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IW IWle Ie can hear it now: ·'Expanded • 'Expanded program
listings section'? They've got
one more page of programs in this issue
than last. That's worth putting in
big letters on the cover?"
All right, right, take a closer look. First, First, our programs
are now listed in 40 columns, not 33 as before, before, allowing
us to squeeze into a single magazine line
many program lines that would otherwise have
spilled over into two. two. Then we've eliminated the
Scotch Rule that used to to adorn the top of our program
listings pages, and pushed the type up as far
as it can go without the risk of its being trimmed
off during printing. printing.
But most important, the familiar Slacks stacks of Bllg Bug
Repel/em Repellent Line Codes that used to follow each program
have been absorbed into the program lines
(see the white-ruled area to the right of each column).
Count the pages occupied by Bllg Bug Repel/em Repellent
line codes in any previous issue of Ahoy! Ahoy! and you'll
see how important a space saver that is!
All of which translates into a more expansive lineup
of programs, this issue and every issue. issue. But as
we increase the quantity of programs offered, we
won't decrease the quality. quality. A revolutionary concept
for computer magazines, magazines, we know, but one we intend
to stick to, beginning with our current issue: issue:
• Impossible for a BASIC program to keep track
of names, names, addresses, and phone numbers for labels,
cards, and other uses at machine language speed?
We thought so, until we saw Ultra Ultra Mail Mail by Joe
Fusco (Brisk, (Brisk, July '84) and Bob Lloret L10ret (Ahoy! (Ahoy! programs
too numerous to list). (Turn to page 13.) 13 .)
• Exactly what you'll send to all those people on
your new mailing list is up to you, but Bud Black's
Midprim Midprint will enable you to generate attractively forformatted cards cards and announcements on your C-64 or
VIC 20. (Turn to page 41.) .
• Now we know why we haven't heard from Bob
Spirko since our July issue, when he contributed
Checklist. He fell down a rabbit hole around that
time, time, and spent the following six months researching
Alice Alice in in Adventureland Advemureland-a - a C-64 graphics adventure
that's as cute as a bunny and as challenging as the
dickens! (Turn to page 39.)
• • Our anguish over how little some would-be
Ahoy! programmers are willing or able to do with a
64 is assuaged when we see how much certain programmers
can do with an unexpanded VIC 20!
Kevin Dewey did a great deal in a very short space
with four screens, eight levels of play, play, and a horde
of different monsters that block your path To To the the
Top! Top! (Turn to page 55.) 55 .)
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• Paul Harker would be equally justified in blowinging
his his own horn over Music Mllsic Twor, Turor, a sound- and
graphics-rich pr6gram prdgram that provides musical instruction
on a par with many commercial packages. packages.
(Turn to page 37.)
• While Mark Joerger's Tape/Disk Transfer Transfer for
the VIC and 64 is short, the time it will let you
save when transferring files from tape to disk is
anything but! (Turn to page 25.)
• Our regular columnists have also gotten golten in on
the first monthly Ahoy! Ahoy! Program Jamboree by putting
the graphics power of the C-64 in your hands
(or at your fingertips). The quartet of sprite programs
offered by Dale Rupert in the Sprite Sprite Basics Basics
edition of the Rllpen Rupert Repon Report will allow you to create,
save, and manipulate these graphic gremlins.
(Turn to page 50.) And Orson Scott ScOIt Card's Creating Creating
Your YOllr Own Own Games Games on on the the VIC and and 64 discusses
Bringing Bringing the the Screen Screen to to Ufe Life by flipping nipping character sets
to create cartoonlike animation. (Turn to page 15.) 15 .)
This month's roster of feature anicles articles should. should
prove equally mouth-watering, mouth-watering, even with the absence
of Morton (the K) Kevelson (who needed this
month to complete his definitive study of printer interfacing,
'85 style-appearing next issue):
We We know that those of you who were unskilled at
soldering and wiring were so •.•trigued •. Itrigued by Anthony
Scarpelli's Bllilding Building a Casselle Cassette Imerface Interface for for your )'ollr
C-64 C-64 (September '84) that you went out and learned.
Good thing, because those skills will once again be
necessary for Insening Inserting a Device Device # # SeleClor SeleClor Switch Switch
0/1 on the the 1541 Disk Disk Drive. Drive. Tom Benford tells you how
you can shuttle shultle back and forth fonh between two drives
at the flick nick of a toggle switch. (Turn to page 93.)
