USE CURSOR KEYS TO SCROLL TEXT. USE CURSOR KEYS TO SCROLL TEXT. 8-BIT SOFTWARE ISSUE 49 8-BIT SOFTWARE ISSUE 49 Edited by C.J.Richardson. About This Issue. About This Issue. IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! Issue 50 Deadline 13th June 96 Issue 50 Deadline 13th June 96 Issue 50 Issue 27th June 96 Issue 50 Issue 27th June 96 Send your submissions, formatted disc/s, 50p, return postage and packing to: 8BS-50 Is going to be a DOUBLE DFS DOUBLE issue again. DFS users, send 2 formatted discs. ADFS users, send 1 formatted disc. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Don't forget to press f0 from the magazine 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. I have now re-written the info on it. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Send in Your Completed Questionnaire. Send in Your Completed Questionnaire. The new 8BS questionnaire is out. You are invited to send it to me. The questionnaire is on this issue. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Send in Your Photo for the Gallery. Send in Your Photo for the Gallery. I am making up a gallery of 8BS members. Now available as TBI-99. 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. Editorial Editorial Messages Menu. Messages Menu. General. Wanted and offered help. Personal messages to you. Program reactions. Program Info Menu. Program Info Menu. 8BS Messaging System Info 8BS Messaging System Info A quick explanation of the messaging system. Version 2.00C Program Documentation Program Documentation. In two parts. Documentation for programs that do not have their own info. Data Transfer Info. Data Transfer Info. B.Raw has updated his novel data transfer hardware and software. This is the info. Text File Reader Info. Text File Reader Info. Info for Jonathan Harston's text file reader used to read 80 column text articles on 8BS issues. Desk Diary Info. Desk Diary Info. Info from K7T for the Diary Program. Questionnaire Info. Questionnaire Info. You are invited to complete the 8BS questionnaire (on this issue.) This is the info for it. Names and Addresses Database Info. Names and Addresses Database Info. By Andrew York. Music Tracker Info. Music Tracker Info. Peter Shaw has sent me this info file for the TBI-55-2 Music Tracker disc. I have placed it onto TBI-55-2 but include it here for those of you that got the disc and didn't understand it. Spelling Game Info. Spelling Game Info. I have written a spelling game that will use a light pen or keyboard. Here is the info. Compression/Decompression Info. Compression/Decompression Info. Info for the utilities by Steven Flintham. Articles Menu. Articles Menu. Suggested Contacts. Suggested Contacts. A regular feature. These are people worth contacting. Message and Book Loan From K6L Message and Book Loan From K6L. From Richard Chamberlain. Adventure Games. Adventure Games. Beebug 512 Index. Beebug 512 Index. Compiled by K5B. An index of all references to the Master 512 in Beebug magazines. Intelligence Quotient. Intelligence Quotient. John Ripley sets the opening challenge in this new section. The Great Word Processor Debate. The Great Word Processor Debate. John Ripley has a few things to say about word processors. A Tale of Woe From K8J. A Tale of Woe From K8J. Viewspell Tutorial. Viewspell Tutorial. From Jon Ripley. Info in the Program Documentation article part 1. Word Square. Word Square. From Jon Ripley. A NEW USER GROUP! A NEW USER GROUP! Jon Ripley has decided to set up a new user group. Here is a bit of info from Jon. Master 512 Part 5. Master 512 Part 5. K5B D.MacGraw continues his series. Music 5000. Music 5000. K5B D.MacGraw suggests a new section. Adverts Menu. Adverts Menu. THE SOFTWARE THE SOFTWARE Utilities Utilities 8BS Messaging System. V 2.00C 8BS Messaging System. V 2.00C By: 15A (S.Flintham) Compacted By: D5B (Jon Ripley) Use: Message Utility Program name: SendMes QMesInf Language: BASIC+M/C The info file on this issue is a very abridged one. For full info please read the documentation on TBI-00. Thanks to Jon Ripley for reducing the size of the program. 8BS Questionnaire. 