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Those of you that tried to print out
the Solinet advert file or the
messaging system info from the DFS
version of issue 30 will have found
that the menu would not allow this.
You have 3 options:
1. Forget it.
2. Return issue 30 to me with return
p+p for the corrected version.
3. Get a printout like this:
Put issue 30 into drive 0
Type :
*DR.0
Z%=1
$&A00=":2.Soliad" or $&A00=":2.MesInf"
CHAIN"7TO3"
Then follow the prompts as usual.
Another problem that has been brought
to my attention is the printing out of
non teletext articles. One printer has
locked up after printing only one or
two lines. The reason for this was
something to do with the printer being
unable to handle lines that did not
contain RETURN characters at regular
intervals.
If you have experienced problems
printing out articles please let me
know exactly what has happened and what
hardware you are using. I want to find
out how widespread problems are.
The previous problem was compounded by
the fact that the file that the member
was trying to print out was too big to
fit into his word processor. If he had
been able to edit it, he could have
solved the problem himself. I have
therefore written a short program which
will split up a given file into smaller
more manageable ones. The program is
included on this disc as "Split"
Bugs in other programs are mentioned in
the program reactions article.
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I am not 100% happy with the
questionnaire. It was written some time
ago and was written to be compatible
with a previous questionnaire.
There are questions in there that I no
longer wish to ask. Some are quite
misleading. Particularly the question
about a two disc issue.
I am therefore in the process of
browbeating someone into writing us a
new system. Not as simple as it may
sound at first when you consider that
firstly it must ask the questions I
would like to ask. Secondly it will
have to be 8BS member proof (you are a
very critical lot you know). Thirdly
all the analysis software will need
re-writing. Fourthly, you will all have
to fill in the new questionnaires. All
this will take time. Meanwhile, please
keep sending me the completed
questionnaires using the old system.
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As I hinted, the two disc issue is not
a viable proposition. Here is why:
The ADFS version usually contains
software for the Master only. Therefore
BBC users without ADFS are not missing
anything. The ADFS version is then
topped up with PD software readily
obtainable at ridiculously low prices
from the PD pool.
The DFS version is always packed to
bursting and I am sure that it should
keep most people happy for a few weeks.
I already produce 3 discs for each
issue, 1*DFS, 1*ADFS and 1*40 track DFS
version. If the DFS split into 2 this
would end up as 4 discs. I would need a
new disc box!
Submissions are variable and would not
always fill two DFS discs.
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I can supply members with blank 5.25"
discs but I am having to increase the
price of blank discs to £3.40p for 10.
This price includes postage (the main
culprit). BOOO!
Could I mention here that, as you know,
members are entitled to any disc of
software from the pool at a nominal
charge of 10p as long as a formatted
disc and return p+p are supplied.
Some members have been requesting new
discs with copies from the pool on them
and including the 10p extra. This means
that I have to format the disc thus
increasing wear and tear/electric etc.
Up to now this has posed me no problem.
So any member who has ordered blank
discs with discs from the pool copied
on to them I AM NOT HAVING A GO AT YOU!
You have only done exactly what I would
have done in the same situation.
However, membership is increasing and
what used to be a small amount of work
is slowly increasing (I am not
complaining). Could I ask members to
include an extra 10p per copy when
ordering in this way. So for instance
if you want to order 10 new discs with
copies from the pool on them the price
would be:
Buy 10 discs inc p+p= £3.40p
Format 10 discs = £1.00p
Copy 10 discs = £1.00p
Total = £5.40p.
Still a giveaway price!
Are you lot getting fitter out there
now you are using my bike exercise
program? Come on get those feet going!
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This is the new 8BS competition. Please
have a go at it. Read the article
available from the main menu. Members
that class their ability as programming
in simple BASIC should be able to write
a srategy. I would expect that everyone
classing themselves as programming in
complex BASIC and above will be able to
submit a strategy.
Steven Flintham will put your functions
into the program "Comp1" which is on
this issue. Use "Comp1" to test out
your strategy. He will run the program
and let me know the results.
Send your functions to ME. I will
forward them to Steven Flintham who
will insert them all into the main
program.
I have written a strategy which I shall
forward to Steven before I have seen
any of your submissions so that there
is no cheating! I assume that Steven
will not write any strategy after
receiving the first submission.
There will be first, second and third
prizes (assuming enough entries!). So
come on!! Get your thinking caps on.
All you need to write is something like
this:
10 DATA My Entry,my`entry
20 DEF FNmy`entry(dummy%)
30 IF round%=1 =1
40 IF RND(10)=2 =2 ELSE=1
And you could end up with £19.95p worth
of software!
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Just in case the OSMI screens re-awoke
your interest in the REPTON3 game as it
did with my kids. Here are the rest of
the passwords that I know:
Commercial Repton 3 Screens
Original REPTON 3 screens.
