Midnite Software Gazette 7 (Spring 1982), V1.0
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Commodore 64 and VIC
'2.00 The INDEPENDENT Commodore Users' Magazine No. 26 JANUARY 1984 For the Commodore 64 and VIC TORPET'S FAMILY OF THE YEAR Gord and Marty Campbell with Lori, Bradley and Derick .ful (On'ilttailidl -W.:irdlPrr.-fil.. format. 1"Etr and DISK ~ well as aH the 61d SUndbys such as RENUI'1 and. SEARCH & MAlLPRO. SPELLPRQ 3n'd PAL are' REPLACi. lncl~s MorePower 64. ayailabl~ (or (:Gmmodore 8032 comJ)uters $4J.95- equi~ with jither 'CommOdore 4().4() or- TOOL BOX §4 8050 Disk Drives. further" inrormation on . Is the ultimate p!'Qgrammer's utility · reqoest. =(; package. I n()lu~s Pal 64 assembler Distributed in Canada by: and Power 64 BASIC soup· up kit all PACO ELECTRONICS LTO . .together in one fully integr3ted and to Steelcase Rd., West, UnIt 10 economical package. ' $19.9S· Markham. Ollt., L3R 182 4 16·4 7 S·07~ ;J.:~fex 06.?f,66SS U.,S. Dealer, Distributor: inC(LIiries i(lYl~ed : • are 1n U.S, Dtlllars, slightly Pri~e~ show .. higfier In Canaa;. -+ Coml)lOdOre 64.111d Col)1modore Ire trademarks of Commodorf B'Ullness • /'1achl~J~ . PAGF TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 letters to the Editor. ............................................_ 3 Contest Rules : . • • • • • . • . • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • 3 TPUG Bulletin Board PASSWORD. ••••...•.•••••..•.•••••.•••••••.••.• 3 TPUG Calendar . .....•..•.....•.••.•.....•.....••.•....••.••....• 4 EDITORIAL In Praise of TPUG • • •••.••••••••....••••••••••••• Bruce Beach 5 TPUG'S President's Message. •••••...•••.•..••••••...• Michael Bonnycastle 6 Commodore's 25th Anniversary Bash. ....•••.••.•••••....•.••. Leslie Wood 9 Icing on the Commodore Birthday Cake. • ......•••...•••••..•••. Brian Lunt 15 Programming the Commodore 64 Function Keys . ... Paul Thompson and Ron Radko 19 Book Review- Wordpro for Commodores • . ••....•.••••••...•.••• G. -
How to Get Hundreds of Free Programs for the VIC·20 And
Second Class Mail Registration no. 5918, Shelburne, Ontario The INDEPENDENT Commodore Users' Magazine No. 20 JUNE 1983 ~'),~() VIC, PET Making Games, Finding Games, and Playing Games. C-64 GAMES Is It Good or Bad? How to get Hundreds of Free Programs for the VIC·20 and Commodore 64 see page 2 10610 BAYVIEW (Bayview Plaza) RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, CANADA L4C 3N8 (416) 884-4165 C64-LINK' The Smart 64 RTC Call or write payments Serial by VISA, Cartridge Audio 1/0 MASTERCARD Expansion Slot Switch RF Video Port Cassette Port Users Port or BANK TRANSFER. Mail orders also by certified check, etc. IEEE Disks (2031) (4040) Tape VIC Modem (8050) (8250) (9090) lEE E Printers 1541 Drive or VL3 Cable Many more 64s And V L 16 (4022) (8023) to Parallel 1525 Printer (8300) Printer etc. or 1515 Printer Wf fl (future) lEE E to Par a II e I IEEE to Serial or VL4 Cable Interface Cartridge Interface to Standard Parallel M other Board True Serial Modem Devices Devices Give These Expanded Capabilities To Your 64 * The ability to transfer data from any type of device to another (IEEE, Serial, Parallel) ,it I * BASIC 4.0 which allows you to run more PET BASIC programs and gives you extended disk and 110 commands. I And * The ability to have several 64s on line together - sharing common IEEE PAL © devices such as disks or printers with Spooling Capability. * Built-in machine language monitor I * A built-in terminal or modem program which allows the system to communi Spooling Other cate through a modem to many bulletin board systems and other computer mainframes. -
The Commodore 64 Survival Manual
THE COMMODORE 64 SURVIVAL MANUAL Bantam Books of Related Interest Ask your bookseller for the books you have missed THE COMPLETE BUYER’S GUIDE TO PERSONAL COMPUTERS by Tim Hartnell and Stan Veit THE FRIENDLY COMPUTER BOOK: A SIMPLE GUIDE FOR ADULTS by Gene Brown HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF COMPUSERVE by Charles Bowen and Dave Peyton THE ILLUSTRATED COMPUTER DICTIONARY by The Editors of Consumer Guide® MASTERING YOUR TIMEX SINCLAIR 1000/1500™ PERSONAL COMPUTER by Tim Hartnell and Dilwyn Jones THE COMMODORE 64 SURVIVAL MANUAL Winn L. Rosch Illustrations by Steve Henry A Hard/Soft Press Book BANTAM BOOKS TORONTO • NEW YORK • LONDON • SYDNEY • AUCKLAND THE COMMODORE 64 SURVIVAL MANUAL A Bantam Book I August 1984 Sprite and sound assistance: Michael Callery All rights reserved. Copyright © 1984 Hard!Soft Inc. Cover art copyright © 1984 by Bantam Books, Inc. This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by mimeograph or any other means, without permission. For information address: Bantam Books, Inc. ISBN 0-553-34127-8 Published simultaneously in the United States and Canada Bantam Books are published by Bantam Books, Inc. Its trademark, consisting of the words "Bantam Books” and the portrayal of a rooster, is Registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. Marca Registrada. Bantam Books, Inc., 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10103. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HL 0987654321 To Granny TABLEOFCONTENTS 1 INTRODUCING THE COMMODORE 64 1 Computer basics made easy. Peripherals, applications, shopping notes, and general hints and tips. 2 BEATING THE SYSTEM______________________ 16 What’s inside your C-64 and how does it work? A fasci nating look at monitors, printers, plotters, storage media, modems, paddles, joysticks, and other devices. -
Compute Gazette
Q[3Jcornrnodorecommodore Parallel InterfaceInter10te (Epson,(Epson. Okidata,Okldoto. CBMC8M MemoryMemory Expansion,ExponslOl1, 64K . • 259259 IDS,IDS,NEC)NEC) . ... ........... , .. 70 CBMC8M 8050,B050, 1 mg.mg. Dual Drive[)five. • . 995 NEW COMMODORE PRODUCTS Programmers Reference Guide . 18 CBMCBM 8250, 2 mg. DualDua l DriveOlive. • . .. 1295 The ExecutiveExeeu!iva 64 . , . • . • . CallColi VerDotimVerbatim OiskenesDiskettes (10 per box) . 26 CBMCBM 09060, 5 mg.mg. Hard Disk . .. ... 19951995 CBMC128-80CBM 0128-80 ....... ......... .. S 795 HesHas ModemModem....... 75 CBM D9090,09090, 7.57.5 mg. Hard Disk .....•. 2250 CBMCBM 8X700 . • . • . • . • . • .. 2990 ADA 14501450 ...................... 149149 CBM 2031,2031, 17DK170K Single Drive (New) 395 B Series SoftwareSOl!wcre •..•..••.. ,.... CallCol! ADA 1800 (new) .•.....•..•....• 129 DC Hayes Smart Modem ... ........ 220 BUSINESS SOFTWARE-8032 CBCBMM 1520 PlotterPIOner ................ 169 Numeric Keypad . .. .. • . 65 BUSINESS SOFTWARE-8032 WordPro 4' or 5* S 309 CBCBMM 1526 PfiniefPflm8r . • . • . • . • 349349 VIC PRODUCTS & ACCESSORIES WaraPra 4' or 5' ... ............. $ 309 InloPfoInloPl'o ..... ...•.. ..... .. .. ..•. 219219 SOFTWARESOFTWARE FOR CBM 64E64: 8K RAMRAMMemoryMemory ExpansionExpansion CartridgeCOrtridge .... ..S $ 40 AdministratorAIIm lnisuOlor . • . • . 489489 BUSINESS 16KRAM16K RAM .......... 70 VisiCalcVislCalc (expanded) . 199 WOfdWord ProcessingProcessIng (WordPro 3+)3 ~ ) • . .. S 69 24KRAM24K RAM ... 105 BPI8PI A/R,AIR. Gi G/L,l . JobJab Cost,COSt. Inventory,Inven!ory, -
The TORPET (Bulletin of the Toronto Pet Users Group) ------Often Happens
5- ac Editor: Issue No.3 Bruce Beach Horning's Mills, Ont. Feb, 1981 (519) 925-6035 (416) 677-3872 The TORPET (Bulletin of the Toronto Pet Users Group) ------------------------------------- often happens. if just GOFF FREE some code is left out or a FEB MEET WEST SIDE TRANSLATIONS variable name IS incor AT LEASIDE STORY rectly entered then the Dave Goff the Games program will not work Volume manager is Donn Forget- from Sorry about thiS West properly even if entered developing a program that now on the club meetings Siders. but we don't have correctly (according to the will make goof free trans will be held at Leaside a West Side Story, The published listing) by the lations from BASIC source Highschool (see map person's name given the reader. code to photo-typesetter below). There is good editor as conveener of a All this is now being input. This will be a real public transportation to West Side group doesn't remedied by Dave. boon for program this location which should appear in his mailing list. Although the reader must publishing in the TORPET. please many metro dwel So- if that person, still correctly enter his Until now there have lers. whomever they may be, code from the listing, he been only two ways of Besides the central will come forward and may be assurred that the entering programs into a location, another reason identify themselves I will listing is correct when we publication, and both led for changing was the try to get the story in next say it has been Goff to errors. -
Commodore 64
