Bug Repellent
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* [https://archive.org/details/ahoy-magazine-29/page/n101/mode/2up C-128 Bug Repellent and updated C-64 Bug Repellent] (Ahoy! May 1986 pg 98) | * [https://archive.org/details/ahoy-magazine-29/page/n101/mode/2up C-128 Bug Repellent and updated C-64 Bug Repellent] (Ahoy! May 1986 pg 98) | ||
* [https://archive.org/details/ahoy-magazine-41/page/n9/mode/2up Buck Childress updates] (Ahoy! May 1987 pg 6) | * [https://archive.org/details/ahoy-magazine-41/page/n9/mode/2up Buck Childress updates] (Ahoy! May 1987 pg 6) | ||
| − | * [https://archive.org/details/ahoy-magazine-disks Ahoy Magazine Disk Image Collection] | + | * [https://archive.org/details/ahoy-magazine-disks Ahoy Magazine Disk Image Collection] ([https://diskmaster.textfiles.com/disk/Magazine%20-%20Digital.html alt copy]) |
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Latest revision as of 06:31, 8 September 2024
Bug Repellent by Michael Kleinert and David Barron is a type-in program checker for Commodore used by Ahoy! magazine.
It generates a two-letter checksum for each line.
The algorithm was updated in Issue 6 (Jun 1984)
The programs were substantially updated by Buck Childress in Issue 41 (May 1987), adding immediate feedback, auto save and an updated algorithm.
[edit] Sample Output
original style
new style
[edit] Links
- C-64 Bug Repellent (Ahoy! Apr 1984 pg 39)
- VIC 20 Bug Repellent (Ahoy! May 1984 pg 37)
- Updated algorithm (Ahoy Jun 1984 pg 4)
- Updated VIC 20 Bug Repellent (Ahoy! Mar 1985 pg 64)
- C-128 Bug Repellent and updated C-64 Bug Repellent (Ahoy! May 1986 pg 98)
- Buck Childress updates (Ahoy! May 1987 pg 6)
- Ahoy Magazine Disk Image Collection (alt copy)