PRELUDE
A PRELUDE 56882 B CITADEL 48042
C MORNING 13330 D AWKWARD 33023
E FRITTER 24656 F LAWLESS 8515
G RATION 3447 H TOBACCO 2303
TOCCATA
A TOCCATA 48042 B UPSTART 6527
C OCTAGON 27492 D CHAOTIC 20312
E MAJESTY 1356 F REVENUE 16713
G FORESEE 50190 H RESERVE 65280
FINALE
A FINALE 27246 B ENLIVEN 24937
C CONTEST 3200 D ILLEGAL 19786
E APPEASE 3346 F STUDENT 20055
G VERAGE 16660 H PHOENIX 51762
Repton Around the World
AMERICA ORIENT
A 52463 A 10019
B CURTAIN 57036 B THRUST 47727
C VAMPIRE 2457 C COLONEL 29389
D CREATED 2560 D PERSONS 29842
E LUNATIC 16961 E CRICKET 48573
F MAXIMUM 15699 F TUNNELS 13365
G COMPOSE 56696 G INTENSE 34674
H COLOURS 10568 H GALLERY 36424
OCEANS AFRICA
A 34645 A 53997
B MAGENTA 44892 B WELCOME 54996
C ELECTED 15334 C WORKING 36857
D DISEASE 14535 D FIREMAN 13942
E THEATRE 14089 E KESTREL 25155
F DREAMER 16710 F REFRACT 26421
G CURRANT 55886 G ADDRESS 39304
H GENERAL 13003 H RECEIVE 51901
ARCTIC
A 25363
B DIAMOND 20049
C RUBBISH 44028
D MANAGER 10455
E PACKAGE 18279
F PRIVATE 43587
G CAPITAL 8380
H DUNGEON 21510
Life of Repton
BABY SCHOOL
A 56882 A 36216
B KEYHOLE 44287 B ADVANCE 14562
C FAILURE 58847 C BAPTISE 49514
D GADGETS 24882 D LESSONS 39008
E REACTOR 61197 E ZIPPERS 21622
F REUNION 19047 F BLEAKLY 27442
G OBSERVE 5067 G CORPSES 4831
H DIVERGE 36440 H ZYGOTES 21882
TEENAGE WORK
A 61268 A 21012
B TURBINE 32854 B INCLINE 7014
C WEAKEN 51857 C HOSTAGE 60159
D CHEAPLY 53452 D TWISTED 9677
E OVERLAP 22068 E TAXABLE 14439
F PADLOCK 43672 F WARTIME 21383
G DIALLED 13517 G ALGEBRA 57802
H CIRCLES 4405 H BETTING 996
OAP
A 20910
B UNAWARE 18760
C SOAKING 57020
D EVOLVES 21489
E QUIBBLE 52892
F NATIVES 30995
G JUMPING 21164
H SHALLOW 35064
Thru Time
PREHIST EGYPT
A 12345 A 8473
B HEATERS 16494 B FAVOURS 5012
C HILLOCK 29652 C HAPPENS 48238
D PILFERS 28262 D PERSONS 2247
E MEDIATE 25655 E CONQUER 31761
F COMPACT 9761 F EVENING 19495
G CARTOON 43981 G MASTERS 52592
H TUBULAR 35862 H PIMPLES 51035
VICTORYI
A 54066
B MERCURY 57950
C CLEAVER 62809
D BINDERS 31463
E CONFUSE 35584
F JINGLES 10659
G DOLPHIN 45367
H MINSTER 23180
NOW FUTURE
A 54524 A 3376
B OCTAGON 21370 B ORACLES 1119
C CASTLES 48417 C STAPLER 36126
D CHARLES 9698 D DANCING 46223
E GREATER 58449 E FANCIER 48475
F BOOKLET 23963 F BANANAS 34409
G FUNTIME 64332 G EVEREST 54136
H SAVOURS 29294 H KINGDOM 53546
PD Repton 3 Screens
TROG BLOG UPAKA
A A A
B EXILE B UIM B SIMCITY
C ACORN C IS C QWERTY
D HOVER D RUBBISH D DOS
E BEANS E HADFS E BCD
F REFORM F CPU F COMAL
G PAXO G CELESTA G AIKEN
H EASY H TIRO H ALGOL
JOKE TOPD TOPD2
A A A
B FIE B SWISS B HYPOXIC
C ISTO C ALIEN C DRIVE
D BE D CHT D SYSTOLE
E TAKEN E PARESIS E MOBITZ
F ASA F EEZEE F MIMETIC
H TOTAL G GARDEN G NEBULE
G JOKE H LEMMING H PEDIAL
K1P L1L L1LREP
A A A
B OBTAIN B CAMELOT B BALANCE
C NORTH C PALACE C NAUGHT
D SIDE D MAGIC D REPRISE
E CHICKEN E COSMIC E CAVIAR
F RHYTHMS F RENDER F GENERAL
G ALBUM G BENDER G LUNATIC
H LISTEN H DOGDAY H ECLIPSE
OSMI TOPD3
A CANOE A PERFECT
B NOSTRIL B COOKING
C WOMBLE C THINGS
D PIGEON D STITCH
E CORNISH E SHELVES
F NOVELTY F VIDEO
G EUREKA G LITTLE
H FIATUNO H GENIUS
The Adrian Jackson set
CHRISTM CAMPING
A 8255 A 36737
B SURMISE 369 B TYPISTS 6399
C POINTER 32817 C ROBOTIC 34047
D FLICKER 45425 D FACEIT 45440
E POWERUP 20493 E WOWZERS 57359
F PASSAGE 40120 F ABCDEFG 32896
G NEARING 45264 G BONES 12595
H SAUSAGE 27104 H HARDEST 20912
BIRTHDA R&D
A 46335 A 51272
B JUMPING 49663 B DUNGEON 54813
C RUNNING 60608 C NASTIES 23832
D SIMPLER 14641 D SAUSAGE 31628
E COMPLEX 65455 E CONTAIN 23487
F SMELTER 45057 F PARCELS 40440
G PODDLES 45284 G DIVIDER 30227
H HORRORS 25404 H CRASHES 9592
DRIVING
A 304 Screens not
B ORANGES 33167 possible:
C ZOOLOGY 16627
D SMELTED 40761 CHRISTM F
E BANKING 29057 DRIVING F
F BOUNCES 59649
G STINKER 34047
H HOLIDAY 20479
If anyone wants copies of the above 16
(PD) sets of screens, I have put them
onto TBI-45. 8BS has 128 Repton 3
screens in its library! The screens for
"JOKE" are a bit naughty and could
quite easily cause offence by the way.
