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charm bracelet of magical powers. But someone has been removing the charms from the bracelet, with the result that the Greenies are gaining power, and luck is at a premium. Your task is to recover the missing charms and so restore Aquitania to its former state of well-being. Written by Michael Bywater and the Magnetic Scrolls development team, Jinxter is a far cry from being another run-of-the-mill adventure. You won’t find any obsolete Orcs, washed-up wizards or hammy Hobbits in this one. What you will find is an adventure that provides puzzles and giggles in abundance. For instance, a guardian from beyond the realms of time is not a cloaked and bearded figure of awesome demeanour, but a morose, reluctant, time-serving bloke in a a sort of herringbone overcoat Arthur Daley of Aquitania. “What’s the point of wossname, immortality,” he grumbles, “if you can’tget a decent bit of cheese in your sandwich, narmean?” And he’s pretty naff at helping you learn the magic spells you'll need to succeed in your mission. “Just find the watchercallit, say the doodah and Charm. thingie’s your wossname. Word. Bob. Uncle. Narmean?” The supporting characters are no less strange. The gardener is a certifiable megalomaniac and the village postmistress thinks she’s Calamity a

Jane. And what is the relationship between her and the thick-witted postman? What is going on in your best friend’s cellar and what’s that pong? Why is everybody so unwilling to give you speedy and polite service? These and many other pleasures await you in Jinxter an adventure in which you can’t die, except perhaps by laughing yourself silly. The other two games are new releases from Infocom —they certainly seem to be churning them out these days. The first, Beyond Zork, is a little different from lnfocom's usual offering, It combines the traditional type of Infocom text adventure with elements of role-playing. You can allocate a set number of attributes like points between strength, intelligence and so on, which

thus determine how you will fare in certain situations. The adventureincludes combat,and believe there is even an on-screen mapping feature—a new departure for Infocom. The second Infocom title is Border I

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character_into.the dungeon without getting him killed off immediately.

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Julian calendar. Thisthen becamethe standard for most of Europe, “though Britain did notheginto use it until 1752. Bringing Pope GFeQOFY Up to date, this program WI“ pr'h_t on-screen 0" 10 an Epsom-compatible printer a monthly calendar from October 1582 to any future date you_car_e to enter. When the program IS leSt run YOU are to enter the month and year asked YOU WISh a calendar fOf- The month must be entered as a number from to 123 For example, if YOU want —

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that the calendar is only displayed to screen. This is achieved by pressing any other key other than one that chooses size. When the size is chosen the program will calculate the new calendar. If at this point you change your mind, just pressCto start again, or press Pto print the calendar. The program works by counting the days interval between the year 1200 means

Once the date has entered you been are asked to enter the size ofthe calen-

and the date entered—the year 1200 is taken as starting point to simplify calculation.The days are then converted into weeks and the remaining days — obviously a number not divisible by seven determine the position of the last date in the calendar. To check the accuracy of the program have used it to check many well known historical dates, and found it to be accurate every time. —

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of entertainment here are a few hints: Always save at regular intervals —the West IS very dangerous and_you can be killed at anytime. Make a map it’s always know where you’re usefulto gonng. Also watch out for the Indians they have a habit of collecting scalps. All the items you find will be used for something, so don’t go dropping them. A horse can make all the difference, so be careful where you leave one, and remember stealing one is a hanging offence. If you encounter a dishonest character—andthere

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excellent, sonically superb 30d packed With playability. So it came as a welcome spotted the sight when I

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what is actually a ver3|on of the Konami arcade game Nemesis. Yes, they’re all there — speedups, missiles, double 45 degree shots, lasers, multiples and shields of all the features Nemesrs. All except one thing speed. And unfortunately all the snazzy features in the world can’t help ifa game is

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tortoise. Once you completealevel you are confronted with a mother ship, just like in Nemesis. When this is destroyed you have a bonus level with all sorts of starships flying at you. Yet the game gets incredibly easy if you have speeded

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blue, red, green and yellow. Need go on? It’s IS

incredible. The programmers of this visualfeast have done some really fantastic work using the limited screen pallette, and the sprites are cute and well detailed. The display is clear and easy to see, with more than adequate sound. The gameplay is a little difficult to start with —especially finding which items to use and examine but you get used to it after a while. What of the baddies? Enemy mice roam the kerbs and gutters of London.

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nice that way and you can be resurrected for a small fee. In addition, if you are low on hit points you can always go to the Retreat to

recoup. Because the Dungeon is so dangerous found it very useful to save a character at regularintervals. Fans ofthe City will be pleased to know I

that their existing characters are transferable, which gives you a much better chance of survival. Movement is controlled by a joystick in port one or the keyboard.AIlothercommands are single key entry.

at the top of the screen, action sequences in the and middle, instructions information at the bottom and having to flip (“508 all the time make the gameplay a little confusing. The discs are being swapped

constantly although

larger memory machines don’t require as much updatih9~ Allthe on-screen text style is in old English. This is very apprOpriate but a little difficult to read at times without SqUihtihQAll in all, this is another superb package from DataSOft and W8“ worth every penny. The graphics are superb and the music played throughout the game iS Stunning. Ruth James Sound

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happens to be the king, this hasn’t stopped him from going where he’s not the royal supposed to laboratories. Nor has it him from prevented drinking a potion which he shouldn’t. All this has resulted in a six inch high prince in a lot of trouble. Henry must now traverse different rooms, many —

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The nasties come at head, chest and feet height, and you can duck, Jump or blast your way through the cav-

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relish

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slipstreaming which cut down on fuel used. You can also cut turns, which allows you to take a certain line through bends at 250mph —the car will do a four wheel drift but you can retain full speed or even lean on the other cars to shunt them out of the way. For balance there are things to h0|d YOU back or even put you out of the race engine trouble is one but it is quickly remedied by a pitstop. didn’t think Talledega

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large dose of Pole Position. You have to race around a selected track — or choose InSIde the one at random time limit to qualify for the main event. You have to beat 19 racers — including Richard Perry in a blueflashing car—in order to win. learn You can soon several tactics to help you beat the others using turbo boosters which use up a lot of fuel and cut down control on bends, or sneaky such as manoeuvres —

RICHARD Petty, king of the Nascar Super Stocks race scene, challenges you to a gruelling race against 18 other drivers, each programmed to beat you. This is Top Ten’s descrip-

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A LOT of success in

companies have found the world of computer products, but perhaps the two largest and best known in the Atari field are MicroProse Software and Origin

Systems. two giants of the software world have now agreed to unite in a venture and as a result a massive range of quality software will soon be marketed throughout Europe and that is good news for all of us. MicroProse is a subsidiary of MicroProse Software Inc. of Hunt Valley, Maryland, USA. The parent company was founded by Sid Meier and exfighter pilot ”Wild" Bill Stealey. Since its formation in 1986 MicroProse has become one of the leading companies in the field of simulation games. The software is of a very high quality, and packaging and instructions are consis-

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Some of the titles that made MicroProse famous in the 8 bit Atari world can be seen in the panel below. These

products, and many more, have always been a popular choice for software collections. This popularity can be put down to their high quality and availability on both tape and disc a factor that a lot of companies forget about these days. All the games are thoroughly —

researched

before being

released. For example, when Sid Meier was writing F-15 Strike Eagle he read everything available on the American Air Force’s most sophisticated multi—role combat

aircraft. The cockpit display, performance figures and weapons systems have been duplicated as closely as possible on the computer simulation. If this _

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wasn’t enough, Stealey hired F-15 pilots to test the final product. Now that’s what call research. This is why MicroProse products are considered to be the Rolls Royce of the software industry. Origin Systems was founded in 1983 by a team of four: Richard and Robert Garriot, their father Owen and Charles Beuche. Today the company employs around 30 people and uses between 10 and 15 freelance programmers. Anticipated sales figures are over four million dollars a year. The history of this company goes back long before 1983 to a young Richard Garriot, at that time a high school student. For many years he had an interest in fantasy role-playing TSR’s Dungeons and games —

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company published Richard's first game—Akalebeth—and it sold a very healthy 25,000 copies. En00uraged by this success Richard decaded to write another game. ThIS eventually emerged as Ultima, one of the most successful adventure games ever. He sold the rights to Sierra On-Line, and it went on to sell around 50,000 copies. After this in 1981 came the sequel, Ultima II, which was also licensed by Sierra On-Line, and sold around 100,000 copies. Richard always had strong feelings as to how his games should be marketed, so in 1983, while he was still working on Ultima Ill: Exodus, he decided to form his own company — with his brother Origin Systems Robert, who had just come out of busmess school. They also asked their father Owen — a former NASA astronaut and a programmer — Charles Beuche — to join them.Just to show that this isafamily busmess they also got Helen Garrlott to do the superb illustrations in the Ultima booklets. Ultima III was another massive success, far outselling the previous adventures. Now the scene was set for the next challenge Ultima IV: Quest for the Avatar, which has sold over

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freeway. This is the first product to be launched underthe MicroProse/Origin banner and

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based on a Steve Jackson board game called Car Wars and, again, is a very close translation. As with the Ultima series, the packaging is excellent: The

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popular.

