Re: [M100] Dungeon Master's Personnel Service

But the best time to make a decision you'lll regret is when your sloshed!! Everyone knows that! I've only got the one M100 and I wouldn't part with it. I regularly use it for writing stories and articles for me tech blog. On Wed, 8 Jan 2020, 7:48 am MikeS, wrote: > We'll see once the effects

Re: [M100] Dungeon Master's Personnel Service

We'll see once the effects of the wine wear off... - Original Message - From: James Zeun To: m...@bitchin100.com Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2020 2:45 AM Subject: Re: [M100] Dungeon Master's Personnel Service I'll have one of its going spare ;-)) hehe On Wed, 8 Jan

Re: [M100] Dungeon Master's Personnel Service

I'll have one of its going spare ;-)) hehe On Wed, 8 Jan 2020, 7:29 am Mike Stein, wrote: > Truly BITCHIIN !!! > > Great job, John! Might as well get rid of all my 'real' M100s ;-) > > m > > - Original Message - > *From:* John R. Hogerhuis > *To:* m...@bitchin100.com > *Sent:*

Re: [M100] Books on programming

Dragon #74 On Wed, 8 Jan 2020, 1:56 am Peter Vollan, wrote: > What edition do you use? > > On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 at 17:06, James Zeun 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

Re: [M100] Dungeon Master's Personnel Service

Truly BITCHIIN !!! Great job, John! Might as well get rid of all my 'real' M100s ;-) m - Original Message - From: John R. Hogerhuis To: m...@bitchin100.com Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2020 1:56 AM Subject: Re: [M100] Dungeon Master's Personnel Service For those who

Re: [M100] Peripherals for the M100

So I should not have mentioned that you could pick up a ready-made punch set for $10.00 which might make it a little easier and possibly also be useful elsewhere some day? Sorry. FWIW I think you've made a huge contribution to our little community and despite your being a PITA on occasion I

Re: [M100] Dungeon Master's Personnel Service

For those who don't know about CloudT, Dan's program loads easily: For those who want to try the above program in CloudT: a) Select (only) the program text in the email b) Ctrl-C or Right-Click- copy c) Open CloudT : https://bitchin100.com/CloudT/ d) Scroll to the

Re: [M100] Building VirtualT

Ubuntu 19.10 gcc 9.2.1 fltk 1.4.0 actually "git clone https://github.com/fltk/fltk.git; And the CMake directions in the middle of here: https://github.com/fltk/fltk/blob/master/README.CMake.txt " mkdir build cd build cmake .. make sudo make install " I didn't supply

Re: [M100] Dungeon Master's Personnel Service

Here's my simple treasure generator. Once it's loaded, just type the letter of the treasure code. You can type letters multiple times, and you can press a digit first, like 5g will generate 5 'g' type treasures and add them to the hoard. ESC exits, SPACE clears the hoard. I have plans for more

Re: [M100] Peripherals for the M100

Nothing. Exept I already said "punches". I just added examples of how they could be scavenged. Except I see now I left out the words "you could" ...make them from almost anything. The real point was just to point out that you don't have to try to cut them manually, that there is an easy way to

Re: [M100] Dungeon Master's Personnel Service

I corrected the errors using a online cloud basic compiler http://www.tutorialspoint.com/execute_basic_online.php?fbclid=IwAR0qpAiqI2Sxo2FkYdFh7QMf8BjENl8JTQA6Frk8DbEkg385XtbvdpTcxpA plan on loading to my m100 tomorrow to edit more there. Bruce On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 10:00 PM Russell Flowers

Re: [M100] Dungeon Master's Personnel Service

Is this from the issue with the big breasted lady reading a crystal globe on the front? I think I may even have that issue around here Kudos for sharing this! On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 8:13 PM Jason Paul wrote: > There is an Errata a couple issues later I believe. > > On Tue, Jan 7, 2020, 9:11

Re: [M100] Dungeon Master's Personnel Service

There is an Errata a couple issues later I believe. On Tue, Jan 7, 2020, 9:11 PM Peter Vollan wrote: > Here is the code just as I copied it from The Dragon. If you run it > you will find that there are few mistakes and typos, so this program > could not have worked as is. I wonder how this is

[M100] Dungeon Master's Personnel Service

Here is the code just as I copied it from The Dragon. If you run it you will find that there are few mistakes and typos, so this program could not have worked as is. I wonder how this is possible Did some poor slob have to type this from looking at a printout? Anyway before you run it you will

Re: [M100] Books on programming

What edition do you use? On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 at 17:06, James Zeun 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, wrote: >> >>

Re: [M100] Books on programming

The Dragon was TSR's house organ. On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 at 17:06, James Zeun 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,

Re: [M100] Books on programming

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, wrote: > "Dragon" was about role-playing games, primarily D > > /CAM > > > > > On Jan 7, 2020, at

