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F/Using2
This website contains an archive of files for the Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Acorn Archimedes, Commodore 16 and Commodore 64 computers, which Dominic Ford has rescued from his private collection of floppy disks and cassettes.
Some of these files were originally commercial releases in the 1980s and 1990s, but they are now widely available online. I assume that copyright over them is no longer being asserted. If you own the copyright and would like files to be removed, please contact me.
| Tape/disk: | Home » Personal collection » Acorn ADFS disks » Electron_User_Group » EUG_19.ADF |
| Filename: | F/Using2 |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 0FD1 bytes |
| Load address: | 55204556 |
| Exec address: | 676E6973 |
File contents
If you are looking through a long LISTing of a BASIC program you can make it scroll through one page at a time by pressing CTRL N before LISTING. This is known as paged mode. Turning off paged mode is CTRL O. Another way which is sometines more convienent is to hold down SHIFT and CTRL together. Lifting one key will allow the scrolling to continue, pressing both down again will immediatly stop the scrolling. ............................................................ When writing your next article for EUG if you want to include a BASIC listing into a word processor file, go into BASIC, LOAD the BASIC file, type *SPOOL article <RET> then LIST<RET> then *SPOOL<RET> Now go back to the word processor and LOAD article. If you already have some text which you want to incorporate with the BASIC listing load the text then type READ article<RET>. ........................................................... Testing the printer. Some programs give the option to PRINT to a printer. If the printer is not switched on or not connected then the program will hang up and nothing it seems will make it go. This short routine will test if the printer is ready to accept data and could easily be incorporated so that if not the program can carry on with something else. 10 IF FNtestprinter THEN PRINT "Printer operational" ELSE PRINT"Printer switched off" 20 DEF FNtestprinter:VDU2,1,0,1,0,3:=(ADVAL(-4)=63) ........................................................... Printer Dip Switches Some word processors Starword for example need the line feed dip switch on the printer switched off otherwise on printout you get double line spacing. Unfortunately when you try to print from any other source you need the automatic line feed or else the paper doesn't roll up and everything is printed on one line. Starword unfortunately can't be reprogramed as it's in ROM. So the solution is to add a line feed to everything else. *FX6,0 In a BASIC program this might need to be done like 10 OSCIL"FX6,0" ............................................................ Getting the Pound sign. The code for pound on most printers is &35. This happens to be the code on the Elk and the BEEB for hash #. So if you want to print a ` sign onto paper use hash ie: Dear Gus, I have just won the Lottery and am sending you #1,000,000 ............................................................ Notice the use of OSCLI instead of the * In a BASIC program if the FX code is the only thing on a line then you can write 10 *FX xx but if you have naything else such as another FX code or a PRINT command then the *FX might not be recognised. So get into the habit of using OSCLI instead of * ............................................................ Faults on the Elk and BEEB Faults are comparatively rare especially when you consider that most machines are over 10 years old. As someone who has done repair work on PCs I can tell you this is more than quite good. Most faults are caused by faulty contacts, where pins on chips or sockets become corroded with time. Consequential damage can also occur. Clean all contacts including the edge connectors with a low residue contact cleaner. Make sure that anything which is pluged into any socket is firmly pluged in and not moving at all and fix any anchor screws and bolts in place. Check for poor solder joints, dirt and dust, signs of damage especially burning on components. Finally make sure that any ROMs you have have a covering over their window. It is surprising how quickly any light can destroy the data. ........................................................... Func Keys With some software when you go back to BASIC the Func keys like LIST won't work without BREAK which can be a little inconvienent. Try typing *FX226,1<RET>. ........................................................... Have you any tips which you use? Perhaps you have developed these yourself over time or maybe someone passed these to you. SEND IT IN.
