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8/16-Central The Journal for Apple ll Programmers August 1991 ° Vers. 1.0 /ES.CENTRAL.9108 In the root directory you'll find ABOUT.THIS.DISK, which is an editorial. It also includes a complete catalog listing of the disk. DLT8 and DLT16 also live in the root. If you're a IIgs user, launch DLT16 (with GS/OS active) and then you can read all the articles this month simply by clicking the mouse. 8-bit users should launch the program DLT8 from BASIC.SYSTEM (which is also on the disk). DLT8 was created by Karl Bunker. The 16-bit frontend was created by Jay Jennings using HyperStudio and operates under the HyperStudio run-time package. /ES.CENTRAL.9 108/Advertising For sale, for hire, etc., can be found in CLASSIFIEDS. If you'd like information on running an ad, read ADVERTINFO for details. /ES.CENTRAL.9108/Apple.1I/Scroller Apple II Guru Randy Brandt whipped up an assembly language utility that can be used whenever a portion of the 80-column screen needs to be scrolled. He demos it in the version of DLTS that’s included with this issue. /ES.CENTRAL.9 108/Apple.1I/Dungeon A continuing series on beginning dungeon design for those people who’d like to get into game programming but don’t know where to start. Written by Jay Jennings in Merlin assembly, this installment covers creating an adventure, traversing the dungeon, and handling locked doors and monsters. /ES.CENTRAL.9108/Apple.ligs/CalcMask You know those tool calls that are apparently cool, but you never have enough time to figure out exactly what they'll do for you? Ken Burtch has done the hard work for you with the CalcMask tool call. The sample program is written in Orca/Pascal and should get your brain juices flowing. /ES.CENTRAL.9 108/Apple.ligs/DInfo Cecil Fretwell returns with another Orca/C program. This time he shows how to make use of the GS/OS Dinfo call to check out all the devices hooked up to your system. 7ES.CENTRAL.9108/Columns In WHATSNEW you'll read about the latest tools and utilities available for programmers. Reviews of new software packages of interest to programmers will also be found here. /ES.CENTRAL.9 108/Columns/HyperLab Aregular column devoted to the technical aspects of HyperStudio, HyperCardligs, and any other hypermedia programs that pop up. This month Steve Bernacki gives us a Date and Time XCMD. 7ES.CENTRAL.9108/MiscInfo If you'd like to write for 8/16-Central, read the AUTHORGUIDE and ARTICLESWANTED files for special tips. We've also included a listing of previous 8/16 articles in BACK.ISSUES (and info on ordering back issues on disk). Read the CREATEDBY listing to see who helped put this issue together. /ES.CENTRAL.9108/Q.And.A Letters to us, answers from us. Write in with a suggestion, comment, or question and become famous. Online Tech-Talk is a collection of questions, answers, tips, and hints, from the online services. -30- KansasFest ¢ July 16-21, 1991 Look for complete information on what took place during KansasFest in the next issue. Word has it that we'll be able to tell you a lot about what happened (versus keeping our mouths shut).