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ーーーーーワーーーーーワ ーーーーーワーーーーーワーーーーーワーーーーーワーーーーーワーーーーーワーーーーーワ
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ーーーローローーーロ゚゚ ーーーロ゚゚ーーーローロ ゚ーーーローーーロ゚゚ ーーーロ゚ ーーーロ゚ーーーロ゚゚ The
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ーーーローローーーロ ーーーローワーーーローロ ーーーロ゚ーーーーーワ ーーーロ ーーーロ ーーーーーワ Electronic
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ーーーーーローーーロ ーーーローローーーーーローーーロ゚ ーーーロ゚゚ ーーーロ ーーーロ ーーーロ゚゚ Journal
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ーーーロ゚゚ーーーーーワ ーーーーーローーーローローーーーーワーーーーーワ ーーーロ ーーーロ ーーーーーワ
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゚゚゚ ゚゚゚゚゚ ゚゚゚゚゚ ゚゚゚ ゚ ゚゚゚゚゚ ゚゚゚゚゚ ゚゚゚ ゚゚゚ ゚゚゚゚゚
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ヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘ
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April 1986 Volume 1.02
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ヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘ
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ノヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘサ
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ワワワ ワ ワワワ コ コ
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ロ ワワワ ワワワ ワロワ ワ ワワワ ワワワ ロ ロ コ Board Highlights.3 コ
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゚゚ロ ロワロ ロ ロ ロ ロ ロ ロ ロ ロ゚゚ワ コ Next Time........5 コ
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ワワロ ロワワ ロワワ ロワ ロ ロワロ ロ ロ ロワワ゚ コ Non-Review.......4 コ
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コ Programming!.....1 コ
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コ Speculation......6 コ
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コ Vocabulary.......7 コ
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コ コ
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ネヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘシ
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PC Gazette 1.02-4/86 B.1
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ヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘ
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ロ゚ロ ワワワ ワワワ ワワワ ワワワ ワワワ ワワワワワ ワワワワワ ワ ワワワ ワワワ ロ moved to Storescreen.
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ロワロ ロ ゚ ロ ロ ロ ロ ロ ゚ ワワロ ロ ロ ロ ロ ロ ロ ロ ロ ロ ロ ロ ロ The leader is added to
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ロ ロ ロワロ ロワロ ロ ロワロ ロ ロ ロ ロ ロ ロ ロ ロ ロ ロワロ ワ the beginning of the
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ワワロ ワワロ array. We use blockwrite
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Screen Saving in Turbo Pascal to save the screen to
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There have been a number Intro which is to be used disk.
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of routines written in as leader to the file.
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Turbo Pascal for saving a The reason we add this is Listing 3 is the Load
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screen display presented so the screen file will routine. The procedure
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in various magazines. be compatible with the checks to see if the file
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Well, here's the one that Bload and Bsave commands exists first. If it does
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I like to use: in BASIC. Many commercial it blockreads it into the
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programs also use this array Storescreen. It is
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First, in the declaration format. It would be nice then moved into Screen0,
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part of the program, to be able to be able to which is the screen
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something like Listing 1 use their screens or make display. If it is a
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should be present. This screens that will work graphic screen be sure
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sets up the type of with those programs. that you have set the
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variables that will be screen mode properly
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used in the Save and Load Listing 2 is the Save before running the pro-
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procedures. There is the routine. The screen is cedures.
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constant array called moved to Storescreen. Listings start on pg. B.2.
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PC Gazette 1.02-4/86 B.2
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PROGRAMMING! Con't from page B.1.
