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| Articles in section: ABOUT COCO FRIENDS DISK MAGAZINE |
| "ABOUT
CFDM" ABOUT COCO FRIENDS DISK MAGAZINE |
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"ABOUT CFDM" COCO FRIENDS DISK MAGAZINE is dedicated to those who still enjoy running under RS DOS. It will deal with that format exclusively. A primary goal is to keep the COCO community strong. By providing a unique means of communication, maybe old fires will be rekindled as you and I share our knowledge and experiences! The success of this effort depends on each one who becomes a subscriber. Everyone must contribute his/ her two cents in the form of articles, programs, opinions, experiences, etc. If this happens we will all look forward to the next issue. (Check out the manual with your starter kit for details on how to submit material.) Now let's have some fun!!! =* |
ABOUT COCO FRIENDS DISK MAGAZINE COCO FRIENDS DISK MAGAZINE is the creation and property of Rick Cooper. It is distributed solely by RICK'S COMPUTER ENTERPRISE. The material which makes up each issue remains the property of the author(s) or contributor(s) unless an agreement has been made otherwise. COCO FRIENDS DISK MAGAZINE is dedicated exclusively to those who enjoy the COCO3 operating under RS DOS. It is hoped that this publication will encourage the continued usage of our favorite computer. Neither CFDM nor RICK'S COMPUTER ENTERPRISE will be responsible for the submission or publication of any material that does not belong to the submitter. WE DO NOT ADVOCATE OR SUPPORT PIRACY! =* |
| Articles in section: ABOUT THIS ISSUE |
| BONUS
DISK DIRECTORY (v1 i24) CONTENTS...PART 1 (v1 i24) CONTENTS...PART 2 (v1 i24) PROGRAM DIRECTORY (v1 i24) THIS MONTH'S COVER |
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Here's a description of the files on the BONUS DISK. File names preceded by an asterisk are data files or program files used by other programs. Do not RUN or EXEC files preceded by an asterisk. ------------------ SIDE 1 ------------------------ NAME.........COMMAND..SECTION OR DESCRIPTION...... * 1 .NIB........ PIX FILE FOR DANCER.BAS * 2 .NIB........ "" * 3 .NIB........ "" * 4 .NIB........ "" * 5 .NIB........ "" * 6 .NIB........ "" * 7 .NIB........ "" * 8 .NIB........ "" DANCER .NIB..RUN... PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH => ____________________________________________________ * LAMBDA .NIB........ ART GALLERY * MTSTHELN.NIB........ ART GALLERY * NEWTON .NIB........ ART GALLERY * NIBLOADR.BIN........ PIX LOADER UTILITY NIBSHOW .BAS..RUN... ART GALLERY VIEWER * PEGGYS .NIB........ ART GALLERY * PIXMOVER.BIN........ 512K GRAPHICS UTILITY * ROADWAY2.NIB........ ART GALLERY * ST6FC .NIB........ ART GALLERY * TITLE .BIN........ DATA FILE FOR DANCER.BAS * TUNE .BIN........ DATA FILE FOR DANCER.BAS ------------------- SIDE 2 ----------------------- * ALLTHIS .BIN........ MUSIC FILE FOR MENU.BAS * AMPATROL.BIN........ "" * BEGUINE .BIN........ "" => ____________________________________________________ * BLUINITE.BIN........ MUSIC FILE FOR MENU.BAS * CANTTELU.BIN........ "" * CFDMINDX.00A........ DATA FILES FOR CFDM INDEX * CFDMINDX.00B........ "" * CFDMINDX.00C........ "" * CFDMINDX.00D........ "" * CFDMINDX.00E........ "" * CFDMINDX.00F........ "" * CFDMINDX.00G........ "" * CFDMINDX.00H........ "" * CHEROKEE.BIN........ MUSIC FILE FOR MENU.BAS CI .BAS..RUN... ACTIVE COCO * CI .DRV........ DRIVER FOR CFDM INDEX * DONTTAKE.BIN, * EYES4YOU.BIN, * FOR YOU .BIN, * HOWLONG .BIN........ MUSIC FILES FOR MENU.BAS MENU .BAS..RUN... POTPOURRI (MUSIC) =* |
ABOUT COCO FRIENDS DISK MAGAZINE (2)
1 "ABOUT CFDM"
2 ABOUT COCO FRIENDS DISK MAGAZINE
ABOUT THIS ISSUE (5)
1 BONUS DISK DIRECTORY (vi i24)
2 CONTENTS...PART 1 (vi i24)
3 CONTENTS...PART 2 (vi i24)
4 PROGRAM DIRECTORY (vi i24)
5 THIS MONTH'S COVER
ACTIVE COCO (3)
1 CATTRAX CONTEST REFLECTIONS
2 Good Buys!!!
3 THE CFDM INDEX
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ADVERTISEMENTS (3)
1 CFDM SUBSCRIPTION
2 JUMPIN' JIM'S ART DISK
3 THE "UPGRADE" Disk Magazine
ARTICLES OF THE MONTH (4)
1 6809 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE PROGRAMS
2 ARTIST'S TRICKS: 3-D GRAPHICS
3 PLAY/SOUND in Stereo?
4 The "UNCLEAR" Command?
COCO FRIENDS ART GALLERY (5)
1 "On the Road Again"....
2 Fractals, Fractals
3 MT.ST.HELENS
4 ST6FC and PEGGY'S COVE =>
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5 VIEWING THE CFDM ART GALLERY
FAMILY TREE (5)
1 ALL ABOUT DALE
2 ALL ABOUT DALE (PART 2)
3 BOB BRUTKO
4 ELBERT E. SPENCER
5 ORVAL CARDEN
FORUM (2)
1 FROM THE HEART
2 I FUMBLED THE BALL...
FROM THE EDITOR (5)
1 A "PHONE FEST" RESPONSE
2 CFDM CELEBRATION DAY =*
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3 CFDM CELEBRATION DAY II 4 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY (KUDOS) <g> 5 TWO YEARS OF CFDM (from Ed.) LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (11) 1 A GREAT DISK MAG 2 A WORD OF THANKS 3 CFDM COMICS by James McNeil <g> 4 CHANGE OF ADDRESS 5 HARDCOPY-GREAT 6 HERE !! 7 Key stutter 8 Note to Rick 9 SUBSCRIPTION EXTENSION 10 TO ROY ATKINS 11 Thanks & Acknowledgement => ____________________________________________________ POTPOURRI (5) 1 A MUSICAL FEAST! 2 BRAND #3 3 CFDMCAR <g> 4 FOR YOUNG COCOISTS 5 HRIDDLE PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH (12) 1 "SIMPLY BETTER" GOOD TIPS 2 2SIDEPRT.BAS 3 CHRISTMAS GREETINGS 4 COCO ANIMATED THEATER 5 FLXIGRAF: a flexible graph maker 6 Graphic Printer Code 7 LCXCOIL 8 Label Making Made Easy... => ____________________________________________________ 9 PICKING A RANDOM WINNER 10 STRIP.BAS 11 WHAT? ANOTHER MOVE-IT? 12 YEARGRAF: a progressive barchart REVIEWS (2) 1 D10 Fonts for MAX-10 2 Installation 512K Upgrade QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (6) 1 A LITTLE CRITICISM (SUGGESTION) 2 PRINTER DRIVERS 3 QUESTIONS AND HELP WANTED! 4 Return of mailers 5 Rick, Where's the LOCATE? 6 UNANSWERED QUESTIONS =* |
Here's a description of the files on the PROGRAM/
SIDE. File names preceded by an asterisk are data
files and are not to be RUN or EXECed!
NAME.........COMMAND..SECTION OR DESCRIPTION
2SIDEPRT.BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
* 3-D ART .NIB........ARTICLES OF THE MONTH
ASSEM1 .BAS..RUN...ARTICLES OF THE MONTH
* ASSEM1 .TXT........DATA FILE FOR ASSEM1.BAS
* BOLD .FNT........DATA FILE
BRAND#3 .BAS..RUN...POTPOURRI
* BRAND#3 .BIN........DATA FILE FOR BRAND#3.BAS
* DATA1993.DAT........DATA FILE FOR FLXIGRAF.BAS
FLXIGRAF.BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
* GOODTIPS.TXT........read with a wordprocessor
GREETING.BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH =>
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* GRFCODES.TXT.......read with a wordprocessor
HRIDDLE5.BAS..RUN...POTPOURRI
* HRIDDLE5.NIB........PIX FILE FOR HRIDDLE5.BAS
LBL MKR .BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
LCXCOIL .BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
MOVE-IT3.BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
* NIBLOADR.BIN........PIX LOADER UTILITY
NIBSHOW .BAS..RUN...ART GALLERY
* PLASMA .NIB........ART GALLERY
PUFF .BAS..RUN...POTPOURRI
* PUFF .BIN........DATA FILE FOR PUFF.BAS
RANDOMWN.BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
STRIP .BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
* TEXTHELP.TXT........read with a wordprocessor
YEARGRAF.BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
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The Blue Marble I thought it would be different if we had
a real impressive picture for our second
anniversary of CFDM. I took this picture of
earth from a digitized picture and corrected
the color with Colormax 3 Deluxe. As you
probably know, colors do not translat very
well when saved from the digitized process.
So I used Colormax 3 Deluxe and the Paint and
Fat Bits Mode to fix the picture so it was at
least presentable. It took a lot of patience,
but as you can see, the results came out well.
