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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Lieber 46032
I noticed in a recent issue the use of
a colon in a way I hadn't seen before
and I just wondered what it meant. For
example:
10 PRINT 'Hi'
20 :
30 END
If it just a separator, could other
marks be used as well?
>Well, you're right, it is used just
as a separator, but it is the only
character which can be used in this
way.
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Smith 32741
I am having a problem. Every so often
when I use the joystick to scroll
different articles, it jumps to the
printing option. Why is it doing this?
Is there anything I can do about it?
If so, what?
DEREK SMITH
1701 MABBETTE ST.
APT. 14-208
KISSIMMEE,FL 32741
P.S. If I put a payload program on
this disk, should I put it on
the front or back of the disk?
>First of all, we would prefer you to
place your PAYLOAD submissions on the
front side of the disk. Please note
that now you CREATE your own
FEEDBACK disk <see FEEDBACK DISK
MAKER on main menu>.
Secondly, a few other people have
told us that they are suddenly
thrown into the hardcopy option
without wanting to be there. We have
tested this on our machines and have
not ever jumped to the printer
option. All I can say is that this
is still being looked at.
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Peters 32806
I have only one question. It is
about DATA statements. How in the
world do you use them? The instruction
manual doesn't explain it too well. I
have no idea how they work. My
programs are getting a little dull
without them. I would appreciate it
if you could show me how to use them.
THANKS,
Sean Peters
2423 Timberlake Dr.
Orlando, FL 32806
>DATA statements are for data storage
in your programs. For example, a
DATA statement that would contain
four names might look like this:
990 DATA "BOB","CAROL","JIM","SPOT"
Now, if you execute a statement like
this,
980 READ A$,B$,C$,D$
the contents of these variables would
be:
A$="BOB"
B$="CAROL"
C$="JIM"
D$="SPOT"
Just think of DATA statements as a
place to keep information that your
program is going to use.
300 DATA 234,191,112,0,40,80,96
When you see a data statement that is
full of numbers, you can be pretty
sure that the program is using them
to build sprites, or play music, or
POKE a machine language routine into
memory. It is true that programs
that are full of these types of DATA
statements are less dull than 'plain
vanilla BASIC' programs, but that is
because of the sprites, or the music,
or what ever special effect the data
was for, and not because they were
produced with DATA statements.
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Christian 78227
I collect music for the 64 and have
many disks that I play for easy
listening in the evenings. You have
some very good music on your disks and
I would like to put it with my music
disks and still haven't figured how to
get it off the LOADSTAR disk. All
hints and clues appreciated.
Phyllis Christian
8010 Latigo Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78227
>We're glad you asked that!
We have been using several different
musical systems in LOADSTAR. On the
early issues, the music was contained
in the file ROUTINES. Later, we put
the music in a separate file called
ROMUSIC, and the music player in one
called SIDIRQ.V2 or JEFFIRQ.V2.
In the early versions, all you have
to do to hear the music is
LOAD"ROUTINES",8,1 then SYS 49152.
In the later versions, you need to
LOAD"ROMUSIC",8,1 then LOAD"SIDIRQV2"
or "JEFFIRQ.V2",8,1 then POKE the
address of ROMUSIC into 49162 and
49163 then SYS 49152.
Our music will continue to play in
the background until you RESTORE the
computer or load something over the
music or music player. You will be
able to write, load, save, and run
BASIC programs while our music is
playing. One warning: NEVER SYS
49152 while our music is playing.
Your computer will "HANG" and you
will have to turn the power off.
LOADSTAR will soon be publishing the
MR. M. DISK (M. stands for music).
This disk will be full of music for
your listening pleasure (including
most of the tunes that have appeared
as LOADSTAR background) as well as
a music entering system so that you
may write your own music or transpose
music from sheet music.
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Locke 90745
I have a problem which gives me
quite a bit of trouble.
I LOAD a disk, view directory, and
LOAD a file. The file loads, lists,
and when I type RUN, I get 'SYNTAX
ERROR IN 0'.
What is wrong?
Roy E. Locke
187 W 234th Street
Carson, CA 90745
>It doesn't sound like you are doing
anything wrong. The only thing we
can come up with is that somehow,
you are trying to RUN the directory.
Try typing NEW after you look at the
directory and are ready to LOAD a
file.
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QUOSIG 94587
My parents bought my sister and I
this subscription to LOADSTAR and we
would like to know how both of us can
make comments? What would you enter
for the last name? What would you
enter for zip code?
- Kevin Quosig
- Stacey Quosig
2038 Hartnell St.
Union City, CA 94587
>You can each put your comments in
STARLINE. One of you type your
comments in first and sign your name
when you finish. Then, the other of
you put in your comments and then
sign your name. When you are both
finished, save your comments as you
would normally.
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