CP/M/CPM_CDROM.iso/mbug/mbug044.arc/README.001

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        SELECTED BY IMPACT MEDIA, BOX 234, FAIRFIELD, VICTORIA 3078
                           AUSTRALIA
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE WITH DISK-BASED MICROBEES BY JAN ROBERTS.

Thσ program≤ oε thi≤ disk¼ anΣ it≤ companioε disk¼  wσ caε claiφ n∩ credi⌠ ì
for« The∙ havσ beeε writteε b∙ peoplσ iε thσ UniteΣ State≤ anΣ Australia¼ ì
anΣ perhap≤ iε othe≥ countries¼ fo≥ publiπ usσ freσ oµ charge« Thσ chargσ ì
madσ fo≥ thi≤ disδ i≤ onl∙ t∩ cove≥ selection¼ preparatioε oµ needeΣ hel≡ ì
documentatioε anΣ distribution« Wσ havσ iε thσ Auto-cataloguinτ prograφ ì
addeΣ SuΓ file≤ t∩ givσ i⌠ a≤ nea≥ automatiπ aε operatioε a≤ possible.

Thi≤á disδ i≤ oµ coursσ no⌠ cop∙ protected«á Fee∞ freσ t∩ givσ copie≤á t∩ ì
you≥á friends«á Thσá file≤á wσá havσ writteε arσá copyrigh⌠á bu⌠á ma∙á bσ ì
duplicateΣá fo≥ non-commercia∞ use«á Man∙ oµ thσ author≤ oµá program≤á oε ì
thi≤áá disδá havσá madσá theφá availablσá oεá simila≥á terms«áá Seσáá thσ ì
documentatioεá accompanyinτ man∙ program≤ oε thi≤ disδ.

Wha⌠á wσá d∩ guaranteσ i≤ tha⌠ thσ utilitie≤ oε these disks wil∞á provσá oµ
grea⌠á valuσá t∩á you¼á n∩ matte≥ whethe≥ o≥ no⌠ yo⌡á usσá you≥á Microbeσ
principall∙á ß worΣ processo≥ o≥ a≤ ß hackinτ machinσ t∩ learε abou⌠á thσ
basic≤á oµá computing«á Iµ yo⌡ o≥ thσ kid≤ usσ i⌠ fo≥ game≤á - theεá somσ
excellen⌠ game≤ arσ included« Somσ havσ ver∙ gooΣ educationa∞ value¼ somσ
are just for fun.

Wσá have tested all the program≤ oε ß disδ baseΣá Microbee (a 128k model«)

(Two¼á ou⌠ oµ thσ 61 program≤ oε thi≤ disk¼á botΦ smal∞ 4δ programs¼ havσ
difficultie≤ witΦ thσ 128δ Microbeσ - note≤ oε ho≈ t∩ dea∞ witΦ thi≤á arσ
below«á The∙á arσá includeΣá becausσá oµ thei≥ valuσ t∩á those witΦá 64δ
Systeφ Maste≥ Disks:- the∙ arσ Qwikke∙ anΣ Supersub« Therσ arσ ove≥ 750δ oµ ì
program≤ oε thσ tw∩ disk≤ tha⌠ wσ havσ haΣ n∩ problem≤ with.)

Belo≈á wσá givσ ful∞ instruction≤ oε ho≈ t∩ usσ thσ variou≤ utilitie≤á oε
thσ disk.« instruction≤ writteε fo≥ Microbeσ owner≤ b∙ ß Microbeσ owne≥ -
anΣá testeΣ fo≥ thσ Microbee«á Iε somσ case≤ wσ havσ writteε othe≥á shor⌠ ì
program≤ t∩ hel≡ yo⌡ speedil∙ ge⌠ underway.

Al∞ thσ utilitie≤ havσ beeε selecteΣ becausσ the∙ havσ proveΣá themselve≤ ì
to be valuablσ extra≤ t∩ havσ witΦ thσ Microbee.

Wσ guaranteσ thi≤ disk¼ anΣ it≤ companioε disk¼  wil∞ savσ yo⌡ ß grea⌠ dea∞ ì
oµ frustratioε anΣ man∙ man∙ hour≤ oµ huntinτ dowε suitablσ program≤ ove≥ ì
thσ modeφ o≥ froφ othe≥ users« The∙ arσ botΦ packeΣ witΦ thσ ver∙ bes⌠ ì
program≤ wσ coulΣ find. If you like them, more collections will be made.

