Softdisk and BEZ (was Cool AppleSoft BASIC trick)

From: Derek Peschel <dpeschel_at_eskimo.com>
Date: Fri May 19 00:41:46 2000

Sellam wrote:
> On Thu, 18 May 2000, Charles P. Hobbs (SoCalTip) wrote:
>
> > > Well then this brings me back to wondering how those programs that allowed
> > > mixed video modes on the Apple ][ worked. They required no hardware mods.
> > > Hmmm.
> >
> > I wasn't aware that any such programs existed, especially for the II. Any
> > examples I should be on the lookout for?
> >
> <...>
> >
> > I have a bunch of Softdisk disks, mostly for the GS though (some will
> > work on earlier machines). I haven't really looked through them all
>
> You need to get issues from the '83-'86 range to find the demos I'm
> talking about. SoftDisk had an advertising "section" on each issue and
> there was one company that sold development tools to build programs with
> mixed mode screens that advertised almost every issue.

As long as we're talking about SoftDisk, I may as well shamelessly hijack
the conversation. At least I changed the subject.

The one SoftDisk issue I owned (I'm not sure if I have it anymore) had a
demo for a game called Alien Encounter. This game was made by BEZ (who also
made things like Double Trouble, two arcade games side-by-side controlled by
the same joystick -- another one I no longer have) and featured a series of
puzzles.

I'm wondering if anyone else has ever heard of that game.

-- Derek
Received on Fri May 19 2000 - 00:41:46 BST