{"id":22824,"date":"2019-06-10T16:36:46","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T20:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=22824"},"modified":"2019-06-19T10:05:40","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T14:05:40","slug":"the-guide-to-computer-living-november-1986-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2019\/06\/10\/the-guide-to-computer-living-november-1986-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Guide to Computer Living (November 1986)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/epnt.ebay.com\/static\/epn-smart-tools.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FThe_Guide_to_Computer_Living%2FThe_Guide_to_Computer_Living_1986-11&amp;twg_show=The_Guide_to_Computer_Living_Vol03_07_1986_Nov_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22825\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/The_Guide_to_Computer_Living_Vol03_07_1986_Nov_01-1.jpg\" alt=\"the_guide_to_computer_living_vol03_07_1986_nov_01\" width=\"2487\" height=\"3225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"raindrops-press-this\">Source: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FThe_Guide_to_Computer_Living%2FThe_Guide_to_Computer_Living_1986-11&amp;twg_show=The_Guide_to_Computer_Living_Vol03_07_1986_Nov_01.jpg\">The Guide to Computer Living &#8211; Volume 3, Number 7 &#8211; November 1986<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Guide to Computer Living was a Commodore specific magazine that was published in Oregon. It covered at least the Commodore 64, Commodore 128 and Amiga. As far as I can tell, it seemed to be popular regionally but not necessarily nationally. The November 1986 issue includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>RND (0) Notes<\/b> &#8211; We now join &#8220;As The Disk Spins&#8221; in progress. Soap suds and silicon, the new fall line up.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>To The Editor<\/b> &#8211; Complaints and kudos for Dr. Tim. But no defense of the VIC-20 this month. Sorry.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>CompuSex<\/b> &#8211; And you thought we were kidding! C-P-U meets S-E-X and, thanks to this special section of The Guide, YOU ARE THERE.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Adventures of a Baudy Lady<\/b> &#8211; Log on, leer in and lather up. Sex with a modem. What&#8217;s happening in the dim recesses of database services.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Sex &#038; Computers!<\/b> &#8211; We promised&#8230;we delivered! Computers in compromising positions. A Guide Exclusive!<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Leather Goddesses Of Phobos<\/b> &#8211; Tame, Suggestive or Lewd. Infocom breaks the no-no barrier (sort of) in their new &#8220;adult&#8221; adventure.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Computer Widow<\/b> &#8211; Turned off and abandoned. And we&#8217;re not talking about the computer. Is there NOTHING left for a lonely housewife to do?<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>IntraCourse<\/b> &#8211; This sex survey program asks you about things you&#8217;ve never dreamed about and things you&#8217;d rather forget. Then it compares you to The National Average. An anxiety-maker endorsed by Dr. Joyce Brothers.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Strip Poker<\/b> &#8211; The game where you don&#8217;t care if it doesn&#8217;t play such a good game of cards. The computer amusement that made teenage boys happy.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Computer Curmudgeon<\/b> &#8211; From programming to puberty. One woman&#8217;s perspective.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>BobsTerm Pro 128<\/b> &#8211; Signing-on was never more fun or more versatile. An outstanding terminal program moves to the C-128.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>FSD-1 Disk Drive<\/b> &#8211; Cheaper than a 1541, smaller than a 1541 and it does all the same stuff. Why pay more?<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Freeze Frame<\/b> &#8211; CardCo may be gone; but Freeze Frame continues to dump on their memory.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>VIP Professional MaxiPlan<\/b> &#8211; One Amiga spreadsheet that does a Lotus 1 2 3 impersonation, another that talks. Now, what about one that does Ed Sullivan?<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Turbo MIRV<\/b> &#8211; It&#8217;s getting crowded in here! MIRV stuffs desktop utilities into the C-64\/128 and there isn&#8217;t enough room to move sideways.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Quickies<\/b> &#8211; Brisk and sometimes abrasive reviews of the latest in computer products. You read it here first.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Potpourri<\/b> &#8211; Technicolor zombies, nuclear holocaust and Commodore International. Amazing what&#8217;s getting into the news these days.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Real Gamers&#8230;<\/b> &#8211; Bob winds up a new joystick and dusts off a couple oldies. You read it here first.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Dr. Timothy Leary<\/b> &#8211; From cave to keyboard. Dr. Leary looks East and describes the dawning of the computer age.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Amiga Monthly<\/b> &#8211; Vas ist DOS? Some handy AmigaDOS commands Commodore doesn&#8217;t tell you about. Also Cinemaware preview, Mind Walker and The Music Studio.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Beginner&#8217;s Corner<\/b> &#8211; Disk Data. How it gets there, where it goes, and what it means.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Machine Language<\/b> &#8211; Build your own computer without wire, pliers or spare parts. McCormick does it in software.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>More Computer Magic<\/b> &#8211; &#8220;A State of Mind.&#8221; This time the computer knows what state you&#8217;re thinking of. Incredible.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>File Viewer<\/b> &#8211; &#8220;And I wish that I could look at any file on my floppy disk.&#8221; Wish granted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<ins class=\"epn-placement\" data-config-id=\"5c0b7667118b7f103b2107dd\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The Guide to Computer Living &#8211; Volume 3, Number 7 &#8211; November 1986 The Guide to Computer Living was a Commodore specific magazine that was published in Oregon. It covered at least the Commodore 64, Commodore 128 and Amiga. As far as I can tell, it seemed to be popular regionally but not necessarily nationally. The November 1986 issue includes: RND (0) Notes &#8211; We now join &#8220;As The Disk Spins&#8221; in progress. Soap suds and silicon, the new fall line up. To The Editor &#8211; Complaints and kudos for Dr. Tim. But no defense of the VIC-20 this month. Sorry. CompuSex &#8211; And you thought we were kidding! C-P-U meets S-E-X and, thanks to this special section of The Guide, YOU ARE THERE. Adventures of a Baudy Lady &#8211; Log on, leer in and lather up. Sex with a modem. What&#8217;s happening in the dim recesses of database services. Sex &#038; Computers! &#8211; We promised&#8230;we delivered! Computers in compromising positions. A Guide Exclusive! Leather Goddesses Of Phobos &#8211; Tame, Suggestive or Lewd. Infocom breaks the no-no barrier (sort of) in their new &#8220;adult&#8221; adventure. Computer Widow &#8211; Turned off and abandoned. And we&#8217;re not talking about the computer. 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