Anyone wanting this set of screens will
have to specifically request "JOKE" or
I will not send them.
On this issue is a new version of the
Repton 3 cheat that I wrote some time
ago. This one should work on most games
and most computers. I have added new
facilities to the cheat which now gives
you a choice of:
Master users, no need to wait whilst
the editor is loaded if you don't wish
to use it.
See all maps.
Infinite lives.
Immortality.
No need to collect crowns or kill
monsters.
No need to collect diamonds.
Master Editor version. No need to enter
screen codes to edit.
You will also find "R.ToPD3". This is
my third set of Repton screens hot off
the press.
Repton 2 has no passwords, but a bit of
invulnerability helps. Here are some
pokes. Assuming you have a backup!
*LO.REP3 1D00
Meteors:
?&2743=&8C:?&2744=&8C:?&2745=&8C
Monsters:
?&2823=&8C:?&2824=&8C:?&2825=&8C
Spirits:
?&2A29=&8C:?&2A2A=&8C:?&2A2B=&8C
Boulders:
?&2EE9=&8C:?&2EEA=&8C:?&2EEB=&8C
Skulls:
?&2FD6=&8C:?&2FD7=&8C:?&2FD8=&8C
Master Compatibility:
?&4393=&8C
*SA. REPT3 1D00+53A0 700
*/REPT1
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I have also included on this disc a
Repton 1 cheat. The cheat gives you
immortality, view all maps and stops
the timer.
The passwords for Repton 1 are:
Chameleon
Terrapin
Sidewinder
Gecko
Python
Salamander
Iguana
Cuttlefish
Octopus
Giant Clam
The Kraken
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After the publishing the 8BS accounts
in issue 29 many of you are concerned
about the state of the finances of 8BS.
Fred Nevin even put his mind to it and
made several suggestions as to how to
make 8BS solvent again.
Please do not be concerned over the
finances. After the initial outlay
money is coming in at a steady rate.
By Christmas there will be a small
profit. When there is enough, I shall
start looking for a cheapo hard disc on
which to store the 250 discs or so that
I have collected in recent months.
I have no wish to make money out of 8BS
and do not mind the small outlay which
will eventually find its way back into
my wife's purse anyway.
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It is wise to obtain proof of postage
from the post office when you send off
your discs to me. It costs nothing, but
in the rare event of something going
wrong, you have a bit of comeback.
Twice now, packages that I have posted
have been returned to me the next day
using the return address rather than
the correct address. It was useful to
be able to wander into the post office
with the envelope and proof of postage.
There was no argument, the packages
went straight back into the mailbag.
Two errors in all the hundreds of items
that I have posted isn't too bad
though.
I found Knight Lore skulking around in
a disc box the other day. Why not put a
cheat into it I thought:
Knight Lore
Infinite lives:
*LOAD KNIGHT2 2100
?&2E69=&87
?&2E6A=&87
*SAVE KNIGHT2 2100+5B80 5F00 1100
Most of us have software on tape and
disc that is gathering dust unused.
Most of us are also on the constant
lookout for software that we haven't
got. The odds are that between all of
us we must have everything that anyone
could want.
I propose to set up a software
exchange/loan service.
This is how it will work:
Members will send me a list of software
that they have available for either
loan or exchange. Members will also
send a list of software that they are
looking for.
When I find a match between haves and
wants I will message each of the
parties involved. Each party then sends
the offered software plus enough return
postage to receive the requested item/s
back. When I have all of the items
involved in the exchange, I will then
post them off to the relevant parties.
I will mediate the exchange firstly to
ensure that no one loses their prize
software and secondly, done this way it
will be possible to have a "chain" of
exchange that members themselves would
not be able to create.
Use the 8BS messaging system to send me
your lists of haves and wants.
If there is a reasonable response from
you, I will start wheeling and dealing
immediately.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND ME YOUR SOFTWARE
JUST YET!
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