------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Compute!'s Gazette: January 1984 - December 1984 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPUTE!'s Gazette ISSN 0737-3716 COMPUTE!'s Gazette was a spin-off of COMPUTE! magazine. While COMPUTE! covered computers in addition to Commodores, COMPUTE!'s Gazette was Commodore-specific. COMPUTE!'s Gazette was published from July 1983 to February 1995. It started publishing companion disks in April 1984. Between October 1990 and December 1993 it was combined with COMPUTE! in a separate section of the magazine. It then switched to a disk-only magazine format in January 1994 and ceased publishing with the February 1995 issue. COMPUTE!'s Gazette can be searched through CARL Uncover at . Compiled by: Jeremy Sieracki ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * = General, V = VIC-20, 64 = Commodore 64. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Compute!'s Gazette: January 1984 - December 1984 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JANUARY 1984 Issue 7 Vol. 2, No. 1 FEATURES Word Processing In The Home Tom R. Halfhill 30 * SpeedScript Word Processor For VIC And 64 Charles Brannon 38 V/64 The Inner World Of Computers, Part 3: How A Computer Remembers Tom Prendergast 60 * Getting Started With A Disk Drive, Part 3: More Disk Commands Charles Brannon 66 * Inside View: Marion Taylor, The Programmer Behind Touch Typing Tutor Kathy Yakal 76 * GAMES Cave-In For VIC-20 Paul L. Bupp & Stephen P. Drop 80 V Hardhat Climber Chris Lesher 82 V/64 Tetracrystals Of Veluria Todd Heimarck 86 V/64 Canyon Cruiser Thomas Catsburg 96 V/64 REVIEWS 120 V/64 Children's Educational Games Tony Roberts 124 64 Computer Baseball And Ringside Seat For Commodore 64 Gregg Keizer EDUCATION/HOME APPLICATIONS Computing For Families: New Family Learning Games Fred D'Ignazio 102 * 64 Electronic Notepad Dan Carmichael 112 64 Alpha-Shoot Neil T. Capaldi 118 V/64 PROGRAMMING The Beginner's Corner: Built-In Functions C. Regena 130 V/64 Graph Plotter Ruth A. Hicks 145 V/64 Machine Language For Beginners: Addressing Richard Mansfield 150 V/64 64 BASIC Aid Harold D. Vanderpool 156 64 LIST Freezer Doug Ferguson 160 V/64 Hints & Tips: Centering Vic Screens Mary Conlin 162 V DEPARTMENTS The Editor's Notes Robert Lock 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors & Readers 10 * HOTWARE: This Month's Best Sellers Kathy Yakal 20 * Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 24 * Horizons: 64 Charles Brannon 136 64 VICreations: Using The Dynamic Keyboard Dan Carmichael 140 V News & Products Tony Roberts 164 * PROGRAM LISTINGS Bug Swatter: Modifications & Corrections 159 * How To Type In COMPUTE!'s GAZETTE Programs 168 * A Beginner's Guide To Typing In Programs 169 * The Automatic Proofreader 170 V/64 MLX: Machine Language Entry Program For Commodore 64 And Vic-20 Charles Brannon 171 V/64 Program Listings 172 V/64 Product Mart 205 Advertisers Index 208 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FEBRUARY 1984 Issue 8 Vol. 2, No. 2 FEATURES "Bits And Bytes": PBS's New Computer Series Kathy Yakal 26 * The Inner World Of Computers, Part 4: The Inside Story Tom Prendergast 34 * Getting Started With A Disk Drive, Part 4: Data Files Charles Brannon 44 * Top 40: Comparing The Software And Record Industries Kathy Yakal 55 * Inside View: Steve Punter, The Programmer Behind WordPro Shelby Bateman 58 * GAMES Haunted Mansion Calvin Overhulser 62 V/64 Astro-Panic! Charles