To: 999 (all members)
From: K1Z ROY CROUCH
Subject: SALES
I HAVE SOME MANUALS FOR SALE ALL IN
GOOD CONDITION
EPSON FX 80 /100 MANUAL.
BBC USER GUIDE.
BBC ADVANCED USER GUIDE.
BBC MICRO BOOK BASIC,SOUND,GRAPHICS.
ALL 2 POUNDS EACH INCL.P&P
PHONE 0705 864213 IF INTERESTED.
To: 999 (all members)
From: K1Z ROY CROUCH.
Subject: SALES
I HAVE AN ELECTRON IN GOOD CONDITION
WITH POWER SUPPLY AND JOYSTICK
INTERFACE.WITH ABOUT 25 GAMES AS I DON'T
SEEM TO HAVE ANY LUCK FINDING A MANUAL
FOR IT I RELUCTANTLY OFFER IT FOR 15
POUNDS INCL P&P.OR A NEAR OFFER.
To: 999 (all members)
From: K1Z ROY CROUCH.
Subject: HELP.
I AM STILL LOOKING FOR A FUNCTION KEY
CARD FOR A BBC MASTER. CAN ANYONE PLEASE
HELP??? 0705 864213 ALL EXPENSES REPAID
OF COURSE.
To: 999 (all members)
From: K1Z ROY CROUCH.
Subject: HELP.
I HAVE AN EPSON LQ 1500 PRINTER BUT
NO MANUAL AND I DONT KNOW WHAT THE DIP
SWITCHES DO CAN ANYONE HELP WITH A
MANUAL OR TELL ME WHAT DIP SWITCH
SETTINGS ARE. THANKS.
To: 999 (all members)
From: K1Z ROY CROUCH.
Subject: SALES
I HAVE A STOCK OF COMPUTERS ALL
COMMODORE ALL ARE COMPLETE WORKING
WITH POWER SUPPLIES AND LEADS AND
MANUALS ALSO EACH ONE HAS A DATACORDER.
THE PRICES ARE 10 POUNDS EACH PLUS 2
POUND TOWARDS P&P XMAS IS COMING ...
COMMODORE 1.VIC 16
2.VIC 20
1.VIC PLUS 4
1TANDY TRS 80.
ALL HAVE A VARIED COLLECTION OF GAMES
SOFTWARE.
To: YJ2 (999 also)
From: K2J
Subject: Codename:DROID
You mentioned that you were having
problems with Codename:DROID getting
past the claws. Well, what you do is
this:
At the beginning of this sector there
are 2 buttons up above you. Get the 2nd
one THEN the 1st one. I repeat THEN!
If you are still having problems then
write to me at :
Mr.David Lowless
82 Main Street
Pembroke
Dyfed
Wales
SA71 4HH
By the way, in the new magazine I hope
to publish (DESTROYED REALITIES) I am
hoping to do a series on how to complete
Codename:DROID.
To: 999 (all members)
From: 3WU (Fred Price)
Subject: DISC INTERFACE WANTED
Can any one help me with a series 7 as
i got one at a reasonable cost and i'am
looking for a interface for it so can
anyone help me with this one.
I have been told that you can couple
two machines together by the tube if so
how do you do it,And they have not got
econet fitted to them.
If you can help me drop me a line at.
8 Orchard St,
Pallion,
Sunderland City,
SR4 6QL.
To: 999 (all members)
From: 3WU
Subject: Early 1900 Victorian Ballad
If you ever hear someone sing this song
you will not realise that there is one
verse missing, And i use the refrain as
the last verse, With all due thanks to
the unknown writer.
