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   3 Z=J/PERS+P*N
   2 PHANTASMAGRAPHICS
   2 3D RIPPLES
   2 3D DOUGHNUT
   1 Saxon Computing
   1 SET SIZE SUBROUTINE
   1 SET COLOURS SUBROUTINE
   1 SAXON COMPUTING
   1 Phantasmagraphics
   1 PRINT HEADING
   1 PG1       
   1 PG        
   1 PERSPECTIVE
   1 PARAMETERS
   1 MENU ROUTINE
   1 For Tony Barnett
   1 DISTORTION
   1 ============
   1 ==========
   1 ===== =======
   1 ==== =======
   1 === ======= ==========
   1 === ==== ==========
   1 == ========
   1 == =======
   1 ;"SINCLAIR SPECTRUM";
   1 ;"OPTIONS"
   1 ;" to start"
   1 ;"         ":
   1 88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888880
   1 3D WITH LOWER SURFACES
   1 2D PATTERN GENERATOR
   1 2D GENERATOR
   1 (G*L)*P)+80
   1 (F*L)*P)+120
   1 'TZXed by Andrew Barker
   1 '"Press ";
   1 '"If you stop the programme","restart using GOTO 9100. Screensmay be copied onto the printer","or saved onto tape."
   1 '"INPUT PAPER COLOUR. ";
   1 '"INPUT INK COLOUR. ";
   1 '"INPUT HEIGHT (max 170)";
   1 '"INPUT DISTORTION ";:
   1 '"INPUT DETAIL FACTOR(whole numberbetween 1 & 12. 1=ultrafine","12=coarse) ";
   1 "KEEP TAPE RUNNING":
   1 "If, after a while, nothing seemsto be happening it is because","the programme is plotting the","points over & over. It will","finish after a few minutes."
   1 "INPUT WIDTH (max 250)";
   1 "INPUT PERSPECTIVE ";
   1 "INPUT FACTOR 3  ";:
   1 "INPUT FACTOR 2  ";:
   1 "INPUT FACTOR 1  ";:
   1 "INPUT BORDER COLOUR. ";
   1 ","Simply enter 3 numbers to","generate a pattern. Note that","high numbers ,say above 999","tend not to make good patterns."
   1 ","Similar to RIPPLES but with the descending surfaces plotted as","well. Compare the effects of","negative perspective with the","other models."
   1 " 2D PATTERN GENERATOR"," 3D RIPPLES"," 3D DOUGHNUT"," 3D WITH LOWER SURFACES"," INSTRUCTIONS"," EXIT FROM PROGRAMME"
   1  to continue"
   1  this time the disk  is distorted into a doughnut","before the surface explodes.","Start off at 0 and try both","positive & negative distortion."
   1  is controlled by a","single number - high values","give a side on view; low values","give a view more from above.","Negative numbers show views frombelow."
   1  if you take a basic","disk shape (distortion 0) and","apply moderate distortion, say 6the result is a rippled disk.","Keep applying higher degrees of distortion until the surface","breaks up."
   1  from Saxon","puts the power into your","Spectrum to draw those fancy","hi-resolution pictures seen on","expensive computers. Nor are yourestricted to just a few","pictures - you provide a few","control variables and thousands","of variations on 2 & 3 dimensionpatterns are at your command."
   1  EXIT FROM PROGRAMME
   1  2D PATTERN GENERATOR   3D RIPPLES             3D DOUGHNUT            3D WITH LOWER SURFACES INSTRUCTIONS           EXIT FROM PROGRAMME   D
   1  - vary the size of patternsby entering whole numbers for","the width & height of the","picture."
   1  - may be varied from veryfine to coarse. Full size, fine patterns will take much longer","to print than smaller coarse","ones."
   1  - change BORDER,PAPER & INK colours by entering a whole number in the range 0 to 7 when requested."'"
   1  - basic shape controlnumbers are given . Try these","out first then move on to try","the effects of other values."