INMC News

  

Summer 1979 · Issue 3

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Program NoDescriptionNo. of sheets
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Digital Clock Approx 130 bytes

Simple 24 hour digital clock (hours, mins., secs.). Nice demo of arithmetic and counter manipulation. Well commented but ties up processor 100%.

By B C Winch

4
27

Roadrace Approx 900 bytes

Steer your car home with minimum damage. Choice of speeds. Addictive. Well commented.

By M Parker-Rhodes

11
28

Decimal to Hexadecimal Convertor
Approx 120 bytes

Nicely commented. Poor input validation. Positive numbers only.

By G Harriman

2
29

Life Approx 750 bytes

The ubiquituous simulation of life, using special characters to give an expanded Universe.

Works well, very fast, good instructions, well commented.

By J Haigh

8
30

Moon-Lander Approx 1000 bytes!

Ingenious moon-landing program using keyboard as “crashpad joystick”. Below 2500 ft display expands to terrain map, and when you land, look out for those boulders.

Well commented, good instructions, teletype assembly listing. INMC games competition winner – object code listing in INMC issue 3.

Submitted by N Ray

19
31

Compact Ascii Editor Approx 130 bytes

Crude editor allowing Ascii characters to be located and changed.

Well commented, good instructions. (Nice demo, not very practical).

By A Fountain

2
32

Carre Chinois

We have no idea what this game is or what it does (we ain’t French is we?) Totally written (and presumably (?) beautifully commented) in French.

By G Bochent

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