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╟┼╬┼╥┴╠/┬┼╟╔╬╬┼╥╙' ╙╒╨╨╧╥╘ ╟╥╧╒╨ ├╧╬╞┼╥┼╬├┼ ╘╥┴╬╙├╥╔╨╘
╞RIDAY ┴PRIL 7, 1989 10:00 ╨═ ┼╙╘
"┬EGINNING ╨ROGRAMMING"
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╤─╠ ╠AURA: ╫ELCOME TO THE ╟ENERAL/┬EGINNERS' ├ONFERENCE! ╘ONIGHT'S TOPIC IS
"┬EGINNING ╨ROGRAMMING", WITH ╙┘╙╧╨ ┬╦ AND ╙┘╙╧╨ ╩╠ AS OUR
GUESTS. ╘HEY ARE THE ╙YS╧PS OF THE ╨ROGRAMMERS' ╫ORKSHOP ╙UPPORT
╟ROUP HERE IN ├╧══╧─╧╥┼ ╔╬╞╧╥═┴╘╔╧╬ ╬┼╘╫╧╥╦. ╠ET'S START TALKING
PROGRAMMING!
╘HIS MONTH OUR "╔NTRODUCING" FEATURE IS HIGHLIGHTING THE
╨ROGRAMMERS' ╫ORKSHOP. ┘OU'LL FIND A SPECIAL AREA IN THE ╟ENERAL/
┬EGINNERS' ╟ROUP WITH ARTICLES ABOUT ╨ROGRAMMERS' ╫ORKSHOP AND
ITS ╙YS╧PS, AND EVEN A ╙TARTER ╦IT CONTAINING SAMPLE FILES FOR
YOU TO DOWNLOAD. ╨ROGRAMMERS' ╫ORKSHOP IS FEATURING ┴PRIL AS
"═╠ ═ONITOR ═ONTH". ╙┘╙╧╨ ╩╠, WOULD YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS?
╙┘╙╧╨ ╩╠: ╠OVE TO! ╫E GOT THE IDEA BECAUSE OUR ├HRISTMAS DOWNLOAD SPECIAL
WAS SO WELL RECEIVED. ╙O WE DECIDED TO HAVE ANOTHER SPECIAL
DOWNLOAD, WHICH BY THE WAY IS SEEMINGLY EQUALLY WELL RECEIVED.
┬Y MAKING THE MONTH ALL RELATED TO ═╠ ═ONITOR PROGRAMS WE FEEL
THAT WE CAN REACH THE MOST PEOPLE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THEM
THAT WAY. ╙O OUR CHALLENGE FOR ┴PRIL IS DEALING WITH THE ═╠
MONITOR AND ALL THE CONFERENCES FOR ┴PRIL ARE ON THAT TOPIC.
┬Y THE END OF THE MONTH, WE HOPE THAT ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED
IN ═╠ PROGRAMMING WILL BE ABLE TO ADEQUATELY USE THIS VERY
IMPORTANT TOOL.
╤─╠ ╠AURA: ╞OR THE BEGINNING PROGRAMMER, WOULD YOU EXPLAIN WHAT AN ═╠
MONITOR IS?
╙┘╙╧╨ ╩╠: ╘HE ═╠ MONITOR IS THE SINGLE ═╧╙╘ IMPORTANT TOOL FOR THE ═╠
PROGRAMMER AND HAS MANY OTHER USES BESIDES. ╔T IS THE ONLY WAY
YOU CAN REALLY EXPLORE WHAT IS GOING ON INSIDE OF THE COMPUTER,
AND IN PARTICULAR GOING ON INSIDE OF YOUR OWN ═╠ PROGRAM. ╫HEN
SOMETHING DOES NOT WORK THE WAY YOU INTENDED IT TO, THEN THE ═╠
MONITOR IS ╘╚┼ THING YOU NEED TO FIND OUT ╫╚┘ AND FIND OUT HOW
TO ╞╔╪ IT. ┴LL POPULAR MONITORS ALLOW FOR EXAMINING MEMORY AND
CHANGING IT, PLUS THEY ALLOW FOR DOING THAT IN EITHER BYTE
VALUES OR IN CHANGING ═╠ INSTRUCTIONS DIRECTLY.
╤UESTION: ╔ HAVE A 128 AND HAVE MISPLACED THE BOOK. ╫HAT ARE THE NUMBERS
FOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE KEYBOARD, AND HOW DO ╔ USE THEM?
