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MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 1988, Volume 9. Number Z

FEATURES

SOFTWARE "FAN"ATICS 70

From the software companies themselves, read about some of
their favorite fans and about some software entfiusiasts wfio fiave
gone just a little over-board.
by John Jermaine

MAILORDER MANIA 74

If you want to make your next computer-related purchase through
the mail, or already have, here is some helpful advice on how to
save time and money and where to turn for help.
by Gary V. Fields

COVER STORY

101 TIPS FOR COMMODORE GAME PLAYERS 66

A round-up of hints from Aliensto Zork. If you need just one more
life to complete your favorite arcade game, or just one more clue to
get you through the adventure, you're bound to find It here.
Compiled by Louis F. Sander

COVER PHOTO: Charles Bartholomew
Software; Yie Ar Kung-Fu by Konami

DEPARTMENTS

LETTERS 4

NEWS 8

TIPS & TRICKS

Hints for Fun and Utility

Compiled by Louis F. Sander 1 6
Amiga Tips & Tricks

Compiled by Tim Jones 1 8

64 AND 128 SOFTWARE REVIEWS

Rush'n Attack'Yie Ar Kung-Fu by Mark Cotone 20

Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy and Family Feud by Mark Cotone 24

StaioufdW by Russ Ceccola 26

Dan Dare by Russ Ceccola 30

Telegames by Scott A. May 32

AMIGA SOFTWARE REVIEWS

DigiPaint by Graham Kinsey 34

Phantasie I and 111 by Jelfery Scott Hall 36

LexC hec k by Gary V. Fields 38

Karate Kid II byJeltery Scot! Hall 40

City Desk by Gary V. Fields 44

AMIGA HARDWARE REVIEWS

Timesaver by l/atttiew Siais 46

AMIGA BOOK REVIEWS

Amiga Books by Tim Jones 50

ADVENTURE ROAD

Ore's Night Out by Shay Addams 54

, TECHNICAL TIPS

Interfacing Commodore's User Port. Part 5
Commodore 128 Prograrri Listings by John lome

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Inside Q Link by Robert W. Baker

COMPUTER TUTOR

Vocab by Thomas Noel Johnson

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Kamikaze Duck by Buck Childress

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MAGAZINE ENTRY PROGRAMS

ADVERTISERS' INDEX

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COMMODORE MA3AZINE 3

LEHERS I

To the Editor:

In your No\'embe!' issue, you dii^ected a
lettei- inquiiy of John Robeitson of Orlan-
do. Florida to an inexpensive hut not nec-
essarily the hest howling secret;trial pack-
age for loatjiies. You listed the vendor as if
it were the only one or the best one for the
price.

We have been publishing Ixnvling .soft-
ware since 1980 for the PET. Commodore
64, and now for the Commodore 128 1 in
native mode). The pitduets are kept up to
date with the latest twists in scorekeeping
and our package in its numerous editions
is in use worldwide.

The key is to compare features from the
vendoi^ before you buy. Some packages
ai-e limited to a few teams or few bowlere
or to single gender leagues. With League-
Bowl, we can handle 48 teams and up to
420 bowlei-s on a 64 and 480 bowlers on a
PC- 10. Our specialty is match jmints and
fiilly calculating logic. The LLser types in a
schedule and the games bowled.
LeagueBowl does the rest.
Sincervly.
Hany Briley
Owner. Briley Softtcatv

P.S. We also distribute software for vol lev-
ball...

Editorinl Respome: We apologize for ex-
cluding you from our answer. In fact, we
searrhed high and low for any Ixnvlitig
league secretary For moiv information.
write to: BnVt'v Software, P.O. Bax 2913,
Livennoiv. CA 94550-0291. Or call: (415)
455-9139.

lb the Editor:

In August '87, my best friend and I were
asked to represent om- computer club
(Great Lakes Commodore Club) at an Air/
Expo in the local area.

We started to set up our booth about 9
a.m. We loaded all our computer geai- on a
cart, all our software and am' hardware,
with my Commodore 1571 disk drive on
top, without the box it came in, just sitting
going for the ride. I realize that this was
not a veiy smart thing to do, but at the
time we just wanted to set up because we
were nmning late. The disk drive was ap-
proximately three feet above the ground.
We had to take the cart over some grades
on the groimd. We slowed down, but it was
too late, and the drive crashed into the ce-
ment with a thud. At the same time my
heart stopped with a thud.

The only external damage was a chip

on the backside near the serial port, but in
my mind I knew the iaside was destroyed.
When it came time to power up the drive
we crossed our fingers . . .and got no
light. . .nothing. . .it was dead.

I began to dissemble the drive expect-
ing to find a million little pieces inside.
When I opened it up I fotmd the connector
that goes from the power cord to the drive
had disconnected, so I reconnected it and
put it all back together. I hooked it back
up to the computer and powered every-
thing up. It all seemed to work fine, so I
tried loading a program. It worked!!! It has
been working great ever since that day.

If anybody asks me how I like Commo-
dore's disk drive Til tell them it passed the
Drop Check Drive Tfest.
Sincerely,
Troy Franklin
Great Lakes, III
GLCC Member

% the Editor:

I read with interest the article "Giving
Your Computer a Home" in the August is-
sue. Having purchased a Commodore 64
for my 70th birthday I thought you would
be interested in how 1 made maximum
use of minimum space. You see I live in a
mobile home and am limited for space,
lb maximize my space 1 mounted the com-
puter on the set of hide-away brackets
that were designed to hide mixers, etc.
under a kitchen coimter. When not in use
the computer unlatches and swings down
under the desk top. 1 hope you find this of
interest for those with limited space. In
the beginning I was so doubtful that I ac-
tually drew the entire project up in scale to
see if everything would fit before I spent
my money. Out of sight imder the desk
top is a shelf that holds a ream of paper —
talk about not wasting space,

I hope you find this of interest, especial-
ly for people with limited space to use. I
have been dropping a lot of hints, hoping
someone subscribes to Commodore Maga-
zine for me.
, Sincerely,
Leslies. Veil
Morrisvllle, PA

Commodore

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Commodore Magazine. Volume 9, Number 2, February
1988,

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1 he Commodore Amiga 2000 recently assumed a staring role at the
opening of Mission Graphics Support, the world's first computer art
gallery. Located in New York Clay's East Village, Mission Graphics
Support showcases twelve vibrant Amiga-generated collages by Wew
York artist Sandra Filippucci. Pilippucci used Electronic Arts'
DeluxeFalnt H and NewTek's Digi-View to compose the collages
and a color laser printer to produce hard copy.

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instruments and sound effects can be played or modified. C-ZAA
enables the user to fine tune the Casio's six powerful eight-step
envelopes. The program retails for Si 95. An Amiga-to-MIDI
interface is also avaaable for S55. For details contact: Diemer
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(818) 762-0804.

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GeeBee Air Rally.
$29.95 suggested retail price
for Commodore 64/128.^
$39.95 suggested retail price
for Amiga" computers.

ACTIVISION.

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S

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Maxx-Out! Microfiche Filer Updates Airborne

Ranger and
Project
Stealth
Fighter

IViicroProse Software, Inc. has
released two new games for the
Commodore 64. Airborne
Ranger is the first MicroProse
program in which the player
controls the movements of an
individual soldier instead of an
aircraft or submarine. The
simulation begins with a
joystick-controlled parachute
drop, followed by 12 different
search and destroy, rescue,
infiltration and sabotage
missions m three different
geographic regions. The program
retails for $34.95.

Project: Stealth Pighter
simulates the radar-elusive jet
fighter believed to be part of the
U.S. Air Force arsenal. The
program features an advanced
cockpit with two display screens
a radar scope and 3D out-the-
window view. Project: Stealth
Fighter retails for $39.95. For
more information on both
products contact; MicroProse
Software, Inc., 120 Lakefront Dr.,
HuntVaUey, MD 21030. Phone:
(301)771-1151.

Jpyx, Inc. has released three
titles in the company's new
Maxx-Out! series of
entertainment software for
younger gamers. Hal Warriors
transports the player to 2500
AD. where he must save the
human race from invaders from
another world. In Arctic Antics:
Spy Vs. Spy the player must
escape from an iceberg before a
deadly blizzard or an enemy spy
catches up to him. Bonldei Dash
Constractlon Kit is a race to
mine diamonds through a series
of caves. Players have the option
to play the game provided or
design their own games using the
construction kit, Suggested retail
price is 324,95. For details
contact: Epyx, Inc., 600
Galveston Dr., Redwood City, CA
94063.Phone: (415) 366-0606

Sons of
Liberty and
Panzer
Strike

oftware Visions, Inc. has released the Microfiche Filer Text
Import Utility into the public domain. The utility disk, available on
Fred Fish Disk #103, on PeopleLink, Q-Link and BIX, allows the
importing of fixed format text files into Microfiche Filer databases.
In addition, a Microfiche Filer Version 1.02 update is available for
S9 directly from Software Visions. The update provides full support
for European characters. Software Visions is also asking
Microfiche Filer users to submit useful databases to include on
subsequent updates. Pubhshed database donors will be credited by
name on the disk and will receive the next update free. For more
information contact: Software Visions, Inc., 26 Forest Rd.,
Framingham, MA 01701. Or call: (617) 877-1266.

Amiga Assembly
Language

JLab Books, Inc. has released Amiga Assembly Language
Programming by Jake Commander. The 240-page book provides an
overview ui dSsciiiDiy Idiigiiage, including binary arithmetic and the
syntax, addresses and effects of assembly commands. The hardbound
version sells for S19.95, the paperback version for S13.60. For
ftirther information contact; TAB Books, Inc., P.O. Box 40, Blue Ridge
Summit.PA 17214, Phone: (717) 794-2191.

Thunder Mountain
Classics

Ml

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trategic Simulations. Inc. has
released two new programs for
the Commodore 64. Sons of
Liberty simulates three battles
of the American Revolution:
Bunker Hill, Saratoga, and
Monmouth. Suggested retail price
is $34.95.

Panzer Strilce! is a World War
11 simulation in which one or two
players engage in individual
squad/tank level combat on the
Eastern and Iforth African fronts
as well as combat involving the
British Army throughout Europe.
Panzer Strike! retails for
$44.95.

For more information contact;
Strategic Simulations, Inc., 1046
N. Rengstorff Ave., Mountain
View, CA 94043. Or call: (415)
964-1353.

10 hEBRUARY 1988

.indscape's Thunder Mountain Division has released five classic
titles at bargain prices for the Commodore 64. They are: Pac Man,
Ms. Pac Man, Dig Dug, Pole Position and Galaxian. Each retails
for S9.95. for further information contact: Thunder Mountain
Division. Mindscape. Inc., 3444 Dundee Rd., Northbrook, II 60062. Or
call: (612) 452-4730.

4th & Inches

Xiccolade's latest release is 4th & Inches, a football simulation
that incorporates 22 players, a full-width and length field. 20 plays
and 1 1 formations. Available for the Commodore 64, 4th & Inches
retails for S29.95. For details contact: Accolade, 20813 Stevens Creek
Blvd., Cupertmo, CA 95014. Or call: (408 ) 446-5757.

Border
Zone

Xnfocom has released Border
Zone, a work of interactive fiction
with an espionage theme by Marc
Blank, Woven around an
assassination plot the game
consists of three chapters. In
each chapter you assume a
different identity from an
American businessman to a KGB
agent. Border Zone provides
Invisi-Clues that reveal as much
help as you want. The program is
Continued on pg, 12

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How can a 6-second event hold your interest? Well,
TDP FUEL CHALLENGE is an entire season, from the
Winternationals to the World Finals, with alJ the
authentic action, pre-race strategy, equipment selections
and budget expense considerations included. Qualify,
race through a grid of challengers, and finally face Shirley
in the showdown!

Choose your lane,
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and you're off! Watch
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Contmued from page 10
available for the Commodore 64
for 834.95. For details contact:
Mocom, Inc., 126
CambridgePark Dr., Cambridge,
MA 02140. Phone: (617) 492-
6000.

SourceView

Math
Programs

S

ouroeView has released two
new educational programs for
the Commodore 64. Addition
Tutor allows students to receive
step-by-step help on addition
problems, and Hath Fop Quiz
teaches addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division to
students at various levels of
ability. Both programs
incorporate color graphics and
sound to enliven math practice.
Each retaUs for S19.95. For more
information contact: SourceView
Corporation, 835 Castro St.,
Martinez. CA 94553. Or call:
(415)228-6220.

Galactic
Frontier

P:

ree Spirit Software, Inc. has
released Galactic Frontier, a
space exploration game for the
Commodore 64. In Galactic
Frontier, the user searches for
life forms among the 200 billion
stars in our galaxy. Stars, planets
and moons are represented in
realistic graphics, and all data
about each star are accurate
according to current scientific
knowledge and theory. The
program is available for $29.95
from: Free Spirit Software, Inc.,
905W,Hillgrove,Smte6,La
Grange, IL 60525. Phone: (312)
352-7323.

Skate
or Die

Jjlectronic Arts has released Skate or Die a

skateboarding simulation and competition. Players can participate
m five different events, three of which are modeled after real
skateboarding competition in which as many as eight people can
compete. Skate or Die is available for S29.95. For further
information contact: Electronic Arts, 1820 Gateway Dr.. San Mateo,
CA 94404. Or call: (415) 571-71?1.

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SupraDrive FD-1 0

Dupra Corporation has announced the release of their SupraDrive
FD-10, a 10MB removable floppy disk drive for the Commodore
Amiga. The SupraDrive FD-10 combiries features of both floppy and
hard disk drives. Each removable 5.25-inch diskette can hold a M
10MB of data, which can be accessed at speeds approaching hard
disk drives. The unit retails for 51095. For details contact: Supra
Corporation. 1133 Commercial Way, Albany, OR 97321. Phone:
(503) 967-9075.

Perfect
Vision

DunSize Industries is
introducing Perfect Vision, a real-
time video digitizer for the
Commodore Amiga. The product
allows you to transfer a video
image from VCR, camcorder or
video camera into your Amiga.
Perfect Vision will capture an
image in 16 gray scales in 1/60 of
a second. Color images can be
captured from a color camera or
a black and white camera using
the suppUed color wheel,
Suggested retail price is S2 19.95.
For more information contact:
SunBize Industries, 3801 Old
CoUege Rd., Biyan, TX 77B01. Or
call: (409) 846-1311.

Superstar

Mi

Lindscape, Inc. has released
Superstar Soccer, the latest
sports simulation for the
Commodore 64 from their
SportTime line. Using the same
techniques as their popular
Sttperstar Ice Hockey, you can
elect to play, coach or manage
your soccer team. One or two
players can compete against each
other or challenge a computer
opponent. Superstar Soccer
retails for $34.95. For further
information contact: Mindscape,
Inc., 3444 Dundee Ed.,
Northbrook, IL 60062. Phone:
(312) 480-7667.

12 FEBRUARY 1988

1987- Expanding Sceneiy disk

coverage: East Coast, Japan,
& Europe

1986- FllgW Simulator II forttie 68000

computers

1985 - High-pBrfoimance Jet flight

simulator lor the IBM,
Commodore 64. and Apple II
computers

OIL P •?* 6JL r 212 et'L 9J2*I=,--i ?J*

1979 - 3D graphics applied to the

original FS1 Flight Simulator lor
the new Apple II and TRS-80
computers

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1982/1983 - Microsoft Flight Simulator
& Flight Simulator II

1977 - SubLOGIC's 3D graphics

package in BASIC and M6800
Assembly Language

Some say our technology has helped us define the state of the art in flight simulation. We believe our ten years of dedication
have gotten us where we are today.

SubLOGIC's first blacl< & white 3D graphics routines, developed in 1977, paved the way for our introduction to flight simula-
tion and aerial combat gaming theory. Our second-generation Flight Simulator II was so well conceived that even we find it
difficult to improve upon. Jet's spectacular land and sea battle scenarios set another classic milestone in state-of-the-art
simulation gaming. Scenery concepts incorporated into SubLOGIC flight simulation products right from the start continue to
evolve as we introduce new, more beautifully detailed areas of the world to explore. And coming in 1 988 - a flight control yoke
for even more realism!

We invite you to help us celebrate our first decade of success, and share in our anticipation of the next ten years to come,
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Addresser

• Calculator ■^ lypewrlter

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« SwiftLock: Enter your secret code before you leave your
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Data Manager 2r

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Once again this month, readers from several continents have
blessed us by sharing the finest fruits of their fertile minds.
Among this outstanding group are two delightfid amusements
and a wonderfid series of program protection tips. As ahmys,
theiv's something here for every interest and for every level of
human expertise.

If you'd like to share your own expert knowledge, just write it
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Fireworks Evtniva^nza: Many readers were impressed with
the fireworks program by Bob and David Snader in January's
"Tips & TVicks." I recently met the Snadere in person, and we
discussed the possibilities of doing something more with the fire-
works theme. They took the challenge and produced one of their
asual gems. So hei-e's the "grand finale," courtesy of:
Bob & David Snader
Baltimore, MD

10 PRINT" (CLEAR,

FIREWORKS EXT
SNADER": POKE

20 DIM L(39) ,P(3
:V=53248:S=54
:POKE V+21,25

30 D=12288:FOR T
:L(T)=Q:P(T) =
D+510:POKE T,

40 FOR T=0 TO 15
:B(T)=RND(0) *
+50:NEXT

50 FOR T=0 TO 7:
:POKE V+39+T,
:POKE V+23,B(

60 FOR T=0 TO 15
:FOR B=D TO D
:POKE S,0

70 FOR E=0 TO RN
rPOKE B+L(T) ,
:FOR T=0 TO 2

80 FOR T=0 TO 38
STEP 64: POKE

L. RED,D0WN2]

RAVAGANZA-BOB & DAVE

53280,0

9) ,A{16) ,B(16) ,C(16)

296:POKE V+33,0

5

=0 TO 38:READ Q,R

R:NEXT:FOR T=D TO

0:NEXT

:A(T)= (RND(0) *8)+l

255:C(T)= (RND(0)*150)

POKE 2040+T,192+T

A(T) :NEXT

1) :POKE V+29,B(1)

: POKE V+T,C(T) :NEXT

+510 STEP 64:POKE S,15

D(0) *2:F0R T=0 TO 38

P(T) :NEXT:NEXT:NEXT

00:NEXT

:F0R B=D TO D+510

B+L(T) ,0:NEXT:NEXT

:GOTO 40
90 DATA 19, 40, 16pl7, 22, 16, 13, 130, 25,
131,10,41,28,40,15,7,17,192,7,108,
6,30,8
100 DATA 240,4,68,9,97,11,12,12,128,
14,2,1,131,0,3,2,128,18,56,20,56,
21,64,23
110 DATA 4,24,129,26,2,27,6,29,192,31,
68,34,68,30,8,32,32,37,198,33,16,
35,16
120 DATA 40,130,36,16,38,16,43,130

Fuzzy Caterpillar: This program creates a most unusual
I 'Svorm" on the 64-mode screen, lb see him and control him, you
! must plug a joystick into Port 2. Note that all eight sprites are
! used to create one long, changing object. The program uses some
' interesting and unusual code to control the sprites and to do bor-
; der checking.
I Scott Glazer

Reno, NV

10 PRINT" [CLEAR, RVS,SPACE4]

SCOTT GLAZER' S FUZZY CATERPILLAR

[SPACE4] "
20 IF PEEK(65534) 072 THEN PRINT"

[DOWN] THIS ONLY WORKS IN 64 MODE!"

:END
30 PRINT,, ," [D0WN6] IT WILL",,,,

" OBEY A",,,," JOYSTICK",,,,

" IN PORT 2"
40 V=53248:FOR T=0 TO 7:P0KE T+2040,13

:P0KE V+39+T,7:NEXT:R=V+21:X=104

:Y=104
50 FOR T=832 TO 894:READ A:P0KE T,A

:NEXT
60 J=PEEK(56320) :Y=Y+6*( ( (J AND

1)=0)AND Y>55)-6*(((J AND 2)=0)AND

Y<225)
70 X=X+8*(((J AND 4)=0)AND

X>31)-8*(((J AND 8)=0)AND X<248)

80 P=-P* (P<7) -(P<7) :POKE R,255-2'P
:POKE V+2*P,X:P0KE V+2*P+1,Y
:POKE R,255:GOTO 60

81 DATA 001,255,128,015,255,240,031,
255

Continued on pg. 108

16 FEBRUARY 1988

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Fuery Tale AdvcnlureT]^: Be sure that you explore eveiy
building in Tbmbn' before leaving to explore your new world.
There are many items hidden away that may help you.

There are two ways to get ti-easure and items fixim a foe; de-
feat it in battle or immobolize it.

Never underestimate the power of being generous with i)ed-
dlers and others while roaming the land. By taking the time to
TALK, or give gifts, you could find your lot improving.

Kyou are having problems increasing your BRAVERY, take
advantage of your "LONGER REACH'' and use the graveyard
fence as a deFENSE during the early stages of the game. It
seems that the bad guys (with the exception of wTaiths) don't
know that they can fight back through the fence.

There are three ways to travel over water. One is to locate a
raft and use it to na\igate the waters of the Lake of Dreams.
The second is to locate the seashell and call the Sea Tliitle and
the third is to gain possession of the Golden Lasso and locale the
Magic Swan.

When using the Great Stone Rings, you can control your des-
tination somewhat depending on the direction you face when
you invoke its magic.

When facing the magical lad}' in her throne room, keep in
mind that discussion may increase your chances of sui-vival.

When you have defeated a wi-aith, be sure to search the re"-
mains. There is a chance that one of them may have an item
that may be of use in your quest.

During the eai'ly stages of the game, it is best not to disable
the musical themes. If your character faces danger, the change
in the musical mood will give you enough advanced warning to
allow you to prepare.
Graham KijiseyiTim Jones
Boston, MA Deltona, FL

DeluxePaint //Single Drive L'sei- Tip: If you are like me and
only have one drive on your system, there* is a way to convince
DeluxePaint 11 to allow you to save your drawings to your actual

data disk. Don't boot your system from the DeluxePaint disk. In-
stead, boot fix)m youi- Workbench and use the CLI to enter the
following command:

ASSIGN DFl: RAM:
Now, place your DeliLxePaint Key Disk into DFO: and go into the
program from the CLI or from the Workbench. Now, whenever
DPaint tries to access DFl: during a LOAD or SAVE, you won't
get the SYSTEM REQUESTER asking you to insert, volume
DFl and you can switch the LOAD/SAVE path to youi- actual
data disk.

Jorge Dimitrius

Brooklyn, NY

[You could also assign DFl: to DFO:. Note that this won't work if
DFl: is already attached to your system — laj /

ANSI Codes For Use In CLI Displays: As mimy of you are
aware, the CLI windows are based on what is called the Console
Device. Also, this Console DcN^ice adheres to standai-ds of dis-
play set forth by the American National Standards Institute
lANSI). These are referred to as ANSI Standards. Here is a list
of some of the codes that can be sent to the Con.sole Device driv-
er (\aa standard T^^pe and Echo commandsi. In most ciises, the
commands are> prefaced by a Command Sequence Identifier
(CSI). This is usually an Escape chai-acter followed by an oi)en
bracket "[''• If you wish to imbed any of these codes into a line of
text, or text file, you will have to use an editor other than ED.
MicroEMACS (on the EXTRAS disk) is good for this.

<CSI> = ESC "I" (the quotes indicate a literal character)

<CSI>Om Reset All ANSI Parameters to Default

<CSI>lm Set BOLD

<CSI>3m Set ITALICS

<CSI>4m Set UNDERLINE

<CSI>7m Swap Foreground and Backgi-ound

<CSI>30m Set Foreground to Color 0

<CSI>31m Set Foreground to Color 1

<CSI>32m Set Foreground to Color 2

<CSI>33m Set ForegtxDund to Color 3

<CSI>40m Set Background to Color 0

<CSI>41m Set Background to Color 1

<CSI>42m Set Background to Color 2

<CSI>43m Set Background to Color 3
This is a vei-y limited list, but it shows you the marmer in which
the Console re>sponds to ANSI sequences. Also, 3'ou can com-
pound any number of options into a single sequence to change
more than one at a time, for example: Continued on pg. 64

18 FEBRUA(W 1988

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64 AND 128 SOFTWARE REVIEWS

, Rush'n
Attack/ Yie Ar
Kung-Fu

Reviewed by Mark Cotone

Computer

Commoflore 64

Publisher:

Konanii

815 Miltel Drive

Wood Dale. IL 60191

Medium:

Disk

Price:

$25.95

Konami, one of the major forces in to-
days arcade halls, has recently
adapted some of their explosi\'e action for
enjoyment on the Commodore home
screen. Rush'n Attack and YieArKung-
Fu, t\vo popular coin-op titles that have
swallowed more than their share of tokens
and quarters over the past year, can now
be challenged from the comfort of the fam-
ily room. Both contests deal with fighting
men up against unbelievable odds, both
require a combination of quick reflexes
and mental alertness to be conquered and
both are now available in the same single-
disk bai-gain package. Carrying a fit-
ting "Double Feature" tag, this could very
well be the best one-two arcade combina-
tion to oime along this year.

Rush'n Attack takes the classic ladder-
and-platform style contest and places it
behind the well -guarded lines of an offi-
cially unnamed but easily identifiable
U.S. enemy. Your mission, which might
easily fall under the "suicidal" heading,
requires you to penetrate miles into hos-
tile enemy territorj', enduring all sorts of
offensive assaults and defensive ramparts,
so that you can ultimately rescue a small
group of American POWs trapped inside
a hea\ily fortified prison camp,

The opposition is equipped with ar-
mored vehicles, bomber planes, killer ca-
nines, grenade launchers, mine fields, ma-
chine gunners, paratroopers, helicopters,
and wave after wave of enemy infantry so
proficient in the art of hand-to-hand com-
bat, that even their touch spells death. On
yom- side you have you. Alone. And you
are equipped with ... a knife. Hmmm.
Who dealt these hands an>^vay?

Using your joystick, you direct your
hero across a perilous screen that pans to
reveal a terrain teeming with bloodthirsty
soldiers, lb call this game relentless would
be akin to calling Schwarzenegger muscu-

Carrying a fitting "Double Feature" tag, this could very
well be the best one-two arcade combination to come
along this year.

lar. The opposition and obstacles just keep
on coming. The brutal road to the captives
is divided into foui' sections: Missile Base,
Harbor. Bridge and Prison Camp. Aside
from pausing to watch a short intermis-
sion that is played out between stages, the
only other chance you'll get to stop for a
breather is when your surrogate dies. Oth-
er than that, it's sprint, stab, duck, stab,
jump, stab and stab some more. Your trig-
ger finger had better be in top shape.

Each battlefield is given its own de-
tailed look, with accurate building and
landscape representations defining the lo-
cales. As different as these environments
might appear, they're all built along the
same framework, which consists of a
three-tiered structure linked together by a
series of cormecting ladders. As your sol-
dier moves along, the challenge comes in
trying to avoid and subdue a v.ide assort-
ment of mobile attackers, while simulta-
neously circumventing the various sta-
tionary pitfalls scattered about. \Vhat per-
sonalizes each stage is not a change in
this tiered design, but rather a vaiiation
on the characteristics of the legions that
swarm after your surrogate. The troops
get tougher and wiser as the game pro-
gresses, and the player is burdened with
the task of de\ising new ways to outwit
and overrun his enemy.

But all is not as bleak as it seems. Yom-
solo soldier is initially given five lives,
with extra lives awarded at various scor-

ing plateaus. There are also bonus weap-
ons that can be collected any time yom-
surrogate can give a special white-colored
enemy soldier a terminal taste of his
knife. These high-powered additions, like
a flame tlirower or grenade launcher,
come with a veiy limited supjily of ammo
and are activated by a tap of the key-
board's space bar. With bullets fljing and
soldiers converging, this can \ye a tough
control move to pull off. However, the ex-
tra destructive muscle is well worth the
extra effort.

Rush'n Attack's graphics and animation
are certainly up to snuff, with over a half
dozen defined characters running aixiund
an ofi«n-congested screen with only an oc-
casional trace of visual flickering. An
audio backdrop helps to set the scene,
mixing a rhythmic percussion accompani-
ment with the wartime sounds of gun-
shots, roaring engines and wailing sirens.
Fast and unforgiving, this contest is a
gratifying mix that will test your nerve
and endurance. Best of all, it's only half
the story.

With the glut of martial arts games cur-
rently available, we've all been exposed to
computerized karate matches in one form
or another. With Yie ArKung-Fu, Kon-
ami takes this proven theme and shifts it
into a higher arcade gear. All the familiar
elements, like one-on-one combat, multi-
ple attack options and opponents of in-

Continued an pg. 60

20 FEBRUARY 1988

KONAMI HITS ARE HEADING HOME.

With our new software, your favorite arcade games come alive

-I on your home computer. r-z= ^^

■ :^ If you own an IBM, Amiga or Commodore

computer- Watch out! Because 4 of Konami's
most awesome adventures are about to invade.

You'll confront the missions you've dreamed

, of in Rush 'N Attack, Contra, Jackal and Boot
J Camp. And you'll find yourself face to face '■- -

against unequaled challenges, with incredible

graphics, awesome music, and sound effects i

that'll blow you away ^SM

So check out Konami's newest action
wherever great software is sold. And be
prepared for war.

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64 AND 128 SOFTOARE REVIEWS"

Reviewed by Mark Cotone

Wheel of
Fortune/
Family Feud/
Jeopardy

Computer:

Commodore 64

Publisher:

Sliai-eData

7400 W. Detroit St.

Suite C170

Chandler, .« 85226

Medium:

Disk

Price;

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How many times have you sat down to
watch a television game show, and
from the comfort of youa- i-ecliner, mai--
veled at how easily you could have defeat-
ed the whole bunch of smiling, nodding
dolts who qualified to be contestants?

Well, stop boasting and hold onto your
ego, for your proving gi-ound has arrived.
Thanks to ShareData, three of television's
most popular game shows — '"'Wheel of
Fortune,'" "Family Feud" and "Jeopar-
dy"—have been scheduled to appear on
yom- Commodore home sci-een. It's a soft-
ware series that brings new meaning to
the concept of viewer participation, for it
lets the user compete against computer or
friends in remarkable reproductions of the
network hits. The tension, excitement and
challenge have all been captured on disk
to provide what promises to be an enjoy-
able, yet humbling e>qjerience.

Wheel of Fortune

Whether you tune into this show to test
your smarts or just to see what delectable
delight Vanna will be modehng, SharcDa-
ta's rendition is geared to please. For those
of you who only recently anived on this
planet, let me explain the game's premise.
Wheel of Fortune is very similar to the old
pencil and paper Hangman diversion.
Three players, competing against each
other, are presented with a series of blank
squares clustered together to represent a
gi-oup of hidden words. They then take
turns guessing lettei-s in the puzzle, trying
to uncover the mystery phi'ase. If one
chooses a letter not contained in the solu-
tion, play is passed on to the next contes-
tant, If a puzzle letter is con-ectly deduced,
it is displayed in its proper position, and
the player is awarded a monetary point
value, along with the chance to guess

again. The dolleir amount allotted for each
accui'ate selection is detennined by a vari-
ation of the common roulette wheel, w^hich
the playei-s are required to spin before
their turn, Tb keep things interesting,
aside fi-om cash amounts, this wheel is
also spiced up with such avoidable spaces
as "Bankrupt" and "Lose a Turn,'' Play
continues until one person can guess the
exact contents of the hidden phrase,
whereupon he is awarded all the money
he has amassed in that round. Three
rounds ai-e played, with the overall cash
winner given a chance to go for a valuable
prize in a solo bonus game.

Those familiar with the television ver-
sion of this contest will find that it has
survived the ti-ansition completely intact.
The top half of the game screen is an exact
copy of the show's four-tiered phrase
board, where the hidden puzzle is dis-
played and framed between the pair of
trademark yellow circles. The remaining
portion of the screen houses the rest of the
play elements, including a Used Letter
Strip, where playere can check on the
guesses ah'eady made; an automatic score-
boai-d, where the contestants' names, cur-
rent bank rolls and overall earnings are
tallied; and a scaled-down computeiized
copy of the famous wheel itself, ready to
whirl away with the tap of a button.

The program's puzzles ai-e a diversified
lot, ranging from city names and famous
landmarks to poignant quotes and nota-
ble celebrities. No mention is made by the
publisher concerning the number of puz-
zles held in inventor,', but I've played at
least three dozen four-round contests, and
have yet to come across a repeat. Tb keep

the matches competitive, three contes-
tants must participate in each game. But
if friends or family aren't around, the com-
puter will gladly step in to provide a for-
midable foe.

Oh yes, and lest we forget, this game
also has its familiar level of sex appeal.
Although the First Lady of Letter Turn-
ing, Vanna White, need not fear for her
job, this program employs its own viva-
cious female hostess who carries out the
responsibilities of her real life counter-
part. Decked out in a sleek, tight-fitting
dress and matching pumps, this sultry
redhead saunters across stage to flip and
reveal the puzzle's letters with all the
grace and style of a seasoned pro. Betw^een
walks, she can even be seen enthusiasti-
cally applauding each contestant's spins
fitim the sidelines. Let's face it, it just
wouldn't be the same without her

The only part of this game that is miss-
ing (but not missed) is the tedious prize
buying sessions, where the round's victor
is given a chance to choose some goodies
from a showcase of overpriced merchan-
dise. No matter, that was the part of the
show where you would check to see what
was on the other channels any\vay.

Family Feud

Undoubtedly, this game will always be
remembered for the excessive pucker pow-
er of its original host, Richard Dawson.
But behind this lip gloss remains an inter-
esting and often surprising contest which
tests the players' perception of the opin-
ions, tendencies and ideals of everyday
America.

Continued on pg. 114

24 FEBRUARY 1988

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64 and 128 SOFTWARE REVIEWS'

Reviewed by Russ Ceccola

Stationfall

Computer: Commodore 64

Puhlisher: Iiifocom

125 Cambridge Pai'k Drive
Cambridge, MA 02140

Medium: Disk

Price: $34.95

Have you ever wanted to explore a de-
serted space station like a typical
adventure of the crew of that famous star-
ship Enterprise? Do you think that you
can handle al! the excitement that the
Stellar Patrol has to offer? Most impor-
tantly, does the possibility of saving the
entire galaxy from virtual destruction ap-
peal to you?

If so, Stationfall, the newest olSering
from Infocom's Steve Meretzky and sequel
to his best-selling Planetfall, may just be
the nejct game to catch your eye at the
software store.

Stationfall takes place five years after
your exploration of the doomed planet Re-
sida in Planetfall. You've been promoted
from Ensign Seventh Class to Lieutenant
First Class. After your promotion, you
thought that the Stellar Patrol would be
more interesting; instead, you were stuck
on the paperwork task force — a job worse
than grotch cage cleaning. Your assign-
ment for today is to fly over to Space Sta-
tion Gamma Delta Gamma 777-G 59/59
Sector Alpha-Mu-79 to pick up a supply of
Request for Stellar Patrol Issue Regula-
tion Black Form Binders Request Form
Forms. What you think is going to be a
boring day turns into another adventure
with the fliture of the galaxy at stake.

It's been almost four years since Planet-
falPs release. The game was lauded as the
"Best Adventure Game of 1983" by
InfoWorld and Meretzky was named the
"Best Software Designer of 1983" by Video
Review. Stationfall even surpasses the
brilliance o^ Planetfall and throws some
imiquely Meretzky puzzles at your feet. In
a recent interview, Steve admitted that
Stationfall was late in coming, but ex-
plained his reasoning: '1 took a few years
to write the sequel because I didn't want
to get burned out on the Planetfall uni-
verse. I had always wanted to vmte a se-
quel, but I wanted to wait until I had a
reasonably good story line and good ideas
for re-using Floyd and the Planetfall uni-
vei-se without rehashing things."

Although your original goal in Station-
fall is to pick up those forms, the goal

Sfatafa// easily ranks as
Meretzky's best work and the
most interesting story to
appear in adventure format
in a long while.

changes after you reach the space station.
What you find at the station is unbeliev-
able. No one is there but a super-intelli-
gent robot named Plato, who likes to read
poetry, an Arcturian balloon creature and
an ostrich. Later you begin to realize what
happened to all of the people as the ma-
chinery begins to go haywire and revolt
against you. Eventually, even Floyd be-
gins to act strangely. As you discover the
true story behind the goings-on at the
station, you realize you have little time
to save yourself and the entire universe.

Floyd makes a return appearance in
Stationfall as your beloved companion.
His endearing charm and childish antics
and humor have made the little robot a
veiy popular character. Although he still
hasn't surpassed his record of four succes-
sive paddleball hits, Floyd will capture the
affection of any gamer. Meretzky ex-
plained how Floyd was created: "When I
wrote Planetfall, I decided that there
should be one character other than you,
the player Because there were so many
characters with smaller roles in Infocom
games that would essentially disappear
after a puzzle was solved, none could real-
ly be that well-developed. Right away, I
though that the other character should be
a robot, yet I wanted to make him differ-
ent from robots I had seen in movies and
read about in books."

Stationfall is an all-text adventure
game that relies heavily on the imagina-
tion of the player to construct the specific
order of events in the story. Because there
are no pictures, the descriptions given are
very concise, and there is a lot of room
to include more options in the space in
memory that would have been given to
graphics.

Meretzky went all out in Stationfall and
stocked the game proftiseiy with witty re-
sponses to otherwise standaj-d player ac-
tions. It's this brand of humor that estab-
lishes Meretzky as the foremost humorist
of interactive fiction. IVpical of this hu-

mor is the following response that the
game gives whenever Floyd is present and
5ie copyright is evoked with either the
SCRIPT or $VERSION command: "Floyd
looks out at you, right through your com-
puter screen. 'See that copyright notice?'
he asks in a defiant tone. Tf anyone tries
pirating this disk, they'll have Floyd to
answer to.' "

Also, if you're like me and try as many
commands as possible, you will probably
find many more quips. For example, I
typed in ZORK and the computer re-
sponded with "Gesundheit!" Stationfall
has so many more unusual responses that
you might just want to devote an entire
game to finding them. Here are a few com-
mands you might want to try: KILL
FLOYD, TICKLE FLOYD, CLEAN
FLOOR, FOOTNOTE 11 and WHAT IS A
GRUE.

Meretzky explains his laughable ap-
proach to interactive fiction: 'Tve always
enjoyed comedy and humor in one sense
or the other One real source of humor is
when games go into testing. All of a sud-
den, there are a lot of people playing the
game and making suggestions. Human
interaction always produces some funny
things. It's easier to put in responses that
are fimny or snide rather than opening up
an entire new set of responses with a seri-
ous one,"

Plato is Floyd's new friend in Planetfall
and serves a purpose that doesn't become
apparent until later in the game. Al-
though Meretzky says, '1 didn't want to
detract from Floyd — I still wanted him to
be the major focus," Plato is a well-devel-
oped character who takes the serious ap-
proach, but if you read the text carefully,
you'll fmd he enjoys playing with Floyd,
especially "Hider-and-Seeker"

Like ail other Infocom games, the pack-
aging and inserts distinguish Stationfall
from other adventures you might find in a
software store. The game includes three
Stellar Patrol Forms, a set of blueprints
for the space station and a Stellar Patrol
patch with your rank. I found the blue-
prints very helpful in mapping the space
station, for it has nine levels and many
rooms. It's easier to map each level sepa-
rately than to tiy to connect them togeth-
er Make sure that you leave a lot of room
for Level 5. Meretzky states, "I was in-
spired by the set of blueprints for the
Enterprise fi:t)m Star Trek that were

Continued on pg. 115

26 FEBRUARY 1988

Time passes. Things
get old. Let's face it, even
Willie Mays retired. So
there's no way your Com-
modore can compete witli
a newer machine, right?

Wrong.

The fact is that there's
actually more power in youi"
Commodore 64 or 128 tlian
when you bought it. All you
need is GEOS or GEOS 128
to find it.

GEOS is the revolu-
tionary operating system
that works your hardware
up to seven times harder
than it's ever worked before.
Loading. Processing.
Accessing information.
All at the mere touch

of a mouse or joystick.
Time Warps Discovered

With GEOS, every-
thing speeds up. Including
you. Because die system is
incredibly fast and ridicu-
lously easy to learn: GEOS
shows you options, you
point at what you want and
click your mouse.

End of lesson.

Now, once you know
that, you know how every
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which lets you punch up
paragraphs with five
different fonts. Or geoPaint,
which dresses up diagrams
witli an arsenal of aitistic
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right into the GEOS disk.
And when you put tliem
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Dan Dare

Computer:

Comnwdore W

Publisher:

Electronic .Art,-;

1820 Gateway Dr.

San Mateo, CA JUJIU

Medium;

Disk

Price:

$19.95

When is a comic book not a comic
book? Wlien it gets transforaied
into a computer game, of course. At least
this is the case for Dan Daiv, a jxtpulai'
British comic. A.s the hero of the title, you
must sun'ive an adventui-e in which you
ultimately save the earth fi-om total de-
sti-uction. In this new game fi-om Electron-
ic Arts" Amazing Software line, an excel-
lent low-priced gi'aphie adventure awaits
your expertise.

Dan Dare sets before you a strong chal-
lenge that leads you from the surface of an
asteroid heading straight for earth to an
undergix)und complex patrolled by TVeens
ready to fight. The stoiy that brings you to
the suiface of the asteroid is a simple one.
Dan Dai-e's ajth enemy. Mekon. inter-
rupts a television biioadcast one evening
to warn earthlings that they mast meet
his demands or the asteroid hurtling to-
ward the earth will destroy it. As Dan
Dare, you travel to the suiface of the as-
teroid in your space ship Anastasia along
with your friends Spaceman Albert Fitz-
willian Digby and Pit)fessor Jocelyn Pea-
body and your faithful pet, Striixjy. Upon
splitting up on the asteroid. Digby and
Pnjfessor Peabody ai-e captui'ed by TVeens
and imprisoned. You must release your
friends and destroy the asteroid, thus sav-
ing the earth.

Even though the plot of Doh Daiv may
sound standard, the technique used in the
design of the game is unique. You move
the on-screen characterization of Dan
Dare tbiough the different pas-sages and
up and dowTi laddere by using the joystick.
However at certain times, a message box
pops up on the screen that tells you about
something that you just walked over or
touched.

As an example, when you are standing
near the vines in the Abo\'e Giiound part
of the game, a box pops up with "Aha ... a
vine" in it. WTien you press the button and
move the joystick. \'ou find that vou can
TIE THE VINE orCUT THE \iNE, As a
hint, you'll have to do both to lx> .successful
in Dan Dare. There are many of these
boxes that pop up dming the game; they

The arcade-like action
adventure captures the
comic book version of the
"Pilot of the Future."

keep the game interesting. These boxes
are like caitoon dialogue bubbles and
make Dan Daiv almost like an interactive
comic stiip.

While Above Ground, you must ulti-
mately find three entrances into the Piis-
on Complex. These entrances are hatches
that you must o]»n. However, getting to
the hatches may i-equire you to fight
TVeen guai'ds or find special objects. The
most important object that you need is the
torch, for it enables you to see in the dark-
ness in the complex below.

The Prison Complex is much toughei- to
navigate than the passages and hatches
in the immediate surface of the astei-oid.
There are many Treen guards, and you
may actually have to fight some of them
to get access cards. While Above Ground,
you don't need to fight any guards-you
can avoid them. In the complex, you need
the cards to open doors to other areas and
the vaults holding Peabody and Digby;
therefore, get ready to throw some lefts
and rights. After releasing Digby and
Peabody, the action really gets tough.

Figuring out what to do with the giant
indastrial la.ser is an unusual puzzle.
Once you figure this out, a dooi' opens that
takes you to Mekon. He is in a control
dome, firing at Dan. You must control

Reviewed by Russ Ceccola

Dan .so that he lobs gixjnades at Mekon 's
dome, destroying it and then nans
thiiQugh a secret pa.ssage to the .'\nastasia.
I won't say any more about the last two
parts, for that would be spoiling the game.

A few peculiarities that make Dan Dare
even more of a challenge occur in the first
two piuts of the game. There ai^e thre'e en-
trances from the auri'ace to the complex,
however, you only need to find one to play
the game to the end. The catch is that
only by finding all thre'e will you rescue
both fi'iends and destroy Mekon. So, you
should find dl thiiee entrances for the full
enjoyment of the game and its finale.

In the complex, there are many ladders
that end halftvay to the giiound and gii-d-
ers usable as bi'idges that stop in mid-air.
Finding the con-ect way to navigate
around these dead ends is the key to suc-
cess in the Pinson Complex. The complex
is many levels deep, and you1! need to re-
member where all the open dooi-s and lad-
der lead. For this ivason, Dan Daiv will
keep you occupied for a long time. You
can't map the complex or asteroid suiface
because of the clock that is constantly
running. Only repeated play will familiar-
ize you with the many screens involved in
the game. Finding the correct objects for a
particular puzzle is another skill you must
de\'elop. The puzzles are fairly simple if
you can find what you need.

The graphics and music in Dan Dare
are attracti\'e enough to hold their own in
an arcade. The detail in animation is in-
credible, especially in the case of Stripey.
He does somersaults and rolls himself into
a ball and makes very unusual facial ex-
pres.sions. Dan Dare himself is given an
authoritative look and hat that hangs low
over his eyes. The music and sound efi'ecta
are original and consist of a catchy game
theme and realistic versions of punches
and ex'plosions.

The only complaint I have about Dan
Dare is the way that you fight the Tix'ens.
You must hold the joystick button and re-
peatedly move the joystick either diag-
onally up for high punches or diagonally
dov^Ti for low punches, It's veiy difficult to
maintain a perfectly diagonal dii'ection on
any joystick more than a few times. The
designers should have made the dii'ec-
tions to move the joystick simply up and
dowTi. It takes practice to leai-n how to
punch effectively, losing little energy' of
your own and decreasing the energ\' of the
Continued nn pg. 85

30 FEBRUARY 1988

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Telegames
Vol. 1-3

Computer:

Cominoflore 64

Publisher:

S&S Softwm-e

P.O. Box Ml

Mexico, MO &5265

Medium:

Disk

Price:

$9.95 jjer volume

One of the fastest-growing segments
in the home computer mai^ket is
telecommunications. Modems are becom-
ing less mysterious and more affordable
for nearly all computer owners. Pay ser-
vices— such as Q-Link and Compu-
Serve— and public bulletin board systems
are accessed more than ever before.

Sooner or later, most users will ask
what to do after the newTiess wears off.
Ijet's face it — you can only chat with
friends, read stock market reports, and
up'download programs so many times be-
fore the thrill is gone. It's only a matter of
time before this electronic window to the
world becomes clouded with repetition.
User sophistication can, it seems, breed
boredom.

S&S Software is one of the few compan-
ies with insight into the "telecomputing
gap." Telegames Vol. 1 -3 delivers a tech-
nological link between popular board
games and the new age of telecommunica-
tions. These three packages (seven games
in all) for the 64 allow plaj'ers to engage
in friendly contests of skill and luck via
modem. The concept itself is not new. But
the low retail price and quality of design
make Telegames a perfect choice for those
suffering from modem fatigue.

Each volume in this collection contains
two disks (one for each player). Although
the games were designed to be used with a
modem, they can also be enjoyed by one or
two players on a single computer. To allow
long-distance interaction, each game con-
tains its own small terminal program, set
for 300 baud/full duplex. Modems support-
ed by Telegames include: 1650, 1660, 1670
compatibles, Volks 6480 and most Hayes
compatibles.

Setting up a game is done by first estab-
lishing a voice connection. Switching to
terminal mode — the start of a game — is
initiated by one player following simple
on-screen prompts. A one-line scrolling
text window handles keyboard commands
during a game and also provides what the

The games were designed to
be used with a modem or
a single computer.

designers call "Constant Chat." This fea-
ture allows both players to freely commu-
nicate (via the keyboard) at any point dur-
ing the game. On-screen instructions are
included for each game in the series.

Telegames 1 features three traditional
board games — chess, backgammon and
checkers. TbleChess assumes both sides
are familiar with this classic two-player
strategy contest. Courtesy commands al-
low players to take back moves, restart
the game and save/load games in pro-
gress. Another handy feature is the ability
to produce a hardcopy printout of moves.

TeleChess utilizes standard letter/
number combinations that correspond to
columns/rows on the game board. The pro-
gram will allow illegal moves, so mutual
honesty is the only policy. Likewise, both
players must agree with whether check-
mate has occurred. Captured pieces are
displayed on each side of the board. The
graphics are clean and well dravm.

