{"id":35682,"date":"2025-07-16T18:12:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T22:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=35682"},"modified":"2025-08-05T01:25:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T05:25:52","slug":"commodore-world-volume-1-number-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/07\/16\/commodore-world-volume-1-number-4\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Commodore World &#8211; Volume 1, Number 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FCommodore_World%2FCommodore_World_04&amp;twg_show=Commodore_World_Issue_04-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Commodore_World_Issue_04-01-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-35685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Commodore_World_Issue_04-01-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Commodore_World_Issue_04-01-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Commodore_World_Issue_04-01-1151x1536.jpg 1151w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Commodore_World_Issue_04-01-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Commodore_World_Issue_04-01.jpg 1269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FCommodore_World%2FCommodore_World_04&amp;twg_show=Commodore_World_Issue_04-01.jpg\">Commodore World &#8211; Volume 1, Number 4<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I think that Commodore World was the last professional Commodore 8-bit magazine published in the U.S. It was published bi-monthly in the mid to late 1990s. This issue isn&#8217;t dated that I see but I believe it would have been from near the end of 1994. Issue number four of Commodore World includes:<\/p>\n<h1>Features<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Telecommunications<\/b> &#8211; A guide to getting online with your Commodore 64.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>A Glossary of Telecommunications Terms<\/b> &#8211; Definitions for terms such as &#8220;baud&#8221;, &#8220;BBS&#8221;, and &#8220;echo&#8221;, as well as modem communications standards and much more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Bad File Names<\/b> &#8211; How to fix various file problems on Commodore 64 disks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Copyrights: Who Owns The Right To Copy?<\/b> &#8211; A discussion of copyright law, especially how it applies to computer software.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Hard Tips: Build A Simple RS-232 Interface<\/b> &#8211; A guide to building your own modem interface.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Reviews<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Software: Fun Graphics Machine<\/b> &#8211; A review of this high-resolution graphics editor that can be used for desktop publishing and to create everything from video titles to business cards and much more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Games: Miniviews<\/b> &#8211; Brief reviews of Menace (Psygnosis), The Amazing Spider-Man (Paragon), Marble Madness (Electronic Arts), Laser Squad (MicroIllusions), and Skate or Die (Electronic Arts).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Hardware: Boca 144EW Fax\/Data Modem<\/b> &#8211; A detailed review of this 14.4Kbps modem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Hardware: The Boca 2400<\/b> &#8211; I review of this 2400bps modem. This was about as fast as you could go on the Commodore 64 with a basic RS-232 interface. You had to get fancier interfaces if you wanted faster speeds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=35684\" class=\"attachment wp-att-35684\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Commodore_World_Issue_04-03-782x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"782\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-35684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Commodore_World_Issue_04-03-782x1024.jpg 782w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Commodore_World_Issue_04-03-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Commodore_World_Issue_04-03-768x1006.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Commodore_World_Issue_04-03-1173x1536.jpg 1173w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Commodore_World_Issue_04-03-92x120.jpg 92w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Commodore_World_Issue_04-03.jpg 1272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Columns<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Just For Starters<\/b> &#8211; A guide for computer beginners on the types of software available for the Commodore 64 and what they can be used for.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Foreign Exchange<\/b> &#8211; A look at the Flash 8, an add-on for the Commodore 64 that provides a 65C816 CPU and up to 8 MHz speeds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Graphic Interpretation<\/b> &#8211; A guide to importing and exporting graphics to and from GEOS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>geoProgrammist<\/b> &#8211; Using macros and managing memory in GEOS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>BASIC Instincts<\/b> &#8211; The third installment of a five part series on building a large game called Starship Combat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Advanced Techniques<\/b> &#8211; A type-in program that will let you autoboot your own programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Peripheral Vision<\/b> &#8211; Identifying and handling SCSI errors on CMD&#8217;s HD.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Carrier Detect<\/b> &#8211; A guide to offline BBS mail reading. I never did much of this with the Commodore 64 but I do remember doing a lot with Bluewave on the PC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Departments<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>From The Editor<\/b> &#8211; Planned obsolescence in the computer world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>BackTalk<\/b> &#8211; Letters from readers about the first issue of the magazine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Just Asking<\/b> &#8211; Questions answered about the CBM 8032 printer and GEOS, gamepads for the C64, using larger disks under CP\/M, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>On The Horizon<\/b> &#8211; Disposition of Commodore&#8217;s assets after bankruptcy still undetermined; Grapevine Group ceases operations; CMD releases GeoCable II which can be used to connect printers to The C64&#8217;s parallel port for high speed printing; Commodore RoundTable on GEnie offers gifts to new members; and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Connection<\/b> &#8211; News about file compression from Loadstar, dieHard, Fun Graphics Machine, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Top Tips<\/b> &#8211; Tips about switch settings for printer interfaces, better video via the Commodore 128 composite video port, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Commodore_World_Issue_04-60-766x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"766\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-35683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Commodore_World_Issue_04-60-766x1024.jpg 766w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Commodore_World_Issue_04-60-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Commodore_World_Issue_04-60-768x1027.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Commodore_World_Issue_04-60-1149x1536.jpg 1149w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Commodore_World_Issue_04-60-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Commodore_World_Issue_04-60.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Commodore World &#8211; Volume 1, Number 4 I think that Commodore World was the last professional Commodore 8-bit magazine published in the U.S. It was published bi-monthly in the mid to late 1990s. This issue isn&#8217;t dated that I see but I believe it would have been from near the end of 1994. Issue number four of Commodore World includes: Features Telecommunications &#8211; A guide to getting online with your Commodore 64. A Glossary of Telecommunications Terms &#8211; Definitions for terms such as &#8220;baud&#8221;, &#8220;BBS&#8221;, and &#8220;echo&#8221;, as well as modem communications standards and much more. Bad File Names &#8211; How to fix various file problems on Commodore 64 disks. Copyrights: Who Owns The Right To Copy? &#8211; A discussion of copyright law, especially how it applies to computer software. Hard Tips: Build A Simple RS-232 Interface &#8211; A guide to building your own modem interface. Reviews Software: Fun Graphics Machine &#8211; A review of this high-resolution graphics editor that can be used for desktop publishing and to create everything from video titles to business cards and much more. Games: Miniviews &#8211; Brief reviews of Menace (Psygnosis), The Amazing Spider-Man (Paragon), Marble Madness (Electronic Arts), Laser Squad (MicroIllusions), and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,4],"tags":[471,472,473,2362],"class_list":["post-35682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commodore-64","category-computer-arcana","tag-commodore","tag-commodore-128","tag-commodore-64","tag-retrocomputing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35682","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=35682"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35682\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35741,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35682\/revisions\/35741"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}