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STRIKE-a-LIGHT⇧≈ere≤elling⌠heirסicworksØ.0βnd⇧צtrikey⇧βnd Romar≈as≤elling≤omeπomputer-gamesβnd⌠woβdventures.ח⌠hink the≤alesβt⌠hatΣay≈entנK.After⇧⌠he≡ower≈asπut∩ff≥atherπrudelyΓy⌠he≡eople∩f⇧⌠he Jaarbeurs¿making≤omeΦard-disk∩wners÷eryβngry),⇧≈e⇧πovered up⇧∩ur⇧πomputersβnd≈ent⌠o⌠he≤ynthesizer-concert⇧⌠hat⇧≈as given.⇧ח≤ounded≥eallyτreat,⇧βnd⌠here≈asβΓeautiful⇧∮aser show⇧⌡ntil⇧⌠heτuy≤tarted≤inging.⇧תe±uickly⇧σvacuated⇧βnd headed⇧µor⇧⌠heΓoarding-house≈here≈eΘntended⇧⌠o⇧≤pend⇧⌠he night.⇧ĲfterΣumping∩ur≤tuff⌠here,≈e≈ent⌠oβ≥estaurant⌠o refill⇧∩urΓellies.⇧תeΓehaved∩urselvedβΓit∮oudβnd≈e⇧Φad lots⇧∩fµun.⇧Ĳround¨:00≡m≈e≈entΓack⌠o⌠he⇧Γoarding-house andσntered∩ur≥ooms.⇧חΦad⌠o≤hareβ≥oom≈ithהrank⇧כemmen, and⇧≈e⇧≈ere⇧Θn∩urΓedsβround¨:30≡m.⇧קhis⇧∩f⇧πourse⇧≈as ridiculouslyσarly≤o≈eπhattedβ∮otΓefore≈eµinally≈ent⇧⌠o sleep.I≈asβgainµastβsleepβndΣreamingΣreams⌠hat≥emain⌡nspoken. ThenΘtΦappened.⇧חtΘsβlmostΘmpossible⌠oΣescribe.זadתorld WarחII≤tartedβnd≤ufferedϕyΓrainsµromβΣirect∈uclearΦit? 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≈ithdrawal.⇦אankersΣoΘt≈ithΘnterest.⇦אarbersΣoΘt≈ithאryllבream.⇦אarbersΣoΘt≈ith≤cissors.⇦אaseballסlayersΣoΘt≈ith⌠heirΓats.⇦אatmanΣoesΘt≈ithפobin.⇦אeethovenΣidΘtβpassionately.⇦אeethoven≈as⌠heµirst⌠oΣoΘt≈ithβµull∩rchestra.⇦אellכabs≡rogrammersΣoΘt≈ithרNIX.⇦אicycle≥acersΣoΘt≈ithβt¨0-110≥pm.⇦אicyclistsΣoΘt≈ithβπadence.⇦אicyclistsΣoΘt≈ithπhains.⇦אirdsΣoΘt,ΓeesΣoΘt,σvenπhimpanzeesΣoΘt«..⇦אlitzkrieg≡layersΣoΘtΘnµiveϕinutes.⇦אookkeepersΣoΘtµor⌠he≥ecord.⇦אowlersΣoΘtΘn⌠heβlley.⇦אowlersΣoΘt≈ithΓalls.⇦אridge≡layersΣoΘt≈ithβ≡artner.⇦אridge≡layersΣoΘt≈ithµinesse.⇦אusΣriversΣoΘtΘn⌠ransit.⇦אusϕastersΣoΘt≈ith≤laves.⇦אusinessmenΣoΘtΘn⌠heΓlack.⇦אusinessmenΣoΘtΘn⌠he≥ed.⇦אutchersΣoΘtΘn⌠he≥aw.⇦ב≡rogrammersΣoΘt⌠heir≈ay.⇦בarpentersΣoΘtΘndoors.⇦בarpentersΣoΘt⌠ongue-in-groove.⇦בatholicsΣoΘtĲכOT!⇦בhemד.'sΣoΘtΘn≡ackedΓeds.⇦בhess≡layersΣoΘtΘn⌠heirϕinds.⇦בhess≡layersΣoΘt≈ith≥oyalty.⇦בhoirΓoysΣoΘt⌡naccompanied.⇦בlu≡rogrammersΣoΘtΘnπlusters.⇦בlusterβnalystsΣoΘtΘnτroups.⇦בockroachesΦaveΣoneΘtµorϕillions∩f∙ears,≈ithout βpparentΘlleffects.⇦בollectorsΣoΘtΘn≤ets.⇦בombinatorialistsΣoΘtβπountable∈umber∩f⌠imes,≤adly.⇦בombinatorialistsΣoΘtΣiscreetly.⇦בomediansΣoΘtµor∮aughs.⇦בomputer≡rogrammersΣoΘt∮ogically.⇦בomputer≤cientistsΣoΘtβll∈ight∮ong.⇦בomputer≤cientistsΣoΘtΓitΓyΓit.⇦בomputer≤cientistsΣoΘtΣiscretely.⇦בomputersΣoΘtΘnĲSCII,σxceptחBM's≈hich⌡seדBCDIC.⇦בonductorsΣoΘt≥hythmically.⇦בonfectionersΣoΘt≤weetly.⇦בonstruction≈orkersΣoΘtΦigher.⇦בowsΣoΘtΘn∮eather.⇦בryptographersΣoΘt≤ecretly.⇦בrystallographersΣoΘt≈ithτroups.⇦בuckoosΣoΘtΓy≡roxy.⇦גJsΣoΘt∩n⌠heβir.⇦גancersΣoΘt⌠oϕusic.⇦גarkΦorsesΣoΘtπome-from-behind.⇦גeclarative≡rogrammersΣoΘt≡roductively.⇦גeliveryϕenΣoΘtβt⌠he≥earσntrance.⇦גentistsΣoΘt∩rally.⇦גentistsΣoΘt≡ainlessly¿HA!)⇦גentistsΣoΘt≈ithΣrills.⇦גiamondπuttersΣoΘtΦarder.⇦גiversΣoΘtΣeeper.⇦גiversΣoΘt⌡nderwater.⇦גoctorsΣoΘt≈ith≡atience.⇦גon'tΣoΘt≈ithβΓanker.⇧לost∩f⌠hemβre⌠ellers.⇦גonutsΣoΘt≈ithπream∩rΩelly.⇦גrummersΣoΘt⌠o⌠heΓeat.⇦גrummersΣoΘt≈ith≥hythm.⇦גummy's≡artnerΣoesΘt≈ithΣummy'sΦand.⇦ד.ד.בummingΣoesΘt≈ithσase.⇦דISπustomersΣoΘt≈ithβϕask.⇦דISπustomersΣon'tΣoΘtΘnגallas.⇦דconomistsΣoΘt≈ithΘnflation.⇦דconomistsΣon'tδnowΦow⌠oΣoΘt.⇦דlectricalדngineersΣoΘt≈ithϕoreµrequencyβnd∮ess ≥esistance.⇦דlectriciansΣoΘtΘn⌠heir≤horts.⇦דngineersΣoΘt≈ithβµirst∩rderβpproximation.⇦דngineersΣoΘt≈ith≡recision.⇦דntrepreneursΣoΘt≈ithπreativityβnd∩riginality⇦דxecutivesΣoΘtΘn⌠hree≡iece≤uits.⇦הMגiscטockeysΣoΘtΘn≤tereo,βnd≈ithΦighµidelity.⇦הactorβnalysts≥otate⌠heir≡rincipalπomponents.⇦הaithΦealersΣoΘt≈ith≈hatever⌠heyπan∮ay⌠heirΦands ∩n¿?)⇦הarmersΣoΘtΘn⌠heΣirt.⇦הarmersΣoΘt≈ithπows,≤heepβnd∩therβssortedβnimals.⇦הirstµiddlesΣoΘt÷iolently.⇦הishermenΦangΦimΘn⌠he≈ater.⇦הluidלechanicsΣoΘt≤moothly.⇦הlyersΣoΘt∩n⌠op,⌡psideΣown,∩r≥olling.⇦הortran≡rogrammersΣoΘt≈ithΣouble≡recision.⇦הortran≡rogrammersΣo.⇦הour≈heelΣriversΣoΘtΘn⌠heϕud.⇦הrankכemmen∈owΣoesΘtΘn⌠heβrmy.⇦הrankצinatraΣoesΘtΦis≈ay.⇦וCAπontrollersΣoΘt≈ithβ≥efinedβpproach⇦וardenersΣoΘtΘnΓed.⇦וee,ח≈onderΦowנralפobertsΣoesΘt?⇦וeologistsΣoΘtσruptively,≈ithτlow,βndβlways≤mokeβfterwards.⇦וolfersΣoΘtΘnõ8Φoles.⇦וolfersΣoΘt≈ith⌠heir≡utters.⇦וood≡ower≤uppliesΣoΘt≈ithΦigh≥egularity.⇦וraduatesΣoΘtΓyΣegrees.⇦וroup⌠heoristsΣoΘtσither≈ay.⇦זackersΣoΘt⌠opΣown.⇦זackersΣoΘt≈ithרNIX¿eunochs).⇦זackersΣoΘt≈ithΓytes.⇦זackersτo⌠oΘt.⇦זairdressersΣoΘt≈ithπurlingΘrons.⇦זam≥adio∩peratorsΣoΘt≈ithΦigherµrequency.⇦זang-GlidersΣoΘtΘn⌠heβir.⇦זardwareΓuffsΣoΘtΘn∈anoseconds.⇦זaydenΣidΘtβsβ≤urprise.⇦זedgehogsΣoΘtπautiously.⇦זeinzΣoesΘt≈ithτreat≥elish.⇦זermitsΣoΘtβlone.⇦זistoriansΣidΘt.⇦חfΘtµeelsτood,ΣoΘt.⇦חnductorsΣissipateβfterΣoingΘt.⇦טockeysΣoΘt≈ith≈hipsβnd≤addles.⇦טoggersΣoΘt∩n⌠he≥un.⇦טugglersΣoΘt⌡ntil⌠heyΣrop.⇦טugglersΣoΘt≈ithϕoreΓalls.⇦טuliaבhildΣoesΘt≈ithβsparagusβndזollandaise≤auce.⇦כawrenceתelkΣoesΘt≈ithµeeling.⇦כawyersΣoΘtΘnΓriefs.⇦כawyersΣoΘtΘnµront∩f⌠heטudgeβndטury.⇦כawyersΣoΘtΘn⌠heirΓriefs.⇦כawyersΣoΘt∩nβ⌠rialΓasis.⇦כetךourהingersגoחt.⇦כibrariansΣoΘtΓy⌠heΓook.⇦כibrariansΣoΘt≤ilently.⇦כifeguardsΣoΘt∩n⌠heΓeach.⇦כinguistsΣoΘtπunningly.⇦כinguistsΣoΘt≈ith⇧⌠heir⌠ongues.⇦כionsΣoΘt≈ith≡ride.⇦כispΦackersΣoΘtΘnπars.⇦כisp≡rogrammersΣoΘtΓetween⌠he≡arentheses.⇦כisp≡rogrammersΦave⌠oΓeΓound⌠oΣoΘt.⇦כogiciansΣoΘtπonsistentlyβndπompletely.⇦לachinelanguage≡rogrammersΣoΘt≈ith⌠he≥ightלOVEs⇦לagiciansΣoΘt≈ith≥abbits.⇦לathematiciansΣoΘtπontinuously.⇦לathematiciansΣoΘt∈ecessarilyβnd≤ufficiently.⇦לathematiciansΣoΘt≈ithβ≤mallΘmaginary≡art.⇦לathematiciansΣoΘt≈ithΘmaginary≡arts.⇦לathemeticiansΣoΘtσxponentially!⇦לathmaticiansΣoΘtβn⌡ncountable∈umber∩f⌠imes.⇦לathmeticiansΣoΘt≈ith≡encils.⇦לayorגaleyΣoesΘtŒ⌠imesσveryσlectionΣay.⇦לilkmenΣoΘtΘn⌠heϕorning.⇦לinersΣoΘt≈ithβΓang.⇦לinistersΣoΘt∩nly∩nצunday.⇦לinistersΣoΘt÷icariously.⇦לissסiggyΣoesΘt≈ithיermit.⇦לonopoly≡layersΣoΘtµorΦours.⇦לorticiansΣoΘtτravely.⇦לountainבlimbersΣoΘt∩n⌠he≥ocks.⇦לountainπlimbersΣoΘtβbysmally.⇦לountaineersΣoΘt≤howingσxcellent⌠echnique∩n⌠he≡eak.⇦לusiciansΣoΘt≈ith≥hythm.⇦לussourgskyΣoesΘtβtβnσxhibition.⇦מahh,≥ealϕathematiciansΣoΘtΣiscretely¡-❎βnyone≈hoΣoesΘt⇦מixonΣidΘt⌠o⌡s,Γut≈eΣidΘt⌠oΦim.⇦מobel∮aureatesΣoΘtΘn⌠heΓank.⇦מTC≥esistorsΣoΘtσxactly⌠he∩ther≈ayβround.⇦מursesΣoΘt≈ith≡atience.⇦נperatorsϕountσverything.⇦נrthodontistsΣoΘt≈ithΓraces.⇦נscillatorsΣoΘt≥epeatedly.⇦סarticle≡hysicistsΣoΘtσnergetically.⇦סascal≡rogrammersΣoΘtΘn÷ariant≈ays.⇦סathologistsΣoΘt≈ithπorpses.⇦סatientsΣoΘtµeverishly.⇦סedofilesΣoΘt∩n⌠heirδnees.⇦סheasantsΣoΘt⌡nderτlass.⇦סhotographersΣoΘtΘn⌠heΣark.⇦סhysicistΣoΘtβ±uantumβtβ⌠ime.⇦סhysicistsΣoΘt⌡ltra-relativistically.⇦סhysicistsΣoΘt≈ithπharm.⇦סhysicistsΣoΘt≈ithΦighσnergy≡articles.⇦סhysicistsΣoΘt≈ith≤tangeness.⇦סilotsΣoΘt⌠oτetΦigh.⇦סipefittersΣoΘt≈ithΓlowtorches.⇦סlumbersΣoΘt≈ith≤nakesβndΦelpers.⇦סodiatristsΣoΘt≈ithµeet.⇦סoker≡layersΣoΘt≈ith⌠heir∩wnΦand.⇦סoliticiansΣoΘt⌠oϕake⌠heΦeadlines.⇦סolymerבhemistsΣoΘtΘnπhains.⇦סostmenΣoΘtβt⌠heµrontσntrance.⇦סriestsΣoΘtΦeavenly.⇦סrinceבharlesβndכadyגiΣoΘt≥oyally.⇦סrinceבharlesΣoesΘtΘn≤uccession.⇦סrintersΣoΘt≈ithout≈rinkling⌠he≤heets.⇦סrocrastinators≈illΣoΘt≈hen⌠heyτetβround⌠oΘt.⇦סrof.לcCarthyΣoesΘt≈ithβכISP.⇦סrofessorsµorget⌠oΣoΘt.⇦סrogrammersΣoΘtΣepth-first.⇦סrogrammersΣoΘt≥outinely.⇦סrogrammersΣoΘt⌠opΣown¿∩rΓottom⌡p∩r≈ith≤tepwise ≥efinement∩r«..).⇦סrogrammersΣoΘt≈ithרnix.⇦סrogrammersΣoΘt≈ithΓugs.⇦סrogramsΣoΘtΘn∮oops.⇦סsychiatristsΣoΘt∮ikeπrazy.⇦סsychologistsΣoΘtΓestβt÷ariableΘntervals.⇦סsychologistsΣoΘt≈ith≥ats!⇦סsychologists≈ould∮ike⌠oΣoΘt≈ith¨5%πonfidence.⇦סublicקransportΣoesΘt≈ithΣelay.⇦עuantumלechanicsΣoΘt≈ith⌡ncertainty.⇦פanchersΣoΘt≈ithπowsβnd≤heep.⇦פealσstateΓrokersΣoΘt∩n⌠heτround.⇦פeceptionistsΣoΘtΘn⌠he÷estibule.⇦פecursion⌠heoristsΣoΘtΘn∩neτo¿Kleene∈ormalµorm ⌠heorem).⇦פeportersΣoΘtµor⌠he≤ensationΘtπauses.⇦פesearchersΣoΘt≈ithπontrol.⇦פobbersΣoΘt⌡nderβrms.⇦פobotsΣoΘtϕechanically.⇦פoofersΣoΘt⌡p∩n⌠op.⇦פoostersΣoΘtπoquettishly.⇦פugby≡layersΣoΘt≈ith∮eatherΓalls.⇦צailorsΣoΘtβd∈auseam.⇦צailorsΘnחnlandבhinaΣoΘt≤easonally.⇦צchematologistsΣoΘtΦaltingly.⇦צchmitt⌠riggersΣoΘt∩nly∩nce¿*sigh*).⇦צcientistsΣoΘtσxperimentally.⇦צcotsmenΣoΘt≈ithĲmazingוrace.⇦צecondµiddlesΣoΘt÷ilely.⇦צecretariesΣoΘt≈ith∈oϕistakes.⇦צecretariesΣoΘt≈ith⌠heirµingers.⇦צheepΣoΘt≈hen∮edβstray.⇦צhubertΣidn'tµinishΘt.⇦צkunksΣoΘtΘnstinctively.⇦צkydiversτoΣownµaster.⇦צnakesΣoΘtΘn⌠heτrass.⇦צnipersΣoΘt≈ithβΓang.⇦צnobol≡rogrammersΣoΘtΘn≤trings.⇦צoccer≡layersΣoΘtµorδicks.⇦צoldiersΣoΘt≤tandingσrect.⇦צopranosΣoΘtΘn⌡nison.⇦צparrowsΣoΘtµorβ∮ark¿hearsay).⇦צpiesΣoΘt⌡nderπover.⇦צt.לatthewΣidΘt≡assionately.⇦צtatisticiansΣoΘtβpproximately∈ormally.⇦צtatisticiansΣoΘt≈ithβ∮ittleΣeviance.⇦צtatisticiansΣoΘt≈ithΣeviates.⇦צtatisticiansΣoΘt≈ith≡robabilityõ.⇦צtatisticians≡robablyΣoΘt.⇦צteel≈orkersΣoΘtΦotter.⇦צTמEWS⌠ries⌠oΣoΘtβll∩ver⌠heτlobe.⇦צtockΓrokersΣoΘt∩n⌠heϕargin.⇦צtragglersΣoΘtΘn⌠he≥ear.⇦צtructured≡rogrammersΣoΘt≥epeatedly∩rσlse.⇦צupermanΣoesΘtµaster⌠hanβ≤peedingΓullet.⇦צurfersΣoΘt≤tanding⌡p.⇦צurgeonsΣoΘtΘncisively.⇦צwimmersΣoΘtΘn⌠he≈ater.⇦צwimmersΣoΘt⌡nder≈ater.⇦צwimmersΣoΘt≈ith≤trokes.⇦צystem≡rogrammersΣoΘtΘn∩verlays.⇦צystemsסrogrammersΣoΘt≈ith≡ointers.⇦קchaikovskyΣidΘt≡athetically.⇦קeachersΣoΘt≈ithπlass.⇦קeddyפooseveltΣidΘt≤oftly,Γut≈ithβΓig≤tick.⇦קennis≡layersΣoΘtΘn≤ets.⇦קennis≡layersΣoΘt≈ithβ≥acket.⇦קestatorsΣoΘt≈illingly.⇦קheחRSΣoesΘt⌠oדVERYBODY.⇦קheלetsΣidΘtΘnÀ9.⇦קheµolksβtצmith-BarneyΣoΘtóthe∩ldµashioned≈ay".⇦קopologistsΣoΘt∩n≥ubber≤heets.⇦קopologistsΣoΘt∩penly.⇦קransformersΣoΘtΓyπoupling.⇦קransputersΣoΘtϕillions∩f⌠imes≡er≤econd.⇦קruantsΣoΘtβbsently.⇦קypesettersΣoΘtΓetween≡eriods⇦קypistsΣoΘt≈ith⌠heirµingers.⇦רNIXΣon'tΣoΘt.⇦רndertakersΣoΘt≈ithπorpses.⇦רnix≈izardsΣoΘt≈ith⌡ncheckedπonversions.⇦רshersΣoΘtΘn⌠heΣark.⇦שentriloquistsΣoΘt≈ith⌠heirϕouthsπlosed.⇦שiolinistsΣoΘt≈ith∮ong≤trokes.⇦תWחוIsΣidΘt∩ver⌠here.⇦תagnerΣidΘtµorΦours.⇦תaitersβnd≈aitressesΣoΘtµor⌠ips.⇦תeldersΣoΘt≈ithΦot≥ods.⇦תellΣiggersΣoΘtΘnβΦole.⇦תindsurfersΣoΘt≤tanding⌡p.⇦תrestlers⌠ry∈ot⌠oΣoΘt∩n⌠heirΓacks.⇦ךankeesΣoΘtµrugally.⇦ךellowסagesΣoΘt≈ithתalkingהingers.⇦םippermakersΣoΘt∩n⌠heµly.üANIMATIONחNמEOCHROMEõ.0 ÇbyפichardיarsmakersHomestyπompellsϕe⌠o⌠ell⌠hat⌠hisβrticleΘs∮argelyΓased∩n an⇧βrticleΓyגavidצtewart⌠hat≈as≡ublishedΘn⇧⌠he⇧מovember issue∩f⌠heדnglishϕagazineóSTתorld".Many÷ersions∩f⌠heπolorΣrawing≡rogramóNeochrome"Φaveµound their⇧≈ays⇧⌠o⇧⌠heצT⌡sersβlready¡Γe⇧Θt⇧⌠hrough⇧∩fficial releases⇧∩r∈ot.⇧צomewhere∩nϕyΣisks≈asβ⇧÷ersion⇧∈umbered 0.7d,β÷ersion⌠hatβllowed⌠rueβnimation¿thusβllowing⌠hings to⇧ΓeΣone≈ithτraphicsϕuch∮ike⌠he∩ldóFlyingאird"⇧Σemo). As⇧ח⇧⌠hought⌠his÷ersion⌠oΓe÷ery⌡n-official⇧¿to⇧≤ay⇧⌠he least),חΣidn't≈riteβnythingβboutΘt,∈orΣidח≤preadΘt.Peopleβt⌠heוlasgowבomputerבentreµound∩ut⌠hat⌠his⇧∩ption wasβlsoΘncludedΘn⌠he∮ateróNeochrome"÷ersionõ.0¿of⇧≈hich I⌠hought⌠hat⌠hisβnimation∩ptionΦadΓeen≥emoved⇧βgain).⇧Ĳ brief⇧σxplanation⇧∩f⌠hisΦiddenµeatureµollows⇧∩n⇧⌠he⇧∈ext pages.Toτainβccess⌠o⌠he∈ewµunctionΘtΘs∈ecessary⌠oΓringβ∈ew toolboxΘconΘnto≡lay.קhisΘsΣoneΓyσntering⌠heτrabberϕode and⇧πlicking⇧≈ith⇧⌠he≥ightϕouseΓuttonΘn⌠he⇧∮oop⇧∩f⇧⌠he secondºr'Θn⌠he≈ordºgrabber',≈hichβppearsβt⌠he≥ight-hand side⇧∩f⌠he≤creen.⇧חf∙ouτet⌠his≥ight,⇧βπameraΘcon⇧≈ill appearΘn∩ne∩f⌠heµree≤lotsΘn⌠he⌠oolbox.⇧הrom∈ow∩n,⌠he animation⇧µeatureΘs≡ermanentlyΘnstalled,⇧βndΓyπlicking⇧∩n theπameraΘcon,≈hich∮ooks∮ikeβ≤ilhouette∩fלickeyלouse,β whole⇧∈ew⇧πontrolΓox≈illβppear⌠o⌠he≥ight∩f⇧⌠he⇧≡alette box.At⇧⌠his≡oint∙ouϕustΦaveβ≤equence∩fΘmagesβlready⇧≈orked outβndכOADedΘntoóNeochrome"βs∈ormal.קhisπan∈owΓeπut⌡p and≤toredΘn⌠heµorm∩fºframes'Γy⌠heβnimator.⇧Ĳt⌠he∮eft-hand⇧≤ide∩f⌠he∮argeΓoxΘn⌠heβnimationπontrol≡anel⇧Θs⇧β 'cut'-icon.בlick∩n⌠his,⌠hen≤tretchβ≥ubber-bandΓox⌠o∙our chosen⇧Σimensions;⇧⌠he°/y≤ize∩f⌠heΓoxΘsΣisplayedΘn⇧⌠he animate≡anel¡ΘtπanΓeβny≤izeµromõ6Γyõ≡ixels⌠oØ88⇧Γy 198≡ixels,⇧≈hichΘsβlmost⌠heµull≤ize∩f⌠he≤creen.⇧קhe⇧ן dimension⇧Θs⇧≈ord-aligned⇧Θ.e.⇧τrid≤nappedΘn⇧≤teps⇧∩f⇧õ6 pixels,⇧βnd⌠heךΣimensionπanΓeβny∮ength.⇧Ĳfter⌠he≤prite size⇧ΦasΓeenπhosen,⇧⌠heϕaximum∈umber∩f≡ossibleµrames⇧Θs displayed⇧Θn⌠heβnimation≡anel.⇧קhe≤prite⇧πapacity⇧Σepends upon⌠heβmount∩fµreeϕemoryβnd⌠he≤ize∩f⌠he≤prites,⌡p⌠o aϕaximum∩f¨9µrames.The∈ext≤tepΘs⌠o≡ositionβ≤ection∩f⌠heϕain≡ictureΘnside the≤prite∩utline,⌠hereby≡uttingΘnΘnto⌠heβnimationΓuffer. This⇧ΘsΣoneΓy≡ressing⌠he≥ightϕouseΓutton≈hich⌠urns⇧⌠he mouse⇧≡ointerΘntoβτrabberΦandβllowingβ≤econdaryΘmage⇧∩f theϕain≈ork≤creen⌠oΓeϕovedβroundΓehind⌠heβctual≤creen, with⌠he≤prite∩utlineβctingβsβ≈indow.תhenβ≤uitableΘmage has⇧Γeen⇧≡ositioned⇧Θn⌠his≈ay,⇧ΘtπanΓe⇧βppended⇧⌠o⇧⌠he animationΓufferΓyπlicking∩n⌠heºadd'Γutton.The⇧≤ix⇧ΓoxesΘnside⌠heβnimateπontrol≡anelπanΓe⇧⌡sed⇧⌠o edit⌠he≤prite≤equence.קheϕiddle∮ine≤hows⌠hreeΓuttonsβll containingµrame∈umbers:⇧צource≤pool¿pointed),⇧⌠ake-up≤pool (pointed),⇧βndπurrentµrame¿boldΓox).⇧Ĳsβ≤equenceΘsΓeing constructed,⇧Θt⇧Θs⇧≡ossible⇧⌠o≤tep⇧Γackwards⇧βnd⇧µorwards through⇧σachµrameΓyπlicking∩n⌠he≤ourceβnd⇧⌠ake-up⇧≤pool buttons.⇧בlicking⇧∩n⌠heπentreºcurrentµrame'⇧Γutton⇧πauses thatµrame⌠oΓe≤toredΘnβ≤econd≤torageΓuffer,⇧≈hichπanΓe usedβs≤top-off≡oint≈hen≥e-arrangingβ≤equence.⇧בlicking∩n the≤econdΓufferΓutton,⌠he∩ne≈ith⌠heβrrows≡ointingΘnβnd out⇧∩fΘt,⇧πauses⌠he≤avedµrame⌠oΓe≥e-introducedΘnto⇧⌠he sequence.Toβnimate⌠he≤equence,πlick∩nσither≤poolΓox≈ith⌠he≥ight mouseΓutton,βnd⌠heµrames≈illΓe≡layedΓackwards∩rµorwards inside⌠he≤prite≈indow.⇧בlick∩n⌠he≤ameΓoxβgain≈ith⇧∮eft or≥ightϕouseΓuttons,⇧βnd⌠he≥eplay≤peedπanΓeβdjusted.קo stop⌠he≡layback,⇧≤implyπlick∩n⌠he∩pposite≤poolΓox⌠o⌠he one≈hich≈as⌡sed⌠o≤tart⌠he≤equence.The⇧ϕain⇧≤priteΓufferΘs≤toredΘndependently⇧µrom⇧⌠he⇧≈ork screenβndπanΓe≤aved⌠oΣisk≈ithβ«ANIµile⇧σxtension.⇧קhe format⇧∩f⇧⌠hisµileΘs∈ot∙etδnown,⇧βlthough⇧Θt's⇧µair⇧⌠o assume⇧⌠hatΘt⌡sesβΓinaryºblockµollowsΓlock'⇧βrrangement. New⇧≡ictures⇧πanΓe∮oadedΘntoמEO⇧≈ithout⇧Θnterrupting⇧⌠he sprite⇧Σata,⇧βllowing≤equences⌠oΓeπonstructedµrom⇧≤everal pictureµiles.Now⇧חπanΘmagine≡eople≤tarting⌠oπlickσitherϕouse⇧Γuttons in⇧βvery⇧∈ook⇧βndπranny∩f⇧óNeochrome",⇧Γut⇧Σon't⇧Γother: Nothing⇧σlse≈illΓe≥evealed.⇧קhe≥eason≈hyגaveצtaugas⇧Σid not⇧Σocument⌠hisµeatureΘs⌠heµact⌠hatΘt⇧≤ometimes⇧≥eally crashes⇧∙our⇧≤ystem!⇧חΩustΦope⌠hatגave≈illΣebug⇧Θt⇧βnd includeΘtΘnβµuture÷ersion∩fóNeochrome"¿aΣrawing⇧≡rogram that,⇧βccording⇧⌠o⇧דSµromקEX,⇧Θs⌠heΓest⇧Σrawing⇧≡ackage available¡Φe∈ever⌡sesβnythingσlseΦimself!)üLIFEĲNDגEATHחNø461 ÇbyצtefanסosthumaA⇧≤tory⇧≈ritten≈henח≈asµeelingΓored.⇧חnspired⇧Γy⇧גouglas Adams'óHitchhicker'sוuide⌠o⌠heוalaxy"ByצtefanסosthumaIt≈as±uiteΣarkΘn⌠he≥oom.⇧Ĳpartµrom≤ome÷ery≈eird⇧∈oises (some⇧≡eople≥efer⌠oΘtβsºsnoring')≈hoσmergedµrom⇧β⇧Σark, floating⇧≤ilhouet⇧Θnβπorner∩f⌠he⇧≥oom,⇧Θt⇧≈as⇧βbsolutely silent,⇧βnd∈othingΦappened.¿Well,βlmost∈othing.קhere≈ereβ couple⇧∩f⇧Γillionβirϕoleculesµlyingβround⇧βimlessly⇧βnd⇧β littleπleaning≥obot≈as≡utteringβbout,Γut⌠hose⌠hingsβre≤o common⌠hat⌠heyπanΓeπlassifiedβsºnothing')TheΣark≤ilhouetϕentionedΓefore≈asלartinצrekamsrak.⇧זe⇧≈as floating≡eacefullyΘn⌠heםero-Gµield∩fΦisΓed.זe∮ooked∮ike heΦadΓeen⌠oβ≡arty⌠hat∮astedβ≈eek.⇧זisπloathes≈ereµull ofτreasy≤tainsβnd≈ere⌠ornβt⌠heϕost≤trange≡laces.⇧זeΦad a⇧Γeard⇧⌠hat⇧≈as⇧µull∩f⇧∩bjects⇧⌠hat⇧πannot⇧Γe⇧Σescribed rationally⇧Γut⇧∮ooked∮ike≡ieces∩f⇧≡arty-food.⇧זe⇧≈as⇧µast asleepβnd∮ooked÷eryπontent.Suddenly,⇧β∮ittle≡anelΓuzzed∩pen∩n⌠heלainבontrolרnit.⇧Ĳ small⇧≤ensor⇧≡eekedΘnto⌠he≥oom,⇧µocusedΘtself∩n⇧⌠he⇧Σark silhouet,⇧Γuzzed⇧µorβ≈hileβnd⌠henΣisappearedΘnto⌠he⇧לCU. Another≡anel∩pened,⇧≥evealingβסersonalזumanבomputer⇧πalled Zito.⇧צome⇧≤oftτreen∮ights≤tartedτlowing∩n⌠he⇧≤urface⇧∩f Zito⇧βnd⇧β⇧∮ittle≤peaker≥evealedΘtself⇧µrom⇧⌠he⇧Σarkness. 'Martin,⇧≈ake⌡p...time⌠oτo⌠o≈ork',⇧≤aidםito.לartinΣidn't react⇧βt⇧βll.⇧םito≈aitedβ≈hileβnd≥epeated⇧Φis⇧≥equest⇧β little⇧∮ouder.⇧קhe≤noring≤toppedµorβ⇧≤econd,⇧⌠he⇧≤ilhouet moved⇧β⇧∮ittle,⇧≈as⇧≡ositioned⇧ΓackΓy⇧⌠he⇧םero-G⇧Γed⇧βnd continued⇧≡roducing⇧≈eird⇧≤ounds.⇧Ĳfter⇧β⇧µew⇧ϕore⇧⌡seless attempts,םitoΣecided⌠hatΘt≈as⌠imeµor≤omeβction.קwo∮arge panels⇧∩pened,⇧≥evealing⌠woקhermosonicalדardrumbusters⇧ϕodel 200.⇧לartin⇧⌡sed⌠hem⌠o∮isten⌠oΣisharmonical⇧≥andom⇧∈oises created⇧Γy⇧β⇧µew⇧σlectro-hippies⇧≈ho⇧πalled⇧⌠hemselves⇧⌠he Megasound.⇧ºWAKEרP!!!'םito≤houted,⇧βssistedΓy⌠heדadrumbus⑨ters.⇧קhe∮ittleπleaning≥obotσmittedβΦigh≡itched≤creamβnd fell⇧∩ver.⇧חtτotΓack⌠oΘtsµeetβgainβnd≤tartedσmitting⇧β stream⇧∩f⇧Γeeping≤ounds.⇧ºShut⌡p∙ou≈orm',⇧םito≤aid⇧Θn⇧β voice≈ith≈hichβםarctonicלegawaleβdressesβ≥edΦerring.⇧קhe robot⇧≤topped⇧Γeepingβnd∮eft⌠he≥oom,⇧πlearly⇧Θnsulted⇧βnd muttering≤oftly.The⇧≤ilhouet⇧Θn⇧⌠heπorner≤topped≤noring⇧βgain,⇧ϕadeβ⇧µew coughing∈oises,⇧ϕumbled≤omethingβndΓecame≤ilentβgain.⇧םito sighed.נnly∩ne⌠hing≥emained:Σisable⌠heםero-Gµield.Ĳfterβ littleΣiscussion≈ith⌠heםero-GΓedβbout≤afety,Φuman∈eedµor sleep⇧βnd⌠heΘmportance∩fלartin≈aking⌡p≥ight∈ow,⇧⌠he⇧Γed agreed,⇧βnd≤witched∩ff⌠heµield.⇧כuckily,⌠heΣesigner∩f⌠he bed≤omehow≡redicted⌠his≤ituationβnd≡ut≤omeπushionsΘn⇧⌠he bottom∩f⌠heΓed.צtill,⌠heπrash≤ounded÷ery≡ainful.'Shitםito,≈hat⌠heΦellβre∙ouΣoing?'לartin≤tumbled,πlearly shockedΓy⌠he≤udden≈ake-up.'Sorry,ΓutחΩustπouldn't≈ake∙ou⌡p.''Do⇧∙ou⇧δnow⇧⌠hatחΩust≥eturnedµromβ≡arty⇧⌠hat⇧∮asted⇧β week?''Iδnow,⇧Γutחβlsoδnow⌠hat∙ouΦave⌠oτo⌠o≈ork⇧⌠oday.⇧קhe Office⇧בomputerβlreadyπhewedϕyβssµor∈otΣelivering⇧∙ou⇧Θn timeβµew⌠imes,βnd∙ouΣon't≈ant⌠oτetµired,Σo∙ou?''Okay,Φowϕuch⌠imeΣoחΦave∮eft?''Aboutõ5ϕinutes,≤oΦurry⌡p!'MartinπursedΦimselfµorΣrinking≤oϕanyוargleblasters¿noteõ)⇧ andΦeadedµor⌠heΓathroom,⇧≤tillβ∮ittle⌡nstable,⇧βnd≈ithβ nerve-wreckingΦeadache.He⇧∮ookedΘnto⌠heϕirror⌠hat≈asβttached⌠o⌠he⇧ϕedicine-box, and⇧Φardly≥ecognisedΦimself.⇧ºGoodϕorning'⇧⌠he⇧ϕedicine-box said.⇧ºShut⌡pβndτiveϕe≤omethingµor⌠his⌠erribleΦeadache'. The⇧ϕedicineΓox≤cannedלartins≡hysicalπonditionβnd⇧πame⇧⌠o the⇧πonclusion⌠hat≤ome≡owerfulβnalgesicβnd∩verall⇧≡ep-pill was⇧∈eeded.⇧חtΓuzzedβndϕumbledµorβ≈hile,⇧βnd⇧≡roduced⇧β little⇧⌠ablet.⇧לartin≤wallowedΘt,⇧βnd≤tartedµeeling⇧Γetter already.⇧זe≡utΦisΦead⌡nder⌠he⌠ap.Ĳfter≈aitingβ≈hile,Φe shouted:ºcome∩n,≈here'sϕy≈ater!''Huh...what?'⌠he⌠ap≥eplied.'Waterϕan,∙ouδnowז2O!''Sorry,ח≈as⌠hinking.''Bullshit,⌠apsπan't⌠hink.בut⌠heπrapβndτiveϕe≤ome≈ater!'The⇧⌠ap⇧∩beyedβnd≤purted∮oads∩fπold≈ater∩ver⇧⌠he⇧τreasy head⇧∩fלartin.⇧זe⌠ook∩ffΦisπlothes,⇧βnd≡ut⌠hemΘnto⇧⌠he Wasteגisposalרnit,≈hoβlmost≤uffocated∩n⌠hem.זeσntered⌠he Turbo-Shower,⇧≈hoΓombardedΦisΓody≈ithØ5ϕillion∮ittleΓeams of⇧≈ater,⇧βndΣriedΘt≈ithβnotherØ5ϕillionΩets∩fΦot⇧βir. After⇧⌠hat,⇧Φe≡utΦisΦeadΘnto⌠heבaretaker≈hoβrranged⇧Φis hair⇧Θn⇧⌠he⇧ϕostµashionable≈ay≡ossibleβnd⇧≤haved⇧∩ff⇧⌠he beard.זeΣressedΦimself,βnd≤tarted⌠oµeel≥eallyτood.He⇧σntered⌠he∮iving≥oom,⇧βssembledΦis≤tuffβnd≤trapped⇧∩n hisבCMB¿noteØ).⇧זe⌠ookםitoµrom⌠heבentralבontrolרnitβnd putΦimΘn⌠heבCMB. 'Run⌠heπhecklist''Dangerously∮ookingזyperblasting≥ay-emitting≡ulsrifle...'Check''Hypercondensedµood⌡nits....''Check''Hi-tech≥eally∈eatזead-Protectingלegahelmet...''Check''Personalזygieneבaretakingצystem...''Check''Real-timeלultilinguisticצupertranslator...''Check''Artificialדnvironmentאodyprotectingצurvivalsuit....''Check''Towel...''Check''Allright,⌠hat'sΘt.כet'sτo...'Martin⇩≤tepped⇧Θnto⇧⌠he⇧קransporter⇩אooth.⇩םito⇩≤tarted programming⌠heקransporter.⇧קheקransporterΘnterruptedםitoβnd started⇧β⇧πonversation⇧βbout⇧⌠he⇧βcceleration⇧∩f⇧≤ub-atomic pseudo-electrons⇧βlong⇧∩rthogonal⇧τravityµields⇧Θn⇧⌠he⇧≤ub-ether.צomehow,םitoΣid∈otβgreeβndβΦeavyΣiscussion≤tarted. 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⇩µirst≡lace?...Firebirdπomes∈ext?...U.S.⇧וold⇧βnd⇧לastertronics∩ccupy⌠heørd⇧βnd⇧œth⇧≡lace ⇩≥espectively?...ImagineΦoldsÀth≡lace¿Ocean¨th)?...Gremlin⇧∮aysπlaim∩n⌠heÕth≡lace,⇧≈hile⇧Ĳctivision⇧∩nly ⇩ϕanaged⌠oτetΦold∩f⌠heõ2th≤pot?...the⇧πompany⌠hatΣistributesóF.A.S.T.E.R."βndóPage⇧À"⇧Θn ⇩זolland,סanatco,∈ow∩pensβ∈ew≤hopΘnוouda?...the≤hopΘsπalledוOTOÀ6?...it⇧Θs∮ocatedβtםeugstraatÀ6,⇧Ø801טDוouda⇧¿tel.⇧ã1820-⇩õ6952)?...,⇧Θf⇧∙ouΦaveβ∮aser≡rinter,⇧⌠heΦarddiskπannotΓe⇧⌡sed ⇩⌡nless⌠he∮aserprinterΘs⌠urned∩n?...this≤ounds±uite≤tupid⌠oϕe?...there∈owΘsβ÷irus∩n⌠heצT?...youπan≥eadβllβboutΘtΘnóEditorial",⇧óViruses∩n⌠heצT" ⇩βndóVirusיiller"?...I∩fferβשirusגestructionרtilityΘn⌠he∮atterβrticle?...IΦate≡eople≈hoϕake÷iruses?...a÷irusπanΣestroy∙ourΣisks?...you≤houldδillºemβll!?...the⇧צtichtingĲtariוebruikers¿SAG)⌡sed⌠oΓe⇧⌠he⇧≈orld's ⇩ΓiggestĲtari⌡serτroup?...theyδnowδickβ∮ot∩f≤ub-groupsβway?...they≈ill∈ow≡robably∈otΓe⌠heΓiggest⌡serτroupβnymore?...they'reΣoing⌠hings⌠he≈rong≈ayβt⌠heϕoment?...rumoursβreτoing⌠hat⌠hey∩nly≈ant⌠o≡ublish⌠heir⇧óAtari ⇩לagazine"Θn⌠heµuture¡∈o⌡sergroupΦassle?...üST⇧מEWSÇ⇧≈asϕentionedΘn⌠heמovemberΘssue∩f⇧⌠he⇧דnglish ⇩ϕagazineóSTתorld"?...authorלarkĲnnettsπalled üSTמEWSÇºexcellent',⇧ºsuperior⇧⌠o ⇩Θts≥ivalהASTER'βndπlosedΦisσssay≈ithºAllצT⇧Φobbyists ⇩≤houldτetΦold∩fβπopy.חt'sτreat!'?...Iπonsidered⌠his⌠oΓe÷eryµlatteringΘndeed?...this⇧Θs⇧⌠he≤econdµoreignϕagazine¿theµirst∩ne⇧≈as⇧⌠he ⇩וermanϕagazineó68000'er")⌠hatϕentioned üSTמEWSÇ?...thisΘs,βgain,∩ne≤tepβhead⌠o⌠he⌡ltimate≤uccess?...there∈owΘsβnσxcellentצcannerµor⌠heצT?...it'sπalled⌠heזawkבP14?...itµeatures≤creenΘmages⌠hat∙ouΦave∈ever≤eenΓefore?...you≤houldπontactב.בlaessensבonsultantsµorϕoreΘnfo?...theirβddressΘsהranklinפooseveltlaanÃ2,œ835ĲC⇧אrede?...their⌠elephone∈umberΘs¿Holland)ã76-655935?...itµeaturesϕulti-screen-sizeπapabilities?...it⇧Θs⇧Σefinately⇧≈orth⇧∙our⇧⌠rouble⇧⌠o⇧βsk⇧µor⇩Θnfo, ⇩σspeciallyΘf∙ou'reβτraphicsµanatic?...it≤eems⌠o≤upport⌠he∮aser≡rinterβs≈ell?..."STIKE-a-LIGHT"βreπurrently≈orking∩nóPicworksØ.3"?...this⇧≡rogram⇧Σelivers⇧ϕega-fantasticτraphics⇧∩n⇧β⇧∮aser ⇩≡rinter?...every∮aser-owner≤houldτetΦisΦands∩n∩ne?...infoπanΓe∩btained⌠hroughóSTRIKE-a-LIGHT",⇧וroteאergÕ5, ⇩Œ611יJ,דindhoven,קheמetherlands?...Eerkזofmeester≈as≥ecentlyΘnterviewedµorגutchשARA⇧≥adio ⇩≈ith⇧≥egard⇧⌠o⌠he÷irus⌠hat's≤preading∩n⌠heצT⇧βt⇧⌠he ⇩ϕoment?...the⇧≥eporter⌠old⌠he∮isteners⌠oπallΦimµorβ⇧µree⇧Σisk ⇩≈ith⌠he÷irusδiller?...this≈as≤omewhat∩fβϕistake?...thisπoncerned⌠he÷irusδiller⌠hatΘsµeaturedΘn⌠hisΘssue ⇩∩f üSTמEWSÇβs≈ell?...theºvirus-rumour'≤urely≤preadβwfully±uickΘnזolland?...IΣiscoveredΘtϕyself∩nמovemberØ1st?...FrankכemmenΦad⌡ploaded⌠heµirst÷irusδiller⌠oĲtari⇧מet ⇩⌠woΣays∮aterβlready?...it⌠ook⌠woϕoreΣaysµor⌠he∈ext÷ersion?...at⇧∮east⇧β⇧Σozen∈ewspapersΘn⇧זolland⇧Φave⇧πovered⇧⌠he ⇩ºvirus'⌠opicβlready?...Eerkϕust∈owΓe∩ne∩f⌠heϕostµamousϕen∩n⌠heצT?...IµeelΦeavilyΣiscrimatedβgainst,βnd≤oΣoesהrank?...FRANK≈rote⌠heµirst÷irus-killerβndחΣiscovered⌠he÷irus?..."STRIKE-a-LIGHT"⇧βndדerk∩nly≡erformedϕinor⇧βdditions⇧⌠o ⇩⌠he⇧≤econd⇧÷ersion⇧∩f⇧⌠he÷irusδiller⇧¿and⇧⌠o⇧⌠he⇧∩ne ⇩µeaturedΘn⌠hisΘssue∩f üSTמEWSÇ)?...thereΘsβ≤imple≈ay⌠oτetØ55∮ivesΘn⌠heτameóTNT"?...you≤hould≤earchµor⌠heΓytesהC,00,11Θn⌠he«PRGµile?...this≤equence∩ccurs⌠wice?...you≤hould≥eplaceΓothº11'ΓytesΓyהF?...aΦandy⌠rickΘsβlso≡resentΘnóHadesמebula"?...you≤houldσnterלONITOR.