8-Bit Software Online Conversion

                                                            Edited by C.J.Richardson.             Submissions have been so huge this time that I have decided to make this a one off double disc issue for DFS users. ADFS users will find that everything is on the one disc, so don't panic! If you have't got disc 1, send a DFS formatted disc with return postage and ask for 8BS-46-1. All the messages and articles are on disc 1. Apart from that, I have tried to keep a varied content on each disc, and each disc is totally independent of the other.                               The article you are reading now.     Info for programs that do not contain their own documentation.       J.G.Harston has written this file indexer. Keep a track of all of your programs easily. The suite of programs is archived on this issue.       The last analysis of this particular questionnaire as the new questionnaire is included on this disc.       Taken from the very last analysis of the outgoing questionnaire.       The new questionnaire is included on this disc. Please fill it in if you want. The info is exactly the same as for previous questionnaires, the only changes are minor ones to the questions themselves.       Sorted by name, and ID. Taken on the 22nd November 1995. The list gives ID, name and city and/or county.                             By: 15A (S.Flintham) Program name: Quaire/Questns/Quinf Language: BASIC/Data/Info Please read the documentation available from the magazine menu. This new questionnaire has fewer questions than the previous questionnaire. If you wish to let me know more about yourself, please send a letter or disc based text file. The old questionnaire data you sent me is now put away safely, please could all members make an effort to send in a newly completed questionnaire.     By: 2J3 Use: De-Archive File Indexer. Program name: Arch`De Language: BASIC Info in the Program Documentation Article. Use this program to make a lot of small files into one big one. Extract individual files from the archive. I have included this archiver on this issue to de-archive the File Indexer by J.G.Harston.         By: K8G (J.G.Harston) Use: Keep a track of your programs Archive name: IndArch Language: Machine Code+Basic Full info is available in the magazine menu, "File Indexer Info". The suite of programs is in an archive (see Arch`De). You will need to set up a disc for the database, so don't try to run it from this issue! Here is a quick guide to get you going: Copy the Archive IndArch onto a blank disc. Load the De-archiver Arch`De. Insert the disc with IndArch. Type RUN. Select option 2. Then type IndArch. Then select option 1. Escape from the archiver. Type *OPT 4 3, press <RETURN> CHAIN"EmptyDB". That's it.         By: K2V (W.Jowitt) Use: Kilometers Per Litre/MPG Archive name: MPGArch Language: Machine Code+Basic An update of Bill's program to be found elsewhere in the 8BS library. You will need to set up a fresh disc for the calculator, although you can examine it from this issue. Copy the programs MPGmenu, MPG, C1 and GX1 to a blank disc. Then type *BUILD !Boot and press <RETURN>. Then type CHAIN"MPGmenu" and press <RETURN>. Then press <ESCAPE>. Then type *OPT 4 3 and press <RETURN> The file GX1 is an example data file.           By: K7T Use: DATA Handling Program name: 8BSMEM1 8BSMEM2 Data: 8BSTOR1 8BSTOR2 Language: BASIC+DATA Info in the Program Documentation Article. Last issue, K7T asked about the DATA pointer. He found the answer. Here is his experiment. The programs write data to disc, so the disc must not be write protected.           By: K2H (R.Boyce) Program name: LOT LOTBOOT LOTMENU LOTNUMS ULTDAT YOURNUMS Language: BASIC+DATA Ron has had a fiddle around with the lottery program from 8BS-45.         By: D4M (Z.Kahan) Program name: Table Setup Data Language: BASIC+DATA Zul has written this program to store up to 24 high scores. The program 'Setup' will allow you to reconfigure the data file 'Data' to your own games. The program 'Table' is fairly self explanatory, enter the new high score for the chosen game. The heading 'High Scores' at the top of the screen does not show on a BBC.       By: K2K (P.Davy) Program name: PuzSol Language: BASIC Peter has had a go at writing a better way of answering the puzzle I posed in 8BS-45. Here it is. His info is in the 'Late Addition' article.                       By: 204 (Carl Wheat) Program name: PUSH This game has appeared under various names on various computers. It was featured on an early 8BS issue and can also be found on the ADFS version of TBI-00. I am including it on this issue because Janny Looyenga has sent a solution which is on disc one of this issue. It would seem a shame for you to have the solution but not the game itself.       From: Beebug 3-7 Program name: XMAS XMAS2       From: Beebug 3-7 Program name: SANTA SANTA1 Info available in the game.           From: Beebug 3-7 Program name: Tracker I found this one thanks to Sam Jackson. Make the line moving from left to right go through the gap at the right hand edge of the screen by pressing and releasing <RETURN>. Avoid the asterisks.           By: K4D (Lorin Knight) Program name: Jewels. Info in the game.                                    