USE CURSOR KEYS TO SCROLL TEXT. USE CURSOR KEYS TO SCROLL TEXT. 8 Bit 8-BIT SOFTWARE ISSUE 46 8-BIT SOFTWARE ISSUE 46 Disc 1 Disc 1 Edited by C.J.Richardson. About This Issue. About This Issue. IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! Issue 47 deadline 18 Jan 96 Issue 47 deadline 18 Jan 96 Issue 47 issue 1st Feb 96 Issue 47 issue 1st Feb 96 Send your submissions, formatted disc, 50p, return postage and packing to: Change Of Method! Change Of Method! I have altered the code that displays these teletext files. PRESS SPACE to return to the menu. When you are returned to the menu, you will find that in the majority of cases, the highlight bar is exactly where you left it. And another thing! Due to popular demand, I have added a facility to read 80 column text in 40 columns. Simply press '4' when the highlight bar is over the item you wish to read. Read the Program Documentation article and Editorial for the finer details. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Send in your copy of TBI-00 for update Send in your copy of TBI-00 for update TBI-00, the 8BS catalogue/info/utility disc is available as ADFS or DFS. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, This is a Two Disc Issue! This is a Two Disc Issue! Submissions have been so huge this time that I have decided to make this a one off double disc issue for DFS users. ADFS users will find that everything is on the one disc, so don't panic! If you have't got disc 2, send a DFS formatted disc with return postage and ask for 8BS-46-2. Most of the messages are on this disc 1. Only one, mixed message file is on disc two. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, IN THIS PART OF THE ISSUE IN THIS PART OF THE ISSUE The Magazine The Magazine About This Issue. About This Issue. The article you are reading now. Program Documentation Program Documentation. Info for programs that do not contain their own documentation. In two parts. Messages and ads. Messages and ads. In several sections Help, Adverts and General Comments. Messages to you. Messages to you. Personal messages to you. The Reactor THe Reactor Comments on programs. Editorial Editorial Suggested Contacts. Suggested Contacts. A regular feature. These are people worth contacting. 8BS Messaging System Info 8BS Messaging System Info A quick explanation of the messaging system. Version 2.0 Text File Reader Info. Text File Reader Info. Jonathan Harston's info for the 80 column display system that this magazine uses. You only need read this if you intend to use the system to display your own text. Superior Software Offer. Superior Software Offer. Yes! it is true. Huge discounts on most of Superior Software's games. Available directly from Superior Software, remember to quote your 8BS user ID. Sorting. Sorting. An article by D5B (Jon Ripley) Mary. A Story. Mary. A Story. By D5B (Jon Ripley) Messages From K6X. Messages From K6X. Well, what can you say? Adverts From D5B And 4WL. Adverts From D5B And 4WL. These are quite large adverts and are placed together into one file. A History of 8BS in Hedon. A History of 8BS in Hedon. At last! My part of the history of 8BS, slightly out of order. If you remember, Duncan Webster wrote part one and two. We are waiting for part 3 from Daniel Shimmin. Please bear in mind as you read the article that I wrote this over a very long period of time. Geordie Broon's Bird. Poem. Geordie Broon's Bird. Poem. From 3WU. This poem is sent straight to your printer when you select it from the magazine menu, so have your printer ready!. Info from Fred in the Program Documentation article part 2. The Amstrad CPC 464 The Amstrad CPC 464 The Acorn Atom Versus the Apple Mac. The Acorn Atom Versus the Apple Mac. Two articles submitted by Martin Wilson THE SOFTWARE THE SOFTWARE Utilities Utilities 8BS Messaging System. V 2.00 8BS Messaging System. V 2.00 By: 15A Use: Message Utility Program name: SendMes Associated program/file/s: SendMMC Language: BASIC+M/C QMesInf Please read the info file. Please use this program for future messaging. The info file on this issue is a very abridged one. For full info please read the documentation on TBI-00. Music Stave Printer. Music Stave Printer. By: D5B (J.Ripley) Program name: PStaves Language: BASIC Info in the Program Documentation Article, part 1. BASIC Program To Text File. BASIC Program To Text File. By: D5B (J.Ripley) Use: Convert a program to a text file Program name: Bas>Txt Compatibility: BASIC II Language: BASIC Info in the Program Documentation Article, part 1. Mode 7 Screen Editor. Mode 7 Screen Editor. By: K8M (Andrew York) Use: Edit Save Load Mode 7 screens. Program name: ScrEdit Compatibility: BBC Language: BASIC A very neat program. Info in the Program. Andrew says that the program is BBC only although I encountered no problems when testing it on my Master. Screen Saver. Screen Saver. By: K6N (B.Raw) Use: Blank The Screen After 5 mins. Program name: ScrSave Language: Assembler Brian has come up with a screen saver for the BBC. See part 1 of the Program Documentation article for more info. Puzzle. Puzzle. By: K6N (B.Raw) Use: Brian's Answer To a Poser in 45 Program name: Puzzle Language: BASIC Here is a far better answer to the puzzle in 8BS-45. See part 1 of the Documentation article for more info. Phases of The Moon. Phases of The Moon. By: K7T (D.Ambrose) Use: Calculate the phases of the moon Program name: Moon Language: BASIC Please read part 2 of the Program Documentation article for info. Could this be used to calculate tide tables? Interword Exec File. Interword Exec File. By: 3SQ (T.Parsons) Use: Program Function Keys. Program name: Z88keys Please read Help messages part 2 for Tim's info. Games and Demos Games and Demos Santa Picture. Santa Picture. From: FAC 1-6 Program name: Santa SantaLd Dice Game. Craps. Dice Game. Craps. By: D5B (J.Ripley) Program Name: Craps Info in part 1 of the Program Documentation article. Judas Saved ELITE game File. Judas Saved ELITE game File. By: D5B (J.Ripley) Program Name: Judas Info in the Program Documentation article, part 1. M25 Adventure Game. M25 Adventure Game. By: D5B (J.Ripley) Program Name: M25! A one line program. Info in the Program Documentation Article, part 1. Polygram. Demo Screen. Polygram. Demo Screen. By: K6N (B.Raw) Program Name: Poly This is a demo screen program for Brian's Screen Saver although it is quite interesting in it's own right. IMPORTANT! You must have chosen the Screen Saver from the Utilities menu before selecting this program. More info from Brian in the Program Documentation article, part 1. Amoeba. Game. Amoeba. Game. By: K6N (B.Raw) Program Name: AMF AMFV2 AMFMC S/AMFC Info from Brian in the Program Documentation article, part 2. AMF is game version 1. AMFV2 is game version 2. AMFMC is a machine code part of the game. S/AMFMC is the source for the machine code section. Riemannian. Adventure. Riemannian. Adventure. From: L1M (J.Looyenga) Program Name: Rieman A text adventure converted from the PC by Janny. Info in part 2 of the Program Documentation article. The text may scroll by too quickly for you, just hold + to pause the text when this happens. Push The Bale Solution. Push The Bale Solution. From: L1M (J.Looyenga) Program Name: Solutio Remember Push The Bale on 8BS-22? I bet you were stumped before finishing all the screens! Here is the solution. Info from Janny in the Program Documentation article, part 2. Electrical Phases Demo. Electrical Phases Demo. By: K8G (J.G.Harston) Program Name: ElecPh No info. Just watch it and see what happens!