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THE FIRST FAMILY OF
PRODUCTIVITY FROM
CREATIVE SOFTWARE

CREATIVE

Creative Writer'," Creative
Filer;" and Creative Calc™- three
low-cost, yet powerful pro-
grams designed to give you the
most for your software dollar.
All three programs are inte-
grated for more computing
power,

HASSLE-FREE

WORD PROCESSING.

Creative Writer is a word
processor you can start using in
just 15 minutes. Now anything
you do with your typewriter,
you'll do better and faster with
Creative Writer. It lets you con-
centrate on the words, not the
processing.

Arrange and rearrange
words or paragraphs at the
touch of a key. Compose, edit,
save, retrieve and print docu-
ments almost effortlessly.

► Preuiew entire document

■Search and replace
•Headers and looters

■ Help screens
■Move text

CREATIVE FILER

> Unrestricted format

■ Change format after creation

> Report writer included
1 Automatic alphabetizing

CREATIVE CALC

■Adjustable column width
■ 12 digit accuracy
■Menu of commands

•Mil text and numeric data
•Within cell editing
• Flexibility ol design

EACH PROGRAM IS FULt FEATURED WITH INTEGRATED
CAPABILITIES COMMDDORE 64 .IBM PC,' PCjr .
ANDAPPlf VERSIONS AUAILABIE.

PUT YOUR

FILING CABINET

ON DISK.

Store your collection of
index cards and faded notes in
the attic %vhere they belong.
Now there's Creative Filer — the
simplest way to organize and
access all your files.

You can set up and maintain
virtually any file with Creative
Filer — names and addresses,
home and auto records, club
memberships, and inventories,
all on a computer disk and
automatically filed in alpha-
betical order for instant access.

A SPREADSHEET
PROGRAM THAT
REALLY ADDS UP.

Creative Calc automates any
mathematical process.

It lets you ask the "what if
questions of financial analysis
more easily than any other
spreadsheet program in its
class.

ALL THREE PROGRAMS

ARE INTEGRATED

FOR MORE COMPUTING

POWER.

Creative Filer and Creative
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tables.

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The NEW Copy Q contains a TRUE INTELLIGENT NIBBLER which copies
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Copy Q contains other features found nowhere else Copy Q revirgins disks
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star league; baseball

DISK i

GAMESTAR

$31.95

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THE PLAYERS ARE SMALL AND SKETCHY, YET VERY
REALISTIC IN THEIR MOTIONS. THE PITCHER
LEANS FORWARD FOR THE SIGNALS, WINDS UP, AND
THROWS A VARIETY OF PITCHES. RUNNERS AND
BATTERS, TOO, HAVE STRATEGY OPTIONS. STEAL
BASES. BUNT, OR START TO BUNT, THEN "TAKE"
THE PITCH. THE CALL ON THE PITCH IS
INSTANTLY DISPLAYED. JOYSTICK CONTROL
SEQUENCES ARE NATURAL TO LEARN SO YOU CAN
CONCENTRATE ON THE BASEBALL GAME. A STATUS
LINE SHOWS THE SCORE, THE COUNT, AND THE
INNING. A BATTING PRACTICE OPTION HELPS
SHARPEN YOUR GAME. SOUND, TOO, IS WELL DONE.

WORLD'S GREATEST
BASEBALL GAME

DISK $35.00 »«Hf

EPYX COMPUTER SOFTWARE

<EPV>

AFTER READING THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL, I
ANTICIPATED A GAME THAT HAD EVERYTHING. THE
STATISTICAL GAME PLAYS ANY OF TWENTY-SIX
CLASSIC TEAMS FROM HISTORY (THROUGH 1983)
AGAINST ANOTHER. YOU ARE THE MANAGER. PLAYER
PERFORMANCE IS 8ASED ON ACTUAL RECORDS. OR BE
A PLAYER-MANAGER ADDING PERSONAL CONTROL OF
BATTING AND FIELDING. BUT, PLAYING IS A LET
DOWN. PLAYER AND BALL MOTIDN ARE UNREALISTIC
AND IMPRECISE. JOYSTICK SEQUENCES FOR ACTI-
VATING FIELDERS ARE AWKWARD. BALLS AND
STRIKES ARE NOT APPARENT TO THE VIEWER AS
THEY ARE IN STAR LEAGUE BASEBALL.

CHARLES GOREN: LEARNING
BRIDGE MADE EASV

DISK 579.95 mmmm

CBS SOFTWARE (CBS>

LEARNING BRIDGE IS AT LEAST MADE EASIER, IF
NOT EASY, SINCE CBS SOFTWARE AND CHARLES
GOREN COLLABORATED ON THIS PACKAGE INCLUDING
PLAYER'S MANUAL (136 PAGES) AND DISK. GOREN
MAY BE THE BEST KNOWN NAME IN BRIDGE, AND THE
PLAYER'S MANUAL STANDS BY ITSELF. THE
PROGRAMS ON THE DISK PARALLEL THE MANUAL AND
SERVE AS AN INTERACTIVE, HANDS-ON ILLUSTRA-
TION. THIS IS THE PERFECT METHOD BY WHICH TO
LEARN BRIDGE. WITH THE COMPUTER PLAYING THE
OTHER THREE HANDS IN THE EXAMPLES, YOU HAVE A
CAPTIVE BRIDGE PARTY AND GOREN HIMSELF AT THE
TABLE TUTORING YOU AT YOUR OWN PACE.

ELECTRONIC ARTS

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NO MATTER HDW GODD LARRY AND JULIUS ARE, YOU
HAVE TO WONDER HOW WELL BASKETBALL WILL
TRANSLATE INTO A COMPUTER GAME. I FOUND THAT
ALL ELEMENTS OF THE ONE ON ONE GAME HAVE BEEN
INCLUDED THROUGH EXCELLENT PROGRAMMING. THE
DIRECTION YOU MOVE YOUR JDYSICK IS THE DIREC-
TION THE PLAYER MOVES ON THE COURT, A REFLEX
ACTION REQUIRING NO GETTING USED TO. THE
BUTTON CONTROLS JUMPING, SHOOTING, REBOUND-
ING, STEALING, BLOCKING, AND 180-DEGREE
SPINS. YOUR SHDTS CAN BE FANCY: JUMP, TURN,
PAUSE, THEN SHOOT. REBOUND YOUR OWN SHOT AND
DUNK IT! INSTANT REPLAY ON GOOD MOVES.

HESGAMES

DISK $34.95

HUMAN ENGINEERED
SOFTWARE

(HES)

A PACKAGE OF SIX GAMES, HESGAMES WILL APPEAL
TO YOUTHFUL PLAYERS. THEHTTRTF"TRACK EVENTS,
100M DASH, LONG JUMP, AND HURDLES, REQUIRE
WIGGLING A JOYSTICK LEFT AND RIGHT. THE
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RUNS. TWO CAN WIGGLE SIMULTANEOUSLY IN THE
HURDLES AND 100M DASH— A REAL TEST OF
ENDURANCE FOR YOUR JOYSTICKS! THE DIVING
COMPETITION WAS A COMPLETE BELLY FLOP. AFTER
AN HOUR OF PRACTICE, A SIMPLE DIVE OR A
CANNON BALL WERE ALL I COULD DO. MY FAVORITE
EVENT? ARCHERY. CROSS WINDS AND FOUR TARGET
DISTANCES ADDED TO THE REALISM.

SUMMER GAMES

DISK $40.00

EPVX COMPUTER
SOFTWARE

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5UPTCR GAMES ADDS SOME DIMENSION TO THE
OLYMPIC GAMIS THEME. THE ELEMENT OF STRATEGY
IS INCORPORATED INTO 4 OF THE 8 EVENTS IN A
LIMITED WAY. A RESERVE ENERGY METER MAKES
YOU PACE YOUR RELAY RUNNER. THE GYMNASTS CAN
EARN MORE POINTS BY OPTING FOR A HARDER
ROUTINE. STILL, THERE IS SOME WIGGLING AND
JOYBUTTON TAPPING USED TO PROPEL ATHLETES
ALONG. THE FIGURES ARE DRAWN WITH HIGHER
RESOLUTION, BUT ARE NOT "INCREDIBLE" AS EPYX
CLAIMS. A FLOATING SIGHT REPRESENTS THE
SHOTGUN IN SKEET SHOOTING, AND DIVERS SEEM TO
GO OFF THE SCREEN, NOT INTO THE POOL.

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FDR THE FIRST FIFTEEN MINUTES YOU'LL SIT IN
AWE OF THE LIFE LIKE MOVEMENTS OF THE HIGH
RESOLUTION HERO RUNNING DOWN HALLS AND
SOMERSAULTING OVER ENEMY ROBOTS. NEITHER IS
THIS AN ANTICLIMAX OR A ONEDIMENSIONAL GAME.
AT ITS HEART, IMPOSSIBLE MISSION USES THE
CLASSIC VIDEO GAME STRUCTURE DF MULTIPLE
ROOMS WITH CATWALKS, TOKENS TO COLLECT, AND
LOTS OF ENEMY GREMLINS. BUT IMPOSSIBLE
MISSION , ADDS TWO PUZZLE SOLVING GAMES TO
THIS BASE AND ENHANCES IT WITH EXCELLENT
GRAPHICS, SOUND, RDBOTS WITH INDIVIDUALITY,
AND GREAT SOFTWARE VOICE SYNTHESIS.

SPY US. SPY

DISK $29.9

FIRST STAR
SOFTWARE

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TRUE TO THE MAD MAGAZINE COMIC STRIP, THESE
WELL KNOWN SPY GUYS BOUNCE BACK FROM REPEATED
SLAYINGS AND SET BACKS. FORTUNES CHANGE IN
FAVOR OF ONE SPY AND THEN THE OTHER AS THE
TWO RUN THROUGH A MAZE OF ROOMS IN AN EMBASSY
SEARCHING FOR THE ITEMS NEEDED TO COMPLETE
THEIR MISSIONS. TWO PLAYERS CAN PLAY
SIMULTANEOUSLY OR THE COMPUTER WILL BE THE
BLACK SPY OPERATING ON THE INTELLIGENCE LEVEL
YOU SELECT. REMEMBER WHERE YOU SET YOUR
BOOBY TRAPS (FOUR VARIETIES) OR SUFFER THE
DERISION AS THE SURVIVING SPY SNICKERS ONE
LAST TIME BEFORE ESCAPING IN HIS SPY PLANE.

THE SEUEH CITIES OF GOLD

DISK

$40.00

ELECTRONIC ARTS

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SEVEN CITIES OF GOLD IS AN ADVENTURE GAME OF
DISCOVERING THE NEW WORLD IN THE LATE HOG'S.
THE MONARCHY WILL OUTFIT YOU FOR YOUR FIRST
VOYAGE, BUT YOU HAVE TO BRING BACK SOME GOLD
TO KEEP RETURNING TO THE NEW WORLD FOR
FURTHER EXPLORATION AND CONQUEST. CAREFULLY
BALANCE YOUR RESOURCES BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF
SHIPS, MEN, SUPPLIES, AND VALUABLES TO TRADE
OR GIVE TO THE NATIVES. BE SURE NOT TO LOSE
YOUR BEARING ONCE YOU GET OUT OF SIGHT OF THE
SHIP— THERE ARE NO ROAD MAPS! YOU'LL LIKE
THIS ADVENTURE IF YOU LIKE EXPLORING AND YOU
CAN NEGOTIATE WITH THE UNPREDICTABLE NATIVES.

ZAXXON

DISK $34.95

SYNAPSE

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ZAXXON HAS EARNED A PERMANENT PLACE IN THE
ANNALS" OF VIDEO GAMES, AND IT HAS BEEN SAID
THAT THE COMMODORE 64 VERSION IS NOT ONLY THE
MOST FAITHFUL REPRODUCTION OF THE ARCADE
GAME, BUT MAY BE BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL! I
SAY ONLY DNE WHD HAS DROPPED A MONTH'S WAGES
IN QUARTERS INTD A ZAXXON MACHINE WOULD KNOW
FOR SURE. ZAXXON IS THE' PIONEER GAME OF THE
OVERHEAD-0FF5ET-3-D VIEW OF THE ACTION, A
DEPARTURE FROM THE STRAIGHT ON, TWO
DIMENSIONAL DISPLAYS THAT DOMINATED THE EARLY
INDUSTRY. NOW YOU CAN STOP SKULKING AROUND
THOSE GAME HALLS, AND PLAY AT HOME.

PROGRESSIVE PERIPHERALS
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THIS IS NOT THE FIRST "ROPES & LADDERS" GAME
TD HIT THE MARKET, BY ANY MEANS, (PRECEEDED
BY JUPPMAN, LODEHUNNER, AND THEIR OFFSPRING)
BUT IT IS PROBABLY THE BEST. SUPERIOR
ANIMATION, SOUND EFFECTS, AND SCREEN THEMES
OFFSET THE LACK OF CONCEPTUAL ORIGINALITY.
WHEN YOU FINALLY TIRE OF THE FIFTY WELL-
DESIGNED SCREENS INCLUDED ON THE DISK, YDU
CAN TRY YDUR HAND AT DESIGNING YOUR OWN. THE
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GIVES COMPLETE CONTROL OVER GAME PARAMETERS.
WIZARD IS EASILY PROGRESSIVE PERIPHERALS'
BEST EFFORT TO DATE.

A TINY "GUMBI" LIKE FIGURE, THE LODE RUNNER
RACES ALONG CATWALKS AND CLIMBS LADDERS
COLLECTING BUNGELING BOOTY AND ESCAPING
GUARDS. LODE RUNNER CARRIES A LASER TO SHDDT
THROUGH THE FLOOR MAKING A TRAP FOR THE
GUARDS DR AN ESCAPE ROUTE FOR HERSELF. FIRST
APPEARING TO BE JUST ONE MORE VARIATION ON A
CLASSIC THEME, L.R. HAS AN EDIT MODE ENABLING
CONSTRUCTION OF YOUR OWN 150 SCREENS AND FDR
POPULATING IT WITH GUARDS (UP TO 7). THE
SLOW FADE OUT/IN CAN BE TOGGLED OFF FOR
IMMEDIATE GAME RESET ELIMINATING THE ANNOYING
DOWN TIME MOST GAMES IMPOSE ON YOU.

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BRUCE CARVER AND ACCESS SOFTWARE HAVE
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ENGROSSING MULTI-SCRFEN THAIIBlGE. THIS DNE
IS HARDER. RAID OVER MOSCOW HAS FIVE ACTION
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DO YOU TIRE DF REPEATEDLY SLOGGING THROUGH
THE EARLY SCREENS ONLY TO REACH HIGHER LEVELS
WITH A SHALL CREW AND LOSE TO INEXPERIENCE?
RAID OVER MOSCOW ALLOWS YOU TO RELAX THROUGH
THE DEMO MODE UNTIL THE LATER SCREENS APPEAR.
MOVING THE JOYSTICK ACTIVATES GAME MODE AND
YOU CAN PRACTICE THEM IN ADVANCE.

SONAR SEARCH

DISK $39.95 ****

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A GOOD SUB GAME IS HARD TO CREATE, AND THIS
ONE IS GOOD I AS THE COMMANDER OF A TRIO OF
DESTROYERS, YOU GET THAT EERY FEELING WHEN
YOU KNOW THEY ARE OUT THERE, BUT THE SONAR
SIGNAL IS NOT RETURNING. YOU GET CLUES FROM
SIGHTINGS, BUT THE SUBS ARE ALWAYS MOVING.
WILL THEY GET PAST YOU AND TORPEDO THE
UNARMED CONVOY? NOW YOU HAVE ONE SOUNDED!
IS IT FIRING TORPEDOES, OR RUNNING? THE
CHASE IS DN! THE HEADING CHANGES AND YOU
MUST BE QUICK TO FOLLOW. WITH A SEPARATE
SCREEN FOR EACH SHIP, AND MORE THAN ONE SUB
TO FIND, THIS IS THE BATTLE DF THE BILGE!

INTRUDING INTO YOUR SPACESHIP'S RECTANGULAR
VIEW SCREEN ARE FOUR LASER CANNONS— TWO FROM
EACH SIDE. THE CANNONS DON'T MOVE. SHOTS
ARE AIMED BY MOVING A SIGHT AROUND THE
SCREEN. TARGETS INCLUDE OTHER SPACESHIPS
WHICH LODK LIKE GREEN BOW TIES AND CLOUDS DF
GLOWING GASES. TWO MORE SCREENS. IN OTHER
VIDEO GAMES, THE FIGURES MOVE UP THE SCREEN
WHEN THE JQYSTIK IS PUSHED FORWARD, AND MOVE
DOWN WHEN YOU PULL BACK. THIS GAME REVERSES
THE UP-DOWN CONVENTION CREATING A
COORDINATION PROBLEM. (POINTING THE TOP OF
THE JOYSTICK AT THE SCREEN SEEMS TO HELP).

SAUCER ATTACK

DISK

$29.50

SACHS ENTERPRISES CSAC)

DON'T LET ONE NICE GRAPHIC SCREEN FOOL YOU
INTO THINKING THERE ARE MORE. ONLY ONE OTHER
SCREEN IS INCLUDED IN THIS GAME AND IT SHOWS
ONLY A SLIGHTLY LARGER FLYING SAUCER, THE
MOTHER SHIP, HOVERING IN SPACE. IN THE FIRST
PART, THE SLOW MOVING PAIR OF SAUCERS BUZZING
THE CAPITOL ARE A CHALLENGE TO SHOOT DOWN
ONLY BECAUSE OF SLOPPY PROGRAMMING. THE
MANUAL RECOMMENDS USING A HIGH QUALITY
JOYSTICK, BUT DON'T ALLOW YOUR JOYSTICK TO
BECOME THE SCAPEGOAT. IF YOU WIN THE GAME,
THE CAPITOL SCENE RETURNS WITH A SMALL
FIREWORKS DISPLAY IN THE SKY, AN ANTICLIMAX.

F-15 STRIKE EAGLE

DISK $34.95

I1ICR0PR0SE
SOFTWARE

KKXKM

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"WILD BILL" STEALEY AND MICROPROSE SOFTWARE
HAVE CREATED A CAPTIVATING GAME EXPERIENCE:
FLYING A FIGHTER BOMBER. NOT AS FINICKY AND
CRASH PRONE AS SOME FLIGHT PROGRAMS CENTERED
AROUND TAKING OFF AND LANDING, THIS PLANE IS
CONSIDERED RETURNED TO BASE IF YOU JUST COME
CLOSE. THE REAL ACTION AND PLEASURE OF THIS
GAME IS COMBAT FLYING, BOMBING, AND DOG
FIGHTING. YOU WILL FILL IN WITH IMAGINATION
WHAT THE LANDSCAPE LACKS IN DETAIL BECAUSE
THE HEADS UP DISPLAY IS STATE OF THE ART, THE
COCKPIT IS DETAILED, AND THE ACTION IS
CONVINCING. (FOUR SKILL LEVELS).

THE ENEMY TERRITORY COVERS 100 SCREENS' AREA.
EACH OF SIX ISLAND FACTORIES KEEPS REBUILDING
ITSELF AND KEEPS BUILDING THE WAR MACHINE
UNTIL IT AND EVERY SUPPLY BOAT COLOR CODED TO
IT IS OESTROYED. YOU CARRY NINE BOMBS AND
YOUR GUNS NEVER RUN OUT OF AMMO. MORE BOMBS
AND REPAIRS ARE OBTAINED FROM YOUR AIRCRAFT
CARRIER BASE. IF TANKS AND ANTIAIRCRAFT GUNS
DON'T STOP YOU, FIGHTER PLANES WILL BE
DISPATCHED AND HEAT SEEKING MISSILES WILL BE
SUPPLIED TO THE GUNNERS. IS STRAFING,
BOMBING, AND AIR COMBAT YOUR FAVORITE
PASTIME? THIS IS YOUR GAME I

PRINCE LEROV

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: li; THE STANDING STONES

Vou are in a Urge ■jarjge. An
elevator, an airfoil an<t a contact
strip are here. Oaneel is here.
7 fr*rs strip

Nothing happens. (Vow were expecting
another elevator to show up?)

iin* air foi I
It looks like * vehicle without
wheels.

''en t?r iir foi l

ft robot noves out fron a niche in the
wall and opens the airfoil door for
yon. After vou clink in he gets in up
front and the doors close with a soft,
siohino hiss. The windows blank out
and a soft, artificial light suffuses
the interior.

Vou are in the snail, enclosed
interior of an airfoil, surrounded by
soft upholstery. There irt doors on
each side. Oaneel is here.
The robot says, Vfcer* do you wish to

ROBOTS OF DAMN

MURDER ON THE ZI NDERNEUF JH

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— — — —

THE MASK OF THE SUN

DISK

539.95

JUMP INTO YOUR JEEP WITH YOUR FAITHFUL
COMPANION, RAOUL, AND YOU'RE OFF TO THE
JUNGLE TQ SEARCH FDR TREASURE AMONGST THE
ANCIENT RUINS. THIS ADVENTURE GAME STANDS
OUT MOSTLY FOR ITS GRAPHICS, WHICH NOT ONLY
INCLUDE WELL-DRAWN STATIC SCENES, BUT ALSO
SOME FAIRLY REASONABLE ANIMATION. THE ANIMA-
TION SEQUENCES ARE SOMETIMES OVER-DONE (MOST
NOTEABLY THE DRIVING SEQUENCES WHICH GO ON &
ON. CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY, WILL LIKE ("IASK OF
THE SUN. IT IS VISUAL, EASY TO GET INTD, AND
THE RIDDLES ARE JUST HARD ENOUGH TO CHALLENGE
WITHOUT INDUCING TERMINAL FRUSTRATION.

