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excerpt: "Occasionally, you run across a program that has an unlistable BOOT program. Attempts to list it to the screen results in it executing. The easiest way to get around this is to use the command; \"COPY Кірі Boot TO SCR\". This will display the listing to the screen. You can then copy down the program…"
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# Helpful Hint #3

Occasionally, you run across a program that has an unlistable BOOT program. Attempts to list it to the screen results in it executing. The easiest way to get around this is to use the command; “COPY Кірі Boot TO SCR”. This will display the listing to the screen. You can then copy down the program lines. Recreate the program as a standard SuperBasic program with line number. Replace the original boot program with the new one. The program should run the same as it did originally, but you will be able to modify and edit the boot program to meet your requirements. This technique of listing programs to the screen is also an effective way to look at corrupted files or programs that you are having problems running.