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 SWMODEMAFTo<ADAMXCHANGHs ANNOUNCEATwžGenInfoAFT{BREGformAÅ!€™AGENDAAEFT‡Ú463PDALEFT‹iAB0990AEFT;READMETWOA“nBLOCKS LEFT—	x	E            Titusville, PA 16354                    Phone 1-814-827-3776C.A.V., (Clip Art Viewer and Converter):    This new utility program helps you select clips fTHE FOLLOWING IS COURTESY OF WALTERS SOFTWARE, ONE OF OUR    A.N.N. CONTEST SPONSORS AND A GOOD FRIEND OF ADAM.THERE IS A RESTRICTION ON PART OF THE FOLLOWING AND WE ASK   THAT YOU HONOR THE WISHES OF WALTERS SOFTWARE AS TO THIS     RESTRICTION.     one would    have been similar to the Atari ST.SpeedyWrite Modification.         I said I would not do another "MOD." but time heals all  wounds. I worked real hard on all the Super Game "MODS." and almost everyone took advantage of them. Only one company     paid me for using them, NIAD was that company. Why should I  work for nothing? I have been asked to do several "MODS",    and now you know why I say no.    SpeedyWrite uses redundant block loads to get the        program into memoryks. Make a nice catalog of all your clips and convert IBM clips to the Adam format. To convert IBM clips you must      transfer IBM clips to an Adam media or obtain them from an   Adam user, dealer, or user group. I really like the view     feature because I can never remember what a clip looks like  from it's file name.     I have found a few more of the Atari Coleco cartridge    cases, they are a better case than the Coleco case. Supplies are limited so order early if you want a cartridge with that case (5), (51294) to a 6, and (51308) to a 7. Copy block 0 to your new medias  block 0.    Set offset to 8192 and load in block 4 and modify as     follows.(8200) - (8), (8214) - (9), (8228) - (10), (8242) - (11),    (8256) - (12), (8270) - (13), (8284) - (14), (8298) - (15),  (8309) - (16), (8324) - (17), (8338) - (18), (8352) - (19),  (8366) - (20), (8380) - (21), (8394) - (22), (8408) - (23),  (8422) - (24), (8436) - (25), (8450) - (26), (8464) - (27),  (8478) - (28), (8492) - (29), (8506) - (30).    Cops computer has a graphics operating   system that is 10 years ahead of the IBM version of windows. I like it because it is very easy to use, like the Adam.     Another thing that is great with this computer is you can    purchase an IBM emulator, the emulator turns the Atari into  an IBM. I now have two computers in one, If you are looking  to buy another computer don't make a big mistake and over    look the Atari line of computers. I like to think if Coleco  would have continue to build computers the nextINCLUDED WITH THIS ISSUE IS A SPEDDYWRITE 4 BLOCK        CATALOG "MOD.". THIS IS FREE BUT NOT P.D., DO NOT PUBLISH OR PLACE ON A B.B.S. WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM WALTERS SOFTWARE   CO.                    Walters Software Co.                    Rd# 4 Box 289-A                    Titusville, PA 16354                    Phone 1-814-827-3776C.A.V., (Clip Art Viewer and Converter):    This new utility program helps you select clips for your projects, convert clips for The Print Works and The Label    Wor. This makes it impossible to move the    program to add more catalog blocks. You sure waste alot of   space using one block for a catalog. My "MOD." turns a new   media into a three block catalog.    First Init a disk or D.D.P. with 4 catalogs using "INIT" from SmartDSK III. Using TOOLKIT from SmartDSK III, why      TOOLKIT, because it works in decimal and is alot easier to   understand and use.     Set the offset to (51200) and load in block 0 from your  SpeedyWrite media. Modify location (51280) to a. Remember you can have your Walters Software cartridge  reprogrammed with a different program anytime you like. I    now have a OrphanWare hard drive boot cartridge available. .   Included with this issue is a SpeddyWrite 4 block        catalog "MOD.". This is free but not P.D., do not publish or place on a B.B.S. without permission from Walters Software   Co.    Some Adam users have asked me what computer I use for my manuals. I use an Atari 1040ST and the Page Stream desktop   publishing program. Thiy block 4 to block 7 of your new media.    Set the offset to 256, and load in block 29. Modify      location (576) - (29), and (634) - (29). Copy block 29 to    block 32 of your new media.    I hope this is all the locations that need to be         changed. If you have any problems l would like to know.     These instruction are copyrighted by Walters Software    and can not be reprinted without written permission from     Walters Software Co.                                         tion (51280) to andard a bore and awkward. My routine, on powering up the ADAM, is always; power on, Escape/WP key, Screen Options key, Moving Window key,   then, Margin/Tab key.\\\\\   Just as fast as that, too. When your Margin/Tab options come  up on the SmartKEYS, set Left and Right Margins for about 3 and   35, respectively, depending on how your TV or monitor displays.\\\\\   This gives you, one, a full screen to work on, with 20 lines  of typing, two, fast access with the cursor arrow buttons to      anything you†	J. The time this takes     beats rewriting/retyping/raging at fate.\\\\\   Timing, I am told, is everything in life. Time your printing  for those periods of your work wh\r~05,80\\\I\K\Q\W\CPAGE 5.\\\\FASTER SMARTWRITER.\\\\BY DAVID SANDS.\\\r~05,40\\\I\K\Q\A\   It's not surprising that many ADAM owners, and most   members of VISA, say they use their ADAMs for word processing.    The ADAM has a fine word processi arrow key combination moves a screen  of material at a time. Remember too, that the arrow keys are the  source of the "spiral" problem in SmartWRITER, where your page    length indicator on screen left just cycles endlessly and you     can't Store, among other problems. Use them carefully.\\\\\   Some experience with this system will show you that a: it     works, and b: it's faster. \\Trust me, have I lied to you before ?\\\\\r~45,80\\\I\K\Q\A\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\   Some things SmartWRITER does wee, etc.\\\\\   So, what can we do with SmartWRITER to make it perform better for us ?  My suggestions are based on four years use of the ADAM  primarily as a word processor, two of them as editor of a monthly ADAM user group newsletter that was entirely produced on the      computer and its printer. There are some ideas here that may be   new to you, as well as some old tricks.\\\\\   First, forget the Standard Format. That's the typewriter      style screen. I use Moving Window exclusively and find Sta (5), (51294) to a 6, and (51308) to a 7. Copy block 0 to your new medias  block 0.    Set offset to 8192 and load in block 4 and modify as     follows.(8200) - (8), (8214) - (9), (8228) - (10), (8242) - (11),    (8256) - (12), (8270) - (13), (8284) - (14), (8298) - (15),  (8309) - (16), (8324) - (17), (8338) - (18), (8352) - (19),  (8366) - (20), (8380) - (21), (8394) - (22), (8408) - (23),  (8422) - (24), (8436) - (25), (8450) - (26), (8464) - (27),  (8478) - (28), (8492) - (29), (8506) - (30).    Cop have on that screen, and three, all of your work is  in front of you, none of it is off the screen at the right or     left or up at the top and needing an eternity to scroll down onto that typewriter roller so you can correct something.\\\\\   When you are ready to print, hit Margin/Tab again and         reformat to whatever you need: the default or standard settings   are 10 Left and 70 Right. I feel ADAM printouts look better if    they're slightly narrower than those.\\\\\   Remember the "Home" andng program in SmartWRITER, it's  printer produces a much finer product than the usual home         computer dot matrix printer, and the operation of the ADAM, with  the program instantly available at power on, is considerably      easier than any contemporary, and many current machines.\\\\\   But, like performance evaluations you may have had to endure, once we quickly cover the nice stuff, we're into the suggestions  for improvement and places where management is unhappy with our   productivity, attitudll but with maddening          slowness. Insert and Delete come to mind. To work quickly in SW,  try not to do much of either. Backspace and type over if you've   just missed a short word, a "the", or an "it", for example, and   your typing speed and the ADAMs' reformatting each line as you    retype will be quicker than going through the Insert routine. If  we could get rid of the Done? keys, and the eternal Are You Sure? in Delete, we could do without some other luxuries, but we're     stuck with them. Sood grade of paper, it's sold by weight, and  "clean   edge" paper -- the perforated edge strips off very nicely and few people will notice. \\\r~05,80\\\I\K\Q\W\CPAGE 6.\\\r~05,40\\\I\K\Q\W\CFASTER SMARTWRITER CONT.,\w\A\\\   If you're using single sheets, taking the time to line up the paper right the first time means you don't have to reprint. Fan   fold will feed evenly through the printer if you take a piece of  coathanger wire and shape it so that rests perfectly across the   back of the paper slght and it disposes of "Are You    Sure?" in quick time.\\\\\   I use Insert and Delete only if I can't correct my problem    with Backspace. It's faster, and you use a single key and your    keyboard. Staying on the keyboard is the secret of high speed     typing.\\\\\   Size of files is a real cause of slow work in SmartWRITER.    Five full size pages is the limit suggested in your Coleco        instruction material, but for real speed from the program, do a   page by page type/Store routine. I have fhe      previous job. I have no personal experience with these, but that  may change.\\\\\   While we're on printing: the "Print HiLite" feature can be    used to fit an extra line onto a page and save a reformat and     reprint that might be required if you didn't want a second page   with a single line on it.\\\\\   These ideas get more into the helpful hints category than     major timesavers, but they all add up: improve your typing with a program like ExperTYPE, now dirt cheap from mail order outfi\   Printing on the ADAM is just plain slow, and as noisy as a    rock concert. My solutions are simple because there isn't any     magic here. My printer is elevated on a pair of the universal     mounts sold everywhere for dot matrix printers; they fit the ADAM printer and they help it run cooler, without the strange, and     time-consuming behaviour a hot ADAM gets into.\\\\\  You can save a lot of time with continuous or fan-fold paper,  even if you want to print only single sheets.\\\\\   Buy a go avoid them, retyping is faster, and you don't take your hands from the keyboard to hit damn old SmartKEY VI     "Done" all the time.\\\\\   Insert, though, is one of the reasons we're not still using   typewriters, as is Delete. If you've used your ADAM at all, you   have discovered that it works faster than its screen display.     When you finish inserting, hit "Done" while typing, don't         pause.\\\\\   Similarly, with Delete, get the highlighting done, and hit    Delete twice. Get the timing riot on the printer with a bent-down piece in   each of the little holes you find there. Look where it says       "Align edge of paper here." Credit for that great trick belongs   to David Cobley, not me. Fan fold will save time even if you      align it each time.. It sits under the printer and its always     ready.\\\\\   You may want to investigate "printer buffers." These units,   available from the mail order suppliers, give the printer its own memory, and allow you to continue working while printing tound that while this     will save time, you must train yourself to use it, and combining  files when you print can create time-consuming problems. Always   add the next file when you're at the bottom of the previous       piece. Otherwise, ADAM will load the next file into the first     apparently randomly. I have used this trick to bring little boxes and other kinds of stuff into columns, saving the time of         creating it while working on something else, but don't use it     where time is tight.\\\\ts,   if correcting errors, "hunting and pecking" or taking forever is  your real problem. It is possible to type faster than the ADAM    can display, but it catches up with its screen buffer. Search     only works top to bottom, but it can be a quick way to the end of a previously typed piece. When "Get" brings it up on screen,      Search for something that isn't there and you'll be at the end of your piece.\\\\\    The famous-- infamous, to be more precise --SmartWRITER      line-and-a-half line feed håååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå I've used this system for years and never had a       problem. Not losing that extra line every two paragraphs can get  a lot more on a page, and save printing time.\\\\\   Store and Print in succession -- never Print first. If it's   really important, Store it on two different packs or disks, and   on two different drives if you have them. The time this takes     beats rewriting/retyping/raging at fate.\\\\\   Timing, I am told, is everything in life. Time your printing  for those periods of your worklable to us by the author. BDC.\\\\\     Have you noticed how the price of 5.25" double sided floppy discs has dropped lately? In recent weeks I have bought NASHUA,   OPUS, and FUJI double sided discs for less than $5 for a box of   ten. A year ago, double sided discs were generally about twice    the cost of single sided discs. And I  have always wondered why.  It   has seemed right along that the  manufacturers were ripping  us off for those magic letters on the box, "DSDD".\\\\\     Many years ago, Ie sale turntable cover, done in dark plastic. Other    answers include putting a cardboard box over it, and for real     class, try office or computer surplus stores: I've seen covers    from a DEC wordprocessor which easily covered the ADAM.\\\\\   Part Two of this article will cover other ideas and           techniques for faster word processing.\\ååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååas several solutions. One is to go to  SmartKEY VI,type superscript or subscript symbol, space, and      Return in order to get a single line between paragraphs, but this is slow. My solution works, and it's fast. Remove the daisy wheel from your printer, find the backslash symbol (first one below the Escape/WP key) and snap it off. Unless you type programs which    require it, you won't miss it. (Other snap-offs could be the { or [ brackets.) Then simply type backslash/Return between            paragraphs.†	J5,40\\\I\K\Q\A\     The following article was first published in the    May, 1989 issue of the Inland Empire ADAM User's Group            Newsletter, and was made availab\r~05,80\\\I\K\W\Q\CPAGE 12.\\\\FLIPPING FLOPPIES.\\\\BY THOMAS J. KEENE.\\\r~05,40\\\I\K\Q\A\     The following article was first published in the    May, 1989 issue of the Inland Empire ADAM User's Group            Newsletter, and was made avai when you need a break. Drink your  coffee while printing,or get on the phone.\\\\\r~45,80\\\I\K\Q\A\\\\\\\   An ADAM printer sound will make anyone think you're calling   from Action Central and they'll show some respect. Family members excluded, of course. Leaving an ADAM printer working seems to     guarantee reprinting, but only if you're in a hurry.\\\\\   If the noise the printer makes is a problem, some kind of     printer cover is the answer. The cheapest and easiest I've seen   was a garag read an article in a COMMODORE 64         newsletter that there was absolutely no difference between a      single sided and a double sided disc. And the reason was          compellingly logical. Some computers (most) write the data on the top side of a disc, whereas others (the COMMODORE included) write their data on the bottom side of the disc.\\\\\     Now the manufacturer claimed that the disc was certified on one side only. I would like to know which side he had in mind.    Because, as an ADAM owner     recover any files that have been ruined by bad blocks. They will  permit you to use a disc with bad blocks by writing around the    bad block. But thus far, I have been able to reformat and use     every disc that I encountered with a bad block or a CRC error.    And that word "bad" covers an awful lot of territory. Almost      always, the bad block turns out to be a CRC error. And 98% of     these errors occurred in the directory. That tells me that there  is a software glitch in the ADAM somewhere. It machine.\\\\\     But, many people say there is a difference between using a  flippy and using a double sided drive. In the case of the flippy, the disc rotates one direction on one side, but when you turn it  over, the disc rotates in the opposite direction. This is true    all right! But how is that supposed to affect the performance?\\\\\     According to their arguments, all that dirt that            accumulates on the disc, is pushed first in one direction and     then in another and somehow thatuple of other computer clubs that I attend and the consensus of opinion is that no one there has    had any problems with flippies.\\\\\     But why take a chance? Maybe that one time when a flippy    fails is just the time that the lost program is vital. Could be.  But I am very cost conscious and flippies give me twice as much   data storage per dollar. I figure  there's a risk in every action we take. Some of us have had disc drives fail. Others have had a  printer go bad, and even a few have had the mcurrence of a disc failure has ALWAYS occurred   on the so-called certified side. Further than that, I have NEVER  encountered a bad disc that was  traceable to a missing block; I  mean a real "missing" block,\\\r~45,80\\\I\K\Q\A\\\\\\\\\\\\\\even though that has occasionally been the diagnostic comment.    Sure I have had a CRC error from time to time, but the disc       itself was intact. I know of, and have, programs that permit you  to use a disc that has bad blocks. But these programs won't  , I sure hoped that the certified side   was the one I was using. And I am sure that the COMMODORE user    felt the same way. But we were using different sides of that same disc.\\\\\     From the first time I used a disc drive I started           converting the discs to double sided use (FLIPPY), and I have     been doing that ever since. And that has been for over four       years. My Zenith computer has a double sided disc drive and I     have never used anything but SS/DD (single-sided) discs with that is too much of a   coincidence that these CRC errors aren't dispersed evenly through the disc.\\\\\     It might sound as though I have a lot of such problems.     Actually these problems are minimal. Considering the enormous use I make of my disc drives and the huge volume of files that I      have, the failure rate is well below .01%.\\\\\     All I can say is that I have the utmost confidence in the   use of flippies. Not only has my personal experience borne this   out, but I have inquired at a co causes an accumulation somewhere that it otherwise wouldn't. The logic of this eludes me           altogether. First of all, if there is a tendency for all that     dirt to localize and that disturbing it is bad, then a case could be made that spreading it around is actually better than letting  it pile up. I don't buy any of this. And I'll tell you why.\\\\\     In all of the years that I have been using flippies, I have never encountered any problems at any time. And strange as it may seem, the rare ocain board on the     ADAM go bad. But the probabilities of such failures are extremely low. I think that the probability of a catastrophic failure of a  flippy is lower than any of these. But if these arguments sound   specious to you, then stand clear of flippies.\\\\Thomas J. Keene\\\\IEAUG\\åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå pictorial clip catalogue. The    clips are printed seven per line on the page and labeled          underneath. With correct paper placement in the printer these     pages can be set up for storing in standard three ring binders.\\\\\    As I am not familiar with the I.B.M. computer, I am not      exactly clear about the process of getting the I.B.M. clips on to an ADAM disk, but I understand this can be accomplished by means  of 'The Adam Connection' (a software program created by David     White). In an†	Jobvious question is - What use is all this to   us on Vancouver Island where such storms never reach? The package as it stands is of little practical use here, but I found\r~05,80\\\I\K\Q\W\CPAGE 13.\\\\VISA PROGRAM REVIEWS.\\\r~05,40\\\I\K\Q\W\CCLIP ART VIEWER AND CONVERTER.\\\\WALTERS SOFTWARE CO.\\\\REVIEW BY BOB STROUD.\w\A\\\    Clip Art Viewer and Converter comes complete with an eleven  page user's manuanly 64K, selecting  either option will merely set up a 61K ramdisk with no reserve.\\\\\    The next option allows selecting either Clip Art Tools or    View Clips. To view clips the media selected for viewing must     contain either ADAM format clips or prevously converted I.B.M.    clips. Further options allow either single clip viewing, with a   choice of printing, or auto-viewing of the entire media, with     viewing speed selectable from the SMART keys.\\\\\    Clip Art Tools allows options to Conv a very useful    feature for seeking out particular clips. The converter allows    converting I.B.M. clips into ADAM format clips, with the added    facility of saving the converted clips as either 1K or 2K clips.  In addition, the 1K clips can then be converted for use with      WALTER'S SOFTWARE PrintWorks program. PrintWorks then allows      printing in several clip sizes up to four times the normal size.  The Clip Art Viewer program also allows full page printing of     complete clip media for use as aååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååy case you are already supplied with over 100 I.B.M  clips ready to be converted. and I believe WALTER'S SOFTWARE will be able to provide further disks of ready to go I.B.M clips on    ADAM disks.