NO JOYSTICK IS USED IN THIS GAME. YOUR MDVES
ARE ENTERED IN TEXT FORM, AND THE REPLY IS
OFTEN ONLY A TERSE SENTENCE. THE GOAL IS TO
GET OUT OF THE MENTAL INSTITUTION WHERE YOU
HAVE BEEN UNJUSTLY COMMITTED. A FEW
SUGGESTIONS FROM THE MANUAL WILL GET YOU
STARTED IN THIS EFFORT, BUT SOME IMAGINATION
WILL BE REQUIRED TO GET BEYOND THE FIRST
HALLWAY. THE GAME IS SAID TO HAVE A LARGE
VOCABULARY, SO TRY ANYTHING. WHILE THE
PRDGRAM PARAMETERS LISTED ON THE BOX CLAIM
"GRAPHICS ORIENTED", THE SCREENS COULD BE
EFFECTIVELY REPLACED BY DESCRIPTIVE TEXT.

as in chess, the game "pieces" in exodus:
ultima hi are better at some things, poorer
at others. you assemble four adventurers,
and then roam a strange, enchanted land,
documentation is mysterious, too, providing
only bare essentials and trying to sound
ancient with "thee", "thou", and "thy living
machine" (your disk drive). set aside a few
hours to gain the level of understanding
needed to play well. once mastered, exodus:
ultima hi should provide hours of play; tod"
Can save games in progress, then play on
and/or come back. see review, this issue.

THE STANDING STONES

DISK

$40.08

ELECTRONIC ARTS

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NOT UP TO ELECTRONIC ARTS' USUAL QUALITY, THE
SCREENS CONSIST OF THE STANDARD HALLWAY
LABYRINTH DRAWN WITH STRAIGHT, CONVERGING
LINES, AND CREATURES DRAWN WITH CHARACTER
GRAPHICS. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EXPLOR-
ER ARE DETERMINED AT RANDOM. IT LOOKS LIKE
MUCH OF THE EFFORT WENT INTO THE PACKAGING,
THE TITLE SCREEN, AND THE TRANSLATION INTO
OLD ENGLISH. (CANST THOU TOGGLETH?) STILL,
THERE IS AN ADVENTURE HERE. YOU MUST DRAW A
MAP AS YOU GO WITH SYMBOLS FOR ONE WAY, TWO
WAY, AND SECRET DOORS. YOU MUST GO IN AND
OUT TO RESTORE YOUR STRENGTH AND POWERS.

ROBOTS OF DAMN

DISK 540.00

EPVX COMPUTER
SOFTWARE

MURDER ON THE ZINDERNEUF

CEPV>

ALL TEXT AND NO GRAPHICS DOES NOT MAKE ROBOTS
OF DAWN A DULL GAME. WHILE BASED ON THFWJK
BY ISAAC ASIMOV, THE PLOT CHANGES SOMEWHAT
FOR EACH GAME. (WILL SCIENCE FICTION
WRITERS BECOME GAME DESIGNERS THE WAY
MUSICIANS HAVE BECOME VIDEO STARS?) ROBOTS
OF DAWN COLOR CODES THE INFORMATION OTO THE"
yi'KlLN MAKING IT EASY
SOURCE AND THE TYPE OF
DOCUMENTATION 15 SPARGE,
OF THE GAME SEEMS TO BE
PROGRAMMING IS EVIDENT IN
PLAYER INPUT,

INFORMATION OF
TO DISTINGUISH THE
INFORMATION SHOWN.
BUT THE VOCABULARY
LARGE. THOUGHTFUL
THE RESPONSES TO
SEE THE REVIEW THIS ISSUE.

DISK

$46.80

ELECTRONIC ARTS

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THE DISPLAY CONSISTS OF THE FLOOR PLAN OF THE
AIRSHIP ZINDERNEUF WHICH SCROLLS ACROSS YOUR
MONITOR VERTICALLY. THERE ARE SIXTEEN
PASSENGERS (ONE DEAD) EACH WITH HIS/HER OWN
TRAITS, AND SIXTEEN CABIN ROOMS WITH
FURNISHINGS. YOU ADOPT THE PERSONALITY OF
ONE OF EIGHT FAMOUS DETECTIVES FOR THE GAME
DEPENDING ON THE APPROACH YOU WANT TO TAKE IN
QUESTIONING SUSPECTS. WANDER FREELY AROUND
THE SHIP, LOOK FOR CLUES, BUMP INTO OR AVOID
PEOPLE DEPENDING ON IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO
THEM, AND AFTER YOU HAVE ADEQUATELY DEVELOPED
YOUR CASE, YOU CAN MAKE YOUR ACCUSATION!

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READER MAIL

Dear Dunningtons:

I HAD NEARLY DESPAIRED OF EVER SEEING ANOTHER
ISSUE OF INFO-64, WHEN IT APPEARED ON MY
newsstand THIS MORNING! I WAS AFRAID THAT YOU
HAD JOINED "OPTIMIZER 641 (ISSUE #3) IN THE
RIP-OFF CATEGORY. INSTEAD, I FIND THAT YOU
WERE MOVING FROM AUBURN, WA TO IOUA CITY. MY
GOD, IOWA CITY! WHY NOT WEST BRANCH?

JOKING ASIDE, I ENJOY YOUR OPINIONATED AND
APPARENTLY ACCURATE REVIEWS. I EVEN LIKE THE
ERG-BOARD, EVEN THOUGH THE HOLES IN THE BOTTOM
DON'T FIT MY 64'S. THUS I'M ENCLOSING MY
CHECK FOR 4 ISSUES, AND FOR A BACK ISSUE.

STAY HEALTHY.

UP WITH BOILERMAKERS, DOWN WITH HAUKEYES!

SINCERELY YOURS,

-RICHARD C. SANBDRN
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

Dear Richard:

We looked at a house in West Branch, but found a
better place in Iowa City that had a 20' X 20'
chicken coop on the property (this is now the
international headquarters for INFO-64). As for
the holes on your ERG-BDARD, all I can say is that
Commodore must not have measured the ERG-BOARD very
carefully before designing the C64, hence the
problem you have experienced.

Joking aside, we save the factory seconds for
BOILERMAKERS fans (you seem like a nice guy, tho, &
so can return yours for a new board - satisfaction
guaranteed! )

We are sorry if we alarmed our readers by not
getting Issue #4 out for so long. The explanation
in a nutshell is this: we took a 2-week vacation
to Iowa City, remembered how much we liked living
here, decided to move back, had to sell our home in
WA, bought a home here, my brother joined the
magazine & had to learn my cryptic methods amidst a
chaotic absence of organization, and to top it all
off, my loving wife decided to give birth to our
third child right before we could even get settled
in. So, even with a full staff Df 2, we got behind
and hence the October publication of the "SUMMER"
issue.

By the way, we have taken an amazing amount of
ribbing (as well as expressions of sympathy) in
response to our move to Iowa City. Besides being
my birthplace, and the home of the best college
football and wrestling teams in the country, Iowa
City continues to be the best-kept secret in
where-it's at to be from (didn't know that did
you?). So there!

GENTLEMEN:

FIRST LET ME SAY THAT YOUR MAGAZINE IS OF
TREMENDOUS VALUE TO THOSE OF US JUST STARTING
TO USE A COMPUTER. I PURCHASED SUPERBASE-64
AFTER READING ABOUT IT AND SEEING YOUR REVIEW,
AND IT HAS HELPED ME COMPUTERIZE A LARGE
SEGMENT OF MY BUSINESS. YOUR DIRECTNESS ABOUT
PRODUCTS IS NEEDED IN ALL SEGMENTS OF OUR
SOCIETY. UNBIASED, AND TOUGH OPINIONS ARE
INDEED WELCOME TO THIS READER.

BY THE WAY, I AM WRITING THIS WITH
SPEEDSCRIPT, A WORD PROCESSOR FROM COMPuTEt'S
GAZETTE. IT'S NOT BAD.

WILL YOU PLEASE TRY TO GET THE NEW INDUS DISK
DRIVE FDR THE 64, AND REVIEW IT. I UNDERSTAND
THAT IT IS 1QC# ACCURATE ON ALL SOFTWARE FOR
THE 64.

AGAIN THANK YOU.

SINCERELY,
-SCOTT SHUKAT
NEW YORK, NY

Scott:

You asked for it, you got it! See our
first hands-on look at the Indus drive
this issue.

exclusive
elsewhere

-BD

WRITE US! !
WE READ ALL
MAIL!

WHAT'S YOUR
FAVORITE (OR
LEAST FAVORITE)
PRODUCT?
DO YOU HAVE
SUGGESTIONS
FOR INFO-64?
WE'D LIKE TO
HEAR FROM YOU!

DEAR MR. DUNNINGTON:

I REALLY ENJOYED ISSUE #4. THERE WERE
THINGS I WOULD LIKE TD COMMENT ON.

A FEW

FIRST OF ALL, I NOTICED A TORE LIBERAL
ATTITUDE IN YOU REVIEWS. YOU SEEM TO GIVE
EVERYTHING HIGHER RATINGS THAN USUAL. FRANKLY
I AGREED TORE WITH YOUR ORIGINAL RATINGS.

BY THE WAY.
BOUGHT OUT?

DID YOU JUST MOVE OR WERE YOU

THAT,
AND
DOS
ALL DOS'S
THE VERY
THESE

I DEFINITELY AGREE WITH YDU ABOUT THE HIGH
QUALITY OF PAPERCLIP AND SUPERBASE 64 I AM
NOW TRYING TD FIND OUT HOW TO GET SUPERBASE TO
RUN ON A FIVE MEG HARD DISK.

IN 'NEWS & VIEWS':

I'VE HEARD OF SO-CALLED 15-BIT 6502 COMPATIBLE

CHIPS FOR YEARS, AND STILL HAVEN'T SEEN

ANYTHING. WHO IS PRODUCING THIS SO-CALLED

65816?

I'VE WRITTEN PAUL GOHEEN REGARDING DUAL 2.0.

RE: MSD DRIVES. AS FAR AS I HAVE SEEN, THERE
ARE ONLY TWO REASONS WHY A PROGRAM WON'T RUN
ON A DRIVE:

1. THE PROGRAM CONTAINS DOS ROUTINES
WHEN LOADED INTO THE DRIVE'S BUFFER
EXECUTED, CHANGE THE DOS. SPECIFIC
ROUTINES OF THE DRIVE ARE ACCESSED.
ARE DIFFERENT. VERY FEW, AND ONLY
newest AND MOSTLY GAMES, CONTAIN
ROUTINES WHICH IN MOST CASES ARE USED TO SPEED
UP THE DRIVE AND SHORTEN PROGRAM LOADING TIME.

2. IN MOST CASES, WHEN USING A parallel
DRIVE, THE INTERFACE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
PREVENTING A PROGRAM FROM RUNNING. THIS IS
BECAUSE MOST IEEE 488 INTERFACES CONTAIN SOME
PROGRAMS IN ROM THAT SIMPLY CONFLICT OR USE
SOME OF THE MEMORY THAT THE PROGRAM REQUIRES
WHICH CAUSES THE PROGRAM, OR IN REALITY THE
COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEM, TO CRASH. THE
BATTERIES INCLUDED 'BUSCARD II 1 , I'VE FOUND,
ALLOWS THE MOST PROGRAMS TO RUN. ONLY \% OF
MY PROGRAMS OUT OF 500 DON'T WORK. I'VE WIRED
A SWITCH ON THE WIRE THAT PLUGS INTO THE
BUSCARD AND FOUND THAT BY SWITCHING IT OFF,
I'VE BEEN ABLE TO RUN A FEW MORE PROGRAMS THAT
didn't BEFORE.

I TIMED THE LOADING OF A PROGRAM USING BOTH A
BUSCARD II AND A RICHVALE TELECOMMUNICATIONS

'C-UNK' ON THE MSD DUAL DRIVE AND A COMMODORE
4040 DUAL DISK DRIVE. ALSO BOTH SERIAL AND
parallel PORTS ON THE MSD WERE USED. THE 4040
LOADED, UNDER REPEATED LOADS AND WITH BOTH
INTERFACES, THE PROGRAM IN 25 SECONDS. THE
MSD, USING BOTH INTERFACES AS WELL AS THE
SERIAL PORT, LOADED THE SAME PROGRAM IN 51
SECONDS. OVER 100?S SLOWER THAN THE COMMODORE
4040. THIS IS AN APPRECIABLE DIFFERENCE WHICH
NEVER SEEMS TO GET MENTIONED AND WHICH I
WOULDN'T STAND FOR.

A REALLY GREAT AND WELL-DONE WORD PROCESSOR
THAT I DO NOT SEE ON YOUR LIST IS MUSE'S
SUPERTEXT. ARE THEY NOT IN BUSINESS ANYMORE?
... TAROCO USI'S MITEY MQ MODEM SEEMS WORTH
REVIEWING.

THE PROSTICK II AND III

GOOD AND NOT LISTED...

JOYSTICKS ARE VERY

THANK YOU. I HOPE I'VE HELPED JUST A LITTLE.

SINCERELY,
-B. V. HALUSCHAK
DELTA, BC CANADA

Dear B. V.:

Helped a little? Jeepers!
written your own column here!

You've just about

* About the ratings: This is a real problem which
we're trying to sort out in a logical and
meaningful way. Many ratings exist From the first
issue, when MOTOR MANIA was one of the best (and
only) games around for the 64. There never seemed
to be a right time to downgrade this and other
early entries that have since become old hat in the
light of today's level of programming. Actually,
this won't be such a problem now that TJFO-64 IS
GOING BI-MONTHLY IN FEBRUARY 'B5. We will only be
doing the entire comprehensive product roundup once
(or possibly twice) per year, at which time we will
try to equalize the product ratings, putting them
into relative perspective based on the state of the
art at the time of publication.

* No, we weren't bought out (I want at least 3
million for the title, and I Just haven't had any
bites so far!). We 'j"ust* moved (see letter
above).

* See NEWS & VIEWS this issue for more INFO on the
amazing 65816 processor! (including who makes it,
where to write, and how it may profoundly reshape
the course of personal computing.)

* Please let me know if you figure out how to get
running on the 5-meg hard disk! We could really
use that kind of elbow room around here these daysl

* Sorry you wasted a stamp writing to Paul Goheen
at Conrnodore. They have already "thumbs-downed"
COMAL 2.0 (the fools) and it is now licensed to the
eminently deserving Len Lindsay and his Canal
User's Group, (again, see NEBS & VIEWS this issue
for more INFO.)

-BD

DEAR INFO-64

I ENJOY YOUR PUBLICATION, ESPECIALLY DOUBLE
TAKE. THE DISK-DOUBLER / PAPER PUNCH
COMPARISON WAS GREAT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A
COLUMN FDR READERS TO SEND THEIR COMMENTS
REGARDING THEIR OPINION OF SPECIFIC SOFTWARE
THEY HAVE PURCHASED. IT SEEMS THAT FEW
PROGRAMS YOU RATE GET ONLY TWO STARS, AND I
CAN'T RECALL SEEING ANY WHICH RATED ONE STAR.
WE'VE ALL BOUGHT AT LEAST ONE OR TWO REAL
STINKERS AND I FOR ONE WOULD LIKE TO VENT NY
FEELINGS ABOUT THEN PERHAPS SUCH A COLUMN
WOULD SAVE YOUR READERS FROM WASTING MONEY ON
LOUSY PROGRAMS. I'D LIKE TO DESCRIBE SOME I
DIDN'T LIKE.

UJORO-PAC BY PACIFIC COAST SOFTlilARE HAS TO BE

THE WORST WORDPROCESSOR I EVER USED. I SEE NO
ADS BY PACIFIC COAST ANYMORE, BUT I KNOW OF AT
LEAST ONE STORE WHICH STILL CARRIES IT. MY
COPY WAS MISSING A PAGE OF DIRECTIONS.
PACIFIC COAST NEVER REPLIED TO MY POLITE
REQUEST FOR THE PAGE TO BE SENT. THE
INSTRUCTIONS ARE DNLY ABOUT A DOZEN PAGES LONG
- THIS IS AN infuriating PRDGRAM, LIMITED,
FLAWED, CLUMSY TD USE, ABSOLUTE JUNK. IF YOU
LISTED IT, IT WOULD GET NEGATIVE THREE STARS.

IN LIGHT OF NEWER SPREADSHEETS AVAILABLE
(ESPECIALLY MICROSOFT'S MULTIPLAN), BUSICALC
BY SKYLES ELECTRIC WORKS IS OBSOLETE. IT IS
WRITTEN IN BASIC AND THE HASHTOTAL PROTECTION
SCHEME EMPLOYED MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPILE
THE PROGRAM, WHICH WOULD HELP ENORMOUSLY.

I HAVE TO DISAGREE WITH YOUR 4-STAR RATING FOR
uWI'S MOTOR MANIA, it GETS BORING, CRASHING
YDUR CAR INTO THE PIT WALL EVERYTIME YOU HAVE
TO PULL IN FDR SERVICE. IF YOU WANT TD DRIVE
YOUR C64, I'D SUGGEST LOOKING INTO ATARI POLE
POSITION.

•BONGO CONGO DN ROM BY SEGA: SCREENS MISSING,

FRUSTRATING.

•COLOR 80 BY RICHVALE: EYESTRAIN CITY, HARD TO

READ.

•VIDEO PAK BO BY DATA 20: NOT USABLE WITH MANY

ML PROGRAMS, BUT THE WORDPROCESSOR IS EASY TO

LEARN AND WORKS NICELY. THE 80 COLUMN SCREEN

IS EXCELLENT ON A MONOCHROME MONITOR.

•SIMON'S BASIC BY COMPDOORE: A LOT OF FUN AND

A BARGAIN, BUT WHY DH WHY DOESN'T IT HAVE

PRINT USING INSTEAD OF USE? THE USE STATEMENT

DOESN'T PROVIDE FDR ROUNDING OF DECIMALS OR

THE ADDITION OF TRAILING ZEROES ON DOLLAR

AMOUNTS.

SEE WHAT I MEAN? I'D LIKE TD KNOW THE
SHORTCOMINGS OF A PROGRAM BEFORE I PAY TD TAKE
THEM HQME WITH ME. A MONTHLY COLUMN FULL OF
COMMENTS LIKE THOSE ABOVE MIGHT PROVE
INTERESTING. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

-RUSSELL A. SPREEMAN
VILLA PARK, IL

Dear Russell:

About the ratings: This is a real problem which
we're trying to sort out in a logical and
meaningful way. Many ratings exist from the first
issue, when MOTOR MANIA bias one of the best (and
only) games around for the 64. There never seemed
to be a right time to downgrade this and other
early entries that have since become old hat in the
light of today's level of programming. Actually,
this won't be such a problem now that INFO-64 IS
GOING BI-MONTHLY IN FEBRUARY *85. We will only be
doing the entire comprehensive product roundup once
(or possibly twice) per year, at which time we will
try to equalize the product ratings, putting them
into relative perspective based on the state of the
art at the time of publication.

-BD

> INF0-B4:

I DON'T LIKE THE ERRATIC NATURE OF YOUR
PUBLISHING. THE CREDIBILITY OF ANY MAGAZINE
IS ITS COMING OUT ON TIME WITH THE ISSUES
PROMISED . WHATEVER HAPPENED TD SUMMER r B47
HUH? GET PROFESSIONAL.

-JOHN BERTIE
SEATTLE, WA

Dear John:

You're absolutely right I We have since taken
drastic measures to see that our magazine becomes
and stays more regular. First, we have instituted
a policy of public floggings for staff members who
don't meet my deadlines. In addition, all INFO-64
staff are now required to eat a half-pound of
prunes with lunch every day. If this does not
result in improved regularity, we will be
contacting you for further suggestions.

-BD

P.S. The 'summer' issue was renamed '#4' sometime
around October 1st (for highly technical reasons),
& it is the very issue from which you extracted the
subscription envelope (& from which your comments
were duly noted). By the way, thanks for your
4-issue subscription order!

nrriL-

OPEN LETTER

to
'CompUTiStS"

The following letter was forwarded to Info-64 by
Progressive Peripherals & Software. It is

reproduced here in its entirety,
-editor

TO THOSE OF YOU WHO PIRATE COMPUTER SOFTWARE, AND
THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE CONSIDERED IT BECAUSE OF
FINANCIAL OR PEER PRESSURE, PLEASE HEAR WE OUT. I
AM A PROGRAMMER. YOU HAVE PROBABLY HEARD THE
LAMENTS OF THE SOFTWARE COMPANIES WHO HAVE SUFFERED
LOSSES OF PROFIT. . SOFTWARE RETAILERS ARE HURTING
FROM REDUCED SALES EVEN IF THEY ARE RELUCTANT TO
ADMIT IT. SURELY YOU HAVE READ THE THOUGHTS OF
MAGAZINE EDITORS WHO ARE TRYING TO SUPPORT THEIR
ADVERTISERS WITHOUT ALIENATING THEIR READERS.
WHILE THERE ARE A FEW SUCCESS STORIES STILL
FLDATING ARDUND, AND A FEW COMPANIES ARE REAPING
HUGE PROFITS FROM THE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY, MOST ARE
NOT. IF YOU ARE UP ON CURRENT EVENTS, YOU HAVE
NOTICED THE LARGE NUMBER OF HIGH-TECH HARDWARE AND
SOFTWARE COMPANIES WHICH HAVE SUFFERED LAYOFFS OR
COMPLETELY FOLDED IN RECENT MONTHS. IN MY OPINION,
THIS PHENOMENON STEMS FROM A SERIES OF EVENTS
BEGINNING WITH SOFTWARE PIRACY.

