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M A G A Z
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CONTENT
VOLUME 9. NUMBER 1 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1992
FEATURES
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20 Hardiwarc RAMpage fijStfphaneDinchautr
Nau iinii-somecomputing bull) brashesyou offasa Ibys-R-Uswimp,goona hard
wareRAMpagel with RAMLintand KAMDrKt.vmi'llhavepowertoburn.
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DEPARTMENTS
4RUMning Ruminations fry DaatisIliision
VVliiii kindofayearwas liiill? IbeC-64 liii twomegs. Commodoreactuallyenhanced
iis techsupportand RUN kepi running.Andthey said ii couldn't bedune.
GMagic fmupiledby Tim llhbh
PAGE42 WIieit*e!si*canyougci somuch forsolittle? [usi a levi linesofcodecan revolutionize
yourCommodore.
8 News and New Products bjjamaOrtavB
Elvira dives intothe(.Mil market.SSI it'leasesanew.and possibly final.(.Mil AJD&D
rolB-playinaK;l||lt' Dr, Evil handsofftoGMD.Jusi nnotl)erday inCommodoreville,
10 Mail RUN
Readersrapahumcartridge-basedgames,willkits, productivitysoftwareandthe
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13 Software Gallery Reviewofi
• him Lord ■TieAmazingSpider-Mao
• GoldenAxe • Cit'f" N'iiiman'sSharkAH&ck
■ Dream TeamS"ri 3Challenge • Super(XT-Road
• SECCheck Register
51 GEoWarcH ijSteoe HinderArk
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"53 128 Mode byMarkjmdan
Hasyimi IIS'i] mousebeen liulini; in Ilieharkol adeskdrawer! Well,(hase ilout!
\iii\ thai mousecan moveyourcursor.
54 Commodore Clinic byHton Rvlt
Getting the iIghtperipheralsforyoursystemcanbeachallenge.'Ihisissue, Ellen
Ruleexplainsmodems, printers, interfacesandennidges.
56 Gold MinecompiledbyLouisKSunder
PAGE4E5 Hot gamingtipsfrom (liereal pros—YOU!
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COVER PIIOI<k.HAI'IiI.I)BYEDJUDICE JAM ARY/FEBRUARV [99Z . K 1) N 3
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Presidenta
DaleStrang
Ruminations
DennisBrisson
ManaclncF.Iir11jk/\'how'(:Iion
VinoyLaugiiner
Technkw.Manager
TdiohrWalsh Some Ponderables
NewProductsEunoR
199] will godown ;isanotheryear inwhich Commodoreusersonce
jANlCtCREAVI3
again defied the predictionsof industry pundits, who havebeen fore
CowEnron
PecI.kPage castingthedemise ofthe84/138 market foryears.
In Set, onecompany. CreativeMicro Designs,wasasbusy ;is theair
CONTRIBUTINGEditors
ElixnRule;JohnRyan trafficoverthe ftrsianGulfearlierthisyear. Itlaunched a stockpile of
new productsandbeg:m it)deliverthe much heralded RAMDriveand
Ahi Director RAMLink.ARUNreviewerdubbed them"the mostinttlligenilvcreat
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ed third-pattyCommodore hardware I've everused."
DES1GN1KS
And whowould have thought thatyourC-64 manualwouldactually
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MANUBtcnnuNG
Ai^naKorda On the eveofAmerica's ijuincemennial, Columbusbash ofyear
I'ROIKi-'nONSUPERVISOR ingwasall the rage. Meanwhile, Commodorebashingsub
DkuraA.Davifs sidedasusersappeared resigned tothecompany'smove
was
away from theeight-bit market totheAmiga and CDTV
AssociatePobushwahd
NationalAiivtrttsinc.SailsManager lines. Incontrast, Commodore rcintroduced supportfor 1991?
KennethBlakehan the C-64 withaprogram that promiseda refnrhished6-4 if
you sent themyourBrokenone and $(H (of course), and it
SAII.SKEPRtSLNTAlI\tAND 0
Cl_W.AllSALES reopened its customerservicesupport line forC-6-! users.
HkathcrGuinabu Still, productssucliasthe 1581 disk drive, 1750 REUs
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and 128swereas scarceasviable Democratic presidential
ADvumsiNOCoordinator candidates; andyoudidn't havetobeAnita Hill tofeel harrasscd in
MIi:imiIIBlCKFORD
1991: 64/128 ownerswatched astheirshelfspace forsoftwaredisap
Pt.misnm'sAssistant peared, [.ike Balticrepublicsbreakingaivay from mother Russia, many
MabyMcCole
usergroups shiftedallegiance todieAmigaorMS-DOS. In RUN'S
AdvertisingAssistant/
user'sgroup update section, however, newcountrieswereheardfrom.