TbleGammon is a slickly-programmed
game for two players. Because backgam-
mon can be cordusing for the beginner,
complete on-screen instructions (with ex-
amples and illustrations) are included.

The TbleGammon game board and
playing pieces (called "stones") are nicely
detailed and feature some fine spot ani-
mation. The Constant Chat feature is par-
ticularly helpful here, allowing exper-
ienced players to "talk" a novice through
the first few games. This fast-mo\ing
game is sure to become a favorite.

The final game on this disk, TfeleCheck,
is a simple rendition of the classic cracker-
barrel contest. The basic structure re-
mains intact, including features like auto-
matic "king-ing." A perfect game for both
youngsters and the young at heart.

Telegames 2 features two more contem-
porary contests. The first, TfeleCon4, is a

Reviewed by Scott A. May

two-player game played on a vertical
board consisting of six columns sectioned
into rows. Players take turns stacking to-
kens in each column, building from the
bottom row. The object is to connect fom-
tokens in a horizontal, vertical or diagonal
line. The main strategy of this deceptively
simple game is to spoil your opponent's
moves without sacrificing your ovm.

TfeleDice, based on the popular dice
game Yahtzee, is a very entertaining
game of luck for one to four players. Using
five electronic dice, each player is allowed
three "rolls" to obtain special number
combinations. The final roll is tallied and
entered on a score card divided into differ-
ent categories. These include single num-
ber scores (1-6), three or four of a kind,
straights, fall house and the ultimate: five
of a kind. When (and if) all categories are
filled, the highest score wins. Great graph-
ics and animation help make this a per-
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The last disk, Telegames 3, is perhaps
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Played alone against a cuiming com-
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Against another player, however, the
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up by hiding five ships of various size on
the game grid. Players then take turns
firing single shots — or a salvo — in the
dark, hoping to hind a direct hit. The first
to sink all five ships wins the game.

TfeteShip is highlighted by two game
screens (incoming and outgoing volleys),
detailed graphics and explosive sound ef-
fects. This game is good enough to tie up
phone lines for hours at a time.

Telegames 3 also features TeleMatch, of-
fering three variations of the memory
game concentration. This two-player ver-
sion can be played by matching shapes,
color or sounds. Each player takes turns
uncovering two cards on the game board,
making a mental note of the image or
sound hidden there. The most challenging
play mode is matching the often hilarious
sound effects. A lot of work went into this
game, and it shows.

Overall, these initial offerings by S&S
Software are truly inspired. The market is
definitely hungry for new types of tele-
communications software, especially of
this caliber Each disk in the Telegames
series should prove an instant hit with
modem users everywhere. g

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DigiPaint

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HAM is this: you can work either in 320 X j
200 or 320 X 400 pixel resolution (this is
interlaced HAM mode). The other easy
part is that there are normally four bit |
planes used for HAM. which allow you to
use up to 16 different coloi-s lof the possi-
ble 4096 colore available).

Here's the confusing pail. There are tw'o
more bitplanes in HAM mode. These per-
foim the magic. If both of these planes
hold zero bits, then the pixel is left unmo-
lested, and the color that is displayed is
detei-mined solely by the foui- othei- bits.
However, if either lor both) of the last two
bit planes contain one bit, then the color
that w'ould have noimally been selected
will be modified. Depending upon which of
the last two bits are set. either the colore'
red, green or blue value w^ill be thi-own out
and replaced with the coiTesponding color
fi-om the pLvel to the present pixel's imme-
diate left. This is why HAM can at any in-
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any of the 16 color registei's that are avail-
able at the time.

What does all this red, green and blue
bit infoimation concerning HAM mean?
Well, the problem is that when you want
to change colors irom one pixel to the next
it is not always possible to just use any of
the 4096 colore at any time. Since you can
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at a time, it may be necessary to take up
to three pixels to change fi-om one color to
another.

DIgiPainfs strength is in the manipulation of colors
and shades.

The solution to the problems associated
with color transition invoh'es a lot of ad-
vanced calculation and planning. Subtle
changes in the 16-color palette can make
a big diSerence in transition smoothness.
HAJVI painting programs therefore re-
quire much more advanced computational
algorithms than standard Amiga paint-
ing progi-ams.

When you first boot-up DigiPaint you
will notice that it has an interesting user
interface. DigiPaint devotes a sepai-ate
screen solely to user options and infoiTna-
tion. The main painting area is displayed
behind this smaller screen, referred to as
the "Tbolbox." This area, which you can
drag up or down, contains infonnation
and selectable options. Due to the natm^e
of Amiga screens, only the portion of the
painting area that is above the Tbolbox
will be displayed. You will not see any-
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On the extreme left are the colors that
currently occupy the 16 color registers
that can be used in HAM mode. You may
use any of these without worrying about
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manual refers to the HAM color transi-
tion side effect as "frin^ng.") Next to the
16-color palette are four large colored

boxes. The one on the extreme left dis-
plays the current color selection. Tliis box
is quite large, making it much easier to
observe the true color selected. The other
three colored boxes show colore that are
somehow related to the current color The
left box shows 256 different colors that
vary in green and blue components, but
have the same level of red as the current
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show 256 more colors with the same level
of green and blue, respectively.

Next to these boxes are thiiee sliding
(proportional) gadgets. These sliders dis-
play numbei-s coiTesponding to the red,
green and blue values of the current color
By moving these sliders, you can instant-
ly select any of the possible 4096 colors.
Unlike most proportional gadgets, these
three have colors occupying each possible
position that each gadget can occupy.
These background colors represent colors
that can be selected by just moving the
corresponding gadget on top of one of
these background colors. Therefore, these
48 colors (16 colors times three sliding
gadgets) represent all the colors that re-
quire only one pixel to perform a transi-
tion fix)m the current color.

Cmlinued on pg, 86

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Phantasie
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Price: $39.95 each

Phantasie is a series of multipie-chai'-
acter rale-playing games fern Strate-
gic Simulations, Inc. These are classic
"dungeons and dragons"-t\'pe games, the
main objective of which is to defeat the
poweiful Nikademus, who is one bad
dude! Only Phantasie I and /// have been
ported over to the Amiga.

Phantasie I

The object of Phantasie I is to fi^ee the
isle of Gelnor fiT)m Nikademu.s' e\il power.
You must fomi a paily to go and explore
the isle, but be forewarned, it won't be
easy. You begin in a lawn with five build-
ings displayed while a character walks
back and forth on the street. To select a
building, click the left, mouse button on its
door. Once selected, you will have a spe-
cial menu foj- the building you clicked on.
% use this menu, hold the right mouse
button while scrolling thi-ough the op-
tions. All buildings and menu options are
descrited in the manual.

Your party will have to map out (by
simply moving around your screen l the
isle of Gelnor. and you will need to e.xplore
the many dungeons you encounter. Wtnie
your party is exploring, you will meet
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in all). Some of the monstere will be
fiiendly. and some evil. Tlie monstere'
strength will vaiy: Giant Ants are easy to
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veiy strong and powerful. When there is
an encounter, you will have a diffei'ent set
of menus fi-om which you choose what you
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stere, beg for mercy or flee. If you choose
to fight, you will be presented with a bat-
tle requester. Fn)m the requester, you
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ter you want. Once the character has been
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quester fix)m which you choose a battle op-
tion. These options are thmst, slash,
lunge, attack, pany or cast spell. If youj-
party has successfully defeated the mon-
sters, you will find some gold and weapons

Reviewed by Jeftery Scott Hall

These are classic
"dungeons and

dragons"-type
games, the main
objective of which
is to defeat the
powerful Nikademus.

(the stronger the monsters, the more gold
and better weapons you will find), and
once your party has entered a tov\Ti, you
may distribute the weapons to different
membere of the party.

One note of caution; the insert card that
came vrith Phanto-iic I is not con^t, and it
fails to explain many things. When you
firet un-box Phantasie, you will need to
make a backup copy The program is not
copy protected, so just use the standard
Workbench copy format. Now use your
backup copy instead of the master disk.
You will also need to format a blank disk
or use an already-formatted disk to back-
up yom- characters. There is a minor pro-
gi'ammer's mi.stake v\ith Phantasie. Those
of you who do not underetand the CLI
might find it difficult to access the Phan-
tasie Utility Pi*ogi'am. Tb access this util-
ity' you will need to do the following:
WTien asked for Workbench, insert your
backup Phantasie disk. Just after insert-
ing the disk, hold down CTRIj-D and keep
holding it down until you see BREAK CLI
and get a 1> prompt. If this did not hap-
pen, leave the disk in the chive, re-boot
and tiy again. Now, tjije BACKUP and
press RETURN.

Now a window should ojX'n which has
some options on it. Select the option you
want by clicking the left mouse button on
it and follow the directions. Remember,
when it asks for the Phantasie game disk,
you should in.sert the backup you made
instead. That's it, you're done!

I have se%'eral complaints about the
game. The major one is the time required
to achieve a certain level. There are twen-
ty levels in all for which to build your
character. The first ten levels go fairly fast
(but not at lightning speed mind youi. Foi'
e.xample. I have a chai'acter called Vince

who is a level thirteen ranger. In order for
him to move up to level fourteen, he will
need 1,183,932 experience points (yes, you
read it right; that's one miliionl. This pro-
cess takes forever, even when you can bat-
tle the high level monstere. I do not know
why eveiy adventure game insists on such
a high amount for you to mo\'e from level
to level! Wouldn't you get boiled if it took
you two to three weeks (about 10-20 hours
of play) just to advance to the next level?
I also had a complaint about the dun-
geon save routine. Wlien you exit a dun-
geon, you are asked if you wish to save the
dungeon map. Sounds good, nght? Wrong!
The dungeon save routine will only save
one dungeon map. So. if you want to save
a map of another dungeon, any other dun-
geon map you have saved will be erased!
One last complaint is about the use of a
window while the paity is crossing an
ocean or river. The window displays a list-
ing of all party membere and tells wheth-
er or not a member has taken anj' dam-
age. I find it quite fi-ustrating. because ev-
esy time you move one space, the window
pops up.

Summary

Phantasie I combines good gi'aphics,
sound and re-questei-s to make an interest-
ing game. If you don't mind the slow pace
necessary to advance your chju-acter and
enjoy the encounters with the monsters
and ex'ploring dungeons. I would iiecom-
mend Phantasie I.

Phantasie I Hints

When }^ou begin a game and want to
create a party of adventurers, include the
following:

T\vo Fightere — Humans and Lizai-d

Continued on jjg. Ill

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LexCheck

Computer:
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Amiga

CDA (Conii)lelL' Data

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"W exCkeck is a fast, mouseniriven spell-
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most Amiga word processors on tlie mar-
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The program is ver>' simple to use and
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ply a straight ASCII text file. Because
only two word processors are mentioned
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PageSettei^s editor. The only time it had a
problem with a file was when graphics
were mixed with the text — while it could
check and correct spelling enx)rs, it could
not resave the documents correctly. The
solution I found for checking documents
created with graphic-capable word pi-oces-
sors (e.g., ProWrite) was to check them be-
fore graphics were added.

lb check a document you select "Check

Because only two word
processors are mentioned by
name, I feared LexCheck
would work only with them.
Those fears were unfounded.

File" from the pull-dowTi project menu.
Next a file requester window opens in the
middle of the screen listing files stored on
the disk. As the speller works, the screen
displays where in the alphabet the search
is currently working. This \'isual reassur-
ance that the program is doing what you
intended is welcome for both novice and
veteran users. Once the document has
been loaded and checked for spelling, a
menu of options appears. Now you can ei-
ther return to the main menu, list all the
words LexCheck did not recognize in the
file or begin to correct the spelling.

LexCheck shows its real power and
friendliness when you decide to correct the
spelling of words in a file. The program
shows the entire sentence in which the of-
fending word was found, plus the 28 words
which most closely resemble the word in
question. You can now either click on one
of the displayed words, or scroll through
the 100,000-word list until you find the
word you intended and have it replace the
word LexCheck found suspect. Or you can
type a correction fixtm the keyboard.

On the other hand, if the program found
a word (perhaps a person's name) which
you know is correctly spelled, you can ac-
cept that spelling and continue or add
that word to LexCheck's list of words so it
will recognize it in future documents.

Once you've finished, LexCheck will
automatically save the coiTected docu-
ment to the same directory using the
original filename. But just in case you
made some changes by mistake, the origi-
nal file is preserved and renamed with the
extension ".bak'' added.

The second main option lets you l(X)k up
specific words while you are wanting a doc-
ument. Because LexCheck was designed to
work simultaneously with other progi'ams
in the Amiga's memoiy. switching be-
tween it and your word processor is as
simple as clicking on the front and back
gadgets.

Most of us judge spelling aids by size.
The theory being that the ones with the

most words ai-e better. That isn't necessar-
ily true since size is often paid for with loss
of speed. So the key to happiness with a
spell check program is not so much the
number of words it contains, but whether
it contains the words you need and can get
to them quickly. LexCheck passes the test.
It is large and'id&t Its 100,000-wQrd list
contains everything fi-om "abaca" to "?>'-
murg^'" (look it upi and can check an en-
tire file in less than a minute. If that isn't
fast enough for you, because the progi'am
is not copy protected, you can (providing
you have enough memon' \ move Lex-
Check to either RAM or hard disk.

LexCheck does not accommodate wild
card searches. For instance, if you want to
find out how to spell "abandonment" by
looking up all the words that end with
"onment," you can't do it here. Neither
can you search using wild cai'ds in the
middle of the word pattern like "gi-'.'?n" to
find "green." However, LexCheck uses an
implied pattern search using the begin-
ning chai-actei-s of a word. For example, if
you aren't sure of the spelling of "impolite-
ness," you could step the program through
a search by using "im," "imp," "impo,'' etc.
Or you could simply use "im" and scroll
through the spell list until you .see the
word. In fact, you can scroll through the
program's entire list of words by clicking
on the scroll bars if you want.

On the whole, I found l-£xCheck an ex-
cellent spelling checker. It is simple to use,
has a healthy-sized word list and is fast.
Its command structm-e is logical, and the
progi-am seems to be bulletproof In my
testing the program, it never failed to per-
form properly (there is nothing woi"se than
a pix)ducti\ity progi'am that decides to
belly up halRvay tb-ough a project). The
only curiosity I encountered, was the loca-
tion of the HELP command. Rtither than
use the Amiga's dedicated HELP key to
summon the program's two help screens,
the user must either access them via the
mouse or by pressing both the AMIGA
key and the letter "H." I can't imagine
why that selection was used instead of the
HELP key. Regardless, it works and the
help screens are there if you need them.
With such an easy-to-use program, the
screens will rai'eh' be used.

One closing remark, in the "for youi" in-
formation" categoiy': I-^xCheck gets its
name fi-om the Gi-eek word "lexis." which
means "a word." LexCheck li\'es up to its
name — it checks words very well. g

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Game Play

Once the game has finished loading,
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Miyagi while the theme "Gloiy of Love'
plays. You can choose a one-player game
by having a joystick in port two, or a t^vo-
player game by having a joystick in both
ports. In a one-player game, you control
Daniel; in a two-player gtime, one controls
Daniel and the other Daniel's enemy.

The object of the game is to make it
through all eleven screens and defeat each
enemy Daniel encounters. To defeat an
enemy, you must score hits on the oppo-
nent's body until he has zero strength left.
You won't be at a loss for moves, for there
are sixteen dilTerent moves in all! The
moves without fire button pressed are:
jump, high punch, move fonvard. kneel
and punch, duck, fonvaixl somei"sault.
move back, and tuiTi and punch. By press-
ing the fire button, you can perform a
flying kick, high kick, fonvard kick, low-
kick, sweep, backward somersault, back
kick and roundhouse kick. As you can see,
there aiie many combinations you can
come up with in order to kn(x;k out your
opponent. The variety of moves will keep
you finm getting bored, too.

After every two screens, you are pre-
sented with a bonus sci-een. This screen
will either be the famous fly-catching or
ice-breaking scene from the mo\ie. If you
get the fly-catching sci"een, you control
Miyagi's arm with the joystick, and press
the fire button to close the chopsticks
Miyagi holds. The object of this sci^een is
(you guessed it I to catch the fly as quickly
as possible. This is perhaps the most diffi-
cult bonus sci-een I have ever seen on a

You control
Miyagi's arm
lioldingthe
chopsticks.
The object of
this screen is
to catch the
fly as quickly
as possible.

game, but you must not get frustrated.
Just remember, it took Miyagi forty years
to catch his first fly. But if that doesn't
work, iVj' a fly swatterl

The other bonus screen is the ice-break-
ing scehe from the movie. In this scene,
you conti-ol Daniel's concentration and
also his aiTn, In the upper right corner is
the famous di-um which you must spin
verj' fast I the faster it spins, the harder
Daniel concenti-atesi by moving your joy-
stick in a circular motion, once you think
you are ready, push youi- fire button. This
will cause Daniel's arm to let loose with a
karate chop that would make Bruce Lee
jealous. This is perhaps one of the woret
things about the game. It is ridiculous
how hard and fast you must move your
joystick. I tore up one of my famous ten-
million-shot Epyx joysticks while I was
trying to spin the drum on this scieen.
The programmer should ha\'e come up
with an easier way to do this. He could
have had you push the fire button rapidly,
then push the joystick in any dii\>ction to
swing Daniel's airm instead of the way it
is now. Remember, when you get to the
final encounter, concenti'ate, Daniel .san.
concentrate!

An Overall View

Karate Kid II combines good graphics,
sound, music and speech to make a worth-
while game. The opponents you will en-
counter get progressively tougher and
smarter Each of the eleven backdi-op
screens is very nicely done. This is one ka-
rate game that is sure to keep you coming
back for more.

Hints

Try to back your opponent into a comer
(but make sure it's not the other way
around), and low kick him time after time.
This will work if executed properly and
will cause your opponent to lose quite a
few points.

Get far away from your opponent, and
stay in a duck position (keep pushing
down). Now, as your opponent di-aws clos-
er to you, press the fire button. This will
cause you to do a foot sweep time after
time, if you wish. Your opponent will not
be able to get close to you by walking, un-
less he wants to fall flat on his face.

Do not be afi'aid to do a few foi-ward and
backward somer'Siiults. If you learn how to
execute these well, you can absolutely
smear your opponent. g

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Reviewed by Gary V. Fields

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Computer: Amig-a [b\2K ReciuiiHi)

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6'(<y Desk VI .0 gives you the ability to !
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thing else printed on paper The results,
which aie both professional and aiforda-
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fonts I both type and size) and gi'aphics —
all of which you can move, change, resize,
save to disk or piint. The final layouts can
be duinped to either an inexpensive dot-
matrix prmter or a laser printer for true
typesetting quality.

The fii'st sciieen youll see inside City
Desk is a proportional page divided into
two columns and a smaller box containing
City Desk's 12 main tools. The tools in the
small box allow you to move, copy, crop,
outline, underline, resize, edit, magniiy or
trash both text and graphics. You simply
press, click and do. The only time you
have to use the keyboai'd is to input or
edit text for headlines or short stories. 1
found this logical scheme to communicate
with City Desk simple to master.

Most people, myself included, would ex-
pect a desktop publishing program to in-
clude a word pixjcessor of some sort. City
Desk does and doesn't. You can write, for-
mat and input text directly into pages us-
ing the headline editor (there is no limit
on how much text it will hold), but cx»m-
pared to a dedicated word processor this
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for a few lines (headlines or cutlines to go
under graphics) but not much more. How-
ever, City Desk was designed to be com-
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now on the market including Notepad.

The headline editor handles text as if it
were a long row of chai'actei-s— like a
sknmy piece of paper of infmite width.
The advantage to this airangement: when
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embedded in the text ai^ displayed so you
can edit them as well as the text. This
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imported tixjm youi' word piocessor (even
change the lunt and Size uf sepaiate let-
ters in the same word). Even though the

City Desk will work with any
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laser printers.

screen text may be displayed as a 20-point
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and style is distinguished by simple code
and plain English.

The screen page can be divided into as
many colunms as you need. WTien you re-
call a text file (or enter one via the head-
line editor) a small arrow will appear, lb
place the text in a particular colunm, you
simply point at it and click the mouse.
After text is placed on the page, it can be
moved around like a piece of paper, Sepa-
rate pieces can be chained together to
form large documents or broken up to cre-
ate smaller ones. All text can be selective-
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time. Once it has been placed on the page,
you can move it between columns and
pages or relocate it across columns. The
layout editor lets you do anything on
screen you could with paper and scissors.
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starting over. I was especially happy with
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was lost, regardless of how often the object
was changed,

The program uses two separate
moving tools — one which allows you to
move an object inside the page only and
another that lets you move between the
pages and the clipboard. At first I ques-
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but with experience the need became ob-
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I

line width, crop and magnify. The only op-
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You can use any standard IFF-foiTnat
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ail files, yom' own work or those created
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art.) Graphics used by Cit}' Desk can only
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design with more than those two colors,
City Desk will alert you that it must con-
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can be used. This conversion routine
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no way to escape the c-onvei-sion once it
has begun. I now always convert files to
black and white from within the pai'ent
gi'aphics program (usually much faster)
before using them with City Desk.

Regau-dless of how powerful ;my desktop
publishing program is. it is judged by the
quality of the final printout. Like any
graphics program, this is dictated by the
printere it suppoits. City Desk will work
with any matrix printer selected from
Preferences as well as most laser printers.
My Star SGIO gave me results I was de-
lighted with even though it's fai" fix)m the
most expensive on the market. This qual-
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lates accurately and sends to the printer
even the most detailed graphics. "Ibxt can
be displayed in a variety of modes and
styles including right, left and center jus-
tifications.

Usei^ of laser printers will be happy to
find City Desk includes some special font
faces just for their use. To show off the pos-
sibilities, MicroSearch created and print-
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ser printei'. Non-lasei" printer users are of-
fered the seven regulai- fonts — opal, gai--
net, sapphire, mby, etc. I was able to add
to that list by deleting the laser fonts bom
my work disk and adding fonts from other
programs.

Like so many Amiga products, City
Desk is designed to be controlled intuitive-
ly. I suspect most end users, unless they
must compete \rith big commercial print
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they'll ever need. And if they have access
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TimeSaver

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Amiga 1000

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The TimeSaver from C Ltd. is a unique
peripheral for the Amiga 1000 that
pro^^des a batteiy-backed real-time clock,
keyboard macros that work with any soft-
ware, password protection against un-
authoiTzed users and moi'e. Unfortunate-
ly, all this functionality comes at the ex-
pense of some user fiiendliness.

What makes TimeSaver unique is the
way it connects to your Amiga: it plugs
into the keyboard port, and the keyboard
plugs into it. It's small enough to hide
away underneath the Amiga in back
where all of the cables and connectors are
and is quite invisible there. Beai' in mind
that Timesaver works only with the
Amiga 1000.

There is no diskette of Amiga softwai-e
included with TimeSaver because all of its
functionality is provided by a microproces-
sor, ROM and 8K of RAM within the unit.
When the Amiga is on, TimeSaLw di'aws
its power from the keyboai'd port, saving
its internal batteiy to keep its clock and
user-programmed macros alive when the
Amiga is tuj-ned off.

TimeSaver intercepts all keystrokes
fh)m the keyboai'd and sends most of
them along to the Amiga unchanged.
When it detects a key combination that
signals a macro, it sends the macro con-
tents to the Amiga instead, lb a progi'am,
it looks like the entire macro was just
speedily typed on the keyboard by the
user Mouse movements and clicks can
also be progi-ammed in TimeSaver macros
by using the keyboard mouse controls (an
AMIGA key with cm-sor or ALT keys).
Seeing the pointer zip around your screen
while the mouse sits quietly on your desk
is a bizarre sight indeed.

TimeSaver sets the Amiga's own "soft-
ware clock" by sending the woi-d "Date"
followed bv the current date and time and
a RETURN character 'lb CLI, it looks like
you just typed in the command to set the
date and time, and it luns the Date pro-
gram which does just that. Needless to
say, this only works when you are in CLI.
TimeSaver can send the Date command
automatically whenever the Amiga boots

by first sending a control-D, which pre-
vents the s:staitup-sequence command
file fi-om executing. It then gives the Date
command, and causes s:stai-tup-sequence
to execute. A little klugey, but it works.
You can optionally have Ti/neSaver ex-
ecute a macro instead of the s:startup-se- ,
quence file. j

One of TimeSaver s features which I ;
found most useful, ironically, was its "his-
tory" function, which allows you to recall
your previous CLI commands, then edit
and re-enter them. Ironically because the
implementation is again somewhat klu-
gey and fi-ustrating to use {TimeSaver
prints your previous command to the
sci-een pi'eceded by a semicolon, and re-
types it after you have edited it), but it
still beats having no command recall or
editing at all. One major annoyance is
that while you are editing a command,
none of the keys will repeat.

Unfortunately, there is no wa\' for Ti-
meSaver to tell if the keys you're pressing
are going to CLI or into a word pi-ocessor
or other application, so eveiything you
type between RETURNS (including
AMGA-key keystrokes) is saved as an-
other "command" line. If you go fi-om an
editor to a CLI window, eveiything you
just typed in the editor is in TimeSavers
command memoiy (which holds approxi-
mately the last 1000 chai-actere tj'ped), so
you can forget ti-jing to recall your pre-
vious CLI commands. You can get around
this "featui-e" by disabling and I'e-en-
abling TimeSavei's command-save fea-
ture whenever you switch to typing in a
non-CLI window — that is, if you can re-
membei' to do it.

All on^imeSaver^s built-in functions ai-e
accessed by using the HELP key in combi-
nation with other keys. Most of the func-
tions such as date, passwori, and startup
macro can be individually toggled on or
oflf, and if you ai'e in CLI TimeSaver will
display a "menu" of the cujTent settings of
the flmctions. This is the high point of
TimeSavers user fiiendliness.

All ofTimeSavej^s flags and options can
be toggled while you ai^e in any applica-
tion, but unless you are in CLI you prob-
ably won't see any indication that the
TimeSaver commands you are typing are
having any effect, which can be quite con-
fiising. For instance, ti^' typing in a new
macro without being able to see what
you're typing . . . Are you sm-e you didn't
hit a wrong key somewhere back there?

Some CLI-related macros come pi-ede-
fined in ROM, like "cd dfD:" and "copy #?
to RAM:". Some of these macros are not
explained in the manual, such as the
"Move mouse and click on left requester
box" macro.

You can enter as many macros (of any
length) into TimeSaver as you like until
you fill up the user macro memoiy i about
7000 chai'actersl. User macros are identi-
fied bv an "action" kev lany one of CTRL,
either ALT, either AIVIIGA'. and RIGHT-
SHIFT) in combination with any other
key. But you'd better wiite down the ma-
cros you define, because if you forget what
keystrokes you used to name a macro,
TimeSaver won't help you to find out. The
only way to delete an unw-anted or forgot-
ten macro from memoi^' is to delete all
macros — ouch!

If you have a nosy little brother who
snoops around your Amiga when
you're out lor if you re just paranoid),
you'll appiwiate TimeSavers password se-
cuiity featm^e. When it is enabled, Time-
Saver will lock the keyboai'd when the
Amiga is firet booted and will only unlock
it after a fom- keysti-oke password is cor-
rectly entei'ed. You get to define yom- own
password, but don't foi'get what it is unless
you'd like to take a torn" of yom- Time-
Savers insides and lose all your user mac-
ros as well. The only way to turn off the
security feature if you forget youi' pass-
word is to kill TimeSavers power by dis-
connecting its internal battery. If you do
this, you will also lose all the maci-os
you've defined and have to reset Time-
Savers internal clock, which like all of
TimeSavers functions is done from the
keyboard.

TimeSavet^s automatic date-setting fea-
ture and macros are useful additions to
any Amiga, and TimeSaver doesn't take
up useful space or occupy any I'O connec-
toi-s as some Amiga clocks do. In addition,
it is nice to have yom' macros always at
your fingertips and not have to load them
in fixim a disk every time you boot. Time-
Saver's security feature is no\'el and effec-
tive, since TimeSaver is invisible unless
you get down behind yom- Amiga and
know what you're looking for But if you
want a CLI connmand histoiy editor, you'd
be better off with one of the commercial or
public domain "shell" progi-ams. In addi-
tion, TimeSaver's poor manual and klu-
gey, unfriencLy user interface make it oc-
casionally fhistrating to use. g

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In the twenty or so months at I have
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less to say, I am the owner of quite a few of
them. What I would like to do here is pres-
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plete, of books for this wonderful comput-
er The list includes books from many pub-
lishing houses, and, if I miss one that you
especially like (or dislikei. it's because
there is no way to cover them all in one in-
stallment. Let's take a look at the ones
that particularly caught my eye.

Amiga Technical Reference Series
Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Inc.
Four volume set

These books cover ail aspects of the
Amiga fk)m the Hardware up through the
Exec and into Lituition. The only thing
not covered in the A-W books is Amiga-
DOS. The books were written by the tech-
nical staff at Commodore- Amiga, Inc. and
are veiy complete. The only problem is
that they were not intended as tutorials
for newcomei-s to the computei- world, but
as reference guides for newcomers to the
world of the Amiga. Aside from what I
mention about each of these books, they
all include a glossary of terms to make it
easier for the novice to understand the in-
formation that is being presented. A seri-
ous Amiga reference library is not com-
plete without these books:

Amiga Intuition Reference Manual

Sil.9.5

The Intuition Reference Manual is a
guide to the many aspects of program-
ming the Amiga and making use of Intu-
ition, the Amiga's icon-oriented user in-
terface. The book is broken up into twelve
chapters and three appendices. The first
two chapters introduce you to Intuition
and describe what is being provided for
use by the programmer for creating an
'Intuitive" user interface. The remaining
chaptei-s describe the fundamental dis-
play components used by Intuition; how to
create and manipulate screens and win-
dows; how to create, define and utilize
Gadgets (they ai-e refeiTed to as "multi-
purpose input de\ices"); how to create and

install custom menus, menu items and
sub-items and how the user's selections
are transmitted to the program as well as
how to progj-am requesters (another form
of information/input device) and aleits
(which are described as "emergency com-
munications devices").

Aside from these display-oriented fea-
tures, this one also covers input and out-
put methods, keyboard and mouse ftinc-
tions, graphics flmctions including lines,
text and images. The book closes with a
discussion of style in an attempt to get
programmers to create programs that will
utilize similar fimctions, making it more
natural or "Intuitive" for the user of an
application.

The appendices include infoi*mation on
the various defaults assumed by the Intu-
ition librarj', the actual Macro or library
function calls and a list of internal proce-
dures for advanced prograramere.

Amiga Hardware Reference Manual

This manual describes the various
hardware aspects of the Amiga ( 1000 only
at the time of printingi, including the
68000 MPU and custom chips. There is
information that will introduce the simply
inquisitive person to the Amiga's hard-
ware and more advanced sections that de-
scrilje how each register entr\' effects the
system.

This edition is di%ided into eight chap-
ters and one appendix. The chapters are
divided into sections describing basic
hardware components and a survey of the
graphics and audio features, the various
custom chips, including the Copper and
Blitter chips and their respective program-
ming requirements as well as the hard-
ware used to control sprites, playfields,
audio, and various system interfaces.

The appendix is a complete listing, both
alphabetically and address- wise, of all of
the graphics and audio system registers
and the functions of their bits, a system
memoo' map, descriptions of interna! and
external connectors and specifications for
VEirious peripherals and the keyboard.

Amiga ROM Kernel Reference Manual:

Exec — m.%

Reviewed by Tim Jones

Ubraries and Devices — $3i.%

These two editions contain complete
listings of all the include files for C and
Assembly programmers as well as discus-
sions of iJie IFF standards and program-
ming examples in both C and Assembly
code. The data contained is designed to
augment what is discussed in the Intu-
ition and Hardware manuals. The pro-
gramming examples are well annotated
and make it easy for anyone f;uniliar with
either language to follow what is going on.

There is information on programming
devices such as the serial and parallel de-
vices, a complete and in-depth tutorial on
Amiga graphics, complete listing of the
library Macros, or fimctions, for Intuition
and the Exec and complete discussions of
the Exec's memory management, multi-
tasking and inter-task communication
functions.

/fl-s/rfc the Amiga
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Inside the Amiga takes much of the in-
formation in the Addison-Wesley books
and presents it in a much more novice-
fhendly environment. Of all of the
Amiga-related books that I own, this one
has l^een the most helpful in my limited
attempts at C programming,

Mr. Berry takes the reader on a very
well-planned trip through the Amiga and
gives very instructional examples of most
of the capabilities of the machine. He pre-
sents the reader with a series of fimctions,
or macros, that, once entered and com-
piled, may be added to other programs,
making it easier to get specific results
with less programming effort.

He has included introductory sections
that will introduce the "student" to var-
ious software components and specialized
Amiga-specific data types. There is com-
plete coverage of the display functions,
Process Control, AmigaDOS, Intuition,
Animation, Sound and Speech, and Disk
File L'O. Even though Mr Berry doesn't
cover the subjects as thoroughly as the
Addison-Wesley texts, his deliverj' is more
easily understood by someone who is not
familiar with the type of system program-
ming required by the Amiga.

If you have a knowledge of the C pro-
gramming language and are looking for
the best tutorial-based text available to

Continued on pg. 52

50 FEBRUARY 1988

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get you started with the Amiga, then In-
side the Ainiga is a must.

Progntmmer's (htidc to the Amiga
Rol)ert A. I'eck
Svbex, Inc.
S24.95

Robert Peck was the head of the Amiga
documentation team responsible for the
Addison-Wesley manuals mentioned
above. Programmer's Guide to the Amiga
picks up on points missed in Mr. Bern's
text. Mr. Peck takes the programmer to a
deeper level than Mr Berrv', so his book is
less oriented to the newcomer. If, however,
you are familiar with the Amiga and are
looking for a more advanced text , Pm-
gmmmers Guide to the Amiga is definite-
ly worth its cover price (and then somei.

From the basics of machine ftinctions
all the way through to the lowest level of
e\'ent trapping, Mr Peck has brought it
all into view for experienced program-
mers. There are examples that demon-
strate each point that he is trying to get
across, and each is written as a complete
module so that you can see exactly what is
being discussed.

In addition to the programming infor-
mation presented, Mr Peck also includes
a very complete guide to using the default
editor, Ed, that is included with the
Workbench disk and more complete infor-
mation on using the Amiga C compiler
(Lattice) and its linker

If you are a more advanced program-
mer looking for in-depth infoi-mation,
then Robert Peck's Programmer'^ Guide to
the Amiga is definitely for you.

Amiga Profframmer's llandfxxik

Second Edition
Eugene P. .Moilimore
SvIkx, Inc.
$24.9.1

With all of the books available on pro-

g]-amming the Amiga, it was only logical
that a book concerned with the syntax of
the Amiga libraiy function calls would be-
come available. In this ease, however, Mr,
Mortimore's book pi-eceded many of the
progi-amming books by many months.
The Anuga Pmgmmmer's HamUx)ok
has a complete breakdown of eveiy func-
tion or macro included in the Exec, Intu-
ition, Workbench, Layer and Graphics (di-
vided into three paits) libi-aries. The sec-
tions are sti-uctuiied alphabetically and in-
clude complete examples of what is
required to call the function macro, what,
if anything, it returns and full descrip-
tions of what the call will actually do.

There i.s al.so a discussion conceraing re-
lated functionsmacros where necessarv'.

The text is fijlly indexed and the infor-
mation is presented in a ver>' clear and
conci.se manner. In the first edition, there
were many typographical eiToi-s that
could lead to confusion, but the.se have all
been cleai^ up in the second edition.

If you are going to be doing any serious
programming on the Amiga, this text is a
must. It will save j'ou many hom-s of frus-
trating seaix:hing to find out just which
function is proper for yom- situation.

The Amif/alHiS Mamial
Second Edition
Comm(Kl(»re-.Amig;i, Int.
Bantimi Computer Books
$24.9.-)

When Addison-Wesley took over publi-
cation of the texts mentioned above, Ban-
tam got the rights to publish the com-
bined AmigaDOS manuals as one vol-
ume. The new text contains all of the in-
formation on AmigaDOS that was in the
three original AmigaDOS manuals —
User's Manual, Developer's Manual and
Technical Reference Manual.

The fin;t section is devoted to the expla-
nation of AmigaDOS from a user's point
of view. The CLI (Command Line Inter-
face! is discussed and examples are given
of the many commands available, Infor-
mation on ED and EDIT are also giv-
en in this section as well as a minimal in-
troduction to BATCH files.

Section two describes the various func-
tions available under AmigaDOS in a
manner very similar to that used by Mr
Mortimore in Amiga Programmer's
Handlxx^k. Each fimction is listed with
the sjTitax and calling requirements (in-
cluding stack data) and a description of
the function's usage and any related func-
tions. Also, the editors have included a
fiill description of the Amiga Macro As-
sembler and the Amiga Linker

hi section t%vo, they also cover the var-
ious methods of console input and output.
A full explanation of both CON: and
RAW: screen types is given with examples
that can be used straight fix)m the CLI
without the need to compile or link a
somice file.

In section three, the AmigaDOS Filing
System is fully discussed along with infor-
mation on using DiskEd, the disk editor
included in the developer s packages. The
section is broken into discussions of the
different disk block types, the different
"HUNK" types and the different file types
used by AmigaDOS,

Also, section three includes advanced

information for developers wishing to cre-
ate additional disk interfaces for Amiga-
DOS, non-DOS interfaces (additional ser-
ial or parallel ports, etc. ) or to use the
Amiga without the overhead of Intuition
and Workbench. This last section is some-
what sketchy and constantly refers the
reader to the ROM Kernel Manual
fRKM), so would not be of much help
without the RKM.

If you are going to be doing any pro-
gramming that involves AmigaDOS, you
will definitely need this book. Also, if you
are new to a D0S-t}T3e command en\iron-
ment, it is also suggested that you look
into this one for its introductory section.

The Amiga
.Michael Boom
Microsoft Press
S19.95

If you are new to the Amiga or are just
interested in reading about it before in-
vesting the full purchase price of the ma-
chine, then Michael Boom has the book
for you. The Amiga, subtitled "Images,
Sounds, and Animation on the Commo-
dore Amiga," is a verj' good place to look
for a complete description of the Amiga
1000 from opening the carton to using
such programs as DeluxePaint, Deluxe
Music Construction Set and DeluxeVideo
from Electronic Arts.

Mr, Boom gives a very complete intro-
duction to the operation of the Amiga, all
the way down to a fiall pictorial look at its
insides and a verj' instructional discussion
of how a video display works.

He includes chapters that describe the
commercial packages mentioned above as
well as chapters devoted to introducing
the reader to the full function abilities of
AraigaBASIC. He demonstrates how easy
it is the get this machine to do the many
fantastic things that it has become knovm
for. From sound and speech to animation
graphics, he devotes many chapters to
methods by which the reader can access
the power of the machine, either by com-
mercial program or simple AmigaBASIC
programming.

For the complete newcomer, The Amiga
can help bypass a lot of frustration while
making it fun to learn how to use his or
her Amiga.

Conclusion

As I said, this collection is not complete,
and will be updated from time to time. If
you know of a book that wasn't mentioned
here, which you feel deserves recognition
(either for good reasons or bad), dinp me a
line and I'll be sure to check into it for a
future installment. g

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ADVENTURE ROAD

An Ore's Night
Out

News and opinion from a leading
explorer of those fantasy realms
called adventure games.

Ever get tired of rescuing one fantasy
land after anotfier fix)m ores, evil wiz-
ards and other fiends? Then you'll appre-
ciate Firebird's latest import fix)m Eng-
land, which gives you a chance to doff
those do-gooder duds and don the foul-
smelling garb of a beady-eyed ore. For in
Knight Ore you view the world through
the beady eyes of Grindleguts, an ore
caught on the wrong side of the tracks.

This text and graphics tale is divided
into three sections. "Loosed Ore," the ini-
tial scenario, defies you to cross a chasm
and return to Ore Mountain. This is the
main puzzle, though you must unravel a
few others to obtain the items needed for
solving it. While searching the forests, a
castle and other areas, you'll meet a bevy
of characters — SjTionym the Wizard, the
Annihilator, a hermit, and many more —
all moving about independently, engaging
you and each other in conversation.

Their irreverent antics make this one of
the funniest games of the year. Often
you'll "hear" them in the distance whin-
ing, "Who took all the treasure?" or "How
can I get down the well?" Lampooning the
typical adventurer's obsession for trea-
sure, they scurry about seeking gold coins,
disks and similar items, even stealing
from one another and you. You won't get
any points for grabbing ti^easure and are
much more likely to get killed if you get
into a fight over loot. Since the locals will
attack if they realize you're an ore, you've
got to concentrate on escape, not getting
rich quick.

The characters play a more important
part in the next t^vo sections, "A Kind of
Magic" and "Hordes of the Mountain
King," which cannot be played until
you've completed the first two. In order to
finish these scenarios (you can move back
and forth between them), you need the as-
sistance of certain characters. You earn
points for recruiting them (top score is a
whopping 1,000) and for learning each of
21 magic spells, which come in handy in
dealing with people and monsters. As in
Maniac Mansion, some puzzles require
several characters working in unison. To

by Shay Addams

have them do your bidding, you can issue
orders that may consist of full sentences
containing direct objects and prepositions.

The 1,000- word parser facilitates a
number of unusual actions. You can tell
Fungus to "Wait three turns, go to the
oak, get the sovereign, find me." Next you
might have Odin "Go to the cord, get it,
find Fungus, give the cord to Fungus, find
Kris, kill him." This is extraordinary
parsing. Though some Infocom games al-
low you to go directly to a location by typ-
ing "Go to room name," the Infocom
parser doesn't let you go to an object — yet
this one enables you to do so even if the
item is being carried around by another
character!

Amiga-using ores will find other sur-
prising features. You can type "Oops" and
undo your previous action, even if it killed
you; this may be repeated to step back
move-by-move through the game. You'll
marvel at another time-saving innova-
tion: at any point you may "RAM save"
your position, then "RAM restore" it
much faster than by restoring a game
saved to disk (an option that's still avail-
able). There is no waiting for disk access
when new text is displayed on the Amiga
version, and little on the 64. (Graphics
may be turned off to speed up the game
even more.) The disk is not protected, so
you can make back-ups of the program.
Now and then it asks for a word fh)m a 30-
page novelette (also hilarious) included in
the manual.

Illustrations are quickly painted in a
hazy, watercolor stjie and may be pulled
up and down with a joystick or mouse and
a cursor that looks like a little wizard. The
style is original, but not one I'd like to see
again. Armed with the smartest parser of
the year, Knight Ore presents an enter-
taining bit of role-reversal suitable for

fans of text-only and graphics adven-
tures, but those who like puzzles centered
on character interaction as well as object
manipulation will have the most fun.

Another recent Firebird import, Guild
of Thieves is Magnetic Scrolls' follow-up to
The Pawn. Set in the familiar land of Ker-
o\Tiia, this one also casts you in the role of
anti-hero, an apprentice thief who must
rob the Keroi.'nian Bank, a castle and the
nearby village in order to qualify for
membership in the Thieves' Guild. The
same fine graphics style, well-written text
and excellent parser make this a highly
recommended sequel that's available for
the 64 and the Amiga.

Phantasie III, Amiga-style

Though I completed the 64 version of
Phantasie III, the Amiga conversion's
stunning graphics nearly seduced me into
playing this hack and slasher all the way
through again just to see more of the intri-
cately-illustrated landscape. Numerous
enhancements make this a far better fan-
tasy. You can use keyboard, mouse or pull-
down menus to enter stores, conduct
transactions and participate in other ac-
tivities. The Wilderness area now scrolls
when you reach the edge, instead of being
displayed one section at a time. Tbwns are
depicted with fiiU-screen illustrations.

A new layout is used to show your par-
ty's character stats during combat, and
your team and the monsters are repre-
sented with precision-detailed and well-
animated figures. When a party member
is killed, an ornate cross-shaped tomb-
stone replaces his figure. Sound effects in-
clude the whooshing of swords and music
that accompanies spellcasting. One thing
that drove me crazv' in the original game
was that it wouldn't tell me a character
was carrying the maximum of nine items

54 FEBRUARY 1988

Adventure Road-

until after I had already tried to give him
something. Now the display tells you if a
character has nine items. The progi-am
also permits you to save the status of sev-
eral dungeons instead of just one, and it is
super-fast in all respects.

For Amiga o\\Tiers who missed earlier
reviews. Phantasie III: Wrath ofNibade-
mus enables you to use charactere created
in Phantasie I or roll up six new ones, then
send them across the continent of Scandor
and on to the nethenvorld to vanquish the
evil Nikademus. (Phantasie I! has not
been converted for the Amiga. ) The com-
bat system adds damage to body parts
(legs, head, etc.) to the traditional system
of hit points. Author Winston Douglas
Wood emphasized combat o\'er puzzles,
which are in short supply. When you final-
ly track down Nik, you can either join him
and fight on the side of evil in the ulti-
mate battle or wage waj" against an anny
of monstere. It's possible to win either way,
but easier if you fight him. [Editor's note:
See the full review o/"Phantasie I and JE
in the Amiga Software Review section.!

Like Phantasie III. Infocom's Nord and
Bert is also short on puzzles. It's a collec-
tion of eight mini-stories that ai-en't really
adventures at all. Instead, you score

];n)inl.^ llinjugh successful woi^d-play, using
homonyms (words spelled and pronounced
alike but with different meanings), spoon-
erisms ( when you transpose woi"d
sounds, such as "lunching mobster" and
"munching lobster") and limericks. Upon
discovering a book of riddles and a pile of
burning foam, for example, you have to
"riddle while foam bmns." There are a few
traditional logic-puzzles involving objects,
but not enough in this lightweight game
to satisfy hard-core adventm'ere. A status
bai' at the top shows yom- cmi^nt location
and where you can go from there, so you
really don't have to draw a map. Direc-
tions such as east and up are unnecessaiy,
for you just type in the name of the de-
sired location to reach it. Nord and Bert
offers built-in Invisi-Clues, accessed by
special menus that appear when you t^^pe
"hint." These aspects make Nord and Bert
more appealing to novices, but I can only
recommend it to those who enjoy woi'd
games and have a waiped sense of humor.

What? Me Goof?

Several people wrote in to point out a
variety of enxjrs in a feature I did on role-
playing games a few issues ago. How
could an "expert" confltse the villain in
Shard of Spring fSiriadne) with the evil

wizai-d in Ring.'i nfZilfin (Lord Dragosi,
among other mistakes, you may wonder.
As a professional writer. I could easily
d]-eam up an excuse for these mistakes,
but I'd feel much better by telling you the
truth: an ore ate my notes. Actually, that's
not quite true. How about this: I was play-
ing so many adventures at the time that I
contracted a rare disease — Dungeon
Dyslexia — that causes a person to trans-
pose evil wi?iii'ds fiiom one fantasy with
those from another.

Still not buying it? Well, the last one is
actually close to the tmth. which is that
while \sTiting the story I was also complet-
ing a book that required plajdng 52 ad-
ventures through to their conclusions in a
matter of months. By focusing so intense-
ly to maintain accm'acy in a collection of
game solutions, I strained my meager
brain (I'm due for an upgi*ade later this
week), and a few bits of data got scram-
bled in the article, which 1 didn't spend as
much time fine-tuning as I usually do. (I
was so busy, in fact, that I shouldn't have
even accepted the assignment. Note pre-
\ious remark on adventurers' obsession
with treasm'e and gold. ) Now that I've
been made aware of my limitations in this
regard, you can rest assui-ed I'll never
make another mistak. n

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COIVIMODORE M/CAZINE 55

TECHNICAL TIPS"

by John lovine

Interfacing
Commodore's User
Port, Part 6

Building a Digital Camera, Part 2
(cont'd)

In oui- January' issue, we ran the 64 listings for this article.
Following is the 128 vereion we promised for this month.

Progi'am Operation

Type in the programs for your computer. TMce care in saving
the progi-ams under the proper names. This is essential for the
main progi'am to load the camera programs into memory and
return.

