8BS53-1: About This Disc

12/12/96

Issue 54 is to be a double DFS issue.
ADFS users send one disc, DFS users
send two discs.

Issue 54 is due out on

30th January 1997

The issue 54 deadline is

16th January 1997

Please ensure that all

submissions for issue 54 reach

8BS by this date.

Send your formatted discs, 50p's

and return postage and packing

to:

To find out how to use the menu

and how to obtain the various

'Text Viewing' options, press the

red key marked

when viewing

the Main Menu.

I make minor changes to

TBI-00,

the Catalogue/Information disc

just about every day. To keep

abreast of all new additions to

the catalogue, charges and

utility updates, send your copy of

TBI-00 and return postage to 8BS

for a free update.

TBI-00

has

recently had a total re-write of

the info and it is very important

that you all read the new info.

The response to my request for

photos to be scanned in has been

excellent.

TBI-99

is available as

2DA

disc which is filling with

digitised pictures of the

membership. If you want to be

included in this edifice, send in

your photo. Larger, matt, black

and white are best. Tell me if you

want the photo back.

Please send in your completed

questionnaire (available on

TBI-00). This is not compulsory,

but it helps me a great deal.

This menu contains all the info for the
software on this issue.

Messages to you
Messages asking for and offering help.
General Messages
Comments on Programs

Editorial (actually in the main menu)
Suggested Contacts
A Reply To Alien Life
Elite. From 4WL
Citizen ABC Printer Review From 4WL
Elite Hints. From 4WL
SCSI Drives. Frequently Asked Questions
From 4WL

8BS Advert
For Sale And Wanted Messages
Superior Software Offer
Other Individual Adverts

Title

8BS Messaging System

Author

S.Flintham

Use

Message all or one

File Name

SendMes

Language

Basic/Assembler

Please read the short info file
available from the Program Info menu.
The full version of the info is
available on TBI-00

Title

Diary 1997

Author

B.Raw (K6N)

File Name

Diary DiData JAN

Language

BASIC/Assembler/Data

Please read the info from Brian in the
Program Documentation Collection. This
is a practical use for his notepad
program from a previous 8BS issue

Title

8BS Menu Reader

Author

C.J.R adapted J.G.Harston

Use

Read/Printout 8BS Menus

File Name

MenRead

Language

BASIC

Printout of the magazine menu data. The
program is self explanatory.

Title

Prime Numbers Programs

Author

J.C.Davis (K2F)

Use

Demo

File Name

Primax?

Language

BASIC

Info in the program.

Title

Lottery and Pool Selector

From

R.Boyce (K2H)

File Name

Lotter8

Language

BASIC

Select your lottery and pools numbers.

Title

Let's Compute Calendar

From

Fred Price (3WU)

File Name

Calndr

Language

BASIC

See the Program Documentation
collection for Fred's info. HAVE YOUR
PRINTER SWITCHED ON AND READY when you
choose this from the menu as it goes
straight there without warning!

Title

Pictures

From

4WL

File Name

read Clock Cship DW1BBC

Language

BASIC/Data Susie

4WL Submitted an ADFS disc full of
pictures taken from the PC. They range
from Elite to his ex cat. I put them on
to a new TBI entry TBI-105. Here are 4
that would not fit onto the DFS disc.
Another 3 next issue

Title

365 Days Poem

From

Fred Price (3WU)

File Name

365Days

Language

BASIC

See the Program Documentation
collection for Fred's info. HAVE YOUR
PRINTER SWITCHED ON AND READY when you
choose this from the menu as it goes
straight there without warning!

Title

Snib

From

Paul Clucas (K6X)

Use

Educational Game

File Name

Snib Snibzy Vsnib

Language

BASIC

See the Program Documentation
Collection for Paul's info. Snib is
the original game, Snibzy is Paul's
version of it, and Vsnib is in View
format to print out as an aid for his
version. The game came from Beebug
June 93 and was updated by Paul.

Title

Yule Log

From

J.C.Davis (K2F)

Use

Demo

File Name

Yulelog

Language

BASIC

Info in the Program

Title

The Ultimate Lottery Prog

From

C.J.R. (2J3)

Use

Calculate Numbers

File Name

Lotter7 UltDat

Language

BASIC/Data

Thanks to Fred Price for mentioning
that the lottery is going twice weekly
now/soon. Personally I am appalled.
However, here is an update of the
lottery program to cope with it.
Basically all I have done is change all
occurrences of "WEEK" to "GAME".