WHY SHOULD ANYONE PAY THIRTY OR FORTY DDLLARS FOR A
PIECE OF ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE WHEN THEY CAN GET A
COPY FOR THE PRICE OF A DISKETTE? THAT, I AGREE,
IS A GOOD QUESTION. SOFTWARE COMPANIES ARE AT
LEAST AS GUILTY AS THE PIRATES THEMSELVES WHEN THEY
EXPECT THE CONSUMER TO PLUNK DOWN A HEFTY CHUNK OF
DOUGH FOR A GAME THAT IS OF MARGINAL QUALITY. JUST
A FEW YEARS AGO, WHEN THIS INDUSTRY WAS YOUNG,
PROGRAMMERS WERE PUTTING OUT BETTER AND BETTER
PRODUCTS. CUSTOMERS WERE EXCITED BY THE CONSTANT
IMPROVEMENTS AND BOUGHT LARGE QUANTITIES OF
SOFTWARE. HOWEVER, THERE WAS A PRICE TO PAY.
BETTER QUALITY PRODUCTS MEANT MORE DEVELOPMENT TIME
AND IN THIS RAPIDLY CHANGING INDUSTRY, TIME WAS OF
THE ESSENCE. MARKETING EXECUTIVES WERE FACED WITH
THE POSSIBILITY THAT BY THE TIME THEIR NEW PRODUCT
WAS READY FOR MARKET, THE FAD WOULD HAVE PASSED.
WHAT WAS CONCEIVED AS A VIABLE PRODUCT MAY HAVE
BECOME PASSE' AT ITS CULMINATION. THE ANSWER:
MINIMIZE R&D TIME TO MAXIMIZE PROFIT I

ABOUT THE SAME TIME, THE SOFTWARE PURCHASER WAS
REALIZING THE EASE AT WHICH SOFTWARE COULD BE
DUPLICATED. THE SEEMINGLY INNOCENT TRADING OF
GAMES BETWEEN FELLOW COMPUTER USERS GRADUALLY
BALLOONED INTO LARGE SCALE PIRACY. ATTEMPTS BY
SOFTWARE MANUFACTURERS TO PROTECT THEIR SOFTWARE
ONLY TAUNTED HACKERS AND SO BEGAN THE EROSION OF
RESPECT BETWEEN SOFTWARE PRODUCERS AND SOFTWARE
CONSUMERS.

IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT THIS SITUATION CDULD NOT
ENDURE. AFTER ALL, IF WE SHOVE ALL THE MAKETING
ASPECTS OF THE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY ASIDE FOR A
MOMENT, IT BECOMES CLEAR THAT THE PROGRAMMER WRITES
FOR THE END USER. IF THE COMPUTER OWNER WANTS HIGH
QUALITY GAMES, THEN THE COMPUTER OWNER MUST BECOME
AN OWNER OF THAT GAME. IF THAT GAME WAS PIRATED
AND NOT PURCHASED, THEN THE PROGRAMMER RECEIVES ND
INCENTIVE TO CONTINUE PRODUCING HIGH QUALITY
SOFTWARE. I AM NOT SPEAKING SIMPLY OF MONETARY
INCENTIVES IN THE FORM OF SALARY OR ROYALTIES, BUT
ALSO OF RESPECT FOR A PERSON'S HARD WORK.

I WISH TO DISPEL A COMMON MYTH THAT PROGRAMMERS
CRANK THESE GAMES OUT IN NO TIME AND MAKE BIG
BUCKS. IT TOOK ME THREE MONTHS OF VIRTUALLY
UNINTERRUPTED TWELVE HOUR DAYS TO CREATE PERPLEXIAN
CHALLENGER , SOMETHING IN THE AREA OF 900 HOURS. IT
TOOK MY ASSOCIATE, SEAN MOORE, AND MYSELF EACH OVER
SOD HOURS TO PRODUCE WIZARD . COLLECTIVELY, THESE
2500 HOURS ARE THE EQUIVALENT OF 62.5 WEEKS OF
WORK. THAT IS MORE THAN A YEAR DF EFFORT. BASED
DN MY PROFITS FROM THESE GAMES TO DATE, THIS COMES
OUT AT LESS THAN MINIMUM WAGE. SURELY, YOU CAN'T
THINK I AM IN THIS JUST FOR THE MONEY.

IT WAS TO MY GREATEST HUMILIATION AND CHAGRIN THAT
PIRATES WERE CDPYING MY PROGRAMS, PASSING THEM OUT
LIKE CAMPAIGN PROPAGANDA TO BOLSTER THEIR OWN EGOS;
AND FURTHERMORE, SENDING ME BROKEN COPIES WITH
THEIR SIGNATURE ATTACHED. I WAS EVEN INFORMED THAT
AT ONE TIME YOU COULD AQUIRE CDPIES OF THESE GAMES
AND OTHERS SIMPLY BY DOWNLOADING THEM FROM A LARGE
NATIONWIDE TELEPHDNE-MODEM NETWORK.

THIS, MY FRIENDS, IS THE HEART OF THE PROBLEM.
WHEN PROGRAMMERS NO LONGER HAVE THE DESIRE TO
PRODUCE QUALITY SOFTliJARE, AND CUSTOPERS REFUSE TO
SUPPORT THE REMAINING EXAMPLES DF GOOD EFFORT, THEN
AUTOMATON PROGRAMMERS WILL PRODUCE AUTOMATON
SOFTWARE FOR AUTOMATON CONSUMERS. SALES WILL BE
DICTATED TO AN EVEN GREATER DEGREE BY FLASHY ADS
AND FLASHY PACKAGING, AND THE SOUL OF A PROGRAM,
THE ART OF IT, WILL DIE.

IT MAY ALREADY BE TOO LATE FOR HDME ENTERTAINMENT
SOFTWARE. YET THE SHAKE UP IN THE COMPUTER
INDUSTRY MIGHT MEAN A WAKE UP IN THE MINDS OF
SOFTWARE PRODUCERS AND PURCHASERS ALIKE. WHETHER
COMPUTING IS A HOBBY, OR A FUTURE VOCATION, WE MUST
ALL DO WHAT WE CAN TO SUPPORT IT.

-STEVEN M. LUEDDERS
PROGRESSIVE PERIPHERALS & SOFTWARE

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CHANGING TIMES
for AMUIE^

Well, folks, after waiting 5 months for issue #4,
many of you will be equally mystified (tho
hopefully more pleasantly so) at receiving this
issue 6 to 8 weeks later. Yes, I know our schedule
has been nothing to set watches by, but we hope you
will like the new game plan we have come up with.
Beginning in February, '85, (with Issue #6) we will
be going bi-monthly, that is, 6 issues per year.
We have read your comments, heard your suggestions,
and read between your lines to figure out what you
would like and how you might like it done.

We have changed our treatment of the product
roundup. We will only be doing the "every product
under the sun" version once, possibly twice, per
year. In the interim, our bi-monthlies will carry
a roundup (In basically the same format) of
recently introduced or changed products (also those
that may be old to some, but new to us). This will
make it easier for regular readers to get to
current material, while still providing
comprehensive guide, on an annual basis, that
the original inspiration for this publication.

mini roundup will also let us devote more

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and space to reviews, news, photos, and other items
you have asked far more of, and make it possible to
do it all more frequently and regularly. Starting
in Issue #6, we will be greatly expanding the
number of one- and two- column type illustrated
reviews, lie feel this length and treatment is the
most informative, and enjoyable format for about
90/S of the products you want to know about. Longer
reviews will be reserved for especially complex or
significant products which require the extra
coverage. We will also be experimenting with more
side-by-side comparisons, and perhaps some
multiple-reviewer evaluations ala Siskel & Ebert.
Another trend we will be trying to cultivate to a
greater degree is reader participation, with the
possibility of even doing some opposing-viewpoint
capsule reviews from 2 or more readers on the same
product. If we have read you wrong, we trust you
will collectively let us know the error of our
ways.

Don't be bashful: write us, tell us what you're
thinking, how you feel about anything _ you see or
want to see in INFO-64. We're listening.
(Address all non-subscription correspondence to:
INFO-64 / Route 2, Box 19B-E / Iowa City, IA 52240
PLEASE, DON'T CALL US ON THE PHONE (unless, of
course, you have a really hot tip that we might not
have heard because you are somehow privy to
information not readily available to the general
public. In that case (it better be good!), we
might even reward you with a complimentary
ERG-BOARD).

IMFiiffl & the
BIG SHAKE-OUT

You may have noticed the startling number of
publications that have bitten the dust recently:
Stewart Brand's WHOLE EARTH SOFTWARE REUIEtal,
COMPUTERS PC JR., SOFTALK, COLOR COMPUTER, justto
name a few. You may have been wondering, "will
INFO-64 be next?" We just want to reassure you
that irFO-64 has never been healthier. What's
happening now in the publishing industry is a
natural weeding-out process following the
"over-farming" of what appeared to be inexhaustably
fertile land for the publishing industry. Most
computer magazines are launched by professional
publishing companies with huge staffs, huger
operating costs, and profit formulas that require
as much as 70^ advertising to stay in business. A
few offended advertisers or a general ad slump can

spell doom for many magazines. Objectivity can
hardly be expected where advertisers must be
carefully courted for survival. Content also
suffers, not just from taking a back seat to
advertising, but from the intrinsic
"fill-in-the-blanks" nature of formula publishing.
The subject matter is not near to the_ hearts of
these magazines, just a topic that promises to sell
well. At INFO-64, we started as C64 enthusiasts
(who had no clue about how to publish a magazine.)
We have been learning the necessary fundamentals of
publishing as a means to an end. the "end", as we
see it, is to have fun & make a living at what we
like best and are good at: covering the world of
C64 products, and participating in one of this
generation's most exciting and important
revolutions. When necessary, we stop testing 4
writing to eat, sleep, pay bills, and generally
take care of the business. Our spartan offices 4
trim staff result in a low enough overhead that we
never have to rely on advertisers for survival.
Don't get me wrong, we like QUALITY advertisers!
They help offset our costs, and ad much color and
needed information to our magazine, but because we
can {if necessary) live without them, we can
provide the honesty and candor that loyal readers
deserve. We share this with you so you will know
where we are coming from, and why we feel
optomistic about our future and the continuance and
growth of INFO-64. We also want to thank you all
for the fantastic support, encouragement, and
patience you have shown us thru our first year. We
will continue to give you the best publication we
can, and hope it is as good for you as it is for
us!

-Benn Dunnington

NEWS & VIEWS

If you liked the movie, your gonna LOVE
GHOSTBUSTERS, another new game from ACTIVISI0N1
When I first heard of it, I'm sure I groaned
out-loud anticipating a cutesy, sub-standard,
slapped-together game which would rely on the
mouie 's popularity to sell 'em fast while the fad
lasted. Instead, I was treated to some of the
slickest game programming I've seen come down the
pike. This game has everything! It starts with a
startling software-synthesized ghost's voice

taunting, "GHOSTBUSTERS! HA,HA,HA,HA " which is

immediately followed by an expertly crafted 3-part
rendition of the theme song complete with scrolling
lyrics under an old-fashioned bouncing ball I I
almost fell off my chair! I'd buy this game for
the intro alone. The game itself is pretty
interesting, with players buying equipment for
their ghost-busting franchise, then racing around
the city trying to make money, bust ghosts, and
prevent the consequences of letting the Gatekeeper
and Keymaster join forces (shudder). The game has
occasional synthetic verbal surprises that will
crack you up, foot-tapping music (that's good
enough to leave on!), lots of good animation and
graphics, top-notch sound-effects, and one effect
that I didn t think was possible: a continuous
smooth-scrolling graphics logo and copyright notice
going by under the main screen IN THE BORDER! How
do they do that?

(For more INFO, contact: ACTIVISION / Drawer 7285 /
Mountain View, CA / 94039 / (415) 960-0410)

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that is truly deluxe! PQ the PARTY QUIZ GATE,

distinguishes itself among other computer-moderated
quiz games by virtue of its well-made and
responsive 4-player game controllers. Each player
(up to 4) gets a 4-button hand-held controller that
plugs into a box that in turn connects to both
joystick ports. After selecting from a menu of
varied game options, the players are presented with
both multiple-choice and true/false questions (some
hard, some easy, some funny). Players push one of
the four numbered buttons to indicate their choice.
The first player with the right choice gets points
based on the time elapsed. Players making
incorrect choices are locked-out from making second
choices. Play continues thru the selected number
of rounds and then finishes with a bonus session
where each player gets a chance to improve their
score by answering as many questions correctly as
they can in a fixed time period. While the type
and difficulty of questions cannot by controlled,
there are timing and handicapping features for
controlling how hard the game will be in general,
and for each person in particular,
(for more INFO, contact: SUNCOM / 260 Holbrook
Drive / Wheeling, IL 60090 / 800-323-8341 )

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6 5816 superchip

We got lots of letters on the 65816 16-bit
"Super-chip" (News 4 Views, Issue #4). We had
passed-on what little (and admittedly incomplete)
INFO me had gathered at the time, because this
story seemed like it would soon develop to
significant proportions. Since then I have had the
opportunity to speak with Bill Mensch Jr.,
president of Western Design Center, and designer of
the 65816. Folks, make no mistake, THIS IS A BIG
ONE.

The 65816 (actually the U65SC816 for 'long') is a
new generation CHIOS microprocessor which is
upwardly compatible with the 6502/6510 family of
microprocessors (C64 / Apple / Atari etc.).
Some of the 81 6' s more notable features include:

* Hardware and software compatibility with 6502 &
6510 computers (C64, Apple. Atari)

* 16 ftegabyte (16, ODD K) addressing capability
(compare this to the paltry 700k maximum of the IBM
PC. Even the new IBM PC AT stops at 3 Megabytes!)

* 4 Mhz. clock speed (due to the way the 65816
operates, its functional speed is much greater than
even this would suggest, performing some operations
14 times faster than the 'fast' 80B6 chip found _ in
high-performance PC compatibles, and up to 5 times
faster than the 68000 chip in the MACINTOSH &
LISA).

* Low power consumption.

* Can access C64 Basic Input Output System (BIOS)
via cartridge port (much like the ZB0-A in the CP/M
cartridges for the C64)

» Obsolescence-resistant design: just in case
you're worried that 16 MEG might eventually cramp
your style, the 65B16 can itself be replaced by
other Western Design chips now-under-development,
like the mensch Computer Chip, a single chip that
includes a 20*12 65816 plus disk controllers, ACIA,
VIA, I CRT controller, oFTiaw about the 65864 which
is a 64-bit iiiniccmputer-on-a-chip that can pop
right in where your 65816 was (when you get ready
to use your C64 for 5th generation artificial
intelligence, or to simulate the energy consumption
in every building in New York, etc.)
What will it take for these possibilities to become
products you can buy? Contrary to some published
reports you may have seen in INFO-WORLD recently,
Mr. Mensch assures me that a broad range of
SUPER-CHARGER products based on the 6SB16
only possible for the C64, but fairly
projects for engineers and third-party
companies who don't have an aversion to
wealthy. . .

We are energetically trying to find such a party to
introduce to the creative folks at Western Design
Center so this can come to pass.

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hardware
becoming

What will it mean for personal computing when these
add-on products become a reality? It means that
the 5 million persons expected to own C64's by this
Christmas (plus all the owners of Apples) will
never need to buy another computer to do anything
that can be done in the realm of micro to mini
computing. Software and peripheral products will
only become obsolete by virtue of their relative
performance to newer products, rather than by the
current havoc-wreaking practice of introducing
successive waves of incompatible hardware. What is
Bill Mensch' s stake in this revolution? Not only
does his company stand to sell a ship-load of
chips, but Bill's self-avowed mission in life these
days is to "kill off the mainframe industry".

Personally, I think he stands a good chance of
doing it I

Stay tuned to this magazine for continuing coverage
of this and other WDC product developments, as well
as an in-depth interview with the brains behind
them all... coming soon to a newsstand near you.
(for more INFO, contact: Western Design Center /
2166 E. Brown Rd. / Mesa, Az / 85203 / (602)
962-4545 )

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HUMAN EDGE SOFTWARE is a new addition to our
PERSONAL ENRICHMENT category of products. Their
recently announced product is HIND PROBER, which
promises to allow the user to learn an amazing
amount of information about somebody by responding
to a list of 66 personality traits of that person
as perceived by the user. MIND PROBER is not meant
to uncover serious psychological problems, but
rather to "tell you how people are". Developed by
a husband and wife team of psychologists, the
program is claimed to be an "expert system (ie:
making use of sophisticated artificial intelligence
techniques). At $29.00, that would be a definite
first!

(for more INFO, contact: HUMAN EDGE SOFTWARE /
2445 Faber PI. / Palo Alto, CA 94303 / (415)
493-1593 )

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font package

ft source close to Commodore confirms that the
long-rumored "SUPER-64" is now scheduled _ for
release in March {price open to speculation).
Currently designated the "128", the new machine is
said to be 64 compatible, with 12B K of internal
RAO, expandable to ???, and has both 40 4 80 column
display capability built-in. If the 128 is indeed
64 compatible, this will be a welcome addition, and
may extend Commodore's domain to the borders of
IBM- and APPLE- LANDS. You can bet that INFQ-64
will be covering this machine closely when the time
comes, life will also bet that the PLUS/4 will be
off the shelves by then, being further invalidated
by the 12B.

HI-TECH BOOT HILL has

Among the casualties:

been very busy in 19B4.

HUP1AN ENGIAEERED SOFTWARE (HESWARE assorted

software)

CHALK BOARD INC. (POWERPAO graphics input device)

OSCAR BAR-CODE READER by DATABAR CCRP.

Non-standard bar code and high-cost software made

this product a long shot from the beginning.

CYBERIA: one of the oldest names in Commodore

software, and the only manufacturers of

farm-management software to our knowledge.

QUICK BROWN FOX: a popular word-processor from the

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IUKWELL SYSTEMS, the makers of the FLEXIORAU

lightpen / software system, have been at it again,
upgrading their already-excellent drawing package,
and recently adding an enhancement product called
FLEXIFONT. FLEXIFONT is a separate program which
allows the user to create custom fonts which may
then be used by FLEXIDRAU. Fonts may be created in
either B X 8 dot character blocks, or in a special
16 X 16 "FLEXI" format, the latter making possible
much more professional-looking characters (the
labels for NEWS & VIEWS were generated with one of
the "FLEXI" fonts which come on the disk.) A full
set of tools makes creation and alteration of fonts
a snap, and a very cunning program is also included
which allows you to "capture" fonts from other
programs (a practice which INKWELL assures me is
100? legal, as font-styles are apparently
non-copyrightable . )

(for more INFO, contact: INKWELL SYSTEMS / PD Box
85152 MB290 / 7677 Ronson Rd. / San Diego, CA 92138
/ (619) 268-8792

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NEWS & VIEWS

True Tales of
the C64!

COMAL 2

64 K cartridge

Of course INFO-64 is a classic example from "True
Tales of the 64". life really do rely on our 64' s
(in real life!) for every aspect of creating,
distributing, and managing INFO-64 Magazine. We
are not, however, the only 'serious' outfit
benefitting from the incredible C64: a much more
fascinating , but no less true, story comes to us
about the ACTIVI5I0N game, SPACE SHUTTLE. It seems
that sometime during the game's two years of
technically virtuous development, a game tester
accidentally but successfully landed the game's
shuttle using its small maneuvering engines instead
of the large engines meant for the job. NASA was
as surprised as anyone when subsequent simulations
on their mega-computers verified the validity of
the game's outcome. NASA has since added a
small-engine landing procedure to the actual
shuttle operations manual as an emergency landing
technique.

(For more INFO, contact: ACTIVISION / Drawer 72BS /
Mountain View, CA / 94039 / {415} 960-0410)

(If you know of any good "True Tales of the CB4
please share them with us for publication in future
issues. Send to INFO Publications / 'Tales' / Rt.
2, Box 19B-E / Iowa City, IA 52240)

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FIRST THE BAD NEWS: Last issue we asked readers to
write Commodore's Paul Goheen petitioning for the
release of the COMAL 2.0 cartridge. We're sorry if
anyone got writers cramp; since that time,
Commodore (apparently not wanting to break a
10-month streak of bad calls, fumbled balls, and
self-inflicted injuries) has decided to 'pass' on
its option to market what promises to be one of the
most significant and popular software products to
come along since BASIC.

NOW THE GOOD NEWS: It's probably just as well.
Who knows how long it would have taken to reach the
shelves, in what condition, and at what price. As
it stands PROFESSIONAL COMAL 2.0 in its final 64K
cartridge form is now available from The COMAL
User's Group at $99,95 for the cartridge (or
$128.95 for the cartridge plus two books and two
additional support disks). (Personally, I hope
they make a bundle, and put a COMAL cartridge into

CBM tidbits

We hear that the SX-64, Commodore's only entry into
the portable market, has been discontinued.
Ironically, the poor sales of the SX-64 seem to
have resulted from a Commodore-generated
"catch-22": consumers didn't buy the single-drive
SX-64 because they were waiting for the "soon to be
available" dual-drive version... at the same time,
Commodore didn't release the dual-drive version
because single-drive models were moving so slow!