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If you already| 000002f0 20 68 61 76 65 20 73 6f 6d 65 20 74 65 78 74 20 | have some text | 00000300 0d 77 68 69 63 68 20 79 6f 75 20 10 77 61 6e 74 |.which you .want| 00000310 20 74 6f 20 69 6e 63 6f 72 70 6f 72 61 74 65 20 | to incorporate | 00000320 77 69 74 68 20 74 68 65 20 42 41 53 49 43 20 6c |with the BASIC l| 00000330 69 73 74 69 6e 67 20 6c 6f 61 64 20 0d 74 68 65 |isting load .the| 00000340 20 74 65 78 74 20 10 74 68 65 6e 20 74 79 70 65 | text .then type| 00000350 20 52 45 41 44 20 61 72 74 69 63 6c 65 3c 52 45 | READ article<RE| 00000360 54 3e 2e 0d 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e |T>..............| 00000370 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e |................| * 00000390 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 0d |................| 000003a0 54 65 73 74 69 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 70 72 69 6e |Testing the prin| 000003b0 74 65 72 2e 0d 53 6f 6d 65 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 |ter..Some progra| 000003c0 6d 73 20 67 69 76 65 20 74 68 65 20 6f 70 74 69 |ms give the opti| 000003d0 6f 6e 20 74 6f 20 50 52 49 4e 54 20 74 6f 20 61 |on to PRINT to a| 000003e0 20 70 72 69 6e 74 65 72 2e 20 49 66 20 74 68 65 | printer. If the| 000003f0 20 0d 70 72 69 6e 74 65 72 20 69 73 20 6e 6f 74 | .printer is not| 00000400 20 73 77 69 74 63 68 65 64 20 6f 6e 20 6f 72 20 | switched on or | 00000410 6e 6f 74 20 63 6f 6e 6e 65 63 74 65 64 20 74 68 |not connected th| 00000420 65 6e 20 74 68 65 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 0d |en the program .| 00000430 77 69 6c 6c 20 68 61 6e 67 20 75 70 20 61 6e 64 |will hang up and| 00000440 20 6e 6f 74 68 69 6e 67 20 69 74 20 73 65 65 6d | nothing it seem| 00000450 73 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 6d 61 6b 65 20 69 74 20 67 |s will make it g| 00000460 6f 2e 20 0d 54 68 69 73 20 73 68 6f 72 74 20 72 |o. .This short r| 00000470 6f 75 74 69 6e 65 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 74 65 73 74 |outine will test| 00000480 20 69 66 20 74 68 65 20 70 72 69 6e 74 65 72 20 | if the printer | 00000490 69 73 20 72 65 61 64 79 20 74 6f 20 0d 61 63 63 |is ready to .acc| 000004a0 65 70 74 20 64 61 74 61 20 61 6e 64 20 63 6f 75 |ept data and cou| 000004b0 6c 64 20 65 61 73 69 6c 79 20 62 65 20 69 6e 63 |ld easily be inc| 000004c0 6f 72 70 6f 72 61 74 65 64 20 73 6f 20 74 68 61 |orporated so tha| 000004d0 74 20 69 66 20 6e 6f 74 20 0d 74 68 65 20 70 72 |t if not .the pr| 000004e0 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 63 61 6e 20 63 61 72 72 79 20 |ogram can carry | 000004f0 6f 6e 20 77 69 74 68 20 73 6f 6d 65 74 68 69 6e |on with somethin| 00000500 67 20 65 6c 73 65 2e 0d 31 30 20 49 46 20 46 4e |g else..10 IF FN| 00000510 74 65 73 74 70 72 69 6e 74 65 72 20 54 48 45 4e |testprinter THEN| 00000520 20 50 52 49 4e 54 20 22 50 72 69 6e 74 65 72 20 | PRINT "Printer | 00000530 6f 70 65 72 61 74 69 6f 6e 61 6c 22 20 0d 20 20 |operational" . | 00000540 20 45 4c 53 45 20 50 52 49 4e 54 22 50 72 69 6e | ELSE PRINT"Prin| 00000550 74 65 72 20 73 77 69 74 63 68 65 64 20 6f 66 66 |ter switched off| 00000560 22 0d 32 30 20 44 45 46 20 46 4e 74 65 73 74 70 |".20 DEF FNtestp| 00000570 72 69 6e 74 65 72 3a 56 44 55 32 2c 31 2c 30 2c |rinter:VDU2,1,0,| 00000580 31 2c 30 2c 33 3a 3d 28 41 44 56 41 4c 28 2d 34 |1,0,3:=(ADVAL(-4| 00000590 29 3d 36 33 29 0d 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e |)=63)...........