CP/M/CPM_CDROM.iso/mbug/mbug079.arc/8508MBN.TZT/8508MBN.TXT

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                                 CONTENTS

          Club Notes
               - The July Meeting .............................. 3
          Communications
               - DATBAS loading ................................ 14
               - Computer Ventures BBS ......................... 8
          Contributions
               - What we need for next month ................... 3
          Editorial
               - Protecting your investment .................... 2
          Graphics
               - Poking to change the cursor ................... 9
          Hardware
               - Alternate keyboard begins a rebuild ........... 12
          Hive Help
              - Any problems - ask Dorithy Disk ............... 15
          Program Listings
               - Microworld Basic - Dodgem variation ........... 10
               - Edasφ HE╪ t∩ decima∞ routinσ .................« 15
          Trading Place
               - For sale notices .............................. 3
               - New book, club discounts, trading table ....... 16
          Wordprocessing
           Dsk - Flashprint reviewed ........................... 7
           Dsk - Spellstar - is it dinkum? ..................... 14
               - Wordbee for Wives - Thumbs continues .......... 4
               - Wordbee ^X problems ........................... 6

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Copyrigh⌠á (c)«á Al∞á materia∞á publisheΣá iε thi≤ journa∞á i≤á subjec⌠á t∩
Australiaεá anΣ internationa∞ copyrigh⌠ law«á However¼á limiteΣ copyinτá oµ
individua∞ article≤ i≤ permitteΣ provideΣ acknowledgemen⌠ oµ thσ autho≥ anΣ
MICROBE┼ NEW╙ i≤ made.



















**¬ DISCLAIME╥ ***
Thσ MicroBeσ User≤ Grou≡ oµ S.A« (MUGSA)¼ it≤ officials¼ thσ edito≥ anΣ thσ
contributinτá author≤á oµ thσ MicroBeσ New≤ d∩ no⌠ expres≤á no≥á impl∙á an∙
warrant∙á o≥á liabilit∙á witΦá respec⌠ t∩ softwarσ o≥á hardwarσá anΣá thei≥
modification≤ whicΦ ma∙ bσ publisheΣ iε thi≤ journa∞ o≥ othe≥á publication≤
oµ MUGSA¼ o≥ describeΣ a⌠ an∙ officia∞ o≥ unofficia∞ meetinτ oµ MUGSA.

**¬ COMMITTE┼ **¬
Chairmaε  -Brian Petersson.2502800(H⌐  V/Chairman -Colin Mercer. 2703563(H)
Secretar∙ -RicharΣ Jackson.2948591(H⌐  Editor     -Mal Watt.     2931890(H⌐
Treasurer -Brian Uren.     2605038(H⌐  Member     -Kris Sieben.  2651374(H)
Member    -Fred Brunings.  2641798(H)  Member     -Robin Moseby.  424642(H)

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

ááááááááááááWelcomσ t∩ anothe≥ issuσ oµ thσ newsletter« ╔ hopσ thi≤ editioε
ááááááááááááarrive≤á soone≥ thaε thσ las⌠ two¼á bu⌠ ß grea⌠ dea∞ i≤ ou⌠á oµ
   5x12áááááthi≤á editor'≤ control«á Unlikσ thσ morσ substantia∞ club≤á wh∩
ááááááááááááarσ ablσ t∩ plaε thei≥ newsletter≤ somσ month≤ iε advance¼ thi≤
ááááááááááááonσá rarel∙á ha≤ enougΦ contribution≤ t∩ allo≈á sucΦá aεá idea∞
state«á Eveεá a≤ ╔ typσ thi≤ ╔ stil∞ neeΣ anothe≥ ╢ page≤ oµá article≤á fo≥
thi≤ issue¼á anΣ it'≤ onl∙ │ day≤ til∞ closing« Thi≤ result≤ iε thσ closinτ
datσá beinτá stretcheΣá t∩ thσ limi⌠ iε thσ hopσá tha⌠á contribution≤á wil∞
arrivσ iε time«á Apar⌠ froφ that¼á delay≤ caε occu≥ anΣ las⌠ montΦ i⌠ wa≤ ß
dela∙ b∙ Pos⌠ Australiß (no¼ ╔ aφ no⌠ goinτ t∩ slinτ mud)«

     No≈á yo⌡ caε caε wh∙ al∞ editor≤ (includinτ thosσ oµ thσ largσá clubs⌐
constantl∙ beτ anΣ conjurσ fo≥ contributions« Therσ i≤ no≈ ß ne≈ sectioε iε
thi≤á newslette≥á fo≥á al∞ oµ thosσ potentia∞á contributors¼á listinτá wha⌠
article≤ arσ required«á Seσ CONTRIBUTIONS«á Wσ arσ alway≤ lookinτ fo≥ basiπ
program≤á (anΣá thσá morσ documenteΣ thσ better)«á

     Thσá committeσ wil∞ bσ rafflinτ somσ oµ ou≥ dem∩ tape≤ (thosσ supplieΣ
fo≥ u≤ t∩ review⌐ anΣ onl∙ contributor≤ wil∞ bσ iε tha⌠ raffle«á Als∩ therσ
wil∞á bσá ßá brigh⌠á ideß prizσ judgeΣ b∙á someonσá wh∩á wishe≤á t∩á remaiε
anonymous«á N∩ correspondencσ wil∞ bσ entereΣ int∩ ove≥ sucΦ decision≤.

Protecting Your Investment.

┴á recen⌠ thef⌠ oµ somσ microbee≤ prompt≤ mσ t∩ reminΣ yo⌡ t∩ conside≥á ho≈
wel∞á yo⌡ havσ insureΣ you≥ owε hardware«á Apparentl∙ PC≤ arσ no≈á matchinτ
video recorders in the smash and grab stakes.

So then, have you:
   - RecordeΣ thσ seria∞ number≤ froφ thσ microbee¼ monito≥ (VDU)¼ printer,
ááááácassettσ player¼ disδ unit(s)¼ modem.
   - RecordeΣ thσ datσ anΣ placσ oµ purchase.
   - Giveεá thσá seria∞ number≤  t∩ you≥ insure≥ anΣ confirmeΣá iεá writinτ
ááááátha⌠ yo⌡ havσ satisfieΣ al∞ thei≥ requirements.

     Remembe≥á wheε yo⌡ arσ buyinτ seconΣ hanΣ equipmen⌠ tha⌠ n∩ matte≥ ho≈
man∙á time≤ ß stoleε piecσ oµ propert∙ i≤ resold¼á i⌠ doe≤ no⌠ becomσá les≤
stoleεá witΦ timeíá S∩ conside≥ carefull∙ buyinτ privatel∙ iµ therσá i≤á n∩
origina∞á receip⌠á anΣá conside≥ i⌠ ver∙ suspec⌠ iµ thσ selle≥á won'⌠á sigε
anothe≥ bil∞ oµ sale. []è







CLUB NOTES.................................................................

[] LAST MEETING
     Thi≤ wa≤ thσ tradinτ night«á Sincσ individual≤ solΣ thei≥ owε gea≥á i⌠
i≤á difficul⌠ t∩ kno≈ ho≈ successfu∞ i⌠ went«á Neverles≤ noticeΣá changeinτ
hand≤ (besidσ cash⌐ were║á ß teletype¼ ß plotter¼ ß keyboard¼ anΣ metre≤ oµ
co-ax«á Therσ werσ als∩ book≤ anΣ newsletter≤ oε sale«á Thσ cluΓ sho≡ diΣ ß
brisδ tradσ a≤ well«
     ScattereΣá arounΣ thσ hal∞ werσ variou≤ bee≤ showinτ softwarσ sucΦá a≤
Multiplaε witΦ prope≥ graphiπ windows«á Morσ computer-in-a-book≤ seeφ t∩ bσ
appearinτá iεá thσ ranks«á Thi≤ autho≥ diΣ no⌠ havσ timσ t∩ notσá al∞á sucΦ
item≤á oε display¼á anΣ thσ edito≥ ha≤ askeΣ mσ t∩ asδ thosσ peoplσ wh∩ diΣ
sho≈ somethinτ t∩ writσ aε articlσ abou⌠ it«á Le⌠ morσ peoplσ kno≈á througΦ
thσ Newsletter.

[] POSTAL COSTS
     A≤ thσ Edito≥ tolΣ u≤ las⌠ month¼á thσ forma⌠ oµ thσ magazinσ ha≤ beeε
changeΣ ß bi⌠ t∩ enablσ reader≤ t∩ finΣ thosσ article≤ oµ mos⌠ interes⌠á t∩
theφá morσá quickly«á
     Therσá ha≤ beeε anothe≥ morσ subtlσ change«á I⌠ i≤ s∩ subtlσ tha⌠ eveε
thσ committeσ can'⌠ finΣ it« Fo≥ thσ firs⌠ tw∩ years¼ thi≤ newslette≥ wa≤ ß
standarΣ articlσ iε thσ eye≤ oµ Australiß Post¼ anΣ wσ werσ chargeΣ postagσ
accordingly«á Suddenly¼á i⌠ becamσ ß non-standarΣ article¼á anΣ ou≥ postagσ
rosσá │ cent≤ aε issue«á I⌠ won'⌠ makσ u≤ bankrupt¼á bu⌠ i⌠ i≤ ß bi⌠á oµá ß
mystery!!

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CONTRIBUTIONS..............................................................

Thσá newslette≥á want≤á ßá collectioεá oµá Basiπá anΣá EDAS═á program≤á fo≥
publication« Especiall∙ educationall∙ intendeΣ ones« I⌠ doe≤ no⌠ matte≥ ho≈
smal∞ o≥ largσ the∙ are«á Pleasσ tr∙ anΣ includσ comments¼á anΣ suppl∙ theφ
iε workinτ orde≥ oε tapσ o≥ disδ o≥ modeφ t∩ thσ Editor« Game≤ anΣ utilite≤
arσ als∩ required.

