------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Compute!'s Gazette: January 1986 - December 1986 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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,+4 = Plus/4,16 = Commodore 16,128 = Commodore 128 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Compute!'s Gazette: January 1986 - December 1986 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JANUARY 1986 Issue 31 Vol. 4, No. 1 FEATURES The Commodore 64's Other Languages Selby Bateman 20 * A Buyer's Guide to Commodore 64 Languages 28 * The Natural Approach to Computer Languages Selby Bateman 34 * Languages of Convenience 40 * REVIEWS Soundchase Keyboard and MacMusic Arthur B. Hunkins 52 S'More Todd Heimarck 52 Operation Market Garden and Kampfgruppe Neil Randall 55 Stunt Flyer David Florance 55 Fast Tracks George Miller 57 Keys To Responsible Driving Gregg Keizer 57 Also Worth Noting 58 GAMES Space Arena Bryan Files 48 64^ Face-Off Kevin Mykytyn and Mark Tuttle 50 64 PROGRAMMING The New MLX Ottis R. Cowper 42 64 BASIC Magic:Using That New Disk Drive You Got For Christmas Michael S. Tomczyk 62 128/64/+4/16/V Hints & Tips: The Power Of SYS 66 64/V Machine Language For Beginners: Blanketing Memory Richard Mansfield 68 64/V Sprint: A Compiler for the 64 Robert A. Stoerrle 72 64 The Fast Assembler Yves Han 78 64 Programming Music and Sound on the 128 Philip Nelson 88 128 BASIC Backup John R. Hampton 97 64 Power BASIC: The Printmaker Manu Gambhir 104 64/+4/16/V BASIC Windows Wayne Arnett 106 64/+4/16 REM Highlighter Don A. Ellis 108 128/64/+4/16/V Disk Disassembler Jeff Babuschak and Richard Rager 110 64 Off-Screen Trace Brent Dubach 115 64 DEPARTMENTS The Editor's Notes Robert C. Lock 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors and Readers 10 * User Group Update 70 * Computing for Families: Smart Power Tools-A Peek Inside the Black Box Fred D'Ignazio 117 * Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 118 * Horizons: Another Look At C Charles Brannon 119 * Bug Swatter: Modifications and Corrections 120 * News & Products 121 * PROGRAM LISTINGS How To Type In COMPUTE!'s Gazette Programs 123 * The Automatic Proofreader 124 * Advertisers Index 160 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ^ All Commodore 64 programs in this issue work on the Commodore 128 in 64 mode. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FEBRUARY 1986 Issue 32 Vol. 4, No. 2 FEATURES Beyond the 1541: Mass Storage for the 64 and 128 Selby Bateman 22 128/64 The Well-Connected Computer: Using Commodore 64 Peripherals on the 128 Kathy Yakal 34 128/64 128 Update: An Improved CP/M Kathy Yakal 38 128 REVIEWS Heart of Africa Lee Noel, Jr. 68 64 Hardball David Florance 68 64 Silent Service: The Submarine Simulation George Miller 72 64 WordWriter 128 Harvey Herman 72 128 Super Huey Reed Huish 75 64 Also Worth Noting 75 64 GAMES Kicker John Krause and Mark Tuttle 42 64^ Lexitron Ron Wilson 44 128/64/+4/16 PROGRAMMING BASIC Magic: Understanding Device Numbers Michael S. Tomczyk 60 64/+4/16/V Machine Language For Beginners: Exploring the 128's Monitor Richard Mansfield 65 128 Snapshot Clayton R. Newman 78 64 Commodore 128 Memory Map: Important Locations Jim Butterfield 80 128 Disk Editor Kevin Mykytyn 90 64/+4/16 Hints & Tips: Disk or Tape? Joseph Celentano 92 128/64/+4/16/V Power BASIC: Blink Mode on Commodore Machines 93 64/+4/16/V Custom Labels R. E. Metzler, Jr. 97 64/+4/16 Mini-Filer Kevin Martin 99 64 Disk Commands on the 128 Todd Heimarck 101 128 The New Automatic Proofreader Philip I. Nelson 108 128/64/+4/16/V DEPARTMENTS The Editor's