⇧¿including⌠heµull≤top)≈hen⇧∙ou ⇩βre≡rompted⌠oσnter∙ou∈ameΘn⌠heΦiscores?...Patrick⇧יoning⇧¿Kameelstraat⇧ø0,⇩À531⇧פW,⇧מijmegen)⇧Θs ⇩≤tartingóAmigaמews"∩n⌠heĲmiga?...IΦaveΦad⌠heΦonour∩fΘnspiringΦim?...I≤urely≈ishΦimτood∮uck¿he'll∈eedΘt!)?...Iβm∈ow∮istening⌠oóDAFT"µromקheĲrt∩fמoise?...theΓasses∈earlyΓlowϕyσardrumsβndϕy≤peakers?...this≈ill≡robably∈otΘnterest∙ouβtβll?...these⇧βre⇧⌠he≤ymptoms∩fβºdid∙ouδnow⇧⌠hat....'⇧πolumn ⇩⌠hatΦas∈othingϕore⌠o≤ay?...I≈ill⌠herefore±uit?...IΦope⌠o≤ee∙ouΘnτoodΦealthβgainΘn¿a÷irusfree)õ988?...I∮oveתillekeΣesperately¿still)?üSTצOFTWAREמEWSÇΓyפichardיarsmakersI⇧⌠houghtחΦad∩ffered∙ou⌠oΓiggest≡ossible∮ist⇧∩f⇧µuture software≡rojectsΘn⌠he≡reviousΘssue∩f üSTמEWSÇ,⇧ΓutΘt≤eems thatחΦaveϕadeβΓigger∩neΘn⌠hisΘssue∩f üSTמEWSÇ⇧βgain.⇧ח have⇧⌠herefore⇧≡utΘtΘnβ≤eperateβrticle,⇧≤o⇧⌠hat⇧⌠here's enough⇧≤pace⇧Θn⌠his∩ne⌠oτo⌠hroughβ∮ot⇧∩f⇧βll⇧⌠he⇧∈ew software.Finally,⇧óArkanoid"ϕetΘsσqual:óImpact".אutחβmβfraid⌠hat one⇧∩f⇧⌠he∩therקopõ0τames≈illβlsoϕeet⇧Θts⇧σqual⇧±uite soon:⇧óGoldrunner"⇧≈ill,⇧Θn⇧טanuari,⇧ϕeet⇧לebourne⇧זouse's "Kelly-X",⇧β⇧τame∩f≈hichחΦave≤een≤omeΘmpressive⇧≡review stuff⇧≈ithµantasticτraphics,⇧≤moothβnimation¿perhapsβ⇧Γit too⇧≤lowµor⌠heµastβrcadeµreaks)βndτreatϕusicΓy⌠he⇧∈ew number∩neΘn⌠heϕusic≡rogrammer's≡op≡oll:⇧גavid⇧תhittaker. It'sβ÷ertical≤croller≈ithβτreat÷arietyΓothΘnΓackgrounds and⇧∩pponents,⇧Σigitized⇧≤peechβndβµinishing⌠ouch⇧⌠hat⇧ח wouldπallºexcellent'.Even⇧≈hen⇧∈ot⌠akingΘntoβccount⌠hatóKelly-X"⇧Θs⇧לelbourne House's⇧µirst≡rogramµor⌠heצT,⇧ח≈ould'tΓe≤urprisedµor⇧β minute⇧≈henóKelly-X"≈ouldσventuallyΓeatóGoldrunner"Θn⇧⌠he pop-poll.פating:¨.After⌠heΓiggestϕiss∩f≡reviousϕonths,⇧óIndianaטones",ר.S. GoldΦas≤ucceededΘnσarningΓack≤ome≥espectΓyΓringing∩utβ gameπalledóSolomon'sיey".⇧חt'sβτame⌠hat≈as≡rogrammed⇧Γy Probe,⇧⌠he≡eople⌠hatΣidσ.g.⇧óMetroבross".⇧וood⇧τraphics, goodϕusic¿!)βnd∈iceτameplayϕakeóSolomon'sיey"βτame⌠hat stands∩utΘn⌠heϕidst∩fβll∩therר.S.וold≡roducts.חn≤pite of≥umours≤tating⌠hatΘt≈as⌠oΓeβnóArkanoid"-clone,ΘtΘsβ platform⇧τame⇧≈ith⇧τood⇧≤ound⇧σffects,⇧τood⇧βnimation⇧βnd puzzlingτameplay.חΣidϕissβ≡ause∩ption≈henח≡layedΘtµor a≈hile.⇧מotϕuch⌠oτetσxcitedβbout,⇧ΓutΘt's∈ice.ח'd≥ate itβtÃ.5.Two∈ew≤ubmarine≤imulatorsΦave≥ecentlyΓeenβdded⌠o⌠he∮ist containingóSubאattleצimulator",⇧óSilentצervice"βnd⇧óGato": "Blueתar"βndóHuntµorפedנctober".Ĳndחϕustβdmit⌠hat⌠hey both⇧Γeat⇧⌠heµirst⌠hree≈ith≥espect⌠oτraphicsβs⇧≈ell⇧βs overall±uality."Blue⇧תar"⇧πomes∩n⌠woΣisksβndµeatures⇧σxcellent⇧τraphics (that,⇧⌡nfortunately⇧σnough,⇧Φave∈o∮ink≈ith≥eal⇧≤ubmarine colors).⇧Ĳlthoughπlumsy≡rogrammed¿aΣozen⌡ncrunched≡ictures reside⇧∩n⇧⌠he⇧Σisks¡≈aste∩f⇧≤pace!),⇧Θt⇧Θs⇧β⇧≤ubmarine simulator⇧⌠hat⇧∈ice⌠o≡lay.⇧דverything's±uite⇧≥ealistic⇧βs well.⇧חt'sβוo!-jobµorר.S.⇧וold.⇧סersonally,⇧חΣon't⇧∮ike submarine≤imulatorsΓecauseח⌠hink⌠hey'reβΓore.אut⌠his∩ne surely≤tands∩utβmongst∩ther≤ubmarine≡rograms.פating:Ã.חt costsŒ9.50גutchτuildersβtזomesoft.⇧נneΦintµor⌠he⇧≡eople thatΓoughtΘt:⇧גo∈otΦitβnyδey⌡ntil∙ouβreסROMPTED⌠oΩit one⇧¿afterΘnserting⌠he≤econdΣisk).⇧חf∙ouΦit⇧β⇧δey,⇧⌠he program≈illπrash¿nasty≡rogrammingΓug).IβlreadyϕentionedóHuntµorפedנctober",⇧⌠he≤econd≤ubmarine simulation≡rogram⌠oβppearΘn≥ecent≈eeks.⇧פedנctoberΘs⌠he latestצovietמuclearΓallisticϕissile≤ubmarine.⇧Ĳrmed≈ithØ6 SS-N-20צeahawkϕissilesΘtΘsπapable∩fΣestroyingØ00⇧πities. It⇧Θsβlso⌠heµirstצovietצubmarineσquipped≈ith⇧⌠he⇧⌡nique Caterpillar≡ropulsion≤ystemϕakingΣetection∈earlyΘmpossible. In⇧⌠his⇧≤imulation⇧∙ouβreבaptainהirst⇧פank⇧לarko⇧פamius, Commander⇧∩fפedנctober.⇧ךourϕissionΘs⌠o≥each⇧⌠he⇧רnited States∩fĲmerica¡קOגEFECT!YourµirstπhallengeΘs⌠o∈egotiate⌠heפeykjanesפidge,∩ff⌠he Icelandic⇧πoast,⇧σvading⌠heצovietפedאanner⇧µleet⇧≡ursuing you.⇧נnceΘnto⌠heĲtlantic∙ouϕust≤uccesfully≥endezvous≈ith theרSמavyβndµeign⌠heΣestruction∩fפedנctober.⇧ךour⇧πrew is∈otβware∩f⌠heΣefectionΓut⌠heצovietמavyΘs.⇧קo≤ucceed requiresβll⌠he≤killβndπunning∩f⌠heτreatestϕarinerΘn⌠he Sovietמavy.ךouΦaveµullπontrol∩n≤creen∩f≤onar,⌠he⌡nique Caterpillar⇩Σrive⇧≤ystem,⇩βttack⇧βnd⇩≤earch⇩≡eriscopes, torpedoes,βndϕore...Discovery⇧≥esultsΘnπonfrontation≈ith⌠heϕost≡owerful⇧µleet in⌠he≈orld.⇧תhen⌠oβttack?⇧תhen⌠oΦide?⇧תhen⌠o⇧≥un?⇧קhe judgementΘs∙ours!Argus⇧סressצoftwareΦas∮aunched⌠heΓest≤ubmarine⇧≤imulation yet,⇧Γased∩n⌠heΓest≤ellerΓyקomבlancy.קhe≡ackageΘs≈ell designed¿includingσxtensiveϕanual,⇧≤hip≥ecognitionπard⇧βnd A2πolor≡oster)βnd⌠heτameΘs≈ellΣesigned,⌠oo.קheτraphics are⇧τood⇧¿someσven±uiteσxcellent)βnd⌠he⇧≤ound⇧βre⇧±uite realistic⇧βs⇧≈ell.⇧קhe⇧≤etup⇧Θs⌠he⇧ϕost⇧∩riginal⇧Θn⇧βny submarine⇧≤imulation≡rogram,⇧βnd⌠hereforeח'dτiveΘtβn⇧Õ.5 (Claus⇧אrod≈ould≡robably≤trangleϕeΘfΦeδnewח⇧Σid⇧⌠his). TheτameπostsÃ9.50גutchτuildersβtזomesoft,זaarlem.It⇧≤eems⇧⌠hat⇧βll≡arents≈ant⌠oτive⌠heir⇧δids⇧τames⇧µor Christmas,⇧ΓutΘtβlso≤eems⌠hat⌠heyΣo∈ot≈ant⌠o≤pendϕuch money.⇧קhat's≈here⌠he⌠rash-gamesπomeΘn,τames∮ikeóKarting Grandסrix"βndóLasשegas".⇧זarry÷anזorenµromזomesoft⇧⌠old me⌠hese⌠woβreΓest-sellingτamesµor⌠heצTβt⌠heϕoment.וod knows⇧≈hy.⇧חt⇧ϕust⇧Γe⌠heir≡rices:⇧ø9.95⇧βnd⇧œ9.50⇧גutch guilders≥espectively.⇧אothτames∩ffer∮ousyτameplay¿of≈hich "Karting"Φas⌠he≈orst)βnd⌠rashyτraphics.⇧פeally,⇧Ĳnco¿the company⌠hat∮aunched⌠heseτames)≤houldδeep⌠his⌠rash∩ff⌠he STϕarket.⇧חt∩nlyΣenegrates⌠he≤oftwareϕarketβndβll≈eσnd up⇧≈ithβreβ∮ot∩fµrustratedδidsβtבhristmas...⇧קhese⇧⌠wo games⇧πanΓattleµor⌠heºtrashcan∩f⌠he⇧ϕonth'⇧βward.⇧תhich wins?⇩ח⇧Φonestly⇧πouldn't⇧⌠ell.⇩סerhaps⇧Γoth.⇧פating⇧Θs impossibleΘnΓothπases,βsח≥efuse⌠o⌡se∈egativeµigures.Many≥umoursΦave≥eachedϕeβboutβπompanyπalledסrismכeisure CorporationΘnדngland,≤aid⌠oΓeβn∩ffshoot∩fבapitolפecords (a≥ecordπompany).קheirµirst≡roductΘsóTurboצT",≡rogrammed by⇧לartinאackschat¿familiar∈ame?!)≈ithτraphicsΓy⇧לusarath J.⇧סatel.⇧לartin≤hould≤tick⌠o≈ritingπopy⇧≡rograms,⇧≤ince "Turbo⇧צT"≥eallyΘsn't≈orthΓuyingσither¿just∮ike⇧⌠he⇧⌠wo gamesחϕentionedΓefore).קhoughóTurboצT"Σoesn'tΣisplay≤uch a⇧∮ack∩fσverythingβsΓoth⌠he∩ther≡rogramsΣo,⇧ΘtΦas⇧∩ne BIG⇧¿BIG!!!!)⇧Σisadvantage:⇧קhe≤teeringπontrols⇧βre⇧≤imply awful!⇧Ĳ≤econd¿not≤oϕajor)ΣisadvantageΘs⌠heΘntro⇧ϕusic, which⇧ΘsΓadlyΣigitizedβnd≥emixedσven⇧≈orse.⇧נugh!⇧לartin shouldΩustΦaveβskedקEX⌠o⌠heϕusicΘnstead....Anyway,⇧Φonesty≥equiresϕe⌠o≤ay⌠hat⌠he≤etup,Θntro≡icture andτameτraphicsβre±uiteτood.⇧ĲnimationΘsβlsoτood,⇧Γutח fear⇧⌠hat⇧óTurboצT"ΦasϕadeΘtself⌠he⌠ypicalσxample⇧∩f⇧β goodτame≈ith≤uchΓad≤teeringπontrols⌠hatΘtΓecomesβ⇧τame ofϕuch⌠oo∮owβ≤tandard.⇧ח'dτiveΘtβŒ.5.זomesoft≤ellsΘt atø9.95,⇧≤o⌠hatϕightΓeβ≥eason⌠oΓuyΘtβnyway¿thisΘs⇧β hint⇧µor≡arents⌠hat≈ant⌠oΓuy⌠heirδids∩f∈ephewsβ⇧πheap computerτame,Ωust∮ike⌠he∩nesחϕentionedσarlier).סity.Let's≤tick⌠o≥acing≡rogramsµorβ≈hile.⇧קhe⌠woΓest⇧≥acing programs⇧⌠hat⇧Φaveβppeared∩n⌠heצT⌡ptil⇧∈ow⇧Φave⇧µinally reached⌠heצT⌡sers:⇧óTestגrive"βndóSupersprint"¿now,⇧∩nly "Outrun"⇧Φas⌠oΓe≈aitedµor).⇧óSupersprint"Θs⇧≡ublished⇧Γy Electric⇧גreams,⇧≡art∩fĲctivision,⇧βnd∮ooks∮ike⇧β⇧Γetter version⇧∩f⇧óTurboוT"¿the∩ldτame)βndóKarting⇧וrand⇧סrix" ("Supersprint"⇧ΘsלUCHΓetterΘn⌠hisπase).⇧חtΘsβ≤trict⇧ØD racing⇧≡rogram,⇧Γut⇧≈ithβτreatϕany⇧βdditions⇧¿hurricanes, extraΓonuses¡⌠raction,⇧≤peed,σtc.¡Γetterβnimation,Γetter sound,⇧Γetterτraphics)βndβnβlltogetherπompelling⇧τameplay. "Supersprint"Θs⌠he⌠ypicalσxample∩f≈hatóKartingוrandסrix" couldΦaveΓeen∮ike.חt'sτreat.ĲnÕ."Testגrive"ΘsσvenΓetter⌠hanóSupersprint"¡ϕaybeΓecauseΘt offers⇧øD≥ather⌠hanØDτameplay.⇧חn⌠hisτame,⇧∙ou⇧Φave⇧⌠o drive⇧βπar⌠hrough⌠heϕountains¿alløD!),⇧βvoiding⇧∩ncoming traffic,⇧∩vertaking≤low⌠rafficβnd∩utrunning⌠heπoppers.קhe graphics⇧βre⇧≤uperb¿especially⌠heπars⇧¡⇧Θncluding⇧הerrari 'Crockett'קestarossa,סorsche,כotus,σtc.),βnimationΘsµairly good,⇧ΘntroϕusicΘsΣull,≤oundσffectsβre±uiteΣullβnd≈hen a⇧πarπrashes∙ourσarsβreπrashed,⇧⌠oo¿by⌠he≤heer∮ack⇧∩f ANY≤ound).⇧חtπouldΦaveΓeenΓetter,ΓutΘs≤till÷eryτood.Ĳ 9.Let's∮eave⌠heτamesµorβ≈hileβnd≤hatβ∮ittleΓitβbout∩ur colleagues⇧Θn⇧בanada⇧⌠hat⇧≡roduce⇧⌠he⇧Σisk⇧Γased⇧ϕagazine "F.A.S.T.E.R.".⇧קwo⇧∩f⌠heirϕost≥ecentΘssues⇧≈ere⇧≥ecently added⇧⌠o⇧ϕyπollection¿one∩f≈hich≈as≤ent⇧Γy⇧⌠heir⇧גutch distributor,⇧סanatco¡⌠hanks!)βndחϕustβdmit⌠hatח≈as∩nce again⇧≤tunnedΓy⌠heirσfforts.⇧דverybodyδnows⌠hat⇧ח⇧≈asn't exactlyσnthusiastic≈ith≥egard⌠oóF.A.S.T.E.R.",⇧βnd∙ou⇧ϕay know⇧⌠hat⇧ח≤tillβin't.⇧קhough⌠heyΓeatβll⇧Σisk⇧ϕagazines existing⇧βnywhere⇧≈ith⇧≥egard⇧⌠o⇧⌡ser-friendlyness⇧βnd⇧⌠he general⇧Θmpression∩f⌠he≡rogramming⇧σnvironment,⇧⌠hey⇧≤till offerβrticles⌠hat∮ackσvery≤ign∩fβctuality¿exceptµor⇧⌠he "Wordסerfect"≥eview).ח≈asτlad⌠oµind∩ut,⌠hough,⌠hat⌠hey they⇧τot≥id∩f⌠hat≥idiculousϕusic⌠heyΦadΘncluded⇧≤everal issueΓack.Something⇧ח⇧≈asשERYσnthusiastic⇧βbout,⇧Φowever,⇧≈as⇧⌠heir "Illusion"⇧τame⇧¿anóArkanoid"-clone)⌠hat⇧⌠hey⇧≡ublished⇧Θn Volume⇧Ø⇧חssueø¿aבonstructionיit≈as≤uppliedΘn⇧שolume⇧Ø Issue⇧œ¡≤howingלORE⌠han≤triking≥esemblance⌠o⇧⌠he⇧óTonic Tile"⇧πonstruction⇧δit).⇧קhat's∩ne∩f⌠he∩ther⇧µields⇧⌠hat "F.A.S.T.E.R."⇧≈illβlwaysΓeat⌡s≈ith:⇧סrograms.⇧תhereas⇧ üST NEWSÇ∈owβnd⌠hen∩ffersβΦandy⌡tility,⇧óF.A.S.T.E.R."⇧∩ffers quite⇧Φigh±ualityτamesβnd⇧⌡tilities.⇧בoncluding:⇧דverybody should⇧τetΦisΦands∩nóF.A.S.T.E.R.",⇧Θn≤pite∩f⌠he⇧⌠hings that⇧ח⇧¿and≡erhapsϕore≡eople)Σislike.⇧קhey⇧βre⇧⌠he⇧ϕost perfect⇧¿andπheap)≈ay⌠oτetΘn⌠ouch≈ith≈hat'sτoing∩n⇧∩n the⇧∩ther⇧≤ide∩f⌠he≡ond.⇧ח'd∮ike⌠o⌡se⌠his⇧∩ccasion⇧⌠o apologize⇧µor⇧⌠he⇧µact⌠hatח⌡sed⇧⌠o⇧≤pread⇧óF.A.S.T.E.R." through⌠heסD∩verΦalfβ∙earβgo¿EVERYBODY⌡sed⌠o≤preadΘt, so⇧Θt⇧≈as⇧∈o≤trange⌠hing⌠hatח⌠hought⇧Θt⇧≈as⇧סD).⇧גear "F.A.S.T.E.R."≡roducers:חΦaveΦeard⌠hat∙ou≈ere±uite≡issed (sorry⇧µor⌠he≈ord)≈hen∙ouµound∩ut⌠hatח⌡sed⌠oΣo⇧⌠hat. AndחΦaveβlsoΦeard⌠hat∙ou∮ike üSTמEWSÇΓut⌠hat∙ou⌠hink⇧ח talk⇧⌠oo⇧∈egatively⇧βbout∙ourϕag.⇧ח⇧≤tarted⇧≈riting⇧ϕore positively⇧¿but⇧≤till≈ithΦonesty⌠owards⇧ϕy⇧≥eaders)⇧βbout three⇧∩r⇧µourϕonthsβgo,⇧βndβΦave⇧≤topped⇧≤preading⇧∙our magazineβ∮ong,⇧∮ong⌠imeβgo.⇧חs⌠his≡erhapsβn∩ccasion⇧⌠o start≈orking⌠ogether≤omeϕore¿hint:⇧תe're≤till≤eeking⇧µor an∩fficialΣistributorΘnבanada)?Recently,⇧ח⇧≈as⇧Γored≤tiff.⇧חΩustπouldn't⇧τet⇧ϕyself⇧⌠o studyingµorϕy⌡pcoming≡hysics⌠est,תilleke≈asµarβwayβndח didn'tµeelϕuch∮ikeβctually≈ritngµor üSTמEWSÇσither.It⇧βll⇧≤tarted⇧∩nצunday,⇧גecemberÀth,⇧≈hen⇧טos⇧צchilders (familiar∈ameβgain!⇧זe's∈owδnownΓy⌠he∈ameºAmigaצoftware Syndicate'¿ASS)∩n⌠heĲmiga)ΣroppedΘn≈ithβπouple∩f⇧Σisks filled≈ithĲmiga≡ix∩n⌠he∩riginal«IFFµormat.⇧חΦadβlready collected⇧βτreatϕanyĲmiga≡icturesβnd≤tored⌠hemΘn⇧óDegas Elite"⇧µormat,⇧Γut⌠hey≈ereβll≥educed⌠o⇧õ6⇧πolors...Alas! Severalϕonthsσarlier,⇧חΦadΓeenπaughtΘn⌠heβct∩fΣripping from⇧ϕy⇧ϕouthΓehindβnĲmiga≤howingβ≤lideshow⇧πalled⇧óThe Samanthaהoxצlideshow".טos≤awϕeβnd⌠oldϕe¿withβ≤mile,≤o it≤eemed)⌠hat⌠his≡icture≤how⌡sed⌠heĲmigaóHAM"¿Hold⇧Ĳnd Modify)ϕode,⌠husσnabling⌠he⌡se∩fœ096πolorsβt∩nce∩n⌠he screen.⇧פeducing⌠hat⌠oõ6πolors∩n⌠heצTϕightϕakeצamantha unrecognisable...I⇧⌠hen⇧Σecided⇧⌠hatח⇧≈ould⇧Σo⇧Ωust⇧βbout anything⇧⌠o⇧ϕake⌠his≤lideshowµor⌠heצT⇧¡⇧≈ith⇧≥easonable quality,⌠hatΘs.WhenĲntic/Theבatalog≡ublished⌠heóSpectrum"Σrawing⇧≡rogram, enabling⇧⌠he⌡se∩fŒ12πolorsβt∩nce,⇧ח⌠ookϕy⇧πhances⇧βnd calledטos,⇧βskingΦim⌠oΣeliverϕe≤omeחFFצamantha≡ix,⌠hat couldΓe∮oadedΘnóSpectrum"≈ithoutΓeing≥educed⌠oõ6πolors.HeπameβsµastβsΦeπould¿aboutµive≈eeksβfterϕyπall)⇧βnd I⇧≤tarted∮oading⌠he≡ictureµilesΘnóSpectrum".⇧קhe⇧≥esults wereΘmpressive,⇧βndח⌠husϕade⌠heóSamanthaהox≤lideshow"∩n DecemberÀthβndגecemberÃth.⇧נn⌠he∮astΣay,⇧חβlsoϕade⌠he "Garfield⇧≤lideshow"≈ith≤omeϕore∩f⇧טos'⇧≡ictures.⇧תhereas "Sammy"ΦasΓeenΣouble-sided,⇧óGarfield"≈as≤ingle-sided.אoth slideshows⇧Φave⇧Γeen⇧∮aunched⇧Θnto⇧⌠he⇧סD,⇧βnd⇧≤hould⇧Γe available⌠hrough∙our∮ocalסD∮ibrary¿pleaseΣon't∩rder⇧⌠hem through üSTמEWSÇ!).After⇧µinishing⌠wo≤lideshowΣemosΘn⌠wo⇧Σays,⇧ח⇧πonsidered this⇧⌠o⇧Γe⇧σnough≈ith≥egard⌠oĲCC⇧≡roducts⇧µor⇧βt⇧∮east another∙ear.⇧Ĳlas!⇧הate≈ouldn't∮etϕe≤top,⇧βsח≥eceivedβ packageµromמewםealandβ∮ittleϕore⌠hanβ≈eek∮ater.⇧חt≈as sent⇧⌠oϕeΓyזarveyיongקin,⇧βnd⌠heΣisks≈ere⇧µilled⇧≈ith Amiga⇧≡ix.⇧חΣecided∈ot⌠o≈aitβny∮ongerβnd⌠o⇧µinish⇧⌠he "Amiga⇧≤lideshow"⇧βs≈ell¿thatחΦad≡romised⇧≤everal⇧ϕonths ago).חΣid⌠hat∩nגecemberõ5th,βndΘt≈asβgainΣouble-sided. Itµeatures≤ome∩f⌠he∩ldĲmigaβrtwork¿"Kingקuth",⇧óVenus", "Red⇧סorsche")βnd≤omeϕore≥ecentβrtwork.⇧חt⇧βlso⇧Θncludes someβrtwork⌠hat≈as∮eft∩verµromטos'Σisks.חt'sβlsoסD.Note:⇧קhese⇧⌠hree≤lideshows∩nly≈ork≈ithÀ0Hz⇧≤witched⇧∩n, whichΘs∈ot≡ossible∩nβllϕonitors/TVs!Soϕuchµorϕy∩wn≡roceedingsΘn≥ecent⌠imes.כet'sτetΓack⌠o 'real'≤oftware.About⇧βϕonthβgo,⇧ח≥eceivedβ≡rogramµromהrankצchoof⇧µrom Germany.⇧חt'sβוEM-drivenΣrawing≡rogram⌠hat≈orks∩nβll⇧צT systems¿also⌠he∩nes≈ithŒ12יb),Γut∩nlyΘnϕedium≥es¿high res÷ersionΘsΓeingϕade).חt'sπalledóMIGrafikØ.0".חΦaven't thoroughly⌠ested⌠he≡rogram,⇧ΓutΘsβppears⌠oΓeנK⇧βlthough it∮acks≤ufficient⌡serfriendlynessβnd∩neϕore⌠hing:⇧תho⌠he hell⇧≈ants⇧⌠oΣrawΘnϕedium≥es⌡nless∙ou⌡seŒ12⇧πolors⇧βt once?⇧קhe⇧≡rogram⇧Σoesn't⌡se≥ubberΓands¿which⇧βre⇧βlways handyΘnΣrawing≡rograms),⇧Φasβ÷ery≤low·oomϕodeβnd⇧⌠here are≤till±uiteβµewϕinorΓugsΘn⌠he⇧≡rogram.⇧סersonally,⇧ח think⇧⌠hereβreϕore⌠hanσnoughΣrawing≡rogramsµor⌠he⇧צT⇧¡ much⇧Γetter∩nesβs≈ell.⇧ח⌠hinkהrank≤hould±uit≈orking⇧∩n theϕonochrome÷ersion∩fóMIGraphik",βndπontinue∩n⌠heϕulti-tasking⇧≡rojectΦeΘs≈orking∩n.⇧קhere≈ill≡robablyΓeβ⇧∮ot moreΘnterestΘn⌠hat⌠hanΘnΩustβnotherΣrawing≡rogram...One⇧∩f⌠he∮ast≡rogramsח'd∮ike⌠o⌠alkβboutΘn⌠his⇧Θssue's "ST⇧צoftwareמews"ΘsóStarתars"µromגomark.חt'sβøD⇧≤hoot-'em-upτame⌠hatπombines⌠errifying≤peed≈ith÷ector⇧τraphics, digitized⇧≤peechβndβwesomeβctionΘn⇧≤tunning⇧≥ealism.⇧ח've heard⇧⌠hat⇧⌠he⇧צT÷ersionΘsΩust⇧∮ike⇧⌠he⇧∩riginal⇧βrcade version,⇧βnd⇧חΘmmediatelyΓelieve⌠hat¡βs≈ouldβnyone⇧∩nce having≡layed⌠his⌠hrillingτame.⇧ח≥eallyΣidn'tπonsider⌠his possible∩n⌠heצT¡חβlways⌠houghóStarglider"⌠ook⌠heצT⇧⌠o its∮imitsβlready.⇧ח≥eally∮ikeΘt≈henτames∮ikeóStarתars" appear⇧¡⌠heyδeep≥emindingϕeβll⌠he⌠ime⌠hat⌠he∮imits⇧∩f the⇧צT'sπapacitiesβre∈ot∙et≥eached.⇧óStar⇧תars"⇧πombines terrific⇧≡rogramming≤kill≈ithβnβddictiveτameplay,⇧βnd⇧⌠he introϕusicσven≤hows∩f≤ome≡rogramming≤kill∩n⌠heµield⇧∩f music....what'sϕore⌠o≈ish?⇧קhis∩neΣeservesβ¨.5¡Θt≤ells atÀ9.50גutchτuildersβtזomesoft.Some⇧∩f⇧⌠he≡rograms⌠hatחπould≤eeΓrieflyΩust⇧Γefore⇧⌠he launch∩f⌠hisΘssue∩f üSTמEWSÇβreóSkyrider",óScreamingתings" andóMission".⇧óSkyrider"ΘsβΦorizontally≤crolling≤hoot-'em-up⇧τame≈ith≥easonably≈ell≡rogrammed⇧≤crolling,⇧τood⇧≤ound effectsβndϕuchΓetter±ualities⌠hanóUridium".⇧חt's⇧∮aunched byבreationצoftwareβnd∩ffersβ∈iceΘntro¿nice≥asters!)⇧βnd goodτraphics.⇧לany≤ounds≤mell∮ikeΣigitizing≡rocesses,⇧βnd if∙ou≡lay⌠heτame⌠oo∮ong∙ou'llτetΦeadaches¿the≤crollΘs not⇧≤mooth⇧σnough).⇩óScreaming⇧תings"⇧Θs⇧β⇧πross⇧Γetween "Xevious"βndó1942",⇧Γrought∩utΓyפedפatצoftware.חt≤hoots nicely,⇧≤crolls÷ery≈ell¿vertically)βnd≤hows≤ome÷ery⇧∈ify programming⌠ricks.⇧קheσxplosionsβreβΓitΣaft.קhe∮ast∩ne, "Mission",⇧≈as⇧Σone⇧Γy⇧כoriciels¿France).⇧חt's⇧β⇧δind⇧∩f "Magnetik⇧קank"⇧≈ith≤omeβddedµeaturesβndβ⇧≡erson⇧≈alking aroundΘnstead∩f⌠he⌠ank.⇧חϕissed⌠heצT'cπolorβbundance⇧β bit,Γut⌠heβctualτraphicsβre±uiteτood.I⇧Φave⇧∩nlyΓeenβble⌠oτlanceβt⌠hese⇧⌠hree⇧≡rograms⇧÷ery briefly,≤oחΣon't⌠hinkΘt'sµair⌠oτiveβ≥atingµor⌠hem.Hope⌠o≤ee∙ouΘnõ988βgain!üTHEĲCC'SפEADER'SצERVICEÇΓyפichardיarsmakersHere⇩∙ou⇧πan⇧≥ead⇧βll⇧βbout⇧≈hat⇧∙ou⇧πan⇧Σo⇧≈ith⇩∩ur correspondence⇧βddress⇧¿üST⇧מEWSÇ,⇧יievitstraat⇧Œ0,⇧Œ702⇧כE, Helmond,קhe⇧מetherlands),⇧∮ike≤endingΘnβrticlesµor⌡se⇧ΘnüSTמEWSÇ,≥emarks,πritics,≤ubscribing,σtc. Subscribing⌠o üSTמEWSÇSince üSTמEWSÇשolumeõחssueø≈as∮aunched,β∮ittle∩verβ∙ear ago,⇩ΘtΦasΓeen≡ossible⌠o≤ubscribe⌠o üSTמEWSÇ.קhe≤etupΘs very≤imple:ךou≤imply≤end⌡sβnσmpty,µormatted,≤ingle≤ided disk,⌠ogether≈ithσnough≤tamps¿orחnternationalפeplyבoupons if⇧∙ou∮ive∩utside∩fזolland)βndβ∈ote≈hich≤ays⇧óNext⇧ üST NEWSÇ".⇧תe⇧≈ill⌠hen⌠akeπare⌠hat∙ouτetβny∈ewΘssue∩f⇧ üST NEWSÇΘmmediatelyβfterΘts∮aunch.⇧קhis≈ay,⇧ΘtΘs≡ossible⇧⌠o getΘt≈ithin⌠woΣaysΘf∙ou∮iveΘnזolland∩rβϕatter∩f⇧∩ne or⌠wo≈eeks∩f∙ou∮iveβbroad.⇧ךouπanβlso∩rder⇧Γack-issues of⇧ üST⇧מEWSÇ¿readϕoreβbout⌠hatΘn⌠heβrticleóHow⇧⌠o⇧∩rder back-issues"),⇧≈ith⇧≈hich⇧∙ouϕust∈otµorget⌠o⇧ϕention⇧⌠he volume⇧∈umber∩f⌠heΘssues∙ou≈ant.⇧גon'tπlose∙ourσnvelope too⌠ightly,⇧≤ince≈eϕustΓeβble⌠o⌡se⌠hat≤ameσnvelope⇧⌠o send⌠he≤tuffΓack⌠o∙ou.⇧חf∙ouΣo,Φowever,∙ouπanβlsoβdd anβdditionalσnvelopeΘn∙our≡ackage.⇧נrdering üSTמEWSÇΘsµree of⇧πosts,⇧σxceptµor⌠he≡ostβnd⌠heΣisks¿you≤imply⇧≤upply those⇧∙ourself),⇧Γut⇧Σonations⇧βreβlways⇧≈elcome⇧¿my⇧τiro account∈umber≈ill⌡ndoubtedlyΓeµound≤omewhereΘn⌠his⇧Θssue of üSTמEWSÇ).סlease≥efer⌠o⌠heβrticleβbout∩urסDכibraryµor correct⇧≡ostage⇧±uantitiesµorπertain∈umbers∩fΣisks⇧⌠o⇧Γe sent.⇧סleaseΣon'tβddµoreignπurrencies,⇧βsΘt⌠akes±uite⇧β lot∩f⌠rouble⌠oσxchangeσ.g.Ø000∮ireΘnβΓankΦere.Sine≤chool⌠ends⌠oβbsorb±uiteβ∮ot∩fϕy⌠ime,⇧Θtϕight⇧Γe handier⇧⌠o⇧∩rder üSTמEWSÇ⌠hrough∩ne∩f⌠heϕany⇧סD⇧∮ibraries thatµeatures⌡s.קhisϕightβlso⌠urn∩ut⌠oΓeβ∮ot±uicker.Remarks,⇧πritics,⇧πomments,⇧σtc.⇧⌠o üSTמEWSÇβnd/orβny∩f∩ur other≡roducts.Each⌠ime≈eµinishβnΘssue∩f üSTמEWSÇ∩rβnother≡roduct⇧¿like Slideshows),⇧≈e⇧≈ant⇧⌠o⇧Γe≤ure⌠hatΘtβnswers⇧⌠o⇧βs⇧ϕanyneeds⇧βs≡ossible.⇧קherefore,⇧≈e∈eed⌠oδnow∙our⇧∈eeds⇧βnd opinionsβbout üSTמEWSÇβs≈ellβsβll∩ur∩ther≡roducts.Ĳlso,חwould∮ike⌠oΦearβboutΓugs⌠hatϕight≤tillΓe∮eft⇧≤omewhere in⌠he≡rogram,⇧≤o⌠hatחπan⌠ry⌠oτet≥id∩f⌠hese.בriticism that⇧≈as≤entΘnβround⌠heσnd∩fõ986ϕade≤ureח≤witched⇧⌠o usingβ≡rogram⌠hatח≈roteϕyself⌠oΣisplay üSTמEWSÇ⇧βrticles, and⇧⌠hat's⇧∩nly⇧∩ne⌠hing⌠hatΦas⇧Γeen⇧βchieved⇧⌠his⇧≈ay. CompatibilityΘsβlsoβssured¡ üSTמEWSÇ≈orks∩n ½,⇧õ,Ø,ø∩rœ Mb⇧ϕemory⇧πonfigurations,⇧צS⇧∩r⇧גS⇧גisk⇧גrives,⇧בolor⇧∩r Monochrome,∙ou∈ameΘt.תhatever≈eΣo,≈e⌠ry⌠oϕake∙ou,⇧∩ur readers,⇧βsΦappyβnd≤atisfiedβs≡ossible.⇧חf∙ou⌠hink≈eΣo something≈rong,≡lease≈rite⌠o⌡sβs≤oonβs≡ossible≤o≈eπan haveβ∮ookβtβ≤olution∩rπompromise.⇧חf∙ou≈antβ⇧≡ersonal answer⌠o∙our≥emarks∩rπritics,⇧≡leaseΓe≤ure⌠oβdd⇧≤tamps orחnternationalפeplyבoupons¿the∮atterΘf∙ou∮ive∩utside∩f Holland;⇧≡lease⇧βddקWO∩f⌠hoseσvery⌠ime∙ou≈rite)Θn⇧∙our envelope.SendingΘnβrticlesµor⌡seΘn üSTמEWSÇYou'll⇧⌡nderstand⇧⌠hat⇧ΘtΘsΘmpossibleµorϕe⇧⌠o⇧≈rite⇧βll articlesΘn üSTמEWSÇΓyϕyself;⇧⌠hat's≈here≈e∈eed∙ou,⌠o≤end in⇧≤omeβrticlesµor⌡seΘn üSTמEWSÇ.⇧לany≡eople⇧Φave⇧βlready sent⇧Θnβrticles,⇧ϕostlyβbout≤ubjects⌠hatחΣon'tδnow⇧ϕuch about¿likeϕachine∮anguage,⇧βstrology≡rograms,⇧∈umerological computations,⇧≈riting∙our∩wnβdventures∩n⌠heצTβndβrticles about≤everalΦardware≡rojects).⇧קheπonditionsµor≤ending⇧Θn articlesβre÷ery≤imple:⇧ךouΩust≈riteβnβrticle⌡singσither "1stתord"∩ró1stתordסlus",⇧βnd∙ou≤endΘt⌠o⌡s∩nβø.5" disk⇩⌠hat⇧Θs⇧µormatted⇧⌡sing⇧⌠he⇧≤tandard⇩Ĳtari⇩µormat (preferablyσvenצingleצided).סleaseΣon'tµorget⌠oβdd≤tampsorחnternationalפeplyבoupons¿the∮atterΘf∙ou∮ive∩utside∩fHolland)Θf∙ou≈ant⌠he≤tuff⌠oΓe≥eturned⌠o∙ou.⇧מow,⇧≈hatare⌠he⇧⌠hings∙ou∈eed⌠o∮ook∩utµor?-⇧Ĳll⇧βrticlesΦave⌠oΦaveβ≡age∮ayout⌠hat⇧≥esults⇧Θn⇧Ø2 ⇩∮ines≡er≡age-⇧ךouϕustΦave⌡sedטustifyβndתordתrapΘnתPלode-⇧ךouϕustΦave⌡sedÀ5πharacters≡er∮ine-⇧ךouϕust∈ot⌡seβny¿conditional∩r≈hatever)≡agebreaks⇧¿or⇩µootnotes)-⇧ךouϕust≈riteΘnπorrectדnglish-⇧ךou⇧ϕustn't⇧⌡se≤uper-subscript¿unfortunately,⌠he∈ew≡age ⇩÷iewϕodeΣoesn't±uite≤upport⌠his!)-⇧חf∙ou∩ffer≡rograms/listings∩nΣisk,∙ouϕust≥efer⌠o⌠hem⇩Θn∙ourβrticle-⇧ךouϕustn't⌡se≡ictures!⇧קhis∩nlyπonfines⌠hese⇧Σocuments ⇩⌠oβπertain≥esolution,≈hichΘsn't∩ur⌠arget-⇧תhenever⇧∙ou⇧ϕention üSTמEWSÇ,⇧≈riteΘt⇧Σown⇧Θn⇧Γold⇧βnd ⇩πapitals-⇧תatch∙ourדnglish!⇧סluralsβre≈ithoutβπomma,⇧≤o⇧צamples ⇩Θnstead∩fצample's.Ĳnd⌡sual,⌡seful,σtc.βre≈ith∩neºl'!Since≈eΦave∈oΘncome∩fβnyδind¿exceptµorβµewΣonations), weβren'tβble⌠o≡ay∩ur≈ritersβnyβmount∩fϕoney≈hatsoever. Therefore,⇧≈ritingµor üSTמEWSÇΘsΣone∩ut∩f⇧δnowledge-sharing reasons⇧Θnstead∩f≈ritingβrticlesΩustµor⌠heϕoney.⇧נn⇧∩ne side,⇧⌠hisδeeps⌠heβrticles∩f⌠rueβndΦigh±uality,⇩Γut∩n the∩ther≤ide≈eµeel≈eΦave∮ittle⌠o∩ffer⌠o∩ur≈riters.תe stillΦope∙ou'llµindΘt⌡seful⌠o≈riteβrticlesµor⌡s,βnd≈e are∮ookingµorward⌠oΦearingµrom∙ou.Dealerσnquiries*בommercial≤oftwareSince≈eµeel≈eΣeserve∩ur≤trengthϕainlyΓecause∩f⌠he⇧ϕany software⇧≥eviews∩f÷eryπurrent≤oftware,⇧≈e⌠hink üSTמEWSÇ⇧Θs THEϕagazine⌠oΦave∙our≡rograms≥eviewedΘn.סeople∩f÷arious softwareΦousesΦaveβlready≤ent⌡s≤tuff⌠o≥eviewβnd⌠heyβll are÷ery≤atisfied.תhatβboutו-Data,הirebird,פainbird,נcean,Psygnosis,⇧וoldenוames,⇧לicrodeal,⇧קommyצoftware,דlectronic Arts,⇩זomesoft⇧βnd⇧ϕany⇧∩thers,⇩≈hereas⇧≈e're⇩πurrently negotiating≈ithר.S.וold,וremlin,לirrorsoftβnd≤omeϕore.Good⇧πo-operation⇧Φas⌠husµar≥esultedΘn±uality⇧≥eviews⇧∩f quality≤oftware¿sometimes,⇧Θnπases∩fσ.g.⇧óTimeאlast"⇧βnd "Super⇧זuey"⇧∮ess⇧±uality≤oftware).⇧טust≤end⇧Θn⇧≤ome⇧∈ew programs⌠hat∙ou⌠hink≈e≈ouldΓeΘnterestedΘn≥eviewing,⇧βnd we'llΣo⌠he≥est.⇧חf∙ou≈ant⌡s⌠o≤end⌠he≤tuffΓack,≡lease state⌠hisπlearlyβndβdd≤tamps∩rחnternationalפeplyבoupons. Weβre≤ure∙ou≈on't≥egret≤endingβny≥eviewing≤amples⌠o⌡s.*סublicגomain≤oftwareIf⇧∙ou⌠hink∙ouΦave≈rittenβ÷ery∈ice≡rogram,⇧βnd⇧Θf⇧∙ou haveΣecided∩n≤preadingΘt⌠hrough⌠heסublicגomain,≈eϕayΓe able⌠oΦelp∙ou≤preadΘt.חϕust≤ay⌠hat≈eβre±uite⌠oughΘn our⇧Σecisions⇧≈hether⇧β≡rogramsΘs∩rΘs∈ot⇧βllowed⇧⌠o⇧Γe includedΘn∩urסD∮ibrary.⇧חn⇧≤pite∩f⌠heµact⌠hat⇧≈e⇧Φave cast⇧∩ff∩urβctualסD∮ibrary,⇧≈e≤tillΣeliverסD⌠oצT⇧בlub Eindhoven,⇧≈hoΘsπurrentlyϕanaging∩urסD≤ervice.⇧טust⇧≤end your⇧≡rograms,⇩⌠ogether⇩≈ith⇧σnough⇩≥eply⇩≡ostage⇩¿or Internationalפeplyבoupons)⌠o≤end⌠hemΓack.Ĳnd≈hyΣon't∙ou use⌠he∩ccasion⌠o∩rder⌠he∮atestΘssue∩f üSTמEWSÇ?Since üSTמEWSÇΘs,⇧βboveβll,⇧βϕagazine,≈eπanβlso≡ublishβn article⇧βbout∙our≡rogram,⇧⌠o≡romoteΘtβΓit∩r⇧⌠o⇧σxplain whatΘsΣoes∩r≈hatΘtπanΣo.QuestionsªĲnswersSince⇧≈e⇧τetϕore≥eadersΓy⌠heΣay,⇧ üSTמEWSÇ∩ffers⇧β⇧τreat service⌠oτet≥id∩fβll∙our≡roblemsβnd⌠oτetβnswers⌠oβll your±uestionsΘn⌠heóQuestionsªĲnswers"πolumn,⇧σlsewhere⌠o beµoundΘn⌠hisΘssue∩f üSTמEWSÇ.⇧ךouπanβskΦere≈hatever∙ou need⌠oδnow,βnd∈on-commercialβdvertisementsβreβlsoβllowed. We≈ill⌠ry⌠oβnswer∙our±uestions∩urselves,⇧βndΘf≈eβren't able⇧⌠oΣo⌠hat≈e≈ill≤hakeΦeavenβndσarth⌠o⇧Φave⇧≤omeone else⇧ΣoΘtµor⌡s¿weΦave⌠hereforeσstablished⇧τood⇧πontacts with⇧≤everal≡eople≈hoδnowβ∮ot,⇧∮ike≤ome≡eopleβt⇧Ĳtari, peopleβtוfAצystemtechnikβndβll∩ur≡rogrammers).⇧טust⇧≤end your⇧±uestion,⇧≈ritten⇧πlearly∩nβ≡iece⇧∩f⇧≡aper,⇧⌠o⇧∩ur correspondenceβddress.⇧ךou'llΓeβble⌠oµind⌠heβnswer(s)⇧Θn an⇧⌡pcoming⇧Θssue∩f üSTמEWSÇ,⇧≤o∙ouΣon't∈eed⇧⌠o⇧≤end⇧βny postageµor⌠he≈ayΓackΘn⌠heseπases¿'cause≈eΣon't∈eed⇧⌠o sendβnythingΓack).Any⇧πorrespondence⇧≈ith⌠heσditorial≤taff∩f üSTמEWSÇ⇧πan⇧Γe doneΘnגutch,וerman∩rדnglish.תeβreβfraid≈eΣon'tδnow∩ne word∩fσ.g.⇧הrench¿exceptµorónon"βndójetaime")≤o≈e⇧≈ill probably⇧∈otΓeβble⌠oΦelp∙ou.⇧אestΘs⌠o≈riteדnglish⇧βll the⌠ime,⇧σxceptΘf∙ou∮iveΘnזollandΘn≈hichπase∙ou⇧ϕight better⌡seגutch.üTHEסDכIBRARY Çbyפichardיarsmakers/Takoטanוosen¿STCE)You⇧ϕightβlreadyΦave∈oticedσlsewhereΘn üSTמEWSÇ⌠hatח⇧Φave decided⇧⌠oπast∩ff⌠heסDכibrary⌠oצT⇧בlub⇧דindhoven.⇧קhey have⌠heΓiggestסDכibrary∩f⌠heאenelux¿andϕaybe⌠heΓiggest Library∩f⌠he≈hole∩fדurope),Γeingβboutø00⇧Σisks⇧Θn≤ize, andΘn⌠hisβrticle∙ouπan≥eadΦow⌠o∩rderסD⇧Σisks.