1 867 MAR 82 D H 1 -- MAIN MENU -- D N 1 1 = NAME & ZIP D N 1 2 = SOFTGAB D N 1 3 = ABOUT DEMO DISK D N 1 4 = HARVEST D N 1 5 = HINTS & TIPS D N 1 6 = PEEK POKE & CALL D N 1 7 = MORE R 0 0 7 10 20 31 42 51 62 73 D H 1 -- NAME & ZIP -- D N 1 AT THE TIME WE REVIEW YOUR FEEDBACK D N 1 COMMENTS WE NO LONGER HAVE YOUR DISK D N 2 IN HAND. D N 2 PLEASE KEY IN A MAGNETIC ID FOR US. D N 1 TAKE THE V OPTION AND ENTER YOUR LAST D N 1 NAME AND ZIP. D N 1 1 = BACK TO MENU D N 1 2 = SOFTGAB R 0 0 2 1 20 D H 1 -- SOFTGAB -- D N 1 MR. SOFTDISK HAS A SINCERE STATEMENT TO D N 1 MAKE. I FEEL VERY BAD ABOUT NOT BEING D N 1 ABLE TO MAKE A PERSONAL RESPONSE TO D N 2 ALL THE FEEDBACK THAT COMES IN. D N 1 I READ ALL COMMENTS BUT THE DEADLINE D N 1 OF THE NEXT ISSUE USUALLY WINS OUT OVER D N 2 PERSONAL LETTERS. D N 1 YOU HAVE HEARD OF COTTAGE INDUSTRIES D N 1 AND MOONLIGHT OPERATIONS. R 0 0 1 82 D H 1 -- ABOUT DEMO DISK -- D N 1 DEMO DISK LETS YOU TRY BEFORE YOU BUY. D N N IT GIVES YOU A PEEK AT THE SOFTWARE D N 1 YOU SEEK. D N 1 GARY WELLS AND GAIL LASKO D N 1 LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA ARE DOING D N 2 DEMO DISK. D N 1 GARY WANTS FEEDBACK IN REGARD TO DEMO D N 1 DISK. WRITE HIM DIRECTLY. LET HIM D N 1 KNOW WHAT YOU WANT ON FUTURE ISSUES. R 0 0 1 92 D H 1 -- HARVEST -- D N 1 1 = GAMES D N 1 2 = NOVELTIES D N 1 3 = UTILITIES D N 1 4 = HOME & BUSINESS D N 1 5 = ABOUT HARVEST D N 1 6 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 7 = HINTS & TIPS R 0 0 7 102 111 119 126 135 1 51 D H 1 -- HINTS & TIPS -- D N 1 BRYAN JOHNSON OF BOULDER, COLORADO D N 1 SAYS THAT A NIBBLE COPY PROGRAM IS D N 1 AN EDUCATION ABOUT INFORMATION STORAGE. D N 1 --------------------------------------- D N 1 DAVE KIRBY OF SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA D N 1 SAYS TO BE V E R Y CAREFUL WITH THE D N 1 METAL TABS ON THE GRAY DISK CABLES. D N 1 IF THEY TOUCH THE WRONG THING THE D N 1 RESULT IS SMOKE AND REPAIR BILLS. R 0 0 1 146 D H 1 -- PEEK POKE & CALL -- D N 1 FROM GERALD GONDERINGER OF ELGIN, NE. D N 1 CALL -198 WILL RING THE BELL. D N 1 CALL 42350 CAUSES A CATALOG. D N N POKE 50,128 MAKES CATALOG AND LISTING D N N INVISIBLE. D N 1 POKE 2049,1 WILL GIVE AN ENDLESS D N 1 LISTING OF THE FIRST LINE. D N N (SAVE PROGRAM FIRST, THIS CHANGES D N 1 THE END OF PROGRAM POINTER) R 0 0 1 158 D H 1 -- MORE -- D N 1 1 = ASK D N 1 2 = SUGGESTION BOX D N 1 3 = PROGNOSTICATOR D N 1 4 = SOFT HUMOR D N 1 5 = DATABASE IDEAS D N 1 6 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 7 = MORE YET R 0 0 7 169 180 193 205 214 1 222 D H 1 -- SOFTGAB -- D N 1 WELL SOFTDISK IS PRESENTLY DONE IN A D N 2 COTTAGE BY MOONLIGHT. D N 1 CIRCULATION IS OVER 400 THIS MONTH AND D N 1 SOFTDISK SHOWS ALL THE SIGNS OF LIFE D N 2 AND VIGOR. D N 1 OUR PLEDGE TO YOU IS THAT AS REVENUE D N 1 INCREASES WE WILL SPEND IT TO MAKE THE D N 1 PRODUCT BETTER. R 0 0 1 231 D H 1 -- ABOUT DEMO DISK -- D N 1 SOFTDISK AND DEMO DISK ARE BOTH UNDER D N 2 THE UMBRELLA OF SOFTALK MAGAZINE. D N 1 SOFTDISK AND DEMO DISK ARE RELATED D N 2 MAGNETIC PUBLICATIONS. D N 1 SOFTDISK WILL PROVIDE RELEASES OF DEMO D N 2 DISK AS A BONUS TO SUBSCRIBERS. D N 1 AN EXTRA DISKETTE IS PROVIDED FOR D N 1 THIS PURPOSE. R 0 0 1 238 D H 1 -- GAMES -- D N 1 1 = THE.DUNGEON.OF.HTAM D N 1 2 = SIR.ISAAC'S.APPLE D N 1 3 = HANGMAN D N 1 4 = HISTORY.QUIZ D N 1 5 = MASTERMIND D N 1 6 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 7 = NOVELTIES R 0 0 7 247 257 268 280 294 42 111 D H 1 -- NOVELTIES -- D N 1 1 = STEREO D N 1 2 = CASTLE D N 1 3 = SPIROGRAPH D N 1 4 = BUMBLE.BEE D N 1 5 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 