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4120VTAB 7:? " <*> AND <#> TO CLEAR SCREEN,"\\ 
4130VTAB 9:? " AND SIDE BUTTONS TO START A"\\ 
4140VTAB 11:? " COLOR CHANGE. COLOR NUMBERS "\\ 
4150VTAB 13:? " MUST BE 2\r~05,80\\ 
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4110VTAB 5:? " USING THE JOYSTICK TO DRAW,"\\ 
4120VTAB 7:? " <*> AND <#> TO CLEAR SCREEN,"\\ 
4130VTAB 9:? " AND SIDE BUTTONS TO START A"\\ 
4140VTAB 11:? " COLOR CHANGE. COLOR NUMBERS "\\ 
4150VTAB 13:? " MUST BE 2 DIGIT (04 for 4)"\\ 
4160VTAB 15:? " <ESCAPE> WILL RETURN YOU TO "\\ 
4170VTAB 17:? " BASIC."\\ 
4180VTAB 19:? " IF PRESSED DURING COLOR "\\ 
4190VTAB 20:? " SELECTION, IT WILL NOT TAKE"\\ 
4200VTAB 21:? " EFFECT UNTIL COLOR # PRESSED"\\ 
4210VTAB 23:? "Press keyboard key to continue"; \\ 
4220GET kp$\\ 
4300HOME\\ 
4310VTAB 3:HTAB 3:? "COLORS AVAILABLE ARE:"\\ 
4320VTAB 5:HTAB 3:? "00) BLACK"\\ 
4330VTAB 6:HTAB 3:? "01) GREEN"\\ 
4340VTAB 7:HTAB 3:? "02) DARK RED"\\ 
4350VTAB 8:HTAB 3:? "03) WHITE"\\ 
4360VTAB 9:HTAB 3:? "04) BLACK"\\ 
4370VTAB 10:HTAB 3:? "05) MEDIUM RED"\\ 
4380VTAB 11:HTAB 3:? "06) MEDIUM BLUE"\\ 
4390VTAB 12:HTAB 3:? "07) WHITE"\\ 
4400VTAB 13:HTAB 3:? "08) ORANGE"\\ 
4410VTAB 14:HTAB 3:? "09) DARK BLUE"\\ 
4420VTAB 15:HTAB 3:? "10) GREY"\\ 
4430VTAB 16:HTAB 3:? "11) LIGHT RED"\\ 
4440VTAB 17:HTAB 3:? "12) DARK GREEN"\\ 
4450VTAB 18:HTAB 3:? "13) LIGHT YELLOW"\\ 
4460VTAB 19:HTAB 3:? "14) AQUA"\\ 
4470VTAB 20:HTAB 3:? "15) PURPLE"\\ 
4480VTAB 22:? " (06 IN LOWER LEFT AT FIRST)"\\ 
4490VTAB 24:? " Press keyboard key to start";\\ 
5000GET kp$:RETURN\\ 
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Thanks Michael. ED.\\ 
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The following ADAM Maintenance information was transcribed from the NIAD newsletter by John Forsythe. You may have seen or heard of any or all of the items mentioned before, but the subject of maintenance is of primary importance to we ADAM owners who do not have ready access to repair facilities who are interested in performing work on our computers. For that reason alone, preventative maintenance, or a simple solution to problems are ways we can prevent the trauma of breakdowns or inadequate performance. Just to make we ADAM owners feel a little better about our equipment, which is really very reliable, I spoke recently to a new IBM clone owner, whose clone is considered superior to the original, but who has had one hard-drive failure in the few months he has owned his unit, and it looks as if the second failure is imminent. I don't think we can ignore such problems when assessing our own equipment. After all, two successive failures of the same unit cannot really be assigned to the "unusual" category. \\ 
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ADAM MAINTENANCE.\\ 
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PART 1.\\ 
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GENERAL PROBLEMS.\\ 
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Locking-up the entire system or getting strange patterns on the screen may occasionally occur.  This is usually due to overheating, electrical power problems on your line or bad connections of the cables.  It is a good idea (with the power off) to disconnect all cables occasionally to insure the the contacts are making good connection.  The ADAM DIAGNOSTIC PUBLIC DOMAIN program is good for determining any general problems with your memory unit, keyboard, tape drive or printer.\\ 
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TAPE DRIVES.\\ 
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The read/write heads (metal block at the bottom center of the drive) should be cleaned every few months, depending on the use, with a drive head cleaning solution of alcohol to prevent I/O errors.\\ 
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When a drive goes bad it is either the motor (which you can usually hear) or the read/write mechanism which is evidenced by problems loading or writing to tapes.  When this occurs (if the drive heads are clean) you will not be able to read any tapes. 
On the other hand, if an individual tape is bad, obviously other tapes will work fine.\\ 
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There is presently no repair facility available for the tape drives, you will have to buy a replacement.\\ 
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PRINTER PROBLEMS ETC.\\ 
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I thought we could give you some basic information on self-correcting some common problems with the ADAM printer, which is great "little letter" quality printer, but like any mechanical device problems can occur.\\ 
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If you perform the following general maintenance, you will be less likely to have to seek outside repair service.\\ 
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GENERAL.\\ 
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Dust is a real problem for printers and you should always keep your printer covered when not in use. There are 2 chrome plated rails that the ribbon cartridge rides on as it goes back and forth.  These should be lubricated with a small amount of silicone lubricant (such as Dupont Teflon Dry Lubricant or Fuller Transmission Silicone Lubricant), available at automotive or hardware departments, on a soft rag every 2 months.  If you don't do this the carriage will tend to hang up at time resulting in uneven spacing and or uneven margins.\\ 
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 drives, you will have to b
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