Hi, folks! Long-time lurker and 100 owner popping up.
It's on pages 169 and 170 of the owner's manual, in Chapter 16 (BASIC
Keywords), in the descriptions of the PRINT, PRINT #, and PRINT USING
commands.
In the PRINT USING command description, the field specifier that
inserts a blank for positive numbers' signs is the "-" character.
(Unrelated, my copy contains an error right above that, in the "+" field
specifier description: It gives
PRINT USING "#####-";14
14
instead of
PRINT USING "#####+";14
14+
as the end-of-number example. What's in the manual is technically
correct but probably not what they meant.)
~ArielMT
On Mon, 13 Jan 2020 16:59:41 -0800, Peter Vollan wrote:
> This is explained in the Model 100 user manual, although now I cannot
> remember where, and turns up in other early Microsoft products. Where
> negative numbers have a dash, positive numbers have a space, and this
> needs to be taken into account if you have occaision to turn a number
> string into a mathematical value.
>
> On Mon, 13 Jan 2020 at 16:02, James Zeun <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > So this evening
> >
> > I was reading one of my programming books.
> >
> > https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxv0SsvibDMTUzdWckVpSUlIb0E/view?usp=drivesdk
> >
> >
> > I'm not far in (page 5) and already something has pop up that
> > didn't work as expected.
> >
> > PRINT "TOTAL=";2*17
> > TOTAL=34
> >
> > On my M100
> >
> > TOTAL= 34
> >
> > The M100 inserts a space after the equal sign. When according to
> > the book a semi colon should leave no space.
> >
> >
> > -James
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 9 Jan 2020, 10:31 pm Peter Vollan, <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> I know that there is a program called D20 for dice rolling. Does
> >> anyone out there know where it is???
> >>
> >> On Thu, 9 Jan 2020 at 14:19, James <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Peter sorry it took me a while to answer this, but here goes
> >> >
> >> > At present we are playing a 5th edition game, have been for
> >> > about a year. I keep having to replace my character sheet and
> >> > did wonder if I couldn't program something on my M100. Like an
> >> > electronic 5e character sheet. Presently I don't have a clue how
> >> > such a thing could be achieved, but I do have an idea of how it
> >> > might work.
> >> >
> >> > A primary screen showing character stats and a second page for
> >> > inventory. Perhaps toggling between the two using the tab key.
> >> >
> >> > I myself have been reading up on D&D Basic, as found in the
> >> > Cyclopedia TSR 1071. I own the 1070 boxset which as i understand
> >> > it was when TSR combined Basic, Expert, Companion and Master all
> >> > in to one.
> >> >
> >> > If I can make a set of DnD tools would i use my M100 to manage
> >> > my DnD games? You're damn right I would!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On 08/01/2020 1:56, Peter Vollan wrote:
> >> > > What edition do you use?
> >> > >
> >> > > On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 at 17:06, James Zeun <[email protected]>
> >> > > wrote:
> >> > >> Great, I'll have to check that out!
> >> > >>
> >> > >> I'm currently checking out all the books that have been
> >> > >> suggested to me.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Really difficult to find physically books.
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >> On Wed, 8 Jan 2020, 1:03 am C. Magaret, <[email protected]>
> >> > >> wrote:
> >> > >>> "Dragon" was about role-playing games, primarily D&D.
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>> /CAM
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>>> On Jan 7, 2020, at 16:48, James Zeun <[email protected]>
> >> > >>>> wrote:
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>> Was the Dragon Magazine a computer mag or a magazine about
> >> > >>>> roleplaying?
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>> On Wed, 8 Jan 2020, 12:30 am Peter Vollan,
> >> > >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: Dragon.
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>> On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 at 15:52, James Zeun
> >> > >>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > >>>>> Is that the one from the dungeon magazine?
> >> > >>>>>
> >> > >>>>> On Tue, 7 Jan 2020, 11:34 pm Peter Vollan,
> >> > >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > >>>>>> I have just about got the Dungeon Master's Personnel
> >> > >>>>>> Service debugged and working on Virtual T.
