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the RAINBOW5803 Timber Ridge Drive. Prospect, KY 40059LXNE .JUSTXFXER

L....t ..onth w.. sAid t..h..t ",.. 'd h...v .... lin .. Jus.tlf'ic'.tion Pr09r .... I"'ead. f'o..onth's t s sue , Th.. listi n9 h. 1nclud ..d b.. low.W.. were writin9 th.. RRINBOW I..st ..onth wlth .. s.i ..PI .. word PI"'OC"SSOI'"h .us ..nt ..r I. whol.. I1n .... nd .... k .. cOI"'I"'.ctions b..f'ol"'e lt wa.s co .... ltted to tht bu.I'I'..1' " on.. printer. Tha.t ' ,J~." an i ..prove ..ent ov ..r the PI"'091"'... tha.t thu.~.l ha.d, .".inl" bec'.use it ...llowed us to b...cksPa.c" for cOI"'I"'.ction... In th... 01' the RRIt~BOW, wh..re we w.nt to h..ve I1n .... which "'I"'e l"'i9ht-Ju stified,.t ',.,or'ked on I" to a de91"'.e -- ..I.inI" b"c",use .Je had to t,. P.. th.. 11T,e ..n 90 bO.c:k I.nd a.dd sPa.ces to .... k.. the line" co .." out "v"n on the ri9ht-hand. WhiI.. the w..s "asier th .n t"pin9 the RRINBOWOn I. t"pewrit ..r (which.ld hs.v.. I"'.qu.il"'"d two t"Pin9sHt Was still a ha.ssl". Thus wa.s born the .. 1ni-P~ocessor below.

What ha.PPens h..re is that, us;in9 th" INSTR Co.......nd, we ..........ch 1'0r- ~.P..c.a line ...nd th ..n "P.... l of I' " sPaces 1'1"'0. the ..nd of ".ch line ..nd add theth.. ..Po.C",. wh1ch ........ a Irea.d" bet"',,en th .. wor-d:;. Each 11n.. 1:; ente ...ed a.s Rthen P'l I I ..d ap'.l"'t. Spaces ....... i ns."l"'t..d, and theTl th .. line l!, Put ba.cethe.... Th..r.. al"''' two vI.riations, on.. for .. fu I 1-len9th line and the othea h.II'-len9th on".Thed,. ).

pr09r"mto f1 IITho" ..rl!'qui""~s.

U .P th ..sP.ac.sthe t"pist to sPa.co! to D . certain "Pot on th" lin .. , i1ine w1th spaces (a Pri nter .. i9ht c,. I I the .." sPa.caI''' th ..n ...ePositioned in th" 11n.. to ..ake it COM"ou

Th.. "cl"'een d1sP I I." b. s ..t uP so th ..t th ..I"''' 1s I. li ttl e black block f'o... thi ..t to "0.1.. " at. Onc.. the t"P 1st 9"ts c l cs .. to the block, he or "he Ju.ce.. in bta.nk" unti I t.hO! c'.!r"o r- co\,er,. the bt..ck block. Th..n, the tine 1.....d into the Pr- lnt b'"f'fe ..... nd Pr1T,t ..d on the line p...intel"'.A.. an added aid,01' the .......sonsst to be9in thene"d of' hI.vi n9 to

the last 11n.. t" Ped is shown On the bot to.. of the screo.nfor th 1sis becau~e we fe It. it ",ou.1.d be e3." i.....or thT,."t tine kno,,,1n9 wh~t was on t.he prevlous \ine withoutlook at th" p...lnter.For short ti nes . Jus t hit ENTERwh..n th.. tin.. end". How.v"r,... bu9 " 3 . . -'"i I I not 1.lw3.S -- ~.PP... r if s ou t"pe a VERY..hort \ine. Wha.t cI.n h"PPethat the one or two word" in the line wl11 repeat the .."elves. If thatoccur, J').st sPa.C:" do'"n and ret"P .. thEe s ....... line. It wi I I 9" a''' ...s ,

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The I"e..aind .... of' th .. P...09....... 1s clevot..d to th.. d1"Pt ..~ and th~ 9N.Phnatul"" f'OI" the PI"091"8."and t"''' sof'l:.wal"e.

