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                                 CONTENTS

          Course Vacancies ....................................«  2
          Equipment for sale ..................................«  2
          Editor's Waffle ......................................  2
          The Microbee 3.5 " Disk System .......................  3-4
          Wordstar Hints and Tips ..............................  4-5
          Outsmarting Wordbee - Part 3 .........................  6
          Software Library - what's available ..................  6
          Software Review - Multibank .........................   7-8
          More and more software ...............................  8
          Magazine Index for past Microbee Newsletters .........  9
          Installing Multiplan .................................  9
          On Computers and Education - A Philosophical View ....  10-12
          Software Review - 'BASIC' Screen Editor ..............  12-14
          Software Review - Sword Quest ........................  14
          Announcement of the Annual General Meeting ...........  15
          Nomination / Proxy Vote Forms for AGM ................  16

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*                           COMING UP APRIL '85                           *
*            ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING + MONSTER SOFTWARE AUCTION            *
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*                  APPLICATIONS AND RENEWALS $20-00 P.A.                  *
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*                            MEETINGS HELD AT :                           *
*                        Unley Senior Citizens Hall                       *
*                          18 Arthur Street, Unley                        *
*                         Third Monday of the Month                       *
*                             From 7:30 - 10:00                           *
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Copyrigh⌠ (c)« Al∞ materia∞ publisheΣ iε thi≤ journa∞ i≤ subjec⌠ t∩
Australiaε anΣ Inter-nationa∞ copyrigh⌠ law« However¼ limiteΣ copyinτ oµ
individua∞ article≤ i≤ permitteΣ provideΣ acknowledgemen⌠ oµ thσ autho≥ anΣ
MICROBE┼ NEW╙ i≤ made.
.PAè**¬ DISCLAIME╥ ***
Thσ MicroBeσ User≤ Grou≡ oµ S.A« (MUGSA)¼ it≤ officials¼ thσ edito≥ anΣ thσ
contributinτ author≤ oµ thσ MicroBeσ New≤ d∩ no⌠ expres≤ no≥ impl∙ an∙
warrant∙ o≥ liabilit∙ witΦ respec⌠ t∩ softwarσ o≥ hardwarσ anΣ thei≥
modification≤ whicΦ ma∙ bσ publisheΣ iε thi≤ journa∞ o≥ othe≥ publication≤
oµ MUGSA¼ o≥ describeΣ a⌠ an∙ officia∞ o≥ unofficia∞ meetinτ oµ MUGSA.

**¬ COMMITTE┼ **¬                     **¬ GROU╨ COORDINATOR╙ ***
Chairmaε  -Brian Petersson.2502800(H⌐  Assembler-Brucσ Gregory«  2634895(H)
Secretar∙ -RicharΣ Jackson.2948591(H⌐  Basiπ    -Brentoε Stacey«  444370(H⌐
Tapσ LiΓ  -Gleε Marsham«   2514182(H⌐  CP/═     -Kyφ Fischer«    2727463(H)
S/╫ sale≤ -DaviΣ Playford« 2964989(H⌐  Hardwarσ -Iaε Florence.
Editor    -Philip Ahrens.  2714477(H)  Comm≤    -Kri≤ Sieben«    2651374(H)

*****¬ PLEAS┼ RESTRIC╘ AFTE╥ HOUR╙ CALL╙ T╧ BETWEE╬ 7.3░ - 8.3░ p.m« ******
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                              *** COURSES ***

Introductioεá t∩ Assembl∙ Language¼á therσ arσ stil∞ somσ vacancie≤ oεá thσ
coursσ startinτ 11tΦ April.
Enrollments : Geoff Smith - 218 0381 (Work)   294 4005 (Home)
Fo≥ furthe≥ informatioε Rinτ Geofµ o≥ seσ Microbeσ New≤ - Februar∙ '85.

                           * * * FOR SALE * * *

                   The CP/M Handbook (with MP/M) $15.00
                   2 * 4k EDASM ROMs and manual  $25.00
                   8k Mytek FORTH ROM and manual $15.00
                   Video/Power lead                Free

                      Gordon Irlam  Phone : [phone].

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             PRINTER . . . TANDY LINE VII  ......... $170 ONO

                    PARALLEL AND 300Bd SERIAL INTERFACE

A≤ ne≈ condition¼ origina∞ packing« Completσ witΦ handbooδ anΣ dus⌠ cover.

               Geoff Smith    2180381 (work) 2944005 (home)
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Editor's Waffle ............................................ Philip Ahrens.

     Thσ Februar∙ meetinτ wa≤ probabl∙ onσ oµ thσ mos⌠ enjoyablσ meeting≤ ╔
havσ beeε to« Ros≤ William≤ (Grotniδ Software⌐ gavσ ß ver∙ interestinτ talδ
oε 'Taminτ you≥ software'«á I⌠ concerneΣ ho≈ t∩ writσ program≤ properl∙ anΣ
thσá wa∙ t∩ kee≡ yo⌡ program≤ 'iε controlº al∞ thσ time¼á hi≤á presentatioε
anΣá humou≥á madσ hi≤ talδ mos⌠ enjoyable«á Ross'≤ talδ wa≤ ß harΣá ac⌠á t∩
follow¼á however¼á 'Your≤á Trulyº theε attempteΣ t∩ relatσ hi≤á trial≤á anΣ
tribulation≤á witΦá hi≤á owε prograφ 'Bushwalkinτ Adventureºá anΣá ho≈á thσ
prograφ wa≤ writteε anΣ finall∙ pu⌠ oε thσ market« Thσ chit-cha⌠ afterward≤
went on well into  the night !
     Recentl∙ thσ cluΓ obtaineΣ ß meetinτ rooφ a⌠ OxforΣ House¼á locateΣ a⌠
4╣ OxforΣ Street¼á Unley«á Thi≤ rooφ i≤ availablσ fo≥ an∙ specia∞á interes⌠
grou≡á anΣ i≤ opeε froφ 7:3░ t∩ 10:0░ oε thσ firs⌠ Monda∙ oµ thσ month«á Iµ
anyonσá woulΣ  likσ t∩ usσ thi≤ rooφ fo≥ anythinτ t∩ d∩ witΦ Microbee≤ jus⌠
contac⌠ ß committeσ membe≥ t∩ makσ ß booking.èTH┼ MICROBE┼ 3.5ó DIS╦ SYSTEM ............................ Stepheε Frawley.

   Afte≥ tw∩ anΣ ß halµ year≤ oµ perseverinτ witΦ ß tapσ systeφ ╔ fel⌠ tha⌠
╔ deserveΣ somethinτ better«á A≤ i≤ thσ casσ witΦ mos⌠ oµ us¼ thσ cos⌠ oµ ß
disδ systeφ wa≤ thσ maiε reasoε fo≥ m∙ delayinτ thσ move.

   Thσ introductioε oµ thσ Microbeσ "Compute≥ iε ß Bookó has¼á despitσá thσ
sill∙ name¼ brough⌠ thσ cos⌠ oµ disδ powe≥ dowε t∩ aε affordablσ level« Thσ
MUGS┴á discoun⌠ addeΣ t∩ thσ attractivenes≤ oµ thσ lure¼á s∩ ╔ pu⌠ m∙ orde≥
iεá anΣ waiteΣ tw∩ week≤ fo≥ delivery«á Thσ onl∙ thinτ tha⌠ worrieΣ mσá wa≤
thσá relativσ newnes≤ oµ thσ 3.5ó disδ format¼á bu⌠ thσ fac⌠ tha⌠á Hewlett-
Packard¼á Apple¼á Aprico⌠ anΣ Datß Genera∞ havσ choseε i⌠ seem≤ t∩á confirφ
tha⌠ i⌠ i≤ herσ t∩ stay«á Also¼á i⌠ wa≤ recentl∙ announceΣ tha⌠ Y-┼ Datß oµ
Japan¼á thσ world'≤ larges⌠ drivσ manufacturer¼ haΣ spen⌠ ß yea≥ evaluatinτ
thσá Son∙ 3.5ó anΣ thσ HitachΘ 3ó drive≤ anΣ haΣ comσ ou⌠ iε favou≥ oµá thσ
3.5"«á Thi≤á mean≤á tha⌠á thσá 3.5óá wil∞á becomσá thσá dσá fact∩á standarΣ
microdrive¼á anΣá ma∙á eveεá replacσ thσ 5.25ó a≤ thσá standarΣá drivσá fo≥
persona∞ computers.

   Thσá disδ itselµ ha≤ advantage≤ ove≥ thσ large≥ sizes«á I⌠ i≤ completel∙
encloseΣ iε ß rigiΣ plastiπ case¼ anΣ ß sprinτ loadeΣ stee∞ doo≥ cover≤ thσ
read/writσá slo⌠á wheε thσ disδ i≤ ou⌠ oµ thσ drive«á Despitσá thσá smalle≥
size¼ thσ formatteΣ capacit∙ i≤ stil∞ 390k« Thσ onl∙ disadvantage≤ arσ tha⌠
softwarσá i≤á relativel∙á scarce¼á anΣ thσ cos⌠ oµ blanδá disk≤á i≤á highe≥
(particularl∙ iµ bough⌠ froφ thσ Microbeσ Shop!)«á BotΦ oµ thesσá drawback≤
shoulΣá diminisΦ witΦ time«á Thσ cheapes⌠ sourcσ oµ 3.5ó disk≤ seem≤ t∩á bσ
Exce∞ Compute≥ Supplie≤ a⌠ 10╢ Magil∞ Road¼ Norwood¼ wherσ the∙ arσ $╢ eacΦ
iε pack≤ oµ ╡ o≥ 1░ t∩ MUGS┴ members«á Thσ lo≈ pricσ i≤ probabl∙ duσ t∩ thσ
lo≈ overheads¼ a≤ onσ visi⌠ t∩ thσ premise≤ wil∞ show.

