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| Filename: | 18-09-88/B\TEXT |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 09B3 bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | FFFFFFFF |
Duplicates
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- CEEFAX disks » telesoftware15.adl » 21-02-89/B\Text
- CEEFAX disks » telesoftware9.adl » 18-09-88/B\TEXT
File contents
The program on this disc runs in MODE 7 and will work with any version of BASIC and on the Model B, B+ and Master. It has run bug free for a couple of years now (the updates only being necessary to change the colours for clearer monochrome display and to ensure compatability with the Master). Instructions can be called when the program is first run and there is little that I can add by way of explanation. I have arranged the active keys to minimise accidental pressing of the wrong ones. The snowball function if turned on at the begining if the program, has to be accessed manually from the checking table. If it were automatic then it would not be possible to deal with half houses and lines etc. The user is given the oportunity to change the snowball number at the begining of each game - different people have different ideas about that - and is turned off by the snowball actually comming up. I've not yet heard of a session running two snowballs ! Special numbers are simply random numbers from 1 to 90 which have no effect on the game in progress and are usefull for spot prizes, splitting draws e.t.c. The principal feature of the program is the use of DATA to fill a string array (num$) with teletext graphic characters to print really large numbers that look pleasing. This array is filled at the start of the program in PROCinit and takes a little while, but this is not a problem as it is only done once. New games are started with ESCAPE which is trapped to loop. The array bag% is 'shaken' in PROCshuf - no explanation needed there! This is done several times for psycological reasons. People are suspicious of shuffling that's done too quickly. PROCclear zeros all elements of the array chk%. The locations are set as the relevant numbers are called. PROCchk prints the checking table and sets flg% to enable snowball to be tested. PROCnum finds the number to be printed - PROCspec in the case of an out of sequence random number. PROCpos splits it into separate digits and sets the printing position accordingly. Printing the appropriate element of num$ is done by PROCprint. Defining a small text window enables the string to be printed extremely rapidly without complicated cursor positioning. PROCchk prints out the checking table with the called numbers in cyan and uncalled numbers red. PROCsnow tests the number of calls made against the snowball number and prints the appropriate message. Other odds and ends are, I think self explanatory.
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Peop| 00000650 6c 65 20 61 72 65 20 73 75 73 70 69 63 69 6f 75 |le are suspiciou| 00000660 73 20 6f 66 0d 73 68 75 66 66 6c 69 6e 67 20 74 |s of.shuffling t| 00000670 68 61 74 27 73 20 64 6f 6e 65 20 74 6f 6f 20 71 |hat's done too q| 00000680 75 69 63 6b 6c 79 2e 0d 0d 50 52 4f 43 63 6c 65 |uickly...PROCcle| 00000690 61 72 20 7a 65 72 6f 73 20 61 6c 6c 20 65 6c 65 |ar zeros all ele| 000006a0 6d 65 6e 74 73 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 61 72 72 |ments of the arr| 000006b0 61 79 20 63 68 6b 25 2e 20 54 68 65 20 6c 6f 63 |ay chk%. The loc| 000006c0 61 74 69 6f 6e 73 20 61 72 65 20 73 65 74 20 61 |ations are set a| 000006d0 73 0d 74 68 65 20 72 65 6c 65 76 61 