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Creative Computing Magazine (November 1981) Volume 07 Number 11 : November 1981 vol 7, no 11 $2.50 GPeative 140-44 Gompuking the #2 magazine of computer applications and software Getting Started With IBM Personal an Apple or TRS-80 Computer The Big Blue Giant Atari Color Explained Makes Its Move Evaluations: • Bridge Challenger • New Apple Games • Crypto Machine • Raster Blaster %w^ • Soundchaser • Air Combat Sneak Preview of the Sinclair ZX81 Ted Nelson Electronic Mail — 5& What's Coming Authoring Systems 1 1 76956 14044" . Comm Ill re Software Encyclopedia The COMMODORE The next edition of the not listed and you would SOFTWARE COMMODORE like to have it listed in ENCYCLOPEDIA is SOFTWARE the next edition, please now available from ENCYCLOPEDIA will be submit details to: your authorized available in 90 to 120 Software Department COMMODORE Dealer, days. If your software is Commodore Business for . Machines, Inc. 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