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LETTERS/LETT1
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Tape/disk: | Home » Personal collection » Acorn ADFS disks » Electron_User_Group » EUG_16.ADF |
Filename: | LETTERS/LETT1 |
Read OK: | ✔ |
File size: | 0B94 bytes |
Load address: | 4C204556 |
Exec address: | D545445 |
File contents
Dear Gus, Thanks for issue 15, the replacement disc, and the return of my SAE. The subscription code is one too many, and I enclose payment for issue 16. Nice to see the free space on the disc going down, we might even see the need for L format discs if the current interest can be maintained. Regarding the interest in annual subscriptions, I intend to send payment for the next issue after receiving one, and enclosing a disc with what I hope is a letter suitable for inclusion. Re. John Cranes request for info about printers, it appears that a quite a few members have Panasonic KX-P1O81 printers. I have had one for about three years and it has performed faultlessly, it seems to work with all the many printer drivers and screen dumps, that have been published over the years. Of course progress has been made since this machine, someone might recommend something better. Re. Frank Jones mention of books, I have about eight pushed away in some cupboard, these must have over a hundred various programs for to type in and I will try to get a list of their titles in for the next issue, and someone might like them for the cost of their postage. Re. David Edwards query regarding tape loading formats, I could not make any headway when transferring to disc, with Birdstrike, ASL's Bug Eyes 2 also seems to be of a similar format. I will be interested if anyone has has any info. Re. his comments regarding the cost of upgrading the Electron to disc, I recently received from PRES Ltd., a price list of most of their original Electron products. Now I hate to knock this company after all the really excellent support they gave the Electron and the number of quality items they developed and supplied, I have their AP3, ABR, ADT, ACP, and ABE , but the price of their Plus 1, Disc interface and drive, is listed as a special package at `199.75 !. No wonder we see letters from members who have picked up items from car boot sales. Finally as previously mentioned, I got the spaceship in EXILE into orbit so I have decided to send in my solution. The nature of the game is such that not everything is guaranteed to work first time. As Gus says, a few contributions on the subject might reveal an easy way to solve it, and I hope someone sends in an improvement to mine. The solution is very long and will take a few issues to get through, I hope it is considered worth the disc space. The first three files should give you a good start, and I will continue next issue. ( assuming it's published ). I play the game on the Master 128 which has a full height screen and the main character always stays on screen. I have checked the solution with the standard version, and it can be done. The difference between the two forces me to amend what I said in issue 15, if the enhanced version had been available for all machines it would deserve cult status. John McHugh, Washington, Tyne & Wear.