   Thσ drivσ uni⌠ i≤ b∙ madσ b∙ Mitsubishi«á I⌠ i≤ encloseΣ iε ß meta∞ casσ
alonτ witΦ thσ powe≥ supply¼á anΣ thi≤ i≤ theε encloseΣ iε ß fabric-covereΣ
hardboarΣá case«á Thσ powe≥ suppl∙ i≤ supposeΣ t∩ powe≥ botΦ thσ drivσá anΣ
thσá computer«á Thσá disadvantagσ oµ thi≤ arrangemen⌠ becamσ obviou≤á afte≥
abou⌠ aε hou≥ oµ operation¼ wheε thσ disδ becamσ quitσ ho⌠ whilσ sittinτ iε
thσá drive«á Thσá probleφá seem≤á t∩ bσá tha⌠á thσá oute≥á cove≥á restrict≤
ventilatioε througΦ thσ meta∞ case« Thi≤ caε bσ easil∙ fixeΣ b∙ slidinτ thσ
cove≥ ofµ anΣ leavinτ thσ casσ bare«á I⌠ theε look≤ ß bi⌠ "home-made"¼á bu⌠
thσá reductioε iε temperaturσ i≤ significant«á Thσ cove≥ i≤ purel∙ cosmetiπ
anΣá seem≤ t∩ bσ ß resul⌠ oµ thσ "Compute≥ Iε ┴ Bookó theme«á I⌠á woulΣá bσ
morσá practica∞ (anΣ probabl∙ cheaper⌐ fo≥ A.T«á t∩ forge⌠ abou⌠ thσá cove≥
anΣá simpl∙ pain⌠ thσ meta∞ case«á Anothe≥ wa∙ t∩ reducσ thσ temperaturσ i≤
t∩ powe≥ thσ compute≥ froφ anothe≥ plug-pacδ s∩ tha⌠ thσ powe≥ suppl∙á onl∙
ha≤ t∩ ruε thσ drive.

   Thσá advertisement≤á describσá ßá "matchinτá owner'≤á manualóá a≤á beinτ
includeΣá witΦ thσ system«á Wha⌠ yo⌡ actuall∙ ge⌠ i≤ ß plastiπ baτ ful∞á oµ
loosσá pagesíá I⌠á i≤á neithe≥ matchinτ no≥ aε owner'≤á manual«á Thσá page≤
basicall∙á describσ ho≈ thσ disδ systeφ varie≤ froφ thσ tapσá system«á The∙
woulΣá probabl∙á bσ enougΦ fo≥ somebod∙ alread∙ experienceΣá iεá MicroworlΣ
BASIC¼áá Wordbee¼á Telcoφá anΣá CP/M¼á bu⌠á ßá novicσá woulΣá requirσá morσ
information«á I⌠á turn≤á ou⌠á tha⌠á thσ loosσ page≤á arσá par⌠á oµá ßá morσ
comprehensivσá manua∞á whicΦá caεá bσ your≤ fo≥ $49.9╡á extraíá Thi≤á i≤á ß
misleadinτá advertising«á Iµ ß "matchinτ owner'≤ manualó i≤á advertiseΣá a≤
beinτ included¼ theε i⌠ shoulΣ bσ includeΣ anΣ no⌠ offereΣ a≤ ß $5░ option.

   Tw∩á disk≤á arσ supplieΣ - thσ systeφ maste≥ anΣ ß game≤á demonstration«
Thσ systeφ disδ contain≤ CP/═ 2.2¼ Disδ BASIC¼ Tapσ BASIC¼ Wordbee¼ Telcom¼
anΣ variou≤ CP/═ utilities« Therσ i≤ ß "shelló arounΣ CP/═ s∩ tha⌠ thσ use≥
neeΣá hardl∙á eve≥ comσ int∩ direc⌠ contac⌠ witΦ it«á Wheεá thσá systeφá i≤ èbooteΣ up¼ ß men⌡ i≤ displayeΣ whicΦ look≤ likσ thσ content≤ pagσ oµ ß booδ
(Compute≥á iεá ßá Book¼á ge⌠ it?)«á Froφ herσ thσ use≥á caεá selec⌠á BASIC¼
Wordbee¼ Telcom¼ Systeφ Setu≡ o≥ Diskettσ Manager.

   Systeφá Setu≡á allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ se⌠ defaul⌠ value≤ fo≥ screeεá positioning¼
printe≥ type¼á keyboarΣ case¼á numbe≥ oµ drives¼á anΣ t∩ selec⌠ thσ prograφ
whicΦá automaticall∙á run≤ afte≥ ß colΣ o≥á warφá start«á Diskettσá Manage≥
basicall∙á allow≤á yo⌡á t∩ forma⌠ disks¼á anΣ cop∙ o≥ erasσá files«á I⌠á i≤
usuall∙á morσá convenien⌠á t∩ usσ Diskettσ Manage≥ thaεá t∩á usσá thσá CP/═
utilitie≤ directly«

   Thσá licenseΣá softwarσá availablσá a⌠ thσ momen⌠ fo≥á thσá 3.5óá systeφ
include≤ Wordstar¼á Multiplan¼á anΣ MBASIC« ╔ ordereΣ thσ three¼ a≤ wel∞ a≤
SIMPL┘á DB¼á a≤ i⌠ i≤ to≡ clas≤ softwarσ a⌠ ß ver∙ lo≈á price«á A.T«á stil∞
seem≤ t∩ responΣ t∩ order≤ a⌠ thσ usua∞ speed¼á anΣ i⌠ tooδ seveε week≤á t∩
arrive«á Thσá documentatioεá supplieΣá witΦá thσ softwarσá shoulΣá kee≡á mσ
occupieΣá fo≥á ßá yea≥ o≥ two«á Onσ thinτ no⌠á supplieΣá wa≤á thσá Wordsta≥
Installatioεá Manual¼á anΣ ╔ aφ stil∞ fiddlinτ arounΣ witΦ thσ installatioε
prograφ iε aε attemp⌠ t∩ ge⌠ m∙ printe≥ workinτ properly.

   ╔á wil∞ probabl∙ usσ MBASI├ iε preferencσ t∩ MWBASI├ sincσ i⌠á ha≤á somσ
nicσá programminτá feature≤á anΣ doe≤ awa∙ witΦ thσ tw∩á thing≤á tha⌠á havσ
constantl∙á annoyeΣá mσá abou⌠ thσ Beσ - thσ crudσ 64x1╢á displa∙á anΣá thσ
restrictivσá variablσ names«á Thσ maiε disadvantage≤ oµ MBASI├ arσ thσ lacδ
oµ graphic≤ anΣ thσ diabolica∞ linσ editor« Yo⌡ havσ no⌠ suffereΣ unti∞ yo⌡
havσá experienceΣ thσ MBASI├ linσ editor«á Sufficσ t∩ sa∙ tha⌠ i⌠á i≤á ver∙
simila≥á t∩á thσá EDAS═ editor«á An∙ seriou≤ editing¼á sucΦá a≤á convertinτ
program≤ froφ MicroworlΣ t∩ MBASIC¼ mus⌠ bσ donσ witΦ Wordstar«

   Thi≤ seem≤ likσ ß gooΣ timσ t∩ sounΣ ofµ abou⌠ thσ onσ thinτ tha⌠á woulΣ
drivσ mσ froφ thσ Beσ t∩ anothe≥ branΣ oµ micr∩ - thσ 64x1╢ display«á Therσ
i≤ n∩ reasoε fo≥ A.T«á t∩ persis⌠ witΦ thi≤ coarsσ olΣ displa∙ a⌠ all«á Thσ
fac⌠ tha⌠ thσ Beσ put≤ ou⌠ ß direc⌠ vide∩ signa∞ mean≤ tha⌠ 99Ñ oµ theφ arσ
hookeΣá u≡á t∩á prope≥á vide∩ monitor≤ whicΦ caεá easil∙á handlσá aεá 80x2┤
display«á Surel∙á i⌠ woulΣ bσ eas∙ fo≥ sucΦ geniuse≤ a≤ Star≥ anΣ Harri≤ t∩
modif∙ BASI├ anΣ Wordbeσ accordingly«á I⌠ mus⌠ bσ frustratinτ fo≥ owner≤ oµ
RO═á Bee≤ t∩ kno≈ tha⌠ thσ 80x2┤ displa∙ capabilit∙ i≤ therσ bu⌠á the∙á caε
onl∙ experiencσ i⌠ iµ the∙ pretenΣ t∩ bσ sendinτ t∩ ß modem« Therσ seem≤ t∩
havσá beeεá ß distinc⌠ lacδ oµ developmen⌠ sincσ BASI├ v5.22σá anΣá Wordbeσ
v1.2« Maybσ A.T« shoulΣ concentratσ fo≥ ß whilσ oε updatinτ thei≥ principa∞
softwarσá rathe≥ thaε oε thσ glamou≥ oµ havinτ ne≈ hardwarσ release≤á ever∙
fe≈á months«á Thσá idea∞á BASI├ fo≥ thσ Beσ (o≥ an∙ othe≥ micro⌐á woulΣá bσ
MBASI├ combineΣ witΦ MicroworlΣ editinτ anΣ graphics«á Thσ olΣ stor∙á abou⌠
MBASI├ beinτ to∩ expensivσ t∩ offe≥ a≤ standarΣ n∩ longe≥ hold≤ u≡ no≈ tha⌠
A.T« arσ offerinτ i⌠ oε disδ fo≥ $79.50.

   Apar⌠á froφá thσá poo≥ documentatioε ╔ aφ quitσ pleaseΣá witΦá thσá 3.5ó
system«á Therσá seem≤á t∩ bσ ß buτ iε thσ DTCOP┘ prograφ tha⌠ corrupt≤á an∙
tapσ filσ madσ witΦ it« An∙ disδ systeφ i≤ ß grea⌠ lea≡ forwarΣ froφ ß tapσ
system¼á anΣá thi≤á onσ offer≤ mucΦ morσ fo≥ thσá mone∙á thaεá others«á Thσ
"virtua∞á driveóá systeφ mean≤ tha⌠ therσ arσ fe≈ disadvantage≤á iεá havinτ
onl∙ ß singlσ drive.

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Wordstar Hints and Tips.......................................Fred Brunings

╔á havσ compileΣ ß collectioε oµ usefu∞ hint≤ anΣ tip≤ t∩ hel≡ yo⌡ ge⌠á thσ
most out of Wordstar.
è1«á Occasionally¼ yo⌡ ma∙ wan⌠ t∩ prin⌠ ß serie≤ oµ ful∞ stop≤ iε thσ firs⌠
columε oµ ß linσ oµ text«á Iµ n∩ specia∞ command≤ arσ given¼á Wordsta≥ wil∞
interpre⌠á thesσ a≤ do⌠ commands¼á anΣ responΣ witΦ ß questioε marδ iεá thσ
right margin of the screen display.

     T∩á avoiΣ thi≤ confusion¼á typσ non-printablσ prin⌠ contro∞ character≤
iε thσ firs⌠ fe≈ column≤ oµ thσ line¼á e.g«á ^PS^PS¼ togglinτ thσ underlinσ
on/off¼á followeΣ immediatel∙ b∙ thσ ful∞ stop≤ required«á Thσ ^PS^P╙ won'⌠
d∩á anythinτá t∩ thσ print-ou⌠ anΣ iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ switcΦ theφá ofµá oεá thσ
screen¼ issuσ thσ ^O─ commanΣ t∩ switcΦ thσ prin⌠ displa∙ on.