After you have typed and saved the progi'ams, load and i-un
the main progi-am. At the menu prompt choose item 2: "load the
b/w camera." The computer will then load the b'w program and
return to the main program. Then start the camera, item 7.
Aftfir you're satisfied with the b/w camera pictm-e, return to the
main menu by pressing the "R" key. Once there, load the grey
scale camera, item 3, then start it ranning. Return to the main
menu by pressing "R" again. Nov\' this vsill take longer to hap-
pen because the keyboard is only checked once per screen scan.
Once you're back at the main menu choose the gi-ay timing op-
tion 5. Change the timing to 50, 60, and 70. The program auto-
matically returns to the main menu. Restait the camera. Notice
the changes the timing has on the digital camera picture. Re-
tmn to the main menu again and chose the coloration option 6.
The sub-menu lists all color codes as you are prompted for the
coloration of each scan. Choose whatever colore you like, the pro-
gram will return automatically after all youi' choices dxt en-

Ikicifc ivpinji ihis prodram. read "Mow to Enlcr I'rogrjms and "How to I sc the Magazine
KntiT Pronram."

128 B/U' Cam

5 TRAP 200'BDEE

10 PRINT" (CLEAR) POKING -";'BBGA
P=5039: REM $13AF (END AT
5541/$15A5) 'CDBF

READ A$:IF A$="END"THEN 100'EIRD
PRINT" [H0ME,RIGHT12] "P; ' BCVC
B=DEC(A$) :POKE P ,B : T=T+B : P=P+1
:GOTO 30'IUXL

IF T057222 THEN PRINT"MISTAKE IN

DATA -> CHECK DATA STATEMENTS"

:END'GHCK

PRINT: PRINT: PRINT" LOAD

SUCCESSFUL. . ."'DCAE

PRINT" [SPACE4] RETURNING TO MAIN

MENU"'BAUF

FOR T=l TO 500:NEXT'EGWC

CLR'BAFA

LOAD" 128 MAIN PR0G",8'BCHF

PRINT:PRINT"DATA ERROR IN LINE";

1 000+ INT ( (P-50 39)/8) :END'HRPI

1000 DATA 00,04,03,07,08,0C,0B,0F'BXIX

1001 DATA 10,14,13,17,18,1C,1B,1F'BXQY

1002 DATA 20,24,23,27,28,2C,2B,2F'BXyA

20

30
40
50

100

120

130

140
150
160
200

tered. Restart the camera, if you find you don't like the colore or
wish to change them simply return to the main menu as before
and change them.

I left an open vector line in 1000 for sub-programs that you
may want to add for pattern recognition and so forth.

Commodore 128 Program Listings

The 128 IMain Program is very similiar to the 64 Main Program.
Simply follow these three steps to convert the 64 listing to the
128 version:
IJ Delete lines 30, 100 and 802

2) Change the follo\ving lines:

20 POKE 54,48:P0KE 58,48:CLR

:REM PROTECT CAP'EXCG
520 G=PEEK(5461) 'CHTD
804 POKE 2604,G:GOTO 1000'CLOJ

3) Add the foUovring lines:

262 POKE 212,88:POKE 208,0'CMRH

301 LOAD"128 B/W CAM",8'BCPB

401 L0AD"128 GRAY CAM",a'BCXC

507 G=PEEK(5461) 'CHTI

510 POKE 5461,G'BGRB

606 J=PEEK(5456) :K=PEEK(5772)

:L=PEEK(5804) 'GXEP
617 POKE 5456,J:POKE 5772, K

:POKE 5804,L'DUYO

800 PRINT" [CLEAR] " : G=PEEK { 2604 )
:POKE 2604, {PEEK(2604) AND
240)+12'HCMM

801 FOR L=55296 TO 56295:POKE L,B:NEXT
:SYS 5120'GVGL

Once these changes are made, resave the program as "128 Main
Prog".

1003

DATA

30

,34

1004

DATA

40

,00

1005

DATA

4C

,0C

1006

DATA

53

,13

1007

DATA

5B

,1B

1008

DATA

63

,23

1009

DATA

6B

r2B

1010

DATA

00

AD

1011

DATA

FF

r8D

1012

DATA

02

,DC

1013

DATA

00

DC

1014

DATA

DC

,8C

1015

DATA

DC

rCa

1016

DATA

8D

,00

1017

DATA

EA

rA0

1018

DATA

00

,DC

1019

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10,54,14'BXLD
18,5C,1C'BXZE
20,64,24'BXRF
28,6C,2C'BXHG
30,73,33'BXXH
50,13,A9 'BXRY
A9,0B,8D'BXDA
00,DC,8D'BXGB
0B,8D,00'BXEC
09,8D,00'BXVD
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A9,0B,8D'BXWG
8D,01,DD'BXEH
A9,01,8D'BXII
09,80,8D'BXEA
A9,08,8D'BXIB
00,DC,E8 'BXVC
00,C8,C0'BXOD
85,FA,85'BXBE
4C,44,15'BXMF
A9,0B,8D'BXWG
8D,01,DD'BXPH

Continued on pg. 58

56 FEBRUARY 1988

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radar and ultra long-rah
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Lynx or Seasprite helicopters for remote
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weapon systems include Phalanx
auto-cannons, Harpoons, Exocets and
Tomahawk cruisemissl'"

EVERY OTHER NAVAL SIMULATION IS HISTORY.

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H_ I nii>ii*ij Bun ond nlmm la
nr I arnid Fovt attaoR arafi.

m 10 individual mi

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the bridge of any vessel or the cockpit
of any helicopter.

A'-

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LUC!

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Gam^S'

I Katta ' n . .lortB

Configure your task force from a dozen
different classes of vessels. Like
Spruance destroyers, Ticonderoga
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frigates. Deploy up to 16 vessels in
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ELECTRONIC ARTS'

echnical Tips/User Port, Part 6

Continued from pg. 56

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END'BYRG IHO

128 Gray Cam

5 TRAP 200'BDEE

10 PRINT" [CLEAR] POKING ~";'BBGA

20 P=5039: REM $13AF (END AT

5858/$16E2) 'CDOF
30 READ A$:IF AS="END"THEN 100 'BIRD
40 PRINT" [H0ME,RIGHT12] "P; ' BCVC
50 B=DEC(A$) :POKE P , B : T=T+B : P=P+ 1

:GOTO 30'IUXL
100 IF TO94302 THEN PRINT"MISTAKE IN

DATA -> CHECK DATA STATEMENTS"

lEND'GHCK
110 PRINT" [HOME) "; 'BBFV
120 PRINT:PRINT:PRINT"LOAD

SUCCESSFUL. . ."'DCAE
130 PRINT" [SPACE4] RETURNING TO MAIN

MENU"'BAUF
140 FOR T=l TO 500:NEXT'EGWC
150 CLR'BAFA

160 LOAD" 128 MAIN PR0G",8'BCHF
200 PRINT:PRINT"DATA ERROR IN LINE";

1000+INT( (P-5039)/8) :END'HRPI

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58 FEBRUARY 1988

CAUFORMA games:

TgTT«( :kCW l^r'J^I*]ir%Z :i

SnTE OF INTENSITY

TT

BMX When ivheeiu'.'mn ihv breakfasi
of rhnmpions. And eivryoiiL' else eats dirt.

Shhiri thf txmniH-atk obatack course
on ivUcr skates.

fit aMbeach blanket bingo.
These are radi-
cal games. Games
that take the
honorable
tradition of
Summer
Games" I arid
II, Winter Games',' and World
Games^ wax it down and load
it on the roof.

Try shredding the face of a
totally tubular wave. Join the
airforce in a BMX bike race.
Screech around on skates
and then rocket off the
skateboard ramp.

"feu'U be playing
for sponsors like
' Ocean Pacific, NHS
i Santa Cniz, CASIO, Costa
: Del Mar, Kawasaki, and
i Spinjammer. Fer trophies
j and an overall championship.
i So get air. Go crazy caufornia games by i
\ Welcome to the state
: of California.

■ Cnmmidorc64ll28.Apf!i-ll&Cmi!pnlMcs. IBM &Compa!ibks, Amiga

SEE GAME BOX FOR DETAILS ON INSTANT WINNER CONTEST

Sur/iiig A sjKi-t mvenled b^

Imlj'-ftiliidBantais with a fondness for ■

ripping, grinding, and slindding

Technical Tips/User Port, Part 6"

I Continued frnm j)g.
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58

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46'BXQG
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61'BXUK
42'BXDL
00'BXPM
28'BXNN
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15 'BXQM
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CA'BXUH
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15'BXBJ
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CA'BXUL
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16'BXGQ
50'BXFY
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fND

Rush "n Attack/Yie Ar Kung-Fu

Continued from pg. 20

creasing strength have been incoiTwrated.
But this game assumes its own flavor by
hastening the tempo of the on-screen con-
flicts, presenting a contest where reflex re-
actions take precedence ovei- strategic
planning. In Yie Ar Kung-Fu, he who
hesitates will lose.

Your joystick-controlled character is Oo-
long. He is on a personal quest to attain
the immortal gior\' of the Kung-Fu Grand
Master, a level of martial arts adeptness
that requires training, tenacity and above
all, speed. Youi* opponents aiB a deadly
cast who will use e\'en' imaginable kick,
punch and weapon combination to cut you
down. If you're not familiar with such le-
thal fighting implements as the nun-
chaka, bo, tonfun and shuriken, tiien a
rude lesson awaits you. for your challeng-
ers will be happy to resort to all kinds of
sticks and stones to break your bones.

lb move into an offensive stance. Oo-
long can jump, duck or walk left or right.
Once wiihin stiiking distance, he has ten
attack moves at his disposal, like flying
kicks, leg sweeps and lunge punches, all of
which are initiated by a joystick lug or
joystickfire button combination. Again I
will note that speed is the key to success
in this game, but one should not underes-

timate the imix)itance of u])pn)aL-hing
each match with a premeditiited plan of
attack. Although the opponents wilt be-
come more skilled as the rounds pragi^ss,
each enemy fighter does ha\'e his own
built-in weakness-an individual flaw
which can be exploited if spotted. Even in
defeat, if a player can find this soft spot,
then he has uncovered a necessaiy secret
to advancement, a revelation that will
only make him hit the reset button that
much quicker

YicAr Kung-Fu certainly delivers some
genuine arcade kicks, but with all the
competition for martial ai1s thrills the.se
days, it would have been tough for this
late anival to have sunived on its own.
Offered as a flip side extra, how-ever, it
presents Konami with an attractive two-
for-one package, granting consumere ac-
cess to an excellent challenge that they
might have othenvise overlooked.

Before I close, if 1 could have a moment
to step up on my soapbox, 1 would like to
point out the one disappointment I have
with this package: an annoyance that
happens to touch the nen'e of my pet
peeve. If a potential customer walked into
a software dealership to browse around
and w'as interested enough in this Kon-
ami product to pull it off the shelf for ftn--

ther examination, then the man'elously
detailed, high-res sciieen repre.sentations
on the box's back would surely draw some
positive attention. There are foui- different
shots shown, each a stunning example of
graphic excellence. Unfortunately, what
you see is not what you get. The game
screens that the package presents ai'e not
from the Commodore version of the con-
test at all. but rather are unlabeled photos
of screens taken dii^ly hvm its coin-op
predecessor No wonder they're so impres-
si\'e! Yet now-here inside or outside the box
is this fact noted. In fairness to Konami,
they are not the onh- softwai-e publisher
guilty of this practice. But it's a bad habit
to pick up, especially for a relati\'e new-
comer who is trjing to build audience
ti-ust, and it can turn out to be self defeat-
ing as well, since the visuals in the Com-
modore version, which are good to begin
with, inevitably pale when placed next to
the graphics of a more powei-ful machine.
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Bob Baker.

In the past I've talked about the on-line
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hints thrown in from time to time. Well
after the tutorial on the message board
editor back in the December column, a
few people were asking about the E-Mail
editor, IJnfortunately, the editor used for
entering your E-Mail messages is no-
where near as sophisticated as the mes-
sage board editor. Hopefully, a later gen-
eration of Q-Link software will provide us
with something much nicer

For now, when you're entering E-Mail
messages you actually only have editing
capabilities within the current line that is
still in the input buffer. The input buffer is
the single line that appears at the bottom
of your screen. Once you press the RE-
TURN key, that line is entei-ed in the
message and cannot be touched again. If
you notice a mistake in a previous line,
the only thing you can do is add a short
comment to point out the correction. I
usually do this in parenthesis to separate
it from the normal tejd:.

While there is text in your input buffer,
you can always use the cursor key to re-
turn anywhere in the tine to replace or in-
sert text. You can also use the DEL key to
remove the last typed character as well. If
you position the cursor back within the
text, any new characters you enter will
overwrite the existing text fkim that
point. This is different fit)m the normal in-
sert mode of the message board editor,
where new text is inserted at the cui-sor
position and the text that follows is moved
down and kept intact.

If you want to insert text somewhere
back in the middle of existing text, you
have to use the INSERT key to make
room for the new characters before they're
entered. If you try to insert too many char-
acters, the right end of the message will
stop moving when it gets to the end of the
input buffer line. The only solution is to
either type over the remaining pait of the
hne, or go to the end of the line and delete
enough characters to make the text fit.

If things look hopeless, you can always
press the CLR/HO^IE key and erase the
entire input buffer line with one stroke.

by Robert W. Baker

Then simply enter the new text as desii'ed.

When entering your message, keep in
mind that you ai'e limited to a small num-
ber of lines in each message. It's not al-
ways a good idea to space out lines if you
know before-hand that youi' message will
be long. Fyou i-un out of itwm, you can al-
ways continue youi- text in a follow-up
message. The only real problem is that
you do not get any warning before you
reach the maximum limit. At that point
it's too late to add a continuation message;
you'll just have to handle it in the next
message.

Just be careful not to press the RE-
TURN key too hard or hit it more than
once as you type in youi' message. Enter-
ing a RETURN without any text in the
input buffer temiinates your message. If
this happens by accident, don't panic.
Simply start another message to the same
person and continue where your text left
off. The messages will show up as sepai-ate
messages, but they should be received
right behind each other. Hopefully this
shouldn't be a problem for the person re-
ceiving the message.

On the receiving end, if you get a mes-
sage that appears to be cut off in the mid-
dle of a thought, go back up to the top of
the message and jot down the user id of
the pei'son the message is livm. Then can-
cel that message by pressing the F5 key,
and read the next waiting E-Mail mes-
sage. It may be a continuation of the pre-
vious message, and you can answer that
message when done reading it.

The reason I suggested wi-iting down
the user id of the first message, was just in
case there is no following message fi"om
the same user. You'll at least have their
user id and can generate a response mes-
sage to let them know you didn't receive a
complete message.

lb answer an E-Mail message is really
simple, you don't even have to remember
the user id if answering a messiige just re-
ceived. While the message is displayed on
your screen, just press F7. A short two-line
menu will appear that allows you to di-
rectly answer the current message or save
that message onto disk. The normal F3
featui"e for saving text to disk elsewhere
on the system does not fimction when pro- '
cessing E-Mail.

WTien you use this method of answering
a message, you don't have to enter any-
thing other than the desired text. The
user id is entered automatically for you by
the system. If you need to send more than
one message to that user, you am use the
same option over and over again to send
any number of response messages to the
currently displayed E-Mail message. The
options of answering or saving to disk will
always be available until you go back and
delete the displayed message using the F5
key when the message is displayed.

Well, enough about E-Mail and editors.
I think we've pretty much beat these to-
pics to death by now, so how about a look
at some of the services added to Q-Link in
past months — the On-line Librsuian and
the TVade Plus Investment Senice.

The On-line Librarian was added to the
LeaiTiing Center this past fall. The Li-
brarian staff will attempt to provide an-
swers to reference questions on all sorts of
topics posted on the "Ask the Libraiian"
message board. Answere will usually be
posted within 48 hours, Monday through
Friday. If you have a private question, you
can ask your question via E-Mail to
QLibrajian instead.

ff you're looking for a good book or need
help with a question for a school report,
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Contiinit'd <m pji. 93

62 FEBRUARY 1988

An open letter to

the readers of Commodore

Richard Olsen

President: The Ennon Corporation

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Continued from pf;. 18
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would set up for text color 2, background color 1, bold and italics.

Steve Mitchum
FPO New York. NY

[I have edited out some of the sequences that had limited useful-
ness in a standard CON: type ofendronment. These included
cursor positioni)ig and line editing sequences. We may take a look
at them later. — tajj

Hard DiskAVorkljench Tune Up: Here's a tip that will dramati-
cally speed up hard drive access times if you are a Workbench
user. Since the Workbench handler examines evety filf in a di-
rector' for INFO files, I suggest that you keep the number of
non-dii-ectoiy files in your root dii-ectoiy to a minimum. In fact. I
have eliminated all files in my i-oot directoiy with the exception
of my directory ESTO fdes and now regain control alter opening
the disk at the nwt level in under two seconds. All that is re-
quii-ed is that you set up Sub-Directories for all ol'your working
files. I have 28 sub-dii-ectories on my disk cun-ently, and many
of them have sub-dii-ectories within them. If you need to have
the ability to use files in more than one sub-dii-ectoiy at a time,
you can always compensate by using the PATH command.

Anonymous by ivquest

[I tried this with an incredible dijfeivnce in access time, 1 was no-
torious for ALL of my files being in the ROOT. Tm very familiar
with the MAKEDIR command now! — taj]

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out in the public domain, it's called "MRBackup" and seems to
work nicely. For those who are using a jhO; hard disk (Tliat's a
haixi disk in a SideCai-), too bad. MRBackup will only work with
devices dhO: through dh9:. The solution is to assign dhO: to jhO:
(fiTomtheCLIl like this:

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Commodore

SlowMemLast Fii-st: If you have an Amiga 500 or 2000 with ex-
tra memory (over one meg) here's a hot tipl Add a call to the
"SlowMemLast" in your staitup-sequence. The upper 512K that
comes with your 2000 or added to the 500 (with the A501 ) is con-
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ory runs as slow as CHIP RAM, and since it configures at
$COOO0O, it is on the top of the available memoiy stack. Wlien
programs load into FAST RAM (The default on an Amiga) it
fills up this SLOW-FAST RAM fir.st. Wliat the Commodore-sup-
plied program SlowMemLast does is rean-ange the available
memory stack so this SLOW-FAST RAM is used last, only after
all other FAST expansion RAM has been used.

Dan Schein
Commodore

64 FEBRUARY 1988

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Compiled by Louis F. Sander' f

As Commodore users, we have access to the world's
largest and best assortment of commercial game
programs. In August, this magazine's "Tips & Tricks^'
section featured 25 hints for conquering some of that

•iecause so many progi-ams are involved, these tips have not

I ) had om- noi-mal extensive testing — they're presented just

as the readere submitted them.

When pondering some of the more "unusual" (cowardly? I
ways of prolonging play or achie\-ing higher scores, please also
ponder these famous and time-tested words: "He who fights and
runs away, lives to fight another day!"

Aliens: 1^ get past the Alien Queen on the Newt Rescue Race,
just turn to the right and fire. When the queen turns right to
protect her eggs, run upward while still firing. This will take at
least 22 rounds.
Robert Grzesek
Diamond Bar. Cdlifomia

Aliens: Here's a list of some useful codes:

To land the ship

2727H

Tb get to the flame thrower

1506E

To get to the air \'ents

2761G

Ripley to rescue Nevrt

7128E

Fighting alien in ship

7103F

Michael McDermott

Tucson. Arizona

Aliens: Simultaneously pressing "P", "Cu ",

"*" and REST(

will advance you to the next sci-een.

Myung Pack

Portland, Oregon

Alternate Reality: \\Tien you stall a new character, attack only
the evil creatures in a city (if you attack the good, they'll soon
become your enemies). From morning to evening, youi' usual
enemies are muggei-s imd thie\'es. The evil creatures usually
come out at night or when it is niining. WTien you're weak,
check into an inn to restore your hit points. Bewai-e of poison
and disease from potions of the evil creature's. Poison gi'adually
di-ains your hit points and disease drains your character stats.
Robert'Wu
Monterey Park. California

66 FEBRUARY 1988

exciting software. You responded so enthusiastically
that we had to print even more. So here, in alphabetical
order, is the world's largest and best compendium of
game-playing and game-beating tips,

Alternate Reality: The grid begins in the bottom left-hand cor-
ner of the map, at IN, IE. It moves up for north and to the right
for east. Here are the cooiTdinates of all the guilds: 35N,44E;
4SN,19E: 5N,3E: 43N,12E: 15N,48E: 22N,34E: 12N,28E:
60N.51E: 50N,62E; 50N,58E: 15N,6E; 3N,56E. Beware of
Death Traps at 5N,42E and 7N,48E. The Alpha Omega Healer
isat21N.5E.

The game doesn't decide what a potion is until it is unsealed,
so save a character to two disks (character disk #1 and backup
disk #2 1 when he has thiiee or more potions. Each time you load
the character, he v\ill have different potions. If you don't like the
potions, backup the disks until they suit you.

If you're out of money and low on hit points, head for the
North City wall in the NW quadrant. The water is fiiee,
and water and food packets don't come any cheaper
Mike Filloon
Bis/narck. North Dakota

Attack of the Mutant Camels: My niece and
nephew discovered an interesting way to beat this
game. While one plays, the other holds down the
cursor light key until the player is in serious
danger of losing a life. A quick tap or two
at the F3 kej' will usually advance the
game to the next level, often giving bonus
points or an extra life.

Sii.san A. Juliano "^

Ripley. New York

Attack of the Mutant Camels: Tb skip

zones in this difficult game, simultaneouslv hold down
the SHIFT and COMMODORE keys. While they are down,
also depress STOP, While still holding the previous three, press
CONTROL. The game will infoi-m you that the zone has been
cleaiied, and you'll move up to the next one.
Robert Roiimky
Duluth. Minnesota

"F^-i

AutoDuel: If your car is stopped when driving to a city, but the

driver isn't killed, save and quit the game. When you re-boot,

your car will be in the last city you were in. Now you can fix the

car without losing it, or, if you must, you can sell it at the salvage

yard.

Troy Nesfeder

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

AutoDuel: If your power plant or weapons are destroyed in the
middle of an Arena Battle, save your game by pressing "Q" for
Quit. When you resume the game, youll be at the truck .stop of
your city, with your car in the condition it was when you quit.
Carl Prkhard
Address Unknown

Altec: You can begin the game near the idol if you follow these
steps; At the game's start, go completely over to the left wall
without touching it, then drop a piece of d\Tiamite. Climb
dowTi the stairs and place a stick of dvTiamite by the left wall
Walk through the hole made in the wall by the previous .step.
The idol will be somewhere nearby on your level. You may find
it useful to get a machete or extra dj-namite before starting this
procedure.
Kevin Swanson
Glen Burnie, Maryland

Beach Head: When the computer
asks you for a skill level and number of
players, wait for about 30 seconds mthout touching
the keyboard or joystick. The computer will stait playing by it-
self in a demonstration mode. Let it play until it reaches the
screen you want to tr>', then take control by moving the joystick.
Stephen Bertrand
PotUihoro, Texas

Beach Head : When it's time to set your skill level, press the let-
ter "F' instead of selecting a level. You'll get a special screen for
setting the sound filter settings, which you change by using the
function keys. By creative experimentation you can change
from verj' high rifle shot sounds to an almost inaudible low-level
rumble.
Stephen Legate
Address Unknown

The Bard's Tale II: Always complete all se\en le\els for your
magic user, then copy your magic user to a backup disk. You'll
soon have an army of magic users on that disk. Be sure to keep
changing the magic user's name or he won't save. When your
party has to open a chest, always have a member number 4-7
open it, since they cannot be hurt like 0-4 members.
Troy Nesfeder
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

The Bard's Tale II: lb get a lot of experience points, advance a
conjurer to spell level four. Then summon four wolves and re-
move all but one chai-acter. Go into the wilderness, find a build-
ing and repeatedly enter and leave it. You'll find lots of monsters
to battle, more gold, and lots of experience points for your char-
acter. Let the wolves do all the work.
Allen Morano
Address Unknown

The Bard's Tale II: You don't have to pass the battle test in Dar-

goth's Tbwer to receive the Sword of Zar. Just go to the Maze of

Dread and telepoit to 15 North and 10 East. The answer to the

riddle is RED spelled backwards.

7>w Nies

Mandan, South Dakota

The Bard's Tale II: In any dungeon, you can avoid encountering
monsters by remo%'ing the Dungeon disk and inserting the Boot
disk. This is very useful when you're mapping a difficult dun-
geon level.
Eric Blais
Quebec, Canada

Beach Head: On the fourth boai-d, when you shoot a tower, a
score will appear. For big points, keep shooting at the score it-
self especially on the mo\'ing towers.
Michael Baumgart
Address Unknown

Beach Head: During the stage when you are shooting down air-
planes, a small blimp floats by even' once in a while. Get your
ammunition meter all the way full, then shoot down the blimp
and keep the fire button depressed. You'll get 2000 points each
time you hit the exploded blimp. It will disappear after a second
or so, but Fve gotten as manj' as 40,000 points per blimp. iThis
principle is reported to work with other targets in Beach Head
as well. Ed.)
-Joby Taylor
Amarillo. Texas

Beyond Castle Wolfenstein: If you get killed, caught or blown
up, but don't want to start over, just wait for the gi'av screen to
appear then hit RUN-STOP and RESTORE. Then type RUN
and press RETURN. Be ready to go with your joystick, because
you'll be put right back into the action before your ti'agedy took
place.

Jayson Olson
Address Unknown

Beyond Forbidden Forest: It is safer to keep moving when bat-
tling the worms (Vermes). WTien battling the Megatherium,
move left to right, shooting him the second you see him.
JeffLohmeier
Femdale, Michigan

68 FEBRUARY 1988

Blue Mnx: This is one of the more difficult games for tlie 64. If

you hit as many special tai-gets as you can. whatever the cost.

you'll acl\'ance to the higher levels more quickly.

Stephen U'f^ate

Los Alamos, New Mexico

Bop "N Wrestle; Walk right up to your opponent, gi-ab him and

give him a head butt. WTiile he's staggering, give him a quick

kick and do it again. Repeat this until his energ}''s depleted then

give him the finishing move of vour choice.

Chris A. Bonk

Gknavon . Saskatclwwan

Canada

Boulderdash: For immunity from Flies, enter POKE 29004.96.
For unlimited time. POKE 29885.96. For an unlimited number
of lives. POKE 35589.96. Start the game with SYS 36431.
Lucy S. Terrier
Alton, Illinois

Bounty Bob Strikes Back: On level one after collecting the
flower pot, press F7 to warp to level seven. On level five after col-
lecting the coffee pot, press F7 to warp to level eight. You can
continue this after every fourth level.
Ernest Bonhomme
New York, New York

Championship Baseball; Can you imagine a game with 20 runs
and only five hits? When you ha\'e men on base and the comput-
er's pitcher is winding up, just fiieeze the game with the F5 key.
Then you're free to walk your ninners in to score, without any-
body to stop you! lb resume iionnal play, just pa-.ss the F7 key.
Robert Wu
Monterey Park, California

Colonial Conquest; Russia's armies are extremely cheap, and
you'll be able to conquer a lot of land with them alone.
Lance Gater
Trenton, New Jersey

Commando; WTien you get to the end of the thiitl level, stay
next to the side of the door and siait firing towaitl the door. Any-
body who comes thix)Ugh that door wilt be instantly destroyed.
Myong Paek
Portland. Oregon

Commando: At the end of the fii-st level, open the doore. stand
at the comer of the right door, face left and open fire. You'll com-
plete the level safely and easil\'. For the third level, gi-enade the
top two men in the forti^ss, stand at the comer of the right \sall,
face left and fire continually. You'll win the game every time.
Nathan Gibbs
Feniandina Beach, Florida

Bruce Lee: In the first room with the red background, there's an
orange spot between the explosive and the black box on the ceil-
ing. Jump on it and you will be safe fixim anything.
Marshall Evans
Address Unknown

Bruce Lee: You can get points veiy quickly by dropjiing on top
of the black Ninja several times in succession.
Chrin Beyer
Address Unknown

Castle Wolfenstein: For a miraculous escape, maneuver youi--
self to the bottom of the sci-een and unplug yourjo}'stick. Plug
yoiu- paddles into Port 2 and press both buttons simultaneously.
The screen will change to a castle and drawbridge with a fijll
moon, and you will be outside! It works eveiy time.
J. P. Julian
Address Unknown

Castle Wolfenstein: When your man dies or is caught, or if you
want to reset a room, just hit RUN STOP and RESTORE simul-
taneously. When the screen clears and the READY prompt ap-
pears, quickly tyiJe SYS 2068 and press RETURN. You'll be
back in the same room, but alive.
Sander Hicks
Falls Church. Virginia

Castles of Doctor Creep; You'\'e no doubt heai-d the soundti-ack
in the demo mode of this game, but did you know there are eight
more songs on the disk? To hear them, start a game then end it.
(The quickest w-ay is to hit RESTORE while the map screen is
up). The demo mode will stait again, but this time it will load
the ne.xt song. Just keep up this piiocess to hear them all.
Jon Desak
Monessen, Pennsvlvania

Conan: On the firet level do not kill the bat. Climb to the very
top on the right side and jump in the ti-ee. Run and jump against
the castle, walk all the way riglit and pull down. This will give
you an cxti'a man.
Nathan Gibbs
Feniandina Beach, Florida

Decathlon; You cramp-handed iimnei-s of the 1500 metei-s need
woiry no more. You can beat the computer in the sprint pait by
pausing the game w"hen he fii'si .start.s lo sjjrint. When you start
again, the computer will run slowly but yuu can spiint. When
done con-ectly, this will give you a world r-ecoi-d.
Paul Jordan
Glen wood, Illinois

Elite; If you have trouble shwding at distant enemy ships. 4|>.
just use the target missile function to aim at the ship. When ♦
you hear the beep, start blasting away with youi" lasers. ^ "*
Myong Paek
Portland, Oregon

F- 1 5 Strike Eagle: If your fuel runs out, just press the
"A" key fAfterbumei-s conuaand( repeatedly.
With each press, you'll heai' a "poof sound
and your speed will increase. Appar-
ently the aiterbumere cut in fLir an
instant before the game figures out
that you're out of fuel. The faster
you press the key, the faster
youi- speed and altitude will
increase. It's a bit tiresome, but
it beats crashing into the earth.
Bob Keller
San Ramon, California

Conliiuii'd 01! pg. J 76"

COMMODORE M/iGAZINE 69

.s^

Software

b^ John Jermaine

y quest for the perfect microcom-
puter feature has led me on many
unusual expeditions, but I always seem to
make the same mistake. Most of my work
is too serious in nature. Tb remedy this,
here is a lighthearted collection of fan-re-
lated stories that have taken place deep
within the Commodore 64 software indus-
try. You won't hear tales of programmers
having their clothes ripped off by crazed
game groupies, but I think youTl find
these tales amusing, entertaining and sol-
id proof that even software people are hu-
man too. By the way, most of the names in
this feature have been dropped to protect
theguiliy.

Special Fans

Noreen Lovoi, Public Relations Man-
ager for Epyx, Inc.: '■'When you talk about
software Tan'atics, two significant stories
(xime to mind. Several years ago, a young
maJe fan wrote us a note that immediate-
ly caught my eye. This seven- or eight-
year-old individual wanted to create a
comic strip featuring the little guy fiiom
our popular Jumpman progi'am, and he
knew enough about the laws of the land to
ask permission to use the character. Un-
fortunately we couldn't honor his request,
but it illustrates the fact that even om-
younger followers have more knowledge
than we give them credit for.

"My second tale takes place about a
year bS^jst Summer Games hit the market.
Epyx received a veiy nice letter from a
teenaged admirer who really enjoyed
Summer Games and wanted us to gener-
ate a sequel to it. He also included an in-
spirational list containing the names of
every sport and athletic event known to
man. It was an amazing coincidence, but
our design team was hard at work on
Summer Games 2 at the time. Some of the
programmers thought the existence of the
list could possibly cause problems at a lat-
er date, since all of the events for the new
game were listed on the sheet. This meant
that the author of the note might claim
our people didn't pay him for certain ideas
and information he supposedly brought to
their attention. Someone fmally asked for
some legal advice on the matter and was
advised not to worry about the list. Sum-
mer Games 2 was completed as planned,
and we never heai-d from our
admirer again."

Hooked On The Game

Debbie Minardi, Customer Service Rep-
resentative at Electronic Arts: "Durmg Oc-
tober of 1986 two young followers of
Bard's Tale had an interesting experience.
The Customer Sendee department of
Electronic Arts provides Bard's Tale game
hints for users who call in to request
them. Jason and Jordan from New York
were calling me every day for new Bard's
Tale clues. About six weeks later, 1 re-
ceived a call from a mysterious gentleman
inquiring who we were and what we did
here. He had just i-eceived a S300 phone
bill, and the EA number appeared promi-
nently on his billing sheets. At this point
in the conversation, I asked him if his
children had a copy of Bard's Tak, and of
course he replied they did. ! decided to
take a chance and find out if Jason and
Jordan were his children. It's a strange
world; he did have a couple of kids with
those names. The man suddenly went into
shock because he realized his childi-en had
spent over $250 calling long-distance to
request hints for solving a computer
game. I told him they would probably
complete their quest in a day or so, at the
rate they were progressing. He laughed
for a moment and said they might not hve
that long. Thinking back on the incident,
I remember unconsciously adding insult
to injury by telling him a Bard's Tale clue
book was available for S12.95. Later that
same afternoon, Jason and Jordan called
again to tell me they had just completed
the game. 1 didn't have the heait to tell
them the fate that awaited them when
their father got home."

Strip Foker Players

Arthur Walsh, President ofArtworx:
"Artworx's Strip Poker program has been
the prime source of many fan letters and
phone calls for the past several yeai-s.
Some time ago, a guy wrote to us to say
Strip Poker was his favorite computer pro-
gram, and people came over all
, the time to play it. This
^\ in itself wasn't so un-
usual, but I guess 1 for-
.' got to tell you that the
gentleman was blind.
His friends came

over to play the game, they gave him in-
formation about each situation that arose,
he made his own decisions, and someone
would input that data into the system.
Isn't it strange that a microcomputer
game could bring friends closer together
under these unusual circumstances?

A large number of letters state that con-
sumers in the field have made their own
pictui'es for the Strip Poker game, but
found they couldn't insert their graphics
into the program. When the game was ini-
tially being created, we were afraid of
someone trying this stunt. I envisioned a
clever young hacker, somewhere out
there, putting some very distasteflil pic-
tures within the framework of our pro-
gi-am. Once that was done, pirate copies of
his creation would be distributed far and
wide, and eventually the public would be
under the impression that Artworx was
getting into the pornography business, lb
prevent such a catastrophe from happen-
ing, we decided to disperse the graphic
data throughout the program, making it
difficult to see where all of that informa-
tion is stored.

A recent Strip Poker-oriented phone
call caught one of the secretaries by sur-
prise. A follower of the game wanted to
know if we had ever thought about using
digitized pictures of real people as the ba-
sis for a new series of Strip Poker data
disks. We are currently developing a pro-
ject of that nature, so the secretary in-
formed him of our plans. Before she could
get out another word, the guy had offered
to send us nude photos of his wife and
himself for the project, I don't know how
our representative handled the situation,
but I'm glad I didn't have to explain to
this fellow why we couldn't accept his 'gen-
erous' offer."

Adventure Giune Experiences

Scott Adams, adventure game pro-
grammer: "The most notable piece of mail
I've received to date came from a group of
fans who were trying to solve my Adven-
ture Land text game, Tb set things up for
this interesting tale, you need to under-
stand how one of these early adventure
programs operated. The computer would
print out a text situation on the screen,
and the participant responded by typing
in a two-word command like 'Go North'
or 'Get rock.' What the player didn't
know was the fact that the interpreter of
the program only recognized the first
\ \ three letters of each word the user
typed in as a response. Getting
y back to Adventure Land, the
\ j" player encounters a bear in

the game that he must get rid of. Logical-
ly I reasoned you would have to scream or
yell to get a bear moving. The computer
needs to see the 'scr of 'scream' or the "yel'
of 'yell' to activate the next line of the ad-
venture. Anyway, ouj- follower had been
working on the problem of mo\ing the
beai" for a long time, but they weren't
making much progi-ess. Finally out of des-
peration, one of those tonnented souls
typed in 'Screw Beai-.' The computer re-
plied 'Bear is so startled he falls off the
ledge.' This note kept us in stitches for
several hours."

Dave Leblifig. Pmgnim Author at Info-
com: "Natui'ally we receive tons of mail
and a lai'ge number of phone calls re-
questing adventure game hints, but a new
breed of fan is seaixhing om- work for bugs
that we haven't detected. Infocom ptay
testers spend countless houre searching
for bu^ in each product, but om- little
group can't pcssibly tj-pe in eveiy word
combination before the pragi'am is
shipped out to consumers. In Starcwss. for
example, a unique situation existed. A
beam of light is present in the game which
would set ofl' an alann when it was inter-
rupted. In order to piweed in the stoiy.

/S*

"The man went into shock
when he realized his children
had spent over $250 calling
long-distance to request
hints for solving Bard's Tale,

the player had to literal!)' attack the
beam in a certain way. To make this com-
ponent of the game respond properly, we
had to add a special bit to the program
code. It simply told the computer that the
light beam was attackable. Unfortunately
a quirk in the development system we
were using simultaneously stated that the
beam was also a person, 'fhis new develop-
ment presented a unique problem for the
computer because it couldn't locate the
beam of light's personality data which
simply didn't exist. The system eventually
drifted down to the default code and some-
how created a fonii of generic pereonality
there. This all boils down to the fact that
you could type in 'Light beam go north,'
and the system would respond 'The light
beam walks north,' or I could say 'Light
beam, hello,' and the computer would re-
ply 'The light beam nods its head in
greeting.' The aquaiium in Zork 11 dis-
played this same strange foi-m of artifi-
cial life. That was a verj' common bug in
my earlier games, because I like to use
things in my programs which contained
the infamous magic bit. After a while
we isolated the problem, due to the mail
we received from our loyal clientele, and
split those two attributes permanently.
Now there is one bit in the development
system that says this is a person, and
; another one which states you
can hit, attack, cut, etc. an

item. You might expect the letters from
these software sleuths to start out with
something like 'Guess what I found in
your game, you stupid people,' but most of
them expressed the excitement of the
u.ser, where he or she had discovei-ed an
aspect of the program that none of us
knew anything about."

.\val(in Mill ('(»iilVonl,s The I'tiblic
Jackson Dott, Director of Microcomputer
Art at Avalon Hill Games: "It's been an in-
teresting experience to sit back and watch
how the public reacts to some of our ideas.
In 1985, for example, one of our largest
mid-west distributors told us to remove all
of our products from his inventoiy which
contained fantasy role plaving, magical
creatures, spell casting, etc. We believe
this incident occuiTed because of local
pressure from religious groups in the area.
"A Russian Counsel even contacted us
once. He didn't appi^eciate the way we de-
scribed the Soxnet Army of 1943 in the
Dnieper River Line pmgram. Our research
had shovTO them to be a confused gmup
with pool- leadership, so that is the way
they were^ depicted in the game.

"\Ve were once in 'hot water' with
certain feminist groups. Awhile back,
we ran an interesting magazine ad that
deiinitely caught their attention. It
contained the photo of a beautiflil raven-
haired woman, dressed in a long
black gown. This outfit revealed some
cleavage as she held boxes containing
ForlreKH of The Witch King and Parthian
Kings in her hands. Hence the caption
"Which King?' W^en several feminist
groups saw this promotion, they asked us
to discontinue the ad. Tliey claimed it pre-
sented an uncomplimentaiy image of
women to the youngstei-s who read the
computer magazines. Even though most
of our products are designed for adult
minds, we decided to keep peace with
these groups by dropping the ad campaign
entirely. Avalon Hill recently releaseid
Dr Ruth's Computer Gome of Good Sex.
We expected the subject matter to
generate immediate negative comments
finom certain giioups and individuds, but
to our surprise everyone seems to like
the program."

Did You Hear The One About . . .

Mike Harriaon. Commmiications Man-
ager at MicroProse Software: "People wre
constantly asking us for manuals they
can use with 'pirated' copies of our pro-
grams. In the past, individuals have

claimed their manuals were destroyed by
earthquakes, fire, dogs, their kids, etc.,
but some of the titles stand out from the
others. One of our foliowere escaped a fire
in his cai' with a diskette and his life. Un-
fortunately the manual for the program
was lost in the blaze. This person wanted
a replacement manual for his softwaj-e so
badly that he sent us a series of photos of
the burned-out auto. Another customer
has discovered a new toy for his dog. He
sent us one of our diskettes covered with
teeth marks.

"Bill Stealey (President of Microprose)
likes to tell the story of a fan who asked
Bill to get him an appointment at the Air
Force Academy in Colorado Springs, This
individual said it was okay if Bill couldn't
honor his request, and just in case it
wasn't possible, he asked Bill to please
send him some money for his schol airship
fiand,

"Andy Hollis also has a sense of humor.
As he was programming Silent Service, he

"One of our followers
escaped afire in his car with
a diskette and his life.
Unfortunately the manual for
the program was lost in the
blaze."

decided to add a secondary fonn of soft-
ware protection. If an individual tiies to
copy that game, a new featm-e appears on
the original diskette: the pants of the sub-
marine captain fly up over his head. You
would be surprised how many people call
and vmtfi to us describing this phenom-
enon. It tells us immediately what has
taken place."

Drasonslayei-s Inc.

Richard Gorriott (Lord British) of Ori-
gin Systems, Inc.: "In recent months three
copies of Ultima-related prop-ams have
been returned to us with a letter from the
owners stating how much they have en-
joyed playing the games. The reason for
returning the software: their spouses
threatened to file for divoree if they didn't
devote more time to them and less time to
the programs. One of ouj' young female
followers was anxious to see Ultima FV hit
the market. She sent us a i-eally nice
drawing depicting a female wanior with
her foot planted firmly on the chest of a
recently slain dragon. The caption read

'The whereabouts of Ultima TV, or you
will be next.' I hope the person who sent
the picture is reading this feature because
it provided us a few laughs during a hectic
day Thank you very much, Ms. Dragon-
slayer

"We also have a person we call our pet
dissatisfied customer This individual has
played every Ultima program to date and
finds each one more difficult to complete
than the last one, so he stalls writing me
hate mail to vent his frustration as he
plays the game. His comments include:
'This is the hardest game in the world, I
can't play it; the programmer must be a
total idiot,' or 'I just don't understand why
anybody would want to buy this game.'
My 'friend' writes me a series of uncompli-
mentary letters while he continues to ad-
vance through the storj' of the program.
Once the final challenge has been solved,
he writes me a completely different note
stating how much he enjoyed the game
and includes a check for the next one i we
always return the check because it usual-
ly arrives well in advance of the next pro-
gram's release). Any^vay '"IVip Hawkins,
president of Electronic Arts, recently flew
in to visit us at the Origin Systems office
in New Hampshire. We showed him our
wall of unusual fan mail and naturally he
read the infamous series of notes we re-
ceived from our notorious customer After
Trip had returned home to his office in
California, he was amazed to discover a
note fixjm this same individual criticizing
one of their piioducts. So Trip sent this guy
a flamboyant letter telling him how hon-
ored he felt to receive a note from such a
famous person. After all, a special section
of the Origin Systems letter wall had been
reserved for his comments about their
products. Trip also sent this character
some fi^ee Electronic Arts software to com-
memorate the fact that he was now a rec-
ognized software critic on both coasts."

(Editor's \o(e: Origin Systems and
Electronic Arts have recently discontinued
their busimss relationship.}

Good Sport.s

Scott Orr, Vice President, Sports Devel-
opment at Actiuision: "A special breed of
people seems to be drawTi toward plaving
sports-related software. One of our loyal
fans has tried to earn the right to join the
Star Leaguer Club for the past two years.
To become a member of this exclusive or-
ganization, a person has to beat the com-
puter in a game of Stor League Baseball.
lb reward this individual for his contin-
ued effort to meet his goal, we sent him a

copy o( Championship Baseball, our latest
baseball program. I hope to get a progress
report from him soon. Speaking oiCham-
pionship Baseball, a cruise ship director
called us a while back telling us about
how popular the program had become
aboard their ship. Most of the crew were
involved in the ship's microcomputer
baseball league, and they had compiled
statistics covering several hundred
playings of the game. We hope this gentle-
man will send us that information.

''Willie Nelson's manager recently con-
tacted us, wondering when the follow-up

"A Russian Counsel even
contacted us once. He didn't
appreciate the way we
described the Soviet Army of
1943 in the Dnieper River
/./ne program."

course diskettes for Championship Golf
program would be available. It seems that
Willie and his band play Championship
Golf in their specially-equipped vans all
the time. If you're reading this article,
Willie, please send me your best scores."

Activision Fans

Melinda Mongelluzzo, Public Relations
Coordinator at Activision: "I don't know
much about the fans of other software, but
our customers never cease to amaze me.
Several years ago, when we were manu-
facturing game cartridges, a woman had
the idea that they would run in her VCR.
She contacted us one day because she just
couldn't figure out how to plug that small
cartridge into the large slot of her video
machine.

"Little Computer People has also been
an inspiration for strange phone calls. Ev-
eryone wants to know what is hidden in-
side the upstairs closet of the house be-
cause the little man looks so happy when
he comes out. Most fans seem to have one
of three theories on the matter: (1 1 his girl
friend lives in there, (2) he keeps liquor in
the room, or (3) someone's throwing a par-
ty in the chamber I would like to intro-
duce another possibility. Maybe the closet
is a lounge for the other little people who
can't show up in the computer all at once.

"I could write a book about the diskettes
that are sent back for replacement. One
was returned because the family dog had

Cnitlinued on pf;. 96

COMMODORE MPGAZINE 73

Mail
Order

Mania

by Gary V. Fields

When ordering products by the
mail, "Caveat Emptor" is the
rule. By following a few simple
guidelines you can avoid the
pitfalls of mail-order buying and
save time and money.

j veiyone has been
in this situation.
You finish reading a magazine review or
advertisement about a paiticulai' pitduct
and you realize you must have it. So
with your checkbook smoking and a check
ready to bum bming the thing, you iTish
do\™ to youi- local "We Got It All" store
and what happens? The fire goes out when
the clerk tells you "\Ve don't have it, we
don't know when well get it and to tell
you the truth, we never heai-d of it."

The most frusti-ating time that hap-
pened to me was in the fall of 1982. The
bargain-priced Commodore 64 (only $5951
had just been released. It was evei;j'thing
a home computer should he: affordable,
lots of memory, color and sound plus a
powerful on-boai-d vereion of BASIC, I
knew, and the pi-oduct reNiewers knew, the
little 64 was going to be a goliath killer —
but none of the local store owners knew it.
With no local dealer to buy fiiom. my only
alternative was to order my fiT*st system
fiiom a mail-oixler house in California. As
I waited foi' the UPS tmck to pull up in
fixjnt of the house I sweated and wondered:
computers are supposed to be pretty frag-
ile items, will it arrive in working orier?

What about the monitor — it was sure to
be cracked travelling fiiom the west coast
to the east. Or what if the company simply
took my credit card number and disa]>
peai^d? What if they charged me more
than they had agi^eed to over the phone?
What if the system never anived? I had a
lot of apprehension waiting for that firet
delivety — all gixjundless. It aiTived on
time, in perfect working oi-der and at the
agreed price. In fact, later when I had
some problems adjusting the monitor for
the best color combination, the .salesman
was just as ftiendly and helpful (even
though the phone call was at his expense)
as he had been when taking my oi-der.
I haven't hesitated to use mail-order
distributor since. However, over the
year's I have learned some do's and don't's
to stick with when oixlering from out-of-
town dealere. The following are obsen'a-
tions and suggestions fi-om my jrersonal
experiences and advice fi-om specialists in-
volved in the business. If you apply them
j'ou should not only save some money and
time when ordering fiDm a mail-oixler dis-
tributor but you'll also know what to do if
something goes wrong with the transac-
tion or the pi-oduct.

Mail-Oitiervs. Retail

Actually, when we refer to "mail-order-
ing" a product, more often than not it is
the telephone not stamped mail which is
used to place the order The "mail-order"
tag, used to describe any distributor who
ships products rather than sells them
across the counter, came into common use
just before the turn of the century (while
Mr. Bell was trying to get his first patent
on a talking device). Most rural Ameri-
cans were dependent upon large mail-or-
der distributors like Spiegel's and Sears &
Roebuck to bring the things on their
"wish list" to their front door. Mail-order
houses still cater to those customers who
live far from the products they need, and
in 1988 that often means computer and
software customers.