In our coverage of music products, last issue, we
told you about an excellent program called PASS,
from PARABOLA. Only problem is, we forgot to tell
you where or how to get it. PASS is now called
ALLEGRO, the price has been dropped to $39.95. It
has been improved (easier "wah-wah" and vibrato
routines, more familiar keyboard input scheme), and
licensed to ARTUORX for national distribution later
this year.

In the meantime, you can obtain it directly Trom
the author, 8ob Landwehr, at PARABOLA / P.O. Box
95844 / Seattle, WA 9B145 / (206) 524-1464.

NEWS & VIEWS

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We first announced this product in December, 1983
(Issue §2) scooping the "Big" magazines and ending
up a little embarrassed when the product got put on
a long hold and looked for a while like it could be
shelved. Now we are glad to see that liJynn Smith
and his crew are apparently to the stage where they
can take your money and give you an additional 64k
RAM (for $199.0D) or a full Megabyte (for more $$).
This is a unique memory expansion product that can
be used as both additional RAW and as an electronic
disk drive (RANDISK). The software for these
applications is included, and requires no technical
knowledge to use. The memory management technique
is a proprietary system called RAFECAN so-named
because of the way the additional RAM is "scanned"
by two independent 4K "windows". Physically, the
basic ACCESS-W product is a cartridge-like plug-in
unit with a thru-port for additional cartridges and
an expansion port for external ram expansion beyond
25BK. An optional power pak is available for
maintaining the contents of the Mosaic Ram even
when the computer is turned off. This power pak is
required for configurations of 192K or more.
What does this product actually mean for the end
user? Two major types of benefit immediately
spring to mind:

1) You should now be able to load up a
file-intensive program like SUPERBASE-64, and
access and manipulate all your files at lightning
speed {with a 70k/sec data transfer rate, complex
searches or major database alterations that took 15
minutes to a half hour, can be expected to take
more like 5 to 10 seconds to complete),
"shell"-type software should also be passible now
that will allow the simultaneous accessing and
integration of several of your favorite
applications titles.

2) New, high-powered memory-hungry software (like a
64 Lotus-type product) will now be possible, and
indeed, several major software companies are said
to be at work on products which will take advantage
of the expanded capabilities.

(For more INFO, contact: Mosaic Electronics, Inc.
/ PO Box 708 / Oregon City, OR 97045 /
1-800-ADD-RAM)

APPLE EMULATOR
rides again ! !

When it rains, it pours! Within weeks of Mosaic's
return to the marketplace with ACCESS-M, another
company has re-appeared after a similar absence
following an exclusive news item in the same
(ill-fated?) issue of INFQ -64. Yo u've probably
seen the ads by now for POTIIC SYSTEMS (an outgrowth
of PIONEER SOFTWARE) which is doing a ton of
advertising (unfortunately, none with INF0-B4) for
their long-delayed Apple Emulator product, formerly
called the "AP HODULAR PAK" (this is a 3-level
add-on box that gives you 8 Apple-type peripheral
slots, 4 C64 expansion slots, a power supply,
translating CPU, and a card that tricks the 1541
into thinking it's an Apple drive.) The rap is the
same, the price is about the same, it seems that
only the name and the eventual release-date have
changed. Actually, some other things may have
changed as well: like the demand for an Apple
emulator at all, now that so much fine stuff has
been produced for the 64 (the only Apple product I
know of that I covet, and can't get the equivalent
of for the 64 is FONTRIX (an impressive graphics
package), and it , or something darn close, will
probably be out by the time ). I think this
product would have been important a year ago if

they could have brought it to market then, now... I
think it may be too late. At any rate, we are
promised a demo unit for review in time for the
next issue (#6 - Feb. 85). By then, we are told,
you should also be able to buy the finished
product.

Oh, if you're wondering what ever happened to
PIONEER SOFTWARE, they Y re back too, under new
management, marketing a line of pretty decent
software ,

(for more INFO, contact: MINIC SYSTEMS INC. / 1112
Fort St. / FL 6 J / Victoria, 8C Canada / \IQ\I 4V2 )

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CALC-RESULT spread-sheet program. For S2D0.00 ESS
(ENTREPRENEUR SOFTWARE SERIES) promises to produce
the necessary: sales forecasts / job cost estimates
/ break-even analyses of new products / fixed and
variable expense forecasts / advertising
cost-benefit analyses / cash-flow projections /
monthly and 12-month pro forma projections /
start-up expense forecasts / multiple location
break-even analyses / & amortization and effects of
automation. Separate templates available for
business services, consumer services, food &
beverage, facility-oriented, retail stores, and
home-based businesses,

(for more INFO, contact: Entrepreneur Magazine,
Computer Research Division / (800) -421 -2300 or
( BOO )-421 -2345 )

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Billed as an aid to de-mystifying machine language
programming, D-COOER from PEGASOFT is said to
allow access tD machine language programs from
either disk or memory. These programs may then be
listed to screen or printer. Listings show columns
for command numbers / operand numbers / assembly
lang. version of command numbers / address / and
memory location. Explanations of commands are also
printed when requested by the user. While this
program sounds like a convenient tool for pirates,
its advertised (and more acceptable application) is
to help neophytes examine and thus better
understand how programs are written in machine

(FoTmore INFO^contact: NEGA50FT / P0 Box 1080 /
Battle Ground, WA 98504 / (206) 6B7-5205 )

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We had few kind words for the keyboard component of
the otherwise well-done concertmaster music product
from PEL0OIAN. We must not have been the only ones
that sneezed at their cheap-looking keyboard,
because they have since replaced it with a very
nice-looking unit that seems more competitive with
the rest of the industry. We are still waiting for
a review copy, and hope to have a first-hand update
for you eventually.

Another INFO typo has frustrated some of you who
have been trying to track down a product called
Q-STAT, a $270 statistics package. The correct
vendor cade should have been (JIN instead of QUI.
(for more INFO, contact: Quality Input / 309 W.
Beaufort / Normal, IL 61761 / (309) '454-1061 )

As of this writing, it appears that Human
Engineered Software (HES) has failed in its
attempts to find a buyer and is Chapter-11 bound.
What happens to all the software they have been
marketing (mostly licensed from outside companies
and individuals)? One such company, 3-2-1
Software, Inc. of Bellevue, WA has regained the
rights to its creation, "HESGAPES", and is now
re-marketing it under the name, "S GAPES . In the
process they have added synthesized speech, humor
(press the F5 button during the long- jump, we are
told), and have dropped the price from $34.95 to
$14.95! Now that's progress! (We can only hope
that microsoft will now take over selling the HES
incarnation of their PLLTIPLAN. How about a new
price, like $49.95 ??)

(for more INFO, contact: 3-2-1 Software, Inc. f
2845 140th ave. n.e. / Bellevue, WA / 98005)

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to See") over the lack of any engineering software
for beam design and analysis (as tho I have time to
sit around and design beams anymore), I was
delighted to receive a preliminary release of just
such a package from one of our readers. This is a
really nice package, quite professional, which is
written in BASIC (to no detriment), and uses nice
schematic entry screens for filling in the known
variables, and generates all data needed by a
designer to select or analyze "I" beams, hollow or
solid rectangular or tubular beams, as well as
non-standard sections for which the section modulus
is known. Additional screens deal with 9 varieties
of beam loading and support conditions. The
program I got worked smoothly, is menu driven, has
useful help screens, hard-copy routines, and unique
on-screen soft-keys", GREAT! I. By the time you
read this, the product should be available
purchase. I recommend it!

(For more INFD, contacts John J. Hartley, Jr.
/ 8615 Locust Ct. / Louisville, KY / 40222 )

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you will surely want to investigate PIONEER
SOFTWARE'S long-awaited PERSPECTIVES. This package
allows you to construct hi-res line drawings on a
unique orthoganal drafting board where each of the
three views can be constructed, with corresponding
details automatically updated in the other two
views as they occur. Drawings can be saved,
edited, scaled, and viewed in perspective. In the
view mode, the operator has absolute control over
the viewpoint: you can move your viewpoint around,
over, under, toward, and away from the object; YOU
CAN EVEN TRAVEL INSIDE THE OBJECT & LOOK OUT! As
complex as the concepts of this program sound (and
my hat is off to ANTHONY CHANDLER, the
programmer!), all operations have been made
extremely natural and easy to master. Wait,
there's more! Another feature, called FILW STUDIO,
provides for "photographing" your images onto
successive "frames" which can then be run as a
"movie" showing your objects spin, change, expand,
tumble, etc. Depending on the objects' complexity,
films may be as long as 100 to 200 frames I
Additional features for hidden line removal & film
timing allow a degree of sophistication which has
not been seen until now on the C64. Subroutines
allow incorporating all this into your own
programs. To top it all off, there is even a
STEREO PDDE that breaks perspective drawings into
separately positioned blue and red images which,
when viewed with 3D movie glasses, cause images to
appear to stand out from the screen! (glasses not
included). The price for all this wizardry? DNLY

149.95 1! Frankly, we're impressed.

for more INFO, contact: PIONEER SOFTWARE INC. /
1112 Fort St. / Victoria, BC Canada / \I8\I 4V2 /
(804) 381-3211 )

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I was there, among the severely unimpressed, when
the PLUS/4' was introduced (as the the 264) at CES
in Las Vegas last January. Six months later, no
one seemed much more excited when COPTDDORE
renamed it the PLUS/4 and wheeled it out again at
CES in Chicago last June. With responses from
dealers, journalists, and software manufacturers
running anywhere from indifference to outright
ridicule, I fully expected COPTDDORE to take the
hint and retreat to the proverbial drawing board
(hopefully to come back with something really neat
in time for Christmas).

In spite of persistent rumors fortelling it, I was
still surprised to walk into Sears this October and
see the darn thing sitting on the shelf for sale!
Needless to say, I whipped out my checkbook and
grabbed one (explaining to my wife, "it's my job,
dear: I don't like it any better than you do, but
somebody has to doit!"). In the back of my mind I
was hoping that COPTDDORE had somehow made some
improvements in this production version that would
make it worthy {and give us a second machine to
cover in the magazine). I got it home & set it up.
After the initial thrill of 121 colors and BASIC
3.5 had worn off, it was time to face reality & ask
myself the burning question, "is there anybody home
in Westchester Pennsylvania?"

I'm not going to make you wait till the end of
this review for my verdict: I think the PLUS/4 is
not only THE P1AJ0R CONSUTER ELECTRONICS
DISAPPOINTMENT OF 1984, but an insult to the
intelligence of consumers and a blown opportunity
for COPTDDORE. I think COPTDDORE has made a
terrible (if not fatal) blunder by introducing the
$299 PLUS/4 at any price, and I hope you don't
waste your money on Dne (unless, of course, you
have money to waste). Strong words you say? You
betl I'll go even further by saying that if
COPTDDORE doesn't get with the program in a hurry,
with some products that actually respond to the
needs and wants of the personal computing public,
they will not only lose their dominant position in
the home computer market, but will become the Texas
Instruments of 1935- choking in the dust of ATARI,
APPLE, IBP1, TANDY, and new companies that will
emerge to fill the void.

the CONCEPT

The biggest problem with the PLUS/4 is the
fundamental concept: an 8-bit, 64k, 40-column
desktop personal computer??? COTTDDORE ALREADY
PUKES THE BEST 8-BIT, 64K, 40-COLUPW DESKTOP
COPFUTER YOU CAN BUY, WITH LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF
PRODUCTS SUPPORTING IT1 Why should consumers want
a "new" machine with no significant advances,
several new limitations, and virtually no 3rd-party
product support? And why would a company with no
competition in the under $500 category bring out an
incompatible that can't compete with anybody's
machine except their own?
It just doesn't computet

THE HVPE

The PLUS/4' s proponents (which, in addition to
COPTDDORE, now seem to include Jim Butterfield, Tom
Benford, Run Magazine, & Compute I to name four more
than I would have thought possible)
enthusiastically point to it's advanced BASIC,
built-in "productivity" software, "128" colors, 60k
of useable BASIC RAFI, and independent cursor keys
as if these minor to questionable embellishments
somehow justify this technoeological detour (and at
$100 more than a C64). The part that really hacks
me off, though, is this productivity" handle,
which seems to be a new COPTDDORE euphamism for
"lacks compatibility, sprites, & decent sound
capabilities". In what conceivable way is a
computer's productivity enhanced by these
limitations?? These sound like the same guys who
were telling us our kids had to learn how to
program (not use. but program) computers to
survive in the 1990's. Give us a break!

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Boy, have I heard some skirting with fiction on
this topic! Here I have to call RUN magazine on
their shameless P.R. job far the PLUS/4 in the
November, 84 issue: one of the sidebars on page 36
reads (the bold-face is ours):

"flyth 3: Software for the Plus/4 and C-16 is not
compatible with the C-64 and the Vic-20." They
then go on to say;

"Fact: Basic on the new machines is the same, but
enhanced. Basic programs from earlier computers
will load and may run. The major job in converting
a C-64 program is to get rid of the Peek and Poke
commands by replacing them with the corresponding
extended Basic commands. Machine language is the
same as before, but you may have to relocate
addresses, and the advanced programmer will need to
know more about the sophisticated architecture of
the new machines. Cartridges that plug into the
C-64 are definitely not compatible with the new
machines."

What kind of double-talk is this? The software is
compatible if you are a sophisticated programmer
and don't mind re-writing it? I'll tell you this:
you can't run your Flight Simulator or Jumpman or
Paperclip or Superbase on the PLUS/4. Some
strictly text-based BASIC programs, maybe, but that
is like saying that the APPLE is compatible with
the C-64!

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Now COfTDDORE (see INFOUORLD, Oct. 29, 1984) is
saying that if compatibility should become an issue
for consumers, "we 11 know about it very quickly.
If the demand is strong, we'll be able to react
very quickly as well." We all know how quickly
CQTTDOORE has been able to react with announced
products , much less "we'll wait and see" products,
find what am I hearing? People are going to buy a
PLUS/4 for $1D0 more than a 64 so that they can
spend another $5Q-$100 for a conversion product
that turns their PLUS/4 back into a 64? I can just
see the happy faces of consumers lined up at SEARS
now I These guys missed their calling, they should
have been in Politics!

All ports are in sacK.

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The keyboard, while attractive from a styling
standpoint, is a big step back from the 64 in
regard to comfort, contruction, feel, and utility.
The keys have a lot of side-play and make an
annoying "clacking" sound when struck. Their
light-weight feel is no match for the reassuring
solidity of even a 'vintage' C64. When I first saw
the PLUS/4, I thought the cursor pad and function
key layout would be a great improvement: but, after
using them in 'real life 1 , I find that the old C64
layout is actually easier to use, and provides a
better link between mind and hand. The problem
with the cursor cluster is the key design: the
little arrow shape, while immediately logical to
the eye, feels like a diamond to the finger, and as
such is not tactilly informative. The function
keys are narrow, and difficult to hit in stride
while typing. Function and cursor keys also have a
different throw, and require a different pressure
than the rest of the keys, further detracting from
one's typing enjoyment. One last note on the
keyboard: this computer was originally shown in 2
models, one (the former 364) with a separate
numeric keypad. In light of the big "prod uctivity"
emphasis, it is hard to understand why COPFDOGRE
didn't at least release the "364" version, which
would have appealed much more to "serious" users.

Titty interior layout. ■ .

OTHER FEATURES

One of the nicest "extras" on the PLUS/4, is the
addition Df 8 luminance levels to a palette of 16
colors. Simple math would suggest a resulting 128
colors (and Commodore claims as much), but because
black is black at any luminance, there are actually
only 121 unique hues definable (and many of these
cannot be distinguished from each other.) As nice
as this ATARI-like range of colors may be for
games, it would seem to be an unimportant feature
in a "productivity" machine which has been stripped
of "unproductive" SPRITES & SID CHIP.

Another big would-be selling point is the
availability of a full 60K of BASIC RAN for
programming! For advertising campaigns this is
super, for a "productivity" machine it is
immaterial: what businessperson, writer, or
accountant is going to write his or her own
applications software in BASIC? Good commercial
applications packages are all written in machine
language anyway, and the 64 actually has more RAN
available for this type of program than does the
PLUS/4! (Plus, how many BASIC programmers do you
know who have been hampered by the 39K of BASIC RAN
in the 64?) Let's face it: at best, the PLUS/4
would be an interesting hobby machine, if it
weren't for the complete lack of product support.

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awkward, and under-powered.

We have three items here: the new BASIC 3.5, the

so-called "productivity software" which is built-in
to every PLUS/4, and the additional software (if
any) you will be able to buy.

The enhanced miCROSOFT BASIC (why "3.5'?) is the
PLUS/4' s only real strong point. It reminds me
very much of MICROSOFT BASIC for the RADIO SHACK
COLOR COMPUTER with a few extra goodies thrown in
(and a few missing, like renumbering). As such, it
is clearly not an industry breakthru, just a
COFTODORE breakthru, and something that
could/should have originally been a part of the
C64. While 3.5, with its direct graphics, sound,
and advanced programming commands is sure to
delight BASIC programmers, it is not clear how this
relates to "productivity" in the usual (business)
sense. Furthermore, many excellent extensions to
BASIC (as well as other advanced languages like
COMAL 2.0) are now available for the C64 which
provide similar or even superior programming
environments.

The built-in "productivity software" is called 3
Plus 1 , written by INTERNATIONAL TRI-HICRO. The

"3 is for wordprocessing, spreadsheet, and file
management and the "1" is for the business graphics
(which are actually part of the spreadsheet). As
entry-level "all-purpose" or orientation software.
3 plus 1 is marginally passable: as "productivity 1
software it is a joke. If you really need
wordprocessing, or data management, or spreadsheet
functions for serious "productive" work, you are in
deep trouble with the PLUS/41

Not only will 3 plus 1 be indadequate for your
serious application: Ehe stuff you will eventually
need isn't even available yet (and the 3rd-party
companies we polled had no immediate plans to even
start work on PLUS/4 products at this time). This
isn't the same market that the 64 faced when it
first came out, where you could just drop a new
machine on the shelves and sit back and watch the
software sprout up like mushrooms! Most of these
companies are struggling for survival right now,
several have told us that they want to see a
million units installed before they invest the big
bucks needed for product development & conversions.

the FALLOUT

Unfortunately for uninitiated shoppers, all this
hype sounds great in the showroom, and first-time
buyers will have a hard time saying "no" to even a
mediocre salesperson. CUPNJUJHL is using their
good name to peddle a turkey, and the backlash of
disgruntled consumers (not to mention Sears, who
has had trouble with COPWOOORE in the past) will be
terrible to behold. Then, when (and if) COPTODORE
actually has something hot to sell (like the C-128,
or the 32-bit Amiga-Machine, or a 64-compatible lap
computer), the public and the mass-merchandisers
may very well turn away in disgust. Who could
blame them?

BLQU1NG .1

The frustrating thing here is tha t there are so
many other products that CQPFDDORE could have
brought to market at this time that would send
consumers into a buying frenzy: how about a
64-canpatible lap-computer (like Radio Shack's
Model 10D) that you could carry with you to class
or breakfast or the Bahamas or whatever? Do you
think there would be any interest in a decent disk
drive (like a 3.5" 1/2-megabyte high-speed model?)
How about a bank-switched cartridge version of
BASIC 3.5 for the 64? Maybe some decent software
for a change? What about the 12-voice synthesizer
keyboard? How 'bout a digitizer tablet or a mouse?
I'd even be somewhat optimistic about a business
version of the 64 with a numeric keypad.

For now, I recommend you spend your money on
products to enhance your C64, or save it for a
lap-64 or a better disk drive when they become
available. I can only recommend the PLUS/4 to
collectors (or others for whom the value of an
object is inversely proportional to its usefulness,
success, and quantity manufactured.)

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panel details. (The
unit we tested did
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light radiating from
the loading slot.)

INDUS GT shown piggy-
back on 1541.
External power-supply
makes the INDUS GT
smaller, cooler, and
more dust-resistant.

A better disk drive is on the wish-list of many C64
owners. Indus Systems has responded with a new
single drive that is fast, quiet, reasonably
compatible, well-equipped with sensational
features, and sexy!

Tightly packaged in a sleek black housing, the
INDUS GT has both a "fast loader" and "DDS wedge"
built into a ROM chip in the drive. The drive
actually thinks the ROM is a second drive, and you
load the enhancement software from ROM with the
command, "load'1 :*' ,8,1". Current advertising
suggests a 4O0J6 increase in speed. We found this
to be accurate for most software that would load
under the INDUS "fast loader" software. The
notable exception being Electronic Arts programs
(which will load & run fine, but at the same speed
as a 1541). A few titles we tried ( FLEXIDRAW,
MP05SIBLE PUSSIQN, PRACTIFILE, & SUPERBASE-64)
simply would not load in the "fast" mode (&
SUPERBASE wouldn't load at all). PRACTIFILE loaded
in the normal mode, but would not run properly.
Indus reports that they have already revised the
operating system to allow SUPERBASE-64 to run
properly, and are working with other software
houses to ensure future compatibility. Standard
DOS functions are also 4 times faster; "Newing",
for instance, takes only 21 seconds on the INDUS GT
vs. 84 seconds on the 1541. It appears that file
maintenance and other disk-accessing operations are
not speeded up. Spell-checking a PAPERCLIP
document, for instance, takes just as long with
either system. The INDUS GT uses the familiar
dual-socket 6-pin DIN connector arrangement found
on the 1541s in this way, 4 drives and a printer
may be daisy-chained together.

The front of the INDUS GT has 4 switches. With
these the operator may poll the error channel,
request the track numbers being accessed, inquire
as to the drive's current device assignment, and
disable the drive's ability to write to the disk
(write-protect). 2 LED's display this information,
with additional lights for power, busy, and protect
status (it's fun to watch the track numbers whip
by during the 21 second formatting operation!"

