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Filename: UG1
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File size: 08FA bytes
Load address: FFFF1D00
Exec address: FFFF8023
File contents
   10MODE3:VDU23,1,0;0;0;0;:VDU14:PRINT''"PRESS <SHIFT> TO SCROLL"'':PROCtext
   20REPEAT:PRINT''"PLEASE PRESS <P> TO PRINT TEXT, <F> FOR NEXT FILE, <M> FOR MAIN MENU"
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   50IFA%=2 THENCHAIN"$.MENU"
   60IFA%=3 THENVDU15:VDU2:PROCtext:VDU3
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   80END
   90DEF PROCtext
  100PRINT"                        T H E    U P G R A D E R S"
  110PRINT"                        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
  130PRINT"Somewhere on this planet there must be an organisation entirely dedicated"
  140PRINT"to the invention of ""Wise"" sayings which, over a period of time, pass"
  150PRINT"into everyday language. One of these pearls of wisdom is the expression,"
  160PRINT"""If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"""
  170PRINT
  180PRINT"I think this is probably the way a lot of us feel about our 32k Elks and"
  190PRINT"Beeb'B's - they do most of the things we require of them so we're quite"
  200PRINT"happy, thank you very much."
  210PRINT
  220PRINT"However, it would to be very naive to think that everyone should see the"
  230PRINT"world through the same cosy, rose-tinted spectacles. Let's face facts,"
  240PRINT"some people DO have computing needs that cannot be satisfied by a mere 32k"
  250PRINT"of memory, faster processing times ARE essential for some tasks and it is"
  260PRINT"inevitable that people WILL upgrade to more powerful machines."
  270PRINT
  280PRINT"The thing about substantial upgrades is that they can place you in the"
  290PRINT"position of being the ""New kid on the block"", and you may find yourself"
  300PRINT"all alone without a single like-minded friend in the world."
  310PRINT
  320PRINT"Perhaps it is for this reason (plus hefty dollops of nostalgia!) that a"
  330PRINT"number of EUG members are upgraders who choose to maintain their links"
  340PRINT"with the cuddly old 32k/8-bit scene, either by setting aside a bit of"
  350PRINT"shelf space for a beloved ElK/Beeb'B', or in the case of Archimedes"
  360PRINT"owners, making full use of the Beeb emulator."
  370PRINT
  380PRINT"Over the next few issues we will be presenting the views and experiences"
  390PRINT"of several upgraders with very different stories to tell."
  400PRINT
  410PRINT"If YOU are thinking of changing your computer, do so, by all means, but"
  420PRINT"don't dump your Elk/Beeb altogether - you could be ""throwing out the baby"
  430PRINT"with the bath water"" (there's another of those Wise sayings.....!!)."
  440PRINT"**************************************************************************"
  450ENDPROC

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