{"id":26753,"date":"2021-05-10T17:18:44","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T21:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=26753"},"modified":"2022-12-12T14:32:41","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T19:32:41","slug":"family-computing-june-1984","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/05\/10\/family-computing-june-1984\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Computing (June 1984)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FFamily_Computing%2FFamily_Computing_10_1984-06&amp;twg_show=Family_Computing_Issue_10_1984_Jun-001.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Family_Computing_Issue_10_1984_Jun-001-750x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26755\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Family_Computing_Issue_10_1984_Jun-001-750x1024.jpg 750w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Family_Computing_Issue_10_1984_Jun-001-220x300.jpg 220w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Family_Computing_Issue_10_1984_Jun-001-768x1049.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Family_Computing_Issue_10_1984_Jun-001-1125x1536.jpg 1125w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Family_Computing_Issue_10_1984_Jun-001-1500x2048.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Family_Computing_Issue_10_1984_Jun-001-88x120.jpg 88w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Family_Computing_Issue_10_1984_Jun-001.jpg 1588w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FFamily_Computing%2FFamily_Computing_10_1984-06&amp;twg_show=Family_Computing_Issue_10_1984_Jun-001.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\">Family Computing &#8211; Issue Number 10 &#8211; June 1984<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Family Computing was a 1980s U.S. computer magazine published by Scholastic, Inc. It covered all the major home computer platforms of the day including the Apple II series, Commodore Vic 20 and 64, Atari 8-bit family as well as the IBM PC and Apple Macintosh among others. The June 1984 issue includes:<\/p>\n<p>Features<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The &#8220;Hard-Boiled&#8221; School of Software<\/b> &#8211; An interview with Infocom&#8217;s revolutionary adventure-game designers., the creators of Zork, Starcross, and The Witness.<\/li>\n<li><b>Whistle While You Word Process<\/b> &#8211; There&#8217;s a new crop of word-processing programs that are perfect for family use &#8211; they&#8217;re inexpensive and easy to operate. Inside&#8230;find out how they rate. Plus: How to Judge Word-Processing Software<\/li>\n<li><b>Looking For A Summer Job?<\/b> &#8211; Ten ways to earn money with the help of your computer.<\/li>\n<li><b>A New-Age Mom-And-Pop Business<\/b> &#8211; Many people dream of running a computer store. The Seran family of Colorado took the plunge. Plus: Starting A Computer Store &#8211; Tips From The Serans<\/li>\n<li><b>Five-Year-Old Authors<\/b> &#8211; IBM&#8217;s Writing to Read System has kindergartners reading and writing as if they were born knowing how.<\/li>\n<li><b>Buyer&#8217;s Guide to Computers<\/b> &#8211; A look at the 10 leading models for home use, with a comparison of prices, graphics capabilities, and other features.<\/li>\n<li><b>A Preview: Apple IIc<\/b> &#8211; Apple heads for the home market with its new product: a sleek 7.5-pound transportable computer with a built-in disk drive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Programming<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Programmer<\/b> &#8211; For enthusiasts of all levels.<\/li>\n<li><b>Beginner Programs<\/b> &#8211; Print disk labels and create an original Father&#8217;s Day gift for your dad with programs for ADAM, Apple, Atari, Commodore, IBM, TI, Timex, and TRS-80 computers.<\/li>\n<li><b>Puzzle<\/b> &#8211; Recipe for Disaster: Can you retrieve the stolen recipe in time for the culinary competition?<\/li>\n<li><b>Programming P.S.<\/b> &#8211; Sorry, we goofed. Here are some corrections for programs from previous months, plus some program enhancements from readers.<\/li>\n<li><b>Reader-Written Program<\/b> &#8211; Fishtank: Create a sea of tropical fish on your computer screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Products<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>What&#8217;s In Store<\/b> &#8211; Ten pages of product announcements and reviews.<\/li>\n<li><b>New Hardware Announcements<\/b> &#8211; The latest in the field: the IBM Portable Computer; a new Kaypro 4; the Smart-Cable 817, a module that connects to the serial port on many computers; the MicroRam 64K Memory Board for the Atari 600XL; and Mikel&#8217;s serial interface for the Ti-99\/4A.<\/li>\n<li><b>Software Guide<\/b> &#8211; Quick takes on two dozen new and noteworthy programs.<\/li>\n<li><b>Software Reviews<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Departments<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Editor&#8217;s Note<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Letters<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Behind The Screens<\/b> &#8211; Keeping your Timex ticking; a programmer&#8217;s windfall; microfloppies; and more.<\/li>\n<li><b>Home-School Connection<\/b> &#8211; Tomorrow&#8217;s VisiFarmers: In Ortonville, Minnesota, teenagers are applying what they learn in school about computers to help their parents run the family farm.<\/li>\n<li><b>Home Business<\/b> &#8211; Keeping the Lincoln (Illinois) Log: The Strasmas tell how they run a national computer information service from their rec room.<\/li>\n<li><b>Computer Clinic<\/b> &#8211; Questions from readers are answered.<\/li>\n<li><b>Games<\/b> &#8211; Games People Play: The state of the art and a survey of your gaming habits.<\/li>\n<li><b>BASIC Booth<\/b> &#8211; A monthly cartoon.<\/li>\n<li><b>Books<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The Primer<\/b> &#8211; A reference guide that appears each month.<\/li>\n<li><b>Classified<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Advertisers&#8217; Index<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Family Computing &#8211; Issue Number 10 &#8211; June 1984 Family Computing was a 1980s U.S. computer magazine published by Scholastic, Inc. It covered all the major home computer platforms of the day including the Apple II series, Commodore Vic 20 and 64, Atari 8-bit family as well as the IBM PC and Apple Macintosh among others. The June 1984 issue includes: Features The &#8220;Hard-Boiled&#8221; School of Software &#8211; An interview with Infocom&#8217;s revolutionary adventure-game designers., the creators of Zork, Starcross, and The Witness. Whistle While You Word Process &#8211; There&#8217;s a new crop of word-processing programs that are perfect for family use &#8211; they&#8217;re inexpensive and easy to operate. Inside&#8230;find out how they rate. Plus: How to Judge Word-Processing Software Looking For A Summer Job? &#8211; Ten ways to earn money with the help of your computer. A New-Age Mom-And-Pop Business &#8211; Many people dream of running a computer store. The Seran family of Colorado took the plunge. Plus: Starting A Computer Store &#8211; Tips From The Serans Five-Year-Old Authors &#8211; IBM&#8217;s Writing to Read System has kindergartners reading and writing as if they were born knowing how. Buyer&#8217;s Guide to Computers &#8211; A look at the 10 leading [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[137,194,225,370,473,600,2362,1791,1799,1833,1885],"class_list":["post-26753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-computer-arcana","tag-adam","tag-apple","tag-atari","tag-c64","tag-commodore-64","tag-dos","tag-retrocomputing","tag-ti-994a","tag-timex","tag-trs-80","tag-vic-20"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26753","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=26753"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30292,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26753\/revisions\/30292"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}