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2021-09-15 18:57

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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2021-09-16 10:12

TheRyk

Registered: Mar 2009
Posts: 2244

memoriiies
really wrote sth to classmates on disk on
Shadow Writer [german]

2021-09-16 12:09

Frantic

Registered: Mar 2003
Posts: 1648

I like this one:
3D Message Maker

2021-09-16 14:14

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.

2021-09-16 14:43

Frantic

Registered: Mar 2003
Posts: 1648