THE LISTING

CLSCLEAR1000GOSUB41eGOSLIB380'GOSUB390GOSUB400'PRINTSTRINGf( 32, 4~ )PRINT'PRun"SELECT MODE'"PRINT" (1)ONE-COLUMNFORMAT"'PRINT" (2) TWO-COLUMNFORMAT"'PRINT'IUT" ENTER NUMBER";ZZO~~ZZ GOTO100, 240PRINT, lt~PIJT "ENTER ONL( 1 OR 2 PLEASE"; ZZON ZZ GOT0100,240IF Z201 OR ZZ02 THEN 703 CLSNfm" "'L~4GOSU9380,GOSU9390'GOSU9400,PRINT" ONE-COLUMNFORMAT"PRItH(2160 ..STRING$( 32, 4~)J 'PRINT(2271, CHP$(128); "E$~RIC;HT$(A:t,37-B>D$~C$+~~$A$~D$+E$L~LEN(D$)+3C;OT0280FI$~CHR$( 129>+CHR$(131 )+CHR$( 135>' F2$=CHP$( 132 )+CHR$( 141), F3$~CHR$( 133)' F4R$( 129+ 1~, 'RETUR~~CLS' PRINT(;34, FU, PRIHT(;!66, F2$' PRHlT@98,F3$'RETURNPRINT@99, "ALSOFT MltH-~JORD PROCESSOR"RETURNPI"Hn@198, "( c) FALSOFT, 1981'" FORX~T0200 ' HEXTGOSUS380FORX~376T034STEP-32'C;OSIJ8460'NEXTXFOR X=~1T034STEP-l 'C;OSUB460' ,NEXTXRETURNYsX+32'Z.Y+32,Q-Z+32PRItnI!X, Fl$ 'PRINTI!Y, F2:f' PRINTI!Z, F3$ 'PRINTI!Q, F4:f' RETURN

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U~'l~H~~ K~V!~W CE"_IG MOt--~XTOR

CBUG, .." .II .blF. on either t~.pe orEPRClt1 from THE MICROWORKS, Is ..",oTli+;or PI""o9raM 11. lhir :h a l ao

~OIJ. to u.se sour- Color ComPIJ,ter: ; 1 . terro)in.:;I.l.For inst3.TlCE'1 ltIOLl C.!I.n u.S!? it to

ok IJ.P I,..lith Cor,)PI).Serv' -- ~.'(ld ~e'l.l C.!I.n:, it for the sa"'" Price ..s the VIDEO-X Program Pu.t O'Jt b. Radio Sh.,ck,

1lI01). at s e 9~t a . ve-r-a Powerf'u.l:1~s well (in factI ~OU will bel'I'Iore i nt~"e-$ ted in the 1'1'10'(1r,:,t" Iin 'f;:he- terrflin.:1.1 c3.F'~.bilitie:::'>1is a rq~l b~r9aiTl at '29.95 on.Peoor :t39. 9~ orl th? EPROM.

All inCBUG. all I the-ro!' a.re 19 corrlrf.andsB~ f3.r the most Imeor-t.s.rrt;is the- "Pl" coror ...and . l.Jhich st3.ndz.r memor~ examine and change. Witht ~ClIJ. ..iu,~t t:;4Pt? in "r1" a.nd . : : 1 . he::dd,:;:'c-address) and the disPla~ showsa . fU.l1 eigh+;. b~tes of f'I'lefl'lor:::la .te location ~o~ sPecir~. The line

3.rt? ShOI.,.lnJ and. if the loc.,.-on 15 within ei9ht b~tes of the lin~e ~usor Positions itself ri9ht ino'nt I~f t.he b:::ltos' ~,;:'I). sP,,;;,:ified. Andlch.3.rIge th.;.t bs t.e , all s ou h;J.ve tois t~Pe 1'1"1 the- nel . hex ide c im.alJ.rrlb~r. t~o delet-itl';' or a:n~thi'n9 likE'a.t. Cr::UGt~p?'n pe'si tio'(IS th~ ,=I.l~"'::;orfront of the next b~te~ and ~ou can

that, too.8~ si'l'IP1~ W"'/ in9 thE' u.P.' d01lul.' 1eft.~d ri9ht arrows} ~oU can exa~in~ theMor~ cont~nts above and below the

