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!!!WSFN (Which Stands for Nothing)
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WSFN (Which Stands for Nothing) is a tiny programming language created by Li-Chen Wang (author of [Tiny BASIC|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_BASIC]) as a way to send commands to a small robot. It was originally published in Dr. Dobb's Journal in September 1977, with the robot represented on-screen using what would today be known as turtle graphics.
WSFN (short for "Which Stands for Nothing") is a tiny programming language created by Li-Chen Wang (author of [Tiny BASIC|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_BASIC]) as a way to send commands to a small robot. It was originally published in Dr. Dobb's Journal in September 1977, with the robot represented on-screen using what would today be known as turtle graphics.
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The code starts with the {{U}} which lifts the pen ({{U}}p) so the following commands will not draw to the screen. This is followed by a {{2}}, which means the next instruction should be run twice. In this case, the next instructions is {{L}}eft. Since each step of a turn is 45 degrees, this causes the turtle to rotate 90 degrees to the left so it points to the left side of the screen. Next, the turtle moves {{F}}orward 12 steps, is pointed {{N}}orth, and then put back {{D}}own so the following commands will cause drawing on the screen.
The code starts with the {{U}} which lifts the pen ({{U}}p) so the following commands will not draw to the screen. This is followed by a {{2}}, which means the next instruction should be run twice. In this case, the next instructions is {{L}}eft. Since each step of a turn is 45 degrees, this causes the turtle to rotate 90 degrees to the left so it points to the left side of the screen. Next, the turtle moves {{F}}orward 12 steps, is pointed {{N}}orth (up). Since the turtle was formerly pointed left, {{2R}} would have the same end effect as the {{N}}. Finally the pen is put back {{D}}own so the following commands will cause drawing on the screen.
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* [Atari WSFN Source Code from Harry B. Stewart on archive.org|https://archive.org/details/AtariWSFNSourceCode]; Thank you so much Harry B. Stewart for giving this source code into PD, Atari_Ace from AtariAge for typing in the source code and checking it and Kevin Savetz for uploading to archive.org. :-)))
* [Atari WSFN - An Introduction - draft from Harry B. Stewart on archive.org|https://archive.org/details/AtariWSFNAnIntroduction]; Thank you so much Harry B. Stewart for giving this introduction into PD and Kevin Savetz for digitzing and uploading to archive.org. :-)))
* [Atari WSFN Manual Draft from Harry B. Stewart on archive.org|https://archive.org/details/AtariWSFNManualDraft] ; Thank you so much Harry B. Stewart for giving this draft into PD and Kevin Savetz for digitzing and uploading to archive.org. :-)))
* [Atari WSFN Source Code from Harry B. Stewart on archive.org|https://archive.org/details/AtariWSFNSourceCode]; Thank you so much Harry B. Stewart for giving this source code into PD, Atari_Ace from AtariAge for typing in the source code and checking it and Kay Savetz for uploading to archive.org. :-)))
* [Atari WSFN - An Introduction - draft from Harry B. Stewart on archive.org|https://archive.org/details/AtariWSFNAnIntroduction]; Thank you so much Harry B. Stewart for giving this introduction into PD and Kay Savetz for digitzing and uploading to archive.org. :-)))
* [Atari WSFN Manual Draft from Harry B. Stewart on archive.org|https://archive.org/details/AtariWSFNManualDraft] ; Thank you so much Harry B. Stewart for giving this draft into PD and Kay Savetz for digitzing and uploading to archive.org. :-)))
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