8BS Questionnaire. By: 15A (S.Flintham) Program name: Quaire Questns Language: BASIC+M/C Please read the info file. Rom Image Generator. Rom Image Generator. By: D5B (Jon Ripley) Program name: Robert Language: BASIC/MCode Please read the message from Jon in the Program Documentation article part 1. Diary. Diary. From: K7T (D.Ambrose) Program name: Diary Dates Pmoon Language: BASIC Please read the article explaining the program available from the Program Info Menu. This program prints out a diary. Telephone Database. Telephone Database. From: D7P (J.Ratcliffe.) Program name: Numbers Info Phone Language: BASIC A simple telephone database. Info in the program and Program Documentation article part1. Name and Address Database. Name and Address Database. From: K8M (A.York) Program name: Dbase Language: BASIC Please read the article explaining the program available from the Program Info Menu. Disc Format Identifier. Disc Format Identifier. From: D5B (J.Ripley.) Program name: AorDFS Language: BASIC Info in the Program Documentation article part 1. BASIC Program Protector. BASIC Program Protector. From: D5B (J.Ripley.) Program name: BasProt Language: BASIC Info in the Program Documentation article part 1. Function Keystrip Printer. Function Keystrip Printer. From: D5B (J.Ripley.) Program name: KStrip Language: BASIC Info in the Program Documentation article part 1. Feel Good Lottery Program. Feel Good Lottery Program. From: K2F (J.Davis.) Program name: LotGood Lotsets Language: BASIC Info in the Program. This program apparently leaves you with a "feelgood factor". Mode 7 Screen Utility. Mode 7 Screen Utility. From: K2F (J.Davis.) Program name: Prevue7 Language: BASIC Info in the Program. CJR Shift Calculator. CJR Shift Calculator. From: 2J3 (C.J.Richardson.) Program name: WorkRot Language: BASIC Calculate when I am at work so you know when to ring. Info on how to use the program and even adapt it for your own use is available within the program. Watch out for updates as my shift pattern changes. Variable Listing. Variable Listing. From: D7P (J.Ratcliffe.) Program name: ProHelp Language: BASIC Keeps a track of your variables whilst writing a program. Info in the program and Program Documentation article part 1. Data Transfer. Data Transfer. From: K6N (B.Raw) Program name: PDT Language: BASIC Please read the article explaining the program available from the Program Info Menu. This is a novel way to transfer data between computers using the printer. From: K6N (Brian Raw) When I recently tested V.1 on a PC, for technical reasons, it would not work. Just a small change is required to the adapter. The software however has been radically altered. Binary...saves all the data as sent. Ascii....removes all line feeds and can also filter out standard printer commands. Archiver/De-Archiver. Archiver/De-Archiver. From: 2J3 (C.J.Richardson.) Program name: Arch`De Language: BASIC Info in the Program Documentation article part 1. Lottery Data Rescue. Lottery Data Rescue. From: 2J3 (C.J.Richardson.) Program name: LotResc Language: BASIC Fred Price had a disaster with the disc data for the Ultimate Lottery program. It happened due to a CAN'T EXTEND error due to the disc not being set up correctly in the first place. This program rescues the data and sets the disc up correctly for you. Electricity/Gas Consumption. Electricity/Gas Consumption. From: K2H (R.Boyce.) File Names: E/Gmenu Elect Elemenu Gas GasMenu Instruc Quit Sound Start Language: BASIC Keep a track of your Electricity and Gas consumption. Info in the Program Documentation part 2. Compression/Decompression. Compression/Decompression. From: 15A (Steven Flintham.) File Names: LZSSC LZSSD LZSSDF Language: BASIC/Machine Code Please read the article available from the 'Program info' menu. Just a small sample from a new TBI disc, TBI-102. Hot Keys for the Master 512. Hot Keys for the Master 512. From: K5B (D.McGraw.) File Name: HotDef Please read the article entitled 'Master 512 Part 5' for info. This file will NOT run on an BBC B or Master 128. Short Utilities. Short Utilities. From: K3L (A.Nelson.) Archive: K3Larch Please read the 'Program Documentation' Part 2. A number of short utilities that you may find of use. Games Games Secret Maze Adventure. Secret Maze Adventure. From: D5B (J.Ripley) Program name: SctMaze A Text adventure. Info in the Program Documentation article part 1. Spelling Game. Spelling Game. From: 2J3 (C.J.Richardson.) Program name: LpenSp Data: Words1 to Words4 A Spelling program. Uses a light pen or keyboard. Info in the program and full details in the article available from the Program Info menu. Eureka Number Game. Eureka Number Game. From: K8J (C.Pike.) Program name: Eureka From a BEEBUG disc, Cyril submitted this because he liked it a lot. Same idea as the 'Countdown' TV game. Find a target number using the numbers provided. Demos Demos Hypnotic Spiral. Hypnotic Spiral. From: D5B (J.Ripley.) Program name: HypnoSp Info from Jon in the Program Documentation article part 1. Geordie Brown Poem. Geordie Brown Poem. From: 3WU (F.Price.) Program name: GBRemem Info from Fred in the Program Documentation article part 2. PRESS SPACE PRESS SPACE