8-Bit Software Online Conversion

                    8 BIT SOFTWARE                                                          Constructive comments on programs published by 8BS are always welcome. Here are a few:  From : 483 Program: Various Screen Scanner Menu by John Ilsley An excellent idea. A good improvement would be to add facilities for *DIR ^, *BACK, and directory changing for ADFS users. DFS users would be able to simply ignore these features. Also a single key *EX and *FREE, *FREE2 facility, and perhaps a single key toggle between ADFS and DFS. Parachute Game I feel criticism of this is little unfair; after all it is based on one of these LCD screen mini-game things. The whole challenge of the thing is learning to cope with the rather strange method of movement that your boat has, and with a bit of persistence it is quite easy.  From : 0E7 (Fred Nevin) Program: Various Clear 35 by YJ2 (Carl Wheat) I was determined to win and I eventually succeeded (I will not say how long it took me) as at one time I was becoming convinced it was impossible to do so. I like the clean presentation/graphics and speed/ease of operation of the programme. A very good piece of work. 4 from 27N. By John Ilsley I was unable to get programmes 1 and 3 (Dots and Lines) to work for some unknown reason. Nothing happened when the programmes were selected but there was no trouble with programmes 2 and 4 which are quite interesting versions which have appeared in various forms. EDITOR... My fault that for not giving instructions. Use the cursor keys to draw patterns. Tax Programme 93/94. By 20G (Roy Dickens) Thank you for the latest info on tax etc as you promised. Pity it does not work as a crystal ball and we could all find out what is in store for us in November when the new boy breaks his duck. I will make a forecast that what ever happens we will have to pay more.  From : 483 (Daniel Shimmin) Program : Mick Needham's Tape Backup Article This seemed like a very good idea to me. If Mick can do a comprehensive list of which games can be transferred successfully using which utilities and which parameters (stating BBC B or BBC Master in each case), then this would be very helpful not only to anyone who already has any tape-based games, but also to anyone considering purchasing games on tape second-hand; there seem to be some real bargains out there if there is a certainty of transferring them. If anyone else can provide any information on transfer utilities and the programs which they are able to transfer, then please send it in.  From : 176 (E.J.Shuker) Program : Issue 27 and 28 Electronics John Ilsley 27N I, like John, started into electronics around 11 years old. (This was with valves, transistors came later !) I have not met so lucid and concise an introduction as John has produced. Menu Congratulations to Stephen Flintham, a really excellent menu. Nice that it retains all of the original. Late submission DGS Recycling during wartime may well have varied from town to town but where I lived (in Essex) paper, cardboard, potato and other vegetable peelings (for pigswill) steel cans (there were hardly any aluminium ones) were recycled. Many glass bottles had a deposit on them so they were used many times over and at the disposal points magnetic separators were used to get iron and steel back to the furnaces. The only reward was that those who kept the pigs flourishing sometimes got a little extra pork. On a personal basis, many people fed food scraps to hens for a supply of eggs and compost was used on allotments which provided vegetables. Cats and dogs had a main diet of leftover food plus items such as fish heads and offal.What a pity that recycling had to be resurrected instead of continuing. 8BS Catalogue Very well done. Updates either after 3 or 5 issues, would be fine, whichever is most convenient for the compiler. Issue 27 As I am late with this, OE7's comments in Issue 28 are very close to my thoughts.  To 999 From : 20G (Roy Dickens) Subject: 8BS Statistics. This is looking good. Its smashing to see youngest age 15 and not so young aged 78 sharing a wonderful hobby and 8-Bit magazine. I hope all members will complete the questionnaire so that we can get to know each other more.  From: 15A (Steven Flintham) Program: Mandelbrot pictures (issue 28) Sorry if I'm being a bit picky here, especially if I'm wrong, but some of the images looked as though they were produced using a version of the complex roots programs from Acorn User some time in 1986 - or a program which works in a similar way. The first image in particular does not resemble any Mandelbrots I have come across yet - but I'm not sure.                               BLAM!                                                   