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File size: 227B bytes
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    1MODE3:VDU23,1,0;0;0;0;:VDU14:PRINT''"PRESS <SHIFT> TO SCROLL"''
   10PRINT"A3000 LIMITATIONS"
   20PRINT"*****************"
   30PRINT"Thanks for Issue 8 it was very impressive. I hope to contribute some"
   40PRINT"articles on programming when time allows."
   50PRINT
   60PRINT"It was interesting to read the comments on the A3000 in Issue 8. I too"
   70PRINT"have an A3000 and find the ADFS is much slower than that of the PLUS-3 on"
   80PRINT"my Electron. Also I have found that the BBC emulator will not run many"
   90PRINT"games and those that it does are slow and full of bugs. It has problems"
  100PRINT"coping with some BASIC programs too. So, Electron owners looking for a"
  110PRINT"a compatible upgrade, beware!"
  120PRINT
  130PRINT"Andy Gilfillan, Carlton, Nottingham."
  140PRINT"**************************************************************************"
  150PRINT
  160PRINT"A3000 UNLIMITED"
  170PRINT"***************"
  180PRINT"Hmmm, Oh well, I suppose you have to do it (CHANGE THE MAG TO DISC - WILL)"
  190PRINT"but personally I prefer the ""hardcopy""; take it into the garden to read,"
  200PRINT"read it while ""paying a visit"", you can't really take an Electron to those"
  210PRINT"places can you?"
  220PRINT
  230PRINT"C. Weber: GOSUBs! You will find it much easier if you write BASIC programs"
  240PRINT"without line numbers, you concentrate better on the actual program logic"
  250PRINT"and not on all those numbers. Don't tell Acorn but I've got a 65c02 and"
  260PRINT"BASIC IV (a.k.a. Master BASIC) in my Elk, so LISTIF helps to find things."
  270PRINT
  280PRINT"G. Boden: Ta for the complement. You should have returned the Elk to Acorn"
  290PRINT"when you first got it! My first Elk (1982!) had a similar problem and they"
  300PRINT"soon had it back. I doubt anyone sells ULAs anymore (SLOGGER DO - WILL) so"
  310PRINT"the best bet is to pick up a cheap 2nd hand Elk."
  320PRINT
  330PRINT"D. Hilton: Nice to see an old Netter (COMMS-SPEAK FOR THOSE WHO DON'T"
  340PRINT"KNOW! - WILL). Bit 4 of the ctrl latch resets the 177x. There is a bug in"
  350PRINT"the 177x which means that you have to initialise it before reset or it"
  360PRINT"claims to be constantly busy. So ADFS on a reset inits the 177x and then"
  370PRINT"resets it via this bit."
  380PRINT
  390PRINT"A. Taylor: I can't find any info on the Gandalf DM49 or the address of"
  400PRINT"Gandalf itself, but I know they still exist. Connecting it to an Elk"
  410PRINT"depends on the serial port you have (I presume the Gandalf has a standard"
  420PRINT"25 pin socket) as the original Acorn/Pace one had a funny connector. I"
  430PRINT"presume the Slogger and Jafa ones have normal BBC connectors. Software"
  440PRINT"wise, there is the original Pace software (both tty and b&w Viewdata),"
  450PRINT"Jafa (colour Viewdata) and mine (colour Viewdata and a range of tty ones),"
  460PRINT"which are available to anyone who sends a disc (any format except 40trk"
  470PRINT"5.25 inch) to me at:-"
  480PRINT"30 PARK DRIVE, GRIMSBY, SOUTH HUMBERSIDE, DN32 0EG."
  490PRINT
  500PRINT"G. Donnachaidh: I don't know what word processor you use on the A3000, but"
  510PRINT"it's the wrong one! On the Elk (I'm going to get death threats for"
  520PRINT"this).... (QUITE POSSIBLY! - WILL) you have a system which only has enough"
  530PRINT"memory for small files (I've run out many a time - with a 2nd processor),"
  540PRINT"slow in moving around, a limited amount of functions, only able to see at"
  550PRINT"once etc, etc. On the Arc a hard disc is necessary - and if by 'expensive'"
  560PRINT"you mean the same amount as you paid for your Elk, then you probably"
  570PRINT"complain about the extortionate price of bread compared with 10 years ago."
