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FIRST LINE EACH PAGE IS EXACTLY 58 LINES LEAVE THIS NOTE IN CHRIS THANKS FOR ALL YOU HELP, MAL. CONTENTS Club Notes - The January Meeting ........................... 3 - AGM Notice..................................... 4 - A Description of Committee Positions........... 5 Disk Users Group Dsk - December meeting............................... 6 Dsk - Public Domain Disk Review - MUGSA 19........... 10 Editorial - Retiring.................................. 2 Hardware - S.I.G starting up.............................. 4 Dsk - CIAB cable socket warning...................... 6 Multiplan Dsk - Reading Data Files into MP..................... 15 Programming Dsk - Tape File (Un)Protection - Part 2.............. 7 - MWB Big Letter program......................... 15 Reviews Dsk - Research Logo reviewed......................... 12 Dsk - MUSGA 19 Disk.................................. 10 *************************************************************************** * FEBRUARY - FIRST MAIN MEETING FOR 1986!!! * ¬ * ¬ APPLICATION╙ AN─ RENEWAL╙ $20-0░ P┴ * * * * ------MONTHLY MEETING------ * * Unley Senior Citizens Hall * * 18 Arthur Street, Unley * * Third Monday of the Month * * From 7:30 - 10:00 * * * FREE! - Visitors Welcome * * *************************************************************************** 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. LAST LINE ON PAGE 1è**¬ 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 -Stephen Frawley.3364569(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« ****** *************************************************************************** EDITORIAL..........................................................Mal Watt ááááááááááááWelcomσ t∩ thσ firs⌠ newslette≥ fo≥ 1986«á ╔ hopσ everyonσ haΣ ááááááááááááaεá enjoyablσ breaδ anΣ tha⌠ thi≤ yea≥ wil∞ bσ ß rewardinτá onσ ááááááááááááfo≥ you« ╔ confes≤ t∩ no⌠ touchinτ ß diskettσ fo≥ severa∞ week≤ ááááááááááááwithou⌠ feelinτ an∙ withdraw∞ symptoms«á Thosσá oµá yo⌡ oε schoo∞ holiday≤ ma∙ havσ founΣ timσ t∩ d∩ thσ thing≤á yo⌡ havσá beeεá wantinτ t∩ do¼á likσ ß contributioε t∩á thσá newsletter¼á writσ anothe≥á screeεá dum≡á prograφá etc«á o≥ bea⌠ thσá highes⌠á scorσá a⌠á somσ adventure or arcade game. A≤á yo⌡á shoulΣá havσ beeε aware¼á thi≤ edito≥ i≤á retirinτá froφá hi≤ position«á Fortunatel∙ wσ havσ ß replacement¼á anΣ ╔ havσ decideΣ tha⌠ thi≤ is the last issue that I will be reading before anyone else! Thσá ne≈á edito≥á wil∞ bσ Stepheε Frawley¼á wh∩á ha≤á beeεá ßá regula≥ contributo≥ fo≥ somσ timσ now«á Stepheε passeΣ al∞ thσ qualificatioεá test≤ fo≥á editorshi≡ - mainl∙ hσ volunteeredíá Hσ use≤ ß twiε disδ Compute≥ Iε ┴ Booδ system¼á s∩ takσ notσ al∞ thosσ CIA┬ contributer≤ - yo⌡ caε brinτ you≥ CIA┬ diskette≤ alonτ t∩ thσ meeting≤ now«á 64δ anΣ 128δ flopp∙ contributer≤ shoulΣ stil∞ brinτ thei≥ floppie≤ alonτ aswell¼ anΣ the∙ caε bσ copieΣ ove≥ thσ seria∞ por⌠ froφ anothe≥ machinσ oε thσ spot. Thσá cluΓ alway≤ supplie≤ ß modeφ t∩ thσ editor¼á s∩ contributor≤ witΦ modem≤ wil∞ stil∞ bσ ablσ t∩ beaφ theφ dowε t∩ Stephen. ╔á thanδ al∞ oµ thosσ wh∩ havσ contributeΣ durinτ m∙á editorship¼á anΣ hopσ tha⌠ everyonσ wil∞ continuσ thei≥ support«á It'≤ beeε gooΣ t∩ seσ tha⌠ thσá grou≡á oµ member≤ contributinτ i≤ expanding¼á s∩ tha⌠ therσ shoulΣá bσ eveεá morσ variet∙ iε thσ articles«á Bu⌠ d∩ no⌠ relax¼á therσ stil∞ i≤ onl∙ jus⌠ enougΦ article≤ t∩ fil∞ thσ newsletter. T∩á thosσá oµá yo⌡ wh∩ havσ contributeΣ program≤ tha⌠á havσá no⌠á beeε published¼á that'≤ probabl∙ becausσ therσ i≤ to∩ mucΦ sourcσ code¼ anΣ thi≤ woulΣ dominatσ aε issue« Pleasσ d∩ no⌠ fee∞ le⌠ dowε iµ thi≤ happen≤ - it'≤ ver∙á importan⌠ tha⌠ wσ havσ aε activσ librar∙ developeΣ b∙ MUGS┴á members¼ no⌠á jus⌠ b∙ othe≥ clubs¼á s∩ you≥ program≤ wil∞ bσ includeΣ int∩ thσ club≤ publiπá domaiεá librarie≤ (tapσ anΣ disk⌐ anΣ wil∞ receivσ review≤á a⌠á thσ timσá eacΦá volumσá i≤ released«á S∩ d∩ no⌠ bσ discourageΣá a⌠á al∞á - kee≡ sendinτ theφ in. Thankyou. []èCLUB NOTES................................................................. [] TH┼ JANUAR┘ MEETING Oε Jaε 20tΦ wσ helΣ ou≥ traditiona∞ (thσ traditioε starteΣ las⌠á year⌐ clayton'≤á meeting«á Thσá ideßá i≤ t∩ enablσ member≤ t∩á discus≤á witΦá thσ committeσ anΣ thei≥ fello≈ member≤ wha⌠ the∙ wan⌠ froφ thσ group«á Thσ turε ou⌠á thi≤á yea≥ wa≤ good«á Somσ 30-4░ member≤ decideΣá tha⌠á the∙á couldn'⌠ survivσá tw∩ month≤ withou⌠ ß dosσ oµ MUGSA«á Thσ discussioε wa≤ livel∙ anΣ centreΣ oε thσ activitie≤ a⌠ thσ monthl∙ maiε meeting. Thσá committeσá ha≤ alway≤ beeε awarσ oµ thσ probleφá oµá caterinτá t∩ everyone'≤á needs«á Iε thσ pas⌠ months¼á wσ trieΣ t∩ makσ thσ meeting≤ morσ socia∞á anΣ encourageΣ member≤ t∩ minglσ anΣ talk«á Man∙ finΣ thi≤á ßá gooΣ way¼á bu⌠á therσá arσá stil∞ thosσ tha⌠ likσ t∩ seσá somσá organizatioεá oµ events«á Thσá specia∞á interes⌠ group≤ tha⌠ wσ haΣ iε thσ earl∙ day≤á stil∞ linge≥ iε thσ memorie≤ oµ somσ members«á Whils⌠ thesσ werσ harΣ t∩ organizσ anΣá run¼á the∙á haΣá thσ advantagσ tha⌠ the∙ werσ ß foca∞á poin⌠á a⌠á eacΦ meetinτ fo≥ member≤ witΦ simila≥ interests« Man∙á member≤á comσ t∩ thσ meetinτ t∩ gaiε knowledgσ anΣ picδá brains« Thσ questioε timσ wa≤ introduceΣ fo≥ thi≤ reason¼á bu⌠ ofteε doesn'⌠á allo≈ timσ fo≥ thσ deptΦ oµ answe≥ tha⌠ man∙ member≤ arσ lookinτ for« Thσ Februar∙ meetinτ wil∞ seσ thσ re-introductioε oµ ß forφ oµ specia∞ interes⌠ group«á EacΦ montΦ therσ wil∞ bσ tw∩ nominateΣ subjects« Froφ 8.3░ t∩á ╣á anΣ ╣ t∩ 9.30¼á ß voluntee≥ "expertó iε eacΦ oµ thσ field≤á wil∞á bσ availablσ iε ß corne≥ oµ thσ hal∞ t∩ co-ordinatσ ß discussioε anΣ answerinτ sessioε oε tha⌠ subject«á T∩ bσ fai≥ t∩ thσ volunteer¼á thσ sessioε wil∞ bσ limiteΣ t∩ 3░ minutes« Wσ hopσ tha⌠ wσ wil∞ bσ ablσ t∩ gaugσ thσ succes≤ (o≥ failure⌐ oµ thi≤ ideß iε ß fe≈ month≤ anΣ modif∙ i⌠ a≤ i≤ necessary. Onσá importan⌠á featurσ oµ gettinτ peoplσ t∩ talδ t∩ anΣ ge⌠á t∩á kno≈ othe≥á member≤á i≤á thσá usσ oµ namσ tags«á Thσ cluΓ issue≤á thesσá t∩á al∞ members«á Iµ yo⌡ haven'⌠ go⌠ one¼ pleasσ seσ Leσ BarnarΣ a⌠ thσ meeting« Iµ yo⌡ d∩ havσ one¼ PLEAS┼ WEA╥ IT! Thσá firs⌠á tw∩ session≤ fo≥ discussioε wil∞á bσá communication≤á witΦ Chri≤á Siebeε (8.30⌐ anΣ CP/═ witΦ RicharΣ Jacksoε a⌠ 9.00«á Iµ therσ i≤á ß subjec⌠ yo⌡ woulΣ likσ t∩ seσ covered¼á or¼ bette≥ still¼ yo⌡ woulΣ likσ t∩ co-ordinatσ yourself¼ pleasσ talδ t∩ an∙ committeσ members. Iε orde≥ t∩ fi⌠ iε thesσ activities¼á wσ wil∞ tr∙ t∩ star⌠ proceeding≤ promptl∙á a⌠ 7.45«á Wσ wil∞ stil∞ bσ havinτ thσ regula≥ ╤ ª ┴ session¼á bu⌠ ma∙ attemp⌠ t∩ stee≥ somσ answer≤ t∩ thσ discussioε groups. [] *************************************************************************** Contributions.............................................................. Authors of letters and contributions received and held over .... - Bob Allanson - Doug Bax - Robert Kompier - Richard Morgans - Brian Loader Just to let you know! [] ***************************************************************************èSpecial Interest Group : Introduction To Hardware............Robin Mitchell Thi≤ SI╟ wil∞ bσ ruε oε ß tria∞ basi≤ fo≥ │ meeting≤ (Feb¼á March¼á April)« Iµá enougΦá member≤ arσ interesteΣ thσ grou≡ ma∙ continue«á Thσá coursσá i≤ "Introductionóá anΣ a≤ sucΦ i⌠ wil∞ no⌠ initiall∙ attemp⌠ specifiπ hardwarσ projects«á Iµá sufficien⌠ member≤ wisΦ t∩ undertakσ specifiπ project≤á thi≤ ma∙ bσ arrangeΣ viß thσ group« Afte≥ thσ firs⌠ meetinτ thσ directioε oµ thσ grou≡ wil∞ bσ determineΣ largel∙ b∙ thσ grou≡ anΣ it'≤ needs. What: Learn what all those little chips are and what they do. Introduction to digital logic and techniques. Ideas and suggestions for hardware projects. Time for questions. When: For 1 hour on the regular meeting nights after the usual business. Where: Same place as main meeting (back room?). Coordinator: Robin Mitchell Instructor: Colin Mercer Enrolment: On the night - see Robin Mitchell. [] *************************************************************************** ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - Notification.........................The Secretary Thσá 198╢á Annua∞á Genera∞ meetinτ wil∞ bσ helΣ oε APRI╠á 21s⌠á a⌠á 1╕ ARTHU╥ St« UNLE┘ commencinτ a⌠ 8.00pm« Thσ agendß i≤ a≤ follows:- 1. Opening of meeting 2. Reading of previous AGM minutes 3. Discussion of matters arising from the minutes 4. Report on the year's activities 5. Treasurer's report 6. Acceptance of nominations for committee positions. 7. Election of committee members. 8. General business. 9. Close. I⌠á i≤á anticipateΣ tha⌠ thσ formalitie≤ wil∞ takσ abou⌠á 4╡á minutes¼ afte≥ whicΦ wσ wil∞ havσ thσ norma∞ meetinτ activities. Iµá an∙á membe≥á ha≤á ßá matte≥ the∙ wisΦá t∩á discus≤á unde≥á genera∞ business¼ they shoulΣ inforφ thσ secretar∙ I╬ WRITIN╟ beforσ Apri∞ 7th. [] NOMINATIONS FOR COMMITTEE POSITIONS Nomination≤á arσ hereb∙ calleΣ froφ financia∞ member≤ oµ MUGS┴ fo≥ thσ followinτ seven committeσ positions:- Chairman Secretary Vice-Chairman Treasurer Committee persons (3 positions) Nomination≤á shoulΣá bσ madσ I╬ WRITIN╟ t∩ thσ Secretar∙ beforσá Apri∞á 7tΦ 1986. []èTHE COMMITTEE POSITIONS..........................................R. Jackson T∩ givσ member≤ aε ideß oµ wha⌠ i≤ involveΣ iε beinτ oε thσ committee¼ thi≤ describe≤ thσ committeσ meeting≤ anΣ thσ function≤ oµ eacΦ position. Therσ arσ seveε electeΣ committeσ members«á Thσ committeσ meeting≤ arσ helΣ oncσ ß month«á Thσ exac⌠ datσ anΣ placσ i≤ u≡ t∩ thσ committeσ member≤ themselves¼ bu⌠ i⌠ ha≤ beeε mos⌠ convenien⌠ t∩ mee⌠ oε thσ fourtΦ Monda∙ oµ eacΦá month«á Thi≤ enable≤ discussioε oµ thσ previou≤ maiε meetinτ t∩á takσ placσá anΣ give≤ enougΦ timσ t∩ publisΦ an∙ message≤ t∩ member≤ iε thσ nex⌠ newsletter«á Thσá meetinτ i≤ usuall∙ froφ 7.30pφ t∩ arounΣ 10.00¼á bu⌠á ha≤ beeεá knowεá t∩á wande≥ oε ß bit«á Thσ purposσ oµ thσ meetinτá i≤á fo≥á thσ committeσ t∩ plaε anΣ discus≤ thσ club'≤ activities¼á anΣ t∩ authorisσá thσ spendinτ oµ cluΓ fund≤ a≤ needed« Therσ arσ fivσ specifiπ position≤ oε thσ committee:- 1«áCHAIRMA╬á Thσá chairmaε i≤ thσ officia∞ heaΣ oµ thσá club«á Hσá i≤ responsiblσá fo≥ thσ overal∞ runninτ oµ thσ cluΓ anΣ chair≤á thσá committeσ meeting≤á anΣ AGM«á I⌠ i≤ usuall∙ thσ Chairmaε wh∩ communicate≤ witΦá othe≥ bodie≤á oεá behalµá oµá thσ cluΓ oε matter≤ othe≥á tha⌠á routinσá ones«á A⌠ committeσ meetings¼ thσ chairmaε doe≤ no⌠ votσ oε motions. 2«á VICE-CHAIRMA╬á Thσ positioε oµ vice-chairmaε i≤ reall∙ onσá oµá thσ committeσá person≤ wh∩ act≤ fo≥ thσ chairmaε iµ thσ latte≥ i≤á unavailable« Thi≤ doesn'⌠ ofteε happen. 3«á SECRETAR┘á Thσ Secretar∙ i≤ responsiblσ fo≥ thσ routinσ runninτ oµ thσá cluΓá iε al∞ matter≤ othe≥ tha⌠ financia∞ ones«á He/shσá receive≤á anΣ answer≤ al∞ cluΓ mail¼á take≤ thσ minute≤ a⌠ committeσ meeting≤ anΣ a⌠á thσ AGM¼á anΣá i≤ thσ genera∞ contac⌠ poin⌠ fo≥ thσ club«á Thσ cluΓ ha≤á alway≤ trieΣ t∩ protec⌠ thσ positioε oµ secretar∙ froφ to∩ mucΦ bothe≥ a⌠ home¼ s∩ wσá d∩ no⌠ publisΦ thσ secretary'≤ namσ o≥ phonσ numbe≥ iε magazine≤á othe≥ tha⌠ ou≥ own« Wσ encouragσ peoplσ t∩ contac⌠ u≤ viß thσ postbox. A⌠ thσ presen⌠ time¼á thσ secretar∙ i≤ als∩ responsiblσ fo≥ membershi≡ enrollmen⌠á anΣá renewals¼á a≤á wel∞ a≤ thσ productioεá oµá thσá newslette≥ mailinτ label≤ oncσ ß month« Thi≤ par⌠ oµ thσ activitie≤ coulΣ bσ delegateΣ t∩ anothe≥ member. 