá equipmen⌠ beinτ useΣ include≤ onσ 1░ Meτ HarΣ Disπ systeφ useΣ a≤ 
  412. ßá par⌠ oε thσ MiΣ NortΦ Librar∙ Resource≤ Sharinτ Projec⌠ anΣ ont∩á which¼ 
  413. usinτ dBasσ II, i≤ beinτ pu⌠ ß completσ unioε cataloguσ oµ al∞ thσ schoolsº 
  414. resource≤ t∩ facilitatσ thei≥ sharing«á  EacΦ schoo∞ anΣ thσ centra∞ officσ 
  415. iεá Por⌠á Piriσá havσ onσ 128╦ Microbeσ anΣ ß numbe≥ oµá thσá school≤á havσ 
  416. additiona∞á 32╦á PC 85s«á  Latσ thi≤ yea≥ o≥ earl∙ next¼á ß Starne⌠á oµá 1╢ 
  417. computer≤á i≤á t∩ bσ installeΣ iε onσ oµ thσ schools¼á whilσá anothe≥á wil∞ 
  418. instal∞ eithe≥ ß Starne⌠ o≥ Beenet«á  ╔ personall∙ usσ ß twiε disπ C.I.A.B« 
  419. a⌠ homσ anΣ aε S.B.C« a⌠ work.
  420.  
  421.      Man∙á peoplσá havσ askeΣ mσ "Wh∙ Microbee?ó  Therσ arσá man∙á reasons«  
  422. Firstl∙á i⌠á i≤ aε Australiaε compute≥ originall∙ designeΣ witΦ school≤á iε 
  423. mind«á  Thσá fac⌠á tha⌠ i⌠ i≤ Australiaε carrie≤ man∙á advantage≤á fo≥á ou≥ 
  424. school≤á - particularl∙á sincσá thσ softwarσ writteε fo≥ i⌠á i≤á Australiaε 
  425. based«  I⌠ i≤ recommendeΣ iε N.S.W.¼ Queensland¼ W.A.¼ anΣ morσ recentl∙ iε 
  426. Victorißá (witΦ thσ extendeΣ graphic≤ capabilities)¼á anΣ becausσ oµá this¼ 
  427. there is a huge amount of software being produced for it.
  428.  
  429.      Thσá C.A.R.E«á Projec⌠ i≤ ß gooΣ example«á  CAR┼ stand≤á fo≥á Compute≥ 
  430. AssisteΣá Remedia∞á Education«á  Thi≤ project¼á fundeΣ jointl∙ b∙á thσá NS╫ 
  431. Educatioεá Departmen⌠ anΣ thσ Curriculuφ Developmen⌠ Centrσ i≤ producinτá ß 
  432. remarkablσá numbe≥ oµ higΦ qualit∙ program≤ whicΦ arσ no≈ beinτá translateΣ 
  433. int∩á Applσ forma⌠ a≤ well«á  Unfortunatel∙ yo⌡ don'⌠ seσ thesσ program≤ a⌠ 
  434. the Microbee Shop but I am hoping that arrangements to do this can be made.  
  435.  
  436.      ┴ seconΣ majo≥ reasoε fo≥ optinτ fo≥ Microbeσ wa≤ it≤ stateΣ polic∙ oµ 
  437. upgradability«á  Thi≤á enable≤á thσá computer≤ t∩á bσá upgradeΣá relativel∙ 
  438. cheapl∙á whilσ a⌠ thσ samσ timσ maintaininτ al∞ thσ origina∞á software«á  ╔ 
  439. kno≈á oµá somσ school≤ alread∙ wh∩ regre⌠ havinτ purchaseΣ computer≤á whicΦ 
  440. arσ alread∙ obsolete.
  441.  
  442.      Thirdly¼á wheεá purchasinτá computer≤á fo≥ ou≥ schools¼á thσá ideßá oµ 
  443. flexibilit∙á wa≤á oµ paramoun⌠ importance¼á particularl∙á fo≥á ou≥á smalle≥ 
  444. schools«á  Thu≤á ß compute≥ whicΦ i≤ capablσ oµ handlinτ educationa∞ needs¼ 
  445. officσ  need≤ anΣ librar∙ need≤ becamσ ß sensiblσ choice«á  Withiε mos⌠á oµ 
  446. ou≥ school≤ now¼á thσ Microbee≤ arσ beinτ useΣ a⌠ differen⌠ time≤ doinτ al∞ 
  447. thesσá kind≤á oµ activities«á  A≤ thσ school≤ purchasσ morσ computer≤á the∙ 
  448. wil∞á undoubtedl∙ slo⌠ theφ int∩ variou≤ niches¼á bu⌠ a⌠ an∙ timσ the∙á caε 
  449. al∞ bσ pooleΣ o≥ eveε networkeΣ iµ necessar∙ - anΣ thi≤ caε bσ donσ withou⌠ 
  450. having to cope with differing software formats.
  451.  
  452.      WitΦ thσ ne≈ LOG╧ (ß ful∞ implementatioε simila≥ t∩ Applσ LOGO)¼ Turb∩ 
  453. Pascal¼á variou≤ databases¼á Multiplan¼ Wordstar¼ Wordbeσ anΣ thσ ne≈ Earl∙ 
  454. WorΣá infant≤á wordprocessor¼á alonτá witΦ thσ largσá rangσá oµá Australiaε 
  455. educationa∞ softwarσ no≈ available¼á i⌠ wil∞ bσ ß lonτ timσ beforσ therσ i≤ 
  456. an∙ neeΣ t∩ changσ awa∙ froφ thσ Microbeσ - anΣ eveε theε i⌠ wil∞á probabl∙ 
  457. be just an upgrade to the next generation of Microbee. []èWARM BOOT PROBLEM UPDATE...................................................
  458.  
  459. LETTER TO A MEMBER from Microbee Systems
  460.  
  461. [] Iεá thσ Septembe≥ 198╡ newslette≥ (pagσ 14⌐ Aussiσ Kanδ wrotσ abou⌠á thσ 
  462. áááwarφ boo⌠ problem≤ witΦ ß Compute≥ Iε ┴ Book«á Hσ wrotσ als∩ t∩ AT« 
  463.  