6 = UTILITIES R 0 0 6 308 320 331 340 42 119 D H 1 -- UTILITIES -- D N 1 1 = SUPER.HIMEM.BIT.NIBBLER D N 1 2 = NESTED.MENU D N 1 3 = AMOUNT.WRITEOUT D N 1 4 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 5 = HOME & BUSINESS R 0 0 5 349 359 371 42 126 D H 1 -- HOME & BUSINESS -- D N 1 1 = ELECTRONIC.LIBRARY D N 1 2 = METRIC.MAGIC D N 1 3 = QUILT.PROGRAM D N 1 4 = HOME.COMPUTER.INVENTORY D N 1 5 = DECISION.MAKER D N 1 6 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 7 = ABOUT HARVEST R 0 0 7 381 393 406 419 432 42 135 D H 1 -- ABOUT HARVEST -- D N 1 SOFTDISK COMES ON A TWO SIDED DISKETTE. D N 1 PROGRAMS WHICH HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTED BY D N 1 SUBSCRIBERS APPEAR ON THE BACK OF THIS D N 2 DISKETTE. D N 1 SOFTDISK IS NOT PROTECTED. YOU MAY COPY D N 2 BOTH SIDES IF YOU WISH. D N 1 THE COPYA PROGRAM ON YOUR DOS 3.3 D N 1 SYSTEM MASTER WILL COPY AN ENTIRE SIDE. D N N R 0 0 1 443 D H 1 -- HINTS & TIPS -- D N 1 RICHARD W. GILUM OF NEW LENOX, ILLINOIS D N 1 SAYS PAGE 110, VOL 3/NO 1 NIBBLE SHOWS D N 1 YOU HOW TO FREE THE MINI-ASSEMBLER FOR D N 1 USE BY AN APPLE II + D N 1 --------------------------------------- D N 1 IS THE BUG IN THE APPLE, IN THE I/O D N 1 CARD OR IN THE DRIVE? D N 1 VISIT AN APPLE FRIEND (A REAL GOOD ONE) D N 1 AND SWAP PARTS UNTIL YOU LOCATE THE D N 1 PART THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. R 0 0 1 451 D H 1 -- PEEK POKE & CALL -- D N 1 FROM DAN TOBIAS OF POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. D N 1 POKE -24543,24 POKE -24542,234 D N 1 POKE -24541,234 D N 1 ALLOWS YOU TO ENTER DOS COMMANDS IN THE D N 1 DIRECT MODE. D N 1 --------------------------------------- D N 1 DAVID LOCKWOOD OF ELK GROVE, CA SAYS D N 1 POKE 214,128 CAUSES ALL COMMANDS TO D N 1 BEHAVE AS IF THEY WERE THE RUN COMMAND. R 0 0 1 465 D H 1 -- ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE -- D N 1 FRANK CUSHMAN WANTS A PROGRAM THAT WILL D N 1 LIST ALL THE VARIABLES IN AN APPLESOFT D N 2 PROGRAM AND GIVE THEIR CURRENT VALUES. D N 1 OBVIOUSLY THE PROGRAM OF INTEREST D N 2 WOULD HAVE TO STILL BE IN MEMORY. D N 1 YOU'D HAVE TO BE ABLE TO EXEC A UTILITY D N 1 FROM THE DISK THE WAY ROGER WAGNER DID D N 2 IN APPLE DOC. D N 1 SOMEBODY DO IT. R 0 0 1 479 D H 1 -- SUGGESTION BOX -- D N 1 KEEP THOSE SUGGESTIONS COMING. D N 1 WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING WRONG D N 2 AND WE WANT FRESH NEW IDEAS TOO. D N 1 PLEASE HAVE PATIENCE WITH THE ABILITY D N 2 OF SOFTDISK TO RESPOND. D N 1 AS CIRCULATION GROWS WE WILL BE ABLE D N 2 TO DO A BETTER JOB. ($$$$$$) D N 1 TAKE THE V OPTION FROM THIS SCREEN TO D N 1 ENTER YOUR SUGGESTION. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = PROGNOSTICATOR R 0 0 2 73 193 D H 1 -- PROGNOSTICATOR -- D N N FROM DAVID LOCKWOOD D N 1 ELK GROVE, CALIFORNIA D N 1 THE GAP BETWEEN THE COMPUTER LITERATE D N 1 AND ILLITERATE WILL BROADEN CREATING D N 1 SEVERE SOCIAL CONFLICT. THE HAVE-NOTS D N 1 WILL BE THE COMPUTERLESS. THE RIGHT TO D N 1 COMPUTER ACCESS WILL BE ESTABLISHED. D N 1 CONGRESS WILL ESTABLISH A CODE OF D N 1 ETHICS REGARDING THESE NEW MACHINES D N 1 THAT WILL BE CONSCIOUS. R 0 0 1 491 D H 1 -- SOFT HUMOR -- D N 1 THERE ARE FOUR PEOPLE STANDING AROUND D N 2 A POT OF GOLD. D N 1 1. THE EASTER BUNNY D N 1 2. SANTA CLAUS D N 1 3. A SMART TRS-80 OWNER D N 2 4. A DUMB TRS-80 OWNER D N 1 WHO WILL GET THE POT OF GOLD? R 0 0 1 503 D H 1 -- DATABASE IDEAS -- D N 1 THE PERSONAL FILING SYSTEM PEOPLE HAVE D N 1 PUT OUT A NICE LITTLE BOOKLET CALLED D N 1 'FORMS SAMPLER'. D N 1 IT IS FULL OF DATABASE IDEAS. D N 1 THE EXAMPLES OF COURSE