\\\\\    Clip Art Viewer And Converter boots in about 30 seconds from disk and the title screen comes up. SMARTkeys lead one through    the various program features. First option is setting up the      ramdisk. You can either use the full size memory expander or      reserve one 64K bank. Of course, if you have ol and an extra disk filled with over one hundred I.B.M. clips ready for conversion to ADAM clips. It requires a    minimum of 64K expansion memory for setting up the ramdisk, and   also an Epson compatible dot matrix printer, to enable printing   the clip art.\\\\\    First to give an overview of this program. The viewer allows viewing any media of ADAM format clip art. The clips can be       viewed singly, with an option to print, or automatically, in      sequence, in either fast or slow timing. This isert Clips or Print      Clips. Convert Clips allows immediate practice in converting      I.B.M. clips to ADAM clips by using the disk of I.B.M. clips      provided with the package. \\\r~45,80\\\I\K\Q\A\\\\\\\\\\\    The clips have to be selected one at a time, loaded from the disk, displayed and centered by use of the SMART keys before      being saved as 1K or 2K ADAM clips. Further Convert options are   provided to change 2K clips to 1K, or 1K clips to PrintWorks      clips.\\\\\    Print Cliping problems. \\\\That is not to say that the new "colors" are not useful, you just have some limitations on how these shades contact each other. You can paint pictures that you probably never expected to be to able to put on an ADAM screen. This tool is a must have for the        serious graphics using ADAMite.\\\r~05,80\\\I\K\Q\W\CPAGE 14.\\\r~05,40\\\I\K\Q\W\CVISA PROGRAM REVIEWS CONT..\\\\THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN\\\\GRAFTEX SOFTWARE.\\\\REVIEW BY MICHAEL LYONS.\w\A\\\    Graftex Software hasuld be super, but perhaps this is   not possible. Price at the time of writing this review is         $24.95US from WALTER'S SOFTWARE, including the second disk of     I.B.M. clips. This program is copy protected, as are most recent  WALTERS' SOFTWARE programs. Backups with limited lifetime         warranty are $7.50US, and backups without warranty are $4.50US.\\\\\     Final word, - another fine program from WALTER'S.\W\C\\PAINT PALETTE\\\\GRAFTEX SOFTWARE.\\\\REVIEW BY MICHAEL LYONS.\w\A\\\    We make a move. As well, most moves present you with a      change in the picture to show you the problem or opportunity      before you. Winning the game requires you to make the right       decisions in the right order.\\\\\    The graphics are quite good. The game play is not as complex as I was hoping for. This one will not take you the long hours of head scratching required by the graphic adventures by Digital     Adventures or Walters Software. It would probably be a good       introduction to this typo       transfer these blocks into your own drawings. You then mold them  into the shapes you want.\\\\\    The bad news is that you cannot do everything with these     colors that you can with the basic ones. The trick involves using both the foreground and the background to achieve the effect, in  a form of color blending. You don't need to do this, it's already done for you. But because of the way it works, you cannot expect  to draw a green diagonal line across a block of brown without     color bleeds allows printing the entire media of converted    clips in labeled page format for pictorial storage as a clip      catalogue.\\\\\    To sum up, this is a very versatile and useful program for   those users of clip art. It is quite easy to use by following the SMARTkeys in the traditional WALTER'S SOFTWARE pattern. It does   take a little time to convert the I.B.M clips as they have to be  done singly. \\\\\    If it were possible, a facility to auto-convert, like the    auto-view feature provided, wo come up with their first graphics       adventure game. You play the part of a University Professor off   in search of adventure and discovery. Sounds a bit like Indiana   Jones, doesn't it? After a title screen and a bit of load time,   you are presented with a high resolution graphics screen of a     snowy environment. A less important portion of the picture        contains information about the six choices you have available at  each move. The three line text window gives you information each  time you were told that the ADAM was only capable of 16 colors     (counting transparent as a color) but somewhere along the line a  few different people discovered a trick to make the eye see what  appeared to be a wide range of colors. Graftex Software has taken that trick, and made it easy to use. The software known as Paint  Palette is designed for use with Power Paint. It consists of      picture cells that contain squares of the possible "colors"       (about two hundred), and documentation that explains how te of game for someone who has not played  the other ones. This game is written in Basic, but that fact does not seem to slow down the play at all. It does, however make it   take up more disk or DDP space and (with the disk version at      least) you will have to change media part way through the game.\\\\\    When you reach the end of your quest, there is a hint of a   possible sequel or two. I hope these progams will be completed    and offered for sale. Hopefully they will each be a little        toughter. The series was originally       published in the Metro Toronto ADAM Group, MTAG, newsletter, and  was made available to us by Richard Clee, President of MTAG.\\\\THE DEADLY "BAD DISK BLOCK":\\\\Ever had disks that suddenly just won't work?. It can drive you   crazy. This article might save you a lot of grief.\\\\ERROR MESSAGES:\\\\I've had my ADAM for five years and the ADAM Disk Drive (DD) for  about two years. It was a salvage unit that I picked up fairly    cheaply ($150) but I have had veryontain the sets of coordinates). \\\\\     The program asks which hurricane you want to see, then it   gets the file and shows the storm traveling across the map. There is only one storm file on the media, but the instructions are     there for you to make more. The map is very well done.\\\\\r~45,80\\\I\K\Q\A\\\\\\\    However, the obvious question is - What use is all this to   us on Vancouver Island where such storms never reach? The package as it stands is of little practical use here, but I fo as 5 1/4 inch, Double Sided, Double Density      Disks. They usually have only one small, square notch on the      edge. When new, they can be used in any machine (IBM, Commodore,  ADAM, etc.,) just like audio cassette tapes can be used in any    tape recorder. However, just as audio cassette tapes require      modification before ADAM can accept and read them, so do the      disks.\\\\FORMATTING TAPE vs. DISKS:\\\\In cassette tapes, two locating holes must be drilled in the      upper corners of the c‚	J would read, "CANNOT READ THIS     FILE". I did everything I could but was left with no option but   to retype my file. When it happened again, I went for complete    refo\r~05,80\\\I\K\Q\W\CPAGE 17.\\\\KEEP YOUR ADAM RUNNING.\\\\BY JOHN BURNS.\\\r~05,40\\\I\K\Q\AThis is actually the fifth part of this series by John    Burns. The fourth part was so negative that I decided against     reproducing it in our newsleter than the last, to give the player a greater challenge to  match his greater experience.\W\C\\TRACKER\\\\GRAFTEX SOFTWARE.\\\\REVIEW BY MICHAEL LYONS.\w\A\\\     A new Public domain donation by Joe Quinn of Graftex        Software, has reached our shores, TRACKER. This software is       designed to give a visual representation of the travel of         hurricanes in the South East corner of the United States. The map and the program are separate from the individual files for each   hurricane (which c good, dependable, yeoman       service from it. Recently, however, I began to notice that I was  running into an increasing number of disks that would come up     with the error message "CANNOT READ TO THIS FILE" or "CANNOT      ACCESS THIS FILE". And, even worse, a lot of disks that would     show "BAD BLOCK ON THIS DISK" when formatted.\\\\BACKGROUND:\\\\For those who do not know how disks and the ADAM system works, a  little background might help. When disks are bought, they are     usually labelledund it      interesting to look at the program that accomplished the          ingenious effect. The map could be changed. Now is there anything around here that we could plot the progress of? Or, could this    process be used as the foundation for a new game? Something to    think about.\\åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååasing and then the tape must be formatted.  This process enters the READ/WRITE instructions and inserts the   DIRECTORY template. A tape user has real problems doing the       formatting of blank tapes unless he has proper Data Drive         Cassettes, multiple drives and access to something like the       MEGACOPY program. Likewise, the disks must be formatted before    ADAM will accept them, but it is much easier.\\\\DISK MANAGER:\\\\The formatting procedure is contained directly on the Operating   Syt to   get the error messages. There are a number of causes, only some   of which are curable. Every disk envelope has the standard        cautions against abuse. If you bend the disk, expose it to a      magnet (Don't put disks or tapes on top of your monitor!.), touch the exposed mylar surface of the disk with your oily fingers, or  allow the disk to be exposed to temperatures in excess of 52      degrees C (125 degrees F), it will read erratically or not at     all. The one item everybody forgets is the G SYSTEM disk or just a DATA disk. If you only want word  processing storage, you don't need the operating system included, but, if you plan on using the disk(s) for standalone program      storage, then you should enter the operating system. It's as      simple as inserting the new disk in the drive and waiting until   it shows the proper directory.(No!, you can't use DISK MANAGER to format datapacks!.) When you format you are given a second option besides SYSTEM or DATA. You are asked if you wish to have d for your favourite programmer's      book. To increase efficiency of your drive, get a small blower or fan to circulate the air through the vents.\\\\\r~05,80\\\I\K\Q\W\CPAGE 18.\\\\KEEP YOUR ADAM RUNNING, CONT..\\\r~05,40\\\I\K\Q\AHEAD CLEANING:\\\\Another item that causes difficulties is the failure to regularly clean the reading head and the gripper drive of your DD. The head gets dirty, just like a cassette recording head. Worse, the       circular drive sections on disks get dirty and oily ther story.) It is      HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you check for Bad Blocks. If you do not,  you will have files and documents that appear to record properly  but will refuse to come back up out of memory. Instead you will   get the error message "CANNOT READ THIS FILE", or sometimes, "BAD BLOCK ON THIS DISK"> Whatever you recorded is likely gone         forever.\\\\DISK KILLERS:\\\\There are, however, occasions when you have properly formatted a  disk, have checked for Bad Blocks and yet you suddenly starstem disk called DISK MANAGER that comes with your ADAM DD.     Your ADAM DD is a single-sided drive that reads only on one side  \\\r~45,80\\\I\K\Q\A\\\\\\\\\\\\\\of a disk. It can be upgraded to a DOUBLE SIDED drive by several  agencies, including ADAM'S HOUSE. To format a disk, you load the  DISK MANAGER program, just as you would load SmartBASIC. The      screen commands for DISK MANAGER permit you to format the new     disk. You are asked if you wish the new disk to be a duplicate    OPERATINheat caution. You say, "WHAT HEAT"?". If you have operated your disk drive too long with frequent saving of information, and you haven't paid particular   attention to artificial cooling, you may cook your disk. Hard     working DD's get HOT and a hot disk won't read properly. (The     same thing applies to hot datapacks!.) Feel the top of your       datadrive or disk drive after a hard working session. Sometimes   it will almost burn your hand. DON'T BLOCK THE VENTS with papers  or use it as a reading stanthe     disk checked for BAD BLOCKS. This is a method of the machine      doing a trial READ on all of the new disk to make sure there are  no breaks in the magnetic coating and that the factory universal  coding instructions are all there. If you do not request Bad      Block checking, the machine will insert the directory in about    two minutes. With Bad Block checking, formatting time is almost   doubled to about three and a half minutes. (This can be reduced   with a Fast Read EPROM chip but that's anofrom handling and then transfer skin oil to the internal disk gripper. The      result is a grinding noise when you attempt to load disks. This   indicates that the disk is slipping and not coming up to proper   speed in the drive. To solve it, first get a good Drive Cleaning  Disk Kit and the proper alcohol solvent. The kits cost about      $7.00CDN. If you do a lot of work on your computer, you should    clean at least once a month. All you have to do is put the        cleaning solvent on the disk, inserteformatting. Lo and behold, when I reformatted and checked       blocks, I was suddenly getting "BAD BLOCKS ON THIS DISK" error    messages. \\\r~45,80\\\I\K\Q\A\\\\\\\\\\On some others, I could not even get the directory up, only the   error message, "CANNOT ACCESS THIS FILE". In one case, I was in   the middle of a document and tried to save it. Up came the error  message and nothing I could do would give me re-entry to the      disk. No Deal. All I got was the message "I/O (Input/Output)      Errhol solvent on a Q-Tip and GENTLY swab  the drive ring in the centre of your disk. BE CAREFUL!. Too hard  and you will scratch the Directory Section and then the disk is   really gone. I suggest that if you have to go this far, and you   do get the directory and files up, immediately transfer your      information to a fresh disk. It is likely the disk you had to     swab won't last long and you may not get all the files up         again.Get it while the getting is good and make a BAK (Back Up    Copy.).\\on. It appears that the coating just plain wore      off.\\\\I WANT MY MONEY BACK:\\\\Out of the 10 disks in the Future Superstore house brand package, I have now had major failures on 7 of them. That's just too       darned risky to use. I don't know if I just got a bad batch or if all of them are like this. In any event, the box says they have a "Limited Error Free Warranty" (Whose life? Mine or the disks?)    With my luck, the warranty means it's lifetime is up when it      stops working. MORAL OF TH DISCOUNT SUPERSTORE house brand disks and were  only a month old. I had properly formatted and checked for bad    blocks and had protected them, but, no matter what I did, I was   still getting failures. In some cases, it was only the failure to record and recover document files. I would get the directory but  not the file. The error message would read, "CANNOT READ THIS     FILE". I did everything I could but was left with no option but   to retype my file. When it happened again, I went for complete    r it in the drive, and turn    the power off and on to get the disk to intake. Let it spin for   about 30 seconds and the job is done. But, many users forget to   include solvent on the centre drive circle of the disk. If you    don't put solvent there, the disk READING head is being cleaned   but the disk GRIPPER is not.\\\\LAST DITCH SWABBING:\\\\If you have a critical disk that keeps skidding and not reading,  even after running in the cleaner disk, it is time for more       positive action. Take alcoor". I tried entry with the DISK MANAGER program and got the   order to insert a formatted disk. I tried to reformat but could   not even do that. \\\\DISK WEAR:\\\\It took a while but I think I have discovered the cause. In a     word, CHEAP!. I had bought cheap, discount, no-name disks and     they had failed. Inspection with a magnifying glass showed that   the magnetic coating on the mylar at the gripper circle had worn  off. The bottom side of the showed unusual tracking in the centre gripper secti\\EXPERIENCE THE HARD WAY:\\\\As mentioned at the start of this article, I recently started     getting a lot of Read/Write error messages. I had done regular    cleaning of the head but I forgot to clean the gripper circle.    When I cleaned it, a lot of previously unreadable "bad" disks     suddenly came back on line. However, I noticed I had one          particular brand of disk that were consistently failing, even     after head cleaning and swabbing of the drive circles. These      disks were FUTUREE STORY? Keep the drive cool, clean     regularly, protect the disks from finger oil, and, above all, BUY GOOD DISKS.\\\\CALIBRATION:\\\\If all the maintenance and protection of your disks still result  in failures, you may have a problem with the calibration of your  drive, I am told by a fellow who was a service manager for DISC   (Dale Integrated Services Co., the forerunner of National         Electronics Co., in Scarborough) that the drives will             occasionally go out of balance and have t. It is simplicity   itself to use, because it is menu driven. It is in the IEAUG      Public Domain library and it only takes up 2K of file space. To   make a copy of a file (let's say the file is TEST.TXT) with a     single disc drive the procedure is as follows:\\\\SDCPY TEST.TXT <CR>\\\\At this point the program goes into action and this is what the   response on the screen looks like:\\\\SDCPY V1.0 <CR>\\\\Single disk drive file transfer utility\\Copyright (c) 1985 Cameron W. Cottrill\\\\>>>†	JCONCLUSION.\w\A\\No matter what drive you may have showing at the prompt, log in   drive B thusly:\\\\X> B: <CR>  (X> is any drive prompt)\\\\Now hit Control C (^C)\\\r~05,80\\\I\K\Q\W\CPAGE 25.\\\\CP/M FOR THE ADAM.\\\\BY THOMAS J. KEENE.\\\r~05,40\\\I\K\Q\AThe following is the fifth in a series of informative     articles on CP/M provided to us by the author, Tom Keene, who     claims he is not the newslettthe swapping, but it does     take very big bites (about 48K) in order to minimize the amount   of swapping. And be careful not to get the discs mixed up. That   is easier to do than you might imagine.\\\\Ordinarily this operation will involve three discs:\\A. The disc with SDCPY.COM on it,\\B. The SOURCE disc, and \\C. The DESTINATION disc.\\So keep them separated. One very nice use of  SDCPY.COM for those cheapskates (like me), who use both sides of a disc ("flippy") is to transfer a file from one sams that do copy files in CP/M and I   mentioned a number of them in the last session. If you only have  one disc drive, and you want to copy a file on one disc to        another, then one of the single drive programs is needed. I       mentioned two single drive copying programs in the last session,  ---SDCPY.COM and SDDU.COM.\\\\Because of the limited size files that SDDU.COM will copy, I      don't recommend it. SDCPY.COM is extremely useful, and I have     never found any file too large for it to copyo be recalibrated.       Apparently, this requires special programs and the use of an      oscilloscope and is definitely not a home repair, or cheap.       National have a basic service charge of about $50. I think if     mine went off line, I'd just send the whole thing to ADAM'S HOUSE and have it replaced with the double sided kit. \\\\Good ADAMing until next time.\\\\John Burns. \\åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå Insert SOURCE Disk <<<\\Press <ENTER> when swapped...\\(Note: ENTER means Carriage Return.)\\\\A:TEST.TXT\\>>> Insaert DESTINATION Disk <<<\\Press <ENTER> when swapped...\\\\>>> Insert SOURCE Disk <<<\\Press <ENTER> when swapped...\\\\(at this time, if the transfer is not complete it will continue   this process of swapping until it is finished. Then you will get  this response:)\\\\\r~45,80\\\I\K\Q\A\\\\\\\\\\\\\\returning to CP/M....\\\\A>\\\\You may get a little dizzy with all er editor of IEAUG, The Inland       Empire ADAM User's Group, of Orange, CA, USA.. We appreciate the  opportunity to publish this series.  BDC.\W\C\\CP/M FOR THE ADAM, PART 5.\w\A\\All operating systems have provisions for duplicating files. The  Disk Manager that comes with the ADAM disc drive has a good       copying program. JKL utilities is surely one of the finest        copying programs around. But neither of these are of much use     when you are working with CP/M.\\\\There are quite a few progride to the other.\\\\This process beats temorarily storing the file on to yet another  intermediate disc to make the transfer. And for those who are not so fortunate as to have two disc drives, this program is a        godsend.\\\\One thing thing I forgot to mention was that in copying very      large files (say 60K or larger) you will not be returned to CP/M  as shown above, but you will be given this screen prompt:\\\\A:TEST.TXT+\\>>> Insert DESTINATION Disk <<<\\Press <ENTER> when swapped...\\\\command is different from all the others (besides changing the file name from TEST.TXT to TEST1.TXT). If   you put the destination drive designator (B:) at the end of the   command, it won't even copy it. And if you omit the destination   drive designator (B:) it will put the copied file onto drive A.   That's weird stuff--I suggest you don't mess with it.\\\\In fact, I don't much recommend COPY.COM at all. My favorite is   PIP.COM because I have never found any limitations to its use.    Don't forget whaOPY.COM and the other is PIP.COM.\\\\The use of COPY.COM is described in your CP.M 2.2 manual on pages B36 and B37. I think it very strange that the manual fails to     tell you how to copy files from discs that don't have the file    COPY.COM on the same disc you are copying from --- or even that   such a procedure is possible! Suppose you have the file COPY.COM  on drive A. You can then copy a file from drive B to drive C or   drive A or drive M (if you have a  memory expander installed) or  for that mawait. When it has completed  the file transfer, it will prompt you with the usual A>. Nothing  could be simpler.