manny%udel-eecis3.udeecis@udel-relay.arpa (12/20/83)
From: Manny Farber <manny%udel-eecis3.udeecis@udel-relay.arpa> A long time ago I sent in PLOT.ASM, which contains a PROC to draw a LINE, and a PROC to PSET. You can use either the ROM-BIOS or PSET to plot points for LINE. The PSET is limited to plotting points in Hi-res; it would require changing an OR to a NOT and adding an AND to make it clear points. Any questions, manny@udel-eevax3 Manny [ PLOT.ASM is listed in the INFO-PC program library. I wouldn't have run this message except I forgot who the original request was from. I hope whoever asked for it in the first place sees this -- ed] stions, and share insights of a technical nature about these machines. Messages are collected, edited into digests and distributed as the volume of mail dictates (generally twice a week). Messages to the list should be addressed to Info-IBMPC at ISIB. All requests to be added to or deleted from the list, problems, etc. should be sent to Info-IBMPC-REQUEST at ISIB. Old digests are archived in <INFO-IBMPC>DIGESTS-83, Q3-DIGESTS-83, Q2-DIGESTS-83, Q1-DIGESTS-83 and Q34-DIGESTS-82. These files may be ftp'ed from ISIB by logging in to FTP with username ANONYMOUS, password GUEST. If you're not directly on the Arpanet the files can be mailed to you, although there is a limit to the length of a message. A library of free software is maintained in [ISIB]<INFO-IBMPC>. The list of available programs is in <INFO-IBMPC>PROGRAM-LIBRARY.LIST. Donations of source code are eagerly welcomed (even trivial programs). Donated programs must be truly free, with no fee or contribution required or requested. To donate a program to the library, send a description of the program along with a copy of the source code to INFO-IBMPC-REQUEST. Editors: Dick Gillmann (GILLMANN at ISIB) Bill Brackenridge (BRACKENRIDGE at ISIB) Randy Cole (COLE at ISIB) Info-IBMPC Free Program Library ------------------------------- The following programs can be FTP'ed from [ISIB]<INFO-IBMPC> using uername ANONYMOUS, password GUEST to FTP. VT52-1.BAS VT52 terminal emulator and ASCII file transfer system. VT52-2.BAS Host end of file transfer in PCFTP.*. Requires 96K. VT52-1,2 are for Versions 1,2 of the IBM Async. Comm. Support package, respectively. Requires interpreted BASIC. (Gillmann@ISIB,8/2/82, G.Dair@SU-SCORE,11/22/83). FILEHEX.ASM Dumps diskette files in hex. Mainly useful as a simple model for new assembly language programmers. (Gillmann@ISIB, 8/2/82). SWAP.ASM Switches between monochrome display and graphics display. (BillW@SRI-KL, 8/14/82). Converted to standard IBM DOS assembler format by Brackenridge@ISIB (10/23/82). MODEM2 File transfer system and H19/Z19 emulator. Full checksum (big) and retransmit of bad blocks supported. For description and pointers to the source files, see Info-IBMPC Digest V1 #9. The Modem program is also kept in <INFO-IBMPC>MODEM.*. (BillW@SRI-KL, 8/23/82). UNIX.TERMINAL These programs implement a terminal simulator that works (big) well with UNIX systems. The main part of the program is written in BASIC, with a small assembly language program. The Basic compiler is required. The Unix side of the ftp is written in C. Submitted by BillW@SRI-KL. Author is hplabs!hao!menlo70!sytek!zehntel!teklabs!charliep@Berkeley (Charlie Perkins, 10/11/82). WHETST.FOR Whetstone Fortran benchmark program. See H.J. Curnow and B.A. Wichmann, "A Synthetic Benchmark", Computer J., V19 #1, Feb. 1976, pp. 43-49. Current timing list in WHETST.ANSWERS. (Gillmann@ISIB, 11/4/82). CANNON.BAS Cannon aiming game. Good sound effects. Requires BASICA. (Gillmann@ISIB, 12/12/82). DEFEND.BAS Defend cities from descending missiles. Requires joystick, Game Control Adaptor, Color/Graphics card and BASICA. (Gillmann@ISIB, 12/12/82). CONVERT.BAS Converts binary to and from ASCII .HEX files. CONVERT gives you instructions if you ask. (CSL.JLH.Celoni@SU-SCORE, 3/3/83) NEWBELL.ASM Shortens the bell (by intercepting some ROM code) until the next boot. You can change the bell's length and frequency. (CSL.JLH.Celoni@SU-SCORE, 3/3/83) NUMBER.C Puts line numbers on an ASCII file. Written