The three biggest considerations which
Villi determine where you buy a product
are price, timing and convenience. If you
need a product now and a retailer near
you has it in stock at a price you think is
reasonable— you should buy from them.
But the ability to buy across the counter is
usually paid for with a larger price tag
and limited selection. Mail-order houses
know they can't compete with the advan-

tages of immediate possession, so they
normally counter with lower prices, larger
selections, convenience of ordering and a
variety of paying plans. Timing is the only
category where they have difficulty com-
peting— most can offer no better than
next day delivery.

('<nnp;u-in>i I'rices

If you insist on paying less than the re-
tail price, mail order is normally your best
bet. Prices on mail-order products are gen-
erally 20-50'7f lower than even those of-
fered by discount stores. But before you
jump at any buy, remember the list price,
regai-dless where you buy, is rarely the
price you will pay. Sales tax, whether
state, county or city always adds to the ac-
tual price. Plus if you order ftx)m a store
out of town, you'll probably have to pay
shipping charges and additional service
fees if you pay with a credit card or C.O.D.
(Collect on Delivery).

If you order ftt)m a mail-order house lo-
cated out of state, your purchase will be
tax free. On an expensive purchase, this
savings on tax can add up to a handsome
amount. Most mail-order dealers offer
toU-friee phone numbers for ordering, but

if you use one which does not, be sure to
include those charges when calculating
the actual price of the item. Remember, if
you buy locally you must add local and
state sales tax to each purchase, and don't
forget the cost of getting to and ftt)m the
retail store. When you order from a mail-
order house which is located in your state
you still must pay taxes on the purchase.

In practice, I've found that the added
expense of shipping and credit card fees (if
I paid with plastic and was charged extra
for doing so) averages around 57f of the
sale's price, which in my case equals the
local sales tax. With these two charges in
effect cancelling each other out, I make a
straight comparison between retail and
mail-order prices and buy from the low
bidder If I'm not in a hurry to get the
product, I can usually save a little more
(34%) by paying with a check. This really
slows delivery since the seller will not ship
until the check clears the bank. As a com-
promise, I send a check only for supplies
(things like blank disks, printer ribbons
and paper) and pay by credit card for
items I need in a huny. The trouble with
paying by credit card is that there is often
a 2ffc or more service charge added to the

MIA BOSNA

purchase . And if you delay pajing the
bank when the ci-edit card bill anives, the
bank will add another 1.5'> monthly
charge until it is paid. Needless lo say, I
pay my credit card bills on time and avoid
inflating the price of my purchase.

Most dealere will ship ( \).D. or accept
a cashier's check. C.O.D. is usually fast,
but the deliveiy senice lUPS, U.S. Postal
Service, etc. i will always add a justifiable
but considerable amnimt for their trouble.
Another negati\'e to C.O.D. ordering is
you must aiTange to be home
when the courier bring.? the
package or he won't
leave it. On the

comes with it and what company will
enforce the wairanty.

An example of a disguised deal would
be a dealer selling a disk drive at a price
20-30'7f less than anyone else's. The catch
is, befoi-e you can buy the sale item at the
below-wholesale price, you have to buy

another
product
perhaps
a monitor or
printer) as well Often
the price of the re-
quii-ed puirhase
\ will cancel any

other hand,
C.O.D. is the
safest method of pavment since money
doesn't change hands until the pnxiuct is
delivered. Using a cashiers check rlrawn
finm youi' local bank usually speeds
things a bit (the seller doesn't have to wait
for it to cle;u' the bank Mmv shipping),
but there is still the delay waiting for the
check to get to the mail-order house.

So, for me at least, the most sensible
way to order is with a credit card. It com-
bines speed, convenience and reasonable
cost plus one other advantage. If some-
thing goes \\Tong with the transaction (no
deliveiy, WTong item, wrong chai'ges. etc.)
the bank which issued the card will nor-
mally help you defend your rights and
ftmds.

When shopping, beware of imbelievably
low prices — often they are intentionally
misleading or disgui.s«d package deals,

A misleading ad might list an item
which is actually a used unit which has
been repaired or a clone (off brand look-
alike copy! of the oiiginal. The explana-
tion of the switch is nomially noted in the
fine print somewhere else in the ad. While
the products and the prices ma\' be satis-
factoiy. unless you read and understand
the entire ad before ordering, you may be
in for a sur]:)rise when your order anives.
There is nothing wTong with buying a re-
built or cloned product — most users would
never know the diflerence by looks
alone — but if you do bu\' such a piixluct,
make sure you understand what waiTanty

require
you buy an entire
.-ijsiem or specific software.
Sometimes these deals can save you
money and give you exactly what you
need, but often they force you to buy a
peripheral or software with which you'll
never be entirely happy. An extreme victim
of this sale technique is a blind computer
u.ser I know. He bought two entire systems
including monitors — even though he can't
see the sa^en and the speech synthesizer
he relies upon ases an external speaker,
not the monitor's. But the distributor's
deal was computer and monitor or noth-
ing. He's trjing to sell the monitors, and if
he can, the buy was a bargain. If not, he
lost both money and time on the deal.

When you see an ad that lists "Call for
Price" in the price block you can usually
assume you have found a business which
is willing to negotiate a final price. Don't
hesitate (providing the call is toll-fi-ee) to
call and ask the price. I alwa\'s make the
call to these distributors last — after I've
checked the fiiTn price of other mail-order
houses who list their prices. This way I
know what price he needs to meet or beat
to get my business.

If you've seen an item adveilised
cheaper somewhere else, let the salesper-
son know. Often they will adjust their
prices to match or beat that of their com-
petition if they know. But don't tiy to get
them to change their price bj' misleading
them v\ith deflated competitive prices that
don't exist. These people always know
what the bottom price line is, and they
won't cross it — not for you, not even for

their mother If you ti-y to force a price
tower than is financially possible, more of-
ten than not. youll end up eating your
words or buying, out of embairassment,
from a more expensive distributor.

Don't assume the price listed in the
magazine ad is set in stone. Most sellers
include a disclaimer which states the
printed price on a product may change.
I've never found this disclaimer used as
"bait and switch'' scheme. Instead it is the
mail-order house's honest attempt to be
competitive. His deadline for the ad may
be a month or even more, before the mag-
azine is published and distributed. His
price (fi-om the manufacturer) may
change between the time he gives the
magazine's ad depailment the quote and
the time you read it But as often as not
any change may be lower rather than
higher, in which case he may offer the
pnxluct at a price lower than listed. The
rule then is to always ask the cuiTent
price. If the salespei-son gives j'ou a quote
higher than that listed, mention the ad
and the listed price. Nine times out often
they'll sell at the lower price in oi'der to
get your business. You have the ad\'an-
tage here — when you hang up. the sales-
person can't call you back to reconsider,
so they are u.sually eager to agi^ee upon a
price rathei" than hear the phone line die
along with a sale.

Selection

A real ad\'antage of buying by mail or-
der rather than retail is the wide selection
of piToducLs from which to choose. To un-
derstand how these stores can cany more
products than national retailers you have
to tmderstand how they operate. First,
mail-order houses normally cany special-
ty items, appealing to only a specific sec-
tion of the population. The people who
"enter" a mail-order computer store are
looking for computenvare only — not snow
tires, perfume, washing machines or
chocolate. So if a mail-oitier owner wants
to make a sale, he or she has to have a
good selection of what the buyer wants. By
the same token they don't have to stock
general interest items. They know their
customere and what they want.

Next, they don't necessarily have to
stock evei^lbing they sell. Most buy fitim
large wholesale wai^ehouse dealei-s like
the Computer Sofhvai'e Senice in Illinois.
When they receive ordere for items they
don't have in stock, they collect them until
the end of the day and order it all from
their wholesaler. The advantage to this ar-
rangement is that the mail-order house
doesn't have to stock specialty items that

76 FEBRUARY 1988

only a few customers will need, yet they
can still fill ordere for those items fairly
quickly.

Not only do they carry a wider selection
(usually if you can identify an item, they
can get it for you), they are normally the
first to stock and offer a new release for
sale. This eagerness to offer the newest
items can occasionally get them in hot wa-
ter If you ve worked with computers very
long you have heard the teitn "vapor-
ware" mentioned. Mail-order houses get
stung by this annoying insect more often
than any other seller. WTiat happens is a
developer promises a pixxluct on a certain
date. The mail-oixier owner assumes the
developer will fulfill the promise. Now he
faces a timing dilemma. In oi-der to let po-
tential buyers know they will be selling
the product they must coordinate the ap-
pearance of their ad with the publishing
date of the magazine and the date the de-
veloper promised the product would be
ready to market. Unfortunately, the re-
lease of the product is often delayed, or
worse is cancelled, leaving the mail-order
house with an ad for a product which
doesn't exist — vaporware. Normally the
problem is just a finstrating delay and the
product eventually arrives. But in the
meantime the seller has to answer a lot of
irate callers wanting what's in their ad.

The dealer can also lose money on de-
layed products. This exact scenario was
played out when Simons BASIC was an-
noimced. I called a dealer whose ad
claimed he had it in stock. He apologized
for the error, explained the release date
had to be pushed back and offered to put
me on a list for a copy as soon as it ar-
rived. A month later a salesperson called
to tell me they had finally received the
first shipment but the wholesale price was
nearly double what they had expected.
But like a good store owner not wanting to
lose a ftjture customer, they explained
that if I still wanted the cartridge they
would ship it to me at the originally-ad-
vertised price and absorb the loss. 1 hap-
pily agreed.

Speed

I've never seen anyone who used com-
puters who didn't want a response in a
hurry. After all, that's one of the primary
reasons we use computers — we ai^e in a
hurry to get our jobs done. So when I want
(or need) a product, I'm usually a little
more than impatient to get it into my
hands. That is another reason why I nor-
mally turn to mail-order houses when a
newly-released product is in\'olved. Even
though it may take two to ten days to get

my order delivered, that's usually weeks
less than waiting for the local discount or
department store to get the pitiduct in
stock — providing they even decide to
stock it.

To minimize delays, the buyer should
always ask the dealer if the product is in
stock. If it's not. you may want to check
with other mail-order houses before put-
ting your name on a waiting list. Distribu-
tors often allot a certain number of new
pi-oducts to a dealer until manufacturing
can cateh up with demand. If you put yom'
name on a list that is already bursting,
you may have to wait for the second or
even third shipment before yom- name
moves to the top. Ask how many orders
they will have to pi"ocess before they can
ship yours. Then check with other dealers.
It is not unusual to find one dealer out of
stock and on the next call find one who
can ship the same day. Don't hesitate to
call and ask — after all that's one of the
conveniences of ordering by phone — you
can do a lot of pricing and shopping in a
huiTy. If you do put youj' name on a list,
ask when the salesperson expects the
shipment to arrive. If you don't
hear from the store within a
reasonable time, call and reconfirm
your oi-der.

Always get the name of the salesperson
who takes yom* order. They nonnaliy offer
it up front since many work
on commission and want
you to ask for them
with future orders.
It helps to talk
to the same
person

each
time
you need to discuss your order.

Convenience

If you are a comparison shopper like
me, you can't beat the convenience of com-
paring prices by simply flipping pages
rather than dii\ing from store to store.
Plus there are always more prices and
products to compare between a vaiiety of
mail-order houses than the limited num-
ber of dealers listed in your yellow pages.
In fact, if you come fitim a mediimn or
smaller city (like my hometown, Ashe-
\ille, NO the only way to comparison
shop is by mail order.

Time (and the lack of it) is always a
problem around my house. During the
time it takes me to drive downtown, wait

for a salespeison to find the time to wait
on me and then diive back home, I could
have compared the prices of a dozen or
more mail-order houses, placed my order,
watohed the six o'clock news and finished
dinner So for me at least, the convenience
of buying by phone more than saves me
money; it saves time.

Ho\\ to Select a Mail -Order
Distributor

There is nothing more firustrating than
trying to communicate with a person who
doesn't speak your language. \\Tiile more
and more people are liecoming knowledge-
able about computei-s and computer
terms, still only a minority of the populace
is fluent. WTien I place an order or want
information about a pixxluct, I expect the
salesperson to know the pitxluct and be
able to discuss it with me. If they can't 1
usually ask to speak with someone else. If
they can't get someone to the phone who
can help me, I wiite that store off my list
of potential buying places. I've found that
a good indication of whether I'm going to
be happy with a puixhase depends upon
the ex'pertise of the sales staff. This is

more important than you might think.
A friend of mine spent
several

friistrating
hours and
wasted some
hard-earned mon-
ey trying to straighten
out a mixup. Reordered
geoDex land even spelled it
letter by letter) but instead re-
ceived GEOS DeskPack. Tb the salespei^son
there was no difference between the two.
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Conlinued on pg. 112

C0IV)WODORE M AGAZl N E 77

COMPUTER TUTOR"

VOCAB

The Versatile Study
j Partner for the
! Commodore 64

The serious studv nf vncabularv,
whether for srhnni or for jx'rsona! en-
hanrement. demnniis a gi'eat deal nl" wnrk.
Many diverse study tef-hniques have heen
suggested fnr leaming sTK-ahulaty. hut in
the end, a!l include sean'.hing fnr detini-
(ions. recnrdiny; liieni and tiu^ifwin^ iiiem
over and over unni ihev lieiniiie n.<f.<i iri
your inind. There is nn magii: wav io do
this, hul leaTTiirig anvrhiin5 tiecomes easi-
er when you have 6<ime(pnc- In iniciaci
with iind quiz vou

Hie conipnter is the ideal assistant liir
this l«sk; it never tires of the iei>ei li inn
and will continue to drill you as long as
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should he tnnre than just a data liase that
stoi-es infonnation and spits il hack. You
should [«.' ahie to converse with it and ask
for help. Dunng a quiz meant to tea<;h, the
program should allow ynu rn see ihe uriy-i-
tiai Itst or aijK ini ihe detmiiion of u wm..!.
If your mind goes aitsoiuieiy hlank. \\Iiv
shouldn't ynu he alile lo ask for a glimpse
nt the answer without inlemipting the
qui/'' Remember rhis prxfiram hflps vou
ieam: il doesn't evaiiiaie \nu,

VrK-ABtLimsthe'vi into a vetyhelpfiil
partner for leaming new words. Many ex-
tra features aw Included .<o yon can ido-
centrate nn the words- not the coniniuer

1) Help windows on eadi page supply
the dire<-tions needed to make full use of
the program.

2i Word wrap is usually not found in
BASIC pmgrams. VitCAB uses this fea-
ture in order to print rlear and neat defi-
nitions.

31 A sophistirated error handler lets you
rnnrentrate nn leaming vocahiiiarv in-
stead of wonying ahout a blinking red
light on the disk drive and cryptic ennr
messtiges on the screen. If a rfHjuest is
made fnr a file which does not exist on the
disk, the screen will simply ask for an-
other choice.

41 One-key movements within the pro-
gram allow for easy utility, function keys

are progi'ammed to move from sca*n to
screen in a logical order

Si Print-out capabilities enable you to
print out a list or supply two different
tvpes of quizzes.

Hi A color selector lets you ch(X)se the
colors. Re,searchei-s have found pleasant
colore to be an important psychological as-
set to leaming. Why not use this factor to
your advantage'.'

The firet sciieen asks if you desire a cer-
tain file. Answering with a "Y" activates
the Quiz Mode, letting you choose from
any of the sequential files already saved.
An "N" tells the computer that you want
to \mte a new file. Personal ability and
preference will hel]) you to decide how
many wonls should be included in each
list. The mastery often words per list is a
comfortable goal with which to stiul.
'"When saving files, the use of numerals
for titles keeps the files in good order and
makes for easy recall. Keep a separate
disk tor VOCAB so that plenty of space
will be available for files.)

Notice that a "Q" will let you quit the
progi-am. Using this option, rather than
the RUN/STOP kej', will automatically
close the error channel which protects
from computei- snags. A "C" \vill let you
use the odd-numbered function keys to
choose from any of the sixteen coloi-s
available on the 64.

With a great .sense of humility, comput-
ers know that humans make mistiikes, so
VOCAB allows for en-ors when writing to
files. If you make a mistake entering the
term but have already pressed RETURN,
simply enter a "0" as the definition and
that single enti'}' will be deleted. Another
saieguard in the Writing Mode prevents
you from advancing if the RETURN key

is accidently pre.s.sed twice. VOCAB delib-
erately limits the length of definitions to
80 characters. Such a limitation forces
you to be more concise in writing defini-
tions.

In the Quiz Mode, you ai-e asked to sup-
ply the con-ect term. VOCAB will not ac-
cept a misspelling and allows for three
wTong answers before flashing the correct
answer on the screen. Answering incor-
i^tly triggers a gentle rebuke, but correct
responses gain big rewards. By following
the directions in the windows, you can i^
view the whole list, review the definitions,
or request a glance at the answer at any
time. (Note that the Fl key calls up the
main menu, and the F3 key deletes an an-
swer if vou decide it is vvtt)ng before press-
ing RETURN. If needed, use the F3 key
rather than the DELETE key. the use of
which will form an answer which is unac-
ceptable to the computer i The quiz pre-
sents definitions in a random order, cover-
ing each definition in the list 'oefore ask-
ing if you want to be requizzed. At this
point, you may stay with the present list
or choose to call up another list without
leaving the program.

Eveiyone has two vocabulaiies: those
words used in eonvei-sation and other
words that am recognized but not often
used. A ten to fifteen minute review of a
list each day can produce surprising re-
sults. Woi-ds will automatically begin to
slide into your convereation, helping you
to express ideas more fully. Reading will
become more enjoyable as "sti-ange words"
turn into vivid ideas. After the words on
one list become second nature, move on to
a new list. Previous lists will always be on
disk if you need to bi\ish up. Happy lexi-
cography! Q

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Entry l'rii(;Tnm "' The HASK: pTiijjrinis in tills mj(ij/iiH- ate auilahli- on ilisk fnini l.iudvtar.
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:PRINT CHR$(144) : PRINT" [CLEAR] "
rPRINT CHR$ (14) ' HC JH
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30 OPEN 15,8,15'BHAA Continued on pg. 80

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40 DIM TS(25):DIM D$(25)
:DIM C${25) 'DUQF

50 PRINT TAB(15) " [SHFT V,SHFT 0,
SHFT CSHFT A,SHFT B] "
:FOR 1=1 TO 80:PRINT" [CMDR +]";
:NEXT'HLFM

60 PRINT" [D0WN2, SHFT T]

HIS PROGRAM WILL TUTOR YOU ON [DOWN]
" ' BAVL

70 PRINT"VOCABULARY LISTS OF YOUR OWN
MAKING." :GOSUB 1340'CFRP

80 PRINT" [D0WN4] [SHFT D]0

YOU WANT TO RECALL A SPECIAL
LIST?"'BAMP

90 PRINT" [DOWN2,SPACE13,RVS, SHFT Y,
RVOFF,SPACE2]OR[SPACE2,RVS,SHFT N,
RVSr':FOR 1 = 1 TO 25:T9(I)=""
:D$ (I) ="":NEXT' HSMS

100 PRINT" [D0WN3,RVS, SHFT Q] = [SHFT Q,
SHFT U,SHFT I, SHFT T,RVOFF]
"SPC(27) " [RVS,SHFT C)=[SHFT C,
SHFT OjSHFT L,SHFT 0,SHFT R,RVOFF]
"'CDUH

110 GET RZ$:IF RZ$=""THEN 110 ' EKPA

120 IF RZ$="N"THEN 170'DGEA

130 IF RZ$="Y"THEN CO=1:GOSUB 1250
:GOTO 170'GPIF

140 IF RZ$="C"THEN 20ia'DHLC

150 IF RZ$="Q"THEN CLOSE 15:END'FGWE

160 GOTO 110'BDBC

170 PRINT" [D0WN2, SPACES, RVS,SPACE3,
SHFT H]IT ANY KEY TO BEGIN,
[SPACE4,RV0FF] "'BAUK

180 GET R$:IF R$=""THEN 180'EIRH

190 IF C0=1 THEN CO=0:GOTO 240'FKPJ

200 IF R$=CHR$(32)THEN 210'EJFA

210 GOSUB 490'BDQX

220 PRINT" [HOME] "'BAVX

230 Q=0:G=0'CFYB

240 PRINT" [SPACES, CLEAR, SHFT W,SHFT H,
SHFT A, SHFT T,SHFT SPACE, SHFT I,
SHFT S,SHFT SPACE, SHFT Y,SHFT 0,
SHFT U,SHFT R,SHFT SPACE, SHFT D,
SHFT E,SHFT S,SHFT I, SHFT R,
SHFT E] [SHFT F,SHFT 0,SHFT R,
SHFT SPACE, SHFT L,SHFT I, SHFT S,
SHFT T] # "LD$"?[DDWN] "'BDKY

250 PRINT TAB(10) "[RVS,SPACE2,SHFT F]
7=[SHFT R,SHFT E,SHFT V,SHFT I,
SHFT E,SHFT W,SPACE2] " :GOSUB 1340
:CL=0' EMQM

260 PRINT" [D0WN,SPACE8, CMDR P18]"'BAKQ

270 PRINT" [SPACES, RVS] [SHFT S,SHFT P,
SHFT A, SHFT C,SHFT E,SHFT SPACE,
SHFT B,SHFT A, SHFT R] = [SHFT Q,
SHFT U,SHFT 1,SHFT Z] [RVOFF]
"'BAAQ

280 PRINT" [SPACE22, DOWN] ":GOSUB 1340
: PRINT" [SPACE9, DOWN, RVS] OR [RVOFF,
DOWN) "'DGKM

290 PRINT" [DOWN, SPACES)

1) DIFFERENT LIST?"
: PRINT" [DOWN, SPACES]

2) PRINTED COPY OF LIST?"'CBRS

300

310

320
330
340
350

360
370
380
390
400

410

420

430

810'FKDG

1250

1560'DHUG

210'DGOH

CLOSE ISrEND'FGOJ

PRINT" [DOWN, SPACES)

3) WRITE NEW LIST?"'BAFD

PRINT" [DOWN, RVS, SHFT Q)=[SHFT Q,

SHFT U,SHFT I , SHFT T, RVOFF] "' BAPD

GET CH$:IF CH$=""THEN 320'EKCD

IF CH§=CHR$(136)THEN 1870'EMVF

IF CH$=CHR$(32)THEN GOSUB

IF CH$="1"THEN RQ=0:GOSUB

:GOTO 240'GPYJ

IF CHS="2"THEN

IF CH$="3"THEN

IF CH$="Q"THEN

GOTO 220'BDDH

PRINT" [CLEAR, SHFT Y)OU

HAVE COMPLETED A ROUND OF

"LD:PRINT:GOSUB 1340'DIRL

PRINT" (D0WN2, SHFT D] 0

YOU WANT TO DO MORE? (Y/W/N)"

:CH$="":GOSUB 1340'DJRL

PRINT" [DOWN, RVS, SHFT Y]

WILL CONTINUE WITH QUIZ [RVOFF]
" ' BAWI
PRINT" [DOWN, RVS, SHFT W)

WILL ALLOW YOU TO WRITE A LIST
[RVOFF] ": PRINT" [DOWN , RVS , SHFT N]

WILL END [RVOFF] " 'CBSQ

LIST

440

GET Y$:IF Y$=""THEN 440'EIFG

450

IF Y$="W"THEN 210'DFAG

460

IF Y$="Y"THEN 710'DFHH

470

IF Y$="N"THEN CLOSE 15:END'FFLJ

480

GOTO 440'BDHH

490

PRINT" [HOME, CLEAR) "'BANI

500

PRINT" [SPACES, SHFT B,SHFT U,

SHFT I, SHFT L,SHFT D,SHFT I,

SHFT N,SHFT G,SHFT SPACE, SHFT A,

SHFT SPACE, SHFT V,SHFT 0,SHFT C,

SHFT A, SHFT B,SHFT U,SHFT L,

SHFT A, SHFT R,SHFT Y,SHFT SPACE,

SHFT L,SHFT I, SHFT S,SHFT T] "

510

520
530

540

550

1340'CFFW
[DOWN4,SPACE3)

'BBJG

T,

: GOSUB

PRINT"

HOW MANY ENTRIES

INPUT ENT'BDHC

FOR W=l TO ENT'DFTF

PRINT" [CLEAR, SHFT N,SHFT 0,SHFT

SHFT E) : [DOWN] ":PRINT" [RVS]

'0'=SCRATCH ENTRY tSPACE13, RVOFF]

"'CBEP

PRINT" [RVS] [SHFT D,SHFT 0,

SHFT SPACE, SHFT N,SHFT 0,SHFT

SHFT SPACE, SHFT U,SHFT S,SHFT

SHFT SPACE, SHFT C,SHFT 0,SHFT

SHFT A, SHFT S,SHFT SPACE, SHFT

SHFT R,SHFT SPACE, SHFT C,SHFT

SHFT L,SHFT 0,SHFT N,SHFT S,

SHFT SPACE2, RVOFF) "'BAWC

560 PRINT" [D0WN2) "W" TERM: ";'BCEI

570 INPUT T$ (W) 'BFOH

580 IF T$(W)=""THEN PRINT" (UP]"
:G0TO 540'FJNM

590 IF TS(W) ="0"THEN W=W-1 : NEXT ' GJTO

600 PRINT" [DOWN] "W" DEFINITION
: [DOWN] "'BBUE

610 INPUT D$(W) 'BFXC

Continued on pg. 82

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620 IF D$(W)=""THEN PRINT" [UP4]"

:GOTO 600'FJUJ
630 IF DS(W)="0"THEN W=W-1 : NEXT 'GJDJ
640 NEXT W'BBQE
650 W=W-1'CDJH
660 PRINT" [D0WN5,SHFT D)0

YOU WANT THIS SAVED?" 'BAFN
670 GET RR$:IF RR$=""THEN 670'EKKL
680 IF RR$<>"N"AND RR$<>"Y"THEN

670'HJBP
690 IF RR$="Y"THEN GOSUB 1200 ' EHKN
700 RETURN 'BAQB
710 PRINT" [D0WN2,SHFT S]AME OR

[SHFT N]EW LIST? [SPACE3,RVS,

SHFT S,RVOFF] OR [RVS,SHFT N,

RVOFF] ?" 'BAVM
720 GET S$:IF S$=""THEN 720'EITH
730 IF S$="S"THEN Q=0:GOTO 240'FIIJ
740 IF S$="N"THEN Q=0 : R=0 : ENT=0

:GOSUB 1250:GOTO 240'IVDP
750 IF S$<>"S"OR S$<>"N"THEN 720'HHLM
760 FOR D=l TO 1000 : NEXT ' EHAK
770 G=0:Q=Q+1:C$(Q)=D$(R) ' ERUO
780 IF Q=W THEN 800'DFKM
790 GOTO 720'BDIL
800 RETURN 'BAQC
810 R=INT(RND(1) *W) +1 'FILL
820 IF R=0 THEN 810'DFEG
830 FOR P=l TO Q'DDSH
840 IF T$ (R) =CS(P)THEN 810'DNJK
850 NEXT P'BBJH
860 PRINT" [CLEAR, DOWN, SHFT SPACE12,

CMDR 014] " 'BAUB
870 PRINT" [SPACE12,RVS, SHFT T,SHFT H,

SHFT I, SHFT S,SHFT SPACE, SHFT I,

SHFT S,SHFT SPACE, SHFT A,

SHFT SPACE, SHFT Q,SHFT U,SHFT I,

SHFT Z,RV0FF,D0WN2] "'BAVW
880 PRINT DN$"[CMDR P11]"'BDWS
890 PRINT DN5"[RVS] [SHFT F]1=[SHFT C,

SHFT H,SHFT A, SHFT N,SHFT G,

SHFT Ej "'BDGS
900 PRINT DN$"[RVS] [SHFT F]3=[SHFT D,

SHFT E,SHFT L,SHFT E,SHFT T,

SHFT E] "'BDVK
910 PRINT DN$"[RVS] [SHFT F] 5=ANSWER "

IPRINT DN$"[RVS] [SHFT F] 7=

[SHFT L,SHFT I, SHFT S,SHFT T,

SPACE3] ":GOSUB 1340 'DMQQ
920 PRINT L$" DEFINITION: ":PRINT

:F0R 1=1 TO LEN (DS (R) ) 'GNSO
930 PRINT MID$ (D$ (R) ,1,1) ; 'CMDJ
940 IF POS(0)>2e THEN IF MID$ (D? (R) , I ,

1)=" "THEN PRINT: PRINT 'KRNQ
950 NEXT'BAEI
960 PRINT" ":PRINT" [DOWNS] TERM

: " ; ' CCTM
970 A$="":T$="":X=0'DINN
980 GET T$:PRINT T$;:IF T$=""THEN

980'FMNQ
990 X=X+1:IF T$=CHR${136)THEN

13 50 'GPCT
1000 IF T$=CHR$(133)THEN 240'EKKW
1010 IF T$=CHR$ (134) THEN FOR E=l TO

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X-1:PRINT CHR$(20) ;:NEXT E:X=0

:GOTO 970'NBLH
1020 IF T$=CHR$ (135)THEN 1100'ELGY
1030 IF T$=CHR${13)THEN X=0

iGOTO 1060'GNFC
1040 A$=A$+T$'CGHY
1050 GOTO 980'BDQY
1060 IF A$=T$(R)THEN 1130'DLPD
1070 G=G+1:IF G>2 THEN 1100'FKOF
1080 PRINT" [D0WN2] WRONG! ! [SPACE2]

TRY AGAIN! I ":CL=0'CEQI
1090 FOR D=l TO 1000:NEXT

:GOTO 860'FLQH
1100 PRINT" [D0WN2, SHFT A, SHFT N,

SHFT S,SHFT W,SHFT E,SHFT R]

: [SPACE2] "T$(R) 'BFNB

FOR 0=1 TO 1000:NEXT'EHAX

CL=0:G=0:GOTO 860'DKCA

CL=0: PRINT" [D0WN2] "

:G0SUB 1730'DJWA

FOR D=l TO 1000:NEXT'EHAB

G=0:Q=Q+1:C$(Q)=T$(R) • ERLF

IF Q=W THEN 400'DFGD

GOTO 810'BDIC

RETURN 'BAQC

END'BACD

INPUT" [DOWN] NAME OF FILE

: ";NF$'BEEA

OPEN 2,8,2,"0:"+NF$+",S,W"

:GOSUB 1810 'EOFC

R=INT(RND-(1) *W)+1'FILC

FOR 1=1 TO ENT:PRINT#2,T$ (I)

:PRINT#2,D$(I) :NEXT:CLOSE 2'HYPH

RETURN 'BAQY

INPUT" [D0WN3, SPACES, SHFT WjHAT

LIST DO YOU WANT";LD$

:LD=VAL(LD$) 'DMBL

ENT=0:W=0:OPEN 2,8,2,"0

:"+LD$+",s,R": GOSUB 1810 'GWIL

FOR 1=1 TO 25:D$(I)="":T$(I)=""

:NEXT'GRUJ

FOR 1=1 TO 25'DEIP

INPUT#2,T$(I) :INPUT#2,D$(I) 'CPSI

ENT=ENT+1 :W=W+1 ' ELHB

IF ST=64 THEN CLOSE 2

:GOTO 13 30 'FKFC

NEXT'BAEX

RETURN 'BAQY

FOR 1=1 TO 80: PRINT" [CMDR T]";

:NEXT:RETORN'GINF

PRINT" [CLEAR] #"LD" [ DOWN , SPACES ,

RVS,SHFT SPACE, SHFT I, SHFT N,

SHFT SPACE, SHFT T,SHFT H,SHFT I,

SHFT S,SHFT SPACE, SHFT L,SHFT I,

SHFT S,SHFT T,SHFT SPACE, SHFT A,

SHFT R,SHFT E] [RVOFF , D0WN3 ]

" ' BCVR
1360 FOR 1=1 TO ENT:PRINT I" [LEFT]

) "T$ (I) :NEXT'FNKJ
1370 PRINT" [DOWN3,SPACE14,RVS]

Fl = HELP [RVOFF] "'BAXI
1380 PRINT" [SPACE14,RVS] F7 [SHFT Q,

SHFT U,SHFT I, SHFT Z, SPACES,

RVOFF] '"BAFL

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Computer Tutor/VOCAB-

Cnntimivd (mm pii. S2

1390 PRINT" [SPACE14,RVS] F8

[SHFT SPACE, SHFT R,SHFT E,SHFT V,

SHFT I, SHFT E,SHFT W] [RVOFF]

" ' BAEO
1400 GET RE$:IF RE$=""THEN 1400'ELYB
1410 IF RE$=CHR$ {133)THEN 1450'EMYD
1420 IF RE$=CHR${140)THEN 1870'EMCE
1430 IF RE$=CHR$(136)THEN RE$="":CL=0

:GOTO 820'HTWI
1440 GOTO 1400'BECC
1450 INPUT" [D0WN2, SHFT E] NTER

REQUESTED # AND [RVS]

[SHFT R,SHFT E,SHFT T,SHFT U,

SHFT R,SHFT N] [ RVOFF] "; RQ : PRINT

: PRINT 'DFUR
1460 IF RQ>ENT THEN 1450'DJEH
1470 PRINT" [CLEAR, RVS, SHFT T]ERM

: [RVOFF, SPACE2] "T$(RQ) ' BGQJ
1480 PRINT" [D0WN2, RVS, SHFT D]

EFINITION [RVOFF] :": PRINT 'CBYK
1485 FOR 1=1 TO LEN(D$(RQ))

:PRINT MID$ (D$(RQ) ,1,1) ; 'GYYT
1490 LL=LL+1'CFNI
1500 IF LL>32 AND MID$ (D$ (RQ) , I ,

1)=" "THEN PRINT:PRINT:LL=0' JVBI
1510 NEXT'BAEY
1520 PRINT: PRINT" [ SPACES , DOWN 3 , RVS ,

SHFT P]RESS [SHFT S,SHFT P,

SHFT A, SHFT C,SHFT E,SHFT SPACE,

SHFT B,SHFT A, SHFT R]
TO CONTINUE [RVOFF] " 'CBGP
1530 GET RE$:IF RE5=""THEN 1530'ELDF
1540 IF RE$<>CHR$ (32)THEN 1530'FLAH
1550 LL=0:GOTO 1350'CIGG
1560 PRINT" [CLEAR, SHFT Y]

OU DESIRE A PRINTED LIST OF

: [D0WN2] "rGOSUB 1340'CFXP
1570 PRINT"A) TERMS ONLY [DOWN ] " ' BAS J
1580 PRINT"B) DEFINITIONS ONLY[DOWN]

" ' BACL
1590 PRINT"C) BOTH [DOWN] '"BAEJ
1600 PRINT" [POUND] ) RETURN TO MENU

[D0WN2] '"BABE
1610 PRINT"ANSWER: ";'BBFD
1620 GET AN$:IF AN$=""THEN 1620'ELMF
1630 PRINT AN$:FOR 1=1 TO 200

:NEXT'FKLH
1640 IF AN$="A"THEN 1690'DHSG
1650 IF AN$="B"THEN 1700'DHLH
1660 IF AN$="C"THEN 1710'DHNI
1670 IF AN$=" [POUND] "THEN 240'DGMJ
1680 GOTO 1620'BEGI
1690 OPEN 4,4,7:FOR 1=1 TO EN

: PRINT! 4, I" [SPACE2)" T$ (I) :NEXT

ICLOSE 4:G0T0 1720'ICPS

1700 OPEN 4,4,7:FOR 1=1 TO EN

:PRINT#4,I" [SPACE2] "D$(I) :NEXT

:CLOSE 4:G0T0 1720' ICYK
1710 OPEN 4,4,7:F0R 1=1 TO EN

:PRINT#4,I" [SPACE2] "TS(I) ; " - ";

D$(I) :NEXT'GCJL
1715 CLOSE 4:G0T0 1720'CGVI
1720 OPEN 4,4,4:PRINT#4:PRINT#4

rCLOSE 4:G0T0 240'FPGI
1730 PRINT" [SPACE4,CMDR @2,SPACE2,
CMDR @2,SHFT SPACE2,CMDR @2,
SPACE2,CMDR @2,SHFT SPACE2,
CMDR @2,SHFT SPACE2,CMDR @2,
SHFT SPACE2,CMDR @2]"'BAQS

1740 PRINT" [SPACE4, CMDR G, SPACES,
CMDR H,SHFT SPACE, CMDR H,
SHFT SPACE, CMDR G] [CMDR G]
[CMDR G,SHFT SPACE, CMDR H,
SHFT SPACE, CMDR G,SHFT SPACE3,
CMDR G, SPACE 3, CMDR N] " ' BACR

PRINT" [SPACE4, CMDR G, SPACES,
CMDR G,SHFT SPACE, CMDR H,
SHFT SPACE, CMDR G , SPACE3 , CMDR G,
SHFT SPACE3,CMDR H]-[SPACE2,
CMDR H,SPACE3,CMDR N] " ' BACQ

PRINT" [SPACE4, CMDR G,SHFT SPACE3,
CMDR G,SHFT SPACE, CMDR H,
SHFT SPACE, CMDR G , SPACE3 ,CMDR G,
SHFT SPACE3,CMDR G,SHFT SPACES,
CMDR G,SHFT SPACE3,CMDR M] " ' BARV
PRINT" [SPACE4, CMDR T2,
SHFT SPACE2,CMDR T2,SHFT SPACE4,
SPACE4,SHFT SPACE2,CMDR T2,
SHFT SPACE2,CMDR T2 , S PACE4 ] " ' BAFU
PRINT" [SPACES, CMDR +27]"'BAYB
RETURN 'BAQJ

REM ERROR CHANNEL 'BMSF
INPUT#15,CH,BS,C,D'BMSF
IF CH=0 THEN RETURN ' EDTG
PRINT" [CLEAR] " IPRINT" [RVS] "B$"
[RVOFF] ":PRINT#15,"I"
: CLOSE 2'EJVJ

IF CH=62 THEN FOR 1=1 TO 900:NEXT
:GOTO 50'INOM
END'BACG
REM REVIEW'BGVJ
FOR 1=1 TO ENT'DFFL
PRINT" [CLEAR, RVS, SPACE21] "
:PRINT"[RVS] [SHFT W,SHFT O,
SHFT R,SHFT D,SHFT SPACE, SHFT B,
Y,SHFT SPACE, SHFT W,SHFT 0,
R,SHFT D,SHFT SPACE, SHFT R,
E,SHFT V,SHFT I, SHFT E,

1750

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1800
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1850
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SHFT
SHFT
SHFT
SHFT

W] [RVOFF] " 'CBKI

1880

1890

1900

PRINT" [RVS]
SHFT A, SHFT
SHFT T,SHFT
SHFT D,SHFT
SHFT CSHFT
: PRINT" [RVS]
SHFT I, SHFT
SHFT U,SHFT
'"CBLI

PRINT" [RVS] [SHFT F] 8 =
[SHFT SPACE, SHFT R,SHFT E,SHFT V,
SHFT E,SHFT R,SHFT S,SHFT E,
SPACES] ": PRINT" [RVS,SPACE21,
DOWNS] "'CBUX

PRINT I" [LEFT]) "T$(I)"

[SHFT S,SHFT P,
CSHFT E,SHFT SPACE,
0,SHFT SPACE, SHFT A,
V,SHFT A, SHFT N,
E,SPACE4, RVOFF] "

[SHFT F]7 = [SHFT L,
S,SHFT T] & [SHFT Q,
I, SHFT Z,SPACE4]

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Computer Tutor/VOCAB

: [SPACE2] "; 'BHUF
1910 FOR J=l TO LEN (D$(I) ) 'EJDH
1920 PRINT MID$(D$ (I) , J,l) ; 'CMUH
1930 IF POS(0)>28 THEN IF MID$(D${I),

J,l)=" "THEN PRINTlPRINT'KRFO
1940 NEXT J'BBDG

1950 GET R$:IF R$=""THEN 1950'EJVL
1960 IF I=ENT THEN PRINT" [CLEAR] "

:GOTO 1370 'FJLN
1970 IF R$=CHR$ (32) THEN NEXT I ' FHLN
1980 IF R$=CHR$(140)THEN IF I>1 THEN

I=I-2:NEXT I ' KOMT
1990 IF R$=CHR$ (136)THEN 1350'ELMP
2000 GOTO 1950'BEMU
2010 PRINT" [ CLEAR, DOWN, RIGHT 5, SPACE7,

SHFT C]OLOR [SHFT C] HOICE"

:GOSUB 2260'CFXD
2020 PRINT" [SPACE2]CH00SE F KEY:"

:GOSUB 2260 'CFWB
2030 PRINT" {D0WN4, SPACES]

Fl. BORDER COLOR" 'BAIC
2040 PRINT" [SPACE3]F3. CURSOR

COLOR" 'BAYD
2050 PRINT" 1SPACE3J F5. CENTER

SCREEN" 'BANE
2060 PRINT" [SPACE3]F7. BACK TO

MENU"'BAYE
2070 PRINT" [D0WN4,RVS, SHFT S,SHFT P,

SHFT A, SHFT C,SHFT E,SHFT SPACE,

SHFT B,SHFT A, SHFT R,SHFT SPACE]

2080
2090
2100
2110
2120

2130

2140
2150
2160
2170
2180
2190

2200

2210
2220
2230
2240
2250
2260

= [SHFT CfSHFT U,SHFT R,SHFT S,
SHFT 0,SHFT R,SHFT SPACE, SHFT C,
SHFT OfSHFT L,SHFT 0,SHFT R,
SHFT SPACE, SHFT F,SHFT 0,SHFT R,
SHFT SPACE, SHFT C,SHFT H,SHFT A,
SHFT R,SHFT A, SHFT C,SHFT T,
SHFT E,SHFT R,SHFT S , RVOFF] " ' BAMG
GET R$:IF R$=""THEN 2080'EJQG

2150'ELIH
2170'ELLY
2210' ELHA
PRINT" [CLEAR]

2010 'EKDC

IF R$=CHR$ (133)THEN

IF R$=CHR$ (134)THEN

IF R$=CHR$ (135)THEN

IF R$=CHR$(136)THEN

":GOTO 50'GKVD

IF R$=CHR$(32)THEN

GOTO 2080 'BEHA

GOSUB 2240 'BEJB

POKE 53280, C:GOTO 2080 'CMXE

GOSUB 2240 'BEJD

POKE 646,C'BFPE

PRINT" [HOME, D0WN6,RVS, SHFT T]

HIS IS THE CURSOR COLOR. [RVOFF]

" ' BAMN

GOTO 2080 'BEHW

GOSUB 2240'BBJX

POKE 53281, CiGOTO 2080'CMYB

REM'BARY

C=C+1:IF 016 THEN C=0'GJEF

RETURN 'BAQB

FOR 1=1 TO 40:PRINT" [CMDR Tj";

:NEXT:RETURN'GIJH

END

Software Reviews Dan Dare

Continued [mm ;>g. 30

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Next to the three sliding gadgets are
the standard brushes and tools. DigiPaint
has 12 different built-in brushes and sev-
eral gadgets for drawing lines (including
multi-lined drawing), circles, ellipses,
squares and rectangles. The final two gad-
gets are magnifying and scissors gadgets.
The scissors option is very flexible because
it gives you a real pair of scissors and al-
lows you to cut out a piece of a picture of
any shape and then use it as a brush.

The top part of the Toolbox normally
contains several gadgets. There is a Pick-
Color option, which allows you to grab any
color in the paint area and select it as the
current color, There is also a CopyColor
option, which will let you replace one of
the colors in a register with the currently
selected color. There is also a Fill gadget,
which will allow you not only to draw
filled circles, squares and polygons, but
also to fill in any area (even a closed area
that has breaks in it because you moved
the mouse too fast). A unique feature in
the top section of the Tbolbox is the Again
option. This option will allow you to repeat
the last action performed on the painting
area. This may sound totally pointless at
first, but when you find out that you can
change colors or even shading modes, you
will realize that Again can be a very pow-
erful tool. Using both the Undo and Again
options open up a world of possibilities.

One flick of the right mouse button will
reveal that DigiPaint also has a complex
menu set, filled with more features, Digi-
Paint has five menus: Picture, Brush, Ef-
fects, Mode and Preferences. The Picture
menu has BASIC fimctions, including
loading, saving and printing pictm^es. The
one option in this menu worth mentioning
is the Swap sub-menu. In DigiPaint, you
can actually have two different painting
screens in memor>' at one time. At any
time, you can decide to copy the cuiTent
painting to the background. Whenever
you copy a painting to the backgixiund,
the RubThrough option appears in the top
portion of the Ibolbox. WTien you select
RubThrough, any drawing stroke that
you perfonn will not contain the currently
selected color Instead, you will have effec-
tively cut a hole in the foregi-ound. What
will appear there is a portion of the picture
that was saved in the background, that
you have exposed. You can also use the
Merge function to combine the foreground
and background pictures at any time. The
Effects menu contains several options for
manipulating entire sateens. You can re-
duce the screen size by half, double it, flip

a picture, divide a picture in two, and then
switch places with each half of the screen,
and soften an image by reducing contrast-
ing edges. The Preferences menu allows
you close or open the Workbench sciieen at
any time. Closing the Workbench will ft^e
up valuable CHIP memory, which can be
in very scarce supply, especially if you are
working with DigiPaint in the interlaced
HAM mode. Also under the Preferences
menu is the Brush Color mode, which al-
lows you to use a custom brush as a di'aw-
ing shape only and not use the many col-
ors which may be contained in the custom
brush image. This helps you to create drop
shadows for a custom brush.

The Mode menu is the heart
of DigiPaint. Here are all the
shading modes that allow
you to mix colors and create
impressive shading effects.

There is one other menu in DigiPainfs
menu set. The Mode menu is the heart of
DigiPaint. Here are all the shading modes
that allow you to mix colors and create im-
pressive shading effects. The default shad-
ing mode is Solid, where whatever color
you use is exactly the same color that ap-
pears on the painting area. The next thi-ee
modes. Blend, Tint and Light Tint aver-
age different colore together Blend will
combine the present color with the newly-
applied color in equal proportions. Tint is
biased towards the color already in place
on the screen; this is always a strict ration
of three to one in favor of the screen color.
Light Tint is even more biased than Tint.

The next seven modes deal with colors
strictly as a set of numbers (in terms of
the red, green and blue components). The
Maximum and Minimum modes compare
the RGB values of each of the two colors,
and only keep the highest and lowest
RGB values respectively. Add and Sub-
tract add and subtract RGB values.

The last three of the seven modes per-
form logic operations on RGB values. The
And mode performs a logical AND on all
RGB bits. The Or mode performs a logical
OR on RGB bits. Xor performs an exclu-
sive OR on RGB bits.

One last mode, Shading, opens up all
the possibihties of dithering and gradient
fills. When you select the Shading mode, a
bunch of new gadgets appear in the top
portion of the Tbolbox. One controls the
amount of dithering, and the other con-

trols decide the direction of a gradient fill.
Unlike DehaePaint II, which can only
perfonn a gradient fill in one direction at
a time, DigPaint can perfonn gradient
fiils with respect to both vertical and hori-
zontal directions. The net result is that
you can pick a single point where the ap-
pHed color will be most concentrated.

If you have only 512K, you will find
yourself severely hampered while trying
to use the interlace mode, especially if you
have a spare screen in the background.
Fortunately, one megabyte of memory
should be enough to be able to use all of
DigiPainfs features \vithout ever running
into memory problems. You may be
slightly frustrated by the amount of wait-
ing that occurs when you have just per-
formed a drawing action. You have to un-
derstand that while you are waiting,
DigiPaint is performing some heavy num-
ber-crunching routines. DigiPaint is writ-
ten in assembly language, which makes it
much faster than if it had been written in
C, One good aspect concerning the math-
intensive part oi DigiPaint is that if you
have something more powerful in your
Amiga than a 68000, you can speed up
DigiPaint tremendously. Even in the case
of a 68010, which usually speeds up the
average program by 5-10%, you will enjoy
a healthy speed increase of at least 30-
40% when using DigiPaint. The speed in-
crease in DigiPaint is enjoyed in all as-
pects of the program (even the simple
fimction of loading a picture fitim disk is
executed much faster).

DigiPaint can be used to import normal
IFF pictures, including combining several
pictures into one stunning HAM picture.
The only drawback to importmg IFF pic-
tures is that once they are brought in,
they will forever be stored as an IFF HAM
picture, DigiPaint does not allow the pic-
ture to be converted back to a non-HAM
graphics mode.