\\\\Now in the case noted above we actually used three drives, A, B,  and C. With PIP.COM you can transfer files from disc 2 to disc 3  with PIP.COM residing on disc 1, and do it with ONLY TWO DRIVES!  And do it without the obvious ploy of first copying PIP.COM onto  disc 2 or 3. It could well be that you don't have enough room on  those discs for PIP.COM or at least prefer not to go to the     Another example!. This time we'll copy from drive C to drive M:\\\\A> COPY C:TEST.TXT M: <CR>\\\\If you just want to copy a file onto the same disc (or DDP) you   must use a different name for the copied file. Otherwise you will get an error message. Again let's consider that drive A has the   COPY.COM file and we wish to put TEST.TXT on drive B onto drive   B. (Beats me why anyone would want to do this) you use the        procedure:\\\\A>COPY B:TEST.TXT B:TEST1.TXT <CR>\\\\You may notice that this You will notice that it shows you almost the same prompt as it    did at the start, only this time it shows a "+" sign after the    filename and type. If you are transferring a really big file and  it requires a third pass, it will show two "+" signs after the    filename and filetype. Sorta helps you  keep track.\\\\Using two disc drives for the copy process is a much easier       proposition. There are two programs that come with the            distributed version of ADAM CP/M 2.2. One is the program Ct I said in the last  session,----COPY.COM WILL   NOT COPY FILES LARGER THAN 32K!!!\\\\The commands for executing a file transfer with PIP.COM are       somewhat similar to those of COPY.COM. The file PIP.COM can       reside on any drive and transfer files from any drive to any      other drive. Let me use the first example I gave in the  use of   COPY.COM. We will transfer a file from drive B to drive C and     PIP.COM is on drive A:\\\\A>PIP C:=B:TEXT <CR>  \\\\All you have to do is stand back and tter to drive B. But in the latter case the copied     file must bear a different name from the file being copied. \\\\If I give you some examples of this process, it may make it all a little clearer.\\\\\r~05,80\\\I\K\Q\W\CPAGE 26.\\\\CP/M FOR THE ADAM. PART 5, CONT,.\\\r~05,40\\\I\K\Q\ATo copy a file from drive B to drive C, when the COPY.COM file is on drive A, you start off by being in drive A:\\\\A> COPY B:TEST.TXT C: <CR>\\\\(Note the space between COPY and B and between TXT and C)\\\\  bother of "pipping" PIP.COM to Disc 2 or 3.\\\r~45,80\\\I\K\Q\A\\\\\\\\\\This procedure is known as the "Empty File" or "Zero-Length File" method. The procedure is given step-by-step below:\\\\1. Disc #1 has a copy of PIP.COM on it.\\2. Disc #2 has the file TEST.TXT on it.\\3. Disc #3 has room enough for TEST.TXT but may otherwise be      filled with files.\\\\1. Put Disc #1 in drive A.\\2. At the A> prompt type PIP <CR>. It looks like this:\\\\A>PIP <CR>\\*\\(The asterisk "*" is the nooff, PIP.COM will be lost from drive M because      drive M has a volatile memory.\\åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå\\\You  now will have transferred TEST.TXT from Disc 2 to  Disc 3.   You will also have an empty file on Disk 3 called GO.COM, but     this file is zero length and so takes up no file space. It exists only on the system tracks with the directory.\\\\The "Empty File" method of copying files will be extremely useful to those having just two drives. Another often overlooked drive   is the 64K expander card. I probably use that more often than any other when I will be doing multiple file transfers. First ofewsletter ADAM'S LEAF. David now lives a few miles up island from this editor's home, and is  an active member of our group.. The article is in SHOWOFF II format and is about 4 pages long if printed in 10 pitch.FLIP-FLOP  H Is an article on the "pros" and "cons" of       converting floppy discs into "flippies". The author is that  ubiquitous ADAMite Tom Keene of the Inland Empire ADAM       User's Group, Orange, CA, USA. The article is in SHOWOFF II  format and is approximately 1 and 2/3rd pages long in 1ve you may have showing at the prompt, log in   drive B thusly:\\\\X> B: <CR>  (X> is any drive prompt)\\\\Now hit Control C (^C)\\\\The reason for this warm boot maneuver is to assure that ADAM     knows these drives are active.\\\\At the B> prompt hit M: like this:\\\\B> M: <CR>\\\\Now enter the following command:\\\\M> PIP B:=A:TEST.TXT <CR>\\\\You have just copied TEST.TXT onto Disc 3. PIP.COM is available   for any amount of further file copying at this session, but if    you turn ADAM rmal prompt you will get.)\\\\Next hit the carriage return. It looks like this:\\\\*<CR>\\A>\\(The "A>" prompt is the normal one you will get.)\\\\3. Now switch discs.\\\         Disc #2 into drive A\\\         Disc #3 into drive B\\\\4. At the A> prompt hit Control C (^C).\\5. At the A> prompt, type B: <CR>\\(You will now get the B> prompt: B>)\\\\6. At the B> prompt, type SAVE 0 GO.COM <CR>\\(That is a zero after SAVE and GO is a word)\\\\7. At the B> prompt, type GO B:=A:TEST.TXT <CR>\x	EOR NOV/DEC 1990.FASTERSMTR H The first in a series on using SmartWRITER by   David Sands who was, until earlier this year, editor of the  Edmonton ADAM User's Group newsVANCOUVER & THE ISLANDS SENIOR ADAMPHILES.INPUT TO THE ADAM NEWS NETWORK, A.N.N., FOR NOV/DEC 1990.FASTERSMTR H The first in a series on using SmartWRITER by   David Sands who was, until earlier this year, editor of the  Edmonton ADAM User's Group n all, it is extremely fast and it avoids a lot of disc switching.\\\\Put your disc with PIP.COM into drive A. Now transfer PIP.COM to  drive M (the 64K card) like this:\\\\A>PIP M:=PIP.COM <CR>\\\\Now you can move files from drive A to drive B or C or  D. For    example, suppose we want to move the file TEST.TXT from Disc 2 to Disc 3. Put Disc 2 on drive A and Disc 3 on drive B.\\\r~05,80\\\I\K\Q\W\CPAGE 27.\\\r~05,40\\\I\K\Q\W\CCP/M FOR THE ADAM.\\\\PART 5, CONCLUSION.\w\A\\No matter what dri0     pitch.VISAREVUES H Is a series of reviews, authored by members of  V.I.S.A., Bob Stroud and Michael Lyons. Our President and PD librarian respectively. The software reviewed includes Clip  Art Viewer and Converter by Walters Software, Paint Palette, The Abominable Snowman and Tracker by Graftex Software. The  article is in SHOWOFF II format and is slightly over 3 pages in 10 pitch.BURNS 0501 H Is the fifth in a series of 6 articles, titled  Keep Your ADAm Running, written by John Burns and originain the VISA files, if  something excites your interest. Where I feel additional material is needed it will be inserted in square brackets, otherwise       everything is a direct quote from the source attributed.\\\\"One young man brought in the news flash of the convention        [ADAMCon 02]. He was given an ADAM about a year ago with no       software or manuals. He liked the Hypercard software used on the  Macintosh computer so he obtained a PD version of it and adapted  it for use with the ADAM! I don particular    column was omitted for our Nov/Dec issue. After consulting   with the author concerning this error, it was decided to     include the article in our ANN input. The article has been   formatted in SHOWOFF II and is slightly less than four pages in length in standard 10 pitch.VISAREADME H This file which describes the other files on    this disc. The file is in standard SmartWRITER format.DAVID COBLEY,NEWSLETTER EDITOR & CORRESPONDING SECRETARY, VANCOUVER & THE ISLANDS SENIOR ADAMPHILES,    essentials, they are the bare essentials." Jim Clements, "Welcome to the World of ADAM" 463 ADAM, Sept. l990.\\\\"ADAM seems to handle this printer without any problem. Often I   have turned on the computer and forgot to have the printer on but this seems to create no problem and the computer goes ahead and   downloads to the printer when I switch it on, also if the         computer runs out of paper and the Add Paper light comes on, ADAM patiently waits until I get more paper in and then finishes     †	J or addresser  card." Dean Roades, 'Expanding Your ADAM' Puget Sound ADAM        Newsnet, August '90. \\\\"Many parents bought the ADAM so their children could do their \r~05,80\\\I\K\W\q\CPAGE ?.\\\\GLEANINGS\\\\BY DAVID SANDS.\\\r~05,40\\\I\K\q\AGleanings gets a new format this issue in an attempt to   get more information in the same space and identify the source    more accurately. All newsletters cited are lly published in the Metro Toronto ADAM Group Newsletter. The    article is in SHOWOFF II format and is approximately four    pages long in 10 pitch.CPM ADAM05 H Is the fifth in an ongoing series on CP/M For   The ADAM by Thomas J. Keene, of IEAUG. The article is in     SHOWOFF II format and is slightly over four pages long in 10 pitch.GLEANINGS  H Is another article in the ogoing series on      current ADAM newsletters, writeen by VISA member David       Sands. Due entirely to an editorial error this't know very much about Hypercard, but those who do were VERY impressed. Eric Danz [ ADAMZap         Software] said it would revolutionize the way software is written for the ADAM. Anyone who says the ADAM is dying is flat out       WRONG. We are getting new people all the time with new ideas and  fresh angles. This young man was not told that it could not be    done, so he went out and did it|" 463 ADAM, 463 ADAM User Group,  Munster, IN.\\\\"But like the Biblical Adam, while your ADAM has all the       (V.I.S.A.)d in the Metro Toronto ADAM Group Newsletter. The    article is in SHOWOFF II format and is approximately four    pages long in 10 pitch.CPM ADAM05 H Is the fifth in an ongoing series on CP/M For   The ADAM by Thomas J. Keene, of IEAUG. The article is in     SHOWOFF II format and is slightly over four pages long in 10 pitch.GLEANINGS  H Is another article in the ogoing series on      current ADAM newsletters, writeen by VISA member David       Sands. Due entirely to an editorial error this  sending what is to be printed." David Moore, 'Using the the       Diconix 150+ With ADAM', ADAM's Leaf, Edmonton ADAM Users Group,  Edmonton, AB. Sept. l990\\\\"In the June issue of the NIAD newsletter is an article by Tony   Wong, in which he quotes some of the prices for ADAM software and hardware that Coleco advertised just before their abandonment of  ADAM in l985. I feel they will give you something to think about. \\Here they are:\\\\SmartLOGO; $110, \\SOFT Library; $70, \\SmartLETTERS and Forded on   it. After this treatment, it can be formatted readily." 'Discs    that just won't format', Thomas J. Keene, IEAUG, Sept.'90.\\\\"Surprise! Everyone loves a surprise and there are quite a few    surprises in store for the ADAM Community this fall! It is too    premature to talk in detail about these developments, but         announcements are forthcoming soon. Let's just say that ADAM will have NO SHORTAGE OF PERIPHERALS before the end of the year! AND   there will be one item that will definitelll now,    how would you like to buy one of them from Coleco, for six times  that amount!\\\\Sort of puts a new perspective on things, doesn't it? 'The Price  is Right" AUGER, Emerald Coast ADAM User Group, Fort Walton       Beach, FL. Sept '90.\\\\A new 64K expander board is being sold by Metro Toronto ADAM      Group [MTAG] president Richard Clee,  21 Rondale Blvd.,Toronto,   ON. M6A 1H6 at $39 plus shipping. AUGER, IEAUG, and other         newsletters.\\\\"Just about everyone knows that deleting an is carrying the  Emerson 8800EC IBM Clone Computer System as an addition to our    over 400 products for the ADAM." \\\\[referring to the non-availability /delay in the ADAM Image       Maker] --"Optimism has drastically dropped in hopes of 80 column  color for ADAM."\\\\[referring to Sol Swift programs] " If you have not received any  reply from PHOENIX 2000 concerning the Access Codes necessary to  operate the software after the 16th bootup, we can help. Contact  ADAM'S HOUSE for information on how t\20 PRINT D$; "OPEN <Filename>"\\30 PRINT D$; "WRITE <Filename>"\\40 PRINT\\50 PRINT D$; "CLOSE <Filename>"\A\\After running this program, type "DELETE <Filename>" and press    the carriage return. This will delete your file." 'Krunch",       Thomas J. Keene, Inland Empire ADAM User Group, [IEAUG] Sept.     '90.\\\\"The solution I found was to bulk erase the offending disc with a high-powered videotape bulk-eraser. This knocks the disc back     into sensibility. It forgets everything it ever had recorms; $60, \\ExperTYPE; $60,\\Address Book FILER; $80,\\Market Monitor; $150,\\Tax Planner; $90,\\CP/M 2.2; $125,\\ADAMcalc; $ 70,\\64K memory expander;$300,\\5-1/4" disc drive; $435,\\AdamLINK modem; $160.\\\\\\\r~45,80\\\I\K\q\A\\\\\\\\\\\\\\After reading this list, I began to feel that maybe Coleco did    all of us a favor, by fleeing the scene when they did. \\\\A lot of people complain about prices concerning their ADAM       computer; like paying $50 for a 64K expansion board. Wey expand ADAM's         usefulness without buying another type of popular computer clone. There is still lots of work to do, however, so keep your fingers  crossed and don't abandon ADAM for another computer yet!"         'Editorial' Terry Fowler, ADAM International Media [AIM],         Pearland, TX. Sept.'90.\\\r~05,80\\\I\K\W\q\CPAGE ?.\\\\GLEANINGS CONT.,\\\r~05,40\\\I\K\q\AAfter THAT teaser, AIM has the following items, comments  and opinions:\\\\"ADAM'S House [the retail parent company of AIM] EOS [ADAM Elementary  Operating System] file only deletes it from the directory. The    file still takes up space on the disc that deprives you of that   space for storing other files. And about everyone in IEAUG has    been made aware of the ease of recovering that lost space with    the JKL Utilities KRUNCH program. But I have noticed that very    few people are aware that you can write a short BASIC program     that will competely delete a file. Here is that short             program:\L\\10 D$=CHR$(4)\o obtain your needed         code(s)."\\\\"A Ram Disk need not be a complicated thing to create and use.    The wealth of Ram Disk Utility programs available provide         essentially the same result -- creating a space to store programs in different ways."  [from an article on using the ten different  Ram Disk software programs available for the ADAM.]\\\\[From a review of the Trisyd Video Games product, the Dynomite    Sound Digitizer] "The DSD enables ADAM computer owners to capture audio signals air    homework on it. But if your child is 5-11 he/she might not get    any homework. So it's your job to help them write a story and     show them how to print it (if they don't know). Then he/she could send it to a relative. This shows them not only how to send a     letter but they will probably get an answer. Most important they  wrote a story on the computer." Laura Hill, age 10, 'Kids and the ADAM', MTAG newsletter, July/Aug. '90/\\\\"I just finished a little project that folks might be interested   says they still do their invoicing on the ADAM with this   program. Mailing lists were transferred from SmartFILER on ADAM   to the EMERSON hard disk with the Openfiler and ADAM Connection   programs.\\\\"Welcome to ADAM Computing Today (A.C.T.) the semimonthly         ADAM-only newsletter. I hope that you find each issue to be       entertaining and informative. You'll be getting 24 issues per     year, 16 to 24 pages each. It is surprisingly easier to do two    issues per month than it has been to put hat time the support software      designed for use with this program has greatly enhanced its       usefulness. PaintMATE was perhaps the first commercial program    designed to be used with PowerPAINT. PaintMATE provided many      different fonts that could be used in graphic designs. Then came  PowerTOOLS from REEDY Software; more fonts, sprites, brushes and  even a giant set of fonts were provided by this program.          PaintPallet from GrafTEX Software allows for the used of over 200 different shade,80\\\I\K\q\A\\\\\\\\\\The good news is that the price of memory chips is currently low  so you can get a 64K for $30 -- $40. If you want more (don't we   all?) you can get a 256K or larger expander. This allows even     more versatilty when using many programs. The larger memory       boards require a connection to a parallel interface or addresser  card." Dean Roades, 'Expanding Your ADAM' Puget Sound ADAM        Newsnet, August '90. \\\\"Many parents bought the ADAM so their children could do thend convert them to computer readable data."..."you can save the data to disk, hard disk, or datapack. You may also   elect to save the data in a form that you may use in SmartBASIC,  however, I have yet to achieve proper results in this type        playback. Some last minute changes are still a bit foggy and the  included SmartBASIC program to playback sound is not functional,  as an update indicates on the software package." ... \\\\ADAM'S HOUSE has announced its Invoicer 3 program [an upgrade of  2] andin...converting an IBM type keyboard to the ADAM. Works great and gets you a keypad in the process" Thomas Mackie, letter, MTAG,    July/Aug.'90.\\\\"The term support software is used to describe the software that  is released following another program. This software adds to the  usefulness and value of the original program. A case in point is  PowerPAINT from DEI. [Now Phoenix 2000] When this program was     first released it was considered the best graphic design program  available for the ADAM. Since ttogether a single, large issue. I've already got a large part of the next five issues      ready to go..." Sol Swift, "Welcome Aboard' ADAM Computing Today, April l990. [No other issues have appeared. It is surprisingly    harder to put together an ADAM newsletter than is commonly        thought, even by those who should know better.]\\\\"The 64K expander is rapidly becoming a necessity. Many of the    programs being written today are so extensive that this           additional memory is needed. \\\r~45s of color in PowerPAINT. The public domain now    contains hundreds of pictures that can be used with this program. So as you can see even a program that is considered tops can be   improved with support software." Joe Quinn, ADAM's Bytes, Gulf    Coast Adam Users. July/Aug.'90. \\\\\\DAVID SANDS.\\\\V.I.S.A.\\\\rogram. A case in point is  PowerPAINT from DEI. [Now Phoenix 2000] When this program was     first released it was considered the best graphic design program  available for the ADAM. Since tvery important primitive that will  accomplish the task. It is one of the primitives that can be used  both as a command or an operation, depending upon its context.   IF  Now in SmartBASIC, you could write the following short program.  10 home 20 input "Monthly Income?  "; a 30 print:input "Monthly Expenses?  ";b 40 print:print 50 r = a - b 60 if r > 0 then print "I'm rich!!": goto 80 70 print "I'm broke!!" 80 end  Obviously line 70 will only be executed if the value of the  variable r isxOTHIS IS ANOTHER EXCELLENT ARTICLE IN A SERIES BY RON MITCHELL:                          The LOGO Notebook                            by R.H. Mitchell  The proper usWE THANK RON MITCHELL AND ADAM USER FRIENDLY GROUP FOR THE FOLLOWING        ARTICLE.THIS IS ANOTHER EXCELLENT ARTICLE IN A SERIES BY RON MITCHELL:                          The LOGO Notebook                            by R.H. Mitchell  The propers look after getting input from the user.  They could probably be combined into one, but for purposes of  clarity, we'll leave them separate for the moment.  Note the syntax of <IF> in the main procedure RICH.OR.BROKE.THE  The general form is: IF predicate instructionlist instructionlist  A predicate is a LOGO operation that outputs only one of two  things; TRUE OR FALSE.  In our program, we are using the infix operation ">" as a  predicate, so the condition to be evaluated is:          :R > 0o  stop a Volkswagen. Your ability to proceed further is somewhat  diminished.   You may indeed want your program to do different things depending  on the results of certain calculations or on which key a user  presses. This will require that the normal 'beginning to end'  sequence of following instructions usually followed by LOGO be  somehow altered. In fact this applies not only to LOGO but also  to any program you write, be it in BASIC, assembler or whatever  language.  In LOGO there is one hat time the support software      designed for use with this program has greatly enhanced its       usefulness. PaintMATE was perhaps the first commercial program    designed to be used with PowerPAINT. PaintMATE provided many      different fonts that could be used in graphic designs. Then came  PowerTOOLS from REEDY Software; more fonts, sprites, brushes and  even a giant set of fonts were provided by this program.          PaintPallet from GrafTEX Software allows for the used of over 200 different shade zero or less. Otherwise the program will jump  from line 60 to line 80.  <IF> performs the same function in SmartLOGO, but the syntax is a  little different.  The program would look like this:  TO RICH.OR.BROKE CS TYPE [MONTHLY INCOME?  ] MAKE "A GETNUM.A PR [] TYPE [MONTHLY EXPENSES?  ] MAKE "B GETNUM.B PR [] MAKE "R :A - :B IF :R > 0 [PR [I'M RICH!!] ] [PR [I'M BROKE!!] ] END  TO GETNUM.A MAKE "A FIRST RL OP :A END  TO GETNUM.B MAKE "B FIRST RL OP :B END  The two sub-procedure use of conditional statements is an essential part of  all but the most simple of programs. Without conditionals, ADAM  will quite simply process your program from its beginning,  instruction by instruction, to its end with no attention paid to  the poor user sitting there watching. User can press all the keys  he or she wants. ADAM will pay not the slightest mind to any of  them except, of course, for the escape key, which in LOGO brings  things to a grinding halt. Sort of like using a brick wall t  If the condition is true then the first instructionlist following 
will be executed. If not, the second instructionlist will be 
carried out. Both instructionlists are enclosed in square 
brackets, "[".

