Ivan Berg Software Series

vicist · Post by **vicist** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 5:43 am

Followed several threads in this forum about Ivan Berg software but they only mention that it was probably UK only and nothing about where to find the programs - apart from E-bay of course.

I personally own two titles:

Know your own IQ
Mathematics 2

I managed to hack into these and have successfully preserved them in digital format. They now load from disk instead of tape so I can use them with my newly acquired sd2iec device.

Is there anything out there like Gamebase20 for serious programs like educational/productivity titles?

orion70 · Post by **orion70** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 6:48 am

Thank you Vicist, please upload it somewhere! It would be great if there was a database for VIC's "utility programs", but IMO there's nothing similar to the GB20 for them.
One of my (never realized) projects in the past was to setup a VIC simulating a 1981-1983 office, with printer, disk drive, cassette player, faux-wood panels, ferns, and everything... but I need to know every application program and have every thick printed manual in my library

English Invader · Post by **English Invader** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 7:25 am

Ivan Berg also did Mastermind which is a simulation of the famous TV show with the black armchair. It's a multi-load program with about 9 different tapes so I imagine it would be unsuited to D64 or PRG format, but I think it's been converted to TAP.

Plus, the SD2IEC is pretty much hopeless for anything that involves a disk change.

orion70 · Post by **orion70** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 7:54 am

English Invader wrote:Plus, the SD2IEC is pretty much hopeless for anything that involves a disk change.

Not exactly, most implementations include buttons for disk swapping - or you can simply put everything on a D81, which was done e.g. for the Infocom adventures, and you have all the space you need on a SD2IEC readable image

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Mayhem · Post by **Mayhem** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 8:46 am

The game related software they put out is in Gamebase20. Such as Mastermind, that was mentioned. I may not have all of it, they did put out an awful lot heh.

English Invader wrote:Ivan Berg also did Mastermind which is a simulation of the famous TV show with the black armchair. It's a multi-load program with about 9 different tapes so I imagine it would be unsuited to D64 or PRG format, but I think it's been converted to TAP.

Yes, I used to have the program AND pretty much all the question expansions on tape until selling them recently. I think I'm missing one that I know about. But they were all converted to TAP and are in Gamebase20.

vicist · Post by **vicist** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 4:54 pm

OK

Files are now available to download from my webpage - enjoy

I'm away for a few days but I'll scan the instruction leaflets and put them up as soon as I can.

http://www.vicist.co.uk/vic.html

vicist · Post by **vicist** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 12:29 pm

I've scanned the instructions for both titles to pdf's.

They are now included in the download when you click on the images.

http://www.vicist.co.uk/vic.html

orion70 · Post by **orion70** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 1:29 pm

Thank you so much!

16KVIC20 · Post by **16KVIC20** » Sat Feb 01, 2014 1:34 pm

They also did Ask The Family, The Quizmaster and the O Level revision tapes. I personally had Mathematics, Physics and Geography at least, but maybe more.

I used to quite like the Ivan Berg titles. Well maybe not revise O Level Physics!

vicist · Post by **vicist** » Wed Oct 23, 2019 6:34 pm

Someone has asked for the .tap files for Mathematics 1 so I am posting them here as I don't seem to be able to attach them in PM.

Edit: I forgot to include the original program that loads from tape and displays the related messages. Posted below.

Mathematics1_tap_files.zip: (70.83 KiB) Downloaded 159 times

maths_tape.zip: (3.32 KiB) Downloaded 167 times

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