By the way, readers reader who enjoyed the Casselle Cassette ImerInterfaceface anicle article will find an intriguing addition in this
month's Flotsam Flotsam, , by Bob Kovacs, Kovacs, creator of Tymac's
The Connection interface. (Turn to page 57.)
Donald H. H. Graham's Graham's Expose Expose ofthe of the VIC VIC and and 64 64
Operating Operating System System lays bare the works of your computer
and clues you in on some helpful programming
techniques. (Turn to page 21.)
Ready at last for some fun and games? Roben Robert J.
Sodaro previews, previews, way ahead of the pack, Activision's
Ghostbusters Ghostbusters for the 64. (Turn to page 59.)
We have no room to go into detllil detail on our ReReviews,views, Sculllebllll, Scuttlebutt, Commodares. Commodores, and S.O.S. S.O.S. secsections.tions. We'll let you explore that much alone.
We almost forgot to wish ourselves a happy birthday.day.
This issue marks one year that we've been
coming to you once a month. Don't send any cakes,
please. Just cards-and letters-on any subject at all.
We love to hear from you. -David Allikas
We love 10 hear from you. -David AUikas
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Last Last month month we we told you you about about
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it off from the computer's
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TALK TALK TOME TOME
Joining the the rising rising chorus chorus of of
speech synthesizers for the 64 is
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unit boasting two voice voice selections, selections,
built-in built-in software that lets your 64
talk as as soon soon as you you tum tum it on,
and an infinite vocabulary. This
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synthesizer chip that
lets individual speech sounds be
strung together to form any En-
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DOUBLE DOUBLE YOUR YOUR DENSITY DENSITY
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Didn't Didn't we say say it it exactly exactly one
year year ago, ago, in in the the January January '84 '84 SCUlScut- tlebuntlebutt (bottom (bottom of page page 98)? 98)?
"Graphics programs programs obviously
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What about a a program for for interior
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The The user builds builds and and decorates
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Not even the the timer you you use to
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technology. Savergy's Powerport Powerport
will will allow allow your your VIC VIC or or 64 64 to do do
the the regulating from now now on. on. The The
under-$IOO under-$IOO system system plugs plugs into into the the
user user port port and and accepts eight eight AC or
DC DC loads. loads. Included Included is is AUlopons Autopons
time-of-day scheduling scheduling sofrware software
for either either the the 64 64 or VIC, on on eitherther
disk disk or cassette. cassette.
Savergy, Inc., Inc., 1404 1404 Webster Webster
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TEST TEST YOUR YOUR TV/MONITOR
TV/MONITOR
Honorable Honorable mention mention for the list list
of Great Great Lies: "It's gona gotta go go back back
to the the shop." But But the the next next time time
your TV TV repairman repairman pronounces pronounces
that that diagnosis, diagnosis, you you can get a secsecondond opinion opinion with with Video Tune-Up.
The The tape- or disk-based disk -based program program
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Once you've learned all about
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Other features can can also be accessed.
Over 18 ML-speed utilities
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of the C-64 memory into
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what it won't do. It won't tie up
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disk drive. And it won't require
driver software, because it uses
standard Commodore print format.
Retail price is $79.95.
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that are both chic and personalized,
whatever the cost,
Compugreet's line of printer-ready
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with Midprint Midprint or with your word
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The cards (which are also available
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Three educational releases for .
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THE HE
SCREEN TO LIFE
By flipping character sets,
you can animate a whole
screenful of custom
characters characters on the 64
BY ORSON SCOTT CARD
If you've been playing
videogames for
any length length of time,
you've seen evolution
in action. Survival
of the fittest. Remember
Pong? A
couple of paddles, a
ball, the edges ofthe of the
screen - it it was a
pretty bare little
world world we lived in in while we played. There There aren't
many Pong POl/g machines arourd anymore, are are there?
The most obvious reason a game dies dies is that
it loses its challenge. All videogames (though
not necessarily necessarily all computer games) require the
player to overcome overcome a series of challenges. The The
challenges can be to the player's skill skill-can -can you
move your starship starship at just the right moment to
avoid avoid being hit by the the meteor in Gyrnss-but Gyrllss- but
leave it there long enough to hit enough enemy
ships? ships? The challenge can also be to the player's mind-can mind -can you figure out how to to get through a maze
despite the obstacles? Especially in the arcades, videogames seem to work like puzzles-you playa new
game over and over until you "solve" it. it. While the the players are are still working on solutions, solutions, the the
game makes money; money; when the puzzle is resolved, the income falls fall s off and very quickly the
game is replaced replaced with another that's still hot. When is a game "solved?" After all, all , most games will
go on to infinity, in fi nity, if you can train yourself to play that well. well . In theory, theory , you could play play JOllst Joust forever
-though - though I have a way ofbumping of bumping into the pterodactyl's mouth too often to hope for immortality. Since the
game will will go on fo forever, rever, getting ever faster and more challenging, when have you you beaten it?