2«á ╔á ofteεá neeΣ morσ thaε ▒ cop∙ oµ ß documen⌠ and¼á rathe≥á thaεá goinτ
througΦ thσ Wordsta≥ prin⌠ commanΣ sequencσ morσ thaε once¼ ╔ usσ thσ Mail-
mergσ prin⌠ command« Thi≤ commanΣ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ prin⌠ morσ thaε onσ cop∙ b∙
nominating the number of copies required.
T∩ usσ thi≤ command¼ hi⌠ ═ froφ thσ Wordsta≥ Maiε Menu¼ thi≤ call≤ u≡ Mail-
merge« Answe≥ thσ question≤ a≤ yo⌡ woulΣ fo≥ thσ ╨ command« Al∞ oµ theφ arσ
thσá samσá excep⌠ fo≥ thσ "Numbe≥ oµ copies?ó question«á ╔ responΣá t∩á thσ
promp⌠á witΦá thσ appropriatσ numbe≥ oµ copies¼á anΣ g∩ abou⌠á m∙á busines≤
while the printer gives me all the copies I asked for.

3«á Sometime≤ yo⌡ neeΣ double-spaceΣ print-out≤ froφ ß norma∞ single-spaceΣ
document¼ e.g« ß double-spaceΣ draf⌠ anΣ ß single-spaceΣ fina∞ copy.

     Pu⌠á thσá .P╞á O╬ anΣ .L╙ ▓ a⌠ thσ star⌠ oµ thσá tex⌠á anΣá prin⌠á thσ
documen⌠á usinτá Mailmergσá rathe≥á thaεá Wordstar«áá Thesσá command≤á tel∞
Mailmergσá t∩á overridσá thσá line-spacinτ tha⌠á wa≤á useΣá durinτá editinτ
(single)¼ anΣ t∩ assumσ double-spacinτ instead« Thσ techniquσ work≤ equall∙
wel∞á witΦá al∞á printers¼á anΣá ha≤á thσá addeΣá advantagσá tha⌠á i⌠á wil∞
automaticall∙á takσ carσ oµ pagσ breaks«á Thσ onσ snaτ i≤ tha⌠ i⌠ doe≤á no⌠
producσ extrßá blanδ line≤ betweeε paragraph≤ - can'⌠ havσá everythinτá caε
you?

4«á Sometime≤á yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ seσ wha⌠ i≤ iε ß filσ createΣ b∙á Wordstar¼á bu⌠
don'⌠á wan⌠á t∩ g∩ int∩ Wordstar «á Wheε "typingó thσ filσá direc⌠á t∩á thσ
screeεá therσ i≤ ofteε ß lo⌠ oµ gibberish¼á causeΣ b∙ thσ "higΦ bitóá beinτ
set "on" in Wordstar (D)document mode.
To overcome this, use PIP instead:

                        PIP CON:=<filename.ext> [Z]

PIP doesn't really care whether you use the last square bracket or not.

5«á Wheεá yo⌡ changσ thσ loggeΣ disδ drivσ usinτ thσ ╠ command¼á yo⌡á don'⌠
have to answer B:, just B is sufficient. Saves one keystroke.......

6«á T∩á ge⌠ continuou≤ underlininτ withou⌠ re-installinτ Wordstar¼á pu⌠ thσ
underlinσ characte≥ betweeε thσ words«á Wha⌠ i≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ say¼á thσ Microbeσ
keyboarΣ doesn'⌠ havσ aε underlinσ characteríá I⌠ doe≤ indeed¼á eveε thougΦ
i⌠ i≤ no⌠ showε oε an∙ oµ thσ keys«á Jus⌠ usσ <SHIFT><DEL╛ anΣ yo⌡ wil∞ ge⌠
the underline character.

     Nex⌠á montΦ ╔ wil∞ revie≈ ß usefu∞ littlσ prograφ calleΣ Smartke∙á II¼
whicΦ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ assigε lonτ string≤ t∩ onσ o≥ tw∩ keystrokes¼á jus⌠ thσ
thinτ t∩ speeΣ u≡ al∞ thosσ Wordsta≥ anΣ Multiplaε contro∞ commands.

     ╔á wil∞ als∩ discus≤ somσ morσ littlσ knowε Wordsta≥ features¼á iµ yo⌡
havσá discovereΣ an∙ usefu∞ Wordsta≥ tip≤ ╔ woulΣ appreciatσá hearinτá froφ
you.
èSoftware Library

    ThσáMUGS┴á Softwarσ Librar∙ consist≤ oµ ┤ volume≤ oµ programs¼á witΦá ß
fiftΦ volumσ iε thσ proces≤ oµ collection«á Thesσ volume≤ arσ availablσá a⌠
eacΦ monthl∙ meetinτ fo≥  $2.5░ o≥ througΦ thσ mai∞ fo≥  $2.5░ plu≤ postagσ
¿ $▒ fo≥ ▒ o≥ ▓ volumes¼ $▓  fo≥ │ o≥ morσ volume≤ ).
Thσ volume≤ arσ :
Volumσ 1║áHitchiker≤ Guidσ t∩ thσ Galaxy ¼ Explorer ¼ Los⌠ Dutchman≤ Gold ¼
          Life64¼á Assignmen⌠ 46¼á Wavertoε Castle¼ Otmaze¼ WarΘ anΣ Motor«
          Moto≥ i≤ ß HIRE╙ Graphic≤ demo«á Life6┤ i≤ ß Machinσ codσ versioε
          oµ Conway'≤ Gamσ oµ Life«á Otmazσ i≤ ß 3─ representatioε oµ ßá 2─
          maze«á WarΘá i≤ ß gamσ oµ skil∞ anΣ concentratioε anΣá thσá othe≥
          game≤ arσ adventures.
Volumσ 2║ Triple≤ ▒ thr⌡ ╢ anΣ Sixpac.Triple≤ arσ men⌡ driveε set≤ oµ threσ
          smal∞ games«á Triplσ ▒ i≤ Lapides¼ Hotsho⌠ ª Quantal« Triplσ ▓ i≤
          Xchange¼ Decei⌠ ª Nicoma« Triplσ │ i≤ Awari¼ HanoΘ ª Demo« Triplσ
          ┤á i≤á Trade¼áNought≤ anΣ Crosse≤ ª Match«á Triplσ ╡ i≤á Kingdom¼
          Elevatσ ª Guess« Triplσ ╢ i≤ Abstrt¼ Yatceσ ª Knight« Sixpaπ i≤ ß
          men⌡á driveεá selectioεá  oµá si°á graphic≤ágame≤á froφáá variou≤
          magazines.
Volumσ 3║áMonopoly¼ Milkshake ¼ 3─ Maze¼ │ anΣ ┤ Ree∞ Poke≥ Machines¼ WorlΣ
          Wa≥ III¼á Mailinτ List¼á Lis⌠ ª Sort¼á Pontoon¼á Modeφ ╖ anΣ Mis≤
          October« Thi≤ i≤ ß mixturσ oµ gamσ anΣ utilities« ¿ Note║ Modeφ ╖
          i≤ ß CP/═ Utilit∙ ).
Volumσá4║ Thi≤  i≤  ß volumσ oµ utilitie≤ ranginτ froφ grapΦ plottinτ t∩á ß
          basiπ monitor.
Volumσ 5║á¿ no⌠ availablσ ye⌠ ⌐ Biτ Letters ¼ Electroniπ Formulae ¼ Lunß  ª
          Record-A-Bee«á Morσ program≤á arσ requireΣ fo≥ thi≤ volumσ t∩á bσ
          published.
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OUTSMARTIN╟ WORDBE┼ Par⌠ 3 ............................... Stepheε Frawley.

   Thσá introductioε oµ thσ 3.5ó disδ systeφ (withou⌠ Wordstar⌐ mean≤á tha⌠
morσá disδá owner≤ wil∞ bσ usinτ Wordbeσ a≤ thei≥ word-processinτá program«
Thσ Wordbeσ t∩ Wordsta≥ Converte≥ oε pagσ 1▒ oµ Onlinσ No« ┤ caε bσ useΣ b∙
non-Wordsta≥á owner≤á t∩á inser⌠ "escapeó anΣá othe≥á printe≥á contro∞á anΣ
specia∞á character≤ int∩ thei≥ Wordbeσ file«á Thσ prograφ a≤ listeΣá simpl∙
read≤á thσ filσ froφ thσ disδ onσ characte≥ a⌠ ß time¼á insert≤ ß linσ feeΣ
afte≥á eacΦá carriagσ returε i⌠ finds¼á anΣ re-write≤ i⌠ t∩á thσá disk«á B∙
changinτá onl∙á CHR(13⌐ anΣ CHR(10⌐ iε linσ 33░ i⌠ possiblσ t∩á inser⌠á an∙
characte≥ afte≥ an∙ othe≥ character¼á anΣ b∙ changinτ thing≤ ß bi⌠ morσá i⌠
i≤á possiblσá t∩á replacσ ß dumm∙ characte≥á witΦá anothe≥á character«á Fo≥
example¼á t∩á changσá thσá "fingeró characte≥ t∩á thσá "escapeóá character¼
rewritσ linσ 33░ anΣ adΣ linσ 33╡ a≤ follows:

33░ I╞ K1$=CHR(124⌐ THE╬ LE╘ K1$=CHR(27)
33╡ LPRIN╘ K1$;

   Thi≤á allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ typσ thσ "|ó characte≥ iε thσ Wordbeσ filσá whereve≥
yo⌡á wan⌠ aε "escapeó characte≥ t∩ bσ inserteΣ fo≥ printe≥ control«á T∩á d∩
thσá conversion¼á savσá thσ filσ a≤ norma∞ anΣ theε loaΣ BASI├ anΣ ruεá thσ
Converte≥ program.
   Thσá filσá wil∞ pas≤ througΦ thσ Converte≥ anΣ bσá saveΣá unde≥á anothe≥
filenamσ witΦ thσ conversioε done«á I⌠ i≤ onl∙ worthwhilσ doinτ i⌠ thi≤ wa∙
iµ therσ arσ man∙ character≤ t∩ bσ changed¼ otherwisσ i⌠ i≤ easie≥ t∩ d∩ i⌠
viß thσ Monitor.
   Thσá "Wordstaróá converte≥ als∩ allow≤ Wordbeσ t∩ bσ useΣá fo≥á creatinτ
CP/═ tex⌠ files¼á sucΦ a≤ prograφ informatioε file≤ whicΦ caε bσ reaΣ usinτ
thσ TYP┼ command¼ o≥ SUBMI╘ (SUPERSUB⌐ files.èSOFTWARE REVIEW ............................................. Colin Mercer.