CikiomikServiceRepr^kstative
MarwitSwanson WhileCommodore's fortuneswaned in the U.S., theywaxed in
WettmhSalesManaoer Kurope,where, accordingtoits mid-yearreport, thecompany realized
GiorgioSaluti 85 percent ofitsoverall sales.Andwhile salessailed ofTto Europe, a
£421 Buounw,Surra200 number OfEuropean gamesmade theirway looursht>res.
RiDvrooot:iiv.ca'Mixii
Speakingt>ffortunes, Commodore settledwith ousted leader Harry
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Circulationdirector
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WhileGeorge Foreman madeacomebackin thering, and LizTay
ClHCULATIONMANAGES lortied the knot—again—tivo softwarecompaniesrevived theirlong-
DeborahM.Walsh
runningsuccesses:Timeworksintroduced version 6ofitsvenerable
MJUtNETINCDirector
Word Writer, andOrigin released Ultima VI. Evengame cartridges
WendieMarbo
reappeared asCommodore dustedoffsonic oldiesand ReadySoft
MarketingCoordinator
readiedWrathofthe Demon,
LaukaLivingston
In the rumorcategory, the Commodoreworld buzzedwith talk
BusiNtaManages
about a graStTOOtSeffort tosell a newacceleratorchip for the C-128.
LisaLaFij.ur
In responseto readers' beefed-uptelecommunicationsactivity,
RUNupgraded its BBS toa multiusersystem. And theRcRUN disk
tookona newlookwithan easy-to-use Interfaceandnewfeatures.
Before theyclose thebook on eight-bil computing, the C-64/128
Entin:contentscopyright1GG]byTechMctli;i will writea fewmorechapters. /f6Wwill be here—in itsbimonthly
Publishing.Inc.,adivision■■II!1'-CooiQllinlc&- format—coveringthoseevents and helpingusersget more out of
tionJ, [in-. Nopan oflliii publication may be
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Magic
Learn how to speak like an executive, hide files in GEOS and resetyour
64 without losing the Basic program that's loaded into memory.
Compiled by TIM WALSH
S5DD Buzzwords 64/128 this routine in yourown programs, all but the most experi
enced programmers will he baffled by your programming
Listen carefully to government and business officials when
prowess.
they're interviewedontelevision or radio, and you'll soon no
tice theycommunicate in whfll is known as "empty rhetoric." 0 REM IMITATION RESET 64 - MICHAEL GRIMM
Generallyni a lossformeaningful words,electedofficialsoften :REM*80
10 FORT= 49152 TO 49320 :REM*55
use winds and phrases mil for their meaning, but rather lin
20 READD:POKET,D:CK=CK+D:NEXT:IFCK<>14997T
their impressive sound.
HENPRINT"ERROR IN DATA!":END :REM*249
Just typein the listingusingHI'.Y'sChecksum ineither(>1
30 SYS 49152 :REM*204
or V26 mode. When run. Buzzwords 64/128 iets your C-64
40 DATA 169,196,32,160,192,160,9,162,255,3
or C-128 generate a steady stream of such phrases. They 2,179,238,202,208,250,136,208 :REM*148
won't makea lotofsense, but they'll provideyouwithan ex 50 DATA 245,169,200,141,22,208,169,14,141,
ecutive's vocabulary. 32,208,169,6,141,33,208,169 :REM*3
0 REM BUZZWORDS 64/128 - RON PRESCOTT 60 DATA 147,32,210,255,162,0,189,52,192,32
:REM*190 ,210,255,232,224,78,208,245 :REM*17
10 DIM X$(5):DIM Y$(5):DIM Z$(5) :REM*209 70 DATA 96,13,32,32,32,32,42,42,42,42,32,6
20 B$="BUZZWORD PHRASES" :REM*201 7,79,77,77,79,68,79,82,69,32 :REM*0
30 PRINT,B$ :REM*103 80 DATA 54,52,32,66,65,83,73,67,32,86,50,3
40 PRINT:PRINTCHR$(14) :REM*180 2,42,42,42,42,13,13,32,54,52 :REM*66
50 LET X=INT(RHD(1)*5)+1 :REM*239 90 DATA 75,32,82,65,77,32,83,89,83,84,69,7
60 X$(1 )="INTEGRATED" :REM*90 7,32,32,51,56,57,49,49,32,66 :REM*161
70 X$<2)="T0TAL" :REM*201 100 DATA 65,83,73,67,32,66,89,84,69,83,32,
80 X$(3 )="SYSTEMATIC" :REM*155 70,82,69,69,13,13,13,83,84,69 :REM*5
90 X$(4 )="SELF-CONTAINED" :REM*179 110 DATA 77,32,32,51,56,57,49,49,32,66,65,
100 XS(5)="QUASI-FUNCTIONAL" :REM*126 83,73,67,32,66,89,84,69,83,32 :REM*231
1 10 LET Y=INT(RND(1 )*5)+1 :REM*46 120 DATA 70,82,69,69,141,22,208,169,14,141
120 YS(1 )="MANAGERIAL" :REM*241 ,134,2,96 :REM*95
1 30 Y${2^"ORGANIZATIONAL" :REM*188
1 40 Y$(3)="MONIT0RED" :REM*152 —MichaelGrimm, Sandwich, h.
