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THE
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HELP CORNER
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YOUR STOS PROBLEMS ANSWERED BY DEANO OF SILLY SOFTWARE
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Well, here we are once again with the ol' STOS HELP CORNER. If you have a
STOS problem and want it solved (for free) then simply send it down to me at
the normal address to be forwarded on to Deano of Silly Software for solving
or send it directly to Deano at the following address:
DEANO THE STRANGE BUZZING JELLYBEAN
27 TURBARY WALK
MILNROW
ROCHDALE
OL16 4JN
Deano is a very competent STOS programmer with his own licenceware company,
SILLY SOFTWARE so he should be able to solve your problem with ease.
However, if he can't, we will put it to the other POWER readers to see if
they have an answer so get sending your STOS-related programs now!
Here's this months probbies...
COOT:
Do you know how to stop the Missing Link Extension message coming up all the
time mate? I've registered it thinking that would stop the problem but it
hasn't. It's bloody annoying!
POWER REPLIES:
Yes, it is a bugger isn't it?! But it can be fixed. When you receive the
full version of missing link you get a third extension (EXS), in this
is a command that gets rid of that message called 'mostly harmless'. The
best thing to do is first type out this routine.
10 A=mostly harmless (1,2,3,4,5)
20 put key "NEW"
Save this on the root directory (not in a folder) of your STOS disk under
the name of 'autoexec.bas'. Now when you load STOS this file will run, a
message appears saying 'You got it' and the NEW command pops up. Press
return and the message is dead.
ANDY BRIDEWELL:
This may well have been asked before but because I am new to POWER disk
magazine, I don't know it has so my apologies if I am repeating what
somebody else has asked but I would like to be able to play samples through
STOS (just normal SPL samples so I can use sampled speech and better sound
effects) but I can't find a routine that will let me do it.
POWER REPLIES:
The digiplay command is missing link plays samples so if you have this
extension then read the manual for more info.
Failing that, try STOS Maestro which has a set of commands for playing and
recording samples. It has a sampler which enables you to record your own,
but you can't buy the original cardridge anymore, but the stereo master one
works with it. SPL samples are mainly used for music creators such as
Noisetracker or Megatiser but Maestro can play them if you load them into
the sampler and save them as .SAM samples. Also samples like Stereo master
usually have a STOS routine. If you have an STE then you can play them
though the STE's DAC with the STE extension, from POWER PD. STOS MAESTRO
along with other STOS products can be obtained from...
Trading Post, Victoria Road, Shifnal, Shropshire, TF11 8AF
The price is ten pounds, and the phone number is (0952) 462135
LISA PRUNDE:
How do I prevent text being typed and appearing on the screen without it not
being acknowledged? What I am trying to do is have a password system where
the password does not show on the screen when it is entered. Thankyou.
POWER REPLIES:
The command you want is 'input$', it allows you to enter a certain amount of
characters which go into a varible and not on screen.
EXAMPLE:
10 key off : hide on : curs off : mode 0
20 locate 0,10 : centre"Please enter the password."
30 A$=input$(5) : rem password is five characters long
40 if A$="POWER" or A$="power" then locate 0,12:centre "Okay, loading." else
locate 0,12: centre"That is not the password, try again." : goto 30
JJ:
At the moment, I have an ATARI 1040 ST upgraded to 4 megabytes. I do not
have a Falcon but I want to write software that will be Falcon enhanced on
my ST in STOS. Is this possible or do I need a special version of STOS (I
have V2.6) or\and a Falcon? Is it possible to get a STOS proram to work on
the Falcon at all?
By the way Deano, I've just got a copy of MOBSTERS CITY by you and I was
very impressed! I can see why James got you doing the STOS help for POWER
now!
POWER REPLIES:
There was going to be a Falcon version of STOS called FALCOS but it was
abandoned. What you need is ST FIXER from Goodmans which will update a STOS
compiled program to work on any version of STOS including TOS 2.06 and up to
the latest Falcon TOS (4.04). There are a couple of limitations though, the
graphic commands don't work so avoid them, also the mouse buttons go wonky.
To get pass that problem, make sure your program can only start by pressing
the left mouse button, after that both buttons work fine.
Glad you liked Mobsters City, you may be interested to know that a new
special one meg version is being done, watch the NEWS page for when this is
released. This now works on TOS 2.06 and the Falcon by the way.
A STOS TIP:
Normally when you unpack a screen from a bank, the screen palette changes
which is arkward if you want to unpack into a bank. The method to fix it is
to use the missing link floodpal command, like this.
10 key off : flash off : curs off: mode 0
20 reserve as screen 5 : unpack 4,5 : floodpal 0 : wait vbl
30 get palette (5) : screen copy 5 to back : screen copy back to logic
The wait vbl is important in this routine.
Thanks to Tony Greenwood for this tip.