| 000005a0 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e |................| * 000005d0 2e 0d 50 72 69 6e 74 65 72 20 44 69 70 20 53 77 |..Printer Dip Sw| 000005e0 69 74 63 68 65 73 0d 53 6f 6d 65 20 77 6f 72 64 |itches.Some word| 000005f0 20 70 72 6f 63 65 73 73 6f 72 73 20 53 74 61 72 | processors Star| 00000600 77 6f 72 64 20 66 6f 72 20 65 78 61 6d 70 6c 65 |word for example| 00000610 20 6e 65 65 64 20 74 68 65 20 6c 69 6e 65 20 66 | need the line f| 00000620 65 65 64 20 0d 64 69 70 20 73 77 69 74 63 68 20 |eed .dip switch | 00000630 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 70 72 69 6e 74 65 72 20 73 |on the printer s| 00000640 77 69 74 63 68 65 64 20 6f 66 66 20 6f 74 68 65 |witched off othe| 00000650 72 77 69 73 65 20 6f 6e 20 70 72 69 6e 74 6f 75 |rwise on printou| 00000660 74 20 0d 79 6f 75 20 10 67 65 74 20 10 64 6f 75 |t .you .get .dou| 00000670 62 6c 65 20 6c 69 6e 65 20 73 70 61 63 69 6e 67 |ble line spacing| 00000680 2e 20 55 6e 66 6f 72 74 75 6e 61 74 65 6c 79 20 |. Unfortunately | 00000690 77 68 65 6e 20 79 6f 75 20 74 72 79 20 74 6f 20 |when you try to | 000006a0 0d 70 72 69 6e 74 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 61 6e 79 20 |.print from any | 000006b0 6f 74 68 65 72 20 73 6f 75 72 63 65 20 79 6f 75 |other source you| 000006c0 20 6e 65 65 64 20 74 68 65 20 61 75 74 6f 6d 61 | need the automa| 000006d0 74 69 63 20 6c 69 6e 65 20 66 65 65 64 20 0d 6f |tic line feed .o| 000006e0 72 20 10 65 6c 73 65 20 74 68 65 20 70 61 70 65 |r .else the pape| 000006f0 72 20 64 6f 65 73 6e 27 74 20 72 6f 6c 6c 20 75 |r doesn't roll u| 00000700 70 20 61 6e 64 20 65 76 65 72 79 74 68 69 6e 67 |p and everything| 00000710 20 69 73 20 70 72 69 6e 74 65 64 20 0d 6f 6e 20 | is printed .on | 00000720 10 6f 6e 65 20 6c 69 6e 65 2e 20 53 74 61 72 77 |.one line. Starw| 00000730 6f 72 64 20 75 6e 66 6f 72 74 75 6e 61 74 65 6c |ord unfortunatel| 00000740 79 20 63 61 6e 27 74 20 62 65 20 72 65 70 72 6f |y can't be repro| 00000750 67 72 61 6d 65 64 20 61 73 20 0d 69 74 27 73 20 |gramed as .it's | 00000760 10 69 6e 20 10 52 4f 4d 2e 20 10 53 6f 20 10 74 |.in .ROM. .So .t| 00000770 68 65 20 10 73 6f 6c 75 74 69 6f 6e 20 10 69 73 |he .solution .is| 00000780 20 10 74 6f 20 61 64 64 20 61 20 6c 69 6e 65 20 | .to add a line | 00000790 66 65 65 64 20 74 6f 20 0d 65 76 65 72 79 74 68 |feed to .everyth| 000007a0 69 6e 67 20 65 6c 73 65 2e 20 2a 46 58 36 2c 30 |ing else. *FX6,0| 000007b0 0d 49 6e 20 61 20 42 41 53 49 43 20 70 72 6f 67 |.In a BASIC prog| 000007c0 72 61 6d 20 74 68 69 73 20 6d 69 67 68 74 20 6e |ram this might n| 000007d0 65 65 64 20 74 6f 20 62 65 20 64 6f 6e 65 20 6c |eed to be done l| 000007e0 69 6b 65 20 0d 31 30 20 4f 53 43 49 4c 22 46 58 |ike .10 OSCIL"FX| 000007f0 36 2c 30 22 0d 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e |6,0"............