What'≤á thσ usσ oµ beinτ tolΣ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ ß CP/═ machinσ whicΦ caεá ruε ìèhundred≤á oµá publiπ domaiε program≤ iµ yo⌡ can'⌠ holΣ oµ thesσá program≤ ì
withou⌠ grea⌠ difficult∙ anΣ knowhow?

I⌠ ha≤ beeε presumeΣ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ alread∙ Microsof⌠ Basic,(botΦ thσá olΣ ì
OBASI├á anΣ thσ newe≥ MBASI├ -.BA╙ fo≥ short)¼á Microbee'≤ owε MicroworlΣ ì
Basiπ (jus⌠ calleΣ Basiπ o≥ MW┬ fo≥ short⌐ anΣ CP/═ (includinτ ASUB.COM)« ì
Al∞ thesσ arσ provideΣ witΦ thσ 128δ anΣ  thσ olde≥ 64δ machines«á Microì
sof⌠ Basiπ caε bσ purchaseΣ froφ Microbeσ shop≤ fo≥ thσ smalle≥ threσ anΣ ì
ß halµ incΦ drivσ "Compute≥ iε ß Bookó machines.

Iµá yo⌡á havσ alread∙ hunteΣ througΦ thσ hundred≤ oµ publiπ domaiεá disk≤ ì
availablσ froφ thσ U.S.A« anΣ useΣ you≥ modeφ fo≥ hour≤ anΣ hour≤ t∩ collec⌠ ì
programs¼ and test them, theε thi≤ disδ ma∙ no⌠ bσ fo≥ you.

Thσ seconΣ disδ contain≤ MANY usefu∞ word-processinτ utilities¼ hint≤ oε ho≈ ì
t∩ se⌠ u≡ Wordsta≥ disks¼ somσ programminτ aid≤ anΣ somσ games¼ includinτ ì
the greatest Adventure of them all, Colossal Cave.

NOW FOR THE PROGRAMS ON THIS DISK:-

                            * UTILITIES. *
                            **************
CHECKS.CO═          Thi≤ i≤ aε absolutel∙ invaluablσ prograφ fo≥á keepinτ ì
==========          control of your budget. It was written in the States
                    (hencσá "checksóá no⌠á "cheques"⌐ anΣ ha≤ ßá hos⌠á oµ ì
facilities« I⌠ come≤ witΦ ful∞ documentatioε, seσ CHECKS.DOC¼ and witΦ aε ì
examplσ prograφ witΦ it≤ owε documentation¼á  seσ EXAMPL.DOC«á Thσ samplσ ì
prograφ ha≤ tw∩ constituen⌠ part≤ -EXAMPLE.CH╦ anΣ EXAMPL.NAM.
     Iεá brief¼á i⌠á allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ ente≥ you≥ expenditurσá unde≥á variou≤ ì
categories¼ marδ whicΦ cheque≤ werσ fo≥ tax-deductiblσ expenditures¼ eveε ì
marδ cheque≤ a≤ madσ ou⌠ b∙ you≥ wifσ o≥ anothe≥ join⌠ signatory¼á searcΦ ì
ou⌠ particula≥ expenditure¼ tota∞ categorie≤ o≥ tota∞ thσ wholσ anΣ prin⌠ ì
out a full report.
     It has a built-in help facility found by typing "?".
     I⌠ doe≤ havσ limitation≤ oµ size¼ seσ thσ author'≤ CHECKS.DOC« Remembe≥ ì
to KEEP BACK-UP RECORDS - and copies of programs.

TH┼ DISK-CATALOGU┼       Soone≥ o≥ late≥ ¼ probabl∙ sooner¼ yo⌡ wil∞ finΣ ì
GENERATOR«á              i⌠á difficul⌠á t∩á kee≡ tracδ oµá you≥á wordsta≥ ì
=================╜á      files¼á program≤ anΣ utilitie≤ a≤ yo⌡á ge⌠á morσ                                                 ì
                         back-u≡ files¼ morσ anΣ morσ disks«
Thi≤á i≤á wherσá thi≤á se⌠á oµá program≤á wil∞á provσá itselµá absolutel∙ ì
invaluable.
I⌠á make≤á onσá commoεá cataloguσ fo≥ al∞ you≥ disks«á An∙á filσá caεá bσ ì
searched for using FIND and it will tell you which disk(s) it is on.

The Catalogue can be reshaped to suit your needs with one simple command.
Fo≥á example¼á iµ yo⌡ sa∙ "CA╘ *.*ó al∞ thσ file≤ arσ listed¼á anΣ iµ yo⌡ ì
sa∙á "CA╘ *.BASó al∞ thσ BA╙ files¼á anΣ onl∙ thσ BA╙ files¼á arσá listeΣ ì
- anΣ an∙ oµ thesσ catalogue≤ caε bσ printeΣ ou⌠ (^P in CP/M).

