{"id":17175,"date":"2017-06-28T16:56:34","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T20:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=17175"},"modified":"2022-07-14T10:13:04","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T14:13:04","slug":"info-novemberdecember-1987","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/06\/28\/info-novemberdecember-1987\/","title":{"rendered":"Info (November\/December 1987)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Info_Issue_17_1987_Nov_Dec-001.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-17176\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Info_Issue_17_1987_Nov_Dec-001-774x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"info_issue_17_1987_nov_dec-001\" width=\"774\" height=\"1024\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"raindrops-press-this\">Source: <em><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FInfo%2FInfo_17_1987-11&amp;twg_show=Info_Issue_17_1987_Nov_Dec-001.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\">Info &#8211; Issue Number 17 &#8211; November\/December 1987<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Info is a magazine that was dedicated to Commodore computers and was produced using home computer equipment (the Commodore 64\/128 and later the Amiga) and was remarkably successful for an independent publication. The first issue was published in 1983 using a Commodore 64 and dot matrix printer and the final issue was published in 1992.<\/p>\n<p>This issue is the November\/December 1987 issue and is the annual games issue. Contents include:<\/p>\n<h1>Departments<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>16-Bit Gallery<\/b> &#8211; Brief reviews, previews and screen shots of recent and upcoming Amiga games including Deep Space, Fire Power, Barbarian, Alien Fires, Arazok&#8217;s Tomb, Leisure Suit Larry, Blackjack Academy, Strip Poker, World Games, Arena, Hardball, Grand Slam, The Surgeon, Land of Legends, Guild of Thieves, Dark Castle, and Crossword Creator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>8-bit Gallery<\/b> &#8211; Brief reviews, previews and screen shots of recent and upcoming Commodore 64 games including Diablo, Into the Eagle&#8217;s Nest, Sub Battle Simulator, Top Fuel Eliminator, Top Gun, and Deep Space.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Reader Mail<\/b> &#8211; Letters from readers about Commodore 128 coverage, the Amiga 1000 vs. the Amiga 500, Len Lindsay, Compute!, Compute!&#8217;s Gazette and Speedscript, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Magazine Index<\/b> &#8211; A list of other magazines that cover Commodore computers and a summary of what is in the latest issues. Magazines listed include The Transactor, Twin Cities 128, COMAL Today, Family Computing, Compute!, Ahoy!, Compute!&#8217;s Gazette, and Commodore.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>News\/Views\/Rumors<\/b> &#8211; Activision takes over publication of MicroIllusions software; Mindscape signs deal with Atari to port Atari coin-op games to personal computers, including Paperboy, Gauntlet, Rolling Thunder 720, Road Runner, Road Blasters and Gauntlet II; details on upcoming computer shows including the World of Commodore, COMDEX and Ami Expo; Activision offers book of coupons; Commodore, Apple, Atari and IBM all report a profitable quarter; and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>New Products<\/b> &#8211; A list of upcoming products for the Commodore 64\/128 and Amiga. Stuff on the way for the Commodore 64 includes: Test Drive, Apollo 18, and Mini-Putt from Accolade; Dark Horse, Macbeth, and Wooden Ships &amp; Iron Men from Avalon Hill; Gunsmoke, Side Arms, Speed Rumbler and Trojan from Capom; Chernobyl, Grand Slam Baseball, Inside Trader, and Top Fuel Challenger from Cosmi; Breakthru from Data East; Dark Lord, Force 7, Tomahawk, Bismarck, Tobruk, Old Scores, and Swords &amp; Sorcery from Datasoft; Rommel at Tobruk from Electronic Arts; Street Sports Basketball, Boulder Dash Construction Kit, Rad Warrior, Spy vs. Spy 3, and Sub Battle Simulator from Epyx; Golden path, Cholo, Druid I, Heartland, Jewels of Darkness, Revs Plus, Silicon Dreams, Hyperball, Kinetic, Pandora plus a bunch of budget titles from Firebird; Beyond Zork from Infocom; Circus Charlie, Gradius, Iron Horse, Jailbreak, and Super Basketball from Konami; King of Chicago, Sinbad, SDI, and Three Stooges from MDS; Airborne Ranger, Destroyer Escort, and Project Stealth Fighter from Microprose; Paperboy and Gauntlet from Mindscape; Frank &amp; Earnest&#8217;s Adventure from Polarware; and War in the South Pacific from SSI. Specifically for the Commodore 128, Guild of Thieves from Firebird. Stuff on the way for the Amiga includes Test Drive from Accolade; GFL Championship Football and Championship Baseball from Activision; Ferrari Formula One and Return to Atlantis from Electronic Arts; Universal Military Simulator, Jewels of Darkness, Knight Orc, Silicon Dreams from Firebird; Beyond Zork from Infocom; King of Chicago and Three Stooges from MDS; Silent Service and Gunship from Microprose; Indoor Sports and Into the Eagle&#8217;s Nest from Mindscape; Frank &amp; Ernest&#8217;s Adventure from Polarware; Terrorpods from Psygnosis; Leisure Suit Larry, Thexder, Black Cauldron and Police Quest from Sierra; GATO and Orbiter from Spectrum; and Kampfgruppe, Phantasie and Phantasie II from SSI. A variety of other hardware and software items are also listed for both platforms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Midnight Software Gazette<\/b> &#8211; An overview of early Star Trek inspired games on various machines, including the Commodore PET and Commodore 64.