~ ~ou ori9inal1~ sPecified. It i3 aal nice wa~ to manipulate- Memor~.C8UG ~tso Makes it ea$~ to examine

e ,:ontents of t.-.e C P U . , Ot"' to 9,~ b~ck.nd for+:.h betw;:'(!'n BFtSIC ~.nd it.:::.'If.:"tOU. de,'n/t hal.vl? to wor'r~~ G'.bol.,l.the-xidecirr.3.1s} ei ther.' bec3.1.I.SoEa.re a ir... Ie co:tr(lr(I",ndz t.h.,.+:.111e'I.,)

to convert hex to decifl'la\ and dec-~l to hex. In f a c t I its a pr0t-t~

I/M.~ te, 9~t 1.1.::.(;d to h , = > : : ncta.tio'n.Of' cour-se J !:I ou C3.n 3.\ so rl.l.n '1 J our-

a.nd ::101). ca.n :!.a.ve thel") to tJl.P~I,Jel1. C G U G a l ao h!ll.$ coror ...ll"ld::;. to

.!f,'r.:sf'er f'I'l'rI'lew'~b t ock s I 1o~.d hexe:::.in'11),ick f.a.shi0.... a.yv:J ch3.r.9o? th,? c!='u.

I;;9ister~ .YOI". can .1.150 move a. di:;'P\3.kI pa.geloac o ol~Jn1~.otd a.'nrl an . :111+. , . . . Mr-...-.I~

comP'J.t"r .s a.n lnt"l t1gent tEr"'i M.to a host s~stem.

CBUG iz : .,. f'i ne pro9ra.M. It 1:=. eas~to !J.se ,:nd 9ives. ... geod 1ook ilite theinner- 1.,.lork in9s of the CoI or corflPJ. ter.There ".re . number of helPful hint s int.he docu.mE'ntat1on and its ea:=.~ to geCBUG I).P c.nd 90iY"19 qU.ick\~. On t.hether h.!ll.ndJ it is a . POI.\Ie-r-f'U too 1 th'.tIIJi 1 t cont;.nu.e to Prove ve-r~ I).:::.,::;;(ulnm~.t.ter hOIJ.1 :=.oPhi:stiC-3,t.'rj ~OIJ. rrr.~.~ be

Al tholJ.9h I rt.tl.ve the t3.pe vo?rg.1ot.he direct ions sU.PPlied b. THE MICRO~,JORKS 301" ' ' ' ver. cl .....r- i,., gett! ng th"EF'ROt" ver-s 1on ins +;.!II.l1 ed -- II!' 1 ther ithe Extend~d Co1or B3.SiC :!.OCKet in:=.idthe C3.:5.E'r 1n s. ROr1 Pack , Usi(19 trlEPROt1 rfI!;'a:nsl or COI..lr$E'1 th.,.+:.sou don I9iv~ IJ.P a.n!:ll RAr1 for CBUG.

CBUG i.. 3.\1.9. i labI e b, "'...iI fl"'om THmCRO,JORKS, p, CI, Bc'x 1110, C'"I t19.t'.,92014 in e'ither t3.P e or: EPROt1 ver:=.io'n

CIFFXCXAL NOTXCEthO' RAH~BO,J

Published b, FALSOFT5803 Timber Ridg~' Dr.Pro!P.ctl KY 400~9

L!I.I.,wence C> Fa,I --Ed itorthe RAlt~Sm,J is lr,t ..ndO'd forp'!'r~o'n3.1 US a.nd p1'!3.slJ.r'!' of it.s ~

s.cribers s:nd Y'ePtodl.l.ction b::l a.rl~ f't)is forbidd~n. U:=..eof Pro9r.~.rrl~ct"is for the sin9le end ~Se of subscber:;;. J e I : r o d 3.n~ oth.;-r us,=, 1S o Pr-oh ibi

TRS-80I Color Co",pu.ter'" ~nd ExterldColor S.sic B.re tradl>,nark .. of T.Corp,

At I Pro9rS.M!:. ht!"Y'e-in .!I.re distr1bu.tedon an 113.:!.-is" b~.:5.i$1 loJithol.lt I/JJI.rr.!l.

SlJb~cr iPt1or!::;. t.o th~? RAI ~,mOIoJ$"2 rJ';:'r ~ear.

