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Commodore Trivia 24
-------Commodore Trivia Edition #24 Questions and Answers Preface--------
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-------Commodore Trivia Edition #24 Questions and Answers (BEGIN)--------
Q $170) What text is displayed on the screen of a Commodore 128 upon
bootup?
A $170) The following text is centered on either the 40 or 80 column
screen:
COMMODORE BASIC V7.0 122365 BYTES FREE
(C)1985 COMMODORE ELECTRONICS, LTD.
(C)1977 MICROSOFT CORP.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Q $171) How many bytes free does a Commodore 128 have on powerup?
A $171) As shown above in Q $170, 122365 bytes.
Q $172) On the Commodore B-128 series, the bell beeps at the right margin.
What column is the default right margin on the B-128?
A $172) Column 70.
Q $173) When a Commodore C64 is hooked up to a 1541 and an MPS 801
printer, everything is powered up and connected correctly, and
the floppy won't load. What is wrong?
A $173) The printer is offline. Put the printer on-line, and the floppy
will operate correctly.
Q $174) How do you access the "hidden message" in the C128DCR?
A $174) One brute force way:
While in the machine language monitor, type:
m f63f5 f640b
Q $175) Some of you may remember the Commodore Magic Voice cartridge.
If so, how many words was in the base unit's vocabulary?
A $175) 235
Q $176) Who write the 3+1 software bundled with the Commodore
Plus/4 in ROM.
A $176) Tri Micro wrote the code, and created a version for the C64.
It turns out that the 3+1 software included with the Commodore
Plus/4 was originally designed to be but one of the many choices
for bundled software with the 264. When the focus changed, 3+1
became the only software bundled, and some assumed Commodore
had written it. (Ref. RUN April 1985:43)
Q $177) The BASIC extension "Simon's BASIC" was created by whom?
A $177) David Simons (Ref: Commodore Power/Play April/May 1985:56-7)
Q $178) Simons' BASIC was influenced a lot by what other computer
manufacturer's BASIC?
A $178) Hewlett Packard. (Commodore Power/Play April/May 1985:56)
Q $179) How many commands does Simons' BASIC add to the Commodore 64?
A $179) 114. (P/P Apr/May 1985:57)
Q $17A) In the United Kingdom, there was an extension to Simons' BASIC
developed by David. Among other things, what major complaint
about the original BASIC extension does it address?
A $17A) Renumbering GOTOs and GOSUBs when renumbering a program.
Q $17B) In the Commodore Plus/4 File Manager, there exists two bugs,
which show up if you have over a certain number of records. What
is this magic number?
A $17B) When merging over 255 records in the Word Processor, a printout might
stop early int the file and continually reprint a single record, or
entering one record might trash another record. (RUN April 1985:43)
Q $17C) Commodore Semiconductor Group (CSG) manufactured an 8500 IC.
What common IC number is this IC functional equivalent to?
A $17C)
Q $17D) How many BASIC commands were included in BASIC 3.5, not
including the monitor commands?
A $17D) 80. (RUN November 1984:37)
Q $17E) On the Commodore VIC-20, 64, and C16 keyboards, what row and
column pins on the keyboard connector does the letter D
correspond to?
A $17E) Row 2 Column 2. (RUN July 1984:109)
Q $17F) What is special about the keys in Row 4 of the hardware keyboard
matrix?
A $17F) Column 2-4 spell out CBM. (RUN July 84:109)
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