4«á TREASURE╥ Thσ treasure≥ i≤ responsiblσ fo≥ thσ financia∞ aspec⌠ oµ thσ club«á Hσ look≤ afte≥ thσ book≤ anΣ thσ banδ account¼ anΣ supplie≤ ß repor⌠ a⌠ eacΦ committeσ meeting¼ a≤ wel∞ a≤ thσ AGM. 5«á COMMITTE┼ PERSO╬ Therσ arσ threσ oµ thesσ position≤ (no⌠ countinτ thσ vice-chairman)«á The∙ havσ ful∞ votinτ right≤ a⌠ thσ meetings¼á anΣ arσá aε idea∞á startinτ poin⌠ fo≥ member≤ wh∩ wisΦ t∩ bσ oε thσ committeσ bu⌠ don'⌠ wan⌠ t∩ takσ ß majo≥ position. Al∞á thσ committeσ position≤ becomσ vacan⌠ a⌠ thσ AG═á iεá April¼á anΣ havσá t∩á bσá filleΣá fo≥ thσ cluΓ t∩á function«á Thσá incumben⌠á Chairman¼ Secretar∙ anΣ Treasure≥ wil∞ no⌠ bσ seekinτ re-electioε anΣ s∩ i⌠ essentia∞ tha⌠ member≤ comσ forwarΣ t∩ fil∞ them. Iµ yo⌡ fee∞ yo⌡ woulΣ likσ t∩ bσ oε thσ committee¼á bu⌠ wan⌠ ßá bette≥ ideßá oµá wha⌠á i≤ involved¼á wh∙ no⌠ comσ alonτ t∩ thσ Februar∙á o≥á MarcΦ committeσ meeting┐á The∙ arσ alway≤ opeε t∩ members¼ bu⌠ pleasσ contac⌠ thσ secretar∙ firs⌠ t∩ confirφ thσ timσ anΣ location. []èMICROBE┼ DIS╦ USER╙ GROUP - December Meeting...................Warren Doman áááááááááááThσá Decembe≥ meetinτ oµ thσ Disδ User≤ Grou≡ wa≤ helΣ a≤á usua∞ áááááááááááoεá thσá firs⌠á Monda∙ oµ thσ montΦ iε thσ buildinτá behinΣá thσ áááááááááááUnle∙ counci∞ chamber≤ iε OxforΣ Terracσ Unley. Afte≥ discussinτ thσ agendß fo≥ thσ followinτ meeting¼á wσ moveΣ oε t∩ thσ probleφ solvinτ sessioε whicΦ proveΣ interestinτ anΣ als∩á informative¼ thougΦá froφ timσ t∩ time¼á somewha⌠ perplexing«á ╔ gues≤ i⌠ onl∙ goe≤á t∩ provσá tha⌠ therσ i≤ ß wealtΦ oµ knowledgσ withiε thσ cluΓ anΣ thosσ peoplσ wh∩ havσ thi≤ knowledgσ arσ prepareΣ t∩ sharσ i⌠ around. Durinτá thσ probleφ solvinτ sessioε wσ discusseΣ thσá availabilit∙á oµ publiπá domaiε program≤ anΣ ho≈ wσ caε assemblσ ß collectioε oµ thσ bes⌠ oµ these«á I⌠á i≤ envisageΣ tha⌠ ove≥ thσ nex⌠ fe≈ month≤ wσ wil∞ examinσ anΣ collec⌠ thesσ program≤ anΣ placσ theφ ont∩ ß disδ whicΦ shoulΣ bσ availablσ througΦ thσ club'≤ disδs library (see review this and last issue). Afte≥á tha⌠á therσ wa≤ somσ discussioε oε ZMA├ assembler≤á whicΦá wen⌠ righ⌠ ove≥ m∙ heaΣ followeΣ b∙ ß questioε oε wh∙ CP═ onl∙ look≤ froφ thσ B║ drivσ t∩ thσ A║á drivσ fo≥ ß filσ whicΦ i≤ no⌠ oε thσ B║á drivσ anΣ wh∙á i⌠ doesn'⌠á looδá iε thσ reversσ directioε froφ thσ A║á drivσ toward≤á thσá B║ drive«á I⌠á appear≤á tha⌠ thσ maiε reasoε i≤ tha⌠ thσ systeφ wouldn'⌠á kno≈ wherσá t∩ sto≡ lookinτ anΣ coulΣ g∩ ofµ lookinτ dowε t∩ drivσá P║á whicΦ woulΣ wastσ ß lo⌠ oµ timσ anΣ coulΣ causσ thσ systeφ t∩ gσt confused. Thi≤á wa≤ followeΣ b∙ ß questioε regardinτ thσ startinτ oµ ßá databasσ whicΦá contain≤á thσ titlσ anΣ shor⌠ descriptioε oµ article≤á appearinτá iε somσá oµ thσ morσ popula≥ magazine≤ ove≥ thσ las⌠ couplσ oµ year≤ witΦá thσ objec⌠ oµ beinτ ablσ t∩ finΣ tha⌠ elusive article« Wσ theε starteΣ t∩ looδ a⌠ wha⌠ woulΣ bσ necessar∙ t∩ adΣ ß 5.25ó disδ drivσá t∩ ß CIA┬ (Compute≥ iε ß Booδ no⌠ Chooδ iε ß Book)«á I⌠ wa≤ decideΣ tha⌠ ß gooΣ startinτ poin⌠ woulΣ bσ t∩ examinσ CP═ iε genera∞ anΣ t∩ tr∙ t∩ ge⌠ t∩ kno≈ wha⌠ goe≤ oε insidσ ou≥ Bee'≤ wheε wσ firs⌠ turε i⌠ oε anΣá yo⌡ jus⌠á wouldn'⌠á believσ wha⌠ doe≤ happen«á RicharΣ Jackson¼á ou≥á residen⌠ exper⌠á oε jus⌠ abou⌠ everything¼á talkeΣ fo≥ abou⌠ halµ aε hou≥á a⌠á whicΦ timσá hσ theε indicateΣ tha⌠ CP═ coulΣ no≈ bσ loaded«á It'≤ jus⌠ a≤ wel∞ ß compute≥ doesn'⌠ ge⌠ paiΣ fo≥ thσ numbe≥ oµ job≤ i⌠ doe≤ o≥ wσ woulΣá neve≥ bσ ablσ t∩ afforΣ t∩ turε i⌠ on« Wσ theε discusseΣ somσ oµ thσ difference≤ oµ thσ CIA┬ anΣ thσ 64╦ Bee¼ ho≈ thσ CIA┬ behave≤ differentl∙ becausσ oµ it'≤ dynamiπ Ram¼á ho≈ thσ Bio≤ caεá bσá altereΣ t∩ adΣ thσ differen⌠ parameter≤ fo≥ thσá 5.25óá drivσá anΣ whicΦá area≤á oµ Bio≤ caε bσ deleteΣ t∩ allo≈ thi≤ extrß informatioε t∩á bσ added«á RicharΣá explaineΣá somσ oµ thσ problem≤ hσ haΣ iε addinτá ßá 3.5ó drivσ t∩ hi≤ 64╦ Beσ anΣ indicateΣ somσ oµ thσ problem≤ tha⌠ coulΣ occu≥ iε goinτ thσ othe≥ way. ╔á agaiε extenΣ aε invitatioε fo≥ yo⌡ t∩ comσ anΣ joiε u≤ iµ yo⌡á fee∞ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ eithe≥ somethinτ t∩ learε o≥ perhap≤ t∩ contributσ o≥ eveε iµ yo⌡ onl∙ havσ ß gooΣ Pizzß recipσ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ share« [] *************************************************************************** CIAB UPGRADE WARNING....................................................... Warninτá t∩ owner≤ oµ CIA┬ tha⌠ arσ addinτ anothe≥ drive«á Checδá tha⌠ thσ socke⌠ crimpeΣ int∩ thσ cablσ i≤ arounΣ thσ righ⌠ way« Onσ member'≤ wa≤ no⌠ anΣ hσ los⌠ thσ content≤ oµ ß disδ (n∩ hardwarσ damagσ fortunately). []èTHE PROTECTION RACKET.............part2.....................by Colin Mercer T∩á continuσ witΦ thσ articlσ oε unprotectioε iε thσ Novembe≥ issuσá ╔ shal∞á demonstratσá thσ conversioε oµ protecteΣ machinσá languagσá program≤ froφá ßá cassettσ t∩ disδ operation«á T∩ d∩ thi≤ ╔ shal∞ usσ tw∩á imaginar∙ program≤ calleΣ EXAMP▒ anΣ EXAMP2. ╔ assumσ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ DDT.CO═ o≥ ZSID.CO═ anΣ tha⌠ yo⌡ arσ reasonabl∙ comfortablσ witΦ Hexadecimal« ╔ als∩ assumσ tha⌠ yo⌡ arσ operatinτ CP/═ 2.