  580PRINT
  590PRINT"Gareth Babb, address as above."
  600PRINT"**************************************************************************"
  610PRINT"HUH! CALL THE A3000 A DECENT COMPUTER?? GET REAL! DO AS I HAVE DONE AND"
  620PRINT"BUY A TOMY 'SPEAK-N-SPELL'! THIS IS A TRUELY BRILLIANT MACHINE AND IT"
  630PRINT"MAKES FARM YARD ANIMAL NOISES AT THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON! BUT SERIOUSLY,"
  640PRINT"THAT LAST BIT WAS RATHER CUTTING WASN'T IT? THERE IS NO NEED FOR ANY OF US"
  650PRINT"TO FALL OUT JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS. WE ELECTRON OWNERS"
  660PRINT"MUST MAKE ALLOWANCES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE UP-GRADED TO 16/32-BIT MACHINES AS"
  670PRINT"SOME OF THEM ARE QUITE NICE PEOPLE REALLY (WOULDN'T WANT YA DAUGHTER TO"
  680PRINT"MARRY ONE OF COURSE....) IN FUTURE LET'S ALL TRY TO BE MORE UNDERSTANDING"
  690PRINT"OF EACH OTHER, WEAR A KAFTAN, STRING BELLS AND BEADS ROUND OUR NECKS, PUT"
  700PRINT"FLOWERS IN OUR HAIR, MOVE TO SAN FRANCISCO.......WOW MAN! DIG THOSE CRAZY"
  710PRINT"COLOURS!..............................."
  720PRINT"**************************************************************************"
  730PRINT
  740PRINT"DEUTSCH-DATABASE"
  750PRINT"****************"
  760PRINT"Why don't we establish an information pool for the Electron enthusiasts."
  770PRINT"The way I think could be: all Electroneers who are interested in, put"
  780PRINT"together (naturally on paper) all their"
  790PRINT
  800PRINT"(1) Hardware (including handbooks, descriptions etc. available or not),"
  810PRINT
  820PRINT"(2) Software (handbooks etc same as pt.1) and"
  830PRINT
  840PRINT"(3) Literature dedicated to the Electron, including a short description"
  850PRINT"about the contents of the books, table of contents and perhaps the index."
  860PRINT
  870PRINT"(4) Magazines (issues available)."
  880PRINT
  890PRINT"One of us who has a powerful machine available, creates a database from"
  900PRINT"the material above. Any inquiry could now be sent to the person who"
  910PRINT"manages this database. After he has interrogated the pool he hands over"
  920PRINT"the inquiry to the person(s) who can solve the problem."
  930PRINT
  940PRINT"Gerd Deschner, Germany."
  950PRINT"**************************************************************************"
  960PRINT"I'M NOT SURE IF THE 'SPEAK-N-SPELL' COULD HANDLE THIS,... BUT I THINK IT"
  970PRINT"IS AN EXCELLENT IDEA! (AS DOES THE WRITER OF THE NEXT LETTER). WOULD"
  980PRINT"ANYONE ELSE BE WILLING TO HELP COMPILE THIS SORT OF INFORMATION??"
  990PRINT"**************************************************************************"
 1000PRINT
 1010PRINT"""LOOK! UP IN THE SKY!"" -  TOO LATE!"
 1020PRINT"***********************************"
 1030PRINT"Please put the following ad' in the next issue along with my address:-"
 1040PRINT"WANTED: INSTRUCTIONS FOR ""737 FLIGHT SIMULATOR"" BY 'SALAMANDER' 1983"
 1050PRINT"ELECTRON TAPE VERSION. "
 1060PRINT
 1070PRINT"It's a good job it's only a simulator, because, by trial and (many) errors"
 1080PRINT"I have found some of the keys.... and written off the total world fleet of"
 1090PRINT"737 aircraft in the process of finding the others!!"
