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D I S K O V E R Y : The Start of Something Big
by Fender Tucker
In terms of number of programs, this is one of the smallest LOADSTAR
128s ever -- only four programs on the whole issue. But that's not the
whole story. Two of the programs promise to grow into something that will
continue into the rest of 1995, and maybe even beyond.
DAVE'S TERM 128
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Let's start with the biggest program ever attempted on LS 128: DAVE'S
TERM 128. It takes up all of Side Two, and I mean "all". There's no
Presenter, no Copy It, not even a little "hello connect" that prompts you to
insert Side One for the LOADSTAR menu. Side Two is totally devoted to a
terminal program that will kick you right in the middle of the multi-laned
Info Highway.
DAVE'S TERM 128 is modular, and comes on this issue with several modules
that will help you use the terminal mode. Everything you need to get
started online is on the disk, but you're only getting about one third of
the total DT 128 package. The rest of the modules will be published on the
next few issues of LS 128. You can look forward to a package that will have
a disk editor, graphics converters, copiers (about five of 'em), disk
comparer, fast formatter, calculator, and a bunch of archival utilities.
IMPORTANT: DT128 comes with two fastloading modules, both of which are
turned OFF on the disk as it's shipped. This makes Side Two boot on any
drive. If you have a naked 1541 system (no fastload cartridge) you can
install the 1541 fastloader by renaming the file called "f1541" to
"fast1541". If you have a naked 1581 system, rename the file "f1581" to
"fast1581" and DT128 will boot up before you know it. Amazingly enough,
DT128 works with WarpSpeed!
Read and print out the numerous "docs" files on Side Two to find out
almost everything you need to know to get the most out of your modem.
MULTILIST
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ed bell, who is no stranger to anyone who has a LS 128 subscription,
presents MULTILIST, a utility for printing files of any type without having
to nurse each one. Once you get MULTILIST set up, it will load the files
you want, figure out what format they're in, and print them out for quick
browsing. It's pretty straightforward but ed has written a comprehensive
text file that explains the program in detail. You can learn a lot about
file formats from this text. It's so large, however, that it had to be
packed. To unpack it and print it, just go to the 64 mode and run the file
"multilist docs".
'95 CONVERTIBLE and THE ASTRONOMER
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These are two programs that I wrote with the help of David Crum and Nina
Kreigh. They aren't nearly as "major" as DAVE'S TERM 128 and MULTILIST, but
they do their job quite nicely, I think. They can both be expanded. '95
CONVERTIBLE is a measure converter and you can easily add measurements of
your own if you have a word processor that can save PETASCII program files.
THE ASTRONOMER is a "shell" for future astronomical databases. This time
it's about Messier Objects, but next time it could be about any of the many
fascinating aspects of the universe.
THANKS AND DIATRIBE
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Thanks for staying with the C-128. It's a great machine and I hope to
be able to provide the best 128 programs available for years to come.
There's not many of us left (our subscription numbers are down to about 800)
but we have no plans to quit. If you're afraid we'll pull a RUN on you and
quit, owing you money (we won't), call 1-800-594-3370 and ask about our new
"charge-your-credit-card-by-the-issue" policy. You can't lose. If you're
one of the estimated 5000 people who get LS 128 without paying for it, shame
on you. Your crummy-labelled copies will be worthless in the years to come
when LOADSTAR is recognized as the Methuselah (or at least Onan) of home
computing. Our loyal subscribers and their descendants will be sitting on
gold mines of collectible nostalgia with their true LOADSTARs.
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