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"Chapter 3: Graphics" - metadata changed

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:02:01 +0000

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The original code used Mode 13h of the VGA card which was 320x200 and 256 colors. In the conversion code I am using Screen 18 which is 640x480 and I am using 32bit color mode. Using 32bit colors...

"Chapter 3: Graphics" - new page

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:00:07 +0000

Page: Chapter 3: Graphics (ba3dgp:chap3light)
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The original code used Mode 13h of the VGA card which was 320x200 and 256 colors. In the conversion code I am using Screen 18 which is 640x480 and I am using 32bit color mode. Using 32bit colors...

"Black Art of 3D Programming" - source change

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:50:51 +0000

Page: Black Art of 3D Programming (ba3dgp:ba3main)
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I came across an old (1995) classic book Black Art of 3D Programming online. This book was written before DirectX or Open GL were available on personal computers and teaches you how to build a 3D...

"Black Art of 3D Programming" - source change

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:02:11 +0000

Page: Black Art of 3D Programming (ba3dgp:ba3main)
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I came across an old (1995) classic book Black Art of 3D Programming online. This book was written before DirectX or Open GL were available on personal computers and teaches you how to build a 3D...

"Black Art of 3D Programming" - source change

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:59:48 +0000

Page: Black Art of 3D Programming (ba3dgp:ba3main)
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I came across an old (1995) classic book Black Art of 3D Programming online. This book was written before DirectX or Open GL were available on personal computers and teaches you how to build a 3D...

"Chapter 2: Light Cycle" - metadata changed

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:57:47 +0000

Page: Chapter 2: Light Cycle (ba3dgp:chap2light)
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This is the code for the light cycle program listed in Chapter 2. I have preserved the C comments for reference into the C source. My changes are marked with RDC. 'Light.bas 'Example program...

"Chapter 2: Light Cycle" - new page

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:55:17 +0000

Page: Chapter 2: Light Cycle (ba3dgp:chap2light)
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This is the code for the light cycle program listed in Chapter 2. I have preserved the C comments for reference into the C source. My changes are marked with RDC. 'Light.bas 'Example program...

"Black Art of 3D Programming" - metadata changed

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:51:52 +0000

Page: Black Art of 3D Programming (ba3dgp:ba3main)
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I came across an old (1995) classic book Black Art of 3D Programming online. This book was written before DirectX or Open GL were available on personal computers and teaches you how to build a 3D...

"Black Art of 3D Programming" - source change

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:48:47 +0000

Page: Black Art of 3D Programming (ba3dgp:ba3main)
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I came across an old (1995) classic book Black Art of 3D Programming online. This book was written before DirectX or Open GL were available on personal computers and teaches you how to build a 3D...

"Black Art of 3D Programming" - new page

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:47:16 +0000

Page: Black Art of 3D Programming (ba3dgp:ba3main)
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I came across an old (1995) classic book Black Art of 3D Programming online. This book was written before DirectX or Open GL were available on personal computers and teaches you how to build a 3D...

"Side" - source change

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:41:45 +0000

Page: Side (nav:side)
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"Welcome!" - source change

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:38:37 +0000

Page: Welcome! (start)
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Virtual Ink is the central repository for my writing and programming projects. Within these pages you will find my programming tutorials, essays and stories. Check out the menu on the left for a...

"FreeBasic Tutorials" - source change

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:52:18 +0000

Page: FreeBasic Tutorials (fbtut:fbasic)
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If we look at the fact, we shall find that the great inventions of the age are not, with us at least, always produced in universities. Charles Babbage On this page you will find a list of...

"Hell and Revenge" - page move/rename

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:47:45 +0000

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Military Mining Station MN-1324 Peabody tried to wipe the sweat from his forehead, but only succeeded in smearing the grime that clung to his skin. “I’ll be glad when I get rotated out of this...

"Doom Millenium" - page move/rename

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:47:31 +0000

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1: UAC Headquarters “Are you sure it will be safe?” William Muse, UAC Chief Executive Officer asked the men gathered around the table. Muse was a good-looking man, his black hair touched with...

"E1M1: The Hangar" - page move/rename

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:47:18 +0000

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Blade slowly pushed open the metal door to the side entrance of the hangar and slipped inside. He drew his Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum, checking to make sure he had a full clip and stood by the...

"Welcome the Darkness" - page move/rename

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:47:05 +0000

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Water drips somewhere in the darkness: drip, pause, drip, pause, drip, pause—the sound pounds against my mind, maddening me, driving me to the edge of madness, yet the comfort of oblivion eludes...

"Space Station Alpha" - page move/rename

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:46:53 +0000

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"Are you in Johnny?" Peterson asked me as I stared at my hand. I was holding four nines and the pot had grown to nearly the size of my paycheck. I had a good hand so I decided to play it for what...

"Holiday on Mars" - page move/rename

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:46:38 +0000

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“Man, that was a pretty decent turkey dinner,” Willy said. “See, Cookie can do some decent stuff if he tries.” “I am amazed,” Sam said. “It was actually edible.” “Hey, you want to...

"Deathmatch" - page move/rename

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:46:21 +0000

Page: Deathmatch (deleted:utdm)
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“Thirty meters,” Wildman thought to himself, “just thirty meters to go.” His legs were aching as he ran down the narrow corridor toward a large crate filled room. The anti-grav boots he...

"Fan Fiction" - page move/rename

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:46:00 +0000

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I have written some fan fiction over the years, mostly as writing exercises. Having a pre-built setting and/or characters to work from is both easy and hard; easy since the background has already...

"A Christmas Fable" - page move/rename

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:45:43 +0000

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I topped a rise and stood on the crest of the jagged mountain peak. Above me, the sky glowed like molten copper. Black clouds formed above the peak, twisting into lurid demon shapes before...

"Side" - source change

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:44:42 +0000

Page: Side (nav:side)
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Home Tutorials FreeBasic Black Art 3D Programming Essays Programming The Next (R)evolution in Computing Managing Complexity Part 1 Managing Complexity Part 2 Managing Complexity Part...

"Welcome!" - source change

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:37:58 +0000

Page: Welcome! (start)
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Virtual Ink is the central repository for my writing and programming projects. Within these pages you will find my programming tutorials, essays and stories. Check out the menu on the left for a...

"Contact" - source change

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:35:50 +0000

Page: Contact (contact)
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You can contact Richard D. Clark via email: rickclark58 [at] sbcglobal [dot] net

"Side" - source change

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:34:44 +0000

Page: Side (nav:side)
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Home Tutorials FreeBasic Black Art 3D Programming Essays Programming The Next (R)evolution in Computing Managing Complexity Part 1 Managing Complexity Part 2 Managing Complexity Part...

"Welcome!" - source change

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:11:17 +0000

Page: Welcome! (start)
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Virtual Ink is the central repository for my writing and programming projects. Within these pages you will find my programming tutorials, essays and stories. Check out the menu on the left for a...

"FreeBasic Tutorials" - source change

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 13:42:06 +0000

Page: FreeBasic Tutorials (fbtut:fbasic)
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If we look at the fact, we shall find that the great inventions of the age are not, with us at least, always produced in universities. Charles Babbage On this page you will find a list of...

"FreeBasic Tutorials" - source change

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 13:40:00 +0000

Page: FreeBasic Tutorials (fbtut:fbasic)
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If we look at the fact, we shall find that the great inventions of the age are not, with us at least, always produced in universities. Charles Babbage On this page you will find a list of...

"Side" - source change

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:46:38 +0000

Page: Side (nav:side)
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