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  1.                Chris - leave the following lines in.
  2.      Therσ shoulΣ bσ n∩ neeΣ t∩ deletσ an∙ blanδ lines« EacΦ pagσ i≤ no≈ 5╕ 
  3. lines« Thσ las⌠ pagσ i≤ agaiε pagσ number≤ - coulΣ yo⌡ d∩ theφ iε italics?
  4. Thanks, Mal ( tel wrk: 79 9201).
  5.  
  6. Therσá wil∞ bσ somσ blanδ line≤ a⌠ thσ bottoφ oµ somσ pages¼á ╔ wil∞á pastσ 
  7. these over later (if I think of something to put there!)
  8.  
  9.  
  10.  
  11.  
  12.                                  CONTENTS
  13.  
  14.           Club Notes 
  15.                - The September Meeting ......................... 3
  16.           Communications 
  17.                - Converting MODEM7 from 300 to 1200 baud ....... 9
  18.                - Multiple BBS review ........................... 8
  19.           Contributions
  20.                - What we need for next month ................... 2
  21.           Hardware
  22.                - The great microbee rebuild PT 2 ............... 4
  23.           Humour
  24.                - What do those commands in Basic really mean ... 11
  25.           Multiplan
  26.            Dsk - Hints from the Multiplan Users Group .......... 15
  27.           Program Listings
  28.            Dsk - Microsoft Basic  - Keeping Tabs on MBASIC ..... 6
  29.            Bth - Microworld Basic - Psychrometer ............... 12
  30.            Bth - Microworld Basic - Township Distance Chart .... 16
  31.           Reviews
  32.                - Grotnik Wars .................................. 5
  33.            Dsk - Beetex graphics wordprocessor ................. 7
  34.            Dsk - Microbee Arcade Games Vol 2 ................... 14
  35.           Trading Place
  36.                - For sale notices .............................. 2
  37.           Wordprocessing 
  38.            Dsk - Beetex Review ................................. 7
  39.  
  40.         
  41. ***************************************************************************
  42. *                                                                         *
  43. *                                                                         *
  44. *                   APPLICATIONS AND RENEWALS $20-00 PA                   *
  45. *                                                                         *
  46. *                       ------MONTHLY MEETING------                       *
  47. *                        Unley Senior Citizens Hall                       *
  48. *                          18 Arthur Street, Unley                        *
  49. *                        Third Monday of  the Month                       *
  50. *                             From 7:30 - 10:00                           *
  51. ***************************************************************************
  52.  
  53. Copyrigh⌠á (c)«á Al∞á materia∞á publisheΣá iε thi≤ journa∞á i≤á subjec⌠á t∩ 
  54. Australiaεá anΣ internationa∞ copyrigh⌠ law«á However¼á limiteΣ copyinτá oµ 
  55. individua∞ article≤ i≤ permitteΣ provideΣ acknowledgemen⌠ oµ thσ autho≥ anΣ 
  56. MICROBE┼ NEW╙ i≤ made.
  57.  
  58.                          last line page 1è**¬ DISCLAIME╥ ***
  59. Thσ MicroBeσ User≤ Grou≡ oµ S.A« (MUGSA)¼ it≤ officials¼ thσ edito≥ anΣ thσ 
  60. contributinτá author≤á oµ thσ MicroBeσ New≤ d∩ no⌠ expres≤á no≥á impl∙á an∙ 
  61. warrant∙á o≥á liabilit∙á witΦá respec⌠ t∩ softwarσ o≥á hardwarσá anΣá thei≥ 
  62. modification≤ whicΦ ma∙ bσ publisheΣ iε thi≤ journa∞ o≥ othe≥á publication≤ 
  63. oµ MUGSA¼ o≥ describeΣ a⌠ an∙ officia∞ o≥ unofficia∞ meetinτ oµ MUGSA.
  64.  
  65. **¬ COMMITTE┼ **¬                     
  66. Chairmaε  -Brian Petersson.2502800(H⌐  V/Chairman -Colin Mercer. 2703563(H)
  67. Secretar∙ -RicharΣ Jackson.2948591(H⌐  Editor     -Mal Watt.     2931890(H⌐ 
  68. Treasurer -Brian Uren.     2605038(H⌐  Member     -Kris Sieben.  2651374(H)
  69. Member    -Fred Brunings.  2641798(H)  Member     -Robin Moseby.  424642(H)
  70.  
  71. *****¬ PLEAS┼ RESTRIC╘ AFTE╥ HOUR╙ CALL╙ T╧ BETWEE╬ 7.3░ - 8.3░ p.m« ******
  72. ***************************************************************************
  73.  
  74. CONTRIBUTIONS..............................................................
  75.  
  76. ááááááááááááThσá edito≥ i≤ pleaseΣ t∩ receivσ article≤ a⌠ eacΦá meetinτá oε 
  77. ááá5x12áááááTapσá a⌠á300 bauΣ o≥ Disk«á Eveε writteε o≥ typeΣ article≤á arσ 
  78. ááááááááááááwelcome«á Iµ yo⌡ d∩ no⌠ attenΣ thσ meeting¼á the∙ ma∙ bσ posteΣ 
  79.       áááááát∩á thσ cluΓ (seσ fron⌠ cover⌐ anΣ wil∞ bσ posteΣ bacδ t∩á you« 
  80. Iµá yo⌡á havσá acces≤ t∩ ß modem¼á thσ edito≥ wil∞ receivσá theφá ove≥á thσ 
  81. telephone« Sourcσ file≤ caε bσ Wordbee¼ Wordstar¼ Mytek¼ Basic¼ Edasφ etc.
  82.  
  83.      Thσá nex⌠á issuσ wil∞ coincidσ witΦ thσ Hobb∙ Fai≥ oε thσá weekenΣá oµ 
  84. Nov«á 23rΣá anΣ thσ CluΓ wil∞ havσ ß displa∙ there«á Anyonσá interesteΣá iε 
  85. helpinτ ou⌠ theε pleasσ contac⌠ ß committeσ member.
  86.  
  87. Fo≥á tha⌠ issuσ oµ thσ newslette≥ wσ desperatel∙ requirσ article≤á relatinτ 
  88. t∩á thσ usσ oµ microbee≤ witΦ hobbie≤ o≥ an∙ homσá orienteΣá activity«á An∙ 
  89. programs¼á stories¼á anΣá hint≤á alonτ tha⌠ linσ anΣ an∙ othe≥ subjec⌠á arσ 
  90. alway≤ neededí  
  91.  
  92. Thσ contribution≤ deadlinσ i≤ upt∩ tw∩ week≤ afte≥ ß monthl∙ meeting« []
  93.  
  94. ***************************************************************************
  95.  
  96. TRADING PLACE..............................................................
  97.  
  98. For Sale****
  99. Microbee Eprom programmer (Applied Technology Model)    $100
  100. Microbee 64k ROM board                                  $ 40
  101. Multiprom Interface for the Microbee                    $ 50
  102. Microworld "OZ-LOGO" 8k Rom                             $ 20
  103. Mytek Wordprocesor   8k Rom                             $ 20
  104. Blank 2764 Rom Chip                                     $  7
  105. 6264 Ram Chip. To test programs before burning into rom $ 15
  106.  
  107. Manuals supplied, Software package for Multiprom Board included.
  108. Reason for sale: upgraded to "computer in a book". 
  109. Will sell separately if required. Special price for sale of the LOT: $210
  110. Apply to Doug Craigie, P.O. Box 3230, Alice Springs, 5750.
  111.                   tel. (089) 525-214
  112.  
  113. ***************************************************************************
  114.  
  115. [] The club hires out modems. Contact Kris Sieben (see tel. list above) []èCLUB NEWS..................................................................
  116.  
  117. [] THE SEPTEMBER MEETING
  118.  
  119.      Therσ wa≤ n∩ 'specialº topiπ thi≤ week¼á thougΦ thσ meetinτ wa≤á stil∞ 
  120. considereΣ ß gooΣ onσ b∙ ß randoφ samplinτ oµ biaseΣ members«  
  121.  
  122.      Johε Moffa⌠ wa≤ introduceΣ t∩ thσ group«á Hσ i≤ thσ ne≈ manage≥ oµ thσ 
  123. A.T«á sho≡á iε Adelaide¼á afte≥ havinτ manageΣ onσ o≥ tw∩ oµ thσ Dicδá (Yo⌡ 
  124. can'⌠ pul∞ thσ Woolie≤ ove≥ me⌐ Smith≤ iε Adelaidσ anΣ suburbs.
  125.  
  126.      Kri≤á Siebeεá gavσá aεá introductioε int∩ hi≤á Genealog∙á prograφá anΣ 
  127. discusseΣá thσ differinτ requirement≤ needeΣ iε ß famil∙ treσ databasσá duσ 
  128. t∩á thσ exceptionall∙ prolifiπ ancestor≤ oµ somσ people«á Afte≥ thσá forma∞ 
  129. par⌠á oµá thσá meetinτá hσá showeΣá thσá prograφá operatinτá anΣá discusseΣ 
  130. programminτ techniques.
  131.  
  132.      Leσá BarnarΣ gavσ ß talδ oε hi≤ opinioε oµ thσ direction/need≤ oµá thσ 
  133. club«á Iεá ßá nutshel∞ hσ saiΣ tha⌠ i⌠ i≤ importan⌠ fo≥ member≤ t∩á finΣá ß 
  134. commoεá leve∞ oµ knowledgσ anΣ interes⌠ b∙ gettinτ t∩ kno≈ a≤ man∙á member≤ 
  135. a≤ possible«á I⌠ i≤ unfai≥ anΣ no⌠ practica∞ t∩ conside≥ jus⌠ thσ committeσ 
  136. member≤á a≤á thσá onl∙ sourcσ oµ knowledgσ iε thσá club«á I⌠á i≤á thereforσ 
  137. importan⌠á tha⌠ member≤ shoulΣ ge⌠ t∩ kno≈ eacΦ othe≥ anΣ wha⌠ eacΦ ha≤á t∩ 
  138. offer«á Afte≥ thσ forma∞ par⌠ oµ thσ meeting¼á Leσ tooδ detail≤ oµá member≤ 
  139. interest≤ supplieΣ b∙ thosσ interesteΣ members!
  140.  
  141.      'Learninτáá caεá bσá Funºá anΣá 'Arcadσá Game≤á IIºá froφá A.T«áá werσ 
  142. demonstrateΣ oε thσ machine≤ arounΣ thσ room« 
  143.  
  144.  
  145. [] WHEN RENEWING 
  146.  
  147.      Wheεá renewinτ you≥ membership¼á pleasσ tr∙ t∩ senΣ i⌠ iε wheε yo⌡ ge⌠ 
  148. thσ firs⌠ reminde≥ oε you≥ magazinσ mailinτ label«
  149.  