 1100PRINT
 1110PRINT"Does anyone know how to get ""Fleet Street Editor"" (disc) for the BBC to"
 1120PRINT"work on the Elk? I have managed to get menus up on the screen but can't"
 1130PRINT"seem to do anything else with it because the Elk does not have a TAB key,"
 1140PRINT"and CTRL+I doesn't have the desired effect."
 1150PRINT
 1160PRINT"I would like to know about various software of that type and wonder if you"
 1170PRINT"could put out an enquiry form to collate  all the available software and"
 1180PRINT"suppliers for the Electron. I realise this might seem to be an awesome" 
 1190PRINT"task, and suggest it be done in phases to produce a catalogue for future"
 1200PRINT"reference as time marches on and the Electron dies a slow death because"
 1210PRINT"more and more people transport themselves to IBM clones (DON'T FORGET THE"
 1220PRINT"ACORN 32 BITTERS TOO! - WILL). I would suggest first asking members to"
 1230PRINT"list their own software into groups such as :-"
 1240PRINT
 1250PRINT"BUSINESS e.g. Word Processors, Spreadsheets, D.T.P. etc."
 1260PRINT"GRAPHICS e.g. Sprite, Paint, Artwork etc."
 1270PRINT"GAMES"
 1280PRINT"EDUCATIONAL"
 1290PRINT"PRINTER"
 1300PRINT"UTILITIES"
 1310PRINT"TECHNICAL"
 1320PRINT
 1330PRINT"I'm sure you could provide other catagories as you thought fit."
 1340PRINT
 1350PRINT"I have a lot of ""useful"" short and long utility programs gleaned from the"
 1360PRINT"pages of Electron User which could be copied onto disc for other persons"
 1370PRINT"if they provided the disc, so a column would be needed for commercial or"
 1380PRINT"private, and one for copy or not. With hundreds of programs brought"
 1390PRINT"together in one listing of thirty or so pages, I feel that a price of say"
 1400PRINT"#3 or #4 would be well worth the effort. It could even be advertised in"
 1410PRINT"the dreaded ""MICRO USER"" to widen the membership of E.U.G. "
 1420PRINT
 1430PRINT"Here's another question for programmers.... has anyone built a program to"
 1440PRINT"convert SPECTRUM listings to Electron? What I have in mind is something"
 1450PRINT"like a ""substitute"".... viz. for LPRINT use PRINT which is generally"
 1460PRINT"obvious to my very limited talents as a programmer, but using the same"
 1470PRINT"idea for control sequences like the word 'enter' when used with INPUT."
 1480PRINT
 1490PRINT"Once again thanks for the mag.. long may you survive and thrive."
 1500PRINT
 1510PRINT"Gerry Emson, Wooton Stores, Church street, Wooton, Woodstock, OX20 1DH."
 1520PRINT"**************************************************************************"
 1530VDU3
 1540PRINT''"PLEASE PRESS <F> TO LOAD NEXT FILE, <P> TO PRINT TEXT, <M> FOR MAIN MENU"
 1550REPEAT:A$=GET$:UNTIL A$="F" OR  A$="P" OR  A$="M"
 1560IF A$="F" THEN CHAIN"LETTS_5"
 1570IF A$="P" THEN VDU2:RUN
 1580IF A$="M" THEN CHAIN"MENU"
8�3:�23,1,0;0;0;0;:�14:�''"PRESS <SHIFT> TO SCROLL"''

�"A3000 LIMITATIONS"
�"*****************"
K�"Thanks for Issue 8 it was very impressive. I hope to contribute some"
(0�"articles on programming when time allows."
2�
<M�"It was interesting to read the comments on the A3000 in Issue 8. I too"
FP�"have an A3000 and find the ADFS is much slower than that of the PLUS-3 on"
PM�"my Electron. Also I have found that the BBC emulator will not run many"
ZN�"games and those that it does are slow and full of bugs. It has problems"
dM�"coping with some BASIC programs too. So, Electron owners looking for a"
n$�"a compatible upgrade, beware!"
