From: K6N (Brian Raw)
Subject: Shapes
I did these while working on the
screen saver program a while back
in hope they could be used for this
purpose. Unfortunately I could see
no way they could be used as the
current screen would be lost, so they
got put aside 'til now.
Faraday's Cage
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This is an attempt at reproducing an
effect I got from a shareware product
that I hadn't registered, though not as
good as the original as that seemed
more random in choosing which letter
to convert.
D6G
Sprow
BBCISS7
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Following on from Richard Harker's
(D6E) painstakingly drawn PCB layout, I
have given you "BBCISS7" which maps
out the components on an issue 7 BBC.
Furthermore, you can type in a part
number such as IC1, and after a bit of
points to it.
I must admit that a few parts are
missing, especially in the Econet
interface corner. Adding these is
simple enough, using the script
language in the DATA statements at the
end of the program to define
co-ordinates and part name.
For those with 6502B 2nd processors you
can show off their power by doing a
before and after. There is (roughly) 3
times increase in speed. If you've a 32
bit Acorn then run it in BBC BASIC V &
it will appear instantaneous - it is
all written legally so works fine on
any machine.
As always, I like to leave my
submissions a bit open ended - my main
suggestion for those with the patience
is to add a reverse search, so that you
could type in 6502 or 6502A and it
would point to IC1 instead. This would
involve INSTR(string$) no doubt as even
I haven't memorised all the
manufacturer's prefixes for part
numbers!
Contact me at the usual address (see
separate note)
8BS mail me on D6G
Robert Sprowson.
From: 3WU (Fred Price)
Subject: A Crabby Poem?
This is a poem that I found in a
Scottish Newspaper, and it can be very
close to the truth so read the
thoughts of a Crabbit Old Woman and
see how her mind was working, and the
word Crabbit look it up and see if you
fit the bill.
Right so let's get back to normal (If
we can) so get your printer ready and
I have put the Centering statement in
and if your printer will not center
your print put a REM in line 30 and
that will stop it then study the
thoughts of a Crabbit Old Woman in
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From: D7Y (Andrew Medworth)
Subject: Banner Text Programs
OK, so who spotted it? The Banner
Text progs included on 8BS-50 didn't
quite work. I have absolutely no idea
how the error occurred - one line of
the program was completely wrong - but
I hope the prog on this issue will
make amends.
So don't give up folks - try again
and cross your fingers! Sorry about
that.
Also, we have included a BBC B
version of the capitals program, but
we cannot convert the lower case
routine however hard we try! This new
version lacks the margin and fill
routines due to lack of space, meaning
that you can only do the text in
"outline" form. The BBC B programs are
called BBCBAN1 and BBCBAN2.