THE VOLUNTEER ORGANIST
The preacher in the village church one
one sunday morning said,
Our organist is ill today would someone
play instead,
An anxious look went round the face of
every person there,
As eagerly they watched to see who
would fill the vacant chair,
A man then staggered down the aisle his
clothes were old and torn,
How strange a drunkard seemed to me in
church that sunday morn,
But as he touched the organ keys
without a single word
The melody that followed was the
sweetest ever heard,
Each eye shed tears within that church
the strongest men grew pale,
The organist in melody had told his own
lifes tale,
The sermon of the preacher was no
lesson to compare,
With that of lifes example who sat in
the organ chair,
And when the service ended not a soul
had left a seat,
Execept the poor old organist who
started towards the street,
Along the aisle and out the door he
slowly walked away,
The preacher rose and softly said Good
brethren let us pray,
The scene is one i'll ne'er forget as
long as i may live,
and just to see it all again all
worldly wealth i'd give,
The congregation all amazed the
preacher old and grey,
The organ and the organist who
Volunteered to play.
To: 999 (all members)
From: K2E
Subject: FOR SALE
BBC model A upgraded to 32K
Fitted with ATPL Sidewise ROM board
Phillips green monitor
OPUS double 40/80 drive (drive 0/2 is
OK, but drive 1/3 groans a bit at times)
Data recorder. Plastic coated metal
stand, on castors. All for `75 o.n.o.
Reason for sale is I have upgraded to
a Master.
Mick Reeves,
31 St.Mary's Avenue,
Hemingbrough,
Selby,
N.Yorks Y08 7YY.
Tel: 0757-638643.
To: 999 (all members)
From: K1J
Subject: SEEING DOUBLE
Last year I took out the subscription
for the ACORN USER plus the disc to run
on the BBC-B because the magazine on its
own has nothing for the BBC apart from a
few advertisements incidently thats
where I found the advertisement for
8 BIT SOFTWARE
however getting back to the disc I think
its a right RIP-OFF
your'e lucky if there is one or two
programmes on them. The latest two discs
November and December have got extracts
from 8-BS's last two issues 29-30 which
I have already got HENCE THE HEADING
SEEING DOUBLE
EDITOR.... yes I am afraid that is just
about all you will get from now on.
To: 999 (all members)
From: K1J
Subject: conundrum
Three people go into a restaurant and
order a meal. The bill comes to 30
pounds. The manager is feeling generous
and tells the waiter to give them back 5
pounds. So the waiter thought, "I know,
I will give them back 3 pounds, 1 pound
each". The other 2 pounds he put in his
pocket they have now paid 9 pounds each
so 3 nines are 27 and 2 pounds in the
waiters pocket is 29. Where has the
other pound gone?
So come on all you brainy members work
it out. Incidentally,
please don,t ask me because I don't know
the answer!
To: 999 (all members)
From: K1H
Subject: WANTED
EPROM blower and eraser
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Solidisk DFDC sub-carrier
for the 8271 & 1770 chips
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512 upgrade board, or I may buy the
complete 512 already upgraded if the
price is right.
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Ziff socket.
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BEEBUG MAGS.
Vol.1 issue 1,2,3,4,5,6,8
Vol.2 issue 1,5,8,9
Vol.3 issue 10
Vol.4 issue 2,3,6
Vol.5 issue 6,8,9
Vol.11 issue 8,9
Issue discs for 91 92 93
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FOR SALE.
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Mini office II 40 track disc, with
mini office II printer driver Rom
boxed with manual. 10
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View v.a2.1 with manuals 10
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Viglen double sided 40 track drive
uses power from the beeb.10
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Inter-word 20
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Spell-master 25
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Both of these are as new and come boxed
with manuals.
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If you have or want any of the above
please write or phone.
To
J W Fullbrook K1H
77 Chestnut rise
Plumstead
London
SE18 1RJ
081 317 1490 after 8pm please, Im baby
sitting.
I have just bought a master and want
any of the following.
Sideways rom board I believe Morley
made one.
Rom cartridges.
Master reference books.
Master Welcome disc.
Quest Paint utilities disc.
