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1.   PRESS <ESC> TO GET TO AND FROM MENU.  SELECT A MENU ITEM WITH THE
ARROW KEYS. PRESS <RETURN> TO CARRY OUT THE ACTION SELECTED. 


2.  SELECT THE ITEM "COLOR:" AND PRESS <RETURN>. CHOOSE A COLOR. 

3.  DRAWING WITH PEN: OFF

PRESS <ESC> TO LEAVE THE MENU. THE PADDLE CONTROLS "PDL(0) AND PDL(1)"
MOVE A SPOT ON THE SCREEN. BUTTON 0 MAKES A MARK;  BUTTON  1  DRAWS  A
LINE  TO  THAT  MARK IN THE CHOSEN COLOR. THE OLD ENDING POINT BECOMES
THE NEW STARTING POINT. 

4.  DRAWING WITH PEN: ON PUSH BUTTON 0 TO MAKE A MARK ON  THE  SCREEN,
THEN  PRESS  <ESC> TO GET TO THE MENU. SELECT THE ITEM "PEN:" WITH THE
ARROW KEYS AND PRESS <RETURN>. THE PADDLE CONTROLS NOW WORK  LIKE  THE
KNOBS ON AN "ETCH-A-SKETCH". 


5.  SPECIAL EFFECTS: F(ILL

FILL  IS  USED TO FILL AREAS WITH A SOLID COLOR. USE BUTTON 0 TO SET 4
POINTS IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER: 
               
               1          2
                *        *
               
               
                *        *
               3          4

THEN PRESS <ESC> TO GET THE MENU, SELECT "SPECIAL EFFECTS", AND  PRESS
"F"  FOR  FILL.  THE  AREA INSIDE THE 4 POINTS WILL BE FILLED WITH THE
SELECTED COLOR. OF COURSE, THE POINTS CAN BE ENTERED IN OTHER ORDERS &
OTHER THINGS WILL HAPPEN. 

6.  SPECIAL EFFECTS: C(URVES

THIS SPECIAL EFFECT WORKS SOMEWHAT LIKE A SPIROGRAPH.  MARK  2  POINTS
WITH BUTTON 0 IN THIS FORMAT: 
               
               1
                *
               
               
                *
               2


C(URVES (CONT)
THESE POINTS DETERMINE THE SIZE AND LOCATION OF THE CURVE. PRESS <ESC>
TO  GET  THE  MENU, CHOOSE "SPECIAL EFFECTS", AND PRESS "C" FOR CURVES
ENTER VALUES FOR A AND B (THESE DETERMINE THE  SHAPE  OF  THE  CURVE).
NEGATIVE  NUMBERS  INVERT THE CURVE.  THE CURVE "BOUNCES OFF" THE TOP,
BOTTOM, & SIDES OF THE SCREEN.  NEXT ANSWER "MODULATE THE CURVE?" WITH
Y OR N. MODULATION ALTERS  THE  BASIC  SHAPE.  ENTER  NUMBERS  FOR  "%
AMPLITUDE"  AND  "FREQUENCY".  USING 3,3 FOR A AND B (WHICH PRODUCES A
CIRCLE), TRY: 
            AMPLITUDE=20,FREQUENCY=9
            AMPLITUDE=30,FREQUENCY=9
            AMPLITUDE=30,FREQUENCY=-9


   C(URVES (CONT)
               
               OTHER INTERESTING SHAPES ARE PRODUCED BY
                             A=4, B=4;
                            A=10, B=23;
                            A=33, B=33;
                            A=12, B=6.
               FINALLY, TRY A=-3, B=-3, AMPLITUDE=30, FREQUENCY=3.
                            SURPRISE!!
               
               
               **NOTE**

BUTTON 1 CAN BE USED TO BREAK OUT OF EITHER EFFECT  AT  ANY  TIME.  IN
CASE OF ACCIDENTAL EXIT, RETURN TO BASIC BY ENTERING 3D0G AND <RETURN>
IF REQUIRED. THEN TYPE GOTO 1000 AND <RETURN>. 


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