Festive Lattice Author: Diminished Category: Christmas Challenge System: BBC Microcomputer System (Model B, OS 1.2) Language: BASIC (BBC BASIC II) Len source code: 71 Len exe file: 64 Len code only: 64 Instructions: The easiest emulator to use is the browser-based jsbeeb: https://bbcmicro.co.uk/jsbeeb/ Using jsbeeb, select "Discs" from the menu bar, then "From examples or local", and choose the "disc.ssd" disc image file included with this ZIP. Then, either press Shift + F12 to autoboot the disc, or alternatively type CHAIN "PROGRAM", and press Enter. Note that on the BBC Micro, the double-quote character " is typed by pressing Shift + 2. (Here are some other viable emulators:) b-em: http://b-em.bbcmicro.com/ beebjit: https://github.com/scarybeasts/beebjit/ BeebEm for Windows: http://www.mkw.me.uk/beebem/ b2: https://github.com/tom-seddon/b2 Description: Basic BASIC. Just draws parallel diagonal lines using a pair of loops -- one parallel set with positive gradient, the other parallel set with negative gradient. Then it uses the BBC Micro's text-windowing facility (plus CLS) to clear away excess mess.