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Origin titles on the British and European markets, including the Ultima series. They have been revamped and include booklets and a beautifully made cloth map showing the world of Sosaria. It’s worth buying for that alone, never mind the playability. If you're into role-playing games and strategic simulations, the future seven

seems very rosy indeed for the Atari 8

bit computers. Ultima V: Warriors of DeStiny will hopefully be available around March for around £19.95. In it the adventure continues with

Lord British leaving Britannia to the explore newly-discovered underworld, but all contact between the good King and his companions is lost. In Britannia, pandemonium breaks out when the sole survivor of the expedition returns to tell the tale. You are summoned in an attempt to discover what has happened to the King and defeatthe evilgrowing in the lands. Sounds great fun. New features added include eight dungeons, more

animated monsters and 30 new towns to explore some of them with as many as five levels. You can choose from 10 people to come on the quest with you—upto six at any one time—andit’s also possible to have interactive conversationswith more than 200 characters. The combat system has been redesigned and should give more realism to the game. With allthese options this can only be another winner for Lord British. MicroProse plans to release a new simulator called Gunship later this year to complement its already large range. And if it is up to the usual quality it will be well worth waiting for. —

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shoot-'em-up

FOLLOWING last month's examination of the new Atari XE Games System with its accompanying light gun, here's something else for you to do with your new-found toy. Shooting bugs is all very well, but it certainly doesn't help you to use the gun from within your own software, so Light Gun Blaster was written as part game and part utilitvbut very playable It’s fairly simple and quite addictive. I’m not claiming it's going to be another Star Raiders, but some of the routines may well be useful to you for your own games.

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1030 BOXS(BYTE,BYTE)=CHRS(DAT):BYTE=BY TE+1:GOTO 1020 1100 DATA 104,201,3,240,9,168,240,5,10

510 DATA 0,200,84,150,20,11,50,194,0 520 GOSUB 3000:GOSUB 2000

4 From Page 19 10

REM

LIGHT

REM

530 BLASTER

GUN

VILLEY

ANDRE

40 CURR=0:HIGH=0:DIFF=3:SPEED=8:COLs=3

:FINAL=60 VIA

REM

RETURN

FOR

I=I1’0

8:SCORE(I)=0:NEXT

HERE 1

70 GOTO 200 100 REM TEST GUN POSN. & MAKE SOUND 101 POKE 559,0:POKE 704,15:TIME=PEEK(2 0):FOR

1:1

THEN

110

STEP

0:1; pEEK(20)=TIM

:V=INT((PEEK(56S)-18)/93*191):

POP

H=PEEK(564):IF 111 IF

H<40 THEN THEN V=191

V>191

H=H+227

112 IF V<0 THEN V=I 130 0:0-39;11 H<0 THEN 0:0 140 H=INT(H/160*79):IF H>79 THEN 0:79 150 POKE 704,0zPOKE 559,34 160 Fog 1:10 TO 100 STEP 10 170 SOUND 0,1,4,1/100*12;souuo 1,1,10, 10 180

1:50UND

0,0,0,0:SOUND

1,0,0,0

190 RETURN 200 REM MAIN MENU 201 GRAPHICS 0:POKE 752,1:POKE 764,255 :POSITION 11,1;7 205 POSITION 1,4:? "written for Atari User by Andre Hilley"

210

vel: 220

DifficuLty

Number

Speed

”

";SPEED;" " 240 7 z?

Time

RRle

CURR>HIGH

250

colours:

of of

pLay:

Limit (secs):

Last Score: THEN

”

251?:?:?” start)”

(Pull

";CU

HIGH=CURR

High Score:

trigger

4,104,136,208,251,96,104,133,209,104,1 33,208 1110 DATA 104,104,74,133,203,104,104,1 70,164,203,136,165,200,10,10,10,10,5,2

620 X=INT(RND(0)*ACROSS)*(N+1) 630 Y=INT(RND(0)*(ACROSS-1))*(D+6) 635 LOCATE X+1+(OFF*2),Y+1,BYTE:IF E>0

00,145 1120 DATA 208,136,16,251,24,165,208,10 5,40,133,208,165,209,105,0,133,209,202 ,208,224,96,-1

BYT

SCORE(BYTE)=SCORE(BYTE)-1 640 ADDR=SCREEN+X/2+Y*40+OFF 645 COL=INT(RND(0)*COLS+1):COLOR COL 650 A=USR(ADR(BOX$),ADDR,H,D):IF COL>0 THEN SCORE(COL)=SCORE(COL)+1 660 FOR I=1 T0 ((10-SPEED))*2 STEP 10: THEN

DELAY

REM

LOOP

TIME/10<>INT(TIME/10) THEN

TIME/10=INT(TIME/10)AND

0K=1

CURR=CURR+SCORE(0):OK=0:REM ELATED SCORE REDUCTION 663 IF CURR<0 THEN CURR=0

TIME

HEN

664 665

TIME LEFT:

CHR$(28);"

SCORE:

";CURR;" TIME<1 OR

THEN

680

6010

1000 1010 1020

260 261 265 270

690

SET

6000

GOSUB

THEN

M/CODE

DRAHBOX

ROUTINE

1100:BYTE=1

DAT:IF DAT<0

56):GOTO 400 REM SET

110

FINAL<10

205

INITIALISE COLOURS

AND

GRAPHICS SCREEN, DRAU FIRST SCREEN

CURR=0:ACROSS=DIFF+2:SCORE(0)=0-IN

T((DIFF‘2)/3):0K=1 420 GRAPHICS 8:SCREEN=PEEK(88)+PEEK(89 )*256;POKE 87,10;p0KE 623,128:POKE 752 ,1 500 RESTORE 510:FOR 1:704 10 712:READ A:POKE I,A:NEXT I:? :?

20 Atari User February 7988

REM

FUNCTION

4010

FOR

I=15

KEY

SOUND

BEEP

0,I*(

STEP -2:SOUND I:SOUND 0,0,0,0:RETURN

THEN

EXPLODE

SOUND

Y=INT(V/(D+6))*(D+6):LOCATE

X+OFF

:SCORE(BYTE)=SCORE(BYTE)-1 5010 FOR I=0 TO 15 STEP 0-7150UND (S+3),4,15'I:NEXT I:SOUND 0,0,0,0:RETU

0,“

RETURN

SCORE”

REM

”NO

FOR

I=1

SOUND

2:SOUND 0,240+

STEP

I,10,15-I:SOUND 1,239+I,10,15-I:NEXT 6020

6.at”

‘

SOUND

0,0,0,0:SOUND

1,0,0,0:RETUR

fgétl

FINAL>999 OR FINAL< >INT(FINAL) THEN 7 CHR$(253);:GOTO 320 340 POKE 752,1:P0$1110~ 13,22;? CHR$(1 330

72,169,0,141,10,212,141,27,2

4000

6000 6010

PEEK(53279)<7 THEN 255 KEY=PEEK(53279) IF PEEK(764)=12 THEN 320 IF KEY=7 AND STICK(0)<15 THEN 260 IF KEY=6 THEN S=1:GOSUB 4000:DIFF=

32I POKE 752,0:POKE 764,255:POSITION 0 ,22:? CHR$(156);" Hhat is the new time Limit ";:INPuT FINAL

DATA

XS),ADDR,H,D):COLOR 5:A=USR(ADR(BOX$), 1 ADDR,H,D):NEXT 5005 COLOR 0:A=USR(ADR(BOX$),ADDR,H,D)

D=SPEED11:IF 51:50:11 THEN spgep=1 310 IF STICK(0)<15 THEN 205 311 GOTO 400

RETURN

CH<>BYTE THEN GRAPHICS 0:7 "LIGHT RUN/TV ADJUSTMENT ERROR":END 5003 ADDR=SCREEN+Xl2+Y*40+OFF 5004 FOR 1:1 TO 3:COLOR 0:A=USR(ADR(BO

