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  • VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (January 1990)

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    Source: VideoGames & Computer Entertainment – January 1990

    VideoGames & Computer Entertainment was my favorite video games magazine at the end of the 1980s and early 1990s. The January 1990 issue includes:

    Features

    • Is It Live, Or Is It…Cyberspace? – This innovative “looking glass” project pushes computer technology in wild directions – and may affect how we play video games in the future.
    • Going For The Dragons: Wonder Boy III Strategy Guide, Part I – This detailed strategy guide will help you smooth over the rough spots as you take Wonder Boy through his third adventure on the Sega Master System.
    • Life In War Times: P.O.W. Strategy Guide – Are you feeling claustrophobic? Our maps, hints and tips should help you free yourself from the enemy prison camp and call your troops to pick you up.
    • Destination Arcadia – This new column debuts with coverage of the 1989 AMOA show in Las Vegas and an in-depth look at Atari’s Escape From the Planet of the Robot Monsters.
    • Chris Crawford: The Designer’s Designer – Crawford is not only a designer of high-quality games, but he’s also an outspoken critic of the industry. Peek in on a candid conversation with him about his views and visions.
    • Roundball Software: The Latest In Computerized Basketball – Droves of electronic dribbling simulations have hit the shelves, and our experts open up their archives to show you how it started, what’s out now and what to look for.
    • Puzzling It Out: Games For Thinkers – If you’re in the mood for an electronic brainteaser, this survey of mind-boggling games will set you on the right track.
    • Computer-Game Strategies – In this issue, Frank guides you through Beyond the Black Hole, California Games and Firepower.

    Reviews

    • Video-Game Reviews – Rastan, Guardian Legend, Magic Johnson’s Fast Break, Clash at Demon Head, Bad Dudes, Sky Shark, Rescue, Ghouls ‘N’ Ghosts, and Magic of Scheherezade.
    • Computer-Game Reviews – Heavy Barrel, Beyond the Black Hole, Dark Side, Gold Rush and Genghis Khan: A Study of Regal Principle.

    Departments

    • Editor’s Letter
    • Reader Mail
    • News Bits
    • Easter Egg Hunt
    • Yea & Nay
    • Inside Gaming
    • Advertiser Index
    • Game Doctor

    …and more!


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  • Home Computer Magazine (August 1984)

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    Source: Home Computer Magazine – August 1984

    Home Computer Magazine started life as a magazine dedicated to the TI-99/4A under a different name. As it became clear that the TI-99/4A was not going to maintain its success, the magazine branched out to cover other popular systems as well, in particular the Commodore 64, IBM PC and Apple II. The August 1984 issue includes:

    Features

    • Snap-Calc – Creating this mighty math matrix is a snap.
    • Bars and Plots – Colorful graphs can chart your figures.
    • Elementary Addition and Subtraction – An educational program for the preschool crowd.
    • Spider Graphics – Ah, what a tangled (and colorful) web we can weave.
    • Convertible for Comfort – Automatic conversion of machine language programs to DATA statements.
    • Programming: The Name of the Game – Pick a game, any game…and design it.
    • Colorfun – Match the color swatch to its name.

    Product Reviews

    • Personal Editor – Ease of use makes this an outstanding text editor.
    • EasyWriter II – A powerful word processor for the PC…and Junior.
    • PFS: File, PFS: Report – Database management without intimidation.
    • Home Accountant – Financial management comes home.
    • Count-Sil – A Spreadsheet program for home use.
    • Doublestuff – Double the Apple’s normal color and resolution.
    • Chivalry – Knights and Ladies abound in this board/video game.
    • Burgertime – Burger-building in a chaotic kitchen.
    • Alpha-Pak – Learning the alphabet is as easy as A-B-C.
    • In Search of the Most Amazing Thing – A nonviolent, educational, fantasy adventure.
    • Murder by the Dozen – Use your wits to track down “who ‘dun’ it.”
    • Necromancer – Chasing zombies was never like this.
    • Microsurgeon – A “fantastic voyage” through your patient’s bloodstream.
    • Trickster Coyote – Don’t let the wily coyote cry wolf.
    • EasyScript – An inexpensive word processor for the C-64.
    • Companion – A helpful companion can esy writing’s burdens.
    • Home Budget Jr. – A valuable program that’s easy on your budget.