#######################################
To: 15A (Steven Flintham)+999
From: 20G (Roy Dickens)
Subject: 'PriceEi' Issue 30
EXTRA HINTS TO GET THE CODE WORD.
It is best at first to use all the
clues. Write all the letters down on
a sheet of paper, the more different
letters you have the easier it will be
Put on your paper figures one to
nine and zero (for ten) on one line.
You are told that the last digit
is the last letter so write that under
zero. Continue with the other letters
using the pound first. If the price is
say 3 pounds 60 pence and the letters
are G.HS then write the S under the
zero and G under the 3. You may find
that you have two different letters
under the same figure at first. If
you have a 1 pound in your show of
prices then you know definitely that
the letter is the first of the ten
letter word.
To use the percentage clue if the
the mark up is say 11 percent and the
price shown is say 6.50 then to get a
rough idea of the original price would
be to reduce the percentage by 1 then
caLculate 6.50 less 10 percent = 5.85.
Or not so rough, a, 6.50 * 100 = 650
b, 11 + 100 = 111
c, divide 650 by 111 = 5.86
This lets you know that the letters
shown with the 6.50 are the correct
ones to write under the 5 and 8.
Usually you will find just one or
two of the ten letters missing so it
needs a little bit of extra skill to
complete the word.
I hope all this helps but after
reading it myself it looks a bit of a
muddle!! The best of luck. ROY (20G).
To: 999 (all members)
From: 20G (Roy Dickens)
Subject: Program Information
PhraseE (8-BIT version)
This program is a bit of fun with
words. You will see over forty diffe-
rent arrangements of letters.
These will be a familiar phrase,title
saying, name etc. but in a mixed up
form. I have put the answers for you
to check with your interpretation.
Your answer maybe better!
I have also written a different version
for SOLINET disc magazine. (PhraseS).
The program should keep the Christmas
party busy for a half hour. The child-
ren may like it and get the answers
more quickly than the adults! So.....
MERRY CHRISTMAS
....
..to all 8BIT members and thank you for
your comments and help over the year.
The greetings may seem a little early
because we may have another issue
before Christmas. Thanks Chris.
All the best ROY (20G).
To: 999 (all members)
From: 20G (Roy Dickens)
Subject: ACORNS free video.
Acorn have been pushing their com-
puters recently. 'Send now for free
video'. So I did just that ( it was
free you see!). To give you a idea to
what it is all about just in case you
have not seen it read on. The theme is
'Computer Minefield' on a twelve min.
video. Family with two children with
the tall fellow from Blue Peter prog.
He is the question master asking the
family what they really needed in a
home computer. The Acorn competitors
(big names) are each in turn marked as
a mine and then blown up! Lots of noise
smoke, flames and flying chips (flying
not frying). The competitors are not
needed because Acorn can do it all!
A big sway towards education is the
plus they reckon. So when you go shop-
ping for a home computer use the check
list, does it have a, 32 bit RISC
b, affordable c, multimedia d education
e, software f, personal productivity
g, reliable h, office application
i, games j, service and support.
That is what they reckon any-how.
You are supposed to remember the word
T A M E S P R O G S when your in
that shop! Hotline No. 0223 254222
Later... Guess what, ACORN have sent me
a follow up letter, it looks as though
AMIGA have complained. Correction,
Amiga do run office applications and
education software. They blew that mine
up in error! Who's next? (20G)
To: 999 (all members)
From: 20G (Roy Dickens)
Subject: Help! Viewsheet.
I have purchased a Master 128
and would like to use VIEWSHEET that
is already with it. With the speadsheet
that I have been using I am able to get
all the 12 months printed out using
the printers reduced print. The Master
Welcome Guide states that to achieve
this with Viewsheet I need to know
about windows if I want to have more
than six months printed on one sheet.
Could someone just put me right here?