We've also used a couple of other LOGO commands that have not 
appeared before. We'll deal with these in more detail next 
article, but quickly:

TYPE  is a LOGO command that does the same as PR, except that the 
cursor is left at the end of the line rather than being moved to 
a new line. It éó ãáììåä §Ôèå ÁÄÁÍ Åøðåòô Ðáîåì§¬ áîä  èåòå§ó èï÷ éô ÷éìì ÷ïòë ­ æïò ôèå íïíåîô õîôéì ÷å ãïíå õð ÷éôè á Šâåôôåò áòòáîçåíåîô®ŠŠ×å§òå çïéîç ôï áôôåíðô áî åøãõòóéïî éîôï ôèå ðòïâìåí óïìöéîç Šâõóéîåóó® Íáîù ïæ ùïõ ïõô ôèåòå éî õóéîç ùïõò ÁÄÁÍó æòïí äáù ôï Šäáù åîãïõîôåò ðòïâìåíó¬ çìéôãèåó¬ æáéìõòåó áîä ñõåóôéïîó ïæ ïîå Šöáòéåôù áîä áîïôèåò® Æòåñõåîôìù ÷èåî ùïõ æéîä ùïõòóåìæ éî ôèéó Šóéôõáôéïî¬ ôèåòå§ó îïâïäù áòïõîä ôï èåìð ùïõ® Ùïõ íáù âå íéìåó Šá÷áù æòïí ùïõò îåáòåóô æåììï÷ ÁÄÁÍéôå¬ ïò ôèåòå íáù âå tionlist will be 
carried out. Both instructionlists are enclosed in square 
brackets, "[".

