Re: Mastery Development Software Copy

["Henry" <apl2research(.a.t.)comcast.net>]

Hey Michael.

>> After a little reading it seems I can't find anything in the SoftKey 
>> books about Mastery Development.  Do you know of a few titles by name? 
>> This disk just says 'Games v3.0' on it.
>
> They aren't in the "collection" books, but in the actual magazine.
> Check the (partial) database.  Arithmetic is there, and at least one
> other.

Ah ha!  Okay... found it.  Issue 50, Page 9 mentions is and say to use 'Side 
B of Sword of Kadash'.  That SoftKey is in Issue 27, Page 17.  Seems simple 
enough.

So then I found some compilation SoftKey disks here: 
http://www.apple2.org.za/mirrors/ftp.apple.asimov.net/unsorted/.  I 
downloaded 
'computist_core_program_library_and_super_iob_collection_disks.zip' and 
restored the 'Super IOB Collection #2.DSK' image which has the SoftKey for 
'Sword of Kadash'.  I then tried to run the Super IOB disk but it crashes on 
boot.  No big deal!  I have a DOS 3.3 bootable disk.  So then I run '^SUPER 
HELLO' which is a menu driven program for Super IOB so I can choose the 
SoftKey and won't need to type it in.  Nice!  Only problem is it doesn't 
work.

I follow the directions to load the SoftKey and select the Back Side of 
Sword of Kadash but it crashes with a DISK ERROR on when reading Track 1. 
Doesn't matter of it's a formatted 'normal' DOS 3.3 disk (like my bootable 
one I used or the Copy Protected disk).  Crashes just the same.  So then I 
though I'd just load Super IOB and the Sword of Kadash SoftKey and just run 
it that way.  Only problem is I can't seem to remember how to load two BASIC 
programs in to each other.  Basically, I would like to first load Super IOB 
and the 'append load' the Sword of Kadash SoftKey program at line 1000.  I 
can't seem to remember what DOS 3.3/BASIC commands to use to accomplish 
this.  This is what the ^SUPER HELLO program basically does but I'm afraid 
my BASIC isn't want it used to be.

Any help would be appreciated.  Maybe someone knows if the 'Super IOB 
Collection #2.DSK' needs it's own DOS for the program to work correctly? 
Strange that is crashes at Track 1 regardless of the disk used as Source.

Thanks!


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