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!FishTank/!Help
This website contains an archive of files for the Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Acorn Archimedes, Commodore 16 and Commodore 64 computers, which Dominic Ford has rescued from his private collection of floppy disks and cassettes.
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| Tape/disk: | Home » Archimedes archive » Acorn User » Acorn User - PD Pack 3.adf » FishTank |
| Filename: | !FishTank/!Help |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 0831 bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
File contents
!FishTank - Re-Released on the 11/10/96, now works on StongArm/RO 3.7 ========= Public release version 2 A DFI production. First released 12/06/96. DFI on the web at: http://www.foobar.co.uk/dialin/utopia/DFI.HTM *** What? ** * This is the first public release from the demo group 'DFI'. A rather limited fish tank simulator. No music I'm afraid as we wanted to keep it as short as possible. Tap space to disturb the shoal. *** Why? ** * Demos are a way of showing off. Quite clearly we're all show offs. Anyway, not enough people respect the Acorn so we're here to make them. *** How? ** * All written in assembler, as demos should be, using that wonderful combination, !Edit and BASIC V. No extras needed here - that's the beauty of the Acorn. The fish was created using !Draw. Full source code is available for exchange - contact us if you can offer something interesting. *** Creation credits... ** * - Graphics / coding : PT - Concept / OS : Duncan - also StrongArm fix/re-assembly *** Respect to... ** * - BASS, for their superb !Crunch, used to compress it. - not anymore ;) - Now compressed with Squeeze, which is why the executeable is about 4k bigger!!! - ARMOric for his web-pages and support. *** Future productions... ** * The 'WhiteRoom' mega demo is still under construction. Expected time of arrival: 12/96. Here's part of the spec: - SF3000 style city runs (the 3DO version that is ;) - Much warping of graphics. - Lots of 3D, shading, lighting and mapping. - Some music. - A story. - And of course lots of great real time graphics. *** Don't I know you? ** * Probably not. Expect to hear a lot more from us in the near/distant future. In the mean time, we're always happy/desperate for new contacts so please mail us at: - PT : E-mail: pat@dcs.ed.ac.uk - Duncan : E-mail: utopia@foobar.co.uk - Michael : E-mail: mcowgill@scoremac.demon.co.uk Want to join us on our quest for the cathode king? Send CV to us. Also check out the DFI official web site at: http://www.foobar.co.uk/dialin/utopia/DFI.HTM
00000000 21 46 69 73 68 54 61 6e 6b 20 2d 20 52 65 2d 52 |!FishTank - Re-R| 00000010 65 6c 65 61 73 65 64 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 31 |eleased on the 1| 00000020 31 2f 31 30 2f 39 36 2c 20 6e 6f 77 20 77 6f 72 |1/10/96, now wor| 00000030 6b 73 20 6f 6e 20 53 74 6f 6e 67 41 72 6d 2f 52 |ks on StongArm/R| 00000040 4f 20 33 2e 37 0a 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 0a |O 3.7.=========.| 00000050 0a 50 75 62 6c 69 63 20 72 65 6c 65 61 73 65 20 |.Public release | 00000060 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 32 0a 0a 41 20 44 46 49 |version 2..A DFI| 00000070 20 70 72 6f 64 75 63 74 69 6f 6e 2e 20 46 69 72 | production. Fir| 00000080 73 74 20 72 65 6c 65 61 73 65 64 20 31 32 2f 30 |st released 12/0| 00000090 36 2f 39 36 2e 0a 44 46 49 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 |6/96..DFI on the| 000000a0 20 77 65 62 20 61 74 3a 20 68 74 74 70 3a 2f 2f | web at: http://| 000000b0 77 77 77 2e 66 6f 6f 62 61 72 2e 63 6f 2e 75 6b |www.foobar.co.uk| 000000c0 2f 64 69 61 6c 69 6e 2f 75 74 6f 70 69 61 2f 44 |/dialin/utopia/D| 000000d0 46 49 2e 48 54 4d 0a 0a 2a 2a 2a 20 57 68 61 74 |FI.HTM..*** What| 000000e0 3f 0a 20 2a 2a 20 0a 20 20 2a 0a 0a 54 68 69 73 |?. ** . *..This| 000000f0 20 69 73 20 74 68 65 20 66 69 72 73 74 20 70 75 | is the first pu| 00000100 62 6c 69 63 20 72 65 6c 65 61 73 65 20 66 72 6f |blic release fro| 00000110 6d 20 74 68 65 20 64 65 6d 6f 20 67 72 6f 75 70 |m the demo group| 00000120 20 27 44 46 49 27 2e 20 41 20 72 61 74 68 65 72 | 'DFI'. A rather| 00000130 20 6c 69 6d 69 74 65 64 0a 66 69 73 68 20 74 61 | limited.fish ta| 00000140 6e 6b 20 73 69 6d 75 6c 61 74 6f 72 2e 20 4e 6f |nk simulator. No| 00000150 20 6d 75 73 69 63 20 49 27 6d 20 61 66 72 61 69 | music I'm afrai| 00000160 64 20 61 73 20 77 65 20 77 61 6e 74 65 64 20 74 |d as we wanted t| 00000170 6f 20 6b 65 65 70 20 69 74 20 61 73 20 73 68 6f |o keep it as sho| 00000180 72 74 20 61 73 0a 70 6f 73 73 69 62 6c 65 2e 20 |rt as.possible. | 00000190 54 61 70 20 73 70 61 63 65 20 74 6f 20 64 69 73 |Tap space to dis| 000001a0 74 75 72 62 20 74 68 65 20 73 68 6f 61 6c 2e 0a |turb the shoal..| 000001b0 0a 0a 2a 2a 2a 20 57 68 79 3f 0a 20 2a 2a 0a 20 |..*** Why?. **. | 000001c0 20 2a 0a 0a 44 65 6d 6f 73 20 61 72 65 20 61 20 | *..Demos are a | 000001d0 77 61 79 20 6f 66 20 73 68 6f 77 69 6e 67 20 6f |way of showing o| 000001e0 66 66 2e 20 51 75 69 74 65 20 63 6c 65 61 72 6c |ff. Quite clearl| 000001f0 79 20 77 65 27 72 65 20 61 6c 6c 20 73 68 6f 77 |y we're all show| 00000200 20 6f 66 66 73 2e 20 41 6e 79 77 61 79 2c 0a 6e | offs. 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E| 00000540 78 70 65 63 74 65 64 20 74 69 6d 65 20 6f 66 0a |xpected time of.| 00000550 61 72 72 69 76 61 6c 3a 20 31 32 2f 39 36 2e 20 |arrival: 12/96. | 00000560 48 65 72 65 27 73 20 70 61 72 74 20 6f 66 20 74 |Here's part of t| 00000570 68 65 20 73 70 65 63 3a 0a 0a 20 2d 20 53 46 33 |he spec:.. - SF3| 00000580 30 30 30 20 73 74 79 6c 65 20 63 69 74 79 20 72 |000 style city r| 00000590 75 6e 73 20 28 74 68 65 20 33 44 4f 20 76 65 72 |uns (the 3DO ver| 000005a0 73 69 6f 6e 20 74 68 61 74 20 69 73 20 3b 29 0a |sion that is ;).