Compute!’s second book of Commodore 128

310 Pages·1986·34.112 MB·English

by  Compute! Publications inc.

COMPUTE I's
SECOND BOOK OF
Commodore
128
COMPUTE! Publicati'onsjncffl
PartofABCConsumerMagazines,Inc. ^^
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Greensboro, North Carolina
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Thefollowingarticleswere originallypublishedinCOMPUTE!magazine, copyright
1986, COMPUTE! Publications, Inc.:
"MiamiIce" (June); "HexWar" (July); "MozartMagic (October); "Boot 64" (October).
The followingarticles were originallypublishedin COMPUTE!magazine, copyright
1986,JimButterfield:
"128MachineLanguage" (Parts 1, 2, and3)—August, September, October.
Thefollowingarticleswereoriginallypublishedin COMPUTERS Gazettemagazine,
copyright 1986, COMPUTE! Publications, Inc.:
"DiskCommandsonthe 128" (February); "SpeedScript80 forthe 128" (June);
"Artimation" (July); "CP/MPublicDomain Software" (July); "AHands-OnIntroduc
tionto 128 CP/M" (July); "Marquee" (July); "64 Mode Speed-Up" (July); "SoundDe
signer" (July); "KeyDef" (August); "Programming the Z80" (August); "TurboDisk
128" (August); "AutoRun" (September); "Commodore 128 Hi-ResTextManipula
tion" (September); "80-ColumnCharacterEditor" (September); "Personalizingthe
128" (September); "ESCapingwiththe 128" (October); "Pig$ forBuck$" (October);
"Mastering 128Sound andMusic" (October, November, December).
Copyright 1986, COMPUTE! Publications, Inc. Allrightsreserved.
Reproductionortranslationofanypartofthisworkbeyond thatpermittedby
Sections 107and 108 oftheUnited States CopyrightActwithoutthepermissionof
the copyrightownerisunlawful.
Printedinthe UnitedStates ofAmerica
10 987654321
ISBN 0-87455-077-7
Theauthorsandpublisherhavemadeeveryeffortinthepreparationofthisbooktoinsuretheac- I j
curacyoftheprogramsandinformation.However,theinformationandprogramsinthisbookare , J
soldwithoutwarranty,eitherexpressorimplied.NeithertheauthorsnorCOMPUTE!Publica
tions,Inc.,willbeliableforanydamagescausedorallegedtobecauseddirectly,indirectly,inci
dentally,orconsequentiallybytheprogramsorinformationinthisbook. ( ,
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panies, andisnot associatedwith anymanufacturerofpersonal computers. Commo
dore 128is a trademark ofCommodoreElectronicsLimited. CP/Misa trademarkof
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Contents
■ - ' Foreword v
Chapter 1. Games 1
Miami Ice / JeffKulczycki 3
Hex War / Todd Heimarck 36
Pig$ for Buck$ / Bruce Willis and Dave Zeigler 50
Puzzle Grid / Philip Schielke 63
Chapter 2. Applications 71
Database 128 / Allen Vaughan 73
SpeedScript-80 for the 128 / Todd Heimarck 83
Marquee / Keith Nonemaker 91
80-Column Character Editor / Harry Rivera 95
Chapter 3. Art and Music 105
Sound Designer / Mark W. Pemburn 107
Sound Parameters / Philip I. Nelson 110
Mozart Magic / James Bagley 119
Artimation / Jerry Crisci 126
Mastering 128 Sound and Music / D. C. Holmes 129
Chapter 4. CP/M 151
Programming the Z80 / Morris Simon 153
A Hands-On Introduction to 128 CP/M / Todd Heimarck 165
CP/M Public Domain Software / James Adams 175
^—j Chapter 5. Programming 181
- J SPRDEF Enhancer / Terry Roper 183
Disk Commands on the 128 / Todd Heimarck 187
p-} Commodore 128 Hi-Res Text Manipulation /
'-■ -» James R. Schwartz 198
ESCaping with the 128 / Jim Vaughan 203
r^ 128 Machine Language / Jim Butterfield 216
Chapter 6. Utilities 235
r-j TurboDisk 128 / Don Lewis 237
- > Keymaster / Bob Kodadek 245
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KeyDef / A. F. Shephard 250
Auto Run / Kevin Mykytyn 257
64 Mode Speed-Up / Gary Lamon 260 J]
Boot 64 / Mike Tranchemontagne 263
Personalizing the 128 / Steve Stanko 267
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Appendices
A. How to Type In Programs 277
B. The Automatic Proofreader / Philip I. Nelson 279
C. MLX, Machine Language Entry Program /
Ottis R. Cowper 283
Index 293
Disk Coupon 297
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-, Foreword
You'll find collected here some of the best material from
COMPUTE! magazine and COMPUTE's Gazette, plus several
never-before-published programs. COMPUTEI's Second Book of
Commodore 128 offers dozens of programming tips, tutorials,
applications, and games that will entertain you and inform
you. No matter what your interest or computing background,
the programs included here have been chosen to make your
128 more useful than ever.
If you like games, try "Puzzle Grid"; it's trickier than you
might think (and it also gives you an opportunity to create
your own puzzles). "Hex War" is a game of thought and strat
egy rather than quick reflexes. "Miami Ice" requires a com
bination of fast action and concentration. And "Pig$ for
Buck$" will delight kids of all ages.
If programming is your interest, you'll find hints and tips
to make using your disk drive easier and take less time—time
that can be spent on programming. "Commodore 128 Hi-Res
Text Manipulation" explores some techniques for adding text
to your hi-res artwork. In "ESCaping with the 128," you'll be
shown how to access 27 new screen-editing features with
ESC-key sequences, and you'll learn how to use them in your
own programs. And there's an article on machine language
that examines some basic architectural features of the 128.
Graphics and music programs are fun to work with and
have practical applications for your programs as well.
"Artimation" is a way to use BASIC 7.0's hi-res graphics state-
pi ments to create kinetic computer art. "Mastering 128 Sound
and Music" explores the sound statements that can help you
generate high-quality musical arrangements.
p"\ The CP/M operating system offers a lot to programmers.
■ * An introduction to CP/M mode tells you how to boot CP/M,
discusses CP/M commands, and shows you how to create a
rn PROFILE program. In addition, an article on public domain
CP/M software clues you into gaining access to a whole new
world of free and inexpensive software.
r*) COMPUTEI's Second Book of Commodore 128 is also strong
- * in applications and utilities. You'll find a database program, a
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program that continuously displays a scrolling message on the
screen, and a way to create a complete custom character set
for the 128's 80-column screen. And you'll learn how to
personalize your 128—changing the defaults so that the com
puter automatically turns on with your personal preferences of
colors, tab settings, repeating keys, and cursor modes. There I |
are utilities that enable you to redefine keys to print whatever
characters you choose, that speed up the 128's action in 64
mode, and that automatically load and run any 64 program
from disk when you boot your system.
Written clearly and concisely, COMPUTERS Second Book of
Commodore 128 will make your computer more valuable than
ever. All the programs have been fully tested, and "The Auto
matic Proofreader" and "MLX" will assist you in typing in
programs correctly the first time.
the prbgfcams in COMPUT&'s Second BookofCommodore
228 ase re^dy tQ type in and run. If you prefer not to type
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cludies all tite programs frqih the book. Call toll-free
;;jr890r^l6r6767Xin New York 1-212-887-8525), or use
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