We've also used a couple of other LOGO commands that have not 
appeared before. We'll deal with these in more detail next 
article, but quickly:

TYPE  is a LOGO command that does the same as P                       more detail next 
article, but quickly:

TYPE  is a LOGO command that does the same as PR, except that the 
cursor is left at the end of the line rather than being moved to 
a new line. Itáî áîó÷åò® Éô íéçèô âå Š          áî åñõéðíåîô æáéìõòå ùïõ îååä èåìð ÷éôè¬ á ðòïçòáí Š          ùïõ§òå ÷ïòëéîç ïî ôèáô òåæõóåó ôï ðåòæïòí¬ á îååä æïò Š          óïæô÷áòå ôèáô ùïõ èáöåî§ô óååî ùåô¬ ïò áîù ëéîä ïæ Š          äéææéãõìôù ôèáô íéçèô ãïíå õð®ŠŠ         ­Äåðåîäéîç ïî ôèå õòçåîãù ïæ ùïõò óéôõáôéïî¬ ùïõ ðèïîå Š          ôèå æïììï÷éîç ôåìåðèïîå îõíâåò ïò ÷òéôå ôèå æïììï÷éîç Š          áääòåóóºŠŠ              áòåá ãïäå ¶°´ ­ ²³°­¹µ±±ŠŠ              ïò ÷òéôå ôïºŠŠ              Òïî ÍéôãèåìxOçòïõð  ïæ óåòöéãåó ôï éôó óõâóãòéâåòó® Èåòå§ó á îå÷ ïîå® Ôèå ãïîãåðô éó  óôéìì õîäåò äåöåìðíåîô¬ áîä ÷å òåñõéòå ùïõò ïðéîéïîó ÷èéìå ÷å§òå  óåôôéîç éô õð® Ôèå óåòöéãå éóÔèå ÁÄÁÍ Åøðåòô Ðáîåì ŠÔèå ÁÄÁÍ Îå÷ó Îåô÷ïòë ðòïöéäåó áî åöåò çòï÷éîç áîä öáìõáâìå çòïõð  ïæ óåòöéãåó ôï éôó óõâóãòéâåòó® Èåòå§ó á îå÷ ïîå® Ôèå ãïîãåðô éó  óôéìì õîäåò äåöåìðíåîô¬ áîä ÷å òåñõéòå ùïõò ïðéîéïîó ÷èéìå ÷å§òå  óåôôéîç éô õð® Ôèå óåòöéãå's like the semi-colon in SmartBASIC

RL is short for READLIST. On seeing this command, LOGO will wait 
for input from the user. You can type a complete sentence, a 
series of words, or a number, and READLIST will assign it to the 
variable you choose, in our case :A and :B.

FIRST will select the first element of the list obtained by 
READLIST. In this case we're using it to convert the user's input 
to a numerical value. More about that next time!

 
will be executed. If not, the second instrucîï ïîå éî Šùïõò õóåò çòïõð ÷èï èáó ôèå òåñõéòåä åøðåòôéóå ôï èåìð ùïõ ÷éôè Šùïõò óéôõáôéïî® Ôèáô§ó ÷èåòå ôèå ðáîåì ãïíåó éî®ŠŠ×èáô ÷å ÷áîô ôï äï èåòå éó ôï åóôáâìéóè á ãåîôòáì ãìåáòéîç èïõóå Šæïò éîæïòíáôéïî áîä ðòïâìåí óïìöéîç® Éô§ó çïéîç ôï ôáëå á ÷èéìå Šôï âõéìä áîä ôï çåô ôèå îååäåä åøðåòôéóå ïî âïáòä¬ âõô ÷å èáöå ôï Šóôáòô óïíå÷èåòå® Ùïõò óõççåóôéïîó áó ôï èï÷ ôèå óåòöéãå óèïõìä Šïðåòáôå ÷éìì âå íïóô ÷åìãïíå®ŠŠÔï âåçéî áô ôèå âåçéîîéîçºŠ          Š         ­Ùïõ èáöå á ðòïâìåí ôèáô òåñõéòåó 's like the semi-colon in SmartBASIC

RL is short for READLIST. On seeing this command, LOGO will wait 
for input from the user. You can type a complete sentence, a 
series of words, or a number, and READLIST will assign it to the 
variable you choose, in our case :A and :B.

FIRST will select the first element of the list obtained by 
READLIST. In this case we're using it to convert the user's input 
to a numerical value. More about that next time!

 
will be executed. If not, the second instrucìŠ              ÁÄÁÍ Åøðåòô ÐáîåìŠ              ã¯ï Áðáòôíåîô ±±°·¬Š              ²±° Çìïõãåóôåò Óô®¬Š              Ïôôá÷á ÏîôáòéïŠ              Ãáîáäá¬Š              Ë²Ð ²Ë´ŠŠ         ­Ôèåòå éó áî áîó÷åòéîç íáãèéîå áô ôèå ðèïîå îõíâåò® Š          Äïî§ô âå óèù® É ãáîîïô âå èïíå áìì ôèå ôéíå¬ áîä É§í Š          ñõéôå æòåñõåîôìù ïõô íïòå ôèáî É§í éî¬ âõô É ÷éìì çåô Š          âáãë ôï ùïõ® Éæ ùïõ ÷òéôå¬ ùïõ ÷éìì çåô á òåðìù êõóô áó Š          ñõéãëìù áó É ãáî çåô éô ôï ùïõ® ŠŠŠÏë® Ôèå ðòïðåò ïðåimely  manner. Then the quality of the advice available should increase  by leaps and bounds.  And while we're talking about the advice available, the following  should be obvious, but will be stated anyway.  Neither A.N.N. nor any of its officers nor any of the expert  ADAMites operating on behalf of this service will be held legally  responsible for problems of any kind arising as a result of 
advice or suggestions given. Bear in mind that we are volunteers.  We want to help you.  Now that thò ÷òéôå¬ ÷å§ìì îååä¬ ïææ ôèå ôïð¬ óïíå Š          âáãëçòïõîä éîæï ïî ùïõ áîä ùïõò ÁÄÁÍ®ŠŠ              ­Èï÷ ïìä áòå ùïõ¿Š              ­Èï÷ ïìä éó ùïõò ÁÄÁÍ¿Š              ­×èáô ëéîä ïæ óùóôåí äï ùïõ èáöå» éå âáóå óùóôåí ïò Š               óùóôåí ÷éôè §âåììó áîä ÷èéóôìåó§®®®éæ óï ÷èáô ëéîä¿ŠŠ         ­Áîä ôèåî®®®á ãïíðìåôå äåóãòéðôéïî ïæ ôèå ðòïâìåí ùïõ Š          áòå åøðåòéåîãéîçºŠŠ              ­Éî áó óðåãéæéã ôåòíó áó ùïõ ãáî íáîáçå¬ ÷èáô ÷åòå Š               ùïõ äïéîç ÷èåî ôèå ðòïâìåí ïããõòò a disk drive and two tape drives as well as a 64K memory 
expander. The other has a 512k expander (ET Software Megaram, 
half full.). I've done a fair amount of basic programming, and a 
little dabbling in Z80 and 8080 assember. With all that said, I 
do not fancy myself as being a first-class A-1 type expert, but 
I'm certainly not a novice either. 