BACK PANEL: Two 6-pin DIN sockets for serial
connection. Two additional sockets for future
enhancements (a parallel upgrade is being
considered J. Two DIP switches control drive §
(8,9,10,11): the other two are for, you
guessed it, future enhancements.

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the same as a new 1541), stays fairly cool, and is very
compact (the last two items resulting to a large degree
from the fact that an external power-supply is used,
similar to the one on your C64.) Because heat buildup
is reduced, the housing is able to do without
ventilation slots, resulting in an almost dust-proof
working environment for your diskettes. To further
combat dust, a gas-cushioned acrylic door fits down
snugly over the loading slot and controls. Several
goodies come with the INDUS GT. Bundled software on
diskette includes entry-level wordprocessor, database
manager, spreadsheet, & copy software. Also thrown in
for good measure is a copy of DATAMQST's Elementary
Commodore 54 . The whole thing comes in a sturdy ABS
carrying case that makes it easy to take your drive to
user-group meetings, and doubles (if you use your
imagination) as an 80-disk storage unit when the drive
is unpacked. Documentation is brief but to-the-point,
with separate guides for the drive 4 each software
title.

Overall, the INDUS GT is a quality product, a definite
step forward, and a good value even at the full list
price of $399.

(for more INFO, contact: INDUS SYSTEMS / 9304 Deering
Ave. / Chatsworth, CA 91311 / (800) 54-INDUS )

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now entered the home graphics tablet marketplace
with their ANIMATION STATION graphics tablet. This
product is squarely aimed at territory previously
staked-out by the the popular KoalaPad. Until now
(& especially since the demise of CHALKBOARD'S

POUJERPAD) this
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territory has remained largely

Basically the two tablets operate in the same way:
a pressure- sensitive drawing surface responds to
finger or stylus position, causing corresponding
cursor positioning on the monitor screen. Function
buttons are used to invoke various commands and
select options. Both systems connect to the C64
via a joystick port, are sturdy & physically
well-made. The active surface of the ANIPIATION
STATION is somewhat larger and more rectangular
than the KoalaPad, and has a grid pattern printed
on it.

The ANIPIATION STATION'S design improves upon the
KoalaPad in several ways: two sets of buttons, one
on either side of the device, allow for a more
comfortable side-grip and operation compared to the
somewhat awkward top location of the KoalaPad 1 s
single set. A retractable leg swings out of the
bottom of the ANIPIATION STATION providing a choice
of either angled or flat desk-top orientations. As
with the KoalaPad, the ANIPIATION STATION may also
be held in the hand quite comfortably. Another
feature I really like is the ANIPIATION STATION'S
built-in stylus holder: a small detail, perhaps,
but a nice touch for those of us who chronically
lose such things. Another nice concept (which did
not work on the unit ue tested) is a switch which
is supposed to let the ANIPIATION STATION be used in
place of a joystick with other software. As for
performance, we were unable to detect any
differences in responsiveness, sensitivity,
resolution, or accuracy between the two devices
and, in fact, they are quite interchangeable.

The software for both systems is also similar.
Again, SUNCOPI has attempted to add a few
refinements: printer support, a selection of 4
fonts, and a unique feature for loading and
manipulating a range of pre-defined shapes.
Unfortunately, the printer routines have some bugs
(the little horizontal lines in the header above
were not on the screen), support only 2 interfaces
(Cardco's, and Batteries Included' s) and 3 printer
types (Commodore, Gemini, and Epson). In addition,
only large, full-page printouts are possible (we
prefer the single/double size options of programs
like Doodle and Flexidraw) . Presumably, any of the
generic printer support products coming out for the
KoalaPad (including Koala's own long awaited
package) will also work with the ANIPIATION STATION.
The "shapes" feature is pretty interesting: with
it you can choose from a set of pre-defined shapes
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Supplementary disks are planned by SUNCOPI that will
offer additional shape & font files, along with the
ability to edit and save your own (a feature not
supported by the included software).

SUPWARY: The ANIPIATION STATION, is generally
comparable to, and in some ways superior to, the
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In the world of professional football it is often
said that despite season records and team
standings, "any NFL team can beat any other NFL
team on any given day". In the world of consumer
computer products, I would propose a similar phrase
which should be added to the list of universal
truisms: "Any software house, regardless of past
track record, can bring out a turkey at any time."

I don't want you to think I've been taking lessons
from SCROOGE, but when I finally got a hold of the
KOALA LIGHT PEN, I was soon heard mumbling from my
inner office, "Bah! Humbug!".

First of all, as a quick look at the name suggests,
this is NOT the much ballyhooed and far superior
GIBSON LTGTfT PEN SYSTEM that KOALA released in an
Apple version, & has been promissing for the C64
since January, B4!

GIBSON LIGHT PEN SYSTEM, KOALA LIGHT PEN, what's

the difference you ask? Well, the pen itself is
not the problem (it is actually a very nice pen,
manufactured by the same company that produces
INKWELL SYSTEMS' pen ), the difference (and the
entire source of my complaint) is in the
accompanying software. The GIBSON LIGHT PEN SYSTEPI
which I saw demonstrated at Chicago CES, is a
spectacular graphics package featuring on-screen
"pull-down" (ala Macintosh) menus, and including
five subsystems covering freehand sketching,
template design & drafting, animation, music, and
applications development. With all that, $99.00
seemed almost too good to be true (and so it was).
Apparently, Steve Gibson was either unable or
unwilling to finish the C64 version for KOALA in
time for the Christmas market (one story has it
that Steve, who reportedly does not get along with
the C64 very well anyway, crashed his system during
development, somehow losing weeks of work in the
process). Whatever the reason, KOALA, choosing
profit as the better part of business, swapped-in a
disappointing, re-hashed version of KOALA PAINTER
by AUDIO LIGHT, INC. and has apparently scrubbed
the GIBSON LIGHT PEN SYSTEPI for the C64
indefinitely. "OK", you say, but isn't KOALA
PAINTER a fine system itself, highly praised
with the KOALAPAD graphics tablet? Yes, we
the tablet version very well when it first
out, and even in light of new products that
come along since, it would still rate 4 stars, but
the KOALA LIGHT PEN version has 3 annoying traits
that strip it right down to 2-star territory: 1)
the cursor does not track the pen well unless the
operator's movements are very slow and smooth,
the software seems to get confused,
inconsistently registers the pressing of
nose-switch (often 2 or 3 pushes required
activate a selection), 3) worst of all, the
will not read position in any area darker

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large blinking rectangle is provided as an
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The KOALA LIGHT PEN menu is very similar to
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to create an intermittent white area where the pen
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One of the first on the market to achieve this
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Gamers assume the identity of Elijah "Lije" Baley,
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The latter part isn't as easy as it sounds, for a
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What's even worse is that Lije is acting as a
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Diplomacy, perseverance, insight, and intellect are
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on Aurora.

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Mapping skills are important in ROBOTS OF DAWN for

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As with its forebears, compu-gamers select the
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MISCELLANEOUS CONTROLS

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raram ri altim adjust

0¥I^1I71 HEADING INDICATOR ADJUST

n£T3§raf9... SELECT LEFT FUEL TANK

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RADAR DETECTOR

AIR FIELD

F-15 BASE

AIRCRAFT POSITION

NAVIGATION CURSOR

PRIMARY TARGET

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POWER (Y.)

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BACKGROUND

BORDER

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HOME

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DATACOLLISION

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Supershipper 64

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LEROY'S CHEATSHEETS™ arc plas.iC laminated keyboard
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WORD PROCESSORS

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Allegro

$3995

Allegro (formerly called PASS) is a professional quality sound synthesis package
for the Commodore 64.

Allegro is an electronic accompanist. As welt as a tool for everyone who likes
music. The complete manual contains tutorials on music notation and sound
synthesis (or beginners, as well as a quick reference guide for advanced users.
You can start using over 40 built-in instruments immediately, and later learn
to create new ones never heard before.

Allegro is a programming utility. Allegro greatly simplifies the chore of pro-
gramming sounds and music on the Commodore 64. Create soundtracks using
simple PASS notation, then easily add the compact code to your BASIC pro-
grams. A single command starts the music playing — while your program con-
tinues to run!

Allegro is a record album. The Allegro disk contains over half an hour of sam-
ple music and sound effects, from pieces by Bach. Beethoven and Chopin to
experimental compositions by the creator of Allegro. Bob Landwehr.
Allegro is a powerful digital sequencer. A unique kit of sophisticated tools
gives you complete control over:

• Three independent voices

■ Nearly 6000 notes and over 40 sequences using
65 different instruments in memory at one time

• Tempo from 40 M.M. as high as 1000 M.M.

• Exclusive phaser and heavymetal effects

• Filter controls

• Vibrato, pulse-width sweeps, wah-wah, repeats, sequencing
commands, echo, staccato, ties, and more

MSD Sure Copy

At last a complete utility package for the MSD Dual Drive. This
is the first MSD utility program that does it all. The main

Copy Protected Disk
Copy Files
Format a Disk
Change Disk Name
Quit

Copy Unprotected Disk
Scratch a File
Rename a File
View Directory

$39 95

menu options include:

Sure Copy will put all errors automatically on disk: 20, 21, 23, 27 and 29's.

D-C0DER

You no longer
need to be an
EGGHEAD to
read Machine
Language.

• Translates any machine language program into easy-to-read English
descriptions with complete explanations of each command!

• Makes complete notations of all important memory locations access-
ed by the program! (SID, VIC, MOS, KERNAL. etc.)

• Gives you three ways of accessing programs:
1} Will read and list programs from DISK

2) Will read and list programs from MEMORY!

3) Direct user input (from magazines, etc.)

• Can be used to locate and examine any machine language program's
protection routines!

• Can be used to easily break apart machine language programs for
study and examination!

• Printer option for complete hard copy listings' 9 II 9

FINALLY a terminal program that's not only easy but fun. There
are several notable differences between Swifterm and the other
popular terminal programs. First there's an incredibly small
amount of documentation necessary to operate Swifterm ef-
feciently. Swifterm is so user friendly that it doesn't require
reading a two-inch-thick book before you start using it. Options
include: terminal to terminal direct file transfer . . . auto dial
and redial . . . standard and Commodore . . . askli trans-
fer .. . printer dump . . . 300 and 1200 BAUD . . . and a
big 29K buffer for tile transfer. Swifterm can be used with
all the popular bulletin board news services and CompuServe.
Step by step examples are also included to help in the up down
load section for beginners.

$29»5

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PASCAL

The 3rd in a Continuing
Series of Articles on
Programming Languages

BV MARK n. BROWN

THIS IS THE 'SIEVE OF ARIST0THENE5' PROGRAM USED TO
TEST THE RELATIVE SPEED OF EXECUTION AND
COMPACTNESS DF CODE OF KIWI PASCAL VERSUS OXFDRD
PASCAL:

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program psieue (input, output);
const n=1O00;
var next.j : integer;

sieve : array [1..n] of boolean;
begin
for next: =2 to n

do sieve [next] :=true;
iuriteln( 'array cleared');
for next: =2 to n
do begin
if sieve[next]
then begin

write (next:5);

j:=next;

repeat

sieve [j] := false;
j := j + next
until j>n

end.

end
end

PASCAL IS ONE DF THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL DF ALL
COMPUTER LANGUAGES. ALMOST EVERYONE INVOLVED IN
PROGRAMMING HOLDS AN EXTREME OPINION, EITHER
BELIEVING IT TO BE HOPELESSLY STRICT AND DEMANDING,
OR REVERING IT AS THE ONLY 'REAL' PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGE IN EXISTENCE. THE TRUTH IS, OF COURSE,
SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN.

WHEN PASCAL WAS INTRODUCED BY DR. NIKLAUS WIRTH IN
1970, IT OVERCAME SOME SERIOUS SHORTCOMINGS
INHERENT IN THE COMPUTER LANGUAGES AVAILABLE AT THE
TIME. MOST HAD EITHER EVOLVED OUT OF MACHINE CODE
AND WERE CONSEQUENTLY FRIENDLIER TO THE MACHINES
THAT RAN THEM THAN THE PROGRAMMERS THAT USED THEM,
OR WERE (LIKE BASIC AND FORTRAN) LITTLE MORE THAN
TOOLS TO TRANSLATE PROBLEMS INTO SOMETHING THE
COMPUTERS COULD COMPREHEND WITH MINIMAL EXPERTISE
ON THE PART OF THE USER. OR. WIRTH BEGAN WITH ONE
OF EUROPE'S MOST POPULAR COMPUTER LANGUAGES, ALGOL,
AND REPLACED ITS CRYPTIC SYMBOLIC CODES WITH
ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES. HE THEN TOOK THE
CONCEPT OF STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING AND PUT PASCAL
TOGETHER IN SUCH A WAY THAT STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING
TECHNIQUES WERE REINFORCED. THE RESULT WAS A
LANGUAGE THAT WAS EASILY UNDERSTOOD BY HUMANS BUT
WHICH FOLLOWED THE LOGICAL PROCESSES OF MACHINES.
IT WAS QUICKLY ADOPTED BY A GREAT MANY PROFESSIONAL
PROGRAMMERS AND EDUCATORS WHO HAILED IT AS A
QUANTUM LEAP FORWARD IN MAN'S RELATIONSHIP TO
COMPUTERS, WHICH IT WAS.

HOWEVER, PASCAL STILL HAD PROBLEMS. IT REQUIRED
TEDIOUS DEFINITION OF ALL CONSTANTS AND VARIABLES;
THERE WERE NO STANDARD INPUT AND OUTPUT ROUTINES;
THERE WERE NO PROVISIONS FOR HANDLING CHARACTER
STRINGS; IT LACKED COMMANDS TO HANDLE THE GRAPHICS
AND SOUND CAPABILITIES OF THE NEW GENERATION DF
COMPUTERS. AS THE LANGUAGE MATURED, A GREAT MANY
OF PASCAL'S SHORTCOMINGS WERE TAKEN CARE OF IN
LATER IMPLEMENTATIONS OF THE LANGUAGE.
THERE ARE MANY GOOD REASONS WHY PASCAL COULD BE THE
LANGUAGE FOR YOU. COMPATIBILITY WITH WORK DR
SCHOOL IS ONE. MANY APPLICATIONS PROGRAMS HAVE
BEEN WRITTEN IN PASCAL, AND IF YOU ARE USING AND
MAINTAINING A PASCAL SYSTEM AT WORK, YOU WILL
PROBABLY WANT TD USE PASCAL AT HOME, TOO. THERE

PASCAL IS ONE OF THE MOST
CONTROUERSIAL OF ALL COMPUTER

LANGUAGES. ALMOST EUERVQNE
IMUOLUED IN PROGRAMMING
HOLDS AN EXTREME OPINION.

ARE ALSO THOUSANDS DF FREE PUBLIC DOMAIN PASCAL
PROGRAMS AVAILABLE, THOUGH MOST WILL REQUIRE AT
LEAST SOME TRANSLATION TO RUN ON THE COMMODORE 64.
A GREAT MANY COLLEGES TEACH THE CORE OF THEIR
PROGRAMMING COURSES IN PASCAL, AND IT IS THE
LANGUAGE REQUIRED FOR ADVANCED COMPUTER PLACEMENT
ON THE SAT COLLEGE ENTRANCE TESTS.

PASCAL ALSO HAS A COUPLE OF INTERESTING FEATURES
THAT HAVE NEVER MADE IT INTO OTHER LANGUAGES. ONE
OF THESE IS ITS DATA MANIPULATION SLEIGHT-OF-HAND
WITH VARIANT RECORDS. IF YOUR APPLICATIONS TEND TO
LEAN HEAVILY TOWARD SERIDUS DATA HANDLING, THIS
FEATURE ALONE MIGHT MAKE PASCAL WORTH
CONSIDERATION.

ONE OF THE MOST FERVENT ARGUMENTS LEVELED AGAINST
THE LANGUAGE, THE NECESSITY TO DEFINE ALL VARIABLES
BEFORE THEY ARE USED, CAN PARADOXICALLY OE ONE OF
PASCAL'S GREATEST ASSETS! PASCAL ALLOWS THE
DEFINITION OF NEW VARIABLE TYPES, WHICH CAN THEN BE
USED TO LIMIT AND SCRUTINIZE VARIABLE CONTENTS IN
UNIQUE AND INTERESTING WAYS. FOR EXAMPLE, THESE
LINES

TYPE WEEKDAY=(MONDAY,
THURSDAY, FRIDAY);

VAR SCHOOLOAY : WEEKDAY;

TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY,

CREATE A NEW TYPE DF VARIABLE CALLED WEEKDAY THAT
CAN ONLY HOLD THE VALUES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, AND
THEN DEFINES A VARIABLE CALLED SCHOOLDAY THAT IS OF
TYPE WEEKDAY. THIS GIVES TREMENDOUS CONTROL OVER
DATA INPUT, AND RELATIONAL OPERATORS ALLOW
COMPARISONS AMONG VARIABLES OF THE SAME ENUMERATED
TYPE, MAKING FDR SOME POWERFUL DATA COMPARISON
TECHNIQUES.

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PASCAL

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THERE ARE ALSO THOUSANDS OF
FREE PUBLIC DOMAIN PASCAL
PROGRAMS AUAILABE, THOUGH
MOST MILL REQUIRE AT LEAST
SOME TRANSLATION. . .

PASCAL MAY ALSO HAVE A SPEED ADVANTAGE OVER YOUR
CURRENT LANGUAGE. BASIC IS AN INTERPRETED
LANGUAGE; THAT IS, THE PROGRAM STEPS ARE
INTERPRETED A STEP AT A TIME AS THE PROGRAM RUNS.
PASCAL IS COMPILED; IT IS CONVERTED COMPLETELY
INTO CODE WHICH CAN BE EXECUTED MUCH MORE QUICKLY
BY THE COMPUTER. WHILE THIS MEANS THAT YOU CANNOT
WRITE PROGRAMS INTERACTIVELY (RUNNING THE PROGRAM
SECTIONS AND DEBUGGING AS YOU GO), ONCE THEY ARE
WRITTEN AND COMPILED THEY WILL RUN MUCH FASTER.

AND LET'S BE HUNEST. THERE IS STILL A GREAT DEAL

OF PASCAL CHAUVINISM OUT THERE. JUST HAVING YOUR

COMPUTER SPEAK PASCAL SAYS "THIS IS A REAL
COMPUTER. DON'T CALL IT A TOY."

PASCAL ALSO HAS A COUPLE OF
INTERESTING FEATURES THAT
HAUE NEVER MADE IT INTO
OTHER LANGUAGES.

THERE ARE CURRENTLY AT LEAST FIVE VERSIONS DF
PASCAL AVAILABLE FOR THE COMMODORE 64. ONE, TURBO
PASCAL, REQUIRES THAT YOU HAVE COMMODORE'S CP/M
CARTRIDGE. PASCAL 64 FROM A9ACUS SOFTWARE IS A
GERMAN IMPORT THAT REPLACES THEIR ZOOM PASCAL
PACKAGE, AND IS NOT YET AVAILABLE FDR REVIEW. KYAN
PASCAL FROM KYAN SOFTWARE IS ALSO BRAND NEW AND
UNAVAILABLE AT PRESSTIME. HOPEFULLY, WE CAN REVIEW
THE CP/M VERSION AND THE TWD NEWCOMERS IN A FUTURE
ISSUE. THE TWO WE WILL BE TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT
ARE KMMM PASCAL FROM WILSERV INDUSTRIES, AND OXFORD
PASCAL, A BRITISH IMPORT AVAILABLE IN THE USA FROM
LIMBIC SYSTEMS.

THERE ARE THREE IMPORTANT PARTS TO A PASCAL SYSTEM;
THE EDITOR, THE COMPILER, AND THE RUN-TIME PACKAGE
TRANSLATOR. THE EDITOR IS WHAT ALLOWS YOU TO EDIT
AND SAVE PASCAL SOURCE LISTINGS, THE 'PROGRAMS'
THAT HUMANS CAN READ. THE COMPILER TRANFDRMS THE
SOURCE LISTING INTO AN INTERMEDIATE FORM CALLED
P-CODE, OR PSEUDO-CDDE, WHICH CAN THEN BE RUN BY
THE PASCAL SYSTEM. THE RUN-TIME PACKAGE TRANSLATOR
(WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED WITH ALL SYSTEMS) IS VERY
IMPORTANT, BECAUSE IT GENERATES A PROGRAM THAT WILL
RUN ON OTHER COMPUTERS WITHOUT THE PASCAL LANGUAGE.

KMMM PASCAL IS DEFINITELY THE MORE ESTABLISHED OF
THE TWO SYSTEMS WE'LL 8E LOOKING AT. IT WAS
ORIGINALLY IMPLEMENTED ON THE PET COMPUTER, AND HAS
GONE THROUGH MANY REFINEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
THE LEVEL IV VERSION NOW MARKETED FOR THE COMMODORE
64 HAS BEEN FIELD TESTED AND PROVEN FOR SEVERAL
YEARS BY THOUSANDS OF USERS ON BOTH THE PET AND
COMMODORE 64 COMPUTERS. KMW) PASCAL'S ORIGINATING
COMPANY, WILSERVE INDUSTRIES, IS SMALL AND PERSONAL
AND PROVIDES EXCELLENT SUPPORT THROUGH A USERS
GROUP ON-LINE BULLETIN BOARD, AND EXTREMELY
INEXPENSIVE UPGRADES. THE SYSTEM USES SECURITY KEY
PROTECTION, WHICH MEANS YOU CAN MAKE 8ACK-UP COPIES
OF THE DISK FOR YOURSELF, BUT YOU MUST HAVE THE
HARDWARE SECURITY KEY PLUGGED INTO YOUR CASSETTE
PORT IN ORDER FOR THE COMPILER TO RUN. THE KMMM
PASCAL SYSTEM IS CO-RESIDENT WITH BASIC (YOU CAN
SWITCH BACK AND FDRTH AT WILL) AND THE DOS WEDGE
FOR DISK OPERATIONS.