  464.    Herσ i≤ AT'≤ responsσ t∩ tha⌠ letter«á Wσ checkeΣ witΦ ß loca∞ A╘ re≡ t∩ 
  465. áááensurσ tha⌠ i⌠ woulΣ bσ oδ t∩ reprin⌠ thσ lette≥ - E─ []
  466.  
  467.  
  468. Dear Sir,
  469.  
  470.      Thanδá yo⌡ fo≥ you≥ lette≥ oµ 17/╕ regardinτ thσ problem≤ witΦá RESET-
  471. BREA╦á oεá ou≥á Computer-In-A-Book«á  A≤á yo⌡á arσá obviousl∙á aware¼á thi≤ 
  472. particular item has been a cause of much concern for us.
  473.  
  474.      Thσ desigε specificatioε fo≥ thσ dynamiπ RA═ boarΣ a≤ useΣ iε thσ CIA┬ 
  475. doe≤á no⌠á guaranteσá tha⌠á thσ content≤ oµ RA═ wil∞ bσá unchangeΣá b∙á an∙ 
  476. operatioεá involvinτá usσ oµ thσ RESE╘ key«á  Thσ severit∙ oµá thi≤á varie≤ 
  477. accordinτá t∩á thσ vagarie≤ oµ certaiε IC'≤ iε thσá 'bee¼á althougΦá i⌠á i≤ 
  478. possiblσá t∩ apparentl∙ "cureó thσ probleφ usinτ certaiεá combinations¼á a≤ 
  479. you have found.
  480.  
  481.      Thi≤á memor∙ corruptioε conditioε manifest≤ itselµ mos⌠ obviousl∙ wheε 
  482. ß RESET-BREA╦ i≤ donσ unde≥ BASIC¼ anΣ thσ interprete≥ itselµ i≤ corrupted«  
  483.  
  484. Thσá fac⌠ tha⌠ thi≤ coulΣ happeε wa≤ no⌠ madσ clea≥ t∩ thσ writer≤á oµá thσ 
  485. manuals¼á anΣá a≤ thσ RESET-BREA╦ wil∞ appea≥ t∩ worδ mos⌠ oµ thσ time¼á i⌠ 
  486. wa≤á no⌠ deleteΣ froφ thσ origina∞ specificatioε oµ MicroWorlΣá Disδá BASI├ 
  487. carrieΣá ove≥á froφ thσ CMO╙ RA═ 56δ A.P.C«á computer«á  Wσá arσá currentl∙ 
  488. inserting an addendum into the CIAB BASIC manual explaining this point.
  489.  
  490.  
  491.      A⌠á thi≤ poin⌠ iε time¼á wσ arσ no⌠ examininτ an∙ wa∙ oµ removinτ thi≤ 
  492. conditioεá iε hardware¼á a≤ thi≤ woulΣ requirσ ß radica∞ re-desigεá oµá thσ 
  493. board«á  Wha⌠á wσá arσá doinτá i≤ lookinτ fo≥á possiblσá place≤á wherσá thσ 
  494. MicroWorlΣá BASI├ interprete≥ coulΣ bσ modifieΣ t∩ hel≡ eliminatσ thσá neeΣ 
  495. t∩ usσ thσ RESET-BREA╦ ke∙ combination«  Aε examplσ oµ ß possiblσ conditioε 
  496. tha⌠á ma∙á bσ fixeΣ i≤ thσ even⌠ wherσ outpu⌠ i≤ directeΣ to¼á o≥ inpu⌠á i≤ 
  497. directed from, the serial or parallel ports when no device is attached.
  498.  
  499.      Iµ yo⌡ havσ an∙ furthe≥ suggestion≤ fo≥ possiblσ faul⌠ condition≤ tha⌠ 
  500. currentl∙ requirσ thσ usσ oµ RESET-BREAK¼á pleasσ d∩ no⌠ hesitatσ t∩ direc⌠ 
  501. them in writing to us here at Gosford.
  502.  
  503.      Iε ß differen⌠ vein¼á Microbeσ System≤ ha≤ jus⌠ se⌠ u≡ ß ne≈ "Softwarσ 
  504. Departmentóá t∩ handlσ al∞ aspect≤ oµ softwarσ distribution«á  A≤ ßá senio≥ 
  505. membe≥á oµá thi≤ section¼á onσ oµ m∙ responsibilitie≤ wil∞ bσá ensurσá tha⌠ 
  506. adequatσá liasioεá i≤á maintaineΣá witΦ use≥á group≤á anΣá othe≥á technica∞ 
  507. personnel«á  Iµá yo⌡ havσ an∙ enquirie≤ regardinτ softwarσ o≥á hardware¼á ╔ 
  508. wil∞ bσ morσ thaε happ∙ t∩ answe≥ theφ iµ yo⌡ senΣ mσ ß letter«  Please¼ d∩ 
  509. no⌠ 'phonσ mσ a≤ yo⌡ ma∙ no⌠ bσ ablσ t∩ contac⌠ mσ directly.
  510.  
  511. Yours Sincerely,
  512.  
  513. Craig Southeren
  514. Senior Product Engineer         []èPUBLIC DOMAIN DISC LIBRARY.....................................Warren Doman
  515.  
  516.      Thσá cluΓ ha≤ no≈ somσ twent∙ publiπ domaiε discs«á Wσ plaε t∩ releasσ 
  517. thσ ne≈ one≤ tw∩ o≥ threσ pe≥ month« ┴ revie≈ oµ eacΦ disπ will¼ hopefully¼ 
  518. bσ iε thσ magazinσ wheε thσ disc≤ arσ available«á Belo≈ i≤ ß revie≈ oµá onσ 
  519. oµ thσ ne≈ one≤ no≈ available« 
  520.  
  521.  
  522. Softwarσ Revie≈ -  MUGS┴  DIS├  No« 01▓ 
  523.  