";HIGH on Gun t

DIFF=6 THEN DIFF=1 KEY=5 THEN S=5:GOSUB 4000:COLS= COLS+1:IF COLS=8 THEN COLS=2 290 1; Kgy=3 THEN 3:12:00309 1000;sp55

3060 3100

*2,Y,CH:IF

DIFF+1:IF

280

9,20,3 SET

:GOTO

255

REM

620

RESTORE READ

DATA DATA

REM

BYTE=0 620

REM

DATA

X=INT((H-OFF*2)/(H+1))*(H+1)

POP

GOSUB 100:LOCATE H,V,BYTE:CURR=CUR R+SCORE(BYTE):IF BYTE>0 THEN GOSUB 500

GOTO

25,74,1 19,47,0 15,34,0 11,26,2

DATA

5001 5002

THEN

690

700 710

DATA

U,D,OFF

5000

STICK(0)=15

2060 2070

PARAMETERS

2020+ACROSS*10

S+3),10,I:NEXT

POP

:GOTO

666 670

RETURN

READ

SCREEN

08,104,64

";TIME,”

PEEK(764)=28

2040 2050

SET

RESTORE

UP DLI FOR SPLIT SCREEN DL=PEEK(S60)+PEEK(561)*256 RESTORE 3100:FOR I=1776 TO 1786:R EAD A:POKE I,A:NEXT I 3030 POKE 512,240:POKE 513,6 3040 POKE 54286,192 3050 POKE DL+166,128+15

0K=1 662

REM

3010 3020

661 TIME=INT(FINAL—(PEEK(20)+PEEX(19)*

256)/50):IF

2000 2010 2030

2080 2090 3000

";FINAL;" 245

",'DIFF

";COLS 230 ? :?

moss—2

560 COL=INT(RND(0)*COLS+1):COLOR COL 570 A=USR(ADR(BOX$),ADDR,H,D):IF COL>0 THEN SCORE(COL)=SCORE(COL)+1 580 NEXT 1 590 NEXT J 600 POKE 20,0:POKE 19,0 610 REM MAIN PROGRAM LOOP

(C)ATARI USER SCORE(8),BOX$(70) 30 00509 1000

12 REM 20 DIM

SI 60

J=0

FOR

540 FOR I=0 TO ACROSS-1 550 X=I*(H+1):Y=J*(D+6):ADDR=SCREEN+X/ 2*Y*40+OFF

CP1

CT1

(Y) (O)

CXT

(X)

20 HLU (N) 30 ROL (H) 40 523 (P) 50 CPS (E) 60 RX8 (M) 70 NKN (P) 100 C08 (R) 101 J35 (L) 110 4UT (3) 111 5TG (Y) 112

3PG

(1)

130 FSO (7) 140 3U6 (X) 150 HSH (G) 160 H8C (E) 170 67K (2)

180 9YJ (N) 190 SA5 (J) 200 CUT (V) 201 205

EMF

(T)

XCY

(Q) (C) (C) (D)

2101NP 220 SAO 230 2HF 240 J4L

(2)

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670 PC6 680 RND 690 N3R 700 TNS 710 QSE

(Y)

(A) (8) (C)

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666

JOU

TCT

(H)

(2) (E) (1) (P)

(D) (H) (N)

(T) (Y)

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PKJ

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3100 4000 4010 5000 5001 5002 5003 5004 5005

PYN

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5010 6000 6010

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LEN GOLDING the wonderful

‘ . .

journeys further mto world of Atari Basm

complete without the occasional explosion, laser blast or musical theme, and even business software benefits from the odd dis-

. .

SOUND .

?,121,10,8

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bers mean? Well, the first specrfies one of four different sound generators or voices, the second is pitch,thethird is tonal quality and the last is the .

volume level. Let’s look at them in order. Unlike humans, your Atari has four separate voices, which it can useindependently or all at the same time. Each voice has its own identifying number: 0, 1, 2 or 3' arid. i” ‘h‘? examp'es

ab“? we'v?

specific: tg'i?innkucrrfbgrna1:22:32

. .

The second number controls the note’s pitch — the higher the number, the lower the pitch. Your Atari can produce musical notes which range from one octave below middle C to two octaves above it. Here's a short utility program using some of the things we learned last month: in PRINT “GIVE 255”

If you type this and press Return you will hear a musical note close to middle C. The sound continues, even though the message 0“ can turn 't aprfafeers 0 V onscreen. RYEADY WWW:

. '

still singing middle C,and it sounds the same no matter which voice is producing it. So why bother having more than one voice? You’ll see when we start generating more complex sounds, such as explosions and musical chords.

ficr); Lrjtfimgber in a series, but that’s the way co m pu_ter S like to do it '

Try changing the first number after .

the SOUND command to 1, see what happens. You

or 3 and

probably

computer is

example: SOUND

won’t hear any difference, because the

creet bleep or two. This month we'll show you how to produce sounds of all kinds, starting with simple musical notes, progressing through chords, phaser blasts, machine gun sounds, explosions and rounding things off withasinging joystick. The new commands we will cover are: SOUND, GOTO and FOR..NEXT. First let’s look at the SOUND command. lt’s quite a complex one, since it needs four numbers tagged on to keep the syntax correct. Here’s a simple

No game is

INPUT

SOUND

?,P,10,8

w 5010

NUMBER

FROM

When you Run this program, line

prints the message asking for a number from 0 to 255. Type the number, then press Return: Your computer takes the number you’ve

typed, and calls it P. Then it moves on to line 30, where it sees that P is the pitch value, so it inserts your number just as though you'd typed it directly into the ro ram line Line 46) cogntains a new command _ GOTO _ which works exactl y as y ou .

sen d'

expect,

mlg h t

‘

inght

computer

. . . ‘

biggetsc;i|snere10eastcedt Thigekittvgoo?’ gircular movergent is. called a loo and we’ll be sa in a lot more abo?t O f varlous yk‘g inds throug h OUt t h e OOPS

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third number after a SOUND command regulates the sound’s tonal quality, and it can be any even number from 0 to 14. Numbers 10 and 14 will give you pure musical tones, while 0 ’ 2 ’ 4 ’ 6 ’ 8 and 12 p roduce p ulsin g, Turn to

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To get a longer program’s end.200 to a larger the it bleep, change bleep make number; for a shorter smaller. can do other FOR...NEXT loops well as defining as sound, things with example: its duration. For

4 From Page 21 noises which can hissing or crashing effects. Odd numbe used for special or turn the sound off bers will either little click, so

at the

produce an ifannoying avoid them you can. number conThe fourth and final be any number can trols volume, and number, the from 0 to 15. The higher 15 is about sound the louder the and 0 turns it off twice as loud as 8, completely. and volume That‘s voice. pitch, tone more factor one there’s dealt with, but duration. ln that we need to control the SOUND Basic of some versions number WhiCh command has a ?fth sound stays on, the controls how long that's not the case but unfortunately Basic. Once our Atari with standard it will stay that sound is Switched on,it off, or until the switch way until you to an end. program comes that’s why we didn't incidentally, in our first example. use a line number the ?ne would have SO, H We had done instead Of a become a program, and the comthrow-away command, Off the haVe SWitChed it as puter WOU‘d "30090353 COUld sound before YOU seeand it a musical note. Try duration, W9 T0 COMTO‘ a sound's command to handle need a separate common method most The the timing. more FOR...NEXT is to use one or underare quite tricky to of loops. These kinds all in stand, but they crop up the effort to worth situations, so it's a simple Here’s them. master example:

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which falls in This gives you a tone Can you see lOW. to pitch from highThe loop is executed how it works? the value of Pincreas255 times, with P controls each time. Since ing by one the higher its value the sound’s pitch get a rapidly the lower the pitch youdo the same can falling note. You thing with volume:

—

FOR

2”

SOUND

‘

T0 500

This program counts falling pitch smoothly so instead of a series of separate you get a more ierky each note because notes. However, you second, of a only a fraction

tones. hear them as separate some like sounds instead, the result _ let’s kind of futuristic hand-weapon the use even You can call it a phaser. backwards: count to STEP command

don’t

until the continue doing this reaches 500. Because the only one Basic

computer can process a instruction at a time, like this will FOR-NEXT command the loop has until hold its full attention from a result, counted itself out. The like a pause looks user's standpoint, Hereis with nothing much happening. an example: F