  150. Thi≤ give≤ u≤ plent∙ oµ timσ t∩ notσ thσ renewa∞ oε thσ membershi≡ list« Iµ 
  151. yo⌡á wai⌠ unti∞ thσ seconΣ (anΣ last⌐ notice¼á therσ arσ onl∙ ßá couplσá oµ 
  152. week≤á betweeεá wheε yo⌡ ge⌠ i⌠ anΣ wheε thσ label≤ fo≥ thσ nex⌠ issuσá arσ 
  153. printed«á Iµ you≥ renewa∞ ha≤ no⌠ beeε receiveΣ b∙ then¼á yo⌡ wil∞ mis≤ ou⌠ 
  154. oε thσ mailinτ oµ thσ newsletter«á Wheε eventuall∙ thσ renewa∞ i≤ received¼ 
  155. wσ havσ t∩ checδ iµ ß magazinσ wa≤ sent¼á and¼á iµ not¼á senΣ onσ out«á No⌠ 
  156. onl∙ doe≤ thi≤ cos⌠ thσ cluΓ threσ time≤ thσ norma∞ cost¼á bu⌠ therσ i≤á n∩ 
  157. guaranteσ tha⌠ yo⌡ wil∞ eveε ge⌠ one.
  158.  
  159.      Pleasσ hel≡ b∙ gettinτ you≥ renewal≤ iε early. 
  160.  
  161.  
  162. [] EDUCATION SOFTWARE COMPETITION
  163.  
  164.      Wσá havσá receiveΣá informatioεá abou⌠á ßá competitioεá beinτá ruεá b∙ 
  165. Jacarandßá Software«á The∙á arσá offerinτ ß prizσ oµá $100░á fo≥á thσá bes⌠ 
  166. softwarσá receiveΣ fo≥ usσ iε infant¼á primar∙ o≥ secondar∙ schools«á Therσ 
  167. arσ als∩ runne≥ u≡ prize≤ oµ $50░ anΣ $250«á Entrie≤ closσ oε Novembe≥ 1st¼ 
  168. s∩á yo⌡ wil∞ havσ littlσ time«á Al∞ softwarσ submitteΣ ma∙ bσ eligiblσá fo≥ 
  169. commercia∞ publication.
  170.  
  171.      Iµá anyonσá i≤á interested¼á the∙ caε ge⌠ morσá informatioεá froφá thσ 
  172. Secretary¼ RicharΣ Jackson. []èTH┼ GREA╘ MICROBE┼ REBUIL─ - PAR╘ 2.......................« Richard Jackson
  173.  
  174.      A≤á explaineΣá iε thσ Augus⌠ edition¼á thσ rebuildinτ oµá m∙á Microbeσ 
  175. starteΣá ofµ witΦ thσ desirσ t∩ fi⌠ ß ne≈ keyboard«á ╔ explaineΣ ho≈ ╔ wen⌠ 
  176. abou⌠ fittinτ i⌠ t∩ m∙ systeφ anΣ gavσ aε ideß oµ thσ softwarσ change≤ tha⌠ 
  177. werσ needeΣ t∩ reaΣ thσ ne≈ keyboard« M∙ systeφ i≤ thσ olΣ 64╦ APC« 
  178.  
  179.      Iεá it≤á prototypσ form¼á thσ additiona∞ por⌠ wa≤ buil⌠ oε ß piecσá oµ 
  180. Ver∩ boarΣ anΣ connecteΣ t∩ thσ bus≤ viß ß connecto≥ attacheΣ t∩ thσá cablσ 
  181. t∩ thσ drives«á I⌠ wa≤ obviou≤ tha⌠ ╔ woulΣ neeΣ ß ne≈ casσ iε whicΦ t∩ fi⌠ 
  182. thσá hardwarσá associateΣ witΦ thσ ne≈ keyboarΣ anΣ thσ othe≥ mod≤á ╔á havσ 
  183. planned.
  184.  
  185. ╔á founΣá ß suitablσ casσ a⌠ Dicδ Smiths«á I⌠ i≤ aε IBM-typσ casσá - fairl∙ 
  186. large¼ bu⌠ givinτ plent∙ oµ rooφ fo≥ expansion« Thσ rea∞ IB═ compute≥ ha≤ ß 
  187. largσá circui⌠á boarΣ witΦ provisioε fo≥ si° expansioε board≤ a⌠á thσá lef⌠ 
  188. hanΣá end«á Thσ D╙ bo° ha≤ al∞ thσ hardwarσ provision≤ fo≥ thesσá expansioε 
  189. boards¼ s∩ i⌠ seemeΣ logica∞ t∩ follo≈ mucΦ thσ samσ method.
  190.  
  191.      Thσá bus≤ expansioε boarΣ tha⌠ ╔ settleΣ oε i≤ 6┤ way«á Thσ centrσá 5░ 
  192. line≤á arσ connecteΣ t∩ thσ Microbeσ expansioε connecto≥ viß ßá heade≥á anΣ 
  193. ribboε cable« Therσ i≤ aε eartΦ ruε dowε eacΦ sidσ witΦ 5÷ anΣ 12÷ lines« 
  194. Thesσá adΣ u≡ t∩ 5╕ defineΣ connections¼á leavinτ ╢ tha⌠ interconnec⌠á eacΦ 
  195. boarΣá tha⌠ i≤ pluggeΣ int∩ thσ motherboard«á Thi≤ i≤ theε bolteΣ int∩á thσ 
  196. casσ alonτ sidσ thσ slot≤ iε thσ back« Board≤ caε bσ pluggeΣ iε anΣ picδ u≡ 
  197. powe≥á anΣ al∞ thσ standarΣ expansioε signals¼á anΣ input/outpu⌠ connector≤ 
  198. oε thσ board≤ caε bσ accesseΣ througΦ thσ slot≤ a⌠ thσ back.
  199.  
  200. Thσ ne≈ casσ i≤ designeΣ t∩ holΣ u≡ t∩ fou≥ slimlinσ drives« Thσ bracke⌠ i≤ 
  201. easil∙ modifieΣ t∩ moun⌠ onl∙ two¼á givinτ eveε morσ spacσ inside« Therσ i≤ 
  202. plent∙á oµá rooφ behinΣ thσ drive≤ fo≥ thσ origina∞ powe≥ supply«á Thi≤á i≤ 
  203. wireΣ directl∙ t∩ thσ drive≤ anΣ als∩ t∩ thσ expansioε board.
  204.  
  205.      Afte≥ mountinτ thσ powe≥ suppl∙ anΣ drives¼ thσ onl∙ bi⌠ lef⌠ ove≥ wa≤ 
  206. thσ disπ controlle≥ card«á Onσ optioε wa≤ t∩ rebuilΣ thσ wholσ boarΣ ont∩ ß 
  207. ne≈ onσ t∩ pluτ int∩ thσ ne≈ mothe≥ board«á Thi≤ seemeΣ ß bi⌠ traumatiπá a⌠ 
  208. thσá time¼á s∩ ╔ decideΣ t∩ moun⌠ thσ olΣ onσ oε ß blanδ boarΣ witΦ ß shor⌠ 
  209. ribboε cablσ joininτ i⌠ t∩ thσ connector« 
  210.      
  211.      Thσá nex⌠ boarΣ t∩ makσ was¼á naturally¼á aε inpu⌠ boarΣ fo≥á thσá ne≈ 
  212. keyboard«á Thi≤ i≤ jus⌠ ß PI╧ witΦ suitablσ decoding«á ┴ DI╨ switcΦ i≤ useΣ 
  213. t∩á selec⌠ thσ addres≤ oµ thσ port¼á althougΦ thσ softwarσ ╔ usσ ha≤ i⌠á a⌠ 
  214. 30H«á Sincσá therσá wa≤ spacσ lef⌠ oε thσ board¼á ╔ als∩ pu⌠ oε ßá battery-
  215. backeΣ calenda≥ clock«á Thi≤ use≤ thσ Nationa∞ chi≡ MM58274« I⌠ keep≤ time≤ 
  216. froφá ßá tentΦá oµ ß seconΣ u≡ t∩ ten≤ oµ year≤ anΣá compensate≤á fo≥á lea≡ 
  217. years«á I⌠ use≤ 1╢ contiguou≤ por⌠ addresses¼ anΣ i≤ als∩ selectablσ b∙ DI╨ 
  218. switches.
  219.      
  220.      Thσ origina∞ plaε wa≤ t∩ fi⌠ thσ Microbeσ insidσ thσ casσ anΣá connec⌠ 
  221. i⌠ t∩ thσ expansioε boarΣ viß ß shor⌠ ribboε cable«á Afte≥ al∞ thσ bit≤ haΣ 
  222. beeεá fitteΣ t∩ thσ case¼á therσ wasn'⌠ quitσ enougΦ spacσ fo≥ thσ 'beeíá ┴ 
  223. passinτ though⌠ wa≤ t∩ cu⌠ ofµ thσ olΣ keyboard¼ bu⌠ tha⌠ seemeΣ drastic.
  224.  
  225. This¼ then¼ leΣ t∩ thσ curren⌠ plan¼ whicΦ i≤ t∩ makσ anothe≥ threσ plug-iε 
  226. boards«á Thσ firs⌠ wil∞ bσ ß memor∙ board« Thi≤ wil∞ havσ 56╦ oµ statiπ RA═ 
  227. (usinτ 6264s⌐ anΣ 16╦ oµ ROM«á Thσ RO═ wil∞ bσ 2*2764≤ se⌠ u≡ a≤ ┤ bank≤ oµ 
  228. 4╦ sittinτ a⌠ E000H«á Selectioε wil∞ bσ viß ß por⌠ address«á Thi≤ wil∞ makσ 
  229. i⌠ possiblσ t∩ havσ variou≤ utilitie≤ iε RO═ fo≥ instan⌠ access«  >>è     Thσ seconΣ boarΣ wil∞ bσ ß vide∩ board¼ witΦ thσ unlimiteΣ PC╟ system« 
  230. AnΣá thσ thirΣ onσ wil∞ havσ ß Z-8░ processo≥ anΣ PI╧ oεá it«á Thesσá threσ 
  231. additiona∞ board≤ wil∞ theε replacσ thσ Microbeσ itself.
  232.  
  233.      Plan≤á arσá als∩ iε thσ earl∙ stagσ fo≥ ß 256╦ RA═ drive«á Thi≤á i≤á ß 
  234. blocδá oµ dynamiπ RA═ tha⌠ i≤ madσ t∩ looδ likσ ß disπ drive«á Program≤ caε 
  235. bσ copieΣ froφ thσ floppie≤ t∩ thσ RAM¼ anΣ theε useΣ iε jus⌠ thσ samσ way¼ 
  236. onl∙ mucΦ faster« Wheε finished¼ yo⌡ cop∙ theφ bacδ t∩ thσ flopp∙ agaiε fo≥ 
  237. permanen⌠ storage.
  238.  
  239.      Nex⌠ month¼á iε thσ las⌠ par⌠ oµ thi≤ article¼á ╔ wil∞ explaiε ho≈á t∩ 
  240. ruε ß 3.5ó drivσ oε thσ 5.25"system«  []
  241.  
  242.  
  243. ***************************************************************************
  244.  
  245.  
