Source: Run, Issue 85, May/June 1991
RUN was one of the most popular and longest lasting magazines dedicated to the Commodore 64. It also covered the VIC-20 in the early years and the Commodore 128 when it was introduced. RUN lasted from 1984 all the way through the end of 1992. It was a monthly magazine for most of its life but was published once very other month during the summer the last couple years of its life.
The May/June 1991 issue includes the following:
Features
- “It Was a Dark and Stormy Night…” – Write that book you’ve always wanted to, then enter in in RUN’s contest.
- Scaling Metric – Conquer the metric system with this quick conversion program.
- Bomb Squad – You’ve got to be quick to beat the maze and collect the keys in this explosive game.
- On Your Mark! – Find the slowpokes in your Basic programs with time-analyzer program.
- User’s Group List – By popular demand! We’ve had so many requests for this revised list that we just had to publish it. Find the handy pull-out reference card between pages 32 and 33.
Departments
- RUNning Ruminations – Commodore users face the dudes with black hats.
- Magic – Animate your C-64, scratch by filetype and learn the secrets of the “Cs.”
- News and New Products – CES in Las Vegas has once again brought out the best in C-64 entertainment software.
- Mail RUN – Origin Systems, user’s groups and Norman Rockwell are on deck this month.
- Software Gallery – Reviews of:
- Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?
- Goofy’s Railway Express / Donald’s Alphabet Chase / Mickey’s Runaway Zoo
- Duck Tales: The Quest for Gold
- Beetlejuice, Gremlins II, Flintstones & Jetsons Print Kits
- Word Writer 5
- The Keys to Maramon
- MicroLeague Football
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday
- Artura
- The Notable Phantom
- Crypto Cube
- Hardware Gallery – See reviews of Super Snapshot V.5, Turbo Master, a fancy joystick stand and a detachable keyboard for the C-64.
- ProTips – Tips for Basic and the 1581, plus our usual supply of GEOS and word processing info.
- geoWatch – Dig into this treasure ches of GEOS accessory programs.
- More geoGems – Accessories and auto-exec gems that will make your computing life more rewarding.
- Q-Link Downloading Tips – Simple steps for retrieving programs and info from this popular online network.
- 128 Mode – A new angle on smart weapons. Boy, would Mark’s high school trig teacher be proud!
- Gold Mine – Big scoring strategies for Buck Rogers, Red Storm Rising, Ultimat VI and more!
- Commodore Clinic – Transfer files to MS-DOS, upgrade your video RAM, find Pascal, and more.
…and more!