INPUT

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22 Atari User February 1933

lasts

u _

flexibility. For

to 250 in tens,

30 and 40

You will find that lines for about half a hold the sound on effect of a short second, giving the turns it off bleep, before the computer

ill

FOR

293

SOUND

P=255

STEP

-l

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at 255 in th'5 case the count starts time the and reduces by one. every “m" n reaches zero. loop '3 executed, is a_ smoothly rlsrng pitch. result line 10 to. '_l|'_he ry changing .

iii

FOR

P=25ll T0

P4 T0250 STEPW ll,P,l@,8

ill

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FOR

ll,

example:

more great deal

two lines in ordinary _En9|,'5h' these Take a varilike this: mean something 1set “5 value to able called W and one, and bV value “5 NOW increase value

V=ll

tone wh|ch starts Here you get a louder as the quietly, but gets rapidly loops FOR—NEXT value ofV increases. in upwards COUnt need not always related a is There increments of one. —which gives you a“ — command STEP

13 FOR il=1

STEP

-1lll

to happen? What would you expect to put one Atari Basic allows youanother. This inside loop FOR..NEXT and lets you produce is called nesting, Here’s a of special effects. all kinds ' Tum t° Page 24

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musical joystick, Program Vlll is a which we'll and uses some commands series. Iaterinthe detail in be covering returned by Line 20 reads the value must be plugged your joystick, which into port one. Line 30 switches stick is ceneverything off if the determine the 110 tralised. Lines 40 to stick’s the on pitch value, depending 120 generates the position, and line command at line GOTO The sound. off again. 130 starts the whole process which can result is a

‘ . . '

joystick The net C — the positions for of scale the play in Figure I. It each note are shown Hall by storm, won't take the Albert rhymes, for nursery it use can but you

childrens' hymns

and

other simple

tunes. We’ll be returning to sound generlevel later, ation at a more advanced introduce but next month it's time to how you can show and graphics, effects on simple movement

at how In all these examples, look to vary used are the FOR..NEXT loops the and volume, or just to hold

. time,

sentabomb adventure If you’re into detective the chases, or police-style games could Vll and VI sounds in programs Proadd an extra dimension of reality. while gram Vl is a ringing telephone, the two-tone Program Vll produces ears. British to siren familiar

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sound on for a predetermined if you can and experiment to see

more terrestrial kind and You could Program V is an explosion. it at the set or for it hand-grenades use to repre— sound end of a falling-pitch dropped from an aircraft.

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1870

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1880 1890

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1900 1910

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2150 2160

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172” RE"

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1960

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1970

COPY

N=4

1920:0

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POKE

REM

RETURN

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40:OOSU8 1970 1830 IF LEVEL=8 THEN 0

1990 2000 2010

THEN

20 GOSUB 1970 1810 IF LEVEL=6 THEN 0:GOSUB 1970 1820 IF LEVEL=7 THEN

1920 1930 1940 56

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2060

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(2)

Utility

will sound, and be stored in memory. to delete notes if It is also possible necessary. A key signature may be set up at the start of the composition or this can be bypassed if desired. The various key functions — shown in Figure Il can be displayed on screen by pressing the key, and these are usable at any point during composition. Only valid keys are accepted, so if you avoid Reset and Break you can't go far wrong. The Basic END command will turn —

”naiSemiquaver (J) Quaver iv“)

2 3

BRUCE WOODLAND starts you on the rlght note With thls musical program

Table

Crotchet (d) M'”"“ ‘d’

I: The

notes available _

off any musrc, disc accessing.

THIS superb utility is designed to allow you to write simple tunes on to an on-screen simulated music sheet and play it back in a choice of voices. You also have full disc handling of the music files andaspecial facility which allows simple access to one from within your own programs. Music is often added to programs, either to provide mood or to fill in those tedious intervals when data is being processed and nothing exciting

happening on screen. Atari computers contain a versatile sound generator, but unfortunately the resident Basic suffers from complicated sound handling commands. Production of even simple tunes may is

translated to the appropriate pitch. The sharp and flat keys, which modify the pitch slightly up or down, have to be selected before the note is written. to 4 will write a note of the Keys correct type (length) at the cursor’s position. The note length can be rolon ed by 50 per cent by preselec1

signifiSOUND

to run the command, program operation is slowed or even stopped while music is being played, and this defeats the object of its inclusion. Melody Maker presents an attractive solution to both these criticisms and is also fun and educational. Musuc IS written on to a music sheet on the screen using a few logically-chosen keys. Standard musical notation is used, so composition or copying from sheet music is simplicity itself. Disc handling routines allow music files to be saved or loaded and they can be added to or played in a choice of voices. An interrupt-driven machine code routine is used to play the music, so it will continue playing during most Basic operations. This option may be saved separately so it can be added to your own programs. When you run the program the options available—shown in Figure l — are displayed. Select W for the edit cant

Write

since it takes a

time

ignored.

other respects Melody

Maker follows standard musical notation very closely. The program is very user-friendly and very little musical knowledge is required for its use, so an absolute novice can create superb music. However,the complexity of the program renders it unsuitable for the smallest Atari machines such as an unmodified 400 or 600XL and cassette storage is too slow, which means a disc drive is essential to store files. rm" to Page 36 >

MUSlc

Conti"ue Save Tu ne '

as Wlii Reset and any No provision is made

for accented beats, so the normal bar structure of music is conveniently

iion ofgthe full-stop. The correct note

uire much trial and error.

gurthermore,

mode and enter the music using the keys shown in Figure II. Position on the music sheet is marked by a player missile cursor which can be moved vertically on the staves by the arrow keys. You don’t need to press Control. Its position is

2 4 8

Draws the music scal es and puts you into

editing mode, Allows you to

comDOSition in the main menu

addt

or Continue .

With a memgry after one of “Sing Optio

Sayes your composit'ns. fliename Which yo u ,on on to disc files are Choosfl A“

under melody identified aUtomatr ca n V by suff'lX .MUs the so do not add an extender YoUrself, 5!

Load Old

D'SPiays all the Valid files on the res'dEnt disc and can select the that YOU wish to VOUmE‘OdV One load Play Tun e Plays you; COmpositi made Your selectiono?rom after. YOU have f'Ve preset List To Dis c VP'C'HQ Choices. a short L'StS_ to dlSc with portion of t h e Me'OdV Maker the filen Adq this to your owame MELODYLSI Basrc programs avo'd'PQthe use of an” y Of Its your “Sting and Variables in You Stored disc file any preplay. a m9 th'S A” eXCellent by ?rst coal? routine. alternativ to the Please ”OtOriou3 Wait—data loade' Figure

Main

’"9--- Screen.

menu options February 1.988 Atari User 35

Utility 4 From Page 36

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3070 lfLTI4700zPOUZ4900:SHORP:0

3360 NEHT 0:60500 usemzxr 3370 RETURN

3080 DEL:4800:mTE:4100:KSIG:3780 3090 INST=3000:PFUE:7400

mm 3493 RE” W0“

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3398

3105 COLL=USR(0K.BOS,255,01 3110 1505110 330051511

KP=1 THEN PZ-P

THEN 11:1“? 3570 IF 0050) (2 THEN 7:1“? 3500 IF v:17 011 7:32 run 9:7—9

3590 IF 10200 THEN X:60:LNE:LNE*19 3600 RESTORE 600 3610 POKE 53240,X:FOR 0:0 T0 3 3620 READ 0:POKE 005104'V1'LNE,B 3630 NEXT 0:RETURN 3549 0511 BMW cunson 3650 RESTORE 600:FOR 0:0 T0 3 3660 PDKE 005+LNE+0W,0:NEXT 0

3335 F0“ 339 T0 16 STEP “PM" 0,041! 3349 00011") 319.8‘01000HTO 319.0142 3358 PLOT 16,8f0sz0NTO 16.0142

3050 ”£23500:PLOY=7300:NRH=4600 3060 NSHP=4500:SND:4760:EXT=4650

3199 anapnxcs

11:12

FOR

3540 605110 3640 3560 IF 005(P))1

3670 RETURN

REM

CLEF

3693

REM

“Kinsman-“mum

3700 3716

REM

FLaG

KEY SIGN?TURE

"Keg signature?

