The Transactor, Volume 9, Issue 03 (February 1989)

Article Index

• Start Address — Not Fair!
• Bits
• The Edge Connection — Joel looks at some more assembler packages, a CP/M C compiler, discusses some bugs in the 65xx CPU chips, and more
• The ML Column — Todd implements the "voters" program from Scientific American in ML, on the 64, and in the process covers hi-res graphics programming and random number generation
• Keep-80 — A non-destructive windowing technique that uses RAM in the VDC chip as auxiliary storage
• Kernal++ — Add a DOS wedge to your C64 — in ROM!
• Far-Sys for the C64 — Execute machine language easily anywhere in the 64's memory — even in the dreaded 'D' block
• C128 Parallel Printer Interface — User a regular parallel printer on your 128 with this simple User Port interface and printer driver
• GOES Label Names — Special centerspread feature — a handy cross-reference table for all GEOS assembler labels
• Gamemaker's ML Grab-Bag — Programming games in assembler? Here's a collection of short routines to make your life easier
• The BASIC 7.0 BANK Command — What exactly does the C128's BANK command do? A look at the ROMs reveals all the effects of this often-misunderstood command
• REDATE — Adam Herst's latest CP/M utility is a real convenience — never type in the system date again!
• Serial I/O in Power C — A comprehensive collection of serial I/O functions for the C programmer
• Toward 2400 — Real 2400 bit-per-second communication is easy on the 64 with these routines. And unlike the Kernal's RS-232 routines, these are bug-free

Reviews

• Z3PLUS — Our local CP/M expert looks at this extensive CP/M enhancement for the 128
• JiffyDOS for the C64/C128 — This ROM chip set promises compatibility, convenience and super speed; as Noel reports, it delivers
• SWL Short Wave decoding cartridge — Turn those beeps and squeals in shortwave broadcasts into readable text with SWL and a 64 or VIC-20
• The ZR2 Hardware Interface Chip — Control the world through your C64's user port with this versatile interfacing IC

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