▓ o≥ ZCPR«á ╔ aφ no⌠ to∩ familia≥ witΦ thσ working≤ oµ thσ SHEL╠ systeφ s∩ iµ tha⌠ i≤ wha⌠ yo⌡ usσ ╔ sugges⌠ yo⌡ invokσ thσ CC╨ option. EXAMP▒á i≤á ß prograφ tha⌠ caε bσ reaΣ quitσ easil∙ b∙á TDCOP┘á unlikσ EXAMP▓á whicΦá seem≤ t∩ crasΦ sooε afte≥ thσ heade≥á i≤á recognised«á SounΣ familiar? EXAMP1 D∩ ß TDCOP┘ anΣ cal∞ i⌠ EX.MC─ (o≥ whatever) Ge⌠ thσ heade≥ informatioε anΣ writσ i⌠ down« (Seσ first article) We'll assume it looks like this: 4╡ 5╕ 4▒ 4─ 5░ 31 4─ 7╞ 1▓ 0░ 0┤ 4─ 1╢ 0▒ F╞ 0░ E X A M P L M (Len)(Start)(Exec) Usσ DD╘ o≥ ZSI─ (thesσ worδ iε thσ samσ way): DD╘á doe≤á al∞ it≤ worδ a⌠ addres≤ 010░ (unles≤ yo⌡ sa∙ otherwise⌐, a≤ doe≤ thσ SAV┼ commanΣ iε CP/═ s∩ i⌠ i≤ easie≥ iµ wσ d∩ too. Fo≥ clarit∙ ╔ usuall∙ fil∞ thσ memor∙ witΦ ß value¼ sa∙ 00 F,100,4000,0░ <CR> Becausσá EXAMP1ástarts a⌠ 040░ anΣ BASI├ load≤ i⌠ a⌠ 090░ wσá neeΣá t∩ blocδá movσ downward≤ iε memory«á A⌠ somσ stagσ thσ prograφ wil∞á overwritσ ou≥á movinτ routinσ iµ wσ haΣ i⌠ a⌠ 090░ s∩ wσ wil∞ sticδ i⌠ a⌠ thσ enΣá oµ thσá program«á S∩á thσá firs⌠á instructioε wil∞ bσ t∩ jum≡á t∩á ou≥á movinτ routine«á No≈á t∩ calculatσ wherσ thσ enΣ oµ thσ prograφ wil∞ bσ wσ reaΣá thσá heade≥ informatioεá anΣ finΣ thσ lengtΦ oµ thσ program«á Fo≥ EXAMP1 i⌠ i≤ 127╞ anΣ wσ mus⌠ adΣ thi≤ t∩ 090░ (wherσ BASI├ i≤ goinτ t∩ pu⌠ it⌐ anΣ wσ ge⌠á 1B7F« S∩ ╔ sugges⌠ wσ pu⌠ ou≥ routinσ a⌠ 1B9░ t∩ givσ u≤ ß littlσ headroom. Iε DD╘ Substitutσ a⌠ 010░ ß JUM╨ 1B9░ instruction: S10░ <CR> 010░ 0░ C3 NOTE: 0100 is the first address, it contains 00 010▒ 0░ 90 replace this with C3 <CR> 010▓ 0░ 1B 010│ 0░ « T╧ EXIT No≈ brinτ iε EX.MC─ t∩ addres≤ 0103: ╔ EX.MC─ <CR> R│á <CR╛ NOTE: Read-iε witΦ aε offse⌠ oµ 3 Yo⌡á caε usσ thσ D, o≥ L¼ commanΣ herσ t∩ examinσ thσ prograφá anΣá t∩ checδ tha⌠ i⌠ indeeΣ end≤ wherσ I'φ abou⌠ t∩ tel∞ yo⌡ tha⌠ i⌠ does« No≈ yo⌡ seσ wh∙ ╔ fil∞ witΦ zeroes? Thσ enΣ oµ thσ prograφ wil∞ bσ a⌠ 1B8▓ (1B7╞ +0003⌐ wheε i⌠ i≤á loadeΣ b∙á BASI├á bu⌠ fo≥ no≈ i⌠ wil∞ bσ a⌠ 138▓ (1B82-900+100)«á >>èOu≥á routinσá i≤ destineΣ fo≥ 1B9░ bu⌠ fo≥ no≈ wσ mus⌠ pu⌠ i⌠á a⌠á 139░á s∩ Substitutσ a⌠ 139░ thσ following«á (Onl∙ thσ He° codσ shoulΣ bσ typed¼á thσ res⌠ i≤ fo≥ explanation.) S139░ <CR> 139░ 0░ 01 139▒ 0░ 10 139▓ 0░ 0░ L─ BC,001░ (blocδ length) 139│ 0░ 11 139┤ 0░ F1 139╡ 0░ 0░ L─ DE,00F▒ (destination) 139╢ 0░ 21 139╖ 0░ A9 139╕ 0░ 1┬ L─ HL,1BA╣ (thi≤ ha≤ t∩ bσ founΣ later¼ i⌠ i≤ thσ star⌠ oµ thσ heade≥ block) 139╣ 0░ ED 139┴ 0░ B░ LDI╥ (loaΣ heade≥ t∩ righ⌠ place) 139┬ 0░ 01 139├ 0░ 80 139─ 0░ 1▓ L─ BC,128░ (proτ length) 139┼ 0░ 11 139╞ 0░ 00 13A░ 0░ 0┤ L─ DE,040░ (destination) 13A▒ 0░ 21 13A▓ 0░ 03 13A│ 0░ 0╣ L─ HL,090│ (star⌠ oµ EXAMPL) 13A┤ 0░ ED 13A╡ 0░ B░ LDI╥ (loaΣ proτ t∩ righ⌠ place) 13A╢ 0░ C3 13A╖ 0░ 4D 13A╕ 0░ 1╢ J╨ 164─ (froφ heade≥ - exeπ addr) 13A╣ 0░ 45 E (heade≥ inf∩ - wil∞ bσ a⌠ 1BA9 so now we know 13A┴ 0░ 58 X what to put at 1397) 13A┬ 0░ 41 A CONFUSING AIN'T IT? 13A├ 0░ 4D M 13A─ 0░ 50 P 13A┼ 0░ 31 1 13A╞ 0░ 4─ ═ type 13B░ 0░ 7F 13B▒ 0░ 1▓ length 13B▓ 0░ 00 13B│ 0░ 0┤ start 13B┤ 0░ 4D 13B╡ 0░ 1╢ exeπ addr 13B╢ 0░ 0▒ tapσ speed 13B╖ 0░ F╞ aut∩ executing 13B╕ 0░ 0░ protectioε byte 13B╣ 0░ « T╧ EXIT No≈ usσ ^├ t∩ exi⌠ DD╘ anΣ yo⌡ wil∞ havσ thσ CP/═ prompt« Beforσ doinτ anythinτ elsσ SAV┼ thi≤ program« Thσ CP/═ SAV┼ commanΣ wil∞ storσ oε disδ ß numbe≥á oµ 25╢ bytσ "pagesó startinτ froφ 0100«á BEWAR┼ afte≥ al∞ thi≤á He° worδá thσ numbe≥ oµ page≤ i≤ iε decimal«á T∩ worδ ou⌠ thσ numbe≥á oµá page≤ looδá a⌠ thσ las⌠ addres≤ occupieΣ b∙ thσ program¼á takσ thσ firs⌠ tw∩á He° digit≤ anΣ conver⌠ theφ t∩ decimal« Iε thi≤ casσ 13╚ ╜ 19─ so: SAV┼ 1╣ EXAMPLE1.MA├ <CR> wil∞ d∩ thσ trick (If you have ZCPR - SAVE 13H EXAMPLE1.MAC will work). T∩ ruε thi≤ prograφ cal∞ u≡ BASI├ anΣ type: RUN═ "EXAMPLE1.MACó <CR> >>èEXAMP2 Thi≤á i≤á thσ onσ tha⌠ crashe≤ ou⌠ oµ TDCOP┘ sooεá afte≥á starting«á ┴ commoε tricδ witΦ onσ softwarσ distributo≥ i≤ t∩ havσ ß dumm∙ heade≥ a⌠ thσ star⌠á oµá thσá tapσ witΦ al∞ thσ wronτ informatioε oε it«á Jus⌠á ho≈á thi≤ catche≤á ou⌠ TDCOP┘ anΣ thσ Monito≥ ╥ command¼á ye⌠ get≤ througΦ thσá BASI├ "LoaΣ" command¼ ╔ havσ ye⌠ t∩ worδ out. Thσá onl∙ tricδ herσ i≤ t∩ avoiΣ thσ dumm∙ heade≥ a⌠ thσ star⌠ oµá thσ tape«á Ruεá thσ tapσ s∩ tha⌠ yo⌡ caε hea≥ thσ tones«á A≤ sooε a≤á thσá datß start≤á (afte≥á ß strinτ oµ constan⌠ tone≤ whicΦ arσ NULLS⌐ sto≡ thσá tape« Usσá TDCOP┘á anΣ restar⌠ thσ tapσ withou⌠ rewinding«á Thi≤ ma∙ takσá ßá fe≈ shot≤ bu⌠ i⌠ doe≤ work«á Thσ samσ techniquσ mus⌠ bσ useΣ t∩ ge⌠ thσá heade≥ information«á I⌠á i≤ mos⌠ importan⌠ tha⌠ thσ dumm∙ heade≥ i≤ ou⌠ oµ thσ wa∙ beforσ yo⌡ hi⌠ RETUR╬ afte≥ typinτ R¼ iε thσ Monitor¼ o≥ TDCOP┘ iε CP/M. Assume the header information is as follows: 45 58 41 4D 03 03 4D 7F 2D 00 0A 9B 34 01 FF 00 E X A M M (Len) (Strt)(Exec) Thi≤ onσ i≤ mucΦ simple≥ becausσ i⌠ i≤ designeΣ t∩ loaΣ a⌠ 0A0░á whicΦ i≤á onl∙ 25╢ (100H⌐ byte≤ abovσ wherσ i⌠ woulΣ bσ loadeΣá anyway«á Subtrac⌠ thσ 3░ o≥ s∩ byte≤ oµ ou≥ tapσ buffe≥ routinσ anΣ it'≤ aε acceptablσá wastσ oµ disδ space« Iε fac⌠ i⌠ waste≤ n∩ spacσ a⌠ al∞ bu⌠ that'≤ anothe≥ story. Usσ DD╘ o≥ ZSI─ a≤ before anΣ fil∞ memor∙ witΦ 00's F,100,4000,00 Substitutσá thσá heade≥á routinσ a⌠ 0100«á Herσ I'l∞á jus⌠á sho≈á you≥ entrie≤ anΣ no⌠ thσ DD╘ prompt≤ a≤ before. S100 0▒ 1░ 0░ (L─ BC,0010) 1▒ F▒ 0░ (L─ DE,00F1) 2▒ 1┤ 0╣ (L─ HL,090E) E─ B░ (LDIR) C│ 9┬ 3┤ (J╨ 349B) 45 58 41 4D 0│ 0│ (EXAM anΣ tw∩ unprintablσ character≤ - another popula≥ trick) 4─ (M) 7╞ 2─ (LengtΦ 2D7F) 0░ 0┴ (Star⌠ add≥ 0A00) 9┬ 3┤ (Exeπ add≥ 349B) 0▒ (Tapσ speed) F╞ (Aut∩ exec) 0░ (Protectioε byte) « T∩ exi⌠ Substitutσ mode Brinτ iε you≥ TDCOPYeΣ filσ calleΣ EXAMPLE2.MC─ (o≥ whatever) ╔ EXAMPLE2.MCD R10░á Thσ offse⌠ oµ 10░ wil∞ loaΣ thσ filσ a⌠ 20░ unde≥á DD╘ whicΦ wheε saveΣ anΣ brough⌠ iε unde≥ BASI├ wil∞ appea≥ a⌠ 0A00« VOILA!! Thσá lengtΦ i≤ 2D7F¼á i⌠ begin≤ a⌠ 20░ s∩ thσ enΣ oµ thσ prograφ i≤ a⌠ 2F7F«á Thi≤á i≤ 2F╚ o≥ 4╖ page≤ t∩ savσ unde≥ CP/M«á Leavσ DD╘ anΣ SAV┼á a≤ before. ^C SAV┼ 4╖ EXAMPLE2.MAC (SAVE 2FH EXAMPLE2.MAC under ZCPR) Agaiε yo⌡ wil∞ havσ t∩ RUN═ thi≤ froφ BASIC. []èSUMMARY OF PROGRAMS ON MUGSA DISK No19.........................AUSSIE KANCK MUGSA019.DO├ Thi≤ give≤ ß director∙ listinτ oµ thσ program≤ oε thi≤ disδ anΣ tell≤ wherσ the∙ camσ from. GENERA╠ CP═ STYL┼ PROGRAMS. @.COMá áááThi≤á i≤ ß director∙ listinτ program«á I⌠ display≤ thσá file≤ áááááááááááááalphabetically¼á listinτ no«á oµ record≤ anΣ size«á Als∩ ha≤ ááááááááááááácommanΣ options. BITMAP.COM áver2.