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  • Compute! (January 1982)

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    Source: Compute! – Issue Number 20 – January 1982

    Compute!, at least in its earlier days, exclusively covered computers based on the 6502 CPU. In early 1982 these included the Commodore PET, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, VIC-20, and others. The January 1982 issue includes:

    Columns

    • The Editor’s Notes – Atari goes after creators of Atari game clones.
    • Ask The Readers – Questions asked and answerd about chaining programs in BASIC on Commodore computers, the future of the 6502, software protection, accessing all 48K of RAM on the Atari, and more.
    • Computers And Society – An article on the Turing test and measuring artificial intelligence.
    • The Beginner’s: Loops – A look at FOR loops, nesting loops and more in BASIC.
    • New Products – A new dental computer newsletter, new Atari software from Artworx, Cimarron releases CMAR file handling system for Commodore computers, and more.

    Applications

    • INVEST – A BASIC type-in program for helping you to calculate various things with regards to realestate investing.
    • Developing A Business Algorithm – Creating a program to perform various business calculations including things like interest, lease calculations, taxes, and more.
    • Anti-Hesitation Programming: A Tutorial on Arrays – Getting around slowness when using arrays in Microsoft BASIC.
    • How Random Are Sequences Of Random Numbers? – A look at the randomness of numbers generating using RND in BASIC.
    • Telecommunications: Getting Outside The Computer – A look at the computer parts and peripherals that let you communicate with the outside world. These include things such as the UART and MODEM.

    Education

    • Friends Of The Turtle – A new society with the goal of promoting turtle graphics with languages such as Atari PILOT, TI LOGO, and Apple LOGO.
    • Learning With Computers – A look at how computers might change schools in the future.

    The Apple Gazette

    • Apple Addresses – Hexadecimal and decimal addressing on the Apple II.
    • More Apple Hi-Res Shape Writer – A type-in program for creating hi-res shapes on the Apple II.
    • Lower Case With Unmodified Apple – A program that allow you to use lower case letters without hardware modification on the Apple II.
    • COMPUTE! Overview: Individual Tax Plan – A look at a program that helps you prepare your taxes on the Apple II.

    The Atari Gazette

    • Cryptogram – A type-in game for Atari 8-bit computers in which you mus decipher the code.
    • SuperFont – A type-in program for the Atari that allows you to create your own fonts.
    • Word Search – A type-in program for the Atari that allows you to create word search games.
    • Review: Screen Printer Interface (Version 2.0) – A review of this device for Atari computers that lets you capture and print the contents of your screen.
    • INSIGHT: Atari – Part three of a series on the Atari operating system. This part covers Atari I/O device handlers.

    The OSI Gazette

    • Part I: A Small Operating System: OS65D The Disk Routines – Part one of a two part series on using a disk drive with the OSI.

    The PET Gazette

    • A Yuletide Tale – A Christmas Carol starring the PET.
    • Renumbering An Appended Routine Only – A guide to appending one program to another on the PET.
    • BRANCH NEVER And QUIF Assembling On SuperPET – Assembly language programming on the SuperPET (which uses a 6809 CPU).
    • PET Repairs For The Amateur – A guide to various PET problems that are mostly the result of loose connections.
    • Realtime Clock On Your PET Screen – A type-in real-time clock routine for the PET.
    • Tape Load Test And Head Alignment – How to prepare and use a test tape for the cassette recorder of the PET to help align the heads.
    • MICROMON: An Enhanced Machine Language Monitor – A type-in machine language monitor for the PET.
    • Self-Modifying Programs in BASIC – Creating self modifying programs on the PET.

    VIC-20 Update

    • TINYMON1: A Simple Monitor For The VIC – A type-in machine language monitor for the VIC-20.
    • VIC Color Tips – A tutorial for using color in your programs for the VIC-20.
    • VIC Memory Map Above Page Zero – A list of memory locations and their functions on the VIC-20.
    • ZAP! – A type-in arcade game for up to six players for the VIC-20. Try to consume various shapes while avoiding the asterix.

    …and more!


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  • Computer Gaming World (December 1987)

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    Source: Computer Gaming World – Issue Number 42 – December 1987

    Computer Gaming World was really the best computer gaming magazine available for most of its life. In its earlier days it covered multiple platforms but eventually became a PC only magazine. The December 1987 issue includes:

    Features

    • Plundered Hearts – A run-through of Plundered Hearts, an adventure game from Infocom which is sort of a spoof on pirate romance.
    • The Electronic Gridiron – A survey of the various computerized football games available at the time. Games covered here include 4th & Inches, GFL Championship Football, Gridiron, Football, Head Coach, Mac Pro Football, Super Bowl Sunday, 3-in-1 Football, Instant Replay, Computer Quarterback, and NFL Challenge.
    • 1987 CGW Game of the Year Awards – The 1987 Computer Gaming World Game of the Year awards were presented at DragonCon where there was also discussion of the future of computer gaming and a gaming tournament. Award winners include The Bard’s Tale II (Electronic Arts), Starflight (Electronic Arts), Leather Goddesses of Phobos (Infocom), Trinity (Infocom), Might and Magic (New World Computing), Hardball (Accolade), Marble Madness (Electronic Arts), Earl Weaver Baseball (Electronic Arts), Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon (Cinemaware), Gunship (Microprose), Defender of the Crown (Cinemaware), Under Fire! (Avalon Hill), Balance of Power (Mindscape), BattleCruiser (SSI), Gettysburg (SSI), Battlefront (SSG), and the overall winner, Ultima IV (Origin).
    • Project: Stealth Fighter – A review of this combat flight simulator for the Commodore 64/128.
    • Beyond Zork – Review of this classic adventure game from Infocom for a variety of systems. This was one of the last games in the long running Zork series of interactive fiction games.
    • Secret Agents, Man! – A look at The Spy’s Adventures in Europe and The Spy’s Adventures in North America. These are two games in a series of educational adventure games for the Apple II.
    • Victory At Sea – The second part of a strategy guide for SSI’s Warship, a naval strategy game.
    • Battles In Normandy – A review of this World War II strategy game from SSG for the Commodore 64 and Apple II.
    • Firepower – Review of this arcade tank game from MicroIllusions for the Amiga (coming soon for the Commodore 64, Apple IIgs, and Dos).

    Departments

    • Editorial – An overview of recent changes to the magazine including both content and layout changes as CGW moved to an IBM AT and desktop publishing.
    • Taking A Peek – Previews of new and upcoming games including Thunderchopper (Apple II, Commodore 64), Wings of Fury (Apple II), California Dreams (Apple II, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Amiga), Vegas Gambler (Apple II, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Amiga, Apple IIgs, DOS), Shirley Muldowney’s Top Fuel Challenge (Commodore 64), Dark Lord (Apple II, Commodore 64), Force 7 (Commodore 64), Tomahawk (Atari, Commodore 64), Street Sports Basketball (Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS), Heartland (Commodore 64), Silicon Dreams (Apple II, Atari, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, DOS), Solar Star (Atari), Plutos (Amiga), Terrorpods (Amiga, Atari ST), 3D Helicopter Simulator (Dos), Thexder (DOS), Connect (DOS), and Halls of Montezuma (Apple II, Commodore 64).
    • Game Ratings – A list of the top 50 strategy and top 50 action/adventure games as rated by CGW.

    …and more!


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