Whilst browsing through a copy of Acorn User, I came across a letter from a Mr Hadekel. Briefly, he said he'd compiled a disk for the 8-bit Acorns and was selling copies of it on ADFS 3.5"/5.25" for £14.50. I wrote to him to find out what was on it and its suitability and he has given me persmission to reproduce his contents list, with some comments on its suitability, in EUG.
| TEXT1 | Introduction Chapter 1 - Numeration Systems Chapter 2 - Nim Chapter 3 - Progam RPN (Scientific/General Purpose Calculator) Chapter 4 - A digression on Ciphers and Codes in general |
| TEXT2 | Chapter 5 - Cipher Programs |
| TEXT3 | Chapter 6 - Sorting and Searching Routines Chapter 7 - Handling, Sorting and Merging of Strings |
| TEXT4 | Chapter 8 - Index Programs (Address/Telephone Book, etc) |
| TEXT5 | Chapter 8 - Continued. Note that some parts of this are not suitable for the Elk. |
| TEXT6 | Chapter 9 - Working with BASIC 128. Not Elk. Chapter 10 - Notes on Programming Techniques. Chapter 11 - Light on a few dark corners Chapter 12 - Aspects of Word Processing Chapter 13 - Scripto Appendix - The strategy for Nim |
The majority of the items on the disk should run on the Electron except where outlined. Obviously, you need ADFS. The disk can also be used in conjunction with a word processor. However, if you haven't got one, it will run without via the *TYPE command (Pres' AP2 or ADT incorporate it).
Note that Mr Hadekel is not very familiar with the Elk so perhaps a member with both an Elk and BBC (Master or BBC B) might be willing to note exactly how compatible each program is. Scope for a future article perhaps?
John Crane
EUG #10