                         Password



Protect your programs from snooping eyes with this simple

Basic routine by Hamish Barr of South Wirral. The program

asks for a password, in this case 'eugene'. To use your own

password simply alter the word 'eugene' in line 60, making

sure you use six characters.

  The program works by POKEing the number of lines at the

bottom of the screen with the value 0. Since that is where

error codes are printed, any attempt to BREAK the program

will result in a systems crash until the correct password

is entered, and the value is reset to 1. [Sic - the normal

value is in fact 2.]

  The program can be used with any Spectrum, but please do

not use it with programs that you want to send to us for

publication!