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21:51, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Plusterm (Created page with "Tools - The PlusTerm Program The Plusterm program was written by Color 64 enthusiast Sam Lewit, who also created Network and many other fine programs. It was written originally as an optional substitute for the built-in term program that came with Color 64 v7.37, but is now included as the standard terminal program with Color 64 v8. The file name is "√bbs.term" and will be automatically loaded from your Program Files when you choose F2 fro...")
21:47, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Pswd tool (Created page with "Tools - Password File Tool The "pswd tools" utility will allow you to copy the data out of the REL password file into an easier to handle SEQ file for backup purposes and restore the password file (all or just one record) from that backup file when needed. With this utility, you can safely store the password file anywhere you choose (like on an SFD 1001 or hard disk drive), if that drive is capable of handling relative files. To use the "psw...")
21:44, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs protected Dir tool [Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) (hist)
21:44, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Dir tool (Created page with "Tools - The Directory Tool The "dir tools" program is a utility you can use to quickly create a new √directory file for your download directories. It is true that Color 64 would automatically create a √directory file the first time a caller asked for a directory, but that directory regeneration can take quite a while (especially if you have a lot of files on the disk). The "dir tools" is a small BASIC program, leaving plenty of free memo...")
21:42, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs protected Tools [Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) (hist)
21:42, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Tools (Created page with "The following tools are here to help you along with your management of your BBS: Directory Tool - for UL/DL file maintenance Password File Tool - for record editing PlusTerm Terminal Program Menu Maker - automated menu maker")
21:37, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs protected Merging modules [Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) (hist)
21:30, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Merging modules (Created page with "Programming How-To - Merging in Modules The following notes are intended to help you when merging an optional "spare command" module into your Color 64 overlays. : 1) Make sure that the module was written for your BBS program version. If it is for a previous version, then you will need to find the correct version of the module or use the included module converter program (see the section on the module converter in the upgrade d...")
21:25, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs protected Adding games [Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) (hist)
21:25, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Adding games (Created page with "Programming How-To - Adding Games to 8.10a An easy-to-customize Games module has been added (√bbs.games) that resides in the AUX 3 area. Also provided as part of this build are games I ported over for 8.1 use from older 7.37 builds. All games were coded to use the AUX3 area (H=14). I avoided using the MOD Menu only because I wanted to better customize the feel of the BBS. I also experienced errors when using it in the SD2IEC env...")
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21:17, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs protected Programming how to [Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) (hist)
21:17, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Programming how to (Created page with "You want your BBS to grow! I get it! Growth and positive changes for a BBS keep the users interested and coming back for more. Here are some pointers on changing things up a little. Add Games for 8.10a Merging in Modules Also see Converting 7.37 modules to 8.10a!")
21:13, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs protected Initialization commands [Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) (hist)
21:13, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Initialization commands (Created page with "Programming Features - Drive Initialization Commands This section is a summary of different drive init commands that seem to work best for a variety of disk drive devices. A drive init command is simply a command that tells the disk drive to prepare for access, and a method by which you can specify which partition (LU and USER for Lt. Kernal users) or subdirectory to use on 1581, RamLink, or Hard Drive systems. Since some dev...")
21:12, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page File:Lu2u3.png
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21:11, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page File:Lu2u10.png
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21:00, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs protected Using disk drives [Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) (hist)
21:00, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Using disk drives (Created page with "Programming Features - Using Disk Drives Using Legacy Commodore Disk Drives To access a file on a Commodore compatible disk drive, there are five parameters that define how the computer communicates with a disk device: * Logical File Number * Device Number * Secondary Address * Drive Number * Filename The OPEN command uses all these parameters and here is its syntax: : OPEN <logical file #>,...")
20:49, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs protected Absolute day numbers [Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) (hist)
20:49, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Absolute day numbers (Created page with "Programming Features - Absolute Day Numbers (ADN) The BBS system keeps track of the current date in the numeric variable DA as a value called an Absolute Day Number (ADN). An ADN is the number of days that have passed since January 1, 1800 (01/01/1800). This may seem inconvenient at first, but the Color 64 ML routines take care of all the necessary calculations, and you really don't even have to know that this is going on. Yo...")
20:46, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs protected Branch tables [Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) (hist)
03:40, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Branch tables (Created page with "Programming Features - Command Branch Tables This table below represents the overlays and line numbers at which the main commands reside. The default command keys are listed here under the heading KEY. What happens when a user presses a key at the main prompt is that the command is searched for in the array CM%(I,1), which stores the ASCII value of each of the commands. Once found, the user's level is compared to the comman...")
