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Commodore Annual 1989 Contents
Introduciion some of these: Super Snapshot Slide Editorial 3 Show Creator, Cockroach Graphics Utility, Prefoce 3 Animation Station, The Lightpen. Beginners start here! 4 Jusf geffing inio computers? There's lots Geos to learn Geos Roundup 42 Care of your Commodore 10 Some of the many programs available
With a little extra care, it will give you with Geos - GeoWrite Workshop,
many years of service GeoPublish. GeoCalc. GeoSpell, Geo File. * GeoProgrammer, Deskpack Word processing
Word processing - whot's it all about? 12 Deskiop Publishing
' Word processors fertile C64 and CI 28 13 Desl^op Publishing on your 064/128 46
Which one is best for you? Newsroom, GeoPublish. Paperclip Publisher Easy Script, The Fleet System. Fontmaster 2.
GeoWrite Worl Paperclip 2, Paperclip 3, Pocl Basic Tips 27 it clicks, the sky's the limit. Disk Drives Adventure Why buy a disk drive 28 Welcome to the wonderful world of Disk versus cassette, how to handle adventuring £5 drives, the Commodore 154 Adventurer's Realm - pick of the bunch 68 1541 alternatives 30 Pactronics drive, Excelerafor Plus User Groups All about user groups 6? Entertainment List Of user groups in postcode order d? Gomes Roundup 32 Impossible Mission II, LA Crackdown, Bulletin Boards Out Run, Pirates, Skate or Die, Complete list of bulletin boards and 74 Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Simulator. FidoNet numbers Project Sfeaifh Fighter, Road Runner ^ Software Guide (A Graphics 38 Comprehensive guide to software, hardware There's no excuse for uninteresting and peripherals available in Australia, with graphics on the Commodore. Try out distributor and recommended retail price '' Commodore Annual 1969 Cover graphic Advertising'. Ken Longshaw • Australian Commodore and Amiga Review This graphic was imported (02) 398 5 1 1 1 or (02) 8 1 7 250? 21 Darley Road, Randwicl<, NSW 2031 from the Amiga and Production; Brendo Powell Phone: (02) 398 5111 demonstrc]tes the C64's Layout: Tristan Mason Published by; Saturday Magazine Pty Ltd. ab iiity to reproduce digitised Distribution: NETWORK Editor: Andrew Farr©il rnulti-co lour images Printed by: Ian Liddell Pty Ltd * The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review Editorial Preface an industry best noted for dramatic change, the Commo- Indore 64 stands out as an irony. A constant entity. Years after its launch it remains unchallenged as the best value formoney liome and hobbyist computer around. Although catering primarily for the entertainment market, the C64 also has a serious side. In this year's Annual we've examined many different aspects of the C64 from the begin- ner's point of view. The majority of the articles enable you to either use the machine better, or decide what products will pleased to be able to help you get more out of it. I'mwelcome you to the For more experienced users, tliere's an overview of getting second Commodore into machine code, a memory listing, BASIC tips and a com- Annual of the Commodore plete User Group and BBS listing. and Amiga Review. Last Newer owners will find the BASIC tutorial, Wordprocess- year's effort was incredibly ing and Graphics Roundup, Beginners Guide, Care of your well presented and provided C64 and Communications inuoduciion invaluable. informative reading, and! - There's something for everyone reflecting the general at- despite being a hard act to [ mosphere of our monthly publication, the Australian Com- follow pales in comparison | find tutorials, modore and Amiga Review. There you'll regular to this one. product guides, reviews of new games and help on just about Commodore computers both Australia and worldwide have every aspect of the 064 and C128. We also cover the Amiga been experiencing increasing success widi sales of our products L range for those of you considering upgrading at a later date. . . . The C64 remains the world's most widely sold computer I've always found much joy in wriLng my own programs. with over TEN MILLION sold worldwide, despite tough com- When you've finished playing games, and writing reports on petition from the Amiga 500 that has sold 50,000 in Ausualia your wordprocessor, give the C64's BASIC a try. It's chal- alone. lenging, and fulfilling. get instant results every time. You The PC COLT is also a winner for Commodore as our Don't afraid to experiment. your work in be Always SAVE IBM compatible designed specifically for use in both the office progress. In the the this publication software guide at back of and home. Our philosophy has always been to provide "high- is a list of books. Many of these are ideal for the learner, and tech at low cost", and so the COLT continues to be the best cover everything from simple filing programs to animation value entry level PC on the market. and music. This Annual provides some solid information for Commo- Give programming a go. That's what the C64 is really all dore users, regardless of whether they're first-time or long-time for the hobbyist. course, if have to play a game, about Of you devotees. The software Guide is the most recent compilation we review all the latest releases in our monthly magazine. currently in circulation and provides an excellent reference; Some of our favourite reviews from past issues are included similarly the articles on wordprocessing and graphics should be - it least or inside these pages pays to have at one two good of value to the Commodore user. excuses for a diversion on a rainy day. Although here in Aus- One final point 1 would like to stress is that our success at likely trying get out of the heat - tralia, it's more you're to Commodore is due to you, our end user - thank you for your Melbourne excepted. Anyhow, Enjoy! support. Tony Serra Managing Director Andrew Farrell Australia/Asia Pacific Editor Commodore Business Matliines C 64 Annual Beginners Start Here! by Andrew Farrell Just getting into computers? There's lots to learn! The many small legs. Inside this largish rec- tangular shape is the silicon chip itself, following article will help explain some of the concepts you which is only the size of your smallest need to know. Every month, in the Australian Commodore fmgemail. and Amiga Review, you'llfind articles that explain different Computer programs and information aspects of using your computer just like this one. are stored in these chips. Two types are used in particular. Hardware vs Software equivalent to the floppy disks, or cas- settes used in a computer. Random Access It's an often used, but very true There is one fundamental difference. phrase, that if you can kick it, it's hard- Memory As you play a track off your favourite ware. Everything from the computer it- Random Access Memory is the com- record, the music is picked up hy the self, to the many appendages we can con- puter's workspace. Information is stored needle, and played through the amplifier. nect, is referred to as hardware. The nuts and can be changed in RAM. RAM is di- The music never actually leaves the and bolLs, sUicon and plastic are die hard- vided into bytes, each of which can store record, and you need the record to play ware. roughly one character, A character could the music. A printer, disk drive, terminal, visual be any letter of the alphabet, or perhaps a Insert a disk into your computer, and display unit or plug in games cartridge is number or special symbol. you must LOAD or transfer the program hardware. Software refers to the instruc- Each byte or character (letters and into the computer's memory, A small tions that a computer understands, and numbers) is in turn broken down into head, similar to the head in a cassette that are in special referred ananged a order BITs. Each BIT corresponds to a transis- player, reads the information from the to as a program. tor inside a silicon chip. Transistors may disk. Putting information into a computer be either off or on, just like a simple The program remains on die disk it is NOT programming it. Preparing a list switch, By combining several transistors was on, but a copy now resides within of commands or special insiruc lions for together, it's possible to produce different the computer itself. The instructions the computer to execute is. Both pro- combinations of offs and ons. contained within are then executed. grams and information reside safely in With eight transistors there are 256 You can see the results on your the computer's memory, and on floppy different combinations, or ways of ar- screen, or printer, but the program itself disks or other storage media. ranging the ons and offs. An eight BIT is really just a series of electrical im- The concept compares well with the computer has eight BITs in each BYTE. pulses. Since the program is safely home sound system. Imagine that the Larger computers use sixteen or even tucked away in the computer's memory, record player, cassette deck, or CD player thirty BITs in each BYTE. which is quite large, you can remove the are the hardware of your computer sys- One thousand and twentyfour bytes disk. Some programs access the disk, re- tem. The cassettes, CD's and records are make a KILOBYTE, or K for short. A trieving small amounts of information each time, and updating data already stored. For these, you must be very careful not to remove the disk until the program has finished. RAM & ROM Inside the computer, specialised sili- con chips perform specific jobs. Each chip is encased in black plastic, with -^^i - ^TSSr^" The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review pherals . A few commonly used peripherals and hardware add-ons include:- Disk Drive, Mouse, Expansion RAM, Printer, Paddle, Digitiser, Mo- dem, Joystick, SCSI Interface, Tape Backup, Light-Pen, Drive Controller, Scanner, Touch Pad, EGA Card, Moni- tor, Track Ball, Parallel Interface Disk drives typical Amiga computer would have 512 grouped into files. Each file has a name, A disk drive is like a combination of Kilobytes of RAM, or workspace. Deep length, and type. A file might contain your record player and cassette deck. In- inside, computers work using a number text relating to a wordprocessing docu- formation is stored magnetically, like a system called BINARY. In the early ment. Files may also be programs, a da- cassette. However it is stored on a disk, days, to program and use a computer you tabase, lists or special numbers. like a record. needed to know how to use Binary. By arranging information in this The disk is divided up into tracks. Today, only application programmers way, the disk operating system knows Each track forms a complete circle, un- and the people who design the system how all the information on the disk re- like those on a record which spiral to- software or operating system of a com- lates. Without the file arrangement, each ward the centre. Tracks, are then divided puter need ever deal with this counting sector on the disk would be meaningless. into parts called sectors. system. Whenever a file is stored on a disk, A blank disk must first be formatted its name is recorded in the disk directory. before use. During this operation, the Only This is just a list of the disk's contents, Read Memory tracks and sectors are labelled, and a di- including whereabouts files can be found, Like RAM in all respects except that rectory is stored on the disk telling the how long they are and what type of fde it can't be erased, or written to, ROM is computer where there is space to store it is that is stored. a permanent means of storing informa- information. If you need to know what is on the tion. Programs required by the computer The way in which different Operating disk, it is normally possible to take a to do simple tasks are often stored in Systems label each track and sector var- look at the disk directory. Files may be ROM. For example, to print a character ies. For this reason, it's not always pos- deleted or erased. When diis happens, the on the screen, a special routine or smaU sible to lake information stored on a disk program directory entry about that file is removed, might be stored permanently in by a certain computer, and read it from a freeing space for other information. the computer's ROM. Any other program different machine. However, until the disk is written to, the needing to print a character on the screen This problem is often described as the information reladng to that file is still could then make use of that routine. "compatibility" of a machine. If a com- scattered around the disk. Many thousands of routines go to puter can read and execute programs You may also copy files from one make up the computer's OPERATING stored on IBM PC type formatted disks, disk to another, on the same disk or even SYSTEM or built in languages. it is known as an IBM compatible com- entire disks at a time. The process of get- puter. Commodore PC's are IBM com- ting a file into the computer is referred to Peripherals patible. as LOADing or reading that particular Fortunately, there are other ways of Most computers enable to a you add file. In some instances you only use part moving information variety additional between of devices for storing of a file at a time. For example, if you "incompatible" formats. Software written information, printing it out, or perform- had a database or li.st of phone numbers, to work with one particular microproces- ing special tasks. along with the subscribers address and sor will not work on a computer with an These devices are called peripherals. personal interests, the resulting file incompatible microprocessor. For exam- They combine to make a computer into a would be very large. ple programs for the Commodore Amiga system, much the same as the various at- If you wanted information about one will not work on an Commodore PC. to tachments a food processor. Although particular person, it would be wasteful to the food processor works on its own, the have to LOAD the entire file into memo- Files additional plug in items enhance its oper- ry. Instead, a special pointer is used to ation, just like the computer and its peri- , Information stored on a disk is jump into the file to the right spot where C 64 Annual! 989 r When you switch on, a special program writing your own custom applications, built into a ROM in the computer, learning to program is an essential step. x)mes to life. It checks how much mem- A program language is structured ory is available, what peripherals are much the same as the different languages connected, and displays a power up mes- we speak. Each has its own set of words, sage. or commands and statements, with spe- This program is part of the comput- cial rules of grammar, or ways as to how er's operating system, or group of pro- they can be combined. grams that let you use the computer. Ex- Most home computers provide BAS- amples of operating systems are MS- IC for you to write programs in. This DOS, Unix, CP/M, and Amiga DOS. language is fairly easy to get started in, the required details are stored. Only that The word DOS stands for Disk Oper- and is suitable for many different uses. part of the file is then read, and may be ating System. This denotes that the oper- More serious users writing business changed and updated. This is called RAN- ating system is disk based. In other programs will u?,e, DBASE III on an IBM DOM ACCESS. words, you need a special disk and disk compatible computer, using the MS- drive to make it work. DOS 3.2 operating system. DBASE HI Modems Different operating systems require is designed for storing information in different commands to perform a job. On much the same way as a filing cabinet It A modem is used to send information some small computers, the operating has a special language to program func- between computers, via telephone. Data system is part of the built in program- tions such as adding up the total of all is changed into audible beeps and tones, ming language. invoices outstanding, or automatically which is then decoded by the receiving A Commodore 64 has the BASIC deleting inactive clients on a mailing computer. This process is known as (Beginners All Purpose Symbolic In- list. MOduIation/DEModuIation - thus the struction Code) programming language, term MODEM. Communications be- and operating system stored entirely in tween computers is an exciting field. It Around the keyboard the computer's I6K ROM, No disk or makes possible some very powerful facil- and screen disk drive is needed. Information can be ities. Automatic Teller Machines are The computer's keyboard and screen linked together using modems. stored on cassette. An machine, are an important part of any computer At home, a small S300 modem can MS-DOS such as the Commodore PC20, has a small part of system. Using the keyboard, the user can enable you to talk widi services offering the operating system built into writs programs, enter information, and banking, stockbroking, weather reports, ROM, some which is send commands to peripherals. Addition- TAB, hotel/motel and travel bookings LOADed into RAM when al devices are also used to control the and much more. the computer is powered up and the rest is only LOADed from disk as needed. computer, such as a Mouse, Light-Pen, Information is sent at different speeds, On the Commodore Amiga the oper- or Touch Screen. measured in BITs per second, or BAUD. ating system is capable of doing several Every key press is sent to a small Rates of 300, 1200 and 2400 BAUD are buffer jobs at once. It also has a variety of or temporary storage area. From fairly common. 300 BAUD is about as modes of operation. Using the here it is fetched as soon as the program fast as you can read, or around 30 charac- Work- bench, commands are issued by way of running is ready to use it. Sometimes ters per second. a pointer called the MOUSE. Pictures and it's possible to type ahead of the comput- er. Because of this buffer, your keys- Others menus on the screen provide the various options available. trokes aren't forgotten. Dozens of other devices arc available From the CLI, or Command Line In- The keyboard itself is much the same to perform special tasks. include These terpreter, commands are issued in the as a standard typewriter. It is called a printer/plotters, datasettes, digitisers, and QWERTY keyboard, due to the arrange- same way as MS-DOS. Normally it is scanners. the operating system diat decides whether ment of the first five characters on the top of alphabet keys. software from one computer is compati- row The keyboard use today was actually designed to Operating systems and ble to any extent with software from an- we slow down our typing speed. When type- languages other. writei^ were first invented, typists found It's not necessary to know how to For a computer to perform even the program a computer to be able to use that they could type faster than the me- simplest of tasks, it needs software. chanics of the typewriter were able to one to the full. However, if you plan uite- The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review cope. So the keyboard was tures available to the changed to slow them down. games designer. Most ar- Today, we use the same cade quality computers al- layout, despite far better ar- low at least eight, if not rangements being available, 16 different sprites on the such as the DVORAK key- screen at one time, board. A basic colour com- Instead of a carriage return puter can generate around lever, the computer keyboard 16 colours. More power- has a return key, just like an ful versions also allow a electric typewriter. There's variation in the hue or in- also function keys, to per- tensity of each colour. form special jobs. Other keys The Amiga range facili- provide the ability to stop, or tate up to 4096 colours. pause programs, or quit out In most of the available of what you're doing. colour resolutions not all A small flashing square of these colours can be on the screen shows where used at once. So the 4096 the next character you type colours are referred to as will appear. This is called the the palette. cursor. With such powerful The screen is divided into graphics facilities, it is rows and columns. On an IBM compati- ble, normally expressed as the number of no wonder that computers like the Ami- ble there are normally 80 columns and 25 dots horizontally by the number of dots ga are finding their way into the advertis- rows of characters. Smaller home com- vertically. ing world. Large companies also use the puters have only 40 columns. A Commodore 64 has a 320 x 200 Amiga for presentations about products, Sometimes the screen display will pixel graphics display, using two colours or for training staff. scroll, either up or down to allow a new in every 8x8 square. This mode is called The cost of producing computer ani- line of text to be displayed. Each time hi-res mode, or high resolution graphics. mation with music is far cheaper than the display scrolls, an entire row of char- In another mode, greater colour availabil- video. acters moves off the screen. ity is possible by halving the horizontal Pictures may be recorded by comput- Computers are also able to display resolution to 160 pixels. ers digitally. Using a video camera, the graphics, by dividing the screen into indi- The Amiga has many graphic modes, image is turned into a series of dots that vidual dots instead of characters. Each of up to the very edges of your screen. are either off or on - corresponding to the these dots is called a PIXEL or Picture Working within a set border, you can dis- computer's ability to store information. ELement. play an image consisting of 640 x 400 The resulting picture looks very similar dots or pixels. to newspaper quality photographs. Graphics Horizontal measurements are often .re- ferred to as X and vertical measurements Today's home computers produce ste- Music as y. Therefore a computer with a x reso- reo music, with stunning cartoon quality Computers can synthesize music in lution of 600 dots, allows 600 pixels animation and pictures. These pictures much the same way as an organ or are often horizontally across the screen. referred to as computer graphics. synthesizer. Sound is formed by vibra- Using a special graphics chip, small How are they made? tion. This action can be simulated in the shapes may be defined using sprites or The computer screen can be divided computer, along with the timbre and MOBS (Movable Objects). These might into small dots. These are called PIX- pitch of each note. More powerful ma- only be about 24 x 21 pixels in size, ELS , or Picture Elements. Each of these chines have several voices enabling them however they vary from one computer to dots corresponds to a BIT inside the com- to play a number of different notes si- another. They move independendy of the puter's memory. By switching BITs off multaneously. main picture. Furthermore, collision de- and on, animadon is achieved. Music can also be recorded into the tection between different sprites is possi- The number of PIXELS displayable computer's memory digitally, just like a ble. Many games use these facilities. on the screen is called the Resolution. Compact Disc. The result sounds very Sprites are one of the most powerful fea- Sometimes several resolutions are availa- much like normal music played from a C 64 Annual 1989 l- '^r—33*^ each letter. The resulting characters are will even reach as high as 300 CPS. called near-letter quality. Daisywheel printers are inherently Various other forms of printing have slow, due to the larger number of mov- come and gone over past years. These in- ing parts. They vary from 30 CPS to 90 clude thermal printing which burnt the CPS on ultra-expensive models. letters onto special paper. The cost of pa- Several printers available wiU handle per was far too expensive, and It tended colour. Since many computers are colour record or cassette. The quality of digitised to deteriorate with age. capable, this may seem a logical choice. music depends on tlie amount of memory Ink-Jet printers are another alterna- However, in practice colour printing used to store the sample. The more mem- tive. These are very quiet, very fast but tends to have little day (o day use. It is ory used, the better the quality. rather expensive. Ink is literally pro- possible to print onto special plastic It's also possible to connect an exter- pelled onto the page, and each dot goes suitable for overhead transparencies. nal keyboard to the computer using a to form a letter in much the same way as Colour business reports also attract MIDI interface. Information sent from a dot- matrix printer. some buyers. For the hobbyist, a few the keyboard as music is played is then The latest development is the Laser smaller models will produce excellent re- able to be recorded using the computer. Printer. These are based on the design of productions of screen picture. Later on, the music can be replayed a photocopier. They work by etching the and a new track recorded over the top of design of each character or dot onto a Using a printer the first. Professional musicians make drum which dien prints the entire page in Most printers are equipped with a few strong use of these facilities. one fell swoop. Quality is excellent, es- simple buttons and levers which work in Computers cannot write the music for pecially with use of a page description much the same way on all models. On you, but they can sure make writing mu- language such as PostScript. This lan- the front panel, there are normally at sic far less laborious. A single musician guage enables each character to be per- least three buttons. These are Line Feed, has at his disposal many powerful facili- fectly drawn by the laser. Form Feed and On-Line. ties normally only possible in expensive The result is close to typesetting To prim information, the printer recording studios. quality. Thus many publishing houses must be ready to listen to the computer. Software is available enabling bud- use laser printing to save typesetting We tell it to listen by pressing the On- ding musicians to cut and paste notes costs and speed up production time. This Line button. A small green light will onto a stave. The result can be played on very publication was produced using a la- switch on, indicating that all is well. A the computer or printed out into sheet ser printer. red light means a problem. music. Which printer do you need? For home Most likely there is no paper, or it is use, a dot-matrix printer is the most flex- badly positioned. ible and least expensive choice. Because Getting ink to paper Line Feed moves the paper up one of the way in which each character is Most popular is die dot-matrix print- print line. This is useful for careful posi- formed, a similar process may be used er. Characters, or letters and numbers are tioning, or ejecting printed pages. Form for creating graphics output. fonmed by a series of dots placed close to- Feed moves the paper one entire form or Daisywheel printers are confined to gether. The result can vary from barely page. Normally this is used to advance to the available typefaces. However, the readable to virtually perfect letters. the top of the next form to start a fresh quality of output is higher. Thus, they're Most users will be familiar with the print job, or to eject the most recently more suited to the business environment. quality produced by a daisy-wheel printer. completed page. The process of printing graphics is Not unlike your average typewriter, this On the left hand side of the carriage is often referred to as a high-resolution device produces each letter by stamping a lever to switch between tractor and fric- screen dump. In this operation each dot the required character against a carbon rib- tion feed. Tractor feed is where the paper displayed on the screen in a bit-mapped bon. An imprint is then made on the is fed by sprockets that grip holes along display is printed on the printer corre- page that is well formed. Daisy-wheels, the side of each page. Friction feed is the spondingly. or golf-balls, may be interchanged to pro- same as a common typewriter, where the More expensive dot-matrix printers vide a variety of typefaces. paper is held in position by pressure on work faster. The speed is normally ex- In practice this method produces what the roller. pressed as Characters Per Second or is referred to as letter- quality type writ- Tractor feed is normally used for con- CPS. Around 80 CPS is average, widi ing. Some dot-matrix printers are able to tinuous stationary. Friction feed is best many brands now arriving with 120 CPS come close to this quality by overlapping for individual pages. standard. In low-quality draft mode a few the dots, and doing a double pass over VIATEL ADAPTORS ONLY $79.80 SAVE $160 FROM COMMODORE. Commodore is offering Viatei adaptors for only $79.80, a saving of $160. So if you 1 own a Commodore 64C , 28 or I28D, transform your computer into a 2-way system, through which you can receive and act on information. Send in this coupon now. Offer open vjhWe stocks last. Qz commodore r Commodore Business Machines SPECIAL OFFER n PO Box 404, Round Corner, NSW 2158 Please send me . {number required) Viatel Adaptcr/s at a cost of $79.80 each Name: ^ Address: Postcode: Method of Payment (Please tick): D Cheque D Money Order D Bankcard D Mastercard D Commodore Credit Card Card No.: Expiry Date: -Today's Date:. Card Holder's Signature:. Cheques and money orders should be made payable to; Commodore Business Machines Pty Ltd John Singleton Advertrsing COM 0147 t- Care of your Commodore 64 You've paid dearly for your Solutions treasured home computer, here's Ensure that you are at the same po- how to keep it looking and work- tential as your computer before you ing good. With a little extra care, touch any part of it. Or simply put, that your Commodore 64 should give you're on mutual ground. For example, you many years offaithful service. touch the metal cabinet of your video We still have a few old C64s plug- monitor or some other earthed object ging away here at the office. Of the such as the kitchen sink. Avoid picking ones that haven't shorted out when up the static charge in the first place. one of our writers spilt coffee on Static electricity is generated when the keyboard, they all work great. two different materials are rubbed togeth- There's a few basic areas to er. Shoe soles on carpet, trousers across A human hair, dust particle, or other watch outfor that will protect your upholstery, plastic rubbed with silk are foreign object can render a portion of a computer and the information on it examples. disk unreadable. from damage. There's no need to Instal your computer in an area with Other types of stray matter such as befanatical about these things, but vinyl or wood flooring. Avoid carpel food should be kept well away from your it does help to keep a watchful eye (particularly synthetic) like the plague. keyboard. A few odd crumbs under key on problem areas around your set- Carpet treatment chemicals are available switches can render vital keys useless. up. for static reduction. Don't be afraid to vacuum your keyboard But seriously folks, on the whole every so often to remove extra build-up Static C64s are pretty good when it comes to from poor eating habits. Have you ever walked through a static. So unless you're in a particularly If all else fails, keyboards can be easi- building with synthetic carpet and a dry charged atmosphere, don't give it a sec- ly cleaned. Take your time dismantling ail conditioned atmosphere? Often you'll ond thought. them, there are a lot of screws. Wipe receive a nasty "bite' as you reach for the with a damp cloth, and spray PCB clean- door handle on the way out. Try the same Dust er or a nti -dust/static spray. thing in low lighting and yoti'll be The cleaner's nightmare. It gets on amazed at how big a spark can be gener- and into everything, keyboards included. Disks ated. Switch contacts don't like it. There isn't As a general guide, do not expose A similarly sized 'bite' can ruin disks a lot you can do about this one other floppy disks to the following: heat, mag- of information, send your_ than cover your computer when it's not netic fields, bending or other physical vi- C64 into a state of no return, in use and keep it in a relatively dust free olence, dust, and greasy fingers. Avoid or just glitch memory environment. touching the bare sur- enough to damage some of Covers are available from most com- face with your fingers. your work. Anything mag- puter retail outlets for popular home Sneezing on the same netic is a likely candidate! computers. If you're having trouble find- area is a definite no-no. Static electricity is caused by a ing one to fit your brand, contact Com- Never use them as a surplus or deficit of electrons on a putermaie on (02) 457 8518. coffee mat, or frisbee! charged body. Problems occur when the ^. Smoke is also in the danger cat- Disks become less body in question is yours. egory. A smoke particle is about reliable with use. Some sources suggest Normally any static charge you one quarter the size of a typical 25 to 30 hours of actual rotation. Keep build up is slowly dissipated into the dust particle. Of similar size is backups and relegate heavily used disks atmosphere or lost to an -earthed object the fingerprint left when the to non-vital jobs after they have shown upon contact. The dryer the air, the long- magnetic surface is touched by you long and faidiful service. er a static charge will remain upon you. human fingers. 10 The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review Disks do shrink and expand slightly only be transformed from one form to most commercial installations are air with the rise and fall of the temperature. another. conditioned. Don't use a disk that has recently been Some silicon chips produce more Another problem can be humidity. roasting in the hot sun. Allow it to cool heat than others. The VIC-II chip and Should the humidity levels reach 100 per down to room temperature first. ROMS are die worst off - especially if cent, moisture will condense on any Heat with the disk drive may cause you have memory expansion, extra available surface at or below the temper- inconsistencies. Make sure it is well ven- cartridges or a printer interface. Con- ature at which dew forms. tilated, with easy air flow around die cab- stant heal and cold can cause chips If this happens, corrosion can inet. In some instances it may be neces- to become unseated. Just give cause problems which often don't sary to install a fan, Dick Smith stores ihem a firm press until you hear show up until it's too late, sell a unit which is well suited to the them click into place. They're pret- The sorts of problems caused by job. ty robust, so don't be too afraid too condensation include unpredictable If a disk becomes swamped in coffee give them a firm push. keyboards and intermittent failures or beer, don't panic! If die data is vital Don'i impede the air flow to the caused by poor contacts in the multi- you may still be able to get it back. Re- computer's already small ventilation tude of metal to metal connections in move the disk from its casing, and allow holes. Always put the machine on a the computer. to dry naturally. Avoid touching the sur- hard flat surface, never on a blanket or This problem is more significant face - hold by its edges. thick table cloth that could reduce the in seaside areas due to airborne salt. When everything returns to normal, air flow. Keep the computer away from The solution to this one? Avoid leaving replace in a new cover, and give it a sources of external heat - reading lamps, your computer in a cold damp area. Make whirl. You may be surprised just how sunlight, radiators. your computer room inside a warm dry much you recover. Don't be impatient Avoid operation when the tempera- house, avoid garages and other outbuild- though - wait until it is thoroughly dry. ture is extreme - especially during sum- ings, mer. Use a fan to ensure a steady air flow I don't have to elaborate, but this is a Heat over the machine and keep operation to terrific one for the computerist who is Your computer consumes eiectricity. as short a time as possible. not well received by his better half in the Due to the laws of thermodynamics, this Now, if you think this sounds a little lounge and looks destined for the chook electrical energy is turned into heat. Ener- extreme, remember, it's your computer shed. gy can't be destroyed or created. It may that's going to suffer heat stroke and You've bought this Commodore "Direct" Subscrfptrdn"] Annual, so you're interested in To: Australian Commodore and Amiga Review, Commodore computers. 21 Parley Road. Randwick, 2031 Telephone (02) 398 51 11, But you may not know about our Please enrol me for issues subscription to monthly magazine: The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review, The Australian commencing with the Issue. I enclose a cheque money order for $ Commodore and OR please charge my Bankcard, Number Amiga Review Exp Date Available monthly for S3, 50 from newsagents, Nome Address computer dealers, PC end by direct subscription from us. Rates within Australia: 12 Issues: $36, 6 issues: S19 C 64 Annual! 989 u gy^ - Word Processing what's if all about? If you're used to watching the Using special keys, it's possible to finished product clatter its way travel up and down the page, and along through your typewriter, word each line of text. Once in the right spot processing may appear over- you can add words, move sentences whelmingly complex. Andrew around, or delete a mistake. Farrell explains some of the intri- If you're careful, the first copy that cacies. hits the printed page will be the one you keep. Presentation is a cinch. I arrived early to school one morning. Supposing you want yotir text per- Nothing unusual about that, I used to fectly aligned down the left and right aim to get there in time to spend a good margins of the page. You simply switch hour behind the keyboard. I would either on a function known as full justification. be programming, or playing die latest ad- The result is a like a book. Some word venture game. processors enable you to have multiple- This morning I was completing an columns. In fact, you can take your text you have a particular application in English assignment. As the first bell mind, be sure to nut out what you need. rang the last few words were being added. A word processor on For exampSc, if you wanted to write a Then I kicked back to admire my handi- book, chances are you would have to computer can save work, and as I stretched out, removed the you break the job down into chapters - using power cord from the wall. My assign- time, and make the end one file on the computer for each. ment was completed at lunch time. I lost result better, providing When you print your labour of love, the entire morning's work. you'll want the page numbering start you take care. to Since then I've lost countless more from the right place, even though it may files, hours of typing, and dozens of ide- be at the start of your document that as. All because I didn't learn to save my from die word processor and put in into a page 50 arrives. Some word processors files regularly, The word processor I use desktop publishing package, add a few always number pages starting at one in now automatically saves after a certain pictures and produce your own club each document number of keystrokes. I'm a very content newsletter or a complete magazine like Or perhaps you write for a newspaper word processor user. the one you're reading now. and need to send your file to the local of- I hate writing by hand. It's inefficient, Word processors are often found in fice via modem. Some programs save slow, messy and prone to mistakes. The the office as dedicated computers diat do their files in PRO format which is not golden rule is that a word processor on nothing else. On the Commodore 64 a suitable for modem transmission. Can it computer can save you time, and make word processor is just a program like any also be saved as a plain text or SEQ file? the end result better providing you take other. Once you nanow down your specific care. In deciding the one that's right for requirements, it's time to look at all Commodore 64's forty columns is by you, U7 answering the following impor- those niceties that make your word pro- no means the ideal working environment. tant questions: cessor more pleasant. Pull down menus However, it's a big jump from the 23 may be the liking of some, and the curse column days of the VIC 20. Many pack- • Will it work with my printer? of others. ages allow you to preview your docu- • If it does, what if I buy a different It's largely a matter of personal ment in 80 columns - which is roughly printer later on? choice. Try out whatever you intend to the width of an A4 sized page. • Do I need a spelling checker? buy, perhaps bash in a quick few sen- Editing of your document is done in • Do I have any special needs for type tences and print them out to see how the computer's memory. A portion of styles? easy it is. what you've entered is displayed, on the • Can I copy text from one document Of course, there's nothing like mak- screen. It's like looking throdgh a win- to anodier? ing an educated guess. Here comes the dow at a field. By moving around you education, the guessing is up to you. can change what part of the field you can There's a few to get you started. If see. 12 The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review Word Processors for the C-64 & C- 128 K.--^ '"If „."' '^"'^:,7 Now you know what a word- needs include a spell checker I'd sug- 1 uw'.r'; nmljf*' 'fiL-i processor does, here's a guide to gest you look at one of the other pro- what's out there. Eric Holroyd, a grams now available. regular contributor to the Austra- Many C-64ers have stayed widi lian Commodore and Amiga Easy Script and have no desire to Review, dragged out all the old change, probably feeling that they've al- manuals, past reviews and current ready got a good word processor (true) tm":'"'''-^/^''! preferred programs to produce this and don't want to go to the trouble overview. of learning how to use another Many fine word processing programs one. Paul Blair once estimated have been written for ihe C-64 during its that "half-a-million copies have amazing life-span and we've covered most been sold and a further one-and-a- of them in our pages over the years and haif million copies moved in mys- trouble in months. The following rundown covers terious ways." moving up to this one as many of the the more popular word processor soft- Available from most Commodore commands are similar and it's easy to ware. They're discussed here in alphabeti- Dealers, under $99. learn. cal rather than preferential order. Distributed by ComputerMate. RRP Wherever possible I've included details of Fleet System, The C-64 $69, C-128 $89. version. a C-128 I reviewed this in the June 88 ACR and in fact am using the C-128 version Fontmaster 2 Easy Script to write this article. I said then thai it's A truly amazing, and extremely pow- The first word processor I ever used "a powerful program with all the features erful word processor which lets you use and although it's not all that "user friend- you'd expect plus a lot you up to 33 different fonts from ly" by today's standards, it does offer a might not" and that just about its own library (more in the C- surprising array of features. sums it up. 128 version) at any time and at Headers, footers, page numbering, un- Fleet Filer, a no-nonsense any point in your document. derlined, boldface, italicised, expanded database/rding system, is in- It's produced by Xetec, whose text, subscript and superscript etc are all cluded and you may import data Super Graphics Senior printer available and are used via a system of from die Filer to the word pro- interface lets users of other "embedded" commands. What this means cessor to include in your docu- word processors use two of is that you first type a special keycode ment. I find this one easy to these fonts plus NLQ in docu- sequence (it's not shown in screen pre- use as it uses die logo key and ments, view or printed), then the code for the the F- keys as "triggers" prior I'd reviewed die C-128 ver- feature you want. to selecting die feature you want from a sion in ACR of January 88 and use it a Everything typed from then on will screen menu. lot as, in addition to the font capabili- be in that mode until you type Both C-64 and C-128 ver- ties, it lets you import Print Shop the Jteycode to turn it off again. sions use "drop-down" menus graphics into your document and flows Sounds cumbersome but it's not and windows which make for the text around them. Very handy for all really. easy function selection. Spell kinds of "Desk Top Publishing" jobs To learn more about how to checker and thesaurus are in- like invitations, fliers, little posters etc. use Easy Script see the tutorial cluded in both versions and C- Also, being a trumpet player, I designed in this Annual. 