MULTI-LOAD
by Simon Owen

Again this month I have the pleasure of bringing you another Simon
Owen masterpiece. Already renowned for his brilliant Sprite Editor and
Sound FX Generator programs, Simon has now curved his skills towards a
more mundane project, the Multi-Loader! Fortunately "mundane" is not a
word in Simon's dictionary; a better word would be "extraordinary" or
"remarkable" or Colman's to that effect.

Method
As well as being excellently programmed, Multi-Load is also a physical
embodiment of the word "simple" to work. Just type in the Basic
program and save it to tape with SAVE "multi" LINE 9999. Then, enter
the Multi-Code (with the help of the Hex Loader program) and save that
with SAVE "multi" CODE 64000,1184. Then, why not RUN it eh?

The Basic program acts as a simple answer/question interpreter. It
turns your selection into a whopping great loader. When using the
program, Q and A move the highlight bar up and down, while SPACE
selects. The choices are (after loading a screen):
(i)	What should be loaded first?
	DATA or ATTRIBUTES
(ii)	How should the data be loaded?
	NORMAL, BACKWARDS, TOP TO BOTTOM, BOTTOM TO TOP,
	LEFT TO RIGHT, RIGHT TO LEFT or RANDOM
(iii)	How should the attributes be loaded?
	NORMAL, BACKWARDS, LEFT TO RIGHT, RIGHT TO LEFT,
	INWARD SPIRAL, DIAGONAL or RANDOM
(iv)	What border effect?
	NORMAL, MULTI-COLOURED or MASKED
(V)	What colour?
	BLACK, BLUE, RED, MAGENTA, GREEN, CYAN, YELLOW, WHITE
(vi)	What speed should it load at?
	NORMAL, MEDIUM, FAST or AAARRGHHH! (Not recommended)

Once you've completed your selection the program saves off both loader
and screen to tape. You must then reset the computer and type LOAD "":
RANDOMIZE USR 64000 to see the final effect. Any combination is
possible no matter how extravagant or stupid. Experimentation is the
key to effective success. Have fun.

[Text typed by Jim Grimwood for The Type Fantastic]