DigiPainfs manual is easy to under-
stand, and it comes with three excellent
tutorials. More tutorials would have been
helpful, since this product is ujilike most
paint programs for the Amiga.

DigiPainfs strength is in the manipula-
tion of colors and shades. One of the rea-
sons why NewTbk created DigPaint was
so people who used DigiView could easily
manipulate digitized HAM pictures. Used
in conjunction with a program like Deluxe
Paint II, DigiPaint will be welcomed by
professional artists. Considering that
DigiPaint costs only $60, its powerful
coloring and shading features make it
more than worthwhile as a manipulator of
pictures created somewhere else. Q

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by Buck Childress

Kamikaze
Duck

for the Commodore 64

Inci"edible birds, those Kamikaze
Ducks! And }-ou. Mallard T. Duck-
worth, intrepid explorer and renowned ex-
peil on om- feathered fiiends, have been
totally fascinated bj' these creatures for as
long as you can remember. Kamikaze
Ducks only exist neai- remote I.ake
Di'ake, high in the Duckbill Mountains.
They are very colorfnl ducks, with a trans-
lucent appearance. Nobody kno\\'s how
they are bom— only that their existence
begins at night, within a strange mist
that haunts the sky above tlie lake. Even
the mist fascinates 3'ou, with it's ever-
changing shape and color. Kamikaze
Ducks have become such an ovenvhelm-
ing obsession with you that you're begin-
ning to speak with a fowl mouth.

Something has you very wonned
though. Kamikaze Ducks maj- soon go the
way of the Dodo Bird. Just as baby turtles
rush to the sea as soon as they hatch, baby
Kamikaze Ducks dive toward Lake Drake
when the\^ leave tlie mist.

The mountaineer who discovered the
lake, Bill Drake, for whom Lake Drake is
named, was the firet to witness this phe-
nomenon, legend has it that he was ex-
ploring the lake in his canoe at the time.
The strange mist passed overhead, a duck
dove toward him, and the mountains still
echo his famous scream, "Kamikaze
Duck!"

Lake Drake used to be covere'd by lily
pads. An amazing occurrence would take
place as soon as a Kamikaze Duck hit a
pad. The duck would instantly be trans-
fonned into a full-giwvn adult and fly
away. Einstein was con'ect, however. For
e\'ery action there is an equal and oppo-
site reaction. In this unfortunate case, a
hit lily pad sinks. New pads have growm.
but not quickly enough to keep Lake
Drake covei'ed. Without pads to bounce
on, the poor little ducks splash down, nev-
er to be seen again.

After exhaustive research and observa-
tion, you found a way to save these mysti-
cal creatui-es fram extinction. Others have
tried evervlhing — boards, rafts, fishing
nets, springs, even ping pong balls. Al-
though these items broke the dive of the
Kamikaze Duck, they broke the duck as
well. So, with the passage of time, the oth-
ers gave it up as hopeless. But you, Mal-
lai-d T. Duckworth, did not give up. You
pei-severe^d and figmied it outi You'll make
a net out of lily pad material, attach it to
the front of your motoi' boat, go to Lake
Drake, and rescue as many Kamikaze
Ducks as you can. After all. you wouldn't
duck your responsibility, would you?!

Of coui-se, to attempt yom- mission,
you'll need to enter Kamikaze Duck.
Be sure to save a copy before you run it.

The first bit of geai- you need is a joy-
stick plugged into port 2. The main geai* is
the game. Now load Kamikaze Duck and
rvm it. The BASIC loader pokes the ma-
chine language data into memory and
checks for en-el's. Once this is done, gi'ab
onto your hip boots and go get em by typ-
ing SYS 49152 and pressing RETURN.
The realm of the Kamikaze Duck will be
upon you.

You'll find yourself in youi- boat floating
upon Lake Drake. Yom- joystick (helm)
controls the boat and the special net. Push
the stick fonvai'd to move the boat for-
ward. Pull it back to move in reverse.
Push the stick left to turn the boat left.
Push right to turn right. Press the fire
button to activate your net. It will appeal'
at the front (bow) of the boat.

It's impoitant to remember the follow-
ing. Mallard T. Fonvard is always the di-
rection the bow of the boat faces. If the
bow is left when you push the joystick for-
ward, the boat \\ill move to the left. If the
bow is right, the boat moves right. The
same principle applies to reverse direc-
tion. When activated, the net always
sticks out of the bow. It takes a little prac-
tice to become proficient at the helm.

If you look up you'll see that shange
mist 1 was speaking of Notice how it
changes shape and color. And how, with-
out warning, it may change its direction
or height above the water.

Was that a duck I just heai-d splash
down while you were watching the mist?
Speaking of ducks, keep a cai'eful eye on
them. When they fomi, they assume the
color of the mist at that time. Some of
them dive straight down, while others
spin out of control. Some angle toward the
left, some to the right. But all with the
same instinctive diive in their dive ... to
bounce off a non-existent lily pad. So stick
out that net and snai'e them from their in-
nocent fate. If you do, they'll giiow up and
fly safely away, thanks to your ingenious
lily pad net.

Each night the mist creates 50 ducks.
The more you save, the better their
chance for siu'vival. If you save all 50.
eveiything will be just ducky.

By the way, you can only activate the
net 60 times a night before it falls apart. If
this happens before all 50 ducks have
formed, you can always watch Lake
Drake become a giant duck .soup. Or, if
you can't stand to see the little creatui'ss
perform a swan dive to doom, press any
ftinction key to go to the next night. For
that matter, you can duck out and go to
another night w^henever you v/ant. even if
your net is still working. Be sm-e to use
your net judiciously.

Did you notice the little mes.sage boai-d
at the top of the night sky? It keeps you
infomied of the number of critters that
have Kamikazeed (di-opped fn)m the sky)
and how many you've rescued, along with
the number of snares you've attempted
(remember — 60 majcimum). It also shows
the highest amount you've rescued in one
night. When all 50 Kamikaze Ducks have
met their fate, good or bad. your minion
for the night is over.

Well, Mallard, one last thing. If you
need to pause for the cause, whatever it
may be, pressing either the SHIFT or the
SHIFT/LOCK key will suspend eveiy-
thing until the key is released. RUN-
STOP/RESTORE will exit you from the
domain of the Kamikaze Duck. SYS
49152 brings you back.

Three cheers for Mallai-d T. Duckworth!
It's a honk of a job and I'm glad you're do-
ing it. But, plea.se don't send me a bill! Q

l!i-tiiK- ivpinj! this program, ifid ■Hiiw ro linicr Fnigrams" anil "How to Use the .Majsaiint
linlry I'rogf ini" Tlic B.ASIC prupramv in litis n«j;i/ini- arc avaikhk- on disl from loadstir,
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Kamikaze Duck

15 PRINT CHR$ (147) "LOADING AND

CHECKING DATA LINE : " : J=49152 ' DMVO
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25 IF B=0 THEN L = PEEK (64 ) *256-l-PEEK t 63 )

: PRINT CHR$(19)TAB(31)L:PRINT'MYCP
30 IF A<0 OR A>255 THEN 40'FIWD

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Game Programs 'Kamikaze Duck

Conliiwed from pg. 8S

190

DATA 169,0,141,167,197,32,90,195,

35

POKE J+B,A:X=X+A:D=D+1:NEXT B

3 2,228,2 55,201, 17 07 'BWNN

:READ A: IF A=X THEN 4 5 ' LVWQ

195

DATA 133,144,13,201,137,176,9,32,

40

PRINT"ERROR IN DATA LINE:"L

189, 195, 32,213, 14 74 'BWGS

lEND'CCVG

200

DATA 195,76,44,192,32,239,194,141,

45

X=0:J=J+12:IF D<2424 THEN 20'GPMM

158,197, 32,23 9, 17 39 'BXOF

50

PRINT"THE DATA IS LOADED..."

205

DATA 194,141,159,197,173,163,197,

:PRINT'CBRH

208, 121, 17 3, 23, 208, 1957 'BBWL

55

PRINT"SYS 49152 FOR KAMIKAZE

210

DATA 201,47,176,114,173,16,208,41,

DUCK. . ."lEND'CBNO

1,208, 107, 17 3, 146 5 'BWWG

60

DATA 169,72,205,174,197,240,8,141,

215

DATA 21,208,201,32,176,100,173,0,

174,197,16 9,0,174 6 'BWDL

208, 201, 32, 14 4, 1496 'BWDL

220

DATA 93,201,254,176,89,173,158,

65

DATA 141,17 3,197,162,0,18 9,17 6,197,

197, 201, 51, 240, 4, 18 37 'BWVH

157, 0,48, 189, 1629'BWMQ

225

DATA 201,231,208,78,32,239,194,

70

DATA 176,198,157,0,49,189,176,199,

201, 112, 144, 39, 201, 1880 'BYUM

157, 0,50, 189, 1540'BVQM

230

DATA 160,176,13,16 2,3,14 2,16 2,197,

75

DATA 176,200,157,0,51,232,208,229,

160, 194, 14 1,161, 167 I'BYAI

32,213,195,32,1725'BWUR

235

DATA 197,76,19 2,19 3,17 4,0,208,201,

80

DATA 68,229,16 9,0,162,14,157,158,

20 8,17 6,9,224, 1858 'BWCN

197, 202, 16, 2 50, 1622 'BWON

240

DATA 176,176,11,160,195,76,162,
193, 160, 201, 224, 112, 1846 'BAAK

85

DATA 141,21,20 8,141,0,208,141,16,

245

DATA 176,228,160,194,140,253,7,

208,141,33,208,1466 'BWGS

17 3, 0,208, 174, 1,17 14 'BVCO

90

DATA 133,251,133,253,169,4,162,216,

250

DATA 208,141,10,208,142,11,208,

133,252,134,254,2094 'BARP

173, 39, 208, 141, 44, 1533 'BXMK

95

DATA 32,239,194,201,7,176,10,162,0,

255

DATA 208,169,32,24,109,21,208,141,

169,46,129,1365'BUIT

21,208,173,0,1314'BVKP

100

DATA 251,169,15,129,253,230,251,

260

DATA 220,170,41,16,208,5,172,171,

230, 253, 208, 233, 230, 2452 'BBLF

197,240,3,76,1519'BUBL

105

DATA 252,230,2 54,16 5,254,201,220,

265

DATA 114,194,173,163,197,208,3,32,

144,223,169,11,141,2264 ' BBEK

21 3, 19 5, 17 3, 21, 1686 'BXOQ

270

DATA 208,45,166,197,208,28,173,21,

110

DATA 32,208,169,15,141,23,208,141,

208,24, 109, 166, 1553' BXSM

29,208,16 9,4 8,1391 'BWLF

275

DATA 197,141,167,197,141,21,208,

115

DATA 141,27,2 08,169,184,141,3,208,

238, 170, 197, 17 3, 163, 2013 'BBIS

141, 5, 208, 141,1 576 'BWDK

280

DATA 197,208,7,169,33,160,43,32,

120

DATA 7,208,16 9,228,141,9,208,169,

19 6,19 5,173,16,14 34 'BVCN

160, 162, 20 8, 160, 1829 'BXVG

285

DATA 208,45,166,197,208,77,173,

125

DATA 112,141,2,208,14 2,4,208,140,

166, 197, 201, 4, 208, 18 50 'axes

6,208,169,64,1404'BUML

290

DATA 9,173,4,208,174,5,208,76,56,

130

DATA 141,1,208,169,1,141,43,208,

194,173,6,1286'BRIN

162,3,142,40,1259'BTSG

295

DATA 208,174,7,208,56,237,10,208,

135

DATA 208,232,142,16 6,197,169,7,

201,10,144,4,1467'BUVT

14 1,4 1,208, 14 1,4 2, 1694 'BXMM

300

DATA 201,230,144,43,133,56,237,11,

140

DATA 208,169,19,141,21,208,162,

208, 201, 2, 144, 161 5 'BWHG

119, 160, 79, 169, 160, 1615 'BY J J

305

DATA 4,201,240,144,30,169,198,141,

145

DATA 157,112,7,192,128,176,8,153,

253,7,169,47,1603'BVFL

0,4,169,5, llll'BRHM

310

DATA 141,23,208,141,29,203,169,33,

150

DATA 153,0,216,169,6,157,112,219,

160,8,32,196,1348'BVIH

136, 202, 16, 230, 1616 'BWS J

315

DATA 195,162,0,160,128,232,208,

155

DATA 169,117,160,197,32,30,171,32,

2 53, 200, 208, 250, 76, 2072 'BYRM

90,195,169,192, 15S4'BXUO

320

DATA 8,193,173,21,208,45,166,197,

160

DATA 141,248,7,162,202,142,252,7,

240, 20, 17 3, 21, 1465 'BVI I

232, 14 2, 24 9, 7, 1791 'BVDK

325

DATA 208,56,237,166,197,141,21,

165

DATA 232,232,142,250,7,232,142,

208, 17 3, 170, 197, 20 1,19 75 'BAPO

251, 7, 32, 229, 195, 19 51 'BWWP

330

DATA 60,144,3,141,171,197,224,119,

170

DATA 173,163,197,240,15,174,172,

208, 7, 169, 203, 164 6 'BWI J

197, 208, 10, 14 1,17 2, 186 2 -BAFM

335

DATA 162,4,76,161,194,224,123,208,

175

DATA 197,169,129,160,240,32,196,

2 1,169, 204, 162, 1708 'BXEO

195, 173, 141, 2, 201, 18 35 'BYIR

340

DATA 8,141,249,7,142,166,197,173,

180

DATA 1,208,16,32,189,195,32,213,

163,197,208,3,1654'BVBK

195,173,141,2,1397'BUJM

345

DATA 32,213,195,76,8,193,224,125,

185

DATA 201,1,240,249,32,2 37,195,17 3,
167, 197, 240, 8, 1940 'BWLR

20 8, 10, 17 3, 24 9, 1706 'BWLP

90 FEBRUARY 1988

Game Programs/Kamikaze Duck

510

DATA 43,224,160,144,16,224,208,

350

DATA 7,201,203,208,25,76,217,194,

176, 6, 238, 10, 208, 1657 'BWD J

224, 126, 240, 11, 1732 'BWQL

515

DATA 76,100,196,206,10,208,76,100,

355

DATA 173,163,197,208,230,32,213,

196, 206, 162, 197, 1733 'BYCP

195, 76, 8, 193, 173, 1861 'BXWQ

520

DATA 16,18,162,3,142,16 2,197,17 4,

360

DATA 249,7,201,203,208,3,169,0,44,

253, 7, 2 32, 224, 1590 'BVGK

169,1, 162, 1416'BSDL

525

DATA 202,14 4,2,16 2,194,142,253,7,

365

DATA 1,32,1,195,173,163,197,208,7,

174, 11, 208, 224, 1723 'BWQP

169,33,160,1339'BTNR

530

DATA 208,144,35,16 2,2,142,163,197,

370

DATA 2,32,196,195,76,8,193,32,190,

174, 10, 208, 14 2, 158 7 'BXFL

224,165,140,1453'BUNN

535

DATA 8, 208, 162, 4, 134, 254, 142, 24,

375

DATA 69,141,69,142,69,143,77,1,

212, 56, 2 33, 3 2, 14 69 "BUAQ

208,77,2,208,1206'BSYR

540

DATA 141,167,197,141,21,208,169,0,

380

DATA 96,133,252,134,251,6,251,165,

141, 161,197,238, 1781 'BYIN

251,201,9,176,1925'BWIO

545

DATA 168,197,173,163,197,240,61,

385

DATA 243,32,57,195,6,252,208,4,

201,2,24 0,25,166, 1833 'BXLR

232, 76, 27, 195, 1527 "BTUT

550

DATA 2 54,224,7,144,6,202,134,254,

390

DATA 202,224,255,32,33,195,76,5,

142, 24, 212, 23 8, 18 41 'BWSN

195,208,18,201,164 4 'BVGP

555

DATA 9,208,173,9,208,201,228,14 4,

395

DATA 0,240,7,152,56,233,2,76,50,

35,76, 198, 196,168 5 'BVJS

195,152,24,1187'BRGT

560

DATA 166,254,224,15,176,6,232,134,

400

DATA 105,2,141,16,208,142,2,208,

254, 14 2, 24, 212, 18 39 'BXFO

96,141,42,195,1298'BUAH

565

DATA 206,9,208,17 3,9,208,201,205,

405

DATA 141,49,195,141,88,195,72,201,

176, 10, 206, 16 3, 1774 'BWDT

8,208,2,169,1469'BUCM

570

DATA 197,208,5,169,0,141,172,197,

410

DATA 6,141,54,195,141,81,195,104,

173, 160, 197, 24 0,18 59 'BXCP

174,2,208,173, 1474 'BVI I

575

DATA 9,206,160,197,206,0,208,76,

415

DATA 16,208,168,41,2,96,169,18,32,

69, 197, 17 3, 159, 1660 'BVEU

210,255,160,1375'BUKN

580

DATA 197,201,165,144,22,201,169,

420

DATA 5,140,134,2,32,180,195,174,

176, 18, 173, 158, 197, 1821 'BANK

168, 197, 32, 205, 1464 'BVGJ

585

DATA 201,128,176,11,20 5,0,208,176,

425

DATA 189,160,17,32,180,195,174,

6, 141, 160, 197, 1609 'BWWV

169, 197, 32, 205, 189, 1739 'BYGP

590

DATA 76,69,197,174,0,208,173,16,

430

DATA 173,169,197,205,173,197,144,

208,168,41,1,1331'BTPR

5, 240, 3, 141, 17 3, 18 20 'BXMK

595

DATA 24 0,39,224,101,144,35,72,165,

435

DATA 197,160,35,32,180,195,174,

140,69,141,69,1439'BWIW

173, 197, 32, 205, 18 9, 176 9 'BYDQ

600

DATA 142,69,14 3,201,64,144,10,201,

440

DATA 160,26,32,180,195,174,170,

100, 144, 12, 56, 1286 'BWGJ

197, 32, 205, 189, 173, 1733 'BYLM

605

DATA 233,21,76,19,197,24,105,21,

445

DATA 168,197,201,50,144,26,104,

76, 19, 197, 141, 1129 'BUNO

104, 17 3, 163, 197, 208, 17 35 'BADR

610

DATA 1,208,104,162,255,232,208,18,

450

DATA 251,32,213,195,32,228,255,

201,0,240,7,1636'BUIK

240, 251, 76, 75, 19 3, 2041 'BXEM

615

DATA 152,56,233,1,76,63,197,152,

455

DATA 162,1,24,32,240,255,169,0,96,

24, 105,1, 141, 1201'BTTO

169,49,162,1359'BTRR

620

DATA 16,208,142,0,208,206,165,197,

460

DATA 234,76,2 41,195,72,32,213,195,

208, 40, 17 3, 164, 1727 'BXGL

104, 162, 240, 141, 1905 'BYAN

625

DATA 197,162,192,160,10,73,10,208,

465

DATA 4,212,142,6,212,140,1,212,96,

1,232, 14 1,164, 1550 'BWMQ

169,0, 162, 1356'BSQR

630

DATA 197,142,248,7,140,165,197,

470

DATA 23,157,0,212,202,16,2 50,169,

173, 39, 208, 41, 15, 1572 'BWWM

15,141,24,212,1421'BVYO

535

DATA 170,232,224,11,240,4,224,16,

475

DATA 96,160,10,140,164,197,140,

144, 1,232, 142, 1640 'BVVR

165, 197, 169, 2 50, 162, 18 50 'BAIU

640

DATA 39,208,76,49,234,18,30,32,75,

480

DATA 195,120,141,20,3,14 2,21,3,38,

65,77, 73, 976'BQUM

96,173,21,1023'BSQO

645

DATA 75,65,90,69,69,68,32,32,32,

485

DATA 208,201,32,176,3,76,142,19 6,

82,69,83,766'BOCR

174, 23, 208, 224, 1663 'BWGU

650

DATA 67,85,69,68,32,32,32,83,78,

490

DATA 47,144,33,206,11,208,206,11,

65,82,69,762'BODN

20 8, 173, 11, 208, 1466 'BWPQ

655

DATA 83,32,32,32,32,72,73,71,72,0,

495

DATA 201,10,14 4,3,76,208,196,238,

0,0,499'BLHR

169, 197, 169, 15, 1626 'BWWV

660

DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,

500

DATA 141,23,20 8,141,29,208,173,21,

0'BADL

208,76, 12 5, 196, 1549 "BXKI

665

DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,

505

DATA 238,11,208,238,11,208,174,
161, 197, 224, 112, 144, 1926 'BAXO

0'BADQ

COMMODORE M/iGAZINE 91

Game Programs/Kamikaze Duck

670 DATA 0,3,192,0,7,255,0,63,255,254,

255,255,1539'BQKP
675 DATA 255,255,255,252,63,255,255,

255, 2 5 5, 2 54, 255, 255, 28 64 "BBCW
680 DATA 248,127,255,254,255,255,255,

31, 255, 254, 127, 255, 25 71 'BBRS
685 DATA 255,63,255,254,7,255,240,0,

31,128,0,0,1488'BRFV
690 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,

0'BADO

695 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,48,0,31,

79 'BOOT
700 DATA 252,0,127,255,252,255,255,

252, 63, 2 55, 24 8, 2 55, 24 69 'BYQL
705 DATA 255,252,127,255,224,15,255,

254, 63, 2 55, 2 52, 255, 24 62 'BAIQ
710 DATA 255,240,127,255,248,31,255,0,

3,184,0,0,1598'BSHK
715 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,

0'BADM
720 DATA 0,56,0,0,254,0,1,239,0,0,238,

0,788'BJBJ
725 DATA 0,108,0,96,124,12,120,56,60,

126,56,252,1010'BSIQ
730 DATA 115,255,156,48,254,24,28,124,

112, 14, 124, 224, 1478 'BXDN
735 DATA 7,255,192,1,255,0,0,124,0,0,

124,0,958'BMVQ
740 DATA 0,254,0,1,215,0,0,214,0,0,

124,0,808 "BKVM
745 DATA 0,56,0,0,0,0,0,10,0,16,31,0,

113'BGMQ
750 DATA 48,15,0,112,31,128,112,14,

192,240,3,121,1016'BTAO
755 DATA 144,1,191,16,0,222,48,0,252,

112,0, 252, 1238'BRHT
760 DATA 224,0,127,224,0,103,160,0,

199,96,3,142,1278'BSWP
765 DATA 240,7,29,252,15,63,246,31,

240,250,0,0,1373'BRQU
770 DATA 94,0,0,110,0,0,62,0,3,192,0,

3,464'BIKO
775 DATA 224,0,1,240,0,1,152,0,0,156,

0,0,774'BKZU
780 DATA 204,0,16,70,1,6,56,102,56,62,

127,252,127,1088'BTCR
785 DATA 255,230,195,255,255,127,255,

230, 62, 127, 252, 56, 2299 'BAPY
790 DATA 102,56,16,70,16,0,204,0,0,

156,0,1,621'BMER
795 DATA 152,0,1,240,0,3,224,0,3,192,

0,0,815'BKAW
800 DATA 0,0,62,0,0,110,0,0,94,31,240,

250,787'BLFJ
805 DATA 15,63,246,7,29,252,3,142,240,

0,199, 96, 1292'BRSP
810 DATA 0,103,160,0,127,224,0,252,

224, 0,252, 112, 14 54 'BTTL
815 DATA 0,222,43,1,191,16,3,121,144,

14,192,240,1192'BSMQ
820 DATA 31,128,112,15,0,112,31,0,48,

10,0,16,503'BOXL
825 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,56,0,0,124,0,0,214,

394'BHXP

830

835

840

845

850

855

860

865

870

875

880

885

890

895

900

905

910

915

920

925

930

935

940

945

950

955

960

965

970

975

980

985

990

DATA 0,1,215,0,0,254,0,0,124,0,0,

124,71B'BKVM

DATA 0,1,255,0,7,255,192,14,124,

224,28,124,1224'BRPS

DATA 112,43,254,24,115,255,156,

126, 56, 252, 120, 56, 1574 'BXGP

DATA 60,96,124,12,0,10 8,0,0,238,0,

1,239,87B'BNFS

DATA 0,0,254,0,0,56,0,0,124,0,0,

118,552'BJEN

DATA 0,0,122,0,0,95,15,248,111,

252,240,63,1146'BQFU

DATA 184,224,15,113,192,6,227,0,5,

230,0,7,1203'BQLQ

DATA 254,0,7,63,0,14,63,0,12,123,

0,8,544'BKQU

DATA 253,128,9,158,192,15,3,112,

14,1,248,14,1147'BSFR

DATA 0,240,12,0,24 8,8,0,80,0,0,0,

0,588'BIPU

DATA 0,3,0,0,7,0,0,15,0,0,25,0,

50'BDYP

DATA 0,57,0,0,51,0,8,98,8,28,102,

28,380'BJIW

DATA 63,254,124,103,255,254,255,

2 55,195,103,255,254,2370 'BBCV

DATA 63,254,124,28,10 2,28,8,93,8,

0,51,0,764'BNUX

DATA 0,57,0,0,25,0,0,15,0,0,7,0,

104'BFYJ

DATA 0,3,0,0,0,0,0,6,0,80,12,0,

103'BEUN

DATA 248,14,0,240,14,1,248,15,3,

112,9,158,1062'BQRM

DATA 192,8,253,128,12,12 3,0,14,63,

0,7,63,863'BOER

DATA 0,7,254,0,5,230,0,6,227,0,15,

113,857'BLTM

DATA 192,63,184,224,111,252,240,

9 5, 15, 24 8, 12 2,0, 1746 'BWBT

DATA 0,118,0,0,124,0,0,0,64,4,2,8,

320'BHDM

DATA 32,64,2,5,8,144,80,65,66,2,

16,144,628'BMUS

DATA 85,133,71,191,66,23,191,114,

75, 210, 17 6, 102, 14 37 'BWEQ

DATA 236,169,20,251,180,183,255,

24 5, 9 5, 19 1,238, 187, 2250' BAQW

DATA 187,124,23,251,118,63,233,

24 8, 13,2 51,240,7, 1758 'BWHR

DATA 238,104,5,232,224,7,127,160,

7,255,224,0,1583'BTCV

DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,

0 ' BADO

DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,252,0,1,254,0,

507'BGRU

DATA 1,255,224,49,10,0,113,35,0,

240,142,0,1069 'BQES

DATA 16,68,0,16,254,16,17,85,24,

19,213,220,948'BQQX

DATA 255,255,255,255,255,252,127,

2 55, 24 0,63, 255, 192, 2659 'BBWV

DATA 31,255,128,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,

414 'BHSW

DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,63,

92 FEBRUARY 1988

dame Programs/Kamikaze Duck

I 63'BCQR
995 DATA 0,0,127,128,7,255,128,0,80,

140,0, 196, 1061'BQPA
1000 DATA 142,0,113,15,0,34,8,8,127,8,

24,170,649'BNGA
1005 DATA 136,59,171,200,265,255,255,

6 3, 2 55, 2 55, 15, 255, 2174 'By LI
1010 DATA 254,3,255,252,1,255,248,0,0,

0,0,0,1268'BNSB
1015 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,

0'BADE
1020 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,

0'BADA
1025 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,

0'BADP
1030 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,245,85,80,

10,420'BHVC
1035 DATA 170,160,5,85,64,2,170,128,1,

85,0,0,870'BNHI
1040 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,

0 ' BADC
1045 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,

0'BADH
1050 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,

0 ■ BADD
1055 DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,

0'BADI
1060 DATA 10,170,175,5,85,80,2,170,

160,1,85,64,1007'BQYH
1065 DATA 0,170,128,32,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,

0,330'BHMK two

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might also want to scan the already post-
ed questions and theii' resiionses, thefe
are aiways some veiy intel^>sting tidbits!
By the way, this area is staffed by a real li-
brarian— Dean DeBolt, the tissociate uni-
versity librarian and head of Special Col-
lections at the University oi'West Florida.

In addition to the message board,
there's also a Library^ area with inlbrma-
tional files containing tips for footnoting.
lists of new publications, how to pnepaii^ a
bibliography, and other aseful informa-
tion. Watch for moiie additions to this ai^ea
as time permits.

The Book Reviews section oHers the lat-
est information on best-selling books.
You'll find lists of fiction and tion-fiction
books that are just coming out, ivviews of
bestsellers, and the current hiU"d-cover
and paperback bestseller lists.

The other newly added .seivice 1 men-
tioned is the Trade Plus ln\'estment Ser-
vice. When you enter this area you're ac-
tually connected to their ix'mote system
via a gateway, just like when using the
Comp-U-Store. Once connected via the
gateway, the main menu will show you
the major ser\'ices available.

The TVade Plus Sen'ice is divided into
six major areas that include the Piice, Oi--

der, i'ortl'olio, Records, Inll)nntition and
Analysis menus. Each is selected by en-
tering the screen number of the desiixjd
service. Actually, you can directly access
any indix-idual screen within the system
by simply entering the sci^een numlwr. In
addition to the major areas, there's a
screen for chimging your passwords, ob-
taining system news, or \*iewing on-line
help.

Each of the menu screens within the
ser\'ice includes a HELP entry that pro-
vides more detailed information on the
featuiBS available fi-om that menu.
Thei^'s extensive help information
throughout the service. Actually, it took
me almost an how to read thiDUgh every-
thing when I first stalled poking aiutrnd
on the service.

Overall, the sen-ice is very extensive
and you'll need their documentation to
make fidl use of the system. Once you get
the feel of the system, you'll Ije able to find
cunient stock and option prices, condensed
market over\'iews, company names and
stock market sj-mbols, company an-
nouncement's and messages, etc.

You can generate stock and option or-
ders to buy or sell securities while online.
Whatever you process while online will
automatically be logged in a transaction

recoixl lor liix p(irj»ses. Your income torn
dividends will als<J be recorded as well.
Whatever securities you possess can be re-
corded and tracked in vaiious portfolios
you estiiblish within the system. If you
own or trade seciu-ities not handled b\- the
system, you ain manually enter the data
and include them in your recoixls.

As an added benefit, you can also set up
stock and option watches. These are lists
of stocks or options that you want periodic
inibnnation about, with all .sorts of com-
parisons and analysis available. There are
even various analysis features provided
by DYR Associate.s. They're a registered
investment advisor piioviding .securities
research primarily related to the listed op-
tion marlveUs.

All in all, if you're doing any kind of in-
ve.stment in stocks or options you should
find this to be a veiy valuable and easy to
use service.

Beiiire I close, I just thought I'd mention
the fact that summaries of cuirent and
upcoming issues of this magazine are now
available on Q-Link in the News & hifor-
mation section. You should also be able to
fiiid repiinLs of this column in a nearby
area as well. As always, if you have any
comments, questions or hints you can
reach me by E-Mail almost dailj: Q

COMMODORE MAGAZINE 93

JIFFIES

Ul' Helper

for the Commodore 64

Ever been bitten by the "I know it's
here somewhere" bug? It's the one
that has you frantically scanning all of
your disks. One of them contains that in-
credible routine you were going to add to
your latest work of art. But which one?
Ah, there it is. Better load it to be ceitain.
Yep, that's the one. Now all you have to do
is append it to your program and you'll be
in business . , , What program?! Loading
this and that wiped it from memoiy. Oh.
the pain! Your inspiration up in smoke!

Ty^e heart. Lil' Helper is here. Lil'
Helper lets you scan all the BASIC pro-
grams and disk directories you want with-
out erasing what's currently in 01' Relia-
ble's memory. Lil' Helper also changes the
text, background, or frame (border i colors
with the touch of a key. It's super easy to
use. Here's how:

After saving a copy of Lil' Helper, run it.
The BASIC loader will poke the machine
language data into memorj' and check for
errors. Now you're all set. IVpe SYS 52000
and press RETURN. An "ON" message
verifies Lil' Helper is active.

You can view any BASIC progi-am list

ART BAXTER

by pressing the "U key. then RETURN.
When the message "FILE NAME?" ap-
pears, enter the name (use the DELETE
key if you make a mistake) and press RE-
TURN. The list will begin scrolling on
your screen. The CONTROL key slows
the listing. The STOP key allows you to
exit whenever you w^ant (handy for ap-
pending various routines*. To view a disk
directory, press the 'Tl" key. then RE-
TURN. Like the list routine, the CON-
TROL key slows the listing and the STOP
key lets you exit at any time. You can use

by Buck Childress

either of these routines as often as you

like, without erasing what's currently in
memorv'.

When your eyes start getting bloodshot
from looking at the same old colors, press
the "C" key, then RETURN. A menu
shows that the "B" key changes the back-
ground color, the "F' key changes the
frame (border) color, and the 'T' key
changes the text color. Each time you
press a key. the ralor changes. By holding
dowTi the SHIFT key at the same time,
you can change colors in reverse order.
FVess the STOP key to exit.

If vou forget which kev does what, type
HELP and press RETURN. Lil' Helper
will show you.

Lil' Helper occupies an area of RAM
from 52000 to 52605. Since this isn't BA-
SIC RAM, you can load and save all the
BASIC programs you want without affect-
ing Lil' Helper (prowding they don't poke
any data into Lil' Helper's domain).
Should you want to run a progi'am, it's a
good idea to deactivate Lil' Helper first.
Press the "Q" key, then RETURN. "OFF'
will appear (what a coincidence). SYS
52000 reactivates Lil' Helper.

Give Lil' Helper a tiy. It really adds
ease to your BASIC programming.

Before ty'ping Ihis prograin. read "Htiw ui Enttr Programs" and "How Ui Use iht Magaitmc
Ettity Pfu^fam." The BASIC programs in ihis magazmc arc avaihhle on disk from Liud^iar.
P.O. Bos 5UMS. Shrtvtpiirt. U -(HO-flM", !-8l)U K.M2(i9l

Lir Helper

20 PRINT CHR$ (147) "LOADING AND

CHECKING DATA LINE : " : J = 52000 : L=7(3

:C=11'FUFN
30 PRINT CHR$tl9)TAB(31)L:FOR B=0 TO C

:READ A:POKB J+B, A: X=X+A: NEXT B

:READ A'NCON
40 PRINT: IF XOA THEN PRINT"ERROR IN

DATA LINE:"L:END'HFXK
50 X = 0:J=J + 12:L = L-(-10:IF L<571 THEN

30' ITRK
60 PRINT"DATA OK AND LOADED. ..": PRINT

:PRINT"SYS 52000 TO ACTIVATE..."

:END'EDOQ
70 DATA 162,17,32,233,204,169,48,162,

203,141,0,3,1374 'BUPM
80 DATA 142,1,3,96,134,251,162,3,189,

0,2,221,1204'BQNM
90 DATA 13,205,208,16,202,16,245,173,

4,2,208,85,1377'BTEN
100 DATA 162,59,32,233,204,76,116,164,

173,1,2,208,1430'BUTE
110 DATA 72,173,0,2,201,67,208,8,162,

24,32,233,1182'BRVE
120 DATA 204,76,139,204,201,68,208,27,
3 2, 68, 229, 16 9, 1625 'BWUG

130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
210
220
230
! 240
250
260

DATA 36,13 3,251,133,254,169,5,162,

8,160,0,32,1343'BTYG

DATA 186,255,169,1,162,251,160,0,

76, 23, 2 04, 201, 16 88 'BVEI

94 FEBRUARY 1988

Jiffies/m Helper

270

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310
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350
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DATA 2
189,25

DATA 2
204,32
DATA 3
254,20
DATA 2
245,20
DATA 3
32,225
DATA 3
0,208,
DATA 1
36,166
DATA 3
202,24
DATA 1
185,15
DATA 3
128,76
DATA 7
248,32
DATA 6
208,3,
DATA 2
201,19
DATA 2
216,13
DATA 2
76,202
DATA 2

55,165,251,162,167,160,2,32,

5,32,192,1862"BXPM

55,162,5,32,198,255,32,245,

,245,204,1869'BWNN

2,245,204,32,245,204,166,

8,4, 201,0, 1795'BVSO

40,23,32,245,204,133,25 3,32,

4,166,253,2030'BYFG

2,205,189,169,32,32,210,255,

,255,208,1844 'BXGH

,76,254,204,32,245,204,201,

8,169,1604'BTYH

3,32,210,255,76,40,2 04,16,

,212,208,1468'BVVJ

2,56,233,127,170,160,255,

0,8,200,185,1868'BXAK

58,160,16,250,48,245,2 00,

8,160,48,6,1634'BWLL

2,210,255,76,118,204,56,233,

,69,204,1661"BWLM

6,116,164,3 2,225,255,240,

,228,255,201,2072'ByBN

6,208,3,238,33,208,201,194,

206,33,1601'BUTO

08,201,70,208,3,238, 32,208,

8,208,3,1778'BVEP

06, 32,208,133,253,162,0,160,

4,251,132,1887'BYQH

52,201,84,208,6,238,134,2,

,204,201,1808'BVRI

12,208,196,206,134,2,161,

251, 164, 2 53, 4 8, 5, 18 40 'BWAJ
430 DATA 168,200,76,215,204,168,136,

1 52, 129, 2 51, 2 3 0,2 51, 2180 'BBQL
440 DATA 208,236,230,252,165,252,201,

220, 14 4, 228, 76, 139, 23 51 'BBQM
450 DATA 204,189,17,205,240,6,32,210,

255, 2 32, 208, 24 5, 2043 'BXPM
460 DATA 96,32,228,255,166,144,240,

24 8, 104, 104, 32, 204, 1853 'B YEN
470 DATA 255,169,5,32,195,255,169,0,

133, 198, 76, 116,1 603 'BVXO
480 DATA 164,72,69,76,80,13,70,73,76,

69,32,78,872'BPVO
490 DATA 65,77,69,63,32,0,32,13,13,0,

79,78,521'BMWO
500 DATA 0,79,70,70,0,145,66,61,66,65,

67,75,764'BNNG
510 DATA 71,82,79,85,78,68,32,32,32,

32,70,61,722'BOCI
520 DATA 70,82,65,77,69,32,32,32,32,

84,61,84,720'BOYJ
530 DATA 69,83,84,0,13,67,61,67,72,65,

78,71,735'BNCJ
540 DATA 69,32,67,79,76,79,82,13,68,

61,68,73,767'BONL
550 DATA 82,69,67,84,79,82,89,13,76,

61,76,73,851'BOKM
560 DATA 83,84,32,65,32,70,73,76,69,

13,81,61,739'BOJN
570 DATA 81,85,73,84,13,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,

336'BHRM mn,

Software "Fan"atics

Continued from pg. 73

attacked it, while someone else actually
shipped a disk that their cat had thrown
up on (and they didn't bother to clean it up
before sending it).

"Some of the funniest stories Fve heard
to date have taken place when the a)m-
pany hired temporaiy help for the pix)duct
support area. Customer calls requesting
game hints must sound peculiar to an in-
dividual who knows nothing about our
software and hears only one side of the
phone conversations. One helper thought
we were all insane when she heard one of
us explaining to a user how to get off the
planet Mongo and onto Jubilex (worlds
found in the Tracer Sanction), while an-
other member of the group insh-ucted
someone to hit the thug over the head
with the candlestick and run out the door
to the east (this scene takes phce in Bor-
rowed Time). We're lucky she didn't call
the police and have the entire gi-oup put
in straight jackets for a while."

Lucy Bradshaw. Product Siippo/i Rep-
resentative at Activision: "A gentleman
recently called us, wondering why his
Hacker program wasn't operating correct-
ly. After a long confusing conversation, I
came to the conclusion that he had pur-

"The reason for returning the
software: their spouses
threatened to file for
divorce, . ."

chased the software thinking it could help
him break copy protection. I tactfully in-
formed him that Hacker was an adven-
ture game written by Steve Cait™ght.
He mumbled something for several sec-
onds and tried to convince me how happy
he was to own the game."

llie llltimale "Fan'atic

Ken Baltbaser, Product SupjMrt Repre-
sentative at Activision: "In May of 1986 I
received a phone call from a teenager hav-
ing some difficulties with Gaiy Kitchen ',s
Gamemaker program. His questions
weren't too difficult to answer, but to be on
the safe side I consulted our resident ex-
perts on the subject before I gave him his
information. As days went by, Ryan E.
continued to call, and his questions be-
came progressively haitler to answer. 1 fi-
nally had to break dovm and phone Gary
Kitchen for some details I couldn't get

from any other source (Gaiy no longer
works for Activision). Needless to say,
Garj' was happy to answer all my ques-
tions. Several days went by, and guess
who calls back again? By the third week,
Ryan and I are talking about hometowns,
jobs, school and anything else that comes
to mind. Did you notice he wasn't asking
me any technical questions? Well it just so
happens that the middleman (youi-s truly)
had been eliminated from the chain. I had
already spoken with Gary Kitchen and
convinced him to answer Ryan's questions
personally. Ifyan was delighted with this
arrangement because it gave him the per-
fect opportunity to speak with one of his
heroes. Well, I never had to contact Gary
Kitchen again because it simply wasn't
necessary. As time went by I actually
called Ryaii fi-om time to time to ask for
Gamemaker information I can't get
around here. His help has been greatly
appreciated. Isn't it ironic that a seven-
teen-year-old user now knows more about
Gamemaker than I do? I still talk to Ryan
E. now and then. He wants to come out
here during his senior spring break to vis-
it us. I'm still debating about letting him
stay at my place, however, because we all
knowabout those spring break party ani-
mals. Jast kidding, R>'an." g

COMMODORE MAGAZINE 95

128 USERS ONLY"

by Kevin Owens

128 Variable
Find

Almost every BASIC programmer' has
expeiienced the great hunt for legal,
explanatorj^, non-re]»ating variables. It
can get difficult when the variable length
is limited to two chai-acters. Also, for those
of you who have had Pascal or are just
natural-bora foiTnat progi'ammei's, it can
get tough to keep track of all the vainables
which have been used so you can declare
them at the start of your program. Even
for those who aren't too concerned with
format, it is sometimes necessary to keep
track of program vaiiables.

I have felt these frustrations and decid-
ed I would like to have something which
would tell me what variables are in my
program, where they occmv and which
ones' first two characters ai^e equal, but
are unequal otherv^ise (IE: FANS and
FALSE, or LNGTH and LNGHTl. So to
solve these variable problems, I wixite a
machine language progi-am which will
perform these functions.

Memory Management

Unfortunately, because of the inability
of a machine language progi'am to see
ROM when it is located in 88'~( of avail-
able RAM, most ML progi-ammere are
limited to the address space $C0O-$FFF
and S1300-S1BFF (if BASIC is moved up
with a GRAPHIC 0 command, $1300-
$3FFF is available). Because of this, most
ML programs flock to S1300-$1BFF. Mak-
ing use of certain program aids myself, I
tried to keep the program out of the way.
With the program aid I use. it wasn't in
the way, but I know it would get tangled
up with programs you might be using. I
have been tiying to demystiij" myself con-
cerning the memoiy management on the
128 and have been avoiding confronUi-
tions with it as much as possible. Howev-
er, I have overcome that "feai'" and have
put this program out of youi' way (at the
expense of a few more bytes I. It is clear up
at $FCOO in Bank 0 RAM, never to be
touched.

At this location, however, programs
have no access whatsoever to any ROM
routines. Therefore, in order to run a pro-
gram hiding under ROM. it is necessary
to put all your references to ROM in lower,
ROM-visible memoiy So this program is
in two parts. The first is located at $C0O,

bVc

(^S

'g^

mi

mm

Quickly find all of the
variables in your BASIC
programs with this fast
routine.

the second at $FCOO. In essence, this pro-
gram takes up only SA4 bytes of ROM- '
visible RAM, allowing whatever else you
need for BASIC programming.

Program Analysis

The last two-thi'rds of Pait 1 (FIND-
'VAR.l.OCOOl are bank .switches, JSR's
and JMP's. The main progi'am can see
this "jump table," and the jump table can
see ROM. Because of this the main pro-
gram has access to the ROM under which
it is hiding. The first third of this progi'am :
lowers BASIC and loads the main pro-
gram, then executes it.

Part 2 is the program (FIND-
VAR.2.FC00I. The first step finds a vari-
able, quits if it reaches the end of the pro-
gi'am, or puts the variable in a buffer for
later comparison as it prints it out.

The second step finds a second vaiiable,
puts it in a second buffer and compares
them. If they're not equal it loops back up
to the start of Step 2 to keep looking for
equal viuiables. If an EOF occui's ithe end
of the progi-am is found) the te.xt pointer is
reset to the location of the original vai'i- j
able. An EOF means we've listed all the
line numbers that variable occui-s in , and
it's time to go back up where we were and i
begin seai^hing for another So after the
text pointer is i"eset, the program jumps
back to Step 1.

Step 3 deals with what to do with the
variables if they're equal. If the variables
are spelled differently, but the firet two
characters are the same, asterisks are
printed on either side of the line number

You may have accidentally created two
variables which you meant to be different,
but aren't as far as BASIC is concerned.
That is what the warning is designed to
prevent. However, if they ai-e entirely
equal, the line number is printed out (if
you put a ,0 after the SYS when you ex-
ecuted the progi'am).

The two major subroutines do the fol-
lowing: The fii-st, FINDVAR, finds a vari-
able, whether the first character is shifl^d
or not and returns with the text pointer
pointing to that firet character. If an EOF
was encouiitei-ed, the carry is set upon I'e-
turn so that the main program can handle
it. How this routine finds variable is quite
simple. All key words ai^ tokenized into a
one or two byte format which have an AS-
CII value greater than 127. Therefore,
they are easy to check for and skip. The
only other place actual alphanumeric
charactei-s would be used would be in
REM lines, DATA lines, or in quotes.
When the program runs across one of
these, it ignores eveiything until the
EOLN (end of line), for REM and DATA
lines, or until it reaches a closing quote,
for quote mode. Any alphanumeric char-
acter which makes it through these
checks signals the stait of a variable.

The second subroutine, BUFFER, puts
the vaiiable pointed to by the text pointer
into a buffer Vaiiables are stored with
their type as the fii-st byte and the chai'ac-
ters as the remainder. The tvpe is either 1,
2, or 3 for floating point, integer, and
string. When an aixay is present, 3 is add-
ed to the cunient t3pe, giving types of 4, 5,
or 6. With this foi'm of "typing" compaii-
sons ai-e shoiter, faster, and easier The
characters put into the buffer include only
alphanumerics, not any of the suffixes
{"^■/f" "$" "("). Because of this, a vaiiable
may have a character length of 15 l$01-
$0F). If they're longer and the vaiiable is
being put in buffer one, buffer two will be
written over This is no problem as ftir as
the second vaiiable is concerned because
it isn't in buffer two yet. However, when
buffer two is used, the end of the first vaii-
able will be written over Also, it is possi-
ble to make a variable so long, that when
it is stored it will end up writing over the
MMU ($FFOO). This would most likely
cause the computer to crash. I didn't feel a
check for vaiiable length would be neces-
sary because 1 can't see someone, in BA-
SIC, coming up with a variable over 15
character long. If they do, well, too bad. I

96 FEBRUARY 1988

128 Users 0nly/C128 Variable Find

was too concerned with saving memorj'
and execution time, and that would ju^t
add that many more bytes and cycles to
the program.

This subroutine has another responsi-
bihty — arrays. When an airay is found,
it checks to see what the last token was
(that is kept track of by the FLNDVAR
subroutine). If it was a DEM statement, it
prints out exactly what is in the text, ex-
cluding spaces, until it reaches a closing
pai-enthesis. If no DIM statement oc-
cuiTCd, tens are printed for eveiy element,
since that is what BASIC assumes itself.

There are two othei' subroutines which
are called in only one place in the ijm-
gram. COMP/VRE is the label ibr the fii-st.
It simply compai-es the two buffere. If the
variables ai-e equal, the Negative {lag is
cleai'ed (forcing a BEQ). Then if the rea-
son they're equal is only because of the
fii-st two chai'actei-s, the carry will be set
(forcing a BNE), and the cany is unimpcjr-
tant. The caiiT,- is only tested if the Nega-
tive flag says they're equal.

PRINTLINENUM is the last subrou-
tine. This is hea\nly dependent ufxm BA-
SIC for its floating point, integer, and AS-
CII convei-sion routines. I would have sim-
ply JSR'd to the routine which prints out
numbere ($8E32), but I needed to know

the length of the number so a return char-
acter could be printed if necessaiy (to keep
line numbers hvm being split between
lines). So I JSR the same things ROM
does, but I just take a little detour before I
go to the ROM routine which actually
prints it out. This subroutine actually
handles printing the warning characters
based on flags set by the main progi"am.
This routine is called in only one place in
the piTJgram, but it is transpoitable lie-
cau.se it is a subroutine.