▓á Thi≤á prograφ give≤ ß binar∙ stylσá listinτá oµá whicΦ áááááááááááááblocδ oε ß disδ ha≤ beeε useΣ anΣ whicΦ i≤ stil∞ empty. BSORT.COMááááThi≤á prograφ doe≤ combinatioε sort≤ oε fixeΣ lengtΦá records« áááááááááááááI⌠á read≤á thσ arra∙ oµ record≤ int∩ memory¼á sort≤á theφá anΣ áááááááááááááwrite≤ theφ ou⌠ t∩ disδ agaiε unde≥ ß ne≈ name«á Refe≥ als∩ t∩ áááááááááááááBSORT.DOC. BROWSE.COM ááve≥á 1.▒ Thi≤ prograφ let≤ yo⌡ vie≈ an∙ tex⌠ filσ iε ß simila≥ áááááááááááááwa∙ t∩ SCROLL.CO═ CHRSET.COM ááThi≤á prograφá print≤ ou⌠ thσ ful∞ ASCI╔á characte≥á se⌠á theε ááááááááááááástops«á I⌠ mus⌠ bσ ablσ t∩ d∩ morσ someho≈ a≤ i⌠ i≤ 8╦ long« ááááááááááááá{incompatiblσ witΦ CIA┬ ?} C.COMá ááThi≤á i≤á als∩ ß director∙ listinτ program«á I⌠ display≤á thσ áááááááááááááfile≤ alphabetically¼ statinτ ho≈ man∙ ╦ eacΦ onσ is. CONVERT.COM áThi≤ i≤ ß basσ conversioε calculator« Givσ ß valuσ iε decimal¼ áááááááááááááhex¼oct, o≥ bin« anΣ al∞ unquoteΣ basσ system≤ arσ calculated. CPMADR.COMáááThi≤ give≤ ß listinτ oµ assorteΣ disδ operatinτ addresse≤á anΣ áááááááááááááblocδ value≤ t∩ sui⌠ you≥ disδ drive. D2.COMá áááThi≤á director∙ listinτ prograφ ha≤ aε interestinτ featurσá iε ááááááááááááátha⌠ yo⌡ caε se⌠ an∙ numbe≥ oµ file≤ a≤ permanen⌠ files¼ whicΦ áááááááááááááarσá theε no⌠ displayed¼á likσ SYSTE═ files«á An∙ additiona∞ áááááááááááááfile≤á arσ classeΣ a≤ `newº file≤ anΣ noticσ i≤ giveεá iµá an∙ ááááááááááááápermanen⌠á file≤á arσ deleted«á Thi≤ als∩ ha≤á remotσá systeφ ááááááááááááásecurit∙ options« Reµ als∩ D2.DOC. DESPOOL.COM áver1.▒á Thi≤ prograφ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ kee≡ oε usinτ thσá compute≥ áááááááááááááwhilσ an∙ stateΣ filσ i≤ beinτ printed« Thσ printe≥ read≤ thσ áááááááááááááfilσ froφ disδ wheneve≥ yo⌡ arσ no⌠ usinτ thσ keyboard«á reµ áááááááááááááDESPOOL.GD┼ fo≥ comprehensivσ instructions. DIRCHK.COM ááThi≤á prograφ give≤ ß listinτ oµ program≤ oε ß disδ plu≤ thei≥ áááááááááááááblocδá numbe≥á locations«áá Caεá als∩á searcΦá fo≥áá selecteΣ áááááááááááááfiletypes. DIRLABEL.COMáThi≤á prograφ give≤ ß printe≥ outpu⌠ oµ thσ director∙ fo≥á an∙ ááááááááááááádisδ requested. DIRPLUS.COMááThi≤á i≤á ßá filσá manipulatioε prograφá tha⌠á allow≤á yo⌡á t∩ ááááááááááááácopy,loτá iεá ßá disk,ge⌠á status,writσá t∩á punch,delete,mas≤ ááááááááááááácopy,tag,ge⌠ filσ size,print,untag,jum≡ 2▓á lines,rename,view« áááááááááááááReµ als∩ DIRPLUS.DOC. DISPLAY.COM áThi≤á prograφá display≤á an∙ tex⌠ filσ oεá thσá screen«á Thσ ááááááááááááádispla∙á caε bσ manipulateΣ b∙ ß variet∙ oµ commands¼á bu⌠á n∩ áááááááááááááeditinτ i≤ possible« Reµ als∩ DISPLAY.DOC. DOS.COM ááThi≤á give≤ thσ addresse≤ fo≥ you≥ BIOS¼á BDOS¼á CC╨á anΣá TP┴ áááááááááááááspace. FASTCOPY.COMáThi≤á prograφá i≤á ablσ t∩ rapidl∙á cop∙á disks¼á withou⌠á an∙ áááááááááááááobviou≤ verifyinτ takinτ place« Need≤ tw∩ drives. >>èFP.COMá ááThi≤ i≤ ß ver∙ versatilσ filσ displa∙ anΣ patcΦ program« I⌠ áááááááááááááallow≤á yo⌡ t∩ examine¼á modif∙ anΣ edi⌠ thσ content≤á oµá AN┘ áááááááááááááprogram« Yo⌡ caε worδ eithe≥ iε HE╪ o≥ ASCII. MAGE.COM ááThi≤á i≤á aεá 808░ assembl∙ languagσ prograφá whicΦá retrieve≤ áááááááááááááfile≤ accidentall∙ los⌠ wheε usinτ Wordstar«á I⌠ i≤ designeΣ áááááááááááááfo≥á thσá Osbornσ compute≥ s∩ ╔ don'⌠ thinδ i⌠ wil∞á worδá to∩ áááááááááááááwel∞ oε thσ 'Bee¼ especiall∙ thσ CIAB« Reµ als∩ MAGE.DOC MEMRS.COMá áver1.╣á Thi≤ prograφ doe≤ ß rangσ oµ test≤ oε compute≥á memor∙ ááááááááááááát∩ checδ fo≥ an∙ typσ oµ hardwarσ malfunction. NSWEEP.COMáááver1.99,198│á Thi≤á i≤ ßá disδá management¼á o≥á housekeeping¼ áááááááááááááprograφ tha⌠ i≤ ver∙ closel∙ relateΣ t∩ SWEEP.COM PCGPROG.COM áPar⌠á oµá ß se⌠ oµ program≤ tha⌠ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩á redefinσá you≥ ááááááááááááácharacte≥áááá set¼áááá witΦááá inversσááá anΣááá ßááá blinkinτ ááááááááááááácursor.{incompatiblσ witΦ CIA┬ ?} Res⌠ oµ se⌠ is║ BLINK.CO═ - give≤ ß blinkinτ cursor NORM.CO═ - reset≤ ß norma∞ screeε wheε wanted. PCG.CO═ - give≤ inversσ characters. PCG.DA╘ - datß filσ t∩ suppl∙ PCGPROG.CO═ witΦ char« codes. PCGPROG.DO├ - brieµ explanatioε abou⌠ prog« package. SCROLL.COM áá(neσá I.COM⌐á Thi≤ let≤ yo⌡ vie≈ ß tex⌠ filσ u≡ t∩á 55╦á long« áááááááááááááYo⌡ caε scrol∞ forward,backward¼ singlσ line¼ prin⌠ anΣ searcΦ áááááááááááááfo≥ characters¼ plu≤ ß fe≈ morσ things« Reµ als∩ SCROLL.DOC SORTDIR.COM áve≥á 3.