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The article you are reading now.
Info for programs that do not
contain their own documentation.
In several sections this time. Help,
Adverts and General Comments.
From other members and myself.
Comments on programs.
A quick explanation of the messaging
system.
A tale from K4U (Chris Robbins)
Fred Price 3WU tells us how he adapted
the BeeBug utility Magscan for his own
use.
If the catalogue changes confused your
collection, read this article. It
consists of an explanation of the
changes plus a list.
Paul Martin-Matthews K3B has submitted
this collection of BBC faults and how
they were repaired. I must add here
that 8BS will not accept any
responsibility for damage you may do
to yourself or your computer after
reading this article. If you are not
sure, don't do it! 8BS now has a repair
man, see the messages section.
Part 2 of a promised quadrilogy by K4R.
In response to a question asked in
issue 36 Steven Flintham has written
this article, supported by an example
program and picture.
Four articles from K2O. Software Sale,
Master 512 Upgrade, Z88 Library and Z88
Upgrade. Also some late messages.
By: 15A
Use: Message Utility
Program name: SendMes
Associated program/file/s: SendMC
Language: BASIC+M/C QMesInf
Please read the info file. This version
has a slight wordwrap bug removed.
Please use this program for future
messaging.
The info file on this issue is a very
abridged one. For full info please read
the documentation on TBI-00.
By: K6N (Brian Raw)
Use: Renumber Basic Programs
Program name: RE-AS RE-MC RE-REM
Associated program/file/s: ProgDoc
Language: BASIC Assembler
Please read the program documentation
article available from the main menu.
By: K6Q (LT Roberts)
Use: Find lost files then pick them up.
Program names: Findem Rescue
Language: BASIC
Please read the program documentation
article available from the main menu.
By: K6Q (LT Roberts)
Program names: BadFix BadSrce
Language: BASIC Assembler
Rescues a Bad Program. Included also is
the source code. Please read the
program documentation article available
from the main menu.
By: K4R (I.R.L Morom)
Program name: FredN
Language: Data for Viewsheet
Please examine the Help messages
section. K4R sends us this example in
response to a query in issue 36.
This program is NOT documented in the
main menu. DFS users will find it on
side 2 of the issue. ADFS users will
find it in DIR $.Software.
By: K4D (Lorin Knight)
Program names: Map WorldM WrldLoc
Please read the program Documentation
article. This item heralds an influx of
software from "Technical Software".
Lorin has obtained permission from an
associate to release some Radio Amateur
programs to the public domain. As I
write this info I am still preparing
the software for release. See TBI-00
for further details.
From: K4D (Lorin Knight)
Program names: Bonfire. BonfScr
A pyromaniacs dream.
A colourful graphics demo of a city
skyline on bonfire night.
From: L1J (M.Bobrowski)
Program names: 1000ldr L305 KQJdata
T305
Two versions of this card game exist.
The BBC version can be found on the DFS
version of this issue. The Master
version can be found on the ADFS
version of this issue. Info included.
From: K3B (Paul Martin-Matthews)
Program name: Woman
I was worried about including this item
until I showed it to Gill who found it
highly amusing.
So here it is. Woman defined as a
hazardous chemical. This is a Basic
program that can be displayed in 40 or
80 column format to screen or printer.
From: K4P (Sue Eedle)
Program name: DogMaze
A text game programmed in Basic by Sue.
Chase around the place looking for your
dog. When typing direction instructions
you need to enter the whole thing
(NORTH SOUTH EAST WEST) in upper case.
Info is contained within the game.
From: 3WU (Fred Price)
Program name: KingYB
Fred sends us a Basic program that will
go straight to your printer when run.
Here is his message:
To: 999 (all members)
From: 3WU (FRED PRICE)
Subject: VERSE i/e KINGYB
The subject this month is known as
THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS and due to my
August holiday being cancelled I will
not be able to visit this area,
KINGYB is a long one this time. A full
A4 sheet with very little room to
spare. Set the printer up AND DON'T
CENTER IT UP then hit the key and away
you go. If you can't print it out, load
it list it and read it in Basic.
From: K5U (Simon Godfrey)
Program name: KraftWk
Choose the picture from the sub-menu,
then select it once more from the
picture loader. The pictures are loaded
like this to save file name space on
the DFS version of this issue.
From: K2F (John Davis)
Program name: AnAnAn
Answers to the anagrams in issue 36.
Presented in an interesting manner.
From: 20G (Roy Dickens)
Program name: AnaShuf
A follow on from the John Davis (K2F)
submission in issue 36. A program to
produce anagrams. Full info in the
program.
From: 15A (Steven Flintham)
Program name: MandScr
A screen to accompany the article and
program explaining Mandelbrots. Select
the screen from the sub-menu, then
select it once more from the picture
loader.
By: 15A (Steven Flintham)
Program name: Mandel.
Please read the associated article
available from the magazine menu. This
program draws a mandelbrot.