Program Execution

Ty^pe in the BASIC loader program,
save it, then RUN it. If eveiything is cor-
iiect, both programs will be saved as
FINDVAR.1.0C00 and FIND-
VAR.2.FC00. To execute this program:

BLOAD "FINDVAR.l.OCOO"

SYS DEC("COO"),0 to list line numbers
of \'ariables
or

SYS DECC'COO"),! to list the variables
only

When you press RETURN. FIND-
VAR.2.FC00 will be loaded and then ex-
ecuted. If you have a progium in memory,
its vai'iables will be listed along with line
numbers (if you used ,0 after the SYSl. If
no progi'am is in memoiy, nothing will
happen. Once you have run this pi-ogi-am.

begin execution by typing:

BANK 0:SYS DECC'FCOO")^
where X applies as it did above, being 0 or
no-zero. It does not matter, though, which
part of the progi'am you execute. The rea-
son you would not want to execute Part 1
at $C00 is because it aa-esses the diive for
a specific file. You may not have the disk
with FINDVAR.2.FC00 on it. and Part 1
would give you an error when it tried to
load Part 2. the BANK 0 is necessary
when executing at $FCOO because it is in
RAM. If you were to not put the BANK 0,
the computer would tiy to execute what-
ever ROM routine is at $FC(K),

To list to the printer, before you execute
the pragi'am, type OPEN3,4:CMD3, then
your SYS. One note on output: whatever
column mode you are in on the sa-een will
be reflected on the printer. For example, if
you are in 40-column mode, the output to
the printer will be in 40 columns. If in 80-
column mode, it'll be 80 on the printer.

NOTES

— Variables can not be longer than 15
i characters.

— Characters used in DOS commands
which mv not in quotes are treated as var-

I iables.

I — F1NDVAR.2.FC00 will not execute
without FINDVAR.l.OCOO in memorj'. 9

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SCNCLR:PRINT CHR$C18)" C-128

[SPACE21 VARIABLE FIND " ' DFTD

PRINT:PRINT "ENTERING PART l.\.";

'CCSD

FOR P1=DEC("C00") TO

DEC("CA3") "FGBD

READ D$:D=DEC{D$) 'DISC

POKE P1,D'BEKB

C1=CL+D'CFKD

NEXT Pl'BCDD

IF (CI <> 13810)

CHR$(18) "ERROR"

PRINT "OK"'BACF

PRINT "ENTERING PART 2 ...";' BBOB

FOR P2=DEC("FC00")

DEC("FEC7") 'FGVD

READ D$:D=DEC(D$)

BANK 0'BCWA

POKE P2,D'BELB

C2=C2-i-D'CFMD

NEXT P2'BCED

IF (C2 <> 85029)

CHR$(18) "ERROR": END 'HOXL

PRINT "OK"'BACF

PRINTiPRINT "SAVING PART 1 AS

"CHR$(22) "FINDVAR.1.0C00"CHR$(22J

"..."; 'EKTR

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300 BSAVE "FINDVAR.1.0C00",B0,

P(DEC("C00") ) TO PCDEC("CA4") )
'EPSH
310 PRINT MID${DS$,5,INSTRCDS$,",",

5)-5) ' ERRE
320 PRINT "SAVING PART 2 AS

"CHRS (22) "FINDVAR.2.FC00"CHR$(22)
"..."; 'DJHL
330 BSAVE "FINDVAR.2.FC00",B0,

P(DEC("FC00") ) TO P(DEC("FEC8") )
' EPKL
340 PRINT MID$(DS$,5,INSTR(DS$,",",

5) -5) 'ERRH
350 END'BACC
370 REM PART 1 ' BFVF
380 DATA 85,8B,20,4B,0C,A9,01,A8,A2,

08,20,BA,FF,AD,32,0C'BWTP
390 DATA A2,33,A0,0C,20,BD,FF,A9,00,

AA,20,68,FF,20,D5,FF'BWCQ
400 DATA A9,F0,8D,12,12,A9,FB,aD,13,

12,A5,8B,20,41,0C,4C'BWVI
410 DATA 00,FC,0E,46,49,4E,44,56,41,

52,2E,32,2E,46,4 3,30'BWJI
420 DATA 30,08,48,A9,3F,8D,00,FF,68,

28,60,48,A9,00,8D,00'BWJK
430 DATA FF,68,60,20,e0,03,4C,41,0C,

20,86,03,4C,41,0C,20' BWOK
440 DATA 4B,0C,4C,37,4D,20,4B,0C,20,

E2,55,4C,41,0C,20,4B'BWOM
450 DATA 0C,20,75,8C,4C,41,0C,20,4B,

0C,20,32,8E,4C,41,0C'BWAN
460 DATA 20,4B,0C,20,44,8E,4C,41,0C,

20,4B,0C,20,D2,FF,4C'BWEO
470 DATA 41,0C,20,4B,0C,20,E1,FF,4C,

4 1 , 0C , 20 , 4B , 0C , 20 , E4 ' BWTP
480 DATA FF,4C,41,0C'BLAI
500 REM PART 2'BFWA
510 DATA 85,8B,A9,50,A6,D7,30,02,A9,

28,85,41,A6,2D,86,43'BWMK
520 DATA CA,86,3D,36,13,A6,2E,86,44,

86,3E,20,1A,FD,90,03'BWML
530 DATA 4C, D8, FC,D0, 09, A9, 00,20,89,

0C,A2,00,F0,09,38,E9'BWMM
540 DATA 1F,A0,00,91,3D,A2,10,8A,48,

20,66,FD,68,D0,DC,A5'BWWN
550 DATA 8B, F0, 06, A9, 10, 85,89,00,07,

A9,50,85,89,20,6F,FE'BWNO
560 DATA A5,3D,85,45,A5,3E,85,46,A5,

43,85,47,A5,44,85,48'BWLP
570 DATA A5, 83, 85, 8C,A5, 84, 85,80,20,

1A,FD,90,1B,A5,4 5,85'BWXQ
580 DATA 3D,A5,46,85,3E,A5,47,85,43,

A5,48,8 5,44,A5,8C,85'BWDR
590 DATA 83,A5,8D,85,84,4C,1B,FC,08,

A2,10,20,66,FD,28,D0'BWYS
600 DATA D7,20,51,FE,D0,D2,90,02,E6,

13,A5,8B,F0,04,A5,13'BWDK
610 DATA F0,03,20,6F,FE,20,92,0C,F0,

18,A5,13,F0,06,A9,00'BWIL
620 DATA 85,13,F0,B4,20,41,0C,A0,00,

B1,87,18,69,1F,91,87'BWHL
630 DATA D0,A6,20,1A,FD,B0,11,F0,07,

38,E9,1F,A0,00,91,3D'BWJN
640 DATA A2,10,20,66,FD,4C,C2,FC,4C,

5F , 0C , 20 , 53 , 0C , A9 , 00 ' BWBO
650 DATA 85,0B,85,0C,a5,0E,A0,01,Bl,

3D,D0,02,38,60,A0,00'BWKO
660 DATA A5,43,85,3D,A5,44,85,3E,B1,

3D,85,4 3,C8,B1,3D,85'BWRQ
, 670 DATA 44,C8,B1,3D,85,84,C8,B1,3D,
j 85,83,18,98,65,3D,85'BWJR
' 680 DATA 3D,A9,00,65,3E,85,3E,4C,20,

FD,20,59,0C,4C,23,FD'BWJS
690 DATA 20,53,0C,D0,06,C9,3A,F0,F7,

D0,B0,A6,0C,D0,F1,C9'BWVT
700 DATA 22,D0,06,45,0E,85,0E,10,E7,

A6,0E,D0,E3,C9,80,90'BWXL
710 DATA 12,85,0B,C9,8F,D0,04,E6,0C,

D0,D5,C9,83,D0,D1,E6'BWFM
720 DATA 0C,D0,CD,A2,00,C9,41,90,C7,

C9,60,90,05,C9,7A,B0'BWYN
730 DATA BF,E8,E0,00,18,60,8A,48,A9,

00,85,0F,A9,01,8 5,BE'BWXO
{ 740 DATA A5,3D,85,87,A5,3E,85,88,E8,

20,59,0C,9D,C8,FE,E0'BWXP
750 DATA 10,B0,03,20,89,0C,E8,20,53,

0C,F0,4E,B0,06,A4,0F'BWEP
; 760 DATA D0,48,F0,E8,C9,41,90,0A,C9,
i 7A,B0,3E,A4,0F,D0,3A'BWKR
' 770 DATA F0,DA,A4,0F,D0,16,E6,0F,CA,

E6,BE,C9,25,F0,D0,E6'BWAS
780 DATA BE,C9,24,F0,CA,C6,0F,E8,A0,

01,84,BE,C9,28,D0,1A'BWST
790 DATA 48, 18, A5, BE, 69, 03, 85, BE, 20,

53,0C,68,E0,10,B0,0A'BWTU
800 DATA 20,89,0C,8A,48,20,E7,FD,68,

AA,A9,00,9D,C8,FE,68'BWAM
810 DATA AA,A5,BE,9D,C8,FE,60,A9,01,

85,10,A5,0B,C9,86,F0'BWLN
820 DATA 36,A0,FF,98,48,A2,0A,A9,00,

20,77,0C,68,A8,C8,B1'BWWO
330 DATA 3D,F0,1B,C9,2C,D0,0C,A6,10,

E0,02,B0,F1,20,89,0C'BWTP
840 DATA 4C,F3,FD,C9,29,D0,08,C6,10,

D0,E3,20,8 9,0C,60,C9'BWPQ
850 DATA 28,D0,DB,E6,10,D0,D7,A0,FF,

C8,B1,3D,F0,1A,C9,20'BWJR
860 DATA F0,F7,C9,60,90,07,C9,7A,B0,

03,38,E9,1F,20,89,0C'BWRS
870 DATA C9,29,D0,05,C6,10,D0,E1,60,

C9,2 8,D0,DC,E6,10,D0'BWYT
880 DATA D8,A2,00,A0,10,BD,C8,FE,D9,

C8,FE,D0,0B,C9,00,F0'BWQU
890 DATA 0C,E8,C8,D0,F0,E0,03,90,03,

38,A2,18,E0,18,60,A5'BWRV
900 DATA 83, 85, 64, A5, 84, 85, 65, A2, 90,

38,20,6E,0C,20,80,0C'BWFM
910 DATA 08,48,8A,48,98,48,A0,FF,C8,

B9, 00,01,00, FA, C8, 98 'BWVO
920 DATA 18, 65, 89, 85, 89, A5, 13, 0A, 18,

6 5,8 9,8 5,89,C5,41,A9'BWEO
930 DATA 20, 90, 06, 88, 98, 85, 89, A9, 00,

20,8 9,0C,A5,13,F0,05'BWOP
940 DATA A9,2A,20,89,0C,68,A8,68,AA,

68,28,20,65,0C,A5,13'BWTR
950 DATA F0,05,A9,2A,20,89,0C,60'BXRN

EHD

98 FEBRUARY 1988

128 USERS ONLY

The 128 Mode

ScreenSave

Explore the Commodore 128 in its
powerful native mode. Some of
the articles in this column may be
technical, some not so
technical — but we gutirantee that
they will spark your creatinty.

This month it's time to make that
heading — "Some of the aiticles in
this column may be technical" — come
true. We will take a dive into the 30-
column Video controller device via the
machine language monitor.

Don't despair if you're not a machine
language programmer. The program dis-
cussed in the article can easily be typed in
and used fkim BASIC, and it is a very use-
ful routine. But don't skip past the pi"o-
gram discussion below. The description is
short enough and simple enough that you
may just find out you ai-e budding ma-
chine language progi-ammer.

First, what this routine — Sci^eenSave —
does: It's an 80 column screen-saver. Put a
SYS 2816 anywhere you want in your Bx'\-
SIC progi'am and ScreenSave will instant-
ly save the entire sci^een and all its attri-
butes. Then your progi'am can clear the
screen, create windows, do whatever it
wants until the time comes to restore that
saved screen: SYS 2823 will do that.

Second, what ScreenSave demonsti'ates:
It will show you two things about youj'
VCD (Video Controller Device): D how to
access its registers, and 2) how fast and
powerful it is. This routine will utilize one
of the VCD's built-in routines— Block
Copy It lets you copy up to 255 bjtes ftxjm
anywhere in VCD memor}' to anj'where
else . . . and do it fast! You'll see just how
fast when you're done.

Tliird, how to type, save, and load
ScreenSave: You may elect to type this
routine in as listed in the brief BASIC
loader at the end of this article, or you
may want to fire up youi' computer, enter
the machine language monitor, and type
it in as it appeai-s in the text. It's short
enough that either way isn't a problem.
The choice is yours.

Kyou use the BASIC loader, it will cre-
ate a file on the disk called "ScreenSave".
If you type it in fix)m the monitor, use the
binary save featm-e to save fram OBOO to
0B5D. Name your file "ScreenSave".

by Mark Jordan

Whenever you wish to use the program, in
immediate mode or fi-om within another
progi-am, simply BLOAD "ScreenSave"
and then tvpe SYS 2816 to save a screen.
SYS 2823 to retrieve it.

So, machine language expert or not,
let's dive in.

ScreenSa\'e has foui' main sections.
They are: Entiy. Variable setup, VCD se-
tup and VCD register access. By examin-
ing the code in blocks it is easier to under-
stand it.

Entry

There are two entry points for Screen-
Save. The first is at 2816 ("OBOO" in hex),
the second at 2823 ("OB07"), The firet one
is for saving a screen, the second for re-
trie\ing. The only difference between the
two is that the X and Y register are
switched around.
OObOO a2 00 ldx#$00

00b02 aO 10 ldy#$10

00b04 4<; Ob Ob jmp$0b0b
This is the entrj' for a screen save. The
X register gets a zero, Y gets loaded with
$10 (16 decimal) and then we jump past
the screen retrieve entry.
00b07 a2 10 idx #$10

00b09 aO 00 Idy #$00

This is the entiy for screen retrieves.
Notice that the values in X and Y have
simply been transposed. You'll under-
stand why later

Variable Setup

Machine language progi'ams have var-
iables just as BASIC progi-ams do. The dif-
ference is, in machine language the varia-
bles are simply memory cells.
OObOb 86 fc stx$fc

OObOd 84 fd sty$fd

OObOf a9 10 lda#S10

OObll 85 fb sta$fb

Here we store the X and Y values into
memory cells $fc and Sfd. Then we stuff a
#$10 (16 decimal) in location $fb. These

ai-e what I call variables. In machine lan-
guage instead of typing A = 16, we must
first load one of the 6502's three internal
registers with 16 with LDX, LDY, or LDA
(LD = load), then we use STX, STY, or
STA to store (yep, ST = store) that value in
a memory cell. Old-timers at iVIL pro-
gramming do this by second natm-e. But
newcomers need to get use to this concept
of placing a value in X, Yor A, then stor-
ing it in some addi-ess.

VCD Setup

The VCD has 36 internal register.
What's a register? It's simply a memory
cell that is used by the computer to do
things. You need a memoiy map to know
what each VCD register does (my recom-
mendation: Mapping the Commodore 128
by Ottis Cowper Compute! Books). Ac-
cessing any of these registere is a bit more
complicated than simply poking or peek-
ing to them.

ScreenSave contains two subroutines to
do this for you (at Ob4o and Obol). Until
our discussion gets to that point, it is suffi-
cient for you to know that we must load X.
with the register we want to deal with,
then load A with the value we want to
place in that register Of course, if we're
simply reading i peeking) a register, we
don't need to load A. The accumulator in
those cases will return fi-om the subrou-
tine containing the "peeked" register

The VCD setup for a copy operation re-
quires four steps. First we must tell the
chip to do a block copy operation. Then we
must tell it where to copy to. Then we
must tell it where to copy fixim. .A.nd final-
ly, we must tell it how many bytes to copy.

Ready? Let's tell the chip that we want
to do a copy operation.

00bl3

a2

18

Idx #$18

00bl5

20

51

Ob

jsr $0b51

00bl8

09

80

ora #$80

OObla

'a2

18

Idx #$18

OOblc

20

45

Ob

jsr $0b45

COMMODORE IV1A3AZ(NE 99

128 Users Only/ 128 Mode

By loading the X register with #S18 (24
decimal i we have selected register 24 in
the VCD. The jump to suhiioutine SObSl
will read (peek) that register and place iti
cuirent value in the accumulator (Ai.

Look at line 0bl8. We have just read
register 24 in the VCD. Its contents are
now in the accumulator We don't know its
value and we dun't care. All we need to do
is make sure that bit 7 contains a 1. By
using the ORA instniction, we can do this.
ORA or"s the accumulator with #S80 ( 128
decimal). If you're not that clear on bool-
ean logic, or-ing a number with another
number will cause any .set bits (I'si in ei-
ther number to Ije set in the result.

Confused? Consider this: let's say that
register 24 contained a value of 63 after
reading it.

Here is 63 in binary: 0011 II 11

Now here is #$80: 10000000

Here's the result: 10111111

Only bit 6 isn't set. Now' we ai"e assured
that bit 7 is set so we can poke this num-
ber back to register 24. Line Obla resets X
to register 24 and jumps to the subroutine
at 0b45, thereby "poking" this new value
(with a set 7th biti back into register 24.
The next subsection of oui" VCD .setup
routine requires that we select w^hat mem-
oiy addi'ess we will direct our copy to. Ex-
perienced ML progi'ammei"s may be sui'-
prised to leam how we do this for the
VCD. Novices can leam without bias.

An 8-bit computer caimot address any
number that is gi'eater than 255. Still, it
must be able to send and receive messages
fi-om addi-esses that range from 0 to
65535. The wa\' it does this is by splitting
numbei-s gi'eater than 255 into two bytes.
From BASIC you can do this like this: Di-
vide youi" numbei' bv 256. The integer re-
sult is youi' "high"" b\te. The remainder is
yom- "low" byte. Nonnally the 6502 CPU
places the low b\te first, then the high. It
seems abnonnal to us humans who write
our numbers fitim left to right, but the
6502 does things that \my. The VCD di-
vides niuTibers the same way but places
the high byie firet, just like humans do.

Rather than take too winding a detoui;
let's continue with the progi'am explana-
tion. I believe you'll soon understand what
two-byte addressing is as vou continue.
OOblf a2 12 " Idx #$12
00b21 ao fd Ida Sfd

00b23 20 45 Ob jsr S0b45
00b26 e8 inx

00b27 a9 00 Ida #$00

00b29 20 45 Ob jsr S0b45

First we select register 12 by loading X

with #$12 (18 decimal 1. This register plus
the next one 1 13) are the two bytes that
contain the addi'ess the VCD will copy to.

Our destination depends on whether we
ai-e sa\'ing or retiie\'ing a .screen. That's
why we set $fd differently (or saves and re-
trieves in our entiy section. Let's say we
ai-e saving a screen. Sfd will equal #810
(16 decimal I. When we jump to the sub-
rautine at $0b45 we will store this 16 into
register 12. Then we load the accumulator
with #0, increment X by one. and jump
again to the same subroutine, this loading
register 13 v\ith 0.

Now our destination address is $1000.
In cfi'ect the comixiter is reading registers
12 £md 13 as one long numl»i' Let's take
another brief detour from oui' progi'am ex-
planation to see why.

The VCD addi-esses a 16K block of
RAM which contains .screen memoiy. at-
tribute memoiy, .some free space, and both
chai'actei' sets. Sca-en memon' takes up
the first 2000 b.Mes of RAM. ($0000—
$07ff). Attiibute memoiy (color, reveree,
flash, undeiiine. and which character set)
takes the next 2000 b.vtes ( $0800— SOffi.

Next comes 4000 b>tes of fi't^' R.AM.
This is where we want our saved screens
to go. Tills area begins at SIOOO and con-
tinues to Sliff.

Now you can see why we set om- desti-
nation addreas for $1000. This is free
RAM. And there's just enough ol'it (4K) to
hold screen and attribute memoiy.

Oka.v, back to om- disassembly discus-
sion. We now must tell the VCD where we
want to copy FROM, that is, our source
RAM. Well' that should be obvious. We
want to copy the screen memoiy and the
attribute memoiT Here's how:

00b2c

a2

20

Idx

#S20

00b2e

a5

fc

Ida

$fc

00b30

20

45

Ob

jsr

SOI345

O0b33

eS

iax

00b34

a9

00

Ida

#300

00b36

20

45

Ob

jsr

S0b45

Aha! Looks a lot like the previous sec-
tion. And it is. The only differences are: 1 )
we are now addressing registere 32 and 33
($20 and $21 in hex) and. 2) instead of
storing what was in Sfd. we are storing the
contents of Sfc as the high byte of oui"
source address.

If you glance back up to the entiy sec-
tion, you'll see that ibr a screen save, we
stoi-ed a 0 in Sfc. Thus, our source addi'ess
is SOGOO. And that's exactly where oui"
screen memoiy begins: SOOOO.

To review, oui- source for the copy is
$0000 and oui- destination is $1000. And
now the two sets of address registei"s ai^e
set foi' that. At this point you may realize

why the X and Y registers transposed the
initial values when we entered at 0b07 for
a retrieve. It simply transposes the source
and destination addi-esses, effectively
transposing the information also.

The VCD needs one moit^ bit of infor-
mation before it can do a cojjy. It needs to
know how^ nianv b\tes we want to copy.
00b39 a2' le Idx #Sle

00b3b a9 ff Ida #Sff

00b3d 20 45 Ob jsr $0b45
Register 30 iSle) is the VCD register
that must be set with the number of b\tes
to copy. We will copy 255 at a whack.
Thus, we load A with 255 ($ff) and -poke"
it into register 30.

Now as soon as \ve do that, the copy
takes place. Zap! Two hundred and lifty-
five consecutive bytes are copied fi'om the
soui-ce addre.ss to the destination.

Ah. but we wanted to coj^y a whole
.screen's worth and the attributes to Ixiot.
That's 4000 bytes. No pn)blem. We simply
repeat om- copy operation 16 times.
00b40 c6 fb dec $fb

00b42 do fo bne $0b39

00b44 60 Its

Recall lliat $fb was loaded with a value
of 16 at the lieginning. We decrement it
until it reaches zero. Each time until then,
we simply branch back to S0b39 and reset
the copy re^gister to do a copy.

You may Ije wondering why we didn't
have to ujxlate the soui'cc and destination
addresses. That's because the VCD auto-
matically increments the addi'ess value in
the address registere each time they ai^e
used. Til us, after each of our 16 255-bjte
copies, the address register is pointing to
the next memoiy addi'ess in sequence. It's
veiy handy.

Accessinjf the VCD Kejfisters

it isn't really difficult to poke or jxjek
the VCD once you get the hang of it. The
following two subroutines do it for vou.
00b45 Be 00 d6 stx Sd600
00b48 2c 00 d6 bit $d600
00b4b 10 fb bpl S0b48

00b4d 8d 01 d6 sta $d601
00b50 60 lis

This routine pokes whatever value is in
the accumulator into register X. The BIT
in.stnjction is required because the VCD
doesn't want to be inteniipted at ju.st any
time. This instiuction will wait until it's
ready before pi'oceeding.
00b51 8e 00 d6 stx Sd600
00b54 2c 00 d6 bit $d600
00b57 10 fb bpl $0b54

00b59 ad 01 d6 Ida SdGOl
OObSc 60 Its

100 FEBRUARY 1988

128 Users Only/ 128 Mode :

This routine simply reads the register
designated by X. The result mil be in the ■
accumulator. Again note that it must wait |
for the VCD before doing the woi'k.

The reason we ai'e so interested in
Sd600 and $d601 is because they are the
onlv two memoiT cells in oui' 128K of'non-
VCb RAM that 'both the VCD and the
6502 can communicate tlnxiugh. Don't ask
me to explain why — the engineei-s who de-
signed the machine had their own veiy
sound reasons.

That's it. You have just learned how to
perfoim a block-copy operation via the
VCD. If you wish to underetand it better,
now go back and trace \'om" way thi*ough
what happens when we want to retrieve a
screen. Remember, the entiy point for a
retrieve is at 2823 (S0b07).

I told you at the outset that this routine
is fast. I tried doing a machine language
screen save of my owti using the 6502 to
do all the work. ScreenSave was many
times faster. It's too fast for the naked eye.

Tbst it out. Install ScreenSave (BLOAD

"SCREENSAVE"). Now list something on
yom- screen in blue or yellow. Throw in
some revei"se, some underline, some flash-
ing characters here and there. Now go to
some clean Une on the screen and type
SYS 2816. You've just saved yom- screen.

Clear the screen. TVpe SYS 2823.
CHHNGGGI There it is, flashing and all,
E you'd like to time it, type NEW and
then type this program,

10 T=TI:

20 FOR T = 1 TO 100:SYS 2816:NEXT

30 PRINT (TI-T)/100: M

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10 REM SYS 2816 TO SAVE,

2823 TO RETRIEVE'BDCF
20 FOR T=-0 TO 92:READ A$

IPOKE 2816+T,DEC(A$) :NEXT' ITAG
30 BSAVE"SCREENSAVE",B0,

P2816 TO P2909'CPKG
40 PRINT" [CLEAR, GREEN, SHFT SJCREEN

[SHFT S]AVE IS IN MEMORY AND ON

DISK. "'BALL
50 PRINT" [YELLOW, SHFT C] HECK IT OUS.

[SPACE2,SHFT T] YPE "CHR$(15)"

[SHFT S,SHFT Y,SHFT S]
2816"CHRS(143) ", CLEAR THIS

SCREEN, THEN TYPE "CHR$(15)"
[SHFT S,SHFT Y,SHFT S] 2823 [BLUE]
" ' ENBD
60 LIST'BAEC
70 END'BACD
80 DATA A2,00,A0,10,4C,0B,0B,A2,10,A0,

00,8 6,FC,8 4,FD,A9'BWJO
90 DATA 10,85,FB,A2,18,20,51,0B,09,80,

A2,18,2 0,4 5,0B,A2'BWXO
100 DATA 12,A5,FD,20,45,0B,E8,A9,00,

20,45,0B,A2,20,A5,FC' BWFF
110 DATA 20, 45, 0B,E8,A9, 00, 20,45,08,

A2,1E,A9,FF,20,4 5,0B'BWUG
120 DATA C6,FB,D0,F5,60,8E,00,D6,2C,

0 0,D6,10,FB,8D,01,D6'BWHH
130 DATA 60,8E,00,D6,2C,00,D6,10,FB,
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Have your Amiga recite
any text file.

It started out innocently enough. My
brothel" was just another summer camp
counselor too busy — or too lazj' — to wTJte
home. So instead of getting a letter in the
mail, I got a cassette tape. You know the
kind: "Super Low Noise. High Energ>'"
(which means super high noise, low ener-
g>') Satui-day night blue-light bargain-
basement special fi-om the express check-
out lane at a discount store.

It was only proper to respond in kind,
but I couldn't get myself to say an>'thing
interesting to a tape recordei; so I decided
to let Amy dictate my letter. Blow the dust
off the AmigaBASIC manual, shine up
the mouse, roll up the sleeves, and many
houi^ later, voila: Vocalize.

Vocalize is an AmigaBASIC progriim
which takes ASCII input fiiom a text file
or from the keyboaixl i in "keyboard entiy
mode" I and speaks the text using the
Amiga's built-in voice synthesis capabili-
ty. The progi'am can dynamically control
speech chai-acteristics using the Amiga-
BASIC SAY command.

You can alter the speech pai-ametere at
any point in the dictation by inserting
command lines into yom- text file, or by
typing the command lines if you are in
keyboard entiy mode.

Vocalize reads in lines of text, looking
for a punctuation mark ending a sen-
tence. When it has found a complete sen-
tence, it uses AmigaBASICs TRANS-
LATES function to translate it into a
string of phonemes (simple con.sonant and
vowel sounds). The progi'am then gives
this phoneme stiing to the SAY command
along with the cun^nt speech pai'ameters,
and Amy speaks the sentence.

There is always a short pause before the
SAY command starts to produce speech
because of the amount of piwessing in-
volved in ti'anslating the English text and
pronouncing the phonemes. By giving the
SAY command one complete sentence at a
time, these pau.ses fall naturally in be-
tw^een sentences.

Running Vocalize in keyboard entry
mode allows you to exiDenment with alter-
native spellings for words which TRANS-
LATES mispronounces. Keep in mind
that you can tvpe in words and hit RE-
TURN until vou'i'e blue in the face, but

you won't hear a peep until you enter a pe-
riod, question mark, exclamation point or
semicolon to finish the "sentence." You
may end up writing lettei-s which look as
if they were written by someone who
knows how eveiything is pronounced, but
how nothing is spelled. For instance, you
might ha\'e to write "I vvixite to Clod in
YooiTjp last Feb-you-war>', but I haven't
received an an-ser."

Keyboai'd entiy mode also provides an
easy way to fiddle with the .speech param-
eters and hear immediately what efTect a
parameter change will have on speech
quality. You can change any parameter's
current value by gi\nng a "command
line:". Start the line with a pound sign (#K
followed by the pai'ameter number you
wish to change (a digit from zero to fi\-e —
see the program listing for parameter de-
scriptions), then a comma and the new
value for the pai'ameter; don't use spaces.
If you tjpe "#0.100" followed by
"#4,15000" you get a bas.^^o ]3rofundo suit-
able for the Green Giant. You might want
to slow down his speech by tj^jing
"#2,90". When you get tii^'of the Giant,
type "#0" to reset the pitch pai-ameter to
its default, "#4" will reset the "tuning"
pai'ameter, and "#2" will reset the rate.

Stalling a command line with an equal
sign instead of a pound sign will set a new
default value for a speech pm-ameter with-
out changing its cuirent value. For exam-
ple, entering " = 2,70" will set the default
speech rate to 70 woi-ds per minute. This
means that whenever you reset pai'am-
eter 2 to its default iby t^-ping "#2"). it
will be set to 70 (the nomial default value
for this parameter, defined in a DATA
statement neai' the beginning of the pro-
gram, is 165). A default set in this way
will only remain in effect until the pro-
gram ends lor until you change it again).
The DATA statements define the default '
pai'ameter values which will be loaded
whenever the progi'am is iim.

The firet chai'acter of a command line

must be a pound or equal sign, and any
text following the command on the same
line is ignoi'ed. You can actually get a
"conversation" going between two differ-
ent voices by changing the voice param-
eters back and forth between sentences.

When Vocalize i-uns, it prompts you
for the name of a text file (type "0" to en-
ter text on the keyboard). If you hit RE-
TURN at the prompt, the program will
use the default file name "RAM: letter".

If you have enough memory, you may
want to copy the speech librai^' files into
RAM. which v\ill reduce the time required
to open these libraiies whenever you run
Vocalize, lb do this, tj^ (ftiom CLI):

copy LIBS:translator.library to RAM:
copy DEV&narrator.device to RAM:

Then you must tell Amy where to find
these files by typing (from CLI):

assign LIBS: RAM:
assign DEVS: RAM:

When you are done using Vocalize you
will want to delete these two files and re-
set the LIBS: and DEVS: logical names by
typing (from CLL:

delete RAM:translator.librarj'
RAM :nan'ator.de\ice
assign LIBS: SYS:libs
assign DEVS: SYS:devs

One good method for composing a spok-
en letter is to run a simple text editor —
like Ed— while Vocalize is running in key-
board entry mode (God bless multitask-
ing). You can click over to Vocalize to find
a good spelling for those words you know
Amy will mispronounce (like "David" and
"ninety," which ai'e mispronounced
"Daah-\id" and "nin-i-ty"l. After a while
you'll probably be spelling everjlhing like
a second grader, just to be safe. If you edit
"RAMiletter" in yom' editor, save it peri-

102 FEBRUARY 1988

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odically (without exiting the editor) and
run Vocalize (hitting RETURN to use the
default file name "RAM: letter") to hear
what your letter sounds like so far.

With a little effort — and a lot of pa-
tience— you can produce some passable
foreign language. Tty "Voola}'\'oo kooshay
ovekmwoh seswohr" for you etudiants de
francais, or "dawnday esta la eohsoh deh

Vocalize

paypay" for you Spaniai-ds, That's what
aji "Amigan" accent sounds like — a bit
like my French teacher actually.

One other important piece of informa-
tion: use CTRL'C to stop Vocalize. If it's
reading text fi-om a file, Vocalize will end
when it reaches the end of the file. In key-
boai'd entiy mode you must uae CTRL'C
to exit the progi-am.

The best part comes at the end of the

' ConEt.inta

DIM voice%(9), de£aultt(9)
INKBD » 0 : iNFIL • 1
OH BREAK GOSUa rinis
BREAK OK
ON EBdOB GOTO Err Trap

PEM -^- The following voice parametdES for the SAY command

HEM detecffiirie the characteristics and aound quality of the

WEM speech. Note that the FIRST parameter is number 0#

REM SOT nunhec 1 !l

DATA lea

' to

Pitch

65-32B Hertz

DATA 8

' H

Inflection

0/1 (on/offl

DATA 165

' #2

Hate

40-400 words/min

DATA 1

' H

Gender

1/0 («/PI

DATA 22BB9

' H

Tuning

SB00-28«aO

DATA 64

' H

Volume

a~6*

DATA 10

<channe

i>

DATA 0

<niode>

DATA 0

<conttol>

' Use keyboard input

' Use file input

' If no filenanie, use

' default filename

' Open file

REM Read in initial {default) voice parameters

FOR i=0 TO 8

RT.HD X

voicelli) • X : defaultKil = x
NEXT i

REM Determine whether text will be read in from a

REM — . sequential file or typed in on the keyboard

COLOR 3,1!

INPUT "Type 0 to use Iceyboard, or enter file name?
IF flnamS="fl" THEN

in - IMKBD
ELSE

in ■ INFIL

IF flrawiS = "" THEM

flnamS = "RAM: letter"

END IF

OPEN flnamS FOR INPUT AS tl
END IF

burs = ""

PRINT

REM Read the next line of text (from file or keyboard)

Get Input Line:

IF in-INFIL THKM ' Input from file

LINE INPUT n, xS
ELSE

COLOR 1,0

PRSNT "7 "; : LINE INPUT xS ' Input from keyboard
END IF

REM Is this line a COMMAND line?

HEM — ■' If the line begins with a "I" or an " = " then process it

REM as a "coramand" line instead of text to be spoken.

REM --- #2,300 means change parameter 2 to 300

(jFM S4 means reset oacam 4 to default value

REM ■=lf(i moans set new default for para^n 1 to 0

REM =5 means set new default for paraffi 5 to

REM patam 5's current value

REM N'oce that the "I" or " = " must be the FIRST

REM character on the line. Any characters following

REM the command on the same line are ignored. If you

REM "- give a parameter value, you must use the coinoa ,

cS " LEFTS (iS, I) ' Check first chat in line

IF cS="#" OR c5-"-" THEN

REM Change a current or default speech parameter

IF bufSO"" VHEN ' IE thece is text in bu'fer,

t«t$ = oufS ' speak It before changing param

COSUB SayTxt

bufS="" ' Now buffer is empty

END IF

p " VAL IHIDS US,2,l)) ' p = which param I to change
IF MII>5 (x5,3, l)0"," THSH ' If no value is given, then

V = default4(p| ' set param to its default \-alue
IF c5="-" THEN v = voice% Ip) ' (Use current value)

ELSE

V = VAL(MIDS(xS,4)) • Use the given value
END IF

IF eS-"t" THEM

voice%(pl ■ V
ELSE

defaultl Ip) - V
END IF

"#" Change current parameter
"=" Set default value

COLOR 2,3 : PRINT xS;
COLOR 1,0 : PRINT

GOTO GetlnpotLine

your letter when you get to put in:

#2,270

If you would like a transcript of this let-
ter, send nine nine-tee five to, P 0 Box
California, and don't forget the zip.
Hun'-i-ee, operators are standing by.
Not available in stores, so take advan-
tage of this special one time oiFer, and
order todayl Q

Display the command line
Get next line

ELSE

REM Input line is text to be spoken (not a command)

IF xS-"" THEN GOTO ContLoop ' Ignore blank lines

REM Find the last punctuation mark on the input line

FOP l-LEM(xS) TO I STEP -1
cS-HID5(x5,i,l]

IF CS="."0R cS=";"OB cS="!"OR cS=''?"THEN GOTO FoundPunct
NEXT I

REM Ko punctuation mark: add this text to buffer

??EM and check next line for punctuation

bufS • bufS *■ " " + xS
GOTO ContLoop

END IF

REM Found a punctuation aiark in the input line:

REM now speak the text in the buffer and input line,

REM up to the punctuation mark,

FoundPunct:

txtS " buf$ * " " * LEFTS (»S,i)

GOSUB SayTxt

REM — '- The buffer now becomes the remainder of the input

REM ' line which wasn't spoken (after the punct mark),

bufS ■ MIDS(xS,i+l)

REM CONTINUE: if reading text from a file, check now

REM - — for End-Of-File, If reading ftofi keyboard, go hack
REM for another line of text.

ContLoop:

IF in"INKBD THEN GOTO GotlnputLine ' Keyboard input
IF NOT EDFd) THEN GOTO HetlnputLinc ' File input

REM If any text is left in the buffer, say it now

IF LEN(bufS)>l THEN

txtS • bufS

GOSUB SayTxt
END IF

Finis :

REM control also passes hero on CTRL/C

IF in-INFIL THEN CLOSE 1

COLOR 2,3 : PRINT " Bye "; : color l,o : print

END

REM SUBROUTINE to print h speak the Fnqiish text in txtS

SayTxt:

REM -" If text is longer than 77 characters, display it

REM on more than one line.

color 3,8

prtS • txtS ' Make copy of string to print

WHILE LEN(pttS) > 77 ' Find a space in string

sp ■ 77

WHILE MIl)5(prtS,sp,l)<>" " AND sp>(l
sp - Sp-l

WEND

IF sp=0 THEN sp » 77

PRINT LEFTS (prtS,sp) ' Print chars up to the space

pttS - MICS (prt5,sp+l) ■ Process remainder of string
WEND
IF prtS>"" THEN PRINT prtS' Print rest of string

109 phonS • TRANSL.\TES (txtS) ' Translate english to phonemes

200 Sht phonS, voice* ' pronounce phcneme string using

HEM current voice parameters

RETURN

HEM Routine to trap and handle BASIC errors

ErrTrap;
COLOR 2 , 3

IF in'INFIL THEN CLOSE II ' Close input file, if open
PRINT " ERROR ";
IF ERR"5 AMD ERL-lOB THEN

PRINT ": translator .library is not in LIBS; directoryl "
ELSEIF ERR=5 AND ERL=200 THEN

PRINT ": nacrator .device is NOT in DEVS: directoryl "
ELSE

COLOR 1,0

ON ERROR GOTO 0 ' Turn off error trapping

RESUME ' Re-cause same ertor

END IF: ' so BASIC will display line

COLOR 1,0
END

COMMODORE MAGAZINE 103

AMIGA UPDATE"

byGratiam Kinsey

Amiga Public

Domaiii

Update

This month I was able to ohtiiin Fish
disks 91 through 102 hr review, but
all the important programs have come
from elsewhere. Tlie gems this month
are Snipit, a progi'am which allows you
to cut and paste between any twoAmifja
progi'ams and Woi-dwight. a full-featured
word processor. Also this month I tidk
about the ARP project, a replacement
for the AmigaDOS commands. For each
program, the authoi- is given along with
the Fish or AMICUS series number ( if ap-
plicable). I do not keep ti-ack of which pit)-
grams are available on PeopieLink since
virtually all of the progi'ams mentioned in
this column are available for download in
the libraries in the Amiga Zone on Peo-
pieLink (if not by the time I winte this,
then certainly by the time this column is
publishedl. WTien a public domain pm-
gi-am has been clas.sified lis sharewait,
this is also mentioned with the suggested
junount.

Parse: by John Olson (Fish 92)

This is an expression pai-sei: It will han-
dle many tiigonometric functions, and
some transcendental functions.

IFF2PS: by William Mason and Sam

Paolucei (Fish 94: Shai-eware: S15f

This utility converts any IFF picture to
a PostScript-compatil)le file. You can
specify how many shades of gray lup to
256) will be used to represent the IFF im-
age, as w^ell as whether the PostScript im-
age will be positive or negative. You can
send the PostScrijit file directly to the ser-
ial port, which allows yoLi to immediately
print the file on a PostScript-compatible
laser printer hooked to the serial port.

Record-Replay: by Alex Livshits and

J-MForgeas i Fish 95 1

Similar to Journal I reviewed in the De-
cember '87 installment), this program also
recoi"ds Amiga sessions ^ both mou.se and
keyboaixl input), and then can play back a
recorded Arniga .session.

Chess: by Bob Leivian (Fish 96 1
A port of a chess game fitim the UnLx

environment. Some of the options include
controlling how long the computer is al-
lowed to think, move suggestion, and
.switching sides. You can save games in
progress to disk. Unfortunately, this chess
game will not allow all possible legal
moves at all times ( although rare).

Hackbench: by Bill KinnereleN' (Fish 96i
When you lun this progi-am, it appeal's
to be a replacement for the Workbench
program itself although it is not intended
to be. The primary' puipose for Hacktench
is to allow pi'ogi'ammers to explore' the in-
ner w^orkings of a Workbench-like pro-
gi'am. Hackbench does not support all the
hmctions of Workbench, such as the B^or-
mat and Info menu options.

UiIk'I: by Mike Hansen (Fish 96)

Liibel is a simple progi'am for printing
address labels. You can print up to five
lines, with a maximum of 24 chai'acters
per line. One of the menu options allows
\'ou to test tor comect label positioning.

PopupMenu: by Derek Zahn (Fish 96 1
Here is a demo and matching somte
code that demonstrates how to implement
|X)]>up menus that are Intuition compati-
ble. Many changes in the u.se of the
IDCMP flags ai-e made for this to work.

TimeRam: by Bruce Tkkahashi iFish 961
If you would like to test the speed of dif-
ferent memory boards, or test the speeds
of memory inside the different mcxlel
Amigas. this program will test the speed
of either the FAST or CHIP memon- in a
machine. This tester disables multitask-
ing while it runs.

Hddriver: by Alan Kent (Fish 98)
This is a hai-d disk device diiver for a

Western Digital 1002-05 conti-oller cai'd.
Some hai^d disk caching is built into the
driver Plenty of .souife code is provided.
along with a cmde ASCII schematic for
hooking up the Western Digital controller
card to the Amiga 86 pin bus.

QlkLse: by Kevin Harris (Fish 98)

Here is an easy-to-use database pro-
I gram, that is designed for addi-esses and
phone numbers. You can actually use this
program to manage any database, so long
as your databa.se needs to store a maxi-
mum of five fields per record. QBase opens
u]) a colorful custom screen, with lots of
custom gadgets, QBase can only handle a
maximum number of 200 i-ecords per file.

, Ber/.erk: by Leo Schwab (Fish 100 1
Short for 'The Dream Goes Bei"zerk,"
this is the now-famous animation demo
done by none other than Leo Schwab (the
father of graphics display hacks on the
Amiga). Although I don't personally feel
that Berzerk has replaced Juggler as the
best graphics demo on the Amiga, Ber-
zerk is clearly the best animation I've
seen that was done with VideoScape 3-D.
Be wai-ned, this demo i-equires one mega-
byte in order to i^un.

CirPlane: by Thad Flotyan (Fish 101)

For those of you who own VideoScape
3-D, here is an extra shape generator Cir-
Plane will create a circular plane. This
could be used to cap a cylinder create a
trashcan lid oi- represent the sun.

Icon-Assembier: by Stefan Lindahl
(Fish 101; Shai^ware: $5)

IconAssembler will allow- you to edit
any icon, by replacing the icon image (or
images, if an alternate image is already in
place! with any IFF brush file. If the file

104 FEBRUARY 1988

Amiga Update 'Amiga Public Domain Update"

contains more than t^vo bitplanes, the ex-
tra bitplanes will be discai'ded.

MicroSpell; bv Daniel Lawrence
(Fish 101)

This spelling checker has only a 43.000-
word dictionaiy. It is designed to be used
with the text editor Emacs ivei-sion 3.9
and above). Multiple dictionmy files are
allowed. MicroSpell has features like glo-
bal replace, case support, and a default re-
placement option.

MAT: by Pete Goodeve iFish 102)

MAT is a complicated and full-featuned
progi-am that petfoiTns pattern-matching
and related i'unclions on text files. It can
also splice sections of text and save them
as a new text file, and there is also a case-
sensitive mode. It can also perfonn pat-
tern-matching on filenames instead of
text files themselves. MAT supports both
AmigaDOS and Unix-style wildcards.

Autotest: by Michael Hitch

This is a progi-am that measures disk
(floppy or hard I pertoi-mance. h checks
both raw data transfer rate and seek time
(with varying distances between original
read head location and destination ). Also
included in the Autote.st aixhivo is Disk-
verify, which will check any flopjjy disk for
errors.

Convert: author unknown

If you have old BASIC programs that
you would like to convert to AmigaBA-
SIC, here is a little helper Convert re-
moves all line numbers finm a BASIC
program and converts them into Amiga-
BASIC-style labels.

Diagnose: by Custom Services
(Shareware: $5>

Diagnose contains two progi-ams that
perfonn diagnostic functions on youi'
Amiga. Memtest will examine the mem-
ory inside your Amiga to make sure that
it holds the com;ct infonnation that is
sent to eveiy memoiy addi-e.ss. Memtest
will only test memoiy that hasn't already
been allocated (i.e., memoiy that is fi-ee
for use). Memtest will test each block of
memory that it can get its hands on, but
you can also ask Memtest to test eveiy
bjle of memoiy individually The other di-
agnostic pi-ogram, Systest, will pertbrm
read or seek tests on your floppy drives.

Dinvin: by Brian Conrad

If you hate to type "dir" every time you
need a listing of files on a disk. Dirwin will

automatically fetch a disk's file directoiy
when you insert a disk. Tliis pnjgram will
work just fine with the Workbench, open-
ing its own window when you fii-st call it.

Dominoes: by Brian Moats

A veiy nice dominoes game, that was
written in Modula-2. Dominoes uses an
oversized playing field that you can sci-oU
through. Speech and animation liven up
the game. Both on-line help (via a te.iit
file), and a limited tutorial help you to un-
derstand the game. A cribbage boai-d is
: used to keep score. The computer can give
you a hint, and you can force the comput-
er to play out of tmn.

MacGag: by John Hodgson

For those Macintosh fans who convert-
ed to the Amiga, MacGag will simulate
the way Macintosh windows open and
close for Amiga Windows.

Ma-sterMind: author unknown

A nice version of the classic Master-
Mind game. This uses simple, but coloiiiil
graphics for the board and pieces.

.MemCl()ck-2: by Bill Raecke

If you like little clock fi-ee memorv' title
bar progi'ams, here's another one for you
to check out. MemClock-2 displays CHIP
and FAST memorj' separately. It also dis-
plays the date and the day of the week in
addition to the time.

Music: by Brian Conrad

This Httle program will tell you what
instruments are needed for any Dduxe
Music Comtruclion Set song, or for any
IFF SMUS song in general.

Mv: by Andrj' Rachmat (Shareware: $10 1

Mv is a powerful replacement for the
AmigaDOS Rename command. The most
important featuix; added in Mv is that it
accepts wildcai-ding to allow renaming of
more than one file at once. Mv uses Unix-
stjie wildcai'ding conventions. You can
specify a path for the new name, which al-
lows you to move the file in addition to
renaming it.

Ned; by J. Brack

If you like the idea of having the CLI
1> prompt replaced by the cuiTent path,
but don't want to use a shell or other re-
placement program instead of the default
AmigaDOS, Ned will replace the 1>
prompt with the current path.