128 owners having the RAM a letter head with that instrument and There's a spell checker avail- expansion may put these func- some musical notes which all prints au- able named Easy Spell which tions into RAM for virtually tomatically around my name and address works in conjunction with Easy instant spell checking or look- when I load in my "letter blank" file Script but it's terribly slow and I only up of synonyms/acronyms. from the data disk, ever used it once for that reasoq^ If your Easy Scrip! users would have no The 64 version doesn't work with C 64 Annual 1989 13 "TT r graphics but it will print in up to four plays exactly what goes to the printer). columns in your choice of pitch Incorporates many of the features found ..__>f'^^.-f'-fi'; (10,11,12 or 13 cpi) plus normal, com- in the other word processor software dis- 0^- ^^-' pressed and expanded typeface. Thus there cussed here and it's a must for dedicated ' i ^5t5Sfe;-i- are 12 different character widths available, GEOS users. I ; J; J and you also have the option to print Distributed by ComputerMate. RRP them in normal or proportional spacing. C-64$89, C-128$lig. If you want a quick printout without the fancy fonts you switch Fontmaster to Mini OfHce II normal matrix Switch dot mode. back Andrew Farrell covered this one in you get) on the basis that the acronym is again you're ready to the final when do October 87 ACR and it deserves another more pronounceable. Andrew Farrell (I print. mention now. It's part of a suite of pro- think it was him anyway) replied with an Distributed by ComputerMate. RRP grams which includes: Database, Spread- acronym of his own: WOTSIWHTP C-64S89. C-128S99. sheet &. Graphics, Word Processor, which translates to "what's on the screen Communications, Label Printer. The is what hits the paper." Neither of these Geo-Write Workshop word processor has Edit, Print, Preview, alternates have yet been adopted as an in- Part of Berkeley Software's excellent Cut & Paste, Search & Replace, Merge dustry standard however so don't commit suite of productivity software using and several other features as well as a them to memory yet! GEOS (Graphic Environment Operating useful preview option. Files may also be Distributed by ECP. RRP C-128 System). This one lets you use different saved in standard ASCII for transmission S34.95. fonts, or typestyles, and uses a system of by modem. Like Easy Script, this one pointing and clicking with the joystick uses embedded commands for formatting Paperclip 3 or mouse button to use various features. of text. Easy to use and a nice suite all Rigby wrote about this in It's a WYSIWYG program (screen dis- ixjund. Adam ACR of May 88 and he felt that it was Distributed by Pactronics, RRP - fe'' t "probably the best he knew of to date for $54.95 (disk). the C-64/C-128". His only complaint @S£S ^^^^S^-"- was that he couldn't move the cursor Paperclip 2 one word at a time or delete one word at a Phil Campbell reviewed this for C- time. 128 in ACR of Dec 86 and thought it I It's all menu driven and Adam noted "an advanced professional word process- that the F7 key brings up the main menu MC! rit rii^.MWif.MWilB'^l itSTsi ing system with every option you could where you select from New/Load/Save g THin V JH^irjuaH ever require". It offers WY- Document, Directory, SIWYG screen preview (un- Comrranicalions Opiions Search Text, Search &. derlining, bold, italics etc Baud Rait (B PS) 300 Replace Text, Print to are shown on screen just as Periiy NONE Screen or Printer, they'll be printed) and has a Word Ltnglh in Bits i Dup9 tiling FUU, Spell Check, Tele- built-in terminal program Teil Buffer Capiffie commuuicaiions. Call module which lets you log XON/WOFT Kaitdshalcini ^hi^ShI up one of the func- on to bulletin boards, data- ^occirH^^^^^^^ SodSnoBunBa tions by scrolling to bases and other computers R5-23: Contro: Signals Normal it widi the cursor keys from within the word pro- ComniunicoUon Type ASCII Aiilo-Line Feed Off and press return. Easy! -m^^ 1 cessor itself. Lirte Feed CTCncradoo On Sub -menus work Incidentally, Phil coined BacksEWCECode i the same way and cov- the aliernative acronym Ferns Fcid Response Line Feed BeiJ Response Bap er every imaginable WOTSIPOP (what's on the RcvcKC-Flcld ftindn^ DisabM feature:- Full screen screen is printed on paper) Oonirol Characlen Visihh: Qock Display Oockfl editing, insert/delete, ^v^^ which he prefers to WYSI- Set Clock move, copy, global WYG (what you see is what ^^t^m 14 The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review search/replace - Edit text blocks by char- lets you access die wide range of text for- the initial of the feature (L for Load, U acter/word/sentence/line with full wild- matting options and the Help key gets for Underline etc). card - start or end of word matches - you more detailed help. A wide range of printers is supported, move/delete/add columns - up to 52 user- Formatting text is a breeze, just use there's a pretty good spelling checker in- defined macros - text centring/ the CTRL key in conjunction with the cluded and there's a built-in calculator justification/left or right alignment. feature required, ie CTRL/B gets you with five functions. Proportional print- Printouts may be in NLQ (Near Let- boldface. ing is supported, which means that less ter Quality), proportional print, double You may load either SEQ or PRG space is allotted to the letter "l" than to and triple spaced, and may have Roman files which means of course that files "w" which makes sense anyway and im- or Arabic page numbering. created in other word processors may be proves your printouts no end. There's a built-in 40,000 word spell imported. Many of the other word pro- Super Script lets you define a number checker which is user-expandable and cessors discussed here have that same fea- of keys as "hot keys" to perform a prede- even an outliner. This is a feature I find ture. termined function. For instance, instead invaluable as I use a dedicated outliner A list of items within your document of saving a special file on your data disk called Thinking Cap (see my review in may be sorted alphabetically by first to load in as a letterhead you simply as- ACR Oct 87) for preparing articles, pres- highlighting the area then pressing sign all the information (name, address, entations and speeches etc. Simply put, CTRL/S, A useful feature. phone number etc, plus where on the pa- this lets you note down subject headings Most C-128 word processor programs per you want it printed) to one of these as you think of them, then go back and let you work on two documents at once, keys and save that definition to your expand on each subject in detail. You fin- ie you may have two documents in "defaults" disk along with your printer ish up wiih a printout of things to speak memory at once so about, with all the facts nicely organised. that you may work on Paperclip 3 has bodi C-64 and C-128 one and refer to the versions in the same package, said Adam, othe;. Pocket Writer Maxwell and he noted several useful and powerful 128 has this feature Office Equipment - Commodore Specialists features in the C-128 version such as 80 and you switch be- column screen handling and a special vid- tween them with a Commodore's Dealer of ttie Year eo preview mode where you see 50 lines keypress. of text. The comprehen- C64 The 1750 RAM expansion unit is sive manual is easy to Business and Education supported here and lets you put the dic- follow but almost re- Games and Utilities tionary into RAM for use as an interac- dundant in both C- 64 tive spell checker which vets your work and C-128 versions as C128 as you go. The 1571 drive's Burst Mode the on-line help lets Business and Utilities is supported too so you get super fast you use the program data transfer too (if you don't have the without needing to re- Amiga RAM expansion your normal spell fer to it. Hardware, Software and Accessories checking is speeded up with this function Distributed by Imag- anyway). ineering. RRP C-64/ PC Distributed by ECP. RRP $89.95. $89.95. C128 Hardware and Software Pocket Writer Super Script Service Previously known as Paperback Writ- The successor to Repairs, Mail-orders and Trade ins er, this is a full-featured and very capable Easy Script and more word processor. Its screen display has friendly to the user. It seven lines at the top which show Status has a menu system 162-4 Nicholson St, Abbotsford 3067 and Help information. In EDfT mode the from which you select Commodore logo key (C=) displays in the feature to be used SALES * TRADE-INS * HIRE * 419 6811 this area all the functions available as or you may type just well as advising you that the Escape key C64AnnuaM989 15 type etc. As you must load your defaults Screen display is in 80 columns (natural- learn and use, and its integration with die disk for every word processor session all ly) and you do need an RGB monitor. other programs is a great feature. your personalised hot keys will be ready Documents produced with WordPro As with most good Commodore- and waiting. 128 may be of unlimited length as docu- specific word proces.soT programs you This hot key system is known as de- ment chaining is supported (one docu- may set the screen colours to your own fining a "macro", which is an acronym ment loads the next one to be printed preferences. This is something the dedi- for ( M)icro (C)omputer (A)utomatica!ly from your work disk) so if you're rewrit- cated (and expensive) word processor ma- (R)epeating (O)perations. Thus you may ing War and Peace you're OK with this chines can't offer as most of them use a define any commonly used phrases to one. green or amber screen monitor anyway. single keystrokes for ease of entering. There's a 100,000 word spellchecker Available from some Commodore I know of a Super Script user who which may be customized with your own dealers. has defined his keys to print boxes using words too. This is useful as most profes- Commodore graphic symbols. These are sions have a vocabulary peculiar to that Write Stuff, Ttie then used in compiling in-flight menus field and it's a bit pointless for (say) an Reviewed by Adam Rigby in the for one of our major airlines which are optometrist's spell-checker to have a June 88 issue of ACR, this is a photo-copied and Uien laminated in clear metallurgist's words included. Far better "Userware" program, ie it's distributed by plastic, Nice to think that the humble to customize the dictionary to suit. people who use it and whoever acquires a C-64 is doing a thoroughly profes- FilePro 128 is quite a sophisticated (??) copy sends payment to the audior. As sional job in conjunction wiih this soft- database program which allows fast and the whole thing only costs S30 including ware. easy data entry along with easy retrieval die manual and keyboard overlay it's very The C-128 version uses either 40 or of information. It's useful for organizing reasonable, Adam liked it and found it 80 columns and can be in memory at the data such as social club records, mailing easy to use. same lime as Superbase so as to call up lists, record collections etc. It stores and Features include: Boldface, italics. data from a database to include in a docu- accesses up to 4000 records per file with ment. search and sort functions of up to 20 dif- 641128 WORD PROCESSORS Available from most Commodore ferent variables. dealers. Using FilePro you may print mailing mi^mMM^ffi labels, inventory tags, information labels double width, condensed, emphasized and and much more. also print WordPro 128 You may NLQ type. Subscripts, superscripts and "form letters" automatically with individ- Sold under the "Better Working" label underlining too. Macros may be user- ual addresses. from Spinnaker software in the USA, defined and there's a list of already defined This is a good suite and quite capable this is an integrated productivity package macros built in. For instance, with for use in a small busines.s, social club which comes complete with FllePro 128. "macro" turned on, just pressing the or other organisation where professional As the title implies, it's dedicated to the space bar puts "Sincerely yours," onto quality along with ease of use is required. C-128 and is a good- value package. your letter. It was voted "best of 1987" by Commo- WordPro is easy to learn and use and It doesn't have a spell checker but dore Magaiine in the USA. has all of the desirable features mentioned does have a screen preview in hi-res 80 Distributed by Pactronics. elsewhere. It will also print in double columns. columns and offers proportional print for Distributed by its own users, RRP all output. As this is a difficult thing to Wordwriter $30. show in a screen preview of a document A dedicated C-128 word processor Call (08) 210-3712 if you cannot find (WordPro's manual says it's impossible) from Timeworks which is part of an in- anyone locally. it's not a WYSIWYG word processor but tegrated suite which lets you use the Depending on what you require in a does have a screen preview showing al- Swiflcaic spreadsheet and Data Manager word processor there's bound to be one most what goes on paper. on a "mix 'n match" basis. listed here that's exactly right. Ask your Text formatting functions include tab- It's a very good, extremely userfriend- software dealer if the program you've bing, paragraph indenting and margin set- ly system with pull-down menus and on- settled on supports your printer and be ting as well as the normal things like un- line help, it's all in 80 columns and it sure it has the features you wart. derlining, centring and highlighting etc. works beautifully, I found it very easy to 16 . IT'S ELECTRIFYING II! One could even say that our range of Educational Software is SHOCKINGLY nood Just cost a LlGflTNING look over these products:— FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART . . The great SESAME STREET range of educational and fun products. 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This is done by countless phone calls to Commodore's holding down the CTRL key and pressing software support department, light began program on the Commodore 64 to- 1 to change the cursor colour, 2 for the to appear at the far end of the tunnel. day. It is, however, a real hassle to screen colour and 3 for the border co- Thanks to Gary Mason at Commodore really get this simplistic appearing all I lour. I learned that, to underline on the lOx word processor to go do its stuff. have to do is send the command Escape, In past months, we have published Set~up file CHR$(45),CHR$(1 ) to turn on underlining a series by Eric Holroyd on get- and Escape, CHR$(45), CHR$(0) to turn Once i'd got that organised I set up a ting the most out of Easy Script. it off again. Incidentaliy, Escape is file called (appropriately enough) "setup". Here we present them as one com- CHR$(27) so you might also see the The first thing to learn with EasyScript is above commands written as 27/45/1 and plete article for your reference, and that the F3 key puts a reversed asterisk 27/45/0. Now, to send them using my for those who missed earlier instal- on the screen as a marker for a setup file all I have to do is press the fol- ments. "comment" or "instruction" to the pro- lowing key sequence: His notes are a valuable exten- gram. Anything following this will appear sion to the somewhat cumbersome on screen but will not print out. Using F3 F1/UpArrow/F1/5/F1/1 user manual. then, here's what my setup file looks like:- and everything that follows will be under- Customising Try it for yourself and see. Then "nb"s6tup" (return) lined. First of all I customised the program *0=0:1 =1 :2=2:3=3:4=4:5=45:6=66:7=64 enter Fl/Up Arrow/F1/S/F1/0 to stop un- to suit my needs. I used the Isepic copier (return) derlining. In simple terms, if you're typing cartridge to mal^e a quick-loading version *lm5:rm75:pl66;tl63;ju1 (return) a letter and want a sentence underlined that didnt bang the heads around on tfie just type the first sequence before the drive whenever I loaded it. (Any other sentence you wish to underline then type (don't forget that pressing the return key good snapsiiot program will work such the second sequence after you've typed will erase anything to the right of the cur- as the Freeze Machine, or Expert Car- the sentence. Easy. sor in EasyScript and some other word tridge. Mailing a bacl tings of: face's NLQ font will be used until I type and you're prompted to choose from 40 to Left Margin at column 5 and Right Fl/Up Arrow/F1/0. From now on in this ar- 240 columns. I chose 80 to suit the stan- Margin at column 75. Page Length is 66 ticle Escape will be taken to mean F1/Up dard printout on normal paper, then went lines and Taxt Length is 63 lines. The jul Arrow. to (D)isk or (T)ape where I chose (D) as simply means that the right hand side of The Xetec Interface is capable of I'm working from a disk drive. the text will be "justified" or aligned verti- storing two selectable fonts for use in The final choice was the most difficult cally with no ragged edges. your letters and documents, and having as I hadn't a due what the manual was Back to the second line with the followed the instructions to store the talking about and didn't understand the "embedded commands" now. These num- fonts you call them up with the embedded choices offered. I experimented and bers are used in conjunction with the commands Escape/F1/2 for the first se- found that by choosing "0" for CBM print- "Escape" command which is entered by lected font and Escape/F1/2 for the sec- ers I could get EasyScriptXo work on my pressing the F1 key then the Up Arrow ond selected font. In both cases Es- equipment of; C-64 with 1541 drive and key (next to the Restore key). This will cape/ F1/0 will turn the features off. Star Gemini lOx printer with Xetec Super put a reversed capital E on the screen to Escape/F1/4 returns you to the nor- Graphics Senior Interface. signify Escape. mal Dot Matrix print or Draft Mode that If your equipment is different to this This is followed by- whatever combina- your printer normally, uses and if you then my suggestions may not work for tion of codes you need to achieve the wish to reset the printer to its normal you, but at least they'll give you a clue as printing effect that you want start-up settings and cancel every com- to what some other dummy did when try- mand you've sent in your document you ing to make sense of a decidedly user un- simply enter Escape/Fl/7. If you check friendly manual. Underlining the second comment line above you'll Having done all that, I progressed to For instance, underlining was a 18 The Australian Commodore ond Amiga Review see that 7=64. So wiiat we've actually following that program's directions so John Q. Citizen sent to the printer as a reset command is that whenever I load my EasyScript, it's 17 Apple Street 1*11 . . . what? Figure it out for yoursalf and only 72 blocks long and I've made it the Maryville NSW 2002 come back to that point in a minute when first program on all my EasyScript data Ph (02) 324-5678 youVe had a chance to think about it. disks. By doing that it loads with load "*" Don't worry, all of this took months to "*",8,1 or just by pressing if you have Press Return to give a blank line, penetrate my skull, as I'm no Einstein. a Cockroach TurboRom fitted. Once then enter XX XXX XX (for date entry lat- " Here's a couple of commands re print loaded I change the word "setup to er), press Return again then enter *raO to size: whatever the new document will be called cancel right alignment and enter "Dear and start to work on it. XXXX,". Escap9/F1/6/F1/1 turns on Pica pitch If you now do a video preview with F1/ printing. Centring 0/V you'll see the address at the right Escape/F1/6/F1/0 turns it off. hand side of the screen when you scroll I usually use another "comment" to Escape/F1/6/F1/2 turns on Elite pitch the viewing window across. It'll probably centre the title of the thing I'm writing and printing. be a bit ragged and the way to line it up this is: F3/cn1 (note that the case of the ; line Escape/F1/6/F1/0 turns tt off . centring command doesn't matter, but so that there's a nice neat vertical at you should use a semi-colon rather than the left of the address is to use shifted the Other printing commands that can be 3 colon on this particular command). spaces to "pad out" the lines all to embedded within the text (ie displayed on same length. Then type the title to be centred followed screen but not printed on paper) are also to John Q. Citizen by F3/cn0 to cancel the centring com- Cursor back up sent in combination with the Escape c»de and across to the end of the name, Hold mand. If you don't cancel it the entire of Ft/Up Arrow but the codes following the shift the document will be centrally aligned down down key and press Space- Escape are not reversed, in other words bar four times. The next line will need the paper. If you wish to underline the you dont press F1 before entering them. three shifted spaces, the centred title just include 27/45/1 after the MARYVILLE Here's how: line is as it is to the following semi-colon and 27/45/0 before the F3/ OK so go cnO. line and put three shifted spaces at the Escape/E turns on Emphasized print. end of it. Escape/F turns it off again. **Escape/E/Escape/G/Escape/4 for Em- You've pressed Return, of course, af- Escape/G turns on Double Strike print. ter lot phasized, Double Strike Italics. each of shifted spaces so your Escape/H turns it off. screen should show a line of Returns (the Escape/E/Escape/G turns on Empha- Document format less than sign) aligned vertically. If it sized/Double Strike. doesn't you've used different spacings Document format will vary widely de- Escape/F/Escape/H is off to those in my example, but it doesni pendent upon the kind o1 work you're do- Escape/4 turns on Italic printing. matter as long as you now know how to ing, but you'll mostly be using 66 line pa- Escape/5 turns it off. adjust it. per (US letter length) or 70 line paper Escape/FI /Shifted [ turns on Double Fix the date line the same way and (A4). The setup file from Part 1 allows for Width print video preview it all again to check how it 65 line paper with an actual text length of Escapa/F1 /Shitted ] turns off Double looks. 63. Width print, If you now want to put the "ph" into You may like to vary the text length to Escape/FI /Shifted (turns on Reverse italics as I've done on my own letterhead, accommodate bigger top and bottom Video print then cursor to that line, and with the cur- margins to display headers or footers, Escape/Fl /Shifted ) turns off Reverse sor at the start of the line, hold down page numbers etc. and we'll be covering Video print. Shift and press INST/DEL twice. This that later in this article. moves the text along to accommodate To make your text more readable you Try experimenting with these and see the italics command of Escape/4 as cov- make like to vary the line spacing. This is 11 you can worit out the embedded com- ered in Part 1, Now cursor past the "ph" done with *sp1 to give one blank line be- mand to do Emphasized, Double Strike and enter the cancel Italics command of tween text and *sp2 for two blank lines. If Italics.** Escape/5, you want to return to normal then *spO Incidentally, the thing I said I'd come You'll notice that your shifted spaces will do it. back to was CHR$(27),CHR$(64) which is have moved along lour spaces but as the Here's how to set up a letterhead to Escape/F 1/7 to reset the printer to start- embedded Italics commands are not make your letter writing easier. Load your up state. The 64 is actually ASCII for the printed either to the screen in video pre- "setup" file, change the "nb" comment to commercial "at" sign (the key between view or to the printer itself, then all's well. """ "letter blank" then cursor down to the the "P" and the on your keyboard). When you're happy with the look of next blank line. Enter *ra1 (for Right Maybe all this gibberish is starting to this page just press F1/F (for File) and Alignment) then your name and address come together now? the title of the document in the "nb" com- in the following format: The setup file above was saved by ment line will be saved to disk, You now pressing the Isepic capture button and have a file on your data disk which you C 64 Annual 1989 19 load in and can use every time you write a once the process has started to salvage one or two lines before going to the next these circumstances you'd letter. The dateline is in the correct place anything if you've made a mistake. To page. Under a "forced with and all you have to do is enter 17 NOV 88 validate, or clean up, a disk that's had be better to make page" that the para- for example. Change the "nb" comment to lots of saving and deleting, enter "vO" the command *fp so new something suitable, like "Mon 20 Oct 88" press Return and wait a little while. graph starts on the new page. You may of enter- indicate specific point at which this is and you can save it in the same way as Renaming is simply a matter a above when you've tinished writing. ing "rO;newname=oldname" and press to happen by using 'fpXX meaning that Return. To delete a file enter EasyScript will start a new page if there Loading "SOrfilename" and Return. are less than XX lines remaining. This is There are two distinct commands for handy if you've added a bit more text To load any of your files from disk you a disk's directory. The first one higher up in the document and aren't sure have two options. loading displays the directory on screen without where it's all going to end up. I've used a If you know the exact filename you text in your computer's number of Returns sometimes to "make can bad with F1/L and enter "filename" on disturbing the memory and is obtained with F4 then $0. the document fit" but that's very expen- the status line. it's far better to The second one is the one I described sive on memory and If you're not sure of the name press above, F4 then +$0, and is used lor specify the exact number of blank lines F4 to go to Disk Mode then +$0 to load "shortcut loading" of files or printing out you need with the *biXX command. the directory. F1/L/F2 will then scroll a of directories for reference purposes. listing of the directory at the status line of course, is done with F1/0/P. and when the right name comes up press Printing, Columns Return to load it. Easy! EasyScript will print your text in col- Incidentally, you may append one file Printing umns just like a newspaper tf you use the to another quite simply by loading the There's a lot of control available to Offset command 'ofXX. The XX this time first one and, witli the cursor on the first you when printing your documents. For indicates the distance in number of char- blank line after this document, load the instance you may specify how many acters from the left margin, ie printing will second one. (It's easy to put the cursor lines per inch you want printed with the commence at the column that is the dis- at the end of a document, F1/G/E means command *lpXX {where XX is the number tance of the offset plus the left margin Go to End). of lines required), from the edge. You'll have to rewind the Similarly, files may be merged by Some printers don't generate a line- paper back to the top of the sheet to do loading the first one, positioning the cur- feed with a Return and if yours is one of the second pass. sor at the spot where you want the these then specify a linefeed with *lf1 in It's worth a bit of experimentation on merged file to go, press F1/i (for Insert) your setup file. (Substitute for the 1 to this one as your club newsletter or sales then load the second file. The text opens turn off linefeed if you need to). Also, report etc could be considerably en- up to take the merged file. some printers allow you to do a Back- hanced if printed in columns. You may Output was briefly mentioned above space and if yours is one then Ft/ also use the Vertical Offset command and is done with the F1/0 command fol- backarrow (next to the figure 1 at the top *vpXX where XX is the number of lines lowed by the destination, either V for left of your keyboard) will do it. required say, on the title page of a docu- View or P for Print, if there's more than Pitch may also be specified with ment or the first page of a chapter. Turn it one page you should follow the "O" with •ptXX where XX is 6.8,10,12 or 15. if off for subsequent pages with *vpO. "C" for Continuous and, in the case of nothing is specified then EasyScrlpf There are a number of ways in which if text. output to the printer, an "X" you want prints at 10 characters per inch. If ever you may modify or delete unwanted multiple copies. This prompts the status you need the English pound sterling sign The most common would be the Delete out the text line to ask you to input the number of then F1/$ should print it for you. key itself which takes and you want. it up again automatically. To de- copies If you decide after typing in your text closes in upper case that you want a certain lete the character to the left of the cursor the INST/DEL key. Holding it down Disk functions section to be printed in lower case then press will continue to delete characters until it's In "disk mode", which is entered with use F1/U with the cursor over the first character which you wish to be printed in released. As they're deleted the text is F4 as I said, and exited with Run/Stop, adjusted so that no gap is left. you have a range of normal disk func- this way. Cursor to the last character to The opposite of this would be the In- tions like validate disk, rename a file, for- be treated this way and again press F1/ sert mode whereby you may enter new mat a new disk etc. For the latter just en- U. The text will then change between the text at the cursor position with existing ter ''nO:diskname,id" and you'll get the markers and revert 'to the original after text opening up to accommodate it. Use familiar "Are you sure?" to which you en- the second marker. F1/I for this mode. To delete the line at ter "Y" or "N" as the case may be. the cursor position press F1 then INST/ Don't forget that formatting a disk Forced pages DEL. Again, holding the keys down con- erases all data on that disk and that's the Sometimes your text will work out so tinues deleting lines until they're re- reason for asking if you're sure you wish that a new paragraph is just starting near leased. End the Deletion mode by again to format that particular disk. It's too late the bottom of a page and may only print 20 BRm"^ -w The Australian Cammodore and Amiga Review pressing F1. Inssrting a blank line(s) is Tabs play English patriotic music! It's the done similarly by holding down the Shift theme from Elgar's "Tabs" are used when working in col- "Pomp and Circum- key Ihen pressing INST^DEL umns of figures or statistics and are indi- stance", more commonly known as "Land The Erase command differs from De- of cated with F1/T {and the status line dis- Hope and Glory" and is played by lete in that space is ieft where the text : plays Set Tabs) then H (for Horizontal) pressing F1 then CTRLVS together or Es- had been. To erase a characteT simply after positioning the cursor where you cape then CTRL/English pound. overwrite it with a space. Holding down it's want the tab to be. Do this as many times You can't do anything else whilst the Spacebar erases everything until re- as you wish across the screen and you playing but it's an interesting diversion leased. To erase a whole sentence use may then move instantly to any position when you're ready for a break. Anyway, F1/E (for Erase) then "S" for Sentence. that's jollity let's get to by pressing F7 to move through the vari- enough so down This command erases everything to the some serious stuff. We'll start with ous spots you've just specified or FB to more next terminator and the text will not close panning. move to the tab cfirectly below. This is up. known as setting tabs at columns along Exclamation and question marks are a line and you may specify Vertical tabs Moving around not recognized as terminators in Easy- by using "V" instead of the "H". Panning is the term given to moving Script. Erase from the current cursor po- To work with decimals and ensure around the text continuously without sition to the end of paragraph marker (the that all the points are in line you may do holding down any keys. In other words iess'lhan sign) use F1/E/P (for Para- this too. First of all press F6 to indicate you issue a command to move in a cer- graph) and a space will appear where the to EasyScript that a tab is to be decinnal tain direction and EasyScript moves text had been. To erase from the current {status line displays "D") then sat the tab around the text for you. cursor position to the end of the text use normally as already indicated. To dis- An un-documented feature is the abili- F1/E/R (for Remainder). To completely play tab positions use F1/P and normal ty to pan around the screen with a joy- clear the screen use F1/E/A (for All). tabs will be shown on screen with a 7" stick plugged into Port #2. This also Sometimes you may prefer that a whilst decimal tabs will be "#". Vertical handles well with the excellent Icontroller phrase be treated as word it's one when tabs can not be dis- printed and that it alt appears on the played. To clear tabs same line without being broken up onto from a document use Commodore two lines. To get this effect, make a computer F1/C (for Clear) and "linking" space with a shifted space as the status line will you did when setting up your letterhead. PCB exchange service show "clear tabs" to This will be shown on screen as a block which you have to Same day certified mail despatch joining the words together but it will be enter "H" or "V de- Three months warranty cover printed as a normal space. Note however, pending on what Re-assembly instructions included that If you make a linked phrase which Is you're clearing. To longer than a printed line EasyScript w\\\ Commodore Vic 20, Clear all tabs use F1/ have to break it onto the next line any- C16,Plus4 $49 Z (for Zero all tabs) way. and again you must If you type with the Shift/Lock key Commodore C64. 64C press "H" or "V", $89 down to use upper case then all spaces Simply remove your faulty To save a docu- • board from its casing will become linking spaces which could • Your board must be complete and in serviceable condition. ment to disk and in- result in formatting problems. The correct Forward your securely packed clude the tab set- • board togettier with way to get upper case Is to use F5 which your remittance to: tings simply put a "+" H^^ results in the status line displaying I Whites Hill Shopping Village sign at the end of the T "Capitals On". F5 will turn upper case off filename. Tab set- In^^ PTY. LTD Samuel Street again when you're ready. Hyphenated Camp Hill, QLD,41S2 tings will still be there I Q r/^/^m words are treated as a single word and 1 I Phone 395 2211 whan you oome to re- I dl OL/I (07) you may get formatting problems with load the document these too. BANKCARD/MASTERCARD/CHEQUE/POSTALORDER next session. To ensure that hyphenation is carried NAME out properly use a "soft hyphen" which is Having Fun ADDRESS inserted in the text at the appropriate with place with F1/- which then comes up on Easy PHONE PC the screen as a thick line, if you entered Script PAY BY CHEQUE B« WC „ Postal Order.. °fanfold/F1/-/paper" the word would ap- 1 never found out pear as "fanfoldpaper" if it would fit on who programmed it, CARD NO one line but if not then or even why, but EasyScript would EXPIRY DATE insert a hyphen after "tanfold" and put some versions will "paper" on the next line. SIGNATURE .,. DATE C 64 Annual! 989 21 , (reviewad in the May 88 issue of our mag- Fl/G/ 999 (Return) Go to maximum line known vanously as : hash, sharp, Ameri- azine Australian Commo) and works in number (999) can pound. It's the symbol on the 3 key both Edit mode and in Output to Video and is used reversed in this command. mode. In the former you get full wrap- The last one is useful if you're woric- The secret is to first press F1 to go into around, left / right / up / down and it's ing on a very large document and wish to Command Mode then press the shifted 3 pretty quick too. In Output mode you get know how dose to the maximum you are. key. Your page numbering command se- smooth left scrolling with right wrap- It's best not to work right to the maximum quence could look like this ; around. Pressing the fire-button will ad- but to make shorter files and link them to- ' ' vance the text one line, and hold it down gether which we'll be doing in just a little ft2:. Page #, (Note the and # would be to scan text till you find what you're look- while. reversed) ing for. In addition to panning there's another If you have a trackball you'll find that way in which you can see text quickly Now, the command must contain two it will probably work too. Some joysticks commas. They're important for position- may cause a problem if plugged in during F1 /Spacebar Displays next screenfull ing the footer text. The "Page #" in the the load, but once loaded it should be F1 /Shifted spacebar Displays previous above example would be "centred", whilst OK. screenfull if we put the two commas after the words Panning using the keyboard is done "Page #" they'd be at the left of the page with the following keys : Linking long documents bottom, if we put the two commas before Files made with EasyScript can hold the words they'd be printed at the bottom - F1 - Shifted Vertical it CRSR Pan up several pages of text as you've seen right of the page. Try out for yourself F1 - Vertical - CRSR Pan down from the 999 line maximum mentioned and see. F1 - Shifted Horizontal CRSR - Pan left You dont need the word "Page", only above. However, it's quite simple to F1 - Horizontal CRSR - Pan right the reverse but you could try make extremely large tiles from a series #, fancying - Run/Stop Stop panning it up with a after it of smaller ones by linking them together. dash before and like Shift keys - Speed up panning this - # - so that the page number will be Use : Spacebar - Toggles panning pause on/off printed with a dash either side of it. Other *lk:nextfile name (Return) symbols like the < S > could be used for When you pause panning you can see the same thing. Use your imagination on the current cursor position as shown by this That command should be the last line one. the line and column number on the status Whan using page numbering you can in a file. Note that next file name is not line. It's a good idea to get used to watch- specify the If enclosed in quotes and of course should starting number. no number ing the status line for this information at is specified it be spelled exactly the same as the file to then naturally starts at 1. all times as I've found it to be a help in However, in the of linked files it which you're going to link. There's no limit case may formatting text and estimating page to the number of files you can link togeth- be advisable to continue the sequence breaks etc. where the last file left er, except of course in actual disk space in the chain oft. To move around the text under your You'd it because the *lk command causes the need to have Video-previswed to control from the keyboard use : the ending of course, computer to load "next file name" from know page number the disk. but you could than start the next file off Shifted Vertical - CRSR Move up with a : It's preferable that all files being command Vertical CRSR - Move down linked together be on the same disk so - Shifted Horizontal CRSR Move left *p#xx (the # is not reversed, it's just that you can put it in the drive and forget ' Horizontal CRSR - Move right shifted 3 key) it. CLR / HOME - Move to top of screen The printout command must include - Shifted CLR/ HOME Move to line 1 That command should be included in an instruction to print linked files. Use : column 1 a print format line, or put on a line by it- Return - Move to start of next line F1/0/C/L(0utput/Conlinuo3/Linked) self before the header or footer that it's Left arrow key - Move to end of previous to work with. line You don't need to give any further Headers are useful In that you can GTRLiW- Move to 1st letter, next word print the bit of text at the commands as the linked files will load same top of CTRL/Left arrow - Move to 1 st letter, and print automatically. every page of your document, for in- previous word stance: Headers, footers and There are also three GO-TO *hdXX:, YOUR NAME, (Return) commands to move to a specific page nunnbers It's often quite important to have the location: would print your name at the head of pages of your documents numbered in Fl/G/ XX (Return) Go to line number XX every page XX lines between the heading sequence and it's quite easy to do this in Fl/G/ E (Return) Go to end of text and the main body of text. Only one EasyScript. This feature uses the sign 22 : m^ The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review heading may be used at a lime, but you cancelled after the line is printed plus the highlight text to be included. The may change or delete a header at any printer is reset with ESC/7 which, as you "ranged" text is highlighted in reverse point in the document by issuing a new know, cancels ail printer control com- video. Press (Return) to commit the headgr command. It must be on a line o1 mands already sent. Both header and ranged block to memory. its own in the same format as above. footer (page number) will be two spaces A memorized block will stay in memo- Don't forget that you can have it on the from the text. Check through each com- ry until you set a new range but to avoid ieft, right or centred by positioning the mand on each line to be sure that you any confusion it's best to use the memor- two commas as discussed in the page know exactly what they're all doing. ized block straightaway. All you do now numbering section above. When you set the text length at the to shift the block in memory to its new lo- For a complicated heading on each top of your document you must remem- cation is to put the cursor where you new page with three different topics to be ber to take the headers and footers into want the block to start, then : included you can use: account. For instance, on paper length of F1/ X transfers a memorized block to a pl66, with a header two lines above the new location. *hd3:topic 1, topic 2,topic3 (Return) text and a footer two lines below the text you should set the text length to tl60 That's all there is to it! However, if That would print the heading 3 lines maximum. The difference between pi and you try to transfer a block too close to its above the main text body, with topic 1 at tl must be at least the header parameter original location you may get an error the left, topic in 2 the center, and topic 3 plus one and if you're using both header message saying "cursor in range", in at the right hand side of the page. and footer then both parameters plus which case do an "interim transfer" by Footings are formatted in exactiy the two. putting the ranged block somewhere else same way as headers : but with In addition to all this you can specify with F1/X first, then repeat the ranging margins that will only appiy to headers operation, re-position the cursor to where *ftXX:,this is a footer, (Return) and footers, very handy if you're printing you really want the block and complete them in pica print and the main text in the job with F1/X once again. Which of course would print those elite print for example. ( Obviously one The block of ranged text in memory words at centre bottom of the page lot of XX margin settings would be no good in may also be copied to another place in number of lines down from the main that case. It body ) must also be used if you your document by positioning the cursor of text. The same rules apply as regards specify different margins anywhere with- where you want it copied to, then : the two commas but you may only have in the text, eg if you indent paragraphs. In F1/A copies a memorized block to an ad- one footer. other words, if you've al- It's done like this : ready put the Page Number at the foot of ditional location. the page as shown above then you may *hiXX sets left header & fooler margins That can be very useful if you want to not have another footer. You'll have to at column XX repeat something like a couple of para- decide when setting up your document *hrXX sets right header & footer margins graphs of instructions on Pag© 3 and, as (a)if you want a header, (b) if you want a at column XX you've already gone to the trouble of typ- footer, and (c) do you want the pages ing it in on Pago 1p, you can get the com- numbered. Once you settle which two of Note that the command must be on a puter to do the work of repeating it for those three you want then specify the separate line from the header/footer you. format accordingly. command and that the header and footer Here's another example of what you margins cani be set at different values. Deleting lines might do, inciuding some printer control Another handy thing that you can do commands as wall Manipulating text blocks by "highlighting" text is to delete whole Now we come to manipulating blocks lines of text, or just as many characters *hd2:,ESC/G ESC 4 MEMORANDUM of text from place to place in a document. as you need to. It's done by positioning ESC/H ESC 5, (Return) Quite often in letter, say, a you may de- the cursor over the first character as in *ft2:,,ESC/F1/6/F1/2 PAGE # cide that the paragraph you've just writ- "ranging" then : ESC/F1/6/F1/0 ESC/7 (Return) ten would have been better if you'd writ- F1/D enters Delete mode ten it a bit earlier in the piece, in normal The first line sets up Emphasized and typing it means a complete re-typing job Double Strike print for the heading, then Use CRSR right to highlight unwanted to do that but in Easy Script it's a cancels it after printing the word MEMO- breeze. text.Press return to delete highlighted RANDUM in the centre of the page. The text. Text closes up automatically ready First of all you have to '"range" a second line sets up Elite pitch and prints for further additions or printout. block. To do this, first put the cursor over PAGE #XX (don't forget to use F1 then the first character in the block of text you shift/3 to get the reversed hash sign for Address any author correspondence want to move. Then press :F1 / R to this) at the bottom right hand side of the to P indicate you're about to range a block. .O.Box 371 Miller NSW 21 68. page. Again, the printer commands are Use CRSR right & CRSR down keys to C 64 Annual! 