VCCC'22
Author: Cliff Davies
Category: Christmas Challenge
System: BBC Model B
Language: BASIC (BASIC2)
Len source code: 70
Len exe file: 70
Len code only: N/A
Instructions:
1) Open my BBC Micro emulator (written using MIT's Scratch langauge) at
https://rokcoder.com/scratch?531881458
2) Hit the paste button and select the source.txt file
3) Type RUN
Or using a "standard" emulator -
1) Open BeebEm emulator
2) File / Disc options / New disc 0
3) Edit / Import files to disc / Disc 0
4) Select VCCC'22.inf
5) Type LOAD "VCCC'22"
6) Type RUN
Description:
The code uses simple boolean operations to determine if a character on the grid is empty and relies on a boolean true statement equalling -1 to calculate the ascii value of either a space or asterisk character accordingly
Comments:
I programmed this in a BBC Micro emulator written that I wrote using a kid's block-based languge. "Enjoy" the source blocks here -
https://turbowarp.org/531881458/editor