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The pages here are files taken directly off the 8-Bit Software Magazine discs. They are presented by a script in 40 column or 80 column format as they would have appeared on the 8BS discs.

The script converts Teletext colour formatting codes in the 40 column files.

Where areas of graphics are in the 40 column Teletext files, I have placed this graphic to approximate what is there

Not handled:
Double height characters. Teletext produces double height using 2 lines of repeated text. Usually both lines of text are the same. However, if you use different text and colours on the lines, it is possible to get quite neat effects. The method I have used here is to ignore the second line and increase the font size. This is not very good as it loses the multi colour effects and increases the line length which does not happen in Teletext

Change of background colour is handled in a limited way (changes to red are enabled, all other changes go to blue)

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8BS 8

News
On this disc
Adverts/Help
Reviews
Future software

8BS 9 News
On this disc
Adverts/Help
Reviews
Hints and tips
8BS staff
8BS 10 News
What's on this disc
Adverts and Help
Reviews
Articles
Martin Wilson PD library
Software review
Adventure hints 1
Adventure hints 2
PD Library

8BS 11

News
What's on this disc
Adverts and Help
PD Library
Members Articles
Repton 3 and Repton Infinity
Systems

8BS 12 Sound Sampling
Sound Sampling 2
Sound Sampling 3
Programming tip
Charges
Hints and tips
Editorial
News
On this disc
Planning Programs
Feedback
Repton
Program Responses
UIM Review
8BS 13 Adverts
Communications
Hints
Magazine info
News
Problems
Programmers Returns
Programs
Programmers Returns
Replies
Repton
8BS 14 Appeal
Charging
Documentation
Hints
Mailbox
News
Next month
Problem
Programs
Programmers returns
Repton
Reviews
8BS 15 Introduction
Magazine info
A to Z of game cheats
Program documentation
Discussion
On line addiction
Next month
Palace of magic solution
Feedback
Changes in procedure
On this disc
Repton
8BS 16 Archive
Footnote
Help
Hints
Mailbox
News
Next month
On this disc
Programmers returns
Repton
Review
Reviews
Systems software returns
Teletext magazine
8BS 17 Magazine info
Upgrade?
Checklist
DDFS
Filter
Help messages
Hints
News
Next month
PD library
Feedback
Repton
Systems
Tech tips
8BS 18

Filing Systems
Machine code 1
Mailbox
Reviews
Repton
Technical tips
Upgrade?