╙┘╙╧╨ ╩╠: ╘HE NUMERIC KEYPAD CAN BE USED WHEN YOU ARE IN THE NATIVE 128
MODE JUST LIKE THE NUMBER KEYS IN THE TOP ROW. ╔F YOU CHANGE
THE 128 TO 64 MODE THEN THE KEYPAD IS DEACTIVATED. ╙O IN 64 MODE
IT IS NOT DIRECTLY USABLE. ┬UT WHEN YOU ARE USING 128 MODE YOU
CAN USE THEM FOR ENTERING NUMBERS JUST LIKE THE REGULAR NUMBER
KEYS.
╤─╠ ╠AURA: ╙┘╙╧╨ ┬╦, THE ╨ROGRAMMERS' ╫ORKSHOP ALSO OFFERS ASSISTANCE IN
┬┴╙╔├ PROGRAMMING, DOESN'T IT? ╘ELL US HOW A BEGINNER CAN GET
HELP FROM YOU TWO.
╙┘╙╧╨ ┬╦: ┘OU BET IT DOES. ╧NE CAN POST QUESTIONS ON THE MESSAGE BOARDS,
OR IF IT IS A LARGE FILE, IT CAN BE UPLOADED, AND WE WILL GIVE
IT THE ONCE-OVER AND RECOMMEND A FIX. ┴LSO, WE HAVE MANY DEMOS
IN OUR LIBRARIES, AND ARTICLE SECTIONS THAT CAN BE A BIG HELP.
╤─╠ ╠AURA: ╔F YOU HAVEN'T VISITED THE ╨ROGRAMMERS' ╫ORKSHOP ╙UPPORT ╟ROUP,
BE SURE TO DO SO. ╘HE ARTICLES AND FILES THERE ARE INVALUABLE
AIDS TO ANY PROGRAMMER. ╔N FACT, ╔'VE FOUND SOME OF MY FAVORITE
UTILITIES IN THE LIBRARIES THERE.
╙┘╙╧╨ ═┴╠: ╘HE ╨ROGRAMMERS' ╫ORKSHOP ARTICLE SECTION IS PROBABLY THE MOST
EXTENSIVE OF ANY OF THE GROUPS. ╔T'S REALLY WORTH CHECKING OUT.
╤─╠ ╠AURA: ╫OULD YOU GIVE US A SHORT RUNDOWN OF WHAT IS OFFERED IN YOUR
LIBRARIES?
╙┘╙╧╨ ┬╦: ╔F IT IS OF USE TO A PROGRAMMER FOR PROGRAMMING, IT IS PROBABLY
THERE. ╫E HAVE A RULE THAT NO FILES THAT ARE DELIBERATELY MADE
DIFFICULT TO VIEW OR LIST WILL BE POSTED. ╘HEREFORE, MOST OF OUR
FILES CAN BE EXAMINED, AND YOU CAN LEARN SOMETHING FROM THEM.
╘HE BEST THING TO DO IS JUST BROWSE THE LIBRARIES AND SEE WHAT
IS THERE.
╤─╠ ╠AURA: ╘HAT'S GREAT! ┴ND YOU HAVE ALSO OPENED A ╨ROGRAMMERS' ╚ELP ╥OOM?
╙┘╙╧╨ ┬╦: ╧N THE WEEKENDS, THE ╨ROGRAMMING ╚ELP ╥OOM IS STAFFED FROM 9 ╨═
UNTIL 11 ╨═, ╞RIDAY TO ╙UNDAY. ┴ND, OF COURSE, ╩OHN AND ╔ ALWAYS
WELCOME QUESTIONS BY ┼-═AIL.
╤UESTION: ╫HAT BOOK WOULD YOU RECOMMEND AS A GOOD STARTER BOOK FOR
POTENTIAL PROGRAMMERS?
╙┘╙╧╨ ┬╦: ╫ELL, THE ╨ROGRAMMERS' ╥EFERENCE ╟UIDE IS THE BEST ONE TO START
OUT WITH. ╔T'S GOOD FOR BEGINNING ┬┴╙╔├ AS WELL AS ═╠. ╔T'S
PUBLISHED BY ╙┴═╙. ╫E ALSO HAVE SEVERAL VERY GOOD TUTORIALS IN
OUR ╘EXT AND ╔NFORMATION LIBRARIES.
╙┘╙╧╨ ╩╠: ╞OR THOSE INTERESTED IN GETTING STARTED WITH ═╠, THERE ARE
SEVERAL TUTORIALS IN OUR LIBRARIES, AND WE OFTEN RECOMMEND ╩IM
┬UTTERFIELD'S BOOK ON ═╠ TO BEGINNERS.
