32 BASIC PROGRAMS FOR THE TRS-80 (LEVEL II) COMPUTER is precisely that...32 fully documented programs that are ready-to-run on your TRS-80 computer. You also have the option of making a number of changes, as suggested, to these programs if you wish.
This book is absolute must for the TRS-80 owner.
Table of ContentsHow to Use This Book | xi |
|
Section 1 - APPLICATIONS PROGRAMS | |
Practical uses at home or work. |
|
BIORYTHM | 3 |
Can you predict your good and bad days? |
|
CHECKBOOK | 11 |
|
DECIDE | 21 |
Choose the best decision from your list of alternatives. |
|
LOAN | 33 |
Calculate payments and interest for mortages, car loans, etc. |
|
MILEAGE | 41 |
Analyze your car's gasoline usage. |
|
QUEST/EXAM | 49 |
Determine the results of questionnaires and examinations. |
|
|
Section 2 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS | |
To help yourself or others to learn. |
|
ARITHMETIC | 61 |
Math drills for school-aged children. |
|
FLASHCARD | 69 |
Create your own flascards, then practice. |
|
METRIC | 79 |
|
NUMBERS | 87 |
Help pre-school children to learn numbers. |
|
TACHIST | 93 |
Increase your reading speed with this tachistoscope. |
|
VOCAB | 101 |
|
|
Section 3 - GAME PROGRAMS | |
Match wits with the computer or a friend. |
|
DECODE | 111 |
Figure out the computer's secret code. |
|
GROAN | 119 |
This dice game will make you do just that. |
|
JOT | 127 |
Challenge the computer to this word and logic game. |
|
OBSTACLE | 137 |
Play a friend at this arcarde-like game. |
|
ROADRACE | 145 |
Try to keep the car on the road. |
|
WARI | 153 |
Attempt to beat the computer on this ancient African skill game. |
|
|
Section 4 - GRAPHICS DISPLAY PROGRAMS | |
Dazzling visual diversions. |
|
KALEIDO | 165 |
A kaleidoscope with eight point symmetry. |
|
SPARKLE | 169 |
Hypnotic sparkling patterns. |
|
SQUARES | 173 |
Overlaying concentric squares. |
|
WALLOONS | 177 |
A classic from the TRS-80 Theatre. |
|
|
Section 5 - MATHEMATICS PROGRAMS | |
For math, engineering, and statistical uses. |
|
CURVE | 185 |
Perform least-squares curve fitting. |
|
DIFFEQN | 195 |
Solve ordinary differential equations. |
|
GRAPH | 205 |
Display simple graph of a function. |
|
INTEGRATE | 213 |
Determine the area under a curve. |
|
SIMEQN | 221 |
Solve simultaneous linear equations. |
|
STATS | 227 |
Performa standard "statistics of population" calculations. |
|
|
Section 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS | |
Short programs that do interesting things. |
|
BIRTHDAY | 243 |
What are the odds of identical birthdays in a group of people? |
|
PI | 247 |
Calculate an approximation of pi. |
|
POWERS | 253 |
Calculate powers of integers - up to 250 digits long. |
|
PYTHAG | 259 |
Generate Pythagorean triplets (a²+b²=c²). |
|
|
Appendix 1 - MEMORY USAGE | 263 |
|
Bibliography | 265 |