To: 999 (all members)
From: E4N (Rik Page)
Subject: Computer Poem
I'm a middle aged commuter
Who has bought a home computer
And has seen his lifestyle turned upon
his head;
For since starting on this caper,
I've not seen a daily paper,
Solved a crossword puzzle, or read a
book in bed.
I've no longer walked the spaniel-
No! I read my BASIC manual,
If my son can understand it so can I.
Though my program isn't working
It is not because I'm shirking
It's because thus far I haven't found
out why.
I've the LET instruction mastered
But ON/GOTO has me plastered,
IF and THEN I only fight with if I
must;
I find integers confusing,
Nested GOSUBs quite bemusing,
While FOR/NEXT loops leave me totally
non-plussed.
My son treats me with charity,
He says that perfect clarity
Is difficult for withered brains to
find.
I'll ignore his tittle-tattle!
I will not forsake the battle!
For good, or ill,I've BASIC on my
mind!
How many of us can relate to this
little poem I found whilst flicking
through some computer related material
I bought at a boot-sale?
To: 999 (all members)
From: E4N (Rik Page)
Subject: Hello
As a new member I would just like to
say *** HELLO ***
to all members of 8BS.
I am newish to computers as well and
hope you enjoy the little poem I have
sent in which should be somewhere else
in this issue.
I look forward to exchanging messages
with all of you in the future.
BYE FOR NOW.
To: 999 (all members)
From: D2N (Vic Horgan)
Subject: THANKS
To Chris and his family for the
Christmas Card and the delightful
Christmas Disc.The 'Goodies' on it
were lovely - especially the Carols
and the Santa Bell Ringers. Cheered me
up no end.
A Happy New Year.
To: 999 (all members)
From: E3M (Steve Allsopp)
Subject: *** Thanks ***
Thanks to all those members who
answered my ad for the software I've
been looking for...John Halliwell..
Richard Tinkel and Chris Robbins (who
must the patience of a saint where I'm
concerned)
Thank you all.
To: 999 (all members)
From: 4WL (Martin Wilson)
Subject: Favourite Games
Mart's All-time Favourite BBC and
Archimedes and Electron games.
BBC
1. Elite Master version
2. Elite Tube version (too fast on a
Turbo)
3. Elite original disc version
4. Elite tape version
*In case you hadn't noticed I like
Elite*
5. Space Pilot
6. Mined Out
7. Strykers Run
8. Thrust
9. Barbarian
10. Barbarian 2
Archimedes
1. Doom (theres so many wads to play)
2. Starfighter 3000
3. Stunt Racer 2000
4. Wolfenstein
5. Elite
6. Chocks Away Extra Missions
7. Chocks Away
8. Spheres of Chaos (Best Asteroids
ever)
9. Bomberman-GB on the Gameboy
emulator
10. SuperMarioland2 on the Gameboy
emulator
Electron
1. Elite
2. Dunjunz
3. Deathstar
4. Crazee Rider
5. Barbarian
Worst ever game on the Electron must
be Commando. It was so unbelievably
slow. It was unplayably slow on the
Beeb so you can imagine what the
results were like on the Electron. I'm
sure Spectrum and C64 owners would
have laughed themselves silly after
seeing it.