    Logo Times

    • Binary Forest – ‘Branching Out’ with Smokey the Bear.
    • LOGO Flakes – Creative explorations with snowflake desings.

    Gameware Buffet

    • Robochase – Pits you against rampaging robots.
    • Cyber-Cipher – Break the top-secret computer access code.
    • Wild Kingdom – Trapping tigers in a jungle maze.
    • Speeder – A game to make your own.
    • Boolean Brain – Wander down logic paths inside your computer.
    • Missile Math – Launching interest in multiplication.

    Deparments

    • Inside/Outside HCM
    • On Screen
    • Letters to the Editor
    • HCM Review Criteria
    • Contents
    • HCM Product News
    • Program Listing Contents
    • Program Typing Guide
    • Industry Watch
    • Group Grapevine
    • DeBugs on Display
    • Index to Advertisers
    • HCM Classifieds
    • Home Computer Tech Notes:
      • TI
      • IBM
      • Apple
      • Commodore

    …and more!


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  • MacLife (January 2010)

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    Source: MacLife – Issue Number 36 – January 2010

    It’s hard for me to think of anything Apple as retro unless we are talking about the Apple II. Or at least Power PC or older Macs. But 10 years is a long time in computer years. The January 2010 issue of MacLife includes the following:

    Features

    • The Apple of Their Eyes – What will apple unveil as the next spectacular, gamechanging One More Thing? we asked five Apple experts to weigh in and dream big – and then brought their ideas to life.
    • Coach. Mentor. Assistant…iPhone – Your iPhone can help you become more organized, learn new skills, improve your health, and much more. we show you how the device can crack its virtual whip to help you become a better person.
    • Fresh Choice – Apple surprised us with new hardware releases. After rigorous testing, we tell you what the new specs and updated features mean – and render our final verdicts.
    • Appstravaganza – Where all the best iPhone stuff comes to party.

    Departments

    • Online at MacLife.com – Get the disk on all the latest Mac rumors and news in articles, how-tos, and videos and podcasts on MacLife.com.
    • Consider – A guy can dream, can’t he?
    • Share – Go on, get it off your chest.
    • Start – Now that Apple has jumped the good ship Expo, will opportunistic CES be the go-to trade show for Mac-heads? And if so, will they need to don a tie?
    • Win – Last month we asked for a list of your 10 must-have, can’t-live-without-them Mac apps. This month we want to see your ideas for the next earth-shattering Apple product coming down the pike, and we will reward the winning visionary with an incipio prize pack.

    Create

    • Ask – Troubleshoot your Bluetooth connection, color your Mac, burn slideshows to DVD, assign multiple birthdays to one Address Book contact, and put your podcasts in their place.
    • Hide Your Facebook Shame – Keep your friends close and your acquaintances slightly less close by invoking Facebooks’s privacy features, including the woefully underused Limited Profile.
    • Auto-Add Songs to iTunes from Any Computer – Quickly, painlessly, and wirelessly transfer songs and videos back to your main iTunes library from any Mac or PC, on any network.

    Reviews

    • Yubz Talk Mobile – phone handset
    • Motion 4 – 3D motion graphics app
    • infoWallet – information organizer
    • FlexTime – timer
    • WildCharger pad – wireless charger
    • Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac – photo editor
    • Bento 3 – personal database

    Listen

    • Mix – boom box
    • Logic Studio – music suite
    • djay – digital DJ app
    • WD TV Live – set-top media player
    • iPod nano Case Roundup

    Play

    • BioShock – first-person shooter
    • Foursquare and Gowalla – iPhone games
    • Guitar Hero World Tour – rhythm game

    …and more!


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