3720 IF

0009

THEN

I/EP'HEET 01.0 NP:0:60T0 INST

3140 KP:4:GOSUB MEGOSUB KSIG

3410 PLOT 4,0+0:RESTORE 3450 FOR (120 T0 1920500 011.0? 34“ mm CK.CV*?-29=NEHT CL 3440 RETURN

use an 01,KEY:KP:0:SBUND 1,0,0,0

3450

3155 IF KEY=42

3460 00T0

3000

3470

3810 IF KP:4 THEN 60500 NE

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559,46:POKE 5mm

3160 IF KEY()155

THEN 3150

NEYZ43

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3400

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3020 PDKE 82,1:POKE 752.1

REM

3030 RESTORE 3902*INS:? CHRSUZS); 3040 7 " _'

3510 IF KP)5 THEN RETURN 3520 P:1:IF KP)?! THEN P20

THEN 3150

0,36,0,16,10,10,12,20 00m 3,20,3,32,8,36,13,32 110“ 13,30,6,29,6,33,10,31

3170 60500 3650:POKE 559,39

NOT

3740

ata for Clef dra

REM

3180 POKE 53277,0:PDNE 53240,0:RETURN 3190 KP=USR(CK,ADR(KS),LEN(K5),KEY) 3200 IF

37m (55:1:7 CHR$(125);"Right:-" ? "Position with cursor keys." 3759 “Then time in with 1: or a." 3760 SET 01,0:RETURN 3798 1151! mm

3420

3120 STRTzPEEK(OSHPEENSSHZSS

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THEN

Key

4710 50000:1:or5:151

I:Nore.";

for keycode

men 01

4730 2:050100,10,m+14,scnu—0751 4740 IF KSG:1 THEN 7500

infornat

ion 2:0uaver 3:0rotch These keys write in the not

5210 50505 9300

man-"mm

4750

et 4:Ninin

4760 REM 4770 05:1:50500 4790 REM mm

bzrlat .:L0n9 Note Press these before writing

0905 0070 34:5harp

:Natural note

REM

4000

7000 REN 7010 GRRPHICS

4200:us:0:RETuRu

REM

4005 IF u+LuEz50

000 7)0

7020

7000

7040

THEN 4090

7050

3900 0070 PZPlay Stored Tune 5:50und I

4010 IF 11:60 0140 LNE:0 THEN RETURN

7060

Deleteznubs out Last Note 3910 0070 Cursor TIP/Down moves the cur sor to the required position on staves 0912 0070 Space barzset length of 0051 cal rest ReturnzBack to the nain N00

4020 IF x>50 THEN 4540

7070

ote only

3990

REM

4060

REM

mun-mu

4830 cows

4030 7:741

" " "

4050 700 0:0 70 05:00KE 07Et0i40,0 4860 NEXT R:FDR 0:6 To 22 STEP 4

7100 7 :7 '_:-"; 7110 GET MAN? CHR$(0):0:R-48

4070 POKE 07500*40,255:0E717

7129 IF M1 OR 075 THEN 7020 7130 HI:0:HID:0:L0:0

Iii/L0 Voices" a. Lo/Hid voice" B.

7140 IF 0)1 7550 10:10 7150 IF 114710/2H072 THEN MID:10 7150 IF 0:4 oR 0:3 THEN 01:10

CHRSHZS);"Rest 1ength7tl—n)"

7170 50mm 7100

2001.01

4100 RE" 4110 UOT:(KP-5)*25:0FS:480

4950 00:71-1109f100

7210

4120 IF v—15<9

4950 SCRNZSTRH(N-401/4+(LNE+8)*80

7220 IF 0:09 77150 7020 7200 RETURN

type."

4190 4200

REM

5010 noE:8:50005105

4140 4150

5000

5030

4200 NTE:NTEHNTE*SH4\RP*0.045) 4240 IF

suaszz

THEN

))

0,0

'—'

4200 IF 05:1 THEN REruml

5040

5050 IF LENKPICKSHZ THEN

4000 IF 7+0u0700p

77150

4340 LRTR:0:550RR:0:RE7000 4490 pen mat-10mm

5070

pchs

"unwm

:RE71|R|4

FR$:"0:":Fu$(0):Pchs

5020 OPEN

7518 TEMPS:KSG$(v-15,v—15):7:1

H 757“

5000 REH

ITEmSGuREFSmJn

NEXT B=?

01.0:IF 0:70 THEN RETURN su000:0:x55:0:x0:4:5070 3000

7500 GET

0:HDE:4:A:0

7590

02,5,0,-'o:*.nu5"

5:120

5000

CHR$(125):P051TION 12,0

7590

REM

4530 z:uSR(nc,10,m,scRu—075) THEN 7500

5040

0000

REM

02,7395

5050 INPUT

4550 05mm

5050 IF TENP$(5,01:"FREE" THEN 5110 6070 0:0+1:? " "m;

REM

4500 RE)! 4510 0FS:41;5nanP:2 4520

z:usntnc,7,m+24,scnu-075)

5000

TEW$(1,10):IF

5090

"am

5100 GET

0<10

5050

THEN

for nope."

01,5:IF 0:02

“mu-0mm

0010 50000105

4540 IF (55:1 4590

7710 THEN 0:10

1.0.16,12

7520 IF KP=10 THEN P=—1 7539 FOR 8:1 T0 LENKSGST 7549

5090 00505 90:10:057000 REM mm

70150

SOUND

7559 IF TEMPSOKSGSWJ) THEN 7570 7560 Sim-556,83ZCHRSHTBNTEHBJMW

5000 FuStLERtFRST+1):".m5"

5010 50005105

REM

7410 z:usnt0001151,700-0+n

5090

4500 0514 4510 50000:—1:075:121

wzuuuwz:

7420

5050 IF LEN(PICK$))7 THEN 5000

057mm

4310 PDKE TAD+T,NTE:POKE 700+7+1,0u0 4300 T:7+2:PoxE 700+7,0

4520 IF 115490 0740

7400

7440 “EN!“ 7500 RE"

4290

REM

1,0,10,12

7410 0:0:IF

mot.”

4250 IF LNTN THEN DMR:DUR*3/2 4270 50mm 1,NTE,10,15

004mm

7390 ma mum-00mm“

4250 nun:2A¢xp-5)*5

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7020 z:usut0007151,7001 7330 RETURN

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7290

01.0

7300 an 7310 500140

REM

5020 70517100

4210 B:Y-16:NTE:050(500LE$(B,Bn 4220 IF 007 50000 THEN 4250

1,0,HID,NID

0,0,10,Lo

7200 z:uSRt0DR(I$),700) 7 :? 'm...-';:5ET

4970 z:u50(nc,9,00+00,500m:07E:1 4900 ouR:2A1*5:505u5 4000:KP:4 4990 5070 1057

4130

SOUND

7190 50000

UbT:UDT?0:0FS=0 Z?lSNHC.15,ID+UDT,SCRN‘0F5) 50500 4200:500RP:0:05:0 00:4:50500 mEmETURu REM WM THEN

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B. Low voice" |. Three Unites"

4920 7 "Rest : length of note 4900 GET 01,1:1zL—40 4940 IF LG. 00 L)4 THEN 4900

4993 050 mama-mm

10,0

7000

4910

4050 5070 0050

14.0

7090

4900 gen THEN 4030

-_':005171044 u _-;-_1 :7 "5e1ect:|.

