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Starfox
Registered: Jul 2014
Posts: 42 |
The "writer" type programs
I recalled the writer type programs today at work. You know the ones where you write on the screen, then the program can play it back.
I remember writing one of those back in the day, but didn't really remember much about it other than it used kernal routines, and then you just stored all the keypresses in a buffer, and just played it back.
I was looking at kernal routines etc. for hours, and finally came up with a shitty program 🤣 (you can't save, lol).
I didn't remember that the cursor caused so many headaches back then, but I kind of got it to work, but it is ugly in writing mode.
Haha, I'm wondering how much I coded it the wrong way, or how it can be optimized/done smarter, especially the cursor stuff.
Have a look, if you're interested in this spaghetti code 🤣🤣🤣: https://pastebin.com/xz7SmVSQ
Cheers!
Peter / Starfox |
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Count Zero
Registered: Jan 2003
Posts: 1932 |
A Real Writer nothing beats that - sorry :) |
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tlr
Registered: Sep 2003
Posts: 1790 |
Quote: A Real Writer nothing beats that - sorry :)
Nah, Profi-Writer rox! |
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hedning
Registered: Mar 2009
Posts: 4732 |
Quote: A Real Writer nothing beats that - sorry :)
Yes! That's the one! Golden memories! |
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Starfox
Registered: Jul 2014
Posts: 42 |
I'll have to take a look at those then 👍
Who made the first one? |
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Starfox
Registered: Jul 2014
Posts: 42 |
Quote: Yes! That's the one! Golden memories!
Hmm interesting. The Gamebusters 1541.
I was briefly a member of this group :) Really nice guys, Zeus and Bingo. I mostly communicated with Bingo.
Then Liteace wanted me to come join him in a new group that was forming, called The System, but I could't bring myself to call Bingo and tell him, so Liteace did it.
I've always felt bad about that, and I was only in The system briefly. I don't even remember what happened to this group, but I recall Kaze not liking how my sprites rotated. They were in the wrong order, in his opinion (probably being behind eachother, instead of in front of each other, in the direction they were rotating.)
Funny how memories come back, just like that :)
But cool to see they made this writer :) |
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Count Zero
Registered: Jan 2003
Posts: 1932 |
Quoting StarfoxHmm interesting. The Gamebusters 1541.
I was briefly a member of this group :) Really nice guys, Zeus and Bingo. I mostly communicated with Bingo.
Funny how memories come back, just like that :)
But cool to see they made this writer :)
Well, just two clicks - your Handle, Gamebusters and then A Real Writer + docs [polish] :)
Umpf :)
Nah really - A Real Writer was on my disks before Profi-Writer so it ofc is my favourite :) |
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Conrad
Registered: Nov 2006
Posts: 849 |
Writer all the way baby! |
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TheRyk
Registered: Mar 2009
Posts: 2244 |
memoriiies
really wrote sth to classmates on disk on
Shadow Writer [german] |
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Frantic
Registered: Mar 2003
Posts: 1648 |
I like this one:
3D Message Maker |
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Motion
Account closed
Registered: Aug 2002
Posts: 69 |
I always thought this one was cool. 'The Bullshit Letter Construction Set'.
B.S.L.C.S. V2.3
...and also Legend Writer V1. |
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