This picture to me 4 days to get ready and I
hope you all will enjoy this picture as we
start our third year of CFDM.
.......Jim Gibbons =*
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| Articles in section: ACTIVE COCO |
| CATTRAX
CONTEST REFLECTIONS Good Buys!!! THE CFDM INDEX |
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CATTRAX CONTEST REFLECTIONS I could not be happier with the participation in the
CATTRAX contest. I think it was a great success and
a lot of fun for everyone who participated. You
made the contest a success!!
Well, now that the contest is over, what can we pos-
sibly do for an encore?
I have an idea "cooking" for a "Where In The World
Is Maxwell Mouse?" contest. However, the new con-
test will be based on general knowledge so that you
will not have to refer to RAINBOW magazine to find
the clues. Everyone will be able to participate,
even those Friends who are brand new to the CoCo.
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prize for the next contest. I would love to tell
you all about the prize right now, but I am going to
have to wait. All I can tell you is that the prize
is going to be something that will bring a smile to
a lot of faces and maybe even a laugh as well!
So, keep watching this section of CFDM. The new
"MAXTRAX" contest is coming soon!!!
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Good Buys!!! I recently attended a hamfest in Berwick, PA.
while I was there I found many good computer
buys. I thought I sahare some information with
you that picked up from the show. There was many
things to buy and they gave away free issues of
the magazine "Nuts and Volts". You will find
anything from computer items, ham radio items,
television items, and just about anything
electronic. The address is:
Nuts & Volts Magazine
430 Princeland Court
Corona, CA 91719-9938
Price: $17.00 USA One Year - 3rd Class
$34.00 USA One Year - 1st Class =>
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$35.00 Canada/Mexico - 1 Year
$39.00 Foreign - 1 Year
in US Funds
If you have a Master or Visa Card you
can call toll free to order 1-800-783-4624.
I hope you enjoy the magazine as much as I
have. I have seen some very nice things for
the computer for very inexpensive prices.
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THE CFDM INDEX As George Peppard of the A-Team use to say, "I love
it when a good plan comes together!" That fits
rather nicely when applied to Norm Barson's CFDM
INDEX project. Norm has been working on a CFDM
index since early on in CFDM's history...And the
project is one that will continue.
Norm's idea was to have an index for CFDM similar to
the RAINBOW INDEXES (I know that's grammatically
incorrect - RC) which I wrote some years ago. The
project requires monthly updating. Because of the
amount of data, need for sorting, and the structure
of the data, Norm is the only one who can add to or
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for his index, I just didn't have the time to do it
justice. Although I made a small effort, the data
structure was not conducive to what I needed to do
it in assembley. But...enter Stuart Wyss-Gallifent.
Stuart restructured the data and wrote a very nice
BASIC driver. The only problem was the speed or
lack of speed when searching the database.
Over the Thanksgiving holiday I took the time to
complete an assembley driver and now the CFDM INDEX
is very usable.
On side 2 of the Bonus Disk, you'll find the files:
CI.BAS, CI.BIN, and the eight data files. RUN "CI"
and wait for the prompt that tells you to "PRESS A
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program the information for your search. At the
first prompt type in a key word or phrase that you
wish to find. (Only capital letters, numbers, and
symbols are acceptable.) You may also press ENTER
to signify "all entries". Also be aware that the
only exit to the program is at this first prompt.
Press BREAK here to exit.
At the second prompt press a letter to designate
which sections of CFDM to search (A searches all
sections). At the third prompt press a letter to
designate a theme you may be searching for. The
proper entries are displayed quickly. Press any key
to move to the next screen of entries.
<ENJOY>
This version contains the first 24 issues! =*
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| Articles in section: ADVERTISEMENTS |
| CFDM
SUBSCRIPTION JUMPIN' JIM'S ART DISK The "UPGRADE" Disk Magazine |
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CFDM SUBSCRIPTION Is your subscription running out? Here's how to check: On your mailing label next to your name is a number. The number after the last dash (-) is the last issue on your present subscription. Please don't let your subscription expire. WHEN YOU RESUBSCRIBE PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR ENTIRE SUBSCRIPTION NUMBER. THIS HELPS ME LOCATE YOU IN MY DATABASE! A single issue of CFDM is $6. Or get 3 issues for only $16. A 6 issue subscription is only $30 (a savings of 6$). Back issues are available at the same rates. COCOs FOREVER!! =* |
JUMPIN' JIM'S ART DISK The response to my ad for fonts for CoCo Max III and borders, boxes, etc. for Max-10 has been nothing short of overwhelming! I have really been swamped with orders! My apologies for any delays. I was totally unprepared for the response. I thank every- one for your kind notes and for your expressions of faith in my art work by virtue of your orders. Obviously, there is a need for these kinds of pro- ducts for the CoCo. For that reason, I am offering to produce a bi-monthly flippie disk devoted just to graphics, fonts, digitized pictures, and things to be used with CoCo Max and Max-10. I am going to call it "Jumpin' Jim's Art Disk". It will be devot- ed entirely to art and the disk will be full on both sides! => ____________________________________________________ And what will the cost be? For CFDM subscribers, the rate will be $24 for 6 issues. The rate for non-subscribers will be $36. If you subscribe to CFDM, just include the mailing label from your last issue of CFDM as proof. The rate for single issues will be $8 per disk. Note: the things on the art disk will be too large to appear in CFDM. So, there is no conflict or competition there. You can be certain that I will continue to submit things to CFDM and, hopefully, Rick will include some of my submissions. Also, I will not be accepting unsolicited submissions from others; send your submissions to CFDM only! Jim Bennett; 118 Corlies Ave. Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 =*** |
The "UPGRADE" Disk
Magazine Looking for good Coco Support?
Look to the:
"UPGRADE" Disk Magazine!
From: "Mid Iowa & Country CoCo"
Now in it's eighth year!
Three as a national Disk magazine.
With the UPGRADE National Disk magazine, we've
grown to be one of the largest CoCo outreaches! I
can say that firmly by the response from over 200
members in over 40 states and 5 provinces of Canada;
with others in Australia & England, we expect to be
around for a long, long time.
The "UPGRADE" Disk Magazine: =>
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- Does not support OSK or computers not compatible
to CoCo. That we leave to those more qualified.
- Not hard copy, but can be dumped to your printer.
- Displays first rate 16 color H2 graphics, with
articles.
- Does keep you informed with news from around the
country. Including ads and recommendations of
better dealers.
- Does have OS-9 articles concerning the CoCo. We've
just started an excellent level II tutorial series
- Does have Basic program technique articles and
tutorials.
- Does carry a full variety of indepth articles and
reviews.
- Recently added "Marty's Memos" column by Marty
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- We carry tips on where to buy CoCo hardware.
- Software is available thru our library. ($3/disk.)
Join the largest CoCo reach out. Join those who
write "Here's my renewal, I don't want to miss an
issue"! Just $16 keeps you in touch with the CoCo
community.
Your subscription includes: 1 year membership in
MI&CC and UPGRADE Disk magazine subscription.
Requires: 128K CC3, 1 drive, RGB or TV
$16 US $21 Canada $31 Foreign Air
Say "I say it in CFDM" and receive a surprise bonus
disk. Mid Iowa & Country CoCo (non-profit)
Terry Simons Editor/Treasurer
1328 48th Des Moines, IA 50311
(Include your phone & system information) =*
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| Articles in section: ARTICLES OF THE MONTH |
| 6809
ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE PROGRAMS ARTIST'S TRICKS: 3-D GRAPHICS PLAY/SOUND in Stereo? The "UNCLEAR" Command? |
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6809 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE PROGRAMS View text file associated with this article This is the first in a series of articles on
assembly language programming. In this article, I
will explain the 6809 microprocessor in enough
detail to give you a base in programming it. In
subsequent articles, I will take you through the
steps of developing several pieces of software that
run under RSDOS.
On this month's disk, you will find the following
files:
ASSEM1.TXT -- text of this month's article
ASSEM1.BAS -- prints out a copy of the article to
your screen or your printer.
Type RUN "ASSEM1" and have a ball. I am sorry about
the length of this month's article. Don't be
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My spelling is atrocious sometimes, too, so do not
take my spelling as always the correct spelling
unless it is a mneumonic or assembly language in-
struction.
William Astle
5612, 43 St Cls
Olds, Alberta, Canada
T4H 1C3 =*
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ARTIST'S TRICKS: 3-D GRAPHICS
Although many people marvel at how a professional
artist can create pictures that truly have a 3-D
appearance, the process is actually quite simple.
All you need to do is learn a few simple "tricks"
and you can make graphics that look 3-D too!
1- SIZE: Larger size objects seem to be in front of
smaller objects. Use size to create depth by putting
smaller objects behind larger ones.
2- OVERLAP: The objects that you want to appear in
front should overlap some of the objects in back.
3- COLOR: There are two ways that you can use color
to enhance the 3-D illusion. First, use the bright-
est and most vivid colors in the foreground; the
background colors should be more gray. (The one ex-
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sunset in which the land is silhouetted against a
brightly lit sky.) In all other cases, the objects
in the background should be PALER AND GRAYER than
the objects that are in front. Second, color can be
used to give objects roundness by using what I call
the "Rule of 3". The "Rule of 3" states that in or-
der to make an object look solid, you must use a
minimum of 3 colors: a high-light color, a middle
tone, and a shadow color. In addition, if the high-
light is very bright and the shadow very dark, the
object will have a luster like shiny metal or satin
material. The "Rule of 3" trick should be used on
all objects that are in the foreground. Objects in
the background should have a flatter appearance.
