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ISSUE No 69 APRIL 1988
EDITOR
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Pauline McLernon
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NEW USERS
HINTS & TIPS:
Advice on mailshots from View, and some seasonal tips
STEP BY STEP:
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REVIEWS
EDUCATION
NEWS:
This month’s update from schools and colleges
SOMETHING SPECIAL:
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THE GAMES PAGE: 133
Dave Lawrence has his ear to the games-playing ground
GAMES: 135
Star Wars, Plan B2 and Village of Lost Souls under test
SOFTWARE: 137
BBC Basic now runs on the Apple Mac. Chris Adie peers through the windows
SOFTWARE: 139
Michael Leete lets the micro deal the cards with Black Queen
SOFTWARE: 141
Using scientific symbols directly from your wordprocessor with Sciways
COMMUNICATIONS: 146
Interspan is a new kind of electronic mail system: it phones you !
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NEW FEATURE
STEP BY STEP/Pdge 43
Acorn expert Bruce Smith launches a new series on using
applications software with a beginner’s guide to ViewSheet
FEATURES
THROUGH THE ROUND WINDOW/Page SI
Joe Telford’s mode 2 graphics program comes complete
with a colour dumping routine
HINTS FOR MORE TINTS/Page 87
Make colour prints with your dot-matrix printer.
Dorian Goring shows you how
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News in brief
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Acom invests in
Arc software
■ Anyone struggling to trans-
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Archimedes will now be able to
do so more simply.
An interface is available to
enable the connection of a
second disc drive internally.
The drive can be in either for-
mat. The connection is a buf-
fered link to the main internal
connector. Problems with
drives which do not have the
necessary lines to generate the
‘drive empty* message are
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Dudley Micro Services.
■ The saga of Graphic Writer
continues with a new, bug-free
version available; at least
Clares* development team
claims to have eradicated all
known bugs. While doing this
it has thought of a few unre-
lated improvements to make to
parts of the program such as
the printer driver. These will
eventually be available at £5 to
existing users.
■ The scientific word-
processor Sci is proving very
popular. Author Peter Voke
reckons that there are users in
at least a third of the UK*s
universities, as well as schools
and colleges.
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that for £29.90 you get a word-
processor using sideways RAM
to present 240 characters on
screen, fully WYSIWYG. A
new improved version, Sci 1.2 ,
is now available from Chess-
field Software.
ACORN USER APRIL 1988
By Carol A tack
Acorn is to put £Vi million into
educational software develop-
ment for the Archimedes. The
company is meeting leading
software houses to discuss their
proposals for new programs.
LEAs are also being app-
roached for ideas.
One LEA, Derbyshire, is
cataloguing Arc software.
New MD Harvey Coleman,
speaking at January *s BETT *88
show in London, agreed that
software development was
‘fundamental* for the success of
the machine. ‘But we will not
only be supporting educational
programs; business software is
important as well,* he said.
Peartree Computers has been
criticised by the Advertising
Standards Authority for adver-
tising a product before it was
ready for sale.
The company had been plac-
ing ads for an add-on synth-
esiser, the Music 87, in Acorn
User and Micro User claiming
an impressive performance
compared to Hybrid Technolo-
gy’s Music 5000.
However several months la-
ter, only the hardware had been
sent out. The software which
gave the Music 87 its claimed
improved performance had not
been delivered to customers,
despite repeated promises.
The ASA judgement express-
ed ‘concern* that the product
Logistix: serious software
‘By developing software we
help the future of our industry.
One of the great strengths of
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wealth of computing skills.*
The launch of the Arc with-
Ttie offending advertisement
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out a software base left con-
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rams available only two, 1st
Word Plus and Logistix , were
developed by commercial soft-
ware houses new to Acorn.
Some have said that Acorn
made a crucial mistake in the
launch. Coleman disagrees. ‘I
think mistake is too strong a
word. Acorn could have waited
for developers, but it was im-
portant to get the machine out,
to show the new technology. It
also gave independent develop-
ers time to write programs. I
would be concerned about re-
lying on “famous names** to
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seen programming difficulties.
Vartan Mundigian of Pear-
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None of the readers who sent
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Chris Jordan of rival Hybrid
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compared to my system. I*m
not surprised they’re having
difficulties with the BBC ver-
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all 128k of memory. It just
won’t fit in a model B.*
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£899
£775
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£529.00
RS 232 interface for compact
£26.00
Extra 3 5in drive for compact.
£99.00
PAL TV adaptor for compact.
£26.00
Master 128
£379.00
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£305.00
Master econet module
£43.47
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£108.00
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£34.74
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£199.00
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£1086.95
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£1608.95
Eprom cartridges
£11.95
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£82.60
1770 upgrade kit
£43.42
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£26.04
ATPL Sideways RAM ROM board £39.00
CONCEPT Keyboard
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Akhter MD802E dual 400k DS 40/80T
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Cumana CSX 1 00 100k SS 40T £99.00
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£82.61
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£85.00
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Epson LO 800 1 80 cps 24 pin matrix NLQ
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Olivetti DM100 80col NLO 120cps
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Juki G100
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£454.00
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Juki 2200 typewriter/printer
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Star Powertype 165col 18cps.
....£219.00
LASER
Epson GQ3500.C1 595.00
Citizen overture
.£1750.00
Kyocera 1010
£2495.00
Kyocera 2010
£4595.00
-
OPUS
PC3 SF Mono 256K
....£499.00
PC3 TF Mono 768K
....£699.00
PC3 HD Mono 1024K
....£995.00
PC5 (AT) HD Mono 1024K
..£1295.00
| EGA System available please add £300.00 |
Wide range of computer
books now in stock for:
BBC
ARCHIMEDES
MSDOS
ARM
AMSTRAD
InterWord
...» £48.00
Intersheet..
£48.00
Interchart
£28.50
Interbase
£59.00
Acorn
View 2.1
£45.00
View 3 0
£63.00
ViewPlot (Disc)
£25.75
ViewSpell
£33.50
Viewsheet
£45.00
Viewstore
£45.00
GXR (please state whether for B or BU
£23.00
ISO Pascal
£52.00
LISP
£39.00
BCPL
£46.00
Logo
£52.00
ADFS
£26.04
Computer Concepts:
Wordwise Plus
£40.00
Printmaster
£25.00
Accelerator
£48.00
Speech ROM
£27.50
Spellmaster
£46.00
Beebugsoft:
Toolkit Plus
£33.00
Wordease
£25.00
ICON master
£29.00
ROMIT
£29.00
Help II ROM
. £27.00
Sleuth ROM
£27.00
Exmon II
£28.00
Spellcheck III
£32.00
MUROM
£24.00
Pace:
Commstar
£29.57
*
AMX
Please state whether for BBC or Master
AMX mouse with Super Art ROM £78.00
Stop Press
Paintpot
£13.00
Desk
£21.70
Super Art ROM
£43.43
Database
£21.70
3D Zicon
£21.70
Utilities...
£13.00
ARCHIMEDES SOFTWARE
System Delta Plus Database £69.95
System Gamma Plus Graphics £69.95
System Delta Account (per module) £64.95
School Administrator £79.95
Video Rental £69.95'
Newsagent £69.95
Clares Alpha Base £49.95
Clares Image Writer £29.95
Archimedes Took-kit Module £39.95
SPECIAL
SOFTWARE
Torch Turbo Library
functions find procedures for Turbo
Pascal to access the power of
Torch/BBC facilities
Newnet
Powerful friendly Torchnet management
soltware with password protection etc.
dBase special
dBase helper program now available for
those who want to access the powerful
facilities in dBase, without having to
learn how to program in dBase
HOW TO ORDER
Payment by cheque to:
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ACORN USER APRIL 1988
8
ArcWriter plagued with bugs
Distribution of operating sys-
tem upgrades and free copies of
the ArcWriter wordprocessor
to early Arc buyers is almost
complete.
The finished version 1.2 of
Arthur is supposed to clear up
all the early operating system
and software compatibility
problems, but in many cases it
has highlighted a bug in the
serial port. This is not one, but
several bugs caused by differ-
ences in serial port controller
chips from different companies.
Any attempt to send text or
data through the port to prin-
ters or modems can result in
garbled data.
‘We are working on a fix,’
said Acorn’s Dave Bell. ‘Not
everyone has problems, though
they may find problems arise
with Arthur 1.2. We hope to
School Arcs
The Archimedes has been en-
dorsed for use in South Tyne-
side’s schools. Adviser Laurie
Decyk said: ‘We’ve always
been a 100% Acorn authority
and have lived with that deci-
sion to support Acorn.’
This decision to use the Arc
is intended to ensure that the
BBC standard is maintained
through the authority. ‘I’ve
heard some horror stories ab-
out software portability when
authorities have mixed
machines’ said Decyk.
The authority is a small one,
and the machines will be
bought when budgets have
been allocated at the start of
this financial year. But Decyk
is aware that any endorsement
of the machines could inspire
further confidence from poten-
tial users and perhaps increase
the initially limited pool of
software. ‘I think a lot of peo-
ple - certainly colleagues of
mine - are waiting before mak-
ing their choice.’
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fix it with a software patch
which will be ready by the
beginning of March.’
He advises anyone finding
the bug to contact their dealer
or Acorn’s customer services,
who will be able to supply a
disc containing the patch free
of charge.
ArcWriter , the long-awaited
free wordprocessor, has proved
on arrival to be riddled with
serious bugs. ‘We’ve become
aware of a few concerns with it’
said Dave Bell. ‘They only be-
came obvious in the last two or
three weeks. We are looking at
correcting them in a future ver-
sion, scooping them all up at
once. Again a replacement disc
will be available from our cus-
tomer services department,
with a small handling charge.’
Robin Newman, who has
two Archimedes in his school’s
computer lab, described
Acorn’s performance as ‘inex-
cusable’. ‘It seems as if they
have sent ArcWriter out with-
out testing it. They’re shooting
themselves in the foot.
‘I’ve waited a long time for a
wordprocessor on the Arc-
himedes but I think I’d rather
have waited another month for
one that worked.’
Micronet set for carve-up
Micronet is set to hive off all
non-specialist sections in the
biggest shake-up since its
launch. And the cut-down
computer buff section remain-
ing will seek to expand cover-
age of machines like the Atari,
although the group has denied
that this will affect BBC own-
ers, who make up half of the
25,000-user base.
The changes are set for April,
but a name has yet to be chosen
for the non-computer material.
Among the areas which will
be opened up to other Prestel
subscribers are Shades, the
multi-user game, and the
celebrity chatline. The Bizznet
section, originally aimed at
small businesses, is being re-
named and revamped into a
personal finance section. Mic-
ronet’s David Rosenbaum ex-
plained: ‘We want to promote
Shades as an entertainment pro-
duct, not a computer product.
We already get a lot of players
through Prestel and we want to
increase this. There may still be
some overlap on the chatline; it
hasn’t been finalised. The thing
to remember is that Micronet is
just one product of Telemap.
We will be launching a wide
range of new products under
the Telemap name which will
not necessarily be based on
microcomputers.’
Changes to the Micronet sec-
tion will include an increasing
emphasis on popular 16-bit
machines like the Atari ST and
the Commodore Amiga. Said
Rosenbaum ‘We have to move
with the market. We will retain
our coverage of the BBC but
we must cover new machines.’
Plotter wins Irish science prize
by Pauline McLemon
Last year’s Acorn User Exhibi-
tion inspired an 18-year-old to
win a major prize with a plotter
based on a BBC micro.
Matthew Roche pitted his
project against 1000 other en-
trants to come second in an
Irish Young Scientist competi-
tion - winning £300 and a trip
to the US presented by Irish
Premier Charles Haughey.
Data from the X-Y plotter
can be passed on to a machine
tool so a product can be de-
signed and manufactured in one
go. Matthew plans to develop
the idea to use 3-D designs.
Bells
book
Our new
editor, Gra-
ham Bell,
has gone into print in a big way
with a 352-page book on View-
Sheet and ViewStore. It costs
£12.95 from Dabs Press.
ACORN USER APRIL 1988
9
NEW SOFTWARE PACKAGES
FOR SCHOOLS
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British Telecom has produced three new science-based software packages for schools
in collaboration with the Computers in the Curriculum Project, Kings College, University of
London.
The programs are designed for students, aged from 14 onwards, following physics,
electronics and technology courses.
PULSE CODE MODULATION
This program allows the student to investigate how, by Pulse Code Modulation, and
analogue signal - speech, sound and video - are converted (coded) into digital pulses,
transmitted and decoded back into a replica of the original analogue signal. The written
material includes information on the conversion process, sampling, frequency levels,
distortion and how PCM equipment is utilised in the construction of telephone systems.
SIGNALTRANSFER
This interactive icon driven program provides students with the opportunity of devising
a telephone link, requiring them to set up, transmit and receive a comprehensible signal from
one exchange to another.
Users will be able to test the strength and attenuation of signals, incorporate cables,
regenerators and exchanges into their telephone link and assess, at any point in time, line loss
and signal to noise ratios.
PICTURE MANIPULATION
The program is designed for students to experiment with some of the manipulations
that can be made on a video signal once it has been digitised.
The student is introduced to a simplified version of the processes involved, the various
ways of altering the information to produce a modified picture and the use of the logical
operations such as AND, OR, NOT and NOR as a means of changing colours.
® Education
Service
British Telecom Education Service, RO. Box 10, Wetherby, W. Yorks LS23 7EL.
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Qty
Cost
Pulse code modulation
£15.00
Picture manipulation
£15.00
Signal transmission
£15.00
Combined package: 3 Science Programs
£40.00
(Please tick appropriate box.)
BBC 40 □ BBC 80 □ RML480ZD Nimbus □
I enclose a cheque for a total value £_
and made payable to British Telecom).
Name
School and Address
.(Cheques should be crossed
Post to: British Telecom Education Service, PO Box 10, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS23 7EL.
Ref. AU88
ACORN USER APRIL 1988
NEWS
Top of the pops with
a BBC micro
The BBC micro has helped new
pop group Bros to achieve No
1 chart success with their first
single ‘When will I be
famous?’. The boys’ producer
Nicky Graham uses a UMI
MIDI system which is based
around the BBC and relies on it
to synchronise instruments and
sound effects.
Lynton Naiff, who de-
veloped the system and markets
it from his studio in Putney,
said ‘Most chart records today
are put together by producers
using computers and samplers.
With a system like UMI, the
BBC micro can do this just as
well as any other computer.
For £400 users get all the fea-
tures that they require.’
This is not the first time that
UMI and the BBC micro have
helped anyone on to Top of the
Pops. Vince Clarke of Erasure
uses them on all his records and
they are responsible for some
of veteran Cliff Richard’s hits.
Learn with Acom
Acorn is running a series of
courses for computer enthu-
siasts wanting to know more
about their machines.
Courses run for either one or
two days. The two-day work-
shops will be held during the
Easter holidays, starting on
April 5 and 7. They will be
split into four half-day sessions
with topics including art on the
Archimedes with the writer of
Artisan , communications with
our own David Atherton, and
music with EMR’s Mike
Beecher.
The cost is £138, not includ-
ing accomodation, which Ac-
orn can arrange for you. Acorn
says that if the Easter sessions
prove to be successful, they
will be repeated in the
summer.’
There are also a series of
one-day workshops ranging in
scope from an introduction to
Archimedes software to the in-
tricacies of C. Other days will
cover topics like ARM assemb-
ler and converting model B and
Master software to run on the
Archimedes.
These courses cost £69 each.
For further details contact Val
Raworth, the training adminis-
trator at Acorn.
THE COMMS COLUMN
Veteran viewdata host soft-
ware house Communitel has
recently taken its popular
software a step nearer to
being a Prestel clone with
the addition of closed user
group facilities. Dominic
Wright, technical manager of
the firm, told the Comms
Column that this was the
latest addition after intro-
ducing an ADFS version a
year ago. This was followed
by response frames, an up-
graded frame printer and a
significantly faster telesoft-
ware formatter.
The latest upgrade is free
to users of the ADFS level 2
host and costs £45 as an
upgrade for DFS users.
Communitel is also develop-
ing Archimedes and Nimbus
versions of the host soft-
ware, initially for local (ie,
non-modem) access only.
Communitel is on 01-960
7988. The viewdata host sys-
tem is on 01-968 7402.
■ Telecom Gold has opened
a demonstration account to
show users what the system
can do. This has been
prompted by the launch of
the Amstrad portable com-
puter, and is intended for
owners of such machines,
but there is no reason why
BBC owners intending to
use the system shouldn’t
have a look. To log on to the
system dial 01-583 1275 (for
1200/75 baud) or 01-583
3000 (300 baud). When you
are connected press Return
and then type CALL 84.
When a further message is
received, type ID AMP999,
followed by the password
AMSTRAD. Telecom Gold
is scrolling system, using
seven bits, even parity, one
stop bit. Telecom Gold sales
are on 0800 200700.
■ Hot on the heels of the
Micronet printed magazine
Log-on, MicroLink has
issued its first newsletter,
which comes with the
monthly bill. Unlike Micro-
net, bills from MicroLink
appear once a month and so
does the newsletter. The first
issue contains a collection of
hints and tips including a
new feature, END, which
logs you off only if no new
messages have been received,
unlike the previous BYE
which disconnected whether
there was a message or not.
■ MicroLink has taken
another leaf out of Micro-
net’s book in offering mod-
ems for sale. The V21/23
device costs £99, and for a
reasonable £169 a V22 (1200/
1200 baud) device is avail-
able. Both come with Mini
Office software, which has a
comms module. Micronet’s
V21/V23 modem with Pace
Commstar software costs
£199 but this does include a
year’s subscription to the
Micronet system.
■ Spotlighted bulletin board
of the month is Healthdata,
the popular health informa-
tion database run by Dr
Chris Dobbing, an east Lon-
don GP. The system con-
tains authoritative and com-
prehensive information on
all sorts of health and prob-
lems, and also provides tips
on healthy living. One of the
few systems around not de-
voted to computer topics, it
runs on a BBC Econet sys-
tem with Filestore hard disc,
and uses Communitel soft-
ware. A by-product of the
database is that Chris has his
home Econetted. You can
call Healthdata anytime on
01-986 4360 (1200/75 only,
viewdata format). Chris also
produces an off-line version
of his database for use with-
out a modem and would like
to hear from more people
who run non-computer
oriented bulletin boards and
database systems.
David Atherton
ACORN USER APRIL 1988
11
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RISC USER
We have launched a magazine and support group specifically
for users of Archimedes. The magazine provides news,
reviews, hints and programs, while the support group gives
Technical Advice and 5% discount on our range of
Archimedes products. UK subscription is £14.50 per annum.
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(Always in stock)
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0191G BBC 305 Mono System
0192GBBC 305 Colour System
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01 94G BBC 31 0 Mono System
0195GBBC 310 Colour System
0257GBBC 31 0M Entry System
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1033.85
891.25
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1121.25
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MEMBERS SPECIAL OFFER
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lead and Lockable 3.5" disc box with 10
discs all worth over £60.
ARCHIMEDES 400 SERIES
Trade-In your BBC
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Sample Discounts available:
BBC B issue 7 with DFS £225
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Computers must obviously be in good
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Please telephone for further details
0260G Archimedes 410 Entry
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0264G Archimedes 440 Mono
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Beebug are a specialist Acorn
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Centre. If you have any problems
with your Archimedes we will be
only too happy to put them right.
ARCHIMEDES UPGRADES
PRICES INCLUDE VAT
Where two prices are shown, the first is our
full price and the second our members price.
0266C 0.5Mb RAM (305 only)
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10.47
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0425B Archimedes Printer Lead
10.47
9.95
Connect up to four external disc drives to ■
0795C 5.25” Archie Disc Lead
25.26
24.00
your Archimedes with our fully buffered
0796C Serial Link Kit & Disc
18.16
17.25
disc drive interface. It fits neatly at the
See next column for details
back of your machine and requires
MINERVA
0920B Deltabase
29.95
28.45
NO SOLDERING.
Stock code 0795 C Members price £24.00
SERIAL LINK KIT & DISC
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69.95
66.45
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29.95
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This kit enables files to be transferred
0922B Order Processing
64.95
61.70
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64.95
61.70
direction, with the minimum of fuss. The i
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64.95
61.70
software is menu driven and is fully
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64.95
61.70
compatible with DFS and ADFS. The three
0926B Nominal Ledger
64.95
61.70
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29.95
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59.80
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NEWS
Cheap Arc add-on undercuts Acom
Computer Concept’s ROM/RAM
podule will be one of the
first to make use of
the new backplane
only real difference between
our version and Acorn’s is the
A small hardware company has
launched an Archimedes back-
plane undercutting the price of
Acorn’s own. IFEL (Interface
Electronics and Computing) is
selling the add-on for £35.65.
Acorn’s backplane costs £44.85
The device is needed for the
300 series to run podules, as the
machine’s expansion cards are
known. So far there are no
actual podules available, with
Computer Concepts’ ROM/
RAM podule closest to a firm
launch. Marketing manager
Steve Picton explained the deci-
sion to launch the backplane in
competition with Acorn: ‘We
decided to make the backplane
because of the Computer Con-
cepts’ podule. The model now
available will take two podules
but we are hoping to build one
which will take four. It is quite
a simple piece of hardware; the
asking price.
‘One reason there are so few
podules is that the 32-pin i/c
socket needed is very hard to
get hold of. But it is necessary
for the large memory used by
some devices.’
■ Computer Concept’s ROM/
RAM podule is expected to be
the first on the market. It
allows the addition of up to
896k of ROM or RAM and is
expected to cost £57 including
VAT. A battery back-up op-
tion will be available.
News in brief
■ Cumana has launched a
range of high capacity hard
discs for any BBC which is
fitted with a ADFS ROM chip.
The ability to transfer files
from ADFS to DFS and back
again is one of several utilities
included. The prices are £779
for 20Mb, £1 149 for 40Mb and
£1349 for 56Mb.
■ A new Epson printer driver
in ROM form has been released
by Dabs Press. Its many fea-
tures can be accessed within
software such as View to pro-
duce effects which were pre-
viously difficult or impossible
to achieve. Sub and superscript,
NLQ and CRT graphics are
among these features. It costs
£29.95 for the ROM, a utilities
disc and sideways RAM ver-
sion, plus a detailed manual.
■ If your micro is mouldering
away in a cupboard and you
need help to bring it back into
use, Anthony Kay would like
to meet you. His company,
Micro Advisory Services, will
visit you in your own home.
After working out what help
you require, private tutorials
can be arranged at £25 an hour.
The company can also supply a
wide range of software and
peripherals and can be con-
tacted on 01-878 7044.
Genie family grows
Your Genie can now answer
even more of your wishes.
Permanent Memory Systems
has been listening to users of
the pop-up utility and desktop
system and has added a range
of improvements.
The best bargain on offer is
the Genie to Psion Organiser
transfer program. This was
written for the company’s man-
agers who claim to be equally
addicted to Genie and the yup-
pie toy. They will send you the
transfer software for just £2.
For more trend-setting yup-
pies, PMS is working on a
Genie to Z88 file transfer prog-
ram to allow you to exchange
data with Sir Clive Sinclair’s
successful laptop.
For £25 users can buy an
extra 32k of RAM which dou-
bles the capacity of Genie.
Master owners using the car-
More Epson fonts
tridge version can add 16k of
sideways RAM for £15.
Genie Junior is now available
for ADFS, hard disc and RAM
disc systems, and a new utilities
disc similar to that supplied for
the full-scale program is avail-
able for £9.95.
■ A clock for the Compact is
now available which sits in a
ROM socket. Up to four diffe-
rent alarms can be set and the
time appears on screen in prog-
rams like Wordwise and View.
There is a choice between 12
and 24-hour clocks and the
whole thing costs £35 from
Permanent Memory Systems.
Arc is a hit at
business show
Datathorn Systems has pro-
duced a catalogue of download-
able fonts for the Epson GQ-
3500 laser printer. Up to eight
fonts can be installed at once in
the printer. One font and
downloading software costs
£28.75 with each extra font
£8.63 A catalogue is available
from Datathorn.
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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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Some of the fonts from Datathorn
Acorn’s first visit to the
business-oriented Which Com-
puter ? Show was- a great suc-
cess, according to MD Harvey
Coleman.
‘There was tremendous in-
terest in the Archimedes, and
our stand was full all the time,’
he said.
Visitors were keen to see the
Archimedes 440 running word-
processor 1st Word Plus and
the PC emulator.
ACORN USER APRIL 1988
13
COM PETITION
Trains and boats and. . .
Here are the first winners of
the Artisan competition run by
Clares and Acorn User. The
railway scene, entitled ‘Plat-
form’, is by Charlie Harrison
from Eastleigh and the futuris-
tic boat ‘Sailing on Cygnus 6’
was drawn by Keith McAlpine
from Birmingham.
Can you do better than these
pictures? Clares and Acorn
March’s winner
User are offering a box of 20
3.5-inch discs to the person
who draws the best picture
with Artisan each month.
The best of the pictures will
be turned into an oil painting
by Clares’ artist-in-residence,
Jon Warmisham. Judges of the
competition will be Dave
Clare, Jon Warmisham and
Tony Quinn.
Your entries should be
drawn using Artisan , and saved
using the program’s ‘screen-
save’ option. Send your entry
on disc to Clares’ Artisan
Competition, 98 Middlewich
Road, Northwich, Cheshire
CW9 7DA. Include postage
and self-addressed packaging if
you want your disc returned.
Printed from an Integrex colour screen dump
MEDUSA
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to View, Viewsheet, Viewstore and Viewplot - £10 each
including Teachers' Guides, Worksheets, Examples
CROSS CURRICULAR GUIDES
to Spreadsheets - £7.50, and Graphics - £7.50
sample applications with templates on disk
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Manor Court Supplies
108
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110
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148
AB Designs
92
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110
Acorn
4
Meadow Computers
107
Alpha Microtcc
104
Mcdu
24
AMS
5
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65
Apex Software
54
Micro Peripherals
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106
Micro-Media
34
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91
Microaid
109
BBC Software
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Microboss
80
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British Telecom
10
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56
C&F Associates
108
Mid-Sussex Music
16
Caldcrdata
138
Minerva Systems
57
Care Electronics
32
Mitsubishi
38
Chalice Software
80
Morlcy Electronics
96,97
Clares Micro Supplies
142
MY-Disk
150
Communitcl
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86
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30,31
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104
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Computcch
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102
Computcck
50
Paul Fray Ltd.
110
Computer Concepts
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PMS
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Computers By Post
48
Project Expansions
36
Conistan Electronics
54
Riverside
148
Contex Computing
36
Rotherham Computer Centre
138
Croydon Computer Centre
80
Kunnymedc
54
CSS
52
Sclcc Software
14
Dabs Press
28
Silicon Vision Ltd
86
Database Publications
22
Solicom
46
Datastorc
34
Solidisk
44
Design Dynamics
143
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24
Disking
144,145
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21
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55
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138
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42
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Tcchnomatic
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109
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55
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107
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80
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136
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105
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16
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16
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17,18,19
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54
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55
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Writers Inc
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ACORN USER APRIL 1988
NOTICEBOARD
BLUNDERBOX
David Spencer has found an
error in our Archimedes’ win-
dows article from last month
which also occurs in the Arc’s
desktop. In functions which
call SWI Poll Wimp
(FNpoll), the mask byte is pas-
sed in RO not in the first byte
of the parameter block. So for
example, listing 1 should be
changed:
330 :
340 SYS poll, mask
X, block TO aX
The mask allows you not to
check for certain types of win-
dow event. It doesn’t affect the
yellow pages program, since
the mask is always zero, but
may help those writing prog-
rams using the window man-
ager.
Also in March, we didn’t
mention that the MCL control
ROM comes from Unilab Ltd.
3.5-inch disc
The monthly listing discs for
February, March and April are
available on 3.5-inch disc for
the Compact, Electron and
Archimedes. Send £7.95 to
Acorn User Monthly Disc
Offer, 20-26 Brunswick Place,
London Nl 6DJ.
Coming next month
in Acorn User
May’s Acorn User is an artifi-
cial intelligence special, and
there’s also an education theme.
It’s all change for the regular
features, and you can win an
Archimedes too!
Next month sees the first
Archimedes Forum - vital
reading for all Archimedes
owners. David Acton will be
giving you all the technical help
and hints you’ll need to make
the most of your A305, 310 or
440. And David Atherton will
be taking over Flints and Tips,
continuing coverage of the
Electron, BBC micro and Mas-
ter series.
The new Step By Step sec-
tion started in this issue carries
on to consider setting up a
simple card index of names and
addresses with ViewStore.
Bruce Smith explains it all -
step by step.
Micro-Sherlock is a program
that thinks for itself, making
deductions from information
you supply. It’s a great intro-
duction to the workings of ex-
pert systems and AI languages
like Prolog. Joe Telford ex-
plains how you can use your
BBC to measure temperature.
In the education section,
Chris Drage and Nick Evans
conclude their study of hard-
ware and software for those
with special educational needs.
Dave Marshall takes a long
look at the range of databases
intended for educational use.
And Graham Bell casts an eco-
logist’s eye over the latest Adv-
anced Interactive Video soft-
ware for the Domesday system
- the Ecodisc.
May’s Acorn User also con-
tains our 1988 reader survey.
We’ve an Archimedes 310 plus
two Compacts to give away -
great prizes to encourage you
to send in your replies.
Contact addresses
Chessfield Software, 61 Chessfield
Park, Little Chalfont HP6 6RU.
Computer Concepts Ltd, Gaddesden
Place, Hcmel Hempstead, Herts HP2
6EX. Tel: (0442) 63933.
Cumana, Pines Trading Estate, Broad
Street, Guildford, Surrey GU3 3BH.
Tel: (0483) 503121.
Dabs Press, 76 Gardner Road, Pre-
stwich, Manchester M25 7HU. Tel: 061-
773 2413
Datathorn Systems Ltd, George
House, 50 Spring Grove, Loughton,
Essex IG10 4QD. Tel: 01-508 4904.
Dudley Micro Services, 30 Hadley
Close, Netherton, Dudley DY2 9JX Tel:
(0384) 633142.
H S Software, 56 Hendrefoilan Avenue,
Sketts, Swansea SA2 7ND. Tel:(0792)
204519.
Interface Electronics and Computing,
36 Upland Drive, Plymouth, Devon PL6
6BD. Tel: (07555) 7286.
Those Engineers Ltd, 106a Fortune
Green Road, London NW6 IDS. Tel:
01-435 2771/3757.
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Developed at Edinburgh University, VUE-SCIENTIFIC
is the first scientific word processing package for the
BBC micro.
VUE-SCIENTIFIC is a simple to understand, and simple to use
self-contained, what you see is what you get, menu-driven,
software package for B, B+ and Master machines. We current-
ly offer 2 versions of the software, both of which include a full
Greek character set and a large range of scientific symbols, of
single, double and treble height.
24-pin version including 2 Eproms and user manual, for Epsom
LQ800 and compatibles.
£ 65.00
9-pin version including one Eprom and user manual for Epsom
FX80 and compatibles.
£ 47.50
When ordering please state which Acorn machine you have.
SPECIAL APPLICATIONS DIVISION (AU4)
Intelligent Machines Ltd,
66 Browning Road,
Bushwood Estate,
London El 1 3AR
Phone 01-989 5807
MID SUSSEX SOFTWARE
MUSIC PRINTING
★ The music processor from Mid Sussex Software produces printed
music to professional standards.
★ Easy music entry for single parts or scores, editing, transposition,
extraction of parts from scores, playback.
★ Price £49.95 - State 40/80 Track, BBC B or Master.
NEW MUSIC PROGRAMS
★ Three new programs for use in music education to develop aural and sight
reading skills •
★ Pitch Trainer
★ Rhythm Tutor State 40/80 Track
“These programmes are a must for all teachers. I can’t think how I managed
without them."- Music Teacher
Send for more details to:- Mid Sussex Software, 1 1 Bridle Way,
Pound Hill, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 4HP or telephone
HORSHAM (0403) 54922.
£9.95 each
eren Computer Systems
520 Reading Rd, Winnersh,
Berks RG11 5EX
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FOUR PEN PLOTTER
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WHILE STOCKS LAST
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£485
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INTERFACING ? '
W« have Interfaces available ex-stock for many purposes including Stepper Motors, Lamps, Relays
and small DC motors. From the User Port, you can control two stepper motors and a relay, or up to
9 relays can be added to control mains devices. Full user information included with each.
VERSION 1. Powered from BBC auxiliary power supply, £ 23.00 inc. P £ P.
VERSION 2. With mains Power simply (optically isolated) £ A9 .00 inc. P fc P.
VERSION 3. High output for stepper motors or other. £ A2.50 inc. P £ P.
Up to 3 Amps per line. Needs a separate power supply which we can supply (See below).
POWER SUPPLIES available for many voltages and currents. Write or 'phone for quote.
STEPPER MOTOR CONTROLLER
Our S.M.C. is now widely used for DIY plotters, turtles and computer control (CNC) of small machine
tools. It allows you to control two stepper motors and a relay direct from BASIC by adding 20
easy-to-use 'star' commands. Save the machine code writing time for your project.
ROM with easy fitting Instructions £ IA.^5 ind. P £ P.
SCRAPBOOK
A free-format storage £ retrieval system for all types of information including colour and graphics.
Incorporates screen designers and facilities to search, sort, browse, print, extract etc. Forget
fields, records etc. Store information as you want to read it - on the screen. Store up to 320
T*l*t*xt screens on a disc. Do automatic 'slide show' type presentations.
Disc. ( 40 or 00 Track ) and manual £ 12.95 ind. P £ P.
Instant Otl'SCPeen Help
All BBC models can have On-Screen help with our range of ROMs and Discs. Why thumb the handbook
when you can have the important details on screen even when wordprocessing.
WORDWISE COMPANION
For Computer Concepts Wordwise end Wordwise Plus wordprocestors.
BASIC COMPANION
Instant help for getting to grips with BASIC programming.
PROGRAMMERS COMPANION
Colours, Graphics, Sounds, VDU codes, ASCII codes, »FX commands etc,
MACHINE CODE COMPANION
Assembly language help. OS routines, 6502 Instructions, Addressing Modes, Vectors etc.
All the above ROMs come with easy to follow fitting instructions £ 19.95 ind. P £ P.
All of the above ROMs are also available as ROM IMAGES on disc for loading into sideways RAM.
Any of the above ROMc f* 8.95 All FOUR Companions £ 19.95 ind. P £ P.
Disc Versions
Disc versions of Basic, Programmers and Machine code Companions. £ 9 . 95 ind. PSP.
All three Disc Companions on one disc. 40 or 80 Track £ 19.95 ind. P £ P.
Demonstration Disc
With interactive demonstration and samples from all four Companions. £ 1 .25 inc. P&P.
Telephone (0492) 76925 For Details
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WINCHESTER I PANASONIC PRINTER KIT
SPECIAL OFFERS FROM VIGLEN
The Panasonic KX-P1081 come complete with £45.00 worth of
accessories FREE including tractor feed and roll feed units with
paper, printer cable, and a specially designed metal printer stand.
Features include:
★ 120 cps draft printing 24 cps NLQ
★ IBM and Epson compatibility through dip switch settings
★ Prints 80 coloumns on A4 cut sheets, continuous stationery
or roll paper 9x9 draft and 18 x 23 NLQ
Stock Code Description Price inc. VAT
SP079 Panasonic KX-P1081 £185.95
plus accessories
Please add £8 for insured courier delivery.
Plug in 20 to 1 1 2 Megabytes of extra storage with the Viglen
Winchester system.
The Viglen Winchester is ready to plug in and use on a BBC
Master micro; for a BBC B or B plus you will merely need to fit
the Acorn ADFS Rom. The Winchesters are 100% compatible
with the Acorn Winchester and Acorn ADFS and will also work
with the Acorn Master 512 board with DOS plus.
Drive 1 Winchesters are also available for backup or just more
storage and simply plug into the back of the Drive 0 unit.
The Winchester package consists of: Winchester unit (cased
with controller boards, power supply and fan). Master
reference Manual part 1, Winchester user guide and
Winchester utilities on disk (such as formatter, verifier, ADFS
menu and sophisticated backup program allowing you to make
fast backups on DFS disks, ADFS disks or Drive 1 Winchester).
Stock Code
Description
Price inc. VAT
.Drive 0 Single
SP0150
VB20 20Meg Viglen Winchester
£499.00
SP0152
VB28 28Meg Viglen Winchester
£519.00
VI 55
VB40 40Meg Viglen Winchester
£799.00
VI 56
VB56 56Meg Viglen Winchester
£899.00
Drive 1 Second Drive
SP0160
VB120 20Meg Drive 1 Winchester
£479.00
SP0162
VB128 28Meg Drive 1 Winchester
£499.00
VI 65
VB140 40Meg Drive 1 Winchester
£739.00
VI 67
VB156 56Meg Drive 1 Winchester
£769.00
VI 57
20MB Tape Streamer Backup
£689.00
V503
Acorn ADFS Rom and Manual
(Only necessary for BBC B or B Plus)
£29.95
Please add £8 for insured courier delivery. '
Available for use with SJ research file
server at no extra cost, please specify when
ordering.
The finest Japanese disk drives
(not Taiwanese immitations)
available at the lowest prices.
All disc drives are supplied with a manual, packed utilities disc
and a full 12 Months warranty (2 Year Warranty available) and
are ready to plug in and use on a BBc B (fitted with a DFS) B + or
Master micro. 40/48 Track drives have a switch which enables
operation in either 40 or 80 track mode.
The capacity quoted are given in single density mode; for
double density mode (1770 DFS + ADFS as in the Master) the
capacities should be approximately doubled.
An integral power supply is not necessary as the disc drives run
from the micro's power source however should you require
drives with their own power supply, these are also available.
If your BBC B micro does not have a DFS fitted then you will also
require the Acorn dfs kit. These are available from Viglen.
Stock Code
Description
Price inc. VAT
SP014
400K Single Drive 40/80T
£99.95
SP030
400K Single Drive 40/80T + PSU
£109.95
SP019
800K Dual Drive 40/80T
£189.95
SP020
800K Dual Drive 40/80T + PSU
£209.95
VPD0240
100K Single Drive
£105.95
VPD0241
400K Single Drive 40/80T
£113.00
VPD0242
200K Dual Drive
£195.95
VPD0243
800K Dual Drive 40/80T
£219.00
VPD0245
100K Single Drive + PSU
£119.95
VPD0246
400K Single Drive + PSU
£135.00
VPD0247
200K Dual Drive + PSU
£209.95
VPD0248
800K Dual Drive 40/80T + PSU
£235.00
VPD0249
800K Dual Drive 40/80T + PSU
in Metal Bridge Unit
£265.00
V0060
3.5" 400K Single Drive
£95.95
V0061
3.5" 800K Dual Drive
£199.95
V0062
3.5" 400 K Single Drive + PSU
£135.00
V0063
3.5" 800K Dual Drive -f PSU
£199.00
V0064
3.5" and 5.25" 800K Dual Drive
£219.00
V0065 3.5" and 5.25" 800K Dual Drive
with PSU
Please add £8.00 for insured courier delivery.
£249.00
CLEAR PERSPEX
PRINTER STAND
The Viglen printer stands are beautifully finished in clear
perspex and raise the printer high enough to put continuous
stationary underneath.
Stock Code Description
V490 80 Column Printer Stand
(15" x 13" x 3.5")
V491 136 Column Printer Stand
(23.5" x 13" x 3.5")
Please add £3 P & P
Price inc. VAT
£19.95
£29.95
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CONSOLE SYSTEM H^jCKS
SPECIAL OFFERS FROM VICLEN
The Viglen Data DUCK (Dualling Up Connector Kit) converts
any two single drives to a dual drive instantly. Simply plug the
duck into the micro's disk drive socket and plug two single
drives (any type and any make) into the duck to obtain a dual
drive system accessed as drive 0 (and 2 if double sided) and
drive 1 (and 3 if double sided). If neither single drive has its own
power supply then you will require a Viglen power DUCK in
order to obtain two disk drive power sockets from the micro.
★ No soldering simply plugs in.
★ No need to take disk drives apart to change links.
Stock Code Description Price inc. VAT
V084 Viglen data duck £16.95
V085 Viglen power duck £7.95
Please add £2.50 for P & P.
MASTER
TRANSFORMATION
Give your BBC Master micro the professional PC look by
replacing your existing lid with this smartly styled package. The
system is strong and constructed in high impact ABS colour
matched to the BBC Master and it gives your Master a very neat
and impressive look.
★ Will support monitors including up to 16" TV.
★ Can house two 5V4" disk or Winchester drives.
★ Capable of housing 3 V 2 " drives.
★ Will accept Acorn cartridges and the Viglen Master Cartridge
system.
★ Full internal metal screening.
★ Also available with fitted drives (5V4 W , 3V2" or Winchester) or
as a complete system including the Master.
The Master console unit system packages includes:
★ Remote Keyboard case with cable.
★ Metal screened main unit casing (including internal fittings
for 5 1 /*" drives).
★ Two switches which can be used for 40/80 track switching
and can be either fitted on the front or rear of unit.
★ Two blanking plates to blank out any drive aperture that is
not used.
★ Full labelling kit.
★ Fully illustrated fitting instructions.
Stock Code
Description
Price inc. VAT
V861
Viglen Master Console unit
£59.95
Accessories
for the Master Console unit
V853
Dual Drive data cable for console
unit
£9.95
V854
Dual Drive power cable for console
unit
£7.95
V855
Power supply for the console unit
£34.95
V866
Fan Kit for console unit
£34.95
V858
Fitting bracket for 3 V 2 " drive
£8.95
V851
Viglen Professional Console Unit
for the BBC micro
£49.95
Fitting service available from
£15.00
Please add £8 for insured courier delivery.
VIGLEN ROM CARTRIDGE SYSTEM
Having fitted the Viglen Rom cartridge system to your BBC,
Master or Master COMPACT, you can plug in your Roms/
Eproms simply by inserting each one in a Viglen cartridge and
plugging in whichever cartridge you want to use. The same
Viglen cartridge can be used on all the micros mentioned and
there is no need to switch the micro on and off between
cartridge changes.
The Viglen cartridge system for the BBC micro consists of the
cartridge cable assembly and socket, blanking off plates, 1
cartridge and cartridge storage rack. The cartridge socket when
fitted protrudes from the rectangular slot on the left of the
keyboard where the cartridges are subsequently inserted. It is
simple to fit and requires no soldering.
The Viglen cartridge system for the Master and Master
COMPACT simply plugs into your Master cartridge slot (or
COMPACT expansion port) and accepts two Viglen cartridges.
On the Master you can plug in up to two Viglen cartridge
systems thus giving you access to 4 Viglen Cartridges
simultaneously. The system comes complete with 2 cartridges
and cartridge storage rack. On the Master you can also use
Viglen cartridges which have 32 and 64K paged Roms inserted.
Stock Code
Description 1
Price inc. VAT
V560
Viglen Rom cartridge system for BBC
£12.95
V559
Viglen Rom cartridge system for BBC
(low profile)
£12.95
V550
Viglen Rom cartridge system
for Master
£14.95
V551
Viglen Rom cartridge system
for COMPACT
£14.95
V561
Single Viglen cartridge
£3.45
Please add £2.50 P & P (£00.50 for single cartridge).
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DISK DRIVES
SPECIAL OFFERS FROM VICLEN
★ FRONT PANEL SWITCHING
★ 800K DUAL DRIVES 40/80T WITH
PSU
Direct disk drives are manufactured to the highest standard
using high quality Japanese mechanisms. All drives are
supplied complete with user manual and utility diskette.
Stock Code Description R.R.P.
SP0249 800K Drive in Bridge Unit with £229.95
PSU
Please add £8.00 for insured courier delivery.
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★ ONLY WHILE STOCK LASTS ★
The MT1712 dot matrix printer offers INCREDIBLE value for
money. Just look at the following features:
★ Epson RX80 Compatible with Pica, Elite, Condensed, Super
and Subscript, proportional spacing
★ 100 CPS with 7 x 8 pin matrix
★ Built in push tractor feed giving minimum waste tearout bar
★ Takes standard A4 single sheets as well as continuous
stationary
★ Bi directional printing
★ Quad density graphics mode
★ 112 byte internal buffer expandable to 4K
★ Uses standard MANNESMAN TALLY MT80 ribbons
★ Full 12 month warranty.
Price INCLUDES printer cable for the BBC computer.
Stock Code Description R.R.P.
SP080 MT1712 printer with BBC cable £119.00
Please add £8.00 for insured courier delivery.
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Viglen Ltd.,
Unit 7
Trumpers Way
Hanwell, London W7 2QA
Telephone: 01-843 9903
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VIGLEN
HOW TO ORDER
Simply fill in the coupon or write to us with your requirements enclosing a cheque/postal order or your credit card no. for
the total amount. Don't forget to add the cost of delivery. Allow 7 to 10 days for delivery.
Credit card holders may order by telephone on our sales hotline 01-843 9903 (8 lines).
Orders from overseas should be exclusive of VAT (please deduct 15% from the total cost).
Dealer and Trade
Enquiries Welcome:
OFFICIAL ORDERS
Official orders from education establishments, Government departments and Pic companies accepted
Viglen has a special education department to process orders and queries from schools, colleges,
universities and Local authorities so please ask for our education department when you call. Being one of
the major suppliers to the Education market, the experienced Viglen team will be able to understand and
help you with your requirements.
Showroom opening hours
Monday to Friday 9.30 to 5.30
Saturday by appointment
Fill in and post to Viglen Ltd., Unit 7, Trumpers Way, Hanwell, London W7 2QA. Tel. No. 01-843 9903. Please make cheques and postal orders payable
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COMPETITION
COMPACT CONSERVATION CONTEST
A Master Compact worth £400 is the main prize this month, with five runners
up prizes of lead crystal Acorn Vases from Darlington
Not only can you do yourself some good
in this month's competition - by winning a
Master Compact worth £400 - but you can
also help keep Britain beautiful.
One of the organisations in the forefront
of the fight to improve the environment,
and repair the damage done by the recent
storms, is the British Trust for Conserva-
tion Volunteers. We’ve got together with
the Trust, which is a charitable body
whose patron is the Duke of Edinburgh, to
compile this month’s competition.
And readers who belong to Micronet can
dial into a special Celebrity Chatline in
March with people from the Trust when an
extra part of the competition will be
announced live on the air with extra prizes.
People who enter this part will also auto-
matically donate 20p to the BTCV when
they enter by accessing a certain page
number (if you want to donate more you
can always log on to it several times).
There are three parts to entering:
■ Figure 1 is a computer-generated word
grid in which are hidden the names of
several trees which .grow in Britain. All
you have to do is find them! They can be
written up, down, across, backward or
diagonally across the grid, in a straight line.
■ One of the last major surviving areas of
heathland in Europe lies around the
Ashdown Forest in Sussex. Which great
literary character, who did not lay claim to
great intelligence, had his home based on
this forest?
■ On April 25-28 the BTCV is organising
a Great Worm Hunt as part of the ITV
charity Telethon. London schoolchildren
will be sponsored to collect worms which
will be taken to sites in the city where the
soil quality is poor. What we want to
know is how many worms you could find
in an area the size of a football pitch. Are
there about:
100,000? 1.5 million? 10 million?
Write the names of the trees, the character
and the number with your name and
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address on a postcard or sealed envelope,
stick on the coupon below and send it to:
April Competition, Acorn User , Redwood
Publishing, 20-26 Brunswick Place, Lon-
don Nl 6DJ. Judging will be on May 24.
ACORN USER I
COMPETITION
i APRIL
Free copies of the
Emergency' Tree Pack are
available from Acorn
User , and a second pack
of 10 booklets called Con -
servation in School
I# I W Grounds costs £2.95 in-
clusive (cheques payable to BTCV please).
The 10 booklets cover topics ranging from
planting trees to building a pond.
London schools interested in taking part
in the Great Worm Hunt should contact
Tim Boote at BTCV, 80 York Way, Lon-
don Nl 9AG.
BTCV will be one of the beneficiaries of
ITV’s charity telethon on May 29 which
may feature a film on the Trust.
If you would like to join the BTCV,
write to them at 36 St Mary’s St, Walling-
ford, Oxon 0X10 0EU. Membership costs
£10 a year.
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ACORN USER APRIL 1988
£229 for all that?
“What’s this -a new printer?”
“Yes, it’s the very latest, the industry compatible Multi-font
LC-10 from Star, there are features included as standard not
found on printers sometimes twice the price...
“Oh really -like what?”
‘Well, there’s the Star front control panel - so you don’t have to
fiddle with DIP switches -
a built-in push tractor
for low form tear-off.
And you don’t ev6n
have to take the tractor
paper out to autoload single
sheets with the LC-lO’s paper
parking. There’s a large 4K
buffer - it’s even got six NLQ fonts
as standard. It prints at a realistic
120 cps and has a really fast NLQ
at 30 cps”.
Hey , that sounds goody hut what
about quality? You’d have to go a long
way to beat the print quality on that
NL-10 you ’vegot”.
True, but they ve even
improved on that
and you can change
all the resident fonts
at the touch of a
button”.
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“Hmniy that’s ^
really easy -£229
for all that? I
wonder if my
dealer will
have any
left ...”
/
PRINTERS FOR BUSINESS
Star Micronics U.K. Ltd., A division of
Craven House, 40 Uxbridge Road, Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Japan.
Ealing, London W5 2BS.
Telephone: 0 1-840 1800. Price excl VAT.
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at the
Royal Horticultural Hall,
Westminster, London SWI
BBC MICRO
10am-6pm Friday May 13
I0am-6pm Saturday May 14
10am-4pm Sunday May 15
You'll find the very latest software and peripherals for the
complete Acorn range at the Electron & BBC Micro User Show.
But this time there'll be so much more to enjoy.
Acorn In Action will demonstrate some of the truly
amazing projects currently involving the machines . . .
* A spectacular laser light show
— controlled by a BBC Micro.
(Saturday only)
★ The research work on the BBC Micro
that has helped to bring new hope
to sufferers of the eye disease
glaucoma. (Friday and Sunday)
★ A program developed by an
amateur astronomer to locate
distant galaxies. (Saturday and Sunday)
★ The Beeb system being used by
doctors at Guy's Hospital to provide
a breakthrough in the treatment of
arterial disease. (Saturday and Sunday)
watch your own heartbeats
displayed, measure your manual
dexterity and hear your own voice
backwards - all courtesy of a BBC
Micro.
Take your seat in the Archimedes Demonstration
Theatre run by Acorn's own experts.
Thirty minute special introductory courses to the
new machine will be held on the hour , every hour
throughout the three days. Price just £ 1 .
Post to: Electron & BBC Micro User Show Tickets,
Europa House, Adlington Park, Adlington,
Macclesfield SK10 4NP.
Royal Horticultural Hall
Westminster
London SWI
May 13-15, 1988
Advance ticket orders must
be received by Wednesday,
May 4, 1988.
Admission at door: £3 (adults), £2 (under 16s)
Please supply:
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EDUCATION
NEWS
Wordprocessors
on the way
(or the Arc
MESU & CET merged
in surprise move
Acorn is holding back delivery
of its basic wordprocessor
ArcWriter until upgrades of the
operating system ROMs have
gone out.
ArcWriter only works with
the later 1.2 version.
Schools still waiting for the
arrival of either operating sys-
tem or wordprocessor should
check that they have sent in
their registration card. Failure
to do so means loss of entitle-
ment to upgrades.
■ Clares Micro Supplies have
now released Graphic Writer
which allows the integration of
text and graphics on the same
page. Several documents may
be stored in memory, which is
useful for transferring informa-
tion easily between, for exam-
ple, chapters of a book.
Graphics may be created using
the program’s own editor or
imported from other sources.
■ First Word Plus , an advanced
package costing £100, is set for
release soon, having being con-
verted for the Arc from other
machines. Acorn marketing
manager Bob Coates has
claimed this popular package
runs faster than on other mic-
ros and features a spelling
checker which works as you
are typing.
■ Acorn does not plan to pro-
duce a ‘definitive* word-
processor, as it did with View
on the BBC, so as not to dis-
courage software development
by other companies. This is a
major reason why View was
not bundled with the Arc.
ACORN USER APRIL 1988
By Nick Evans
The sudden announcement that
the Council for Educational
Technology and the Microelec-
tronics Education Support Unit
are to be merged has taken
both bodies unawares.
In an initial response, MESU
chairman Mike Nichol said: ‘I
hope the new body will build
on the strengths of both units
and especially the strategy built
up by MESU of taking the
advice of the initial teacher
training institutions and LEAs\
The new umbrella body is to
be called the National Council
for Educational Technology
and is likely to be based in
Coventry - the present home
of MESU. This has disturbed
staff at CET in London who
see themselves disappearing
into MESU in all but name.
The move has been made by
the DES to create a multi-
disciplinary body which will
have a broader role than either
organisation. There was a signi-
ficant amount of common
ground in the two briefs and
amalgamation was seen as a
way to improve efficiency.
The main modifications are
to the CET’s remit which cov-
ers all of the UK and tackles
many areas not so far dealt
with by MESU. Organisations
like the SMDP in Scotland will
be interested in the new rela-
tionship because their responsi-
bility was previously only to
the CET. None of MESU’s
initiatives have so far affected
Scotland or Northern Ireland.
The post of chief executive of
NCET has been advertised and
the new incumbent will start on
April 1. The person tipped for
the job is John Foster - present
head of MESU. The director of
CET, Richard Fothergill, quit
last year in a move widely re-
garded as the result of strong
disagreements with the DES.
Compact Lego
Compact users have been un-
able to use the Lego Lines sys-
tem because of a lack of an
ADFS version of the software.
But now registered users
should apply for a 3.5-inch disc
version for a small upgrade
price, or contact Lego by tele-
phone for details of modifica-
tions to the programs.
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Last reference made
Jim McHugh, compiler of the
Magazine Bibliography , is giv-
ing up the task of gathering
together references from
numerous magazines, including
Acorn User , after six years. The
entire bibliography covering
December 1981 to October
1987 runs to 1.6Mb of data
with 24,230 references. Rapid
search routines allow the entire
set of information to be sear-
ched in five minutes.
The bibliography began life
as a personal utility but rapidly
grew into a cottage industry.
Jim’s job as a head teacher now
prevents him spending the time
needed. The 18 parts of the
biography cost £8 each.
Interactive Video Tape System
for
Acorn, BBC B, B+ and Master Computers
Turn your computer and monitor into an
interactive video workstation with the IVP170 system.
IVP170 System:-
IVP170 tape controller
Specially modified video recorder
interactive video ROM
full documentation
leads
Example programs
The IVP170 checks tape position 25 times every second - even
when the tape is in fast forward or rewind - so tape position is
always known - giving the IVP170 a search capactiy of
unsurpassed speed and accuracy.
Needs no modifications, no complex setting up, or time-consuming
tuning - just take it out of the box, plug it in and go!
Existing video tapes can be used without any special editing,
marketing, or re-recording, and of course the video recorder can still
be used in the conventional way if required.
Simple star commands control all video functions. Use it with Basic,
Microtext, or any Acomsoft language.
DEALER ENQUIRIES WELCOME
For further information write to -
Interactive Media Resources (AU1)
8 North Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1RD
Telephone: 0902 25444
See us at ETIC 88, and at the Barbican Centre for HRD 88 (Stand 14)
SCUIK-RE I 51)1 r
PRESENT
The new ‘CARE’ range of programs:
For the Electron, BBC-B & B-f , Compact, Master and Archimedes
IT
INVESTMENT CARE PLUS - £19.95
Keeps track of all UNIT TRUSTS, SHARES etc. Produces
displays & printouts of Capital Gains. Dividends. Current
Holdings valuations showing Quantities. Bid/Offer prices.
Values. Gains/Losses. APR.. HiVal %. etc.
This new version has improved handling characteristics and a
3D BAR CHART program with a disc search procedure to
collect past data.
CASH CARE -£11.95
Bank account AND Savings account. Full Analysis - 60
categories. Budget Forecasts. 3-D Bar Charts. Password
Protection. Easy storage of data. Printouts of all accounts and
Bar Charts.
BUILDING SOCIETY CARE - £9.95
Checks the complex interest calculations involved on a day to
day basis. Shows interest earned to date Spreadsheet display.
Easy storage of data. Printout of account to date.
VAT CARE -£14.95
225 Sales AND 225 Purchases each month (BBC). Three
month period. ALERT warning if VAT 2% or more incorrect.
Easy storage of data. Printout with month & 3 monthly totals.
The CARES DISK - £29.95 - comprising all four Cares utilities.
TV DIRECTOR:-
Now popular in schools this program enables you to make your own video without cameras
etc. on VHS or Betamax using this suite of purpose built sottware:-
Picture maker’ - 'Gallery Program review' Gallery’ includes one TX and 8 P/V monitors,
A&B bank vision mixer to provide cuts, fades. & dissolves, opening & closing credits. Sample
picture datafile provided to get you going - choose your own soundtrack & record the result on
to any suitable videorecorder - Cl 4.95.
PLUS our ranoe of QUALITY qames:
Supergolf - £7.50 Trafalgar - £8.00 Polar Perils - £7.95 Bunfun - £6.50
THE GAMES DISK £14.95 COMPILATION OF GAMES PROGRAMMES
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THE ULTIMATE POOLS PREDICTION PROGRAM
• MASSIVE DATABASE Poolswinner is a sophisticated Pools
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available - 22000 matches over 10 years.
• PREDICTS Not just SCOREDRAWS. but AWAYS, HOMES
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# SUCCESSFUL SELEC guarantee that Poolswinner performs
significantly better than chance.
# ADAPTABLE Probabilities are given on every fixture -
choose as many selections as you need for your bet. The
precise prediction formula can be set by the user - you can . . T”
develop and tea, your own unique method. dw*
# SIMPLE DATA ENTRY All team names are in the program. Simply type in the reference
numbers from the screen. Or use FIXGEN to produce fixture list automatically (see below).
• LEAGUE AND NON-LEAGUE All English and Scottish League teams are supported,
and also the non-league sides often used on pools coupons.
PRINTER SUPPORT Full hard copy printout of data if you have a printer.
A PRICE £15.00 (all inclusive)
FIXGEN
AT LAST: No more struggling for hours to got the
nnin fixture list into the computer. FIXGEN has been
0 II 0 programmed with all English and Scottish League
fixtures for 1987/8. Simply type in the date, and the full fixture list is genorated
in seconds. Fully compatible with Poolswinner. Yearly updates available
POOLSWINNER with FIXGEN £16.50 (for both)
COURSEWINNER
V3
NOT JUST A TIPSTER
PROGRAM, Coursewinner
V3 can be used by experts
THE PUNTERS COMPUTER PROGRAM and occasional punters alike.
You can develop and test your own unique winning system by adjusting the
analysis formula, or use the program in simple mode. Coursewinner V3 uses
statistical analysis of major factors including past form, speed ratings, course
statistics, prize money, weight, going, trainer and jockey form etc. etc. It
outputs most likely winners, good long odds bets, forecasts, tricasts etc. The
database includes vital course statistics for all British courses. You can update
the database - never goes out of date. FULL PRINTER SUPPORT.