Brannon 68 64 React Don Whitaker 72 V/64 Checkers Fred Hambrecht 90 V/64 REVIEWS Fourth Encounter For VIC Tony Roberts 106 V Suspended For Commodore 64 Dan Carmichael 108 64 Cassette Interface For VIC/64 A. C. Pendleton 118 V/64 Attack Of The Phantom Karate Devils For Commodore 64 Gregg Keizer 119 64 EDUCATION/HOME APPLICATIONS Computing For Families: The New King Of The Mountain Fred D'Ignazio 76 * Speed Reader Phil Geiser 82 V/64 Typing Derby Carlos Esteves 86 V/64 VIC Piano Brad Bascom 94 V Cassette Cataloger Kevin Gough 98 V/64 Homonym Practice Michael A. Tyborski 102 V/64 PROGRAMMING Multicolor Character Generator For VIC-20 Bill Gates 124 V/64 Machine Language For Beginners: Tapping Into BASIC Richard Mansfield 129 V/64 The Beginner's Corner: String Variables And Functions C. Regena 132 V/64 How To Use Arrays Don Stauffer 138 V/64 Power BASIC: Auto Line Numbering Jeff Young 146 V/64 DEPARTMENTS The Editor's Notes Robert Lock 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors & Readers 10 * Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 20 * HOTWARE: A Look At This Month's Best Sellers Kathy Yakal 54 * Horizons: 64 Charles Brannon 150 64 VICreations: A Window Into The VIC-20 Dan Carmichael 152 V News & Products 157 * PROGRAM LISTINGS A Beginner's Guide To Typing In Programs 160 * How To Type In COMPUTE!'s GAZETTE Programs 161 * The Automatic Proofreader 162 * MLX: Machine Language Entry Program For Commodore 64 & Vic-20 Charles Brannon 163 V/64 The Bug Swatter: Modifications & Corrections 164 * Product Mart 165 * Program Listings 168 V/64 COMPUTE!'s GAZETTE For Commodore Author Guide 191 * Advertisers Index 192 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH 1984 Issue 9 Vol. 2, No. 3 FEATURES The Electronic Castle: Managing Your Home With Your Computer Selby Bateman 26 * The Data Base As A Home Information Center Kathy Yakal 32 * Inside View: Dieter Demmer, The Programmer Behind Delphi's Oracle Kathy Yakal 40 * Getting Started With A Disk Drive, Part 5: Questions And Answers Charles Brannon 106 * The Inner World Of Computers, Part 5: Small Is Beautiful Tom Prendergast 110 * A Guide To Commodore User Groups, Part 1 Kathy Yakal 134 * GAMES Cut-Off!: All Machine-Language Game For Commodore 64 And VIC-20 Tom R. Halfhill 46 V/64 Trenchfire Don Gibson 52 V/64 Poker August J. Kwitowski 56 V/64 REVIEWS Data Manager For The Commodore 64 Dale F. Brown 69 64 Purple Turtles Lance Elko 70 64 COMvoice: Voice Synthesizer For The VIC-20 Todd Heimarck 72 V Seafox For The VIC-20 Tony Roberts 76 V EDUCATION/HOME APPLICATIONS Computing For Families: Computer Show And Tell Fred D'Ignazio 16 * Tree Tutor For Tots Janet Arnold 60 V/64 Guess America! For 64 Ellen Barcel 64 64 Sea Route To India: A Historical Simulation For The 64 M.J. Winter 66 64 PROGRAMMING The Beginner's Corner C. Regena 84 V/64 Machine Language For Beginners: Double Decker Richard Mansfield 90 V/64 Making More Readable Listings Brent Dubach 96 V/64 Power BASIC: ASCII/POKE Printer For VIC And 64 Todd Heimarck 117 V/64 Dynamic SAVE For VIC And 64 Stephen S. Leven 120 V/64 Hints & Tips: Printing Tables Pat Slater 126 V/64 DEPARTMENTS The Editor's Notes Robert Lock 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors & Readers 10 * HOTWARE:A Look At This Month's Best Sellers And The Software Industry Kathy Yakal 78 * VICreations: Dan Carmichael 124 V/64 Horizons: 64 Charles Brannon 128 64 Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 132 * News & Products 138 * PROGRAM LISTINGS A Beginner's Guide To Typing In Programs 143 * How To Type In COMPUTE!'s GAZETTE Programs 144 * MLX: Machine Language Entry Program For Commodore 64 And Vic-20 Charles Brannon 145 V/64 The Automatic Proofreader 146 V/64 Bug Swatter: Modifications & Corrections 147 * Program Listings 148 V/64 Product Mart 181 * Advertisers Index 184 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ APRIL 1984 Issue 10 Vol. 2, No. 4 FEATURES Commodore's New Computer Family: News From The Winter Consumer Electronics Show Selby Bateman 16 * Robots: The New Mobile Computers Selby Bateman 26 * How To Start A User Group Kathy Yakal 40 * A Guide To Commodore User Groups, Part 2 Kathy Yakal 46 * Some Answers From Commodore: A Conversation With Myrddin Jones Selby Bateman and Tom Halfhill 58 * GAMES Nevets Steven R. McCloskey 52 V/64 Bingo 64 Richard L. Witkover 54 64 REVIEWS Edumate Light Pen Dan Carmichael 74 V/64 In The Chips Tony Roberts 76 V Beach-Head For The 64 Shay Addams 79 64 Lunar Leaper And Cannonball Blitz Harvey B. Herman 82 V EDUCATION/HOME APPLICATIONS Computing For Families: Albert Zapp, Won't You Please Come Home? Fred D'Ignazio 60 * Making Calendars Paul C. Liu 67 V/64 French Tutor Michael Quigley 70 V/64 PROGRAMMING The Beginner's Corner: Match-Em C. Regena 86 V/64 Little Known BASIC Commands Todd Heimarck 90 V/64 Tankmania: Adding A Second Joystick To The VIC Ken Gibbons And Curtis Rich 102 V Hints & Tips: Finding Incorrect DATA Statements Bruno Degazio 104 V/64 Variable Storage: A Beginner's Tour Of BASIC RAM For VIC And 64 Pete Marikle 108 V/64 Machine Language For Beginners: Talking To A Disk Richard Mansfield 116 V/64 POWER BASIC: Numeric Keypad Charles Klupfel 120 V/64 Quick Fix For Color RAM: A Fast And Easy Way To Avoid 'Invisible Characters' On The Commodore 64 David Gross 124 64 DEPARTMENTS Editor's Notes Robert Lock 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors & Readers 10 * Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom Halfhill 84 * Horizons: 64 Charles Brannon 106 64 VICreations: VIC Chip Utility Dan Carmichael 113 V News & Products 129 * PROGRAM LISTINGS Bug Swatter: Modifications & Corrections 134 * A Beginner's Guide To Typing In Programs 137 * How To Type In COMPUTE!'s GAZETTE Programs 138 * Program Listings 140 V/64 Checksums For Early GAZETTE Programs 163 V/64 Product Mart 173 * Advertisers Index 176 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MAY 1984 Issue 11 Vol. 2, No. 5 FEATURES Exploring 64 Sound Selby Bateman 18 64 Inside View: Will Harvey, The Programmer Behind Music Construction Set Kathy Yakal 34 * SpeedScript Revisited Charles Brannon 38 * Sound Sculpter For The 64 Todd Touris 46 64 GAMES Props Philip I. Nelson 50 64 Mind Boggle James E. Rylee 60 V/64 SuperSprite Nick Sullivan 64 64 REVIEWS Knights Of The Desert For The Commodore 64 Arthur B. Hunkins 66 64 CodeWriter Richard E. DeVore 68 64 The Commodore 1650 Automodem Robert Sims 70 V/64 EDUCATION/HOME APPLICATIONS Computing For Families: New Standards For Home Learning, Part 1 Fred D'Ignazio 26 * Memo Writer Mark R. Brown 72 V/64 Fast Add J. C. Bye 84 V/64 Ski Physics Gerald and Betty Schueler 125 V/64 PROGRAMMING The Beginner's Corner: Teaching Music With Computers C. Regena 74 V/64 Hints & Tips: Speeding Up BASIC Robert Friessen and Ramunas Motekaitis 80 V/64 Cassette Beeper Don Brady 102 V/64 Machine Language For Beginners: Mods And Bombs Richard Mansfield 104 V/64 Sound