00000000 44 65 61 72 20 47 75 73 2c 0d 0d 54 68 61 6e 6b |Dear Gus,..Thank| 00000010 73 20 66 6f 72 20 69 73 73 75 65 20 31 35 2c 20 |s for issue 15, | 00000020 74 68 65 20 72 65 70 6c 61 63 65 6d 65 6e 74 20 |the replacement | 00000030 64 69 73 63 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 20 72 65 |disc, and the re| 00000040 74 75 72 6e 20 6f 66 20 6d 79 20 53 41 45 2e 20 |turn of my SAE. | 00000050 54 68 65 0d 73 75 62 73 63 72 69 70 74 69 6f 6e |The.subscription| 00000060 20 63 6f 64 65 20 69 73 20 6f 6e 65 20 74 6f 6f | code is one too| 00000070 20 6d 61 6e 79 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 49 20 65 6e 63 | many, and I enc| 00000080 6c 6f 73 65 20 70 61 79 6d 65 6e 74 20 66 6f 72 |lose payment for| 00000090 20 69 73 73 75 65 20 31 36 2e 0d 0d 4e 69 63 65 | issue 16...Nice| 000000a0 20 74 6f 20 73 65 65 20 74 68 65 20 66 72 65 65 | to see the free| 000000b0 20 73 70 61 63 65 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 64 69 | space on the di| 000000c0 73 63 20 67 6f 69 6e 67 20 64 6f 77 6e 2c 20 77 |sc going down, w| 000000d0 65 20 6d 69 67 68 74 20 65 76 65 6e 20 73 65 65 |e might even see| 000000e0 20 74 68 65 0d 6e 65 65 64 20 66 6f 72 20 4c 20 | the.need for L | 000000f0 66 6f 72 6d 61 74 20 64 69 73 63 73 20 69 66 20 |format discs if | 00000100 74 68 65 20 63 75 72 72 65 6e 74 20 69 6e 74 65 |the current inte| 00000110 72 65 73 74 20 63 61 6e 20 62 65 20 6d 61 69 6e |rest can be main| 00000120 74 61 69 6e 65 64 2e 0d 0d 52 65 67 61 72 64 69 |tained...Regardi| 00000130 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 69 6e 74 65 72 65 73 74 20 |ng the interest | 00000140 69 6e 20 61 6e 6e 75 61 6c 20 73 75 62 73 63 72 |in annual subscr| 00000150 69 70 74 69 6f 6e 73 2c 20 49 20 69 6e 74 65 6e |iptions, I inten| 00000160 64 20 74 6f 20 73 65 6e 64 20 70 61 79 6d 65 6e |d to send paymen| 00000170 74 0d 66 6f 72 20 74 68 65 20 6e 65 78 74 20 69 |t.for the next i| 00000180 73 73 75 65 20 61 66 74 65 72 20 72 65 63 65 69 |ssue after recei| 00000190 76 69 6e 67 20 6f 6e 65 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 65 6e |ving one, and en| 000001a0 63 6c 6f 73 69 6e 67 20 61 20 64 69 73 63 20 77 |closing a disc w| 000001b0 69 74 68 20 77 68 61 74 20 49 0d 68 6f 70 65 20 |ith what I.hope | 000001c0 69 73 20 61 20 6c 65 74 74 65 72 20 73 75 69 74 |is a letter suit| 000001d0 61 62 6c 65 20 66 6f 72 20 69 6e 63 6c 75 73 69 |able for inclusi| 000001e0 6f 6e 2e 0d 0d 52 65 2e 20 4a 6f 68 6e 20 43 72 |on...Re. John Cr| 000001f0 61 6e 65 73 20 72 65 71 75 65 73 74 20 66 6f 72 |anes request for| 00000200 20 69 6e 66 6f 20 61 62 6f 75 74 20 70 72 69 6e | info about prin| 00000210 74 65 72 73 2c 20 69 74 20 61 70 70 65 61 72 73 |ters, it appears| 00000220 20 74 68 61 