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ACORN USER APRIL 1988
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Hardware confusion grows at show
By Carol A tack
Visitors to the BETT '88 show
saw evidence of the growing
integration of computers and
technology into education,
with a wide range of programs
reaching into every subject
area. However, there was also a
lack of clear direction in the
bewildering choice of hardware
companies were eager to place
-in schools. Advisers and
teachers crowded round stands
from Research Machines, IBM
and Apple.
The traditional staple of
these shows is software for the
BBC micro, and there was
plenty of this. Simulations are,
it seems, ever more popular and
some go to great lengths to
achieve realism. Cam-
bridgeshire Software House
launched a new simulation of
the discovery of the Tudor
warship Mary Rose. The com-
pany invited diver and
archaeologist Margaret Rule on
to its stand to describe her
Contacts
Acorn; 645 Newmarket Road,
Cambridge CB5 8PD.
Apple; Eastman Way, Hemel
Hempstead HP2 4BR.
Fearnleaf; 31 Old Road West,
Gravesend DA 11 OCH.
Lego UK; Ruthin Road, Wrex-
ham LL13 7TQ.
McHugh Enterprises; 43
Hookstone Oval, Harrogate
HG2 8QL.
Mercury Educational; PO
Box 194, Sevenoaks TNI 5 8TZ.
Minerva Systems; 69 Sidwell
Street, Exeter, Devon EX4
6PH. Tel: (0392) 37756.
SPA; PO Box 59, Leamington
Spa CV31 3QA.
Topologika; PO Box 39, Stil-
ton, Peterborough, Cam-
bridgeshire PE7 3BR.
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real-life experiences depicted in
the program.
Stalwarts of the educational
software scene Fernleaf and
SPA also released simulations.
Fernleaf's Hereward the Rebel
takes children into the last
pockets of resistance against the
1 lth-century Norman invaders.
SPA's Blind Watchmaker offers
a graphic simulation of the pro-
cesses of evolution. Acorn's
Australian distributor showed a
simulation of outback life, Bush
Rescue y where an ordinary
camping trip goes wrong.
The show also presented a
useful round-up of Archimedes
software, and introduced some
new programs. Minerva Sys-
tems concentrated on its wide
range of Archimedes programs,
such as Deltabase. Logotron
introduced a powerful version
of Logo for the machine. The
show was also the first oppor-
tunity to see the Archimedes
440 machines, which Acorn
showed running early versions
Topologika is following up its
first educational package -
Giantkiller - with three very
different sets of school mate-
rials, Polyominoes , Curves and
Punctuate!
The first, for £18.40, is ‘de-
signed to promote investiga-
tions of the properties of
polyominoes, and consists of
programs to allow pentomi-
noes, hexagons and a carousel
display system as well as a
printing utility.
Curves (£29) for GCSE
work, is a cross-curricular pack
produced jointly by Topologi-
ka, EARO and mathematics
of the First Word Plus word-
processor. Acorn's announce-
ment of £250,000 of funding
for Archimedes educational
software development could
not have been better timed to
reassure potential buyers.
However announcements by
Acorn could not disguise the
fact that other manufacturers
had a strong presence. Apple's
well thought out stand allowed
anyone interested to sit there
and play with particular ap-
plications. HyperCard , the high-
ly interactive database, proved
particularly popular.
Research Machines showed
off their latest AX and VX
series IBM-compatible mach-
ines, which are selling well in
the business market.
IBM's own stand was small,
and offered just a taster of the
service it plans to offer schools.
But the ranks of networked
PS/2 computers running Amer-
ican educational software
attracted some interest.
specialists Leapfrogs. It com-
prises disc, 200 page book,
teacher's and pupil's guides and
a story tape.
Punctuate! is an apparent
attempt to retrieve the loss of
the Puncman programs which
were left with Chalksoft when
Topologika's Brian Kerslake
split away from the company.
Punctuate! (£14.95) is designed
to help anyone who has trouble
with punctuation. The program
prints text on screen with a
selection of punctuation marks
removed. These must be re-
placed, and the child has a
limited period to do it.
Acorn under pressure
Primary DTP
The fifth pack in the Micro at
Work series from Granada
Educational Software is now
available. Newsdesk is a desk-
top publishing package aimed
at the primary school and rec-
ommended as an adjunct to the
Read All About IT! programme
broadcast on February 19 and
May 20.
The software presents pupils
with a pre-designed grid onto
which stories from word-
processors and pictures from
graphics packages may be in-
serted. These may then be
printed out on a dot-matrix
printer as one complete page.
Newsdesk costs £14.89. De-
tails are available from Mercury
Educational.
Varied software
from Topologika
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Red Boxes provide a
home automation and
security system that . . .
WORKS OFF YOUR MICRO
Announces an intruder
Starts the washing machine
NEEDS NO SPECIAL WIRING
Discourages the would-be burglar
With Red Boxes home
automation becomes a reality at
last. Program med simply and
easily via your micro* Red Boxes
use the mains wiring of your
home to send signals which will
control any appliance powered by
a standard 13amp socket. That
gives you control over your home
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trailing all over the place.
Home automation with Red
Boxes also provides a
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one level , it is an efficient burglar
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antiounce an intruder. At another
level, you can make your house
appear full of life when nobody's
at home ,
simply by program ming
lights, television and radio to
operate in your absence.
And if you have two micros,
with Red Boxes you ’vegot a local
area network as well. It s a system
that expands with your needs -
and your imagination in home
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Most remarkable of all , the
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Tells you when the baby’s crying
IS SIMPLE TO INSTALL AND USE
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Last month's Acorn User examined some
of the software for special educational
needs which uses the Microvitec Touch-
screen. This month we look at materials for
the Concept Keyboard, and at some other
devices from Elfin Systems.
The Warnock Report concluded that
pupils who had formerly been relegated to
the special needs department - because of
mental or physical handicap or social, edu-
cational or emotional deprivation - should
be brought back into the mainstream of
teaching. Gearing up the ordinary primary
and secondary school teacher to be able to
cope with this situation involves a high
level of training and support. In many
schools this has not yet been achieved. The
special needs teacher has often become an
internal adviser - helping colleagues to
provide equal educational opportunities for
disadvantaged pupils.
Although the computer has long been
recognised as a useful resource for children
with special needs, lack of funding has
restricted its use. Ideally each pupil would
have a computer of his or her own. But in
reality, there is unlikely to be even one
machine per subject area in a normal
secondary school. The situation in primary
schools is no better. Consequently the
one-to-one teaching that some pupils -
especially the severely physically and men-
tally disabled - require is not available,
because computers have to be used by the
whole school. Of course, there are excep-
tions. Some authorities or particular
schools within *LEAs have made specific
provision for pupils with special needs, but
this is far from widespread, and it's often
not even recognised as an aim.
The lack of a national policy towards
computers in special needs teaching does
not help. The four Special Education
Micro-electronics Resource Centres (SEM-
ERCs), at Bristol, Redbridge, Manchester
and Newcastle, were under threat for some
time, and now they have been given secure
funding only until the end of March 1989.
After then, their roles will be devolved to
the local education authorities. In reality,
only those authorities which have sufficient
funding or interest will continue the work.
Chris Drage and Nick Evans
Getting away from the QWERTY keyboard opens up the micro to very young children
Good software gives a choice of input
As reported in February's Education
News, Oldham’s local authority has com-
mitted itself to providing support, but how
many other authorities will follow suit is
open to speculation.
Despite this background of confusion
and lack of provision, both MESU and the
various SEMERCs are publishing a variety
of materials which are either free ‘Blue
Folder' packs, or cost very little.
Most of this software utilises the Star
Microterminals Concept Keyboard and
comes with A3 and A4 overlays. One such
Window reveals parts of a picture
program is Window published by MESU.
This is a ‘framework' program which
allows parts of a picture to be gradually
revealed. The picture is divided into
squares and these can be ‘uncovered' one at
a time to reveal a part of the total picture.
They may then be either covered up again
or left open so that the picture builds up
slowly. The program aims to develop a
childs' inferential skills in both individual
and group work.
Click , from the Manchester Special
Needs Software Centre, is also a
EDUCATION
SOMETHING SPECIAL
Hardware like the Concept Keyboard gives special needs kids the chance
to use the micro. But what software is there?
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from View, Wordwise Plus, Interword,
BASIC and any language which accepts
star commands. A special printer driver
in the ROM is loaded for View which of
course supports microspacing. The ROM
allows test printing to screen, with full
screen effects (bold, underline, con-
densed, italic, super/subscripts), a CRT
graphics mode where characters are
printed from BBC definitions, and a full
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Does your keyboard disappear under a
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Sidewriter is a pop-up notepad which
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Commands exist to save, load, clear, and
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The SideWriter data can also be ex-
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View: A Dabhand Guide by Bruce Smith.
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Assembler Bundle: Two books and tw o
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framework program which at first sight
seems similar to MESU’s Window .
However, it can adopt a slightly different
approach. The picture is hidden behind a
grid, and parts of the picture are revealed,
one grid reference at a time. But in addi-
tion, a piece of text can be linked with the
grid ‘cell’. The program may then give
clues about other cells, provide directions
to the next cell to look at, or just display a
commentary on the cell’s contents. Your
own pictures can be created using the
package’s drawing facilities, or images may
be imported from other packages. Even
digitised pictures can be used.
A good package for special needs, and
indeed for general use, will allow different
input devices to be used to control the
software. In fact Click works with a
mouse, Trackerball, Concept Keyboard,
and joystick as well as a conventional
QWERTY keyboard.
Another Manchester Special Needs
program is Animal Pack , which is designed
to assist the exploration of the scientific
classification of animals in secondary
schools. The package takes existing, well-
tried resources, and adapts them. This has a
number of advantages over developing
software from scratch. The first is that
teachers and pupils are already familar with
the basic method of operation of the pack-
ages. The second is that the programs have
already proved themselves to be robust and
educationally sound. Tailoring them mere-
ly gives them a more specific directon.
Animal Pack takes Prompt-3, Touch Ex-
plorer , Animal , Developing Tray , Lists , and
List Explorer and then gradually introduces
the concepts behind zoological classifica-
tion. The children are shown how to
identify fundamental differences between
animals, and how to structure that in-
formation. They provide lists which even-
tually grow into a database of classifica-
tion. Prompt-3 and Touch Explorer are
widely used, especially in the early stages,
but the level of difficulty rises steadily as
the pupils tackle progressively more com-
plex tasks, eventually leading to simple
database work. The materials for this pack-
age are very well-presented, and yet are
simple and cheap to reproduce. It was
considered important that overlays and
software should have a professional
appearance which matched that of the
conventional textbooks and materials used
in the science laboratory. The materials are
not designed to be a self-contained unit,
but are aimed at complementing the nor-
mal classroom resources. They could be
Animal Pack * s professional-looking overlays tie in
used in conjunction with videos, school
visits and so on in the normal school year.
The above-mentioned packages are some
of the most recent releases from the
SEMERCs. They involve a great deal of
work on the part of many individuals, who
usually gain no recompense other than the
knowledge of a job well done. It is perhaps
for this reason, and the fact that they are so
inexpensive, that teachers often under-
value this type of material. There is a
wealth of software freely available and
copiable from SEMERCs, and your LEA
computer centre will have copies and may
even be able to reproduce them for you at
a small charge. If you have problems then
write to your local SEMERC or to Peter
Fowler, special needs co-ordinator at the
MESU in Coventry.
Finally in this article, we will look at a
range of materials from Elfin Systems.
They produce several highly sophisticated
devices which have been well received in
special education circles.
Their scanning keyboard uses a display
board on which letters and numbers are
illuminated in sequence. When the one
which the user wants is lit up, they press a
switch. It enables disabled people, who
cannot use a conventional keyboard, to
have access to the micro.
Related to this keyboard is the fascinat-
ing View Antics package. The user types
the beginning of a word and as soon as the
micro recognises a match from a list of
words in its memory, the whole word
appears on screen. Typing in additional
letters changes the possible selection. The
package also inserts automatic spaces after
punctuation, u after q and capital letters at
the beginning of sentences. It certainly
speeds up typing, and reduces the frustra-
tion often felt by the physically handicap-
ped. This leads on to another useful piece
with conventional textbooks
of software - Unikey. Until you begin to
think of the problems that a disabled user
has in operating a computer, it easy to
forget that, for example, the normal use of
the Shift or CTRL keys might be impossi-
ble if you are typing using a head wand.
Unikey allows the user to press the shift or
CTRL key followed by the next letter, to
achieve the same effect as pressing them
together. This opens up sophisticated pack-
ages like the View wordprocessor.
Probably the most exciting device Elfin
produce is the ‘My Voice’ human speech
synthesiser. My Voice digitises up to two
minutes of speech or other sounds in one
or two second units. A keystroke replays
the digitised phrase, allowing the user to
‘speak’ without sounding like a robot. It
can be used with a scanning keyboard or,
via the BBC micro, with a Concept
Keyboard. Also, it can be used in adven-
ture games add speech and sound effects.
Next month we will look more closely at
uses of the Concept Keyboard in the
mainstream of the primary school.
MESU , Science Park , University of War-
wick y Coventry , West Midlands CV4 7AL.
Tel: (0203) 416994.
Bristol SEMERC, Bristol Polytechnic , Red-
land Hill, Bristol Avon BS6 6UZ. Tel:
} (0272) 733141.
Manchester SEMERC and software centre ,
Manchester Polytechnic , Hathersage Road y
Manchester M13 OJA. Tel: 061-225 9054.
Newcastle SEMERC , Newcastle Polytech-
nic , Coach Lane Campus , Newcastle-upon-
Tyne NE7 7 AX. Tel: 091-266 5057.
Redbridge SEMERC , Dane Centre , Mel-
bourne Road , Ilford. Tel: 01-478 6363.
Elfin Systems y Byard Road } Gloucester.
Tel: (0452) 411533.
Concept Keyboard from AB European
Marketing , Wharf dale Road y Pentwyny
Cardiff. Tel: (0222) 733485.
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32
ACORN USER APRIL 1988
ARC NEEDS
MS-DOS
Sir, As an enthusiastic BBC B
owner for the past three years,
I was encouraged by the launch
of the Archimedes. At last 1
would be able to buy a machine
with plenty of memory, a hard
disc and the ability to run MS-
DOS software, but with all the
familiar features of my current
BBC micro.
Acorn stopping work on the
PC podule dashes all my hopes.
Without it I cannot even con-
sider justifying an Archimedes.
Schools and colleges are under
pressure to conform to the
standard used in commerce and
industry - MS-DOS. All our
recent purchases for teaching
have been IBM compatible, and
my next computer must run
MS-DOS software.
If Acorn doesn’t come up
with an MS-DOS podule with-
in six months, I will very reluc-
tantly have to transfer to a
Nimbus or Amstrad PC.
J Alexander
West Midlands
Acorn is now very unlikely to
produce a PC podule, but the
software PC emulator is very
good. It can certainly run
most of the standard business
packages like Lotus 1-2-3 . The
drawback is that it is rather
slower than a real IBM PC,
and it leaves less than 300k of
free memory. Many PC ap-
plications demand more - up
to 640k.
There is, of course, the pos-
sibility of a PC podule being
developed and released by a
third-party supplier.
Mr — ~
The
Music
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Eiwr.ncS
■
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Uhich? J
More music from ‘Theme’
ELECTRONICS
AND MUSIC
Sir, One of the highlights of
Acorn User has been Joe Tel-
ford’s computer-aided circuit
designing program. But
although the compatibility
chart on the yellow pages says
this runs on a BBC B+, prob-
lems occurred with commands
like PLOT 188 and PLOT 190.
Can you help?
I wonder how many of your
readers use the ‘Theme’ music
editor (April 1987) to provide
piano accompaniment? I am
learning the violin, and it is
invaluable. It could be im-
proved by the provision of tri-
plets, and changes of tempo in
smaller steps. Could it use sha-
dow RAM to store more music
- Dvorak’s ‘Romantic Piece’ is
just two bars too long?
Richard Commander
West Midlands
‘Theme’ could indeed use sha-
dow RAM to store more
music - by using a shadow
mode and increasing the limit
on the number of notes
stored. Try this:
00 MODE 132: HIMEM
=&4C00
470 cl7.=4C00:c2X=&
5400:c37.=8<5C00
490 notesX«=1024: me
m%«2*notesX
to double the memory.
Circuits need graphics ROM
CIRCUITS
O NAMOPELB
Sir, Congratulations on the
high quality of Acorn User ,
which continues to provide
useful help to serious users of
the BBC micro. But is there
anything that could be done to
allow Joe Telford’s PCB design
programs (December 1987) to
run on a BBC model B?
R E Martin
Surrey
What we forgot to say is that
a model B-f needs the GXR
ROM added to run the PCB
design programs. A model B
could run the same program
provided it was fitted with
both GXR and a shadow
RAM board. This is true of
many Master 128 programs.
MISSING
THE BOAT
Sir, The Boat Designer package
mentioned in the January issue
of Acorn User has caught my
attention. Could you tell me
the address of IC Software?
Jonathan Ward
Bristol
IC Software, 712 Edenbeg,
Craigavon, Co. Armagh,
Northern Ireland BT65 5HW.
NOTIN
THE SCRIPT
Sir, As part of my job as a
television production assistant,
I have to type out scripts on a
wordprocessor. The first part
of the script to be typed in -
the sound - occupies all of the
right-hand side of the page. I
can write this easily enough in
View by setting the left-hand
margin stop on the ruler.
At a later stage, it is neces-
sary to type in the picture de-
tails, which occupy the left-
hand side of the page. If I type
these into the left margin, then
I have to make sure that the
details are not too wide. If they
stretch as far as the sound text,
then I need to go on to a new
line manually. This is so much
trouble I often end up adding
in the picture details later with
a typewriter.
Is there any way of writing
the two columns of text separ-
ately? Colleagues have sug-
gested a spreadsheet, or even
View Professional , but it seems
that neither would be the
answer to my problem.
Angela Bird
London
View Professional is, in fact,
the answer. Using VP you can
adjust the widths and wrap-
around points of columns A
and B, and type in two col-
umns. But the important
point you may have missed is
that you must change ‘Insert
on Wrap* (on the Options
page) from R to C. This pre-
vents the right column being
disturbed when you add text
to the left column.
ACORN USER APRIL 1988
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LETTERS
ONE TOO
MANY
Sir, I was delighted with the
Printer Driver Generator by
Martin Phillips in Hints & Tips
for October 1987. But it is
difficult to get the ‘£’ sign on
my printer. I used to have a
Star SG— 10, and I could just
use code 195. Now I have a
Star NL-10, and to get ‘£’ I
need to use code 6. But this
can’t be used until code 27,73,1
is sent, and 27,73,1,6 is too
long to enter into the gener-
ator. It does, however, work
fine on the Acorn View Printer
Driver Generator.
D N Williams
Inverness-shire
You could include 27,73,1 in
the reset section, so ‘reset on*
is 27,64 and ‘reset off’ is
27,73,1. Remember you
should reset on and off at the
beginning of every document.
Then just use code 6 for the
T sign.
REFERRING
UPWARDS
Sir, I am preparing a report,
and I want to quote references
using a superscript number in
the text, referring to a num-
bered list of references at the
end of the document. With my
Epson LX-80, is there any way
for me to print in NLQ and
use superscripts in the same
document?
Darwin Turner
Twickenham
In December 1987’s Acorn
Forum, Stuart Rogers de-
scribed a printer driver for
View , which is capable of con-
trolling both italic and NLQ
modes. If you use the super-
script control codes in the list-
ing instead of italics, it will
serve your purpose.
ACORN USER APRIL 1988
MANUAL
M ISTAKES
Sir, Your printer compatibility
table in the February issue of
Acorn User has prompted me
to pass on a tip which may be
of use to owners of the Epson
FX800 printer. Contrary to
what the manual says, this
printer can reverse feed using
the normal ESC “j” code. Like-
wise, the manual suggests it
cannot print NLQ text in Elite
mode - it can.
Nigel Long
Southampton
It could be that other printers
have similar ‘lost’ codes. If
you know of any un-
documented features, or if
you have a printer we haven’t
covered in a compatibility
table, let us know.
DUMPING
WITH EXTRA PINS
Sir, After the interesting article
on printers in the February
issue, I would like to know if
24-pin printers like the Epson
LQ800 can accept a screen
dump intended for the normal
nine-pin FX range - say using
Watford’s Dumpout 3 or Acorn
User's UserDump.
Chris Meadows
Bedford
No, in general it can’t. The
LQ800 uses the same codes to
control its graphics printing,
but their meanings arc subtly
different, particularly in con-
trolling the line feed pitch.
However, this month we in-
clude two screen dumps for
the Epson range of 24-pin
printers - sec the yellow pages
index on page 111.
SPRITE
KNOWLEDGE
Sir, In the April 1987 issue
David Atherton explained the
sprite system on the Master
Compact. The article lacked de-
tail when describing ADVAL(7)
and ADVAL(8). These aren’t
Compact sprite problems
documented in the Master Re-
ference Manual. Can you re-
commend any manuals that plug
the gaps?
Sean Mulholland
Hampshire
In normal use, ADVAL(7)
and ADVAL(8) duplicate the
functions of ADVAL(2) and
ADVAL(3). But when the
Compact sprite system is ac-
tive, they return the screen
co-ordinates of the on-screen
pointer. Details are given in
the New Advanced User Guide
from Adder Publishing, and
Master Operating System from
Dabs Press.
LEARNING
THE LINGO:
Sir, My family recently purch-
ased our first computer, a
Compact. I am 12 and very
interested in programming, and
I have mastered Basic and
Logo. I would like to try some-
thing more advanced, but need
some advice about choosing a
suitable language.
Ronan Barnes
Cork, Eire
C: A portable language
It’s difficult to suggest any
language in particular, be-
cause each is good at different
things, but a common next
step is assembler. Most games
and business applications arc
written in assembly language.
Or you could try C. This is a
good choice as it is available
on many other types of com-
puters too, so your programs
would be ‘portable* - they
could run easily on other peo-
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February issue, it seems the
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LETTERS
THEORY
AND PRACTICE
Sir, In your February issue, Mr
A Southerden wrote concern-
ing programs to help teaching
the theory of music. One pack-
age he might use is Music
Theory Hints and Tests , by In-
dependent Software, 26 Eason
Drive, Abingdon, Oxon. This
specifically covers the topics re-
quired for Grades 2 to 5 of the
Associate Board exams.
Peter Corlett
Oxford
TECHNOLOGY
IN SC HOO LS
Sir, In the January issue of
Acorn User , you referred to a
CET report called New Tech-
nology for Better Schools.
This is in fact the title of a
letter sent by the Department
of Education and Science to all
Chief Education Officers last
year. It sets out the Govern-
ment's strategy for IT in
schools, and also contains the
Department's advice to local
education authorities on the
purchase of microcomputers.
This letter has attracted con-
siderable interest among
teachers and advisers in
schools. Copies of the strategy
letter can be obtained from
Schools 2 Branch, DES, Eli-
zabeth House, York Road,
London SE1 7PH.
A P Duncan
Chief Press Officer, DES
Indeed, the ‘New Technology’
report was not written by the
CET, but it incorporated
much of the CET’s thinking.
The letter sent to Chief
Education officers contained
technical comparisons of va-
rious micros compiled by the
CET, and it made similar
points to an internal CET re-
port dated March 1987.
Arc emulates a PC
SCIENCE WRITING
SOFTWARE
Sir, I have been a regular reader
of Acorn User since 1983, and
must compliment you on the
continuing high standard of the
articles you publish.
I was particularly interested
in November’s article on soft-
ware for the Master 512. I have
been using this for some time,
and have found a scientific
wordprocessor, ChiWriter , to
be one of the easiest and most
versatile currently available. Its
merits include the use of tech-
nical symbols, Greek letters,
subscript and superscripts in
text, and a WYSIWYG display.
Finally, it is comparatively
cheap at £75. And there is a
cut-down version available for
free copying which is worth
seeking out.
I’ve recently purchased an
Archimedes with the PC emu-
lator, and have been running
ChiWriter on this too. I hope
that the emulator will increase
interest in running MS-DOS
software on BBC micros.
Martin Grosscl
Surrey
ChiWriter is available from
Horstmann Software Design,
Box 4544, Ann Arbor, MI
48106, USA. Sci, a scientific
wordprocessor for the BBC
micro and Master series, is
available for £30 from Chess-
field Software, 61 Chessfield
Park, Little Chalfont HP6
6HR. Also, sec page 141.
DUAL DISC
DRIVES
Sir, I own a BBC B, with
Watford Electronics DDFS
1.53 and a double-sided 5.25-
inch disc drive. 1 wish to
purchase a second drive. After
hearing how much faster and
more reliable 3.5-inch drives
are, I don’t know which to
choose. Is it possible to connect
a 5.25-inch drive and a 3.5-inch
drive via a data DUCK? Will I
need ADFS or will my current
DDFS suffice?
JP Nicholls
London
There is no reason why you
should not connect both 3.5-
inch and 5.25-inch drives to
your computer via a DUCK
(Dualling Up Connector Kit).
This allows you to use two
single drives as a dual drive.
Your current DDFS is fine,
although as most 3.5-inch
discs arc ADFS, it may be
advisable to fit this ROM too.
ROOTING
DRIVE1_
Sir, I have recently fitted a
Cumana CS400 40/80-track
5.25-inch external second disc
drive to my Master Compact,
to transfer data files to and
from my school’s Master 128
and model B machines. This
works fine, but I am unable to
run commercial software on the
3.5-inch drive. After loading
the Acorn 1770 DFS into side-
ways RAM, selecting drive 1
and booting the disc, the com-
puter tries to access drive 0.
G Winterman
Haverfordwest
When Shift-Break is pressed
to boot the disc, it automati-
cally tries to boot drive 0. In
order to boot discs in drive 1,
you must first select drive 1
A drive with a bit of both
(* DRIVE 1) and then type
* EXEC IBOOT.
RfinifQ
HflTHWORDWISE
Sir, In February Gwen Holder
enquired about writing very
long documents with Word-
wise. There is another way of
using Wordwise Plus to write
books - the Continuous Proces-
sing ROM from Norwich
Computer Services, 31 Cattle
Market St, Norwich. It gives all
the usual facilities, without any
length restriction.
Phil Dyer
Devon
EMULATING
PRINT
Sir, I recently bought an Elec-
tron with Plus 1 and a Brother
M-1009 printer. 1 can print out
normal text but cannot get any
of the effects such as enlarged
and condensed type. The
manual refers to LPRINT, but
this isn’t in BBC Basic.
H Rice
Bristol
LPRINT will not work on the
BBC, although it can be emu-
lated with the appropriate
code. Everything following
:: 'FX 3,10 is printed, so:
10 LPRINT CHR*<
14) * "BIG";CHR*<20)
is the same as:
10 *FX 3, 10
20 PRINT CHR*<1
4) 5 "BIG" ; CHR$ (20)
30 *FX 3
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HINTS & TIPS
LABELS FROM VIEW
A Basic program to print labels from your View files,
plus an April Fool to flummox your friends
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n January, we covered Wordwise , and
described how to send out mailshots by
printing labels addressed to people whose
names were stored in a Wordwise file.
Using View to send out mail shots is quite
straightforward, and certainly much easier
than with Wordwise. This is because View
uses macros. A macro can be thought of in
a very similar way to a procedure in Basic.
Take the example of a mailshot, a standard
letter sent to a number of different people.
As well as a standard letter, a list of names
and addresses will be needed. These will all
eventually be entered in the form:
B Smith, 1 The Lane, Newtown , A
nyshire, AA1 1AA,2334 321321
Notice that each part of the address is
separated by commas, and that no spaces
are inserted directly before or after the
commas. The standard letter written as a
macro is able to ‘pick up* each part of the
address using ‘patterns’. View uses the ‘@’
symbol followed by a number as a pattern,
and each pattern can pick up part of the
address string as follows:
@0 B Smith
@1 1 The Lane
@2 Newtown
@3 Anyshire
@4 AA1 1AA
@5 2334 321321
So to include the person’s name in the
standard letter, just put @0 in the text of
the letter.
If a comma is needed in the text string,
then enclose it within angle brackets:
B Smith, <1, The Lane>,Newtow
n, Anyshire, AA1 1AA,2334 321321
The standard letter is produced with pat-
terns for the particular lines of the address.
Now you define the standard letter as a
macro. To do this, put the View stored
command DM above the start of the letter,
and EM at the end of the letter. DM
should also have a name for the macro on
ACORN USLR APRIL 1988
Figure 1. A standard letter set up using a macro
the same line - in this case we’ll call the
macro ‘AA’. Figure 1 shows the whole
letter defined as a macro. Remember that
the @0 and @1 patterns will get replaced
by items from the list of addresses.
The letter can use any of the normal
View formatting commands. A page eject
at the end of the letter is very important so
that all the letters start on a fresh page. The
patterns can be placed anywhere in the
letter, and any of them can be used more
than once if you wish.
Once the letter has been written, the list
of names and addresses can be included at
the end after EM. In order for each address
to have its own letter printed out, it must
call up the macro. It does this by having
the macro name, AA, in the stored com-
mand column. So the final View mailshot
editing screen would look like figure 2.
Once the macro has been both defined
and called up, the PRINT command is
given from the command screen, and both
letters will be printed out.
Often when dealing with a large mailing
list it is inconvenient to have both the
macro and the addresses in the same file. In
such cases the letter and the addresses can
be stored as two separate files. Then the
mailshots could be printed out from the
command screen by typing
PRINT LETTER ADDRESS
where LETTER is the filename of the letter
file that defines the macro, and ADDRESS
is the filename of the name and address file.
It is also possible to use
SCREEN LETTER ADDRRESS
to check each letter before printing. Labels
cannot be done in the same way as Word-
wise (see January 1 988’s Hints & Tips), as
View doesn’t have a programming language
built into it. It would be be possible to
print a single column of labels using the
macro facility, but to print two or three
labels across is beyond the scope of View.
Addresses can be printed on the left-hand
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HINTS SUPS
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ftfl Mr ft N Haddock, 61 Fish Lane, Watertown, Southsljire, SSI 2EJ,2230 612312
flft Miss B V finile,i The Road,flnytown,Backshire,BX2 1WE,2334 544987
flfl Hr J J Jones, 123 fill Souls Lane,ficaster,Nethershire,NE3 2GJ,3412 344322
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Figure 2. The names and addresses ready to be read in to the View micro
column of labels and then the labels re-
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An easier way to print labels is to use a
Basic program. This reads the View file and
prints the labels as required. Listing 1 on
the yellow pages is a program to do just
that. It reads a View address file produced
in the format described above and prints
out the labels in a pre-determined format
to suit the labels. Listing 1 has all the
constants for the adjustments held in the
initialisation procedure. Thus once the
program has been set up for a particular
type of label it can be run again without
having to go through a tedious set of
checks before printing can start.
It is a good idea to leave the REM'
statements in, to make things clearer.
■ size% is the maximum number of
addresses anticipated. Making this too large
will eventually give a ‘DIM space’ error.
■ line% is the number of labels to be
printed across the sheet.
■ width% is the width between adjacent
labels measured in spaces. To calculate this
for most printers, measure the distance
between the left-hand edges of two labels
in inches, and multiply by 10. This will
give the correct value, as each space is a
10th of an inch. Using condensed mode
will of course change this relationship.
Making this variable too large will make
the address print on the wrong area of the
labels in the second or third column.
■ hcight% is the number of lines between
the top of one label and the top of the next.
Usually this is the distance in inches multi-
plied by six.
■ cndline% is included so that the whole
of the address string does not need to be.
In the example given above, the telephone
number is included. Clearly this would not
need to be printed on an address label. The
last item in View is @4, so endline% is 4.
■ startline% is similar to endline% except
that it determines the start point in the
address string for printing. The first item in
the address string is 0, as with View's
macro variable @0.
■ indent% gives the number of spaces
each label is indented from the left margin
of the printer. Increasing this moves all the
text over to the right.
It’s best to print some trial labels on
normal printer paper and lay this over a
page of labels to see the spacing. Once the
settings are correct, then save the program
again with those settings in.
The program works by first reading in a
View address file. This should be a file
with only names and addresses as described
above, although other information such as
telephone number can be included with the
address. The file is read in byte by byte,
which is a bit slow, but it is not possible to
use the INPUT# statement. This is quick-
er, but it only reads in strings saved with
the PRINT# command. If you have a disc
system, the format of the View file can be
seen by doing a :: 'DUMP on the address
file. Each address is then split up into
separate lines, which is a rather inelegant
procedure, and then stored in the array
addS. Once in the array format, it is quite
easy to manipulate the separate lines of
each address as required. Then each
address is printed out in the format deter-
mined by the initialisation procedure.
EVENT HANDLING
FOB APRIL FOOLS
Everybody assumes that the computer is
infallible; this month, for a bit of fun, here
is a program that will prevent the computer
working as it should. The program uses
events to check when a key is pressed, and
then causes some other action. Listing 2
will print an extra ‘e’ every time the V key
is pressed. Because it uses events, it is then
possible to load a wordprocessor such as
Wordwise or View and see the effect.
The operating system works by stopping
your program over 100 times every second,
to see if any work needs doing This is
called an interrupt. There is one regular
one every 100 milliseconds, plus extra ones
whenever something happens like a key
being pressed or a character arriving at the
serial interface. Now interrupts are difficult
to deal with in a program, but an event is a
simplified version of an interrupt. An
‘event’ allows you to tack a little routine of
your own on to the machine’s interrupt
handling. There are seven different types of
event - we’re interested in number 2,
which occurs when a character enters the
keyboard buffer.
*FX13 followed by the event number
disables that event, and :; *FX14 followed by
the event number enables that event. In
machine code, Osbyte calls may be used to
the same effect. Control is handed to your
event-handling routine via a vector at loca-
tions &220 and &221 (Evntv), into which
the entry address of your routine is in-
serted. The event handler is entered with
interrupts disabled and should terminate
with an RTS quite quickly.
The routine first stores the registers,
then checks to see if the character entering
the keyboard buffer is a lower case ‘e’,
which has an ASCII value of 101. This
could be changed to any other character if
you wanted. If the key pressed was the ‘e\
then control passes to the subroutine label-
led ‘fool’. This selects the Osbyte routine
to insert a character into the input buffer.
This is Osbyte 138, and X identifies the
buffer. Zero is the keyboard buffer. Y is
the character to be inserted.
In this case, because Y is unchanged, it
inserts another letter ‘e’. So when an ‘e’ is
pressed, two ‘e’ characters will appear on
the screen. There are many possibilities!
.fool
LDX #0
LDY #127
LDA #138
This puts an Escape code into the
keyboard buffer. This is fun when using
Wordwise or View , as every time the ‘e’
key is pressed, the machine changes back
to the command screen. Consider the effect
of Caps Lock, or Delete replacing ‘e’.
Design your own April Fool!
Finally listing 3 shows how this use oi:
events can be developed. Listing 3 checks
to see if the ‘e’ key has been pressed five
times and then plays a musical phrase. The
program is a development of listing 2 but
has a counter which checks how many
times the key has been pressed. There is a
parameter block for the sound data, stored
in locations &9Q and &9D.
See page 111 for details of the listings.
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STEP BY STEP
CHECKING YOUR CHEQUES
The first of a new series on applications software takes you through a Viewsheet spreadsheet
to keep a tally of your spending
Bruce Smith
This month we start a new series which is
designed to help you use your micro as a
more effective tool. In each article well be
looking at one of the many excellent pro-
ductivity packages available for the Beeb
and working through, step by step, screen
by screen, its design and use.
The topic this month is the ViewSheet
spreadsheet and how to design a cheque
book reconciliation sheet which will help
you balance your books.
The key to using all application software
is planning. Ten minutes thought will save
a lot of work in the long run.
The first thing to do when designing any
spreadsheet is to make a list of the items of
■ Preparation
Sketching out the spreadsheet should define
most of its components. Five columns are
needed and these will be contain ‘slots’
holding different information. Three
columns will hold simple text information,
and two must be capable of accepting
monetary values (debits and credits). These
will need to work to two decimal places.
Finally a slot is needed to hold the balance.
File management is important and should
be organised to suit individual
information it will need to hold. To per-
form a cheque book reconciliation, details
of cheques paid in and out will be needed,
along with the date, details of the trans-
action, the cheque number for every che-
que issued and a running balance. A quick
sketch on paper with some dummy in-
formation should make this clearer.
requirements. Ideally a separate sheet
should be used for each months’
transactions - 12 spreadsheet files would
complete one year and these can go onto a
single clearly labelled disc.
If you use ADFS then a suitable directory
could be created to hold the 12 files: *CDIR
1988, then *DIR 1988.
With VicwSheet up and running name the
file ‘Jan’ by typing ‘NAME Jan’ from the
command prompt.
■Screen windows
Initially all the slots in the sheet are the
same - they are the same size and show any
numbers they contain in the same way.
There are three different types of
information we wish to enter -short pieces
of text (the date and cheque number), long
pieces of text (details of the transaction) and
numbers rounded to two decimal places
(credits and debits). So we can define
different areas of the screen to have
different types of slots to take account of
R SLOT = "Deo 1 1 s" 1
CONTENTS* i -ink •
4 . .. .Cheque Ho jf'.ai Is . ..Deoils. .Credits
....1
.. .2
....3
....4
....5
....6
...7
.,..8
....3
...Ji
...12
...13
...14
...15
■ More windows
Repeat the procedure for windows 1 and 2,
again using the values given in table 1. To
move the cursor between the windows press
f2, which will take you to the first slot of
the next window.
Each column needs to be labelled to make
it clear what information it contains. This
can be done by redefining the individual
column headings - replacing the dots with
text. Move the cursor into each column in
turn, and press Shift-f3. Enter the heading
these needs. These different areas are called
‘windows’ and can be defined by pressing fl
in the spreadsheet itself. The first window is
called window 0 so reply ‘0’ to the
‘Window?’ prompt and press Return. The
parameters to set up window 0 correctly are
shown in table 1. Type them in with spaces
between each, and delete any of the original
line remaining with f9 or by overtyping
with spaces, then press Return.
for each column, as shown, in response to
the ‘Column Heading?’ prompt. Note that
to move from Al to B1 you use the cursor
right key, but to move to Cl, which is in the
next window, you use f2.
When you have finished, the screen
should look like the figure on the left, so
you can check your progress as you work
though this guide.
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STEP BY STEP
B SlOWBalance"
COMKHTS*»Blank'
I Date.. Cheque No Details .. .Debits. .Credits
....1
....2
....3
....4
....5
....6
....8
... .9
...19
...u
...12
...13
...14
...15
. .Bal tncrMHH
I Vertical balance
As information for each transaction will be
read across the sheet, the windows must
scroll vertically together rather than
individually - to keep the information in
line. Windows 0, 1 and 2 must therefore
have the ‘V’ option inserted as part of their
Opt settings. This has already been done if
you used the settings from table 1.
A single slot can be used to display the
balance total by defining another window
for it - window 3 (again see table 1). The
row heading can be changed to ‘Balance* by
moving to the window with f2, then using
Shift-f4 and answering the prompt ‘Row
Heading?* accordingly.
ft SL01-"Debits“ 241
CONIINE ‘Blank*
• Date. O.equf sc
.241
UKHBI
.242
..243
..244
..245
..246
..247
.248
..249
. .258
..251
. .252
..253
.BaN
•99 8.88
..255
. .Balance
I Credits and debits
The credits and debits columns must be
added up, and from this a balance can be
obtained. The formula for this can be placed
in any two suitable slots. The slots must
come after the figures which you want to
add up, so putting them towards the bottom
of the credit and debit columns (ie, D254
and E254) would be sensible. Go to each
slot in turn by pressing f7 after first
positioning the cursor in window 2. Insert
D1D100 and E1E100 into each respectively
- the value 0.00 will appear in each slot.
DID 100 is the sum of all the slots between
D1 and D100.
If you are likely to use more than 98
transactions per month, you could use slots
lower down the sheet than D100 or E100.
Note that the totals for each column are not
normally displayed on screen, though a
fifth window could be defined to do so if
you wanted.
Vfl SlOWBalance"
CONrENT$ s *Crpdits"Bal ance"-"0eb its" Balance"
9 Date.. Cheque Ho Details . .Debits. .Credits
....1
....2
....3
....5
....(
....7
....8
....9
...IB
...11
...12
...13
...14
...15
. . Dal ancefflBW.1.
I It all adds up
The balance is calculated by subtracting the
total debits from the total credits. With the
cursor in window 3 (slot F254) insert the
formula to do this: E254-D254. Note the
standard use of row 254 to hold sub-totals
or totals. Make sure that linked vertical
scrolling is not set for this window - you
want this to stay fixed.
Now move to window 0 and go to slot
A1 to realign the columns.
The basic sheet is now ready, and as
copies of this will be required for each
month, now is a good time to Escape to the
command screen and save it , first as ‘Jan’,
and then again as ‘Dummy’, the latter
forming a template for future use.
LB SL0T=«
COHUNTS
Debits"!
8
. .Date. .Cheque Ho
. .Debits.
.Credits
....1
1349.25
....2 9th
191578
Bates
288.98
....3 12th
181579
Cash
58.08
....4 13th
191588
Hortqaqe
486.56
....5 23rd
....6
....7
....8
....9
Salary
895.78
...18
...11
...12
...13
...14
...15
. .Balance
1489.47
I Data entry
The first item to be entered is the account’s
initial balance; this should be entered as a
credit. In this case, the balance is £1340.25.
Transactions can then be put in as they take
place. Data can be entered in one of two
ways. First by using f2 to step through each
window, entering data en-route. Or second,
simply by entering all data in Window 0,
scrolling the sheet horizontally through it
to reach the right-hand columns. The
information you enter into window 0 will
appear in the other windows in the correct
format. This looks slightly more messy on
the screen but is much easier to do. The first
two columns can be realigned in the
window when complete with the cursor
keys. Don’t forget to save the ‘Jan’ file
when it is finished. At the end of the month,
your current balance shown at the bottom
of the screen will have been adjusted to
account for all the transactions.
Wi TopL
BotR
Pos
Cw
Bw
Fmt
Opt
0 Al
B15
10
5
FRM
V
1 Cl
cl 5
R0
15
0
FRM
VS
2 Dl
E15
R1
8
0
D2RM
vs
3 F254
F254
B2
8
9
D2RM
T
4 F255
F255
BO
10
5
FRM
T
Table 1. Window settings
File
J at J
WRITE
(1.1.1.F254)
READ
Jul
(1>1>7, F254)
(1,1,6)
Feb
(1,1,2,F254)
(U,l)
Aug
(1,1,8,F254)
(1,1,7)
Mar
(1,1,3,F254)
(U,2)
Sep
(1,1,9,F254)
(1,1,8)
Apr
(1,1,4,F254)
1,1,3)
Oct
(1,1,10,F254)
(1,1,9)
May
Jun
(1,1 ,5,F254)
1,1,4)
Nov
(1,1,1 1,F254)
(1,1,10)
(1,1,6,F254)
(1,1,5)
Dec
(1,1,12,F254)
(1,1,11)
Table 2. WRITE and READ codes for the year
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STEP BY STEP
Link files
When you move on to the next month, you
need to transfer the old balance to the new
sheet. This can be done using a link file - a
file into which balance totals are
automatically written each time they are
updated, arid which can be read by the new
month’s sheet.
Link files are always held in a directory
called ‘V’, so ADFS users must first create
this within the 1988 directory (*CDIR V).
DFS will accommodate it automatically.
The link file should be created first using
the following command from the prompt:
CREATE 1112. This creates the file
V. VS 1, which has 12 slots for balance values
from January (slot 1) to December (slot 12).
All link files are called V. VSn where n is the
first number after CREATE.
Vfl SlOWlink"
CONIEMS Htl IE (1,1,2, F'Ba lance")
I Date. .Cheque Mo
....1
....2
....3
....4
....5
....6
....7
....8
....9
...18
...11
...12
...13
...14
...15
.LinktaBlliJlfc . .Balance 1489.47
■ Writing the balance
The balance is written to the link file by
placing a WRITE command in any vacant
slot in the sheet. This is best done by
defining a dummy window, details for
which are listed under window 4 in table 1 .
Row 254 can then be re-headed as ‘Link’ if
required. The following formula should
then be entered into slot F254: WRITE
(1 ,1,1 ,F254) where 1 is the VS file number;
1,1 the array slot and F255 the slot to be
written to the file. The dummy link window
may be turned off by inserting a 0 into the
‘Opt’ column of the window 4 definition.
Save these sheet updates (the filename
should still be Jan).
.Details .. .Debits. .Credits
1489.47
Vfl $L0T-F"Li.ik"
COHlEHlS : MRIlE(l,l,l,F"Balance")
8
..1
.Date. Cheque No
Details .
. .Debits. .Credits
1340.25
..2 9th
181578
Rates
200.80
,.3 12th
101579
Cash
50.00
..4 13th
181588
Mortgage
408.56
.5 23rd
Salary
805.78
....8
....7
....8
....9
...18
...11
...12
...13
...14
...15
.UnfcUHI&Btt ..Balance 1489.47
I Reading in write
The Feb file can now be created. Load in the
Dummy sheet and rename it as Feb. The
balance from Jan, now stored in the link
file, can be read into the credits column at
slot El (“Credits” 1) by inserting the
following formula: READ (1,1,1) — read
value from slot 1,1 in file VS1. The Jan •
balance value will be read in and displayed
in the credits column.
Re-create window 4 as described above
and insert the WRITE formula in slot B254
-WRITE (1,1,2,F254). Note the cell value
now points to the Feb slot in the link file
(slot 2). Save the file.
The remaining sheet files could be created
in this way - though not until the printer
windows have been defined as described
below. However, it is more practical to
create each new file when the month arrives.
Remember to adjust the third value in the
WRITE and READ formula as required.
Table 2 lists the values for each month.
Printing out
To obtain a print out in the correct format,
the print windows (windows used when
outputting to the printer) can be copied
directly from screen windows. This is
simple to do. Display each of the four
screen windows (0 to 3) in turn and type P0
instead of just 0, before pressing Return to
save. To do this, you can insert a space with
f8, then type the T\ These values can be
edited into the Feb file and then into the
Dummy file, where they will be set for all
future windows you create.
The SCREEN command previews the
output on screen before actually printing it.
Things to do
Using the SW (save windows) command all
the window definitions, screen and printer,
can be saved and then loaded into a new
sheet using the LW (load windows) com-
mand to create a template for each month.
The reconciliation sheet could be adapted
to display the total credits and debits for
each month. However it is probably more
useful to write these values to a link file
(V.VS2) for display in an end-of-year sum-
mary sheet which should help you monitor
cash flow. Do remember that the value held
in E254 is not the total credits for that
month - it includes the balance from the
previous month. Therefore a dummy cell
should be set aside to calculate the total
credits value which is found by summing E2
to E100. This value, along with D254, can
be written to the new, bigger link file.
This link file will be 12 months deep by
two slots wide so CREATE 2 2 12 would
build the correct file. Column 1 of the file
should hold debits, and column 2 credits.
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Create assembly language routines in Wordwise Plus
D J Holden from Sydenham was interested
in the multi-file assembler in December
1987’s Forum, but he points out that this
only works with Basic assembler programs.
It cannot work with plain text files. Mr
Holden normally writes his code as a series
of text files in InterWord (transferred to
Wordwise Plus to generate a plain ASCII
version). He has developed a very clever
method of performing a similar task with-
out having to worry about line numbers or
passing data via integer variables. The
program can be used in the same manner as
many of the dedicated and expensive
assembler ROMs.
The method uses a short Basic program
to call the main machine code routine
which :; ‘EXECs the text files to be assem-
bled. This is done twice to give a two pass
assembly. As the actual assembling is done
by Basic, all the normal Basic expressions
can be used, for example LDA #ASC“A”
instead of LDA #&41. The Basic program
copys the value of TOP into &70 and &71,
and then sets a higher value for LOMEM
which allows the Basic to have assembler
source appended, and a lower value for
HIMEM to allow the object code to be
assembled above it. The list of filenames to
be used is stored at &C00, the names
separated by commas. This list will be read
by the machine code. P% and 0% are set
up for each pass, and the assembly proce-
dure is called.
The machine code program is called with
X% set to the number of the file in the list
at &C00. The code first pokes a Basic
end-of-program marker at the end of the
calling program, to cut off text left over
from previous files. Then it finds the next
filename and copies it to a buffer. All the
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LOMEM, stack and heap pointers from
zero page are also copied to a buffer. The
Bgetv and Evntv vectors are changed to
point to subroutines in the code, and the
timer is set to cause an event after about
one sixth of a second. ‘AUTO 200' is
poked into the keyboard buffer using
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trol to Basic.
The next instruction on line 70 is END.
This means that Basic leaves the program,
puts out its ‘>’ prompt, and looks to the
keyboard where it finds the ‘AUTO 200’
command. So then it prints the line num-
ber and waits.
Soon the timer crosses zero, and this
causes an event which passes control back
to the machine code, sets a flag to show
that the first timer event has occurred, then
uses Oscli to *EXEC the required file
containing the assembly language.
Each time a character is received from
the file an event is caused which the
changed Bget vector redirects to the code.
Here the timer is set back to a half second
delay, thus preventing an event. Meanwhile
Basic is dealing with the file and adding it
to PROCass. Eventually the end of the file
is reached, nothing more is passed through,
and after half a second the timer crosses
zero. Again control is passed to the code
which restores the Bget vector, sets the flag
to show that the second timer event has
passed, sets the timer to a short delay and
then finally causes an Escape with the
Osbyte 125 routine.
Back with Basic, the Escape is detected
and again the program ends with the
‘Escape’ message and the prompt. This
time there is nothing already in the
keyboard buffer as the Escape empties the
buffer, but soon the timer crosses zero
again and control passes back to the code.
All the Basic variable pointers are copied
back, the timer events are disabled and
‘GOTO 50’ is poked, into the keyboard
buffer. Back to Basic again, which obe-
diently jumps into the program at line 50
and executes the new PROCass.
Returning from the procedure, we in-
crease the file pointer X% and call the code
again for the next file in the list. If all the
files have already been done then the code
will poke ‘GOTO 80’ into the keyboard
and exit. At line 80, if this was the first
pass then the pass variable is set for the
second pass and the program jumps back
to line 40 to do it all again. Otherwise the
program will end at line 90.
To use the program, which only works
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machines, you will need both the Basic
control program, and the machine code
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created by the source listing, both found
on the yellow pages. Now create your
program’s assembler source code as a num-
ber of short files. Alter the Basic control
program so that &C00 contains the names
of your files, with drive and directory
prefixes if you like. In the listing we have
used names EX1, EX2, EX3 and EX4, but
they can be anything you like. The
machine code should be *LOADed at
&900, and then the Basic program may be
run. Because specific line number refer-
ences are used by the machine code, it is
vital that you do not renumber the Basic
program under any circumstances.
Note that the space between TOP and
LOMEM must be greater than the largest
file to be used. With the value of LOMEM
shown, assuming PAGE &1900, this will
be 7k. Generally this means a maximum of
about 4k of ASCII source program. The
space between LOMEM and HIMEM is
used to store all the labels and variables
used in the files, and there’s 6k of space in
the example. The remaining space between
HIMEM and the bottom of screen RAM
(&7C00 in mode 7 or &8000 if shadow
RAM used) is available for the assembled
code; this can be up to Ilk in the example.
This division of memory can all be changed
as required, with the obvious compromise
between the three areas.
The program will read any assembler
source code which has the same syntax as
Basic assembler code, minus the line num-
bers. Spaces don’t matter, but no embed-
ded commands should be present. If in
doubt, spool your file from Wordwise or
InterWord , or WRITE from View with
any rulers removed. Don’t forget that as all
the files are dealt with together, all vari-
ables are global across the entire range of
files, and if you use a label twice, your
code won’t work. There is no need to
include square brackets in the source.
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ARTISAN
A reader from Marden, Kent, going under
the mysterious name of ‘The Phoenix’ has
recently bought Clares’ Artisan. A facility
missing from this otherwise powerful
package is an airbrush, but here is a routine
to add one. These alterations should be
done on a backup copy of the program,
not the original. The program ART5
should be loaded and the lines in listing 2
t '*«**¥« IUrV»\fc mu uuliUki*
Add a spray can to Artisan
on the yellow pages typed. Re-save the
ART5 file to your backup disc, and the
program can then be re-booted. If you
really feel confident, *SLOAD the file
‘ARTICONS’ using the SEDIT program
supplied on the Welcome disc to change
the sprite ‘oval’ from an ellipse to some
sort of spray can, and then save ARTI-
CONS back to the disc, just to make the
new option more clear. The airbrush re-
places the oval brush option, which seems
superfluous to our reader. The size icon
displayed at the top of the paint menu
(now not an ellipse but a circle) gives the
maximum possible range of paint from the
can, although the shape it produces is in
fact a square.
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COPY KEY
Andrew Piskozub from Bradford has sent
a small program offering an improvement
to the model B’s Copy key function.
Andrew has long felt that the Copy key
editor is a bit involved, as it uses two
separate cursors. The worst part is that you
often only want to perform the smallest
alteration, yet you must hold down the
Copy key for ages to re-insert a whole line.
The auto-repeat is of course helpful here,
but Andrew has come up with a much
improved version which uses the Tab key
to allow you to copy a number of charac-
ters at once.
The listing in the yellow pages will
generate a machine code file called CPY,
which should then be *RUN. When in
place, you work the program by moving
your copy cursor in the normal way, then
instead of pressing Copy, press Tab fol-
lowed by another character key. A copy
action is then performed repeatedly until
the input cursor reaches the character
which followed Tab. That character is not
copied. It follows therefore that to reach
the end of a line, Tab, then a space should
be typed.
The machine code program occupies
three pages of RAM, and you may choose
where to locate it. Andrew recommends
using space from &1900, and increasing the
value of PAGE to &1C00. An alternative
place is from &1600-&1900. The program
works by inserting two new routines into
Osrdch. On initialisation, the Osrdch vec-
tor is set to point to the first of these
routines, which just returns characters
from a new keyboard input buffer. This
buffer contains any characters copied from
the screen by the new copy routine. If
empty, control passes to the second
routine, the first part of which is just a
copy of Osrdch in RAM. This copy is
needed since it is necessary to insert some
extra code within the ROM routine, but as
ROM cannot be modified, the routine has
to be moved into RAM first. If the trap for
the Tab key fails, control is returned to the
operating system ROM. Otherwise the
‘copy, to’ character is read from the
keyboard, and the new buffer is filled with
copied characters from the screen. A flag is
then set so that any further ‘keyboard
reads’ return characters from this tempor-
ary buffer until it is emptied.
This program can only be used with OS
1.2 on the model B. Normally of course,
we frown on this sort of coding in Forum,
but as many readers have expressed interest
in tagging on extra bits to existing operat-
ing system routines, we have published it
as an example of how to do this. For
serious work of course, you can’t copy
portions out of the ROM, because there
are so many versions of the operating
system, but for personal interest, this
approach to writing system utilities allows
you to do many things that just aren’t
possible by using normal vector intercep-
tion techniques.
This is David Atherton's last Acorn Forum
column - from May he'll be writing Hints
and Tips. Next month , Forum is changing.
Ace programmer David Acton will be start-
ing Arc Forum , a new column for regular
Archimedes coverage , and offering a mix-
ture of technical hints and advice on your
A300 or 400 machines. If you've got any
interesting routines or information you feel
should be stored with other Arc owners ,
then send them to Arc Forum , Acorn User ,
20-26 Brunswick Place, London Nl 6DJ.
For details of the Acorn Forum listings , turn
to page 111.
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ALL PRICES INCLUDE V.A.T. AND DELIVERY (UK ONLY)
Government, Educational And Company Orders Welcome
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Reach For
The Sky
with GLIDER PILOT 2, our comprehensive flight
simulator. Features cable launch, thermals, cross
country with map and practice option. Extensively
machine coded for quick response. Instruction
booklet.
With full instrumentation and “solid” colour
perspective graphics, this is not a game but an
accurate and challenging simulation. Keys or
potentiometer joystick. Find the thermals and soar!!
TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HOW IMPRESSIVE
THIS PROGRAM IS, SEE REVIEW IN MARCH AU.
FREE to disc users - “NOTEBOOK” - an easy to
use memopad utility. Use it as a flight log for Glider
Pilot 2!
B, B+ and MASTER.
Cassette £7.95, 5Va Disc £8.95, 3‘ Disc £1 1 .50.
APEX Software,
Station Road, Penshaw,
Tyne & Wear DH4 7PE.
Tel: Durham 091 -385 3091 .
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HAVING PROBLEMS ?
THE ULTIMATE IN TAPE TO DISK
TRANSFER
Features include :
* Very fast saving and loading of files
* No soldering of track cutting required
* Saves up to 22 files per disk
* Fully menu driven
* Money back guarantee if not satisfied
BBC B and B+ version £29.90
BBC Master 128 version £35.00
Master 128 Products
ROMBOARD 3 - Adds 3 extra ROM sockets
Works by replacing the computer’s built-in
ROM software with other ROMs (including
the Inter-series from Computer Concepts).
ROMBOARD 4 - Adds 4 extra ROM sock-
ets plus a Read/Write protect switch
Supports up to 4 ROMs, by overlaying
either RAM banks or cartridge slots.
ROMBOARD 3 costs £17.50
ROMBOARD 4 costs £26.50
* All products fully documented
* Full backup service available
* All prices include VAT and postage
For further information contact :
Vine Micros Ltd
Marshborough, Sandwich, Kent
Tel : 0304 812276/368968
128K EPROM PROGRAMMER
Again a quality-built product, cased in steel two tone case and comes complete with software
in ROM, 2IF socket and all cables. This is the follower of the well proven 64K Micron Plus
EPROM Programmer.
THE SPECIFICATION
★ Programme 2716, 2732, 2764, 27128, 27256, 2532, 2564, 27512, 27513, 2516, 27011,
2732A, 2764 etc.
★ Programs all EPROMS up to 27512 (64K) in a single pass (master only).
★ Programs all EPROMS up to 32K in a single pass (BBC B).
★ Fully buffered
★ Software selectable programming voltage 12.5/21/25 volt
★ Normal or high speed algorithmic method of programming (software selectable).
★ Continuous display of option selected.
★ ZIF socket powered down when not in operation.
★ Mains derived self contained power supply.
★ VCC is raised to 6V during programming in line with manufacturers' recommendations.
SOFTWARE ON ROM INCLUDES
★ Fully menu driven
★ Automatic verification on completion of programming and fault listing.
★ Built in full screen memory editor (buffer is 32K long).
★ Software allows blank check or EPROM and automatically lists faults.
★ Will copy EPROMS to buffer or file.
★ Will generate checksum.
★ BBC format ROM images may be created using a number of images of basic or machine
code programs.
★ More than one image can be stored on one ROM.
This programmer has been designed and manufactured by H.C.R. Electronics to industry
standard. Our engineers are on hand for queries relating to this product.
Pries only £68.00 + £10.20 VAT + £3.00 P&P.