  246. SOFTWARE REVIEW - GROTNIK WARS.................................Robin Moseby
  247.  
  248.      Sincσá wσá purchaseΣ ou≥ Microbeσ i⌠ ha≤ beeε interestinτ t∩á seσá thσ 
  249. softwarσ house≤ tha⌠ havσ beeε poppinτ u≡ anΣ dowε fo≥ thσ Microbeσ market« 
  250. Iεá Sydne∙á the∙á havσ ApplieΣ Technology«á Iε PertΦá the∙á haΣá Mytek«á Iε 
  251. Melbournσ the∙ havσ Dreamcard≤ anΣ iε Adelaidσ wσ havσ Grotniδ Software.
  252.  
  253. Grotniδá Softwarσá i≤ ß relativel∙ ne≈ softwarσ housσ anΣ s∩ fa≥ the∙á havσ 
  254. tw∩ programme≤ available«á ╔ tooδ thσ plungσ anΣ outlayeΣ $2░ fo≥ aε arcadσ 
  255. gamσá calleΣá Grotniδá War≤ «á I⌠ come≤ iε thσ usua∞á plastiπá baτá witΦá ß 
  256. cassettσá iεá ßá cassettσ casσ anΣ instructions«á (Disδ version≤á arσá als∩ 
  257. available).
  258.  
  259.      Mos⌠ arcadσ game≤ ╔ havσ seeε havσ ß thiε backinτ carΣ witΦ ß tablσ oµ 
  260. controls¼ bu⌠ Grotniδ War≤ come≤ witΦ ß twent∙ pagσ instructioε bookletí Iµ 
  261. othe≥ companie≤ skim≡ oε thσ documentatioε theε Grotniδ Softwarσ make≤ surσ 
  262. tha⌠ everythinτ i≤ covered« Thσ manua∞ i≤ ß bi⌠ dauntinτ a⌠ firs⌠ anΣ take≤ 
  263. ß whilσ t∩ reaΣ bu⌠ whateve≥ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ kno≈ i≤ iε therσ somewhere«á Therσ 
  264. arσ quitσ ß fe≈ cartoon≤ t∩ lighteε thσ text.
  265.  
  266.  
  267.      Thσá gamσ start≤ witΦ aε impressivσ titlσ page«á Wheε thσ SPACEBA╥á i≤ 
  268. presseΣá onσ i≤ presenteΣ witΦ aε threσ dimensiona∞ vie≈á int∩á space«á Thσ 
  269. graphic≤á arσ jerk∙ bu⌠ fas⌠ anΣ quicδ finge≥ contro∞ i≤ required.Thσ threσ 
  270. dimensiona∞á effect≤á arσá ver∙á gooΣ  anΣ sho≈á thσá capabilitie≤á oµá thσ 
  271. MicroBeσ .╔ haΣ t∩ g∩ bacδ t∩ thσ titlσ  pagσ t∩ slo≈ thσ gamσ down,anΣá i⌠ 
  272. i≤ possiblσ t∩ d∩ thi≤ whils⌠ playing.
  273.  
  274. ╔á founΣ thσ gamσ difficul⌠ t∩ pla∙ usinτ thσ keyboarΣ control≤ becausσ thσ 
  275. gamσ require≤ ß higΦ degreσ oµ finge≥ dexterity«á M∙ teenagσ childreεá havσ 
  276. developeΣá thesσá skill≤ anΣ thσ gamσ certainl∙ testeΣ thei≥ abilitie≤á anΣ 
  277. kep⌠ theφ amuseΣ (anΣ thσ lase≥ firinτ sounΣ caε bσ switcheΣ ofµ wheε othe≥ 
  278. member≤ oµ thσ famil∙ wan⌠ somσ peacσ anΣ quiet).
  279.  
  280. Eventuall∙ ╔ purchaseΣ ß joysticδ anΣ founΣ thσ gamσ easie≥ t∩ play«á ╔ diΣ 
  281. no⌠á finΣá an∙á bug≤á iε thσ game«á Grotniδ War≤ i≤ ßá gooΣá gamσá tha⌠á i≤ 
  282. certainl∙ wortΦ $20« Don'⌠ bu∙ i⌠ iµ yo⌡ havσ slo≈ reflexes« Iµ thσ ideß oµ 
  283. racinτ througΦ spacσ blastinτ everythinτ iε sigh⌠ appeal≤ t∩ yo⌡ theεá thi≤ 
  284. i≤ thσ gamσ fo≥ you« 
  285.  
  286. ╔ thinδ i⌠ i≤ wortΦ buyinτ fo≥ thσ graphic≤ aloneí []èKEEPING TABS ON MBASIC......................................Stephen Frawley
  287.  
  288.      Iεá aε earlie≥ articlσ (July⌐ ╔ wrotσ oµ thσ probleφ oµ gettinτ MBASI├ 
  289. t∩ senΣ thσ Horizonta∞ TaΓ characte≥ CHR$(9⌐ t∩ thσ printer¼á botΦ a≤ ß TaΓ 
  290. characte≥á anΣá a≤ bit-imagσ graphic≤ data«á  Thσ probleφá i≤á tha⌠á MBASI├ 
  291. change≤á CHR$(9⌐ t∩ onσ o≥ morσ spacσ character≤ [CHR$(32)▌ beforσá sendinτ 
  292. i⌠ t∩ thσ printer¼ thu≤ corruptinτ bit-imagσ graphic≤ anΣ preventinτ usσ oµ 
  293. thσ softwarσ TaΓ functioε oµ printer≤ sucΦ a≤ thσ C.Itoh.
  294.  
  295.      Thσá solutioεá (apar⌠ froφ usinτ MicroworlΣ Basic⌐ i≤á t∩á bypas≤á thσ 
  296. "LPRINTó routinσ oµ MBASI├ b∙ sendinτ thσ character≤ t∩ thσ printe≥ viß thσ 
  297. BDO╙á Lis⌠á Outpu⌠ functioε (No.5)«á  Thi≤ involve≤ pokinτ ß shor⌠á machinσ 
  298. languagσá subroutinσá int∩ sparσ memory¼á anΣ callinτ i⌠ insteaΣá oµá usinτ 
  299. LPRIN╘ statements.
  300.  
  301. Thσ Z8░ machinσ languagσ codσ i≤ a≤ follows...
  302.  
  303.      LD        C,5       ;PUT BDOS FUNCTION NUMBER IN REGISTER C
  304.      LD        D,0       ;SET REGISTER D TO ZERO
  305.      LD        E,(HL)    ;PUT CHARACTER TO BE PRINTED IN REGISTER E
  306.      CALL      05H       ;CALL BDOS TO DO FUNCTION
  307.      RET                 ;RETURN TO MBASIC
  308.  
  309. The following routine will poke the hex data into spare RAM at 40H...
  310.  
  311.      100 DATA &H0E,&H05
  312.      110 DATA &H16,&H00
  313.      120 DATA &H5E
  314.      130 DATA &HCD,&H05,&H00
  315.      140 DATA &HC9
  316.      150 FOR I=64 TO 72 : READ X : POKE I,X : NEXT I
  317.      160 CPMLIST=64     : REM store address in variable
  318.  
  319. To send a string TEST$ to the printer via the BDOS subroutine...
  320.  
  321.      20░ FO╥ N=▒ T╧ LEN(TEST$)
  322.      210       A%=ASC(TEST$)
  323.      220       CALL CPMLIST(A%)    'A% pointed to by HL register pair
  324.      230       TEST$=MID$(TEST$,2)
  325.      240 NEXT N
  326.  
  327. To send bit-image graphics data via the BDOS subroutine...
  328.  
  329.      300 FOR N=1 TO BIGNUMBER
  330.      310       READ A%
  331.      320       CALL CPMLIST(A%)    'A% pointed to HL register pair
  332.      330 NEXT N
  333.  
  334. ***************************************************************************
  335.  
  336. Poking About....................................................Hugh Ristic
  337.  
  338. Dea≥á Dorith∙á askeΣá mσ t∩ looδ int∩ Aut∩ startinτá basiπá programs«á Thi≤ 
  339. require≤ pokinτ abou⌠ witΦ thσ Monitor«á Thσ prograφ  i≤ loadeΣ int∩á BASI├ 
  340. anΣ theε ß Rese⌠ ═ int∩ thσ Monitor«á I⌠ i≤ easil∙ done¼á anΣ nex⌠ montΦ iε 
  341. Hivσá Hel≡ ╔ wil∞ sho≈ how«á Hint¼á therσ i≤ aε optiona∞ aut∩ star⌠ addres≤ 
  342. fielΣ iε ß tapσ filσ heade≥ whicΦ shoulΣ bσ se⌠ t∩ 801┼ wheε thσ tapσá filσ 
  343. (filσ typσ M⌐ i≤ wriiten«    []èSOFTWARE REVIEW - BEETEX graphics wordprocessor.............Richard Jackson
  344.  
  345.      Al∞ Microbeσ owner≤ mus⌠ bσ onl∙ to∩ awarσ oµ thσ lacδ oµ ne≈ softwarσ 
  346. fo≥á thei≥á systems«á Therσá i≤ ß smal∞ collectioε oµ game≤á anΣá ßá slowl∙ 
  347. increasinτá selectioε oµ educationa∞ program≤ available¼á bu⌠ i⌠ i≤ ßá rarσ 
  348. occurrencσ t∩ seσ gooΣ qualit∙ utilit∙ program≤ pu⌠ oε thσ market« Thσ las⌠ 
  349. onσá wσ sa≈ wa≤ Flashprint«á Therσ i≤ no≈ anothe≥ ne≈ onσ iε thσ forφ oµá ß 
  350. worΣ processor«á Aε interestinτ poin⌠ abou⌠ botΦ oµ thesσ i≤ tha⌠ the∙ werσ 
  351. produceΣ herσ iε Adelaide¼á and¼á iε thσ casσ oµ thσ latter¼á b∙ onσ oµ ou≥ 
  352. cluΓ members.
  353.  
  354.      ╔ hea≥ somσ peoplσ sayinτ "No⌠ anothe≥ worΣ processor!"¼á bu⌠ thi≤ onσ 
  355. i≤ different«á Whils⌠ WordSta≥ anΣ Wordbeσ arσ gooΣ a⌠ handlinτ text¼á the∙ 
  356. fai∞á miserabl∙á wheε i⌠ come≤ t∩ specia∞ character≤ sucΦ a≤ thosσ useΣá iε 
  357. sciencσ anΣ maths«á Beetex¼ a≤ thi≤ ne≈ onσ i≤ called¼ i≤ uniquσ iε tha⌠ i⌠ 
  358. caεá handlσ AN┘ shapeΣ characte≥ tha⌠ yo⌡ carσ t∩á thinδá of«á 
  359.  
  360. Mathematica∞ formulaσ anΣ expression≤ arσ eas∙ t∩ generate¼ oncσ thσ systeφ 
  361. i≤ understooΣ (anΣ tha⌠ i≤ quitσ easy)« AnΣ wha⌠ i≤ als∩ uniquσ i≤ tha⌠ thσ 
  362. specia∞á character≤á appea≥á oε thσ screeε exactl∙ thσá wa∙á the∙á wil∞á bσ 
  363. printed« 
  364.  
