This is BlackJack92, a blackjack program for the TI-92.  System

requirements are as follows:



Hardware: TI-92

Memory:5928 (BlackJack92, when not running);23 (logbase)

Optional: Graph-Link, another player



WARNING: The following variables, for one reason or another, could not

be local.  Therefore, when running, the program will alter the following

variables, and at the end, delete them.  If you need any of the

following variables, move BJack92() to a separate folder.



card, value, cardname, rn, ascii, aces, bjcards, score, cards, iiscore



(These variables are either expressions, lists, or programs)



	To begin, go to the folder (games, for example) in which bjack92

has been put and type bjack92().  The program will start, graph my

favorite function, and ask whether you want to play against another

human, or against the omnipotent TI-92.  Once chosen, player one goes

first.  This game includes a feature which allows the user to split the

hand, or play each card as the base for a separate hand, if both cards

are alike.  Once both players have played (one hand at a time), the TI-

92 decides who wins and adds one point to his or her total.  This can be

seen if 3:Total wins, etc. is chosen when the TI-92 asks, "Another

hand?".  Clearing the record will reset this.

	If at any point the program appears to have frozen, it is probably

paused; press one of the three Enter keys.  There is no gambling in this

game; any sort of competetion can be based upon total wins and losses.

Since there is no gambling, you cannot wager, double down, or buy

insurance.

	BlackJack92 features a 52 card deck.  Since suits do not matter in

the game of BlackJack, they are neither displayed nor recorded.

However, there are only four cards of each rank (A through K).  The

program automatically shuffles the deck when one of the following

happens: (a) there are less than ten cards left when a new hand is to be

dealt, or (b) the player decides to split his/her hand.  The user cannot

shuffle the deck at will, and shuffling happens only at these times.

Each time the actual program starts, it uses a fresh deck.  If you find

any bugs in BlackJack92, or have any compliments or suggestions, post it

to bit.listserv.calc-ti.

	Also included in this package is a Function I've written called

logbase(a,b).  I have written this because the TI-92 lacks a feature

letting the user evaluate logarithms with bases other than 10 or e.  All

it does is use the Change of Base Theorum, with 'a' being the log's base

and 'b' being the subject of the log; for example, logbase(3,81) will

return 4, or log base 3 of 81.  This is totally unrelated to

BlackJack92, and if either is (gasp) deleted, or moved to another

folder, it will not affect the other.

	Though I use the name ShareWareWolf, I do not demand payment for

this product.  ShareWareWolf is a combination of the words Shareware,

Werewolf, and my last name, Wolfe.  I think it's cute.