MULTIBANK  by Alan Morris for DREAMCARDS

        "Multibanδá i≤á ß financia∞ datß basσ prograφ designeΣ fo≥ thσá 32╦
RO═ baseΣ Microbee«á Thσ cassettσ provideΣ b∙ Dreamcard≤ ha≤ threσ dump≤ a⌠
1200bΣ oε sidσ ┴ anΣ onσ dum≡ a⌠ 300bΣ oε sidσ B«á A⌠ thσ beginninτ oµ sidσ
┴á i≤á ß smal∞ prograφ calleΣ INTR╧ whicΦ simpl∙ write≤ t∩ thσá screeεá thσ
abovσ informatioε anΣ continue≤ t∩ loaΣ thσ firs⌠ dump« Thi≤ prograφ i≤ no⌠
requireΣ fo≥ loadinτ "Multibankó anΣ caε bσ bypassed.

        Loadinτá timσá i≤ abou⌠ tw∩ anΣ ß halµ minute≤ a⌠á 1200bΣá anΣá teε
minute≤á a⌠á 300bd¼á s∩á iµ you≥ cassettσ playe≥ i≤ no⌠á reliablσá a⌠á 120░
loadinτ thi≤ prograφ caε becomσ ß littlσ tedious.

        Eveεá witΦ m∙ usuall∙ reliablσ cassettσ playe≥ therσ werσ problems«
Tw∩á oµá thσ threσ dump≤ oε sidσ ┴ woulΣ no⌠ loaΣ eveεá afte≥á mucΦá volumσ
fiddlinτá anΣá heaΣá cleaning«á Thσ thirΣ dum≡ anΣ thσ slo≈ onσ oεá sidσá ┬
workeΣ ever∙ time.

        "Multibankóá allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ se⌠ u≡ ß filσ consistinτ oµ u≡ t∩á eigh⌠
seperatσá account≤á (n∩ merginτ i≤ catereΣ for⌐ anΣ ß tota∞ oµá u≡á t∩á 35░
record≤á spreaΣá ove≥á thesσá accounts«á EacΦ recorΣ ha≤á ßá REFERENC┼á (eτ
Deposit/Withdrawal/Interes⌠áá o≥á whateve≥á yo⌡á want⌐á oµá u≡áá t∩áá seveε
characters¼á anΣ ß PARTICULAR╙ columε oµ u≡ t∩ 2┤ characters« Thσ amoun⌠ oµ
eacΦá recorΣá i≤á entereΣá b∙ thσ use≥ anΣ "Multibankóá theεá compute≤á thσ
balancσá oµ thσ account¼á givinτ ß runninτ recorΣ oµá you≥á finances«á EacΦ
entr∙á require≤á ßá datσá fo≥ thσ transactioε anΣ thi≤ i≤á checkeΣá b∙á thσ
prograφá t∩ seσ iµ i⌠ i≤ valiΣ (no⌠ thσ 30tΦ oµ FeΓ o≥ thσ 96tΦá oµá June)«
Therσá arσá othe≥ usefu∞ feature≤ associateΣ witΦ thσ datσ entr∙ whicΦá arσ
covereΣ b∙ thσ excellen⌠ documentation.

        ┴á gooΣá featurσ i≤ thσ "Standinτ Ordersó whicΦ ma∙ bσá se⌠á u≡á t∩
automaticall∙áá includσá regula≥á monthl∙á transaction≤á sucΦá a≤á Mortgagσ
repayment≤ o≥ Famil∙ Allowance«á Thesσ arσ updateΣ wheneve≥ thσ preordaineΣ
da∙á oµ thσ montΦ i≤ passeΣ wheε enterinτ thσ datσ fo≥ ßá ne≈á transaction«
Unfortunately¼ oncσ ß filσ i≤ se⌠ u≡ thσ numbe≥ oµ Standinτ Order≤ fo≥ tha⌠
filσá canno⌠á bσá changed«á Anothe≥ drawbacδ i≤ tha⌠ iµá yo⌡á havσá regula≥
transaction≤á tha⌠á arσá no⌠ monthl∙ (eτ weekl∙ o≥ fortnightl∙á salar∙á anΣ
deductions⌐áá the∙á arσá difficult¼áá iµá no⌠á impossible¼áá t∩áá implemen⌠
automatically.

        Thσ operatioε oµ thσ prograφ i≤ ver∙ eas∙ t∩ picδ up«á Therσ arσ aε
abundancσ oµ eas∙ t∩ follo≈ prompts¼á usuall∙ requirinτ ß singlσ keystroke¼
althougΦá a⌠á time≤ therσ stil∞ seem≤ t∩ bσ to∩ man∙ option≤á fo≥á ßá quicδ
passagσá t∩á thσ nex⌠ operation«á "Multibankó allow≤ cassettσá dumpinτá anΣ
retrieva∞á oµ datß bu⌠ n∩ wa∙ t∩ verif∙ tha⌠ thσ dum≡ wa≤ good«á Agaiεá thσ
cassettσá systeφ fel∞ int∩ disreputσ iε thi≤ area«á Timσ anΣ agaiε thσ filσ
tha⌠ wa≤ jus⌠ saveΣ woulΣ no⌠ reloaΣ a⌠ 1200bd¼ anΣ t∩ tr∙ t∩ loaΣ thσ filσ
froφ tapσ yo⌡ havσ t∩ destro∙ you≥ origina∞ file.

        ╔á havσá alread∙ saiΣ tha⌠ thσ documentatioε witΦ thi≤á prograφá i≤
excellent¼á bu⌠á ╔á wil∞á takσ onσ commen⌠ t∩ tasδ anΣ tha⌠á i≤á tha⌠á thi≤
prograφ i≤ "virtuall∙ crash-proof"«á Mr«á Dreamcards¼á tr∙ printinτ ßá pagσ
tha⌠ i≤ no⌠ there!!!!

        Man∙á oµ thσ filσ handlinτ option≤ allo≈ ß harΣ cop∙ t∩ bσ produceΣ
(APPLAUSE!⌐á anΣ ß largσ filσ i≤ displayeΣ oε thσ screeε ß pagσ a⌠á ßá timσ
(teεá entrie≤ pe≥ page)«á Iµ yo⌡ selec⌠ thσ printou⌠ optioε (which¼á b∙ thσ
wa∙á support≤á printe≥ initialisatioε anΣ specia∞ code≤ t∩á bσá sent«á MOR┼ èAPPLAUSE⌐ and¼á oε thσ promp⌠ fo≥ ß pagσ number¼á yo⌡ selec⌠ ß non-existen⌠
pagσ you≥ filσ wil∞ ceasσ t∩ be!

        Durinτ thσ revie≈ perioΣ man∙ loading≤ oµ thi≤ prograφ werσ donσ t∩
seσ iµ somσ oµ thσ strange≥ quirk≤ werσ consistent«á The∙ werσ NOT« ┴ rangσ
oµ equall∙ annoyinτ thing≤ seemeΣ t∩ happeε a⌠ thσ stranges⌠á times«

Thesσ were:

1» Completσ locku≡ oµ screeε anΣ keyboard« CURE- ColΣ Boot
2» Fil∞ screeε witΦ gibberish¼ overwritσ filσ anΣ program« N∩ cure
3» Stubborε refusa∞ t∩ includσ ß ne≈ entry« CURE- Star⌠ filσ again

     CONCLUSION║á     Thi≤ prograφ wa≤ founΣ t∩ bσ ver∙ usefu∞ t∩ thσ smal∞
busines≤á application¼á havinτ somσ excellen⌠ features«á I⌠ i≤ ver∙ eas∙ t∩
usσ anΣ thσ wel∞ writteε handbooδ woulΣ no⌠ bσ requireΣ afte≥ ß ver∙á shor⌠
time«á Howeve≥á thσ problem≤ encountereΣ b∙ thi≤ reviewe≥ anΣ hi≤á faithfu∞
assistan⌠á gavσ ß genera∞ feelinτ oµ unreliabilit∙ anΣ aε unwillingnes≤á t∩
trus⌠ importan⌠ datß t∩ it≤ capriciou≤ innards.

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More and more software ................................... Richard Jackson.

     Wσá havσ receiveΣ informatioε abou⌠ ß numbe≥ oµá interestinτá program≤
fo≥ thσ Microbee.

     JR╘ Softwarσ (no¼á no⌠ THA╘ one⌐ oµ 4▓ Turner≤ Ave¼á Coromande∞ Valle∙
(PΦá 27╕á 7076⌐á havσá releaseΣ tw∩ program≤á tha⌠á offe≥á enhancement≤á t∩
Wordstar«á The∙á arσ FLASHPRIN╘ anΣ FLASHKEY«á Thσ firs⌠ onσ enable≤ yo⌡ t∩
prin⌠á iεá an∙á modσ tha⌠ you≥ printe≥ i≤ capable¼á anΣ no⌠á jus⌠á thσá fe≈
format≤ tha⌠ caε bσ installeΣ iε Wordstar« Thi≤ als∩ include≤ graphics« Thσ
onl∙á limi⌠á t∩á thσ type≤ oµ prin⌠ yo⌡ caε usσ i≤á thσá style≤á tha⌠á you≥
printe≥á offers«á Thσ othe≥ prograφ wil∞ enablσ yo⌡ t∩ allocatσ string≤ anΣ
function≤ t∩ an∙ oµ thσ key≤ oε thσ keyboard« String≤ caε bσ oµ an∙ length¼
s∩á yo⌡á could¼á fo≥ example¼á havσ you≥ namσ anΣ addres≤ a≤ ßá singlσá ke∙
function« EacΦ timσ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ usσ it¼ yo⌡ jus⌠ pres≤ onσ key« Thσ cos⌠ oµ
BOT╚ program≤ t∩ cluΓ member≤ i≤ $38-0░ includinτ postage¼ o≥ $33-0░ iµ yo⌡
orde≥á │ o≥ more«á I⌠ wil∞ bσ supplieΣ iε Osbornσ format¼á bu⌠ tha⌠á i≤á n∩
probleφá a≤á thσ Microbeσ caε reaΣ thosσ disks«á Iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ onσ (o≥á more⌐
writσá directl∙ t∩ thσ abovσ addres≤ sayinτ yo⌡ arσ ß membe≥ oµá MUGS┴á anΣ
givinτ thσ versioε numbe≥ oµ you≥ Wordstar.