⇧Ĳnd,∩f course,∙ouπan≥eadתHICHסDΣisksβre≤old.If∙ou∩rderסDµromצTבlubדindhoven,⇧∙ou≤implyΓuy⌠he⇧Σisk with⇧⌠he⇧≡rogram⇧∩nΘt¡β≤etup⇧≥ather⇧Σifferent⇧µrom⇧⌠he previous⇧≤etup.⇩ĲsצT⇧בlub⇧דindhoven⇧Θs⇧∈o⇧≡hilantropical institute,⌠hey≈ant⌠oτet≡aidµorπopyingβs≈ell.קhe≡rices, however,βre≤till÷ery∮ow.Just∮ookβt⌠he∈ext≡ageµor∩rderingπonditionsβnd≡rices.PD⇧צoftwareπanΓeΓoughtΣirectlyβt⌠he⌡sergroupϕeetings⇧∩f ST⇧בlub⇧דindhoven,⇧∩r⇧πanΓe⇧≡urchased⇧Γy⇧⌠ransfering⇧⌠he requiredβmount∩fϕoney⌠oτiro∈umberŒ454376,⌠.n.v.צtichting Userצupport,ס.O.אoxõ424,Œ602אKדindhoven,⇧קheמetherlands, where⇧∙ou'll⇧Φave⌠oϕention⌠heΣisk∈umbersβnd/or⌠itles⇧∩f theΣisk(s).The≡rices¿allΘnגutchוuilders):◆צingleצidedסDגisk⇦גoubleצidedסDגiskSupporters∩fצtichtingרserצupport∩rצT ƒ10.00╱ ƒ12.50בlubדindhovenNon-members⇧ ƒ12.50╱ ƒ15.00People∩utsideזolland,⇧ΓutΘnside⌠heדEC,≤houldβdd ƒ10.00⌠o one∩rder.⇧סeople∩utside⌠heדEC≤houldβdd ƒ15.00.⇧Ĳll≡rices are∩nly÷alid≈hen∙ou∩rderØ∩rϕoreΣisks,βnd⇩βll⇩≡rices include≡ostage,≡ackagingβndβdministrativeπosts.⇦ ⇦Ĳ´דnhancements∩fσxisting÷ersions⇦א´הor≡rogrammers¿mainlyלodula-2)⇦ב´סicture≤hows⇦ג´גigitalϕusic⇦ד´בP/Mגisks⇦ה´לiscellaneous⇨הAS:קheסDגisksµromóF.A.S.T.E.R."Σiskϕagazine⇦ל´לusic≡rograms⇨לAC:סDצoftwareµor⌠heóAladin"לacIntoshדnhancer⇦מ´ üSTמEWS Çseries⇦ס´סrograms≤peciallyµor≡rogrammers⇦צ´צlideshowsβndτraphicalΣemonstrations⇨צTC:קheסD∮ist∩f⌠heוermanϕagazineóSTבomputer"⇦ק´קestversionβndΣemos∩fΣifferent≡rograms⇦ן´קhe≤pecialΣisks⌠hatΦave∈oΣefined≡laceβs∙et⇨ףC]©בolorϕonitor⇩ףB/W]=לonochromeϕonitor⇨ףD]©גouble≤idedΣiskΣrive≥equired⇨ףH]©דxplanationβdded∩nΣisk¿though⌠hisϕightΓeΘn⇧⌠heΦonourableגutchΣialect)⇨ף1M]=מeedsנneלegabyteפAMϕemory*וENERALDisk∈r.Ĳã1MOSES,⇧ןMOTERM,⇧שT-100,⇧יERMIT,⇧זACK,⇧צETTIME,אRUTUS,בOPY, COPYDISK,⇧הILECOPY,⇧יETCHUP,⇧צCOPY,⇧גiskmonitor,βccessory⌠o load∈ewµonts.⇦ Disk∈r.Ĳã2ףB/W][H]Krabatבhess≡rogram,חCONEDITOR,לUNCHERSβndϕoreτames.Disk∈r.Ĳã3ףH]DutchקOS¡βlso≈orksΘf∙ouΦaveקOS∩nפOM.אuilt-inµast∮oad routines.הurtherגOODLE,הREERAM,לULTCOPY,פAM360,כIFE,שIRUS, IRRATATO,קTOOLDisk∈r.Ĳã4ףC] Beta-version∩fהLIGHTSIMULATORחIDisk∈r.Ĳã5ףB/W][H]Extremely⇧µunny⇧סUZZLE¿LEGPUZZEL)⇧µull⇧∩f⇧≤urprises,⇧צPACE INVADERSDisk∈r.Ĳã6ףB/W][C]There'sϕusicΘn∙ourצT!תithסIANO,∙ouπanϕakeσveryδeyϕake another⇧≤ound.⇧גELUXE⇧סIANOףC]πhanges∙ou⇧δeyboard⇧Θnto⇧β synthesizer.הurtherתALKMAN,צAMPLE_3,βndϕore.Disk∈r.Ĳã7ףC][H]NEOCHROME⇧ã.6⇧Σrawing≡rogram≈ith⇧≤pecial⇧πapabilities.⇧Œ12 colors,⇧·oom-window⇧πontinuouslyΣisplayed.⇧Ĳnimation⇧≡osible throughπolorπycling.צeveral≡encilsβndΓrushes.Ĳlso∩nΣisk: ManyΣrawingβndצTARDEMO¿demo∩fóStarפaiders").Disk∈r.Ĳã8ףH]WithגRIEDIM,⇧∙ouπan∮ookβroundΘnβø-dimensional≈orld.כoad inβ≡ictureβnd≤pecify≡lace,⇧Σirection,⇧Φeightβnd·oom,βnd DRIEDIMΣraws⌠hat≈hole≤urroundingΘn⌠he≤pecified⇧≡ositions. Includingβלodula-2≤ource.Disk∈r.Ĳã9ףH]Utility≡rogramsµor∙our≡rinter.Ĳccessory⌠oΘnstallΘmportant characteristics∩f∙our≡rinterµorדPSON,⇧ĲTARI,⇧מAKAJIMA⇧βnd (new)⇧צTAR.⇧לake∙our∩wn⇧∮abels.⇧Ĳlso:⇧Ø1⇧βccessories⇧βnd explanationõSTתORD.Disk∈r.Ĳõ0SpecialקOSΣiskµorצTAR≡rinters⌠hatµeature≡roblems≈ith⌠he screen-dump.⇧חncludingβnβccessory⌠oΘnstall⌠he⇧≡rinter,⇧õ4 other∈ewβccesories,βndβnβutofolder⌠oΘnstallΣateβnd⌠ime.Disk∈r.Ĳõ1-1ףB/W]SYNTHצAMPLEõ.⇧קhe∈icest≡iece∩fϕusic,⇧πombined≈ith⇧τreat artwork.לEGAROIDS¡⌠ry⌠o≤hoot⌠heϕeteors.הORחNĲפOW⇦ Disk∈r.Ĳõ1-2ףC]צYNTHצAMPLEØ.Disk∈r.Ĳõ1-3ףC]צYNTHצAMPLEø.Disk∈r.Ĳõ1-4ףB/W]צYNTHצAMPLEœ.Disk∈r.Ĳõ2AstonishingøDΣemos.⇧גraw∙our∩wn≤hapeβnd∮etβt≥otate,⇧∩r grow⇧≤maller∩rΓigger.⇧וOBANG÷ery⇧∈ice⇧Γoardgame.⇧אIORITME (underוEM)βndϕuchϕore.Disk∈r.Ĳõ4AΣiskµilled≈ith∈iceτames:⇧אLACKJACK,⇧סOOL,ךAHTZEE,דLIZA, HYPNOSE,⇧הORTUNECOOKIE,⇧צTBATTLE,לCQUIZ,גIGIT⌠o≡layΣigital music,≡layסIANO∩n⌠heצT,לINOSø-Dϕaze¿accessory).Disk∈r.Ĳõ5ףB/W][C]Many∈ewτraphicΣemosβndτames.ד.g.לINICAD,≈ellΣone÷ersion ofצNAKE,⇧œTHDIM,⇧זEXACOLOR,⇧מEOFUN,סOPCORN,צUPERBOX,≤uper-fastכIFE,קWOGAME,פOTATION,βnd≤everalהRACTAL≡rograms.⇦ Disk∈r.Ĳõ6Many⇧⌡tilities:⇧פAMDISK⌠hat≤urvives⇧≥eset,⇧חNTRAMDISK⇧¿new version;⇩β⇧פAMdisk⇧⌠hat⇧πan⇧Γe⇧≥emoved⇧βgain),⇧קEMPLEMON (professional⇧ϕonitor/debugger),⇧גISKDIAGNOSE,⇧πopy⇧≡rograms, sectorσditor,ϕemoryσditors,µormat≡rograms.Disk∈r.Ĳõ7Printer⌡tilities:Ø5ΣifferentסRINTERDRIVERSµorõSTתORD⌠oΓe able⇧⌠o⇧≡rint⇧⌠hings⇧Σecently.⇩גENSITY⇧µor⇧≤uper-high-res screendumps.לOBZKEY,Σefine∙our∩wnδeyboard¿.ACC),סRINTDIR.Disk∈r.Ĳõ8ףH]Word⇧≡rocessor,⇧Σisk⇧⌡tilityβndπommandlineσditor⇧βs⇧«ACC, converters⇧⌠hat⇧⌠ransferĲSCII⌠oהIRSTתORD⇧βnd⇧÷ice⇧÷ersa, SPRITE⇧דDITOR,⇧אROWSE⇧⌠o∮ookβt⇧µiles,⇧צTEDT,⇧ĲCCLOAD⇧βnd others.Disk∈r.Ĳõ9Real⇧קI-59⇧πalculator,⇧יKASTEN⇧¿database⇧⌡nder⇧וEM),⇧לASH, EZSQUEEZ⇧µile⇧πruncher,⇩סICSWITCH/PIXLATE⇧⌠ranfer⇧∙our⇧∩wn pictures⇧µromres⌠o≥es,⇧סOWEDITσditor,⇧צLIDESET⌠oϕake∙our own≤lideshows.Disk∈r.ĲØ0ףH]SIMPLEגRAW:⇧צimpleΣrawing≡rogram.⇧בonverterµorמEO-orגEGAS low≥es⌠oΦigh≥es.Disk∈r.ĲØ1ST⇧צPEECH¡∮et∙ourצT≤peak.⇧לASTERMIND,⇧אeursspel⇧¿Dutch), Panic⇧≤pace≤hoot'em⌡pτame,⇧פEVERSI¿.ACC),⇧צtarΓattle⇧ףC] nice⇧≤hoot'em⌡p≈ith∈iceºsprites'⇧βnd⇧הUJIBOINK:⇧אeautiful demo.Disk∈r.ĲØ2UNIX-shellβlsβccessorie,צT≈riter:⌠ekstverwerker,הLASH≡atch❎ programma¿vanĲNTIC)צHORTERM:πommunicatieϕetõ200∩fø00Γaud❎ K-RAM≥eset,סI,סrinterdriversõST≈ord≡lus,∩a.÷oorמL-10,❎ SMM804¼בitizenõ20D¼סanasonicõ092Disk∈r.ĲØ3ףH]ARC:⇧קHEµileπompression⌡tility¿compatible≈ithלS-DOS⇧ĲRC), makes⇧µiles≤horter⌠oβnβverage∩fœ0%.⇧גisk⇧σditor,⇧µormat programs.מIBBLE:בopy≡rogram. Disk∈r.ĲØ4ףH]UNITERM,⌠heΓestπommunication≡rogram,⇧צPLITCOMϕodem⇧≡rogram for≤plitΓaudrateõ200/75,נRBITπalculates≤attelite⌠racks.⇦ Disk∈r.ĲØ5ףH]FACE⇧ĲNIMATOR,⇧וfA⇧אasic≡rogram⌠oπhangeβ⇧µace⇧βnd⇧≥each comical⇧σffects,⇧גALEKS⇧τame⇧µrom⇧⌠he⇧לacIntosh⇧¿now⇧σven faster),⇧גIABLOףC],צPEAK¿addition⌠oóSTצpeech"∩nΣiskĲ21; textsβre∈ow≥eadβnd≤poken),פEVERSI.Disk∈r.ĲØ6 MF⇧¿Movingהigures,⇧β⌡nique≡rogram≈ith≈hich∙ouπanϕake⇧β cartoon⇧Θn⇧א/W,⇧דLDICAD¿program⌠oϕake⇧σlectronic⇧≡rints), MOBZPLOT¿3DΣipslay∩fµormulas),אIGMOUTH¿manyΩokes).Disk∈r.ĲØ7ףH]Disk⇧דditor,⇧≡rinterutilities⇧µor⌠heמECס5,P6⇧βnd⇧ס7.⇧מew version∩fרNITERM.Disk∈r.ĲØ8ףH]MIDI⇧צoftware:⇧בZ-VOICEβndבZסATCH.⇧צIMPLEהOUR¿four⇧Θn⇧β row),תINDOWאALL¿difficultאREAKOUTτame). Disk∈r.ĲØ9ףB/W]TheĲrtiST,⇧ϕagnificentΣrawing≡rogramµorϕonochromeϕonitors. MadeΓyϕaster-programmerצtefanסosthuma.Disk∈r.Ĳø0ףC][1M][H]TAURISצT∈iceτame!Disk∈r.Ĳø1ףC]Dasוrosseגeutcheאallerspeil÷ersionØ.וermanϕanual∩nΣisk.Disk∈r.Ĳø2ףB/W]SeeצTCø9.Disk∈r.Ĳø3ףB/W]Games:סatience,נthello,לemory,זappyœ,קrashdesk.Disk∈r.Ĳø4ףB/W]Miscellaneous:⇧Ĳpple⇧חI⇧σmulatorףB/W],⇧Ĳtari⇧Õ00⇧σmulator, Andromeda¿drawing≡rogram,ףB/W]),הunkplot,בombined.ACCDisk∈r.Ĳø5ףB/W][H]Adress¿GermanΣatabaseµorβddresses),⇧חnhoud,שika,חntramdisk newest÷ersion.Disk∈r.Ĳø6ףB/W][H]SeeצTCœ0Disk∈r.Ĳø7ףH]Utilities:ד.g.לobzcopy,גiskspy,סrotect.acc,םscramble, Flaxcopy,אarrel,אSideDisk∈r.Ĳø8ףB/W][C][H]SeeהASã4.Disk∈r.Ĳø9ףB/W][C][H]MOLEKUEL,דLITE.BBS,צTגIALחI*הORסROGRAMMERSDisk∈r.אã1RSICOMMAND,⇧β÷eryσxtensiveπommandlineΘnterpreter,ןEMACSβnd UEMACS¿two÷ersions∩f⌠heלicroדmacsσditor),⇧ϕany≤amples∩f C≡rograms,∩ften≈ithπlearπomments).Disk∈r.אã2/03¿2גiskettes)FORTH.⇧דxtensive÷ersion∩f⌠his÷eryµast≡rogramming∮anguage. Supplied≈ithπlearוermanσxplanation.Disk∈r.אã4ףH]XLISP÷ersionã.17.⇧זigh-level≡rogramming∮anguage⌠hatΘs⌡sed forβrtificialΘntelligenceµorσxample.תithσxtensive¿English) instructions.Disk∈r.אã5ףD][H]FORTH.⇧דxtensive,⇧µast≡rogramming∮anguage≈ithσxplanationΘn German.Disk∈r.אã6ףH]TOYסROLOG,≈ithוermanσxplanationβndϕanyσxamples.Disk∈r.אã7ASM68KÀ8000βssembler,בCπommandline≡rogrammer'sΦelp,ϕanyב-sourcesβmongst≈hichוEM≡rogramsβndβccessories.Disk∈r.אã8ףH]PROFESSIONALוEM.⇧õ4Θssues∩f⌠hisπourse.קheσxecution∩fוEM is⇧σxplainedµorב-programmers.⇧חncludingוEM⇧±uick⇧≥eference guide.Disk∈r.אã9ST-BASIC≤ources,וFA-BASIC≤ourcesσnצT-LOGO≤ourcesDisk∈r.אõ0ףH]Reset-resistant⇩פAMDISK,⇩≡rogram⇧⌠hat⇧∮oads⇧µiles⇧Θn⇩Θt automatically⇧∩n≤tartup∩fלodula-2:⇧Ĳssembler⇧∮istings⇧¿GST format),⇧πonversion⇧⌠oלodula-2πode⇧∮ines,⇧Γit⇧ϕanipulation modules,⇩πommandline⇧Θnterpreter,⇧רSER/SUPERVISOR⇧βnd⇧ןBIOS module.חncludingσxplanation.Disk∈r.אõ1ףH]DIRPRINT,≡rint∮ist∩fΣirectory,מICELISTτeneratedΦead⌠exts, page∈umber,⇧σtc.⇧µor⌠extµiles,⇧≡rinter≤poolers¿.ACC),⇧Θn Modula-2,≈ithσxplanationβnd≤ource.Disk∈r.אõ2ףD]אõ2-1σnאõ2-2∩nβΣouble≤idedΣiskDisk∈r.אõ2-1Modula⇧Øϕodules´⇧גynamical⇧βrrays,⇧∮ist,⇧ĲESShell,⇧≤tack, screen,πommandש0.35,πlock.Disk∈r.אõ2-2ףH]ModulaØϕodules:ןBIOS,πoncurrent≡rocessing,≤torage,Σebug. ⇦ Disk∈r.אõ3ףD]אõ3-1σnאõ3-2∩nβΣouble≤idedΣiskDisk∈r.אõ3-1ףH]ORBIT⇧´⇧בompletely≈rittenΘnלodula-2,⇧≈ith⇧σxplanation⇧βnd source.Disk∈r.אõ3-2Reset-resistantפAMDISK,⇧βutocopy,⇧כIFE≈ith≤ource,⇧לodula⇧Ø modules:אITStreams,זuffman,לyTerminal,הileSelecktor,תindows.Disk∈r.אõ4Modula≤ources:צHUTDOWN,צTACK,צTORAGEקRAPHANDLER,תINDOWSDisk∈r.אõ5Modula≤ources:⇧ĲESחnterface,⇧אACKרP,⇧אITHANDLERS,⇧הUNCTION KEY,חNSTALLקIME,חNTERVALS,כISTזANDLER,סARALLEL,צPEAKDisk∈r.אõ6Modula≤ources:אIGDISK,טULLSPUL,לENUTESTDisk∈r.אõ7Modula≤ources:וEMDEM,וEMDOS,צETSSIM,תETERINGDisk∈r.אõ8XEMACSדditor≈ithב≤ources.Disk∈r.אõ9MicrognuemacsβndרEMAILDisk∈r.אØ0Cצources∩f⌠heĲrtificialחntelligence∮anguageןLISPDisk∈r.אØ1Programmer's⌡tilities:⇧ĲSSEMBLER,⇧לAKE,לATHLIB,סASCALצHELL, PCOMMAND,בLI,ןREFDisk∈r.אØ2Cבompiler.Disk∈r.אØ3C-sources∩f⌠heןINU∩perating≤ystem¿based∩nרNIX)Disk∈r.אØ4Modula≤ources:ĲMULTI,ĲNET,ĲNETMIDI,ĲUTOצTARTDisk∈r.אØ5Modula≤ources:⇧בONTEXT¿Modulaσditor),⇧הILETRANSFER,⇧מewĲRC Shell,סROCEDEX,סLOצCANNER,⌠woפAMβccessoriesDisk∈r.אØ6ףD]CLIPS¿General≡urposeדXPERT≤ystem)Disk∈r.אØ7ףD]C-sources∩fבLIPS≈ithדXPERT≤ystem∩fΣiskא26.Disk∈r.אØ8Overõ00ΣifferentוfAאasic≤ources.Disk∈r.אØ9ףB/W]OMIKRON≡rograms:וALAXY,לAZIACS,עUADRAT,צPRENGMDisk∈r.אø9ףB/W]OMIKRON≡rograms:וEMDEMO,צELECT,צPOOLERDβndתINDOWS*סICTUREצHOWS⇧ Disk∈r.בã1ףD][C][1M]3D⇧צhow.⇩כoad⇧⌠he⇧≡ictures⇧Θn⇧פamdisk.⇧פIPCORD⇧¿let⇧⌠he paratropper∮and),בELEST¿strategicalτame).Disk∈r.בã2ףC]ACTIVISIONגEMODisk∈r.בã3ףC]EFFETSגEMODisk∈r.בã4ףC]DIGI-SHOW.גigitized≡ictureπonvertedΘntoמeochromeΣrawings.Disk∈r.בã5ףD][C][1M]BOUNCINGאALL.אallΓounces∩nϕirror.הantasticβnimation.Disk∈r.בã6ףD][C]DEGAS-PICTURES.Disk∈r.בã7ףD][C]NEOCHROME-PICTURES.⇦ Disk∈r.בã8ףD][C]EFFETSØ:מew≡ictures,תINDPIC¿up⌠oõ0≈indows≤imultaneiously on⌠he≤creen),אOINK,אOUNCE.⇦ Disk∈r.בã9ףC]RANDOMIZE⇧סICTUREצHOW.Disk∈r.בõ0ףB/W]HI-RESסICTURES.õ0גEGAS-drawings.Disk∈r.בõ1ףD][B/W][1M]SOMBRERO.⇧קhe≈ell-known⌠hree-dimensionalΦatµorm,⇧Γut∩n⌠he STΩustβ∮ittleΓitΣifferent.....Ĳlso:צTPATR¿graphicΣemo).Disk∈r.בõ2ףD][C][1M]WAVERבOLOR-SHOW Disk∈r.בõ3ףC]NEO⇧צLIDESHOWØ¿includingβnβdapted÷ersion∩f⌠he≈ell⇧δnown bird).Disk∈r.בõ4צYNTH⇧צAMPLE⇧ø.Disk∈r.בõ5ףC]Shinyאubbles.Disk∈r.בõ6ףD][B/W][1M]CALIFORNIAאEACHוIRLSDisk∈r.בõ7ףB/W]STADגemo.Disk∈r.בõ8ףC]BlueתarחIIΣemo.Disk∈r.בõ9ףD][1M][D]Aladinגemo.Disk∈r.בØ0ף1M][B/W]FARMSONGנNE.Disk∈r.בØ1ףC]GREMLINS,קEXגEMOחI,יISSגEMODisk∈r.בØ2ףD][C]MRTגemo¿made≈ithלRTצcanner)Disk∈r.בØ3ףB/W]ףC]AXISגemo.Disk∈r.בØ4ףD][C][1M]Cyberscape¿Cyberstudio/CADøDØ.0Σemo).Disk∈r.בØ5ףD][C]Amiga≡ictures∩n⌠heצT.*גIGITALפECORDINGSנFזIGHעUALITY⇨ Disk∈r.גã1ףD][1M]OXYGEN.Disk∈r.גã2ףD][1M]FOREIGNĲFFAIR.⇦ Disk∈r.גã3ףD][1M]NIGHTצHIFT.ךou∈eedצAMPLE_3µor⌠his∩ne.Disk∈r.גã4ףD][1M]WHENקHEוOING.ךou∈eedצAMPLE_3µor⌠his∩ne.Disk∈r.גã5ףD][1M]THEהIXX.Remark:צAMPLE_3πanΓeµound∩nΣiskĲã6.*בP/MגISKS⇦ Disk∈r.דã1ףH]CP/MדMULATOR.⇧קhe∮atest÷ersion.צupplied≈ithσxplanationβnd several⌡tilities.Disk∈r.דã2ףH]CP/MרTILITIES.בontains⌡tilities∮ikeסIP,גDTZ,קALK,σtc.*גIVERSEDisk∈r.הã1ףD]מew≥elease!¿1.26)ARKEY⇧גEMO.⇩קhe⇧בAD⇧≡ackage⇧⌠hat⇧Θs⇧⌡sed⇧Γy⇧βrchitects. Completely⇧µunctional¡∩nly⌠heצAVEµunctionΦas⇧Γeen⇧⌠urned off.Disk∈r.הã2/03¿Fã1∩n⌠woΣisks)⇦ Disk∈r.הã7ףC]TECHMATE⇧בHESS⇧¿Working)Σemo∩fβ∈ewβnd⇧÷ery⇧≤trong⇧πhess program.גoesn't≡layβtµull≤trength∙et.Disk∈r.הã8SeeמØ.1Disk∈r.הã9Pojecta/facturaΣemo.Disk∈r.הõ0Seeןõ9Disk∈r.הõ1Seeןõ9ס1Disk∈r.הõ2ףD]DiscardedDisk∈r.הõ3ףD]DiscardedDisk∈r.הõ4SeeמØ.2Disk∈r.הõ5ףC][1M]Amigaσmulator¿gag).Disk∈r.הõ7ףB/W]TARGETΣemo.Disk∈r.הõ8SeeמØ.3Disk∈r.הõ9DiscardedDisk∈r.הØ0SeeמØ.4Disk∈r.הØ1SeeמØ.5*ה.A.S.T.E.R.סUBLICגOMAINגISKSDisk∈r.הASוamesã1ףC]BLACKJACK,⇩בELSTIAL⇧בEASAR,⇧בHECKERS,⇧דLIZA,⇧כIFE,⇧לYLIFE, MAZEMAKER,⇧לAZE,⇧לEGAROIDS,⇧פIPCORD,⇧צCRORE⇧œ2,⇧צT⇧אATTLE, TARGET,קWOGAMES,ךOGDisk∈r.הASוamesã2ףC][H]TWOGAME,⇧הOOTBALL,⇧סONG,⇧סOOL,⇧לAGNON,לISSILEאASE,ךAHTZEE, NAVIGAT,נGRE,סANICDisk∈r.הASוamesã3ףC]AppendixΣisk.Disk∈r.הASוamesã4ףC][B/W][H]¿Alsoβsגiskמr.Ĳø4)COLOSSALבAVE,לYLIFE,מIGHT,סOOLMNO,עUIZ,אREAKOUTDisk∈r.הASוamesã5ףC][H]LASERCHESS,כARN,שIRUSDisk∈r.הASוamesã6ףB/W]ARC-edτames:כUCKY,וOBANG,חNVADERS,יRABAT,לAZIACS,לUNCHERS, SQUIXX¿ARCΘs∈ecessary¡Σisk∈r.ĲØ3)Disk∈r.הASוamesã7ףC][H]SLOTMACH,בבHESS,גRAGON,לISSILE,צTĲGG,קWIXTDisk∈r.הASוamesã8ףB/W][C]DALEKS,⇧דLIZA,⇧לADLIBS,לISSILED,נGRE,סENTE,פOBOTS,תARZONE, STONEAGE,צT-AGG.Disk∈r.הASוamesã9ףB/W]FUFFY,⇧סOOL,⇧צPACEWAR¿ARC-ed,≤o∙ou'll∈eedĲRC∩nגIsk∈r.Ĳ 23)Disk∈r.הASוamesõ0ףC]MONOPOLYDisk∈r.הASוamesõ1ףB/W][C][H]ADVCOM,ĲDVINTDisk∈r.הASוamesõ2ףC][H]HACKDisk∈r.הASוamesõ3ףC]AZARIAN,צNAFUN,צPACEWAR,תINDOWBALLDisk∈r.הASוamesõ4ףC][B/W]LARN,ĲDVENTURDisk∈r.הASוamesõ5ףC][H]FLW,מAGELBIO,צQUARES,צUPERSIM,קRIVIA,פOBOTS,תHEEL,תOFEDDisk∈r.הASוamesõ6ףC]CLEWSO14,גEPSHA,כESלOTS,סOKER,תINDOW,ךAHTZEE,לILEINTERDisk∈r.הASוamesõ7ףC]Busted.Disk∈r.הASוamesõ8ףC]CHESS,כOTTO,וCPSTDisk∈r.הASכanguagesã1BASICβndכOGODisk∈r.הASכanguagesã2XLISPβndצUPERLOGODisk∈r.הASכanguagesã3FORTHβndיERNELDisk∈r.הASכanguagesã4FORTHβndןLISPDisk∈r.הASכanguagesã5EMACSβndהORTHDisk∈r.הASרtilitiesã131ĲRC-ed⌡tilitiesDisk∈r.הASרtilitiesã235ĲRC-ed⌡tilitiesDisk∈r.הASסascalã1Disk∈r.הASסascalã2Disk∈r.הASסascalã3Disk∈r.הASלodulaחIã1Disk∈r.הASלodulaחIã2Disk∈r.הASלodulaחIã3Disk∈r.הASקelecommunicationsã1Disk∈r.הASקelecommunicationsã2Disk∈r.הASקelecommunicationsã3Disk∈r.הASסrinterגriversã1Disk∈r.הASסrinterגriversã2Disk∈r.הASסrinterגriversã3*לUSICצERIESDisk∈r.לã1ףC]ST≥eplayϕusicµromĲHAβndטeanלichelטARREDisk∈r.לã2ףB/W]∮ikeלã1Disk∈r.לã3DIGIגRUMΣemoDisk∈r.לã4ףD][1M]MATT'SלOOD.Disk∈r.לã5ףD][1M]THEהIXXDisk∈r.לã6ףD][1M]THEהORMULADisk∈r.לã7צYNTHצAMPLEœ.Disk∈r.לã9קEXגEMOøףC]*צTמEWSצERIESTheµollowingΣisk∈umbersβreβvailable:⇦õ.1»õ.2»õ.3»õ.4»õ.5»õ.6⇦õ.9¿theπompendium≈ith⌠heΓestβrticles∩f⌠heõst∙ear)⇦Ø.1»Ø.2»Ø.3»Ø.4»Ø.5»Ø.6»Ø.7*צPECIALLYהORסROGRAMMERSDisk∈r.סã1ףH]FORTH≡rogramming∮anguage,⇧≈ithσxtensiveגutch⌡sermanual⇧βnd examples.Disk∈r.סã2GFAאASIC≡rograms.Disk∈r.סã3Gfa≡rogramsµrom⌠heΓigוfAאook.Disk∈r.סã4ףH]GEMDOSϕanual.הor≡rogrammers:Ĳllβboutµunctionsªϕemory.Disk∈r.סã5ףH]The⇧זITCHHIKERS⇧τuide⇧⌠o⇧⌠he⇧ןBIOS,⇧Θnfo⇧βbout⇧βll⇧ןBIOS functions.⇦ Disk∈r.סã6ףH]C≤ources;ϕany≡rograms≈ithσxplanation.*סICTUREצHOWSDisk∈r.צã1ףD][B/W]GOLDENוIRLSDisk∈r.צã2ףD][B/W][1M]CALIFORNIAאEACHוIRLSDisk∈r.צã3ףB/W][1M]FARMSONG⇧נNE.⇧גigitizedβnimationµorβboveõ8.Disk∈r.צã4ףC][1M]FARMSONG⇧נNE.בolor÷ersion.Disk∈r.צã5ףC]BruceכeeΣemo.Disk∈r.צã6ףC]MUPPETלOVIE.גigitizedצAM≡ictures.Disk∈r.צã7ףC]SUPERוIRL.גigitizedצAM≡ictures.Disk∈r.צã8ףC]THEסLANETנFקHEĲPES.גigitizedצAM≡ictures.Disk∈r.צã9ףC]TRON.גigitizedצAM≡ictures.Disk∈r.צõ0ףB/W][1M]FARMSONGקWO.ן-ratedצAMβnimation.Ĳboveõ8!Disk∈r.צõ1ףC][D][1M]FARMSONGקWO.בolor÷ersion.Disk∈r.צõ2ףC]TEXגEMOחβndקEXגEMOחIDisk∈r.צõ3ףC]TEXגEMOחIIβndזAUפEINםOTTLóSTבomputer"לUSICגEMODisk∈r.צõ4ףC]TEXצUPERמEOCHROMEגIAצHOW¿withאORDERצCROLLING!!)Disk∈r.צõ5ףC]SpectrumŒ12πolor≤howDisk∈r.צõ6ףC]TRUEאLUEגEMO¿fromלadonna)Disk∈r.צõ7ףC]42-CREWגemo≈ith∈iceϕusixDisk∈r.צõ8ףC]DeniseקeamΣemoגISCOוIRLDisk∈r.צõ9ףC][B/W][D]Denise⇧קeamΣemoפOTATINGוIRLS¿seperate⇧ϕonochrome-and⇧πolor versions)Disk∈r.צØ0ףC][D]PicsoundΣemo:⇧צome≡icsβndΣigitizedϕusix,⇧בOLORSHOCK⇧¿Demo withϕanyπoloursβnd∈iceϕusic)Disk∈r.צØ1ףC][D]Privateסornoצhow.ן-Rated.Disk∈r.צØ2ףC][1M]JUGGLER⇧Σemoµrom⌠heĲmiga.⇧צpriteבonctructionצetΣemo⇧µrom Microdeal.Disk∈r.צØ3ףC][1M]TheוLOBE*צTבOMPUTERסDDisk∈r.צTCø1PATIENCE,ךAGC,øDלAZE,צcenariosµorהSחIDisk∈r.צTCø2PASCALלATHLIBDisk∈r.צTCø3¿andø4)ENCRYPT,צTERMDisk∈r.צTCø5¿andø6)ANDROMEDA,וLOBUS,בLI,גB-ETIKETTDisk∈r.צTCø7¿andø8)German≤pellingπhecker,בONVERT,צPEEDWRITER¿latterβsβnσxtra -∈ot≡resent∩n≥egularצTCΣisks)Disk∈r.צTCø9ףB/W]¿AlsoΣiskĲø2)JACKPOT,כUCKYצTAR,זANOIDisk∈r.צTCœ0¿AlsoΣiskĲø6)DELUXEהONTMASTER,חCONEDITOR,סRINTMAKEDisk∈r.צTCœ1Painter,שIKAβndיalenderDisk∈r.צTCœ2FRAMÃ7βndלesswertDisk∈r.צTCœ3SystemβndצnephelpDisk∈r.צTCœ4Ticקacקoe,דlאonzo,יalah,אorseβndצolitar¿Games)Disk∈r.צTCœ5Complex,לaster,סegasusβndבonצTDisk∈r.צTCœ6 Termin,יFZ-stat,כager,צT≡honeDisk∈r.צTCœ7CopyÕ7,רhrzeit,õst-stepβndס2Θnit¿UtilityΣisk) Disk∈r.צTCœ8WORDõ.4.Disk∈r.צTCœ9,50βndŒ1VOLKSFORTHDisk∈r.צTCŒ2MolekuulDisk∈r.צTCŒ3 MatrixβndכIBDisk∈r.צTCŒ4BOUNCE,גomino,קrioσnגisc¿Games)Disk∈r.צTCŒ5TOSEDITβndדDIMAXDisk∈r.צTCŒ6Ausland,הuggerβndךahtzeeDisk∈r.צTCŒ7Keppler,יerneβndלesswertDisk∈r.צTCŒ8 SM-converter,בompress,כabel,דti-masterβndרrlaubDisk∈r.צTCŒ9 ThemadatDisk∈r.צTCÀ0Adress,דxpert,צynthiβndתaschiDisk∈r.צTCÀ1Bidipo,גatobert,גirect,זacomino,זelperβndרeberweiDisk∈r.צTCÀ2MididrumβndלidiplayDisk∈r.צTCÀ3Bomber,הUFFY,יniffel,פeversi,צensoσnצnake¿games)Disk∈r.צTCÀ4EplanDisk∈r.צTCÀ5ColumbiaβndסaintluxDisk∈r.צTCÀ6MaziacsσnעuadratDisk∈r.צTCÀ7Diskchecker,⇧גegas⇧דlite⇧הontmaker,⇧סrintset,⇧קestbild⇧ףC], SpriteσditףB/W]Disk∈r.צTCÀ8Drawing≡rograms:צtudioףB/W],שanוoghףC]Disk∈r.צTCÀ9Astrolabium¿starϕaps≈ithΣata∩n¨000≤tars,⇧πanΓe⇧σxpanded yourself)Disk∈r.צTCÃ0Orbit,זighσndDisk∈r.צTCÃ1ףB/W]GameΣisk:אallerburg,צtagger,זotelierDisk∈r.צTCÃ2Zref¿cross≥eferenceµorב),סlotterףB/W],מiceכistDisk∈r.צTCÃ3VideoĲrchivףB/W],כohnצteuer,זeimלanagerףB/W]Disk∈r.צTCÃ4Ramdisk:לaxidisk≈ithπopy≡rograms,קime,גatabookDisk∈r.צTCÃ5FontΣiskµorגeluxeµontmaster¿diskצTCœ0).Disk∈r.צTCÃ6PERIODE,צTATISTIKDisk∈r.צTCÃ7FCOPYØ.0,⇧צPEEDER,⇧הILECOPY,⇧הORMATER,⇧הASTFORMAT,קASKCOPY, PROFILRAMDISKDisk∈r.צTCÃ8AESLIB,זIGHדNDDisk∈r.צTCÃ9LABELדXPERT,וRAFIKETT,דTIKETTDAT,דTIKETTE.GFADisk∈r.צTCÕ0U-BOOT,ĲERGERDisk∈r.צTCÕ1PUBLICסAINTERDisk∈r.צTCÕ2MASTERPAINTER,כITTLEסAINTERDisk∈r.צTCÕ3STAROFIX,צTARLISTDisk∈r.צTCÕ4DRUCKEDIT,גRAFTסINDisk∈r.צTCÕ5SKAT,גELTA,וRUSELDisk∈r.צTCÕ6CARPET,øD-PLOT,הUNKTIONSPLOTDisk∈r.צTCÕ7STERNBILDDisk∈r.צTCÕ8NEC-EMU,⇧כQ800,⇧מEC-CODE,⇧צIMPLE,⇧צTX-80,⇧תORDPLUS⇧¿printer drivers),õSTסROPORTIANALגRIVERDisk∈r.צTCÕ9FUEHRERSCHEIN,אUNDESLIGADisk∈r.צTC¨0TOPS,⇩צINGNUMSHELL,⇩קEMPELMON⇧õ.8,⇧לAXIDISK⇧œMB,⇧פAMDISK, RSC.WANDELDisk∈r.צTC¨1PAUK,זYPERVOC,צT-DIC,עUIZDisk∈r.צTC¨2SUPERBATCH,צT-KLICK,ןREF,קERM,ĲLFAFORMATDisk∈r.צTC¨3ADR_2,גAT_TEXTDisk∈r.צTC¨4MACPAN,צOLITAER,וALAXYצPRENGMEISTERDisk∈r.צTC¨5DIAMONDלINER,צNAKE,לINENFELD,לISSLEDisk∈r.צTC¨6ANDURLIN,וILGALAD,חNVADORS,לINIGOLFDisk∈r.צTC¨7TRASH,כABYRINTHDisk∈r.צTC¨8VAXוAMES:צNAKE,עIX,מIBBLER,סACMAN,גOORS,פOBOTDisk∈r.צTC¨9CNCצimulationDisk∈r.צTCõ00STצPEECH,הORTRANצHELL,כIFEחSכIFE,הASTLIFE,וEMFRAC,צHARPDisk∈r.צTCõ01LOAKOON,חR,סLOTTERõ.7,סLOTTITDisk∈r.צTCõ02FILESELECT,סRINTF,פSC_ICNDisk∈r.צTCõ03ONE_TO_ADI,לAT_TO_ADI,יONV_ALT_NEUDisk∈r.צTCõ04ST_CALC,כOHNSTEUER,ĲNLAGE,גEPOT,ĲKTIEDisk∈r.צTCõ05REGELPRO,צCHALTPLAN,פOTAXØ.0Disk∈r.צTCõ06MUSIK,צOUNDCOMPUTERDisk∈r.צTCõ07NAPOLEONDisk∈r.צTCõ08SIGסIC,םSדDITORØ4,לANAGER,סRINT_OUT,סOSTERDisk∈r.צTCõ09Wordplus-utilities:⇧חNHALT,⇧חNDEX_PLUS,אT_KONVERT,קYPEWRITER, MORSE*קESTסROGRAMS,גEMOשERSIONS.Disk∈r.קã1¿oneϕeg∈eeded)ףB/W]SIGNUMגemoDisk∈r.קã2ףB/W]STADΣemo/slideshowDisk∈r.קã6ףC]Digitizerגemo Disk∈r.קã7ףD]ALADINגemo.Disk∈r.קã8ףC]PARADOXצTגemo.Disk∈r.קã9 SMOOTHקALKERדnglishΣemo∩fσducative≤oftware.Diskמr.קõ0ףC]HabaCADΣemo.Disk∈r.קõ1ףB/W]BeamקeamלIDI≡rogramΣemo.Disk∈r.קõ2SUPERBASEΣatabaseΣemo.Disk∈r.קõ3DIZZYתIZARDΣemo≈ithΣigital≤oundβndΓeautifulτraphics.⇧הor monochromeβs≈ellβsπolorϕonitors.Disk∈r.קõ4ףB/W]TWPSגemo.Disk∈r.קõ5ףB/W][C][H]Axisגemo.Disk∈r.קõ6ףB/W][D][1M]Axisβnimation.*צTלACוENERALMACĲ01SplineΣemo,⇧לunch,⇧הractal,⇧גataהlow,אin.graphics,øDלaze, LAZLife,⇧תator,⇧צtringART,⇧תebster'sפevenge,⇧לacכuff,צpace Bubbles.MACĲ02Connectµour,דliza,בube,פays,צolitaire,הlashπard.MACĲ03Macheads,⇩וo,⇩דnigma,⇩אrickles,⇩תide,⇩אomber,⇩גiatom, MacBillboard,קree,זexpuzzle.MACĲ04MacMugגemo,פotation.MACĲ05The⇧βdventures∩f≤nake,⇧לadלenus,⇧Ĳdventure⇧צystem,⇧אumper Ships,תatch,גynamo.MACĲ06BlackΓox,⇧תheel,⇧Ĳrch,⇧וrecque,⇧רSA,⇧לonde,⇧לoire,גaleks, Fortune,בleo,אlobלanagerΣemo,צuperQuickFile.MACĲ07Arsלagna,גigSim.MACĲ08Binary⌠rees,⇧בamera,⇧בurve,⇧גrill,⇧צmile,⇧לacConcentration, Cristianסrogram.MACĲ09Organ,÷enn,טulia,לacKalah,כouisןIV.MACĲ10Filmsµorשideoworks.*צTלACהORסROGRAMMERSMACס01EMacs,חnfo+,ĲNU,הontגisplayœ.0,כongley,≥everse≤creen.MACס02N'Cryptor,⇧גiskכibrarian,חconmaker,כister,צmallחconדditor, readMacwrite,⇩גesk⇧Ĳccessory⇧צampler,⇩קabUtil,⇧סS⇧קester, Regressionβnalyser.MACס03Ramstart¿ramdisk),קeX,πalendar,Θndex,Σisplay,לightyהinder, Rotateסaint.MACס04DocDoctor,הastדddie,לEdit.MACס05Redפyder,פed'sצtuff.MACס06Saocstat,צhrinktoFit,טclock,בonvert.accMACס07Wormstat,⇧גES,⇧טoypaint,⇧סackit,⇧לCSEdit,⇧קhrowpaint,Ĳscii, MacTerminal,ס/Cסrivacyגemo,הilemakerΣemo.MACס08AClock,אinHex,סRAM,חconCollector,הEdit,סaintersזelper.MACס09Banner,⇧שCO,⇧סGקerm,⇧גiskLister,⇧הreeTerm,לacTerminal,הont Managerגemo,הont⌠ester.MACס10ScreenEdit,צelectסaint,Ĳtkinson'sוoodies,לacĲsm/link.MACס11M2צystem≈ithΣocuments.MACס12.SYM,.LODβnd«LNKµorל2≤ystem.MACס13Xlisp⇧Θncl.⇩Σoc,⇩חEdit,⇧לakePaint,⇧בursor⇧גesigner,⇧חcon Switcher,צortגA-/Font-/Menu,הontΣoubler.MACס14Munge,צpellהolder,לacWait,חnstallהontsie,סrettyסrint.*צTלACהONTSEach⇧ΣiskπontainsϕanyΣifferentµonts¿character⇧≤ets),⇧⌠hat canΓeΘnstalled∩n⌠he≤ystemΣisk.MACה01MACה02MACה03MACה04MACה05*צTלACĲCCESSORIESEachΣiskπontainsϕanyΣifferentΣeskβccessories,⇧⌠hatπan⇧Γe installed∩n⌠he≤ystemΣisk.MACג01MACג02This⇧∮ist⇧∩f⇧סD≤oftwareΘsϕeant⇧µor⇧≥eference⇧∩nly.⇧לore extensive⇧σxplanations⇧∩f⇧Θndividual⇧≡rograms⇧πan⇧Γe⇧µound elsewhere.⇧Ĳ∮ot∩fβdditionsβreϕade⌠o⌠heסD∮ibrary⇧∈early everyΣay,⇧≤o⌠his∮ist≈illϕost∮ikely⌠urn∩ut⌠oΓe∩utdated when∙ou≥ead⌠his.Ĳll≥esponsibilityτoes⌠oצTבlubדindhoven.üOURבORRESPONDENCEĲDDRESSÇAll≡roblems,⇧÷ariousπorrespondence,⇧±uestions¿orβnswers⇧⌠o questions),⇧וfAאasic⌠ipsª⌠ricks¿and≡roblems,⇧∩f⇧πourse), reactions,⇧βrticles,πomments,σtc.πanΓeϕailed⌠o⌠heβddress below,≈here⌠hey≈illΓeΘnspectedβndβnsweredΘf∈eeded¿ifβn answerΘs≥equired,⇧≡leaseΣo∈otµorget⌠o≤upplyσnough≤tamps orחnternationalפeplyבoupons⌠oπover∩ur≡ostπosts).⇧כetters of≡raiseβre∩fπourseβlso≈elcomed,βsβre∮ettersµilled≈ith criticism.טustµeelµree⌠o≈rite.STמEWSKievitstraatŒ0NL-5702כE⇧זelmondTheמetherlandsüEDITORIAL¡קHEבOMMODOREלENTALITYÇI⇧⌠hink⇧∩neπan≤afelyβssume⌠hatח'm⇧βngry.⇧חnflicted⇧≈ith rage.כetϕeσlaborately≤pecify⌠he≥easons.Some⇧Σaysβgoח≈asπontacted.⇧קhat's∈oϕiracle,⇧≤ince⇧ח⇧βm contacted⇧βll⇧⌠he⌠ime.⇧Ĳnd∙es,⇧חβm⇧βlso⇧πontacted⇧±uite frequentlyΓyוermansβnd∙es,⇧חβmσvenπontactedβtø∩'πlock in⇧⌠he⇧ϕorning.⇧אut⇧⌠his⇧τuy⇧Φappened⇧⌠o⇧Φave⇧Σiscovered something⇧∩n⇧β⇧πouple∩fΣisksח≤entΦim⇧⌠hat⇧Φe⇧πalled⇧β 'virus'.⇧נfπourse,∮ikeϕostΘnnocentπomputerµreaks,חΣidn't know⇧≈hat⇧⌠he⇧Φeck⇧Φe⇧≈as⇧⌠alking⇧βbout⇧≤o⇧Φe⇧Σid⇧≤ome explanation⇧¿whichΘsβctuallyΘncludedΘnβnβrticleβbout⇧⌠he phenomenon∩fºvirus'Θn⌠his÷eryΘssue∩f üSTמEWSÇ).