74 20 61 20 71 75 69 74 65 0d 61 20 | that a quite.a | 00000230 66 65 77 20 6d 65 6d 62 65 72 73 20 68 61 76 65 |few members have| 00000240 20 50 61 6e 61 73 6f 6e 69 63 20 4b 58 2d 50 31 | Panasonic KX-P1| 00000250 4f 38 31 20 70 72 69 6e 74 65 72 73 2e 20 49 20 |O81 printers. I | 00000260 68 61 76 65 20 68 61 64 20 6f 6e 65 20 66 6f 72 |have had one for| 00000270 20 61 62 6f 75 74 0d 74 68 72 65 65 20 79 65 61 | about.three yea| 00000280 72 73 20 61 6e 64 20 69 74 20 68 61 73 20 70 65 |rs and it has pe| 00000290 72 66 6f 72 6d 65 64 20 66 61 75 6c 74 6c 65 73 |rformed faultles| 000002a0 73 6c 79 2c 20 20 69 74 20 73 65 65 6d 73 20 74 |sly, it seems t| 000002b0 6f 20 77 6f 72 6b 20 77 69 74 68 20 61 6c 6c 20 |o work with all | 000002c0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0d 74 68 65 20 6d 61 6e | .the man| 000002d0 79 20 70 72 69 6e 74 65 72 20 64 72 69 76 65 72 |y printer driver| 000002e0 73 20 61 6e 64 20 73 63 72 65 65 6e 20 64 75 6d |s and screen dum| 000002f0 70 73 2c 20 74 68 61 74 20 68 61 76 65 20 62 65 |ps, that have be| 00000300 65 6e 20 70 75 62 6c 69 73 68 65 64 20 6f 76 65 |en published ove| 00000310 72 0d 74 68 65 20 79 65 61 72 73 2e 20 4f 66 20 |r.the years. Of | 00000320 63 6f 75 72 73 65 20 70 72 6f 67 72 65 73 73 20 |course progress | 00000330 68 61 73 20 62 65 65 6e 20 6d 61 64 65 20 73 69 |has been made si| 00000340 6e 63 65 20 74 68 69 73 20 6d 61 63 68 69 6e 65 |nce this machine| 00000350 2c 20 20 73 6f 6d 65 6f 6e 65 0d 6d 69 67 68 74 |, someone.might| 00000360 20 72 65 63 6f 6d 6d 65 6e 64 20 73 6f 6d 65 74 | recommend somet| 00000370 68 69 6e 67 20 62 65 74 74 65 72 2e 20 20 20 20 |hing better. | 00000380 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 00000390 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0d 0d 52 65 2e | ..Re.| 000003a0 20 46 72 61 6e 6b 20 4a 6f 6e 65 73 20 6d 65 6e | Frank Jones men| 000003b0 74 69 6f 6e 20 6f 66 20 62 6f 6f 6b 73 2c 20 49 |tion of books, I| 000003c0 20 68 61 76 65 20 61 62 6f 75 74 20 65 69 67 68 | have about eigh| 000003d0 74 20 70 75 73 68 65 64 20 61 77 61 79 20 69 6e |t pushed away in| 000003e0 20 73 6f 6d 65 0d 63 75 70 62 6f 61 72 64 2c 20 | some.cupboard, | 000003f0 74 68 65 73 65 20 6d 75 73 74 20 68 61 76 65 20 |these must have | 00000400 6f 76 65 72 20 61 20 68 75 6e 64 72 65 64 20 76 |over a hundred v| 00000410 61 72 69 6f 75 73 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 73 20 |arious programs | 00000420 66 6f 72 20 74 6f 20 74 79 70 65 20 69 6e 0d 61 |for to type in.a| 00000430 6e 64 20 49 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 74 72 79 20 74 6f |nd I will try to| 00000440 20 67 65 74 20 61 20 6c 69 73 74 20 6f 66 20 74 | get a list of t| 00000450 68 65 69 72 20 74 69 74 6c 65 73 20 69 6e 20 66 |heir titles in f| 00000460 6f 72 20 74 68 65 20 6e 65 78 74 20 69 73 73 75 |or the next issu| 00000470 65 2c 20 20 61 6e 64 0d 73 6f 6d 65 6f 6e 65 20 |e, and.someone | 00000480 6d 69 67 68 74 20 6c 69 6b 65 20 74 68 65 6d 20 |might