AnΣá wσá havσá writteε fo≥ thi≤ disδ ß systeφ b∙á whicΦá thσá cataloguinτ ì
systeφ operate≤ witΦ ease.

IMPORTANT«á BEFOR┼á YO╒á ATTEMP╘ T╧ MAK┼ US┼ O╞ THI╙ UTILIT┘á YO╒á SHOUL─ ìèTRANSFE╥á I╘á T╧ ANOTHE╥ DIS╦ - PREFERABL┘ ┴ DIS╦ O╞ IT╙ OW╬ A╙ I╘á NEED╙ ì
PLENTY OF SPACE TO OPERATE.
Transfe≥ al∞ fivσ oµ it≤ constituen⌠ parts« Thesσ arσ FMAP.COM¼ UCAT.COM¼ ì
MAST.CAT¼ C.SU┬ anΣ FIND.COM.
Pu⌠á oεá thσá disδ TRANSFER¼á ASUB.CO═ anΣ thσ CCP.SY╙ iµá the∙á arσá no⌠ ì
alread∙ there« The∙ arσ oε thσ Microbeσ supplieΣ Maste≥ disks.

(┴ DIGRESSION..FO╥ THOS┼ WH╧ THIN╦ THE┘ CA╬ US┼ SUBMIT.CO═ INSTEAD.A⌠ thσ ì
momen⌠á (10/7/85⌐ SUBMIT.CO═ anΣ XSU┬ d∩ not worδ easil∙ iµ a⌠ al∞ oε thσ ì
128δá Microbee.(A⌠ leas⌠ the∙ don'⌠ oε m∙ machine.⌐ ╔ believσ thσ SHEL╠ ì
anΣ thσ modifieΣ (improved⌐ CP/═ takσ u≡ thσ spacσ iε memor∙ tha⌠ the∙ wan⌠ ì
to use. Howeve≥ ASU┬ doe≤ work.)

No≈ usσ TRANSFER.CO═ t∩ renamσ ASUB.CO═ «á Cal∞ i⌠ "AS.COM"«á Thi≤ i≤á t∩ ì
makσ it even easier to type.

Iµ yo⌡ havσ alread∙ recordeΣ ß "-name.000ó oε ß disk¼á al∞ yo⌡ havσ ì
t∩ d∩ i≤ pu⌠ thσ cataloguσ disδ I╬ DRIV┼ A║ anΣ thσ disδ t∩ bσ catalogueΣ ì
iε drivσ B║á anΣ typσ "A╙ C"«á Thi≤ automaticall∙ catalogue≤ thσ B║á disδ ì
int∩ thσ MAST.CA╘ oε drivσ A:.

Iµ thσ prograφ stop≤ halµ wa∙ anΣ say≤ "N∩ name≤ filσ present"- i⌠ mean≤ yo⌡ ì
havσ choseε no⌠ t∩ save a disk-name oε thσ disδ beinτ catalogueΣ ì
o≥ havσ forgotteε t∩ pu⌠ ß namσ on;  jus⌠ typσ "UCA╘ ó plu≤ thσ disk-namσ ì
yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ bσ iε thσ catalogue...anΣ thσ prograφ move≤ t∩ it≤ completion.

Iµá ßá disδ i≤ beinτ catalogueΣ fo≥ thσ firs⌠ time¼á i⌠ need≤ ßá namσá t∩ ì
identif∙á i⌠ iε thσ cataloguσ - sucΦ a≤ "-MWBGAME.001ó o≥á "-YELLOW.003"« ì
Thσ namσ mus⌠ havσ ß dasΦ iε fron⌠ anΣ ß threσ digi⌠ referencσ number.

Thi≤á namσ caε bσ pu⌠ iε ß disk'≤ owε men⌡ oµ content≤ withou⌠ takinτá u≡ ì
an∙ officia∞ memor∙ spacσ - eveε oε ß ful∞ disk«á Al∞ yo⌡ d∩ i≤ t∩ g∩á t∩ ì
CP/═ anΣ typσ ó SAV┼ ░ -NAME.NOSó - o≥ "SAV┼ ░ B:-NAME.NOS"« ┴ zero-╦ filσ ì
i≤ thu≤ inserteΣ iε thσ disk'≤ catalogue.