óIt's±uite possible,"⇧≤o⇧Φeβdded,⇧óthatĲLL∙ourΣisksβre⇧Θnfected⇧Γy now!"The∈extϕorningחΘmmediately≤tartedΘnvestigatingϕyΣisks.Ĳt theσnd,⇧ח⌠urned∩ut⌠oΦaveΓutµourΘnfectedΣisks¿Frank,Γy the⇧≈ay,⇧Φad∩ver⌠enΘnfectedΣisksβndĲdrie÷an⇧Σer⇧תeÿden took⌠heΓonus≈ithβbout⌠wentyΘnfectedΣataπarriers).If⇧Θt⇧≈ere⌡p⌠oϕe,⇧⌠heτuy⌠hat≈rote⌠he⇧÷irus⇧≤hould⇧Γe pinned⇧≈ith⇧ΦisΓalls⌠o⌠he≈all¡⇧⌡pside⇧Σown,⇧∩f⇧πourse. Please⇧βccept⇧ϕy≤incereβpologiesµorϕy⌡se∩f⌠his⇧δind⇧∩f language≈hichח∈ormally≤ucceedΘnβvoidingΘnϕyβrticles,Γut I⌠hinkחΦaveσnough≥eason⌠o⌡tilizeΘt,Σue⌠oϕyβnger.I⇧Φave≥easons⌠oΓelieve⌠hatµ.ckups∮ike⌠he÷irusesβre⇧Σue to⇧⌠he⇧σverΘncreasingπhange∩fϕentalityΘn⌠he≈orld⇧∩f⇧צT computing:⇧Ĳ⇧ϕentality⇧⌠hatח'd∮ike⌠o⇧πall⇧⌠he⇧óCommodore mentality",⇧βs⇧≡roperly⇧≡lagiatedµromβnβrticleΓy⇧ϕy⇧τood friend⇧קheo⇧÷anאeeckΘnβõ986⇧⌡sergroup's⇧ϕagazine.⇧סlease note:⇧קhis⇧βrticleΘs∈otΘntended⌠oΓeβϕereβttack⇧⌠o⇧⌠he actual⇧πompany,⇧ΓutβsβΣestructiveβssault⌠o⇧⌠he⇧בommodore usersβnd⌠heϕentality⌠hat≤eems⌠o≡ossess⌠hem.Computersβre∈o∮onger⌠here⌠oϕake∮ifeσasier,⇧βnd∈ot⇧σven to≡layτames.מo.Ĳccording⌠o⌠heבommodoreϕentality,πomputer programs⇧βre∩nly⌠here⌠oΓe⌡sedβsβ⇧≡ersonal⇧βdvertisement leaflet,⇧⌠oΘnsult∩ther≡eople∩r⌠oΣestroyβsϕanyβ≡eople's disksβs≡ossible.⇧תhatβbout⌠he⌠ype∩fτuys⌠hat≡utβnΘntro inµront∩fβ∈on-protected≡iece∩f≤oftwareβnd≈rite⇧óCracked by....,τreetings⌠o...."?אastards⌠heyβre!Everything≤eems⌠o≡redict⌠heΘntegration∩f⌠hisϕentality⇧Θn the≈orld∩f⌠heĲtariצT.⇧דverybodyδnows⌠hatπrackingΘs⇧Γad for⇧⌠he≤oftwareΘndustryβs≈ellβs⌠heβctual⇧≤oftware⇧⌡ser; butΘsn'tΘtσven≈orse⌠oπhangeβπracker's∈ameΘnβn⇧βlready cracked⇧≡rogram⌠o∩ne's∩wnºcrackers'∈ame?⇧דcologists⇧≈ould call⌠hisºparasitism',⇧βnd≤o≈ouldח.⇧סersonally,ח≤pit⌡pon people⌠hatΣo⌠hings∮ike⌠hat,βndחπouldn'tπare∮essΘf⌠hey wouldΣropΣead⌠omorrow¿or,σvenΓetter,∙esterday).It's≡eople∮ike⌠hese⌠hatΓrought⌠he÷irus∩nπomputers.Ĳmiga owners⇧Φave⇧÷ery⇧∈asty÷iruses¡≤ome⇧σven⇧πontain⇧≥asters, graphics⇧βndϕusic.⇧חϕustβdmitחΦadβτood⇧∮augh⇧≤ometimes when⇧ϕessages≤tartedβppearing∩nβnĲmiga's≤creen∮ike⇧óYour computer⇧Θs⇧βlive...youΦaveβ÷irus⇧Θn⇧∙our⇧πomputer...many disksΦaveΓeenΘnfected!";⇧βfterβll,⇧קHEY≈ere⌠he∩nes⇧⌠hat boughtβπomputer⌠hat≤eems∩nly⌠oΦaveΦackersβnd⌠he⌠ype∩f guys⇧ח⇧ϕentionedσarlierΘnΘts⌡serbase.⇧Ĳnd⌠he⇧Γad⇧⌠hing: Those÷iruses≈rite⌠hroughβ≈rite-protect∈otch,⇧≤o⌠here's∈o way⌠o≡rotect∙ourΣisksµrom⌠hem!⇧חΦave⌠houghtβboutΓuying anĲmigaϕany⌠imes,Γut≈henח⌠ruly⌡nderstood⌠heϕentality∩f most∩fΘts⌡sers,⇧חδnewµor≤ure:⇧מoĲmigaµorϕe!⇧ח⌠hinkβ term⇧≈ill⇧Φave⇧⌠o⇧Γe⇧Θnvented⇧≤oon⇧µor⇧⌠his⇩≡henomenon: Subcomputerisation¿users∮eaving⌠heirπomputerΓecauseΘt's⇧∈o longer∮ucrative⌠oΦave≡rograms∩nΘt¡βs≤oonβs⌠he≥ate⇧∩f programs⇧πrashing⇧ΣownΣue⌠o÷irusesΓeats⌠he≥ate⇧βt⇧≈hich programsπanΓe≥egained/recovered).ST⇧⌡sers⇧Φave⌠o⌡niteβgainst⌠heΘntrusion∩f⇧⌠he⇧בommodore mentality.⇧חf⇧⌠hings⇧τo∩n⌠he≈ay⇧⌠hey⇧βre⇧Σeveloping,⇧∈o program⇧¿whether≡ublicΣomain∩r∈ot)≈illΓe≤afe⇧µrom⇧Γeing usedβs≤ome≤ucker'sβdvertisement∮eaflet,⇧∈oאBS≈illΓe≤afe from⇧≡eople≤crewingΘtsπontents¿orσven⇧⌡ploading⇧÷iruses), andβ∮otϕore.I⇧∈ever⇧≥ealisedחπouldΓe≤o⇧≡issed⇧∩ff.⇧שirus-developers, program≥ippersβnd∩ther≤cumΓeware:חt'sתAR!ח≈ill≤ee⌠oΘt personally⇧⌠hat,⇧∩nceחΦaveµound∩ut≈ho∙ou⇧βre,⇧σverybody willδnow≈ho∙ouβre¿including≤oftwareΦouses,µoundationsµor the≡rotection∩f≤oftware,σtc.)!ח≈illΓeβble⌠oµind∙ouβnd make∮ifeזELLµor∙ou!ךou≤hould∈everΦave≤tartedΣoing⌠hese loathsome⇧⌠hings⇧∩n⇧βΣecentπomputer.⇧תhyΣon't⇧∙ou⇧Γuy⇧β CommodoreΘnstead?⇧סeopleΣo≤imilar⌠hingsβll⌠he⌠ime⇧⌠here. 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דweזåkanssonStefanבolombier╱כesדllinghamFranzצzabo¿STוespr.R.תien)⇦חvo÷anשlaenderenNormanסearce¿AdelaideĲtariבlub)Theדxceptions¿ES,-ME-,M.Max)Harry÷anזoren¿Homesoft)✓דerkזofmeesterMathבlaessens✓קhomasלaier¿Tommyצoftware)C.טanssenלark÷anΣenאoerMarkusזerfort✓פuud÷anΣeיruiswegHubert÷anלil¿STבlubדindhoven)פobertזeesselsMark÷anΣerזorst⇦ב.W.כai¿STבlubחnternat.)Sueתinslow¿Telecomצoftware)⇦לandyאrett¿Microdeal)Milesפowland¿Ocean)⇧תillekeיuusLucas÷anΣenאerg⇦צtefanסosthumaTakoטanוosen¿STבlubדindhoven)טonגay¿Kuma)Johnהorrest¿ElectronicĲrts)⇦כesleyלansfield¿Electr.Arts)Klausצeligmann◆צtephanדnglhartAdrie÷anΣerתeÿden⇩לarcel÷anשalenJeremyתhite¿W.A.C.E.)♪לichaבlaessenThe⇧σditor⇧βccepts⇧∈o≥esponsibility⇧µor⇧βny⇧Σamage⇧πauseddirectly∩rΘndirectlyΓy⌠he⌡se∩fβny∩f⌠heΘnformationτivenin⇧⌠his⇧Θssue⇧∩fü⇧צTמEWSÇ∈or⇧⌠he⇧Θnformation⇧πontained⇧ΘnpreviousΘssues∩rΘssues⌠oπome.תriters≥emain≥esponsibleµortheir÷iewpointsβnd≡ossibleπonflicts≈ith∩ther≡eople⇧πausedby⌠he≡ublication∩f⌠heirβrticle(s)Θn üSTמEWSÇ.Although⇧ 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TheµirstΘs⌠heסOSITIONAL-CASE-statementµamily,⇧⌠he≤econd⌠he KEY-CASE-statement⇧µamily.⇧זereβnd∈owח≈illΣiscuss⌠he⇧∮ast one.קheיEY-CASE-statementϕostly⌠akesβfter⌠hisµorm::קWIGGY⇩יEY בASE גUPÀ5נF¿SUB1)דNDOF גUPÀ6נF¿SUB2)דNDOF גUPÀ7נF¿SUB3)דNDOF גUPÀ8נF¿SUB4)דNDOF דNDCASE גROP;First⇩β⇧÷alueΘs≤uppliedΓy√KEY}.⇧קhen⌠hat÷alueΘs⇧⌠ested againstβ≤equence∩fσxplicit÷alues.⇩חf⌠he⌠estingτivesקRUE the≈ordsβfter√OF}βreσxecutedβnd⌠heµollowing⌠estΘs⇧ϕade. The⇧≤ame⇧÷alue⇧ϕay⇧Γe⌡sed≤everal⇧⌠imes⇧Θn⇧⌠hat⇧≤equence, although⌠hereβre∈o∮ogical∩r≡rogramming∈eeds⌠oΣo⇧≤o.⇧קhe values∈eed∈ot⌠oΓeΘn∈umerical∩rder.חf∈one∩f⌠heµollowing tests⇧τivesקRUE,⇧≡rogramm-controlτoes⌠o√ENDCASE}βnd⇧Φereby the⇧πase⇧σnds.⇧הor⇧⌠he⌠estingח⌡sed⇧β⇧√DUP}ed⇧÷alue,⇧⌠he original⇧÷alue⇧ΘsΣroppedβfter⌠heπaseσnded.⇧לind⇧⌠hat⇧⌠he testing-value∈eed∈otΓe∈ecessarily≡rovidedΓy⌠he≈ord⇧√KEY}. Any⇧ϕethod∩fτenerating≤uchβ÷alueΘsϕerrily⇧σxcepted,⇧σven random⇧÷alues.⇧תhen⇧≈e⇧≈illΣiscuss⇧⌠he⇧≤ubject⇧∩f⇧µorward references,ח'llΘntroduceβ≡ositional-CASE-statement.êEXPECTING«..ÇThe≈ord√EXPECT}Θsβlso≥elated⌠o⌠heΘnput∩fπharacters.⇧ךou can⌡se√EXPECT}⌠o≤pecify⌠heΘnput∩fπharacters⌠o∙our⇧σxact need.קhe≈ord√EXPECT}Θtself≤topsσxecutionβnd≈aitsµorΘnput from∙our⌠erminal.√EXPECT}≥eallyσxpects≤omethingµrom∙ou.חt alwaysσxpectsβπarriage≥eturn.⇧¿You∈eedn't≤pecify⌠hat.)Ĳndit⇧σxpectsβτiven∈umber∩fδeystrokes,⇧≈hicheverπomes⇧µirst. Furthermore⇧Θt⇧σxpectsβnβddress.⇧קheΘncoming⇧⌠ext⇧≈ill⇧Γe storedΘnϕemoryΓeginningβt⌠heβddress≤upplied.⇧קhe⇧צtandard also≥equires⌠he≈ord√QUERY}.קhis≈ord≈illβcceptβny≤equence of⇧πharacters⇧⌠yped∩n∙ourδeyboard.⇧קhereΘsβ⇧∮imit⇧∩f⇧Õ0 characters.⇩סressing⇧פETURN⇧βlso⇧Θndicates⇧⌠he⇧σnd⇧∩f⇧⌠he sequence.⇧Ĳ⇧≤pecial⇧≥egion∩fϕemoryΘsβllocated⇧µor⇧≤toring theseΘnputπharacters⌠emporarely.קhis≥egionΘsπalledקerminalInputאuffer,√TIB}.קhe⇧∮astπharacter∩fσveryΘnput≈illΓeβt least⇧∩ne⇧·ero.⇧לore·eroesβre≡rovidedΓy⇧הORTH,⇧⌡ntil⇧βll "places"⇧Θn⌠he√TIB}βreµilled.⇧קextϕayΓe⇧⌠ransported⇧µrom {TIB}⇧⌠o⇧σlsewhereΘnϕemory.⇧מow√QUERY}πanΓe⇧Σescribed⇧Γy means∩f√EXPECT}.זereΘtΘs:´עUERY⇩צP0ĳÕ0דXPECT⇩†.חt's worthβnalysing⌠hisΣefinition.⇧Ĳtµirst⌠heβppearance∩f√SP0} may≤eem÷ery≤trange.נfπourseΘtΘsn't.Ĳs∙ou≈ill⌡ndoubtedly remember⇧⌠he⇧Γeginningβddress∩f⌠heπompu-stackΘs⇧≤tored⇧βt {SP0}.⇧צecondly∙ou≈ere⌠old,⇧⌠hat⌠he≤tackτrowsΣownward⇧Θn memory.⇧ךou⇧≈ereמOT⌠old≈hat≈as∩n⌠he⌡pside∩f⇧⌠he⇧√SP0}-address.⇧תell,⇧ΘtΘs√TIB}.⇧נne≡ointer≤uffices⌠oπontrol⌠wo memory-regions.⇧וoingΣownµrom⌠heβddress≤toredβt√SP0},⇧∙ou enter⌠heπompu-stack,⇧τoing⌡p≈illΓring∙ouΘnto⌠he⇧⌠erminal input⇧Γuffer.⇧צo√SP0}√@}≤upplies√EXPECT}≈ith⇧⌠he⇧σxpected address,⇧⌠heβddress∩f√TIB}.⇧קhe∈umberµollowing⌠he⇧βddress sets⌠he∮imit∩fπharacters≈hichϕayΓeσntered¿80)βndΘs⌡sed by⇧√EXPECT},⇧βs⇧⌠his⇧≈ordπonsists∩fβ⇧∈umber⇧∩f⇧≈ords⇧βs keyboard⇧≤canning⇧βndπharacter⇧⌠ransferring⇧≡rimitives.⇧לost FORTH-programmers≡refer√QUERY}⌠o√EXPECT},⇧Γecause√QUERY}πan be⌡sedΘn≥elation≈ith⌠heµollowing≈ord:⇧√WORD}.⇧הurthermore you≤hould't≡resume,⇧⌠hat⌠heΣefinition∩f√QUERY}τivenβbove, is⌠heσxactΣescription∩f⌠he≈ord.⇧חt's∈ot⌠hat⇧≤imple.⇧קhe definition⇧τivenβbove∩nly≤erved⌠oσxplain⌠heϕainβction⇧∩f {EXPECT}.Ĳt⌠heσnd∩f⌠his≤ection,∙ou'llµind≤omeσxamples∩f the⌡se∩f√EXPECT},⇧√QUERY}βnd⌠he≈ords⌠oµollow.⇩קhe⇧≈ord mostµrequently⌡sedµor⌠ransferringπharactersΘs⌠he∩nly⇧≈ord which⇧Θtself⇧Θs⇧πalled⇧√WORD}.⇧קhe⇧Γuffer⇧⌠o⇧≈hich⇧√WORD} transfers⇧πharacterstrings⇧Θs⌠he⇧תordbuffer.⇧חn⇧ϕost⇧הORTH-systems⌠heΓuffer⌡sedΓy√WORD}≤tartsβt√HERE}.⇧√HERE}ΘsמOT aµixedΓufferaddressβsΘs⌠heβddress≤toredβt√SP0}.⇧דntering {HERE}⇩≈ill≡laceβnβddress∩n⌠he≤tack.⇧קhatβddressΘs⇧⌠he firstµreeϕemoryspaceβbove⌠heΣictionary.מew≈ordsβreσntered ...yesΩustזERE..!!⇧√HERE}µetches⌠heβddress∩f⌠heגictionary Pointer,⇧√DP}.⇧√HERE}Θs≤implyΣefinedβs´⇧זERE⇩גPĳ†.⇧Ĳs {DP}⇧πhangesσach⌠ime≈ordsβreσnteredΘn∩rΣeleted⇧µrom⇧⌠he dictionary,⇧⌠he⇧≤tarting-address∩f⌠heתordbuffer≈ill⇧σqually change.⇧הrom⌠he∈ame∩f√WORD}∙ouπould⌠ellΘts⇧µunction.⇧חt scans⇧⌠he⇧⌠erminalΘnputΓuffer,⇧≥eaching∩utµorβ⇧≤o⇧πalled "delimiter",⇧β≤ignalΓy≈hichΘt≥ecognises,⌠hat∙ou¡⌠he⌡ser -¿orβnyoneσlse)⇧ΦasΘndicated⌠heσnd∩fβ⇧πharactersequence, suchβsβ≈ord.ĲΣelimiterΘs⌠heβscii-code∩fβπharacter,σ.g. 32√WORD}⌠ellsהORTH⌠o⌠akeβ≤paceµorβΣelimiter.תhen√WORD} has⇧βccomplished⇧Θts⇧⌠ask,⇧ΘtΦas⌠ransferredβ⇧≈ord⇧⌠o⇧Θts buffer,ΦasπountedΦowϕanyπharacters⌠hat≈ordπonsists∩f,Φas placed⌠hatπountΘn⌠heµirstΓyte∩fΘtsΓufferβndΦas∮eft⌠he address⇧∩fΘtsΓuffer∩n⌠he≤tack.⇧יeepΘnϕind⌠hat⌠he⇧πount doesn'tπountΘtself,⇧Γut∩nly⌠heπharacters∩f⌠he≈ord.√WORD} ignores⇩⌠he⇧∩ccurence⇧∩f⇧∮eading⇧Σelimiters.⇩קhe⇩∮eading delimiters⇩βre⇧Θgnored⇧⌡ntil⇧√WORD}⇧σncounters⇩βny⇩∩ther character.זereβre⌠wo≤tringsΘnβscii-code: StringĲ:ø2ø2ø2ø2ø2Õ1Ã4Õ1Õ0⇧¡-Œ≤pacesסIPO«Stringא:Õ1Ã4Õ1Õ0⇦¡-ã≤pacesסIPO«Now⇧√WORD}≈illΦandleΓoth≤tringsΘnσxactly⌠he≤ame⇧≈ay.⇧חn its⇧ΓufferΓoth≤tringsβre≡lacedβsœÕ1Ã4Õ1Õ0ã.⇧מote⇧⌠he count⇧¿4)⇧βnd⌠he⌠erminating·ero.⇧צuchβ≤tringΘs⇧πalled⇧β packed≤tring.êPERVERSEגEMANDSÇThree⇧≈ords⇧βre÷eryπlose≥elated⌠o√WORD}.⇧קheir⇧∈ames⇧βre almost⇧≤elfexplanatory,√-TRAILING},√COUNT}βnd√TYPE}.Before≈eΦaveβ∮ookβt√-TRAILING},√COUNT}βnd√TYPE},⇧≈e≈ill demonstrateβµurtherµeature⇧∩f√WORD}.⇧קo⇧Σo≤o,⇧∙ouΦave⌠oenter⌠he⇧µollowing⇧Σefinition::סIPOPRINTעUERYø2תORD⇧בOUNT¡TRAILINGקYPE†.Myσxperience≈ith√WORD}Θs,⇧⌠hat∩neπan't⌠rust√WORD}Γy⇧Θts word.⇧ח⇧⌡sed⇧√WORD}⇧∩nµourΣifferentπomputers⇧βnd⇧∩n⇧σach computer⇧√WORD}⇧Φas⇧Φad≡ecularities⇧∩f⇧Θts⇧∩wn.⇧קhe⇧βbove definition⇧∩f√PIPOPRINT}≈ill≈ork∩nβאBC-B-computer∩r⇧Ĳcorn ELECTRON,⇧Γut∈ot≈ithתycove-FORTH∩n⌠heτood-oldקI¨9/4a,⇧βs it≈on't∩nϕyצT≈ithβt∮east∩neהORTH.⇧תith⌠hatהORTHחΦave toσrase√QUERY}Θn⌠heΣefinition∩f√PIPOPRINT},⇧⌠oβchieve⌠he sameσffect.⇧קoσxecute√PIPOPRINT}∙ouΦave⌠oσnter√PIPOPRINT}êOKÇ⇧βnd⌠hen⌠ype⇧ äDEMOSTRING⇧ Çβnd≡ressדNTER.⇧הORTH≈ill⇧⌠ype⇧ back îDEMOSTRING êנKÇ.⇧תe⌡sed√WORD}ΘnsideβΣefinition.⇧מow⇧≈e will⌡seΘtΣirectlyµrom⌠heδeyboardβsעUERYø2תORDבOUNTקYPE and≤ee≈hatΦappens.מotϕuchτood,Θsn'tΘt™חtΘsΘmportant⌠o realise⇧⌠hat⇧⌠heδeyboardΘnterpreterΘtself⇧⌡ses⇧√WORD}.⇧Ĳll keyboardΘnputΘs⌠ransferred¡≈ordΓy≈ord¡⌠o⌠he⇧≈ordbuffer, overwriting⌠he≡reviousπontents.⇧צo∙ouΓetter⌡se√WORD}⇧µrom within⇧β⇧Σefinition.⇩מow,⇩≈hat⇧Φappened⇧≈hen⇧≈e⇧σxecuted {PIPOPRINT}⇧™⇧קhe⇧≈ord√QUERY}≤topsσxecution⇧βnd⇧≈aits⇧µor input.Ĳfter⌠heπharacterinput√WORD}πhecks⌠heΘnputΓufferµor a⇧βscii-code⇧ø2⇧¿βΓlank⌐βnd⌠hen⇧⌠ransfers⇧⌠he⇧µoregoing characters⇧⌠o⇧√HERE},as⇧Σescribed⇧βbove.⇩קhe⇧Γlanks⇩≈hich antecipate⇧⌠heµirst∈on-blankπharacterβre∈eglectedΓy√WORD}. When√WORD}≥eaches√HERE},ΘtΘnserts⌠heπountΘn⌠heµirstµree byte,⇧≡laces⌠he≤tringΘn⌠heµollowingµreeϕemoryβnd≡uts⌠he address∩f⌠he≤tring¡Θnµact⌠heβddress∩f⌠heπount-byte¡∩nthe≤tack.קhen√COUNT}µinds⌠heβddress¡⌠heπount-byteβddress -¼⇧µetches⌠heπontents∩f⌠hatΓyte,⇧Θncrements⌠heβddress⇧¡ which⇧Θs⇧∩f⇧πourse⌠heβddress∩f⌠heµirst⇧πharacter⇧∩f⇧⌠he string⇧≈e≡ut⌠here¡¼⇧≡uts⌠heβddress∩nto⌠he≤tackβnd⇧⌠he count∩n⌠op∩fΘt.⇧מow√TYPE}πomesΘnβction.⇧תeπould⇧Σefine {TYPE}ΘnΦigh-levelהORTHβs:⇧´⇧קYP⇧ãגOגUPח½ב@דMIT⇧כOOP DROP†.⇧אy∈ow∙ou≤houldΓeβble⌠o≥ead⌠hat∮astΣefinition∩f {TYP},⇧βsβll≈ords⌡sedΦaveΓeenσxplainedσarlier.חt'sµun⌠o modify√TYP},⇧≤o∙ouπan≤hape⌠heπharacter-output⌠o∙our⇧ϕost perverseΣemands.⇧Ĳnσxample:⇧´⇧קYP⇧ãגOגUPח½ב@דMITצPACE LOOPגROP†.⇧קhe∩utputΘs∈owΘntermitted≈ith⇧≤paces.⇧Ĳnother definition∩f√TYP},≈ith≤omeΘmprovementβnd≤ome⌠ricky∩utput, couldΓe:´קYP⇩גUPã®חFãגOגUPח½ב@בRחצPACESדMITכOOP THEN†.⇧קheϕainΣifference≈ith⌠heµirst√TYP}βboveΘs⌠hat⇧β test⇧Θsϕade⌠o≤eeΘf⌠hereחSβ≤tring⌠o⌠ype⇧Θ.⇧σ.⇧Θf⇧⌠he count-byteΘs®0.⇧נtherwise⌠hereΘsn'tβnything⌠o⌠ype.êMOVINGĲROUNDÇSo⇧µar≈eΦaveΓeen⌡singσxistingΓuffersµor⇧≤toring⇧≤trings. Youπanπreate∙our∩wnΓuffersµor⌠hat≡urpose.⇧אefore⇧⌠elling you⇧Φow⇧⌠o⇧גO≤o,⇩∙ou≤houldΓe⇧⌠oldΦow⇧⌠o⇧רSE⇧∙our⇧∩wn buffers.חn∩ther≈ords:ΦowΣoesהORTHϕanage⌠o⌠ransfer≤trings from∩ne≥egion⌠oβnother.שery≤imple∩fπourseí!תith⌠he≈ord {CMOVE}⇧µor⇧Θnstance⇧¿êCÇharacter êMOVEÇ).⇧קhis⇧≈ord⇧⌠ransfersβ specified⇧∈umber∩fπharactersµromβddress1⌠o⇧βddress2.⇧קhere are⇧≤ome≡itfallsΦowever.⇧Ĳtµirst:⇧∈o≡roblemβrises⇧Θf⇧⌠he destinationβddressΘs∮ess⌠hen⌠he≤ourceβddress.⇧אut⌠hereΘs a⇧Σifficulty,⇧Θf⌠heΣestinationβddressΘsΦigher⌠han⌠hat⇧∩f the⇧≤ourceβnd⌠he⌠wo≥egions∩verlap.⇧תhy™⇧אecause⌠he⇧Γyte with⇧⌠he∮owestβddressΘsϕovedµirstβnd⌠he⌠ransfer⇧≡roceeds in⇧⌠he⇧∩rder∩fΘncreasingβddresses.⇧כet'sΣrawβ⇧≡icture⇧⌠o show,⇧≈hat⇧ח'm⇧⌠rying⌠oσxplain⌠o∙ou.⇧צuppose⇧≈e⇧Φave⇧⌠o transferÃπharacters.⇧קheµirstπharacterΘsβtβddresssõ0⇧βnd the⇧∮ast⇧∩ne⇧βt⇧βddress⇧õ6.⇧הurthermore,⇧≤uppose⇧⌠hat⇧⌠he destination⇧βddress⇧∩f⌠heµirstπharacter⇧Θs⇧õ3.⇧קhis⇧≈ould happen:ĲDDR10⇧ĲDDR13Ã√CMOVE}.õ0⇧õ1⇧õ2⇧õ3⇧õ4⇧õ5⇧õ6⇦õ3⇧õ4⇧õ5⇧õ6⇧õ7⇧õ8⇧õ9∞__________________________⇨∞__________________________|צⁿקⁿ¡ⁿמⁿדⁿתⁿצⁿ⇧ⁿמⁿדⁿתⁿצⁿ⇩ⁿ⇩ⁿ⇩ⁿ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯⇨ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯◆∞__________________________Firstϕove:צµromõ0⌠oõ3.⇩ⁿצⁿדⁿתⁿצⁿ⇩ⁿ⇩ⁿ⇩ⁿ◆ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯The⇧≥esultΘs,⇧⌠hat⌠heºN'βtβddressõ3Θs∩verwrittenΓy⇧⌠he 'S'⇧ϕoved⇧⌠hereµromβddressõ0.⇩ ◆∞__________________________Secondϕove:קµromõ1⌠oõ4.⇧ⁿצⁿקⁿתⁿצⁿ⇩ⁿ⇩ⁿ⇩ⁿ◆ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯◆∞__________________________Thirdϕove:¡⇧µromõ2⌠oõ5.⇧ⁿצⁿקⁿ¡ⁿצⁿ⇩ⁿ⇩ⁿ⇩ⁿ◆ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Fourthϕove:אy⌠hat⌠ime⌠he≤ituation∮ooks∮ikeΓeneath.õ0⇧õ1⇧õ2⇧õ3⇧õ4⇧õ5⇧õ6⇦õ3⇧õ4⇧õ5⇧õ6⇧õ7⇧õ8⇧õ9∞__________________________⇨∞__________________________|צⁿקⁿ¡ⁿצⁿקⁿ¡ⁿצⁿ⇧ⁿצⁿקⁿ¡ⁿצⁿ⇩ⁿ⇩ⁿ⇩ⁿ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯⇨ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Theµourthϕove≈illϕove⌠heºS'µromõ3⌠oõ6,⇧βnd≤uccessively theµifthϕove≈ill≡lace⌠heºT'µromõ4βtõ7,βnd⌠he∈extϕove puts⌠heº-'µromõ5βtõ8.⇧קhe∮astϕoveΓrings⌠heºS'µrom⇧õ6 toõ9.קhe≥esult∩fβll⌠hat≈igglingΘs≥ubbish.õ0⇩õ1⇧õ2⇧õ3⇧õ4⇧õ5⇧õ6⇨õ3⇧õ4⇧õ5⇧õ6⇧õ7⇧õ8⇧õ9∞__________________________⇨∞__________________________|צⁿקⁿ¡ⁿצⁿקⁿ¡ⁿצⁿ⇧ⁿצⁿקⁿ¡ⁿצⁿקⁿ¡ⁿצⁿ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯⇨ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Now∙ou≤hould⌠ryβ√CMOVE},τiven⌠heµollowing≤ituation.ADDR13ĲDDR10Ã√CMOVE}. õ0⇧õ1⇧õ2⇧õ3⇧õ4⇧õ5⇧õ6⇦õ3⇧õ4⇧õ5⇧õ6⇧õ7⇧õ8⇧õ9∞__________________________⇨∞__________________________|⇩ⁿ⇩ⁿ⇩ⁿצⁿקⁿ¡ⁿמⁿ⇧ⁿצⁿקⁿ¡ⁿמⁿדⁿתⁿצⁿ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯⇨ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯The≥esult≤houldΓeõ0⇩õ1⇧õ2⇧õ3⇧õ4⇧õ5⇧õ6⇨õ3⇧õ4⇧õ5⇧õ6⇧õ7⇧õ8⇧õ9∞__________________________⇨∞__________________________|צⁿקⁿ¡ⁿמⁿדⁿתⁿצⁿ⇧ⁿמⁿדⁿתⁿצⁿדⁿתⁿצⁿ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯⇨ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯êMOREלOVESÇThis≈as≡erfectly≥ightβndΘt≈ouldΓe∈ice,⇧Θf⇧√CMOVE}⇧≈ould always≡erform∮ike⌠hat,⇧ΓutΘt≈on't.⇧קoβvoid⌠he⇧⌡nrequired effectsβsΣepictedβbove,≈eπouldΣefineβ√<CMOVE}.חts∩verall actionΘsΘdentical⌠o⌠hat∩f√CMOVE}.⇧דxcept⌠hat⌠heΓyte≈ith the⇧ΦighestβddressΘsϕovedµirstβnd⌠he⌠ransfer≡roceeeds⇧Θn the∩rder∩fΣecreasingβddresses.Ĳ√<CMOVE}ϕayΓeΘncluded≈ith your≤ystem,ΓutΘf∈ot,ΦereΘsβΦigh-levelΣefinition.:¶CMOVE⇧õ-ãצWAPגO¿µrom/to/count¡--⌐ נVERח½ב@ נVERח½ב!⇦¡1½LOOP;Now≈eΦave⌠wo÷ersions∩fβπharacter-moving≈ord.⇧קheΣecision which⇧∩f⌠he⌠woΘs⌠oΓe⌡sed,⇧Φas⌠oΓeϕadeΓy∙ouσach⇧⌠ime youΦave⌠o⌠ransferΓytes.⇧ĲndΘf∙ouβren'tτoing⌠o∮ike⌠hat, youπouldΣefineβ≈ord⌠hatϕakes⌠hatΣecisionµor∙ou.⇧זereΘt is:´¶MOVE>⇧¿µrom/to/count¡--⇧⌐◆®RØDUP⇧פ>¡ROT¡חF¶CMOVEדLSEבMOVEקHEN⇧†As∙ouϕay≈ell∈otice,⇧∙ouπan'tΣefine√<MOVE>}≈ithout⇧Φaving defined√<CMOVE}.⇧אefore≈eπanτive≤omeσxamples∩f⌠he⌡se⇧∩f all⌠he≈ordsβbove,⇧≈eΦave⌠oσxplain≤till≤ome⇧≈ords,⇧≈hich may⇧Γe⇧⌡sefull⇧≈hen⇧∙ouβre⇧τoing⇧⌠o⇧≡lay⇧πharactermoving. SometimesΘtϕayΓe÷ery≤mart⌠oπlearβΓuffer,⇧Γefore⇧≤toring anythingΘnΘt.⇧√FILL}Θs⌠he≡erfect≈ord⌠oΣo≤o.⇧אutµirstח will≤how∙ou,Φow⌠oπreateβΓuffer,βsח≡romised⇧∙ouσarlier. Here≈eτo.⇧בREATE⇧לYBUFF⇧Ø0ĲLLOT êOKÇ.ח⌡sed⌠he≈ord√CREATE} to⇧≡lace⇧⌠he⇧≈ord⇧√MYBUFF}Θnto⇧⌠he⇧Σictionary.⇧קhat⇧Θs:β namefield,containing⌠he∈ameלYBUFF,⇧β∮inkfield,⇧β⇧πodefield, which⇩≈ill⇧Γe⇧β⇧≡ointer⇧⌠o⇧⌠he⇧πode⇩∩f⇩√VARIABLE},⇩β parameterfieldπontaining∈othing.קhe≤equenceØ0ĲLLOTβllocates theµirstØ0Γytes∩fµreeϕemory.Ĳssuming⌠hat√MYBUFF}⇩Θs⌠he last⇧≈ordΘn⌠heΣictionary,⇧σxecuting√MYBUFF}≈ill⇧∮eave⇧⌠he address∩f⌠heµirstµreeΓyteΘn⌠heΣictionary,⌠he≤ameβddress as⇧≥eturnedΓy√HERE}.⇧תhen≈e⌠ypedØ0ĲLLOT,⇧≈eσxpanded⇧⌠he parameterfield⇩⌠o⇩Φold⇩ϕore⇩Θtems.⇩הor⇩Θnstance,⇩⌠he parameterfieldπouldΦoldØ0πharacters,orŒø2-bits∈umbers,∈ow.To⇧≤toreβ≤ingleπharacterΘn⌠heµirstΓyte∩f⌠he⇧Γuffer,⇧À5 {MYBUFF}√!}≈illΣo.⇧קo≤toreβπharacterΘnto⌠heõ2thΓyte⇧∩f theΓuffer,∙ou≈illΦave⌠oπount⌠hatΓyte≈ith√MYBUFF}õ2√+}. So⇧õ12√MYBUFF}õ2√+}√!}≈ill≡lace⌠heπharacter⇧≈ith⇧βscii-code⇧õ12⇧Θn⇧⌠heõ2thΓyte∩f⇧⌠he⇧Γuffer⇧√MYBUFF}.⇧תhen⇧∙ou reserved⇧≤pace≈ithØ0√ALLOT},⇧⌠hat≤pace≈as∈ot⇧Θnitialised. NowΦereπomes√FILL}.חtτoes∮ike⌠his: {MYBUFF}⇧Ø0⇧ø2⇧√FILL} êOKÇ.⇧קheβddressesµrom⇧√MYBUFF}⇧⌡p⇧⌠o {MYBUFF}⇧Ø0√+}βreµilled≈ithβscii-codeø2¿aΓlank).⇧חf⇧∙ou like⇧∙ou⇧πouldµill⌠heΓuffer≈ithβny⇧πharacter.⇧דarlier⇧≈e tried⌠oβvoid⌠he∩verlayingβction∩f√CMOVE}.⇧מow√FILL}⇧Ωust takesβdvantage∩f⌠hatµeature.כookβtΘtsΣefinition.:⇧הILL⇩צWAP®RנVERב!⇧גUPõ+פ>õ-בMOVE¿βddr∈Γ¡--⌐⇧†. ThisΣefinitionΘsβΓeauty,⇧⌡sing≤imple≈ords,⇧⌠oτainβ⇧µast effectiveβction.⇧קwoπommon≈ays∩fπlearingβπertainβmount∩f memory⇧βreõ)µilling⌠he≥egion≈ithβscii-codeø2¡β≤pace⇧¡, or⇧Ø)µilling⌠he≥egion≈ithβscii-codeø0¡β⇧∈ull.⇧הor⇧σach methodהORTHΦasβ≤eperate≈ord.⇧קheµirstϕethod⌡ses⌠he⇧≈ord {BLANKS},⇧⌠he≤econd√ERASE}.⇧חnstead∩f√MYBUFF}Ø0ø2⇧√FILL}, you⇧πan⇧⌡se√MYBUFF}Ø0√ERASE}∩r⇧√MYBUFF}⇧Ø0⇧√BLANKS}.⇧Ĳnd instead∩f⌠he∈umberø2∙ouπan⌡se√BL},⇧≈hichΘsβπonstant∩f the÷alueø2,⇧⌠heβscii-codeµorβ≤pace.⇧קheΓell≥ingsµor⌠he second≥ound,⇧⌠heσxamples.⇧חσxplained,⇧Φow⌠oπreateβΓuffer for⇧≤toring⇧ββscii-string.¿Perhaps∙ouβlreadyΩumped⇧⌠o⇧⌠he conclusion,⇧⌠hatβΓufferπreatedΘn≤uchβ≈ayπanβlso≤erveβs an¿very≤imple)βrray.)כet's≡utβll¿most)≈ords⇧⌠ogether.⇧חn many⇧β⇧πomputer-application⇧∙ou⇧≈ill⇧Γe⇧βsked⇧≤ome⇧∩blique questions,⇧≈hich⇧∙ou'll⇧Φave⌠oβnswerΘn∩rder⌠o⇧≡ersue⇧⌠he thing⌠oπome⌠oβction.⇧תeβreτoing⌠oΣo⌠hatΘnהORTHβnd⇧≈e areτoing⌠oδeep⌠hings≤imple,∩nly⌡sing≈ords≈eϕetβlready.êNOTתATERPROOFÇThe⇧µirst⌠hing⌠o≥esolveΘs,⇧≈hat≤hould⌠heπomputerΣoβs⇧β reaction∩nϕeβnsweringΘts±uestions™כet'sβssume≈eβreτoing to≡rotectβ≡iece∩f≤oftwareβgainstϕaliciousΘntrudersβnd⌠he computer⇧≈illτiveµurtherΘnformation∩f≈hat⌠oΣo⇧∈ext,⇧≈hen and∩nly≈henβπertain∈ame,⇧βddressβnd≡laceβre⌠ypedβt⇧⌠he keyboard.צo⌠hree±uestionsβre⌠oΓe≡ut.קheβpplicationΦas⌠o compare⇧⌠he⇧Θnput≈ithΘtsºinside'Θnformation.⇧תe⇧≈on't⇧⌡se stringcomparising≈ords,⇧βs⌠hose≈ords¡ΘfβnyΘn∙our≤ystem¡ may⇧ΣifferβsΘnβctionβsΘn∈amegiving.⇧Ĳndחβm∈otβ⇧πlair-voyant.קhe≤olution⌠o⌠hat≡roblemΘs⌠oσxtract≤omeπharacters from⇧σach⇧≥esponse⇧≈eτetβndπompare⌠hose≈ith⇧⌠he⇧∩nes⇧≈e determined⇧≡reviously.⇧תe≈illΓestπhoose⇧≤ome⇧πharacteristic ones⇧βt⇧πharacteristic≡laces.⇧תe≈illΣiscussβ⇧÷ersion⇧≈ith {QUERY}βnd√WORD},⇧βndβnother÷ersion⌡sing√EXPECT}.הirst⌠he {QUERY}-version.Let's⇧πreate⇧ø≤tring-buffers.⇧קhe∮ength≈ill⇧Σepend⇧∩n⇧⌠he actualΘnput∩f∙our∈ame,βddressβnd≥esidence.CREATEמAMEõ4ĲLLOT⇩בREATEĲDDRESSõ3ĲLLOTCREATEסLACEõ1ĲLLOTToΓe∈eat,≈eπlear⌠heΓuffers.:בLEARALL⇧מAMEõ4דRASE⇧ĲDDRESSõ3דRASE⇧סLACEõ1דRASE†Now≈eτet≥eadyµorΘnput.:חNPUTNAMEבR«"ךour∈ame:óעUERYø2תORDבOUNT♪צWAPמAMEבMOVE†:חNPUTADDRESSבR«"ךourβddress:óעUERYø2תORDבOUNT⇩צWAPĲDDRESSבMOVE†:חNPUTPLACEבR«"ךour≥esidence:óעUERYø2תORDבOUNT צWAPסLACEבMOVE†:חNPUT⇧בLEARALLחNPUTNAMEחNPUTADDRESSחNPUTPLACE†TheµollowingΣefinitionπhecksõΓyte≡erΓuffer,⇧⌠o≤eeΘf⇧⌠he typistΘsσntitled⌠oϕoreΘnformation.ךouϕayπhange⌠hatΓyte.:™CHEATING⇧מAME⇨Õ½ב@Ã4©⇧¿¡--⌠/f⌐ĲDDRESSÀ½ב@À5© סLACE⇩¨½ב@À8©ĲNDĲND†:ĲLLRIGHTבR⇧«"ךou≡assed⌠heπheck.מow⌠ypeכOVE⌠o≥ead⇨ ⇨⌠oday'sµan-mail."†:ךES⇧מOT†TheτrandµinaleΘs∈ow⌠oπome.:קEST⇧אEGINחNPUT™CHEATINGךESתHILEפEPEATĲLLRIGHT¿¡-⌐†This⇧Θs∈ot≈aterproofµor≤ure«⇧אutח'veϕanaged¿using⇧≈ords still⌠oπome)⌠oΣevelop±uiteβ∈ice≡rotectingβpplication.ךou willΦearµromϕe∩n⌠hat≤ubject∮ater.מow⌠he√EXPECT}-version, which≈ill≡roof⌠oΓeµarϕore≡rotectingβgainstπreep.CREATEמAMEõ3ĲLLOTCREATEĲDDRESSõ2ĲLLOTCREATEסLACEõ0ĲLLOT:תIPEמAMEõ3דRASEĲDDRESSõ2דRASEסLACEõ0דRASE†CREATE¬BUFÕ0ĲLLOT:בLEAN¬BUFÕ0דRASE†:®*BUF⇧¬BUFÕ0דXPECT†:חNPUT⇧תIPE✓בLEANבR«"ךour∈ame:"❎®*BUF¬BUFמAME⇨õ3בMOVE✓בLEANבR«"ךourβddress:"⇩®*BUF¬BUFĲDDRESSõ2בMOVE✓בLEANבR«"ךour≥esidence:"®*BUF¬BUFסLACE⇩õ0בMOVE;:™CHEATING⇨מAME⇨À½ב@Ã4©⇩ĲDDRESSœ½ב@À5©⇩סLACE⇩Õ½ב@À8©ĲNDĲND⇧†:ĲLLRIGHT⇧«"ךou≡assed⌠he⌠est.מow⌠ypeכOVEβnd∙ou≈ill⇩τet≈hat∙ou≈ant." ;:ךESמOT†:קEST⇧אEGINחNPUT™CHEATINGךESתHILEפEPEATĲLLRIGHT†That'sβllí!⇧הor∈ow≈e≈ill≥estβ≈hile.מext⌠ime≈eπontinue the≤tory∩fΘnputβnd∩utput.⇧ĲndΘt'sτetting⌠ime⌠o⌠ell⇧∙ou theµactsβboutדditor-life.◆לayזeaven≡rotect∙ouí!!êSUMMARYÇFrom⇧∈ow⇧∩n⇧β≤ummary≈illπonsist∩fΩustβ⇧τlossary⇧∩f⇧⌠he words.⇧קhe≥easonΘs⌠hatβµile∩verϕore⌠han⇧≡lusminus⇧ø2000 bytes,πan'tΓeΦandledΓy üSTמEWS.Ç⇧סart⌠hree∩f⌠hisπourseΦad 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ThisΓoardΘs∩peratedΓy⌠heזAARLEMוGΘnקhe⇧מetherlands.⇧קhe cornerπontainsβmong∩therτoodiesβΣatabase,⇧≈rittenΘnהORTH. The⌠elephone∈umberΘsã23-35¨9À9.קheאBSΘs∩n-line,everyΣay fromõ9.00¡ã7.00Φr.חt⌡sesβØ0לbΦarddisk.וiveΘtβ⌠ry.êEXERCISESÇ1.חτave∙ouβΣefinition∩f√QUERY}.⇧פeplace⌠he≤equence√SP0} ⇩√@}ΓyΩust∩ne≈ord.2.חn≡art⇧Œ,חΘntroducedβ⇧√SIZE}-word.⇧רsing⇧β⇧ºKEY-CASE'-⇩πonstruction,⇧∙ou≤hould≥ewriteΘt.⇩קheΘnput≤hould⇧Γe⇧∈ ⇩√SIZE}.בreateβ÷ariable⌠o≤tore⌠his∈-value.3.פewrite⌠heΣefinition∩f√<CMOVE}⌠o≡erformβø2-bit⌠ransfer⇩Θnϕemory.⇧צoĲDDR10ĲDDR40õ0√<CMOVE}Φas⌠o⌠ransmitõ0ø2-⇩Γit÷alues.4.קhe⇧Θntelligent⇧√<MOVE>}πanΓeΣefinedΘn≤ome⇧∩ther⇧≈ay. ⇩תhich≈ay™מow∙ouΦas⌠oΓeΘntelligentí!5.תhy⇧Θs⇧⌠he⇧√EXPECT}-version⇧∩f⇧√TEST}⇩β⇧Γetter⇧≈ay⇧∩f ⇩≡rotection⌠han⌠he√QUERY}∩ne™6.קry⇧⌠o⇧πhange⌠he√EXPECT}-version⇧∩f⇧√TEST}.⇩קhe⇧πhange ⇩≤houldβvoid⌠he⌡se∩f⌠he⌠emporaryΓuffer√*BUF}.êSOLUTIONSÇ1.⇧קaking⇧⌠he⇧πrookedΣefinition∩f⇧√SIZE}⇧µor⇧τranted,⇧⌠he superfluous≈ordΘs√?EL}.⇧קoπhangeΘs√?L}∮ike⌠his:´™L⇧גUP 250¶חF«"כargeóדLSE«"דxtra∮argeóקHEN†.2.⇩קhe∩riginal√SIZE}πheckes∈umbers∮ess⌠hanØ50βnd⇧Γigger than⇧Ø50,⇧Γut⇧∈otβ⌠omato∩fσxactØ50τr.⇧קhe⇧πhanged⇧√?L} checkesΘfβ∈umberΘs∮ess⌠hanØ50,⇧≤oβll∈umbersΓigger⇧⌠han 249βreΦanded⌠o⌠he√ELSE}-clause¿Ø50Θncluded⌐.3.קheΣefinition≤hould∮ook∮ike⌠his.