THERE ARE THREE IMPORTANT
PARTS TO A PASCAL SVSTEM;
THE EDITOR, THE COMPILER,
AND THE RUN-TIME PACKAGE
TRANSLATOR.

THE PACKAGING IS NOT SLICK. THE DOCUMENTATION
COMES IN A STANDARD REPORT BINDER WITH A
HAND-LETTERED COVER; THE DISK IS INSIDE IN A
RING-BINDER VINYL SLEEVE. THE DOCUMENTATION ITSELF
IS CLEARLY AND PROFESSIONALLY PRINTED WITH SEPARATE
SECTIONS COVERING THE EDITOR (WHICH IS THE SAME ONE
SUPPLIED WITH A COMPANION ASSEMBLER PACKAGE) AND
THE COMPILER. THE LAST PAGE CONTAINS A SUMMARY OF
THE EDITOR'S COMMANDS. THE COMPILER SECTION NEATLY
LISTS THE DEVIATIONS FROM STANDARD PASCAL AND THE
ADDITIONS PROVIDED. THE DOCUMENTATION ASSUMES REAL
FAMILIARITY WITH THE PASCAL LANGUAGE, AND
CONCENTRATES ON THE SPECIFICS OF KMMM PASCAL.
SEVERAL USEFUL AND INFORMATIVE DEMO PROGRAMS AND
HELP FILES ARE INCLUDED DN THE DISK.
THE POWERFUL EDITOR INCLUDES TWO MODES DF
OPERATION, THE 'WINDOW' MODE, WHICH IS A
CURSOR-CONTROLLED, BI-DIRECTIONALLY SCROLLING FULL
SCREEN EDITOR, AND A 'COMMAND' MODE, WHICH PROVIDES
WORD-PROCESSDR-LIKE SEARCH, REPLACE, AND
MANIPULATION FEATURES. THE WINDOW-MODE USES
FREE-FORMAT INPUT OF TEXT, JUST AS YOU SEE MOST
PASCAL LISTINGS. THE COMMAND MODE REFERENCES LINE

more. .

PASCAL

CDMTIMUEO

NUMBERS, WHICH IT PROVIDES. TWO VERSIONS OF THIS
EDITOR ARE SUPPLIED ON THE DISK. ONE INCLUDES AN
ERROR-CHECKING ROUTINE WHICH CAN CHECK SOURCE CODE
FOR CORRECT SYNTAX, A REAL TINE-SAVER IN A COMPILED
LANGUAGE. THE OTHER IS MUCH SMALLER AND ALLOWS THE
EDITING OF LONGER SOURCE FILES. A USEFUL FEATURE
IS THE ABILITY TO LOAD AND SAVE BOTH
COMMODORE-BASED AND ASCII FILES, WHICH ALLOWS
COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SYSTEMS.

THE COMPILER IS QUICK AND EFFICIENT.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT DOES NOT SUPPORT THE FULL
STANDARD PASCAL; THERE IS A LIST OF DEVIATIONS IN
THE DOCUMENTATION. THE EVEN HALF-DOZEN
UNIMPLEMENTED FUNCTIONS ARE: GOTD, SET, WITH,
PACK, UNPACK, AND PAGE. MOST ARE NON-CRITICAL, BUT
IT IS A SHAME THAT THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED. (WILLI
KUSCHE, THE AUTHOR OF KMMM PASCAL ADDS, "YET!".)
THERE ARE A FULL SET OF UC5D-C0MPATIBLE STRING
EXTENSIONS, HOWEVER, WHICH ADDS IMMEASURABLY TO
KMMM'S POWER AND ALMOST DOES AWAY WITH THE NEED FOR
'PACK' AND 'UNPACK'. ALSO INCLUDED ARE LINKS TO
MACHINE LANGUAGE, HEXADECIMAL NUMBERS, AND DISK
OPERATIONS. GRAPHICS AND SOUND ARE NOT SUPPORTED,
PROBABLY OWING TD KMMM PASCAL'S HERITAGE FROM THE
PET. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS COMPILER WILL
NOT EXECUTE A P-CDDE PROGRAM IN MEMORY. ALL
PROGRAMS MUST BE PROCESSED THROUGH THE TRANSLATOR
BEFORE THEY CAN BE RUN.

THE TRANSLATION PROGRAM IS EXCELLENT, PROVIDING A
RUN-TIME PACKAGE THAT IS COMPACT AND FAST. IN
TESTS USING THE 'SIEVE DF ARISTOTHENES' PROGRAM
(SEE LISTING) IT PRODUCED CODE WHICH WAS ABOUT 25?
MORE CDMPACT AND THREE TO FOUR TIMES FASTER THAN
OXFORD PASCAL. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT IN MEMORY

AND SPEED INTENSIVE PROGRAMS.

OXFORD PASCAL IS A NEWCOMER BY COMPARISON.
HOWEVER, IT ORIGINATES FROM OXFORD COMPUTER
SYSTEMS, LTD., OF GREAT BRITAIN, THE DEVELOPERS OF
THE PETSPEED COMPILER FOR THE PET AND COMMODORE 64,
50 THEY HAVE YEARS OF COMMODORE EXPERIENCE TO DRAW
UPON. SINCE THE SOURCE COMPANY IS IN ENGLAND, IT
MIGHT BE DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN IN-DEPTH USER SUPPORT
HERE IN THE STATES. OXFORD PASCAL COMES ON A
CLONEABLE DISK IN A NICE PROFESSIONAL-LOOKING
PACKAGE ALONG WITH A SPIRAL-BOUND USERS' MANUAL.
THE MANUAL IS DIVIDED INTO SEPARATE TUTORIAL AND
REFERENCE SECTIONS AND INCLUDES A GOOD TABLE OF
CONTENTS. THINGS ARE NOT ALL THAT HARD TO FIND IN
THE MANUAL, BUT AN INDEX AND QUICK REFERENCE CHARTS
WOULD HAVE MADE IT MUCH EASIER TO REFER BACK TO
WHILE PROGRAMMING. THERE IS ALSO A FULL PAGE OF
ERRATA NEAR THE FRONT THAT MUST BE TAKEN INTO
CONSIDERATION WHEN READING THE REST. THE TUTORIAL
SECTION INCLUDES MANY PROGRAMMING EXAMPLES, SOME OF
UHICH ARE INCLUDED ON THE DISK. BASIC CAN BE
SWITCHED INTO AT ANY TIME, BUT PASCAL MUST THEN BE
RELOADED.

THE EDITDR IS MUCH LIKE BASIC'S AND REQUIRES LINE
NUMBERS. SEVERAL ADVANCED EDITING COMMANDS HAVE
BEEN ADDED TO AUTD NUMBER AND RENUMBER LINES,
SEARCH AND REPLACE TEXT, ETC. AN ODD BUT USEFUL
FEATURE IS THE INCLUSION DF SEVERAL BASIC DIRECT
MODE KEYWORDS (RUN, CMD, PRINT, LIST. ETC.), WHICH
MAKES IT EASY ON THOSE WHD ARE USED TO EDITING
PROGRAMS FROM BASIC. DISK DIRECTORIES MUST BE
LOADED AND LISTED TO BE LOOKED AT, WHICH WILL WIPE
OUT ANY PROGRAM IN MEMORY (JUST LIKE BASIC!)

THE COMPILER IS SUPPLIED IN TWO VERSIONS. AS IT IS
LOADED FROM DISK, THE RESIDENT COMPILER CO-RESIDES
WITH THE EDITOR. THIS ALLOWS TRULY INTERACTIVE
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. A PROGRAM CAN BE EDITED, THE
RUN COMMAND GIVEN, AND AFTER A SHDRT COMPILATION
PERIOD (WHICH REPORTS ANY ERRORS IN THE CODE,
ALSO), THE PROGRAM RUNS. IF IT DOESN'T DO QUITE
WHAT YDU EXPECTED, YOU CAN TRY AGAIN WITHOUT HAVING
TO RELOAD AN EDITOR AND SOURCE CODE FILE, WHICH IS
THE PROCEDURE REQUIRED BY EVERY OTHER VERSION OF
PASCAL I HAVE EVER SEEN ON ANY COMPUTER SYSTEM.
THIS MEANS PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IS MUCH FRIENDLIER,
AND IT MAKES THIS AN EXCELLENT TUTDRIAL SYSTEM,
SINCE A STUDENT GETS INSTANT FEEDBACK ON WHETHER OR
NOT HIS PROGRAM W0RK5. HOWEVER, THE RESIDENT
COMPILER DDES NOT SUPPORT THE FULL PASCAL LANGUAGE.
PACK, UNPACK, DISPOSE, AND DISK FILES CANNOT BE
USED BY THE RESIDENT COMPILER. THE OTHER,
DISK-BASED COMPILER DOES FULLY SUPPORT ALL OF
PASCAL, BUT OPERATES AS A TRADITIONAL
NON-INTERACTIVE PASCAL SYSTEM. BESIDES THE FULL
STANDARD PASCAL, OXFORD PASCAL INCLUDES AN ARRAY
OF HI-RES GRAPHICS AND SOUND COMMANDS, AS WELL AS
HEXADECIMAL NUM8ERS AND MACHINE LANGUAGE LINKS. IT
ALSO HAS THE ABILITY TO CHAIN TOGETHER PROGRAMS,
VASTLY EXTENDING THE POWER OF THE LANGUAGE TO
HANDLE COMPLEX TASKS. HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT INCLUDE
ANY STRING EXTENSIONS. STRINGS MUST BE OEFINED AS
PACKED ARRAYS DF CHARACTERS, AND MANIPULATED WITH
USER-DEFINED FUNCTIONS. THIS EXCLUSION IS A SHAME,
AS MOST RECENT VERSIONS OF THE LANGUAGE INCLUDE
SOME DEGREE OF STRING HANDLING.

Oxford Pascal Compiler
Limbic Systems, Inc.
588 San Antonio Road
Suite 282

Palo Alto, CA 94386
<4i5) 424-8168

KHUN Pascal
CGRS Microtech
PO Box 182
Langhorne, PA 19847
(215) 757-8284

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MAKING YOUR OWN GAMES ON THE

Mark R. Brovm, Assoc. Editor

COMPUTERS ARE MATHEMATICAL WHIZZES, PERFORMING
THOUSANDS OF MULTIPLICATIONS PER SECOND. THEY CAN
STORE FILE CABINETS FULL OF INFORMATION IN ARRAYS
OF CHIPS NO BIGGER THAN THE HEADS OF PINS. THEY
CAN LOAD, SORT, MANIPULATE, AND STORE MORE DATA IN
A FEW MINUTES THAN A HUMAN CAN IN A YEAR. THEY CAN
TRANSFER INFORMATION INSTANTANEOUSLY OVER THOUSANDS
OF MILES. THEY HAVE REVOLUTIONIZED THE WAY WE WORK
AND THE WAY WE THINK. BUT THE ONE THING THAT
COMPUTERS DO BEST IS PLAY GAMES.

NO MATTER WHAT THE SIZE OR THE COST OF THE
COMPUTER, FROM THE UNDER-$80, 5K VIC-20 TO THE
CRYOGENICALLY-COOLED, MULTI-MEGABUCK CRAY-ONE, THE
ONE THING YOU CAN BANK ON IS THAT SOMETIME, SOMEONE
IS GOING TO PLAY GAMES ON IT. AND OVER THE WHOLE
WIDE SPECTRUM OF COMPUTERS NOW AVAILABLE, NONE
LENDS ITSELF BETTER TO THIS NOBLE TASK THAN THE
COMMODORE 64. WITH ITS SPRITES, SID-CHIP SOUND
EFFECTS, AND HI-RES GRAPHICS, THE COMMODORE 64 IS
CAPABLE OF ARCADE-QUALITY GAMES. IN FACT, MANY OF
THE ARCADE TRANSLATIONS FOR THE COMMODORE 64 ARE
THE BEST FOR ANY HOME COMPUTER SYSTEM. AND IF YOU
HAVE ANY INTEREST IN GAMES AT ALL, AFTER PLAYING
THE LATEST AND GREATEST NEW GAME YOU ARE LIKELY TO
THINK HOW NICE IT WOULD BE IF YOU COULD ONLY WRITE
GAMES LIKE THAT YOURSELF. AFTER ALL, YOUR IDEAS
ARE JUST AS GOOD AS THE IDEAS IN THAT GAME YDU JUST
FINISHED PLAYING! BUT HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT IT?

ONE OF THE 8EST PLACES TO START IS BY MODIFYING
EXISTING GAMES. ALL OF THE CLASSY GAMES YOU BUY
ARE COPY-PROTECTED AND PROBABLY WRITTEN IN CRYPTIC
ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE, MAKING THEM UNMODIFIABLE BY ANY
BUT THE MOST EXPERIENCED PROGRAMMERS. THERE ARE,
HOWEVER, A FEW GAMES AVAILABLE THAT LET YOU "GET
YOUR FEET WET" IN GAME DESIGN, SUCH AS WIZARD FROM
PROGRESSIVE PERIPHERALS & SOFTWARE. WIZARD IS A
50-SCREEN ROPES-AND-LADDERS TYPE GAME WITH A
CONSTRUCTION-SET MODE THAT LETS YOU EASILY DESIGN
AND SAVE YOUR OWN GAME SCREENS. IN A MORE
TRADITIONAL VEIN IS PINBALL CONSTRUCTION SET FROM
ELECTRONIC ARTS, WHICH GIVES YOU A BARE PINBALL
TABLE AND MACINTOSH-LIKE ICONS TO MOVE AROUND AND
BUILD YOUR OWN PINBALL MACHINES ON-SCREEN.

ANOTHER WAY TO EASE INTO GAMES PROGRAMMING IS TO
START WITH ONE OF THE MANY GAMES AVAILABLE AS
LISTINGS IN MAGAZINES, OR IN PUBLIC-DOMAIN (FREE)
VERSIONS THAT CAN BE OBTAINED THROUGH USERS GROUPS
OR TELEPHONE BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEMS. MOST OF THESE
ARE WRITTEN IN BASIC, AND WITH SOME CAREFUL
ANALYSIS EVEN A NOVICE PROGRAMMER CAN MODIFY A FEW
LINES OF A PROGRAM AND COME UP WITH A GAME THAT IS
SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT THAW THE ONE HE STARTED OUT
WITH. (CHANGE THE NUMBER OF ALIENS; MAKE THEM MOVE
UP-AND-DOWN AS WELL AS SIDE-TO-SIDE; ADD A RANDOM
"KILLER SAUCER"; ETC.) THIS IS ALSO DNE OF THE
BEST WAYS THERE IS TO LEARN HOW TO WRITE PROGRAMS.
BY STUDYING AND ANALYZING HOW SOMEBODY ELSE GOT THE
COMPUTER TO DO SOMETHING INTERESTING AND USEFUL,
YOU WILL LEARN THE BASICS OF BASIC PROGRAMMING.
THERE IS ONE THING YOU WILL FIND DUT EARLY ABOUT
GAMES WRITTEN IN BASIC, HOWEVER: THEY ARE SLOW.
BY THE TIME YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF SPRITES MOVING
AROUND THE SCREEN, MAKING A SOUND OR TWO WHILE
KEEPING TRACK OF THE PLAYER'S JOYSTICK, YOU WILL
RUN INTO SPEED PROBLEMS. SINCE BASIC IS AN
INTERPRETED LANGUAGE, IT CANNOT SIMULTANEOUSLY
HANDLE ALL THE THINGS THAT GO INTO A GOOD GAME.

ONE SOLUTION IS TO WRITE IN A DIFFERENT COMPUTER
LANGUAGE; MOST ARE FASTER THAN BASIC. ASSEMBLY
LANGUAGE IS THE LANGUAGE OF CHOICE FOR PROFESSIONAL
GAME PROGRAMMERS BECAUSE IT IS THE COMPUTER'S
"NATIVE TONGUE"; THE GAME WILL RUN AS FAST AS IT
POSSIBLY CAN. FORTH IS ALSO A GOOD CHOICE FOR
GAMES. MUCH FASTER THAN BASIC, THOUGH NOT AS FAST
AS ASSEMBLY, FDRTH IS FAST ENOUGH FOR MOST GAMES
AND IS, IN FACT, USED BY SOME GAME PROGRAMMERS.
THE FINAL VERSION OF A GAME PRODUCED BY EITHER OF
THESE LANGUAGES CAN BE RUN ON ANY COMMODORE ' 64.
ANOTHER POSSIBILITY IS TO USE A BASIC COMPILER.
THIS TAKES YOUR FINISHED BASIC PROGRAM AND COMPILES
IT INTO A FASTER, CODED VERSION. THE INCREASE IN
SPEED CAN BE VERY IMPRESSIVE, BUT YOU WILL PROBABLY
HAVE TO GO THROUGH SEVERAL "ADJUSTMENT SESSIONS" TO
FIX TIME-SENSITIVE THINGS LIKE MUSIC. COMAL,
ESPECIALLY THE NEW 2.00 CARTRIDGE VERSION, IS AN
ESPECIALLY GOOD CHOICE FOR WRITING GAMES. IT IS AS
EASY TO USE AS BASIC AND THE 2.00 VERSION ALLOWS
FOR INTERRUPT-DRIVEN SPRITE ANIMATION AND SOUND,
GIVING NEAR ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SPEED IN A HIGH-LEVEL
LANGUAGE PROGRAM. YOU MIGHT ALSO CHOOSE ONE OF THE
BASIC EXTENSION PACKAGES, SUCH AS SIMDN'S BASIC,
WHICH ADD GRAPHICS AND SOUND COMMANDS TO BASIC. OF
COURSE, THE COMAL AND BASIC EXTENSIONS SOLUTIONS
WILL REQUIRE PERSONS PLAYING YOUR GAME TO HAVE THE
SAME LANGUAGE OR EXTENSIONS AVAILABLE TO THEM, TOO.

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BUT HDW DO YOU ACTUALLY TRANSLATE WHAT'S IN YOUR
HEAD TD SOMETHING ON THE SCREEN? IF YOU ENVISION
MULTI-COLORED SPRITE SPACESHIPS TUMBLING DOWN INTO
BLACK HOLES, HOW CAN YOU CREATE THE SPRITES, HI-RES
GRAPHICS STARFIELDS AND INTERSTELLAR SOUNDS YOU
NEED TO MAKE YOUR GAME WORK? IN BASIC, THE MOST
COMMON PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE, AND ASSEMBLY, THE
FASTEST, THERE ARE NO DIRECT COMMANDS FOR PRODUCING
SPRITES, GRAPHICS, OR SOUND. AND EVEN IN THE BEST
OF ALTERNATIVE LANGUAGES THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR
INTERACTIVELY DESIGNING THE ELEMENTS OF A GAME.
FORTUNATELY, SOME GREAT TOOLS EXIST FOR DESIGNING
GAMES, AND SOME DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS PREVIOUSLY
AVAILABLE ONLY TO PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMERS HAVE
RECENTLY BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL
PROGRAMMING POPULACE.

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THERE ARE DOZENS OF SPRITE EDITDRS NOW AVAILABLE
FOR THE COMMODORE 64. ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES IS
SPRYTEBYTER FROM MICROTECHNIC SOLUTIONS.
SPRYTEBYTER PROVIDES ALL THE USUAL AMENITIES,
ALLOWING YOU TO DESIGN SPRITES IN A LARGE GRAPHIC
GRID, DISPLAYING THE RESULTS AS YOU GO. IT ALSO
GIVES YOU A CHOICE OF SINGLE OR MULTI-COLOR
SPRITES, DRAWS AUTOMATIC HORIZONTAL, VERTICAL, OR
DIAGONAL LINES, AND WILL CDPY SPRITES USING VARYING
DEGREES OF SYMMETRY. TWO ADDITIONAL FEATURES ARE
THE ABILITY TO AUTOMATICALLY ROTATE SPRITES BY ANY
ANGLE (WHILE COMPENSATING FOR THE DISTORTION CAUSED
BY THE SCREEN'S RECTANGULAR PIXELS!), AND TD VIEW A
SEQUENCE DF SPRITES IN A "MOVIE' 1 MODE. THESE
FEATURES MAKE SPRYTEBYTER AN EXCELLENT ANIMATED
SPRITE DESIGN TOOL. SPRITES CAN BE SAVED AS A
RELOCATABLE FILE THAT CAN BE USED BY THE ASSEMBLY
LANGUAGE PROGRAMMER. ALSO INCLUDED IS AN EXTREMELY
NICE UTILITY PROGRAM CALLED "THE GAME MAKER" THAT
WILL LOAD YDUR SPRITES INTO MEMORY AND CREATE A
BASIC PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENT THAT ALLOWS YOU TO
SAVE THE SPRITES DIRECTLY WITH YOUR BASIC PROGRAM
AND TO USE THEM WITHOUT DATA STATEMENTS.

