The Link 14 How To Use The Link

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  IHOW TO USE THE LINK

for newcomers, welcome to the link.
the link is a TSR (the second ring)
production assembled in austrlia and
is produced on a monthly basis.

MENU MODE:
move joystick portO2 to choose chapters.
press fire to loadIthe chapter.

or press space at menu to switch to text
reader to read text already in memory.I
TEXT READER MODE:

move joystick to the right to forward
one page. move to the left to go
backward.

press fire at anytime to exit back
to main menu.

LOAD MUSIC MODE:

type in the first 2 letters of the music
file you wish to load. the tune mus
be betweenIlocation $1000-$1fff.Itune IO
mustObe playedIby $1003IandIinitialiseIO
withIjsr$1000 or be lamed!ImostImusicIOI
tunesIshouldIwork withIthe parameters.IO
have fun in trying.IIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOUIOI
OIOIOIOIOIOIOUIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOUIOIOI
try outIsomeOofIthe tunesIon thisIissue!
simply type in 'm1'Ifor example to IOIOI
loadIthe tune in.IOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOUIOIOIO
IOIOIOIOIOUIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOUIOIOIOIO
press return ifIyou decide notOto loadIO
musicIandIexitOback to the menu.IOIOIOIO
IOIOIOIOUIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOUIOIOIOIOIOIOIO
wellOiOthink thatIshouldIclearIupImostIO
ofIthe link operation andIshouldIbe  IOI
quite self-explanatory.Ihave fun in IOIO
trying.IcontactIus ifIyou have problems.
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creditsIfor the good work: 
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 IallOcoding by:IOGIORGIO ARMANI/TSRIOI
 IgraphicsIby:IOIOMEGAZZAP/TSRIOIOIOIOI
 ImusicIby:IOIOIO NEPTUNE/TSRIOIOIOIOIO
 IOIOIOIOIOIOIOIIOALCHEMY/TSRIOIOIOIOIO
 IeditedIby:IOIOIOUPTONOGOOD/TSRIOIOIOI
 IcharsetIby:IOIOIPROVOKE/TSR       IOI
 IfliOsprite by:IOGIORGIO ARMANI/TSRIOI
 Iloader by:IOIOIOORIGINAL UNKNOWNIOIOI
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ok,Iyou have reachedIthe endIofIthisIOIO
little informative chapter.IshouldIthere
be a reason to contactIus,Iyou may wish
to write to our headquarter at:IOIOIOIOI
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thank you for reading.Iyou may wish to
press the joystick button now to getIOIO
back to the main menu.IOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOUN
  TH LIOUN  l        LINK WITH A NEW OUT
FIT!
             in celebrating the mag for
one year lastmonth, TSR had decided to m
ake a better and ever outfit. incorporat
ed with ideasfrom past reactions to the
mag, this    new look is what people had
 wanted the  link to look. to all our su
pporters who gave us advice and courage
to change,   we thank you very much.

             in just 13 issues, link has
 changed     its format 6 times already.
 for this    sixth time, it will no doub
t set a new  standard for future issues.
             with new image, we are sure
 that we     will successfully be able t
o compete    with any mags in the world.
 because     it has now reached world st
andard.
             we hope you can continue to
 support us  in order to bring you the b
est we can.
             this format should hopefull
y be staying for a few issues. so that o
ur coders    and other resources can be
devoted to   making mega-demos for you i
n the scene. therefore, in the coming mo
nths, there  will be alot more from TSR.
 watch out   from your nearest tsr conta
ct!          it goes without saying that
, you, as    the reader have expressed t
o our mag    as well as other mags of wh
at makes a   mag better than others. her
e are some   criteria on which you judge
d:
             1) CONTENT
             a good mag should have plen
ty of text & chapters for audiences of v
ariety. LINK has always been putting thi
s as our 1st priority. link has been exp
anding text  from 10 chapters to almost
20! this is  our commitment to our reade
rs. our      leader UPTONOGOOD/TSR has d
one an       excellent job at providing
this.        2) GFX & MUSIC

