it's exchanging bytes between $2400 - $2500 and $2600 - $2700.
      Our changed byte (now $54) is at $25DE, -not- at $24DE. It will
      be written to track/sector 18/9 at position $DE (222 decimal).

      6) Now reset the computer, re-insert the Utility Disk and reload
         the sector editor < LOAD"DISK D*",8 > . Insert your backup and
         [RUN]. Press the < B > key. Enter 18 < RETURN > and 9
         < RETURN > to read in track/sector 18/9. Move the cursor to
         position 222 and press the @ key. Enter 84 and press < RETURN >
         To write the modified sector, press < R > and < Y >.

      7) Reset and load the backup.  It DOES load faster than the
         original, doesn't it?



      TRANSFORMERS : ACTIVISION

      Procedure:

      Loading the original produces a rattle-free load, and an error
      scanner shows no standard errors. A backup made with the C-64 Fast
      Copier produces a non-working copy. A nybbled backup produces the
      same non-working copy. Before starting to work on this program,
      please make a (non-working) backup of the original, and a disk log
      to log the file addresses.

      1) Turn off the computer and insert your reset button assembly
         into the cartridge port. Turn on the computer again and load the
         $C000 monitor from your Utility Disk < LOAD "49152",8,1 > . At
         the completion of the load, type < SYS 49152 > and hit < RETURN>.
         The monitor should be active now.

      2) With your backup in the drive and the monitor active, load the
         boot file < L "COP*",08 >. When the load is complete,
         disassemble memory at $02E0. You'll find a loader routine that
         loads in the " 1986  " file and jumps to $0506.

      3) Because the " 1986  " file loads into screen memory where we
         normally can't look at it, we must first change the load address
         to something more accessible. Reset the computer, insert the
         Utility Disk and load the sector editor < LOAD "DISK D*",8 >
         Insert your backup disk and < RUN >. Go to track/sector 18/01
         < B 18 RETURN 1 RETURN >. Cursor over to position 35. The first
         sector of "1986" is 17/01 ($11/01 hex). Jump to there < j >
         Move to position 3, press the '@' key and change the byte $05 to
         37 ($25) and press RETURN. This changes the load address to
         $2500. Write the sector back to disk < R Y > and reset your
         computer.

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