[Coco] Basic Program Submissions for the Dartmouth Time Sharing System Simulator Basic Programming Contest.

[Joe Grubbs]

Heh... I came up with an idea for this contest and started to plan how I'd do it. Then I realized, this version of BASIC has no INPUT command; In fact there's no way to get input from a TTY. It was all batch processed back then. It took a few revisions of BASIC before INPUT was introduced. That changes things a bit :P



From: jsgrubbs at hotmail.com
To: coco at maltedmedia.com
Subject: RE: [Coco] Basic Program Submissions for the Dartmouth Time Sharing System Simulator Basic Programming Contest.
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 12:13:14 -0500




Hey Kip,

Just read the PDF. So is the goal to produce a library of usable functions and routines that we're accustomed to, or to try to produce what we think was the first BASIC program. The document states both so I am unsure.



> From: computerdoc at sc.rr.com
> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
> Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 23:32:13 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Basic Program Submissions for the Dartmouth	Time	Sharing	System Simulator Basic Programming Contest.
> 
> Hi Joe,
> This is very much a "thing"!  It is very real and hopefully many Basic Programmers will participate.  I hope you can participate too!
> 
> Kip Koon
> computerdoc at sc.rr.com
> http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon
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> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Joe Grubbs
> Sent: Friday, March 06, 2015 9:13 PM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Basic Program Submissions for the Dartmouth Time Sharing System Simulator Basic Programming Contest.
> 
> I didn't even know that this was a thing.
> 
> --- Original Message ---
> 
> From: "Kip Koon" <computerdoc at sc.rr.com>
> Sent: March 6, 2015 9:02 PM
> To: "'Coco Email List'" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Subject: [Coco] Basic Program Submissions for the Dartmouth Time Sharing        System Simulator Basic Programming Contest.
> 
> Hi Basic Programmers,
> 
> It seems in all the excitement of putting together the 51st Celebration of the Birth of the Basic Language by holding a Basic Programming Contest using the Dartmouth Time Sharing System Simulator at this year's CoCoFEST, it was pointed out to me that I never said how to send in submissions to the contest.  As I am hosting the contest at this year's CoCoFEST on Sunday, please send all Basic Programming submissions to my email address which is
> 
> computerdoc at sc.rr.com.
> 
> I am looking forward to reviewing all your submissions.  The winner will be voted on by the populous with categories created as the need arises.  Please get your submissions in to me at my email address above.  There is still time to create that Basic Program to show everyone at the CoCoFEST!
> 
> If anyone would like to host a web page showing each submission, please get in touch with me.  Thank you.
> 
> Here are a few links for you to review as a reminder.
> 
> The event itself on Sunday.
> 
> http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/events.shtml
> 
> The Dartmouth Time Sharing System Simulator itself, how to get it and use it.
> 
> http://dtss.dartmouth.edu/
> 
> A document I put together showing all the commands and functions.
> 
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/zx11m3h0g8nkvdy/DTSSS%20Simulator%20Basic%20Progra
> mming%20Contest%20CocoFEST%202015.pdf?dl=0
> 
> Here is some brief information about the CoCoFEST.
> 
> Winner to be announced at the CoCoFEST on Sunday!
> 
> April 25 & 26, 2015
> 
> HERON POINT CONVENTION CENTER
> 645 West North Avenue
> Lombard, IL 60148
> 665 Building on the lower level
> Vendor set-up Saturday 8 am to 9 am
> Saturday 9 am to 5 pm
> Sunday 9 am to 5 pm
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks again for all your time putting these Basic Programs together.  Take care my friends!
> 
> Kip Koon
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