------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Compute!'s Gazette: July 1983 - December 1983 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: July 1983 - December 1983 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JULY 1983 Issue 1 Vol. 1, No. 1 (PREMIER ISSUE) FEATURES Does Your Computer Need A Cassette Recorder? Tom R. Halfhill 28 * Commodore 64 Video Update Tom R. Halfhill 40 64 GAMES Inside View: Programmer Jimmy Huey John Blackford 49 * Skydiver Alan Crossley 52 V/64 Snake Escape Daryl Biberdorf 54 V/64 REVIEWS Exatron Stringy Floppy for VIC-20 And 64 Tom R. Halfhill 58 V/64 Deadly Duck Cartridge Game For Unexpanded VIC-20 Tom R. Halfhill 63 V EDUCATION/HOME APPLICATIONS Computing For Kids: Computer Adventures Fred D'Ignazio 34 * Alfabug Michael Wasilenko 66 V/64 Vic Marquee Louis Mendelsohn 68 V Word Hunt: A Puzzle Game Eric Jansing & Bob Meyers, Jr. 70 V/64 VIC Timepiece Joseph Wright 74 V PROGRAMMING The Beginner's Corner: Learning To Program In BASIC C. Regena 20 V/64 Commodore Classics: Quickfind Harvey B. Herman 46 V/64 Power BASIC: 64 Paddle Reader Routine Bobby Williams 83 64 Machine Language For Beginners: A Hidden World Richard Mansfield 84 * Hints & Tips: Accelerated IFs Kurt Carpenter 88 V/64 Enlivening Programs With Sound Gregg Peele 88 V/64 Using Joysticks On The 64: A BASIC Tutorial Charles Brannon 90 64 DEPARTMENTS The Editor's Notes Robet Lock 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors & Readers 10 * COMPUTE!s Gazette Author Guide 14 * Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 16 * VICreations Dan Carmicheal 76 V 64 Explorer Larry Isaacs 78 64 News & Products 96 * PROGRAM LISTINGS A Beginner's Guide To Typing In Programs 112 * How To Type In COMPUTE!'s Gazette Programs 113 * Program Listings 114 * Product Mart 126 Advertisers Index 129 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AUGUST 1983 Issue 2 Vol. 1, No. 2 FEATURES Your First Hour With A Computer Kathy Yakal & Tom R. Halfhill 16 * Should You Join A Users Group? James Calloway 28 * A Guide To Commodore Users Groups Kathy Yakal 33 * New Products For Commodore At Comdex/Spring Tom R. Halfhill 38 * GAMES The Viper Dave & Casey Gardner 42 V/64 Cylon Zap Mark Dudley 48 V/64 Inside View: Programmer Jeff Minter John Blackford 52 * REVIEWS Vinilla Pilot For VIC And 64 Charles Brannon 54 V/64 Kickman For Commodore 64 Jason Lex Thomas, Jr. 57 64 Frogger For The 64 Dan Gutman 58 64 VIC Music Composer Gregg Peele 59 V EDUCATION/HOME APPLICATIONS Computing For Kids: Build A Computer Friend Fred D'Ignazio 62 * VIC/64 Mailing List Joseph J. Shaughnessy 64 V/64 Computing For Grownups: Revolution In The Nursery Fred D'Ignazio 66 * Wordspell Richard Herrmann 70 V/64 Global Scan For VIC And 64 Lee Wimbs 75 V/64 PROGRAMMING Machine Language For Beginners: The Easy Way Richard Mansfield 77 * Hints & Tips: VIC Title Screens Harry E. Watts 80 V Commodore 64 Hi-Res Graphics Made Simple Paul F. Schatz 82 64 The Four-Speed Brake Dan Carmichael 86 V/64 Disk Menu Wayne Mathews 88 V/64 Power BASIC: Using A 1540 Disk Drive & Commodore 64 Bobby Williams 90 64 The Beginner's Corner: Playing Computer Music C. Regena 92 V DEPARTMENTS The Editor's Notes Robert Lock 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors & Readers 10 * COMPUTE!'s Gazette Author Guide 14 * Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 20 * HOTWARE: This Month's Best Sellers Kathy Yakal 24 * VICreations Dan Carmichael 72 V 64 Explorer Larry Isaacs 96 64 News & Products 101 * PROGRAM LISTINGS A Beginner's Guide To Typing In Programs 109 * How To Type In COMPUTE!'s Gazette