8BS 19 Documentation
Re-inking
News
Repton
Sound sampling
8BS 20 What is 8BS?
About issue 20
BBC B notes
BBC PD Catalogue
Changes to 8BS
Cheats
Cheats 2
Conclusion
GLM PD Catalogue
Mailbox
New PD discs
6502 article
Protection
8BS 21 About this issue
Introduction to C
Finding cheats
Hardware review
Introduction
Mailbox
Presenting programs
Questionnaire
Sprite handling
The Welsh Boys PD Catalogue
8BS 22 About this issue
Comments
Comparison of BBC to Archimedes
Push The Bale info
News
Putting two 15k images into one EPROM
Introduction
Mailbox
Piggybacking 2 DFS roms
Presenting Programs
Do you remember?
New PD discs
8BS 23
11/92
Accounts
Cheats
Hardwire ROM/RAM project
Messages
News
Re-inking
Disc contents
Tiles explanation
Utilities info
Editorial
8BS 24 About issue 24
Comments
Epson book review
Introduction and news
Mailbox
32016 article
Presenting programs
Word puzzle info
Word puzzle
Results
TBI Update
8BS 25
2/93
Messages last minute additions
Messages
Muscle chart
News
Presenting programs 4
Solinet advert
What's on this issue 1
What's on this issue 2
Tonkin's computer dictionary
Utilities info
Editorial
8BS 26 About issue 26
Comments
Documentation
Editorial
Lunch the HP way
Humour
Mailbox 1
Mailbox 2
Technology
8BS 27
3/93
From D.Shimmin
Messages 1
Messages 2
News
Battery backup
Sound
Presenting Programs
Feedback
Editorial
Supreme
About this issue 1
About this issue 2
8BS 28
7/93
8BS Catalogue
8BS info
Electronics 1
Intro to assembly language
Messages last minute additions
Messages 1
Messages 2
News
PD libraries
Feedback
Stats
Tape backup
TBI update
What's on this issue 1
What's on this issue 2
8BS 29
8/93
Electronics 2
Email
Tape to disc info
Messages 1
Messages 2
News
Presenting programs 6
Prisoner's dilemma
Program documentation
Feedback
What's on this issue
8BS 30
10/93
Accounts
Electronics 3
Messages 1
Messages 2
News
Presenting programs 7
Program request/suggestion
Questionnaire summary
Feedback
Solinet advert
TBI update
What's on this issue
Tape to disc
8BS 31
11/93
Story from 27N
8BS catalogue
8BS info
Archimedes debate
Electronics 4a
Messages 1
Messages 2
Messages 3
News
Prisoner's dilemma
Feedback
What's on this issue
8BS 32
1/94
8BS catalogue
Computer Cavern advert
electronics 5
Messages 1
Messages 2
Messages 3
Messages 4
Operating system map 1
Operating system map 2
Peter Davy Educational PD
Presenting programs 8
Feedback
Solinet avert
What's on this issue
Editorial
8BS 33
3/94
8BS history part 1
Archimedes V PC
Acorn User show
Back to basics
Editorial
Linking computers 1
Messages 1
Messages 2
Messages 3
Messages 4
Patterns
Feedback
Stats
What's on this issue
8BS 34
4/94
Adverts
Charges
Editorial
Fitting Roms
From Daniel Shimmin
General Messages
Help
Languages 1
Messages last minute additions
Linking 2 computers 2
Feedback
What's on this issue
8BS 35
6/94
Ads 1
Ads 2
An insight into programming
General messages 1
General messages 2
Help
How I became a programmer
Members interests
Notepad wordprocessor comparisons
Using a PC Monitor on a BBC
Feedback
General Messages
The show
What's on this issue
Top 50
8BS 36
7/94
Ads 1
My early days
Editorial
General messages 1
General messages 2
Help 1
Help 2
Members
Perfect and prime numbers
Feedback
Writing a ROM language
What's on this issue
8BS 37
9/94
Ads 1
BBC PD list
BBC faults/cures
My early days 2
Editorial
General messages 1
General messages 2
Help 1
Help 2
Messages last minute additions
Mandelbrot set
Feedback
What's on this issue
8BS 38
10/94
Adverts 1
Adverts 2
My early days 3
Editorial summary
Editorial
BBC Emulators
General messages 1
General messages 2
Hard disc drive 1
Hard disc drive 2
Help 1
Help 2
Man humour
Feedback
What's on this issue
8BS 39
12/94
Adverts 1
Adverts 2
My early days 4
Editorial
General messages 1
General messages 2
Help 1
Help 2
Modem
Feedback
Story 1
What's on this issue
8BS 40
2/95
8BS history 2
Adverts 1
Bookloan
Disc formats
Weighing combinations
Editorial
Palindromes
General messages 1
General messages 2
Help 1
How do they do that?
Membership
Overlays
Feedback
8BS catalogue
8BS 41
3/95
Adverts 1
Book list
BBC to PC transfer
Editorial
General messages 1
General messages 2
Help 1
Help 2
Membership
Notice humour
Feedback
Sci-fi story
Statistics
What's on this issue
Time humour
8BS 42
5/95
Adverts 1
Booklist
Floppy discs
Editorial
The Electron
Foam cleaner from hell
General messages 1
Hal
Harston PD library
Help 1
Programming in C 1
Programming in C 2
Programming in C 3
Programming in C 4
Televisions and monitors
Feedback
Response
Sequel
Superior Software advert
What's on this issue
View Professional
8BS 43
6/95
Master 512 1
8BS catalogue
Adverts 1
Book list
Code portable?
Editorial
General messages 1
Harston PD
Help 1
Help 2
Humour
Inkjets
Josie story
Feedback
What's on this issue
8BS 44
9/95
Master 512 2
Adverts
Booklist
Brochure
FAQs
Editorial
Elite+
General Messages
Help 1
Help 2
Messages last minute additions
Monitors
NC100
Feedback
Solinet advert
Superior Software advert
History of software
What's on this issue
Text file reader info
8BS 45
10/95
Master 512 3
Ads
Booklist
Catalogue summary
Editorial
From d4j
General Messages
Help
History of software
Infinity
Poem
Feedback
Superior Software advert
What's on this issue
8BS 46
12/95
History of 8BS
Editorial
Messages from k6x
Mary story
Report
Sorts
What's on this issue
8BS 47 Ads
Easy execution
Editorial
General Messages
Help
Last messages
Light entertainment
Paradoxes
Feedback
Superior Software advert
What's on this issue
8BS 48 Master 512_4
Projects from A2L
Ads
Adventures
Corn!
Editorial
