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'''Get It Right!''' by Richard Vanner and Andre Willey for Atari is a type-in program checker used by Atari User magazine. | '''Get It Right!''' by Richard Vanner and Andre Willey for Atari is a type-in program checker used by Atari User magazine. | ||
| − | It outputs a table with the line number and a decimal checksum | + | It was ported to BBC Micro by Steve Turnbull and Archimedes by Paul Dellar for The Micro User magazine. |
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| + | It outputs a table with the line number and a decimal checksum. | ||
Get It Right! II is faster, more compatible and easier to use. It also changes the checksum to a three-digit value with both numbers and letters (but no zero, one, two, eight, letter I or Z) and includes a cumulative check digit. | Get It Right! II is faster, more compatible and easier to use. It also changes the checksum to a three-digit value with both numbers and letters (but no zero, one, two, eight, letter I or Z) and includes a cumulative check digit. | ||
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| + | The BBC Micro version uses four hex characters plus a cumulative check digit. | ||
== Sample Output == | == Sample Output == | ||
| − | [[File:Get It Right!.jpg]] | + | [[File:Get It Right!.jpg]] Atari |
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* [https://archive.org/details/atari-user-uk-magazine-08/page/n29/mode/2up Get It Right!] (Atari User Dec 1985) | * [https://archive.org/details/atari-user-uk-magazine-08/page/n29/mode/2up Get It Right!] (Atari User Dec 1985) | ||
* [https://archive.org/details/atari-user-uk-magazine-16/page/n31/mode/2up Get It Right! updated] (Atari User Aug 1986 pg 33) | * [https://archive.org/details/atari-user-uk-magazine-16/page/n31/mode/2up Get It Right! updated] (Atari User Aug 1986 pg 33) | ||
| + | * [http://8bs.com/othrdnld/tmu/scans/tmu052.zip Get It Right! for BBC Micro] (The Micro User Jun 1987 pg 23) | ||
* [https://archive.org/details/atari-user-uk-magazine-31/page/n21/mode/2up Get It Right! II] (Atari User Nov 1987 pg 23) | * [https://archive.org/details/atari-user-uk-magazine-31/page/n21/mode/2up Get It Right! II] (Atari User Nov 1987 pg 23) | ||
| − | * [https://forums.atariage.com/topic/255635-your-favorite-magazine-checksum-type-in-program/ Get It Right as .BAS] | + | * [https://archive.org/details/atari-user-uk-magazine-39/page/n35/mode/2up Get It Right! 2.1] (Atari User Jul 1988 pg 36) |
| + | * [http://8bs.com/othrdnld/tmu/scans/tmu096.zip Get It Right! for BBC Micro / Archimedes] (The Micro User Feb 1991 pg 56) | ||
| + | * [https://forums.atariage.com/topic/255635-your-favorite-magazine-checksum-type-in-program/ Get It Right! as .BAS and .ATR] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:20, 9 September 2024
Get It Right! by Richard Vanner and Andre Willey for Atari is a type-in program checker used by Atari User magazine.
It was ported to BBC Micro by Steve Turnbull and Archimedes by Paul Dellar for The Micro User magazine.
It outputs a table with the line number and a decimal checksum.
Get It Right! II is faster, more compatible and easier to use. It also changes the checksum to a three-digit value with both numbers and letters (but no zero, one, two, eight, letter I or Z) and includes a cumulative check digit.
The BBC Micro version uses four hex characters plus a cumulative check digit.
[edit] Sample Output
Atari
BBC Micro
[edit] Links
- Get It Right! (Atari User Dec 1985)
- Get It Right! updated (Atari User Aug 1986 pg 33)
- Get It Right! for BBC Micro (The Micro User Jun 1987 pg 23)
- Get It Right! II (Atari User Nov 1987 pg 23)
- Get It Right! 2.1 (Atari User Jul 1988 pg 36)
- Get It Right! for BBC Micro / Archimedes (The Micro User Feb 1991 pg 56)
- Get It Right! as .BAS and .ATR