  365.      Thσ versioε tha⌠ ╔ havσ beeε playinτ witΦ i≤ ß pre-productioε one¼ anΣ 
  366. naturall∙á haΣá ß fe≈ mino≥ bug≤ iε it«á Bu⌠ thσ advantagσá oµá havinτá thσ 
  367. write≥ livinτ herσ wa≤ obviou≤ when¼ ß fe≈ day≤ afte≥ discussinτ thesσ bug≤ 
  368. witΦá hiφ (Alaiε Remont)¼á ╔ wa≤ tolΣ the∙ haΣ al∞ beeε fixed«á That'≤ rea∞ 
  369. service!
  370.  
  371.      Thσá secre⌠ oµ thi≤ worΣ processo≥ i≤ tha⌠ i⌠ use≤ thσ PC╟á facilitie≤ 
  372. oµá thσá Microbeσá t∩ generatσ anΣ displa∙ thσ specia∞á character≤á oεá thσ 
  373. screen« Wheε thσ tex⌠ anΣ specia∞ character≤ arσ finished¼ i⌠ i≤ printeΣ b∙ 
  374. doinτ ß screeε dum≡ oµ thσ wholσ text«á Yo⌡ arσ no⌠ limiteΣ t∩ onσá screen-
  375. full¼ a≤ Beete° scroll≤ iε thσ tex⌠ a≤ i⌠ i≤ printed.
  376.  
  377.      Beete° ha≤ al∞ thσ facilitie≤ tha⌠ arσ founΣ iε othe≥ worΣ processors¼ 
  378. s∩ ╔ won'⌠ g∩ int∩ detail«á Thesσ includσ scrollinτ u≡ anΣ down¼á characte≥ 
  379. anΣá worΣ lef⌠ anΣ right¼á to≡ oµ page¼á bottoφ oµ page¼á star⌠ anΣ enΣá oµ 
  380. text« I⌠ i≤ thσ additiona∞ feature≤ tha⌠ makσ i⌠ unique.
  381.  
  382.      Thσ UNDELET┼ commanΣ ha≤ tw∩ functions«á I⌠ caε eithe≥ replacσ ß word¼ 
  383. linσ o≥ blocδ oµ tex⌠ froφ wherσ i⌠ wa≤ deleted¼á or¼ alternatively¼ a⌠ thσ 
  384. curren⌠á curso≥á position«á Thi≤á caεá thu≤ bσ useΣ a≤ ßá movσá commanΣá b∙ 
  385. deletinτ ß block¼ anΣ theε wanderinτ througΦ thσ tex⌠ t∩ thσ placσ yo⌡ wan⌠ 
  386. i⌠á inserted«á Thσ commanΣ i≤ repetitivσ (witΦ somσá limitations)¼á s∩á thσ 
  387. piecσ oµ tex⌠ caε bσ inserteΣ a≤ man∙ time≤ a≤ yo⌡ like.
  388.  
  389.      Anothe≥á interestinτ featurσ i≤ thσ usσ oµ templates«á Yo⌡ caε se⌠á u≡ 
  390. ninσá template≤ oµ u≡ t∩ 7╡ characters¼á whicΦ caε includσ specia∞ graphic≤ 
  391. characters«á Thesσ smal∞ block≤ oµ tex⌠ caε theε bσ calleΣ u≡ anΣá inserteΣ 
  392. iε you≥ tex⌠ whereve≥ yo⌡ likσ anΣ a≤ ofteε a≤ yo⌡ like« ┴ singlσ keystrokσ 
  393. wil∞ displa∙ thσ curren⌠ template≤ anΣ the∙ caε bσ editeΣ wheε needed« The∙ 
  394. caεá bσ useΣ t∩ storσ sucΦ thing≤ a≤ comple° mathematica∞ formulaσ tha⌠ caε 
  395. bσ pu⌠ iε thσ tex⌠ a≤ required.
  396.  
  397.      Beete° ha≤ thσ abilit∙ t∩ jum≡ t∩ an∙ poin⌠ iε thσ text«á Thi≤ caεá bσ 
  398. t∩ ß pre-se⌠ marker¼á o≥ t∩ ß poin⌠ specifieΣ b∙ ß linσ number¼ pagσ numbe≥ 
  399. o≥ ß relativσ position¼ i.e« 70Ñ througΦ thσ text« Wh∙ can'⌠ othe≥ program≤ 
  400. d∩ this?  >>è     I⌠á is¼á however¼á thσá graphic≤á facilit∙ tha⌠ makσ thi≤á packagσá s∩ 
  401. interesting«á 
  402.  
  403. Thσá ^╨ commanΣ put≤ yo⌡ iε thσ FON╘ SELECTIO╬ menu«á Yo⌡ caεá theεá selec⌠ 
  404. sucΦá thing≤á a≤ bolΣ print¼á underline¼á overline¼á anΣ singlσ anΣá doublσ 
  405. dotteΣá letters«á Wheε yo⌡ pres≤ thσ selectioε number¼á yo⌡ g∩ bacδ t∩á thσ 
  406. tex⌠ anΣ al∞ letter≤ afte≥ tha⌠ wil∞ havσ thσ characteristiπ selected«
  407.  
  408. Thσ mos⌠ interestinτ thinτ i≤ t∩ actuall∙ seσ theφ oε thσ screen«á Froφ thσ 
  409. FON╘ SELECTIO╬ menu¼ yo⌡ caε als∩ selec⌠ thσ choicσ oµ graphic≤ characters« 
  410. Beete° wil∞ holΣ tw∩ graphic≤ fonts¼á plu≤ thσ standarΣ characte≥ set¼á onσ 
  411. oµá whicΦ caε bσ useΣ fo≥ supe≥ anΣ subscripts«á Thi≤ mus⌠ bσ defaul⌠á fon⌠ 
  412. #2.
  413.      Bu⌠ yo⌡ arσ no⌠ limiteΣ t∩ onl∙ thesσ three«á Thσ Beete° packagσ come≤ 
  414. witΦá additiona∞ font≤ tha⌠ caε bσ selecteΣ froφ thσ CONFIGUR┼ menu«á Thesσ 
  415. includσ scrip⌠ letters¼á electroniπ symbol≤ anΣ shape≤ tha⌠ caε bσ useΣá t∩ 
  416. makσá ba≥á graph≤ etc«á WitΦ these¼á yo⌡ caε embeΣ circui⌠ diagram≤ o≥á ba≥ 
  417. graph≤ iε thσ middlσ oµ you≥ text.
  418.  
  419. Oncσá yo⌡ havσ selecteΣ ß font¼á thσ letter≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ typσ iε arσ displayeΣ 
  420. a≤ thσ graphiπ symbol≤ oε thσ screeε anΣ printeΣ s∩ oε paper«á T∩ ge⌠á bacδ 
  421. t∩á norma∞á text¼á yo⌡á g∩ bacδ t∩ thσ fon⌠ selectioε men⌡ anΣá selec⌠á thσ 
  422. standarΣ font«á Oncσ yo⌡ ge⌠ useΣ t∩ it¼á i⌠ i≤ quitσ eas∙ t∩ use«á Yo⌡ caε 
  423. displa∙á ß "fon⌠ conversioε menuó a⌠ an∙ timσ s∩ yo⌡ caε tel∞ whicΦá lette≥ 
  424. wil∞ givσ wha⌠ shape.
  425.  
  426. T∩á accommodatσá thσá limi⌠á oµ 12╕á PCGs¼á Beete°á wil∞á replacσá graphic≤ 
  427. character≤á u≡ thσ pagσ witΦ ß cross-hatcΦ t∩ enablσ ne≈ character≤á t∩á bσ 
  428. displayeΣá iε thσ curren⌠ line«á Iµ yo⌡ scrol∞ u≡ thσá page¼á however¼á thσ 
  429. character≤á arσ alway≤ correctl∙ displayeΣ oε thσ linσ beinτ accessed«á AnΣ 
  430. wheε yo⌡ print¼ al∞ thσ character≤ arσ correct.
  431.  
  432.      Iµá thσ supplieΣ graphic≤ character≤ d∩ no⌠ sui⌠ you≥ needs¼á yo⌡á caε 
  433. creatσá you≥ owε usinτ thσ PC╟ edito≥ tha⌠ i≤ supplied«á Thi≤ ne≈ fon⌠á caε 
  434. theε bσ madσ thσ defaul⌠ fon⌠ iε thσ fon⌠ menu.
  435.  
  436.      Sincσá thσ printinτ proces≤ i≤ ß graphic≤ screeε dump¼á yo⌡ mus⌠ usσ ß 
  437. printe≥á tha⌠á ha≤ thσ abilit∙ t∩ prin⌠ dot-addressablσ graphic≤ ßá l'Epsoε 
  438. etc«á Iµá thσ characteristic≤ oµ you≥ printe≥ diffe≥ froφ thσá standard¼á ß 
  439. configuratioε filσ caε bσ altereΣ fo≥ you≥ particula≥ system«á Thσ printinτ 
  440. proces≤á i≤á fairl∙ slow¼á bu⌠ i⌠ i≤ ß smal∞ pricσ t∩ pa∙ fo≥á thσá result≤ 
  441. obtained.
  442.  
  443.      Thσá pricσá oµá Beete° i≤ $99-00«á Thσá documentatioεá (2╢á pages⌐á i≤ 
  444. adequate¼á anΣ anyonσ shoulΣ bσ ablσ t∩ maste≥ thσ packagσ quitσ easily« I⌠ 
  445. shoulΣ bσ idea∞ fo≥ peoplσ dealinτ witΦ sciencσ anΣ math≤ paper≤ who¼ unti∞ 
  446. now¼á havσ no⌠ beeε ablσ t∩ prin⌠ thei≥ uniquσ symbols« Iε fact¼ anyonσ wh∩ 
  447. want≤ thσ abilit∙ t∩ mi° tex⌠ anΣ graphic≤ woulΣ finΣ i⌠ ideal.
  448.  
  449.      Beete°á i≤ availablσ froφ thσ author¼á Alaiε Remon⌠ a⌠ 5▒ Finnis≤ St.¼ 
  450. NortΦ Adelaide¼ 5006.  []
  451.  
  452. ***************************************************************************
  453.  
  454. A Bugs View...........................................................A Bug
  455.  
  456. Statistic≤ arσ wha⌠ yo⌡ tel∞ ß computer«á Iµ ß fac⌠ i≤ no⌠ iε therσ i⌠ doe≤ 
  457. no⌠ exist«  []èCOMMUNICATIONS - Converting 300 baud Modem7 to 1200 baud.......David Rapson
  458.  
