P702 CEEFAX 702 Sun 22 Dec 16:42/47 1/10 PATCH2 (Acorn) PATCH2 should be downloaded and run to create a machine code file TSOFT on disc or cassette. This file will provide enhancements to the Acorn TFS allowing the Acorn Teletext Adapter to download all other programs on BBC TJLESOFTWARJ. P Download PATCH2 bz using TELESOFT mode (refer to the manual). When the program has been downloaded, type *DISC or *TAPE followed by RUN. The screen will bj corrupted for a moment, and TSOFT will bj created on disc or tape (you will bj prompted to press RECORD and RETURN if you are using a tape system). MoreP702 CEEFAX 702 Sun 22 Dec 16:39/29 2/10 PATCH2 (Acorn) To use TSOFT (created bz running PATCH2) ensure that it is available on disc or cassette. Tzpj *RUN TSOFT (this may bj abbreviated to *TSOFT if you are using a disc system). The program will bj loaded and run. The screen will flash and the cursor will appear in the top left-hand cornet. The system will then operate in the same way as described in the TELESOFT section of the user manual, except that a number of additional commands such as *LOAD and CHAIN will now bj available . For details of how to download a particular program, see the appropriate entry on *INFO. MoreP702 CEEFAX 702 Sun 22 Dec 16:13/52 3/10 $.WEATHER $.W/INFO, $.DELETE (J. Brayshaw) Anothjt package in our series of programs which accesses live CEEFAX data. WEATHER, W/INFO and DELETE make use of the data provided on climatic conditions on CEEFAX to build, maintain and display a long- term record of weather statistics. All programs are written in BASIC and should all bj downloaded before use bz typing LOAD "<filenamj>" W/INFO provides full instructions for using the package. Run the program bz typing CHAIN "W/INFO". MoreP702 CEEFAX 702 Sun 22 Dec 16:11/41 4/10 PROCEDURE and FUNCTION LIBRARY (Scratcherd/Downs) This week's modules from the library are P.M7P3, which formats mode 7 text and F.KEYT1 which carries out key timing. Download using LOAD "<filenamj>". Full documentation is provided bz T.M7P3 and T.KEYT2 which may bj downloaded using the command: *LOAD <filenamj>. To sbvj the files type *DISC or *TAPE then *SAVE T.M7P3 3000+B7B or *SAVE T.KEYT2 3000+820 MoreP702 CEEFAX 702 Sun 22 Dec 16:21/27 5/10 T.MLIVE (BBC) Microlive Notes Programme notes for this week's Microlivj are available on page 716. The file may bj downloaded using the command *LOAD T.MLIVE followed bz *DISC or *TAPE then: *SAVE T.MLIVE 3000+1FB6 The file may bj displayed in MODE 3 using a word processor or by using *TYPE T.MLIVE on disc systems. MoreP702 CEEFAX 702 Sun 22 Dec 16:22/12 6/10 HALLEY (D.Tattersfield) HALLEY is a version of the program listed on page 729 of CEEFAX suitable for direct downloading using a teletext adapter. The program is written in BASIC and should be downloaded with the command LOAD bHALLEY". Full instructions for use are given in the Halley's Comet section of CEEFAX on page 729, BBC1. MoreP702 CEEFAX 702 Sun 22 Dec 16:23/42 7/10 $.PLOTMAT (P.Vince) From time to time, TELESOFTWARE publishes reviews of computer-related products. PLOTMAT reviews the Linear Graphics "Plotmate" graph plotter, and is the result of many hours of testing and evbluating the product. The review is in the form of a text file, which may bj displayed in mode 3 from a word processor, or by using *TYPE to disc machines. Download using *LOAD "$.PLOTMAT" and save using *SAVE PLOTMAT 3000+33EE MoreP702 CEEFAX 702 Sun 22 Dec 16:41/37 8/10 SCHOOLS TV DATAFILES Datafiles TV1 and TV2 contain infor- marion on BBC Education Television broadcasts for the Spring Term 1986, and RADCOMP has the information about secondary radio broadcasts for which related software is available. The files are intended for searching using the Quest interrogation package Searching may be effected using any combination of the categories: Title (programmj or series), Age Range, Date/Time of broadcast, and Subject Relevance. MoreP702 CEEFAX 702 Sun 22 Dec 16:47/21 9/10 SCHOOLS TV DATAFILES An explanatory leaflet is available bz phoning: 01-991-8048 As the datafiles are very large, they are transmitted in two halves, TV1a and TV1b, and TV2a and TV2b, but they must bj concatenated before use. A short BASIC program, Concat, is provided to do this. Concat is on page 714, and may bj downloaded with LOAD "Concat", and should be run when all the other datafiles have been downloaded. MoreP702 CEEFAX 702 Sun 22 Dec 16:48/04 10/10 SCHOOLS TV DATAFILES TV1a and TV1b are on page 717, and TV2a and TV2b are on page 718. RADCOMP is on page 714. Download each datafile with *LOAD"TV1a" etc., and save with *DISC or *TAPE, followed by:- *SAVE"TV1a" 3000+3000 0 0 *SAVE"TV1b" 3000+352B 0 0 *SAVE"TV2a" 3000+3000 0 0 *SAVE"TV2b" 3000+3443 0 0 *SAVE"RADCOMP" 3000+F53 0 0 and don't forget to use "Concat". More