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.PO 0 .OP .P╠ 68 .MT 0 CONTENTS The Grand Software Auction ..........................« 2 Annual Report .......................................« 3 Schedule of Assets ................................... 4 Statement of receipts and expenditure ................ 5-6 More on the low cost disk system ..................... 6 Construction of a Disk Drive Controller .............. 7 Fantastic New Disk Releases .......................... 7-8 Simply DB ........................................... 9-10 Book Review - Mastering Forth ........................ 10 An Explanation about Electricity ..................... 11 Book Review - Microbee Hardware Notebook ............. 12 Presidents Report .................................... 13 The Latest Z80 Processor - Z80APFL + new commands .... 14 Past Magazine Index's ................................ 14-16 Editor's Waffle ...................................... 16 *************************************************************************** * * * COMING UP APRIL '85 * * ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING + MONSTER SOFTWARE AUCTION * * * * APPLICATIONS AND RENEWALS $20-00 P.A. * * * * THANKS TO SYDNEY MICROBEE USERS GROUP THIS MAGAZINE IS STILL 16 PAGES * * * * MEETINGS HELD AT : * * Unley Senior Citizens Hall * * 18 Arthur Street, Unley * * Third Monday of the Month * * From 7:30 - 10:00 * *************************************************************************** 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. .PAèThσ 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⌐ Treasurer -Brien Uren. 2605083(H) CP/═ -Kyφ Fischer« 2727463(H) S/╫ sale≤ -DaviΣ Playford« 2964989(H⌐ Comm≤ -Kri≤ Sieben« 2651374(H) Tapσ LiΓ -Gleε Marsham« 2514182(H⌐ Editor -Philip Ahrens. 2714477(H) *****¬ PLEAS┼ RESTRIC╘ AFTE╥ HOUR╙ CALL╙ T╧ BETWEE╬ 7.3░ - 8.3░ p.m« ****** *************************************************************************** ****************************** * TH┼ GRAN─ SOFTWAR┼ AUCTION * ****************************** A≤ yo⌡ shoulΣ know¼ thσ Apri∞ meetinτ i≤ thσ AGM« I⌠ seem≤ traditiona∞ iεá man∙ club≤ tha⌠ thi≤ yearl∙ even⌠ i≤ thσ onσ tha⌠ man∙ member≤ marδá oε thei≥á calendar≤ iε reΣ s∩ the∙ caε remembe≥ no⌠ t∩ go«á Judginτ froφá las⌠ year≤á AGM¼á ou≥á cluΓ i≤ n∩ exceptioε t∩ thi≤ maxim«á Thσá committeσá has¼ however¼á comσá u≡á witΦá thσ bigges⌠ bribσ i⌠ coulΣá muste≥á t∩á encouragσ member≤ t∩ attend. Las⌠á November¼á wheεá Ke∙á Compute≥ decideΣ (?⌐ t∩á op⌠á ou⌠á oµá thσ compute≥á field¼á thσ cluΓ bough⌠ thσ remaininτ stocδ oµ Microbeσá softwarσ froφá them«á Wσ werσ originall∙ goinτ t∩ sel∞ i⌠ t∩ member≤ a⌠ thσ Februar∙ meeting¼á bu⌠á decideΣá tha⌠ ß norma∞ shop-typσ salσ migh⌠ bσ to∩á harΣá t∩ arrange¼á anΣ somσ member≤ migh⌠ bσ disadvantageΣ b∙ it« S∩ wσ havσ decideΣ t∩ havσ aε auctioε afte≥ thσ officia∞ bi⌠ oµ thσ AGM« Thσá ideßá i≤ no⌠ t∩ makσ ß grea⌠ profi⌠ (althougΦ wσá wil∞á hopefull∙ sho≈ somσ profi⌠ tha⌠ caε bσ turneΣ bacδ int∩ thσ club)¼ bu⌠ t∩ pas≤ oε thσ windfal∞á tha⌠á thσ committeσ negotiateΣ t∩ cluΓ members«á Thσá salσá will¼ therefore¼á bσ iε thσ forφ oµ ß DutcΦ auction« T∩ thosσ wh∩ don'⌠ kno≈ wha⌠ tha⌠ is¼á ß DutcΦ auctioε i≤ onσ iε whicΦ thσ pricσ fo≥ thσ good≤ start≤ a⌠ thσ highes⌠ pricσ anΣ i≤ reduceΣ unti∞ ß buye≥ i≤ found«á Thσ advantagσá oµ thi≤ i≤ tha⌠ thσ pricσ canno⌠ bσ pusheΣ t∩ aε excessivel∙ higΦ price. Thσ rule≤ fo≥ ou≥ auctioε arσ a≤ follows:- 1« Thσ startinτ pricσ oµ eacΦ iteφ (o≥ grou≡ oµ items⌐ wil∞ bσ decideΣ b∙ thσ auctioε committee. 2« Thσ pricσ wil∞ bσ reduceΣ b∙ thσ auctionee≥ unti∞ ß biΣ i≤ made. 3« Thσ good≤ wil∞ bσ deemeΣ solΣ t∩ thσ firs⌠ bidde≥ a≤ decideΣ b∙ thσ auctioneer. 4« EacΦ iteφ (o≥ grou≡ oµ items⌐ wil∞ havσ ß minimuφ valuσ belo≈ whicΦ i⌠á wil∞ no⌠ bσ sold«á Thi≤ amoun⌠ wil∞ var∙ dependinτ oε thσ whiφ oµ thσ auctioneer¼ bu⌠ wil∞ no⌠ bσ announced. 5«áAn∙ good≤ passeΣ iε wil∞ bσ offereΣ fo≥ salσ througΦ thσ cluΓ sho≡ fo≥ $1-0░ morσ thaε thσ minimuφ price. 6« Iε thσ case≤ wherσ therσ arσ multiplσ copie≤ oµ items¼ the∙ wil∞ bσ offereΣ fo≥ salσ a⌠ thσ samσ pricσ a≤ thσ firs⌠ bid« Thosσ no⌠ solΣ wil∞ bσ availablσ late≥ froφ thσ sho≡ a⌠ thσ biΣ price. 7« Al∞ sale≤ wil∞ bσ CAS╚ ONLY. 8«áWhils⌠á thσá committeσ ha≤ checkeΣ ß lo⌠ oµ thσá software ¼á i⌠á i≤ offereΣ "a≤ is"¼ anΣ mus⌠ bσ accepteΣ oε thi≤ condition. Thσ ideß oµ al∞ thi≤ i≤ ß fuε night«á S∩ pleasσ comσ alonτ anΣ joiε iε thσ spiri⌠ oµ it«á Thσ pricσ oµ thσ softwarσ wil∞ bσ betweeε $2-0░ anΣá $6- 00¼á anΣá wσ havσ Mytek¼á Dreamcard≤ anΣ A╘ programs¼á s∩ valuσ i≤ assured« LoaΣ yourselµ u≡ witΦ suitablσ currenc∙ (wσ arσ no⌠ ß bank¼ s∩ pleasσ don'⌠ wavσ to∩ man∙ $10░ notes⌐ anΣ let≤ makσ i⌠ ß uniquσ night.è ANNUAL REPORT 1984/5 A≤á thσá seconΣ ful∞ yea≥ oµ thσ cluΓ draw≤ t∩ ß close¼á i⌠ i≤ ßá gooΣ timσ t∩ reflec⌠ oε thσ pas⌠ year'≤ activities«á Thσ yea≥ starteΣ witΦá somσ 21╡ member≤ anΣ ha≤ no≈ reacheΣ 320«á Thσ renewa∞ ratσ ha≤ beeε arounΣ 65%¼ s∩á thi≤ represent≤ abou⌠ 14░ ne≈ member≤ thi≤ year«á Whils⌠ thi≤ i≤ ß fai≥ number¼ i⌠ canno⌠ bσ indicativσ oµ thσ numbe≥ oµ Microbee≤ solΣ iε Adelaidσ iεá thσá las⌠ year«á Therσ mus⌠ bσ man∙ owner≤ ou⌠ therσ tha⌠á eithe≥á havσ mastereΣ thσ machine≤ oε thei≥ owε o≥ arσ stil∞ suffering« Wσ kno≈ tha⌠ thσ maiεá retai∞ outlet≤ fo≥ thσ 'beσ durinτ thσ pas⌠ yea≥ supporteΣá thσá cluΓ anΣá brough⌠á i⌠ t∩ thσ attentioε oµ buyers«á Thosσ wh∩ chosσ no⌠á t∩á joiε perhap≤á though⌠ tha⌠ thi≤ typσ oµ cluΓ woulΣ no⌠ cate≥ fo≥ thei≥ needs«á ╔ hopσ tha⌠ ou≥ curren⌠ member≤ havσ founΣ thei≥ want≤ satisfied¼ a⌠ leas⌠ t∩ somσ extent. Thσ committeσ i≤ alway≤ mindfu∞ oµ thσ widσ variet∙ oµ interest≤á tha⌠ ou≥ member≤ have« I⌠ i≤ no⌠ eas∙ t∩ comσ u≡ witΦ ß programmσ oµ event≤ tha⌠ wil∞ satisf∙ eveε mos⌠ oµ thσ members¼á le⌠ alonσ al∞ oµ them«á Iε orde≥ t∩ gaugσá thσ needs¼á ß questionnairσ wa≤ sen⌠ t∩ ever∙ financia∞ membe≥á las⌠ year«á Thσá result≤ confirmeΣ wha⌠ wa≤ suspecteΣ - everyonσ ha≤ ß differen⌠ neeΣá anΣ interest«á Froφ thσ 10╖ tha⌠ werσ returneΣ (abou⌠ 