To : 999 (All members)
From : 483 (Daniel Shimmin)
Re : FOR SALE
Spectrum 48/128 games on tape, over 100
of them (boxed originals with instrux)
for around 30p each plus postage.
Anyone interested let me know and I'll
send you a list to choose from.
Terminator for Sega Game Gear. Perfect
condition, boxed with instructions.
Fifteen pounds.
ZX Spectrum 48K power pack. Allegedly
can also be used to power a Sega
Megadrive in case your PSU blows (I
wouldn't know). One pound fifty plus
postage.
Kempston Pro Joystick Interface for ZX
Spectrum 48K. Has ports for three
joysticks, and can be used with
Kempston, Cursor, and Sinclair
joystick-compatible games. Also a slot
for cartridge games. Three pounds plus
postage.
Dead ZX Spectrum 48K. Probably in
complete working order apart from blown
ULA, and hence will have working Z80A,
48K of RAM, all the other bits for
electronics enthusiasts. (I can't find
anyone prepared to fix it). Only fifty
pence plus postage.
Cassette recorder suitable for computer
use with volume control, tape counter,
Mic, Ear and Remote sockets, connector
for BBC tape connection (incl. motor
control) and large built-in speaker (so
needn't be used only for computer).
Still works but now ten years old, so
two pounds plus postage.
Large Hitachi ghetto-blaster style
portable stereo with four-band radio,
three-band graphics equaliser, stereo
CD etc. input, headphones socket,
decent size speakers. One cassette deck
is broken but the other is OK, incl.
record facility. Otherwise in complete
working order, five pounds plus
postage.
I know someone who is selling an
Amstrad PCW, complete with printer,
monitor, 3" and 5.25" drives. I believe
it is an 8256 which has been upgraded,
presumably to 512K. The price is one
hundred pounds; get in touch with me
and I will put you in touch with them.
I can be contacted on 0204 492613 until
October, or write to 1 Oakwood Drive,
BOLTON BL1 5EE, or contact me via 8BS.
To : 999 (All members)
From : 483 (Daniel Shimmin)
Re : WANTED
Amstrad 3" disk drive suitable for
connection to Spectrum +2A.
Serial lead suitable for connecting
Spectrum +2A RS232 to Master 128 RS423.
To : 999 (All members)
From : 483 (Daniel Shimmin)
Re : 2-disk issue?
After reading Jock Smylie's comments
last issue, where he pointed out that
many DFS users are missing out on the
ADFS extra software, and that having
two disks for each ADFS issue would
solve this problem, I am tempted to
agree.
Previously, there has not been as much
of a problem, as both Chris and I have
mostly restricted the extra ADFS
software to Master-only software,
samples of items in the TBI pool,
graphics screens etc.
However, now that the amount of
contributions has again increased, some
good software that would have made the
DFS issue much more interesting, such
as the wave demo etc. in Issue 28, are
only available to ADFS users.
The alternatives to having two-disk
issues are archiving, or alternatively
joining several BASIC programs together
in one file. Archiving has its
disadvantages; joining programs was
used in Issue 28 to save DFS filenames,
but can be confusing to new users.
Reducing the gaps between issues cannot
be a long-term solution, as this
results in many people (including
myself) having difficulty in meeting
the deadlines. Delaying software from
one issue to the next (and the next...)
is not particularly desirable either,
and simply delays the problem to a
later date.
So it seems that having a two-disk
issue for DFS users, while using only
one disk for ADFS users, would be a
good idea. One disk could be used for
the magazine, allowing as much text as
was available, as well as the
opportunity to have sections split up
into as many articles as necessary. The
other could be used for software, thus
allowing all members' software to be
published almost immediately, and the
best of other PD software to be
included as well, without worrying
about space.
To : 999 (All members)
From : 483 (Daniel Shimmin)
Re : My assembler article in 8BS 28
Just so everyone knows, this was in
fact written rather a long time ago
(two years in fact). I am unlikely to
have the time to continue it at the
moment, and it ends rather abruptly, so
if anyone has the inclination to
continue from the point where it
finishes, please do so.