in Lattice C. (schoff@ddn1, 4/16/83) VDSK.ASM The electronic disc from the DOS 2.0 manual. To use, (big) assemble it and convert it into a .COM file. Install it in your CONFIG.SYS file. It will appear as D:. (SHOLAR@CMU-CS-C) VARVDISK.ASM The electronic disk from the DOS 2.0 manual has been REBOOT.ASM modified and enhanced in this version. The size of it SETVDISK.BAS is made variable. See V2 #79 for details. SETMEM.BAS (joel@rochester, 10/20/83) KERMIT Kermit is a checksummed file transfer system. It also (big) includes a partial H19/Z19 terminal emulator. There are versions for TOPS-20, Unix, the PC, Apple II, CP/M, etc. The full KERMIT library is in [COLUMBIA-20]<KERMIT>. Contact INFO-KERMIT-REQUEST@COLUMBIA-20 to be placed on on the INFO-KERMIT mailing list. (CC.FDC@COLUMBIA-20, 8/8/83) SCROLLK.ASM As described in May 83's Softalk PC, SCROLLK becomes part of DOS and implements the Scroll Lock key as a toggle. When in scroll lock mode, the scrolling stops after 23 continuous lines of output, left-shift resumes scrolling (until the next stop), and right-shift resumes scrolling only as long as key remains down; when not in scroll lock mode, scrolling doesn't stop. (JLH.Celoni@SU-SIERRA, 7/11/83) DVORAK86.ASM As described in May 83's BYTE, DVORAK86 becomes part of BIOS and implements a Dvorak keyboard. To use, assemble it and convert to a .COM file. Run it once and it will stay resident. To invoke Dvorak keyboard use Ctl-Enter, to return to normal keyboard Ctl-Esc. (Brackenridge@ISIB, 7/31/83) PLOT.ASM This is an assembly language line drawing package that can be incorporated into assembly language graphics programs. (MFarber@UDel-Relay, 8/15/83) CHMOD.BAS This BASIC program creates a file CHMOD.COM on the default drive. CHMOD is a 'change file mode' command for DOS 2.0, It changes the file modes readonly, hidden, system, and archive. (harpo!floyd!whuxlb!jph@UCB-VAX, 8/22/83) CLEAR.ASM This program clears the screen from DOS. It will do it in any graphics or alpha mode. In the graphics modes, the DOS 2.00 CLS will fill the screen with bars; this doesn't. (Mfarber@UDel-Relay, 8/25/83) SWITCHAR.ASM This program that will either report or set the SWITCHAR from the DOS command level. Requires DOS 2.0. (Mfarber@UDel-Relay, 8/26/83) CURPOS.ASM Procedure to position the cursor. Uses Lattice C calling conventions. (jim@rand-unix, 9/2/83) SPEAKER.C Routines to use the speaker. Written in (Lattice?) C. (ihnp4!houxm!hocda!spanky!ka@Ucb-Vax, 9/15/83). MOWED.ASM Sets the CRT to any mode, including the graphics modes not settable by the MODE command. (Gillmann@ISIB, 9/18/83). BUF128.HEX BUF128.HEX is the CONVERTed (from the Info-IBMPC program library) version of BUF128.EXE, a program which when run once after boot makes the keyboard typeahead buffer 128 (not the standard fifteen) characters long. It takes some 800 bytes, works with or without SCROLLK and/or ProKey 2.20, if you install Prokey last. (Celoni@SU-SCORE, 11/5/83). KB_FIX.BAS LOAD this BASIC program with the normal IBM BASIC, run it, BUF160.ASM and it produces KB_FIX.COM. When run, KB_FIX.COM expands the typeahead buffer. Written by John Socha for the Socha's Toolbox column in Softalk for the IBM PC, Nov 83. BUF160.ASM is the assembly language source equivalent. (jim@rand-unix, 11/22/83). FORTH A public domain implementation of FORTH 83 is available (big) on the Arpanet SIMTEL20 system in the directory MICRO:<CPM.FORTH-83>. Runs only under CP/M-86. Get the file F83-READ.ME for a list of the files and what each contains. (BEC.SHAPIN@USC-ECL, 11/25/83). SERIAL.ASM Serial I/O routine which inserts itself into memory SERIAL.DOC and changes the ROM bios interupt vectors for RS232 I/O to use interupt driven I/O. (BillW@SRI-KL 12/3/83) LIST.PAS A simple address label printing program. It is written in MicroSoft Pascal and should be simple to change for printers other then the FX-80. (Greg.Glass@CMU-CS-CAD, 12/12/83) SCREEN.ASM Screen management program from Nov 83 Byte. It allows you to reset the foreground and background colors while in other programs, and to change modes. (gjg@cmu-cs-cad, 12/18/83) -------