27░á werσá sen⌠ out⌐ wσ determineΣ commoε area≤ oµ interes⌠ wherσ thσ cluΓ coulΣ help«á Onσ sucΦá wa≤á iεá thσ fielΣ oµ education«á Thσ result≤á oµá thσá questionnairσ indicateΣ t∩ u≤ tha⌠ wσ coulΣ confidentl∙ organizσ course≤ fo≥ beginner≤ iε ßá numbe≥ oµ subjects¼á anΣ tha⌠ thσ member≤ woulΣ suppor⌠ them«á Thi≤á wa≤ done¼á but¼á alas¼ wherσ werσ thosσ peoplσ tha⌠ needeΣ thσ help┐ I⌠ i≤ harΣ fo≥ thσ committeσ t∩ kno≈ wha⌠ t∩ arrangσ fo≥ thσ member≤ wheε thi≤ sor⌠ oµ thinτ happens. Thσá maiε monthl∙ meetinτ ha≤ alway≤ beeε thσ foca∞ poin⌠ fo≥á member≤ t∩ gathe≥ anΣ exchangσ ideas«á I thinτ happens. Thσá maiε monthl∙ meetinτ ha≤ alway≤ beeε thσ foca∞ poin⌠ fo≥á member≤ t∩ gathe≥ anΣ exchangσ ideas«á Iε thσ past¼ judginτ froφ member'≤ comments¼ thσá talk≤ tha⌠ havσ beeε giveε havσ sometime≤ drifteΣ awa∙ froφ thσ club'≤ commoεá ground¼á i.e«á thσ Microbee«á Thσ committeσ no≈ attempt≤ t∩ havσá ß balancσá oµá directl∙ relateΣ subjec⌠ anΣ genera∞ interes⌠á item≤á fo≥á thσ monthl∙á meetings«á Whils⌠ wσ agreσ tha⌠ aε interes⌠ iε thσ Microbeσ i≤ thσ commoε factor¼ i⌠ woulΣ bσ wronτ t∩ limi⌠ ou≥ view≤ onl∙ iε thi≤ direction¼ a≤ anyonσ wh∩ sa≈ thσ recen⌠ Viate∞ demonstratioε woulΣ surel∙á agree«á Thσ committeσá i≤ alway≤ opeε fo≥ suggestion≤ regardinτ activitie≤ fo≥ thσ maiε meetings. Thσ newslette≥ tha⌠ thσ cluΓ produce≤ i≤ thσ mean≤ oµ joininτ togethe≥ al∞ members«á I⌠ i≤ thσ onl∙ communicatioε tha⌠ man∙ member≤ havσ witΦá thσ club¼á anΣá thσá committeσá ha≤ alway≤ beeε consciou≤ oµá this«á Unde≥á thσ guidinτ hanΣ oµ thσ Editor¼á Phi∞ Ahrens¼á i⌠ ha≤ developeΣ int∩ onσ oµ thσ bes⌠á magazine≤á oµ an∙ use≥ group«á Phi∞ ha≤ indicateΣ tha⌠ hσá wishe≤á t∩ stanΣ dowε a≤ Editor¼á s∩ wσ arσ lookinτ fo≥ ß replacemen⌠ t∩ maintaiεá thσ higΦ standard≤ tha⌠ havσ beeε established«á Pleasσ comσ forwarΣ iµ yo⌡ wil∞ help« I⌠ i≤ unfai≥ t∩ expec⌠ Phi∞ t∩ continue¼ anΣ withou⌠ aε Editor¼ therσ wil∞ bσ n∩ magazine. Iε closing¼á somσ thank≤ arσ iε order« T∩ Ros≤ Savva≤ anΣ Gran⌠ Dawsoε wh∩á haΣ t∩ stanΣ dowε froφ thσ committeσ durinτ thσ pas⌠ year¼á ou≥ thank≤ fo≥á thei≥ contributioε t∩ thσ club«á Wσ mus⌠ acknowledgσ thσ suppor⌠á tha⌠ ha≤á beeεá giveε t∩ u≤ b∙ Gu∙ Shutσ anΣ hi≤ stafµ a⌠ thσá Microbeσá Centre« Als∩ t∩ thσ stafµ oµ Ke∙ Computer≤ earlie≥ iε thσ year¼ thanks« Thσ member≤ tha⌠ havσ serveΣ oε thσ committeσ anΣ tha⌠ havσ helpeΣ ou⌠ a⌠ thσá meeting≤ have¼á hopefully¼á go⌠á ß littlσ extrß froφ i⌠ t∩ compensatσ fo≥ thσ effor⌠ pu⌠ in« Withou⌠ them¼ thσ cluΓ woulΣ no⌠ exist« Thi≤ las⌠ yea≥ ha≤ reinforceΣ ou≥ reputatioε a≤ thσ bes⌠ use≥ grou≡ iε thσá country«á WitΦá thσá hel≡ anΣ suppor⌠ oµ al∞ thσá presen⌠á anΣá futurσ members¼ wσ caε looδ forwarΣ t∩ aε eveε bette≥ yea≥ 3.è MICROBEE USERS GROUP OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, INC. SCHEDULE OF ASSETS AS AT 31ST MARCH, 1985. HARDWARE ITEMS SERIAL No. PRICE --------------------------------------------------------------------- Microbee 16k I.C. Computer 99474 Donated by A.T. Microbee Power Pack (1 amp) $17.50 Beemodem 1 001280 149.50 Beemodem 2 001336 149.50 Tandy CTR-60 Cassette Recorder 82082403 44.88 Vitronics Enhancer 1 149.00 Video Distribution System 50.00 Head Demagnetizer 7.75 Power Board (5 outlet) 9.95 SOFTWARE ITEMS No. PRICE --------------------------------------------------------------------- Microbee Tutorial (B.E.C.) 1 $13.50 Microbee Technical Manual 1 Donated by A.T. Editor Assembler Manual 1 Donated by A.T. Microworld Basic Manual 1 Donated by A.T. IC Users Manual 1 Donated by A.T. Series 3 Users Manual 1 Donated by A.T. Microsoft Basic Manual 1 Donated by A.T. Intro to 1st 100 Programs 2 Donated by A.T. Intro Mic/Comm to Primary Schools 1 Donated by A.T. Microbee Disk Manual 1 Donated by A.T. Disk Catalog Manual 1 Donated by A.T. Star Index Reference Manual 1 Donated by A.T. Microbee Engineering Notes 1 Donated by A.T. Modem Manual 1 Donated by A.T. Telcom 1 Users Manual 1 Donated by A.T. Busycalc Manual 1 Donated by A.T. Wordbee Manual 1 Donated by A.T. Wordstar Install Manual 1 Donated by A.T. Wordstar Training Guide 1 Donated by A.T. Wordstar Reference Guide 1 Donated by A.T. Spellstar Manual 1 Donated by A.T. Multiplan Manual 1 Donated by A.T. Pascal Manual 1 Donated by A.T. Forth Manual 1 Donated by A.T. Beetalker 1 Donated by A.T. Beethoven 1 Donated by A.T. Oz Logo 1 Donated by A.T. Experimenter 1 Donated by A.T. Online June 84 1 Donated by A.T. Wildcards 2 1 Donated by B.F.&N. Wildcards 3 1 Donated by B.F.&N. TREASURER - B.G.Uren AUDITOR - J.Longayroux ***************************************************************************è MICROBE┼ USER╙ GROU╨ O╞ SOUT╚ AUSTRALIA¼ INCORPORATED STATEMEN╘ O╞ RECEIPT╙ AN─ EXPENDITUR┼ FO╥ TH┼ YEA╥ ENDE─ 3▒ MARCH¼ 198╡ Main Account - 129626740 Hardware Account - 129626741 RECEIPTS Membership: New Members - 117 @ $15.00 $1755.00 New Members - 50 @ 20.00 1000.00 New Members (Overseas) - 1 @ 24.00 24.00 Renewals - 80 @ 15.00 1200.00 Renewals - 69 @ 20.00 1380.00 $5359.00 Newsletter Sales: Within Group $111.60 By Microbee Technology Centre, Adelaide 75.00 By Key Computer, Adelaide 280.00 By Lincoln Computer Centre, Pt. Lincoln 73.00 $539.60 Hardware/Software Sales: Group Meetings - Shop/Software Library $829.57 Education Classes 87.00 To Applied Technology, Sydney 12625.95 Group Administration Charges 20.00 Printers 2790.00 $16352.52 Sundries: Closure of Hardware Account $15.13 AMUG BBS Affiliation (2 Members) 30.00 Extras 2.00 $47.13 Bank Interest: Main Account $34.37 Hardwarσ Accoun⌠ 1.3╣ $35.7╢ $22334.01 EXPENDITURE Operating Costs: Committee - General $265.94 - Stationery 171.85 Hall Hire - Unley Senior Citizens 240.00 - Unley Council Room 45.00 - Thebarton TAFE 66.00 Group Meetings - Shop/Software Library 1152.45 - R CP/M Demonstration 10.00 Questionnaire - Postage, Prize 190.61 Education Classes Refund 6.00 $2147.85 Newsletter Costs: Printing, Collating and Postage $3754.42 Payment to Key Computer, Adelaide 20.00 $3774.42 Hardware/Software Costs: To Applied Technology, Sydney $12407.61 To Key Computer, Adelaide 300.00 Printers 2790.00 Software Refund 36.50 $15534.11 èSundry Costs: AMUG BBS Affiliation (2 Members) $30.00 Surplus to Hardware Account 48.80 Closure of Hardware Account 15.13 $93.93 Equipment Costs: Beemodems (2 off) $299.00 Video Distribution System 50.00 Power Board (5 outlet) 9.95 Microbee Tutorial (Benalla Educ. Cent.) 13.50 $372.45 Bank Charges: Federal Government Tax - Main Account $15.70 - Hardware Account 2.15 Financial Institutions Duty - Main Account 6.99 - Hardwarσ Accoun⌠áá 1.9░áá $26.7┤ $21949.50 BALANCE Cash in Bank at 31st March, 1984 - Main Account $1085.82 Excess Receipts over Expenditure (1984/85) 384.51 ************** * * CasΦ iε Banδ a⌠ 31s⌠ March¼ 198╡ - Maiε Accoun⌠á=========╜ ¬ $1470.33 * * * ************** Note: The Hardware Account was closed on 31/12/84. *************************************************************************** More on the low cost disk system ............................... Terry Cox. Iεá thσá Augus⌠ 8┤ Microbeσ New≤ ß Lo≈ Cos⌠ Disδ Systeφ wa≤á describeΣ fo≥ thσ 16/32╦ Microbee« Thσ systeφ wa≤ late≥ demonstrateΣ a⌠ ß user≤ grou≡ meeting« Sincσ theε thσ softwarσ anΣ thσ documentatioε ha≤ beeε reviseΣ anΣ completed«á ┴á fe≈á oµ thσ specification≤ havσ beeε changeΣ duσá t∩á memor∙ constraints╗á thσ operatinτ systeφ no≈ occupie≤ thσ to≡ 4╦ oµ usablσ memor∙ and the DOS resides in eprom at E000H. Thσá typσ oµ disδ drivσ preferreΣ b∙ thσ systeφ i≤ ß 5.25"¼á 4░á tracδ singlσá sideΣ drive«á Othe≥ drive≤ caε bσ useΣ iµ requireΣ bu⌠ thσ softwarσ wil∞á requirσá somσ changes«á Thσ softwarσ als∩ change≤á betweeεá differen⌠ model≤á oµ thσ Microbee«á Usinτ thσ preferreΣ drivσ thσá formatteΣá storagσ capacitie≤á oµ ß disδ arσ 92╦ iε singlσ densit∙ anΣ 148╦ iε doublσ density« Disδ drive≤ havσ recentl∙ droppeΣ iε pricσ dowε t∩ $105.0░ ta° inc.¼ als∩ ß printeΣá circui⌠á boarΣá ha≤ beeε developeΣ fo≥á thσá disδá controlle≥á (b∙ anothe≥á use≥á oµ thi≤ system⌐ thereforσ makinτ thσ systeφ easie≥ t∩á builΣ anΣá a⌠ lowe≥ cost¼á appro° $300.0░ t∩ $400.0░ completσ includinτ thσá disδ drive. Thi≤á systeφ woulΣ makσ ß gooΣ projec⌠ fo≥ ß hardwarσ group¼á iµá thi≤ approacΦá i≤ pursueΣ thσ designe≥ oµ thσ systeφ woulΣ bσ willinτ t∩á devotσ timσá t∩ thσ projec⌠ t∩ hel≡ witΦ an∙ problem≤ tha⌠ peoplσá ma∙á have«á Fo≥ furthe≥ informatioε oε thi≤ disδ systeφ rinτ (08⌐ 25┤ 938╣ o≥ writσ t∩ P.O« BOX 189 Smithfield S.A. 5114. èConstruction of a Disk Drive Controller ... Graham Jones (Launceston MUG.). Fo≥ somσ timσ no≈ (eve≥ sincσ ╔ bough⌠ thσ bee⌐ ╔ havσ realiseΣ tha⌠ ß disδ systeφ i≤ reall∙ thσ onl∙ onσ t∩ havσ iµ an∙ seriou≤ usσ i≤ t∩ bσ madσ oµá thσá BEE«á Thσá commerciall∙ availablσ system≤ al∞ seeφá excellen⌠á bu⌠ suffe≥á onσá maiε disadvantagσ - thσ cheapes⌠ i≤á abou⌠á $600.00«á Fo≥á thσ amoun⌠á oµ usσ tha⌠ ╔ woulΣ ge⌠ froφ ß systeφ plu≤ othe≥ comittment≤á thi≤ seemeΣá harΣá t∩á justify«á B∙ studyinτ thσ circuit≤á fo≥á commercia∞á disδ controller≤á i⌠á seemeΣ t∩ bσ relativel∙ eas∙ iε hardwarσ term≤ t∩ builΣá ß disδá controller«á Gettinτ thσ softwarσ t∩ ruε ß systeφ i≤á anothe≥á matte≥ though¼á s∩á i⌠á lookeΣ likσ ╔ woulΣ no⌠ bσ ablσ t∩ enjo∙ ß disδ fo≥á somσ time. Abou⌠á threσá month≤ ag∩ ╔ hearΣ tha⌠ ß builΣ i⌠á yourselµá controlle≥ witΦá softwarσá t∩á loaΣ ont∩ EPROM¼á plu≤ filσ handlinτá softwarσá wa≤á t∩ become available from : BETTA BEE COMPUTING P.O. Box 189. SMITHFIELD 5114 ┴á shor⌠á timσ afte≥ sendinτ thσ mone∙ (checδ witΦ theφá a≤á t∩á exac⌠ costs⌐á ╔á receiveΣá ßá nicel∙á presenteΣá packagσá oµá constructiona∞áanΣ operationa∞ instruction≤ completσ witΦ filσ handlinτ anΣ EPRO═ softwarσ oε tape. ┴á prototypinτá boarΣ wa≤ suggesteΣ t∩ bσ useΣ bu⌠ ╔ havσá designeΣá ß printeΣá circui⌠á boarΣ tha⌠ caε bσ useΣ anΣ wil∞ bσ availablσá froφá BETT┴ BEE«á Thσ printeΣ circui⌠ boarΣ use≤ ß numbe≥ oµ jumper≤ bu⌠ i≤ mucΦ easie≥ t∩á builΣá thaεá ß prototypinτ boarΣ anΣ mucΦ cheape≥ thaε ßá doublσá sideΣ board. Afte≥á checkinτ carefully ¼á thσ biτ momen⌠ came¼á anΣ thσá controlle≥ boarΣá wa≤á pluggeΣá in«á N∩ smokσ o≥ spark≤ werσ seeεá s∩á thσá couplσá oµ adjustment≤á requireΣá werσá madσ anΣ thσ eproφ programmeΣ froφá thσá datsß supplieΣ oε tape«á Al∞ tha⌠ no≈ haΣ t∩ bσ donσ wa≤ t∩ pluτ thσ eproφ iε thσ NETWORK position and start on the diagnostics. Workinτá iεá singlσ densit∙ seemeΣ mostl∙ O╦ bu⌠á doublσá densit∙á wa≤ hopeless« I⌠ seemeΣ t∩ bσ aε intermitten⌠ writinτ error¼ a≤ disk≤ formatteΣ oε anothe≥ controlle≥ anΣ disδ drivσ werσ perfect« Afte≥ mucΦ morσ checkinτ thσá faul⌠ wa≤ founΣ - thσ disδ drivσ casσ (CHINO╬ F-502⌐ i≤ no⌠ eartheΣ t∩ thσá disδá powe≥á supply«á ┴ shor⌠ stra≡ t∩ thσ maiε eartΦá fixeΣá al∞á thσ problems. It always seems to be the simple things that cause the problems. Thσá DIRECTORY¼á SYSTE═ LOADE╥ anΣ MAI╬ SYSTE═ operatioε softwarσá wa≤ theεá loadeΣá froφ thσ tapσ supplieΣ anΣ saveΣ t∩ ßá formatteΣá disδá usinτ monito≥ commands«áThσ disδ wa≤ theε booteΣ anΣ command≤ a≤ presenteΣ oε thσ screen used, to save cassette and load to disk etc. Afte≥ havinτ thσ systeφ runninτ fo≥ ß couplσ oµ week≤ ╔ caε sa∙ tha⌠ ╔ aφá happ∙ witΦ thσ wa∙ tha⌠ i⌠ performs«á A≤ ╔ writσ therσ i≤ morσ promiseΣ softwarσá t∩á comσ t∩ givσ morσ facilities¼á bu⌠ i⌠ i≤ no≈á ßá ver∙á usablσ system« Al∞ m∙ wordbeσ file≤ caε no≈ g∩ t∩ disδ anΣ game≤ anΣ utilitie≤ arσ stil∞á beinτá transferred«á I⌠á i≤ no⌠ totall∙ CP═á compatiblσá bu⌠á singlσ densit∙á disk≤á iε IB═ 374░ forma⌠ caε bσ reaΣ int∩ memor∙á usinτá monito≥ commands. *************************************************************************** TW╧ FANTASTI├ NE╫ DIS╦ PROGRAM╙ DU┼ FO╥ RELEAS┼ O╬ APRI╠ 1. Thσ mos⌠ interestinτ anΣ valuablσ prograφ t∩ bσ releaseΣ froφ thσ MacroHarΣ compan∙ - whicΦ ha≤ alread∙ seeε incrediblσ successes¼ i≤ GOOKSTAR« Wherea≤ WORDSTA╥ make≤ intelligent¼á comprehensiblσ reportinτ a≤ simplσ a≤á fallinτ ofµ ß log¼á anΣ SPELLSTA╥ ensure≤ therσ arσ n∩ spellinτ mistakes¼á GOOKSTA╥ (whicΦá i≤ aε abbreviatioε oµ 'Gobbeled∙ Gooδ fo≥ reporter≤ anΣá Governmen⌠ èOfficials⌐ wil∞ takσ thσ mos⌠ simplσ sentencσ o≥ phrasσ and¼ a⌠ it≤ highes⌠ level¼á wil∞á conver⌠á i⌠ int∩ somethinτ whicΦ wil∞ takσ ß teaφ oµá lawyer≤ ove≥á ßá yea≥á t∩ comprehend«á Politician≤ finΣá GOOKSTA╥á invaluablσá wheε preparinτ electioε promises. USIN╟á GOOKSTAR:- Afte≥á yo⌡ havσ compileΣ you≥ report¼á cal∞á u≡á thσ GOOKSTA╥ prograφ whicΦ i≤ donσ witΦ ß simplσ (CONTRO╠ ½ G)¼á (CONTRO╠ ½ L)¼ CONTRO╠á ½á Z⌐ sequencσ followeΣ b∙ TW╧ ESCAP┼ code≤ anΣ ┴ Carriagσá RETUR╬ anΣ LIN┼ FEED«á Thi≤ wil∞ IMMEDIATEL┘ takσ yo⌡ t∩ thσ GOOKSTA╥ introductor∙ men⌡á whicΦá fill≤ fou≥ page≤ a≤ i⌠ ha≤ beeε produceΣá usinτá thi≤á prograφ itself« Fo≥ demonstratioε purposes¼ Unde≥ WORDSTAR¼ se⌠ u≡ ß simplσ phrase¼ sucΦá a≤ 'JAC╦ AN─ JIL╠ WEN╘ U╨ TH┼ HILL'«á No≈ exi⌠ t∩ GOOKSTAR¼á anΣá usσ CONTROL+┴á t∩á takσ yo⌡ t∩ thσ ABSTRUSENES╙ menu«á Thi≤ wil∞ enablσ yo⌡á t∩ selec⌠ thσ degreσ oµ 'GOOKNESSº yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ adΣ t∩ you≥ sentence« Selectinτ ß leve∞ oµ ▒ wil∞ givσ you:- JACK¼á ┴ MAL┼ CAUCASIAN¼ AN─ JILL¼ ┴ FEMAL┼ O╞ TH┼ SPECIE╙ O╞ INDETERMINAT┼ RACE¼ PERAMBULATE─ AGAINS╘ TH┼ FLO╫ O╞ GRAVIT┘ ALON╟ ┴ SHOR╘ INCLINE. ┴ leve∞ oµ threσ wil∞ give:- ┴ JUVENIL┼ MAL┼ PERSO╬ WIT╚ TH┼ FORMA╠ APPELLATIO╬ O╞ JOHN¼á ACCOMPANIE─ B┘ ┴á JUVENIL┼á FEMAL┼á PERSO╬ WIT╚ TH┼ FORMA╠ APPELLATIO╬á O╞á JILL¼á MAD┼á ┴ REGULA╥á PROGRESSIO╬á OVE╥á ┴á TERRAI╬á POSSESSE─á O╞á INCREASIN╟á POSITIV┼ DIVERGENC┼ FRO═ MEA╬ SE┴ LEVEL. Usinτá leve∞á ╣ gavσ ß 3▓ pagσ document¼á effectivel∙ sayinτ thσá samσ thing« Wσ havσ no⌠ printeΣ thi≤ duσ t∩ spacσ limitation≤ iε Thσ BeeLine. Iεáá shor⌠á GOOKSTA╥á i≤á invaluable¼áá anΣá wil∞á enablσáá Governmen⌠ department≤á t∩ proliferatσ iε ß manne≥ neve≥ beforσ though⌠á possible«á I⌠ coulΣá eveε finΣ somσ usσ iε thσ publiπ secto≥ fo≥ newspape≥ reporter≤á anΣ technica∞ writer≤ wh∩ arσ paiΣ b∙ thσ 100░ worΣ rate«á ┴ $50.0░ articlσ caε easil∙ becomσ onσ wortΦ thousand≤ oµ dollar≤ iε jus⌠ ß fe≈ moments. A≤ ß specia∞ offe≥ t∩ S.M.U.G«á Members¼á thi≤ incrediblσ prograφá ha≤ beeεá madσá availablσá a⌠á thσ low¼á low¼á supe≥á discoun⌠á pricσá oµá onl∙ $4,765.02¼á provideΣá you≥ orde≥ i≤ receiveΣ alonτ witΦ you≥ chequσ a⌠á ou≥ pos⌠á officσá bo° b∙ midnigh⌠ oε thσ 1st«á April«á Pleasσ marδá you≥á orde≥ 'APRI╠ FOOLº iε thσ to≡ lef⌠ hanΣ corner. JINGSTA╥ - ┴ SALESMAN'╙ DREAM! Thσá seconΣá prograφá t∩á bσ releaseΣ thi≤á montΦá i≤á Jingstar«á Thi≤ translate≤á an∙á EnglisΦ document≤ int∩ 'Jinglishº a≤ widel∙ useΣá b∙á man∙ Orienta∞ electronic≤ companies¼ particularl∙ thosσ oµ dubiou≤ intent. Thσá majo≥ feature≤ oµ Jingsta≥ are:- 23.15Ñ oµ thσ occurence≤ oµá thσ worΣá NO╫ arσ translateΣ a≤ NOT¼á 18.35Ñ oµ occurence≤ oµ thσ worΣ NO╘á arσ translateΣ a≤ NOW« Thσ letter≤ J¼ K¼ anΣ ╠ arσ interchangeΣ witΦ eacΦ othe≥ oε ß contra-rotatinτ pseudo-randoφ cycle«á Al∞ doublσ letter≤ arσ truncateΣ t∩ singlσ letter≤ t∩ savσ printinτ cost≤ etc« Therσ arσ s∩ man∙ feature≤ oµ Jingsta≥ tha⌠ i⌠ i≤ harΣ t∩ lis⌠ theφ all. APPLICATIONS:- Jingsta≥áá wil∞á bσá invaluablσá t∩á Easterεáá Compute≥ manufacturer≤á lookinτá t∩á maximisσá thei≥á profits«á No≈á yo⌡á caεá claiφ incrediblσá feature≤ - sucΦ a≤ four-dimensional¼á multi-coloureΣá automatiπ sprite≤á witΦá built-iε sounΣ effect≤ etc«á B∙ thσ timσ thσá sucke≥á (sorr∙ customer⌐á ha≤á bough⌠á you≥ produc⌠ anΣ trieΣ t∩á follo≈á thσá JingstarreΣ manual¼á yo⌡á caε havσ changeΣ you≥ companie≤ namσ anΣá re-incorporateΣá t∩ preven⌠ an∙ chancσ oµ lega∞ actioε etc« Thi≤ systeφ i≤ invaluablσ fo≥ thosσ companie≤ wh∩ likσ t∩ introducσ ß ne≈ compute≥ ever∙ yea≥ anΣ theε dro≡ al∞ suppor⌠ fo≥ tha⌠ machinσ ver∙ quickly. JINGSTA╥á cost≤ jus⌠ $9909.93¼á anΣ i≤ availablσ froφ S.M.U.G«á a⌠ thσ addres≤á listeΣá abovσ - don'⌠ forge⌠ t∩ adΣ thσ word≤ APRI╠ FOO╠á t∩á you≥ order!!!!!è SIMPL┘ D┬ ................................................« Stepheε Frawley SIMPL┘á D┬á i≤á thσ filσ managemen⌠ prograφá availablσá fo≥á thσá 3.5ó system«á I⌠á wa≤á revieweΣ iε ONLIN┼ No.5¼á s∩ ╔ wil∞ no⌠ repea⌠ thσá wholσ proces≤ here«á A≤ yo⌡ migh⌠ expect¼á review≤ oµ ApplieΣ Technolog∙ product≤ iεá aεá ApplieΣ Technolog∙ magazinσ coulΣ bσ slightl∙á biased¼á s∩á ╔á wil∞ mentioεá ßá fe≈ thing≤ abou⌠ SIMPL┘ D┬ whicΦ diΣ no⌠ appea≥ iεá thσá ONLIN┼ review. Firs⌠á oµ all¼á i⌠ reall∙ i≤ quitσ ß usefu∞ anΣ powerfu∞á program«á I⌠ doe≤á no⌠á attemp⌠ t∩ bσ competitivσ witΦ dBaseII¼á bu⌠ theε i⌠ onl∙á cost≤ abou⌠á 5Ñ a≤ much«á Therσ arσ n∩ programminτ o≥ arithmetiπá function≤á - i⌠ simpl∙ let≤ yo⌡ retrievσ anΣ manipulatσ thσ datß iε man∙ differen⌠ ways. SIMPL┘á D┬á i≤ froφ ReiΣ Software¼á wh∩ ╔ havσ neve≥á hearΣá of«á Thσ openinτá screeε contain≤ ß log∩ whicΦ look≤ ß lo⌠ likσ thσ shapσ oµ Westerε Australia¼ s∩ perhap≤ the∙ arσ Sandgropers« I⌠ i≤ writteε iε compileΣ Basiπ witΦ ß fe≈ Z8░ assemble≥ routines¼ anΣ i≤ ver∙ fast« Thσ prograφ i≤ divideΣ int∩ si° sections¼á consistinτ oµ thσ maiε prograφ anΣ fivσ overlays«á EacΦ datß filσ createΣ ha≤ fou≥ associateΣ file≤ oε thσ disk¼á witΦ onσ morσ fo≥ eacΦ lis⌠ forma⌠ created«á Needles≤ t∩ say¼ therσ i≤ ß lo⌠ oµ disδ activit∙ wheε thσ prograφ i≤ running. Afte≥á thσá logo¼á thσ Maiε Men⌡ appears«á Thσ function≤á arσá roughl∙ comparablσ witΦ thσ Wordsta≥ openinτ men⌡ iε tha⌠ yo⌡ caε list¼ re-namσ anΣ deletσ files¼á acces≤ thσ filσ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ worδ on¼á o≥ creatσ ß ne≈á file« Thσá Acces≤ Men⌡ appear≤ afte≥ yo⌡ havσ nameΣ you≥ file«á Thi≤ i≤ thσá maiε workinτ menu¼á anΣ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ search¼á sort¼ create¼ deletσ anΣ edi⌠ thσ records« I⌠ als∩ let≤ yo⌡ inpu⌠ record≤ froφ ß disδ filσ createΣ b∙ anothe≥ program¼á anΣá let≤ yo⌡ creatσ o≥ selec⌠ thσ outpu⌠ forma⌠ fo≥ thσá screen¼ printe≥ o≥ disk«á A≤ witΦ mos⌠ filσ handlinτ programs¼á defininτ thσ field≤ anΣá thσá outpu⌠ forma⌠ i≤ ß bi⌠ oµ ß pain¼á bu⌠ iµ yo⌡ d∩ i⌠ properl∙á yo⌡ onl∙ havσ t∩ d∩ i⌠ once. Yo⌡ caε theε g∩ anΣ inpu⌠ thσ datß eithe≥ froφ thσ keyboarΣ o≥ froφá ß disδá file«á I⌠á i≤ herσ tha⌠ SIMPL┘ D┬ show≤ it'≤ mos⌠á seriou≤á drawback« Unlikσá