Bu⌠á therσ maybσ disk≤ (sucΦ a≤ Maste≥ disk≤ oµ copy-protecteΣ games⌐á oε ì
whicΦá yo⌡á d∩ no⌠ wan⌠ t∩ risδ savinτ anything«á Iε thi≤ case¼á pu⌠á thσ ì
desireΣ namσ oε ß labe∞ oε thσ disk« Tha⌠ shoulΣ bσ al∞ yo⌡ neeΣ t∩ d∩ t∩ ì
identif∙á thσ disk- anΣ i⌠ shoulΣ bσ donσ t∩ al∞ you≥ disk≤ iε an∙á case« ì
Havinτ thσ namσ saveΣ oε thσ disδ jus⌠ help≤ makσ thσ cataloguinτ proces≤ ì
more automatic.

SQUEEZ┼á AN─á UNSQUEEZE«á        Thesσ utilitie≤ compres≤ file≤ s∩ a≤á t∩ ì
======================╜á         enablσ yo⌡ t∩ storσ awa∙ morσá datßá oε ì
eacΦá disk«á Howeve≥ ß "squeezedó filσ ha≤ t∩ bσ "unsqueezedó iε orde≥ t∩ ì
bσ used« (I⌠ caε bσ reaΣ usinτ -Sweep⌐ I⌠ i≤ usefu∞ fo≥ savinτ mone∙ witΦ ì
back-u≡ wordsta≥ file≤ - i⌠ squeeze≤ threσ file≤ int∩ wherσ tw∩ otherwisσ ì
woulΣ fi⌠ (i.e.-i⌠ take≤ ofµ abou⌠ ß thirΣ froφ each.⌐ Basiπ program≤ ì
squeezσ less.
I⌠á als∩ i≤ ß timσ anΣ mone∙ save≥ wheε sendinτ file≤ ove≥ thσá phone«á ┴ ì
"squeezedóá filσ caε bσ recognizeΣ b∙ havinτ ß "qó inserted- eτá .ba≤á i≤ ì
changed to .bqs.  This update takes much less disk space than formerly.
Thσ part≤ oµ thi≤ prograφ arσ SQ.COM¼ UNSQ.COM¼ FLS.CO═ anΣ SQUEEZE.DOC.

-SWEE╨á                        Thi≤ i≤ ß utilit∙  whicΦ i≤ mostl∙ oµá usσ ìè=====╜á                        t∩á microbeσ owner≤ becausσ oµá thσá extrß ì
facilitie≤á i⌠ give≤ fo≥ thσ mas≤ manipulation oµ files«á I⌠á come≤á witΦ ì
ful∞ documentatioε anΣ operate≤ viß ß helpfu∞ initia∞ men⌡ oµ commands.
I⌠ ha≤ ß hos⌠ oµ feature≤ tha⌠ allo≈ sucΦ goodie≤ a≤ thσ mas≤ renaminτ oµ ì
files¼ automatiπ (CRC⌐ verificatioε oµ copieΣ file≤ anΣ thσ establishmen⌠ ì
and support of user areas if several people use the same disks.
     Fo≥ verification¼ usσ ═ fo≥ copyinτ taggeΣ files¼ anΣ enter¼ wheε askeΣ ì
for destination, a letter for the drive, a space then -V   eg  B -V
     I⌠ automaticall∙ deal≤ witΦ squeezeΣ files¼ jus⌠ a≤k t∩ vie≈ theφ a≤ ì
normal. Note this is a recent update with valuable extra features.


SUPERSU┬á                       Thi≤ i≤ aε advanceΣ forφá oµá SUBMIT«á I⌠ ì
=======╜                        come≤ witΦ al∞ needeΣá documentation«á I⌠ ì
make≤ i⌠ easier to make programs operate automatically one after another.

Howeve≥ therσ i≤ ß BU╟ iε operatinτ i⌠ witΦ thσ MICROBE┼ 128╦ SYSTEM«á I⌠ ì
operate≤á perfectl∙ wheε onσ simpl∙ write≤ ß strinτ oµ command≤ anΣ tell≤ ì
thσ machinσ t∩ g∩ t∩ it.(Yes¼á unlikσ witΦ ASU┬ anΣ SUBMIT¼á therσ i≤á n∩ ì
neeΣ t∩ firs⌠ writσ ß ".subó filσ usinτ Wordstar)-anΣ thi≤ caε bσ ver∙ ì
useful- thu≤ I'vσ includeΣ i⌠ oε thi≤ disk.

I⌠á shoulΣ als∩ worδ likσ ß norma∞ SUBMI╘ prograφ - whereb∙ onσ write≤á ß ì
".subó filσ anΣ simpl∙ call≤ u≡ thi≤ filσ b∙ typinτ SUBMI╘ FILE-NAM┼ eacΦ ì
timσ thi≤ strinτ oµ command≤ i≤ needed.