6e 74 20 6e |s.the relevant n| 000006e0 75 6d 62 65 72 73 20 61 72 65 20 63 61 6c 6c 65 |umbers are calle| 000006f0 64 2e 0d 0d 50 52 4f 43 63 68 6b 20 70 72 69 6e |d...PROCchk prin| 00000700 74 73 20 74 68 65 20 63 68 65 63 6b 69 6e 67 20 |ts the checking | 00000710 74 61 62 6c 65 20 61 6e 64 20 73 65 74 73 20 66 |table and sets f| 00000720 6c 67 25 20 74 6f 20 65 6e 61 62 6c 65 20 73 6e |lg% to enable sn| 00000730 6f 77 62 61 6c 6c 20 74 6f 20 62 65 0d 74 65 73 |owball to be.tes| 00000740 74 65 64 2e 0d 0d 50 52 4f 43 6e 75 6d 20 66 69 |ted...PROCnum fi| 00000750 6e 64 73 20 74 68 65 20 6e 75 6d 62 65 72 20 74 |nds the number t| 00000760 6f 20 62 65 20 70 72 69 6e 74 65 64 20 2d 20 50 |o be printed - P| 00000770 52 4f 43 73 70 65 63 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 20 63 |ROCspec in the c| 00000780 61 73 65 20 6f 66 20 61 6e 20 6f 75 74 20 6f 66 |ase of an out of| 00000790 0d 73 65 71 75 65 6e 63 65 20 72 61 6e 64 6f 6d |.sequence random| 000007a0 20 6e 75 6d 62 65 72 2e 0d 0d 50 52 4f 43 70 6f | number...PROCpo| 000007b0 73 20 73 70 6c 69 74 73 20 69 74 20 69 6e 74 6f |s splits it into| 000007c0 20 73 65 70 61 72 61 74 65 20 64 69 67 69 74 73 | separate digits| 000007d0 20 61 6e 64 20 73 65 74 73 20 74 68 65 20 70 72 | and sets the pr| 000007e0 69 6e 74 69 6e 67 20 70 6f 73 69 74 69 6f 6e 0d |inting position.| 000007f0 61 63 63 6f 72 64 69 6e 67 6c 79 2e 0d 0d 50 72 |accordingly...Pr| 00000800 69 6e 74 69 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 61 70 70 72 6f |inting the appro| 00000810 70 72 69 61 74 65 20 65 6c 65 6d 65 6e 74 20 6f |priate element o| 00000820 66 20 6e 75 6d 24 20 69 73 20 64 6f 6e 65 20 62 |f num$ is done b| 00000830 79 20 50 52 4f 43 70 72 69 6e 74 2e 20 44 65 66 |y PROCprint. Def| 00000840 69 6e 69 6e 67 20 61 0d 73 6d 61 6c 6c 20 74 65 |ining a.small te| 00000850 78 74 20 77 69 6e 64 6f 77 20 65 6e 61 62 6c 65 |xt window enable| 00000860 73 20 74 68 65 20 73 74 72 69 6e 67 20 74 6f 20 |s the string to | 00000870 62 65 20 70 72 69 6e 74 65 64 20 65 78 74 72 65 |be printed extre| 00000880 6d 65 6c 79 20 72 61 70 69 64 6c 79 0d 77 69 74 |mely rapidly.wit| 00000890 68 6f 75 74 20 63 6f 6d 70 6c 69 63 61 74 65 64 |hout complicated| 000008a0 20 63 75 72 73 6f 72 20 70 6f 73 69 74 69 6f 6e | cursor position| 000008b0 69 6e 67 2e 0d 0d 50 52 4f 43 63 68 6b 20 70 72 |ing...PROCchk pr| 000008c0 69 6e 74 73 20 6f 75 74 20 74 68 65 20 63 68 65 |ints out the che| 000008d0 63 6b 69 6e 67 20 74 61 62 6c 65 20 77 69 74 68 |cking table with| 000008e0 20 74 68 65 20 63 61 6c 6c 65 64 20 6e 75 6d 62 | the called numb| 000008f0 65 72 73 20 69 6e 20 63 79 61 6e 20 61 6e 64 0d |ers in cyan and.| 00000900 75 6e 63 61 6c 6c 65 64 20 6e 75 6d 62 65 72 73 |uncalled numbers| 00000910 20 72 65 64 2e 0d 0d 50 52 4f 43 73 6e 6f 77 20 | red...PROCsnow | 00000920 74 65 73 74 73 20 74 68 65 20 6e 75 6d 62 65 72 |tests the number| 00000930 20 6f 66 20 63 61 6c 6c 73 20 6d 61 64 65 20 61 | of calls made a| 00000940 67 61 69 6e 73 74 20 74 68 65 20 73 6e 6f 77 62 |gainst the snowb| 00000950 61 6c 6c 20 6e 75 6d 62 65 72 20 61 6e 64 0d 70 |all number and.p| 00000960 72 69 6e 74 73 20 74 68 65 20 61 70 70 72 6f 70 |rints the approp| 00000970 72 69 61 74 65 20 6d 65 73 73 61 67 65 2e 0d 0d |riate message...| 00000980 4f 74 68 65 72 20 6f 64 64 73 20 61 6e 64 20 65 |Other odds and e| 00000990 6e 64 73 20 61 72 65 2c 20 49 20 74 68 69 6e 6b |nds are, I think| 000009a0 20 73 65 6c 66 20 65 78 70 6c 61 6e 61 74 6f 72 | self explanator| 000009b0 79 2e 0d |y..| 000009b3
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