  459. ááááááááááááMBMODEM7.CO═ i≤ supplieΣ witΦ thσ 64δ disδ system«  Thσ prograφ 
  460. áááááááááááái≤á thσá Microbeσ variatioε oµ WarΣ Christensen≤á popula≥á filσ 
  461. ááá#2ááááááátransfe≥á prograφá calleΣ MODEM7«á  Thσ program¼á a≤á thσá namσ 
  462. áááááááááááásuggests¼á i≤á useΣ t∩ transfe≥ file≤ usinτ thσá RS-23▓á seria∞ 
  463. áááááááááááápor⌠ t∩ ß modem¼ o≥ othe≥ computer.
  464.  
  465.  
  466.      Thσá Microbeσá MBMODEM7.CO═á default≤ t∩ 30░ bauΣ fo≥á standarΣá modeφ 
  467. communication«á Therσ arσ situation≤ wheε faste≥ transfe≥ oµ informatioε i≤ 
  468. advantageous«á  WitΦá minima∞ effor⌠ froφ someonσ wh∩ know≤ nearl∙á nothinτ 
  469. abou⌠á machinσá languagσ programming¼á i⌠ i≤ possiblσ t∩ makσá thσá prograφ 
  470. defaul⌠ t∩ 120░ bauΣ iε abou⌠ ╡ minutes.
  471.  
  472.  
  473.      Becausσá thσá origina∞á Modem╖ prograφ addresseΣ ß Z8░á SIO¼á anΣá thσ 
  474. Microbee≤ hardwarσ use≤ ß Z8░ PIO¼ ß cal∞ t∩ thσ boo⌠ RO═ (a⌠ E045⌐ mus⌠ bσ 
  475. useΣá t∩á se⌠ u≡ thσ 30░ bauΣ RS-232«á  Thσ boo⌠ RO═ als∩ ha≤ ßá 120░á bauΣ 
  476. routinσá whicΦ i≤ a⌠ addres≤ E048«á Thesσ routine≤ arσ detaileΣ iε thσá 64δ 
  477. Disδ operator≤ Manual.
  478.  
  479. Thσ objec⌠ i≤ t∩ replacσ thσ cal∞ t∩ thσ 30░ bauΣ routine¼ witΦ tha⌠ oµ thσ 
  480. 120░ bauΣ one¼ b∙ changinτ E04╡ t∩ E04╕ withiε thσ program.
  481.  
  482.  
  483.      Iε machinσ languagσ ß CAL╠ ha≤ thσ he° codσ oµ CD«  T∩ finΣ thi≤ ╔ raε 
  484. MBMODEM╖ anΣ theε useΣ M-rese⌠ t∩ ente≥ thσ monito≥ whils⌠ iε thσ middlσ oµ 
  485. MBMODEM7«á  ╔á theε searcheΣ fo≥ C─ 4╡ E░ witΦ  ╙ 10░ 1B0░ C─ 4╡á E░á <ret╛  
  486. Thσá addres≤á 116╣á wa≤ displayed¼á anΣ haΣ 4╡ E░ following¼á 4╡á beinτá a⌠ 
  487. addres≤ 1170«á  Thσ 100Φ i≤ thσ prograφ start¼ anΣ 1B00Φ i≤ thσ prograφ enΣ 
  488. founΣ usinτ DD╘ detaileΣ below.
  489.  
  490.  
  491. No≈ thi≤ i≤ wha⌠ yo⌡ do«á  Makσ surσ tha⌠ afte≥ ß warφ boo⌠ yo⌡ don'⌠á aut∩ 
  492. ruεá ß program«á  Havσ DD╘ (Dynamiπ Debugginτ Tool⌐ anΣ MBMODEM7.CO═ oε thσ 
  493. samσ disk¼ then;
  494.  
  495. A> DDT MBMODEM7.COM <cr>        [run DDT, loading MBMODEM7]
  496. DDT VERS 2.2
  497. NEXT  PC
  498. 1B00  0100              [end and starting address of program]   
  499. -S1170 <cr>             [enter S1170 and return]
  500. 1170 45 48 <cr>         [enter 48 and return. New address]
  501. 1171 E0 .  <cr>         [enter a . and return to end]
  502. -^C                     [control C to exit]
  503.         
  504. A> SAVE 26 MB1200.COM <cr> 
  505.  
  506.  
  507. 2╢á page≤ oµ memor∙ arσ saved«á  Simply¼á iµ thσ NEX╘ addres≤ end≤ witΦá 0░ 
  508. theεá subtrac⌠ 1Φ (iµ no⌠ 0░ theε d∩ no⌠ subtrac⌠ 1h⌐á givinτá here¼á 1B00-
  509. 1h=1AFF«  Theε conver⌠ thσ 1┴ t∩ decimal¼ 1*1╢ plu≤ ┴ (decima∞ 10⌐ give≤ 2╢ 
  510. decimal.
  511.  
  512.      Thσá ne≈á prograφ i≤ calleΣ MB1200.CO═ anΣ i≤ identica∞á iεá operatioε 
  513. excep⌠ tha⌠ no≈ i⌠ wil∞ ruε a⌠ 120░ bauΣ insteaΣ oµ 300«á That'≤ al∞á therσ 
  514. i≤ t∩ it.  []èMULTIPL┼ BB╙ II╔ REVIEW......................................DAMIEN BARNARD
  515.  
  516. ááááááááááááA≤ yo⌡ caε seσ froφ it≤ namσ ¼á Multiplσ BB╙ i≤ divideΣ u≡ int∩ 
  517. ááá#2   áááádifferen⌠ board≤ o≥ specia∞ interes⌠ sections« 
  518.     
  519. ááááááááááááThσ board≤ tha⌠ arσ availablσ are:-
  520.  
  521. SAAU├         - S.A. Apple Users        C6┤       - Commodorσ Hacker≤ board
  522. APPL┼ HACKE╥  - Applσ Hacker≤ Board     JOKE╙     - Joke≤ rateΣ <G>
  523. MA├           - MacintosΦ Board         MAI╬      - Genera∞ Inf∩ Board
  524. X-RATE─       - Joke≤ rateΣ <X>         FOR-SAL┼  - What there i≤ fo≥ sale
  525. DATE╙         - Lookinτ fo≥ someone?    HINT╙     - Adventure/Arcadσ hints
  526. CP═ STUF╞     - Fo≥ al∞ CP═ nuts
  527.  
  528. The∙á wa∙á yo⌡ choosσ whicΦ sectioε o≥ `Boardº yo⌡ wan⌠ i≤ t∩á simpl∙á typσ 
  529. it'≤ name║ t∩ g∩ t∩ thσ joke≤ boarΣ typσ JOKES.
  530.  
  531. Othe≥ command≤ availablσ t∩ yo⌡ are:-
  532. C- cha⌠ t∩ sysop¼á    O- Othe≥ bb≤ numbers¼á   D- Ente≥ Upload/DownloaΣ 
  533. P- Changσ Password¼á  V- Changσ vide∩ width¼á  E- Examinσ you≥ stats¼
  534. R- ReaΣ you≥ mail¼    S- SenΣ mail¼            F- SenΣ Feedbacδ t∩ SYSOPS¼ 
  535. U- Sho≈ Othe≥ users¼á H- Displa∙ systeφ help¼á Z- Changσ user≤á status¼á 
  536. I- Displa∙ inf∩ oε thσ system¼á $- Systeφ News¼á N- Se⌠ numbe≥ oµ nulls¼ 
  537. ?- Thi≤ men⌡ L- Loτ ofµ system¼ FEES- Displa∙ inf∩ oε joininτ thσ system.
  538.  
  539.      A≤á yo⌡ caε seσ therσ arσ ß lo⌠ oµ command≤ s∩ i⌠ make≤ gooΣ sensσá t∩ 
  540. prin⌠ ou⌠ thesσ Command≤ ¿ iµ yo⌡ havσ ß printe≥ )«á  
  541.  
  542.      Wheεá yo⌡ downloaΣ froφ thσ systeφ i⌠ ask≤ yo⌡ froφ whicΦ boarΣ d∩ yo⌡ 
  543. wisΦ t∩ downloaΣ anΣ yo⌡ caε choosσ froφ ╖ boards«á Therσ i≤ als∩ ß specia∞ 
  544. sectioεá oµá thσá upload/downloaΣá wherσá yo⌡á caεá down/u≡á loaΣáá X-rateΣ 
  545. graphics!«á Thσ commanΣ ╬ t∩ se⌠ no«á oµ null≤ i≤ ver∙ usefu∞ iµ yo⌡ havσ ß 
  546. slo≈ printer«á Therσ arσ tw∩ command≤ whicΦ ╔ haven'⌠ tolΣ yo⌡ about║á the∙ 
  547. arσ 30░ - switcΦ t∩ 30░ bauΣ ¼ 120░ - switcΦ t∩ 1200/7╡ baud« That'≤ rightí 
  548. Iµá yo⌡á havσ ß 1200/7╡ modeφ yo⌡ caε switcΦ t∩ tha⌠ modσ anΣá zi≡á througΦ 
  549. bulletins«á ╔á d∩ no⌠ havσ ß 1200/7╡ modeφ (yet⌐ s∩ ╔ can'⌠ commen⌠ oεá ho≈ 
  550. wel∞ i⌠ works.
  551.  
  552.      Thσ systeφ i≤ ruε oε aε Applσ I╔ witΦ ß 2░ meτ harΣ disδ anΣ aεá Avteδ 
  553. multi-modem«á Yo⌡á arσ probabl∙ wonderinτ wh∙ thσ systeφ i≤ calleΣ Multiplσ 
  554. BB╙ `III'¼á wel∞ thσ answe≥ i≤ simple║ thσ softwarσ ha≤ beeε upgradeΣ threσ 
  555. times«á ╔á neve≥ diΣ seσ multiplσ bb≤ I¼á anΣ ╔ don'⌠ thinδ thσ publiπá diΣ 
  556. eithe≥ ¿ i⌠ wa≤ ß tes⌠ stagσ )« ╔ hearΣ abou⌠ thσ systeφ wheε i⌠ wa≤ calleΣ 
  557. Multiplσ BB╙ II«á I⌠ wa≤ ruε a⌠ nigh⌠ timσ becausσ the∙ hadn'⌠ haΣá anothe≥ 
  558. telephonσ linσ pu⌠ in.
  559.  
  560.      Thσá SYSOP╙á Dann∙ Vozz∩ anΣ Lyal∞ Pearcσ arσ constantl∙ watchinτá thσ 
  561. systeφ ¼ s∩ don'⌠ bσ surpriseΣ iµ the∙ star⌠ typinτ command≤ fo≥ yo⌡ iµ yo⌡ 
  562. arσ stuck«á I⌠ caε bσ ß bi⌠ shockinτ wheε you'vσ stoppeΣ typinτ becausσ yo⌡ 
  563. haΣ enougΦ anΣ suddenl∙ thσ command≤ yo⌡ neeΣ appearí 
  564.  