  524.       Oεá reviewinτá thi≤ disc¼á ╔ aφ iε n∩ wa∙ implyinτ expertisσ iεá thi≤ 
  525. fielΣá bu⌠á merel∙á approachinτá i⌠ a≤ aεá amateu≥á viewinτá othe≥á people≤ 
  526. expertise«á  Thi≤ disπ contain≤ ß couplσ oµ M/├ languagσ sourcσ code≤ ¼á aε 
  527. objec⌠á codσá prograφá anΣ 6▓ MicroworlΣá Basiπá programs«á Somσá oµá thesσ 
  528. program≤á arσ duplicateΣ witΦ modification≤ t∩ makσ theφ morσ suitablσá fo≥ 
  529. colou≥ Bee≤ anΣ thesσ arσ prefixeΣ witΦ thσ lette≥ C«  Therσ arσ als∩ quitσ 
  530. ß fe≈ shuffle≤ anΣ sort≤ froφ Wildcard≤ II.
  531.  
  532. ADFLA╟á   - SounΣ ª Graphic≤ Demo«á Draw≤ ß picturσ oµ thσ Australiaεá flaτ 
  533. whilσ playinτ Advancσ Australiß Fair¼ theε display≤ word≤ fo≥ thi≤ song.
  534. ALPHS╧    - Bubblσ Sort«áSimplσ bubblσ sor⌠ oµ littlσ actua∞ usσ excep⌠ fo≥ 
  535. thσ demonstratioε  oµ ß principle.
  536. BAGLE╙    - Guessinτ game« Yo⌡ havσ t∩ gues≤ ß numbe≥ tha⌠ thσ compute≥ ha≤ 
  537. generateΣ and it will tell you if you got any of the digits right.
  538. BISMAR╦   - Game« Simplσ bombinτ gamσ whicΦ doesn'⌠ requirσ mucΦ skill¼ bu⌠ 
  539. ha≤ thσ potentia∞ fo≥ furthe≥ development.
  540. BJACK╢    - Game«á  GooΣ gamσ oµ blackjack¼áiµ yo⌡ likσ carΣ games¼ anΣ ha≤ 
  541. grea⌠ graphics«  I'l∞ havσ t∩ learε ho≈ the∙ makσ tha⌠ graphic≤ stufµ work.
  542. BRICKOU╘  - Game«á Interestinτ gamσ oµ knockinτ brick≤ ou⌠ oµ ß wal∞á whicΦ 
  543. works better if you usσ ß joystick«á Look≤ ß bi⌠ likσ thσ gamσá froφá thσ 
  544. WildcarΣ II╔ book« (Seσ CBRIKOU╘ fo≥ ß versioε witΦ bette≥ ba⌠ movement).
  545. BUG-DUE╠  - Game«á Anothe≥ gooΣ gamσ fo≥ tw∩ peoplσ wherσ yo⌡ movσ arounΣ ß 
  546. griΣ mucΦ likσ Pac-Maε anΣ tr∙ t∩ ea⌠ thσ othe≥ Bug≤ tail.
  547. CADFLA╟   - Samσ a≤ ADFLAG with mods for colour.
  548. CAME╠     - Adventurσ game«á Thinδ we'vσ seeε i⌠ before« Simila≥ t∩ ß CAME╠ 
  549. prograφ oε anothe≥ cluΓ disc« 
  550. CASHB╦á   - Smal∞ spreadsheet«á GooΣ tr∙ bu⌠ no⌠ mucΦ practica∞ usσ a≤ it'≤ 
  551. to∩á slo≈á wheε eve≥ i⌠ recalculate≤ it'≤ column≤ anΣ i⌠ can'⌠á 'gotoºá an∙ 
  552. position« Migh⌠ bσ wortΦ modifyinτ iµ yo⌡ don'⌠ havσ ß spreadshee⌠ already.
  553. CBISMARK  - Same as BISMARK with mods for colour. 
  554. CBRIKOU╘á - Samσá a≤á BRICKOU╘á witΦ mod≤ fo≥ colou≥ bu⌠á witΦá bette≥á ba⌠ 
  555. movemen⌠ when not using a joystick.
  556. CBUGDUEL  - Same as BUG-DUEL with mods for colour.
  557. CLOTT╧á   - Samσ a≤ LOTT╧ witΦ mod≤ fo≥ colou≥ bu⌠ i⌠ doesn'⌠ worδ s∩á wel∞ 
  558. a≤á thσá inversσ i≤ no⌠ useΣ t∩ marδ selectioε anΣ m∙ screeε ha≤á onl∙á onσ 
  559. colour which is green.
  560. COSTE╥    - Prograφ t∩ calculatσ Profi⌠ anΣ retai∞ price≤ etc« giveε ß marδ 
  561. u≡á percentagσá bu⌠ i⌠ appear≤ t∩ havσ aε erro≥ iε thσ retai∞á pricσá area« 
  562. Appear≤ t∩ bσ par⌠ oµ ß large≥ prograφ anΣ ha≤ thσ odd¼ got∩ ß non-existen⌠ 
  563. linenumbe≥, iε it.
  564. COSTER1   - Same as COSTER. 
  565. COT-REV   - Same as OT-REV with mods for colour.
  566. DIVID┼á   - Binar∙ divisioε program«á I'φ surσ thi≤ woulΣ bσ ß ver∙á usefu∞ 
  567. program, if I only knew what it did. (See MULTI for similar program.)   
  568. DUNNI╘á   - Wh∩ Dunni⌠ game«á  Look≤ ver∙ mucΦ likσ thσ boarΣ gamσá Cluedo« 
  569. Yo⌡á havσá t∩ finΣ ou⌠ wh∩ dunnit¼á wherσ anΣ ho≈ anΣ wheεá it'≤á reruεá i⌠ 
  570. change≤ thσ scenario.
  571. EQAT╬     - Educationa∞ game«áGooΣ gamσ t∩ teacΦ menta∞ arithmetiπ iε whicΦ ènumber≤á floa⌠ arounΣ anΣ yo⌡ shoo⌠ theφ dowε t∩ makσ aε equation«á I⌠ doe≤ 
  572. requirσ somσ erro≥ trappinτ t∩ bσ addeΣ t∩ sto≡ thσ prograφ crashinτ incasσ 
  573. thσ equatioε yo⌡ makσ trie≤ t∩ dividσ b∙ ░ o≥ b∙ nothing« 
  574. GRADE═á   - Graphic≤ demonstration«á GooΣ examplσ oµ usinτ thσ plo⌠ commanΣ 
  575. witΦ erro≥ trapping.
  576. JUK┼      - SounΣ demonstration« Use≤ thσ pla∙ commanΣ t∩ reproducσ severa∞ 
  577. tune≤ a≤ iε ß Jukebox.
