8 BIT SOFTWARE
Constructive comments on programs
published by 8BS are always welcome.
Here are a few:
From: 0E7(Fred Nevin)
Program: PHONEBOOK
A useful program but it appears to
have the following Bugs.
It is case sensitive which spoils the
program.
TOO MANY FORS
On entering data and it is listed as
per the menu and RETURN is pressed one
cannot return to the menu. If RETURN is
pressed ten times the message TOO MANY
FORs at line 580 appears.
If any other key is pressed the prog
returns to the menu.
From: 2J3 from 0E7(Fred Nevin)
Program: RECORD DATABASE
Fred wrote a letter to me describing a
bug in the records database "RecDB1a"
on issue 30. It would seem that my
mathematics had gone somewhat awry
whilst chopping strings. The A and B
side titles get chopped in the wrong
places. To fix this, change these
lines:
1460PRINT"A side: ";MID$(T$,26,15);" ";
:IFP%=0PRINT ^
1470PRINT"B side: ";MID$(T$,41,15)
^
to:
1460PRINT"A side: ";MID$(T$,27,15);" ";
:IFP%=0PRINT
1470PRINT"B side: ";MID$(T$,42,15)
Data that you may have already entered
will not be affected and long names
will now be displayed correctly.
Many thanks Fred for spotting the error
and then taking the time to point out
the correction required.
From: K1H
Program: Messages programme.
I like colourful displays of text and
this proramme can be as colourful as
you like.
I think it makes it easier on the eyes
I saw a comment on the program regards
word wrap, but I think that this would
be difficult to acheive if a word wraps
as in Inter-word for instance how would
a colour code be inserted.
I recently read a back issue in Beebug
on the subject of word wrap and it
included a short machine code programme
that would allow the typing in of text
without pressing return at the end of
the line.
Perhaps it might be possible to insert
colour codes into each line of the
program, say a different code every
twenty or so lines, I personally like
using the program, I dont even have to
SA."prog".
From: 20G
Program: Minefield (Carl Wheat)
Smashing display, very professional,
but I just could not get the hang of
it. Is it difficult to get started or
is it me a bit dumb?
From: L1M (Janny Looyenga)
Program: CLEAR35
The CLEAR35 is a nice game, but I
should like to see how many cards are
left on stack when getting a new card
and also how many cards are left at the
end when you can't clear any more card
- like the PC-version does!
There is not much difference between
the PC-version and this one from Carl
Weat except that in the PC-version you
can't put an Ace or Queen onto the King
- you'll have to draw an other card
from stock - and in this version you
can do this.
It sounds as if this version is easier
than the PC one, but it isn't. I only
cleared it once and that was (I think)
BEGINNER'S LUCK!!!!!
From: 176 Eric Shuker
Program: Hints & Tips (ADFS VERSION)
What an excellent idea. Many thanks to
Wakefield, you Chris and your
collaborators for a useful and well
indexed textbook. I look forward to
the other half in Issue 31.
EDITOR..... DFS users, if you want this
disc, send me a DFS formatted disc with
return p+p and 10p, ask for BBC-24.
To: CCC
From: 176 Eric Shuker
Subject: Shrink Screens by Miroslaw
Bobrowski.
This is the first time I have
successfully transferred machine code
programs without any bother.
The demo is super. I look forward to
finding time to play with it.
BLAM!