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I have altered the code that displays
these teletext files. In all previous
articles, pressing BREAK will return
you to the menu. From now on:
PRESS SPACE to return to the menu.
Try it now!
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 regular feature. These are people
worth contacting.
A quick explanation of the messaging
system. Version 2.0
By Sam Jackson.
A school is selling off its BBC
Equipment. It is quite a large list so
it has a place of its own.
Submitted by Bob Chown, D2P.
From Andy Burgess, D2C.
Includes a hello, how to join IBM disc
drives to your BBC, some hints and
tips, requests for help and offers of
help.
Andrew Black's Archiver has been
updated by Jonathan Harston K8G. This
is the info.
D.Macgraw (K5B) continues his series.
Martin Wilson has lots for sale.
By: 15A
Use: Message Utility
Program name: SendMes
Associated program/file/s: SendMMC
Language: BASIC+M/C QMesInf
Please read the info file.
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: K2Q (J.Nicholson)
Use: DFS Front End
Program name: Manager
Language: BASIC
Compatibility: DFS Only
John sends us this program with no
info. However it is fairly self
explanatory.
Disc files are displayed at the top of
the screen. Key options are displayed
at the bottom of the screen.
Press the first letter of these options
to obtain that utility.
By: 2J3 (C.J.Richardson.)
Use: Disc Sector Search
Program name: DSearch
Language: BASIC
Compatibility: DFS/ADFS
Many times I have wished that I could
search through a disc for a particular
message or item by just leaving a
computer to systematically search a
disc. This program does just that in
both DFS and ADFS.
Simply choose the filing system. Enter
the drive number. Enter the sector
start number being careful not to enter
too large a number here. You may enter
hex numbers (precede with &) or
decimal. Enter no more than &230 for
DFS or &A00 for ADFS unless you are
using a hard disc. If this is the case,
change line 500 to a higher figure. I
reckon you would need to leave the
search running overnight though.
Then enter the search string. The
shorter the string, the faster the
search. It is slow but sure! I hope you
find the program of use, I have found
it invaluable.
By: K6N (B.Raw)
Use: Convert resistor codes.
File Names: rcod7st
Language: C
This program was on the last issue
along with other related software and
an article. rcod7st which is programmed
in C ended up corrupted on some of the
DFS copies. Here is the program again.
By: K6N (B.Raw)
Use: Import Data Via User Port
File Names: Emulate Adaptor
Language: Assembler
Brian has been busy again. This time
he has built a simple device that will
allow you to plug another computer's
printer lead into your user port. Then
you run this piece of software.
Anything sent to the other machines
printer will go into the user port and
onto a previously opened disc file.
Full info on how to build the lead and
use the software is to be found in the
"Program Documentation" article.
By: K8G (J.G.Harston)
Use: Scroll Text Files Up And Down
File Names: Scroll disp lp T/Scroll
Language: Basic/Machine Code/Text
Jonathan's text file reader. Choose it
from the main menu and enter T/Scroll
to load the info.
By: J.de B.Pollard
Use: Disassemble from disc or ROM
File Name: Three
Language: Basic
Submitted by J.Sargent. Please see the
Program Documentation Article for more
info.
By: K8M (A.York)
Use: Various DFS Utilities
File Name: BasicSy
Language: Basic
Andrew (14) has written this program
that utilises a number of inbuilt DFS
commands (if your DFS doesn't have
them, they will not work). The menu
looks a little like a Computer Concept
one and works in a similar manner. All
the options are self explanatory.
Amongst which are: Lock, Unlock,
Format, Compact. Some of the options
when chosen will cause the program in
memory to become corrupt.
It is possible to enter '*' commands by
typing * instead of a number.
By: Andrew Black. Update By K8G
Use: Save DFS Filename Space
File Name: Archive
Language: Basic
Andrew's archiver, updated by
J.G.Harston. Full info in the article
available from the magazine menu.
By: 2J3 (C.J.Richardson.)
Program name: Lotter7
Associated File: UltDat
Info in the program. Yet another
lottery program.
By: Friend of K6X's son
Program name: Magma
Submitted by K6X, written mostly by a
friend of James (Paul's offspring) as a
project for school, this program
simulates a volcano eruption. You are
asked for the type of lava and number
of layers of lava to be laid.
Play around with the program to see
what it does. Sticky needs a minimum of
3 layers before it will end. Runny
needs a minimum of 6 layers.
By: Nick Day
Program name: Drum2
Originally on the December 83 Beebug
disc but lost from the 8BS library
until 3SQ supplied it. I have adapted
it a little bit. My additions do not
have a space between the line number
and the rest of the line.
The program is self explanatory, enter
letters on the dotted line, the letters
represent the type of noise.
By: J.de B.Pollard and J.Sargent
Program name: Quanta
Info by James Sargent:
"Quanta" was used by the Physics
department to demonstrate levels of
energy in an Atom or some such thing.
It shows that no matter how it's
distributed, after much random
"movement" you end up with the same
distribution of the different energy
levels.
By: C.Chapman. Solved By 2J3
Program name: Answer
One of my workmates posed me a puzzle.
He had forgotten the answer. It was:
There are 100 people and £100. Men get
£10. women get .50p and children get
12.5p. How many men, women and
children?
I wrote a program to solve this. Can
anyone improve on my method please?
Could someone write a program that
poses these sort of puzzles?
By: J.de B.Pollard
Program name: Pendulm
This game came with no info. It has
beaten me but I am sure that some of
you must know the rules to pendulum
patience. Please let the rest of us
know.
Type HELP to see the available
commands. When using LOAD and SAVE it
is important that you type a space
between the command and file name.
Submitted By: 3WU (Fred Price)
Program name: TomsRun
Please read the Program Documentation
Article for info from Fred. Fred has
written this poem into a Basic program.
He has used printer codes to enhance
the effects of the printout.
Unfortunately, the codes will not work
on all printers. Have your printer
ready as the poem is sent straight to
your printer.