╔á als∩ wan⌠ t∩ compilσ ß lis⌠ oµ use≤ oµ thσ SEARC╚ keyworΣ iεá microworlΣ
basic«á Iµ yo⌡ havσ useΣ thi≤ a⌠ all¼ pleasσ dro≡ mσ aε example« Thi≤ mean≤
you! -ed.   []
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WORDBEE FOR WIVES....................................................THUMBS

     Thumbsºá wifσá ha≤ though⌠ fo≥ somσ timσ tha⌠ homσ computer≤ arσá toy≤
fo≥ husband≤ wh∩ havσ no⌠ growε up«á I⌠ mus⌠ bσ quitσ annoyinτ t∩ finΣá thσ
maεá abou⌠ thσ housσ sittinτ dowε enjoyinτ himselµ wheε hσ shoulΣ bσá doinτ
al∞ thosσ littlσ job≤ tha⌠ neve≥ ge⌠ done.

Wheε thσ childreε arσ alloweΣ t∩ usσ "tha⌠ thingó a≤ wel∞ marita∞ blis≤ caε
becomσ ß thinτ oµ thσ pastíá Thumb≤ remember≤ thσ ic∙ tonσ oµ hi≤ loveΣ onσ
ringinτ hiφ a⌠ thσ officσ t∩ asδ ho≈ thσ ***¬ d∩ yo⌡ loaΣ "FROGGERó becausσ
thσá younges⌠ chilΣ i≤ drivinτ he≥ u≡ thσ wal∞ anΣ shσ want≤ ß fe≈á minute≤
peace.

     I⌠á i≤á onl∙ wheε al∞ thσ othe≥ member≤ oµ thσ famil∙ caεá switcΦá thσ
compute≥á oε anΣ loaΣ ß programmσ anΣ ruε i⌠ tha⌠ one'≤ wifσ feel≤ tha⌠ shσ
ma∙ bσ missinτ something« Tha⌠ i≤ thσ timσ t∩ offe≥ t∩ teacΦ he≥ Wordbee«

Thσá tasδ mus⌠ bσ approacheΣ witΦ somσ skil∞ anΣ tact«á Husband≤á wh∩á havσ
trieΣ t∩ teacΦ thei≥ wive≤ t∩ drivσ car≤ shoulΣ bσ sough⌠ ou⌠ anΣ consulteΣ
abou⌠ thσ fine≥ point≤ oµ beinτ politσ whils⌠ gnashinτ one'≤ teeth.

Thumb≤á trieΣ fo≥ man∙ month≤ t∩ persuadσ hi≤ spousσ t∩ a⌠ leas⌠á si⌠á dowε
fo≥á ßá fe≈ minute≤ iε fron⌠ oµ thσ microbeσ s∩ tha⌠ hσá coulΣá demonstratσ
Wordbee« Iε spitσ oµ Thumbsº skil∞ a≤ ß flyfishermaε hσ wa≤ no⌠ ablσ t∩ ge⌠
tha⌠ particula≥ fisΦ t∩ takσ hi≤ fly.

     Wheεá thσ microbeσ wa≤ upgradeΣ t∩ ß disδ drivσ systeφ witΦ ßá printe≥
Thumb≤á fel⌠ tha⌠ i⌠ woulΣ no⌠ bσ lonτ beforσ hi≤ wifσ woulΣ bσá interesteΣ
a≤á thσá childreε werσ startinτ t∩ usσ Wordbeσ t∩ writσ letter≤ anΣá littlσ
essays.

EacΦá membe≥á oµá thσ famil∙ haΣ beeε issueΣ witΦ thei≥ owε disδá witΦá thσ
systeφá file≤ oε it«á The∙ werσ freσ t∩ d∩ wha⌠ the∙ wanteΣ witΦ thei≥á owε
disδ s∩ lonτ a≤ i⌠ diΣ no⌠ intrudσ oε Thumbsº computinτ time«á T∩ hel≡ witΦ
identificatioε eacΦ individual'≤ disδ wa≤ fitteΣ witΦ ß differen⌠á coloureΣ
label« Thσ ligh⌠ bluσ labe∞ (especiall∙ selecteΣ fo≥ her⌐ la∙ unuseΣ iε thσ
bo° fo≥ somσ time.

Onσá nigh⌠á Thumbsº wifσ returneΣ froφ thσ librar∙ witΦ somσá hanΣá writteε
note≤á shσá haΣá made«á Thumb≤ a≤ usua∞ wa≤ plugginτ awa∙ a⌠á thσá microbeσ
keyboard¼á anΣ t∩ hi≤ surprisσ wa≤ askeΣ t∩ givσ ß littlσ demonstratioεá oµ
Wordbee.

Thumb≤ oµ coursσ haΣ spen⌠ thσ las⌠ hou≥ tryinτ t∩ establisΦ contac⌠ witΦ ß
loca∞áá electroniπá bulletiεá boarΣá anΣá haΣá jus⌠á completeΣá thσá log-oε
procedure«á Howeve≥ lifσ wa≤ no⌠ mean⌠ t∩ bσ eas∙ s∩ hσ logged-ofµ anΣ madσ
surσ thσ lad∙ wa≤ sittinτ comfortabl∙ iε fron⌠ oµ thσ keyboard.

     Thσá firs⌠ checδ wa≤ t∩ makσ surσ tha⌠ thσ maiε switcΦ wa≤á "on"«á Thσ
monito≥á littlσ reΣ ligh⌠ anΣ thσ disδ drivσ reΣ ligh⌠ (anΣ thσ printe≥ reΣ
light⌐ werσ al∞ glowinτ red.


Therσá wa≤ n∩ disδ iε thσ disδ drivσ anΣ Thumb≤ askeΣ hi≤ wifσ t∩ takσá he≥
disδá (thσá onσ witΦ thσ bluσ label⌐ anΣ pu⌠ i⌠ int∩ thσ disδá drivσá unit«
Thumb≤ explaineΣ abou⌠ thσ shin∙ meta∞ enΣ havinτ t∩ g∩ iε firs⌠ bu⌠ forgo⌠
t∩á tel∞ he≥ abou⌠ makinτ surσ tha⌠ thσ lonτ sidσ oµ thσ disδ labe∞ wa≤á oε
thσ samσ sidσ a≤ thσ littlσ reΣ ligh⌠ oµ thσ disδ drivσ unit.  =>è







     Thσá disδ woulΣ no⌠ g∩ al∞ thσ wa∙ int∩ thσ slo⌠ s∩á Thumb≤á explaineΣ
tha⌠á therσá werσá onl∙ tw∩ thing≤ t∩ conside≥ wheε puttinτ iε thσá disδá -
meta∞á enΣ firs⌠ anΣ lonτ labe∞ t∩ thσ light«á Thσ disδ wa≤ finall∙á pusheΣ
int∩ thσ disδ drivσ uni⌠ unti∞ aε audiblσ "clickó wa≤ heard«á Therσ werσá ß
fe≈á whirrinτá sound≤á anΣ theε thσ screeε displayeΣ ßá menu«á Wordbeσá wa≤
requireΣ s∩ thσ lette≥ ≈ wa≤ presseΣ oε thσ keyboard« ┴ fe≈ morσ whirr≤ anΣ
anothe≥ men⌡ appeareΣ oε thσ screeε whicΦ wa≤ thσ maiε Wordbeσ menu.

     Thumb≤ explaineΣ tha⌠ iµ somσ ne≈ typinτ wa≤ t∩ bσ donσ theε thσá nex⌠
ste≡á wa≤á t∩ pres≤ thσ returε button«á Thσ screeε wen⌠ blanδ excep⌠ fo≥á ß
flashinτ rectangula≥ bloΓ a⌠ thσ to≡ lef⌠ hanΣ sidσ oµ thσ screen«á A⌠ las⌠
shσ starteΣ typing.

Thumbsº wifσ haΣ previou≤ typinτ experiencσ bu⌠ founΣ thσ microbeσ keyboarΣ
wa≤á slightl∙ differen⌠ t∩ ß conventiona∞ typewrite≥ keyboarΣ wheε i⌠á camσ
t∩ usinτ thσ shif⌠ anΣ returε key≤ anΣ tha⌠ strangσ contro∞ key.

Thσ wra≡ arounΣ featurσ oµ Wordbeσ als∩ causeΣ ß littlσ difficult∙á becausσ
shσá wa≤á accustomeΣ t∩ usinτ thσ carriagσ returε a⌠ thσ enΣ oµ ßá linσá oµ
typinτá anΣ kep⌠ pressinτ thσ returε ke∙ a⌠ thσ enΣ oµ ß linσ oµ typinτá oε
thσ screen«

Wheεá thσá inevitablσá typinτ error≤ occurreΣ Thumb≤ showeΣ ho≈á t∩á obtaiε
informatioεá abou⌠á editinτá thσ typinτ - pres≤ thσ linσá feeΣá ke∙á ,whicΦ
cleareΣ thσ screeε anΣ showeΣ thσ maiε Wordbeσ menu¼á theε pres≤ thσ ┐á ke∙
whicΦá cleareΣ thσ screeε anΣ showeΣ ß hel≡ men⌡ witΦ ß lis⌠ oµá procedure≤
fo≥á carryinτá ou⌠ editinτ anΣ printinτ (thσ printe≥ anΣ filσá contro∞á ke∙
hel≡ file).

T∩ returε t∩ thσ typinτ thσ returε ke∙ wa≤ presseΣ t∩ ge⌠ bacδ t∩ thσá maiε
Wordbeσá menu¼á theεá thσ returε ke∙ wa≤ presseΣ agaiε t∩ ge⌠ bacδá t∩á thσ
typing« B∙ thi≤ timσ shσ haΣ forgotteε thσ messagσ shσ haΣ reaΣ oε thσ hel≡
file.