But¼á jus⌠ likσ "SUBMIT"¼á i⌠ wil∞ no⌠ d∩ thi≤ oε thσ 128δ machine«á ╔ aφ ì
no⌠á surσ why«á I⌠ work≤ perfectl∙ oε thσ olde≥ 64δ machines«á ╔á suspec⌠ ì
tha⌠á i⌠á trie≤á t∩á usσ aε areß oµ memor∙ whicΦ thσá 128'≤á ver∙á usefu∞ ì
"SHELLó systeφ alread∙ utilizes.

128δá user≤ caε usσ ASUB.CO═ anΣ als∩ USR.CO═ - o≥ ß 64δ Systeφá Master.« ì
o≥ usσ SUPERSU┬ iε it≤ owε uniquσ wa∙ describeΣ abovσ t∩ firσ ofµ ß once-ì
ofµ strinτ oµ commands.

QWIKKE┘á (QK⌐á                     Whilσ ╔ aφ apologizinτá fo≥á includinτ ì
===========╜á                     program≤ tha⌠ don'⌠ operatσá perfectly¼ ì
therσá i≤á onσ othe≥ onσ othe≥ here¼á anΣ onl∙ onσ other¼á tha⌠ als∩á ha≤ ì
BUGS on the 128K Microbee.
Thi≤ i≤ QWIKKEY« I⌠ work≤ perfectl∙ oε thσ olde≥ 64δ machines¼ bu⌠ no⌠ oε ì
thσá 128δ machine≤ a≤ the∙ arσ supplied«á I⌠ seem≤ t∩ usσ par⌠ oµá memor∙ ì
tha⌠á ha≤ beeε grabbeΣ b∙ thσ 128k'≤ SHEL╠ - par⌠ oµ thσ pricσá onσá pay≤ ì
for this user-friendly interface.
However it could - and no doubt eventually will be - patched up to work.
Unti∞á theεá therσ i≤ onσ wa∙ oµ usinτ thi≤ utilit∙ (anΣ SUBMI╘ anΣá XSU┬ ì
anΣ thσ ful∞ facilitie≤ oµ SUPERSUB)- oε thσ 128δ machinσ -  beg¼á borro≈ ì
o≥ stea∞ ß disδ froφ aε olde≥ 64δ machinσ anΣ usσ it«á Thσ 64δá operatinτ ì
systeφá work≤á perfectl∙ oε ß 128δ - bu⌠ yo⌡ can'⌠ usσ thσ SHEL╠ anΣá RA═ ì
disδá feature≤ oµ thσ 12╕ - iε fac⌠ thσ 12╕ become≤ fo≥ al∞á intent≤á anΣ ì
purpose≤ ß 64k.
╔ havσ includeΣ thi≤ utilit∙ primaril∙ fo≥ thosσ wh∩ havσ ß 64δ machinσ - ì
I⌠á allow≤á an∙á ke∙ t∩ bσ redefineΣ a≤ needeΣ  t∩ cal∞ u≡á ßá strinτá oµ ì
character≤á - thu≤á greatl∙ speedinτ u≡ thσ writinτ oµ program≤ anΣá key-ì
board operations.
èUNERAS┼                       Thi≤ i≤ ß utilit∙ tha⌠ caε savσ ß filσ tha⌠ ì
ha≤ beeε accidentall∙ erased« Howeve≥ i⌠ ha≤ t∩ bσ calleΣ u≡ immediatel∙ ß ì
filσ ha≤ beeε lost« Thu≤ i⌠ shoulΣ si⌠ permanentl∙ oε thσ disc≤ yo⌡ usσ mos⌠ ì
often« ┴ filσ tha⌠ ha≤ beeε eraseΣ i≤ a⌠ firs⌠ onl∙ wipeΣ ofµ thσ directory« ì
I⌠ stil∞ remain≤ iε memor∙ unti∞ i⌠ get≤ writteε over.

FIXDI╥                        I⌠ happen≤ froφ timσ t∩ timσ (especiall∙ t∩ ì
anyonσ wh∩ dabble≤ iε MBASIC⌐ tha⌠ ß filσ get≤ writteε ont∩ thσ director∙ iε ì
ß forφ tha⌠ doe≤ no⌠ allo≈ i⌠ t∩ bσ deleted¼ useΣ o≥ renamed...wastinτ spacσ ì
anΣ work« Thi≤ facilit∙ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ tid∙ u≡ thσ mes≤ anΣ retrievσ files.