I believe a game loses loses its challenge, challenge, not when we can can play eight days straight without ever losing, but rather when when
there is nothing left to discover about the world of the game. I just got through a grueling three-day bout with Bollider­ Boulder­
Dash. It's a wonderful game in which a little cartoon character named Rockford must pick up up a certain number of
diamonds on each game level before the time runs out. To complicate things, the screen is well-supplied with boulders,
which can fallon fall on Rockford and mash him. Also, there are fireflies and butterflies wandering around, around , which blow
up if Rockford gets gets too close to them or if boulders fall on them. them . When butterflies blow up, they turn tum into diamondsand
on some levels, that's the only way way to get any diamonds at all.
The game has has twenty different di fferent screens on each of five fi ve levels. On each level the screens come in the same order-but order- but

standing standing still, still , then then draw draw his position position a moment moment later,
one one leg leg slightly moved, and and then then again, with with the the leg leg
moved moved more, and and so so on, until until the the whole sequence sequence is is
complete. complete.
You You have have the the same same limitation limitation that that animated animated filmfilmmakersmakers have-every have-every detail detail has has aa price. Instead Instead of of
money, though, you pay in memory and speed. Still,
we we can can use some some of of the the same same compromises compromises that that
Hanna Hanna Barbera, Barbera, Warner Brothers, Brothers, and and Disney have have
used:
I) I) If an an action action is is repeated repeated over over and and over, use use the
same same pictures pictures over over and and over. over. That That is, is, once once you you have have
aa sequence equence of of aa figure figure walldng, walking, you you can can use use the the
same same sequence sequence twenty twenty times times to to make make him him walk walk
twenty steps.
2) 2) If If most most of of the the picture picture doesn't doesn't change, change, you only only
have have to to redraw redraw the the parts parts of of it that that do change. change. AniAnimatorsmators use use cels cels on on aa background; background; the the eel cels can can be be
moved moved around around and and interchanged interchanged to create create each each new new
image image without having having to to draw draw more more than than a a few few parts parts
of of the the picture picture each each time.
Redrawing Redrawing the the picture picture every every time time would would make make ananimationimation far far too too expensive expensive ever ever to do. The The same same
thing thing with with computer computer animation: animation: you cannot cannot animate animate
the the full full screen screen by by redrawing redrawing it it frame by by frame. frame.
There There isn't enough enough memory memory in in your your computer computer or or on on
your your disk disk to to animate animate more more than a a few few seconds' seconds'
worth worth of of action action if if you have have to to redraw the whole whole
screen. screen.
So So instead, instead, we we change change only only pans pans of of the the screen.
We've We've already already worked worked with with custom custom characters, characters,
which which let us create a a few few "building "building blocks" blocks" that that we
can can use use over over and and over over again again by by PRINTing PRINTing our our new
characters characters to to the the screen screen many many times. times. We've We've already
moved the the custom custom characters characters around around on on the the screen. screen.
Now Now comes comes aa programming programming technique technique that with with aa
single single POKE POKE lets lets you change change every every single single character character
in in the the character character set at at once. By By doing doing it it several seyeral
times in a row, row , you can animate an entire screen at
once, once, bringing bringing it it to to life without without noticeably noticeably slowing slowing
down down your your program. program.
It does does eat eat up up memory, and and you you can't can't have have more more
than than seven seven stages stages in the the complete complete animated animated cycle. cycle.
But as you'll see with the two rwo demonstration programsgrams
on on page page 72. 72, irs it's enough enough to to make make some some really really
dazzling effects without elaborate progranlming.
programming.
CHARACTER SET FLIPPING
Last month month we we created created custom custom character character sets, sets, and and
told told the the computer computer where where to to find find the the new new character character
set set by by POKEing POKEing its location code code into into location location
53272. Now Now we'll we'll create create several several character character sets, sets, and and
put put them them in in order in memory. memory. If If we we had had three three charcharacteracter sets sets in in our our sequence, sequence, we we would would put put one one at at 10-
cationcation code code 10, one one at at 12, 12, and and one one at at 14. 14.
Then, Then, within within each each set, set , the the same character character would would
stand stand for for a a different different stage stage in in the the animated animated sequence. sequence.