░ Thi≤ prograφ give≤ ß sorteΣ listinτ oµ thσ file≤ oε ß ááááááááááááádisδ plu≤ disδ statistics¼ includinτ activσ anΣ deleteΣ files. SUNCALC.COM Thi≤á compute≤ sunrisσ anΣ sunse⌠ time≤ anywherσ oε thσá earth¼ ááááááááááááa≤ lonτ a≤ yo⌡ kno≈ you≥ longitudσ anΣ latitudσ plu≤ timσ zone. SWAPCOPY.COMáThi≤á i≤ ß rapiΣ disδ copyinτ prograφ fo≥ singlσ disδá drives« áááááááááááááDoe≤á n∩ erro≥ verifyinτ o≥ checkinτ iµ ß filσ alread∙ exists« áááááááááááááCaεá givσ ß vd⌡ printou⌠ oµ readinτ anΣá writinτá rate«á Reµ áááááááááááááals∩ SWAPCOPY.DOC. TELL.COMá Thi≤á give≤á ßá listinτ oµ wherσá BIOS¼á BDOS¼á anΣá CC╨á disδ ááááááááááááároutine≤ caε bσ found. TUNE.CO═ Play≤ thσ tunσ `Wheε thσ saint≤ comσ marchinτ in". T.COMá(nee BISHOW.CO═á ver3.1⌐á Thi≤ prograφ give≤ screeε listing≤á oµá an∙ ááááááááááááátex⌠ files« Columε anΣ ro≈ parameter≤ caε bσ varied. TYP.COMá áááAnothe≥á screeε printinτ prograφ oµ an∙ tex⌠ files«á Ha≤ somσ áááááááááááááscrollinτ contro∞ features« Onl∙ accept≤ uppe≥ casσ entries. UPCAT.COMááááThi≤á i≤ ß disδ cataloginτ prograφ designeΣ fo≥ usσ witΦá dua∞ ááááááááááááádrivσ systems«á RelateΣ t∩ MAST.CAT« Seσ als∩ UPCAT.DO├ anΣ áááááááááááááCATALOG.DO├á anΣá CAT1.LB╥á (ßá librar∙á referencσá prog«á fo≥ áááááááááááááCAT.COM) V.COMá ááááá(neσá VFILER.CO═ ver1.7⌐ Thi≤ i≤ ß ZCPR▓á filσá manipulation¼ ááááááááááááámanagement¼á housekeepinτ prograφ simila≥ t∩ SWEEP.COM¼á bu⌠ ╔ áááááááááááááfinΣ thσ screeε presentatioε morσ convenient. ZMAC.COMá áááver1.0╖á Thi≤ i≤ ß Ziloτ mnemonic≤ code≤ relocatinτ assembler« ááááááááááááá╔ aφ no⌠ surσ ho≈ i⌠ compare≤ witΦ othe≥ Z8░ assemblers. RelateΣ program≤ are║ ZLINK.CO═ ver1.4¼ ß linkagσ edito≥ fo≥ ZMAC ZLINK.DO├ - instruction≤ oε usinτ ZLINK. ZMAC.DO├á - ┴á 12╦á help file oεáho≈ to use ZMAC.COM. ZMAC.LB╥ - ß librar∙ referencσ filσ needeΣ b∙ ZMAC. FURTHE╥ TEX╘ STYL┼ PROGRAMS. CATALOG.DO├ Documentatioε oε ho≈ t∩ usσ thσ disδ cataloginτ system. CPMMAC.LI┬ Junσ 85« ┴ macr∩ librar∙ prograφ fo≥ CP═ systeφ routines. MAST.CATá Aε empt∙ cataloguσ filσ read∙ t∩ takσ iε entrie≤ froφ thσ disδ ááááááááááááácataloguσ program. >>èOTHE╥ TYPE╙ O╞ PROGRAM╙ O╬ THI╙ DISK CONVERT.MWB ┴á prograφá tha⌠ read≤ inpu⌠ froφ somσ typσ oµ filσá anΣá theε ááááááááááááádelete≤ itself. TERMITE.MWBá (froφá BUGCATCHE╥á mag.⌐ ┴ lo≈ re≤ graphic≤á mazσá prograφ áááááááááááááwherσá yo⌡á havσ t∩ worδ ou⌠ thσ patΦ fo≥ ß termitσ througΦá ß ááááááááááááápiecσ oµ wood« Reasonablσ memor∙ tes⌠ game. BASPATCH.ASCáThi≤ i≤ ß patcΦ prograφ fo≥ MBASI├ ver5.2▒ t∩ enablσ ßá returε áááááááááááááfroφ CP═ afte≥ aε accidenta∞ exi⌠ (froφ BASI├ ) MBOOT.ASMá áver3.▒á re÷á Bil∞á Boltoε 6/8▓ Thi≤ i≤ ßá modeφá boo⌠ áááááááááááááprograφá whicΦ wil∞ initiall∙ transfe≥ MODEM.CO═ o≥á MODEM.AS═ ááááááááááááát∩á ß ne≈ use≥ s∩ tha⌠ thσ sende≥ caε receivσ ß filσ froφá thσ áááááááááááááne≈ use≥ (al∞ unde≥ thσ sender'≤ control). BATCH.Z80á áver2.▒á b∙á Rober⌠á Blum«á Thi≤ prograφ generate≤á ßá $$$.SU┬ ááááááááááááásubmi⌠ filσ fo≥ immediatσ processinτ unde≥ CP═ 2.2. CPMADR.Cá ááb∙á ├á ┬á Mueller«á Thi≤ prograφ print≤á ou⌠á CP═á informatioε ááááááááááááárelatinτ t∩ thσ curren⌠ system'≤ operatinτá parameters«á No⌠ ááááááááááááásurσ wha⌠ languagσ i≤ needed. PASCA╠ PROGRAMS.....fo≥ thosσ jus⌠ learninτ Pascal« CHRSET.PASá á┴ shor⌠ Pasca∞ prograφ tha⌠ simpl∙ print≤ ou⌠ al∞ ASCI╔ codes. CONVERT.PAS b∙ Coliε McCarthy«á ┴ Turb∩ Pasca∞ prograφ tha⌠ wil∞ d∩ numbe≥ ááááááááááááábasσ conversion≤ betweeε bin., octal¼ decima∞ anΣ hexadecimal. ELEMENTS.PASáThi≤á prograφá calculate≤ thσ suφ anΣ averagσ oµ ßá serie≤á oµ ááááááááááááánumber≤ entereΣ b∙ thσ operator. SUNCALC.PASá b∙ Coliε McCarthy«á Thi≤ prograφ calculate≤ sunrisσ anΣ sunse⌠ ááááááááááááátime≤ fo≥ an∙ location¼ giveε longitudσ anΣ latitude. TUNE.PAS Thi≤ prograφ play≤ ß shor⌠ musica∞ tunσ (╔ presume)« [] *************************************************************************** RESEARCH LOGO reviewed......................................David D. Curtis ResearcΦá Log∩ (RL⌐ i≤ produceΣ b∙ Log∩ ResearcΦ Syndicatσ oµ Melbournσ anΣ thσá revie≈á cop∙á wa≤ purchaseΣ froφ thσá Microbeσá Technolog∙á Centrσá iε Adelaide. AlthougΦá ╔á havσá haΣá ßá Microbeσ fo≥á severa∞á year≤á now¼á onσá oµá thσ disappointment≤ ha≤ beeε thσ lacδ oµ ß Log∩ implementation« (╔ kno≈ oµ somσ oµá thσ attempt≤ t∩ producσ onσ bu⌠ the∙ havσ beeε s∩ baΣ tha⌠ the∙á shoulΣ no⌠ havσ beeε calleΣ Log∩ a⌠ all.) ╔ wa≤ ß littlσ sceptica∞ wheε ╔ reaΣ Berniσ Nichol≤ articlσ iε thσ Decembe≥ Microbeσ New≤ iε whicΦ hσ mentioneΣ "ß ful∞ implementatioε simila≥ t∩ Applσ Logo.óá However¼á ß quicδ looδ a⌠ R╠ iε thσ sho≡ convinceΣ mσ tha⌠ i⌠ woulΣ bσ ß worthwhilσ purchasσ fo≥ furthe≥ evaluation. Thσ packagσ comprise≤ ß ╡ 1/4ó disδ iε Microbeσ forma⌠ anΣ ß 10░ pagσá use≥ manual. Whilσá i⌠á i≤á no⌠á ßá ful∞ implementatioε likσ Applσ Log∩á (AL⌐á i⌠á i≤á ß substantia∞ one« Thσ packagσ support≤ ß hardwarσ turtle. Thσá PC╟á graphic≤ systeφ oµ thσ Beσ remain≤ ß limitation«á Iεá R╠á iµá 12░ graphic≤á character≤á arσá useΣ thσ turtle'≤ peε i≤ lifteΣ anΣá n∩á furthe≥ drawinτá wil∞ occu≥ unti∞ thσ use≥ clear≤ thσ screen«á >>èIεá onσ oµ thσ RO═ 'Logosº ╔ havσ seeε wheε thσ PC╟ limi⌠ wa≤á reacheΣá thσ screeε wa≤ cleareΣ anΣ al∞ worδ s∩ fa≥ achieveΣ wa≤ lost«á Thσ R╠á approacΦ i≤ mucΦ morσ sensible. Thσá Log∩ languagσ comprise≤ tw∩ majo≥ aspects╗á Turtlσ graphic≤á anΣá Lis⌠ processing. Thσ turtlσ graphic≤ oµ R╠ arσ ver∙ simila≥ t∩ AL« Exception≤ are; 1«á Iε A╠ onσ caε usσ FENCE¼á WINDO╫ anΣ WRA╨ wheε drawinτ whilσ iε R╠ áááááonl∙ WINDO╫ i≤ supported. ááááá2«á Iεá A╠á wheε thσ turtlσ i≤ pointinτ t∩ thσ to≡ oµ thσá screeεá it≤ áááááHEADIN╟á I╙á ░á anΣ thσ anglσ increase≤ iε ß clockwisσá sense«á Iεá R╠ áááááHEADIN╟á ░á correspond≤ witΦ thσ turtlσ facinτ eas⌠á anΣá thσá HEADIN╟ áááááincrease≤ iε aε anticlockwisσ sense«á Tha⌠ i≤ Eas⌠ i≤ 0¼á NortΦ i≤ 90¼ áááááWes⌠á i≤á 18░á anΣá SoutΦá i≤ 270«á Thi≤á i≤á consisten⌠á witΦá norma∞ ááááámathematica∞ practicσ bu⌠ ╔ suspec⌠ tha⌠ mos⌠ peoplσ woulΣ prefe≥á thσ áááááA╠ approach. Lis⌠á processinτá iεá R╠á i≤á als∩ closσ t∩á A╠á althougΦá therσá arσá somσ limitations. ááááá1« Iε R╠ onσ caε examinσ globa∞ variable≤ witΦ PON╙ bu⌠ the∙ canno⌠ bσ áááááediteΣ (EDN╙ iε AL⌐ no≥ caε the∙ bσ eraseΣ (ERN╙ iε AL).Thi≤ i≤ ßá bi⌠ áááááoµá ßá nuisancσ iµ onσ i≤ runninτ ou⌠ oµ space«á Thσá manua∞á suggest≤ áááááreassigninτá al∞ globa∞ variable≤ nu∞ value≤ bu⌠ thi≤ i≤ ß bi⌠ tediou≤ áááááwithou⌠á thσ editor«á T∩ completel∙ eliminatσ unwanteΣá variable≤á onσ áááááshoulΣ savσ thσ sourcσ codσ t∩ disk¼á exi⌠ Logo¼ reboo⌠ anΣ reloaΣ thσ ááááásource« Thi≤ work≤ becausσ wheε thσ sourcσ i≤ saved¼ thσ variable≤ arσ ááááánot« Iε A╠ sundr∙ variable≤ arσ saveΣ witΦ thσ tex⌠ oµ procedures. ááááá2« R╠ doe≤ no⌠ seeφ t∩ likσ thσ empt∙ worΣ iσ jus⌠ ó . áááááThis procedure works well with AL. ááááá TO CHOP :WRD ááááááááááIF :WRD = " [STOP] ááááááááááPR :WRD ááááááááááCHOP BF :WRD ááááááááááEND áááááIεá R╠á thσ procedurσ neve≥ stop≤ bu⌠ iµ thσ seconΣ linσá i≤ áááááchanged to ááááá IF EMPTYP :WRD [STOP] áááááor IF :WRD = [] [STOP] ááááái⌠ works«á Thi≤ i≤ mess∙ sincσ onσ i≤ askinτ iµ ß WORD i≤ aε áááááempty LIST. This is not nice programming. ááááá3«á Thσá primitivσ RU╬ ha≤ no⌠ beeε implementeΣ whicΦ ╔ founΣ ß littlσ ááááádisappointinτ unti∞ ╔ reaΣ iε thσ manua∞ tha⌠ thσ author≤ havσ addeΣ ß áááááWHIL┼ construc⌠ t∩ thei≥ Logo« Thi≤ i≤ ß plus. ááááá 4«á Thσ function≤ INT¼á ROUND¼ DIV¼ MO─ anΣ SQR╘ arσ no⌠ provideΣ ááááábu⌠ a≤ witΦ othe≥ desireΣ procedure≤ the∙ caε bσ writteε b∙ thσ user. Defininτá anΣá editinτ procedure≤ i≤ differen⌠ iε R╠ froφá AL«á Iεá A╠á onσ enter≤á procedurσá definition≤á usinτ aε edito≥ anΣá thσá instruction≤á arσ interpreteΣ wheε thσ procedurσ i≤ called«á Iε R╠ onσ enter≤ thσ sourcσ codσ fo≥á procedure≤ usinτ aε edito≥ whicΦ i≤ ver∙ mucΦ likσ Wordbeσ (witΦ ßá 6┤ characte≥á b∙á 1╢á linσ screen)«á >>èOεá exitinτ thσ edito≥ thσ procedurσ i≤ compileΣ t∩ anothe≥ areß oµá memor∙ calleΣá thσá workspace«á ╔á finΣá i⌠ harΣ t∩ believσá tha⌠á thσá sourcσá i≤ compiled«á ╔á kno≈ tha⌠ Log∩ i≤ s-l-o-≈ (I'vσ eveε useΣ ß Commodorσ 64⌐ bu⌠ R╠ i≤ eveε s-l-o-w-e-r« Thσá followinτ procedurσ wa≤ trieΣ oε ß Microbeσ 12╕ usinτ R╠ anΣ oε ßá C6┤ usinτ Terrapiε Logo. TO WRITESENTENCE ááááááááááMAKE "NOUNS [CATS DOGS FISH KIDS] ááááááááááMAKE "VERBS [HATE CATCH BITE EAT] ááááááááááPR (SENTENCE (PICKRANDOM :NOUNS) áááááááááá (PICKRANDOM :VERBS) áááááááááá (PICKRANDOM :NOUNS)) ááááááááááEND (I⌠á produce≤ sentence≤ likσ FIS╚ EA╘ DOGS.⌐ Unde≥ R╠ i⌠ tooδ 3░ second≤ t∩ prin⌠ 1░ sentence≤ whilσ i⌠ tooδ ▓ second≤ oε thσ (choke⌐ C64. I⌠ shoulΣ bσ saiΣ thougΦ tha⌠ speeΣ i≤ no⌠ ß concerε iε Log∩ becausσ i⌠á i≤ no⌠á useΣ t∩ writσ application≤ programs«á I⌠ i≤ ß learninτ languagσ anΣá ß ver∙á gooΣá onσ a⌠ that«á I⌠ i≤ als∩ useΣ a≤ aε introductioε t∩á Artificia∞ Intelligencσ (o≥ ProgrammeΣ Intelligencσ iµ yo⌡ prefer). Onσá ver∙ nicσ featurσ oµ thi≤ implementatioε i≤ tha⌠ wheεá procedure≤á arσ entereΣ codσ caε bσ indenteΣ t∩ makσ i⌠ morσ readable«á Thi≤ ha≤ beeε showε b∙á researcΦá oεá readabilit∙ oµ program≤ t∩ bσ ßá mos⌠á importan⌠á factor« Comment≤ caε als∩ bσ addeΣ t∩ sourcσ codσ anΣ thi≤ i≤ als∩ ß ver∙ desirablσ feature« Iε thesσ tw∩ respect≤ R╠ i≤ bette≥ thaε AL. Use≥á memor∙á i≤á divideΣ int∩ tw∩ part≤ - thσ edito≥á whicΦá contain≤á thσ sourcσá codσá fo≥ procedure≤ anΣ globa∞ variable≤ anΣ thσá workspacσá whicΦ contain≤á thσá compileΣ code«á Memor∙ seem≤ somewha⌠ limiteΣ wheε compareΣ witΦ othe≥ Log∩ implementation≤ becausσ oµ thσ coexistencσ oµ thσ sourcσ anΣ objec⌠ codσ iε memory« Onσ caε loaΣ procedures¼á compilσ them¼á returε t∩ thσ edito≥ anΣ deletσ thσ sourcσ theεá exi⌠ thσ edito≥ withou⌠ recompiling«á Thi≤ leave≤ thσá compileΣá codσ intac⌠ witΦ thσ edito≥ empty«á I⌠ ma∙ bσ necessar∙ t∩ d∩ thi≤ iµ procedure≤ creatσá man∙á list≤á durinτá execution«á ┴ commanΣ SETNODE╙ nε whicΦ i≤ describeΣ onl∙ iε thσ documentatioε oε disk¼ indicate≤á tha⌠á thσ relativσ amoun⌠ oµ memor∙ allocateΣ t∩ thσ edito≥á anΣ thσ workspacσ caε bσ altered. Thσá inde° iε thσ manua∞ refer≤ t∩ somσ incorrec⌠ pagσ number≤ a≤ doe≤á thσ documentatioεá oε disδ indicatinτ tha⌠ somσ furthe≥ updatinτá i≤á required« Generall∙á thσá manua∞á i≤á quitσá gooΣá bu⌠á i⌠á woulΣá profi⌠á froφá somσ reorganisation. Thσá author≤á havσ obviousl∙ beeε bus∙ iε thσ developmen⌠ oµá thei≥á systeφ witΦ version≤ 0.3¼ 0.4¼ 0.╢ anΣ 1.░ describeΣ iε thσ manual« ╔ hopσ tha⌠ i⌠ rain≤á heap≤á iε Melbournσ anΣ tha⌠ thσ author≤ arσ encourageΣ t∩á continuσ developmen⌠ oµ thσ system. Summary«á ResearcΦá Log∩á i≤á ß reasonabl∙ completσá implementatioεá oµá aε excellen⌠ learninτ language«á I⌠ represent≤ reasonablσ valuσ fo≥ mone∙á (a⌠ $59.95⌐ anΣ i≤ highl∙ recommended. []èMICROWORLD BASIC - A BIG LETTER PROGRAM.......................BOB. ALLANSON 00100 CLS :PRINT"PRESS ANY KEY.TRY THE CONTROL KEY$ AS WELL" 00110 A1$ = KEY$ 00120 IF A1$ ="" :GOTO 110 00130 Z = ASC(A1$) :X = (Z-32)*16+64000 :CURS 50,8 :PRINT Z :REM CONVERTS LETTER TO ASCII TO START ADRESS OF LETTER 00140 CLS :FOR K = 1 TO 16 :N = PEEK (X+K) :GOSUB 150 :NEXT K :CURS 50,8 : PRINT A1$ :GOTO 110 :REM GENERATES THE 16 DECIMAL NUMBERS THAT CODE THE LETTER 00150 C = 128 :FOR Y = 1 TO 8 :CURS 3*Y,K :J = N-C :IF N-C>-1 :N = N-C 00160 IF J = <-1 :PCG :PRINT" "; 00170 C = C-C/2 :NEXT Y :PRINT :RETURN :REM THESE LINES CONVERT FROM DEC. TO BINARY AND PRINT AT EACH 1 ************************************************************************** READIN╟ DAT┴ FILE╙ INT╧ MULTIPLAN...........................Stepheε Frawley Durinτ thσ problem-solvinτ sessioε a⌠ thσ Novembe≥ MUGS┴ meeting¼á tw∩ member≤á askeΣ ho≈ t∩ makσ MULTIPLA╬ reaΣ datß