Programs 110 * Program Listings 111 * Product Mart 126 Advertisers Index 128 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEPTEMBER 1983 Issue 3 Vol. 1, No. 3 FEATURES Telecomputing Today Tom R. Halfhill 20 * Telecomputing Glossary 22 * Commodore's Nationwide Party Line John Blackford 30 * Commodore Bulletin Boards Compiled By Kathy Yakal 34 * News From The Summer Consumer Electronics Show: More Software, Lower Prices Tom R. Halfhill 48 * GAMES Demon Star For VIC And 64 Stan McDaniel 60 V/64 Potholes Joe W. Rocke 64 V/64 Inside View: Programmer Jim Connelley Kathy Yakal 70 * REVIEWS Terminal-40 For VIC Harvey B. Herman 92 V VICmodem For VIC And 64 Harvey B. Herman 94 V/64 EDUCATION/HOME APPLICATIONS Computing For Kids: A Robot Inside Your Computer Fred D'Ignazio 74 * Checkbook Reporter Glen E. Sparks 80 V/64 States & Capitals Tutor For VIC & 64 Enoch L. Moser 82 V/64 MiniTerm-20 Donald L. Stoner 86 V TeleTerm 64 Gregg Peele 89 64 PROGRAMMING The Beginner's Corner: POKEing Graphics C. Regena 38 V/64 Machine Language For Beginners Richard Mansfield 44 V/64 Power BASIC: 64 Searcher David W. Martin 102 64 Hints & Tips: Better Commodore INPUT Mark Walsh 104 V/64 Using The Function Keys: A BASIC Tutorial Charles Brannon 106 V/64 DEPARTMENTS The Editor's Notes Robert Lock 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors & Readers 10 * Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 18 * HOTWARE: This Month's Best Sellers Kathy Yakal 58 * VICreations: Understanding Random Numbers Dan Carmichael 78 V 64 Explorer: Single-Drive Disk Copying, Part 2 Larry Isaacs 96 64 PROGRAM LISTINGS A Beginner's Guide To Typing In Programs 110 * How To Type In COMPUTE!'s Gazette Programs 111 * Program Listings 113 * Bug Swatter: Modifications & Corrections 125 Product Mart 126 Advertisers Index 128 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (I Don't Have This Issue) OCTOBER 1983 Issue 4 Vol. 1, No. 4 The Anatomy of Computers Telegaming Today And Tomorrow, Commodore's Public Domain Programs Oil Tycoon Re-Beep product reviews Aardvark Attack Word Match A SHIFTy Solution: The WAIT Command Program Transfers Machine Language For Beginners: Improved Paddle Reader Routine How To Use Tape And Disk Files Understanding 64 Sound -- Part 1 Speeding Up The VIC Simple Answers To Common Questions HOTWARE Horizons 64 -- Improving 64 Video Quality VICreations -- Using The VIC's Clock News & Products ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOVEMBER 1983 Issue 5 Vol. 1, No. 5 FEATURES Computer Garphics - The Age Of Electronic Art Fred D'Ignazio 22 * The Inner World Of Computers, Part 1: Binary Numbers Tom Prendergast 38 * Getting Started With A Disk Drive, Part 1: The Basics Charles Brannon 46 * GAMES Inside View: Programmers Dale Disharoon & Jim Bach Kathy Yakal 58 * Chicken Little Jeff Wolverton 64 V/64 Martian Prisoner Alan Poole 68 V/64 REVIEWS Colorcraft Graphics Animator For VIC & 64 Shelby Goldstein 96 V/64 VIC Preschool Software Donald Elman 100 V Four Tronix Games For VIC And 64 Dan Gutman 108 V/64 Rat Hotel For VIC-20 Clark L. & Kathryn H. Kidd 110 V EDUCATION/HOME APPLICATIONS Computing For Kids: There's A Creature In My Computer! Fred D'Ignazio 72 * Munchmath Gerald R. Anderson 76 V/64 VIC Super Expander Graphics Kenneth Knox 80 V 64 Aardvark Attack 82 64 64 Timepiece Joe DiNicola 84 64 Connect The Dots Janet Arnold 88 V/64 PROGRAMMING Introduction To Custom Characters For VIC And 64 Tom R. Halfhill 113 V/64 How To Make Custom Characters On The 64 Gary Davis 120 64 How To Make Custom Characters On The VIC Gregg Keizer 126 V VIC/64 Program Lifesaver Vern Buis 