Introduction
If you can write computer programs such as Hopper, Starship Command or Snapper then this cassette isn't for you. Most of us will never be able to write programs that good in a million years (Some people don't even want to!). But you can still create a fairly challenging action game, or game of strategy, or whatever appeals to you, without being a micro whizz kid. That's what this cassette is about. It's a way of getting to grips with your micro by means of simple games. Once you have been introduced to using the micro by these, you can try progressing to programming whatever you want to do; be it controlling equipment, calculating tax refunds, or playing better games.
The Me & My Micro television series is a Yorkshire Television Production, written and presented by Fred Harris.
Contents
MONSTERZAP
BOMBER
MAZERACE
KONGO
ANAGRAMS
TWISTER
MATCHEM
PAIRS
Loading Instructions
To load and run the first program place the cassette (fully rewound) in the cassette recorder, type:
CHAIN "MONSTERZAP"
and press RETURN; the 'Searching' message should appear on the screen as you do this. Now press the PLAY button on the cassette recorder and wait for the program to load. The title page will load in less than one minute and the main program will take a further four minutes to load.
The other programs can be loaded in the same way using the CHAIN command.
Refer to the accompanying booklet for full details of all the programs.
This cassette is also supplied with an accompanying programming tutorial book by the author.