  565.      No≈ thσ mos⌠ importan⌠ part║ Ho≈ mucΦ wil∞ i⌠ al∞ cost┐ Wel∞ therσ arσ 
  566. ß fe≈ way≤ yo⌡ caε join║á firstl∙ yo⌡ caε senΣ Multiplσ bb≤ $30.0░ fo≥á al∞ 
  567. oµ thσ board≤ anΣ an∙ ne≈ board≤ the∙ pu⌠ on¼ o≥ yo⌡ caε pa∙ $10.0░ anΣ ge⌠ 
  568. acces≤á t∩ onσ boarΣ anΣ thσ MAI╬ board«á Iµ yo⌡ choosσ tha⌠ optioε yo⌡ caε 
  569. pa∙ $3.0░ fo≥ an∙ additiona∞ boarΣ yo⌡ want,o≥ pa∙ aε extrß $20.0░ anΣá ge⌠ 
  570. acces≤ t∩ al∞ thσ board≤ anΣ al∞ futurσ board≤ ¿ tha⌠ i≤ pa∙ $10.0░ fo≥ onσ 
  571. boarΣ anΣ theε late≥ pa∙ $20.0░ fo≥ al∞ thσ board≤ )«á >>èThi≤ wa∙ yo⌡ caε pa∙ fo≥ wha⌠ yo⌡ need«á ┴ typica∞ microbeσ use≥ woulΣ joiε 
  572. thσá Microbeσá boarΣá anΣ probabl∙ thσ FO╥ SAL┼ anΣ (iµ i⌠á wa≤á ROSS⌐á thσ 
  573. JOKES« Tha⌠ woulΣ meaε yo⌡ woulΣ havσ t∩ par⌠ witΦ $16.0░ dollars.
  574.  
  575.      Iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ havσ ß looδ phonσ (08)25╡ 511╢ anΣ typσ GUES╘ fo≥ gues⌠ 
  576. use≥ access,theε typσ FEE╙ t∩ ge⌠ ß completσ lis⌠ oµ wha⌠ i⌠ wil∞ cost«á A⌠ 
  577. thσ momen⌠ thσ cha⌠ witΦ syso≡ commanΣ ha≤ beeε retrenched,bu⌠ b∙ thσá timσ 
  578. yo⌡á reaΣá thi≤á thi≤ i⌠ coulΣ bσ bacδ on«á Iµ yo⌡ havσ an∙á problem≤á senΣ 
  579. feedbacδ t∩ thσ sysops.
  580.  
  581.      Thσ boarΣ work≤ well- apar⌠ froφ thσ editor«á Wheε yo⌡ arσ typinτ iε ß 
  582. bulletiε anΣ yo⌡ makσ ß mistake¼á iµ  yo⌡ pusΦ deletσ t∩ ge⌠ riΣ oµ i⌠á yo⌡ 
  583. ge⌠ aε inversσ character«á Bu⌠ don'⌠ worry¼ i⌠ diΣ deletσ thσ characte≥ bu⌠ 
  584. yo⌡ can'⌠ seσ ití Als∩ wheε yo⌡ ge⌠ t∩ thσ enΣ oµ ß linσ i⌠ wil∞ bee≡ unti∞ 
  585. yo⌡á pusΦ <return╛ ¿ n∩ continuou≤ typinτ )¼á bu⌠ apar⌠ froφ tha⌠ thσ boarΣ 
  586. i≤ good« Wel∞ tha⌠ abou⌠ wrap≤ i⌠ up« 
  587.  
  588.      Thσ nex⌠ bb≤ ╔ wil∞ revie≈ wil∞ bσ thσ OME╬ V«  []
  589.  
  590. ***************************************************************************
  591.  
  592. Wha⌠ d∩ thosσ command≤ iε basiπ reall∙ mean┐........................D P Gee
  593.  
  594.      A⌠ thσ las⌠ Microbeσ user≤ grou≡ meetinτ ╔ wa≤ interesteΣ t∩ notσ tha⌠ 
  595. wheε ß questioε wa≤ askeΣ concerninτ basiπ program≤ tha⌠ man∙ peoplσ lookeΣ 
  596. blanδá faceΣ «á Late≥ oε wheε ╔ wa≤ wanderinτ arounΣ lookinτ a⌠ thσ variou≤ 
  597. display≤ man∙ peoplσ werσ talkinτ abou⌠ CPM¼á DOS¼ Mbasiπ etc« s∩ ╔ though⌠ 
  598. wha⌠á ha≤á happeneΣ t∩ MicroworlΣ Basiπ ┐á A≤ ╔ havσ ß 32╦ Microbeσá t∩á mσ 
  599. BASI├ i≤ thσ onl∙ languagσ!
  600.  
  601.      S∩á fo≥á thosσ oµ yo⌡ wh∩ havσ forgotteε wha⌠ somσ oµ thosσ term≤á anΣ 
  602. command≤á arσ iε Basiπ ╔ fel⌠ i⌠ wa≤ m∙ dut∙ t∩ re-introducσ yo⌡á t∩á thesσ 
  603. commands:
  604. ColΣá Boo⌠ - thi≤ i≤ wha⌠ yo⌡ d∩ wheε thσ prograφ yo⌡ havσ beeεá typinτá iε 
  605.              fo≥ hour≤ doesn'⌠ work.
  606. RO═á      - rudd∙á 'oriblσ  machinσ ¿ thi≤ i≤ wha⌠ yo⌡ sa∙ afte≥á yo⌡á havσ 
  607.             colΣ booteΣ you≥ microbeσ )
  608. RA═       - ß malσ ewe
  609. Breaδ Ke∙ - a≤ fa≥ a≤ ╔ kno≈ thi≤ i≤ ß ke∙ t∩ thσ smok∩ room.
  610. Bytσ      - thi≤ i≤ obviousl∙ wha⌠ yo⌡ d∩ durinτ you≥ break.
  611. Variablσá - thi≤ terφ caε meaε anything¼á bu⌠ generall∙ i⌠ relate≤á t∩á thσ 
  612.             firs⌠ timσ yo⌡ ruε you≥ program¼ seσ colΣ boot.
  613. Expression≤á - thesσ arσ stronge≥ term≤ whicΦ comσ afte≥ ROM¼á whicΦ ╔ wil∞ 
  614.                no⌠ prin⌠ here.
  615. Cur≤      - ver∙ simila≥ t∩ expression≤ anΣ ROM.
  616. TaΓ       - ß typσ oµ sof⌠ drink¼ caε bσ drunδ durinτ break.
  617. Synte°    - ╔ don'⌠ kno≈ wh∩ thi≤ synte° i≤ bu⌠ hσ i≤ foreve≥ makinτ error≤ 
  618.             oε m∙ microbee.
  619. Pokσ      - stylσ oµ typinτ generall∙ useΣ b∙ onσ finge≥ typists.
  620. Erro≥á Message≤á - thi≤ i≤ aε ofteε cryptiπ messagσ whicΦá appear≤á oεá thσ
  621.           screeεá whicΦ tell≤ yo⌡ tha⌠ somethinτ i≤ wronτ someho≈ somewherσ 
  622. ááááááááááiεá you≥ program¼á anΣ caε bσ fixeΣ b∙ doinτ somethinτá somewherσ 
  623. áááááááááásomehowíá Thσ easies⌠ methoΣ t∩ riΣ yourselµ oµ thesσ i≤ t∩á colΣ 
  624. ááááááááááboot.
  625. Diφ       - ß descriptioε oµ tha⌠ Synte° person.
  626. Ruεá      - thi≤á i≤ thσ mos⌠ valuablσ commanΣ containeΣ iε BASI├ a≤ i⌠á i≤ 
  627.           thσáescapσ clausσ tha⌠ man∙ oµ u≤ woulΣ bσ programmer≤ usσ wheε ß 
  628.           prograφ i≤ no⌠ working¼ RU╬!     []è00100 REM *****  PSYCHROMETER *****...........................Kevin Burrows
  629. 00110 REM A program for the MICROBEE to convert readings from
  630. 00120 REM a PSYCROMETER to several common measures of humidity.
  631. 00130 REM An estimate of the height at which clouds will form 
  632. 00140 REM is also given.
  633. 00150 REM By Kevin Burrows, Adelaide
  634. 00160 REM References:
  635. 00170 REM      Using Home Computers to study the Weather
  636. 00180 REM      Weatherwise, August 1983.
  637. 00190 REM
  638. 00200 REM      To find the height of clouds will form  
  639. 00210 REM      Meteorology Australia, Autumn 1981.
  640. 00220 REM
  641. 00230 CLS :POKE 257,1
  642. 00240 CURS 24,5 :INVERSE
  643. 00250 PRINT" PSYCHROMETER " :NORMAL
  644. 00260 PRINT\"A program to convert readings from a psychrometer to several"
  645. 00270 PRINT"common measures of humidity.  An estimate of the height of 
  646.       the"\"cloud base and temperature at this height is also calculated."
  647. 00280 CURS 10,14 :PRINT"Do you want instructions on a psychrometer (Y/N) ?"
  648. 00290 A1$ = KEY :IF A1$ ="" AND A1$<>"Y" AND A1$<>"N" THEN 290
  649. 00300 IF A1$ ="Y"THEN GOSUB 730
  650. 00310 CLS
  651. 00320 PRINT"HEIGHT ABOVE SEA LEVEL IN METRES ";
  652. 00330 INPUT H1
  653. 00340 PRINT"DRY-BULB TEMPERATURE (deg C) ";
  654. 00350 INPUT T0
  655. 00360 PRINT"WET-BULB TEMPERATURE (deq C) ";
  656. 00370 INPUT T1
  657. 00380 IF T1>T0 THEN CURS 1,15 :INVERSE :PRINT" ERROR :- DRY-BULB < 
  658.       WET-BULB TEMPERATURE "; :NORMAL :PLAY 20 :GOTO 660
  659. 00390 ON ERROR GOTO 1030
  660. 00400 REM Convert Celsius to Absolute (Kelvin)
  661. 00410 T3 = T0+273.15
  662. 00420 T4 = T1+273.15
  663. 00430 E1 = EXP(21.4-5351/T4) :REM Calculate vapour pressure
  664. 00440 P0 = 1014-(H1/884)*100 : REM If height in feet alter 884 to   2900
  665. 00450 E0 = E1-P0*(T3-T4)/1555 :REM Adjust vapour pressure for altitude
  666. 00460 D0 = 5351/(21.4-2.30258*LOG(E0)) :REM Calculate dew point
  667. 00470 D0 = D0-273.15
  668. 00480 E2 = EXP(21.4-5351/T3) :REM Calculate saturation vapour pressure
  669. 00490 R0 = 100*E0/E2 :REM Calculate Relative Humidity
  670. 00500 Q0 = .622*E0/(P0-.378*E0) :REM Calculate Specific Humidity
  671. 00510 PRINT
  672. 00520 PRINT"                 ANSWERS"
  673. 00530 PRINT
  674. 00540 PRINT "DEW POINT = "; FLT(INT(D0*10+0.5))/10; " "; "C"; ".  "
  675. 00550 PRINT "VAPOUR PRESSURE = "; FLT(INT(E0*10+0.5))/10; " MB.  "
  676. 00560 PRINT"SATURATION VAPOUR PRESSURE = ";FLT(INT(E2*10+.5))/10;" MB.  "
  677. 00570 PRINT"RELATIVE HUMIDITY = ";INT(R0+0.5);" PERCENT.  "
  678. 00580 PRINT"SPECIFIC HUMIDITY = ";FLT(INT(1000*Q0*10+.5))/10;" PARTS PER 
  679.       THOUSAND.  "
  680. 00590 GOSUB 920 : REM CALCULATE CLOUD BASE HEIGHT
  681. 00600 PRINT\"Press any key to continue or `Q` to Quit    "; :PLAY 12
  682. 00610 A1$ = KEY :IF A1$ ="" THEN 610
  683. 00620 IF A1$ ="Q"THEN END
  684. 00630 CURS 41,1 :PRINT"CHANGE TO :-"; : INPUT C7$ :IF C7$ =""THEN GOTO 650
  685. 00640 H1 = VAL(C7$)è00650 CURS 35,1 :PRINT H1;"                       "
  686. 00660 CURS 41,2 :PRINT"CHANGE TO |-"; :INPUT C7$ :IF C7$ ="" THEN GOTO 680
  687. 00670 T0 = VAL(C7$)
  688. 00680 CURS 31,2 : PRINT T0;"                       "
  689. 00690 CURS 41,3 :PRINT"CHANGE TO |-"; :INPUT C7$ :IF C7$ ="" THEN GOTO 710  
  690. 00700 T1 = VAL(C7$)
  691. 00710 CURS 31,3 : PRINT T1;"                       "
  692. 00720 GOTO 380
  693. 00730 CLS :PRINT\"A psychrometer consists of two thermometers, one with a 
  694.       sleeve"
  695. 00740 PRINT"of wet fabric around the bulb.   The `wet-bulb` thermometer"
  696. 00750 PRINT"shows a reading which is lower than that of the `dry-bulb`"
  697. 00760 PRINT"themometer which reads the ambient air temperature."
