From: K8G (Jonathan Harston)
Subject: Serial Terminals
I've enclosed a Beta-test version of
XTerm C0.35 - most of it is written
and functional. I've been using it
daily since January. It features the
following:
XYModem: automatically switches
between XModem, XModem-CRC, XModem-1k,
YModem(batch) and YModem-G.
On-the-fly text file conversion.
Modest monochrome ANSI implementation:
none of those strange [1;2;38m codes
all over the screen.
PC-8 font included (ie, characters
look correct).
Serial input buffered up to all
available memory, and NUL-NUL bug
fixed on MOS 5.00.
NB: Currently file upload is very
simplified and only supports XModem.
Download is fully implemented.
I've tested XTerm on a Compact, and
Master, and a BBC B with PAGE at
&1A00. Full documentation is in
XtermIn.
To: 999 (all members)
From: K6N (Brian Raw)
Subject:
This is a game after the fashion of
Mastermind except using letters
instead of colours, moreover the
hidden letters must make up a valid
five letter word. Your task is to find
this word, mind you, you only have
four cracks at it if you want to
score any points that is! After that
if you get it on the fifth attempt, no
points are scored. On the sixth
attempt the computer scores three
points. Failing to get the word on the
sixth attempt the word is revealed
and the computer scores five points.
TIP
***
If you play this game like Mastermind
i.e. just stabbing at the letters as
in trying AEIOU on the first go, you
are bound to fall behind due to the
number of letters in the alphabet.
However considering that the computer
uses only real words, you would do a
lot better sticking to these also.
( its a rule of the game actually, I
am just pointing out that it is better
not to cheat).
So for instance you might start with
ROUTE Then regardless of the
result follow with
PAINS Now you have all the vowels
and a few common letters
out.
Scoring
*******
You will notice that unlike
Mastermind which tells you how many
are correct and how many are in the
wrong place but not which ones!
WordPower tells you which letters are
right *, Wrong X, and which are in the
wrong position @. Much easier yes, but
that is why you have so few goes at
it.
Here are a couple of examples which
caught me out:-
EX1.
ROUTE XXXXX 0 8
PAINS XX@XX 0 7
FIZZY X@XX@ 0 6
EX2.
ROUTE XXXXX 0 8
PAINS XXXX@ 0 7
FUSSY XX@X@ 0 6
These numbers are the
scores you will get if
your current guess is
correct.
These numbers are the
scores the computer
will get if your current
guess is correct.
To: 999 (all members)
From: 3WU (Fred Price)
Subject: Sand-Dancer
Well thats easter over for this
year and we spent our weekend at
Torquay and in our party was some
people from South Shields who we
always called them Sand Dancers not
knowing the story behind it and in our
conversation one lady told me she had
the poem and in a few days I had my
copy of it so now you will know where
the name came from of the canny folks
of Shields,
So here it is with slight mods to it
meaning I have made the first letter
in each line slightly enlarged so as
usual put your paper in your printer
ready to read about the.
**** DANCER ****