Re: Challenges for all you Apple II programmers

["Bat" <fuzzy_bat@hotmail.com>]

"Mike Pfaiffer" <pfaiffer@mts.net> wrote in message
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> John wrote:
>
> > Here are some challenges for all the Apple II programmers here....
> >
> > In Applesoft, complete the following:
> >
> > 1. The fastest program to find the prime numbers from 2 to 1000, and
print
> > them on the screen, in the least amount of code.
> >
> > and...
> >
> > 2. The fastest program to multiply any 2 twenty-digit integers, and
display
> > the result on the screen, also in the least amount of code.
> >
> > All programs submitted for this "contest" will be typed into an Apple
IIc,
> > and timed. The limit of lines is the standard Applesoft 239 characters.
> > Results of the top five for each challenge will be posted in this
newsgroup.
> > The only "prize" I can award are accolades you will get when your name
is on
> > the winners list.
> >
> > Have fun, and get to coding!
>
> Sounds very much like a grade eight project. This might be something the
> youngsters might like to try. :-)
>

At least it was a lot easier then programming a scheduling/programming
engine for those silent radio LED boxes years ago :-)

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