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�+�"Andy Gilfillan, Carlton, Nottingham."
�Q�"**************************************************************************"
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��"A3000 UNLIMITED"
��"***************"
�Q�"Hmmm, Oh well, I suppose you have to do it (CHANGE THE MAG TO DISC - WILL)"
�Q�"but personally I prefer the ""hardcopy""; take it into the garden to read,"
�S�"read it while ""paying a visit"", you can't really take an Electron to those"
��"places can you?"
��
�Q�"C. Weber: GOSUBs! You will find it much easier if you write BASIC programs"
�O�"without line numbers, you concentrate better on the actual program logic"
�N�"and not on all those numbers. Don't tell Acorn but I've got a 65c02 and"
P�"BASIC IV (a.k.a. Master BASIC) in my Elk, so LISTIF helps to find things."
�
Q�"G. Boden: Ta for the complement. You should have returned the Elk to Acorn"
"Q�"when you first got it! My first Elk (1982!) had a similar problem and they"
,Q�"soon had it back. I doubt anyone sells ULAs anymore (SLOGGER DO - WILL) so"
67�"the best bet is to pick up a cheap 2nd hand Elk."
@�
JL�"D. Hilton: Nice to see an old Netter (COMMS-SPEAK FOR THOSE WHO DON'T"
TP�"KNOW! - WILL). Bit 4 of the ctrl latch resets the 177x. There is a bug in"
^M�"the 177x which means that you have to initialise it before reset or it"
hO�"claims to be constantly busy. So ADFS on a reset inits the 177x and then"
r�"resets it via this bit."
|�
�M�"A. Taylor: I can't find any info on the Gandalf DM49 or the address of"
�K�"Gandalf itself, but I know they still exist. Connecting it to an Elk"
�P�"depends on the serial port you have (I presume the Gandalf has a standard"
�M�"25 pin socket) as the original Acorn/Pace one had a funny connector. I"
�M�"presume the Slogger and Jafa ones have normal BBC connectors. Software"
�M�"wise, there is the original Pace software (both tty and b&w Viewdata),"
�Q�"Jafa (colour Viewdata) and mine (colour Viewdata and a range of tty ones),"
�N�"which are available to anyone who sends a disc (any format except 40trk"
��"5.25 inch) to me at:-"
�:�"30 PARK DRIVE, GRIMSBY, SOUTH HUMBERSIDE, DN32 0EG."
��
�Q�"G. Donnachaidh: I don't know what word processor you use on the A3000, but"
�I�"it's the wrong one! On the Elk (I'm going to get death threats for"
Q�"this).... (QUITE POSSIBLY! - WILL) you have a system which only has enough"
P�"memory for small files (I've run out many a time - with a 2nd processor),"
P�"slow in moving around, a limited amount of functions, only able to see at"
&Q�"once etc, etc. On the Arc a hard disc is necessary - and if by 'expensive'"
0K�"you mean the same amount as you paid for your Elk, then you probably"
:Q�"complain about the extortionate price of bread compared with 10 years ago."
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N%�"Gareth Babb, address as above."
XQ�"**************************************************************************"
bN�"HUH! CALL THE A3000 A DECENT COMPUTER?? GET REAL! DO AS I HAVE DONE AND"
lL�"BUY A TOMY 'SPEAK-N-SPELL'! THIS IS A TRUELY BRILLIANT MACHINE AND IT"
vM�"MAKES FARM YARD ANIMAL NOISES AT THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON! BUT SERIOUSLY,"
�Q�"THAT LAST BIT WAS RATHER CUTTING WASN'T IT? THERE IS NO NEED FOR ANY OF US"
�N�"TO FALL OUT JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS. WE ELECTRON OWNERS"
�Q�"MUST MAKE ALLOWANCES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE UP-GRADED TO 16/32-BIT MACHINES AS"
�N�"SOME OF THEM ARE QUITE NICE PEOPLE REALLY (WOULDN'T WANT YA DAUGHTER TO"
�P�"MARRY ONE OF COURSE....) IN FUTURE LET'S ALL TRY TO BE MORE UNDERSTANDING"
�P�"OF EACH OTHER, WEAR A KAFTAN, STRING BELLS AND BEADS ROUND OUR NECKS, PUT"
�P�"FLOWERS IN OUR HAIR, MOVE TO SAN FRANCISCO.......WOW MAN! DIG THOSE CRAZY"
�.�"COLOURS!..............................."