Re: [M100] Books on programming

"Dragon" was about role-playing games, primarily D /CAM > On Jan 7, 2020, at 16:48, James Zeun wrote: > > Was the Dragon Magazine a computer mag or a magazine about roleplaying? > > On Wed, 8 Jan 2020, 12:30 am Peter Vollan, wrote: > Dragon. > > On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 at 15:52, James Zeun

Re: [M100] Books on programming

Was the Dragon Magazine a computer mag or a magazine about roleplaying? On Wed, 8 Jan 2020, 12:30 am Peter Vollan, wrote: > Dragon. > > On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 at 15:52, James Zeun wrote: > > > > Is that the one from the dungeon magazine? > > > > On Tue, 7 Jan 2020, 11:34 pm Peter Vollan, wrote: >

Re: [M100] Books on programming

Dragon. On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 at 15:52, James Zeun wrote: > > Is that the one from the dungeon magazine? > > On Tue, 7 Jan 2020, 11:34 pm Peter Vollan, 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,

Re: [M100] Books on programming

Is that the one from the dungeon magazine? On Tue, 7 Jan 2020, 11:34 pm Peter Vollan, 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 wrote: > > > > I’ve read the M100 manual and it did have

Re: [M100] Books on programming

That's really great! Let me know when you post it somewhere, and thanks for saving me the trouble of doing the conversion myself. :) On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 5:34 PM Peter Vollan wrote: > I have just about got the Dungeon Master's Personnel Service debugged > and working on Virtual T. > > On Tue,

Re: [M100] Books on programming

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 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

Re: [M100] Books on programming

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 wrote: > >  > The treasure horde program isn't posted anywhere. It's not long, but I don't > have a copy

Re: [M100] Books on programming

Argh, yes, it's probably Hoard not Horde. Sorry. English is my native language, so I have no excuse. On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 4:10 PM Dan Higdon 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

Re: [M100] Books on programming

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 wrote: > You may be interested in knowing that I have already cut that text out > of the pdf of

Re: [M100] Books on programming

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

Re: [M100] Books on programming

I see the examples as just that, examples. Ways to learn how code works, by modifying existing code to see what happens. I want to make my own program, eventually. Have to learn how to program first! :-) On Tue, 7 Jan 2020, 9:40 pm John R. Hogerhuis, wrote: > Careful James. Don't let us ruin

Re: [M100] Books on programming

Careful James. Don't let us ruin your fun by doing your homework for you :-) We can give you info and nudges but code it yourself! It's the way to learn. -- John.

[M100] Peripherals for the M100

On January 7th Mike Stein wrote: e.g.: $8.99 https://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/chisels-punches-stamps/punches/9-piece-hollow-punch-set-3838.html Don't know what size is required, so can't say whether it contains the right sizes. Guess I DO shop where you shop. -CH-

Re: [M100] Books on programming

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

Re: [M100] Books on programming

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, 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

Re: [M100] Books on programming

Cool, are those magazines easy to get hold of? On Tue, 7 Jan 2020, 9:04 pm Jason Paul, wrote: > I was going to mention that title also I would say many Dragon magazines > have actual basic code fully listed for dice rollers character generators > dungeon generator treasure generators. I

Re: [M100] Books on programming

I was going to mention that title also I would say many Dragon magazines have actual basic code fully listed for dice rollers character generators dungeon generator treasure generators. I happen to have most of them I'll start tossing out some issue numbers when I get a chance to go through the

Re: [M100] Books on programming

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,

Re: [M100] Books on programming

Yes please! That would be great! On Tue, 7 Jan 2020, 8:36 pm Ken Pettit, 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 includes wanting to write text adventures in BASIC,

Re: [M100] Books on programming

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 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,

[M100] Books on programming

> I don't know if anyone has any books they'd be willing to part with or just > recommend one. I’ve been reviewing a bunch of the old BASIC books on Goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/21430140-jerry?shelf=retro In particular, I thought Instant Freeze Dried Computer Programming in

Re: [M100] Peripherals for the M100

e.g.: $8.99 https://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/chisels-punches-stamps/punches/9-piece-hollow-punch-set-3838.html Don't know what size is required, so can't say whether it contains the right sizes. - Original Message - From: Charles Hudson To: m100@lists.bitchin100.com

Re: [M100] Books on programming

That's actually a cooler idea than what I was talking about. My code "shakes the cup" until you tap a key. But "hold down the key, and when you release it, then take the random number" is an even better idea. I need to try that out. Much more interactive. You can even use the old trick where you

Re: [M100] Peripherals for the M100

Right. He might not have any copper or even PVC pipe of the right diameter and an appropriate cutter either; what's wrong with just another suggestion? m - Original Message - From: "Brian K. White" To: Sent: Monday, January 06, 2020 9:26 PM Subject: Re: [M100] Peripherals for the