What I hope to do is go into the business of getting people 
together...those with problems and those with solutions. 
Eventually I'd picture my owníå ôèå ðòïâìåí ïããõòòåä¬ áîä Š              åøáãôìù ÷èáô éó ïò éó îïô èáððåîéîç®  ŠŠŠŠŠ         ­Áîä æéîáììù®®®÷èï áòå ùïõ¬ áîä ÷èåòå ãáî É çåô âáãë ôï Š          ùïõ¬ åéôèåò âù ðèïîå ïò íáéì¿ŠŠÔèáô óèïõìä âå åîïõçè ôï óôáòô ôèéîçó ïææ® Áó ôèå óåòöéãå  develops, I am hoping that certain frontrunners in the ADAM  community will come forward and lend a hand, those who are  willing so spend some of their time on the phone helping others,  and those who are good at replying to correspondence in a tòáôéïî ïæ ïõò îå÷ óåòöéãå òåñõéòåó á æå÷ óéíðìå Šòõìåó® Èåòå ôèåù áòåºŠŠ    ±© ÆéîáîãéáìŠŠ         ­Ôèå Á®Î®Î® äïåó îïô èáöå íïîåù ôï óôáòô ôèéó ôèéîç õð¬ Š          áîä É§í îïô çåîåòïõó åîïõçè ôï ðáù ôèå ãïóôó íùóåìæ¬ óï Š          éô§ó çïéîç ôï âå §õóåò ðáù®§ Éæ ùïõ ÷òéôå¬ óåîä á Š          ÓÁÓÅ®®®¨ôèáô§ó ÓÔÁÍÐÅÄ ÓÅÌÆ ÁÄÄÒÅÓÓÅÄ ÅÎÖÅÌÏÐÅ®©ŠŠ         ­×èåî É òåóðïîä ôï ùïõò ðèïîå ãáìì¬ É§í çïéîç ôï ãáìì Š          ãïììåãô®  ¨Áîù ñõåóôéïîó¿©ŠŠ    ²© Õóéîç ôèå ÓåòöéãåŠŠ         ­×èåî ùïõ ãáìì ïat's out of the way, let me end this piece by telling  you a little about myself, and what I see as being my role in the  provision of this new A.N.N 'rescue' service.   I've been an ADAM owner since 1984, and the President of the ADAM  User Friendly Group of Ottawa Canada since the fall of 1987. I'm  46 years old and an employee of the Canadian federal government.  My own system consists of two ADAMs...our club machine also lives 
here, so that makes three. One of my machines has a 20 Meg. 
drive,åä¿ŠŠ              ­×èáô óïæô÷áòå ÷åòå ùïõ òõîîéîç¬ áîä ÷èáô èáððåîåä¿ Š               ×èáô äéä ùïõ åøðåãô ôï èáððåî¿ŠŠ              ­×èáô ðïóóéâìå óïìõôéïîó èáöå ùïõ ôòéåä óï æáò ïî Š               ùïõò ï÷î¿ŠŠ              ÈÉÎÔº Éô§ó îïô öåòù èåìðæõì æïò ùïõ ôï ãáìì õð áîä Š              óáù¬ ¢ÈÅÙ¡ Íù Äéîçìåâáóè ðòïçòáí äïåóî§ô ÷ïòë® Èï÷ Š              äï É æéø éô¿¢ Ùïõ§òå çïéîç ôï èáöå ôï ôåìì íå ÷èáô Š              óôáçå ïæ Äéîçìåâáóè ùïõ ÷åòå áô¬ ÷èáô ùïõ ÷åòå Š              äïéîç  áô ôèå ôé role in this thing as that of co- 
ordinator, record keeper, and general whip; following up on cases 
that didn't get answered, or somehow fell through the cracks. As  a byproduct of all of this, we'll eventually get to the stage  where we can begin publishing some of our experience on the  A.N.N. monthly disks, and that will help everybody.   Finally, a request to the experts.  You all know who you are, and I'm not going to name names for the  moment. I'd like your assistance. If you can spare sment aô linå 1° wilì noô bå executed®  Whilå RUÎ £ haó 
advantageó iî somå cases¬ iô musô bå useä witè care®  Seå STOÐ 
belo÷ foò á betteò approach.

RUÎ file_namå ió thå samå aó thå combineä statementó LOAÄ 
file_namå anä RUN® Iô alsï haó á disadvantagå iî thaô thå prograí 
pointeró anä variableó arå noô saveä foò prograí re-entrù afteò á 
crash®  e.g.

	1° x=1
	2° y=2
	3° INPUÔ z

Savå thió prograí undeò 'test§ filå name» typå NEW» theî typå 
'RUÎ test'®  Aô thå prompt¬ presó CONTROL-Ã anä fxOTHIS IS ANOTHER EXCELLENT ARTICLE IN A SERIES BY GUY COUSINEAU:EXPLORING SMARTBASIC                      PROGRAM CONTROL COMMANDS  by Guy Cousineau:

Foò thoså whWE THANK RON MITCHELL AND ADAM USER FRIENDLY GROUP FOR THE FOLLOWING        ARTICLE.THIS IS ANOTHER EXCELLENT ARTICLE IN A SERIES BY GUY COUSINEAU:EXPLORING SMARTBASIC                      PROGRAM CONTROL COMMANDS  by Guy Cousineau:

Foò thosåinç thaô maù makå youò prograí misbehave®  Consideò thió 
example:

	1°  GR:COLOR=7
	2°  INPUÔ x,y
	3°  GOSUÂ 100
	4°  END
	9¹  REÍ ploô á poinô aô x,y
	10° PLOÔ x,y
	11° RETURN

Wheî yoõ ruî thió program¬ everythinç behaveó normally» yoõ enteò 
² coordinateó anä thå subroutinå plotó á poinô aô thaô locatioî 
provideä iô ió iî thå rangå oæ 0-39®  No÷ removå linå 4° anä RUN 
again®  Afteò plottinç thå firsô point¬ thå prograí crasheó witè 
á 'Returî Withouô GOSUÂ iî linå 110§ error.


NE× crsô linå oæ thå program®  Therå arå ² otheò 
ways¬ however¬ tï uså thå RUÎ command:

	RUÎ line_number
	RUÎ file_name

Thå firsô wilì begiî prograí executioî aô thå specifieä linå 
number®  Iô wilì stilì cleaò variableó anä arrays¬ buô wilì noô 
execute DIÍ statementó whicè havå beeî skippeä bù thå linå numbeò 
specification®  e,g.

	1°  DIÍ a(20,20)
	2°  PRINÔ "Hello"
	3°  FOÒ ø ½ ± tï 20
	4°  INPUÔ a(1,x)
	5°  NEXÔ x

Iæ yoõ enteò RUÎ 30¬ yoõ wilì geô aî erroò messagå sincå thå DIÍ 
stateome time to  lend a hand with a service that both Barry Wilson and I see as being very  important to the ADAM community at this point, please drop me a line.  Let  me know the extent to which you're willing to participate, and what your    specific area of expertise is.  be prepared for the need to engage in some  correspondance, written or verbal, and the need to follow up in a timely    fashion.  Barry and I will both appreciate your participation. Ron  Mitchell for Adam News Network  (A.N.N.) my ownollo÷ witè 
'PRINÔ x'®  Yoõ wilì seå thaô thå valuå oæ ø ió 0®  No÷ typå RUÎ 
anä repeaô thå samå procedure®  Thió time¬ thå value oæ ø wilì bå 
preserveä oî thå interruption.


ENÄ markó thå enä oæ á program®  Whilå iô maù noô bå requireä iî 
mosô programs¬ iô ió á gooä habiô tï geô into®  Wheî youò 
programó gro÷ anä yoõ decidå tï adä otheò featureó anä routines¬ 
yoõ maù winä uð addinç lineó beyonä thå actuaì enä oæ thå 
program®  Yoõ wanô tï avoiä nastù messages¬ errors¬ crashes¬ oò 
otheò th who havå beeî followinç theså articleó oî SMARTBASIC¬ 
thå lasô fe÷ havå dealô witè compleø subjectó anä routines®  Foò 
á change oæ pace¬ wå wilì deaì herå witè elementarù commands¬ yeô 
usefuì iæ noô essentiaì tï programs® Ratheò thaî technicaì noteó 
oî routinå addresses¬ wå wilì concentratå oî makinç effectivå uså 
oæ thå elementarù CONTROÌ commands.


RUÎ ió thå waù tï starô á program®  Iô calló thå CLEAÒ routinå 
whicè initializeó variableó anä arrayó anä beginó prograí 
executioî aô thå filearó alì variableó anä thå prograí undeò operation®  Iô ió 
essentiaì tï uså thió commanä beforå typinç iî á ne÷ prograí tï 
bå surå thaô linå numberó froí youò previouó prograí dï noô 
becomå intermixeä witè thå ne÷ one®  Iô ió noô necessarù tï uså 
NE× beforå LOAÄ oò RUÎ sincå botè theså routineó calì thå NE× 
routine®  IÆ yoõ havå á protecteä prograí thaô yoõ don'ô wanô 
peoplå tï fooì arounä with¬ puô á NE× commanä insteaä oæ ENÄ 
wherå youò prograí terminates®  Thaô wilì helð prevenô otheró 
fIî ordeò tï checë thió situation¬ changå thå seconä linå 
to:

	11°  IÆ x>10° THEÎ STOPº GOTÏ 1000

No÷ wheî x>100¬ yoõ geô á breaë anä wheî yoõ enteò CONT¬ thå 
prograí resumes®  TRACÅ caî providå á morå detaileä checë oæ 
prograí executioî bù reportinç alì thå linå numberó beinç 
executed®  Unfortunatelù iô doeó noô seô uð á VIE× windo÷ anä 
windó uð writinç linå numberó all oveò thå screenº  thaô coulä bå 
á majoò projecô foò á BASIÃ re-write®  Furthermore¬ iæ youò 
prograí useó cursoò controì IÆ q$="y¢ oò q$="Y¢ theî RUN
	104°  IÆ q$<>"n¢ anä q$<>"N¢ GOTÏ 1010
	105°  NEW

Wheî thå gamå concludes¬ thå participanô ió askeä tï plaù again®  
Wheî thå programmeò answeró "@"¬ thå prograí ENDs¬ leavinç 
everythinç aô hió disposal® Wheî otheró answeò YES¬ thå prograí 
re-executes®  IÆ theù dï noô answeò YEÓ oò NO¬ thå routinå waitó 
foò á correcô answer®  Iæ NÏ ió thå answer¬ thå prograí destroyó 
itself®  Thió ió noô á verù compleø BACË DOOÒ anä coulä easilù bå 
brokeî bù pressinç everù keù ù be activå whilå thå 
subroutinå aô 100° ió beinç executed®  Thió presumeó thaô alì 
brancheó oæ thå subroutinå eventuallù winä uð aô linå 111° tï 
turî TRACÅ off.
 Thió concludeó thå revie÷ oæ elementarù control commands.  There are a few other control techniques which will be covered in other articles.  Next     time, error trapping.Guy Cousineaul059 Hindley StreetOTTAWA CanadaK2B 5L9enº  thaô coulä bå 
á majoò projecô foò á BASIÃ re-write®  Furthermore¬ iæ youò 
prograí useó cursoò controì 
checë otheò valueó bù typinç 'PRINÔ a(2,3)§ oò anù otheò similaò 
command¬ includinç LIST®  Iæ everythinç checkó ouô ok¬ yoõ can 
jusô CONTINUÅ thå prograí witè á CONÔ command®  Yoõ caî makå á 
STOÐ conditionaì witè somethinç like:

	10° IÆ x>3¹ OÒ y>3¹ THEÎ STOP

STOÐ caî alsï bå useä tï finä ouô iæ á prograí reacheó á 
particulaò point® Consideò thå followinç example:

	10°  IÆ x<° GOTÏ 1000
	11°  IÆ x>10° GOTÏ 1000

Iæ yoõ reacè thå routinå aô 1000¬ yoõ maù noô kno÷ whù yoõ goô 
there®  roí analyzinç youò prograí anä findinç clueó tï thå gamå oò 
problem®  DÏ NOÔ uså thå NE× commanä iî tesô versionó oæ youò 
prograí sincå yoõ wilì finä iô difficulô tï debuç anä improvå 
youò prograí iæ iô disappearó everù timå iô exits.

Here'ó wherå á bacë dooò comeó iî handy®  Á bacë dooò ió á waù 
foò thå programmeò tï geô insidå hió prograí wheî required®  
Consideò thió EXIÔ situatioî tï á game:

	100°  PRINÔ "Plaù again¿ (y/n)
	101°  GEÔ q$
	102°  IÆ q$="@¢ theî enä º REÍ bacë door
	103°  commandó likå HOME¬ VTAB¬ anä HTAB¬ 
youò linå numbeò tracå wilì bå harä tï follow®  Thå commanä caî 
bå usefuì iæ useä wisely.


NOTRACÅ turnó thå TRACÅ off®  Theså ² commandó caî bå useä 
togetheò tï isolatå thå routinå undeò review:

	10°  INPUÔ x,y
	11°  GOSUÂ 1000
	...
	99¹  PLOÔ subroutine
	100° TRACE
	101° IÆ x>3¹ GOTÏ 1050
	102° IÆ x<°  GOTÏ 1060
	103° IÆ y<°  GOTÏ 1070
	104° IÆ y>3¹ GOTÏ 1080
	....
	110° PLOÔ x,y
	111° NOTRACE
	102° RETURN

Iî thió example¬ thå tracå wilì onlexcepô 'y§ anä 'n§ untiì thå prograí 
exits¬ buô é won'ô givå awaù alì mù secrets.


STOÐ ió á handù waù tï temporarilù suspenä youò prograí undeò 
test®  Supposå yoõ wanô tï checë certaiî valueó beforå enterinç á 
particulaò subroutinå whicè ió causinç yoõ problems:

	9¹  REÍ ploô subroutine
	10° PRINÔ x,yº STOPº REÍ checë theså values
	11° PLOÔ x,y
	12° RETURN