             the merit of a good mag is
usually      influenced by how well the
graphics is  drawn and how the music is
played. to   this end LINK has consisten
tly          delivered a good standard o
f gfx and    music. at this moment, we h
ave two very talented musician: neptune/
tsr and      alchemy/tsr. if you like yo
ur own tune, you have the option to load
 your own    into link. this provides fl
exibility    to alot of the readers. meg
azzap/tsr hasdrawn some very nice gfx fo
r the link.  look at the nice logo above
 you!        3) MENU LAYOUT

             menu layout is important so
 as not to   confuse readers of the avai
lable chapterchoices and the control of
selection    should be simple. most mags
 satisfy     this criterion very well. w
ith the      response from some readers
that they    need a marker to tell wheth
er they have read the chapter before, th
e new link   provides this nice but simp
le feature.  BUT SADLY MOST OTHERS STILL
 HAVE NOT    PROVIDED THIS!


             4) TEXT READER

             the text reader is the hear
t of a mag.  it is where information is
communicated.the font should be simple a
nd readable. FLASHES may be provided to
highlight    important part of the text.
 again, the  link is among those who con
sistently    achieved this. ingenuity in
 effects     of pages can provide a prof
essional     touch. so why not take a cl
ose look at  that VERTICAL RASTER BAR wh
en you       flip the next page. what do
 you think?

             5) MENU & TEXT INTEGRATION

             it is important that the me
nu and text  reader be stored in ram at
all time.    why? 1) bcoz this saves blo
cks on disk;      2) program only need t
o load text          only - no need for
the wait             during depacking te
xt reader;        3) more efficient for
disk                 performance and mem
ory managemt.as mags around the world im
proved over  the last few years, almost
all mags     including the link since is
sue 4 have   changed to this approach.

             6) TEXT SHOULD BE PACKED
             text should be crunched tak
ing up the   least space (blocks) on dis
k. the       reason is that most mags ar
e uploaded   to bulletin boards across t
he world.    the more blocks the mag, th
e longer &   hence more expensive for pe
ople to      download (especially across
 countries). the link text is always cru
nched with   efficiency up to 60% on ave
rage. this   means you'll need half the
space!       in our new outfit, we have
installed an IRQ LOADER which while load
ing the      text, plays music & decrunc
hes the      text!
             ok, they are the golden rul
es which     the link has succeeded in p
roviding.    of course there are other m
inor ones.   perhaps you be the judge of
 your own    criteria.

             for this issue, you have se
en the       beginning of change. from n
ext issue,   we planned to provide more
enhancements to the outfit. we won't tel
l you what   now, but you'll see and hop
efully you   will enjoy. what we need fr
om you is    your VOTE of confidence. we
 need you    to tell us that we are doin
g something  right! ON WITH THE AMAZING
CREDITS...   THE CREDITS:
             £££££££££££

             [££££££££££££££££££££££££££
££££££££££££]  all coding by:  GIORGIO A
RMANI/TSR      graphics by:    MEGAZZAP/
TSR            music by:       NEPTUNE/T
SR                             ALCHEMY/T
SR             edited by:      UPTONOGOO
D/TSR          charset by:     PROVOKE/T
SR             fli sprite by:  GIORGIO A
RMANI/TSR      loader by:      ORIGINAL
UNKNOWN                        IMPROVED
BY G.A./TSR  ^££££££££££££££££££££££££££
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             [££££££££££££££££££££££££££
££££££££££££]   editor:      UPTONOGOOD/
TSR             co-editors:  GIORGIO ARM
ANI/TSR                      LOGIC/TSR
                             GURU/TSR
                             MR. BUNGLE/
TSR                          ALCHEMY/TSR
                votesheet:   PROVOKE/TSR
                support:     AWA/TSR
                             STEVE/TSR
                             EFFJ/TSR
                             STOMPER/TSR
                             OVY/TSR
             ^££££££££££££££££££££££££££
££££££££££££<VOTE FOR THE LINK:
             £££££££££££££££££

             features:

             1) 15600 bytes of text per
chapter;     2) improved irq loading cha
pters;       3) packed text improves loa
d performance4) depack text while loadin
g;           5) music while loading;
             6) ease of use;
             7) marker;
             8) load music option;
             9) quality reading.

             ok that's all for this chap
ter.
             now you know what an unreal
 mag looks   like!

             thank you.

                                GIORGIO
ARMANI/TSR
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