3640:H:204:LNE:LNE—19

4090 T:T-2:POKE 700+7,0:0num¢ 4090 um mm

4040 IF 0550170027100

cuRsuzsnposInou

4040 DTEZSTRH(N-56)/4+(3+LNE)*80

4000 (17:1:605118 mg

4020 7:—1

THEN 5170

5190 FRS:7EMPS(1,0-11:FNS(1,2):"0:" 5200 FNS(LEN(FN$HU:".NIS" 5220 map moaomfrugu 5398 REM 06mm

4750 RETURN

0904 0070 1:5/0uauer

IF TEm$t0,0)>"0"

5100

wznunwz)

000

50:150

3900 as" 3902 DNA Press I

0590

4720 IF

3000 POKE 82,2:POKE 752,0:REruRu 0090 mm mama-mew

THEN 5000

8628

0:00517100 0,0

:? “Insert disk then press "; "any key..-";:GET 01.0 0050 LIST "0:HE1007.157",9300,9750 8066 ? :? :? "SWED 05 'HELOD'I.LST'" 0030

8840

0070 GET 331.0:RETURN

4530 0570044 4640 REM meek-“74mm

5110 7000 40900:CL05E 02:71:00

4550 REM 4550 ZZUSR(HC,3,M+10,SCRN§41) 4570 Lum:1:RETuRN 4698 REM mates-000mm

5100 5:u0ttFNSI:IF 5)0 THEN 5220 6140 open m,5,0,-'p;§.m5"

9002 MN

5150 700 0:1 70 5:114007 02.75.05 5160 NEXT B:CL05E 02:40:15

9003 0070 224,0,200,240,150,0,177,210 9004 MW 17.212.145.210.24.165.210

4700 RE"

5170 0:0+1

5120

5220

"_...";:INPUT

FNS

9009

REM

9061

REM

Em 104,42,170,202,104,149,210

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‘

P "98 39

5,95,9?,95

9430 HDE:HI>E4>3:POKE

9150 RE"

9440

865,HDE

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9450 CLOSE 02:16 FS r0£0 RETURN

4,52,52,12,4,4,52,52,4

9005 para 105,40,133,210,144,2,230

9160 para

9006 para 211,24,165,212,105,1,133 9007 0ara 212,144,2,230,213,232,220

9170 para

9460 90000 0,0,10,14:5000p

9180

9470

9000 para 214,208,223,96 9810 REM

9190 para

9011 para 104,42,170,104,149,203,202

9210 oara

9012 para 206,250,165,204,200,10,160 9013 phT? a,145,293,299,195,205,233

9220

4,52,52,12,4,4.4,4,4 para 32,44,44,40,32,32,32,32,32

9500 050 9510 para 104,162,32,76,86,220

10,10,31,31,10 para 10,31,31,10,10

95"

9300 050

9640 para

0055)

,126,122.102,124,120 9120 para 28,30,19,25,26,24,24,24,24,2

9320

ruuzsrcannapzapan

9340 600 a:0 r0 111:06ap pra

0,90,102,124,120

9350 POKE apn1cxous1+a,pra:0E0r

6AH

(V)

498

EGV

500 510 520

600

6A1 (1) 6AK (V)

CAL

6A0

CAN

271

10 6P1 20 704 30 X05 50 XK7 70 789 80 KK0 98 0P9 100 60s 110 000 120 307 130 726 140 066 150 032 160 0A0 180 719 190

SAS

198 E68 300 600 310 PA6 320 067 330 340 350 360

870 P86 PFL 8KX

370 0KL 398 E60 400 607 410 430 440 450 460 470 480 490

007 X08 83L 00X E70 746 509 $08

(0) (0) (1) (X) (1) (0) (8) (2) (6) (6) (V) (K) (1) (0) (4) (P) (0) (K) (5) (0) (0) (1) (1) (0) (8) (9) (0) (3) (0) (0) (V) (9) (8) (7) (6) (A) (X) (6) (6)

FH0 EVE

530 X22 540 VK9 550 3A2

(2) (8) (0) (0) (0) (2) (2) (8) (0) (8)

560 672 580 222 590 050 600 0K0 (H) 621 630 640 650 660 670 680

05X (0) R32

(9)

E66 (1) 06x (A) 188 (S) K86 (2) 00x (6)

998 3000 3010 3020 3030 3040 3050 3060 3070 3080 3090 3100 3105 3110 3120 3130 3140

690 698

718

(V)

EGX

(H)

3150 3155 3160

700 710

607

(0)

3170

7PL (4)

3180 3190

720 PSN 730 06F 750 F80 770 F00 780 90A 790 800 810

39C 797 813

820 830 840 850

X6F

860 870

059 P67 07F 7E0 06E 0sx 0E2 A96

880 890 900 910 920 930

00x L10 L00

40 Atari User February 7988

(V) (0) (0) (F) (0) (0) (L) (0) (0) (P) (0) (0) (7) (6) (0) (4) (4) (0) (0) (0)

3200 3210 3220 3230 3240 3250 3260 3270 3298 3300 3310 3320 3330 3340 3350

E01 (0) 6X0 (1) 701 (6) 016 0L0 060 X35 X10 X20 V93 E06 V1E PSU

260 P16 PHV

04F VDA

496 086 P48 8Lp E00 020 5K0 0AL 9A6 00A 670 PSF HP1

E00 0A0 080

11L 758 4F0 P2A 3360 050 3370 040 3398 E40 3400 0F0

(S) (A) (6) (0) (0) (2) (6) (8) (V) (E) (3) (1) (P) (6) (V) (0) (7) (6) (0) (3) (0) (4) (0) (F) (F) (8) (0) (7) (V) (S) (3) (0) (3) (K) (0) (0) (L) (0) (L)

9650

2,169,0,133,207,101,213 141,41,2,169,1,141,26 para 2,90,72,152,72,165,207

9600 para 141,0,210,106,141,2,210 9690 para 74,141,4,210,240,18,24

Fus:"p:*.nus":an:4

9330 RESTORE 9500

9700 para 200,177,200,72,165,200,105 9710 para 2,133,200,144,2,230,209 9720 para 104,208,2,169,1,141,26

9380 rnap 9400:0050 02,00E,0,Fus 9390

9630 para

9660 para 240,10,160,0,177,200,240 9670 para 52,201,1,240,15,24,42

9310 010 CIOU$(6),IS(106),FNS(20)

4,56,120,252,120,112,96,96,96,96,96,10 24,24,24,24,24,24,24,24,24,2 4,56,120,252,120,112,96,96,96,96,96,96 ,96,96,96,96 9140 para 24,24,24,24,24,24,24,24,24,2 4,56,72,204,72,112,96,96,96,96,96,96,9

9610 para 104,104,133,209,104,133,200 9620 para 24,165,212,105,30,141,40

28.30,19,29,31,19,25,25.24,2 4,120,120,252,120,112,96,96,100,90,102

9130 para

RE"

9230 para 64,224.64 9240 para 0,0,0,0,8,0,1s,9,9,1s 9290 050 000000000000000000000000000 9305 caP:2040:010

9110 para

9400 70a0 40000:cLosE 02:05r000

0,0,62,62,0,0,0,0,0

9200 RE!

9014 para 249.96,164,206,165,204,209 9015 para 200,240,3,136,16,z47,200 9016 para 132,212,169,0,133.213,96 9100 REM

2.0.10.12

caLL:060(ap0(Is),rap1

9730 para

0:10rrcaP/256):L:cap-0*256

2,165,207,73,1,133,207

9740 para 104,166,104,96,141,1,210 9750 para 141,3,210,141,5,210,240,232

9400 POKE 872,L:POKE 073.0 9410 H:INT(ThD/256):L:TaD—H*256 9420 POKE 868,L:POKE 069.0 3410

06K (7)

3906

E0E

(H)

4698

3420

0E0 (L)

97K (V)

3430 3440

3908 3910

4700 4710

020

3450 3460 3470 3480 3498 3500 3510 3520 3530 3540 3560 3570

XPD

000 GZP

6E6 F90 E80 0K0 602 0L1 011 7A2

3580 3590

068 087 PP0 400

3600

761

3610 050 3620 3630 3640

06V 546 0X0

3650

2X7

3660 3670 3698

080 000

(0) (0) (L) (6) (E) (7) (2) (4) (6) (E) (0) (1) (2) (A) (X) (X) (3) (6) (A) (7) (1) (6) (P) (L) (0)

E00 070 (H)

3700 3710

6X7 (0)

3720 3730 3740 3750 3760

776 X04 720 00E A7E

3798 3800 3810

E00 0X0 703

3820 3830 3840

86K 691 220

3850 3860

800 A69

3870 006 3880 3898

SLS

(4) (0) (0) (0) (E) (9) (9) (0) (6) (0) (L) (7) (9) (0) (1) (2) (2) (V)

E00 3900 E20 3902 212 3904 050 (8)

E9K (0)

E84 (6) 3998 E70 (0) 4000 6X0 (6) 4020 06L (P) 3912

4030

KF0

4040 4050 4098

070 P66

4100 4110 4120

000 020 F77 9P1

4130

079 4140 060 4150 720 4198 0V0 4200 060 4210 PK0 4220 4230 4240 4250 4260 4270

020 SLD

690 470 0Ep 6FF

4280 606 4290 4300 4310 4330 4340 4498 4500 4510

000 v97 6F1 A76 050 E80 0K0 A06

4520

LAP

4530 4540

07x F14

4550 4598 4600

080 E00

4610 4620 4630 4648 4650

0P0

5F6 0E6 080 E60 E00 4660 00K 4670 80H

(V) (0) (P) (P) (0) (5) (2) (8) (0) (1) (1) (3) (0) (2) (2) (0) (5) (1) (P) (V) (7) (3) (4) (P) (6) (4) (5) (E) (2) (7) (A) (9) (6) (6) (1) (0)~

