BASIC speed start challenge Author: Mik / Computer Asylum Category: Christmas Challenge System: Oric 1/Atmos Language: BASIC Len source code: 155 Len exe file: 172 Len code only: ? Instructions: Insert tape file (depends on emulator used) Type: CLOAD"BSPSC" PAPER0:INK7 CLS:RUN Description: This is the algorithm that only goes through the points of the star and does not do any costly (performance wise) operation. The code is longer, but a lot more efficient (more than three times faster, according to my tests) Also the effect of drawing the star from all it's corners looks quite pretty. Comments: To time the execution speed add these lines to the begining and end of the program: 0T=DEEK(#276) 4?T-DEEK(#276) This returns the hudred parts of a second that the code took to run, so to get the seconds, divide by 100. My speed result is 2.69s