Notes Richard Mansfield 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors and Readers 10 * Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 48 * Horizons: Emulating the Amiga Charles Brannon 50 64 Computing for Families: Homework Helpers Fred D'Ignazio 54 * User Group Update 58 * News & Products 105 * Bug Swatter: Modifications and Corrections 122 * PROGRAM LISTINGS How To Type In COMPUTE!'s Gazette Programs 107 * MLX: Machine Language Entry Program 110 64 Advertisers Index 144 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ^ All Commodore 64 programs in this issue work on the Commodore 128 in 64 mode. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH 1986 Issue 33 Vol. 4, No. 3 FEATURES What's New Online for Commodore Kathy Yakal 18 * The Commodore SIG Kathy Yakal 26 * A Buyer's Guide to Modems 30 * REVIEWS Movie Maker Lee Noel, Jr. 46 64 Perry Mason: The Case of the Mandarin Murder George Miller 46 64 Dambusters James Trunzo 50 64 Fighter Command George Miller 56 64 Spellbreakker Selby Bateman 56 64 Touchdown Football Selby Bateman 60 64 GAMES Survivor Kevin Mykytyn and Mark Tuttle 36 64/+4/16 Shifter Kevin Mykytyn and Mark Tuttle 40 64/+4/16 EDUCATION/HOME APPLICATIONS Computing for Families: Storytelling to Read Fred D'Ignazio 67 * Number Construction Kit Gerald W. Rightmer 86 64/+4/16 PROGRAMMING Hints & Tips: Timesavers 65 128/64/+4/16/V BASIC Magic: String Variables in READ and DATA Statements Michael S. Tomczyk 68 64/+4/16/V Machine Language For Beginners: Machine Maps Richard Mansfield 70 128/64/V Power BASIC: Keyboard to Joystick Coverter David A. Dunn 71 64 The Coordinator Lee Noel, Jr. 72 64 Storage and Display: Using Peripherals with the 128 76 128 ASCII Teleconverter Ken Stange 78 64/+4/16/V Cataloger Kevin Mykytyn 79 128/64/+4/16 VICDump Henk de Bruyn 80 V 128 Auto Boot Steve Stiglich 82 128 Clavier 64 Peter Sribniak 84 64 DEPARTMENTS The Editor's Notes Robert Lock and Lance Elko 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors and Readers 10 * User Group Update 34 * Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 90 * News & Products 91 * Bug Swatter: Modifications and Corrections 92 * PROGRAM LISTINGS MLX: Machine Language Entry Program 93 64 COMPUTE!'s Gazette Author's Guide 96 * Automatic Proofreader 97 128/64/+/16/V How To Type In COMPUTE!'s Gazette Programs 98 * Advertisers Index 128 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ APRIL 1986 Issue 34 Vol. 4, No. 4 FEATURES The Winter Consumer Electronics Show Lance Elko 22 * Five Steps to the Right Printer Kathy Yakal 34 * A Buyer's Guide to Printers 42 * REVIEWS Paperback Writer 128/64 Art Hunkins 48 128/64 Elite by Firebird Todd Heimarck 50 64 Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar George Miller 56 64 Little Computer People Kathy Yakal 54 64 Also Worth Noting 60 64 GAMES Dunk Kevin Mykytyn and Mark Tuttle 80 64 PROGRAMMING Turbo Copy A.M. Cutrone 81 64 All About CP/M on the 128 Howard Golk 83 128 Directory Filer Rodney L. Barnes 87 64/+4/16 Windows on the 128 Jim Vaughan 88 128 BASIC Magic: Numeric Variables in READ and DATA Statements Michael S. Tomczyk 90 128/64/+4/16/V Hints & Tips: Dice and Double PEEKs Thomas W. Wallis 92 128/64/+4/16/V Computing for Families: The Steven Spielberg of the 21st Century Fred D'Ignazio 94 * Power BASIC: Input Windows Thorpe Thompson 95 64 Machine Language For Beginners: Cracking the Kernal Richard Mansfield 96 128/64/V DEPARTMENTS The Editor's Notes Robert C. Lock 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors and Readers 10 * Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 93 * Bug Swatter: Modifications and Corrections 99 * News & Products 100 * PROGRAM LISTINGS COMPUTE!'s Gazette Author's Guide 102 * How To Type In COMPUTE!'s Gazette Programs 103 * The Automatic Proofreader 104 128/64/+4/16/V MLX 105 64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MAY 1986 Issue 35 Vol. 4, No. 5 FEATURES Musicians Meet Computers Selby Bateman 21 * An Interview with Jan Hammer: The Music of Miami Vice Selby Bateman 26 * Comuters and MIDI Kathy Yakal 36 * A Guide to Commodore User Groups, Part 1 Joan Rouleau 67 * REVIEWS The Newsroom Gail Cowper 54 64 Stickybear: Reading, Spelling, and Math Neil Randall 56 64 Elidon Lee Noel, Jr. 58 64 Algorhythmic Composer Richard Mansfield 58 64 Europe Ablaze George Miller 60 64 Also Worth Noting 64 64 GAMES Arcade Baseball Kevin Mykytyn and Mark Tuttle 38 64 Vampyre Hunter Marc Sugiyama 42 64 Klondike James E. Hosek 51 64/+4/16 EDUCATION/HOME APPLICATIONS Read-A-Tune Donald J. Eddington 76 64/+4/16/V Computing for Families: A Robot Is a Girl's Best Friend Fred D'Ignazio 80 * PROGRAMMING Hints & Tips: New Ways to Use Variables 71 128/64/+4/16/V Super Synth Lawrence Cotton 72 64 Word Counter Thomas K. Tucker 74 128/64/+4/16/V Coder/Decoder W. M. Shockley 75 128/64/+4/16/V Double Load Darius L. Ecker 77 64 BASIC Magic: One-Dimensional Arrays Michael S. Tomczyk 82 128/64/+4/16/V Power BASIC: Blick Plummer Hensley 84 128/64/+4/16/V Machine Language For Beginners: By the Numbers Richard Mansfield 85 128/64/+4/16/V DEPARTMENTS The Editor's Notes Robert C. Lock 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors and Readers 10 * Horizons: A BASIC 7.0 Compiler Charles Brannon 78 128 Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 81 * News & Products 86 * Bug Swatter: Modifications and Corrections 95 * PROGRAM LISTINGS COMPUTE!'s Gazette Author's Guide 90 * How To Type In COMPUTE!'s Gazette Programs 91 * The Automatic Proofreader 92 128/64/+4/16/V MLX 93 64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JUNE 1986 Issue 36 Vol. 4, No. 6 FEATURES GEOS: The Quiet Revolution Lee Noel, Jr. 20 * The Evolution of Commodore Graphics Kathy Yakal 34 * A Guide to Commodore User Groups, Part 2 Joan Rouleau 79 * REVIEWS The Bard's Tale Lee Noel, Jr. 44 64 Ballyhoo Joan Rouleau 46 64 Jet David Florance 48 64 Battle of Antietam George Miller 48 64 Leader Board Gregg Keizer 50 64 Votalker Speech Synthesizer Todd Heimarck 51 64 GAMES Star Dragon Sean D. Wagle 54 64 Predictor John Krutch 58 64/+4/16/V Switcheroo Kevin Mykytyn and Mark Tuttle 60 64 EDUCATION/HOME APPLICATIONS Solarpix Simon Edgeworth 64 64 Computing for Families: My Favorite Robots Fred D'Ignazio 90 * PROGRAMMING Hints & Tips: A Little More Speed 66 128/64/+4/16/V MonoTones Samuel Ford 68 128/64 Quick Key James Nakakihara 69 64 64 AutoBoot Maker Rene Suarez 75 64 Power BASIC: Help Screens Jaffer Siddiqui 76 128/64 SpeedScript-80 for the 128 Todd Heimarck 77 128 BASIC Magic: Arrays in the Next Dimension Michael S. Tomczyk 84 128/64/+4/16/V Machine Language For Beginners: More Math Richard Mansfield 91 128/64/+4/16/V FontMaker John Cawley, III 92 64 DEPARTMENTS The Editor's Notes Robert C. Lock 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors and Readers 10 * News & Products 73 * Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 88 * Horizons: Thanks for the Memory Todd Heimarck 89 * PROGRAM LISTINGS COMPUTE!'s Gazette Author's Guide 95 * How To Type In COMPUTE!'s Gazette Programs 96 * The Automatic Proofreader 97 128/64/+4/16/V MLX 98 64 Advertisers Index 128 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JULY 1986 Issue 37 Vol. 