HuCal has problems with the machine not printing out data properly through Centronics printer. So here is a little program, published on SEGA Computer Magazine May/June 1986, that when run will alter your HuCAL disc so that it will work with a printer (make a backup copy first!).

To use it, just enter the program, run it, place your HuCAL disc in the drive and follow the instructions.

Mr. Harold Webber was thanked by the editorial stuff for sending it, and we thank him too for having inherited this patch.

10 CLS:E=0 :CONSOLE ,,,,2
20 PRINT "      HuCAL PATCH PROGRAM"
25 PRINT "         by Trevor Yann"
27 PRINT
30 PRINT "This program will alter a disk"
40 PRINT "containing HuCAL so that"
50 PRINT "any printer can be connected to the Centronics port"
80 PRINT"INSERT HuCAL SYSTEM DISK AND"
90 PRINT "PRESS <CR>."
100 T$="$":C=10
110 A$=INKEY$
120 IF A$=CHR$(13) THEN 170
130 IF E=l THEN IF A$<>"" THEN PRINT CHR$(8):END
140 C= C+l :IF C<5 THEN 110
150 PRINT T$;:C=0:IF T$="*" THEN T$=CHR$(8):GOTO 110
160 T$="*":G0T0 110
170 PRINT CHR$(8);:BEEP
180 TR=0:SC=1
190 DSKI$ TR,SC;A$(0),0,128;A$(1),128,128
200 IF LEFT$(A$(0),18)<>"SYS: HuCAL SC-3000" THEN BEEP2 :PRINT :PRINT "THIS IS NOT A HuCAL SYSTEM DISK." :PRINT :GOTO 80
210 PRINT :PRINT "Updating disk"
220 TR=0:SC=12
230 DSKI$ TR,SC;A$(0),0,128;A$(1),128, 128
240 BT=&HA3
250 NW$=CHR$(&H0D) +CHR$(&H28) +CHR$(&H05) +CHR$(&HFE) +CHR$(&H0A) +CHR$(&HC2) +CHR$(&HBB) +CHR$(&H0A) +CHR$(&H3E) +CHR$(&H0A)
260 NW$=NW$ +CHR$(&HCD) +CHR$(&HCD) +CHR$(&H0A) +CHR$(&H3E) +CHR$(&H0D) +CHR$(&HCD) +CHR$(&HCD) +CHR$(&H0A) +CHR$(&HC3) +CHR$(&HDB) +CHR$(&H0A)
270 LN=LEN(NW$)
280 A$(INT(BT/128))= LEFT$(A$(INT(BT/128)),BT MOD 128) +NW$ +RIGHT$(A$(INT(BT/128)),128 –BT MOD 128 -LN)
290 DSKO$ TR,SC;A$(0),0,128;A$(1),128,128
300 BEEP:E=1
310 PRINT "DISK UPDATED":PRINT
320 PRINT "PRESS <cr> TO UPDATE ANOTHER DISK,",
330 PRINT "OR ANY OTHER KEY TO END PROGRAM"
340 GOTO 100