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.