Thσá curso≥ contro∞ ke∙ systeφ tooδ ß bi⌠ oµ practicσ anΣ thσ curso≥ tendeΣ
t∩ g∩ t∩ thσ wronτ place«á Al∞ thσ movement≤ werσ madσ b∙ holdinτ dowεá thσ
contro∞ ke∙ anΣ anothe≥ ke∙ fo≥ directioε oµ movement«á Likσ al∞ ne≈ skill≤
i⌠ tooδ ß littlσ practicσ anΣ perseverance.

Wheε Thumbsº wifσ haΣ completeΣ he≥ typinτ shσ presseΣ thσ linσ feeΣ ke∙ t∩
sho≈ thσ maiε Wordbeσ men⌡ anΣ theε presseΣ thσ ≤ ke∙ t∩ savσ he≥ typinτ t∩
thσá disk«á ┴á messagσá appeareΣ nea≥ thσ to≡ oµ thσ screeεá askinτá fo≥á ß
filenamσá oµ no⌠ morσ thaε eigh⌠ letters«á Afte≥ typinτ myfilσ shσá presseΣ
thσ returε ke∙ anΣ afte≥ thσ familia≥ whirrinτ sound≤ ß messagσ appeareΣ oε
thσ screeε "filσ saved".

Thσá nex⌠ stagσ wa≤ t∩ clea≥ thσ existinτ typinτ iε thσ compute≥ b∙á typinτ
ki∞ «á Thσ microbeσ theε printeΣ ß messagσ oε thσ screeε "arσ yo⌡ surσ ?ó «
Shσ theε presseΣ  thσ ∙ ke∙ (fo≥ yes)«á Nex⌠ thσ returε ke∙ wa≤ presseΣ anΣ
aε empt∙ screeε appeareΣ witΦ thσ flashinτ curso≥ to≡ lef⌠ hanΣ sidσ oµ thσ
screen« Thσ linσ feeΣ ke∙ wa≤ presseΣ t∩ returε t∩ thσ maiε Wordbeσ menu.

Thumbsºá wifσá wisheΣá t∩ recal∞ he≥ filσ froφ thσ disδ s∩ presseΣá ∞á (fo≥
load)«á Thσá microbeσ askeΣ fo≥ thσ namσ oµ thσ filσ t∩ loaΣ s∩á shσá typeΣ
myfilσ anΣ theε presseΣ thσ returε key« Morσ whirrinτ anΣ theε ß messagσ oε
thσá screeε sayinτ "filσ loaded"«á Shσ presseΣ thσ returε ke∙ anΣ therσ wa≤
thσá origina∞á typinτ tha⌠ shσ haΣ jus⌠ saveΣ t∩ thσ disδá unde≥á thσá namσ
myfile.   =>è







     T∩á savσ pape≥ Thumb≤ ha≤ omitteΣ al∞ thσ intermediatσ fou∞á up≤á tha⌠
occurreΣ wheε hi≤ wifσ kep⌠ pressinτ thσ wronτ blacδ ke∙ wheε tryinτ t∩ ge⌠
thσá curso≥á t∩ d∩ something«á Thi≤ i≤ wherσ thσ tw∩ finge≥ typis⌠á ha≤á aε
advantagσ ove≥ thσ practiseΣ typis⌠ becausσ thσ tw∩ finge≥ typis⌠ look≤ fo≥
thσ ke∙ beforσ pressinτ it!

Thσá fina∞ demonstratioε wa≤ thσ usσ oµ thσ printer«á T∩ kee≡ thing≤ simplσ
a⌠ firs⌠ Thumb≤ diΣ no⌠ g∩ int∩ thσ do⌠ printe≥ contro∞ detail≤ bu⌠á showeΣ
hi≤ wifσ ho≈ t∩ prin⌠ he≥ typing.

Thσá typinτá wa≤á iε thσ compute≥ anΣ al∞ thσ spellinτá mistake≤á haΣá beeε
correcteΣá s∩á shσ moveΣ t∩ thσ maiε Wordbeσ men⌡ b∙ pressinτ thσá linefeeΣ
key«á Theεá shσ presseΣ ≡ (fo≥ print)¼á thσ screeε wen⌠ blanδ excep⌠ fo≥á ß
messagσá oε thσ screeε "pres≤ returε wheε printe≥á ready"«á Afte≥á checkinτ
tha⌠á thσá printe≥ wa≤ oε anΣ haΣ somσ pape≥ iε i⌠ shσ presseΣá thσá returε
key.

┴ noisσ likσ ß miniaturσ dentist'≤ dril∞ commenceΣ anΣ myfilσ wa≤ committeΣ
t∩ prin⌠ a⌠ last!

Thumb≤á theεá planneΣ t∩ demonstratσ thσ printe≥ contro∞ do⌠á command≤á bu⌠
founΣ tha⌠ hi≤ wifσ haΣ haΣ enougΦ fo≥ thσ firs⌠ lessoε anΣ wa≤ conten⌠á t∩
res⌠ oε he≥ laurels.

Thumb≤á ha≤á beeε tolΣ tha⌠ Wordsta≥ make≤ Wordbeσ looδ likσ child'≤á play«
Thumb≤á i≤á quitσá impresseΣ witΦ Wordbeσ anΣ ha≤ founΣ i⌠á ßá ver∙á usefu∞
programmσá - a⌠ leas⌠ i⌠ give≤ thσ childreε somethinτ usefu∞ t∩ d∩á insteaΣ
oµá playinτ "Defenderó anΣ "Gridfire"«á I⌠ als∩ mean≤ tha⌠ hi≤ wifσ caεá a⌠
leas⌠ seσ somσ practica∞ usσ fo≥ "tha⌠ thing".

nex⌠ ....« modeφ muddles.......[]

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WORDBEE ^X PROBLEMS............................................Warren Doman

     Havσ yo⌡ eve≥ haΣ ß Wordbeσ filσ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ trappeΣ froφ thσ BB╙ o≥
produceΣá b∙ joininτ tw∩ program≤ anΣ wheε yo⌡ usσ ^╪ t∩ scrol∞ througΦá t∩
perusσ it¼á yo⌡ finΣ i⌠ won'⌠ le⌠ yo⌡ pas⌠ ß certaiε point«á  Yo⌡ kno≈ tha⌠
thσ res⌠ oµ i⌠ i≤ stil∞ therσ becausσ yo⌡ caε g∩ t∩ thσ enΣ oµ thσ filσ anΣ
comσá bacδá froφ tha⌠ directioε anΣ seσ tha⌠ i⌠ hasn'⌠ beeεá cheweΣá u≡á o≥
otherwisσ mutilated.


     Well¼á wheε i⌠ happeneΣ t∩ mσ ╔ trieΣ abusinτ it¼ bu⌠ tha⌠ didn'⌠ worδ
s∩á ╔á decideΣ t∩ examinσ thσ memor∙ t∩ seσ wha⌠ typσá oµá character≤á werσ
lurkinτ abou⌠ tha⌠ coulΣ bσ causinτ thi≤ problem«á   Simplσ ╔ thought¼ jus⌠
deletσá thσ offendinτ littlσ fello≈ anΣ awa∙ wσ go«á   Bu⌠ wheε ╔á examineΣ
tha⌠á areßá oµ memor∙ therσ wa≤ nothinτ bu⌠ spacσ character≤á there«

     Afte≥á somσá timσ oµ examinatioε anΣ re-examinatioε thσ penn∙á droppeΣ
anΣ ╔ realiseΣ tha⌠ witΦ al∞ thosσ space≤ anΣ n∩ carriagσ returns¼ thσ linσ
ful∞á oµ space≤ mus⌠ havσ exceedeΣ thσ buffer≤ limit¼á s∩ b∙ insertinτá thσ
He°á numbe≥ fo≥ ß carriagσ returε iε thσ middlσ oµ al∞ thosσ space≤á (unde≥
monitor⌐ ╔ wa≤ ablσ t∩ returε t∩ Wordbeσ anΣ theε scrol∞ pas⌠ thi≤ point.

     Likσá s∩ man∙ problem≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ comσ acros≤ iε you≥á dail∙á computing¼
thσ answer≤ arσ s∩ simplσ jus⌠ afte≥ someonσ tell≤ yo⌡ ho≈ t∩ solvσ it« []è







FLASHPRINT Review...............................................Gus Brunner

     FLASHPRINT!íá anΣá FLASHKEY!íá arσá trademark≤á oµá Jame≤á Tucke≥á anΣ
Associate≤á oµ Coromande∞ Valle∙ S.A«á anΣ i≤ supplieΣ oε aε Osbornσ S╙á S─
disδá a⌠á ß cos⌠ oµ thirty-odΣ dollars«á  We¼á tha⌠ i≤ thσá MicroBeσá User≤
Group¼á useΣ t∩ ge⌠ ß discoun⌠ fo≥ threσ o≥ morσ orders«  Seσ ou≥ secretar∙
iµ you arσ interested (it may be too late to order through the club).

     A≤á an∙ WordSta≥ use≥ knows¼á therσ i≤ onl∙ provisioε fo≥á fou≥á extrß
use≥á command≤á iεá WordStar«á  Thσ Flashprin⌠ Use≥ Guidσ point≤á ou⌠á tha⌠
WordSta≥ wa≤ no⌠ designeΣ fo≥ today'≤ moderε do⌠ matri° printers¼ whicΦ caε
havσ hundred≤ oµ printe≥ contro∞ codes«  No≈ al∞ thesσ caε bσ calleΣ froφ ß
WordSta≥á file«á  Flashprin⌠ doe≤ no⌠ interferσ witΦ an∙á WordSta≥á printe≥
commands¼á ^P╤ etc.¼á bu⌠ give≤ thσ use≥ aε extrß 28░ printe≥ command≤ plu≤
12╖ functioε keys«  Flashprin⌠ wil∞ onl∙ worδ witΦ WordSta≥ anΣ CP/═ 80.