RELATE TO THE D N 1 PFS DATABASE SYSTEM. R 0 0 1 513 D H 1 -- MORE YET -- D N 1 1 = LINGO D N 1 2 = IF YOU'RE RICH D N 1 3 = SOFT POEM D N 1 4 = THE BEST INVESTMENT D N 1 5 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 6 = MAIN MENU D N 1 7 = MOHICAN R 0 0 7 523 534 549 561 73 1 570 D H 1 -- SOFTGAB -- D N 1 IN A VERY REAL SENSE SOFTDISK WILL BE D N 1 AS GOOD AS YOU MAKE IT. MOST OF THE D N 1 INFORMATION THAT IS OF VALUE INCLUDING D N 2 PROGRAMS COMES FROM SUBSCRIBERS. D N 2 ALL WE DO IS SPREAD INFORMATION AROUND. R 0 0 1 576 D H 1 -- ABOUT DEMO DISK -- D N 1 IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE FUTURE RELEASES D N 1 OF DEMO DISK YOU MUST RETURN THE DEMO D N 2 DISK DISKETTE TO SOFTDISK. D N 1 JUST STICK IT IN WITH YOUR REGULAR D N 2 RETURNING DISKETTE. D N 1 DEMO DISK IS NOT PROTECTED. YOU MAY D N 1 COPY BOTH SIDES OF IT. R 0 0 1 589 D H 1 -- THE.DUNGEON.OF.HTAM -- D N N SENT IN BY JEFF BIANCO D N N 10 WARSEN HILLS D N 1 ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63124 D N 1 HTAM IS MATH SPELLED BACKWARDS. D N 1 THIS IS EDUCATIONAL BUT SO MUCH FUN I D N 2 PUT IT IN WITH GAMES. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = SIR.ISAAC'S.APPLE R 0 0 2 102 257 D H 1 -- SIR.ISSAC'S.APPLE -- D N N SENT IN BY JIM GANZ D N N 82 SPRING LANE D N 1 WEST HARTFORD, CONN. 06107 D N 1 NEEDS PADDLES OR JOY STICK. D N 1 BETTER IN COLOR. D N 1 THIS IS THE APPLE RECIPE BOY. D N 2 SEND IN THOSE RECIPES AND MAKE HIM RICH D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = HANGMAN R 0 0 2 102 268 D H 1 -- HANGMAN -- D N N SENT IN BY JOHN BEIDLER D N N UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON D N 1 SCRANTON, PENN. 18510 D N 1 WRITTEN BY JIM KUNZ WHO IS WITH IBM IN D N 2 ENDICOTT, NEW YORK D N 1 HANGMAN, HMS, ARTP, FREQS, LT5, LT6, D N 1 LT7, LT8, INSPECT FILES, REPLACE WORDS, D N 1 AND ABOUT.HANGMAN GO TOGETHER IN THIS D N 2 PACKAGE. D N 2 A REAL PROFESSIONAL JOB. R 0 0 1 598 D H 1 -- HISTORY.QUIZ -- D N N SENT IN BY PATRICIA SIRE D N N 3824 FRANCES AVE. D N 1 WILMINGTON, DELEWARE 19808 D N 1 HISTORY.QUIZ IS AN ADAPTATION OF THE D N 1 'ANIMALS' PROGRAM. SANDY SMITH SENT IN D N 1 A SIMILAR ONE CALLED 'WHO'S WHO'. D N 1 I USED HISTORY.QUIZ BECAUSE IT IS D N 1 ALREADY SMART. THANKS TO BOTH OF YOU. D N 1 IF YOU RUN INITIALIZE.HIST-FILE THE D N 1 PROGRAM WILL LOSE ITS SMARTS. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = MASTERMIND R 0 0 2 102 294 D H 1 -- MASTERMIND -- D N N SENT IN BY MICHAEL JACOBS D N N 7368 ROXBURY AVENUE D N 1 MANASSAS, VIRGINIA 22110 D N 1 WRITTEN BY D. CAICEDO D N 2 YOU NEED TWO THINGS FOR THIS ONE -- D N 1 A. COLOR D N N B. ALREADY KNOW HOW TO PLAY D N 1 MASTERMIND D N N MASTERMIND IS A WELL KNOWN COMMERCIAL D N 1 GAME. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = NOVELTIES R 0 0 2 102 111 D H 1 -- STEREO -- D N N SENT IN BY R.L. MCARTHY D N N 237 CALLE FIESTA D N 1 SAN CLEMENTE, CALIF. 92672 D N 1 3-D RIGHT ON YOUR APPLE. D N 1 THE PROGRAM EXPLAINS ITSELF NICELY. D N 1 MR. SOFTDISK STILL RESORTS TO LOOKING D N 1 THROUGH THE CARDBOARD TUBES THAT TOILET D N 1 TISSUE IS WOUND ON. (SEE DEC 81 ISSUE) D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = CASTLE R 0 0 2 111 320 D H 1 -- CASTLE -- D N N SENT IN BY LLOYD APPLEGATE D N N RR 9 BOX 70 D N 1 WARSAW, INDIANA 46580 D N 1 NICE LITTLE DITTY. D N 1 HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT HOW MUCH D N 2 WORK GOES INTO THESE THINGS? D N 2 THIS ONE DRAWS A CASTLE FOR YOU. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = SPIROGRAPH R 0 0 2 111 331 D H 1 -- SPIROGRAPH -- D N N SENT IN BY JEFF BIANCO D N N 10 WARSEN HILLS D N 1 ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63124 D N 1 AN ENDLESS RUNNING HIRES ART WORK D N 3 IT IS IN COLOR. