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- =========== Hints and Tips ===========
-
- From: Cutler
-
- Dear Loadstar:
-
- Please share some of these helpful
- programming tips with your readers.
-
- ***********************************
-
- C-64 POKE STATEMENTS.
-
- (1) FOR A COLD START -type: SYS 64738
-
- (2) TO DISABLE STOP -type:
- POKE 788,52:POKE 808,239
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- (3) TO ENABLE STOP -type:
- POKE 788,49:POKE 808,237
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- (4) TO DISABLE RESTORE,LIST AND STOP
- type: POKE 808,237
-
- (5) TO DISABLE RESTORE -type:
- POKE 793,203
-
- (6) TO DISABLE SAVE -type:
- POKE 818,245:POKE 818,32
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- (7) TO ENABLE SAVE -type:
- POKE 818,245:POKE 818,237
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- (8) TO DISABLE LOAD -type:
- POKE 816,0
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- (9) TO ENABLE LOAD -type:
- POKE 818,108
-
- (10) TO DISABLE THE KEYBOARD -type:
- POKE 649,0
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- (11) TO ENABLE THE KEYBOARD -type:
- POKE 649,10
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- (12) TO RESTORE KEYBOARD -type:
- POKE 649,10:POKE808,237
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- (13) FOR UPPERCASE GRAPHICS -type:
- POKE 53272,21
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- (14) FOR LOWERCASE TO UPPERCASE
- GRAPHICS -type: POKE 53272,23
-
- (15) TO DISABLE LIST -type:
- POKE 775,75
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- (16) TO DISABLE REPEAT -type:
- POKE 650,0
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- (17) TO ENABLE REPEAT -type:
- POKE 650,128
-
- (18) FREEZE COMPUTER -type:
- SYS64739 -shut on and off to
- restore computer.
-
- NOTE: You can use any of the above
-
- statements in your programs or as it
-
- is. Also, some of these statements
-
- may make it necessary for you to turn
-
- your computer off then on again in
-
- order to restore things to normal.
-
-
- I find Loadstar to be the best disk
-
- based magazine available. Loadstar
-
- should try to put a fastloader built
-
- into the Loadstar itself. Also, can
-
- you or have you published a program
-
- that will print out directories in 2
-
- columns--I need one.
-
-
- > Thanks for the neat info, Cutler.
- > We are heavily researching a fast
- > loader for future incorporation.
- > No idea on the 2-column directory
- > printer, though. We'll keep
- > looking.
-
- --------------------------------------
-
- From: O'Neill
-
- **** Tip for C-128 Owners ****
-
-
- I have read and heard of some
-
- users having problems running
-
- commercial programs in 64 mode. I
-
- had the problem once and my discovery
-
- corrected it and have never had
-
- trouble with it since.
-
-
- What with the amount of copy
-
- protection used on software these
-
- days, the 1571 definitely has a
-
- problem with it. But, ONLY if it's
-
- powered up in 128 mode first. If
-
- you plan on running C-64 software
-
- (with copy protection), make sure
-
- you power up in 64 mode. This will
-
- insure that your 1571 will at the
-
- same time be in 1541 mode. The main
-
- trouble with 64 software on the 128
-
- occurs when the 1571 is trying to read
-
- a single-sided disk and at the same
-
- time has to deal with all that copy
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- protection (in a human it would be
-
- called HEARTBURN).
-
-
- So, to alleviate what some people
-
- are calling a bug in the 128, just
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- make sure your 1571 is first in 1541
-
- mode and the trouble will never
-
- appear.
-
- Keep on 128ing!!!!!
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