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Hardcore Computist 75 lit .' 75 COMPUTIST Canada & Mexico $7 u.s. $3.75 Table ofContents Editorial Note 2, 3 Put Redstorm Rising on Harddrive 22 APTs: RDEX Contributors 23 Reader review ofPrince ofPersia 20 Bandits 20 Most Wanted Softkeys 23 Reader review of Rastan 10 Battletech :." : 20 The Product Monitor 4 SSPROT HELLO DECODER 16 Berzap 15 The Rumor Mill ' 10 Borg 20 A note to Apple's Enlightened One .4 Where in USA is Carmen Sandiego 18 Dino Eggs ; 20 Softdisk 4 Dungeon Master 10 Bltkeys: Softdisk G-S : 4 Elite 8 , , USA GeoGraph 4 Mathosaurus 9 FLOBYNOID 20 Fast Frames. Updates. Etc 4 Prince ofPersia 15 mwo • ~~ 1~ i j 9 f f • Heavy Barrel 20 mwo Pool Cues 4 Ms. Pacman 15 ~ ~ O~3: • c • I. The Bishop's Volunteer .4 Softkeys: Omega 9 • i rn • II. New Alignments for Old .4 Accelerated Reader v2.1 8 Prince of Persia 20 ::::I ..... ""tJ • 8 § g • m. Super Weapon? 4 Alligator Alley 19 Rescue Raiders 17 S. m c: • i:Q.~ • IV. Endgame 4 Bank: Street Writer Plus 6 SyzYGY 15 =o~ KeefPC! 5 Batman· '!' 13 Thexder lie 15 • ~ ! f • Carmenx3 5 CD - Blockout 8 Tubeway 15 .. en • en 51; • I. World 5 Classroom Toolbox (3.5") 8 ~ ~ Wings Of Fury : 9 ;E S. • g ; • II. Europe 5 Cross Country Canada 18 ):It = • So!~~ • III. Time ; 5 Curse ofthe Azure Bonds 14 Playing Tips: co CD D&D Buglets 5 ~ ~ ~ Distant Views 15 Bard's Tale ffi 20 BASIC Power 5 Dungeon Master 13 CO::D ·; ~'. Deathlord 9 ~c. The Godling's Advisor (Populous) 5 Dungeon Master 17 Defender of the Crown 10 ·• 0 ~. ~ .• Romantic Encounters at the Dome 5 Elementary Genetics 19 Might & Magic 9 CO ~ The Hunt for Red October 5 • ; a • FAY: Word Rally 16 Neuromancer 17 • CD $t • Slaying the Bug ofAragon 5 FAY:ThatMath Woman 15 :D~et Prince ofPersia 9 • Hints of Aragon 5 • Q. - ! FAY:That Word Hunter 16 Wasteland 16 Vendors 6 • m ~~ • French Hangman 1 & 2 16 Wizardry IV 10 Gnarly Golf 17 en~. Features, Notes and such: Wasteland 15 • a f • Halley Project 19 Answers to reader questions 13 • i-•[g'en • Heavy Barrel 13 IBM Softkeys: • Apple IIgs Virus Discovered 15 CD • ~ en Magic Slate (20/40/80 column) 20 BBSNEWS 8 Paladin 22 ~gtf i • Mark Manager v6.6 18 • Cracking the SSPROT$1 protection 16 Paperboy 22 Math Masters: Addition & Subtraction 18 ~ ~~. Pete rose Pennant Fever 22 Dungeon Master CDA vl.l 10 Mercury 18 · ~~s= . Fix Elementary Genetics to run on the lIe 19 Pool of Radiance 22 • • Milliken Math Series (revisited) 20 Silpheed vl.O 22 ~ ~~ Getting Level "Omega" Clearance 9 Oil Barons 17 Zany Golf 22 ·• g& .• Hardware Timing Problems (lIe) 8 Omega 14 .N~~ Icons instead of text? 15 f- • Reading Comprehension: IBM tips: Installing Carmen.Time on a 3.5" disk 15 • ~ a1% • Finding the Main Idea 9 Champions of Krynn 22 Monitor Search command 13 Silpheed GS 8 ~ ~ ~ Curse of the Azure Bonds 22 N8- • Note on ArnDOS 15 Spelling Mastery 19 ·I· .. ~ . Notes on AIl magazines 17 Pool ofRadiance 22 ~~. Spelling Press 18 Test Drive II 22 • f • Notes on Cross Country USA (Didatech) 16 Task Force , 9 Notes on E.D.D. IV serial number 15 ~ ~ Victory Road 13 Notes on fInishing Aztec 17 · . Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego 18 Notes on Tetris 21 • !. • Where in, Time is Carmen Sandiego 15 ProOOS Boot Disassembled 21 ·~ ••••••••••••••••~ r~ Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? 17 ......