files«á ╔ haΣ though⌠á abou⌠ thi≤ beforσ a≤ i⌠ woulΣ seeφ t∩ bσ ß fairl∙ usefu∞ function¼á anΣ ye⌠ ╔ haΣ neve≥á seeε thσ solutioε published«á I⌠ seemeΣ likσ ß gooΣ challenge¼á s∩ ╔ sa⌠ dowε witΦ thσ MULTIPLA╬ anΣ MBASI├ handbook≤ t∩ finΣ ou⌠ iµ i⌠ coulΣ bσ done. A≤á i⌠á turneΣ out¼á i⌠ wasn'⌠ al∞ tha⌠ difficult«á Thσ answe≥á i≤á t∩ conver⌠á thσá datßá filσ t∩ thσ MULTIPLA╬ SYL╦ format¼á whicΦ i≤á aεá ASCI╔ forma⌠ tha⌠ caε bσ createΣ b∙ othe≥ programs«á Thσ SYL╦ forma⌠ i≤ describeΣ iεá thσ MULTIPLA╬ handbook¼á anΣ i⌠ i≤ fairl∙ simplσ t∩ takσ thσ datßá froφ thσ origina∞ filσ anΣ usσ ß bi⌠ oµ strinτ manipulatioε t∩ conver⌠á it«á Thσ datß filσ mus⌠ bσ iε thσ standarΣ format¼á i.e« field≤ separateΣ b∙ commas¼ record≤á separateΣá b∙ carriagσ returns¼á anΣ characte≥ field≤ encloseΣá iε singlσá o≥ doublσ quotatioε mark≤ witΦ n∩ embeddeΣ doublσ quotatioεá marks« MULTIPLA╬ onl∙ accept≤ doublσ quotatioε mark≤ arounΣ characte≥á fields¼á s∩ thσ prograφ look≤ fo≥ single≤ anΣ change≤ theφ iµ necessary. Afte≥ askinτ fo≥ thσ inpu⌠ anΣ outpu⌠ filenames¼á thσ file≤ arσ openeΣ anΣ thσ datß record≤ arσ read¼á converted¼ anΣ writteε t∩ thσ SYL╦ filσ onσ a⌠á ßá time«á Thσ filσ i≤ no⌠ exactl∙ thσ samσ a≤ ß SYL╦á filσá createΣá b∙ MULTIPLAN¼á a≤á MULTIPLA╬á save≤ spacσ b∙ omittinτ certaiε field≤ anΣá theε correctl∙ guesse≤ thei≥ content≤ wheε readinτ theφ in«á Thσ MBASI├á prograφ supplie≤ al∞ thσ fields. T∩á reaΣ thσ filσ int∩ MULTIPLAN¼á (T)ransfe≥ (O)ptioε (S)ymboliπ theε (T)ransfe≥á (L)oaΣ FILENAME«á Thσ filσ wil∞ appea≥ witΦ thσ firs⌠ fielΣá oµ thσ firs⌠ recorΣ a⌠ R1C1¼á anΣ witΦ thσ standarΣ columε width¼á format¼ anΣ alignment« I⌠ i≤ possiblσ t∩ writσ al∞ sort≤ oµ datß regardinτ targe⌠ area¼ format¼á windows¼ formulae¼ linkeΣ sheets¼ etc.¼ int∩ thσ SYL╦ file¼ bu⌠ i⌠ i≤á easie≥ t∩ reaΣ thσ datß straigh⌠ int∩ ß standarΣ shee⌠ anΣ d∩ thσá res⌠ witΦ MULTIPLAN«á Don'⌠ forge⌠ t∩ d∩ ß (T)ransfe≥ (O)ptioε (N)orma∞ sequencσ beforσá savinτá thσ file¼á otherwisσ i⌠ wil∞ bσ saveΣ iεá thσá SYL╦á forma⌠ again. AlthougΦá ╔á pu⌠ thσ prograφ togethe≥ fairl∙ quickl∙á afte≥á thσá las⌠ MUGS┴á meeting¼á i⌠á ha≤ beeε testeΣ witΦ ß dBase-I╔ SD╞ filσ containinτá ß mixturσ oµ characte≥ anΣ numeriπ fields¼ anΣ doe≤ no⌠ seeφ t∩ havσ an∙ bug≤ (althougΦ n∩ guarantees). >>è Thσ prograφ coulΣ probabl∙ bσ converteΣ t∩ MicroworlΣ Basic¼á bu⌠á thσ LIN┼á INPU╘á commanΣ anΣ substrinτ substitutioε (MID$⌐ functioεá oµá MBASI├ makσ MBASI├ morσ suitable. 1░ '2┤ Novembe≥ 1985 - Stephen Frawley M.U.G.S.A. 20 'PROGRAM TO CONVERT DATA FILES TO MULTIPLAN "SYLK" FORMAT 30 DEFINT A-Z: PRINT CHR$(26) 40 FILES: PRINT: PRINT 50 INPUT "Input Data Filename ";FILENAME1$ 60 INPUT "Output Multiplan Filename ";FILENAME2$ 70 IF FILENAME2$=FILENAME1$ THEN PRINT "Pick a different Multiplan Filename": GOTO 60 80 OPEN "I",#1,FILENAME1$ 90 OPEN "O",#2,FILENAME2$ 100 'Set up Multiplan information records and print SYLK preamble 110 IDENT$="ID;PBAS" 120 FORMAT$="F;DG0G10" 130 WINDOW$="W;N1;A1 1" 140 ENDFILE$="E" 150 PRINT#2,IDENT$: PRINT#2,FORMAT$ 160 'Convert and print Records 170 R=1 'Begin record counter 180 WHILE NOT EOF(1) 190 LINE INPUT#1,REC$ 'Input one full record 200 F=1 'Begin field counter 210 WHILE INSTR(REC$,",")<>0 'While at least 2 fields left 220 D=INSTR(REC$,",") 'Position of delimiter (,) 230 FLD$=LEFT$(REC$,D-1) 'Separate field from record 240 IF LEFT$(FLD$,1)="'" THEN MID$(FLD$,1,1)=CHR$(34): MID$(FLD$,LEN(FLD$))=CHR$(34) 'Change (') to (") 250 PRINT#2,"C;Y"+MID$(STR$(R),2)+";X"+MID$(STR$(F),2)";K" FLD$ 260 REC$=MID$(REC$,D+1) 'Remainder of record 270 F=F+1 'Increment field counter 280 WEND 290 FLD$=REC$ 'Last field 300 PRINT#2,"C;Y"+MID$(STR$(R),2)+";X"+MID$(STR$(F),2)";K" FLD$ 310 F=0: R=R+1 'Reset field counter and increment record counter 320 WEND 330 'Print final Multiplan records and close files 340 PRINT#2,WINDOW$ 350 PRINT#2,ENDFILE$ 360 CLOSE 370 END : REM [] *************************************************************************** Microworld Basic Hints..........................................Hugh Ristic SEARCH (integer function where false=0, true=char pos in string) Herσá aεá ß methoΣ tha⌠ caε bσ useΣ fo≥ waitinτ anΣ respondinτá t∩á ßá men⌡ selectioε (froφ BEELIN┼ VO╠ 3¼ #3¼ MA┘ 85¼ pp╡ oriτ Wellingtoε Microbeσ Computer club newsletter 1984/2)....... 200 ON SEARCH ("QAKL",KEYS$)+1 GOTO 200, 300, 400, 500, 600 or 200 ON SEARCH ("QqAaKkLl",KEY$)+1 GOTO 200, 300,300, 400,400 etc []è ========ITALICS PLEASE CHRIS======== page 2 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 page 3 page 4 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 page 5 page 6 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 page 7 page 8 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 page 9 page 10 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 page 11 page 12 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 page 13 page 14 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 page 15 page 16 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 page 2 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 page 3 page 4 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 page 5 page 6 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 page 7 page 8 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 page 9 page 10 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 page 11 page 12 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 page 13 page 14 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986 page 15 page 16 MICROBEE NEWS - FEBRUARY 1986