1 50 Y$(4^"RECIPROCAL" :REM*227
160 Y$(5)="HALF-LIFE" :REM*190
170 LET Z=INT(RND(1 )*5)+1 :REM*96 S5DF Hiding Files Using GEOS
180 Z$(1)="BUDGETARY OPTIONS." :REM*56
1 90 Z$(2)="FLEXIBILITY." :REM*180 Ifymi'ivaGEOSuser,youhaveaccesstoatop-notchmethod
200 ZS(3)^"CAPABILITY." offilesecurity(brailofyournon-GEOSdisks. Here'show:After
210 Z$(4)="STABILITY." REM*237 activatingeitherGEOS61 or 128, placea non-GEOSdiskinto
220 Z$(5)="TRANSPARENT LAYERS." :REM*63 thedriveandclickonthedrive'sicon.Answeryesat thepmnnit
230 EN$=CHR$(14):A$=" " :B$="(SHFT LJET'S ioconvert thenon-GEOSdisk to GEOS format
IMPLEMENT":C$=" " :REM*29 Allofthetileson thediskwillappearonthedeskTopscreen
240 PRINT(2 SPACEs)B$;A$; X$(X);C$ Y$(Y);C as Commodore files. To hide any Dies, just drag them to the
$;z$(z) :REM*73 bottom borderand deposit them, When done, usethe (.'.EOS
250 FORT=1TO1200:NEXT:GOTO40 :REM*49 Close option ioclose the disk.
—Ron Prescott, Modesto, CA After resetting the computer, powering lip in cither (31 or
12!Smode, then listingthedirector)',you'll noticethatthefiles
dragged (<> ihe border are no longer visible, Ib access them,
run(iKOS,placethatdiskin tliedrive, anddragthoseborder
S5DE Imitation Reset 64
fileshack into IIn1 desk'Iop.
iinilaliun Reset fi-J is jlisl that—an imitation ofa "real" Sys
—i.ii MacDonald, Lansing, mi
tem reset After the program is typed in and run, entering ;i
SYS 4S152 from either Direct or Program mode causes the
screen to briefly freeze, shrink a few pixels in size on all four
S5E0 IBM-PC Keypad ON C-128
siiles, tlien reset itsell. The all-too-familiar ("ommodurt; lii
startup screen appears in a few seconds. Computerists who use MS/DOS-cotnpadblea and C-l^Ss
Unlike a "real" reset, however, this program leaves Basic often find themselves accidently typing numbers on the
programs undisturbed in memoryalterdie reset! By placing screen.That'sbecausethey'reused tousingthePC's numeric
fi K U N ■ [ANUAROTEBRUARY189B
keypad tocontrol cursor movement 150 FOR I=25TO1 STEP -1 :REM*227
AsanyC-128»surknows, pressing numberson the keypad 160 SYS EDIT,I,12,"BACKWARDS ":FORT^ITO!0:
will printjusi iliiir—numbers, li> make the G-128 more user- NEXT:NEXT :REM*219
frieiullytoPCusers,CursorKeypad 128redefinesthekeypad's
—IIenrv !■;..Shutwkit., Btmm:K, PA
numbers as follows:
8 = Cursorup
4 = Cursor [eft
S5E2 Dual-Screen 64
6 = Cursor iight
2 = Cursordown If you're;i C-li-l programmer needinga second instruction
7 = Home screen. Dual Screen (i4 is foryou. Incorporate this routine in
I = Insert yourown programstocreatea 1000-bytesecond screen that's
3 = Delete independent ofyourprimary screen.
