Crumbs!
Well, I
didn't
know that
Many thanks to 8J4, 0E7, 20G and 27N
who through their own programs and
letters gave me a couple of new ideas.
Thanks to K1C for invaluable help.
John Ilsley's bulletin board, Concord
comms, is off line until further
notice. He has a problem with his
modem. Please read the messages
section, he explains what the problem
is. You may be able to help him
Another samples disc from CJR. I have just put the finishing touches
to my 8th samples disc. I reckon it is
the most unusual yet. Containing such
novelties as a joke and the sound of a
cystern, this is a must for all
those with hearing defects. You can
obtain any of the CJR collection
directly from me if you wish. 2J3
8BS issues: 1 5 6 and 8 on 1 * L ADFS disc.
Issue 7 - DFS all pictures.
Issues 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, DFS.
Issue 16, which is 2 DFS discs.
Issues 17,18,19,20, all DFS
Issues 21 and 22 ADFS L versions.
Issue 23 DFS and ADFS L versions.
Issue 24 ADFS L version.
Issue 25 DFS and ADFS L versions.
The rest: Also in my collection I have 2 ADFS L
discs containing a large selection of
"Raw" samples waiting for mixing or
just playing with the sample editor.
An ADFS L version of the wordsearch
producing program.
A DFS disc full of my own programs that
I have submitted to 8BS previously,
plus one or two extras, such as a first
aid trainer for CPR, built using the
program "Chains".
All of the CJR discs in the latest TBI
update. (CJR 1 to 11)
You can obtain all of these discs
directly from me if you wish.
A proposition: For 38p each plus return postage I will
supply you with any of the above on a
brand new disc. Or 10p each if you
supply the disc and return P+P.
This one from 0E7
MEMBERS COMMENTS on Programmes etc.
I am under the impression that there
are very few members commenting on
programmes. I wonder if this is so as I
am sure judging from the quality of
programmes in issue 24 and previous
issues that there are members far more
qualified to comment than I.
Would I be correct in assuming that
only non programmers like myself
comment on programmes and that the
programmers get on and programme?
If so how do you get non-programmers to
respond. I leave you with this thought
for the month.
is being edited by Daniel
Shimmin. So send off your submissions,
discs and 50p's to:
D.G.Shimmin.
1 Oakwood Drive
Heaton
Bolton
BL1 5EE
The deadline for issue 26 is mid March
with the issue at the end of March.
Don't forget to vote on the Repton
screens competition.
Constructive comments on programs
published by 8BS are always welcome.
Here are a few:
From : 27N
Program: Disassembler
I could'nt figure this program out.
Didn't find the instructions very clear
.... Tried it but it just kept reading
everything on the disc.
From : 27N
Program: Issue discs
One comment .... there is a bit too
much text on the disc .... I like the
programs more than the text. I do
glance through it, but unless something
catches my eye I hardly ever bother to
read it .....
From : 20G (Roy Dickens)
Program: Patience
Carl's version of the card game was
quite a change from the others that I
have. The layout was very good and
using the arrow keys to pick the card
made it easy to use. But I feel more
comfortable using the bottom line keys.
From : 0E7
Program: Patience
I like the presentation and have only
the following suggestion to make.
Could the key options as an aid to
beginners be permanently displayed if
there is room on the screen. Otherwise
a very good effort.
From : 19F
Program: Patience
Amazing graphics and speed for Basic.
Maybe there could be some way of moving
any amount of the face up cards on one
pile to another pile, rather than all
of them, and an undo command, if
possible?
From : 20G
Program: Hangman
By James, a very good show, and all
those big and hard to spell words. I
was wrong thinking it was just a kids
game!
From : 0E7
Program: Hangman
This is far the best I have seen and
have yet to exhaust its data banks.
Would it be possible to modify the
programme so that when this occurs then
new data can be inputted by the
players?.
I like the graphics but could the
background be a different colour so
that the executioner can be in
'traditional' black?.
Do you think it would be improved if at
the end of a game the screen was
cleared without having to see the
condemned man step down the steps for
the start of the next game?.
From : 0E7
Program: Xmas cracker
Quite a novel programme with nice
graphics. Unfortunately the gags are
easily remembered and soon pall but
then what else can one do unless the
programme is made to operate with a
user input for gags.
From : 0E7
Program: Form master
A very much improved programme now that
all the files are available. The only
problem is that I still have to make
some decisions to pick the winners.
From : 20G (Roy Dickens)
Program: Form master
Works OK until lines with VDU23,1,0
appear? Is this a cursor off that my
machine doesn't understand?
From : 20G
Program: 12 days
Good fun, I was expecting the screen to
wobble and hiccup towards the end. I
wonder if that can be done?
From : 20G (Roy Dickens)
Program: Ramdisk
I think this will be useful for me. But
could the program contain the CTRL
BREAK instead of reminding us to do it?
(BEEBUG VOL.6 No.1 Page 41 explains
this.) I use ?&2A1=&82 and ?&2A2=&82 in
my !BOOT after it has loaded SLEUTH and
TOOLKIT.
From : K1B
Program: Rounding down
"Roundng" program (found by entering
DIR Software) has an obvious error in
rounding down. Line 330, delete -1. For
the precision boys the INT function
gets it tragically wrong if you try >9
decimal places eg INT(2.9999999999)...9
places rounds it down, 10 places rounds
it up! Whatever turns you on.
From : 19F
Program: 3D Functions
3D Functions - Amazing graphics and
amazingly fast for just Basic, compared
to a utility called Pottery from an old
magazine and written in machine code
which I've got at home (Key definitions
up to 5 work on my Beeb, not just 3!).
To get 2 extra key definitions on the
Beeb type:
1800
1825 IF NOT master ENDPROC
From : 15A
Program: 7to3
The 7TO3 program won't work on my
Archimedes - even under BBC B emulation
(!65Host). Do you have any idea why
this might happen?
Is it tube compatible?
...EDITOR... Now there you have me sir.
In a nutshell: Oh! No. I don't know.
Can anyone give me an archimedes then I
may be able to sort the problem out. Or
maybe a second processor. Failing that
can anyone suss this one out for me?
Cheers CJR.