ORDERS TO:
H.C.R. ELECTRONICS,
H.C.R. HOUSE, RAKERS LANE, IN6ATEST0NE
ESSEX CM40BZ. Tel (0277) 355407/8 ES X
DOUBLE
PHANTOM?
YES! This IS the program demonstrated on BBC TV’s “Micro Live”.
The Worlds first micro multi-user combat flight simulation is now
available direct from DOCTOR SOFT via our ‘HOT LINE’ FIRST
CLASS MAIL ORDER service
DOUBLE PHANTOM is basically a TWO computer version of the
highly acclaimed PHANTOM COMBAT simulation. At least one BBC
must have a disc system. A hardware link (included) then links the
machines which become separate aircraft sharing the same airspace,
each VISIBLE and VULNERABLE to the other!
DOUBLE PHANTOM has all the usual PHANTOM features including
the fastest and smoothest 3D colour graphics around (15fps). RAF
Phantom pilot Paul Courtage's verdict: “Marvellous . . . quite the best
micro flight simulation I’ve ever seen . . . Totally captivating!”
Phone: Mail Order Hot line 0903 776000 with VISA/ACCESS. Mail:
PO BOX 66, East Preston, West Sussex BN 16 2TX. Most orders
despatched SAME DAY, FIRST CLASS, POST FREE.
DOUBLE PHANTOM (inc link)
BBC ★
disc 9.99
LINK separately
BBC
cable 4.99
PHANTOM COMBAT
BBC ★
disc 4.99
PHANTOM COMBAT Electron &
BBC
cass2.99
747
BBC B only
disc 4.99
747
BBC B only
cass2.99
747 Electron
747 Commodore 64
747 Commodore 64
747 Commodore 64 (USA format)
cass 2.99
cass4.99
disc 9.99
disc 9.99
(overseas orders, equiv currency, add air mail at cost)
JOYSTICKS optional with all programs
BBC means all machines from 32k up
★ SPECIFY DFS when ordering discs
DOCTOR SOFT -THE FLIGHT
SIMULATION SPECIALIST
ACORN USER APRIL 1988
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20%
DISCOUNT FROM ALL BBC PUBLICATIONS EDUCATION SOFTWARE Send 1 8p stamp for catalogue.
SCOOP PURCHASE
ELECTRON
COMPUTERS IN
STOCK NOW
3 months warranty
£ 59.95
Includes power supply, aerial
lead, user free game and 90 day
warranty
FOR THE ELECTRON
VIEW ROM
Word Processor
£14.95
VIEW SHEET ROM i29r95-
(Spreadsheet)
£14.95
BUY BOTH
£22.00
ACORN PLUS 1
Now in stock!
£43.95
PACKAGE 1
PLUS 1
£49.95
VIEW
£14.95
VIEWSHEET
£14.95
OFFER PRICE
£65.95
PACKAGE 2
ELECTRON COMPUTER
£59.95
PLUS 1
£49.95
VIEW ROM
£14.95
OFFER PRICE
£99.95
IDEAL GIFT
BRAND NEW >
SPECTRUM PLUS'S 48k
only £ 69.95
’Comes with power supply.
User Guides, introductory cass.,
T.V. Aerial and *)0 day warranty.
ELECTRON AND BBC
ELECTRON JOYSTICK
Electron Joystick Interface & Software £14.95
Quickshot II Turbo Joystick £13.95
BUY BOTH FOR ONLY £25.00!
NEW | ACORNSOFT OVERVIEW
A sophisticated combination of Viewspell &
Viewstore on Rom Cartridge and
Viewplot, View index and Printer Driver
Generator on Disc
BBC Disc & Rom R.R.P._£98r90-
OFFER PRICE £78.45
ACORNSOFT VIEW
PROFESSIONAL
Combines the functions of a wordprocessor
spreadsheet and database in one program.
BBC B, & all Master Series Micros
R R P SSBr9B~
OFFER PRICE ONLY £79.45
PRIMARY EDUCATION
ASK SOFTWARE -7-11 yrs
THE BEST FOUR LANGUAGE PROGRAMS (SET)
THE BEST FOUR MATHS PROGRAMS (SET)
BBC DISC £17.95 perset
BBC COMPACT £18.35 perset
BBC/Elecass £17.95perset
SPECIAL OFFER — ACORNSOFT
BBC Cassette and Disc
EDUCATION COMPENDIUM
Workshop (3+ years)
ABC (7+ years)
SPOOKY MANOR (7+ years)
TALKBACK (10+ years) SET £11.96
ELECTRON POWER SUPPLIES £9.95
LOGO (Electron) £59.95 £29.95
ARCHIMEDES !
ZARCH
£17.96
MINOTAUR
£13.46
ANSIC
£102.47
ISO PASCAL
fims
£102.47
FORTRAN 77
£102.47
COMAL
£49tS5
£44.95
DELTABASE
£2&A5
£26.96
TWIN
£30.00
*BBC COMPATIBLE
SAE for comprehensive price lists
Please state for which machine .
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RECENT RELEASES
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EDUCATION SPECIALS
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Superior Collection 1 or 2
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BBC/Electron Cass SMB £7.59
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Cholo — Disc only £14.35
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Master Compact £1 0.95
REMEMBER! - NEW TITLES ARE BEING
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BBC B/B + /MASTER CASSETTE SMB £5.95
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BBC COMPACT DISC SMB £7.75
ELECTRON CASSETTE SMB £5.75
BRAND NEW
FERGUSON
12" GREEN SCREEN MONITORS (MM02)
ONLY £59.95!
(carriage free if bought with Electron or Plus One
- otherwise please add £2.00)
MASTER COMPACT
★ VIEW 3
£45.00
★ VIEWSHEET
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£45.00
★ VIEWSPELL
.£39795-
£31.96
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£45.00
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Technomatic
BBC COMPUTERS & ECONET CENTRE
17 Burnley Road, London NW10 1 ED Tel: 01-208 1177 Fax: 01-452 1500
305 Edgware Road, London W2 Tel: 01-723 0233 Telex: 922800
ARCHIMEDES
300 & 400 SERIES
Archimedes 305 Basic
£699(a)
Archimedes 310 Basic
£775(a)
Archimedes 3 10M Basic
£835(a)
Archimedes 4 1 0 Basic
£1, 399(a)
Archimedes 440 Basic
£2, 299(a)
Monochrome Monitor*
£50(a)
Colour Monitor*
£195(a)
’Monitor prices applicable only when purchased with the micro.
ADD-ONS
0.5Mb Ram upgrade kit (for 305)
£79(c)
2nd Floppy drive (for 305, 310 & 410)
£125(b)
Econet Module (with stn set disc)
£43(c)
Backplane for 2 podules
£39(b)
I/O Podule
£79(b)
20Mb Hard Disc + Podule
£499(a)
CC Rom Podule
£49(d)
Battery backup optional.
ISO PASCAL
FORTRAN 77
COMAL
IEEE Interface Podule
Full implementation of IEEE std 488 1978 & supp. IEEE std 488A
specification on request.
SERIAL LINKS
Arc. to BBC Serial Link
(Software for both Arc & BBC)
Arc. to PC/XT
(Software for both Arc & PC)
Arc External Drive Adaptor
BOOKS: (no VAT)
Arc. Ref Manual
ARM Assy Lang Prog
SOFTWARE:
PC Emulator
LANGUAGES:
ANSIC £95(c)
Prolog X £199(b)
LISP £199(b)
PROGRAMMERS TOOLS:
TWIN Editor
Arc. Toolkit Module
Software Dev T/Box
Software Dev Debug T/box
PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS:
Logistix
(incl Spreadsheet, timesheet, d/basc & Or,
WORDPROCESSORS
First Word
Image Writer
Graphics Writer
ViewSKM31 (e)
InterWord (e)
DATABASES
Dcltabase
Systems Delta Plus
Alphabasc
Viewstore SKM27 (c)
SPREADSHEET
Viewsheet SKM07 (e)
Intersheet (e)
GRAPHICS & ART
Gammaplot
System Gammaplus
Artisan
Interchart (e)
£283(b)
1980. Full
£25(c)
£29(c)
£25(d)
£29(b)
£1 2(d)
£99(d)
£95(c)
£9S(c)
POA
£29(d)
£33(d)
POA
POA
£95(c)
lphics)
£POA
£26(d)
£29(d)
£49(d)
£39(d)
£26(d)
£60(d)
£41(d)
£52(d)
£52(d)
£39(d)
£30(d)
£60(c)
£32(d)
£25(d)
Special Offer
FREE £1 15 inn ;it VOUCHER
with every Archimedes model 310, 410
and 440 purchased from us.
This voucher can be redeemed against
any future purchase made from us.
Additionally we will offer discounts
upto 10% on Archimedes software and
upto 5% on Archimedes hardware
stocked by us to all purchasers of
Archimedes computers.
This is a limited period offer so do not
miss your opportunity for a bargain not
to be repeated.
ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE
Minerva’s suite 5 Modules (ea) £54(d)
Order Processing, SalesLedger, StockManager. Purchase Ledger
& Nominal Ledger
GAMES:
ZARCH £17(d)
Minotaur £1 1(d)
Software packages marked with (e) run under 6502 emulated mode.
Please check on availability of some of the above
packages
FILESTORE
Acorn’s new file server system
Filestore E01
Filestore E02
Full details on request
£825(a)
£699(a)
ECONET ACCESSORIES
Econet Starter Kit £85(b) Econcl Bridge £l74(b)
Econel Socket Set £29(c| Printer Server Rom £41(d)
File Server Level II £75(b) 10 Station Lead Set £26(d)
Master FS Utility Disc £17.25(d)
ECOLINK
Ecolink allows you to connect a PC/XT or AT to
an econet network. Supplied complete witli
comprehensive manual, software and cable.
Full spec on request £299(b)
UPGRADE KITS
1.20S ROM
DNRSROM
BASIC II ROM
£15(d) ADFS ROM
£19(d) 1770 DFS Kit
£22.50(d) Econet Kit
£26(d)
£43.50(d)
£55(d)
EPROMS/RAMS
M ASTER SERIES
£346(a)
£95(b)
£185(b)
Acorn Rom Cartridge £13(d)
ADJ23 Ref Manual 11 £14(c)
V/sheet User Guide £8, 50(d)
TRC44ROM Cartridge £ll(d)
Master Dust Cover £4.75(d)
AMB15 Master 128K
AMC06 Turbo 65C 1 02 Module
ADC08 5 1 2 processor
ADF10 Econet Module £40(c)
ADJ22 Ref Manual I £14(c)
View User Guide £8.50(d)
TRC22ROM
Cartridge £7.50(d)
TRC3232K RAM Cart. £29(d)
Acorn 32016 Co Processor
Acorn X25 Gateway
Acorn IEEE Interface
Universal CoProc Adapter
5 12 Co Proc for Model B
(incl D0S+ & GEM suite)
Send for detailed list of DOS software for 512
£949( a)
£2175(a)
£265(b)
£69(b)
£249(b)
MASTER COMPACT
All Master Compact computers come complete
with 128K RAM and an integral 640K 3.5" drive
with educational software.
SYSTEM 1 Entry system £310(a)
SYSTEM 2 with 12" Hi Res Mono
Monitor £365 (2xa)
SYSTEM 3 with 14" Med Res Col Monitor
£475 (2xa)
Compact 2nd Drive Kit £95(c)
Serial Kit £25(d)
TV Modulator £26(c)
Mertec Adapter £35(c)
(upgrades Compact to almost Master level)
External Drive adapter Cable £9(d)
SPECIAL OFFERS
Acorn 32016 Co Processor
10MHz upgrade for 32016
(incl free fitting)
AcornSoft C
View Professional Master Ver
ISO PASCAL Master, B&B +
TRC32 32K RAM Cartridge incl RAM
Master Operating System book
Mastering Interpreters & Compilers
Seikosha GP700 Colour Printer
Plotmate A4 Plotter
£899(a)
£175(a)
£52(d)
£69(c)
£46(b)
£21(d)
£6.95(d)
£9.95(d)
£120(a)
£195(a)
The products listed above are brand new but carry
no warranty
SANYO CRT 70
14" Hi Resolution RGB Monitor
£209
RRP£429 12 months Warranty
RAM/ROM EXPANSION
2764-25
£2.80(d)
27128-25 (12.5V Vpp)
£3.40(d)
ATPL Board for Model B. Simple
27128-25 (21.0V Vpp)
£4.80(d)
to instal, no soldering. Allows
6264LP-15
£2.40(d)
expansion to 15 Roms + 2*8K RAMS
£37(c)
27256
£5.00(d)
ATPL Battery backup kit
£18(d)
27512
£9. 90(d)
ATPL Board for BBC+
£3I(c)
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17 Burnlev Road, London NW10 1 El) Tel: 01-208 1 177
TECHNOMATIC DISC DRIVES
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TS 400
A range of high quality high performance drives to meet the needs of all BBC Micro Users.
All drives fitted with high quality, slim line Mitsubishi drive mechanism and necessary cables.
* All drives are fitted with high quality slim line ultra low power mechanisms capable of single and double
density operation and offering fast track access and head setting times. Our confidence in their quality
enables us to offer a two year parts and labour warranty on these mechanisms without any extra charge.
*5.25" floppy drives are fitted with 40/80 track switches as standard at no extra cost. The switches are
located in the front and clearly marked to indicate the status at a glance.
*Thc mechanisms are set inside attractively styled, sturdy metal casings painted in BBC beige colour.
♦All drives fitted with all necessary leads and are ready for operation on unpacking. The drives with the
mains power supply are supplied with a mains lead fitted with a suitably fused 13A moulded plug.
*TECHNOM ATIC drives stand out from other drives because of the high quality of construction and use of
reliable switchmode power supply units on dual drives.
mm
PD 800P
5.25" Single Drives 40/80 switchable:
TS400 400K/640K £90(b)
PS400 400K/640K with integral
mains power supply £ 104(b)
5.25" Dual Drives 40/80 switchable:
TD800 800K/1280K £170(a)
PD800 800K/1280K with
j integral mains power supply £190(a)
PD800P 800K/1280K with
integral mainspower supply and
monitor stand £209(a)
3.5" SOT DS Drives:
TS351 single 400K/640K £67(b)
PS351 single 400K/640K with
integral mains power supply £85(b)
TD352 Dual 800K/1280K £126(b)
PD3S2 Dual 800K/1280K with
integral mains power supply £149(b)
Combo Drives (5.25" & 3.5" drives)
PD853 with integral psu £165(a)
PD853P with integral psu £179(a)
DISC DRIVE MULTIPLEXER
see page 5 of this ad for details
For Master , B, B+ and any DFS/ADFS
TDM2 Two computers/one drive unit £65(b)
TDM4 Four computcrs/one drive unit £1 15(b)
TECHNOMATIC WINCHESTERS
Technomatic offer the most popular range of
Winchester drives for BBC micro systems at
competitive prices. The drives arc fully
compatible with Acorn ADFS system. Fan cooled
switch mode power supply ensure efficient and
reliable operation. Combination of floppy and
winchester drives in our elegant plinth housing
provides an ideal solution for need to have large
storage and ease of transferring data to floppies.
Technomatic front end utility for the Master
supplied with the winchesters at no extra cost
provides an easy and efficient file management
system. The entire contents of the drive arc
displayed on the screen on boot up, each file or
directory appearing as an icon. The icon type
indicates whether directory or file and type of data
if latter.
Larger capacity drives available on request.
P20HD TECHNOMATIC 20 Mbyte
Winchester Drive £429(a)
P30HD 30Mb Winchester Drive £449(a)
P40HD TECHNOMATIC 40 Mbyte
Winchester Drive with Acorn
ADFS ROM £749(a)
P204HP TECHNOMATIC 20 Mbyte
Winchester and a 80T DS floppy Drive
built in a monitor stand.
Includes ADFS Rom. £609(a)
P2041HT As P204HP but also with a
10 Mbyte tape streamer backup unit
and backup utilities.
Includes ADFS Rom. £1 179(a)
TS10 10 Mbyte Tape Streamer
Backup unit with utilities. £599(a)
TFC10 10 Mbyte Pre-formattcd
Cartridge for use with P204 1 HT
andTSlO.
£19(d)
Technomatic Winchesters can be adapted to
operate with the SJ Research FileServcr by
internal modification. However this must be
specified at the time of ordering otherwise the
drive has to be returned to us for modification.
Adaptor for SJ FileServer £28
WINCHESTER Drive Multiplexer
These units let you share aWinches-
ter drive between a number of com-
puters. Full details on request.
TWM2 for two computers.
TWM4 for four Computers.
£99 (b)
£149 (b)
„ Following the great success enjoyed by our P20HD unit,
w we are pleased to announce the launch of P30HD - a 30Mbyte
hard drive. This drive is also supplied with the free front end utility
for the Master. £449(a)
BI LK DISCS
3M FLOPPY DISCS
5.25" Discs in packs of 10
74440TSS DD £8. 20(d)
74540TDS DD £10(d)
74680TSSDD £12. 25(d)
747 80TDS DD £13.00(d)
3.5" Discs in packs 10
80TSSDD £15(d)
SOT DS DD £ 19.50(d)
(Add £1 for library case packing)
FREE Leatherbound Personal Organiser
with every 50 3M discs
50 5.25" 40 T single sided discs with sleeves
in lockable box. £25(b)
50 5.25" 80 T double sided discs with sleeves
in lockable box. £32(b)
50 3.5" 80T double sided discs with sleeves
in lockable box. £60(b)
FLOPPICLENE DRIVE HEAD
CLEANING KIT
5.25" Kit with 20 disposable discs £14. 00(d)
3.5" Kit with 20 disposable discs £14.75(d)
DISC STORAGE BOXES
DB340 Lockable 40 x 3.5" £8. 50(c)
DB550 Lockable 50 x 5.25" £6.50(c)
DB570 Lockable 70 x 5.25" £8.50(c)
DB5100 Lockable 100 x 5.25" ' £10.50(c)
Technomatic
305 Edgware Rond, London \V2 Tel: 01-723 0233
PRINTERS
EPSON LX800
£180(a)
EPSON FX800
£295(a)
EPSON FX1000
£405(a)
EPSON EX800
£395(a)
EPSON EX 1000
£539(a)
Colour option for EX800/EX 1 000
£55(b)
EPSON LQ500 am
£349(a)
EPSON LQ850
£439(a)
EPSON LQ1050
£529(a)
EPSON GQ3500 Laser Printer
£ 1350(a)
TAXAN KP815
£269(a)
TAXAN KP915
£369(a)
NATIONAL PANASONIC KXP1081 *
£ 149(a)
NATIONAL PANASONIC KXP 1082*
£1 75(a)
STAR LC10
£209(a)
INTEGREX Multicolour
Inkjet printer
£5 19(a)
BROTHER HR20
£349(a)
NAT PANASONIC KX P3131
£249(a)
includes massive buffer of 38K
JUKI 6100 Daisy wheel printer
£295(a)
BBC/Master Parallel Printer
Lead (1 .2m)
£5(d)
BBC/Master Parallel
Printer Lead (2m)
£7(d)
Compact Parallel Printer Lead
(1.2m)
£9(d)
Archimedes Parallel Printer
Lead (2m)
£9(d)
* Price includes Free Master printer lead and
WYSIWYG + ROM
PRINTER STAND
A new style printer stand with easy paper feed and
paper seperation, provides complete access to
paper. Can be used with both top and bottom
paper feed. Very space efficient. £26 (5)
MODEMS
All modems listed below will be
BBC data lead.
MIRACLE WS4000 V21/23
MIRACLE WS3000 V21/23
MIRACLE WS3000 V22
MIRACLE WS3000 V22 bis
(All modems are BABT approved)
BBC Data Cable for YVS3000/4000
MIRACLE WS2000V21/23 &
BELL stds
WS2000 Auto Dial Card
WS2000 Auto Answer Card
S2000SKI Kit
WS2000 User Port Lead
supplied with a
£135(b)
£244(b)
£409(b)
£537(b)
£10(d)
£92(c)
£27(d)
£27(d)
£5(d)
£5(d)
TIME WARP
Real Time Clock, Plugs into the
user port, battery back up as
standard, includes manual, demo
software including a diary/planner
application program
£29(d)
PLOTTERS
Hitachi 672XD A3 4 Colour HPGL £465(a)
Plotmate A4S £420(a)
Plotmate A3M £640(a)
Roland 880 A3 Flat bed 8 col £599(a)
Variety of Plotter pens and accessories in stock.
Large Plotters available. Please enquire.
PRINTER SHARERS &
Bl PEERS
TSB256 Printer Sharer
Buffer
Provides a massive buffer size of
256K and connects three computers
to one printer. Autoswitching
between computers. Facility to
print copies. £189(b)
BUFFALO PB Buffer
Parallel buffer for internal fitting to
most Epson printers. Simple to
instal.
PB128(128K) £89(c)
PERIPHERAL & COMPUTER
SHARERS
High quality switches to allow the user to switch
between computers, printers, modems etc. Fully
shielded metal cases, all lines fully switched.
2 Computers 2 Printers
X-over36v37-x
BBC Cable Set 3 to 1 ( 1 m ca)
BBC Cable Set 4 to 1 ( 1 m ea)
BBC Computer Sharer: TCS26
1 computer to 2 printers fitted with
BBC cable £21(c)
Paper & Labels
Plain fanfold paper with microperforation:
2000 sheets 9 l / 2 x 1 1" £12 (£3.50)
2000 sheets 14V* x 11" £18.50 (£4.50)
1500 sheets A4 90gsm £18.00 (£4.00)
Parallel
Serial
£2S(c)
25v25-2
£25(0
£39(c)
25v25-3
£39(c)
£45(c)
25v25-4
£45(c)
£49(0
£24(c)
£30(c)
25v25-x
£49(0
Labels/1000
Single Row 3 x l 7 /i6
Triple Row2 7 /i6 x l 7 /i6
£5(d)
£5(d)
PROGRAMMING
AC C KSSOR IKS/SC HTWARE
Compatible with B, B + and Master
EpromRyter (Epromer II)
EpromRyter is compatible with
BBC Master only. See page 7. £89(b)
Upgrade of Epromer II to Eprom Ryter
(Please return your Epromer II) £49(b)
EPROMER II £89(b)
MPROMER £49(c)
META ASSEMBLER £145(b)
PORTAL EPROM
EMULATOR 5I2K £245(b)
TEAM Disassembler £145(b)
EPROM ERASERS
UV1B 6 eproms, safety cutout £47(b)
UV IT 6 eproms, timer, safety cutout £59(b)
MONITORS
All Monitors supplied with a suitable lead.
12", 14" and 20" MONITORS
Microvitcc 1431
Std Res, 14" £179(a)
Microvitec 1431AP
Std Res + PAL/Aud, 14" £199(a)
Microvitec 1451
Med Res, 14" £225(a)
Microvitec 145 1AP
Med Res + PAL/Aud, 14" £255(a)
Microvitec 1441
Hi Res, 14" £359(a)
Philips 14" RGB
Med Res, 14", high contract screen,
TTL/Linear Input, Mono/Colour
Switch Sound Input. Separate
controls for brilliance and
contrast. This is the monitor used by
Acorn with Archimedes and Compact
Computers. £195(a)
Sanyo CRT 70
14" High Resolution Monitor £209(a)
Resolution better than Microvitec 1441 , suitable for
Master, A rch imedes.
Microvitec 2030CS
20" Standard Resolution RGB/
Comp Video
Microvitec 2040CS
20" High Resolution RGB/Comp
Video
£380(a)
TAXAN SUPER VISION 620
12" Hi Res/Hi Contrast Option to
switch to green/amber BBC/IBM
Compatible
TAXAN SUPER VISION 625
12" Super Hi Res and contrast RGB
Monitor with option to switch to
mono BBC/IBM compatible.
TAXAN 770+
MultiSysnc Autoscan 14", ideal for
utilising the hi res modes on
Archimedes. Our price includes a
tilt & swivel stand
£675(a)
£269(a)
£319(a)
£499(a)
12" MONOCHROME MONITORS
PHILIPS BM 7502
Hi Res green screen
PHILIPS BM7522
Hi Res amber screen
£69(a)
£75(a)
SPECIAL
for this month
Swivel Stand for Philips
Mono monitors £6(c)
I if purchased with mimilon
MONITOR ACCESSORIES
Microvitec Swivel Base
(14" plastic monitors) £17(c)
Monitor Stand Models B & B + £10(c)
Monitor Stand Master £13(c)
Double Tier Stand Models B,
B + or Master £24(b)
Taxan RGB Lead £7(d)
Microvitec Lead £4(d)
Monochrome BNC/Phono Lead £4(d)
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Technomatic
17 Burnley Road, London NW10 1 El) Tel: 01-208 1177
CAD/DRAWINC. PACKAGES
NOVACAD
Cad Package for B, B & MASTER.
(See page 5 for specification)
Tracker Ball/Mouse Version (TM)
£49 (d)
TM Version plus Tracker Ball
£94 (d)
TM Version plus Mouse
£79 (d)
Plotter Driver Generator
£15 (d)
MOUSE
AMX MOUSE with SUPER ART
(pse specify B, B+ or Master)
£59 (d)
STOP PRESS (Pagemaker)
£32 (d)
EXTRA/EXTRA
(utility for the Pagemaker)
£19 (d)
MAX
£17 (d)
STAND ALONE MOUSE
£34 (c)
RB2 TRACKER BALL
RB2 Tracker Ball with Icon Master
(for B, B + & Master)
£59 (c)
RB2 Tracker Ball with Cursor Control
Rom
(for Master only)
£59 (c)
RB2 Tracker Ball ‘Stand Alone’
for use with NOVACAD & other
software)
£47 (c)
Cursor Control Rom for Master £12.50 (d)
MIRRORSOFT FLEET
STREET EDITOR
£35 (d)
CP/M SOFTWARE
Please send for details on our range of CPIM
software for Acorn/Torch Z80 2nd Processors
BBC SOFT/FIRMWARE
DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
VIEWSTORE £37 (d)
STARdataBASE £39 (d)
MASTERF1LE II £17 (d)
ACORN OVERVIEW PACKAGE
Special Offer £69 (b)
(RRP £86)
WORD PROCESSORS
ACORN VIEW PROFESSIONAL (BBC)
VIEW 2.1
VIEW 3.0
VIEW INDEX
VIEW PRINTER
GENERATOR
VIEWSPELL
DOT PRINT PLUS
WORDWISE
WORDWISE PLUS
WYSIWYG PL
SPELLMASTER
INTERWORD
WORDEASE
SPELLCHECK III
EDWORD II
DRIVER
£69 (C)
£35 (d)
£48 (c)
£12 (d)
£8 (d)
£29 (d)
£28 (d;
£24 (d!
£38 (d)
£21 (d)
£47 (d)
£39 (d)
£24 (d)
£31 (d)
£43 (c)
SPREADSHEETS
VIEWSHEET
£37 (d)
WINDOMATIC (A Viewsheet Utility)
£15 (d)
VIEWPLOT
£22 (d)
INTERSHEET
£37 (d)
INTERCHART
£26 (d)
ULTRACALC
£26 (d)
MINI OFFICE II DISC Version
For B & B + 40T or 80T
£14.75 (d)
For Master 80T
£17.30 (d)
For Compact
£19 (d)
MINI OFFICE II ROM Version
For Master, Compact, B + & B
£48 (c)
MEGA 3Rom
£82(b)
CC's integrated package offering
Interword,
Intersheet & Interchart on one 128K ROM. For
Master, Compact, B+ & B
LANGUAGES
META ASSEMBLER
£145 (b)
TEAM DISASSEMBLER
£145 (b)
MACROM
£33 (d)
ACORN MICRO PROLOG
£62 (d)
ISO-PASCAL
ISO-PASCAL STAND ALONE
£51 (c)
GENERATOR
£30 (d)
OXFORD PASCAL
(40 or 80T) Specify B or B +
£36 (d)
OXFORD PASCAL
for Master
£52 (d)
ACORN LOGO
£46 (c)
LOGOTRON LOGO
£55 (c)
BBC PUBLICATIONS OPEN LOGO
£59 (c)
ACORN LISP ROM
£39 (d)
ACORN FORTH ROM
£39 (d)
ACORN COMAL ROM
£39 (d)
MICROTEXT
£52 (c)
MICROTEXT PLUS
£229 (b)
COMMUNICATIONS
TERMULATOR
COMMSTAR II
MAYA Comms Package
See next page for details ©5^
£25 (d)
£28 (d)
A
r £49
MODEM MASTER
£11 (d)
COMMAND
£34 (d)
MASTER TERMULATOR
£34.75 (d)
UTILITIES
ACORN BASIC EDITOR
£24 (d)
MONITOR (BBC Pub)
£19 (d)
SLEUTH
£23 (d)
TOOLKIT PLUS
£31 (d)
TOOLBOX 2 (BBC Pub) Manual
£9.50 (d)
Cassette
£9 (d)
ACORN GXR GRAPHICS ROM
specify B or B +
£24(d)
PRINTMASTER
£24 (d)
PR I NT WISE
£24 (d)
DUMPMASTER
£26 (d)
FONTWISE PI, US
£17 (d)
ADV TELETEXT UTILITIES ROM
£7.95 (d)
COMPACT (all on 3 Vi" disc)
ARTROOM
£27 (d)
FONTWISE +
£22 (d)
FONT EDITOR
£22 (d)
BETABASE
£27 (d)
WHITE KNIGHT MKII
£16 (d)
BBC PUBLICATIONS
EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE
A series of programs developed in many cases along-
side Radio & TV programmes by BBC’s Education
Department which supplement the classroom studies
by moving and colourful displays helping in clear
understanding of a variety of subjects. Some packages
also include audio cassettes.
PRIMARY EDUCATION
ASTRONOMY £11 (d)
COMPUTERS AT WORK Aud/EC/disc£16 (c)
PICTURE CRAFT Disc£17 (d)
INTRODUCING GEOGRAPHY Disc£16 (d)
MATHS WITH A STORY 1 Cass£8 (d)
MATHS WITH A STORY 2 Cass£8 (d)
NUMBER GAMES Cass/F:C£7.50 (d)
USING YOUR COMPUTER Cass£24 (c)
THE HALL OF MIRRORS Disc£13(d)
MATHS Disc +AudCas£ 17(d)
SECONDARY LEARNING
£21.50 (c)
£10.50 (d)
Disc£23 (d)
TECHNOLOGY & DESIGN Ptl
ELECTRIC FIELDS
ADVANCED LEVEL
STUDIES: STATISTICS
ADVANCED STUDIES:
gf:ography Disc£17 (d)
INSIDE INFORMATION Prog Cass£10 (d)
Ilook£8(d) Audio Cass£5 (d)
OPEN LEARNING
PACK Disc/AudCas+book£36(b)
SCIENCE TOPICS (ST)
S.T.:WAVES
S.T. RELATIONSHIPS
S.T.:BONDING
S.T. ELECTROMAGNETIC
SPECTRUM
S.T. ELECTRONICS IN ACTION Disc£14 (d)
S.T.:NEWTON & THE SHUTTLE Disc£19 (d)
S.T.ECOLOGY Disc/EC£19 (d)
S.T.:POLYMERS Disc/EC£19 (d)
S.T. CLASSIFICATION &
PERIODIC TABLE
S.T.:F'OOD & POPULATION
SEC.SCIENCE
MICROTECHNOLOGY
SEC.SCIENCE:THE
MOLE CONCEPT Disc/Aud/EC£16 (c)
BIRD SPY Disc£13(d)
GEORDIE Racer Disc£13(d)
Disc£14 (d)
Disc£14 (d)
Disc£14 (d)
(d)
Disc£20 (d)
Disc£20 (d)
Cass£7 (d)
GENERAL
Disc£19 (d)
Disc£16 (d)
Cass£8.50 (d)
Disc£20 (d)
Book£5.25 (d) Aud Cass(2)£7 (d)
VU-TYPE PROFESSIONAL
WHITE KNIGHT MK II
(for 177(1 DFS)
BATTLEFIELDS
A VOUS LA FRANCE
ESPANAVIVA
Audio Cass(2)£8 (d)
Disc£19(d)
Book£6.95 (d)
(2) £7.50 (a)
Additional charges for discs £9.00 (d)
DEUTSCH DIREKT Disc/aud/EC£16 (c)
Book£5.95 (d)
BLACK QUEEN
A long awaited bridge game. (1770DFS) £ 13(d)
BISMARCK
History of the famous battleship.
(1770DFS) £13(d)
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Technomatic
305 Edgware Road, London W2 Tel: 01-723 0233
BOOKS
No VAT Carriage Code (c)
LANGUAGES
6502 Assy Lang Prog £19.95
6502 Programming £13.95
8086 Book £23.95
Acorn BCPI User Guide £15.00
Acorn FORTH £7.50
Acorn LISP £7.50
Acorn ISO Pascal Ref Manual £10.00
Intro to COMAL £10.00
Intro to LOGO £7.50
Micro Prolog Ref Manual £10.00
Introduction to Turbo Pascal £14.95
Prog the Micro with Pascal £8.50
The Supervisor’s BBC Micro £10.95
BBC MICRO GUIDE BOOKS
Inside Information £8.95
Maths Prog in BBC Basic £7.95
The Friendly Computer Book £4.50
Toolbox 2 £10,. 95
ARCHIMEDES
Archimedes Reference Manual £29.95(b)
ARM Assembly Language Prog £12. 95(b)
PROGRAMMING/UTILITY
Advanced Sideways Ram User Guide £9.95
Advanced User Guide (BBC) £15.95
Applied Assembly Language on the BBC ...£9.95
BBC Micro Advance Programming £9.95
BBC Micro Ref Guide (B Smith)... £10.95
BBC Micro Sideways ROM's RAM’s £9.95
Guide to the BBC Rom £9.95
Beginners Guide to W.P £7.95
Mastering Assembly Code £8.95
Mastering Interpreters & Compilers £14.95
Master Operating System £12.95
Mastering View, Viewsheet & Viewstore.... £12.95
View by B. Smith £12.95
View 3.0 User Guide £9.00
Viewstore User Guide £9.00
Viewsheet User Guide £9.00
Wordwisc Plus £9.95
SOUND & GRAPHICS
Computer Graphics & CAD Fundcmentals .£9.95
Mastering Music £6.95
DISC DRIVE SYSTEMS
Advanced Disc User Guide £16.95
Disc Book £3.50
Disc Programming Techniques £7.95
Disc Systems £6.95
File Handling on the BBC £6.95
Discovering Disc Drives £POA
Practical Disc File Techniques £5.95
Mastering the Disc Drive £12.95
Mastering DOS plus £12.95
APPLICATIONS
Interfacing Proj for BBC £6.95
BBC and Small Business £5.75
The Software Business £5.50
Mastering Operating System
(David Atherton) £6.95
WYSIWYG PIT'S
WYSIWYG PLUS is a printer and screen utility for Wordwisc Plus, View, Interword, and Basic users,
supplied on a 16K Eprom. To obtain a particular printer effect, such as enlarged text, it used to be
necessary to discover the appropriate ‘printer control code’ from your manual and incorporate it into
your text. Secondly, you had to print several trial copies in order to position the effect correctly in
relation to the rest of your text.
WYSIWYG PLUS simplifies this trial and error approach using easily remembered ‘commands. For
example, ‘ENLARGED not only selects enlarged text on your printer, but uniquely shows you double
width characters on your screen, even from within Wordwisc Plus!
WYSIWYG PLUS incorporates a logo editor. Just draw your design on screen using the arrow keys, and
save the results. Use the ‘GRAPHICS command to incorporate your design anywhere in your text;
position and see your design in your text before faithfully reproducing a hard copy.
There is also special help for daisy wheel users. The ‘WHEEL command will prompt you to change
daisy wheels whenever a change in type style is about to occur.
WYSIWYG PLUS is designed to work with the following systems:
BBC Model B 6502 Second Processor, BBC Master 128 All printers (Except lasers)
BBC Model B + Turbo coprocessor BBC Compact
WYSIWYG PLUS workspace is relocatable.
MAYA TERMINAL EMULATOR
A comms package for the professional user. MAYA emulates DEC VT52, VT100 and Tandbcrg
TDV2215. Special BBC VDU mode allows full access to the BBC VDU driver.
Menu driven software allows the setting up of parameters and function key definitions which can be
saved to disc for future use.
Flexible command parser provides a uniform user interface and allows full access to * commands and
HELP facilities.
Xmodem and Kermit file transfer protocols are included as standard. Unique feature of MAYA is
that Kermit can also be used in ‘remote mode’, which allows file transfers to be initiated by other
computers connected to the BBC. File transfers can also be done with a ‘dumb’ ASCII protocol. Open
architecture allows for expansion and addition of new features. Options currently under development
are graphics drivers for Tektronix 4010/4014 emulation, TDGR driver for TDV2215 and a Viewdata
patch (provisional version included in the current issue). Registered users vyill be provided with regular
updates and customisation service will also be available to those interested.
The package comprises of a rom, utils disc and a comprehensive manual. It is compatible with Master,
Models B & B-f. It supports DFS, ADFS, NFS and ANFS filing systems.
BLACK QUEEN
YU-TYPE
A contract bridge program from BBC Publica-
tions both for beginners and for club players.
Features include rebid and/or reply of any deal
just played. Deals can be saved to a disc. Unique
feature of Black Queen is its ability to construct
deals from standard or classic ones in newspapers
etc.
Compatible with Master, B and B+ £13(d)
LDUC ATIONAL/FUN
SOFTWARE BUNDLE
Do you have finger trouble when typing?
Do your letters look like this?
Dear Sor,
I wuold like to...
then you need:
VU-type, a complete touch typing program pro-
duced by BBC/Pitman.
It allows you to learn at your own pace and has a
wide range of exercises. Screen displays show the
keys you have pressed and it will report on your
speed and accuracy.
Supplied on a 40T Disc with a manual.
Available at a special price of £7. 50(d) instead of
the usual £15. Offer valid while stocks last.
Wordmover Drawstick
Wordplay Pantry Antics Locomotion
These programs are supplied from the BBC
Publications Educational Software range and will
be supplied on a 5.25" disc for BBC Master, B +
and B and on a 3.5" disc for the Compact.
5.25" Disc £17.50(d)
3.5" Disc £18. 50(d)
(Normal RRP over £40)
BISMARCK
An enthralling game of strategy involving the
famous German battleship of the same name.
You can play the role of British Navy in its quest
to find the Bismarck and sink it or take either
British or German role against another player. It
requires the highest qualities of judgement, obser-
vation and decision to plan strategy and tactics to
plot the death of Bismarck. £13(d)
PRINTER ACCESSORIES
INTEGREX INK JET COLOUR
PRINTER
EPSON ACCESSORIES:
Sparc Ink Cartridge Black ....
£9 (d)
Interfaces
FX 1 000
...£179 (b) Star Printer
Spare Ink Cartridge Colour...
...£15(d)
8143 RS232
. .£30 (d)
Ribbons:
NL10 Sheet Feeder
£52 (b)
Paper Roll
£7 (d)
8148 + RS232 + 8k
..£65 (d)
RX/FX 100/100 + , FX105 ....
£7 (d) NL10 Ribbon
£4.50 (d)
Printer Leads:
8177P NLQ for FX80 +/FXKH
) + £99
RX/FX80/80 +, FX85
£4 (d) National Panasonic KX P1080/81
BBC Parallel Lead (1.2m)
£6 (d)
(d)
LX80/LX800
. .£4.50 (d) Spare Ribbon
£4.50 (d)
PAPER & LABELS
Parallel & Serial Buffers of various
LQ800
..£8.50 (d) KXP3 131 Tractor
. . . .£90 (a)
Plain Fanfold paper with micro
size also available.
LQ1000
£10 (d) KXP3131 Sheet Feeder
. .£189 (a)
perforations:
LQ800 Tractor Feed
..£47 (b)
EX800/1000
..£7.50 (d) JUKI 6100
2000 sheets 9 V' x 11" 60 asm/sci m ..£12
LQ1000 Tractor Feed
..£52 (b)
H180 Pen Set (Aqueous/Ball point) Tractor Feed .'....
. .£149 (a)
(£3.50)
SHEET FEEDERS:
..£8.25 (d) Ribbon (Carbon)
.£2.00 (d)
2000 sheets 14V' x 11"
60 gsm/sq m
LQ800
£135 (b)
HITACHI 672 Plotter
Sheet Feeder
..£219 (a)
£18.50 (£4.50)
LQ1000
£179 (b)
Aqueous Pen Set six pens ...
£18.50 (d) BROTHER HR20
1500 sheets A4 90 gsm ..
£18 (£3.50)
EX800
Oil Based Pen Set six pens ...
£25.00 (d) Tractor Feed
. .£116 (a)
Labels/ 1000:
EX 1000
£309 (b)
TAX AN CANON Accessories
: Spare Ribbon Nylon
.£3.00 (d)
Single Row 3 h x 1#'
£5.25 (d)
FX800
£135 (b)
Ribbon, KPS 10/8 15/9 10/9 15 .
£6 (d) Spare Ribbon Carbon
..£4. 50(d)
Triple Row 2#' x 1^....
£5 (d)
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Technomatic
17 Burnlev Road, London NW 10 I El) Tel: 01-208 1177
NOVACAD
Computer Aided Draughting for the BBC Micro
6 1 Novacad can drive a plotter to provide drawings of a high quality . . .
Novacad is excellent. It is flexible, genuinely easy to operate
without much practice, and a pleasure to use. 55 Heeling December 1986
U Novacad is a professional package, well worth the £90 for the
ROM and disc and is expandable to suit your own particular
requirements. I would have no reservations if I heard Novacad
called, "the best on the market". ^ A&B Compuiing August 1986
A sophisticated CAD package with unique facilities which are
generally confined to the professional CAD packages costing
thousands of pounds.
NOVACAD is being used in widely differing fields ranging from
leading British industries for producing engineering drawings to
Accountants’ offices for producing flow charts. Architects,
engineers, plumbers, kitchen planners and many other
professions requiring easy to use facilities for producing
professional quality output are making extensive use of
NOVACAD’s unique features. NOVACAD is proving to be a
invaluable teaching aid in technical schools and colleges simply
because of the ease with which it can be used.
NOVACAD’S MAJOR FEATURES
* Simple and easy to use with logical command
sequence.
* A large drawing area (approx 1'5 screens).
* The ability to create complex icons (upto 500
lines instead of the usual 15 to 20 pixels),
store them in a library and recall them at
different scales and orientations.
* A zoom facility allowing magnification of up
to 20 times to insert finer details.
* Block copy of shapes on the screen for
repetitive use.
* Text entry at any 90° orientation at any
position on the screen.
* Create multi layer drawing with 8 levels
available.
* Full compatibility with the BBC range with
minimal hardware requirements yet having
the capability of exploiting the potential of
the extra shadow memory or the second pro-
cessor’s memory and speed.
* Printer routine for Epson 80 and 136 column
printers.
* A unique optional facility to output to any
BBC compatible plotter.
* Cursor control from keyboard, tracker ball or
mouse.
£49(d)
Plotter Driver
Generator £15(d)
NOVACAD is compatible with all BBC
models fitted with Acorn DFS. It has
minimum hardware requirements of a
single drive and a Epson compatible printer
to get started though NOVACAD will
utilise fully a dual drive system and 6502 2nd
processor or the shadow ram on the B-F
series. To obtain high quality drawings we
recommend a BBC compatible plotter and
our plotter driver generator.
With basic BBC B, NOVACAD operates in
mode 4 allowing use of any 2 colours. With
shadow memory of the BBC + or the Master, it
can also operate in mode 0 for higher resolution
or mode 1 for allowing use of any 4 colours, and
it will provide additional user memory for more
complex drawings.
6502 second processor or the Turbo on the
Master will also increase the drawing speed con-
siderably.
OPTIONAL EXTRAS
Plotter driver generator is available as an
optional extra to configure a plotter routine for
any BBC compatible plotter. Pre-configured
programs for the popular plotters like Epson HI
80, Hitachi 672, Plotmate, Penman and HP GL.
This program allows the drawing to be scaled to
the maximum plotter size thus enabling drawing
of A2 and A3 sizes to be produced with equal
ease. The zoom facility will enable inaccuracies of
drawing on the screen to be eliminated.
BBC SPARE PARTS
BBC B & General
Power Supply £52.00 (b)
Keyboard Connector ..£5.00 (d)
Complete Keyboard.. £52. 00 (b)
Keyswitch (state type) .£1.75 (d)
Modulator UM 1233 ....£4.80 (d)
Video ULA £18.00 (d)
Serial ULA £14.00 (d)
ADFS ROM £26.00 (d)
6502 A £5.50 (d)
17.734 MHz Xtal £2.50 (d)
16 MHz Xtal £2.50 (d)
6522A £5.50 (d)
6845SP £6.50 (d)
DS3691
£4.50 (d)
88LS120
£6.50 (d)
LM324
£0.45 (d)
SAA5050
£9.00 (d)
UPD7002
£7.00 (d)
NE555
£0.50 (d)
68B50
£2.50 (d)
74ALS245
£5.00 (d)
WD1770
£24.00 (d)
68B54
£8.00 (d)
75159
£2.20 (d)
76489
£4.00 (d)
BBC B +
Keyswitch (state type) .£1.75 (d)
Modulator UM1233....£4.80 (d)
B+ OS £18.00 (d)
PAL16RH £18.00 (d)
BBC MASTER
Power Supply £65.00 (b)
Keyboard Connection .£3.75 (d)
Keyboard £65.00 (b)
Keyswitch (state type) .£1.75 (d)
1 Mb OS ROM £39.00 (d)
CF30060 ULA £10.00 (d)
CF30047 ULA £15.25 (d)
CF30048 ULA £15.25 (d)
CF30049 ULA £15.25 (d)
CF30050 ULA £19.75 (d)
CF30058 ULA £15.00 (d)
6818 £4.00 (d)
65SC12 £15.66 (d)
50464 £3.50 (d)
74F00 £1.00 (d)
74F74 £1.40 (d)
74HCT253 £3.50 (d)
9637 £2.00 (d)
32.768 MHz Xtal £2.00 (d)
2nd PROCESSORS
ULA (512) £34.00 (d)
ULA (6502 & Z80)... £28.00 (d)
Power Supply £42.00 (b)
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EpromRyter
^Highly sophisticated & Advanced Programmer
^Handles all current single rail Eproms
*State of the Art Programming Algorithms
EpromRyter is a powerful eprom programmer designed for use with the
BBC Master Computer. It takes full advantage of the latest
developments in the eprom technology and the extra facilities on the
Master to provide fast, simple and efficient programming and editing
facilities.
The software is totally menu driven and on screen help messages make the
programming simple for both specialists and novices alike.
The EPROMRYTER interfaces with the Master through 1 MHz bus. It is
mains powered with its own psu. 3M Textool zif socket has been fitted to
ensure consistent and reliable service over long periods.
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LOW PRICE
£89 \ vi
The single rail eproms handled by llie EpromRyter are:
• 2716 2732 2764 27128 27256 27512 27513 27011
2516 2532 2564 (NMOS & CMOS)
• One time eproms P27XXX, 87CXXX etc.
• Also A suffix eproms such as 27XXXA
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EPROMER !I
A proven Eprom programmer for BBC Model B and B + with thousands in use in
industry, educational and R&D establishments. It offers many of the powerful
features of the EpromRyter and can program all single rail eproms upto 27256.
Full details on request.
The main features of the programming software are:
* Device, function and voltage selection from the computer keyboard.
* Continuous display of the options selected.
* All eproms upto 27512 (64K) programmed in single pass.
* Automatic Intelligent identifier support for eproms able to respond.
* Selectable programming voltage 25/21 /12.5V
* 3 programming methods: Normal, Intelligent & Pulse (30 sec for a 27128).
* Serial port protocols supported incl Intel Hex & Motorola S.
* Dl-S, NI S, ADI'S and Rom Piling System Supported.
* BASIC/Maehine Code programming using RPS.
* Powerful editor with input in HEX or ASCII. * Full editable MK file.
* Block move of data within the address range.
* User can select any section of the eprom from single byte to the full address
range to blank check/burn/verify. Facility to program single bytes makes
program dcvelopment/amendment simpler.
* Multiple loading for ROM Filing System
Same of the above features apply to Muster Computers only
META Version III
“All the good features you would expect to find in a good source code editor are
present . . . Meta assembler lives in a different world. It is structured to work
with any new processor . . . as new instruction sets can he added . . . as needed
. . . has a well featured editor with colour highlighting , a sound modular
approach. ” Acorn User October 1986
• Assembles for over 30 popular processors, including Z80,
6800/01/02/04/05/09/11 etc — and 68000 — using native
mnemonics for each processor, eg. LD A, (HL) for Z80 and MOV
AO, $1000 for 68000 etc.
• Fully integrated Editor: four field, all search, search/replace,
block copy, delete, move, marked save, load etc.
• Compatible with Portal Eprom Emulators and Team
Disassemblers.
• Send object code in Intel Hex, S-Record, straight binary etc. down
to discs, RS232, parallel port, Eprom Emulators etc — all during
Assembly.
• Over 50 directives included as standard: handling nestable macros,
conditional assembly and- twenty types of table definition
directives.
• 32 bit labels; 31 character names. Arithmetic and Boolean
arithmetic to 32 bits.
• Modular source code with numeric and string parameter passing.
• Serial communicator area with eight options lines: echo, control
code trap, LF supression/addition etc.
• Over 500 in use throughout the world in universities and many
different industries.
• Two 16K Roms, two 80 track discs, A4 ring-band manual,
function-key strip.
PORTAL EPROM EMULATORS
• Emulates 2716, 2732, 2764, 27128, 27256, 27512 eproms at 150ns
Access time.
• Load at 4Kbytcs/sccond — No “erase” time.
• 28 pin header plugs into Eprom socket on target system — status
monitored on 13 Leds.
• Fully software controlled from Meta Assembler.
• 100 times faster than standard EPROM program/erase cycle.
• Fully CMOS compatible; draws no power from target system.
• Four portals may be independently programmed off same user-
post cable.
• Complete with all cables, manual and disc.
PORTAL 512 (2716, 2732, 2764, 27128, 27256, 27512).
TEAM DISSASSEMBLER
The third part of the Universal Development System: a Meta
labelling disassembler.
Supports 1802, 8080, 8085, HD64180, Z80, 65XX (includes
65 col, 6511 etc), 68XX (includes 00, 01, 02, 03, 08 etc):
• Up to 64 K of object code translated back into META
compatible source code modules: labels automatically
inserted on all jump targets, memory references etc.
• Pre-editing stage allows marking of object code areas as
byte, string, word, long word etc, tables. These areas dis-
assembled into appropriate directives instead of garbage
mnemonics.
• Reconstituted source code ready for immediate re-assembly
by META.
• Omniversal search/replace for re-naming arbitary label
names with meaningful ones.
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YOU COULD ,SAVE AS MUCH AS £200 ON THE
PURCHASE OF AN EQUIVALENT MASTER 128 COLOUR SYSTEM!
THE COMPREHENSIVE INTERFACE
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maker considering the purchase of the
ACORN MASTER 128 for your organisa-
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tages of using the ACORN COMPACT
COMPUTER with the COMPACT COM-
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The COMPANION INTERFACE provides a COMPACT COMPUTER
with most of the extra facilities normally found on the MASTER 128
★ User Port
★ Analogue (Joystick) Port
★ MH2 Bus
★ ACORN 1770 DFS in ROM
★ All connections Standard MASTER 128
★ Full user control of the Interface Software
The interface bolts directly onto the end of the keyboard and simply adds
one inch to the keyboard length. Fitting takes two minutes.
PRICE £39.95 inc. VAT
Educational discounts available
Dealer enquiries welcome.
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rchimedes
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A Computer for BUSINESS,
RESEARCH, EDUCATION &
HOME USE
ARCHIMEDES PRICES
305 Series
• Entry System £699
• with Green Monitor £749
• with Colour Monitor £899
310 Series
• Entry. System £775
• with Green Monitor £825
• with Colour Monitor £975
310M Series
• Entry System £835
• with Green Monitor £885
• with Colour Monitor £1035
410 Series
• Entry System £1339
• with Green Monitor £1449
• with Colour Monitor £1599
440 Series
• Entry System £2299
• with Green Monitor £2349
• with Colour Monitor £2499
(Securicor carr. £7 on Micros)
• 0.5 Mb RAM for 305 £85
• Podule Backplane £37
• ROM Podule (Computer Concepts) £49
• Archimedes Ref Manual £29
• ARM Assem. Lang Prog Manual £12
• 2nd 800K floppy disc drive
(for 305, 310 8e410) £125
• Econet Network Board £43
• Backplane for 2 podules, with fan
(305,310) £39
• I/O Podule (with User port, Analogue port
8(1 MHz bus) £79
• MIDI add-on to I/O Podule £29
• ROM Podule (takes five 8 bit ROMs,
of 16, 32, 64 or 128K) £59
• Real time Video Digitiser (Watford) TBA
• Sound Sampler (Armadillo) £78
WORDPROCESSORS
Wordwise +
£20
View
£50
Image-Writer
£26
Viewspell
£32
Interword ROM
£39
Viewlndex
£13
DATABASES
System's Delta Plus £60
AlphaBase £43
Viewstore £52
SPREADSHEETS
Intersheet ROM £39 Viewsheet £50
BUSINESS GRAPHICS
Interchart ROM £25
GammaPlot £30
INTEGRATED PACKAGES
Logistix - Database, Spreadsheet, Time Manage-
ment 8< Business Graphics
£95
GRAPHICS, ART & DESIGN
Interchart £25 Gamma Plot £30
Artisan £34 Gamma Plus £60
GAMES
Zarch £17
Toolkit (Beebug) £33
PC EMULATION Pack
(for 310, 410 8(440), including MSDOS3.21 £89
LANGUAGES
ANSI 'C'; ISO-PASCAL; FORTRAN 77;
Cambridge LISP; PROLOG X £95 each
TWIN EDITOR £29
0% (APR) FINANCE
For a limited period, Watford Electronics are able
to offer the Archimedes range of microcomputers
at 0% (APR) finance. Credit facility available
subject to status. Please inquire for further
details.
(Watford Electronics are Licenced Credit Brokers)
NEW
CREDIT TERMS now available.
Please telephone or write in for
further information.
Archimedes to BBC SERIAL LINK
Using this simple data link, it is possible to
solve all your BBC to Archimedes data transfer
problems. The kit is supplied with two disks,
one 5.25" for the BBC, the other 3.5" format for
the Archimedes, and the necessary cable to
connect the two computers. Using this package
it is possible to transfer any data from the BBC
to Archimedes at upto 19200 baud.
By far the easiest way to transfer data to your
new computer.
Only £25
Archimedes 51473%" Disc drive
Interface
With this interface it is possible to connect
almost any 5Va’73V , ?" disc drive with its own
power supply to the Archimedes. Upto FOUR
drives can be connected and NO SOLDERING is
involved. Supplied complete with necessary
lead.
Only £25
Note: This is not simply a lead. Attempting to
connect an external disc drive by direct
connection may result in damage to your
Archimedes.
Archimedes Printer Lead
Archimedes Monitor Lead
£8.50
£7.50
BBC MASTER
BBC MASTER 128K Micro incl.
Acorn's: View, Viewsheet, ADFS,
BASIC Editor & TERMINAL £379
SPECIAL OFFER
FREE . . . £105 worth of Hardware
& Software
Gemini's OFFICE MATE & OFFICE MASTER
packages on Disc consisting
of! Database, Spreadsheet, Beebplot
graphics. Accounts packs: Cashbook,
Final Accounts, Mailist, Easyledger,
Invoice & Statements, Stock Control
and Watford's 3 V:\ double sided 1
Megabyte (unformated) single disc drive
complete with cables, ready to connect to
the micro - with every BBC Master
purchased from us this month.
BBC MASTER with Turbo Board +
above SPECIAL OFFER £475
51 2K Processor Add on Board
"inc. Mouse and GEM package" £185
BBC AIV (Domesday) System £4479
ADD-ONs & ACCESSORIES
Turbo 65C102 Add-on Module £95
Econet Module for the Master £40
Twin ROM Cartridge for Master £7.50
Quad ROM Cartridge for Master £12
Universal Processor Adaptor £75
Master Reference Manual I (No VAT) £14
Master Reference Manual II (No VAT) £14
Master Advance Ref. Manual (No VAT)£19
64K Upgrade Kit for B+ £32
Acorn 1 770 DFS Kit complete £41
ECONET Upgrade Kit for BBC £42
ALL ECONET UPGRADES Available
ARIES' Professional IEEE Interface £238
Acorn IEEE Interface Complete £265
Morley Teletext Adaptor with ATS Rom £99
Filestore E01 £825
Filestore E02 £705
BBC MASTER COMPACT
All Master Compact Microcomputers are
supplied complete with an integral 3 1 /?" Disc
Drive and. various educational and professional
bundled software.
System 1 Standard Package £310
System 1A System 1 + TV Modulator £322
System 2 System 1 + Green Hires Monitor
£364
System 3 System 1 + Medium Res Colour
Monitor £478
RS232 Kit.for BBC Compact £25
Additional 3 1 /?" Drive for BBC Compact £90
(Securicor carriage €7)
Watford Electronics are the
main Approved Stockist of
ACORN SPARES and ECONET
Referral Centre
The 80186 Co-Processor
This package consists of the Master 512 board,
Watford Co-Pro Adaptor, 1770 Disc Upgrade
and Acorn ADFS. The Master 512 board using
the 80186 16 bit Processor at 10MHz and
running Digital Research DOS Plus, gives a high
degree of IBM compatibility at an extremely
reasonable price. Included in the 512k package
is a mouse and the amazing Digital Research
GEM suite of software; GEM Paint, GEM draw
and GEM desktop giving a complete Mouse
Icons environment (All other GEM packages will
work on the 512k). Famous packages that will
work with the 512k board include Wordstar,
Dbase II. Lotus 123 and many others. The only
requirement to upgrade any BBC Model B to
this system is you must have twin 80 track disc
drives.
£259
65C102 2nd PROCESSOR
(65C102 replaces the original
Acorn 6502 2nd Processor)
This amazing package consists of the Acorn
65C102 'Turbo' Board, the Watford Co-Pro
Adaptor and Acorn 1.2 DNFS ROM. The 'Turbo'
board, running at 4MHz with 64k of additional
RAM will increase the speed by between 50 and
200°o depending on the application running,
and allow a BASIC program of upto 44k in any
screen mode. Simply by plugging in the Co-Pro
and the DNFS ROM with its special Tube host
code and you massively increase the power of
any Model B.
£135
Z88 Sinclair's
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As an introductory offer, we are giving away, 4
rechargeable batteries and a compact Mains
Battery Charger absolutely FREE with every Z88
bought from us this this month.
ACCESSORIES
Mains Adaptor £8.65
32K RAM Pack or 32K EPROM Pack £17.35
128K RAM Pack or 128K EPROM Pack £43.40
Z88 BBC or PC Link £21.70
Z88 EPROM ERASER £34.75
Serial Printer Cable £8.65
Parallel Printer Cable £24.00
Z88 Modem £86.90
AA Nicad Rechargeable Battery £1.50
Battery Charger, Compact & Fast (3 Hours) £6
SPECIAL OFFER
EPROMs for BBC’s Sideways ROMs.