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = BUMBLE.BEE R 0 0 2 111 340 D H 1 -- BUMBLE.BEE -- D N N SENT IN BY JEFF BIANCO D N N 10 WARSEN HILLS D N 1 ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63124 D N 1 AN ENDLESS RUNNING LORES COLOR GRAPHIC D N 3 WITH SOUND D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = UTILITIES R 0 0 2 111 119 D H 1 -- SUPER.HIMEM.BIT.NIBBLER -- D N N SENT IN BY ROBERT L. GEISLER D N N 20333 OLD TOWN ROAD D N N STAR ROUTE 2 D N 1 TEHACHAPI, CALIFORNIA 93561 D N 1 THIS IS A REAL TREASURE. D N 2 IT IS GUARANTEED TO COPY ANYTHING. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = NESTED.MENU R 0 0 2 119 359 D H 1 -- NESTED.MENU -- D N N SENT IN BY DANIEL R. TOBIAS D N N 7 BROADVIEW ROAD D N 1 POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK 12603 D N 1 DAN IS THE GUY WHO GAVE US THE NEAT D N 2 ADVENTURE GAMES. D N 1 HE HAS TAKEN ONE OF DALE SALYER'S D N 1 PROGRAMS AND IMPROVED IT. D N 2 (SOFTDISK IN ACTION) D N 1 MR. SOFTDISK USED THIS AS THE HELLO D N 1 PROGRAM ON THE BACK SIDE. R 0 0 1 608 D H 1 -- AMOUNT.WRITEOUT -- D N N SENT IN BY JAMES W. SMITH D N N 33391 COCKLESHELL DRIVE D N 1 LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIF. 92677 D N 1 CONVERTS NUMBERS TO PROSE D N 1 COULD BE USED IN A CHECK WRITING D N 3 PROGRAM D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = HOME & BUSINESS R 0 0 2 119 126 D H 1 -- ELECTRONIC.LIBRARY -- D N N SENT IN BY ALAN LACY D N N 16667 SE 17TH STREET D N 1 BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON 98008 D N 1 FOUR FILES --- D N 1 ELECTRONIC.LIBRARY, AMP-INS2, D N 2 SHORT.DATA AND SHORT.INDEX D N 1 YOU SHOULD TRANSFER THESE FILE ONTO A D N 2 DISK BY THEMSELVES. D N 1 THE FILES GROW AS YOU ADD INFO FROM D N 1 COMPUTER MAGAZINE ARTICLES. R 0 0 1 617 D H 1 -- METRIC.MAGIC -- D N N SENT IN BY THOMAS R. PIPER D N N 2039 SOUTH 15TH STREET D N 1 CENTERVILLE, IOWA 52544 D N 1 MAKES MEASUREMENT CONVERSIONS D N 1 MENU DRIVEN AND WELL DONE D N 1 THOMAS SAYS HE USED THE STRUCTURED D N 2 APPLESOFT APPROACH. D N 1 WE CAN ALL LEARN A LOT BY LISTING D N 1 PROGRAMS. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = QUILT.PROGRAM R 0 0 2 126 406 D H 1 -- QUILT.PROGRAM -- D N N SENT IN BY DONNA K. WOODY D N N RT. 1 BOX 55 D N 1 CORYDON, IOWA 50060 D N 1 I NEVER KNEW THERE WAS SO MUCH MATH D N 2 INVOLVED IN QUILT MAKING. D N 1 HAVING AN APPLE IS LIKE HAVING A D N 2 LIMITLESS RESERVOIR. D N 1 WE HAVE JUST BEGUN TO THINK OF USES FOR D N 1 APPLES. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = HOME.COMPUTER.INVENTORY R 0 0 2 126 419 D H 1 -- HOME.COMPUTER.INVENTORY -- D N N SENT IN BY JIM GANZ D N N 82 SPRING LANE D N 1 WEST HARTFORD, CONN. 06107 D N 1 THIS ONE KEEPS AN INVENTORY OF YOUR D N 1 COMPUTER STUFF. IT DESERVES A DISK D N 2 OF ITS OWN. D N 1 PROGRAM IS WELL DOCUMENTED WITH D N 1 REMARKS. DON'T LET THE BEGINNING PAUSE D N 2 THROW YOU. D N 1 JIM SAYS HE LIKES 'ALL ABOUT APPLESOFT' D N 1 FROM A.P.P.L.E. R 0 0 1 626 D H 1 -- DECISION.MAKER -- D N N SENT IN BY DALE SALYER D N N 101 E. 88TH AVE. APT P-116 D N 1 THORNTON, COLORADO 80229 D N 1 LAST MONTH I ACCUSED DALE OF BEING IN D N 2 HIGH SCHOOL. D N 1 DALE SAYS HE IS 32 AND WORKS FOR BELL D N 2 LABS. D N 1 WHO ARE YOU GOING TO BELIEVE? D N 1 ME OR HIM? R 0 0 1 632 D H 1 -- ABOUT HARVEST -- D N 1 THE FID PROGRAM FROM YOUR DOS 3.3 D N 2 SYSTEM MASTER WILL COPY SELECTED FILES. D N 1 YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTRIBUTE D N 