989 23 t. "- li(-. Getting into BASIC ALMOST all home computers don't end up all over the screen. ing and involves a lot of jumping to and have BASIC built in, or available You can also use the print statement fro. Thus, BASIC is very slow. in some form or other. The Com- to display numbers. Games require many different tasks to modore 64 is no exception, with Try these for style: appear to happen simultaneously. BAS- IC is just not up to scratch for these an abstract of Microsoft BASIC PRINT 2 ready to run on power up. An- types of programs. PRINT 4 -I- 2 drew Farrell explains how to get However, there's still a lot we can do. PRINT 27/3. started on a hobby that will keep Let's take a look at a few more com- you amusedfor hours. You'll notice we used the forward mands. Earlier on we used PRINT, If we slash in the last line. In BASIC this add line numbers, this command be- stands for divided by. comes more powerful. Enter these lines BASIC is the language for all of us To multiply numbers, use the aste- into computer. Remember to press who use computers. For one thing, it's your risk symbol. Differences with the exam- at the end not unlike English. Many of the com- the RETURN or ENTER key ples we've just given you, the computer mands and statements are easy to under- of each line. would have printed 2, 6 and 9. The sums stand. They do what it sounds as if they 10 PRINT "Hello Bill Pike" were calculated and the result printed do. 20 GOTO 10 rather than the actual sum. And you don't even need to write a Notice the difference: The number at the start of each line program to try a few of these out. Some sets the order in which everything is commands will work directly. You sim- PRINT 8*6 stored and executed. We can jump to a ply type them straight into the computer PRINT "8*6" particular line using the GOTO com- and press return. Without the inverted commas, the mand. In our example, line 20 simply This is called DIRECT MODE. numbers are interpreted and the answer tells the computer to go back and start Here's a simple example you can try. calculated. With inverted commas, every- again at Une 10. Switch on your computer and type what thing is printed exactly as it appears be- Type RUN to test out your program. you see straight in. The inverted commas tween the quotes. You should see the phrase "Hello Bill are obtained by pressing the shift and two Using our examples, as soon as you Pike" appear down the left hand side of key simultaneously. press RETURN at the end of each line, the screen. Try using your editing keys PRINT "HELLO" the BASIC interpreter tries to make to add a semicolon (";") after the last set sense of what you have typed. Remember to press the RETURN key of inverted commas at the end of line 10. In a program each command is given at the end of the line. You should see the This time your entire screen should fill word 'HELLO' printed immediately be- a line number. This is not interpreted un- with the text between the quotation til is ready to deal with that low what you entered. the computer marks. particular entry. The PRINT command you've just It's a little awkward to change line used puts text on the screen. Anything 10 whenever we want a different mes- sage. Here's a new command to make between the two inverted commas is Interpreters printed on the screen exactly as you typed things easier. INPUT - for getting infor- Computers don't speak in BASIC, IN- it. mation into the computer. You can They much prefer machine language, The Commodore has special graphics, PUT from the keyboard, disk drive or their native tongue. To us humans, this symbols and even colour or cursor con- cassette player. is nothing more than a meaningless keyboard. trols, which may be included in a print Normally, BASIC uses the string of zero's and one's. statement. To INPUT, we also need a place to To help, an interpreter is provided. Try this example now: store information. By naming this space When you ask the computer to execute a a small area is set aside ready for use. PRINT "GOODNIGHT","HELLO" BASIC program or command, the inter- Since what is contained in these spaces preter goes to work. Each instruction Notice what's happened?The comma may change, BASIC calls them varia- must be found in a list. Each part asso- between each set of inverted commas bles. ciated with that particuiar command is tells the computer to move to the next Here's an example:- fetched. Once all the necessary variables TAB position before printing. It's possi- have been located, the whole lot is exe- 10 INPUT NA$ ble to use other ways to position text ex- cuted.This process is very time consum- 20 PRINT "Hello "NAS actly where you want it. That way things 30 GOTO 20 24 The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review Now you can enter your name. and statements we've learned so far. They may be separated by a comma, Line 20 prints "Hello", followed by Go on, type it in, Remember to press semicolon or placed directly outside the whatever you typed. Line 30 jumps back return at the end of each line. Don't for- quotation marks. In our example a calcu- to line 20. get to type zero not the letter 'o' when lation is performed at the end of the line. In line 10 we INPUT the variable entering line numbers and amounts, The variable J is multiplied by the num- NA$. The dollar sign means that £he var- ber we INPUT at the start of the pro- 10 PRINT "Times Tables!" iable may contain text. BASIC sets aside gram. 20 INPUT "Please enter- table to NA$ in memory and a special pointer Line 60 increases our counter, the calculate" ;T says where to store what you enter. variable J, by one. 30 PRINT T, "Times Table" Most versions of BASIC allow you Line 70 - this is a new statement. 40 J = 1 to use meaningful names for variables. The format is IF a condition do 50 PRINT J"x"T" ="J*T THEN Instead of NA$ we could have used something. The command checks to see 60 J = J + 1 NAMES. Only the first two letters are if J is now equal to 13. If true the pro- 70 IF J = 13 THEN END significant when naming a variable. gram halts with the command. Any 80 GOTO 50 END NAMES and NAP$ would be the same. statements appearing after the THEN Variables may also be numeric. Leave We've added a few new statements, statement are only performed if the con- which I'll explain off the dollar sign and only a number soon. First, here's how dition after IF was true. In our times may be entered into our above example. the program works. table program the logic flows something Here's another example :- Line 10 displays the program title. like this :- Line 20 asks for the times table you AMOUNT = 6 IF we've counted to thirteen THEN wish to calculate. Notice a prompt is C = 2 end the program. first displayed before the variable T is Al = 2.5 If J is not yet equal [o 13, the pro- INPUT. Don't forget the semicolon be- gram continues on to line 80. Since Variable names may include numbers fore the T. there's still more to print, we then jump after the first letter. Line reminds the 30 user which times back to line 50 to continue. You must not use any special charac- table is about to be printed. The variable If your screen display is a little clut- ters such as an exclamation mark. Nu- T and the text "Times Table" are separat- tered when you run this program, try ad- meric variable can be added, multiplied, ed by a comma. Once the value for is T ding a few extra print commands. In my divided or subtracted just like numbers. printed, BASIC moves across the screen version, I've included the following For example :- to the next TAB position before printing lines; C = 2 the message "Times Table". 25 PRINT D = 4 Each screen line is divided up into PRINT C + D several TAB positions. Normally there is 35 PRINT one every eight characters. On a 40 col- Just press return at the end These simply print a blank line. You of each umn screen there would be five TAB po- line. can insert new lines by stepping up your sitions. This is useful when we try to You should see the result of line numbers in fives instead of tens. By 6 dis- align a list of items underneath each oth- played above the always spacing your line numbers out by READY prompt. Ready er. tells us that the computer has finished, ten, there's plenty of room for additions Since we are going to calculate our later on. and is ready to go on with something times table from one to twelve BASIC new. See if you can work out how to print will need some sort of counter. your times tables up to 20 instead of 12, Line 40 sets J to be equal to one. Check out your user manual to see Experiment Some BASICS need a LET statement in how editing functions work. Some com- Learning is fun when you can experi- front of the J, This is what it looks like. puters use a special EDIT command. The ment. You can't harm the computer if 40 LET J = 1 Commodore 64 has full screen editing. you try out some of your own ideas. This means you can move anywhere on Normally the .LET statement is When things don't work you may bcome op- the screen, make changes, press the re- tional so leave it out if you don't frustrated. Just double check your t>ping need turn key, and your alterations are stored. it.Line 50 docs most of the hard work. It and start again. Certain keys allow letters to be delet- displays the multiplication performed and Now let's put our BASIC knowledge ed and inserted. Cursor keys move the the result. Notice the print statement to work.The following program prints flashing block on the screen left, right used is quite complicated. any times table by using the commands up and down. Learn these so that you can Variables and text can be intermixed. C 64 Annual! 989 25 change your program quickly. These numbers help us decide wheth- We now have a value between one Here are the modifications to our er to execute a random event. The state- and ten. If we insert this value into our times taHle program. If you can, just ment varies slightly from one computer times table program, the sum becomes change the existing line. Alternatively, to another. However the following exam- random. This makes the questions harder re-enter the entire line afresh. ples will work on most BASIC versions to do, and far more interesting. derived from Microsoft BASIC 2.0. By Altering the value of 10 and 1 , we 20 INPUT "Please enter table to prac- To get a random number we use the can change the range for which the ran- tice";! RND statement. Try this example on dom number is calculated. Using an In this line we have changed the word your computerL- IF.,.. THEN statement the random num- "calculate" to "practice". ber can be tested for and depending on the PRINTRND(l) result, different events take place. "= ": 50 PRINT j "x" t : input a You should see a value between and Here's a brief example program. It's a Line 50 is a little tricky. All remains 1. This isn't very useful. So, it's best to decision maker for those off days when until the inverted after the same commas multiply the result by 10 to give us a you don't really feel up to work. Try it the equals sign. Now the semicolon value that we can work with. Try this:- out! means keep printing on the same Une. PRINT 10 * RND(l) 10 A=INT(10*RND(I})+1 The colon tells BASIC it has reached the 20 IF A<5 THEN PRINT"GO TO end of diat command. This time the result will be between LUNCH" INPUT then asks the user to enter the and 9. However, we still have a string 30 IF A=5 THEN PR1NT"STAY AT answer to the sum displayed. We can put of decimal numbers that we don't need. THEOFHCE!" several commands on one line by separat- And the value we want is between 1 and 40 IF A>5 THEN PRINT"GO ing them by colons. In this instance the 10. HOME...!" INPUT command will ask for a number Another statement can help us out. 50 INPUT "ANOTHER TRY Y/N";Y$ to be stored in the variable "a". The INT statement returns the integer 60IFY$="Y"THENRUN 55 IF a <> j*t then 50. part of a number. In this way we can re- 70 END Line 55 is totally new. BASIC will move unwanted digits past the decimal automatically insert It between line 50 point. Here's an example:- Well, that should whet your appetite. and line 60. The IF... THEN statement PRINTrNT(1.675) There's dozens of good books on BASIC checks to see if the answer is correct. In programming listed in our Software The result printed is 1. The .675 is essence the line reads : IF the answer en- Guide at the back of this publication. discarded. We can use this in our random tered (variable a) is not equal to j multi- Regular articles on BASIC program- number routine. Try this:- plied by t then GOTO Une 50. In an IF... ming appear in the Australian Commo- " THEN statement we don't need to include PRINT INT( 10 * RND (1)) + 1 dore and Amiga Review. H a GOTO statement after the THEN com- mand. After these few changes, we can now test out our knowledge of each times table. At the end of a test, just type RUN to try a new table. See if you can add to the end of the program a line which re- runs the program. It's easier than you think. One problem with this program is the order in which the questions are asked. To make it a little harder, we could use random numbers, for the variable j in- stead of stepping up by ones. Random Numbers Any good computer game has random events. Something unpredictable that ..This one's thin line, ihin Une, space, thick Une, thin Une, space, happens once in a blue moon. With a thin line, thick, line, space, ihin line, special statement we can produce random thin line ..." numbers. 26 ^ The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review BASIC Tips For all you budding program- Program Line Indenting functions, whilst others even give the mers out there, here's a collection Many structured languages use very function keys defined commands. It is of handy hints and tips to try out. fussy formatting to ensure correct syn- possible to do this with a machine code tax. This is not normally possible with routine, however, for just day to day use Screen Tips BASIC. It would be nice to indent you may test for them using the follow- ing Erasing a line of text on the screen FOR..NEXT loops and fF..THEN slate- program. mcnis. There is a way. can be a messy job. Here is a simple way 10 POKE 198,0:WAIT 198,1 :GET R$ Just type a shifted graphics character IG erase one or several lines on ilie screen 20 F=ASC(R$) after the line number, enter the usinjj the inbuilt editing routines. correct 30 PRINT F:GOTO 10 number of spaces, and then the BASIC POKE 781,LN:SYS59903 Run the program and uy pressing a text. When listed the graphics symbol few keys. You will notice that most (LN mu-st be between and 24). Try will disappear and the text on that line keys produce a value which is actually using a FOR.. NEXT ioop to erase will be corrcciiy indented. the ASCII value for that character. The groups of lines, function keys also have corresponding II is also quite simple to copy a line Disable Runstop/Resfore valueswhich may be tested for. These of screen text (or graphics) lo a new line. To stop accidental program stops and start at 133 and go to 140. PL is the previous line and NL is ihe prying eyes: new line, POKE 808,PEEK Loading Machiine 781,NL : POKE SYS59888 ; POKE (808)+2:POKE37150J>EEK Language 172,PEEK(60656+PL): (3715)AND127 Many programs require that a ma- POKE780J>EEK(216+PL):SYS59848 To restore normal operation: chine language subroutine be LOADed To scroll the entire screen up one line the main program. Alterna- POKE 808,PEEK up as part of use SYS59629. tively it may be necessary to LOAD a (808)+2:PO KE3 7 1 50J'EEK (37I50)OR127 character set or sprite set. Using the stan- Debugging dard LOAD command from within your When trying to locate fault a program Key Repeat program will not work correcdy. This is it is often useful to try to mainlain your due to the fact that after the LOAD, your Commodore have some very sophis- variables. Whenever you type RUN the Commodore will RUN your program ticaicd editing features on their comput- computer also automatically performs a again from the first line. This is not ex- ers. However, not once in the User Guide CLR command which erases all varia- actly the sanieas a normal RUN, as no do they mention that all the keys on the bles. In order to gel around Uiis, just type variables are disturbed. keyboard can be made to repeat! Well, GOTO and the first line in your program. here it is: 10 LOAD"Machine Code", 8,1 Aliernauvcly you could jump to any line iliat is at the stiirt of a routine that is POKE 650,255 (no good as program wdl keep reload- executable. In that way it is possible to ing!) instead: test out various parts of a program, ex- Input Question Mark 10 1FL=0THEN L=!:LOAD" Machine amine the variables and then continue Input statements arc easy to use, ex- Code", 8,1 from another point. cept when you don't want that question mark to appear. There is a way lo get rid Upper/Lower Case Lock Keyboard Buffer of it: When a specific keyboard mode is re- Many BASIC programs use a simple POKE 19,D quired trom within a program it is most GET to obtain single key INPUT, This annoying if the user can still toggle be- is satisfactory in some cases, however Function Keys tween graphics and lower case. To dis- occasionally a character which is still in Many beginners have trouble in un- able the key which allows that change llie keyboard buffer is accepted before the derstanding the use of the function keys. (die Commodore key), use the following user actually gels to type anything. setiucnce: These keys arc located on the f;u- right A better method is the following one hand side of the keyboard and do not ap- 10 PRINT CHRS(9)CHRS(mode)CfrR.$ liner which traps single characters far pear to generate any particular results more effectively: (8) when pressed just after you turn on your Mode will be either 14 to switch to 10 POKE 198,0:WAIT 198,1:GET RS computer. lower case or 142 for graphics mode. Some programs use them for special C 64 Annual 1989 27 r. r Why buy a disk drive? TIME: 2:00 a.m. SITUATION: You 66 have ju.st finished debugging a 34K pro- The two main advantages in using a gramming masterpiece which will even jolt the jaded eyeballs of someone who disk drive are data transfer speed has seen it all - Andrew Farrcll, boy magazine editor and software tycoon, and random access to files. ACTION; Save it on the good old cas- 99 sette player. Rewind the tape, type SAVE"SPACE INVADERS V6()00.15", disk drive are data transfer speed and ran- prises part of an operating system in press PLAY and RECORD and wait. dom access to files. "File" means cither a ROM. program or data file. Commodore disk drives arc unusual TIME: 2:15 AM. Humm, better The computer transfers information in that DOS resides in ihc disk drive VERIFY that SAVE just in case. Re- to and from the cassette player at 300 rather than the computer. This is why wind the tape, type VERIFY"... etc etc" baud (baud = bits per second). This is they are called "intelligent" drives. The and wait. SLOW. The 1541, slowest of the Com- main advantage is that the DOS does not modore disk drives, transfers information take up any of the computer's RAM, an TIME: 2:30 AM. VERIFY ERROR at nearly 3300 baud - slow compared to important consideration with limited flashes up on the screen. Rewind the tape other drives but a whole lot faster than memory machines. Another plus is that and start again. cassette. (You can speed up this rate us- to carry out a disk operation the comput- ing an add-on caru-idge - sec the Decem- er need only send a disk command and TIME: 9:15 AM. You wake to dis- ber Australian Commodore and Amiga the drive will take care of the rest. Since cover most of a C64 keyboard imprinted Review, 1988, or the Software Guide.) the computer does not have to run the on your check. Computers make terrible Random access is computer jargon DOS it is free lo go on with other tasks. pillows. You are late for work/school and for "if a piece of information^cxists, 1 How are disk commands sent to the the screen is still reporting a VERIFY can find it for you no matter where it drive? This depends on which machine ERROR, physically is." you arc using. For those of us stick with Your guardian angel appears. "My With the cassette, it is up to you to BASIC 2.0 the lack of disk keywords child," it says, "lo protect your physical keep a record of where a file exists via means a little extra typing when dealing and mental health, it is time you bought the tape counter. The fast forward and re- with the drive. a disk drive." wind buttons can then be used to manu- For example, the disk command "But I'm dead broke and besides ally position the rcad/wriie head at the SCRATCH deletes a filename from the they're pretty mysterious devices." start of the relevant file. directory and frees the space taken up by "Well, your dear uncle Ebenezer has A disk drive does this record -keeping the file. To SCRATCH a file using just passed away, leaving you S400, and for you by maintaining a directory of BASIC 2.0 you type anyone who can write a program as mo- v^'here files are stored. If there are ten pro- 5" OPEN 1 5 ,8, 1 SCRATCH:THISFILE": mentous as grams on a particular disk, named prog 1 SPACE INVADERS CLOSE 15 V6CX)0,15 can surely work out the intri- to prog 10, and you want to load the fifth Channel 15 is special for rea- cacies of a disk drive. If not, read the arti- one, type LOAD"prog5",8 and the disk two cle you're now holding!" drive will do the rest. sons. Firstly, it is the command channel With a disk drive, it is possible to set over which commands are sent to the Here you are. Read on. up file types other than the simple se- drive, secondly it is the channel the drive quential files used by the cassette. Rela- uses to report on any error condition oc- Disk versus Cassette tive files allow quick access to data in curring. No contest. The only consideration applications requiring a lot of permanent- If there had been a problem with the here is price. SSO for the datasette versus ly stored information - like databases. SCRATCH operation, the red "in use" $300-$400 for the drive, depending on light on the drive would start to flash in- where you shop. Once you have used a BASIC and DOS dicating an error. To find out which er- disk drive, even a 1541, your cassette ror, you have to enter a short BASIC DOS stands for Disk Operating Sys- player will sii on the edge of the desk program to read the error channel. Like tem, a program that controls the disk growing spiderwebs and mould. this. drive. Wiib most computers, the DOS is The two main advantages in using a loaded into memory at power up or com- 10 CLOSE15:OPENS,8,15 28 The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review 20 INPUT#15,A$,B$,C$,D$:GLOSE15 worry, double density diskettes work isnot factory guaranteed to be error free 30 PRINT A$,B$,CS,D$<\CL0SE15 fine in a single density drive. b) by spinning the disk in the opposite Floppy disks consist of a disk of direction to its normal rotation, dust and Did I say a little bit of extra typing? thin plastic coated with magnetically grit which has accumulated inside the With BASIC 3.5, typing SCRATCH sensitive material enclosed in a protec- disk jacket is wiped onto the "proper" "TMSFILE" would automatically open tive cover. side of the disk, eventually corrupting channel 15, send the command, read ihe Density refers to the amounl of mag- error channel if necessary and close the netically encoded information that can be (This is largely a matter conjecture channel. of crammed onto a diskette. Single density - here at ACAR we always use both sides means up to 2S0K, double 500K and our disks, and have even been known Feeding the Disk Drives of quadruple lOOOK per side. to format SSSD disks on art IBM PC! - The Commodore 1541, 2031 and Single sided means that only one Ed.) 4040 disk drives feed on 5 1/4 inch, sin- side of the diskette is certified for use. Disks like to be kept out of direct gle sided, single density There is an old trick whereby a sin- sunlight and away from magnetic fields. floppy diskettes which gle sided disk is turned into a double sid- Keep them in their jackets when not in look like this. ed one by cutting a write protect notch use and don't let coffee, greasy fingers or Most disks these on the left edge of the disk with a paper cigarette ash near the read/write and tim- days are certified double punch. Don't make a habit of doing this ing holes cut into the disk cover. density due to the num- as:- a) The flip side of a single sided disk Prices for a pack of ten disks range ber of double density drives in use. Don't Sydney y^ M ©DinipiLQteff 64C 128D A500 THE COMMODORE SPECIALISTS Largest range of software. Fast service and repairs. Mail order welcome. Full range, printers and cables. Business software. Joysticks Disk drives - all models. Monitors. Disk Boxes Education specialists. Printer paper and labels. Modems, Large range of books. Quality disks - Lowest prices. Computer furniture. 207 Clarence Street Sydney United Computers City Ph: 295 088 C 64 Annual! 989 29 --.-r^- from around $50 for Verbatim Daialife disks in a plastic case with labels to $20 for Le Floppie by Imagincering which 1541 Alternatives come in cellophane wrap without labels. Which drive The obvious choice for C64 owner is wide. Pactronics the Commodore 1541 drive. This drive It's easy to improve on a bad 1541 and about as The feel, and provides 168K of formatted space per dis- design. Now we aren't saying the unit has a far more solid offer- kette and plugs in via the seri^ port. 1541 is so bad. It works with all smoother lines than any previous ing. Despite the fact the drive is compara- software most of the time. Here's drive door has a swing gate type tively slow and that some units suffer a look at two drives that work with The - light emitting from reliability problems due to the read/ most software all of the time. They latch, and three LEDs diodes. light shows the power is on, write head going out of alignment, it may have the occasional compati- One light the drive is in use and does provide a far belter file storage capa- bility glitch but on spec, they ap- one shows write-light, you bility than tape. The official Commodore pear to he far more reliable. How the third light is a so tell when your disk is having infor- price for the 1541 is $399, although it is did they go on the test flight? An- can common to find them discounted. drew Farrell examines. mation stored to it. On the underside of the drive unit There are a number of other brand Pactronics - unusually large disk drives on the market such as the one there are 14 screws an unit, The drive is an Hyundai which - only from Pactronics and also the Excelerator amount for a disk drive although is made in Korea, Korea is rapidly be- Plus. See reviews of both of these in this six actually hold the top and bottom coming one of the major challengers in publication. halves together. There are a large number The alternative to using a one bit at a of ventilation the time serial drive is to buy an IEEE inter- slots on un- face and use a one byte at a time parallel r derside of the unit disk drive, IEEE (Institute of Electrical to draw cold air and Electromechanical Engineers) is a in. At the top standard for parallel communication be- rear of the drive tween a computer and its peripherals. is another set of The Commodore 4040 dual drive and slots to let the 2031 single drive are IEEE drives which hot air out. are read compatible with the 1541. This The Pactron- means that disks created by each drive can ics drive sits be read by the other. Commodore claim firmly on four that all three are write compatible as well strong rubber - disks formatted on one drive can be feet, and looks written to by another - but there is some perfectly at home doubt that disks formatted on the 4040 or next to a C64c. computer manufacturing. Most of the 2031 can be reliably written to by a At the back of the unit are two serial Amstrad computers - if you will excuse 1541. ports, as per usual, the power socket, and the expression - are made in Korea as are Commodore no longer manufacture a small power switch which is a rather a lot of Apples - excuse again - moni- Pac- the 4040, but they can still be found on small rocker type unit. Overall, the tors. Most of the gear that comes out of the secondhand market. tronics drive looks good externally. In- Korea is well made, well designed and at compact, If you need a tot of disk capacity, like side, the design is equally as the right price. This Pactronics drive, lOOOK, dien the Commodore 1001 dou- with the ROM chip being socketed, and like other compatibles, boasts an exter- design. very large ble sided drive may be the answer. It re- a very tight PCB Two supply, is the simplest nal power which far rear the drive. quires an IEEE interface and will not read heat sinks are at the of way to improve reliability. or write to 1541 disks. Cost is around Despite the fact that there is an exter- $600, secondhand only - Commodore no Operation nal power source, the size of this disk is concerned the Pac- longer stock it. As far as speed drive is not reduced by very much. In tronics unit is much the same as a 1541. fact, it is only slightly shorter than the 30 r^- J.-- , 1 \^' The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review However, it is umpteen times quieter. modore and other drives which are only that of the latest 1541, with a swivel The bottom line with all these cloned guaranteed for three. door. The disk slot is not spring loaded, units is compatibility. This is a very Pactronics are so confident in their and the disk sits well inside the drive. On compatible disk drive. In short, Ihis unit drive's compatibility that they are offer- several occasions 1 inserted two disks to- scores a 99% rating. ing a money back guarantee to anyone gether, as the first was not visible! We tested numerous cartridges and who buys the drive and finds not enough A single LED provides an indication programs and 99% were found to be com- of their software is compatible, or alter- of power, drive in use and errors by dis- pletely compatible. The 1% found in- natively they are prepared to modify the playing either a green, red or flashing red compatible were old programs but Pac- consumer,s software to ensure it is com- light respectively. tronics can, in most cases, modify these patible. In operation the PLUS is deathly programs to ensure that they are compati- Our review unit came from the Aus- quiet. The familiar drive knock still oc- ble. Basically this unit is as compatible tralian distributors of the drive, Pactron- curs, but after hours of testing we experi- as the Commodore disk drive itself. ics. Recommended retail price is $349. enced none of the alignment problems of For more information call (02) 407 the 1541. Heat dissipation is not a prob- Overall 0261, lem, since this unit has an external pow- From the current set of alternatives, er supply that is connected using a din the Pactronics drive is the pick of the Excelerator Plus plug. At the back of the unit, there is a bunch. I'd recommend it above Commo- rocker switch for power and three din dore's own 1541C which suffers major Sleeker, slimmer and stylish. Boast- sockets next to each other. ing greater reliability its exter- compatibility problems. It still pays to and own Two provide serial input/output, nal supply for less heat problems. have a true blue 1541, but this unit is a power whilst the last connects the power cable. smaller than a very competitive alternative - and the real Far 1541, and substan- Underneath the unit is another surprise. tially lighter, the is attrac- thing is often hard to come by. Now Plus a more Dip switches allow you to select be- tive unit from the start. v/hen will someone bring out a 1571 re- Housed in a rigid tween device 8, 9, 10 or 11. Far simpler metal that's placement - you can't get the darn thing casing about two thirds as than unscrewing the case of your 154 any more! long and four fifths as wide as the old and soldering a wire link! trusty, it's also lot squarer. The Pactronics disk drive is unique in a None of the games we tested had Imagine the actual dark so far as it has ceramic read/write heads, area of the trouble loading, but as with all of these and a steel drive head positioning band 1541 and you have the height and width types of things, compatibility problems for reliability. These design features. of the Plus. Inside, the circuit board don't normally show their head until fur- ther down the line. Conclusions At this stage, I could safely rec- ommend the Excelerator Plus as a vi- able alternative for the 1541, It oper- ates smoothly and consistently. For crowded desks, the Plus has a tight foot print, and a quiet disposition. On the advertisements we are assured that it is faster than a 1541. During a few simple comparison tests, the only operation in which the Plus excelled at was formatting a new disk. The final crunch is price. Exelerator Plus sells for $299, so it sure is competitive. wraps around the drive mechanism. when combined with die external power Distributed by H&R Wholesale Pty There's no room for a Dolphin DOS, or supply and ttie improved venting, add up Ltd, (02) 897 1044 and Micro Accesso- similm* speed up device. Only one of the to far fewer alignment problems. The ries Pty Ltd, (08) 287 019 1 chips our review model was Pactronics disk drive is therefore guaran- on socketed. The drive mechanism is similar teed for 12 months as opposed to Com- to C 64 Annual! 989 3i - Mli \''' TTTX Games roundup !MSSM;;Bf«a!'i!Sffi!SSS88SSSSSS;«(;Sii¥;K^¥JS^^;Ss^^^^ C64 owners the world over are in order to pass. So now each level or Conclusions proud of their machine's punch tower must be completed before the next If you enjoyed the first mission, this when it comes to games. Here's a can be attempted, providing a definite one will get you right in. It's easier to look at a few we rated highly - and feeling of progress. make progress, since you don't have to still say go out and grab yourself a In itself, the elevator is smarter look- mess around with pretty shapes, but copy! ing than in Mission One, It now comes overall, your objective is much tougher. complete with a spinning operating gear, Each room has plenty of challenges, and stops far easily Impossible Mission II more at the desired with far more ways of getting premature- level. Reviewed by Andrew Farreli ly terminated. In the corridors, as you run the floor Fortunately there's often In 1986, Impossible Mission won the more than lights up. A nice touch. The one way to get to every object. This is a then yet to be coveted PC walls and roof are com- help in situations. Games magazine game of the more big sticky Don't be year award. Since then PC plex, perhaps a little overdone, alarmed if you begin the way I did, get- giving an more hi-tech atmos- ting It Games magazine has folded, zapped once every ten seconds. and Impossible Mission has phere. docs take some getting used to these new Once you enter a room, the second generation robots. gone onto bigger and better differences become more ap- I think Impossible Mission II could tilings - Mission IP. parent, The second instalment opens with A more three- well be in die running for another award. dimensional looking design appears. You might start those famous words, "Another visitor" We have to handing one out can still only move in two dimensions, at Australian Commodore "Stay a while" "Stay forever!" Elvin is and Amiga but the feel is there. In addition to lifting for this back, alive and well at the top Review just game. platforms there are of a massive complex of tow- now also Distributed by Questor (02) 662 7944 ers and security doors, depict- sliding platforms. The.se can RRP $34.95. controlled in ed in the opening scene, be some instanc- es by standing on the plat- Your objective is to sav< LA. Crackdown form, and pulling down on the the world from being de^ Reviewed by Eric Holroyd joystick, then it either stroyed by the psychotic moving In this left or right. Others only machinations of the geniui can third release be manipulated from a terminal in himself, Elvin. The steps involved corre- the from the room. late roughly to the main features of the Epyx Four additional functions first mission. are now "Master's available, including switching lights on. Collection" Game-Play Lime bombs and mines. These last two you're an Impossible Mission became famous are an amazing feat in themselves. Once ace drugs you blow pardy because of die incredible animation up a portion of any platform, detective that's the way it remains for the rest of of your man somersaulting through the (the manual said "crack narcotics investi- the game. Great for getting rid of annoy- air, and partly because of the adventure- gator" which I thought was a lovely ing robots, or reaching those hard to get like scenario. Part II enjoys the same ani- pun!) Your brief is to search out and at places. But care is needed, or mated sequences, however the scenery has you smash a Los Angeles drug gang believed could well become the victim. been greaUy enhanced, as has the plot. to be operating from the Pacific Mines must be bumped into, whilst a Your man is also now capable of the Shipping Company's warehouse. time bomb will detonate after a few squat position, primarily for travel on sec- To help in the task you choose an as- onds - primarily for gaining sliding platforms. entry to sistant from four "rookie" cops whose safes. The game proceeds in much tlie same data files are displayed on screen. Their The Robots intelligent, fashion, with play commencing in one of are more but names, height/weight, police history and apparently lower voltage. Gone are the the many elevator shafts. The elevator social outlook etc are there to help you twisting electrical bursts of energy. In- can be moved up or down to a room. At decide on a parmer. 