Here is a layout gude for the 1500 and 1000. If you would like to add a jack to your cosputer to get a ■onitor output, it is very simple! In the case of the 1000, simply solder a 47 MF cap rated at least 16 volt (+ side) to pin 16 of the ULA chip. The other side of the cap (- side) goes to the center of an RCA jack. The sleeve of the jack goes to metal can of the sodulator. In the case of the 1500, instead of connecting to the ULA chip, you connect to the lower side of D-19. (it’s marked on the board) The other connections are the saae. The 1000/1500 actually has a cleaner vidio than the 2068! It is also fairly easy to convert your B & N TV to a aonitor. You should use a TV that is isolated froai the AC line. Alaost all portable or 12 volt Bedels will work. If you want to do this, give me a call for *ore details.

You aay also want to install a Reset switch. If so, refer to the April RAMT0P. DON’T ATTEMPT THIS UNLESS YOU HAVE A BIT OF ELECTRICAL KNOWLEDGE! THIS IS ALSO, AT YOUR OWN RISK!

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PRINTER RAM PACK

SPECTRUM CALLS AND POKES

Here are a selection of POKEs and ROM calls for the Spectrum that produce some interesting effects without upsetting the machine.

Justin Moffitt

POKE 23756,0 . Makes first line line O

POKE 23756,1 . Makes line O line 1

POKE 23609,25 . Makes keyboard bleep

POKE 23609,0 . Makes keyboard silent

POKE 23658,8 . Turns CAPS LOCK on

POKE 23658,0 . Turns CAPS LOCK off

POKE 23755,100 . Disables list command

POKE 23755,0 . Re-enables list command

1 POKE 23659,0 . Makes 24-line screen

9999 POKE 23659,2 . Makes 22-line screen again

POKE 23736,181 . Stops the START TAPE

_ _ _____ prompt

RAH TOP

POKE 23692,255 .

POKE 23613,0 . . .

POKE 23613, PEEK(23730)-5

LET t=USR 3582 .

LET t=USR 4757 .

LET t=USR 3213 .

LET t=65536-USR 7962 .

LET t=USR 3583 .

LET t=USR 3652 . ; .

LET t=USR 3330 . < .

POKE 23617,236 . .

OUT 10, colour .

POKE 23617,14.. LET t=USR 1331

LET t=USR 1290

LET t=USR 1269

-ET t=USR 1251

LET t=USR 1551

LET t=USR 1248

LET t=USR 1333

LET t=USR 1327

LET t=USR 1267

LET time=(65536*PEEK .

23674+ 256*PEEK 2367,3 + PEEK 23672) 60

for US

Using the 'border effects'

. Stops the SCROLL?

prompt

— Disables BREAK key, so when it is pressed the program hangs up .. .Disables BREAK completely

....Scrolls screen one line ....Prints the Sinclair prompt, but does not clear the RAM ....Stops and asks, SCROLL ? ....Prints free memory in bytes

.. . .Scrolls bottom half of screen one line ...Clears top half of screen ...Scrolls whole page to top line, must be followed by CLS

...Changes cursor to ? ...Changes BORDER colour to f, and gives a CLICK, useful for routine when a game has been won Changes cursor to _

Gives special border effect in magenta and blue Gives special border effect in blue and red Gives special border effect with special sounds Gives border effect in green and magenta Gives a list of programs on tape

Gives border effect in white and black Gives border effect in cyan and blue

Gives border effect in white and blue Gives border effect in blue and yellow

•Gives time in seconds since the computer was turned on, and only resets every four days

The border effects give the effect of the save bars in different cotours. They only stop after SPACE has been pressed, but some contain a delay loop as well.

For example:

10 PAPER 1 : INK 7: LET t=USR 1333:CLS 15 REM rest of program

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