Story Bruce Bartlett 116 V Joystick Control For The 64 Sterling N. Augustine 118 64 Print Sound For The VIC-20 Alejandro A. Kapauan 121 V DEPARTMENTS Editor's Notes Robert Lock 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors & Readers 10 * Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 82 * User Group Update Kathy Yakal 87 * Power BASIC: Step Lister E. A. Cottrell 95 V/64 Home Telecommunications Robert Sims 96 V/64 Horizons: 64 Charles Brannon 108 64 VICreations: Sound On The VIC-20 Dan Carmichael 122 V News & Products 127 * PROGRAM LISTINGS Bug Swatter: Modifications & Corrections 136 V/64 The Automatic Proofreader 137 V/64 A Beginner's Guide To Typing In Programs 138 * How To Type In COMPUTE!'s GAZETTE Programs 139 * Program Listings 141 V/64 Author Guide 169 * Product Mart 173 * Advertisers Index 176 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JUNE 1984 Issue 12 Vol. 2, No. 6 FEATURES The Future Of Computer Games: Software That Thinks For Itself Selby Bateman 16 * Inside View: The Designers Behind M.U.L.E. Kathy Yakal 28 * GAMES 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe Mark Doyle 50 V/64 Castle Dungeon Dave and Casey Gardner 52 V/64 Revenge Of Cyon Mike Reinman 56 V/64 The Frantic Fisherman David Lacey 58 V/64 REVIEWS Arcade-Style Games For The VIC-20: Skramble! And Gridder Harvey B. Herman 62 V Easy Script: Word Processoe For The 64 Shelby Neely 64 64 Worms? For The 64 Gregg Keizer 66 64 IFR (Flight Simulator) For The VIC-20 David Florance 70 V EDUCATION/HOME APPLICATIONS Computing For Families: New Standards In Home Learning, Part 2 Fred D'Ignazio 74 * Therapy Steven Rubio 78 V/64 Spelling Critter Bob Nickel 82 V/64 Shape Match Michael Reich 84 V/64 Word Scramble Mike Salman 86 V/64 PROGRAMMING The Beginner's Corner: Planning A Game Program C. Regena 88 V/64 Inside Random Numbers Dan Carmichael 98 V/64 Power BASIC: One-Touch Keywords Mark Niggemann 112 V/64 Machine Language For Beginners: Indirect Addressing Richard Mansfield 114 V/64 File Copier Martin Engert 118 V/64 Hints & Tips: Appending Sequential Disk Files John S. Winn 120 V/64 Scroll 64 Peter Marcotty 127 64 Tape Data Files For VIC And 64 Brian Prescott 130 V/64 VIC 5K Emulator Glen Reesor 133 V Tape Protection For VIC And 64 Victor Chan 138 V/64 All About PRINT For VIC and 64 Julie Harris 144 V/64 DEPARTMENTS The Editor's Notes Robert Lock 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors & Readers 10 * Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 26 * Home Telecommunications Robert Simms 38 V/64 Horizons: 64 Charles Brannon 92 64 VICreations: Software For The VIC Dan Carmichael 124 V User Group Update Kathy Yakal 135 * PROGRAM LISTINGS News & Products 150 * A Beginner's Guide To Typing In Programs 154 * How To Type In COMPUTE!'s GAZETTE Programs 155 * The Automatic Proofreader 156 V/64 Program Listings 157 V/64 Bug Swatter 188 V/64 Product Mart 189 * Advertisers Index 192 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * = General, V = VIC-20, 64 = Commodore 64. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JULY 1984 Issue 13 Vol. 2, No. 7 FEATURES In Touch With Your Computer: Graphics Tablets And Light Pens Kathy Yakal 16 * Inside View: The Designer Behind The Gibson Light Pen Selby Bateman 22 * Ultrafont + Charles Brannon 28 64 GAMES Beekeeper Daniel Gray 42 V/64 Bonking Barrels Bruce S. Gordon 50 V/64 Space Patrol Salvador Alcántara 52 V/64 REVIEWS Gridrunner II For The VIC-20 Todd Heimarck 56 V Flexidraw For The Commodore 64 Daniel Feldman 61 64 International Soccer For The 64 Gregg Kezier 68 64 EDUCATION/HOME APPLICATIONS Computing For Families: In Search Of A "Software" Michael Jackson Fred D'Ignazio 74 * Robot Math Bob Stewert 90 V/64 Commodore's New Speech Module: Magic Or Technology? Betsy Byrne 92 * PROGRAMMING The Beginner's Corner: Quilt Squares C. Regena 83 V/64 Machine Language For Beginners: What Is Machine Language? Richard Mansfield 94 V/64 Power BASIC: Color Chart Sheldon Leemon 110 V/64 Hints & Tips: Rescuing Programs From Tape Load Errors Alan M. Wilson 121 V/64 DEPARTMENTS Editor's Notes Robert Lock 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors & Readers 10 * User Group Update Kathy Yakal 14 * Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 81 * Horizons 64 Charles Brannon 98 64 Home Telecommunications: Downloading Robert Simms 112 * VICreations Dan Carmichael 119 V News & Products 125 * PROGRAM LISTINGS A Beginner's Guide To Typing In Programs 128 * How To Type In COMPUTE!'s GAZETTE Programs 130 * MLX: Machine Language Entry Program 131 64 The Automatic Proofreader 132 V/64 Bug Swatter: Modifications And Corrections 133 V/64 Program Listings 134 V/64 Product Mart 156 * Advertisers Index 160 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AUGUST 1984 Issue 14 Vol. 2, No. 8 FEATURES An Introduction To Plotters Robert Sims 18 * A Survey Of Printers For The VIC-20 And Commodore 64 Kathy Yakal 24 * Selecting A Printer Interface J. Blake Lambert 34 * Campaign Manager Todd Heimarck 46 64 Sprite Magic: An All-Machine-Language Sprite Editor Charles Brannon 70 64 GAMES Balloon Blitz Michael T. Bohn 56 V/64 Sno-Cat Andy Keplinger 62 V/64 REVIEWS The Commodore 1520 Printer?plotter Robert Simms 94 V/64 VIC Auto Clock Harvey B. Herman 96 V Bus Card II: The Magic Box Ian A. Wright 98 64 Music Writer III For The VIC-20 David Florance 100 V EDUCATION/HOME APPLICATIONS Computing For Families: What Makes Good Software? Fred D'Ignazio 66 * PROGRAMMING Hints & Tips: 64 LIST Lockup Alal King 60 64 The Beginner's Corner: Using A Printer C. Regena 84 V/64 Machine Language For Beginners: ML Mailbag Richard Mansfield 104 V/64 Power BASIC: String Search Glen Colbert 108 V/64 Disk Purge Daniel Weiner 110 V/64 Error Trapping Alejandro A. Kapauan 113 V/64 Using The GET Statement Alfred J. Bruey 116 V/64 DEPARTMENTS The Editor's Notes Robert Lock 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors & Readers 10 * Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 14 * User Group Update Kathy Yakal 43 * Home Telecommunications: Uploading Robert Simms 80 V/64 VICreations: Enhancing Your VIC With The Super Expander Dan Carmichael 106 V Horizons 64 Charles Brannon 120 64 News & Products 126 * PROGRAM LISTINGS Bug Swatter: Modifications And Corrections 102 V/64 A Beginner's Guide To Typing In Programs 129 * How To Type In COMPUTE!'s GAZETTE Programs 130 * The Automatic Proofreader 131 V/64 MLX: Machine Language Entry Program 132 64 Program Listings 133 V/64 Product Mart 157 * Advertisers Index 160 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEPTEMBER 1984 Issue 15 Vol. 2, No. 9 FEATURES Summer Consumer Electronics Show Lance Elko 16 * Inside View: The Designers Behind Movie Maker Kathy Yakal 40 * 80 Columns For The 64 Gregg Peele And Kevin Martin 48 64 SpeedScript Customizer J. Blake Lambert 54 V/64 REVIEWS Three Arcade Games For The VIC-20 Steve Hudson 62 V CodePro-64 Todd Heimarck 