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  • RUN (August 1991)

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    RUN, August 1991



    RUN was one of the longest running and most popular magazines for the Commodore 64 and 128. The August 1991 issue includes:

    Features

    • Read All About It! – Here’s a late-breaking news flash: Use the Commodore/geoPublish combo to handle your desktop publishing needs.
    • geoPublish News – Follow these step-by-step instructions to create your own desktop-published newsletter.
    • Inside Tips on DTP – Take this pro’s advice and you’ll soon be producing your own high-quality manuals, newsletters and booklets.
    • Some Like It Hot – Though it’s hot outside now, Fuel Compare can help you plan for winter’s chill.
    • Yoot – The whole family will enjoy this Korean board game of strategy and chance.
    • Required Reading – Here’s the answer to RUN’s frequently asked question: “Can you recommend a good book about…?” We sure can!
    • 128 Graphics Video Upgrade – What is a video upgrade, and why would you need one? Lou Wallace tells all.
    • Roadtest 64 – Test your knowledge of traffic signs and travel facts with this great game.
    • Super Keys – Put your function keys to work with this C-64 programming utility.

    Departments

    • RUNning Ruminations – Don’t waste time waiting for your computer to do its thing. These activities are sure to cure the computer blues.
    • Magic – Make your programs more flashy, put a comma on you keypad and teach your Commodore to play It’s a Small, Small World…
    • News and New Products – This time we have news from Commodore, two new printers and some great software.
    • Mail RUN – Since April, we’ve received a flood of mail from user’s groups asking to be added to our list. here they are, along with letters offering help and advice.
    • Software Gallery – Reviews of:
      • Ultima VI: The False Prophet
      • Back to the Future II
      • B.A.T.
      • Yours, Mine and Ours!!
      • DragonStrike
      • Questmaster
      • Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
      • Crackdown
      • The Untouchables
    • geoWatch – This issue, geoWatch and ProTips combine to help you with your GEOS applications.
    • 128 Mode – A surprising new language can improve your programming skills – Plain English!
    • Gold Mine – Master the universe! This issue, we have tips on Questmaster, SimCity and many other games.
    • RUN’s Checksum Program – Run it right, the first time.
    • Commodore clinic – Learn the secret of your power supply and get software sources for your 1581.
    • Coming Attractions; List of Advertisers

    …and more!


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  • Commodore World, Issue Number 7

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    Commodore World, Issue Number 7



    Commodore World was really the last commercial print Commodore 64 related magazine published in the U.S. Published my Creative Micro Designs (CMD), it was largely a vehicle to advertise their hardware products. However, it had a lot of good content as well. Issue Number 7 from 1995 includes:

    Features

    • Surviving the 90s – Keep your Commodore useful for years to come.
    • Bonus Review: A Tale of Two Printers – That FGM guy recounts his experiences of buying a new inkjet printer.

    Reviews

    • Software: Two Tax Packages – Don’t let the IRS tax your mind as well as your income.
    • Games: Miniviews – Mean Streets, Questron II, Stickybear Math and Memory Manor.
    • Hardware: Cartridge Port Expanders – Find out what CMD’s EX3 and EX2+1 are, and what they can do for you.
    • Hardware: CMD’s GamePad – Your games may take on a new life using this sega-style controller.

    Columns

    • Just For Starters – Steve eases new users into peeks, pokes, and disk commands.
    • Foreign Exchange – Take a closer look at Scanntronik, Germany’s video hardware source.
    • Graphic Interpretation – Taking advantage of geoWrite is just a matter of using the right tools!
    • geoProgrammist – Introductory steps to building a dialog box in GEOS.
    • Basic Instincts – Replace those INPUT commands with clean input subroutines.
    • SCSI Magic – Add removable media SCSI drives to your CMD HD system.
    • Hard Tips: Video Cables – Build the right cable for your computer and monitor combination.
    • Peripheral Vision – Ease your disk operations with a DOS Wedge.
    • Carrier Detect – Take some ‘netiquette’ lessons from our telecommunications expert.
    • Over the Edge – Getting your spouse involved with computing may not be the right thing to do.

    Departments

    • From the Editor
    • Backtalk
    • On the Horizon
    • The Connection
    • Top Tips
    • Commodore User Groups
    • Commodore Trivia
    • Classified Ads
    • Advertiser’s Index

    …and more!


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