     Ros≤á Williams¼á wh∩ i≤ thσ manage≥ oµ Grotniδ Software¼á i≤ havinτá ß
sale«á Unti∞á Apri∞á 1st¼á cluΓá member≤á caε ge⌠ Grotniδá War≤á o≥á Bunyi≡
Adventurσ fo≥ $15-0░ eacΦ includinτ p&p«á Order≤ t∩ bσ sen⌠ t∩ P╧ BO╪á 372¼
Glensidσ 506╡ anΣ oncσ again¼ mentioε you≥ membershi≡ oµ MUGSA.

     Thσá namσá oµ Toφ Moffa⌠ i≤ wel∞ knowε t∩ mos⌠ Microbeers«á Hi≤á firm¼
High-TecΦá Tasmania¼á ha≤ releaseΣ ß Morsσ codσ tutoria∞ program«á I⌠á wil∞
generatσ codσ eithe≥ froφ ß grou≡ oµ letter≤ yo⌡ pu⌠ in¼á ß Wordbeσ filσ o≥
direc⌠á froφá thσ keyboard«á Thσ speeΣ i≤ variablσ betweeε │á anΣá 6░á wpm«
Availablσ onl∙ oε cassettσ (why?)¼á thσ cos⌠ i≤ $18-5░ pos⌠ paid«á Writσ t∩
39¼ Pillinge≥ Drive¼ Ferε Tree¼ 7101.

     Finally¼ Rober⌠ Moylσ oµ 75¼ Harbornσ St« Wemble∙ W┴ 6014¼ ha≤ writteε
MICRO-PASCA╠á fo≥ thσ Microbee«á Cost¼á agaiε oε cassette¼á i≤ onl∙ $15-00«
Thi≤á als∩ include≤ p&≡ anΣ ß 1▓ pagσ manual«á I⌠ i≤ onl∙ suitablσ fo≥á thσ
32╦ 'Bee¼á a≤ therσ i≤ n∩ prograφ spacσ lef⌠ iε ß 16╦ machine«á Iµ yo⌡ wan⌠
morσ information¼ Rober⌠ caε bσ contacteΣ oε (09)38▒ 4908.èINSTALLIN╟ MULTIPLAN ..................................... Stepheε Frawley.

     Thσá installeΣá versioεá oµá Multiplaε supplieΣ witΦ thσá Beσá caεá bσ
improveΣ b∙ runninτ thσ INSTAL╠ prograφ anΣ changinτ ß fe≈ things.

     1«á Therσá arσ n∩ PAG┼ UP¼á PAG┼ DOWN¼á PAG┼ LEF╘ o≥ PAG┼á RIGH╘á key≤
assigned«á ╔ useΣ ^T¼ ^V¼ ^┴ anΣ ^╞ respectivel∙ fo≥ thσ PAG┼ contro∞ keys¼
anΣ changeΣ thσ NEX╘ UNLOCKE─ CEL╠ ke∙ froφ ^╞ t∩ ^U.
     2«á Thσ "!ó characte≥ i≤ normall∙ useΣ t∩ construc⌠ vertica∞ lines«á ┴
bette≥ lookinτ linσ result≤ wheε thσ "|ó characte≥ i≤ used.

     Multiplaεá show≤ u≡ thσ weaknes≤ iε thσ Bee'≤ characte≥ se⌠ b∙á havinτ
t∩ usσ norma∞ ASCI╔ character≤ t∩ construc⌠ screeε graphics¼ sucΦ a≤ windo≈
borders«á No≈á tha⌠á thσá Beσ i≤ beinτ promoteΣ a≤ ß busines≤á compute≥á i⌠
shoulΣá incorporatσ "linσ drawingó graphic≤ simila≥ t∩ thosσ founΣ oεá mos⌠
printers«á Havσá ßá looδ a⌠ Multiplaε oε ß NE├ AP├ o≥ simila≥á t∩á seσá ho≈
prope≥ screeε graphic≤ caε improvσ thσ display.
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Magazine Index for past Microbee Newsletters ................ Glen Marsham.

    April '83
Last Meeting ..........................3
Next Meeting ..........................3
From the Committee ....................3
Basic Tip .............................4
Beehive Buzz ..........................5
Freds Bench - Handling Components .....6
Peripherals Review - Joystick .........7
Assembly Tutorial .....................8
Parallel Port .........................9
Review - Asteroids Plus ..............10

    May '83
Last Meeting ..........................3
Next Meeting ..........................3
From the Committee ....................3
Wackers Guide to Microworld Basic .....4
Parallel Port .........................5
Graph Plotting Program ................6
Basic Tip .............................8
Beehive Buzz ..........................8

    June '84
Wackers Guide to Microworld Basic .....3
Aims of Hardware Group ................4
Aims of Games Group ...................4
Microworld Basic 5.10 Bugs ............5
Random Bytes ..........................7
Next Meeting ..........................7
Faster Game Loading - Space Invaders ..8
Last Meeting ..........................9
General Business ......................9
Freds Bench - Power Supply ...........10
Basic Routine ........................10
Basic Problem - KEY$ .................11
Cassette Modification ................12
Microworld Basic Variables Chart .....12
Microbee  IC .........................15
Piracy ...............................16èO╬ COMPUTER╙ AN─ EDUCATIO╬ :-┴ PHILOSOPHICA╠ VIEW ............. Steveε Rowσ

   Computers:- aεá impossibilit∙ froφ thσ past¼á ß novelt∙ iε thσá present¼
anΣá ßá powerfu∞ changσ make≥ oµ thσ future«á Therσ arσ possibl∙ tw∩á majo≥
effect≤á computer≤ wil∞ havσ oε education«á Iε thσ lonτ terφ computer≤á caε
rearrangσ thσ wholσ structurσ oµ thσ educatioε systeφ iε term≤ oµ replacinτ
teacher≤ anΣ eveε eliminatinτ thσ neeΣ fo≥ learninτ institutions« Certainl∙
iε thσ shor⌠ terφ computer≤ wil∞ effec⌠ thσ curriculuφ anΣ structurσ oµ thσ
majorit∙ oµ thσ courses.
   Iεá determininτá thσ effectivenes≤ oµ computer≤ replacinτá teacher≤á thσ
firs⌠ thinτ tha⌠ mus⌠ bσ considereΣ i≤ thσ joΓ oµ ß teacher« Therσ arσ fou≥
area≤ t∩ consider;
1:- aεá obviou≤ componen⌠ oµ ß teacher≤ joΓ i≤ t∩ be¼á t∩ thσá students¼á ß
knowledgσá basσ froφ whicΦ the∙ caε work«á Thi≤ caε bσ iε thσ forφá oµá thσ
teacher≤á containinτá thσá knowledgσ themselve≤ o≥ beinτ ablσ t∩ ac⌠á a≤á ß
guidσá t∩ obtaininτ thσ knowledge«á Computer≤ caε easil∙á accommodatσá thi≤
typσ oµ worδ anΣ thu≤ caε replacσ thi≤ functioε oµ thσ teacher.
2:- jus⌠ havinτ thσ knowledgσ however¼ i≤ no⌠ enough« Teacher≤ mus⌠ als∩ bσ
ablσá t∩á motivate¼á encouragσá anΣ responΣá t∩á thσá student≤á needs«á Caε
computer≤ perforφ thi≤ function┐á I⌠ i≤ possiblσ iµ thσ softwarσ (programs⌐
i≤ writteε iε sucΦ ß wa∙ a≤ t∩ bσ ablσ t∩ accommodatσ thesσ qualities« Thi≤
implie≤á thσ employmen⌠ oµ `Teacher-Programmersº t∩ writσ thσ softwarσ tha⌠
include≤á thesσá attributes¼á bu⌠ eacΦ studen⌠ wil∞á responΣá t∩á differen⌠
motivationa∞ methods« Thu≤ i⌠ ma∙ bσ necessar∙ t∩ writσ ß differen⌠ prograφ
fo≥á eacΦá studen⌠ incorporatinτ thσ responsσ mechanism≤ requireΣ fo≥á tha⌠
studen⌠á (thi≤ i≤ assuminτ tha⌠ thσ responsσ mechanism≤ oµ eacΦ studen⌠á i≤
known).
3:- importantl∙ teacher≤ mus⌠ bσ ablσ t∩ changσ witΦ thσá times«á Computer≤
canno⌠ change«á Thi≤ make≤ thσ computer≤ anΣ softwarσ package≤ availablσ a⌠
an∙ giveε timσ ß shor⌠ terφ proposa∞ fo≥ teachinτ purpose≤ whicΦ neeΣ t∩ bσ
constantl∙ updateΣ t∩ kee≡ u≡ witΦ ß changinτ societ∙ anΣ ß changinτ world.
   I⌠ coulΣ als∩ bσ saiΣ however¼ tha⌠ man∙ teacher≤ d∩ no⌠ changσ witΦ thσ
time≤ either«á Man∙ teacher≤ oµ toda∙ wil∞ no⌠ recognizσ tha⌠ technologica∞
advancement≤ d∩ havσ ß placσ iε thσ classroom-eg«á man∙ teacher≤ stil∞ wil∞
no⌠á allo≈á thσ usσ oµ calculator≤ iε thσ classrooφ le⌠ alonσ standinτá fo≥
computers«á Thesσ teachers¼á unde≥ thσ presen⌠ system¼ canno⌠ bσ `replacedº
o≥á `updatedº anΣ s∩ i⌠ ma∙ eveε bσ tha⌠ computer≤ havσ aεá advantagσá ove≥
thesσ teachers.
4:- thσá fourtΦá functioε oµ ß teache≥ i≤ t∩ implan⌠ int∩ thσ student≤á thσ
value≤á oµ society«á Teacher≤ constantl∙ iε thσ presencσ of¼á anΣá beinτá ß
leade≥á for¼á childreε shoulΣ  iε thσ eye≤ oµ society¼á holΣ anΣ preacΦ thσ
value≤á oµ society«á Computer≤ coulΣ `teachº thesσ values¼á bu⌠ the∙á woulΣ
teacΦá ß rigiΣ se⌠ oµ rule≤ tha⌠ woulΣ no⌠ allo≈ fo≥á change«á Eveεá thougΦ
computer≤ coulΣ teacΦ thesσ values¼ coulΣ the∙ enforcσ thσ values┐ Teacher≤
caεá punisΦá student≤ iµ an∙ rule≤ arσ broken-eg«á detentioε fo≥á fighting«
Computer≤ coulΣ possibl∙  havσ ß limiteΣ degreσ oµ `punishinτ power'¼á the∙
coulΣá fo≥ examplσ `locδ awayº ß student≤ librar∙ oµá compute≥á games¼á bu⌠
theεá ho≈á woulΣá ß compute≥ kno≈ wheε ß studen⌠ ha≤ breacheΣá thσá rules?-
maybσ witΦ `Biτ Brotherº camera≤ watchinτ al∞ thσ time.
   Importantl∙ too¼á thσ value≤ ß compute≥ teache≤ woulΣ onl∙ bσ thσ value≤
implementeΣá b∙á thσ controllinτ bod∙ int∩ thσ computer«á Thi≤ coulΣá bσá ß
biaseΣá se⌠ oµ values«á AlthougΦ thσ samσ coulΣ bσ saiΣ oµ ßá teacher¼á thσ
student≤ iε ß schoo∞ encounte≥ man∙ teacher≤ iε thσ coursσ oµ ß da∙ anΣá s∩
encounte≥ man∙ interpretation≤ oµ thσ value≤ societ∙ holds« Iµ thσ student≤
arσá witΦ ß compute≥ fo≥ thei≥ schoo∞ lifσ the∙ wil∞ bσ subjec⌠ t∩ thσ samσ
values«