To : 999 (All members)
From : 483 (Daniel Shimmin)
Re : One-liner competition
I don't know how anyone else feels
about this, but it seems to me that
using a program to poke in lines of
such length that they could not be
entered at the keyboard is cheating a
little!
To : 999 (All members)
From : 483 (Daniel Shimmin)
Re : Mad Rabbit PD
This library have contacted me
recently, and although I am not sure
how exactly their library is arranged
at present, I believe from this and
from a mention in Acorn Computing that
they are back in business.
To : 0E7 + 3PM + YJ2 + 999
From : 483 (Daniel Shimmin)
Re : Beebug's demise
Fred Nevin is right in saying that 8BS
and Solinet are the only options left
after the demise of Beebug, but I'm
convinced that both Solinet and 8BS
will continue as long as the demand
exists - we should be able to equal the
5 years that Acorn computers have
promised to continue producing spare
parts for 8-bit machines. Also, of
course, there are the half-dozen or so
other PD libraries, some of which have
been going for nearly 10 years, and
intend to continue as long as
necessary.
Unfortunately there is little prospect
of 8BS or Solinet managing to persuade
contributors to Beebug to join us, as
previously contributors were paid quite
substantial amounts, or so I'm told.
However, we will make an attempt to
persuade some of the ordinary members
of Beebug to join.
To : 0E7 + 999 (Fred Nevin and all)
From : 483 (Daniel Shimmin)
Re : Upgrading options
For those who wish to follow Beebug's
example and leave the 8-bit world for a
more modern machine, the question of
which machine to choose arises. As can
be seen from the Archimedes vs. BBC
debate (which later developed into the
Archimedes vs. PC debate), all the
experts appear to have different views.
Here is my attempt at a summary.
PC's and Archimedes provide relatively
similar facilities and software. Both
have provision for large hard disk
drives, fast processors, high-quality
monitors and several megabytes of RAM
to allow virtually any category of
software to run on them, from
high-quality console-style games to DTP
programs, accounts, advanced word
processors, etc.
There are however several differences
to be considered and weighed against
each other.
(1) The Archimedes retains some
features of the BBC range, such as BBC
BASIC and the ADFS filing system, so
BBC users who wish to continue
pottering around in BASIC but with
greater speed and superior facilities
than an 8-bit machine will be happier
this way, and there will be no need to
learn DOS and some new language such as
C.
(2) The actual hardware tends to be
cheaper for the PC range by about 30%
for a machine with an equivalent
processor (486DX vs. A5000, say).
However, this is the average PC, and
some would claim that the Arc is as
well built and reliable as the more
expensive PC's, such as Dell etc.
However, extra hard drives, RAM,
scanners etc., do certainly seem to be
cheaper for PC's.
(3) If you plan to use the machine
solely or mainly for business then
there is far more business software for
the PC than the Arc; there will be Arc
packages to cover most things but
perhaps not quite what you are after,
whereas on the PC you can be sure of
anything being available.
(4) The PC market brings in new
technology faster than the Arc one.
This can be either advantage or
disadvantage. For example, virtually
all new PC's have facilities for
inserting new, faster processors to
replace their existing ones when the
need arises, while with all new Arcs
this is impossible. However, in the PC
market continuous upgrading seems to be
virtually enforced (a 386SX PC will
soon be unable to run most new
software, for example), while even if
you bought a relatively lowly A3020
Archimedes you should be able to count
on software support for another 3-4
years at least.
(5) PC packages appear to be programmed
less efficiently, requiring preferably
4Mb of RAM or more and large amounts of
hard disk space. (PC pundits claim this
is because they have so many
facilities, and for some PC games this
may well be true). By contrast
Archimedes owners can just about manage
with 2Mb of RAM and no hard disk AT ALL
(although I would recommend a 60Mb HDD
and a machine capable of expanding to
4Mb of RAM), thus enabling them to buy
a substantially cheaper machine but
still run similar software.
(6) PC's appear to have a clear edge
over current Arcs in terms of graphics
display capabilities. Whether this is
important to you is your choice.
(7) Both Archimedes and PC assembly
language are markedly more difficult
than BBC (the PC apparently even more
so), but the Arc has BASIC, and there
are loads of PC programming languages
available.