  698. 00770 PRINT\"The difference between the two temperatures is known as the"
  699. 00780 PRINT"`wet-bulb depression` and is proportional to the rate of"
  700. 00790 PRINT"cooling of the wet-bulb due to evaporation from its moist "
  701. 00800 PRINT"surface."
  702. 00810 PRINT\"Press any key to continue"
  703. 00820 A1$ = KEY :IF A1$ =""THEN 820
  704. 00830 CLS
  705. 00840 PRINT\"A psychrometer can be made by mounting two matched 
  706.       thermometers"\"firmly (glue is preferable) to a thin wooden paddle 
  707.       with the"
  708. 00850 PRINT"bulbs projecting from one end.   At the other end, drill a 
  709.       hole"\"and tie a stout piece of string to the paddle so that it can"
  710. 00860 PRINT"whirled rapidly.   A layer of muslin is tied around one of 
  711.       the"\"bulbs and dipped in water.   The psychrometer is then whirled"
  712. 00870 PRINT"rapidly for about a minute, or untill the temperatures do 
  713.       not"\"change."
  714. 00880 PRINT\"Press any key to continue"
  715. 00890 A1$ = KEY :IF A1$ =""THEN 890
  716. 00900 RETURN
  717.  
  718. 00910 REM *** Calculate cloud height ***
  719. 00920 U0 = 0.01*R0 
  720. 00930 T5 = T3/((U0)^(2/7))
  721. 00940 F0 = 2.30258*LOG(T5/T3)+(2/7)*2.30258*LOG(U0)+1548.06*(1/T5-1/T3)
  722. 00950 G0 = 1/(T3*T5)-1548.06/(T5*T5)
  723. 00960 T5 = T5-F0/G0
  724. 00970 IF T5<1 THEN T5 = 1
  725. 00980 IF ABS(F0/G0)> = 0.01 THEN GOTO 940
  726. 00990 Z0 = 100*(T3-T5)
  727. 01000 PRINT"HEIGHT OF CLOUD BASE = ";INT(Z0);" METRES ABOVE THE  SURFACE. "  
  728. 01010 PRINT"TEMPERATURE AT CLOUD BASE = ";FLT(INT((T5-273.15)*10+0.5))/10;
  729.       " C.     "
  730. 01020 RETURN
  731. 01030 REM WET BULB TEMP TOO LOW
  732. 01040 CURS 1,15 :INVERSE :PRINT" ERROR :-  WET-BULB TEMPERATURE TOO LOW "; 
  733.       :NORMAL :PLAY 22 :GOTO 660
  734.  
  735. Example of output....
  736. DEW POINT =  23. C.  
  737. VAPOUR PRESSURE =  28. MB.  
  738. SATURATION VAPOUR PRESSURE =  35.6 MB.  
  739. RELATIVE HUMIDITY =  79 PERCENT.  
  740. SPECIFIC HUMIDITY =  19.6 PARTS PER THOUSAND.  
  741. HEIGHT OF CLOUD BASE =  486 METRES ABOVE THE  SURFACE.   
  742. TEMPERATURE AT CLOUD BASE =  22.1 C.   []èDISK SOFTWARE REVIEW - MICROBEE ARCADE GAMES  Vol. 2................G Smith
  743.  
  744.      ApplieΣá Technolog∙ havσ releaseΣ anothe≥ disδ oµ arcadσá games«á Thi≤ 
  745. onσ ha≤ ╢ game≤ ranginτ froφ thσ ver∙ eas∙ t∩ quitσ hard«á Tw∩ oµ thσ game≤ 
  746. arσá one≤á tha⌠ havσ beeε arounΣ fo≥ ß whilσ bu⌠ onσ oµ thesσ i≤ ßá classiπ 
  747. compute≥á gamσ anΣ show≤ tha⌠ ß gooΣ gamσ doe≤ no⌠ necessaril∙á neeΣá fanc∙ 
  748. graphic≤ t∩ bσ interesting.
  749.  
  750. Iε orde≥ oε thσ disδ thσ game≤ are:-
  751.  
  752. DEFENDE╥ Disδ versioε oµ thσ cassettσ game«á Thσ objec⌠ i≤ t∩ rescuσ peoplσ 
  753. anΣ shoo⌠ aliens« Al∞ ver∙ familiar« Yo⌡ caε za≡ int∩ hyperspacσ anΣ returε 
  754. t∩á ß differen⌠ (random⌐ par⌠ oµ thσ terrain«á I⌠ appear≤ t∩ havσ differen⌠ 
  755. (better⌐ graphic≤ thaε thσ cassettσ version«á M∙ ninσ yea≥ olΣ prograφ tes⌠ 
  756. pilo⌠ reckon≤ thi≤ onσ i≤ fairl∙ easy.
  757.  
  758. GRIDFIR┼á Yo⌡á movσ arounΣ ß tw∩ dimensiona∞ griΣá shootinτá nastie≤á whilσ 
  759. tryinτá t∩ avoiΣ theφ (the∙ shoo⌠ back!!)«á Therσ arσá Furballs¼á Androids¼ 
  760. Spheres¼á Star≤ anΣ Beakers«á Thi≤ onσ i≤ difficult«á Thσ nastie≤ movσ fas⌠ 
  761. anΣ i⌠ i≤ difficul⌠ t∩ maste≥ thσ control≤ t∩ movσ anΣ fire.
  762.  
  763. CAPTUR┼á Thi≤á i≤ simila≥ t∩ thσ arcadσ gamσ "PENGO"«á Yo⌡ arσ iεá ßá largσ 
  764. rectanglσ witΦ tw∩ mine≤ anΣ somσ blocks« Thσ ideß i≤ t∩ movσ thσ block≤ t∩ 
  765. tra≡ thσ mine≤ s∩ the∙ canno⌠ move«á ┴ gooΣ strategiπ gamσ witΦ ╣ level≤ oµ 
  766. difficulty« Thσ instruction≤ sa∙ tha⌠ level≤ ╕ anΣ ╣ arσ almos⌠ unplayable.
  767.  
  768. ZTRE╦á Thi≤ i≤ inspireΣ b∙ thσ defunc⌠ T╓ serie≤ "Sta≥ TreK"«á Yo⌡ arσá thσ 
  769. captaiε oµ thσ sta≥ shi≡ "Enterprise"«á WitΦ thσ aiΣ oµ    Dr«á Spocδá  yo⌡ 
  770. mus⌠á tracδá dowε anΣ destro∙ Klingon≤ whilσ lookinτ afte≥ thσ spacσá ship« 
  771. Thσá gamσá i≤á playeΣ a≤ iµ oε thσ surfacσ oµ ßá largσá spherσá (Einstein'≤ 
  772. curveΣá spacσ theory??)«á Bu⌠ al∞ yo⌡ seσ i≤ ß smal∞ par⌠ iε thσ forφ oµá ß 
  773. grid« Thσ "Enterpriseó anΣ othe≥ bit≤ anΣ piece≤ arσ representeΣ b∙ variou≤ 
  774. symbols«á Yo⌡ havσ finitσ resource≤ t∩ pursuσ thσ Klingons« Therσ i≤ ß ver∙ 
  775. comprehensivσ se⌠ oµ instruction≤ witΦ thi≤ one.
  776.  
  777. GRAPHI├ LANDE╥ Thi≤ i≤ thσ onl∙ non-competitivσ gamσ oε thσ disk«á Yo⌡ havσ 
  778. contro∞á oµá ß spacσ shi≡ anΣ mus⌠ lanΣ i⌠ safely«á Thσ terraiεá i≤á prett∙ 
  779. ruggeΣá anΣá eveε iµ yo⌡ locatσ somσ fla⌠ grounΣ yo⌡ mus⌠á descenΣá a⌠á thσ 
  780. righ⌠ ratσ o≥ CRASH!!« Oncσ yo⌡ lanΣ anΣ tr∙ agaiε therσ i≤ spacσ debri≤ t∩ 
  781. avoid.
  782.  
  783. JUSTL┼á ╔á canno⌠ sa∙ mucΦ abou⌠ thi≤ becausσ i⌠ i≤ fo≥ joystick≤ onl∙á anΣ 
  784. thosσ ╔ d∩ no⌠ have«á Howeve≥ froφ thσ instruction≤ thi≤ i≤ ß "cleaneΣá upó 
  785. versioεá oµ "Hustleó froφ Game≤ Disδ 1«á (CleaneΣ u≡ froφ wha⌠ ╔á wonder?)« 
  786. Point≤ arσ scoreΣ b∙ runninτ int∩ targets« Thσ morσ yo⌡ hi⌠ thσ bigge≥ you≥ 
  787. tai∞ get≤ (perhap≤ tha⌠ i≤ thσ bi⌠ thσ cleaneΣ up?)«á Yo⌡ canno⌠ cros≤ you≥ 
  788. tai∞ o≥ banτ int∩ thσ walls« Thσ scorσ i≤ effecteΣ b∙ thσ timσ taken.
  789.  
  790. Thσ disδ i≤ availablσ fo≥ $29.9╡ iε eithe≥ 3.5ó o≥ 5.25ó formats.
  791. (les≤á 10Ñá fo≥ members)«á Thσ disδ selµ boot≤ froφ "resetó witΦ ß men⌡á t∩ 
  792. selec⌠ thσ game≤ from« 
  793.  