2764-250nS £3.00
27128-250nS (12V5) £3.25
27128-250nS (2iv) £4.25
RAMs (Low power) for ATPL, WATFORD,
etc.,
Sideways ROM Boards
6264LP (8K) £2.75
2 x 6264LP (16K) £5.30
CO-PRO Adaptor
Now for the first time you can add the Master
Co-processor boards, to youcstandard BBC
model B, or B Plus. With this brand new launch
from Watford Electronics you can attach any
BBC Master co-processor to the original BBC
Micro. Once again Watford strides ahead with a
new concept in BBC B Micro add-ons. This
unique external Co-Pro Adaptor, is protected by
patent applications.
Use the super fast Turbo Board with your BBC
B, it is much faster than the 6502 2nd processor
superseding it.
With the 51 2K addon your standard BBC
machine achieves IBM PC compatibility at a
realistic price running GEM, Lotus 123 and
many other programs. Included with the 512k
package is a high precision mouse and the
Digital Research GEM suite of software; GEM
Desktop. GEM Write GEM Paint. This requires
both the 1770 DFS and the ADFS to be fitted to
your computer.
To use other co-processors you require a BBC B
with DNFS 1.20 or higher, or BBC B-^ fitted with
1770 DFS 2.20 or greater. Co-processors work
exactly like a second processor.
Master owners may use Co-Pro to add a second
Co-processor externally.
Watford, brings power to your BBC at only:
£35 (carr £5)
BBC PCB
DESIGNER
At last! A PCB design package for the BBC Micro
that eclipses some industry CAD software. Hard
to believe, isn't it? Just look at some of the
impressive package specification;
• Library Component Designer
• Component Library (over 200 parts)
• Component List Editor
• NetList Editor
• PCB Board Designer
• Plotter Driver
• Dot Matrix Printer Driver
This integrated suite of programs is packed full of
sophisticated PCB related features making the
design of a circuit board a dream instead of a
nightmare.
Input for the design may be manual, taking
components from the library and connecting
them, or highly automatic starting from a netlist
and list of components. In auto mode, PCB Desig-
ner will never allow you to forget a connection
again! And of course, either in manual or auto
mode, connectivity is maintained no matter how
you later move the parts around and route the
tracks. Connections snap together and angles are
corrected, Through hole vias and track thickness
are established automatically and many more
features, far too numerous to mention here, are
included in the system.
Some of the PCB Designer's features are:
Over 120 library pad sizes/shapes
Four colour adjustable palette
Zoom range 2: 1 to 1 :4
Highlighting of specific tracks
Normal and surface mounted components
Rapid screen review
Menu driven
• Variable gridlock
• Switchable measurement grid
• Pre-select pan/scroll facility
• Large 24 x 24 Board size
• Copy route facility
• Connectivity held at all times
• Ratsnesting of part connections
• Auto-plaement of text references
• Text linked to parts
• Automatic placement of vias
• Printer and plotter outputs provided
• Comprehensive manual
TYPES OF PLOT OUTPUT
Top and bottom track artworks, top and bottom
silkscreens, solder resist mask, drilling detail
drawing and check plot. All these may be with
pad holes on/off, scale of 2:1 or 1:1, board edge
on/off, 90 degres rotation, mirror image, width of
pen, x & y offsets and batch plots to disc.
The above is only a taste of the superb features of
this software, surely capturing previously
unknown performance from the BBC Master
computer. BBC B owners will need to fit at least
one block of sideways RAM. Shadow screen
memory and a disc drive. A trackerball or a
mouse is also required.
BBC PCB Designer is supplied on a 32K PAL
PROM and comes complete with two discs and a
comprehensive manual containing examples and
useful information on PCB design.
By the way, as a bonus, PCB Designer is also
suitable for many other schematic drawing appli-
cations such as circuit diagram drawing.
Introductory Offer: £99
(Please write in for further technical details)
PLINTHS FOR BBC MICRO,
MASTER & PRINTERS
Protect your computer from the weight and heat
of your monitor. The BBC micro plinths have
slots for maximum ventilation. The single plinth
is suitable for a BBC and monitor, whilst the
double height version provides enough room for
our stacked or side-by-side dual disc drives or
TORCH Disc pack, to be placed in the centre
section. If you use our stacked drives, the
remaining space can be used for further periph-
erals e.g. Speech Synthesizer, EPROM pro-
grammer or simply stationery. The computer
slides neatly in to the lower section allowing easy
access to remove the lid. The printer plinth is
equally sturdy but without the cooling slots. It
allows for access to the paper from the front as
well as from the rear, (a facility not often thought
of in similar products) if the paper is located
beneath the plinth. This is a very convenient way
to work especially if your work area is not deep
enough to take the printer and paper separately.
SINGLE BBC PLINTH
DOUBLE BBC PLINTH
PRINTER PLINTH
SINGLE MASTER PLINTH
DOUBLE MASTER PLINTH
£11 (carr. £1.50)
£19 (carr. £3.00)
£10 (carr. £1,50)
£14 (carr £1.50)
£24 (carr £3.00)
COPY HOLDERS
How often have you been about to type hand
written notes into your computer when you find
that there's nowhere to rest the paper or that
your notes are resting at the wrong angle to read
the type? Whether the notes be your latest pro-
gram or the draft of a new trilogy, the new
Manuscript Holders from Watford are superb for
holding your paper at the ideal height and angle
to allow you read and type in ease and comfort.
Available in 2 versions, desk resting and shelf
clamping versions, these two units hold your
paper firmly by means of a plastic retaining ruler
and a clip grip. Both units are full A4 size.
Amazing value at only
Desk Top £10 (carr. £2)
Angle poise £14 (carr. £3)
Continued-
Ail Monitors are supplied complete with BBC
connecting leads FREE.
MICROVITEC 14"
• 1431 - Standard resolution as used on the
BBC television computer programme £175
• 1451 -^Medium resolution, suitable for word
processing in mode 0 £225
• 1441 - High res, exceeds the capabilities of
the BBC micro £359
• 1431 AP RGB + PAL and AUDIO £199
• 1451 AP RGB + PAL and AUDIO £255
• 2030 CS 20 Med Res £380
9 2040 CS 20 Hi Res £675
• Dust Cover for Microvitecs £5.50
• Touchtec 501 Touch Screen £239
TAX AN 12" & 14"
• TAXAN Super Vision 2 Type 620 Hi*res RGB
Colour monitor. Ideal for Wordprocessing £269
• TAXAN Super 3, Type 625 Ultra Hi-res, RGB
Colour) Text mode switch allows
monochrome text display in Green, Amber,
White reverse or White on Blue £319
9 TAXAN 14’ Multisync 770 Plus - An
autoscanning Ultra high res, colour monitor.
Ideal for Archimedes £449
• NEC JC-1401P3EE 14" Multisnc Ultra
Hi-res Intelligent Colour monitor. Auto scans
frequencies between 15KHz to 35KHz. Text
switch provides 7 colours for Database &
wordprocessor. £495
• Philips BM7542 12" Paper White
Monitor.
Attractively finished high res monitor. Has
an etched glass anti-glare screen and a tilt
stand for optimum viewing angle. 1000 x
850 pixels resolution coupled with high
contrast makes it ideal for both word pro
and graphics. The paper white display is
ideal for DTP and CAD. Has a Video/Audio
inpUt Only £69
STAR BUY
» PHILLIPS 14 Hi-Res. dark glass,
attractively finished Colour Monitor -
supplied complete with RGB, SKART and
Audio/Phono Inputs. A push-button
switch toggles between Hi-Res
monochrome green text mode and full
colour display.
ONLY £195
ZENITH
"Now Test Bureau Recommended
for use in Education"
12" high resolution monochrome monitor. Ideal
for word processing as its green or amber
screen is very restful to read. (These are the
same professional quality, stylishly finished
monitors as used in the larger Zenith PC Sys.)
9 Green (New Design) Hi-resolution £66
9 Amber (New Design) Hi-resolution £70
N.B. carriage on Monitors £7 (securicor)
SPARE LEADS
BNC Lead for Zenith or Philips
Skart Monitor Lead
RGB lead for TAXAN Monitors
£3
£5
£3
SWIVEL BASES
for Video Monitors
Our professional type swivel bases have
front adjustable control. This alleviates
the need to lift the monitor when
adjusting the viewing angle.
for 12" Monitors £9 (carr. £2.50)
for 14" Monitors £12 (carr. £2.50)
Anti-Glare VDU Screen
These extremely effective, easy to install, 12" &
14” VDU screens eliminate harmful glare,
improves contrast on colour monitors.
Increases productivity in offices. A must for all
wordprocessor users. Hundreds of these
screens are in daily use in various branches of
one of the leading High Street banks.
Acorn-Olivetti JP101
Ink Jet Printer
One of the main problems with most printers is
that they are hopelessly noisy. How often have
you wanted to print something late at night but
not done so for fear of waking the children?
Also ideal for those working in quiet
environments such as libraries, etc. Silence the
complaints with the serious solution from
Watford at the amazing cost of only £59
(Offer valid while present stocks last)
JP101 accepts 9V2" standard fan fold paper or
single A4 sheets. Tractor & Friction feed
supplied as standard - print speed 50 cps.
Pack of 4 refills £10
Screen Dump ROM for JP101 £12
Panasonic KX-P1081
n
Attractively finished in BBC beige. Bi-
directional, logic seeking. Has IBM and Epson
RX compatible command calls. Speed: 120CPS
draft mode, 24 CPS NLQ mode. Character width
range from 5 cpi to 17 cpi. Upto 40
downloadable characters. Functions include,
Proportional spacing, Justification, centering
and left & right ranging.
(Price ini udes, FREE a 4ft Printer Lead, and a
Dump Out 3, Screen Dump ROM worth £35
with every printer purchased from us).
Special Price: £149 (carr. £6)
Optional RS232 Interface: £39
Panasonic KX-P1082
This superb printer is very similar to the
popular KX-P1081 printer but at 160 cps (40 cps
in NLQ), a lot faster.
(Our LOW price also includes £35 worth of
FREE BBC Cable and Dump Out 3 ROM).
Introductory Offer: £175 (carr. £7)
Panasonic KX-P3131
Daisy-Wheel Printer
This low-cost high-performance Daisy Wheel
printer is ideal for anyone wishing to produce
clear, immaculate letters or reports. It delivers,
flawless text at 10, 12 & 15 CPS. Supports
proportional spacing. Is Bi-directional, logic
seeking. Printing speed: 17CPS. Has 6k printer
Buffer. A printer of similar spec could cost a lot
more than our ridiculously low price of:
Single Sheet Feeder
Tractor Feed
Only £239 (carr. £7)
£175
£90
FREE 32K extra Printer Buffer with every
KX-P3131 purchased from us this month.
NEC P2200 PINWRITER
24 pin head; 168 CPS, LQ 56 CPS, 8K Buffer,
Tractor/Friction feed, Numerous typefaces.
£285
Cut Sheet Feeder £59
NEC P660 PINWRITER
24pin; 216 CPS, LQ 76 CPS, 8K Buffer
VARIOUS PRINTERS
& ACCESSORIES
• Brother HR15RS232 Daisy Wheel £275
• Brother HR20 Daisy Wheel £349
• Epson EX800 Printer £395
• Epson EX1000 Printer £539
• Epson FX800 Printer £295
• Epson FX1000 Printer £399
• Epson LQ800 Printer £399
• Epson LQ850 Printer £439
• Epson LQ1050 Printer £529
• Epson LQ2500-F Printer £790
• Epson LX800 Printer £186
• Epson SQ2500 Printer £899
• Epson Paper Roll Holder £17
• EX800/1 000 Colour Option £55
• EX800/1 000 Colour Ribbon £18
• EX800 Cut Sheet Feeder £130
• EX1000 Cut Sheet Feeder £195
• FX/LQ/LX800 Single Sheet Feeder £135
• FX/LQ1000 Single Sheet Feeder £169
• Hi-80 Refills -Set of 4 Pens £7
• LX800 Cut Sheet Feeder £75
• LQ800 Tractor Feed £44
• LQ1 000 Tractor Feed £50
• LQ2500 Cut Sheet Feeder £195
• LX1000 Cut Sheet Feeder £305
• Hitachi 672 Colour Plotter £475
(Securicor Carriage on Printers £7
EPSON PRINTER INTERFACES
All these interfaces fit inside the printer.
RS232 £27 RS232 + 2K Buffer £52
IEEE 488 £65 RS232 + 8K Buffer £62
KAGA/TAXAN PRINTERS
(IBM/Epson compatibles)
Kaga KP81 5 Printer £249 (carr £7)
Kaga KP915 Printer £350 (carr £7)
RS232 Interface. £49
RS232 Interface with 2K Buffer £69
RS232 Interface with 1 6K Buffer £89
INTEGREX COLOUR JET
PRINTER
Colour Jet 132 Printer
Paper Roll
Screen Dump Software
Colour Cartridge
Black Cartridge
100 A4 OHP transparencies
£525
£6
£10
£14
£8
£55
PRINTER SHARERS
(Ideal for School environment)
Connects Serial Centronics
2 BBC Micros to 1 Printer
3 BBC Micros to 1 Printer
6 BBC Micros to 1 Printer
£25 £27
£36 £35
£99
PRINTER CHANGER
3 Printers to 1 Micro (Centronics) £65
(Cables extra, specify type required when
ordering)
Professional Printer Stand
This new
professional
printer stand
takes hardly
more space than
your printer. Due
to the positioning
of the paper feed
and re-fold compartments ie. one above the
other, the desk space required for your printer
functions is effectively halved. Additional
facilities include: Easy access to paper from
both sides, used with both top and bottom feed
paper and with its dial controlled paper feed
system with adjustable deflector plates it
ensures smooth paper flow and automatic
refolding.
£26 (carr. £2.50)
£425
THE EPSON RX-FX-KAGA
PRINTER COMMANDS
REVEALED
So you bought yourself a new printer, because
the salesman in the shop showed you how clever
it is and impressed you with all sorts of printouts
to show its capabilities - he may even have
offered you a special price.
However, now that you have got it home and
connected it to your BBC microcomputer, you are
wondering how to make it perform these magical
tasks. The manual seems to give no clues, and
when you type in the example programs, the
computer throws the LPRINT statements back in
your face.
Now what do you do, when this £400 piece of
high technology refuses even to move its head,
and you have stayed up until 2 in the morning
with copious supplies of coffee, desperately
trying to print something out. Once again,
Watford Electronics comes to your help with our
new book entitled THE EPSON FX-KAGA PRIN-
TER COMMANDS REVEALED'.
This book describes in plain, easy to under-
stand English, how to use and make the most of
your KP810, PW1080A or any other Epson FX80
compatible Printers like Panasonic KX-P1080/1,
etc., with the BBC Micro, both from BASIC and
Wordwise.
It describes in detail how to obtain the
maximum in graphics capability from your prin-
ter and includes full indexes allowing you to
cross index the numerous commands. Every
command is explained in detail, with an accom-
panying BBC Basic program and an example of
its use from Wordwise.
£5.95 (No VAT)
MEGABUFFER 256
This new Megabuffer 256 from Watford is a full
featured 256K Printer Buffer. It allows the com-
puter to print 256,000 character in a short time
thus freeing the computer very quickly. In short it
makes light work of printing large documents,
screen dumps, etc. It is extremely simple to con-
nect. The features are:
• Low Cost, High performance.
• Improves efficiency by making more efficient
use of computer and printer.
• Compatible with any computer and printer
that uses Centronics Parallel connections
including all BBCs, IBM PCs. etc.
• Total compatibility with all software.
• Cheaper phone bills when using your
Modems.
• Ideal for those doing large graphics screen
dumps that are slow to print.
• Multi-Copy facility allows you to print several
copies via Megabuffer without going through
your computer.
• Data Dump facility is included.
• Built in test unit for both the buffer & your
printer.
In conclusion it can safely be said that
MEGABUFFER 256 is the ultimate printer Buffer
for both the amateur and professional user.
Only £125 (carr £2)
PRINTER LEADS
Centronics lead to connect BBC micro to
EPSON, KAGA, SEIKOSHA, NEC, STAR. JUKI,
BROTHER, SHINWA, Panasonic etc. printers.
Standard length (4 feet long) £6
Extra long (6 feet long; £8
Compact's Special Centronics Lead £9
RS232 Cable P.O.A.
IBM Parallel 1 metre Cable £9
PRINTER RIBBONS &
VARIOUS DUST COVERS
Type Ribbons Dust Covers
BBC Micro
_
£3.50
BBC Master
_
£4.00
Archimedes Micro pair
-
£9.00
Brother HR15/20
£3.00
£5.00
EX/LQ800
£7.50
£4.50
EX/LQ1000
£8.00
£5.00
RX/FX80/85/800/MX80
£4.00
£4.95
RX/FX100/1000
£7.00
-
Kaga/Texan KP810/815
£5.25
£4.00
LQ2500
£9.00
£5.50
LX80/86/800
£4.00
£4.50
M1009/GLP
£4.00
£3.75
Panasonic KX1080/81
£4.50
£4.75
SQ2500
£25.00
£5.50
Star NL10
£4.00
£4.50
Microvitec Metal
-
£5.50
Our attractive Dust Covers are manufactured
from translucent PVC. The seams are stitched
and edges are taped to prevent splitting due to
continuous use.
Listing Paper (Perforated)
1.000 Sheets 9V?" x 1 1" Fanfold Paper £7
2.000 Sheets 9V?” x 1 1" Fanfold Paper £12
1000 Sheets 9V?" x 1 V NCR 2 Part Fanfold £19
1.000 Sheets 15" x 1 1' Fanfold Paper £9
1000 Sheets true A4 Fanfold Paper £11
2000 Sheets true A4 Fanfold Paper £20
Teleprinter Roll (Econo paper) £4
(All our Fanfold paper is Micro perforated leaving
a smooth clean edge when the tractor feed strips
are detached).
Carriage IK Sheets £2.50. 2K Sheets £3.00
OFFICE
MASTER
CASHBOOK - A complete "Stand Alone"
accounting software package for the cash based
sole trader/partnership business. It is designed
to replace your existing cashbook system and
will provide you with a computerised system
complete to trail balance
FINAL ACCOUNTS - Will take data prepared by
the Cashbook module and produce a complete
set of accounts as following: Trial Balance with
inbuilt rounding routine; Notes to the accounts;
VAT Summary; Profit & Loss A/C; Balance
Sheet.
MAILIST - A very versatile program Enables
you to keep records of names and addresses
and then print, examine, sort and find them, all
with special selection techniques.
EASILEDGER - A management aid software
tool designed to run alongside an existing
accounting system. Essentially a Debit/Credit
ledger system which can handle sales, purchase
and nominal ledger routines to provide instant
management information.
INVOICES & STATEMENTS - Greatly reduces
the time and cost of preparing Invoices and
Statements by storing essential information like
customer names, addresses and account
numbers Has VAT routines and footer
messages facility.
STOCK CONTROL - Allows you to enter stock
received, stock out, summary of stock items
and current holdings together with details of
total cost, total stock to minimum level, units in
stock ordering, quantity and supplier detail.
All this for only £21 (Disc)
OFFICE
MATE
m DATABASE
• BEEBCALC SPREADSHEET
• BEEBPLOT GRAPHICS
New Launch Offers
Disc Drives DP35-800S
A Double disc drive - with a difference! Times
are changing fast for the floppy disk, and whilst
the current standard for the BBC B and Master
Series is the 5.25 inch disk, the standard for the
future will most certainly be the smaller; faster
and more reliable 3.5 inch disks - now a
standard feature of both the Master Compact
and the Archimedes Series
To support the present disc drive users, and
cope with the future, we have designed our
own plinth-mounted disk system - called the
DP35 800S, it contains both the 5.25 inch and
the 3.5 inch drive formats as well as offer a firm
and rigid support for a monitor on top. With the
BBC Micro underneath, the plinth makes a
surprisingly small footprint on the desk -
leaving you more space to work with.
The 5.25 inch disk drive is 40/80 track
switchable, and has its very own power supply
running independently of the BBC Micro.
Watford's new plinth enables users to read,
write and format disks both in DFS and ADFS
format - currently the accepted standard for the*
Master Compact and the Archimedes, it also
enables the user to read disks written for the
Archimedes. Ideal for both BBC & Master.
Launch Offer: £165 (carr. £7)
OKIMATE
COLOUR PRINTER
The first ribbon transfer printer in its price
range which offers fully versatile colour or black
printing. A 24 element print head produces
more than 100 shades with exceptional clarity.
Ideal for use with Quest Paint or AMX Super
Art.
Only: £139
BBC Screen Dump
£10
Colour Ribbon
£6
Black Ribbon
£6
30 Megabyte
Winchester Drive
Undoubtedly the best value for money
Winchester Hard disc available anywhere for
the BBC Micro.
This 30 Megabyte hard disc is completely
compatible with the Acorn ADFS - that's why
we have bundled it with each Winchester drive,
along with a full user guide and full utilities
including file copy, 1000K save routines. Format
and Verify - in fact all you need and more.
Finished in rugged metal and fetching BBC
beige, the Winchester has an internal fan, so
quiet you won't even hear it! A switched mode
power supply and a neon-lit on/off switch are
there along with a light on the hard disc to tell
you when it is working - just compare the price
with our competitors' 20 or 28 Mbyte discs!
Compatible with the Master, and the BBC B
(with 17* X disc interface).
Launch Offer £449 (Carr. £12)
PRINTER LABELS
(On continuous fanfold backing sheet)
1,000 90 x 36mm (Single Row) £5.00
1,000 90 x 36mm (Twin Row) £4.90
1,000 90 x 49mm (Twin Row) £7.50
1,000 102 x 36mm (Twin Row) £6.25
Carriage on 1,000 Labels £1.00
DATABASE Set up a computerised card index
system with powerful search facilities.
SPREADSHEET - Offers many calculation and
editing feature^.
BEEBPLOT - Provides visual representation
from Spreadsheet data.
OFFICE MATE Only £10 (Disc)
At last, it's here!
The Advance Reference Manual
for the BBC Master
£ 19.95
DISC DRIVE SHARER
(Ideal for educational establishments)
At last, a low cost alternative to the Econet system. Watford's Intelligent
Disc Drive Sharer allows you to connect 3 BBC micros (model B ( B+ and
Master series) to a single or double disc drive. Running under any DFS or
DDFS, this intelligent unit will automatically queue the computers. Each
computer has a status light dedicated to it. If it is green you will get
immediate access to the disk, and red means that you are next in line.
The unit plugs directly into the disc drive socket on each computer and is
powered by the mains. (N.B. Not for use with ADFS.)
Launch Price: £59
Price includes 3 Cables
NOW WITH EXTRA FEATURES
AT NO EXTRA COST - Watford's latest DFS 1.44
• Incorporates Acorn's Official Tube Host Code so that those with 2nd
processors no longer need to waste a ROM socket on the DNFS.
• Option to DOUBLE the speed of BPUT and BGET.
If you already have the Watford Electronics DFS and wish to incorporate
these new facilities then simply return your existing DFS ROM to us
together with £5 remittance for an upgrade. Please pack the ROM securely
and address the package to our Upgrades Dept.
WATFORD'S & ACORN's
SINGLE DENSITY DFS
Watford's popular and widely acclaimed DFS has now been available for
five years and has gained a large following amongst serious and
educational users of the BBC Micro. Owners of Acorn or any other standard
DFS can upgrade to our "Ultimate" DFS merely by replacing their DFS ROM.
See below for this upgrade. ( P.S . Watford's highly sophisticated DFS is fully
compatible with Acorn DFS). (not Acorn's 1770 DFS)
• Complete Disc Interface Kit including DFS ROM and
fitting instructions £52
• Acorn 's 0. 90 DFS Kit complete £54
• DFS Manual (Comprehensive) (no VAT) £6.95
(P.S. Our DFS manual is the only comprehensive
Manual available for the BBC micro and covers both
Acorn & Watford DFSs).
• Watford's sophisticated DFS ROM only £16
• We will exchange your existing DFS ROM for
Watford's Ultimate DFS ROM for only £12
• DNFS ROM only £17 • ADFS ROM only £25
• Watford's DFS is exclusively available from Watford
Electronics and their appointed dealers only. Every
ROM carries a special label with LOGO and serial
number.
WATFORD's Mk II Double Density
DFS INTERFACE
I Many of our customers have wanted to use our superior DDFS and Acorn
ADFS together. Now our Mkll DDFS board has been adapted to allow the
use of Acorn ADFS as well.
Added features include:
• Acorn ADFS compatible - Use ADFS on our DDFS board.
• Tube host Code - No longer any need to have the DNFS in your machine
to use Co-Processors, even the CoPro and Master 512.
• Auto 40-80 Track sensing - no need to fuss with 40/80 track switches
(even works with protected disks).
• An extremely powerful 8271 emulation - ensuring compatibility with
almost all software.
• New low profile - small footprint board.
• Fits with all third party ROM boards.
• Option to double the speed of file handling operations - BPUT and BGET.
• Operates in both single and double density modes.
• OSGBPB has been recoded, increasing still further the speed of file
handling.
Please note that not all DDFS's are capable of providing either the full 80 °o
storage increase or of allowing a file the full size of the disk - Ours allows
both of these!
If you already have a DDFS (any manufacturer), and wish to upgrade to our
Mkll version, then simply return your existing ROM and DDFS board and we
will supply the new DDFS for only £30.00.
Special introductory offer
DDFS Manual
£39.00
(No VAT) £6.95
We will exchange vour existing DFS Kit for our
sophisticated DDFS for only • £25.00
Please note, as the Mkll DDFS is a hardware and software upgrade, it is not
possible for existing Watford DDFS users to simply exchange their ROM for
the new
i new version.
SPECIAL DISC DRIVE/DDFS OFFER
Type CLS400
• The popular Mitsubishi 400k Single Disc
Drive, Double Sided, cased with Cables.
Plugs directly to your Micro.
• Watford's popular DDFS Disc Interface
(allows 720k storage). Will run in both
Single and Double Density modes 40/80
track Software switchable.
• A comprehensive User Friendly Manual.
A Bargain at Only £130 (£6 carr)
(Offer valid while stocks last)
3V 2 " disc drive offer
These top quality 3V?" Double sided, 80 track, 1
Megabyte (unformatted each Disc Drives), are
attractively finished in BBC beige. They are
supplied complete with all cables and a Utilities
Disc. They run directly from the BBC B/Master's
own PSU.
• Single 400K Drive £69
• Twin 800K Drives £126
Mysteries of disc Drives & DFS Revealed
Are you tired of faulty cassettes, and lengthy loading times? Do you want to
upgrade your BBC micro to take discs but you get tied up in the plethora of
jargon surrounding the choice and use of these systems.
Then The Mysteries of Disc Drives and DFS Revealed is the book for you. It
explains in detail the different types of systems available, how they are
installed and how to use them. Many examples are given including pre-
written programs to call various functions of the DFS available only through
Operating System calls. Different types of disc, 40/80 tracks etc. are all
explained. This book is ideal for the beginner confused by the plethora of
choice available in the marketplace.
£5.95 (Book No VAT)
DISC ALBUMS
Attractively finished in antique brown leather look vinyl. Stores upto 20
Discs. Each disc can be seen through the clear view pocket.
£4
FLOPPY HEAD CLEANER KIT
The heads in floppy drives are precision made and very sensitive to dirt. The
use of a cleaner Kit is a sensible precaution against losing valuable data. It
is recommended to clean the drive head once a week. It is very simple to
use. Available in 3V?" & 5Vi", please specify.
£7
ANTISTATIC LOCKABLE DISC STORAGE UNITS
Gives double protection - Strong plastic case
that affords real protection to your discs.
Antistatic helps avoid data corruption whilst
in storage. The smoked top locks down.
Dividers and adhesive title strips are supplied
for efficient filing of discs.
• M35 - holds upto 50 5 Vi” discs £6.00
• M85 - holds upto 95 5 W discs £8.00
• M25* - holds upto 25 3 V?" Discs £5.50
• M50- holds 50 3V/' Discs £7.50
* Not lockable
PLASTIC
LIBRARY CASES
Holds up to 10 5VY Discs. Only £2.00
DISC PLONKER RACK
When using ones micro, there is a tendancy to have
more than one Disc on the desk. This exposes them to
the hazards of fingerprints, scratches, dust, coffee and
an untidy desk.
Why not protect your valuable data from all these
hazards with the help of our extremely handy and low
cost DISC PLONKER RACK. It holds up to eight 5W
Discs.
Protection at Only: £2
DUST COVERS (For our Disc Drives)
Single CLS (without PSU) £3.20
Single CS (with PSU) £3.95
Twin CLD (without PSU) £3.85
Twin CD (with PSU) £3.90
Quality Disc Drives from Watford
To help you decide which drive is the most suitable for your needs (and
your pocket!), we have produced the table below.
The first capacity given in the first column indicates capacity in single
density mode. That within the brackets is the capacity in double density
mode. All disc drive type numbers start with the prefix "C".
The tinting on some of the boxes is used to indicate which Drives are 40
track (non-tinted) and which are 80 track (tinted). All our 80 track drives are
already fitted with a 40-80 select switch.
All our Disc Drives are Double Sided and will operate in both Single and
Double Density modes. Extensive experience of the usage of disc drives
suggests that the JAPANESE drives currently represent about the best in
terms of speed, reliability and overall " elegance " available for the BBC
Micro.
Various other " manufacturers " of disc drives for the BBC micro ( more
accurately, " packages' ' label other manufacturers drives with their own
name). We buy the high quality JVC and Mitsubishi drives in large
quantities directly from the manufacturers, package them and sell them at
" dealer " prices direct to the public.
If you look around the popular BBC micro press, you will find that the prices
we quote for the top quality, new slimline disc drives are, virtually without
exception, some of the best around. These prices, coupled with the backup
of one of the country's largest distributors of BBC peripherals provides a
superb deal.
Unless you anticipate using dual drives in a fully expanded BBC system for
long periods of time with little ventilation, then we suggest that our range of
"CL" disc drives without the PSU ( Power Supply Unit) would be quite
adequate (extensive tests within our workshops have confirmed this). All
drives are supplied complete with a SPECIAL UTILITIES Disc, Cables and
Plugs. The Drives with power supply have a mains moulded plug for safety
purposes. Ideal for Schools & Colleges. We are now able to supply all single
disc drives with Power Supply, in either single or dual case . (Dual case has a
twin data cable and a power supply capable of driving two disc drives)
allows easy expansion to a dual drive unit, at a later date. Prices stated in
the pricing boxes below are for single drives in standard single cases. Single
drives in a dual case cost an extra €5. (At Watford we anticipate your needs
of tomorrow, not just today)!
When using a BBC Micro, most people find themselves short of desk space.
The Watford's BBC Micro plinths form an ideal way of recovering some of
this precious space ) your BBC, Disc Drive and Monitor can all occupy the
same vertical footprint and still be comfortably situated. With the Watford
Double plinth, your Disc Drive is mounted vertically at one side, leaving a
very valuable area directly in front of you for such useful items as spare
discs, pen, paper, reference manuals, etc. Follow the trend with Watford
plinth. (Turn to the 6th page of our advert for the Plinths).
P.S. All our 5 ’/j" Disc Drives with PSU are compatible with the Compact
Micro. All you require is the special Compact Disc Drive Cables designed by
us.
Capacity
Drives without P.S.U.
Drives with P.S.U.
Single
Twin
Single
Twin
200K
(360K)
CLS 200
£89
CS 200
£98
400K
(720K)
CLS400S
£89
CLD 400
£168
CS 400S
£99
CD400
£188
800K
(1.44M)
CLD aoos
£169
CD 800S
£188
TWIN Disc Drive Case, complete with Power Supply & Cables £43
Securicor carriage on Disc Drives £5 to £6
Prefix C = Cased Drive
L = Less PSU
S = Single
D = Double
Suffix S = 40-80 Switchable
e.g. CLS400S Cased Disc Drive, Less power supply unit, single 5’ T 400K,
(720K in double density ); Double sided: 40/80 track switchable.
Cable to connect 5Va" Disc Drives to BBC Compact
Single £9 Twin £12
Special Cable to connect both 3 Vi" and 5W Disc
Drives
simultaneously to the BBC Compact £13
3M - DISKETTES
3M SCOTCH Diskettes with Lifetime warranty from Watford Electronics
your 3M Appointed Distributor.
• W x 5’/i“ S/S D/D 40 Track Diskettes (744)
% 10 x 5 VS D/S D/D 40 Track Diskettes (745)
• W x 5 ’/j" S/S D/D 80 Track Diskettes (746)
• 10 x 5’/y D/S D/D 80 Track Diskettes (747)
• 10 x 5'/i 1.6M D/S D/D High Density Discs for IBM
XT and AT
• W x 3’// S/S D/D 40/80 track Discs
• 10 x 3’ r D/S D/D 40/80 track Discs
£28
£ 13.50
£15
FREE This extremely useful and
attractive Personal Leather
Organiser worth upto £50 is yours
when you buy from us, 5 Boxes of
any of the 3M range of Discs that
we advertise. Any of the above
diskettes
TOP QUALITY ZVz & W DISKETTES
To complement the range of quality discs and disc drives that WE already
sell, WE are now supplying some special offer packs of 10 high quality
discs. Each Disc has a reinforced hub ring and carries a lifetime guarantee.
These are supplied complete with selfstick labels and packaged in an
attractive plastic library disc box. We strongly recommend these Discs.
% 10 x M3 3vy D/S D/D 80 Track Discs £15
• 10 x M4 5 ,/ i‘ S/S D/D 40 Track Discs £6.50
• 10 x M5 5’ TD/S D/D 40 Track Discs £8
• 10 x M7 5^ D/S D/D 80 Track Discs £9
• 3 " Double Sided Discs £3 each
Special BULK OFFER on W DISCS
(Supplied packed in Anti-Static Lockable Storage Units)
(Lifetime warranty on Discs)
BULK PACK DISCS in lots of 100
Type S-S 40T
• Without Sleeves £35
• With Sleeves
£38
D-S 40T
£39
£42
D-S 80T
£45
£48
WATFORD'S
WINCHESTER DRIVES
• 10 Megabyte Unit with ADFS £399
• 30 Megabyte Unit with ADFS £449
• 40 Megabyte Unit with ADFS £749
CDP800S
CDPM800S
Twin 800K Double sided 40-80 track switchable disc drives mounted in an
attractively finished Beige colour plinth for the BBC Micro. Supplied
complete with integral power supply, cables and Utilities disc. The switches
are mounted on the front panel for ease of use.
CDP 800S for BBC Micro £192 (Securicor
CDPM 800S for Master £196 Carr. C7)
(The above drive units are 2 Megabytes unformatted)
ACORIM'S Twin 800K
Disc Drives
Specially mounted side by side in a
Master Plinth. Supplied complete
with Cables. Plugs directly to
the Master Computer.
RRP £350 __
Our Price: Only £175
(carr £7)
UEST
v MOUSE;
QUEST MOUSE
The ultimate in Mouse technology . the Watford
Electronics Quest Mouse must be the most
I powerful Mouse package yet produced for the
BBC Micro. Featuring state of the art 32K ROM
software the Quest Mouse package is filled with
features essential to the budding artist. The
Quest Mouse is a high precision, low profile
and large footprint mouse. It has three large
comfortable buttons and its RUBBER COATED
STEEL BALL is smooth and easy to use on
virtually any work surface. This also eliminates
any directional bias that one encounters on the
most well-known mouse for the BBC. The Quest
Mouse is FULL Y HARDWARE COMP A TIBLE with
the AMX MOUSE so that it will work with any
of the AMX range of software.
The two parts of the Quest package are
available separately so that existing Mouse
owners can upgrade to the Watford's
sophisticated Quest Paint software or replace
their existing worn out mice for a minimum
cost.
QUEST PAINT
The Quest Mouse software is supplied on a
PALPROM unit to allow the sophisticated 32K
program to be used from a single ROM socket.
It is compatible with the BBC B, BBC B Plus and
BBC Master Series machines.
The software is used to draw high resolution
Mode 1 pictures in full colour. All menu
selection and control of the drawing process is
performed with the mouse so that you will
hardly ever touch the keyboard.
SOFTWARE FEA TURES
The software is far too powerful for us to
describe it fully in such a small space. Below is
a list of the various features. Please write to us
for a fully descriptive leaflet.
Disk interface not required. Utilities disk has
facility to create and print big screens. Colours
applied can be solid, either pattern of user
defined pattern. Drawing can use brush or
airbrush. Brush shapes can be defined and
stored. Airbrush sprays colour/pattern randomly
with four jet sizes and even or center spread.
Colour cycles. Colour protection to stop
particular colours from being overwritten by
selected drawing actions. All standard drawing
facilities like: rubber, straight pencil lines,
triangles, circles, ellipses, rectangles,
parallelograms, polygons, etc are provided. All
shapes can be solid or just a boundary line.
Once a shape has been set up it can be
repeated anywhere on the screen. Global colour
replace in a rectangle. Powerful fill facility for
areas and vertical/horizontal lines. Full cut and
paste of rectangular areas with rotation and size
with screens from Watford Beeb Video digitiser.
Load and Save screens with colour pallet
information, save brush and pattern definitions
etc.
Take The Guesswork Out of Selecting a Mouse
Package
With reviews like this how can you go wrong.
Popular Computing Weekly, 9-11 June '87
''What you actually get for your money is a well
built, three button mouse (far superior to the
AMX mouse). "
"Overall the combination of a quality mouse
and decent art package gives Watford
Electronics a real chance of supplanting AMX
as mouse supremos. "
Micro User June '87
"Quest Mouse and Quest Paint can hold their
heads high in the market. . . "
A&B Computing June '87
", . . Watford Electronics, a company famed for
excellent hardware add ons and versatile
software packages. Called Quest mouse, "this is
a very special mouse driven drawing package..."
. . you will have one of the most comfortable
and professionally built mice I have used in a
long time. The buttons are responsive, the
mouse movement is smooth and without
directional bias - a pleasure to use. "
"What we have here is probably the best art
package there is for the BBC Micro ..."
"Quest Paint is a major leap forward in BBC
programming. . . ”
"Quest Paint is an original piece of
programming, it is friendly and well endowed
with many useful facilities. I would comfortably
say it is easier to draw good pictures with
Quest Paint than it is with more expensive
'Professional' art packages for the Atari ST and
the Commodore Amiga. A recommended buy if
you are looking for the best in BBC micro based
art packages".
Acorn User, September '87
"The mouse (Quest) performs well in the face
of competition from AMX, Wigmore and the
rest ..."
" . . this package represents excellent value for
money. If you are interested in art then this
program is for you to buy".
"Given time, I can see no reason why Quest
Paint shouldn't take on the title of the definitive
art package available for the BBC Micro to
date".
"All in all, Quest Paint is a very professional
package. It contains virtually every feature the
budding artist could require".
" What makes Quest Paint so versatile is the
addition of a sub-menu which allows you \
extensive control over each function".
"Until recently, Superart from AMS had been
judged as the definitive mode 1 graphics
package for the BBC micro. But now it has a
serious rival in the form of Quest Paint, from
Watford".
"As a measure of what is contained within
Quest Paint, I would say it had all the features
of Superart plus ..."
"In most art packages, provision is given for
drawing triangles and rectangles. Quest Mouse
goes 14 better, allowing any regular polygon of
upto 16 sides".
"One facility, not found on any other Art
package to my knowledge, is the ability to
access a digitiser from within the program".
The reviewer concludes by saying, "The result
is an extremely comprehensive and
professional art package".
John Kilby, Head of Computer Science, Bishop
Wulstan High School, Rugby, writes:
"Quest has been an excellent piece of
equipment. The problem that seems to occur
everyday is that at lunchtime the pupils rush to
the computer room to make sure that they are
first in the queue for the 'Quest' mouse".
Lt. Cln. C.G. Holton, G2 HQ 1 (BR) Corps, BFPO
39, writes:
"As ever your service is superb and the Quest
Mouse proves every bit as good as the adverts
claim".
Beeblet User Group. New Zealand Oct '87:
"One of its nicer features is that the top menu
is done in Mode 0. the drawing itself is in Mode
1. Thus on screen together are two different
Modes. A neat way around an old problem"
"PAN is used when a larger than one screen
size image is required. The mind boggles at an
A3 size drawing".
"I like it partly because of the mouse itself
which is smooth and easy to handle but mainly
I suppose because of the features I longed for
and previously never got. Its easy to use with
almost everything at your fingertips from the
mouse. The software is simple where needed
and complex where complexity is required".
•> .
ComLLJuest
Watford's Quest package is an extremely
powerful and flexible drawing package, with
very wide and unusual features. However, since
its launch various suggestions for even more
advanced & powerful facilities were received
from the Quest users. ConQuest allows you
these more advanced facilities, like, distortion
of a cutout to any shape and a full font
designer. If you also have a GXR ROM in your
machine or you are using a BBC Master then
ConQuest will take advantage of this to give
ellipses at any angle, sectors and arcs, etc.
Quest combined with ConQuest and Acornsoft
GXR ROM make up THE MOST POWERFUL
drawing packages available for the BBC range.
Quest Paint is able to take advantage of almost
any additions to your machine, such as Shadow
or Sideways RAM. ConQuest takes this principal
even further, by utilising the otherwise normally
incompatible Sideways RAM facility by holding
pictures in them.
Some of the features are:
• Pick filenames off the screen for loading and
saving.
% Rotate a cutout to any angle and Distort it to
any four sided shape.
• Has Built in Font editor.
• Default brushes and patterns on startup.
• 16x16 font available on start up.
• Ability to reset patterns, fonts and brushes to
default at any time.
• ROM based enhanced Epson and compatible
printer dump.
• ROM based enhanced extended picture
routine.
• Ability to create and abort extended pictures.
• Improved disk access speed for extended
pictures.
• User definable sideways RAM driver for
incompatible sideways RAM systems.
• Ellipses at any angle on Master 128 (or B
with GXR ROM).
QUEST MOUSE & QUEST PAINT £59
QUEST MOUSE, QUEST PAINT, AMX
PAGEMAKER & PAGEFONT £85
QUEST MOUSE ONLY £29
QUEST PAINT SOFTWARE £32
QUEST FONT DISC £12
ConQuest 32K ROM Package £29
QUEST MAT £3
Pact-exchange your old Mouse for a New
QUEST MOUSE for only £23
GXR ROM for BBC Micro £22
N.B.
1. Quest Paint supplied complete with Software
in a 32K ROM, Comprehensive User Guide and
a Utility Disc.
2. Quest Font Disc has 22 text FONTS for use
within Quest Mouse.
MARK II LIGHT PEN
Our Mark II Light Pen is the very latest in light
pen technology. It is totally insensitive to local
lighting conditions and works with many
different monitors. The pen only responds to
the High Frequency light produced by your
monitor/TV. An LED indicates when valid video
data is being produced. A conveniently located
switch is also fitted.
Price Only £21
(Price includes FREE software Disc and
Operating Manual)
RB2 Marconi Tracker Ball
RB2 (AMX/Quest compatible)
RB2 including Quest Paint
£59
£85
FLEET STREET EDITOR
Software pack for BBC Micro £31
Software pack for the Master £39
Software Pack for Compact £40
Admin Xtra Disc Utility £13
Walt Disney Disc Utility £13
Fonts N Graphics Disc Utility £13
THE NEW Mk III
AMX MOUSE
ONLY: £59 Inc. Super Art package
(carr C1.50)
(Please specify for BBC, Master or Compact)
FREE our popular Colour Art software pack
worth £15 with every AMX Mouse package
purchased from us.
AMX MAT £3
AMX MOUSE ONLY £29
AMX DESK Package £19
AMX UTILITY Package £11
AMX SUPERART Package £39
AMX STOP PRESS - A Desktop
publising software. Works with
Keyboard, Joystick or a mouse £32
We are giving away absolutely FREE, our
PAGE-FONT disc with every purchase of
STOP PRESS from us.
PAGE-FONTS - Over 20 Fonts for
use with AMX Pagemaker £9.50
AMX DESIGN (ROM) £59
AMX 3D ZICON Disc £19
AMX Database Disc £19
AMX XAM Educational £15
AMX EXTRA EXTRA £19
AMX MAX A gem of desktop
(ROM) £15
DIAGNOSTICS DISC
The BBC Micro is a very complex machine and
thus diagnosing a fault can be very difficult.
At Watford Electronics, we realise how difficult
it can be when faced with a problem, finding
yourself a long way from your nearest dealer,
or even just uncertain about your Beeb's health,
but not wanting to waste time and money
taking it to be looked at.
The solution. to these problems is here now. in
the form of the Watford's Diagnostics Disc. This
excellent utility is specially designed to test out
the following areas of your Beeb.
RAMs, ROMs, ULAs, Sound, Keyboard, Disc,
RS423, ADC. User Port, Printer Port, Cassette.
Joysticks, Speech, Disc Drives, 6502 and Z80
2nd Processors.
This utility is an invaluable aid for all those who
take the reliability of their system seriously. A
comprehensive manual provides full operating
details and a list of possible causes and
remedies for any faults that you may find along
the way. The package also enables a permanent
equipment and service record to be maintained.
Only £20.00
Coming soon
WAPPING EDITOR
Watford Electronics brings the 'Freedom of
Press' to your fingertips, with this most
sophisticated DTP software ever written for the
BBC range of Microcomputers.
Wapping Editor utilises the latest technology,
64K! PAL-PROM device to complement our
range of QUEST MOUSE based software.
Contained within the PAL-PROM is all the
software you require to publish your own
newsletters and magazines:
• Mouse driven drawing package
• Wordprocessor
• Font designer
• Page make-up
• Page review
• In-built fonts
DRAWING PACKAGE
Imagine Quest Paint in mode 0 - this is it! Even
if you are not considering publishing your own
Newspaper, the Wapping Editor is worth having
for this graphics facility alone! As with Quest
Paint, the package may be used in conjunction
with the Watford BEEB Video Digitiser. Features
of this section include: Sophisticated Airbrush;
Block copy; Move; Mirror & Rotate; User-
definable brushes; Circles; Ellipses; Polygons;
Fill and of course ultra-smooth flicker-free
mouse movement.
WORD PROCESSOR
One feature which makes this package stand
out is the inclusion of a versatile word
processor. It is now no longer necessary to buy
an additional wordprocessor before you can
start publishing, although of course text may be
taken from other Word processors like, View,
Wordwise, Interword, Edward, etc.
FONT DESIGNER
This is the enhanced version of the highly
acclaimed Font Designer in our ConQuest ROM.
Unlike those in other DTP packages, the
Wapping Editor’s font editor allows redesign of
ALL the keyboard characters - including the
space! Special routines have been included to
allow fonts from other DTP products to be
loaded and re-saved in Wapping Editor format.
This designer may also be used to create brush
shapes for the drawing package.
PAGE MAKE-UP
At last page layout is no longer a chore. With
this user friendly system, text and graphics can
be positioned anywhere on the page with ease.
Using the mouse, simply pull out a rectangle
over the desired area of the page, specify the
filename of the text or graphic to be used and
click the mouse! With text, the typeface,
justification and number of columns you
require may also be specified.
PAGE REVIEW
A simple way to view any stored pages from
the disc. Pages are shown in a condensed
format allowing a whole page to be displayed
on the screen.
IN BUILT FONTS
In addition to being able to create your own
fonts, several attractive and useful fonts are
provided within the PAL-PROM itself. These are
always available for use. No more frantic search
for a 'font disc'!
Extensive use has been made of the mouse
throughout, keeping keyboard entry to a bare
minimum. Filenames for loading pictures, fonts,
pages and text documents are picked off the
screen with a single mouse click. The entire
package is contained within the PAL-PROM,
making 'system discs' unnecessary. Unlike
some of its predecessors, the Wapping Editor
allows you to store pictures, fonts, pages and
text documents all on the same disc, greatly
simplifying disc management.
Designed to run on the BBC B. B+ and Master
series computers, this program will make use of
any shadow or sideways RAM present. With
Wapping Editor, DTP comes of age on the
BEEB.
Don't settle for LESS, buy the BEST.
TED
THE ULTIMATE TELETEXT SYSTEM
TED is one of a new generation of powerful 32K
ROMs for the BBC B, B+ and Master computers
and is compatible with disc, tape and network
systems. It is in everyday use in schools,
colleges and universities, Programmers, Prestel
I.P.'s. Micronetters and exhibitors have also
found it indispensable.
TED includes the most comprehensive
teletext (Mode 7) screen editor ever written for
the BBC micro, combining flexibility with ease
of use. Its sophisticated facilities include line,
column and block copying within AND between
frames; text, in a variety of styles and sizes,
entered directly from the keyboard; graphics
and line drawing modes; search and replace;
margins; printer dump routines and a library of
in-built icons and typefaces. TED will edit ANY
mode 7 screen and can even convert high-res
graphics screens to mode 7! Included within the
ROM is a fully Epson compatable mode 7
graphics dump routine giving a grey scale
printout of exactly what appears on the screen.
Using '"SHOW' (a versatile carousel),
collections of mode 7 screens may be 'routed'
or displayed sequencially. making it ideal for
creating and running 'Viewdata' information
system's. Over 1200 frames may bestored on a
twin 80 track drive. A unique feture of TED is
•SCROLL', which lets you create pages of up to
600 lines which may be viewed 'Wordwise
style', automatically or manually. SHOWs and
SCROLLS may be freely mixed and even used
from within a BASIC program.
The package comprises a 32K ROM, a 117
page manual, a function-key strip and a
demonstration disc containing examples of real-
time animation and a sample 55-frame
database. A stand-alone machine code routine
is provided allowing SHOWs and SCROLLS to
be displayed on machines not fitted with TED.
Price: £35
ROM-SPELL
Probably the most advanced and fastest
spelling checker available for the BBC Micro.
Compatible with View. Wordwise and Wordwise
Plus ROMSPELL is simple to use with easy
editing of incorrect words. Full facilities for
editing the user dictionary to allow
customisation to your personal needs.
Dictionary includes over 30,000 words and is
supplied with a Comprehensive manual.
NOT compatible with 1770 DPS.
(Please state 40 or 80 track disc)
Price still only: £25
ROM MANAGER
Take control of your Sideways ROMs with ROM
Manager. This powerful utility ROM gives you
power over your sideways ROMs. Disable
whole ROMs, send commands directly to
named ROMs and many other powerful
facilities.
" Provides comprehensive management of all
your installed ROMs”. (BEEBUG November '84.)
ONLY £20
Continued
ARIES
CORNER
The Aries B-32
Shadow RAM Card
Like the BBC B + , the B32 provides 20k of shadow
screen RAM and 12k of sideways RAM. Unlike the
B+, the B32 has simple software commands
which allow the user to reconfigure the RAM as
16k of shadow RAM and 16k of sideways RAM, or
all 32k as sideways RAM.
With the B32, the programmer gets up to 28k of
RAM available for Basic, Logo, Comal, Forth, Lisp
and BCPL programs in any screen mode. The
business user gets extra memory for View,
ViewSheet, Wordwise Plus, Interword and many
other applications. For advanced applications,
the scientific user gets access to a massive 47k of
data storage using the Acorn approved # FX call.
Sideways RAM enables you to load sideways
ROM images from disc, allowing you to have a
large library of sideways ROMs (subject to the
copyright holder's permission) stored on disc.
The B32's sideways RAM can also be used to
extend any operating system buffer (such as the
printer buffer) or to load tape programs into a
disc system.
The B32 simply plugs into the 6502 processor
socket on your BBC micro - no flying leads to
connect and no soldering. Provision of the on-
board ROM socket means that the Aries-832
control ROM does not use up one of your existinq
ROM sockets.
• Recommended by Computer Concepts for use
with their Inter series of ROMs.
Price: £80 (carr. £2)
CREDIT CARD 24 HOUR
Ansaphone Hot Lines
(0923) 50234 or 33383
Aries B-12
Sideways ROM Board
This board is extremely well made, simple to
install, reliable when fully loaded and compatible
with the Aries-B20 and the Aries-B32
The B12 provides a total of twelve sideways
ROM sockets (the four in the original machine are
replaced by the twelve on the board), all fully
accessible by the MOS sideways ROM system. In
addition, there are two sockets for sideways
RAM, giving up to 16k of RAM using 6264 static
RAM chips.
The B12 system consists of two parts: a large
detachable "mother board" which carries the
extension ROM sockets and a small "base board"
on a short ribbon cable, which plugs into the
existing sideways ROM sockets. This two-board
design eliminates the reliability problems
previously associated with some other ribbon-
cable based systems.
If you do not have a B32 or B20, a small adaptor
module (the Aries-B12C) is available at a nominal
cost.
Price: Aries B-12
Aries B-12C
£40
£5
ARIES B-488
IEEE-488 INTERFACE UNIT
The Aries-B488 is an interface unit to enable the
BBC micro to control and monitor IEEE-488 bus
systems. The IEEE-488 bus (also known as the
'GPIB' or 'HP-IB') is the standard method of
interconnecting programmable laboratory instru-
ments and control equipment. Using the B488, up
to 15 devices may be connected in a single
high-speed data network.
£238 (Carr £?)
All prices in this advert are
exclusive of VAT.
SIDEWAYS
ZIF SOCKET
Allows you to change your ROMs quickly and
efficiently, without opening the lid. The ZERO
INSERTION FORCE (ZIF) socket is located into the
ROM Cartridge's position.
• Very simple to install. NO SOLDERING
required. The ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) elimi-
nates the possibility of damage to your ROM pins
when inserting & extracting.
• The low profile of the socket allows unrestric-
ted access to the Keyboard.
• All data and address lines are correctly termi-
nated to ensure correct operation of suitable
ROMs with the BBC micro. We also supply a
purpose designed see-through storage container
with anti-static lining, allowing you to store up to
12 ROMs, protecting them from mechanical and
static damage.
• This versatile hardware solves the problem of
running out of socket space. Simply lift the ROM
from the ZIF & insert a different one (No pulling
or pushing of Cartridges. It is a must for all
professionals and Hobbyists alike.)
• BBC, B4- and Master compatible.
ONLY £15 (carr £2)
Low Profile
CARTRIDGE SYSTEM
Complete System consists of: Low profile ROM
Cartridge, Socket housing, Cable assembly, 5
labels and a library storage rack for the BBC B.
• Complete System £11
• Spare Cartridges £2.50
• Spare Rack £1.50
SOLDERLESS
SIDEWAYS ROM
SOCKET BOARD
In the May 1986 Micro User's independent
review, the writer concludes, "The board has
been well laid out. Its position is much better than
others - not over the HOT RAM chips and further
away from the disc controller area". "I give the
solderless ROM board the thumbs up and wish it
success".
This brand new board from Watford Electronics
is designed specifically for those wishing to add a
ROM board to their own BBC without the need to
perform any soldering.
This new board expands the total possible
number of ROMs in a BBC from 4 to 16.
Unlike our competitors inferior boards, the ONLY
upgrade required for fitting battery backup to the
Watford Solderless ROM board (all Watford ROM
boards, actually) is the fitting of the battery itself.
(No other.expensive components are required.)
• The key features of this new, no fuss, easy to
install quality product from BBC leaders
Watford Electronics are as follows:
• Increase your BBCs capacity for ROMs from 4
to 16.
• No soldering required.
• Very low power consumption.
• Minimal space required.
• Compatible'with Torch, DDFS, RAM Card, 2nd
Processor, etc.
• Socket 14 takes two 6264 RAM chips.
• Read protect to make RAM "Vanish") allows
recovery from ROM crashes.
• Battery backup option for RAM chips.
• Supplied ready to fit with comprehensive
instructions.
Price: Only £32
Battery backup fitted £36
(carriage £2)
16 K Sideways
RAM Modules
• Sideways RAM Utilities Disc for Solderless
ROM Board. Includes the options to load and
save ROM Images and the facility to use Side-
ways RAM as Printer Buffer.
Only: £8
Complete with such features as read and write
protection, these new modules from Watford
Electronics are ideal for the hobbyist, software
developer and ROM collector.
Key points to note about this new addition to the
Watford range of products are:
• Write protection (useful in a variety of circum-
stances).
• Read protection (allows recovery from ROM
crashes).
• Compact construction.
• May be fitted in systems even with a ROM
board.
• Multiple units may be fitted, even with a ROM
board.
• No overheating or overloading problems.
• Free utilities disc supplied.
• Can be used as a 16K PRINTER BUFFER.
• Ideal for professional software development.
• Supplied with utilities software disc.
Only: £18 (carr £2)
Optional extras
READ and WRITE protect Switches £2 each
Battery for Battery Backup £3
USER PORT
SPLITTER UNIT
Gone are the days when you had to plug and
unplug devices from the User Port. This
extremely useful little device allows two units to
be connected to the User Port simultaniously.
and select between them simply by toggling a
switch. This device is particularly useful for those
people using Quest Mouse and the Watford
Video Digitiser or any similar combination.
Excellent Value at £21 (carr £2)
ROM/RAM
CARD
Watford Electronics announced the first ever
commercial ROM board for the BBC micro, the
Watford Electronics 13 ROM Socket Board 3
years ago. Following the success of this board,
we have designed what probably represents the
ultimate in expansion boards, the new Watford
Electronics ROM/RAM board. This highly ver-
satile and sophisticated board represents the
latest in "2nd generation" sideways ROM tech-
nology for the BBC micro, designed to satisfy the
serious BBC user.
• NO SOLDERING required to fit the board.
• NO overheating problems.
• No User Port corruption (avoids problems
with the mouse, modems, Eprom Programmers,
etc.)
• Fully buffered for peace of mipd.
• Firm mounting in BBC micro.
• Compatible with all BBC micros (not BBC+ or
Master).
• Total number of ROMs increased from 4 to 8.
• Up to 8 banks of sideways RAM (dynamic).
• Option for 16k of Battery backed CMOS RAM
(CMOS RAM needs one ROM socket).
• Software Write protect for ALL RAM.
• Read protect for CMOS RAM (ALLEVIATES
crashes during ROM development).
• Separate RAM write register (&FF30 to &FF3F).
• Automatic write to currently selected RAM
socket for convenience.
• Accepts any ROM.
• FREE utilities disc packed with software.
• Compatible with our DDFS board. 32k RAM
Card, Delta Card, sideways ZIF, etc.
• Large printer buffer.
• UNIQUE Fully implemented RAM FILING
SYSTEM (similar to the popular Watford DFS).
• ROM to RAM load and save facilities.
The SFS (Silicon Filing System) can utilise up
to the full 128k of RAM (with the SFS in any
paged RAM) as a SILICON DISC. This behaves as
a disc drive, with all the normal Watford DFS
features (including OSWORD &7F for ROM-
SPELL, etc.) to provide an environment that looks
like a disc but loads and saves MUCH faster.
The ROM-RAM Board plugs into the 6502 CPU
socket. This leaves free all the existing ROM
sockets, which can still be used normally.
Any ROM that can be plugged into the BBC
micro’s own ROM sockets may.be used in the
ROM-RAM Board.
The ROM-RAM Board is supplied with ail
ordered options fitted as standard. Upgrade kits
(with full instructions) are available for all of the
options, for later.
