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Number :/>15
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Subject :/>C64 Fun!!!!
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From :/>THE NIGHTSTALKER
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Date :/>10/08/86 00:08:53 ET
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I suppose that one of the more interesting things one can do with a computer in
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a store like Sears or Toys R Us is to leave messages on it. Usually though,
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they only last until the next person comes along and writes his own message, or
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one of the staff takes offense at "Sears sucks the Big Skin Weenie!" and erases
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it.(Have they never heard of the 1st Amendment?)
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Here are some handy tips to make your C64 graffiti a bit more permenent.
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The simplest way is like this,
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SEARS EATS THE BIG SKIN WEENIE! (hit return, and you'll see this under
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the msg,)
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? SYNTAX ERROR
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READY
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(now, just type poke 1,52)
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What that poke does is turn off the BASIC and Kernal ROMs. In other words,
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"It's dead, Jim!" The only way to clear the screen is to turn the computer off
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and on. That's a quick and dirty way, but inelegant. Try this insted.
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10 printchr$(147)rem homes cursor and clears screen
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20 poke 53280,0:poke53281,0:poke646,2 rem black screen and border, red letters
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30 for i=1 to 1000000:print"DEATH TO CAPITALISM!":next i rem prints it one
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million times
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A nice, irritating program. However, it can be stopped with a press of the RUN/
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STOP key. Add this line to prevent that.
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15 poke 808,225 rem disables RUN/STOP-RESTORE
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If you dont want to wait around for 1000000 printouts of your message, try this
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line insted,
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30 for i=1 to 25:print,"(your message here)":next i
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The comma after print does a crude form of centering your message.
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If you like you can add a line like 35 poke1,52 just to make things a little
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more secure.
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Another fun thing to do is to simulate a broken computer. Here are a few fun
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pokes for that as well.
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Use these two together for maximum enjoyment. poke 650,128:poke56325,0 rem the
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first makes all the keys repeat, and the second speeds up the cursor 'till it's
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all but non flickering. One keypress will generate 3 to 9 characters at a time.
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Poke 816,157 disables Load(lot's of fun to do to a new C64 owner!) Poke 649,0
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turns off the keyboard.
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Here's my favorite to pull in a store. It's a bit complicated but worth it and
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is easy to memorize.
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First, stop whatever program is running. Hitting the RUN/STOP-RESTORE keys
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usually works. Type sys 64738. This is a reset that will bring up the C64 start
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up screen. Now it gets a bit complicated. Press CONTROL 7. This changes the
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cursor to the same blue color as the screen. This is needed for maximum shock
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effect. Type in this program.
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10 poke 53265,11:poke 53265,27:poke 808,255
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20 goto 10
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What this does is alternately turn the screen off and on very fast, and disable
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the RUN/STOP-RESTORE keys.
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After you run it, call it to the attention of one of the clerks. "Uh, I think
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it's broken." and watch the fun!
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Have Fun and Don't Get Caught!
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Yours in programming hints and tips, THE NIGHTSTALKER
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