THE MAJOR PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH HI-RES GRAPHICS
ON ANY COMPUTER IS THAT THEY TAKE UP SO MUCH
MEMORY. JUST ONE HI -RES GRAPHICS SCREEN ON THE
COMMODORE 64 USES 8K FOR DISPLAY, PLUS TWO 1K
BLOCKS FOR COLOR MEMORY, PLUS A FEW BYTES OF VIC-II
CHIP REGISTER DATA. THIS IS WHY A HI -RES SCREEN
TAKES UP DVER 10K WHEN SAVED TO DISK, AND REQUIRES
SUCH A LONG TIME TO LOAD. IT ALSO MEANS THAT A
DISK CAN DNLY HOLD A MAXIMUM DF ABOUT 16 HI-RES
PICTURES. THIS IS ENTIRELY TOO FEW FDR A
MULTI-LEVEL GAME LIKE JUMPMAN, OR FOR MULTIPLE
GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS FOR ADVENTURE GAMES. THERE
ARE MANY PACKAGES THAT ALLOW YOU TO DESIGN
IMPRESSIVE GRAPHICS SCREENS FDR THE COMMODORE 64,
BUT ONE PACKAGE THAT HAS BEEN USED EXTENSIVELY BY
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMERS TO OVERCOME THE MEMORY
PROBLEM IS GRAPHICS MAGICIAN, FRDM PENGUIN
SOFTWARE. INSTEAD OF SAVING EVERY BYTE OF A
GRAPHICS SCREEN, GRAPHICS MAGICIAN SAVES THE STEPS
YOU USED TO DRAW THE SCREEN IN THE FIRST PLACE AND
SIMPLY REDRAWS THE SCREEN WHEN YOU RELOAD THE FILE.
OF COURSE, THIS REQUIRES THAT A RUN-TIME ROUTINE BE
IN PLACE IN MEMORY ALONG WITH YOUR PROGRAM IN ORDER
TO READ THE SAVED FILES AND EXECUTE THE REDRAW
COMMANDS, BUT THE WHOLE GRAPHICS MAGICIAN PICDRAW
ROUTINE TAKES UP ONLY ABOUT 5K OF BASIC PROGRAM
MEMORY. IT USES THE RAM UNDER BASIC ROM FOR THE BK
HI-RES SCREEN SO YDU LDSE NO EXTRA MEMORY FDR
DISPLAY SPACE. A SIMPLE PICTURE FILE CAN TAKE UP
AS LITTLE AS ONE OR TWO BLOCKS ON A DISK, MAKING IT
POSSIBLE TO STORE A COUPLE DF HUNDRED PICTURES PER
DISK INSTEAD OF ONLY A FEW. ONE USEFUL SIDE EFFECT
OF STORING PICTURES AS A SEQUENCE OF DRAWING STEPS
IS THAT YOU CAN EASILY TRANSLATE THE PICTURES SO
THAT THEY CAN BE DISPLAYED ON OTHER COMPUTERS WITH
GRAPHICS MAGICIAN. SO IF YDU ARE DEVELOPING AN
ILLUSTRATED ADVENTURE ON THE COMMODORE 64, RUNNING

Co lor , brush, 8. texture menu
from Tne Grapmcs Magician

YOUR PICTURE FILES THROUGH THE INCLUDED INTERPRET
PROGRAM WILL TRANSLATE THEM FOR THE ATARI OR APPLE,
VASTLY REDUCING THE TIME REQUIRED TO ADAPT YOUR
PROGRAM TO THESE MACHINES. THE ONLY DISADVANTAGE
TO THIS PACKAGE IS THAT THE DRAWING COMMANDS ARE
LIMITED TO SIMPLE POINT-TO-POINT LINE DRAWING,
TEXTURE FILLS, AND BRUSH FILLS. THERE ARE NO FANCY
ARC, BOX, OR TRANSFER FUNCTIONS. THERE IS A
PROVISION FOR DRAWING OBJECTS OVER BACKGROUNDS, AND
THE EDITING FEATURES ARE SUPERB. IT CAN TAKE EXTRA
TIME AND CARE TO COME UP WITH JUST THE RIGHT
GRAPHICS WITH THIS PACKAGE, BUT ONCE YOU HAVE THEM
DRAWN THEY ARE DISK EFFICIENT, TRANSLATABLE, AND
COMPATIBLE WITH BOTH BASIC AND ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE.

SOUND CONTRIBUTES A LOT TO THE FEEL AND PLAY OF A
GOOD GAME. FORTUNATELY, THE 64 'S SID CHIP IS A
FULL-BLOWN MUSIC SYNTHESIZER, COMPARABLE TD MANY
SMALL PROFESSIONAL COMBO INSTRUMENTS.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT REQUIRES A REAL WORKING KNOWLEDGE
OF SOUND SYNTHESIS AS WELL AS A LDT OF PEEKS AND
POKES TO GET RECOGNIZABLE SOUND EFFECTS AND MUSIC
OUT OF IT. A GOOD SOUND EDITOR IS NEEDED TO USE
THE SID TO ITS MAXIMUM EFFECT. ALLEGRO (PREVIOUSLY
CALLED PASS), SOON TO COME FROM ARTWDRX, IS A
SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN USED TO PRODUCE THE
SOUNDTRACKS FOR MANY COMMERCIAL PROGRAMS. THE
FINAL OUTPUT FROM ALLEGRD IS AN INTERRUPT-DRIVEN
PACKAGE THAT WILL SUPPLY BACKGROUND MUSIC AND
CALLABLE SOUND EFFECTS THAT ARE COMPATIBLE WITH
ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE AND BASIC. AND SINCE THE SOUNDS
ARE INTERRUPT-DRIVEN, THE MUSIC EVEN CONTINUES
PLAYING WHILE YOU STOP AND EDIT YOUR PROGRAM! THE
CODE IS EXTREMELY COMPACT, ALLOWING MUCH MORE THAN
AN ENTIRE RECORD ALBUM'S WORTH OF MUSIC TO BE
STORED DN ONE DISK, AND AN IMPRESSIVE AMOUNT TO
RESIDE IN MEMORY. THERE ARE MANY SPECIAL EFFECTS,
INCLUDING PHASOR AND HEAVY METAL SOUNDS, AND THE
ABILITY TO DEFINE REPEATING SEQUENCES, INSTRUMENT
AND TEMPO CHANGES, DETUNING, AND MUCH MORE. RAYGUN
SOUNDS, EXPLOSIONS, AND DTHER EFFECTS CAN SOUND
WITHOUT INTERRUPTING BACKGROUND MUSIC. THE MANUAL
IS THICK AND FRIENDLY, WITH HANDY REFERENCES, A
TABLE OF CONTENTS, AND A MUSIC THEORY SECTION FOR
US MUSICAL NOVICES. ALLEGRO IS DEFINITELY ONE DF
THE BEST PROFESSIONAL GAME DESIGN TOOLS AVAILABLE.

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UNFORTUNATELY, ALLEGRD AND GRAPHICS MAGICIAN ARE
INCOMPATIBLE WITH EACH OTHER, AS EACH SAVES ITS
RUN-TIF1E PACKAGE IN THE SAME PLACE IN MEMORY. IF
YOU CHOOSE TO USE ONE, YOU WILL HAVE TO FIND A
DIFFERENT GRAPHICS OR SOUND PACKAGE TO USE FOR THE
OTHER DESIGN FUNCTION. SPRITEBYTER SHDULD BE FULLY
COMPATIBLE WITH EITHER OF THE OTHER TOO. THERE ARE
MANY OTHER DEVELOPMENT PACKAGES ON THE MARKET. WE
CHOSE THESE THREE AS REPRESENTATIVE OF SOME OF THE
BEST PACKAGES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

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from CBS's Adventure Master

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YOUR INTEREST MIGHT NOT LIE IN THE AREA OF ARCADE
GAMES, BUT IN THE MORE ESDTERIC ARENA OF THE
ADVENTURE GAME. WHAT THEN? AGAIN, THERE ARE MANY
GOOD ADVENTURES IN BASIC IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN,
READY FOR YOU TO SCRUTINIZE AND MODIFY TO YOUR
HEART'S CDNTENT. THE WRITING OF AN ADVENTURE GAME
FROM SCRATCH TAKES CAREFUL MAPPING AND PLANNING
BEFORE YOU EVER SIT DOWN TO A COMPUTER, SINCE YOU
ARE ESSENTIALLY WRITING THE ELECTRONIC EQUIVALENT
OF A SHORT PLAY OR NOVEL. BUT ONCE YOU HAVE
PLOTTED AN ADVENTURE ALL YOUR OWN, THERE ARE REALLY
ONLY TWO WAYS TO GET IT INTO THE MACHINE: (1)
WRITE ONE IN THE LANGUAGE OF YOUR CHOICE, POSSIBLY
ADDING GRAPHICS OR SOUND USING A DEVELOPMENT
PACKAGE LIKE THE ONES DESCRIBED ABOVE, OR (2) USE
ONE OF THE RELATIVELY NEW ADVENTURE-CREATION
PROGRAMS. HERE ARE THREE EXAMPLES:

SPINNAKER'S ADVENTURE CREATOR IS FOR KIDS. IT
MAKES UP ARCADE -STYLE JOYSTICK-CONTROLLED GRAPHIC
ADVENTURES THAT KIDS CAN PLAY, OR LETS THEM DESIGN
AND PLAY THEIR OWN.

ADVENTURE WRITER FROM CDDEWRITER PRODUCES CLASSIC
TEXT ADVENTURES WITH THE OPTIONS OF USING COLOR
TEXT AND SIMPLE SOUND EFFECTS. 38K IS AVAILABLE
FOR YOUR ADVENTURE, AND YOU CAN DEFINE ALL THE
OBJECTS, ENCOUNTERS, AND SITUATIONS THAT MAKE
ADVENTURES ADVENTURESOME. THE FINISHED ADVENTURE
IS IN MACHINE CODE (WHICH MAKES IT FAST AND
UNLISTABLE) AND RESIDES ENTIRELY IN MEMORY. YOU
ARE ALSO FREE TO DISTRIBUTE IT IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
OR TO SELL IT, AND CDDEWRITER CORP. ITSELF MARKETS
SOME OF THE BEST ADVENTURES WRITTEN WITH ADVENTURE
WRITER.

CBS SOFTWARE'S ADVENTURE MASTER TAKES A DIFFERENT
APPROACH, LETTING YDU DEVELOP ADVENTURES WITH SOME
HI-RES GRAPHICS ILLUSTRATIONS. YOU ARE LIMITED TO
10 PICTURES OR SO PER ADVENTURE BECAUSE DF THE
MEMORY INTENSIVENESS OF THE HI-RES GRAPHICS, AS
MENTIONED ABOVE. ADVENTURE MASTER ADVENTURES ARE
DISK-ORIENTED, SAVING ALL THE INFORMATION TO DISK
AT THE TIME OF WRITING AND PULLING IT OFF AS NEEDED
WHEN YDU PLAY LATER. FILES ARE PASSWORD PROTECTED
SO ONLY THE AUTHOR CAN MODIFY HIS ADVENTURE. YOU
CAN MAKE AN AUTO-RUN, DISTRIBUTABLE COPY OF YOUR
CBS ADVENTURES. THREE ADVENTURES ARE INCLUDED, AND
THE PACKAGE AUTHOR'S OWN SAMPLE ADVENTURE IS AN
INTERESTING ONE. THE GOAL IS TO FIND THE CLUES
THAT WILL GIVE YOU THE PASSWORD TO ALLOW YOU TO
EXAMINE AND MODIFY THE ADVENTURE!

AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE MANY EXCELLENT TOOLS
AVAILABLE FOR THOSE OF US INTERESTED IN WRITING OUR
ARCADE OR ADVENTURE GAMES, NO MATTER IF WE WANT

TO DO SO ONLY FOR OUR OWN

ENJOYMENT, OR IF OUR AMBITIONS

INVOLVE COMMERCIAL GAIN. IF

STRICTLY FOR YOUR OWN ENJDYMENT,

YOU TO MAKE THEM AVAILABLE TO

GROUP AND TD SUBMIT THEM TO A

ACCESS SUCH AS PUBLIC DOMAIN, INC. OTHERS WOULD BE

VERY INTERESTED IN SEEING AND PLAYING YOUR GAMES,

AND CAREERS HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED THROUGH THE

RECOGNITION THAT HAS COME TO THE AUTHORS OF SOME

OUTSTANDING PUBLIC DOMAIN SOFTWARE.

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FAYs THAT MATH WOMAN

DSL (ij| ,,,,,, .,29, 95.. ***

PROBLEMS IN" ADDITION. 'SUBTRACTION^ 'MULTiPLICATION. AND
DIVISION. OR A MIXTURE OF THE FOUR ARE REPRESENTED USINE
A NUMBER LINE ALONG WHICH FAY HOPS. ABOUT THIRD GRADE
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY, DESIGNED FOR LEARNING HANDICAPPED.

SPELLING TUTOR

NET (D) .NA ***

FOR AGES 3-7. (BUT CAN THEY TYPE?) CUED BY PICTURES,
TUTEES ARE ASKED TO TYPE IN WORDS. RIGHT ANSWERS EARN
HARDER QUESTIONS. A WORD JUMBLE GAME AND A MEMORY 6AME
(WORD SHOWN BRIEFLY ON SCREEN) ARE INCLUDED,

TALES OF DISCOVERY

TALES OF ADVENTURE

TALES OF MYSTERY

SCH (D) 24.95EACH NA

EDUCATIONAL INTERACTIVE FICTION ADVENTURES WITH
5RAPHICS, CHILD'S INPUT CHANGES THE OUTCOME OF THE
STORY. TWO STORIES PER PACKAGE.

AGENT USA

SCH (D) 29.95 NA

GAME TEACHES SKILL IN READING SCHEDULES. UNDERSTANDING
TIME ZONES, FAMILIARITY WITH LOCATION OF STATES AND
CAPITALS. AND PLANNING ITINERARIES.

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ARCADE £ ACTION GAMES

E&S

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MISCELLANEOUS SOFTWARE

ROADSEARCH

COL (D) 34,95..., NA

HELPS PLAN ROUTES AND GENERATES A PRINTOUT WITH DRIVINE
DIRECTIONS. MILEAGE. TIME, AND FUEL. RQABSEARCH-PLL'S
(74.95) ALLOWS CUSTOMIZATION WITH 50 TOWNS/JUNCTIONS IN
ADDITION TO THE 406 BUILT IN.

THE GARDENER'S ASSISTANT

g^lfl (D) _ ti 29.95. , .NA

DISPLAYS GARDEN 'LAYOUT! 'RECOMMENDS PLflNnNG' " DIMENSIONS,
HAS PLANTING & HARVESTING DATES, AND SUGGESTS QUANTITIES
TO PURCHASE. CAN BE CUSTOMIZED FOR SPECIAL CROPS.
INCLUDES DATA ON 50 CROPS.

BARTENDER GUIDE AND HDST

AFT (D) NA * * *

DRINK RECIPES AND BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT COMPUTATION FOR
SOCIAL-CONSCIOUS HOSTS. ENTER YOUR INVENTORY OF
INGREDIENTS AND SET A LIST OF DRINKS YOU CAN OFFER YOUR
GUESTS (120 POSSIBLE). IN USE, THE PROGRAM IS SLOW.
EACH RECIPE MUST BE LOADED FROM THE DISK INDIVIDUALLY
AFTER THE USER TYPES IN THE DRINK NAME ERROR FREE. A
SCROLLING. JOYSTICK SELECTED MENU WOULD BE EASIER AND
NEATER.

CHAMPIONSHIP LODE RUNNER'

9R0 ..(D) 34.95 ****

50 COMPLEX SCREENS. EACH MORE INTRICATE AND DIFFICULT
THAN ANY IN THE ORIGINAL L.R., WILL REQUIRE
CONCENTRATION AND INGENUITY TO COMPLETE. NO SCREEN
BUILDING IN THIS DNE. FOR L.R. EXPERTS ONLY

SPELUNKER

BRO (D) 29.95 ****

JUMP OVER CHASMS, CLIMB FROM ROPE TO ROPE. BATTLE GHOSTS
AND BATS, AND NAVIGATE UNDERGROUND STREAMS IN THIS
MAZE-STYLE ACTION GAME WITH A STRATEGIC ELEMENT.
LICENSED FROM MICR0GRAPHICIMA6E WHO RELEASED IT FOR
ATARI IN I9B3.

GUMBALL

BRO... (D/R) 29,95/34,95 ****

DIRECT GUMBALLS ALONG A NETWORK OF PIPES BY OPENING AND
CLOSING GATES IN AN EFFORT TO SORT THE GUMBALLS INTO
BINS. MEET YOUR QUOTA BEFORE THE FIVE O'CLOCK WHISTLE
BLOWS AND YOU WILL BE PROMOTED TD THE NEXT LEVEL: MORE
COLORS TO SORT. THE HIGHEST SCORES ARE RECORDED ON THE
3ISK FOR POSTERITY.

REALM OF IMPOSSIBILITY

ELE (D) 40.00... ****-

DELUXE EDITION OF ZOMBIES. HAS SIMULTANEOUS TWO PLAYER
ACTION. 13 DUNGEONS/129 RODMS. FRANTIC ACTION WITH
POOR CHARACTER/BACKGROUND RELATIONSHIP.

BLAGGER

NET (D) NA ****-

DEVELOPED IN ENGLAND. THIS JUMPHAN STYLE GAME STARS A
BURGLAR TYPE WHO MUST DEAL WITH MOVING FLOORS, POISONOUS
BUSHES. HOLES IN THE FLOOR. MOVING FLOORS, AND
WATCH-ROBOTS AMONE OTHER THINGS WHILE COLLECTING KEYS
AND OTHER NECESSITIES OF THE TRADE. 30 DIFFERENT ROOMS.
5 SKILL LEVELS.

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KILLER WATT

MET (Dl NA *** +

PLEASANT, UNCOMPLICATED GAME FROM ENGLAND INVOLVES
FLYIN6 A SAUCER AROUND A CAVE SHOOTING GREEN LIGHT
BULBS. GHOSTS, FISH. AND SO ON.

TARGON

•JET. (D) NA *t*

SPACE AMBUSH TYPE GAME KITH ENEMIES SCROLLING FROM TOP
TO BOTTOM.

KARATEKA

3RD (D) 34. 95 NA

ACTION GAME DESIGNED TO MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE IN A
MOVIE. STORY LINE, CHARACTERS. AND REALISTIC SOUND AND
ANIMATION ARE USED TO INVOLVE THE PLAYER. KARATE HERO'S
MOVEMENTS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE JOYSTICK AS HE BATTLES A
SUCCESSION OF WARRIORS IN ORDER TO SAVE THE PRINCESS
FROM THE EVIL WARLORD.

CASTLES OF DR. CREEP

3RD (D) 29.95... .NA

COOPERATIVE, TWO-PLAYER INTERACTION AIDS IN ESCAPING
CROM THIRTEEN 200-ROOM CASTLES COMPLETE WITH MUMMIES AND
OTHER THREATS. RECREATES THE ATMOSPHERE OF AN OLD "P"
MOVIE.

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CONTOONAL GAMES

CDMPUBRIDGE

ART (D) 24.95.

BASED ON SHIRLEY SILVERMAN'S FIVE CAR D
TEACHER'S MANUAL . THIS DISK AND MANUAL
UNLIMITED FRACTICE

MAJOR
PACKAGE

BRIDGE

"STSR7S"

HANDS GENERATED
RANDOMLY WITH ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES SUGGESTED FOR WEAK
MOVES. TEXT INCLUDED.

BEST OF CHESS VOL 1:

AMERICAN TRIUMPH

MAR (D) 34. 95 * * *

64 OF BOBBY FISCHER'S CHESS MATCHES ON THE ROAD TO THE
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ARE RECORDED HERE. YOU CAN USE THEM
IN THREE MODES: L) EARN POINTS BY GUESSING IN ADVANCE
THE MOVES TO BE MADE: 1) STEP THROUGH THE MOVES FORWARD
OR BACKWARD TO STUDY THE STRATEGIES OF FISCHER AND HIS
OPPONENT: AND, 3)VIEW THE GAME AT ONE OF N1NE~5PEEDS
(CHANGE SPEED' ANY TIME). A FOURTH MODE IS FOR TWO
PLAYER ELECTRONIC CHESS WITH OPTIONAL TIMERS. GAMES MAY
BE SAVED TO DISK FOR GAMES BY MAIL, FOR FINISHING LATER,
OR TO BE VIEWED IN ONE OF THE 3 MODES DESCRIBED ABOVE.

PITSTOP II

EPY (D) (40.00 NA

SEQUEL TO PITSTOP, PITSTOP II HAS TWO PLAYER/SPLIT
SCREEN ACTION ON THE TRACK AND STRATEGY IN THE PITS.
FAMOUS RACE TRACKS OF THE WORLD ARE REPRESENTED TO ADD
REALISM.

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GRAPHIC ADVENTURE GAMES

ARCHON II; ADEPT

EL£ .(D), 40.00 ****-

PLAYED ON A 'BOARD 1 WHERE ICONS OCCUPY SQUARES. AND IN
AN ARENA WHERE ICONS RACE AROUND TRYING TO ZAP EACH
OTHER, THE OBJECT OF ARCHON II IS TO OCCUPY ALL SIX
POWER POINTS (THEY HOVE AROUND ADDINE DIFFICULTY). ONE
PLAYS THE COMPUTER OR TWO PLAY EACH OTHER.