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LISTING 1 Assign(file1,filename);
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type strtype=string[80]; {$I-} Rewrite(file1) {$I+};
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scrnarray=array[0..4095] of byte; ok:=(IOResult=0);
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const if ok then
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intro:array[0..6] of byte=(253,0,184, blockwrite(file1,storescreen,32)
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0,0,0,32); {128 for graphics}
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{(253,0,184,0,0,0,128) for graphics} else writeln('File Error!',#7);
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var close(file1);
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file1:file; end;
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screen0:scrnarray absolute $b800:-7; LISTING 3
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{$b000:-7 if mono system} procedure LoadScreen(filename:strtype);
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storescreen:scrnarray; begin
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ok:boolean; Assign(file,filename);
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i,o,s:integer; {$I-} Reset(file1) {$I+};
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LISTING 2 ok:=(IOResult=0);
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procedure SaveScreen(filename:strtype); if ok then
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begin blockread(file1,storescreen,32)
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storescreen:=screen0; {128 for graphics}
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s:=seg(storescreen); else writeln('File Error!',#7);
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o:=ofs(storescreen); close(file1);
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for i:=0 to 6 do mem[s:o+i]:=intro[i]; end;
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PC Gazette 1.02-4/86 B.3
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E=mc^2 ロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロ
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BOARD HIGHLIGHTS (714) 592-5151 ロ ロ
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Sysop: Sean O'Donohue ロ ロ
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Southern California area 300/1200 24 hrs. ロ TURBO DRAW ロ
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The 'Keep On' Conf. is a ロ ロ
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Diamond Bar BBS story conference. This is ロ by ロ
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(714) 861-1549 'interactive fiction'!! ロ ロ
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Sysop: Jim Holloway ロ Robert Flores ロ
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300/1200/2400 24 hrs. Polaris BBS ロ ロ
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Has all the new stuff (714) 865-1637 ロ An excellent drawing ロ
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coming out and a ZIP con- Sysop: Michael Knight ロ system for the IBM ロ
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ference with its author 300/1200/2400 24 hrs. ロ PC and compatibles ロ
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holding court. Telecomm., Language and ロ ロ
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Astronomy Conferences. ロ $18.00 including ロ
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La Verne & PC Street ロ handling & postage ロ
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(714) 596-0084 For listing in future ロ ロ
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Sysop: Dave Dennen issues, send Board data ロ PC Gazette ロ
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300/1200 24 hrs. and remarks to PC Gazette ロ Turbo Draw ロ
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Has an Issues Conf. with 155 East 'C' St., Ste. D, ロ 155 E. "C" St. Ste.D ロ
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a sharp guy running it. Upland, CA 91786. Or ロ Upland, CA 91786 ロ
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Also a tDoodle Conf. run leave a message to Robert ロ ロ
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by its author. Flores on a Home Board. ロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロ
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PC Gazette 1.02-4/86 B.4
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ロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロ レトトトトトトトトトトトトトトトトトトトトトトトソ ロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロ
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ロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロ ウ NON-REVIEW ウ ロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロ
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ロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロ タトトトトトトトトトトトトトトトトトトトトトトトル ロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロ
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First off, on last month's Non-Review Program of choice:_____________________
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of ZIP: a flop!! Response was just Version number:________________________
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about nil!. Okay. Let's try something Author/Company:________________________
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else and see what happens.
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Usage: _____ Fanatical - more than an
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Around the Home Boards, one of the hour a day.
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topics that pops up a lot is a _____ Heavy - up to an hour an
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comparison of communication programs. day.
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The pros and cons of Qmodem, Pibterm _____ Moderate - up to an hour
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and Procomm are expressed by their a week.
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respective supporters. _____ Light - up to an hour an
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a month.
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Here's a chance for us to compile sort _____ What Do I Know? - up to
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of a pseudo-survey of the most popular an hour a year
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communications programs. Please let us Exclusivity: ____ Only program used.
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know what is your choice. Drop us a ____ Program most used.
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line by mail or through one of the Home ____ Just picked this one.
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Boards listed on page A.9. Continued on page B.5-See NON-REVIEW.