1 liked the idea of #4, stead we have one feeble bolt that doesn't the very top and bottom of each shaft is a Felix Schwarzenegger. He sounded so look anywhere near as dramatic. Howev- passageway leading to the next tower. big and strong, just the guy to have er, it disables your man just the same. This is where the security code is required along when you're crime-busting in LA! There are six models in all. 32 The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review Your rookie can carry out all sorts of to the very edge of driving thrills and it'll still do over 240K's, so do your belt tasks (Search, Take a picture. Arrest, spills, has sold some 20,000 units world up tight. The road is fully three dimen- Plant a bug. Review, Identity etc) which wide, making it die largest selling arcade sional, complete with hills, dips and are directed by your choices from the op- game ever. bumps. Scenery passes by, which al- tions menu and he can plant up to four Although no longer manufactured, though a bit jagged looking, provides electronic bugs to help gadicr informa- many coin-op arcade game proprietors more dian ample reassurance of your ex tion. You can record the suspect's tele- will search high and low to acquire one iraordinary speed. phone calls on your van equipment via of the existing units. If you haven't Each of part of the course must be one of these bugs and even have him played the original, collect a few dollar completed within a prescribed lime limit. pick bugs up again to relo- coins, and head down to If you fail, the game ends. Succeed, and cate for checking out more your nearest arcade alley. you progress to the next part of the suspects. This one promises to im- course. All the courses begin at Coconut He'll interview suspects press. As you race along Beach, lined with palm trees and specta- and arrest them too if you the landscape, complete tors. tell him. You're advised to with hills and dips, the Later on, there's everything from cliff give him a rest every 12 to ^^ scat moves and the steer- edges, overhead gates and houses to pro- 16 hotirs or he may quit die ^Ji^*^ ing wheel shudders. Total vide that extra obstacle. Hit one at the job so watch the clock/ ^^i i^^^^^" reali.sm like you've never right speed, and your Ferrari will flip and calendar display which tells elapsed time before experienced in an arcade game. spin, tossing the occupants onto the since the investigation started. You can And what of the Commodore 64 con- road. You've got your girl friend with "compress" time if your rookie is watch- version? The seat might not move, al- you too. She just loves to point the fin- ing a suspect who's gone off to sleep for though with some help from office staff ger when something goes wrong ... a instance and save yourself the trouble of here at the Commodore Review's dizzy nice touch. sitting diere with no action. The correct editorial offices, we did manage to add The car handles well. With the right time is still logged however. some of the original machine's flavour. line and speed, the Ferrari loves to hug I found this to be a very good game There can be no doubt that this is the the inside bend. Take it wide, and she and I liked it a lot even diough I'm not best ever car racing type game for the slides out of control. Other cars on the usually into adventure/ Commodore 64. Whilst track prove hazardous, especially through strategy games. This one's the graphics and animation the bends. Bump one and you quickly different as there are very are not perfect, the realism lose speed. good graphic displays of and over all simulative The sensation of hills is exceptional. what's going on (even down value are both high. On the origind arcade game it's umpteen to a winking dot on the Like the arcade origi- times better. map when the surveillance nal, there arc a variety of Overall a top game. One that I'll be van is going to a new loca- possible courses, each in- playing many more times. If you're into tion) and it was quite absorbing cluding a variety of landscapes. You driving, this is the ultimate for C64 There's a "save" l^ature so that the must chose your desired course prior to owners. current invcsiigaiion can be stored on a the outset of the game. To change your data disk for later game-play, a good in- course later on, you must switch off and Tips on Playing clusion as you could easily play one reload. Each course is in itself a self- Stick clo.se to the inside of each cor- game over several sessions. Incidentally, contained game. ner, Try to anticipate each bend and be in involved there's no typing (except for Y A sound track of the original arcade the inside lane before you approach it. or N) as the choices are all on the screen. game music is included - but it's not in Start turning slightly before to start the L.A. Crackdown is distributed by the game, it's on a separate tape. If Ferrari in a slide. Keep your accelerator Questor (02) 662-7944. RRP S34.95. you're serious about hearing it, pop the flat to the floor. Only use the gears to cassette into your ghetto blaster. Person- slow down when desperate. Don'l touch Out Run ally, I preferred the tinny popsicle C64 the breaks, except in a total emergency. Reviewed by Andrew Farrell sound track. Sound effects are average, Keep cool. Play it calmly. Radical bordering According to the included documenta- on substandard, but the music driving will get you smattcrcd on the isn't bad. tion. Out Run is the product of nine side of the road. Ease around each car months' work by a team of programmers. Now you're ready to play. It's the gradually. A quick bump of the joystick only Ferrari of its The Sega game machine that takes you two speed type. But at the last moment will often sneak you C 64 Annual 1989 33 past even the trickiest of traffic hassles. ship with various governors is a big fort, or within a town depending on the Distributed by OziSoft (02) 211 1266 help. They may charge you to do a job, situation. RRP $39.95. and later reward you for completing it. Strikes to the body reduce your mo- Each town has a merchant and tavern rale, and that of your crew. If things get Pirates (The Game) which may provide opportunity to trade really tight, you can back off and run and build your crew respectively. away „. often a wise move. No, this is not another article about Visit the wrong town and you may Animation is not brilliant, but suffi- the folly of copying software. It is rather find yourself under attack. Each port is cient to portray the actions involved, a review of a game about the real pirates on the map, however it's up to Sound is rather lacking, with the occa- of yesteryear. Both educational and enter- named you to establish just who occupies what sional! crunching noise. taining, Pirates is a true real-life simula- at time period. It's possible to tion from software company Microprose, your sneak into port for information, or Documentation to just plain old sail in and march The manual is excellent, one of the TT"" ^ up the main street - a good idea best. It tells all you need to know to when you return to a friendly land. give a real feel for the era, as well as pro- Other ports may call for more dras- viding the right information in the right tic action. place on how to play. Only one thing A raid from the sea, with a bar- found me a little confused. At the start rage of cannon fire, or maybe tiptoe you are told that your family was lost around to the back entrance and at- from you. During the game the option tack by land. These are violent may arise to locate your sister, by means times, which would have no doubt of a map. Little is said about this in the been rough to live in. Gold and silver booklet, and I'm still unsure of just how A swashbuckling simulation that held great value, frequent her takes you sailing around the Caribbean and raids on to locate using the map provided. ships and land were I Sea in search of wealth, fame, and for- convoys not unheard Treasure have found by map, but not tune. Your strategy will decide whether of. my sister. getting carried Historically - you end up in a Spanish prison, or mar- Without too away could be viewed as edu- with cational. is regarding ried to the daughter of a British governor. blowing up other people's towns, Much said the ma- you can still make small fortune jor the The gives You can rely on trade or be a bit more a U'eas- events of day. game ure hunting. Occasionally tavern the chance to part of the action, daring and Lake to powder and shot. a may you be a information, in quarter If ever Inside the package you'll find a flippy be a good source of only whatever you choose. floppy and map of the Spanish Main, too glad to sell you a map. you get stranded in the Caribbean, you might even have a better idea of your from 1550 to 1700. This is a time period At that really gets of massive upheaval within this area. Sea way around! A fun game, you're in the big blue yonder, going. From the Silver Empire to Pirate's Sun- Once you Good graphics, well designed the joystick controls the presented. set, a rise and fall of Spanish military su- movement, and and right is gain periority, and die very heyday of bucca- angle of attack necessary to Disu-ibuted by Questor (02) 662 794 neering. the best speed. Watch for cross winds, cassette $34.95 disk $59.95. The screen displays each prompt in a and currents too. The display is a top on view, moving screen character window which appears offset, although map one Skate or Die slightly overlapping the previous win- at a time. A bit jerky, but acceptable. Reviewed by Adam Rigby dow.Easy to follow, and helps you to un- Graphics are just all right, but more than Grab your j'-tr-j;* derstand how the game works and remem- good for a simulation. board, slip all, other ships. ber where you are. Most of beware of into yourj On encounter you can investigate their Choosing between options is carried shades and get credentials at long and medium range. If Ilfy out using the joystick and button, and skat'n. Lester friendly, pass by for news, or if the ene- with the help of a screen pointer in the is in town my, draw alongside with cannons blast- shape of a quill. A bit slow at times, but and gonna ing and storm the ship. teach yus a easy to do. | full animated fight with a There are many different aspects to A sword lesson. variety of manoeuvres takes place. The the game, and a variety of ways to Necks limbered, wrists readied and scene takes place either on ship, in a achieve your goals. Forming a relation- deep breathes taken as the 1541 whirred 34 U-: The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review at its solemn old pace. The title page ap- did pretty much the same thing - life for After you drop in, you'll have ten peared and we were in awe, an absolutely a skater is never dull. passes through the ramp, executing wild sound track accompanied the graphic Rules for this game are simple - two tricks at the left, right, or both ends. As go in, one comes out. You get five pass- you make a pass, click the button in the es at your opponent, then he takes the pump zones to increase your speed and to boffing stick from your fevered grasp and select a particular trick. You'll also need the tables are turned. The first skater to to lean the controller either into the di- score three siams on the other skater rection you're going or away from the di- wins, but you have to be in front by at rection you're going. least two. This part of the game was definitely my favourite, with some really radical Downhill Race tricks possible. When a player is on the It's a quiet day in the park. No braity ramp the crowd watching him are in kids. No construction workers. No park sympathy with his every move, eagerly rangers. No old men dressed up as awaiting the next unbelievable move diat of the skateboarder, the iinest you'll see clowns trying to lure young children will be pulled off Concerned faces watch and hear on the 64. Patience followed as with lollies. No pink elephants flying re- the skater on the ramp that holds him the game loaded ... mote control gliders. Prime time for from a sheer 20 foot drop. Sounds dra- We prepared ourselves for the wait speeding downhill at a breakneck pace. matic? Well, it is, also it is extremely but to our pleasant surprise the game Race against time and collect bonuses gratifying to complete a really difficult loaded reasonably quickly and we were along the way. Skate under, through, on manoeuvre face 10 face with one very ugly dude in- top of, over, and along any number of deed, similar to Jabba the Hut with a pur- "opportunities." Highjump ple mohawk. This charmer runs the skate Sheer guts event. No two ways about shop from which you either register to Downhill Jam it. Go fast to get high. While you're in compete or "go practice". A variety of Alley racing and mega destruction are the ramp, move the controller rapidly in other titbits can be done at the skate shop the aim of the game. Pop any direction to build speed such as viewing High Scores and chang- soda cans, mash trash cans, - but you can take a breather ratjBJtLtMraMiwane ing yoijr Skatey colour. bust a few bottles, crash :t while you're in the air if Once a mode is selected you are pre- flower pots and, hey, why you want. You get a maxi- f^i "Tanta.iwxttssiimit sented with a bird's eye view of the skate not each other! You fight k^ mum of five passes on the \''' tatammiummiit ^ KFMt Mil tIBE IH M.' shop and surrounding streets - all of time and an unfriendly - right side where the height wmitii which lead to different fields of competi- skater to reach the main marker is. Of course, you tion. All you do is skate over [o the dif- street first. The controls g:^^^m\ don't have to wait all five ferent areas of the screen and the drive are like Downhill Race, passes. To actually go for it whirs aiid presto, you're there. with REGULAR and GOOFY foot op- and record the attempt, click the button The different fields of competition in- tions available. This time clicking while at the highest point of your jump. If you clude the pool joust, dbv^nhill race, leaning the controller does the all the de- time the click just right, your tweak will downhill jam. freestyle and the high- struction work. Click and lean into the add a few inches. If not, it's time to bail. jump. All of which are quite different in direction you're facing to punch, either This is a very professional piece of their game play and difficulty. high, niiddle or low depending on where software, which will prove entertaining you're leaning the controller. for many people as it did for the editorial The Pool Joust office of ACR. A chance at some mindless violence, Freestyle not the alien blasting or scream of metal There's a hundred feet of wood and Chuck Yeager's contorting in an onslaught of missiles, steel, curved into a wide and smooth U- Advanced Flight but just an opportunity to belt your shape, just waiting for someone like you Simulator "mate" with a boffing stick. A little bi- to try some incredible moves. Move the When it comes to flight simulators. zarre you declare, not if you're a skatey conoroller forward to back to choose your you'd think the C64 had done its dash. fiend. Skating round an empty pool try- entry position. Sorry, no channel drops. Now there's another with a difference. ing to biff a fellow skater is reminiscent The channel is slam territory in this This baby was co-produced by one of of so many other sunny days when you event. America's greatest test pilots ever. The C 64 Annual 1989 35 Ci. end result is impressive. Andrew Farrcll fourteen different craft to their very lim- know what the original controls and keys parachuted back to earth for this review. its. I chose the Lockheed SR-7 1 , a super- were anyhow. Apparently the program Who's Chuck Yeager? He's the first sonic reconnaissance jet that goes right was developed on an IBM PC, dien port- man to ever travel faster than to she edge. And that's just ed across to the C64 and improved upon the speed of sound. He car- what I did. After a quick - thank goodnes. ried out tliat amazing fcai on take off, I eased the stick After about half an hour of toying October 14, 1947 strapped back a touch, and selected around, I still had hassles working out aboard the experimental Bell 100% power. which keys did what when. It was mid X-1 rocket plane. S#/; iSS' '^ ^^ horizon dipped out morning too! In his Advanced Flight of sight, and the sun Flying the planes is tricky at first. Trainer, by Electronic Arts, swung into view. After a Once you gel the hang of the screen cur- you too can experience the few seconds the clap of die sors, which which way your controls are thrill of flying a jet aircraft. breaking sound barrier was headed, precision manoeuvres become far If the pace sounds too hot, heard. A quick roll, for a easier. you can also relax in a Cess- look at the view, and dien Action may be viewed from a satel- na, and just take in the scen- straight back to my climb. lite position, left, right, up, down, from ery. ^B^^^^Ii Soon the sky turned black, the tower, from a chase plane, backwards However, this simulation I had reached the edge - and from the cockpit. The display can be is really for speed freaks and 80,000 feet above sea lev- paused, and sound toggled off or on. A precision flyers. It's fast. el. simple zoom function, from a factor of Mach III plus. And there's Not content with thai, zero to nine is available, and the forward formation flying, air racing, the next step was to put view is also available with the cockpit and slalom courses to test her in a dive and see what removed. your every nerve. sort of speed the SR-71 Plug your joystick into could really do. Nose Conclusion port two, and strap down. down, throttle still way Recommended flying! Graphics are The program begins, after up, the altimeter raced to- about as good as you'll ever squeeze out the usual title screen, with a wards zero and the speed of the €64, especially at the speed of six option menu. All the just kept climbing. Even- sound. Sound is about as good as any menus are pop up windows, tually I hit Mach III. and other jet game, nothing amazing. But with selection carried out. us- kept going. By now the handling wise, this is the Test Drive of ing the joystick and fire but- ground was closing fast. I flight simulators. When you get bored ton. pulled up, and the G coun- with one plane, try another. Be radical, To get a quick taste, I se- ter raced up past 1 0. The or be precise, there's situations that de- lected iiitro flight and sat back waiting to screen blacked out, just as a message diat mand the best of both. be stunned speechless. I'd ripped the wings off appeared. Advanced Flight Trainer has got to be Advanced Flight Trainer is good, al- After a few moments of darkness, the one of the best games from Elecuronic though there is little ground detail, the screen reappeared. I was spinning help- Arts to date. Memories of Mercenary intro flight demonstrates well the super- lessly. Another minute or two at fum- came flooding back at first, but eventual- tight handling and instantaneous reaction bling with the controls, and the SR-71 ly this one had the edge. Top class stuff, to slight stick adjustments (hat is charac- was smattered into insignificant pieces. well done EA! teristic of jet propelled craft. Chuck Yeager's face appeared, politely Plans are already afoot to produce If you've ever wished you could fly informing me that he didn't even know General Chuck Yeager's Air Combat upside down and stay there, this is the me, which didn't change things much. Trainer. way to go. The iniro flight is stunning. Distributed by ECP (075) 963 488 Imagine winding your way between a ser- Operation cassette $24,95 disk $34.95. ies of massive towers in an XPG12, and Electronic Arts menu system was a you've got the liquid hydrogen equivalent little difficult to come to terms with at Project Stealth Fighter to the Olympic ski run at Perisher, first. Mainly because the documentation Right in there with the best flight My appetite was whet. Now for the is a bit vague, and the Commodore 64 simulators comes a game called Project real thing. - Next on the menu was test version seems to be one big errata sheet Stealth Fighter. Its flight simulation is flight. ride with From here you any one of constant mention to changes and al- good enough so that it could be just that. terations. All very irritating if you didn't 36 The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review a massive 146,350. exploring the higher Set on the familiar desert screens rather than con- backdrop, which scrolls tinually restarting. smoothly from left to right, Both Coyote and you must eat as much bird Road Runner are easily seed as you can find. Miss five recognizable in Com- bird seeds, and you'll faint modore's multicolour from exhaustion. Avoid graphics mode. The ani- trucks, mines, and boulders or mation captures the an- lure Coyote into them for ex- tics of our TV heroes simulation with various missions and tra points. perfectly. Unfortunately, levels of difficulty. Four primary levels pro- the Road Runner theme Complete with Heads-Up display, vide the scenery for variations song was absent. your jet has the latest in technological on levels five onward. Initial- In its place is the fa- innovations. Extensive target tracking ly, the game is fairly easy. miliar "Flight of the systems as well as radar and stealth tech- However, once Coyote hops Bumble Bee", an equally nology puts you in a performance class on board his pogo stick, helicopter or jet fitting tune. Sound effects are few, but of your own. pack, the going gets tough, From the adequate. In all, a well presented enter- There arc various different areas that helicopter he launches a barrage of care- taining mixture of comical but challeng- can be involved in conflict that you may fully aitned dynamite sticks, best avoided ing scenes. need to attend. The area that you start in by keeping constantly on the move. Distributed by OziSoft (02) 211 1266 is Libya and from there you can go to By dashing quickly from left to right cassette S29,95 disk $39.95. The Persian Gulf, The North Cape or it's possible to out- perhaps even Central Europe, manoeuvre Coyote Whilst this may seem lite just anoth- who, in true cartoon er shoot-to-kill game, it is far more in- style, slides to a depth than the average game. The manual halt before changing ^mpuTERrnqTE itself is quite a comprehensive text that direction. In this covers extensive information about the way you can also WE'VE GOT TMrnmOwERm armament and tactics that are recommend- guide your foe into ed for use dtffing encounters. mines, oncoming SOFTWARE & The most impressive feature about trucks and other as- ACCESSORIES FOR this game is its realism, not that I have sorted obstacles. actually flown a F-19 Stealth Fighter to Occasionally a Qz. commodore'^ 64/123 compare it with. The game holds your at- can of lemonade ap- tention and definitely does make you feel pears, which should like you are there. be consumed for a For distributor and price see the Soft- bonus score. Invisi- ^GA AATARIsT ware Guide in this Annual. ble paint, crevasses, and falling boulders plus the COMPLETE RANGE OF Road Runner! appear as die game progresses. IL Warner Brothers classic cartoon char- One very smart feature is acter is back, pursued by the resourceful a shortcut at the Wile E. Coyote. Will you live up to PRINTERS start of level one. Road Runner's elusive image, or make a This allows meal for the cunning, conniving Coyote? you to We also distribute a full range of paper, return to the last ribbons, blank disks, joysticks, covers, Originally released as a coin-op game, level played in a printer stands, disk boxes, cables and Road Runner is now available on the previous game. Sure air freighted copies of overseas magazines. Commodore 64. OziSoft, the game's dis- makes all that hard tributor, were surprised to hear I had work worthwhile made it to level ten. Glued to the screen PH: 02-457-8118 FAX: 02-457-8739 when you can keep for several hours, the score clocked up to C 64 Annual! 989 37 Graphics Commodore 64's are turning up the cartridge a screen copy function al- including dissolve, shutter, slide and in the strangest of places. Shop- lows you to save a bit-mapped screen to pop. All are good effects and you may ping malls, store fronts, video disk for further viewing or manipulation. "mix 'n match" the wipes ie slide in and presentations and the like. Yet nine Files will be saved as either Koala or shutter out, pop in and dissolve out, times out of ten I wonder who it Doodle formal depending on whether shutter in and pop out. These effects will was that did the graphics. Most they were multicolor or hires screens make your show look really profession- times the best they come up with originally. ally produced. are the chunky keyboard characters This program then enables you to use Scrolling messages may appear in on a standard text screen. Well, the screens you've captured to make a any one of ten fonts in nine different col- now there's no excuse. continuous show with messages. As ors and in two font heights, and in any Here's a flash-back to some re- there is a built-in high-speed fast disk screen position including the top and cent releases In the graphics spec- loader routine the slides come up on bottom borders. There are other scroll trum. Both picture utilities and the screen pretty quickly. parameters which you may modify also, programs to make the pictures are The Super Snapshot cartridge is re- including whether your message takes mentioned. As usual the latest en- quired to create the slideshow but not to foreground priority or not. tries to the market are about the run it. This means, of course, that you Distributed by Westend Computers best. can create "stand-alone" slideshows for (03) 350 5144 RRP $95.00. For other graphics programs, any number of uses ; business presenta- check out the Software Guide at tions, teaching aids, in-store displays or Cockroach Graphics the this Annual, or look in just for sending to friends. back of Utility last year's Annualfor a more com- There are three modules in this soft- by Andrew Farrell plete run-down of older programs ware, the Creator, the Projector, and the Enables you not only to capture that may still be around. Programmer, The first module needs the graphics but also to easily edit, combine Super Snapshot in your 64's cartridge and print the results or make a slide port as it uses some of its code to make Super Snapshot show. If you currently toy with any of the slideshow. It's all menu-driven and Slide-Show Creator the many print packages around such as quite simple to work with. by Eric Holroyd Printmaster, Primshop or Newsroom - Variable display times, messages and A companion program to ihc C-64 this cartridge and software is a must. optional user intervention may be set. Super Snapshoi cailridge, that turns your Transferring graphics or cliparc as it There's also a swag of wipes, and fades computer into a mini-slide projector. In sometimes called, between formats is a cinch. The Graphics Utility is a cartridge and utility disk, along with some thirty pages of documentation. Pictures, includ- ing sprites are captured at the press of a button on the Utility cartridge itself. Each picture is saved to the disk in the appropriate format. Then using the utili- ty disk it may be saved in a standard for- mat called a CCG file. This takes up less space on your disk than a normal picture, and is therefore faster to LOAD. The standard format also acts as a stepping stone toward changing the picture file into a different picture foniiat. SUB Everything is menu driven using the joystick or keyboard. Once you LOAD a picture or graphic, if you move to a dif- ferent editor, the data remains in memory mr for you to continue editing. For exam- ple, if you loaded a Hi-Res picture (such 38 Lt^A> . rr The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review as Doodle), and then moved to the print- screen, with no colour, as a backdrop to crash the program. The Graphics Utility shop editor, the Doodle picture would re- build onto. Loading a different format will also work with a dual drive system main in memory so you can add clip-art will cause the colour to be automatically very well. You never get stuck into an to it, or snapshot part of it to make clip- stripped. option - RUN/STOP and RESTORE art. You can save the clip-art file as ei- If you're into Newsroom, you may be will bring you back to the previous ther a two or three block graphic as re- wishing there was faster that does the menu. quired. same thing - word has it from the USA The overall design is very slick, clean Being able to move from program to that such a replacement is on the way. and easy to operate. The programs follow program without losing your current pic- However, in the meandme, you can do a a logical flow that quickly becomes a ture has a few interesting side effects. lot of interesting things with the l^ews- matter of habit. This is version two's Firstly, because the edit area is not room editor - which is umpteen times greatest improvement over earlier releas- cleared when you first run the program, it faster than booting up the program it- es. may contain garbage - however if you've self. A very worthwhile choice for the just exited from Geos, it will contain the Working much the same as the Print- graphics enthusiast. The utility software last picture screen you were viewing. shop editor, background pictures are al- is a solid package, that works reliably The utility in no way replaces any of lowed in monochrome, and graphics im- and consistently. A great stepping stone the powerful drawing packages around. ported may be for those trying to break into the world Rather, it adds to or complements overlaid. of graphics. whatever software you have, In all Enquiries are best directed direct to enabling by them to work to- hree edi- Cockroach Software on (075) 91 6188 - gether. The Display Editor tors there's and don't be afraid to use the answering provides simple editing facilities for vir- . a fairly standard set machine! tually all the C64's display modes. -^ of keys that carry These include text screens, text screens/ out special func- Animation Station using a redefined chaiacter set, hi-res tions, if the key by Eric Holroyd graphics, multi-colour graphics and you select won't work This one is terrific! First and fore- sprites. Extended background colour in the mode you hap- most it's a "Computer graphics sensor mode is not supported. pen to be in, a buzzing pad" which takes over where the Koala- Problems can be encountered where noise is heard. Some of the .V^w pad left off. I've used a Koalapad for the the captured screen used a raster interrupt functions include:- reverse last couple of years, both for drawing and to split between two different graphics screen (or make negative), flip left/right, for adding to (or otherwise altering) pic- modes. In this instance you will have to toggle between hi-res and multi-colour, lures captured with the Cockroach Graph- try and capture each mode by trial and er- and clear, Sprites and clip-art may also ics Uiilily. ror and then combine them again later. be played with using much the same It's a very robust piece of equipment. Having loaded a Koala or Doodle file, functions. It's made. by Suncom (who make those you can save the picture as a CCG file From the main menu there are a few excellent joysiicks) and features a work- (to print it or make into a slide-show). other very Depending on the picture format, the bor- useful pro- der, background or multi-colour registers grams. In or- may also be changed, giving pictures a der, they are whole new slant. You can also pick up a Fast Format, character block on the screen - that's an 8 Roach Show X 8 block of pixels - and use it as a Maker, File brush. In this manner it's possible to car- Converter ry out quick and dirty modifications to and Print your favourite game screen shots. Routines. Sprite colours are modifiable, as are You are their size, and position. always ; Priniskop users will enjoy the layout prompted to editor. Print shop and Printmaster graph- insert the ics can be loaded and distributed around correct disk - the screen to create a collage, cartoon, or and a mis- picture. You can use a straight hi-res take will not C 64 Annual 1989 39 tN ing surface marked off into a grid pattern & white and colour versions are support- Australian distribution by Computermate and with a pair of "action buttons" on ei- ed). Cardco and Buscard printer interfaces Products (02) 457-8118. tfier side of the touch-pad. This ensures are supported and it's a simple matter to that left-handed folk can use it just as gel a printout. Most users will find a The Light Pen by Inkwell easily as right-handers. combination of the above will be suita- Systems To make it even easier lo use, Sun- ble, for instance I got a good printout on by Eric Holroyd com have provided a little fold-out the Star NX- 10 with Xetec Super Graph- Inkwell are the same company who "easel" at the back of the unit so that you ics interface by selecting CBM 1525/ published the excellent Flexidraw sys- may prop it up at an angle if you prefer Cardco. tem. The Light-Pen they produce is of working that way. Of the two pairs of On the disk there's also a program the same high quality. The unit is sold buttons the bottom one is the "DO" but- which will convert your Koala pictures "for use with Commodore and other per- ton, die top one is "UNDO". Simple! to Design Lab format so that you can sonal computers" and is compatible with Use the stylus provided to point at use the extra features provided in the someihing you want from the menu then software. If you're a BASIC programmer press either bottom button to load it. The wishing to display Animation Station software provided with the Animation pictures there's a handy program supplied Station is called die Design Lab and is on the program disk which may be used very similar in layout to Blazing Paddles. as a subroutine in your own programs. Not surprising as it's written by the same There's also a printer dump to do a guy, Sean McKinnon. graphics printout on the Commodore 64, 64C, SX64 and C128 CBM micros, Design Lab has all of die usual draw- 1526! On the front of the touch-pad is a and may be used in place of a 2-button ing program features: Lines, Boxes (plain small switch which, when in the down mouse for input. or color- filled), Dots, Fill, Zoom, Ovals, position, allows the Animation Station The Pen itself is nice to use, just etc etc, and lets you draw widi a wide va- unit to emulate a video game controller. point at the screen and touch the switch riety of "Brushes" (actually different tip The bottom buttons then act like fire- to draw or operate whatever it is thai sizes), and in a great range of colors. buttons and you steer/guide widi the sty- you've selected. It's quick and easy, a bit There's a nice feature in the colour menu lus on the pad. like using the Amiga mouse, but partic- which lets you "mix" two colors into a If you're really into graphics you'll ularly good when using one of the draw- "textured hue" which is actually a striped know already that it's great fun convert- ing programs. or dolled pattern mix of the colors you ing pictures from one format to another, If like me, you've never tried a Light chose. Some really great effects are pos- altering them in some way then perhaps Pen before then you're in for a pleasant sible with this feature. converting them back to the original or surprise. I've checked around a few There's a "spray-gun" on the menu perhaps some other format. Design Lab, friends and found that they're divided in too, which lets you spray with colour to Blazing Paddles, Koala etc are all "muld- their opinions of the instrument. Some get the degree of shading you want, very colour" format pictures whilst Doodle like the idea of using a Light Pen for in- handy it is too. Then there's a feature not pictures (and some others) are in the "Hi- put, some don't like it. By dint of asking usually found, and that's the "text" fea- Res" format. a few pointed questions about price paid ture which allows you to put text onto All in all this is a great outfit for any for the unit used it seems that the ones f.' the screen anywhere you like and in a computer hobbyist who's at all interested who didn't like it were the ones who'd good selection of 'Touts" or type- styles. in graphics. I know there are many peo- bought an "El Cheapo" unit. The moral Bold, Italics, Gothic, Script and Standard ple out there who, like myself, play appears to be once again: You only get are just a few of the fonts on die disk. around widi pictures "grabbed" with one what you pay for and you need to get a Also, there is a nice library of of several cartridge systems which allow good quality unit such as this one to get "shapes" on the program disk which can the capturing of C-64 screens, I men- the right results. Ask for a demonstration be loaded into memory and used eidicr to tioned above the Cockroach Graphics of "The Light Pen" by Inkwell, the dis- build a picture from scratch or to enhance Utility which does a great job of captur- Qibutor would tell you who is your near- a picture you've already captured or creat- ing screens. The Expert Cartridge (from est stockist, and sec how you like it ed. MicroAccessories) allows picture captur- yourself. The software supports a good range of ing (and a lot more!) as does the Super The Light Pen by Inkwell Systems, printers including: Commodore 1525, Snapshot (above). RRP SI 19 at good computer shops. Dis- Gemini lOX and 15X, Epson 80 and 100 Animation Station is available at tributed in Australia by Computermate Series and Okimate printers (both black good computer shops at $169.00 RRP. Products (02) 457-81 18. 40 i I s ^^Few r GEOS Roundup by Frank Peterson GEOS is something special. It takes The basic system comprises the oper- a small computer - what some of the ating system, the Desktop, Desk Acces- jealous opposition refer to as a "games GEOS sories, a top line graphics application machine" - and transforms it into an ele- (geoPaint) and a WYSIWYG wordproces- gant electronic working environment sor (geoWrite). where text and graphics can be mixed and Desktop is the interface between you manipulated at will. Information from the user and the System, Through it you spreadsheets and filing systems can be can manage and manipulate fil^ on the called into your document. Files can be disk, run programs, change input and manipulated without ever typing a com- output devices, alter your preferences for mand - no more complicated syntax and screen colours, mouse response, etc. the inevitable "SYNTAX ERROR". File Hand-in -hand with Desktop go the copying and indeed whole disc copying Desk Accessories, which as the name is available without the need for separate suggests, are similar in function to odds utility programs. Hi-res pictures can be and ends found on any office desk - a cal- mixed with text files, and the text itself culator, a notepad, an alarm clock and al- can be in a range of fonts and sizes. bums for saving and transferring scraps Just what is available in GEOS for of text between applications. both the 64 and the 128, what does it do The 128 GEOS system will run ap- GEOS started life with the word pro- and how much does it costs? plications designed for the 64, but only cessor and the graphics program and is in 40 column screen mode. The system probably worthwhile for those two appli- System package can sen.se if the application is restricted cations alone. Text and pictures can be to 40 columns (or more appropriately, to swapped between them, making quite a The core of GEOS is, of course, the the VIC screen), and prompts the user to versatile system. The wordprocessor is sy.stem package which is available in two change displays. not full featured, but makes up for what versions; one for the 64 and one for the Both versions use a proprietary disk it lacks with what it has, such as an al- 128. The 64 version will run happily on accelerator which GEOS claims speeds most endless supply of fonts in various both computers (the 128 must be in 64 disk access on both reads and writes by sizes and its ability to impon pictures mode), but the 128 version is specific to five to seven times. This is important into text. the machine. It takes advantage of the as GEOS is quite disk intensive, writing Without doing a full review on the 128's 80 column screen and greater mem- and reading temporary files as it goes, program, let me say that geoPaint, the ory; the display is quite stunning in its much in the style of CPM for those who GEOS graphics program, is a real gem. clarity and has a significant speed advan- are familiar with it. It is fully hi-res and with that go a few tage over the VIC screen. ^limitations on the ease of use of MJetu : d':"!: colour on the screen. Considering that most people are using ordinary single-colour m i ih: 166 K biAt.e;. u;ed 6 K byr printers, that hmitation is of no Pl. consequence when producing pa- per copy, and the advantage is that ::[;0i: CEO;. E:OCiT CEOJ KERHrji. de;.k TOf I the maximum resolution of the computer is fully utilized. m /4.'' ^ If Berkeley had chosen to use BrEr:KUP »:!! f-ii-;- GEOPfllnT :,EOWr;!TE Kr [iiulti-colour bit-mapped mode on liie screen, pretty screens could be made at the cost of horizontal res- olution on both the screen and printed output, and only a few us- ers would see the benefit of the colour on paper. As in all GEOS applications, all the tools, such as 42 L>-Z- The Australian Commodofe and Amiga Review the various brushes, erasers, fill patterns, geoMerge, a file converter for converting GeoPublish circles, rectangles, etc. are all available text files produced by other wordproces- li geoWrite had the ability to formal through icons. Point and click and away sors and a program called geoLaser which columns in addition to its ability to you go. takes advantage of the extraordinarily handle pictures from geoPaint, it would Both 64 and 128 versions support high print quality available with an Ap- almost be a desktop publisher. Commodore's RAM expansion packs for ple LaserWriter, However, Berkeley have produced a the respective machines, and readers who Some of die wordprocessing features comprehensive desktop publishing pro- have either used them or read about them missing on the earlier versions of geo- gram in geoPublish. With it, you can in my July 1988 article will realise the Wriie and found on version 2.1 in the mix text and graphics (of course!), write possibilities. Berkeley's approach is to Workshop are text centring, left, right in multiple columns, use pre-defined, use RAM expansion to provide a RAM and full justification, variable line spac- convenient formats, move and re-size disk, which operates very much faster ing, search-and-replace, automatic headers text, import text and graphics from other than a Iloppy, yet to the computer looks and footers, decimal tab stops, an NLQ GEOS applications and much, much exactly the same. The result is a great font, and many others. As this program more. speed increase, making the system even develops, it is getting more and more It would be interesting lo see how easier and more pleasant to use. into the serious league. Please, Sir, may fast (or slow) this program runs on the All of the above comes in the system we have columns? 64 - there is a heck of a lot of work to be package which may have been supplied GeoMerge, as the name suggests, done by an eight bit processor, and of with your 64, and which you'll have to merges information drawn from a GEOS course, there is the disk access . . . This buy for your 128. Recommended retail database or electronic card file with a would be an ideal time to install some prices are $99.00 for the 64 and $129.00 form letter produced with geoWrite. RAM expansion and use the RAM disk for the 128. Think of the possibilities! A fancy let- facility of the later GEOS systems. As I said earlier, I think GEOS is terhead for a club or organization drawn Unfortunately, geoPublish is only worth the money just for geoWrite and with geoPaint and incorporating text in available for the 64 at present. One geoPaint. However we are just at the top any font, can be imported into geoWriie would hope that a 128 version is on the of the list of goodies. and used as a page header. way to take advantage of extra RAM All GEOS applications are under con- On this standard but very much cus- available and, more particularly, of the tinual review and updated versions are re- tomized page, you can write your form 80 column screen. I am hoping to re- leased as enhancements arc developed and letter to be sent to every member of your view this program in this column soon. bugs removed, (there are remarkably few organization, and by drawing name and Watch this space, of the latter.) address information from geoDex (the GeoPublish (64 only) S119.00 card file) or geoFile {the database) with Geowrite Workshop geoMerge, each person will receive a per- sonalized copy. No need for printed sta- Geowriie Workshop is a package con- Productivity programs tionery - create it as you write! taining an updated and enhanced version Prodtictivity programs to help com- GeoWriie Workshop $89.00, of geoWriie, a mail merge program called Geo- plete your GEOS library are geoCalc, a Write Workshop 128 $119.00. SAVE MONEY - FIX YOUR OWN COMPUTER Cockroach THE COMMODORE DIAGNOSTlCiAN GREYTHORN A two-sided laminated symptomatic chart for diagnos- Software ing faulty IC components on Commodore C 64 and peri- 296 Done aster pherals 9tc. An invaluable tool for those want lo do Rood PO Box 1154 who (03)8574233 their own repairs, save money and down time. Ttiis diag- nostic tool ir the Southport 4215 was developed USA where it has proved mosi elleciive. Price $8.95 includes postage, Phone: MELBOURNE (075) 91 6188 LOW PRICES FOR COMMODORE CHIPS #65a6-S15,95, #6510-11 7.50, #6581-$20.30, Hub Arcade, 318 Lt. 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You can cross reference an entry - gests, is a spelling checker and geoFile, a Numerical data is exportable to geo- in up to three categories or groups database or filing program available in Calc for math processing, and there are handy for a home library or record collec- versions for both the 64 and 128. the standard facilities for searching and tion, or even a floppy disk catalogue. If GeoCalc has 28,000 cells in a 256 by sorting. As mentioned earlier, geoFile you have the right kind of modem and 112 column grid and will perform ad- output may be merged with geoWrite are using geoDex for phone numbers, vanced malh functions as well as the ex- documents, and Berkeley have included there is even an auto-dialling facility. pected basics to nine decimal places of geoMerge on the geoFile disk to assist. Deskpack is released in two versions, accuracy. Basic math is to twelve places. Standard 128 enhancements available one for the 64 called Deskpack, and one Variable width cells, labelling, use of in the 128 version. for both the 64 and 128 in 128 mode, GEOS fonts, automatic recalculation, GeoCalc $89.00, GeoCalc 128 called Deskpack Plus, in which all pro- windowing, etc are supported. $129.00, GeoSpell (64 only) $59.00. grams have been written to take advan- In 128 mode, the standard advantages GeoFile $89.00, GeoFile 128 $129.00. tage of the 128's 80 column screen if it's over the VIC screen are present - 80 col- available. Berkeley has also included an umn screen, faster screen refresh, use of Deskpock updated deskTop and new printer and in- the numeric keypad and additional memo- put drivers. A nice utilities pack is available, ry, etc DeskPack and DeskPack Plus $59.00 called Deskpack. It contains a graphics GeoSpell contains a spelhng checker converter (called Graphics Grabber) for with a dictionary of 28 ,000 words plus transforming graphics from other pro- GeoProgrammer an expandable/editable user dictionary. grams such as Print Shop, PriniMasier For some time now, there have been Did I just invent a word? Editable? and Newsroom into GEOS format, suita- queries about whether GEOS would re- Check it with geoSpell. main a "closed system", ie design de- Also on the geoSpell disk is a GEOS tails, memory maps, source codes, font editor called - you guessed it - geo- GEODEX: etc not released by the manufacturer Font. With this utility, you can create 4-J to the public, or whedier it would be your own fonts, or modify existing ones. opened up for all and sundry. In the Users of geoWriie will probably have FONTPACKl few years since GEOS was released, discovered that not all fonts quite a lot of technical information are available in all sizes - this GEOFILE has been dug tip and shared around program allows you to size : 0- o: by all sorts of people, so that some them as required and presum- -CQ: information is available for incurable ably store them in a modified "fStfa hackers. font file so that they are Berkeley have taken pity and re- available automatically, as leased geoProgrammer, an assembly usual, in a full range of sizes Mfes language development system for use from the -drop-down menus in widi GEOS to create both GEOS and the various applications. standard Commodore applications. It GeoFile is the GEOS da- comes with a solid 400 pages of docu- tabase program which looks ble for use widi geoPaint mentation which hopefully will contain to be reasonably powerful, and geo Write, etc. enough inside info on GEOS to allow though it is not advertised as a full- There is Icon Editor for creating and full scale program development and tin- blown database management system, but customizing file icons used in the desk- kering - the kind that has resulted in so rather as a filing system. Custom record top and for converting non-GEOS files many quality programs for the 64. forms cati be formatted, up to a full eight into GEOS format, and a calendar which GeoProgrammer (64 only) SI 19.00 and a half by eleven inch page, and geo- can be called up at any time from within Our review copies of GEOS products Paint graphics imported to enhance the any GEOS application. As you think of from Computermate Products Pty. Ltd, 9 appearance. important items, you can write notes High St, Mt. Kuring-Gai, NSW 2080. If your application involved handing which can then be attached lo any date Phone (02) 457 81 18. For other disiibui- printed database output to your public, for later recall. ers see the Software Guide in this Annu- you could embellish your forms, say An electronic card filing system, geo- al under the heading GEOS. with a logo or letterhead, rather than use Dex, is there, with some nice features in 44 . QUALITYAUSTRALIAN MODEMSAT WAREHOUSE PRICES DATA COMMUNICATIONS NOW SAVE EVEN MORE ON THESE OUTSTANDING MODEMS Avtek, the fongest established Australian modem manufacturer, now gives you a chance to get even better value when you buy. Purchase any one of our modems before December 31st and you can purchase a Cybersoft CSateway V3 High Performance Communications Software Package for Vi price g $75.00. 