CP/M/CPM_CDROM.iso/mbug/mbug067.arc/ABSTRACT.067

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                WELCOME TO PUBLIC DOMAIN MICROBEE SOFTWARE.
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   SELECTED BY IMPACT MEDIA, BOX 234, FAIRFIELD, VICTORIA 3078 AUSTRALIA
  SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE WITH DISK-BASED MICROBEES BY JAN ROBERTS.

Thσ program≤ oε thi≤ disk¼ anΣ it≤ companioε disk¼  wσ caε claiφ n∩ credi⌠ ì
for« The∙ havσ beeε writteε b∙ peoplσ iε thσ UniteΣ State≤ anΣ Australia¼ ì
anΣ perhap≤ iε othe≥ countries¼ fo≥ publiπ usσ freσ oµ charge« Thσ chargσ ì
madσ fo≥ thi≤ disδ i≤ onl∙ t∩ cove≥ selection¼ preparatioε oµ needeΣ hel≡ ì
documentatioε anΣ distribution« Wσ havσ iε thσ Auto-cataloguinτ prograφ ì
addeΣ SuΓ file≤ t∩ givσ i⌠ a≤ nea≥ automatiπ aε operatioε a≤ possible.

Thi≤á disδ i≤ oµ coursσ no⌠ cop∙ protected«á Fee∞ freσ t∩ givσ copie≤á t∩ ì
you≥á friends«á Thσá file≤á wσá havσ writteε arσá copyrigh⌠á bu⌠á ma∙á bσ ì
duplicateΣá fo≥ non-commercia∞ use«á Man∙ oµ thσ author≤ oµá program≤á oε ì
thi≤áá disδá havσá madσá theφá availablσá oεá simila≥á terms«áá Seσáá thσ ì
documentatioεá accompanyinτ man∙ program≤ oε thi≤ disδ.

Wha⌠á wσá d∩ guaranteσ i≤ tha⌠ thσ utilitie≤ oε thesσ disk≤ wil∞á provσá oµ ì
grea⌠á valuσá t∩á you¼á n∩á matte≥ whethe≥ o≥ no⌠á yo⌡á usσá you≥á Microbeσ ì
principall∙á ßá worΣ processo≥ o≥ a≤ ß hackinτ machinσ t∩ learεá abou⌠á thσ ì
basic≤á oµá computing«á Iµá yo⌡ o≥ thσ kid≤ usσ i⌠ fo≥á game≤á - theεá somσ ì
excellen⌠ game≤ arσ included«á Somσ havσ ver∙ gooΣ educationa∞ value¼á somσ ì
arσ jus⌠ fo≥ fun.

Wσá have tested all the program≤ oε ß disδ baseΣá Microbee (a 128k model«)

Belo≈á wσ givσ ful∞ instruction≤ oε ho≈ t∩ usσ thσ variou≤ utilitie≤ oε thσ ì
disk.«á instruction≤ writteε fo≥ Microbeσ owner≤ b∙ ß Microbeσ owne≥á - anΣ ì
testeΣ fo≥ thσ Microbee« Iε somσ case≤ wσ havσ writteε othe≥ shor⌠ program≤ ì
t∩ hel≡ yo⌡ speedil∙ ge⌠ underway.

Al∞ thσ utilitie≤ havσ beeε selecteΣ becausσ the∙ havσ proveΣ themselve≤ t∩ ì
bσ valuablσ extra≤ t∩ havσ witΦ thσ Microbee.

Wσ guaranteσ thi≤ disk¼ anΣ it≤ companioε disk¼  wil∞ savσ yo⌡ ß grea⌠ dea∞ ì
oµá frustratioε anΣ man∙ man∙ hour≤ oµ huntinτ dowε suitablσ program≤á ove≥ ì
thσá modeφá o≥ froφ othe≥ users«á The∙ arσ botΦ packeΣ witΦ thσá ver∙á bes⌠ ì
program≤ wσ coulΣ find« Iµ yo⌡ likσ them¼ morσ collection≤ wil∞ bσ made.

