USE CURSOR KEYS TO SCROLL TEXT. USE CURSOR KEYS TO SCROLL TEXT. 8 Bit 8-BIT SOFTWARE ISSUE 31 8-BIT SOFTWARE ISSUE 31 Edited by C.J.Richardson. About this issue. About this issue. Welcome to 8BS issue 31, another issue packed to overflowing. IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! Issue 32 is being edited by myself Issue 32 So send off your submissions, discs, return postage and 50p's to: The deadline for issue 32 is Jan 5th. The issue date is January 19th (ish). Next year I will endeavour to have the Christmas issue in the post around December the 15th. IN THIS ISSUE IN THIS ISSUE THE MAG THE MAG About This Issue. About This Issue. News News Program Documentation Program Documentation. Messages and ads. Messages and ads. In THREE parts this time. Messages to you. Messages to you. From other members and myself. The Reactor. THe Reactor. Comments on programs. Hang On a Minute. Hang On a Minute. Editorial. 8BS Gazeteer Update. 8BS Gazeteer Update. From YJ2. An update of the very useful list of software and articles that have appeared in 8BS issues. 8BS Gazeteer Info. 8BS Gazeteer Info. From YJ2. Info on the gazeteer. 8BS Messaging System Info 8BS Messaging System Info Prisoner's Dilemma Info. Prisoner's Dilemma Info. A repeat of the text for Prisoner's Dilemma, the new 8BS competition. A Story from 27N. A Story from 27N. Archimedes Debate Part 5. Archimedes Debate Part 5. From Silas Brown. Electronics Part 4a. Electronics Part 4a. Not quite the promised article this issue, John Ilsley continues his series with an article on how to construct a light pen. THE SOFTWARE THE SOFTWARE Utilities Utilities 8BS Messaging System. 8BS Messaging System. By: 15A (Steven Flintham) Use: Message Utility Program name: SendMes Associated program/file/s: SendAss Language: BASIC MesInf Memory Editor. Memory Editor. By: K1H Use: Examine/Edit Memory. Program name: A.MEDIT Associated program/file/s: None Language: Basic/assembler Displays the contents of memory in *DUMP format and allows editing of contents by either hexadecimal or ASCII input. ROM Dump. ROM Dump. By: K1H Use: Examine/Save ROMs Program name: C.READROM Associated program/file/s: None Language: Basic/assembler Lists the ROMs in your machine with the option to read and save each one. 8BS Catalogue Printer. 8BS Catalogue Printer. By: 2J3 Use: Prinout/Read 8BS Catalogue Program name: CatRd3 Associated program/file/s: Cat Language: Basic The 8BS PD catalogue is expanding rapidly. A routine to present the data in a new way. See the program documentation article for more info. ASCII File Splitter. ASCII File Splitter. By: 2J3 Use: Split up large text files. Program name: Split Associated program/file/s: None Language: Basic Prompted by a problem from an earlier issue of 8BS this program allows the splitting of very large text files so that they may be edited. See the program documentation article for further details. Archive/Dearchive. Archive/Dearchive. By: Andrew Black Use: Archive/Dearchive program suites. Program name: Dearch Associated program/file/s: None Language: Basic The dearchiver is required to decompress the archived file WW+Arch. Wordwise Utilities Wordwise Utilities By: K2B Use: BBC Only Wordwise utilities. Program name: WW+Arch Associated program/file/s: None Language: Archived Basic The dearchiver is required to decompress the archived file WW+Arch. BBC ONLY. Info in the program documentation article. Sound. Sound. By: 27N Use: An Observation. Program name: Sound Associated program/file/s: None Language: Basic John Ilsley discovers an odd noise. Info in the program. Games Games Repton Screens Repton Screens By: 2J3 Use: Repton Game Screens Program name: R.ToPD3 Associated program/file/s: none Language: Data Please note that these screens are not available from the main menu as you can only use the data by loading it in to the commercial game REPTON 3. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Intellectual Hangman 2. Intellectual Hangman 2. By: 1V5 Use: Guess the Word Program name: HangMn2 Associated program/file/s: none Language: Basic An update of the program on issue 24 with a large number of new words. In fact, there are so many words that the program will not run on a BBC. I have written a short program that will switch off the BBCs DFS and download to &E00. Even then, some of the words have to be deleted. All this is done for you automatically if you are using a BBC B. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Snakes and Ladders. Snakes and Ladders. By: 1V5 Use: Game Program name: Snake Associated program/file/s: Ladder Language: Basic Enter two names. When the game is in play, press "D" to throw the dice and "Y" to move your player. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Phrases. Phrases. By: 20G Use: Word Puzzles Program name: PhraseE Associated program/file/s: none Language: Basic. A series of amusing word puzzles by 20G. Info in part 2 of the messages section. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Prisoner's Dilemma. Prisoner's Dilemma. By: 15A Use: 8BS Competition Program name: Comp1 Associated program/file/s: PrisTxt Language: Basic Please read the associated info file available from the main menu. This is the new 8BS competition, please have a go at it. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Repton 1 Cheat. Repton 1 Cheat. By: 2J3 Use: Maps. Immortal. Lives. Timer. Program name: Rep1cht Associated program/file/s: none Language: Basic ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Repton 3 Cheat. Repton 3 Cheat. By: 2J3 Use: Maps. Immortal. Lives. No Diamonds Program name: Rep3cht Associated program/file/s: none Language: Basic ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Christmas Menu Christmas Menu Snowmen Campanologists. Snowmen Campanologists. From: GLM-06 GLM disc S12 Use: Great Merriment Program name: SnowMen Associated program/file/s: SnowCde Language: Machine code Snowmen ringing bells play 5 Christmas carols 'till the cows come home. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, More Christmas Carols. More Christmas Carols. From: JJF PD disc 5 Use: More Christmas Revellings Program name: N.XMAS Associated program/file/s: PLAY Language: Machine code 4 Christmas tunes. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, PRESS BREAK PRESS BREAK