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that the joystick can become unplugged quite easily.certain leters and numbers that are similar. The leter
To prevent this, use a casete case to supportthe"I" and the number"1"are often confused, as are the
joystickplug next to the port. The case is just theleter "0" and the number "0" (zero).
right height to relieve strain on the joystick plug andRememberthat underlinedcapitalleters inside
help it operate reliably.the braces use the COMMODORE key, while those that
Many of the games use the C-64 sound capability.are not underlineduse the SHIFT key. Don't forget
You wil want to adjust the volume of the sound onthat blank spaces inside the braces are there purely
your television or monitor so that you can hear it.for smooth reading. When you are required to type a
space, it wil be a caret ("/\") outside of the braces or
THE STANDARD FRAMEWORKthe word "space" inside the braces.
When cursor control keys are involved, make sure
To save you efort in typing, al programsexceptthat you type the corect ones. If you accidentaly
the TINY series use a "standardframework"thatenter a cursor-rightwhere the program listing shows
starts at line 60000. In the program ROADHOG,the{left}, you'l find that the programwon't work cor-
standardframeworkis shown with a gray back-rectly! And when there are many cursor movement
groundon page 11. (There are two exceptions:thekeys or spaces together,be sure that you type the
BETS programhas an addedline at 60025, andcorect number of keys. One too many or one too few
GODZILLAhas an added line at 62035.) The stan-charactersin a stringcancreatehavocwitha
dard frameworkputs the title on the screen, handlesprogram.
the joystickcontrol,provides a keyboard-handlingWhen you enter DATA lines, be especialy careful.
routine,and sets several variablesthat are used byDATAstatementsareoftenlongsequencesof
most programs.numbersor letersthatare fairlyeasy to type
You can save a lot of typing by carefuly enteringincorectly.
the standardframeworkby itself and saving it on
casete or diskete. Whenever you are ready to type
in a new program, first load the standard framework.OBTAINING PROGRAMS ON
If you do this, you'l be able to stop typing when youDISKETTE
reach line 60000, since the standardportionof theAl programsare available on diskete (although
programwil alreadybe there. (Don'tforget thatyou wil ned this book for instructionsand the pro-
BETS and GODZILLAned an extra line, though!)
gram listings).For more information,you should
You can terminatethe executionof any programwrite to:
by typing a Q.
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