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HANKS FORTHE MEMORIES,V~$.1 I~Jedo love the Color CornPI.\t~:r/l

.t WII!" get SOl"\@'I,.lha.t u.'I",rI3.pP~ t . . J h e . . . . . I,.IE:'et r i9ht on the ed'ge of usab1C' merl'l-I::, .!l.nd r-eal I ze t.here i:=. SOrtie 1.~~("e-a.ten" u.P b::l hi9h-rez '9r3.Phlc I

'n :$ . tJE" re 'rIot P1a '(Irli 'fl9 to us e , !There is a 1.l.1.:\~~. JIJ$t PC~(E 2~.61NEIoJ when ~OIJ. POl.ver'

I .s:no ~OIJ. 1,0,.1111have an a.dd1 t..icl'l"l.;'l.1 \of bonlf ide' rrlelYlOr~ to us.e , Wef.re-n/t. E'x3.c:t.l!.1 sure 1"Jh,'\t this doc-z)t 1t se'rt',:= + .o rerr'lOVI? the hi 9h-rE'$

r~Phic scre~'fIfro~ ~e~Or~. It ~ta::lSs.o to'rl9 a=. SOt.1. doni t PCLERR theolor Compu.t ..r,Yc,lJ. h~.'v'e to Plan 1n adva.ncl? Theok.:- doesn) t 1.~lork if ~Ol_'. ll!!'"ve offe : t4Et..J" ~_'nd) 1f !. 1 OU h3.Ve" 3. P rc ,9 r.;:I.r(1 :s idin9 iTI roeroor-s I the ~H:}J 1..1i1t .

.;.Pr? it CIIJ.t.Or"l' II)!II.~ to 3.v"id thi:.=: probler ... if'did not Plan ahead would be toSRVE the Pro9r.~.f'l'l1 r'$et the r(I?l'tlc,I"~~nd then CLOAD th~ Pro9ram back in.R:. E:ob H o ,pe' " . id. . .

PRINTER STATUS

A1thou.'3h th~r'" t:. '1"10,"._ to CO'Hline autortls.tic.!'.l \~ on +;:.hl!'COLOR c:op'J.t.er.. there .!!Ire" fe-I/.1 th i n9s. ~OIJ. c.dQ with Prlr,ter 1'I"If'ot'mati0'1"1.

A lot of th'.t 1'I"Iformat 10'1"11" 1'1"1hma.nl~al s eu r~celv,.d ",lth _olJ.r COLCOMPI).ti!'r" I a 1thou 9h the'r~ i:!. cme- t~o9r!t.phiC:S.1 err-Clr. Trls.t e-rr'or i!.P.ge 2139 of' th .. Ext"r,ded Color' 8a,.1dOCIJ.IVI'?'I"1ts.ti-::l'l"11 which S.3I.:;!. :;:101). c.3I.n st.h .. Une Prlnt ..r ~'Idth at d,>clrr,.~l 11The correct a.ddreo!.!. to !..et the widthis dec:im.l 1:;~. Th.at's Frrl!'tt::l obvio1Jtc a'n:;oone 1/.lho1s. look 1n'3 3.t the othea.ddre!.~e!.

HOI/.lev~rl s cu c:a:n 3.lso Pt:'ek into tPIA at deci"a.l 6:::314 to check tSt.3.t ..... of ~Ol.lt. line Printer. If tP e e-k rl!'tl.I,I'""T'lS a. 4 01"" ... 6 J tjlen tPrl'l"lt ..r I. on lin,.. If' It retlJr'l"l.! I ! i Cl"" ,. 7 ~ the-on it 1$ ofT 1ine,

TI'""~ s.ortle of thl!' a.ddr~s:!-I!'!. a.t td.::-c:ir13.1 149 - 156 ,.ddre:5.:="r?~. The 0I..,h:i.ch sho~.)s. uP ri9ht !.IJJ3.!:II is 153) tct::'rtlrft.:t. field l",Jidth. I'll short~ ~OI.I,'I"IO,th'.ve to have' 16-sPa.ce CO",ma f'1,>lJI.n:J can I,.I.sean:;. number- scu ....a.n-t;..

C:Ot-~TESTFORRAINE:O~J READERSI '('1 r:r::II=,Per~.ton 1.,1th __ARB SOFT~JRRE ~

ll readers of' the RAINBOWare Invit.dP-!'.,...ticiF'~.tE"in a . bre3.k - t.hl? - codeThe ,..if"rne-rJ 0,... ,.1iY'lr,,::r:!.. I" i IIi.16' .!t. free- coP~ of t:.h.::-.)ARE:CO(~Ert!"viel"ed Oil t.hese P.!'.9.::s. A1.1ha.ve to do is decode th.!' rtl'::-$S.~.9Ee 10... a:.-.d s.end it to I .JI:II! Be''n'ne-ttJior Pro9r-31.P'lTfle-r J JA~:8 St:"ftl.J.J.re J 1169St. J Ir(tPI';;ri.~.1 Eil?.!I.ch! CA 92032.