Second Class Mail Registration no. 5918, Shelburne, Ontario The INDEPENDENT Commodore Users' Magazine No. 22 August 1983 New The Chicago C-64, VIC C.E.S. Report and PET by Chris Bennett p.1S Products New, Updated Lists of Thousands of Public Domain Programs p_ 73 10610 BAYVIEW (Bayview Plaza) RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, CANADA L4C 3N8 (416) 884-4165 C64-LINK© The Smart 64 RTC Call orwrite payments Serial by VISA , Cartridge Audio 1/ 0 MASTERCARD Expansion Slot Switch RF Video Port Cassette Port Users Port or BANK TRANSFER. • Mail orders also by certified check, etc. IEEE Disks (2031) (4040) Tape VIC Modem (8050) (8250) (9090) I EEE Printers 1541 Drive or VL3 Cable Many more 64s And VL 16 (4022) (8023) to Parallel 1525 Printer (8300) Printer etc. or 1515 Printer (future) l EE E to Parallel IEEE to Serial or VL4 Cable Cartridge Interface Interface to Standard M other Board Parallel True Serial Modem Devi ces Devices Give These Expanded Capabilities To Your 64 * The ability to transfer data from any type of device to another (IEEE, Serial, Parallel) * BASIC 4.0 which allows you to run more PET BASIC programs and gives you extended disk and 110 commands. POWER ® And * The ability to have several 64s on line together - sharing common IEEE U~hl PAL © devices such as disks or printers with Spooling Capability . * Built-in machine language monitor * A built-in terminal or modem program wh ich allows the system to communi Spooling Other cate through a modem to many bulletin board systems and other computer mainframes. -
How to Use the Commodore® 64™ Computer
How to Use The Commodore® 64™ Computer Jerry Willis and Deborrah Willis dilithium Press Beaverton, Oregon How to Use The Commodore® 64™ Computer Jerry Willis and Deborrah Willis dilithium Press Beaverton, Oregon 11.'1984 by dilithium Press. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, record ing or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher, with the following excep tions: any material may be copied or transcribed for the nonprofit use of the purchaser, and material (not to exceed 300 words and one figure) may be quoted in published reviews ofthis book. Where necessary, permission is granted by the copyright owner for libraries and others registered with the Copyright Clearance Cen ter (CCC) to photocopy any material herein for a base fee of $1.00 and an additional fee of $0.20 per page. Payments should be sent directly to the Copyright Clearance Center, 21 Congress Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Willis, Jerry. How to use the Commodore 64 computer. Includes index. 1. Commodore 64 (Computer)-Programming. 2. Basic (Com puter program language) I. Willis, Deborrah. II. Title. QA76.8.C64W54 1984 001.64 83-15419 ISBN 0-88056-133-5 Cover: Greg Ellingson Printed in the United States of America dilithium Press 8285 S.W. Nimbus Suite 151 Beaverton, Oregon 97005 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Well What Do We Have Here? .......... -
January 1983
Second Class Mail Registration Pending The INDEPENDENT Commodore Users' Magazine No. 16 Jan.1983 . s2.oo The Friendly Computer Commodore Vic 20 hardware and software available at or through your nearest Eaton store. EATON'S CONTENTS PAGE 2 Michael Bonnycastle. Man- of- the- Year . ... ·Bruce Beach 3 Machine-of-the-Year . .. Bruce Beach 5 Message from TPUG President . Michael Bonnycaslle 5 TPUG Librarian Retires . Bruce Beach 6 May Conference . Gord Campbell 7 PROGRAM CONTEST . Michael Bonnycastle 9 Bulletin Boards Review . Richard Bradley 11 Bulletin Boards - A Proposal . Bruce Beach 12 Bulletin Board Update- <on censorship> . Richard Bradley 13 Reply on Censorship . ATC Management 13 Censorship an Editorial . Bruce Beach 16 A PET Peeve - Fuzzy Numbers . ..... John Ylimaki 1 7 Other Communication Systems . Richard Bradley 18 Too Clever for Words . Jim Butterfield 19 ATC Relocatable BASIC AID . Hoy Hatcher 20 Westside Nov. Meeting . John Easton 21 Westside Dec. Meeting . John Easton 23 VIC Dec. Meeting . Dave Simpson 25 VIC Odds and Ends . Dave' Simpson 25 VIC· Switch . Jerry Persall 26 VIC Jan. Meeting . Dave Simpson 27 Oct. Disk Summary Gerald Gold 27 Nov. Disk Summary Gerald Gold 28 New Disk Releases 30 Classified Ads 31 TPUG Membership Fee Information 31 Diskette Ordering Information 32 Butterfield on Educational TV The TOAPET published by The Publisher Horning' s Mills. Ontario Canada LON lJO (519) 925- 5376 Bruce M. Beach. Editor Published monthly Single subscription rate - $18.00 per year Special bulk rates to clubs and dealers TPUG 1983 Schedule Central Chapter Westside Chapter Meetings are held at 7: 30 Meetings are held in the cafeteria at Leaside Public Highschool at 7:00 Bayview & Eg linton Avenues at Sher idan College.