(8) If you want to make money out of
your programs, or get a job as a
programmer in the long term, you are
more likely to do it on the PC. Really
obsessed perfectionist programmers
might be able to do well writing a
brilliant game in assembly language for
the Arc though.
Recommended PC:
486SX-25, 4Mb RAM, 80Mb hard drive
(minimum). Larger hard drive VERY
valuable. Dell Dimension range well
worth looking at. 5.25" drives are
unnecessary.
For a better machine, a 486DX-33 with
ability to fit DX-66 processor or
Pentium is worth looking at, try to get
a 100Mb or so HDD.
Don't buy a notebook unless you REALLY
need one.
Recommended Arcs:
If you insist on buying cheap, A3010
with RAM upgraded to 2Mb.
A3020 with 2Mb RAM and 60Mb HDD and
Colour Monitor (existing monitors for
BBC's are, I believe, incompatible, and
it's a waste to look at such good
graphics on a TV). Multiscan monitor is
not essential.
A5000 with 4Mb RAM.
I personally don't plan to buy either
in the next six months, since the
current Archimedes range will soon be
out of date as a new range with
different processors and graphics
capability appear, and I expect 486 PC
prices to fall considerably as the
Pentium grows in popularity.
To : YJ2+999 (Andrew Snodgrass & all)
From : 483 (Daniel Shimmin)
Re : 5.25" drive for A3010
I very much believe that there is no
interface provided (I could be wrong)
and am not sure whether an add-on
facility is possible. Serial link
appears to be a popular method of
transferring data/programs (is there a
serial port on the A3010?) Much simpler
is sending me a disk and asking me to
put it on 3.5" ADFS L, which any
Archimedes can read.
To : 3PM + 999
From : 483 (Daniel Shimmin)
Re : Copyright
The legal position is probably that if
you use virtually any part of someone
else's coding then you have breached
their copyright, regardless of changing
the function of the program. However,
if you only use their technique, you're
OK. If you're using their technique and
just so happen to have an identical
piece of code then think again.
To : 19F + 999 (Theo Gray + everyone)
From : 483 (Daniel Shimmin)
Re : PC memory
I am pretty sure the figures 70, 90
etc. are the access times in
nanoseconds. The lower the better, of
course. (70 is pretty good if buying by
the megabyte).
To : 999
From : 483 (Daniel Shimmin)
Re : Questionnaire results
I'm interested to see that we now have
a total of six members who own either
6502 second processors or 65C102
co-processors. Time for some parallel
processing software maybe? Software
writers may be interested to see that a
total of ten members have mice.
And there are eight people with modems.
One suggestion that has been floating
around for a while is that someone with
a modem should do an article listing
and comparing the services available
from all the various bulletin boards
available, as I'm sure the modem-owning
members would find this very useful.
Any offers?
While on the subject, there seem to be
at least twenty people who have not
filled in the new version of the
questionnaire.
To : 999 + (YJ2 Andrew Snodgrass)
From : 0E7 (Fred Nevin)
Subject : Issue 4 of 8BIT Software
Congratulations on taking on and
accomplishing such a mammoth task as
compiling an Index/Directory for all
the issues of 8BIT software.It is going
to be quite a task to keep it going and
an update each month would appear to be
too much. May I suggest that perhaps
someone could write a DIY programme so
that it could be put on a seperate
catalogue disc and the information be
entered by each member with each new
issue of the magazine. The 'EDITOR'
could keep the master copy and issue it
say once in a blue moon when he could
not fill the disc with programmes from
the members.(Sorry Chris only another
daft suggestion but I may have sown the
seed?)
I see you have no information for
issues 2-4. Can I attempt to help in
this matter. I believe I joined 8BITPD
around about issue 4/5. After some time
I believe Duncan decided to make
available all issues of 8BITPD that
were available. I decided to obtain
copies of all the discs issued and they
start at No 4 which contains the
following SYSTEMS programmes and is
very similar to Disc No 1.
BANK ACCOUNTANT SYSTEM
BULLETIN BOARD DATABASE
PHONE ACCOUNTANT SYSTEM
SYSTEM SERVER DATABASE.