For For instance, instance, lers let's say say we we are creating creating aa four-stage four-stage
bouncing bouncing ball. ball. Stage Stage II has has the the ball ball high high in in the air. air.
Stage Stage 22 has has it it halfway halfway to to the the floor. floor. Stage Stage 3 has has it it
on on the the floor, partly partly flattened. flattened . Stage Stage 44 has it it back back up up
again, again, halfway halfway to to the the top. top.
So So in in the the first first character character set, the letter letter A A would be be
replaced replaced by by the the pattern pattern for for stage stage I. In In the the second second
character character set, set, the the letter letter A A would would have have the the pattern pattern for for
stage stage 2, and and so so on, through through the the four four character character sets.
Your Your program program PRINT PRINTs the the letter AA on on the the screen screen
wherever wherever you want want the the bouncing bouncing ball. ball. You can can have have
one one bouncing bouncing ball, ball , or or dozens. dozens. They They will wiJi all bounce bounce
at once when you cycle through the character sets.
You You just POKE each character character set's set's location location code code
into into 53272 in in tum, and the the entire screen screen changes changes at
once-without once-without your your having having to to PRINT PRINT anything anything difdifferentferent on on the the screen. screen. One POKE POKE animates animates the the entire entire
screen! screen!
The The first first demonstration demonstration program, program, called called RUIlller, Runner,
is a three-stage animation of a figure running. The
left-facing left-facing version version of of the runner is is shown shown in in the the figfigure.ure. Notice that that the figure figure consists consists of of two rwo characters,
one atop the other. The only motion is in the
legs legs and and arms-the arms-the body body stays in in the same same place.
The The right-facing right-facing characters characters are are identical, identical, exeept except they they
are the mirror image.
The second demonstration program, called Movers. Movers ,
shows shows aa four-stage four-stage animation animation of of seven seven different different figfigures.ures. There There are: are:
AA bouncing bouncing ball ball
AA spinning spinning bar
AA spider spider moving moving up up and and down down
AA cone cone that that rises rises and and falls falls
AA circle circle that that pulsates pulsates
AA skull skull that that opens opens and and closes closes its its mouth
A snake that that goes goes around around in in circles circles
All All of of these these are are animated with aa single single POKE POKE
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GH ST
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BUSTERS
ExcIusive Ex c Ius i v e GhoSlbuSlerS GhoSlbuSlers logo CI 1984 ColumbIa Ptctures PtClures Industries, Industnes, Inc
BUSTERS By Robert Robert J. Sodaro
An An Ahoy!
"W
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'--__-''----!._...J goers answered "Ghostbusters.·
you gonna call?" went the
most popular musical question of
1984. Tens of millions of movie-
'--__ ----''---2._-' goers answered "CllOstbusters. ·
Columbia Pictures stockholders stockholders answered "My accountant-mycountant
- my banker-my banker- my broker." broker. " Columbia's merchandising
executives answered "The T-shirt makers
-the - the lunchbox manufacturers-the manu facturers- the Saturday morning
cartoon producers" producers" as they launched launched the largest li- li-
censing spree for any movie since Star Wars.
One of those calls, of course, was to a computer
game company. If you want reputation, a hit-laden
track record, record , and some of of the nation's nation's top designers,
who you gonna call? Ac(ivision, Activision, of course.
GllDstbusters Chostbusters represents the gaming giant's first
experience with licensing. They'd always shunned
that path, path. preferring preferring to lead the market with landmark
games like River Raid and Pitfall. But Ghost- Chost-
Top left: spook's-eye view ofthe of the city, from which plnyers players spot haullted haunted buildillgs bllildillgs alld stray Roamers. Roamers. Top right:
with a make all 011 a specter, the Busters Blisters head toward the scelle. Bottom left: breakillg out alit their portable contaitlment
cOlltainmellt
devices to trap a slimer. Bottom right: call YOllr your men mell toast the dreaded Stay-Puft StaY-PIIJt Marshmallow Mall? Mall?
