For The SeriouB U_r Of Per.onal comruterB COMPUTIST Issue 57 July 1.988 USA $3.75 Canada & Mexico $7.00 All Others $8.75 '* RDEX"F~c:»",,·"e6= • Electronic Art's Protection Language-By Phil Goetz • How to find bidden code with EOR DiskScan-By Phil Goetz • Lower Case a: Infoc:om Games Revisited-By Greg Poulos • Molllten of Might a: Magie-By Les Minaker •ACharacter Editor for RIngs of ZiIfin-By Aaron Scboeffler •ASingle Data Disk for all your Print Shop Grapbicl-By Klaus Iden • The Product Monitor-BY Jeff Hurlburt Ii RDEl S~U:zeY3: American Challenge _ Arctic FOI: _ Bard'. Tale U _ BoulderDuh Conmuction Set _ California Game. _ ChampioDJIhip Wrntling _ Chief of Detectiv..lDrawing ConchwoDJI _ Deep Space _ Dome Simplified Bookkeeping Sv-tem _ Dr. Ruth'. Computer Game of Good. Sel: _Earth Orbit StatiODJI _Factory _GalaJty 5earcb/Prediettng Outcom.. _Game Maker _ Hacker U_ Hardball Ug••am Wanion • Labyrinth _ Marbl. lIIadDeu .Muter Diagno.uc. n. _ Math Bluter .Ilick.,-'. 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I 5 Unk 11 Unk. ., .18 leh·Wen Vau 18 Zorro", 17 BUGS Mike Basford 44 COMPUTIST #54, page 21 See Thomas Purifoy on page 25 I• COMPUTIST 1/57 Jul.