| 000005b0 20 2d 20 4d 75 63 68 20 77 61 72 70 69 6e 67 20 | - Much warping | 000005c0 6f 66 20 67 72 61 70 68 69 63 73 2e 0a 20 2d 20 |of graphics.. - | 000005d0 4c 6f 74 73 20 6f 66 20 33 44 2c 20 73 68 61 64 |Lots of 3D, shad| 000005e0 69 6e 67 2c 20 6c 69 67 68 74 69 6e 67 20 61 6e |ing, lighting an| 000005f0 64 20 6d 61 70 70 69 6e 67 2e 0a 20 2d 20 53 6f |d mapping.. - So| 00000600 6d 65 20 6d 75 73 69 63 2e 0a 20 2d 20 41 20 73 |me music.. - A s| 00000610 74 6f 72 79 2e 0a 20 2d 20 41 6e 64 20 6f 66 20 |tory.. - And of | 00000620 63 6f 75 72 73 65 20 6c 6f 74 73 20 6f 66 20 67 |course lots of g| 00000630 72 65 61 74 20 72 65 61 6c 20 74 69 6d 65 20 67 |reat real time g| 00000640 72 61 70 68 69 63 73 2e 0a 0a 0a 2a 2a 2a 20 44 |raphics....*** D| 00000650 6f 6e 27 74 20 49 20 6b 6e 6f 77 20 79 6f 75 3f |on't I know you?| 00000660 0a 20 2a 2a 0a 20 20 2a 0a 0a 50 72 6f 62 61 62 |. **. *..Probab| 00000670 6c 79 20 6e 6f 74 2e 20 45 78 70 65 63 74 20 74 |ly not. Expect t| 00000680 6f 20 68 65 61 72 20 61 20 6c 6f 74 20 6d 6f 72 |o hear a lot mor| 00000690 65 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 75 73 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 |e from us in the| 000006a0 20 6e 65 61 72 2f 64 69 73 74 61 6e 74 20 66 75 | near/distant fu| 000006b0 74 75 72 65 2e 0a 49 6e 20 74 68 65 20 6d 65 61 |ture..In the mea| 000006c0 6e 20 74 69 6d 65 2c 20 77 65 27 72 65 20 61 6c |n time, we're al| 000006d0 77 61 79 73 20 68 61 70 70 79 2f 64 65 73 70 65 |ways happy/despe| 000006e0 72 61 74 65 20 66 6f 72 20 6e 65 77 20 63 6f 6e |rate for new con| 000006f0 74 61 63 74 73 20 73 6f 20 70 6c 65 61 73 65 0a |tacts so please.| 00000700 6d 61 69 6c 20 75 73 20 61 74 3a 0a 0a 0a 20 2d |mail us at:... -| 00000710 20 20 20 20 20 20 50 54 20 3a 20 45 2d 6d 61 69 | PT : E-mai| 00000720 6c 3a 20 70 61 74 40 64 63 73 2e 65 64 2e 61 63 |l: pat@dcs.ed.ac| 00000730 2e 75 6b 0a 0a 20 2d 20 20 44 75 6e 63 61 6e 20 |.uk.. - Duncan | 00000740 3a 20 45 2d 6d 61 69 6c 3a 20 75 74 6f 70 69 61 |: E-mail: utopia| 00000750 40 66 6f 6f 62 61 72 2e 63 6f 2e 75 6b 0a 0a 20 |@foobar.co.uk.. | 00000760 2d 20 4d 69 63 68 61 65 6c 20 3a 20 45 2d 6d 61 |- Michael : E-ma| 00000770 69 6c 3a 20 6d 63 6f 77 67 69 6c 6c 40 73 63 6f |il: mcowgill@sco| 00000780 72 65 6d 61 63 2e 64 65 6d 6f 6e 2e 63 6f 2e 75 |remac.demon.co.u| 00000790 6b 0a 0a 57 61 6e 74 20 74 6f 20 6a 6f 69 6e 20 |k..Want to join | 000007a0 75 73 20 6f 6e 20 6f 75 72 20 71 75 65 73 74 20 |us on our quest | 000007b0 66 6f 72 20 74 68 65 20 63 61 74 68 6f 64 65 20 |for the cathode | 000007c0 6b 69 6e 67 3f 20 53 65 6e 64 20 43 56 20 74 6f |king? Send CV to| 000007d0 20 75 73 2e 0a 0a 41 6c 73 6f 20 63 68 65 63 6b | us...Also check| 000007e0 20 6f 75 74 20 74 68 65 20 44 46 49 20 6f 66 66 | out the DFI off| 000007f0 69 63 69 61 6c 20 77 65 62 20 73 69 74 65 20 61 |icial web site a| 00000800 74 3a 0a 68 74 74 70 3a 2f 2f 77 77 77 2e 66 6f |t:.http://www.fo| 00000810 6f 62 61 72 2e 63 6f 2e 75 6b 2f 64 69 61 6c 69 |obar.co.uk/diali| 00000820 6e 2f 75 74 6f 70 69 61 2f 44 46 49 2e 48 54 4d |n/utopia/DFI.HTM| 00000830 0a |.| 00000831
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