Please write in for further details.
Ae UM&tt
The MODEM from Watford
At last a professional MODEM for the BBC Micro.
Unlike other 'Modem packages' this is a complete
package there are no extra software costs to get
'up and running'. Of course Le MODEM is multi-
standard, i.e. 300/300. 1200/75 & 75/1200 UK and
BELL (USA) are all supported.
The features that make Le MODEM such good
value are :
• A complete communications terminal that
transforms your BBC Micro into a very powerful
World-wide data transfer system.
• Auto Dials. Auto answers, and is completely
controlled by your micro. There are no external
controls!
• Allows you to access PRESTEL. B.T. GOLD.
THE SOURCE. MICROLINK. MICRONET.
MICROWEB. THE TIMES NETWORK. MICRO LIVE
(BBC TV database). CITY BB and more
• Designed to be SIMPLE but SOPHISTICATED.
To LOGON to a data base all you have to know is
its TELEPHONE NUMBER . Le MODEM does the
rest.
• Supplied with a comprehensive telecomms
package in a 16K sideways ROM which includes a
FULL PRESTEL terminal allowing TELE-
SOFTWARE to be downloaded.
• A comprehensive 80 column terminal. This
includes XMODEM error checked transfer proto-
col. to allow error free data transfer anywhere in
the world!
• FULLY controlled by simple ‘ 'COMMANDS
allowing you to control it from your own BASIC
programs. To get you started we supply a FREE
disc of bundled software !
• Connects to the 1MH ? bus. A ' AUDIO ON-OFF
command allows you to actually hear the tele-
phone line through your BBC micro loudspeaker.
• Completely self contained with internal mains
power supply. (Even a free mams plug is fitted 1 )
A ' TEST facility gives ON SCREEN indication that
Le MODEM is working correctly.
• Packaged in such as way that you need noth-
ing else except a BBC Micro to communicate with
computers all over the world.
• FREE Registration to MicroLink.
SPECIAL OFFER
Price: £94
(carr £3)
INTRODUCTORY PRICES:
• ROM/RAM card with 32k dynamic RAM £39
• ROM/RAM card with 64k dynamic RAM £52
• ROM/RAM card with a massive 128k dynamic
RAM £80
(carriage on ROM-RAM Card £3)
OPTIONAL EXTRAS:
• 16k plug-in Static RAM kit
• 16k Dynamic RAM for Upgrade..
• Battery backup
• Read and Write protect switches
Complete ROM-RAM board
All options installed
PS.
Is your existing ROM Board overflowing with
ROMs? Do you need more Sideways RAM? Is
your Board unreliable? Then upgrade to
Watford ROM/RAM Board and pay £5 less
(Price includes, Le Modem, Software ROM,
Cables & Comprehensive Manual)
(Write in for further details)
Minerva Systems Software
System Delta with Card Index
£55
System Programmers Ref. Guide
£19
System Gamma
£43
System Gamma Prog, Ref, Guide
£19
System Mailshot
£17
System Reporter
£17
System Intrer/View Link
£17
System Sales Ledger
£39
System Purchase Ledger
£39
System Nominal Ledger
£48
System Stock Management
£39
Order Processing/Invoicing
£39
£6
£7.50
£3
£2 each
£89
APOLLO
The NEW Modem from Watford
Following numerous requests from you, our dis-
cerning customers for an APPROVED, Low Cost &
High Performance modem with Auto Dial & Auto
Answer facilities as standard) we bring you the
versatile APOLLO Modem. Just compare the fea-
tures and look at the price (which incidentally
includes the cost of the Software, manual and
BBC connecting cable). We are sure you will
agree that Watford Electronics in their traditional
way are giving you a super 'value for money'
deal.
Just look at these features:
• V21 for Bulletin boards, Microlink, Telecom
Gold, etc.
• V23 for Prestel, Home Banking, and other
Viewdata services.
• Reverse V23 allows User run Viewdata service.
• 1200-1200 half duplex for communications.
• XMODEM, HEX and ASCII file transmission.
• Auto Dial of given 'phone number.
• Auto Answer for User's Bulletin Board.
• 80 column terminal with split screen facility.
• Prestel text screen dump.
• Fully BABT approved.
• FREE Registration to MicroLink.
• £6.50 off annual Membership to Micronet,
Prestel and Telecom Gold.
The Apollo is attractively finished in matt black. It
opens the doors to world communication to both,
the Hobbyist and the Professionals alike. With
baud rates varying from 300/300 Originate and
Answer, 1200/75 and 75/1200 full duplex and
1200/1200 half duplex, virtually all the popular
tele-services can be accessed. A comprehensive
Comms ROM oversees the use of the APOLLO,
providing simple commands for all the software
controlled facilities. APOLLO is an ideal modem
for both the first time buyer and the seasoned
user Join the Telecommunications Revolution -
Buy a Watford APOLLO!
Only:
£94
(Carr £3)
Price includes, the Modem. Comm Software
Cables & Operating Manual).
(Write in for full specification)
VOLTMACE JOYSTICKS
Delta 3B Single Joystick £12
Deltc! 3B Twin Joysticks £17
Delta 3C Joystick for Compact £10
Delta 14B Single Joystick £12
Delta 14B/1 Adaptor Module £12
Transfer Software Disc-Tape £7
ATTACHE CARRYING CASE
For the BBC Micro. Attractively finished in
antique brown leatherette. Lockable.
Only £10 (£2 carr.)
Versatile BEEB SPEECH
SYNTHESISER Unit
The Watford Speech Synthesiser is a very flexible
speech synthesis unit based upon the powerful
phonemes system. This system stores the
building blocks of speech (called phonemes) and
allows you to combine them quickly and easily to
form virtually any word imaginable.
Supplied with an advanced ROM, you are
provided with a 500 word dictionary to get you
started. These can easily be added to by
following the notes given in the comprehensive
manual.
SPECIAL PRICE £32 (carr £2)
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COMPUTER CONCEPT'S
ROMS
ACCELERATOR
£48
CARETAKER Basic Utility
£25
DISC DOCTOR
£28
Graphics ROM
£23
TERMI
£25
COMMUNICATOR
£49
SPEECH ROM
£24
Printma’ster
£24
Wordwise
£24
Wordwise plus
£40
We are giving away absolutely FREE,
the superb Word-Aid ROM worth
£24, with every WORDWISE PLUS
package bought from us.
Word-Kid
The most comprehensive
utilities ROM
for Wordwise-Plus
Extend the power of your Wordwise Plus word
processor with this most advanced ROM from
Watford. By utilising the powerful Wordwise
Plus programming language, WordAid provides
a whole host of extra features, all accessed via
a special new menu option. This ROM has been
personally approved by Mr Charles Moir, the
author of WORDWISE PLUS.
• Alphabetical sorting of names and
addresses.
• Text transfer options.
• Chapter marker.
• Epson printer codes function key option.
• Search and display in preview mode.
• Embedded command removal.
• Print Multiple copies of a document.
• Multiple file options for print and preview.
• Address finder.
• Label printer.
• Mail-merger.
• Number/delete/renumber.
• Clear text-segment area.
• BBC B, B-f and Master compatible.
Only £24
(N.B. Word Aid requires a Disc Interface in your
Micro)
HI-WORDWISE-PLUS DISC:
£5
SPELL MASTER
£45
Inter SHEET only £37
CHART — 1
[TwordI
£38
MEGA-3 ROM
Interword, Intersheet & Interchart -
3 in one ROM
£85
INTERBASE £55
All Prices Exclusive of VAT
VIEW
VIEW WORDPROCESSOR 2.1
£35
VIEW 3.0 ROM
£48
VIEW PROFESSIONAL
£79
HI-VIEW
(for use with 6502 2nd Processor)
£36
VIEW Printer Driver Generator
(Please specify Disc or Cassette)
£9
VIEWSHEET (Acornsoft) £37
VIEWSTORE
£39
VIEWSPELL with 80 track disc
£29
VIEWPLOT Disc
(Please specify for Master 128 or
Compact)
£22
VIEW-INDEX
£12
OVERVIEW Packs 1 & 2 for the
Master
£72
Watford's own Sophisticated
VIEW PRINTER DRIVERS
Epson FX80 & Kaga KP (Disc) £8
Juki & Brother HR 15 (Disc) £8
Silver Reed Printers (Disc) £8
Micros in Business (Disc)
An introduction to Business software
for the BBC Micro from Acorn £43
ADVANCE COMPUTER
PRODUCTS' ROMs
Adv. Disc Toolkit £29
Adv 1770 DFS for Mast/Compact £29
Adv 1 770 DFS for BBC/BBC+ £29
Adv Disc Investigator £24
Adv. Control Panel £29
MINI OFFICE II
Disc Version £14.50
ROM Version £47.00
REPLICA 3
This new improved REPLICA 3 from Clares is a
very powerful disc based TAPE to DISC Utility.
It now transfers even more programs than ever
before. Replica 3 will not work with all
programs but then neither will anything else.
30,000 Replicas have been sold to date. It has to
be good.
£13 (40 or 80 track)
Acorn's Speech Synthesiser
package, complete
Special Offer £18
VIEW PRINTER DRIVER
ROM
View is a powerful word processor, but until
now has seriously lacked in terms of printer
support. With the launch of our Printer Driver
ROM, which includes an extremely powerful
and easy to use Printer Driver Generator, View
users can find themselves in the realms of
advanced word processing only at a small
outlay.
The VPD extends View's printer command
with a series of mnemonic commands. All
standard highlight sequences are also
supported. A large range of printers are
supported by drivers contained within the ROM
(the drivers can be downloaded and
customised). Printers supported include:
Epson's MX, RX, FX, FX, LX, JX80 range, HI80,
KP810/910, PW1080, JP101, HR15, M1009, GLP,
Panasonic KX-P1081/2, JUKI 6100, etc.
Other printers are readily supported by
defining a Printer Driver using the built in
Printer Driver Generator. The features
mentioned below are available to both the built
in Printer Drivers and user defined drivers
(assuming the printer supports the features).
NLQ control, Underline, Bold, Proportional
Spacing, Microspacing, Italic, Superscript,
Subscript, Condensed, Enlarged, Double Strike,
Set lines per inch numerically (e.g. LPI 6), Set
characters per inch numerically (e.g. CPI 5),
Select printer font. Select printer ribbon colour,
Translation sequences, Emulation of BBC
Character Set, Simple numeric expressions for
certain operations, Full printer setup, Send
control codes, Print prompt on screen,
Redefinable Pad character, Pause for key press,
Prompt to change daisywheel, and Execute *
command when printing.
Other features include a very powerful on
screen preview, with bold, italic, underline,
super/subscript, enlarged highlights, and a
special printer driver to allow memory based
text to be previewed by View 1.4. Of course,
View 1.4, 2.1 and 3.0 are all supported, as is
Shadow RAM and 6502 Second Processors. The
BBC B series and Master series of micros are
supported. A comprehensive manual is
supplied. All in all, a very professional product
for the discerning user who wants power at
their finger tips. (Write in for a detailed leaflet).
Price: Only £33
EPSON NLQ ROM
for the BBC Micro
Harness the full potential of your Epson RX or
FX printer. The NLQ ROM makes Epson printers
produce Near Letter Quality output with
optional proportional spacing, enlarged and
underlined. Accessed by simple * commands
from Basic. Wordwise and View (with driver) or
almost any other language.
(Send an SAE for sample printout)
Only: £25
VIEW PRINTER DRIVER for NLQ ROM £7
DUMPOUT 3
A highly sophisticated screen dump ROM. This
has to be the most flexible and powerful screen
dump ROM yet produced for the BBC micro. It
will put on paper anything you see on the
screen, including full Mode 7 graphics.
Also provided are window setting utilities and
OSWORD calls to plot and read Mode 7
graphics pixels.
Facilities:
• Vertical and horizontal scaling in all graphics
modes and mode 7
• Rotation of image by 90, 180 or 270 degrees
• Left hand margin setting
• Screen dump window setting
• Colours appear as grey scale
• Two tone fast dump
• Colour mask
• Mode 7 contrast expansion
• Mode 7 contiguous dump
• Key triggered and User Port triggered dumps
The Micro User Feb. 1985.
'Without reservation / wholeheartedly
recommend the Dump Out 3 ROM as the
ultimate screen dump facility for the BBC Micro
... it must represent excellent value for money
and surely cannot be beaten".
For use with the following printers.
GLP, GP80/1 00/250, CANNON, STAR. KAGA /
TAXAN, NEC, SHINWA CP80, GEMINI, EPSON
MX/RX/FX, Ml 009, NEC PC8023, DMP100/200/
400, Panasonic KX1081/82, Mannesman Tally
and compatibles. Only* £25
BBC SOFTWARE'S
Popular Educational Software
• Maths with a Story 1 (Disc). 4 primary level
maths programs £11.25
• Maths with a Story 2 (Disc) 4 further maths
programs £11.25
• Picture Craft (Disc) 6-14 age group. Pack
consists of flexible geometrical design &
colouring programs £17
• WAVES: Science Topics (Disc) CSC O Level
Physics program. £14.95
• RELATIONSHIP: Science (Disc) O Level
Biology program. £14.95
• BONDING: Science (Disc) O Level Chemistry
program. £14.95
• ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM (8 Discs) O
Level program. £14.95
• ELECTRONICS IN ACTION (Disc) O Level
program £19.95
• NEWTON & THE SPACE SHUTTLE (Disc) O
Level program. £20
• ECOLOGY (Disc) O Level program. £20
• POLYMERS (Disc) O Level program. £20
• Gasification & Periodic Table O Level. The
suite is supplied with its own database of
chemical elements which can be classified
according to your own rule: ~ £20
• FOOD & POPULATION (Disc) O Level
program. £20
• MICROTECHNOLOGY (Cassette) O Level
program. £6.95
• A VOUS LA FRANCE (2 Cassettes) A French
language home study aid.
£17
• DEUTSCH DIREKT! (Disc & Audio
Cassette)
£20
• Modem Master (Disc)
£11.25
• ADVANCED TELETEXT SYSTEM
£9
• PERIOD TABLE SOFTWARE
£20
• USING YOUR COMPUTER (Cassette) 8-12
age
£24
• Astronomy - Primary (Disc)
£11
• Computers at Work - Primary
£16
# Introducing Geography - Primary
£16
• Introducing Geography 1 1-17yrs
£17
• Electric Fields 6-14 years
£10.50
• Statistics A level
£23
• Bird Spy 9-12 yrs
£13
• BlackQueen Contract Bridge
£13
• Espana Viva - 3 Discs
£19.95
• A Vous La France Disc
£21.50
THE NLQ DESIGNER
(The First & still the Best)
Supplied with over 25 Different fonts
A massively useful utility for users of the
Taxan/Kaga KP810/910 or the Canon PW1080
This program allows you to define NLQ
character sets to download into the printer's
memory. Full on screen editing of the font.
Requires 6264 RAM chip to be fitted in the
printer.
Supplied with disc containing over 25 example
fonts. (Please specify 40 or 80 track when
ordering.) Fonts are: Italic, Courier, Courier
Italic, Script, Copper Plate, Shadow, Bold,
Double Print and Gothic etc. (P.S. This ROM is
not suitable for Epson printers.)
• NLQ Designer ROM, FONT Disc and
Manual £25
(Write in for further details on all above ROMS)
ADDER
The only low cost EPROM Programmer for the
BBC Micro that will program both the standard
21V and the new 12V5, 27128 EPROMS.
Adder is the ultimate EPROM programmer for
the BBC Micro. It will program many different
EPROMs up to the very latest 27256 32K
devices.
The Adder unit connects to the User Port and
draws its power from there too. The EPROM is
mounted in a top quality ZIF socket. There are
no switches or controls as Adder is entirely
software controlled.
The Adder software provides sophisticated
facilities for programming EPROMs from a RAM
image produced by loading disc files. The
software is menu driven and designed for ease
of use.
Features:
• Two ultra fast programming algorithms or
standard slow algorithm.
• Supports standard 21V programming and
newer 12.5 volt EPROMs. (Software switched).
• The RAM image to be programmed can be
built up in many ways. Sections of image can
be loaded separately. Part programming. Read
EPROM. Edit data in memory.
• Automatic processing to handle a list of files
to program into the EPROM.
• Automatic disc buffering to allow
programming of 32K 27256 devices from a 32K
file without extra effort.
• Verification gives detailed error list and
checksums are maintained. There is also a
blank check facility.
• Works with ail standard filing systems.
Generates header code for RFS ROMs to allow
Basic programs etc. to be stored in EPROM.
More than one file per ROM permitted.
• Programs the following EPROMs
From 2K to 32K 2516, 2716, 2532, 2732, 2764,
2764A, 27128, 27128A, 27256 (Both 12.5V and
21V).
£75 (£3 Carr)
TEX EPROM ERASERS
EPROMs need careful treatment if they are to
survive their expected lifetime. Over erasure of
EPROMs very rapidly turns them into ROMs!
The TEX erasers operate following the
manufacturers specifications to give the
maximum possible working life by not erasing
too fast. We use these erasers for all our own
erasing work.
• ERASER EB - Standard version erases up to
16 chips £28 (carr £2)
• ERASER GT - Deluxe version erases up to 18
chips. Has automatic safety cut-off to switch off
the UV lamp when opened. £30 (carr £2)
0 Spare UV tubes. £9
A MUST FOR WORD PROCESSING
Watford Electronics now brings you the latest
state-of-the-art MEMORY EXPANSION BOARD
for your BBC microcomputer. Don't throw away
your BBC B for a BBC B Plus or BBC Master.
Just plug the ribbon cable into the 6502
processor socket, and fit the compact board
inside the computer. Immediately you will gain
not 16K or even 20K, but a massive 32K of extra
RAM! > !
• IMPROVE your WORD PROCESSING system,
whether disc or cassette based. Don't wait for a
slow printer - type in text while printing. TWO
JOBS DONE SIMULTANEOUSLY and £100 +
saved on a printer buffer.
• "VIEW" Wordprocessor users can now type
in letters in 80 columns and have up to 28,000
bytes free - 5 times as much as normal.
• In WORDWISE (or WORDWISE-PLUS),
preview in 80 columns with the full 24K of text
in memory. This product is recommended as an
ideal complement by Computer Concepts.
• Combine GOOD GRAPHICS and LONG
PROGRAMS. Use the top 20K of the expansion
RAM as the screen display memory, leaving all
the standard BBC RAM free for programs.
Benefit from MODE 0/1/2 graphics and 28K of
program space.
• Use the FULL 32K or the bottom 12K of the
expansion RAM as a PRINTER buffer for
PARALLEL or SERIAL printers, sound channels,
RS423 etc Print large text files while running
long graphics programs, and have all your
buffer options available as well
(*FX15,21,138,145,ADVAL etc). Please note only
a 12K printer buffer can be used with Wordwise
or Wordwise-Plus, due to the way they are
written.
• Unique facility to turn ROMs off and on
again. Unlike all other ROM managers, this
feature does not use 'unofficial' memory. Two
bytes of normally user-inaccessible memory on
the RAM card are used to ensure ROMs are
disabled WHERE OTHER ROMS FAIL.
• Recommended by Computer Concepts for
use with their Inter series of ROMs.
Only £59 (carr E2)
(Price includes a comprehensive manual
and the ROM)
INCREDIBLE
WORDPROCESSING
DEAL
Watford's 32K SHADOW RAM CARD and
Computer Concept's INTERWORD
Wordprocessor package.
at Only£89 (carr £2)
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15 Hr Wordprocessing BBC/View
15 Hr Wordprocessing BBC/WW&WW-f
30 Hour BASIC (BBC Micro)
40 Best machine Code Routines
50 Programs in BBC BASIC
6502 Assembly Language Program
6502Application
6502 Assembly Lang. Subroutines
6502 Development Package
6502 Reference Guide
68000 Assembly Language Prog.
68000 Machine Code Programming
68000 Microprocessor Handbook
68000 Programming the
68000UserGuide
6809,Programmingthe
6809 Machine Code Programming
8086/8088 Assembly Language Prog.
8086/8088Programmingthe
Advanced Disc User Guide
Advanced Prog. Guide to BBC
Adv. Sideways RAM UserGuide
Advanced UserGuidefor BBC
AdvancedGraphicswithBBC
Assembly Language Programming on
BBC Micro
Adventure into BBC BASIC
Amiga Hardware Ref Manual
Applied Assembly Lang, for BBC
ARM Assem, Lang, Programming
Art of Microcomputer Graphics
Assembly Lang, within BBC
Basic ROM UserGuide
BBCBCompendium
BBC BASICfor Beginners
BBC Forth
BBC Hardware Projects
BBC Micro & Small Business
BBC Micro & the small Business
BBC Micro Advance Programming
BBC Micro Basic Sound& Graphics
BBC Micro Programming Tips
BBC MicroROM Book
BBCMaster 128forHigh Flyer
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BCPLUserGuide
BCPLThe Language& its Compiler
C Big Red Book of
CforBeginners
CforProgrammers
CProgramming Lang.
CompleteFORTH
Computer Graphics& CAD fundamentals
CP-M Bible
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Disc Drive Projects for Micros
DISC FILING SYSTEM (DFS)
Operating Manualfor BBC
DBASE Programming Language
dBaselllPlus
dBASE III Plus, Quick Ref. Guide
dBaselllTips&Tricks
Disc Programming Techniques
Exploring FORTH
File Handling on BBC Micro
FORTH-Acorn
FORTH-Advaqced
FORTH- AText Reference
FORTH on the BBC Micro
FORTH-Starting
Functional Forth for the BBC Micro
GuidetoBBCROMs
Graphics for Children
Hackers Handbook- New
Inside Information (Computers,
Interfacing & Control o/t BBC Micro
Introduction toCOMAL
Introduction to LOGO
Introducing 'C'
Introduction to FORTH
Introduction to PASCAL
ISO -PASCAL Reference Manual
LISP2ndEdition
LISP, A Beginners Guide to
LISPonthe BBC Micro
LISP the Language of
Artificial Intelligence
Logo on the BBC Micro
Mysteries of DISC DRIVES and DFS
REVEALED
Mastering Assembly Code
Mastering CP-M
Mastering Interpreters &
Compilers
Mastering Music
Mastering the Disc Drive
Mastering Operating System
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£19
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£7.95
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£10.00
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£10.00
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£3.95
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£5.95
Programming the 6502
£16.95
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£19.95
Software Business
£5.50
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£7.95
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Commands REVEALED
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£12.95
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THE COMPLETE BBC
''COMPUTER USER HANDBOOK
"Why has no-one written a book like this
before? It's long overdue".
If you own a BBC-B, BBC B + , Electron, Master
128, Master Compact or Archimedes then this
book is for you. It shows you how to get the
most from your computer, and how to make
the computer work for you. Although some
sections are machine specific, most of the
information, programs, hints and good solid
experience are for the whole range of BBC
machines. The general style and level means
that both beginner and expert will feel satisfied
with the quality and quantity of the material.
GENERAL - Uses and abuses of computers.
HARDWARE - How to design your own work
station. Hardware additions (disc drives, ROMs,
printers, 2nd processors, etc). DIY alterations.
HARDWARE RUNNING BBC-BASIC - All BBC
machines are described with their differences.
Compatibility between the various BBC
machines. Networks. The Archimedes and its
advantages.
GETTING ORGANISED - so that you keep track
of your programs and control of your software.
Setting up for easier programming sessions.
NEAT PROGRAMMING - Good style. Writing
structured programs. Getting the best from
BBC-BASIC, Graphics and screen displays.
Speeding up programs. Saving space.
GENERAL PROGRAMMING TIPS AND HINTS -
with a multitude of examples (eg input vetting,
dealing with dates, blanking out function key
messages, error trapping, disabling ESCAPE
and BREAK, use of EOR with colour, etc).
DEBUGGING - Specific errors and how to
handle them. How to test programs fully.
STANDARD PROGRAMS - Assessing word-
processors, spread-sheets, databases, graphics
packages, communications etc. How to
customise them to your own requirements.
COMPUTERS AT HOME AND IN THE OFFICE -
Introducing the computer to the office. Program
protection. Computers and the law.
Communications. Selling your own programs.
28 FULL CHAPTERS, elegantly written and
.extensively indexed. To dip into, consult, or
read-from cover to cover, again... and again...
and again...
Only: £14.95
BEEB
VIDEO DIGITISER
Using any source of composite video (colour or
monochrome) and the Watford Beeb Video
Digitiser, you can convert an image from your
camera into a graphics screen on the BBC
Micro.
This uses the full graphics capacity of the BBC
micro in modes 0, 1 or 2. The video source may
be a camera, video recorder or television, and
is connected via the video output socket.
Images produced can be compressed, stored to
disc, printed on an Epson compatible printer,
directly used to generate graphics, analysed for
scientific and educational use or converted to
other formats e.g. Slow Scan TV or receiving a
picture from a remote camera using a modem.
The output from the digitiser exactly matches
the graphics capability in each mode, with up to
8 levels of grey in mode 2. The unit connects
into the User Port and automatically scans a
complete picture in 1.6 seconds.
Both the black and white levels can be adjusted
manually for the optimum picture, or switched
to automatic for unattended use. The image
produced can be reversed if necessary.
Full controlling software is supplied on a
normal sideways ROM and this is easily
accessed via additional * commands. The
package is designed to allow easy input of
complex screens and give full access of the
data to the use/. Once on the screen, the image
can be usedjas a normal graphics screen,
allowing any of the usual graphics commands
in BASIC or Other ROM's to work on it.
A special print dump routine is included with
the driver programs. This is specially designed
to produce a fast, correctly proportioned
picture, with reduced "contouring”, resulting in
an accurate reproduction of the original image.
Detailed examples of driving this unit from
BASIC or other languages are all provided in
the extensive manual supplied.
£109 (Carr. £3)
(Price includes) Digitiser Unit, Software in ROM
& a Comprehensive Manual)
(BBC B-f and Master compatible, except Master
with Econet)
Magazine Maker
(As seen on TV)
A combination of the Pagemaker and Watford's
Beeb Video Digitiser.
Using any video that provides a composite
signal and the digitiser, images from a camera
or TV can be converted into a graphics screen
on the BBC Micro.
They can then be used within Pagemaker to
illustrate magazines or newsletters - in fact
anything that needs to be created on A4 size
paper.
With Pagemaker’s many features, a variety of
pictures can be composed - the only limit being
the imagination.
Pictures can be doctored using Pagemaker's
graphics option to produce any number of
effects.
Text can be formatted around the digitised
photo on screen using the facilities available,
which include 16 typefaces, character and
pattern definer, text formatting and the ability
to load in wordwise and viewfiles plus much
more.
Once created the picture can be printed out.
The Magazine Maker is suitable for any use
that requires illustrated documents.
Complete Package £135.00 (carr. £3)
SURGE PROTECTOR Plug
Fitted in place of your normal mains plug, this
device protects your equipment against mains
surges. Nearby lightning strikes, thermostats
switching and many other sources which put
high voltage transient spikes on to the mains.
This can lead to data corruption in memory and
on disc and can result in spuriously crashing
machines. A must for every computer user.
Protection for only £7.50
4 WAY MAINS
DISTRIBUTION SOCKET
4 way top quality mains trailing sockets.
Supplied wired up with mains plug ready for
use. Can be screwed to floor or wall if required.
Very useful for tidying up all the mains leads
from your peripherals.
£7.95 (carr £1.50)
SPIKES CLEANER UNIT
A 4 way mains distribution unit as above with a
built-in Surge Arrester, providing protection for
your complete computer system
£13.50 (carr. Cl. 50)
ROM EXTRACTION TOOL
This extremely useful tool allows you trouble
free chip insertion and removal from your
computer by distributing the removal force over
the whole body of any 24 or 28 pin chip.
£2
Replacement FLEXIBLE 17 way
Keyboard Connector £3
28pin DIL HEADER PLUG
SOLDER type £1.50; IDC CRIMP type £1.95
8 WAY DIP SWITCH
Increase the speed of your Disc Drives by
soldering this switch to your BBC B or B +
Keyboard.
Only £1.00
28 pin ZIF SOCKET (Textool)
£6.95
Watford DATA DUCK
Convert two single Disc Drives into one Dual
Drive with this simple external unit (suitable for
disc drives with PSU).
£14
Watford POWER DUCK
£8
CONNECTING LEADS
(All ready made ancttested)
CASSETTE LEADS 7 pin DIN Plug
to 5 pin DIN Plug + I.Jack Plug
£2.00
to 3 pin DIN Plug + 1 Jack Plug
£2.00
to 7 pin DIN Plug
£2.50
to 3 Jack Plugs
£2.00
6 pin DIN to 6 pin DIN Plug (RGB)
£2.50
DISC DRIVE POWER LEADS
Supply from BBC power supply to standard
Disc Drive connector.
Single £3.00 Dual £3.75
DISC DRIVE INTERFACE LEADS
BBC to Disc Drives Ribbon Cable
Single £4 Twin £6
Miscellaneous Connectors
RGB (6 PIN DIN)
RS423 (5 pin Domino)
Cassette (7 pin DIN)
ECONET (5 pin DIN)
Paddles (15 pin 'D')
Disc Drive Plug 4 way
6 way Power Connector
Plugs
Sockets
30p
45p
40p
50p
25p
65p
20p
30p
80p
200p
75p
-
80p
95p
Watford Electronics are the
main Approved Stockist of
ACORN SPARES and Acorn
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Antistatic Aerosol Spray
Ideal for cleaning and preventing static build-up
on TV/Monitor Screens.
£2.50
AEROSOL DUST SPRAY
This simple to use aerosol spray is ideal for
removing Dust and Dirt deposits from the
Keyboards and similar inaccessible places. £3
SPARES for BBC Micro
Keyboard
£43
Speaker
£2*
UHF Modulator
£4
Keyswitch
£1.50
Speaker Grill
£1
16MHz Crystal
£4
Power Supply
£56
32.768MHz Xtal
£1.00
Case
£20
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LM324
SN76489
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UPD7002
WD1770
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27256-15
27512
27C101G (1 Meg)
4013
4020
4164-15
4464-12
4464-15
4816 RAM
41256-15
41256-12
6264LP-8K
6502A CPU
65C02 3M
65C12
6512A
6522
6522A
65256ALS-15
6818
6845SP
68B50
68B54
7438
74LS00
74LS04
74LS10
74LS123
74LS163
74LS244
74LS245
74ALS245
74LS373
74LS393
75453
75159
9637
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£4.00
£5.25
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£8.75
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£3.00
£3.25
£4.25
£5.00
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£2000
60p
£0.90
£1.75
£4.75
£4.25
£2.00
£3.75
£4.75
£2.75
£4.75
£9.75
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£3.40
£5.00
£8.00
£4.00
£ 6.00
£2.95
£7.50
40p
25p
25p
25p
80p
70p
80p
£1.00
£2.75
£1.00
£1.00
70p
£2.00
£2.00
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ROMS
ACORN ADFS
ACORN BASIC 2
Acorn BCPL
Acorn COMAL
ACORN DNFS
Acorn FORTH
Acorn Graphics
Acornsoft C
Acorn LISP
Acorn LOGO
Acorn OS B +
Acorn OS 1.2
Basic Editor
Beebfont
Beebmon
BROM Plus
Buffer & Backup
Communicator
Commstar
£25
£19
£42
£38
£17
£32
£25
£74
£19
£49
£25
£14
£24
£25
£22
£32
£20
£49
£29
Graphics Extension Rom
GXR-B
GXR-B ♦
Help II
ISO Pascal
ISO-Pascal Stand
Alone Generator
ICON Master
Logotron LOGO
Master Termulator
Micro Prolog
Microtext Disc
Microtext Rom
Mini Office ROM
MUROM
ROMAS
ROMIT
Serial ULA
TERMULATOR
Toolkit Plus
Video ULA
ULTRACALC
1 Mb OS ROM
£21
£22
£27
£51
£30
£28
£45
£34
£62
£48
£199
£47
£21
£29
£29
£13
£25
£31
£14
£26
£39
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UNITED KINGDOM
Alpha Microtec Ltd, 321 Stratford Road, Shirley,
. Solihull, West Midlands. Tel: 021-745 8998.
Badger Micros (Devon), Badger's Hill,
Southerton, Ottery-St. Mary, Devon EX11 1SE.
Tel: 0395 68516.
Beebug Retail, Dolphin Place, Holywell Hill,
St. Albans.
Cambridge Computer Store, 4 Emmanuel St.,
Cambridge CB1 1NE. Tel: 0223 358264.
Cirkit Distribution Ltd.
Park Lane, Broxbourne, Herts.
C.J.E. Micros, 78 Brighton Road, Worthing,
West Sussex. Tel: 0903 213361.
HCCS, 575-583 Durham Road, Low Fell,
Gateshead, Nr. Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Tel. 091 4870760.
Mancomp Ltd, Printworks Lane, Levenshulme,
Manchester. Tel: 061-224 1888-9888.
Microman Computers, Pasture Lane Farm,
Pasture Lane, Rainford, St. Helens, Merseyside
WA11 8PU. Tel: 074488 3667.
The Computer Depot. 205 Buchanan Street,
Glasgow G1 2JZ. Tel: 041-332 3944.
Verospeed Ltd. Boyatt Wood, Eastleigh, Hants.
OVERSEAS DEALERS
•Absolute Electronics, Rewal House, 208-210 La
Trobe Street. Melbourne. 3000. Victoria.
Australia. Tel: (03) 663 2411.
Alpha Computer Co, Shop 314 Chi Fu
Commercial Centre, Chi Fu Fa Yuen, Hong
Kong, Tel: 5-506592.
Computer Distribution Company. Parklaan, 47,
8-9300 Aalst, Belgium.
E.B.N., Elisenstrasse 13, 1000 Berlin 41.
Tel: (030) 7952057
Lendac Data Systems, Unit 31, IDA Enterprise
Centre, Pearce Street, Dublin 12. Tel: 710796.
Scientex P.V.B.A., Zilversmidstraat 2, B-2000
Antwerpen. Belgium. Tel: 03 233 59 06
Techno-matic Data, Holbergsgade 19, 1057
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Software for BBC and IBM file interchange
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BGRAPH Display BBC mode 0.1,0 screen format (AMX Art included) Tiles on IBM standard
colour (CGA). enhanced colour (EGA) or Hercules screens for use in IBM PC
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Infact BeebDOS is probably the fastest and most powerful
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FLIP-OVER FUNCTION STRIP HOLDERS
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ACORN USER APRIL 1988
JOE’S JOTTINGS
THROUGH THE
ROUND WINDOW
Most graphics software is written for the high-resolution modes, so here’s a simple mode 2
graphics program designed with stained glass windows in mind
Joe Telford
O ne of the things which most
impressed me when the BBC
micro was launched in 1981, was
its potential for generating col-
ours. Most interesting was mode
2. While it produced chunky text, it was
also capable of producing eight clearly
defined colours plus a further eight flashing
colour combinations.
The flashing colours have mainly been
used for programming simple graphic
effects, as well as for creating animated
scenes. Screen mode 2 also suffers from
quite chunky graphics, and consequently
most software other than games uses
modes 0, 1 or 4. A simple program which
allows you to draw and colour shapes in
mode 2 could be very useful. This month
we look at a program to do just this.
Listing 1 in the yellow pages is called
‘STAIN’. It was designed to demonstrate
the colour facilities of the mode 2 screen,
by drawing ‘stained glass windows’. The
program allows you to draw black lines on
a white background, and then to fill the
areas left white with various colours. So
the program can be run on as many as
possible of the Acorn micro range, the
colour fills are written from first principles
in Basic, rather than using the flood fill
routines incorporated in the GXR ROM
and the operating systems of recent
machines. In this program the black lines
are the lead used as the framework for
stained glass windows, and the colour fills
represent the glass. With the standard BBC
micro, seven colours; red, green, yellow,
blue, magenta, cyan and white are avail-
able. The flashing colours can also be used
in a way which I will describe later.
Three programs make up the Stain suite.
They will work on all filing systems,
Figure 1. Sixteen of the 32 colours available from the
program when you use an Integrex Colourjet printer. All are
built up from three basic shades. See also figure 6
ACORN USKR APRIL 1988
81
JOE’S JOTTINGS
although on tape and the NFS saving and
loading pictures is very slow. The Adv-
anced Network Filing System is better.
Start by typing the ‘BPACK’ program into
your machine. Save it, then run it, and save
the machine code it generates as ‘PACK’.
Do the same with ‘BUNPACK’, and save
this as ‘UNPACK’. If you already have the
PCB design program from last November’s
Acorn User , then you could use PACK and
UNPACK from that. Both PACK and
UNPACK are used as star commands
within the main program, ‘STAIN’, to
handle compacted screen pictures.
Once typed into the computer, the
‘STAIN’ program should be saved on disc
and locked before use. You do this by
typing:
••ACCESS STAIN L
on a DFS disc, or
" ACCESS STAIN WRL
with ADFS or a network.
If you are using a disc drive, then you
can build a IBOOT file as follows:
'•'BUILD IBOOT
0001 MODE 7
0002 CHAIN “STAIN”
0003 Escape
"‘OPT 4,3
Now pressing Shift-Break starts the prog-
ram off.
What it does
The major functions of the STAIN program
are:
■ To allow movement of a cursor around
the screen.
■ To draw a selection of lines.
■ To fill in a selection of colours.
■ To load, save and print files.
When the program is run, the screen
clears to white and the message
‘Glass=White’ appears at the top of the
screen. This top line is used for messages
from the program and confirmation of key
presses. At the bottom left of the screen is a
small cross, which is the graphics cursor. It
has a central dot which is its ‘active’ point
and you can see the underlying screen
colour through it.
The cursor can be moved around by
using the cursor keys. Using them together
with Shift doubles its speed of movement,
and using the CTRL key with the cursor
keys makes the cursor fly across the screen.
The cursor can’t leave the screen or move
onto the top line, and so all your stained
Figure 2. Examples of the drawings you can produce with
the listing. Note the circle and triangle drawing routines
make basic shapes easy to create
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ACORN USER APRIL 1988
JOE S JOTTINGS
glass windows must be created in the screen
area available to you for drawing.
Drawing lines
The function keys by themselves control
many of the line drawing facilities. It could
be worth marking these on a function key
strip. Key fl simply draws a black dot in the
centre of the cursor cross. This can be used
to draw very small shapes, dot by dot, or to
mark points for later reference.
Function key f2 (LINE) starts and ends
the drawing of lines. Move the cursor to the
start of a line and press LINE. The micro
tells you to move to the end of the line and
press LINE again, and as the cursor keys
are pressed the line which would be drawn
is shown. When LINE is pressed a second
time, the line is fixed. If you find you’ve
started the line in the wrong place, press
Escape before you fix the end of the line.
Circle drawing is done with function key
f3. Place the cursor at the centre of the circle
you wish to draw and press f3. A message
tells you to move the circle’s edge. As you
move, the radius of the circle expands and
contracts to match the cursor position. To
fix the circle simply press f3 a second time.
Like drawing lines, if you wish to cancel the
circle before fixing it, just press Escape. To
speed up the drawing, a DATA statement in
the program contains the location of 20
points on the circumference of a large circle.
These are repeatedly read, scaled and plot-
ted depending on the radius set as the cursor
is moved. This saves a lot of calculations
involving SIN and COS, which are slow
compared with ordinary arithmetic.
The key f4 which lets you draw triangles.
Move to the first corner of your triangle,
and press f4. Now follow the message, and
move to the second point before pressing f4
again. This will draw a line. Now move to
the last point and as you do so the triangle
will be dragged behind your cursor. To fix
the triangle press f4 a third time. To cancel
the triangle before finally fixing it, press the
Escape key.
Filling in the colours
The white spaces between the black ‘lead’
lines can be filled with colour. To select a
filling colour hold down the Shift key and
press a function key from fO (black) to f7
(white). The colour will be indicated on the
top display linq; eg, ‘Glass=Green’.
Now move the cursor to a piece of glass
to be filled and press fO - the fill command.
The shape will fill up to the black lines. If
the shape fails to fill completely then move
the cursor to the remaining white glass and
Figure 3. The outline ready to be filled
Figure 4. Working on a design on the screen
CONTROLLING COLOUR PRINTERS
How are the available colours selected by
a single byte of data? This byte can be
considered as a four-bit binary number.
The bottom bit controls the cyan ink, bit
one is magenta, bit two is yellow and bit
three is unused. The ink is only printed if
the bit is zero. So to print yellow, the
data to send to the printer is 0011 in
binary - print yellow ink but not magen-
ta or cyan - and in decimal this is 3. Red
is a mixture of yellow and magenta, so
the control data is 0001, or 1.
The Integrex 132 printer uses a 32-
colour palette by mixing any two of the
eight basic colours using an eight-bit
binary number. Brown is a mixture of red
and yellow, ie, 0001 0010, or 9 in decim-
al. Some examples are shown in figure 6.
fill again. Very small patches can be filled
with dots of colour with the Delete key.
It is possible to re-stain previously
stained glass with another colour, or to
unstain the glass just by filling over the
previous colour with white. It is also
possible to erase black lines by carefully
filling them with white. The whole screen
can be completely cleared to white by
pressing Shift and f8.
The CTRL key in combination with the
red function keys gives a further eight
colours. These are only really visible when
you print out the final design on an Integrex
132 Colourjet printer. On the computer
screen they appear the same colour as the
Shifted function keys.
Saving drawings
Very simple filing facilities are provided
which use the function keys f5, f6, f 7 and f8.
Function key f5 displays a catalogue of the
current disc, having previously saved the
compacted screen to the disc in a file called
‘TEMP’. Once the catalogue is read, the
space bar restores the the picture from the
file. Function key f6 loads a picture to the
screen from the disc, and function key f7
saves a compacted screen on to. the disc. If a
file doesn’t exist, then an appropriate mes-
sage is displayed. Also, if you are about to
save a picture over another file, then a
warning is given - this allows you to stop
the save. Delete files with f8. In all cases
answering a filing prompt with just Return
causes the catalogue to be displayed, while
the Escape key stops the current filing
system action.
Because the pictures are stored in com-
pacted form, they cannot be used directly
by other programs. To uncompact them,
you should make sure that there is enough
space on your disc, then write a short
program like that shown in figure 7.
Make sure that "’UNPACK is saved on
the disc in question. Another useful mini-
program, shown in figure 8, is one to
convert from the Acorn User ‘LDPIC’
format to ‘PACK’ format. ‘LDPIC’ is the
program used on the Acorn User Gallery
and Portfolio discs - and it was listed in
October 1986. Loading using LDPIC is
slower than UNPACK, but the files are
more efficiently compacted. Again, make
sure that "’PACK and "'LDPIC are both on
the disc in question.
Pressing f9 allows you to leave the
program after a preliminary safety check,
and then returns control to Basic, tidying
the memory as it goes.
A few new lines of code are all that are
needed to produce a ‘carousel’ display of
your stained glass windows. This is listed as
listing 4 on the yellow pages. Make sure that
^UNPACK is on the disc, together with
your pictures.
Printing your drawings
Many enthusiasts are happy to look at their
creations on a monitor. But a growing
number of people, particularly in schools,
are using colour printers to display their
masterpieces. With the Epson JX80 or other
Epson-compatible colour printers, you can
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ACORN USER APRIL 1988
ARCHIMEDES
& BBC SOFTWARE
INTER-CHART
A general purpose chart and graph
plotting program that can display
data in the most easily understood
format— graphically.
While it integrates directly with other
members of the ‘INTER’ family it can
also accept data from ASCII files,
produced by WORDW1SE, VIEW and
programming languages such as
BASIC.
Supports line, and bar graphs, pie
charts and also scatter graphs.
These may be automatically
scaling, or the user may view any
portion of the scale so allowing
'zooming' into any area of interest.
Pie charts may have highlighted
segments (pulled out) with the
values optionally displayed as
percentages.
All graph displays may have
optional text headings or messages
positioned anywhere on screen.
These are saved with the graph and
may be edited at any time.
Multiple graphs can be held in
memory at the same time. Any
number of graphs may be overlaid
allowing easy comparisons etc.
(Not applicable to pie charts.)
Graphs may be displayed in any
BBC graphics mode. The colours of
bars, lines, or segments may be
altered from a simple table of
colours. In addition special striped
colour combinations and a variety
of cross hatching styles are
available for bar charts.
Where appropriate either axis may
be displayed with a log or linear
scale, and optional dotted
graduation lines are available.
INTER-CHART has built in screen
dump routines for EPSON matrix
printers and compatibles. Other
screen dump routines may be used
from within (or external to) INTER-
CHART for other printers or plotters.
BBC ROM— £32.00 'VAT
(£36.80 incl.)
Archimedes ROM £25 ^ VAT (£28.75 incl.)
INTER-WORD
The ultimate word processor for the
BBC Micro.
The most comprehensive WYSIWYG
image of the final page showing at
all times, page breaks, headings,
footings, bold text, underlines etc,
ensuring the page on screen looks
as close as possible to the final
printout.
Works in 40, 53, 80 ora special 106
column screen mode and offers
super-fast scrolling in all modes,
even sideways scrolling if necessary.
All margin and tab settings are
controlled by rulers placed in the
text. These may be altered by
moving the cursor onto the ruler and
simply dragging the required margin
or tab to the new position. All text
controlled by the ruler is instantly re-
formatted to the new settings.
Pull down menus may control nearly
all operations— no complicated
commands to remember. This
ensures that it really is easy to use.
Printer control menu allows easy
access to all printers'special effects
and allows easy configuring to any
printer. Printer codes may be saved
and re-loaded— no need for special
printer drivers.
A special multi-file mode enables
very long documents to be
generated, even to the size of a disc,
yet enables simple movement to
any page in the document.
File selector for all file operations.
This enables fast and very simple file
name selection when saving,
loading etc.
Integrates directly with other
members of the INTER family and
with SPELLMASTER, the fastest and
most flexible spelling checker
available for the BBC.
BBC ROM £49 VAT (£56.35 inci.)
Archimedes ROM £39 VA1 (£44.85 incl.)
INTER-SHEET
A simple to use, but very powerful
spreadsheet program offering many
unique features.
The fastest spreadsheet available for
the BBC Micro.
The largest capacity spreadsheet.
This means more data and larger
spreadsheets are possible.
40, 80 and a special 106 column
screen mode. Especially useful for
viewing large sheets.
Multiple spreadsheets in memory at
once. Data from one may be
included in the calculations of other
sheets.
Super-fast replication allows
anything from a single box to an
area of the sheet to be copied to
any other position. Formulae may
be automatically updated relative
to their new positions.
Simple WORDWISE like cursor
movement.
A unique windowing system enables
any row or column to be fixed on
screen, while allowing the sheet to
scroll underneath. Simpler than
other windowing systems yet more
flexible.
While it integrates directly with INTER-
WORD it can also transfer data to
and from other word processors
such as VIEW and WORDWISE.
A large range of standard maths
functions is included in addition to
special spreadsheet functions such
as AVERAGE, COUNT, IF . . ., LOOKUP,
MAX, MIN, SUM etc.
Simple auto-prompting commands
structure. If you ccyYt remember the
complete command syntax, just
enter the first letter and INTER-SHEET
will prompt from then on.
BBC ROM (2 chips) £49 VAT
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Archimedes ROM £39 * VAT (£44.85 incl.)
All the above ROMs are fully compatible with DFS, ADFS, Econet, all BBC machine variants and Watford or Aries shadow
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ACORN USER APRIL 1988
JOE’S JOTTINGS
easily employ Acorn User's UserDump
ROM to obtain a colour printout.
The alternative colour printer is the
Canon PJ1080 colour ink jet model. This
printer is available in a number of guises,
from ex-demo models badged as Tandy
Colourjet printers (GC220) to brand new,
souped-up models sold as the Integrex
132 Colourjet. The STAIN program will
drive any of this range, because they are
internally very similar. It is worth re-
membering that the extra cash you pay out
for the Integrex version gets you a true
32-colour pallette, part of which is shown in
figure 2, as well as the limited eight-colour
pallette available on the other versions.
At the beginning of the STAIN program,
there is a line which reads ‘print-
er$=“INT2”’, indicating the program is set
to perform a 16-colour dump. Alter this to
printer$=‘TNTl” for a simple eight-colour
dump on an Integrex, or to
printer$=“TANDY” for an eight-colour
dump on a Canon or Tandy printer. This
sets up a single-byte control code that
affects the way the dump is done.
Now, when the program is running,
simply tapping Shift-f9 will lead you, via a
series of messages, to dumping those
screens. One word of warning though -
colour dumping is a slow process, and really
keen users might like to convert these
routines to machine code.
Picture drawing hints
Although half the fun of using a graphics
package is working out how to achieve the
end result you want, it is useful to keep a
few points in mind as you work:
■ Always have an idea of what you intend
to draw. Perhaps you could sketch your
picture on paper first.
■ Start with easy, bold shapes and build
from them.
■ Save your work regularly under different
titles and then delete the ones you don’t
want at the end. This allows you to go back
to a previous file if you make a mistake.
■ Use the Delete key to fill tiny areas, or to
erase or separate areas of colour. The Delete
key works with the current glass colour.
■ Use fill in black to give you thicker lines.
■ Use fill in white to erase mistakes.
■ Always save before printing.
■ Always make sure that there is room on
your disc for your current picture. You can
do this by simply loading a previous picture
and re-saving it with the filename you wish
to use for your new picture. Then clear the
screen to white and start to draw.
Turn to page 111 for details of Joe's listings
ACORN USER APRIL 1988
Figure 5. The colours have been added to figure 3 to give
the kind of design which used to be popular inset in the
doors of suburban Thirties semis
Colour
Bit 7
Bit 6
Bit 5
Bit 4
Bit 3
Bit 2
Bit 1
Bit 0
Denary
Sparc
Yellow Magenta Cyan
Spare
Yellow Magenta Cyan
Black
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Red
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
113
Green
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
114
Primrose
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
115
Purple
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
116
Magenta
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
117
Cyan
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
118
White
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
119
Brown
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
48
Bright red
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
17
Print: Bit=
0 No print: Bit
=1
Figure 6. Some of the Integrex printer codes
10 INPUT"Name of LDPIC p
ictures "d$
20 INPUT"Name of PACK pi
ctures "p$
30 MODE 2
40 PROCosc ("LDPIC ”+d$)
50 PROCosc ("PACK "+p*)
60 END
70 s
80 DEF PROCosc ($&900)
90 XX=0: Y7.=9sCALL &FFF7
100 ENDPROC
Figure 7. Uncompacting routine Figure 8. Transfer from LDPIC to PACK
10 INPUT"Name of compact
ed picture: " c$
20 INPUT"Name of uncompa
cted picture: " u$
30 MODE 2
40 PROCosc ( "UNPACK "+c*>
50 PROCosc ("SAVE "+u*+"
3000 +4000")
60 END
70 :
80 DEF PROCosc ($&900)
90 XX-O: YX=9: CALL &FFF7
100 ENDPROC
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The package consists of a 32k Realtime Graphics Language rom, Solids Design
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Design facilities include 3D Solid/Wireframe Editors to design objects with lines and
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The package consists of a Super-Dump disc complete with documentation and
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COLOUR PRINTING
HINTS FOR
MORE TINTS
Colour prints from your dot-matrix printer? impossible, surely!
Well this is how you do it. . .
A ny teacher who has introduced
print making techniques to
pupils will be aware of the diffi-
culties and mess this can create.
A computer in the art depart-
ment can provide an exciting alternative
Traditional silk screen printing is a kind
of stencilling. Loosely woven material such
as silk is stretched over a frame to make a
very fine ink sieve. Parts of this mesh are
masked off and colour is spread thinly
across the screen using a rubber squeegee.
Unmasked parts of the screen allow ink to
squeeze through onto the paper beneath.
Several colours can be printed onto one
sheet of paper by giving each colour its
own mask and squeezing ink through each
in turn.
This method is widely used in commer-
cial art and advertising, and in the produc-
tion of high quality fabrics and wallpapers.
It is easy to understand, the image can be
created and repeated quickly, and it is
cheap. But the process also requires much
patience, practice and experimentation to
become proficient.
For artists like Andy Warhol, it encour-
aged experimentation and inventiveness.
For the creative computer user, a variant of
the silk screen process provides a cheap
means of printing in colour on a standard
dot-matrix printer.
Desktop publishing or graphics software
such as SuperArt can help you create
screens or masks for each colour. Each
screen can printed using thin coloured
carbon paper instead of the printer’s rib-
bon. This combination can be applied to
text, digitised photographs or free-hand
drawings, separately or together on a page.
Each illustration in this article was built
up piecemeal from three screens. Each
Dorian Goring
Black
Blue
Red
O
Composite
\
Figure 1. Building up a composite image
screen was made by separating out areas
from the original screen image to make
three seperatc images, and assigning a col-
our to each. I’ve been able to use black,
blue and red - I can’t get yellow carbon
paper. Can anyone suggest a supplier?
Finally, with the paper carefully aligned,
each screen was printed with the correct
colour carbon.
The essence of the technique is to draw a
single image on screen using your normal
software, and save it as your ‘master
image. Perhaps you could start with 2
simple image like the red, white and blue
RAF roundel (Figure 1).
Next, make the ‘red’ screen by deleting
those bits you don’t want printed red - in
this case the black outline and blue circle
Now convert the remaining red area to
black so it prints solidly. Remember, what
you see is what is printed. Save this part-
image with the suffix ‘R’ for red. Reloat
the master image, and make the blue anc
black screens using the same method, de-
leting the areas not to be printed anc
converting the rest to black. Save using
suffix ‘B’ for blue and ‘Bk’ for black.
Finally, print each screen in turn using
your normal screen dump, putting the
correct coloured carbon between the paper
and the printer ribbon for each pass. Be
extra careful to align the paper and carbon
accurately in the printer each time using
the ruler and guide bars. For near-perfect
alignment, you can pencil in a set
cross-hairs at the top of the page. It is also
possible to take the printer off-line at the
end of each pass of the printhead, to check
printing alignment and make adjustments
Figure 2 shows this process well. Screen
a is the master - taken from a digitiser.
This was printed first, using black carbon!
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Figure 2. Screen a is the master
image from a digitiser, which is
printed black. The red bricks are
printed from screen b, while
screen c is the blue sky
Figure 3. ‘Big man' is built up from
black (screen a), red (screen b)
and blue (screen c). Note the
stripe on the pullover created by
mixing colours together
Figure 4. A digitised image is used
as the master (screen a, printed
black). The face is inverted for
the flesh colour (screen b), and
parts are deleted for the
blue (screen c)
paper. Screen b is printed in red to create
the brick colour. The window, table and
shadow area were deleted from the original
and the chair was printed black. The re-
maining image was inverted. Screen c is the
blue, reflecting a few clouds in an other-
wise perfectly blue sky. The window area
was inverted and highlights added. The rest
was deleted.
The procedure is slightly different with
figure 3 because the original image is not
printed at all. Screens a (black) and b (red)
are quite similar and illustrate how colours
can be mixed to create new colours. Screen
3 (the blue screen) was printed out last.
Figure 4 shows how further experi-
mentation can lead to more complicated
mixing. Some images need added texture or
subtle patterning like the man’s pullover
(bottom left). And it’s possible to print
something pale blue, by using a ‘grey’
dotted . pattern fill on the screen image
instead of converting to black.
Experimenting may lead to other ideas
and effects. Printing onto coloured paper
brings a fourth colour - usually yellow is
most needed. And you don’t have to stick
to carbon paper. Rubbing oil crayon col-
ours onto tracing paper provides a crude
means of introducing further colours.
Doing silk screen printing with a com-
puter, graphics software and even a digitis-
er encourages exploration of compositional
elements, colour and form in a more open-
ended way than traditional silk screen
printing might allow. Images can be re-
arranged, altered or manipulated on your
screen easily and dumped in colour. Of
course, printing a single image is much
slower than with the silk-screen process,
but this only really matters when you need
to mass-produce the finished article.
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£899.00 (a)
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£189.00 (c)
Master 128 Eprom Cartridge
£11.00 (c)
Master 128 Dust Cover
£4.50 (e)
Compact RS 232 Interface
£26.00 (c)
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£26.00 (e)
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£25.00 (e)
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91
Could you produce this advertisement on your Micro?
Hicrobrush fl-£15Q 2, 16K roms+disc utilities, BBCB and Master
Microbrush B-£P00 3, 16K roms+disc utilities, Master only.
When ordering please remember to state which system you require^ whether you need
40 or 80 track discs and a telephone no, if you have one. Orders and information requests
should be sent to-AB Designs., 81 Sutton Common Road, Sutton, Surrey, Phone 01 644 6643
There is uery little that is not
possible when you haue a yraphics
system as fast and as powerful as
PIICROBRUSH
Microbrush is a professional graphics package
for either the BBC B or the Master. Whichever
machine you have, Microbrush transforms it into
a powerful graphics computer. If you own a
Master then Microbrush offers you extended
resolution in mode 0 and mode 1.
ModeO 1216*416
Model -608*416
This whole B4 page was
composed as one made 0
high resolution image
using the out- board scroll
system, and has a resolution
of 1216 * 900 pixels.
Microbrush for the BBC Bis
comprised of two 16K roms.
The Master version contains a
third rom. The first two roms can
be used in either machine.
The whole system is menu driven and
controlled by the Marconi RB2 tracker ball
for speed and precision, but may also be used
with either the RMK or the Whigmore mouse.
Please note that the tracker ball is not included.
The Colour System
This is just 1 of 33 major graphic systems
contained within Microbrush and offers you
42 colours in mode 1 and 42 grey tones in
mode 0. New colour palettes can be created
with which you can draw lines, sketch, fill,
paint in foreground, background, opaque,
transparent and combined colour. Add this to
a colour rubber which will selectively erase
any actual colour and you have a very
powerful painting system with more than
1,600,008 possible colours.
Above the painting system in mode O.
The (Icon Generator
The ikon generator is the main workhorse of
the Microbrush system as it is used for both
generating and positioning any ikon up to 6*3
character blocks. This system is also used
by the typesetter and for creating colour
palettes, rubbers, paint-brushes and type-
faces. Up to 46 ikons can be stored in
memory. The scope of the ikon facility is
immense as it allows you to transform the
Microbrush system into a purpose built
design tool that suits your needs.
The Type Setter
With the Microbrush system you will receive
50 proportionally spaced typefaces. The
smallest allows you up to 170 characters to
the line and if this is not enough then you
can design your own typefaces.
The typesetter displays the current
font as a scrollable menu allowing you to
quickly produce professional typography.
The Screen Editor and the
Special Effects Generator
The screen editor is a powerful drag system
that allows you to store up to a quarter of
the screen in memory. Once stored, images
can literally be dragged across the screen,
repeated, copied, saved to disc or fed to the
special effects generator.
The Special Effects Generator
This is a very versatile system which will
automatically outline, inline, shadow, 3 D ,
half-tone, etc. any image held within the
screen editor’s memory.
The Injector rom
The Injector ram is the second rom in the
Microbrush system. This rom contains the
drawing functions such as lines, rectangles,
circles, ellipses, arcs, rotate, squash, stretch,
zoom, halve and quarter screens, plus a
whole host of other functions.
