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, <dprogra...@gmail.com> 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 <james.z...@gmail.com> 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 <james.z...@gmail.com> 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, <mega...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >>> "Dragon" was about role-playing games, primarily D&D. > > >>> > > >>> /CAM > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>> On Jan 7, 2020, at 16:48, James Zeun <james.z...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> Was the Dragon Magazine a computer mag or a magazine about > roleplaying? > > >>>> > > >>>> On Wed, 8 Jan 2020, 12:30 am Peter Vollan, <dprogra...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > >>>> Dragon. > > >>>> > > >>>> On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 at 15:52, James Zeun <james.z...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > >>>>> Is that the one from the dungeon magazine? > > >>>>> > > >>>>> On Tue, 7 Jan 2020, 11:34 pm Peter Vollan, <dprogra...@gmail.com> > 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 <brittman...@gmail.com> > 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 <therealh...@gmail.com> > 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 < > dprogra...@gmail.com> 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 <havel...@gmail.com> > 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 <james.z...@gmail.com> > 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, <petti...@gmail.com> > 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, <petti...@gmail.com> > 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 > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > >
