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These demos in BASIC can be found in the **(under development, new)** OS/8 RK05 system packs in the `RKB0:` partition.
Many of them were ported to OS/8 BASIC by DEC employee, Kay R. Fisher. Most were published in the DEC publication, *101 BASIC Computer Games*. That book describes itself as follows:
>It is the first collection of games all in BASIC, It is also the only collection that contains both a complete listing and a sample run of each game along with a descriptive write-up.
The first printing was in 1973. A quite readable preserved version of the 1975 edition can be found online at: <http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/dec/_Books/101_BASIC_Computer_Games_Mar75.pdf>. If a demo is from this book it is designated -101- instead of ----- below. If the demo from the book, there will be a page or two of useful lore, and a sample run provided.
`BINGO .BA` -101- Computer generates bingo card for you and itself and randomly calls out numbers at random.
`BLKJAC.BA` -101- Play the card game of 21 against the computer.
`BLKJAK.BA` -101- Version of Blackjack written for PDP-8 Edusystem 30 BASIC by Tom Kloos, Oregon MuseUm of Science and Industry.
`BUNNY .BA` -101- Prints the playboy rabbit as typewriter art.
`CALNDR.BA` -101- Perpetual calendar program, by Geoffrey Chase, OSB, Portsmouth Abbey School. You must modify line 160 to name the day of the week for January 1 of your year. (0 for Sunday, -1 for Monday, etc.). You also need to modify lines 360 and 620 for leap years: Change the number 365 on line 360 to 366, and change the third element of the array in line 620 from 28 to 29.
`CHECKR.BA` -101- Written by Alan J. Segal. Play checkers against the computer.
`CRAPS .BA` ----- The dice game of craps. Surprisingly it's not the version from *101 BASIC Computer Games*.
`DICE .BA` -101- Simulates rolling of dice, and prints the distribution of values returned.
`FOOTBL.BA` -101- The first of two football simulations found in *101 BASIC Computer Games*.
`FOTBAL.BA` -101- The second of two football simulations found in *101 BASIC Computer Games*. Written by Raymond W. Miseyka, Butler Sr. High School, Butler, PA.
`GOLF .BA` ----- A not so great golf simulation. The one in *101 BASIC Computer Games* looks a lot better.
`HELLO .BA` -101- Simple conversation program where Petey P. Eight gives advice.
`HOCKEY.BA` -101- Simulation of regulation hockey game. Written by Charles Buttrey, Eaglebrook School, Deerfield, MA .
`KING .BA` -101- Land management simulation by James A. Storer, Lexington High School, Lexington, MA.
Missing a bit of the text output in the game published in the 1975 edition of *101 BASIC Computer Games*, but functionally equivalent.
`LIFE .BA` -101- Conway's game of life, written in BASIC by Clark Baker, Project DELTA, Delaware School Auxilliary Association, Newport, Delaware.
`LIFE2 .BA` -101- Two players place pieces on the board and the rules of Conway's game of life determines who survies. Written by Brian Wyvill, Bradford University, Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
`MONPLY.BA` -101- Simulation of the board game, Monopoly, by David Barker, Southeastern State College, Durant, OK. Ported to OS/8 BASIC by Kay R. Fisher who eliminated the original RSTS-E virtual files.
`POKER .BA` -101- Play poker against the computer. Original author: A. Christopher Hall, Trinity College, Hartford, CT. Re-ported to OS/8 BASIC from [CPM Users Group POKER.BAS](https://amaus.org/static/S100/MESSAGE%20BOARDS/CPM%20Users%20Group/cpmug020/POKER.BAS) source by Bill Cattey. CPM User Group posting had missing bits, and a couple constructs OS/8 BASIC didn't like.
`ROCKET.BA` -101- Lunar lander simulation. Written by Jim Storer, Lexington High School. Ported from Focal by David Ahl, Digital. Lost for a while due to bad disk bits. Using a partial copy from [Dave Gesswein's archive](http://www.pdp8online.com/pdp8cgi/os8_html/ROCKET.BA?act=file;fn=images/os8/diag-games-kermit.rk05;to=ascii;blk=561,9,1;plain=1), a RSTS-11 version was found at [pdp-11.trailing-edge.com](http://pdp-11.trailing-edge.com/rsts11/rsts-11-013/ROCKET.BAS) and re-ported to OS/8 by Bill Cattey, converting RSTS BASIC constructs to OS/8 constructs, and eliminating some the ON ERROR GOTO stuff that was added to the RSTS version but does not exist in OS/8. This code diverged significantly from the version appearing in *101 BASIC Computer Games*, but is functionally equivalent.
`ROCKT1.BA` -101- Another Lunar Lander Simulator. Written by Eric Peters, Digital. Thought lost. Recovered from [Dave Gesswein's Archive](http://www.pdp8online.com/pdp8cgi/os8_html/ROCKT1.BA?act=file;fn=images/os8/diag-games-kermit.rk05;to=ascii;blk=570,8,1;plain=1).
`ROULET.BA` ----- European Roulette Wheel game. Written by David Joslin. Converted to BASIC-PLUS by David Ahl, Digital. Ported to OS/8 BASIC By Kay R. Fisher, DEC. Thought lost. Recoverdd from [Dave Gesswein's Archive](http://www.pdp8online.com/pdp8cgi/os8_html/ROULET.BA?act=file;fn=images/os8/diag-games-kermit.rk05;to=ascii;blk=578,17,1;plain=1)
`SIGNS .BA` -- Program to print posters by Daniel R. Vernon, Butler High School, Butler PA. When I tested the program under OS/8 BASIC I kept getting `SU AT LINE 00261` which is a Subscript out of Bounds error.
`SNOOPY.BA` ----- The old "Curse You Red Barron" Snoopy poster.
`SPACWR.BA` -101- Space war game based on classic Star Trek. Game written by Mike Mayfield, Centerline Engineering.
`TICTAC.BA` ----- Play tic-tac-toe with the computer. Simple version. Thought lost. Recovered from [Dave Gesswein's Archive](http://www.pdp8online.com/pdp8cgi/os8_html/TICTAC.BA?act=file;fn=images/os8/diag-games-kermit.rk05;to=ascii;blk=595,7,1;plain=1).
`WAR .BA` -101- Play the game of war against the computer. Was thought lost. Recovered from [Dave Gesswein's Archive](). However, that port to OS/8 BASIC contained a bug and could never run. Line 230 defines the array for the cards. In OS/8 BASIC the maximum string size needed to be specified, as well as the number of strings. 230 DIM A$(52,3),L(54) will not accomodate the 10-value card. The 3 needed to be a 4. Program fixed and run-tested.
`WAR2 .BA` -101- Written by Bob Dores, Milton, MA. A battle with 72,000 soldiers you deploy to Army, Navy, and Air Force against the computer.
`WEKDAY.BA` -101- Input a birth date and learn fun facts like how many years have been spent sleeping in the elapsed time. Written by Tom Kloos, Oregon Museum of Science and 'Industry.
`WUMPUS.BA` ----- Hunt the wumpus.
`YAHTZE.BA` -101- Dice game of Yahtze. Author unknown. Quite an elaborate and comprehensive implementation.
Also on the `SYS:` partition is:
`RESEQ.BA` ----- Re-sequence line numbers of a BASIC program.
## License
Copyright © 2017 by Bill Cattey. This document is licensed under the terms of [the SIMH license][sl].
[sl]: https://tangentsoft.com/pidp8i/doc/trunk/SIMH-LICENSE.md
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