USE CURSOR KEYS TO SCROLL TEXT. USE CURSOR KEYS TO SCROLL TEXT. 8 Bit 8 BIT SOFTWARE ISSUE 25 8 BIT SOFTWARE ISSUE 25 About this issue. Part 1 About this issue. Part 1 Edited by C.J.Richardson. Welcome to 8BS issue 25. The format of issue 25 is exactly the same as it was in issue 23. You will find that the huge majority of the articles are in teletext format, and, as before, you can read these articles in an 80 column mode if you really need to by using the converter. You can also print out any of the text files. To read a teletext article type the 3 digit code number and press RETURN. To read a teletext article in mode 0 enter the letter A followed by the three digit code. To print out an article, enter the letter P followed by the article code. The codes required are summarised in the menu. A new addition to the menu is something which allows you to use keys other than the cursor keys to scroll up and down the text. Instead of preceding the item code with an "A" or "P", put the letter "C". For instance enter C105. Then simply press the up key followed by the down key. Hey presto, the teletext file can now be read with the keys you selected! An addition to the teletext converter 7to3 is a marked printout. Respond to the question MARKED PRINTOUT? with "N" and the whole file will be printed. Respond with a "Y" and then enter the phrase that you want the text to be printed out from. For example, if you want to print out just the instructions for the program DBASE in this file enter: From the main menu A101 (or P101) Reply Y to the question Enter Versatile Database The file will then be printed out from the first occurence of the phrase you enter. I have attempted to make program documentation more easily understood. To see what is on offer, just whizz down this article. Wherever you see text like this Wherever you see text like this stop, read the text in yellow which tells you: 1. Who wrote (or sent in) the program. 2. What the program is for. 3. What the filename of the program is. 4. The names of any other files that are associated with the main program , eg. data files. 5. The language that the program uses. There then follows a brief description of the program. Finally, the instructions, unless they are held in a separate file. IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! Issue 26 is being edited by Daniel Issue 26 Shimmin. So send off your submissions, discs and 50p's to: D.G.Shimmin. 1 Oakwood Drive Heaton Bolton BL1 5EE The deadline for issue 26 is mid March. The issue date is the end of March. Don't forget to vote on the Repton screens competition. IN THIS ISSUE IN THIS ISSUE THE MAG THE MAG ABOUT THIS ISSUE ABOUT THIS ISSUE In two parts. The part you are reading now is section 1. Select section 2 by pressing BREAK now. Or type *thi2 from Basic. When using the mode converter you will be asked whether you want part 1 or part 2. NEWS AND VIEWS NEWS AND VIEWS MESSAGES AND ADS MESSAGES AND ADS MESSAGES TO YOU MESSAGES TO YOU TONKIN'S COMPUTER DICTIONARY TONKIN'S COMPUTER DICTIONARY I do hope that not too many of you have seen this excellent article before. I acquired it only recently and found it quite amusing. I hope that you find it entertaining too. PLEASE RECYCLE PLEASE RECYCLE Or where's the dustbin? PRESENTING PROGRAMS PART 4 PRESENTING PROGRAMS PART 4 By Steven Flintham. INFO FOR DATABASES AND TAPE COPIER INFO FOR DATABASES AND TAPE COPIER INFORMATION ABOUT SOLINET INFORMATION ABOUT SOLINET INFO FOR AMXVIEW. INFO FOR AMXVIEW. JOKER INFO JOKER INFO WEIGHT TRAINING WEIGHT TRAINING Submitted by K1D. THE SOFTWARE THE SOFTWARE Utilities Utilities DATABASE DATABASE By: 2J3 Use: Versatile Database Program name: DBase Associated program/file/s: Dbdat DBsort Language: Basic General info: A database that I wrote for a friend for his Commodore 64. He wanted to keep a record of his dives. There are 11 field headings in the database. These headings are easily altered, so you can tailor it to suit your own needs. Instructions: From BASIC type *Utilinf Self test. Self test. By: 2J3 Use: Test/revision database Program name: selftes Associated program/file/s: none Language: Basic General info: I wrote this program at the request of someone who is new to computers and wanted to be able to enter a series of questions and answers into a database so that she could have the program ask the questions for revison. Instructions: FROM BASIC TYPE *UTILINF List Basic List Basic By: Miroslaw Bobrowski Use: List a basic program in memory. Program name: listbas Associated program/file/s: none Language: Basic source for machine code General info: Prompted by BASREAD in issue 23. Instructions: CHAIN "LISTBAS". Press f0 to list any BASIC program you have loaded into memory. You will find that it doesn't always print out exactly the same as typing LIST, as it filters out control codes, the programming technique is well worth examining. Press the spacebar. Press the spacebar. Sent in by: 20G Use: Displaying text Program name: space Associated program/file/s: none Language: Basic HIT A KEY General info: An amusing program giving hints and tips on how to display text. One of the procedures inspired me to write a "one liner" to do a similar thing. The main 8BS menu contains a one line PROCedure which is called by PROCprt("string"). When selecting the mode converter for "About this issue" you will be asked whether you want part one or part two using this method. Enter A101 from the main menu. Instructions: The instructions are displayed by the program itself. Examples for presenting programs 4. Examples for presenting programs 4. By: Steve Flintham Use: Menu systems Program names: DirctC1 to 4 Associated program/file/s: DirctC1 to 4 Language: Basic General info: Examples for the magazine article. Instructions: To be used in conjunction with the mag. Big Ben. Big Ben. By: Miroslaw Bobrowski Use: World time calculator. Program name: BigBen Associated program/file/s: None Language: Basic Instructions: Contained in the program. AMXVIEW AMXVIEW By: 6EE Use: Read a cut from AMX Program name: AmxView Associated program/file/s: C.Arbeit Language: Basic : AmxText Instructions: *AmxText For a full description. TAPE BACKUP TAPE BACKUP z By: 2J3 z Use: Tape> Tape/Disc/Adfs z Program name: Tcopy zzzzzz Associated program/file/s: none Language: Basic assembler General info: Backs tape up to the present filing system. Instructions: From Basic type *UTILINF OF CATALOGUES OF CATALOGUES By: 2J3 Use: Info on ADFS and DFS catalogues. Program name: Ofcats Associated program/file/s: none Language: English General info: Inspired by a comment in the messages section. This is a mag article really but presented in a basic program as an experiment. Instructions: Read the text, then experiment with the program General utilities General utilities Sent in by: 27N Use: Various short utilities Program names: Archives:Utilrc1 Utilrc2 Associated program/file/s: BDARK Language: Archived BASIC General info: Two Archives including a large number of very short but useful utilities. There is no documentation for any of these utilities. But most are self explanatory. Instructions: Copy BDARK and Utilrc1 onto a blank disc. Type *BDARK Utilrc1 . Repeat this procedure with Utilrc2. There are a large number of files, each of only a few lines, load each one separately, read it and run it to see what it does. Some look quite useful. PRESS BREAK for part 2 PRESS BREAK for part 2