�Q�"**************************************************************************"
��
��"DEUTSCH-DATABASE"
��"****************"
�O�"Why don't we establish an information pool for the Electron enthusiasts."
L�"The way I think could be: all Electroneers who are interested in, put"
.�"together (naturally on paper) all their"
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RP�"about the contents of the books, table of contents and perhaps the index."
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�J�"the material above. Any inquiry could now be sent to the person who"
�N�"manages this database. After he has interrogated the pool he hands over"
�>�"the inquiry to the person(s) who can solve the problem."
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��"Gerd Deschner, Germany."
�Q�"**************************************************************************"
�O�"I'M NOT SURE IF THE 'SPEAK-N-SPELL' COULD HANDLE THIS,... BUT I THINK IT"
�K�"IS AN EXCELLENT IDEA! (AS DOES THE WRITER OF THE NEXT LETTER). WOULD"
�H�"ANYONE ELSE BE WILLING TO HELP COMPILE THIS SORT OF INFORMATION??"
�Q�"**************************************************************************"
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�,�"""LOOK! UP IN THE SKY!"" -  TOO LATE!"
�*�"***********************************"
M�"Please put the following ad' in the next issue along with my address:-"
M�"WANTED: INSTRUCTIONS FOR ""737 FLIGHT SIMULATOR"" BY 'SALAMANDER' 1983"
�"ELECTRON TAPE VERSION. "
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.Q�"It's a good job it's only a simulator, because, by trial and (many) errors"
8Q�"I have found some of the keys.... and written off the total world fleet of"
B:�"737 aircraft in the process of finding the others!!"
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VP�"Does anyone know how to get ""Fleet Street Editor"" (disc) for the BBC to"
`N�"work on the Elk? I have managed to get menus up on the screen but can't"
jP�"seem to do anything else with it because the Elk does not have a TAB key,"
t2�"and CTRL+I doesn't have the desired effect."
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�Q�"I would like to know about various software of that type and wonder if you"
�O�"could put out an enquiry form to collate  all the available software and"
�N�"suppliers for the Electron. I realise this might seem to be an awesome" 
�O�"task, and suggest it be done in phases to produce a catalogue for future"
�N�"reference as time marches on and the Electron dies a slow death because"
�P�"more and more people transport themselves to IBM clones (DON'T FORGET THE"
�M�"ACORN 32 BITTERS TOO! - WILL). I would suggest first asking members to"
�5�"list their own software into groups such as :-"
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�?�"BUSINESS e.g. Word Processors, Spreadsheets, D.T.P. etc."
�0�"GRAPHICS e.g. Sprite, Paint, Artwork etc."
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PO�"pages of Electron User which could be copied onto disc for other persons"
ZO�"if they provided the disc, so a column would be needed for commercial or"
dJ�"private, and one for copy or not. With hundreds of programs brought"
nP�"together in one listing of thirty or so pages, I feel that a price of say"
xN�"#3 or #4 would be well worth the effort. It could even be advertised in"
�D�"the dreaded ""MICRO USER"" to widen the membership of E.U.G. "
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�P�"Here's another question for programmers.... has anyone built a program to"
�N�"convert SPECTRUM listings to Electron? What I have in mind is something"
�M�"like a ""substitute"".... viz. for LPRINT use PRINT which is generally"
�M�"obvious to my very limited talents as a programmer, but using the same"
�M�"idea for control sequences like the word 'enter' when used with INPUT."
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�G�"Once again thanks for the mag.. long may you survive and thrive."
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�N�"Gerry Emson, Wooton Stores, Church street, Wooton, Woodstock, OX20 1DH."
�Q�"**************************************************************************"
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