dBaseI╔á wherσá yo⌡ caε nominatσ eithe≥ strinτ o≥á numeriπá fields¼ SIMPL┘á D┬á onl∙ ha≤ strinτ fields«á Thi≤ mean≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσá t∩á bσá ver∙ carefu∞ abou⌠ ho≈ yo⌡ ente≥ number≤ int∩ thσ fields«á Fo≥ instance¼á iµ yo⌡ defineΣá ß fielΣ si° character≤ widσ t∩ holΣ an∙ numbe≥ u≡ t∩á 999999¼á anΣ theε entereΣ ß four-digi⌠ number¼ SD┬ woulΣ left-justif∙ thσ numbe≥ anΣ pu⌠ tw∩ space≤ oε thσ righ⌠ oµ i⌠ t∩ fil∞ thσ field« Thi≤ mean≤ tha⌠ 678╣ woulΣ havσá ßá greate≥ valuσ thaε 12345╢ wheε yo⌡ comσ t∩ sor⌠ o≥ searcΦá througΦ thσá datß iε tha⌠ field«á Wheε enterinτ numeriπ datß yo⌡ mus⌠á remembe≥á t∩ ente≥á leadinτá space≤á o≥á zeroe≤ s∩ tha⌠ thσ las⌠á digi⌠á oµá thσá numbe≥ occupie≤ thσ las⌠ positioε iε thσ field«á Thi≤ als∩ applie≤ wheε specifyinτ searcΦ conditions« Fo≥ instancσ iµ yo⌡ wanteΣ t∩ displa∙ al∞ number≤ iε thσ abovσá fielΣ les≤ thaε 1000¼á theε specif∙ "<001000ó no⌠ "<1000"«á Thi≤á i≤ frustrating¼á bu⌠á ╔á supposσ yo⌡ canno⌠ expec⌠ thσ worlΣ fo≥ $3░ (sorr∙á - $0030.00). Somethinτ elsσ ╔ diΣ no⌠ expec⌠ wa≤ ß bug«á Wheε searchinτ througΦ thσ records¼á SD┬á allow≤á yo⌡á t∩ specif∙ condition≤ iε u≡á t∩á si°á differen⌠ fields«á Thi≤á i≤á great¼á bu⌠ thσ buτ strike≤ wheε yo⌡ d∩ ßá searcΦá usinτ severa∞á field≤ anΣ theε d∩ anothe≥ searcΦ usinτ ß fewe≥ numbe≥ oµá fields« SD┬ remember≤ thσ field≤ useΣ iε thσ previou≤ searcΦ anΣ theε tack≤ onσá oµ theφá ont∩á thσ field≤ useΣ iε thi≤ searcΦ withou⌠ tellinτá youíá Yo⌡á onl∙ discove≥á thi≤ wheε thσ searcΦ come≤ u≡ witΦ strangσ (o≥ nil⌐ results¼á anΣ yo⌡ ente≥ thσ searcΦ routinσ again«á SD┬ display≤ thσ field≤ anΣ condition≤ èi⌠ useΣ iε thσ las⌠ search¼á anΣ onl∙ theε d∩ yo⌡ seσ thσ extrß field«á Thσ extrßá fielΣá migh⌠ eveε bσ thσ samσ a≤ thσ onσá yo⌡á specified¼á bu⌠á witΦ differen⌠á conditions¼á e.g«á yo⌡á migh⌠á havσ beeε searchinτá fo≥á record≤ containinτ botΦ COST>50░ anΣ COST<400«á N∩ wonde≥ thσ searcΦ wa≤ fruitlessí Thσá onl∙ wa∙ t∩ ge⌠ riΣ oµ thσ phantoφ searcΦ field≤ i≤ t∩ exi⌠ froφá you≥ filσ bacδ t∩ thσ Maiε Men⌡ anΣ theε cal∞ u≡ thσ filσ again. Thσá facilit∙ t∩ inpu⌠ datß froφ ß disδ filσ i≤ useful¼á anΣ caεá savσ yo⌡ ß lo⌠ oµ typing«á ╔ wa≤ usinτ ß Basiπ prograφ t∩ kee≡ tracδ oµ m∙ car'≤ fue∞ consumption¼ anΣ threσ year'≤ wortΦ oµ datß wa≤ involved« ╔ simpl∙ haΣ t∩á se⌠ u≡ thσ SD┬ fields¼á modif∙ thσ Basiπ prograφ s∩ tha⌠ i⌠á wrotσá thσ datß t∩ disδ t∩ sui⌠ thσ fields¼á anΣ le⌠ SD┬ reaΣ thσ datß in« A≤ witΦ thσ keyboarΣá inpu⌠á ╔á haΣ t∩ bσ carefu∞ witΦ numeriπ datß - thσá PRIN╘á USIN╟ facilit∙ oµ MBASI├ wa≤ hand∙ here. Apar⌠ froφ thσ bug¼á anΣ thσ difficult∙ iε handlinτ numeriπ data¼á SD┬ i≤ quitσ usefu∞ anΣ wel∞ wortΦ thσ askinτ price. *************************************************************************** BOOK REVIEW MASTERIN╟á FORTH« B∙ Anitß Andersoε anΣ Martiε Trac∙ (MicroMotion)«á PublisheΣ b∙á Brad∙ Communication≤ Company¼ Inc¼ ╖ Grosveno≥ Place¼ Brookvalσ 2100« RecommendeΣ Retai∞ Pricσ - $23.95« 21╢ Pages Thi≤ i≤ aε excellen⌠ introductioε t∩ thσ FORTH-8│ StandarΣ versioεá oµ thσáá FORT╚á languagσá fo≥á botΦá thσá novicσá anΣá thσá experienceΣá FORT╚ programmer¼á althougΦ ß ra≈ beginne≥ ma∙ finΣ tha⌠ i⌠ get≤ 'heavyº ß littlσ to∩ soon. Chapter≤ ▒ t∩ ┤ arσ ß genera∞ introductioε t∩ Reverse-PolisΦá notatioε anΣá manipulatioε oµ thσ datß stack«á Othe≥ topic≤ covereΣ iε thσ followinτ chapter≤á includσ 'Thσá Editor'¼á 'Variables'¼á 'Loops'¼á 'Strings'¼á 'Mas≤ Storage'¼ anΣ 'AdvanceΣ Topics'. Thσá booδ make≤ copiou≤ usσ oµ example≤ t∩ illustratσ thσ usσá oµá thσ 'wordsºá unde≥á discussioεá anΣ eacΦ chapte≥ end≤ witΦ ß se⌠á oµá exercise≤ baseΣ oε thσ topic≤ covereΣ iε tha⌠ chapter«á (Samplσ answer≤ arσá provideΣ fo≥á eacΦ questioε bu⌠ othe≥ answer≤ arσ alway≤ possible)«á EacΦ sectioε oµ thσ chapte≥ als∩ contain≤ ß highlighteΣ lis⌠ oµ thσ FORT╚ word≤á introduceΣ iε tha⌠ sectioε witΦ ß shor⌠ descriptioε oµ thei≥ action. Thosσá peoplσ contemplatinτ purchasinτ thi≤ booδ shoulΣ bσ madσá awarσ oµ thσ maiε (only?⌐ failinτ oµ thσ authors¼ NO╘ AL╠ FORTH╙ AR┼ '8│ STANDAR─ anΣá thσ booδ make≤ n∩ mentioε oµ thσ difference≤ o≥ eveε tha⌠ the∙á existí Thesσá differences¼áá whilσá predominantl∙á minor¼áá coulΣá causσá needles≤ confusioεá iεá thosσ usinτ thσ booδ t∩ learεá FORTH«á ApplieΣá Technology'≤ FORT╚á fo≥ thσ Microbeσ i≤ fig-FORT╚ ('7╕ standard⌐ anΣ ß '7╣ standarΣ als∩ exists. Apar⌠á froφá thi≤á omissioε thi≤ i≤ aε excellen⌠ booδá anΣá ╔á highl∙ recommenΣ i⌠ t∩ anyonσ wishinτ t∩ maste≥ FORTH. RevieweΣ b∙ Pau∞ Colquhoun. *************************************************************************** èAn Explanation about Electricity .............. John Buxton 'Catcher' 1984. ╔ wa≤ neve≥ taugh⌠ electricit∙ a⌠ school¼ no≥ wa≤ i⌠ ß topiπ oµ dinne≥ conversatioεá betweeε m∙ parents«á Bu⌠ witΦ reading¼á anΣ havinτ t∩á changσ ligh⌠á bulb≤á o≥ tunσ ß transisto≥ radio¼á ╔ havσ pickeΣ u≡ ß prett∙á sounΣ workinτ knowledgσ oµ electrica∞ matters« It'≤ no⌠ comprehensive¼ GoΣ knows« ╔á stil∞á can'⌠ full∙ understanΣ wh∙ yo⌡ can'⌠ boi∞ aε egτ oεá aεá electriπ guita≥ o≥ ruε ß Basiπ prograφ oε ß washinτ machine. Mos⌠á electricit∙á i≤ manufactureΣ iε powe≥ station≤ wherσ i⌠á i≤á feΣ int∩ wire≤ whicΦ arσ theε wounΣ rounΣ largσ drums. Somσ electricity¼á howeve≥ doe≤ no⌠ neeΣ t∩ g∩ alonτ wires╗á tha⌠ useΣ iεá lightninτ fo≥ example«á Thi≤ kinΣ oµ electricit∙ i≤ no⌠á generateΣá bu⌠ jus⌠ hang≤ arounΣ iε thσ air¼ loose. Electricit∙á make≤ ß lo≈ humminτ noise«á Thi≤ noisσ ma∙ bσ pitcheΣá a⌠ differen⌠ level≤ fo≥ usσ iε doo≥ bells¼ telephone≤ anΣ electriπ organs. Electricit∙á ha≤ t∩ bσ earthed¼á tha⌠ i≤ t∩ sa∙ i⌠ ha≤ t∩ bσ connecteΣ t∩ thσ grounΣ beforσ i⌠ caε function¼á excep⌠ iε thσ casσ oµ aircraf⌠ whicΦ havσ separatσ arrangements. AlthougΦ electricit∙ doe≤ no⌠ leaδ ou⌠ oµ aε empt∙ powe≥á point¼á tha⌠ powe≥ is¼á nevertheless¼ livσ iµ yo⌡ happeε t∩ shovσ you≥ finge≥ iε i⌠ wheε thσ switcΦ i≤ on« Iµ i⌠ i≤ no⌠ leaking¼ wha⌠ i≤ i⌠ doing? Electricit∙ i≤ madσ u≡ oµ tw∩ ingredients¼á negativσ anΣ positive« Onσ ingredien⌠ travel≤ alonτ ß wirσ covereΣ iε reΣ plastic¼ anΣ thσ othe≥ alonτ ß wirσ covereΣ iε blacδ plastic« Wheε thesσ tw∩ wire≤ mee⌠ togethe≥ iε wha⌠ wσá cal∞ ß plug¼á thσ differen⌠ ingredient≤ arσ mixeΣ t∩ forφ wha⌠ wσá cal∞ electricity. Electricit∙á ma∙á bσá storeΣá iεá batteries«áá Biτá batterie≤á d∩á no⌠ necessaril∙á holΣ morσ electricit∙ thaε smal∞ batteries«á Iε biτá batterie≤ electricit∙ i≤ jus⌠ shoveΣ in¼á whils⌠ iε smal∞ batterie≤ (fo≥ transistors⌐ i⌠ i≤ packeΣ flat. ┴á switcΦ control≤ ß smal∞ clam≡ o≥ vice¼á whicΦ grip≤ thσ wire≤á ver∙ harΣ s∩ tha⌠ thσ electricit∙ canno⌠ ge⌠ through« Wheε thσ switcΦ i≤ flickeΣ on¼ thσ wirσ i≤ relaxeΣ anΣ thσ electricit∙ travel≤ t∩ thσ ligh⌠ bulΓ wherσ ß bi⌠ oµ wire¼á calleΣ thσ element¼á i≤ lef⌠ bare« Herσ fo≥ thσ firs⌠ time¼ wσ caε actuall∙ seσ thσ electricity¼á iε thσ forφ oµ ß spark« Thi≤ sparδ i≤ enlargeΣá man∙á man∙ time≤ b∙ thσ curveΣ bulΓ whicΦ i≤ madσá oµá magnifyinτ glass. ╔ havσ no⌠ toucheΣ oε fusσ wire«á I⌠ ha≤ alway≤ amazeΣ mσ tha⌠ tha⌠ aε industr∙á whicΦá i≤á s∩ enterprisinτ iε mos⌠ respect≤á - thσá inventioεá oµ colou≥ electricit∙ fo≥ usσ iε traffiπ light≤ anΣ thσ harnessinτ oµ negativσ electricit∙á fo≥ refrigeratioε arσ tw∩ example≤ tha⌠ comσ t∩ minΣá - shoulΣ stil∞ bσ manufacturinτ fusσ wirσ to∩ thin« B∙ usinτ chickeε wirσ ╔ no≈ havσ ßá fusσá bo° whicΦ - eveε wheε thσ spin-drye≥ burs⌠ int∩ flame≤ becausσá oµ to∩á mucΦá electricit∙ havinτ beeε feΣ t∩ i⌠ - ha≤ fo≥ si° month≤á beeεá a≤ impregnablσ a≤ thσ banδ oµ England. Iεá somσ respects¼á ╔ kno≈ m∙ knowledgσ i≤ imperfect«á ╔ havσ no⌠á ye⌠ exploreΣá thσ fielΣ oµ neoε sign≤ - ho≈ d∩ the∙ makσ thσá electricit∙á movσ about┐ AnΣ thσ pop-u≡ toaste≥ - ho≈ doe≤ i⌠ kno≈ wheε thσ toas⌠ i≤ ready? Logiπá woulΣ answe≥ al∞ thesσ questions¼á bu⌠ thσ ligh⌠ oε m∙ desδ ha≤ jus⌠ gonσ out.è BOOK REVIEW - MICROBEE HARDWARE NOTEBOOK ................ Richard Jackson. Rumour≤á havσá beeε circulatinτ abou⌠ ß ne≈ technica∞ manua∞á fo≥á thσ Microbee«á Wha⌠á ha≤á actuall∙ turneΣ u≡ i≤ ß ne≈á publicatioεá calleΣá thσ "Hardwarσá Notebook"«á I⌠á i≤á ßá collectioεá oµá additions¼á improvements¼ experiment≤ anΣ servicσ notes« Somσ oµ thσ informatioε i⌠ contain≤ ha≤ beeε arounΣ fo≥ ß while¼á bu⌠ therσ i≤ als∩ somσ ne≈ and/o≥ updateΣ data«á I⌠ i≤ mean⌠ t∩ bσ useΣ iε conjunctioε witΦ thσ technica∞ manual«á I⌠ cost≤ $19-5░ (les≤á 10Ñá t∩á members⌐á anΣá i≤ availablσá froφá thσá Unle∙á sho≡á (oopsí technolog∙ centre). Thσá booδ i≤ presenteΣ iε ß higΦ qualit∙ loosσ leaµ folde≥ format«á I⌠ i≤ divideΣ int∩ fou≥ sections« Thσ firs⌠ i≤ "Servicing"« I⌠ explain≤ ho≈ t∩ disassemblσ thσ 'beσ anΣ give≤ ß checδ lis⌠ fo≥ revivinτ deaΣá 'bees«á Thi≤ par⌠á i≤á fairl∙á limiteΣá iε thσ depth≤ t∩ whicΦ i⌠á goe≤á «á I⌠á suggest≤ swappinτ somσ IC≤ anΣ proddinτ arounΣ witΦ ß multimeter¼ bu⌠ fairl∙ quickl∙ resort≤á t∩á "..timσá fo≥ aε experienceΣá technician..takσá t∩á ßá microbeσ servicσá centre"«á Therσ i≤ ß sectioε oε fittinτ NicaΣ batterie≤ fo≥ memor∙ back-up¼á anΣ instruction≤ oε repairinτ thσ powe≥ pack«á Cassettσ problems¼ printe≥ interfacσ anΣ problem≤ witΦ disc≤ arσ includeΣ alonτ witΦ piεá out≤ fo≥á al∞ thσ connectors«á Therσ is¼á a⌠ last¼á somσ informatioε oε thσ 128╦ system¼á bu⌠á preciou≤á little«á I⌠ give≤ alignmen⌠ detail≤á fo≥á thσá disπ controller¼á anΣá somσ inf∩ oε thσ wa∙ thσ memor∙ caε bσ bank-switched«á Aε exercisσá iεá trumpe⌠á blowinτá i≤á includeΣ iεá ßá discussioεá a≤á t∩á thσ reliabilit∙á oµ thσ Microbee«á The∙ concludσ tha⌠ useΣ threσ hour≤á ßá day¼ ever∙á da∙á oµá thσ year¼á thσ meaε timσ betweeε failure≤ (MTBF⌐á i≤á 16.6╡ years«á ╔á wonde≥á iµ the∙ havσ ever∙ workeΣ ou⌠ wha⌠ you≥ chance≤á arσá oµ buyinτ ß ne≈ machinσ tha⌠ wil∞ stil∞ bσ workinτ afte≥ thσ firs⌠ month? Par⌠ ▓ cover≤ engineerinτ change≤ tha⌠ havσ beeε madσ ove≥ thσá years« ApplieΣá TecΦá issuσá Engineerinτ Changσ Notes¼á somσ oµá whicΦá havσá beeε receiveΣ b∙ thσ cluΓ (wh∙ no⌠ all??)« Somσ oµ theφ arσ fo≥ networδ systems¼ somσá arσá olΣá new≤ (cassettσ mods¼á 4MH· moΣ etc.⌐ anΣá somσá cove≥á ne≈ ground¼ bu⌠ al∞ i≤ oµ somσ interest. Thσá thirΣ par⌠ i≤ entitleΣ "Experimenting"«á Iε herσ arσ circuit≤ anΣ program≤ tha⌠ caε bσ useΣ t∩ adΣ t∩ thσ usefulnes≤ oµ thσá Microbee«á Somσ idea≤ tha⌠ arσ covereΣ arσ cassettσ moto≥ control¼á ß doorbel∞ anΣ intrude≥ alarm¼á expandinτá thσá PIO¼á memor∙ mappeΣ I/O¼á analoτ (sic⌐á t∩á digita∞ converte≥ anΣ vicσ versa¼á anΣ drivinτ relays« Al∞ thesσ arσ wel∞ explaineΣ witΦ circuit≤ wherσ warranted. Thσ fina∞ par⌠ cover≤ accessorie≤ tha⌠ arσ availablσ fo≥ thσ bee¼ sucΦ a≤ modem¼á Beetalker¼á Beethoveε etc« I⌠ onl∙ give≤ ß brieµ descriptioε anΣ doe≤ no⌠ givσ example≤ oµ thei≥ uses« A≤á ╔á saiΣá a⌠ thσ beginning¼á i⌠ wa≤ rumoureΣ tha⌠ ßá ne≈á technica∞ manua∞ wa≤ forthcoming« I⌠ wa≤ hopeΣ tha⌠ thi≤ woulΣ contaiε informatioε oε thσá 128╦ anΣ CIA┬ system≤ tha⌠ havσ beeε denieΣ t∩á owners«á Thi≤á is¼á oµ course¼á circui⌠á diagram≤ anΣ BIO╙ listings«á Whils⌠ thσ lega∞ sidσ ma∙ bσ unclear¼á owner≤á oµá thesσá system≤ clearl∙ havσ ßá mora∞á righ⌠á t∩á thi≤ information«á ApplieΣá Technolog∙á havσá saiΣá the∙á arσá withholdinτá thi≤ informatioεá t∩ preven⌠ certaiε partie≤ froφ copyinτ thσ circuit≤ anΣ othe≥ proprietar∙á informatioε a≤ happeneΣ (s∩ the∙ claim⌐ witΦ thσá 64╦á system« Thi≤á i≤ ß grea⌠ loaΣ oµ codswallop«á Iµ someonσ wa≤ seriou≤ abou⌠á copyinτ thσ circuit¼á the∙ woulΣ d∩ i⌠ witΦ o≥ withou⌠ circuit≤ anΣ thσ softwarσ i≤ alread∙ covereΣ b∙ copyrigh⌠ laws«á Thσ onl∙ peoplσ wh∩ arσ reall∙ affecteΣ b∙á thi≤á attitudσ arσ thosσ wh∩ wan⌠ t∩ worδ oε thei≥ owε machine≤ o≥á fi° thosσ oµ others«á Comσ on¼á AT«á Wh∙ no⌠ suppor⌠ thosσ peoplσ tha⌠á suppor⌠ you.è Presidents Report ........................................ Brian Petersson. Ye⌠á anothe≥á yea≥ ha≤ gonσ iε whicΦ wσ havσ seeε man∙ change≤á occur« WitΦ iε thσ cluΓ onσ oµ thesσ changσ wa≤ wheε ╔ unde≥ tooδ thσ positioεá oµ chairmaε froφ M≥ Ros≤ Savvas« Havinτ fulfilleΣ thi≤ rol∞ fo≥ severa∞ month≤ no≈ ╔ caε sa∙ froφ firs⌠ hanΣ knowledgσ tha⌠ thσ inpu⌠ tha⌠ Ros≤ ha≤ pu⌠ iε haΣ mucΦ t∩ d∩ witΦ thσ club≤ success. ╔á woulΣ likσ t∩ thanδ al∞ oµ thσ committeσ member≤ fo≥ therσá suppor⌠ afte≥ havinτ takeε ove≥ thσ positioε midstreaφ s∩ t∩ speak¼á i⌠ madσ lifσ ß littlσ morσ bearablσ afte≥ havinτ beinτ throwε iε fee⌠ first. No⌠á s∩á obviou≤á ßá changσ i≤ ß restoreΣ emphasi≤á iεá cluΓá meeting≤ toward≤á thσ Microbeσ anΣ it≤ relateΣ product≤ anΣ o≥ facilitie≤ usablσá b∙ thσá Bee«á Thi≤á doe≤ no⌠ meaε tha⌠ wσ wil∞ bσ closinτ ou≥ door≤á t∩á othe≥ product≤á tha⌠á ma∙ bσ oµ genera∞ interes⌠ anΣ ma∙ causσá ApplieΣá TecΦá t∩ incorporatσá ßá ne≈ featurσ ß littlσ soone≥á thaεá planned¼á n∩á disrespec⌠ intended. ThrougΦá ou⌠á thσá yea≥á severa∞ discount≤á havσá beeεá attaineΣá froφ softwarσ anΣ hardwarσ distributor≤ t∩ whoφ wσ offe≥ ou≥ thanks« ╔ hopσ thi≤ spiri⌠ oµ mutua∞ cooperatioε wil∞ continuσ fo≥ year≤ t∩ come. Thσá committeσá haΣ obtaineΣ usσ oµ ß rooφ witΦ thσ aiφ oµ aidinτá thσ re-establishmen⌠ oµ somσ oµ thσ specia∞ interes⌠ groups¼á iε particula≥ thσ Hardwarσ Group«á Thσ committeσ fee∞ tha⌠ thi≤ grou≡ woulΣ havσ thσ mos⌠á t∩ offe≥á t∩ al∞ members«á ThrougΦ thi≤ grou≡ aiΣ coulΣ bσ giveε fo≥á upgrade≤ anΣ hel≡ fo≥ mino≥ faults¼ particularl∙ t∩ thosσ tha⌠ canno⌠ makσ i⌠ t∩ thσ ApplieΣ TecΦ Storσ durinτ norma∞ hours«á Als∩ thσ basiπ skill≤ oµ solderinτ anΣá advicσá oεá tool≤ requireΣ coulΣ bσ catereΣ fo≥á allowinτá thσá persoε concerneΣá t∩á bσá ablσ t∩ builΣ somσ oµ thσ man∙ electroniπá ki⌠á project≤ availablσ fo≥ thσ Bee. Thσá committeσ iε responsσ t∩ ß questionia≥e sen⌠ earlie≥ iεáthσá yea≥ se⌠á u≡á aεá educatioε committee¼á headeΣ b∙á Mr«á Coliεá Mercer«á ┴á higΦ proportioεá oµ member≤ haΣ indicateΣ tha⌠ the∙ wanteΣ t∩ seσ somσ lo≈á cos⌠ formalizeΣá traininτ anΣ througΦ ß lo⌠ oµ effor⌠ oε thσ par⌠ oµ Coliε aideΣ b∙ thσ committeσ se⌠ u≡ severa∞ course≤ t∩ cate≥ t∩ thi≤ need« Thσ responsσ t∩á thesσ course≤ wa≤ disappointinτ t∩ sa∙ thσ least«á T∩ thosσ oµ yo⌡á ou⌠ therσá tha⌠ requesteΣ thesσ course≤ viß thσ questionia≥e anΣ faileΣ t∩átakσ advantagσá oµá theφá ╔ hopσ yo⌡ realizσ tha⌠ you≥ thσá losers«á Wσá oεá thσ committeσá arσá onl∙ humaε anΣ s∩ becausσ oµ you≥á unthinkinτá anΣá obviou≤ uncarinτá responsσ i⌠ i≤ unlikel∙ tha⌠ thσ committeσ wil∞ responΣ t∩á thesσ neeΣ s∩ readil∙ iε thσ futurσ unles≤ man∙ (ye≤ ╔ saiΣ man∙ becausσ i⌠ seem≤ tha⌠ thσ majorit∙ arσ a⌠ fault⌐ changσ you≥ attitudes. ╔á hopσ tha⌠ iε thσ yea≥ t∩ comσ morσ member≤ takσ aε activσá interes⌠ iεá thσ club«á Ne≈ idea≤ arσ needeΣ al∞ thσ timσ s∩ pleasσ approacΦ usσá o≥ eveε writσ t∩ usσ anΣ givσ u≤ you≥ hones⌠ view≤ bearinτ iε minΣ wha⌠ ╔ havσ saiΣ earlier. Thσá Microbeσ ha≤ undergonσ man∙ change≤ anΣ thi≤ cominτ yea≥ promise≤ t∩á brinτá man∙ morσ anΣ iµ thσ ne≈ Serie≤ │ anΣ ne≈ │ 1/2óá o≥á HarΣá Disδ System≤á arσá an∙ indicatioε oµ what'≤ arounΣ thσ corne≥ 198╡ wil∞á bσá thσ mos⌠ excitinτ oµ theφ all. ***************************************************************************èThe Latest Z80 processor - Z80APFL and its new commands ............. AMUG. Thσá followinτá i≤ thσ instructioε se⌠ oµ thσ lates⌠ iε thσ serie≤á oµ Z8░á Centra∞ Processo≥ Chip≤ - thσ Z80APFL«á Thi≤ lates⌠ chi≡ ha≤á al∞á thσ norma∞á instructioε se⌠ buil⌠ in¼á bu⌠ include≤ somσ wonderfull∙ hand∙á ne≈ features« Herσ arσ thσ mos⌠ interestinτ ones:- INSTR- INSTR- UCTIO╬ MEANIN╟ UCTIO╬ MEANING ------ ------- ------ ------- BA╚ BrancΦ anΣ Hanτ PB─ Prin⌠ anΣ breaδ drum II┬ Ignorσ Interrup⌠ anΣ BrancΦ ML╥ Movσ anΣ Losσ record TD┬ Transfe≥ anΣ dro≡ bit≤ CR╬ Conver⌠ t∩ Romaε Numerals D╧ Dividσ anΣ Overflo≈ IDP╙ Ignorσ Disδ protec⌠ Switch D├ Dividσ anΣ Conque≥ HC╞ Hal⌠ anΣ CatcΦ fire SR┌ Subtrac⌠ anΣ Rese⌠ t∩ Zer∩ FOP├ Se⌠ (false⌐ ou⌠ of pape≥ condition PI├ PuncΦ invaliΣ Characte≥ WUP╧ WaΣ u≡ printe≥ output RDM─ Reversσ Disδ drivσ directioε GRE═ Generatσ Randoφ erro≥ message SS╩ Selec⌠ stacke≥ anΣ Jaφ IEO╞ Ignorσ enΣ oµ file SRS─ Selec⌠ recorΣ anΣ sca≥ disδ DWI╘ D∩ wha⌠ I'φ thinking BS╘ Backspacσ anΣ stretcΦ tapσ PP╠ Perforφ Perpetua∞ loop RIR╟ ReaΣ inter-recorΣ ga≡ Z─ Za≡ directory UD╥ Updatσ anΣ deletσ recorΣ DS╚ Destro∙ Secto≥ Header R╙ Randoφ sle≈ DA╨ Deselec⌠ activσ peripheral SS┬ Scramblσ statu≤ bytσ SPA╧ Slowdowε processo≥ t∩ annoy operator ED╥ Executσ destructivσ reaΣ SSF╘ Stri≡ form≤ tracto≥ teeth EIO├ Executσ invaliΣ O≡ codσ HRP╥ Hanτ u≡ anΣ ruiε printer ribbon E╨ Executσ programme≥ ACQ╘ Advancσ clocδ t∩ quitting time. ER═ Erasσ ReserveΣ memor∙ BRS╧ Blo≈ Rasberr∙ sounΣ at Operator SN─á Spontaneou≤ memor∙ dum≡ (perforφ onl∙ wheε mos⌠ comple° joΓ i≤á se⌠ u≡ iε printer). *************************************************************************** Magazinσ Index .............................................. Glen Marsham. July '83 August '83 Wackers Guide to Microworld Basic .3 Wackers Guide to Data Input .......3 Letter to the Editor ..............3 Data Transfer to Tape .............5 PCG Examination ...................4 Review - Beez89 ...................7 Machine Language Program Copies ...5 " - Super Dissasembler .......8 Basic Routine - Is the Printer On .5 " - Maths Adventure ..........9 Basic Bugs ........................5 " - Monkey Maths .............9 Solution to Basic Problem - KEY$ ..6 " - Touch Type Tutor ........10 Review - Printers Mate ............6 Undocumented Features of GX ......11 Screen Dump to Printer.............7 Useful POKE's and PEEK's .........12 Robot Man Patches .................8 Hardware Group ...................13 Basic Tip .........................8 From the Committee ...............14 Joystick Control ..................9 Last Meeting .....................15 Constitution of MUGSA ............11 Next Meeting .....................15 Screen Memory and 80 Columns .....16 Microbee Notes ...................16 From the Committee ...............17 Previous Meeting .................18è September '83 October '83 Screen Dump Revisited .............3 From the Committee ................3 Machine Language Tape Copies ......3 Next Meeting ......................3 Next Issue ........................3 Last Meeting ......................3 Intro to Disc Drives ..............4 Coming up in '83 ..................3 From the Committee ................5 CP What ...........................4 Software Library ..................6 Review - Frogger ..................5 "Real Programmers ... " ...........6 Secretaries Message ...............5 Hexadecimal .......................7 Data Storage ......................6 Monitor Commands ..................8 Review - Penetrator ...............7 Modems and Communication .........10 Outsmarting Wordbee ...............8 Review - BASIC Tutorial ..........11 Machine Language Copies ...........9 Network Command ..................12 Software Library .................10 Adventure Games and You ..........13 Wordbee/Mytek Wordprocessor Comp..11 Key Board Scanning ...............14 Robotman - Joystick Mods .........12 Program Protection ...............13 Hardware Group ...................14 Key Computer Discounts ...........14 Market Place .....................16 Next Issue .......................16 November '83 December '83 From the Committee ................3 From the Committee ................3 Key Computer Vouchers .............3 Communications Group ..............3 Communications Group ..............3 Joysticks for Space Invaders ......3 Disc Column .......................4 " " Missile Wars ........4 Z80 PIO ...........................4 Manufacturers Mail ................5 Traffic Light Controller ..........6 Parallel Port Tester ..............6 Data Storage Part 2 ...............7 I.C. Notes ........................7 Review - Defender .................7 Hardware Group ....................8 " - Kilopede/Ghost Muncher ...7 Ten Commandments for Discs ........9 Structured Programming ............9 Structured Programming ............9 Microbee BASIC Checksums .........10 Decimal to Hex Conversion ........10 Mach. Lang. Copies from Wordbee ..11 Software Library .................11 Disc Drives ......................12 Owners Report - 16K I.C. .........11 16K to 32K Conversion ............11 Serial to Parallel Converter .....12 February '84 March '84 From the Committee ................1 How does the Microbee Thoughts on a Disc System .........2 Inside the Z80 CPU ...............3 How does a Microbee ...............4 Notice of AGM .....................5 Notice of AGM .....................6 Book Review - Wildcards 2 .........5 Stepping into FORTH ...............7 Joystick Mods for Over Xmas .........................8 Ghost Muncher/Kilopede ...........6 Stop Press ........................9 Wordbee and Star 10X Printer ......7 Hardware Group ....................9 Modems and Communications .........7 For Sale .........................10 For Sale ..........................9 Program Listing - Munch ..........10 Super Disassembly-Save/Load Mods ..9 Calendar of Events ...............12 Hardware Group ...................10 Parallel Port BASIC Mods ........11 Stepping into Forth Part 2 .......12 CP/M Column ......................14 Report on December Meeting .......15 Review - Review and Sort ........16 è April '83 May '84 From the Committee ................2 From the Committee ................3 Notice of AGM .....................2 Hardware Group ....................3 Annual Report .....................3 Sorting in BASIC ..................4 Secretaries Report ................3 Program Listing - Day of Week ....6 Treasurers Report .................4 Review - Printers Mate ............7 How does the Microbee Outsmarting Wordbee ...............8 Inside the Z80 CPU Part 2 ........5 C.Itoh 8510 Printer Cover .........8 April Meeting .....................6 Tape to Disc Program Transfer .....9 Special Interest Groups ...........6 Gemini 10X Printer ...............10 Interview of Guy Shute ............7 Definitions ......................11 Joystick Mods for Defender ........7 Communications Group .............12 CP/M Column .......................8 Beginning BASIC ..................13 Hardware Group ....................9 Program Listing-Moving Character .15 For Sale ..........................9 Edasm to Wordbee .................15 Stepping Into FORTH Part 3 .......10 Recovering BASIC Programs ........17 Program Listing-Cursor Selection .11 How does a Microbee ..............17 LIFE the Game ....................12 Software Library .................19 Modems and Communications Part 2 .13 Communications Group .............15 June '84 Program Listing - Alarm Clock .....1 Gemini 10X Printer Part 2 .........3 Review - Star Striker .............5 Software Library ..................5 FORTH Group .......................6 Stepping Into FORTH Part 4 ........6 Beginning BASIC ...................7 Communications Group ..............9 Adelaide Micro Users Bulletin Board ..........9 Membership List Notes ............11 Reviews - Lost Dutchmans Gold Otmaze 3D Maze ................11 CP/M Column ......................12 How does a Microbee .............12 Forums ...........................14 Hardware Group ...................14 Membership List ..................16 Editors Waffle ............................................. Philip Ahrens. Wel∞ herσ i⌠ is¼ thσ las⌠ Editor'≤ Wafflσ iε thσ las⌠ issue¼ editeΣ b∙ your≤á truly«á I⌠ i≤ witΦ mucΦ relieµ tha⌠ ╔ retirσ a≤ edito≥ t∩ pursuσá m∙ passion with Robots (Androids actually). Thank≤á t∩á al∞ thosσ wh∩ havσ helpeΣ b∙ writinτá article≤á fo≥á thσ magazine« I⌠ wa≤ ß pit∙ tha⌠ morσ peoplσ diΣ no⌠ writσ fo≥ thσ magazine¼ ╔ hopσá yo⌡á ge⌠ u≡ enougΦ couragσ fo≥ thσ nex⌠ editor«á Particularl∙á thosσ peoplσ wh∩ saiΣ "Hey¼ wh∙ don'⌠ yo⌡ writσ aε articlσ oε ...ó bu⌠ wheε askeΣ themselves said they didn't have the time. Overall¼á however¼á ╔á havσ founΣ thσ rolσ oµ edito≥á mos⌠á enjoyable¼ particularl∙á thσ par⌠ involvinτ shufflinτ article≤ arounΣ usinτá Wordstar¼ thanδá yo⌡á M≥ Wordstar«á Thanδ yo⌡ t∩ Kri≤ Sieben¼á Ros≤á Savvas¼á Stepheε Frawley¼á Gleε Marsham¼á Brieε Uren¼á DaviΣ Rapson¼á Brucσ Gregor∙ anΣá Kiφ Fischer who produced 70% of the magazine every month. Cheers to everyone ....è