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PC Gazette 1.02-4/86 B.5
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NON-REVIEW ーーーーー ーーーーー ーーー ー ーーーーー
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Continued from page B.4. ーーー ー ーーー ーーー ー ーーー
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Features: Best Feature:________________ ーーー ー ーーーーー ーーー ーーー
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_______________________________________ ーーー ー ーーー ーーー ー ーーー
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Worst Feature:_______________ ーーー ー ーーーーー ーーー ー ーーー ー ー ー
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_______________________________________
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In our next issue we plan to have:
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Modes: Transfer rate:300/1200/2400
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Protocol: ____ ASCII The results of our Non-Review survey.
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____ Xmodem
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____ Xmodem CRC Commentary by some willing Sysop.
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____ Ymodem
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____ More speculation by Syntax. If you
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have heard some interesting tidbit,
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Overall Impression:____________________ please pass it along.
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_______________________________________
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Better graphics and layout. By then
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Other programs used in order of choice: the Platypus Patrol will have gotten
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2.___________________________ their act together.
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3.___________________________
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4.___________________________ That's basically what we said the last
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5.___________________________ time. Well, we say it again.
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PC Gazette 1.02-4/86 B.6
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ロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロローーーーーーイイイイーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーロロロロロロ
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ロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロローーーーーイイイイイイイイイイイーーーーーーーーーーーーーロロロロロ
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ロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロローーーイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイーーーーーロロロロロ
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ロロロロロロロロロノヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘサロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロローーーーイロイイロロワロロイイイイイイロロワロロイイイローーーロロロロ
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ロロロロロロロロロコ SPECULATION コロロロロロロロロロロロロロロローーーーーイロイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイロイーーロロロロ
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ロロロロロロロロロネヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘヘシロロロロロロロロロロロロロロローーーーーイイイイイイイイイイロイイロイイイイイイイイイイイーーーロロロ
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ロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロローーーーーーーイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイーーーーーロロロ
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ロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロローーーーーーーーイイイイイロ゚゚゚゚゚゚゚ロイイイイイーーーーーーーロロ
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ロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロローーーーーーーーーイイイイイロワワワワワワワロイイイイイーーーーーーーロロ
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ロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロロローーーーーーーーーーーイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイーーーーーーーーーロ
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ーーーーーーーーーーーーイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイイーーーーーーーーー
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PC-DOS 3.2 should be out and supporting There is a "pocket modem" from a
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the 3 1/2 inch standard disk. MS-DOS company called Migent Software Corp.
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4.0 is supposed to be available in This two inch by two inch wonder is one
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Europe. Don't expect it here in the of a number of 1200bps modems that are
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U.S., though. Many companies are about to be released. It is designed
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waiting for 5.0 to come out. 5.0 is for those who have laptop computers and
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reported to be able to access up to 16 need to communicate but don't want to
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megabytes of random-access memory in lug around a bulky modem.
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addition to multi-tasking. -Syntax
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PC Gazette 1.02-4/86 B.7
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イイイ イイ イイイイイ イイイイイ イイイイイ イイイイイ イイイ イ イイイ イイイイイ イイイイイ イイイ イイ
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Even if one has never tried to learn a 1.ANSI-American National Standard
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computer language, the regular computer Institude.
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user has added a whole subset of words 2.APL-A Programming Language.
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to his vocabulary. The following is a 3.ASCII-American Standard Code for In-
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list of abbreviations and acronyms that formation Interchange.
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a regular user will probably come in 4.BASIC-Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic
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contact with a one time or another. See Instruction Code.
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if you can identify what each stand 5.COBOL-COmmon Business Oriented Lan-
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for. guage.
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6.CPU-Central Processing Unit.
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1.ANSI 6.CPU 11.FORTRAN 7.CRC-Cyclic Redundancy Check.
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2.APL 7.CRC 8.CRT-Cathode Ray Tube.
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3.ASCII 8.CRT 9.DTR-Data Terminal Ready.
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4.BASIC 9.DTR 10.EOF-End Of File.
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5.COBOL 10.EOF 11.FORTRAN-FORmula TRANslation.
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