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the NIB file titled "3-D ART". This shows a step-by-
step example of how size, overlap, and especially
color are used to give a graphic a 3-D appearance.
I believe that you will discover that these tricks
are very easy to use and that the results are really
very impressive! It also gives a person a sense of
satisfaction to be able to achieve these results.
In order to encourage the CoCo friends to show off
their 3-D graphics, I propose that we have a contest
for the graphic that looks the most 3-dimensional.
Okay, Rick?
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PLAY/SOUND in Stereo? This evening (June 3, 1993), I decided to disassem-
ble the Color BASIC SOUND command and the Extended
Color BASIC PLAY command, with the intention of mod-
ifying them to output via the Orchestra 90-CC Stereo
Music Pak. This, I thought, would give better sound,
due to the improved hardware (full 8-bit resistor/
ladder type, digital-to-analog converters). As a
result of prying into the innards of my CoCo, I have
made a neat discovery. The PLAY command is easily
patched to output via the stereo paks left AND right
channels. The SOUND command, on the other hand, can
only be patched to output to the left OR right chan-
nel.
The following POKES will provide the patches that
are required to patch the BASIC ROM code. If you
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the Orchestra 90-CC Pak, change the &H7A to &H70 and
the &H7B to &H72. The Orch 90-CC stereo channels are
mapped as follows: Left &HFF7A, Right &HFF7B. The
Speech Systems Pack is mapped at &HFF70 and &HFF72.
It also uses ports at &HFF71 and &HFF73, but we will
not be concerned with those. These POKES may be
typed directly on a CoCo 3, since it is already in
the ALL RAM mode. They should also work on a CoCo 1
or 2, if placed in the ALL RAM mode.
To patch the SOUND command, you must decide which
stereo channel that you want the sound to be output.
For the left channel, type: POKE &HA989,&H7A. For
the right channel, use: POKE &HA989,&H7B.
To patch the PLAY command, type:
POKE &H9B5C,&H7A:POKE &H9B85,&H7B
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Octaves 1 and 2 (O1,O2) via the left channel, and
Octaves 3 and 4 (O3,O4) via the right channel. You
can switch the values in the POKES to reverse this.
Just remember: RESET or anything else that causes
the computer to re-boot or recopy the ROMs will
disable the above patches. I hope that my fellow
CoCo Friends find this interesting and useful. Any
questions or comments: Robert Allen Turner, PO Box
396, Double Springs, AL 35553-0396.
Copyright (C) 1993, R.A.Turner.
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The "UNCLEAR" Command? In issue #17 of CFDM, the article: "RAMDISK BLUES
PART 1 & 2", the issue of regaining CLEARed memory
was addressed. Rick gave some POKE's that are
useful in regaining the use of memory that has been
reserved by CLEAR and PCLEAR commands. I have been
using a different technique, however.
On start-up, The Color Computer reserves 4 pages of
PMODE graphics RAM (PCLEAR 4) and 200 bytes of RAM
for string space. The following is what I use to
return the CoCo to that state, after running a pro-
gram that changes it.
From the command line: NEW [ENTER]
PMODE 0:CLEAR 200,&H8000:
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From within a program:
10 PMODE 0:CLEAR 200,&H8000:PCLEAR 4
The PMODE 0 may or may not be required. It depends
on whether or not you receive an ?FC error. I hope
that this proves useful to the CoCo Friends. -BOB
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RRRRRR AAA TTTTTTT Robert
R R A A T Allen
R R A A T Turner,
RRRRR AAAAAAA T PO BOX 396,
R R A A T DOUBLE SPRINGS,
R R A A T ALABAMA 35553
R R A A T
R R A A T =*
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| Articles in section: COCO FRIENDS ART GALLERY |
| "On
the Road Again".... Fractals, Fractals MT.ST.HELENS ST6FC and PEGGY'S COVE VIEWING THE CFDM ART GALLERY |
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"On the Road
Again"....
Once again I was drawn to Arizona, but
this time I am only driving through it. I have
a friend that wanted his truck drawn so I tried
this drawing from a picture in "Arizona Highways".
I am going to try to put different pictures in
as far as scenery goes and I could even use
some of the FRIENDS ideas on what sort of things
to draw. Please! I cannot draw people's faces.
I am fairly good at scenes and this is what I
like the most. I hope you like this picture
and I hope to see you "On the Road Again".
....... Jim Gibbons
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Fractals, Fractals
I have sent in three NIB files of three other types of Fractals. These were not generated on a CoCo because I don't have the formulas to compute them. I used my IBM and saved them in GIF format, then transfered the files to the CoCo via the serial port and then converted them into NIB files. These are original in the sense that I created the pictures. PLASMA.NIB is a plasma-type fractal. As it stands it is pretty ugly and boring. You should load it into my FRACTALS program and run the color-cycling routine. That is how it really should be viewed to get the effect of a plasma-type fractal. NEWTON.NIB is a newton's-basin-of-attraction fractal that changes based on the initial values you enter.> ____________________________________________________ I entered a power of 4, inversion of .5 and center of (0,0). This is the result. LAMBDA.NIB is a lambda-type fractal that uses the value of lambda in with the formula. Again, I just picked two numbers and this is what I got. As with ALL fractals, you could zoom in on areas and see more detail, or you could increase the iteration count for more accurate pictures. However, these NIB files CANNOT be enlarged using FRACTALS, as that program doesn't know the formulas to compute them. You could only load them for the purposes of color-cycling, or 3D/Sphere plots. >>>IMPORTANT NOTE ON PAGE 3. PLEASE READ!!<<<----> ____________________________________________________ Just so you know, NEWTON and LAMBDA are 200 line NIB files, not the usual 192. The L key in my NIBSHOW program controls the number of display lines. At the menu, press L and notice that the lines number in the upper left corner increases from 192 to 200. Pressing again goes to 225 (no files exist like this yet). Pressing again to return to 192. If you forget, you can press L while you view the file to cycle the line counts. There, I said it was important. I wanted you to see those extra 8 lines!!! (NEWTON & LAMBDA are on side 1 of the Bonus Disk. PLASMA is on this disk.) =* |
MT.ST.HELENS
This is Mt.St.Helens viewed from Spirit lake before
the 1980 eruption. The lake was buried during the
eruption. (MtStHeln)
(See Bonus Disk, side 1).
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ST6FC and PEGGY'S COVE
We recently received a disk full of absolutely fantastic art work from Jim Noah of Ft. Worth, TX. On side 1 of the Bonus Disk, you'll find two of Jim's pictures. They are ST6FC and PEGGYS. Here's an excerpt from Jim's letter: "Under separate cover I am sending you a disk of drawings I did using CoCo Max3....They consist mostly of old fire stations and apparatus from Fort Worth. I am the historian for the dept. (retired 37 years). There are some newer stations and one of Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia and a railroad engine. I have done over 100 drawings." Thanks for sharing your wonderful talent with us. =* |
VIEWING THE CFDM ART GALLERY Please use NIBSHOW to view the .NIB pictures on this
month's disk. As you recall, NIBSHOW was featured
in issue #18 and a more complete documentation can
be found there. NIBSHOW is the contribution of our
Friend Stuart Wyss-Gallifent. Thanks Stuart!
After RUNning NIBSHOW, press D for a directory of
the NIB pictures on the disk. Use the arrow keys to
choose a picture and press the spacebar to view it.
Press BREAK to leave the picture. Press X at the
MAIN MENU to exit NIBSHOW.
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| Articles in section: FAMILY TREE |
| ALL
ABOUT DALE ALL ABOUT DALE (PART 2) BOB BRUTKO ELBERT E. SPENCER ORVAL CARDEN |
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ALL ABOUT DALE Dear CoCo Friends,
I regret to inform you that Brady Dale Kramer, known
to you as "Elad Remark", was killed on November 12th
by a "crack" addict for the money in his wallet. As
his family, the only solace in this tragedy has been
the fact that the man was caught and is now behind
bars and awaiting trial in April, 1994. At least he
can no longer victimize other people and their
families.
Rick wanted some personal information concerning
Dale and his family and though it is hard to sum up
a person's life on paper there are many things about
Dale that may amaze you.
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Dale was one of four children of William and Mary
Kramer. His sister, Kaye, is 39, his brother, Joe,
is 30, and his sister, Tracey, is 22. As you can
tell the family was quite spread out over a number
of years but he and his brother and sisters were
very close. During childhood Dale had asthma but
despite this fact went on, in high school, into the
wrestling team and was quite successful at it. He
would have gone to the state championship had it not
been for a move to another town. After high school,
Dale entered the Army and was part of the 101st
Airborne. In the service he was a fire-fighter. He
was a member of the Disable American Veterans, DAV,
Chapter 24. During the last three years he was very
active in that organization.
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During his life Dale took Tae Kwon Do, was a HAM
radio operator and attended several Universities,
colleges, and tech schools. He was very intelligent
and a great believer in continued education. He also
felt that public broadcasting stations were a great
charity and investment for the children (and adults)
of this country. Dale held Wastewater Treatment
Management licenses in three states.
