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Questions & Answers Part 1
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From: D. Van Dyke
I have a C-128, 1571 Disk
Drive, color monitor, Gemini 10X
printer, and a Xetec interface.
What I am confused by is the
relationship between LOADSTAR disk
numbers and "Commodore
Microcomputers" and "Power/Play"
contents. Is Loadstar Disk No. 22
for the April 1986 "Commodore
Microcomputers"?
> Yes, Dick, Loadstar #22 corresponds
> with March/April Microcomputers.
Would issue No. 23 be for the April
"Power/Play" or May "Microcomputers"?
The extensive contents lists of
LOADSTAR disks have no correlation
with the Commodore magazine titles.
> Loadstar #23 goes with April/May
> Power/Play. In our later issues,
> we put the magazine name and date
> in the main menu.
On which LOADSTAR disk will appear
the C-128 ARCHETYPE Word Processor
written by Mr. Mark Jordan? THIS
PROGRAM LISTING WAS SPLIT BETWEEN THE
TWO MAGAZINES. IF I wish to purchase
this program on a disk, do I have to
purchase 2 LOADSTAR disks?
As yet, I have no program to take
advantage of my Commodore 128 80
column screen.
> The complete Archetype program
> appears on Loadstar #25 and uses the
> 80-column mode of the C-128.
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From: Tom King
Gentlemen:
> (and ladies!)
First, let me commend you on an
excellent product. I look forward
each month to receiving the new issue
of LOADSTAR, and am always pleasantly
surprised by the contents. However,
(you knew it was coming, right?)
there is something you could do (in
my humble opinion) to improve the
magadisk (?)
"RETURN TO LOADSTAR." This is
super when it's on the original, but
as I'm sure you know, most of us sort
by category. That means we get your
disk, play with it awhile, then take
the programs we like and transfer
them to disks allocated for that type
of program (music, games, disk
utilities, programming utilities,
etc.) Now, guess what happens when
we run these programs again! You got
it, Sherlock--they look for your
operating system when they end!
As I said, this is great when
using the original--but disastrous
when on another disk. Normally, it's
only a matter of changing a line or
two, but some programs that have been
compiled (CAT Tool, etc.), or any
program (usually a game) in machine
language cannot be altered. A short
little comment on how to make the
program autonomous would be most
appreciated.
> We are now returning to Loadstar
> by checking for a "HELLO CONNECT"
> file on the disk. If it's not
> there, then the program will just
> end. For your other programs, you
> could put a little program on your
> disks called "HELLO CONNECT" that
> could just quit to BASIC or run
> your own menu when your program is
> over.
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From: Denham
Well now, if this issue of
Loadstar is a good indication of the
others I'll have to subscribe. Your
discount is much appreciated. How far
back in the magazine do your programs
go, 1985, 1984?
> Loadstar #9 is dated February,
> 1985 and corresponds with the
> February/March Issue of POWER/PLAY
> magazine. This was the first issue
> we began to run Commodore's magazine
> programs.
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