I only use the spreadsheet for home
accounts so it doesn't seem worth
getting the'ViewSheet User Guide'but if
someone has one going cheap(ish) then
please ring anytime 0933 55556. Many
thanks. ROY (20G)
To: 999 (all members)
From: 20G (Roy Dickens)
Subject: Very Cheap Acorn Books Etc.
For a list of low price (books 50p)
Acorn hardware, software and books.
Write or phone for a "Acorn special
offers list"
Flowchart Ltd 39/41 High St.
IRTHLINGBOROUGH, Wellingborough,
Northants. NN9 5TE. 0933-653935
They are getting rid of a lot of stuff
because they would rather sell PCs.
If you mention my name R DICKENS OF
RUSHDEN I would be pleased. (20G)
To: 483 (Daniel Shimmin) + 999
From: L1M (Janny Looyenga)
Subject: Smiley's
In Issue 29 Daniel Shimmin told us about
Electronic Mail and showed also some
"SMILEY'S".
:-) = smile (ironic meant)
:-( = unpleased
I've got some more for you:
;-) wink
:-)) big smile
:-))) very big smile
>-( very mad
:*) drunk
£*) very drunk
:-o surprised
:-D one more big smile
£-) dazed
To: 999 (all members)
From: L1M (Janny Looyenga)
Subject: Commerce / PD - DISCUSSION
One person stated: The 8Bit is dead; no
more commercial games are written; no
more PD is appearing; from now on I
consider all software (included the
commercial ones) being PUBLIC DOMAIN!
IS HE RIGHT???
Of course I know concerning the appear
ance of PD he is not right - there is
still appearing a lot nowadays, or
isn't it?
Well, think it over and write!!!
To: 999 (all members)
From: K2K (Peter Davy))
Subject: Random numbers.
On skimming through some old 8BS issues
I have seen more than one mention of
the problem of generating random
numbers without repeating one. With
some of the programs that I have
written, it would be very dreary if
words, sentences, passages etc. were
dealt with in the same order each time.
I therefore pick the sentences etc. at
random. To avoid picking the same
sentence twice in the same run I
establish an array tally$(N%) where N%
is the number of sentences. Selection
is then as follows:
REPEAT:R=RND(N%):UNTILtally$(R)<>"*":tal
ly$(R)="*"
This will give a different value of R
every time until all values from 1 to
N% have been delivered. It would seem
to be much simpler than having to scan
through the numbers already selected to
see if there has been duplication.
To: 999 (all members)
From: 2J3 (Chris Richardson)
Subject: Joining computers together.
In discussions with other members, this
subject has cropped up occasionally. I
have to admit to being totally ignorant
of it. Can anyone give the rest of us
hints on how to join BBCs and Masters
together? Yes, I know superglue is one
way, but not really what I am after.
From: 176 Eric Shuker
Program: Mag Account
Hopefully you will soon be in credit
but if this does not happen very
quickly,I am sure most members will
be pleased to assist (Price adjustments
should be possible)
EDITOR..... I have to say that I have
been overwhelmed by the concern of
members about this subject. The
accounts are sorting themselves out. I
have mentioned the accounts elswhere in
the mag. Don't panic! Hang on to your
pennies.
To: 999 (all members)
From: 3PM
Subject: Savings for 20G
After hustling to catch Iss30 I realise
I did not supply what you asked. Sorry.
For REGULAR savings the accumulated
value V at the end of n years of `P
invested at the beginning of each of
the n years is:-
V=P*((1+i)^(n+1)-(1+i))/i
where i is percentage interest rate R
divided by 100. eg R=7.5% i=0.075. As
a check `100/annum for 10 years at 10%
gives `1753.11
Note if you want to retain future
purchasing power R will have to better
the published rate of inflation by a
good margin. In the USA you have access
to data. Here you get what HMG of the
day thinks is prudent. Get behind me Mr
Guy Fawkes.
So if you REALLY need it buy the best
bargain you can get NOW before we start
paying for Master Richt's savings.
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