-=> On 22 Jun 98  06:16:01 you wrote to me <=-

Hi Bill,

MS> Something clicked when I first read your reply, and the solution
MS> finally came to me!

BB>     As often as not, just explaining the problem to somebody else is
BB> enough to trigger the solution.  :-)

MS> In this packet you should find my HanoiSolve program, as well as a
MS> document which attempts to explain my method.

BB>     It didn't reach me.  I'll have a look at the internet to see if
BB> it's there.

Weird that you got this message, but not the program.  It was in 4 parts,
CSplitted.  I wonder if anyone else got it...

Anyway, I perfected a non-recursive solution a day or so later, so I might
post the latest version.  It uses a compile-time switch to choose between
simple text output & graphic output using your code.

MS> I use a chromatic scale, but I might play with a diatonic or pentatonic
MS> scale for a more musical effect.

BB>     I don't think the world's ready for Hanoi with Korean music.  :-)

Traditional Vietnamese music also uses pentatonic scales (and so does
Blues, Jazz and Rock), but I wasn't thinking of that aspect.  I originally
suggested pentatonic scales to maximize harmonious combinations.

Since then, I've experimented with diatonic major & minor, as well as
several pentatonic scales, but they all sound odd, since the "music" keeps
returning to the highest notes, rather than the lowest note, as is more
usual with human music.  Still, any sound makes the Towers of Hanoi even
more mesmerising than usual.

MS> That's a pity, since these ANSI sequences are probably the most
MS> portable way of doing fancy text output.

BB>     That's what I keep telling them.  They're too lazy to incorparate
BB> ANSI.SYS or the equivalent, maybe.  :-) Speaking of that, I have a
BB> fancy coloured menu system somewhere, too.  I hate menus personally,
BB> unless they are lists of food or wines.  :-)

I have some ANSI menu code that grew out of code that I got from this echo,
but DOS menu systems look rather quaint on an Amiga.

I've been thinking of modifying your Hanoi graphics code a little more.  I
want to hide the ANSI-specific stuff & generally make it easier to port and
use a variety of output techniques.

Michael Stapleton of Graphic Bits.     mikes{at}incybr.com.au

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