02:36, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs protected Generic routines [Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) (hist)
02:36, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Generic routines (Created page with "Programming Features - Generic Routines The following is a table of generic routines that are present in all overlays unless otherwise specified. {| class="wikitable |- |+Callable Routines by Line Number for Overlays ! Line ! Function |- | 1 | REM line -- This is the save and replace overlay routine |- | 105 | Print "." to screen (no carriage return), drop to next line |- | 110 | Get input character and put in A$ |- |...")
02:16, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs protected Programming notes [Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) (hist)
02:07, 7 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Programming notes (Created page with "Programming Features - Miscellaneous Programming Notes Rainbow mode: If you place an F1 character inside the quotes of text to be sent, rainbow mode will be turned on, using the system colors defined in SETUP. Turn off by placing an F3 character inside the quotes. Color Sequencing: If you place an F5 character inside the quotes, the cursor will change to the next color from the sequence...")
21:57, 6 October 2025 Admin talk contribs protected Overlay files [Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) (hist)
21:56, 6 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Overlay files (Created page with "Programming Features - Generic Overlay FilesThe √bbs.xxx Module The program "√bbs.xxx" has all the routines that "√bbs.ov3" has in it, except it doesn't have any "spare" command routines. You can use this for modules that would regularly have a spare command of their own, but that...")
21:51, 6 October 2025 Admin talk contribs protected Basic variables [Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) (hist)
21:51, 6 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Basic variables (Created page with "Programming Features - Basic Variables Used in Color 64 The table below defines all variables used by Color 64 BBS: {| class="wikitable |- |+List of Color 64 Defined Variables ! Var ! Definition and Function |- | A | General use numeric variable. It is used to store the current number of lines in the message editor and other routines that use the array A$(). |- | A$ |This variable has several uses: It is used to return th...")
03:17, 6 October 2025 Admin talk contribs protected Ml functions [Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) (hist)
03:17, 6 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Ml functions (Created page with "Programming Features - ML Functions The ML functions are used where the ML commands and ML variables will not be able to perform more complex operations. Simply put, a function is like a variable that can perform a subroutine before returning a computed value. Some functions also have parameters which are used to perform the function's specific operation. Since the ML variables cannot return string values, the functions also...")
02:52, 6 October 2025 Admin talk contribs protected Ml variables [Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) (hist)
02:52, 6 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Ml variables (Created page with "Programming Features - ML Variables The ML Variables are a way for BASIC to get certain information about the BBS environment, as well as to define the way the BBS operates. Thus, you can read the information in these variables, as well as assign values to them. All ML variables begin with an "!" exclamation point, followed by two digits. They can be used in expressions just like BASIC variables. Assigning a value to an ML...")
02:33, 6 October 2025 Admin talk contribs protected Ml command set [Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) (hist)
02:33, 6 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Ml command set (Created page with "Programming Features - ML Command Set The ML commands are a way for BASIC to access the faster and more powerful subroutines built into the Color 64 ML. Some of these commands do complex things and are very useful (such as getting a line of typed input), while others aren't used very often (enabling and disabling interrupts). All ML commands begin with " . " period character, followed by two digits. Some commands require add...")
02:07, 6 October 2025 Admin talk contribs protected Enhanced if statement [Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) (hist)
02:07, 6 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Enhanced if statement (Created page with "Programming Features - The Enhanced If/Then Statement The Color 64 ML adds a powerful set of decision-making commands that supplement the IF/THEN statement. {| class="wikitable |- |+Enhanced IF/THEN Statements ! CMD ! Details |- | IF/THEN/ELSE | Format: IF <expression> THEN <statements>: £ <statements> The British Pound character “£” represents “ELSE” in Color 64 Basic. Example: IF A=5 THEN PRINT "Hello”: £...")
22:35, 5 October 2025 Admin talk contribs protected Output commands [Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) (hist)
22:35, 5 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page Output commands (Created page with "Programming Features - Output Commands The Color 64 output commands differ from the BASIC PRINT statement because they not only print the information to the screen, but they also print the output to the user that is online. If you use a regular PRINT statement while a user is online, then the text will only be printed on your own screen. Another thing that the output commands do is automatically convert the output to ASCII or...")
22:31, 5 October 2025 Admin talk contribs created page File:Dollarsignoutput.jpeg
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