
About the example programs
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The example programs bundled with the simulator were written by
contestants in the 1998 programming competition.

diffeqt.asm - Calculate points on a parabola using a difference
equation, and draw the parabola. By Magnus Olsson, Sweden.

Baby.snp - Moving marquee display of a word. By Keith Wood, UK.

primegen.asm - Calculate the sequence of prime numbers, displayed in
line 21. Stop, KC and Run after each calculation. By Bas Wijnen,
Netherlands.

virpet.asm - Virtual pet, like the "Tamagotchi" children's toy The
virtual pet must constantly be fed.  As long as it has sufficient
food, it shows a happy face, and a full belly.  When it runs out, it
shows a sad face and a slim profile.  You can then pause the machine
to give it more food by loading a number, e.g. 512, into line 22.  It
will then return to a happy face until it runs out again. By Achut
Reddy, USA.
 
noodletimer.snp - Cooking timer for noodles. Runs for three
minutes. By Yasuaki Watanabe, Japan.

A note about timing (Windows only)
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To get a timing accuracy closer to that of the original ssem add the
file hrtlib.dll from: 
http://www.javaworld.com/javaqa/2003-01/timing/01-qa-0110-timing.zip
To your java bin directory, or to the Windows\System32 folder.