General Messages
Help
Last messages
Packing programs
Repton 3 passwords
Feedback
Superior Software advert
What's on this issue
8BS 49 512 index
Master 512_5
Adventures
Book loan
BUG info
Editorial
General Messages
Help 1
Help 2
High IQ
Last Messages
Compression
Music 5000
Data transfer
Feedback
Superior Software advert
What's on this issue
Viewspell
Why_me?
8BS 50 Master 512_6
The ADFS catalogue
Alien life
Macintosh classic 2
Comments
Disc formats
Documentation
Editorial
Emulators
General messages 1
Messages asking for Help
Messages giving Help
High IQ
Last messages
Compression
Parcelforce
Parcelforce 2
Sprow cubed
Stylewriter cartridges
Superior Software advert
TBI totals
Technical info
What's on this issue
8BS 51 Aliens
Comments
David Bradforth
Documentation
DOSFS info
Editorial
General messages 1
Messages asking for Help
Messages giving Help
JGH Gathering 96
Compression
Guide to the internet
Poems
Superior Software advert
What's on this issue
8BS 52 Charges
Comments
Editorial
From k6x
General messages 1
Messages asking for Help
Messages giving Help
Membership
Oh no!
Prime numbers
Prime numbers
Superior Software advert
TBI totals
What's on this issue
Editorial
8BS 53 Aliens
Citizen ABC printer
Comments
Editorial
Elite
Elite2
From d6g
General messages 1
Messages asking for Help
Messages giving Help
Help
Last messages
Superior Software advert
What's on this issue
8BS 54 512 interrupts
Aliens
Application form
BUG info
Comments
d6g info
Ebtel
Editorial
General messages 1
Messages asking for Help
Messages giving Help
JGH PC Catalogue
Last messages
Master 128 info
Superior Software advert
What's on this issue
Interrupts
A brief history of time
8BS 55 BUG advert
BUG info
Comments
Editorial
General messages 1
Game reviews wanted
Messages asking for Help
Messages giving Help
Jokes
Late messages
A tale of woe
Primes
Proaction
Superior Software advert
What's on this issue
Viewstore database
8BS 56 Aliens
Comments
Documentation
Editorial
General messages 1
Game reviews wanted
Messages asking for Help
Messages giving Help
Internet
Late messages
Proaction
Questionnaire responses
Repton
Sci-fi
Superior Software advert
Story
What's on this issue
Timeslip review
White magic
Proaction advert
8BS 57 6502 emulators
ADFS info
B+128 info
BBS
Comments
Editorial
General messages 1
Glossary
Game reviews wanted
Messages asking for Help
Messages giving Help
Late messages
Master 128 info
Proaction
Sci-fi
Serial port
Superior Collection 1 review
Superior Software advert
What's on this issue
8BS 58 Play it again Sam 19 review
Anagrams of 8BS
Acorn hits volume 2 review
Aliens
Anagrams of CJR
Comments
Editorial
From d5b
General messages 1
Game reviews wanted
Messages asking for Help
Messages giving Help
Late messages
Proaction
Sci-fi 3
Superior Software advert
What's on this issue
Time travel
8BS 59 Clogger review
Comments
Documentation
Doom
Ebtel
Edit
Editorial
From d5b
From k2c
General messages 1
Game reviews wanted
Messages asking for Help
Messages giving Help
Proaction
Superior Software advert
Story 2a
Story 2b
What's on this issue
8BS 60 Comments
Documentation
Editorial
General messages 1
Game reviews wanted
Messages asking for Help
Messages giving Help
Late messages 1
Late messages 2
Masterbreak review
Not the Acorn User Show 2
Play it Again Sam 2 review
Superior Collection 2 review
Superior Software advert
What's on this issue
View hints
Year 2000
8BS 61 ADFS technical info
Comments
Editorial
General messages 1
Game reviews wanted
Messages asking for Help
Messages giving Help
Resetting the Master CMOS
Struggling with the BBC B
Play it again Sam 1 review
Play it again Sam 3 review
Play it again Sam 4 review
Play it again Sam 5 review
Using a PC PSU
Superior Software advert
Superior stock clearance
What's on this issue
View hints
Viewstore hints
8BS 62 Acornsoft hits volume 2 review
FAQ
Day of the week
Disabling the Econet
Editorial
General messages 1
General messages 2
Green
Game reviews wanted
Messages asking for Help
Messages giving Help
BASIC on the 6502
Play it again Sam 10 review
Play it again Sam 6 review
Superior Software advert
What's on this issue
8BS 63 Bubble Bobble review
Master cartridges
Castle Quest solution
Disc drives
Editorial
General messages 1
Game reviews wanted
Messages asking for Help
Messages giving Help
Internet
Play it again Sam 7 review
Play it again Sam 8 review
Play it again Sam 9 review
Richard Hanson interview
Superior Software advert
What's on this issue
8BS 64 Acornsoft Hits Volume 1 review
Bigvolts
Master cartridges
Comments
Editorial
Patching DNFS
General messages 1
Game reviews wanted
Messages asking for Help
Messages giving Help
The hobbit solution
Members
Play it again Sam 12 review
Play it again Sam 15 review
Play it again Sam 16 review
Play it again Sam 17 review
Spycat solution
Superior Software advert
TBI totals
What's on this issue
Top 200
How to write a viewstore utility part 2
8BS 65 Discdrives info
Disc density differences
Editorial
General messages 1
Game reviews wanted
Messages asking for Help
Messages giving Help
Play it again Sam 13 review
Return to Eden solution
Superior Software advert
Terrormelinos solution
What's on this issue
Thunderstruck solution
Twin Kingdom Valley solution
Downloading teletext pages
8BS 66 History of 8BS part 4
Bored of the Rings solution
Comments
Dungeon adventure solution
Editorial
Emerald isle solution
Messages asking for Help
Messages giving Help
Hints
Interview with Adrian Stephens
Interview with Steve Hanson
Play it again Sam 11 review
Play it again Sam 14 review
What's on this issue