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title: "Some More Little Goodies for 2068 (Edition 4)"
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published_at: "2026-03-14T14:13:36+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-03-14T14:13:37+00:00"
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excerpt: "Fourth installment of a recurring collection of short programs, POKE tricks, and machine code snippets for the TS-2068. Includes: printer on/off check; absolute line drawing PLOT/DRAW idiom; SCREENSAVE machine code routine; line edit at top of screen POKE; free memory in Spectrum mode; screen invert loop; COPY all 24 lines to printer; border color from…"
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volume: "4"
issue: "9"
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  - id: 38841
    title: "Timelinez v4 n9/10"
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pages: "234"
pubdate: "September/October 1986"
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---

Fourth installment of a recurring collection of short programs, POKE tricks, and machine code snippets for the TS-2068. Includes: printer on/off check; absolute line drawing PLOT/DRAW idiom; SCREENSAVE machine code routine; line edit at top of screen POKE; free memory in Spectrum mode; screen invert loop; COPY all 24 lines to printer; border color from keyboard input; RAMTOP POKE; elapsed time counter; key repeat stopper; even/odd detection; darker character image; double-space listing aid.