like them | 00000490 66 6f 72 20 74 68 65 20 63 6f 73 74 20 6f 66 20 |for the cost of | 000004a0 74 68 65 69 72 20 70 6f 73 74 61 67 65 2e 20 20 |their postage. | 000004b0 20 20 20 20 0d 0d 52 65 2e 20 44 61 76 69 64 20 | ..Re. David | 000004c0 45 64 77 61 72 64 73 20 71 75 65 72 79 20 72 65 |Edwards query re| 000004d0 67 61 72 64 69 6e 67 20 74 61 70 65 20 6c 6f 61 |garding tape loa| 000004e0 64 69 6e 67 20 66 6f 72 6d 61 74 73 2c 20 49 20 |ding formats, I | 000004f0 63 6f 75 6c 64 20 6e 6f 74 20 6d 61 6b 65 0d 61 |could not make.a| 00000500 6e 79 20 68 65 61 64 77 61 79 20 77 68 65 6e 20 |ny headway when | 00000510 74 72 61 6e 73 66 65 72 72 69 6e 67 20 74 6f 20 |transferring to | 00000520 64 69 73 63 2c 20 77 69 74 68 20 42 69 72 64 73 |disc, with Birds| 00000530 74 72 69 6b 65 2c 20 41 53 4c 27 73 20 42 75 67 |trike, ASL's Bug| 00000540 20 45 79 65 73 20 32 0d 61 6c 73 6f 20 73 65 65 | Eyes 2.also see| 00000550 6d 73 20 74 6f 20 62 65 20 6f 66 20 61 20 73 69 |ms to be of a si| 00000560 6d 69 6c 61 72 20 66 6f 72 6d 61 74 2e 20 49 20 |milar format. I | 00000570 77 69 6c 6c 20 62 65 20 69 6e 74 65 72 65 73 74 |will be interest| 00000580 65 64 20 69 66 20 61 6e 79 6f 6e 65 20 68 61 73 |ed if anyone has| 00000590 0d 68 61 73 20 61 6e 79 20 69 6e 66 6f 2e 0d 52 |.has any info..R| 000005a0 65 2e 20 68 69 73 20 63 6f 6d 6d 65 6e 74 73 20 |e. his comments | 000005b0 72 65 67 61 72 64 69 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 63 6f |regarding the co| 000005c0 73 74 20 6f 66 20 75 70 67 72 61 64 69 6e 67 20 |st of upgrading | 000005d0 74 68 65 20 45 6c 65 63 74 72 6f 6e 20 74 6f 20 |the Electron to | 000005e0 64 69 73 63 2c 20 49 0d 72 65 63 65 6e 74 6c 79 |disc, I.recently| 000005f0 20 72 65 63 65 69 76 65 64 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 50 | received from P| 00000600 52 45 53 20 4c 74 64 2e 2c 20 61 20 70 72 69 63 |RES Ltd., a pric| 00000610 65 20 6c 69 73 74 20 6f 66 20 6d 6f 73 74 20 6f |e list of most o| 00000620 66 20 74 68 65 69 72 20 6f 72 69 67 69 6e 61 6c |f their original| 00000630 0d 45 6c 65 63 74 72 6f 6e 20 70 72 6f 64 75 63 |.Electron produc| 00000640 74 73 2e 20 4e 6f 77 20 49 20 68 61 74 65 20 74 |ts. Now I hate t| 00000650 6f 20 6b 6e 6f 63 6b 20 74 68 69 73 20 63 6f 6d |o knock this com| 00000660 70 61 6e 79 20 61 66 74 65 72 20 61 6c 6c 20 74 |pany after all t| 00000670 68 65 20 72 65 61 6c 6c 79 0d 65 78 63 65 6c 6c |he really.excell| 00000680 65 6e 74 20 73 75 70 70 6f 72 74 20 74 68 65 79 |ent support they| 00000690 20 67 61 76 65 20 74 68 65 20 45 6c 65 63 74 72 | gave the Electr| 000006a0 6f 6e 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 20 6e 75 6d 62 65 |on and the numbe| 000006b0 72 20 6f 66 20 71 75 61 6c 69 74 79 20 69 74 65 |r of quality ite| 000006c0 6d 73 0d 74 68 65 79 20 64 65 76 65 6c 6f 70 65 |ms.they develope| 000006d0 64 20 61 6e 64 20 73 75 70 70 6c 69 65 64 2c 20 |d and supplied, | 000006e0 20 49 20 68 61 76 65 20 74 68 65 69 72 20 41 50 | I have their AP| 000006f0 