Re: [M100] Books on programming

Ok holding down a key to 'roll dice' is a genius idea. I understood a bit of that line, but I've delved in to keypresses etc. So this will be all new territory for me. But sounds exciting :-) On Tue, 7 Jan 2020, 3:27 pm Dan Higdon, wrote: > In my own random number based programs (for

Re: [M100] Books on programming

In my own random number based programs (for Traveller, not D, lol - Traveller subsector generation is fun) I usually have a "busy loop" that does something like D=RND(1) over and over until the user presses a key, and then takes the next RND(1) value as my roll. This is the computer equivalent of

Re: [M100] Books on programming

I've discovered on the very back of my bookshelf some books on BASIC, i thought originally they were exclusively for the Acorn (BBC) Micro & Sinclair Spectrum computers. However one of them mentions TRS-80 and another mentions TRS-80 Colour computer. On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 at 13:56, Charles Hudson

Re: [M100] Books on programming

On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 at 13:56, Charles Hudson wrote: > On January 7th James Zeun wrote: > "Are these books available as PDFs?" I would begin by looking in the > Internet Archive for PDFs and in Amazon for used copies. One more, for game > lovers: Tim Hartnell's GIANT BOOK OF COMPUTER GAMES, C.

[M100] Books on programming

On January 7th James Zeun wrote: "Are these books available as PDFs?" I would begin by looking in the Internet Archive for PDFs and in Amazon for used copies. One more, for game lovers: Tim Hartnell's GIANT BOOK OF COMPUTER GAMES, C. 1984, Ballantine Books Board games, adventure games, dice games

Re: [M100] Books on programming

Many thanks Are these books available as PDFs? On Tue, 7 Jan 2020, 1:37 pm Charles Hudson, wrote: > You might also investigate: > > Fun With Microcomputers and BASIC, Donald D. Spencer, C. 1981 Reston > Publishing Co. > Numerous dice and game simulations > > BASIC Programming, 2nd Ed.,

[M100] Books on programming

You might also investigate: Fun With Microcomputers and BASIC, Donald D. Spencer, C. 1981 Reston Publishing Co. Numerous dice and game simulations BASIC Programming, 2nd Ed., VanCourt Hare, Jr.,C. 1982 Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich A more advanced discussion of BASIC, was used as a U Mass text.

[M100] Books on programming

I found several instances of the topic; here is one you might like to consult: INSTANT FREEZE-DRIED COMPUTER PROGRAMMING IN BASIC 2ND ASTOUNDING! EDITION An Active-participation & Well-tested Instructional Workbook for the Student, Absolute Beginner, & Compleat Novice For any brand of computer

[M100] Peripherals for the M100

On January 6th Mike Stein wrote: "... or a $10 set of punches... ;-)" If you can find a matched set of punches of the proper diameters for $10 I want to shop where you shop. -CH-

Re: [M100] Manual for Miniplan?

Sorry that's exactly what I meant! Doh!! Thank you for that, will be damn handy, think I might print this out! On Tue, 7 Jan 2020, 12:42 pm Josh Malone, wrote: > Do you mean multiplan? > > https://archive.org/details/Multiplan_for_Tandy_100_1984_Microsoft > > On Tue, Jan 7, 2020, 4:59 AM

Re: [M100] Books on programming

I already have a reasonable idea how the program should work. When run, it will ask the user the number of dice required. (Value A) Having established that value, the next INPUT shall be to determine the type of dice in play. (Value B) With those two values, I will either use the randomiser to

Re: [M100] Manual for Miniplan?

Do you mean multiplan? https://archive.org/details/Multiplan_for_Tandy_100_1984_Microsoft On Tue, Jan 7, 2020, 4:59 AM James Zeun wrote: > Is there a manual for Miniplan? PDF or a txt document? > > I'm wanting to use it on my M100 to keep track of our clubs expenses, > monthly subs. > > James

[M100] Books on programming

On January 6th James Zeun wrote: "It would be even cooler on a TRS80 M100." I apologize for my ignorance in that I know nothing about the D game, never having played it, but I applaud your willingness to undertake the task. Programming breaks down into two (usually sequential, but don't ever let

Re: [M100] Building VirtualT

What specific versions of Linux, gcc, and FLTK were used? Any changes to build FLTK? Thank you for sharing. Regards, rcs On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 10:17 PM Brian K. White wrote: > I was just now able to build the latest FLTK and VirtualT on linux with > the following changes from the v1.7

[M100] Manual for Miniplan?

Is there a manual for Miniplan? PDF or a txt document? I'm wanting to use it on my M100 to keep track of our clubs expenses, monthly subs. James -- My retro tech blog and general ramblings http://bytemyvdu.wordpress.com/