{"id":12838,"date":"2016-06-08T10:22:59","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T14:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=12838"},"modified":"2019-06-19T09:54:04","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T13:54:04","slug":"color-computer-magazine-issue-number-8-october-1983","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/06\/08\/color-computer-magazine-issue-number-8-october-1983\/","title":{"rendered":"Color Computer Magazine &#8211; Issue Number 8 &#8211; October 1983"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FColor_Computer_Magazine%2FColor_Computer_Magazine_08&amp;twg_show=Color+Computer+Magazine+Issue+08-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12839\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Color-Computer-Magazine-Issue-08-001-752x102411.jpg\" alt=\"Color Computer Magazine Issue 08-001\" width=\"752\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FColor_Computer_Magazine%2FColor_Computer_Magazine_08&amp;twg_show=Color+Computer+Magazine+Issue+08-001.jpg\">Color Computer Magazine &#8211; Issue Number 8 &#8211; October 1983<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The TRS-80 Color Computer always seemed like it was in its own isolated ecosystem with little coverage by multi-format magazines. However, it had a very long life and there were a couple of magazines that were dedicated to that computer along the way. Once Such magazine was Color Computer Magazine. The October 1983 issue includes:<\/p>\n<p>Features<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Tools<\/b> &#8211; Here&#8217;s what you need on hand to do simple hardware projects.<\/li>\n<li><b>Magic Pumpkin<\/b> &#8211; This game is a treat that won&#8217;t go in a Hallowe&#8217;en bag.<\/li>\n<li><b>A New Machine<\/b> &#8211; Radio Shack has let two important new products out of the bag!<\/li>\n<li><b>Custom Color<\/b> &#8211; 64K upgrades and more!<\/li>\n<li><b>Color Computing For Kids<\/b> &#8211; There&#8217;s a Hallowe&#8217;en treat in this second lesson.<\/li>\n<li><b>Dissecting Your ROM<\/b> &#8211; The fourth of a 12-part series examining the Color Computer RO<, bit by bit.<\/li>\n<li><b>Orbit!<\/b> &#8211; This game is really a simulation that will require all your skill.<\/li>\n<li><b>Graphics? Yes!<\/b> &#8211; This is the first in a series on graphics aimed at beginners.<\/li>\n<li><b>TLC<\/b> &#8211; Follow these rules to make your computer feel good!<\/li>\n<li><b>Cryptography<\/b> &#8211; Here&#8217;s another game that really is &#8211; or can be &#8211; serious business.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Departments<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>PEEK (10,83)<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>INKEY$<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>GOTO SCHOOL<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>DEFUSR<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>REVIEW$<\/b><\/li>\n<p> &#8211; Here&#8217;s the word on FLEX\/OS\/9, Rear Guard, Game Writer, Speak Up! and others.<\/p><\/li>\n<li><b>NEW:PRODUCT$<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>END OF FILE<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>FOR&#8230;NEXT(11,83)<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_enable_interest_ads = \"true\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"megalextori0e-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"auto\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"aa89360a8d3355791439aca310a72d67\";\namzn_assoc_emphasize_categories = \"16261631,1000,13900861,2335752011,36632,9003130011,13900871,130,172282,979455011,16310091,133140011,195209011,301668,229534,404272,468642\";\namzn_assoc_fallback_mode = {\"type\":\"search\",\"value\":\"computers\"};\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Color Computer Magazine &#8211; Issue Number 8 &#8211; October 1983 The TRS-80 Color Computer always seemed like it was in its own isolated ecosystem with little coverage by multi-format magazines. However, it had a very long life and there were a couple of magazines that were dedicated to that computer along the way. Once Such magazine was Color Computer Magazine. The October 1983 issue includes: Features Tools &#8211; Here&#8217;s what you need on hand to do simple hardware projects. Magic Pumpkin &#8211; This game is a treat that won&#8217;t go in a Hallowe&#8217;en bag. A New Machine &#8211; Radio Shack has let two important new products out of the bag! Custom Color &#8211; 64K upgrades and more! Color Computing For Kids &#8211; There&#8217;s a Hallowe&#8217;en treat in this second lesson. Dissecting Your ROM &#8211; The fourth of a 12-part series examining the Color Computer RO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,30],"tags":[1833,1834],"class_list":["post-12838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-computer-arcana","category-trs-80","tag-trs-80","tag-trs-80-color-computer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12838\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}