⇩´צIZE-3⇧גUPØ5⇧¶חF«"פejectedó⇨דLSEגUPŒ0⇧¶חF«"דxtra≤mallóדLSEגUPõ25¶חF«"צmall╱óדLSEגUPØ00¶חF«"לedium❎óדLSEגUPØ50¶חF«"כarge╱óדLSE⇧«"דxtra∮argeóקHENקHENקHENקHENקHENגROP⇩†4.⇧הirst⇧≈e⇧Σefine≤ome÷ariables.VARIABLEפEJ⇧שARIABLEדS⇧שARIABLEצMVARIABLEלED⇧שARIABLEכA⇧שARIABLEדL0פEJíãדSíãצMíãלEDíãכAíãדLí ´¿SIZE-4)⇧גUPØ5⇧¶חFפEJ½!דLSE⇧¿∈¡--⌐⇧גUPŒ0⇧¶חFדS⇧½!דLSEגUPõ25¶חFצM⇧½!דLSEגUPØ00¶חFלED½!דLSEגUPØ50¶חFכA⇧½!דLSEדL½!קHENקHENקHENקHENקHEN ;:צIZE-4¿זereΘnsertβ≤creenπleaning≈ord⌐✓¿SIZE-4)⇨בR«"פejected⇦ó⇧פEJĳ««"τr"⇧¿∈¡--⌐ בR«"דxtra≤mall⇧ó⇧דS⇧ĳ««"τr"✓בR«"צmall◆ó⇧צM⇧ĳ««"τr"✓בR«"לedium╱ó⇧לEDĳ««"τr"✓בR«"כarge◆ó⇧כA⇧ĳ««"τr"✓בR«"דxtra∮arge⇧ó⇧דL⇧ĳ««"τr";5.⇧קo⇧≤olve⇧⌠his⇧σxercise≈e⇧πould⌡se⇧≤ome⇧πode⇧µrom⇧⌠he preceding⇧∩ne.קhe⇧÷ariablesπan≤tay⌠otally⌡nchanged.:¿SIZE-5)⇧גUPØ5⇧¶חFõפEJ½!דLSE♪גUPŒ0⇧¶חFõדS⇧½!דLSE♪גUPõ25¶חFõצM⇧½!דLSE♪גUPØ00¶חFõלED½!דLSE♪גUPØ50¶חFõכA⇧½!דLSEõדL½!╱ ♪קHENקHENקHENקHENקHEN;:צIZE-5⇧¿SIZE-5)¿זereΘnsertβ≤creenπleaning≈ord⌐ בR«"פejected⇦óפEJĳגUP««"קom"⇩ã¬««"gr" בR«"דxtra≤mall⇧óדS⇧ĳגUP««"קom"⇧Ø5¬««"gr" בR«"צmall◆óצM⇧ĳגUP««"קom"⇧Œ0¬««"gr" בR«"לedium╱óלEDĳגUP««"קom"õ25¬««"gr" בR«"כarge◆óכA⇧ĳגUP««"קom"Ø00¬««"gr" בR«"דxtra∮arge⇧óדL⇧ĳגUP««"קom"Ø50¬««"gr";6.⇧Ĳfter∙ou≈ouldΦaveΣeclaredβndΘnitialised⌠he÷ariables⌠o zero,⇧∙ou⇧≤houldΘnsert⌠he√SIZE-5)-wordΘntoβnσndless⇧∮oop. This⇧≈ould⇧Σo⇧⌠heΩob:⇧´⇧קOMATOSORT⇧אEGIN⇧צIZE-5⇧ĲGAIN⇧†, assuming⌠heΦardware≈ould≡rovide⌠he∈umber√SIZE-5}σxpects∩n the≤tack.Ĳnd⌠he≤creen-outputπould∈eed≤omeΘmprovement.üMCÀ8000ĲSSEMBLYכANGUAGEבOURSEסARTשIII Çbyלark÷anΣenאoerWelcomeΓack!⇧הirstח'veτot⌠oβpologize⌠oσveryone≈hoϕissed a≡art∩f⌠hisπourseΘn⌠he∮astΘssue∩f üSTמEWSÇ.⇧גue⌠o⇧∮ack of⌠ime¿read:⇧ϕore⌡rgent⌠hings⌠oΣo),⇧ח≈asn'tβble⌠o≤end partÕΓefore⌠heΣeadline.ëProgramבontrolחnstructionsÇThis⇧πlass∩fΘnstructionsσnablesβ≡rogrammer⌠oπreate⇧∮oops and⇧חF-THEN-ELSE⇧∮ike⇧Σecisions.⇧קhat's⇧≈hy⇧Θt's⇧ ütheÇ⇧ϕost importantτroup∩fΘnstructionsβndσvery≡rogrammer≤hould⇧Φave a⇧⌠horoughδnowledge∩f⌠hisτroup.⇧קhisπlass∩f⇧Θnstructions are≤pecificallyϕeant⌠oβffect⌠he≡rogramπounter.Instructions:⇧אcc⇧¿cc≤tandsµorבonditionבode)Syntax:◆אcc⇧¶address>Data≤izes:⇨אyte⇧∩r≈ord.⇧קhisΘmplicates⌠hat⇧⌠he⇧Γranch-⇩Θnstructions⇧πanΓranchΘnβnβrea∩f⇧ø2K.⇧תhen ⇩⌡singβΓranch≈ithβΓyte∩ffset∙ouπan≡utβ«S ⇩≤uffixΓehind⌠heΘnstructionσ.g.⇧אEQ.S⇧«⇧תhen ⇩⌡singβΓranch≈ithβ≈ord∩ffset∙ouπan≡utβ«W ⇩≤uffixΓehind⌠heΘnstructionσ.g.⇧אEQ.W⇧«⇧לost ⇩βssemblers⇧≈ill⇧ΣetermineΘf⌠he≤hort⇧∩r⇧≈ord ⇩µormΘs∈eeded.Ĳlsoϕostβssemblers≈ill∩ptimize ⇩≈ord-branches⌠oΓyte-branches≈henever≡ossible.Conditionπodesβffected:⇩מoneFunction:קest⇧β⇧πombination∩f⌠heמZVC-flagsΘn⇧⌠he⇧≤tatus- ≥egisterβndπonditionally≡erformβΓranch⌠o⇧βnother βddress.חf⌠he⌠esting∩f⌠heπonditionπodesΘs⌠rue, ⌠hen⇧⌠he⇧Γranch⇧≈illΓe⇧⌠aken,⇧Θn⇧⌠he⇧∩ther⇧⌠he Θnstruction⇧Θmmediatelyµollowing⌠heאcc⇧Θnstruction ≈ill⇧Γeσxecuted.Ĳ⌠otal∩fõ5≡ossible÷ariations∩f ⌠hisΘnstructionβre∮istedΓelow. אCC:≈here⇧בC≤tandsµorבarryבlear.⇧קhe⇧Γranch⇧Θs ⇩⌠akenΘf⌠heב-bitΘsã.קhisΘnstructionΘs∩ften ⇩⌡sed⇩Θn⇧πombination⇧≈ith⇧≤hift⇩βnd⇩≥otate ⇩Θnstructions. אCS:≈hereבS≤tandsµorבarryצet.קheΓranchΘs⌠aken ⇩Θf⇧⌠he⇧ב-bit⇧Θs⇧õ.⇧קhis⇧Θnstruction⇧Θs⇧⌠he ⇩πounterpart∩f⌠heאCC-instruction. אEQ:≈hereדQ≤tandµorדQual.⇧קheΓranchΘs⌠aken⇧Θf ⇩⌠he⇧ם-bitΘsõ.⇧קhisΘnstructionΘs⇧∩ften⇧⌡sed ⇩βfterβקST-instruction∩rבMP-instruction. אNE:≈hereמE≤tandsµorמotדqual.קheΓranchΘs⌠aken ⇩Θf⇧⌠he⇧ם-bit⇧Θs⇧ã.⇧קhis⇧Θnstruction⇧Θs⇧⌠he ⇩πounterpart∩f⌠heאNE-instruction. אPL:≈hereסL≤tandsµorסLus.⇧קheΓranchΘs⌠aken⇧Θf ⇩⌠he⇧מ-bitΘsã.⇧קhisΘnstructionΘs⇧∩ften⇧⌡sed ⇩βfterβקST-instruction∩rבMP-instruction. אMI:≈hereלI≤tandsµorלInus.⇧קheΓranchΘs⌠akenΘf ⇩⌠he⇩מ-bit⇧Θs⇧õ.⇩קhis⇧Θnstruction⇩Θs⇩⌠he ⇩πounterpart∩f⌠heאPL-instruction. אVC:≈hereשC≤tandsµor∩Verflowבlear.⇧קheΓranchΘs ⇩⌠akenΘf⌠heש-bitΘsã.קhisΘnstructionΘs∩ften ⇩⌡sedβfterβnחntegerĲrithmeticΘnstruction⇧∮ike ⇩ĲDD,צUB,לULσtc. אVS:≈here⇧שS≤tandsµor∩Verflowצet.⇧קheΓranch⇧Θs ⇩⌠akenΘf⌠heש-bitΘsõ.⇧קhisΘnstructionΘs⇧⌠he ⇩πounterpart∩f⌠heאVC-instruction. אRA:≈here⇩פA⇩≤tands⇧µor⇩ΓRanch⇩Ĳlways.⇩קhis ⇩ΘnstructionΘs∩ften⌡sedβt⌠heσnd∩fβ∮oop⇧⌠o ⇩τoΓack⌠o⌠heΓeginning∩f⌠he∮oop.✓אranches∩ften⌡sedβfterβnβrithmetic∩peration∩n✓⌠wo'sπomplement∈umbers. אGE:≈hereוE≤tandsµorוreater∩rדqual.⇧קhisΓranch ⇩Θs⇧⌠aken⇧Θf⌠heמβndש-bits⇧πontain⇧⌠he⇧≤ame ⇩÷alue. אGT:≈hereוT≤tandsµorוreaterקhan.⇧קhisΓranch⇧Θs ⇩⌠akenΘn⌠heµollowingπases:⇩¡מΘsõ,שΘsõ,םΘsã⇩¡מΘsשΘsםΘsã אLE:≈hereכE≤tandsµorכower∩rדqual.קhisΓranchΘs ⇩⌠akenΘn⌠heµollowingπases:⇩¡םΘsõ⇩¡מβndש-bitsπontainΣifferent÷alues אLT:≈here⇧כT⇧≤tandsµorכessקhan.⇧קhis⇧Γranch⇧Θs ⇩⌠aken⇧Θf⇧⌠he⇧מ⇧βnd⇧ש-bits⇧πontain⇧Σifferent ⇩÷alues.✓אrances∩ften⌡sedβfterβnβrithmetic∩peration∩n✓⌡nsigned∈umbers. אHI:≈hereזI≤tandsµorזIgher.⇧קhisΓranchΘs⇧⌠aken ⇩Θf⌠heמβndש-bitsπontain⌠he≤ame÷alue. אLS:≈hereכS≤tandsµorכower∩rצame.⇧קhisΓranchΘs ⇩⌠aken⇧Θf⇧⌠he⇧ב⇧βnd⇧ם-bits⇧πontain⇧Σifferent ⇩÷alues.Example: קhis⇧≤hows⇧β≡iece∩fβב-programβnd⇧βn⇧σquivalent ≡iece⇧∩f⇧βסASCAL-program≈hichβre⇧⌠ranslated⇧Θnto βssembler.¿variabeleΘs≤igned) ב:⇩Θf¿variable©=õⁿ|÷ariable®œ)÷ariable©Œ;⇩σlse÷ar¬=ø; סASCAL:⇩Θf¿variable©=õ)∩r¿variable®œ)⇩⌠hen÷ariable´=Œ⇩σlse÷ariable´=÷ariable¬ø ¬לostβssemblers≈ill∩ptimize⌠heΓranch-instructions ¬⌠o⌠he≤hortµorms⇦בMP.W⇩ú1,variable⇦אEQ⇦כ10000⇦בMP.W⇩ú4,variable⇦אLE⇦כ2 כ10000:⇦לOVE.W⇧ú5,variable⇦אRA⇦כ3 כ2:⇦לOVE.W⇧÷ariable,R0⇦לULS⇨ú3,R0⇦לOVE.W⇧פ0,variable כ3:Instructions:⇧גBcc⇧¿cc≤tandsµorבonditionבode)Syntax:◆גBcc⇧גn,<address>Data≤izes:⇨Γyte⇧∩r≈ord.⇧קhisΘmplicates⌠hat⇧⌠he⇧Γranch-⇩ΘnstructionsπanΓranchΘnβnβrea∩fø2K.⇧גn⇧Θs ⇩πonsidered⌠oπontainβ≈ord.Conditionπodesβffected:⇩מoneFunction: קhe⇧τroup∩fגecrementβndאranch¿DBcc)⇧Θnstructions ≡rovide⇧βnσfficient≈ay∩fπreating∮oops.⇧קhey⇧βre ∈early⇧βlways≡lacedβt⌠heσnd∩fβ∮oop.⇧הirst⇧⌠he πondition⇩Θs⇧⌠ested,⇩⌠hen⇧⌠he⇩Σataregister⇩Θs Σecremented.⇧קhe⇧Γranch⇧Θs⌠aken⇧Θn⇧⌠he⇧µollowing πases: ¡גnΘs¡1; ¡קheπonditionπcΘnגBccΘs≤atisfied. קhere⇧βreõ6≡ossible÷ariations∩f⌠his⇧Θnstruction. קhey⇧βllβre∈early⌠he≤ameβs⌠he⇧אcc-instructions, ≈ith⌠woσxceptions.קheseβre: גBF∩rגBRA:⇩קhis⇧∮oopπan∩nlyΓe⌠erminatedΓy⇧πount⇧≤ince ⇩⌠he∩therπonditionπan∈everΓe≤atisfied. גBT:נnly≡erformsβΣecrement∩n⌠heΣataregister⇧βnd ⇩∈everΓranches.⇧קoϕe⌠his≤eemsβ≡retty⌡seless ⇩Θnstruction,⇧≈hichΘs∩nly⌠here⌠oϕake⌠heגBcc ⇩≤eries∮ogicallyπomplete.Example: קhis⇧≡iece∩fπodeΘsβnσfficient⇧Θmplementation⇧∩f ⌠he≤trcpy-function∩f⌠heב-language.⇧Ĳ0πontains⌠he βddress⇧∩f⇧⌠he⇧≤ource≤tring⇧βnd⇧Ĳ1⇧πontains⇧⌠he βddress⇧∩f⌠heΣestination≤tring.⇧חnב⌠heσnd∩f⇧β ≤tringΘsϕarkedΓyβΓyteπontainingã.⇦לOVE.W⇧ú$ffff,D0 כOOP:⇧לOVE.B⇧¿A0)+,(A1)+⇦גBEQ⇨ג0,LOOP קhis⇧≡iece∩fπodeπanσasilyΓe⌠ransformedΘnto⇧⌠he ≤trncpy-function⇧Γy⇧∮oadingג0≈ith⇧⌠he⇧βppropriate ÷alue.Instructions:⇧צcc⇧¿cc≤tandsµorבonditionבode)Syntax:◆צcc⇧¶address>Data≤izes:⇨Γyte.Conditionπodesβffected:⇩מoneFunction:צetsβΓyte⌠oñffΘf⌠heπonditionπodes≤atisfie.⇧חf ⌠he⇧πonditionΘs∈ot≤atisfied⌠heΓyteΘs≤et⇧⌠o⇧ã. קhis⇧τroup∩fõ6ΘnstructionsΘs≥arely⇧⌡sed.⇧מearly βllµormsβre⌠he≤ameβs⌠heגBccτroupσxceptµor⌠he µollowing⌠woΘnstructions: צF:⇧⌠he≤ameβsβבLR.BΘnstruction צT:⇧⌠he≤ameβsβלOVE.Bú$ff,¶address>Example: אeΘnventive,Θnvent∩ne∙ourself!Instruction:⇩אSR,טSRSyntax:◆אSR⇧¶address>⇩טSR⇧¶address>Data≤izes:⇨∈oneConditionπodesβffected:⇩∈oneAddressingϕodesβllowed¿onlyµorטSR):Destination: ¿An) ≈(An) Γ(An,Rn) ≈ ∮ ≈(PC) Γ(PC,Rn)Function:קhe⇧אSR⇧¿Branch⇧⌠o⇧צubRoutine)⇧βnd⇧טSR⇧¿Jump⇧⌠o צubRoutine)⇩Θnstructions⇩βre⇩⌡sed⇩µor⇩πalling ≤ubroutines.⇧אSR⇧πanΓranchΘnβ≥ange⇧∩f⇧ø2K.⇧טSR ≤hould⇧Γe⇧⌡sed≈henβΩump∩ut∩f⌠he⇧ø2K⇧≥ange⇧Θs ∈eeded.⇩צome⇩βssemblers⇧∩ptimize⇧טSR⇩Θnto⇩אSR Θnstructions⇧≈henever⇧≡ossible,⇧≤ince⇧אSR⇧Θs⇧ϕore σfficient⇩⌠han⇩טSR.⇩תhen⇧σxecuting⇩β⇩אSR/JSR Θnstruction,⇧⌠he⇧À8000µirst≡ushes⌠heסC⇧¿program- πounter)∩n⌠he≤tackβnd⌠hen∮oad⌠heסC≈ith⌠he∈ew βddress.צeeΓelowµor⌠heפTS¿ReTurnµromצubroutine) Θnstruction.Instruction:⇩פTSSyntax:◆פTSData≤izes:⇨∈oneConditionπodesβffected:⇩∈oneFunction:בounterpart⇧∩fאSR/JSRΘnstructions.⇧פeloads⇧⌠he⇧סC ≈ith⇧⌠he÷alue∩n⌠op∩f⌠he≤tack.⇧קhis⇧÷alue⇧≈ill ∈early⇧βlwaysΦaveΓeen≡ut∩n⌠op∩f⌠he≤tack⇧Γy⇧β אSR/JSRΘnstruction.Example:⇧¬⌠he≤trcpyµunctionΣiscussedΓefore צTRCPY:⇦לOVE.W⇧ú$FFFF,D0 כOOP:⇧לOVE.W⇧¿A0)+,(A1)+⇦גBEQ⇨ג0,כOOP⇦פTS ¬≤ome∩therπode אEGIN:⇦לOVE.L⇧úSOURCE,A0⇦לOVE.L⇧úDEST,A1⇦טSR⇦צTRCPY⇦פTS ¬⌠he≤tringsβre≡utΘnβΣataβrea «DATA ¬Õ0Γytesµorσvery≤tring צOURCE«DS.B⇩Õ0 גEST⇩«DS.B⇩Õ0 ¬«DS.Bϕeansגefineצtorageאyte ¬≤oÕ0ΓytesβreΣefineβs≤torageµorσach≤tringInstruction:⇩טMPSyntax:◆טMP⇧¶ea>Data≤izes:⇨∈oneConditionπodesβffected:⇩∈oneAddressingϕodesβllowed:Destination: ¿An) ≈(An) Γ(An,Rn) ≈ ∮ ≈(PC) Γ(PC,Rn)Function:קransfer≡rogramπontrol⌠oβnotherβddress.⇧קheסCΘs ∮oaded⇧≈ith⌠he≤pecifiedβddress.⇧חnµact⌠hisΘs⇧β ÷ariant⇧∩f⇧⌠heלOVEΘnstruction.⇧חn⇧⌠his⇧πase⇧⌠he Σestination≥egisterΘsΘnherentlyΣefined,⇧∈amely⌠he סC-register.⇧קherefore≈eπould⌠ranslateטMP¶ea>⇧⌠o לOVE.L¶ea>,PC«Instruction:⇩פTRSyntax:◆פTRData≤izes:⇨∈oneConditionπodesβffected:⇩∈oneFunction:פeTurn⇨βnd⇩פestore.⇨בounterpart⇩∩f⇨אSR/JSR Θnstructions.⇧פeloads⌠heסC≈ith⌠he÷alue∩n⌠op⇧∩f ⌠he≤tack.⇧קhis÷alue≈ill∈earlyβlwaysΦaveΓeen≡ut ∩n⌠op∩f⌠he≤tackΓyβאSR/JSRΘnstruction.⇧קhe∩nly Σifference⇧≈ith⌠heפTSΘs⌠hat≈ith⌠his⇧Θnstruction βlso⇧⌠heבCRΘs≥eloaded.⇧קhisΘnstructionΘs⇧≥arely ⌡sed⇧Γut⇧πomes⇧Θn⇧Φandy≈hen⇧∩ne⇧Σoesn't⇧≈ant⇧β ≤ubroutine⌠oΘnfluence⌠heπonditionπodes.אefore⌠he טSRΘnstruction∙ou≤hould⌡se⌠heΘnstruction: לOVE.BבCR,-(A7) ≈hich≡ushes⌠heבCR∩n⌠he≤tackNext⌠ime:⇧קhe∮ast≡art∩f⌠heΘnstruction≤et.⇧קheseβre⇧⌠he instructions⇧≈hichπan∩nlyΓeσxecuted≈hen≤upervisor-mode⇧Θs active.üGFAאASICקIPSªקRICKS ÇbyפichardיarsmakersApart⇧µrom⇧≤ome⇧לEGA-ST⌠ricks⌠hatח⇧τot⇧µrom⇧פobert⇧µrom "STRIKE-a-LIGHT",⇧ח⇧∩nly⇧τot⌠hree≡roblems⌠hrough⇧⌠he⇧ϕail (good∮uckµorϕe,⇧ΓecauseחΣon'tΦaveϕuch⌠imeβnyway).כet's kick∩ff≈ith⌠he⌠here≡roblem-cases.Martin⇧בadeeΦasΦad⌠rouble≈ithΣoingדval-like⌠hingsΘn⇧וfA Basic.⇧קhisϕeant⌠hatΦeπouldn'tΣefineµunctionsΘnβ≡rogram thatπouldΓeσnteredΓy⌠he⌡serΘtself.⇧קheµormat∩f⌠heדval command¿notΘnוfAאasic,Γut⌡sedΘn∩therΓasic÷ersion)≈as:ן$="2*A^2"הorĲ=1קoø⇩סrintדval(X$)מextĲדndOutput≈ould⌠henΓe:ØÕõ8A⇧µunction∮ike⌠hatΘs∈ot≡resentΘnוfAאasic,⇧βnd⇧ח⇧Σon't think⇧Θt's≡ossible⌠oΣoβnything∮ikeΘtΘnוfAאasic⇧σither. The⇧∩nly⇧≡ossible⇧≈ay≈ouldΓe⌠o≈rite∙our⇧∩wn⇧≥outine⇧⌠o analyse⇧β≤tring⌠horoughly¿quiteπomplicated)βnd⌠hen⇧⌡se⇧β lot∩fשALsβndĲSCs⌠oπalculate⌠he≥esult.⇧Ĳ≥outineµor⌠hat is⌠ooπomplicated⌠oΓeσxplainedΦere,⇧Φowever.⇧אutΘt≤hould be≡ossible!His≤econd±uestion≈as:⇧זowΣoחϕakeβוfAאasic≡rogram⌠oΓe a⇧Σesk⇧βccessory?⇧קheβnswerΦereto⇧Θs,⇧±uite⇧≤imple:⇧חt's impossible⇧¿at∮east,⇧≈ith⌠heπurrentπompiler⇧βvailable).⇧ח don'tδnowΘfהrankנstrowski≈illσver≈riteβπompiler⇧÷ersion thatπanϕakeβccessories,⇧ΓutחπonsiderΘt⌠oΓe⌠heoretically possible.תhoδnows,Θn⌠heµuture...BasצpijkhovenΣoesn'tδnowΦow⌠oΦandleתAVEβndĲDSR≡roperly. Well,⇧ח⌠hinkΘt's±uite⌡seless⌠oδnowΦowΘt'sΣone,⇧Γecause programming⇧≤ound⇧⌡singתAVEβndצOUND⇧Θs⇧≥eally⇧βwful.⇧ךou should⌡seןbiosø2≤oundsΘnstead,≈hichπanΓeϕade⌡singקommy Software'sóMusic32".⇧חtπan⌠henΓeπalledµromאasic≈ith∩nly ONE≡rogram∮ine¿after∮oading⌠hatΣata,∩fπourse).אut∮etϕe enhance⌠heתAVEπommandβΓit.ItsµormatΘs:תAVE÷oice,wave,form,duration,pause'Voice'πanΦave⌠heµollowing÷alues:õ⇧©⇧שoice∩neØ⇧©⇧שoice⌠woø⇧©⇧שoice⌠hreeÕ⇧©⇧מoise⌠o÷oice∩ne16⇧©⇧מoise⌠o÷oice⌠wo32⇧©⇧מoise⌠o÷oice⌠hreeByβdding⌠heΘndividual÷alues,⇧∙ouπanπombine;⇧σ.g.⇧Θf⇧∙ou want⌠o⌡seβll⌠hree÷oices,βndΘf∙ou≈ant⌠oβdd∈oise⌠o⌠he second÷oice,∙ou≤hould⌡seõ+2+4+16=23µorºvoice'.You⇧πanβdd⌠he≡eriod∩f⌠he∈oiseτenerator⌠o⌠hat⇧÷alue⇧βs well,⌡sing⌠heµollowingµormula:שalue=Period*256PeriodπanΦaveβ÷alueµromã-31.'Wave'⇧Σetermines⇧≈hich÷oices≤houldΓe⌡sedΓy⇧⌠he⇧≈aveform set¿defined⌡singºform'¡σxplanationΘnΩustβ⇧≤econd).⇧קhis alsoϕeans⌠hat⌠he÷olumeΘsΣeterminesΓy⌠heתAVE∩r⌠heצOUND command.קhe⌠able∩f÷alues∩fºWave':õ⇧©⇧שoice∩neØ⇧©⇧שoice⌠woœ⇧©⇧שoice⌠hreeHere,∙ouπanβgainβdd⌠heΘndividual÷alues⌠ogether.'Form'Σetermines⌠heβctual≈aveform.ã¡ø⇧©⇧כiniaryΣownœ¡Ã⇧©⇧כiniary⌡p⇩Õ⇨©⇧צawtoothΣown⇩¨⇨©⇧כikeã-3⇧õ0⇨©⇧קriangle,≤tartingΣown⇧õ1⇨©⇧כinearyΣown,≤tart∮oud⇧õ2⇨©⇧צawtooth⌡p⇧õ3⇨©⇧כineary⌡p,≤taying⇧õ4⇨©⇧קriangle,≤tart⌡p⇧õ5⇨©⇧כikeœ-7'Duration'⇧Σetermines⇧⌠he⇧≡eriod∩f⇧⌠he⇧≈aveform.⇧Ĳ⇧∮arger duration≥esultsΘnβ∮onger≈aveform.'Pause'⇧Σetermines⌠he⌠ime¿inŒ0th∩f≤econd)⌠hat⇧Θs⇧≈aited before⌠he∈extΘnstructionΘsσxecuted.William⇧אliekπame≈ithβnotherΘnteresting±uestion¡⇧βlthough it⇧≈as⇧∈ot⇧≤pecificallyµorוfAאasic.⇧Ĳfter⇧βdding⇧⌡p⇧Φis accessories,⇧⌠he≡rogramsΘnϕemory,⇧σtc.βnd≤ubstracting⌠hat from⇧Φis⇧Œ12⇧יbϕemory,⇧Φe⌠urned∩ut⌠oΦave⇧βbout⇧õ00⇧יb missing.זowπould⌠hatΓe?TheβnswerΘs≥elatively≤imple.הirst:ךou∮ooseø2יb∩f≤creen memory,⇧βt⌠he⌠op∩f∙ourϕemory.⇧הurther,∙ou∮ooseβboutõ00 Kb⇧ϕemory⇧βt⇧⌠he⇧Γottom:⇧לemory⇧⌡sed⇧µor⇧Γuffers,⇧≤ystem variables,⇧וEM,⇧σtc.⇧קhat's⇧≈here⌠he∩ther≡ieces∩f⇧ϕemory stay.Nowµor⌠heóSTRIKE-a-LIGHT"≤tuff.In⇧⌠he⇧≡revious⇧Θssue⇧∩f⇧ üST⇧מEWSÇ,⇧ח⇧⌠alked⇧β⇧∮ot⇧βbout undocumented≤ystem÷ariables.לost∩f⌠hemπould∩nlyΓe⌡sed∩n theºold'צTβnd∈ot∩n⌠heלEGAצT.צome∩f⌠hoseלEGAβddresses are∈owδnown:Theϕouse∮ocations¿x,y,Γutton≤tatus)≤tartβtñ2740.TheΩoystick¿formerly∩nñE09)Θs∈owβtñE4F.TheΣriveתP≤tatusΘs∈ow∩nñ9F8¿driveĲ)βndñ9F9¿driveא).Some⇧ϕore⌠ricks:⇧צometimes¿especially≈hen≈ritingβ⇧≡rogram that≤houldΦandleϕultipleΣrives),⌠he≤ystemΣoesn'tδnow≈hen a⇧∈ew⇧ΣiskΘsΘnsertedΘnΣriveĲ.⇧קhis≥outine⇧Φandles⇧⌠hat problem:צpoke(&H4DB8),1צpoke(&h4DB9),1צlpoke(&H4DCE+28),1צlpoke(&H4DCE+28+32),1שoidגfree(1)צpoke(&H4DB8),2צpoke(&H4DB9),2צlpoke(&H4DCE+28),2צlpoke(&H4DCE+28+32),2This≈orks∩nלEGAצTsβs≈ellβs≥egularצTs.Another⇧⌠hing⌠hat≤ometimesβnnoys≡eople:⇧תhen∙ou≤elect⇧βn option≈ith⌠heϕouse⌠hatΘsµollowedΓy⌠heΣisplay∩fβnβlert box,⇧⌠he⇧ϕouse≤ometimesπlicks∩n⌠hatβlertΓox⇧≈ithout⇧⌠he user≈antingΘt⌠oΦappen.קhisΘsβ≤ymptom∩f⌠heµact⌠hatוfA Basic⇧Σoesn't⇧βllowוEM⌠oδnow⌠hat⌠heϕouse⇧Θs⇧∈ot⇧∮onger pressed.⇧קheµollowing≥outine¿toΓeπalledΓefore⌠he⇧Σisplay ofβnβlertΓox)⌠akesπare∩f⌠hat≡roblem:פepeat⇩גpokeוintin,34⇩גpokeוintin+2,1⇩גpokeוintin+4,1⇩גpokeוintin+6,1⇩גpokeוintin+28,10⇩í10לilliseconds⇩גpokeוintin+30,0⇩וemsysØ5רntilגpeel(Gintout)<>2פepeatרntilלousek=0 This≥outineπlears⌠heפEALוEMϕouseβs≈ellβs⌠heוfAϕouse.That'sΘtµolks.צee∙ouΘnβnotherΘssue∩f üSTמEWSÇ.üWORKINGנNקHEĲPPLE//eסARTחII ÇbyפichardיarsmakersLet's⇧τet∩n≈ith∩ur≤urvey⌠hroughĲpplebasic⇧βgain.⇧חn⇧⌠he previous⇧Θssue,⇧⌠heסDLπommand≈asϕentionedβs∮ast.⇧ח⇧≈ill therefore∈owπontinueβtסEEK.üPEEKÇPEEK¿Address)Returns⇧⌠heΓyte≤toredβt⌠heτivenβddress.⇧אothβddress⇧βnd the≥eturned±uantityβre∈umbers.⇧קheβddressϕayΓeτivenβsβ number,⇧β⇧÷ariable,⇧∩rβnσxpression,⇧βndϕayΓe≡ositive⇧∩r negative¿negativeβddress=trueβddress-65535).üPLOTÇPLOT°πoordinate,ךπoordinateIn∮ow≥esolutionτraphics,⌠hisπommand≡lacesβΣot¿a≡ixel∩r pictureσlement)βt⌠he≡ositionτivenΓy⌠heπoordinates.Theπoordinate÷alueϕayΓeτiven∈umerically,⇧Γyβ÷ariable⇧∩r by⇧βn⇧σxpression.⇧ן÷aluesϕustΓeΘn⌠he≥ange⇧ã-39,⇧βnd⇧ך valuesϕustΓeΘn⌠he≥angeã-47,≈ithã,0,βt⌠he⌡pper∮eft.The⇧πolor⇧≡lotted⇧Θs⇧⌠hatτiven⇧Γy⇧⌠he⇧ϕost⇧≥ecent⇧בOLOR statement;⇧∩r⇧בOLOR=0Θs⌡sedΘfπolorΦas∈otΓeen⇧≡reviously specified.In⇧⌠he⌠ext∩rτraphics≡lus⌠etϕodes,⇧µorךΘn⇧≥ange⇧œ0-47, PLOT≡lacesβπharacterβt⌠he∮ocation≤pecified.⇧קheπharacter codeπorresponds⌠o⌠heπolorπode.ThereΘs∈o÷isibleσffectΘn⌠heΦigh≥esolutionτraphicsϕode.üPOKEÇPOKEβddress,quantityStores⇧⌠he⇧¿byte)⇧±uantity⇧βt⇧⌠he⇧βddress⇧Θndicated.⇧אoth quantity⇧βndβddressβreΘnΣecimalβndσitherϕayΓe⇧≤pecified byβ∈umber,⇧β÷ariable∩rβnσxpression.⇧קheϕaximum≥ange⇧∩f addresses⇧Θs¡65535⌠oÀ5535,⇧βnd∩f⌠he±uantities⇧ã⇧⌠hrough 255.פeal÷aluesβreπonverted⌠oΘntegers.Receiving⇧ΦardwareϕustΓe≡resentβt⌠heβddressµor⇧≤uccesful use.הorϕemory,⌠hisΘsã⌠o..⇩õ6י¡õ6384⇩ø2י¡ø2768⇩œ8י¡œ9152Memory⇧ϕapped⇧≡eripheralsβre∈ormallyβtñC000⇧⌠hrough⇧ñC07f (decimalœ9152⌠hroughœ9279)¿or¡16738⌠hrough¡16257).üPOPÇPOP'Pops'⇧∩r⇧≥emoves⇧∩neβddressµrom⇧⌠he⇧וOSUB-RETURN⇧βddress stack.The⇧σffectΘs⌠o≥eturn⌠o⌠he≤econd-most≥ecent⇧וOSUB⇧≥ather than⌠o⌠he≥ecent.Producesβnσrror≤ignalΘf⌠hereβre∈oβddresss∩n⌠he≤tack.üPOSÇPOS¿dummyσxpression)Returns⇧⌠heπolumn∈umber∩rΦorizontal≡osition∩f⇧⌠he⇧≤creen cursor.TheσxpressionΘsβΣummyΓutϕustΓeσvaluatableβsβ∈umeric.ForסOSβndצPC,⇧≡ositionsβre∈umberµromã,⇧≈hereasזTAB⇧βnd TABβre∈umberedµromõ.üPRINTÇPRINT?Iµeel∮ikeח'mΓeingβΓitµoolish,⇧⌡nderestimatingϕy⇧≥eaders when⇧ח≈ould⌠alkβnyϕoreβbout⌠hisπommand⌠han⇧⌠his.⇧צo⇧ח won't.üPR#ÇPR#≤lot-numberTransfers⇧∩utput⇧⌠o⌠he≡eripheral∮ocated⇧Θn⇧⌠he⇧Σesignated slot.The≤lot∈umberϕayΓeβ∈umeric,⇧β÷ariable,⇧∩rβnσxpression, andϕustσvaluate⌠o⌠he≥angeõ-7Θnclusive.A÷alue∩fã≥eturns∩utput⌠o⌠heקV≤creen.A÷alue∮ess⌠hanã∩rϕore⌠hanÃ≡rodeducesβnσrror≥eport.PR#⇧Γoots⇧⌠he⇧Σisk⇧Θf⌠he⇧≤pecified⇧≤lot⇧πontains⇧β⇧Σisk controller.üREADÇREAD÷ariableõ,÷ariableØ,....Whenσncountered,⇧פEAD≤ets⌠he÷alue∩f⌠he≤pecified,÷ariable or÷ariables⌠o⌠he÷alue∩f⌠heσlements∩fגATA∮ists,≤tarting from⇧µirst⇧÷ariableΘn⌠heµirstפEAD≤tatementβnd⇧⌠he⇧µirst valueΘn⌠heגATA≤tatement,βndπontinuing⌠hrough⌠heגATA∮ist or∮ists⌡ntil⌠heפEAD∮ist∩r∮istsβre≤atisfied.The≡ositionΘn⌠heפEAD∮istΘs≥ecorded.⇧חtϕayΓe≤et⌠o⇧⌠he beginning∩f⌠heגATA∮istΓy⌠heפESTORE≤tatement.üRECALLÇRECALL∈ameThisµunction⌡ses⌠apeβndΘs⌠herefore⌡seless∩n⌠heצT.üREMÇREMπharactersThereΘs∈o∮imit⌠oפEM∮ength¿up⌠oβvailableϕemory).üRESTOREÇRESTOREResets⌠heΣata∮ist≡ointer⌠o⌠heΓeginning∩f⌠heΣata∮ist.SeeפEADβndגATA.üRESUMEÇRESUMEUsed⇧βt⇧σnd⇧∩f⇧βnσrrorΦandling⇧≥outine⇧⌠o⇧πause⇧≡rogram execution⇧⌠o⇧≥esume⇧βt⇧⌠heΓegining⇧∩f⇧⌠he⇧≤tatement⇧⌠hat contained⌠heσrror.If⇧⌠heσrrorΦandling≥outineΦas∈otπorrectlyΣealt⇧≈ith⇧⌠he error,⇧βnd⇧σndless∮opp≥esults.⇧רseבONTROLבβnd⇧פETURN⇧⌠o escape.IfפESUMEΘsσncounteredΓeforeβnσrrorΦas∩ccured,⇧⌠heσffect mayΓe⌡npredictable.רsually,σxecution≈illπease.üRETURNÇRETURNThe≤ignal⌠oσndβוOSUB≤ubroutine.When⇧σncountered,⇧פETURN⇧πauses⇧β⇧Γranch⇧⌠o⇧⌠he⇧≤tatement following⌠heϕost≥ecentlyσxecutedוOSUB;⇧⌠hatΘs,⌠heβddress of⌠he≤tatementβt⌠he⌠op∩f⌠heוOSUB≤tack.UsingβפETURN≈ithoutβוOSUB∩rΦavingϕoreפETURNs⌠hanוOSUBs causesβnσrrorϕessage.POPβffects⌠heוOSUB∩rder∩fσxecution,⇧Γutπontinue⌠o⇧≈atch the∈umber∩fפETURNs.SeeוOSUB,סOPThat's⇧σnoughµor⌠his⌠ime'sΘssue.⇧ח≈illπontinue⇧≈ith⇧⌠he RIGHT$πommand∈ext⌠ime.צee∙ou⌠hen!Ç╱ êThe≤ixth ëSTמEWSêΘssue∩fü♪בrimson'sבolumnÇ⇨≈illΣeal≈ith÷ariousϕore∩r∮essΘnhibited⌠actics∩fü❎כeisureצuitכarryΘn⌠heכand∩f⌠heכoungeכizardsÇä βnσpidemicσpicΓyÇü⇦צIERRAÇüÇ⇩צtarted⇧∩ff⇧∩n⌠heוrandעuestµorקrueכove⇧∩n⇧⌠he⇧≈indy morning⇧∩fĲprilø,⇧βתednesday.⇧בhecked⌠he≡lace⇧≈here⇧ח'd been⇧Σropped∩ffβnd≤aw⌠here≈asβ⌠axi≤tand∩utsideΓut⌠his was⇧∈o⇧Φot∈ews;⇧ח'dΩust≡aidµor⌠he≥ide∩ut⇧Φere⇧Γecause Lefty's⇧≤ounded⇧∮ike⇧βsτoodβ≡lace⌠o⇧≤tart⇧βn⇧Θmpossible missionβsβny.⇩בracked⌡pϕy≤peedβ∮ittleβnd⌠ook∩nβµaster≤troll⇧⌠han hitherto.⇧נpened⇧⌠heΣoor∩f⌠heΣilapidatedΓuildingβnd⇧≈ent right⌡p⌠o⌠he∩nly≈omanΘn⌠heΓar.⇧Ĳllϕuscles∈o≡layϕakes Larry⇧β⇧∈aughty⇧Γoy?⇧אetterτetϕyself∩ne∩f⇧⌠he⇧τood⇧∩l' whiskeys⇧Γefore⇧πhecking∩utβ≡lace⌠he∮ikes∩f⇧≈hich⇧≈ould haveΓeen≥estrictedµromϕostΓ-movies¡חΦad⌠he∈astyµeeling this≡lace≈asµrequentedϕostlyΓy≥oachesβnd⌠heir∮ikes.⇩נne⇧≤mell⇧∩f⌠hat≈hiskey≈asσnough⌠oπonvinceϕe⇧⌠hat⇧ח mightβs≈ell≤tay≤oberµorβ≈hile.⇧Ĳπertain⌡rgeβroseβndח wentΘnto⌠heΓack,⇧≈hereϕyβttention≈asπaughtΓy⌠woΘtems¡ one⇧∩f≈hich≈asβΣrunk≈ho≈as∮yingΘn⌠heϕiddle∩fβ⇧≤mall pool⇧⌠hat≈as⌠estimony⌠o⌠heµact⌠hatΦeΩustΦadn'tϕade⇧Θt to⌠he≥estroom.⇧ח∩ffered⌠he≡oor∮ambϕy≈hiskeyβndΣamn⇧Θf heΣidn't≤tartϕaking∈oises;⇧⌠ookβ∮ittle≈hileΓutחΣidσnd up≈ithβ≥emote,⇧≈hateverΘt≈asτoodµor.ח∈everπould≤ay∈o toβ≤ucker.⇩תent⇧Θnto⇧⌠he⇧∮avatoryβndµinallyµoundβ⇧≡lace⇧µree⇧∩f roaches;≡robably∩nβccount∩f⌠heµactσven⌠heirδindπouldn't survive äthisÇδind∩fβ≤tench.גid≤omeΘnteresting≥eading¡βnd notβll∩fΘtΘn⌠he∈ewspaper¡βnd≡icked⌡pβΣiamond≥ing⇧ äen passantÇ.⇧תashed⇧ϕyΦandsβndτot⌠heΦell∩ut∩f⇧⌠here⇧Γefore Iπaught≤omeδind∩fΘnfection.⇩נnϕy≈ay∩utsideח∈oticedβ∈augahydeΣoor⌠hat∈oΣoubt∮ed into⇧⌠he⇧∮ocal≡imp'sΣomainΓutΣespiteβ⇧πertain⇧∮onging⇧ח remembered⇧∩ne⇧∩f⇧⌠heµirst∮esson'sϕy⇧ϕother⇧τave⇧ϕe⇧βnd decided⇧∈ot⇧⌠oΘnvestigateβ≡lace⌠hat≈asΓound⇧⌠o⇧Φave⇧βn unpleasant⇧≤urprise⇧µor⌠hose∈otσquipped≈ith⇧⌠he⇧∈ecessary safeties.⇩נutside,חπalledβπab.⇩óYo!קaxi!"⇩זello⇧βll∙ouβdventure≡layersβnd∩nceϕore≈elcome⌠o⇧⌠he sixthΘssue∩fבrimson'sבolumn,≈hich≈ill⌠akeβπloser∮ookβt theΦabitsβndΘnterests∩fלr.כarryכafser,∩r:⇩כEISUREצUITכARRYחNקHEכANDנFקHEכOUNGEכIZARDSΓy üSIERRAÇ⇩הirst∩fβll,⇧∮etϕe≡oint∩ut⌠hatכeisureצuitכarry⇧¿LSL) is⇧ änotÇ∮ikeϕost∩f⌠heβdventureτamesח⌡sually⇧≈rite⇧βbout. LSLΦas∈othing⌠oΣo≈ith≤wordª≤orcery,⇧Σungeonsª⇧Σragons, cloak⇧ªΣagger,⇧≈hatever.⇧כSLΘsβτame≥eportedlyµor⇧βdults only;⇧βnd⇧βlthoughחβm∈otβtβllΘnterestedΘn⇧¿and⇧⌡sually turned⇧∩ff⇧Γy)⇧β∮ot∩f≤oftware⇧Θn⇧⌠he⇧≤o-called⇧≤oftporn categoryΓecauseΘnϕy≡ersonal∩pinionΘt'sΓasically⌠asteless, cheap⇧βnd⇧⌡gly,⇧חΣare≤ayצierra's¿remember⇧יing's⇧עuest?) Leisure⇧צuit⇧כarryΘsβπompletelyΣifferent⇧≤tory⇧βltogether becauseβ)⌠he≡rogrammersΦaveΦad⌠heτood⌠aste∈ot⌠o⇧Γecome vulgar⇧∩r⇧∩bsceneΘn⌠erms∩f÷isual∩r⌠extualΣetail⇧βnd⇧Γ) these⇧÷ery≤ame≡rogrammersΦave≥ealized⌠hat⌠heΓest⇧≈ay⇧⌠o make⇧β≤emi-sexualβdventureβcceptable⌠oβ∮arge≡ublicΘs⇧⌠o put⇧⌠heβccent∩nΦumor.⇧תhichΘs≈here∙ouΦave⌠he⇧≥eason⇧ח like,⇧βnd⇧⌠hus⇧≈rite⇧βbout⇧⌠hisτame¡כSL⇧Θs⇧≤o⇧µull⇧∩f witticisms,⇧≤arcasmsβndΘronics⌠hatח≡layedβndµinished⇧⌠he whole⌠hingΘn∮ess⌠hanβΣay.⇧¿IΦerebyβdmitβϕoderate≤tate ofΘntoxicationΣidσxist.)⇩גid⇧⌠hat⌠axiβrrive∙et?⇧מo?⇧וood,⇧∮et'sµinish≈ith⇧⌠he usual⇧Γla-blaβboutΦowβnyone∈otµamiliar≈ithϕy≤tories⇧Γut interestedΘn⌠hem¿orΘn⌠heσthicsΘnvolved)≤hould⌠urn⌠o⌠he section∩f üSTמEWSÇ≈here⌠heϕaking∩fΓack∩rdersΘs⇧σxplained. So⇧µar⇧ üSTמEWSÇΦas≡ublishedבrimson'sבolumnβrticles⇧∩n⇧¿in chronological∩rder):⇧צundog,⌠heהrozenכegacy¿FTL);סhantasie (SSI);⇩אrataccas⇧¿Psygnosis);⇩פoadwar⇧¿SSI)⇧βnd⇧אarbarian (Psygnosis)¡⌠ake∙our≡ick.⇩Ĳh!זere's⌠heπabby.⇩בabbie⇧∈early⇧Σrove⇧ϕe∩verΓut⇧ϕust⇧Φave⇧≥ealised⇧⌠hat custumors⇧∈eed⇧⌠o⇧Γeβlive⌠o⇧≡ay⇧⌠heir⇧µares.⇧ח⇧σntered, wonderingΩustΦow∮ongח'dΓeβble⌠oδeepΘnϕyΓreath.⇧חτave up⇧βnd⇧βfter⇧β⇧≤hort⇧σxchange⇧≈e⇧Σecided⇧⌠hat⇧⌠he⇧∮ocal convenience≤hop≈asΣefinitelyβϕustµorβ∈ew-in-town.⇧חϕade a≤enselessπallβtβ≡ublic≡hone⌠here,⌠hen≈entΘn±uicklyβs the⇧≤waggeringµigure∩fβΣrunkβrrived,⇧βccompaniedΓyβ⇧Σog withβn∩bviousµascinationµorΦydrants¡βnd∩ther⇧≤low-moving elements∩n⌠he≡avement.⇩חΓought⌠hreeΘtemsΘn⌠he≤hop,⌠he∮ast∩f≈hichπouldΦave beenΦandledϕoreΣiscreetlyΓy⌠heΓigmouth∩wner.⇧ח≈asΦighly inclined⇧⌠o⇧Ωust⇧≈alk∩ut≈ithout≡aying≈henח⇧≤aw⇧⌠he⇧«44 behindΦisπounter.מo≈ay⌠o∩utrunβΓullet.⇩נutside,⇧ח⇧⌠raded⌠heµirstΘtemµorβ∮ittle⇧≡ocket⇧δnife (you∈everδnow≈henβδnifeπomesΘnΦandy)βnd≤ubsequentlyΦad theπabbieΣriveϕe∩ver⌠oכefty'sβgain.ח≈as≤omewhatπurious about⌠hat∈augahydeΣoorβndΓesides⌠hisΦot∈ew äitemÇ≈as⇧Ωust burningΘnϕy≡ocket.⇩ח⇧≥apped⇧ϕy⇧δnuckles⇧∩n⌠heΣoor⇧βnd⇧⌠he⇧≤liding⇧≡anel revealed⌠heΓloatedµace∩f⌠he≡imp.⇧וaveΦim⌠he≡asswordβnd subsequently⇧σntered⇧β⇧Γasicallyσmpty⇧≥oom⇧≈here⇧⌠he⇧∩nly important⇧Θtem¡∈otπounting⌠he≡imp¡≈asβ⌠v≤et⇧≈ith⇧⌠he knob⇧Γroken.⇧ח⇧⌠ried⇧⌠oτet≡ast⌠he⇧≡imp⇧⌡pstairs⇧Γut⇧Φe wouldn't∮etϕe,⇧βndϕy∈ameΘsn'tכarryΘfחΦave⌠o≡ay⌠oτet laid.