1 PROGRAMS. WE AWARD COUPONS GOOD FOR D N 1 FREE ISSUES OF SOFTDISK IF WE USE YOUR D N 2 CONTRIBUTED PROGRAM. R 0 0 1 645 D H 1 -- HINTS & TIPS -- D N 1 DO YOU PRINT ADDRESS LABELS? D N 1 IF YOU USE THE LAST FEW PRINTED WHILE D N 1 THEY ARE STILL IN YOUR PRINTER THEN YOU D N 1 CAN LEAVE A LEAD-IN TAB ON THE D N 1 UNPRINTED LABELS. THAT WAY YOU WON'T D N 1 WASTE THE FIRST FEW LABELS WHEN YOU D N 1 PRINT YOUR NEXT BATCH. D N 1 --------------------------------------- D N 1 STANDARD CODING FORMS (COBOL, FORTRAN, D N 1 ASSEMBLER) ARE 80 BY 24. THE LEFT HALF D N 1 IS 40 BY 24 (EXCELLENT FOR APPLE SCREEN D N 1 LAYOUTS). R 0 0 1 656 D H 1 -- PEEK POKE & CALL -- D N 1 WAYNE HILDEBRANDT OF FLAGSTAFF, AZ SAYS D N 1 THAT IF YOU USE GETS IT IS EASY TO D N 1 ENTER MORE THAN ONE RESPONSE AT A TIME. D N 1 TO PREVENT THIS HE SUGGESTS THE D N 1 FOLLOWING LOOP IN PLACE OF THE GET: D N N 100 IF PEEK -16384 > 127 GOTO 1000 D N N 101 GOTO 100 D N 1 1000 A$=CHR$(PEEK(-16384):POKE -16368,0 D N 1 LINE 100 TESTS TO SEE IF A KEY WAS HIT. D N 1 IN LINE 1000 A$ IS SET TO THE CHARACTER D N 1 THAT WAS HIT AND POKE -16368,0 RESETS D N 1 THINGS FOR THE NEXT DATA ENTRY. R 0 0 1 663 D H 1 -- ASK -- D N 1 DONNA WOODY WANTS ONE THAT WILL STORE D N 1 KNIT, CROCHET AND CROSS STITCH D N 1 PATTERNS. D N 1 --------------------------------------- D N N PAT RYDER 1245 S.PEARL ST. D N 1 JANESVILLE, WI 53545 D N 1 WANTS A PROGRAM TO HELP SCORE A SPORTS D N 1 CAR RALLYE. HE HAS ALL THE POOP ON D N 1 WHAT THE PROGRAM NEEDS TO DO. D N 1 WRITE HIM. R 0 0 1 675 D H 1 -- PROGNOSTICATOR -- D N 1 PHILOSOPHERS WILL REDEFINE MAN. THE D N 1 SERVO-SERVANT WILL LEAD TO A VASTLY D N 1 IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE. MAN WILL D N 1 FINALLY ACHIEVE HIS FULL POTENTIAL. D N 1 --------------------------------------- D N 1 WHAT TRENDS DO YOU SEE? D N 1 TAKE THE V OPTION FROM THIS SCREEN D N 1 AND LAY IT ON US. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = SOFT HUMOR R 0 0 2 73 205 D H 1 -- SOFT HUMOR -- D N 1 THE DUMB TRS-80 OWNER. D N 3 THE OTHER THREE ARE MYTHICAL CHARACTERS D N 1 --------------------------------------- D N 2 GOT ONE FOR US? D N 1 TAKE THE V OPTION FROM THIS SCREEN D N 1 AND TELL IT TO US. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = DATABASE IDEAS R 0 0 2 73 214 D H 1 -- DATABASE IDEAS -- D N 1 HERE ARE SOME APPLICATIONS FROM AN D N 2 UNSIGNED MAGNETIC SOFTDISK REPLY. D N N 1) RECORD INSURANCE POLICIES D N 1 (VALUES, COSTS, DUE DATE ...) D N N 2) RECORD JEWELRY AND VALUABLE ITEMS D N 1 (COSTS, CURRENT VALUE ...) D N 1 3) KEEP RECORDS OF INVESTMENTS D N 1 4) KEEP INCOME TAX DATA RECORDS R 0 0 1 685 D H 1 -- LINGO -- D N 1 THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF FILE ACCESSING D N 2 METHODS... SEQUENTIAL AND RANDOM D N 1 WITH A SEQUENTIAL FILE YOU MUST READ D N 1 RECORDS ONE AFTER ANOTHER FROM D N 2 BEGINNING TO END. D N 1 A SEQUENTIAL FILE DOES NOT PERMIT YOU D N 1 TO PICK A RECORD OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF D N 1 THE FILE WITHOUT FIRST READING ALL THE D N 1 RECORDS PRECEDING IT. R 0 0 1 699 D H N --------------------------------------- D N N TREAT YOUR APPLE TO A HOME IN FLORIDA! D N 1 (NEAR TAMPA) D N 1 * SWIMMING POOL * TENNIS COURT D N 1 * EARTH BERMING * COURTYARDS D N 1 * ONE OF A KIND ARCHITECTURE D N 1 $ 295,000 D N N CONTACT ZEHNTNER BIEDENHARN D N N COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. D N N 305 STONER AVENUE D N 1 SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA 71101 D N 1 THE BIEDENHARN FAMILY WAS THE FIRST TO D N 1 BOTTLE COKE BACK WHEN COCA-COLA WAS D N 1 SOLD ONLY AT