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-FJfJ12 PRINT TAB(l(J);"[8LACK][RVSON] * PR
-1(hI2 PRINT TAB(l(J); "[BLACK][RVSON] * PR
INTER INTER OPTIONS OPTIONS * * " " EM EM
-1(JfJ15 PRINT TAB(FJ)"[BLACK][s J][19"[s *
-10(J15 PRINT TAB(lfJ)"[BLACK][s J][19"[s *
]"][s K]" GH
]"][s K]" GH
-10016 FOR 1=1 TO 5:PRINT:NEXT BN
-10016 FOR 1=1 TO 5:PRINT:NEXT BN
-Fh17 PRINTTAB(ll)"[RVSONJ[rJ][RVSOFF] RE
-1()I"JI7 PRINTTAB(l1)"[RVSON][(J][RVSOFF] RE
TURN TURN TO TO MENU" MENU" KE KE
- Fh2(J PRINT TAB( ll) ; " [DOWN][ RVSON][ 1 ][ RV
-lffJ2(J PRINT TAB(lI);"[DOWN][RVSON][I][RV
SOFF] MAILING LABELS" PK
SOFF] MAILING LABELS" PK
·1(h3(J PRINT TAB( 11 ) ; " [DOWN][ RVSON ][2][ RV
SOFF] MAILING LIST" FF
-1(JfJ30 PRINT TAB(1l);"[DOWN][RVSON][2][RV
SOFF] MAILING LIST" FF
-FflJ35 FOR 1=1 TO 6:PRINT:NEXT IX1
-1()I"J35 FOR 1=1 TO 6:PRINT:NEXT IX1
-1(J(J4(J PRINTTAB(ll)"YOUR CHOICE [RVSON][(J
-lfJ(J4rJ PRINTTAB( l1)"YOUR CHOICE [RVSON][(J
-2]" IN
-2]" IN
-1(JfJ45 GETM$: IFM$=""THENFh45 AE
-1()I"145 GETM$: IFM$=""THENlfh45 AE
-1(flJ50 M=VAL(M$) IB
-1(flJ51 IFM=(JTHEN110 PI
-1()I"J50 M=VAL(M$) IB
- Fh51 IFM=(JrHEN11 (J PI
-lfh52 IFM2THEN1(h45 EN
-1(h52 IFM2THEN1(h45 EN
-10055 ON M GOTO 3000,8(flJ0 BH
-1(fJ55 ON M GOTO 3(J(h,8(ffJ BH
-11(flJ0 R1=I:R2=0:IFR1>255THENR2=INT(R1/25
-11()I"J0 R1=I:R2=0:IFRl>255THENR2=INT(RI/25
6):R1=R1-(256*R2) MC
6):Rl=Rl-(256*R2) MC
-1Fh5 PRINT#1, "P"CHR$(3)CHR$(R1)CHR$(R2)
-11(h5 PRINT#I, "P"CHR$(3)CHR$(Rl)CHR$(R2)
CHR$(1) BL
-1FJ1(J GET#2,Z$: IFZ$="[PI ] "THENFL=1 :GOT01
1050 CM
CHR$(l) BL
-IFJl(J GET#2,Z$: IFZ$="[PI]"THENF1=1 :GOT01
1050 CM
-lFJ12 PRINT#l, "P"CHR$(3)CHR$(R1)CHR$(R2)
'llfJI2 PRINT#l,"P"CHR$(3)CHR$(Rl)CHR$(R2)
CHR$(l) BL
-11015 INPUT#2,SR$(I) DJ
-lFJ2(J PRINT#l, "P"CHR$(3)CHR$(R1)CHR$(R2)
CHR$(14) GE
-11022 INPUT#2,SF$(I):RETURN AI
BL
-11015 INPUT#2,SR$(I) OJ
-11(J2(J PRINT#l, "P"CHR$(3)CHR$(RI )CHR$(R2)
CHR$(14) GE
·11022 INPUT#2,SF$(I):RETURN AI
-lFJYJ SR$(I)=" [1()"*"]": SF$(I)=" [F)"*"]":
-1lfJ50 SR$(I)=" [1(J"*"]":SF$(I)="[lfJ"*"]":
DF=1:VJ=VJ+1:DL(VJ)=I:RETURN PF
DF=I:VJ=VJ+l:DL(VJ)=I:RETURN PF
-12(flJfJ PRINT"[CLEAR]":POKE 5328(J,2:POKE 5
-12()I".1J PRINT"[CLEAR]":POKE 5328(J,2:POKE 5
3281,1 NM
3281,1 NM
-12(J(J5 PRIN'ITAB(9)"[RED][s U][19"[s *]"][
-12(h5 PRINTTAB(9)"[RED][s U][19"[s *]"][
ss I]" I]" PA PA
-12(J(J6 PRIN'ITAB(9)"[s -] * SEARCH[s N]SCR
-12(h6 PRINTTAB(9)"[s -] * SEARCH[s N]SCR
OLL OLL * * [s [s -]" -]" JO JO
-12(flJ7 PRIN'ITAB(9)"[s J][19"[s *]"][s K]"
:PRINT:PRINT EI