   Al∞á thσá abovσá point≤á d∩á no⌠á meaεá tha⌠á computer≤á canno⌠áá becomσ
`humanized'«á Talkinτá t∩á computer≤á anΣ thσ usagσ oµ domestiπá robot≤á i≤
alread∙á ß reality¼á i⌠ ma∙ eveε becomσ impossiblσ t∩ tel∞á thσá differencσ èbetweeεá thσá `thinkingºá capabilitie≤á oµ ß compute≥ anΣ ßá humaεá iεá thσ
future«á Computer≤ however¼ wil∞ alway≤ bσ les≤ flexiblσ iε thinkinτ power«
The∙á wil∞ alway≤ havσ ß rigiΣ se⌠ oµ condition≤ programmeΣ int∩ theφá tha⌠
wil∞ causσ theφ t∩ ac⌠ wheε ß conditioε i≤ satisfied«á The∙ arσ implementeΣ
witΦ `boundarie≤ oµ actionº whicΦ place≤ restriction≤ oε thei≥á usefulness«
Iµá thesσ boundarie≤ arσ largσ enougΦ though¼á i⌠ wil∞ bσ almos⌠ impossiblσ
t∩ distinguisΦ betweeε ß humaε actioε anΣ ß computeΣ action«á Therσ i≤á thσ
probleφá stil∞ that¼á apar⌠ froφ thσ obviou≤ predictioε oµ ß studen⌠ eithe≥
respondinτ witΦ thσ correc⌠ informatioε o≥ thσ incorrec⌠ information¼á tha⌠
an∙ unpredictablσ event≤ canno⌠ bσ acteΣ upon.
   eg- if¼ fo≥ thσ presen⌠ da∙ software¼ ß studen⌠ engaged
       iε  ß mathematic≤  prograφ give≤  incorrec⌠ answer≤
       fo≥ al∞ oµ  thσ question≤ thσ compute≥  present≤ to
       him/her¼ theε thσ compute≥ wil∞ bσ ablσ t∩ tel∞ thσ
       studen⌠  tha⌠  thσ answer≤ werσ  wrong¼  howeve≥ it
       woulΣ no⌠ bσ ablσ t∩ tel∞  thσ studen⌠ wh∙ s/hσ got
       i⌠ wrong.
Thi≤á wil∞á improvσ a≤ thσ technolog∙ improves¼á bu⌠ therσ wil∞á alway≤á bσ
event≤ whicΦ thσ compute≥ wil∞ no⌠ bσ capablσ oµ handlinτ anΣ explaining.
   Thi≤á i≤á thσ basiπ concep⌠ oµ ß computer«á I⌠ i≤á aεá instrumen⌠á that¼
througΦ thσ usσ oµ memor∙ banks¼á caε `rememberº ho≈ t∩ perforφ man∙ tasks«
┴á computer¼á unlikσ (most⌐ humans¼á doe≤ no⌠ kno≈ wh∙ i⌠ i≤ performinτ thσ
tasδá o≥ eveε iµ i⌠ shoulΣ bσ performinτ thσ task«á Thi≤ face⌠á coulΣá makσ
computer≤á detrimenta∞ o≥ possibl∙ dangerous«á The∙ wil∞ ruε t∩ ßá schedulσ
carryinτá ou⌠á pre-programmeΣá instruction≤ obliviou≤á t∩á thσá environmen⌠
arounΣá them«á Iµá environmenta∞ factor≤ occurreΣ whicΦ werσ though⌠át∩á bσ
unethica∞á  (detrimenta∞á o≥á dangerous⌐ ß humaεá teache≥á woulΣá stop«á  ┴
compute≥ woulΣ no⌠ stop¼ unles≤ b∙ humaε intervention«
   Essentially¼ computer≤ fo≥ teachinτ  presen⌠ information¼ bu⌠ therσ i≤ ß
limi⌠á t∩ thσ numbe≥ oµ way≤ thσ compute≥ caε presen⌠ thi≤ information«á Iµ
thσ studen⌠ doe≤ no⌠ understanΣ thσ informatioε becausσ thσ presentatioε i≤
no⌠ iε ß forφ s/hσ caε comprehenΣ theε thσ studen⌠ wil∞ neeΣ t∩ obtaiεá thσ
informatioε froφ anothe≥ source«á Thi≤ sourcσ woulΣ bσ thσ teacher« Thi≤ i≤
probabl∙ thσ rolσ tha⌠ thσ teache≥ play≤ iε thσ classrooφ today¼ tha⌠ i≤ a≤
ßá suppor⌠ t∩ thσ learninτ material≤ availablσ toda∙ eg«á books«á Computer≤
ma∙  onl∙  replacσ  thσ  rolσ tha⌠  thesσ materials¼ sucΦ a≤ books¼ pla∙ iε
thσ classrooφ leavinτ thσ teacher≤ intact«á Thi≤ wil∞ certainl∙ bσ ßá shor⌠
terφ resul⌠ oµ computers.
   I⌠á i≤ eviden⌠ t∩ mos⌠ peoplσ tha⌠ computer≤ caε bσ usefu∞ fo≥á subject≤
baseΣ mostl∙ oε facts¼á iσ mathematic≤ anΣ thσ sciences« Thesσ subject≤ caε
benefi⌠áá froφá thσá masse≤á oµá constantl∙á updateΣá information,iσá data¼
experiments¼ theories¼ discoveries¼ etπ storeΣ oε thσ datß base≤ arounΣ thσ
worlΣá whicΦá caεá bσ accesseΣ b∙ ßá classrooφá computer«á Experiment≤á anΣ
diagram≤á caε als∩ bσ simulateΣ oε thσ computer«á Bu⌠ caε computer≤á bσá a≤
usefu∞á fo≥á thσ art≤ subject≤ anΣ thσ semi-sciences┐á Iε thesσá situation≤
computer≤ caε stil∞ storσ anΣ acces≤ information¼ eτ map≤ anΣ lectures¼ anΣ
animatioεá i≤ alread∙ possiblσ sucΦ tha⌠ video≤ caε bσ ruεá iεá conjunctioε
witΦá compute≥ commentaries¼á bu⌠ i≤ English¼á Histor∙ etπ jus⌠á facts┐á I⌠
seem≤á t∩á bσá tha⌠ aε importan⌠ par⌠ oµ ß humanitie≤ teacher'≤ joΓá i≤á t∩
presen⌠á t∩á thσ student≤ severa∞ view≤ oε aε objec⌠ o≥ even⌠ (eτá ßá play¼
painting¼á historica∞ document⌐ anΣ theε promp⌠ thσ student≤ fo≥ thei≥á owε
interpretations«á Iµá thi≤á i≤ thσ methoΣ fo≥ teachinτ humanitie≤á subject≤
theεá computer≤ caε accommodatσ thi≤ stylσ oµ learning«á The∙ caε presen⌠áß
variet∙á oµ view≤ froφ differen⌠ authors¼á the∙ caε offe≥ opinion≤á oεá thσ
worδáá unde≥á discussioεá anΣá the∙á caεá promp⌠á student≤á fo≥á thei≥á owε
interpretations«á I⌠á i≤á onl∙ ß matte≥ oµ accessinτ ß datß basσá witΦá al∞
thesσ view≤ available.