This is a very brief description of just 7 of
the 33 graphics systems contained within
Microbrush. All of the systems are both fast
and easy to access. Microbrush also includes
a 7*7 character pixel editor and an Epson FXBO
screen dump.
The Master rom
The Master rom takes you into a completely
different world of graphics with almost 4
times the resolution in modes 1 and 0, plus 2
on-board graphics screens, 10 rom based
typefaces and a 10 point perspective system.
This is linked to a 3“ generator which is soon
to be released on a 4^ rom for complex
perspective tasks such as the camera seen
above. Also available for the Master rom is an
out-board scroll system which allows you to
build images with a resolution greater than
1216 * 2000, plus there are high res. screen
dumps for both Epson and Integrex printers.
Lastly flick through the pages of this
magazine and see how many of the other
graphic systems are capable of producing
their own advertising.
Extentions to the Microbrush system include -The out-board scroll system-£40« an extended Master rom offering you 14 colours in mode 1 and
4 colours in mode O -£85, a typeface editor plus fifteen extra typefaces -£25, the Master rom uihen purchased separately -£65.
WORDPROCESSING
TURNING OUT
THE TABLES
Producing neat tables in View can drive you to distraction.
Here’s a Basic program to make life easy
ColinFerrington
row 1
row 2
row 3
row 4
line 1
line 2
line 3
line 4
1 i ne 5
row 5 line 6
line 7
column 1
FUNCTION
Elite pitch
Pica pitch
Horizontal spacing
(n— 1 ) / 120 inch
Horizontal spacing
<n— 1 ) / 180 inch
column 2
COMMAND
ESC M
ESC P
ESC US (n)
ESC h (n )
Tables are divided into boxes, which can be several lines long
T yping tables can be tedious, espe-
cially if you have to do a lot for a
thesis or a report. Even with a
wordprocessor like View , which
gives you a good idea on the
screen of what the final table will look like,
tables can take quite a long time to enter. It
takes even longer if there are lots of
columns of different sorts of data.
It would be nice if you could type in the
data for each column without having to
bother about formatting, leaving it up to
the wordprocessor to centre column head-
ings, take care of numerical input, and left
justify, right justify or centre the contents
of each column as required.
The wordprocessor won’t do that for
you. Some people use a spreadsheet for
entering data like this. However, there is a
difficulty - with some spreadsheets, the
width of columns isn’t easily adjustable.
The ‘TABLE’ program in the yellow
pages will make it easier to assemble tables
which can be read into a View document.
It produces a table from the data you enter
and stores it as a View file. The program is
for use with a disc system but needs few
changes to work with tape.
A table can be considered to consist of
data ‘boxes’ in rows and columns, like a
two-dimensional array. But the ‘boxes’ in a
table may contain data spread over more
than one line.
As an example, take a look at the table
from a printer manual shown top right.
Lines 4 and 5 of the table contain related
data, and together make up the ‘box’ on
line 4, column 1 of the table. Similarly lines
6 and 7 make up ‘box’ 5,1.
This sort of multi-line box has to be
taken into account when calculating the
number of actual rows required for the
The program sets up the file. . .
table, since multiple lines of related data in
a ‘box’ must only count as one row. The
number of lines per row is obviously
determined by the box on each row that
has the most lines. The maximum number
of lines per row for the whole table must
be known in advance since space must be
reserved accordingly. The program keeps
track of the number of lines typed into
each box and blank lines needed as padding
- for entries with less than the maximum
number of lines for any row - are intro-
duced automatically.
When run, the TABLE program first
asks for a name for the table file that it will
create. This is the file that can eventually
be read into View. The filename is checked
on the disc, and if it already exists, then
. . .then prompts you for the contents
you can either overwrite it or enter another
name. Once a valid name has been entered,
the number of columns of boxes, the
number of rows of boxes and the max-
imum number of text lines in a box re-
quired for the table are entered. The num-
ber of blank lines needed between boxes is
also required. Finally, the type of data to
be put in each column is entered. This can
be either textual or numeric. The method
of justification for each column can also be
set for text items - they can be centred, or
aligned with either the left of right of each
box. If the data is numerical, then the
number of decimal places and the fielc
width (total number of characters requirec
including decimal point and allowing for a
possible minus sign) for the longest num-
ACORN USER APRIL 1988
93
Seven 32 pin sockets can accept
any combination of ROMs (16K to
128K) or RAMs (8K to 128K)
Battery and controller
chip, 'frickle charged
battery ensures RAM
contents are retained
whilst computer is off
(optional).
ARCHIMEDES
ROM/RAM PODULE
This podule accepts a variety of ROM or RAM chips and
includes ROM and RAM filing system software.
The controller ROM
provided contains ROM
and RAM filing system
software, is fast, and
totally Arthur
compatible.
Links for battery backup or
normal supply
Special controller circuitry
automatically detects the type and
size of chip plugged into each
socket— eliminating 32 links
Edge connector plugs into podule
back-plane of 300 or 400 series
Archimedes
The board accepts software such as the Archimedes versions of Inter-Word, Inter-
Chart and Inter-Sheet and will accept the forthcoming document processor and
drawing programs. It is compatible and fully obeys all Acorn podule standards. It
requires the back-plane to be installed — available from us and Acorn stockists.
I i i i i i t t i i i , .
£49.00 + VAT (£56.35) standard
£59.00 + VAT (£67.85) with battery
and controller chip
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WORDPROCESSING
:>er in the column must be selected.
When the program offers you a default
answer to the prompt, different options
can be chosen using the left and right
cursor keys. Make your selection by press-
ing Return.
Once the format for each column has
been fixed, you can start typing in the data,
"his is carried out column by column, box
Dy box. The program prompts you with
te column number and row number, then
tells you which line of the box to type in.
Simply typing Return gives a blank line.
With multi-line boxes containing less than
their full complement of lines of data, you
can cut the process short by typing ‘@’ on
its own. This makes the program jump
immediately to the next box.
Data is checked against the data type for
the current column, and numerical data is
converted to suit the format chosen.
However, there is no reason why textual
data cannot be typed into a numeric box.
This is to allow you to put labels at the top
of the columns of numbers.
Since the only table data to be displayed
on the screen at data entry time is the data
: or the current ‘box’, the current row and
column numbers are displayed to enable
you to keep track of where you are in the
table. The program also displays whether
the current column is intended for text or
numbers. You can’t go back to a box
you’ve already finished. There is no oppor-
tunity in this program to correct typing
errors, since the table can be edited within
View before printing. Once all the data has
been entered, the file is saved.
To use the table in View , all that is
necessary is to enter the wordprocessor
and either LOAD the tables or READ it
into another document at the appropriate
point. Remember that you can read into
the middle of a document by setting a
marker and using the READ command.
The TABLE program automatically sets
a ruler for the table, and puts the ruler in
the file. So when you read in the table, it
will be preceded by its own ruler. But this
ruler may be inappropriate for the rest the
Speed of the RISC Chip
Acorn's ARM processor offers a huge increase of speed over
conventional eight, 16 and 32-bit machines. To take an
example, calculating the fractal graphics of the
Mandelbrot set used to be an overnight job on an eight-bit
BBC micro. The Archimedes can do the same calculations in
less than 30 seconds. The table below shows the
calculation times in seconds for several computers:
Computer
Language
Time
BBC model B
Basic
30600
BBC Master Turbo
Basic
10800
IBM PC
Turbo Pascal
5400
Atari ST
68000 assembler
240
32 BBCs processing in
parallel on an
Econet system
6502 assembler
180
MicroVax
C
150
Single Archimedes
without co-processor
ARM assembler
28
As you can see, the advantages of RISC technology are
huge, even eclipsing modern conventional processors such
as the Atari ST ' s 68000.
Incorporating tables into text is now simple
text below the table. If you are reading the
table into the middle of a document, it is
best to copy the current ruler (with Shift-
Copy) just below where you are about to
put the table before you start.
The TABLE program also sets a left
margin to centre the table in the standard
mode 3 ruler, if this is possible. If the table
is too wide for the standard ruler, then
either it will have to be printed in a
condensed mode, or with the paper turned
sideways. Remember View files cannot be
more than 132 characters wide.
The View file is made up mostly of plain
ASCII text, with spaces used to separate
the various elements of the table. The only
special characters used are those to denote
the ruler. Here an &81 character prececds
the two 7 characters in the left-hand
margin of a View ruler. This is followed by
the ordinary 7, **’, ‘>* and ‘<’ characters
that appear on the usual View ruler. The
program could perhaps be enhanced by
giving an option to emphasise particular
boxes or particular rows or columns, using
the View highlights 1 and 2. If you do this,
the bytes to be stored in the table file are
&1C for highlight 1, and &1D for high-
light 2.
Now you can give your reports the
professional look, by incorporating well
laid-out tables into the text.
See page 111 for listing details
MAIN VARIABLES
option
Work space for FNoption
nameS
Table file name
drive
Destination drive for file
columns
Number of columns in table
rows
Number of rows in table
lines
Maximum lines in any row
c$
INPUT LINE string variable
co$
View command line character
C$0
Table array
width
Column width array
lines
Lines per row array
just
Justification mode array
field
Numeric field size array
places
Number of decimal places array
type
Column data type array
init
Program screen, constants and
fixed array
name
Get valid name for table file
data
Sets up variable arrays and re-
ceives data
margins
Creates ruler and sets left margin
boxes
Sends data to file via Bput
bp ut
Sends data byte-by-byte to file
dwidth
Prints double width on screen
option Prints question and allows selec-
tion of reply
format Checks for valid numerical data
and converts to string with cor-
rect @% value.
ACORN USER APRIL 1988
95
TELETEXT ADAPTER
Would you like access to free high quality software
and over a thousand pages of information, but
Prestel access charges and phone bills too
expensive? Then read on!
The answer is Teletext. Yes the same system
everyone has seen incorporated into television sets,
but with a difference. When Teletext is read by a
computer you can actually use the data.
The MORLEY TELETEXT ADAPTER introduces you
to the world of Teletext at a price that won’t break the
bank. Inside it you will find the latest in second
generation Teletext chip technology, which unlike our
rivals who are still using chips designed more than
ten years ago, will be fully compatible with any future
advances in the Teletext system.
With the Morley adapter you will get a state of the art
unit that automatically tunes itself into the required
station (no more messing around with screwdrivers
or twiddling little knobs in the back of the case), a
user friendly menu driven program, easy to follow
instructions and a 12 month warranty. Add to this the
free downloadable telesoftware and we are sure that
you will agree that we are offering you one of the
best bargains on the market today.
FEATURES:
* Advanced design uses the latest technology, will
handle ANY future enhancements to the Teletext
system e.g.: full field; 8 bit data transfer; 2k pages
etc.
* Simply plugs into the user port.
* Low power consumption, less than 200ma.
Optional power supply available.
* User friendly menu driven software including
extended OSCLI and OSWord commands for access
from BASIC programs.
* Supplied with 16k ATS (Advanced Teletext
Software) and 16k support ROM software inc. printer
dumps, page
spoolers etc.
* FREE Telesoftware, no access charges (updated
weekly).
* Save selected pages to disc/tape for later retrieval.
* Full access to all Teletext services and channels
e.g.: CEEFAX, ORACLE, 4-TEL.
* Gives you a real-time clock at your disposal
(‘TIME).
‘ Software upgrades to allow for any enhancements
to the Teletext service, e.g.: extra channels, full field
data on cable & satellite systems etc. (only the media
charge).
* Easy to follow comprehensive user guides.
* No hardware limitations, it can for example receive
virtually unlimited numbers of channels.
* Utils disc available including printer drivers allows
pages to be selected and dumped direct to a printer
(no more TV or Radio Times to buy).
WHATTHE REVIEWERS SAID:
”. . .In terms of price, performance, future expansion
possibilities and those little touches that show
thought for the end user I would recommend the
Morley unit .' "-(A corn User, January, 1986).
. .The Morley unit has been designed to ensure
that its operation is simple and smooth. It is the ideal
Teletext adapter for school use."-(A&B Computing,
June, 1986).
. .Using it over a number of months in different
schools, it has proved utterly reliable, and may
confidently be recommended."-(The Times
Educational Supplement, September, 1986).
THISISTHEBIGGESTSELLINGTELETEXT
ADAPTER CURRENTLYIN PRODUCTION
WORLDWIDE, AND COMES WITH A FULL
MONEY BACK SATISFACTION GUARANTEE.
Now available!
The first true
MEGA capacity
RAMdisc for the
BBC, BBC B+
and MASTER
computers.
This fully
compatible unit,
currently
available in
either 1 or 2
megabyte versions comes complete with operating software on ROM, power
supply, and a comprehensive user guide.
FEATURES:
One megabyte of RAM connected to the ImHz bus. Used with the supplied ROM
software programs and files may be saved and loaded from the RAMdisc in the
same manner as from a floppy disc with a large increase of speed, for example, a
20k mode 0 screen takes about 3-4 seconds to load from disc and about 0. 2-0.3
seconds to load from the RAMdisc. The RAMdisc ROM operates as a utility ROM
RAMDISC
working with the current filing system rather than as a separate filing system.
Therefore ensures compatibility with any Acorn compatible DFS (not ADFS). The
RAMdisc can be selected by a * command to take the place of any drive number
from 0 to 9. If the RAMdisc replaces a floppy drive as 0 for example, all
commands addressed to drive 0 will be intercepted by the RAMdisc. The default
driye number is 4. Any ’Dangerous’ ‘commands such as ‘COMPACT, ‘COPY,
‘BACKUP etc can be intercepted and the BBC’s RAM from page 2 to &7FFF
saved to RAMdisc workspace, and may be recovered using a ‘command. This
prevents accidental corruption of any programs/data in RAM you may have been
using at the time. The filing system wedge ROM supplied supports load/save,
byte file access, all relevant OSFSC commands, and contains a formatter verifier
and ’sector* editor for use with the RAMdisc. Catalogue structure allows up to
2,688 files.
Well that’s the spec., add to this our usual 12 month no quibble guarantee and
we’re sure you’ll agree the Morley RAMdisc is the sensible alternative if increased
storage capacity and speed is your requirement.
EPROM
PROGRAMMER V2
The MORLEY EPROM PROGRAM-
MER V2 is a small self contained
unit that plugs into the BBC or
MASTER user port. It comes with a
high quality ZIF (zero insertion force
socket) and contrasting plastic case.
Also included in the package is it's
own user friendly menu driven
software on ROM or disc.
This state of the art unit, allows
programming of 2764 (8k), 27128
(16k), and 27256 (32k) EPROMS.
Not only does the hardware allow
programming of the usual NMOS devices, but will handle the new generation
CMOS equally as well, and with the average time taken to program a 16k at less
than 30 seconds we believe it to be one of the fastest programmers
available today.
THEHARDWARE
The Unit is completely under software control, there are no knobs or switches to
baffle the novice, and the extended features provided should excite the pro’s.
THESOFTWARE
The comprehensive user friendly software included in the package has two main
parts, the first allows EPROMS to be read, programmed, verified and edited, also
allowing a ROM image to be loaded or saved to disc. The second is a full ROM
management system in its own right, which has a host of useful features and
routines, such as KILL and RESURRECT ROM to disable or enable a sideways
ROM, dump ROM image to buffer or disc, move ROM image in buffer to sideways
RAM, and VIEW-SEARCH any sideways ROM.
The whole system is available now for less than the price of one WORDWISE
chip. So get yourself the all new MORLEY EPROM PROGRAMMER V2 today
and start using those expansion boards for what they were made for! ROMS.
Immediate delivery no quibble 12 month guarantee.
MASTER CARTRIDGE
Designed and manufactured by Care Electronics to Acorn specifications.
These high quality Master expansion cartridges will take two 16k sideways
ROM's, and will, unlike similar cartridges available from other manufacturers,
accept the new second generation programs, such as Computer Concepts
Interword and Spellmaster ROM’s.
These Cartridges come in a high quality, robust, formed-plastic case, that fits
neatlv into either one of the Master's cartridge slots.
QUADS also available quad cartridges specifications as duels but
taking 4x1 6k roms.
MASTER SMART
CARTRIDGE
This device was designed and manufactured jointly by Morley and Care
Electronics.
The Smart cartridge will at the press of a button halt any program running in
memory and execute any one of a host of useful built in, or user defined
procedures, and once completed will return to the program and continue where it
left off. The only limiting factor with this device is the programmers imagination.
The Smart cartndge will prive useful to the novice, allowing him to do the simple
things like dump any screen to printer, and make backups of protected tape or
disc based software, but has an open ended specification for the advanced
’HACKER’ allowing advanced programming techniques to be incorporated into
almost any program at the touch of a button.
BUILT IN FEATURES (at the press of a button)
Autosaves computer's entire memory.
Freeze program at any point.
Screen dump (any mode) to printer or disc.
Allows any OSCLI command without disturbing memory.
Copies 90% of protected software.
Tape to disc, disc to tape.
User friendly menu.
Sound On /Off. ALL CARTRIDGES COME WITH A
12 MONTH NO QUIBBLE WARRANTY
MORLEY MASTER
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BOARD 'AA'
At long last the add-on all MASTER users have been
waiting for, an internal ROM board.
No more need to turn the computer off to insert the
cartridge containing the ROM you need to debug the
program in memory.
ThenewMORLEY MASTER BOARD M AA M allows
you to have up to 8x1 6k and 4x32k extra Roms
installed inside your MASTER and still leaves the
cartridge slots free. This in effect allows your MASTER
to support as many as 24, 16k ROMs installed
permanently, whilst retaining the standard 4 x
sideways ram banks and four banks by using car-
tridges
A staggering 32 ROM images installed and
accessible at anytime
Included in the package is a utility ROM which has many useful features such as ’FICOPY', a clever file transfer
between DFS and ADFS formats or vice versa.
i
mu-
J1 — EH — ELMM fll
MQRLEV
E L E C T R O N I C S
V®
program that transfers files
So for less than the price of four external cartridges you get a MASTER BOARD "AA" which with twice the capacity has got to be THE ROM
expansion for the serious MASTER user.
The unit comes with the usual Morley, full no-quibble twelve months warranty, and our usual after sales service
THECOMPLETERANGEOFTELETEXT
SOFTWAREfromM/BSOFTWARE
‘ NEW . , . DESIGN 7 PLUS - now ’the best' is even better. Held in high regard by reviewers and hundreds of satisfied owners, DESIGN 7 has
been further improved, with revised keystrip & even more features. Design/load/save and MODE 7 screen with ease, up to full CEEFAX/Oracle
standard. Will convert ANY MODE 7 screen to a BASIC procedure, for inclusion in your own programs. ROM version includes a file copier, printer
dumps useable from BASIC etc. B/MASTER/COMPACT.
TELETEXT EMULATORS/SCREEN DISPLAYS/INFORMATION SYSTEMS -Acomplete range of teletext programs to cater for all
needs, with full teletext adapter interfacing.
*NEW . . . DESFAX - totally new version - streets ahead of the competition - run your own information/display system. Stores hundreds of
screens on dual 80 track drives (96 screens on single-sided 40 track), with access to any screen with a SINGLE KEYPRESS. Lots of special
effects - screens can scroll, slide, overwrite etc. Animation, loops, subroutines - send for details - not enough space here to even begin to
describe the advanced features!! B/MASTER/COMPACT
*NEW , . . MASTERFAX -84 MODE 7 screens in memory at once. 148 screens possible with cartridge RAM. An advanced teletext/carousel
program featuring SINGLE KEYPRESS or 3-digit page selection. Runs entirely from memory - no disc accesses after pages are loaded. Superb
animation and other effects. MASTER/COMPACT only.
*NEW . . . VU-FAX - 1000 screens and no disc accesses! Screens stored on MORLEY 1 MByte RAM DISC. SINGLE KEYPRESS gives instant
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ART COMES
UNDONE
You can add your own routines to Super Art- here are
a couple of examples to get you started
File Edit Goodies Options
O ne of the most powerful and
sophisticated drawing packages
available for the BBC micro is
A MX Super Art. However, un-
like Fleet Street Editor, it cannot
store several screens in memory. There
isn’t enough room in main memory for
two mode 1 screens, even with the
reduced-size drawing window used by Su-
per Art. The screen loading and saving
routines are also extremely slow compared
with the speed of a direct :: 'LOAD com-
mand. If you have one or two sideways
RAM banks on your micro, the program
listed on the yellow pages gives you screen
storage and ‘undo’ features with Super Art,
as well as fast saving and loading routines.
Super Art contains several menu options
which are shown in a different colour and
cannot be selected, for example ‘Help’ on
the Mouse menu and ‘New’ on the file
menu. The options menu has ‘Undo’ and
three ‘User’ options which are not used. It
is relatively easy to incorporate your' own
user routines, and you can take advantage
of the four spaces on the Options menu to
provide four new functions.
How the AMXIN file works
The way that new routines can be added is
by putting your own programs on disc.
These routines need to be installed, using
j the ‘Install’ option obtained from the
mouse on the main menu bar at the top of
the screen. In fact, this doesn’t load your
own programs: it merely loads data about
where to tind your routines, and about
how the routines should be selected.
Each menu option in Super Art has an
item number, and Install loads data about
which of these items are contained in your
programs on disc. When disc routines are
‘Installed’ from the Mouse menu in Super
Art, a file named AMXIN is loaded at
&600. This file contains details of which
routines should be loaded when the corres-
ponding item is selected. Each routine is
actually a program ‘overlay’ that is loaded
into memory and run only when selected.
When an overlay is loaded in, it stores its
execution address at &600 and &601, and
the number of the lowest page of memory
it uses at &604. Location &602 is a flag
which is set to 1 when AMXIN is loaded.
Overlay filenames consist of prefix - in
this case ‘U.user’ - followed by one iden-
tifying suffix character. The prefix is stored
at &645, and location &603 contains a
pointer to the end of the prefix. Locations
&605 to &644 correspond to 64 routines -
all the menu options and icons which can
be selected in Super Art. Each location
contains the suffix identifying the overlay
used by the corresponding routine. The
numbers for all the standard drawing
routines are shown in table 1. A zero value
in place of a suffix indicates that no overlay
program needs to be loaded. Most of the
menu information for Super Art is stored
in the ROM, but the ‘Options’ menu is
held in the AMXIN file.
When AMXIN is loaded, some menu
options which were previously illegal be-
come legal. The 10 bytes from &65D
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GRAPHICS
Figure 1. How the screen is stored in memory
Byte 2
T-
PULL-DOWN MENUS
&3790
&398F
1 1
i
23 lines
1
i
DRAWING WINDOW
1 1
1 ICONS |
1 1
1 1
1
&200 bytes
1 1
1 1
1 1
^
f
&6E90
&708F
PATTERNS
)
)
Byte 1
UU333222 sslllOOO
Figure 2. Packing the colours of a Super Art screen, ‘u* and ‘s’ are unused
contain information about which options
become legal on each of the menus. Two
bytes are devoted to each menu. The low
10 bits of a given menu’s pair of bytes
represent that menu’s options in descend-
ing order. When a bit is set to zero, the
corresponding option is enabled. Since the
‘Undo’ program listed here used the first
and bottom three items on the ‘Options’
menu, bits 0 to 7 of location &665 and bits
0 to 1 of location &666 must be cleared.
How the SETUP program works
The AMXIN file is put onto a Super Art
drawing disc as you create it. But if you
add new drawing functions with your own
program, then this file has to be altered.
The modified AMXIN file contains new
data on which new menu items may now
be selected.
The SETUP program, listing 1 in the
yellow pages, modifies the AXMIN file.
Locations &66 7 onwards contain the items
on the ‘Options’ menu, all but the last
followed by a Return character. The last is
followed by a zero byte. The SETUP
program also changes the menu data so
that it will contain the names of the new
commands instead of the three unselectable
‘User’ options.
The main program
For the main program overlay that imple-
ments the actual commands, there are sepa-
rate listings on the yellow pages for
machines with one or two sideways RAM
banks, but the main body of the program is
the same in both cases. Line 70 of listing 2
sets the number of the ROM bank contain-
ing sideways RAM - clearly this should be
changed if your RAM is not in sideways
bank 13. Lines 120-160 set up the vector
giving the entry address for Super Art. On
entry to a user routine, the Y register
contains the number of the menu option
from which it was called - the numbers are
shown in table 1. This way the overlay can
discover which menu item was selected.
Lines 180-300 jump to the appropriate
drawing routine. Exiting from the overlay
with zero in the accumulator indicates that
there is no routine for the option given in
the Y register. Eventually exiting with
A=1 indicates that a routine exists and lias
been executed.
The authors of Super Art have arranged
for the ‘Undo’ routine to be called
whenever a drawing tool is selected, as well
as when ‘Undo’ is explicitly chosen from
the ‘Options’ menu. The reason for all
these calls to ‘Undo’ - which doesn’t even
exist in Super Art - is that to be able to
undo an action, you have to save the state
of the screen before the action takes place.
In the version of this ‘Undo’ program that
uses two RAM banks, listing 2 after the
changes given in listing 4, one bank is used
for automatically saving the screen
whenever a drawing tool is selected, and
the other for holding a screen of the user’s
choice. In the version for use with only
one RAM bank, the bank can either hold a
screen that the user has chosen to save
(listing 2 without changes) or can be auto-
matically updated before drawing takes
place (listing 2 after change in listing 3).
When the ‘Undo’ routine is called by the
selection of a drawing tool, the X register
contains 1. This allows the overlay to
differentiate between an automatic call to
‘Undo’’ when a tool is selected and an
explicit call when the ‘Undo’ menu option
is selected.
When the ‘Undo’ routine is called from
the menu, the appropriate sideways RAM
bank is selected, and the program performs
a check to see if a picture has actually been
saved into the RAM. If the RAM does not
contain the text ‘Picture’, it assumes that
no picture has been saved, and ‘Undo’ does
nothing. If the sideways RAM contains a
saved screen, then the contents of the
screen memory are swapped with the con-
tents of the RAM bank. The Super Art
window is held in memory as shown in
figure 1. Zero page location &83, which
contains the address of the next block of
screen memory to be transferred, is initial-
ised to &3790, and &85, which points to
the next block of sideways RAM to be
filled, is initialised to &8000. The memory
is exchanged in blocks of & 1 00 bytes, then
both address pointers are increased by
&100 and another &100 bytes transferred.
The sideways RAM address is then in-
creased by &100 again, but the screen
address is increased by &180 to take
account of the borders on either side of the
screen window. The swapping continues in
this fashion until &2E00 bytes, the size of
the entire window, have been exchanged
with the stored image.
The ‘Store’ routine works in much the
same way as Undo, except the contents of
screen and sideways RAM are not swapped
- the screen memory overwrites the stored
picture in sideways RAM. The word ‘Pic-
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MENU ITEMS
Name
Number
Routine
USpen
1
Pencil
USmovc
2
Move around page
USspra
3
Spray routine
USfill
4
Fill area
USrubb
5
Rubber
USsel
6
Select area
UStext
7
Text
USzoom
8
Zoom
USfram
9
Frame
USelli
10
Ellipse
USbox
11
Solid box
USfell
12
Filled ellipse
USline
13
Draw line
USedit
16
Edit pattern
USdump
17
User Dump called by standard PRINT routine
USpage
18
Show page routine called by ROM
USddpt
19
Double clicked on pattern
USinst
24
Install
UShelp
25
Help routine
UScat
26
Catalogue disc
USsyst
27
Do system command
USquit
28
Quit program
USnew
29
Select new picture
USload
30
Load picture
USsave
31
Save picture
USsaAS
32
Save as picture
USprin
33
Print picture - replaces whole routine
UScopy
34
Copy area
USmve
35
Move area
USusus
36
Unused
USflpX
37
Flip X
USflpY
38
FlipY
USrot
39
Rotate area
USclea
40
Clear area
USgrid
41
Grid
USlpat
42
Load patterns
USshow
43
Show Page
USicon
44
Icons
USlbw
45 .
Load black and white AMX picture
USoptl
46
Undo feature
USopt2
47
Save patterns
USopt3
48
Invert area
USopt4
49
Cut area
USopt5
50
Copy area
USopt6
51
Paste area
USopt7
52
Landscape printout
USopt8
53
Store (new routine)
USopt9
54
Quicksave (new routine)
USoptA
55
Quickload (new routine)
USprtl
56
Print xl on File menu
USprt2
57
Print x2 on File menu
USfont
58
Special text styles
CALLS TO AMX SUPER ROM
Name Number Routine
ture' is then stored, to indicate that the
RAM bank contains a picture.
The quicksave routine
The quick screen save routine (‘QSave’) is
quick because it saves the whole pictures in
one Osfile operation instead of the 23
Osgpbp calls usually used by Super Art.
Osfile will not work on an open file, so if
the file which will be saved is open, it must
first be closed and then re-opened at the
end of the routine.
Super Art keeps its screens mostly on
disc. When you ‘open' a picture, you are
really opening the file. The file is kept open
as you work on it, and only closed when
you ‘Close’ the picture. Drawings are
actually larger than the screen area visible
in Super Art , and as you scroll across the
picture, new parts of the file are loaded off
the disc and old parts scrolled off the
screen are restored to disc. Of course, this
is slow, as each part of the picture has to be
loaded and saved separately.
QSave starts by opening a screen win-
dow and requesting a filename. This is
accomplished by the call to &BFF9, which
is documented by AMS, as is the call to
&BFE4 which accepts a keyboard input
and stores it at &.701. The full list of legal
calls to the Super Art ROM is shown in
table 2. If Escape is pressed, the input
routine exists with the carry flag set. A
parameter block in zero page starting at
&14 is used by Super Art to store details of
the last opened window, to close the win-
dow and restore the screen contents. This
is done by an Osword call.
If the Escape key is not pressed, the
routine closes the window and transfers the
current screen to sideways RAM using the
Store routine. It then selects the sideways
RAM bank and copies it directly to the
start of screen memory. Next, it resclects
the ROM and sets up the Break vector to
trap any disc error during the saving pro-
cess. An Osfile parameter block is set up at
&5E00, and, the size of the picture and the
physical colours it uses are stored in the
load and execution addresses of the para-
meter block according to the convention
used in normal Super Art picture files. The
size is always &20 characters wide by &17
characters high, but the colours, stored at
&58 to &5B, must be packed as shown in
figure 2. The routine calls Osfile to per-
form the save, then re-displays the screen
before recovering the saved picture from
sideways RAM, resetting the Break vector
and exiting back to Super Art.
If Super Art has an open file correspond-
Rmove
&BFCF
*MOVEPOINTER
Rshow
&BFD2
"SHOWPOINTER
Rhide
&BFD5
*HIDEPOINTER
RdrwPA
&BFD8
Draws all patterns
RdispP
&BFDB
Draw current pattern
RdispT
&BFDE
Highlight current tool
RdispS
&BFE1
Highlight current spray
Rinnam
&BFE4
Input name
Rircc
&BFE7
Initialise rubber band box
Name
Number
Routine
Rmrec
&BFEA
Move rubber band box
Rspoi
&BFED
Set pointer to X, Y
RchkiW
&BFF0
Check inside window
and do grid
RcurOF
&BFF3
Switch cursor off
Rdoscr
&BFF6
Redisplay screen and
load picture
RmdlWI
&BFF9
Display middle screen
with some text
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GRAPHICS
Quick save and load routines speed things up
ing to the picture, location &53 contains its
file handle. The call to &BFF6, to redisplay
the screen, will attempt to load in the file
whose handle is stored at &53, so &53
must be zeroed before &BFF6 is called.
Even when no file is to be loaded, the
routine at &BFF6 still displays ‘Please
Wait’ in the patterns window in readiness,
so another call is needed to restore the
pattern display.
The error handling routine that traps
possible disc errors has first to transfer the
error message to a safe place before it
restores the screen. The error message
pointers are reset to the new location of the
message and the Break vector is restored
before jumping to the normal Break hand-
ling routine.
The QLoad routine is much the same as
the QSave routine, but it’s all in reverse
order. An error, code &FF, is caused if the
file is not present, and another error is
produced if the file is the wrong size. The
colours are then unpacked and set correctly
on the screen, before being stored in loca-
tions &58 to &5B. The picture is loaded to
&3000, the top of screen memory, and
then it is transferred into sideways RAM as
well. The screen is re-displayed, and then
the picture is fetched back out of sideways
RAM bank.
Which program for you?
The ‘Undo’ program can be used either
\vith one or two banks of sideways RAM.
If you have two free RAM banks on a
BBC B, or if you have a Master series
micro, you should make the changes
shown in listing 4 after typing in listing 2.
In this form of the program, when you
select ‘Undo’ you will be met with another
menu, with the options ‘Tool’ and ‘Stored’.
If you select ‘Tool’ the screen will be
restored to its state immediately before you
last selected a drawing tool - that is a real
undo that undoes the last lot of drawing
with the pen, rubber or whatever. In
contrast, selecting ‘Stored* will return a
screen which you previously saved in
memory using the ‘Store’ command on the
Options menu. ‘QLoad* and ‘QSave* don’t
overwrite your stored screen - they use the
‘Undo’ screen.
If you have only one bank of RAM, you
can use the program as shown in listing 2,
which will let you use the quick loading
and saving routines, and also store a pic-
ture with the ‘Store’ commands which can
be recalled by selecting ‘Undo’. If, howev-
er, you type in the changes in listing 3 as
well as listing 2, the stored screen will also
be automatically updated every time you
select a new drawing tool so you can use
the true ‘‘Llndo’. When using only one
RAM bank, the quick screen loading and
saving routines will overwrite your stored
screen.
The new loading and saving routines do
not affect the normal Super Art filing, so
the File menu will be just the same as
before. Normally, if you close or scroll a
picture file without changing it since it was
opened or last scrolled, the file will not be
saved back to disc. The load routine cannot
inform Super Art that the screen has been
changed. So if you open or scroll a file, and
then just quick load another screen without
making any other alterations, you must
make some change before trying to close or
scroll the file.
The actual picture does not have to
change, as long as a drawing tool is used.
So you could just make some change which
doesn’t affect the look of the screen, like
rubbing out a white area or spraying part
of the picture in its own colour.
If you have just one RAM bank, listing 2
will define at the beginning the variable
‘ram’. If you have two banks there will be
two variables - ‘rami* and ‘ram2’. It is
important to make sure that these variables
are set to the correct values. They should
contain the number of the ROM slots
which contain sideways RAM. Many 16k
RAM extensions use socket &F, or others
like Acorn Users UserRAM or Brainsoft’s
32k RAM can be plugged into any slot.
The Ramamp 32k sideways RAM uses
sockets &A and &D, and on a Master you
should use the sideways RAM in sockets 6
and 7.
Further expansion
It is not hard to think of other extensions
which could be made to the Super Art
software; perhaps the ‘Help’ option on the
Mouse menu or a routine to stretch areas
like that in Stop Press. This ‘Undo’ prog-
ram is a simple example which shows what
can be done with a .knowledge of the
format needed to integrate routines into
Super Art. The ‘Assem’ program supplied
on the Super Art disc contains much of the
information, but it doesn’t explain every-
thing very clearly.
With these Undo and quick loading and
saving routines to guide you, it should be
possible to devise your own new drawing
tools, for example, and write them into the
Super Art menu structure. Obviously the
routines need to be written in assembly
language, but you now have all the data on
Super Art ROM calls, the screen arrange-
ments and the AMXIN file that you need.
If you do write any extensions to Super
Arty then let us know.
Details of Michael I sard's programs are on
page 111.
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with line numbers in increments of 10, so
type AUTO <Return> for automatic line
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listings work with Basic 1, 2 and 4 (unless
stated otherwise) and with operating sys-
tems OS1.2 or above. If a program is
accompanied by an article, please read the
article first. If special care is needed when
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Program
Page
BBC B
B+/128
Master
Master
Electron Arc
6502SP/
ADFS
Econct
Shadow
Monthly
128
Compact
Turbo
RAM
T/D
Hints & Tips
112
Listing 1
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B
■
B
B
H
B
Listing 2
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B
B
B
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B
Listing 3
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B
B
B
B
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Acorn Forum
113
Listing 1*
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B
B
Listings 2a,2b
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■
■
B
B
B
B
B
Listing 3
■
B
B
B
Joe’s Jottings
116
Listings 1-3 2
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B
B
B
B
B
Turning Out the tables
Listing 1
120
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B
B
B
Art Comes Undone
122
Listings 1-4
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a
B
B
fl
Top of the List
125
Listings 1,2
■
■
a
■
B
□
B
B
B
Notes: 1 Requires Basic 2
2 Requires Basic 2 & shadow RAM
3 Requires AMX Super
Art and sideways RAM
ACORN FORUM
113
A macro assembler, extended Copy key
and add-ons to Artisan
JOE’S JOTTINGS
116
A simple mode 2 graphics program to
draw your stained glass windows
TOP OF THE LIST
125
If you’ve had problems with screen dumps
on 24-pin printers, your worries are over
DISCS AND TAPES
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All the listings on these pages can be found
on this month’s listings disc or cassette. See
page 129 for details of how to order.
BACK ISSUES
121. I m
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For help with entering and debugging
listings see the following back issues: April
’86, June ’85, Aug ’84, Sept ’83.
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111
YELLOW PAGES
See Hints & Tips, page 39
Listing 1. View label printer
10 REM Hint* Sc Tips listing 1
20 REM by Martin Phillip*
30 REM for BBC B/B+/M/C/E
40 REM (c) Acorn User April 1988
50 i
60 MODE 7
70 PROCi ni tial ise
80 PRQCload
90 PROCmanipulat*
100 PRQCprint
110 END
120 i
130 DEF PROCinitiali**
140 sizeX-100
150 lineX-3
160 width'/. -26
170 heightX-10
180 *tartlineX-0
190 endlineX-5
200 ind*nt%-4
210 DIM text* (sizeX) , add* (sizeX, *ndl in
•X)
220 ENDPROC
230 *
240 DEF PRQCload
250 PRINT TAB < 11,1) "View Label Printer
M
260 INPUT '"'Enter filenames "fnamtl
270 FX-OPENIN(fna»e*)
200 IF FX>0 THEN GOTO 320
290 CLOSE# FX
300 PRINT "'No file found" *
310 0OTO 260
320 NX— 1
330 REPEAT
340 NX-NX+1
350 tent# (NX) - M "
360 REPEAT
370 t-BQET# FX
380 tent# (NX) -text* (NX) +CHR* ( t )
390 UNTIL t-13
400 IF ASC (LEFT* (text* (NX) , 1) ) < >Sc80 TH
EN NX-NX-1
410 UNTIL EOF# FX
420 CLOSE# FX
430 ENDPROC
440 i
450 DEF PROCeani pul ate
460 FOR IX-0 TO NX
470 text* (IX) -MID* (text* (IX) ,4)
480 PX-0
490 oldpos-0
500 REPEAT
510 pos-INSTR (text* ( IX) , " , " , ol dpos+1 )
520 add* ( IX, PX)-MID* (text* ( IX) f oldpos+
1 , pos-ol dpos)
530 add* ( IX, PX) -LEFT* (add* < IX, PX) , LEN (
add*(IX f PX) )-l)
540 PX-PX+1
550 oldpos-pos
560 UNTIL po*-0 OR PX-endlineX
570 NEXT IX
580 ENDPROC
590 ■
600 DEF PROCprint
610 *FX 3, 10
620 FOR IX-0 TO NX
630 FOR JX-*tartl ineX TO endlineX-1
640 FOR TX-1 TO lineX
650 PRINT BPC(indentX) add* ( IX+TX-1, JX)
I TAB (TX*wi dthX) j
660 NEXT TX
670 PRINT
680 NEXT JX
690 FOR n-1 TO hei ghtX+startl i n*X-#ndl
ineX
700 PRINT
710 NEXT n
720 IX-IX+1 ineX-1
730 NEXT IX
740 *FX 3
750 ENDPROC
Listing 2. Double ‘e’
10 REM Hint* & Tip« L
210
pitch ! 4-8t4444
isting 2
220
71(220— codeX AND 25
20 REM By Martin Phil
5
lip*
230
?8c221 -codeX DIV 25
30 REM for BBC B/B+/M
6
/C/E
240
ENDPROC
40 REM (c> Acorn User
250
l
April 1988
260
DEF PROCassemble
50 i
270
FOR pass-0 TO 2 ST
60 PROCi nitialise
EP 2
70 PROCassemble
280
PX-codeX
80 *FX 14,2
290
C
90 END
300
OPT pass
100 i
310
PHP
110 DEF PROCi nitialise
320
PHA
120 codeX -Sc 900
330
TXA
130 osword -ScFFFl
340
PHA
140 parae-Sc90
350
TYA
150 pitch-l<98
360
PHA
160 count-S«9F
370
OPY #101
170 count! 0-0
380
BNE exit
180 parae'O-ScFFF 10001
390
I
190 para* ! 4-fcOOOAOOOO
400
. fool
200 pitch ! 0— Sc28586B60
410
LDX count
Continued K
< Hints & Tips listing 2 continued
420 INX
430 STX count
440 CPX #5
450 BNE exit
460 LDA #0
470 8TA count
Listing 3. Tune
10 REM Hint* 6 Tip* L
isting 3
20 REM By Martin Phil
lip*
30 REM for BBC B/B+/M
/C/E
40 REM (c) Acorn User
April 1988
50 b
60 PROCi ni t i al i *e
70 PROCasseeble
80 *FX 14,2
Continued ^
112
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YEL LOW P AGES!
ACORN FORUM
◄ Hints & Tips listing 3 continued
90
END
340
LDA #138
620
PLA
100
l
350
JBR osbyts
630
TAY
110
DEF PROCiniti Alia®
360
i
640
JMP loop
120
osbyte-6FFF4
370
• •Hit
650
i
130
codeX-6900
380
PLA
660
.•nit
140
76220-codeX AND 25
390
TAY
670
PLA
400
PLA
680
TAY
150
76221-codeX D1V 25
410
TAX
690
PLA
420
PLA
700
TAX
160
ENDPROC
430
PLP
710
PLA
170
l
440
RT8
720
PLP
160
DEF PROCASseeb 1 •
450
3
730
RTS
190
FOR pass-0 TO 2 ST
460
NEXT pass
740
3
> 2
470
ENDPROC
750
NEXT pass
200
PX-codeX
480
LDY #6FF
760
PROCcheck
210
C
490
i
770
ENDPROC
220
OPT pass
500
.loop
780
I
230
PHP
510
INY
790
DEF PROCchsck
240
PHA
520
CPY #6
BOO
N%-0
250
TXA
530
BEQ exit
810
FOR IX— 6900 TO 693
260
PHA
540
LDA pi tch v Y
9
270
TYA
550
8TA psr a<9+4
820
NX-NX+7IX
280
PHA
560
TYA
030
NEXT IX
290
CPY #101
570
PHA
840
IF NX061BB2 THEN
300
BNE SKlt
500
LDX #pArae
PRINT
"Checksum error 11 lE
310
1
590
LDY #0
ND
320
.fool
600
LDA #7
850
ENDPROC
330
LDX #0
610
JBR os word
See Acorn Fomm, page 49
Listing 1. Extended Copy key
10
REM Copy Plus
310
BPL
LI
20
REM by Andrew Pisk
320
JMP
fstX
ozub
330
• tH
EQUB 0
30
REM for BBC B with
340
.tl
EQUB 0
BasIc
: 2
350
• LI
8TX tx
40
REM (c) Acorn Ussr
360
LDX
index
April
1988
370
LDA
buffer, X
50
1
380
INX
60
MODE 7
390
BEQ
L2
70
INPUT “ Assemble At
400
CPX
index end
i 6"
P*
410
BEQ
L2
80
f st X-EVAL ( “ 6 M +P# )
420
8TX
index
90
sndX-f stX+7 1
430
LDX
tx
100
thrX-sndX+158
440
8TA
6E6
110
frthX-thrX+74
450
RT8
120
buf f er-f rthX+1 16
460
• L2
130
FOR AX-6DEC5 TO 6D
470
DEC
tempbuf fer
FOB
480
LDX
tx
140
7 < f stX+AX— 6DEC5 ) -7
490
STA
6E6
AX
500
CLC
150
NEXT
x 510
RT8
160
PX— 6ED— 6C5+f stX
520
. tempbuf f er EQUB :
170
COPT 3
55
180
J8R sndX+677-615
530
. index EQUB 0
190
3
540
. index end EQUB 0
200
FOR AX-6E515 TO 6E
550
• go
LDA #thrX MOD
5B2
256
210
7 (sndX+AX— 6E515) -7
560
STA
6210
AX
570
LDA
#thrX DIV 256
220
NEXT
580
STA
6211
230
PX-65 1 -6 1 5+sndX
590
LDA
#219
240
COPT 3
600
LDX
#192
250
JMP frthX
610
LDY
#o
260
3
620
JBR
6FFF4
270
FOR passX-0 TO 3 S
630
BRK
TEP 3
640
EQUB 0
200
PX-thrX
650
EQUS "OK 11
290
COPT pAssX
660
EQUB 0
300
BIT tempbuffer
670
3
680
NEXT
690
FOR
AX-0 TO 3
3
700
PX-frthX
710
COPT AX
720
CMP
#192
730
BEQ
WM1
740
TAY
750
BPL
M2
760
JMP
6E554
770
.8222 INC tl
780
. W2
JMP 6E592
790
.FX
J8R 6E86F
800
LDA
temp
010
CLC
820
RT8
830
• WW1
l BIT tl
840
BPL
MM2
850
SEC
860
RT8
870
• MM2
l DEC tl
880
8TX
tx
890
• Ml
JSR 6FFE0
900
CMP
•27
910
BEQ
M222
920
CMP
#32
930
BCC
Ml
940
CMP
#127
950
BEQ
Ml
960
INC
tl
970
. Y1
STA temp
980
LDA
#0
990
8TA
index
lOOO
.84
JSR 6D905
1010
BEQ
FX
1020
LDX
index
1030
CPX
•255
1040
BEQ
finish
1050
STA
buffer, X
Continued ►
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113
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ADORN FORUM
◄ Acorn Forum listing 1 continued
1060
INC index
1070
CMP teep
1080
BEG) finish
1090
JMP W4
1100
.finish
1110
LDX index
1120
8TX index end
1130
LDA #0
1140
8TA tempbuffer
1150
8TA index
1160
LDX tx
1170
J8R LI
1180
CLC
1190
PLA
1200
PLA
1210
JMP 6DF05
1220
.temp EQUB 0
1230
2
1240
NEXT
1250
*FX 219,192,0
1260
76210-thrX MOD 256
1270
7lc2 11-th r% DIV 256
1280
PRINT "*8AVE CPY "
+BTR*'
*f st%+'* "+8TR#' W (buf
f er+256) +" M +8TR4~go+ n “
+8TR*'
1290
PRINT “Code now sc
tive"
Listing 2. Macro assembler
10
MEM Macro Assemble
r Source
20
MEM by D. J. Hold©
n
30
MEM for B/B+/E/M/C.
40
MEM <c> Acorn User
April
. 1986
50
1
60
oswrch-6FFEE
70
oebyte— 6FFF4
00
osword-6FFFl
90
oscl i— 6FFF7
lOO
b as var -1(480
110
f i les-ltCOO
120
bgetv-6216
130
event v-6220
140
MX— 1*900
150
9
160
FOR pass-0 TO 3 8T
EP 3
170
PX-HX
180
COPT pass
190
BTY scrn
200
LDA #255
210
8TA flag
220
LDY #0
230
8TA (670), Y
240
DEY
250
. loopl
260
DEX
270
BEQ found
280
. loop 2
290
INY
300
LDA files, Y
310
CMP #A8C “ , H
320
BEQ loopl
330
CMP #13
340
BNE loop 2
350
LDX #8
Continued ►
◄ Acorn Forum listing 2 continued
360 J8R inkbd
1050
• loop6
370 RTS
1060
LDA pointers f X
380 .found
1070
8TA 0,X
390 INY
1060
DEX
400 LDA files, Y
1090
BPL loop 6
410 CMP #A8C " , "
1100
LDX #5
420 BNE PX+4
1110
LDA #14
430 LDA #13
1120
J8R osbyte
440 8TA exec-t-2, X
1130
LDX #19
450 INX
1140
J8R inkbd
460 CMP #13
1150
.out
470 BNE found
1160
PLA
480 LDX #679
1170
TAY
490 .loop3
1180
PLA
500 LDA basvar , X
1190
TAX
510 8TA varstore,X
1200
PLA
520 DEX
1210
PLP
530 BPL loop 3
1220
RTS
540 LDX #5
1230
.first
550 .loop4
1240
LDA 670
560 LDA 0 V X
1250
8TA 612
570 8TA pointers, X
1260
LDA 671
580 DEX
1270
8TA 613
590 BPL loop4
1280
LDX #13
600 LDA bgetv+1
1290
J8R inkbd
610 CMP •n.wtog.t DIV 2
1300
8TA flag
56
1310
LDX #exec MOD 256
620 BEQ vecdone
1320
LDY #exec DIV 256
630 8TA exitvec+2
1330
J8R oscl i
640 LDA bgetv
1340
JMP out
650 8TA exi tvec+1
1350
. second
660 . vecdone
1360
LDA exi tvec+1
670 LDA #v>ewbget DIV 2
1370
8TA bgetv
56
1380
LDA exitvec+2
680 8TA bgetv+1
1390
8TA bgetv+1
690 LDA #newbget MOD 2
1400
LDA #125
56
1410
ST A flag
700 8TA bgetv
1420
J8R osbyte
710 LDA #event DIV 256
1430
JBR short
720 8TA event v+1
1440
JMP out
730 LDA Sevent MOD 256
1450
. newbget
740 8TA event v
1460
PHP
750 LDX scrn
1470
PHA
760 LDA #3
1480
TXA
770 J8R Mbyte
1490
PHA
760 LDX #0
1500
TYA
790 J8M inkbd
1510
PHA
600 LDX #5
1520
LDX #1 time MOD 256
610 LDA #14
1530
LDY #1 time DIV 256
620 JBM Mbyte
1540
LDA #4
630 JMP short
1550
JSR osword
640 .event
1560
PLA
660 PMP
1570
TAY
660 CMP #5
1580
PLA
670 BSQ PX+4
1590
TAX
660 PL P
1600
PLA
690 MTS
1610
PLP
900 PHA
1620
•exitvec
910 TXA
1630
JMP 6FFFF
920 PHA
1640
. short
930 TYA
1650
LDX #stime MOD 256
940 PHA
1660
LDY #stime DIV 256
950 LDA flag
1670
LDA #4
960 BMI first
1680
JMP osword
970 BEQ second
1690
• stlme
960 LDX #679
1700
OPT FNequb (6F0)
990 . loops
1710
OPT FNequd (6FFFFFF
lOOO LDA varstore, X
FF)
1010 6TA basvar, X
1720
• 1 time
1020 DEX
1730
OPT FNequb <6DO)
1030 BPL loops
1740
OPT FNequd (6FFFFFF
1040 LDX #5
FF)
Continued ►
114
ACORN USER APRIL 1988
YELLOW PACES
ACORN FORUM
◄ Acorn Forum listing 2 continued
1790 • inkbd
1740 9TX t««p
1770 • loop 7
1790 INC t««p
1790 LDA tax t , X
1900 PNC PX+3
1910 RT9
1920 TRY
1990 LDX 90
1940 LDA 9136
1990 J9R mbyte
1940 LDX tmp
1970 BNE loop 7
1880 .text
1990 OPT FNsqus ( " AU. 200
")
1900 OPT FNsquw ( IcOOOD )
1910 OPT FMaqub (4E5)
1920 OPT FNsqus ( "90" )
1930 OPT FNsquw (IcOOOD)
1940 OPT FNsqus ( " 3«">
1990 OPT FNsqywdcODEl)
1940 OPT FNsqub (O)
1970 OPT FNsqub (ldE5>
1990 OPT FNsqus("90">
1990 OPT FNsquw(IcOOOD)
2000 .pointers
2010 OPT FNequw(O)
2020 OPT FNequd <0)
2030 .tsap
2040 OPT FNequb(O)
2090 .flag
2040 OPT FNequb (0)
2070 .tern
2090 OPT FNequb (O)
2090 . var store
2100 OPT FNequs (STRING*
(90 # CHR4(0>>>
2110 .exec
2120 OPT FNequs ("E. ">
2130 .end
2140 3 NEXT
2190 i
2140 NX- O
2170 FOR IX-4900 TO IcAA
A
2100 NX-NX+7IX
2190 NEXT IX
2200 IF NX< >39447 THEN
PRINT M Checksu* error 11 iE
HD
2210 i
2220 A*- U *BAVE NACODE "
+BTRr'm+ M + “+BTRr'' (end-h
X)
2230 PRINT A*
2240 PRINT “Press a key
to save" i IF 8ET
2290 PROCoscli <A*>
2240 t
2270 END
2200 i
2290 DEF FNequb (bX)
2300 ?PX-bX
2310 PX-PX+1
2320 -pass
2330 i
2340 DEF FNequw(bX)
2390 TPX-bX NOD 254
2340 PX71— bX DIV 294
2370 PX-PX+2
2390 -pass
2390 i
2400 DCF FNequd (bX)
2410 ! PX— toX
2420 PX-PX+4
2430 -pass
2440 i
2490 DEF FNequs (b*)
2440 4PX-b*
2470 PX— PX+LEN (b*>
2400 -pass
2490 i
2900 DEF PROCoscli (stri
ngl)
2910 DIN XX IcFF
2920 YX-XX DIV 294
2930 tXX-strlng*
2940 CALL lcFFF7
2950 ENDPROC
Listing 3. Macro assembler driver
1 NCR Macro Assembler Driver
2 MEN by D. J. Holden
3 MEM for 9/1+/C/H/C
4 REM (c) Acorn User April 1988
9 MEN Do NOT renueber !
4 «
10 7t»70— ( TOP— 1 ) NOD 294i 7471- (TOP-1 ) DI
V 294
20 YX— Oi LONEN— lc30OOi HINEN— Ic9000i PA88—
4
30 MCOO— ”EXl y EX2,EX3,EX4"
40 XX-0» PX— 49000 1 0X-49000
90 aFX3,0
40 IF XX>0 PROCass
70 XX— XX+1 1 CALL «<900iEND
90 IF (PAM mo 2) — O PASS— PASS OR 3iY
X-2I0OTO 40
90 END
lOO DEF PROCass
110 £ l OPT PA88
Listing 4. Artisan extensions
7010 MHEN Oi PROCLAr i rsBMX-*— 2 1 CIRCLEbxX+
140, byX-128, re8NX
7020 MHEN 1 1 PROCLAr i reBMX— 2« CIRCLEbxX+
140, byX-128, reSNX
7030 MHEN 2i PROCLAr i CIRCLEbxX+1 40, by X-l
29 reSNX
7040 MHEN 3i 0COLstX,LaRE8Xi POINTmxX+RND
<2*rsBNX> -reSNX, eyX+RND (2*reBMX> — reSNX
21440 MHEN 7iC4- "Airbrush now available"
MICRONET 800 <C) 6006118a Op
1 SEPTEMBER ABUSERS GAME A.U. FREE
Another one-liner fron the back page.
21/8
2 CODE KEY A.U. FREE Gives your model B
or master the Compact's CODE key 11/9
3 GRAPHIC BONUS A.U. FREE A free
picture from Acorn User. 15/10
4 ACORN USER JANUARY LISTINGS A.U.
£5.00 Mizzalon the game, Computer by
remote control! and no more returns!
5 CALLIGRAPHY A.U. £8.95 Make yourself
heard, print your text in BIG letters
6 FEBRUARY FREEBIE A.U. FREE Another
picture from the Acorn User gang.
7 MARCH FREEBIE A.U. FREE Get those
rings moving!
6UTP 8 for more 9 Telesoftware Menu
♦
Online
March listings
The listings can be downloaded from Micronet if you have a
Micronet subscription (page 600 600 890 A). The Acorn User
software can be downloaded like any other Prestel program.
Go to the first page by entering * 600600890 #. From there the
operation is fully prompted. The software from Micronet is
£5.00, so you can save money too. Buy the monthly listings
disc or cassette to save time and avoid errors. The disc is fully
menu-driven and an excellent buy at only £5.95. The cassette
version for the BBC micro and Electron contains a tape to disc
transfer program and costs £3.95. The programs are also
available on 3.5-inch disc for the Arc, Compact and Electron
at £7.95, see page 15 for details of how to order.