What'≤á thσá usσ oµ beinτ tolΣ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ ß CP/═ machinσ whicΦá caεá ruε ì
hundred≤á oµá publiπá domaiε program≤ iµ yo⌡ can'⌠ holΣ oµá thesσá program≤ ì
withou⌠ grea⌠ difficult∙ anΣ knowhow?

I⌠á ha≤ beeε presumeΣ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ alread∙ Microsof⌠ Basic,(botΦá thσá olΣ ì
OBASI├á anΣá thσ newe≥ MBASI├ -.BA╙ fo≥ short)¼á Microbee'≤ owεá MicroworlΣ ì
Basiπá (jus⌠ calleΣ Basiπ o≥ MW┬ fo≥ short⌐ anΣ CP/═ (includinτá ASUB.COM)« ì
Al∞ thesσ arσ provideΣ witΦ thσ 128δ anΣ  thσ olde≥ 64δ machines« Microsof⌠ ì
Basiπ caε bσ purchaseΣ froφ Microbeσ shop≤ fo≥ thσ smalle≥ threσ anΣ ß halµ ì
incΦ drivσ "Compute≥ iε ß Bookó machines.

Iµá yo⌡á havσ alread∙ hunteΣ througΦ thσ hundred≤ oµá publiπá domaiεá disk≤ ì
availablσá froφá thσá U.S.A«á anΣ useΣ you≥ modeφ fo≥ hour≤á anΣá hour≤á t∩ ì
collec⌠ programs¼ anΣ tes⌠ them¼ theε thi≤ disδ ma∙ no⌠ bσ fo≥ you.

Thσá seconΣ disδ contain≤ MAN┘ usefu∞ word-processinτ utilities¼á hint≤á oε ì
ho≈á t∩á se⌠á u≡á Wordsta≥ disks¼á somσ programminτ aid≤á anΣá somσá games¼ ì
includinτ thσ greates⌠ Adventurσ oµ theφ all¼ Colossa∞ Cave.è
NOW FOR THE PROGRAMS ON THIS DISK:-

                            * UTILITIES. *
                            **************
CHECKS.CO═          Thi≤ i≤ aε absolutel∙ invaluablσ prograφ fo≥á keepinτ ì
==========          control of your budget. It was written in the States
                    (hencσá "checksóá no⌠á "cheques"⌐ anΣ ha≤ ßá hos⌠á oµ ì
facilities« I⌠ come≤ witΦ ful∞ documentatioε, seσ CHECKS.DOC¼ and witΦ aε ì
examplσ prograφ witΦ it≤ owε documentation¼á  seσ EXAMPL.DOC«á Thσ samplσ ì
prograφ ha≤ tw∩ constituen⌠ part≤ -EXAMPLE.CH╦ anΣ EXAMPL.NAM.

     Iεá brief¼á i⌠á allow≤á yo⌡ t∩ ente≥ you≥á expenditurσá unde≥á variou≤ ì
categories¼á marδ whicΦ cheque≤ werσ fo≥ tax-deductiblσ expenditures¼á eveε ì
marδá cheque≤ a≤ madσ ou⌠ b∙ you≥ wifσ o≥ anothe≥ join⌠á signatory¼á searcΦ ì
ou⌠ particula≥ expenditure¼á tota∞ categorie≤ o≥ tota∞ thσ wholσ anΣá prin⌠ ì
ou⌠ ß ful∞ report«

     I⌠ ha≤ ß built-iε hel≡ facilit∙ founΣ b∙ typinτ "?".
     I⌠á doe≤á havσá limitation≤á oµ size¼á seσá thσá author'≤á CHECKS.DOC« ì

Remembe≥ t∩ KEE╨ BACK-U╨ RECORD╙ - anΣ copie≤ oµ programs.


SUPERSU┬á                       Thi≤ i≤ aε advanceΣ forφá oµá SUBMIT«á I⌠ ì
=======╜                        come≤ witΦ al∞ needeΣá documentation«á I⌠ ì
make≤ i⌠ easier to make programs operate automatically one after another.