  794. ┴ gooΣ featurσ i≤ thσ ver∙ completσ "Helpó note≤ fo≥ eacΦ game.
  795.  
  796. I≤ i⌠ wortΦ thσ money┐ ╔ woulΣ sa∙ ye≤ iµ "Justleó coulΣ bσ playeΣ froφ thσ 
  797. keyboard.
  798.  
  799. Revie≈ cop∙ courtes∙ oµ ApplieΣ Technology.  []èHint≤ froφ thσ MULTIPLA╬ USER'╙ GROU╨ - Pt 1.............«.Johε Buckerfield
  800.  
  801. 1. Before PRINTing to Printer or File check:
  802.  
  803.      a.áá PRIN╘á OPTIONS║áá area║á -  seσá tha⌠á thi≤á correspond≤á t∩á thσ           
  804. ááááááááááareßá yo⌡á wan⌠á t∩á prin⌠á o≥á savσá t∩á disδá - arσá yo⌡á awarσ           
  805. áááááááááátha⌠áá thσáá areßáá change≤áá automaticall∙áá wheεáá yo⌡áá Inser⌠           
  806. ááááááááááRow≤ anΣ Column≤ ?
  807.  
  808.      b.á áPRIN╘áá MARGINS║áá prin⌠áá width║áá ªá prin⌠á length║áá mus⌠áá bσ                     
  809. ááááááááááadjusteΣáá t∩á ensurσá tha⌠á thσá outpu⌠á i≤á presenteΣá iεáá thσ                     
  810. áááááááááádesireΣáá forma⌠á - i⌠á appear≤á tha⌠á prin⌠á widtΦá i≤áá limiteΣ                     
  811. áááááááááát∩ ß maximuφ oµ 16┤ characters╗ lef⌠ margiε mus⌠ bσ >0
  812.  
  813. 2. Before QUITting and returning to the Operating System:
  814.  
  815.      a. ááTRANSFER SAVE: filename:  -  to save the active worksheet.
  816.  
  817.      b.á áTRANSFE╥áá OPTIONS║áá setup║áá  - t∩áá ensurσá tha⌠áá thσáá setu≡           
  818. áááááááááádefaul⌠áá drivσáá ha≤áá Multiplaεáá anΣáá Operatinτáá Systeφááá -           
  819. ááááááááááotherwisσá (witΦá somσá Operatinτá Systems¼áá bu⌠á no⌠á witΦá thσ 
  820. ááááááááááMicrobee⌐á yo⌡á ma∙ hanτ witΦ ß cryptiπ messagσ ...«á checδá you≥ 
  821. áááááááááásysteφ !!
  822.  
  823. 3.á Afte≥á OPTION╙á (t∩ se⌠ recalc:⌐ thσ statu≤ linσ no⌠ onl∙á display≤á 
  824. áááá"Ñ Freeó bu⌠ als∩ thσ actua∞ "bytσ spaceó lef⌠ oε thσ worksheet.
  825.  
  826. 4.á Havσá yo⌡á discovereΣ tha⌠ thσ @-ke∙ instantl∙ convert≤á Relativσá cel∞ 
  827. ááááreference≤ t∩ Absolutσ references¼á anΣ caε als∩ bσ useΣ t∩ ente≥ Name≤ 
  828. ááááwheε constructinτ formulae.
  829.  
  830. 5.á Wheε INSTALLinτ Multiplaε yo⌡ wil∞ neeΣ t∩ responΣ t∩ al∞ thσ question≤ 
  831. áááásequentiall∙ iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ define/redefinσ functioε keys.
  832.  
  833. 6.  Havσ yo⌡ trieΣ t∩ usσ thσ letter≤ "ró o≥ "Ró o≥ "có o≥ "Có a≤ Name≤ fo≥ 
  834. áááácell≤ ┐á  You'l∞ finΣ Multiplaε doesn'⌠ accep⌠ these¼á a≤ the∙ woulΣ bσ 
  835. ááááconfuseΣ witΦ reference≤ t∩ Row≤ ª Columns.
  836.  
  837. 7. áSYMBOLI├á Transfe≥ Save/LoaΣ  caε bσ useΣ ver∙ effectivel∙ t∩ cleaεá u≡ 
  838. ááááuntid∙á formulaσá anΣ inefficien⌠ cel∞ reference≤ iε ß largσá workshee⌠ 
  839. áááá(tha⌠á ha≤á undergonσá man∙ version≤á anΣá edits)«á  Savinτá unde≥á thσ 
  840. ááááTransfe≥ Options║ Symboliπ modσ ma∙ savσ memor∙ anΣ significantl∙ speeΣ 
  841. ááááu≡á recalculations«á  Bu⌠á bσ prepareΣ t∩ tr∙ thi≤ ove≥ ß tea-breaδá a≤ 
  842. ááááit'≤ rathe≥ slow╗á ß filσ loadeΣ iε Symboliπ o≥ Othe≥ modσ shoulΣá theε 
  843. áááábσ saveΣ iε Norma∞ modσ fo≥ faste≥ loading.
  844.  
  845. 8.  Havσ yo⌡ beeε threateneΣ b∙ "Filσ forma⌠ error║ linσ 1ó  ????
  846. ááááYou'vσá probabl∙ Transfe≥ SaveΣ ß filσ unde≥ Symboliπ modσ anΣ arσá no≈ 
  847. áááátryinτ t∩ Transfe≥ LoaΣ i⌠ unde≥ Norma∞ mode.
  848.     Wσá sugges⌠á yo⌡ givσ Symboliπ forma⌠ file≤ aε extensioε sucΦá a≤á .SL╦ 
  849. ááááwhicΦ readil∙ identifie≤ them.
  850.  
  851. Thσáá MULTIPLA╬á ªá APPLICATION╙á USE╥á GROU╨á wil∞á continuσá t∩áá arrangσ  
  852. occasiona∞ specia∞ meeting≤ - RicharΣ Newcombσ (convenor).
  853.  
  854. AnΣ now¼á wai⌠ fo≥ it¼ withiε nex⌠ fe≈ week≤ **¬ ß ne≈ versioε oµ Multiplaε 
  855. duσ  fo≥  release¼á witΦ macro≤ anΣ al∞ **¬ ß Microbeσ Multiplaε contac⌠ t∩ 
  856. bσ announceΣ **¬ ß spreadshee⌠ sectioε oε thσ AMU╟ Bulletiε BoarΣ ***  []èMICROWORLD BASIC - Township Distance chart.........................Mal Watt 
  857.  
  858. 00100 REM *** Township Distance Chart ***
  859. 00110 REM *** Mal Watt August 1985    ***
  860. 00120 DIM T(100) :REM one element for each town  name in the DATA
  861. 00130 CLS:CURS 1,7:PRINT "This prints a chart of township distances."
  862. 0014░áPLA┘á 0,1▓ :PRIN╘ "Ente≥ printe≥ redirectioε (╡ ╜ 120░á bauΣá seria∞ 
  863.       printer)ó 
  864. 0015░ PLA┘ 0,1▓ :PRIN╘ SPC(26⌐ "(▒ ╜ paralle∞ printer)ó 
  865. 0016░ PLA┘ 0,╢  :PRIN╘ SPC(26⌐ "(░ ╜ onl∙ displa∙ t∩ thσ screen)"
  866. 0017░ PRIN╘ SPC(10⌐ "Pres≤ ß numbe≥ :"╗  :RE═ accep⌠ anΣ then
  867. 0018░ P1$=KEY$:I╞ P1$="ó THE╬ 18░        :RE═ validatσ thσ optioε 
  868. 0019░ R=(SEARCH("015",P1$)>0)║ I╞ NO╘ ╥ ║ PLA┘ 2▓ ║ GOT╧ 18░ 
  869. 0020░ P=INT(VAL(P1$)⌐ ║ PRIN╘ ╨          :RE═ optioε i≤ valid
  870. 0021░áRE═ Thσ nex⌠ linσ send≤ ou⌠ thσ printe≥ commanΣ fo≥ CondenseΣá prin⌠ 
  871.       oε ß Gemini.
  872. 0022░ I╞ P<>0:OUT#P:PRIN╘ CHR$(27⌐ CHR$(66⌐ CHR$(3):OUT#0:OUT#╨ ON
  873. 0023░ REA─ A1$║ I╞ A1$<>"$ó THE╬ GOSU┬ 28░ ║ GOT╧ 230
  874. 0024░ OUT#╨ OFF║ OUTú 0
  875. 0025░ PRIN╘ "*¬ finisheΣ **"
  876. 0026░ END
  877. 0027░ RE═ ====printinτ routine===========
  878. 0028░ E=0
  879. 0029░ REA─ ─ :E=E+─ ║ I╞ D<╛ ░ THE╬ 290
  880. 0030░ C=C+1
  881. 0031░ FO╥ K=▒ T╧ C
  882. 0032░     T(K)=T(K⌐ ½ ┼ 
  883. 0033░     I╞ K>▒ THE╬  PRIN╘ [I╡ T(K)];
  884. 0034░     NEX╘ K:PRIN╘ SPC(4⌐ A1$
  885. 0035░ RETURN
  886. 0036░ RE═ forma⌠ oµ thσ Datß item≤ i≤ "TOWN",distance,distance,...,0¼ wherσ 
  887.    thσ distance≤ arσ thosσ markeΣ oε ß ma≡ froφ thσ PRIO╥ towε t∩ thi≤ one.
  888. 0037░ DAT┴ "ADELAIDE",0,"MURRA┘ BRIDGE",17,36,24,0,"TAILE═ BEND",3,21,0
  889. 0038░ DAT┴ "COONALPYN",64,0,"KEITH",66,0,"BORDERTOWN",34,11,0,"KANIVA",43,0
  890. 0039░ DAT┴ "KANIVA",43,0,"NHILL",40,0,"DIMBOOLA",38,0,"HORSHAM",36,0
  891. 0040░ DAT┴ "$"
  892. 0041░ RE═ thσ fina∞ datß iteφ mus⌠ bσ "$"
  893.  
  894.  
  895. >RUN
  896.  
  897. This prints a chart of township distances.
  898. Enter printer redirection (5 = 1200 baud serial printer)
  899.                           (1 = parallel printer)
  900.                           (0 = only display to the screen)
  901.           Press a number : 0
  902.     ADELAIDE
  903.    77    MURRAY BRIDGE
  904.   101   24    TAILEM BEND
  905.   165   88   64    COONALPYN
  906.   231  154  130   66    KEITH
  907.   276  199  175  111   45    BORDERTOWN
  908.   319  242  218  154   88   43    KANIVA
  909.   362  285  261  197  131   86   43    KANIVA
  910.   402  325  301  237  171  126   83   40    NHILL
  911.   440  363  339  275  209  164  121   78   38    DIMBOOLA
  912.   476  399  375  311  245  200  157  114   74   36    HORSHAM
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