(P) (P) (0) (0) (E)

4720 4730 4740 4750 4758 4760 4770 4798 4800 4805 4810

4820 4830 4840 4850 4860 4870 4880 4890 4898 4900

E00 (F) 070 (F)

6040 6050

A07 (X) 77K (0)

(6)

6060 6070

90L

070 (0) 107 (1) F94 (E) 000 (6) E00 (6) E60 001 E00 0X0 59E 9X8 504 80X 717 366 013 0K0 E66 X03 E00 E20

4910 4920

0K6 601

4930 4940

2XF

06A

4950 501 4960 390 4970 X7K 4980 0KA 4990 5000

T36

5010 5020 5030

A00

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no doubt that your Atari played a big part in the recent seasonal fun — but most

?sts:

«gig: $3 zit?“ “5

f»

than a computer. Even I must admit to having spent a fair bit Of time on the old ioystick myself—which brings

hiya

professional, I've

seasoned

Kumar Neppalli of Mid-Lothian Scotland, who writes:

“iii

55“

aspect

work?’

Let’st ckle the '0 stick connections first. Logking towJari/jsthe side of the computer the pins are numbered as f0||0WS:

isgf if“;

35?

2 3

4 5 6

Forward movement

hardware addresses, but you

Will find .

it more convenient to use the shadow registers lower in memory, which are updated automatically by the OS 50 times a second. JOVSthkS one and tWO ShOVY Up 599“ and 633 respectively80d arately at 632 thetrigger buttons show up at 644 and 645. From Basic these values can be

Backward movement (Down) Left Right Paddle A (0 or 2)

Trigger button +

(350132158

Paddle B

reSistorgiVing a continuously variable voltage on pins five and nine of each

/,-

The

or 3)

joystick connector

The first four pins are detected by

54016 within location ($D300). The lower four handle joystick socket one while the high four bits handle socket two. Bits 0/4 function With pin 1' ”5 With pin 2' 2/6 to

four

bits

pin 3 and 3/7 With pi” are normally set to 1,and they zero to indicate a movement 4' Each

these

dropto

of the me" The trigger button status may be found at location 53264 ($0010) for SOCkEt one and at 53265 ($D011) for socket two. These addresses are normal'v 26” and they Change to one when the relevant trigger is pressed. By using POKE 53277,4 you can latch both of the trigger buttons, This means that, once pressed, the value will remain in the register until it is even after you specifically cleared have released the trigger. These locations are the actual _

‘té

was

“T

3X;

g“ r

g}:

the use of the touch tablet: 2,0,B:SETCOLOR

1,ll,14:POKE 752,1 2“ X=PA°DLE(“)*3l9/225

?g gfgizgilggu??lswns 5“ siUND

228-PADDLEtil) w M

66 SOUND 1,228-PADDLE(1),10’1E 7” IF 5:14'THEN COLOR

“he;

S=‘l‘l s=7

llll

CHR$(125);:IF

THEN THEN

S=14

com 1:0Riuio'x,i COLOR Mm X,Y

80 IF 9a IF

THEN

12” IF 5:11 THE"

S=15

THEN

"PEN

BUTTON

"LEFT BUTTON

le (PLOT)" (DRAW

130 IF

5=7

123 ii

giggiiiiN97PEiiiiiii giiiigi'

169 IF 179 IF

s=3

THEN

5:2

THEN

18li

GOTO

THEN

BUTTON

"R”IGHT

The valuels econtroour pa corn?pfut?r o t e gonvertzdtlhe rom eac Iers into numbers between 0 and 228 which may then be found at locations A5 53760 to 53763 ($D2.00 $0203)" before, shadow locations are available at 624 to 627 and the Basic functions PADDLE(0) to PADDLEl3) are also

(ERllSEV

"LEFT/RIGHT BUTTON" ; ”ALL THREE BUTTONS”

available. Because there are two paddles 00"nected to each joystick socket, they can’t be connected to the single so pin three gives the trigger line Paddle 0 trigger and pin 4 gives that Of Paddle 1. These may also be read using PTRIG(0) to PTRIG(3). Now on to part two Of your ques— tion. The touch tablet contains two resistance pads—one going from top to bottom and the other from left to -

right.

The S“9hteSt pressure at any pom on the pad connects a given resistance value to the paddle A and B connections, so they are converted to digital values between 0 and 228 for both directions. The three buttons Show up on pins one, three and four and may be picked up using STICK(0), Here is a small program to illustrate

Prlnter prOblemS The next letter Stranraer.

from Mr Hill from

a program which determines the solution toaproblem dependant on the input from the user / would like to dump the displayed solution to my 7029 printer. Also when / write software and run into difficulties. I would like to be able to print selected lines or groups of lines for later examination. / am at present unable to do either of these and any screen dump pro— grams previously published are only intended for use with graphics screens and are not really suitable. I do hope you will be able to help me with this

‘

Having written

problem.

1a GRAPHICS 8:8ETCOLOR

joystick connector.

Figure

-‘

joystick system, the Atari also boasts four analogue-to-digital converters. These are used to detect the move_ such as those ment of paddles used to Play B'BZ’TkOUt—anfj eaCh coma?“ a —

(Up)

“

STRlGli). Additionally to the digital (on/off)

5:61:

Your programmlpg prOblems salved by ANDRE WILLEY

STRIG(0) and 3

“X

A%f§

?g;

read by using STICK(0), STICK“), 1

gs g seas;

,*”“”?~W

machines. It has been frustrating me for some time now to find out how the joystick port works, and what its con-

?guration is. My main questions are: . What is the joystick pin con?gu,_ ation? . How does the touch tablet

is,

it”

books the 8 bit

are

, X

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It really amazing how few that deal with ‘technical there of Atari is

The listing problem is the easiest one to answer— a” you need to do is use the LIST up.” command to list to the printer. Follow it with two optional Turn to Page 42 P February 1988 Atari User 41

—_————Progrcimming nel #1 for these examples you would use:

4 Fmm Pa 98 41 line numbers:_ The starting line number for the listing and the last line number to print. If you only give one number you’ll get a Single line listed to the printer. For example: _

LIST

would while:

”P" '

‘

with

PRINT #1

followin 9

595,10”

would list all the lines from number 500 to 1000. There are two possible solutions to your other question. One is to printthe answer to the printer instead of the screen which Will only work if you print the lines sequentially rather than using a lot of POSITION statements to move about the screen. My series on l/O channels gave some information on re-vectoring the screen output to the printer, but you will probably find it easier to alter your program slightly. Firstly you must remember to OPEN a channel to the printer at the start of your program, and CLOSE it again at the end. Assuming we will use chan.

If ou want to rint lines on the rinter rgther than the screen ou shbuld re lace any PRINT or 7 Ztatements

100

tor

the

exam p le ' use

rou’tin e.

x‘l,8,0,“P:‘

OPEN

20 GRAPHICS BtLIST

3“

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—

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23 Eggssyiéag U

60 CLOSE 70 END

—

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FOR

PRINTOUT ROUTINE y=y1 T0 (2

FOR

x=x1

REM

LOCATE

10 x2

PRINT *1;CHR$(CH);

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X,Y,CH

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OPEN

list line 100 on the printer, LIST

specify the horizontal size of the text use X1=0 and X2=39 for the full line width. W and Y2 perform the same task for the vertical axis with Y1=O and Y2=23 giving the full height of the screen. Don’t forget that you must have issued a GRAPHICS command before LOCATE can work _ so the routine won’t function correctly without the GRAPHICS 0 command somewhere earlier m the program. You could have PEEKed the values of the characters directly from the screen ram but then you’d have to convert them back to standard Ascii codes before the printer would accept them all of which would slow the routine down considerably. The only disadvantage with usin 9 LOCATE is that it Will corrupt the current cursor position, so don’t forget to reset it with the POSITION command before you print any more text to the

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GAMES of strategy have always intrigued the human mind, and this an advanced version of the old one certainly has sliding block puzzle trouble. of in all sorts you After the title screen is displayed