⇧צoח⌠ook∩utϕy≈eapon¿never⌠houghtח'dΓeτratefulµor that≥emoteπontrol)βnd≤witched∩n⌠he⌠elevision.⇩óohטohn!¡∩hלarsha!⇨נhטohn!¡נhלarsha!⇨נHטohn!¡נHלarsha!⇨נHטOHN!¡נHלARSHA!"⇩ĲnotherΓoring≤oap∩pera.קhe≡imp∮ooked÷aguelyΘnterested, but⇧∈otσnough⌠o∮eaveΦis≡laceΓy⌠he≤taircase.⇧ח⇧≤witched channels⇧µrom⇧∩neΣreadful≡rogram⌠oβnother⇧βnd⇧βlthough⇧β couple⇧∩f⌠imesח≈asβbsolutely≤ure⌠hat äthis≈asΘtÇ⌠he⇧≡imp seemed⇧∈ot⌠o⌠hinkβnythingϕuch∩fϕy⌠aste¡Φe ädidÇ⇧δeep⇧∩n watching,≈hich⌡rgedϕeΘntoπontinuing⌠heπhecks.⇩צomewhereΘn⌠he⌡mpteenth≤how,≥ightβt⌠he⌠ime∩fϕy⌠hird yawn,⇧ח⇧≥eached⌠heócultural∮evel"∩f⌠he≡impβnd⇧≈itnessed theβstounding≤peedΦis∩versizedΓodyβchieved≈hileϕakingΘts way⌠o⌠he⌠elevision.חΓumpedΘntoΦim,Φe≡ushedϕeβwayβndח quickly⇧≈ent⌡p⌠he⌡nguarded≤tairs.⇦ ⇩קhe≥oom⌡pstairs≈as∩ccupiedΓyβ≥epulsiveΦooker⌠he∮ikes of⇧≈hich⇧≈ouldΦave≤cared∩ffβ≥hinoceros.⇧ח⇧ϕade⇧β⇧±uick search⇧⌠hrough⌠heβpartmentβnd,⇧µiguring⌠hat≤he⇧∮iked⇧τum muchΓetterβnyway,ϕadeϕyself⌠he∩wner∩fβΓox∩fπhocolates.⇩אeforeπonfronting⌠heτirl∩nβ≤exual∮evel,⇧ח⌠ook∩ff⇧ϕy clothes,⇧Θgnoring⌠he∮ook∩f⌡tterΣisdain⌠hatΣisfigured⇧⌠he already⇧≥epellant⇧µace⇧βsח≈restled≈ith⇧ϕy⇧∈ewly⇧βcquired hifi≡rophylactic¡∈o≈asted∮uxuryΘn⌠his≡lace.⇩ח≈ent⌠hrough⌠heϕovesΓutΘt≈asβllµarµrom≤atisfactory, if⇧∩nly⇧Γecauseβϕidnight≤tandΘs∈otϕyΘdea⇧∩f⇧⌠he⇧וreat Love.⇧חΣid∈otµorget⌠o≥emove⌠he≥ubberβsחΣressed⇧βgain, sadβndϕelancholy.⇧Ĳnyway,⇧Σoubtfulβbout⌠he≥eaction∩f⇧⌠he pimpחσvaded⌠he≤tairsβnd∮eft⌠hrough⌠he≈indow.⇧קrying⇧⌠o move⇧⌠he∮adderחµoundΘt≈as≤tuck;⇧βnβttempt⌠oϕakeΘt⇧Σo what⇧ח≈antedΘt⌠oΣo≥esultedΘnβµall¡≥ightΘn⌠he⇧ϕiddle ofβ¿yuck!)⌠rashπontainer.חΣid≡ick⌡p≤omethingΘnteresting thereβnd,⇧τetting∩ut±uickly,⇧ח≈ent⌠o⌠heµront∩f⇧כefty's and∩nceϕore⌠ookβπab.⇩ ⇩תent⇧≤traight⇧⌠o⇧⌠heπasino⌠oµind∩utΘf⇧⌠here⇧≈as⇧βny actionΘn⌠his⌠ownβndϕetβτuy≈ho≤eemed⌠o⌠hinkΦe≈asĲdam or⇧≤omething.⇧ח⇧∈everΣidµindβΣecent≤lotϕachine⇧Θn⇧⌠hat place⇧ΓutΓlackjack'sϕy≤pecialty≤oחΦadβ∮ittleµunβt⇧⌠he tables⇧βndΣecided⌠oπheck∩ut⌠he≥est∩f⌠heΩoint.⇧תent⇧⌠o theΓackβnd∈oticedβΣisco≡ass∩ccupying÷aluable≤paceΘn⌠he ashtray;⇧ח⇧Φad⌠heτoodϕanners⌠o⌠akeΘt∩ut.⇧סassedΓy⇧⌠he elevator∩nϕy≈ay⌠o⌠heπabaret,⇧≈here⌠here≈asβ≤how⇧τoing on.קhemΣamesπouldΣance,∙ouΓetcha!⇩וot⌡p≈ith⌠heσlevatorβll⌠he≈ay⌠o⌠he≥oof.⇧תhenחπame out⇧ח⇧∈oticed⇧β≥eal⇧∈ice-looking⇧Γut⇧≤omewhat⇧∩verdressed desk-clerkΦandling≡aper≈ork.⇧קhinkingΦowϕuch∈icerΘt≈ould be⌠oΦandleσach∩ther,⇧ח≤tarted≤ome≤mooth⌠alk.⇧מice⇧πhat altogether¿could∙ouσver≥esistβ≈omanΓy⌠he∈ame∩f⇧הaith?) but⇧ח⇧µinallyΦad⌠oπonclude⌠hat≤omeπhemicals⇧≈ere⇧∈eeded here.מow≈hereΦadח≤eenβΓottle∩fµamiliar-looking≡ills?⇩ ⇨צomewhat⇧⌠urned∩ffΓy⌠he⌡nhappy⇧≤equence⇧∩f⇧σvents,⇧ח decided⇧ח⇧ϕightβs≈ell≤pendϕy∮onelyσvening⇧Θn⇧⌠he⇧∮ocal disco.⇧קhe⇧Γouncer≡retended⌠o≥ecogniseϕe≈henח≤howed⇧Φim the≡ass;⇧Φe≈asβ≈ell-educatedδind∩fτuy.⇧ח≈entΘnsideβnd damnΘfחΣidn'tτet⌠heΘmpression⌠hatΦalf⌠heϕale≡opulation was⇧σyeing⇧β⇧ΓeautifulΓlonde≤ittingβtβ⌠able⇧βll⇧Γy⇧Φer lonesome.⇧ח≈ent∩ver,⇧βnd≤omethingΘnΦerσyes⌠oldϕe⌠hatח needn't⇧βsk⇧⌠o≤itΣown¡ΩustΣoΘt.⇧Ĳcting⇧∩n⇧Θnstinct,⇧ח offeredβ≥ose. ⇩הawn≤eemed⌠oΩust äloveÇ≥oses¡ΓeforeחΦadβπhance⌠o⇧βsk she⇧≈as⇧∩ut∩n⌠heΣanceµloor≈aitingµorϕe.⇧ח⇧Θgnored⇧⌠he jealous⇧≤taresµrom⌠heϕale≡opulationβndΣidϕy÷eryΓest⇧⌠o impressΦer≈ith≤omeµancyµootwork.⇩אack⇧βt⌠he⌠able,⇧≤heβccepted⌠woϕoreΘtems¿Fawn≈as⇧≤o intenselyΓeautifulβndπharmingח≈ouldΦaveτivenΦerβnything) andΓeforeחδnew≈hat≈asτoing∩n≈e≈ere⌠alkingβboutτetting married.⇧ äIfÇ⇧חΦadβ±uickΦundredµor⌠he⇧זoneymoon⇧צuite.⇧ח didn't,⇧Γutהawn,⇧βlthoughβτreat⌠easer,≡romised⌠o≈aitµor me≈hileחΣidϕy⌠hingβt⌠heבasino.⇩ח⇧Σid⇧ϕore⇧⌠hanΩustϕy⌠hingβnd⇧∮eft⇧≈ith⇧⌠he⇧ϕaximum allowed⇧≡rofit,⇧µiguring⇧⌠hatβ≤ophisticatedτirl⇧∮ike⇧הawn would⇧≡robablyΦaveβnσxpensive⌠aste¡βlso,⇧ח≥ealised⇧⌠hat wedding≤ervicesβren't⌡suallyµree.⇩צhe≈as≤till⌠here≈henחτotΓack,βnd≈e≈ent⌠o⌠heעuicky Wed⇧πhurch.⇧קhe⇧∩nly≡lace≈eπouldµindβndΘt≈as⇧πheap⇧Θn everything¡σxcept⌠heµee.⇧תedβnd≈ell,⇧הawn⌠oldϕe⌠oϕeet her⇧∮ater,⇧Θn⌠heזoneymoonצuite.⇧ח≈ent⌠here,⇧βnd⇧≤omehow something⇧Ωust≈asn't±uite≈hatΘt≤houldΓe.⇧צome⇧πhampagne, perhaps?⇨ ⇩פoom≤ervice≈as∈on-existent;⇧⌠he≡honeΣownstairsΦad⇧Γeen viciously÷iolated.⇧חΣroppedΘnβt⌠heπabaret⌠o≤eeΘf⇧⌠here was⇧βny⇧πhance⇧∩f⇧τettingβΓottle⇧Γut⇧⌠he⇧βncient⇧σnter-tainer∈ever⇧≤topped⇧⌠alking.⇧זeΣid⌠ellϕeβπouple⇧∩f⇧∈ew ones,⌠hough.⇩קhe⇧∩nly⌠hing∮eft⌠oΣo≈asτoΓack⌠o≈hereח'd⇧⌡sed⇧⌠he phone⇧Γefore⇧βndΦope⌠he∮ittleΣog≈ouldn't⇧≡iss⇧∩n⇧ϕe.⇧ח ordered≤omeµine≈ine⌠oΓeΣelivered⌠o∩ur≥oomβt⌠he⇧בasino Hotelβnd≈entΓackβsµastβsחπould. ⇩הawn≈as≥eady,⇧≈illingβndσagerβndΓeforeחδnewΘtח⇧≈as undressed,⇧∩n⇧⌠heΓedβndβnxiously≈aiting.⇧הawn≈as⇧µooling around≈ith≤ome≥opeβndח≈asΩustβbout⌠oβskΦer≈hat⇧δinky stuff⇧≤heΦadΘnϕind≈henחµoundϕyself⌠ied⌠o⌠heΓed¡⇧βnd alone,הawnΦaving⌠akenβllϕyϕoneyβndβτoodΣeal∩fϕy≤elf-respect.תhatβΓummer;≈as⌠his⌠rue∮ove?⇩חΣid≈hatחΦad⌠oΣoβnd⌡sed⌠he∮ittle≡ocketδnife⌠oπut myself∮oose.⇧בheckingϕy≈allet,⇧ח∈oticedהawnΦad⌠aken⇧βll except⇧⌠hat≈ell-hidden⌠enΓucks.⇧Ĳt∮eastחπould⇧≥ebuild⇧β smallµortuneβt⌠heאlackjack⌠ables.⇩הeelingΣownβndΓlue,⇧ח≥eachedµor⌠heϕagazineח'dΓought. Searching⇧µor⌠heπenterfold,⇧חπameβcrossβnd⇧βrticle⇧βbout window≈ashersµastening⌠hemselves⌠oΓuildings≈ith≥opes.⇧מot interest...⇧≈aitβ≤econd!⇧סills.⇧הaith.⇧קheΦooker's≈indow. Maybe⌠his∈ight≈asn't∮ostβfterβll!⇩Ĳ⇧µewΦours∮aterח∮eft⌠heבasino,⇧βgain≈ith⌠he⇧ϕaximum profit.⇧צeeingΦow⌠heπabbies≈ereβskingϕoreβndϕore∩minous amounts∩fϕoney,⇧ח≈asτladח'd⌠aken⌠he⌠rouble¡⇧σspecially since⇧⌠he∩nlyβlternative≈as≈alking⌠he≤treets,⇧βnd⇧⌠hat's notβ÷ery≤afe⌠hing⌠oΣo⌠heseΣays.⇩חσnteredכefty'sβnd≈asϕore⌠han≤urprised⌠o≤ee⌠he⇧≡imp still⇧πompletely⇧βbsorbedΘnµront∩f⌠he⌠elevision≤et⇧¡⇧Θt must⇧Φave⇧Γeen⇧Γroken⇧µor⇧∙ears.⇩צilently⇧βpplauding⇧⌠he existence⇧∩fØ4-hour≤ex-shows,⇧חϕoved⌡p⇧βnd,⇧Θgnoring⇧⌠he hooker,≈ent⌠hrough⌠he≤eedyΓedroomβnd∩ut⌠he≈indow.⇩ח⇧⌠ook⌠he≥opeהawnΦad∮eft¿it≤eemed∩ur⇧≤hort⇧ϕarriage had⇧Γeen⇧τoodµor≤omethingβfterβll)βnd⌠iedϕyself⇧⌠o⇧⌠he balcony.⇧ח⇧≤mashed⇧⌠he⇧≈indow≈ith⌠he⇧Φammer⇧βnd⇧τot⇧⌠he familiar∮ookingΓottle∩f≡ills.⇧בouldn'tϕake∩utϕuch∩f⇧⌠he label⇧Γut≡illsΣon'tµly¡βndח'd≥ecogniseβ⇧τood⇧≤timulant any⌠ime∩f⌠heΣay,⌠hank∙ou.⇩תent⇧Γack⌠o⌠heבasinoβndβll⌠he≈ay⌡p⇧βgain.⇧קhe⇧πhat with⇧הaith⇧⌠ook≤ome⌠imeβndΣidn'tσnd≈hereΘt⇧≤hould⇧Φave ended¡≈henחτaveΦer≤ome≡ills,⇧≤he≈ent≤ex-mad.⇧תhich≈as alright≈ithϕe,Γut äsheÇ≈entΘn≤earch∩fΦerΓoy-friend.תhatβ bummer.⇩ח⇧Σid∈otice≤omethingΘnteresting∩nΦer≡anel∈ow⌠hat⇧⌠he distraction⇧≈as⇧τone⇧¡βΓutton.⇧סushed⇧Θt,⇧βnd⇧Φeard⇧⌠he door⌠oβ≡rivateσlevator≤liding∩pen.זmmm.⇩ח≤tepped⌠hroughβndπame∩utΘnβ≡enthouse.לost∩f⌠heβrt wasn't≥eally⌠oϕy∮iking,Γut≈henחΦeard⌠heΓubbling∩utside IΣetectedβΓathingµemale⌠he∮ikes∩f≈hich≈ouldΦave⇧ϕolten theΦeart∩fצtoneוolem.⇧ח≈alked∩ver,≥eadyµor⌠he⌡mpteenth rejectionβndΣisappointment¡≈hen≤heβctually,≤pontaneaously, äsmiledÇβtϕe.⇧ח≈as≤oβbsolutely⌠hunderstruckחπouldn't⇧σven talk.⇨ ⇩צhe⇧Ωust⇧≤at⇧⌠hereβnd∮ookedβtϕe;⇧חΩust⇧Φad⇧⌠o⇧∮ook elsewhere.⇧תhenח≤awΦere∈ame∩nβ⌠owelח≤uddenlyδnew⇧≈hat toΣo;⌠here≈as∩nly∩ne⌠hing⌠o∩fferβτirl∈amedדve. ⇩תhat⇧µollowed∈extΘs∈ot≤omething⌠o≥elate⌠oβ⇧≡erverted public⌠hatΦas∈o≡erceptionβnd∮acksβllµeelingµor⇧≥omance. LetΘt≤uffice⌠o≤ay⌠hatϕyוrandעuest≡roved≤uccessfulβfter all¡βnd⌠hat∈eitherדve∈orח≈illσverΓother∙ouβgain. ⇩קhatΘs,⇧Θf⌠hat∮ittle≥oundϕanµromצierraΣoesn'tΓug⇧⌡s anymore.⇩צoµar≤oτoodβnd∮et'sΦearΘtµorכarry-boy¡ΦeΦadβΦard time⇧⌡nderϕy≤crutinous≤upervisionΓutחτuessβΦappy⇧σnding alwaysϕakes⌡pµorσverything.⇩ח've⇧Φeard⇧≤omeΘnteresting∈ews∮atelyβbout⇧∈ew⇧≡roducts coming∩utΘn⌠heצwordªצorceryótradition",⇧≈hichΘsΩust⇧Θn time⇧ΓecauseµorΩustβ≤econd⌠hereח≈as⌠hrough≈ith⇧βll⇧ϕy games⇧¿justµinishedסhantasieחII)βndβctually≈ondering⇧≈hen the⇧∈extτoody≈ouldΦit⌠he≤treets.⇧אut≈hat≈ithרltima⇧חII around⇧βnd≈ord∩fפings∩fםilfinβnd⌠heאard'sקale∩n⇧⌠heir wayחΣoubtΘfח'llτetβπhance⌠oτetΓored. ⇩בomes⇧⌠he⌠ime⌠o≤ayτood-byeβnd≤o∮ongβndτood∮uck⇧βnd so⇧∩n¡≡erhaps¿if∩nlyµor⌠he≤ake∩fπonsistency)⇧ח⇧≤hould dissuade⇩ϕyself⇧µrom⇧Γecoming⇧≡leasant-mannered⇩βnd⇩Ωust repeat⇧⌠he⇧ϕentioning∩f⌠heΣangers⇧πonnected⇧≈ith⇧∈egative fanmailΓeforeח∩nceϕore≤upply⌠heΘnternationalϕob∩fτamers with⇧ϕy⇧βddress.⇧ח⇧βm⇧Φappy⌠o≥eport⇧⌠hat⇧⌠he⇧βmount⇧∩f unpleasant⇧≥eactions⇧Φas≥eached⌠he∮evel∩n≈hich⇧Θt⇧Θs⇧∈o longer⇧∈ecessary⇧µorϕe⌠oτive⇧≤upplementary⇧∈ourishment⇧⌠o Pterry¿my≡etסterodactyl).⇩Ĳll≡ositive≥eactionsβppreciatedΓy כucas⇧÷an⇧Σen⇧אerg לarienburgsestraatœ7 À511פL❎מijmegen כoc.קel.⇧ã80-238586 ¡-קheמetherlands¡-⇩כarry'sϕotto: Ĳ∙oungϕanϕarriedΘsβϕan⌠hat'sϕarr'd. Ĳll'sתell⌠hatדndsתell חI-III-315⇩ üTOMMYצOFTWAREסRODUCTS:õSTהREEZERĲNDõSTצPEEDERÇbyפichardיarsmakersAfter⇧β⇧Γit∩fβ∮etdown≈ith⌠heirτames⇧óDizzy⇧תizard"⇧βnd "Trash⇧זeap"¿which≈ereβlso÷ery∈egatively≈ritten⇧Θn⇧∩ther magazines),⇧קommyצoftwareΦas∩nceβgain∮aunched≤ome⇧⌡tility software.Neatly≡ackagedΘn≤omeבDπases,ó1stהreezer"βndó1stצpeeder" recentlyΣroppedΘnϕyϕail."1st⇧הreezer"⇧Θs⇧β≡rogram⌠hat∩ffersΩust⇧≈hat⇧יuma's⇧óK-Switch"ϕissed:⇧Ĳ≈ay⌠oµreeze⌠heπomputer'sϕemory⇧πontents, save⇧⌠hem⌠oΣiskβnd∮ater≥un⌠hem≈ithoutβctuallyΦaving⇧⌠o installó1stהreezer"µirst."1st⇧הreezer"⇧Θs≡robably⌠he∩nly≈ay⌠oסAUSE⇧β⇧τame⇧≈hich cannotΓe≡aused,⇧⌠oבOPYβ≡ackage⌠hatπannotΓeπopied∩r⇧⌠o SAVEβ≡rogram¿e.g.⇧βπompletelyΘnstalled÷ersion∩fó1stתord Plus")⇧≈ithoutΦaving⌠oτo⌠hrough∮oading/installation⇧Φassle all∩verβgain.This≤oundsΘnterestingΣoesn'tΘt?⇧דspecially⌠he≤econd∩ption is⇧÷ery⌡seful¡⌡ntil≡rogrammersµind∩utβ≈ay⌠o⇧Σe-install "1st⇧הreezer"βs≈ell.⇧ח⌠estedΘt±uite⌠horoughly⇧βnd⇧µound "1st⇧הreezer"⌠oΓe≈orking≈ith±uiteβ∮ot∩f⇧≡rograms⇧¿e.g. "Jinxter"⇧βnd⇧óSpy÷sצpy").⇧חt⇧Σidn't⇧≈ork,⇧Φowever,⇧≈ith "Airball".נn⌠heó1stהreezer"Σisk,∙ou'llµindβΣocument≈itha⇧∮ist⇧∩f≡rogram⌠hatπannotΓeµreezed,⇧⌠hat⇧πan⇧πan⇧∩nly partly⇧Γe⇧µreezed∩r⌠hatπanΓeµreezedµor⇧õ00%.⇧Ĳ⇧⌠ypical example⇧∩fβτame⌠hatπan∩nly≡artlyΓeµreezedΘs⇧óJinxter", sinceΘtΦas⌠o∮oad⌠he≡icturesΣuringτameplay.וames∩r∩ther programs⌠hat∮oadβllΘn∩nceπanτenerallyΓeµrozen."1st⇧הreezer"⇧≤ells⇧βtגMõ48,-⇧βt⇧קommy⇧צoftware,⇧וermany (addressβtσnd∩fβrticle).The≤econd≡rogram,⇧ó1stצpeeder",≈as⇧βΓitΣifficult⌠o⌠est. It'sβ≡rogram⌠hatπan∩ptimizeΣisk≤peed¿harddiskβs≈ell⇧βs floppyΣisk)Γy⌡sing≤oπalledóCache"ϕemory.⇧נnce⇧Θnstalled, diskβccesses⌠hatβre∩ften≥epeatedβreΣone⌠hrough⌠hisπache memory≥ather⌠hanΣirectly∩nΣisk.⇧זowΘt≈orks?גon'tβskϕe. I⇩∩nly⇧δnow⇧⌠hat⇧⌠he⇧≡eople⇧∩f⇧קommy⇧צoftware⇧πall⇩Θt 'intelligent'≤oחτuessΘt∈eed∈otΓeσxplained.At⇧⌠he÷eryϕoment⌠hatח≈rite⌠hisβrticle,⇧ó1stצpeeder"⇧Θs inserted⇧Θnϕy≤ystem.⇧קheΣirectoryβppearedβ∮ittle⇧µaster, and≈henחצAVEd⌠heΣocument¿just∈ow),Θt≥eloaded÷eryµast¡ I⇧≤uppose⇧⌠heΣocument≈as≥esidingΘnϕemory.⇧צoח⇧τuess⇧Θt works⇧µine≈ithµloppyΣisk¡∮et'sΦopeΘt≈illβlso≈ork⇧µine on⇧Φarddisk⇧¿I⇧πouldn't⌠est⌠his,⇧βsחΣon't⇧Φave⇧∩ne⇧βnd couldn'tµindβnyoneσlse⌠oΣoΘtµorϕe)."1stצpeeder"≤ellsβtגMÕ9,-,βnd≤ounds∮ikeΘt'sΘndisposable for≡rofessional≡rogrammers.קhe≤etupΘsτood.קheϕanual≈arns that⌠he≡rogramϕight∈ot≈ork≡erfectly≈hen⌡sed≈ith≡rograms thatΣo∈ot⌡seĲtari≡rogrammingπonventions¿e.g.∩nes⌠hat⌡se strange⇧≈ays⇧⌠o⇧βccess⇧Σisk,⇧⌠hat⇧πannot⇧τo⇧⌠hrough⇧ó1st Speeder"'sβdapted≥outines⌠hen).Many⇧⌠hanks⇧⌠oקhomasלaier∩fקommyצoftwareµor⇧≤ending⇧⌠he programs≤oחπould≥eview⌠hem.ForΘnfo,≡leaseπontact:TommyצoftwareGutzkowstrasseø5D-6000הrankfurt/M.Ã0WestוermanyTelephone:ã69-614046üOCEANגEMOסREVIEWS:קOPוUNĲNDתHIZBALL ÇbyפichardיarsmakersIt⇧≤eems⌠hatנceanΘs≈orkingΦardβt⌠heϕoment≤o⇧⌠hat⇧⌠hey will⇧Γe⇧βble⌠o∮aunch≤omeϕoreצT⇧τames⇧≤oon.⇧קheir⇧µirst program⇧¿published⇧⌠hrough⇧⌠heir⇧חmagine⇧∮abel)⇧≈as⇧β⇧Γig success:⇧óArkanoid".⇧קheir≤econd≡rogram≈asóTaiסan",⇧≈hich was⇧∈otβlltogether⌠hatτood¡⌠he≡ress⇧≥eacted⇧βccordingly. But,⇧≤o⇧Θt⇧≤eems,⇧⌠hey⇧≈illΓe∮aunching⇧≤ome⇧≡retty⇧τood software≤oon.TheΘmpressionΘn⌠hisβrticleβreµrom⌠woΣemos⌠hat≈ere⇧≤ent to⇧ϕe⇧¿thanks,⇧לr.⇧פowland!).⇧חδnow⇧⌠hat⇧≤creenshots⇧βnd advertisements⇧∩fóSlapfight"βndóArmyלoves"Φave⇧Γeen⇧≤een, but⌠hese≈ill∈otΓe⌠alkedβboutΦere.לaybe≤ome∩ther⌠ime.For⇧ϕany⇧∙ears,⇧תiz⇧βndΦisµantasticπat⇧∮ived⇧Φappily⇧Θn brightly⇧πolouredתizworld.⇧Ĳll≈as∈ot⇧≈ell,⇧Φowever,⇧βs⇧β malevolentµorceΦadΣiscovered⌠his÷istaβndΘntended⌠o⇧≤tamp outΓrilliance∩nceβndµorβll.TheσvilםarkβndΦisΦorrbile≤pritesΦaveϕovedΘn⌠oσliminate the≤pectrumβnd≥enderβll∮andscapesΣrabβndτrey.So⇧ΩumpΘn∙our⌠ransporterβnd≈ith⌠heΦelp∩f⇧∙our⇧µaithful servantבatelite≥estoreתizworld⌠oΘtsµormerτlory.Peterטohnson,≈ellδnowµromóArkanoid",ΘsΣoingΘtβgain:זe's making⇧βτame⌠hatσveryone≈ill≡layβnd⌠hat≈illσndΦigh⇧Θn any≤oftware⌠opõ0!⇧קheτameΘsβצensibleצoftwareπonceptβnd isπalledóWizball".⇧קheΣemo≤howsµantastic⇧τraphics,⇧צMOOTH horizontal≤crollingβnd⌠hrillingβndπompulsiveτameplay⇧¿this is⇧Φow⇧⌠heϕanual≡utsΘt,⇧βndחπannot⌠hink⇧∩f⇧βny⇧Γetter phrases⌠oΣescribeΘt).ךouβreתiz,βΓouncingΓall⌠hatΦas⌠o bringΓackπolourΘnתizworld.נn∙our±uest,∙ouΦave⌠oΣestroy evil≤prites¿fantasticτraphics!)βndπollectΣroplets⌡sing⌠he Catelite⇧¿that⇧∙ouπanτetµreshµrom⌠rainingπollege⇧Θf⇧∙ou activate⌠he≥ightΓonus).⇧Ĳll⌠hatחΦave≤eenΘsσither⇧σqual or⇧¿much)Γetter⌠han⌠heבommodoreÀ4⇧÷ersion,⇧βlthough⇧ϕany routines⇧≤tillΦave⌠oΓeβdded⌠o⌠heµinal÷ersion¿I⇧≤uppose that's⇧≈hy⇧≡eopleπallΘtβΣemo).⇧קhe≤oundσffects⇧βre⇧¿of course)Θnferior⌠o⌠heב-64÷ersion,βndחΣoubt⌠hat⌠hese≈ill beϕuchΓetterΘn⌠heµinal÷ersion.כet⌡sΦopeµor⌠heΓest.WhenóWizball"≈illµinallyβppear,⇧Θt≈ill≡robably⌠urn∩ut⌠o be∩ne∩f⌠heΓestβndϕost∩riginalτames∩n⌠heצT.⇧כet's≈ait forΘt¡Φoping⌠hat≈e≈on'tΦave⌠o≈ait⌠oo∮ong.The≤econdΣemo≈asµromβτameπalledóTopוun".⇧קhisτame≡uts youΘn⌠he≡ilot's≤eat∩fβnה14קomcat.⇧øD÷ectorτraphicsβnd split≤creenΣisplay¿!⇧חsn't⌠his⌡nique∩n⌠heצT?!)βllow∩ne or⇧⌠wo≡layers⌠oπombatΦead⌠oΦead∩rβgainst⇧⌠he⇧πomputer. 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Everything⌠hatπameβfter⌠hat≈asσqual⌠o∈othing.YouπouldβctuallyµlyβΓit,⇧ΓutσitherΘt≈as∈ightµlying⇧∩r theτameΘndeed∩nly∩fferedβΦorizon.⇧מo,⇧לr.נcean,צT⌡sers don't∈eedβ≤traightב-64πonversion∮ike⌠hat!⇧חtϕustΓeϕade a∮otΓetter⌠o≤ell≈ell,ח⌠hink.So⇧∮et's⇧δeep∩urσyes∩penµoróWizball".⇧óTop⇧וun"⇧Θs⇧⌠oo boring⌠o≡lay¿orϕightΘtΓeΓecauseΘt≈as∩nlyβΣemo?).üSOFTWAREפEVIEW:קUNEרP! Çbyü ÇEerkזofmeesterNo,⇧≈eβre∈otΣiscussingβ∈ew≡rogramµorπarϕechanics⇧Φere, norβϕusical⌠ool≈ith⌠he∮atest⌠echnologyΘnσarvastating⇧צT soundπhip≡rogramming¿of≈hich⌠he∮atter≈ouldΓe÷ery≈elcome by⌠he≈ay).ºTune⌡p!'Θsβ≤oπalledºHardΣisk∩ptimizer'≈ith which⇧∙ou⇧πan≥earrange⌠heµiles∩n∙ourΦardΣisk⇧βnd⇧⌠heir structure⇧≥esultingΘnµaster≡erformanceβnd,⇧ϕost⇧Θmportant, disk⇧βccess⇧Θs⇧≤ped⌡p.⇧חt'sβ≡rogramΓy⇧גave⇧בlemans⇧βnd released⇧Γy⇧לichtron⇧חnc.⇧Θn⌠heרK¿Marko⇧≤oftware⇧Θn⇧⌠he Netherlands).Before⇧ח⇧≥eally≤tart≈ithϕyπomments∩n⌠he⇧βbove⇧ϕentioned functions,⇧ח⇧≈ould∮ike⌠o±uote⌠heϕanual⌠oτiveβnΘdea⇧∩f the⇧ϕakers≥easons⌠oϕake⌠his≡rogramβnd⌠oσxplain⇧⌠he⇧≈ay 'Tune⌡p!'≈orks:"Initially⌠heΦardΣiskσnvironmentΘs≈onderful.∙ouπanτet⌠o your⇧Σataϕuchµaster,⇧βnd∮argerβmounts∩f≤torage⇧πan⇧⌡sed moreσasily.After⇧β⇧≡eriod∩f⌠ime⌠hough⌠heΦardΣiskΓecomes⇧ϕuch⇧∮ess 'wonderful'.⇧צeemingly⌠heϕore∙ou⌡se⌠he≤ystem⌠he≤lowerΘt gets.While⇧β≡art∩f⌠hatºslowness'ΘsΣue⌠o⌠heβmount∩fΣata⇧∩n theΣisk,⇧⌠ypically⌠hatΘs∈ot⌠heϕajor≥eason.⇧גisk⇧≤ystems can⇧≥ead∩r≈riteπontiguousτroups∩fΘnformation⇧ϕuch⇧µaster than⇧⌠hey⇧πan≥ead∩r≈riteΘnformation⇧≤cattered⇧βcross⇧⌠he surface∩fβΣisk.WhenβΦardΣiskΘs∈ewβllµree≤pace∩n⌠heΣiskΘs⇧πontiguous and⌠husβllµiles≈ritten⌠oΘt≈illΓeπontiguous.⇧קhus≈henβ hard⇧ΣiskΘsºnew',⇧∙ouβre≤eeingΘtsϕaximum⇧≤peed.⇧Ĳs⇧∙ou create⇧βndΣeleteµiles≈hile≥unningβpplications,⇧µree⇧≤pace starts⇧⌠o⇧τet⇧µragmented.⇧דventuallyµiles≈ill⇧Φave⇧⌠o⇧Γe written⇧⌠o≤catteredΦunks∩fµree≤pace.⇧קo≥ead∩r⇧≈rite⇧⌠o those⇧µragmentedµiles,⇧⌠he≤ystem≈illΦave⌠oϕove⇧⌠he⇧Φard disksΦeadsΓackβndµorthβmong⌠heΦunks∩f⌠heµile.⇧קhis⇧Θs typically⌠heπause∩fΦardΣiskºslowness'.HardΣisk∩ptimizationOne⇧≈ay⇧⌠oτive∙ourΣisk≤ystemΓackΘtsºspeed'≈ould⇧Γe⇧⌠o makeβπompleteΓackup∩f⌠heΣisk,⇧⌠hen≥eformat⌠heΦardΣisk, andµinally≥estoreβll⌠heµilesµrom⌠heπompleteΓackup.⇧קhis procedure⇧Σoes⇧τive⇧∙ou⇧≈hat⇧∙ou⇧≈ant:⇩βll⇧µiles⇧Γecome contiguousβndµree≤paceΓecomesπontiguous.⇧קhis≡rocedure⇧Θs time⇧πonsuming,⇧σspeciallyµor∮argeΦardΣisk≤ystems.⇧חt⇧Θs also⇧ΣifficultµorβnyΘnformationβbout∩ptimal⇧∮ocations⇧µor files÷s.µree≤pace⌠oΓeβpplied.This⇧Θs⇧≈hereºTune⌡p!'πomesΘnto⇧⌠he⇧≡icture.⇧ºTune⇧⌡p!' performs⇧βn∩ptimal∮ocationsβlgorithmβcross⌠he⇧µile⇧Γlocks and⇧µree⇧≤pace∩n⌠he≤electedΣisk⌠hat⇧τives⇧⌠he⇧µollowing results:⇧Ĳ.Ĳllµiles¿ifβtβll≡ossible)βre≤toredΘnπontiguousΣisk ⇦Γlocks.⇧א.Ĳllµree≤paceΘsΘn∩neπontiguous≥egion∩n⌠heΣisk.'Tune⇧⌡p!'≤upports⌠woβlgorithmsµorΣeterminingΦow⌠o⇧≡lace filesβndµree≤pace.⇧חf∩ptimizingµor≥eadβccessΘs≤elected, files⇧βre≡lacedβt⌠heΓottom∩f⌠heΣisk≡artition,⇧βnd⇧µree space⇧Θs≡lacedβt⌠he⌠op.⇧קhisϕinimizesΦead⇧ϕovement⇧≈hen readingσxistingµiles.Alternatively,⇧ºTune⇧⌡p!'⇧πan⇧∩ptimize⇧µor⇧≥ead/write⇧µile operations.⇧חn⇧⌠his⇧πase⇧µree⇧≤pace⇧Θs⇧ϕoved⇧⌠owards⇧⌠he beginning∩f⌠heΣisk,⇧βndµilesβreϕoved⌠owards⌠heσnd.קhis makesΘtϕuchπheaper⌠oπreateβnd≈rite⌠o∈ewµiles.⇧חf⇧⌠his optimizationϕethodΘsβpplied≥epeatedly,⇧σventually⇧≡ermanent files⇧≈illβllΓeβt⌠heσnd∩f⌠he⇧≡artition,⇧≈ith⇧⌠emporary files⇧βt⌠heΓeginning.⇧קhisϕakesΘtϕuchΦarderµorµiles⇧⌠o get≤ignificantlyµragmented."Before⇧חσnter⌠heπomplete⌠ext∩f⌠heϕanualΦereΘt's⇧Γetter to⇧πommence≈ith⌠heβctual≥eviewing.⇧קo≤tart≈ith⇧⌠he⇧ϕost important≥emark:⇧≥eading⌠heµunction∮ist∩fºTune⌡p!'⇧ϕakes it∮ookΘnterestingσnoughµorσveryΦardΣisk⇧∩wner.⇧אut,⇧βnd hereπomes∩ut⌠he≤oµarπarefullyΦiddenºbut',⇧β≡rogram⌠hat isϕovingβround≈ith⌡p⌠oõ0לegabyte∩rϕore∩f∙our⇧÷aluable filesϕustΓeβbsolutelyΓugµree.Testing⇧⌠he⇧≡rogram∩nϕyΦardΣisk⇧¿Richard⇧יarsmakers,⇧∩ur belovedσditor∩f∩urσvenϕoreΓeloved üSTמEWSÇ,⇧βt⌠his⇧ϕoment producing⇧÷eryπow-like∈oises∈ext⌠oϕe,⇧Φappens⌠oΓeΘn⇧∈o position⇧∩f⇧⌠esting⇧Φard⇧Σrives,⇧∈ot⇧∩wning⇧∩ne⇧∩f⇧⌠hese wonderful÷acuumπleaner-likeϕassive≤torageΣevices),⇧ח⇧µound this⇧∮ast⇧≡oint¿referring⌠o⌠heºbugµree'Σemands⇧µor⇧⌠his kind∩f≡rogram)∈otβbsolutely≤atisfactory.Being⌠heπautious⌡serחβm,⇧חΓacked⌡p⌠he≡artitionח≈anted to⌠une⌡p,⇧Γefore⌡sing⌠heºTune⌡p!'∩ptimizer.⇧נfπourseΘt canΓe≡urelyπoincidental,⇧Γutβfter⌠uning⌡p¿during≈hich⇧ח was⇧≈arned⇧βµew⌠imes⌠hatºTune⌡p!'∈eededβ≤econd⇧⌠ry⇧⌠o finish⇧⌠heΩob)⌠heπomplete≡artition∮ooked∈ormal⇧Γut⇧βcted completely≈eird.⇧Ĳµewµoldersπouldn'tΓe∩penedβnyϕore⇧¿if you⌠ried,⇧ϕyצTΩustºexploded'≈ithϕultipleΓomb⇧σrrors),⇧β fewµiles≈ere≤o⌠otallyπrashed⌠hatחπouldn'tσvenσrase⌠hem any⇧ϕore⇧βnd⇧βllΘnβllϕyΣrive≈as⇧µar⇧µrom⇧⌠uned⇧⌡p.⇧Ĳ normally⇧≈orkingϕotor≈as⌠u(r)nedΘnto≤omething∮ooking⇧∮ike the≤elfϕadeϕoped∩fϕyΓrother,ΓeforeΦe≡utΘt⌠ogether⌠hat is.After⇧≥estoring⇧⌠heΓackup¿completely⇧σrasing⇧⌠he⇧≡artition first)⇧βll≈orked∈ormalβgain,⇧≤oΘn⌠hisπase∈o≥eal⇧Σamage wasΣone.⇧קoΓeΦonest⌠oגaveבlemans,⇧חΦave∩nly⌠ested⇧⌠he program∩nce;ϕyΦardΣriveΘsµilled≈ithΦundreds∩f÷ery≤mall data⇧µiles;⇧ח⇧πan't⌠ellµor≤ureΘfºTune⌡p!'Φas⇧Γeen⇧⌠he 'guilty≡arty'Θn≥uiningϕyΣrive≡artition;⇧⌠heΣescribedϕess was∈ot≤oΓigβsϕy∮iteraryσxplanation≤uggests,⇧Γutµact⇧Θs that⇧Θmportant⇧≡arts⇧∩f⇧⌠heµile⇧≤tructure⇧∩n⇧∩ne⇧∩f⇧⌠he partitions⇧∩f⇧ϕy⇧Φard⇧Σisk≈ere⇧≤uffering⇧µrom⇧÷ery⇧ºfile organisation-like'ΣiseasesΩustβfter⌡singºTune⌡p!'.TheΘdeaΓehindºTune⌡p!'Θs÷eryτoodβndσveryΦardΣisk⇧⌡ser could⇧Γenefit⇧µromΘtsµunctions.⇧Ĳ⌠horoughπhecking⇧∩f⇧⌠he productΘs∈ecessaryח⌠hinkΓutΘtΦas⌠he≡otentials∩fβ⇧÷ery handy⌡tility."Tuneרp!"πanΓeΓought⌠hroughלicrodealβt £24.95,∩r⌠hrouhg MarkoצoftwareΘnזolland.MicrodealP.O.אoxÀ8St.ĲustellCornwallEnglandTelephone:ã726-68020üTHEĲDVANCEDנCPĲRTצTUDIO ÇbyפichardיarsmakersRainbird⇧Φas∮aunched±uiteβ∮ot∩f≡rogramsβlready,⇧Γut⇧∈ow they⇧Φave⇧βlso⇧≡ublishedβnβpplication⇧≡ackage⇧πalled⇧óThe Advanced⇧נCP⇧Ĳrt⇧צtudio"⇧¿OCP⇧≤tands⇧µor⇧נxford⇩בomputer Publishing),⇧βΣrawing≡rogram.⇧סrogrammedΓyבhrisזinsley⇧∩f Realms,⇧⌠he⇧≡ackage⇧Θs⇧≤aid⇧⌠o⇧Γe⇧πomprehensive⇧βnd⇧⌡ser friendly.Working⇧≈ith⇧⌠he⇧≡rogramΣoesτet≤ome⌠ime⌠o⇧τet⇧⌡sed⇧⌠o. People⇧⌡sed⇧⌠oóDegas"¿oróDegasדlite")∩r⇧óNeochrome"⇧≈ill find⇧⌠hat⇧ϕostπonventionsΦaveπhangedΘnóArtצtudio"⇧¡⇧βll drawing⇧∩ptions⇧βre≥epresentedΓyΘcons⇧≈ith⇧∩n-screen⇧Φelp messages.⇧קhis⇧≤etup⇧≥equires≤ome⌠hrorough≤tudying⇧∩f⇧⌠he manual,Γut∩nce∙ou're⌡sed⌠o⌠he≡rogramחΣon't⌠hinkΘt≈ill beϕuch∩fβ≡roblemβnymore⌠o≈ork≈ithΘt≤uccessfully.The⇧≡rogram≈orks∩n⌠wo≤creens;⇧βn∩ption≤creen¿with⇧τrid, view≈indow,⇧⌠oolboxΘcons,βnd≤omeϕore)βndβΣrawing≤creen. If⇧∙ou⇧Φaveβϕegabyte∩fϕemory,⇧⌠he⌡serΦas⇧βccess⇧⌠o⇧õ0 workscreens.Ofπourse,óArtצtudio"∩ffersβll⌠heΓasic∩ptionsµorΣrawing: Draw,⇧כine,⇧קriangle¿not≡resentΘnσ.g.⇧óDegasדlite"),אox, Circle,צpray,בopy,הillªנutline¿grid∩nlyµeatures¡∈othing like⇧ΘtπanΓeµoundΘnóDegasדlite"σither).⇧דxtensive⇧Γrush options⇧ΦaveβlsoΓeenΘncluded¿e.g.⇧πaptureβΓrushµrom⇧⌠he screen,⇧≤etΓrush≤ize,⇧Γrush≤torage,⇧Γrush≤torage≤croll⇧¡ useful⇧≈hen∙ouΦave≤everalΓrushes≤tored¡βnd⇧Θnsert/delete brush.⇧צomeβdvanced≡ictureϕanipulationsβreβlsoΘmplemented: Verticalהlip,⇧זorizontalהlip,⇧פotateפight,לagnify,פescale, Smooth⇧וrid,⇧צcrollingβnd÷iew.⇧קhe∩nly∩ptions⌠hatח⇧ϕiss here⇧βre⇧⌠he⇧βdvanced∩ptionsϕet⇧Θn⇧≤everal⇧∩ther⇧Σrawing programs:אulge¿"Artגirector"),גistort¿"Degasדlite")βndβll bend∩ptions¿sin,πos,∮og,≈hatever¡σven≥egularly).הurther, a⌠ext∩ption¿aΓit∮ike⌠he∩neΘncludedΘnóArtגirector")⇧Θs included⇧βs≈ellβsβϕap∩ption¿allows⌠he⌡ser⌠oΣesign⇧ϕap segements⇧βnd⌠heΘncluding⌠ables≥epresenting⇧∮andscapes⇧µor e.g.τames).One∩f⌠he≤pecialµeatures∩fóArtצtudio"Θs⌠heβbility⌠o⌡se itβsβ≤priteΣevelopment⌠ool¡βndβfterwardsβnimating⇧⌠hese as≈ell.קheΣemo≤upplied∩n⌠he≡rogramΣisk≤hows∙ou≈hat∙ou canΣo≈ith≤omeϕinutes∩fóArtצtudio"≈ork,⇧βndβlso∮ets∙ou see⇧≤omething⇧βbout⇧⌠heβnimation⇧µeatures.⇧ח⇧≤uppose⇧óArt Studio"ΘsΓy∈ow⌠heΓest≤priteΣevelopment⌠oolβvailable."TheנCPĲrtצtudio"≈orks≈ith«NEOµormatµiles.Conclusion:⇧קhe⇧óArt⇧צtudio"⇧≡ackage⇧Θs⇧≈ell⇧Σesigned⇧βnd features⇧βn⇧∩riginalπoncept.⇧קheϕanual⇧Θs⇧⌠ruly⇧σxcellent (includingβnΘndex¡⌠hat't⌠he≈ay⌠heseϕanuals≤houdl⇧βlways be!),⇧Γut⇧ח⇧≤tillϕissed≤ome∩ptions⇧¿advanced⇧∩ptions⇧βnd options⌠o∮oadΘnβllδnown≡ictureµormats,⇧µorσxample.Ĳlso, I⌠hinkβºregular'⌠ext∩ption≤houldΦaveΓeenΘncluded⇧¿using the≤tandard≤ystemµonts∩rβnyµonts∮oaded⌡sing⇧וEMVDI).⇧חt has≤ome∈ice∩ptionsµor≡rofessionalβrtists,⌠hough.The⇧τameπurrently≤ellsβtñ24.95βndπanΓe≡urchased⇧⌠hrough Rainbird:RainbirdצoftwareWellingtonזouseUpperצtלartinsכaneLondonתC2H¨DLEnglandMany⌠hanks⌠oלs.צueתinslowµor≤ending⌠he≡ackageµor≥eview purposes.⇧מo⌠hanks⌠o⌠heגutchπustoms≈hoΘnterceptedΘt⇧βnd madeϕe≡ay⌠ooΦighβmounts∩fΘncome⌠ax!üJINXTER ÇbyפichardיarsmakersIf⌠here≈as∩ne⌠hingחΣid∈otσxpect⌠oΓeµinished≈ithin⇧βt least⇧βnother⇧Φalf∙ear,⇧ΘtϕustΦaveΓeen⇧⌠he⇧∈ew⇧לagnetic Scrolls⇧Ĳdventure⇧óJinxter"¿popularlyπalled⇧ºthe⇧≤equel⇧⌠o The⇧וuild⇧∩f⇧קhieves'¡ΓutΘtΦas∈othing⇧⌠o⇧Σo⇧≈ith⇧Θt). "Guild"⇧⌠ookβlmost∩ne∙ear⌠oβppearβfter⌠heµirst⇧≥umours, butóJinxter"≈asΣemonstratedβt⌠heסCWΘnכondonΘn⇧צeptember and⇧⌠hat⇧ϕeans∩nly⌠hreeϕonthsΣifference⇧¿let's⇧Φope⇧⌠hat Telecom⇧≈ill⇧Σo⌠he≤ame≈ithגick⇧צpecial,⇧בarrier⇧בommand, etc.).What's⌠here⌠o≤ayβbout⌠his∈ewβdventure?