  578. KALEIDS├á - Graphic≤á demonstration«á  Doesn'⌠ worδ oε m∙ Bee¼á perhap≤á i⌠ 
  579. need≤ ß colou≥ Bee« 
  580. LANDE╥    - Game«á Typica∞ velocit∙ versu≤ burε rati∩ game«á Look≤ likσá i⌠ 
  581. ha≤á aε error¼á a≤ wheε tryinτ t∩ lanΣ oε Vesta¼á eveε witΦ maximuφ burε i⌠ 
  582. stil∞ crashe≤ ever∙ time« Perhap≤ it'≤ jus⌠ onσ oµ thosσ Vestß situations.
  583. LINE1╖á   - Demonstratioε program«á ┴ cleve≥ littlσ prograφ tha⌠ show≤á ho≈ 
  584. thσ 17tΦ linσ oε thσ screeε oµ you≥ Beσ caε bσ used.
  585. LOTT╧á    - Prograφ t∩ picδ XLOTT╧ numbers«á Caε asδ i⌠ t∩ picδ number≤ fo≥ 
  586. system 6 TO 15, but it appears to get lost trying to pick over 13 numbers.
  587. MAPNZ     - Graphics demonstration. Draws a map of New Zealand.
  588. MATH╙á    - Educationa∞á program«áá  Prograφá t∩á givσá hel≡á witΦáá menta∞ 
  589. arithmetiπá iε whicΦ yo⌡ caε selec⌠ typσ oµ sum¼á ie«á ½ - ¬ /«á  I⌠ ha≤ n∩ 
  590. timσ limi⌠ anΣ give≤ yo⌡ ß Ñ figure showinτ correc⌠ answers«  
  591. MEDLE┘á   - SounΣ demonstration«á  Thi≤ i≤ aε extensioε t∩ thσ prograφ JUK┼ 
  592. iε whicΦ yo⌡ caε eithe≥ selec⌠ ß tunσ o≥ ß preselecteΣ medle∙ oµ tunes.
  593. MEMOR┘á   - Memor∙ tes⌠ game«á Show≤ yo⌡ couplσ oµ card≤ witΦ correspondinτ 
  594. number≤ anΣ yo⌡ havσ t∩ tr∙ t∩ pai≥ u≡ thσ cards« Grea⌠ graphics.
  595. MENUGE╬   - Utilit∙ program«á Prograφ generate≤ Basiπ codσ fo≥ thσ men⌡ fo≥ 
  596. ß Basiπ program.
  597. MMIN─     - MasterminΣ game«á Ver∙ mucΦ likσ thσ rea∞ boarΣ game«á Cleverl∙ 
  598. done¼á ╔á coulΣ ge⌠ t∩ likσ thi≤ onσ bu⌠ iµ i⌠ won⌠ accep⌠ you≥á choicσá oµ 
  599. colou≥ theε tr∙ usinτ uppe≥ case.
  600. MNEFL─á   - MinefielΣ typσ game«á  Yo⌡ caε changσ thσ degreσ oµá difficult∙ 
  601. b∙á varyinτ thσ amoun⌠ oµ mine≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ t∩ finΣ you≥ wa∙á past«á Ver∙ 
  602. frustrating game if you're not lucky.
  603. MUGWM╨á   - Gamσ t∩ finΣ thσ Mugwump«á Tr∙ t∩ finΣ thσ Mugwum≡ iε ß 1░ ° 1░ 
  604. griΣá  thσá eas∙á wa∙ b∙ gettinτ co-ordinate≤ t∩ hel≡ o≥ thσá harΣá wayá b∙ 
  605. gettinτ ß distancσ onl∙ bu⌠ n∩ direction«
  606. MULT╔     - Utilit∙ program« Prograφ doe≤ binar∙ multiplicatioε (Seσ DIVID┼ 
  607. fo≥ simila≥ typσ program.)
  608. ODD╙á     - Educationa∞ program«á  Teache≤ younτ childreε whicΦ onσ i≤á thσ 
  609. odΣ onσ ou⌠ iε ß grou≡ oµ object≤ b∙ movinτ ß pointe≥ t∩ tha⌠ one.
  610. OT-RE╓á   - ┴á gamσ agains⌠ thσ computer«á Thi≤ onσ go⌠ mσ iε anΣá ╔á founΣ 
  611. myselµá cominτá bacδ t∩ i⌠ timσ anΣ timσ agaiε tryinτ t∩ bea⌠ it«á ┴á grea⌠ 
  612. gamσá bu⌠ sometime≤ i⌠ doesn'⌠ recognizσ tha⌠ thσ gamσ i≤ finisheΣ anΣá yo⌡ 
  613. havσ t∩ pu⌠ iε ╨ fo≥ pas≤ and then i⌠ carrie≤ oε anΣ doe≤ thσ righ⌠ thing.
  614. PEEKE╥á   - Utilit∙á program«á Thi≤á prograφá allow≤á yo⌡á t∩á reaΣá memor∙ 
  615. location≤á withiε ß Basiπ prograφ anΣ display  theφ bytσ b∙ byte«á I⌠á als∩ 
  616. display≤ linenumbe≥s anΣ thσ pointe≥ t∩ thσ nex⌠ linenumber«á Jus⌠ mergσ i⌠ 
  617. ont∩ thσ enΣ oµ thσ prograφ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ looδ a⌠ anΣ awa∙ yo⌡ go.
  618. PIVOT1á   - Demonstratioε Pivo⌠ Sor⌠ program«á  Prograφ show≤ number≤ beinτ 
  619. sorteΣ oε screeε excep⌠ therσ appear≤ t∩ bσ ß buτ iε i⌠ a≤ i⌠ doesn'⌠á sor⌠ 
  620. it properly.  From Wildcard II.
  621. PIVOT▓á   - Simila≥ t∩ PIVOT▒ excep⌠ i⌠ sort≤ characte≥ string≤ anΣ i⌠ doe≤ 
  622. work.  From Wildcard II.
  623. PLO╘á     - Polynomia∞ anΣ interpolatioε plo⌠ program«á  Iµ yo⌡á kno≈á wha⌠ 
  624. thi≤ mean≤ yo⌡ wil∞ probabl∙ finΣ thi≤ prograφ usefu∞ anΣ iµ yo⌡ don'⌠ theε 
  625. it's worth looking at the way it uses plot to display its graphs.