| 00000800 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e |................| * 00000830 2e 0d 47 65 74 74 69 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 50 6f |..Getting the Po| 00000840 75 6e 64 20 73 69 67 6e 2e 0d 54 68 65 20 63 6f |und sign..The co| 00000850 64 65 20 66 6f 72 20 70 6f 75 6e 64 20 6f 6e 20 |de for pound on | 00000860 6d 6f 73 74 20 70 72 69 6e 74 65 72 73 20 69 73 |most printers is| 00000870 20 26 33 35 2e 20 54 68 69 73 20 68 61 70 70 65 | &35. This happe| 00000880 6e 73 20 74 6f 20 0d 62 65 20 74 68 65 20 63 6f |ns to .be the co| 00000890 64 65 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 45 6c 6b 20 61 6e |de on the Elk an| 000008a0 64 20 74 68 65 20 42 45 45 42 20 66 6f 72 20 68 |d the BEEB for h| 000008b0 61 73 68 20 23 2e 20 53 6f 20 69 66 20 79 6f 75 |ash #. So if you| 000008c0 20 0d 77 61 6e 74 20 74 6f 20 70 72 69 6e 74 20 | .want to print | 000008d0 61 20 60 20 73 69 67 6e 20 6f 6e 74 6f 20 70 61 |a ` sign onto pa| 000008e0 70 65 72 20 75 73 65 20 68 61 73 68 20 69 65 3a |per use hash ie:| 000008f0 0d 44 65 61 72 20 47 75 73 2c 20 49 20 68 61 76 |.Dear Gus, I hav| 00000900 65 20 6a 75 73 74 20 77 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 4c |e just won the L| 00000910 6f 74 74 65 72 79 20 61 6e 64 20 61 6d 20 73 65 |ottery and am se| 00000920 6e 64 69 6e 67 20 79 6f 75 20 0d 23 31 2c 30 30 |nding you .#1,00| 00000930 30 2c 30 30 30 0d 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e |0,000...........| 00000940 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e |................| * 00000970 2e 2e 0d 4e 6f 74 69 63 65 20 74 68 65 20 75 73 |...Notice the us| 00000980 65 20 6f 66 20 4f 53 43 4c 49 20 69 6e 73 74 65 |e of OSCLI inste| 00000990 61 64 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 2a 20 20 49 6e 20 |ad of the * In | 000009a0 61 20 42 41 53 49 43 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 |a BASIC program | 000009b0 0d 69 66 20 74 68 65 20 46 58 20 63 6f 64 65 20 |.if the FX code | 000009c0 69 73 20 74 68 65 20 6f 6e 6c 79 20 74 68 69 6e |is the only thin| 000009d0 67 20 6f 6e 20 61 20 6c 69 6e 65 20 74 68 65 6e |g on a line then| 000009e0 20 79 6f 75 20 63 61 6e 20 0d 77 72 69 74 65 20 | you can .write | 000009f0 31 30 20 2a 46 58 20 78 78 20 62 75 74 20 69 66 |10 *FX xx but if| 00000a00 20 79 6f 75 20 68 61 76 65 20 6e 61 79 74 68 69 | you have naythi| 00000a10 6e 67 20 65 6c 73 65 20 73 75 63 68 20 61 73 20 |ng else such as | 00000a20 0d 61 6e 6f 74 68 65 72 20 46 58 20 63 6f 64 65 |.another FX code| 00000a30 20 6f 72 20 61 20 50 52 49 4e 54 20 63 6f 6d 6d | or a PRINT comm| 00000a40 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 6e 20 74 68 65 20 2a 46 58 |and then the *FX| 00000a50 20 6d 69 67 68 74 20 6e 6f 74 20 62 65 20 0d 72 | might not be .r| 00000a60 65 63 6f 67 6e 69 73 65 64 2e 20 53 6f 20 67 65 |ecognised. So ge| 00000a70 74 20 69 6e 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 68 61 62 69 74 |t into the habit| 00000a80 20 6f 66 20 75 73 69 6e 67 20 4f 53 43 4c 49 20 | of using OSCLI | 00000a90 69 6e 73 74 65 61 64 20 6f 66 20 0d 2a 0d 2e 2e |instead of .