KeyJ's Gee-Whiz Star
Author: KeyJ / TRBL
Category: Christmas Challenge
System: IBM PC or compatible
Language: GW-BASIC
Len source code: 124 bytes (ASCII source code)
Len exe file: n/a
Len code only: 100 bytes (GW-BASIC tokenized format)
Instructions:
- get GWBASIC.EXE if you haven't got it (Google is your friend!)
- get a DOS emulator (DOSBox, PCem, whatever)
- run GW-BASIC and LOAD"VC3KJ_GW.BAS", or run it via the command line:
> gwbasic vc3kj_gw
- the ASCII version should also run in QBasic
- alternatively, use PC-BASIC:
https://robhagemans.github.io/pcbasic/download.html
- on a system with Python 3 and PIP installed:
$ pip3 install pcbasic
$ python3 -m pcbasic vc3kj_gw
Description:
Uses a parametric formula of the star shape, because that turned out to be
the most compact representation.
Comments:
Essentially a literal transcript of my Python entry.