Everù timå yoõ GOSUÂ 100¬ thå x,ù coordinateó wilì bå printeä ouô 
alonç witè BREAË IÎ 100®  Iæ thå valueó arå ouô oæ range¬ yoõ caîx(would    simply write it into the HyperCard   Toolkit, exactly the way that you    would include it in your own         programs.  Then you would tell HC to execute this rJASON BROWN WRITES ABOUT HIS         HYPERCARD FOR ADAM.HyperCard for Adam:  A Brief         Introduction     Since I first showed "HyperCard for Adam" at the AdamCon 02 show,    much interest has surrounded the     release of the program.  However,VER have to deal    with when programming a HC           application is CARDS and their       LINKS.  Nothing else.  You describe  how a card looks: e.g.  the text     that will appear on it, the colour   of the card, its title, etc.  Then   you decide how each card links to    another card.  Your software is      finished, and practically ready to   run on any Adam.        Let's assume that you have a body of information that you wish to make accessible to an Adam User on   his/her computer.  Let's sa HyperCard's overhead varies between 5K and 9K.   While HyperCard works reliably with  a data-drive, it really requires a   disk because it needs extremely fast access to the storage medium.      HyperCard works with just about any storage device (d1...d7) in any  combination.  So a single            application written with HyperCard   can sprawl over all of the available storage space on Adam. If a you have 900k of online storage (two          tapedrives, and two disk drives,     plus some extra RAM sen you are         presenting.  The idea here is that   by laying out all the possible links between the cards in the first place (paths), the user is encouraged to   find his/her own path through the    various "cards" of your catalog,     leapfrogging here and there          instantly.  A difficult task to      accomplish with paper, I would say.     First, you break up the         information into screen-sized        passages of text. Each screenful     represents a "card". The cards you   create collect HyperCards's Toolkit) to access any of them, almost        instantly.WHAT HYPERCARD REALLY IS:      HyperCard is a program that     allows you to create information     oriented software that runs by       itself. It is best suited for text   games, catalogue-type applications,  interactive-letters, etc.     HyperCard breaks down into two  components: cards and links.  No     matter how difficult it may be to    understand HyperCard without seeing  a demo, it is true: the only two     things that you E    there may be more 'hype' than facts  about HyperCard at this stage. I am  a little concerned that people may   not really be aware of what to       expect from the software, because no one has actually worked long enough  with the program at this point to    offer objective comment.  I will try to demystify the concepts behind the development and intentions of the    product...  HYPERCARD'S REQUIREMENTS:      HyperCard's effectiveness      comes from its simplicity and        extremely compact size. y that it is a catalog of hardware/ software   that you are selling.  It is logical to break a catalogue up into         different catagories (e.g. Hardware, and Software) and these can be       further divided into other           catagories (Game Software, Utility   Software, etc.)  Now, rather than    produce a flat, 2-dimensional paper  copy of this catalog, you would use  HyperCard to create a catalog that   permits the user to find exactly     what they want instantly, no matter  how much informatiot up as        another drive), you will be able to  use HyperCard applications that can  contain 2500 cards, roughly more     text than a 200 page paperback book. (more if you employ disk swapping)   HyperCard does not care where or how the stacks are organized, as long as they reside on "d1...d7" devices     that SmartBasic can recognize.  This may include RAMdisk arrangements and hard disks.  You could collect many  PD or commercial HyperCard stacks    and design your own menu stack       (entirely withively represent a      "stack".      The user will move from card to card based on the 'links' that you   have established. Each card may link to other cards in special ways.      Therefore, the user can move through different cards representing         different products you are selling   (in the case of a Product Catalog).  You not only define in which ways    the cards are linked together but    also what methods the user employs   to move from card to card.     These methods may include       SMARTKming and why it's better than ordinary programming another day.]       Hyperware is  the state of the art for users of every computer      system that it has become available  for.  Even if this version of        HyperCard does not meet everyone's   initial expectations (those Adam     users who have used hyperware on     other systems), the first attempt    has been made to bring Adam users to the fore-front of user-created       software.      I will stretch my neck out a    bit to say that BASIC alone These stacks may inter-link in as    many ways as you can think of.      HyperCard is simply Cards and   Their Relationships With Each Other. YOU decorate the cards with colour   and text; YOU lay out their links to each other.  However simple this may seem, it is really the content of    your cards, the style of your        writing, and the way you choose to   present your information that        defines your stack!  Meticulously    detailed text adventures spanning a  thousand pages, interactive letts and is very                "Christmas-intensive".  Therefore,   the re-writing process is going very slowly.  A de-bugged version of      HyperCard is available now, and      people can create interesting        software with it immediately. Later, sometime into 1991, the really       enhanced versions will be available. I have always promised that old      versions of HyperCard stacks will be convertable to new versions and that promise still stands.     Part of the rewrite will        include the GARDEcerns your     Users.      [Advanced Programmers:  What   is also happening here is that you   are learning the basics of OOP;      Object Oriented Programming.  You    create and describe Objects (in      HyperCard's case, these objects are  Cards) and the Task that each Object performs (some cards Link, some      cards ask for Keyboard Input, some   cards offer Buttons to be pushed).   You then link your Objects together, and an APPLICATION has been created. More about this method of            programEYS which let the user leap to other individual cards ("Press 'I'   to see Hardware Products, 'II' to    see Software").  Or a card may       request that the user key in some    text , evaluate that text, and then  move the user to appropriate cards.  You may move the user in random      directions if you wish (this is      crucial for text games!).  You may   move the user in a strict order      between cards.  You may connect one  stack of cards to another stack of   cards to another stack of cards.     is       obsolete for Adam, and that a        programmer patching simple BASIC or  machine-code routines to HyperCard   stacks will be lightyears ahead of   the pack.     HyperCard is currently going    through an intensive rewrite, to     correct two small errors in the      software, and to provide all the     customize-ability that the Adam is   capable of providing in the text     format.  I have been extremely busy  tending to my fulltime project,      which has nothing to do with         computerers  to other Adam users that simulate    conversation, complex on-screen      instruction manuals, on-screen       newsletters written by eight people  in different cities; these are some  of the ideas that can be realized    with the basic HyperCard package.    Again, since you don't have to       concern yourself so much with        conventional computer programming,   you have more energy to direct       towards talking to the User; the     textual portion of your software,    the part that most conN, and this is      provided for BASIC programmers who   want to extend HyperCard's           abilities.  The GARDEN is actually a space in HC's programming code that  will permit a BASIC routine to be    executed whenever the HC application encounters certain cards. If you     wrote a small BASIC program to       create sound effects, like the ones  published by Sol Swift, you would    simply write it into the HyperCard   Toolkit, exactly the way that you    would include it in your own         programs.  es.     I understand that someone is    trying to develop a handheld scanner (a device which can turn images on   paper into a HI-RES screen).  The    1990 Adam must have this device.     This is the hardware technology that will make HyperCard truly scream. If you know how to reach this person,   please tell him that you are         interested in his device, even if    you don't plan to use it to develop  HyperCard stacks.  The scanner must  at least be built!  Graphics         hardware like this is requi, even if you are an expert.ABOUT MACINTOSH COMPARASIONS:     HyperCard for the Macintosh     takes advantage of the ease with     which the Mac handles graphics and   sound.  By contrast, Adam's graphics and sound power is nowhere near as   accessible to the programmer.  But   as far as I'm concerned, it's okay   to have obsolete hardware, as long   as the software is up to current     standards.     There is no point in making     Adam something that it is not.  It   is not a graphics intensive mae software that I have        designed employs the same hyperware  concepts and similar execution to    the Macintosh program.  Beyond that, there is no use trying to draw       comparasions between the Macintosh   and the Adam computers. The graphics power is not there for Adam.     The name 'HyperCard' wasn't     intended to stick, but I had         initially thought that Adam people   might be familiar with the           terminology.  I was/am not           interested in the politics of naming softwart the top of the   Adam keyboard.         When the GoDOS/GoBASIC package is available, HyperCard will be      re-written to more closely emulate   the Macintosh version. I believe     that when Sol Swift finally finishes GoDOS, it will fast overtake any     other operating currently in use on  Adam. "GoHyperCard" will likely      follow in the same footsteps as it   has on the naturally-graphic         Macintosh.  It (or its descendants)  will become the #1 application on    Adam for users of all abilitiThen you would tell HC to execute this routine whenever        certain card(s) are selected by the  user.  This would be done with ONE   LINE OF BASIC CODE.  (The idea here  is to "announce" to HyperCard that   your routine exists, and under what  conditions you want it "activated".) In short, you can add your own BASIC routines to HyperCard Stacks, and    HyperCard will execute them whenever you ask it to.  In this respect,     HyperCard will often exceed anything that you can create with BASIC       alonered to    bring Adam to the 1990s, as opposed  to where Adam sits now: comfortably  in the mid- eighties. To these       developers, I offer my FULLEST       support, whatever that may entail.   Sol Swift, if you are reading this,  please hurry with your Graphic User  Interface.  I will rephrase:         HyperCard, the Scanner, and the      GoDOS package running on the 1983    Adam System will compare favourably  with some late 80's 32-bit           microcomputers.  'Nuff said?VARIOUS FINAL NOTES:     Thchine, at least, not as far as graphical    interface technology is concerned.   For example, why program graphic     representations of buttons when Adam was designed with programmable       function keys directly on the        keyboard (labelled I through VI).    The Macintosh does not have function keys in its "out-of-the-box"         configuration.  Using a picture of a arrow to press a picture of a button would take more time than if the     user simply hit one of the six       function Buttons ae, especially since no one is likely to mistake an Adam for a      Macintosh.  But don't be surprised   if HyperCard resurfaces with a       completely new name... once I can    think of a good one!     Ultimately, HyperCard provides  a new way of computer communication  that Adam has simply not seen        before, since 95% of Adam's current  software is designed with software   techniques dating back over 10       years.  The idea of creating         HyperCard was to bring simple, yet   sophisticatovery like this is at the heart of ADAMs' purpose  today.

Truth is, I haven't used my ADAM computer for awhile.  My   professional work
involves DOS and some UNIX, and the programs are usually in C or some database
dialect.  I find that DOS machines keep me plenty busy.     Another thing that
keeps me busy is my two year old son.  He will soon be of   the age where
gadgets like computers interest him, and you can be sure we will have the ADAM
set-up.  

I also recently found a C compiler for the ATHE FOLLOWING IS FROM THE AWAUG NEWSLETTER (JACK MACKENN     EDITOR AND THE AWAUG BBS (JEFF JODOIN SYSOP).AN ADAM RETROSPECTIVE  By Peter Hartzler  Though now programming and providing technical support on a huge UNIX/DOS network, I still remember the thrill of watching the tape   drive spinning on my new ADAM, as it loaded SmartBASIC . . . Microcomputers have been a part of my life for about five years now.  I would like to share some  of my thoughts and observations on the ADAM, and how the ADAnnings with the ADAM:  It seemed   like a good deal - a
home computer for under $300.  It was neatly boxed,         complete with a carrying
handle.  I remember spending a long time in the store,      reading the box,
reading the panels that described all the things you could  do with a home
computer.  I finally decided to go for it.  I think I had   two main reasons for
buying: I was curious to see if a home computer was for me, and it seemed like
a nifty toy.

Truth be told, my first computer expethoroughly enjoyed chipping away at it's mysteries. I spent many a night happily hacking away at its secrets.

I am very thankful for the influence that the ADAM and all  those associated
with it have had on my life.  Because of the ADAM, I        discovered just how much
I enjoy working with the little machines.  This resulted in my changing
careers from a home improvement contractor to a computer    programmer.  I
believe that was the best possible move I could have made.  I am sure that
self disced programming to the     average to expert Adam user. hyperware  concepts and similar execution to    the Macintosh program.  Beyond that, there is no use trying to draw       comparasions between the Macintosh   and the Adam computers. The graphics power is not there for Adam.     The name 'HyperCard' wasn't     intended to stick, but I had         initially thought that Adam people   might be familiar with the           terminology.  I was/am not           interested in the politics of naming softwarDAM, and I      seriously doubt that I
will be able to resist playing with it.  Playing suits the  ADAM well.  From
the beginning, the ADAM was meant to work well as a game    machine.  This means
that it was designed to go fast; to be acceptable to        gamesters - who don't
like to wait.  In fact, the ADAM is faster in many regards  than the IBM XT(r).
It blows the IBM PC(r) out of the water.  Because of it's   usefulness, it seems
like the ADAM may make a full circle.

Let me go back to my begiM computer has     influenced me.  For some, the ADAM is simply a means to an end; a useful    personal computer. For others, the ADAM is an end in itself; the reward comes  from learning what makes it tick.  As an ADAM user, I land somewhere in the    middle.  On one hand, I regarded the ADAM as a useful tool for learning what I    could about microcomputers.  The ADAM also proved useful for exploring  how people relate to computers.  On the other hand, I regarded the ADAM as an end unto itself; I rience was not with    the Coleco ADAM.
Several years before, in college, I had done some work on   the school
computers.  The idea of having a computer to tinker with    appealed to me, so
there I was.  The setup went fine, and I was poking at      SmartWriter in no time.
Within a few hours I had dusted off what I remembered of    BASIC.  That kept me
entertained for a long time.

I have since learned that many people who decided to try    the ADAM had lots of
trouble getting a working machine.  Ashallenges.  This
meant that there would be no more new EOS programs, at      least for a while.

Fortunately, CP/M was available for the ADAM.  There is no  question in my mind
that this saved the ADAM from oblivion.  While there are    some good programs in
the EOS format, CP/M gave ADAM owners access to a wide      world of popular
software.  Examples of such programs include WordStar,      DBASE, MEX, and NULU,
along with many others.  The challenge became to install    these programs on the
ADAMicks for using the sound chip, and the phone number of a  local user's group.
The POKEs proved interesting, though perhaps annoying to    Marilyn and the cats.
I got the feeling that the technical support people were    not expecting to be
working there very much longer.

I didn't call the user's group.  Some time later, I spotted the AWAUG meeting
announcement in the paper.  I decided to go.  This opened   up a whole world to
me.  Here were people, some who were trying to figure out   the answers tomber spending many evenings with my "new" 80 column   terminal (antique
surplus boat anchor).  I was sending it various escape      codes, to see what did
what.  In this way I discovered how this brand of terminal  wanted it's cursor
positioned, screen cleared, and so on.  

Finally, after figuring out these codes, it became a        relatively simple matter
to patch programs to run on that terminal.  Fortunately,    the ADAM tv-set
interface is well documented in the CP/M manual, so it was  simple b      Perhaps a larger part
was because AWAUG was (and still is) a group composed of a  wide variety of
people.  It always seemed like when I had a problem someone else would have an
answer.  When I had figured something out, darned if        someone else just happen
to need to know!

Of course, I started with the ADAM just as Coleco was       backing out.  I was
aware when I bought in that Coleco was bowing out, so this  was no surprise.
The orphaning of the ADAM presented users with some unique  c it turned out,       Coleco was having
serious quality control problems.  I was very fortunate.  I wonder how many
people who encountered problems at first simply gave up? I  don't know if I
would have or not.  I am very glad things worked out so     well for me.

I continued to spend much time tinkering with my computer.  I eventually ran
into some technical questions and decided to call the       technical support
number.  The support person sent some photocopy material    describing some POKE
tr.

Unlike EOS, CP/M is a standard operating system.  This      means that it can be
found on many types of computer.  Unfortunately, CP/M lacks provision for
standard display control.  If your program wants to         position your display
cursor, you have to "install" the software.  This process   involves looking up
the codes in the manual for your terminal, and patching the software.  Things
get more complicated when your second hand 80 column        terminal came with no
documentation.

I reme
problems I had already hacked out.  Many others had solved  questions I was
currently trying to figure out.  There were a few folks     there who were busy
solving puzzles I didn't yet know existed!

I didn't take long to get involved with AWAUG.  I became a  regular at the
meetings, and started contributing in various ways.  One    thing was clear from
the start: no matter how much I put in to the group, it     always seemed to
return more.

Part of this was because I enjoy sharing and teaching.y
comparison to patch software to run on the standard ADAM.   The skills I
developed through this sort of hacking still come in handy  today.

One project I am sure I will always remember is editing the newsletter.  This
was by no means a thankless job.  Time consuming yes, but   very rewarding.  I
learned a lot about the ADAM, also about users and how they relate to their
machine.  

I wrote lots of articles for the newsletter.  This is a     great way to learn
about a subject.  I also got involv
IBM had chosen the CP/M operating system for their new line of PC computers.
(IBM very nearly did choose CP/M.  The earliest versions of DOS were CP/M
compatible.  There are still elements of DOS that reveal    it's CP/M heritage.)
If these things had happened, there is a very real chance   that the ADAM would
be a commercial success today.  It certainly deserves to    be.
s ahead of it's time in some important ways.     The bit about
"distributed processing" a few pessing       architecture using
6801-C based embedded device controllers."  Gotta love      those buzzwords.

I can say with certainty that the ADAM computer changed my  life.  It started
as a small investment in a simple computer.  As I learned,  it grew.  Through
it I discovered an interest that eventually became my       career of choice.  

When I made the move to DOS, it wasn't because I had        outgrown the ADAM.  I
turned toward the more popular operating system because     that is where tnk modem.  4156 ED4B7110 LD BC,(4209)     ;B=0, C=94  4160 78       LD A,B           ;data in A  4161 ED79     OUT (C),A        ;send 0 out port 94 (modem  control)  4163 ED4B7310 LD BC,(4211)     ;B=128, C=94  4167 78       LD A,B           ;data in A  4168 ED79     OUT (C),A        ;send 128 out port 94       (modem control) ****************************************************************************** (2)  Look for a program to load.  If first 2 bytes are hex  AA55, then it's a valid program; otaragraphs back is true.     That means that the
ADAM has more than one "brain."  The main brain (the Z80)   tells the other
brains (the 6801s') what it wants.  By delegating tasks,    things get done much
faster.  Also, the computer can do more than one thing at a time.  That is how
the ADAM can run a game off a tape without putting you to   sleep.  Designers of
recent desktop PCs' are just now catching on to that trick.

If Coleco had done a better job with their quality control  and marketing.  Ifed with some hardware    projects.  Part of my
interest in hardware projects was to publish the how-to in  the newsletter.
Probably a larger part was my curiosity.

Slowly it dawned on me that computers interested me more    than home
improvement.  So, I decided to bite the bullet.  I went and bought a DOS
machine and studied to program computers for a living.      Later, interviewers
would ask what sort of computer the ADAM is.  I described   it as "a
sophisticated Z80 machine with distributed procColeco ADAM SmartWriter ROM Revision 80 Disassembly and Comments (c) 1990 by Richard F. Drushel ****************************************************************************** ADAMlink Modem I/O routine.  Called by SmartWriter          initialization routine. What I THINK this is doing is trying to load a PROGRAM      being sent from some other computer via the ADAMlink modem.  There are 5 steps:  ****************************************************************************** (1)  Initialize the ADAMlihe jobs
were.  

There are some who say the ADAM is dead.  Don't believe it  for a second!
There are many who find the ADAM to be all they need for    their day to day
computing tasks.  As a home game machine it is the equal of any of the 8 bit
game machines.  As a learning tool it excels.  For a small  investment you get
a machine that can help you learn all the basics of         computers.