Dale had one son and two daughters whose custody was
awarded to his ex-wife in a very bitter divorce. He
loved his children very much and it was quite a blow
to him.
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ALL ABOUT DALE (PART 2) Dale loved fantasy books, such as J.R.R. Tolkien,
and science fiction. He enjoyed playing D & D, and
the "Hypoborean War Campaign" through the mail. He
loved Star Trek and was a fan of the NASA program.
He liked chess, the Miami Dolphins and playing the
guitar.
He had a great sense of humor and was always joking
around and into mischief. He liked the three stooges
and Leslie Nelson films.
We always teased Dale because he lived on ham,
bologna sandwiches, pizza, and Dr. Pepper. He did
not drink or take drugs. He occasionally smoked a
pipe.
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He lived in Florida for awhile and we feel that he
would have returned here some time in the future had
he lived. He loved the beach and took to the water
like the dolphins he loved.
He wrote short stories and was working on a book at
the time of his death.
Above all else he loved the CoCo and all of you at
CFDM. He loved all the people he met through CFDM,
and talked a lot about the Atlanta convention. He
seemed to spend most of his waking hours on the
CoCo and had notebooks and folders full of the
programming that he wrote.
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It has been hard to cope during this tragedy and the
senselessness of it all. However, we want all of
you to know that each of you, in your own ways,
brought much joy into his life and for this we are
very grateful.
Thank you,
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Kramer
P.S. If any of you have any questions please write:
Joseph L. Kramer
3495 Douglas Road
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
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BOB BRUTKO Hi. My name is Bob Brutko. I live in Rochester,
New York with my wife Dottie and my two children,
Chris (10) and Missy (9). I have been working for
Eastman Kodak as a process control instrumentation
technician for the last 15 years.
I have a COCO3, DMP107, DMP105 (I got from Rick),
and two double-sided FD-502 drives. I'm by no means
a programmer, but I can tear a program down and
change it for my needs.
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ELBERT E. SPENCER HI CoCo Friends,
I am Elbert E. Spencer. I am 68 years old. I
started out with a CoCo1 and after a year or two I
bought the CoCo 2. I now have a CoCo 3 along with
a FD502 double drive that's double sided. I was
using a Tandy 110 printer but I recently bought a
STAR NX-2420 Color printer from Rick. Several times
I've thought of upgrading to 512K but I never have
so I still have 128K. Maybe some day I'll make the
change. I enjoy CFDM very much, and I enjoy all
those programs that the CoCo Friends send in.
ELBERT E. SPENCER
7720 N.W. 11 CT.
PEMBROKE PINES,FL.
33024 =*
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ORVAL CARDEN I was born October 13, 1920 at Poteau, Oklahoma. An
aunt started calling me "Bucky Boy" at about six
months old. That was shortened to "Buck" and it has
stayed with me some 70 plus years. After high
school, one year of college, and about the same
amount of time in electronic trade school, December
7, 1941 came along. I went to work for the United
States government radio repair shop in Texas. There
I received my notice and was drafted into the Army
Signal Corps. I trained in New York and North
Carolina. I then went to Australia, New Guinea, and
the Philippine Islands. I was there when World War
2 ended.
I was married in 1946, then had more school in
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have two sons. I've worked in the states as listed:
Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Alabama, Massachusetts,
Ohio, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oklahoma,
Nebraska, and Kansas. I retired as Inspector for
the U.S. government at Beech Aircraft Co. in 1982.
I moved to Lake Eufaula, Oklahoma in 1986. The lake
is one of the largest man-made lakes in the United
States. It has about 700 miles of shoreline.
I don't know much about computers or typing, but I
have fun anyway.
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| Articles in section: FORUM |
| FROM
THE HEART I FUMBLED THE BALL... |
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FROM THE HEART I had to take a minute to write to you concerning
the tragic news of Dale Kramer. When I read your
article I felt as if someone that I knew had been
killed. I enjoyed his comments and quips. Even his
name ELAD REMARK was very comical. It truly saddens
me to hear of his tragic death. I know what death
is. As a Police officer for the past 21 years in
Jersey City, I have seen many homicides. Some so
violent that the way one looks at life is forever
changed. With me it has always been to love my wife
and children more, and to find more strength in my
Christianity. And so it is that I feel saddened by
Dale's death. Not because he has passed away, but in
the manner that his life was stolen from him. The
person that killed him has killed a little bit of us
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his friendship, his knowledge that was so freely
given to us all. He has forever taken from us a
friend and member of our family.
Maybe it is because of CFDM that I feel this way.
Let me explain a little. You started something that
should never be stopped. There are so many CoCo
owners that love their machines. We have no
intention of giving them up. By bringing people like
Dale Kramer together with us the CoCo lives forever.
Although I cannot program, I enjoy reading all that
others have to say about the CoCo. It was ten years
ago this Christmas that I purchased my first CoCo
and I still enjoy using it. It is because of CFDM
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your kindness and love is appreciated.
Thank you for listening to my ramblings. I just had
to tell you how I felt about Dale. And from my
family ( Maureen, Sara, Juliana, and Gabriella ),
may the Good Lord bless you and your family at this
holiest time of the year.
Merry Christmas,
Bob Mirabilio
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RICK: Bob I just had to publish this letter as it
expresses so well what we all feel to be true. Our
little group has developed some close friendships
that somehow gives us more than the CoCo as a basis
for our relationship. Thanks for your thoughts! =*
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I FUMBLED THE BALL... I owe an apology to the person who wrote to me seve-
ral weeks ago and asked if I would agree to manage
a public domain software library. Well, I really
fumbled the ball!
Things have been so chaotic at my house in recent
weeks that I missplaced the letter before I had a
chance to reply. I cannot find the letter anywhere.
Actually, I have about all the responsibilities that
I can possibly handle at this time. I am unable to
take on another task. However, that is no excuse
for my not replying to the person who wrote me. I
apologize for not replying to your letter.
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| Articles in section: FROM THE EDITOR |
| A
"PHONE FEST" RESPONSE CFDM CELEBRATION DAY CFDM CELEBRATION DAY II HAPPY ANNIVERSARY (KUDOS) <g> TWO YEARS OF CFDM (from Ed.) |
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A "PHONE FEST"
RESPONSE Dear Rick,
Here is the printed order you requested when I
called to place my order on Tuesday during the "CFDM
Phone Fest". Refer to my call #, which was #11.
......
This will, in effect, complete my Unbelievable
Collection of software. I anxiously await to hear
about Unbelievable Offer #6!!! (Could there possibly
be one???)
It was surely nice chatting with you on the phone
today, Rick. Although, I forgot to mention what I
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sent you... There was a question about CFDM "Volume
Numbers", which our Friend J.R. Waggoner was also
curious about. Not only did you answer his question
in CFDM i. 23 (Letters to the Editor), you answered
mine as well.
The other entry of mine was in the Letters to Ed.
section. I was just repeating a lot of what I said
in the letter I sent you. About how much I enjoy
our magazine, and how you keep astounding me with
your Unbelievable Offers. But, at the time, I had
no knowledge of the upcoming 'Phone Fest' and the
Incredibly Unbelievable Offer. When I first read
about the 'Phone Fest', I knew exactly what I was
going to do (see above order).
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Well, I close this letter with the wish for health
and happiness to you and your family this holiday
season, Rick. May CFDM live on FOREVER !!!
As always, your Friend,
Jerry Tofte
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RICK: Thanks for your great letter Jerry! And thanks
for participating in our 'Phone Fest'. I really had
a GREAT time talking with the Friends who called.
Many for the first time. I hope we can have another
'Phone Fest' and give the 'invitation' a little bit
more in advance.
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CFDM CELEBRATION DAY As announced in the flyer with issue #23, on Tuesday December 21st, RICK'S COMPUTER ENTERPRISE tried out a brand new concept called "CFDM CELEBRATION DAY". On that day we "stayed open" from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and offered a phone auction, special one-day prices on the Unbelievable Offers, and even a door prize for the lucky "attender"! "CFDM CELEBRATION DAY" came about quite suddenly due to my need for an ad in CFDM HARDCOPY. As my staff and I were preparing issue #23 for the mail, I told Donna that I needed to come up with an ad. During a "break outside", I came up with the idea for the 'Phone Fest' (as it has come to be called). I told Donna that I thought I had come up with an idea for an ad and at the same way a possible way to => ____________________________________________________ make our ping pong table available for Christmas gatherings. (The aside here is that with the eight or so CoCo systems I bought this year came alot of great original software that was surplus for me. This software, along with other miscellaneous items, has found a home on our ping pong table.) Donna was delighted at the prospect, so an ad and an event were born. On Tuesday I had planned to work on CFDM, issue #24, as I answered the phone for the 'Phone Fest'. This plan had to be scrapped because I couldn't answer the phone and concentrate on my work at the same time (kind of like walking and chewing gum). So, I booted up PHOTON, answered the phone, and played PHOTON during the lulls. => ____________________________________________________ The first call came from Andre LaVelle from Torrance California. The time was about 8:30 for me, 5:30 for Andre. Andre got the auction started with bids of $10 on each of the three packages. Other calls came in over the day from many states and Canada. The morning calls seemed to be mostly from the West. (Due the event being held on a week day, many Friends probably were unable to "attend". If/when we have another phone fest, it will be on a Saturday and I'll try to give you more advance notice.) We received over 30 calls from 26 Friends. (Many called more than once to up their bids on the auction packages.) (see CFDM CELEBRATION DAY II) =* |
CFDM CELEBRATION DAY II As the day progressed, my family seem to gather in
the basement with me to see how things were going.