   S∩ a≤ classrooφ teachinτ goe≤ toda∙ computer≤ wil∞ bσ ablσ t∩ dea∞á witΦ
thσ knowledgσ sidσ oµ learning« Wha⌠ ha≤ beeε discusseΣ however¼ ha≤ mostl∙ èbeeεá ß looδ int∩ thσ distan⌠ future«á Iε thσ shor⌠ terφ therσ arσ possiblσ
effect≤á tha⌠ arσ no⌠ to∩ distant«á Currentl∙  computer≤ iεá educatioεá arσ
beinτá supporteΣ b∙ parent≤ anΣ communit∙ group≤ becausσ the∙ thinδ tha⌠ aε
educatioε iε computinτ i≤ essentia∞ fo≥ joΓ prospects«á Computinτ companie≤
wil∞á suppor⌠á computer≤ iε educatioε becausσ the∙ seσá aεá opportunit∙á oµ
makinτ money«á Iε al∞ thi≤ `imposingº anΣ `pushingº i⌠ ma∙ wel∞ bσ thσ casσ
tha⌠ availablσ computer≤ anΣ availablσ softwarσ wil∞ dictatσ ß schools¼ anΣ
eveε aε educatioε departments¼ curriculum« Thu≤ subject≤ wil∞ no⌠ bσ taugh⌠
a≤á teacher≤á thinδá the∙á should¼á bu⌠ wil∞á bσá determineΣá b∙á computinτ
equipment.
    eτ ┴ curren⌠ computinτ compan∙ ha≤ recentl∙ releaseΣ a
       softwarσ packagσ oε `Thσ Bird≤ oµ Antarctica'«  Not
       man∙ teacher≤ havσ considereΣ thi≤ titlσ  importan⌠
       enougΦ t∩ teacΦ t∩ thei≥ student≤ t∩ date¼ bu⌠  now
       tha⌠  thi≤ softwarσ  packagσ i≤ availablσ  teachers
       wil∞ incorporatσ i⌠ int∩ thei≥ lessons.
Thi≤á trenΣá  wil∞ destro∙ thσ individua∞ teachinτ method≤  oµ eacΦá schoo∞
anΣá eacΦ teacher«á Student≤ wil∞ bσ mas≤ produceΣ witΦ thσ samσ methoΣá oµ
learninτ anΣ thσ samσ knowledgσ bases«á T∩ overcomσ thi≤ eacΦ schoo∞á woulΣ
havσ t∩ bσ supplieΣ witΦ ß residen⌠ programmer¼ o≥ residen⌠ programmers¼ t∩
writσ program≤ a⌠ thσ reques⌠ of¼ anΣ t∩ thσ specificatioε of¼ teachers.
   Thi≤á scenari∩ suggest≤ no⌠ onl∙ thσ ideß tha⌠ witΦ advancinτ technolog∙
computer≤á wil∞á becomσ morσ likσ humans¼á i⌠ als∩ sugges⌠á tha⌠á witΦá thσ
adven⌠á oµ computer≤ takinτ oε greate≥ significancσ human≤ wil∞ als∩ changσ
t∩á conforφ t∩ computers«á WitΦ computer≤ takinτ ß majo≥ rolσ iεá everyone≤
lifσá i⌠á coulΣá bσ tha⌠ peoplσ wil∞á star⌠á thinkinτá likσá computers¼á iσ
performinτ action≤ witΦ thσ samσ  logiπ anΣ usinτ  ß computer≤  vocabulary.
   Iµá ßá compute≥ caε takσ ove≥ tha⌠ par⌠ oµ thσ teacher≤ joΓá tha⌠á deal≤
witΦá providinτá student≤ witΦ informatioε anΣ actinτ a≤ ßá knowledgσá basσ
theεá thσ teacher≤ arσ lef⌠ witΦ thσ humanistiπ task≤ sucΦ a≤á  motivation¼
conditioninτá  student≤á fo≥ socia∞ values¼á etc«á Surel∙ parent≤á anΣá thσ
communit∙á coulΣ perforφ thesσ task≤ withou⌠ havinτ t∩ senΣ thei≥á childreε
t∩á learninτ institutions«á Tha⌠ is¼á childreε coulΣ d∩ al∞ thei≥á learninτ
froφ homσ anΣ therσ woulΣ bσ n∩ neeΣ fo≥ school≤ a⌠ all.
   Takinτá thi≤ argumen⌠ ß  ste≡ further¼á iµ computer≤ havσ storeΣ al∞ thσ
informatioε therσ i≤ t∩ kno≈ anΣ caε pu⌠ thi≤ knowledgσ t∩ it≤á appropriatσ
usagσá theεá wh∙ shoulΣ childreε bσ taugh⌠ an∙ oµ thi≤ informatioε a⌠á all┐
Afte≥á al∞ schoo∞ no≈ i≤ essentiall∙ ß mean≤ oµ preparinτ thσ chilΣ fo≥á aε
adul⌠ life¼á iσ gettinτ ß job« Iµ computer≤ caε d∩ al∞ thσ worδ anywa∙ wha⌠
i≤ thσ poin⌠ oµ `educatingº childreε a⌠ all«á I⌠ i≤ oµ coursσ possiblσ tha⌠
thσá terφ `educationº wil∞ takσ oε ß ne≈ meaning«á Maybσ teacher≤ wil∞á no⌠
disappea≥á bu⌠á simpl∙á takσ oε ne≈ roles«á InsteaΣ oµá usinτá school≤á anΣ
teacher≤ a≤ institution≤ fo≥ learninτ joΓ relateΣ knowledgσ the∙ ma∙ becomσ
instrument≤á oµá relaxation«á Iε ß worlΣ wherσ computer≤ d∩á al∞á thσá worδ
human≤á wil∞á possibl∙á becomσ preoccupieΣ witΦ thei≥á owεá attributes¼á iσ
`improvingº thei≥ mind≤ anΣ bodie≤ (eτ Yoga¼ spiritua∞ enlightenment¼ etc)«
Learninτ institution≤ anΣ teacher≤ oµ thσ futurσ coulΣ takσ oε thσ role≤ oµ
researcher≤ anΣ innovator≤ iε modellinτ ß `perfectº humaε being.
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Software Review .................. "'BASIC' Screen Editor" from Dreamcards.

     Thi≤ prograφ i≤ containeΣ withiε ß RO═ anΣ i≤ designeΣ t∩ fi⌠ int∩ thσ
NETWOR╦á RO═ position«á Thσ RO═ supplieΣ i≤ ß 253▓ whicΦ wil∞ no⌠á fi⌠á an∙
Microbeσ produceΣ afte≥ Apri∞ 1984¼á bu⌠ Dreamcard≤ wil∞ suppl∙ freσ ß 273▓
RO═ versioε b∙ returε Priorit∙ PaiΣ mai∞ upoε receip⌠ oµ thσ 2532.

     Thσá manua∞ supplieΣ b∙ Dreamcard≤ i≤ aε A┤ sizσ booδ consistinτ oµá ╕
singlσá sideΣá pages«á I⌠á i≤ reasonabl∙ comprehensivσ anΣá wel∞á laiΣá ou⌠
althougΦá no⌠ al∞ thσ ke∙ sequence≤ arσ explaineΣ properly«á Fo≥ examplσ t∩ èreturε t∩ thσ star⌠ oµ thσ linσ thσ contro∞ key≤ arσ ES├ CNTR╠ A¼á arσ the∙
presseΣ simultaneousl∙ o≥ iε sequence¼á thσ righ⌠ combinatioε seemeΣ t∩á bσ
ES├á theε CNTR╠ anΣ ┴ together«á Thσ othe≥ majo≥ faul⌠ i≤ tha⌠ therσ arσ n∩
limitation≤á mentioned¼áá thσá manua∞á explain≤á tha⌠á iµá certaiεá editinτ
sequence≤ arσ donσ ¿ e.g«á editinτ linσ number≤ outsidσ thσ screeε bound≤ ⌐
theεá BSE─á ¿á Basiπ Screeε EDito≥ ⌐ wil∞ no⌠ sho≈ oε thσá screeεá wha⌠á i≤
actuall∙ iε thσ file« Wh∙ no⌠ ┐ ╔ likσ t∩ seσ limitation≤ thi≤ explaineΣ iε
morσ detail.

    Thσ screeε edito≥ seem≤ t∩ worδ oε ß cop∙ oµ 1┤ line≤ ou⌠ oµ thσá Basiπ
filσ ¿ reaΣ prograφ ⌐ tha⌠ arσ displayeΣ oε thσ screen«

    Thσá function≤á arσ quitσ comprehensivσ fo≥ ß prograφ tha⌠ i≤á onl∙á 2╦
long« Wh∙ can'⌠ morσ function≤ bσ provideΣ iε thσ remaininτ 2K┐ Speakinτ oµ
function≤ thσ followinτ arσ al∞ thσ function≤ provided.

    Firs⌠ oµ al∞ thσ curso≥ control≤ arσ ^E-UP¼ ^X-DOWN¼ ^S-LEFT¼ ^D-RIGHT¼
^A-onσá worΣ left¼á ^F-onσ worΣ right¼á ^W-star⌠ oµ file¼á ^Z-nex⌠á page(1┤
lines)¼á ES├á ^┴ anΣ ES├ ^S-star⌠ oµ thσ linσ anΣ ES├ ^─ anΣ ES├ ^F-enΣá oµ
thσá line«á Thi≤ i≤ ß reasonablσ se⌠ u≡ tha⌠ mimic≤ WORDBE┼ t∩ makσ i⌠ morσ
familia≥á ¿á standardizatioεá likσá thi≤ i≤á aεá excellen⌠á ideßá )«á Thesσ
function≤ allo≈ yo⌡ t∩ movσ througΦ thσ BASI├ filσ anΣ changσ it≤ contents«
Tw∩á furthe≥ method≤ oµ movinτ arounΣ withiε ß BASI├ filσ exist«á The∙á arσ
^N-finΣ ß linσ number¼ thi≤ wil∞ movσ thσ curso≥ t∩ tha⌠ linσ numbe≥ o≥ thσ
nex⌠á bigge≥á linσá number¼á anΣá ^P-definσ ß strinτá anΣá finΣá it≤á firs⌠
occurrencσá anΣá ^╧ finΣ thσ nex⌠ occurrencσ oµ thσ strinτ defineΣá b∙á thσ
las⌠á usσ oµ ^P¼á thσ arσ tw∩ limitation≤ oε thesσ functions¼á 1-the∙á onl∙
worδá fo≥á occurrence≤ oµ thσ strinτ betweeε thσ curso≥ anΣ thσ enΣ oµá thσ
filσá anΣ 2-i⌠ i≤ inefficien⌠ withiε largσ files«á A≤ thσ to≡ o≥ bottoφá oµ
thσá filσá i≤á approacheΣá inversσ characte≥ ╘á o≥á ┼á i≤á displayed«á Als∩
displayeΣá oεá thσá screeε arσ thσ linσ numbe≥á bound≤á fo≥á thσá displayeΣ
screen«á Onσá notσá oµ warning,thσ manua∞ state≤ tha⌠ linσ number≤á ma∙á bσ
editeΣá t∩ ¿ fo≥ examplσ ⌐ cop∙ lines«á Wheε ╔ trieΣ thi≤ i⌠ didn'⌠ seeφ t∩
worδ anΣ ╔ couldn'⌠ worδ ou⌠ wh∙ i⌠ didn'⌠ work¼ s∩ bσ wary.

    Thσá nex⌠á grou≡á oµ function≤ arσ thσ DELET┼ anΣ UNDELET┼á ¿á i≤á thi≤
EnglisΦ ┐á ⌐ functions« Thσ 'UNDELETEº functioε i≤ actuall∙ aε insertioε oµ
thσá las⌠ deleteΣ worΣ o≥ character«á Thσ key≤ arσ DEL-deletσ characte≥á t∩
lef⌠ oµ thσ cursor¼á BREAK-deletσ thσ characte≥ ove≥ thσ cursor¼á ES├á DEL-
undeletσ thσ las⌠ deleteΣ character¼á ^T-deletσ ß worΣ anΣ ^U-deletσ ß linσ
anΣá thσá las⌠á tw∩á contro∞ sequence≤ precedeΣ b∙á ES├á fo≥á thσá UNDELET┼
function« Agaiε thi≤ prograφ WIL╠ NO╘ DELET┼ LINE╙ FRO═ TH┼ BASI├ FIL┼ the∙
arσá onl∙á deleteΣá froφ thσ displa∙ oε thσ screen¼á Iµá thi≤á functioεá oµ
deletinτá ß linσ doe≤ no⌠ d∩ wha⌠ i⌠ say≤ WH┘ I╙ I╘ THER┼ ┐á Apar⌠ froφ thσ
las⌠ poin⌠ al∞ thesσ function≤ comσ iε usefu∞ fo≥ repeatinτ word≤ tha⌠á arσ
typeΣá ßá lo⌠ e.g«á wheε typinτ iε DAT┴ line≤ DELET┼ thσ worΣá 'DATAºá theε
UNDELET┼á i⌠á a⌠ thσ star⌠ oµ ever∙ ne≈ line«á AssociateΣ witΦ thi≤ i≤á thσ
INSER╘á LIN┼ functioε tha⌠ i≤ invokeΣ b∙ thσ RETUR╬ key«á Thi≤ put≤ ß blanδ
linσ oε thσ screeε fo≥ yo⌡ t∩ typσ into.

