PASSWORD

by R. Mulligan

from Your Sinclair #33 (September 1988)

[files PASSWORD.*]



You can punch 'em, beat 'em or tie 'em up, but you can't keep them from

doing it. Ooooo-er! What am I talking about? Brothers and sisters of

course. No matter where you hide it, they'll always find your computer

diary and have a quick gawp and snigger. Well now's your chance to stop

them, with this BASIC password protection system which you can bolt onto

your programs, courtesy of R. Mulligan from Northern Ireland.



Method



What you do is type in the password routine and then place (via

MERGEing) your own program from lines 100-8999. Once you've done that,

then type GO TO 9000 [9040, actually. JimG]. You will then be asked to

type in your personal, private password, and afterwards it will SAVE and

RUN your files (or whatever), complete with password protection. Got

that? Of course you have. To change your password, should you succumb to

the obsequious pleadings of a sibling or simply mutter it in your sleep,

then type: MERGE "": GO TO 9000. Easy eh? Warning! Woe betide anyone who

types in the wrong password. The computer will crash.



Challenge



Okay all you whizz-kids (and whizz-kidesses) out there. If you think you

can write a similar program to this in machine code then send it to me.

Now! The best one printed will receive a #50 reward. I'm waiting ...