My dad, Dewey, who usually visits us on Tuesdays,
showed up about 4 p.m. and did not leave until the
auction was over. (Dad usually goes home before
dark!)
Package #3 seemed to be the most popular auction
item, but #1 and #2 also had a number of bidders.
Package #1, the OS9 package, went to John Daniels
for $35. Package #2 went to Arnold Garlic for $28.
The bidding went down to the last minute on package
#3. Harold Moenich had a bid of $32, then Laura
Boyce bid $37. Alton Blair came in with a $45 bid.
Laura came back with about 5 minutes remaining with
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with less than three minutes to go and said "$48, no
let's make that $50 on package #3". So Harold held
on to take that package. Congratulations and thank
you to all those who made the auction a success!!
The door prize was a brand new Star NX-1040 color
printer and a Blue Streak Ultima (the last one!!).
The winner of the door prize will be announced in
the next issue of CFDM. If you're interested in
seeing how the winner was picked, see the actual
program, PICKING A RANDOM WINNER, in the PROGRAMS OF
THE MONTH section. This program is designed to pick
a winner at random. The names of all those eligible
are in the program.
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Thanks to the following for your participation:
Alton Blair, Loyal Gaskin, Carl M. LaRose, Andre
LaVelle, Laura Boyce, John Schuster, Godfrey Moll,
Arnold Garlic, A.G. Boos, Rick Porter, Jerry Tofte,
Ted Kitsos, Jim Bennett, Roberta Sowell, Harold
Moenich, Kurt Ryman, Terry Dodson, Tony Mahan, John
Daniels, Bob Brutko, Dan Maguire, Frank Daniel,
Clyde Gano, Lyle Tschabold, Robert Marrone, Henry
Kszepka, and William Astle. William was our caller
from Canada.
If you enjoyed the 'Phone Fest' or think you'd like
us to have another, please let me know. I know I
really enjoyed the day!!
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<< WILLIAM ASTLE >> << NORM BARSON >> << JIM BENNETT >> << RAY BERNEY >> << ALTON BLAIR >> << BOB BRUTKO >> << ORVAL CARDEN >> << DOROTHY FUNK >> << ROLLAND FUNK >> << JIM GIBBONS >> << CHARLES GIBSON >> << KRAIG KEMP >> << KEIRAN KENNY >> << TED KITSOS >> << JOSEPH & SANDRA KRAMER >> << MICHAEL LEWIS >> << DENIS MARCIL >> << JAMES MCNEIL >> << ESTHER MILLARD >> << BOB MIRABILIO >> << GODFREY MOLL >> << C. B. NELIS >> << JIM NOAH >> << RICK PORTER >> << WILLIAM ROSENFELD >> << KATHY RUMPEL >> << HERB SCHULER >> << TERRY SIMONS >> << ELBERT SPENCER >> << JERRY TOFTE >> << KENNEY TREVINO >> << ROBERT A TURNER >> << J. R. WAGGONER >> << LESLIE WALTZ >> << DICK WILLIAMS >> << STUART WYSS-GALLIFENT >> |
TWO YEARS OF CFDM (from Ed.) Two years have now come and gone since the first issue of COCO FRIENDS DISK MAGAZINE. It certainly has passed quickly! A year ago I resolved to carry on CFDM at least one more year. And now I renew that resolution with the hope that we can continue indefinitely. The support by way of subscriptions and contributions has made it possible for the achievement of the former resolution. The continuance of your support is what is necessary for the latter's fulfillment. At this time we have need for family trees, forums, good graphics and good programs. As a matter of fact we always enjoy receiving your entries no matter which section they support! => ____________________________________________________ I'd like to take just a moment to send best wishes and get well wishes to our good friends and editors Jim Gibbons and George Quellhorst. George's illness has kept him away from his CoCo and we sorely miss his monthly submission. Jim recently had surgery and we pray that he is recovering nicely at this time. This 24th issue is a very good one, as you'll soon see. We have featured at least 37 of our Friends so it is very representative of our interests. I think you'll find alot of submissions that you'll really have use for. In closing I sent you the warmest of holiday wishes from my family to yours. From Kristin, Kasey, Kayla, Donna, and Rick...Have a great New Year! => ____________________________________________________ 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. 4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgement, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. - Psalm 1 =* |
A GREAT DISK MAG Hi Rick,
I just wanted to let you know that CFDM is great. I
look forward to each new month. I just realized that
I almost made a big BOO-BOO. I forgot to re-up my
subscription. So here is another $30. Because of
your magazine I now have some new friends all over
the U.S (such as George, Jim, and my dad Dann). Keep
up the good work, and my CFDM have a long and happy
life.
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A WORD OF THANKS I would like to take this opportunity to say thanks
to CFDM for sponsoring the "Where in the world is
CoCo cat?" contest. I would also like to thank Jim
Bennett for sharing his artistic talent with us by
creating the contest and the CoCo Cat statue. You
can't imagine how excited I was when I found out
that I had won. This was a fun project that gave
me a reason to look through some of my RAINBOW
magazines and discover things I had missed. Well,
I just wanted all the friends to know that they
need not worry anymore because the CoCo cat finally
has a place to call home in Arcadia, Wisconsin!
Thanks again!
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CHANGE OF ADDRESS! My mailing address has changed from:
William Astle
P.O. Box 640
Olds, Alberta, Canada
T0M 1P0
to
William Astle
5612 43 St Cls
Olds, Alberta, Canada
T4H 1C3
If you have mailed something to me before you read
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if the post office does not lose it.
A note to Rick:
I had just about mothballed my CoCo until I got
my first issue of CFDM. I then realized that I was
not the only one in that situation. When I received
all my back issues, I was overjoyed. Keep up the
good work!
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Rick: And when I saw your articles on assembly, I
was overjoyed!! William you've done a splendid job
and I know it was a lot of work. Let me say to
those of you who begin this course, BE PATIENT AND
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THE FIRST TIME THRU. THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE CFDM; YOU
CAN ALWAYS GO BACK AND READ IT AGAIN. Assembly is
not easy to learn. It takes a lot of time and a lot
of hard work! But it's worth it! Without assembly
there would never have been CFDM, the NIB Compressor
or the RAINBOW INDEXES.
Awhile back someone (who does not subscribe to CFDM)
said he thought CFDM was a "little sugar coated". He
didn't say that in a critical way, but I think there
are and have been quite a few pretty technical
things in CFDM. Thanks to Friends like William!
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HARDCOPY-GREAT Rick- The Hardcopy was a great idea. It is going to
save me trouble in the future I'm sure. I've already
run into a problem I wouldn't have with it in front
of me. I haven't sent anything in for a long time,
so I couldn't remember how to or where the Patch was
and in looking for it I discovered I had neglected
to print up some things that didn't interest me at
the time. Later when reading other peoples thoughts
and comments had to go back and make copies.
I've really learned a lot since I joined all you
talented people. I heartly thank you all!
As you may have guessed, I'm a Solitaire NUT and am
collecting quite a few.
I almost called you about the 512K Coco in your ad.
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two Coco's? I've had this one since 1987 and all has
been fine. I'll be sorry someday maybe. I look
forward to each months disk with anticipation.
Thanks for everything!
Esther Millard
111 Windy Hgts. Rt.4
Camden, NC 27921
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HERE !! Hi Rick (and your Family) and our CFDM FRIENDS:
HERE I am, present and accounted for. I have not
forgotten you all. My saxophone lessons (and my
facial muscles) are coming along just fine...thank
you for asking.
Issue 18 is just another in a long line of great
issues, Rick. CONGRATULATIONS to you and to all of
our FRIENDS who made it possible once again.
I am especially intrigued by Norman Barson's entry
STRING6. Really like that one! Methinks, however,
wise old owl, Norman, has snuck in a self-portrait.
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Also, thank you Godfrey Moll, for the COCOMAXIII
Color Guide. You probably can appreciate how many
times I have tried to just decide on names for all
the colors that I might recognize so I could make
use of them. You have done me a great service by
ending that futile search. Nevermore shall I have to
make erasures on page 295 of my Manual.
Leslie Waltz, I got your message and I'll look for
the tune. Hopefully I'll find it.
Finally, Rick, here's my check for another 6 months
of CFDM. Wouldn't want to miss any issues.
Gotta run!! Have to go thru all my 'The Rainbow's
lookin for that darn cat's creator's name!! Herb =>
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RICK: Just a note in passing..Did you notice that
Herb mentions issue #18? Well that was the current
issue when he sent in this submission. I point this
out to let you know that my submission disk box is
full (I recently counted over 60 disks. Many of
these contain multiple submissions.) So don't be
concerned if your submission is not used right away.
I'll try to get them in as soon as possible.
As usual the one area that is dwindling in numbers
is the Family Tree section. If you've not sent
your's in, PLEASE DO! This is one of the favorite
sections of CFDM and I'd hate to see it empty!
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Key stutter Is there any way to change the delay before the
keys start to repeat in Entry Writer?
