USE CURSOR KEYS TO SCROLL TEXT. USE CURSOR KEYS TO SCROLL TEXT. 8 Bit 8-BIT SOFTWARE ISSUE 47 8-BIT SOFTWARE ISSUE 47 Edited by C.J.Richardson. About This Issue. About This Issue. IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! Issue 48 deadline 7th March 96 Issue 48 deadline 7th March 96 Issue 48 issue 21st March 96 Issue 48 issue 21st March 96 Send your submissions, formatted disc, 50p, return postage and packing to: Don't forget to press f0 from the mag menu to see what your options for viewing the various types of text file are. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Send in your Completed Questionnaire. Send in your Completed Questionnaire. The new 8BS questionnaire is out.You are invited to send it to me. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Send in your photo for the gallery. Send in your photo for the gallery. I am making up a gallery of 8BS members. Please send me a mugshot! ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, IN THIS ISSUE IN THIS 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. Messages and ads. Messages and ads. In several sections this time. Help, Adverts and General Comments. Messages to you. Messages to you. From other members and myself. 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 ADFS Help. ADFS Help. K2O sends help for those struggling with ADFS. ADFS VERSION ONLY! DFS users who want to see this article (and anything else on the ADFS versions of 8BS issues) are welcome to send for a straight copy from ADFS to DFS, of the ADFSextra directory. Text File Reader Info Text File Reader Info The 80 column text file reader used by 8BS issues was written by J.G.Harston. Here is his info file for it. Superior Software Offer. Superior Software Offer. Steve Hanson of Superior Software is doing an extra special deal for 8BS members. Hello From A2L. Part 1. Hello From A2L. Part 1. Mike Davis. An Introduction. Part 1. Part 2 next time. Puzzle Answer From 3PM. Puzzle Answer From 3PM. In 8BS 45 I asked a question that seems to have stirred up quite a response. There were a couple of replies in issue 46. This reply from Derrick would not fit on the last issue. You can read it from Derrick's own word processor by selecting it from the UTILITIES menu. The programs involved are: !FredQ7, !TxtQ7, CHme and Light7. Advert From Bob Martin. Advert From Bob Martin. Easy Execute. Easy Execute. An article by D.Bradforth. Paradoxes by K2V. Paradoxes by K2V. Bill sends us this interesting set of observations gathered over the years. Advert From 4WL. Advert From 4WL. A large advert on its own. Advert From D5B. Advert From D5B. A large advert on its own. Last Messages. Last Messages. A bundle of messages, last to arrive. BBC Memory Map. BBC Memory Map. From D5B, Jon Ripley. This map covers &000 to &3FF. Jon promises more later. Info in the 'Last Messages' article. 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. Archived Utilities From A2L. Archived Utilities From A2L. By: A2L (Mike Davis) Use: Various Utilities Archive name: A2Larch Associated program/file/s: Arch-de Language: Various Mike sends us 10 utilities and two source files. Due to the number of files, I have archived Mike's submission. ADFS users will first need to create directories E, R, S and U before de-archiving the software. Please see the Program Documentation article for details of how to use the de-archiver. The utilities include interlace on/off, ROM software, and network software. When you have de-archived the software, *TYPE MikePrg for full info. Resistor Codes in C And Basic. Resistor Codes in C And Basic. By: K6N (B.Raw) Program name: RcodBas rcod Associated program/file/s: RcodSrc Language: Basic and C Brian is still dabbling in C. He sends us an updated pair of the Resistor codes programs. The source code for the C version is on this disc as RcodSrc. Please see the Program Documentation article for full info. Text File Display. Text File Display. By: 3PM (DPJ) Program name: !fredq7 !txtq Light7 CHme Language: Basic and Machine Code An update of DPJ's text file reader. Please see the Program Documentation article for info from DPJ. Calendar. Calendar. By: K4D (L.Knight) Program name: Calendr Language: Basic This gives the day of the week for any date from the year 1753 onwards and some notes about the calendar before then. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Games and Demos Games and Demos Mastermind. Mastermind. From: K6X (P.Clucas) Program name: MasMind Our spell checker turns his talents to programming. Paul has created a masterpiece. This started life as a one liner in TAU-7. Paul has changed it so much that he is entitled to put his own name to it. Info in the program. Patterns Version 2. Patterns Version 2. From: K6N (B.Raw) Program name: PatV2 Full info in the Program Documentation article. An updated version of a program in an earlier 8BS issue. Brian has speeded it up with assembler. Blitz. Game. Blitz. Game. From: D5N (D.Chester) Program name: Blitz Bomb the city away before you crash. Clock. Clock. From: D5N (D.Chester) Program name: Clock Master Only. Hangman. Hangman. From: D5N (D.Chester) Program name: Hang Dave's version of this old chestnut. 8BS Screen. 8BS Screen. From: D5N (D.Chester) Program name: Screen Animated 8BS intro screen. Horse Race. Game. Horse Race. Game. From: D2N (V.Horgan) Program name: Race Full info in the game. Amazed Knight. Game. Amazed Knight. Game. From: D2N (V.Horgan) Program names: Race + Cheat Full info in the game. Puzzle Answer. Puzzle Answer. From: D5B (J.Ripley) Program name: Answer Another reply to the puzzle I set in issue 45. See the 'Last Message' bundle in the Magazine Menu for info. Repton Game File Info. Repton Game File Info. From: D5B (J.Ripley) Program name: RepInfo See the 'Last Message' bundle in the Magazine Menu for more info. Reads passwords from a Repton game.