_----------------_... Software rKommendations portions ofthe source code into something your binary files. We have programs to convert them TheStarter Kitcontainsmostoftheprograms assembler will understand. to the proper format for printing. If you are sending source code files, and you are not using that you need to "Get started". In addition, we Computing checksums recommend that you acquire the following: the S-C Assembler, send them as normal text Checksums are 4-digithexadecimalnumbers Charles R. Haight Editor o Applesoft program editor such as "Global files. which tell ifyou typed a program correctly and Karen Fitzpatrick Circulation ~ogram Line Editor (GPLE)". helpyoulocate any errors.There are two types of When to include a printed letter Jeff Hurlburt Reviews oAssembler such as "MerlinlBig Mac". checksums: one created by the CHECKBIN Don't include hardcopy (printout) unless: Dave Goforth BBS oBit-copy program such as "Copy II Plus", program (for machine language programs) and "Locksmith" or "Essential Data Duplicator". a. You are writing about a bug or other printing COMPUTIST is published by SoftKey the other created by the CHECKSOFT program oWord-processor (such as AppleWorks). error. Publishing. Address all advertising inquiries (for BASIC programs). Both are on the "Starter o"COPYA", "AD" and "MUFFIN" from the b. You are writing to ask for help. to: Kit". DOS 3.3 System Master disk. COMPUTIST Ifyourchecksumsdo notmatchthepublished c. You are answering another readers help re­ Advertising Department Super lOB and Controllers checksums thenthelinewhere thefIrst checksum quest. 33821 East Orville Road This powerful deprotection utility (in the differs is incorrect. d. You are writing about your SUbscription or Eatonville, WA 98328 COMPUTIST Starter Kit) and its various Con­ CHECKSOFTinstructions: InstallChecksoft sending an order for back issues or software. (206) 832-3055 trollers are used in many softkeys. (It is also on (BRUN CHECKSOFT) then LOAD your pro­ Bugs, requests for help and answers to re­ Mail all RDEX letters to: each Super lOB Collection disk.) gram. Press & to get the checksums. Correct the quests for help are bumped to the headofthe line program line where the checksums first differ. l~tters COMPUTIST Reset into the Monitor and go in the very next issue. All other are Apple-RDEX or rnM-RDEX CHECKBIN instructions: Enter the monitor printed in the order that we receive them. Softkeys occasionallyrequire the user to stop 33821 East Orville Road . (CALL -151), installCheckbinatsomeoutofthe the execution of a copy-protected program and Writing to get help Eatonville, WA 98328 way place (BRUN CHECKBIN, A$6000), and directlyentertheApple'ssystemmonitor. Check When writing to request help, be sme to oCOMPUTIST does NOT purchase editorial thenLOADyourprogram. Getthe checksums by the following list to see what hardware you will include ALLrelevent information. The more in­ material. The entire editorial content consists typing the Starting address, a period and the need to obtain this ability. formation you include, the easier it is to find a of information submitted to COMPUTIST Ending address ofthe file followed by a ctrlY. Laser 128: Your ROM includes a forced solution. There's an old saying that goes "A for publication in the shared interests of all SSSS.EEEE ctr. Y jump to the monitor. Press ctrl return reset. properly framed question includes 90% of the COMPUTISTs. Correct the lines where the checksums differ. Apple 11+, lIe, compatibles: 1) Place anInte­ answer". oUnsolicitedmaterial (manuscripts, letters to ger BASIC ROM card in one ofthe Apple slots. How to get mail the editor, softkeys, A.P.T.s, playing tips, 2) Use anon-maskableinterrupt(NMI)cardsuch Writing to the RDEX editor questions, etc.) are assumed to besubmitted as Replay or Wildcard. RDEX (are-decks) stands for: Reader's Data If you are interested in receiving mail from asletters-to-the-RDEX-editorfor publication Apple 11+, compatibles: I) Install an F8 EXchange. We print what you write. When you other readers, be sure that we have a current with all and exclusive rights belonging to ROM with a modified reset-vector on the sendin articles, softkeys, APTs, etc., youaresub­ address. 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