Impossible Triangle

Developer(s): Frank Bouldin
Date: 1986
Type: Program
Platform(s): TS 2068

Draws a version of a familiar optical illusion, the Penrose triangle.

Appears on

One of a series of library tapes. Programs on these tapes were renamed to a number series. This tape contained programs 20001 to 20050. These tapes were compiled by Tony Willing.

Gallery

Impossible Triangle

Source Code

    5 REM "What-Iz-It"???
   10 REM By Frank Bouldin  W5GAA    Fort Worth T/S UG (11-18-86)
   20 REM For T/S 2068 computer
   30 LET D=200: LET P=100: CLS 
   40 RESTORE P: READ A,B: BEEP .05,34: PLOT A,B: LET P=P+10: RESTORE D
   50 FOR N=1 TO 10: LET B=INT (RND*20)+15: READ X: READ Y: DRAW X,Y: BEEP .05,B
   60 NEXT N: IF P=140 THEN GO TO 80
   70 LET D=D+20: GO TO 40
   80 RESTORE 300: PRINT #0;AT 1,10;"PRESS ANY KEY": PAUSE 0: FOR Y=4 TO 26: READ C
   90 PRINT #0;AT 1,Y;CHR$ C: BEEP .05,X: LET X=X+1: NEXT Y: PAUSE 0: GO TO 30
  100 DATA 112,102
  110 DATA 20,18
  120 DATA 169,85
  130 DATA 224,3
  200 DATA 14,21,14,-22,-48,0,46,70,100,-152
  210 DATA -13,-16,-197,0,-9,15,96,153,22,0
  220 DATA 85,0,-25,34,-11,-18,24,0,-45,0
  230 DATA 32,51,70,0,-24,38,10,16,34,-54
  240 DATA -19,0,-11,-16,-48,0,-11,-17,11,17
  250 DATA -10,15,45,-66,67,0,-23,36,10,16
  260 DATA -44,67,-23,-37,24,0,-45,0,35,51
  270 DATA -45,-66,11,16,-24,35,14,-20,12,20
  300 DATA 84,72,69,32,73,77,80,79,83,83,73,66
  310 DATA 76,69,32,84,82,73,65,78,71,76,69
 9999 SAVE "WHAT-IZ-IT" LINE 30
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