19/April/2013
There are no plans for issue 68
To find out how to use the menu
and how to obtain the various
'Text Viewing' options, press the
red key marked f0 when viewing
the Main Menu.
This menu contains all the info for the
software on this issue.
A couple of old messages not put onto
8BS-66 plus a couple of new ones.
Editorial (in the main menu)
Detokenising BASIC Article and Program
*Command Article And Programs
It's Full Of Stars. From Dave Edwards
Prisoner's Dilemma Competition
John Kortink's GoSDC
Title 8BS Messaging System 2.16
Author S.Flintham
Use Message all or one
File Name SendMes
Language Basic/Assembler
Please read the info file available
from the Program Info Menu.
Title Detokenise BASIC
Author K8G
Use Detokenise any BBC BASIC
File Name J.DtokenB
Language Basic/Assembler
K8G sends us this article (available
from the Articles Menu) and program
Demonstrating and explaining how to
detokenise BASIC on any BBC machine.
Title * Commands
Author K8G
Use Writing * Commands To Run
In BASIC Memory
Language Basic/Assembler
File Name Files in directory J
K8G sends us this article (available
from the Articles Menu) and 4 demo
programs on how to run star commands
that will run in BASIC memory.
Please note that some of the demo
programs save to disc when RUN, it is
advisable to copy them to a new disc
before running. As a safeguard, if you
select any of the demos from the 8BS
Magazine menu, the selection will only
LOAD and then LIST the BASIC program.
Title Rescue ADFS
Author K8G
Use Rescue Lost Catalogue
Language Basic
File Name MkMap
Another very useful one from K8G. This
ADFS utility will help you rebuild an
ADFS catalogue that you have lost.
A description of the software and how
to use it can be found in the Program
Documentation section of this magazine.
Remember, it is ADFS only, so you will
need to switch to that filing system
before trying to run it.
Title Prisoner's Dilemma
Author S.Flintham
Use Programming Competition
Language Basic
File Name Comp1
This program is accompanied by an
explanatory article available from the
Articles Menu. It was initially
submitted to 8BS 31 as an idea for a
competition but there were no
responses to it. I have put it here in
the hope that some of you may be
inspired to have a go.
Title The Beeb at 30
Image Mode 1
File Name I.Beeb30c
A photograph taken from http://beeb30.
havnet.positive-internet.com/
On Sunday 25th March 2012 an event was
held to celebrate the Beeb's 30th
birthday at ARM Fulbourn Rd Cambridge.
Left to Right in the photo are: Sophie
Wilson, Chris Turner, Steve Furber,
Chris Serle, Hermann Hauser and Chris
Curry. Photo by Terry Harris
Title GoSDC
Image Mode 2
File Name I.GoSDC
A photograph of John Kortink's GoSDC.
See the article about this in the
Articles Menu.
Title Three More Images
Images Mode 1
File Names Directory I Side 0 and 2
Three photographs transferred from
mobile telephone and digital camera.
Transferred to the BBC using the
Windows utility Image2BBC.
After selecting an image from the
Games/Demos Menu, the image is loaded
in using a simple BASIC program which
then waits for a keypress before you
will be returned to the main menu.
The images are: CB750, Home Made BBC
and Master 128
Title Teletext Graphics
Images Collection
File Name TTXTC
A compilation of 8BS teletext graphics
Title Sparse Invaders
By Neil Beresford
File Names P.SpILoad P.SpIn
Taken from www.retrosoftware.co.uk this
program is licensed under the GNU GPLv3
license. Ideally, the documentation for
GPL should accompany the program. It
does not in this case as it is quite
voluminous and takes up a large part of
a DFS disc even when compressed. So
instead, here is a link to the info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
GNU#General#Public#License
The text file is also included in the
zip of this magazine disc image
Title Airwolf Master Conversion
From Carlo Concari (CNC)
File Name Wolf1MP
Info from Carlo in the General Messages
This program will convert Airwolf to
work on the Master
Title Tetris
From Carlo Concari (CNC)
File Name Files in directory t
Info from Carlo in the General Messages
This program originally written for the
Master Compact will only work on that
or the Master 128. Carlo has converted
the original ADFS to DFS so that it
will run from this issue. Also included
with 8BS-67 are separate copies of the
game on ADFS and DFS. REQUIRES RAM
banks 4, 5 and 6 to be writeable
Title Hard Hat Harry 2
By Tom Walker
File Name Files in directory H
This game by Tom Walker is covered by
the GNU GPLv3 license viewable on line
at the link mentioned previously in
this article, the text is also provided
along with this magazine disc image.
The game was downloaded from
retrosoftware.co.uk