Howeve≥ therσ i≤ ß BU╟ iε operatinτ i⌠ witΦ thσ MICROBE┼ 128╦ SYSTEM«á I⌠ ì
operate≤á perfectl∙ wheε onσ simpl∙ write≤ ß strinτ oµ command≤ anΣ tell≤ ì
thσ machinσ t∩ g∩ t∩ it.(Yes¼á unlikσ witΦ ASU┬ anΣ SUBMIT¼á therσ i≤á n∩ ì
neeΣ t∩ firs⌠ writσ ß ".subó filσ usinτ Wordstar)-anΣ thi≤ caε bσ ver∙ ì
useful- thu≤ I'vσ includeΣ i⌠ oε thi≤ disk.

I⌠á shoulΣ als∩ worδ likσ ß norma∞ SUBMI╘ prograφ - whereb∙ onσ write≤á ß ì
".subó filσ anΣ simpl∙ call≤ u≡ thi≤ filσ b∙ typinτ SUBMI╘ FILE-NAM┼ eacΦ ì
timσ thi≤ strinτ oµ command≤ i≤ needed.

But¼á jus⌠ likσ "SUBMIT"¼á i⌠ wil∞ no⌠ d∩ thi≤ oε thσ 128δ machine«á ╔ aφ ì
no⌠á surσ why«á I⌠ work≤ perfectl∙ oε thσ olde≥ 64δ machines«á ╔á suspec⌠ ì
tha⌠á i⌠á trie≤á t∩á usσ aε areß oµ memor∙ whicΦ thσá 128'≤á ver∙á usefu∞ ì
"SHELLó systeφ alread∙ utilizes.

128δá user≤ caε usσ ASUB.CO═ anΣ als∩ USR.CO═ - o≥ ß 64δ Systeφá Master.« ì
o≥ usσ SUPERSU┬ iε it≤ owε uniquσ wa∙ describeΣ abovσ t∩ firσ ofµ ß once-ì
ofµ strinτ oµ commands.

SCRAMBL┼                      Thi≤ i≤ ß securit∙ prograφ t∩ rende≥á file≤ ì
unreadablσ t∩ anyonσ wh∩ ha≤ no⌠ go⌠ you≥ codσ word« Warning« Thσ usσ oµ  ì
thσ wronτ codσ worΣ doublσ scramble≤ thσ file« I⌠ theε need≤ botΦ thσ wronτ ì
codσ worΣ anΣ thσ righ⌠ codσ worΣ t∩ bσ unscrambleΣ - thu≤ providinτ thσ ì
opportunit∙ fo≥ havoc« Iµ yo⌡ usσ thi≤ prograφ --- hidσ awa∙ SCRAMBLE.COM¼ ì
renamσ i⌠ perhap≤ t∩ makσ i⌠ unrecognizablσ - bu⌠ don'⌠ losσ it« I⌠ i≤ ì
needeΣ fo≥ thσ "Colossa∞ Cavesó Chea⌠ documen⌠ oε Disδ Two.




èMICROSOFT BASIC UTILITIES(.BAS)
*******************************

DISSAMBR« BA╙                  Disassemble≤ any address in memory.It will
                               prompt you for the address. USE OBASIC.
CALENDAR«á BA╙                 Print≤ ou⌠ thσ calenda≥ fo≥ an∙ montΦ thi≤                                                 ì
                               century«á Ente≥ no« oµ montΦ (Januar∙ ╜ 1⌐ ì
anΣ yea≥ iε full« NOT┼ THI╙ WORK╙ ONL┘ UNDE╥ MBASI├ - NO╘ OBASIC.

GAMES *************** GAMES ################# GAMES *************** GAMES

The games have been divided into three categories.
Thesσá arσá thσá .coφ game≤ tha⌠ ruε oε thei≥ own¼á thσá .mwΓá tha⌠á neeΣ ì
Microbee's own basic, and the .bas games that need OBASIC.