4, No. 7 FEATURES The Smart Home Selby Bateman 22 * Compact Disc-Interactive: Laser Technology Moves into the Home Kathy Yakal 34 * REVIEWS Out-Think Todd Heimarck 46 128 The Information Connection Kathy Yakal 47 64 SuperScript Howard Parnes 48 64 The Body in Focus Joan Rouleau 50 64 Paul Whitehead Teaches Chess Selby Bateman 52 64 Also Worth Noting 54 64 GAMES Saloon Shootout David Hensley, Jr. and Kevin Mykytyn 56 64/+4/16 Queens' Quarrel Barry L. Ives 58 64 Meteor Strike Mike Sedore 59 64 EDUCATION/HOME APPLICATIONS Math Worksheet Kenneth Marineau 63 128/64/+4/16 Marquee Keith Nonemaker 64 128/64 Budget Planner Gregory L. Smith 66 128/64/+4 Computing for Families: When High Tech Talks Back Fred D'Ignazio 89 * PROGRAMMING Sound Designer for the 128 Mark W. Pemburn 60 128 Artimation Jerry Crisci 62 128 Sequential File Editor Paul Piciocchi 65 64/+4/16 A Hands-On Introduction to 128 CP/M Todd Heimarck 68 128 CP/M Public Domain Software James Adams 72 128 64 Mode Spped Up for the 128 Gary Lamon 75 128 Keyload Art Hunkins 76 128/64/+4/16 Hi-Res Dump James R. Schwartz 79 128/64/+4 BASIC Magic: An "Adventurous" Array Michael S. Tomczyk 81 128/64/+4/16/V Machine Language For Beginners: Writing Games In Machine Language Richard Mansfield 85 128/64 Hints & Tips: Saving Disk Directories Demian Neidetcher 86 128/64/+4/16/V Power BASIC: 64 RAM Disk MiAngelo Moore 87 64/V DEPARTMENTS The Editor's Notes Lance Elko 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors and Readers 10 * Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 88 * Horizons: Putting on a Good Face Todd Heimarck 90 * Bug Swatter: Modifications and Corrections 91 * News & Products 111 * PROGRAM LISTINGS COMPUTE!'s Gazette Author's Guide 21 * How To Type In COMPUTE!'s Gazette Programs 92 * The Automatic Proofreader 93 128/64/+4/16/V MLX 94 64 Advertisers Index 128 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AUGUST 1986 Issue 38 Vol. 4, No. 8 FEATURES The C64: A New Look for an Old Friend Selby Bateman 22 * An Introduction to Assembles for the Commodore 64 and 128 Todd Heimarck 30 128/64 Progamming the Z80 Morris Simon 38 128 REVIEWS Golden Oldies, Vol. 1 Selby Bateman 44 64 RadarBASIC 50K Howard Parnes 44 64 Lords of Conquest George Miller 45 64 Garry Kitchen's GameMaker Neil Randall 46 64 Cantus: The Music Improvisor Art Hunkins 50 64 GAMES Slots Roger Silva 51 64/+4/16 Chopper 1 Mike Sedore 54 64 Pirate Cove Barbara Schulak 55 64 EDUCATION/HOME APPLICATIONS Address Cataloger Kevin Mykytyn 57 64 Computing for Families: Computers and the Audiovisual Imagination Fred D'Ignazio 79 * PROGRAMMING Expandable Graphics Dump Fred Solmer 59 128/64/+4 Machine Language For Beginners: Turning A BASIC Arcade Game Into Machine Language Richard Mansfield 61 128/64 TurboDisk 64 Don Lewis 64 64 TurboDisk Relocator Dino Bavaro 66 64 Turbo BootMaker Bert Rozenberg 67 64 TurboDisk 128 Don Lewis 68 128 Boldface Thomas Carlson 70 128/64/+4/16/V KeyDef A. F. Shepard 71 128 128 Sprite Rotator Mike Tranchemontangne 74 128 Kaleidoscope Revisited W. M. Shockley 75 64/+4/16/V Power BASIC: BASIC Line Extender Jay A. Reeve 76 64/+4/16 Hints & Tips: Simulating PRINT-AT and APPEND 80 128/64/+4/16/V DEPARTMENTS The Editor's Notes Richard Mansfield 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors and Readers 10 * User Group Update 42 * Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 78 * Horizons: What is a Raster Interrupt? Todd Heimarck 81 64 News & Products 82 * Bug Swatter: Modifications and Corrections 85 * PROGRAM LISTINGS COMPUTE!'s Gazette Author's Guide 86 * How To Type In COMPUTE!'s Gazette Programs 