Saving memory via modules
Roger Cawkwell
Further thoughts on saving memory. I usually don't use the
full Studio 5000 setup for my own pieces. This means I don't have to install
M.MENU. Most of the time I use my own instrument definitions, so no M.INS1
either. If I do decide to use one of the 'presets' it's still more economical
on memory to re-define it as a user word.
When modules are INSTALLed by the standard Studio 5000 !BOOT
file you can't get rid of them, so this means writing your own !BOOT file,
leaving out what you don't need. The savings are quite substantial. When I
start up the Studio 5000 using the standard !BOOT file MEM shows that I have
15793 bytes to play with. If I use my own !BOOT file I get 18373! These numbers
may be a little different on your machine, depending on what you have on board,
but the saving will be similar.
Reading AMPLINEX files
Jeff Parton
The answer to the problem of stepping back a page (or
skipping a page) when reading a file (A.intro2 in AMPLINEX 002) is to load the
file directly into a word processor. You can then scroll backwards and forwards
at will.
When I receive my copy of AMPLINEX, I load each file in turn
into View (using an 80-column mode). As I read through each file, a single key
press on each paragraph formats the text in 80 columns, and at the end I save
the file in its 80-column format on side 2 of the disc, ready for printing when
required.
Music 4000/Symphony keyboard stand
Jack Wrigley
Anybody who finds difficulty positioning their music keyboard
in a convenient arrangement next to their computer might be interested in the keyboard
stand in the current Argos catalogue. I bought one and at £14.99 it suits the
Symphony keyboard well.
Function keys in Notepad
Jeff Parton
In case anyone hasn't noticed - when in Notepad, function
keys 6 to 9 can be used as in View, i.e.
f6 - insert line
f7 - delete line
f8 - insert character
f9 - delete character
f7 - delete line
f8 - insert character
f9 - delete character
(This also works in AMPLINEX Feedback)
Published in AMPLINEX 005, May 1988