  626. PRESTOR┼  - Utilit∙ Program«áWheε ruε i⌠ create≤ ß basiπ prograφ anΣ store≤ 
  627. i⌠á oεá tape«á  Iµá yo⌡ havσ ß basiπ prograφ crash¼á yo⌡ caε ruεá thσá tapσ 
  628. prograφ anΣ  i⌠ wil∞ restorσ you≥ crasheΣ program«á  Seem≤ likσ ß lonτá wa∙ èt∩ g∩ abou⌠ solvinτ thσ probleφ t∩ me.
  629. RANDO═á   - Demonstratioε program«á Prograφ investigate≤ thσ randoφá numbe≥ 
  630. generator but the variable random test part does not seem to work.
  631.  
  632. RECI╨á    - Utilit∙á program«á  Prograφ t∩ calculatσ thσá reciproca∞á oµá ß 
  633. numbe≥ t∩ 10░ decima∞ places.
  634. ROMA╬á    - Utilit∙á program«á Prograφá convert≤ Romaε numeral≤á t∩á Arabiπ 
  635. (English⌐ anΣ vicσ versa.
  636. SCROL╠á   - Demonstratioε program«á Prograφ show≤ tex⌠ scrollinτá iεá pixe∞ 
  637. increments within a window. Text is changed to PCG characters for display.
  638. SHELL▓á   - Demonstratioε program«áI⌠ i≤ ß Shell-Metzne≥ sor⌠ demonstratioε 
  639. writteε iε machinσ language.  From Wildcards II.
  640. SHELL═á   - Samσá a≤á SHELL▓ bu⌠ yo⌡ caεá lis⌠á i⌠á beforσá running«á  Froφ 
  641. Wildcards II.
  642. SHUFL▒á   - Shufflσ subroutine«á  Thσ threσ Shuf∞ subroutine≤ al∞ arσá mucΦ 
  643. thσ samσ a≤ the∙ jus⌠ shufflσ cards«  Froφ Wildcard≤ II.
  644. SHUFL2    - Same as SHUFL1.         "       "     "
  645. SHUFL3    - Same as SHUFL1.         "       "     "
  646. SNAKE▒á   - Game«á Iεá thi≤ gamσ ß snakσ chase≤ ß man«á  I⌠ i≤á simila≥á t∩ 
  647. another gamσ calleΣ Hustle.
  648. SORT▒     - Sor⌠ demonstration« Prograφ sort≤ samσ datß a≤ PIVOT▒ bu⌠ usinτ 
  649. ß differen⌠ method«  Thi≤ onσ work≤ bu⌠ i≤ quitσ slow«  Froφ Wildcard≤ II.
  650. SORT▓     - Sor⌠ demonstration«áPrograφ sort≤ samσ datß a≤ PIVOT▓ bu⌠ usinτ 
  651. ßá differen⌠ method«á Notσ slownes≤ oµ thi≤ sor⌠ compareΣ t∩á PIVOT2«á Froφ 
  652. Wildcards II.
  653. SPACERK╙  - Game«áGuidσ ß spaceshi≡ througΦ thσ spacσ rock≤ theε docδá witΦ 
  654. thσ mothership.
  655. SPELL┴á   - Spellinτá checker«á  Iµ ╔ haΣ t∩ givσ thi≤ prograφ ßá ratinτá ╔ 
  656. woulΣá sa∙ i⌠ wa≤ poo≥ a≤ i⌠ ha≤ n∩ documentatioε o≥ RE═ statement≤ oεá ho≈ 
  657. t∩ ruε i⌠ a⌠ all« Yo⌡ havσ t∩ adΣ thσ word≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ wan⌠ checkeΣ int∩ Datß 
  658. statement≤ a⌠ thσ enΣ oµ thi≤ program«á I⌠ theε load≤ SPELLA▒ whicΦá check≤ 
  659. agains⌠ thσ limiteΣ lis⌠ oµ word≤ iε it'≤ Datß lines«á Als∩ ╔ haΣ t∩ changσ 
  660. thσá Pokσá addres≤ t∩ ß freσ areß t∩ ge⌠ i⌠ t∩ worδ oε m∙ Beσ a≤á thσá areß 
  661. stipulateΣ i≤ useΣ b∙ m∙ disc system«  No⌠ ß ver∙ practica∞ prograφ either.
  662. SPELLA▒á  - Used with SPELLA.
  663. SQUPIK    - Game.  Pick a square and match the hidden numbers. 
  664. STRNG▒á   - Strinτá manipulatioε demonstration«á  No⌠ reall∙á mucΦá usσáfo≥ 
  665. anything.  From Wildcards II.
  666. STRNG2    - Similar to STRNG1.  From Wildcards II.
  667. WAMA╪á    - Menta∞á arithmetiπ program«á  Ha≤ thσ abilit∙ t∩ bσ altereΣá t∩ 
  668. sui⌠á differen⌠á leve∞á student≤ anΣ caε bσ setu≡ t∩á monito≥á progres≤á b∙ 
  669. sounds.
  670. WEIGHT    - Program to check if you're obese.
  671. LPRIN╘á   - Sourcσ codσ fo≥ ß prograφ designeΣ t∩ ruε oε ß 16╦ Beσ anΣáuseΣ 
  672. fo≥ ß 11░ BauΣ Westre° Teletypσ usinτ aε AsciΘ characte≥ set.
  673. BILBOAR─á - Machinσá languagσ program«á  Thi≤ prograφ display≤ ßá BillboarΣ 
  674. messagσ oε thσ screeε whicΦ caε bσ changeΣ a≤ required.
  675. BBOARD    - Source code for BILBOARD.   []
  676.  
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  678.  
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  680.  
  681.      Ha≤á anyonσá typeΣ iε thσ serie≤ oµ program≤ appearinτá iεá Australiaε 
  682. Persona∞á Compute≥á calleΣá Brimstone┐á Iµ so¼á yo⌡ woulΣá savσá m∙á stump≤ 
  683. (fingers)¼ al∞ tw∩ oµ them« Membe≥ 201«  []
  684.  
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  686.  
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  688.  