THE .COM GAMES
**************
                              BRIKBALL.COM
                              ============

Thi≤ i≤ aε excellen⌠ graphiπ gamσ writteε expressl∙ fo≥ thσ MICROBEE« I⌠ i≤ ì
thσá traditiona∞ demolish-bricks-by-bashing-a-ball-against-theφ typσ game.«   ì
bu⌠á i⌠á ha≤ beeε elaborateΣ witΦ grea⌠ carσ t∩ makσ i⌠ a≤á interestinτá a≤ ì
possiblσá - fa≥ bette≥ thaε version≤ ╔ havσ playeΣá before«á GuaranteeΣá t∩ ì
absorΓá childreε - anΣ man∙ frivolou≤ adults«á I⌠ wa≤ placeΣ iε thσá Publiπ ì
Domaiεá b∙á thσ Author≤ oµ "WILDCARD╙ VOL.3ó iε whicΦ booδ there'≤á ßá ful∞ ì
listing.

                               OTHELLO.COM
                               ===========
┴á morσá intellectuall∙á challenginτ gamσ tha⌠ caε bσá learn⌠á a≤á yo⌡á go« ì
Basicall∙ yo⌡ takσ thσ opponent'≤ (thσ computer's⌐ piece≤ b∙ placinτ your'≤ ì
oεá eacΦá sidσ oµ her's/it's/his..«á whateve≥ se° you≥ compute≥á is«á Ente≥ ì
move≤ iε thσ forφ oµ ╡  ╢ (thi≤ woulΣ bσ ╡ down¼ si° across).

THE MICROWORLD BASIC GAMES (.MWB)
********************************
Thesσ shoulΣ bσ placeΣ oε ß disδ witΦ thi≤ basic« (Simpl∙ calleΣ BASI├ oε
*Microbeσ disks«)  Pridσ oµ placσ amonτ theφ mus⌠ g∩ to-

                              HAMABRIE.MWB
                              ============
┴á cleverl∙á writteε anΣ challenginτ gamσ - caε yo⌡á goverεá thσá kingdoφ
despitσá rat≤á anΣá plague≤ s∩ tha⌠ no-onσ starve≤ anΣ thu≤á avoiΣá beinτ
declareΣ ß Nationa∞ ......?
                                STAR4.MWB
                                =========
Just a little game that's like "Trees" but with better graphics.

MICROSOF╘ BASI├ GAME╙ (.BAS⌐       A« OBASIC
**************************¬        *********

Thσ game≤ belo≈ arσ playeΣ witΦ thσ olde≥ forφ oµ Microsof⌠ Basiπ - knowε
a≤ OBASIC«  Mos⌠ oµ theφ havσ beeε selecteΣ fo≥ thei≥ educationa∞ valuσ -
that'≤ no⌠ t∩ sa∙ tha⌠ adult≤ anΣ kid≤ won'⌠ enjo∙ them.

                                 W/SEARC╚
                                 ========
èW/SEARCH hidσs word≤ yo⌡ selec⌠ iε ß squarσ oµ randoml∙ selecteΣ letters«á
Yo⌡ decidσá ho≈ biτ thσ squarσ shoulΣ be.
W/SEARC╚á generate≤ thσ puzzlσ ont∩ thσ screen«á


                     HANGMAN▒ ª HANGMAN▓ ª HANGMAN3
                     ==============================

Thσá olΣá favourite≤á witΦá ßá buil⌠á iεá excellen⌠á selectioεá oµá word≤
guaranteeΣ t∩ stretcΦ man∙ people'≤ vocabulary«á The∙ arσ supposeΣ t∩ ge⌠
harder from 1 to 2 to 3-- but all levels are often VERY challenging.

(Iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ changσ thσ word≤ - eveε pu⌠ iε FrencΦ o≥ Italiaε word≤á -
theεá al∞ yo⌡ havσ t∩ d∩ i≤ froφ OBASI├ LoaΣ anΣ Lis⌠ thσ prograφ anΣá a⌠
thσá appropriatσá placσ substitutσ fo≥ thσ giveε word≤ thσ word≤ oµá you≥
choice« Kee≡ ß back-u≡ cop∙ whilσ yo⌡ arσ doinτ thi≤ oε anothe≥ disk« Yo⌡
can'⌠á easil∙á d∩á thi≤á witΦ Hangman│ - thσ word≤ arσ iεá codσá t∩á sto≡
cheating.)


