8BS55-1: About This Disc

20/03/97

Issue 56 is to be a DOUBLE DFS issue.
ADFS users send one disc, DFS users
send TWO discs.

Issue 56 is due out on

8th May 1997

The issue 56 deadline is

24th April 1997

Please ensure that all

submissions for issue 56 reach

8BS by this date.

Send your formatted discs, 50p's

and return postage and packing

to:

EMAIL:chris@8bs.karoo.co.uk

The 8BS home pages:

8bs.com

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.

On this issue, Jonathan Harston has
updated his 80 column text file reader
'Scroll'. Please see the Program
Documentation articles for info.

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
Test File For Witz
Games Reviewers Wanted. Free Games
Oh Woe is me!
Viewstore Benchmarks From K2O
Humour and Pun Tests

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

Title

8BS Messaging System 2.10

Author

S.Flintham

Use

Message all or one

File Name

SendMes

Language

Basic/Assembler

This is a new version of the messaging
system. Please read both info files
available from the Program Info Menu.
Included this time are the messaging
system utilities. ASCII to Message and
Check message

Title

Spell Checker

From

Paul Clucas (K6X)

File Name

Witz

Language

Machine Code

Please see the message from Paul Clucas
in General Messages and the info in
the Program Documentation Collection.

Title

Font Saver

From

J.Looyenga (L1M)

File Name

BFSave MFSave

Language

BASIC

Please see the info in the Program
Documentation Collection.Saves the font
from the BBC or Master to disc.

Title

Colour Printer Dump

From

A.Adams (K8C)

File Name

Citcode Ctzcode

Language

Machine Code

Arthur has put a lot of work into this
dump program. I hope it is of use to a
few people. Arthur has sent me a
printout of the manual including
example dumps. If anyone wishes to
borrow it, please send #1 to cover
postage to 8BS.

The colour printer dump programs were
written for a Citizen Swift 240C 24 pin
colour printer. Arthur says that the
programs should work with any 24 pin
machine using ESC P2 or EPSON
emulation.

Please read the info from Arthur in the
Program Documentation Menu.

Title

Prime Numbers

From

Jonathan Harston (K8G)

File Name

Primes

Language

Basic

Due to an error probably on my part,
the info for this program was corrupt
when this was originally published in
8BS. Jonathan has submitted it again.

Please read the info from Jonathan in
the Program Documentation Menu.

Title

Teletext in all Modes

From

B.Raw (K6N)

File Name

Demotxt Rcodbas

Language

Basic

Two Programs from Brian to demonstrate
mode 7 graphics in all modes. Info in
the Program Documentation Collection.

Title

String Utilities

From

Sprow (D6G)

File Name

Usefuls

Language

Basic

Please see the Program Documentation
collection for info. Three short
utilities that must be incorporated in
your own programs before they will
work. Raise a string to upper case,
force a string to a fixed length. Check
a string for valid characters.

Title

Detect a Clock

From

Sprow (D6G)

File Name

OSWdtct

Language

Basic

Run this program to see if Sprow's
year 2000 Rom will work on your
machine. Info in the Program
Documentation collection.

Title

Jim Downie's Pools

From

F.Price (3WU)

File Name

Pools

Language

BASIC

A story from Fred. REMEMBER TO
HAVE YOUR PRINTER SWITCHED ON!

Title

Countdown

From

J.Davis (K2F)

File Name

CDown CD/Info

Info within the program.