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COMPUTER TIPS
From Howald 91406
I recently read an article in 'The
Users Group' (the San Fernando Valley
Commodore Users Group newsletter)
The article states that industry
standards require manufacturers to
certify both sides of every diskette
they sell to the public. So you can
tell your readers that if they have
single sided disks, they can
carefully cut a hole on the other
side (or buy a cutting device like
I did) and they can then use the other
side without worry.
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From Oneill 10940
For all you lovers of PRINT SHOP!
If you also own DOODLE, you can now
put PRINT SHOP lettering on the screen
and decorate the display with DOODLE.
Using a machine language monitor,
follow these easy directions
(assuming you wrote something with
PRINT SHOP and saved it as TEXT):
Enter your monitor and:
.L 'TEXT',08 (load TEXT)
.T 4000 5F3F 6000 (transfer PRINT SHOP
screen to DOODLE)
.F 5C00 5FE7 01 (add color: black)
.S 'DDTEXT',08,5C00,7F3F (save, the
file adding
DD)
Then from DOODLE, load TEXT and
doodle to your hearts' content. You
can substitute any name as long as
you add the DD when saving it as a
DOODLE.
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From Burke 71112
Want to pass along a warning about
the new Star Micronics SG10C printer.
It is extremely limited in its
capabilities. Most of its nice
features are accessible only through
hardware switching, and cannot be
controlled via programming. That
includes NLQ and Italics. It has
only two pitches, 10 and 5. I really
don't understand what Star M had in
mind when they put this one together.
It is basically a 1525 with NLQ in a
Star M. package.
I sent mine back to the mail order
outfit. In its place came an SG10
with a CONNECTION. That's a
combination I can work with.
Another little tidbit to pass along.
Several folks have mentioned a
problem with their systems locking up
with a Fast Load and a printer
interface plugged in. As I had never
experienced the problem, I was
somewhat skeptical, until the other
day when I tried out a used Star M.
Universal Interface. I was looking
for a good deal in a second
interface. Boy did things start
getting crazy. I couldn't get a
reliable load from disk to save my
life. One time it would be OK, the
next time it would blow up. Bad
interface you say? Nope. When I
took out Fast Load everything
returned to normal, slow, but normal.
When I checked back with my friend, he
confirmed the same problem. He went
on to mention the same thing had
occured with his CARDCO +G, but not
as frequently.
I have always used the TYMAC
Connection. When I plugged my
Connection back in with the Fast Load
installed, everything returned to
normal. I guess you get what you pay
for.
One last tidbit. I have been trying
out a new mail order outfit and I like
how it's gone. They are Computer
Mail Order out of Williamsport PA.
(1-800-233-8950 ask for ext 83). The
fellow will listen and he will work
with you on what you want. The prices
are real good too.
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