68 64 GAMES Mystery At Marple Manor John R. Prager 104 V/64 Treasure Hunt Calvin Overhulser 110 V/64 EDUCATION/HOME APPLICATIONS Computing For Families: Micro Worlds For Young Children Fred D'Ignazio 72 * Learning To Count William W. Braun 80 V/64 PROGRAMMING The Beginner's Corner: A Simplified Inventory C. Regena 112 V/64 Machine Language For Beginners: First Questions Richard Mansfield 122 V/64 Hints & Tips: IF-THEN, Logic, And Flags John Michael Lane 124 V/64 Disk Tricks Gerald E. Sanders 126 V/64 Animating The VIC Mike Scharland 135 V Power BASIC: Screen Headliner Todd Heimarck 136 V/64 Cursor GET For VIC And 64 David Mills 143 V/64 DEPARTMENTS Editor's Notes Robert Lock 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors & Readers 10 * Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 82 * Home Telecommunications: The Electronic Cafe Robert Simms 117 * User Group Update Kathy Yakal 119 * VICreations: Simulating Hi-Res Animation Dan Carmichael 133 V Horizons 64 Charles Brannon 140 64 PROGRAM LISTINGS A Beginner's Guide To Typing In Programs 108 * How To Type In COMPUTE!'s GAZETTE Programs 109 * MLX: Machine Language Entry Program 145 64 The Automatic Proofreader 146 V/64 Program Listings 147 V/64 Product Mart 172 * Advertisers Index 176 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OCTOBER 1984 Issue 16 Vol. 2, No. 10 FEATURES New Directions In Educational Software Selby Bateman & Sharon Darling 22 * Inside View: Tom Snyder, Educational Software Developer Kathy Yakal 32 * How GAZETTE Readers Are Using Their Computers Bernie Ghiselin 44 * REVIEWS Software Disk Alignment For The 1541 George Miller 96 64 Two Flight Simulators For The 64 David Florance 100 64 Calc Result: A Spreadsheet For The 64 Emily Herman 106 64 Write Now! For The VIC-20 Harvey B. Herman 108 V GAMES Trek Andrew Beery 54 64 The Tomb Mike Scharland 58 V/64 Cabby Ken Jones 60 V/64 EDUCATION/HOME APPLICATIONS Computing For Familiys: A Journey Through The Land Of The Buddy-Bots Fred D'Ignazio 64 * Quiz Master For The 64 George Miller 80 64 Vocab Builder William J. Treanor 84 V/64 VIC Music Tutor Howard Parnes 86 V Turtle Graphics Interpreter Irwin Tillman 90 64 First Aid Scott M. Huse 95 64 PROGRAMMING BASIC Magic: Getting Comfortable With The PRINT Statement Michael S. Tomczyk 72 * Machine Language For Beginners: Loops And Branches Richard Mansfield 120 V/64 Teaching Your Computer English Michael A. Long 126 V/64 Power BASIC: Hi-Res Screen Dump Gregg Peele 128 V/64 Hints & Tips: Recovering Scratched Programs Daryl Biberdorf 144 V/64 DEPARTMENTS Editor's Notes Robert Lock 6 * GAZETTE Feedback Editors & Readers 10 * Home Telecommunications: All The Fun That's Fit To Print Robert Simms 131 * Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 134 * Horizons: 64 Charles Brannon 137 64 VICreations: Simulating Hi-Res Animation, Part 2 Dan Carmichael 141 V News & Products 145 * PROGRAM LISTINGS A Beginner's Guide To Typing In Programs 147 * How To Type In COMPUTE!'s GAZETTE Programs 148 * The Automatic Proofreader 149 V/64 Bug Swatter: Modifications And Corrections 150 V/64 Program Listings 151 V/64 Product Mart 182 * Advertisers Index 192 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOVEMBER 1984 Issue 17 Vol. 2, No. 11 FEATURES Bulletin Board Fever Kathy Yakal 16 * A Buyer's Guide To Modems Sharon Darling 30 V/64 GAZETTE Telecomunications Software, Part 1: C/G Term Robert Simms 38 V/64 Inside View: Free Fall Associates Selby Bateman 52 * REVIEWS EasyDisk Harvey B. Herman 94 64 MusiCalc Arthur B. Hunkins 98 64 Adventure Creator C. Regena 104 64 Drol And Spare Change For The Commodore 64 George Miller 107 64 Also Worth Noting 110 64 GAMES BagDad Bryan Files 56 V/64 Jump Fernando Ciccarelli and Marcel Ferreira 62 V/64 Supertank Boris Litinsky 64 64 Descent To Kaylon Steve Stiglich 66 V/64 EDUCATION/HOME APPLICATIONS Computing For Families: A Look At New Books From "Reggie" D'Ignazio Fred D'Ignazio 70 * Budgeteer Robet N. Pineau 76 V/64 PROGRAMMING BASIC Magic: The Four Most Important BASIC Commands Michael S. Tomczyk 80 V/64 Machine Language For Beginners: Getting Started Richard Mansfield 116 V/64 Power BASIC: Slowpoke Daniel R. Widyono 138 V/64 Hints & Tips: Creating Program Listing Files Richard N. Wilfong 142 V/64 Programming Sound And Graphics With The Super Expander 64 Lee Noel, Jr 155 64 Function Key Willie Brown 160 V/64 Disk Auto Load Dan Carmichael 164 64 DEPARTMENTS The Editor's Notes Robert Lock 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors & Readers 10 * User Group Update 90 * Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 134 * Horizons: 64 Charles Brannon 146 64 VICreations: VIC Mailbag Dan Carmichael 152 VIC PROGRAM LISTINGS MLX 167 V/64 How To Type In COMPUTE!'s GAZETTE Programs 168 * The Automatic Proofreader 169 V/64 Program Listings 170 V/64 Bug Swatter: Modifications And Corrections 221 V/64 Product Mart 221 * Advertisers Index 224 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DECEMBER 1984 Issue 18 Vol. 2, No. 12 FEATURES What If...? The Popularity Of Strategy Games Selby Bateman 23 * Electronic Trivia Kathy Yakal 37 * Inside View: Byron Preiss and Ronald Martinez, Trillium Software Designers Sharon Darling 52 * GAZETTE Telecommunications Software, Part 2: C/G Bulletin Board System Robert Simms 118 64 REVIEWS Microfiler Charles Brannon 74 64 NATO Commander Art Hunkins 78 64 Road To Moscow Neil Randall 80 64 Also Worth Noting 84 64 GAMES Cosmic Combat Tommy Graham 92 V/64 3-D Labyrinth John Stilwell 96 V/64 EDUCATION/HOME APPLICATIONS Computing For Families: An Adventure In Telecommunications Fred D'Ignazio 60 * Word Guess David W. Rose 66 V/64 Letter Attack Craig Howarth 70 V/64 Programming Commodore's Magic Voice Betsy And Danny Byrne 88 64 PROGRAMMING BASIC Magic: A Christmas Assortment Michael S. Tomczyk 100 V/64 Machine Language For Beginners: Customizing Richard Mansfield 108 V/64 Hints & Tips: The Keyboard Funnel Anthony James Daly 114 V/64 Auto Line Don Gibson 130 V/64 Power BASIC: Time Clock David W. Martin 158 V/64 Cassette Index Paul N. Peasley 161 V/64 Disk/Tape Backup N. A. Marshall 164 V/64 DEPARTMENTS The Editor's Notes Robert Lock 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors & Readers 10 V/64 Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 48 V/64 Horizons: 64 Charles Brannon 136 64 User Group Update 142 * VICreations: Key Memory Locations Dan Carmichael 154 V News & Products 169 * PROGRAM LISTINGS A Beginner's Guide To Typing In Programs 172 * How To Type In COMPUTE!'s Gazette Programs 173 * The Automatic Proofreader 174 V/64 MLX 175 64 Bug Swatter 176 V/64 Program Listings 177 V/64 Product Mart 226 * Advertisers Index 228 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Compute!'s Gazette: January 1984 - December 1984 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * = General, V = VIC-20, 64 = Commodore 64. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------