     Wheε usinτ Flashprint¼á al∞ tha⌠ i≤ needeΣ i≤ t∩ loaΣ Flash33.Coφ (Yo⌡
caε renamσ it)¼á i⌠ wil∞ theε loaΣ WordSta≥ versioε 3.3«  Yo⌡ caε stil∞ ruε
WordSta≥ normally¼á withou⌠ Flash¼á oµ course«  WordSta≥ i≤ no⌠ modifieΣ b∙
Flashprint¼á onl∙á iεá memory¼á anΣ ╔ havσ no⌠ noticeΣá an∙á differencσá iε
WordSta≥ usσ o≥ prin⌠ speeΣ wheε usinτ Flashprint.

     Herσá arσ thσ file≤ oε thσ Flashprin⌠ disδ witΦ ß shor⌠ explanatioε oµ
each:

FLASH33.CO═   i≤ thσ prograφ yo⌡ boo⌠ t∩ ruε WordSta≥ versioε 3.3.
              Thσ disδ als∩ contain≤ ver« 3.░ anΣ 2.▓ fo≥ earlie≥ versions.
FLASH.OV╥     i≤ useΣ b∙ FLASH.COM¼ i⌠ contain≤ thσ printe≥ command≤ anΣ
              functioε ke∙ codes«  I⌠ come≤ installeΣ fo≥ aε Epsoε printer.
CITOH.TB╠     arσ sourcσ codσ file≤ oµ printe≥ command≤ fo≥ thesσ printers,
DVORAK.TB╠    yo⌡ caε modif∙ theφ t∩ you≥ likinτ witΦ you≥ favouritσ editor
EPSON.TB╠     thσ non-documen⌠ modσ oµ you≥ WordSta≥ naturally«  Thσ Epsoε
G10X.TB╠      tablσ cover≤ the CP-8░ anΣ CPA-8░ printer≤ anΣ workeΣ
LOGITEC.TB╠   straigh⌠ ofµ oε m∙ printer.
FINSTALL.COM  i≤á aε assemble≥ useΣ t∩ creatσ thσ FLASH.OV╥ filσ froφá you≥
áááááááááááááásourcσá code¼á onσ oµ thσ abovσ .TB╠ files¼á i⌠ doe≤ tha⌠á iε
áááááááááááááánothinτá flat¼á wel∞á maybσ ß fe≈ second≤ anΣá witΦá sensiblσ
ááááááááááááááerro≥á reportinτ iµ onσ ha≤ donσ somethinτ silly«á  S∩ iµ yo⌡
ááááááááááááááneeΣá ß codσ no⌠ containeΣ iε Flash.ov≥ whilσ iεá ßá WordSta≥
ááááááááááááááfilσá anΣ you≥ printer.tb∞ filσ i≤ oε thσ disk¼á i⌠ i≤ jus⌠ ß
áááááááááááááámatte≥á oµá ß couplσ oµ minute≤ t∩ includσ thσá codσá iεá thσ
áááááááááááááásourcσ filσ anΣ theε assemblσ it«  'finstal∞ epson.tblº wil∞
áááááááááááááád∩ it.
FLASHGEN.COM  i≤ ß prograφ t∩ hel≡ makσ ou≥ owε graphiπ characters«á  I⌠ i≤
ááááááááááááááincludeΣá bu⌠á no⌠á supporteΣ a≤ i⌠ migh⌠ no⌠á worδá oεá somσ
áááááááááááááácomputers«  I⌠ work≤ wel∞ oε thσ Bee.
FLASHGEN.BAS  is the MBasic source code for Flashgen.
FLASHGEN.DOC  explains Flashgen.

     Theε therσ i≤ thσ Use≥ Guide¼á whicΦ ╔ founΣ ver∙ good«á  I⌠ goe≤ int∩
grea⌠á detail¼á eveε tell≤ thσ reade≥ ho≈ t∩ cop∙ Flash.coφá anΣá Flash.ov≥
ont∩ thσ WordSta≥ disδ usinτ thσ cOp∙ commanΣ oµ WordStar.
     Therσá arσ fou≥ command≤ iε Flashprint¼á thσ simplσ commanΣ └ anΣá an∙
characte≥ send≤ ß strinτ oµ byte≤ t∩ thσ printer¼ @┼ oε m∙ printe≥ turn≤ oε
elitσ mode¼á @σ turn≤ elitσ modσ off«á  Thσ └ doe≤ no⌠ print«  ┴ commanΣ i≤
no⌠ restricteΣ t∩ jus⌠ onσ function¼ @° coulΣ turε oε enlarged¼ compressed¼
underlineΣá anΣ italic¼á al∞ a⌠ once¼á anythinτ yo⌡ makσ i⌠ iε you≥á sourcσ
filσ anΣ i⌠ caε bσ hundred≤ oµ byte≤ long.  =>è







     Thσ translatioε commanΣ substitute≤ ß characte≥ fo≥ anothe≥ character¼
s∩ iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ changσ you≥ keyboarΣ arounΣ herσ i≤ aε eas∙ wa∙ t∩ d∩ it.
Thσá commanΣ i≤ @[x]¼á i⌠ theε scan≤ thσ Flash.ov≥ filσ fo≥ [x]¼á iµ found¼
tha⌠ characte≥ i≤ printed¼ elsσ ° wil∞ print.

     Thσá bi⌠á imagσ commanΣ @(x⌐ wil∞ prin⌠ ß graphiπ characte≥á yo⌡á havσ
designed¼á i⌠á i≤ simila≥ t∩ thσ translatioε command¼á onl∙ iµ [x▌á i≤á no⌠
founΣ iε thσ flash.ov≥ file¼á nothinτ i≤ printed«á  WitΦ thi≤ yo⌡ caε prin⌠
you≥ owε lette≥ head.

     Last¼á thσá he°á command¼á @<xx╛ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ senΣ he° code≤á t∩á thσ
printer¼ t∩ turε printinτ mode≤ oε anΣ off¼ withou⌠ havinτ thσ code≤ iε thσ
Flash.ov≥ file.

     Als∩ includeΣ i≤ FLASHKEY!!«  Thi≤ featurσ let≤ thσ use≥ prin⌠ ß wholσ
sentencσ o≥ morσ witΦ onσ ke∙ stroke¼ likσ you≥ namσ anΣ address.

     Iµá yo⌡á havσá ßá do⌠á matri° printe≥ anΣ wan⌠á t∩á usσá morσá oµá it≤
capabilities¼á Flashprin⌠ i≤ ß worthwhilσ additioε t∩ WordStar«  I⌠ i≤ eas∙
t∩ use¼á doe≤ ß lo⌠ fo≥ sucΦ ß smal∞ prograφ anΣ doe≤ i⌠ well¼á it'≤ wha⌠ ╔
alway≤ wanteΣ anΣ more«  Thanδ yo⌡ Jiφ Tucker¼ wel∞ done.  []

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COMMUNICATIONS - COMPUTE╥ VENTURE╙ BB╙ REVEIW................Damien Barnard

     Durinτá thσá nex⌠á fe≈á month≤ ╔ hopσ t∩ revie≈ mos⌠á oµá thσá BB╙á iε
Adelaidσ anΣ maybσ eveε ß fe≈ interstate«á Bu⌠ t∩ star⌠ thσ bal∞ rolling¼ ╔
havσá writteεá ß revie≈ abou⌠ thσ seconΣ oldes⌠ BBSá iεá Adelaide, COMPUTE╥
VENTURE╙á BBS«á  Seσá thσ oppositσ pagσ fo≥ aε explanatioε oµ thσ FI╟á tha⌠
follows.

FIG 1.    Computer Ventures BBS map
===========================================================================
FLOOR 0> N=Map                          W=Sysnews
         S=Suggestion box               E=Chat

FLOOR 1> N=Advert. Index                W=Read ads
         S Not used                     E=Other system no.s

FLOOR 2> N=Write Bulletins              W=Read Bulletins
         S Not used                     E=Thought for the week

FLOOR 3> N=Write Mail                   W=Read Mail
         S Not Used                     E=SYSOP'S SOAPBOX

FLOOR 4> N=Instructions                 W=Public Domain ascii download
         S Not Used                     E=Bibliofile

FLOOR 5> N=Fast cat.                    W=Chr. Protocol Download
         S Not used                     E Not used

FLOOR 6> N=User Group index             W=User Group news
         S Not used                     E Not used

FLOOR 7> N=Write Clas.ad                W=Read Clas.Ads
         S Not used                     E Not used
======================================================================== =>è







     Compute≥á Venture≤ BB╙ starteΣ abou⌠ ß yea≥ ag∩ oε Apri∞ 20tΦ 1984«á ╔
haΣá m∙á firs⌠á encounte≥ witΦ i⌠ oε 10tΦ oµ Januar∙ 198╡ thσá samσá da∙á ╔
bough⌠ m∙ firs⌠ modem«

     ╔á quickl∙á se⌠á thσ Beσ u≡ nex⌠ t∩ thσ phonσá line¼á pluggeΣá iεá thσ
SENDAT┴ 70░ anΣ typeΣ net«á Afte≥ lookinτ a⌠ thσ men⌡ ╔ eagerl∙ typeΣ FULL«
╔á openeΣá m∙á cop∙ oµ APC¼á turneΣ t∩ thσ Communication≤ sectioεá anΣá sa≈
`COMPUTE╥ VENTURES'« S∩ ╔ dialleΣ thσ numbe≥ iε thσ magazine«

     MucΦá t∩á m∙ surprisσ ß littlσ olΣ lad∙ answereΣ thσ phoneíá Shσá saiΣ
tha⌠ thσ numbe≥ iε thσ magazinσ wa≤ misprinteΣ anΣ shσ haΣ trieΣ t∩ contac⌠
thσ magazine«á Shσ didn'⌠ minΣ thσ thσ call≤ durinτ thσ da∙ becausσ i⌠ gavσ
he≥ someonσ t∩ talδ toíá Bu⌠ thσ call≤ a⌠ 3:00aφ iε thσ morninτ werσ ßá bi⌠
oµ ß problem« Wha⌠ ß star⌠ iε thσ worlΣ oµ telecommunications!