                         SYNONYMS  &  ANTONYMS.
                         ======================

Tw∩ morσ excellen⌠ worΣ gamσ programs¼á wel∞ writteε anΣ challenging«á Iµ
yo⌡á can'⌠á gues≤ thσ answer¼á thσ compute≥ wil∞ givσá yo⌡á onσá possiblσ
answe≥á anΣá wai⌠á fo≥á yo⌡á t∩ comσá u≡á witΦá others«á I⌠á i≤á possiblσ
occasionall∙á t∩á outsmar⌠ thσ compute≥ anΣ t∩ givσ answer≤ tha⌠ i⌠á doe≤
not know are right.... even computers are sometimes ignorant!

Howeve≥á thσá abovσá seveεá worΣ game≤á arσá guaranteeΣá t∩á stretcΦá thσ
vocabulary of practically all children and many adults.

                          DRAGRACE   &  LANDER.
                          =====================
Thσá nex⌠á tw∩á game≤ arσ oµ quitσ ß differen⌠ type«á The∙á requirσá gooΣ
calculatinτá skill..«á anΣ perhap≤ somσ mechanica∞á knowledgσá - althougΦ
that can be learnt as you go from the games.

DRAGRAC┼á  «á Yo⌡ arσ drivinτ ß racinτ ca≥ - anΣ you'l∞ sooε finΣ ou⌠ ho≈
eas∙ i⌠ i≤ t∩ burε ou⌠ you≥ tire≤ o≥ blo≈ u≡ you≥ enginσ iµ yo⌡ arσá likσ
me - totally ignorant of basic racing car tactics, the tyres to use etc.

LANDER«á       Yo⌡á arσ iε chargσ oµ ß spacσ shi≡ cominτ iε t∩ lanΣ - anΣ
suddenl∙á yo⌡ havσ t∩ takσ ove≥ manua∞ control«á Yo⌡ sooε finΣá ou⌠á tha⌠
yo⌡ havσ t∩ havσ ß reall∙ coo∞ head¼á anΣ aε excellen⌠ calculatinτ brain¼
iµá yo⌡ arσ t∩ survive«á Unfortunatel∙ (fo≥ mσ a⌠ least⌐ n∩ parachutσá i≤
fitted.

                            GOLF  &  IQUEEN.
                            ================

GOLF - ß trick∙ gamσ tha⌠ reall∙ teache≤ yo⌡ abou⌠ golf« Afte≥ ß fe≈ goe≤
a⌠á thi≤á yo⌡ wil∞ star⌠ t∩ understanΣ jus⌠ wh∙ golfer≤ carr∙á arounΣá s∩
many clubs.èIQUEENá - i≤ ß challenginτ littlσ gamσ iε whicΦ thσ compute≥á continuall∙
trie≤ t∩ out-smar⌠ yo⌡ iε movinτ ß Queeε t∩ it≤ base.


B: MBASIC.
*********
Thσá followinτá prograφ run≤ unde≥ thσ newe≥ forφ oµá Microsof⌠á Basiπá - ì
MBASI├á - supplieΣ oε thσ Microbeσ Systeφ Maste≥ Disk«á Notσ tha⌠ yo⌡ caε ì
simpl∙á star⌠á thi≤á froφ CP/═ o≥ froφ thσ 128╦ Shel∞á b∙á typinτá MBASI├ ì
STARTREK« (Thi≤ work≤ fo≥ an∙ Obasiπ anΣ Mbasiπ program)«  Anothe≥ wa∙ oµ ì
doinτá i⌠ fo≥ 128╦ owner≤ i≤ t∩ typσ thi≤ int∩ USR.CO═ - pu⌠ iε al∞á you≥ ì
favouritσ  program≤ - the∙ wil∞ theε ruε b∙ pressinτ ß number.

                                STARTREK
                                ========
Finall∙á - ßá versioε oµ thσ grea⌠ favouritσ Adventurσ gamσ iε whicΦá onσ ì
manoeuvre≤á ßá space-shi≡ amiΣ thσ void≤ tryinτ t∩ savσ world≤á froφá thσ ì
alieεá horde≤á - witΦ thσ hel≡ oµ aεá on-boarΣá computer¼á inter-galactiπ ì
maps¼ shield≤ ¼ missile≤ - anΣ D≥ Spock!

                              HAVE FUN........