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Info Update<\/b> &#8211; The Commodore 128D ships with more video RAM; trade in your Amiga 1000 for an Amiga 2000; FCC considers surcharge for modem usage; shortage of SX-64s; and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Real World<\/b> &#8211; News outside the world of computers including a positive review of Robocop; a new Star Trek series coming soon (this would be Star Trek: The Next Generation); a new book on Tesla; and the debut of The Dark Knight Returns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Best of Public Domain<\/b> &#8211; The best recent public domain software and where to get it. Titles include Relfile Coper, a copy utilitiy for RELative files which are typically used by databases; BASIC 4.0, a BASIC upgrade for the C64; Xeropus, an arcade shooter for the C64; Omicron, an action game for the C64; Cslide, a slide show program for various C64 graphics formats; WXModem64, a terminal program that uses Xmodem; DiskDoctor128 V2, a set of disk utilities that includes disk repair options; Ultraterm V2.00, a high quality terminal program for the C128; Compression128 V3.0, a file compression program; and 1750Sidplayer, a music player thatmakes use of RAM expansion on the C128.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/06\/28\/info-novemberdecember-1987\/info_issue_17_1987_nov_dec-005\/\" class=\"attachment wp-att-29387 keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Info_Issue_17_1987_Nov_Dec-005-759x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"759\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Info_Issue_17_1987_Nov_Dec-005-759x1024.jpg 759w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Info_Issue_17_1987_Nov_Dec-005-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Info_Issue_17_1987_Nov_Dec-005-768x1037.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Info_Issue_17_1987_Nov_Dec-005-1138x1536.jpg 1138w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Info_Issue_17_1987_Nov_Dec-005-1517x2048.jpg 1517w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Info_Issue_17_1987_Nov_Dec-005-89x120.jpg 89w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Info_Issue_17_1987_Nov_Dec-005.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Features<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Interview: Paul Montgomery<\/b> &#8211; An interview with the vice president of Newtek, maker of graphics hardware and software for the Amiga, including DigiView.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>16-bit Computers Compared<\/b> &#8211; A detailed look at the features, technical capabilities and prices of the Amiga 1000, Amiga 500, Amiga 2000, IBM PS\/2 Model 50, IBM PS\/2 Model 80, Apple Macintosh Plus, Macintosh SE, Mac II, Atari 520ST, and Atari 1040ST.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Info Looks at Games<\/b> &#8211; A history of games on the Commodore 64 and Amiga.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>GEOS Update<\/b> &#8211; A look at the 1764 RAM Expander for the Commodore 64 and using it with GEOS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Amiga 500 Contest Winner<\/b> &#8211; A look at the winner of a recent Info contest in which an Amiga 500 package was given away.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Reviews<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>CCSZ Clock\/Calendar<\/b> &#8211; A cartridge that gives you a battery-backed clock\/calendar for your Commodore 64.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Word Writer 3<\/b> &#8211; The latest version of this Word Processor series for the Commodore 64.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>C128 and 1571 ROM Upgrade<\/b> &#8211; New ROM chips available for the Commodore 128 and 1571 disk drive that fix some bugs and speed up disk access.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>B.E.S.T. Accounting<\/b> &#8211; An accounting\/bookkeeping package for the Amiga.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Diga!<\/b> &#8211; A full-featured terminal program for the Amiga.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Starboard II RAM Expander<\/b> &#8211; A RAM expansion for the Amiga 1000 that adds up to 2 MB (also available in 512K and 1 MB versions).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Info_Issue_17_1987_Nov_Dec-116-774x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"774\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Info_Issue_17_1987_Nov_Dec-116-774x1024.jpg 774w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Info_Issue_17_1987_Nov_Dec-116-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Info_Issue_17_1987_Nov_Dec-116-768x1016.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Info_Issue_17_1987_Nov_Dec-116-1161x1536.jpg 1161w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Info_Issue_17_1987_Nov_Dec-116-1547x2048.jpg 1547w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Info_Issue_17_1987_Nov_Dec-116-91x120.jpg 91w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Info_Issue_17_1987_Nov_Dec-116.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Info &#8211; Issue Number 17 &#8211; November\/December 1987 Info is a magazine that was dedicated to Commodore computers and was produced using home computer equipment (the Commodore 64\/128 and later the Amiga) and was remarkably successful for an independent publication. The first issue was published in 1983 using a Commodore 64 and dot matrix printer and the final issue was published in 1992. This issue is the November\/December 1987 issue and is the annual games issue. Contents include: Departments 16-Bit Gallery &#8211; Brief reviews, previews and screen shots of recent and upcoming Amiga games including Deep Space, Fire Power, Barbarian, Alien Fires, Arazok&#8217;s Tomb, Leisure Suit Larry, Blackjack Academy, Strip Poker, World Games, Arena, Hardball, Grand Slam, The Surgeon, Land of Legends, Guild of Thieves, Dark Castle, and Crossword Creator. 8-bit Gallery &#8211; Brief reviews, previews and screen shots of recent and upcoming Commodore 64 games including Diablo, Into the Eagle&#8217;s Nest, Sub Battle Simulator, Top Fuel Eliminator, Top Gun, and Deep Space. Reader Mail &#8211; Letters from readers about Commodore 128 coverage, the Amiga 1000 vs. the Amiga 500, Len Lindsay, Compute!, Compute!&#8217;s Gazette and Speedscript, and more. 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