T.CUSTOM CHAR
FILE INFORMATION
FILENAME(S): T.CUSTOM CHAR
FILE TYPE(S): PRG
FILE SIZE: 2.8K
FIRST SEEN: 2025-11-30 18:12:09
APPEARS ON: 1 disk(s)
FILE HASH
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| DISK TITLE | FILENAME | FILE TYPE | COLLECTION | TRACK | SECTOR | ACTIONS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOADSTAR 30 S 2 | T.CUSTOM CHAR | PRG | Sailor, Ganheden | 10 | 1 | DOWNLOAD FILE |
FILE CONTENT & ANALYSIS
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00000070: 4F 56 45 4D 42 45 52 2F C4 45 43 45 4D 42 45 52 |OVEMBER/.ECEMBER|
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00000AD0: D3 CB 20 C6 C9 CC C5 D3 20 D4 C8 C9 D3 20 D0 D2 |.. ..... .... ..|
00000AE0: CF C7 D2 C1 CD 20 D5 D3 C5 D3 0D 0D C3 D5 D3 D4 |..... ..........|
00000AF0: CF CD 20 C3 C8 C1 D2 31 0D C3 D5 D3 D4 CF CD 20 |.. ....1....... |
00000B00: C3 C8 C1 D2 32 0D D4 2E C3 D5 D3 D4 CF CD 20 C3 |....2......... .|
00000B10: C8 C1 D2 0D 0D 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 2A 2A 2A |..... ***|
00000B20: 2A 20 C5 4E 44 20 CF 46 20 D4 45 58 54 20 2A 2A |* .ND .F .EXT **|
00000B30: 2A 2A 0D |**. |
.... CUSTOM CHARACTERS.
BY. ROBERT ALONSO...COM
MODORE MICROCOMPUTERS MAGAZINE.NOVEMBER/
DECEMBER 1986..*************************
*************.NOTE: THE PROGRAMS DISCUSS
ED BELOW.CANNOT BE RUN DIRECTLY FROM LOA
DSTAR..THEY ARE, HOWEVER, ON SIDE 2 OF .
HH.DIR|...G....U........QY.T...PW..WYW.Q
.Y.W..W.W..JOGI......G..U....U.......OG.
....T......Y........U.............JOG
.....U.T.......U.....YY.I..G.....K..U...
..I.OG....T........Y.......IG...U...
..YY....G...................************
***********... CUSTOM CHARACTERS, THE L
ATEST.INSTALLMENT OF ROBERT ALONSO'S "GA
ME.DESIGN" SERIES, IS REALLY TWO.PROGRAM
S. THE FIRST PROGRAM ("CUSTOM.CHAR1") I
S A BASIC LOADER THAT MAKES A.MACHINE LA
NGUAGE ROUTINE WHICH IN TURN.CREATES MOR
E READABLE COMMODORE.CHARACTERS. THE PRO
GRAM DOES THIS BY.FIRST RELOCATING THE E
NTIRE ROM.CHARACTER SET TO RAM STARTING
AT.12288. IT FATTENS THE LETTERS BY.SHI
FTING THEIR VALUES RIGHT ONE BIT,.THEN "
OVERLAYING" THE NEW LETTER OVER.THE ORIG
INAL LETTER REPRESENTATION... THE ROUTI
NE THAT TRANSFERS THE.LETTERS AND MAKES
THEM FATTER CAN BE.USED TO CREATE YOUR O
WN CHARACTER.DESIGNS. THE SECOND PROGRA
M ("CUSTOM.CHAR2") IS DESIGNED TO CREATE
A.LOADABLE MACHINE CODE FILE THAT YOU.C
AN USE TO CREATE NEW MACHINE CODE.PROGRA
MS ON DISK. IN OTHER WORDS,.CUSTOM CHAR
2 LETS YOU CREATE A MACHINE.LANGUAGE CHA
RACTER ROUTINE FOR YOUR.OWN PROGRAM...
WHEN YOU CREATE THESE PERSONALIZED.MACHI
NE-CODE ROUTINES, YOU WILL HAVE.TO TELL
CUSTOM CHAR2 HOW MANY.CHARACTERS YOU WIL
L BE MODIFYING AND.THE NAME OF THE NEW F
ILE. THE PROGRAM.WILL ADD ".OBJ" TO THE
END OF THE FILE.SO THAT YOU DON'T FORGE
T WHAT KIND OF.FILE IT IS... LET'S GO T
HROUGH A SHORT EXAMPLE..WHEN YOU RUN THE
PROGRAM, YOU WILL.COME TO A SCREEN THAT
REMINDS YOU THAT.YOU NEED TO ADD NEW CH
ARACTER DATA.BEFORE YOU RUN THE PROGRAM.
BUT.BECAUSE ALONSO ALREADY HAS DATA, Y
OU.CAN IGNORE THIS MESSAGE RIGHT NOW AND
.PROCEED... THE SECOND SCREEN TELLS YOU
ABOUT.THE FILE YOU ARE CREATING AND HOW
YOU.MAY ACTIVATE IT WITH A SYS 32768..Y
OU ARE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE FILE'S.FILE
NAME. IN THIS CASE, LET'S USE THE.NAME
"TEST." WHEN PROMPTED TO ENTER.THE NUMB
ER OF CHARACTERS TO REDEFINE,.ENTER "1."
.. WHEN THE READY PROMPT APPEARS,.ENTER
: LOAD"TEST.OBJ",8,1. AT THE.NEXT READY
PROMPT, ENTER SYS 32768..NOW, HIT THE "
@" KEY. YOU WILL SEE.THAT IT HAS BE RED
EFINED TO DISPLAY A."SMILEY FACE.".. TH
E DATA FOR YOUR CUSTOM CHARACTERS.MUST B
E ADDED TO THE END OF CUSTOM.CHAR2. YOU
CAN ERASE THE DATA FOR THE.PROGRAM'S EX
AMPLE CHARACTER (THE.SMILEY FACE) BY TYP
ING IN DIFFERENT.DATA. OR YOU CAN LEAVE
THE EXAMPLE.CHARACTER DATA AND ADD DATA
AFTER IT..ONE LAST NOTE: THE MACHINE LA
NGUAGE.ROUTINE WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY IF
YOU.TRY TO MODIFY MORE THAN 32 CHARACTE
RS....DISK FILES THIS PROGRAM USES..CUST
OM CHAR1.CUSTOM CHAR2.T.CUSTOM CHAR..
**** END OF TEXT ****.
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