TEXT) ADVENTURE GAMES

SUSPECT

INF... (D) 39.95 NA

THIS TIME YOU ARE THE SUSPECT, AND SGT. DUFFY WANTS YOU!
YOU MUST SOLVE THE MURDER TO CLEAR YOURSELF, AND DO TT
AMIDST THE ACTIVITY OF A MASKED BALL IN A MANSION. TEXT
BASED "INTERACTIVE NOVEL 1 .

ADVENTURE GAME TUTORIALS

PHE (D) 9. 99EACH NA

TUTORIALS FOR THREE SEPARATE GROUPS OF GAMES HELF YOU
GET THROUGH 'NO EXIT" SITUATIONS. DISK 1 TUTORS IN 10
INFOCOH GAMES. DISK 2 HELPS WITH THE ULTIMA SERIES
II-IV. AND TWO OTHERS. DISK 3 INCLUDES THE INSTITUTE,
MASK OF THE SUN, AND EIGHT OTHERS.

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GAMES COLLECTIONS

64 COLLECTIONS

(NOW THERE ARE 13)

PUB (D) 10.00EACH

COLLECTIONS II THROUGH *!2 PLUS ONE FOR
HOBBYISTS. 25 OR MORE PROGRAMS PER DISK.

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TRIVIA PLUS

ACA (D) 24.95 NA

OVER 3.500 QUESTIONS FROM B CATEGORIES. IOC
ACCOMPANYING TUNES AND GRAPHICS TO LIVEN UP THE GAME.
UP TO 6 PLAYERS.

MUSICAL CHRISTMAS DISC

ORE ,.(D) 24.95..... M

TEN CHRISTMAS CAROLS EACH WITH A FULL COLOR GRAPHIC
SCENE. CAN BE COPIED, PERSONALIZES, AND SENT AS HOLIDAY
BREETIN6S. A PACKAGE OF 10 DISKS AND MAILERS ADDS
$29.95,

CHRISTMAS CAROLS

JOH (D) 16.95. NA

18 OF THE HOST POPULAR CAROLS KITH 6RAPHICS AND LYRICS
SHOWN ON SCREEN FOR SINGING ALONG.

CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE

BIT 10) 16.95 NA

FIND SANTA CLAUS IN HIS ICE CASTLE IN THIS MAINLY TEXT.
CONVERTED-FROM-APPLE HOLIDAY ADVENTURE WITH SOME HUMOR.
CUSTOMIZE THE PROGRAM FOR A GIFT KITH RECIPIENT'S NAME
AND OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION POPPING UP IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE GAME.

COPYQ

RAD (D) 39. 95 NA

CLAIMS SIMILAR TO DISC'S WITHOUT RESET AND AUTOBOOT.
REVIRGINS DISKS RATHER THAN ERASING AND REMOVES DATA
ERRORS.
NEW REVISED CLONE MACHINE

HUD (D) 49.95 NA

NOW BACKS UP NON-STANDARD SECTORS. REPRODUCES
DENSITY-FREQUENCY ALTERATIONS, SYNCS TO PARTICULAR
REFERENCE SECTORS, AND REFORMATS SINGLE TRACKS.

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BACKUP 5 COPV SOFTWARE

INF0-A4 DOES NOT CONDONE

UNAUTHORIZED COPYING OF SOFTWARE

WHETHER FOR PROFIT QR FUN.

WE DO. HOWEVER. SUPPORT

THE SOFTWARE PURCHASER'S RIGHT

TO HAVE PERSONAL BACKUPS

OF VALUABLE SOFTWARE. AND TO THAT END

LIST THE FOLLOWING COMMERCIAL PROGRAMS

WHICH PROVIDE THIS CAPABILITY TO VARYING DEGREES.

DISKMAKER

BS1 ....(D)... 49.95 .NA

FULLY AUTOMATIC, COPIES HALF-TRACKS, HIDDEN ID'S, DOS

MISMATCH.
DI-SECTOR VERSION 2.0

SPT (Dl 39.95.... NA

FULLY AUTOMATIC. VIEW AND ALTER SECTOR HEADERS. REMOVE

ERRORS FROM TRACKS/SECTORS, WRITE PROGRAMS INSIDE YOUR

1541.
SOFTWARE PROTECTION HANDBOOK

PSI (D) ...29.95 NA

212 PAGE REFERENCE MANUAL ON PROTECTION TECHNIQUES FOR

TAPES, DISKS. AND CARTRIDGES. COMES WITH PROGRAM DISK.
DISQ

RAD. . . ....NA 69.95 .NA

BACKUP AND" COPY* PR06RAtt " ' " CLAIMS* " " TO* " BE* " FASTEST.

EASIEST-TO-USE WITH AUTOBOOT ON POWER UP. SYSTEM RESET

BUTTON, FILE MANAGER, AND DISK EDITOR WITH SCREEN DUMP,

>EC0DE-64

FRE (D) 29.95.. NA

DECODES MACHINE LANGUAGE INTO ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE FROf
RAM, RDM, OR DISK. WORKS ALONE OR WITH DEVELOP-64 .

t4 ROMS

rRE , 24 . 95 NA

COMPLETE LISTING OF THE ROMS IN THE 64. COMMENTS,
LABELS. AND CROSS REFERENCES. HELPS IN MODIFYING THE
SYSTEM BY COPYING IT TO RAM AND DISCONNECTING THE ROM.

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

PROMAL

SYS (D) 54.95 NA

A STRUCTURED PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE WITH INDENTATION AND NO
LINE NUMBERS REQUIRED, PROMAL FEATURES A ONE-PASS
COMPILER, SPEEDY EIECUTIONTTnITEDITING ADVANTAGES LIKE
INSERT. DELETE, AND SEARCH BY LINE. COPY, HOVE, AND
DELETE' BY BLOCK, AUTO INDENT, AND 'STRING SEARCH AND
REPLACE.

KYAN PASCAL

KYA (D) 49.95 NA

FULL FEATURED PASCAL WITH COMPILER, ERROR MESSAGES FOR
DEBUGGING, FULL SCREEN EDITOR. SUPPORT FOR FILES.
POINTERS, 'ETC. TUTORIAL MANUAL INCLUDED.

WATCOM PASCAL

WAT......... (R&D) 149.00 NA

FULL MSI STANDARD PASCAL WITH FULL SCREEN EDITOR.
INTERACTIVE DEBUGGER. GRAPHICS LIBRARY, AND "PEEK" AND
"POKE 1 FUNCTIONS. MANUAL INCLUDED.

IXWIONS TO 'BASIC

WATERLOO STRUCTURED BASIC

WAT (R) 99,00 NA

AUGMENTS STANDARD BASIC WITH STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING
STATEMENTS. "CALL 1 INSTEAD OF "GOSUB", AND ADDITIONAL
COMMANDS: AUTO. DELETE, AND RENUMBER. MANUAL INCLUDED.
SM KIT 64

S-H (D).. 59,00 , NA

BASIC LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING TOOL FOR THE 64 HELPS CREATE,
EDIT, AND REARRANGE PROGRAMS WITH SIMPLE COMMANDS.
TRACE FACILITY FOR DEBUGGING.

MISCELLftHEOUS UTILITIES

AUT064DIRECT0RY

6£S (D> 29.95 , NA

A DOS WEDGE ACTIVATED BY THE RESTORE KEY. HAS !4 MOSTLY
ONE LETTER COMMANDS FOR COMMON DISK COMMANDS AND SOME
CONVENIENCES.
VIDEO TUNE-UP

SLP [J»... 39.95 NA

VIDEO ANALYZER PR06RAM FOR TESTING, SERVICING. OR
ADJUSTING MONITOR OR TV. GENERATES TEST PATTERNS. AN
ANIMATED PERFORMANCE TEST, AND IS MENU DRIVEN.
KERNflL RDM MODIFICATIONS

ALM (R) 49. 9-1 NA

CUSTOM POWER ON MESSAGE, SCREEN COLORS, AND DEFAULTS TO
DISK DRIVE (INSTEAD OF CASSETTE). BUILT IN DOS WEDGE
(INCLUDING UN-NEW). 1200 BAUD COMPATABILITY. AND WARM
RESTART. HIRE FT IN OR HAVE IT INSTALLED FOR $20 PLUS
SHIPPING.
1541 FLASH

SEN (R! 89.95 NA

PERMANENT INSTALLATION ROM GIVES TRIPLE LOAD/SAVE SPEED
AND 21 EXTRA COMMANDS (DOS WEDGE TYPE AND SOME FOR
EDITING AND PROGRAMMING). MANUAL SHOWS HOW TO WRITE
SOFTWARE USING SPEEDY DATA TRANSFER.
FAST LOAD CARTRIDGE

EPY (R) (50.00 NA

PLU6S INTO CARTRIDGE PORT AND SPEEDS UP LOADING AND
C0PYIN6.
KWIK-LOAD

DMO (D) 19.95 NA

LOAD/SAVE AT TRIPLE SPEED. MENU DRIVEN. DISK BASED
UTILITY WITH DISK EDITING: RENAME, DELETE, UNDELETE,
VALIDATE. FORMAT. EDIT TRACKS AND SECTORS, AND PRINT OUT
SECTORS,

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TELECOMPUTING

Q-TERM

RAD ID) 49, 95 NA

UP AND DOWN LOAD, SEND, RECEIVE, PRINT BUFFERS, AND
SUPPORT VICMODEM. HAYES, WESTRIDGE. MITEY-MO AND OTHER
MODEMS,

BULLETIN BOARD SOFTWARE

RISHER CRBBS

CRI (D) 69.99 NA

REQUIRES ONE 1541. AND ONE 1650 AUTO-MODEM. TWO MESSAGE
BASES, CHAT, FEEDBACK. POST OFFICE. USAGE LOG, VOTING
BOOTH, 10 LEVELS OF VALIDATION,

EXPANSION BOARDS

PROTO-64

BOR 12.95/15.95 NA

PROTOTYPING BOARD PLU6S INTO EXPANSION PORT. 44 CONTACT
GOLD-PLATED EDGE CONNECTOR. TWO SIZES: 4.5 , !(4 , AND
6.5"X4.5".

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VIC/C64 VOLKSMODEM
INTERFACE CABLE

OMK 22.95 NA

VOLKSMODEM NOT INCLUDED. INCLUDED IS A TYPE-IN BASIC
TERMINAL PROGRAM AND A MANUAL. TINY CIRCUIT BOARD IN
CONNECTOR SHELL TRANSLATES I/O.

PRINTER INTERFACES

PARALLEL PRINTER INTERFACE
WITH COMPLETE PARALLEL
PRINTER DRIVER

OMK (D+INT) 39.95 , NA

FOR PARALLEL PRINTERS WITH BIT MAP GRAPHICS
CAPABILITIES. THE DRIVER ENABLES PRINTIN6 OF U/L CASE
AND UP CASE/GRAPHICS CHARACTERS IN EACH OF TWO MODES:
1) ACTUAL GRAPHICS CHARACTERS. OR, 2JMNEM0NICS AND CHR*
REPRESENTATIONS (EG. <BLK>, <198>). KEYBOARD OR PROGRAM
SELECTED. ASCI1/CBM ASCII' CONVERSION. CONFIGURATIONS
FOR POPULAR PRINTERS AND CONFIGURATION PROGRAM FOR
OTHERS.

DELUXE RS232 INTERFACE

QMX 39.95 NA

PLUGS INTO USER I/O PORT, HAS 3 SWITCHES TO SET
DTE/DCE, INVERT PINS 5 AND 20, AND SELECT BUSY LINE
POLARITY. SUPPORTS ALL RS232 SIGNALS. 3' CABLE. CHOICE
OF HALE, FEMALE, OR PC BOARD FEMALE DB25 CONNECTORS. UP
TO 2400 BAUD. INCLUDES TUTORIAL AND TYPE-IN BASIC
TERMINAL PROGRAM.

COMPLETE SERIAL PRINTER DRIVER

OMX (0)... 39,95 NA

FOR SERIAL RS232 PRINTERS WITH BIT MAP GRAPHICS
CAPABILITIES. THE DRIVER ENABLES PRINTING OF U/L CASE
AND UP CASE/GRAPHICS CHARACTERS IN EACH OF TWO MODES:
1) ACTUAL GRAPHICS CHARACTERS, OR, 2) MNEMONICS AND CHR*
REPRESENTATIONS (EG. <BLK>. <198». KEYBOARD OR PROGRAM
SELECTED. ASCII/CBN ASCII' CONVERSION.

U. PRINT MODEL C

DDC 89.95 ...NA

PRINTER INTERFACE WITH COMMODORE EMULATION.

PRINTER BUFFERS

PRINTER BUFFER MODEL 16K

DDC..,.. 119.95... NA

WORKS WITH U.PRINT INTERFACE AND OTHERS,
USER-UP6RADABLE TO 64K.
MICRO STUFFER

KPP, 149.95 NA

64K PRINTER BUFFER WITH REPEAT AND CLEAR BUTTONS.
GPC (GRAPHIC PRINTER CABLE)

RAD 89, 95 NA

2K BUFFER, 1001 C-64 COMPATIBLE, SUPPORTS MOST POPULAR
PRINTERS, AND HI-RES MACHINE LANGUAGE SCREEN DUMP.
SPRINT PRINT

RAD 39. 95. NA

PRINTER BUFFER GIVES 1525 AND 801 PRINTERS DESCENDERS
AND UNDERLINING,

AUTO DIAL/AUTO ANSWER MODEM

SOM , 91.00 NA

VOICE/DATA SWITCH, 300 BAUD, BELL 103/113 COMPATIBLE.
SOFTWARE INCLUDED GIVES SMOOTH SCROLLING. SET-UP MENU,
24K BUFFER, AND PROGRAMMABLE CONFIGURATIONS.

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MASS STORAGE

RAMDISC-64

LAI m ...370.00 NA

DISKLESS DISK DRIVE: PLUS IN EXPANSION CARTRIDGE COMES
KITH 64K EXPANDABLE TO 25AK. EACH 64K COSTS 170
ADDITIONAL.
CARTRIDGE-MAKER-64

CPG (R) 129.00 NA

STORE PROERAHS IN CARTRIDGE FORM FOR LATER USE WITH ALL
ADVANTAGES OF THE MEDIUM. CARTRIDGES ARE $25.00 EACH
iliK ONLY).
INDUS GT

IND .....399.00 **** +

SLEEK, COMPACT, QUIET DISK DRIVE WITH SEPARATE POWER
SUPPLY HAS NO VENTS IN TOP AND HAS A TRANSPARENT DOOR TO
KEEP DUST OUT. HAS FRONT MOUNTED SWITCHES TO SELECT
DRIVE NUMBER. MRITE PROTECTION. AND DISPLAY OF TRACK
NUMBER OR ERROR CODE. (ON/OFF' SKI TCH IN BACK TO AVOID
ACCIDENTAL SHUTDFF). FAST LOAD. FAST COPY. AND HEDGE
FEATURES CAN BE LOADED FROM THE UNIT'S ROM OR THE DRIVE
CAN BE USED WITHOUT ENHANCEMENTS AT THE SAME SPEED AS
THE 1541. COMES WITH ENTRY LEVEL WORDPROCESSING. FILE
MANAGEMENT. AND SPREADSHEET SOFTWARE IN A CARRYING CASE
THAT DOUBLES AS DISK STORAGE.

SENSORY PERIPHERALS

CHIRPEE

ENM... 179.95 NA

PHONETIC-BASED VOICE COMMAND MODULE USING MACHINE CODE
CAN BE TRAINED TO RECOGNIZE SPOKEN COMMANDS FOR INPUT AS
AN ALTERNATIVE TO KEYED ENTRY. SOFTWARE INCLUDED.

CABLES, GADGETS, ETC,

CASSETTE INTERFACE
AND DUPLICATOR

ONX, 34.95 NA

CABLE ALLOWS USE OF STANDARD CASSETTE RECORDER WITH
COMMODORE COMPUTERS. ALSO CAN BE USED TO CONNECT TWO
RECORDERS TO MAKE BACKUP COPIES. SWITCH FOR REVERSINE
POLARITY. ALSO JACK TO REMOTE START/STOP FEATURE IF YOUR
RECORDER HAS IT.
DATAGUARD

CNI 39,95 NA

PROTECTS AGAINST DATA LOSS WHEN ANOTHER PHONE ON THE
SAME LINE IS PICKED UP DURING MODEM OPERATION. SNAP IN
LINE OR INSIDE PHONE VERSIONS.

MIRACOOL-64

:RT 52.00 NA

BRUSHLESS. LINEAR-INDUCTION FAN PLUGS INTO (AND BLOWS
INTO) USER PORT. DRAWS ITS POWER FROM THE COMPUTER.
KEEPS CPU UNDER 100° F.
UNI-KOOL C-100

UNK .39.95.. ..NA

COOLING FAY FOR" DISK' DRiVE'[i54o! lii'^ALSo'nLTERs'oUT
DUST. 115V bWl 7W.
THE PROTECTOR

RCP 99.00. NA

COOLING FAN WITH AIR FILTER SITS UNDER 1541 AND IS ABOUT
THE SAME SIZE ENCLOSURE. ALSO HAS SUR6E PROTECTED AND
RFI FILTERED OUTLETS IN BACK,

DOT MATRIX PRINTERS

JUKI 6300

JUK 995.00 NA

40 CPS LETTER QUALITY AND 6RAPHICS. TOO. 13" PRINT
LINE, 3K BUFFER EXPANDABLE TO 15K. OPTIONAL TRACTOR OR
CUT SHEET FEEDER,

AXIOM GP-5SOCD

AXI 299.00 NA

NLS OR FASTER DRAFT MODE, MULTIPLE FONTS (CONDENSED,
ITALIC, ETC.), GRAPHICS, 140 CHARACTER SET, TRIPLICATE
FORMS, "FRICTION AND PIN FEED FROM BOTTOM, AND 10' WIDE
PAPER CAPABLE. A DIRECT CONNECT VERSION CAN BE USED
WITHOUT INTERFACE. ADD AT LEAST $20.

HUSH BO CD

ERS 139. 99 NA

90 COLUMN, 80 CPS DOT MATRIX THERMAL PRINTER. COMES
WITH 90FT PAPER ROLL, INTERFACE CABLE, AND POWER PACK.

MAXI-PLOT

MP 249.00 .NA

SAVE MONEY BY BUILDIN6 ONE FROM PLANS ($49.00! . OR FRO*
A KIT ($169.00). NO INTERFACE NEEDED. PLUGS INTO USER
PORT. PROGRAMMABLE IN BASIC. USES MOST PENS AND
MARKERS. 1&X9 INCH PLOTTING AREA.

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SCREEN-64

FRE (D) 29.95 NA

SCREEN DUMP ANY SCREEN. COLORS BECOME SHADES ANC
PATTERNS. MOST DOT MATRIX PRINTERS WORK.

GRAPHICS SOFTWARE

CADPAK-64

ABA. (D) *?. 95. , NA

DESIGN PACKAGE REQUIRES HIGH QUALITY LIGHT PEN !NQT
INCLUDED!. LINE. RAY. CIRCLE. BOX, DRAW, FILL. COPY,
AND UNDO ARE AMONG POSSIBLE COMMANDS.
VIDEO BASIC-64

ABA.. (D) 59.95 NA

SPRITE AND TURTLE GRAPHICS, AUDIO COMMANDS. AND FEATURES
TD AID IN WRITING SAME SOFTWARE.

INFORMATION SERVICES

PLAYNET

PLN (D) 34.95 NA

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE FEATURING 6AMES, BULLETIN
BOARDS. ELECTRONIC HAIL. AND FILE TRANSFER. EVENING,
NIGHT. AND WEEKEND HOURS ONLY, PRICE INCLUDES PfiQ&RAfl
DISKS, USER'S MANUAL. NEWSLETTER, AND 90 WIN FREE TIME.
AFTER THAT IT'S 12/HR ON LINE' AND 16/HONTH SERVICE
CHARGE.

PUBLICATIONS

THE GOLD DISK SERIES (C64 ONLY)
GOL 99.95 ...12.. NA

DISKS BY SUBSCRIPTION ON A MONTHLY FREQUENCY. DECEMBER
PREMIER ISSUE INCLUDES A DATA BASE SYSTEM. A HOME
FINANCE FROGRAM, A BASIC TUTORIAL, ARTICLES, 2 GAMES,
MUSIC, AND MORE, 6 MONTHS AT $54.95.
DISK MAGAZINE (C64 ONLY)

DSK 23.00 ....6 **

BIMONTHLY MAGAZINE WITH A DISK INSIDE SO YOU DON'T HAVE
TO TYPE IN THE PROGRAMS. IT APPEARS THAT THE QUANTUM LEAP
PEOPLE ARE NOW IN THE MAGAZINE BUSINESS PROMOTING DISK
BY INCLUDING THEIR PROGRAMS. THE PREMIERE ISSUE HE
LITTLE MORE THAN PACKAGING, HOWEVER. PHOTOGRAPHY AND
WRITIN6 WERE DISAPPOINTING.

ROBOTICS

ARMDROID 1

D&M NA NA

ROBOT ARM WITH THREE POINT HAND. 10 OZ. LIFT CAPACITY.

MULTI-JOINT MOVEMENTS POSSIBLE. SOFTWARE CURRENTLY

AVAILABLE. EXTERNAL CONNECTORS WITH SOFTWARE CONTROL.
NOMAD PERSONAL ROBOT

GCC 179.95 ....NA

TWENTY FIVE FOOT CORD FROM ROBOT PLUGS INTO USER PORT.

SOFTWARE INCLUDED. ULTRASONIC DETECTOR BUILT IN.

(BOX-WITH-WHEELS TYPE; NO ARM.)
NOMAD PERSONAL ROBOT
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