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Constructing a Chinese "Horoscope" chart isn't very complicated, but can
take about twenty to thirty minutes of consulting tables and adding numbers
- something a computer can do in seconds. The original version of this
program was written for a ZX Spectrum and despite loading from a cassette
(and later a Microdrive cartridge - remember them?) you could have the hard
work over with in only a few minutes!
This program will do all your calculations and give a brief
generalisation, but it was only designed as an AID to constructing Ming Shu
charts. However, if all you want is a quick summary of your friends
characteristics this program is ideal (and cheaper than anything in your
local bookshop!).
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
"Ming Shu" is copyright ©1990-3 Keith N. Nicholson and should NOT (
NOT
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be considered as Public Domain. The program is FREELY DISTRIBUTABLE and must
not be sold for much more than the price of the disk, time & energy required
to copy it.
I have put a lot of time and effort into this program, so what do I
expect from you? Well, I would appreciate any comments, bug reports and
suggestions for future upgrades. If there
is
enough interest I will keep
enhancing the software - otherwise you'll only see bug-fixes (possibly).
ß^Þ
Write to:-
KEITH N. NICHOLSON,
~~~~~~~~~ 20 HOLME HALL AVENUE,
BOTTESFORD, SCUNTHORPE,
SOUTH HUMBERSIDE. DN16 3PZ
I'm sorry, but I can't guarantee a written reply (unless you enclose an
S.A.E. of course!)
ß^}
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Acknowledgments:-
Derek Walters (for his dedicated Chinese Astrology work),
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Pete Smith at South Lincs PD (for distributing our disks),
Nico François (PowerPacker Professional 3.0 and PPMore),
Ray Lambert (Dr. Icon), Electronic Arts (Deluxe Paint IV),
François Lionet (AMOS BASIC), & Arnor Ltd (Protext v5.5).
MANJIDO PRODUCTIONS - REVIEWS
Danger abounds this month! No boring vectors, no scrolling sleepiness,
just the cream of the demo crop. First up is Olympic Cyclist Anim
(
17 Bit, 2155
). From the title screen of this 1Mb-only animation I learned
that the UK have previously held the Olympics in 1908 and 1948. Roll on
Manchester 2000, eh?
Anyway, I was expecting dodgy digitised video-tape, à la mayhem on
Wheels 3. Instead I was pleasantly surprised to see a fully convincing
animation of the British bike which beat the world at the recent bash in
Barcelona, as ridden by Chris Boardman, complete with stupid hat.
The animation is smooth, although as it only does one thing there ain't
exactly hours of fun here. Still, well worth a peek...
From "Dangerous Demos" - AMIGA COMPUTING, November 1992
...From spiders to frogs, butterflies and killer cars! The irreverantly
titled Savings Certificate Animation (
17 Bit, 2372
) follows in the footsteps
of other Bad Taste-style animations such as the quite wonderful Hedgehog
cartoon from a couple of months ago.
This time we're treated to a complete rip-take of a certain insurance
company's advert on TV. It starts with a tastefully-drawn cocoon developing
into a caterpillar, growing wings and flitting away as an adult butterfly -
only to be harpooned by a predatory frog and his unfeasibly large tongue.
I suppose there's some kind of perverse natural justice going on there,
but you can forget the "natural" and the "justice" bits if attempting to
explain why a car drives in, filling the whole screen and squashing the frog
instantly...
From "Dreams and Visions" - AMIGA COMPUTING, April 1993
SAVINGS CERTIFICATES AD - ANIMATION
Have you seen those Gary Larson ads on the telly, the ones for National
Savings Certificates? Not as good as his original cartoons are they? Anyway,
if you do like them, you might be interested in this computerised version of
the butterfly and frog advert. The brief sequence has a butterfly emerging
from a cocoon, only to be immediately eaten by a stealthy frog. The smug
frog isn't smug for long though - a second later he's squashed under the
wheels of a car. Not a side-splitter by any means, but still one of the
better anims of late.
72%
"PD Scene" - CU AMIGA, April 1993
SAVINGS CERT ANIM - DEMO
Fans of Gary Larson will like this. Most of the rip-off animations doing
the rounds don't bother crediting the original, but this one does. It's
based on the Larson animation used in the recent advert for National Savings
Certificates - and if you don't know who Gary Larson is, go out and look for
The Far Side books in your local bookshop.
Keith Nicholson thought the anim was so good, he had to do a version for
the Amiga. It shows a butterfly emerging from a cocoon, where everything is
made from line-drawings except for the butterfly itself. There's a surprise
ending which doesn't actually appear in the original, and it's rather
amusing.
The graphics are all hand drawn with no trace of a digitiser, and are
extremely faithful to the original, including Larson's signature. Excellent.
"PD Demo Zone" - AMIGA FORMAT, May 1993
What's this rubbish? I don't want to look at frogs and cyclists - I want
to play a game of "Lemmings"!
KEITH N. NICHOLSON, May 1993
LIBRARY ADDRESS:- ORDER NUMBERS:-
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17 BIT SOFTWARE,
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First Floor Offices, | 2155 Cyclist Anim
2/8 Market Street, | 2372 Savings Cert Ad.
Wakefield WF1 1DH |
Tel: (0924) 366982 |
SOUTH LINCS PD,
| 2276 The Angus Bez
10 Linden Rise, | 2277 Olympic Cyclist
Bourne, | 2279 Savings Cert Advert
Lincolnshire PE10 9TD |
Tel: (0778) 393470 |
Geir Haatveit
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AMIGA PD-SERVICE
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Furuveien 44 | M-M211 Savings Certificates Advert.
N-3750 Drangedal |
NORWAY |
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Thanks to all the above Public Domain Libraries for sending us
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their Catalogue disks. We've all used them at some time and
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personally recommend their service and value for money.
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