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LORD OF THE FLIES
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This program was origanally written by:
Steve Herbert
154 Sixth Avenue
Avenue Park
SINGAPORE 1027
for BASICA on an IBM running DOS. The *.BAS files were firstly un-protected.
Thay had been saved with the P (Protect) option. Many of the *.BAS files were
infact BLOADable pictures of 640x200 resolution. Using OK Graphics on an IBM
clone, these files were compressed to a 512x200 resolution PC PAINT format
file. All files of both DOS disks were transfered to a 3.5" 776K Microbee
disk using SETDISK (on MBUG#004 and MS-DOS data on MBUG#157) and MSWP (also
on MBUG#157) on my 'bee. The PC-PAINT pics were converted to BeeArtistic
format using SHOWPC (on MBUG#129). Some of these files were edited by
BeeArtistic and when all were correct, they were converted to Micro World
BASIC's Premium GRLOAD format using BA2GR.MWB (on MBUG#131).
The BASIC code was then loaded into non-document mode WordStar and "converted"
to MicroWorld format. To convert to an MWB file to run under BASIC, firstly
load BASIC and then type in:
OPEN"i",6,"FULL FILENAME": IN#6 ON : CLOSE 6 <Return>
The file will then read in and when the END OF FILE ERROR appears, just type
in:
SAVE"FILENAME"
and you now have a MicroWorld Basic program that will run, provided it was
converted with no errors made. (None ran first off with no errors!)
There were a few modifications made to the DOS version when converted to the
'bee version.
1. Since all the files can fit on one Microbee disk (even a 386k 3.5" CIAB
or 5.25" disk), then the SETUP option was eliminated.
2. Since not many 'bee owners have color monitors, I stripped out the few
simple color routines.
3. There was a competition included in the program that had to be answered by
Dec 1989. This section I removed.
4. There were also 2 rather simple games included. Again, because they used
moving graphics and somewhat simple, they to were removed.
5. To try and improve the text on the screen, I used the Modern Cursive Font
(MODCURS.DAT) I had on my Simply Write disk. I have also included my
favorite, TYPE.DAT. The lines that load this font in are near the start of
LOF, RETRIEVE & ISLAND.MWB so they can be changed (or elimanated) if one
so wishes. Any Simply Write font can be used provided a simple load routine
is included at the start of the file. Use SUPERZAP or PATCH or your
favorite file editor to review the first few bytes of TYPE.DAT.
The programs in the current format will only run on a Premium, 256TC or Matilda.
It is only the GRLOAD graphic files (*.PIC) that requires a Premium, etc. These
graphic pics are not essential for the running of the program and can be removed
if one wishes to run the program on any other disk Microbee. The PIC files are
loaded via LOF, RETRIEVE & ISLAND.MWB.
Well, that's about it. I hope someone get some benefit out of the program and
that 'Lord of the Flies' is still being included in HSC/VCE Year 12 English
Litrature.
If you have any problems, sugestions, criticism or anything else, I cane be
contacted via the MBUG RBBS, most MBUG meetings or via mail to MBUG's
address.
Alan Laughton