     Afte≥á gettinτ thσ righ⌠ numbe≥ anΣ tryinτ ou⌠ thσ systeφ ╔ sen⌠á C.V«
$3░ fo≥ membership.

     Thσá firs⌠ thinτ yo⌡ noticσ abou⌠ C.V«á i≤ thσ wa∙ tha⌠ i⌠ i≤á divideΣ
up«á Lookinτ a⌠ thσ systeφ ma≡ (FI╟ 1.⌐ yo⌡ wil∞ seσ ho≈ it'≤ divideΣá int∩
floors« Thσ commanΣ Fε cause≤ yo⌡ t∩ g∩ t∩ floo≥ n¼ whilσ ╒ make≤ yo⌡ g∩ u≡
ßá floo≥ anΣ ─ make≤ yo⌡ g∩ down«á Oncσ you'rσ oε thσ floo≥ yo⌡ wan⌠ ¼á yo⌡
simpl∙ typσ N,S,┼ o≥ ╫ t∩ g∩ t∩ thσ appropriatσ section.

     Thσá systeφ i≤ ruε oε ß NE├ compute≥ witΦ ▓ ° 1.╡ megabytσ disδ drive≤
anΣ ß WorlΣ modem«á Thσ softwarσ wa≤ writteε entirel∙ b∙ Danie∞ Schumacher¼
thσ syso≡ oµ thσ board.

     Thσá systeφ ha≤ ß fe≈ difficulties«á Firstly¼á letter≤á bulletin≤á anΣ
classified≤ arσ limiteΣ t∩ ┤ line≤ oµ 6┤ characters«á Secondly¼á yo⌡ canno⌠
ski≡ througΦ bulletin≤ o≥ classified≤ froφ thσ newes⌠ first«á Yo⌡ jus⌠ havσ
t∩á si⌠á therσá anΣá wai⌠ t∩ seσ iµ therσ i≤ anythinτá new¼á whicΦá caεá bσ
annoyinτ especiall∙ iµ therσ i≤ nothinτ ne≈ there«

     Thσá syso≡ usuall∙ get≤ flaδ froφ thσ user≤ fo≥ no⌠ gettinτ riΣ oµ olΣ
message≤ quickly¼á althougΦ latel∙ hσ ha≤ beeε doinτ ß gooΣ job« Thσ systeφ
als∩á i≤á eas∙ t∩ crasΦ anΣ breaδá int∩á (nudge,nudge,wink,wink!)«á A⌠á thσ
momen⌠á Danie∞á i≤ writinτ ß ne≈ systeφ tha⌠ wil∞ havσ SIGOP≤ t∩ cate≥á fo≥
variou≤ machines«á ╔ wil∞ bσ thσ SIGO╨ oµ thσ microbeσ section¼á anΣ ╔ als∩
hopσ t∩ havσ ß columε fo≥ thσ beσ wherσ ╔ caε givσ Help¼ Tip≤ anΣ News.

     Therσ i≤ visito≥ access¼á s∩ iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ havσ ß look¼ thσ numbe≥ i≤
[phone]╢ (NO╘ 255-1946)¼á bu⌠ yo⌡ neve≥ know¼ thσ littlσ olΣ lad∙ migh⌠
star⌠á u≡á he≥ owε BBSíá Maybσ shσ coulΣ eveε writσ aε articlσá fo≥á MUGSA┐
Anywa∙á kee≡á aεá eyσ ou⌠ fo≥ thσ ne≈ system«á ╔ sounΣ likσá ßá SYSO╨á froφ
Multiplσ BB╙ II¼á whicΦ wil∞ bσ thσ nex⌠ BB╙ t∩ bσ reviewed« Oε tha⌠ notσ ╔
wil∞ gracefull∙ LOGOFF.  []

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POKING ABOUT....................................................Hugh Ristic

Playing with the cursor: POKE 220,N where N =
    0 full inverse block     1 steady full block   12  inverse 1/4 block
   15 steady underline      64 flashing 3/second   80  turn off cursor
   96 flash about 1.3/sec  111 normal cursor

Cursory articles can be very usefull; thanks H.R. - ed.    []è







MICROWORLD BASIC - Dodgem variation........................................

Herσá i≤á aεá updateΣ versioε oµ thσ DODGE═ gamσ supplieΣ oεá thσá microbeσ
áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááádemonstratioεá tape«áá I⌠
ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááinclude≤ colou≥ (thougΦ ╔
áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááácoulΣá no⌠ sa∙á ho≈á thi≤
ááááááááááááááscr printáááááááááááááááááááááááááááappears¼á sincσá ╔ havσ ß
áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááámonochromσ microbee⌐á anΣ
ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááothe≥á goodies«áá ╔á havσ
áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááámodifieΣá i⌠ fo≥ joysticδ
áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááácontrol¼á witΦ thσá line≤
ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááfo≥ááá keyboarΣáá contro∞
áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááálisteΣ a⌠ thσá end«á Als∩
ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááaddeΣá i≤á ß DAT┴á value≤
áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááátota∞áá checδáá t∩áá hel≡
detec⌠á keyinτ errors¼á seσ line≤ 530-570«á Thi≤ partia∞ screeε prin⌠ abovσ
show≤ thσ tree≤ whicΦ yo⌡ avoid¼á thσ kangaroos¼á meε anΣ maturσ ladie≤ al∞
of which you gain points for hitting. Another blood sport! - ed.

00100 REM BY RAYMOND KENNINGTON & IAN FLORANCE - Modified 1984
00110 REM Originally DODGEM from the Microbee Demo Tape
00120 REM CONVERTED TO COLOUR WITH A DEATH RACE THEME
00130 REM
00140 GOSUB 650
00150 LORES
00160 GOTO 530
00170 T=0:R=960:V=1010:P=1:O=32:N=896:L=52:K=172:C=174:B=-1:A=0:H=2000
00180 U=-4096:W=50:Y=64:Z=100:CLS:FORI=0TORSTEPY
0019░ CURSI:PRINTCHR(149);:CURSI+W:PRINTCHR(149);:NEXTI:S=A:F=A:E=A:
      M=INT(RND*40+5):FORD=PTOH:FORG=PTOZ
00200 X=INT(RND*100):CURS(INT(RND*FLT(W))+R)
00210 IFX<72 THEN 230
00220 PRINT:GOTO310
00230 IF X<6 THEN 270
00240 IFX<18 THEN 280
00250 IFX<36 THEN  290
00260 COLOR 2:PRINT CHR(131):GOTO300
00270 COLOR 6:PRINT CHR(133):GOTO300
00280 COLOR 4:PRINT CHR(134):GOTO300
00290 COLOR 5 :PRINT CHR(132)
00300 COLOR 7
00310 CURS R:PRINT CHR(149);:CURSV:PRINTCHR(149);:M=M+F
00320 S=S+P:CURSN:PRINTCHR(149):CURSL:PRINT"Score";S;:Q=U+E+M
00330 IFPEEK(Q)=32 AND PEEK(Q+P)=32 THEN 420
00340 IF PEEK(Q)=131 OR PEEK(Q+P)=131 THEN 470
00350 IF PEEK(Q)=134 OR PEEK(Q+P)=134 THEN 390
00360 IF PEEK(Q)=133 OR PEEK(Q+P)=133 THEN 400
00370 IF PEEK(Q)=132 OR PEEK(Q+P)=132 THEN 410
00380 IF PEEK(Q)=149 OR PEEK(Q+P)=149 THEN 470
00390 S=S+30:PLAY 24:GOTO420
00400 S=S+60:PLAY 8:GOTO420
00410 S=S+15:PLAY 16
00420 F=A:CURS(E+M):PRINTCHR(129);CHR(130);:I=IN(0):IF I=251 THEN LET F=B
00430 IF I=247 THEN  LET F=P
00440 POKE 258,0
00450 CURS(E+M):PRINT"  ";
00460 NEXTG:E=E+64:NEXTD
00470 NEXT*G 480è