~O'J. bre.~.k the code. E:ermett ...i 11.end ~ OIJ. a . free- coP ~ of . JAT?BCODE.But.. ~ 01.1. C3.r, be-.at. 1in'l"lE"r' .3I.'n:;I,J.l~ mer,tioY'l the P.Alt-~BO~J wherl P13.c:1r19'1"1order for JAJ;:BCODEand ~Ol.\ I"i 11 g",t!'2 disc:olJ.r,t off' th .. ret . ll Prl"e of'

JAF:8CODE. Or d~rs can be sent to taddress li sted abo ve.

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H3.'./e tur, de-codin'3"

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ANDY DXSC-OAcco""'U ng to.." ver- high bPt ",ceds o u~ c e 'l i n a Te x a s lo c ati o n wh i c h wi llh.. ,..."I '0 90 Unn a",ed, thO' t ong- aw-'l t.E'd

Co1or COf1 'IP IJ.ter d1s c ....11I MJI.k!' itsaPF'~3.r3:nce 1'1" '1Ru91J.:=.tor SePt.erf)be-r.We Pass a.lclfl9 this il"lf'orrl~.lti"n~'O:!OIJ. CJI,n-- if sou a,re of :="I.lchMind90 ah-:-ad ,:I,nd o \ 3.ce ~our- order for oneof i:.he disc s::,I!.tel'l'lsnow.In connection '~.Ilthrle- discJ P.3.dil~

:::h';'.t:k 1.~ll11 .~.nrlt::'l.t.'nl:i? 3. fl'!1!'rflOr::l L1.P9r.~.dl'!'for t.he Color CorI ' lPtJ. i : .e-r. WeJrf? not inon wh~t form it will t~kel but itbe u.PPiYl9 t.h>? r"ler"lor~ 1:.1::'~:2K.

tJh.J,t I}Je DOknol}, 1::. th."t rou.r discdrj.'~,e~ I,.}i 1t be- a.vat la.bte. Drive 111)"'...t t ~,.V

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FTl~ ARE REV IEl ~ SIGMONS I GMOt~< frorf, Da taSof't J t ne , lis a I~ '"et t tho'!9ht-o,!t ....chine lan9uage~itorJ ~i~1-as5~mbl~r) disa~se~blerld d"b'!9ger .t t rot ted into s. :oin91t?e. It wa,s designed e~Pec13,11!:1 forColor Compu.ter .!I.'ndShOl,,!, $Omt!' l,..,elllU'3ht ou.t ides.s. IIn effect, there ap"e . tot a I of 18

!::IOU can u!-e to a.ccI!'~s the"I'fIQr:1 of"!::1 our COI'I' IP u ter J ... 1101 /11 '1 "19 !:I 01).do evep",thin9 fro", reo.din9 the con-ts of' the l'l'JeMOr~ loc.!'.tioTls to set-n9 bre.!l'.kPoints ~:nd E'x;'.m1i nS! tho?nteYlt:; of the r'e91 50er~ in t.he 68(19U. MoreCtverJ after !:IO'J. do a . t 1 thesE'ings, ~ou can run the a~sembl~ lan9-.ge pro9ra.rt1 ~OIJ. cres.te' either' orrres.t-time ba.:!!!isor St,~P - b!:l -:=;.te-P.\.EI.:st oPtion 9ivE':; ! : : I 0'). the ch.El.'n'SH!:'e>~.:urI1:' th? corltt:"nts of' t.h~ CPU::..'t:.er~,!'.nd See hOI.J : , : : I our- Pr09r.3.rrl isthem.A rei'.11~ 'nice feature of !::;IGt~O~~ is'~bilit~ to tUrn ~our Printer on or's.o th3.t ~O:'IJ. ca.n tr.!'.c:' ~Ol.r.r proo;r.:-.rrlha.v .a. r,=,cord of I~Jh3'.t,3,PPenrr-d. b:,l iPing the printer on all the W~~the- Pr'OCE":!-sJ sou ....Ii1t be 3.bte-S'e ""h3.t ::IOU, did 3.'I"ld wh,g,t the re-:t of 1t l.Ja.g..YOI). can .:r.15.0 set SIGt10t~U.P to op-in either d~cl~al or hex1d~ci~~1es ~ S,$. f.3.r a.!:. inP 1.I.t is cc.nc,:-rned.

