LOOKING FOR: Spreadsheet Source Code (Speedcalc or BCalc)

[+David_P]

Anyone have the source code from Speedcalc in Compute or BCalc in ANALOG?

 

I'm getting interested in spreadsheet programming, and thought those would be great references to start with.

 

I found the BBK website (http://www.rts-software.com/8bit/bcalc.php) but can't find the source...

Edited December 17, 2009 by David_P

[Sub(Function(:))]

Anyone have the source code from Speedcalc in Compute or BCalc in ANALOG?

 

I'm getting interested in spreadsheet programming, and thought those would be great references to start with.

 

I found the BBK website (http://www.rts-software.com/8bit/bcalc.php) but can't find the source...

 

There is a torrent by ThumpNugget. Here I think.

 

This torrent contains all the analog magazines (scanned, and converted to PDF) and the cover-disk atr images.

 

Speedcalc I might be able to find in my compute! collection if you can give me a issue number. (won't be until next week when I get home)

 

 

Also there was a spreadsheet published in the UK magazine Page6 you may want to have a look at.

[Sub(Function(:))]

The spreadsheet was called Smartsheet. It can be found in Issue 22. Cover disks are on line. Source should be on the cover disk as it's a BASIC program but can also be found here

[Ray Gillman]

Doing some 14year old verification. The smartsheet was in Analog issue 22 Jul/Aug 1986 (not Compute)

https://www.page6.org/archive/issue_22/page_31.htm

 

Then if Analog had smartsheet it figures bcalc was more likely in Compute but no it also appears to be in Analog as well "Analog_Computing_63_1988-08_1_BCALC.atr" ?
two sided ATR two ATR files were located while performing a search 08_1 and 08_2 

Happy hunting - someone asked recently about this type of code in a diff thread. Bcalc starts on page 56 - think I found it all on archive.org

 

 

[Ray Gillman]

Here was one search hit 
https://archive.org/download/Analog_Computing_63_1988-08_2_BCALC

little shortcut just changing the 2 to a 1 in that link hits the other side possibly

 

Edited September 18, 2023 by Ray Gillman

[Ray Gillman]

Perhaps the reason I can't find code for Analog issue 22 is because that was 1984 and the 1986 issue 22 was "Page 6 Atari Users Magazine Issue 22" instead?

Have to go to page 33 to find a listing - haven't found the ATR version (yet)

https://issuu.com/prixon/docs/page_6_new_atari_user_22

 

 

 

[Ray Gillman]

So best pdf of the issue I can find is here https://archive.org/download/Page_6_Issue_22_1986-07_ABACUS_GB/Page_6_Issue_22_1986-07_ABACUS_GB.pdf
I thought it had redacted code but those appear to be inverse spaces? Could probably get it keyed in if one were motivated to make it happen.  The similar Tinytext program was also in both Page 6 magazine and I think Analog? It did some good things as far as being like the first tiny text word processor in basic format. Probably also worth looking into as having similar parameters (providing a tiny environment for users to play with text or data on the 8 bit using easily understood code). 

I once wrote a tiny assembler for creating tiny text strings to make USR calls to from Basic - was both an editor and compiled the basic code lines to add the USR string to the program - worked well but is gone 99% chance gone for good - might still exist on an old SCSI drive in a bin in the shed but long shot more likely was gone when the box of old floppies got pitched out (sad face)

[TGB1718]

Unfortunately he's trying to do this on a 16K 600XL, the description says will only run on a 32K Cassette or 48K Disk