I learned to type on an old manual typewriter, so
I have a habit of pressing the keys down to the
bottom. Sometimes this extra key travel allows the
keys to repeat as much as 3 characters. I know that
I can turn off the key repeat, but I find repeating
keys easier to work with.
Are there any plans for a CFDM Index like the
RAINBOW indexes?
J R Waggoner
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with the key repeat timer, just poke a number higher
than 32 and less than 256 into location &H7037. You
must put this in line 512 of "C.BAS" like this:
512 POKE &H7037,&H80
In the example I poked it with &H80 (128 decimal). I
tried it and it slowed down..but..I don't know if
this is the speed you'd like?
Per a CFDM Index...I hope you'll find it in this
issue! (If not, it'll be here soon!)
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Note to Rick Rick:
Am enclosing my check for another three months of
your mighty fine CFDM. (And I'll be glad when it's
time to renew again next time.....'twil be Spring!
Tempus fugit!)
On the flip side are two pixes. FIREPLCE was Charlie
Brown's idea and he said he was sorry he did not
leave any space for Jim McNeill to sign it along
with Sally, but he wanted you to know that Jim's
thoughts were with the rest of the Peanut Gang in
wishing all the Coopers happiest of holidays and
joys unending for the approaching new year.
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There still seems to be many of our Friends dreaming
of the Rainbow days. That inspired my SALLYSNP pix.
'Tis time to forget that pleasant past and to live
today and look forward to tomorrow. (Sounds as if I
am waxing Ecclesiastes 3:1-8)
Should you have a spare bit, a kudo to Stuart T.Wyss
Gallifant from me for his offer to help me build a
switch to flip my printer between two CoCos. Keiran
Kenny had sent me a schematic and I had fun (and a
bit of luck) in building one. Thanks anyhoo Stuart!
Here's hoping for even a big and better CFDM during
1994, and that's a tall order to fill!
Jim McNeill =*
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SUBSCRIPTION EXTENSION Dear RICK:
Enclosed is a Check for $30 to add another
6 months to my Subscription to YOUR most enjoyable
CoCo Friends Disk Magazine.
I would say that the day that CFDM arrives
is the HIGHLIGHT of my month. It MORE THAN replaces
THE RAINBOW Magazine!! Keep up the good work!!
If there is anything that I could do in 1994
to help you in producing CFDM, don't hesitate to ask
me.
A CoCo FRIEND --> Godfrey =*
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TO ROY ATKINS I am very impressed by your submission "LAURA". I
think you did a superb job! Keep up the good work.
CHARLES GIBSON =*
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Thanks & Acknowledgment A note of thanks to George Quellhorst for the
tips and advice for improving my programs that I
recieved awhile back in response to some questions
that I had asked....the more I learn, the more I
realize how little I know!
Thanks, too, to Ted Kitsos, for the Basic
Screen Editor (BSE) and the other programs you sent.
The BSE is all that you said it would be! I've found
it to be VERY useful. For those who haven't sent to
Ted for the BSE, see Ted's review and offer in past
issues of CFDM.
And a note of acknowledgement to James Mills
for the disk I recieved quite some time back. I like
the story and the project, but couldn't think of any
way I could help out....I'm still pretty much of a
novice (but an expert at procrastination!) =*
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| A
MUSICAL FEAST! BRAND #3 CFDMCAR <g> FOR YOUNG COCOISTS HRIDDLE |
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A MUSICAL FEAST! OK.....Here they are. Ten selections of music from
Herb Schuler to the CFDM Friends. (Herb actually
sent a full disk of songs but space permits using
only 10 with this issue. More later..) Here's how
Herb describes his contribution:
"None of these 24 songs were in the series I just
completed for CFDM. They were all transcribed with
the MUSICAII program. This produced /MUS files. Then
they were massaged with an ADDPLAY program George
(Quellhorst) sent me a while back to add a play
routine which is not a product of MUSICAII, so they
can be LOADMed and EXECed as stand-alone files. Then
the extensions were changed from /MUS to /BIN with
another program. These are each never-before-pub-
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"The MENU program is another George Quellhorst
effort that he sent me some time ago. I called him
yesterday (4/20/93) and obtained his permission to
include it on this disk. ....... His MENU program is
altered slightly by removing fast pokes from lines
27 and 34, which are required to play his MUSIC3+
files, but not needed for these files."
"Glad to do my part to keep interest alive in CFDM;
but you already know that. Take care, best of luck."
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Thanks Herb for generous contribution and hard work!
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BRAND #3 This next transcription is the most difficult that I
have tried so far. It is the Final Movement from
J.S.Bach's Brandenberg Concerto #3. For you Bach
lovers out there I hope you like this version.
RUN"BRAND#3"
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FOR YOUNG COCOISTS In response to Joseph Frontiero, the entry "PUFF"
is a sing-a-long with words for the young (and the
young at heart). When I was younger I used to strum
the guitar and my son who was younger also would
sing this song with me. I hope some of you will find
a use for it. Don't use the "PLAYER" program on this
one or you will miss the whole effect. Just RUN
"PUFF.BAS" and enjoy.
CHARLES GIBSON 701 SHERMAN -EDWARDSVILLE,IL 62025
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HRIDDLE
The answer to the last HRIDDLE is the computer guru,
Bill Gates, who is CEO of Microsoft and a multi-
billionaire.
The clues were: 8's on the BILL of the cap with a
"G" above (BILL G + ATES). His glasses are windows
which is the name of Microsoft's most famous product
today. He is saying "My crow's often carbureted!"
which is a Pogo-ism for Microsoft, Incorporated.
The dollar signs cover the background.
I admit that this last HRIDDLE required a degree of
general knowledge beyond the realm of the CoCo.
However, this month's HRIDDLE has a solution which
is much more immediate. In fact, you will have to
drive zero miles to find the answer to this one! =>
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P.S. The Scrabble letters at the top of this HRIDDLE
could be rearranged to spell GATES!
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"SIMPLY BETTER" GOOD
TIPS View text file associated with this article The program "GOOD TIPS.TXT" will in two pages give
you the essense of "Simply Better"'s 117 page manual
'Nuf said. Make a hard copy of this program.
Hope you find it useful.
Also read TEXTHELP.TXT for complete cross-reference
guide of "SIMPLY BETTER" commands, key markers and
function symbols.
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2SIDEPRT.BAS 2SIDEPRT.BAS is a file printing and viewing utility.
It works only with ASCII files. It allows printing
on both sides of 8.5" X 11" paper. Line 20 contains
the BAUD RATE POKE and must be set to match your
printer. The CFDM C program listing has these values
if you need to find them. After running the program
you will be asked if you would like printer output.
(N) lists to the screen only. (Y) lists to both the
screen and the printer. The (N) choice will let you
see how the file is formatted and how many pages
there are without having to print them. The next
prompt asks if the text is already formatted. (Y)
means the text is in 66 lines per page and has lines
inserted to skip the perforations in the paper. An
example of this type of file is George Quellhorst's
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lengths or embedded printer codes will print but the
page breaks will be in the wrong places and may have
other unintended results. A (N) answer to the format
prompt will insert a top and bottom margin of one
line each. Next, enter the FILENAME/EXT of the ASCII
text file you want to print or view. To see the disk
directory type DIR and ENTER. Press any key except
BREAK and you will start the printing or viewing.
The front pages will be displayed in white and the
back pages will be shown in blue. When this display
is completed an approximate page count will be given
to show how many sheets of paper will be necessary.
The page breaks are right where the colors change.
If you are printing you will be told to turn the
paper over. Make sure the paper starts from the same
end as the first run so it is right-side up. =>
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Some files are not terminated with the proper end-of
-file character and will cause an IE error. Most of
these should be trapped and allow you to continue
printing the back pages. I prefer to use a RAMDRIVE
so my real drives do not have to run for so long.
Just copy 2SIDEPRT/BAS and your text files to a
RAMDRIVE and make it your default drive with the
DRIVE x command. Now the back side of our paper can
be just as useful as the front :)
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CHRISTMAS GREETINGS The Program "GREETINGS/BAS" is an adaptation
of a CoCo2 Program by EUGENE VASCONI from the Dec-
ember 1986 Issue of THE RAINBOW Magazine.
I was not able to do the portion of the program
that gave a New Years Greeting with Champagne bubbl-
ing from a glass -- so I just added a plain message.
In order to send this on a Disk to your CoCo3
Friends, you must edit LINE 650:
650 HDRAW"BM55,92;XM$;XO$;XL$;XL$;"
The LOCATION Number 55 is for a name with FOUR
letters. Use as follows:
3=BM60,92 4=BM55,92 5=BM50,92 6=BM45,92
7=BM40,92 8=BM30,92 9=BM20,92 10=BM10,92 =>
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I haven't tried any longer names -- need to ex-
periment.
While doing this conversion from CoCo2 to CoCo3
I learned a lot about converting colors and also the
difference in Screen sizes.
I hope that everyone has a wonderful HOLIDAY
Season -- if all goes well we will be off to HAWAII
on December 30th -- NO CoCo there -- be back to the
KEYBOARD by March 1,1994. My mail will be forwarded.
Godfrey J. Moll
1571 East Erie Apt 103
Springfield, MO 65804 =*
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COCO ANIMATED THEATER
A couple issues back, Rick presented the "PIXMOVER"
program, which makes it possible to store and move
several HSCREEN graphics in memory (512k only). He
wrote this program in response to my request for
such a program.