Hope this is of some use. I suspect
that things may have been a bit hectic
in the beginning and I am suprised to
learn that you have issue 1 which
appears to be the same as my issue 4.
Perhaps issue 2 & 3 got lost in the
heat of battle. The only person who can
confirm this I presume would be Duncan.
To : 999 + (4G7 J.R.HAY)
From : 0E7 (Fred Nevin.)
Subject : A & B Computing
A & B Computing like all the other
magazines have deserted the old Beeb
and gone over to the Archimedes camp.
They changed their name to ARCHIMEDES
WORLD or something similar some 12 to
18 months ago.
If anyone has any old copies of A & B
Computing they wish to sell/dispose of
I would be interested to receive full
details.
To : DP-J.(3PM) and (999).
From : Roy Dickens (20G.)
Thank you for your very
detailed comments about the FOOTBALL
POOLS PROG. and your FTBL program
random numbers. It appears that your
spot on in the art of maths. I'm
fascinated by the subject but not very
good at it. You have put in a good
prog. about borrowing plus interest now
how about one for the savers? I had a
go myself but it didn't look right but
it worked! The idea was that you could
enter how much you wished to save a
month/year at a entered percent
interest over a entered number of
years. So with the compound interest
and regular savings what is the end
result?
It would be, say 120 a year
plus 10 percent equals 132. Then 132
plus 120 plus 10 percent then 277.20
plus 120 plus 10 percent then 397.20
plus 120 plus 10 percent = 436.92 and
so on. I have not seen this in a book
or magazine. My way of doing it went
all round the houses so I'm sure it was
wrong. Perhaps you or someone of 8-Bit
would know a quick and/or correct way
of doing it.
To : 999 (All)
From : 2J3 (C.J.Richardson.)
Subject: TBI
Roy Dickens asked me what TBI stands
for. Take your pick:
Too Big for Issue I think.
To : 999 + (20G Roy Dickens)
From : 0E7 (Fred Nevin)
Subject: Recycling
Thank you very much Roy for staying the
course of my little joust against
recycling. Hope you enjoyed it and yes
I had forgotten about the pig bins I
suppose that is due to the fact that
they were not universally popular and
not all areas subscribed to them.
We did not but nearby areas did. This
is due to the fact that this area has
so very little waste like other parts
of the country because we have so much
less to start with. Sob sob.Please wait
a moment whilst I dry my eyes so I can
carry on typing.
On the other hand that is all we have
now having been laid waste by all
parties regardless of colour. 136 pits
down to 1. Only one shipyard left (if
it is still going by the time you read
this). Factories/shops/businesses
closing down. The IRA blowing up our
oil storage tanks and gas works and
thats a GREEN party for you.
We had to do our own recycling of
scraps as there was no official scheme
for collecting any waste.Our effort was
to have some hens in the back yard
which had to be fed. Household scraps
if any were not enough and proper feed
had to be obtained by surrendering our
egg coupons in exchange for hen feed
As we only got one egg a month (if we
were lucky) this did not appear to be
any great hardship but the catch 22
clause stated you could only have hen
feed if any was available and of course
there was none to be had as we were not
breeders/farmers etc and all animal
feed of this discription had to brought
from abroad and who was going to do
that for my hens when guns/tanks etc
were at a premium. So we lost our
monthly egg.
How ever we did make a go of it only to
be foiled in the long term by the fact
that production fell and no
replacements were by that time
available or could be bought. The feed
also became unavailable so the
inevitable occured.
We had the best Sunday dinner since the
start of hostilities without eggs as it
was no longer a viable proposition to
keep hens that were not producing.
(Seems we are in the same situation
today with our mines etc.)
The scraps from the dinner went in the
dust bin and no doubt are today
creating a lovely pile of high grade
compost on some corporation infill
which will be used to grow some hen
feed. This will be used to feed
chickens which will lay eggs and
ultimately end up as Colonel Sanders
(Finger licken good) Kentucky Fried
Chicken ready for the scraps to be
thrown onto the street.Then the council
road sweepers can earn their money by
sweeping up the scraps to put in the
dust cart, and start the cycle off all
over again.
Now that folks, is what ah calls
recycling.
