View Poll Results: Choose the best idea for a contest

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  • Cash Register Program

    2 6.67%
  • Encryption/Decryption Program

    9 30.00%
  • Compression Program

    6 20.00%
  • Text Editor

    1 3.33%
  • Calculator w/only bitwise operations

    1 3.33%
  • A Card Game

    1 3.33%
  • Obfuscation

    1 3.33%
  • Hex Editor

    1 3.33%
  • Hangman Game

    3 10.00%
  • Fruit Machine (?)

    5 16.67%

Thread: The Next Contest -- 48-hr poll

  1. #16
    Its not rocket science vasanth's Avatar
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    it is ok.. I will do encryption

  2. #17
    End Of Line Hammer's Avatar
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    Originally posted by vasanth
    Hey now i get what fruit machine is.. I would have voted for it if i knew... Damm i voted for encryption.. And any way the fruit machne would contain graphics.. And it is not standardised... So how will you compile the programs..
    A Fruit (Slot!) Machine doesn't need graphics, you can do it all with text. I have a version that runs on a 3270 session on a mainframe (poor old *green screen stuff* with text only interface).

    Observe:
    Code:
    RANDOM HOLD AFTER WIN                                 AVERAGE 76  PAYOUT  
                                                      
                                                                              
       ***************    ***************    ***************                  
       *             *    *             *    *             *                  
       *   -BAR-     *    *   LEMON     *    *   -BAR-     *                  
       *             *    *             *    *             *                  
       ***************    ***************    ***************                  
                                                                              
       HIT ENTER TO GO AGAIN OR CLEAR TO STOP                                 
                                                                              
                                                                              
      CHERRY  ------  ------  PAYS 10P       -BAR-   -BAR-   -BAR-   PAYS £10 
      CHERRY  CHERRY  ------  PAYS 20P       -BAR-   -BAR-   ------  PAYS £5  
      CHERRY  CHERRY  CHERRY  PAYS 50P        BELL    BELL    BELL   PAYS £5  
      LEMON   LEMON   ------  PAYS 20P        ££££    ££££    ££££   PAYS £5  
      LEMON   LEMON   LEMON   PAYS 50P                                        
      ORANGE  ORANGE  ------  PAYS 20P       YOU HAVE PUT IN £    .20  PENCE  
      ORANGE  ORANGE  ORANGE  PAYS 50P       YOU HAVE WON    £  10.00  PENCE  
      PEAR    PEAR    ------  PAYS 30P                                        
      PEAR    PEAR    PEAR    PAYS £1        YOU ARE   UP        9.80  PENCE  
      BELL    BELL    ------  PAYS £1                                         
      ££££    ££££    ------  PAYS £1
    When all else fails, read the instructions.
    If you're posting code, use code tags: [code] /* insert code here */ [/code]

  3. #18
    Just because ygfperson's Avatar
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    of course, normal slot machines are there to make the casinos rich, so they wouldn't hand out 10 pounds for 20 pense(?)

  4. #19
    www.entropysink.com
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    Oh wow, I guess fruit machine could have some "interesting" connotations stateside!!
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