  689.      Microbeσ System≤ Pty«á Ltd«á (A╘ t∩ mos⌠ oµ us⌐ havσ recentl∙ releaseΣ 
  690. tw∩ ne≈ books« Actually¼ i⌠ i≤ onσ anΣ ß halµ ne≈ books.
  691.  
  692.      Thσá onσá i≤á calleΣá "Thσ Winnersó anΣ i≤ ßá collectioεá oµá program≤ 
  693. submitteΣá t∩á ß competitioε helΣ b∙ thσ Sydne∙ Use≥ Group«á (Ho≈á d∩á the∙ 
  694. managσ t∩ ge⌠ member≤ t∩ g∩ iε fo≥ thei≥ competitions?)«á 
  695.  
  696. Al∞ thσ program≤ (therσ arσ thirteen⌐ arσ writteε iε MicroworlΣ Basic« Fou≥ 
  697. oµá theφá arσ utility-typσ program≤ anΣ thσ res⌠ arσ games«á Iε thσá forme≥ 
  698. category¼á therσá i≤á ß budge⌠ program¼á ß converte≥ froφ Arabiπá t∩á Romaε 
  699. numerals¼ ß statistic≤ prograφ anΣ ß tapσ cataloguinτ program.
  700.  
  701.  
  702.      Amongs⌠ thσ game≤ arσ Buτ Dual¼á Melody¼á Bricδ Out¼ anΣ Juke« Somσ oµ 
  703. theφ arσ quitσ lonτ (7½ A╡ pages¼á 32│ lines⌐ anΣ man∙ havσ largσ block≤ oµ 
  704. DAT┴ statements«á Sincσ ╔ aφ no⌠ int∩ Basiπ anΣ d∩ no⌠ touchtype¼ ╔ haven'⌠ 
  705. trieΣ an∙ oµ thσ programs«á The∙ arσ no⌠ checksummed¼á s∩ i⌠ woulΣ probabl∙ 
  706. takσ ß keeε persoε t∩ tr∙ theφ all« 
  707.  
  708. Likσ man∙ sucΦ collection≤ oµ programs¼ though¼ thei≥ maiε attractioε i≤ a≤ 
  709. ß sourcσ oµ programminτ techniquσ rathe≥ thaε fo≥ thσ enΣ result«á Thσ cos⌠ 
  710. oµ "Thσ Winnersó i≤ $9-95.
  711.  
  712.  
  713.      Thσ halµ ne≈ booδ i≤ actuall∙ somσ addition≤ t∩ aε existinτ one«á Somσ 
  714. timσá ago A╘á releaseΣá thσá "Microbeσá Hardwarσá Notebook"«á   Thi≤á i≤á ß 
  715. collectioε oµ engineerinτ notes¼á informatioε oε servicing¼á anΣ somσ idea≤ 
  716. fo≥ thσ experimenter«á 
  717.  
  718. I⌠á no≈á come≤ witΦ informatioε oε thσ 128K¼á includinτ (rol∞ oµá drums⌐á ß 
  719. circuitíá I⌠ i≤ admittedly¼ no⌠ oµ thσ lates⌠ model¼ bu⌠ cover≤ mos⌠ oµ thσ 
  720. machine≤á iε usσ a⌠ thσ present«á Als∩ includeΣ arσ morσ engineerinτ notes¼ 
  721. inf∩á oε thσ EPRO═ Programmer¼á anΣ detail≤ oε somσ oµ thσá newe≥á upgrade≤ 
  722. tha⌠ havσ beeε developed.
  723.      
  724.      Thσá curren⌠ copie≤ oµ thσ manua∞ contaiε al∞ thσ ne≈ informatioεá anΣ 
  725. stil∞á sel∞á fo≥á $19-95«á Iµá yo⌡ havσ aε olde≥á book¼á yo⌡á caεá ge⌠á thσ 
  726. additiona∞ sheet≤ fo≥ $5-00«á 10Ñ discoun⌠ applie≤ t∩ al∞ thσ abovσá price≤ 
  727. fo≥ member≤ wh∩ qualify. []
  728.  
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  730.  
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  732.  
  733.  1 only Microbee Small Business Computer
  734.  Features:     Double Disk Drive
  735.                128k
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  737.                Green Screen monitor
  738.                Printer
  739.                Software: Wordstar, Multiplan, Mailmerge + Manuals
  740.  Price:  $1800.00
  741.  Contact║á Johεá (a/Φ:086-322504⌐ o≥ Berniσ (bus:086-326558⌐á 
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  743.  
  744. Aut∩ Startinτ basiπ programs on your ROM microbee.
  745. Herσ arσ tw∩ methods«á Fo≥ thσ first¼á thank≤ t∩ Johε Dowdal∞ (SMUG?⌐ 8/85« 
  746. Thσ seconΣ method¼á a≤ caε thσ first¼á bσ gleameΣ froφ readinτ thσ Manuals¼ 
  747. heaveε forbid!
  748.  
  749. 1«á Fo≥ preferencσ colΣ boo⌠ basic«á Thi≤ i≤ no⌠ totall∙ necessar∙ bu⌠ doe≤ 
  750. hel≡á reducσ thσ chancσ oµ error≤ b∙ tidyinτ u≡á (initialising⌐á particula≥ 
  751. part≤ oµ memory.
  752.  
  753. 2. Load the basic program from tape.
  754.  
  755. 3. Enter into the Monitor by pressing M and RESET together.
  756.  
  757. 4.áTypσ ┼ 8D▓ (Examinσ memor∙ addres≤ 08D2⌐ anΣ writσ dowε thσ content≤á oµ   
  758. ááá08D2he° anΣ 08D3hex.
  759.  
  760. 5. Press the ESC key.
  761.  
  762. 6. Set up a blank tape to record, and start the tape.
  763.  
  764. 7.áTypσá ─ "nameó ═ 08C░ xxy∙ 801┼  anΣ pres≤ RETUR╬ fo≥ dumpinτ t∩ tapσ a⌠ 
  765. ááá120░ baud« Replacσ thσ ─ witΦ ╫ t∩ savσ a⌠ 30░ baud.
  766.  
  767. ááá08C0 is the start address of Basic programs
  768.  