those tr~in9 tc cOPe with both: :r 1 . !' :n9 I .l .3 .ge - ! I ."d hex1d~cif !, !,,- ts. forfirst ti",e, that c~n b. a bonus.SIGt1CtN's OlJ.tPIJ.t is a lw.:I.::r!:. in! !.o it can be confusing if ~out r~rrler...ber l.Jh.!'.t ~01) .:r.re-1.1.::::.nSf toi: .The D.J.taSort Pec'p l e h~'.j1?Pu.t t.o-a. ver~ 'I"lic' Pa.ck.J.9t?, .!'.rld 3. ver~book let of docl.ll'I"renta.t.ioTI.

little dra.to.ri",9s of' "Si~~,o'n'l doP the- novice .:t.:=.s:'rflbt~ 1~.rI9t_1.;T.9.""Pt"O-I.l.nderst.!':nd the te'xt 3. 1itt;, te

would $~~ SIGMON is a Perfectt;r.3Jf. to hI!?1P =Ofr le"one- 9t into thf!'li.=3.ted .ar.rea.of' a.ssertlbl::1 lJ.rI9I.1.~.ge.of' the re.J.l..ons for this 12 simP 1~,lJ.s.e it is ,. helPfu I-t~PI? Pro-;'r.3.r,.,'.t s.or-t, or 91.~ldes. \:1:01).. HOIJJe'rlll?r~ in!of" th~.t, I do '/.li th the d,:,clJ.men-;

tation w~re a little rnore comPl:'t~ fthe novice. a. cOll.Ple of srlort P9r~.",s worked thp"ou.9h "teP - by - :olJ.sin9 the SIGMOt~ cOrtll'l'la,rldswou.ld 90ton9 ~.18.' to',!3..rd he 1Pi n9 th~ be91rinu.nder$tB.nd " tittle ",ore a.b"'J.t ..11 .tm~sterious stuff With tho.t on .. co",Pla.int, it.s r-...."fine Pr09ra",. And, with" $29

price tB.9, It,. in the perfect spot~Ol'l'l&one l.Jho I,Jants to !.ee I~'h.).t. ~.1.1 'th..!!.sel'l"lbl~ 13.r.9'J.a.9~ stlJ.fr i:=. .a.Il a.boRe",e~ber, thoU9h, SIGMONIs a MIA!.sel"l',bler a'rrd dis.3.ssembler. 1'(1 s.horit tr!::l s, to be --" rid !"u.cc~ed$ --bei n9 s. tot of thi n9,. P3.eked intape. Bec.ar.I).:s.eof tha.t~ its not likerU.ll-blol.Jn as-.gemble-r, a.Y'ld dO~5Pe-r+::.t;nd to be. 81.I.t 1t 1s a 900d P1to ~t3.rt arid the price is cl?rtai"l~right for anscne I,.rho IJJa.nts to see w.8.ssembl::.r1,!1.rI91).'.ge 15 a 11 2I.bou.t.SIGMOt~ is avat labl e from D.t .SoInc., 19~19 BI.I.sines!. Center Dri'.

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DRIVER BACKUP

This. frlonth'So edition of tl-"l:' T.:!I.Nel,)$. letter c3.rrie~ :!.Ol'l"re-excel1eninformation on ",akin9 backups of disfiles and inform.tion. As a rule,is B. t'"3."S ~. 900d id ..s. to ",ak .... b'.ckuP of eVer~thi n9 so ~O'! dont losedue tt:. the varioIJ.!. Prob\erfts th.:!I.t Cl"u~ with ma9netic media.In order to m a . k e s. b.3.r;:k..P ofma.chinil? la:n9'-!.~.ge to.pe, ::101.1. ne-e-d t..tl usCSAVEr'L b ....t ~Ol) . a l s.o 'need s.orfl'=' otheri nfor'.3.tlon tha.t bn't a tW3.~S ..s1

a.val lab le ,In the e.se of the G..-a.Pi CS PP"nterC'rive-r WI!' l'I"rentioned la.st rflorl+:.h~;IC

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