Edited by C.J.Richardson.
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The 8BS questionnaire is to be found
on TBI-00, the 8BS catalogue/info disc.
If you have not completed one and sent
it in to 8BS, you are invited to do so!
TBI-00, the 8BS catalogue/info/utility
disc is available as ADFS or DFS.
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 new regular feature. These are people
worth contacting.
A quick explanation of the messaging
system. Version 2.0
Steven Flintham has written a utility
that will check out and attempt to
repair faulty message files. This is
the info.
The solution to the wordsearch from 43.
A bit of a plug here. If you are in to
word searches, try CJR-13
Submitted by K4U.
The software that displays the 80
column text files in this issue was
written by J.G.Harston. Here is some
info. For a printout, press "P" whilst
the text file is being displayed. The
file "lp" produces the printout. The
program "Makelp", available from the
Utilities Menu allows you to define
various printout characteristics.
Superior Software is offering 8BS
members greatly reduced prices on its
blue catalogue. Here it is.
From K5U. An updated version of the
PC-BBC file conversion article.
Martin Wilson (4WL) has submitted lots
of text for this issue. Various
different subjects. Here they are:
A very large advert. So large that it
deserves a place of its own in the
menu.
A summary and comment on the BBC sales
brochure.
Two articles about monitors combined
into one. Part one deals with the
Amstrad CTM 640/644 colour monitors.
Part 2 deals with the Microvitec 1494
Multiscan Monitor.
Two articles combined. Part one talks
about my all time favourite game Elite
and compares all versions from all
machines. Part 2 talks about First
Encounters, the PC game derived from
Frontier which sprouted from Elite.
Lastly, an article about the laptop
NC100. This article may stir up a
lively debate. (I hope!)
David MacGraw continues his series
about the 512. A few hints on how to
set up.
Steven Flintham submitted this huge
article about the programming language
C. The DFS version of this issue
contains an abridged version. The ADFS
contains the full blown thing. Any DFS
users wanting the huge article (big C?)
may send a disc with return p+p for it.
By: 15A
Use: Message Utility
Program name: SendMes
Associated program/file/s: SendMMC
Language: BASIC+M/C QMesInf
Please read the info file. This version
has MAJOR changes. Great improvements!
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.
Please read the "Program Documentation"
article for details of the changes made
to the system plus some technical
details.
By: 15A
File Name: ChkMes
Associated program/file/s: ChkInf
Language: Basic
Please see the related info article
available from the Magazine Menu.
By: 15A
Use: Convert a text file to a message
File Name: ASC2Mes
Associated program/file/s: ASC2Doc
Language: Basic
Please see the related info article
available from the Magazine Menu.
By: 2J3
Use: Read and print out menu content
File Name: MenRead
By: K2F
Use: Wordwise and printer
File Name: PrnTest
Associated program/file/s: None
Language: Data
PrnTest is an InterWord file, which
is intended to be loaded into IW and
simply printed. It gives two printed
pages, with each line in a different
style or combination, each saying what
it is. Page two is the same as page
one, but in a different font. There is
a brief note about it in the file. It
should be quite easy to adapt to suit
various printers.
By: K6N (B.Raw)
Use: Convert resistor codes. Learn C
File Names: rcod7-c rcod7st rcodbas
Associated program/file/s: prog doc
Language: C plus source and Basic
Brian has been hard at work teaching
himself C. Here are some results.
Using a Resistor colour code converter
as the basis of the exercise, he has
submitted the programs:
rcod-c (on this disc but not runnable
from the menu) which is the C source
code for:
rcod7st which is the stand alone C
program that can be run from the
Utilities Menu.
rcodbas which is the Basic equivalent
of the above program that can be run
from the Utilities Menu.
Please read the Program Documentation
Article for full info from Brian.
By: 2J3 (C.J.Richardson.)
Use: Record amounts owed.
File Name: TotDB
Associated program/file/s: DATA
Language: BASIC and data
A very simple database written as an
experiment. Please read the
Documentation Article for further
details.
Please note that this program will not
run from a write protected disc.
By: 3PM (Derrick Pritchard Jones)
Use: Display 80 Column Text
File Name: !Fred
Associated files: Read TxtRead
Language: Machine Code
Derrick is developing a text file
reader. See what you think of it and
please let him know! He is open to
comments.
If you select DPJ's text file reader
from the Utilities Menu, the reader
will be run. It will automatically load
in Derrick's info.
By: K5U (S.Godfrey)
Use: Convert Files BBC-PC
File Name: Convert
Associated files: ConvTxt
Language: Basic
This is an update of an earlier
program. Please read the associated
article available from the Magazine
Menu. Convert Pictures and Text.
By: K5B (D.MacGraw)
Use: Speed Up DOS+ Set Up
File Name: NOLOGO
Associated file: 512 article
COMPATIBILITY: 512 and DOS+ Only
Please read the 512 article available
from Magazine Menu 3. This program is
only of use to 512 users with DOS+. It
is not available from the menu.
By: 3WU (F.Price)
Program name: 1ILove
Fred sends us a poem that when selected
from the menu goes straight to the
printer. Please see the message from
Fred in the Program Documentation
article.