The_Brain_A_Programmers_Assistant.pdf

THE BRAIN

Robert & Dell

Taylor

this booKlet, screen memory map, and set of cheat cards,

is public domain,- the presentation of said information may

not be duplicated. No part may be reproduced, stored in a

retrival system, or transmitted by any means, without

permission from the authors. No liability is assumed uith

respect to damages resulting from the use of the

information contained herein. While every precaution has

been taKen in the preparation of materials, the authors

assume no responsibility for errors or omissions.

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Super Help

Welcome to the concept of programming aides for the

computer user. These tools have been written by an avid

computerist, with the idea of placing help charts within finger

tip reach. Stop hunting every time vou need to Know a printer

command, just grab KISS. For those of you that are not familiar

with the term Kiss, it is a slang term for 'Keep it simple

stupid1. Nothing intended, but that is what this pacKage is al 1

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about, SIMPLE. Simple to use, that is.

THE BRAIN

The main body of the brain booKlet is a memory chart. fit

first glance you might thinK that it is just another copy of a

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public domain memory map. Several months were spent to cross

more than twelve existing maps, plus printing memory dumps of

additional sections of the C-64 memory. It became a game to

identify as many locations as possible. The end result is this

map. It is a valuable tool to the BASIC or the machine language

programmer. Another interesting use, is when your desire to

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examine someone elses code. Just where does that SYS command

go, what does it do. The map is a perfect companion to the booK

•Protection Revealed1.

A memory map is truly a map into the brain of the computer.

LiKe a street map, the memory map identifies locations within

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the memory of the computer. Many of the locations may be used

with PEEKs and POKEs.

EXAMPLE: When writing a game that uses a joysticK, you might

wish to disable the Keyboard. To do so POKE 649,0. The default

value is 649,10. On page 19 in KISS, you find a list of some of

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the other interesting POKEs. Experiment, try other POKES and

PEEKS. You can't hurt anything.

The explanations of memory

locations were purposely Kept condensed for quicK reference.

Every time I need to compare two addresses, they end up one on

one side of a page, the other on the bacK. For this reason we

only printed on one side. Don't feel bad if you can not

understand all you read, some of the addresses are for the

advanced programmer. Keep experimenting, you will soon be one

yourself .

THE WALL MAP

The wall map is an outgrowth of desperation

in trying to

locate a given address on the screen. Just try to do that with

the usual map that gives only the beginning and ending

addresses. My first attempt was done with a felt pert on a large

Piece of cardboard. Everyone that saw it cried

'maKe me one

too1. Mine had taKen three days to maKe, obviously the idea did

not appeal. Finally the bells began to ring,

if my friends

wanted one, why not print them.

The upper numbers in each square are the screen memory. The

lower numbers are the color memory. By POKE ing to a specific

address, you have command of every square inch of the screen.

At the bottom of the chart are the poKe values of sixteen

colors contained in the C-64.

KISS

KISS is a set of reference cards (cheat cards>.

They have

been spiral bound so that they can be stood by your computer in

easy view. Stop hunting through a dozen booKs to find the

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