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From: asslk@acad2.anc.alaska.edu (Kingry Shane L)
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Subject: Re: HP48sx tetris game
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Date: 9 Feb 91 06:19:16 GMT
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In article <1991Feb9.003352.9942@nntp-server.caltech.edu>, kimf@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Kim Dorian Flowers) writes...
>I can't seem to transfer the damn thing from my PC to my calculator.
>It transfers about 49% of the thing, then exits with an "Illegal Syntax"
>and some long string of digits. Is this a problem with the tetris copy
>I'm using, or something that I might be doing?
> 
>Can somebody send me a copy of that tetris game that they KNOW works,
>so that I can isolate the problem? Thanks...
> 
>Kim Flowers
>kimf@tybalt.caltech.edu


Kim, I think I know what your problem is, and I struggled with the same thing
for a LONG time.  Most likely, it is the 'PIC1'  and/or 'PIC2' 
code.  This code MUST be in one line with NO returns; your term program might
automatically put returns (CR)'s after the code.  Here is what it should look ike:

GROB n m b ####################################################################
###############################################################################
########################## - etc.

with n, m, and b beging numbers (decimal) and '#' begin hexadecimal numbers -
which includes 0-9 and A-F.

If you can't get it into that format, or it still isn't working, try this (it
is how I finially got it to work for me!).  But quotes (") around the entire
thing.  If memory serves me correct, the variable name (PIC1, and PIC2) was
on the line directly above the GROB.  Here is how mine looked:

PIC1 - this may not of been on the left margin, but no matter
"GROB n m b ######################################################
##################################################################
##################################################################"

PIC2
"GROB n m b ######################################################
##################################################################
##################################################################"


or something like that - notice the quotes.  Then, it SHOULD xfer as
precribed.  So, once you get it to the calculator, you still must edit it
BEFORE pressing 'SETUP' - a menu button that will be created in the TETRIS
directory.

Press the 'NXT' button until you see 'PIC1' and 'PIC2'.  Then, pull that
value onto the stac, and edit it (take out the quotes, and put it all into
one line.  Push it back on the stac.  Then...press setup.

I admit, this may sound like a long process, but it only takes a couple of
minutes, and the results are well worth it - thanks to Falco!  <grin!>

_Shane Kingry