    BSE─ i≤ automaticall∙ iε characte≥ inser⌠ mode«á B∙ thi≤ ╔ meaε tha⌠ t∩
inser⌠á ßá characte≥ int∩ thσ filσ yo⌡ simpl∙ positioε thσá curso≥á a⌠á thσ
requireΣ positioε anΣ star⌠ typing.

    Therσá arσá wha⌠ ╔ conside≥ t∩ bσ threσ function≤ tha⌠ d∩ no⌠ fi⌠á int∩
an∙ category«á Thσ firs⌠ oµ thesσ i≤ thσ LEAR╬ function«á Thi≤ functioεá i≤
invokeΣá b∙ thσ ke∙ sequencσ ES├ CNR╠ L«á ┴ sequencσ oµ ke∙ stroke≤ i≤ theε
entereΣ anΣ thσ functioε terminateΣ b∙ thσ key≤ CTR╠ L«á Thi≤ ke∙á sequencσ
caεá theεá bσá repeateΣ a⌠ an∙ timσ b∙ thσ usσ oµ CTR╠ L«á Thσá learn⌠á ke∙
sequencσ caε contaiε an∙ contro∞ ke∙ sequencσ above.è    Thσá LINEFEE─á ke∙á i≤á useΣ t∩ changσá thσá casσá oµá characters«á Thσ
characte≥ directl∙ abovσ thσ curso≥ i≤ changeΣ froφ uppe≥ t∩ lowe≥ casσá o≥
vicσá versa«á Thi≤á functioε i≤ onl∙ usefu∞ fo≥ tex⌠ string≤á withiεá BASI├
program≤ a≤ BASI├ automaticall∙ change≤ keyword≤ t∩ uppe≥ case.

    Thσá TA┬á ke∙á i≤á useΣ t∩ inser⌠ space≤ int∩ ß linσá froφá thσá curso≥
positioε u≡ t∩ thσ nex⌠ taΓ position.

    Iεá al∞ thi≤ prograφ i≤ ß ver∙ usefu∞ additioε t∩ an∙ prograφá library«
Thσá majo≥ faul⌠ i≤ thσ location¼á withou⌠ aε expansioε boarΣ oµ somσá kinΣ
TELCO═ i≤ displaced.

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Program Review .......... Sword Quest.

               Program             SWORD QUEST
               Distributed by      APPLIED TECHNOLOGY
               Useful for          GAMES
               Hardware required   MICROBEE 32K...DISK TESTED

               Rating         excellent      v.good    good      poor
               Documentation     *
               Ease of use                     *
               Value for money                 *

               Price         $19:75
               Review copy   Applied Technology,  Unley Road, S.A,


     Swordques⌠á i≤á ßá gamσá iε whicΦ u≡ t∩ threσá player≤á tr∙á t∩á wres⌠
treasurσá froφ thσ evi∞ powers«á A⌠ thσ samσ timσ thei≥ surviva∞ depend≤ oε
you≥ strategies.

     Documentatioε i≤ excellent« ┴ fou≥ pagσ bookle⌠ carefull∙ explain≤ thσ
aim≤ anΣ methods«á However¼á apar⌠ froφ thσ explanatioε oµ thσ key≤ useΣ t∩
movσ thσ men¼á therσ i≤ sufficien⌠ information¼á iε thσ prograφ itself¼á t∩
pla∙ thσ game.

     Thσá aiφ oµ thσ gamσ i≤ t∩ takσ threσ meε oε aε expeditioεá througΦá ß
dozeε room≤ iε searcΦ oµ treasure« Howeve≥ a≤ yo⌡ movσ toward≤ thσ treasurσ
thσá creatures¼á Rodans¼á Orcs¼á Tryton≤ anΣ Trolls¼á attacδ you«á A≤ thesσ
creature≤á attacδ yo⌡ s∩ yo⌡ losσ point≤ unti∞ eithe≥ yo⌡ arσ destroyeΣá o≥
yo⌡ exchangσ ß captureΣ treasurσ fo≥ anothe≥ life.

     Thσ lifσ oµ you≥ meε i≤ determineΣ b∙ thσ power≤ yo⌡ givσ them« ShoulΣ
the∙ havσ ß shor⌠ rangσ sworΣ o≥ ß lonτ ranginτ missile┐á Again¼á caεá the∙
manoeuvre¼á movσá freel∙á o≥á absorΓ thσ missile≤ oµ thσá enemy┐á Thσá morσ
powerfu∞á you≥ maε thσ fewe≥ point≤ yo⌡ havσ beforσ you≥ maε i≤á destroyed«
Similarly¼á thσá toughe≥ yo⌡ decidσ t∩ makσ you≥ gamσ thσ fewe≥ point≤á yo⌡
star⌠ with.

     Afte≥á yo⌡ accustoφ yourselµ t∩ thσ complexitie≤ oµ thσ gamσ i⌠á tend≤
t∩á losσ it≤ appeal«á Theε yo⌡ turε t∩ "rea∞ timeó wherσ yo⌡ caε n∩á longe≥
quietl∙ plaε you≥ strategies« Trolls¼ Orcs¼ Rodan≤ anΣ Tryton≤ surrounΣ yo⌡
witΦá bewilderinτá speeΣ anΣ ╔ founΣ i⌠ quitσ difficul⌠á t∩á reac⌠á quickl∙
enougΦ t∩ thei≥ manoeuvrinτ anΣ thei≥ destructivσ powers.

     An interesting game - good value for money.
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                     ANNUA╠ GENERA╠ MEETINGè
     Noticσ i≤ hereb∙ giveε tha⌠ thσ Annua∞ Genera∞ Meetinτ oµ thσ Microbeσ
User≤á Grou≡á oµ SoutΦ Australiß IncorporateΣ wil∞ bσ helΣ oε MONDA┘á APRI╠
15tΦ a⌠ 18¼ ARTHU╥ St« UNLEY¼ commencinτ a⌠ 7.30pm.

                           ¬ AGEND┴ *

          1« Apologies
          2« Minute≤ oµ las⌠ AGM.
          3« Chairman'≤ Report
          4« Treasurer'≤ Report
          5« Electioε oµ officσ bearers
          6« Othe≥ business

     ┴á motioεá wil∞ bσ presenteΣ t∩ makσ thσ followinτ amendment≤á t∩á thσ
constitution«

     "Tha⌠ thσ numbe≥ oµ committeσ position≤ bσ increaseΣ b∙ TW╧ t∩ includσ
thσ position≤ oµ VICE-CHAIRMA╬ anΣ onσ additiona∞ COMMITTE┼ MEMBER.ó

     Iεá thσ presen⌠ constitution¼á thσ positioε oµ vice-chairmaε fall≤á t∩
thσá secretary«á Thi≤ caε pu⌠ aε unfai≥ burdeε oε tha⌠ persoε if¼á fo≥á an∙
reason¼ thσ chairmaε i≤ no⌠ available« Thσ dutie≤ oµ thσ vice-chairmaε wil∞
bσ t∩ ac⌠ iε thσ chairman'≤ placσ iµ anΣ wheε thσ latte≥ i≤ no⌠á available«
A⌠ othe≥ times¼ he/shσ wil∞ si⌠ oε thσ committeσ a≤ ß norma∞ member.
     Wheε thσ constitutioε wa≤ written¼ ou≥ membershi≡ wa≤ abou⌠ ß hundred«
Sincσá wσá arσ no≈ morσ thaε 30░ strong¼á i⌠ i≤ fel⌠ tha⌠ thσ sizσá oµá thσ
committeσ shoulΣ bσ increasσ t∩ bσ morσ iε keepinτ witΦ thσ curren⌠ sizσ oµ
thσ club.

     Nomination≤ arσ hereb∙ calleΣ froφ financia∞ member≤ fo≥ thσ followinτ
position≤ oε thσ committeσ fo≥ thσ duratioε Apri∞ 198╡ t∩ MarcΦ 1986.

               Chairman
               Vice-chairman
               Secretary
               Treasurer
               Committeσ membe≥  (Threσ positions)

     Thσá position≤á oµ vice-chairmaε anΣ onσ oµ thσ committeσ member≤á arσ
pendinτ thei≥ approva∞ a⌠ thσ AGM.

     Nomination≤á shoulΣá bσ madσ oε thσ forφ belo≈ (o≥ ß cop∙ oµá it⌐á anΣ
sen⌠ t∩ thσ Secretary¼á P╧ Bo° 767¼á Adelaide¼á 500▒ t∩ reacΦ hiφ b∙á APRI╠
1st.

     An∙ othe≥ busines≤ tha⌠ i≤ t∩ bσ brough⌠ u≡ a⌠ thσ meetinτ shoulΣ als∩
bσ addresseΣ t∩ thσ Secretar∙ t∩ reacΦ hiφ b∙ Apri∞ 1st«
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                         NOMINATIO╬ FORM


I, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

wish to nominate for the position of

 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

for the Club year of 1985/6.

Name of Proposer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

     Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Name of Seconder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

     Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


     Signature of Nominee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

     Date . . . . . . . .



Send to PO Box 767, GPO Adelaide by April 1st.

Nominee¼ Propose≥ anΣ Seconde≥ mus⌠ al∞ bσ financia∞ member≤ oµ
MUGSA.

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                           PROXY VOTE


     Member≤á wh∩á canno⌠á attenΣ thσ AG═ bu⌠ wisΦ t∩ votσ caεá nominatσá ß
proxy«á Thi≤ forφ shoulΣ bσ filleΣ iε anΣ giveε t∩ thσ nominateΣ prox∙á wh∩
wil∞ theε bσ entitleΣ t∩ ON┼ votσ pe≥ forφ pe≥ absenteσ membe≥ a⌠ thσ AGM.


     Name of MEMBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

     Signature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

     Name of PROXY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

     Signature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

     Date . . . . . . . . . . .


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