  769.    xxy∙ i≤ thσ enΣ oµ thσ prograφ (agaiε iε hex)«á I⌠ i≤ storeΣ iε 08D▓ anΣ 
  770. ááá08D│ a≤ yyxx¼ reversσ thσ tw∩ value≤ t∩ ge⌠ xxy∙ anΣ adΣ 0▒ t∩ yy« 
  771.  
  772.    801┼á i≤ thσ BASI├ aut∩ star⌠ address«á Thi≤ i≤ wha⌠ make≤á thσá prograφ 
  773. áááaut∩ start when you then LOAD the program just saved, into Basic.
  774.  
  775. Alternative Method
  776.  
  777. Thσ tapσ prograφ caε bσ loadeΣ froφ thσ monito≥ insteaΣ with:
  778.    ╥ "nameó  [thσ  namσ i≤ optional].
  779.  
  780. When the program is found the screen will show something like:
  781.                name  B  08C0  1000  nnnn
  782.  
  783. ┬á indicate≤á ß Basiπ program¼á thσ firs⌠ numbe≥ i≤ thσ Basiπ prograφá loaΣ 
  784. address¼á 08C░á iεá Hex╗á thσá nex⌠ numbe≥ (1000Hex⌐ i≤ thσ lengtΦá oµá thσ 
  785. prograφá (fo≥ instance)«á Thσ thirΣ numbe≥ i≤ no⌠ importan⌠ now«á B∙ addinτ 
  786. thσá lengtΦ t∩ thσ star⌠ addres≤ (he° arithmetic⌐ anΣá subtractinτá 1¼á yo⌡ 
  787. havσá thσ enΣ oµ prograφ address«á Ye≤ Dick¼á therσ i≤ morσ thaε onσ wa∙ t∩ 
  788. skiε ß cat.
  789.  
  790. Usσá thσ ES├ ke∙ t∩ clea≥ thσ commanΣ linσ iε thσ Monito≥ iµ yo⌡á havσá an∙ 
  791. problem.
  792.  
  793. BASIC tip:
  794.           0010 POKE 162,30: POKE 163,128: REM restart after reset
  795.           0020 POKE 140,1               : REM dissable BREAK key
  796.           nnnn POKE 140,0               : REM enable BREAK key
  797.  
  798. MinΣá you¼á one caε wastσ lot≤ oµ timσ iµ yo⌡ d∩ thesσ poke≤ whilσ yo⌡á arσ 
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  800.  
  801.      Thi≤á grou≡ ha≤ beeε formeΣ t∩ tr∙ t∩ hel≡ thσ disδ user≤ oµ thσá cluΓ 
  802. t∩á becomσá morσá familia≥ witΦ thei≥ disδ system≤ anΣ t∩ learεá abou⌠á CP═ 
  803. amongs⌠ othe≥ thing≤ b∙ sharinτ informatioε anΣ experiences.
  804.  
  805.      Thσá grou≡ wil∞ bσ lookinτ a⌠ differen⌠ CP═ transien⌠ commands¼á thei≥ 
  806. ful∞á potentia∞ a≤ tool≤ anΣ ho≈ the∙ worδ includinτ wha⌠ area≤á iεá memor∙ 
  807. the∙á use«á  Wσ wil∞ looδ a⌠ differen⌠ utilitie≤ tha⌠ ruε unde≥ CP═ sucΦ a≤ 
  808. librar∙ utilities¼á disδ examinatioε program≤ anΣ man∙ other≤ anΣ wil∞ als∩ 
  809. toucΦ oε othe≥ commerciall∙ produceΣ program≤ sucΦ a≤á Multiplan¼á Wordsta≥ 
  810. anΣ Dbase2.
  811.  
  812.      Thσá forma⌠á oµ meeting≤ wil∞ basicall∙ bσ ß probleφá solvinτá sessioε 
  813. followeΣá b∙á examinatioεá oµ severa∞ aspect≤ oµ disδ usσá demonstrateΣá b∙ 
  814. differen⌠á member≤á oµá thσ group«á Thσ subjec⌠ fo≥á demonstratioεá a⌠á thσ 
  815. followinτ meetinτ wil∞ bσ decideΣ b∙ thσ grou≡ whicΦ give≤ thσ demonstrato≥ 
  816. ß montΦ t∩ looδ int∩ thσ intricacie≤ oµ tha⌠ particula≥ subject.
  817.  
  818.  
  819.      Thσá Octobe≥á meetinτ oµ thσ Disδ User≤ Grou≡ wa≤ helΣá oεá thσá firs⌠ 
  820. Monda∙á oµá thσ montΦ iε thσ buildinτ behinΣ thσ Unle∙ counci∞ chamber≤á iε 
  821. OxforΣ Terracσ Unley.
  822.  
  823.      Somσ oµ thσ subject≤ discusseΣ includeΣ thσ availabilit∙ oµ ßá listinτ 
  824. oµá thσá disassembleΣ BIO╙ fo≥ differen⌠ systems¼á thσ jum≡ addres≤ t∩á thσ 
  825. BIOS¼á publiπá domaiεá softwarσ anΣ method≤ oµ effectivel∙á increasinτá thσ 
  826. availablσ areß iε Multiplaε b∙ usinτ thσ externa∞ function«á  
  827.  
  828. Followinτá thσá probleφ solvinτ sessioε wσ haΣ ß talδ oε CP═ 3.│á  b∙á Ale° 
  829. Long¼á ß frienΣ oµ Staε Pallis¼á wherσ hσ discusseΣ thσ relativσ merit≤á oµ 
  830. CP═ 3.│ compareΣ witΦ  CP═ 2.2¼á it'≤ strength≤ anΣ weaknesse≤ anΣ als∩ thσ 
  831. difference≤ iε thσ variou≤ commands.
  832.  
  833.      Thσá Novembe≥á meetinτá starteΣá a≤ usua∞ b∙á decidinτá wha⌠á wil∞á bσ 
  834. discusseΣ a⌠ nex⌠ month≤ meeting¼ followeΣ b∙ ß probleφ solvinτ sessioε anΣ 
  835. theε thσ maiε topiπ fo≥ thσ evening«  
  836.  
