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ACORN USER GRAPHICS

 

 

Professional, Released On Cassette Only

 

Game Type          : Graphics Cassette; Programs from ACORN USER

Authors            : Various

Standalone Release(s)   : 1985: ACORN USER GRAPHICS, £3.75

Compilation Release(s)   : None

Stated compatibility    : Electron Side A/BBC Side B

Actual compatibility    : As stated

Supplier            : REDWOOD PUBLISHING, 68 Long Acre, LONDON WC2E 9JH

Disc compatibility     : ADFS 1D00, CDFS 1D00, DFS 1D00

 

 

Instructions

Graphics programs from past issues of ACORN USER magazine are listed below in the order in which they appear on the cassette.

 

      INTRO             Introduction

 

      PAINTBX           Paintbox program by Rob Fenton (Feb 85)

 

      DESIGN

      MOVER             Sprite designer, mover and editor

      EDITOR                  by Harry Sinclair (Sep, Oct, Nov 84)

      EDCODE

 

      DOTFILL           Recursive dot and colour fill

      COLFILL           routines by Peter Sandford (Jan 85)

 

      PIES 

      MCFILL                  Pie and bar charts by

      BARS              Peter Sandford (Feb 85)

      MCFILL

 

The INTRO file contains a routine to transfer all the programs from cassette to disc in one go. Ensure you have a blank, formatted disc in your disc drive before you begin.

 

Instructions for Rob Fenton's Paintbox are included in the INTRO program. To load and run INTRO, select the correct side of the tape for your machine (BBC Micro or Electron), rewind to the start, type CHAIN"INTRO" <RETURN> and press the play button on your tape recorder. To load and run any one of the programs on the cassette, position the tape at the start of the program, type CHAIN"" <RETURN> and press play on your recorder. Refer to the appropriate article in ACORN USER for full details about each of the graphics programs. We advise you to perform a hard reset by pressing <CTRL><BREAK> before using any of the programs on this cassette.

 

 

Instructions' Source   : ACORN USER GRAPHICS (Redwood Publishing) Inner Inlay

 

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