YoucantogglebetweenCursorand Keypadmodebypress After Dual Screen 64 is activated, you can toggle between
ingtheshift-lockkey.The5and9keysaredisabled inKeypad screensbypressingtheFl key. Ifyonwanttoaccessthesecond
mode. screen from within a program, use the command POKE
788,G:POKE789,192,
0 REM CURSOR/NUMERIC 128 KEYPAD - JOHN CAM
PION :REM*64 0 REM DUAL SCREEN 64 - GREG HAVENER
10 FOR T=0 TO 88:POKE 6912+T,PEEK(64128+T) :REM*146
:NEXT :REM*211 10 PRINTCHR$(147}"PRESS PI TO TOGGLE BETWE
20 POKE 830,0:POKE 831,27 :REM*115 EN TWO SCREENS" :REM*222
30 S=6977:POKE S+4,157:POKE S+3,17:POKE S+ 20 FOR T=0 TO 134:READ D:CK=CK+D:POKE 4915
12,29:POKE S,145:POKE S+6,148 :REM*36 2+T,D:NEXT :REM*158
40 POKE S+14,20:POKE S+5,19:POKE S+1,0:POK 30 IF CK <> 15217 THENPRINT"ERROR IN DATA"
E S+13,0 :REM*36 :END :REM*176
40 POKE 7B8,0:POKE 789,192:PRINT"PRESS Fl
—|oiln Campion, Randallbtown, Ml) TO TOGGLE" :REM*17
50 DATA 173,1,197,201,1,208,12,238,2,197,7
6,112,192,95,234,234,234,234 :REM*81
60 DATA 234,165,197,201,4,208,84,160,0,185
S5E1 Screen Edit 64
,0,4,141,0,198,185,0,193,153 :REM*251
Here's a shun machine language routine thai every C-fi4 70 DATA 0,4,173,0,198,153,0,193,185,0,5,14
owner can put to use. Screen i'.ilit (il lets you place text any 1,0,198,185,0,194,153,0,5,173 :REM*29
where on the screen and perform some fancy moves with 80 DATA 0,198,153,0,194,185,0,6,141,0,198,
screen charactersaswell, 185,0,195,153,0,6,173,0,198 :REM*236
Thesyntax lorScreen Edit (i-l is as follows: 90 DATA 153,0,195,185,0,7,141,0,198,185,0,
196,153,0,7,173,0,198,153,0 :REM*27
SYS EDIT, COLUMN, ROW, "(text}" 100 DATA 196,200,192,0,208,179,169,1,141,1
,197,76,49,234,173,2,197,201 :REM*43
The syntax is self-explanatory;just enter the SYS number,
110 DATA 32,208,246,169,0,141,1,197,169,0,
row and column, then the text enclosed within quotation
141,2,197,76,19,192,0,169,0 :REM*59
marks. Asampleprogram isincludeda! theendoftheroutine
120 DATA 141,0,0,0 :REM*211
toshow how messagescanbe moved ai lightning speed using
Screen Edit
—c;kk; Havener, Bigfohk, mt
0 REM SCREEN EDIT 64 - HENRY SHOTWELL
:REM*29
10 SYS 58692:FOR T=700 TO 726:READ D:CK=CK
S5E3 C-128 Video Switcheroo
+D:POKE T,D:NEXT :REM*177
20 IF CK<>3566 THEN PRINT"ERROR IN DATA ST Ilore'showC-128ownerscanwatchvideoon theirmonitors
ATEMENTS...":END :REM*114 in40-column mode,whileat the sametimegoingabout com
30 EDIT=700 :REM*160 puting tholes in KO-columns.
40 PRINTCHR$(147)"SYNTAX:SYS EDIT,COL,ROW, First,collectyourtrustyold 1902m 2(102monitor(ornewer
"CHR$(34)"TEXT"CHR$[34) :REM*22 10S-I);your(J-128;a2-into-l,Y-typecablewith RCA-typecon
50 DATA 32,253,174,32,158,183,138,72
nectors; and a VCR or camcorder. Plug the single-end RCA
:REM*197 plugofthe2-into-1 cableintotheVideoOutconnectoronthe
60 DATA 32,253,174,32,158,183,104,168
video sourceand the dual endsofthe cable into the Chroma
:REM*24
and LutJUiinputson thebmkofthemonitor, (Youcanalsorun
70 DATA 24,32,240,255,32,253,174 :REM*174
a single audiocable from thevideo source to theVideo in on
80 DATA 76,164,170,0 :REM»21
the monitor.) Plug the RGB t)m connector on the computer
90 REM DEMO OF SCREEN EDIT 64 :REM*149
Into the k(>H In nl the monitor.Turn on voiii video sumce.
100 SYS EDIT.1,1,CHRSf147) :REM*250
110 SYS EDIT,0,1,"TOP OF SCREEN" :REM*228 Now, you can watch cither video or cable television (sent
120 SYS EDIT,0,24,"BOTTOM OF SCREEN" throughyourVCR) in40-co!umn mode, and duringthecom
:REM*73 mercials for scary parts) switch back to the 80-cohimn word
130 FOR I=1TO25 :REM*72 processoryou're usingtowrite that letterto Magic.
140 SYS EDIT,I,12," FORWARD ":FORT=1TO10:N
EXT:NEXT ;REM*131 —Tim Walsh, Peterborough, nii ■
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