UNLOA─                        Thi≤ wil∞ takσ ß .CO═ prograφ anΣ producσ ß ì
.HE╪ cop∙ oµ it« Tr∙ i⌠ ou⌠ witΦ QK« Notσ tha⌠ ß 4╦ CO═ filσ produce≤ ß 10δ ì
He° file« Typσ UNLOA─ QK« There'≤ ß quirδ t∩ usinτ i⌠ witΦ thσ 128╦ ì
Microbee« I⌠ ha≤ t∩ bσ entereΣ froφ norma∞ CP/═ no⌠ thσ Shell.

SCRAMBL┼                      Thi≤ i≤ ß securit∙ prograφ t∩ rende≥á file≤ ì
unreadablσ t∩ anyonσ wh∩ ha≤ no⌠ go⌠ you≥ codσ word« Warning« Thσ usσ oµ  ì
thσ wronτ codσ worΣ doublσ scramble≤ thσ file« I⌠ theε need≤ botΦ thσ wronτ ì
codσ worΣ anΣ thσ righ⌠ codσ worΣ t∩ bσ unscrambleΣ - thu≤ providinτ thσ ì
opportunit∙ fo≥ havoc« Iµ yo⌡ usσ thi≤ prograφ --- hidσ awa∙ SCRAMBLE.COM¼ ì
renamσ i⌠ perhap≤ t∩ makσ i⌠ unrecognizablσ - bu⌠ don'⌠ losσ it« I⌠ i≤ ì
needeΣ fo≥ thσ "Colossa∞ Cavesó Chea⌠ documen⌠ oε Disδ Two.

LIBRAR┘                       Thi≤ i≤ essentia∞ fo≥ unravellinτ Librar∙ ì
file≤ t∩ breaδ ou⌠ thei≥ constituen⌠ files« Librar∙ file≤ arσ ofteε useΣ oε ì
Bulletiε Board≤ t∩ ensurσ file≤ arσ groupeΣ togethe≥ anΣ t∩ savσ ì
transmissioε time«

PAMS.DO├á                      Thi≤á i≤ ß morσ extensivσ lis⌠á oµá modem-
accessiblσ data-bank≤ anΣ bulletiε boards«
Sugges⌠á i⌠ i≤ appendeΣ viß Wordsta≥ t∩ thσ Microbee-provideΣ shor⌠á lis⌠
oµ telephonσ number≤ - anΣ pu⌠ oε thσ disk≤ yo⌡ usσ mos⌠ witΦ TELCOM«á I⌠
theε caε bσ calleΣ u≡ withiε Telcoφ a≤ needeΣ usinτ thσ LIS╘ command.

FINDBAD                        Locates bad sectors, if any, on disks.


MICROWORLD BASIC UTILITIES (.MWB)
*********************************

NUMCONV«á MW┬á                  ┴ ver∙ usefu∞ littlσ prograφá t∩á conver⌠
============╜                   number≤ froφ onσ forma⌠ t∩ anothe≥ eτ he°
                                to decimal etc
WBFTOWST. MWB                   Allows the conversion of Wordbee files to
=============                   Wordstar files.

MICROSOFT BASIC UTILITIES(.BAS)
*******************************

DISSAMBR« BA╙                  Disassemble≤ any address in memory.It will
                               prompt you for the address. USE OBASIC.
CALENDAR«á BA╙                 Print≤ ou⌠ thσ calenda≥ fo≥ an∙ montΦ thi≤                                                 ì
                               century«á Ente≥ no« oµ montΦ (Januar∙ ╜ 1⌐ ì
anΣ yea≥ iε full« NOT┼ THI╙ WORK╙ ONL┘ UNDE╥ MBASI├ - NO╘ OBASIC.
èGAMES *************** GAMES ################# GAMES *************** GAMES

The games have been divided into three categories.
Thesσá arσá thσá .coφ game≤ tha⌠ ruε oε thei≥ own¼á thσá .mwΓá tha⌠á neeΣ ì
Microbee's own basic, and the .bas games that need OBASIC.

THE .COM GAMES
**************
                              BRIKBALL.COM
                              ============

This is an excellent graphic game written expressly for the MICROBEE.
I⌠ i≤ thσ traditiona∞ demolish-bricks-by-bashing-a-ball-against-theφ typσ ì
game...«á bu⌠á i⌠á ha≤á beeεá elaborateΣ witΦ grea⌠ carσ t∩á makσá i⌠á a≤ ì
interesting as possible - far better than versions I have played before.
Guaranteed to absorb children - and many frivolous adults.
I⌠ wa≤ placeΣ iε thσ Publiπ Domaiε b∙ thσ Author≤ oµ "WILDCARD╙á VOL.3".« ì
in which book there's a full listing.

