A Message by Bogg
- - F WELL, HELLO. BOGG ERE, WITH (UNUSUALLY FOR ME) A SCROLLING MESSAGE. HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE NO CRAWLING, NO NAME-DROPPING, AND NO HELLOS WITHIN THIS MESSAGE (UNLIKE MOST OF EM), I JUST WANT TO PUT YOU IN THE PICTURE MUSICALLY. SINCE I BOUGHT MY F.M. SOUND EXPANDER, SIDNEY HAS TAKEN A BACK SEAT. IN FACT, SINCE ALBUM 2, I'VE DONE PRECISELY BUGGER ALL. AND I SUSPECT THIS MAY BE THE CASE FOREVER MORE......DO I HEAR CRIES OF DISMAY?? I THOUGHT NOT THE PROBLEM IS, THE F.M. EXPANDER IS SOOOO GOOD IT MAKES SID SOUND LIKE A CHEAP CASIO, NOT THAT I'VE ANYTHING AGAINST CHEAP CASIOS YOU UNDERSTAND, THEY ARE, ER, CHEAP. THEREFORE, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, SID IS NO MORE. I HAVE THE ODD COMMERCIAL PROJECT TO DO, BUT AM CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN ENTHUSIASTIC. WELL, BORED SILLY ACTUALLY. HOWEVER, ONCE THESE ARE OUT OF THE WAY I CAN LEAVE SID FOR DEAD, I WON'T MISS HIM. IN FACT, I'M PRETTY BORED WITH THE WHOLE SCENE THESE DAYS......CAN'T DRAW WELL ENOUGH TO ENJOY GRAPHICS, CAN'T PROGRAM WELL ENOUGH TO ENJOY CODING, WHICH IN TURN MEANS I CAN'T PROGRAM SID AS WELL AS HUBBARD ET AL. SO, WITH THE EXPANDER PRODUCING ASTONISHING SOUNDS WITHOUT HAVING TO BE A M/C GENIUS, IT MAKES LIFE PLEASANT. ADIOS SID. MOVING ON NOW (I'M STARTING TO SOUND GLOOMY) I'VE USED THE WELSH WEIRDO'S SCROLLER FOR THIS MESSAGE, I THINK IT'S ABOUT THE BEST SCROLLER SO FAR, DECENT READING SPEED, NICE SIZED TEXT, EASY TO MODIFY, AND HAVE USED EL STOCKO'S SCROLL EDITOR TO ENTER THE TEXT. STOCKO'S IS A BRILLIANT PROG, BUT IF THERE'S ONE THING I HATE IT'S READING VERY S-L-O-W SCROLLERS. PERFECT SCROLLING, BUT NOT EXACTLY LIGHTNING FAST. THE ER MUSIC IS A TINY ROUTINE FROM RAETO WEST'S ENORMOUS C64 HANDBOOK, MODIFIED SLIGHTLY TO PLAY ER MUSIC.....IT'S A BIT (WELL A LOT) SURREALISTIC, BUT I LIKE LISTENING TO IT. AND OF COURSE I DIDN'T HAVE TO FAFF ABOUT ARRANGING ANY MUSIC, WHICH BORES ME TO TEARS. IMPROVISATIONAL MUSIC YOU MIGHT LIKE TO CALL IT. YOU PROBABLY CALL IT 'CRAP' BUT I DON'T GIVE A MONKEY'S, I LIKE IT. WHAT I DO GIVE A MONKEY'S ABOUT IS THE LACK OF VOTES ON ALBUM 2. 38 VOTES IS A LOT LOOKING AT OTHER PROGRAMS, BUT HOW COME ALBUM 1 HAS 75 VOTES? EVEN IF YOU AREN'T KEEN ON ALBUM 2, AT LEAST SHOW YOUR OPINION. NOTE: IF YOU'RE READING THIS JANE, HOW ABOUT A 'NO. OF DOWNLOADS' MARKER, LIKE ON MICRONET. SO WHEN YOU PRESS F7, YOU ARE TOLD HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY DOWNLOADED THE THING. MY CRIMBO PROG SOLD 328 COPIES, YET ONLY 70-ODD PEOPLE BOTHERED TO VOTE. IT DOES ANNOY ME, IT'S LIKE WATCHING A ROCK CONCERT AND NOT BOTHERING TO CLAP AT THE END. ANYWAY, LESS OF MY MOANING. WENT TO WATCH THE 'LATE LATE BREAKFAST SHOW' AT THE LOCAL PARK TODAY, THIS SILLY TWERP DID THE CAR-DROPPING STUNT, WHERE HE SITS IN THE CAR AND THEY DROP IT 150FT FROM A CRANE ONTO A PILE OF CARS. COMPLETELY BARMY, I WAS NERVOUS ENOUGH JUST WAITING FOR THE BLOODY DROP!! OY BONERS! WHY DOESN'T A DIFFERENT CHAR SET WORK WITH YOUR LATEST SCROLLING MESSAGE? I LOADED ONE IN, AND THE TEXT UNDERNEATH WAS OK, BUT THE SCROLLER PRINTED UP GARBAGE......EXPLAIN! BACK TO THE F.M. BUSINESS AGAIN, THERE'S THE F.M. USER GROUP AT 187542 IF ANYONES INTERESTED, MAIL ME TO ENROL AS A MEMBER. WELL, THAT'S ABOUT IT I THINK. I'VE EXPLAINED THE SITUATION, SO IF I GET ANY MORE WHINGEING MAILBOXES SAYING 'WHEN WILL YOUR NEXT DEMO BE COMING OUT O GREAT ONE' I SHALL SCREAM. WHEN THE PROPOSED S/W FOR THE EXPANDER ARRIVES, I'LL BE UPLOADING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THAT NO DOUBT. I MUST MENTION THAT MUSIC FILES CREATED WITH THE F.M. EXPANDER WILL NOT WORK INDEPENDENTLY OF THE CARTRIDGE. I'VE BEEN ASKED ABOUT THIS A FEW TIMES, AND AM SICK OF REPEATING THE SAME ANSWER: THE FILES WILL NOT WORK WITHOUT THE CARTRIDGE, WHICH CONTAINS SPECIALISED F.M. SYNTHESIS CHIPS TO CREATE THE SOUND. SID HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT : SO THERE YOU ARE. I'VE SAID MY BIT, AND I'M OFF. A D I O S A M I G O S ! ! ! THE FREQUENCY MODULATING BOGG.......................... - - - O_? -