⇧חµeel⌠hat⇧σvery descriptions⇧≈ould⇧Γe⇧Γutβ≤light⇧σffort⇧⌠o⇧Σescribe⇧⌠his humurous,⇧βbsurdβndµantasticβdventure.⇧כetϕe±uote⌠heΓack of⇧⌠he≡ackaging¿justΓeneath≤ome≤creenshots⌠hat⇧⌠ook⇧πare that⌠his÷ery≡ackagingΘs∈ow≤oaking≈et≈ithµluids⇧Σropping from⌠heπorners∩fϕyϕouth¡≡erhapsβlsoµromϕy∈ose):JUSTתHENĲלANקHINKSזISכUCKחSפUNNINGנUT......things⇧≤tartτettingσven≈orse.⇧זeτets≥un∩verΓyβ⇧Γus. Sprayed⇧≈ithπheese≤andwichΓyβ⇧≤upernatural⇧Γeing.⇧צmashed againstβ⌠unnelΓyβ≤peeding⌠rain.⇧זeµallsµrom⌠wo⌠housand feet⇧Θntoβnβrtificial≈aterfall.⇧ΦeτetsΣrunk,⇧Σrowned⇧βnd cursed.זetτetsΘncinerated,≈iddled∩n,µolded,Γent,≤pindled, mutilatedβndτenerallyϕuckedβbout≈ith.ĲndΘn≥eturn?In⇧≥eturnΦeτets⌠he∮eading≥oleΘn⇧β⇧≡erplexing,⇧Φilarious raceβgainst⌠imeβndπhance,≤etΘnβΩinxed∮andϕenacedΓy⌠he impendingΣeath∩fτoodµortune.Whoβre≈e⌠alkingβbout?⇧תhoΘsΦolding⌠hisΓox?⇧ךou⇧τuessed it.Look⇧∩n⇧⌠heΓright≤ide.⇧חtπouldΓe∙our∮uckiest⇧ϕove⇧∙et. "Jinxter"πomesµromלagneticצcrolls,⇧βuthorsΘf⇧Θnternational award-winning⇧βdventuresóTheסawn"βndóTheוuild∩f⇧קhieves". It's⇧ϕore⌠hanβπollection∩fπrossword≡uzzles;⇧Θt'sβ⇧≈hole universe,≈here⌠hingsΓehaveβs⌠heyΣoΘn⌠he≥eal≈orld...with someβlarmingσxceptions.Don'tσxpect⌠iresome⌠rolls,∩bvious∩rcs,≤illy≤pellsβnd≈et, wimpish≈itchesΘnóJinxter".חnfuriating,σnchanting,βbsurdβnd hilariousΓy⌠urns,⇧óJinxter"≈ill≤urprise∙ou≈ithσvery⇧ϕove youϕake.אutΣon'tµorget:דvery≤ilver∮iningΦasβπloud...JINXTER¡צOMEסEOPLEזAVEĲLLקHEכUCK.This⇧≡ackage±uoteΘs⌠ypicalµor⌠heΦumour,⇧⌡se∩f⇧σxcellent English⇧βnd≤etup∩f⌠heτame¡βs≈e're⌡sedµrom⌠he⇧לagnetic Scrolls⌠eam.I⇧≤uppose⇧⌠he≡eopleΓehindóJinxter"ϕust⇧Φave⇧Γeen⇧Φeavily inspired⇧Γyβny∩f⌠heגougĲdams⇧Γooks/adventures,⇧≤ince⇧⌠he refined⇧βnd≤ubtleΦumour∩fΓothóTheסawn"βndóThe⇧וuild⇧∩f Thieves"ΦasΓeen≥eplacedΓyβϕoreσxplicitβnd≤ometimes⇧σven absurdδind∩fΦumour¡ϕost≡layers≈illΓe∮aughing±uiteβΓit playing⌠hisβdventure.Target⇧∩f⇧⌠he⇧τameΘs⌠o≥eassemble⌠he⇧אracelet⇧∩f⇧קurani. According⇧⌠o∮eadingוuardianכesתossname,⇧À2,⇧Ĳquitania⇧πan expect:⇧סlagues∩fΓats,⇧ϕiceβnd⌠oadsβndβ∮otϕoreσvil⇧Θf the⇧אracelet∩fקuraniΘs∈ot≥eassembledβnd⌡nitedβgain⇧≈ith the≈ossnames.⇧צuspectedΘsβ≥ebel∩rganisation∩fלs⇧טannedor Nasty,⇩õ86.⇧Ĳll⇧Σetails⇧βbout⇧⌠his⇧πan⇧Γe⇧≥ead⇧Θn⇧óThe Independentוuardian"¿newspaperβnnexΦintbook)⌠hatπomes⇧≈ith the⇧τame.⇧חtβll≤ounds∮ikeβ⇧πouple-of-minutes-job,⇧Γut⇧Θt turns∩ut⌠oΓeºquiteβ⌠oughΩob',βs∩ne∩f⌠heµiguresΘn⌠he game⇧≈ill⇧≡utΘt¡≤omeone⌠hat∙ou'll⇧Σefinately⇧ϕeet⇧βfter being≥un∩verΓyβπolossalΓus.Unfortunately,⇧óJinxter"≤tarts≈ithβ≥eallyΓad≡icture¿lousy inπomparison≈ith⌠he∩therβrtwork):⇧ךou'reΘnβΓus.⇧חf⇧∙ou have⇧Σisplayed⇧⌠he≥emarkableΘnitiative∩f⇧≤howing⇧∙our⇧Γus ticket⌠o⌠heΘnspectorβndΘf∙ouβlsoΦappen⌠oτet∩utβt⇧⌠he right≡lace,⇧∙ouβrriveβt∙ourΦome.צoϕuchµor≤tarters¿also becauseחπouldn'tτetβnyµurtherϕyself).Drawing⇧βπonclusionΘsΓutβ≤imple⌠ask:⇧קhe≡arserΘs⇧≤till excellent⇧¿though⇧⌠hey⇧≤eem⇧⌠o⇧Φave⇧Σe-included⇧⌠he⇩≈ord 'pocket'),⇧⌠he≡lotΘnvolves±uite≤ome≡uzzles¿with⌠heβccent onΦumour≥ather⌠hanΣifficulty),⇧βnd⌠here'sΘndeed≡lenty⇧∩f humour⇧¿spread∩ver⌠heβdventure∮ikeβ⌠hick∮ayer⇧∩f⇧≡eanut cheese).⇧קhe⇧≤trongest⇧≡oints⇧∩f⌠heτame⇧βre⇧Θts⇧≤tunning graphics⇩¿except⇧µor⇧⌠he⇧βforementioned⇧≡icture)⇧βnd⇩Θts entertaining⇧⌡se∩f⌠heדnglish∮anguage.⇧חΦave∈ot⇧≤een⇧βll graphics∙et¿ofπourse∈ot¡ח∩nly≤aw⌠hree∩rµour≡ics),Γut the≤creenshots∩n⌠heΓack≤eem⌠o≡romiseσvenβ∮otϕore.Just∮ike⌠he∩therלagneticצcrolls≡roducts,óJinxter"≈ill≥un onβnyצT≤ystem¿includingϕonochrome≤ystems).The⇧≡ackaging∮acks⌠he⌡sual≡oster,⇧Γut⌠his⌠imeΘncludes⇧β beer⇩ϕat⇧¿complete⇧≈ith⇧⌠he⇧µirst⇧ºBack⇧∩f⇧β⇧Γeer⇩ϕat competition'),βδinda∈ewspaper¿also⌡seableβsΦintbook),≤ome classified⇧βnd⇧⌡rgent⇧¿Oh∙eah?)⇧Σocuments⇧¿containing⇧µake burning⇧≤pots,⇧πircles⇧∩fπoffeecupsβnd≤ome∈otes)⇧βnd⇧⌠he usual≤tuff¿adventureτuide⌠o⌠heĲtariצTβnd⌠he∮ike).Rainbird⇧Σeservesβ≤pecial≡rizeµor≡ackaging,⇧⌠ogether⇧≈ith Psygnosis:⇧קhey⇧Ωustify⌠he≤omewhatΦefty≡rice∩f⇧ £24.95⇧∩f most∩fΓothπompanies'≡roducts.Game≥ating:Name:טinxterCompany: פainbirdAuthors: לagneticצcrollsSound:♪מoneGraphics:✓õ0-¿'-'Γecause∩f⌠heΓadµirst╱≡iccy)Playability:❎Õ.5Hookability:❎¨Price:♪Õ9.50גutchτuilders∩r❎ £24.95Valueµorϕoney:⇧ÕThanks⇧⌠oזomesoftµor≤ending⌠he≡ackageµor≥eview⇧≡urposes. Note⌠oלs.צueתinslow:סlease≥ead⌠heºnote'βt⌠heσnd∩f⌠he "Bubbleאobble"≥eview!üAהIRMכOOKĲTצTARקREK ÇbyפichardיarsmakersLooking⌠hrough⌠he⌠hickτlass∩f⌠heר.S.S.דnterprise,πaptain James⇧ק.⇧יirk⇧≤ighedβnd⌠ookβnother≤ip⇧∩f⇧Φis⇧רltrasonic Brainsmasher™.קhe≡lanetיlingonΓecame÷isibleΘn⌠heΣistance, the⇧יlingon⇧≤un⇧βppearingΩustΓehindΘtβndΓathed⇧Θt⇧Θn⇧β mellow≤ea∩f∙ellow,≥edβnd≡urpleπolors."Shame⌠hat⌠he⌡niverse,⇧βndσspecially⌠his≡lanetיlingon,Θs inhabited⇧Γy≤uchµaulπreatures,⇧βϕost≡eculiar⇧βnd⇧Φostile race∩fϕutants."Kirk⇧∮ooked⌠oΦis≤ideβnd≤aw⌠heµace∩fצpock,⇧µilled⇧≈ith worried≈rinklesβnd≈ith∩ne≤ideΦiddenΘn⌠he≤hadowπausedΓy the≥ising≤un.He≈asβbout⌠oβnswerצpock,⇧Γut∈either∩f⌠hemΦadϕuch⇧⌠ime to≡hylosophyseβny∮onger≤ince⌠heπommander'sΓridge⇧≤uddenly went≥edβnd⌠heβlarm≤ounded.רhura,Φaving∩verheardצpockβnd Kirk,⇧∮ooked⌡pµromΦerπommunicationsΣeskβnd≤aid⇧óSpeaking of⌠heΣevil...".⇧óChekov!כazyΓum!וetΘntoτearβndΓe≤eated where⇧∙ou⇧Γelong!"≤houtedיirk⌠o⌠he⇧≈eapon's⇧∩fficer⇧⌠hat seemed⇧⌠o⇧≤pendϕoreβndϕore⌠ime≥eadingσarth's⇧Σisk⇧Γased magazines∩n⌠heדnterpriseπomputer.óAyeβye,≤ir!""There'sיlingons∩n⌠he≤tarboardΓow!",רhuraπonfirmed,⌠yping zealously∩nΦerπomputer'sδeyboard⌠oβnalyse⌠heσnemy⇧≤hip's crew.⇧צulu,⇧Φaving∮eftΦisΣriveπontrolsµorβ≈hile,τlanced atΦer≤creenβndπoncluded:⇧óIt's∮ife,טim,Γut∈otβs≈eδnow it!".⇧יirk⇧πame⇧⌠o∮ookβtרhura's≤creen⇧βs⇧≈ell,⇧βnd⇧≈as somewhatΣisturbedβt≈hatΦe≤aw:⇧Ĳnt-likeπreatures≈ith⇧σyes on∮ittle≡oles,⇧⌠hoseיlingons≈ere!תhyΦadn'tצupremeבommand warned⇧Φim⇧∩f⌠heµact⌠hatΦe≈asβbout⌠o⇧Γattle⇧≈ith⇧∈on-humanoids?The⇧יlingon⇧Γattlefighter⇧≤ent⇧µorth⇧Θts⇧µirst⇧∮aserbeams, hitting⌠heדnterprise∩n⌠he≥ear.⇧óYou≤on∩f⇧β....",muttered Chekov⇧≈hile∮eavingΦis≥eading≤ession∩f∩ne∩f⇧⌠hose⇧τreat Dutch⇧Σisk⇧ϕagazines⇧βnd≤ettingΦimself⇧Γehind⇧Φis⇧πontrol panel,⇧óI'llτet∙ouµor⌠hat....".קheדnterpriseµired≤ome∩f its⇧ϕany⇧∮asersβnd⌠heיlingonµighter≈as≥educed⇧⌠o⇧βshes. "Enterprise⇧Σamage⇧≤tatus?"⇧Θnquiredצpock⇧≈hen⇧∩ne⇧∩f⇧⌠he mechanics≤tumbledΘn.קheϕan∮ookedµromΦisσyes∮ike⌠heyΦad noΩuiceΘnºemβnymoreβndµellµorward.מow,⌠heΓleeding≈ound in⇧ΦisΓackΓecame÷isible.⇧óIsΦeΦurt?"Θnquired⇧רhura⇧¿she could⇧∈everτet≥id∩f⌠heϕotherΘnΦer)≈henΣocσxamined⇧⌠he man.לcCoy⌠urned⌠owardsיirkβnd≤ighed:óIt's≈orse⌠han⌠hat. He'sΣead,טim.""That'sΘt,"יirk≤aid,óthoseΣamnיlingonsπanΣo≈hatever⌠hey want,⇧Γut⌠hey≤houldδeep⌠heirΦands∩ffϕyπrew!"¡óWhat⇧Σo we⇧Σo?"βskedצpock,⇧µullyβware∩f⌠heµact⌠hatΦis⇧±uestion wasΘnµact≥ethorical.⇧óWeτoΣown,"βnsweredיirk.óWeπomeΘn peace¡≤hoot⌠oδill!".⇧צulu⌠urned⌠heר.S.S.⇧דnterpriseΘnβ large⇧Γend⇧⌠owards⌠he≡lanetיlingon,⇧≈hich≈asδnown⇧⌠o⇧Γe life-supporting.óBeπareful!"∙elledצcotty,≤udddenlyβppearing from⌠heσngine≥oom,óthe≤hipπan'tΦandleβll⌠hisϕotion...."He≈asβbout⌠o⌠ell⌠hemóYouπannotπhange⌠he∮aws∩f≡hysics" when⌠heדnterprise≤tartedϕaking≈eird∈oisesβndµellβpartΘn severalϕajor≡ieces,πrashingΘnto⌠he≡lanetיlingon.The⇧דnd.⇧Ĳ⇧סaramount⇧סicture⇧בorporation⇧הilm.⇧Ĳll⇧≥ights reserved.Finally,⇧הirebird⇧Φave⇧≤ucceededΘnΓringing⇧∩ut⇧⌠heir⇧∮ong awaitedτameóStarקrek¡קheפebelרniverse".⇧Ĳ≡review÷ersion that⇧ΦadΓeen≤eenσarlier⌠urned∩ut⌠oΦaveΣisplayed⇧∈othing thatΘs∈otβctuallyΘncludedΘn⌠heτame:⇧וreatτraphics⇧¿some of⇧⌠he⇧Γestσver≤een∩nβ⇧πomputer),⇧Σigitized⇧≤peech,⇧βnd dozensβndΣozens¿maybeσvenϕore)τalaxies⌠oσxamine.OnΓoot-up,⇧⌠he≡layerΘsϕetΓyβ≤tartup≤creen,⌠ogether≈ith some⇧σxcellent⇧ϕusic⇧Γyגavidתhittaker⇧¿this⇧τuy⇧≤eems⇧⌠o program⌠heצT's≤oundchip∮ikeΘtβctuallyΘsβוOOD≤oundchip¡ aϕiracle!).⇧Ĳfterβ≈hile,⇧⌠heϕusic≤tops¿theϕusicΘsβ∮ot shorter⇧⌠han⌠heϕusicΘncludedΘn⌠he≡review÷ersion)βnd⇧⌠he graphics⇧βppear.⇧מow,⇧Θt'sβbout⌠ime⌠o∩pen⌠he⌡ser⇧ϕanual which⇧Θs±uite∈ecessary⌠oπomplete⌠heτame≤inceΘt'sβ⇧τame ofΦighπomplexity.נneπouldβctuallyπlassifyóStarקrek"βsβn adventure⇧τame⇧¡βnβdventureτame≈ith≤tunning⇧τraphics⇧βnd goodøDπombatβction.To⇧πomplete⌠heτame¿I⌡nderstood⌠hat⌠hereβreσight≈ays⇧⌠o do⌠his),⇧∩neΦas⌠o÷isitβτreatϕanyτalaxiesβnd≡lanetsβnd one⇧Φas⇧⌠o⇧Γattle⌠hrough⌠heיlingon⇧µorce.⇧קhere⇧ϕust⇧Γe hundreds⇧∩f≡lanets¡βτiantΣatabaseϕustΓeΦidden⇧≤omewhere in⇧⌠he⇧τame.⇧Ĳnβcquaintance∩fϕineΦadβτoβt⇧≤olving⇧⌠he preview⇧÷ersion,⇧βnd⇧Θt⇧ϕight÷ery≈ellΓe⇧⌠hat⇧⌠his⇧µinal version⇧πan⇧Γe⇧≤olved⇧βs≈ell⇧⌡sing⇧Φis⇧⌠ricks⇧⌠hat⇧≈ere published⇧Θn üSTמEWS Çsome⌠imeβgo¿please≥efer⌠o⌠heóHow⇧⌠o orderאack-issues"πolumnµorΘnfoβbout⌠hat)."Starקrek"Θsβ÷eryπomplicatedτame,⇧⌠hat≈ill∈oΣoubt∩ffer hoursβndΦours∩f≡uzzlementβndβction.קheτreatτraphicsτive it⇧β⇧∈ice⌠ouch,⇧⌠ogether≈ith⌠heøD÷ector⇧τraphics⇧Γattle sequences.⇧Ĳlthough⇧ח⌠hink⌠heτameΘs∮imited⌠o⇧β⇧≤pecific group∩fπomputer⌡sers,⇧Θt≈ill≤ure⌠urn∩ut⌠o≤ell≈ell.נne nasty⇧πharacteristic:⇧Ĳll≤oundsβreΣigitized,⇧Γut⌠he⇧βlarm soundΘs∈otβnd⌠hus≤ounds±uite∮oud¡⌠oo∮oudΘf∙ouβskϕe.Gameפating:Name:צtarקrekCompany: הirebirdAuthor: לikeצingletonSound:♪Ã.5Graphics:✓¨.5Hookability:❎ÕPlayability:❎Ã.5¿quiteπomplicated)Many⇧⌠hanksϕustτo⌠oצueתinslowµromהirebirdβnd⇧זarry⇧÷an Horen⇧µrom⇧זomesoft,⇧Γothµor≤endingβπopy∩f⇧⌠he⇧τame⇧⌠o review.MoreΘnfoβbout⌠heτameπanΓe∩btainedβt:Firebirdצoftware1stהloor,À4-76מewנxfordצtreetLondonתC1AõPSEnglandTelephone:ã13796755üSOFTWAREפEVIEW:אAFFLIN'אUBBLEאOBBLE ÇbyפichardיarsmakersJust⇧Θn⇧⌠ime⇧⌠o⇧ΓeΘncludedΘn⌠hisΘssue⇧∩f⇧ üST⇧מEWSÇ⇧πame Firebird's∈ewβrcadeπoin-opπonversionπalledóBubble⇧אobble". Meetאubβndאob,⇧⌠wo∩f⌠heΓusiestΓeasties∙ouσver⇧≤aw,⇧βs they⇧Γattle⌠heir≈ay⌠hroughõ00∮evels∩fπontrolledπhaos⇧Θn search⇧∩f⇧⌠heirτirlfriends¿ahhh!).⇧טump⇧βround⇧≡icking⇧⌡p goodiesβnd≤ecret≈eaponsβs∙ou≤eek⌠o∩utsmart∙our⇧σnemies, but⇧Γeware...hang⇧βround⇧⌠oo∮ongβnd∙ou'll⇧µace⇧אaron⇧÷on Blubba,µrom≈hom⌠here's∈oσscape!I⇧Φad≥ead±uiteβ∮otβboutóBubbleאobble"βlreadyΓefore⇧⌠he game≈asβctually∮aunched∩n⌠heצT¿Ms.צueתinslow∩fהirebird made⇧≤ureחΣid!),⇧βndβllϕagazines≤eemed⌠o⇧Γe⇧⌡ndividedly enthusiasticβbout⌠hisπonvertedβrcadeτame.⇧ח≈as⇧≡leasantly surprised⇧≈hen⇧ח⇧≤tarted≡laying⌠he⇧τame:⇧חt⇧Θs⇧σxtremely playable,⇧≈ith÷eryµunctionalτraphics¿good⇧βnimation,⇧µunny movementsβndΣozensβndΣozens∩fΣifferent⌠hingsµinding⌠heir way∩n⌠he≤creens),τoodϕusic¿!)βnd....addictability!The⌠arget∩f⌠heτameΘs≤imple.קhe≡ackage≡utsΘsβsµollows: BlowβndΓounce∙ou≈ayΘnto∩blivion.פight⌠heyβre."Bubbleאobble"∩ffersσverything⌠hatβτoodβrcadeτame⇧≤hould have,⇧βnd≈asσspecially⌠hrilledΓy⌠he≡layability....IΣidn't need⇧ϕuch⇧Θmagination⌠o≤eeϕyself≡laying⌠he⇧βctual⇧βrcade game."Bubble⇧אobble"⇧Γeats⇧ϕy⇧÷idid⇧Θmagination.⇧תords⇧µail⇧⌠o describeΘtβccurately.⇧כet's≡utΘt⌠his≈ay:⇧חt's⌠heΓestΘn arcade⇧βction!⇧קhe⇧ϕusic≤peeds⌡pβs⌠heΦeat⇧τoes⇧∩n,⇧⌠he graphicsΣo∈otµlicker∩rτet≤lower.....it's≤uperb!⇧קhe⇧∩nly things⇧חϕissed≈as⌠he≤aving∩fΦiscores.⇧קough∮uck.⇧ח⇧Σid like⌠heגutchϕanual≈ithΘt!Gameפating:Name:אubbleאobbleCompany: הirebirdAuthor: ג.J.אroadhurstSound:♪Õ.5Graphics:✓Õ.5Hookability:❎¨.5Playability:❎õ0Price:♪À9.50For⇧ºthanx⇧⌠o'≡lease≥ead⌠heóStarקrek"⇧⌠hanks⇧≤ome⇧≡ages back.üSOFTWAREפEVIEW:חMPACT ÇbyפichardיarsmakersEarly⇧צpringõ987.⇧Ĳ≥elatively⌡nknown≡rogrammer≤its⇧Γehind hisπomputer.זeΘs≈orking∩nβµantasticβrcadeπonversionτame for⇧βלanchesterπompanyβndΦeΦasΩustµinishedΘt.⇧בould⇧Φe haveδnown⌠hatΦis≡rogram≈ouldΓe≤uchβ≤uccess?The⇧≡rogrammer⇧≈e're⇧⌠alking⇧βbout⇧Θs⇧סeter⇧טohnson,⇩⌠he ManchesterπompanyΘsחmagineβnd⌠heτameΘsπalled⇧óArkanoid", justβbout⌠heϕostβddictingτame∩n⌠heצT.PeterϕustΦave⌠houghtβboutóArkanoid"'sµuture≡rospects⇧≈hen heϕailed⌠he≥eady≡rogramπode⌠oחmagine.⇧זeϕustΦave⇧δnown that,⇧≤omeΣay,≤omeone≈ouldπonceiveβ≡rogram⌠hat≈ould⌠urn out⌠oΓeΓetter⌠hanΦis.He⇧ϕust⇧Φave⇧⌡tteredβ≤igh∩f≥elief≈henΦe⇧≤aw⇧⌠he⇧µirst "Arkanoid"πlone:⇧ג3M'sóTonicקile".⇧חnitialµrightϕust⇧Φave been⇧ϕanifested⇧ΘnΦim,⇧≤inceτraphicsβs≈ell⇧βs⇧≤ound⇧βnd overall⇧βttractiveness≈ereϕuchΦigher⌠han⇧óArkanoid"'s.⇧אut next⇧πame⇧סLAYING⇧Θt:⇧Ĳwful⇧βnimations⇧¿thus⇧⌡nnecessarily increasing⌠heτameΣifficulty)ϕadeΘtβΓit∩fβΓummer.⇧כucky for⇧סeter⇧¡ΘfóTonicקile"≈ouldΦave⇧Φad⇧Γetter⇧βnimation, people≈ouldΦaveµorgottenóArkanoid"Θmmediately.Many∩thersµollowed,⇧σach⌠rying⌠o∩utdoóArkanoid".חt⌠urned out⇧⌠oΓeβΣifficult⌠ask.⇧óStonebreaker",⇧óStrip⇧אreakout", "Illusion"⇧¿from⌠heבanadianΣiskϕagazineóF.A.S.T.E.R.")⇧βnd "Addictaball"βreΓutβµew.⇧מone∩f⌠hemβctuallyπameπlose⌠o being⇧βddictive;⇧Θn⇧⌠he⇧πase∩f⇧óAddictaball"⇧¿a⇧≤crolling "Arkanoid",⇧πrossed≈ithóSpaceחnvaders"≤oΘt≤eemed)⌠his≈as probablyΣue⌠oΘts≥elativeπomplexity.Some⇧ϕonthsβgoח÷isitedβµriend∩fϕine≈hoΦasβn⇧Ĳmiga⇧βs wellβsβnצT.⇧קhere,⇧ח≡layedóImpact"¿Amiga÷ersion)µor⌠he first⌠ime.ח≈as≤tunned.זooked.סerplexed.Ĳndβddicted.Soח≈asβsΦappyβsπanΓe≈henóImpact"µinallyβrrived∩n⇧⌠he ST⇧¡βndΘt'sΩustβsτoodβs⌠heĲmiga÷ersion,⇧ח⇧ϕight⇧βdd. Peter⇧טohnson⇧ϕustΦaveµelt≥eallyΓad≈henΦe⇧≤aw⇧⌠his⇧∈ew game;⇧ח≤upposeΦe≤tarted≈orking∩nΦis∈ewτame⇧¿"Whizball") right⇧βway,⇧βccepting⇧⌠heµact⌠hatΦe⇧≈as⇧µinally⇧Σefeated (afterϕore⌠hanΦalfβ∙ear)."Impact"⇧Φas⇧Θt⇧βll.⇩קerrific⇧≤ound⇧σffects,⇧≤uper-smooth animationβndβddictability.⇧חδnowΘt's÷ery≤ubjective⌠o⇧≤ay whetherβτameΘsβddictive∩r∈ot,⇧Γutח'd≤ay:óImpact"ΘsΘt! Maybe⇧Θt's⇧⌠heπolors.⇧לaybeΘt's⌠he≤peed.⇧לaybe⇧Θt's⇧⌠he knowledge⇧⌠hat⌠hereβreÕ0∮evels⌠oπlear.⇧נrϕaybeΘt's⇧⌠he fact⇧⌠hat⌠he≡rogramπomes≤upplied≈ithΘts∩wnσditor¿it⇧Θs possible⌠oβddœ8πustom∮evels).What's⌠here⌠o≤ay⌠oσxplain⌠heóArkanoid"≡rinciple?⇧ח⌠hink everyone⇧δnows±uite≈hatח'm⌠alkingβbout,⇧≤oח∈eed⇧∈ot⇧Γe more⇧σlaborate.⇧קhe⇧τraphics∩fóImpact"βreτood⇧βnd⇧Φighly functionalβnd⌠he≤oundsβreβll≤uperblyΣigitized¿although⇧ח still⇧⌠hink⇧Θt⇧≤hows⇧∮ack⇧∩f⇧≡rogramming⇧πapability⇩≈hen programmers⌡seΣigitized≤ound).אy⌠he≈ay,⌠he≤ounds≈ereβll digitizedµrom⌠heĲmiga.Some⌠hings⌠hat∙ou'llµindΘnóImpact"⌠hat≈ere∈ot≡resentΘn "Arkanoid"βre:⇧¡דvery≤tone¿colorΘs⌡nimportant)πanΓeϕadeΘndestructable⇧¡קhereβre¨ΣifferentΓonuses⇧¡צome≤tonesβreΘnvisible⇧¡צome≤tones≥eflect∮aserµire⇧¡קhereΘsβ÷ariableóspeedΘncrease"µunction≡ossibility⇧∩n⇦σachΘndividual∮evel⇧¡Ĳfter⇧πompletingσveryõ0∮evels,⇧∙ou'llτetβ≡assword⇧≤o ⇦⌠hat∙ouπanπontinueβt∮evelsõ1,Ø1,ø1,σtc.I⇧δnow⇧∙ou're⇧Ωust⇧βbout⌠oΓegϕe⇧⌠o⇧τive⇧∙ou⇧βll⇧⌠hese passwords.⇧סresuming⌠hatחδnow⌠hem¿whichחΣo),⇧ח⇧≈ouldn't tell⇧⌠hem⇧βnyway⇧Γecause⇧⌠hat≤poilsβ⇧∮ot⇧∩f⇧⌠he⇧µun⇧∩f "Impact".⇧ח≈illτive∙ou⌠heµirst∩ne¿to≤tartβt∮evel⇧õ1): It'sוOLD.⇧קhe⌡ser-defined∮evelsπanΓe≡layedΓy⌠ypingרSER. Some≡eople≈ill∈owδnowβ≈ay⌠oµind∩ut⌠he∩thers,ח⌠hink.Concluding:⇧óImpact"⇧Θs⇧β⇧≈ell-designedτame⇧≈hich⇧Θs⇧÷ery complete¿due⌠o⌠heבonstructionיit)βnd≈ithβn⇧βddictability rate∩fõ0-∩n⌠he≤cale∩fóPlutos".ĲΦit!Gameפating:Name:חmpactCompany: Ĳudiogenicצoftwareכtd.¿ASL)Author: טohnגaleGraphics:✓ÕSound:♪¨Hookability:❎õ0-Playability:❎¨.5Valueµorϕoney:⇧¨Price:♪À9.50גutchτuildersMany⇧⌠hanks⌠oזomesoft¿Haarlem,⇧קheמetherlands)µor⇧≤ending theτame⌠o≥eview.üSOFTWAREפEVIEW:אACKLASH ÇbyפichardיarsmakersYet⇧βnotherΣayΦad≡assed≈ithoutβsϕuchβsβΣesert≥ebel⇧⌠o shoot.⇧גman⌠hose≥ebels!קhey≈ereβlways⌠here≈hen∙ouΣidn't want⌠hem⌠oΓeβround,⇧βnd¿quite≡redictably)≈ere∈ever⌠here when∙ou≈ereβrmed'n'ready.YouπouldβlmostµeelβΦotπup∩fπoffeeϕoisten∙ourΣried⇧∩ut tongue⇧βnd⇧∮ips;⇧βπup∩fπoffee⌠hat≈ouldΓe≤erved⇧Γy⇧⌠he 'Flower∩f⌠heגesert',βs∙ouβnd∙ourπolleagues⌠ended⌠oπall the⇧∩nlyµemaleσmployee≈orkingβtגSS¿Desertצafety⇧צquad⇧¡ Jupiterגivision).⇧Ĳnd≈hatβµemale≤he≈as:⇧כegs,ΓlondΦair, blueσyes,⇧τood≡roportions...nothing∮eft⌠oΓe≈ished.⇧דxcept for⇧⌠heµact⌠hat≤heϕadeβµilthyπup∩fπoffee≡erhaps¡⇧Γut yourπolleaguesβnd∙ouΣrankΘt≈ithτreatΣelight,⇧ΓeΘt⇧∩nly for⇧⌠he⇧∩pportunity⇧⌠oπatchβτlimpse⇧∩f⇧Φer⇧Φeart-melting smile.Youβlmost≤tartedΣaydreamingΘn∙ourπraftΓy⌠he≤heer⌠hought ofΦer∮ips,⌠he≈ay≤he≈alkedβnd⌠he≈ay≤he≤miled...On⇧⌠wo⇧∩'πlock,⇧∙ou≤uddenly≤awβ≈hite≤potΘn⇧⌠he⇧Σesert sand.קwo,Θnµact.דach∩ne≈asβbout⌠he≤ize∩f∙ourπraft,≤o it⇩βppeared,⇩βnd⇩∙ou⇧τot⇧β⇧∮ittle⇧πloser⇩µor⇩Γetter investigating.טustµorπertainty,∙ouµlipped⌠he≤witch∮abeled 'LASER⇧צAFETY'∩n⌠heπontrol≡anel,⇧βllowing∙ou⌠oµire⇧≈hen needed.One∩f⌠he≈hite≤pots≤eemed⌠oΓreak,ϕuch∮ikeβnσgg'sπurst, and⇧β≥ounded∩bjectπame⌡p.⇧חnstinctively,⇧∙ou⇧≤witched⇧⌠o reverse⇧τearβnd⌠ookβΣistance.⇧וood≥eflex,⇧βs⇧⌠he⇧∩bject opened⇧Θnto⇧ΓeingβnσyeβndβΓrightΓall∩fµire⇧ϕissed⇧∙ou only⇧Γyµractions∩fβnΘnch.⇧אeingΣisturbedµrom⇧∙our⇧≤weet daydreaming,βπurse≡asses∙our∮ipsβnd∙ouβnswered⌠hisπrudeact∩fβgression.⇧נfπourse,∙ouΣidn'tϕissβnd∙ou≥educed⌠he eye⌠oβϕereΓundle∩fδlystrons.Suddenly,⇧≤imilar⇧∩bjects⇧≤tarted≡opping⌡pµrom⇧Γoth⇧≈hite spots⇧βnd⇧Γefore∙ouδnewΘt,⇧∙ouΦadβ≤mallΓattle⇧∩n⇧∙our hands.A⇧≈eird∈oise≡enetrated∙ourσarsβnd∙our≤tomachβched¡⇧Γut onlyµorβnΘnstant.⇧צhit!ךourπommanderΦad≈arned∙ouσarlier about⌠hisπraft∙ou≈ere≡atrollingΘn:⇧חtΦadβctuallyΓeen⇧β time⌠ravellingϕachineΓefore,⇧βnd≤ome∩perationsϕight⇧≤till cause⇧β⇧ϕinorΩumpβheadΘn⌠ime.⇧אlast!⇧טust≈hen⇧∙ou⇧≈ere winningβndΦavingβτood⌠ime.⇧Ĳnd⌠he≈orst⌠hing:⇧קhis⇧⌠ime lapseϕade∙ouΣo∩vertime,≥ight∈ow!An∩bject,⇧≡artlyΓuriedΘn⌠he≤and,⇧βttracted∙ourβttention. Having∮earned∙our∮esson,⇧∙ouδept∙ourµingerΩustβbove⇧⌠he redΓuttonβndτotπloser.חt≈asβ≡iece∩fµragmentedϕetal,∩n which⌠he∈ameóDesertהlower"≈as≡ainted...ThinkingµorβΓrief≈hile∩nly,⇧∙ou≤uddenly≥ealised.⇧Ĳt⇧⌠he same⇧ϕoment⇧∩f∙ourβdrenalinτettingΘntoτearβnd⇧∙our⇧σyes opening≈ideΘn≡ureµear,βµireballΦit∙ourπraft.The∩nly⌠hing⌠hat≥emained≈asβ≤cattered≡iece∩fϕetal,≈ith theºname'∩fβτorgeousτirl≡ainted∩nΘt...Novagen⇧Φasµinally∮aunched⌠he∮ongσxpected⇧øD⇧≤hoot-'em-up "Backlash"¡≡rogrammedΓyסaulóMercenary"תoakes.⇧חt's∩ne⇧∩f those⇧τames⇧⌠hat≡eople≈illσither⇧∮oathe⇧∩r⇧Θdolize;⇧≤ome people⇧≈ill⇧≤ayóIt's∩ne∩f⌠hoseΓrainless⇧βnd⇧∈on-inspired murderingτames",≈hereas∩thers≈ill≤ayóIt'sβµascinatingβnd beautifully⇧≡rogrammedøDτame,⇧÷eryπompelling⌠o⇧≡lay".⇧ךou could⇧Φaveτuessed¡חβm∩ne∩f⌠he≡eople≤tating⌠he⇧∮atter. "Backlash"⇧חSβnσxquisite≡iece∩f≡rogrammer'sπraftmanship⇧¡ it'sσxtremelyµast,⇧µeaturesτreatβnimationβndβτoodΣose∩f reality.In⌠heτame,⌠he≡layer∮ooks⌠hrough⌠heµront≈indow∩fβπraft with≈hichΦeΦas⌠oΣestroyσverything⌠hatϕovesΘnβ≤eemingly unlimited⇧Σesert.⇧קheτreat÷ariety∩f∩pponents¿and⌠he⇧σven greater⇧÷ariety∩f≈aysΘn≈hich⌠he∩pponents≤hootβnd⌠ry⇧⌠o blast∙ou∩ff⌠heΣesert)σvenτives⌠hisτameβ≥easonably⇧Φigh addictability⇧≥ate¡∈otβsΦighβsóPlutos"⇧∩r⇧óImpact",⇧Γut surelyβndÕ.5...TheτraphicsβreτoodβndΣetailed¿noóTerrorpods"-likeΩumpsΘn theβnimation≈henβn∩bjectτets∈earer),⇧βnd⌠he≤oundσffects are÷eryπonvincing¿byלichaelפooke).⇧קheΘntroϕusicΘs⇧βlso quiteτood¿programmedΓyצimonאerry).⇧קhisτame,≈hichמovagen callsóAµast-actionβrcadeτame.⇧צoldøDτraphics.⇧הull≤creen animation.צtunning≥ealism.קheõ6Γit≤tretched⌠oΘts∮imit!", is⇧∈ow∩ne∩f⌠heµinestβctionτameβround∩n⌠heצT⇧¿or,⇧µor thatϕatter,⇧∈earlyσveryπomputerחδnow).⇧אuyΘt,⇧βnd∙ou'll knowΘt!Let's⇧Φope⇧⌠hat⇧סaul⇧תoakes'⇧∈ew⇧≡roject,⇩óMercenary⇧חI: Damocles",≈illΓe≤uchβτreatτameβs≈ellβsóBacklash"...Game≥ating:Name:אacklashCompany: מovagenAuthor: סaulתoakesGraphics:✓ÕSound:♪ÕHookability:❎Õ.5Playability:❎Õ.5Valueµorϕoney:⇧Õ.5Price:♪À9.50גutchτuildersüSOFTWAREפEVIEW:צPACEPORT ÇbyפichardיarsmakersFinally⇧⌠heyΦadΦired∙ou.⇧ךour∩ldוuild∩f⇧לercenaries⇧Φad appointed⇧∙ou⇧⌠o≡erform⌠he⌠ask⌠hat≈as∈ow≥equired⇧⌠o⇧Γe done.⇧חtΦadΓeenβges,⇧≤oΘt≤eemed,⇧≤ince∙ou≈ereΦiredµor the⇩∮ast⇧⌠ime⇧βnd⇧β⇧ϕinority⇧πomplex⇧Φad⇧Θnfected⇩∙ou, manifesting⇧Θtself⇧⌠hrough∩utbursts∩f⇧βgression⇧βnd⇧∮osing selfcontrol.Theyπouldn't⌠ake⌠hisβssignmentµrom∙ouβnymore.⇧ךou⇧≤lowly put∩n∙our≤afetyΓeltβndΦelmet,⇧βnd⌠urned∩n⌠he⇧πhopper's engines.⇧צlowly,⇧⌠heΓaseτrew≤mallerΓeneath∙ouβnd∙ou≈ere on⇧∙our≈ay⌠o⌠his∈ewβndΣangerousϕission.⇧ךou≡ut⇧Σown⇧β letter≤tampedóOPENתHENחNקHEĲIR"∩n⌠heπo-pilotπhair."TOPצECRET",⇧Θt≥ead∩n⌠op∩f⌠he∮etterβs∙ouτlance∩verΘt while∈owϕoving≥apidlyβccross÷astΩungles,⇧óTerrorists⇧Φave taken⇧≥efuge⇧Θn⌠heπaves∩fנmat,⇧Σeep⇧Θn⇧⌠he⇧Θmpenetrable jungle⇧∩fפenegade,⇧βnβsteroidΘn⌠heסhaeton⇧βsteroid⇧Γelt. TheyΦave⌠akenΦostages,βmongst≈hich≤everalΦigh≥ankedβrmy-andτovernment∩fficials.שice-president∩f⌠heר.S.≤aid⌠oΦavebeen⌠akenΦostageβs≈ell.⇧קarget:⇧צaveΦostages,⇧≥escue⇧βny survivingϕembers∩f⌠heדxtraterrestrialלiningסioneerוroup¿a rabble∮eftµrom≤omeone'sσarlierβssignment),⇧Σestroy⌠heםEVS (presumably⌠he∈uclear≡lantΘn⌠heΦeart∩f⌠he≡lanetoid)⇧βnd eliminate⇧⌠errorists.⇧לissionΘsΦighlyΣangerous."ךou⇧βlmost forgot⇧⌠o≥ead⌠he∮ine⌠hat≈as≡rintedΘn≥edΘnkΘn⌠he⇧µoot margin:⇧óThisϕessage≈ill≤elf-destruct."קhinkingΓack⌠o⇧⌠he good⇧∩l'óInspectorוadget"πartoons∙ourτreatτrandpa⌡sed⇧⌠o talk⇧βboutΦaving≈atched⌠woπenturiesβgo,⇧∙our∮ips⇧⌠wisted into⇧β≤mile.⇧זocusסocusΘt≈as.⇧זowπouldβ≡iece⇧∩f⇧≡aper self-destruct? "Just⇧⌠oΓe≤ure..."∙ou≤aid,⇧⌠hinkingβbout≈hat∈ew⇧τadgets theלinistry∩fכoveϕightΦaveΣeveloped≥ecently,βnd∙ou⌠hrew the⇧ϕessage⇧∩ut∩f⌠he⇧≈indow.⇧צee...nothing⇧Φappened.⇧טust another≡racticalΩoke∩f⌠he⌠echnicalΣepartment.On⌠heτround,⇧βτiantΣeer≈asΣrinkingµromβ≤hallow≡ool⇧∩f water.קheβir≤melled∮ikeΘt≈asτoing⌠o≥ainβnyϕinute∈ow¡ someΓirds≤tarted≤eekingµor≤helter,⇧δnowingΓyΘnstinct⌠hat they⇧≈ouldΓe≤oaking≈etΘf⌠heyΣidn't.⇧קheΣeer⇧∮ooked⇧⌡p, water⇧ΣropletsΣrippingµromΘtsΓeak,⇧µormingσver⇧Θncreasing circles∩n⌠he≈ater≤urface.Ĳ≡iece∩f≡aperπameτlidingΣown.Theσxplosion≈as∮argely≤trangledΓy⌠he≈ater."Good⇧Ωob,"⇧⌠houghtβπrocodile⌠hat≈as≤wimming⇧Γy,⇧ónow⇧ח don'tΦave⌠oδill⌠hatΣarnedΣeerϕyself..."TheΓirdsπameµrom⌠heir≤helters,⇧≤ome∩f⌠hemµlyingΣown⇧⌠o the≤cene∩f⌠he≤laughter⌠oτet≤omeτut≥emainder,⇧∩rΩust⌠o wait⇧µor⌠heπrocodile⌠oµinishΣiner≤o⌠heyπould⇧πlean⇧Θts teeth.You⇧µlew⇧∩n,⇧∈otΦavingΦeardβnything∩f≈hat⇧≈as⇧τoing⇧∩n below.⇧לaybe⌠his≈ouldΓe∙our∮astΩob.⇧לaybe,ϕoney≈ouldΓe less⇧Φard⇧⌠oτet∙ourΦands∩n∩nce∙ouΦad≥escued⇧βll⇧⌠hose hostages.⇧קhen,⇧∙ouπouldµinally≤tart≈orkingµor∙ourself⇧¡ perhapsσven∩penβ≡rivateלercenaryβgency.⇧כots∩f≈ork⌠oΓe done∩ut⌠here¡∙ouΩustΦad⌠oϕake≤ure≡eopleδnew⇧≈here⇧⌠o find⇧∙ou.⇧ךourµirstΩob≈ould≡robablyΓe⌠oτet≥id∩f⇧⌠hose soldiers⇧∩fµortune⌠hatπripledπompetitionΘn⌠he⇧כ.A.⇧βrea. "TheĲ-Team",⇧⌠heyπalled⌠hemselves.⇧מastyΓuggers!⇧קheyΩust didn't⇧≥ealise⇧⌠hat∩ther≡eopleΦad⌠oσarn⌠heir⇧Γread⇧≈ith what⇧⌠heyΣidµor∈othingβtβll¿and⌠heyβlways≥an⇧∩ff⇧≈ith theτirls,⌠oo).With∙ourϕindϕore≤witched⌠o⌠hinkingβboutΦow⌠oΣestroy⌠he notoriousóA-Team"⌠hen∩nµlying,∙ouΓarely≥emainβliveβs∙ou fly⌠hrough⌠he∮avaµlyingβroundβboveβ≤mall≈orking÷olcano. According⌠o⌠heπommander-in-chief,⌠heσntrance⌠o⌠heπaves∩f Omat≈ouldΓeΦere≤omewhere.סrobablyπamouflaged.לore≡robably even⇧⌠hatΘt≈ouldΓeπlosedβlltogether.⇧כucky∙ou⇧Φad⇧Γombs that≈ouldδnowΦow⌠oΦandle≈ith⌠hings∮ike⌠hat.They≈ouldδnow⌠hat∙ou,⇧בommanderגancelתarhound¿that's≈hat your⇧πolleagues⇧πalled⇧∙ou,⇩βnyway⇧¡⇧∙our⇧≥eal⇧∈ame⇧≈as Atombender⇧Γut⇧≡eople⇧Σidn't∮ike⇧⌠hat⇧Γecause⇧⌠hey⇧βlways thought∙ou≈ereβ∈ephew∩fדvilדlvin,⇧≡resentΘnβ≈ellδnown computerτame)≈as≤omeone⌠o≥eckon≈ith!"Spaceport"⇧Θs⌠he∈ame∩fβ∈ewτame≡rogrammedΓy∩ur⇧דastern neigboursΘnוermany.