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From: bub@rlgvax.UUCP ( Mongo Mauler)
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Subject: Re: Quitting a game on C64
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Date: Tue, 4-Mar-86 09:18:29 EST
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> Hi.
> 
> My cousing has recently bought a Commodore 64 system with disk.
> He loads a game from a disk and starts running it.
> Now, when he wants to stop the games and/or load another one or
> do something in basic, he has to turn the machine on and off.
> IS there a keyboard key sequence that he can use to return him
> to on board basic from a running program???
> Any pointers are greately appreciated!!
> Thank you.
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You can try pressing the RUN/STOP key, then while holding it down
smartly tap the RESTORE key.  If this doesn't reset the machine, and
the game has no facility to exit to BASIC, turning the machine off is
your only recourse.  The power switch is the C64 'reset/reboot' switch!