> >> > >>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>> On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 at 14:14, Britt Dodd
> >> > >>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > >>>>>>> I’ve read the M100 manual and it did have some examples
> >> > >>>>>>> on there, but the majority of it was more a glossary of
> >> > >>>>>>> statements.
> >> > >>>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
> >> > >>>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>> On Jan 7, 2020, at 5:10 PM, Dan Higdon
> >> > >>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > >>>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>> The treasure horde program isn't posted anywhere. It's
> >> > >>>>>>> not long, but I don't have a copy on this machine. When
> >> > >>>>>>> I get home, I can send it to the list.
> >> > >>>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 4:00 PM Peter Vollan
> >> > >>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > >>>>>>>> You may be interested in knowing that I have already
> >> > >>>>>>>> cut that text out of the pdf of Dragon #74 and then
> >> > >>>>>>>> pasted it back together in a text file. Better than
> >> > >>>>>>>> typing it all in like the old days, yes? I just ran it
> >> > >>>>>>>> in Virtual T (Model 100) and it barfs at the command
> >> > >>>>>>>> "randomize".
> >> > >>>>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>>> I did the same thing with a program to generated
> >> > >>>>>>>> character for TSR's Top Secret RPG, and then adapted it
> >> > >>>>>>>> for the Model 100. It looks at the tail end of TIME$ to
> >> > >>>>>>>> randomise from 1 to 10 and then goes through that many
> >> > >>>>>>>> random numbers. It is on my Club 100 member page, but
> >> > >>>>>>>> the member pages are unfortunately down just now.
> >> > >>>>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>>> I know that there is a program that does exactly what
> >> > >>>>>>>> you describe called D20.BA. I don't know how it
> >> > >>>>>>>> randomises.
> >> > >>>>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>>> I am interested in that program to generate treasure.
> >> > >>>>>>>> BTW it is called a treasure "hoard".
> >> > >>>>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>>> On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 at 13:15, Jason Paul
> >> > >>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > >>>>>>>>> In most cases the syntax could change but the command
> >> > >>>>>>>>> should mostly be the same. Depending on what machine
> >> > >>>>>>>>> you're using that particular book was published with
> >> > >>>>>>>>> versions for specific Basics Commodore Atari Apple
> >> > >>>>>>>>> TRS-80 etc.
> >> > >>>>>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>>>> Do a Google search for Dragon magazine 74 PDF and
> >> > >>>>>>>>> there should be a program listing that is a dungeon
> >> > >>>>>>>>> Master's kind of utility program. It's not the only
> >> > >>>>>>>>> one. Don't be confused by the battle computer that is
> >> > >>>>>>>>> really just a slotted wheel for determining combat to
> >> > >>>>>>>>> hit percentages.
> >> > >>>>>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 7, 2020, 4:10 PM James Zeun
> >> > >>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > >>>>>>>>>> It says for the TRS80 Model 3... I'm assuming that
> >> > >>>>>>>>>> would still be alright?
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 7 Jan 2020, 8:55 pm Ken Pettit,
> >> > >>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>> Hi James,
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>> I just remembered the title. It is "Golden Flutes
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>> and Great Escapes":
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>> http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/fichiers/goldenflutesandgreatescapes.pdf
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>> Ken
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>> On 1/7/20 12:48 PM, James Zeun wrote:
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>> Yes please! That would be great!
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 7 Jan 2020, 8:36 pm Ken Pettit,
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> On 1/7/20 11:12 AM, Jerry Stratton wrote:
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't know if anyone has any books they'd be
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> willing to part with or just recommend one.
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> If your D&Dness includes wanting to write text
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> adventures in BASIC, Tim Hartnell’s Creating
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Adventure Games On Your Computer was very nice.
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Come to think of it, I still own a book on writing
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> text adventures in BASIC ... probably sitting on
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> the top shelf of my bookshelf at home. I could
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> look up the title later tonight when I get home if
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> it is of any interest.
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Ken
> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >> >