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Alternatively, ware designers have taken afresh The artist added pictures, some who consider them- look at the C64 as a serious ma- and hopefully a little sparkle, selves the arty type, and chine. Now you can chose from to the look of each page. grab die nearest page layout not one, but three reasonably well Everything had to be glued us- program and go into busi- endowed desktop publishing pack- ing a special gum that allows ness, might not have any ages. Andrew Farrell, editor-cum- strips to be lifted and moved if design sense. The result is a publishing magnate, set magnify to required. This is easier said mess. 200% for this close up compari- than done. Desktop publishing can son. Once finished, it was back lull people into a false I've used a Macintosh, Its sleek, clean to the office where the end result was sense of security, thinking it must turn lines coupled with a laser printer made proofread to make stue nothing got left out all right, it was done on the comput- desktop publishing possible for our mag- out. Invariably it was really loo late to er. Layout is really quite tricky, and best azine some four years ago. Today the make any changes by then, so most mis- left to someone who knows what they're Amiga is on the brink of replacing our takes went to press. doing. What you need is a design artist existing set-up. We look forward to be- who is prepared to, or knows how to al- ing able to produce The Australian Com- Desktop Publishing: ready, use a computer desktop publishing modore and Amiga Review using the Advantages package. very write (Enter Selden, our mainstay computers we about. Today, we go straight from wordpro- Amanda What I wasn't expecting was a chance layout person - and her sidekick, expert cessor to page layout program. This is a to see how the C64 would do the job! cover designer, and page layout person Special package which enables text and Desktop publishing has long been in the himself, Tristan. Under the guiding hand pictures to be arranged on the page, on big memory only league. However, the of Brenda Powell, J reckon this hard screen. Normally, each column is ar- tide has turned. Professional styled pack- working threesome have done a darn ranged as blocks. These blocks may con- ages are available that run in 64K. good job improving the magazine's tain text, an iOusu-ation, or just a blank of We're not talking your next corporate layout late.} square where a photograph should be in- of report, or colour product brochures. The temptation to test your design so How- serted later on. ever, if you run a club newsletter, would far, by doing a printout, leads to huge You can link boxes, make text flow like to produce small flyers, signs or amounts of wasted paper. own around a picture, zoom in and examine Our pub- business cards, the following programs hshers office is to that fact. things close up, or stand back and see witness will do the job. Sometimes what looks good on the how the whole page looks. In this way, screen, looks ghastly on the page. the finished product is visible before And other times looks it What is Desktop Publistiing? your eyes. Odd bits of text can be cut by what good when comes out of the laser printer, looks ter- Back in the days when designing page die editor, or fiddled widi until they fit rible layout required gum and a scalpel, maga- on the page. after the magazine printer has played around with it. zine layout was a tedious job. Things You can choose your own type faces, didn't always end up straight on the page, type size and style. It's easy to fix mis- and occasionally you were left with odd takes, even from within the desktop pub- Desktop Publishing: bits of text with nowhere to go. lishing program, which has word pro- On the cheapl The task started on computer. A cessing type facilities. You probably can't afford to employ wordprocessor, in our case a Wang, was Less time is involved, and fewer peo- a layout artists, and the services of type- used to accept all the articles. A disk con- ple. So in theory, there's less chance of setters - who are known to charge very taining the relevant files was then sent to errors creeping in. well. Chances are you're not about to the typesetter who produced long strips hit a print run of over 500 copies, and of paper known as bromides. At the top Desktop Publishing: the last time you considered desktop pub- of each was the article heading. Down the Disadvantages lishing was during a Towards 2000 story paper went the article in one big long One person has to do the whole job. on working from home. stream. This strip had to be cut into pans If all the Someone who is good at page layout you answered yes to above, and fitted on the page by a layout artist. might be bad at editing. But chances are, you qualify for desktop publishing on He would work on a hiige stiff cardboard die cheap. Drag with such a program they'll do a fair bit your C64 out from under 46 1 The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review the Good Weekends, Racing Guides, tele- Once you've got enough panels to fill without a doubt, Other excel in a more phone bills and junk mail. Dust down a page, dash over to the layout desk, overall sense. your disk drive, warm up your printer and paste them down and then from Press, prepare to publish. print them out on your dot matrix print- GEOPublish The solutions have arrived. If you've er. Berkeley Software's GEOS environ- got GEOS, boot that up. If not, don't Special features unique to Newsroom ment is ideally suited for desktop pub- sweat, there are alternatives. All are include the Wire Service. Here you can lishing. It's a graphic based system, and slow, all are cumbersome, but ttien, send panels and photos, banners, or com- as such, can readily display text in we're working on the cheap here. So, plete publications over the phone via WY- SIWIG format (What You See let's get to it. modem. Your contributors Is What You Get). can upload articles and panels GECIPUBLISH To get rolling, it's the usual Newsroom to you, just as we do here at GEOS file and disk shuffle. the ACAR. The best part is. springboard sprang into the DTP Work disks, backup copies, and Newsroom runs on several scene on the C64 a good time ago. By computers including the files need to be all placed in the today's standards, Newsroom, is a bit long right spot before you start. A LBM, and Apple. You can ac- in the tooth. Then again, ii has some ~ '^ cept information from any, RAM-drive is recommended, good features, admired its users. by greatly increasing speed and providing its in Newsroom ^_^ The package is capable of flyers, bro- format. workability. 128K will do the chures and forms on either legal or letter Newsroom boasts a huge job. sized paper. It's an easy to tise, menu To start you create a master page. It's amount of clip art. Over 600 pieces are driven, multi-part program whose output a look and feel guide for your creation. included on the clip art disk, and others doesn't really compare with more recent You can save this design to speed up are available. This is Newsroom's forte entries to this sphere. production of your next publica- Play begins with a two col- tion. umn, multi-panel page. You can nilwsukee Hrea Commodore Enthusiast At the top of your master THE loiluaukee have a banner across the top, such computer club work page is a ruler, which also ' as your newsletter logo, or compa- [MAt|-| Tl | extends down the side. Guide- ny letterhead. Each column may MARCH, 1988 lines, appearing as dashed hori- contain three or four panels. Start- zontal and vertical lines, act as a ing from the Picture menu, you Hbp Birttidas- helping hand in controlling the use a joysdck to select any one of Svears old i^fflft'f'a Mar-ch "83 -' placement of text, headings and six possible departments;- Banner, amual elec-tions MflRCH 14 illustrations. These lines don't Photo Lab, Copy Desk, Layout, ^be sure to ^bc i±ier-e to appear on the end product the Press, or Wire Service. Some ttombif^hlp. for^Oi* . .. room, does venture into a few areas Harfcli _ ._. __ __ _ The rext meetnss ai~e; giss^rgs master programs is included on others still don't touch on. march 14 ^S^'C^ march 28 A £tiifLdln« 4v*tl4a to LOU the geoPublish disk. With your for- tih Pluck illustrations out of the .„i.^a„'£''^:^ master page ready to go. you can it «M PhotoLab, combine them with fciie intlt.td.a.tlo.ri ttiii. "^' " f^^ r .i\'r!^'^^'^':^*f^^''< start LySi pasting down text and copy from the Copy Desk, place CLF WT THE SeCTHM eELDui «nd usa nast.\{ine, •'t^fKt^ c^t^l^l-S. nu4t>^t VLJu baloiis t* * MSer ^rp«P *ni- graphics. Files from geoWrite ^k-wCj*! lritar*it pr^Mfit. Hi*"f*ttmr on a panel, and you've got a page. tt:Xi>Jiii*3, ftttirtinivys fin' chi) aff^jts, may be accepted - these are con- ua.i2d.tian. intar__ to You can move your picture around, Eittf^V J tlioiJS'liti sLMUfiKMi oax or ri: verted at Ch* rMyt n^atwiq.. into the fonts you want FIM it sut 44 p«fiAt«Lw|:^ a*' iftcawtf^ltt^ly and the text will flow around it *t >eLj iMtnX - n'i W tft 0»rt Vi^ Ittr" 9r Mia iriytPw^a v'Ckj ufchi. £-jtfi ariorLyMaup vi^ ^-^ '"- -"" tmri" — "" "" — ^ c- and the type styles selected. fyjofkisutni *r» battel-— r>onff at ^H I A.p-xkd.ay'bTicr i:kn thp HACE wherever you place it. «fr tK« j-rgpoatQ _ to tKi Oflib'r CL&T-t«T- Text Grabber will obtain text For text, there are five fonts in im t«k 1*1 the Pi'*T>ir#ftC* volt S5 shB ^'^,.1? fttiJ «... Mt from other formats such as Easy- of [A:*putu' ClvLb a^l^nty oi small and large sizes. These may \&\ LVC And iilEtuidi cooatniEig oLpiii* «.l»ut It. En* •1=4 OBs ' ^^^„- p for- f iuIH'? .out yrnzr ba.llot forii Script, or Superscript. You can be entered directly into a panel, edit these files in geoPublish rather than from a wordprocessor. L^^ once they've been transferred. In On screen you only view one panel SYSTECH ELECTRONICS page graphics mode you can do at a time. a panel is filled Once some fun tricks with headings. CDiYiputer repairs you save it and progress to must Original headlines, or your own the next. C 64 Annual! 989 4? EVESHAM MICROS: DOLPHIN DOS PARALLEL OPERATING SYSTEM 64/128 $169.00 DOLPHIN COPY $33.00 FREEZE MACHINE CARTRIDGE $99.00 FREEZE FRAME MK 3B CARTRIDGE S65.00 FREEZE MACHINE V3.0 UTILITY DISK S24.95 FREEZE FRAME V2.0 UTILITY DISK $24.95 QUICKDISC + MK II FAST LOAD CARTRIDGE S54.95 USER PORT EXPANDER CARD $33.00 DISK DISECTOR V5 $54.95 COCKROACH SOFTWARE: TURBO ROM REPLACEMENT KERNAL FOR C64 $42.00 GRAPHICS UTILITY CARTRIDGE $69.93 MICRO ACCESSORIES OP SA,: ANTI KNOCK DEVICE $14.95 AMIGA SENATOR 3.5" DISK DRIVE $299.00 AMIGA MASTER S 1/4" DISK DRIVE $459.00 AMIGA MIDI INTERFACE $44.95 EXCELERATOR DOS PARALLEL OPERATING SYSTEM $199.00 EXCELERATOR + PLUS DISK DRIVE $299.00 ECONOMICAL FAST LOAD CARTRIDGE S24.9S PARALLEL CABLE $22.00 PANASONIC PRINTER P-KX1081 $399.00 INTERFACE: SUPER GRAPHICS JUNIOR $129.00 RESET CARTRIDGE $12.95 QUICKSHOT MK 11 JOYSTICK $24.95 64 SLIMLINE REPLACEMENT CASE $24.95 64 STEREO SOUND SYNTHESISER $44.95 TRILOGIC: DATASETTE DOCTOR $34.50 EXPERT CARTRIDGE $108.00 EXPERT V3.2 UTILITY DISK $24.95 EXPERT V3.2 SYSTEMS DISK $24.95 SECTOR SOFTWARE: DOUBLE IMAGE n $54.95 WEST MICRO ACCESSORIES OF S JV. UNIT 8, HEWITTSON RD, ELIZABETH SOUTH AUSTRAIJA 5113 Phone (08) 287 0191 I For Speed, Power and Ease of Use ^ imported graphics can be Printers catered for include stretched, scaled and defined to Calendar Of Events the 1526, Epson range, Com- Jitnt 1988 fit into virtually any region. modore ranke, OK120, and sua him tij£ WED IHU fsn Sir | The toolbox lets you add Star NX- 10. Others on the 1 2 5 4 lines, circles, polygons, and 5 6 7 S S 10 II list are not readily available in other shapes to your layout. 12 13 14 13 w XT le Australia, There was no Post- It ZC n 7.^ 23 24 2= multi-layers Bii«ritT«JN ]rt. «o»rrt](?-r7,7^-T] Trunin script driver for a laser -ftfiter - Fill, inove, and 2& 27 29 29 30 Hw^Ut^,it:^M4*"mUi-ty;i4-Ji . .?ai-72M mrPOS » l^i|^^(fCH^^^J^;^^-?J iii-r»3 along with a variety of other 1d*« iov^ l[ [IBE^l |] J 2 fl'^.fl 7] ZTf-i^i a slight drawback for real pro- DATRS OP fNTRRHST \.ti*wrmls{CtttwniietrHi-\2/i*-f] ?fll-ff2» Mt^«*H!5 [OpatI (3 .1 ?; ?^./| 3M *5« MMHM5 fessional users. tools are also present. Desk hbMD. fctX3(RGesHJ-iJ-?^;;^-''l. . .?«*«* - 2^7-0433; WAV ?e T^LEi^-OW 3Ai ? rJli p tn -Hfid t\ Ron Oiif^nt Ei.pnt» }Ae«iiH3-3 !j 24-7). fu*T*»m;c*niKKisrti (3-17; zt-n zft-^ut 1 '':M<'.\fi^ ^'-^y-A EJIfnow Ajtiuc 'lalROj Loading and saving files Pak has a Graptiics Grabber nwOid.N* [WtjU] [3-11, J<-7] 277-6523: Smittys Ptut jir'ctfH3-l^-24, 2-4-fl. - »1-WI 3 WAY 31 -\A>.i : 3-1 t7¥-mi basic file requester which enables you to import Sek/S4i«a |dM) |Of«»±| 1 Z ^4; ^-71 t invokes a Trilrrk*r»*|ATHl|(J-<2;^-^?| J41-I4»I Crvrttttn Ba zA rtw JM (Covm«4w*) (3-13; 34-rj 37i-«»77 ena- (I listing choices, or graphics from Print Shop, JIJNE 7 - M^lt-.^' EiJiiiLf leiitl Mttimt r iDfJ MTi your * MIT* Hm ( un-ooH'iO tlEi^t tn sitjet-'i c-t [nt?f¥?t y<; Newsroom and Printmaster. bD4d a»t. MACKS *t HhOC^' "^Vf- /A^rfMf'-' bling you to swap disks and 'jjiiir. Ni Im k im Ji 1) 11 1 ng . u iv>r *>d ?:^ ] 'i^ sticn tUfi -nifijeDKirets nwnbm, DF *iHtkar or avr Ihcy «fc, in fKl, tkhd JUNE I -&Ail'- iliJMttt™-; m read a new directory. There are flexibility in the hwHciin ihsntFcri. ir ox Plenty of E(t ^rSci^frrJ :ii\ EJgrf' '.'vi^ivn zK' Ls-J^r, r ieu4 i«v iTtm WHitwT h«vB .:'.' '1 :'::;';: :' the usual GEOS printer driv- - ;\ VI : "-i" i^rM.VH J as fomiat or a standard directo- Han *to sitOi of fht Q-SUrtbud to a ry list available. Make sure ers, plus the ability access JUHt fth^D'Is ved oa Q-La^ ud P^ei tiJiJ«Qja -: ;l- ^*e!jO "PO Lif.. M- . '.HM } !• '-- laser printer if required using Nt\iC>n -HCii-t at t • -'"lie you have a formatted disk be- -. •< JUF* js -Kit.+sr'r,^ , , .tu-.^.nii, Postscript description fore you start work. the page Drt^* f/Ji 1! jjind OM^,u.^.lb\,^i^ .all ^Erilintfi.Shi [J lie :c tout ;) Tial :( friTTB 21 - iJvt;A^ii^-6 S'l -UOt, in *IBldti. ^.^? A small amount of clip art language. JWe '( ciri^e :I^ tig jBtita CFamJi'^^vrt: ;- ":.-^^^^} it^lCwt Oriert^hi E.tader^;'': - ."r'-tiait ¥At AtcLai the ttri is included, however you can JUNE 21 -^v i-.,-fv>ltf< -HHJct !-. .. I . LOL Lftm^bibf d«t ]b^\ llltlfaPii'.J r.lj£ii:unA^VtrAie,f)fJllB from just any ti import about Paperclip CrwnpKhn Bn^J ^il mrmprr' apt 'JrqrdUn (dfntflfrd :X Hottf^Tibfi v«rd! fcirifl i poterrfd nevmeiflb e rl P StuLixf QUI tcngiu > HlscbufaTu JStilc other program including *fjlti Je'.435S toi tB irrjotifittS Wir 'jll P\ar- ^ ft A.TST ^iDD ike kcyi Publisher mvtno Doodle, Newsroom, Print - Electronic Arts have hitftO-UME L^tTtGUAiJE '^lij com- C-l23SKi- Shop, and Prinl Master. A bined forces with Batteries In- fr full featured package that has cluded and Gold Disk to pro- MACIft' Th« mtfrratt many of the more standard duce this latest and possibly I desktop publishing type fea- most powerful entry into the Gadgets or tools down the left side tures. desktop publishing fray. The program include magnify - a single step zoom. looks remarkable like Professional Page Optional control of the display of guide- Overall on the Amiga, Many of the same tools lines, the borders of boxes, and the rul- Well, the choice is still yours. News- and gadgets are included, and the screen ers. small box with a window may be- A room is a simple to use but relatively layout is basically the same. However, as positioned anywhere on your page, underpowered by todays standards. Geo- far as pull down menus go, it's a whole making viewing yotu: job fairly fast. Publish has all your usual GEOS type different ball game. You can link boxes, and then flow features, and quirks, if that's the environ- Once again the first job is to create a text all in felt through of them one ment you like. For true laser results, work disk. This is a very tedious process edited using the in swoop. Text may be that's the only one at this time. If not, best carried out using a two drive system. built text editor - is a simple yet which there's Paper Clip Publisher, an afforda- Each individual font file and program effective program. Alternatively you can ble, powerful alternative that is easy to overlays are copied one at a time. Fortu- import format using the utili- other text use, but has plenty of kick. nately the create work disk program does ties function, as you also with may If you do decide to go to laser quality, recognise device nine. Shame the main graphics. and can't afford the minimum of S5000 it program doesn't as this would have alle- are used for Keyboard commands costs for a printer, try a bureau. You can viated the need to even create such a disk. the functions, which are logical some of send your Postscript file on disk to them At the back of the manual is a fine easy to through use. Once and remember and have it printed. You may have to use tutorial that takes you through all the everything straight, select you've got the Big Blue Reader or similar to get it major steps of page creation. There are PRESS and you are ready to print. The onto IBM formal, or transfer over a mo- for the default settings special requestors required printer driver is selected using a dem. of your page, and any box you then place separate program. This shows up in the For dot matrix owners, printing can on it. These greatly speed up production. print preferences box which allows you be a slow process, especially on the to fifteen columns may be used, as Up to choose the start and end page, and 1526. A 24-pin printer will produce bet- long as their total width does not exceed number of copies. the defined page width. 50 The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review tcr results, providing the program can styles on one page - it looks messy and Paperclip Publisher drive the model you purchase. Often difficult to read. ECP quick printed newsletters will look a • Give illustrations plenty of breath- Phone (075) 96 3488 little better than the original, as the pro- ing space - don't cram text around them. RRP $49,95 cess naturally darkens, helping get rid of Likewise with headings. Clean layout those little dots in each letter. looks better than some of the real arty GlOSSOry Since the C64 is a little slow at the stuff you can do. Good for one off bro- job of pouring text into a box, you must chures or something that you don't ne- Body Type: The type used for the take your time. Think ahead and plan. cessarily want people to read in full. inajor portion of the text, the part that None of the programs tested were very However for newsletters and the like, supplies information as opposed to entic- forgiving if you made a mistake. It was keep it simple. ing you to read on. just a matter of sit and wait until it's fin- Very few designers seem willing to ished and then undo. Where to get them: agree but research shows consistently and To really master the art of page lay- incontravertihly that type used for body out takes time and experience. Examine - Newsroom text should be serif that is; , the letters other magazines for ideas, and see how Dataflow should have serifs, extender.^ best seen at they arrange pictures, headlines, captions Phone (02) 331 6153 the Lop and the bottom of a capital I - it and the larger introductions to articles. RRP S56.95 should be in upper and lower case, not Good layout can greatly enhance the read- capitals, and should be set justified - ability of an article, and make it attrac- geoPublish flush on both the left and the right hand tive to someone just flipping through the Computermnie sides. pages. Bad layout can ruin the best writ- Phone (02) 457 8118 ten piece, so be warned. RRP $89,00 Camera Ready Copy: camera It's not the ultimate, but it's ready pages are in a form \a come to my Home srid dD a good start. You'll get far bet- ready for reproduction. To "^ unaunentET this for m». Thnt i^ *Ken I ter results if decidfd to jr?in VO^f club. I than by hand, even to this ihsijjht if ynuf club fn*m-- get the pages stage tilt Sauiet they take a tad longer, it will bf bets 3Ee kirid pnaupK \u do We hsvg receiver! '-^'Dtd do you may need to lay the jfte of (he fiewfiT this Foe ime i( musi 'bv lomie fri^rn ihe Aii-k#n fiLcentetirijxL kind T^( frif'Aidly cEubi Cenlie that they aiT Q°"^9 '^ be worth it. text out in columns, align di3F* club, I ^iQuld likt tD iry thatgir t" il^.OO pet mettiAg to tell you about my Tinil twfl '4(15 nrii dif AppDintedl when [ stjrung in July. Please it, supply headings, specify rTLCClifigi thit I Attfndedn and »\i*nd»d my fiTai meeting. 1 attend the meetir-g on M«.y •^t.i tiedted fflTe,al by e-vecy- Z6 lo dtfCvl^ ™-Ti*i j'e ^r* Some General Hints: i^hat help [ hjv* turn iW* types, place page numbers i£2 obtain fKHTL thejTL orte, When some foyjid out a going (O do about ihn. I it^r-Ltd -wotk CT\ my "'as mv lirV- time iJiere ihey • Always fully edit and and headers and footers and ^orrtput^E tn C''?c€mber h)/ -,^'ffiL Out Q-f iJnejF ^ay la t\T^i few limes maks mF I'eel ^ekct^f- spell check your text prior to i93T. Th* i^gi either indi- My fust night s^as Look place graphics or Of cotiMfi >l ihal time I only and lisit#rt H5t1 of rughl for " importing it into the page lay- 1w cate where they are to ap- Kad th.1 kvyboditL sA I ihLrk me. Of coLitfe it aIso waf EfMTie- of yoii may tw a biff to LtiTir ft^ir my fiEit contest out program. Whilst these pear. rvEj<« lo ihjC S^i^i-ily x/i*-r I session that \ -iKn Four flop- dt*its:- Of I package sometimes have editing aai, rny disk drive and piiAl- py co»jt?» Demo CE. It W*7 dlDLj-nd Omi Lji^# [ cl^B-ated ,a Lltle by iLsteninj oiS*r facilities, ihey tend to be slow 4ra^ rarlufiile ta rrieel fi-iJL lo ihi¥f peofi* j5\'t DPI (dots per inch): Joe 4 [>vu} 41 AiV%™> iafi- ^ton« Answers ,aj4d pultirij Jt iMtLh*! ,AApw«'red ccEfcctiy. and difficult to follow. wj.Te who shoved me (he Ubrcry night A measure of the resolution basic rteps around iJ^r ww^- E was s:howii youi WTjn- derful libcaEy of bookt ind • Do a rough of your de- derfuJ *ciEld of ctxrip(jtert I moye of graphics screens, printers bvlit'B il wa; Joe that ftEst disks thtl r^m* iri real handy on m'^ jeccmd vuil sign on paper first, to get an taM me abcut yaur club. H( and other output devices explainrd *Jl ih* gc»d ihin^i My neKi meeliAg I met idea of the feel you're trying to ynj do fcr youi members, itifiH oF you fuiE msmbers, such as typesetters. In dico- Nvnilv^i ta uy I di[dn'l artd watched youT lecona achieve. K#*d Kii ad^[:« right avay; rflufid conttn H3@@[la[F^ it ry, the higher the number, I ciaypd hiSiTi* to try md do >vaj fun Id see so mi^y hid- • Add the text and especial- ihjrig^ tot myMlf and hjOTi ing TVich A good time. Ii was the better the image quality Faund out ju^i Komt ftupd mnte Fun, Ld $«« Ann* LeacK the ^y-s how ly pictures last. Once these are this eo'jjd be. M4't** but there is not a direct rela- It #u on dv mdfjism oS Id ciiL*.y tKe gairiB-l! In cnnr^lusiDni if Ail my on the page, diings tend to Joe Ikiit\ Aiuotl l>i«l I igot * tionship. «p*ftt *s modvm, Th^EC I found a. evvmngi *t* u gcod slow down a fair bit. Just get S-5^ board vilh yotil ekb my fir^ f*Ci 1 ^rtuJd Hy yo^j ipplicatinn on 1^ ihDuld br very pioud to hjv# people the Uke^ of all your boxes in the right This Utnf I cAl]vd Roy Rof Wysiwyg: What you Cr'*F ai^d laid iP a calm GFeec,' Lii>d« Ftiars, Gordon Cnunetson ajud the place, and correctly linked first. voice :XHtLP^ And help t«y titki see is what you get. The fine vas iKere for a Tt/ins*t K« Eest af thttr commjlice ^fCuJcl • Narrow columns are easi- h^d n#v^r m*L Then it \tfa5 Eun youi cL'jb. And ! computer screen previews in etEDE not lo menljon fny ft EC'S I pita sure in mvvt, bt er to read than huge wide ones. HAHjtK Linda, FrlAtl wKq tke thEPc mm i^Ko started SfM per but i1 the exact appearance of the r-QluntTerrd Ip «J*n» to my m# o^ji '- THAMES Jo«p ^ ft IHfify Try at least two or three to an home to **ii*i me Ln my Douf & Bill 1 u^L iJ^vtyi m document as it will print. endeavor to Irun rnare ^tnul frffi**rilKT youi kindneilr A4 page. Try not to have to computtrtj. Most serious desktop pub- Sh« took of hei free Urfi* many different fonts or type lishing programs are Wysi- wyg. C 64 Annual! 989 51 k. Communications Over Lhe past twelve months, tele- sops), who runs the BBS. He makes sure comfort of your own study. Start up a computing has continued to grow. that everything stays above board, that wordprocessing bureau, handle mailing New avenues of communication the system is up and running every day, lists, typing up a thesis, or perhaps have opened up with the advent of the that new members are entered, old ones launch your own agency of some descrip- FIDO network in Australia, and a host of deleted, and just generally maintains tion. Using Viatel it is possible to send new BBS programs. There's more sys- everything. SYSOPS do a fantastic job a fax to anybody or electronic mail to tems to choose from, and there's more as a group. They provide a service on the any other Viatel user droughout Austra- systems that have more than one line. cheap, and you owe it to them to abide lia. What's all the fuss about? How do I by their rules. • Electronic Broking. Place get into communications? What can I Now that's the basics. You'll find yoiu" orders directly, the instant you see look forward to? more terms in the glossary at die end of the rise and fall of stocks. At least six Well, it's a lot of fun, and you'll get this article. brokers offer such a service, several us- to meet people that use the same com- Once you're on a BBS you have ac- ing Viatel. Not recommended for the puter as you. They've had the same prob- cess to basic messaging facilities, free faint at heart. lems, and hopefully a few of them will public domain programs, and some news • Electronic Monitoring, TAB have solved some you have. Share your services. results, weather patterns, national and in- knowledge, swap programs, or forget On Viatel you will have access to a ternational news, tidal charts and much computers and argue about the football, lot more interesting albeit costly servic- more is available using Telecom's Viatel Olympics, arms race or just about any- es. There is a good amount of free infor- network. thing you care to imagine. mation as well provided by various com- • Tele Gaming. Several games, in- Most of the services you need to call panies and news services, cluding Flight Simulator H, offer the for all this razz-a-ma-tazz are either free • Electronic Mail and Bulle- unique ability to enter two player mode, or fairly cheap. A full listing appears at tin Boards. Messages may be sent to widi the second player's information ac- the back of this publication, along with other users, or groups of users. Special cessed via modem! Viatel offers in vari- an explanation of how to use the listing. interest areas cater for a variety of sub- ous SIGs games which occasionally offer Nevertheless, you're bound to run into a jects, including a range of non-computer prize money to the winner. In Microtex few new terms. Here's what they mean: matters. This service is the predominant 666 a huge inlergalactic battle game is BBS: First off the rank, a Bulletin feature of amateur bulletin board systems played by hundreds of contestants over a Board System. There's one out the front and is also available on 'Viatel. period of weeks offering considerable of every school or library, only this time • Electronic Shopping and amounts of money to the winners. we're talking about the electronic ver- Banking. Several banks offer account sion. The messages are placed and read access via modem. It's possible to trans- Communications Software via your modem. Normally there's only fer funds, obtain an account summary C64 owners have seen terminal pro- one caller at a time (except on the real and pay bills. Electronic shopping, with grams come and go over the years. We big systems where there may be hun- a Utile help from your credit card, makes started out with the likes of VIP Termi- dreds). You can read messages that have available many hard to come by prod- nal, which is very good. Problem is, you left, well been and place new ones. There's ucts, as as day to day items. This can't buy it any more unless there's a also programs or magazine articles to get feature is only available on "Viatel, with chance copy kicking around. There's lots and updates on various lists. the Commonwealdi and Wesipac banks of public domain programs, some of Modem: Its a word made up from in particular offering facilities. which appear on various issues of our two more complicated words - MODula- • Electronic Education. Mac- disk magazine. tor/DEModulator, In essence it's a little quarie University offers a vast range of However, if you're really serious, black box that that turns information services, as do several smaller systems. there's really only one option that's easy into sounds that can then be sent down Subjects are especially useful for the to come by. GP-Term has seen a number the phone line (Modulates). At the other school-aged. Viatel offers Special Interest of improvements over the years, and now end another modem does the opposite Group Areas which are looked after by stands as the best C64 terminal program (Demodulates). They range in price from paying companies. around. It's very full featured and handles $200 dollars up to $1500. Modems con- • Telecommuting, Why not both ASCII and videotext. nect directly to your C64's user. work from home? With a wordprocessor, Chances are if you're buying a Net- SYSOP: Pronounced SIS-op. He's modem and other business software, comm modem, there will be a package die guy (I don't know any female sy- many jobs can be carried out from the deal going with the GP-Term software. 52 The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review Hardware baud. This is fine when you are mainly Avtek Micro Comm 64/128 Searching for the best buys is a tricky viewing or retrieving information. (previously known as the Cheaper support only 300 task. Dozens of brands with vast differenc- modems Netcomm Pocket baud or perhaps 300 and 1200/75. This es in ability exist. At the most basic lev- Modem) should suffice for the moment, but once el, the biggest variation is the speed at A full 300, 1200/75, (2400 upgrade you've been treated to a dosage of 1200 which these liulc black boxes can send soon) and 1200 baud modem for just baud, you'll be forever sold on the high- and receive information. This is measured $299. Boasting a one year warranty, and er rates of operation. in bits per second or the baud rate. In handy pocket size for computing on the common practice most home users will We've reviewed a few of our favour- use either 300 or 1200 baud, which is ites over the months. Once again, we roughly equal to 30 or 120 characters per take a flashback over what we said, and second respectively. update the reviewer's comments. Around 30 characters per second is the There is one importaJit thing to keep speed at v%'hich most people read. However in mind. The Commodore 64 does not the faster speeds are very useful, especial- have a proper RS-232 port, It has got a ly in transferring files or programs. user port, and many modems vnll con- Viatel, a service provided by Telecom, nect directly to this. Use a true RS-232 uses a special 'split' baud rate, where the modem and you'll also need an RS-232 sending and receiving speeds arc different. interface. You can build your own - see - Information is received by the user ai a user group in your area for details or 1200 baud, but sent at a sluggish 75 buy one for around $60-S80. UNITED COMPUTER GROUP OF AUSTRALIA 64C 128D A500 •YOUR QUEENSLAND SPECIALIST Qld. largest range of software. Fast service and repairs. Mail order welcome. Full range, printers and cables. Business software. Joysticks Disk drives - all models. Monitors. Disk Boxes Education specialists. Printer paper and labels. Modems, Large range of books. Quality disks - Lowest prices. Computer furniture. Ipswich Brisbane Gold Coast COMPUTERVIEW UNITED COMPUTERS SCARBOROUGH FAIR COMPUTER CENTRE 21 Brisbane Road 991 Stanley Street Scarborough Fair Shopping World Bundamba East Brisbane SouthPort (07)2826233 (07) 393 0300 (075)325133 C 64 Annual! 989 53 move, this Illlle winner is top value. It basis for a Bulletin Board System. Un- Avtek Pty Ltd, PO Box 651, Lane just pops straight into the back of your fortunately, there is no auto-detect, so Cove, 2066, Ph (02) 712 3733. RRP C64. die calling modem would need to operate $325 for the 12, $347 for the 123. The modem is about the size of an ai whatever speed you set up at. RRP audio cassette except twice as thick, and $299. Glossary : comes with an excellent manual. There Acoustic Coupler: A device that al- are no indicator LEDS, except a power Aviek Mega modem lows modem-generated audio signals to be lamp • which can be selected to act as a The Avtek Megamodem came pack- transmitted into and received from a telephone carrier detect lamp. Once you switch on, handset. The handset is placed into rubber aged in colourful box professing all the cups on lop of the coupler, A small transducer the modem is on, there is no power atnibutes of this little marvel. at the bottom of tlw cups produces the actual switch. Connection to the phone line is The unit comes in two models; Av- signal. achieved by a US type click connector, tek Megamodem 12, Avtek Megamodem ACK: Acknowledge. Yes, I received that and about one metre of cable. 123. last byte, or string of bytes. Normally only used in file uploading or downloading. Features of the MicroComm are a The user manual progresses through earlier ANSI: A terminal protocol. marked improvement over models. every point that could possibly arise ASCII: American Standard Code for In- The standard Hayes AT instruction set is whilst using the modem, including a formation Interchange. A seven-bit code used built-in, and a summary of the relevant complete list of what to do if the modem widely in data communications to transmit the commands included on a separate card. appears to be faulty (point number one is letters of the alphabet, plus the standard - Dialing may be either pulse the READ THE MANUAL!), Aviek offer a punctuation marks and certain control charac- ters. Every character has a corresponding nu- standard still used in most areas of Aus- 12 month warranty period from date of meric value that is common on most home tralia - or tone - currently being intro- purchase if registration is completed and computers. This allows dilferent types of ma- duced in some areas. posted. chines to speak with each other. Other functions include a self- The modem is black in colour and Auto-answer Modem; A modem that diagnostic call test, modem speaker control, has a series of indicator lights along the can answer an incoming by generating a modem message control, redefinable con- carrier tone that signals the originating modem from panel - these show the various its call has been rocsived. trol characters, and timing controls. states of the modem such as auto-answer, Auto-dial Modem: A modem that can If you have several computers, the on-line and high speed baud. Automatic simulate a telephone dialer using eittier pulse MicorComm is one of the easiest to dail, answer and disconnect. Pulse and or touch-tone dialing signals. move between machines. There are fewer tone dialling supported. "Hayes Smart Austpac; Packet switching network pro- cables, and less overall bulk. For user vided by Telecom. Allows computers who talk modem" compatible. 123 - 300 and 1200 at different speeds and languages to ex- group leaders, setting up on the move, - bps, 123 300, 12CK)/75 bps. change information. and continually shifting gear, the Pocket Considering that the Avtek Mega- Baud: A speed expressed in bits per sec- Modem is ideal. modem is produced in Australia, you can ond transferred over a communications lire Construction it's wise, a robust de- expect you would receive an abundance 300 baud is roughly 30 characters per second. vice, that looks like it could even Bell: The American standard for data cope more for your money than with imported communications. with being trodden on, or dropped. I don't competition. Product is also eas- support Binary: A number system using base two recommend you put it to the test, but the ier to deal with when a local product is rather than base ten as in decimal. feeling is there. concerned. Bit; Short for binary digit {either 1 or 0), It has all the features a budding hob- the elemental unit of digital information. Every Megamodem would be my first byist would ever need - and the auto- character is made up of several bits (usually choice in buying a modem for my Ami- eight), A bit is either one or zero, correspond- answer function could even provide the ga or PC. ing to pulses that may be transmitted audibly on telephone lines. Suffer: Often called capture buffer, in general, a temporary stor- age place for data. A capture buffer is temporary storage for data "captured' from a communications link. Bulletin Board; A computer you can access via modem especial- ly for leaving messages to other us- ers. Various subject areas are avail- able, and normally programs can also be uploaded or downloaded. 54 The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review Byle: On an eight bit compulgr, eight bits Parity: A means of checking for errors There's nothing new about the idea. make up a byte. Usually one byte is equivalent by adding an extra bit to each ASCII character In fact, the concept was discussed local- to a character. Each character in the ASCII transmitted. ly at great length many times in years set can be representeci by only seven bits Protocol: A set or rules for the transmis- Thus, a byte can be thought of as equivalent sion of data. Protocols describe when trans- gone by. Little did we know what was in to a character for approximation purposes mission will start and stop, what error check- store. only. ing system is in effect and the like. It is the At last a plan was forged and today is Carrier: A steady signal that can be format by which information is sent through in full swing. To pass a message from changed in tone (modulated) to transmit data. the telephone system to minimise errors. Files one side of Australia to the other, elec- Checksum: The last thing you do on your are normally broken down into smaller parts tronically, series of repeater sta- tax return. Also used as a test for the integrity sometimes called packets. A checksum is cal- by a of information transmitted by any means where culated and then compared with that calculat- tions. Each with the ability to post new corruption niay take place. ed by the receiving system to ensure every- information, as well as allowing users to ASCII characters thing amved intact. Control Characters: access existing material. thai do not print out, but are used to control RS-232: A standard for transmission of communications. Control characters can, for serial data co^/ering tjoth hardware conrgura- example, signal a sender to stop transmitting tions and transmission parameters. Different Early days information when the receiver is busy. manufacturers may implement some or all of It all started in the US about five Data: Information in code, text or numeri- the RS-232 standard in their communications years ago. The original setup was sim- cal form, generally represented in ASCII code products. for digital communications. SEAIink: A downloading/uploading pro- ple, but it worked. A Bulletin Board Database: A file or program which con- tocol. written by Tom Jennings was required, in Serial data: Data sent one bit at a time. tains information a specially formatted way. and the name FIDO conceived by the Normally made up of records and fields which as opposed to parallel data sent several bits same man. At first, one huge network are roughly equivalent to a card file system. at a time. Modems operate on serial data. existed, all busily swapping messages at Download: Transfer a file from another Sysop: System Operator. The person computer to your computer. who is responsible for the smooth operation of night. Eventually the number involved Duplex: Twin accommodation. Refers to a particular remote access system such as a became unmanageable, and other smaller the two-way nature of communica- Bulletin modem Board. NETS were arranged, supported by an tions. In full-duplex communication, both ter- Teleconferencing: Several people get update in the system software. minals can send and receive simultaneously. together to talk via electronic means, either In half-duplex operation, both ends can send telephone or computer, about a particular sub- Fido BBS software made its way to and receive, but not at the same time. With ject. Often used in multi-user remote access Europe and Australia via public domain full-duplex, echo-back communications, a systems. software collections. Soon tietworks transmitted character is not displayed until it Terminal: A device that receives or were operating in both these areas, with has been verified by the receiver. transmits digital information. Communications the European Network being linked back Electronic Mall: Messages directed to software is designed to control computers dur- a specific user on a Bulletin Board system. A ing terminal mode operation. to the US. personal message, similar to mail. Upload: Transfer a file to another com- Downunder, things were happening. Frequency: The number of cycles of an puter, A small group in Melbourne, and anoth- oscillating waveform that occur each second. X-ON/X-OFF: A protocol for pausing er unrelated group in Sydney which even- Glitch: Hiccup gn the telephone line. data transmission using simple control char- tually did link into the US based net. Some infomiation may be garbled making it un- acters. readable. Melbourne and Sydney linked in the sec- (Hayes: Command language for program- ond half of 1986, and today some 75 dif- ming some modems ferent systems are operating spanning LF: Line feed. the Moves cursor to the every state, and die ACT. next line. All about FidoNet Modem: A device that modulates audio Networking its way across the Getting cauglit in tfie net tones to carry digital signals and also demodu- continent comes a new sound in lates the signals at the receiver so they can be To access these systems, you don't Electronic Mail. Now you'll hear understood by a computer. need anything out of the ordinary. In the Bulletin Board systems dialing NAK: Negative Acknowledge. Used in file fact, possibly BBS's that you already fre- uploading/downloading. each other in the wee small hours, quent have a FidoNet area. An ANSI or Noise: Random disturbances that de- swapping secrets and exchanging emulator will provide a display grade or disrupt data communications, present gossip. VTIOO to some degree in ail transmission links. as intended by die makers, in colour and LIKE THE drums of an ancient tribe Originate/Answer Modem: A modem with formatting. However, this is not an deep within Africa, echoing messages that can either start a telephone call or receive essential element. Any good terminal one automatically. Some modems automatical- from one mountain post to. the next, so program, a 300 baud modem and your fa- ly assume originate or answer status, others too, FidoNet beeps an electronic tune vourite computer. require manual switching to the proper state. from system to system. C 64 Annual! 989 55 1 At the end of this publication you'll region, which is simply for administra- Those BBS's with message areas find a list of FidoNet systems in your tive purposes, rather than mail handling. about the same topic would swap mes- area. Most support the higher baud rales Regions join together to make a sages. For example, if you accessed a as well as the usual slowcoach speeds. If zone. It's all a bit like the postal sys- system that had an area especially for you plan to download programs or arti- tem. Each post office (a node), receives Amiga users, a similar system on the cles, or maybe even upload (bit of give incoming mail and places it into the rele- other side of the country may have a instead of take) the odd piece, you can vant post boxes (users accessing an indi- similar message area. Messages that you use XModem. Ymodem, SEAlink, or vidual system). It is part of a small leave would, in a matter of days, reach SuperKermit or even Zmodem are also area, or postcode grouping for mail sort- all systems that maintained a similar supported and work better. (See the glos- ing purposes (region). This in turn is area. sary.) part of a state mail network (zone), The concept works brilliantly for which fits into the entire national mail fault finding and fact hunting. A question on one BBS soon spreads Austra- Once you're in network (FidoNet). placed To send mail to a specific system, lia wide, and before too long an answer Take care. You're now on a public must know its unique address, which should filter back through die system. broadcast system. Your ideas will be you describes where it fits into the whole There's no need to worry about the spread far and wide, in a mere matter of scheme of things, A FidoNet address address you want the message to end up days. might look like this : at. Just post it at your local BBS, and There is a large amount to read, on 3:711/403 before long the news will be hitting the many different topics, FidoNet allows for The first number, in this case three, fan all over the counUy. many topic areas or special interest tells in which zone the system is lo- In total there are some 100 different groups (SIGS), and these may be pe- us cated. Zone three covers Australia, in- Echomail conferences running around the rused individually. Not all are offered on cluding the entire Western Pacific area. world, A few go to nearly every system, every system, but generally you'll find a The next three digits are the net, 7 1 many go to a good number, and a fair good number to choose from. is 'Sydney North' neL few are limited to just local regions or This is only one of the two possible Node 403, the next three digits, is the zones. message types which traverse the Fido- 'Software Tools' BBS, The whole echoing process is auto- Net. Both types move in the same way, To send a message to a specific per- matic. There's no need to check dozens but each is used and accessed differently. son, you'U need to know which node of systems for an answer. However, at Netmail is for person to person com- they access. You can then send the mes- the same time, take care, because echo- munications. Dear Jane, please don't sage there, addressed to the appropriate mail is not private, and falls into the cat- bother to Netmail me again, I'm not your user, and next time they access the sys- egory of electronic pubhshing. sort of guy. That sort of thing. If it's tem, they will be notified that mail is private, or important, and you want to waiting. know the receiver got it for sure, that's Starting your own FidoNet To find out who is on what systems, the way to send your message. It's just BBS you need to read the other type of mail like the normal public mail system, only You'll need software, and a fast mo- called Echomail. At this time, there is probably more reliable. dem. Try the Trailblazer, You'll also no quick way of finding out who visits To use it you must first know a bit need a IBM PC, since that is what the which BBS's. So this is the best way to about FidoNet's address system. Austra- most popular system software called meet those that frequent the topic boards lia Post are very fussy about post codes. OPUS runs on. For the best up to date of your interest. FidoNet also has a string of numbers information I suggest you contact your which take on a special meaning, and nearest FidoNet node operator and Echo mail. .mail.. mail.. help mail arrive at the intended address. 