╤─╠ ╠AURA: ╚OW ABOUT SECTIONS FOR 128 PROGRAMMING?
╙┘╙╧╨ ╩╠: ┘OU BETCHA! ╫E HAVE SEPARATE LIBRARIES FOR ┬┴╙╔├ AND ═╠
PROGRAMMING ON THE 128 AND ALSO A ╥ECOMMENDED ╒TILITIES LIBRARY,
THE BEST OF THE 128 PROGRAMMING UTILITIES. ╫E ALSO COVER ├ AND
╨ASCAL IN PARTICULAR PLUS OTHER LANGUAGES. ╘HERE IS NOT A
SEPARATE SECTION FOR THE 128 FOR THOSE OTHER LANGUAGES, BUT WE
COVER THEM PRETTY WELL IN THE 64 SUB-SECTIONS.
╙┘╙╧╨ ═┴╠: ╙OMETHING NEW ╔'VE NOTICED ARE THE "╨ROGRAMMING ╥EQUEST ┬OARDS".
╫OULD YOU EXPLAIN THEIR USE?
╙┘╙╧╨ ┬╦: ╘HE REQUEST BOARDS ARE THERE FOR THOSE WHO WANT OR NEED A
ROUTINE OR PROGRAM WRITTEN THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM ANYTHING WE
ALREADY HAVE AVAILABLE. ╔T ALSO GIVES THE PROGRAMMER A PLACE TO
GO TO GET AN IDEA FOR A PROGRAMMING PROJECT. ╔F A MEMBER WANTS
AN EXISTING PROGRAM MODIFIED FOR HIS SPECIFIC PURPOSE, THIS IS
THE PLACE HE POSTS THE REQUEST, AND HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WILL TAKE
ON THE PROJECT AND WRITE IT FOR HIM.
╙┘╙╧╨ ═┴╠: ╫HEN ARE YOUR WEEKLY CONFERENCES, AND WHAT SORTS OF TOPICS DO
YOU COVER?
╙┘╙╧╨ ╩╠: ╫EEKLY CONFERENCES ARE HELD EVERY ╘HURSDAY NIGHT AT 11 ╨═ ╤-╠INK
TIME. ─URING ┴PRIL THE CONFERENCES ARE ON ═╠ MONITORS AS ╔ SAID
EARLIER, BUT WE HAVE ONE CONFERENCE EVERY MONTH THAT IS
DEDICATED TO A WORKSHOP. ╘HE CONFERENCE TOPIC IS USUALLY LISTED
AS SOMETHING LIKE ┬EGINNERS' ╫ORKSHOP OR ═╠ ╨ROGRAMMING
╫ORKSHOP. ╘HESE ARE THE CONFERENCES WHERE WE SPECIFICALLY EXPECT
FOLKS TO BRING IN THEIR PROGRAMMING QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS FOR
US TO HELP WITH. ╫E ALLOW A PERIOD OF TIME AT EVERY CONFERENCE
FOR QUESTIONS.
╙┘╙╧╨ ═┴╠: ╘HANKS FOR POINTING THAT OUT. ╫E LIKE TO STRESS THAT ╟ENERAL/
┬EGINNERS' IS NOT THE ONLY PLACE FOR BEGINNERS TO GET HELP.
╙┘╙╧╨ ┬╦: ┴LTHOUGH OUR CONFERENCES AREN'T TRANSCRIBED, MOST HAVE WRITTEN
TEXT UPLOADED TO A SPECIAL LIBRARY CALLED "├ONFERENCE ╘OPICS
AND ╬OTES". ╘HE TEXT THERE IS EXCELLENT AND CONTAINS A HOST OF
GOODIES. ╘WO WEEKS AGO, FOR EXAMPLE, ╔ DID A CONFERENCE ON
STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING IN ┬┴╙╔├. ╘HE TEXT FOR THAT CONFERENCE
IS IN THE ├ONFERENCE ╘OPICS AND ╬OTES LIBRARY.
╤─╠ ╠AURA: ╫HERE WOULD YOU RECOMMEND A BEGINNER START? ┬┴╙╔├ OR ═╠?
╙┘╙╧╨ ┬╦: ┬┴╙╔├ IS THE LANGUAGE THAT COMES WITH THE COMPUTER, AND IS
PROBABLY THE EASIEST TO LEARN. ═╠ IS USUALLY TAUGHT BY MAKING
COMPARISONS TO ┬┴╙╔├. ╔N FACT, ╔ STILL WRITE MOST ROUTINES IN
┬┴╙╔├