T.HINTS & TIPS

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FILENAME(S): T.HINTS & TIPS

FILE TYPE(S): SEQ

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FIRST SEEN: 2025-11-30 18:12:04

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DISK TITLE	FILENAME	FILE TYPE	COLLECTION	TRACK	SECTOR	ACTIONS
LOADSTAR 22 S 2	T.HINTS & TIPS	SEQ	Sailor, Ganheden	9	2	DOWNLOAD FILE
LOADSTAR 22 S 2	T.HINTS & TIPS	SEQ	Curtcool, Frank	9	2	DOWNLOAD FILE

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00000080: 45 52 2E 20 20 D2 41 44  49 4F 20 D3 48 41 43 4B  |ER.  .ADIO .HACK|
00000090: 0D 0D 48 41 53 20 41 4C  4D 4F 53 54 20 54 48 45  |..HAS ALMOST THE|
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00000160: 41 43 48 20 50 41 43 4B  0D 0D 49 53 20 24 32 2E  |ACH PACK..IS $2.|
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00000180: 46 4F 55 4E 44 20 54 48  45 59 0D 0D 43 41 52 52  |FOUND THEY..CARR|
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00000200: C9 20 41 4D 20 4E 4F 54  20 47 4F 49 4E 47 0D 0D  |. AM NOT GOING..|
00000210: 54 4F 20 55 53 45 20 4D  59 20 50 4C 4F 54 54 45  |TO USE MY PLOTTE|
00000220: 52 20 46 4F 52 20 41 20  46 45 57 20 44 41 59 53  |R FOR A FEW DAYS|
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00000240: 4E 53 20 4F 55 54 20 41  4E 44 20 43 41 50 20 54  |NS OUT AND CAP T|
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00000260: 20 41 20 57 41 54 45 52  20 42 41 53 45 44 20 41  | A WATER BASED A|
00000270: 4E 44 20 49 53 20 50 52  4F 4E 45 20 54 4F 0D 0D  |ND IS PRONE TO..|
00000280: 44 52 59 20 55 50 20 51  55 49 54 45 20 51 55 49  |DRY UP QUITE QUI|
00000290: 43 4B 4C 59 2E 0D 0D 2D  2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D  |CKLY...---------|
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000002E0: 20 CC 45 54 20 4D 45 20  50 41 53 53 20 4F 4E 20  | .ET ME PASS ON |
000002F0: 53 4F 4D 45 20 49 4E 46  4F 52 4D 41 54 49 4F 4E  |SOME INFORMATION|
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00000550: 54 2E 0D 0D 2D 2D 2D 2D  2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D  |T...------------|
00000560: 3C 45 4E 44 20 4F 46 20  41 52 54 49 43 4C 45 3E  |<END OF ARTICLE>|
00000570: 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D  2D 0D                    |---------.      |

JEANETTE TORMAN..PETERSBURG TENNESEE..  
IN ANSWER TO MOJICA 10458-0054 ON..SOURC
E OF SUPPLY FOR PENS FOR THE..1520 PRINT
ER/PLOTTER.  RADIO SHACK..HAS ALMOST THE
 SAME PLOTTER AS..COMMODORE, THE PENS AN
D ALSO THE..PAPER ARE INTERCHANGEABLE.  
CATALOG..NO. 26-1481A FOR A PACK OF RED,
 BLUE..AND GREEN PENS, CATALOG NO. 26-14
80..FOR A PACK OF 3 BLACK PENS EACH PACK
..IS $2.95. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THEY..CARR
Y INTERCHANGEABLE RIBBON CARTRIGE..FOR T
HE MPS 801, CATALOGUE NO...26-1283 PRICE
 $7.95...  I HAVE FOUND THAT IF I AM NOT
 GOING..TO USE MY PLOTTER FOR A FEW DAYS
, I..TAKE THE PENS OUT AND CAP THEM. THE
..INK IS A WATER BASED AND IS PRONE TO..
DRY UP QUITE QUICKLY...-----------------
---------------------..R.W. KOBER..BUFFA
LO, TEXAS...     LET ME PASS ON SOME INF
ORMATION..CONCERNING FASTLOAD. ONE OF IT
S..SHORT-COMINGS IS THAT IT WILL ONLY..W
ORK ON DRIVE 8. WELL, IT CAN BE MADE..TO
 ACCESS DRIVE 9 BY SIMPLY..ENTERING.....
....            POKE 186,9...LOCATION 18
6 ($BA) IS THE PLACE IN..ZERO PAGE THAT 
THE 64 USES TO STORE..THE NUMBER OF THE 
DEVICE CURRENTLY..BEING USED. THEREFORE,
 IF YOU PUT THE..NUMBER 9 HERE BY POKING
 IT IN,..FASTLOAD ASSUMES THAT THE DEVIC
E..CURRENTLY BEING USED IS NUMBER 9, AND
..ADDRESSES THAT DRIVE. POKING 186,8..WI
LL RETURN THE COMPUTER TO NORMAL...OF CO
URSE, IT WILL DEFAULT TO DRIVE 8..SHOULD
 ANYTHING CAUSE THE COMPUTER TO..BE RESE
T...------------<END OF ARTICLE>--------
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