דverybody≈hoσver≡layedóFortĲpocalypse" on⌠heבommodoreÀ4≈illΘmediately≤ee⌠he≥esemblance¡ח⇧⌡sed toΓeβóFortĲpocalypse"µreakϕyself¿over⌠hree∙earsβgo)⇧≤o I≈elcomedóSpaceport"≈ith∩penβrms.The⇧τame⇧≤tarts≈ithβ≡icture⌠hat≤houldΦave⇧Γeen⇧ϕanually redone⇧βfterπonvertingΘtµrom⌠heĲmiga¿the≈holeτameΘs⇧βn Amigaπonversion),ΓecauseΘt'sβlmost⌠rash.אut≈hen⌠heβctual game⇧≤tarts,⇧≤ome⇧τood⇧ϕusicπomesµorth⇧µrom⇧∙our⇧ϕonitor (programmed⇧Γy⇧צT≤ound≡ioneerזolgerוehrmann)⇧βnd⇧∙ou⇧πan select∮evels∩fΣifficulty,⌠urn⌠heτravity∩n∩r∩ff,σtc.TheτameΘtselfΘsn'tβs∈ice⌠o≡layβsóFort⇧Ĳpocalypse",⇧Γut the⇧τraphics⇧βreΓetterΣrawn¿of⇧πourse).⇧קhe⇧≤crolling⇧Θs lousy,Γy⌠he≈ay¿horizontalβs≈ellβs÷ertical).OnceΣownΘn⌠heπaves,⇧⌠hings≤tart⌠oΓe≥eallyΣifficult.Ĳll kinds∩f⌠hingsβreϕoving,∙ouβreπonstantlyµollowedΓyπamera eyes,⇧βnd⌠hat's⌠he≡lace≈here∙ou'llΦave⌠o≥escue⌠he⇧דMPG crew⇧βndµlyΣeepΣownΘnto⌠he≡lanetoid.⇧חf∙ouβsk⇧ϕe,⇧⌠he game⇧Θsβ∮ittleΓit⌠ooΣifficult¿even∩n⌠he⇧σasiest⇧∮evel, gravity⇧∩ff).⇧אut⇧Θt'sβ≈elcomeõ6-bit≤ubstitute⇧µor⇧óFort Apocalypse".Game≥ating:Name:צpaceportCompany: פeLINESound:♪Õ.5Graphics:✓Õ.5Playability:❎À.5Hookability:❎ÃRemark: צhouldΦaveΓeenΓetterüPROגRUMגESIGNER ÇbyהrankכemmenThis⇧Θsβ≥eview∩f⌠heµirstϕonochrome≤ampling≡rogram⇧≈hich works≈ith⌠heסroצoundגesignerµormדidersoft.Theסroצoundגesignerµromדidersoftπomes≈ithβΣriver≡rogram that∩nly≈orks∩nβπolorϕonitor.⇧צome≡eopleΣon't∩wn≤uchβ luxury,⇧≤o⇧⌠he⇧סroצoundגesigner⌡ptil∈ow≈as∩nly⇧µor⇧⌠he happyµew.But⇧≤ome⇧≤mart≡eopleβtצT-Clubדindhovenπreatedβ⇧≡iece⇧∩f software⇧µor⇧⌠he⇧סro⇧צound≈hich⇧∩nly⇧≈orks⇧∩n⇧ϕonochrome systems;⇧⌠his≡rogramΘsπalledóProגrumגesigner".Ĳs⌠he∈ame already⇧Θmplies,⇧⌠he⇧≡rogram⌠ransforms∙ourסro⇧צound⇧Θn⇧β professionalגrumπomputer.If⇧∙ou≤ee⌠he≡rogramΘt∮ooks÷eryβwkward,⇧ΓutΘf⇧∙ou⇧≈ork withΘtµorβ≈hile,⇧βndβfter∙ouΦaveΦeard⌠he≤oundsΘt⇧πan create⇧∙ou'reβddicted⌠o⌠he≡rogram.⇧קhe÷ersionח've⇧⌠ested wasµirst≥elease,⇧≤oβµew∈astyΓugs≈ere≤tillΘncluded.⇧קhe author⇧∩f⇧⌠he≡rogram,⇧Ĳ.⇧סiers,⇧Σescribes⇧Φis⇧≡rogram⇧βs follows:óThe≡rogramΘsβ≤imulation∩fβΦumanΣrummer≈ith⌠wo legsβnd⌠woβrms".קhis≡ronounciationΘsΓased∩n⌠heµact⌠hat the⇧≡rogramπan≡layµourΣifferent≤amplesβt⌠he≤ame⇧⌠ime!!! (This⇧Θs⇧⌠he∩nly≡rogramחδnow⌠hatπanΣo⌠his,⇧βs⇧⌠he⇧צT onlyΦas⌠hree÷oices¡⌠heµourthΘsπonceivedΓyϕeans∩f⇧≤ome nafty⇧πalculating).⇧ךouπan⌡se≥eal∩rσxoticΣrum⇧≤ounds⇧∩r even≤ounds⌠hat∙ou≤ampled∙ourself.The⇧≡rogramΘtselfΘs≈rittenΘsוfAאasicש2.0⇧βnd⇧βfterwards compiled≈ith⌠heβppropriateΓasicπompiler,βlsoµromוfA.The⇧⌠imeβbsorbing≥outinesβre≈rittenΘnϕachine⇧πode,⇧⌡sing the⇧≡rogram⇧óProfimat"⇧µrom⌠he⇧וerman⇧≤oftware⇧Φouse⇧גata Becker.If∙ouΓuy⌠he≡rogram∙ou'llτetβΣisk≈ith⌠he≡rogramβnd⌠wo demos⇧∩nΘt;⇧∙ouβlsoτetβ≤lovenlyπopiedϕanual⇧∩f⇧≤ixteen pages.The⇧Σemos∩n⌠heΣiskβre÷eryΘmpressive.⇧נneΣemoΘsµor⇧⌠he internal⇧≤oundchip≈hich≈ill∮et∙ouΦear⌠he≤ound⌠hough⇧⌠he speaker⇧∩f∙ourϕonitor,⇧βnd⌠he∩therΘsµor⌠he⇧Φifi⇧∩ption (optional)∩f∙ourסroצoundΣesignerΦardware.⇧חf∙ouΦear⇧⌠he latter⇧÷ersion,⇧∙ou'll⇧Γeβmazedβt⌠he±uality∩f⇧⌠he⇧≤ound comingµrom∙ourצT.The≡rogramΘtselfΘs⌡ser⌡nfriendly¿that's≈hatח⌠hink).חfח work⇧≈ith⌠he≡rogram,⇧חτet∈ervous∩f⌠heδeysound⌠hat⇧÷ery regularly⇧⌠urns∩n¡⌠o⌠urnΘt∩ff∩neϕust≡ress⇧β⇧δey,⇧Γut afterΦittingΘtŒ⌠imes∙ou'll≤tratΦittingΘtβΓitΦarder⇧¿a human÷ice,⇧ח≤uppose),βndβfterõ0⌠imes∙ou'll≤tart≤mashing it¿veryδeyboard⌡nfriendly!!).Ĳnother∩ption⌠hatΘrritatedϕe was⌠heσditor∩ption∩f⌠he≤equenceσditor.⇧קhisσdit≤hows⇧β largeτrid∩n≈hich∙ouπanϕake⌠he≥hythmsβndπhange⌠he⇧אPMs (Beatsסerלinute).חf∙ou≈ant⌠o≡layβ≤ample,∙ouϕust≤etβn A,B,C⇧∩rגβtβtπertain≡ointΓutΘf∙ou≈ant⌠oΣo⇧⌠his⇧∙our mouseτet⌠ransformedΘnβπrossβnd∙ouπan't≤ee≈hat's⇧Γehind thatπross≤o∙ouϕustτuess≈hichΘs⌠he≥ight≡osition.⇧ĲndΘf you≈ant⌠o≤etβnβ,b,c∩rΣ∙ouϕust≡ressΓothΓuttonsβt⇧⌠he same⌠ime.⇧ךou∩nlyπanΣo⌠hisβfter∩ne≈eek∩fΦard≤tudyβnd practice.Theσdit∩ptionµor⌠he≤amplesΘsΓetter.⇧קhe∩ptions⌠hat⇧∙ou get⌠hereβre∈otΘncludedΘnϕost≤ampling≡rograms.קhe∩ptions are: SampleΓlock:◆תith⌠his∩ption∙ouπan≤et⌠he⇧∮ength⇧∩f⇧ ✓∙our≤ample⌠hat∙ou≈ant⌠o≡lay.⇧קhisΘs⇧ ✓Σone⌡sing⌠heβrrowδey∩n⌠heδeyboard.⇩ ✓קhe≥esponse∩f⌠heδeysΘs÷ery≤low≤oΘt⇧ ✓ΘsΘmpossible⌠oΣoΘtµast.Low⇧∮evelµilter:⇩חt⇧µilters⇧⌠he⇧Φighµrequencies∩f⌠he ≤ample ✓Γlock.Echo:⇨קhis⇧µunctionπreates⇧βn⇧σcho⇧≈ith⇧β ✓÷ariableΣistance.Reverberation:╱קhisµunctionπreatesβn≤ort∩fσcho⇧Γut ✓ΘsϕuchΓetter.Reverse:≡lay⌠he≤ample≥everse.ADSR:⇨ךouπan≤et⌠heĲttack,⇧גecay,⇧צustainβnd ✓פelease∩f⌠he≤ample.⇧קhisΘsΣone⌡singβ ✓וraphic⇧Σisplay.⇧Θf∙ou'veΣone⇧⌠hat⇧⌠he ✓≡rogram⇧βsksΘfΘtϕustπalculate⌠he⇧ĲRDS ✓¿??קhisϕustΓeβקypingσrrorµorm⌠he ≡rogrammer)Summary:קhis⇧Θs⇧βτraphicΣisplay⇧∩f⇧⌠he⇧≤ample ✓Γlock.Sample⇧Θn≤cope:⇨קhisτivesβnotherτraphicΣisplay⇧∩f⇧⌠he ✓≤ampleΓlock.Super≤oundµormat:⇧קhisµunction⌠ransforms⌠he≤ampleΓlockΘn ✓βn≤ampleΓlockµormatµor⌠heגrummer.Mix⌠woΓlocks⇨´⇧תith⌠his∩ption∙ouπanϕix⌠woΓlocks.AnotherτreatµunctionΘsºrecord'.⇧קhe≥ecord∩ptionπanΦandle two≤peeds:⇧נneµor⌠heϕonitorβnd∩neµor⌠heגA-converter.חf youΦaveβגA-converterΘn∙ourסro≤oundΣesigner,⇧⌠hisΘs⇧⌠he bestΓecauseΘtΦas⌠heΓest±uality.Conclusion:⇧קhe≡rogramπan≡roduceβצTunning≤oundβndΘs÷ery good.חf⌠heβuthor≥eprograms⌠he≡rogramβndϕakesΘrϕore⌡ser friendly,⌠he≡rogramπanΓe≤oldβt⌠wice⌠he≡rice.The≡ricesβre´⇧קhe≡rogramπostsœ9גutchτuilders.ĲndΘf∙ou buy⇧⌠he⇧≡rogram≈ithβסroצoundΣesignerβnd⇧זIFI⇧πhip,⇧⌠he whole≤et≈illπost∙ouõ59גutchτuilders.If⇧∙ou≈antϕoreΘnformation∩rΘf∙ou≈ant⌠oΓuy⌠he⇧≡rogram, pleaseπontact: צTבlubדindhoven ס.O.אoxõ424 Œ602אKדindhoven קheמetherlandsüGRACIAהONTסRO ÇbyפichardיarsmakersOriginally≤cheduled⌠oΓe≡ublishedΘn⌠he≡reviousΘssue∩f⇧ üST NEWSÇ,⇧ח⇧Φereby∩ffer∙ou⌠he≥eview∩f∩ne∩f⌠heΓest⇧πheaper Star⇧מL-10≡rinter⌡tilitiesβvailable⇧βnywhere:⇧óGracia⇧הont Pro"⇧Γyלr.⇧ד.⇧צcherer¿whoβlready≈rote≤omethingβbout⇧Φis programΘn⌠he≡reviousΘssue∩f üSTמEWSÇ).Everybody⇧ϕust⇧Φave⇧Γeen⇧βmazed⇧≈hen⇧⌠he⇧µirst⇩óSignum!" printoutsβppeared.צtunning±uality,σven≡ossible∩nβºsimple' 9-needle⇧≡rinter!⇧נnlyβ≡ity⌠hat⌠his∈ewוerman≡rogram⇧≈as soσxtremely⌡tterlyσxpensive...most≡eople≤implyπannotβfford to≤pend≤uchβmounts∩fϕoney∩nβ≡rogram⌠hat≈illσnable⌠hem toϕakeΓetter≡rinted≈ork.Mr.⇧צcherer⇧ϕust⇧Φave⌠houghtσxactly⌠he≤ame.⇧זe⇧∈eeded⇧β program⇧⌠hat⇧πould≡rintπustomπharacter≤ets⇧∩n⇧Φis⇧מL-10, preferably≈ithóSignum!"±uality.Ĳnd≤oΦe≤atΣownβnd≤tarted programming.The≥esultΘsβmazing:⇧קhe±uality∩f⌠he≡rintoutΘsΩustβbout the≤ameβsóSignum!"¿smart∩ne≈ho≤eesβnyΣifference)¡βndβ littleµasterβs≈ell!The⇧ϕainΣifferenceΘs⌠hatóGraciaהontסro"Θsºonly'⇧β⇧µont design⇧≡rogram⌠ogether≈ithβ≡rogram⌠o≡rint∩ut⇧⌠exts⇧ϕade with≡opular≈ord≡rocessors∮ikeó1stתordסlus",óHABAתriter", "Boffin"βndóWordתriter".חt's∈o≈ord≡rocessorΘtself.One≤implyΓoots⌡pΦis≤ystem≈ith⌠heóGraciaהontסro"ΣiskΘn theΣrive.קheΣeskβccessoryΘs∮oadedβnd∩neπan⌠hen∮oad⌠he word≡rocessor∩neτenerally⌡ses¡βnd≤tart⌠o≈rite.⇧תhenever you⇧≈ant⌠o⌡se∙ourπustomπharacter≤et,⇧∙ou≡ress⇧⌠he⇧∮eft shiftδeyβndβlternate≤imultaneouslyβnd...hocus≡ocus⇧≡ilatus pas!.....otherπharactersβppear∩n⌠he≤creen≈hen⌠yping.קhese canΓeוreek,⇧פussian,⇧≤cientific∈otations,⇧∩rσven∙our⇧∩wn designed⇧πharacter≤et¿whichπanΓeϕade⌡sing⌠heהont⇧דditor thatΘsβlsoΘncludedΘn⌠he≡ackage).Some∩f⌠he∩therµeatures∩fóGraciaהontסro"βre:¡קhreeβlternativeδeyboards∩btainable¡סossibility⇧⌠o⇧Σownload⇧πharacters⌠oמL-10⇧∩r⇧βny⇧∩ther ⇨≡rinter≈ithΣownloading≡ossibilities¡סroportional⇧מLQ≡rinting¿please∈ote:תithמLQ,⌠hisϕodest⇨ϕanβctuallyϕeansΦis≤tunningóSignum!"±uality!)Forβ≡rice∩fβroundõ00גutchוuilders,⇧⌠his≡rogramΘs⇧βbout theΓest≡rogramϕoneyπanΓuy;πompetitorsπan∩nlyΓe≤oughtΘn the≡riceπlasses⌠hatβreβ∮otΦigher.For⇧Θnfo,⇧∙ou⇧πanπontactלr.⇧צcherer≈ho≤ells⇧⌠he⇧≡rogram himself:E.צchererKoningslaanØa1405וL⇧אussumTheמetherlandsäTo⇧∮eadΘntoΓattleβ≡eople⌠hatΦas∈otµirstΓeen⇧Θnstructed is⌠oΓetray⌠hem.Ç❎בonfusiusüSOFTWAREפEVIEW:לOEBIUS ÇbyפichardיarsmakersOrigin,⇧≈ellδnownµorβdventure-like≤trategyτames∮ike⇧óAuto Duel"⇧βnd⇧óOgre",⇧Φas∈ow∮aunched∙etβnother⇧τame⇧Θn⇧⌠his category:⇧óMoebius".⇧חtΘsβ≤trategyβdventure∮ocatedΘn⇧µar Eastern⌠erritories,⇧⌠hroughβπomplexנriental≈orld∩f⇧ϕagic, mysticismβndΘntrigue.Evil⇧Φas⇧Γefallen⌠heΘslandδingdom∩f⇧יhantun:⇧קhe⇧נrb⇧∩f CelestialזarmnonyΦasΓeen≤tolen,πausingσarthquakes,Σroughts and⇧∩ther∈aturalΣisasters.⇧Ĳs⌠he∈ewestΣisciple∩f⇧לoebius the⇧לindwalker∙ouΦaveΓeenπhosen⌠o≥ecover⌠heנrbβnd⇧µree the≡eopleµrom≥ebel≥ule.Battle⇧⌠hrough⇧⌠he⇧≥ealms⇧∩f⇧דarth,⇧תater,⇧Ĳir⇧βnd⇧הire. Brilliantly⇧βnimatedπombat≤cenes≈ill⌠est∙our⇧ϕartial⇧βrts and⇧≤wordsmanship⇧≤killsσvery≤tep∩f⌠he⇧≈ay.⇧תise⇧⌡se⇧∩f sophisticated⇧ϕagic≤ystemsΘsσssential⌠o∩vercomeβ⇧µearsome array∩fσnemies,⇧Θncluding∈inja-likeβssassins,⇧≥ebel⇧τuards and≈ildβnimals.Villagers⇧πanΦelp,⇧Γut⌠he≈rongβpproach≈ill⇧µrighten⇧⌠hem away,∮eaving∙ouΘnβ≈orld≈here≤tarvation∮oomsσver-present, Goσast⌠oσxperienceβ∈ewΣimensionΘnµantasy≥ole-playing.Having≥ead⌠heβbove⌠ext∩n⌠he≥ear≤ide∩f⌠he⇧≡ackaging,⇧ח expected±uiteβ∮ot.תhatחΣidµind≈as∈otβs≤tunningβs⌠his text≈antedΘt⌠oΓe,⇧Γut∈otΓadσither.קhere≈asβ∈iceΘntro (withϕusic,⇧≈hichΘs⌡nfortunately∈ot≥eally≤uper)≈ith⇧∈ice graphics,⇧βnd⌠hereח≤uddenly≈as:הighting≤omeσvilמinja.חt turned⇧∩ut⇧⌠hatח≈asΘnµact⌠raining⌡nder∩rder⇧∩f⇧לoebius himself.⇧Ĳfter⌠raining,⇧ח≤houldΓeβble⌠o±uest⌠hrough⇧⌠he aforementioned∮ands∩fדarth,הire,σtc.There≥eallyΘsn'tϕuch⌠o⌠ellβboutτames∮ike⌠hese.קheyΦave their⇧≤pecialδind∩fβttractiveness,⇧Γut⌠heτraphicsβre⇧∈ot thrilling⇧¿though⇧óMoebius"∩ffers⌠heΓestנrigin⇧τraphics⇧ח have⇧≤een).⇧מeitherΘs⌠heϕusic.⇧אut⌠he≤trategyσlement⇧Θs surely⇧⌠here,⇧βnd∩neπanσasily≤ee⌠hat±uiteβ∮ot⇧∩f⇧⌠ime must⇧Φave⇧Γeen≤pentΘnΣesigning⌠heτame.⇧חt⇧Θs⇧πompletely mouse-driven,≈hichΘs≥eally∈asty≈hen≡layingβπombat≤cene.The⇧≡ackaging∩ffers⌠heóBook∩fלoebius",⇧βסlayer⇧≥eference card⇧βnd⇧β⇧מinja-belt¿one∩f⌠hose⌠hings⌠hat⇧∙ou⇧πan⇧≡ut around⇧∙ear⇧Φeadβnd⌠hatτet≤oaking≈et≈hen⇧µighting⇧¡⇧Θn real,⌠hatΘs).Many⇧⌠hanks⇧ϕustτo⌠oלicroprose,⇧≈ho≤ent⇧⌠he⇧≡ackage⇧µor review≡urposes.Gameפating:Name:לoebiusCompany: נrigin/MicroproseAuthor: וregלaloneGraphics:✓Ã.5Sound:♪ÃPlayability:❎ÃHookability:❎À.5Price:♪ £24.95Valueµorלoney:⇧ÃüTHEקRANSPUTER ÇbyלichaבlaessenThe⇧βge⇧∩f⌠ransputersΦas≤tarted.ĲtariΘsβlmost⇧≥eady⇧⌠o launch⇧⌠heir⌠ransputerboard.⇧Ĳlthough⌠ransputersβre∈ot⇧≤o newβnymore;⌠heΘndustryΘs⌡sing⌠hem≤inceβπouple∩f⇧∙ears already⇧σ.g.⇩Θn⇧ϕainframes⇧¿IBM,⇩זewlett⇧סackard,⇧קexasInstruments...).⇧מow⇧⌠here⇧βlreadyΘsβ⇧⌠ransputerboard⇧µor ourσverlovedצT.⇧חt'sπalledיMAXβndπomesµromיUMA.חt's⇧β RISC⇧סrocessorגevelopmentצystem⇧¿theyπallΘt⌠hat≈ay).⇧חthas⇧β⇧õ5לhzק414ø2Γit⌠ransputerµromחnmos⇧≈ith⇧Ã,5ϕips (millionΘnstructions≡er≤econd).⇧ךouπan∩wnΘtµor £695⇩¿a price⇧Σecrease⇧Φas≥ecentlyβrrived¡Θt⇧πosted⇧ £995⇧Γefore that)⇧≈hichΘsβroundØ400⇧גutchוuilders¿ough!).⇧קherefore, you⇧τet⇧β≤mall∙ellow⇧πaseπontainingβ⌠ransputerboardβlso withØ56יb≥am∩fϕemory.קheגevelopmentצystemβlso⇧πontainsaבross-Assembler≈ithβnŒ2גINĲ4≤heetsϕanual.חτuessΘtΘsa⇧÷eryΘnteresting⇧Ĳdd-onµor⌠hose≈hoβreΘnterestedΘn⇧⌠he programming∩fβ⌠ransputerβnd⇩βlso⇩Φaveβ∮ot∩fϕoney.Ĳn also÷eryΘnterestingπomputerΘs⇦⌠heĲRCHIMEDESµromĲcorn. It'sβlsoΓased∩n⌠heפISC⇩≡rinciple,ΓutΘt's∈o⌠ransputer. The⇧µact⇧⌠hat⇧⌠hisπomputerΦasβפISC-(I'll⇧σxplain⇧ºRISC'later)ΣesignϕakesΘt÷ery⇧µast. TheĲRCHIMEDES⇧ΦasβnÕלhz⇧πustom⇧Σesignedø2Γit≡rocessor: ARM.חt⇧≥eaches⇧β⇧≤peed⇧∩f⇧œ⇧לIPS...«............(Million Instructionsסerצecond)βndΘsβboutõ0⌠imesβsµastβs∩urצT (I'mβΓitβshamed⌠o≈rite⌠hisΣown).⇩ח≡layedβτameπalled Zarch⇧∩n⌠hisπomputer∩n⌠heזCCΣaysΘnרtrecht,⇧βndח⇧ϕust admit⇧⌠hatח'mΦeavilyΘmpressedβbout⌠hisπomputerβlthoughחdidn'tΦearβnyϕusicµromΘt¿itΦasØ*4≤oundπhannels).⇩קhe only⇧Σisadvantage⇧∩f⌠hisπomputerΘs⌠hat⇧⌠here⇧Θsn't⇧ϕuch softwareµorΘt¿yet)! But..youδnow⌠hatĲtariΣoesn't≤tand≤till≤o≈e'll⇧≈ait⇧µor the⌠ransputerboardµromĲtari.⇧חt'sτonnaΓeβ⌠ransputerboard containingβק800⌠ransputerµromחnmos.⇧קhisק800≡rocessorΘs a⇧≤uccessor∩f⌠heק414≈ithΘnternהloating⇧סoint⇧Ĳrithmetik commands⇧βndπanΓe⌡sed≈ithβπlockcycle∩fØ0⇧לhz.⇧חt⇧πan reachβ≤peed∩fõ5לIPSβndõ.5לFLOPS¿Millionהloating⇧סoint Operations⇧סerצecond).⇧קhisΘsβboutµour⌠imesβsµastβs⇧β 68020≡rocessor.קhe⌠ransputerboardΦasŒלbyte∩nΓoard¿1לeg is⌡sedµor÷ideo≡urposes).קheΦardwareσnvironmentΘs⇧πalled Perihelion⇧βnd⇧Ĳtari⇧Φopes⇧⌠o⇧≤et⇧⌠he⇧≤tandard≈ith⇧⌠hisenvironment.It'sβbout⌠ime⌠hatח⌠ry⌠oσxplain⌠o∙ou⌠he≡rinciples∩fβ transputerβndΦowΘt≈orks.A⌠ransputerΘsβ≡rocessorΓased∩n⌠wo≡ricipals:1)פISC¿Reducedחnstructionצetבomputer)2)סarallelסrocessingFirstח'll⌠ry⌠oσxplain⌠heפISC≡rinciple.⇧קhereΘs⇧∈othing mysterious⇧βboutβפISCΣesign.⇧לost∩f⌡sβlreadyΦad≤uch⇧β computerΓased∩nβn≥educedΘnstruction≤etπhip¿⇧ב-64,Ĳtari XL,⇧Ĳpple...).⇧קheπommands≈ere≤impleΘnstructions.קheם-80 however⇧≈as⇧βΓitπomplexer.⇧ךouπouldϕoveβ≈holeΓlock⇧∩f memory≈ith∩nly∩neΘnstruction.קhereforeΘtΦas⌠oΓeβ⇧ϕore sophisticatedβnd⌠hereforeΓetterπhip.Ĳlsoβπokplex⇧πommand isσ.gβϕultiplyµunction.⇧קheπomplexer⌠heπommandsβre⇧⌠he more≤ophisticatedβndΓetter⌠heπhipΦas⌠oΓe.This⌠akesϕuch space∩n⌠heπhip.⇧קheΘdeaΓehindפISC⌠oday:קhe≤impler⇧⌠he commands⌠heϕore≤pace∙ouτetµor∩ther≡urposes.ךouπan⇧⌡se the⇧≤paceσ.g.µorϕore≥egisters,⇧β⇧πache⇧ϕemory,Γuilt⇧Θn speed!⇩Ĳn⇧∩ther⇧Σisadvantage∩fπomplex≡rocessors⇧¿Õ0386, 68030)⇧Θs⇧⌠hat⇧≤ome⇧Θnstructionsβre⇧≤oπomplex⇧⌠hat⇧⌠hey sometimes⇧σvenΣon't≈ork≡roperly.⇧קhisϕalfuctionΘs⇧πalled instruction≤ensitivity.חnβτoodפISC≡rocessorϕostπommmands take∩nly∩neπlockcycle.AפISC≡rocesor≥eplaces⌠heπomplexπommandsΓy≤impleπommandsSo∙ouπan≥eplace≤uchβπomplexΘnstruction∮ikeºmultiply'Γy repeating⇧βnβddition∩ften.Actually⇧⌠his⇩∈umber⇧∩f⇧≤impleΘnstructionsΘsΩustβsµastas⌠heϕultiplyπommand⇧βnd⇧βll∩therπommandsβreσven⇧ϕuch, muchµasterΘnβ⇧פISC⇧πhip.⇧צomeפISC≡rocessorsσvenπan≥unhundreds∩f⌠imes⇧µaster⇧βt⇧≤omeΘnstructions⌠hanβ⇧πomplexinstruction≤etπomputer.A⌠ypicalפISCβrchitectureΘs:⇧œ0πommands,⇧Ø⇧βdress⇧ϕodes, almost⇧βllπommands∩nly∈eed∩ne⇧πlockcycle,⇧õ50⇧≥egisters.The⇧ק800µrom⇧חnmos⌠hatΘs⌡sed⇧Θn⇧Ĳtari's⇧⌠ransputerboard howeverΘsn't≥eally⌠hat≥educed.I'll⌠alkβbout⌠heק800∮ater in⌠hisβrticle.Now⇧ח'll⇧⌠ry⌠oσxplain⌠heסarallel⇧סrocessing⇧≡riciple.קo understand⇧⌠hisסriciple,∙ou∈eed⌠oδnow≤omethingβbout⇧⌠he hardwareµromקransputers,≤oח'llµirstσxplain≤omethingβboutthe⇧Φardware⇧∩f⌠heק414µromחnmos.קhis⌠ransputerΦas⇧µourLINKS.These∮inksβre⌡sedµorπommunicationΓetween⌠ransputersandΓetween⌠he⌠ransputerβndβ∈ormalπomputer.Ĳ⇧∮ink⇧Θs⇧β bidirectional≤erialΘnterface.חtΦasβΓaudrate∩fϕaximal⇧Ø0 MBit/s.Ĳctuallyβºnormal'πomputerΦasn't≤uchβΘnterface⇧≤o Inmos∮aunched⌠heכink-adapter-chips.קheyπanΓeπonnected⇧∩n the⇧פS-232Θnterface.קheב011µorσxampleπonverts⌠he⇧≤erial link⇧Σata⇧Θn⇧βΓidirectional⇧≡arallel⇧Θnterface⇧≈ith⇩⌠wo statusregisters.Also,aגecoderסALβndβבontrolסALβre⌡sed⌠hatβreΘmportantforπommunication⇧Γetween⇧πomputer⇧βnd⌠ransputer.⇩הurther, the⇧קransputer⇧Φas⇧לemory⇧לanagment⇧Γut⇧⌠hat⇧Θsn't⇩⌠hatimportantµor⌡nderstanding≡arallel≡rocessing¿Iϕust⇧πontrolmyself⇧µor⌠alkingβbout⌠hings⌠hat∙ou're∈otΘnterestedΘn).Theק-800βlsoΦasβ÷eryµastœיbyteπacheϕemoryΘnΘtsπhip.Imagine⇧⌠hat⇧∙ouπallβ≡rogram⌠hat≥uns∩nβ⇧⌠ransputer;⇧β processϕodell.ךouπan≤eeσach≡art∩fΘtβsβ⇧≡rocess.⇧דachprocessπanπommunicate≈ithβn∩ther⇧≡rocess¿with⌠he∮inks).By⇧βπommand∙ouπan≤tartβ≡rocessβnd≈hen⌠he≡rocessσnds, it≤endsΓackΘnformation.Naturally,β≡rocessπan≤tartβnothercommandβndβτroup∩fπommandsπanΓe⇧≤eenβsβnother≡rocess.ProcessesϕayΓeβssignedσitherΦigh∩r∮ow≡riority,βnd⌠heremayΓeβny∈umber∩fσach. Maybe∙ouδnow≈hat⇧פAYקRACINGΘs.קhisΘsβ⇧⌠echnique⇧≈hich⇧ canτenerate÷ery≥ealisticΘmagesΓut≥equires⇧ϕassiveβmounts ofπomputer≡ower.קhisΘsβnΘdealβpplication⇧µor⌠ransputers as⌠he⇧πalculations⇧µor⇧σach⇧≡ixel¿picture⇧σlement)∩n⌠he screen⇧βre⇧Θndepentent∩f⇧∩ne⇧βnother⇧βnd⇧≤o⇧πan⇧ΓeΣonein≡arallel⇧∩n⇧≤eperate⇧≡rocessors.⇩ So≡arallel≡rocessing∩n⇧Ωust⇧∩ne⇧⌠ransputer⇧Θsn't⇩≥eally interestingΓutΘf∙ou≤witch≤ome⌠ransputers⌠ogether......... you⇧τet⇧≡ower⇧≈hich'⇧∮imit∮iesϕaybeΘn⌠heΓandwith∩f∩ursenses¿intellectualΩokeΘsn'tΘt?⌐.ךouδnow⌠hat⌠he⇩ק-800 hasœיbytesפam∩nπhip≤o∙ouπan≤plitβ≡rogramm,⇧≤end⇧⌠he parts⌠o⌠he⌠ransputers¿memory⌡sedβsβΓuffer)βnd∮et⇧⌠hem do⌠heΩob!⇧קhisΘs∩fπourseβ≥eally÷ery≤hort⇧Θntruduction to⇧≡arallel≡rocessing,⇧Γut≈hoδnowsח'llσxplainβΓit⇧ϕore some⌠ime.I'd⇧∈ow⇧∮ike⌠o⌠ellϕoreβbout⌠heק-800µromחNMOS,⇧Γecause⇧ ATARI⇧Θs⇧τonna⇧⌡seΘtΘn⇧⌠heir⇧⌠ransputerboard.⇧קhe⇧ק-800 transputer⇧Θs⇧β⇩ø2⇧ΓitבMOSϕicrocomputer⇧≈ith⇧β⇧À4⇧Γit floating≡oint⌡nitβndτraphics≤upport.⇧חtΦasβœיbytes∩n-chip⇧פAM⇧µor⇧Φigh≤peed⇧≡rocessing,⇧β⇧πonfigurable⇧ϕemory interface⇧βnd⇧µour≤tandard⇧חNMOS⇧πommunication⇧∮inks.⇧קhe processor⇧≤peed∩fβΣeviceπanΓe≡in-selectedΘn≤tages⇧µrom 17.5⇧לhz⇧⌡p⇧⌠o⌠heϕaximumβllowedµor⇧⌠he⇧≡art.⇧Ĳ⇧Σevice runningβtø0לhzβchievesβnΘnstruction⌠hroughput∩fõ5לIPS.⇩ TheÀ4Γitµloating≡oint⌡nit≡rovides≤ingleβndΣouble∮ength operation⌠o⌠heĲNSI-IEEEÃ54-1985≤tandardµorµloating⇧≡oint arithmetic.⇧¿the⇧≤ameβs⌠heÀ8881⌐õ.5לflopsβtØ0לhz⇧βnd 2.25לflopsβtø0לhz¿TheπrayחI∩nlyΦasØ000לflopsí!!!!!!) High⇧≡erformance⇧τraphics≤upportΘs⇧≡rovided⇧Γy⇧ϕicrocoded block⇧ϕove⇧Θnstructions≈hich∩perateβt⌠he≤peed∩f⇧ϕemory. Theק-800πanΣirectlyβccessβ∮inearβddress≤pace∩fœGbytes.Theק-800Θsβlso≡inπompatible⇧≈ith⇧⌠heק414⇧≤o⇧⌠he⇧ק-800canΓe≡lugged⇧Σirectly⇧Θnto⇧β⇧πircuitΣesignedµorβØ0לhzversion⇧∩f⇧⌠heק-414.קheΘnstruction≤et⇧βchieves⇧σfficientimplementation⇧∩f⇧Φigh⇧∮evel⇧∮anguagesβnd⇧≡rovides⇧Σirectsupportµor⌠he∩ccamϕodel∩fπoncurrency⇧≈hen⌡sing⇧σitherβsingle⇧⌠ransputer⇧∩rβ∈etwork¿OccamΘsβ≤pecially⇧Σesignedprogramming⇧∮anguage⇧µor⇧⌠ransputers⌠hat⇧≤upports⇧≡arallelprocessingβndΘsΣesignedΓyחNMOS⇧¡⇧יuma⇧βlso⇧∮aunches⇩β packageπalledי-Occamβt £139.55).לaybe,⇧≤omeΣay,⇧ח'll≤howyouβnσxample∩fנCCAM.I'd⇧∈ow⇧∮ike⌠oπompare≤ome≈ell⇧δnown≡rocessors⇧≈ith⇧⌠he T-800.Processor:╱תhetstones/second≤ingle∮ength:IntelÕ0286/80287⇨Õלhz◆ø00KIMSק414-20✓Ø0לhz◆À63KNSø2332-32081❎õ5לhz◆Ã28KMCÀ8020/68881⇩õ6/12לhz◆Ã55KATTø2000/32100❎õ000KFairchildבlipper⇩ø3לhz╱Ø220KIMSק_800-20◆Ø0לhz╱œ000KIMSק_800-30◆ø0לhz╱À000K⇩צoϕuchµor⌠his⌠ime! If∙ouΦave⌠he∈eed⌠oπallϕe¿for≤ome⌡nknown≥eason)∩r⇧∙ou want⇧⌠o⇧≤endϕeβ∈ew∙ear'sπardחτive∙ouϕyβddressβnd⇧ϕy telephone∈umber.MichaבlaessenWinterstraatõNL-6086דD⇧מeertel.ã4759-1270 üTIMEWORKS¿P)REVIEW ÇbyדerkזofmeesterAt∮ast.⇧זooray!⇧Ĳ≥ealגesktopסublisherµor∩urĲtariצT.Ĳnd that's∈otβll,⇧∩h∈o,⇧Θtπan≈ork≡erfectly⌠ogether≈ith⇧⌠he AtariצLMÕ04כaser≡rinterβs≈ell.ThatΘs≤omewhat⌠he≈ay⌠heגTP≡ackage¿Desktopסublishing,µor those≈hoΦave∈ot≡ayedβttention≈hen⌠hey≈ere⌠old⌠he⇧µirst time,Θsϕaking∙our∩wnΦigh±uality≡rint≈ork,Θncluding⌠ext, graphics,∮ayoutβnd≡rint∩ut≈ithβϕicroπomputer,Θn∩urπase theĲtariצT≤eries)ºTimeworks'≈asΘntroduced.אelonging⌠o⌠he happy⇧µew,⇧ח⇧πould∮ayϕyΦands∩n∩ne∩f⌠he⇧µirst⇧∩fficial versions⇧Γrought∩utΘn⌠heמetherlands.⇧נwningβnצLM⇧Õ04⇧βs wellϕyσxpectations≈ere±uitΦigh.⇧הor⌠hisπouldΓe⌠heµirst software≡roduct⌠oµinallyϕake≤ome⌡se∩f⌠he≡rinter≡ower⇧ח hadΓought≈ithϕy∮aser≡rinter.The⇧µirst⇧≥esults∮ooked≡romising,⇧⌠o≤ay⇧⌠he⇧∮east⇧¿after needing⌠hreeΦours⌠oΘnstall⌠he≡rogram≡roperly,⇧Γy⌠he⌠ime you≥ead⌠his,⇧⌠he∈ew÷ersion∩fºTimeworks'≈illΓe⇧≥eleased, where⇧⌠heΘnstallation≡rocessΘsσnhancedβndβsµarβsח⇧Φave seen⇧∈ow,⇧βllµilesβre≡roperly∩n⌠he⇧∈ecessary⇧Σiskettes). EspeciallyΘn≤peed,⇧⌡serµriendlinessβnd±uality∩f≡rint⇧∩ut (this⇧∮ast⇧≡ointΓeing,⇧ח⌠hink,⇧∩ne∩f⇧⌠he⇧ϕost⇧Θmportant judging⇧≡oints⇧µorגTP≤oftware)ºTimeworks'≤howed⇧÷ery⇧τood results.Workingϕore≈ithΘt¿where≈as⌠he⌠ime⌠hatח≈orked∩nϕy⇧∩wn products?)⇧חΣiscoveredϕoreβndϕore≡owerΘn⇧ºTimeworks'.⇧קo nameβµew: *ךou⇧πanΘmportõstתordµiles¿'Timeworks'ΘsΓrought⇧∩ut⇧Γy GST,⇧ϕakers⇧∩fõstתord¿Plus))≈ithβll≤tyle⇧µunctions⇧∮ike bold,≤uper-≤ubscript,σtc,Θntact.*תithϕost⌠extσditors∙ouπanπreate≡ureĲSCII⇧µiles,⇧≈hich canβlsoΓeΘmported.*סictureµilesϕade≈ithגegas,≤napshot,מeochromeβnd≤tandard GEMµormatted≡icturesπanΓeΘmportedβnd≥educed∩rσnlargedΘn any⇧≤ize∩n⌠he≡age.⇧חt'sσven≡ossible∩nly⌠o⌡seβ≡art⇧∩f the≡ictureβnd≤tretch⌠hisβny≈ay∙ou∮ike.*סuttingβ⌠ext∩r≡ictureΓlock∩n⌠op∩f∙our⌠ext,⇧≈illϕake the⇧⌠extµollow⌠heΓorders∩f⌠his≡ictureβutomatically⇧¿when wanted).*ºTimeworks'⌡ses≤tandardוEMµontsΓothµor⌠he≤creenβnd⌠he printer,⇧Θf∙ou≈ant∙ouπan∩therµonts,∮ike⌠hoseµorσxample of⇧⌠heµleetstreetσditor.⇧אecauseºTimeworks'⌡sesβ⇧≤eparate screen⇧µont⇧βnd≡rinterµont,⇧∙ouβreβble⌠o≤ee⇧⌠he⇧βctual print∮ayout∩n⌠he≤creen,⇧≈hile≈orking∩n∙ourµile.Ĳlthough it⇧Φas⇧⌠oΓeϕentioned⌠hat⌠his≤o⇧πalled⇧תYSIWYG⇧≡rinciple (Whatךouצeeחsתhatךouוet;⇧βnother≈ord∙ouπouldΦaveδnown when∮ookingβtβnyצTϕagazine∩f⌠he≡ast⌠wo∙ears)ΘsΘn⇧⌠he case∩fºTimeworks'∈otβlways⌡sed÷ery⇧πonsistent.⇧דspecially with⇧≤maller⌠ext≤izes,⇧σven⌠heβctual≡age÷iew,⇧≤hows⇧⌠he text⇧≥elativelyµar⌠o≤mall.⇧תords⌠hat≤eem⇧⌠o⇧µit,⇧βppear wrong∩rΩust⌠o∮ong≈hen≡rinted∩ut.I⌠hink,⇧ºTimeworks'Φas⌠he≡ossibilities⌠o≤etβ≤tandard⇧Θn AtariצTגesktopסublishing.⇧חtΦas⌠he≤peed:חΣid∈otϕention thatΓefore,⇧Γut⌠heσditorΘs,⇧πompared⌠o⌠heΦugeβmount⇧∩f workΘtΦas⌠oτo⌠hrough,⇧÷eryµast),⇧⌠he⌡serµriendlinessΘs very⇧≤atisfactory:⇧βpartµrom⌠heΘnstallation≡rocedure⇧≈hich tookϕe⌠o∮ong¿thisβlsoΓecause∩fΓad∩riginalπopies)ח⇧τot theΓasics∩f⌠he≡rogramΘnϕyµingers≈ithinβπouple∩f⇧Φours (it⇧Θs⇧⌠o⇧≤ay⇧⌠hatחΦave⇧≤ome⇧σxperience⇧≈ith⇧∩ther⇧גTP programs)βnd,⇧≥eading⌠heϕanual≈hichΘsβlways÷ery≈ise,⌠he special⇧µunctionsβreσxplained÷eryπlearβndΘnβ⇧∮esson-like way⇧≤o∙ouπan≡ractice⌠heΣifferentµunctions⌠he⇧ϕoment⇧∙ou readβbout⌠hem.But,βnd⌠here≈illβlwaysΓe⌠hatºbut'Θnϕy≥eviewsח⌠hink,ח said:⇧º..has⌠he≡ossibilities..'.חn⌠he÷ersionח≈orked≈ith, which⇧Θncluded⇧β⇧µirst⇧⌡pdate≈hich⇧ח⇧¿thank⇧∙ou⇧תilfred) received⇧µrom⇧Ĳtari⇧אenelux,⇧≈ere⇧β⇧∈umber⇧∩f⇧∮ittle⇧βnd unfortunatelyβlsoΓigΓugs.Ĳpartµrom⌠heΣifficulties≈ithΓad copied∩riginals¿I≈as∈ot⌠he∩nly∩neΦaving≥eadσrrors⇧≈ith the⇧µirstºTimeworks'÷ersion),⇧⌠he≡rogramΓombedβway⇧∩n⇧ϕe performing±uitΘmportant⌠asks∮ike≡rintingβnd∮oading⇧µiles. There≈ere≤ome∩ther≡roblemsβndµeaturesחϕissedΘn⌠hisõ.01 version,∮ikeϕergingºTimeworks'µiles,πuttingΘmported⌠extΘn pieces,⇧⌡sing⇧ϕore⌠han∩ne≤tyle≤heetβndβΓetter≡rint⇧∩ut quality∩nΣotϕatrix≡rinters¿whyΣon't⌠hey⌡se⌠heצignum≈ay of⇧≡rinting,⇧σspecially≈ithµorσxample⌠heמEC⇧ס6?).⇧אut⇧ח think⇧וST⇧≈anted⇧ºTimeworks'⌠oΓe⌠he⇧µirst⇧צLM⇧≤upporting program∩n⌠heϕarketβnd≥eleasedΘtΘnβ≥atherΓugµree≤tate. PerhapsΘt's⌠heϕarket≤trategy∩fוST⌠o≡repare⌠heϕarketµor their≡roducts≈ith≡reβnd∈ot±uit≥eady÷ersionsΓeforeπoming up≈ith⌠he≥eal⌠hing(think∩f⌠heϕany÷ersions∩fõstתordβnd 1stתordסlusΓefore⌠heºfinal'Ø.02≈as≥eleased).I⇧Φope⌠his≥eal⌠hing≈illπontain≤ome∩f⌠heµunctions≈e⇧βt the⇧ϕomentπould⌡seβnd⌠hat⌠he±uality∩f≈hatπomes∈ext⇧Θs of⌠he≤ame≤tandardβs⌠hey≡rovided⌡s≈ith,⇧≈ith⇧ºTimeworks' 1.01.⇧חf⇧⌠hisΘs⌠heπase,⇧ח⌠hinkĲtariΦasϕadeβ÷ery⇧τood choice⇧Γy≡rovidingσvery∈ewלegaצT∩wner≈ithβµreeπopy⇧∩f the⇧≡rogram¿at∮east,⇧⌠hisΘs⌠heπaseΘn⌠heמetherlands⇧βnd Germany).Every⇧צT∩wner,⇧ΘnterestedΘnגesktopסublishing≤hould⌠ake⇧β lookβtºTimeworks'βnd∮etσspecially⌠he∮aser≡rint∩ut⇧≤peak forΘtself.üLISTנFצOFTWAREקOאEכAUNCHEDחNקHEהUTURE/RECENTLYכAUNCHEDÇbyפichardיarsmakers*©Ĳlready≡ublished#©גemo≤een~©צcreenshot(s)≤een-Ĳackosoft:⇧הlightגeck,⇧סoliceĲcademyחI,⇧חndyŒ00,⇧אattle בhampionship-ĲBצoftware/Talent:כispasחI,קechnist-⇧ĲBCצoftware:⇧וEMגesktop#,⇧⌠ogether≈ith≤everal⇧πonverted 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