'12()I"J7 PRINTTAB(9)"[s J][19"[s *]"][s K]"
:PRINT:PRINT EI
-12(h8 PRIN'ITAB(7)"[BLUE]PRESS [RVSON]Fl[
,WJ08 PRINTTAB(7)"[BLUE]PRESS [RVSON]Fl[
RVSOFF] TO SLOW SCROLL" JP
RVSOFF] TO SLOW SCROLL" JP
-12(h9 PRIN'ITAB( 7) "PRESS [RVSON ]F2 [RVSOFF
·12(h9 PRINTTAB( 7)"PRESS [RVSON] F2[RVSOFF
] TO RETURN SCROLL" GE
-12(J1(J PRINTTAB(7)"PRESS [RVSON]F3[RVSOFF
] TO LEAVE SCROLL" MF
-12011 PRIN'ITAB(7)"PRESS [RVSON]F7[RVSOFF
] TO STOP SCROLL" JO
-12(J12 PRIN'ITAB( 7) "PRESS [RVSON ]F8[RVSOFF
] TO CONTINUE SCROLL" MK
-12013 PRINT:PRINT GJ
] TO RETURN SCROLL" GE
-12(Jl(J PRINTTAB(7)"PRESS [RVSON]F3[RVSOFF
] TO LEAVE SCROLL" MF
-12(J11 PRINTTAB(7)"PRESS [RVSON]F7[RVSOFF
] TO STOP SCROLL" JO
'12(JI2 PRINTTAB(7)"PRESS [RVSON]F8[RVSOFF
] TO CONTINUE SCROLL" MK
-12013 PRINT:PRINT GJ
-1 2(Jl4 PRINT TAB(l3)"[RVSONJ[rJ][RVSOFF] F
·12(JI4 PRINT TAB(13) "[RVSONJ[rJ][RVSOFF] F
OR MENU" BI
OR MENU" BI
-12(J17 PRINT TAB(l3)"[RVSON][1][RVSOFF] F
-12(JI7 PRINT TAB(13)"[RVSON][I][RVSOFF] F
OR SEARCH" IN
OR SEARCH" IN
-12(Jl8 PRINT TAB(13)"[RVSON][2][RVSOFF] F
-12(JI8 PRINT TAB(l3)"[RVSON][2][RVSOFF] F
OR SCROLL" MN
OR SCROLL" MN
-12(Jl9 INPUT" [DOWN][DOWN][ 12"[RIGHT]" ][RE
-12019 INPUT"[DOWN][DOWN][ 12"[RIGHT]"][RE
D] YOUR CHOICE"; M: IFM=2THEN12(J25 DO
D] YOUR CHOICE";M: IFM=2THEN12(J25 DO
-12020 IFM=(JTHEN110 PI
-12(J21 INPUT" [DOWN] [8" [RIGHT]"] [RED] [RVSO
-12020 IFM=(JrHENI10 PI
-12(J21 INPUT"[DOWN][ 8"[RIGHT]" ][RED][RVSO
N]LAST NAME [RVSOFF]";H$ OC
N]LAST NAME [RVSOFF]";H$ OC
-12(J22 INPUT" [8"[RIGHT]" ][RVSON]FIRST NAM
E [RVSOFF]";H1$:PRINT"[CLEAR]":GOT022(flh BD
-12(J25 PRINT" [CLEAR]" : FOR A=1 TO 8: PRINT:
-12(J22 INPUT" [8"[RIGHT]"][ RVSON ]FIRST NAM
E [RVSOFF]"; Hl$: PRINT" [CLEAR]": GOT022(fh BD
-12(J25 PRINT" [CLEAR]": FOR A=1 TO 8:PRINT:
NEXT NEXT AA DA DA
-12050 FORI=lTONN PC
-12(J51 GETA$:IFA$="[F7]"THEN121(h GL
-12052 IFM=2THEN12200 FM
-12055 IFH$=SR$(I)THEN PRINT TAB(13);SR$(
·12050 FORI=ITONN PC
'12(J51 GETA$:IFA$="[F7]"THENI21(h GL
-12(J52 IFM=2THENI22(h FM
-12055 IFH$=SR$(I)THEN PRINT TAB(13);SR$(
I);SQ(I):GOT012070 EF
I);SQ(I):GOT012070 EF
-12058 IFM=1THEN12063 FE
-12059 FORX=lT075:NEXTX NI
-12060 GOSUB2(flJ(flJ IP
-12(161 IFA$="[F3]"THEN1FJ KI
-12062 IFFP=1ANIX1=2THENFORE=1T0400:NEXT BL
-12063 NEXTI:IFM=2THEN12070 GC
-12(J65 PRINT" [5" [DOWN]" [9" [RIGHT]" ] PERSON
-12058 IFM=ITHENI2063 FE
·12059 FORX=IT075:NEXTX NI
-12060 GOSUB2(fJ(fJ IP
-12(161 IFA$="[F3]"THENllfJ KI
·12(J62 IFFP=IANIX1=2THENFORE=lT04(h:NEXT BL
·12063 NEXTI:IFM=2THENI2070 GC
