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Subject: Re: Quitting a game on C64
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Date: Fri, 7-Mar-86 11:59:58 EST
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> My cousing has recently bought a Commodore 64 system with disk.
> He loads a game from a disk and starts running it.
> IS there a keyboard key sequence that he can use to return him
> to on board basic from a running program???

A three-part answer:

I)   The standard sequence for restarting the 64 is to hold the
     RUN/STOP key down and thump the RESTORE key (do not just press
     the RESTORE key, it needs a hard thump).

II)  Most commercial software purposely disables the RESTORE key, to
     force you to turn the computer off before running another program.
     Because when you turn the computer off, that erases the program
     from the computer's memory, making it more difficult for you to
     "pirate" the program.

III) If you're handy with a soldering iron, it's easy to rig up a
     RESET switch, which will perform a "power-up reset" without
     actually turning the power off.  And a few companies sell RESET
     switches for the 64.  If you do much BASIC programming, you might
     find such a switch a lifesaver anyway.
-- 
Doug Pardee -- CalComp -- {hardy,savax,seismo,decvax,ihnp4}!terak!doug