"DANCER" is my first attempt to use "PIXMOVER".
Eight pictures are loaded into memory and then ani-
mated.
I have a couple other ideas "cooking" for other per-
formances of the CoCo Animation Theater. I'll sub-
mit these just as soon as they are completed.
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FLXIGRAF: a flexible graph maker Run FLXIGRAF and press 2 at the title screen menu to see what sort of graph you can make with the pro- gram. Run again and press 1 at the menu and let's make a quick barchart together. I think that's the quickest way of getting familiar with the program. Press B for a barchart. The screen will clear. Enter 4 for the number of divisions on the X-axis. The X-axis is drawn with 4 text boxes underneath, and the Y-axis is drawn at left. Press 3 to select 4500 as the maximum value on the Y-axis. The values (x 100) are printed next to the Y-axis. Type and enter 4 separate texts for the boxes under the X-axis, e.g. 1st Qtr, 2nd Qtr etc. After the last text entry, the screen area will be erased and can enter values No 1 to No 8. A bar will be drawn as you enter each value. => ____________________________________________________ At the screen-top prompt, press any key to clear the top line and then type a title for your graph, maximum 38 charcaters and preferably less as the ti- tle will be erased and centered on the top line. After you have inspected (admired) your barchart, press any key as prompted right and enter a filename (maximum 8 characters). The filename is not the same as the title. Lines 1000 to 1130 will then print the values and texts you entered as a data file. Line 1140 will merge the file into the listing as lines 2000 to 2020 and lines 3000 plus. When the merge is complete, line 1140 will run the program. Press 2 to see your barchart. If you want to change the number entered for any bar you can edit the appropriate entry in the data statements in lines 3000 plus. => ____________________________________________________ If you want to see how your values would look like as a curve, change CB$="B" in line 2000 to CB$="C". Then run and press 2 at the menu. All you need to show your barchart again is now permanently in your listing, so save the listing as a normal basic file with an appropriate filename. When you want to see your barchart again, run the program and press 2 at the menu. Press 1 if you want to make another chart. Your new values and texts will partly or completely over- write previous data. The program will ignore any data left over from a previous file. CoCo's HPRINT characters did not fit the Y-axis so I was obliged to make my own graphic character set. Did you notice the difference? =* |
Graphic Printer Code View text file associated with this article The program GRFCODES.TXT gives instructions to generate Non-Keyboard characters such as the English currency pound symbol, and symbols for T/M, Copyright, foreign language vowels and many others. These symbols can be inserted while writing text with "Simply Better" word processing program. These graphic symbols are only printable using "Simply Better". They are not usable with any other word processing program. Oddly enough, the manual for "Simply Better" doesn't include any instructions other than using <F1> plus <8> to start graphic and <9> to end graphic inserts. What I defined in the GRFCODES.TXT program was through the old "hit and miss" process. =* |
LCXCOIL Although this program is for those who have an
interest in electronics or Ham Radio, there is one
portion of the program that may be of interest to
others, too. (Having missed out on about 11 of the
12 years of RAINBOW, I don't know how much the echo
routine has been used.) If you load the program and
list it, you will notice that there are no PRINT#-2
commands. The option of making a printout or not is
given at the end of line 176. If a "Y" is pressed, a
check is made to ensure the printer is online, the
pokes are made to activate the echo, the screen is
cleared, and the data is printed to both the screen
and printer at the same time. After printing all the
data, the pokes in line 202 turn off the echo. If a
"N" had been entered at the prompt, the printer
check and echo pokes would have been bypassed. =>
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You may wonder about the extra PRINT commands in
lines 186, 196, 198, and 200....they are used in
order to format the hardcopy made by the printer,
since the printer can't use the LOCATE command. The
PRINT command was added to print out a blank line.
I liked the idea of using the echo in this
application since it is faster than a screen dump,
and it eliminates extra the lines needed for PRINT#-
2 commands. It also seemed like a novel approach.
PROGRAM NOTES:
LCXCOIL operates in the Hi speed mode: if your
printer is set for 2400 baud, no changes are needed.
For other baud rates, use the poke for twice your
printer speed in line 184. If you make any program
changes, make a save before running, as a cold start
is performed when you exit the program. =>
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PROGRAM OPERATION:....very straight-forward....
Select the option you want from the menu screen and
follow the prompts. LCXCOIL can be used to calculate
inductance, capacitance, impedence, or resonant
frequencies for L-C circuits, and will calculate
values for winding air core inductors. The air core
inductor data may be printed out if desired. Maximum
range for entries and calculations may be changed by
editing program lines if desired.When making entries
for calculations, type in number, [ENTER], then when
prompted, the value (Meg, Khz, uH, etc.). The BREAK
key will always return you to the menu screen.
Thanks for Menu Screen to George Q., who also gave
me a lot of good advice for rewriting this from a
rewrite of my VERY FIRST original program!
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Label Making Made Easy... This short program I call LBL MKR.BAS. I made it
for use with those gummed lables that you put on
the front of packages and envelopes.
To use the program just type: RUN"LBL MKR.BAS". You
will first see the name of the program for about 12
seconds. Then you will be asked for the baud rate
setting of your printer. Next you will be asked to
choose [P]rinter or [S]creen usages. The next
question that you will be asked is to choose the
printer that you are using. Please understand that I
wrote this program for the CGP-220 and the DMP-106
printers. You may have to make a change in the
printer codes so this program will work for you. By
the chance that you just might have a CGP-220
printer then press [1] and you will be able to print
your label in 6 different colors. =>
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Black / Red / Green / Blue / Magenta / Violet.
Make sure that you have your printer turned on and
paper or the gummed labels ready for printing.
Now you are ready to print the label itself. First
you are asked for the label name. Next the label
address. Then the label city, the label state, and
finally the label zip code.
That is it!! You now have a freshly printed label
ready to stick on any package or envelope.
If you have any questions that you would like to
ask me or programming notes that might make this a
better program write to the following address:
Kenney Trevino
1146 W. Lynnwood St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007-1917 =*
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PICKING A RANDOM WINNER I once told someone I had written thousands of programs for the CoCo. Their response was "how about making them available for others?" Well..... when I said I had written thousands of programs, I included the many, many small programs that I write over and over again and never even save them. Such as; as I work on each issue of CFDM, many times I need to check and see how much room is left on the disk. So I write this little 6 or 7 line program to check the disk. It seems simpler to me to write the program over rather than try to find where I SAVED it to disk. There are many other little utility- like programs that I write each time I need them. The program featured here is one that I generally would never save. The reason is that I would => ____________________________________________________ probably never use it again ...and it's easier to write it than remember were I put it. But in this case I just might use the format again so I'll save it by including it in CFDM. The need for this program arose when I needed to randomly choose a winner of the door prize for our recent "CFDM CELEBRATION DAY". First I'd like to ask, "have you ever noticed that some programs you use, especially games, seem to give the same questions or situations ever time you use the program. If BASIC's RANDOM number routine is used, there is the possibility that this will happen. My understanding is that a table of random numbers is used by BASIC. So if you RUN a => ____________________________________________________ program from a cold-start, you could get the same pattern of random numbers every time you RUN the program. With RANDOMWN.BAS I have taken precautions to make sure you get a true random number. In lines 50-70 you'll find that a continuous stream of random numbers is generated while CoCo is waiting for the user to press a key. Using this method it would be most difficult to start at the same point in BASIC's random table. This routine occurs before the winning number is created. RUN the program from a cold start a number of times to check me out. Study the program to see how I did it and then use this idea if you ever need it. =* |
STRIP.BAS STRIP.BAS is a simple program to let EDTASM files be
used with other EDITOR/ASSEMBLER programs that do
not allow the use of line numbers. Enter the
FILENAME/EXT and STRIP will do the rest. It will
strip off the line numbers and change the TAB
characters into spaces. The new file will be named
STRIP.DAT. The initial file is left in its original
condition. To speed up the operation of STRIP use a
RAMDRIVE and delete the remarks (') in lines 50 and
240. Do not use the high speed pokes with regular
floppy disk operations.
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WHAT? ANOTHER MOVE-IT? As promised, or should I say threatened, here is
MOVE-IT3. I'm afraid I won't make any friends with
this one. Only those who struggled through the first
two will even attempt it. Be forewarned - it is
tough! I'll even tell you in advance that there are
93 steps in the solution.
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to
move the large block (1) from the top center to the
bottom center in 93 moves. MOVE-IT3 plays exactly
the same as its predecessors, except that here you
have 10 pieces. The tenth piece (A) is selected
(not surprisingly) with the "A" key.
Good luck! You'll need it!
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YEARGRAF: a progressive barchart On CFDM #18, Marie Boudet and Logan Bleckley
asked for a bargraph program to keep tabs on their
monthly expenditure. Most programs of that sort that
I have seen expect you to have all your data toget-
her and enter it all in one go - at the end of the
year, for example.
But I think Marie and Logan wanted a program such
that they could enter their data month by month and
display a barchart updated to that last month. The
program YEARGRAF will do that. In the listing on the
disk, I have entered data up to March. Just to get
the feel of things, run the program and press 2 at
the title screen menu to display the graph to date.
Press A and add a value for April. The bar app-
ears and the total and average texts are updated. In
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The Jan - Apr values and all necessary variab-
les will be printed to disk as a data file. Line 850
will then merge the data file into lines 2000 and
3000 and run the program. Back at the menu, press
2 to display your file and enter a value for May and
so on. Each time you add a value your data file is
updated and merged.
