On your disk

 

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The disk has 16 directories:-  

  

Answers: Holds all the answers and ALL necessary files, pictures, sprites etc. 
                294 files in total.  168 BBC Basic files and 126 images and documents.

Books: The BBC Basic book and Think Like A Programmer
             plus manuals for other major programs. 

Bugs: Programs to debug, associated files, and the document “Debugging”.
           See pages 18 and 63 oif BBC Basic. 

 Calculator: The scientific calculator program. 

  

Produces a scientific calculator with scrolling equation window.
To edit- highlight an item then delete, overtype or insert. 

Keyboard entry for statistics data. 

Includes AND, OR, EOR plus MOD and DIV as these are used in some programs. 

Chinese Astrology:
 

  

Prints your Animal and Element sign according to the Chinese Calendar. 

Suggests your likely character traits. 

All pictures included. 

Control ctl files for use with LEDs8 program 

Files Prepared files for use in the different programs 

Labels

Print addresses from an address book onto sticky labels.

Supports 14 , 18 or 21 labels per sheet.

Select label at which to start printing.

 

 

LEDs8 
 

A program that enables you to write programs
to control a set of 8 LEDs on screen.
i.e. a program in which programs are written and executed.
Single step and editing facilities. 

  

  
Library Useful programs. See Library page. 

Morse Code Type messages for someone else to listen to and decode.
                    Receive Morse. Choose from part alphabet, whole alphabet,
                    or random sample from the 300 supplied short phrases.
                    Adjust speed. 

 Music

Choose key, time signature, envelope and tempo.
Function key selection of notes and rests.
Position them on stave with mouse.
Save and Open tunes.
Editing includes Copy, Paste, Move, Delete, Insert and Alter.
Three Treble clefs or two Treble clefs and one Bass clef.
Supplied with 25 sample tunes. 

 

Resistors 

Shows the colour code for any value of 3 or 4 band resistor,
and the value of any given colour code.
Prints out a full colour sheet of all the preferred value resistors.

 

 

 

Segments The part programs for you to complete. 
                  Saves you having to type in the code that starts the program.  

Sprites Holds 12 .ico files 

 

Two sprites that move randomly about the screen.

 

 

 

START Holds the documents “INTRODUCTION” and “Learning Basic”. “Learning Basic” deals with the keywords in the order that they are encountered in the book “BBC Basic”.
Therefore cross referencing at any time will give just that little extra help with the current topic. 

There are over 100 picture files (*.bmp)/icons for use in the various programs.