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Despite my whining about the shortcomings of the Qbasic language it is these very downfalls that make it suitable for testing out small algorithms that you don't want to hack in other, compiled languages. You know, sometimes you have this idea for a neat little procedure but to write a testprogram in C++ or Pascal takes so much time - you've got to include a load of files and declare allyour variables and so on. And of course debugging is pain-staking 'cos you've got to figure out what that stupid "help" file is on about when it says "illegal pointer operation" or something. And once you've isolated the problem and fixed it you then have to wait a while 'til it compiles.Qbasic on the other hand has a slightly better help system and you can test the fixed version rightaway. Of course when you're ready to port the code over to thr real langauge then you've got to doall the declarations and stuff but at least you know it works. An exception to this rule occurs whenthe procedure you have in mind does things that QB can't do (or you don't know how to make it do)directly. In that case you've got to resort to some sneaky code that would be unecessary in the other language. This may change the performance or result of the QB procedure, meaning that what yousee in Qb isn't what you get in C++. In this case it would be better to do it in the other language from the beginning.

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Fill.zip is a package that includes a program for making fill patterns thatcan be used to paint with in QBasic. It also has several example patterns and a demo program. Readthe readme.txt file first.
Tiletut.txt is a tutorial on how to create Qbasic tiles the hard wayinstead of being sensible and using my program.
Ssaver.bas is a clone of the SGI screen saver Qix and it actually has a password feature! Of course it isn't really a screen saver but at least it's something you can put on whilst you go to the toilet or something. I'm working on making the colours blend into various shades and an easier user configuration. Check back later for that.
2d3t.bas is otherwise known as TicTacToe and is here for those of you boredenough to try it. A three dimensional version is on the way.
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