00480 NEXT*H 490
00490 PLAY 1;0;1;0;1;0;1;0;1:CLS:IF S>T THEN LET T=S
00500 CURS 532:PRINT"Top score is";T;
00510 CURS404:PRINT"Your score is";S;:FOR S=1 TO 999 :NEXTS
00520 GOTO180
00530 FOR A=-2032 TO -1937
00540 READB:POKEA,B
00550  I=I+B
00560 NEXTA
00570  IF I <> 10577 THEN CLS: PRINT "error in data lines":STOP
00580 GOTO170
0059░ DAT┴ 0,111,127,111¼ 15,15,15,15¼ 15,15,15,111¼ 127,111,7,3
0060░ DAT┴ 0,246,254,246¼ 240,240,240,240¼ 240,240,240,246¼ 254,246,224,192
0061░ DAT┴ 0,0,60,126,126,255,255,126¼ 126,60,24,24,24,24,60,126
0062░ DAT┴ 56,84,238,68,60,24,255,153,153,153,24,24,24,40,66,129
0063░ DAT┴ 0,24,28,4,14,14,62,78,223,159,159,159,159,138,138,190
0064░ DAT┴ 32,96,224,32,32,48,120,184,60,124,124,126,118,51,49,240
0065░ CLS:CUR╙ 24,5:PRINT"***NECROPHILIA***":PLA┘ 0,8
0066░áCLS: CURS1,2:PRINT"Thσ objec⌠ oµ thσ gamσ i≤ t∩ ge⌠ a≤ higΦ a≤á scorσ
      a≤ possible."
0067░ PRINT"Dodgσ thσ TREES╗á bu⌠ CRUNC╚ thσ KANGAROOS¼ MAS╚ thσ MEN"\ó anΣ
      SKITTL┼ thσ GRANNIE╙ t∩ gaiε pointsí "
0068░ PRINT"A≤ you≥ scorσ improves¼ thσ ca≥ move≤ dowε thσ screen."
0069░ PRINT
0070░ PRINT"T∩ contro∞ thσ car¼ pluτ iε thσ standarΣ joystick,"
0071░ PRINTó   leve≥ righ⌠  t∩ movσ right"
00720 PRINT"   lever left   to move left"
00730 IN#1 ON  : REM required only for JOYSTICK control
00740 CURS 20,16:PRINT"Press any key to start";
00750 IF IN(0) = 255 AND KEY$ = "" THEN 750 ELSE POKE258,0: RETURN
00760 REM =====end of program===================================

Iµ yo⌡ arσ goinτ t∩ usσ thσ keyboarΣ insteaΣ oµ ß joystick¼á theε ke∙ thesσ
lines«á Iµá yo⌡ havσ no⌠ altereΣ thσ linσ numbering¼á the∙ wil∞ replacσ thσ
line≤ applicablσ t∩ thσ joystick¼ - Ed.

0042░ F=A:CURS(E+M):PRINTCHR(129);CHR(130);:I=ASC(KEY):I╞ I=4┤ THE╬ LE╘ F=B
00430 IF I=46 THEN  LET F=P
00700 PRINT"To control the car, use the two keys,"
00710 PRINT"    >  to move right"
00720 PRINT"    <  to move left"
00730           (i.e. delete line 730)
00750 IF KEY$ = "" THEN 750 ELSE POKE258,0: RETURN

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RUMOUR╙ DEPARTMENT.........................................................

You≥á edito≥á ha≤á beeε fortunatσá t∩á obtaiε
advancσá detail≤  oµ thσ sooε t∩ bσá releaseΣ
'Beσ Iε ß Bonne⌠ Marδ 3▓ Serie≤ 1╢ Mode∞á 8'«
Rumou≥áá (Georgσáá Rumour¼ááá froφáá AppalleΣ
Herpetology⌐á say≤á tha⌠ i⌠ i≤ baseΣá oεá thσ
fameΣ Jacksoε Structurσ decribeΣ elsewherσ iε           cartoon
thi≤á issue«á Thσ drawinτ t∩ thσ righ⌠ i≤á aε
artist≤á inpressioε oµ thσ  prototype«á Al∞ I
caεá sa∙ fo≥ no≈ is║á don'⌠ leavσ thσ ca⌠á iε
thσ samσ rooφ witΦ ití []è







HARDWARE - THE GREAT MICROBEE REBUILD.......................RICHARD JACKSON

     Iµá yo⌡ werσ a⌠ thσ BY╧ nigh⌠ iε July¼á yo⌡ ma∙ havσ seen¼á lurkinτ iε
thσ wings¼á ß largσ IBM-lookinτ computer«á Unde≥ norma∞ circumstances¼ thi≤
woulΣá no⌠ bσ to∩ unusua∞ considerinτ thσ numbe≥ oµ IB═ clone≤á therσá are«
However¼á somσ peoplσ werσ takeε abacδ b∙ thσ Microbeσ labe∞ firml∙ affixeΣ
t∩ thσ case« Beforσ yo⌡ rusΦ ofµ t∩ thσ Microbeσ shop¼ ╔ mus⌠ se⌠ you≥ minΣ
a⌠ rest« I⌠ was¼ iε fact¼ m∙ olΣ 64╦ AP├ undergoinτ ß transmogrification«

     I⌠á al∞á starteΣá witΦá tha⌠ olΣ catch-cr∙ oµá "Wha⌠á abou⌠á ßá bette≥
keyboard?"«á Abou⌠á tha⌠ time¼á wσ haΣ jus⌠ bough⌠ aε IBM-typσ keyboarΣ fo≥
onσ oµ ou≥ system≤ a⌠ work«á Afte≥ ß lonτ perioΣ oµ carefu∞ though⌠á (abou⌠
1.3▓ seconds)¼ ╔ decideΣ t∩ ge⌠ onσ fo≥ myself« Afte≥ partinτ witΦ ß couplσ
oµá thσ BI╟ notes¼á ╔ wa≤ faceΣ witΦ thσ probleφ oµ gettinτ i⌠ goinτ oε thσ
Bee«á Thσá keyboarΣ i≤ actuall∙ aε Applσ replacemen⌠ and¼á althougΦá i⌠á i≤
seria∞á ou⌠á oµá thσ uni⌠ itself¼á i⌠ come≤ witΦ ß smal∞ PC┬á containinτá ß
seria∞ t∩ paralle∞ converter« Thσ fina∞ signa∞ froφ thi≤ i≤ seveε bi⌠ ASCI╔
witΦ strobe« Thσ keyboarΣ need≤ 5÷ a⌠ ap≡ 100ma.

     Iµ thi≤ wa≤ t∩ bσ useΣ oε ß RO═ baseΣ Microbee¼á i⌠ woulΣ bσ ßá simplσ
matte≥á oµ plugginτ i⌠ int∩ thσ paralle∞ por⌠ a⌠ thσ bacδ anΣá re-directinτ
thσá input«á However¼á thi≤ i≤ ß functioε uniquσ t∩ MicroworlΣ basiπ anΣ i≤
no⌠á supporteΣá iεá CP/M«á Fo≥ thσ ne≈ keyboarΣ t∩á bσá accesseΣá froφá al∞
standarΣá CP/═á programs¼á i⌠ wa≤ necessar∙ t∩ implemen⌠ i⌠ iε ßá differen⌠
manner.

     Onσá oµá thσá mos⌠ commoε way≤ t∩ reaΣ aε encodeΣ keyboarΣá i≤á vißá ß
dedicateΣ port«á Thσ operatinτ systeφ wil∞ reaΣ thi≤ por⌠ wheneve≥ i⌠ want≤
t∩ seσ iµ ß ke∙ ha≤ beeε pressed«á Thi≤ i≤ calleΣ "polling"« Aε alternativσ
t∩á thi≤ i≤ t∩ usσ interrupts«á WitΦ thi≤ method¼á thσ keyboarΣá por⌠á wil∞
interrup⌠á thσ processo≥ wheneve≥ ß ke∙ i≤ pressed«á Thσ processo≥ theε ha≤
t∩ sto≡ wha⌠ i⌠ i≤ doinτ anΣ ente≥ ß routinσ t∩ ge⌠ thσ characte≥ tha⌠á ha≤
beeε entered«á Therσ arσ advantage≤ iε botΦ methods¼ bu⌠ ╔ chosσ thσ forme≥
a≤ i⌠ i≤ mucΦ simple≥ t∩ implemen⌠ a≤ fa≥ a≤ thσ softwarσ goes.

     Wheε ß prograφ runninτ unde≥ CP/═ need≤ aε inpu⌠ froφ thσ keyboard¼ i⌠
use≤á tw∩á routine≤ tha⌠ arσ par⌠ oµ thσ CP/═ system«á Onσ i≤á thσá CONSOL┼
STATU╙ (CONST)«á Thi≤ wil∞ tel∞ thσ prograφ iµ ß ke∙ ha≤ beeε presseΣ sincσ
thσá las⌠á one«á Thσá othe≥ i≤ CONSOL┼ INPU╘ (CONIN)«á Thi≤ wil∞á tel∞á thσ
callinτ prograφ whicΦ ke∙ wa≤ pressed«á ┴ prograφ caε regularl∙ cal∞á CONS╘
and¼ iµ ß ke∙ ha≤ beeε pressed¼ cal∞ CONI╬ t∩ ge⌠ it« Thσ routine≤ tha⌠ arσ
useΣ b∙ thσ CONS╘ anΣ CONI╬ call≤ arσ par⌠ oµ thσ CBIO╙ and¼ iε thσ casσ oµ
thσ 64╦ APC¼ arσ iε thσ boo⌠ ROM.

     I⌠á i≤ quitσ eas∙ t∩ attacΦ aε additiona∞ por⌠ oε t∩ thσ 'bee«á Fo≥ m∙
initia∞á development¼á ╔ pu⌠ ß crim≡ socke⌠ oε thσ 50-wa∙ cablσá tha⌠á run≤
betweeεá thσá compute≥ anΣ thσ disπ case«á Thi≤ cablσ carrie≤ al∞ thσá bus≤
signal≤ (address¼á datß anΣ control⌐ plu≤ volts¼á eartΦ anΣ somσ additiona∞
functions«á Oε ß piecσ oµ Ver∩ board¼á ╔ wireΣ ß Z-8░ PI╧ witΦ decodinτ se⌠
t∩ port≤ 3░ - 33« ╔ pickeΣ thesσ addresse≤ a≤ the∙ arσ no⌠ useΣ iε thσ 'beσ
anΣ d∩ no⌠ seeφ t∩ bσ reserved«á An∙ vacan⌠ addres≤ caε bσ useΣ a≤ lonτá a≤
thσ softwarσ i≤ suitabl∙ modified«á Thσ paralle∞ datß froφ thσ keyboarΣ wa≤
feΣá int∩á thσá "Aó par⌠ oµ thσ PIO«á Thi≤ i≤ thσ por⌠ reaΣá b∙á thσá CONI╬
routinσ t∩ ge⌠ thσ datß froφ thσ keyboard.