'avachat to him or her. At first there was only Netmail. Then Layer upon layer upon... in Dallas, sysops ( system operators not Conclusions sys as in nice, but sys as in kiss) dis- Like any good adventure game, Fido- Echomail boards are the way of the cussed the idea of sharing their own mes- Net has many levels or layers. At the future for BBS operators. Stay out, and sage areas via Fido. Jeff Rush look the lowest level is the node, which is in es- before long you're in the dark, in your idea to the Echomail stage, allowing sence a single BBS supporting the Fido- own little world. See a full listing of messages on particular topics to be Net Several nodes, usually about ten, Fido Systems in the BBS listing. shared amongst many FidoNet systems. form a net. Nets join together to form a 56 1 MINI OFFICE II Never before has there been a program for the Commodore 64 that allows you to do so much for so little. MINI OFFICE II is a tightly integrated suite of business programs that give you not only the power, but the flexibility to work the way you want to. WORD DATABASE PROCESSOR A simple to use data filing system, the Database module A full featured word processing can be set up in minutes even module which contains features that by novices, yet is fast, friendly you would expect to pay much, and powerful. A special feature much more for. Search and is that it can create a separate Replace, Word count, Block Move, database from the results of a Block Copy, Block Delete etc, all search. the features without the price. GRAPHICS SPREADSHEET Now you can easily create Pie This module provides fast, charts, or Bar charts or Line efficient number crunching. It charts from your information. has all the commands and Data can be either inserted mathematical function of directly from the keyboard, or spreadsheets costing hundreds you can import data from your of dollars more. spreadsheet and display the graphs accordingly. Available only from your Pactronics retailers including Grace Bros, Myer, Maxwells Office Equipment, Microcomputer Spot, and Chandlers FOR THE NEAREST RETAILER IN YOUR STATE CONTACT: N.SAV. ; Pactronics Pty Ltd 33-35 Allcyne Sireel, Chaiswood. (02) 407 0261 VICTORIA : Pacironscs Ply Lid, 51-55 Johnston Street, Fitzroy. (03) 417 1022 QUEENSLAND : Pactronics Pty Ltd, 12 Siraiton St, Ncwsiead, 4006. (07) 854 1982 SOUTH AUSTRALIA: Baringa Pty Ltd, (08) 271 1066 cxt. 6132 ^ctronic^ WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Pactronics W.A. 1/757 Canning Highway, Ardross, (09) 364 S71 NEW ZEALAND: Micro Dealer, 60 TcrakaLi Drive, Palupimga, Auckliuid, (09) 274 9300 »-T7- - If .= -tJM^rWf M Getting into Education Software by Dan Gutman Older Kids Love more enriching ways. For example, if bags. Nowadays, it means floppy disks, Computers Too you're trying to leach a junior high optical mice, and antistatic mats. student tlie rotation of the With computers filling our Educational computer software is school about personal planets, can't outside and .study schools and parents have to con- more than just fuzzy bunnies, counting you go homes, it. But you can simulate it on the screen. cern themselves with a and unusual rabbits and talking turtles. new is perfect to that world. There's a lot of computer junk out There's a common misconception that "The computer make abstract concept concrete," Brady ex- there and software is expensive, so you computer "courseware" is just for tots plains, "But these little guys, they don't want to careful when it comes to and pre-schoolers. While it's true that be need making abstract concepts concrete. bringing high-technology to your chil- titles such as Stickybear Spcllagrabber, They haven't got the concrete concepts dren. Teddy Bear-re Ix of Fun and Snoopy's Reading Machine abound, the biggest Op- down yet." portunity for computer education belongs Subjects for older children that teach- Here are a few suggestions ers and parents might want to consider to kids PAST ilie nursery rhyme stage. • Get involved. The computer arc Geography, Mathematics, Biology, Older children can not only learn read- isn't an clccffonic baby sitter. You can't Chemistry and Physics. ing, writing, and arithmetic with the help just sit a kid down at the keyboard and arc also programs that help of their personal computers, but also his- There widk away for a few hours. Work at the tory, physics, algebra, and foreign lan- young adults learn die facts about smok- computer with your kids and discover ing, be smart shoppers, write poetry, guages. In fact, some experts believe what you can Icam together. learn about nutridon, astronomy, weath- that older children benefit MORE from • Find out how the computer is er, and many other subjects. using computers than their younger being used in your child's school. How If you can't find in brothers and sisters. these packages often are computers used? Docs the your local computer store, you can get "I iWink it's a crime to put a screen in computer time relate to other school- information from (Im- ftoni of kids when they should be muck- more Mindscapo work? Does the teacher know how the agincering 02-697 S666) and Scholastic ing around in clay and sand and mud," machines work? A visit to school isn't a (Computcrmart 09-328 says Holly Brady, the editor of Class- 9799). bad idea. Some schools have lots of room Computer Learning magazine, computers, but no idea what to do with "Those children are in a stage where they Computer Education: them. don't need ilie kind of abstractions Lite A few tips • Match up llie software. If computer is good at." Only a decade ago, "back-to-school your child is learning how lo write widi Brady believes that kids at a higher supplies" still meant spiral notebooks, Bank Street Writer in school, it will cognitive level can use compuiers in number two pencils, and canvas book- make it a lot easier if you get the same program for use at home. Word proces- sors work differendy, and it gct.s confus- ing when a child (or adult) has to learn how to use two of ihcm. • Let your child teach you. If you have a computer at home, have your child demonsU^ate what the class is doing in school. Kids love to show off. • Think up projects. If yotu" child is learning how to use filing pro- grams, ask him or her to make a list of friends' phone numbers, grocery items, and so on. Use a spreadsheet to work out the family vacation budget. Make learning into a game. • Get a typing program. Com- puters use typewriter keylxiards, and your child will appreciate the computer more and enjoy it better if he or she knows Chcm Lab from OziSoft, disk $49.95 58 ^ TWO INTELLIGENT WAYS TO MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS 1. The Commodore Amiga 2000 • Low-cost entry to desk-top publishing. Advanced graphics, type and photographic reproduction. • Muhi-tasking of business packages. Runs up to four programs simultaneously. • Optional XT or AT bridgeboard for MS-DOS compatibility. • Produces sophisticated presentation graphics, reports, and overhead projection slides. 2. The New Commodore PCIO Version 111 • Just released! The newest version of Commodore's proven PCIO with 640 .RAM. • IBM PC compatibility. Runs MS-DOS business software. • Expandable with 3 full-length expansion slots. • Built in mouse port, serial and parallel ports and colour /monochrome adaptor. • Includes Able One integrated software and GW Basic. KEEP UP WITH cC commodore IV ) ,4..- , w how to type. There are dozens of these programs on the market, and you can in- Some C64 educational software crease your own typing speed with them distributed by Pactronics as well. (for other programs, see the Software Guide in this Annual) • Get fun software. Nobody wants to come home from a hard day at mmmsff-x!ti'!S!Sf:«f i4iiS®.i;^5WS;5:;;?iiSmmm?SS!S??«:;^^^-l¥;¥J*il^ school and have to learn boring stuff. Get an art program, a music program , a pro- Linear equations, systems of equations, gram that prints signs and banners. Com- School Software functions etc - puter games often require creativity and Algebra 3 / Volume 1 Magic Maths (Age 3-7) insight, and actually can be educational. Geography (Age 12-16) Polynomials disk $49.95 • Don't buy blind. Don't pick a Maths Mania (Age 8-12) Operations on polynomials, rational functions, roots etc program based on what some guy in a Biology (Age 12-16) Biology 1 Respiration disk $49.95 store wants to sell you. Read reviews in Better Spelling (Age 9-Aduit) Mechanics of breathing, oxygen the computer magazines to find out Physics (Age 12-16) transport etc what's been rated highly by educational Better Maths (Age 12-16) (Age 12-16) Biology 2 - Digestion and Nutrition experts. If possible, look at the software Chemistry Nutrients, digestive system, health, disk $18.95 on-screen before you buy it. Talk to disk $49,95 tape $14.95 nutrition etc, teachers. Biology 3 - disk $49.95 Software made by established compa- Reproductuon and Development nies such as Broderbund, Spinnaker, Sesame Street Male & lemale reproductive systems, etc Superb range of educational programs. Mindseape (Imagineering), Springboard Biology 4 - disk $49.95 Covers problem solving, predicting, logic (Computermart - Amiga, Dataflow - Circulation and the heart. Blood, veins, and reasoning. C64), Davidson, Sunburst, and MECC arteries, lymph glands etc. (Age 4-6) Ernies Big Splash Chemistry 1 -the Atom disk $49.95 are generally educationally sound. Grovers Animal Adventures (Age 4-6) Dalton's, Thomson's, Rutherford's & • Buy the right level of software. Ernies Magic Shapes (Age 4-6) Bohr's models, tables etc according Packages are usually labeled to rover (Age 3-6) Astro G Chemistry 2 - the periodic table age level, but don't be uapped by that Big Birds Delivery (Age 4-6) Periods, periodic law, periodic properties limitation. If your child is ahead or be- Pals Around Town (Age 4-6) etc disk $49.95 hind the class, choose programs he or she disk $49.95 Geometry 1 • Basic geometry can master. And look for programs with LCL Micro Maths disk disk $49.95 Perimeter, area, volume, point, line, multiple skill levels so your child can tape $39.95 plane etc disk $49.95 maths (Year 9-1 still use them as he or she becomes more Advanced 1 Geometry 2 - Plane and space geometry advanced. disk $49.95 • Questions to ask yourself? Arrakis Advantage Software Circles, polygons, triangles, Algebra 1 /Volume 1 - quadrilaterals etc Does the program run on my computer? Sets & Notations disk $49,95 Physics 1 - Motion disk $49.95 Is it user-friendly? Is it interactive? Is it Sets, set notation, set types, operations Speed and velocity, acceleration, mass childproof - does the whole thing crash etc etc if I hit the wrong key? Does it make Algebra 1 / Volume 2 - Physics 2 - Light disk 49.95 sense when I run it myself? Does it en- Number Systems disk $49,95 Waves, particle theory, speed, wave courage exploration and thought? Can I Number uses, subsets, operations on theory return it if I don't like it? integers Statistics 1 - introduction to descriptive - • Don't push. If you force your Algebra 2 /Volume 1 statistics disk $49.95 kids to master the computer, they'll prob- Equations and Formulas disk $49.95 Sampling, inferential statistics, ably rebel by avoiding it. Kids are natu- Terms and expressions, equations, probability etc inequalities 1 - introduction to rally fascinated by images and sounds Trigonometry ALGEBRA 2 /VOLUME 2- trigonometry disk $49.95 coming from television screens. If you Linear Equations disk $49.95 Trigonometric functions, right angles. relax and let them discover it on their own, they'll show more interest and feel like they've accomplished something. 60 The Australian Commodore ond Amiga Review Getting into Maclnine Code by Andrew Baines users Many would be unaware of what This stacks up against machine code one given) and notice the time it takes. is. It is machine code the language the el- which needs no compiling. Once it is as- Now run the BASIC loader, and notice the ectronics of the computer understands. sembled it will run without interpreting time from when you press return in re- On the Commodore 64, the 'machine' every time. The chip is specifically set up sponse to the prompt and the time the is the 6510 processor. It only under- electronically to interpret commands and ready message appears. A big differ- stands numbers like 10011011, which takes only two cycles of the system ence. C64 Annual 1989 ei TT"" "'SKf^ There are, however, fundamental dif- This looks okay, but wait until you gat also available. Maybe both can be loaded ferences between the way the machine into the higher numbers. A good calcula- into memory at once, if not, a good text language program above works and the tor like the CASIO FX-100B with Hexa- editor should be available in the Public BASIC program. The 6510, as is the case decimal built in wouldn't go astray for Domain. with all processors, uses registers. Ac- converting from Decimal to Hex and Line assemblers should be available cumulator, X and Y registers. A littie dif- back. from your local user group: there are ferent to BASIC, which allows any num- plenty in the public domain. ber of variables and constants, limited Assemblers Now that you have an assembler only by memory. available (a good line assembler will do to The first thing you need to program in Memory is the big player in machine start with), you need a good book on the machine code is an assembler. An as- Programmers use it as their subject. There are many available, but I language. sembler converts mnemonics or assem- variables. After all, could write a will go through the ones that have helped who bly language into the numbers that the spreadsheet using three variables, and me. computer understands. The most com- only one capable of maths? There is also mon assembler is the basic line assem- the stack to consider (Amiga readers bler. These doni really help if you're writ- The Commodore 64 would be familiar with their system's ing a big program, what you need is an Programmers stack, the little pain it is). This holds, in assembler that will assemble a text file, the CB4's case, the return addresses for Reference Guide so that you can edit the text file if the This book is invaluable for any pro- machine language GOSUBs and any vari- program doesn't work, and assemble it grammer, whatever language you use. h ables the programmer cares to put on it. again. The BASIC program above creates a covers BASIC programming from begin- Unfortunately, these are in extremely loop and clears 256 bytes of memory in- ning to end, explains every instruction short supply in Australia. Microcomputer side the loop. A machine language pro* competently and than goes on to de- Spot (02) 41 9 2333 h^ Assombler 64 for gram sets up the Y register as an index to scribe the hardware of the 054. around $30. Commodore's answer to the the memory we want to clear, sets the The chapters on BASIC cover screen assembler problem but it is a bit difficult Accumulator to zero by copying the zero codes, Ascii codes, numbers and varia- to use. It seems to be the only reasona- bles, expressions and operations, and in the Y register to it, and then it goes into ble file assembler on the market. Pac- the loop. programming techniques. Then the next tronics (02) 407 0261 also have the Final First the Accumulator, which holds chapter goes on to describe BASIC key- Cartridge 111, and Action Replay, which zero, is stored in the first byte of memory words in detail, providing examples, the both have line assemblers. we want to dear. Then the Y register is in- keyboard and the screen editor. Even if A line assembler assembles one line in cremented. One is added. Since Y is now you doni intend to learn to program of code (one instruction) at a time nonzero, the BEQ, or Branch if Not Equal machine code, this book teaches the straight into memory. They are good for to zero, is true, and the program moves fundamentals of programming. small programs and minor editing, but back to the beginning of the loop. Then Unfortunately, the book is a little pro- when you're writing lots of code they can the computer stores zero in the next grammer-oriented (i have always been be very difficult to work with. byte, as Y is one greater, until Y hits zero told that real programmers never read the Take, for example, one error in 1000 - again (all registers on the 6510 are 1 byte manual this is the one they keep hidden bytes of code. You forgot to put in that if it long, so if they hold 255 and they are in- under the table), but you persevere, JMP command. Using a line assembler cremented, they now hold zero). is worth while (you become a program- means you have to either copy memory Another thing that you must be pre- mer). from the point where the JMP should go pared to learn is Hexadecimal: the base Graphics are covered from a pro- up a few bytes and then relink all of it, or sixteen number system. Since we've only grammer's point of view. This has its ad- type the whole lot in again. With a file as- got ten digits (0 through 9), we use the vantages and disadvantages, as always. sembler, you type the whole program into letters A through F. So the numbers go The advantages are that if you are using a text editor or word processor, and then like this: it as a reference guide: looking up that vi- run the assembler. Decimal Hexadecimal tal memory location that has just slipped The advantage is that to edit your your memory, this book is great. But if program, you go back to the editor and the 1 1 you dont understand the graphics on fix the bug, then reassemble the whole 2 2 64, with this book, the chances are that thing easily. Commodore's assembler is you never will, or that you will own anoth- a bit painful in that you have to load the 9 9 er computer before you do. editor, save your file, load the assem- 10 A But another clear advantage of the bler, assemble it, save it, and than if it 11 Commodore 64 (and therefore this book) B needs debugging, reload the editor. 12 C is that BASIC has no graphics routines. Sound like a lot of work? 13 D If you own a 0128, Assembler 128 is 14 E 15 F 16 10 62 ^•» : Prime Arfifax - Mail order Software Plione (02) 817-0011 Did you know we've been in tl^e business over five years? When you call Prime Artifox you can be guaranteed of service thanks to our new computer ordering system, and our in-house Commodore 64 experts. 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Music System $49 J Send to: Prime Artifax, 23 Bonnefin Road, Hunters Hill, 2110 NSW Or phone your order through on (02) 81 7 001 1 Name: Address : Postcode Mastercard Bankcard a Expiry Date No credit card accepted without signature nnnn nnnn nnnn nnnnsignature Products required add $2.00 P&P X *- so these chapters apply to BASIC and of writing reams of code that does the machine code. Everything is looked at. same thing? Sprites, low resolution graphics in normal It starts off with part one showing and multi-colour modes, high resolution how to make your own customized ver- graphics in normal and multi-colour, and sion of BASIC, four different ways, pro- the other various odds and ends that VIC viding interrupt-driven commands, com- (the graphics chip) has inside it. mands that are a literal extension to Sound and music is another chapter, BASIC, commands that use GHRGET, and a very technical one at that. You and a routine that allows up to 255 new really have to be a musician and physics commands, the only restriction being wizz to understand this chapter, tt talks memory. SYS and USR are both covered about volume control, frequency of well. Toolkit BASIC even goes through Too hard . . . gone fishing! sound waves, using multiple voices, the bugs in BASIC. Floating point rou- changing waveforms, the envelops gen- tines are discussed in depth, and finally devices, applications, data structures, erator, filtering, synchronization and ring mixing machine code and BASIC. and program development. modulation. Part two details BASIC'S routines, Even if you don't want to learn 6502 If you understand anything after vol- how it goes about its work. Each instruc- machine language (each chip has its own ume controls, this book is perfect for tion is described in detail, where it fits in, language), this book is a worthwhile pur- you. Being fair, the chapter does have a what routines it calls, and how tt returns chase for its technique description. If good set of example routines that show its output. The chapters cover initializa- you are prepared to be bored for a while, exactly what it's on about, and the tion, the entry phase, CHRGET/ this book is very good, and provides ex- POKEs are readily convertible to ma- CHRGOT, token ization and program stor- amples all along the way. chine language. age, memory allocation and moves, Try your local Apple Dealer (sorry, but - Machine language is the next chap- pointer resets, expression evaluations, that's where I picked mine up the Apple ter. Everything from the 6510 instruction variables and arrays, floating point oper- II series uses 6502's - note that the Ap- set to a memory map to the KERNAL and ations, strings, statement execution, ple Me uses the exact same processor what it does on power-up. This book pro- and all the individual commands and as the 1541 disk drive - the 6504), for vides the programmer with information, functions. around the $35 mark. Once again, highly but unfortunately it has to be interpreted. Toolkit BASIC is spiral bound, so it recommended, but only for those with pa- The Reference Guide provides a sits flat on the table. This is one of the tience and the willingness to learn. scant tutorial from a programmer's point most used books I own. It's not written Machine Code is very difficult to un- of view/, covering hexadecimal, address- for programmers, it's written for people. derstand at first, but once it clicks, the - ing modes, indexing, subroutines, the in- Highly recommended. I haven't seen it sky's the limit anything can be done. structions available, memory manage- around for a while, it's from Compute! The best way is to read as many maga- ment, the KERNAL and what it likes to do Books, so a call to the U.S. might be the zine articles, books and particularly tuto- when you RESET or POWER-UP, using go. Their address is: Compute! Books, rials on the subject - then understanding ML from BASIC. Finally, a memory map, PO Box 5038, FDR Station, New York, the principles is easier. If you would like not unlike the one published in the 1988 NY 10150. Telephone 212 887 8525. to learn machine language, I recommend Annual. all the books reviewed above. They all The last chapters provide electrical Programminci the 6502 helped me understand a new and exciting specifications. What to do to make the 64 way of programming a very good ma- This book is written by Rodnay Zaks talk to the outside world, and various oth- chine, the Commodore 64. Maybe even for anyone who has a book of his. It is er odds and ends. Commodore 64 Pro- an enquiry at Commodore about their very technical, and goes through pro- grammers ReforancQ Guide comes in a training programs, or at your local dealer gramming techniques and other little spiral bound format, good for lying flat on would open up some avenues for you. known parts of the 6502/6510 with suc- the desk. Recommended for program- If you would like to learn machine cess. As this is a book written by a pro- - mers no matter what language they use. code, I recommend learning the princi- grammer, it is very hard in places, but is Available from Commodore dealers for ples using a Commodore 64. The transi- the sort of book that is essential as a ref- $50. tion from to machine language is around erence manual. BASIC much less traumatic on this machine, as Many books start out teaching the graphics and sound are totally transport- Toolkit BASIC basics of programming in the particular able between languages (they're just language. This teaches about pro- This book is one of the best I've ever book POKEs), and all of the system routines then for seen, it's all about how to use BASIC'S gramming principles, and heads are available to make life easier. It may It flowcharting, routines in your Machine Language pro- the 6502. goes through take time, but in the end it will be worth- of grams. After all, why not make use of the hardware the 6502, programming tech- while. instruction set, addressing routines that are in the machine instead niques, the techniques, input/output techniques and 64 " The Australian CommodorG and Amiga Review Welcome to the wonderful world of adventuring by Michael Spiteri •• "Good morning!" said Bilbo, and he But in those days, a silicon chip was come Perry Mason or Sherlock Holmes meant it. The sun was shining, and the unheard of, let alone a computer! So no- and attempt to solve the world's most in- grass was very green. But Gandalf looked body could really blame Bilbo for not genious mysteries. Travel the universe as at him from under long bushy eyebrows wanting to risk his life killing dragons, Luke Skywalkcr, saving and destroying that stuck out further than the brim of and being late for dinner. planets and spaceships. As Trent or Tif- his shady hat. Imagine being able to take part in fany challenge the sexy gods and god- "What do you mean?" he said. "Do such an adventure, travelling the Earth desses of P hobos, or join Monty Python you wish me a good morning, or mean and the secrets of the Universe to bring in search for the Holy Grail, or even bet- that it is a good morning whether I want back treasures, rescue beautiful Princess- ter, search for the secret to Life, the Uni- it or not; or that you feel good this es and slay evil monsters - all in the verse, and Everything. The list just goes morning: or that it is a good morning to comfort of your own home. on, and on, and on. be on?" Well, it is possible, and com- What do you need to have an adven- "All of ihem at once," said Bilbo. puter owners have been doing it ture game? Well, the first thing you very "And a fine morning for a pipe of for over 20 years. Your personal need is a computer. Then you tobacco out of doors, into the bargain. If computer becomes your eyes, must purchase either a tape drive you have a pipe about you, sit down and ears, feet, arms, etc, while you ^^ or a disk drive. Adventure games have a fill of mine! There's no hurry, we take control of the brain. on disks are usually larger, more have all the day before us!" Through the keyboard, you tell advanced and detailed than those Then Bilbo sat down on a seat by his the computer where to go, what to that come on tape, because the door, crossed his legs, and blew out a do, who to talk to, what to say, adventure will keep referring to beautiful grey ring of smoke that sailed what to touch, what to smell, who the disk drive for more informa- up into the air without breaking and to kill, what to use, and so on. tion. Oh yes, you'll also need a floated away over The Hill. And if for some reason, what monitor or television. "Very pretty!" said Gandalf. "But I you tell tlie computer doesn't work What types of adventure games have no lime to blow smoice-rings this out as you planned, and you sort of axe there? There axe many types of morning. I am looking for .wmeone to get your head sliced off by some un- different adventure games on the share in an adventure that I am arranging, suspecting troll, then you can start market. The oldest and most origi- and it's very difficult to - find anyone." again unharmed. Or even better, you nal style of adventure is the text- "I should think so - in these parts! can put the clock back two or three adventure. Every diing that occurs in your are We plain quietfolk and I have no use moves and try to solve the problem adventure will be described in detailed adventures. - for Nasty disturbing uncom- again hopefully successfully this time. text descriptions, allowing you to form fortable things! late Make you for dinner! However, if it all becomes too much in your mind a vivid picture of what is I can't think what anybody sees in them, for you, and you need a break, oi if happening. said our Mr. Baggins. %M Mum's calling you for dinner, then you The next category is the graphic/text can simply store your current position in adventure. Here the computer will draw a (Excerpt taken from THE HOB BIT, the adventure on cassette or disk, and picture of the present area, and then ac- by J.R.R Tolkien, 1937) continue where you left off another lime company the picture with a text descrip- - after dinner perhaps. tion. This type of adventure is very Maybe if Bilbo had been born a few You can now choose what adventure much die common trend in adventures at million years later, and owned a Commo- you wish to partake in, and believe me, the moment. Then there is the animated dore 64, the idea of travelling afar to slay there are hundreds upon hundreds of ad- graphic/text adventure, which is the same an evil dragon and claim a cavern full of ventures currently available for you to as the graphic/text adventure but has gold and jewels, he wouldn't have been become a part of. some animated graphic cartoon sequences so reluctant about taking part in an ad- You can become Bilbo and join Gan- as well. venture. dalf in the quest for gold. You can be- C 64 Annual 1 989 65 L-- .^.^ Then there is the full graphic/role-playing adventure which Finally, there are the Waigames. These aren't really trne ad- has no text descriptions, and you move around the place either ventures, however they give the player the chance to reenact lising the joystick or single letter commands, whereas in the famous air, sea or land battles. graphic/iext type of adventure, you tell the compuier what to What games come under these categories? Below is a list do using two or more words - giving you greater control over of some adventure games in each category available for Com- your character. modore home computers. Text - adventure games: Zork 1,2,3 Disk Dungeon Infocom/Questor Hitchhikers Guide to Galaxy Disk Sci-fi/Comedy Infocom/Questor Leather Goddgsses of Phobos Disk Adult/Comedy Infocom/Questor Hollywood Hi-Jinx Disk tvlovie Infocom/Questor Beyond Zork Disk Dungeon Infocom/Questor Plundered Hearts Disk Romance Infocom/Questor Slarcross Disk Sci-fi Infocom/Questor Suspended Disk Sci-fi Infocom/Questor TrinSy Disk Nuclear war Infocom/Questor Planelfall - Stalionfall Disk Sci-fi/Comedy Infocom/Questor Sherlock Holmes Disk Mystery Infocom/Questor Lurking Horror Disk Horror Infocom/Questor Deadline - Witness - Suspect Disk Mystery Infocom/Questor Wishbringer/Enchanter/SpellbreakGr Disk Magic Infocom/Questor Classic Adventure TapG Dungeon Melb.Hous6/SLM Mo rdons Quest Tape Dungeon Melb.House/SLM Text-Graphic adventure games: The Pawn Disk Fantasy Rainbird/Questor Guild of Thieves Disk Crime Rainbird/Questor Jinxter Disk Magic Rainbird/Questor Corruption Disk Crime Rainbird/Questor The Hobbit Tape/Disk Fantasy Melb.Houss/SLM Lord of Ihe Rings Tape/Disk Fantasy Melb.House/SLM Shadows cf Mordor Tape/Disk Fantasy Melb.House/SLM Sherlock Tape/Disk Mystery Melb.House/SLM Nine Princes in Amber Disk Magic Trillium Fahrenheit 451 Disk Sci-fi Trillium Amazon Disk Jungle Trillium Peny Mason Disk Mystery Trillium The Incredible Hulk Tape/Disk Fantasy Adventure Int. Spiderma'n Tape/Disk Fantasy Adventure Int, Fantastic Four Tape/Disk Fantasy Adventure Int. Adventure Land Tape/Disk Dungeon Adventure Int. The Institute Disk Fantasy Ozlsoft Asylum Tape/Disk Fantasy Ozisoft Lucifers Realm Disk Fantasy Ozisoft MindShadow Disk Fantasy Activ/Questor Tracer Sanction Disk Sd-fi Activ/Questor 77777777 Tape Fantasy Not known. Snowball Tape Sd-fi Level 9 Red I\(1oon Tape Sci-fi Level 9 Price of Majick Tape Magic Level 9 Lords of Time Tape Fantasy Level 9 Animated Graphic-Text Adventure Gamesfames Mask of the Sun Disk Dungeon Brod./Guestor Serpents Star Disk Fantasy Brod./Questor 66 u^. The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review Dallas Quest Disk Jungte Ozisoft Kings Quest 1-3 Disk Fantasy Sierra/Ozisoft Leisure Suit Larry Disk Adult/Comedy Sisrra/Ozisoft Space Quest Disk Sci-fi Sierra/Ozisoft Police Quest Disk Crime Sierra/Ozisoft Buckaroo Banzai Disk Fantasy Adventure Int. Gruds in Space Disk Sci-ti Sirius Soft, Blade of Blackpoole Disk Fantasy Sirius Soft, Transylvania Disk Horror Sirius Soft. Graphic/Role-Playing Advenfure Games Ultima 1-4 Disk Qusstor Wizardry Disk Ouestor Questran l-ll Disk Strategic Sim. Gemstone Warrior Disk Strategic Sim. The Bards Tale 1-3 Disk Not known. Phantasie H! Disk Strategic Sim. Wizards Crown Disk Strategic Sim. Realms of Darkness Disk Strategic Sim. Wargames Halls of tvlontezuma Disk SSG Carrier Force Disk Strategic Sim Russia Di£^ SSG Theatre Europe Tape /Disk SLM Carriers at War Disk SSG Battle of Britain Tape/Disk SLM Europe Ablaze Disk SSG Falklands 82 Tape/Disk SLM Battlefront Disk SSG Midway Tape/Disk SLM Baltic 1985 Disk Strategic Sim. Iwo Jima Tape/Disk SLM Battle cruiser Disk Strategic Sim. Okinawa Tape/Disk SLM From the wonderful world of adventuring to the wonderful world of, Adventurer's Realm by Michael Spiteri What is Adventurer's Realm? then hini-shccis arc available for a num- you get the chance to debate adventure Advonluier';; Realm is a regular ber of popular adventure games - these topics), and I'll print your otJicr views re- moniJiiy article that appears in the Aiis- are free of charge. People with modem.s garding adventures in the chitchat sec- iraiian Amiga and Commodore Review, can access one of the two OtTicial Realm tion. cither. whose sole intention is lo keep adventur- Bulletin Board;; lo obtiiin more hints and Wargamers are not forgotten ers out of trouble and well informed. lips, and I'll always try to print a few Barry Bolitho will answer all your war- When playing an adventure youTl no random hint's, tips and maps every now game queries (if he can), as well as hint/ doubt get stack some place or other. and then in the Realm. bps and reviews every now and then. Don't panic, help is at hand! Just send As well as hints and tips. Adventur- er's will to date with your problem to Adventurer's Realm. If I Realm keep you up Hint Sheets news and views and occasionally a few can't help you, then I'll publish your Kabyashi Naru, ZZZZZ, Adventure- problem and somebody will always send product reviews. The Realm also lets land, Pirate Adventure. Fairy Tale, Bard's your via a debate in the help required. you have say which Tale, Borrowed Time, 7/)rk 1 ,2,3, Hitch- usually runs over 4-5 months (where If it's just general hints you arc after C64 Annual 1989 ei ! hikers Guide, NeverEnding Story, The account. The game also draws its own Jinxter Hobbil, Lord of the Rings and Castle of map, which scrolls along in the corner of By Magnetic Scrolls/Rainbird Terror. the screen. The text descriptions are very Available from Questor $59,95 vivid the vocabulary is just immense and A weird game is Jinxter - 1 have not in size. Basically, it's just like every oth- seen anything quite like it before. It's got er Infocom game - only better! Official Realm Bulletin all the trademarks of a Magnetic Scrolls Boards: game - great graphics, good vocabulary Corruption Terminal BBS (WA) (09) 389 8048 Down Under BBS (NSW) (02) 674 6647 By Magnetic Scrolls/ Rainbird Addresses to write to Available from Ques- tor S49.95 Adventurer's Realm From the people 1/10 Rhoden Court who brought you North Dandenong graphic wonders such VIC 3175 as The Pawn and Guild of Thieves WarGaineDept comes Corruption, a Role Playing Dept totally original game, 44 Hawkcsbury Drive with very detailed Willeiton graphics, detailed text Vic 3175 descriptions and excel- lent vocabulary. and detailed text descriptions. *Always enclose a stamped addressed en- The setting of the game is London, The plot is very confusing, but it has velope when writing to the Realm. and you have just become a partner in a to do with recovering a number of broking firm, however you soon discover charms that form part of a bracelet that Realm's Pick of things aren't as quite as they seem. It's has great powers that are im- up to you to deal portant to a certain league of the Bunch 1988 with the great deal Guardians. of corruption in The game starts with you the firm - and stay being run over by a bus, and Beyond Zork alive at the same being introduced to this sand- By Infocom time. gbMjit^aj ^^^^^3 wich-eating guardian who ex- Available from Ozi Soft STB A m<*^MJM;;;^jlJ This fast-paced plains things to you and sets The Zork series have been troubling thriller comes you on your way. Apparently adventurers for over a decade. Now many complete with a cas- your character is a bit of a years since the release of Zork III, comes sette containing music jinx because all sorts of nasty yet another addition to the series - Be- that should get you things happen to him, still yond Zork. So, if you were smart enough into the right spirit of it's all part of being a linxter, to solve all three Zorks, I can guarantee playing as the game, I suppose. Makes sense? that Beyond Zork will make experienced well as an introduction ff Don't worry, I still haven't ifl S! ; * |y| g Zorkers cringe with agony as they try to into the plot which is worked it out yet. The fact tackle some of the problems in this mon- well acted and executed if sometimes a that all the text in the game is written in ster. bit confusing. cockney English doesn't help much ei- The game is littered with riddles and Also enclosed is a detailed instruction ther. beasts and complex locations (these in- manual that explains the basics of play- Documentation is excellent and hu- clude the Fields of Frotzcn, The Plane of diary, ing adventures, excerpts from a morous to read, I suggest that you try Atrii, Fro on, and Thrift). However, there many hints, and a guide to playing at the the game out first before you buy it be- are things in Beyond Zork that you won't casino which the player no doubt docs cause I tend to feel that this game is find in any other Infocom classic. sometime in the game. Corruption is an aimed at a certain crowd. I could be Firstly, you can create your own char- exciting, yet different, game that should wrong, but it is you who have to fork acter at the start of the game, taking all attempt it. please who out the cash. Know what 1 mean? things like endurance and strength into 68 ^ 1 (T."-""-:-:"^-" The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review All about User Groups DESPITE RUMOURS to the contrary. Commodore Clubs postcode number, to make it easier aren't just a great place to go iif you warn to swap programs. to find one near you. That's illegal, and if that's what your club does, you could be At the end of each entry you'll find some groups have the heading for trouble. name of their club magazine or newsletter mentionod, along If you're new to computers, user groups can be a lot of with the name and phone number of any associated bulletin help. Most do a wonderful job of looking after people, provid- board. (Nok: c/m = each month,) ing the sort of hand-holding you won't get from your dealer, or These phone numbers, and other information, arc not con- Commodore. The bigger groups have a good range t)f Public firmed by us. They are provided by the actual user groups di- Domain programs to choose from, and probably a monthly rectly, and in most instances are correct. However, we cannot newsletter. Meetings are normally held a couple of times a lake any responsibility for listings that may be out of dale. month. You'll find the times and location mentioned in the You can help! Let us know if an entry is wrong, or if there is following list wherever possible. We suggest you confirm de- something we should include, or remove. Updates are available tails before going, as diey often change. during the year, and people often ring the magazine directly to Groups are listed under area headings, and also in order of check on user groups in their area. Call (02) 817-0011 for all Commodore Great Western Users Compu-Tech Users Ciub User Group List Group GRTWEST P.O. Box 43 2 Bridge Street Islington NSW 2236 Granville NSW 2142 Geoff Rayner. Secretary Rushcutters Bay NSW 2011 New Zealand and (02) 637 6282 Lisa Bullivant Last Tuesday elm. 7.0Cpm (02)231 1111 O. Davide 1st Tuesday each month Newcastle Technical College Overseas Mostly by telephone or when Greystanes Commurrity Centre Victim Australasian Amiga Users necessary by Pitt telephone Merrylands Road, Merrylands Association AAUA exchange. Byte East Coast Amig.a Users Group (047)514 143 Ray Wilson (043)41 8140 Jeff Campbell Amiga Man (047)588 OOS Eastern Suburbs Commodore Commodore Great Western Users 2nd Friday e/m 7pm Cnr. Alison & User Group ESCUG (02) 636 2080 Sam Axiak Rankin Sts., Wyong. 