{"id":7558,"date":"2015-02-19T18:55:13","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T18:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/megalextoria.wordpress.com\/?p=7558"},"modified":"2017-06-29T15:55:20","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T19:55:20","slug":"hardcore-computing-issue-number-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2015\/02\/19\/hardcore-computing-issue-number-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Hardcore Computing, Issue Number 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FHardcore_Computing%2Fissue02&amp;twg_show=Cover-1.jpg\">Hardcore Computing, Issue Number 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FHardcore_Computing%2Fissue02&amp;twg_show=Cover-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/cover-12b11.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hardcore Computing was a magazine that primarily covered the Apple II and had an emphasis on defeating copy protection. However, it also dealt with other technical issues. In it&#8217;s later days it also covered some other machines including the PC and Mac but the second issue was very early on and only covered the Apple II and II+. These were the only two Apple models available at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Volume 1, Number 2 from 1981 included the following:<\/p>\n<p>Articles<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>READER INPUT<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Letters to HardCore Computing<\/li>\n<li><b>A Few Words From The Publisher<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; HardCore Computing v.s. Copy Protection<\/li>\n<li><b>EDITORIAL<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; What exactly is a program<\/li>\n<li><b>Guest Opinion<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Piracy on the High Keys by Art Cohl<\/li>\n<li><b>Commentary<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Software Piracy&#8230;the Other Side<\/li>\n<li><b>REBUTTAL<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; A letter from Val Golding<\/li>\n<li><b>LEGAL FORUM<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Consumers, Computers, and the Law<\/li>\n<li><b>Review<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Nibbles Away, another &#8216;bit&#8217; copier<\/li>\n<li><b>Using Both Sides of Diskettes<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Review of The Scanner and Disk Prep<\/li>\n<li><b>Adventure Tips<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Ootopos, Ultima, and the Eamon series<\/li>\n<li><b>Questions and Answers<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Some problems with Demuffin and Surgery<\/li>\n<li><b>Modular Adventure-arcade Game<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Introducing the Maze Concepts<\/li>\n<li><b>Expanded DISKLOCKS<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; How to copy-protect your disks<\/li>\n<li><b>SOFTKEY part 2<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; How to back up copy-protected disks<\/li>\n<li><b>SoftKey to Integer Programs<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Integer program pointers<\/li>\n<li><b>New SoftKey MUFFINS<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; How to make Muffin13 and Muffin16<\/li>\n<li><b>APPLE SOFTIES<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Text-Invaders 2.0<\/li>\n<li><b>CHR$(4)<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Utility Nibbler &#8211; DiskView 1.0<\/li>\n<li><b>Hardware Solutions<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Curing those auto-start ROM blues<\/li>\n<li><b>HGR: Huey&#8217;s Hi-res Corner<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Artist&#8217;s Easle<\/li>\n<li><b>Book Review<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; B.J. Korites: Graphic Software for Microcomputers<\/li>\n<li><b>My First &#8220;Real&#8221; Program<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Amber&#8217;s T&#8217;s<\/li>\n<li><b>Special Listing<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; updated DiskEdit 2.1<\/li>\n<li><b>HardCore Program Library<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; the Honor Royalty System<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Programs<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Utility: DiskEdit 2.1 (A-Soft)<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; a disk editing tool used to &#8220;free&#8221; locked programs<\/li>\n<li><b>Utility: DiskView 1.0 (A-Soft)<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; a disk viewing tool used to examine copy-protected disks<\/li>\n<li><b>Art: Artist&#8217;s Easel (A-Soft)<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; a screen drawing tool to create graphics in hi-res<\/li>\n<li><b>Game: Amber&#8217;s T&#8217;s (A-Soft)<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Elementary winner-determining lo-res Tic Tac Toe<\/li>\n<li><b>Game: Text Invaders 2.0 (A-Soft)<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Invader-type game played on the Text page<\/li>\n<li><b>Game: Relief Mapper 1.0 (A-Soft)<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Module to create 3-D Mountainous Islands<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src='http:\/\/adn.ebay.com\/files\/js\/min\/jquery-1.6.2-min.js'><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src='http:\/\/adn.ebay.com\/files\/js\/min\/ebay_activeContent-min.js'><\/script><br \/>\n<script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\ndocument.write('\\x3Cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/adn.ebay.com\/cb?programId=1&campId=5337952703&toolId=10026&keyword=%28Apple+2%2CApple+II%29&width=560&height=400&font=1&textColor=000000&linkColor=0000AA&arrowColor=8BBC01&color1=709AEE&color2=[COLORTWO]&format=ImageLink&contentType=TEXT_AND_IMAGE&enableSearch=y&usePopularSearches=n&freeShipping=n&topRatedSeller=n&itemsWithPayPal=n&descriptionSearch=n&showKwCatLink=n&excludeCatId=&excludeKeyword=&catId=&disWithin=200&ctx=n&autoscroll=n&title=Apple+%5D%5B&flashEnabled=' + isFlashEnabled + '&pageTitle=' + _epn__pageTitle + '&cachebuster=' + (Math.floor(Math.random() * 10000000 )) + '\">\\x3C\/script>' );\n<\/script><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hardcore Computing, Issue Number 2 Hardcore Computing was a magazine that primarily covered the Apple II and had an emphasis on defeating copy protection. 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