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globe.64 AND globe.128
BY gEORG sCHWARZ
uHLANDSTR. 195
d-1000 bERLIN 12
gERMANY
i WROTE THESE TWO PROGRAMS ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO, BUT SINCE i HAVE NOT SEEN
ANYTHING SIMILAR YET ON THE c64 OR THE c128 i THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS OTHER
PEOPLE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN HAVING A LOOK AT THEM.
aS THE NAME ALREADY HINTS TO globe.64 AND globe.128 DISPLAY A ROTATING GLOBE
ON THE MONITOR. uSE restore TO PAUSE AND THEN f1 TO QUIT OR ANY OTHER KEY TO
CONTINUE (THOSE 64 USERS WHO DO NOT HAVE A RESET SWITCH WILL APPRECIATE THIS
FEATURE, i GUESS).
iN THE 128 VERSION USE esc INSTEAD OF f1 TO EXIT. dON'T BE ASTONISHED TO EXIT
TO 64 MODE; globe.128 ACTUALLY RUNS IN THIS MODE (DUE TO LESS COMPLICATED
MEMORY ACCESS), IT JUST MAKES USE OF THE c128'S 2mhZ CAPABILITY TO INCREASE
THE PICTURES/SECOND RATE (OR SHOULD i RATHER SAY, DECREASE THE SECONDS/PICTURE
RATE ?? wELL, IT'S NO aMIGA OR ELSE, DON'T FORGET THAT, PLEASE!) WHILE THE
CATHODE RAY IS OFF THE VISIBLE SCREEN.
pLEASE SEND ANY COMMENTS TO:
GEORG@MARIE.PHYSIK.TU-BERLIN.DE
(RELEASED 06/13/92)
CRC32 = 531897804 FOR "GLOBE.128".
CRC32 = 2739956889 FOR "GLOBE.64".