2250 Christchurch Commodore Users' P.O. Bo>f 236. Botany NSW 2019 2nd & 4th Thursday e/m 4th Friday each month 7 pm Group, Inc TheC,C,U,G. Carol Shearman Church Hall, Catholic Church. Niagara Park Public School 3 Paulus Terrace, Every 2nd Monday 8.00pm 198 Old Prospect Rd., Output Christchurch 2 State Ernergency Services Hall, Greystanes 2145 34 382 Tory Petre rear 1 355 Botany Street, Botany Tuggerah Lakes Commodore Greystanes Commodore User Gr, Users Group T.L.CU.G. New Zealand Amiga Users Group Commodore Computer Users 60 Cooma Road, Greystanes 2145 P.O. Box 2257 22 Ellice Road, Auckland Association CCUA C. Rennie Gosford NSW 2250 Roger Manson (047)391 528 Tony Ellis (043) 282 805 Barry Atkinson 7.30pm last Wednesday e/m. Macquarle Fields Commodore 1 St a 3rd Thursday s at 6 ,30pm NZ Mcrocomputer Club The 729 Club, Lithgow St User Group Old Wyong Primary School. NZMICROC P.O. Box 6210 St Leonards 2055 (informal) P.O Box 80 Glenfield 2167 Alison Road. Wyong Auckland. New Zealand Comet 64 02 599 7342 (02) 605-31 13 Campbell Dixon R.A.M. 64 9 452 639 Terry Bowden 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month 1 St Wednesday e/m 7.30pm Commodore Homsby User Group 6.00-1 0.30pm - All Commodore A.S.I.G. 107 Hillsborough Road, Wit. Roskill CHUG P.O. Box 1576 Models P.O. Box 86 Umina NSW 2257 NZ Micro in Bits & Bytes Ivlagazine Homsby, Northgate 2077 Macquarle Fields Community Hall. (043)418140 Jeff Campbell (02)476 4391 Jill Rassack Fields Road, Macquarle Fields 2nd Friday e/m ?,00pm 7,15pm 4th Wednesday e/m New South Wales Old Wyong Primary School, Cnr. St Leos College, WoolcoU Ave, Sydcom Southern Districts Commodore Allson/Rankin Sts. Wyong Waha PO Box 1 542, Sydney NSW 200 Users Group STHDIST PeripherafLine Feed (02) 521 8765 Barrie Bartin 3 Lucille Crescent Gosford Comrnodore Computer 2nd Wednesday e/m, Casula NSW 2170 User Group G.C.S.C.O.M. Burwood Amiga User Group 7.30-1 0.00pm (02)602 8691 L. Toms P.O. Box 86 (02) 627 1596(H) Ryde Catering Coll, Blaxland Rd 1st/3rd Wednesday e/m 6-8pm Umina NSW 2257 Peter Anderson Ryde - opposite Kulgoa Ave API Hall. Kurrajong Road. (043)232179 Dick Bridge End Monday e/m 7.30 pm Peripheral Magazine Prestons 2nd Tuesday & 3rd Wednesday Burwood RSL 2134 e/m 7.30pm Mario Cotra Comp-Tel (Telecom User Group) Ace User Group Niagara Park Public School 138 Barcom Ave P.O, Box 938, Banhstown 2200 Library C 64 Annual 1 989 69 i^-^ S -J- -"'-h-u ftVif.V' \^jn'm Narara Valley Dv., Niagara Park (047)39 6184 Melboume Vic 3027 Ballarat C-64 Club OUTPUT every 2nd Wednesday at 7.30pm (03) 3682457 142 Eureka Street Conneis Point Public School Hall Neville Hewlett, Secretary Ballarat Vic 3358 Bay Users Group RiverviewRd.p Connells Point (053) 331 863 Cheryl Allen P.O. Box 308. Nelson Bay, 2315 AmigaMan BBS Commodore Amiga Users Group Every Sunday 9.00am (049)611731 (Sysop Ron Carruthers) P.O. Box 64, Abbotsford 3067 GOSUB (047) 588 006 Frank Martin Stawell Commodore Users Group 2nd Thursday of month 7.30pm SCUG Cessnock C-54 User Group CCUG Penrith Commodore Users Group Scout Hail Koonung Road P.O Box 299 Stawell 3380 37 Whittings Lane PCUG North Blackbtjrn (053)582833 or 582777 Ovorrobolong 2325 21 Harris Street Penrith 2750 Ellen Colbert (049)981-566 Ron Morgan (047) 32 1315 Terry Barrett The Commodore User's Group 4th Wednesday e/m 7.30pm 7pm -9pm. Every 3rd Tuesday 1 St Sunday Suite 1 7 Lethbridge (Victoria) Inc Wimmera St, Community Centre Mt. View High School Court at 1 .00pm PC Box 64, Abbotsford, Vic 3067 All Commodore Computers. Mt View Rd, Cessnock 3rd Wed. The Victoria St. Comm unity Cottage Vicloria St. Victorian Amiga Users Group Horsham Commodore User Group Tamworth C.Y.S.S, Werrington 7,30 P.OBOX 109, Nth Balwyn3104 HORSHCUG P.O. Box 1104, Tamwortti, 2340 Commodore Capers - monthly (03)792 9666 Neil Murrey P.O. Box 676, Horsham, Vic 3400 (067) 665 13G Mr. Mark Niokols Workbench (053) 324 345 Ian Rees RAAF Richmond Commodore User 2nd Wednesday each month The Hastings (Computer) Users Group RRCUG Melbourne Commodore Conputer 7.30pm Various Group T.H.U.G. a- QIC 486FTF Club inc, 6 Mitchell Circuit RAAF Richmond 2755 P.O. Box 177 Box Hill 3128 Shepparton Commodore Computer Port Macquarie 2444 I. Mercier 7.30pm 3rd Wednesday e/m Club SCCC (062) S40464 Arthur Sawilejsrij every two weeks On the Base! Nunawading Ciwc Centre (next to 1 1 Dunrobin St, Shepparton 3630 y.SOprn 1 St Monday of each month Library) (058) 214746 Val Hutchinson Port Macquarie CYSS: 73 Lord St. RAAF Richmond Computer Club Fortnightly every Sunday evening Newsletter - monthly RRCC d- Mail Centre Waveriey Commodore User Group 7.30 - 9,00pm RAAF Richmond 2755 C/- 329 Springfield Road Shepparton Guide Hall Wolfongong C-S4/C123 Users Gr. Every 2nd monday. Nunawading Vic3131 Cnr Nixon & Skene St 1 55 Jacaranda Ave Rgtree 2525 Commodore, IBM, Apple, Tandy (03)569 8481 H. Younger Communicator (on disk). (042) 288580 P. Stanhope. Random Access 4th Thursday 7.30pm Alvie Hall, AIvig Road, Puckapunyat Commodore U.Gr, Goulbourn Commodore User Gr. Katoomba Commodore User Gr. Mt. Waveriey P.O. Box 25 34 Chantry Street Goulbourn 2580 3 Mihna-Ha-Ha Road, Puckapunyal 3662 (048)212 704 Katoomba 2780 D. Marti Yarra Valley Commodore U Gr (057)931 194 Secretary GeofI Bassingthwaight Every 2nd Tuesday 7.30pm P.O. Box 176, Lilydale,Vic 3140 1st & 3rd Friday of each montfi 2nd Tuesday each month 7.00pm Katoomtia High School (03) 735 0S3B Barry Vickers Southern Tablelands Educ Centre 1st Tuesday e/m 8. 00pm Border District Commodore U. Gr. Bathurst Computer User Group Melba Hall, Cnr. Market & Castella P.O Box 536. Wadonga 3690 Goulbum Amiga Owners Group P.O. Box 1 104, Bathurst 2795 Streets, Lilydate (060) 244 658 Melita Ball (048) 44 2251 Rob Wilkins (053) 31 5344 Garry Douglas Melrose Primary School (Publicity) 2nd & 4th Friday of each month Amiga Users Group 3rd Tuesday of each month 1 St Wednesday month Bathurst West Public School P.O. Box 48, Boronia 3155 Border Line Southern Tablelands, 2580 7.30 pm 2nd Sunday of month Education Cent. Burwood State College, Buil Moe Commodore Users Group ACT Workbench $20 Membership 20 Edward Crescent Aibury-Wodonga Commodore AmigaLInk BBS (03) 792 391 Trafalgar Vic 3824 ACT \/IC-20 Users Association Users Group Inc. Sysop Bohdan Ferens (056) 331 067 Phillip Warburton 25 Kerferd Street, P.O. Box 1014 Albury 2S40 Fortnightly - Wednesday Watson ACT 2602 David Willis President Knoxcom Inc. Commodore U. Gr Moe Heights Kindergarten (062)412316 aftepm last Monday every month 71 Folkstone Cres Albury High School Ferntree Gully 3156 Peninsula Commodore Users Commodore User Group A.C.T. 8.00pm, second Thursday e/m Group PENCUG CUGACT P.O. Box 599, The Hastings Users Group Boronia Community Centre, C/o Red Hill Consolidated School Beiconnen ACT 261S CA 8 Mitchell Circuit Park crs Boronia Flinders Rd, Red Hill Vic 3937 (0S2) 43 9527(H) John Hambley, Port Macquarie 2644 (059) 895 785 Luke Button 7.30pm 1st Monday/3rd Monday (065) 849994 Jim Hodges Sprngvale OUGVIC 1 St Wednesday/3rd Tuesday Melba High School/Woden Library 7.00pm 1 St Monday each month 1 Sheridan Court Red Hill Consolidated School, C.Y.S.S., Lord Street Dingley VIC 3172 cnr. Arthurs Seat Rd & Flinders Victoria 2nd Monday each month Rd, Red Hill Australian Amiga User Association RAAF Laverton Gommodore User Dingley Community Centre Inc. AAUA Group Commodore 64 User Group P.O. Box 369 Penrith 2750 R.A.A.F, Base, Laverton Newsletter 70 S - .11 ' 1." ILL'. I ^ m^ .jt The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review Queensland Toogoolawah OLD 4313 Mackay OLD 4740 OCUG/NS 234 Baicatta Rd (075)e3S119StuanEIflett (079) 422 OSS Ken Johnston Gwelup, Perth WAS021 Reddiffe Peninsula Computer Club Postal Group, RPCC Australia Wide Wednesday fortnightly 7.30pm 09 448 5005 Wayne Dunstan Adventure News Mackay Teachers Centre Herb Graham Center Mirrabooka 86 Longland Street, Redcliffe 4020 Nelson Street 2nd & 4th Wednesday e/m (07)203 73S7J.Petterson Toowoomba Commodore 7pm 1st & 3rd Friday e/m Computer User Group Proserpine Commodore User Moriey Commodore User Group Masonic Lodge (near CES), Sutton PC Box 5263, Toowoomba 4350 Group MCUG St, Reddiffe, Oueensland (076) 341 820 J. Larkin G. Ward, 5A Foxiee Street 22 Man-iof Way, Moriey WA 6062 AAFtTEC INDUSTRIES £097 Last Friday each month 7.30pm Proseipine 4300 (09)2766287 John Roe (07)283 3061 Second Monday e/m 7.30pm (079)451 987 wkS. W. Croft Every Tuesday, 7.30-9.30pm Toowoomba Education Centre President Community Centre, Walter Brisbane Amiga Users Group Baker St., Toowoomba Road, Moriey P.O. Box 8S3, Toowong 4066 Commodore User Group All Commodore Computers (07) 203 4882 Peter Goed Pittsworth Microcomputer Users (Townsville) 4810 Sysop Peter Goed (07) 203 4882 Society ( ) 726454 Tony !*ore KALftMIGA User Group P.O. Box 166, Pittsworth, 4356 7 30pm 1 Et Wednesday e/m 7 Nontia St Brisbane Commodore Computer David Siebuhr Ignatius Park College, Walliston 6076 Users Group (Did) 1st Monday e/m 4pm Computer Room Shannon O'Rourke Pres. P.O. Box 274, Springwood, 4127 Masonic Hall (07) 34156S1 Norm Chambers, Mount Isa Amiga Users Group Commodore Computer Club Cursor W.A. Corns trad Computer Users Group 0/ 147 Fourth Avenue (Ino). (Sysop Greg Shea) (08) 345 2799 22 Wilson Street, Mount Isa 4825 P.O. Box 146, Willetton, WA 6155 Caboolture Old 4510 (09) 332 6374 Tom Lee The Long Arm Police Computer (075) 95 3566 Marcus Dwyer 1st & 3rd Tuesday each month User Group South Australia IsfSrd Saturday e/m 6 -9pm Willetton High School 42 Chestnut Street, Wynnum 4178 South Australian Commodore Caboolture Anglican Church Hall Amiga & C64 (07) 396 2684 Sergt. Mel Whitney Computer Users Group SACCUG Syntax The Long Arm P.O. Box 427, Waite Amiga Users North Adelaide SA 50O6 Bundaberg Commodore Computer 0/ Curtin Uni., 14 Colonial Dve South port Commodore Computer (08) 210 4323 (W) Ctive Paifry, User Group B.CG.U.Q. Bibra Lake 6163 Users Group S.C.C.U.G. 4215 Secretary P.O. Box 1713, Bundaberg 4670 Merv McFarlane, Secretary l.ZCspm 1 st & 3rd Tuesday e/m (071) 727 794 Marian Cheshire Bull Creek Vic Ups Commodore Every Monday 7pm Information Technology Training & (Sec) Computer Group V-CBULLC 862 Labradore State Primary School, Enterprise, 253 Grenfell St. Adel. 1st Sunday e/m Library Fon-est Road, Jandakot WA6164 Gordon Street Entrance Bits and Bytes Bundaberg West State School L. Boelan between noon and 4.00pm 1 St & 3rd Tuesday Mermaid (Business) Users Group Amiga Users Group of Sth Wtllton High School P.O. Box 76, Mermaid Beach 421 Australia Gladstone Amiga User Group (075) 39 8427 Ron Perry P.O. 80X 486, Glenside 5064 CI- S. Hamilton, P. O. Box 139 Hedland Commodore User Group Fortnightly (08)276 8882 Wayne Edge Gladstone 4680 HCUG P.O Box 2551 Mermaid Computers, "Home In" Amiga Mag Shopping Complex, Gold Coast South Hedland, WA 6722 Amiga User Group Rockhampton (091)721-402. Hwy. Mermaid Beach The Barossa Users Group (BUG) 4700 All Commodore Computers. Computer Club (079) 344 288 (AH) John Qsen (091)732275 Gold Coast Computer Club RMD Box 1, Daveyston P.O. Box 645 Via Greenock SA 5360 Rockhampton Commodore Users Palm Beach Old 4221 Mark T. Leske (Sec) Tasmania Group ROCHCUG (075) 562 336 Cyril White Tasmanian Commodore Users P.O. Box 5733 every 2nd Tuesday 7-9pm Amiga Users of the Northern Association Rockhampton Mail Centre 4702 Elanora State School Territory A.U.N.T. G.P.O.B0X673 Kay Lanyon C/- 4/4 Armidale Street Hobart Tas 7D01 1st Monday each month Ipswich Commodore Computer Stuart Park NT 5790 Berserker Street School Users Group I.C.C.U.G. R. Rawinski Bay Amiga Club RCUG Newsletter R. Mansfield, 91 Downs Road, P.O. 80X959, Hastings 71 16 North Ipswich 4303 (070) 358 715 Jonathan Clarke Mount Morgan Commodore User Western Australia (07) 288 8880/ Ron North (Sec) Group Amiga Users Group of WA 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month VK Commodore Users Group 22 Dee Street, AUGWA 6000 East Ipswich Slate School VKCUG P.O Box 168 Mount Morgan 4714 (09)331 2601 Alex Lambert Feedback - monthly Launceston Tas 7250 G. Thomas (Ass. President) 2nd Tuesday every month (003) 26 2401 H K. (Bob) Curtin University The Happy Hackers Adventure Richards Commodore Users Group Mackay ClubADVNTNEW On amateur radio 3.570MHZ MACK DUG Commodore Computer User MSF 550 0900 UTC Sundays P.O. Box 422 Group, Northern Suburbs C 64 Annual! 989 71 b*_. /i:w Don't miss out on these great bargains! Australian Coinmodore Review Disk Magazines Nos 1 to 12 built-in. mation in this fun game of collect the fruit while avoiding Bird Invaders : Madiine cede shoofem up the boot. 1 Disk Magazine $10 UDPG : Enables you to print user defined graphics on Hangman : An im[yoved version on our earlier release. : picture ported to the Forest Raiders : A fjll arcade game based on ita movie your printer. Amiga Pharoah An Amiga Com- interesting music. Reium of the Jedi, Centred around the forest cfiase. Baspred : A BASIC sprite editor. modore 64 with some effects and Full machine code shoofem up. Calender : Prints out a calender for almost any year. Space Harier : Music and graphics from the game. : still picture of this charac- Rei/olution : An arlicle about tfie aftermatfi of the home Point Square ; For mathematics and geometry students. Max Headroom A loveable computer re volution. Hangman : A fun computer vers ion of this classic gam a ter. Recover II : Tfiis program enables you to unscratch files with a good damonstration of character graphics. The Paeer : Brilliant perspective animation in this wfiich you fiaveacddeniaify scratched. Typing Practice : A simple touch typing program. graphics demonstration with music. ; popular artist Bsave.bas :- Saws a b\xk of memory using BASIC pol funstions and Mie nwmal save command, Finance : Calculates loan repayments and various other Light Fantastic : An interactive demonstration enabling to of this hi-res effect. Nice Lister : Produced formatted program listings con- costings. you modify various aspects verting fiard to read cursor controls, color controls and Road Block : A fun multi-player, multi-speed block in Dir826 : A compact disk directory program that sits In grapftic symbols into expanded exclamations wiifiin curly ycajr opponent game. the cassette buffer. brackets Disk Filer : Enables you to catalog all your disks into one file. Old.bas : Load this one and use if to retrieve a program Disk Magazine 4 $10 large you accidentally NEWed. Disk Labels : Prints a disk label. Graphics Workshop : A suite of design programs for Catalog : Use [his when you want to obtain a catalog of Dual Labeller : Prints two disk iatwls at a time. producing graphics characters, sprites, sprits anima- your disk directory without iosirg the program in memo- Report One : Enables you to print your disk catalog in tion, and split screen effects. ry. hi-res graphics Complete live columns based on either program name. ID or just with tutorials, fully menu driven. Ultra-editor : Enhanced BASIC editor with special com- the complete file. Typing Tutor : A complete touch typing tutor that auto- mands to make pfogram modification easier. 1 571 Utility : For Com modora 1 28 owners. matically works on your weaknesses. A keyboard dis- CHARgraphics ; Design a BASIC screen using the normal Home Inventory ; Maintains a catalog and value for your played on screen highlights the key to be pressed en- full screen editor. This program will convert it into line entire home inventory. Ideal lor Insurance purposes. couraging you to touch type correctly. Includes space numbers, full instructions included. game lor the young at heart. Line Transfer : Move a block of BASIC program to a new Disk Magazine 7 $12 : Blar. Instruc- place. Directrix A disk filing system by Paul tions included. Dark Forest : Between one and four players sirategy ; NEW Reset Modified cold start routina.CoIor Window : : program for Full mactiine code routine for displaying a field color box Plurals Educational English students. game where you must conquer your opponents by cap- on the screen. Probability : Mathematics program lor math students. tunng land areas or castles. that joystick is Flash:Flashanyareaofthescreen, Joystick Tester : Double check your worWng in all directions, Input : A special program to enable entry of data with- Disk Magazine 5 $10 Irish Jokes : collection of one liners from our out tfie usual problems of the user accid en tally clearing A humorous Amiga Ball : A graphics animation based on the famous the screen or entering illegal characlers. resident Insti joker. bouncing Amiga ijall the demonstrated dunng Amiga's Dice Roller lost the dice to your favourite board game Border : Nflachine code routine to quick draw a tiorder release. around any part of the screen. recently? This program will simulate a random two dice The Porsche : An excellent multi-color hi-res picture. throw. Paint Detno : A Gpascal pfograrrt to paint a hi-res screen Max Headroom II :A full screen animation. area. Demonstrations : Karate Kid II, Thrust Concert, 3D Seven-Up : Brillianily designed effect of a rotating can demo, Don Martin, No More Heroes, Recursion, Funny, with music. of Seven-up accompanying Whij^y, Transputer, Classics, Special, Disk Magazine 2 $10 Sprite Database : tvlaintain a complete database of all Ps/Pm/Nf Converter : Exchange graphics between your sprites as well as designing new ones and editing ECF : A full demonstration version of the card file pro- Prinishop, Printmasier and Newsroom. old ones. Instructions induded. gram with some limitations on the maximum number of Ps Graph/Epson/CBM : A program to prini Printshop cards. Try before you buy. Full instructions Incljdetl. Newsroom Loader ; For MPS 602 and 1526 owners ena- graphics on either an Epson, Commodore or other print- bles you to print Newsroom screens and borders. Character Editor : Enables you to design your own cus- er. Signwriter : Allows you to print a large sign to the MPS tom graphics characters for use in ganr\e or other pro- Chord Maker ; For guitar students, 'define a chord and 802 or 1525. grams. Special boot loader also Included. print it out. Character Saves : Copy and save upper case, lower case Wacky.sst : An upside doviin character set for the char- Anti-ISEPIC : Removes ISEPIC front end off snap shot- com.puter character acter editor. or set. ted programs. Dump Directory ; Print a directory listing of any disk to Gothic. set : A golhic character set from the adventure The Sledgehammer : Com pad BASIC and machine lan- pnnter. game Underworld of Kin. your guage programs to save disk space. DD SGPrim : Prints a Doodle file to your IVIPS 802 Computer.set : A computerish character set designed bj Fast Format : Format disks on your 1 541 in around 20 Scott Wilcox. printer, seconds PS BG Print : Print Primshop pictures to your 1525/ Teleport : A simple terminal program, Renumber : Renumber your BASIC programs for reada- MPS 802 p/inter. 3D.ult : An ultra BASIC 3D plotting program. bility and space saving. Centronics Driver : This program enables you to use a :- 3D.bas : A standard BASIC 3D plotting program. Graphics Editor A complete machine language sprite Centronics printer in conjunction with a Centronics cable Crowttier. aO.sim : A Simon's BASIC plotting program. and character editor by Andrew directly Is conneclad to the user port. Such a cable ol utilities Bytes and Bits ; A complete tutorial e)(plainirg binary, Sidekick vlC :A huge array DOS and gener- available the cable. the program and hexadecimal and other computer number forms. as GEOS Just mn ally helpful programs. you can send any normal print output via the user port Home f^inatice : For helping manage your home budget. with or without ASCII conversion. Disk Magazine 3 $10 Oscilloscope :Llse in conjunction wilh the interface de- signed by Andrew Baines to produce an oscilloscope dis- Corstruet-brix : A drawing program that works using Disk Magazine 6 $12 play on your screen. the joysiick enabling you to move different pieces into Ultimate Writer ;- Send musically aooompajiied letters Burt the : Good example of character graphics ani- position to creaie an entire picture. Full instructions Bug U - 2 with redefined characters to your friends, gram by Andrew Baines, a machine language program. C64/12e Bool Maker :- :- Enables you to boot a 64 disli Metric Converter 22 conversions from Imperial lo Fixed Directory :- Will reconstruct some disk corrup- from 128 mode. Metric and reverse. tion problems. Convert B ASICs :- Converts from BASIC two and four Slock Market : An educational game. Disk Searcher ;- Just enter the text that you are looking to BASIC seven on the 128. The program will read :- all a Star Trsk For TrekkJe fans here is an original ver- for and ihis program will try to locale it on your disk. specified llle from disk iJien print a display of all un- sion of that famous game. Disk Tidier :- Batch program daleiion, known key words and line numbers that use PEEK, POKE Little Invoicer :- As appearing in the December 1987 1541 Drive Alignment :- Aquickuliiity which promises SYS, WAIT and USfl. Output can go lo the screen or a edition this program enables you to run a basic invoicing to^ align your disk drive - untested. printer. system. Disk Doctor ,- Another program for reconstructing Demonstrations : Alf, The Trap Demo, Future Shock, corrupt disks. Pure Genius, DNA, XESS 1 -Rendezvous, :- Disk Magazine 8 $12 FTL Demo, Hl-res Jigsaw This fun program lets you pick a pic- Weird II, Taurus II, One Real Real Thing, Sights and ture and then it rearranges it into small blocks. Use the T i S Spreadsheet : A full machine language track and Sound, Crazy Sample I, Brick Wall, Incredible, Drive Mu- kiystick to tjy and reconstruct the image. sector editor for hackers and programmers. sic, Gel Fun t^". Equation Manipulation :- Teaches the rules of equation Function Keys : Enables you to define the Commodores manipulalion. fieipful drill section. eight function keys to a meaningful command. Linear Equations :- Teaching and drill educational pro- Unscratch ;- Undelete programs you have deleted. Disk Magazine 10 $12.95 gram. Relocatable DIR : A small program to relrieve a disk ProbabiHty Demons! ratfon directory which may be placed anywliere in nfiemory. - Features ADOS Menu System Printer Drivers ; Side Two of this disk contains a long Tape Header Modifier :- Enables you to rename tape Diary - Version One of our Appointment Manager Sys- list of printer drivers for GEOS including ihe 1526/ files. tem. Both the oonipiled and BASIC version are included. UPS 802 and many others. Enterprise II :- Several hi-res pctures accompanied by Depreciation : Educational program for demonstrating interesting musical arrange men is. and calculating the process of depreciation using three Eddie Den» :- Theme from the movie Beverley Hills Cop. commonly used methods. Disk Magazine :- 12 $12.95 Games Full machine code shoofem up Define Function Keys :- Yet another function key defini- ESCOS V2.99 : Allows you lo snapshot part of any fen program. This one is particularfy easy to use. Appointment Manager Vl.2 :- Updated from issue Ten, graphics picture and produce a full screen display using Hamlet : A good version of Ihe popular game Othello. now with search and prim options. 112 spriies. Cup Challenge :- A two player only using two joysticks Third Term 1.0 :- A fully menu driven lerminai pfogram. Newsroom Camera : Snapshot part of any hi-res sailing simulation. Panes > Based on the July Issue, 1988 of fcf?, this graphic lo produce ^Jev»sroom clip art. Star Gunner > ShooVem up perspective view. program allows you to produce simple windows and me- Calendars ;- An improved program to produce a calender Chemistry :- Features the chemical symbols of the peri- nus. Written by Andrew Baines. for any year. odic table. Weal for year 8 and 9 students. Atlantis :- A fast shoot'em up where you are a fish un- :- denvater. Cheque Writer Fill in the details and print a profes- Music 64 :- A full feaiured music editing program writ- ExceSlenl graphics, lots of levels. sional looking cheque or the Wesipac standard small size ten in compiled BASIC. Circle Navigation > As appearing in the June 1 988 ACR. dieque. Print Sheet Music :• EnaHes you to prim out sheet mu- Calculates ine distance between any two points on the :- Clock A E pedal dock which is dis clayed in the border. sic on your printer in case you run out of the real stuff. globe. Future Writer : A full blown hacKers word processor Slide Show :- A brief selection of impressive graphics. Slope and Interiept :- Teaches the formulae involved for sending musical messages using a variety of for working out gradient, x and Intercepts. Full type Demonstrations : Amiga Memories, Beyond 2, Border y in- faces. Screen, Hero, Knight Games Music, Ivladonna Demo, The structions included. Music : A selection of three Working 64, Watch Ihe Eye, ESCOS I, ESCOS with Mu- music composiiions try Eric Disk Magazine 9 $12 sic, Sting, Bairds Tale. Holroyd which you may include in your own programs. CEOS Upgrade :- Side two contains a number of files Disk Tidier :• EnaWes you to modify the order of your which you should copy to a GEOS disk in order to up- directory listing. Disk Magazine 11 $12.95 grade to Version 1,3 :- Menu Maker A simple boot loader for the front end of 80 Characters :- A special driver enabling the display Educational Programs : Portfolio, Balance, Investment, your own disl Order Form Please send me: Post to: copies Disk Magazine No 1 Name ® $10 Ausbalian Commodore Review copies Disk Magazine No £ @ $10 21 Darfey Road Address copies Disk Magazine No 3 @ $1 REndvrt:J<,r4SW2031 copies Disk Magazine No 4 @ $10 OR copies Disk Magazine No 5 @ $10 Use your Bankcard and phone lis ^copies Disk Magazine Postoxfe No 6 @ $12 to order on: ^copies Disk Magazine No 7 @ $12 (02)3965111 Cheque Q Bankcard Q MoneyOrder copies Disk Magazine No 8 @ $12 copies DiEl( Magazine No 9 @ $1 No:. copies Disk Magazine No 10 @ $12.95 Expiry Date.. PLUS$^.OOP-^P TOTAL Please allow two weeks Signature for postage and delivery Postage and packing $2.00 >^^ r ttft: -I iLy> _ Bulletin Boards Access information boards that exchange mail and news. Sys- is also given a release number (this re- Mem: Membership required for full ac- tems accessible via FIDOnet have there lease number is normally the year and cess. net and node numbers included in square month of issue, the January 1987 list Reg: Registration required. brackets as [netynode], For more informa- would be given a release ntimber of VA: Visitor Access available to most tion logon to a Fido system, most have 8701). functions. full details of the network online for The idea of providing the files is that LVA: Limited Visitor Access available. browsing by users. they are available to anyone, sure there is Public; Public board, open to all. The registry has a special area within a copyright notice, but that is to protect File Server: FidoNet Pile Server (see FidoNet called AUST PAMS. The latest the viability of the lists, not to stop below) news and changes are always in this area. people using them. Most systems will allow you on to Most Australian Fido systems carry let you know their requirements. The reg- File Server the current list, this is because the Net- istry specifically does not store exact de- work Coordinators of Fido support the This is a system that does not have tails of what each system wants for ac- idea of up-to-date listings, this does not callers as such, what they have are files cess as the requirements change loo mean the lists are Fido only, they are for downloading using FidoNet (Opus, FREE TO ANYONE. Look for the listings often. Seadog, Dutchie etc) "File Request" pro- on your favourite system, if they are not cessing. Bagd information there ask your sysop to get them for you, otherwise call the state coordinators bul- ^ V21 - 300 Tx /30a Rx CCITT General Informotion letin board and get it from there, or try V22 - 1200 Tx A 200 Rx CCITT The Australian PAMS Registry was your nearest Fido system. If all else fails V22bis - 24O0 Tx /2400 Rx CCITT formed to attempt to resolve the age old dial (02) 628-5222 and get it from Lany W23 - 1200 Tx /75 Rx CdTTT problem of obsolete Bulletin Board hsts. Lewis, Australian PAMS Coordinator, fcV230Ra - 75 Tx /]200Rx CCITT Part of the philosophy of the registry is anyone can get the listings from Prophet V23 set to originate B 103 - 300 Tx/300 to make it worthwhile for all operators to without even registering for access! Rx Bell (US) list their system with the registry and to Please help eradicate out of date list- B212 - 1200 Tx /1 200 Rx Bell (US) make use of the listings, ings, use the registry files, and if you PEP - 9600+ Modem PEP Protocol One method of making the listings at- find a system that is not listed advise the Unless otherwise shown all systems tractive is that the issue of the lists is to- registry either by post, through one of are 8 bit bytes, 1 stop bit, no parity. tally regular, at the beginning of each the coordinators, on the Fido conference month the registry publishes a new ver- AUST-PAMS, or by leaving a message to FlDOnet sion of the listing. This listing is clearly sysop on the Prophet. FIDOnet is a network of bulletin marked with the creation date and lime and PAMS Listing List published - by the Australian PAMS Registry Release: 8810 Sat 1 Oct 88 ACT System: PCUG Bulletin Board New South Wales System: ABCOM-dataUNK Sysop: Alan Salmon Sysop; System: AMIGA Opus System: 2000 and Beyond TBBS Ben Sharif Phone: (062) 59-1244 Phone:(047)36-4165 Sysop: Wayne Miles Sysop: Greg Kuhnert Baud: V21 V22 V22biS V23 FIDOnet: 713/304 Phone: (062) 58-9967 Phone; (02) 522 -65 14 Access: Mem LVA Baud: V22 V22bis B103 Baud:V21 V22 V2£bis V23 B212 Baud:V21 V22Va2blsV23 Computer: IBM AT Access: Public Access; Mem VA Access: Mem Beg VA Note: Access free to members of Computer: System One Computer: IBM AT Clone PCUG :$1Epaincl monthly System; Commodore Usetrs Group newsletter System; ACE (NSW) BBS BBS System: 3M Australia Pty Ltd Sysop: Larry O Ksefe Sysop: James Hacker Sysop: Graham Stair System: Pharmacy BBS Phone: (02) 529-2059 Phone: (062) 81-0847 Phone; (02) 498-9184 Sysop: Michael Pye FIDOnet: 711/409 8aud;V21 Phone: (062) 92-3875 Access: Reg System: PC Exchange Opus Baud: V21 V22 V22bis B103 B212 Mem LVA Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 B103 Sysop: Phil Harding Access: Public Computer: Atari 8212 Phone: (062) 58-1406 Hours: Weekdays: 1900 - 0700 Access: Reg Public System: Aftermath Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 Weekends: £4 Hours BBS Computer: Kaypro 16 Sysop; & Access: Mem LVA Computer: IBM PS/2 Model 70 Ron Andrew Clark Phone: (02) 872-5520 74 L The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review Baud:V21 V22V£2bJsV23 Access; Rag VA Computer: IBM XT Ctone System: Club Mac Remote Access: Reg VA Computer: Supercom 385 Maccess System Computer: Amstrad 1640 System: Bill's BBS Sysop: Jason Haines System: Apolloiine BBS Sysop: Bill Mastro Phone: (02} 73-1992 System: Airlock Hermttage Sysop: Richard Hepped Phone:(049)62-2044 Baud: V21 V22 V22bts V23 Sysop: Greg Glynn Phone: (02) 869-8349 Baud: V21 V22V23 Access: Mem LVA Phone: (02) GOO- 1822 Baud: V2f V22 V22bis V23 B103 Access: Reg Computer: Macintosh FIDOnet: 713/e09 B212 Computer: Apple HE Cbne Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 Access: Reg VA System: Club-80 RTRS Access: Reg VA Computer: Macintosh System: Blackboard BBS Sysop: Michael Cooper Compuler: IBM PS/2 60 Sysop: Will Black Stephen Phone: (02) 332-2494 System; Apple Users Group - Hudson Shane Anderson Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 B103 System; Albury & Wodonga Opus Apple // BBS Phone; (02) 525-6970 B212 BBS Sysop: Cameron Brawn Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 B103 Access: Mem VA S/Eop: Andre Dowding Phone: (02) 449-7798 B212 Computer; TRSSO Model 4 Phone: (060) 25-2647 Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 Access: Rsg VA Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 Access: Mem LVA Computer: Amiga 500 System: Coastal Opus BBS Access: Reg LVA Computer: Apple //E DOS: AmIgaDOS Sysop: Kevin Mann Computer: IBM AT Clone BBSoftware: BBS-PC! Phone: (043) 23-2275 System: Apple Users Group - MAC FIDOnet: 711/430 System: Albury Connection BBS System: Books BBS Baud: V22 V22bls V23 Sysop: George Rhedey Sysop: Bruce Stanley Sysop: Jon Ruwolt & Chris Access: Reg VA Phone:(060)21-6005 Phone: (02) 498-7034 Ruwoldt Computer: IBM AT Clone FIDOnet: 712/204 Baud: V21 V22 V22b!S V£3 Phone: (02) 281-4791 Baud: V21 V22 V22bjs V23 Access: Mem LVA Baud:V21 V22V22bisV23 System: CoCo Arena Access: Public Computer: Macintosh Computer: IBM XT Clone Sysop; John Kelly Computer: IBM XT Clone Phone: (02) 646-5573 (System: Arrow KBBS System: Bramblebush FIDOnet: 712/625 System Status: Offline Sysop: Mark Sinclair Sysop: Ken Allan Baud: V21 V22 V23 B103 B212 System: Alpha Juno BBS Phone; (02) 451-2660 Phone: (02) 629-1809 Access: Reg LVA System: Amiga MlDILine Baud: V21 V22 V23 Baud: V21 V22 Computer: IBM XT Clone Sysop: Andrew Kiioo ; Access: Mem VA Access: Mem Reg LVA Phone: (02) 863-4836 Ggmputer: C-64 Computer: CioneSe turbo System: CoCo Connection Baud: V22 Va2bis B103 Sysop: Barry Damton Access: Reg System: AUGUR TBBS System: Caamora Systems Phone: (02) 618-3591 Hours: Daily: 0000 - 0700 Sysop: Mark James Sysop: Johathan Michaels Baud:V21 V22V22bisV23 Phone: (02) 31 1-3052 Phone: (02) 630-6591 Access: Reg System: Amiga Zone BBS FIDOnet: 712/302 FIDOnet: 713/610 Computer: IBM PC Note: Now Called Baud:V21 V22V22bisV23 Baud: V22bjs Multicomm Amiga BBS Access: Reg VA Access: Reg LVA J^System: Comet C-64 BBS Computer: IBM XT Clone Computer: IBM XT Sysop: Eric Davis \ System: AmigaLink BBS Phone: (02) 599-7342 ' Sysop: Roes Delaforce System: Australian Pick User's System: Cavity Baud:V21 V23 Phone: (02) 953-7020 BBS Sysop: Don Cunningham * Access: Mem VA Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 B103 Sysop: Kurt Johannessen Phone: (02) 675-1472 Computer: C-64 B2I2 Phone: (02) 631-S603 FIDOnet: 713/611 Note: Requires UlatraTerm or Access: Mem VA Baud: V21 V22 V22bls V23 Baud:V21 V22V22bis Palette on C-64 Computer: IBM AT Clone Access: Reg VA Access: Mem Reg VA Computer: Profound XT Turbo ySystem: CommLink BBS System: AmigaMan System: BAD NEWS travels fast Sysop: Jeff Campt^ell Sysop: Ron Carruthers Sysop: James Stevenson System Status: Offline Phone:(043)41-3135 Phone: (047) 58-800S Phone: (02) 540-1879 System: Cesspit RAPL Baud:V21 V22 Baud:V21 V22 V22bis V23 Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 4 Access: Mem Reg VA Access: Mem Reg LVA Access: Reg VA System: Club Amiga BBS Computer: Commodore Computer: Amiga 1000 Computer: IBM XT Sysop: Ross Kell away DOS: AmIgaDOS Phone: (02) 521-6333 System: Commodore C-64 System Status: Online Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 0103 , Sysop: Graham Lea System: Amstrad ABBS System: Beauford BBS B212 Phone: (02) 664-2334 Sysop: Riocay Schmahl Sysop: Roger Cooper Access: Mem LVA Baud:V21 V22 V23 Phone: (02)981-2966 Phone:(047)58-6542 Computer: Amiga 1000 Access: Mem VA FIDOnet: 714/S03 Baud: V21 V22V22bis V23 DOS; AmIgaDOS Computer: C-64 Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 Access: Public BBSoftware: BBS-PC! BBSoftware: Punter C 64 Annual 1989 75 2 'Jljv.; .>.., r' ^System: Commodore Pursuit FlDC^et: 711/416 System Status: Offline System: Intersoft BBS KBBS Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 System: Fido Australia Sysop: Craig Heading Sysop: Warren Hillsdon Access; Public Phone: (02) 476-2391 jj: Phone: (02) 522-9507 System: First Nice MIDILtne FIDOnet: 71 1/411 "^ Baud: V21 V22 V23 System: DharrukBBS Sysop: Andrew Khoo Baud; V22 V22bis Access: Mem VA Sysop: Tony Prichard Phone: (02) 868-4347 Access: Mem Reg LVA Computar: C-64 Phone: (02) 625^3246 FIDOnet: 711/805 Computer: Tandy SOOO BBSoftware: KBBS FIDOnet; 713/612 Baud: V22 V22bis B103 PEP Baud:V21 V22V23 Access: Public System: Konektion Business Link System: Compax Computers BBS Access: Reg VA Computer: IBM XT Sysop: Robert Earle Sysop: Alex Sardo Computer: Ulatra XT Turbo Phone: (02) 906-1354 Phone: {02} 683-3956 System: Flex or Die Baud:V22 FlDOnet: 713/601 System: Dick Smith Elect BBS Sysop; Joshua Levy Access: Reg VA Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 Phone: (02) 887-2276 Phone: (02) 558-0129 Computer: IBM XT Clone Access: Mem FIDOnet: 71 1/303 FIDOnet; 712/507 Computer: IBM XT Clone Baud: V21 V22 Baud; V21 V22 V22bis V23 System: Landover Amiga BBS Access: Public Access: Reg VA Sysop: Lance Lyon System: Computrol Computer: Multitech PC-500 Computer: IBM AT Clone Phone: (02) 319-1793 Sysop: Robert Spence Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 B103 Phone: (02) 489-6848 XSystem: Down Under KBBS System: Galaxy RAPL BS12 Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 B103 Sysop: Glen Myles Sysop: Chris Nelligan Access: Mem LVA 8212 ^ Phone; (02) 674-6647 Phone; (02) 875-3943 Computer: Commodore PCS Access: Public Baud:V21 DOS; PC DOS Computer: IBM XT Clone Access: Mem VA Access: Mem LVA BBSoftware; BBS-PC I Computer: C-64 BBSoftware: Proboard // System: Contact BBS System: Lodeslone BBS Sysop: Peter Hall System: Eagle One BBS System: HighTeoh Sysop: Ian McWhIrter Phone: (02) 798-6368 Sysop: Terry Harvey Sysop: Ross Wheeler Phone: (02) 456-3264 Baucf : V2 1 V££ V£3 8 1 03 B£ 1 Phone: (02) 745-3190 Phone: (060) 25-1813 FIDOnet: 711/407 Access: Mem Reg FIDOnet: 712/704 FIDOnet: 712/201 Baud: V22 V22bisB103 Computer: IBM XT Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 Baud: V21 V22 V22bi£ V23 B1 03 Access: Reg Access: Reg LVA B212PEP Computer: IBM XT Clone System: CSACE BBS Computer: IBM AT Clone Access: Reg LVA Sysop: Larry O'Keefe Computer: IBM AT Clone System: Mail Dispatch Phone: (02) 529-8249 XSystem: Eagle's Nest C-64 BBS Note: 147 575 Mhz VK2DGY Sysop: Matthew Wood & Andrew Baud: V21 I Sysop: Philip Dean (Radio) : 1 200 bps Amateur Avery Access: Mem LVA ^Phone: (02) 451-0535 Packet Radio Phone: {02} 969-5861 Computer: Atari 800 '^aud:V21 FIDOnet: 711/905 Note: Atari protocol only, logon Access: Mem VA System Status: Offline Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 : delay answering machine for Computer: C-64 System: Home Base BBS Access: Mem Reg : 30 seconds then BBS Hours: Daily: 1SOO-0700 System; Ediink BBS System Status: Offline Computer; IBM XT Clone System: Cursor Contact Amiga Sysop; Craig Sinclair System ; Hornet Amiga BBS BBS Phone: (02) 232-5584 v'System: Manly BBS Sysop: Greg Minahan FIDOnet: 71 2/205 System Status: Offline Sysop: Chris Patten Phone: (02) 637-8131 Baud:V21 V22 V22bis V23 System: HyperHouse BBS Phone; (02) 977-6820 Baud: V21 V22 V23 Access: Reg LVA :-k Baud: V21 V22 V23 Access: Reg LVA Computer: IBM XT Clone KSystem: lllawarra C-64 BBS Access: Reg VA Computer: Amiga 500 , Sysop: John Simon Note: Requires Ultraterm or DOS: AmigaDOS XSystem: Excaltbur ^ Phone; (042) 61-8230 Palette on C-e4 BBSoftware: BBS-PC! Sysop: Kevin Scott f^ Baud: V21 Phone: (02) 396-1063 Access: Reg VA System: Micro System: Cybersoft Opus Baud; V21 V22 V22bis V23 B103 Computer: C-64 Sysop: Kevin Bessell Sysop: Heath Rogers B212 BBSoftware: KBBS Phone: (02) 543-7041 Phone: (02) 212-2261 Computer: C-64 Baucf: V21 V22V22bisV23 FIDOnet: 71 a'202 System: Integra TEX Access; Reg LVA Baud: V22 V2abis PEP System: FairStar BBS Sysop: Kevin Leong Computer: (BM AT Clone Access: Reg LVA Sysop: Robert Thomas Phone: (02) 746-1 109 Computer: IBM XT Phone; (02) 570-4555 FIDOnet: 712/703 System ; Micro Design Lab Baud: V21 V22 V2£bis V£3 B103 Baud; V21 V22 V22bis V23 Sysop; Kevin Lowton & Lindsay X System: Delta Net 8212 Access: Public Gorrie i. Sysop: Geoff Arlhiur Access: Mem VA Computer: IBM AT Clone Phone: (02) 663-0151 ^" Phone: (02) 457-9831 Hours: Daily: 1800 - 0800 Baud: V21 Computer: Commodore PC-10 76 - The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review Access: Reg VA ONLY : Wazoo and Bark requests System: Pandemonium Note; Now Called System: Micro Mart C Users hor^oured Sysop; Mark Faman ; Mail Dispatch Sysop: Rick Poltto Phone: (02)411-7642 System: Prophet TBBS Phone: (02) 560-3607 System: New Frontiers CBCS FIDOnet: 711/414 Sysop; Lan7 Lewis FIDOnet: 712/501 Sysop: Howard Pew Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 B1Q3 Phone; (02) 628-3959 Baud: V21 V£2 V22bis V23 Phone: (046) 25-6954 B212 Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 Access: Reg LVA FIDOnet: 713/204 Access: Reg VA Access: Public Computer. DECA AT Baud: V21 V22 V23 B103 B212 Computer: IBM XT Clone Computer; IBM XT Clone Note: C & dBase User System Computer: IBM XT Clone System; Paragon Bulletin Board System: RCOM C-64 BBS System: MicroBASE BBS System; Newcastle Amiga BBS Sysop: Jennifer Allen Sysop: Simon Finch Sifsop: Dave Whiteman Sysop: Stan White Phone: (02) 597-7477 Phone: (02) 667-1930 Phone:(047)35-2415 Phone: (049) 56-7099 FIDOnet; 712^502 Baud; V21 V22 V23 V230RG FIDOnet: 713/305 Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V2a „• B103B212 Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 Access: Public Access: Reg VA * Access: Reg VA Access: Mem VA Computer; Amiga 1000 BBSoftware; TB8S Computer: C-64 Computer: IBM XT Clone BBSoftware: BBS-PC! BBSoftware: RCOM System: PC Users Group - IBM Note: Requires UlatraTertn or System: Milliway's System: Newcastle Micro Club Board Palette on C-64 Sysop: David Coucke RCPM Sysop: John Clarke Phone: (02) 357-7027 Sysop: Tony Nicholson Phone: (02) 724-6813 System: RUNX FIDOnet: 712/306 Phone: (049) 68-5289 Baud: V21 V22 V22b!s V23 Sysop: Mark Webster Baud; V21 V22 V22bis V23 B103 Baud:V21 V22V23 Access; Reg LVA Phone: (02) 487-2426 B212 Access: Mem VA Computer: IBM AT Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 Access: Mem Reg VA Hours; Weekdays: 1700 - 0830 Access: Mem LVA - Computer; Amiga 1 000 : Weekends: 24 Hours System: PC Users Group Computer: PDP 11/73 DOS: AmigaDOS Computer; Ferguson Big Board Microcomp Board DOS: Xenix BBSoltware: QuickBBS Sysop; Bruce Edney System: Night Shift BBS Phone: (02)540-1842 System; SBA BBS )< System: Moebius Trip Sysop: Binky FIDOnet: 712/505 Sysop; Bob Wilson Sysop: David Butler Phone: (02) 635-6175 Baud:V21 V22V22bisV23 Phone: (02) 41 1-1650 Phone; (02) 439-7072 Baud:V21 V22V23B103B212 Access; Mem Reg VA FIDOnet: 71 1/406 FIDOnet: 711/408 Access: Public Computer: IBM PC Baud:V22V22bis Access: IVlefn VA Hours: Dai I/: 2030-0500 Access; Reg LVA Computer: TRS-80 System Status: Offline Computer: IBM AT SystGm: Multicomm Amiga System: PC Users Group - Sysop: Richard Duffy System: Nightmare BBS Westpac Board System: Sci-Fi BBS Phone: (02) 771-G351 Sysop: Todd Wright j Sysop: Greg Hope Baud; V22 V22bis B103 B212 Phone; (02) 545-1 132 )(System: Phantomland } Phone: (02)646-4665 Access: Mem LVA FIDOnet: 712/503 Sysop: Bob James Baud; V21 V22 V23 Computer: Amiga 1000 Baud:V21 V£2V22bisV23 Phone: (02) 399-7716 Access: Public DOS: Amiga Access; Reg '% Baud;V21 V22V23 BBSoftware: BBS-PCi Computer: FTC 1600XT Access: Reg VA System: Scorpio BBS Computer: C-64 Sysop: Russ Morrison System: Nebula RAPL System: Omega Board BBS BBSoftware; KBBS Phone: (02) 831 -3249 Sysop: Sean Craig Sysop: Paul Speirs FIDOnet: 713/604 PInone: (02) 407-2729 Phone; (02) 792-1 526Baud; V21 System; Playground BeeBS Baud: V21 V22 V22biE V23 Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 B103 V22V22bisV23B103B212 Sysop: Brett Selwood Access: PuWic B212 Access: Reg Phone: (02) 534-6944 Computer: IBM AT Clone Access: Mem VA Computer: Amiga 500 FIDOnet: 712/504 Computer: Apple iigs DOS: AmigDOS Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 PEP System: Sentry BBSoftware: BBS-PC! Access: Mem Reg LVA Sysop: Trev Roydhouse System: NstComm Australia Computer: IBM AT Clone Phone: (02) 428-4687 Sysop: Bill Bolton System Status: Offline FIDOnet: 71 1/401 Phone: (02) 887-3297 System: Omen RTRS ' System; Poefs Dilemma Baud; V21 V22V22bisV23 FIDOnet; 3/1 13 Sysop: John Delia-Torre Access: Mem VA Baud: V22V22bis PEP ;£System: Palantir C-64 BBS Phone: (02) 804-6412 Computer: IBM AT Clone Access: File Server Sysop: Steve Sharp Baud:V21 V22V22bisV23 - Hours: Weei^days: 1900 0900 : Phone: (060) 40-1284 Access: Public System: Shore BBS Weekends: 24 Hours Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 B1 03 Computer: IBM PC Sysop: Jason Sharp & David Kok Note: Software support system for B212 Phone: (02) 959-3936 - FidoNet : SysOps File Request Access: Reg VA System: Program Paradise Baud; V21 C64 Annual 1989 77 1 Access: Reg VA Sysop: John Caine Aooess: Reg LVA Hours: Weekdays; 2100- 0600: Hours: Weekdays: 1800- 0730 Phone: (066) 59-4537 Computer; Wang PC240 Weekends: 24 Hours Black Hole Computer: Apple //e : Weekends: 24 Hours FIDOnet: 711/405 System; The Computer: Macintosh Baud; V21 V22 V22b(s V23 PEP Sysop: Ken Thompson Access: Reg Phone: (02)61-4253 System: TNT Shuttle S/stem Status: Offline Hours: Daily; 2100 -0800 Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 B103 Sysop: Paul Birch System: Shortwave Possums BBSoftware: QuickBBS B212 Phone: (02) 319-3112 Access: Reg VA Baud: V21 V22 VEEbis V23 B103 System: Silent Running System Status; Offline Computer: IBM XT Clone B212 Sysop: Frank Sinatra System: South Coast Amiga BBS Access: Reg LVA Phone: (02) 599-1 71 KSystem: The Commodore Spot Computer: IBM System/2 Baud; V21 V22 V22bis V23 System: Statesman Sysop; Chalk Access: Reg Sysop: Michael Gayford Phone: (02) 534-5565 System: Trantor Hours: Weekdays: 1430 - 0730 Phone: (047) 33-1010 Baud: V21 Sysop: Matthew Geier Phone; (02) 543-6899 1 Weekends: 24 Hours FIDOnet: 713/307 * Access: Reg VA Computer: Apple Baud: Va2V22bts PEP Cwnputer: C-64 Baud: V21 V22 V22bis B103 B212 Access: Reg BBSoftware: KBBS System: Silicon City Computer: IBM XT Clone Computer: Micro Bee Sysop; Ted Harrison System Status: Offline DOS: CP/M Phone: (02) 713-7891 System; Steel City System: The Exdiange KBBS BBSoftware: ROS * FIDOnet: 712/705 Sysop: Craig Sinclair Now. ' RINGBACK Baud; V21 V22 V22bis Phone: (042) 83-7247 System Status: Offline Access: Public FIDOnet: 712/420 System: The Ivory Tower )fSystsm:TriDpsBBS Computer: Ultra AT Baud: V£1 V22 V22bis V23 Sysop: Pdisk Access; Reg LVA System: The Kiwi Konektion Phone:(063)62-9715 System: Small Business Computer: IBM XT Clone Sysop: Robert Earle Baud:V21 Sysop: Geoff Bilborough Phone: (02)439-6173 Access: Public Phone; (049) 50^211 System: Sydney CAE BBS FIDOnet: 711/410 Hours: Dally: 210O- 1800 Baud:V21 V£2V2£bisV£3 Sysop: Geoff Shearsby Baud:V21 V22 V22bis V23 Computer: C-128 Computer; IBM XT Clone Phone: (02) 660-8272 Access: Reg VA BBSoftware: KBBS FIDOnet: 712/628 Computer: IBM XT System; SMUG Bee RCP/(v1 Baud: V21 V22 V22bis System: Ventura Publisher BBS Sysop: Stephen Thompson Access: Reg LVA System Status: Offline Phone: (02) 449-0463 - Pfione; (02) 476-6396 Computer: IBM XT System; The Library Baud: V21 V22 V22bis Baud:V21 V22V22bisV23 Access: Reg Ac(sss: Mem Reg VA System : Tachyonics System: Tfie Lost Tavern Note: Xerox Ventura Publisher Computer: Microbee ;ysop: Richard Lenz Sysop; Sean Muiphy Support BBS ^hone: (02) 438-2682 Phone: (02) 938-6836 Wollongong System; Software Connection Baud: V21 V22 : FIDOnet: 714/902 System: Amiga BBS Sysop: Graeme Nichols Access; Reg VA Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 Sysop: Peter Nicholson Phone: (02) 975-1006 Computer: Blue Chip PC/XT Phone: (042) 27-3927 FIDOnet: 714/404 System: Tech Exchange Baud:V21 V£2 V22bis Baud: V21 y22 V22bis V23 B103 Sysop: Chris Moran XSystem: The Pig Pen BBS Access: Reg VA 6212 Phone: (02) 713-1447 Sysop: Michael Pig ram Hours: Weekdays: 1730 - 0800 Access: Reg VA Baud:V21 V22V22bisV23 Phone: (02) 630-3693 : Weekends; 24 Hours Computer: I Bl^ XT Clone Access; Reg LVA Baud:V21 Computer: Amiga 2000 Computer; IBM AT Clone Access: Public DOS: AmigaDOS Syslem: Software Tools System: Tesseract RCPM-^ Hours; Weekdays: 1930 - 063 