     Thσá CONS╘á routinσá need≤á t∩á kno≈ iµá AN┘á ke∙á ha≤á beeεá pressed«
Unfortunately¼á Thσá Z-8░á PI╧ doe≤ no⌠ havσ ß statu≤ registe≥ tha⌠ wσá caε
interrogatσ t∩ seσ iµ i⌠ ha≤ receiveΣ aε input«á =>è







I⌠á does¼á however¼á havσ ß contro∞ signa∞ tha⌠ goe≤ lo≈ wheε thσ por⌠á ha≤
receiveΣá something«áá I⌠á i≤á calleΣá thσá ┴á READ┘á (ARDY⌐á signal¼á and¼
conveniently¼á goe≤ bacδ higΦ wheε datß i≤ reaΣ froφ thσ port«á Thi≤ signa∞
i≤ connecteΣ t∩ bi⌠ ░ oµ thσ "Bó datß por⌠ oµ thσ PIO.

     B∙á readinτá thσá ┬ port¼á i⌠ i≤ possiblσ t∩ tel∞ iµ thσá ┴á por⌠á ha≤
receiveΣ ß characte≥ froφ thσ keyboard« ┴ 0░ froφ thσ ┬ por⌠ mean≤ therσ i≤
ß characte≥ waiting«á Wheε CONI╬ read≤ thσ ┴ port¼á thσ valuσ iε thσ ┬ por⌠
goe≤ t∩ 0▒ unti∞ thσ nex⌠ inpu⌠ froφ thσ keyboard.

     WitΦá thσá extrßá por⌠ addeΣ t∩ thσ bus≤ anΣ thσ keyboarΣá feedinτá iε
througΦ it¼á thσ onl∙ thinτ lef⌠ t∩ makσ i⌠ worδ wa≤ t∩ modif∙ thσ routine≤
iε thσ boo⌠ rom«á AlthougΦ thσ softwarσ needeΣ i≤ ver∙ simple¼á thσ probleφ
wa≤á wherσá t∩ pu⌠ it«á Thσ patΦ t∩ thesσ routine≤ froφ ßá prograφá runninτ
unde≥á CP/═ i≤ quitσ tortuous«á

     Thσá prograφá wil∞á makσ ß cal∞ t∩ thσ BDOS¼á whicΦ theεá jump≤á t∩á ß
pointe≥ tablσ iε thσ BIOS« Thi≤ send≤ i⌠ t∩ ß tablσ a⌠ thσ beginninτ oµ thσ
boo⌠ roφ whicΦ jump≤ t∩ thσ actua∞ routinσ burieΣ iε thσ rom«á Thi≤ jumpinτ
arounΣá caε bσ intercepteΣ a⌠ onσ oµ threσ place≤ - thσ BIO╙ jump¼á thσ roφ
jum≡á o≥á a⌠á thσ origina∞ routinσ iε thσ rom«á Sincσ thσá roφá i≤á alread∙
chokka≤á anΣá thσ routinσ tha⌠ read≤ thσ olΣ keyboarΣ i≤á no⌠á needed¼á thσ
logica∞á placσ fo≥ m∙ softwarσ wa≤ there¼á iε thσ rom«á Bu⌠ firs⌠ ╔ haΣá t∩
finΣ thσ olΣ routines«

     ArmeΣá witΦ thσ knowledgσ tha⌠ thσ CONI╬ routinσ liveΣ a⌠ thσá addres≤
pointeΣ t∩ b∙ thσ jum≡ a⌠ E006╚ iε thσ boo⌠ roφ (thi≤ informatioε camσ froφ
thσá origina∞ 64╦ disπ manual⌐ anΣ witΦ ß 4┤ pagσ dis-assembl∙ oµ thσá boo⌠
rom¼ ╔ starteΣ t∩ tracδ dowε thσ routine≤ tha⌠ ╔ hopeΣ ╔ coulΣ replacσ witΦ
mine«á Iµ yo⌡ arσ aε adventurσ game≤ freaδ anΣ arσ lookinτ fo≥ thσ ultimatσ
challenge¼ tr∙ workinτ ou⌠ ho≈ thσ keyboarΣ routine≤ worδ fo≥ thσ microbeeí

     Eventually¼á afte≥ mucΦ though⌠ anΣ ß lo⌠ oµ hel≡ froφ others¼ ╔ haΣ ß
reasonablσá ideß oµ wha⌠ ╔ though⌠ ╔ coulΣ ge⌠ riΣ oµ anΣ wherσ t∩á pu⌠á m∙
software«á ╔á pu⌠ aε imagσ oµ thσ bootroφ iε ram¼á deleteΣ thσ olΣ bit≤ anΣ
pu⌠ iε m∙ bit«á Thi≤ wa≤ theε blowε int∩ ß ne≈ roφ anΣ pu⌠ iε placσ oµá thσ
olΣ one« Wheε thσ 'beσ wa≤ fireΣ up¼ nothinτ worked!í

     Afte≥ mucΦ oµ "bacδ t∩ thσ drawinτ board"¼ ╔ eventuall∙ settleΣ oε thσ
methoΣ oµ deletinτ onl∙ enougΦ oµ thσ olΣ softwarσ s∩ tha⌠ ╔ coulΣ fi⌠ minσ
in«á Thi≤á resulteΣá iεá ß roφ tha⌠ woulΣ reaΣ thσá ne≈á keyboarΣá fo≥á al∞
standarΣ CP/═ programs«á Thi≤ includeΣ sucΦ thing≤ a≤ Wordstar¼á Multiplan¼
Microsof⌠ basiπ anΣ EDASM«

     However¼á becausσá MicroworlΣá basiπ i≤ baseΣ oε thσ origina∞á iεá thσ
cassettσ systems¼ i⌠ contain≤ it≤ owε keyboarΣ readinτ routinσ anΣ doe≤ no⌠
usσá thσ BDO╙ call«á Thi≤ i≤ fairl∙ eas∙ t∩ fi° a≤ wil∞ bσ explaineΣ later«
Onσá disadvantagσá oµ m∙ systeφ i≤ tha⌠ somσ game≤ eithe≥ usσ thσá cal∞á t∩
basiπ o≥ havσ thei≥ owε routinσ tha⌠ wil∞ reaΣ thσ origina∞ keyboard«á Thi≤
seem≤á t∩ bσ oµ mino≥ importancσ anΣ present≤ ß challengσ iε thσ futurσá t∩
modif∙ thσ games«

     A≤ yet¼á ╔ haven'⌠ explaineΣ thσ reasoε behinΣ thσ ne≈ case«á Thi≤á i≤
thσá resul⌠ oµ rathe≥ grandiosσ plan≤ fo≥ thσ Microbeσ anΣ ╔ wil∞á continuσ
thσ sagß nex⌠ month«á

     Iµ anyonσ i≤ interesteΣ iε thσ softwarσ ╔ used¼á ß SA┼ envelopσ t∩á mσ
viß thσ club'≤ P╧ bo° wil∞ ge⌠ thσ information« []è







SPELLSTAR...................................................Stephen Frawley

     AlthougΦá A.T«á claiφá tha⌠ the∙ havσ "Australianisedóá thσá SPELLSTA╥
dictionary¼áá yo⌡áá wouldn'⌠á kno≈á it«áá Therσá arσá stil∞áá hundred≤áá oµ
"Americanismsó includeΣ anΣ hundred≤ oµ loca∞ spelling≤ omitted«

     ╔á aφá compilinτá ß lis⌠ oµ word≤ t∩ bσ addeΣá to¼á o≥á deleteΣá from¼
SPELLSTA╥ s∩ tha⌠ i⌠ wil∞ bσ oµ morσ usσ a≤ ß spellinτ checke≥ fo≥ thosσ oµ
u≤ stil∞ writinτ truσ Oz« Thσ Macquariσ Dictionar∙ seem≤ t∩ bσ thσ bes⌠ fo≥
thi≤á job¼á anΣ s∩ fa≥ ╔ havσ almos⌠ 40░ word≤ listed«á

     Iµá anybod∙ elsσ ha≤ donσ thσ samσ thing¼á o≥ caε tel∞ mσ wherσ ╔á caε
ge⌠ ß suitablσ lis⌠ oµ add/deletσ words¼á woulΣ the∙ pleasσ le⌠ mσ know« I⌠
i≤ turninτ int∩ ß mammotΦ job¼ anΣ ╔ woulΣ hatσ t∩ re-inven⌠ thσ wheel.

     ╔ mus⌠ g∩ now¼á a≤ ╔ havσ t∩ pu⌠ oε m∙ mold∙ wooleε pajama≤ anΣ asδ m∙
neighbo≥ (thσ honorablσ gray-haireΣ paralyzeΣ jeweler⌐ iµ hσ realize≤á tha⌠
i⌠á i≤á aε offensσ t∩ maneuve≥ hi≤ elegan⌠ aluminuφ plo≈ (witΦ thσálabelleΣ
gage≤ anΣ marvelou≤ sulfur-coloreΣ meter-widσ tires⌐ withou⌠ ß license.

     SPELLSTAR has certainly made a difference to my spelling. []

Editor'≤ note║á Tha⌠ latte≥ paragrapΦ wa≤ tougΦ oε m∙ owε spellinτ checker«
╔ to∩ aφ compilinτ ß dictionar∙ (froφ scratch⌐ thougΦ ╔ usσ somethinτ othe≥
than Spellstar. []

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COMMUNICATIONS - DATBAS........................................Warreε Domaε

     DiΣá yo⌡á kno≈á tha⌠ yo⌡ caε restar⌠ ß basiπ prograφá anΣá retaiεá thσ
informatioε tha⌠ i≤ iε thσ variables?

