das9674@rouge.usl.edu (Stephenson Daniel A) (04/13/91)
Excuse my ignorance, but what's the differencr between the Tetris versions? How is 'ML' Tetris special???? -Dan
fseipel@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Frank E Seipel) (04/13/91)
> Excuse my ignorance, but what's the difference between the Tetris versions? > How is 'ML' Tetris special???? By 'ML', people are referring to the language in which the program is written. 'ML' is short for Saturn machine language. The vast majority of HP calculator programs are written in RPN, or the user language. This is the language documented in the manuals that come with your calculator. The ML tetris is faster than other versions of tetris, and it is also a library. This calls for a special procedure for downloading it to your calculator. First, you must take the message and transfer it to your PC, then chop off the message header up to the %%HP header. Download this to the calculator and then run ASC->. This will convert the program to a library. Then you can enter 0 and type ATTACH. The screen will go blank for a second. From then on, you can access this version of tetris from the LIBRAY menu (orange-shifted up arrow). The library (Tetris game) can be removed from the calculator by using the DETACH command (see manual, page 653). If you don't have ASC->, you can download this from many ftp sites. I think the original author uploaded a copy which was not ASC'ed, so you might try this one also. BTW it would be nice if somebody would really detail downloading net programs to the HP in the FAQ list. Getting them to work can be confusing and frustrating, especially for a new user. Finally, the ml tetris is great. My only complaint is the keys used. How about a modification to the program, have it examine a string variable and take the first five characters in the string as the rotate left, rotate right, move left, move right, and drop keys? That way everybody would be pleased with the key assignments. And once the code for this is figured out, it would be nice if everyone would adopt it in their ml/chip48 programs, so as to allow for personal preferences.
root@phoenix.uucp (Admin) (04/16/91)
Hi all ! I'am a new user of the HP48SX. I have some difficulties with the progs placed in the news. Because I am not yet able to receive direct mail I would like to ask if anybody could post the ASC-> into this newsgroup. Sorry for asking for such stupid stuff, but at the moment it's the only way to get this prog. There is also another question I've got. I think that it's possible to write a own Library like the EQ LIB. Any guess how to do this ?? thanks a lot usys@phoenix.uucp (Uwe C. Schroeder) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- submitted by usys@phoenix.uucp | Realname: Uwe C. Schroeder | I don't like getting into heavy petting, Augsburg (Bavaria) | it only leads to trouble and seat wetting !!