                               OTHELLO.COM
                               ===========
┴á morσá intellectuall∙á challenginτ gamσ tha⌠ caε bσ learn⌠ a≤á yo⌡á go« ì
Basicall∙á yo⌡á takσ thσ opponent'≤ (thσ computer's⌐á piece≤á b∙á placinτ ì
your'≤ oε eacΦ sidσ oµ her's/it's/his..« whateve≥ se° you≥ compute≥ is« ì
Enter moves in the form of 5  6 (this would be 5 down, six across).

THE MICROWORLD BASIC GAMES (.MWB)
********************************
Thesσ shoulΣ bσ placeΣ oε ß disδ witΦ thi≤ basic« (Simpl∙ calleΣ BASI├ oε
*Microbeσ disks«)  Pridσ oµ placσ amonτ theφ mus⌠ g∩ to-

                              JEKSIL.MWB.
                              ===========
Thi≤á i≤ aε extremel∙ wel∞ writteε full-blowεá ADVENTURE...completσá witΦ
Wizard¼á castles¼á monsters¼á undergrounΣá passage≤á anΣ enigmas«á I⌠á i≤
written with a fine sense of humour - watch out for Conservationists!
It feels that it is solvable - but I haven't yet... but I will!!!!

Moreover, it isn't easy to solve even if you List it out!

                              HAMABRIE.MWB
                              ============
┴á cleverl∙á writteε anΣ challenginτ gamσ - caε yo⌡á goverεá thσá kingdoφ
despitσá rat≤á anΣá plague≤ s∩ tha⌠ no-onσ starve≤ anΣ thu≤á avoiΣá beinτ
declareΣ ß Nationa∞ ......?
                                STAR4.MWB
                                =========
Just a little game that's like "Trees" but with better graphics.

MICROSOF╘ BASI├ GAME╙ (.BAS⌐       A« OBASIC
**************************¬        *********

Thσ game≤ belo≈ arσ playeΣ witΦ thσ olde≥ forφ oµ Microsof⌠ Basiπ - knowε
a≤ OBASIC«  Mos⌠ oµ theφ havσ beeε selecteΣ fo≥ thei≥ educationa∞ valuσ -
that'≤ no⌠ t∩ sa∙ tha⌠ adult≤ anΣ kid≤ won'⌠ enjo∙ them.è
                           W/SEARC╚ & PRINTPUZ
                           ===================

Thesσ arσ tw∩ form≤ oµ basicall∙ thσ samσ gamσ popula≥ worΣ puzzlσá game«
The∙ hidσ word≤ yo⌡ selec⌠ iε ß squarσ oµ randoml∙ selecteΣ letters«á Yo⌡
decidσá ho≈ biτ thσ squarσ shoulΣ be¼á rememberinτ ho≈ biτ i≤ you≥ screeε
o≥ paper)«
W/SEARC╚á generate≤ thσ puzzlσ ont∩ thσ screen«á Bu⌠ wσ rewrotσ thi≤, anΣ
calleΣ i⌠ PRINTPUZ¼  s∩ tha⌠ i⌠ coulΣ prin⌠ ou⌠ it≤ puzzle≤ ont∩ paper«
Afte≥ al∞ there'≤ n∩ neeΣ alway≤ t∩ si⌠ glueΣ t∩ ß screení (NOTEí PRINTPUZ ì
i≤ oε Disδ TW╧).

                     HANGMAN▒ ª HANGMAN▓ ª HANGMAN3
                     ==============================

Thσá olΣá favourite≤á witΦá ßá buil⌠á iεá excellen⌠á selectioεá oµá word≤
guaranteeΣ t∩ stretcΦ man∙ people'≤ vocabulary«á The∙ arσ supposeΣ t∩ ge⌠
harder from 1 to 2 to 3-- but all levels are often VERY challenging.

(Iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ changσ thσ word≤ - eveε pu⌠ iε FrencΦ o≥ Italiaε word≤á -
theεá al∞ yo⌡ havσ t∩ d∩ i≤ froφ OBASI├ LoaΣ anΣ Lis⌠ thσ prograφ anΣá a⌠
thσá appropriatσá placσ substitutσ fo≥ thσ giveε word≤ thσ word≤ oµá you≥
choice« Kee≡ ß back-u≡ cop∙ whilσ yo⌡ arσ doinτ thi≤ oε anothe≥ disk« Yo⌡
can'⌠á easil∙á d∩á thi≤á witΦ Hangman│ - thσ word≤ arσ iεá codσá t∩á sto≡
cheating.)


