I worked on Mapper’s map subroutine again today. I spent several hours on it and am beginning to feel kind of stupid. The map file I have been using is just two named rooms with no directions. At this point…
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Mapper’s Map
I worked on the map subroutine again today. I spent several hours on it and am stumped. If I can’t find the problem tomorrow, I will post it and see if anyone sees the problem. I print three rooms across…
No Slot Clock, Short Follow Up
In my snooping around the internet I found some notes that said that the chip used for the No Slot Clock is not a custom chip, but one that is still available. In those notes, they mentioned the chip number. …
Mapper’s Map, Continued
The other night I was working on the print map subroutine of Mapper. My printer sits on a TV tray at the end of my desk. The TV tray is sideways and so is the printer with the paper in…
No Slot Clock
I ordered one of the chips that is supposed to be the No Slot Clock. It comes from China and will take some time to get here. The estimated delivery date is between October 29 and November 15. I’m looking…
Mapper’s Map, Continued
I spent a bit of time working on the print map routine today. It’s a little slow going with each change requiring a round of compiling and a test print. It is slow going, but it is going, so I’m…
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Mapper’s Map
I had run into a mental block with the map on Mapper, so I put it aside to mull it over. I had the data in the map file and could read and write it without any problems. In order…
No News today
Bupkiss. That’s what I have today. I didn’t accomplish a thing on my Apple II today. I looked for a copy of Sherlock to acquire v5 of in infocom interpreter but could not find one yet.
No Slot Clock
In my travels on the internet today, I stumbled across some notes and articles about the No Slot Clock. The one thing I always missed on the Apple II was the presence of a clock/calendar function. The No Slot Clock…
What can you do?
What can you do with an Apple II? I started this post in May of this year, but put it aside in favor of something else. I’ve used the Apple II to create documents, do spread sheets, and create databases;…
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