Sf)Ha(!kiip: by Steve Drew
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program. It can not only peifomi a backup
of just new files that have been created
since the last backup, but also can back
up only files that have been modified
created since a certain date. The progi-am
will allow you to format floppies while in
the progress of a backup. It can create a
log of backup files. It uses a modified Lem-
pel-Ziv method for file compression, al-
though you can tell SDBackup to not per-
form any compre.saing. which is exlivmely
useful if you are backing up files that ai-e
alread}' compressed (for e.xample, if you
are backing up the upload download file of
a bulletin board), SDBackup ha.s Ixvn pro-
grammed to handle possible eiTors ilike
read en-oi-s on the hai-d di-i\^e or the
backup floppies). |

Snipit: by Scott Evemden

Snipit implements one of the featuiBS
po-S-sible on the Amiga that hasn't been
made available by most progi'ams: cut
. and paste between any two windows or
I progi'amsl Theix^ are a couple of examples
of progi-ams that do allow cut and paste
between progi-ams. One example is the
Janus software^ that controls the Amiga
2000 Bridgeboard. Janus allows you to
perform cut and paste between IBM pro-
grams i'unning on the Bi-idgeboai'd and
Amiga pi-ogi-ams. A rare example of cut
and paste possibilities with Amiga sofl-
wai^ conies fi-om Micro-Systems Soft-
w^ai-e's line of business progi-ams ^Online!.
Scribble.'. Orgcmhe! and Analyze!). But
Snipit allows you to perform cut and paste
operations betwx-en any two windows. Se-
lected text to be cut is alwa\'s highlighted.
There are some restrictions. The most im-
portant re.striction is that Snipit can only
work with console windows, not windows
that are controlled by Intuition directly.
For example. Snipit will not work with
progi-ams like \'T100 iDa\-e Weckers ter-
minal pragi-ami and Blitz itext displayerl.
Some progi'ams that Snipil will work "with
include the standard CLI -and also a CLI
altei-ed with C'onmani. Ed, and the termi-
nal progi-am AAIIC. Snipit remains in the
background b\' default, and will sleep
peacefully inside your Amiga until you
decide to use it (so that you can easily in-
stall it as part of your Amiga environment
via the startup-secjuence filei. In short, an-
other wonderful addition to youi' Amiga!

Speedup: by Mathias Kegelmann

This piTjgram can speed u]3 floppy disk
access time. It does this by allowing you to
increase the step rate of the read head. Be
warned that if you set the step rate too

low. the diivp will not be able to read any
floppy disk at all. You may be forced to
reboot due to increasing the step rate
too much.

Tartiin: by Dick Taylor

Tktan is an AmigaBASIC program
that lets you ci-sate Scottish plaid patterns
on the screen. Taitan can accept up to 20
lines of color and width infbi'mation for
various tiiitan patterns. Tartan works
with 16 colors, which can't be changed
fixim within the progi'am. Once you create
a pattern you can edit or delete any single
line. Tkrtan does not have a save feature.

SC'Im'k: by David I^uri
Yet another title bai- clock. Wiat makes
I SClock unique is that it will always ap-
pear on the active screen, even if it is a
custom screen. This allows you to have a
clock viewable in many progi'ams that
would not otherwise allow such a progi-am
to appear on its screen.

Chinese Cheekers: by Jimbo Barber

A great game ofChine.se checkei-s. Up
to six [X-tiple can play, and if you have less
than six human playei-s, computer oppo-
nents will fill any empty chaire. The game
has some nice graphic displays, including
an optional fantasy backgixiund for the
Chine,se checker board. You must have
more than 512K of memoty in order to
ran this game. Chinese Checkei-s is a
compiled .'WigaBASIC progi-am. This
means that you don't have to load Amiga-
BASIC, but it must be available (i.e., the
Extras disk needs to be in a diivet for the
program to load.

Wordwright: by RTL Programming Aids
Wordwiight is a one-of a-kind program
as far as Amiga public domain progi-ams
go. Theiv has never before been a pro-
gram in the public domain that even
comes close to posing as a flill-featured
word piwessor (There has always been
continual growth in the aix^a of public do-
main text editors for the Amiga, but even
half-decent word proces.sors have been an
extremely rare find in the Amiga public
domain arena i.

Word Wright is designed lvs an integi-at-
ed package, with its four main com[M-
nents lieing a word prDce.s.sor, a mail
merge feature, an outliner and a set of
general purpose utilities. Woi-dwnight sup-
ports both macro capabilities and math
flinctions within the text. You can auto-
matically generate an outline fitim your
text, and then easily flip lietween the text
and the outline. You can create foimulas

(both acting on numeric and string varia-
bles! when creating a dwument with mail
merge features. Comparisons and condi-
tional sttitement (of the IRTHEN ...
ELSE ... ENDIF type) can also be used
with the mail merge capabilities. Word-
wright uses color to highlight text and
commands. The mouse am he used to con-
trol the cursor Wordwnight commands for
i draft and letter quality print mode, and
iUilics, underlining and bold t\pe are all
supported, as well as subscripts and super-
.scripts. A calculator (that can operate in
Hexadecimal mode as well as decimal)
and a memorT,' dump progi'am are part of
the utilities package. A .scre'cn-saver is
also built into Wordwiight, and can be
contTOlled finm the Utilities window.
Since WordwTight requires large blocks of
contiguous memory, you may find it tough
to i-un, especially if you have only .512K of
memoiT andor have been lunning many
progi-ams (which could fi-agment memoi-y!
prior to loading Woi-dwiight. Woi-dwiight
comes with a huge manual (huge due only
to its vast number of features), \\iiich can
be automatically accessed at any time via
one of the function keys. The manual, of
coui-se, has an outline already built into
the text file, which makes browsing
through it a delight. If you must have a
word processor, but don't want to pay a
hundred dollars or moi-e for a commercial
package, or ai-e fiightened by the lack of
user-friendliness in most public domain
text editors on the Amiga, Woniwiight
may look fantastic to youl

QuickFlix: by Jeff Kunzelman,
Rodney Iwahina and Takeshi Suganuma
(Shareware: $10)

This is a slide show progi-am for IFF pic-
tures. What is most important about
QuickFlix is that is loads as many IFF
picture frames into memoi-y as possible at
one time, unlike most IFF slide show pi-o-
gi-ams which load in only one picture at a
time. QuickFlix implements its own cach-
ing scheme (Warning: Don't use Add-
bufiers or ASDG's FACC while using this
slide show program!). This allows you to
flip between IFF "pages"' fast enough to
simulate animation. Obviously the limit-
ing factor on how much animation is real-
ly possible with a progi-am like this is how-
much memory you ha%'e. One of the sup-
plied slide show animations iiequires 1.5
megabytes of memory in oi-der for all the
fi-ames to be loaded in at once. QuickFlix
suppoits all Amiga gi-apliics modes (with
the possible exception of intei-laced ILAMi.
It also suppoi-ts ovei-scan, fiir a tme \ideo
image. QuickFlix will support IFF color

106 FEBRUAfW 1988

Amiga Update/Amiga Public Domain Update'

cycling if the pictures contain color cycling
information. QuickFlbc supports both in-
ternal triggering and external triggering
(via a joystick hooked up to the second
mouse port) for changing the cun-ent pic-
ture being displayed.

The Sculpt 3-D Animations:
by Eric Graham, Ken Offer and
Byte by Byte, Inc.

The contents of this very- important
demonstration disk actually needs to be
discussed in t\vo different parts.

First, there are three different anima-
tions on this disk all created the same way
as the incredible Juggler demo. One ani-
mation shows a wire-frame model of an F-
15 fighter jet being rotated in all three di-
mensions. There is also a superb ray-
traced HAM animation of a rocking chair
rocking back and forth. These first two
were both created by Eric Graham, the
creator of Juggler. But the best animation
on this disk is Kahnankas by Ken Offer.
This is a ray-traced interlaced HAM ani-
mation of a steel-ball kinetic energy toy
(The one where you pick up one of the
steel balls, let it fall onto the rest of the
balls, and the ball on the other end of the
line jumps away from the stationary balls
in the middle.) This animation is the first
Fve seen to seriously challenge Juggler
for the title of best graphics demo on the
Amiga.

I did say that there are two parts to this
demonstration disk. The other progi'ams
are a slide show and two accompanying
programs that allow you to take a series of
IFF pictures and create a compressed ani-
mation out of them. This now means that
we all can create ray-traced images with
Sculpt 3-D (or another ray-traced pack-
age, or even a solid modeling program or
just a standard paint program), and create
our own Juggler-type demos!

So if Eric Graham has inspired you to
create your own super animations, get
this disk (or just get the player/compressor
files) and create your own killer graphics
demo for the Amiga!

The ARP Project: by Charlie Heath

There are many wonderful aspects of
the Amiga, both in its hardware and its
software, lb many, AmigaDOS is not one
of these and many usere and developed
have been complaining. Finally a serious
attempt to replace AmigaDOS has begun!
This project, is known as the ARP project,
and is being worked on by many Amiga
develofjers, led by Chaiiie Heath of
MicroSmiths (makers of TxEd and Fast-

Fonts). The ARP disk contains replace-
ments for many of the AmigaDOS com-
mands, like CD, RENAME, INFO and
A^IGN. These replacement commands
are written in C. One of the net results of
being written in C as opposed to BCPL is
that the replacement commands m'e much
smaller and faster, All of the replacement
commands are extremely backwai-ds com-
patible, so that you won't be forced to re-
leam how to use a command if you like it
the way it is now. Many new features have
been added to the replacement com-
mands. For example, in many cases you
can now' use wildcards "*.'''" in addition to
AmigaDOS' pattern matching "#?". You
can also use wildcarding and'or pattern
matching to specify- multiple filenames in
commands that previously didn't support
these features (like the RENAME com-
mand). You can now use many more spe-
cial escape and control characters as input
or output to and from various devices. For
example, you can now send control codes
directly to your printer via the echo com-
mand. The enior messages that com-
mands generate make a lot more sense
now. This is only the beginning. As these
commands are improved, new ones dike a
replacement for "dir") will be added, and
other pails of AmigaDOS will also even-
tually be replaced.

The number of new public domain pro-
grams for the Amiga is always increasing.
Of course there will also be many other
new programs that are fi'esh.off the
Amiga bulletin boards and fmra People-
Link's Amiga Zone libraries in next
month's column. Special thanks this
month to Jeff Kunzelman (author of
QuickFlix), who is the first person to send
me a disk with a public domain program
he wrote for review consideration.

As always, I can be reached in the
Amiga Zone on PeopleLink (ID: G KIN-
SEYI, or on the IDCMP BBS (617-769-
8444. 8p.m. -8a.m.). Kyou have mitten a
public domain'sharewai'e/fi'eely distribu-
table program or have obtained one that
you think is worth mentioning to all
Amiga owners, then please attempt to
contact me via the above contacts, or
through Commodore Magazine. See you
next month.

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Tips I Tricks/64 and 128

I Continued frum pg. 16

82 DATA 248,063,255,252,127,255,254,

127

83 DATA 255,254,127,255,254,255,255,
255

84 DATA 255,255,255,255,255,255,255,
255

85 DATA 255,127,255,254,127,255,254,
127

86 DATA 255,254,063,255,252,031,255,
248

87 DATA 015,255,240,001,255,128,000,
000

38 DATA 000,000,000,000,000,000,000

LIST disablers: You can disable the LIST command on the 64 by

executing these statements:

POKE 774,183 ; POKE 775,163
To undo the change, execute these:

POKE 774,26 : POKE 775,167
On the 128. disabling LIST is even easiei: Just execute:

POKE 774,139
lb enable the 128 LIST command again, execute:

POKE 774,81
After LIST has been disabled, the program in memoiy can be
run but cannot be listed.
Jeny Jordan
Miikkftekl. OH

Disabling STOP <uid RESTORE: On the 64, POKE 808.225
will disable these keys, .separately or in combination. POKE
808,237 will enable them again.

On the 128, POKE 808,103 disables STOP and RESTORE,
while POKE 808.110 enables them again.
Many Conlrihiitors
Many Cities

Disabling S.WE: On the 64, you can disable the SAVE com-
mand byexecuting POKE 818,32. POKE 818.237 enables SAVE
again.

On the 128, SA\T is disiibled b\- POKE 818.1 and enabled bv
POKE 818.78. Since the STOP RESTORE combination also en-
ables SAVE, you may want to disable STOP RESTORE as well.
Many Contributors
Many Cities

What are those POKEs, anyway? Many newcomers are mys-
tified by the use of POKEs to disable or change vainous features
of their computer. The POKE magic seems powei-fril, but arbi-
ti'ary and unknowable.

Most of the POKEs merely change some mcmoiy location in
the operating system. II' you know about machine language pro-
gramming, you've probably dug deeply into that subject, so the
POKEs are not too mysterious. But if. like most computerisLs.
you're still stmggling with BASIC, you'i-e totally in the dai'k.
Well here's a biief explanation:

Yom' computer's operations ai-e veiy intimately controlled b\'
built-in softwai-e called the operating system, lliis machine lan-
guage progi'am is pemianently stoi'ed in ROM (Read Only
Memor.'), where its acti\-ated whenever the computer is
powered up. The designei^ put this critical softwai^e in ROM. of

course, so compute)' usei-s and software writere couldn't unwit-
tingly foul it up. But the designci-s also knev\- that soflv.are wiit-
ei's would want to change certain parts of the opei-ating system
to make the computer moiv useful with their softwait'. S(j they
set aside certain areas of IL'VM, which can he changed by the
user, to hold these special paits of the oix-rating system. Wlien
the computer is powered up, the ROM pntgram uriles the.se
parts (o Ri\M, then uses them whenever they're needed.

When you make those mysterious POKEs. such as the ones to
disable the LIST command, you're really making minor changes
to the RAM part of the operating system. In most cases. \'ou'i-e
actually redirecting execution to a new location: it's veiy similar
to changing the line number in a BASIC GOTO statement.
Louis F. Sander
Pittsburgh, PA

6-1 Restore Disable: Here's a nice one for progi'am protection
fans. Add these lines to the beginning of your 64 progi'am, and
neither the STOP RESTORE key combination nor the reset but-
ton m\\ work. Tiy it.
Mete Kesen
Ankara, Turkey

0 REM C64 RESTORE DISABLE - METE KESEN

1 FOR J=32763 TO 32776:READ K:POKE J,K
:NEXT

2 DATA 167,2,167,2,195,194,205,56,48

3 FOR J=679 TO 687:READ K:POKE J,K
:NEXT

4 DATA 238,33,208,238,32,208,76,167,2

M progi'am proteclion: Meiv's a technicjue that hides a 64 pro-
gram .so it cannot 1» listed. It also disables the STOP and STOP'
RESTORE keys. The technique is iJei-manent. so if you ever
want to list or edit your ])rogi'am. save a copy before protecting
it. Also, the protected pn)g]-am cannot u.se lines 0. 1 or 2. Tlie
first step is to add this s(x.>cial line 2 to the progi'am:

2 POKE 43.PEEK(2049i : POKE 44.PEEK(2050) : POKE
808,234
Then replace all END's imd exit points with:

POKE 43.1 : POKE 44,8 : POKE 808.237
Next, add this line:

1 REM '"iLEFT. INSERT 20, DELETE 10, SPACE 10.
RIGHT) NO FAIR PEEKING! {SHIFT L}
Finallv. tv^pe this:

poke' 2051,255 : POKE 2052,255 <retum>
John Ettinjivr
Warren. OH

Director;- Riusher: This nifty progi'am will make your disk direc-
tory unlistable, even wdth the "S" command from DOS 5.1 or the
Fastload cartridge. .4s an added feature, it lets you restore a
bashed directon' to its normal state.
Thong Nguyen
Panama City. FL

100 PRINT" [CLEAR] DIRECTORY BASHER -

THONG NGUYEN": PRINT
110 PRINT"(B)ASH OR (U)NBASH

DIRECTORY?
120 GET A$:IF A$="B"OR A5="U"THEN 140
130 GOTO 120

108 FEBRUARVigSS

Tips & Tricks/64 and 128-

140 OPEN 15,8,15:OPEN 5,8,5,"#"
150 PRINT#15,"U1 5 0 18 0"

: IF A$ = "B"THEN 170
160 FOR X=l TO 6:M$=M$+CHRS (160) :NEXT

:GOTO 190
170 FOR X=l TO 3:M$=M$+CHRS (20) :NEXT
18 0 M5=M$+CHR5 (141) +CHR$ (31) +CHR$ (14 7)
190 PRINT#15,"B-P";5;144:PRINT#5,M$;
200 PRINT#15,"02 5 0 18 0"

:PRINT#15,"I"

File G(M»fen Run this progi'am to zero out all the file length in-
dicatore in yoiu- diixftoiy. When used with Diiiectoty Basher, it
has a gix'at effect as a secui'ity moasuj'e.
Thong Nguyen
Panama City, FL

100 PRINT" [CLEARjFILE GOOFER - THONG

NGUYEN"
110 PRINT" [DOWN] HIT SHIFT TO GOOF ALL

FILES":WAIT 653,1
120 OPEN 15,8,15:OPEN 5,8,5,"#"

:FOR C=l TO 3
130 FOR S=C TO C+15 STEP 3:G0SUB 150

:NEXT:NEXT
140 PRINT#15,"I0":END
150 PRINT#15,"U1:";5;0; 18 ; S : GET#5 , A$
160 IF A$=""THEN A$=A$+CHR$ ( 0 )
170 IF ASC(A$)=0 THEN GOSUB 180

:GOTO 140
180 FOR B=30 TO 254 STEP 32
190 PRINT#15,"B-P"; 5; B: PRINT! 5,

CHRS(0) ;
200 NEXT:PRINT#15,"U2:"; 5;0;18;S

:RETURN

Disk Sitoiei-: Leave your mark on all of your disks as a finendly
reminder to those who bonvw them. Just mn this program on
the desii'ed disk before putting any other files on it. Your signa-
tuie can't even be erased fiiom the disk by normal means.
Thong Nguyen
Panama City FL

100 PRINT" [CLEAR]DISK

NGUYEN"
110 PRINT" [DOWN] HIT S

YOUR NAME ON A DI
120 FOR X=l TO 16:F$=
130 0$="PROPERTY OF"
140 WAIT 653,l:OPEN

:OPEN 5,8,5,"#
150 INPUT"YOUR NAME <
160 N$=LEFT$ (N$,12) :S
170 P=144:M$=CHR$(141

:GOSUB 220
180 S=1:G0SUB 210:P=2

:GOSUB 220
190 P=34:X$=N$:GOSUB
200 PRINT#15,"I0":END
210 PRINT#15,"U1";5;0
220 PRINT#15,"B-P",5,
230 PRINT#15,"U2";5;0
240 M$=CHR$ (232) +CHR$

SIGNER - THONG

HIFT TO SIGN
SK..."
=F$+CHRS (160) :NEXT

15,8,15

12 CHRS";N$
=0:GOSUB 210
)+CHR$(147)

:X$=0$:GOSUB 240

240:GOSUB 220

;18;S:RETURN
P:PRINT#5,M$;
; 18;S : RETURN
(0) +CHR$ (0)

2 50 M$=M$+CHR$ (160) +CHR$ (20) +CHR$ (20)
260 M$=M$+CHR$ (18) +X$+F$

:M$=LEFT$(M$,19)
270 RETURN

Modem speed dialing: 0\\Tiei's of pulse dialing modems are
acutely awai'e of a major di'awback — speedl WTien the comput-
er you're dialing is momentarily busy, redialing those seven or
more digits can seem to take fore\'er. If your local telephone
company offers the featuix^ called "speed dialing." you can be rid
ofthe delay fotvvei-.

The speed dialing feattuie lets you set up nine or more tele-
phone numbere that you can dial with two digits from any
phone on youi' line. Put .\'our commonl3^-clialed computer num-
bers onto speed dialing, and yoiu- modem can get by dialing two
numbers rather than seven or more.
Craig Edward Giccn
Chattanooga. TN

"Color" on a monochrome monitor: (^mmodore's 16 colors are
just a key press away, but they are useless to those of us without
color monitors — or so we think. All we see are different shades
of gray, gi'een or amber, depending on the phosphor in oiu' moni-
tor. Its useful to know which colors show up as vaiious shades of
gi-ay. From dark to light, here's how they appeal' on my own
monochrome: black, blue, brown, dark gray, red, orange, puiple,
light blue, medium gi'ay, light red, gi'een, cyan, light gi'ay, yel-
low, light gi-een, vs'hite. Stimetimes adjacent shades will show up
almost identically, and difierent monitors may cause minor vari-
ations in the oi'dcr of the shades presented, but for most pur-
poses this order is peifectly cotTect.

This knowledge can be u.seful in many ways, such as in caus-
ing two sprites to collide, flash brightly then fade out
Rick Root
Saline. MI

Bard's Tale II tip: We beat this game when we found the bad

guv was reallv the Sage Mage. The levels of our charactei-s were:
B\TX)n 41 BA" Lord Mmn 27 PA. Great Bap 53 AM. Doctor 53
AJVI, Doc Rock 53 AiM, and Sly 41 HU,
Jamea W. Lee
Seoul. South Kotva

Plus/1 iuid Cl() line width: These computer lack the 128's

WIDTH statement to get nonnal or double width lines when

drawing lines, circles and boxes. But you can double the width of

the lines by using POKE 743.1 . To it'tuni to normal, use POKE

743,0.

Cynw Nasiraey

Meshed, Iran

6-1 HinaiT Ke\' Decwlor: This little piogi-am lets you see the AS-
CII value of any key on the 64 's keyboard, but it expresses the
value in binaiy notation rather than the usual decimal or hex.
Pi-ogi'ammere who fi-equently use machine code may find it
helpful, as will ix'aders v\-ho want to learn more about binary.
After all, the best way to learn a new numbering system is to see
how it expresses some quantities you're already familiar with.
Imad M. Ahmad
Amman. Jordan

COMMODORE MA3AZINE 109

Tips & Tricks/64 and 128

10 PRINT" [CLEAR, RVS] C64 BINARY KEY

DECODER - IMAD M. AHMAD "
20 FOR J=0 TO 33:READ K:CS=CS+K

:POKE 49152+J,K:NEXT
30 IF CS05366 THEN PRINT"DATA ERROR"

:STOP
40 PRINT" [D0WN2) PRESS ANY KEY TO SEE

ITS ASCII CODE IN
50 PRINT" [D0WN]BINARY. [SPACE2]

PRESS STOP TO QUIT."
60 PRINT:SYS 49152:GOTO 60

70 :

71 DATA 032,228,255,240,251,032,210,
255

72 DATA 133,251,169,017,032,210,255,
165

73 DATA 251,133,251,162,008,006,251,
169

74 DATA 048,105,000,032,210,255,202,
208

75 DATA 244,096

&1 Screen Bars: This program gives you an interesting way to
highlight yom* 64 sci'een display. After you run it, executing a
SYS 49152 will put colorful bai*s onto the screen for se\'eral sec-
onds. As you can see from the REMs, you can change the dura-
tion of the display and the vertical size of the bars by poking spe-
cial values. As presented here, the screen is cleared before the
bars ai-e displayed. You can eliminate the screen dealing by ex-
ecuting a POKE49153,0. (It returns when you POKE
49153,1471.

in all cases, yom- POKEs must be executed before the SYS
49152.

Matthew Lewis
Christ Church. Barbados

10 REM C64 SCREEN BARS - MATTHEW LEWIS
20 REM POKE 49153,0 FOR NO CLEAR

SCREEN
30 REM POKE 49153,147 TO RESTORE CLR
40 REM POKE 49199, TIME (2 IS NORMAL)
50 REM POKE 49215, BAR HEIGHT (2

NORMAL)
60 REM SYS49i52 TO ACTIVATE THE BARS

70 FOR J=0 TO 82:READ K:POKE 49152+J,K
:NEXT

71 DATA 169,147,032,074,192,162,000,
160

72 DATA 000,169,000,141,032,208,141,
033

73 DATA 203,238,010,192,173,010,192,
201

74 DATA 017,208,005,169,000,141,010,
192

75 DATA 032,051,192,232,224,255,208,
225

76 DATA 238,096,192,173,096,192,201,
002

77 DATA 208,215,096,200,192,255,208,
251

78 DATA 238,097,192,173,097,192,201,
002

79 DATA 208,241,169,000,141,097,192,

096

80 DATA 234,234,032,210,255,169,000,
141

81 DATA 096,192,096

128 screen POKt^ls: Don't listen to those who say you can't
POKE chai-acters to the 128's BCkolumn screen. The 128 has a
screen editor routine to send b\tes to the 80-column chip. Tb use
it in BASIC, simply tvpe the following

SYS 52684,b\'te,3l'
"Bj'te" is the sci-een i»kc ctxle for tlie chai'acter you want to ap-
peal" on the screen. It will appear at the cuiTent cursor position,
and the cui-sor position will advance by one when you send the
byte to the chip.

You can set the cui-sor position anywhere you want by using

this COQG'

SYS 52684,b„vtel,18 : SYS 52684,byte2,19
"Bytel" and "byte2" make up the sci-een address where the
character is to appear. The home position has bytel = 0 and
b\'te2 = 0; incrementing b\'te2 increments the cursor position by
one, while incrementing bytel increments the cm-sor position by
256. For the lower right-hand comer of the screen, bytel = 7 and
byte2 = 207.

The same SYS call can be used to detennine a chai-acters col-
or or its attributes such as underline, revei*se field, blinking or
graphics upper and lower case. To do this, determine the position
of the character you want to affect, then add 8 to bjtel in the ex-
pression above. Execute the resulting expression, then follow it
with SYS 52684,byte,31 where "b>1e" is a number that will de-
termine the attributes. The attribute table is too lai'ge to print
here, but it's easy to detei-mine it experimentally.

You can PEEK the screen by using this:

SYS 52698,.31 : RREG X
After execution, the variable X will hold the value of the charac-
ter at the cm"sor position, If the cursor isn't where you want it,
you can set its position by the techniques described above.
Michael Kimsal
Mt. Clemens. Ml

Free paper, free disks, free equipment I Tbns of used computer
paper ai-e thrown away each day by companies of all descrip-
tions, and eveiy sheet of it has one unused side just waiting to be
run through yom- printer. You can use this paper for di'afts, pro-
gram listings and the like, and you can usually get it free. Just
ask the person who's thimving it away, and you'll probably get
permission.

If you find a stack that's wider than yom- printer, but good in
every other respect, you can use it if you have access to a band
saw and a printer with li-idion feed. The band saw \sill neatly
and easily cut through a two- or thi-ee-inch stack of computer pa-
per. The fiiction feed printer won't mind a diet of sawed paper

Companies that are moving their oiiices can also be a good
source of disks and even equipment. They often change their
computer systems when they move, and they often discaixl the
old stuff. A friend of mine got two perfectly good monitors this
way, plus a ton of 5 1,4" diskettes and lots of other useful stuff.
Another fiiend got a boxftil of RS232 cables. Keep your eyes and
ears open for treasures like these, but always ask pei-mission be-
fore taking anything.
A. M.Johnson. Jr
Carv,NC

110 FEBRUARY 1988

Amiga Software Reviews/ Phantasie I and I

Caniin tied [mm pg.36

Men (Random) make f^ood fifditei-H, Cycle
through the ehai-actere' atiriliutes until
you have good sti-ength, hit (xiinLs. consti-
tution and dexterity. Don't wony aljout
their intelligence. You'll use them to give
the more intelligent characters some mus-
cle to back them up.

One Thief— Elves, Sprites i Random i
and Halflings make good thieves. Your
thief will be in\'aluable when exploring
dungeons. He can pick locket! dixn-s and
disarm many traps that you \\'ili encoun-
ter in the dungeons.

One Ranger— Humans and Dwane.s
make good Tango's. A i-angor is a well-
rounded chaj'acter that combines toth
strength and intelligence (which you need
for spell casting!, which makes him a wor-
thy addition to your party.

One \\'i/.ard — He a'quire.s a veiy high
intelligence. Do not wony aliout his
sti^ngth and hit point,s, as he will make
up for what he lacks in stn;ngth with of-
fensive spells. A high-level wizard is one
of yom- most valuable pait\' meml>ei-s.

One r'ricst — Likewise, your part\' can
get through many close calls by having a
priest. A good high-level priest can heal
yom- partj' membei-s. so you can make it
back to the neai-est town without getting
killed. He also has some oii'ensi\^e spells
that a wizard has too.

You will need to collect all 20 scrolls in
Phantasie I. Some .scixills can be f()und in
the town's aiTnoiy, on monsters and hid-
den in dungeons. These scrolls will give
you impoitant clues that you will need in
order to advance.

Dungeon exploration is a very impor-
tant factor in playing the game. You will
find many clues when exploinng dun-
geons. Find the castle of J.R. Tnilkin, Dos-
nebian Clerics (hint: the Clerics are preju-
diced!, and the dungeon of the Bleebs —
explore these dungeons thoroughly. Your
party membei-s should be at level ten be-
fore you attempt to enter them, because
you will face many monstei-s that keep
hammering away at your hit points.

lb find the gods, you must have a wiz-
ai-d who has the spell "transpoitation."
The tovTO is not listed, but it is the ven'
last one on transportiition requester In or-
der for you to cross the river Styx, you
must have a score that say.s you are iwidy
to visit the gods. Then, you must find the
boatmen who lie near the river Styx, they
will take you across the river. The i-est is
up to you.

Phantasie III

The game rules are basically the same

as Pbautame I, except this time Nickade-
mus is not tiying to conquer an isle, he's
trjing to conquer the entire world. The
graphics ai^ enhanced fix)m Plianktslc /,
and the battle options ai-e quite diffeifnt.
In battle _vou now have a choice of eleven
options (six of which I described above).
The other four are Aim Bow, F'm Bow,
Move Front, Move Middle ;ind Move Back.

Improvements

In Phantasie HI SSI has improved
many of the complaints I had about Phait ■
taaie I. WTien you are ex-pioiing a dungeon
and are asked to save the dungeon map,
you can safely click on save without eras-
ing the previously saved map. Your bank
account will no longer be low, the maxi-
mum amount is now $1,000,000,000 lyes,
that's one billion). The character rept^'sen-
tation of each race is easily distinguish-
able fix)m the others, and the gi'aphics of
the monsters are enhanced, too, When
yom- paity goes into battle, you may now
choose fi-om foui- battle positions (men-
tioned above!, this gives moif sti'ategy
and excitement to Phantasie III. Youi-
membei-s don't just get hit any more, now
they can be hit in different areas of the
body. For example, Vince's left leg breaks.

I have several complaints with Phanta-
sie III. The Transfer Phantasie I charac-
ters option does work, but I question its
pm-pose. Your characters are transfen-ed,
but with some sti-ange effects. It will erase
any chai'acters already created in Phanta-
sie HI. Your characters will lose all items
except the Wand of Nikademus. They will
also lose the majority of their money, ex-
perience points, and it will cause them to
lose all their spells (e.xcept divine). I see no
difference between importing a Phantasie
I character and creating a brand new
chai-acter in the Guild.

Again, in Phantasie III the length of
time it takes to advance fi-om level to level
is awiul, about 10-20 houi-s of playl The
requester for swimming is back and is
more annojing because now' it beeps ev-
ery time it appears!

Summar>'

I have not had as much experience
playing PAanto.svV/// (therefore, no hints!
as I have had with Phaiita.sic' I. However,
with the time I have had to play Phantasie
III, I can see that it is a worthy addition to
an\'one"s software libran,-. This game has
many improvements over Phantasie 1 and
combines good graphics, stere^o sound and
requesters to keep \'ou glued to your
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Another consideration when picking a
mail-{)rder store is whether they ofTer toll-
free long-distance calling. Most offer free
lines for ordering, but insist you pay for
the call if you want to talk with them
about anything else. Eight himdi-ed tele-
phone numbers ai"e the mail-order indus-
tiy's giieat equalizer. They make buying
across countn' as .-sensible and affoitiable
as across town. But if the house you order
from doesn't permit using their 800 num-
ber for non-order calls think twice about
using them. If you ha\'e a problem, you
could lose more ihan you saved on the
purchase with long-distance fees.

Soincttmes Thin)i:s Still
Go Wron^j

Even with your best efforts and the best
intentions on the pail of the mail-oixier
house, things sometimes go vnt)ng. The
consumer has several shields of protec-
tion— the first is his or her own good
sense. Eveiy publication has certain stan-
dards which tliey enfoite on advettisei'S.
The ads they cany must be honest and
list only sale items which ai-e available in
the quantities indicated. The fu-st indica-
tion of the professionalism of a mail-oi'der
house is the quality of the publication in
which it appeai-s. If you still have resen'a-
tions about a dealer, the Better Business
Bureau in the town it is located can give
you an indication of how reputable the
dealer is. based on the number of com-
plaints they received concerning it. A big
protective shield is supplied by the U.S.
Government. Because any product \s'hich
is either oriered thnmgh or shipped via
mail semce comes under the jurisdiction
of the U.S. Postal Sen'ice. youi' local Post-
master will be able to help you unstick
any sticky billing, hai-assment or shipping
problems you might nin up against.

Credit caixl users have another power-
ful shield — the bank which issued their
card. If you are billed for something you
didn't order, didn't receive, oi- aren't happy
with, and can't gel satisfaction dii'ectly
from the mail-order company the bank
will step in to help you resoh'e the prob-
lem. I^mdy Davis, a Consumer Ciedit
Manager with First Union Bank, says
most banks have an investigating agency
like his Merchant SeiTices depaitment
which resolves ci"edit card users' com-
plaints. "If one of our customer doesn't
get what he or she is chai'ged for or isn't
satisfied with what is deli\'ere'd. our agent
will lo<jk into the problem, and if we agree
with the card holder, we'll remove those

charges from the bill." said Davis, adding
"We then step in and resolve the differ-
ences with the mail-order house."

WTiat Shoiikl ^ ou Do if
the I'rwkut Vou Ordered
Never Airives'.'

If the order doesn't ani\'e vrithin a day
or two of the date the salesperson prom-
ised, call back. Be sure to have the invoice
number the\' gave \'ou when \'ou placed
the order, the check number or ci^it caixi
number used for pa>Tnent, and know the
date on which you placed the order. Ask lo
speak with the .same sales{)erson who took
the order. They should be able to trace
your order in a few minutes. If their re- |
cords indicate you should have already it>-
ceived the shipment, it's time to place a
tracer The dealer will begin a seairh fi-om
their end and you can help by contacting
the courier on your end. If the missing
pjTxiuct was Ix'ing shipped by U.S. mail,
you should contact the local post office and
fill out tracer fonn #PS1510.

What if they charged me '
more than they had agreed to
over the phone? What if the
system never arrived? I

You should know that the law states
that youi- merchandise must be shipped
within 30 days after the company receives
your order or they ai^e obligated to notifv
you giving you the opportunity to cancel
your order. i

What if the Product is Damajred?

Don't a.ssLmie the item is defective
ainle.ss damage is visiblei until you read
and undei-sland the manual. I know from
emban-a-ssing pei^sonal experience that
more often than not it is the would-be us-
er's ignorance of a pinduct which prevents
it i'lTtm working than the fault of defective
or damaged merc'handi.se. I receive an
average of five UPS or U.S.P.S. packages
eveiy week. The only pnxluct I've i"eceivcKi
that's been damaged in the mail has Ix'en
a few D.25-inch diskettes which were
shipped without ]5rotective packaging.

My most embairassing moment (weeks
is more accurate i came when I shipped a
monochrome monitor back to California
twice lyes, two eiTors on my parti becau.se
I didn't fully underetand the manual or
the salespei-son's explanation. After that
experience 1 now know to ivread the man-
ual before hitting the panic button. Nor-

mally you have a 10-day grace period

within which to gi\'e notice to the shipjaer
and dealer that a product is either defec-
tive 01' was damaged in ti-ansit. The same
is tine of mailing a pnxiuct's waiTanty
card. I never send the wairant}" cai-d until
I'm satisfied the pnxluct is operating as it
should. Once the waiTanty card is mailed,
mo.st sellei"s. retail as well as mail-order,
will ask you to return the piTxluct to the
manufacturer instead of to them for war-
ranty ci)\'erage. But if you notify the mail-
order dealer i within the time limiLs) be-
fore mailing the wairanty cards, they vfiW
normall>' replace a defective item.

II' the pnxluct is damaged in transit, the
canicr (IJPS. Federal Express, U.S.F'.S.,
etc. I must be notified as soon as you detect
the problem. Of eoui-se. if possible, do not
accept deliveiy of a package if discemable
damage h;is been done. If the damage was
caiLsed by the courier's handling of the
pimluct, the\' will pay lor replacement. In
the ca.se of the Postal Senice. it is impor-
tant that the shipper supply adequate in-
surance coverage on any package.

Murray Dana, General Manager of
Montgomeiy Grant, emphasizes that the
buyer needs to let the mail-oi'der hou.se
know as quickly as po.ssible if a product is
defective or damaged. "As soon as you de-
tect something is amiss, notify us. And be
sure to have the invoice number fi-om the
packaging slip when you call." .said Dana.
"We can usually replace the item quickly.
But it's important to notify' us quickly be-
fore you fill out any wairanty cards."

What ii'the Wroiijf i*roduct
is Delivered?

Notify the dealer as soon as you recog-
nize the eiTon Do luil open entmeously i-e-
ceived softwaie packages. Doing .so is
fiTiwned upon by the seller for obvious rea-
sons and will make them hesitant to re-
place. If the wrong package is harfwai^,
again notifv the dealer who will in,sti"uct
you as to how to ship it back for a refund
or exchange. But don't assume the item
printed on the outside of a shipping box is
exactly what is inside. Dealers often ship
oniere in whatever box is available with
enough room for both the ]]urchase and
some protective packaging material. The
result is that the box you rc'ceive may list
the contents as a microwave oven instead
of the computer you ordered. Gn ahead
and look, chances are what you ordei"ed is
inside. But if it turns out to h; a micro-
wave oven, stop right there, call (he mail-
order house and explain the problem. 1
wouldn't wony about I'ecei^ing the WTong

L12 FEBRUARY 1988

Mail Order Mania

product. I once ordered a box of 3.5-inch
disks and received 5.25-inch floppies in-
stead. Rather than instructing me to re-
turn the larger disks, the dealer apolo-
gized for the mix-up, told me to keep the
floppies as a gift and overnight-expressed
the right disks at no additional charge.
Fve found that most reputable dealers will
bend over backwards to correct mistakes.

What if You Get Something
You Didn't Order

You can let your conscience be your
guide on this matter Ray Hilton, my local
Postmaster, says the law protects the re-
ceiver of unsolicited products. "If the re-
ceiver has no knowledge of the item, he or
she is not required to pay for or return the
item," said Hilton. If the dealer who erro-
neously sent the item should harass the
recipient for either payment or return of
the item, the recipient should notify the
Department of Consumer Affairs in their
state. Hilton says a simple telephone call
to them usually stops the harassment. He
quickly adds that the person who received
the goods should double check to make
sure the product was not ordered without
their knowledge. "Always check with fam-
ily members — especially children,'" he
said, "to be sure the package was really
not ordered."

What to do if the Company

Goes Bankmpt

This is a tough situation at best says at-
torney Robert Pitts, who specializes in
bankruptcy cases. "The biggest problem
you'll encounter is being a resident in one
state while the bankrupt company is in
another How do you know the company
has filed for bankruptcy? Hopefully the
court finds evidence of a purchase which
has not been shipped and will notify you.
When they do, you need to then fill out a
'Proof of Claim' form, which you can get at
most office supply stores or the county
courthouse," said Pitts. Normally unfilled
orders for less than $900 are settled firet
by the courts, so the little guy isn't always
out of luck. The big problem said Pitts, "is
not knowing if a company has filed for
bankruptcy. The first hint you ithe buyer i
might have is when you call and find that
number has been disconnected."

The Ten Commandments of
Placing A Mail Order

(1) Scan the ads in several magazines
and clip those which have the best prices.
Then with those in front of you, begin
calling.

(2 1 When the call goes through, identify
yourself, ask for the salesperson's name,
and state exactly what you're interested
in buying. Tfell the salesperson the name
of the product and, if you know it, the
manufacturer's name too. (Don't waste
time with idle chatter Regardless of who's
pajdng for the call it is costing, plus the
salesman is probably paid on commission,
so even though he wants to satisfy your
inquiries about his products, he's too busy
to discuss the weather)

(3) It's important to identify which sys-
tem you intend to use the peripheral or
software on. For instance, if you are
buying Timeworks' Partner be sure to
identifs' whether you want the 64 or 128
version (if you don't make this clear, you
might find the IBM version on your door-
step by mistake).

When shopping beware of
unbelievably low prices—
often they are either
intentionally misleading or
disguised package deals.
Don't assume the price listed
in the magazine ad is set in
stone.

(41 Ask for the current price (this can
avoid some embaiTassing, difTicult-to-re-
solve misunderstanding).

(5l Next ask which version of the prod-
uct they are shipping. This makes a big
difference. As an example: if you simply
say you want the Xetec interface they
have on sale, you may be disappointed to
find the Junior version delivered when
you intended to order the Super Graphix
version. The same is even more important
when ordering softwaiie. Most productiv-
ity programs are changed or updated peri-
odically, and you want to be sure to buy
the most current vei-sion. Unless you ask,
the wonderful program you order at a bar-
gain price may actually be an earlier ver-
sion the store owner is discounting to clear
out his warehouse. Of course, this may be
exactly what you want, but unless you
ask, you won't be sui-e until you open the
box in your own home.

(6) A key question I sometimes forget, is
to ask if the product is in stock. Some
mail-order houses sell from a list, not horn
what's on their shelves. This is especially
true of new items. Once they i^eceive your

order, they turn it around and order it
from their distributor Whether this
will delay your order depends upon
whether the distributor sends it to the
mail-oixler house, who must then repack it
and forward it to you, or if the distributor
will ship it directly to you. Most mail-or-
der houses will take your order, even if
they don't have the product in stock and
will fill it as fast as they can. But if the
salesperson tells you the product is on his
shelves, you can expect faster deliveiy
which takes us to step seven.

(7) Once you've committed your credit
card to a purchase, you want to get your
hands on the item. So ask the clerk how
the order will be shipped (overnight couri-
er. First Class mail, regular UPS, etc.) and
how long you should expect before deliv-
ery. Some mail-order dealers will rush
your order at no extra charge if you ask
for rush treatment. Depending upon their
shipping procedures this could cut a day
or two off the delivery time. But you must
ask for rush treatment! All houses \vill de-
liver a purchase overnight as well if you
are willing to foot the extra shipping
charges.

The clerk should be able to tell you
when your order will leave their shipping
department and the day you can expect
delivery. Be sure to get the invoice num-
ber for your purchase and wiite it down
along with the expected shipping and de-
livery dates where you won't lose them. If
something goes wrong you'll need that in-
foiTuation to coiTect it. If the product
doesn't materialize within a day or two of
the date they promised, you should call
back, ask for the salesperson you placed
your order with, and ask him or her to
trace your order I've never had an order
misplaced, but there is always a first time.
Having the information you need to cor-
rect the problem is half the battle.

(8) Be sure to ask exactly what your
chai-ges will be — including shipping and
credit card fees. If the total they quote
doesn't match your owti math, ask the
salesperson to list the chai'ges line by line.
If there is an extra charge, be sure you un-
derstand what it is for, so you both agree
upon the total charge before you finalize
the purchase.

(9) All products should carry a manu-
facturer's warranty. Make sure the sales-
person understanck that you expect a new
warrant^' on each item. Also ask what
satisfaction guarantee, separate from

the product manufacturer's, they offer. If
your purchase is for hardware, mtst sell-
ers will guarantee it to arrive in working
order and will stand behind this promise

COMMODORE MA3A2INE 113

Mail Order Mania

sepaj-ate from the manufacturer's. This
means if something goes wixing, they will
replace it (within a reasonable time) with-
out you having to ship it to the manufac-
turer This can save a great amount of
time and grief I would never buy from a
seller who wouldn't guarantee the product
to perform as advertised and to arrive in
working order

Mail-order houses still cater
to those customers who live
far from the products they
need, and in 1988 that
often means computer and
software customers.

(10) Before you hang up, ask who to
contact if something should go wiiong—
the product doesn't arrive, is damaged or
the wTong pitxluct is shipped. Getting this
information when you place the oitier can
simplify and speed satisfaction if a prob-
lem does arise. If the salesperson can't
supply that information without hesita-
tion, think twice before finalizing the
deal— hesitation to give that infomnation
now could disguise an eternal headache
just waiting to torture you later Repu-
table dealers have established procedures
for taking caj-e of their customers' prob-
lems and their sales force should be ready
to share that infomiation.

Conclusion

Regardless of whether you are shopping
by phone or in a mall, the key to saving
money and being happy with youi' pui'-
chase remains the same — think, compai-e
and read the fine piint. If you'll follow the
suggestions offei-ed here, you .should find
that using your fingers to do your shop-
ping is not only easy and relatively risk
free, but can also save you both money
and time.

Agencies to contact with a
complaint if all else fails:

Chief Postal Inspector
U.S. Postal Sei-vice
Washington, D.C. 20260-2161

Direct Marketing Association
6 E. 43i-d Street
New York, NY 10017

Council of Better Business Bureaus

1515 Wilson Blvd.

Arlington, VA 22209 S

Wheel of Fortune/Jeopardy/Family Feud -

Continued from p/i. 24

The televised vereion of this show pitted
two five-member families against each
other as they tiied to match the answei"s
given most often in a 3ur\'e}' of one hun-
dred people. Although this computeiized
rendition will still accommodate the ten-
, person foiTnat, the program is even will-
ing to enteiliiin a single sibling in a satis-
fying computer match. Regardless of how
many eager participants you have gath-
ered around your Commodoiie, you'll al-
ways be in good company, for eveiy con-
test opens with the appointment of a
gi-oomed and manicui-ed video family for
each opposing side. There's Dad, Mom. Sis
and two Brothere, alt eager and smiling as
I they stare out at you from inside youi'
monitor Treat them as you would your
own, for they will be youi- on-screen repre-
sentatives and tx)oting section — cheering,
jumping and laughing when yom- answer
is among those posted, and fiiowning,
sulking and yelling when yow guess is
dismissed.

lb start each of the game's four rounds,
two opposing family members come for-
waiti to center stage and square off for the
opening toss-up question, which appears
along the screen's lower edge. The player
who can supply the more popular answer
to this sui-vey queiy is then given control
of the round. This means he can either
"play," betting that his squad will come up
with the rest of the answei-s, or "pass" off
that responsibility to his opponents. If and
when the "playing" team gets thi-ee
misses, the other family is given the
chance to win the round by guessing any
one of the itmaining answers.

It's all here, fixtm the big yellow survey
boai'd and multi-level family podiums to
some catchy theme music and nail-biting
Fast Money bonus rounds. Shaj-eData has
successful^' captui-ed both the play and
feel of the show, carefully supplying just
enough audio/visual extras to dress things
up without distui'bing the pace of play.
What's paiticularly impressive in this
game is the intelligence of unseen com-
puter judge, who recognizes synonymous
or related answei-s as coiTect matches. For
example, if the answer is "hosteiy" and
you type in "socks," the response will be
deemed conxxl. and the points awaixled.
The game has brains.

Interesting and involving, Family Feud
has the potential to produce many
thought-provoking discussions and hu-
morous responses. When you finish play
and finally say good-bye to youi' new-
found relatives, you'll wondei' where the
houi-s went.

Jeopardy

ANSWER: A sedate and serious game
show, where three contestants, given a
specific yet often ciyptic answer, must
prove their superior intelligence by quick-
ly and accurately supplying a matching
question.

The tension, excitement and
challenge have all been
captured on disk to provide
what promises to be an
enjoyable, yet humbling
experience.

QUESTION: What is "Jeopardy'.'"

Long lauded as the toughest of televi-
sion's game shows, Shai^eData's Commo-
dore ver-sion comes across with just the
right level of subdued, taut energy. Play a
couple of rounds against some skilled
fiiends or the highly educated computer,
and you'll actually leave the keyboai-d ex-
hausted from the mental workout.

Three separate screens ai^e utilized in
the repixiduction of this contest, in effect
miiToiing the three basic camera shots
used in this game's televised twin.

The firet is the head-on angle of all
thi-ee contestants, as they look out from
behind their electronic podiums at an un-
seen emcee. The progi'am's designere de-
cided to have a little fun with this screen,
cashing in on a chance to pai-ody some of
the typical stei-eotypes who seem to fi^
quent this stage. Before the contest be-
gins, each contestant is given the chance
to thumb thixiugh an assortment of video
characters to personally choose the sex
and appearance of his on-screen sumo-
gate. W^at cant be judged imm this visu-
al selection is the personalitj' that will ac-
company the face. This will only become
appai-ent when the contest begins, and
some embaiTassing but amusing idiosyn-
cracies begin to surface. For example, in
my comer, I've had the calm and collected
businessman, who would show no emo-
tion, win or lose, aside fix)m the periodic
adjustment of his tie: the short wimpy
bookwoiTn, who peered through overeized
spectacles and actually pouted in disbelief
whenever his answere were judged incor-
rect; and the chisel-faced, toothy macho
man. who would go so fai- as to pound his
fist whenever he beat his opponents to the
buzzer. It's a lightheailed touch aimed at
softening this contest's stodgy reputation.
But make no mistake, when the challenge
commences and there's monev on the line.