. ,

—

press Start to begin. The display will go blank, then a 5 x 5 colour grid will be drawn, giving YOU 24 coloured squares and one black one. nine squares are The middle surrounded by a white line remembar that these are the important squares in the puzzle. In the bottom right corner of the screen a smaller nine square grid displays the pattern you are required to create. These small squares can’t be moved, but you can move the large after plugones in Rubik cube style ging a joystick into port one. It is possible to move the blank square in four directions up, down, left and right. When thls IS done the blank square will swap places with the square adjacent to it, in the direction indicated by joystick movement. The only requirement for movement is that the blank square is in the direction of travel. At first the movement of the squares seems strange, but you will soon get used to it. Also note that it is possible to move all 24 coloured squares, and ”01 JUSt the middle mne. When YOU have 901 the ”me large squares to match the small ones press the ?re button. The program WI|| then shuffle the colours of the squares for a

REM

10 DIM

10:GO=0:REM

TIT

DATA

RESTORE

FOR

REM

T=0

SET

6:READ RANDOM

C:POKE 705+T,C:NE COLOURS

80 Z=INT(RND(0)*6)+1 90 IF Z=1 AND C1>0 THEN

C1=C1-1:GOTO

5220

x,y go

OUND

YzNEXT X:COLOR 7:PLOT

11,34:D 11,13 47,136:DRAHTO SET

PUZZLE

START

77,0:5=STICK(D):ST=STRIG(D):S 0,0,0,0

POKE

530 241 IF PEEK(53279)=1 THEN 20 250 POKE 77,0:IF PEEK(53279)=6 THEN 260 IF ST=0 THEN 500 270 IF S=15 THEN 240 LOCA 280 GO=GO+1:IF S=13 AND Y>3L THEN TE X+3,Y-10,Z:C0=C0-1:GOSUB 2000:REM D OHN

5:14

Y<127

LOCATE

X+3,

AND

C2>0

THEN

C2=C2-1:GOTO

290

Z=3

AND

C3>0

THEN

C3=C3-1:GOTO

30001REM UP Y+36,Z:C0=C0+1:GOSUB 300 IF S=7 AND X>10 THEN LOCATE X-5,Y+ 5,Z:C0=C0-5:GOSUB 4000:REM RIGHT

Z=4

AND

C4>0

THEN

CL=C6-1:GOTO

310

Z=5

AND

C5>0

THEN

C5=C5-1:GOTO

THEN

cam-mom

Z=6

AND

C6>I

160 150 GOTO 80 160 COL(T)=Z:NEXT T:COL(25)=0:TIM=1 165 REM ORAN BOARD 12:FOR Y=1 T0 170 FOR X=0 T0 59 STEP 34

180 COLOR COL(TIM):TIM=TIM+1 190 FOR X1=X TO X+10:PLOT X1,Y:DRAHTO

AND

THEN

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By MICHAEL O'CONNOR

P,PEEK(P+1):NEXT P:POKE 712,2:NEXT A13 0,0,0,0:SOUND 1,0,0,0 560 GOSUB 6001REM GIVE TIME ETC..

OUND

580 GOTO 20 600 GRAPHICS 0:POKE 710,55:POKE 709,15 :POKE 712,148zPOKE 752,1 605 ? :? z? :? have completed t 610 7 "Hell donel-you he puzzle in ”;TIME;” seconds and

”;GO;" moves." 620

FOR

IME

THEN

DE=1

750:NEXT DE:IF

630 RETURN 999 REM PUZZLE 1000

FOR

M=1

Z(M)=A:NEXT

9:A=INT(RND(0)*6)+1:PU

5:FOR M=1 1010 V=1:FOR N=63 TO 73 STEP 72 10 184 STEP 6:COLOR PUZ(V):V=V+1:FO N1=N T0 N+3:PLOT N1,M:DRANTO N1,M+6 R N1 1020 NEXT 1030 NEXT M:NEXT N REM

MOVEMENT

320 GOTO 2A0 499 REM FINISHED??

2000 2010

REM

DOUN

5M TI=0

YzDRAUTO

S=11

AND

510 FOR Q=15 T0 39 STEP 12:FOR H=36 T0 34:TI=TI+1:LOCATE Q,H,Z:IF Z 130 STEP <>PUZ(TI) THEN POP :GOTO 270 520 S30 540

H:NEXT

TIME=(PEEK(19)*256+PEEK(20))/50 FOR

A=0 T0

TIME<BT

BTIME=TIME

RETURN

1“

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REM

h; ’

Colours of th Colours of thg 751,53 I Qénfq?gfgsres' Best time so far. Position of the black square_ Corner of the black square. Number 0 f moves the player has taken so fat

puz(9) coll25)

220

it";-

Z=2

160

STEP

squares

PROGRAM VARlABLES

240

30 T0

60 C1=1o:C2=4:C3=4:C4=A:C5=4:C6=4 70 FOR T=1 TO 24

tof

Movemenen Tl?e scre

C0=25:X=48:Y=137:POKE 18,0:POKE 19 ,0:POKE 20,0

10,26,58,7A,106,170,15

120 IF 160 130 IF 160 140 IF

Mam squa res Set up small

230

All

zfgg.

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5°40

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SCREEN

60 100 IF 160 110 IF

210

_320

2000 6000

200

1000

l_.

999-1040

X1,Y+32:NEXT

PUZ(9),COL(25):BTIME=1000:TIME=

20 GOSUB 6000:GRAPHICS

165 220

REM

7.1

KDO WN PROGRAM ERE? screen TN“ 0 new 160 55

5” iff-

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COLOR

2020 Y=Y-34 2030 COLOR 0:FOR X1=X Y:DRAHTO X1,Y+32:SOUND

X+10:PLOT X1, 0,X1,10,10:NEXT

255 STEP 5:POKE 711,255

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run, to page“

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6050

3000 3010

REM

6060 6070 6080

X+10:PLOT x1, 0,X1,10,10:NEXT

Z:FOR x1=x

COLOR

V:i)RAliTo x1,1+32:souno X1

3020 Y=Y+34 3030 COLOR 0:FOR X1=X Y:DRAHTO X1,Y+32:S()UND x1 3040

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4000

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=6;"

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lower the thermostat twice before reading it then open the desk and get the sixth gem. Take the painting and pull it, then get the paper and drop the picture. Go back into the shaft and go D, D, D, W, W, N, N and drop a gem six times. Go S, E and take the aquarium. Go W, S, E and enter the shaft again. Go U, U, U, W and raise the temperature. Empty the aquarium and take the gem, then drop the aquarium. Lower the temperature, take the desk and couch and go back into the shaft. Go D, D, D, W, W, N, N and drop a gem then go S. Next move E and take the statue and go W, S, E. Go into the

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will disappear, of course, when you select any new graphics mode, and you can change the colours using SETCOLOR in the usual way. But if you press Reset, everything will be automatically restored to its former glory. The machine code is quite complex, and would take too long to discuss in detail, so we’ll just look at the Basic versions and how to customise them. is for disc users. When you Program run it, it creates an AUTORUN.SYS file containing all the routines and data for your new customised screen. Make sure, though, that the disc you’re saving it to contains a copy of Dos, and doesn’t contain an existing AUTORUN.SYS file that you want to l

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Program ll is similar, but creates an autoboot cassette file. insert a blank, rewound cassette, Run the program and proceed as for CSAVE when you hear the familiar double beep. To get the new screen routine installed and working, you now follow the normal

boot procedure. With a disc drive, simply insert the disc containing your AUTORUN.SYS file and switch the computer on. To load the cassette version, insert the

fully-rewound autoboot

on line 230 or 300

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out of adjustment. A feature unique to the Atari is the attract mode colour rotation—that is, when you don’t touch the keyboard for about 10 minutes, the screen colours will start to change randomly every few seconds. This can be very irritating when you’re programming, so the autoboot routine gives you the option of switching it off. There's even an extra feature for advanced programmers, which allows you to reserve a safe area of memory below the MEMLO pointer. This area can be used to store display lists, character sets, player missile graphics tables, machine code routines or any other data that you want to keep out of Basic’s clutches but which won’t fit on

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a LIVE in Boston USA and I was in London for two weeks when I heard of the Atari User Christmas Show. Having owned an Atari 1200XL — which was once available in the US — for nearly three years, I naturally decided to attend. I am a great fan of games software and boast a 1,200 program collection which includes 82 cartridges, In my two week visit! have been to many software outlets in the West End, but have dis-

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