PS. Roy thanks for Tax & Ins update. I
will have to keep track of my resources
so I can invest and eventually buy one
of Colonel Saunders finest to keep the
cycle going. Or should I spend it all
on heating ?.
Cheers
Fred.
PS. I promise I wont mention the
subject of bikes again.
To : 999 (All)
From : 2J3 (C.J.Richardson)
Subject: For Sale
Software on tape: All software on tape is yours for 30p
an item unless otherwise noted. This
price does not include post and
packing.
Graphics adventure creator. BBC only.
Evening Star. Steam train simulation.
Numberfun. Educational.
Tablesums. Educational.
Getset. Educational
Alien 8. Game.
Lord of the Rings. Game. BBC only.
£1.00p, includes novel.
10 Computer hits. Games including:
Chuckie egg. Ghouls. Gisburne's
Castle. Tarzan. Special Operations.
Tales of Arabian Nights. Felix and
the Factory. Eddie Kidds Jump
Challege. Mr EE. Sorceror of
Claymorgue Castle. £1.00 for this
item.
Pole Position.
Missile Control.
Utilities package. Containing:
Sound shaper. Envelope editor.
Epson screen dump.
Teletext Screen Editor.
Disassembler.
Acorn User listings for March April and
May 1985. April 86.
Karls Kavern.
Hell driver.
Bug Byte Graphics package.
Space Jailer.
Warehouse.
Hunchback.
Invasion.
Caveman adventure.
Repton 2.
Software on disc:
All items are £1.00 each unless
otherwise noted. Prices do not include
postage and packing.
Micro User Subscription discs. January
to September 1991. 50p each.
Cheat it Again Joe 4
The Gold collection. Including:
Jetpac. Knightlore. Nightshade.
Sabre Wulf. Pirate adventure.
Voodoo Castle. Strange Odyssey.
Buckaroo Banzai. Temple of Terror.
Revs plus four tracks.
Birdie Barrage. Golf.
Bulletin Board system. Two discs £2.00
Commstar auto Dialling software plus
manual.
Disc drive utilities disc. 50p.
Interword examples disc. 50p.
Books: Free to anyone sending return postage
and packing (or 50p):
Using floppy discs with the BBC
microcomputer. By Keith Davis.
Hardware: BBC-B £120.00p Not inclusive of p+p.
Speech Recognition system and Speech
synthesis system. Plugs into the user
port complete with info and software.
Plus SPEECH. £15.00p the lot. This does
not include postage and packing.
Also:
New 5.25" DS DD discs £3.25 for 10 this
price does include postage and packing.
Order any quantitiy at any time. I
always have a large number in stock.
Contact:
C.J.Richardson.
17 Lambert Park Road
Hedon
Hull
HU12 8HF
To : 3PM and 999 (All)
From : 3SQ (Tim Parsons)
Subject: Printer Driver CMF
Regarding the Printer Driver CMF you
mentioned in issue 28, I have got the
Magazine disc which includes the Driver
Edit program, it is also in the
magazine under the filename BEDIT !, I
am not aware of any different version,
surely this program does all you need.
From the text in the magazine you are
led to believe that the Edit program
has not yet been written, but it has
been.
To : 999 (All)
From : 3SQ (Tim Parsons)
Subject: HELP
If anyone has the Beebug Master Rom
manual I would like to borrow it.
Please contact me via 8BS.
Also, could someone lend me a copy of
the Master Compact Welcome guide?
To: 999 (all members)
From: 15A (Steven Flintham)
Subject: Free communications?
Before I start, I'd like to point out
that I know this is a stupid idea, but
I can't resist mentioning it because
I want to know whether or not it would
work, in theory at least.
I had this idea while ringing someone
recently. I was considering how BT
don't charge until the call is
answered, and it seemed that this could
be used as a slow but free means of
communication.
It would be possible, after a quick
ordinary call to tell the recipient to
get ready, to use a system of 1 ring
followed by a hang up for a 0 bit and
2 rings followed by a hang up for a 1
bit. I estimate that this would take
about 50 seconds for one 8-bit byte
consisting of all 1's.
Would it be possible in theory for two
people with auto dial/answer modems to
implement such a system?