Each time you take a break, save the whole list-
ing as a normal basic file. Your values and texts
are thus kept intact for next time.
To initialise a new graph, press 1 on the title
screen menu and then select the maximum value on the
Y-axis: 1 for 1500, 2 for 3000 and 3 for 4500. The
values printed next to the Y-axis are understood to
be multiplied by 100. Enter a value for January and
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After you enter your 12th value press any key to
end and then save the listing. You can then delete
the data file to save disk space if you wish.
You can change a value by editing the relevant
data item in line 3000. The total and average will
adjust to suit.
To change the data filename edit lines 60 or 70.
CoCo's HPRINT spacing did not suit the Y-axis so
I substituted a graphic character set in lines 80
and 90. Subroutine 320 prints the numbers vertically
alongside the Y-axis. Did you notice the difference?
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| Articles in section: REVIEWS |
| D10
Fonts for MAX-10 Installation 512K Upgrade |
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D10 Fonts for MAX-10 Anyone who likes to use the Max-10 word processor/
desk top publishing software will certainly find the
set of fonts called "D10 Fonts" by Coless Computer
Design especially interesting and useful. This is a
collection of 19 different alphabets (fonts). These
new alphabets greatly expand the letter styles that
you can use with Max-10.
I have used these fonts and have found them to be of
the highest quality in every respect.
These fonts are of document quality. One very useful
font is called "Times Roman"; it comes in 5 sizes
from 8 point to 18 point. There is even a set of
"dingbats" (designer symbols) so you can insert
stars, arrows, etc. in your text. =>
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The documentation is well-written and explains very
clearly how to create font files that can be loaded
into Max-10. Unfortunately, Max-10 will only allow
you to use a limited number of fonts in one docu-
ment.
I can recommend the D10 Fonts without reservation.
They are a great addition to a great desktop pub-
lishing program and the price is only $14.95!
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Installation 512K Upgrade In response to my question concerning RAMDISK in
CFDM #10: RAMDISK was explained to me by Rick and in
CFDM #11, Stuart Wyss-Gallifent also informed me
about RAMDISK with both telling me it was nice to
have but I would need 512K memory. They suggested
OWLWARE's 512K UpGrade kit and Stuart told me it
only took him 15 minutes to install his.
Because I am physically handi-capped and do not have
the manipulative skills in my hands I once had I
hesitated, but I finally ordered an upgrade kit.
The kit arrived from OWLWARE along with instructions
a RAMDISK, Lightning Backup, Lightning Printer and
512K Up Grade Kit memory test.
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The directions are very user friendy, with photo's
aiding the installation. Due to reproduction some
of the pictures were too dark for me. The other
complaint I had was instruction #7 telling you how
to install the upgrade board says "do not seat the
board all the way, leave 1/8" clearence" but they do
not give a reference point.
I read the directions three or four times, gathered
all the tools and materials I would need and then
proceeded to install the kit step by step. Two hours
later I reconnected my CoCo, powered up and "Wall-Ah
I had a 512K CoCo 3, plus my RAMDISK & LIGHTNING's.
A few hints: READ the DIRECTIONS & FOLLOW THEM. To
remove the 4 IC's I used a right angle scribe, =>
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Make sure you have a pair of small 'dikes'. Being a
ex construction electrician the smallest pair I had
was 6", a little bit big but I made it.
If I can do it, anyone who can turn a screwdriver,
squeeze a pair of pliers and read directions, CAN!
512K UpGrade Kit:$79.00 + S&H + Tax(if PA resident)
OWLWARE, 5950 Keystone Drive, Bath, PA 18104 (if
still in buisness).
If anyone wants the 4 IC's,"NEC JAPAN 8542LU043
D41464C-12", I had to remove drop me a card at 711
N. Cherry St, Shamokin, PA 17872-5026 & I will mail
them FREE. In case of 2 or more requests will hold
drawing 1 month after this appears in CFDM. =*
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| Articles in section: QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |
| A
LITTLE CRITICISM (SUGGESTION) PRINTER DRIVERS QUESTIONS AND HELP WANTED! Return of mailers Rick, Where's the LOCATE? UNANSWERED QUESTIONS |
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A LITTLE CRITICISM (SUGGESTION) Dear Rick,
I have a basic criticism of programs in CFDM.
Seldom does the program description give the Baud
rate or the name of the printer it is written for.
A neophyte programmer like me can spend a lot of
time playing with the program trying to find out and
then give up in disgust.
I believe that those who submit programs could do a
better job of describing the handling of their
programs.
Yours truly,
C.B. Nelis =>
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RICK: You raise a good point C.B.! Although one of
our main objectives is to stay as standard as
possible, some areas, such as printers, are very
diverse. It's anyone's guess as to the number of
different printers that are used by the Friends with
their CoCos. And when writing a program, I'm sure
that the programmer has a limited number of printers
that they can use to test their program.
If your program includes a printer routine, please
note the type of printer required. If you have the
knowledge of how to make necessary changes for other
printers, include that information. This measure
will at least warn prospective users that they may
not be able to use the program "as is". Including
your name and address/phone number will give =>
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those interested in your program a chance to ask you
about how to go about making the necessary changes.
Thanks for your "criticism"! This can only help
make the programs in CFDM more useful. If others
have ideas on how our program documentation can be
improved, please let us know!
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PRINTER DRIVERS Does anyone out there have CoCo Max III Printer
drivers for a HP 550-C Desk Jet printer or know
where I could get a set. I would also a copy of
COLORWARE'S "Driver Development Kit"
Rolland W. Funk
47760 NW Waldheim Way
Forest Grove OR 97116-7413
(503) 357-6291 =*
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QUESTIONS AND HELP WANTED! Hello Rick,
I wrote this letter for two reasons;
First to thank you for putting my name (question) in
one of your CFDM disks. I had a lot of answers.
Second one is; that I am looking for some programs.
Here is the list: Window Master V3.0, Spelling
Checker, Word Power 3.3, First Prize, Ezgen 1.09,
Max 10 Spell Checker, Max 10 fonts, Picture 1 from
Zebra, RGB Patch, CoCo Max 3 Fonts, and a multipak
locking plate for CoCo3. Also CEEBS.
Denis Benjamin Marcil
222 Lomas
Sherbrooke, Quebec J1J 2R3, Canada =>
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Dear Rick,
Just a reminder to you to ask your subscribers of
CFDM for some BBS help for me.
I need help in finding good BBSs, on-line software,
and advice about using a BBS. I'm also interested
in acquiring a hard drive.
Alton Blair
230 Courtyards E.
Windsor, CA 95492
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Could you make the baud rate changeable in the
main startup page? Also the repeat key and keyclick?
Kraig Kemp
949 Superior Street
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
(414) 743-3081
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RICK: Kraig the startup program is about as big as
it can be without interfering with the "CUTILS"
program. What you ask can be done, of course, but
when I designed CFDM, I purposely wrote it so that
we could get to the magazine with as few keystrokes
as possible.
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Return of mailers Rick - I forgot to ask if you would like me to
send back the hard cover mailers I've collected?
I'll be glad to. Esther Millard.
RICK: Thanks for your thoughtfulness Esther, but....
I've got plenty of mailers! I once advertised them
in CFDM, but the cost of mailing a few to a buyer is
a pretty good percentage of what they cost. Anyway,
I cut and use the mailers that submissions are sent
in to protect the software in brown paper mailers
that I must use to mail some packages (those with
documentation won't fit in the white mailers). And
I have a box of about 100 of these used mailers on
hand!
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Rick, Where's the LOCATE? Rick, I was wondering if you could tell me where
in the CoCo's memory is the LOCATE command, or
preferably, How does one go about calling the
LOCATE routine from within a machine language
program? Also, would you know where and if the
series of books 'BASIC, EXTENDED, DISK, SUPER
EXTENDED BASIC UNRAVELLED' may be obtained?
I need the info on the LOCATE command in order to
finish the CFDM project that I have begun. I hope
to have something positive on this project soon!
Robert Allen Turner, PO BOX 396,
DOUBLE SPRINGS, ALABAMA 35553-0396. U.S.A.
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RICK: Robert the LOCATE command is "located" at
$F8D2. As to how to use it, I cannot say at this
time. I can tell you, as you probably already know,
that some routines in BASIC cannot be simply jumped
into without previously "making other things ready".
With EDTASM it should be fairly simple to look at
the code and figure out how to do this setting up.
Per the books....can anyone help!
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UNANSWERED QUESTIONS I've noticed some questions have gone unanswered.
I suspect that many of these questions are being
answered privately. I have good grounds to suspect
this, since I've done it. This doesn't help the
rest of us. So let's try to answer questions in
CFDM. You can continue to answer provately for speed
of answer or the fun ot it.
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RICK: Good idea Ted!
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My kids couldn't get off level one of MINDROLL and
neither could an unnamed CoCoist. How do you do
this?
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What is the best way to use a spell checker with
SIMPLY BETTER? Can the MAX10 spell checker be used
with SIMPLY BETTER?
I'm confused by the WIDTH command. Why not set the
width to the right margin less the left margin, so
the text mode matches the VIEW mode?
Ted Kitsos
4712 Strathdon Dr.
Ft. Wayne, IN 46816
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