  837. Durinτá thσ probleφ solvinτ sessioε wσ haΣ ß quicδ looδ a⌠á ßá commerciall∙ 
  838. availablσ prograφ calleΣ Write-Hand-Maε whicΦ wa≤ availablσ fo≥ purchasσ iε 
  839. limiteΣá amount≤ througΦ thσ club«á Wσ theε discusseΣ severa∞ othe≥á topic≤ 
  840. includinτ ho≈ t∩ transfe≥ datß froφ Multiplaε t∩ Dbasσ II« 
  841.  
  842.      Thσ questioε wa≤ als∩ askeΣ iµ i⌠ i≤ possiblσ t∩ ge⌠ bacδ ß filσ whicΦ 
  843. ha≤á beeεá deleteΣ b∙ overwritinτ i⌠ witΦ aε updateΣ issuσ anΣá i⌠á appear≤ 
  844. tha⌠á thσ answe≥ depend≤ oε ho≈ thσ prograφ yo⌡ werσ usinτ handle≤á writinτ 
  845. t∩ thσ directory«  
  846.  
  847. Iµá i⌠ wa≤ ß basiπ prograφ writinτ datß t∩ thσ disδ theε i⌠ woulΣ havσ beeε 
  848. overwritten¼ bu⌠ iµ yo⌡ werσ copyinτ ß filσ witΦ thσ samσ namσ froφ anothe≥ 
  849. disδ theε i⌠ woulΣ havσ writteε anothe≥ director∙ entr∙ anΣ useΣ ne≈á blocδ 
  850. number≤ leavinτ thσ origina∞ informatioε stil∞ therσ bu⌠ markeΣ a≤ deleted«  
  851.  
  852. Iµá yo⌡á werσ renaminτ ß filσ t∩ ß namσ tha⌠ alread∙ exist≤ theεá i⌠á woulΣ 
  853. havσá renameΣá tha⌠á samσá director∙ entr∙ wheε yo⌡á answereΣá ye≤á t∩á thσ 
  854. questioε 'erasσ oldº bu⌠ woulΣ havσ als∩ markeΣ thσ theε existinτ entr∙á a≤ 
  855. deleted«á Thi≤á woulΣá meaε thσ olΣ director∙ entr∙ witΦ blocδ number≤á anΣ 
  856. datß shoulΣ stil∞ bσ intac⌠ anΣ caε thereforσ bσ recovered«              >>èOnσá methoΣ oµ doinτ thi≤ i≤ t∩ renamσ thi≤ curren⌠ filσ whicΦá wil∞á causσ 
  857. thi≤á director∙ entr∙ t∩ changσ namσ leavinτ onl∙ thσ earlie≥ eraseΣá entr∙ 
  858. iε thσ director∙ witΦ thi≤ name¼á bu⌠ oµ coursσ markeΣ a≤ deleted«á  Iµ yo⌡ 
  859. no≈ usσ thσ unerasσ publiπ domaiε utilit∙ thi≤ wil∞ causσ thi≤ earlie≥ filσ 
  860. t∩ bσ returneΣ t∩ yo⌡ froφ thσ wilderness«  
  861.  
  862. Ho≈ lonτ thσ filσ wil∞ sta∙ eraseΣ bu⌠ stil∞ intac⌠ depend≤ oε wherσ iε thσ 
  863. director∙á i⌠á wa≤ located¼á ho≈ man∙ eraseΣ filσ entrie≤ arσ oεá thσá disδ 
  864. beforσá thi≤á entr∙ anΣ ho≈ man∙ block≤ yo⌡ havσ useΣ iε thσ meaε timσá bu⌠ 
  865. needles≤á t∩ sa∙ yo⌡ caε onl∙ pra∙ ß littlσ theε ge⌠ holΣ oµ you≥á cop∙á oµ 
  866. du2.coφ o≥ simila≥ utilit∙ anΣ havσ ß look«     
  867.  
  868.      Wσ theε starteΣ t∩ investigatσ thσ intricacie≤ oµ DBAS┼ II«  Thi≤ areß 
  869. wa≤á leΣá b∙á ou≥ friendl∙ anΣ masterfu∞ educato≥ oµá thσá masses¼á RicharΣ 
  870. Jacksoεá wh∩á tooδá u≤ througΦ thσ creatinτá oµá ßá databasσá file¼á addinτ 
  871. records¼ editing¼ browsing¼ anΣ deletinτ records«  Wσ lookeΣ a⌠ selectivel∙ 
  872. findinτ records¼ indexinτ anΣ man∙ othe≥ interestinτ facet≤ oµ Dbasσ II.
  873.  
  874.      S∩á iµá yo⌡á thinδá yo⌡ woulΣ likσ t∩ hea≥ morσá abou⌠á an∙á oµá thesσ 
  875. fascinatinτá subjects¼á yo⌡á arσá ver∙á  welcomσ t∩á participatσá iεá thesσ 
  876. meeting≤ a≤ the∙ havσ beeε organiseΣ fo≥ you¼á b∙ you≥ committee¼á fo≥á thσ 
  877. expresseΣá purposσá oµá increasinτ you≥ knowledgσ anΣ keepinτ yo⌡á ofµá thσ 
  878. street≤á a⌠á night«á 
  879.  
  880. S∩á pleasσá don'⌠á fee∞á tha⌠á yo⌡ havσ t∩á havσá somσá vas⌠á knowledgσá t∩ 
  881. participatσá a≤ ╔ fo≥ one¼á aφ attendinτ duσ t∩ ß lacδ oµ knowledgσ whicΦ ╔ 
  882. hopσ caε iε somσ wa∙ bσ rectified« []
  883.  
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  885.  
  886.                MUGSA QUESTIONNAIRE - DECEMBER 1985
  887.  
  888. What model microbee do you use? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  889.  
  890. Do you regularly attend meetings? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  891.  
  892. If Yes:-
  893.      Do you favour the current "less formal" format?  . . . . . . . . . . .
  894.  
  895.      What changes would you like to see?  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  896.  
  897.  
  898. What do you like to see in the newsletter?  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  899.  
  900.  
  901. What DON'T you like in the newsletter?  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  902.  
  903.  
  904. What would encourage you to contribute to it? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  905.  
  906.  
  907. What items could the club buy for the use of members? . . . . . . . . . . .
  908.  
  909.  
  910. How can the club help you?  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  911.  
  912.  
  913. Remember, the club is YOU. []è ========ITALICS PLEASE CHRIS========
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