DRUGSTORE FOUNTAINS. R 0 0 1 222 D H 1 -- SOFT POEM -- D N 1 IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD, D N 1 AND THE WORD WAS WITH GOD, D N 1 AND THE WORD WAS GOD. D N 1 THE WORD GAVE SUBSTANCE TO THOUGHT, D N N AND THOUGHT DWELLED UPON, BECAME D N N REALITY. D N 1 ADAM TASTED KNOWLEDGE, D N 1 AND WAS THEREAFTER COMPELLED TO THINK. D N 1 AND ADAM NAMED HIS THOUGHTS WITH WORDS. D N 1 YEA, WORDS ARE HOLY. R 0 0 1 708 D H 1 -- THE BEST INVESTMENT -- D N 1 SOME OF THE BEST HARVEST CONTRIBUTIONS D N 2 HAVE COME FROM HIGH SCHOOL KIDS. D N 1 MR. SOFTDISK IS THINKING, BOY I WONDER D N 1 WHAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO IN A FEW D N 2 YEARS. D N 1 THESE GUYS AND GALS WILL BE OUR D N 1 CORPORATE M.I.S. DIRECTORS IN THE 90S. R 0 0 1 715 D H 1 -- MOHICAN -- D N 1 1 = BEHIND THE SCENES D N 1 2 = PREVIEW D N 1 3 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 4 = MAIN MENU R 0 0 4 728 740 222 1 D H 1 -- SOFTGAB -- D N 1 THE HIT OF THE WEST COAST COMPUTER D N 2 FAIRE WAS GAIL LASKO. D N 1 GAIL WAS HAWKING DEMO DISK AND SOFTDISK D N 2 AT THE SOFTALK BOOTH. D N 2 THIS WAS HER SPIEL.... D N 1 WE'LL COPY BOTH ON YOUR DISKS FOR $5. D N 1 WE'LL SELL BOTH ON OUR DISKS FOR $10. D N N IF YOU WANT JUST THE FREE ONE, D N N THAT'S $20. D N N IF YOU WANT NOTHING AT ALL, THAT'S $30. D N 1 R 0 0 1 750 D H 1 -- ABOUT DEMO DISK -- D N 1 YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO LET YOUR FRIENDS D N 2 COPY DEMO DISK. D N 2 THE MORE THE BETTER. D N 1 IF YOU PURCHASE SOFTWARE SHOWN ON DEMO D N 2 DISK BE SURE TO SAY WHERE YOU SAW IT. D N 1 1 = BACK TO MENU D N 1 2 = HARVEST R 0 0 2 1 42 D H 1 -- HANGMAN -- D N 1 THESE FILES SHOULD BE PUT ON A DISK D N 2 BY THEMSELVES. D N 1 HANGMAN ADDS WORDS TO ITS VOCABULARY D N 1 AS YOU PLAY THE GAME. D N 1 A REMARK STATEMENT IN THE PROGRAM TELLS D N 1 HOW TO SUPRESS THIS FEATURE. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = HISTORY.QUIZ R 0 0 2 102 280 D H 1 -- NESTED.MENU -- D N 1 NESTED.MENU IS WELL DOCUMENTED BUT D N 1 STILL HARD TO FOLLOW. D N 1 YOU CAN USE IT TO GENERATE YOUR OWN D N 1 MENUS. A LITTLE EFFORT AND TRIAL AND D N 2 ERROR WILL PAY OFF ON THIS ONE. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = AMOUNT.WRITEOUT R 0 0 2 119 371 D H 1 -- ELECTRONIC.LIBRARY -- D N 1 WHEN THE PROGRAM WANTS A FILE NAME TYPE D N 2 IN SHORT AND HIT RETURN. D N 1 ALAN HAS PROVIDED US A STARTER FILE D N 2 WITH THREE RECORDS ON IT. D N 1 HATS OFF! D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = METRIC.MAGIC R 0 0 2 126 393 D H 1 -- HOME.COMPUTER.INVENTORY -- D N 1 IF THAT IS WHAT MADE JIM SUCH A GOOD D N 2 PROGRAMMER THEN I WANT A COPY MYSELF. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = DECISION.MAKER R 0 0 2 126 432 D H 1 -- DECISION.MAKER -- D N 1 THIS ONE HELPS YOU MAKE A CHOICE D N 1 BETWEEN SEVERAL ALTERNATIVES IF YOU D N 1 ARE ABLE TO PLACE WEIGHTED VALUES ON D N 2 THE ATTRIBUTES OF THE ALTERNATIVES. D N 1 CINDY AND DAVE GARSON SENT IN A SIMILAR D N 1 PROGRAM BUT WITH A DIFFERENT TWIST. D N 2 WE WILL SEE IT IN A LATER ISSUE. D N N 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N N D N 1 2 = HARVEST MENU D N 1 3 = ABOUT HARVEST R 0 0 3 126 42 135 D H 1 -- HOW TO CONTRIBUTE TO HARVEST -- D N 1 1. MAKE A COPY OF THE BACK SIDE OF D N 2 SOFTDISK FOR YOUR KEEPING. D N 1 2. INITIALIZE THE BACK SIDE OF D N 1 SOFTDISK SO YOU CAN BE SURE THERE D N 1 IS ROOM FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTED D N 2 PROGRAM. D N 1 3. SAVE YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE D N 1 SOFTDISK HARVEST ON THE BACK SIDE D N 1 OF THE SOFTDISK DISKETTE. R 0 0 1 756 D H 1 -- HINTS & TIPS -- D N 1 IF YOU HAVE A HINT OR TIP TO SHARE, D N 1 TAKE THE V OPTION FROM THIS SCREEN D N 2 AND TELL SOFTDISK ABOUT IT. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = PEEK POKE & CALL R 0 0 2 1 62 D H 1 -- PEEK POKE & CALL -- D N 1 JEFF SPOELSTRA OF AMES, IOWA SAYS D N 1 POKE 1012,0 D N 1 CAUSES THE APPLE TO DO A COLD START. D N 1 THIS IS EQUIVALENT TO TURNING THE POWER D N 1 OFF AND ON (ONE STEP MORE SERIOUS THAN D N 1 A PR#6). D N 1 -------------------------------------- D N 1 MARK ROGERS OF TANANGER NORWAY SAYS D N 1 CALL 64166 D N 1 WILL DO THE SAME THING. R 0 0 1 764 D H 1 -- ASK -- D N 1 DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA FOR A NEAT PROGRAM D N 1 BUT DON'T HAVE THE EXPERIENCE TO D N 2 IMPLEMENT IT? D N 1 TAKE THE V OPTION FROM THIS SCREEN D N 1 AND TELL IT TO SOFTDISK. MAYBE SOMEONE D N 2 WILL PUT YOUR IDEA INTO CODE. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = SUGGESTION BOX R 0 0 2 73 180 D H 1 -- DATABASE IDEAS -- D N 1 PUTTING INFORMATION INTO A COMPUTER IS D N 1 AT LEAST AS HARD AS RECORDING D N 2 INFORMATION WITH A MANUAL SYSTEM. D N 1 IF THE COMPUTER IS NOT DOING SOMETHING D N 1 FOR YOU THAT YOU COULD NOT DO WITH A D N 1 MANUAL SYSTEM THEN PERHAPS YOU'VE D N 1 OVER AUTOMATED. D N 1 LET US KNOW WHAT YOUR DATABASE SYSTEM D N 1 DOES FOR YOU. TAKE THE V OPTION FROM D N 1 THIS SCREEN AND TELL US. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = MORE YET R 0 0 2 73 222 D H 1 -- LINGO -- D N 1 THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF RANDOM ACCESS D N 2 METHODS... RELATIVE RECORD AND KEYED D N 1 DOS 3.3 PROVIDES US WITH RELATIVE D N 2 RECORD RANDOM ACCESS. D N 1 WITH RELATIVE RECORD ACCESS YOU CAN GO D N 1 DIRECTLY TO RECORDS BY NUMBER. D N 1 (12TH RECORD, 75TH RECORD ... ETC.) R 0 0 1 771 D H 1 -- SOFT POEM -- D N 1 AND EVE GAVE ADAM AN APPLE (COMPUTER). D N 1 AND ADAM GAINED DOMINION OVER WORDS. D N 2 SO IT WAS IN THE EARLY DAYS OF MAN. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = THE BEST INVESTMENT R 0 0 2 222 561 D H 1 -- THE BEST INVESTMENT -- D N 1 SOFTDISK IS PUTTING OUT A CALL TO D N 1 INDIVIDUALS OR CORPORATIONS WHO WOULD D N 2 LIKE TO HELP SEND A WHIZ KID TO SCHOOL. D N 1 OUR FIRST NOMINATIONS ARE: D N N JIM GANZ DANIEL TOBIAS D N N 82 SPRING LANE 7 BROADVIEW ROAD D N N W. HARTFORD, CONN. POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. D N 1 06107 12603 D N 1 THESE GUYS ARE ALREADY GOOD PROGRAMMERS D N 1 PUT SOME THEORY UNDER THEIR BELT AND D N 1 THE SKY IS THE LIMIT. R 0 0 1 782 D H 1 -- BEHIND THE SCENES -- D N 1 SOURCE -- D N 1 HEARSAY AT THE WEST COAST COMPUTER D N 2 FAIRE IN SAN FRANCISCO D N 1 WORD IS THAT ON-LINE'S SUPERSCRIBE II D N 2 RAN INTO NAME TROUBLE. D N 1 SUPERSCRIBE II HAS JUMPED INTO THE #1 D N 2 SELLING SPOT AMONG WORD PROCESSORS. D N 1 NOW IT SEEMS ON-LINE IS GOING TO HAVE D N 1 TO WITHDRAW THE NAME AFTER ALL THAT D N 1 ADVERTISING. R 0 0 1 570 D H 1 -- PREVIEW -- D N 1 JOHN WRENHOLT IS GOING TO GIVE US D N 2 LESSONS IN APPLE ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE. D N 1 HE WILL BE USING ROGER WAGNER'S NEW D N 2 BOOK AS A TEXT. D N 1 YES THE BOOK IS REAL. I HAVE A COPY. D N 1 IT WAS JUST DELAYED A FEW MONTHS. D N 1 YOU CAN ORDER YOUR COPY FROM SOFTALK D N 1 MAGAZINE. R 0 0 1 792 D H 1 -- SOFTGAB -- D N 1 GAIL WILL BE HAWKING AGAIN AT THE D N 2 BOSTON APPLE FEST IN MAY. D N 1 DROP BY THE SOFTALK BOOTH AND SEE IF D N 2 YOU CAN RESIST HER SALES PITCH. R 0 0 1 802 D H 1 -- HOW TO CONTRIBUTE TO HARVEST -- D N 1 4. COME BACK TO THIS SCREEN AND TAKE D N 1 THE V OPTION. THEN DESCRIBE D N 1 YOUR CONTRIBUTION, WHAT IT DOES, D N 4 HOW TO RUN IT...ETC. