mpickering
Experienced Member
All,
I picked up this little gem recently off eBay. I used to check this book out of my local library when I was a kid and had my first computer (Timex Sinclair 1000). Decided it might be worth having to relive some memories with and boy has it.
Item here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1247&item=320022117576
I've actually gotten these programs to run on a BBC Basic interpreter on Linux (how's that for a twist on vintage computing). The programs work. Downside is the interpreter's random number generator resets on every program run so it generates the same random numbers each time. I found a assembly fix for it, of all things, to include in your programs.
Now I'm trying to see about rewriting these programs in Curses Python just for the nostalgic quality. And maybe acquiring an old laptop with a built-in BASIC just so I can run the programs properly.
If anyone would like the original listings or a modernized Python version, I can provide them.
Matt
I picked up this little gem recently off eBay. I used to check this book out of my local library when I was a kid and had my first computer (Timex Sinclair 1000). Decided it might be worth having to relive some memories with and boy has it.
Item here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1247&item=320022117576
I've actually gotten these programs to run on a BBC Basic interpreter on Linux (how's that for a twist on vintage computing). The programs work. Downside is the interpreter's random number generator resets on every program run so it generates the same random numbers each time. I found a assembly fix for it, of all things, to include in your programs.
Now I'm trying to see about rewriting these programs in Curses Python just for the nostalgic quality. And maybe acquiring an old laptop with a built-in BASIC just so I can run the programs properly.
If anyone would like the original listings or a modernized Python version, I can provide them.
Matt