Number :/>15

Subject :/>C64 Fun!!!!

From :/>THE NIGHTSTALKER

Date :/>10/08/86 00:08:53 ET



I suppose that one of the more interesting things one can do with a computer in

a store like Sears or Toys R Us is to leave messages on it. Usually though,

they only last until the next person comes along and writes his own message, or

one of the staff takes offense at "Sears sucks the Big Skin Weenie!" and erases

it.(Have they never heard of the 1st Amendment?)

Here are some handy tips to make your C64 graffiti a bit more permenent.



The simplest way is like this,

SEARS EATS THE BIG SKIN WEENIE! (hit return, and you'll see this under

the msg,)



? SYNTAX ERROR

READY



(now, just type poke 1,52)



What that poke does is turn off the BASIC and Kernal ROMs. In other words,

"It's dead, Jim!" The only way to clear the screen is to turn the computer off

and on. That's a quick and dirty way, but inelegant. Try this insted.



10 printchr$(147)rem homes cursor and clears screen

20 poke 53280,0:poke53281,0:poke646,2 rem black screen and border, red letters

30 for i=1 to 1000000:print"DEATH TO CAPITALISM!":next i rem prints it one

million times



A nice, irritating program. However, it can be stopped with a press of the RUN/

STOP key. Add this line to prevent that.

15 poke 808,225 rem disables RUN/STOP-RESTORE

If you dont want to wait around for 1000000 printouts of your message, try this

line insted,

30 for i=1 to 25:print,"(your message here)":next i

The comma after print does a crude form of centering your message.

If you like you can add a line like 35 poke1,52 just to make things a little

more secure.



Another fun thing to do is to simulate a broken computer. Here are a few fun

pokes for that as well.

Use these two together for maximum enjoyment. poke 650,128:poke56325,0 rem the

first makes all the keys repeat, and the second speeds up the cursor 'till it's

all but non flickering. One keypress will generate 3 to 9 characters at a time.

Poke 816,157 disables Load(lot's of fun to do to a new C64 owner!) Poke 649,0

turns off the keyboard.



Here's my favorite to pull in a store. It's a bit complicated but worth it and

is easy to memorize.

First, stop whatever program is running. Hitting the RUN/STOP-RESTORE keys

usually works. Type sys 64738. This is a reset that will bring up the C64 start

up screen. Now it gets a bit complicated. Press CONTROL 7. This changes the

cursor to the same blue color as the screen. This is needed for maximum shock

effect. Type in this program. 



10 poke 53265,11:poke 53265,27:poke 808,255

20 goto 10



What this does is alternately turn the screen off and on very fast, and disable

the RUN/STOP-RESTORE keys.



After you run it, call it to the attention of one of the clerks. "Uh, I think

it's broken." and watch the fun!



Have Fun and Don't Get Caught!

Yours in programming hints and tips, THE NIGHTSTALKER