{"id":28909,"date":"2022-04-25T09:55:46","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T13:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=28909"},"modified":"2022-05-03T13:54:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T17:54:59","slug":"commander-january-1983","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2022\/04\/25\/commander-january-1983\/","title":{"rendered":"Commander (January 1983)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FCommander%2Fcommander_1983-01&amp;twg_show=Commander_1983-01_001.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-28910\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Commander_1983-01_001-789x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"789\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Commander_1983-01_001-789x1024.jpg 789w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Commander_1983-01_001-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Commander_1983-01_001-768x997.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Commander_1983-01_001-1183x1536.jpg 1183w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Commander_1983-01_001-1577x2048.jpg 1577w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Commander_1983-01_001-92x120.jpg 92w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Commander_1983-01_001-scaled.jpg 1972w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FCommander%2Fcommander_1983-01&amp;twg_show=Commander_1983-01_001.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\">Commander &#8211; January 1983<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Subtitled &#8220;The Monthly Journal for Commodore Computer Users&#8221;, this was one of the early magazine for Commodore related computers. In 1983 the Commodore 64, VIC-20, and PET\/CBM were being covered. The January 1983 issue includes:<\/p>\n<h1>VIC-20<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Enterprise<\/b> &#8211; A type-in Star Trek themed game. It was supposed to be in the previous issue but the code listing was left out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Ravings of a Madman<\/b> &#8211; An overview of where to get games for the VIC-20 and what is available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Gobble<\/b> &#8211; A type in program that generates random mazes that you must navigate while eating dots and avoiding the enemy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>64<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Peek &amp; Poke<\/b> &#8211; Programming the SID, the Commodore 64&#8217;s sound chip.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"attachment wp-att-28911 keychainify-checked\" href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=28911\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-28911\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Commander_1983-01_003-783x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"783\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Commander_1983-01_003-783x1024.jpg 783w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Commander_1983-01_003-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Commander_1983-01_003-768x1004.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Commander_1983-01_003-1175x1536.jpg 1175w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Commander_1983-01_003-1566x2048.jpg 1566w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Commander_1983-01_003-92x120.jpg 92w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Commander_1983-01_003-scaled.jpg 1958w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>PET\/CBM<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Review: A ROM for the PET &#8220;COMMANDER&#8221;<\/b> &#8211; A ROM chip for the PET that could be added to provide additional high level commands that can be used from BASIC. Some examples include RE-DIMENSION which resizes arrays and COMPUTED GOTO which allows a GOTO statement based on a variable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Special Features<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Single Drive Copy<\/b> &#8211; A type-in program for making disk copies with a single disk drive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>RADIX-50: Pack &amp; Unpack<\/b> &#8211; A program for packing ASCII bits (24-bits to 16-bits) in order to save memory and disk space. Originally developed for the PDP-8.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>COMAL: A Closer look<\/b> &#8211; A look at the COMAL programming language and a sample program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Assembly Language Programming on the VIC &#8211; Part II<\/b> &#8211; Part 2 of a multipart series on using assembly language on the VIC-20. This part covers assemblers and monitors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>USCD PASCAL for the Commodore 8096<\/b> &#8211; A look at the PASCAL programming language, in particular some speed test between PASCAL and BASIC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Commodore Character Set vs. ASCII<\/b> &#8211; Commodore defined two sets of 8-bit character sets vs. one 7-bit set for ASCII.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Departments<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Letters to Editor<\/b> &#8211; One reader&#8217;s opinion of various VIC-20 games plus praise for the new magazine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Editorial<\/b> &#8211; As some computer makers suffer huge loses (Atari lost $1 billion in 1982), they turn to distributing the product in retail chains such as Sears and K-Mart. Just don&#8217;t expect to get your technical questions answered there&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>News Releases<\/b> &#8211; A list of companies and retail establishments supporting the VIC-20.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>New Products<\/b> &#8211; Vanilla Pilot for the Commodore 4000,8000,9000 and Commodore 64; Magnum Insulator, a spike\/surge protector; and Smartcom II communications software from Hayes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Game Contest<\/b> &#8211; Complete all nine levels of Escape MCP, a Tron inspired game, for your chance to win Comm*Data VIC-20 software packages valued from $50 to $200.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-28912\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Commander_1983-01_064-780x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Commander_1983-01_064-780x1024.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Commander_1983-01_064-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Commander_1983-01_064-768x1008.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Commander_1983-01_064-1170x1536.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Commander_1983-01_064-1560x2048.jpg 1560w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Commander_1983-01_064-91x120.jpg 91w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Commander_1983-01_064-scaled.jpg 1950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Commander &#8211; January 1983 Subtitled &#8220;The Monthly Journal for Commodore Computer Users&#8221;, this was one of the early magazine for Commodore related computers. In 1983 the Commodore 64, VIC-20, and PET\/CBM were being covered. The January 1983 issue includes: VIC-20 Enterprise &#8211; A type-in Star Trek themed game. It was supposed to be in the previous issue but the code listing was left out. Ravings of a Madman &#8211; An overview of where to get games for the VIC-20 and what is available. Gobble &#8211; A type in program that generates random mazes that you must navigate while eating dots and avoiding the enemy. 64 Peek &amp; Poke &#8211; Programming the SID, the Commodore 64&#8217;s sound chip. PET\/CBM Review: A ROM for the PET &#8220;COMMANDER&#8221; &#8211; A ROM chip for the PET that could be added to provide additional high level commands that can be used from BASIC. Some examples include RE-DIMENSION which resizes arrays and COMPUTED GOTO which allows a GOTO statement based on a variable. Special Features Single Drive Copy &#8211; A type-in program for making disk copies with a single disk drive. RADIX-50: Pack &amp; Unpack &#8211; A program for packing ASCII bits (24-bits to 16-bits) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28910,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,4],"tags":[395,471,473,1318,2362,1885],"class_list":["post-28909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commodore-64","category-computer-arcana","tag-cbm","tag-commodore","tag-commodore-64","tag-pet","tag-retrocomputing","tag-vic-20"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28909"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28909\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}