=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=¢¢ Part 2¢¢ by ALEX PIGNATO¢¢ MORE LITTLE BITS, BYTES'N pieces!¢(See prior May/June 1995 OL' HACKERS¢newsletter for other BITS, & on this¢disk¢¢Still got your PEEKS and POKES mixed?¢Hope these items help!¢ ****¢TO SILENCE THE COMPUTER DURING DISK¢I/O--- POKE 65,0 ---¢ **¢ FOR SOUND BACK --- POKE 63,0 ---¢ **¢IF YOU DON'T WANT SCREEN TO CHANGE¢COLORS WHILE PROGRAM DOESN'T USE¢KEYBOARD --- POKE 77,0 ---¢ **¢TO USE PRINTER AS A SCREEN (WORKS ON¢ALL ATARI'S): ¢S1=PEEK(838):S2=PEEK(839)POKE¢838,PEEK(58422):POKE 839,PEEK(58423)¢ **¢TO RETURN THINGS TO NORMAL:¢POKE 838,S1:POKE 839,S2 (FROM ANALOG¢6/85-PG.6)¢ **¢TO GET RID OF EXTRA BYTES WHEN EDITING¢AND RE-SAVING A PROGRAM, DO THE¢FOLLOWING:¢LOAD "D:PROG" THEN LIST "D:PROG" THEN¢TYPE NEW, AND THEN ENTER "D:PROG" AND¢FINALLY SAVE "D:PROG".¢ **¢FOR 800XL OWNERS TO SEE IF YOU HAVE¢REVISION B. WHICH HAS BUGS, OR¢REVISION C. WHICH IS THE BETTER OF THE¢TWO, TYPE:¢10 IF PEEK(43234) THEN PRINT "YOU HAVE¢REVISION B, SORRY!"¢ **¢THE REVISION C CARTRIDGE CAN BE¢ORDERED FOR $15.00 (if still¢available), FROM:¢ATARI CUSTOMER SERVICE¢390 CARIBBEAN DR.¢SUNNEYVALE, CA. 94088¢ **¢TO DELETE 'WRITE VERIFY' AND SPEED UP¢LOADING IN A PERMANENT WAY:¢LOAD FROM DS "L"-'SETUP.COM' FILE FROM¢DOS 2.5, AND MAKE THE CHANGE AND SAVE¢BY USEING 'WRITE DOS' OPTION.¢ **¢¢FOR A TEMP. CHANGE (LOST WHEN COMP IS¢SHUTDOWN) TYPE: POKE 1913,80¢ **¢P.S. I HAVE NOT TRIED THEM I HOPE THAT¢THEY ALL WORK AS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO.¢DONT BLAME ME IF THEY DON'T, I¢DISCLAIM ANY EXTRA ABILITY AT THIS¢COMPUTER STUFF! (more truth than you¢know!)¢ ************¢ ¢ (IF SOME OF OUR MEMBERS, (or you the¢ reader) SEND ME THEIR FAVORITE BASIC¢ TIPS, we can spread them around, so¢ drop me a note, wont you?)¢¢ Gathered by ALEX PIGNATO¢ *+*+*