SAMMS a new project

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SAMMS a new project

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When Xubuntu started his calculator I thought I could make something that could calculatu as well.

SAMMS it is and bonuspoints if someone can guess what it will become
Free copy if you can guess the abbrivation.

First step is working, but is it enough for any of you to guess what it will become?
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Re: SAMMS a new project

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Sorry to say it doesn't look like anything meaningful to me just a blocky graphic, more needed I would say. :?
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Moggy wrote: Sun Mar 26, 2023 6:24 pm Sorry to say it doesn't look like anything meaningful to me just a blocky graphic, more needed I would say. :?
Press A and think in calculating terms.

First release will be a Marble computer simulator, later it will be SAMMS
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OK,

first marble addition is a fact.

You can now add 1 and 1 together.

Press A to release 1 and again to add 1
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What does SAMMS mean?

SAMMS stands for
Shift Add Marble Multiplier Simulator

In 2016 I built a binary marble computer and noticed that mymethod would make it possible to do a shift add multiplication.
This simulator will make a shift add multiplication with marbles, It will be possible to calculate max 15x15.
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The left part of the screen is fully working, now coding the right part

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The multiplier is working, now I need an interface to enter values to multiply and show results visually.

After that I have an idea to add chromacharacters for an even better display.
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The idea for chroma characters will be hard to do.

Now working on the input and a manual.
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Input now working, now making manual and try to add chroma characters.
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Question:

The program is running but I want to add chromacharacters,
That will need some effort.

Do you want the demo released now or when chromacharacter is added?

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