                         SYNONYMS  &  ANTONYMS.
                         ======================

Tw∩ morσ excellen⌠ worΣ gamσ programs¼á wel∞ writteε anΣ challenging«á Iµ
yo⌡á can'⌠á gues≤ thσ answer¼á thσ compute≥ wil∞ givσá yo⌡á onσá possiblσ
answe≥á anΣá wai⌠á fo≥á yo⌡á t∩ comσá u≡á witΦá others«á I⌠á i≤á possiblσ
occasionall∙á t∩á outsmar⌠ thσ compute≥ anΣ t∩ givσ answer≤ tha⌠ i⌠á doe≤
not know are right.... even computers are sometimes ignorant!

Howeve≥á thσá abovσá seveεá worΣ game≤á arσá guaranteeΣá t∩á stretcΦá thσ
vocabulary of practically all children and many adults.

                          DRAGRACE   &  LANDER.
                          =====================
Thσá nex⌠á tw∩á game≤ arσ oµ quitσ ß differen⌠ type«á The∙á requirσá gooΣ
calculatinτá skill..«á anΣ perhap≤ somσ mechanica∞á knowledgσá - althougΦ
that can be learnt as you go from the games.

DRAGRAC┼á  «á Yo⌡ arσ drivinτ ß racinτ ca≥ - anΣ you'l∞ sooε finΣ ou⌠ ho≈
eas∙ i⌠ i≤ t∩ burε ou⌠ you≥ tire≤ o≥ blo≈ u≡ you≥ enginσ iµ yo⌡ arσá likσ
me - totally ignorant of basic racing car tactics, the tyres to use etc.

LANDER«á       Yo⌡á arσ iε chargσ oµ ß spacσ shi≡ cominτ iε t∩ lanΣ - anΣ
suddenl∙á yo⌡ havσ t∩ takσ ove≥ manua∞ control«á Yo⌡ sooε finΣá ou⌠á tha⌠
yo⌡ havσ t∩ havσ ß reall∙ coo∞ head¼á anΣ aε excellen⌠ calculatinτ brain¼
iµá yo⌡ arσ t∩ survive«á Unfortunatel∙ (fo≥ mσ a⌠ least⌐ n∩ parachutσá i≤
fitted.è
                            GOLF  &  IQUEEN.
                            ================

GOLF - ß trick∙ gamσ tha⌠ reall∙ teache≤ yo⌡ abou⌠ golf« Afte≥ ß fe≈ goe≤
a⌠á thi≤á yo⌡ wil∞ star⌠ t∩ understanΣ jus⌠ wh∙ golfer≤ carr∙á arounΣá s∩
many clubs.
IQUEENá - i≤ ß challenginτ littlσ gamσ iε whicΦ thσ compute≥á continuall∙
trie≤ t∩ out-smar⌠ yo⌡ iε movinτ ß Queeε t∩ it≤ base.


B: MBASIC.
*********
Thσá followinτá prograφ run≤ unde≥ thσ newe≥ forφ oµá Microsof⌠á Basiπá - ì
MBASI├á - supplieΣ oε thσ Microbeσ Systeφ Maste≥ Disk«á Notσ tha⌠ yo⌡ caε ì
simpl∙á star⌠á thi≤á froφ CP/═ o≥ froφ thσ 128╦ Shel∞á b∙á typinτá MBASI├ ì
STARTREK« (Thi≤ work≤ fo≥ an∙ Obasiπ anΣ Mbasiπ program)«  Anothe≥ wa∙ oµ ì
doinτá i⌠ fo≥ 128╦ owner≤ i≤ t∩ typσ thi≤ int∩ USR.CO═ - pu⌠ iε al∞á you≥ ì
favouritσ  program≤ - the∙ wil∞ theε ruε b∙ pressinτ ß number.

                                STARTREK
                                ========
Finall∙á - ßá versioε oµ thσ grea⌠ favouritσ Adventurσ gamσ iε whicΦá onσ ì
manoeuvre≤á ßá space-shi≡ amiΣ thσ void≤ tryinτ t∩ savσ world≤á froφá thσ ì
alieεá horde≤á - witΦ thσ hel≡ oµ aεá on-boarΣá computer¼á inter-galactiπ ì
maps¼ shield≤ ¼ missile≤ - anΣ D≥ Spock!
                              HAVE FUN........
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