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JOE’S JOTTINGS
See Joe’s Jottings, page 81
Listing 1 . STAIN mode 2 graphics program
10
REM STAIN
670
CLOSE* ChX
20
REM by Joa Talford
680
PROCaaaa ( "SPACE loada (or ESC) " )
30
REM for B/B+/M/C/E with Shadow RAM
690
REPEAT UNTIL 0ET-32
S< Basic 2
700
PROCpcuraor
40
REM <c> Acorn Uaar April 1980
710
OSCLI ("UNPACK "+f*)
50
I
720
PROCpcuraor
60
printer*"" INT2"
730
PROCaaaa ( " 11 )
70
MODE 130
740
ENDPROC
BO
PROCaatup
750
I
90
ON ERROR PRQCarr
760
DEF PROCdalata
lOO
CLOSE* 0
770
REPEAT
110
PROCpcursor
780
PROCaaaa ( " Dal at a i " )
120
REPEAT
790
INPUTLINE " M f*
130
REPEAT
800
IF f*-"" THEN PROCcat
140
PROCaova
810
PROCaaaa ( " " )
150
IF AX-ASC("F") PRQChaf (xX,yX,fcol)
820
UNTIL
i UNTIL 0
830
chX— OPENIN f*
160
IF AX-A 8 C("D") PROCdot(O) i UNTIL 0
840
IF chX-0 PROCnofilai ENDPROC
170
IF AX-A 8 C("L") PROClinaC 1,0) i UNTIL
850
CLOSE* chX
0
860
PROCaaaa ( M BPACE/E 8 C M )
100
IF AX-A8C("0") PROCcirc ( 0)1 UNTIL 0
870
REPEAT UNTIL BET-32
190
IF AX-A 8 C < "T M ) PROCtri (0) i UNTIL 0
880
QSCL I ("DELETE "+f*>
200
IF AX-A 8 C("C") PROCcati UNTIL 0
890
PROCaaaa ( " " )
210
IF AX-A 8 C("E") PROCloadi UNTIL 0
900
ENDPROC
220
IF AX-A 8 C("B") PROCsavai UNTIL 0
910
l
230
IF AX-ABC("d") PROCdalatai UNTIL 0
920
DEF PROCnofila
240
IF AX-149 PROCdumpi UNTIL 0
930
PROCaaaa ( "No auch fila")
250
IF AX-148 PROCclai UNTIL 0
940
V/DU 7
260
IF AX-127 PROCdot (f col ) l UNTIL 0
950
duaay-INKEY (300)
270
IF AX>139 AND AX<148 THEN fcol-(AX
960
PROCaaaa ( " " )
-140) « PROCaaaa ( "Blaaa-"+f col » (f col > )
970
ENDPROC
280
IF AX>149 AND AX< 158 AND printsr*-
980
I
11 INT2'
* THEN f col- (AX-150) +Bi PROCmaa* ( “81
990
DEF PROCaava
aaa-"+f col t (f col > )
lOOO
REPEAT
290
UNTIL AX— ASC ( “Q" )
1010
PROCaaaa ( " 8 avai ">
300
UNTIL FNmura
1020
INPUTLINE "" f*
310
♦FX 4,0
1030
IF f*-"" THEN PROCcat
320
♦FX 12, 0
1040
PROCaaaa ( " ")
330
♦FX 226, 128
1050
UNTIL f*>“"
340
♦FX 227,144
1060
chX— OPENIN f*
350
MODE 7
1070
IF chXOO THEN IF FNaf i 1 a i ENDPROC
360
♦BASIC
1080
PROCaaaa ( " ")
370
END
1090
CLOSE* chX
380
l
1100
PROCpcuraor
390
DEF PROCcla
1110
08CLI ( "PACK “+f*)
400
PROCmaam ( M CL 8 ? ( Y/N) " )
1120
PROCpcuraor
410
REPEAT Y4-CHR* (BET AND 223)
1130
ENDPROC
420
UNTIL Y*«"Y" OR Y*-"N"
1140
l
430
IF Y*-"N" PROCaaaa ( “ " ) i ENDPROC
1150
DEF FNaf i la
440
PROCpcur aor i CL 81 PROCpcur aor
1160
PROCaaaa ( "E h i at a - aava Y/N")
450
ENDPROC
1170
REPEAT A-8ET AND 223
460
l
1180
UNTIL CHR*(A)-“Y" OR CHR*(A)-"N"
470
DEF PROCcat
1190
PROCaaaa ( " " )
480
VDU 7 ■♦PACK TEMP
1200
IF CHRt (A) — "N" THEN -TRUE
490
CLB
1210
-FAL8E
500
♦CAT
1220
1
510
PROCaaaa ("Praaa SPACE")
1230
DEF PROCdot (d)
520
REPEAT UNTIL 8ET-32
1240
PROCpcuraor
530
CLB
1250
0COL 0, d
MOVE xX, yX
540
♦UNPACK TEMP
1260
550
PROCaaaa < MM )
1270
DRAW xX, yX
560
ENDPROC
1280
PROCpcuraor
570
1
1290
ENDPROC
560
DEF PROCload
1300
l
590
REPEAT
1310
DEF PROC1 ina(wX,dX)
600
PROCaaaa ( "Load i ")
1320
arr-0
610
INPUTLINE ttH f*
1330
IxX-xXi lyX«yX
620
IF f*-"" THEN PROCcat
1340
PROCaaaa ( "nova than LINE")
630
PROCaaaa ( H N )
1350
PROCaova
640
UNTIL f*> MM
1360
cxX-xXi cyX-yX
650
chX— OPENINf *
1370
BCOL 4,0
660
IF chX-O PROCnofilai ENDPROC
1380
MOVE lxX, 1 yX
Continued
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◄ Joe’s Jottings listing 1 continued
1390 DRAM xX,yX
1400 cxX-xXicyX-yX
1410 REPEAT
1420 PROCeove
1430 MOVE lxX, 1 yXi DRAW cxX,cyX
1440 MOVE 1 k%, lyXi DRAW xX,yX
1450 cxX-xXicyX-yX
1460 mrr m 2
1470 UNTIL AX-ASC("L")
1480 PROCpcurmor
1490 PROC mii( uh )
1500 0COL O v dX
1510 mrr m O
1520 MOVE lxX, 1 yXi DRAWxX, yX
1530 PROCpcurmor
1540 ENDPROC
1550 i
1560 DEF PROCtri (dX)
1570 err-0
1580 lxX-xXilyX-yX
1590 PROCeemm ( 11 2nd point then TRI“)
1600 PROCeove
1610 cxX-xXicyX-yX
1620 BCOL 4,0
1630 MOVE lxX, lyXi DRAW xX,yX
1640 cxX-xXicyX-yX
1650 REPEAT
1660 PROCeove
1670 MOVE lxX, lyXi DRAW cxX,cyX
1680 MOVE lxX, lyXi DRAW xX,yX
1690 cxX-xXicyX-yX
1700 err -2
1710 UNTIL AX— A8C ( M T“ )
1720 plx-lxXip2x-xX
1730 ply-lyXip2y-yX
1740 PROCeemm ( " 1 mmt point then TRI")
1750 PROCeove
1760 cxX-xXicyX-yX
1770 BCOL 4,0
1780 MOVE plx,plyiDRAW p2x,p2y
1790 DRAW xX, yXi DRAW plx,ply
1800 cxX-xXicyX-yX
1810 err-3
1820 REPEAT
1830 PROCmove
1840 MOVE plx , plyi DRAW p2x,p2y
1850 DRAW cxX, cyXi DRAW plx, ply
1860 MOVE plx, ply i DRAW p2x,p2y
1870 DRAW xX, yXi DRAW plx, ply
1880 cxX-xXicyX-yX
1890 UNTIL AX" ABC ( 14 T " )
1900 PROCpcur *or
1910 PROCeemm ( " " )
1920 BCOL O, dX
1930 MOVE plx , plyi DRAW p2x,p2y
1940 DRAW xX, yXi DRAW plx, ply
1950 err-0
1960 PROCpcur ■or
1970 ENDPROC
1980 ■
1990 DEF PROCcirc (dX)
2000 err-0
2010 lxX-xXilyX-yX
2020 PROCeees ( M Red i urn then CIRC")
2030 PROCeove
2040 cxX-xX*cyX-yX
2050 BCOL 4,0
2060 PROCc2 (lxX, lyX, SQR ( (lxX-xX) ~2+(lyX
-yX)~2) >
2070 cxX-xXicyX-yX
2080 REPEAT
2090 PROCmove
2100 PR0Cc2(lxX, lyX,BQR( (lxX-cxX) ^2+ (ly
X— cyX) ^2) )
2110 PROCc2(lxX,lyX,8QR( (lxX-xX) ^2+ (lyX
-yX)~2> >
2120 cxX-xXicyX-yX
2130 err -4
2140 UNTIL AX-ASC("0")
2150 PROCpcurmor
2160 BCOL O, dX
2170 PROCc2(lxX,lyX,SQR( (lxX-cxX) ~2-Mly
X-cyX>~2> )
2180 PROCpcurmor
2190 ENDPROC
2200 i
2210 DEF PROCerr
2220 PROCeemm ( M " )
2230 VDU 3
2240 VDU 29, 0| Oj
2250 IF err "2 MOVE lxX,lyX«DRAW cxX,cyX
i err-Oi PROCpcurmor i IF ERR- 17 THEN ENDPRO
C
2260 IF err-3 MOVE plx,plyiDRAW p2x,p2y
iDRAW cxX, cyXi DRAW plx, plyi DRAW p2x,p2yi
err-0 i PROCpcurmor i IF ERR- 17 THEN ENDPROC
2270 IF err-4 PROCc2 (lxX, lyX, SQR < (lxX-c
xX) *2+ ( 1 yX-cyX) ^2) ) i err-Oi PROCpcurmor i IF
ERR- 17 THEN ENDPROC
2280 IF err -5 AND ERR- 17 THEN err-OiEND
PROC
2290 IF ERR— 17 PROCpcurmor i ENDPROC
2300 *FX 4,0
2310 REPORTiPRINT "at line M j ERL i END
2320 i
2330 DEF PROCeemm (Tt)
2340 PRINT TAB (O, 0> | 8TRINB6 (20, " ">i
2350 PRINT TAB (O, O) | T4|
2360 ENDPROC
2370 I
2380 DEF FNmure
2390 PROCeemm ("Quit? <Y/N)")
2400 REPEAT A- (BET AND 223)
2410 UNTIL CHR6 (A) — "Y" OR CHR6(A)- M N"
2420 IF CHR6 (A) — " Y M THEN -TRUE
2430 PROCeemm ("")
2440 -FALSE
2450 l
2460 DEF PROCpcurmor
2470 BCOL 4,0
2480 MOVE xX+8, yXi DRAW xX-8,yX
2490 MOVE xX, yX-8i DRAW xX,yX+8
2500 MOVE xX, yX
2510 ENDPROC
2520 i
2530 DEF PROCeove
2540 AX-BET
2550 gapX-4+ ( 4* I NKEY- 1 > *- 1
2560 g*pX—gepX+ (32* INKEY-2) *-l
2570 BCOL 4,0
2580 PROCpcurmor
2590 IF AX-137 PROCeovert
2600 IF AX- 136 PROCeovelt
2610 IF AX-139 PROCeoveup
2620 IF AX-138 PROCeovedn
2630 BCOL 4,0
2640 PROCpcurmor
2650 ENDPROC
2660 i
2670 DEF PROCeovert
2680 IF (xX+gapX) >xeexX THEN VDU 7»ENDP
ROC
2690 xX— xX+gapX
2700 ENDPROC
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◄ Joe’s Jottings listing 1 continued
2710 I
2720 DEF PRQCmoval t
2730 IF (xX-g«pX)<0 THEN VDU 7iENDPR0C
2740 xX-xX-gapX
2730 ENDPROC
2760 i
2770 DEF PROCaovadn
2780 IF (yX-gapXXO THEN VDU 7i ENDPROC
2790 yX*yX-gapX
2800 ENDPROC
2810 i
2820 DEF PROCaovaup
2830 IF <yX+gapX)>yaaxX THEN VDU 7iENDP
ROC
2840 yX"*yX+gapX
2830 ENDPROC
2860 i
2870 DEF PROCaatup
2880 xaaxX-127BiyaaxX-992
2890 arr- O
2900 *FX 226,140
2910 *FX 227,150
2920 VDU 29,0|0|
2930 VDU 24, Of Op 1279| 992|
2940 COLOUR 135
2950 CL8
2960 COLOUR 0
2970 xX-OiyX-O
2980 lxX-0ilyX-0
2990 *FX 4,1
3000 *KEY 0 F
3010 *KEY 1 D
3020 *KEY 2 L
3030 *KEY 3 0
3040 *KEY 4 T
3050 #KEY 3 C
3060 *KEY 6 E
3070 *KEY 7 8
3080 *KEY 8 d
3090 *KEY 9 Q
3100 *FX 10,1
3110 *FX 9,0
3120 RESTORE 3170
3130 DIN f col* ( 15) , igrax (15)
3140 FOR loopX-0 TO 15
3150 READ f col* (loopX)
3160 NEXT
3170 DATA Black, Rad, Graan, But tar cup, Pur
pla,Haganta,Cyan, Whita
3180 DATA 1*^ own, Bright Rod, Bright Broon
, Or an go, Dark Bluo, Pink, Sky Bluo,Prioro«o
3190 FOR loopX-0 TO 13
3200 READ igrox (loopX)
3210 NEXT
3220 DATA 0,611,622,633,644,655,666,677
3230 DATA 625,615,623,613,646,675,676,6
73
3240 fcol-7
3250 PROCooaa ( "81 aaa* H +f col * (f col ) )
3260 ENDPROC
3270 i
3280 DEF PROChaf (axX,ayX,cX>
3290 PRGCpcuroor
3300 6COLO, cX
3310 colX-POINT(axX,ayX)
3320 nxX^axXinyX'-ayX
3330 orr-3
3340 REPEAT
3350 PROCfl
3360 nyX»nyX+4
3370 UNTIL POINT (nxX, nyX) < >col X
3380 nxX*xXmyX"syX-4
3390 DX-0iEX-0
3400 REPEAT
3410 PROCfl
3420 nyX-nyX-4
3430 UNTIL POINT (nxX, nyX) < >col X
3440 trr-0
3450 PROCpcursor
3460 ENDPROC
3470 i
3480 DEF PROCfl
3490 LOCAL x,ax
3500 x-nxX
3510 REPEAT
3520 x-x-B
3530 UNTIL POINT (x , nyX) < >colX
3540 x-x+8
3550 ax*nxX
3560 REPEAT
3570 ax«-ax+8
3580 UNTIL POINT (ax , nyX) < >col X
3590 ax"*ax-0
3600 nxX-(ax+x)DIV 2
3610 NOVE x,nyXiDRAW ax,nyX
3620 ENDPROC
3630 i
3640 DEF PROCduap
3650 PROCaaaa ( “PRINTOUT? Y/N M )
3660 REPEAT A- (SET AND 223)
3670 UNTIL CHR* (A) «" Y“ OR CHR*(A)« M N M
3680 IF CHR* (A) ""N" PROCmaas ( " ** ) i ENDPRO
C
3690 PROCaass ( “SPACE WHEN READY! 11 )
3700 REPEAT UNTIL QET-32
3710 PROCaaaa < H M )
3720 PROCpcuraor
3730 IF printar*-" INT2 M PROCaatcol ai PRO
Cduap2i PROCpcuraor i ENDPROC
3740 IF printar*-"INTl- PROCd (659) i PROC
pcuraor i ENDPROC
3750 PROCd (67)
3760 PROCpcuraor
3770 ENDPROC
3780 i
3790 DEF PROCaatcol a
3800 VDU 2, 1,27, i,A8C( ,, a ,, ) , 1, 16
3810 FOR loopX-0 TO 15
3820 VDU 1 , igrax (loopX)
3830 NEXT
3840 VDU 3
3850 ENDPROC
3860 i
3870 DEF PROCd <tX)
3880 VDU 2
3890 FOR rX-990 TO O STEP -2
3900 VDU 1,27, l,tX, 1,80
3910 FOR pX-1 TO 4
3920 IF pX-3 THEN pX-4
3930 FOR bX-0 TO 79
3940 byX-0
3950 FOR toitX-0 TO 4 STEP 4
3960 cX*POINT (bX#16+ (bi tX*2) ,rX)
3970 byX«byX*16+15*B©N<cX AND pX)
3980 NEXT
3990 VDU 1 , byX
4000 NEXTiNEXTiNEXT
4010 VDU 3
4020 PROCaaaaC'f iniahad printing")
4030 A- INKEY (300)
4040 PROCaaaa ( " " )
4050 ENDPROC
4060 i
4070 DEF PROC dump 2
4080 VDU 2
Continued >>
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◄ Joe’s Jottings listings listing 1 continued
4090 FOR rX- 990 TO O 8TEP -2
4100 VDU 1,27, l,ABC("u"> ,1,2,1,640 MOD
256,
4110 FOR bX-0 TO 1279 STEP 2
4120 VDU 1, POINT (bX,rX)
4130 NEXT I NEXT
4140 VDU 3
4150 PROCmess< "finished printing")
4160 A- INKEY (300)
4170 PROCmess(" M )
4100 ENDPROC
4190 i
4200 DEF PROCc2(sX,qX,rX)
4210 LOCAL k , y
4220 RESTORE 4310
4230 READ x,y
4240 MOVE x*rX/512+sX,y*rX/512+qX
4250 FOR loop-1 TO 20
4260 READ x,y
4270 DRAM x*rX/512+sX, y*rX/512+qX
4200 NEXT
4290 ENDPROC
4300 i
4310 DATA 512,0,487,156,414,301,301,414
, 158,487,0,512,-158,487,-301,414,-414,30
1 , -487, 158, -512, O, -487,-158, -414, -301 , -3
01 , -414, -158, -487,0, -512, 158, -487,301 , -4
14,414,-301,487,-150,512,0
Listing 2. PACK source code
10 REM Packing Progra
m
20 REM by Jos Telford
30 REM for B/B+/M/C/E
with Basic 2
40 REM (C) Acorn User
April 1988
50 i
60 adr s-*70
70 ptrlochi-lcF7
00 ptrloclow-*F6
90 bloc-tc72
100 nloc-*73
110 handle-*74
120 openout-*0O
130 osf 1 nd-tcFFCE
140 osbput -*FFD4
150 osrdsc-*FFB9
160 osargs-tcFFDA
170 gsi ni t— lcFFC2
180 gsread-*FFC5
190 startX-*900
200 FOR pass-0 TO 3 8T
EP 3
210 PX-startX
220 COPTpass
230 LDX #adrs
240 LDY #0
250 LDA #1
260 J8R osargs
270 LDA adrs
280 8TA leF2
290 LDA adrs+1
300 8TA *F3
310 LDY #0
320 CLC
330 . getchr
340 J8R gsinit
350 BEQ crash
360 JMP across
370 .crash
380 BRK
390 EQUB *80
400 EQU8 "PACK <fnaee>
M
410 BRK
420 .across
430 J8R gsread
440 BC8 out
450 8TA buffer — 1, Y
440 JMP across
470 .out
480
INY
490
LDA
#13
500
8TA
buffer-1
,Y
510
LDY
#buf f er
DIV 25
520
LDX
#buf f er
MOD 25
530
LDA
Pop en out
540
J8R
osf ind
550
CMP
#0
540
BNE
setup
570
BRK
580
EQUB *81
590
EQU8 "Can ' t
Pack t
hat file! "+CHR413
600 BRK
610 .setup
620 8TA handle
630 LDA #*F F
640 8TA ptrloclow
650 LDA #*2F
460 8TA ptrlochi
670 . sain loop
680 CLC
690 J8R increment
700 8TA bloc
710 LDA ptrlochi
720 CMP #1*80
730 BEQ exit
740 LDA #0
750 8TA nloc
760 .counter
770 INC nloc
780 J8R increment
790 CMP bloc
800 BNE endcount
810 LDA nloc
820 CMP #*FF
830 BNE counter
840 .endcount
850 DEC ptrloclow
860 LDA ptrloclow
870 CMP #*FF
880 BNE on
890 DEC ptrlochi
900 . on
910 LDA bloc
920 LDY handle
930 J8R osbput
940 LDA nloc
950 LDY handle
960 J8R osbput
Continued ►
◄ Joe’s Jottings listing 2 continued
970 JMP mainloop
980 .exit
990 LDY handle
lOOO LDA #0
1010 J8R osf ind
1020 RTS
1030 . increment
1040 INC ptrloclow
1050 BNE over
1060 INC ptrlochi
1070 .over
1080 LDY #0
1090 J8R osrdsc
1100 RTS
1110 .buffer
1120 3
1130 NEXT
1140 i
1150 PX-0
1160 FOR IX— *900 TO *9B
9
1170 PX— PX+? (IX)
1180 NEXT IX
1190 IF PX< >23135 PRINT
"Error in program - Pie
ase check listing" i END
1200 i
1210 PRINT "Press <BPAC
E> to save code."
1220 REPEAT UNTIL BET-3
2
1230 *8AVE PACK FFFF09O
0+100
Listing 3. UNPACK source code
10 REM Unpacking Prog
ram
20 REM by Joe Telford
30 REM for B/B+/M/C/E
with Basic 2
40 REM (C) Acorn User
April 1988
50 i
60 adrs-*70
70 ptrlochi-*D7
80 ptrloclow-*D6
90 bloc-*72
lOO nloc-* 7 3
Continued ►
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4 Joe’s Jottings listing 3 continued
110 handle-674
450
8TA buffer — 1 , Y
780 INC ptrloclow
120 open in-640
460
JMP acroaa
790 BNE over
130 oafind-6FFCE
470
•out
800 INC ptrlochi
140 oebget-6FFD7
480
INY
810 .over
150 oawrec-6FFB3
490
LDA 413
820 LDY #0
160 oaarge-6FFDA
500
8TA buffer-1, Y
830 LDA bloc
170 gsinit-6FFC2
510
LDY tbuffer DIV 25 840 J8R oawrac
180 garead-6FFC5 6
850 DEC nloc
190 atartX-69O0
520
LDX «buf far HOD 29 860 BNE loop
200 FOR pase-O TO 3 8T 6
870 BEQ getchara
EP 3
530
LDA 4openin
880 .exit
210 PX-etartX
540
J8R oafind
890 LDY handle
220 COPT pass
550
CMP #0
900 LDA 40
230 LDX #adra
560
BNE aetup
910 J8R oafind
240 LDY 40
570
BRK
920 RT8
250 L DA «1
980
EQUB 683
930 .buffer
260 J8R osargs
590
EQU8 "Can 't find t 940 1
270 LDA .dr. h*t f il»! "+CHR013
950 NEXT
280 8TA 6F2
600
BRK
960 ■
290 LDA adr«+l
610
. aetup
970 PX-0
300 BTA lcF3
620
8TA handle
980 FOR IX— 6900 TO 699
310 LDY #0
630
LDA #6FF
B
320 CLC
640
8TA ptrloclo*
990 PX-PX+7IX
330 .getchr
650
LDA 462F
lOOO NEXT IX
340 J8R gainit
660
8TA ptrlochi
1010 IF PX< >18459 PRINT
350 KQ craah
670
•getchara
"Error la program - Pie
360 JHP acroaa
680
CLC
aae check liatlng"iEND
370 .craah
690
LDY handle
1020 i
380 BRK
700
J8R oabget
1030 PRINT "Preaa <8PAC
390 E8UB 682
710
8TA bloc
E> to save code. "
400 E8U8 "UNPACK <fna«
720
BC8 exit
1040 REPEAT UNTIL 8ET-3
• >"
730
LDY handle
2
410 8RK
740
J8R oabget
1050 *SAVE UNPACK FFFFO
420 .acroaa
750
8TA nice
900+100
430 J8R garaad
760
PCS exit
440 DCS out
770
• loop
See Turning Out the Tables, page 93
Listing 1. View table maker
10 REM View table maker
270
INPUT TAB (9, 2)" " name 4
20 REM by Colin M. Farrington
280
IF LEN (name 4) >7 VDU 7
30 REM for BBC B/B+/M/C
290
UNTIL (LEN (name*) <8> AND (LEN (name
40 REM (c) Acorn Uaar April 1988
6) >0)
50 l
300
dri veX-FNopt ion ( "Deati nation drive
60 MODE 7
for ,(
, +name*+"?" , "0, 1 , 2, 3" ) -1
70 PROCinit
310
name*-" i "+8TR* (dri veX)+". "+name*
80 PROCname
320
FX-OPEN I N ( name* >
90 PROCdata
330
CLOSE #FX
100 PROCmargin
340
IF FX-0 THEN FX-OPENOUT (name*) i END
110 PROCboxea
PROC
120 *FX 12,0
350
optionX-FNoption ( "Fi le ex i ate - ov
130 MODE 7
er write?", "Yea, No")
140 END
360
IF optionX-1 PROCoacl i ( "DEL. "+name
150 i
*) aFX— OPENOUT (name*) i ENDPROC
160 DEF PROCinit
370
IF optionX-2 THEN PROCname i ENDPROC
170 DIM optX 300
380
l
180 co$*CHRI < 680 )
390
DEF PROCdata
190 PROCdwidth (9,1,131 , 157, 132, "View
T 400
VDU 28,0,13,39,10,12
able Makar ",156)
410
FOR IX-1 TO 3
200 *FX 11,0
420
PRINT TAB (9, 0) CHR* ( 131 ) |
210 ENDPROC
430
IF IX-1 PRINT "Number of columna?"
220 i
1
230 DEF PROCname
440
IF IX— 2 PRINT " Number of rowa?"|
240 REPEAT
450
IF IX— 3 PRINT "Maximum linea/row?"
250 VDU 28,0,13,39,10,12
8
260 PRINT TAB <9, 0) jCHR* ( 131 ) | “Nam. for 4*0
*FX 21,0
table file?
470
REPEAT
Continued 6*
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◄ Turning Out the Tables listing 1 continued
480 INPUT TAB (17, 2) M M NX
490 UNTIL NX>0
500 IF IX-1 colunnsX-NX
510 IF IX“2 rowsX“NX
520 IF IX-3 linesX-NX
530 CLB
540 NEXT
550 blanksX-FNoption ("Blank lines betw
no rows?", "O, 1,2,3" )-l
560 ON ERROR GOTO 610
570 DIM C*(rowsX,linesX, columnsX), Nidt
hX columnsX, Li nesX rowsX, just columnsX
580 DIM fieldX columnsX, pi acesX column
sX,typeX columnsX
590 ON ERROR OFF
600 GOTO 670
610 CLS
620 IF ERR-10 OR ERR-11 PRINT "Table t
00 big ! " | ELSE REPORT
630 CLOSE #0
640 PRINT ' ' "Press any kay to raatart"
1
650 A-GET
660 RUN
670 CLS
680 FOR J“1 TO columnsX
690 WidthX?J-0
700 FOR 1-1 TO rowsX
710 LinesX?I-0
720 IF I>1 GOTO 790
730 VDU 28,0,6,39,7,12
740 PRQCdwi dth (12,0, 131, 157,132, “Colun
n "+8TR*(J>+“ “ , 156)
750 t ypaX? J “FNopt i on ( " Data typ»","Btri
ng,Nunaric“ >
760 IF typeX?J«2 f ieldX?J-FNoption ("Nu
meric field width", "4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10">+3
770 IF typeX?J«2 placesX?J-FNoption("D
ecimal places", "O, 1,2,3,4,5,6“)-1
780 just?«J“FNoption (“Data to be“,"Left
-Justif isd,Right-Justif iad,Csntrsd" )
790 FOR KX-1 TO linssX
800 C*(I,KX, J)-""
810 NEXT
820 NEXT
830 NEXT
B40 VDU 28,0,24,39,3,12
850 PROCdwidtMO, 1, 131, 157, 132, " Row
n unbar Column number ",32>
860 FOR columnX-1 TO columnsX
870 VDU 28,0,24,39,7
880 PR0Cdwidth(24,0,32,32,32, “ ",32>
890 PROCdwidth (24,0,32,32, 131,BTR*(col
uotnX) , 32)
900 FOR rowX“l TO rowsX
910 VDU 28,0,24,39,7
920 PROCdwidth (6,0, 32, 32,32, " ",32)
930 PROCdwidth (6, 0,32, 32, 131 , 8TR* (rowX
>,32)
940 lineX-0
950 charX-0
960 lastX-FALBE
970 VDU 28,0,24,39,10,12
980 REPEAT
990 llneX-lineX+1
lOOO PRINT " Line “|8TR*(lineX> |
1010 INPUT LINE" 7 " c*
1020 IF c*-"*“ c*-""ilastX-TRUE
1030 IF typeX7col uanX-2 c*»FNf or mat (c*,
placesX7columnX,f ieldX7colunnX>
1040 c*-" "+c*+" "
1050 IF LEN(c*> >WidthX7columnX MidthX7c
olumnX-LEN(c*>
1060 C*(rowX,lineX,colunnX)-c*
1070 UNTIL lastX-TRUE OR lineX-linesX
1080 IF lastX lineX-lineX-1
1090 IF 1 ineX>LinesX?rowX Li nesXTrowX-l
ineX
1100 CL8
1110 VDU 7
1120 NEXT
1130 NEXT
1140 widthX-0
1150 FOR 1-1 TO columnsX
1160 wi d thX-wi dthX+Wi dthX? I + l
1170 NEXT
1180 wi dthX^wi dthX+2
1190 ENDPROC
1200 i
1210 DEF PROCmargin
1220 IF widthX<75 marginX- (74-widthX> D
IV 2
1230 IF widthX>74 marginX-0
1240 M*-BTR*(narginX>
1250 PROCbput (co*+"LM“+M*+CHR* («cOD> >
1260 BPUT *FX, &81 1 BPUT *FX, «c2E» BPUT *FX
,V2E
1270 FOR 1-1 TO columnsX
1280 FOR J-l TO WidthX7I+l
1290 BPUT #FX, 62E
1300 NEXT
1310 NEXT
1320 BPUT #FX, t<3Ci BPUT #FX,fcOD
1330 ENDPROC
1340 l
1350 DEF PROCboxes
1360 VDU 28,0,24,39,3,12
1370 PROCdwidth (0,3, 131, 157, 132, “ Btor
ing table “+nane*+" ",32>
1380 FOR BX-1 TO rowsX
1390 FOR LX-1 TO LinesX7BX
1400 PROCbput (" ">
1410 FOR CX-1 TO columnsX
1420 len-NidthX?CX-LEN(C*(BX,LX,CX> >
1430 JustifyX-3
1440 IF BX>1 justif yX«j ustTCX
1450 IF justif yX-1 PROCbput (C*(BX, LX, CX
>+8TRIN8*(len," ">>
1460 IF justif yX-2 PROCbput (8TRING*(len
," ")+C*(BX,LX,CX> >
1470 IF justif yX-3 LlX-INT(len/2> IL2X-1
en-LIX
1480 IF JustifyX-3 PROCbput (STRING* (L1X
," " ) +C* (BX, LX, CX) +8TRINQ* (L2X, " "))
1490 PROCbput (" ">
1500 NEXT
1510 BPUT VFX, ttOD
1520 NEXT
1530 IF blanksX>OiFOR 1-1 TO bianksXiPR
OCbput ( " "+CHR* (ScOD) ) l NEXT
1540 NEXT
1550 CLOSE #FX
1560 CLS
1570 *FX 21,0
1580 ENDPROC
1590 l
1600 DEF PROCbput (8*)
tilfi i nrAi i
■rwrv Mvnie »
1620 FOR 1-1 TO LEN (86)
1630 BPUT #FX y A8C (MID6 (86, 1,1))
1640 NEXT
1650 ENDPROC
1660 i
1670 DEF PROCdwidth (X, Y, c IX, c2X, c3X, M6,
c4X>
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◄ Turning Out the Tables listing 1 continued
1680 PRINT TAB (X, Y) CHR* ( 141 > | CHR* (clX>
|CHR*(c2X> |CHR*(c3X> |M*|CHR*(c4X> |
1690 PRINT TAB(X,Y+1> CHR* ( 141 > | CHR*<cl
X) j CHR* (c2X> | CHR* (c3X) | M*| CHR* (c4X) >
1700 ENDPROC
1710 i
1720 DEF FNoption (Q*,0*>
1730 LOCAL optionX,IX,JX,o*,A
1740 #FX 4,1
1730 VDU 28,0, 12,39, 10, 12, 23,1, 0| Of 0|0|
1760 IX-OiJX-O
1770 REPEAT
1780 JX-JX+1
1790 0X-20* (JX-l)
1800 REPEAT
1810 IX-IX+1
1820 7 (optX+OX) -ASC (MID* (O*, IX, 1 ) )
1830 OX-OX+1
1840 UNTIL MID*(0*,IX+l,l>-“," OR IX-LE
N <0*>
1830 IX-IX+1
I860 7 (optX+OX) -13
1870 UNTIL IX>LEN (0*> OR JX-12
1880 optlonX-1
1890 PRINT BPC ( (39-LEN (Q*) ) DIV 2)|CHR*
(131) | Q*|
1900 VDU 28,0,12,39,12,12
1910 REPEAT
1920 o*-* (optX-Hopti onX-1 ) *20)
1930 PRINT 8PC ( (40— LEN(o*> ) DIV 2>io*|
1940 A-QET
1930 VDU 12
1960 IF A- 136 optlonX-opti onX-1
1970 IF A-137 opti onX-opti onX+1
1980 IF optlonX<l optionX-JX ELSE IF op
tlonX>JX optlonX-1
1990 UNTIL A-13
2000 *FX 4,0
2010 VDU 23, 1, 1,0|0|0|0|
2020 -optionX
2030 i
2040 DEF FNf ormat (A«, PX, NX)
2030 LOCAL IX, lnv»IidX, AX
2060 AX-8X
2070 1 nv«l i dX— FALSE
2080 IX-O
2090 IF MID* (A*, 1, 1 IX-1
2100 IF MID* (A*, 1, 1 )- M -" IX^l
2110 REPEAT
2120 IX-IX+1
2130 IF MID* (A*, IX, 1 ) — M . “ SOTO 2150
2140 IF ASC (MID* (A*, IX, 1 ) ) <48 OR A8C(MI
D* (A*, IX, 1 > ) >37 1 nval i dX-TRUE
2130 UNTIL IX— LEN (A*) OR i nval 1 dX-TRUE
2160 IF InvalldXi -A*
2170 •X-NX+236*PX+»« 1020000
2180 A*— 8TR* ( VAL ( A»> )
2190 IF LEN (A*> <MX A*-8TRINQ* (WX-LEN (A*
")+A*
2200 8X-AX
2210 IF PX-0 A*-MID* ( A*, 1 , LEN (A*) -1 )
2220 -A*
2230 i
2240 DEF PROCoscli (string*)
2230 DIM XX ScFF
2260 YX-XX DIV 256
2270 *XX-«tring*
2280 CALL *FFF7
2290 ENDPROC
See Art Comes Undone, page 98
Listing 1. SETUP
10
REN Undo Bstup
20
REN by Nichasl Isa
rd
30
REN for B with BWR
/N
40
REN (c) Acorn Ussr
April
1988
50
I
60
NODE 7
70
♦LOAD ANX1N 7600
80
1
90
767632— A8C < M U M )
100
767639-A8C < H U“ >
110
?6763A-ABC<**U M >
120
76763B-A8C< M U M >
130
1
140
767665-767665 AND
126
150
767666-767666 AND
252
160
1
170
667690— "8 tors"
180
667696- N Q8a vs"
190
66769C- M QLoad M
200
7676A1-0
210
1
220
♦SAVE ANX1N 7600 +
F5 6 DO 600
Listing 2. Undo source code
10
REN Undo
230
JNP stors
20
REN by Nichasl
Isa
240
• nst
rd
250
CPY #54
30
REN for B with
8WR
260
BNE nsa
/N
270
JNP savs
40
REN <c> Acorn Ussr
280
• nsa
April
. 1988
290
CPY #55
50
i
300
BNE out
60
H I WEN— 67400
310
JNP load
70
rm®»6D
320
• out
80
FOR passX-4 TO
6 8
330
LDA #0
TEP 2
340
RTS
90
PX— 62800
350
• undo
100
OX— 67400
360
CPX #1
110
COPT passX
370
BNE rsal sntry
120
LDA #sntry NOD
256
380
LDA #1
130
8TA 6600
390
RT8
140
LDA #sntry DIV
256
400
•rsal sntry
150
8TA 6601
820
LDA 6F4
160
8TA 6604
830
8TA 682
170
RTS
840
LDA #ra«
180
•sntry
850
8TA 6F4
190
CPY #46
860
STA 6FE30
200
BEQ undo
870
LDX #6
210
CPY #53
880
. chscksss
220
BNE nst
890
LDA 6AEOO, X
900
CMP »sss, X
910
BNE sxit
Continued
122
• ACORN USER APRIL 1988
◄ Art Comes Undone listing 2 continued
YELLOW PACES
graphics
920
DEX
930
BPL
chcckMM
940
JMP
SWAP
950
.ms
.s
960
EQUB
! “Picture
970
.•Kit
980
LDA
682
990
8TA
6F4
1000
8TA
6FE30
1010
LDA
#1
1020
RTS
1030
• •wap
1040
LDA
#690
1050
6TA
683
1060
LDA
#637
1070
8TA
684
1080
LDA
#600
1090
8TA
685
1100
LDA
#680
1110
8TA
686
1120
LDY
#600
1130
. 1 i nMWAp
1140
LDA
(683) f Y
1150
8TA
687
1160
LDA
(685) ,Y
1170
8TA
(683) ,Y
1180
LDA
687
1190
8TA
(685) ,Y
1200
DEY
1210
BNE
1 i n«6WAp
1220
INC
684
1230
INC
686
1240
.MCtlAlf
1250
LDA
(683) f Y
1260
8TA
687
1270
LDA
(685) ,Y
1280
8TA
(683) , Y
1290
LDA
687
1300
8TA
(685) f Y
1310
DEY
1320
BNE
••chAlf
1330
LDA
#680
1340
CLC
1350
ADC
683
1360
8TA
603
1370
LDA
#601
1380
ADC
684
1390
8TA
684
1400
INC
686
1410
LDA
686
1420
CMP
#6AE
1430
BNE
1 1 ncswAp
1440
JMP
•Kit
1450
. stor«
1460
LDA
6F4
1470
8TA
682
1480
LDA
#TAIB
1490
8TA
6F4
1500
BTA
6FE30
1510
LDA
#690
1520
8TA
683
1530
LDA
#637
1540
8TA
684
1550
LDA
#600
1560
8TA
685
1570
LDA
#600
1580
8TA
686
1590
LDY
#600
1600
. linMtor*
1610
LDA
(683) ,Y
1620
8TA
(685) , Y
1630 DEY
1640 BNE linemto rm
1650 INC l<84
1660 INC 686
1670 . MCitor*
1680 LDA (683) , Y
1690 8TA (t<85) , Y
1700 DEY
1710 BNE ©oc»tor«
1720 LDA #1*00
1730 CLC
1740 ADC 1*83
1750 8TA 683
1760 LDA #601
1770 ADC 684
1780 8TA 684
1790 INC 686
1800 LDA 686
1810 CMP #6AE
1820 BNE llntttort
1830 LDX #6
1840 .chsto rm
1850 LDA Mil, X
1860 8TA 6AEOO, X
1070 DEX
1880 BPL chstor*
1890 JMP •Hit
1900 .mmvm
1910 J8R 6BFF9
1920 EQOM 6090A
1930 EQU8 "Enttr fils n
1940 EGKJM 60AOD
1950 EQUB 9
1960 EQU8 M I"
1970 EOUB 0
1900 J8R 6BFE4
1990 BCC nnc
2000 LDA #2
2010 8TA 614
2020 LDX #614
2030 LDY #0
2040 LDA #65
2050 JBR 6FFF1
2060 LDA #1
2070 RT8
2000 •nmmc
2090 LDA #2
2100 8TA 614
2110 LDX #614
2120 LDY #0
2130 LDA #65
2140 JBR 6FFF1
2150 J8R •tor*
2160 LDA #r am
2170 8TA 6F4
2180 8TA 6FE30
2190 LDA #0
2200 8TA 683
2210 8TA 685
2220 LDA #600
2230 8TA 684
2240 LDA #630
2250 8TA 686
2260 LDA #62£
2270 8TA 687
2200 .ramout
2290 LDA (683) ,Y
2300 8TA (685) ,Y
2310 DEY
2320 BNE runout
2330
INC
684
2340
INC
686
2350
DEC
687
2360
BNE
ramout
2370
LDA
682
2380
8TA
6F4
2390
8TA
6FE30
2400
LDA
6202
2410
8TA
689
2420
LDA
6203
2430
8TA
68A
2440
LDA
#bkv MOD
2450
8TA
6202
2460
LDA
#bkv DIV
2470
8TA
6203
2480
LDA
#0
2490
TAY
2500
J8R
6FFCE
2510
LDA
• 1
2520
8TA
65EOO
2530
LDA
#7
2540
8TA
65E01
2550
LDA
658
2560
AND
•7
2570
8TA
65E02
2500
LDA
659
2590
AND
#7
2600
A8L
A
2610
A8L
A
2620
A8L
A
2630
ADC
65E02
2640
BTA
65E02
2650
LDA
65A
2660
AND
#7
2670
8TA
65E03
2680
LDA
65B
2690
AND
#7
2700
A8L
A
2710
A8L
A
2720
A8L
A
2730
ADC
65E03
2740
8TA
65E03
2750
LDA
#0
2760
8TA
65E04
2770
8TA
6SE0S
2780
LDA
#617
2790
8TA
65E06
2800
LDA
#620
2810
8TA
65E07
2820
LDA
#6FF
2830
8TA
65E08
2840
8TA
65E09
2850
LDA
#0
2860
8TA
65E0A
2870
LDA
#630
2880
8TA
65E0B
2890
LDA
•0
2900
8TA
65EOC
2910
8TA
65E0D
2920
8TA
65E10
2930
8TA
65E11
2940
LDA
#0
2950
8TA
65E0E
2960
LDA
#65E
2970
8TA
65E0F
2980
LDX
#o
2990
LDY
#6SE
3000
LDA
#o
3010
J8R
6FFDD
3020
J8R
clssnup
3030
LDA
689
Continued ►
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◄ I Ait Comes Undone listing 2 continued
3040 8TA &202
3050 LDA ScSA
3060 BTA 9c203
3070 RTS
3080 .cleanup
3090 LDA 9c53
3100 STA 1(88
3110 LDA #0
3120 8TA 1(53
3130 JBR &BFF6
3140 JSR t(BFD8
3150 LDA 9(88
3160 8TA 1(53
3170 BEQ nofils
3180 LDA #9cC0
3190 LDX *9(14
3200 LDY #4
3210 J8R 9cFFCE
3220 8TA 9(53
3230 .nofile
3240 JhP undo
3250 .bkv
3260 LDY #0
3270 .traniiMt
3280 LDA (9(FD) , Y
3290 8TA irrMfti 9 Y
3300 BEQ Mill
3310 INY
3320 BNE transmess
3330 .eeess
3340 LDA #err«M »ss MOD 2
56
3350 STA 9 (FD
3360 LDA #«rriRCii DIV 2
56
3370 STA 9cFE
3380 JBR cleanup
3390 LDA 9(89
3400 8TA 9*202
3410 LDA 9c 8A
3420 8TA 9c203
3430 JMP (9(202)
3440 .load
3450 J8R 9cBFF9
3460 EQUW 9c090A
3470 EQU8 “Enter file n
aee"
3480 EQUN 9cOAOD
3490 EQU0 9
3500 EQUS “|«
3510 EQUB 0
3520 J8R 9cBFE4
3530 BCC hmc2
3540 LDA *2
3550 STA 9(14
3560 LDX #9(14
3570 LDY #0
3580 LDA #65
3590 J8R 9cFFFl
3600 LDA #1
3610 RT8
3620 .nesc2
3630 LDA #2
3640 8TA 9(14
3650 LDX #9il4
3660 LDY #0
3670 LDA #65
3680 J8R &FFF1
3690 JBR store
3700 LDA 9(202
3710 8TA 9(89
3720 LDA 9(203
3730
STA
8c BA
3740
LDA
•bkv MOD 256
3750
STA
9(202
3760
LDA
#bkv DIV 256
3770
8TA
9(203
3780
LDA
#0
3790
TAY
3800
JSR
9(FFCE
3810
LDA
#1
3820
STA
9c5EOO
3830
LDA
#7
3840
8TA
9(5E01
3850
LDA
•5
3860
LDX
#0
3870
LDY
#9(5E
3880
JSR
9dFFDD
3890
BNE
f i let here
3900
EQUM IcFFOO
3910
EQUS M Fil. not fa
nd"
3920
EQUB 0
3930
. f i 1 ether e
3940
LDA
9cSE06
3950
ChP
#9(17
3960
BNE
nsize
3970
LDA
9(5E07
3980
ChP
#9(20
3990
BEQ
oksize
4000
•nsize
4010
EQUW IcFFOO
4020
EQUS "Not AMX Art
sized 1
•
4030
EQUB 0
4040
•oksize
4050
LDA
#19
4060
JSR
9cFFEE
4070
LDA
#0
4080
J8R
9(FFEE
4090
LDA
9c5E02
4100
AND
#7
4110
J8R
ScFFEE
4120
JSR
zeroes
4130
LDA
#19
4140
JSR
ScFFEE
4150
LDA
• 1
4160
JSR
ScFFEE
4170
LDA
9c5E02
4180
LBR
A
4190
LSR
A
4200
L8R
A
4210
AND
#7
4220
JSR
ScFFEE
4230
JSR
zeroes
4240
LDA
#19
4250
JSR
ScFFEE
4260
LDA
•2
4270
JSR
ScFFEE
4280
LDA
9cSE03
4290
AND
•7
4300
JSR
ScFFEE
4310
JSR
zeroes
4320
LDA
• 19
4330
J8R
ScFFEE
4340
LDA
•3
4350
JSR
ScFFEE
4360
LDA
9c5E03
4370
L8R
A
4380
LSR
A
4390
L8R
A
4400
AND
#7
4410
JBR
ScFFEE
4420
JSR
zeroes
Continued ►
<4 Art Conies Undone listing 2 continued
4430 LDA #0
4440 STA 9(5E02
4450 8TA 9c5E04
4460 STA 9c5E05
4470 STA 9(5E06
4480 LDA #9(30
4490 8TA 9t5E03
4500 LDA #9(FF
4510 JSR SdFFDD
4520 LDA 9(89
4530 STA 9(202
4540 LDA 9(8A
4550 STA 9(203
4560 LDA train
4570 8TA 9cF4
4580 8TA 9(FE30
4590 LDA #0
4600 STA 9(83
4610 STA 9(85
4620 LDA #9(30
4630 8TA 9c84
4640 LDA #9(80
4650 8TA 9(86
4660 LDA #9(2E
4670 8TA 9(87
4680 LDY #0
4690 .raein
4700 LDA <9<83) ,Y
4710 STA (9(85) 9 Y
4720 DEY
4730 BNE rami n
4740 INC 9(84
4750 INC 9(86
4760 DEC 9(87
4770 BNE raein
4780 LDA 9(82
4790 8TA 9iF4
4800 STA 9cFE30
4810 JhP cleanup
4820 .zeroes
4830 LDA #0
4840 JBR 9cFFEE
4850 JSR ScFFEE
4860 JhP 9(FFEE
4870 . err mess
4880 1
4890 NEXT
4900 sueX-0
4910 FOR X%-9c7400 TO OX
-1
4920 sumX-sueX+?XX
4930 NEXT
4940 IF sueX<>9cl9C2B TH
EN PRINT "Checksum Error
. M i END
4950 OSCLI ( " SAVE tO.U.
userU 7400 + M +BTRr v (0X-9(
7400)4-" 2800 2800“)
Listing 3. Change for true ‘Undo’
380 JhP «tor«
390 l
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listing 4. Changes for two RAM banks
70 rael*l»Airais2-l<D
200 MEG) un
230 JMP St
390 .un
300 LDA #ra*2iBTA t<QB
390 JMP store
410 LDA # (entry DIV 25
4) -3
420 8TA 4404
430 LDA *4
431 8TA wstore
440 LDX #wstore MOD 25
4
450 LDY #wstore DIV 25
4
440 LDA #45
441 JOR ItFFFl
470 J8R 4BFD2
400 .choose
490 LDX #1 store MOD 25
4
500 LDY #1 store DIV 25
4
510 LDA #48
511 JOR VFFF1
520 LDX testore MOD 25
4
530 LDY #estore DIV 25
4
540 LDA #5
541 8TA estore
550 LDA #45
551 J8R ItFFFl
540 LDA estore
541 BEG) choose
570 JOR ItBFDS
500 LDA #2
561 BTA estore
590 LDX #estare MOD 25
400 LDY #wstore DIV 25
410 LDA #45
411 JOR ItFFFl
420 LDA #entry DIV 254
430 BTA 4404
440 LDA estore
450 CMP #1
451 BEQ untool
440 LDA #rsel
441 BTA ItBB
442 JMP undo
470 • untool
480 LDA #rse2
401 8TA 4BB
490 JMP undo
700 .estore
701 EQUM 48004
710 EQUM 40025
711 EQUM 41800
720 EQUM 40A05
721 EOUB 404
730
731
740
741
750
751
752
740
741
770
771
700
781
782
790
791
800
810
840
1444
1444
1448
1480
1904
1904
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3444
3444
4540
EQUW el st
EQUM ItOOOO
EQUM ItOOOO
EOUB O
.el st
EQU8 "Tool”
EOUB ItOD
EQU8 "8tored ”
EOUB O
•estore
EQUM It 1 BO 5
EQUM It2105
EQUM It 0002
EQUM ItOOOO
. 1 store
EQUM ItOBOO
EQUM It0301
.undo
LDA l<8B
.st
LDA #rsel
8TA ItBB
LDA lt8B
LDA #rse2
BTA ItBB
LDA ItBB
LDA #ra«2
8TA ItBB
LDA ItBB
Top of the List (see over)
Listing 1. LQ800 mode 1 dump
10 REM MODE 1 LQ-800
Dump
20 REM by David Lawre
nee
30 REM for B/B+/M/C/E
40 REM (c) Acorn User
April 1988
50 i
60 MODE 7
70 PROCcode
80 PROCchecksum
90 PROCoscl i < "*SAVE 1
DUMP 900 ”+BTRr''P7.>
100 END
110 i
120 DEF PROCcode
130 poS“St70i 1 i nes=8c72i
chars=8t73
140 times«*S<74i map»8<75i
dots«l<76
150
oswrch®8«FFEE
520
STA
times
900
JSR
print
160
palette«lt36F
530
. next
910
DEY
170
i
540
LDX
#7
920
BPL
doprint
180
FOR I7.«0 TO 2 STEP
550
. getpixel s
930
LDA
map
2
560
LDA
#0
940
CLC
190
P7.=l<900
570
ASL
his, X
950
ADC
#8
200
COPT IV.
580
ROL
A
960
8TA
map
210
. dumpl
590
ASL
los, X
970
CMP
#24
220
LDA #0
600
ROL
A
980
BNE
perdot
230
BTA pos
610
AND
#3
990
DEC
times
240
LDA #l<30
620
TAY
1000
BNE
next
250
BTA pos+1
630
LDA
palette, Y
1010
LDA
pos
260
LDA #32
640
STA
pixels, X
1020
CLC
270
ST A lines
650
DEX
1030
ADC
#8
280
. perl ine
660
BPL
getpixel s
1040
STA
pos
290
LDA #2
670
LDA
#0
1050
BNE
nothi
300
JSR oswrch
680
STA
map
1060
INC
pos+l
310
LDY #4
690
. perdot
1070
. nothi
320
. sol loop
700
LDX
#7
1080
DEC
chars
330
LDX sol dat , Y
710
. rotate
1090
BNE
perchar
340
JSR print
720
LDA
pixels, X
1100
LDY
#6
350
DEY
730
CLC
1110
. eol loop
360
BPL sol loop
740
ADC
map
1120
LDX
eol dat, >
370
LDA #80
750
TAY
1130
JSR
print
380
STA chars
760
LDA
bitmap, Y
1140
DEY
390
. perchar
770
LDY
#3
1150
BPL
eol loop
400
LDY #7
780
. ror
1160
DEC
lines
410
. transf or
790
LSR
A
1170
BEQ
endpage
420
LDA (pos) , Y
800
ROR
bytes+2
1180
JMP
perl ine
430
STA hi b, Y
810
ROR
bytes-f-1
1190
. endpage
440
ASL A
820
ROR
bytes
1200
LDA
#3
450
ASL A
830
DEY
1210
JMP
oswrch
460
ASL A
840
BNE
rdr
1220
s
470
ASL A
850
DEX
1230
. print
480
STA los,Y
860
BPL
rotate
1240
LDA
#1
490
DEY
870
LDY
#2
1250
JSR
oswrch
500
BPL transfer
880
. doprint
1260
TXA
510
LDA #4
890
LDX
bytes, Y
1270
JMP
oswrch
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Listing 2. LQ800 mode 0 dump
This month's ‘ Top of the list 3 consists of two programs for use with the Epson LQ800
printer . Although standard dumps will work with the LQ800 , they do not make use of
the full 24 pins. To use the mode l dump in your own program you should load in the
machine code generated by listing 1 with "'LOAD 1DJJMP 900 3 , and then call the code
with 'CALL &900 3 . Alternatively , you could use *RUN 1DUMP. Before using the
mode 0 dump , you should save the code generated with <:[ ’SAVE ODUMP 900 9FE 3 . The
machine code can then be used as above. Both programs use a single page of memory at
&900 y which could be altered if necessary.
< Top of the List listing
1 continued
1280 i
1290 . bytoe
1300 OPT FNequb (0) i OPT
FNequb (0) i OPT FNequb (0)
1310 i
1320 .his
1330 OPT FNequd (0 ) iOPT
FNequd (0)
1340 i
1330 .los
1360 OPT FNequd (0) i OPT
FNequd (0)
1370 i
1380 .pixels
1390 OPT FNequd (0) i OPT
FNequd (0)
1400 i
1410 .bitmap
1420 OPT FNequd < *<000205
07) i OPT FNequd < *<00050507
)
1430 OPT FNequd (*<020507
07) i OPT FNequd (*<00000205
)
1440 OPT FNequd (&000202
07) i OPT FNequd (*<00020507
)
1430 i
1460 .soldat
1470 OPT FNequb (960 DIV
256) i OPT FNequb (960 MOD
256)
1480 OPT FNequb (39) « OPT
FNequb (42) i OPT FNequb (2
7)
1490 i
1500 .eoldat
1510 OPT FNequb (00) i OPT
FNequb (00) « OPT FNequb (3
6) i OPT FNequb (27)
1520 OPT FNequb (24) : OPT
FNequb (74) i OPT FNequb (2
7)
1530 3
1540 NEXT
1550 ENDPROC
1560 i
1370 DEF FNequb (bX)
1580 ?PX«bX
1390 PX-PX+1
1600 -IX
1610 i
1620 DEF FNequd (bX)
1630 !PX-bX
1640 PX-PX+4
1630 mix
1660 i
1670 DEF PROCoscl i (stri
ng*)
1680 DIM XX 8<FF
1690 YX-XX DIV 256
1700 *XX-stringt
1710 CALL *<FFF7
1720 ENDPROC
1730 i
1740 DEF PROCcheckmum
1750 C-0
1760 FOR IX-&900 TO *<9F
6
1770 C-C+?(IX)
17B0 NEXT IX
1790 IF C< >21567 PRINT
"Check listing. "i END
1800 ENDPROC
10 REM Tiny MODE 0 LQ
-800 Dump
20 REM by David Lawre
nee
30 REM for B/B+/M/C/E
40 REM (c) Acorn User
April 1988
50 :
60 *FX 5,1
70 MODE 0
80 PROCcode
90 PROCchecksum
100 PROCdemo
110 CALL dumpO
120 END
130 s
140 DEF PROCcode
150 posl=*<70: pos2=*<72:
pos3=8<74
160 1 i nes-8<76i chars=8<7
7* times=8<78
170
oswrch=*<FFEE
180
FOR
IX— 0 TO 2 STi
2
190
PX-&900
200
:
210
COPT IX
220
. dumpO
230
LDY
#6
240
. ini tloop
250
LDA
ini t, Y
260
STA
posl , Y
270
DEY
280
BPL
ini tloop
290
. perl ine
300
LDA
#2
310
JSR
oswreh
320
LDA
#27
330
JSR
print
340
LDA
#42
350
JSR
print
360
LDA
#40
370
JSR
print
380
LDA
#640 MOD 256
390
JSR
print
400
LDA
#640 DIV 256
410
JSR
print
420
LDA
#80
430
STA
chars
440
. perchar
450
LDY
#7
460
. transfer
470
LDA
(posl ) , Y
480
STA
space, Y
490
LDA
(pos2) , Y
500
STA
space+8, Y
510
LDA
<pos3) , Y
520
STA
space+16, Y
530
DEY
540
BPL
transf er
550
LDA
#8
560
STA
times
570
. output
580
LDX
#0
590
JSR
rotate
600
LDX
#8
610
JSR
rotate
620
LDX
#16
630
JSR
rotate
640
DEC
times
650
BNE
output
660
LDY
#0
670
JSR
adds
680
LDY
#2
690
JSR
add8
700
LDY
#4
710
JSR
addB
720
DEC
chars
730
BNE
perchar
740
LDY
#0
750
. eol 1 oop
760
LDA
eoldat, Y
770
JSR
print
780
INY
790
CPY
#7
800
BNE
eol loop
810
LDY
#0
820
JSR
addSOO
830
LDY
#2
840
JSR
add500
850
LDY
#4
860
JSR
add500
870
DEC
lines
880
BPL
perl ine
890
LDA
#13
900
JSR
oswreh
910
LDA
#3
920
JSR
oswreh
930
RTS
940
i
950
. add8
960
LDA
posl , Yi CLCi ADC
#Bi STA posl , Y
970
LDA
posl+1, Y»ADC #
OiSTA posl+1 , Y
980 RTS
990 i
1000 . add500
1010 LDA posl, Y iCLCiADC
#0i STA posl , Y
1020 LDA posl+1, Yi ADC #
5iSTA posl+1, Y
1030 RTS
1040 i
1050 .rotate
1060 CPX #16
1070 BNE notendline
1080 LDA lines
1090 BEG) print
1100 . ndtendline
1110 LDY #8
1120 LDA #0
1130 -rot loop
1140 ROL space, X
1150 ROL A
1160 INX
1170 DEY
1180 BNE rotloop
1190 «
1200 .print
1210 PHA
1220 LDA #1
1230 J8R oswreh
1240 PL A
1250 JMP oswreh
1260 i
1270 .space
1280 OPT FNequs (STRING#
<24, " ">)
1290 i
1300 .init
1310 OPT FNequw (*<3000)
1320 OPT FNequw (&32B0)
1330 OPT FNequw (*<3500)
1340 OPT FNequb (10)
1350 s
1360 .eoldat
1370 OPT FNequb (27) 3 OPT
FNequb (74) i OPT FNequb (2
4)
1380 OPT FNequb (27) 3 OPT
FNequb (36) 3 OPT FNequb (0
) i OPT FNequb (0)
1390 3 NEXT
1400 ENDPROC
1410 i
1420 DEF PROCdemo
1430 FOR IX-0 TO 32 STE
P 8
1440 MOVE IX, IX
1450 DRAW 1279— IX, IX
1460 DRAW 1279- IX, 1023-
IX
1470 DRAW IX, 1023— IX
1480 DRAW IX, IX
1490 NEXT
1500 FOR RX-0 TO 450 ST
EP 50
1510 MOVE 640,512
1520 PLOT 145, RX, 0
1530 NEXT
1540 PRINT TAB (25, 15) jS
PC30
1550 PRINT TAB (25, 16) | S
PC30
1560 VDU 5
1570 MOVE 25*16,16*32+1
5
1580 PRINT "This is a M
ODE O demonstration"
1590 VDU 4
1600 ENDPROC
1610 i
1620 DEF FNequb (bX)
1630 ?PX-bX
1640 PX-PX+1
1650 -IX
1660 i
1670 DEF FNequw (bX)
1680 ?PX-bX MOD 256
1690 PX71— bX DIV 256
1700 PX-PX+2
1710 -IX
1720 a
1730 DEF FNequs(bS)
1740 *PX«b*
1750 PX— PX+LEN ( b# )
1760 -IX
1770 «
1780 DEF PROCchecksum
1790 C-0
1800 FOR IX— *<900 TO *<9F
D
1810 C-C+?(IX)
1820 NEXT IX
1830 IF C< >24390 PRINT
"Check listing. "«END
1840 ENDPROC
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REVIEWS
OUT OF THE ARC
Superior has announced a BBC micro version of Zarch.
Dave Lawrence reports on this and the rest of the games news
An innovative split-mode screen allows Zarch to run on the BBC - but only with sideways RAM
If you are one of the many BBC owners
who have seen Zarch but can only ever
dream about buying an Archimedes, then
the time of waiting is over. Superior Soft-
ware has announced the near impossible -
Zarch on the Beeb! The game is going
through its final testing. I have played
‘Version 0.7’ and although there is no
sound yet, it seems to be nearly complete.
On the technical side, MD Richard Han-
sen explained that advanced display chip
programming coupled with time-critical
NMI routines has produced the ‘mode in
mode’ screen. Zarch uses a small control
area of mode 1 for the actual 3-D display,
surrounded by mode 4 for the score and
lives display. This gives vast memory sav-
ings, but still leaves space on screen for the
less important items of information. It also
reduces the number of calculations re-
quired for the 3-D display. Obviously, the
Beeb cannot display the range of colours
used in the full Archimedes version, but
stippling and dithered colours are used to
depict the landscape and ships.