Continuing with the fantasy, it would
be possible to reduce transmission time
by, for example, using a reduced 5 bits
per byte system, which would be enough
for all the letters of the alphabet and
a few punctuation marks - messages
could then be sent telegram-style.
Two way communication could be provided
by using a special signal to indicate
"Message ends, your turn to transmit" -
a bit like morse code in that respect.
What do you think, then? Is it
theoretically possible?
From : 3WU ( Fred Price )
Subject : Crosswords
One of the things I pass my time with
is crosswords. I have made up some
simple frames that cover me for the
arkwardly shaped ones the twoother
programmes that I use are Jumbo and the
Crossword compiler.
Both of these are good in their own
way. Jumbo will do 25 squares and
number them as well but I cannot print
the answers in. While on the other hand
the Crossword Compiler will only do 19
squares and put your answers in as well
but it cannot number the squares.
What I would like to obtain is a
programme that will do 25 squares and
be able to print in the answers as
well. Can anyone assist me with some
way that will combine these two? Or
where can I get a programme that will
do it?
The Jumbo programme is supposed to be
able to bring in the Spellmaster, but
would it enable you to print in the
answers? One further point in issue 28
I said that the Franklin Wordmaster was
100% better and at this point I have to
rerate it because when it comes to
anagrams Spellmaster leads the field as
the Wordmaster treats it as a game only
and Spellmaster gives you all the
answers that you need.
From : 3WU ( Fred Price )
Subject : Old Age
Many a true word is spoken in jest,
so now read on:
What is a Senior Citizen ?
-------==========-------
A senior citizen is one who was here
before the Pill, TV, Frozen food,
Credit cards and Ball Point Pens,For us
time sharing meant togetherness not
computers and a chip meant a piece of
wood.
Hardware meant Hard Wear and Software
was not even a word.Teenagers never
wore Slacks or Jeans. We were before
Panty Hose, Drip Dry Clothes,
Dishwashers,Clothes Dryers and,
Electric Blankets.
We got married first, then lived
together and thought Cleavage was
something butchers did, We were before
Batman, Disposable Diapers, Jeeps,
Pizzas, Instant Coffee and Kentucky
Fried wasn't even thought of in our
day. Cigarette Smoking was fashionable,
Grass was for mowing, Pot was something
one cooked in.
A Gay Person was the life and soul of
the party. Whilst Aids meant Beauty
Lotions or help for someone in trouble.
We are todays Senior Citizens a hardy
bunch when you think of how the world
has changed and adjustments we have had
to make.
So this is how you know when you are
getting old.
Everything hurts, what Doesn't, dosen't
work. The gleam in your eye is the sun
shining in your bifocals,You feel like
the morning after, but you haven't been
anywhere. Your little black book
contains only names ending M.D.
You get wind playing cards. Your
children begin to look middle aged.You
join a health club, but dont go. A
dripping tap causes an uncontrollable
urge.
You have all the answers, but never get
asked the questions. You look forward
to a dull evening.You need glasses to
find your glasses. You turn out the
light for economy instead of romance.
You sit in a rocking chair, but you
can't make it work. Your knees buckle,
But your belt wont. Your back go's out
more than you do. You put your bra on
back to front and it fits better.
Your house is too big. Your medicine
chest is not big enough. You sink your
teeth into a steak and they stay there.
Your birthday cake collapses from the
weight of the candles.
Now, I just want to live long enough
to be a problem to my kids.
To :999 (All members)
From:6EE (Mick Needham)
Re :For sale Magazines and software
I have a lot of Beebug magazines
I wish to sell, they are:-
Vol.1 no.9, 10
Vol.2 no.2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10
Vol.3 no.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Vol.4 no.1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10
Vol.5 no.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10
Vol.6 no.4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Vol.7 no.1, 2:
All in good condition, 20p each plus
postage,
Acornsoft Forth Rom, and book,
'Forth on the BBC Microcomputer and
Acorn Electron by Richard de
Grandis-Harrison, in perfect
condition 10 for both, plus postage.
