das@ecsvax.UUCP (04/24/84)
I just got Simons' Basic, and so far it is a disappointment! The
specific problem I have is that commands that write to the screen,
e.g. LIST (with or without PAGE), DISPLAY, TRACE, DUMP, frequently
(not always) zap the screen, as if they had triggered a RUN/STOP
and RESTORE. This happens after printing on screen anywhere from
part of a line to dozens of lines. Sometimes it doesn't happen at
all. And sometimes these commands hang the computer instead,
either before or after clearing the screen.
I have an early model 64, circa 12/82. Is SB incompatiable with its
ROM? Is there something I can POKE to override the incompatibility
(if that's what it is)? Or do I have a bad copy of SB that should
be returned?
By the way, it took me a long time to get SB, with a series of
promises, back orders, etc. from mail order houses. One told me,
after a long back order, that CBM had raised the price to $45 and
they weren't filling any orders until the purchaser reordered at
some higher price than previously advertised. At that point (some
weeks ago) Protecto was advertising it at about $25, and they
claimed to have it in stock, so I ordered from them. At about the
time I expected delivery, I got an out-of-stock back order notice.
However, without further action on my part, Protecto delivered
about a week or 10 days later, and at the advertised price.
Replies by mail please -- if there is information of general interest,
I will summaraize to the net. Thanks.
David A. Smith
Department of Mathematics
Duke University
Durham, NC 27706
(919) 684-2321
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