The ADAM was ahead of it's time in some important ways.     The bit about
"distributed processing" a few pherwise, exit.  Compare the check bytes    used in EOS directories (hex AA5500FF) and in game cartridge ROMs (hex  AA55).    4170 3A7510   LD A,(4213)      ;A=95  4173 4F       LD C,A           ;port in C  4174 ED78     IN A,(C)         ;read port 95 (modem data)  4176 FEAA     CP 170           ;is it 170? (1st check      byte)  4178 C27010   JP NZ,4208       ;NO, so exit  4181 ED78     IN A,(C)         ;YES, so read port 95 again (modem data)  4183 FE55     CP 85            ;is it 85? (2nd checkbyt to copy?
 4204 20F7     JR NZ,-9 (4197)  ;YES, so keep copying
******************************************************************************
(4)  Execute the loaded program by jumping to the first     byte of code.
 4206 E1       POP HL           ;NO, we're all done;        restore start address
 4207 E9       JP (HL)          ;jump to first byte of code
******************************************************************************
(5)  Exiit with no program load.
 4208 C9       RET              ;o read  4192 ED68     IN L,(C)         ;read HL in port 95 (modem  data)  4194 ED60     IN H,(C)         ;HL=start address in RAM to copy to  4196 E5       PUSH HL          ;save start address  4197 ED78     IN A,(C)         ;read the program byte in   port 95 (modem data)  4199 77       LD (HL),A        ;save it in RAM  4200 23       INC HL           ;point to next RAM slot
 4201 1B       DEC DE           ;decrement byte counter
 4202 7B       LD A,E
 4203 B2       OR D             ;any more bytes of SmartWriter's        internal initialization.  What it appears to be doing is     looking for a program to load into RAM through the  ADAMlink modem.  This routine initializes the modem, then tries to    read in a check code AA55 (like on disks and cartridge       ROMs).  If the check code is found, the next 4 bytes have    the program length and start address, each 2  bytes long.    The program is read in through the modem and put into RAM;   at the end it jumps to the first byte of code to run the    exit
******************************************************************************
Port data
 4209 5E00     ;port=94 (modem control); data=0
 4211 5E80     ;port=94 (modem control); data=128
 4213 5F       ;port=95 (modem data)
 it in RAM  4200 23       INC HL           ;point to next RAM slot
 4201 1B       DEC DE           ;decrement byte counter
 4202 7B       LD A,E
 4203 B2       OR D             ;any more bytese)  4185 C27010   JP NZ,4208       ;NO, so exit ****************************************************************************** (3) Load program through the ADAMlink modem.  Following the 2 check bytes are the length of the program (2 bytes) and the starting        address of the program (2 bytes).  The program is loaded into successive RAM       locations.  4188 ED58     IN E,(C)         ;YES, so read DE in port 95 (modem data)  4190 ED50     IN D,(C)         ;DE=number of bytes total   we're going tx	E17 Dec-01-1990TO: Alan Neeley & All  FROM: Richard F. Drushel        SUBJ: SW ROM modem I/O codeSWMODEM.ROM.  (On this ANN DISK)This modem routine is called as part ofFROM THE ADAM EXCHANGE BBS, 24 hrs. 216-883-9355.                          A402 21:17 Dec-01-1990TO: Alan Neeley & All  FROM: Richard F. Drushel        SUBJ: SW ROM modem I/O codeSWMODEM.ROM.  (On this ANN DISK)This modem routine is called as part to copy?
 4204 20F7     JR NZ,-9 (4197)  ;YES, so keep copying
******************************************************************************
(4)  Execute the loaded program by jumping to the first     byte of code.
 4206 E1       POP HL           ;NO, we're all done;        restore start address
 4207 E9       JP (HL)          ;jump to first byte of code
******************************************************************************
(5)  Exiit with no program load.
 4208 C9       RET              ; program.  If no program is found, the rest  of SmartWriter's initialization proceeds and you go to ADAM'S ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER.  The disassembly listing is from the R80 version of           SmartWriter--I have an R59 system unit but haven't looked at its ROM to see if there is an equivalent routine (probably   at a  different address, given patches, changes, etc. between R59 and R80).  So now the questions are....What kind of program was it trying to load?  A debugger?  Was this a   way to boot a promany possible hardware configurations supported.  Regards, Rich Drushel    P.S. When people refer to a "serial terminal", is this just  a display, or is it keyboard plus display?  If I have to     rewrite the IN #0 drivers to accommodate different serial    keyboards as well.    R.D.mply a conditional branch to either the TV display      driver or the serial terminal driver depending upon whether  TEXT80 is set or not.     TAB, VTAB and LOCATE are all       accomplished by a PRINT  CHR$(28) with the D t would enable you to try       software out through the phone lines BEFORE you purchased it (Kinda reminds me of what Sega plans on doing with their     Genesis system). Anyway,  maybe these routines that you have found in SmartWRITER were the beginnings of what never       became?        FROM: Richard F. Drushel   36   SUBJ: 80 column video     Òåáä ¨Ù¯Î¯Ñõéô©¾ùDear Alan, any info on this topic is appreciated.  Since I   don't know anything about the Eve 80-column mode, I can't    comment; but I haved by the experts in the ADAM community.  An area often overlooked, 'BASE ADAM' will get a lot of attention.  This is for those ADAMites who want to get the most out of their ADAM the way it came out of the box.We will have featured speakers on topics of interest to all.  Barry Wilson of ANN and SLAUG will give his first (and last) annual CP/M speech.  Phil Kosowsky, Bruce Walters, Eric Danz, Bart "ZONKER" Lynch, Rich Clee, Ron Mitchell, George Koczowra and others have started making their plans to attend.register=column, E register= row, just having unique         "control character" tables for each driver type will take    care of this.  I envision having a CONFIG.SYS file which is  read at boot time, in which the type of screen,              clock, etc. drivers can be specified.  For example,          SCREEN=ANSI would select an ANSI driver for TEXT80;          CLOCK=NMI means there is no clock hardware, so use the       default NMI clock.  This way, RAM is not eaten up by unused drivers, but there are gram from an external  computer (like a     VAX, which I hear was used in ADAM's development), without   having to have it on an ADAM tape or disk drive or           cartridge?  I cannot answer these; maybe Alan or Herman      would like to take a shot?  Regards,  Rich Drushel      A404 12:20 Dec-02-1990TO: Rich Drushel        FROM: Alan Neeley         I recall when the ADAM first came out they were touting that eventually you would be able to call into a special service  that Coleco was planning  thaÔ0 Ì5 ×70 Ð68 ÊÃÂ463 ADAM USER GROUP invites you to the 3rd annualÃÂINTERNATIONAL ADAM CONVENTION -                         ¯ADAMCON 03¯ÃAUGUST 1 - 4, 1991 in South Bend, Indiana.ÃSponsored by ADAM-Link of Utah and ADAM News NetworkÃOfficial BBS - St. Louis User Group BBSJoin ADAMites from all over the continent for the third annual ADAM only convention.  Many ADAM suppliers will be displaying their latest software and hardware.  Workshops and demonstrations on every facet of ADAM will be conducte a good idea how, within the confines of  SB1.x, I can implement TEXT80 with  serial terminals which   use the Orphanware-type serial ports.  The only "global"     areas within the interpreter which would have to be set      would be the screen width and  number of lines; the rest is simply a conditional branch to either the TV display      driver or the serial terminal driver depending upon whether  TEXT80 is set or not.     TAB, VTAB and LOCATE are all       accomplished by a PRINT  CHR$(28) with the D The most popular part of ADAMCON 01 and 02 was the ADAM STORE!  We will continue this tradition.  ADAM suppliers are already lining up their booths to give you the best selection ever.There will also be surprises.  One well known ADAM person said that a big surprise is in the works. Also, special offers for ADAMCON 03 delegates only!¯==================================¯¯ÂCONVENTION COSTS:Â¯We have worked hard to get the best possible package at the lowest cost.  These costs are as follows:Gala Banqrequested.  This applies to delegates only.  Full payment is required by July 1, 1991. 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I would like to take this opportunity to thank Alan Neeley of ADAM-Link of Utah and Barry Wilson of ADAM News Network for providing the startup funds which makes this and other mailings possible.  463 ADAM User Group is requested.  This applies to delegates only.  Full payment is required by July 1, 1991. All payments are refundable until July 7, 1991.ÂDiscounts:Â  For full payment before April 15, 1991 -                Full Delegate - $210.00, Spouse - $174.00.¯Â**************BONUS**************Â¯All who register by 6/1/91 (Deposit or full payment) will receive 5 PD volumes of their choice from the 463 ADAM PD Library on 5-1/4" disks (or 3 volumes on DDP).  Be sure to mark your selections on the back of the registraTake Exit #77.  After paying your toll, take the north exit to Route 33. (Be careful, the curve is very sharp!)  There are many restaurants along this street, within walking distance, so it will be easy to find a place for dinner.The Michiana Regional Airport only 7 miles from the hotel.  Most major airlines have connecting service.  It's small, but you won't have to walk for miles from the gate. (I usually fly out of O'Hare in Chicago.  It takes longer to get to the gate than most of the flights out of trom the Potawatomi Park/Zoo and Botanical Gardens, to East Race Waterway, the only artificial whitewater course in North America, where world class kayak and canoe competitions are held.  If you have a car at the convention you can get to Chicago (1-1/2 hrs), Indiana Dunes State Park (45 min.) or the heart of Indiana's Amish country, Shipshewana (45 min.).  Camping is available at Potato Creek State Park (13 miles), and Spaulding Lake Campground (6 miles) in Michigan.  I have camped at Potato Creek, it's lever).  Other famous ADAMites also check in regularly, Barry Wilson, ZONKER, Alan Neeley, and more.  You can 'talk' to them also.ÃSLAUG BBS - (314) 383-3617Ã9 PM - 6 AM, Thursday - SundayÃSYSOP - SHAMAN (Al Fitzgerald)The SLAUG BBS is an A-Net type BBS.  Default ADAMLink settings are used.  If you have a modem and have never used it, this is the time to try it out.  New users should load ADAMLink and dial the number.  The BBS will answer and ask you for your account number.  At this point, type 'NEW'rom the Potawatomi Park/Zoo and Botanical Gardens, to East Race Waterway, the only artificial whitewater course in North America, where world class kayak and canoe competitions are held.  If you have a car at the convention you can get to Chicago (1-1/2 hrs), Indiana Dunes State Park (45 min.) or the heart of Indiana's Amish country, Shipshewana (45 min.).  Camping is available at Potato Creek State Park (13 miles), and Spaulding Lake Campground (6 miles) in Michigan.  I have camped at Potato Creek, it's o do and see in South Bend so we will try to highlight some of the things.  More information is available.The University of Notre Dame, home of the Fighting Irish, is just a mile away.  St. Mary's College is also very close.  Both are beautiful and have tours available.The Studebaker Museum holds over 100 carriages, wagons, cars and trucks.  From the Studebaker family's Conestoga wagon to the last Daytona hardtop, this museum was once the company's largest dealership.South Bend has other attractions.  Fhere!)  The Ramada has a courtesy van that can pick you up and bring you directly to AC03.South Bend is also served by Amtrak and the major bus lines.  If you fly, drive, or ride, it's easy to get to South Bend.  Bulletin Board Support463 ADAM does not have their own BBS so St. Louis BBS has consented to being the Official ADAMCON 03 BBS.  The latest news and information will be posted there.  I log-on a couple of times a week, so you can leave messages for me if you wish.  My handle is 'DEAN' (how cvery nice.We are looking forward to seeing you at ADAMCON 03.  Help make this the best ADAMCON yet.  Register early and encourage others to do the same.  Any questions, contact:          Dean Roades -           Convention Chairman           8522 Hohman Ave.           Munster, IN  46321.            (219) 836-8646agons, cars and trucks.  From the Studebaker family's Conestoga wagon to the last Daytona hardtop, this museum was once the company's largest dealership.South Bend has other attractions.  F and follow the excellent instructions.  After getting into the system, type 'B8' at the main prompt to go to the ADAMCON 03 message board.  Leave me a message!  Let me know what you think of the proposed agenda, what you want to see at AC03, ask any questions.  You can get an answer faster than through the mail.I look forward to hearing from you.THINGS TO DOMost ADAMites shy away from the light of day during ADAMCON, but many also like to see the sights of a new part of the country.  There is much tÔ0 Ì5 ×70 Ð66Ó1.5¯Â   ADAMCON 03 REGISTRATION FORMÂ¯Name _____________________________ Spouse ___________________________Address _____________________________________________________________City ___________________ State/Prov. _______ Zip/Postal Code ________Children 1 ______________ Age ____ 2 _______________ Age ____Ó1If you are traveling alone and wish to share a room, Check here _____Would you like to reserve an ADAMCON 03 T-Shirt? $10.00 ea. M L XLShould we make ADAMCON 03 hats available? ment before April 15, 1991 - Full Delegate - $210.00, Spouse - $174.00.¯***BONUS***¯All who register by 6/1/91 (Deposit or full payment) will receive 5 PD volumes on 5-1/4" disks of their choice from the 463 ADAM PD Library (or 3 volumes on DDP).  Be sure to mark your selections on the back of this form. If we do not have anything you need we will substitute 10 blank, formatted disks. (5-1/4" only, please specify 160k or 320k)  If no selection is made, we will provide 10 blank 160k disks.ÅÓ1.5Name __en    @   49.00 = __________        _________ Del. Child  @   75.00 = __________        _________ Day Pass    @   99.00 = __________        _________ Single Room     80.00 = __________        _________ T-Shirts    @   10.00 = __________                            Total       __________                          Deposit       __________                         Balance Due    __________Make Checks Payable to: "ADAMCON 03" and send to: Convention Chairman     (US Funds only please)                   row it if needed? ______  If you plan to set up your ADAM in your room, may we post that fact so that others may use it? _____  What hardware will you be bringing? __________ __________ ___________ __________ __________ ___________ __________ __________ ___________ __________ __________Ó1 ¡27,119,1,49,129,177Ì0 ×78¯==================================¯¯AGENDA¯We are going to try something new this year.  There will be 3 breakouts (information sessions, workshops, demos, etc.) running at the same time.Children 6-18   -    75.00     X    X    X    X    X    XDay Pass Delegate        -    99.00          X    X    X    X    X(Children in room with parent, Limit 1 per adult)* Room is double occupancy, add $80.00 for single room.Deposits: Before April 15, 1991, a $ 50.00 deposit is requested.  If registering after April 15th, a $100.00 deposit is requested.  This applies to delegates only.  Full payment is required by July 1, 1991. All payments are refundable until July 7, 1991.Discounts:  For full pay[] Yes   [] NoIf you are bringing hardware to the convention, may we borrow it if needed? ______  If you plan to set up your ADAM in your room, may we post that fact so that others may use it? _____  What hardware will you be bringing?Ó2_________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________Ó1RECAP:  _________ Delegates   @ $220.00 = __________        _________ Spouse      @  184.00 = __________        _________ Childr___________________________ Spouse ___________________________Address _____________________________________________________________City ___________________ State/Prov. _______ Zip/Postal Code ________Children 1 ______________ Age ____ 2 _______________ Age ____If you are traveling alone and wish to share a room, Check here _____Would you like to reserve an ADAMCON 03 T-Shirt? $10.00 ea. M L XLShould we make ADAMCON 03 hats available? Yes  NoIf you are bringing hardware to the convention, may we bor     Dean Roades                                                  8522 Hohman Ave.                                                   Munster, IN 46321post that fact so that others may use it? _____  What hardware will you be bringing?Ó2_________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________Ó1RECAP:  _________ Delegates   @ $220.00 = __________        _________ Spouse      @  184.00 = __________        _________ Childr  Select the breakout you wish to attend.  You will notice that some sessions are presented only one time, so you will have to decide which one to attend.  This agenda will change based on your response and the availability of speakers.É25¯ÂFriday, August 2nd.Â¯¯ Breakfast¯   ÂAM Gen Mtg Â- "The State of ADAM"   ÂAM Breakout AÂ [] #1 - ADAM Diagnostics, Basic Maintainance                 [] #2 - Hardware - Advanced. What is available for ADAM.                 [] #3 - Writing Text and Graphic Games     [] #2 - Advanced Utilities. Block editing, Directory rebuilding, etc.                   [] #3 - BASIC Languages. SB V1.0, SB V2.0, French Basic, Austrailian BASIC, etc.¯ Afternoon Off¯Sunday¯ Breakfast¯     AM Gen Mtg     AM Breakout A - #1 -                     #2 -                     #3 -     AM Breakout B - #1 -                     #2 -                     #3 -¯ Lunch¯     PM Gen Mtg -     PM Breakout A - #1 - ADAM STORE 3 - 6 PM                     #2 - HYPERCARD                   - Basic add-ons. Disk drives, modems, memory, dot matrix printer, etc.                 [] #2 - Data Base programs for the ADAM.                 [] #3 - Other Languages. Forth, C, Assembler.¯ÂSaturday, August 3rd.Â¯¯ Breakfast¯   ÂAM Gen MtgÂ - ADAM NEWS NETWORK   ÂAM Breakout AÂ [] #1 - Starting ADAM User Groups                   [] #2 - Specialized Hardware. MIDI, Sound Digitizer, A.I.M.                   [] #3 - LOGO on the ADAM   ÂAM Breakout BÂ [] #1 - Graphics for the novice               your response and the availability of speakers.  We may also substitute product demonstrations for one of the sessions.  It is very important that you let us know what you want.  We do not want anyone to feel left out.É25¯ÂFriday, August 2nd.Â¯ 7:00 -  9:00 ¯ Breakfast¯ 8:30 -  9:30    ÂAM General  Meeting Â - "The State of ADAM" 9:45 - 10:45    ÂAM Breakout AÂ  (Pick One)                 [] #1 - ADAM Diagnostics, Basic Maintainance                 [] #2 - Hardware - Advanced. What is available for   #3 - Banquet and Awards, Door Prizes.ory, dot matrix printer, etc.                 [] #2 - Data Base programs for the ADAM.                 [] #3 - Other Languages. Forth, C, Assembler.¯ÂSaturday, August 3rd.Â¯¯ Breakfast¯   ÂAM Gen MtgÂ - ADAM NEWS NETWORK   ÂAM Breakout AÂ [] #1 - Starting ADAM User Groups                   [] #2 - Specialized Hardware. MIDI, Sound Digitizer, A.I.M.                   [] #3 - LOGO on the ADAM   ÂAM Breakout BÂ [] #1 - Graphics for the novice                 ÂAM Breakout BÂ [] #1 - BASIC Programming for the Novice.                 [] #2 - Advanced Graphics. Sprites, Fonts, Clips.                 [] #3 - ADAMCalc - The spreadsheet program for the ADAM.¯ Lunch¯   ÂPM Gen MtgÂ - "Maintaining ADAM User Groups"   ÂPM Breakout AÂ [] #1 - BASE ADAM - Panel Discussion for novice ADAM users.                 [] #2 - Advanced BASIC Programming + Machine Language.                 [] #3 - Advanced Graphics. Sprites, Fonts, Clips.   ÂPM Breakout BÂ [] #1 - HardwareÔ0 Ì0 ×78 Ð72¯==================================¯¯ÂADAMCON 03 AGENDAÂ¯We are going to try something new this year.  There will be 3 breakouts (information sessions, workshops, demos, etc.) running at the same time.  You will need to select the breakout you wish to attend.  You will notice that some sessions are presented only one time, so you will have to make a choice.  If there are 2 sessions you wish to attend, but are scheduled at the same time, mark them #1 and #2.  This agenda will change based on     [] #2 - Advanced Utilities. Block editing, Directory rebuilding, etc.                   [] #3 - BASIC Languages. SB V1.0, SB V2.0, French Basic, Austrailian BASIC, etc.¯ Afternoon Off¯Sunday¯ Breakfast¯     AM Gen Mtg     AM Breakout A - #1 -                     #2 -                     #3 -     AM Breakout B - #1 -                     #2 -                     #3 -¯ Lunch¯     PM Gen Mtg -     PM Breakout A - #1 - ADAM STORE 3 - 6 PM                     #2 - HYPERCARD                   ADAM.                 [] #3 - Writing Text and Graphic Games11:00 - 12:00    ÂAM Breakout BÂ  (Pick One)                 [] #1 - BASIC Programming for the Novice.                 [] #2 - Advanced Graphics. Sprites, Fonts, Clips.                 [] #3 - ADAMCalc - The spreadsheet program for the ADAM.12:00 -  1:00 ¯ Lunch¯ÅFriday, August 2nd (Con't) 1:00 -  2:00    ÂPM General  MeetingÂ - "Maintaining ADAM User Groups" 2:15 -  3:15    ÂPM Breakout AÂ  (Pick One)                 [] #1 - BASE ADAM nch Basic, Austrailian BASIC, etc.¯(Afternoon Free)¯¯ÂSunday, August 4thÂ¯ 8:00 -  9:30 ¯ Breakfast¯ 9:00 - 10:00    ÂAM General MeetingÂ - To Be Announced10:00 - 11:00    ÂAM Breakout AÂ  (Pick One)                 [] #1 - BASE ADAM - Panel Discussion for Novice ADAM Users.                 [] #2 - CP/M + TDOS for the beginner.                 [] #3 - Hardware - Advanced. What is available for ADAM.11:15 - 12:15    ÂAM Breakout BÂ  (Pick One)                 [] #1 - Utilities - Basic. Making back-  9:30    ÂAM General MeetingÂ - ADAM NEWS NETWORK 9:45 - 10:45    ÂAM Breakout AÂ  (Pick One)                 [] #1 - Starting ADAM User Groups                 [] #2 - Specialized Hardware. MIDI, Sound Digitizer, A.I.M.                 [] #3 - LOGO on the ADAM11:00 - 12:00    ÂAM Breakout BÂ  (Pick One)                 [] #1 - Graphics for the novice                 [] #2 - Advanced Utilities. Block editing, Directory rebuilding, etc.                 [] #3 - BASIC Languages. SB V1.0, SB V2.0, Fre           Games,  Home/BusinessNibbles & Bits - Issue volumes #1-#6               - Disk Pack #2 + #3               - N&Butil02Misc.     Quickopy V5.0    SmartBASIC 2.0     French Basic     ADAMLINK II     Disk ManagerGames:     Jeopardy (Disk or DDP)     Pinball Construction/          Hard Hat Mack     Super Subroc     Troll's Tale (Disk or DDP)     Fall Guy/Video Hustler     Yolk's on You/Math Wiz     Trolls Tale     EZ-Match     Parrot     Best-Broderbund AE + Choplifter     17 ADAMBOups, file transfer.                 [] #2 - CP/M + TDOS for the advanced.                 [] #3 - Word Processing. Comparing different programs.12:30 -  1:30 ¯ Lunch¯ 1:30 -  2:30    ÂPM General MeetingÂ - Support Your Local ADAM Supplier 2:30 -  3:30    ÂPM Breakout AÂ  (Pick One)                 [] #1 - ADAM STORE 3 - 6 PM                 [] #2 - HYPERCARD                 [] #3 - To Be Announced.  7:00 -  9:00 ¯ÂBanquetÂ¯ with Awards, Door Prizes and MORE!.BASIC Languages. SB V1.0, SB V2.0, Fre- Panel Discussion for novice ADAM users.                 [] #2 - Advanced BASIC Programming + Machine Language.                 [] #3 - Advanced Graphics. Sprites, Fonts, Clips. 3:30 -  4:30    ÂPM Breakout BÂ  (Pick One)                 [] #1 - Hardware - Basic add-ons. Disk drives, modems, memory, dot matrix printer, etc.                 [] #2 - Data Base programs for the ADAM.                 [] #3 - Other Languages. Forth, C, Assembler.¯ÂSaturday, August 3rd.Â¯ 7:00 -  9:00 ¯ Breakfast¯ 8:30 Ô0 Ì0 ×40Â~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~¯463 ADAM PD LIBRARY¯All who register before 6/1/91 may select 5 volumes on 5-1/4" disk (3 volumes on DDP).  Please circle your choices.463 ADAM Volumes:  1- Games- Text+Graphic (2disk/1DDP)  2- Printshop (2disk/1DDP)      For the ADAM printer  3- Music and Games I  4- EZ series (N&B)  5- fileMANAGER    6- Space Programs  7- ADAM book reviews  8- Jerry's Best  9- Auto-Load w/ utilitiesNIAD - Basic Util 1-2  SmartBASIC 1-12     Gold Series -  nch Basic, Austrailian BASIC, etc.¯(Afternoon Free)¯¯ÂSunday, August 4thÂ¯ 8:00 -  9:30 ¯ Breakfast¯ 9:00 - 10:00    ÂAM General MeetingÂ - To Be Announced10:00 - 11:00    ÂAM Breakout AÂ  (Pick One)                 [] #1 - BASE ADAM - Panel Discussion for Novice ADAM Users.                 [] #2 - CP/M + TDOS for the beginner.                 [] #3 - Hardware - Advanced. What is available for ADAM.11:15 - 12:15    ÂAM Breakout BÂ  (Pick One)                 [] #1 - Utilities - Basic. Making backMB screens -J. AlfordSt. Louis ADAM User Group:     Utilities     Welcome     Directory     UKAS Reviews     Beginner DocsGraphics Volumes     Paintmates Vol #1 - #9     N & B pix Vol #1 - #26     Reedy Art Gallery #1 + #2Strategic Software Printer PatchesIf there are no volumes you need, we will substitute 10 blank, formatted disks. (5-1/4" only)   6- Space Programs  7- ADAM book reviews  8- Jerry's Best  9- Auto-Load w/ utilitiesNIAD - Basic Util 1-2  SmartBASIC 1-12     Gold Series -  way.  That could mean that there is no key in either direction.  The solution might be a return to the start hall through one of those walls and a walk down the hall and out the other.  Or it could mean out one end of the hall, back into the start hall through the southern "1" and out the other end wall.     Consider figure 3.  The solution of figure 1 does not work.  The player goes west, uses the key to transport to the east door, exits the south "1", and finds two worthless bombs.     The solution mustÃÕThemes in ADAMBOMBÕÃ     ADAM BOMB is one of the best games ever designed for the ADAM computer.  It is by Steve Pitman Software and carries a 1989 copyright.  It has been discussed in several recent reviews (including one by me) in 463-ADAM and the Adam News Network.  Be sure you get the revised version which allows you to start on any screen.     This article discusses three themes commonly found in the design of screens for ADAM BOMB.  These are Order, Return, and Trap.     The primary theme in ADA  The west wing has a wall to the north of the "1".  If the player goes west the "1" turns to a boulder.  The player can blast through the south wall, pass down the hall, and blast north into the east hall.  But that's it:  There are no walls to bomb.  The player is trapped.     The correct solution is to move east and then blast south, pass through the hall, blast north to get two more bombs, and then move to the "1".  This time the player has a wall to bomb and escapes the trap.     Figure 5 is another e through the door.  Going in the other direction leads to a trap.     Figure 2 shows the solution.  The key is west.  East in a trap.  The order in which the choices are made is significant.     A second theme in ADAM BOMB (and my personal favorite) is return.  I like to route the player through the same room over and over.  Each time the room is entered the player has different equipment and thus finds a different solution to the room.     Look back at figure 1.  There is a wall at each end of the hall           Games,  Home/BusinessNibbles & Bits - Issue volumes #1-#6               - Disk Pack #2 + #3               - N&Butil02Misc.     Quickopy V5.0    SmartBASIC 2.0     French Basic     ADAMLINK II     Disk ManagerGames:     Jeopardy (Disk or DDP)     Pinball Construction/          Hard Hat Mack     Super Subroc     Troll's Tale (Disk or DDP)     Fall Guy/Video Hustler     Yolk's on You/Math Wiz     Trolls Tale     EZ-Match     Parrot     Best-Broderbund AE + Choplifter     17 ADAMBO change.  The player must go south, use the bombs to pass through the hall (in either direction), and use the key to escape through the red door.  The player must pass through both the start room and the red door room twice.  The return:  my favorite ADAM BOMB theme.     The third theme I want to discuss is the trap.  Figure 4 contains a trap.  At first glance it appears the player can go either east or west, get two bombs, and blast out the bottom wall.  Not so, however.  The two wings are not symetrical.M BOMB is order.  There are choices to make.  In my review of ADAM BOMB I gave one example of order.  Figure 1 is another.     In the figure boulders, walls, doors, and diamonds are visible.  Keys are not.  Bombs, as always, are visible, but there are none here.     It is clear that going either east or west will bring the player to a door that leads to the opposite door.  There is probably a key in one direction.  There is probably not a key in the other.  Thus going in one direction the player can escapexample of the same trap.  The player, who has one bomb at this point, sees a "1" and two walls.  Knowing that there are two bombs behind the wall the player plans to go through the "1" and blast back out.  After blasting the southern wall (twice) the player would be left with a key and a bomb.  but the northern wall now has a boulder in front of it!     Correct is to blast the southernmost wall (Not the middle - there won't be enough bombs left), get the two bombs, use one to retrieve the key, and then us+++++++++X*+XXK X             X++XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+XXB=Blue Door  XXXXX1XXXXX    D=Diamond                 S=Start                 Equipment:  NoneFigure 2:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX  K=KeyX+BDK1 S 1 DB+X  Equipment:  None  XXXXX1XXXXXFigure 3:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX  *=BombX+BDK1 S 1 DB+X  R=Red DoorX XXXXX1XXXXX X  Equipment:  NoneX             X XXXXX*R*XXXXX     XXXFigure 4:       X XXXX+XRXXXXXX   Start at Red DoorX**  1   1  **X  Equipment:  NoneX+++++++++++++XX             X XXXXXXXXes the wall, but there are boulders behind it.     Correct is the northern "1".  Then the bomb will allow access to a hall of "1"s which leads to the southern room and exit off the south of the map.  Several different traps in this one setting.     ADAM BOMB is one of the great ADAM games.  A knowledge of the themes will enhance your play.  Watch for themes as you play.  Put them in the screens you design.  I'll look forward to them.               -- Joe Alford                  September 5, 1990ÅFiguctive member of our group.. The article is in SHOWOFF II format and is about 4 pages long if printed in 10 pitch.FLIP-FLOP H Is an article on the "pros" and "cons" of converting floppy discs into "flippies". The author is that ubiquitous ADAMite Tom Keene of the Inland Empire ADAM User's Group, Orange, CA, USA. The article is in SHOWOFF II format and is approximately 1 and 2/3rd pages long in 10 pitch.VISAREVUES H Is a series of reviews, authored by members of V.I.S.A., Bob Stroud and Michael Lyons. OurXXXXXFigure 5:XXXX             Y=Yellow DoorXY X             Equipment:  1 bombX  XXX+XX*1 XXXXXX +     SXX*+ XXXXXXX+XX  XXK XXXXXÅFigure 6:      XXXX       Equipment:  None      X*DX      X  X      X  XXXXXXX 1+XXY     11XXXXXXX 1XX      X*+X      X*+X      X++X      X+XXThe Combined Screen:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXY X+BDK1 S 1 DB+X*DXX  X XXXXX1XXXXX X  XXX+X             X  XX*1 XXXXX*R*XXXXX 1+XXD+      XXXY     11XX*+ XXXX+XRXXXXXX 1XXXX+X**  1   1  **X*+XX  X++++e the last on the north wall.  The key then takes the player on to the next adventure.     One more trap.  In figure 6 the player is faced with three "1"s and has no equipment.  Going south gets the player two bombs, enough to escape through the south of the map.  But that leaves a diamond to the north behind a boulder.     Even worse is the situation of the player who chooses the east "1" and then continues east.  Buried alive!     The middle "1" and then north will also trap the player.  The bomb removÔ0 Ì5 ×70 Ð669101ANN-2waltersoft H   Walters Software    Clip Art Viewer, Speedywrite 4 block 'MOD'.===========================================================VANCOUVER & THE ISLANDS SENIOR ADAMPHILES.INPUT TO THE ADAM NEWS NETWORK, A.N.N., FOR NOV/DEC 1990.FASTERSMTR H The first in a series on using SmartWRITER by David Sands who was, until earlier this year, editor of the Edmonton ADAM User's Group newsletter ADAM'S LEAF. David now lives a few miles up island from this editor's home, and is an are 1:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX  X=Boulder, +=WallX+BD 1 S 1 DB+X  B=Blue Door  XXXXX1XXXXX    D=Diamond                 S=Start                 Equipment:  NoneFigure 2:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX  K=KeyX+BDK1 S 1 DB+X  Equipment:  None  XXXXX1XXXXXFigure 3:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX  *=BombX+BDK1 S 1 DB+X  R=Red DoorX XXXXX1XXXXX X  Equipment:  NoneX             X XXXXX*R*XXXXX     XXXFigure 4:       X XXXX+XRXXXXXX   Start at Red DoorX**  1   1  **X  Equipment:  NoneX+++++++++++++XX             X XXXXXXXX President and PD librarian respectively. The software reviewed includes Clip Art Viewer and Converter by Walters Software, Paint Palette, The Abominable Snowman and Tracker by Graftex Software. The article is in SHOWOFF II format and is slightly over 3 pages in 10 pitch.BURNS 0501 H Is the fifth in a series of 6 articles, titled Keep Your ADAm Running, written by John Burns and originally published in the Metro Toronto ADAM Group Newsletter. The article is in SHOWOFF II format and is approximately four pREGform    A   Registration form.AGENDA     A   Proposed agenda.  This will change, based on responses and availability of speakers.463PD      A   The 463 ADAM User Group PD library. (See ANNOUNCE)===========================================================AB0990     A   Joe Alford     463 ADAM       Information on designing and solving ADAMBomb screens.tive"SWMODEM    A   Richard Drushel     ADAMLink Modem I/O Routine.ADAMXCHANG H   From the ADAM Exchange BBS.  Messages relating to ADAMLink M in our ANN input. The article has been formatted in SHOWOFF II and is slightly less than four pages in length in standard 10 pitch.DAVID COBLEY,NEWSLETTER EDITOR & CORRESPONDING SECRETARY, VANCOUVER & THE ISLANDS SENIOR ADAMPHILES, (V.I.S.A.)===========================================================RM_LOGO    H   Ron Mitchell   AUFG      'The LOGO Notebook'RM_EXPERT  H   Ron Mitchell   ANN  A new service from ANN - EXPERT PANEL.  Finally, a place to go to get answers to your questions.  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