132 V/64 Understanding Sound On The 64: Part 2 Gregg Peele 136 64 Merging Programs On The 64 John A. Winnie 146 64 The Beginner's Corner: DATA, READ, And RESTORE Statements C. Regena 150 V/64 One-Touch Commands For The 64 David Martin 159 64 Power BASIC: VIC/64 Disk Defaulter Eric Brandon 162 V/64 Machine Language For Beginners: The Assembler Richard Mansfield 164 V/64 DEPARTMENTS The Editor's Notes Robert Lock 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors & Readers 10 * Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 18 * HOTWARE: This Month's Best Sellers Kathy Yakal 54 * VICreations: Animating With Custom Characters Dan Carmichael 142 V Horizons: 64 Charles Brannon 168 64 News & Products 173 * PROGRAM LISTINGS The Automatic Proofreader 149 * Bug Swatter: Modifications & Corrections 179 * How To Type In COMPUTE!'s Gazette Programs 180 * A Beginner's Guide To Typing In Programs 181 * Program Listings 182 * Product Mart 204 Advertisers Index 208 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DECEMBER 1983 Issue 6 Vol. 1, No. 6 FEATURES A Survival Guide For Beginners Annette Hinshaw 20 * Telecommuting: Dawn Of The Electronic Cottage Gregg Peele 30 * The Inner World Of Computers, Part 2: Why Computers Are Logical Tom Prendergast 52 * Getting Started With A Disk Drive, Part 2: First Steps Charles Brannon 60 * MLX: Machine Language Entry Program For Commodore 64 Charles Brannon 162 64 GAMES Inside View: John Doering, The Programmer Behind Pipes Kathy Yakal 70 * Spike: All-Machine-Language Game For Commodore 64 Eric Brandon 74 64 Space DUel Andy Hayes 80 V/64 Bowling Champ Joseph Ganci 84 V/64 Saucer Shooter For VIC-20 Ron Watts 88 V REVIEWS VIC/64 Rabbit Roland L. Ryan 92 V/64 Busicalc For VIC And 64 Richard Devore 96 V/64 Ski-er 64 Eric Brandon 98 64 Mini Jini For VIC And 64 Gregg Peele 100 V/64 Key Quest For VIC-20 104 V EDUCATION/HOME APPLICATIONS Budget Planner Charles B. Silbergleith 108 V/64 The Note Name Game Jeff Behrens 112 V/64 Computing For Kids: Your Wish Is My Command Fred D'Ignazio 116 * Spelling Bee Daniel Bonachea 124 V/64 Educational Games: A Kid's View Kevin Dewey 126 V/64 Disk File Manager Philip Dale 130 V/64 VIC Music Writer Robert D. Heidler 134 V Thinking Andy VanDuyne 138 V/64 VIC Billboard Andy VanDuyne 142 V PROGRAMMING The Beginner's Corner: Computer Choreography C. Regena 40 V/64 Tricks For Saving Memory John Stilwell 144 V/64 Machine Language For Beginners: Safe Places Richard Mansfield 154 V/64 Easy Screen Formatting Edward Zobel 160 V/64 Hints & Tips: Using The Period For Extra Speed Mike Roth 168 V/64 Power BASIC: Foolproof INPUT For VIC And 64 Charles Brannon 170 V/64 Sprites Made Easy Paul F. Schatz 184 64 Sprite Creation On The 64 Gregg Keizer 188 64 DEPARTMENTS The Editor's Notes Robert Lock 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors & Readers 10 * HOTWARE: A Look At This Month's Best Sellers Kathy Yakal 48 * Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 68 * VICreations: Custom Characters On The Expanded VIC Dan Carmichael 174 V Horizons: 64 Charles Brannon 178 64 News & Products 191 * PROGRAM LISTINGS A Beginner's Guide To Typing In Programs 201 * How To Type In COMPUTE!'s Gazette Programs 202 * The Automatic Proofreader 203 * The Bug Swatter: Modifications & Corrections 204 * Program Listings 204 V/64 Product Mart 243 Advertisers Index 248 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * = General, V = VIC-20, 64 = Commodore 64. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Compute!'s Gazette: July 1983 - December 1983 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------