114 FEBRUARY 1988

Wheel of Fortune/Jeopardy/ Family Feud —

this simulation is all business.

The pivotal game sci'een is the world-re-
nowned big blue boattl, a large sectioned
structure that pro\'ides five boxes of in-
creasing value for each of the round's six
answer categories. When a player speci-
fies the box he would like revealed, the
screen switches over to a close-up view of
the square, where the answer can the be
easily read. Each contestant is given a
button on the Commodore keyboai'd to act
as his bu^er. If he thinks he knows the
question to answer, he must signal and
type out his guess within a thirty second
time limit. This half minute allowance
might seem a bit liberal to some hard-core
"Jeopardy" followere, but it's only so that
those who hunt and peck will have the
same opportunity as those who touch type.

If you give a coiTCct answer, the crowd
cheere, youi- score is increased and you are
awarded the honor of choosing the next
answer. If you give a wrong response, after
the audience groans, the cash value will
be subtracted ftnm youi- total. The round
continues until all thirty answers have
been revealed.

All the familiar pai'ameters of play
have been included. After the initial ses-
sion, there's Double Jeopardy, where the
doUai' values are doubled, and the Final
Jeopardy, where each contestant secretly
bets a percentage of his earnings before
\iewing the contest's last answer. And of
course, throughout each round, there are
the randomly positioned, ever-populai*
Daily Doubles. The game boasts "hun-
dreds of categories with over a thousand
questions." That's enough to keep any
tri\ia buff busy.

One of the nicest features of this pro-
gram is how the computer players try to
keep pace with their human opponents. If
you open a sizeable lead, theii- trigger fin-
gers will tap a little quicker, and their IQ's
will seem to inch up a notch or two. On the
other hand, if you hit a noticeable slump,
your challengers will actually answer a
couple of questions wrong to keep things
tight. It makes for exciting, tense play,
game after engaging game.

If there's one more alluring element
that is common to each Shai-eData pack-
age, it's their relatively low purchase
price. If you're attracted to the t3'pe of
competitive entertainment that a televi-
sion game show can provide, then you can
go out and pick up al! three programs for
under forty dollars. For that price, you'll
also get youj-self an education. For after a
few rounds with each contest, you'll prob-
ably learn that you're really not as smart

as you think. At least you won't have to go
on national TV to prove it.

Hints to help you add to your jackpot
earnings:

WTieel of Fortune

• Buying vowels can be a sound puzzle-
solving gamble, but the key to a success-
ilil purchase is the timing. Vowels should
only be bought when a fair number of con-
sonants have been turned over and you
are still unceilain of the puzzle solution.

• Since the money values on the wheel
increase with each round, the spins be-
come more valuable as the game goes on.
With this in mind, it would be a good
strategy to tr\' to sa^■e any "Fi-ee Spins'"
for the later rounds, since their potential
worth will only increase. Unless there's a
large amount of money at stake and the
puzzle solution is so obvious that the next
contestant will surely cash in. never use
yom- Free Spin bonus in the first round.

Family Feud

• In the television version of this game,
there could be a perceived advantage to
passing control of a question over to the
competing team, since each opposing fam-
ily member would then be forced to an-
swer as an individual, while your squad
could confer and brainstorm to arrive at a
group decision. After all, five heads are
better than one. But if you're up against
the computer or a single competitor in the
ShareData rendition, that strategy is ob-
viously useless. In that situation, it is usu-
ally better to remain in the driver's seat
by keeping control of the question.

• When playing against the computer,
always let the opposing family member
win the initial face-off portion of the
round. As a rule, they will never offer the
"number one" answer to the survey ques-
tion. As long as you can top their response
with a more popular one, you can still
gain control of the question and will have
one less solution to uncover.

Jeopardy

• Unlike its network cousin, the com-
puter version of Jeopardy is not con-
strained by commercial obligations or
time slots, so you can be sui-e that both big
boards will be fiilly uncovered by the time
Final Jeopardy rolls aiiound. But due to
the presence of the Daily Doubles, where
only the plaj'er who selects the square is
given the opportunity to wager money, it
still makes sense to choose the category'
you know best whenever you are given the
chance. n

Software Reviews/Stationfall

Continued from pg. 26

published and decided to make a set for

this game."

This inspiration for the blueprints is
just one source of ideas for Meretzky. He
likes read to science fiction stories and
certainly has some experience in the
realm. All of his stories except SoT\:erer
fall into that categoiy Meretzky claims
that this "was semi-unintentional. I had
many ideas and it just happened that the
ones that were chosen as my next project
were in the science fiction genj-e." When
asked whether any of the characters in his
stories were binarj' counterpails of real-
life people, Meretzky responds, "Perhaps
the ambassador in Planetfall was like a
physics teacher I had in high school, but
that's about it."

Stationfall should not be overlooked if
you're looking for a good challenge that is
also a lot of fun. The game is never boring,
nor does it allow entering commands
without thinking about what you're doing.
There are some unique puzzles that have
never been on disk before, notably the
mystery of the dots on the w'all of the alien
ship you find in a docking bay. Your brain
cells will be challenged, and youi- appetite
for a good stor>' \«ll be satisfied.

The plot oi Stationfall has no holes and
so many souires of revelation that only a
veteran designer like Meretzky could
have pulled it oft'. Instead of being just
another adventvu-e,Sfafi'on/a// reads like
a good novel and is exemplaiy of what in-
teractive fiction is all about. I strongly rec-
ommend it for those not familiar with this
type of game. Meretzky was happy with
the way Stationfall turned out and found
"it was nire going back to Floyd, kind of
like rediscovering an old fiiend."

I have a few hints that might be of some
use to the person stuck in Stationfall.
Don't overlook anj' description; read eveiy
response carefully. Experiment with the
different objects around the ostiich and
Arcturian balloon creature — eventually,
you'll find out what "moves" them. Some
items perform the same function, so make
sure you've used the best one for the job or
you may have to return to an earlier part
of the game. Read any papers or notes lay-
ing around and examine other sources of
information. Be careful ai-ound machinery
after the second day— it could be danger-
ous. When I asked Meretzky for tips on
how to play one of his games, with an at-
tempted straight face, he replied, "I hon-
estly don't know. I never play Steve Mer-
etzky games — I just write themi" This is
the mind you have to deal with — good
luckl 9

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Continued from pg. 69

F-15 Strike Eagle: When you first start flying, immediately cut
power to 55% by pressing zero. This speed uses only three fuel
units at a time. Engage afterbumere, and you still use only
three pounds of fiiel at a time! In this way, you can fly around at
close to Mach 2 for a long time, racking up a very nice score
along the way.
Shawn W. Scanlan
Toronto. Ontario
Canada

Faery Tale Adventure: Go to the watch tower (find it on your
map), enter it and get the shell you find inside. Then stand close
to a large river or lake and use the shell. Seconds later, a turtle
will come. Ride it.

Abbott Wang
Greenville, Texas

Fight Night: 1. To beat Dip Stick, concentrate on hitting him in
the head. Force him into a comer and punch him out. But watch
his low sucker pimch. 2. Work on Kid Kastro's cigai'. Watch out
for his fancy footwork and his Superblow. 3. Beat Hu Him by
faking him and using bod3' punches. He has a cement head and
a vicious Superblow. 4. Keep Bronx Bomber in the center of the
ring. If he catches you in a comer, you're dead,
Robert Wu
Monterey Pork, California

Flight Simulator I and II: If you have trouble with stalling dur-
ing takeoff, before starting youi' engine push the joystick for-
ward imtil the pitch marker is at the bottom. You can then take
off stall-fi-ee unless you push the pitch indicator all the way up.
(You may go dovMi a bit before you are airborne, but don't let it
worry you I.
Nathan Semonik
Address Unknown

Flight Simulator II: If you need fuel when there are no airfields
around, just hit "E" to go into Edit mode. When you exit back to
flying, you'll be right where you were before, but with flill tanks!
John T. Alsobrook
Benton, Kentucky

Flight Simulator II: If you own this game and Sublogic's Jet,
you can play a super version of Flight Simulator ll's World War I
Ace game. Boot up Jet and choose the right type of monitor Re-
move the Jet disk and insert Flight Simulator II. Choose Dog-
fight on the Game Mode menu, then choose the skill level that
best suits your pilot capabilities. After choosing youi- aircraft
and armament, you'll be able to play a mixture of Je( and World
War I Ace. I call it the World War I Jet Ace game!
Ron Gregorsok
Bowling Green, Ohio

Friday the 1 3th: Get the red axe for a weapon. It is stronger and
better than .Jason's weapon.
Mark Brenner
Chattano(^a, Tennessee

Gateway to Apshai: You can multiply your score for a treasure if
the treasure is ti-apped by other than the Freeze and Tbleporta-
tion traps. Tb do it, use Locate Trap; when you see the flashing

skull on the treasure, walk back and forth over the treasure
while pressing the fire button. You'll get up to seven times the
original point value for the treasure.
Mark Montgomer,'
Greensboro, North Carolina

Gateway to Apshai: You can stop the clock in this game by call-
ing up your status or weapons screen.
Kevin Walsh
Hopkinton, Massachusetts

Ghosts 'N Goblins: When fighting the Unicorn, there is a spe-
cial area where you will be immune to all attacks. On the first
screen, it is in a little bit from the left edge of the gate. Straight
weapons (javelins, swords and crosses) are always better than
arc weapons, because arc weapons can't go over graves.
Troy Nesfeder
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Goonies: lb start on a selected level, press the F5 key then the

F7 key for each level you want to move up.

Unknown Contributor

Brossard, Quebec

Canada

Hard Hat Mack: lb get quickly to the last .screen: When the title

screen appears, press the keys 1 through 9 in order. Then press

the zero key.

Richard Penn

Montreal, Quebec

Canada

Jumpmar: Type these two lines and insert yonrJumpman disk
into the drive. Enter RUN and enjov Jumpman Immortalitv!

1 ff A = 0 THEN A = 1 : LOAD *'INTR0.SYS",8.1

2 POKE 24015,173 : POKE 54296,15 : SYS 36864
Mitchell Anstinc

Central Point, Oregon

jumpman jr.: Tb get unlimited lives, do this:

LOAD "JUMPMAN JR.",8

POKE 9450,173 : RUN
Bobby Brickhouse
Address Unknown

Karateka: You can let your man fight for you by holding the fire
button down once you are in the fighting position. I have
reached the palace entrance this way.
John M. Lyle
Tiskilwa, Illinois

Kronis Rift: After the fourth Rift, your firepower becomes use-
less against Guardians' shields, unless you find new Modules,
As you leave your scoutcraft, move toward the nearest Module,
count to ten seconds then immediately call the ship. By doing
this over and over, you'll get closer to the Module vrithout en-
countering any Guardians.
RobeH Wu
Monterey Park, California

Kung Fu Hero: When you are on the first floor and facing left,
press SHJFTand the letter "G," A shooting gun will appear in

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your hand! This is usefiil for killing the villain at the end of the
floor, and will also kill any number of people who are approach-
ing from the left. If you remain motionless a few seconds after
firing, the author's name will appear on the screen.
Asanka Pitawala
Bronx, New York

Kung Fu Master; An easy way to beat the enemy at the end of
each hall is to turn around when you get to him and walk back
to the beginning of the hall. Instead of arriving at the begin-
ning, you'll end up behind the enemy, where you can easily beat
him up. Move fast when you do this, because as you use time,
you reduce the number of points you get.
Byron Henderson
Address Unknown

Kung Fu Master: lb beat the fourth floor guard, all you have to
do is use a low punch. Push the joystick down and press the but-
ton as fast as you can.
Chih Chiang
Salisbury, Maryland

Kung Fu Master: lb kill the final attacker on the fifth level, hit
him with a middle kick, then a low kick, then a flying kick. Fin-
ish him off by running at him while throwing low punches.
Steve Blay
Miami, Florida

Leader Board: When you're playing Novice at the 11th hole on
the first course, use a nine iron (91). This should give you a hole-
in-one every other time.
Clay Rose
Address Unknown

Legacy of the Ancients: 1. When you start a new character, im-
mediately find weapon and armor training shops to improve his
dexterity and endurance points. I The greater your character
points, the harder you are to kill). 2. Never try to rob a bank in a
town if you are w^. iThe guards will attack you). 3. Healing
Herbs can only be purchased and used after you view the Herb
of Life exhibit in the Museum. 4. Museum exhibits are all vital
in retrieving the Compendium firom the e\il Warlord. The Tfest,
The Four Jewels and The FHrate's TYeasure will help you find
the three dungeons in Tkrmalon. The Pegasus exhibit helps you
ride the \vinged horse.
Robert Wu
Monterey Park, California

Little Computer People: lb learn the complete vocabulary of
the Little Computer People Discovery Kit, load your Little Com-
puter People disk, reset the computer, then type this program,
and type RUN <RETURN>:
1 FOR A = 49721 TO 51545 : B = PEEK( A)
2IFB = 33 0RB=64 0RB = 128THENB = 44

3 IF B<>44 OR C<>44 THEN PRINT CHR$(B); : C = B

4 NEXT
Bobby Anastario
Address Unknown

Mail Order Monsters: Isn't it unfair how you only get $250 at
the Tbumament level? To increase your cash, use two-player
mode. Buy whatever you like for your own Moiph, but for the

second player, buy something with veiy few hit points. Then
blow it away a few times to get more money.
Robert Grzesek
Diamond Bar, California

Mail Order Monsters: Thke your monster to the Weapons Shop
and if you don't have an E-Pack, buy one for 50 Psyehons. Sell
your E-Pack at the shop, and you'll get 73 Psyehons for it! This
slick trick onlv works once per monster.
Ben Gold
Berkeley, California

Mall Order Monsters: When you've lost a battle in the Tourna-
ment and the computer asks you to insert the Owner's Disk, just
power down instead. You won't lose any Psyehons or weapons.
Chih Chiang
Salisbury, Maryland

After choosing your aircraft and armament,
you'll be able to play a mixture of Jef and
World War I Ace.

Mall Order Monsters: lb find the password for any owner on
your disk, just LOAD "owner name",8 then LIST. It's as simple
as that.
Jeromie Can-
Pine, Colorado

Marbte Madness: At the sbrth or seventh level, gravity changes
90 you have to go uphill. Go to the top where you can see a green
marble and a black one. If you want to lose quickly, hit the black
marble. If you want to get extra time, run into the green one.
Tim Sparks
Minford, Ohio

Matrix: lb move to the next stage, simultaneously press SHIFT,
CONTROL, RUN/STOP and COMMODORE.
Lucy S. Terrier
Alton, Illinois

Miner 2049'er: For an unlimited number of lives, enter POKE
9450,173 : POKE 2652,165 : POKE 2471.255
Lil Willard
Marietta, Ohio

Moon Patrol: If you press the space bar, this game will pause
imtil you press it again or press the fire button. Don't be con-
cerned if the screen changes color while on a pause — it will re-
turn to its normal color when play resumes.
Michael Saunders
Las Vegas, Nevada

One-on-One: In PRO computer, when the computer runs back to

clear the ball, run under the basket and stand still. If you're in

the right position, the computer will charge you almost every

time.

Deepta Bhattacharya

Address Unknown

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Operation Terminal : TVy to keep your batteries charged so you
can activate the jamming mode before entering a new room,
keeping bombs in the i-oom from exploding. This is especially
important when you are competing against a human, since hu-
mans can booby trap rooms that you thought wem safe.
Robert Wu
Monterey Park, California

Pac-Man: lb get unlimited lives in this game for the 64. just
LOAD "PAC-MAIsr,8,l then tj-pe:

POKE 34943,234 : POKE 34944,234 : POKE 34945,234

SYS 32760
The ghosts will fly right through you.
Andy Macaninch
Newtown, Peniisvlvania

If you absolutely have to win a game, here's
a foolproof way to do it,

Paperboy: lb get a great score at the end of the day, deliver the
paper to only one house, then do as much destruction as you can.
Bi-eak windows, yank lids off garbage cans, and so forth.
Myong Pack
Portland, Oregon

Phantasie: Run away from the Black Knight or you will lose
all your gold. Buy scrolls and then use them to print out onto
paper. They will help you in the long run,
Ivan Moore
Address Unknown

Pirates: If you attack on land, hide your armies in the woods.
Use one of your groups as a decoy to get the enemy to approach.
You'll Ije surprised when you beat an army twice your size.
Lance Gater
Trenton, New Jersey

Pitfall: UTien you are about to fall down a hole with a ladder
af^r jumping a log. push down and you'll cateh the ladder with-
out losing any poinLs.
Michael Baumgart
Address Unknown

Pitstop II: At the start of the race when playing the computer.

ram its car until you both get blowTi out tires. The computer has

to change its offside tire, while you only have to change your

neareide one. This gives you a head stait once your tire has been

changed.

R. N. Gutierrez

Veracruz. Mexico

Project: Space Station: With this tip you can gain millions and
millions of dollare. When you ai^ planning your mission budget,
put all your money into either the Modules or Equipment cate-
gory. Then go to that category and start spending. You should
notice after you buy the first item that the money you started off
v\ith has doubled! Keep spending, and when you get down to
$11,000 million or .so, it again willjump to 819,000 million.
Then go back to the budget screen, transfer eveiy cent to the

other categoiy (Equipment or Modules!, and repeat the piwe-
dure. When you've bought lots of stuff and are back up to
819,000 million, go back to budgeting and divide your money
evenly among R&D, Operations and Planning. You're now very
well off, and should do quite nicely for the rest of the game.
Joel Steadier
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

PS! 5 Trading Company: If there are no enemy ships in the
area, rank engines priority 1. When an enemy appeai-s, put it
back to 3. This will gain you esrtra time.
Lance Gater

Trenton, New Jersey

Q-bert: You don't have to wait until the end of the game to start
over. Just press the RESTORE key

Matt Massa
Tomahawk, Wisconsin

Raid Over Moscow: When you've loaded the game, wait a min-
ute or two and the computer will start plajing by itself. When it
gets to the screen you want to play, push the joystick button and
take control of the game.
Chih Chiang

' Salisbury, Maryland

I

I Raid Over Moscow: Here's a good trick for the first screen.

I When the bell rings, simultaneously press RUN/STOP and the

I "Q" key. This will get you to the launch site screen where you
have to shoot the center missile silo. You also will have nine
men to shoot the silo.
Sean Kim
Tacotna, Washington

Realm of Impossibility: Sometimes you can cheat by walking

on the background. The mystical monsters cannot touch you

there.

Jerry Wyatt '

Junction City, Ohio

Revenge of the Mutant Camels: To get smoothly into cheat
mode, press "0" for options mode, then type "OATS" and play
the game. Apparently the camels like the food.
Daniel Kortschak
Beulah Park, Australia

Roadwar 2000: Don't go into Fort Knox. Go to Mountain View
for Doctor, Drill Sergeant and Politician.
Lance Gater
Trenton, New Jersey

Sargon II: Are you tired of losing to your computer? TVy these
moves at level 2 or 3, and ignore Sargon's moves. Open with A2-
A4 and follow up with C2-C3, E2-E3. A4-A5, D1-A4, A5-A6, Fl-
Bo, A6xB7, B5xC6. C6xD7, B7xA8 — Checkmate!
Robert A. Ecliel
Farmington, Michigan

Seven Cities of Gold: When you have a good number of men,
head for the Inca city that has a blue mark on it. It is the capital
and has a lot of gold.
Lance Gater
Trenton, New Jersey

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Seven Cities of Gold: In this game you have to explore North,
Central and South America after bujdng men, food, ships and
goods. But if you buy only one ship and one man, you can cruise
I for two yeai-s without buying food!

Using this tactic, I sailed from Europe to the Mississippi Riv-
er, then walked up to the Great Lakes and back, finally return-
ing to Europe, all on no food.
Marc Meleney
Millersville. Maryland

Skyfox: Go for the motherships firet, then destroy the tanks and
then the planes. If your base is destroyed, you can still win if you
destroy all the planes, tanks and motherships.

Use laser cannons mostly, save heat-seekers for motherships,
and use guided missiles against planes that are alone.
Allen Morano
Address Unknown

Spell of Destruction: When entering an unfamiliar room for the
first time, you never know what you're up against. It's wise to
stay near the door so you can listen for the tell-tale music, wait
for the attacker to show itself, then make an emergency exit.
Once you're outside, you can prepai'e the proper spell and work
out your strategy against the aggressor.
Robert Wu
Monterey Park, California

Spy Hunter: Wait until the road widens, then drive over to the
right edge, not completely on the black border and not totally in
the trees, but halftvay between the two. Increa.se your speed to
maximum and relax until around 12.000 points. At that time
avoid the limousine. This trick allows you to skip the boats and
the helicopters. But if you ride over water past the broken
bridge this way, the bridge will keep coming until you go into
yom- speedboat.
David Bennett
Matthews, North Carolina

Spy Hunter: When you're di-opped off by the weapons van. next
man, truck or tug boat, stay behind it for as long as possible.
This will wipe out most dangers such as mines, cars and boats.
Nathan Gibbs
Femandina Beach, Florida

Stealth: You can get exti-a power by going through the positive
power fields. If you go through slowly, you can get several times
the usual amount of fuel.
Harry H. Eleas
Bristol, Tennessee

Summer Games I: In the 4x400 Meter Relay event, you can ac-
tually do better if you lose to the computer. Let the computer
win by pmposely dtiopping the baton and going as slowly as pos-
sible. With practice, your time can be just under two minutes.
Jonathan Stapinsky
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada

Summer Games I: Fyou disqualify yourself in the 100 meter

freestyle, you'll always get the gold medal.
Deepta Bhattacharya
Address Unknown

Summer Games I: In the 100 Meter Dash, the object is to gain
speed by jiggling the joystick as fast as you can, either up and
down or from side to side. You can do it more comfortably by
moving the joystick in circles, either clockwise or counterclock-
wise.

Jonathan Stapinsky
Winnij^eg. Manitoba
Canada

Summer Games I: In the Pole Vault event on the 6 meter or
higher bar, choose the low pole grip and go under the bar. It
works, but you have to practice it.
Chih Chiang
Salisburv, Marshnd

If you disqualify yourself in the 100 meter
freestyle, you'll always get the gold medal.

Summer Games II: For a little extra distance in the Triple
Jump, push the joystick up after each maneuver For example,
right, up, right, up, left, up. Using this trick, I raised my maxi-
mum distance from 17.15 to 17.55.
Chris A. Bonk
Glenavon. Saskatchewan
Canada

Supercycle: This will help you master the quick turns. Watch
the lane dividers at the top of the screen. These change direc-
tion, indicating the direction of the next curve. Then when the
curve comes up, you'll know which way to turn. This is useful
when you've become disoriented after ducking and dodging oth-
er motorcycles.
Sidney Blaylock
Address Unknown

Superstar Ice Hockey: If you absolutely have to win a game,

here's a foolproof way to do it, pnoNided you have 500 to 600 trad-
ing points. Draft a goaltender with absolutely no skills, then
trade him to the opposition for all of your ti'ading points. The
trade should be successflil, and when it is, you can score on every
shot on goal. Another powerful tactic works when you have con-
trol of the puck in the opposition end. Skate to the side of the net
onto the boards closest to you, Then skate up to the goalie and
jam a pass into the short side. If it is done correctly, it has a 70%
efficiency rate going left to right and 959^ going right to left (sec-
ond period). Don't push this one — it led me to two consecutive
undefeated seasons!
Chris A. Bonk
Glenavon. Saskatchewan
Canada

Swiss Family Robinson: Aloe is good for bee stings. The cave
makes a good shelter
Lance Gater

Trenton. New Jersey

Tag Team Wrestling: When playing the computer, keep him in
your comer and tag off after every two moves. When the darker
guys are out of the ring and you are on the apron, run to the

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KOW TO ENTER PROGRAMS

The programs which appear in this
magazine have been run, tested and
checked for bugs and eiTore. After a pro-
gi'am is tested, it is printed on a letter
quality printer with some formatting
changes. This Hsting is theij photo-
graphed directly and printed in the maga-
zine. Using this method ensures the most
error-free program hstings possible.

Whenever you see a word inside brack-
ets, such as [DOWN], the word represents
a keystroke or series of keystrokes on the
keyboard. The word [DOWN| would be
entei-ed by pressing the cursor-down key.
If multiple keystrokes are required, the
number wiU directly follow the word. For
example, |D0WN4| would mean to press
the cursor-down key four times. If there
are multiple words within one set of
brackets, enter the keystrokes directly
after one another. For example, (DOWN,
RIGHT2] would mean to press the cursor-
down key once and then the cursor-right
key t\vice. Note: Do not enter the commas.

hi addition to these gi-aphic s\7nbols,
the keyboard graphics are all represented
by a word and a letter. The word is either
SHFT or CMD and represents the SHIFT
key or the Commodore key. The letter is
one of the letters on the keyboard. The
combination ISHFT E] would be entered
by holding down the SHIFT key and
pressing the E. A number following the
letter tells you how many times to type
the letter. For example, [SHFT A4.CMD
B31 would mean to hold the SHIFT key
and press the A four times, then hold
down the Commodore key and press the
B three times.

The following chart tells you the keys to
press for any word or words inside of

brackets. Refer to this chart whenever you
aren't sure what keys to press. The little
graphic next to the keystrokes shows you
what you will see on the screen.

SYNTAX ERROR

This is by far the most common error
encountered while entering a program.
Usually (sorry folks I this means that you
have typed something incorrectly on the
line the syntax error refere to. If you get
the message "?Syntax Error Break In
Line 270", type LIST 270 and press
RETURN. This will list line 270 to the
screen. Look for any non-obvaous mis-
takes like a zero in place of an 0 or vice-
versa. Check for semicolons and colons re-
versed and extra or missing parenthesis.
All of these things will cause a sratax
error.

There is only one time a syntax error
will tell you the "wrong" line to look at. If
the line the syntax error refers to has a
function call (i.e., FN A(3)l, the syntax
error may be in the line that defines the
function, rather than the line named in
the error message. Look for a line near
the beginning of the program (usually)
that has DEE FN A(X) in it with an equa-
tion following it. Look for a typo in the
equation part of this definition.

ILLEGAL QUANTITY ERROR

This is another common error message.
This can also be caused by a typing error,
but it is a little harder to find. Once again,
list the line number that the en-or mes-
sage refers to. There is probably a poke
statement on this line. If there is, then the
error is referring to what is trying to be
poked. A number must be in the range of

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GRAPHIC SYMBOLS WILL BE REPRESENTED AS EITHER THE LETTERS
SHFT (SHIFT) AND A KEY ("(SHFT Q.SHFT J, SHFT D.SHFT S]") OR THE
LETTERS CMDR (COMMODORE) AND A KEY ("[CMDR Q.CMDR
G.COMDR Y.CMDR H]"). IF A SYMBOL IS REPEATED, THE NUMBER OF
REPITITIONS WILL BE DIRECTLY AFTER THE KEY AND BEFORE THE
COMMA ("ISPACEG.SHFT S4.CMDR M21"),

zero to 255 to be poke-able. For example,
the statement POKE 1024,260 would pro-
duce an illegal quantity error because 260
is greater than 255.

Most often, the value being poked is a
variable ( A,X...I. This error is telling you
that this variable is out of range. If the
variable is being read from data state-
ments, then the problem is somewhere in
the data statements. Check the data
statements for missing commas or other
typos.

If the variable is not coming from data
statements, then the problem will be a lit-
tle harder to find. Check each line that
contains the variable for typing mistakes,

! OUT OF DATA ERROR

This error message is always related to
I the data statements in a program. If this
i error occurs, it means that the program
I has i-un out of data items befon; it was
, supposed to. It is usually caused by a prob-
; lem or typo in the data statements. Check
first to see if you have left out a whole line
of data. Next, check for missing commas
between numbers. Reading data from a
page of a magazine can be a sti-ain on the
brain, so use a ruler or a piece of paper or
anything else to help you keep track of
where you are as you enter the data.

OTHER PROBLEMS

It is important to remember that the 64
and the PET/CBM computers will only ac-
cept a line up to 80 characters long. The
I VIC 20 will accept a line up to 88 charac-
ters long. Sometimes you will find a line
in a program that runs over this number
of characters. This is not a mistake in the
listing. Sometimes programmers get so
carried away crunching programs that
they use abbreviated commands to get
more than 80 (or 88) characters on one
line. You can enter these lines by abbrevi-
ating the commands when you enter the
line. The abbreviations for BASIC com-
mands are on pages 133-134 of the VIC 20
user guide and 130-131 of the Commodore
64 user's guide.

If you type a line that is longer than 80
(or 88) characters, the computer will act as
if everything is ok, until you press RE-
TURN. Then, a syntax error will be dis-
played (without a line number). Many
people write that the computer gives them
a s>'ntax error when they type the line, or
that the computer refiises to accept a line.
Both of these problems are results of typ-
ing a line of more than 80 (or 88) charac-
ters.

124 FEBRUARY 1988

How to Enter Programs

THE PROGRAM WONT RUN!!

This is the hardest of problems to re-
solve; no error message is displayed, but
the program just doesn't run. This can be
caused by many small mistakes typing a
program in. First check that the program
was written for the computer you are us-
ing. Check to see if you have left out any
lines of the program. Check each line of
the program for typos or missing pails. Fi-
nally, press the RUN/STOP key while the
program is "running". Write down the line
the program broke at and try to follow the
program backwards from this point, look-
ing for problems.

IFALLELSEFMLS

You've come to the end of your rope.

You can't get the progi'am to iim and you
can't find any errors in your typing. What
do you do? As always, we suggest that you
try a local user group for help. In a group
of even just a dozen members, someone is
bound to have typed in the same program.
The user group may also have the pro-
gram on a library disk and be willing to
make a copy for you.

If you do get a working copy, be sure to
compare it to your owt: version so that you
can leam from your errors and increase
you understanding of programming.

If you live in the country, don't have a
local user group, or you simply can't get
any help, write to us. If you do write to us,
include the following information about
the program you are ha\dng problems
vrith:

The name of the program
The issue of the magazine it was in
The computer you are using
Any eiTor messages and the line

numbers
Anything displayed on the screen
A printout of your listing (if

possible*
All of this information is helpftU in an-
swering your questions about why a pro-
gram doesn't work. A letter that simply
states "I get an error in line 250 whenever
I run the program" doesn't give us much
to go on. Send your questions to:
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HOW TO USE THE MAGAZINE ENTRY PROGRAMS'

The Magazine Entry Programs on the
next pages are two BASIC machine
language programs that will assist you in
entering the programs in this magazine
correctly. There are versions for both the
Commodore 64 and the Commodore 128.
Once the program is in place, it works its
magic without you having to do anything
else. The program will not let you enter a
line if there is a typing mistake on it, and
better yet, it identifies the kind of error for
you.

Getting Started

Type in the Magazine Entry Program
carefully and save it as you go along (just
in case). Once the whole program is typed
in, save it again on tape or disk. Now
RUN the program. The word POKING
will appear on the top of the screen with a
number. The number will increment from
49152 up to 49900 (4864-5545 on the 128)
and just lets you know that the program is
running. If everything is ok, the program
will finish running and say DONE. Then
type NEW. If there is a problem with the
data statements, the program will tell you
where to find the problem. Otherwise the
program will say "mistake in data state-
ments." Check to see if commas are miss-
ing, or if you have used periods instead of
commas. Also check the individual data
items.

Once the program has run, it is in
memory readv to go. To activate the pro-
gram type S'yS49152 (SYS4864 on the
128), and press RETURN. You are now
ready to enter the programs from the
magazine. To disable the Entry Program,
just type KILL [RETURN] on the 64 or

j SYS4867 on the 128.

1 The checksums for each line are the
same for both the 64 and 128, so you can
enter your 64 programs on the 128 if vou'd
like.

Typing the Programs

All the BASIC program listings in this
magazine that are for the 64 or 128 have
an apostrophe followed by four letters at
the end of the line (e.g., 'ACDF). If you
plan to use the Magazine Entry Program
to enter your programs, the apostrophe
and letters should be entered along with
the rest of the line. This is a checksum
that the Magazine Entry Program uses.

Enter the line and the letters at the end
and then press RETURN, just as you nor-
mally would.

If the line is entered correctly, a bell is
sounded and the line is entered into the
computer's memory (without the charac-
ters at the end).

If a mistake was made while entering
the line, a noise is sounded and an error
message is displayed. Read the error mes-
sage, then press any key to erase the mes-
sage and con'ect the line.

IMPORTANT

If the Magazine Entry Program sees a
mistake on a line, it does not enter that
line into memorj'. This makes it impossi-
ble to enter a line incorrectly.

Error Messages and
\Vhat They Mean

There are five error messages that the
Magazine Entry Program uses. Here they
are, along with what they mean and how

to fix them.

NO CHECKSUM: This means that you
forgot to enter the apostrophe and the four
letters at the end of the line. Move the
cursor to the end of the line you just typed
and enter the checksum.

QUOTE: This means that you forgot (or
added) a quote mark somewhere in the
line. Check the line in the magazine and
correct the quote.

KE'i'AVORl): Tliis means that you have
either forgotten a command or spelled one
of the BASIC keywords (GOTO,
PRINT , . ) incorrectly. Check the line in
the magcizine again and check your spell-
ing.

# OF CH.yL\CTERS: This means
that you have either entered extra charac-
ters or missed some characters. Check the
line in the magazine again. This error
message will also occur if you misspell a
BASIC command, but create another
keyword in doing so. For example, if you
misspell PRINT as FRONT, the 64 sees
the letter P and R, the BASIC keyivoi-d
ON and then the letter T. Because it sees
the keyword ON, it thinks you've got too
many characters, instead of a simple mis-
spelling. Check spelling of BASIC com-
mands if you can't find anjlhing else
wrong.

UNIDENTIFIED: This means that you
have either made a simple spelling error,
you typed the wrong line number, or you
typed the checksum incorrectly. Spelling
errors could be the wrong number of
spaces inside quotes, a variable spelled
wrong, or a word misspelled. Check the
line in the magazine again and correct the
mistake. n

COMMODORE MAGAZINE 125

Magazine Entry Program — B4 ■

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10 PRINT" [CLEAR] POKING -";

20 P=49152 :REM $C000 (END AT

49900/$C2EC)
30 READ A$:IF A$="END"THEN 110
40 L=ASC(M1D$(A$,2,1) )
50 H=ASC(MID$<A$,1,1) )

60 L=L-48:IF L>9 THEN L=L-7
70 H=H-48:IF H>9 THEN H=H-7
80 PRINT" [HOME, RIGHT12) "P;

90 IF H>15 OR L>15 THEN PRINT
:PRINT"DATA ERROR IN LINE";
1000+INT( (P-49152)/8) :STOP
100 B=H*16+L:P0KE P ,B:T=T+B: P=P+1

:GOTO 30
110 IF TO86200 THEN PRINT

:PRINT"MISTAKE IN DATA — > .CHECK
DATA STATEMENTS": END

120 PRINT"

1000

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DONE"

4C,1F
00,00
CI, 27
C1,EA
05, BD
PS, 60
D9,04
A0,05
88,10
4C,EF
7B,4C
A5,7A
C9,01
00,02
00, 4C
C9,3A
C8,B1
D0,F7
7A,F0
03, C0
69,00
18, 6D
03, EE
CE,C1
C0,90
C0,60
FB,B9
A9,12
06,20
BC,C2
18, B9
10, F7
02, 4C

:END

,00,00,00,
,00,00,00,
,C1,2F,C1,
, EA,EA,4C,
,19,C0,95,
,60,A0,03,
,C1,D0,F5,
,B9,A2,E3,
,F7,A9,00,
,C0,E6,7A,
,79,00,A5,
,C9,FF,D0,
,D0,E7,20,
,20,74,00,
,A9,C1,C9,
,10,02,38,
,7A,C9,20,
,B1,7A,60,
,37,09,22,
,8D,03,C0,
,8D,04,C0,
,05,00,80,
,06,C0,EE,
,18,60,08,
,03,EE,07,
,0A,A8,B9,
,10,00,85,
,20,D2,FF,
,D2,FF,C8,
,20,E4,FF,
,08,01,20,
,68,68,A9,
,74,A4,4B,

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3F,C1,4C

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B1,FB,F0
D0,F6,20
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D2,FF,88
00,80,00
49,40,40

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91,91,00,20,20,20,20,20
20,20,20,20,20,20,20,20
20,20^20,20,20,20,20,91
00, 51, 55, 4F, 54, 4 5, 00, 4B
45, 59, 57, 4F, 52, 44, 00, 23
20, 4F, 46, 20, 43, 48, 41, 52
41,43,54,45,52,53,00,55
4E, 49, 44, 45, 4E, 54, 49, 46
49,45,44,00,4E,4F,20,43
4 8, 4 5, 4 3, 4B, 53, 55,40,00
C8,B1,7A,D0,FB,84,FD,C0
09,10,03,40,84,01,88,88
8 8, 8 8, 8 8, Bl, 7 A, 09, 2 7, 00
13,A9,00,91,7A,C8,A2,00
B1,7A,9D,3O,03,C8,E8,E0
04,D0,F5,6 0,A9,04,4C,OA
00, A0, 00, 89,00,02,99, 40
0 3,F0,F0,C8,D0,F5,A0,00
B9,4 0,03,F0,E6,99,00,02
O8,D0,F5, 20,96,01,40, 12
02, A0, 09, A9, 00, 99, 03, 00

80, 30,03,88, 10, F7,A9, 80

8 5, 02, A0, 00, 20, 58, CI, 20
8 9, 01, 2 0, ED, 01, E 6, 7 A, E6
7B,20,7O,A5,A0,00,20,80
00, F0, 00, 24, 02, F0, 06, 40
A8, 00, 40, CE,0 1,09,22,00
0 6,20,8D,O0,4O,OE,O1,20
BA,C0,4O,CE,O1,A0,00,B9
00, 02, 20, 74, 00, 08, 90, 0A
18,6D,07,C0,8D,07,C0,4C
EF, 01, 8 8, A2, 00,69,00,02
90, 00, 02, F0, 04, E8, 08, 00
F4, 6 0,1 8, AD, 09, 00, 6 9, 41
8D,0 9,C0,3 8,AD,0A,C0,E9
19, 9 0,06, 8 0,0 A, 00, 40, IC

C2,AD,0A,C0,69,41,8D,0A
00, AD, 03, 00, 60, 0 5, 00, 48
AD, 04, 00, 60, 0 6, 00, 80, 00
C0,68,6D,08,C0,8D,0B,O0
AD, 00, 00, 60, 07, 00,80,00

00, 38, E9, 19, 90, 06, 80, 00
00, 40, 52, 02, AD, 00, 00, 69
41,8D,0C,C0,AD,0B,O0,E9
19,90,06,80,08,00,40,67
02, AD, 0B, 00, 69,41,80,08

00, A0, 01, AD, 09, 00, CD, 30
03,D0,20,C8,AD,0A,C0,OD
3D, 03, 00, 17, 08, AD, 08, 00
CD,3E,0 3,D0,0E,AD,0C,C0
CD, 3F, 03, 00,06,20, CO, 02

4C,4B,C0,98,48,68,4C,OA
00, A9, 20, 80, 00, 04, 80, 01
D4,A9,09,8D,05,D4,A9,0F
8D,18,O4,60,20,A9,O2,A9
81,20,DF,C2,A9,80,20,DF
O2,4C,D9,C2,2 0,A9,O2,A9
11,20,DF,C2,A9,10,20,DF
C2,A9, 00, 80, 04, 04,60,80
0 4,D4,A2,7 0,A0,00,88,D0
FD,CA,D0,FA,60,END

END

126 FEBRUARY 1988

Magazine Entry Program — 128

5 TRAP 200

10 PRINT" [CLEAR] POKING -";

20 P=4864 :REM $1300 (END AT

5545/$15A9)
30 READ A$:IF A$="END"THEN 110
80 PRINT" [HOME, RIGHT12] "P;

100 B=DEC(A$) :POKE P, B : T=T+B : P=P+1
:GOTO 30

110 IF T059382 THEN PRINT

:PRINT"MISTAKE IN DATA — > CHECK

DATA STATEMENTS": END

1000 DATA 4C,1E,13,4C,3A,13,00,00

1001 DATA 8E, 00, F7, 00, 42, 41, 51, 57

1002 DATA 0D,00,0D,43,08,14,0E,14

1003 DATA 16, 14, 26, 14, 33, 14, A9, 00

1004 DATA 8D, 00, FF, AD, 04, 03, 80,12

1005 DATA 13, AD, 05, 03, 8D, 13, 13, A2

1006 DATA 4A,A0,13,8E,04,03,8C,05

1007 DATA 03, 60, AD, 12, 13, 80,04,03

1008 DATA AD, 13, 13, 80,05,03, 60, 60

1009 DATA 12,13,A5,7F,D0,F9,AO,00

1010 DATA 02,20,5B,13,90,F1,A0,00

1011 DATA 4C, 6F, 14, 09,30,30, 06, C9

1012 DATA 3A, 10, 02, 38, 60, 18, 60, 08

1013 DATA Bl, 3D, 09, 20, 00, 03,08,00

1014 DATA F7, 81, 3D, 60, 18, 08, Bl, 30

1015 DATA F0,35,C9,22,F0,F5,6D,06

1016 DATA 13, 80,06,13, AD, 07, 13, 69

1017 DATA 00,80,07,13,40,75,13,18

1018 DATA 60,08,13,80,03,13,90,03

1019 DATA EE, 09, 13, EE, 00, 13, 60, 18

1020 DATA 60, 0B, 13, 80, 03,13,90, 03

1021 DATA EE,0A,13,EE,0D,13,60,0A

1022 DATA A8,B9,14,13,85,FB,B9,15

1023 DATA 13,85,FC,A0,00,8C,00,FF
102.4 DATA A9,12,20,O2,FF,B1,FB,F0

1025 DATA 06,20,D2,FF,C8,O0,F6,20

1026 DATA 79,15,20,A3,15,20,E4,FF

1027 DATA F0,FB,A0,1B,B9,EF,13,20

1028 DATA D2,FF,88,10,F7,68,68,A9

1029 DATA 00, 80, 00, 02, 40, B7, 40, 91

1030 DATA 91,00,20,20,20,20,20,20

1031 DATA 20,20,20,20,20,20,20,20

1032 DATA 20,20,20,20,20,20,91,00

1033 DATA 51, 55, 4F, 54, 45, 00, 4B, 45

1034 DATA 59, 57, 4F, 52, 44, 00, 23, 20

1035 DATA 4F, 46, 20, 43, 48, 41, 52, 41

1036 DATA 43, 54, 45, 52, 53, 00, 55, 4E

1037 DATA 49, 44, 45, 4E, 54, 49, 46, 49

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4 5,44,00,4E,4F,20,43,48
45, 4 3, 4B, 53, 55, 40, 00, 08
Bl, 3D, 00, FB, 98, 30, 04, 09
06, 30, IE, 88, 88, 88, 88, 88
Bl, 30, 09, 27, 00, 13, A9, 00
91,3O,C8,A2,00,B1,3O,9D
00,0B,O8,E8,E0,04,O0,F5
60, 40, 50, 15, 40, 05, 14, A0
09, A9, 00, 99, 06, 13,80,00
0B,88,10,F7,A9,80,85,FD
A0,00,20,3F,14,20,AE,14
20,0D,4 3,84,FA,A0,FF,20
67,13,F0,D8,24,FD,F0,06
20, 8F, 13, 40, 8F, 14, 09, 22
00, 06, 20, 74, 13, 40, 8F, 14
20,9F,13,4C,8F,14,A0,00
B9, 00, 02, 20, SB, 13, C8, 90
0A,18,6O,0A,13,8D,0A,13
40, B0, 14, 8 8, 60, 18, AD, 0C
13, 69, 41, 80,00,13, 38, AD
0D, 13, E9, 19, 90, 06,80,00
13, 40, OF, 14, AD, 00, 13,69
4 1,80, 00, 13, AD, 06, 13, 60
08, 13, 48, AD, 07, 13,60,09
13,8D,0F,13,68,6O,0B,13
8O,0E,13,AD,0F,13,6D,0A
13, 80, 0F, 13, 38, E9, 19, 90
06, 80, 0F, 13, 40, 05, 15, AD
0F,13,69,41,8O,0F,13,AO
0E,13,E9,19,90,06,8D,0E
13,4C,1A,15,AD,0E,13,69
41,8D,0E,13,A0,01,AD,0C
13,CD,00,0B,D0,20,C8,AD
0D, 13,00,01, 08,00,17, 08
AO,0E,13,OO,02,0B,D0,0E
AO,0F, 13, CD, 03, 06,00,06
20, 89, 15, A4, FA, 60, 98,48
68,4C,AF,13,A9,04,4O,AF
13,A9,0 0,8D,00,FF,A9,20
80, 00, 04, 8D, 01, 04, A9, 09
8O,05,D4,A9,0F,8O,18,O4
60, 20, 61, 15, A9, 81, 20, 9C
15, A9, 80, 20, 90, 15, 4C, 96
15, 20, 61, 15, A9, 11, 20, 90
15, A9, 10, 20, 90, 15, A9, 00
80, 04, 04,60,80, 04, D4,A2
70,A0,00,8 8,D0,FD,CA,O0
FA, 60, END

END)

COMMODORE MAGAZINE 127

101 Tips for Commodore Game Players

Con tin lied from pg. 119

white post. This keeps the computer on your side of the ring and
will aid in quick pins.
Paul Jordan
Glenwood, Illinois

Treasure Island: When you get to the storm, type "tie rope" and
you'll pass it easily.
Loc Hiiynh
Address Unknown

Ultima IV: Exit from Dungeon Hj1:hlothe and you end up on a

clearing in the Isle of the Abyss. Go west and you'll find the bal-
loon. The White Stone is in a mountain valley only reachable by
balloon. You can recognize it by an ankh that is one space north
of a clear ground space in the Seipent's Spine Mountains.

The Black Stone is caught in a Moon Gate. Stand over the
Moon Gate on Verity Isle before it romes up. Search there when
both moons are new.

Search the deepest waters of the Cape of Heroes for the wheel
of H.M.S. Cape. When used on a ship, it raises the hull points to
99, which is needed to pass the pirate ships guarding the en-
trance to the Abyss.

For the entry word of the Abyss, ask the ralers of the three
Lesser Castles for the "woi-d." Each ruler knows one syllable of
the entire word.
Bob Kopperl
Jenison, Michigan

Wizard: lb get a lot of points and a lot of men, choose CUSTOM-
IZED and on the second board choose JAIL. You will be in be-
tween a block. Push the button to climb up the rape, then go to
liie dot on the right and hold him on there. The points will
mount up.
Mark Brenner
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Wizard: On the first screen of the expert level, just get a key and
eliminate all the snowballs. Then go to the top of one of the two
center ladders by inching up one side. Jump toward the center
treasure inside the skulls and sit back while your score increases
forever! The only way to get back out is to lose a man, but one
from a hundred won't be too painfiil.
Chris Porosky
Elmira, New York

Wizard's Crown I: There are more survivors if you flee in tacti-
cal combat than in quick combat,
JejfLohmeier
Femdak, Michigan

Zork I: When you encounter the Cyclops, type in the word

ODYSSEUS. This will make the Cyclops nm thixtugh the door

into the house.

Dart Haveman

Grand Rapids, Michigan

If you have game tips of your own, write them up, one per full-
size sheet, and send them to:
Louis F. Sander
P.O. Box 101011
Pittsburgh, PA 15237 9

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9,31,47

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28,29,42,43

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61

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Ctieatstieel Products

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11,53

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10

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11

25

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2,27,57

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13

63

Epyx

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35.59

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16

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107

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24

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5

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26

85

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27

39

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26

41

Montgomery Grant

29

79

Newtek

30

1

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31

101

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•

33,81

Pro-Tecti-Tronics

32

89

Quantum Computer Services

33

46,49

R. J. Bractiman

34

97

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35

87

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36

101

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37

101

Strategic Simulations

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39

13

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40

83

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14,15

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42

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address above. (C\ residents, add applicable sales t;L\.) Please specify com-
puter format and add S2.00 for shippings handling.

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