-12(J65 PRINT" [5"[DOWN]" [9"[RIGHT]" ] PERSON
NOT FOUND" FI
NOT FOUND" FI
-12(J7(J PRINT:PRINT TAB(13);"CONTINUE YIN" JF
·1207(J PRINT:PRINT TAB(13);"CONTINUE YIN" JF
-12(J75 GETM$:IFM$=""THENI2(J75 AF
-12(J8(J IFM$="Y"THENI2(ffJ OF
-12(J81 IFM$"N"THEN12(J75 IG
-12(J75 GETM$: IFM$=""THEN12(J75 AF
-12(J8(J IFM$="Y"THEN12(flflJ OF
-12(J81 IFM$"N"THEN12(J75 IG
-12085 GOT0110 CC
-12085 GOT0110 CC
-121(}J PRINT JJ
-1211(J GETA$: IFA$="[F8]"THENI2(J52 GH
-121(fJ PRINT JJ
-1211(J GETA$: IFA$="[F8] "THEN12(J52 GH
-1 2112IFA$="[F3]"THEN1FJ KI
-12115 GOT012110 1M
·12112IFA$="[F3]"THENIFJ KI
-12115 GOT012110 1M
-122(flJ ZJ=LEN(STR$(SQ(I))) :Z1=4-ZJ:PRIN'IT
-122(fJ ZJ=LEN(STR$(SQ(I))):ZI=4-ZJ:PRINTT
AB(8)SQ(I)SPC(Z1)SR$(I);" ";SF$(I) GN
AB(8)SQ(I)SPC(Z1)SR$(I);" ";SF$(I) GN
-12201 GOT012060 II
·12201 GOT012(160 II
-l3fflh REM JD
-13fffJ REM JD
-13fh1 CK=(J HH
-13(fJl CK=0 HH
-13(J15 IFKY$="CITY"THENC=5:GOT013(J3fJ AP
·13fJI5 IFKY$="CITY"THENC=5:GOTOI3(J3(J AP
-13(J2(J IFKY$="STATE"THENC=6 :GOT0l3(J3(J AF
·13(J2(J IFKY$="STATE"THENC--6:GOT013(J3(J AF
-13(J25 IFKY$="ZIP"THENC=7 :GOT013(j3(J BL
-13(J25 IFKY$="ZIP"THENC= 7 :GOT013(j3(J BL
-13026 CK=1 HG
-13030 RETURN 1M
'13026 CK=1 HG
-13030 RETURN 1M
-lMflJfJ REM JD
'14(ffJ REM JD
-lMJFJ PRINT" [CLEAR]": POKE 53280,14: POKE
·1401(J PRINT"[CLEAR]":POKE 5328(J,14:POKE
53281,1 BO
53281,1 BO
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40 hours hours of play per game. Some
contain snippets of arcade-style
play.
All on C-64 d.isk; disk; $39.95 each.
Trillium Corp., division of
Spinnaker Software, I Kendall
Square, Cambridge, MA 02139
(phone: 617-494-1200).
PACKING HARDWARE
The Commodore SX-64 (reviewed
next issue) provides computing
mobility to those who need
it-and it - and can afford it. What about
the 90% of us still reeling from from
the purchase purchase of our home home systems?
[s Is there no alternative to
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Three Trav-L-Cases from the
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One One ofthree of three 64IVIC 64IV/C Trav-lrCases.
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NEW MUPPET CAPERS
No strangers to software licensing,
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The entenainmentleducationa1
entertainment/educational
programs for for the the C-64 C-64 will be be designed
for children aged 7 to 12.
CBS Software, Software, One Fawcett
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Teaches skills via familiar items.