*...| 00000aa0 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e |................| * 00000ad0 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 0d 46 61 75 6c 74 |...........Fault| 00000ae0 73 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 45 6c 6b 20 61 6e 64 |s on the Elk and| 00000af0 20 42 45 45 42 0d 46 61 75 6c 74 73 20 10 61 72 | BEEB.Faults .ar| 00000b00 65 20 10 63 6f 6d 70 61 72 61 74 69 76 65 6c 79 |e .comparatively| 00000b10 20 72 61 72 65 20 65 73 70 65 63 69 61 6c 6c 79 | rare especially| 00000b20 20 77 68 65 6e 20 79 6f 75 20 63 6f 6e 73 69 64 | when you consid| 00000b30 65 72 20 0d 74 68 61 74 20 6d 6f 73 74 20 6d 61 |er .that most ma| 00000b40 63 68 69 6e 65 73 20 61 72 65 20 6f 76 65 72 20 |chines are over | 00000b50 31 30 20 79 65 61 72 73 20 6f 6c 64 2e 20 41 73 |10 years old. As| 00000b60 20 73 6f 6d 65 6f 6e 65 20 77 68 6f 20 68 61 73 | someone who has| 00000b70 20 0d 64 6f 6e 65 20 72 65 70 61 69 72 20 77 6f | .done repair wo| 00000b80 72 6b 20 6f 6e 20 50 43 73 20 49 20 63 61 6e 20 |rk on PCs I can | 00000b90 74 65 6c 6c 20 79 6f 75 20 74 68 69 73 20 69 73 |tell you this is| 00000ba0 20 6d 6f 72 65 20 0d 74 68 61 6e 20 71 75 69 74 | more .than quit| 00000bb0 65 20 67 6f 6f 64 2e 20 4d 6f 73 74 20 66 61 75 |e good. Most fau| 00000bc0 6c 74 73 20 61 72 65 20 63 61 75 73 65 64 20 62 |lts are caused b| 00000bd0 79 20 66 61 75 6c 74 79 20 63 6f 6e 74 61 63 74 |y faulty contact| 00000be0 73 2c 20 0d 77 68 65 72 65 20 70 69 6e 73 20 6f |s, .where pins o| 00000bf0 6e 20 63 68 69 70 73 20 6f 72 20 73 6f 63 6b 65 |n chips or socke| 00000c00 74 73 20 62 65 63 6f 6d 65 20 63 6f 72 72 6f 64 |ts become corrod| 00000c10 65 64 20 77 69 74 68 20 74 69 6d 65 2e 20 0d 43 |ed with time. .C| 00000c20 6f 6e 73 65 71 75 65 6e 74 69 61 6c 20 64 61 6d |onsequential dam| 00000c30 61 67 65 20 63 61 6e 20 61 6c 73 6f 20 6f 63 63 |age can also occ| 00000c40 75 72 2e 20 43 6c 65 61 6e 20 61 6c 6c 20 63 6f |ur. Clean all co| 00000c50 6e 74 61 63 74 73 20 0d 69 6e 63 6c 75 64 69 6e |ntacts .includin| 00000c60 67 20 74 68 65 20 65 64 67 65 20 63 6f 6e 6e 65 |g the edge conne| 00000c70 63 74 6f 72 73 20 77 69 74 68 20 61 20 6c 6f 77 |ctors with a low| 00000c80 20 72 65 73 69 64 75 65 20 63 6f 6e 74 61 63 74 | residue contact| 00000c90 20 0d 63 6c 65 61 6e 65 72 2e 20 4d 61 6b 65 20 | .cleaner. Make | 00000ca0 73 75 72 65 20 74 68 61 74 20 61 6e 79 74 68 69 |sure that anythi| 00000cb0 6e 67 20 77 68 69 63 68 20 10 69 73 20 70 6c 75 |ng which .is plu| 00000cc0 67 65 64 20 69 6e 74 6f 20 61 6e 79 20 0d 73 6f |ged into any .so| 00000cd0 63 6b 65 74 20 69 73 20 66 69 72 6d 6c 79 20 70 |cket is firmly p| 00000ce0 6c 75 67 65 64 20 69 6e 20 61 6e 64 20 6e 6f 74 |luged in and not| 00000cf0 20 6d 6f 76 69 6e 67 20 61 74 20 61 6c 6c 20 61 | moving at all a| 00000d00 6e 64 20 66 69 78 20 0d 61 6e 79 20 61 6e 63 68 |nd fix .any anch| 00000d10 6f 72 20 73 63 72 65 77 73 20 61 6e 64 20 10 62 |or screws and .b| 00000d20 6f 6c 74 73 20 69 6e 20 70 6c 61 63 65 2e 20 43 |olts in place. 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