On a BBC B, at least one bank of
sideways RAM is needed. The disc is
accessed fairly frequently. Master owners
can remove the game disc after loading, as
all the data is stored in sideways RAM
banks and shadow RAM. The game should
be out by mid-May. Sadly, there is no tape
version and Electron owners will have to
wait until the end of the year. It should
cost £17.95 (£19.95 for the Compact).
Mirrorsoft should have a new game out
much sooner than this - the BBC micro
version of Tetris is due any day. Playing
this is not the graphically stunning experi-
ence that Zarch is; no action graphics, no
sound to gasp at, not even a background of
twinkling stars.
Tetris is a difficult game of strategy.
There are five different shapes you can
make from four little squares - a bigger
square, an L-shape, an S-shape, a T-shape
and an I-shape. Random selections of these
rain slowly down the screen into the play-
ing area, and you have to manoeuvre them
carefully as they fall to form a single solid
block at the bottom of the screen, rather
than a random pile of ‘rubble’ with holes in
it that usually results. Points are awarded
for the solidity of your pile of blocks.
Simple and original.
A great deal of interest has surrounded
this game, partly because it’s claimed to be
the first Russian computer game released in
the West. It was written by Vagim Gerasi-
mov and Alexei Paszitnov at Moscow Uni-
versity and the Soviet Academy of Scien-
tists. Discovered in a research laboratory in
Hungary by Andromeda Software, the
game’s distribution has been taken on by
Mirrorsoft. In the past, BBC versions of
Mirrorsoft games like Spitfire 40 have been
released months later than those for other
machines, but Tetris is being released near-
ly simultaneously on everything from a
Spectrum to the IBM PC. There’s an
enhanced version on the way from the
USA, and it would be an easy job to
convert to the Arc.
Reading-based Audiogenic has been
quiet for the last few months, following the
recent departure of Daryl Still to budget
label Top Ten, and soured relations with
its regular programmers. But it now has a
complete new game up its sleeve, Guild-
mastery and a few other ideas in prepara-
tion. Guildmaster is a maze adventure
game very similar to Ravenskull.
Tynesoft is planning two new games -
Saigon is a ( Commando-style but better’
game aimed at the shoot-’em-up fraternity,
and there’s also Boulderdash. According to
Tynesoft, this re-released game is ‘what
Superior based Repton on’.
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REVIEWS
GAMES
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Star Wars; Domark; BBC B, B+, Mas-
ter; £9.95 (cassette), £12.95 (disc)
At long last, one of the most famous arcade
games of all has been converted for the
BBC computer. Domark has teamed up
with game originator Atari to produce its
version of the classic game.
Gameplay is divided into three parts.
First comes the dogfight, in which you
must destroy the approaching Tie fighters
(representing the Empire) while avoiding
their missiles. Then comes the flight
through the towers, where you must fly
over the surface of the Death Star avoiding
the ground defence lasers. Finally, you fly
along the Death Star’s now famous trench
and plant a missile in its exhaust port,
destroying it.
The original arcade machine was laun-
ched several years ago, at the time when
line graphics were fashionable. The game
had wire-frame ships and scenery, digitised
speech and a ‘sit-in’ console. The BBC
version manages to emulate the graphics
quite well, although a great deal of im-
agination is required with the other fea-
tures!
The games graphics are in mode 5, giving
four colours and quite chunky blobs.
Movement is smooth and impressively fast,
although things slow up a bit when there is
a lot of action on the screen. Sound,
although simple, is just adequate for the
game. Lasers ‘zap’ and explosions explode
in a distinctly Defender- ish manner.
Although the objectives of the game arc
simple, it keeps the adrenalin flowing and
so keeps the player returning for another
go. With a standard price of £9.95, I would
recommend Star Wars to any arcade fan. If
ACORN USER APRIL 1988
you are a George Lucas film fan, you
should also keep a look out for the two
sequels, The Empire Strikes Back and Re-
turn of the Jedi , promised for release later
in the year. Robert Miller
WH EN A PLAN
COMES TOMHER
Plan B2; Bug Byte; BBC, Master, Elec-
tron; £1.99 (cassette)
Plan B2 is a new game from Bug Byte - the
follow up to Plan B. You are back in
charge of a cute little R2D2 clone. Your
job, to explore the Togrian computer com-
plex, and destroy the computer parts with-
in it. This is not an easy task because you
have security robots trying to stop you at
any cost. I haven’t managed it yet, but I
keep going back for another try. I looked
at the Electron version, but the game is the
same on the BBC micro.
Plan B2 is controlled using the keyboard
and the controls are easy to master, but
unfortunately there is no joystick option.
You start the game in the teleporter room,
where there is a barrier you can shoot
down. When you arc playing the game you
collect the keys that you find lying around,
which can be used to open doors in the
complex.
You only have one life, but you do have
some shields to protect you. If you collide
with robots patrolling the area or one of
their laser blasts hits you, then your shields
are slowly drained. You may also run out
of ammunition, but you can replenish your
stocks as you go through the game. If you
collect oil cans or spanners they will re-
generate your shields.
Like its predecessor, Plan B2 is a black
and white only game, due to the BBC
micro’s lack of memory. But it does have
big sprites which are very detailed and the
sprite movement is quite smooth even on
the Electron version. Unlike many games
these days, there’s no music, but the re-
maining sound effects are good, realistic
‘explosion’ noises.
The game was programed by Andrew
Foord and it should do well. It is available
for the BBC B, Master and Electron and at
only £1.99 it is very good value for money.
I liked it.
Richard Cusack
SOUL
SEARCHING
Village of Lost Souls; Robico; BBC B,
B+, Master, Compact, Electron; £9.95
(cassette), £12.95 (5.25-inch disc), £13.95
(3.5-inch disc)
After the success of their ‘Rick Hanson’
adventure games, Robico have embarked
on another trilogy entitled The Realm of
Chaos. Part one - Village of Lost Souls -
finds you in the shoes of Nathan, the
novice cleric. Your quest is to search out
the infamous occultist Rhys Belroth, Lord-
Talent of Dinham.
Starting from a mysterious ring of
stones, you must explore the countryside
and the nearby village of Dinham.
Movement through the land is relatively
easy, with plenty of intriguing locations to
explore before encountering any dead-
ends. As with any adventure, it is advisable
to map the land. This can be difficult, as
the locations don’t necessarily fit together
as their compass bearings suggest. Humour
traditionally plays a big part in a good
adventure and this is no exception. Com-
ments vary from the foolish and inane to
the downright sarcastic. On examining the
habit in which you are dressed, it turns out
that ‘It is a dirty habit’! The disc version of
the game contains several ‘enhancements’
over the tape. One particularly good fea-
ture allows you to load or save your
current position to or from a buffer in
memory - no awkward changing of discs.
Finally, the addition of ‘WHAT’,
‘WHERE’ and ‘WHO AM I?’, gives you
an explanation of who you are and what
you must do. By using ‘WHERE’ with the
name of an object, its location can be
discovered. One word of warning; know-
ing the location of an object and knowing
how to get there are different matters!
With a definite slump in the release of
adventures over the last few months, it is a
relief to find a software house producing
consistently first-class games. Although
the current trend is towards ‘graphic
adventures’, I find that text-only games
can be just as much fun and often more
imaginative. Village of Lost Souls definitely
falls into this category and is a must for
any ‘traditional’ adventurer.
Robert Miller
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174-page manual.
Basic uses two ‘windows’ - a normal
Macintosh one called the edit window,
where the program text appears, and a
‘graphics’ window, which is the entire Mac
screen excepting the menu bar at the top.
The graphics window is where all the
program output appears, but it can also be
used to give Basic commands. Clicking the
mouse in it causes the cursor to appear
beside a > prompt, and you can type
commands such as LIST or RUN, or Basic
statements for immediate execution.
Editing a program is best done in the
edit window, where the usual Macintosh
editing features enable you to select lines,
cut, copy to the clipboard, or paste it
somewhere else.
Transferring an existing program from a
BBC micro to the Macintosh just requires
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their two serial ports. But no way of
transferring data files is provided - you
would have to use terminal software like
Kermit on both machines.
You can run a program by typing RUN
in the graphics window, or by selecting
‘Run’ from the ‘Program’ menu. Unfortu-
nately the edit window, which appears on
top of the graphics window, does not
disappear when you run the program - you
must explicitly hide it by selecting the
‘Editor’ option from the ‘Windows’ menu.
In practice, these menu options have
single-keystroke alternatives, so hiding the
window and running the program is simply
a matter of typing Command-E followed
by Command-R. The use of Command-E
causes a difficulty - you can’t change discs
at all easily.
This implementation of BBC Basic
claims to be largely compatible with the
Master’s Basic 4, with several useful fea-
tures from Basic 5, for example CASE and
RECTANGLE. But - and it’s a big but - it
does not support star commands or other
operating system calls, machine code,
CALL and USR, ENVELOPE or
ADVAL. So many programs won’t run.
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the mouse or windows.
Mac Basic emulates the standard BBC
screen modes, and also has a ‘native’ mode
of 514 by 324 pixels. This mode is prob-
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The standard Mac is a monochrome
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enough to the mode 0 screen. And of
course the emulation screen modes proper-
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you can have 80 columns if necessary.
Using the latest PCW benchmarks, BBC
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on the Mac, particularly screen scrolling.
Of course the more advanced Mac II is
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The manual is adequate, but occasionally
inaccurate, and could be more detailed in
some areas. Much of it is devoted to a
description of the example programs. Some
of them are interesting in their own right,
but they don’t tell us much about BBC
Basic on the Macintosh!
Because BBC micro star commands and
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of compatibility is a major problem with
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conversion work! The BBC micro remains
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REVIEWS
LEADER OF THE PACK
Computer bridge can help you learn the game before taking
on human competitors. Michael Leete makes the opening bid
Black Queen by BBC Soft is a
Dridge-playing companion to
the successful and much revised
chess program, White Knight.
Both chess and bridge represent
a formidable challenge to the
programmer. The best computer
chess programs are now
reaching a surprisingly high
standard and, given the right
encouragement, computer
bridge may yet attain an equiva-
lent status. For the moment, I
would place Black Queen at the
lower end of club play and I
doubt if the program will do as
much as is claimed to improve a
club player’s game.
Nevertheless, bridge requires
a great deal of practice and the-
confidence that comes from reg-
ular play. Since the computer is
ready to represent three people
at a moment’s notice, this prog-
ram has a place in any player’s
repertoire. For the beginner,
and used in conjunction with a
textbook, I think it will be both
helpful and encouraging. In par-
ticular, Black Queen will help
the beginner to pass through
that awful stage where you cannot find
partners because you are not good enough,
and you cannot become good enough be-
cause you can’t find partners.
In addition to playing the usual random
deals, it is possible to constuct a deal from
a book or newspaper and see how the play
turns out. But it is not possible to force the
computer to play particular cards so that a
hand may be partly played in accordance
with a given example. Any deal may be
saved to the disc, and the game bid and
played again to try out alternative con-
tracts. Also, all four hands may be display-
ed and reviewed before playing the same
cards again in the usual way.
At first sight, the graphics of the card
table are rather primitive, because the
mode 5 screen produces text that is too
large and clumsy for the cards. The cards
themselves are square, rather than oblong,
and have suit symbols with a continental
appearance. This brought back memories
of a Paris bridge club when I lost a
month’s salary in one evening!
The only other bridge program that I
have seen for the Acorn range of compu-
ters is Bridge Mentor II from Minic Busi-
ness Services, where the screen display is
very neat and card movements are accom-
panied by a distinctive ‘card noise’. In
Black Queen there is no sound at all, and
the displayed hands are re-drawn after each
card is played. This is as irritating as sitting
opposite someone who continually re-
orders their hand. In all other respects
Bridge Mentor and Black Queen are de-
signed for different purposes, but I have a
personal preference for the flexibility of
Black Queen because it leaves you to play
your cards exactly as you please,
without questioning your selec-
tion. That is, it makes no
attempt to act as your ‘mentor’.
The bidding from the compu-
ter takes place instantaneously,
but the slow speed of card play
would leave a club player stand-
ing by the tea-trolley without a
partner. The bidding conver-
tions used are outlined in the
instructions, amounting to ‘a
system akin to Acol’ incorporat-
ing ‘a shortened form of the
Blackwood convention for slam
bidding’. The computer of
course is immaculately consis-
tent, but an outrageous opening
bid can throw it into confusion,
and your opponents make an
unattainable contract. I also
noticed that your computer
partner can occasionally make a
surprising response during bid-
ding so that a less than satisfac-
tory contract is made.
Inevitably the computer plays
its hands in a certain way and
you soon learn how it behaves,
for example, in playing aces or
drawing trumps. On the whole,
play is fair but it is not difficult to predict.
When the game is finished, the score is
computed in the traditional format and you
have the options of playing the same hand
again, looking at all the cards or going on
to a new deal to complete the rubber.
I liked and enjoyed Black Queen. The
defects I found should not be exaggerated.
The game is playable as it stands- and, up to
a certain level of play around the lower
club standard, will give useful opposition
and practice. If you like playing cards but
you are not an expert, I recommend you
buy the game and send your comments to
the publishers. My guess is that construc-
tive criticism will be welcomed.
Black Queen for the BBC B, B+ Master
and Compact. BBC Software , 80 Wood
Lane , London W12 OTT. Cost: 5.25-inch
disCy £ 14.95 ; 3.5-inch disc , £ 19.95 .
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139
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REVIEWS
SYMBOLS FOR SCIENCE
Sciways lets you use scientific and mathematical symbols in your usual wordprocessor.
Dave Futcher makes the equation
Since its invention, the BBC micro has
been widely used in scientific and technical
work. But one of its major disadvantages is
that scientific and mathematical characters
cannot be easily added to documents with
the usual wordprocessors.
If you wanted to do much more than
place the simple formula for the area of a
circle (nr 2 ) or the chemical formula for
water (H 2 0) in your wordprocessed text,
you would find it very hard work.
Meyhew Telonics has come up with
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a lack of scientific symbols.
It took Cambridge student Nick
Mayhew nearly two years to produce Sci-
ways. Sciways is a 16k ROM that provides
all the special characters you need for
scientific, mathematical and statistical
work. In fact, it offers over 350 newly-
defined characters, plus the facility to de-
fine an extra 26 of your own.
Every character you could wish for is
included - integration signs, boolean and
set characters, chemical characters, and two
complete Greek alphabets.
In addition, a set of files covering extra
European language characters is provided.
Sciways is designed for all Epson and
compatible printers. The minimum neces-
sary bit image code is ESC “L” (double
density graphics), which doesn't rule out
many models - it even works with the
Epson MX III series. The package certainly
works excellently on my FX100. I also
checked it on an LX86, Kaga 810 and a
Shiwa CP80.
Using the characters
If you normally use Wordwise , Wordwise
Plus , or View (except version 1.4) for
creating your text, you will find that Sci-
ways is very easy to use. But it won't work
with InterWord\
All the characters that Sciways offers are
obtained with a combination of two charac-
ters. The first of these is called the ‘prefix'.
These prefix characters are: !, #, $, % and
&. For example, ! is used to access the
Greek letters and # is used to access the
scientific characters. The second character
decides on which actual character out of the
set defined by the prefix is printed.
But what makes the Sciways so good to
use is that the special characters are shown
on the screen when text is previewed in
Wordwise Plus or View. It is great being
able to see what you are going to get before
you print it, especially as some of the tall
Figure 2. Symbols stretch over several lines
integrate and matrix bracket characters have
to be built up in sections over a number of
vertical lines.
Before any of the characters can be
printed, the character replacement routine
has to be turned on with *CHON.
Scientific characters
Over 80 scientific characters are supported
by the Sciways ROM. Some are shown in
figures 1 to 3.
There are plenty of chemical characters
including the cell diagram symbol and the
parts of benzene ring. The general mathe-
matical characters cover vectors, approxi-
mates, angles, roots and simple fractions.
There is a very full collection of boolean
and set characters too, and all the brackets
you need. The scientific characters also have
some general symbols, with arrows and
even a copyright sign.
All of the scientific symbols are accessed
with the # (hash) sign which is then
followed by an ASCII character. So to
obtain the infinity sign you would type in
#o which would print <», or to print the
sign for a universal set you would type in
#E, which would print 8. Other symbols
are shown in figure 2. Sciways also supports
the full Greek alphabet, in upper and lower
case and both upright and italic styles. This
is particularly helpful for anyone involved
in mathematical and statistical work. So if
you need the signs for the population mean,
the population standard deviation or the
population product moment correlation
coefficient, one of the Greek alphabets will
cover it!
All the Greek letters can be used in
conjunction with other scientific characters,
in the same expression. There is no problem
with an expression such as [a+P].
Constructing brackets
Another good feature is the facility for
constructing brackets and similar symbols
such as the integration sign in figure 2.
Seventeen segments are available for the
construction of such compound characters.
These can also be used to print simple boxes
and grids. Anyone who wants to use their
wordprocessor for simple form design will
find this really useful.
Sub and superscripts
Although all Epson-compatible printers
have super and subscripting, it can be quite
a difficult feature to control, particularly the
frequent switching on and off required for
scientific notation.
As such characters are important, Sciways
provides very simple access. The percentage
sign prefixes superscript, and the ampersand
subscripts, so - x%2 will give x 2 and
e%(%2%x%) will give e (2x) .
User definable characters
Whatever Sciways provides, there will al-
ways be some characters you want which
are missing. So it allows for up to 26 new
ones to be created with the definer program
supplied on disc. The definitions can be
saved to disc and reloaded when required.
As a -4 oo Ira -4 0
A V B ) E ~A A ~B
a 1 = b £3 a=±vj b
I a | > l 3 aji or <x£-i
Itx « 1 t x»l
Figure 1. Some of Sciways’ symbols
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Also on disc is a full set of accented
characters for most European languages.
As well as the excellent characters, the
Sciways ROM also contains a very easy to
use printer driver that provide very easy
access to the main printer type styles. This
time, style changes are prefixed by @: @C
turns condensed on and @D turns cond-
ensed off; @1 turns italic on and @J turns
italic off.
In Wordwise Plus this avoids using some
of the usual embedded sequences. In View it
replaces the use of highlights..
As you would expect with a package of
this type, it is accompanied by a compre-
hensive manual with many examples show-
ing exactly how the characters and func-
tions should be used.
The bottom line
The Sciways ROM is a first class piece of
software. It has been very well thought out
by its author. Anyone involved in scientific
or technical writing with a BBC micro
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Figure 3. More useful symbols
cannot afford to be without it! Sciways will
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scientific symbols to wordprocessed text, or
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drawbacks. Inevitably, the inclusion of
characters which take up two places ‘on
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REVIEWS
IN THE DEEP OF THE NIGHT
Interspan is a comms system which phones you to collect and
deliver mail. Graham Bell stays up all night to see it work
BBC micro owners make up the bulk of
home subscribers to Prestel, and most of
the domestic users of Telecom Gold. Many
readers will be familiar with them, perhaps
not directly but because they host Mic-
ronet and MicroLink. Both offer a database
service - up-to-date information displayed
on your screen. Both offer electronic mail
too, so you can send letters to other
subscribers on the system.
Like real letter deliveries, electronic mail
systems fall into two categories. First, there
are the sort where you have to collect your
letters from a Post Office box. These are
called ‘store and collect’ messaging sys-
tems. Then there are the systems where
letters are actually delivered to your door -
these are ‘store and forward’ systems.
Telecom Gold, of which MicroLink and
TTNS are a part, and the Prestel system
which hosts Micronet, are examples of the
‘store and collect’ type: you don’t get your
mail unless you log on and collect it
yourself. In contrast, Interspan delivers
mail direct to your desk - and you don’t
need to do anything except leave your
micro running and connected to the mod-
em overnight.
What makes Interspan different from
Telecom Gold and Prestel is that the In-
terspan central computer phones your
computer every night. The program run-
ning on your micro answers the phone and
Interspan collects all the messages you
want to send. After ringing every subscri-
ber and collecting all the mail, the central
computer sorts all the messages and then
rings everyone back to deliver their mail.
For the user, the advantage of this is that
you don’t pay anything extra on your
phone bill - because you don’t make any
calls. All you need to do is connect your
micro and modem up to the normal phone
line during the night when it isn’t used
anyway. For Interspan, it’s cheap because
British Telecom offer a special licence for
night use of the phone system - all the calls
are made between midnight and 6am when
the whole system would otherwise be idle.
All you pay for is registration and a
charge on the amount of data you have
transmitted. This makes it easy to predict
and control the costs of mail - which is a
vitally important consideration for many
people. One problem with Telecom Gold
is that you don’t see the mounting costs of
using the system until the end of the
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quarter, when the phone bill arrives.
Interspan is X400-compatible. This
means that it can be linked to other X400
systems like Telecom Gold and send mail
to users on other systems. Many more
people are reachable via Telecom Gold or
Prestel, and there is already a gateway
between them. For example, Prestel users
can send messages to Telecom Gold sub-
scribers. So potentially, you could use
Interspan to send a message to someone
with a mailbox on Telecom Gold. Howev-
er, the gateways linking Interspan and the
other systems together don’t exist yet, so
you are limited to those people on the
Interspan directory. As yet, this list is
short - around 40 people or organisations -
but the list is growing. If you want to
contact someone who isn’t on the list, then
you can’t use Interspan.
For home users, there is also the prob-
lem of the modem. The vast majority of
modems sold now are ‘Hayes-compatible’
devices. This means that they respond to a
standard set of commands from your mic-
ro, instructing them to do things like dial a
number or change baud rate. But most
modems sold in Britain have the ability to
work at 1200/75 baud - the usual Prestel
standard. This split rate is an efficient
method because Prestel usually sends you
much more data than you send back. The
Hayes standard doesn’t use split baud
rates, so each of the British manufacturers
have adapted the standard differently.
Interspan doesn’t support the use of
Hayes modems, as it uses a split baud rate.
It can deliver the mail quickly using the
1200/75 rate, but collecting your electronic
mail at 75 baud would be too slow, so a
‘reverse Prestel’ 75/1200 rate is used. The
unusual commands needed to switch from
Prestel to reverse-Prestel means it currently
only supports a few modems. One is the
Tandata TM512 supplied to schools under
the DTI scheme, and also distributed
through TTNS. The Communitel modem
also has the same command set. If you
don’t have this type of modem, then In-
terspan isn’t for you.
Interspan’s software is built around two
files, which you keep on either disc or
Econet. These are the in tray and the out
tray. Items you want to send are put into
the out tray, and the Interspan central
computer collects them from there. Deli-
vered items are put into your in tray.
The Interspan software consists of a
Send program that allow you to put either
ordinary text files or even programs into
the out tray, and another Read program to
ACORN USER APRIL 1988
collect the delivered files from the in tray.
Sending a message at first seems com-
plex. You have to make entries on screen
for the addressee’s name and address. The
address is taken from the Interspan direc-
tory. You can select whether you need
confirmation of delivery - as with telex,
you can be informed when a message is
delivered successfully. All this data is
added to separate forms on screen; each
COSTS
Micronet
MicroLink
Interspan
One year’s
subscription
£66
£41
£90
Connection
charge
0-6p/min
3.5-1 lp/min
—
Data charge
—
—
2p/k
Phone charge
0.7-4.4p/
min
0.7-4.4p/
min
—
::orm is called
up with
a different function
key. This process needs to be simplified.
You can also add a header to the mes-
sage. This is vital, as you can send not just
text but also program files, ROM images,
or any other form of binary data. Interspan
copes easily with Basic programs, Word-
wise or View files. Unlike Telecom Gold
or Prestel, there is no need to convert
everything to plain ASCII text before
transmission. The header should be used as
a ‘caption’, to remind the recipient what
sort of data the message is. There’s also a
separate ‘private’ header which you can
add for your own use, which isn’t sent as
part of the message.
Finally, you can specify the file that
contains the message. Alternatively, you
can just type a short note into a basic
wordprocessor called the Notepad.
The overnight transmission software is
very easy to use - just boot the Interspan
disc or run the program on the network,
and leave it running. In the morning, press
the Escape key to end the program.
Reading the items in the in tray is done
with the *READ command. At first, a
summary of the items recieved is displayed,
with your name and the subject of the
message. You can use the cursor keys to
look through the list, and then print them,
spool selected items or just read your mail
on screen.
From the cost table, Prestel certainly
looks cheaper at first sight, and for home
users this may be so. But school hours
mean use of Prestel incurs connection
charges of 6p per minute as well as peak
rate phone charges. Interspan subscription
for a year costs £90 - expensive, but that
includes £40 worth of free data transmis-
sion, which works out at about a megabyte
of delivered mail. You may find that this is
more data than you would use in a year; it
works out at about three short messages a
day. Beyond that, extra data is charged at
0.5p per 512 bytes. Each piece of mail is
transmitted twice, once on collection, once
on delivery, and the sender pays both
charges. The minimum size for a message is
effectively 1024 bytes, so the charge for a
single short item would be 2p. The benefit
of not having any phone charges to pay is,
however, enormous.
Interspan is particularly appropriate for
schools, because the costs are easily con-
trolled and because the necessary modems
are generally available. The Interspan soft-
ware is suitable for use on an Econet
network, and any person logged on can put
mail into the central out tray and collect
their mail from the in tray. Only the
system manager need run the overnight
software on a terminal attached to a mod-
em. It is best if this terminal is protected
from well-meaning staff who switch off
machines as they leave work.
Schools at the forefront of Econet de-
velopments, Felstead, Oundle and Welling-
ton College for example, are already sub-
scribers to Interspan. Several LEAs are
evaluating the system. Because of the abil-
ity to transmit files and even whole net-
work directories, it is seen as a simple way
of distributing licenced software to schools
throughout a region.
To encourage this, Interspan intends to
develop a cheaper ‘second class’ delivery
system for non-urgent items. Overnight
delivery would not be guaranteed but mes-
sages would be forwarded within a week,
on nights when traffic is lightest.
Conferences are another possibility for
the system. Here, subscribers join a group,
and any mail sent to the group is delivered
to all its members. Members of the confer-
ence pay for mail they receive. Conferences
could be set up for people with shared
special interests.
Interspan is a workable and convenient
alternative to the established forms of elec-
tronic mail. It makes good use of existing
resources, and is noticeably cheaper. The
disadvantages of Prestel and Telecom Gold
with respect to data files are overcome
completely. The Interspan subscriber list is
short, but if you regularly communicate
with a small group of people, or if you
regularly send discs full of programs to
colleagues, then Interspan may be the sys-
tem for you.
Interspan Ltd , Intercell , 1 Coldhams Lane ,
Cambridge CB1 3EP. Tel: (0223) 461426
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USER GROUPS
LONDON
London. Association of London Computer
Clubs: Robin Bradbeer, Polytechnic Of
North London, Holloway, London N7 8DB.
London. Association of Computer Clubs:
Rupert Steele, 12 Pltilbcach Gardens, London
SW5 9DY
London. Radio Amateur Micro User Group:
contact by bulletin board No 86300198
East London. SOBAT Computer Club: MrT
A Kayani, 12 Calderon Road, London El 1
Tel: 01-556 5423
North London. BBC Micro Users Group:
Mr Ric Key worth, ‘The Penthouse’, 4b
Kilburn 1 ligh Road, London NW6 5UL
Tel: 01-734 9235
North London. North London BBC Micro
User Group: 82 Hornsey Lane, London N6
5LU
Tel: 01-263 6760 (eves)
Wandsworth. Wandsworth Computer Club:
C Kendrick, Earlsficld Library, Magdalen
Road, London SW16
West London. Personal Computer Club:
Chris, Tel: 01-743 1 579;
Steve, Tel: 01-540 6271;
Blue, Tel: 01-579 5415
SOUTH-EAST
Aylesbury. BBC Micro User Group: Aston
Clinton County Combined School, Twitchell
Lane, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, Bucks HP22
5JJ Tel: (0296) 630276 '
Billcricay. New’ JP101 user group. Sae for
details. JP101 User Group, 8 Gardens,
Billcricay, Essex CM 12 OH A
Bognor Regis, Bognor Computer Group
E R Piper, 1 Ely Gardens, Aidwick Park,
Bognor Regis, Sussex P021 3RY
Bracknell. Bracknell Primary Schools
Computer Users Group: D Donaldson,
Wildridings County Junior School,
Netherton, Bracknell, Berks RG12 4DX
Brighton, Hove & District. Brighton, Hove
& District Computer Club: J Smith, 30
Leicester Villas, Hove, E. Sussex BN3 5SQ
Bucks. South Bucks Acorn Computer Club:
David Park, 160 White Hill, Chesham, Bucks
HP5 1 AZ
Tel: Chesham 783097
Cambcrlcy. Camberley Computer Users
Club: David Crosby-Clarke
Tel: Crowthorne 771590
Prcstel mailbox 344771590
Caterham. Computer Club: Caterham
Leisure Centre, Godstone Road, Caterham,
Surrey CR3 6RE
Guildford. West Surrey Computer Club: Jan
Spencer, 52 Lindfield Gardens, Guildford,
Surrey GUI ITS
Tel: (0483) 63512
Harpenden. Harpenden Microcomputer
Group: P Cowley,
36 Southdown Road, Harpenden,
Herts A L5 IPG
Harrow*. Harrow Computer Group: Bazyle
Butcher, 16 St Peter’s Close, Bushey Heath,
Watford WD2 3LG
Tel: 01-950 7068
Ilford. ILBUG: Peter Jones,
1 Dc Vcrc Gardens, Cranbrook, Ilford,
Essex IGl 3EB
Tel: 01-554 9825
Iver. Iver Computer Society: John Haigh, 1 1
Collision Walk, Ford’s Farm, Calcot,
Reading, Berks RG3 5ZJ
Tel: (0734) 417534
North & Mid Essex. User Group
(NAMEBUG): Andy Purkiss,
12 Palm Close, Witham, Essex
Tel: (0376) 515609.
Prcstel: 376515609
Reading. Reading User Group (RUG):
Richard Rowlands,
Tel: Reading 596825 (eves)
South East Essex. BBC User Group
(SEEBUG): Mr A P Jordan, 97 Oakhurst
Drive, Wickford, Essex SS12 0NW
Tel: Rayleigh 771428
Sutton. Sutton Library Computer Club: The
Secretary, 21 Village Row, Sutton, Surrey
SM26JZ
Tel: 01-642 3102
Welling. Computer Users Club: Tony
Latham, 69 I ladlow Road, Welling, Kent
DA 16 1AX
SOUTH & SOUTH-WEST
Abingdon. The National Elf Service: The
Elf, 18 Kings Avenue, Marcham, Abingdon,
Oxon 0X13 6QA
Alton. Alton Computer & Electronics
Society: Kevin Weatherhead, Sheen, Old
Odiham Road, Alton, Hants GU34 4BW
Tel: Alton 87478
Farcham. Porchestcr & Farcham Computer
Club: Simon Ward, 9a East Cams Close,
Downend, Farcham, Hants POl6 8RP
Gosport. Borough of Gosport BBC Users
Group (BOGBUG): Graham Dubber, 128
Wych Lane, Gosport, Hants POIJ 0TE
Tel: (0329) 282221 (evenings)
MIDLANDS & ANGLIA
Boston. Boston Acorn Computer Users Club:
J C Goodw’in, 245 Church Green Road,
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Burton-on-Trent. Bceb Users’ Group (Bug
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Church Grcslcy, Burton-on-Trent, Staffs
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Tel: (0283) 216445 (eves)
Cambridge. Bottisham Acorn User Group:
Peter Rank,
Tel: Cambridge 812080, or Gerald
Wilcockson, 19 Gallows Hill, Saffron Walden,
Essex CBl 1 4 DA
Tel: Saffron Walden 23793
Derby. The Derby Microcomputer Society: F
Taylor, Secretary, c/o 5 Park View Close,
Allestrce, Derby DE3 2GH Tel: Derby 559334
Derby. Mrs B Bowman, 6 Shady Grove,
1 lilton, Derbyshire DE6 5PX. Tel: (028373)
2529
Dudley. Kingswinford BBC Micro Club:
Kingswinford Community Centre, High
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Tel: Dudley 212538
Glossop. Glossop Computer Club
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Tel: (0663) 44260
Huntingdon. RAF Personal Computer
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Norwich. Amateur Computer Club: Andy
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Norwich NR15 2QB
Norwich. Norwich & District BBC
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Nottingham. Micro Club: John Day, 8
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Tel: (0602) 225660.
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Worcs B98 8RZ
Tel: (0527) 61434
Stoke. POTBUG BBC User Group:
J Forest, 50 Cliff Street, Smallthorne, Stoke-
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Tel: 818430
Stratford. Stratford Computer Club: Chris
Parry, 15 Kipling Road, Stratford-on-Avon
Tel: (0789) 68080
Suffolk. West Suffolk BBC Micro Users’
Club: Antony Hurden, 14 Plovers Way, Bury
St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 2NJ
NORTH-WEST
Blackburn. Baud: Blackburn Acorn User
Domain, Yuticks Nest, Pringle Street,
Blackburn, Lancs.
Cheshire. Mid-Cheshire Computer Club:
Michael Christie, 496 The I ligli Street,
Winsford, Cheshire
Cumbria. West Cumbria User Group: P
Majid, Tel: (0946) 62732 or K Purkiss, Tel:
(0946) 66586
Liverpool. Mersey BBC User Group: Nik
Kelly, 56 Queen’s Drive, Liverpool L4 6SH
Rochdale. Beeb owners group, 81
Mornington Road, Kirkholt, Rochdale.
Lancs. OLl 1 20J
Rochdale. Rochdale BBC Micro User Group:
c/o 6 Dunbar Grove, Darnhill Estate,
Hey wood, Lancs OLIO 3QJ
Wirral. Wirral Micro Users Club: David
Walsh, 23 The Pines, Bebington, Wirral,
Merseyside L63 9PH
NORTH-EAST
Bridlington. Solinct: Kenneth Hardacrc, 13 St
John Street, Bridlington, East Yorkshire
Y016 5NL
Huddersfield. Huddersfield BBC Micro User
Group: S Gill, 21 Mayfair Avenue, Sowood,
Halifax, W. Yorks Tel: (0422) 73058
Hull. Forum 80: 421 F.ndikc Lane, Hull HU6
8AG
Hull. MUSE (for teachers): PO Box 43, 231/2
Friary Chambers, Whitefriargate, Hull HUl
2HD
Tel: (0482) 20268
Kcighly. Keighly Computer Club: Colin
Price, ’Apple Garth’, Tnc Hob Hill, Steeton,
Kcighly, W. Yorks
Tel: (0535) 54738
Leeds. Garforth BBC User Group: D G Pell,
84 Park Lane, Rothwcll, Leeds LS26 0EY
Newcastle. Newcastle & Washington BBC
User Group (NEWBUG): Multi-purpose
centre, Oxclosc Village, Washington, Tyne &
Wear
Tel: (0783) 813175 (eves)
Northumberland. NEBUG: Ian Douglas
Chapman, 13 Pont St, Ashington,
Northumberland
Tel: 0670 856273
Sheffield. Parsons Cross BBC User Group:
Andrew Grant, 28 Rokeby Road, Sheffield S5
9FU
Tel: (0742) 461203
S Yorks. South Yorks Personal Computer
Group: Bob Kindle, 139 Pcnrhvn Road,
Sheffield SI 1 8UP
Wakefield. Wakefield BBC Micro User
Group: PO Box 65, Wakefield, West
Yorkshire WF2 6YZ
SCOTLAND
Central Scotland. BBC User Group: D
Davidson, 1 Roxburgh Place, Larbett,
Stirlingshire FK5 4UE
Tel: (0324) 558692
Inverclyde: Inverclyde BBC Micro Users
Club: Robert Watt, 38 Wellyard Way,
Greenock, Renfrewshire PA 16 0XG
Tel: Gourock 39967
WALES
Cardiff. Cardiff BBC Computer Club:
Geoffrey Barker, 2 Whitcliffe Drive, Penarth
CF6 2RY
Tel: (0222) 701023
N. IRELAND
Belfast. Belfast Computer Club: Andrew
White, 19 Greenpark Drive, Markethill, Co
Armagh BT60 IPX
OVERSEAS
Australia: BBC Users Group of Canberra:
PO Box E58, Queen Victoria Terrace, ACT
2600
Australia. Beebnet: M A Cowley, PO Box
262, Kingswood, South Australia 5062
Australia. Ozbeeb Sydney, meetings North
Ryde, PO Box 1030, Parramatta 2150
Tel: day 635 4868, eve 868 4455
Australia. Dapto BBC User Group: PO Box
447, Dapto, NSW 2530
Canada. Atom Users Group of Canada: John
Wood, 812 Cabot Trail, Milton, Ontario L9T
3M8
Canary Islands (Spain). BBC Micro Club
Tenerife: PO Box 560, 3800 Santa Cruz dc
Tenerife
Eire. Irish Amateur Computer Club: Austin
Vaughan, 35 Monastery Drive, Clondalkin,
Dublin 22. Tel: 01-5931 12 (eves)
Eire. OIFIG (Official Irish Forth Interest
Group): c/o Hugh Dobbs, Newton School,
Waterford
Finland. Arien Raateland, Hopcatic 10A21,
00440 Helsinki 44
France. Club Itiformatiquc Assevent: Claude
Laurent, 1 rue du Marccnal Lcclcrc, Assevent
59600. Tel: (27) 652294
Greece. Microclub: C Mantazavinatos, 17
Stournara Str. 106 82 Athens
Hong Kong. Acorn Computer Users Society
of Hong Kong: PO Box 13330, Central PO,
HK
Malaysia. Sabah Computer User Group: c/o
Albert Vun, PO Box 69, Kota Vun, Sabah,
Malaysia
Malta. BBC Micro Users Club (Malbccb):
Ray C Zammit, 20 Oleander Avenue, Santa
Lucia
Netherlands. Big Ben Club:
J W Vuurpijl, Hein Baderstraat 36, 2171 XP
Sassenheim
New Zealand. BBC/Acom Computer User
Group of NZ: PO Box 9592, Wellington
New Zealand. Christchurch BBC & Electron
Users Group: Mrs Rebe Nolan, 87 Palmers
Road, Christchurch 9
Norway. BBC INFO: Horten
Ingcnlorhogskolc, Skippergt. 6, 3190 Horten
Norway. Scandinavian BBC User Group:
Frans-Otto Hendriks, Ludvig Karstensvei 14,
1064 Oslo 10
Pakistan. BBC Users Group:
Capt. Z A Kidvai. Tel: Karachi 540986
South Africa. Acorn Atom Users Group: J G
Dowling, 27 Oribi Avenue, Van Ricbccck
Park, Kempton Park 1620
South Africa. Pretoria BBC Users Group:
Stan Miller, PO Box 117, Montana 0151
South Africa. Tygerberg BBC User Group
(Tygerbug): R P Donavan, 16 Bakker Street,
Wclgcmoed, Bcllvillc 7530
Sweden. BBC User Group: Anders Wichman,
Folkungagatan 58, 1 1622 Stockholm
Sweden. Acorn User Society of Sweden: Tord
Israclson, Tuppa Klaras Vag 12, S-702 29,
Orebro, Sweden
Tasmania. BBC Users Group (Tasbeeb): Box
25 PO, North Hobart 7002
SPECIAL
INTEREST
Accounts. BEEBACC: Brian Pain, 40a High
Street, Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes
Tel: (0908) 564271
Atom. Acorn Atom User Club: Kevin Roll,
66 Shaldon Drive, Morden, Surrey
Tel: 01 -540 5282
Bulletin Boards. Forum 80: 421 F.ndikc Lane,
Hull HU6 SAG
CP/M. CP/M User Group: Diana Fordred, 72
Mill Road, Hawley, Hartford, Kent
Tel: (0322) 22669
Disc Users. Format 40/80 Club (BBC Disc
User Group): Peter Hughes, 5 Marsh Street,
Bristol BSl 4AA
Econet. User Group (Scotland): c/o Michael
Ryan, Balkecrie Cottage, Eassie, by Forfar,
Angus
Education. Micros and Primary Education
(MAPE): c/o Mrs G Jones, 76 Sudbrookc
I Iolme Drive, Sudbrooke, Lines I.N2 2SF
Electronics. Alton Computer & Electronics
Society: Kevin Weatherhead, Sheen, Old
Odiham Road, Alton, Hants GU34 4BW
Tel: Alton 87478
Heraldry Society. Colin Forrester, 5 Hook
Road, Epsom, Surrey KT19 8TI I
Logo. British Logo Users Group (BI.UG):
Ricnard Olney, c/o London Technology
Network, 86-100 St Pancras Way, London
WCl
MUSE. PO Box 43, Houghton on the Hill,
Leicester LE7 9GX. Tel: (0533) 433839
Radio. AM RAC (Amateur Radio and
Computers): MrTTriggel, Gleness, East
Boldrc, Brockcnhurst, Hants S042 7WD
Tel: (0590) 612130
RAF Personal Computer Association: Sqn
Ldr } A Upham, Man S (ADP), HO
RAFSC, RAF Brampton, Huntingdon
PE18 80L
Sideways RAM user group. Send SAE: to
Solinct, 13 Stlohn St, Bridington,
Yorkshire YOl6 5NL
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ACORN USER APRIL 1988
1FBEE MS
BBC Penpals wanted. Selling modem
£20. Soldisk 4mcg board £35. Joystick £8.
Electrohome 14-inch medium resolution
monitor. £110. Tel: 01-969 5659.
BBC B, disc drive, datacorder, SWR,
joystick, desk, multitude of software,
utilities and games. £400. Tel: (0942)
57523 eves.
ELECTRON, Plus 1, recorder, selection
of games and manuals, excellent
condition. £80 ono. Tel: 061 491 3942
eves.
SELLING complete BBC system, will
split. Bccb, drives, ROMs etc Music 500
Pascal. For complete details or offers Tel:
01-505 5001.
ELECTRON Plus 1, Plus 3, View ,
ViewSheet, T2P3 ROMs, Acorn database
disc. Recorder. 17 games including
Repton. £175. Tel: (0652) 648595.
BBC B Acorn DFS, SW RAM, 40/80T
drive, monitor, teletext adaptor, joystick,
20 software discs, all £400. Tel: (0628)
30099.
ACORN BBC B 32k, Opus disc drive
and filing system, joystick. £200 ono.
Tel: (0672) 62296. Ask for Jo.
ELECTRON with Plus 3, manuals,
mags, software worth £300, only £230.
Dave Cohen, Mont’s, Felsted School,
Dunmow, Essex CM6 3JG.
AKHTER MD400A drive £80, Olivetti
JP101 ink jet printer £50, both new. Tel:
Folkestone (0303) 43210 eves.
SOLIDISK 1770 DDFS, S/W RAM 32k,
games, magazines ( Micro User and Acorn
User). £130. Tel: 091 489 6663,
weekends, ask for Paul.
ELECTRON Plus 1 with second
processor, Cumana disc, interface,
Commstar , RS232, View, Toolkit T2CU
Addcomm ROM box, loads of software,
offers. Tel: (0670) 367429.
BBC micro, DFS/ADFS Aries B32/B12
combination, assorted ROMs, manuals.
Tel: Basildon (0268) 763171, office hours
only.
MASTER Compact colour system,
Centronics printer, manuals, books
magazines. £525 ono. Tel: John (0533)
366344 eves.
FOR SALE: 30 of 2708 EPROMS. (No
splitting). £80 ono. Tel: 01-940 5635
between 5 - 9pm.
TORCH 280, MCP 0.41, perfect
software with manuals. CP/M for BBC
B. £100. Tel: Dolgellau 423 026 eves.
BBC B, good condition, new colour
monitor, DFS speech synth, disc drive,
joystick desk. £440 ono. Tel: (0604) 858
202 .
64k Acorn Electron turbo. Recorder,
View, ViewSheet , books, games (inc.
Colossus , Chess, Mini Office), magazines.
£95. Tel: 01-427 1838 (Harrow).
LOGOTRON Logo ROM and
extension disc £30 o.n.o. Wanted AMX
Mklll Mouse, swap? Tel: (0737) 833128
eves.
BBC B 1.2 OS free ROMs £200,
challenger 1770 DS/DD 40/80T 4- 512k
RAM £175 Centronics 730/1 printer,
£75, or all £400. Tel: (0786) 813 970.
ELECTRON with Plus 1, Slogger
master RAM board, SEDFS, View,
ViewSheet, T2SE DFS manuals, games,
etc. £100. Tel: Burgess Hill (04446)
42826).
TRACKERBALL £30, linear graphics:
Lincad, Linmap £25 each. Games ( Cholo ,
Repton3 etc), business software - half
price: Tel: (0924) 840129 eves.
BBC B OS 1.2 Acorn DFS 32k SWR
100k 40/80 D. Drive med res green
monitor, software. £365 ono. Tel: (0628)
75261.
ELECTRON Plus 3, 10 discs, PSU,
manual, boxed, as new. £45 ono. 24
issues Electron User. £5. Tel: 051 608
9383.
ELECTRON. Plus 1, Plus 3, S/W RAM,
ADFS/DFS, printer, colour RGB, Plus 5,
mouse 4- software and mags. £550. Tel:
Ian 4 - 5pm 061 794 2494.
DISC Drives, two, new. Epson and tec,
40T D/S, half height, £49 each. PSU
available. Tel: (0734) 64271.
CUMANA dual 40/80T drives, own
PSU £150, Acorn Z80 processor. £150,
HCR ROM/RAM box holds 24 ROMs.
£60. Modem £30. Tel: (04024) 74633.
BBC B dual 80/40T drives, PSU, 32k
S/W RAM, mounted in Viglen console,
software, joystick. £375. Tel: (0703)
840065.
OPUS challenger 256K disc drive. £100.
View, ViewSpell, Fleet Street Editor,
Logotron Logo. Tel: Phil, Exeter 76214
eves.
BBC B Acorn DFS including Wordwise,
joystick, recorder and some games. £200
ono. Tel: (0706) 621832.
BBC B, 40/80T disc drive, AMX Mouse
with Super Art, speech chip, Wordwise,
music system, joystick, software, books.
£280 ono. Tel: Epsom (03727) 20690.
BBC B OS 1.2 GUC DFS, AMX Super
Art, WW+ Dumpout3, mouse MKIII,
complete with manuals. £245. Tel: (0375)
678554.
BBC B computer 2Vi years old, software,
speech synthesiser with chip VGC.
joysticks. £240. Tel: (0473) 86 624.
PRINTER stand, perspex 80 column £10
ono. Copy holder, angle poise style, fair
cond £5 ono. Tel: (0329) 232139
eves.
BBC B, dual 40/80-track disc drive,
Epson RX80 printer, ATPL ROM/RAM
board, several ROMs (including
Wordwise 4-), software, books. £450 ono.
Tel: (09278) 3534.
MASTER 512, disc drive 40/80 teletext
adapter, music 500, EPROM
programmer, 10 27128s, 100 discs, many
extras. £700. Tel: (0621) 53226.
CUMANA; CS 100 40T SS disc drive
£70 ono. Tel: (0962) 880 134 eves.
ELECTRON Plus 1, Plus 3, T2P3,
recorder, discs, tapes (2) ROMs, EU/AU
&. input mags, books. VGC. £200. Tel:
(0245) 360724 eves.
ELECTRON Plus 3, ROMbox Plus,
T2P3, mags, software, leads, books,
discs, VGC. £200 ono. Tel:
Loughborough (0509) 213123 after 7.00
pm.
BBC extras, View 2.1 £20. Wordwise plus
£20. Graphics ROM £7.50. Watford
EPROMer £40. P-System for 6502 £50.
Tel: (0532) 779050.
TORCH-280 second processor,
complete with manuals & software. £200.
Tel: (0865) 723670 (Adam) eves.
BBC B with drive, plus joystick,
lightpen, books, magazines and lots of
software. Sell for £300 ono. Tel: James
(06284) 76184.
MASTER turbo, dual discs, Viglen
console, Microvitec colour monitor,
Kaga printer, AMX Mouse, manuals.
£1000. Details/offers, Tel: Alan (0256)
464889.
MASTER 128 plus manuals. £300. 4096
colour upgrade. £350. DS 80T drive. £75
ono. Tel: 01-366 5881.
LINNET modem 4- Commstar II £160,
new, unwanted present, still inside box.
£135. Tel: 051 259 1475.
BEEBUGSOFT Toolkit ROM £12.
Exmon II machine code monitor. £15.
Excellent condition. Tel: (0296) 22184
eves.
ELECTRON with turbo driver, plus 1,
recorder, software, books. £150. AUs
and complete set Electron User - offers?
Tel: 01-644 2861.
BBC B, monitor, Watford d/drive, £200
of software, £60 of books, disc boxes,
joysticks, trolley. £350. Tel: Basildon
(0268) 3768.
BBC B DFS 80 disc drive, 32k Solidisk
RAM, Decwriter printer, 504- discs,
software. £310 ono. Tel: (0634)
669334.
BBC B, Watford ROM/RAM board,
6502 second processor, Cumana twin
drives hi-res Cub colour monitor,
mouse, books, software. £700. Tel: 040
22 20305.
BBC B with Econet, including Torch 280
dual D/S SOT drives, high resolution
green monitor. £350. Tel: Leon (0582)
411440, Wednesday afternoon or
Saturday.
BBC printer, Epson MX80FT III. £60.
Microware 40T S/S drive. £40. Minerva
System Delta ROM, Mailshot disc. £40.
Tel: 01-368 1773.
BBC B, single drive, Taxan KP 810
printer, Acorn DFS, Wordwise, Disc
Doctor, manuals, books. Tel: Steve
(0256) 26606.
BBC B 3 years, barely used, plus Saisho
recorder DR10. Written offers, only.
Clive Graham, Crossways, Main Rd,
Rettenden, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3
8DY.
BBC B issue 7, OS 1.20, Watford DFS,
excellent condition. £210. Tel: (0372)
58743.
ELECTRON, Plus 1, 64k, turbo. Master
RAM board, ADFS disc drive, View ,
ViewSheet, Starstore, printer ROM,
dBASE, discs. £250. Tel: Basingstoke
781439.
BBC B, Acorn DFS, DS/DD 40/80T
drive, over £100 software, AMX Mouse
and Stop Press, APTL board with 16k
RAM 12 ROMs, Wordwise Plus and Disc
Doctor. Cost £1100, sell £500 ono. Tel:
Chelmsford (0245) 400338.
DISC drive, Cumana (Mitsubishi) 40
TSS. No PSU, boxed as new. £45. Offers.
Tel: 021 355 5029.
CHEETAH sweet-talker speech ROM,
complete with demonstrator cassette and
instructions £15. Beebug magazines,
volumes 3-5 excluding 3 no 4. £12. Tel:
(0296) 22184 eves.
BBC B issue 7, Acorn DFS, Microvitec
colour monitor. Acorn 800k drives, Juki
6100 printer, Prcstel, joysticks, View,
ViewSheet. £625. Tel: Romford (0708)
42953.
WANTED PSU and/or case for
singlc/double 5.25-inch disc drive. Tel:
Wolverhampton (0902) 333765.
WANTED BBC DFS with disc drive
also printer if possible, will accept
separate buys. Tel: Norwich (05086)
3517 eves.
WANTED tractor feed Brother Ml 009
printer. Lawdcn 6 Ashburn Park,
Eglinton, Londonderry, N. Ireland,
BT47 3AJ. Tel: (0504) 810370.
WANTED: BBC micro issue with all
leads, good condition with DFS. Willing
to pay £190. Tel: Plymtree (08847)
274.
WANTED ATPL SW4- board,
spellchecker ROM, instructions,
Wordwise-K 47 Clumber Drive,
Gomcrsal Cleckheaton, BD19 4RP . Tel:
0274 875 217.
WANTED toy shocking coil, formerly
sold with 4.5v torch battery and hand
held. Electrodes please. Tel: 01-834 5856,
24 hours, Patrick.
WANTED: Tape drive or just
connections to get tape to run on Master
Compact. Tel: Gorebridge 031 49 22003
eves.
WANTED Acornsoft linkword French
for BBC B, must be in good condition,
reasonable price paid. Tel: 01-570
6933.
WANTED ‘View’ (manual unnecessary).
Tel: (0532) 681768.
WANTED, Morley teletext adapter for
BBC B. Tel: Peter, 021 351 2813
eves.
ELECTRON, Plus 1, Pascal, View,
ViewSheet, Lisp, Starship Command,
Exmon, Image, games tapes, books.
Boxed as new. Offers? Tel: (Bedford)
58054 eves.
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regret we cannot carry your Free Ad. We cannot accept entries selling or swapping software. This is a
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ACORN USER APRIL 1988
151
Too many cooks. . .
Designs on
Arc software
Acorn employs three separate
public relations agencies to
keep the press busy, plus its
own internal people. The result
has been a head-scratching
Orson Fact and a series of
confused press releases.
One agency, on the advice of
our solicitors known only as
the Quentin Bell Organisation,
has distinguished itself with a
series of well-timed missives. In
one document, ace hack Orson
Fact reads that ‘over one mil-
lion Archimedes machines have
been sold since the series was
launched in June 1988’. It goes
on to describe stalwart spread-
sheet Logistix as ‘a spreadsheet
package developed by Acorn
and marketed by Grafox’.
Orson predicts that there will
soon be only two agencies.
Another Orwellian source
has supplied this ‘spot the dif-
ference* competition (right).
One (top) is captioned ‘Trade
and Industry Secretary Lord
Young opens the Which Com-
puter? Show. On his left is
Acorn’s new managing direc-
tor, Harvey Coleman.* So Har-
vey is the fresh-faced lad hold-
ing the paper.
The second (bottom) is label-
led ‘Lord Young is shown the
Archimedes by new managing
director Harvey Coleman (left-
hand side)’. This means Harvey
must be the chap admiring the
cut of Lord Young’s suit.
Hmm, perhaps just the one
agency would be enough.
So is the new chief a spotty-
tie man or a plain-tie man?
Orson feels the public should
be told. Will the real Harvey
Coleman please stand up?
The Design Council - the one
that puts the triangular tickets
on designer corkscrews - has
launched a set of awards for
computer software packaging.
It even saw fit to invite Orson
to the celebratory lunch.
Orson was disappointed,
though hardly surprised, to dis-
cover that no Arc programs
Above: Harvey Coleman (r). Below:
worthy of
notice by the Design Council.
So after brief consultation with
AU team Orson has decided to
launch the Acorn Abuser
awards for Arc software pack-
aging, otherwise to be known
as the ‘Tony*.
Nominations so far we
Fairhurst Instruments for the
yellow paper envelope contain-
ing Arctisty and Superior Soft-
ware for the monochrome in-
struction booklet for the colour
game Zarcb (see picture above).
Votes, further nominations and
bribes should be forwarded to
Orson, c/o Abuser.
Arthur arrives (again)
Acorn’s customer services de-
partment has found a novel
way to placate long-suffering
Arc users. To reward them for
their patience in waiting so
long for a final, fully working
version of Arthur, it has been
sending out not one but two
copies of the precious ROMs
to some lucky owners.
However they have been
spared the difficult problem of
picking which set to install by
the arrival of a duplicated note
from Acorn pleading for the
return of the spare set.
Blunderbox
Abuser regulars will have
noticed that departed deputy
editor Steve ‘Fly Boy’ Mans-
field is not immortalised on this
month's cover as promised, but
was seen cleaning windows last
month. You can, however, still
catch a glimpse of him this
month on page 89.
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ACORN USER APRIL 1988
I
The Quest is under way
Making Sweet Music
Battling through a
Killer Horde
Visiting the Elephant House
a Computer
Terminal
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Going for a Swim?
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many hours indulging in two favourite hobbies: exploring, and inventing.
One day, to your surprise, you stumble across a faded old map which
indicates the route to a buried object marked as 'The Golden Dragon”. You
recognise the starting-point on the map as being a wishing-well located a
couple of miles away from your home Full of anticipation, you decide to
begin your quest the following day.
The next day, as the sun Is rising you excitedly get out of bed, pack your
rucksack with a few provisions, and then don your jet-boots — an astounding
invention which enables you to fly for short periods of time You amble over
towards the wishing-well and slowly climb down the walls of the well. It’s quite
deep but finally you reach the bottom. You then suddenly realise that you
have left behind a very important Item, the map
You decide to press on regardless. You remember some of the places shown
on the map: 'The Music Room”, 'The Joke Shop”, 'The Chapel” ; but, bearing
In mind the size of the map, this quest will surely be the greatest challenge of
your life!
Nearly 100 Screens full of Tantalising Puzzles and Curious Adversaries
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BBC Dual Cassette
£9.95 1
BBC Micro 5V4* Disc
£14.95 I
(Compatible with the BBC B, B+ and Master Series computers)
PRIZE COMPETITION
£100 is the first prize in our competition, with 20 congratulatory certificates
for runners-up
To enter the competition, you must locate the Golden Dragon, and write
to us describing the final messages that you receive
Closing Date: 30th June 1988.
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24 HOUR TELEPHONE
ANSWERING SERVICE FOR ORDERS
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• All mail orders are despatched
within 24 hours by first-class post.
• Postage and packing is free.
• Faulty cassettes and discs will be
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(This does not affect your statutory rights)
SUPERIOR’S BEST COMPILATION YET
for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron
Crazee Rider, a fascinating motorcycle-racing game, features
seven international racetracks. “It’s fast, challenging and there’s
plenty to keep you entertained. Thoroughly recommended”
remarked The Micro User.
Galaforce is the thinking-man’s alien-zapping game; fast and
furious, yet full of strategy. Oracle enthused: “You haven’t lived
until you’ve played this game. Buy it! — it’s the ultimate in
shoot-em-up. RATING: 20 (out of 20)!’
Codename: Droid is a challenging arcade-adventure.
The quality of the graphics and animation must be seen to be
appreciated. Electron User summed the game up by saying
“CODENAME: DROID is brilliant . . . it’s worth every penny!’
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ORIGINAL
Our original selection of 4 of Superior’s biggest hits for the BBC Micro and
Acorn Electron is still available.
• CITADEL • STRYKER’S RUN
• THRUST • RAVENSKULL
Sam, an ardent fan of Superior Software’s games, has been
absolutely delighted by the success of his first selection of
chart-topping Superior Software games. Now here’s four more
games that will keep you enthralled day after day — on that you
can rely!
Repton 3 is probably the best-loved of all of Superior’s games.
Our endearing lizard, Repton, is trapped in a netherworld
amidst falling rocks, fearsome monsters and haunting spirits.
A superb strategic game which includes character and screen
designers enabling you to create your own scenarios. A & B
Computing reported: “This is top quality; arcade action at its
very best!’
BBC Micro Dual Cassette £9.95 Acorn Electron Dual Cassette £9.95
BBC Micro 5V4" Disc £11.95 BBC Master Compact 3 V 2 " Dlsc.£14.95
(Compatible with the BBC B, B+ and Master Series computers).
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Please make
all cheques
payable to
"Superior
Software ltd”.
24 HOUR TELEPHONE
ANSWERING SERVICE FOR ORDERS
OUR GUARANTEE
• All mail orders are despatched
within 24 hours by first-class post.
• Postage and packing is free.
• Faulty cassettes and discs will be
replaced immediately.
(This does not affect your statutory rights)
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