87 * The Automatic Proofreader 88 128/64/+4/16/V MLX 89 128/64 Advertisers Index 128 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEPTEMBER 1986 Issue 39 Vol. 4, No. 9 FEATURES The Summer Consumer Electronics Show Lance Elko 20 * Ultrafont + Charles Brannon 36 64 REVIEWS Vorpal Utility Kit Howard Parnes 56 64 ACE: Air Combat Emulator George Miller 56 64 Stickybear Typing Tutor and Stickybear Town Builder David and Robin Minnick 57 64 Bike Hike, Pipeline, and Math in a Nutshell David and Robin Minnick 58 64 GBA Championship Basketball: Two-On-Two Kathy Yakal 59 64 GAMES Jujitsu Rob Landeros 50 128/64/+4/16 Cell Runner John Krutch 52 64 Eagles and Gators Philip I. Nelson 53 64 EDUCATION/HOME APPLICATIONS Video Jigsaw Fred Karg 65 64 Computing for Families: Vancouver 1986: Distance is a State of Mind Fred D'Ignazio 83 * PROGRAMMING Power BASIC: Sound Off John Martin 61 64/V Window Wizard Ronald Carnell 62 64 Fast File Copier Ross Ouwinga 66 64 80-Column Character Editor Harry Rivera 68 128 DOS Window Bob Kodadek 70 64 Data Transformer for LADS Robert E. Cox 71 64 Auto Run Kevin Myktyn 72 128/64 Commodore 128 Hi-Res Text Manipulation James R. Schwartz 73 128 Personalizing the 128 Steve Stanko 75 128 Hints & Tips: Fast Data Update Ben B. Bowen 78 128 Machine Language For Beginners: An All Machine Language Game Richard Mansfield 79 128/64 DEPARTMENTS The Editor's Notes Robert C. Lock 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors and Readers 10 * Horizons: Garbage Collection Todd Heimarck 81 128/64 Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 82 * News & Products 84 * Bug Swatter: Modifications and Corrections 95 * User Group Update 96 * PROGRAM LISTINGS COMPUTE!'s Gazette Author Guide 88 * How To Type In COMPUTE!'s Gazette Programs 89 * The Automatic Proofreader 90 128/64/+4/16/V MLX 91 128/64 Advertisers Index 128 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OCTOBER 1986 Issue 40 Vol. 4, No. 10 FEATURES AN Interview with Nigel Shepherd, General Manager of 128/64/+4/16 North AMerica Selby Bateman 22 * The New 128/64/+4/16 Educational Software Selby Bateman 32 * Update on the Electronic University Kathy Yakal 40 * REVIEWS The FSD-1 Disk Drive Scott Thomas 59 128/64 GATO David and Robin Minnick 64 64 Phantasie II Neil Randall 64 64 The Keeper Marvin Green 66 64 Gemini II Printer Kathy Yakal 68 128/64 GAMES Pig$ for Buck$ Bruce Willis and Dave Zeigler 42 128 Persuasion Kevin Mykytyn and Mark Tuttle 48 64 Ringside Karate Anthony Bertram 52 64 EDUCATION/HOME APPLICATIONS Math Attack Dan Dickerman 56 64 Computing for Families: Drum Suits, Rhythm Sticks, and Digital Pianos Fred D'Ignazio 86 * PROGRAMMING ESCaping with the Commodore 128 Jim Vaughan 70 128 Menu System Don J. Reynolds 74 64/+4 Directory Extension Kevin.Mykytyn and Mark Tuttle 75 64 Sequential File Converter for SpeedScript Ron Carnell 76 64 Mastering 128 Sound and Music, Part 1 D. C. Holmes 78 128 Power BASIC: Line Count Kenneth J. Rogerson 80 128/64/+4/16 BASIC for Beginners: Learning the Language Larry Cotton 81 * Hints & Tips: Customized Input 85 128/64/+4/16 Machine Language For Beginners: The First Steps Fred D'Ignazio 87 128/64 A Gateway to Machine Language Richard Mansfield 90 * DEPARTMENTS The Editor's Notes Robert C. Lock 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors and Readers 10 * Horizons: Changing Your Computer's Personality Todd Heimarck 83 128/64 Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 88 * User Group Update 89 * Bug Swatter: Modifications and Corrections 122 * PROGRAM LISTINGS How To Type In COMPUTE!'s Gazette Programs 101 * The Automatic Proofreader 102 128/64/+4/16/V MLX 103 128/64 Advertisers Index 144 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOVEMBER 1986 Issue 41 Vol. 4, No. 11 FEATURES The Evolution of Program Design Selby Bateman 22 * An Introduction to Compilers Todd Heimarck 30 * REVIEWS Vizawrite Classic 128 Scott Thomas 58 128 Nine Princes in Amber Neil Randall 60 64 Superbase 128 Ervin Bobo 62 64 64 128 GAMES Bump-N-Run Tim J. Midkiff 44 64 Obstacle 128 Stephen Cheng 46 128 Match Blox Mark Tuttle 50 64/+4/16 PROGRAMMING BASIC for Beginners: The PRINT Statement Larry Cotton 36 128/64/+4/16/V Machine Language For Beginners: A Practical Program Richard Mansfield 72 128/64 Fill-64 Hubert Cross 76 64 Power BASIC: 128 Instant Keywords Shawn K. Smith 82 128 BASIC Examiner Rick Kephart 84 64 Mastering 128 Music and Sound, Part 2 D. C. Holmes 90 128 64 Multitasker Richard F. and Sally J. Daley 94 64 1526 Underliner Georg Zimmer 96 64 Polar Art Jim and Deborah Chambers 98 128/64/+4/16 Draw 128 Mike Cortese 99 128 Turbo Format Ross Ouwinga 100 64 DEPARTMENTS The Editor's Notes Robert C. Lock 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors and Readers 10 * Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 102 * Computing for Families: Something Fun for Teachers Fred D'Ignazio 103 * Horizons: Elegant Programming Todd Heimarck 104 * User Group Update 105 * News & Products 106 * PROGRAM LISTINGS How To Type In COMPUTE!'s Gazette Programs 107 * The Automatic Proofreader 108 128/64/+4/16/V MLX 109 64 Advertisers Index 144 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DECEMBER 1986 Issue 42 Vol. 4, No. 12 FEATURES Sophisticated Simulations Selby Bateman 24 * A Buyer's Guide to Commodore 64 Simulation Software 32 * The 64 as a Game Machine Kathy Yakal and Selby Bateman 36 * REVIEWS Partner 128 Ervin Bobo 90 128 Mystery! and Castles and Creatures Robin Minnick 91 64 Fontmaster II Richard H. Elridge 92 64 Vizastar 128 Scott Thomas 97 128 Nam Neil Randall 100 64 Ultimate Wizard Neil Randall 101 64 GAMES Q-Bird Mike Sedore 46 64 Moon Rescue Edward E. Boughton 50 128 Pegs Jim and Deborah Chambers 52 64/+4/16/V EDUCATION/HOME APPLICATIONS The Animals' Show Cullen O'Day 56 128 Computing for Families: The Roots of Learning Fred D'Ignazio 106 * PROGRAMMING BASIC for Beginners: PRINT and INPUT Larry Cotton 60 128/64/+4/16/V Video Setup, Part 1 Jim Butterfield 66 64 Fast Hi-Res Screen Dump Robert F. Mills 70 128/64 Sprite Locater Stanley Brewster, Jr. 72 64 Machine Language For Beginners: Customizing Richard Mansfield 76 128/64 Hints & Tips: Readable Listings 80 128/64/+4/16/V Bar Charter Raymond Jacob 82 64 Sprite Graph Chris Stoy 84 64 128 Quicksort Alton C. Williams 86 128 Mastering 128 Sound and Music, Part 3 D. C. Holmes 88 128 Power BASIC: Program Mis-Matcher Mark Jordan 108 128/64/+4/16 DEPARTMENTS The Editor's Notes Robert C. Lock 6 * Gazette Feedback Editors and Readers 10 * User Group Update 58 * Simple Answers To Common Questions Tom R. Halfhill 102 * Horizons: One-Screen Programs Todd Heimarck 104 * Bug Swatter: Modifications and Corrections 107 * News & Products 110 * PROGRAM LISTINGS COMPUTE!'s Gazette Author's Guide 122 * How To Type In COMPUTE!'s Gazette Programs 123 * The Automatic Proofreader 124 128/64/+4/16/V MLX 125 128/64 Advertisers Index 168 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Compute!'s Gazette: January 1986 - December 1986 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * = General,V = VIC-20,64 = Commodore 64,+4 = Plus/4,16 = Commodore 16,128 = Commodore 128 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------