BBSoftware: BBS-PCl Sysop: Bill Bolton Sysop: Scott MacDonald Weekends; 24 Hours Phone; (02)449-2618 Phone: (02) 820-1325 Computer; C-54 System: YABB FIDOnet: 71 1/403 Baud:V21 V22V22bisV£3 BBSoftware: Hal Sysop: Jonathan Chin Baud: V£2bis PEP Access: Ivtem VA Phone: (02) 804-6837 Access: Reg VA Computer: Coll ex System; The Runway FIDOnet: 711/803 Computer; Shaip 7501 AT Sysop: Colin Lean Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 B103 System; Texpac Electronic Phone; (02) 569-5130 B212 System: Sorcerer Users Group ^Magailne FIDOnet: 712/506 Access: Fleg VA ' Sysop: John Cepak Phone: (02) 319-1009 Baud: V21 V22V22bisV23 Computer: IBM XT Clone Phone: (02) 626-8020 Access: Mem LVA Access: Reg VA FIDOnel: 713/507 Computer: IBM XT System Status: Offline Baud; V22V22bis BIOS System: The Baud Walk System: The Twilight Zone System: Your Computer Access: Mem VA Sysop: Gary BIythe Sysop: The Mystic Machine Phone: (02) 868-58S5 Phone: (065) 72-3970 System: Zeta System: Sorcim microS Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 Baud: V21 V22 V23 Sysop: Nick Andrew Access: Reg VA 78 "'••^^T^ The Australian Cotninodore and Amiga Review Phone: (02) 627-4177 Phone: (03) 52-5930 Note: Now Called Baud: V21 V22 V23 Bt03 B212 FIDOnet: 713/602 FIDOnet: 770/400 Comrnodore Computer Users System: Educational RBBS Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 B103 System; Tony's BBS Group Qld Sysop: Andrew Waddell B212 Sysop: Tony Hail System: Brisbane MicroBee User Phone; (07) 266-3369 Access: Mem VA Phone: (03) 83-1 155 Group Baud: V21 V22 V2abi£; V23 Note: C, Unix & Minix Users FIDOnet: 770/101 Sysop: Graham Scott Access: Mem VA Phone: (07) 366-4833 Computer; IBM XTclone Northern Territory Papua New Guinea Access: Mem VA Note: USERWORK3 Node #1 System Status: Offline System: Outback RCPM Sysop: Daltron System: BrisBug System: Eieotric Dreams BBS Phone; (G75) 25-6984 Sysop: Ron Lewis Sysop: Joe Altoff FIDOnet: 710/11 Phone; (07) 841-1768 Phone; (07)399-1322 New Zealand Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 B103 FiDOnet; 640/801 Baud: V21 V22 V23 B212 Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 PEP Access: Mem VA System: Love Over Gold BBSoftware: Opus Note;UserWorksNode#5 Sysop: Jeremy Scrivener System: Christian BBS Phone: (04) 277-900 Queensland Sysop: Andrew Johnston System: ExcaJibur BBS FIDOnet: 771/100 Phone: (07) 253-7917 Note; Now Galled Baud: V21 V22 FIDOnet; 640/220 : ChristJan BBS System: AARTEC Industries 2097 Access; Mem VA Baud: V22 Sysop: The Shadow Computer: IBM XT Clone Access: Public System: FAR-fJOR-64 BBS Phone: (07) 283-3061 Computer: Ultra Turtio XT Sysop: Ian Pearse Baud; V21 System: Planet- Patrol Phone: (070) 54-6692 Access: Mem VA Sysop: Mark Stephens System; Coeiurus BBS Baud:V21 V22 V23 B103 6212 Hours: Daily: 1900-0700 Phone: (09) 60-8409 Sysop: Peter Brewer Access: Mem Reg LVA Baud: V22 Phone: (075) 63-2621 Computer: C-64 System: Access North BBSofhvare: Wildcat FIDOnet: 640/501 DOS: BASIC IEEE Queensland Baud: V22 V22bis BBSoftware: BBS64 Phone: (070) 51-0566 System: Poly Vox Access: Reg VA System: Fix BBS Baud;V21 V22V23 Sysop: Darrin Gordon Hours: Weekdays: 2100 - 0800 Note: Now Called Phone; 79-1917 Access: Reg LVA (03) : Weekends; 24 Hours : MilliWays BBS Computer: IBM XT Clone Baud: V21 V22 V22bis Computer: IBM XT Clone Access: Reg System; Galaxy GateWay System: AMPAK PBBS/RCPM Hours: Weekends ONLY System: Commodore Computer Computer Computer: Sysop: Brian Wendt & John Bews IBM PC Clone Users Group Sysop: James Collins System; QuantumNET Phone; (07) 263-7070 Sysop; Greg Shea Phone; (07) 207-8900 Baud: V21 Va2 V22bis V23 8103 Sysop: Jeff Whiteside Phone; (07) 344-1833 Baud: V22 B212 Phone: (064) 36-9602 FIDOnet: 640/304 Access: Reg VA Access: Mem Reg Baud: V21 V22 Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 B103 Computer; Amiga 500 Computer: AMPRO Access: Mem B212 DOS: AmigaDOS Note: 144,90 Mhz VK4KJB-1 Computer: IBM AT Clone BBSoftware: BBS- PCI : 1200 bps Amateur Packet Radio System: Commodore Computer System: Southern Express! Users Group Old System: Greenhorn Experimental System: Apple-Q Sysop: Phil Node 1 Walding Sysop: Colin Cantield Sysop: f^ike Richardson Phone: Sysop: Graham Black & Vince (024) 87-7440 Phone: (07) 395-6725 Phone: (07)208-2640 Crosdale Baud; V21 V22V23 Baud: V21 V22 V23 FIDOnet: 640/301 Phone: (07) 234-6145 Access: Reg LVA Access: Mem VA Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 Computer: Atari 130 XE Access: Reg VA Access; Mem Note: Logon either ASCII or System: Comtel BBS Computer: Cleaveland 236 Computer: Apple //e ATASCII Sysop: Warren Mason Phone; (077) 89-1655 System: Herston Experimental System: Apple-Q Nod© 2 System: The Guide Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 B103 BBS Note: Now Called Sysop: Steve Davis 8212 Note: Now Called : Phoenix BBS Phone: (03) 43-0461 Access; Mem VA : Excallbur BBS FIDOnet: 770/201 Computer: Commodore 64 System; Hi-Tech C8BS System: BaudWalk BBS Baud: V22 V22bis DOS: Basic IEEE Sysop: Clyde Smlth-Stubbs Sysop: Geoff Ryan Access: Reg VA BBSoftware: Comtel Phone: (07) 300-5235 Phone: (07) 235-5814 Hours: Weekdays: 1800 - 1000 Baud: V21 V22 V23 Baud; V21 V22 V22bis V23 B103 BBSoftware; GTPovifer System: Cyberpunk City 8212 Sysop: Greg Mc Cormick System: Kangaroo Point TAPE System; The Plains Phone: (07) 355-0760 Sysop: Troy O'Malley System: Brisbane Commodore Sysop: Steve Msllis FIDOnet; £40/303 Phone: (07} 393-1763 User Group C 64 Annual 1989 79 k 2 Hours: Weekdays: 0900- 2200 System: Rock Cave BBS Access: Reg LVA System Status: Offline : Weekends: 24 Hours Sysop: Rick Dalley Computer: Cleveland PC 11 System: Club Opus CBCS System: Listline Experimental Phone: (07) 395-1809 Phone; (07)353-3718 Access: Mem VA System: Toowoomba RBBS System: MICRO SHACK Baud: V21 V23 Note: User Works Node # 4 Sysop; Chhs White Sysop: Geoff Hurst Phone:(076)30-1762 Phone; (08) 231-9550 System: Mackay High School BBS System: Sidecar Express BBS Baud: V21 FIDOnet: 680/81 Sysop: Bob Chalmers Sysop: Brendan Pratt Access: Mem Reg LVA Baud:V21 V22V22bisV23 Phone: (079) 51-4815 Phone: (075) 46-3252 Hours: Daily: 2100 to 0630 Access: Public Access: Public Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 B103 Computer: C- 128 Computer: IBM AT Clone Hours: Weekdays: 1600-0730 B212 : Weekends: 24 Hours Access: Mem Reg System; Transcendental System: Multiple System BBS Computer: Amiga Sidecar Connection Sysop: Danny Vozzo System: Marlin-Coast BBS DOS: MS DOS Sysop: Kenneth Page Phone: (08) 255-51 IS Sysop: Ray Chalmers BBSoftware: Focus Phone: (07) 281-9418 Baud:V21 V22V22bisV23 Phone: (070) 51-7220 Note: User works node 7 Baud; V21 V22 V23 Access: Reg LVA FIDOnet: 640/501 Access: Reg VA Computer; Apple //+ Baud: V22 V22blE B103 PEP System: Software 80 BBS Computer: C-64 Access: Reg VA Sysop: Tony Melius BBSoftware: BBS64 System: Nexus Education Dept Computer: Clevland 286 Phone: (07) 369-7103 BBS Baud: V21 System: TurboLink Australia Phone: (08) 243-2477 System: MilliWays BBS Access: Reg VA Sysop: Viv Brunner Baud: V21 Note: Now Called Hours: Weekdays: 1930-0800 Phone: (07) 862-1860 Access: Mem : BaudWalk BBS : Sat 1 430 -Mon 0800 Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 BIOS System: Nob bi board B212 Sysop: Ben Noblet System: Missing Link BBS System: Stanley's Place Computer: IBM XT Clone Phone: (08) 370-2211 Sysop: Mike Barber Sysop; John Wain Baud: V21 V23 Phone: (07) 808-3094 Phone; (07) 264-4747 System: Youth Extension Service Access; Public Baud: V21 V22 V23 FIDOnet: 640/212 (Toowoomba) Hours; Weekdays: 2300 - 1 500 Access: Reg Baud: V21 V22bis - V22 Sysop: Wayne Bucklar ; Weekends; 2300 0900 Computer: C-64 Access: Reg VA Phone:(076)39-1790 Computer: Amiga 1 000 BBSoftware: Punter Computer: IBM XT Clone FIDOnet: 640/302 DOS: AmigaDOS Baud:V21 V23 BBSoftware: TAG-BBS System: NQ Connection System Status; Offline Access: Public Sysop: Geoff Gordon System: Sun City Opus Computer: Sperry System: Opus City Phone:' 79-7GG0 (077) Sysop: Bruce Kelly FIDOnet: 640/710 System: Sunshine Coast South Australia Phone: (08) 384-7621 Baud: V22 V22bis B103 PEP Connection FIDOnet: 680/816 System: ADelaida AMiga user Access: Reg VA Sysop; Brian Boseley Baud: V21 V22 V22bis group (ADAM) Computer: Kaypro XT Phone; (071) 44-2889 Access: Reg LVA Sysop: Greg Hicks FIDOnet: 640/401 Hours: Mon - Sat: 24 Hours System: Phone; (08) 270-2455 Ozforum Baud; V21 V22 V22bis V23 Computer; IBM XT Clone Sysop; Greg Noonan & Dirk Access; Public FIDOnet: 680/805 Baud:V21 V22 V22bis V23 Vanbruggen Hours; Mon - Sat: 2000 - 0800 System: Oracle PC-Networtt Access: Reg LVA Phone: (07) 209-4294 ;Sun: 24 Hours Sysop: Don Crago S Grayham Computer: IBM Baud: V21 Computer: IBM AT Clone AT Smith Access: Reg Phone: (08) 260-6222 - System: Aquarium BBS Hours: Weekdays: 1700 070 System: Swiss Pavilion BBS FIDOnet: 660/804 Sysop: Bream LeFish / Martin : Weekends: 24 Hours Sysop: Peter Moll Baud:V21 V22V22bisV23 Sandiford System; Phoenix BBS Phone: (07) 846-4059 Access: Mem LVA Phone: 270-4341 Sysop; Kelvin Saggers Baud: V21 V22 (08) Computer: IBM AT Clone Phone: (07) 800-4660 Access: Public FIDOnet: 680/807 Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 Computer; IBM Model 50 System: Phone Box BBS Access; Mem Reg VA Access: l^em System; The Galaxy GateWay Sysop; Darry! Merritt -Computer; PC230 System: Redcliffe Library Computer System Phone: (08) 38a5505 Sysop: Andrew Osborne Note: Now Called FIDOnet: 681/854 System: Burning Bush Phone: (07) 283-0315 : Galaxy GateWay Computer Baud: V21 V22 V23 Sysop: Douglas Carthew FIDOnet: 640/203 Access: Public Phone; (08) 272-8405 Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 System: TommorrowLand BBS Computer: Mitec Access: Reg VA Sysop: David Drummond FIDOnet: 680/811 Baud:V21 V22V22bisV23 Hours: Weekdays: 1 700 - OSOO Phone: (07) 371-0944 System;SAC BBS Access: Public : Weekends: 24 Hours FIDOnet; 640/305 Sysop: Austen Evans Computer: IBM XT Clone Computer: IBM Clone Baud: V21 V22 V23 Phone: (08) 387-0249 80 1 The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review Baud: V21 V22 V23 V230RG B103 Sysop: Daron Ryan Sysop: Graham Clark Perth Omen B21E Phone: (08) 377-0049 Phone: (090) 21-7755 System: Paragon Computers BBS Access: Mem LVA Baud:V21 V23 Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 Phone: (09) 325-5160 Computer; C-128 Hours: -0800 Weekdays; 1800 : Access; Reg VA Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 Weekends: 24 Hours Access: Public System: SA Country CBCS System: Kardinya Turbo BBS Computer: Atari ST Sysop: Martin Crockett Phone; System: VK5LIP BBS Sysop: Tony Salmeri (085) 22-4434 Sysop: Dave Winfield Phone; (09)331-1695 System: Pegasus Entertainment FIDOnet; 681/853 Phone: (OS) 281-4160 Baud; V21 V22 V23 B103 B212 System Baud:V21 V22 V22bis V23 FIDOnet; 681/851 Access: Reg LVA Sysop: Michael Russell & John Access: Public Baud; V22 Computer: IBM XT Clone Chin Computer: IBM XT Cfone Access: Reg LVA Phone: (09) 344-8025 Computer: IBM Clone System: Lightning BBS Line 1 FIDOnet: 692/620 S/stem: Sorcerer Users Group Sysop; Simon Blears Baud: V21 V22 V22bts V23 BBS Tasmania Phone: (09) 275-8225 Access: Reg VA Sysop: Steve Fraser FIDOiet; 690/601 Computer: System: Hobart Users Bulletin Epson AX Phone: (08) 260-6576 Baud: Board V22 V22bis B212 PEP Baud: V21 Access: Reg LVA Sysop: Alan Hughes System: Perth Omen Access: Mem LVA Computer: Phone: (002)43-5041 IBM XT Clone Sysop: Mark Dignam Computer: Pulsar UBB FIDOnet: 670/700 Phone: (09) 244-21 11 Baud;V21 V22 V23 System; Mini Omen Baud:V21 V22V22bisV23 System: The Bureau BBS Access: Reg VA Sysop: Greg Watkins V230RG Sysop: Patrick Browne Computer: IBM XT Clone Phone; (09)279-8555 Access: Mem Reg Phone: (08) 258-1468 Baud: V21 V22 V23 Computer; TRS-SO FIDOnet: 681/855 Access; Public System: Tassie Bread Board Baud: VS! V22 V23 System Computer; TRS-80 System: Perth PC Users BBS Access: VA Sysop: Ian Campbell Phone: (09) 227-9229 Computer: Kaypro XT System: Murdoch University Phone: (003) 26-4248 FIDOnet: 670/751 ES-BBS1 System; Student Access System Status: Online Baud; V21 V22 Va2biE V23 Sysop: Roger Atkinson Message Service System: The Hackers Retreat Access: Mem LVA Phone: (09) 332-2604 Sysop: Peter Walton & John Sysop: John Waye Baud; V21 Computer: Kaypro PC Bramley Phone: (08) 266-2408 Access: Mem VA Phone: (09) 321-9721 FIDOnet: 681/857 Computer; Commodore 12SD Baud:V21 V22 V23 Baud:V21 V22 V23 Western Ausfralia DOS: CP/M Access: Reg VA System ; Amiga Mouse Access: Mem LVA BBS BBSoftware; Turbo BBS Computer; Commodore PC Sysop: Martyn Bate System; Nemo 3 System: Tenninal BBS DOS: MS DOS Phone: (09) 310-2457 Sysop: Graeme Plan Sysop: Andrew Milner BBSoftware: Opus Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 BIOS Phone: (09) 370-3333 Phone: (09) 389-3048 B212 Baud: V21 V22 V22bis V23 FIDOnet: 692/625 System: The IDN Board Access: Reg LVA Access: Mem Baud; V21 V22 V22b!s V23 B103 Computer: Amiga 1000 Sysop: Dave WInfJeid 8212 Phone: 352-2252 DOS: Amiga DOS (06) System: Nemo Games Machine Access: Public FIDOnet: SBSoftware: BBS-PCI 681/652 Sysop: Graeme Piatt Baud:V21 V22V22bis Phone: (09) 370-2566 System: The Codiac Republic BBS Access: Reg LVA System Status: Offline Baud:V21 V22 V22bis V23 System: A MSNet System: The Key Board BBS Access: Mem LVA Sysop: Simon Shaw Sysop: Paul Lawrence Phone: (09) 481-2139 Phone: System: Bit- Board (08)344-5354 System: Nemo Multiple BBS FiAPL FIDOnet: 692/623 FIDOnet: 680/814 Sysop: John Hamiil Sysop; Graeme Piatt Baud;V21 V22V22b(SV23 Baud: V21 V22 V££bis Phone: (09)417-3706 V23 Phone; (09) 370-1855 Access; Reg Access: Public FIDOnet: 692/522 Baud:V21 V22 V22bis V23 Hours: Weekdays: 1700 - 0800 Computer: IBM Clone Baud: V21 V22 V£2bis V23 : Weekends: 24 Hours Access: Public System: The Olympic Board System: Oasis ST BBS Computer; IBM AT Computer; Everest Sysop: Greg Sanderson AT Sysop: Lou Schillaci 265-4232 Phone: (08) Phone: (09) 430-5431 System; The Gathering BBS FIDOnet: System: Compute)* BBS 680/801 Baud: V21 V22 Sysop: Ken Peters Baud: V21 V22 VSZbis Sysop; Russell Stokes Access: Mem LVA Phone: (09) 272-471 Phone: 447-0522 Access: Public (09) Computer: Atari FIDOnet: 691/611 Access: Reg VA Computer: IBM AT Clone Baud: V21 V22 V23 System: Omen 111 RTRS System: Trivia BBS System; Kalgoorlie College RCP/M Note; Now Called r C64Annuan989 gi - >^- - iii|)_ , 1, m "^r'*'?^ r System: The Hotel 711/409 SMAustrdiaPty Ltd 632/351 Melbourne PIE 670/751 Tassie Bread Board Sysop: Rod Evans 71 1/410 The Kiviii Konektion 633/360 Zoist System Phone: (09) 325-4752 711/411 Intersoft BBS 633/361 AIM-A)ccess l)n FIDOnet: 691/612 711/414 Pandemonium M)e[bourne Papua New Guinea BaLid:V21V£SV22bisV23 711/416 Delta Net 533/362 MBUG Australia Inc 710/11 PNG One Access: Public 711/430 Coastal Opus BBS 633/365 Valicomm Opus Computer: IBM AT Clone 711/803 YABB 633/367 The CadPhone New Zealand 711/805 First Nice Ml DILine 633/368 SWART BBS 770/101 Tony's BBS System: The Turing Circus 711/808 Dick Smith Electronics 633/371 MicomCBCS 770/201 TheGuide Sysop: Phil Sutherland BBS 633/374 Miki's Opus CBCS 770/400 The Plains 771/100 Gold Phone: (09) 385-2100 711/905 Mail Dispatch Love Over FIDOnet: 690/603 712/201 HighTech Queensland Baud: V21 V22 V23 B103 B212 712/202 CybersoftOpus 640/203 Redcliffe Library list for Access; Public 712/204 Aibury Connection 640/21 2 Stanley's Place Here is the contact Computer: IBM XT Clone 712/205 EdIinkBBS 640/220 Christian BBS all of the coordinators in 712/302 AUGUR TBBS 640/301 Greenhorn Experimental Australia. System; Treasure Island 712/306 Milliway's S40/302 Youth Extension Service S/sop: Gloria Piatt 712/420 Steel City (Tooivoomba) ACT Coordinator Phil Harding Phone: (09) 271-0471 712/501 Micro Mart C Users 640/303 Cyberpunk City Mr Baud: V21 V22 V23 712/502 Paragon Bulletin Board 540/304 Commodore Computer PC E;(change RIBM Access: Fteg VA 712/503 Nightmare BBS Users Group (062)58-1406 712/504 Playground BeeBS 640/305 TommorrowLand BBS FidoNet [626/220] System Status: Offline 712/505 PC Users Group 640/401 Sunshine Coast NSW Coordinator System: WA Atari BBS Miwocomp Board Connection Mr Rodney Creer 712/506 The Runway 640/501 Marlin-Coast BBS Prophet TBBS System: West Coast BBS 712/507 Flex or Die 640/601 CoeiunjsBBS (02) 628-5222 Sysop: Mark Gaynor 712/625 CoCo Arena 640/710 NQ Connection FidoNet [713/606.2] Phone: (09) 445-3080 71 2/628 Sydney CAE BBS 640/801 BrisBug Victorian Coordinator Access: Reg VA 712/703 Integra TEX Mr Rowan Stevens 712/704 Eagle One BBS South Australia Brainstorm Australia System: West-Gate BBS 712/705 Silicon City 680/80 1 The Olympic Board (03) 758-7086 Sysop: Phil van Leen 713/204 New Frontiers CBCS 680/604 Oracle PC-hJetwork FidoNet [631/3221 Phone: (09) 4S 1-0489 713/304 ABGOWI-dataLlNK 660/805 ADelaide AMiga user Queensland Coordinslor FIDOnet: 691/613 713/305 MicroBASE BBS group (ADAM) Mr Brian Wendt Baud: V21 V22 V22bi£ V23 B103 713/307 Statesman 680/807 Aquarium BBS AMPAK RCP/M B£ia 713/600 Prophet TBBS 680/811 Burning Bush (07) 263-7070 Access: Reg VA 713/601 Compax Computers BBS 630/81 a MICRO SHACK SA Coordinator Computer: IBM AT Ctone 713/602 Zeta 680/814 The Key Board MrGrayhamSmith 713/604 Scorpio BBS 680/816 Opus City The Electronic Oracle System: Z-Node 62 71 3/607 Sorcerer Users Group 681/851 VK5UPBBS (08) 260-6222 Sysop; Lindsay Allen 713/609 Airlock Hermitage 681/852 The IDN Board WA Coordinator 713/610 Caamora Systems 681/853 SA Country CBCS Mr Graeme Piatt 681/854 Phone Copyright 82 The Australian Commodore and Amigo Review C64 Software Guide including Peripherals and Books For addresses and phone numbers of distributors, see last page of Guide, Accounting COM $149 C64 Programmers Reference Guide CMT $79 New Edition CMT$39.m Business Form Shop M128 General Ledger CMT $75 COM SI 49 C64/128 Collection Vol. 2 CMT$79 CMT$25.00 Electronic Casli Book 64 CMT$99 M128 Invoicing CAD on the C64/128 A full cash book program for home and CMT $79 CMT $39.00 small business. Australian designed and M64 Creditors supported. Recommended. COM $99 Commodore 128 Subroutine Lib. CMT $79 CMT$35.00 Financial Cookbook (disk) ECP $24.95 MS4 Debtors Commodore 64 Whole Memory COM $99 Gde. SLM $29.95 M64 General Ledger COM $99 Commodore C64 Exposed CMT$79 SLM$19.95 M64 Invoicing Commodore C64 Sound & Graphics CMT $79 SLM f19 .95 Kwik Check PAC$1935 M54 Sales Analysis/Invoicing GEOS Inside & Oul COM $99 CompMe cheque reconciliation, in- CMJ$39.0O cludes expense analysis. M64 Stock Control GEOS Official Prog, Guide M128 Cash Book COM $99 CMT $45.00 CMT$79 COM $149 CMT$79 GEOS Tricks & Tips Parlner 128 CMT $35.00 COM $99 Ml 28 Debtors GEOSMAN (Book and Disk Sel) Pro Tutor Accounting 128 PAC $69.95 CMT $99 Comprehensive instruction manual for An accountancy learning package. the CEOS system. Complete with disk utilities. Sideways CMT $45 Machine Language Games C64 CMT $2500 VizaSlar 128 COM $195 Mapping the 128 CMT$^.O0 — Books Personal Acct. 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Cockroach Turbo ROM 64/128 Addition & Subtraction MIC / Cockroach S44 DOS Utility - Category C YPA $49.95 These programs and cartridges pro- Level 1-4 - DOS Utility Category A vide disk backup facilities. Some The following cartridges offer a mix- only work in conjunction with other Algebra 1/Vol.l Sets/Notations ture of DOS enhancement, and hardware. P.4C 5^9.95 backup facilities, along with extra Sets, set notation,, set types. BASIC commands and functions. Dolphin Copy MIC $33 Algebra l/Vol2 Number Systems Action Reply Mk IV For use with Dolphin DOS, PAC $49.95 PAC $149.95 Number uses The ultimate add-on cartridge. With Double Image II warp 25 disk turbo backup ability and MIC $5435 Algebra 2/VoIl Equat/Formulae more, Load 200 Block Warp files in un- An Australian made disk and file copy PAC $49 35 der 5 seconds. system. Terms and expressions Expert V3.2 Freeze Frame 3B Algebra 2/Vol2 Linear Equation MIC $10$ MIC $65 PAC $49.95 User programmable and easily updated Quick easy to use snapshot cartridge for Linear equations to cope wilhlatest developments. Disk archiving programs Disk lo Disk/Tape backup. or Tape to Tape /Disk. Algebra 3/Vol 1 Polynomials PAC $4935 Final Cartridge III Freeze Frame V2.0 U/D Operations on polynomials, furtctions PAC $139.95 MIC $2435 25 times disk turbo, Windows, and pull Astro Talk disk down menus. Picture snapshot. Well do- Freeze Machine YPA$19.95 cumented. MJC 599 C 64 Annual! 989 85 '^> 8 Belter Maths YPA $4935 Physics 1 Motion PAC disk $18.95 tape $U.95 Level 5-8 PAC $49.95 Age 12 -16 Speed and velocity Fractions Multiplic & Division Better Spelling YPA $4935 Physics 2 Light PAC disk $18.95 ta-pe $14.95 Levd5-8 PAC $4935 Age 9 - Adult Geography Waves Read Easy Binomial Mulfipl/Facforing PAC disk $18.95 tape $14.95 YPA$19.95 YPA$49S5 Age 12 -16 Level 7 - 12 Sesame Street Geometry 1 Basic Geometry PAC $29.95 Biology PAC $49 35 Range of educational programs for ages PACdisk$lS.95 tape $14.95 Perimeter 4-6. Covers problem solving Age 12 -16 Geometry 2 Plane and Space Simultaneous & Quadratic Equation Biology 1 - Respiration PAC $4935 YPA $49.95 PAC $4935 Circles Mechanics of breathing Statistics 1 Intro Graphing Linear Functions PAC $49.95 Biology 2 Digestion/Nutrition YPA$4335 Sampling PAC $49.95 Nutrients Keyboard Cadet Success with Algebra Set #1 YPA cass and disk $19.95 YPA $79.95 Biology 3 Reproduction/Develop PAC $49.95 Keys to Typing disk Success with Algebra Set #2 Male and fel male reproductive systems ECP $34.95 ypA$;^.95 embryonic development etc. LCL Micro Maths Thinking Cap Biology 4 Circulation/Heart PAC I MICRO tape $39.95 disk $49.95 CMr$69 PAC$4935 Advanced mathematics program aimed at the older student (Year 9 - U) Trigonometry 1 Intro Blood C64 Education Pack PAC $49.95 COM $99 Let Trigonometric functions ECP$8S9 Chem Lab World Geography OZI disk $39.95 Logo CMr$49 COM$S0 Chemistry Games PAC disk $18.95 tape $14.95 Magic Maths Not a comprehensive list - there Age 12 -16 PAC disk $18.95 tape $14.95 are too many! Age 3-7 Chemistry! The Atom 1942 PAC $49.95 Math Mileage disk ECP diskjcass $19.95 Dalton YPA$19.95 4x4 Off Road Racing C64 Chemistry 2 The Periodic Table Maths Mania QLF£ disk $34.95 cass$24.95 PAC $49.95 PAC disk $18.95 tape $14.95 Four wheel drive racing car game simu- Periods Age8-12 lation, tf Decimals, Multiplication & Division Multiplication & Division YPA$4935 YPA $49.95 Levels -8 Level 2- Decimals: Addition/Subtraction New and Improved Maslertype 6 Pack cass YPA$49.95 YPA $54.95 ECP cass $24.95 disk $34.95 Level 5-8 Physics Acrojeet C64 Fractions Addition/Subtraction PAC disk $18.95 tape $14.95 QUE cass $39.95 disk $49.95 Age 12 -16 86 The Australion Commodore and Amiga Review Action Extra cass Aussie Pack (10 games) disk Bombjackll SLMcass/diik $29.95 ECP diskjcass $2i.95 ECP aiss $24.95 disk $34.95 Action /Strategy Action Pack (3 games) Bombjack ECP $34.95 Balkan Raider ECP cass/disk $19.95 ECP $69.95 Adventure Construction Set Bride of Frankenstein ECP $24.95 Barbarian U ECP cass $24.95 disk $34.95 CM.T$49 Bubble Bobble Barbarian QUE disk $39 tape $29 SLM$M.95 Platform game coupled with fast shoot- em-up action. 100 levels of action. Bards Tale ECP mss $24.95 disk $49.95 Buggy Boy Adventure game ECP disk $34.95 aiss $24.95 Multi-course buggy racing game, Good Bards Tale II graphics and game play. Recommend- ECP $34.95 ed. Age of Adventure Bard's Tale 111 C64 Software Pack ECP 12^.95 ECP $49.95 COM $99 Airborne Ranger C64 Disk Battle for Midway California Games QUE disk $59.95 cass $49.95 SLM cass $19.95 disk $24.95 QUE cass $24.95 dsik $34.95 , Action commando game. War game Chaos Alien Syndrome Battle of Britain ECP cms $24.95 dsik $34.95 OZl cass $29.95 disk $39.95 SLM cass $19.95 disk $24S5 All action shotem- up Chessmaster 2000 cass Battleships ECP cass $24.95 dsik $8935 Airwolf ECP cass/disk $24.95 ECP cass/disk $19.95 Bedlam cass All Star Test Cricket (64/128) SLM cass $27.95 disk $32.95 PAC $39.95 Better Dead Than Alien 64 New Cricket Amnesia QUE disk $3935 cass $29.93 ECP $34 35 Comical version of space invaders. Lots of variation. Annals of Rome SLM cass $2935 disk 34.95 Beyond the Ice Palace cass ECP cass $2435 disk $34.95 Chuck \eagers Flight Simulator. Arac Levels and ladders type game set in ECP cass S24.95 $34.95 YPA cass S72.M disk $19.95 mystic surroundings Top class flight simulation. Various jets Arcade adventure with ladders puzzles. & scenarios. Different views. Bismarck Archon II/Adepl SLM cass $29.95 disk $34.95 Classic Quest ECP $2435 PAC $49.95 Black Jack Academy A scries of intriguing text only adven- Arctic Fox CMT$69 tures with various levels of difficulty; ECP 534.95 from reasonably easy to almost impossi- Tank game set in arctic. Black Lamp ble. QLTE crtss $29.95 disk $39.95 Club House Sports Blackjack YPAS4935 ECP cass $24.95 disk $34.95 Ouedo Blockbusters SLM cass $32.95 disk $39.95 YPA dwk $49.95 C 64 Annual 1 989 g? ^ "T^c- Commando DejaVu: A Nightmare Comes True Family Feud ECPcassldisk $19.95 YPA $54.95 PAC$2935 All the colour, drama and excitment of Concentration the TV game show. Race against the PAC $29.95 clock as you try to amswer the questions. Match the pairs of prizes and if you solve the puzzle behind them before Felony your opponent then all the prizes you YPA$1935 have matched are yours. Final Assault Conflicl in Vietnam QUE $34.95 QUE Mss $$9S5 disk $49.95 Delta Patrol Conflicts 1 disk ECP cass/disk $24.95 SLM disk $34.95 mss $29.95 Compilation of three strategy games. Destroyer QUE $34.95 Conflicts 2 cass SLM cass $29.95 disk $34.95 Dig Dug A m a Three strategy simulations. YPA$1935 Fire & Forget Corruption Dragons Lair QUE $3935 QUE $49.95 ECP $34.95 Adventure game - you deal with corrup- Fire Power tion and danger in a broking firm. Draw Poker cass QUE $49.95 ECP cass $24.95 disk 34.95 Create a Calender Flight Simulator II (D) QUE $3435 Earth Orbit Station' QUE $99.95 ECP $34.95 Classic flight simulation Crocodile Down Under cass cass disk Echelon + Lipstick 64 disk ECP $24.95 $34.95 «ri*jH m:ii vm'yiii.-m?f3 Journey through the Northern Territory QUE disk/cass $79.95 infested with ferocious crocodiles. 3D space adventure/ strategy/ flight simulator. Uses voice activated fire but- Crossword Magic ton on headset. YPA $49.95 Elite 64 Crusade in Europe 64 QUE cass/disk $49.95 QUE $49.95 A classic space trader adventure game. Vector graphics and anin-iation. A top- Cut & Paste rating game still well worth playing. ECP$24S5 Empire Strikes Back Cybernoid II ECP cass $29.95 disk 34.95 F/S II Japan Scenery Disk OZI cass $29.95 disk $39,95 CMT$49 Multi- directional shoot-em -up Enlightenment 64 QUE c«ss $2935 disk $39.95 F/S II Scenery Disk #3 Dan Dar H cass CUT $49 SLM cass $29.95 disk $34.95 Experian Vision 64 QUE $49.95 F/S II Scenery Disk #4 Darkhorn GMT $49 ECP $3495 F-15 C64 disk QUE disk/cass $49.95 F/s II Scenery Disk #5 Darkside CMT$49 CMT$39 Faery Tale Adventure QUE $$9.95 F/s II Scenery Disk #7 Defender of She Crown CAfr$49 YPA disk $54.95 cass $30 Falklands Contains 12 pages of instructions plans SLM$1935 88 The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review F/s II Star Scenery San Fran. Gliiderian Intensity C64 CMT $49 ECP$3435 QUE cdss $29.95 disit $39.95 F/s Sceneiy Disk #2 Guild of Thieves Inside Outing CMT $49 QUE $59.95 OZI cas $29.95 disk 39.95 3 D adventure Fit Sim Scenery Dk 1 C64 Gulf Strike QUE $49.95 ECP $34.95 Into the Eagle YPA$49.95 Fit Sim Scenety Dk 2 C64 Gunship C64 QUE $49.95 QUE cass $49.95 disk 59.95 Iwo Jima SLM $19.95 Fit Sim Scenery Dk 3 C64 HitchHikers Guide-Galaxy QUE$49S5 QUE $49.95 Jeopardy PAC $29.95 Fit Sim Scenery Dk 4 C64 Hit pack - S Game Pack Over 1000 questions of the popular TV QUE $49.95 ECP cass/disk $24.95 game show. Play against the computer or up to 2 other players. The computer Fit Sim Scenery Dk 5 C64 Hot Shot supplies questions QUE 543,95 YPA cass $29.95 disk $36.95 Action-packed-you need to be a crack Jet Flints tones,The shot pinball wizard and ace controller. CMT $79 1 QUE $S9.95 OZI cass $29.95 disk $39.95 Combat simulation with multiple JETS. Based on the cartoon characters - a lot Various scenes and scenery. of fun. Jewels of Darkness Flying Shark C64 cass QUE cass/disk $49.95 QUE cass$29.95 disk 39.95 Jinxler Fox Fights Back CMT $59 /QUE $59.95 OZI cass $29.95 disk $39.95 Adventure game. You are a fox on the hunt for food. Orig- onal and entertaining. Joker Poker I.O. C64 COM$29.95 Frank Brunos Boxing QUE cas $29.95 disk $39.95 Sit back and relax. Fully mouse driven ECP cass/disk $19.95 Sideways scrolling shoot-em-up. Junior Pac-Man ^"~- GI Hero C64 YPA $19.95 QUE cass/disk $29.95 Kat Trap Galaxian ECP cass/disk $19.95 YPA$19S5 Knight Ore C64 Games Summer Edition 64 QUE aiss/disk $49.95 f QUE cass $24.95 disk $34.95 f. Ikari Warriors L,A. Crackdown Games Winter Edition C64 ECP cass $24.9 disk $34.95 CMT $59 QUE cass $24.95 dsik $34.95 QUE -$34.95 Impact Detective action game Ghosts & Goblins PAC $39.95 ECPcassldisk $19.95 The Best selling arcade type game to Leader Board Security Key come to the 64. QUE $8.95 Golf Construction Set ECP cass/disk $19.95 Impossible Mission II Leaderboard Par 3 QUE $34.95 CMT $55 Gotl-ukC64 Second instalment of Impossible Mis- QUE disk $39.95 cass $29.95 sion. Your objective is to save the world Legacy of the Ancients from the psychotic genius Elvin. Levels/ ECP $34.95 action game. C 64 Annual 1989 89 I»* t' Live Murder Party Pegasus Bridge QUE cass $24.95 disk $34.95 ECP $24.95 SLM cass $29.95 disk $34.95 Lord of The Rings Murder by the Dozen Pegasus cass SLM cassjdisk $44.95 YPA$19.95 ECP COBS $24.95 disk $34.95 Multi-player strategy - similar to cluedo! Lords of Conquest Fun edge of the seat detective/ strategy. Fhalsberg ECP $24.95 ECP $19.95 NATO Commander C64 QL7E cass $39S5 disk $49.95 PUeUp Nemesis ECP disk $34.95 cass $24.95 ECP cass $24.95 disk 34.95 You. are the pilot of futuristic jet. Your mission is to transport energy marbles Not a Penny More to a transformer station to be delivered ECP cassjdisk $39.95 to earth. Adventure game based on Jeffrey Arch- er novel. Finball Construction Set ECP $24.95 Now Games 5 SLM oiss $29.95 Pirates C64 disk Magnetron C64 compilation. QUE disk $59.95 cass $34.95 QUE disk $39.95 cass $29.95 True real-life simulation Caribbean Sea Combination arcade shoot-em-up/ Okinawa in search of wealth. strategy game. SLM cass $19.95 disk $24.95 Pole Position Maniac Mansion Out of This World YPA$19.95 CMT$55 ECP cassjdisk $24.95 Power Struggle Maniax Overlander C64 SLM disk $24.95 cass $19.95 QUE cass $29.95 disk $39.95 QUE cass $24.95 disk $34.95 Predator €64 Marble Madness Pac-Man QUE disk $39.95 cass $29.95 ECP $34.95 YPA$19.95 Project Stealth Fighter Mega Apocalypse Pandora C64 cass CMT disk $39 cass $35 ECP cass $24.95 disk $39.95 QUE cassjdisk $39.95 QUE disk $59.95 cass $49.95 Flight simulator. Micro Mud Paperboy SIM $3935 ECP cassjdisk $19.95 Psyco Pigs UXB OZI cass $29.95 disk $39.95 Might and Magix Pathwords Unexploded bombs QUE $49.95 YPA $19.95 Que-dex Monopoly cass Patton V Rommell SLM disk $32.95 cass $27.95 SLM azss $32.95 disk $39.95 ECP $34.95 The game evolves around 10 sections or planes each of which requires a differ- Morpheus cass ent skill. Idea is to reach a GOAL by QUE cass $39.95 disk $49.95 overcoming obstacles. Build on to your ship as you advance through this four-way scrolling shoot- Quick disk em-up. YPA$19S5 Movie Maker REV+ ECP $2435 QUE cassjdisk $39.95 Ms. Pac-Man Racing Destruction Set YPA $19.95 ECP disk $24.95 cass $19.95 Build your own crazy race tracks 90 -?r*?r- -r*" The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review Railroad Works Scooby Doo Space Rogue YP^ $39.95 ECP cassjdbk $19.95 QUE$49.9S Red LE.D. Scrabble Star Fox disk EC? disk $3i:95cMss$ 24.95 SIM cwss $32 .95 disk $39 .95 ECP disk $34.95 cass $24.9 Similar to Marble Madness. Space Adventure Scruples Red Storm Rising SIM cass $32.95 disk $39.95 CMT$69 Star Wats ECP cass $34.95 disk$39.95 Seven Cities of Gold Rimrunner ECP $24.95 SLMdisk-$3i.95 cass $29.95 Strategy/ adventure. Colonise the new Starglider Americas. QUE cassjdisk $49.95 Road to Moscow ECP $8935 Shadows of Mordor Starray SLM cass $27.95 disk $32.95 Roadwars QUE $49.95 SlAi $39.95 Shoot Stealth Mission SLM$3935 Robot Rascals CM.T $89.00 Game building program. $9.95 ECP $69.95 QUE Right simulation Silent Service C64 Rockel Ranger QUE cass $39.95 disk 35 YPA $5435' $49 Street Hassle SLM cass $27.95 disk $32.95 Cinemaware - ray guns, zombie women, Silicon Dreams C64 famous scientists QUE cass/disk $49.95 Street Sports Baseball QUE $3435 SinbaJ & the Thorn e of Falcon YPA 54.95 Street Sports Soccer C64 QUE disk $34.95 cass $24.95 Skate or Die This is soccer Vifith the old neighborhood ECP cass $2435 disk $34.95 Entertaining skateboard competition Strike Fleet covering many different fields of action ECP $34.95 Skyfoxirdisk Sub Battle Simulator ECP $34.95 QUE $34.95 Skyfox cass Rolling Thunder Summer Olympiad ECP cass $19 95 disk CMT$4450 $24.95 YPA cass $3435 disk $47.95 High diving, skeet shooting, fencing, Slaine Samurai Warrior hurdles and triple jump. ECP cass $24.95 disk $3i.95 SLM cass $27.95 disk $32.95 Super Pac-Man Sanxion Soldier of Fortune YPA $29.95 . QUE disk $39.95 cass $29.95 ECP cassjdisk $24.95 Superstar Ice Hockey Solo Flight C64 Savage C64 YPA$49S5 Q UE cass $39.95 disk $49.95 QUE disk $39.95 cass $29.95 Superstar Soccer Salamander Sorcerer Lord YPA $49.95 SLM cass $29 35 disk $3435 OZl cass $29.95 disk $39.95 Betting Super fast action TAB Space ECP cassfdisk $99.95 Harrier Scalextric ECP cass/ SLM $32.95 The Android disk $19.95 ECP cass $24.95 dsik $34.95 C64AnnuaM989 91 M fr - ^^ The Armageddon Man Time and Magik Wanderer C64 ECP cass -$39.95 disk $49.95 PAC disk $39.95 cass $29.95 QUE cass $24.95 disk $34.95 A complete trilogy of Level 9 graphic ad- The Big One ventures v\fith enhanced parser Wasteland COM $29.95 ECP $34.95 TheFmy Welcome to the Rat Race ECP cass $24.95 disk $34.95 ECP cass $24.95 disk $34.95 Life simulator - aim to collect money. The Hobbit (Book & cass) SIM $39.95 Werewolves of London ECP cass/disk $24.95 The Hobbit SLM mss $27.95 disk $39.95 Wheel of Fortune PAC $34.95 The Living Daylights QUE$6935 ECP casB $29.95 disk $39.95 The TV show game. Great graphics make this a thoroughly entertaining The President is Missing game for the whole family. QUE $49.95 Graphic adventure. Where in the World is Carmen San Diego The Vixen QUE $69.95 ECP cass $24.95 disk $34.95 Chase Carmen around the world from In the jungle with evil reptilian nasties. clues. Very entertaining, also education- Sideways scrolling arcade action. Tobnik al. SLM cass $29.95 disk $34.95 Theatre Europe cass Carmen San Diego Backup 64 SLM cass $19.95 disk $24.95 Touchdown Football QUE $15.95 ECP $24,95 They Stole a Million Winter Olympiad 88 QL7E cass $39.95 rfisjt $49.95 ECP cass/disk $19.95 Triella ECP cass $24.95 disk $34.95 Three Stooges Wonderboy QUE cass $29.95 disk $39.95 CMT cass $49.00 disk $54.95 Trivial Pursuit Baby Boomers Cinemaware - fun and action. Can the ECP $19,95 Class Courses #1 C64 Three Stooges save an orphanage from World QUE $39.95 foreclosure ? Trivial Pursuit Young Players ECP $19.95 World Class Courses #2 C64 QUE $3935 / Troll SLM cass $29.95 disk $34.95 World Class Courses #3 C64 QUE $39,95 Typhoon OZl cass $29.95 disk $39.95 World Class Leader Board C64 Wargame. Unique graphics, tight game QUE disk $39.95 cass $34.95 play, plenty of action. World Tour Golf Ultima IV ECP cass $24.95 disk $49.95 QUE $5995 Yes Prime Minister Ultima V ECP cass $39.95 disk $49.95 QUE$59S5 A very tactical game of the BBC series. Pointer controls functions. Thundercats Up Periscope ECP cass/disk S24.$5 QUE $5995 Submarine simulation /strategy game. 92 L_ The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review GEOS Programs GEOS64V13 GEOWrite Workshop 64 CMT $99 CMT $89 GEOCALC 128 See GeoWrite Workshop 128. CMT $129 GEOS64V2.0 Spreadsheet, 28,000 cells in 256 x 112 col- CMT$119 umn grid. Will perform advanced GEOS Accessories maths functions. GEOS Cheatsheet for C64/64C CMT$95 GEOS Font Pack 1 GEOCALC 64 COM $49 CMT $89 GEOFILE GEOS Companion Extra fonts or Type Styles for GEOS. See GeoCalc 128. CMT$55 GEOS Font Pack 64 GEODEX64 GEOS Desk Pack 64 CMT $59 CMT $79 CMT$59 COM $69 Contains graphics converter for putting GEOS Font Pack Plus 128 Indexing program graphics from other programs into Geos CMT$59 format, Icon Editor for creating and cus- '-"- GEOFILE 128 tomising file icons and converting non- GEOS Geoprint Cable CMT $129 Geos files into Geos format, and calen- COM $69 Filing system, reasonably powerful. dar. Print directly via user port to a Centron- ics type printer. GEOS Tricks & Tips Disk ^m CMT$35 GEOS Triple Pack 64 ' 'Vi^ "l^^ CMT$S9 Graphics Geos :- Desk Accessories GeoPaint Desktop Advanced Art Studio 64/128 GEOFILE 64 QUE cassldisk $69.95 GEOS Desk Pack Plus 128 CMT $89 Multi-colour drawing/paint package. See Geofile CMT$59 64. Options include:Text, zoom, multiple brush types and patterns,rotate and flip GEOS Desk Pakl CEOPROGRAMMER a brush, various fonts and multi picture COM $79 CMT$129 editing. Assembly language development sys- GEOSWriler64 tem. Animation Station CMT$69 CMTS139 GEOPublish 128 Computer graphics sensor pad. Better GEOS Writers Workshop CMT than Koala Pad - plenty of features. Dusktbp publishing, mix text and graph- COM $79 Word processing program. ics etc. Artist 64 PAC $89.95 GEOPublish 64 GEOSpell 128 Sophisticated, needs mouse. Colour pri- $S9 CAfT CMT ority, cycling, block copying, animation, See GeoPublish 128. zoom, etc. GEOSpell 64 CMT $59 GEOS Blazing Paddles COM $99 CMT $59 GEOWrite Workshop 128 Graphic based operating system. Uses PAC $69.95 CMT $119 pull down menus, windows and icons. Graphics program complete with Light- Contains updated and enhanced ver- pen, now you can draw onto the screen sion of GeoWrite, a mailmerge pro- GEOS 128 itself. Easy to use, ideal for children. CMT$129 gream called GeoMerge, a file convert- er which converts text files from other Anotlier operating system fqr the 128, CADPAK64 word processors and GeoLaser to ena- CMT$89 ble use of Apple LaserWriter. C 64 Annual! 989 93 "T^rr- 'TfT Colorme: Computer Colouring. Kit Print Shop Companion C64 EPYX 500 XJ C64 YPA $49.95 QUE$6935 QUE $3435 Doodle Spellbound Joystick CMr$75 CMr$425 PAC $19.95 Hi-res only drawing package. Lots of on- For use with Animation Station. Ideal for car games as one button on ei- screen help semi-menu drive, Pictures ther sidcof handle. Good suction feet. may be printed. The OCP Art Studio C64 QUEmssldiskS49.95 Joystick: Q/S MKII Flexidraw Multicolour, hi res, pull down menus, MIC $29.95 CMT$69 print option, text. Input by joystick, Hi-res drawing package. Inpttt by light mouse or touch pad. Micro - Switch Challenger pen. PAC $29.95 The Toyshop Comfortable grip,strong suction pads, Flexifont QUE $79.95 auto fire button. CMT$59 CMT$79 Turns your Commodore into a factory Modern Joystick #2 C64 Graphic Library Disk 1 which produces components for a range QUE $1995 QUE$49.95 of 20 "kit set" toys to assemble and paint. Modern Joystick #3 C64 Graphic Library Disk 2 QL7E $29.95 QUE H995 Interfaces Modern Joystick #6 C64 124.95 Graphic Library Disk 3 Interface:Graphics (Junior) QUE QUESi995 MIC $329 Modern Joystick *7 C64 DAS $129 Graphics Galleria Vol 1 QUE $29.95 CMT$53 RS 232 Interface for C64/128 #8 C64 CMT $89 Modern Joystick 2 $24.95 Graphics Galleria Vol Use a standard modem with this inter- QUE CMT$59 face.Plugs into USER port. Navigator Graphics Integrator XETEC Super Graphix Gold ECP$4495 CMT$59 CMT $259 Comfortable, strong, micro - switch ac- DAS $249 tion. Must be hand held. Graphics Scrap OiEf the Wall QUE$3i35 XETEX Super Graphix Quick Gunner CMT $195 ECP $14.95 Graphics Scrapbook Sports DAS $189 Small design, comfotable grip, strog QUE$3i35 suction caps. Joysticks Graphics Utility v2.0 Star Cruisor CMT$79 Competition Pro 5000 ECP $49.95 OZI $39.95 Tough heavy duty, large sized no- Kwik Paint Two fire buttons on base,none on hand nonsense, will stick to your desk. Three PAC$1295 grip. No suction feet. fire buttons. Simple to use drawing program ideal for kids. Cruiser Joystick C64 Winner 220 QUE $39.95 PAC $29.95 Lightpen Well placed fire buttons. Solid base with CMJ$n9 D Com Joystick suction caps. Inkwell 184C. Very powerful drawing/ OZISU.95 drafting piece of software which allows Three fire controls, positive feel, four Winner 770 you to use almost any input device pro- suction feet, PAC $29.95 duce simple sketches or tech. drawings. Emulates feel and action of proportional Dynamic Clear Joystick C64 joystick. Plus Page Illustrator 128 QUE $4935 CbAJ$79 94 The Australian Commodore ar^d Amiga Review Zapper 120 Music BASIC Compiler 128 ECP $19.95 CMT$120 Four fire buttons and auto switch on Advanced Musk System BASIC Compiler 64 base. QUE $99.95 CMr$79 Good music entry and SID control. Magazine on disk Modules; Editor, Keyboard, Synthesizer, Becker BASIC Linker, Printer, PAC $99.95 Suite 64 New BASIC for C64. Allows you to pro- PRl $12.95 Instant Music gram in BASIC to run under CEOS. montMy magazine on a disk. Double A ECP mss $24,95 disk $34.95 Adds more than 170 new commands to sided education. BASIC. Music Construction Set Misc Products ECP $24.95 Blitz Compiler Music stored on disk to listen to, A collection of programs which don't fall or PAC $44.95 into any other specific category but are create your own by pointing with joystick Speed up your BASIC programs to generally functional day-to-day small 2000% faster. Disk (64 Version) business applications Music Studio QUE $49.95 C128-Assembler Advertiser Icon-based, uses joystick control of mu- COM $69 ECP cass $8.99 sic entry and playback. Library includ- ed. COBOL 128 B-Graph CMT$89 ECP $34S5 Music Writer YPA$19.95 D-Coder/N-Coder Calkit PAC $24.95 Songwriter ECP $34:95 The easiest way to interpret Machine YPA$34.95 Code. Chartpack 128 CMT$89 The Music System C64 cass D-Compiler QUE cassjdisk $49.95 PAC $24.95 Like Advanced Chartpack 64 Music System but fewer Converts a BLITZ compiled program CMT$79 features. back to BASIC statements. Consultant Classic Peripherals Super Pascal 128 ECP $89.95 CMT$n9 Datasette Super Pascal 64 Consultant PAC $59.95 CMT$99 ECP $34.95 Ultra reliable datasette for the Commo- dore 64 with red LED write light lets you Super-C 128 Database diary, Label Maker know when information is being written CMT$W9 CMT$S9 to the tape. Super-C 64 CMT$99 Homepack disk Slimline Case ECP$34S5 MIC $19.95 Spreadsheets KwikPad Magic Mouse Kwik Calc PAC $1935 PAC $69.95 PAC $19.95 Mouse with multi-function software. Masterlype disk Spreadsheet program that is perfect for beginners, 3500 active cells. YPA $59.95 . Mouse/Cheese Set PAC $129 Multiplan Pocket Planner Series 2 64/128 The best mouse for the C64. Complete CMT$49 QUE $89.95 with its own software. Swift Spreadsheet Quadrillion - 4 in 1 pack disk Programming ECP $19.95 COM $99 PAC -$6935 BASIC 8 128 One disk has both the C64 and the 80 Word Flyer CMT$79 column C128 versions. ECP cass $8.99 C 64 Annual 1989 95 SwiftCalc 128 Masterlock DAS $89.95 COM $99 PAC$-1635 Easy to learn and use and gives ex- Foolproof security for your software. tremely professional results. Stops ALL copiers. Utilities Fontmaster II 64/128 Anfi Knock Photocopy GMT $89 MIC $14.95 PAC $39.95 DAS $69.95 Stops your drive from rattling when Converts Print Shop to Newsroom or Multi font, full featured. Doodle vice versa. there is an error. Also stops damage Kwik-Write caused by some disk protection. Quickdisc -t- MK II PAC $39.95 Cartridge Port Expanider MIC $54.95 A full featured word processor, menu WEST Fast load utility cartridge. driven for ease of use. 4 slot $69.95 3 slot $49.95 Userport Expander Card Mini Office 11 DIR+ MIC $33 PAC disk $54.95 cass 45.95 PAC$2i.95 Six-in-one business program - word pro- Utility Station cataloging program. Excellent disk CMT$29 cessor, spreadsheet, communications and business graphics. Datasette Alignment Kit Suits all models. CMT$30 P.W. Dictionary 64/128 XETEC Super Graphix Jnr. Datasette Doctor CMT$n5 QUE $39.95 MIC $345 Interface. Paperclip II (128) Enables servicing of Datasette unit. ECP $99.95 Datasette Head Cleaning Kit Video Advanced package with many optons. CMT$75 Home Video Producer Paperclip II (64) CMT$89 Digital Superpack Series 2 ECP $89.95 QUE $149.95 Photo Finish Paperclip CMT$55 64/128 Disk Disector ECP $3435 MIC $54S5 Screen FX Paperclip with Spellpack disk Disk archiving program. CMT$69 ECP $3195 Disk Nolcher for 5.25 CMT$18 Word Processing Pocket Writer Series 2 64/128 QUE $89.95 Use both sides of disks by making an ex- Easy Script tra notch. The first and most popular word proces- Super Script sor ever on the c64. Popular if somew- OZl C64 $99 128 $169.95 Expert V3.2 U/D what difficult to use, yet well supported The big brother of Easy Script, incorpo- MIC $24.95 due to its popularity, rating a far improved menu system and User programmable and easily updat- many additional features ed. Disk backup. Fleet System 2 Plus 64 CMT$69 VizaWrite 128 Kwik Utility processor including Fleet Filler. COM $149 PAC$1935 Word Deluxe DOS utilities fast loading sys- Fleet System 4 128 Word Perfect tem. CMT$89 PAC $69.95 Three disks - v^rord processing program, Disk Mainframe C64 Easy to learn software. expandable spell checker/dictionary. 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