33 2c 20 41 42 52 2c 20 41 44 54 2c 20 41 43 50 |3, ABR, ADT, ACP| 00000700 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 41 42 45 20 2c 0d 62 75 74 20 |, and ABE ,.but | 00000710 74 68 65 20 70 72 69 63 65 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 |the price of the| 00000720 69 72 20 20 50 6c 75 73 20 31 2c 20 44 69 73 63 |ir Plus 1, Disc| 00000730 20 69 6e 74 65 72 66 61 63 65 20 61 6e 64 20 64 | interface and d| 00000740 72 69 76 65 2c 20 69 73 20 6c 69 73 74 65 64 20 |rive, is listed | 00000750 61 73 20 61 0d 73 70 65 63 69 61 6c 20 70 61 63 |as a.special pac| 00000760 6b 61 67 65 20 61 74 20 60 31 39 39 2e 37 35 20 |kage at `199.75 | 00000770 21 2e 20 20 4e 6f 20 77 6f 6e 64 65 72 20 77 65 |!. No wonder we| 00000780 20 73 65 65 20 6c 65 74 74 65 72 73 20 66 72 6f | see letters fro| 00000790 6d 20 6d 65 6d 62 65 72 73 20 77 68 6f 0d 68 61 |m members who.ha| 000007a0 76 65 20 70 69 63 6b 65 64 20 75 70 20 69 74 65 |ve picked up ite| 000007b0 6d 73 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 63 61 72 20 62 6f 6f 74 |ms from car boot| 000007c0 20 73 61 6c 65 73 2e 0d 0d 46 69 6e 61 6c 6c 79 | sales...Finally| 000007d0 20 61 73 20 70 72 65 76 69 6f 75 73 6c 79 20 6d | as previously m| 000007e0 65 6e 74 69 6f 6e 65 64 2c 20 49 20 67 6f 74 20 |entioned, I got | 000007f0 74 68 65 20 73 70 61 63 65 73 68 69 70 20 69 6e |the spaceship in| 00000800 20 45 58 49 4c 45 20 69 6e 74 6f 20 6f 72 62 69 | EXILE into orbi| 00000810 74 0d 73 6f 20 49 20 68 61 76 65 20 64 65 63 69 |t.so I have deci| 00000820 64 65 64 20 74 6f 20 73 65 6e 64 20 69 6e 20 6d |ded to send in m| 00000830 79 20 73 6f 6c 75 74 69 6f 6e 2e 20 54 68 65 20 |y solution. The | 00000840 6e 61 74 75 72 65 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 67 61 |nature of the ga| 00000850 6d 65 20 69 73 20 73 75 63 68 0d 74 68 61 74 20 |me is such.that | 00000860 6e 6f 74 20 65 76 65 72 79 74 68 69 6e 67 20 69 |not everything i| 00000870 73 20 67 75 61 72 61 6e 74 65 65 64 20 74 6f 20 |s guaranteed to | 00000880 77 6f 72 6b 20 66 69 72 73 74 20 74 69 6d 65 2e |work first time.| 00000890 20 41 73 20 47 75 73 20 73 61 79 73 2c 20 61 20 | As Gus says, a | 000008a0 66 65 77 0d 63 6f 6e 74 72 69 62 75 74 69 6f 6e |few.contribution| 000008b0 73 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 73 75 62 6a 65 63 74 |s on the subject| 000008c0 20 6d 69 67 68 74 20 72 65 76 65 61 6c 20 61 6e | might reveal an| 000008d0 20 65 61 73 79 20 77 61 79 20 74 6f 20 73 6f 6c | easy way to sol| 000008e0 76 65 20 69 74 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 49 0d 68 6f 70 |ve it, and I.hop| 000008f0 65 20 73 6f 6d 65 6f 6e 65 20 73 65 6e 64 73 20 |e someone sends | 00000900 69 6e 20 61 6e 20 69 6d 70 72 6f 76 65 6d 65 6e |in an improvemen| 00000910 74 20 74 6f 20 6d 69 6e 65 2e 20 20 54 68 65 20 |t to mine. The | 00000920 73 6f 6c 75 74 69 6f 6e 20 69 73 20 76 65 72 79 |solution is very| 00000930 20 6c 6f 6e 67 0d 61 6e 64 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 