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                          Headline

                        Version 2.0 

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       One of the few moments of enjoyment I experience while
grocery shopping is standing in the slow line at the register. 
I enjoy it because it gives me a chance to read the headlines 
on those rag papers that hang from the racks next to the 
register, between the candy bars and the TV Guide.

       I don't buy them because they are really nothing but a 
lot of malarchy, but it is interesting to just glean the 
headlines.  Here you will find the most preposterous of the 
most preposterous.  "Man from Mars Gives Birth to Rock!!"
"Hitler Alive and Living in New Jersey" -- Wow...have you 
ever....  Oh, well.

       I don't always get to the market to shop, so I thought 
it would be interesting to write a program for the ol' ST that 
would generate fantastic headings like these.  Then I could 
switch on the Mega and have a good laugh in my own living room.

       Here it is -- "Headline" produces those silly banners, 
similar to those found in the market rags.  I've even got them 
"news-flashing!" across the screen, at the touch of a key.  

       The program runs in either medium resolution on a color 
monitor or in high resolution on a monochrome.  Boot up 
HEADLINE.PRG from your pull down menu.  After a few seconds you 
will get a prompt that asks you if you want to personalize each 
headline.  Maybe you want to include your name, a friend's name 
or your boss's name in the headline (not a good idea, by the 
way).  Answer Y and press Return, if you do.  You will then be 
asked to enter a short name.  You must press Return again to 
start the program into action.

       If you do not want to personalize, just press Return and 
the program will get going.  The banners will spring onto the 
screen and fade off, at the touch of a key.  Pressing Q will 
cause the program to end.  R will start over.

       This is version 2.0 of HEADLINE and I have added another 
feature.  Now you can create tabloid headlines as indicated 
above, but you can also create those titillating headers the 
talk show hosts use to "grab" their audiences.  

       At the start of the program, press N if you want to 
create tabloid headlines.  Press T if you want to generate the 
talk show headers.  You can start the program over from within, 
to try both.

       So settle back at your computer (no need to go to the 
market anymore -- or watch daytime tv) and have a chuckle or 
two at the strange goings-on in your computer.

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If you liked the program and would like to encourage the 
programming of more ST software, please send $5.00 to the 
address below.

-------------- 18 years and older ONLY!!-----------------

If you would like an off-color version of the program, send 
$5.00 +$1.00pstg and I will send it to you.  This offer is only 
open to the over 18 years old set.  Please include a statement 
saying you are of age, along with your name and address where I 
will send the disk.

Off-color updates are free.  Simply send the original disk with
$1.00 for postage and I will return it with off-color version 2

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Thanks for your support.

Albert Baggetta
P.O. Box 759
Agawam, MA  01001-0759
U.S.A.