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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
From: Norris 88001
I am wondering if you plan to carry
any hardware items or are you going to
concentrate on just software?
> We're focussed on software, but we
> won't rule out hardware as a future
> endeavor.
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From: Heyde 66206
I would like to use the Shell-
Metzner sort in some of my own
programs, but cannot get it to be
accepted by my disk drive. How do we
enter names and other data to be used
with this program.
> The Shell-Metzner sort routine is
> written in machine-language for
> speedy execution. To transfer the
> program to another disk, you need to
> use some file copy program that is
> capable of copying ML files (most
> commercial file copiers will do
> this). The routine will sort ANY
> one-dimensional string array into
> ascending order. After LOADing the
> routine (using the ,8,1 suffix), it
> can be invoked by doing the
> following:
>
> 1. After you have your data in
> an array and want it sorted,
> a SYS 49152,array$(0) will do
> the sorting.
>
> The name of the array you want to
> sort should be substituted for the
> array$ above. For example, if you
> want to sort the array ZIP$, then
> you will use a SYS 49152,ZIP$(0).
> Be sure to include the (0). This
> helps the ML routine find the array
> and begin sorting it!
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From: Pickett 34091-1473
I appreciate the inclusion of the
magazine entry programs! But why can't
someone come up with a 'universal
checksum program.' I personally would
like to know if you could run the
magazine entry programs from other
magazines?
> If your question is 'Can LOADSTAR
> publish other magazine entry
> programs', the answer is NO, because
> they are the copyrighted property
> of the other magazines. If your
> question is directed to the
> interchangeability of various
> entry programs, you'll probably
> still be disappointed. Each program
> has a unique checking algorithm.
I also get Compute magazine. Their
MLX program is for machine code. My
novice question is this -- If a ML
program is all numbers, is there a
program that lets you type in your
basic programs and spews out the data
numbers?
> What you have described is called
> a compiler. Basic data statements
> are a rudimentary form of ml code.
> A compiler converts the entire
> program to machine code. Compiler
> code is not accessible for direct
> editing.
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