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D I S K O V E R Y
by Dave Moorman
I was inordinately proud of LS 207
-- until I was informed of some chirpy
little bugs that are more aggravating
than substantial.
* 1541 Version: STAR (the first file
that is loaded and run) on Side 1 is a
leftover from the previous month. The
fix is very easy. Use a copy program
to replace STAR on Side 1 with STAR
from Side 2 or 3.
* All Versions: ABOUT RINGWARE
doesn't load from the menu. Again, the
fix is simple. Put the disk (Side 2
for 1541 version) in drive DV (your
choice. Just use your drive number in
the following rather than "DV"). Type
and enter:
OPEN15,DV,15,"R0:ABOUT<space>
RINGWARE=ABOUT": CLOSE15
* Some users had trouble getting out
of BILLBOARD. If clicking the Mouse
button does not work, you may have a
problem with your Mouse. You can also
press <Q> to quit.
* The Presenter Menu and the Contents
text are slightly different. This was
a last minute change that missed
Quality Control. Does it really
matter?
LOADSTAR 207 generated more
comments on its content than any other
issue so far. The interesting fact is
that various LOADSTARites differed
about which programs they liked or did
not like. This is why we put a dozen
pieces of software on the issue.
LOADSTARites are a diverse group,
to say the least. We have ages from 14
to over 74. If we all gathered in one
place, we would find we had just one
thing in common:
We all use a C-64/128. Even [how] we
use the machine would soon have us
gravitating into groups. That's why I
began calling LOADSTAR the Premier
Software Digest.
Premier -- because we always have
new software, and a selection of the
best programs every written on a
C-64.
Digest -- because we, like the
venerable Reader's Digest, try to
provide a broad range of
entertainment, often in a condensed
form.
[Entertainment] is the key. Little
"entertainments," one of which might
become downright addictive to you.
Others will be worth going through
once or twice. A few might leave you
wondering why we wasted the disk
space.
But if our correspondence is any
indication, there will usually be
someone who thinks that "waste of
space" was just the thing -- and
wonders how anyone could become
addicted to [your] favorite program.
LOADSTAR will be offering all
kinds of software. And we do need to
know when we are completely off base
-- by the collective voice of
LOADSTARites.
*********************
We have found our VOICE! Just RUN
this Diskovery and you will hear Yours
Truly. This is via Voice Master Jr. --
a device and program that Fender
Tucker sent me a couple of months ago.
I tried to use it as an opening,
like the S.A.M. voice, but it
interfered with the Presenter.
However, it works just fine in a
stand-alone program.
Think of the possibilities! Multi-
media with recognizable voices! I plan
to do something like Cheryl De
Boissiere's "Frankensteins" soon. If
you have an idea for a voice and slide
show, let me know!
DMM