J.B. Langston
286 lines
5.9 KiB
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286 lines
5.9 KiB
Plaintext
S U P E R M O N + 64
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In the following discussion, keyboard
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input in designated by brackets.
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<this is what you type>
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SUPERMON+ is a new version of
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'SUPERMON' the reason for the new
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version is to provide identical
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commands to those of the built-in
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monitor of the commodore 128.
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The most visible changes from earlier
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versions of SUPERMON are:
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--decimal or binary input allowed;
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--disk status and commands (@);
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--looser (easier) syntax.
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NUMBER CONVERSION
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<$2000>
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$2000
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+8192
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&20000
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%10000000000000
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In the above example the user
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has asked for the numeric
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equivalents to hexadecimal 2000.
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The reply shows the value in hex
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($), in decimal (+), in octal (&)
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and in binary (%).
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The user could ask for a number
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to be converted from any of these
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bases by giving the appropriate
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prefix.
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IMPORTANT NOTE --
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At any time in the following text,
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you may enter any number in any
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base and conversion will be done
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for you.
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Example:
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<m +4096>
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Will cause a memory display from
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decimal address 4096. In the
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display, the hex address ($1000)
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will be shown. Similarly,
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<+2048 lda#%10000000>
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Will be converted to assemble:
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"a $0400 lda #$80"
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If you don't give a prefix, the
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monitor will assume hexadecimal.
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REGISTER DISPLAY
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<r>
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pc sr ac xr yr sp
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; 0000 01 02 03 04 05
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Displays the register values
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saved when SUPERMON+ was entered.
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Values may be changed by typing
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over the display followed by a
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return character.
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pc - program counter
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sr - status register
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ac, xr, yr - a, x, and y
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registers
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sp - stack pointer
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<m 200 209>
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>0200 4d 20 32 30 30 20 32 30: m 200 20
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>0208 39 00 00 04 00 04 00 04: 9.......
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Display memory from 0200 hex to
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0209 hex. Display is in lines of
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8, so addresses $200 to $20f are
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shown. If only one address is
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used then 12 lines (96 locations)
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will be shown. If no address is
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given display will go from the
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last address. Equivalent ASCII
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characters are shown in reverse
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at the right. Values are changed
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by typing over the display
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followed by a return character.
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EXIT TO BASIC
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<x>
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Return to BASIC READY mode. When
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you wish to return to SUPERMON+,
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command "SYS 8".
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SIMPLE ASSEMBLER
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<a 2000 lda #+18>
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(changes to:)
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a 2000 a9 12 lda #$12
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a 2002 ..next instruction
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In the above example the user
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started assembly at 2000 hex. The
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first instruction was load a
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register with immediate 18
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decimal. In following lines the
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user need not type the "a" and
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address. The simple assembler
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prompts with the next address. To
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exit the assembler type a return
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after the the address prompt.
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Previous lines may be changed by
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typing over the right hand part.
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<d 2000 2004>
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. 2000 a9 12 lda #$12
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. 2002 9d 00 80 sta $8000,x
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Disassembles instructions from
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2000 to 2004 hex. If one address
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is given, 20 bytes will be
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disassembled. If no address,
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start from the last used address.
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Code may be reassembled by moving
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the cursor back and typing over
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the right hand part.
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FILL MEMORY
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<f 1000 1100 ff>
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fills the memory from 1000 hex to
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1100 hex with the byte ff hex.
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GO (RUN)
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<g 1000>
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Go to address 1000 hex and begin
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running code. If no address is
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given, the address from the <pc>
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register is used.
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JUMP (SUBROUTINE)
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<j 1000>
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Call address 1000 hex and begin
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running code. Return to the
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monitor.
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HUNT MEMORY
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<h c000 d000 'read>
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Hunt thru memory from c000 hex to
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d000 hex for the ascii string
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"read" and print the address
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where it is found. A maximum of
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32 characters may be used.
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<h c000 d000 20 d2 ff>
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Hunt memory from c000 hex to d000
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hex for the sequence of bytes
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20 d2 ff and print the address. A
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maximum of 32 bytes may be used.
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FILE HANDLING
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LOAD
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<l>
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Load any program from cassette #1.
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<l "ram test">
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Load from cassette #1 the program
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named "ram test".
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<l "ram test",08>
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Load from disk (device 8) the
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program named "ram test". This
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command leaves basic pointers
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unchanged.
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SAVE
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<s "program name",01,0800,0c80>
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Save to cassette #1 memory from
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0800 hex up to but not including
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0c80 hex and name it
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"program name".
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<s "0:program name",08,1200,1f50>
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Save to disk drive #0 memory from
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1200 hex up to but not including
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1f50 hex and name it
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"program name".
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TRANSFER MEMORY
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<t 1000 1100 5000>
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Transfer memory in the range 1000
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hex to 1100 hex and start storing
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it at address 5000 hex.
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COMPARE MEMORY
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<c 1000 1100 5000>
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Compare memory in the range 1000
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hex to 1100 hex with memory
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starting at address 5000 hex.
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DISK OPERATIONS
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CHECK DISK
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<@>
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Get disk status message
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<@9>
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Get disk unit 9 status message
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<@,$0>
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Get drive 0 directory
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<@,s0:temp>
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Scratch file 'temp' from disk
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OUTPUT TO PRINTER
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Call SUPERMON+ from basic with:
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<open 4,4:cmd 4:sys 8>
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All commands will go the printer.
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When complete, return to basic
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with "x" and command:
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<print#4:close 4>
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SUMMARY
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$ , + , & , % number conversion
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g go (run)
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j jump (subroutine)
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l load from tape or disk
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m memory display
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r register display
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s save to tape or disk
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x exit to basic
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a simple assembler
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d disassembler
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f fill memory
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h hunt memory
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t transfer memory
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c compare memory
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@ disk status/command
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Supermon will load itself into the top
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of memory...wherever that happens to
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be on your machine. Be sure to note
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the SYS command which links SUPERMON
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to the Commodore. It may be used to
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reconnect the monitor if it is
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accidentally disconnected by use of
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the run-stop/restore keys.
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