74 | long.and will t| 00000940 61 6b 65 20 61 20 66 65 77 20 69 73 73 75 65 73 |ake a few issues| 00000950 20 74 6f 20 67 65 74 20 74 68 72 6f 75 67 68 2c | to get through,| 00000960 20 49 20 68 6f 70 65 20 69 74 20 69 73 20 63 6f | I hope it is co| 00000970 6e 73 69 64 65 72 65 64 20 77 6f 72 74 68 20 20 |nsidered worth | 00000980 20 20 0d 74 68 65 20 64 69 73 63 20 73 70 61 63 | .the disc spac| 00000990 65 2e 20 20 54 68 65 20 66 69 72 73 74 20 74 68 |e. The first th| 000009a0 72 65 65 20 66 69 6c 65 73 20 73 68 6f 75 6c 64 |ree files should| 000009b0 20 67 69 76 65 20 79 6f 75 20 61 20 67 6f 6f 64 | give you a good| 000009c0 20 73 74 61 72 74 2c 20 61 6e 64 0d 49 20 77 69 | start, and.I wi| 000009d0 6c 6c 20 63 6f 6e 74 69 6e 75 65 20 6e 65 78 74 |ll continue next| 000009e0 20 69 73 73 75 65 2e 20 28 20 61 73 73 75 6d 69 | issue. ( assumi| 000009f0 6e 67 20 69 74 27 73 20 70 75 62 6c 69 73 68 65 |ng it's publishe| 00000a00 64 20 29 2e 0d 0d 49 20 70 6c 61 79 20 74 68 65 |d )...I play the| 00000a10 20 67 61 6d 65 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 4d 61 73 | game on the Mas| 00000a20 74 65 72 20 31 32 38 20 77 68 69 63 68 20 68 61 |ter 128 which ha| 00000a30 73 20 61 20 66 75 6c 6c 20 68 65 69 67 68 74 20 |s a full height | 00000a40 73 63 72 65 65 6e 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 0d 6d |screen and the.m| 00000a50 61 69 6e 20 63 68 61 72 61 63 74 65 72 20 61 6c |ain character al| 00000a60 77 61 79 73 20 73 74 61 79 73 20 6f 6e 20 73 63 |ways stays on sc| 00000a70 72 65 65 6e 2e 20 20 49 20 68 61 76 65 20 63 68 |reen. I have ch| 00000a80 65 63 6b 65 64 20 74 68 65 20 73 6f 6c 75 74 69 |ecked the soluti| 00000a90 6f 6e 20 77 69 74 68 0d 74 68 65 20 73 74 61 6e |on with.the stan| 00000aa0 64 61 72 64 20 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 2c 20 61 6e |dard version, an| 00000ab0 64 20 69 74 20 63 61 6e 20 62 65 20 64 6f 6e 65 |d it can be done| 00000ac0 2e 20 54 68 65 20 64 69 66 66 65 72 65 6e 63 65 |. The difference| 00000ad0 20 62 65 74 77 65 65 6e 20 74 68 65 20 74 77 6f | between the two| 00000ae0 0d 66 6f 72 63 65 73 20 6d 65 20 74 6f 20 61 6d |.forces me to am| 00000af0 65 6e 64 20 77 68 61 74 20 49 20 73 61 69 64 20 |end what I said | 00000b00 69 6e 20 69 73 73 75 65 20 31 35 2c 20 20 69 66 |in issue 15, if| 00000b10 20 74 68 65 20 65 6e 68 61 6e 63 65 64 20 76 65 | the enhanced ve| 00000b20 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 68 61 64 0d 62 65 65 6e 20 61 |rsion had.been a| 00000b30 76 61 69 6c 61 62 6c 65 20 66 6f 72 20 61 6c 6c |vailable for all| 00000b40 20 6d 61 63 68 69 6e 65 73 20 69 74 20 77 6f 75 | machines it wou| 00000b50 6c 64 20 64 65 73 65 72 76 65 20 63 75 6c 74 20 |ld deserve cult | 00000b60 73 74 61 74 75 73 2e 0d 0d 0d 0d 0d 0d 4a 6f 68 |status.......Joh| 00000b70 6e 20 4d 63 48 75 67 68 2c 20 57 61 73 68 69 6e |n McHugh, Washin| 00000b80 67 74 6f 6e 2c 20 54 79 6e 65 20 26 20 57 65 61 |gton, Tyne & Wea| 00000b90 72 2e 0d 0d |r...| 00000b94