Large collection of software, tapes,
50p each plus postage, comprise the
following:-
Palace of Magic, Quest, Hunchback,
Gideon's Gamble, Frogger, Deathstar,
Alien Destroyers, World Geography,
European Knowledge, Galaforce, Colditz
Adventure, Jetpac, Knight Lore, Atic
Atac, Sabre Wulf, Nightshade, Wizadore,
Theatre Quiz, Science Fiction Quiz,
Music Quiz, Snapper, Spinx Adventure,
Countdown to Doom, Rocket Raid,
Labyrinth, Revs, Erik the Viking, The
Pen and the Dark, Combat Lynx, BBC
Mastermind, BBC Mastermind Quizmaster,
Nightworld, Lunar Rescue, Blagger, Grid
Iron, Peter Scott Trilogy, Fortress,
Birdie Barrage, Zalaga, Home Finance,
Football Manager, Planes, Pinball
Arcade, Gunsmoke, Castle Assault,
Demolator, Snorter, The Hacker, The
Horse Lord.
Compilations on tape, 1.50 each, plus
postage:-
The Gold Collection, BBC Bonanza, The
Complete BBC, Megaplay Vol.
1 Disk Software, 3 each plus postage:-
Revs, Thrust, Galaforce, Spycat,
Barbarian, Palace of Magic, Imogen,
W.A.R., Trivial Persuit, Starquake,
Psycastria.
153 Firth Park Road, Sheffield, S5 6WU.
To: 999 (Everyone)
From: YJ2 (Andrew Snodgrass)
Re: RISK PD game for Beeb
I wrote asking a while back if this
existed. I was told that it did, but
the reply failed to tell me where I
could get a copy of it from. Does
anybody know?
Editor..... Yes!! JJF-07 available from
the TBI pool. ADFS only.
To: 999
From: 19F (Theo Gray)
Re: Still for Sale; there's more
than last issue and it's cheaper
so hurry while stocks last.
Why not have a read through
these bargains just 1 more time
They are just waiting in a
corner of my room to go to a
good home somewhere in Britain?
Why not even buy the whole lot
in one go? I don't mind at all.
I am still offering the Watford
Electronics Printer ROM for £5 only
Phone (0525)220136 if you are interested
after 7:30pm weekdays. Also I have some
software for sale:
-On Tape-
- 2 Welcome tapes (yes I know, but
someone might want them) - 25p each
- Shapes (under 5's) - 50p
- Monsters )
- Missile Base )
- Meteors ) - 50p each
- Snapper )
- Bumble Bee )
- Missing Signs )
- Table Adventures )
- Cranky ) - 75p each
- Frankenstein 2000 )
- Palace of Magic (+Map) - £1
- Football Manager - £1
- Masters of the Universe Super
Adventure - £1
- Play it again Sam 2: Repton 3, Crazee
Rider, Galaforce, Codename:Droid - £2
- The Gold Collection: Jetpac, Knight
Lore, Night Shade, Sabre Wulf, Pirate
Adventure, Voodoo Castle, Strange
Odyssey, Buckaroo Banzai, Temple of
Terror - £2.50
- BBC Bonanza: Psycastria, Ultron,
Thunderstruck, Contraption, Wizzy's
Mansion, Last of the Free, Space Ranger
- £2.50
- ABC - This is very good word processor
which allows all the normal
features of a wordprocessor with
good extra graphics to help you
along the way (with ABC to view
file converter) - £3
-On Disc-
- Ziggy - £2
- Knitwear Designer - £4
- Mini Office II - £6
All are originals in original boxes
with instructions ( NOT incl. postage)
£29 for the lot (incl. postage)
-Books-
- 35 Educational Programs For the BBC
Micro - Ian Murray
- Writing Educational Programs for the
BBC and Electron: A Practical Guide
- Dave Carlos/ Tim Harrison
- Help Your Child: Computing, the first
step - Caroline Hughes
- Disk Systems for the BBC Micro - Ian
Sinclair (a very useful guide to disk
systems, carefully explaining them,
and the jargon associated)
- Micro's are Fun & Projects for
Programs from the ladybird computing
series
- 30 Hour BASIC: Standard Edition -
Clive Prigmore
From: Theo Gray (19F)
Please phone back. I have some good
news for you if you are still
interested in it.