     Wel∞ ╔ didn't¼á unti∞ recentl∙ tha⌠ is« ╔ wa≤ iε thσ proces≤ oµ tryinτ
t∩á uploaΣá somσá informatioε t∩ ß bulletiε boarΣ usinτá ßá prograφá calleΣ
Datba≤á wheε ╔ realiseΣ tha⌠ sincσ i⌠ tooδ abou⌠ ╡ minute≤ t∩ loaΣ thσ datß
int∩á thσá prograφá froφ tapσ anΣ thσ bulletiε boarΣ onl∙á allow≤á abou⌠á ╡
minute≤ withou⌠ aε inpu⌠ beforσ i⌠ cut≤ yo⌡ off¼á ╔ woulΣ havσ t∩ loaΣá thσ
informatioεá int∩á thσá prograφ beforσ ╔ signeΣ oε t∩á thσá BBS«á

     Sincσá ╔á couldn'⌠á loτá oε t∩ thσ BB╙ whilσ thσá Datba≤á prograφá wa≤
runninτá ╔ haΣ t∩ finΣ ou⌠ ho≈ t∩ restar⌠ thσ prograφ withou⌠ clearinτá thσ
variable≤á oncσá ╔ wa≤ loggeΣ on«á    Wel∞ thank≤ t∩ fello≈á membe≥á Aussiσ
Kanck¼ ╔ founΣ ou⌠ tha⌠ b∙ usinτ GOT╧ 145░ froφ basic¼ oµ whicΦ linσ numbe≥
145░á happeneΣ t∩ bσ thσ men⌡ withiε tha⌠ program¼á ╔ founΣ tha⌠ Wonde≥á oµ
Wonder≤ i⌠ raε anΣ stil∞ retaineΣ thσ informatioε iε it'≤ variables.

     Iµ yo⌡ tr∙ this¼á bσ carefu∞ whicΦ linσ numbe≥ yo⌡ goto¼ a≤ iµ thi≤ i≤
incorrectl∙ selecteΣ theε yo⌡ ma∙ causσ aε erro≥ b∙ jumpinτ int∩ thσ middlσ
oµ ß for/nex⌠ loo≡ o≥ sucΦ like« []

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A. Bugs View..........................................................A Bug

Thσá attentioε spaε oµ ß compute≥ i≤ onl∙ a≤ lonτ a≤ it'≤ electrica∞á cord«

The attention span of a modem depends on whether you can dial ISD. []è







HIVE HELP......................................................Dorithy Disk

áááááááááááááááEditor≤á note«á Iµ anyonσ has answers or addtionalá queries¼
ááááááááááááááápleasσ dro≡ ß linσ t∩ Dorith∙ viß thσ editor¼ either¼ t∩ thσ
áá 15x7ááááááááMugsß posta∞ address¼á a⌠ thσ monthl∙ meeting¼á o≥ viß modeφ
ááááááááááááááát∩ me« ╔ woulΣ likσ t∩ bσ ablσ t∩ publisΦ answer≤ a≤ sooε a≤
ááááááááááááááápossible. Despite the jovial tone, it IS meant to help. This
               column is for all models of microbee.

Dear Dot,
Havσ yo⌡ havσ reaΣ iε thσ MarcΦ 8╡ Onlinσ thσ Basiπ line≤ checksuφ program┐
Thi≤á wil∞ calculatσ checksum≤ fo≥ listing≤ directeΣ t∩ thσ VD╒ anΣ t∩á thσ
printe≥ ports¼ bu⌠ no⌠ t∩ #╢ anΣ #╖ (i.e« t∩ ß disδ file).
Caε someonσ comσ u≡ witΦ thσ moΣ t∩ providσ thi≤ for the 128k, please?
                              Signed Anonymous Ed.

Dear Dorify,
Wh∙ doesn'⌠ thσ MERG┼ commanΣ iε Microsof⌠ Basiπ work┐ I⌠ alway≤ result≤ iε
'BaΣ Filσ Mode'« ╔ havσ ß 128δ  system«  Lovσ *.*    []
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TRADIN╟ PLACE.................................................The Secretary

[] PERMANENT TRADING TABLE

     Thσá tradinτá tablσá tha⌠ wσ haΣ a⌠ thσ Jul∙ meetinτá wa≤á ßá moderatσ
success«á Thosσá wh∩á brough⌠ thing≤ t∩ sel∞ anΣ founΣ n∩á buye≥á obviousl∙
stil∞á havσ bit≤ t∩ sell¼á s∩ wσ wil∞ havσ ß permanen⌠ tradinτ tablσ a⌠ al∞
monthl∙ meetings«á A≤ before¼á pu⌠ ß labe∞ oε thσ good≤ witΦ you≥ namσá anΣ
thσ pricσ thereoε anΣ brinτ theφ t∩ thσ nex⌠ meeting.

[] BEEARTISTIC OFFER

     Iεá las⌠á month'≤ newslette≥ wa≤ ß revie≈ oµ thσ ne≈ graphic≤á packagσ
calleΣ Beeartistic«á Iε repl∙ t∩ ß lette≥ wσ sen⌠ t∩ thσ supplier¼á wσ havσ
beeε offereΣ ß discoun⌠ oε ß bulδ purchase«

     Thσá norma∞á pricσ i≤ $49.9╡ plu≤ $3.5░ post¼á bu⌠ wσ caε ge⌠á i⌠á fo≥
arounΣá $45-0░ iε lot≤ oµ 1░ o≥ $40-0░ iµ wσ caε ge⌠ aε orde≥ oµ 20«á Thesσ
price≤á includσ postage«

     Therσ wil∞ bσ onl∙ onσ orde≥ placeΣ b∙ thσ club¼á anΣ thσ closinτ datσ
i≤ Augus⌠ 26th« Thσ prograφ wil∞ bσ demonstrateΣ a⌠ thσ Augus⌠ meeting¼ anΣ
yo⌡á wil∞ havσ onσ weeδ afte≥ tha⌠ t∩ decide«á Order≤ (witΦ payment⌐ caε bσ
madσ a⌠ thσ meeting«á Fo≥ thosσ wh∩ canno⌠ attend¼ senΣ ß chequσ fo≥ $45-0░
madσ ou⌠ t∩ MUGS┴ t∩ thσ club'≤ addres≤ (Bo° 767¼ GP╧ Adelaide)«

     Iµ wσ ge⌠ 2░ o≥ more¼á ß refunΣ wil∞ bσ made« Iµ wσ don'⌠ ge⌠ 10¼ theε
you≥á chequσá wil∞ bσ returned«á Notσ tha⌠ thσ packagσ i≤ fo≥ DIS╦á SYSTEM╙
ONLY!!!!íá I⌠ i≤ availablσ iε 5ó o≥ 3.5ó formats«á Pleasσ specif∙ whicΦ onσ
yo⌡ want« Don'⌠ forge⌠ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ bu⌠ onσ chancσ t∩ bu∙ througΦ thσ cluΓ
a⌠ thi≤ specia∞ price. []

[] A SUPPLIER OF CHEAP BITS

     Wσá havσá founΣá anothe≥ outle⌠ tha⌠ wil∞ suppl∙ bit≤á anΣá piece≤á t∩
member≤ a⌠ attractivσ prices«á I⌠ i≤ Westerε Technolog∙ anΣ thei≥ abodσá i≤
Sho≡ 3¼ ▓ Clarδ Terrace¼ Seatoε (phonσ 458777)« The∙ offer¼ iε general¼ 15Ñ
ofµ lis⌠ pricσ bu⌠ arσ alway≤ prepareΣ t∩ hagglσ s∩ tr∙ theφ on« Typica∞ oµ
thσ thing≤ the∙ sel∞ arσ Taxaε RG┬ typσ ▓ monitor≤ fo≥ $73╡ inc«á tax¼ 3.5ó
disc≤á fo≥ arounΣ $5-60¼á storagσ boxes fo≥ saiΣ disc≤ a⌠ $19.2░ plu≤á lot≤
more«á Seeδ theφ ou⌠ iµ yo⌡ neeΣ bits«á Thσ morσ wσ suppor⌠ them¼á thσ morσ
the∙ wil∞ suppor⌠ us.

[] CP/M MANUAL FROM APPLIED TECH

     ApplieΣá Technolog∙ havσ releaseΣ ß ne≈ booδ tha⌠ give≤ ß gooΣ summar∙
oµ mos⌠ oµ thσ facilitie≤ tha⌠ CP/═ offers« CalleΣ thσ "Microbeσ CP/═ Quicδ
Reference"¼á i⌠ contain≤ informatioε oε thσ residen⌠ anΣ transien⌠ command≤
(DIR¼á ERA¼á PIP¼á DD╘á etc.⌐á includinτ thσ one≤ uniquσ t∩á variou≤á mode∞
Microbees«á I⌠á als∩á contain≤á summarie≤ oµá command≤á useΣá iεá Wordstar¼
Mailmerge¼á Spellstar¼ Starinde° anΣ Multiplan« Therσ i≤ ß smal∞ sectioε a⌠
thσá enΣ tha⌠ goe≤ ß littlσ int∩ thσ technicalitie≤ oµ CP/═ b∙ listinτá thσ
BDO╙ calls¼ describinτ thσ filσ contro∞ blocδ anΣ defininτ thσ pagσ ░ area«

     Thσá cos⌠ i≤ $9-9╡ (les≤ 10Ñ t∩ members⌐ whicΦ ╔ thinδ i≤ ß bi⌠ oε thσ
higΦ side«á However¼á i⌠ i≤ ß completσ summar∙ oµ al∞ thσ CP/═ command≤ anΣ
utilitie≤ anΣ a≤ sucΦ i≤ ß usefu∞ additioε t∩ you≥ collectioε oµ books«á I⌠
i≤ availablσ froφ thσ A╘ sho≡ iε Adelaide.  []è