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = HINTS & TIPS R 0 0 2 42 51 D H 1 -- PEEK POKE & CALL -- D N 2 DO YOU HAVE A PEEK POKE OR CALL TRICK? D N 1 TAKE THE V OPTION AND TELL SOFTDISK D N 3 ABOUT IT. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = MORE R 0 0 2 1 73 D H 1 -- LINGO -- D N 1 BUT WHAT IF YOU WANT TO FIND JOHN DOE'S D N 1 RECORD AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT RECORD D N 2 NUMBER YOUR APPLE PUT HIM ON. D N 2 NOW YOU HAVE A NEED FOR KEYED ACCESS. D N 1 SUPPOSE YOU KNOW JOHN DOE'S SOCIAL D N 1 SECURITY NUMBER. WOULDN'T IT BE NICE D N 1 IF YOU COULD LOOK HIM UP BY SOCIAL D N 1 SECURITY NUMBER INSTEAD OF COMPUTER D N 1 RECORD NUMBER. R 0 0 1 812 D H 1 -- THE BEST INVESTMENT -- D N 1 JIM AND DAN ARE BOTH HIGH SCHOOL D N 2 SENIORS. D N 1 SOFTDISK HAS CARRIED SEVERAL PROGRAMS D N 2 FROM EACH. D N 1 THEY MAY BE CONTACTED DIRECTLY OR D N 2 THROUGH SOFTDISK. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = MOHICAN R 0 0 2 222 570 D H 1 -- PREVIEW -- D N 1 IN ADDITION TO HER DUTIES WITH SOFTALK D N 1 AND SOFTLINE MAGAZINES, D N 1 MARGOT TOMMERVIK IS GOING TO BE A D N 2 ROVING CELEBRITY REPORTER FOR SOFTDISK. D N 1 SHE IS GOING TO EXTRACT SOME GUEST D N 1 ARTICLES AND MAYBE SOME GUEST PROGRAMS D N 2 FROM APPLE CELEBRITIES. D N 1 NOW FOR SOME SIGN OFF PHRASES..... R 0 0 1 823 D H 1 -- SOFTGAB -- D N 1 BROOK BOERING IS SELLING CEEMAC. D N 1 CEEMAC IS A LANGUAGE THAT IS USED TO D N 2 CREATE VISUAL MUSIC ON THE APPLE. D N 1 BROOK IS A SOFTDISK SUBSCRIBER. HE D N 1 HAS AGREED TO AWARD A FREE COPY OF D N 1 CEEMAC EACH MONTH TO THE SOFTDISK D N 1 SUBSCRIBER THAT SENDS IN THE BEST D N 1 GRAPHICS. HE WILL BE THE JUDGE. R 0 0 1 831 D H 1 -- LINGO -- D N 2 WELL THAT'S WHAT KEYED ACCESS IS. D N 1 ALL DATABASE SYSTEMS PROVIDE SOME KIND D N 2 OF KEYED ACCESS CAPABILITY. D N 1 YOU MAY WANT TO PROGRAM YOUR OWN KEYED D N 2 ACCESS METHOD. D N 1 THE MOST COMMON WAY IS TO CREATE A FILE D N 1 WHICH SERVES AS AN INDEX TO THE MAIN D N 1 DATA FILE. OFTEN THE INDEX FILE IS D N 1 READ INTO MEMORY FOR SPEED. R 0 0 1 838 D H 1 -- PREVIEW -- D N N ALL FROM MIKE O'BRIEN D N 2 LAFAYETTE, INDIANA D N 1 CPU LATER! D N 1 GOODBYE AND GOODBYTE! D N 1 SEE YA LATER, CALCULATOR! D N 1 AFTER WHILE, DATA FILE! R 0 0 1 570 D H 1 -- SOFTGAB -- D N 1 SOME OF YOU PUT TAPE ON THE SOFTDISK D N 1 MAILERS. UNLESS THE MAILER IS COMING D N 1 APART, PLEASE DON'T TAPE THE BOXES. D N 1 THE VELCRO SEAL SEEMS TO SURVIVE THE D N 1 POST OFFICE QUITE WELL. THANK YOU. R 0 0 1 849 D H 1 -- LINGO -- D N 1 THE INDEX FILE IS A COLLECTION DATA D N 1 PAIRS. EACH DATA PAIR HOLDS A RECORD D N 2 KEY AND A RECORD NUMBER. D N 1 WHAT YOU DO IS LOOK THROUGH THE DATA D N 2 PAIRS UNTIL YOU FIND THE KEY YOU WANT. D N 1 ONCE YOU HAVE THE RECORD NUMBER THAT D N 1 GOES WITH THAT KEY YOU CAN FETCH THE D N 1 DESIRED RECORD DIRECTLY FROM ITS SPOT D N 1 ON THE DISK. R 0 0 1 222 D H 1 -- SOFTGAB -- D N 1 MANY OF YOU HAVE INQUIRED ABOUT THE D N 2 VOICE ON THE JAN AND FEB ISSUES. D N 1 JOHN WRENHOLT DID THAT USING INFO FROM D N 1 B.C. DETTERICH'S FREE SPEECH ARTICLE D N 7 WHICH APPEARED IN THE SEPT CALL APPLE. R 0 0 1 856 D H 1 -- SOFTGAB -- D N 1 BE SURE TO RUN JOHN'S STUFF. D N 1 WE HAVEN'T MADE UP OUR MIND WHETHER TO D N 1 GO WITH JOHN'S NEW SOFTWARE OR STICK D N 1 WITH THE APPLESOFT CODE THAT MR. SOFTY D N 2 WROTE. D N 1 IF WE STICK WITH SOFTY'S CODE WE PLAN D N 2 TO IMPROVE IT QUITE A BIT. D N 1 HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT? D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = ABOUT DEMO DISK R 0 0 2 1 31