READER SERVICE NO. 106 106
Koala's Koala's long-awaited Muppet
Learning Keys, Keys , Kids' Computer
Keyboard has at last come come availavailable for the 64. The child learns
basic skills by pressing pictures of
familiar items like a ruler, walerwatercolor set, compass, compa s, eraser, and
arithmetic board on a mylar surface
above a circuit board. board . Characters
like Kermit the Frog, Miss
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provide provide humorous humorous instruction. instruction .
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Price Price is $79.95.
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C-SIXTY-FORE
With the season over in mo most t of
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Golf Championship can keep you
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ounding components.
Now Now we're we're ready ready to to solder. solder. Cut Cut
your your hookup hookup wire wire into two two 9" 9"
lengths, and and strip strip about about 'A" 'A" of of ininsulation from from all all four four ends. ends. I
strongly suggest suggest "tinning" "tinning" the wire wire
ends ends with with solder, since you'll be be
working worlcing on an an extremely extremely small small
area and flowing solder solder onto the the
jumpers jumpers will will inevitably inevitably cause cause the the
jumpers jumpers to to rebridge. Tinning Tinning the the
wire makes it much simpler to
touch touch the iron iron to to the the wire wire on on the
jumper and create a bond. Solder
one one end end of one one wire to to the the left left
jumper jumper half half and one one end of of the the
other other wire wire onto onto the the right right jumper
half. Inspect your your work work to to make make
sure that that solder solder hasn't hasn't rebridged rebridged
the gap that that you you separated separated with with
your knife. Once Once this this is is comcompletedpleted satisfactorily, you you may may then then
proceed proceed to solder the the remaining remaining
two wire ends ends to to the toggle toggle
switch, each each wire going to to oppoopposite terminals on the switch. After
completing completing this, this, it's it's a good good idea idea
to try try the the drive drive out, out, just just to to make make
sure sure that that everything's working'as worlcing as
it it should. should. Be Be careful careful not not to touch touch
any parts of the circuit board and
keep your fingers out of the way.
Plug in in the the power power cord cord and and the the
serial serial connector connector from from your your VIC VIC
or or C-64, C-64, tum tum on on the the drive drive and
the the computer and and try to to load a
disk-based disk-based program program in in the the usual usual
manner. If the computer gives
you you a "device not not present" present" error,
try try flipping flipping the the switch and and loadloadinging again. again. If everything everything works works
okay, then then you're you're all all set. Try Try to to
load the the program program using using both both the the
device device #8 #8 and and device device #9 calls, dependingpending
on on the the position position of of the the
switch. It It should should respond respond to to both
numbers, numbers, depending depending on on how how the
switch switch is positioned. If it's it's not not
working worlcing in this this manner, in all
probability probability you've allowed allowed some
solder solder to to reconnect reconnect the the bridge bridge bebetweentween the the jumpers, jumpers, so so you'll you'll have have
to to clean this up before
proceeding. proceeding.
Unplug Unplug the drive cables again, again,
and and route route the wires wires across across the the
printed printed circuit board (facing'the (facing the
front front of of the the drive) drive) to to the left. Repositionposition
the the metal metal cover cover and and ininstallstall the two two retaining retaining screws. screws.
Tum the top cover of the drive
over and and place place it it next next to the the drive drive
on on the the left hand hand side. Insert the
switch switch into the hold, hold , place the the
washer and nut on the switch,
and and tighten tighten securely. securely. Now Now gently
tum the top top half over, place place it it on on
the bottom half, invert the whole
unit, and replace replace and and tighten tighten the the
four four screws screws that that hold hold the the two two
halves together. together. That's That's it!
To To be on on the the safe safe side, reconnectnect
the the power and and serial serial cables,
tum turn on on the the computer computer and and the the
drive, drive, and and boot boot a program program again, again,
trying both the device #8 #8 and and device
#9 calls. calls. It's a good good idea idea to to
label the the switch switch positions positions so so that
you'll know which position indicates
#8 and and which which indicates #9.
In most instances, when when you're you're
using using two drives drives you'll find that
it's best best to to tum tum the the power power on on to to
the the computer first, drive drive #8 secsecond, and finally #9 third. For
some some reason the VIC and and C-64
sometimes have aa hard time telling
how how many many peripherals peripherals are are
hooked hooked up up to to it, and and this this method
clears up the machine's "confusion."sion."
In the the event that you're you're
only only going going to to be using using one one drive,
simply simply leave the the second drive drive
turned off, and it will only acacknowledge device #8. But But at least
now now you you have have the the flexibility flexibility of of
choosing choosing your device # by by the
simple flick flick of a switch! switch! 0D
FIG.
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