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o 0 0 ~ ~ o ::s A) (.Q.. & CD Canada Mexico $7 u.s. $3.75 ....-..- Contents Editorial Note.........•••.......•..•......3 Visual Composer. mM Partial Softkey: RDEX·Contributors 23 See Sound Bytes 8 Bargam.es 21 Most Wanted Softkeys 23 Vendors 10 mM Softkeys: unClassifieds 23 Help Questions: Alley Cat 21 , , The Product Monitor ® 10, 19 Archipelagos 21 )II Reviews BalanceofPowervl.10 21 ,,-ao 1 ~Wf ~ ~ ~ ~ f 1 Features, Notes & such: c Arachnophobia 6 BattleHawks: 1942 20 c IO~S.!i ~ COREEDIT 17 :u ~ 00 ! r .. 1 0 CD C I Eye ofthe Beholder 4 California Games 21 m omS:: I i: § en Installing Defender ofthe Crown ~ I~ Clog' 1 Gateway to theSavage Frontier 4 on a Drive 18 Carrier Command 22 () :eo-a Hard 1::1 ~~ 1 Martian Memorandum 6 Notes on COpy II PLUS 9.0 17 Caveman Ugh-Lympics 22 0 tn><C: tn~s _. N -I I I :u -I ~ ~ Mickey's Colors and Shapes: Notes on RAMUP - The "Cruising" Colonel's Bequest 22 :u :::S~Cii w m 1 g g 1 The Dazzling Magic Show 7 Utility ForRAM Cards 18 Continuum 22 ~ ~ ~ =eN-I I C I Might aDd Magic III: Isles ofTerra .. 5 Notes on Teacher Grading Crime Wave 22 6 I ~ ~ ~ I Stunt Driver 7 ,.......". programs 18 Crimewave v1.1 22 z » (X) ~ I m i I Wonderland 7 Curse ofthe Azure Bonds 22 :u CN I 0 &... I Notes on Test Writing programs 18 m CD ""'-" /' Q) Dragons Lair 22 0 1 ~ ~ ~ 1 Fast Frames, Updates, Etc. The Basics ofKracking Part 9 15 c W ~ Dragon's Lair " 22 m ~ I CD a I 3200-Color Rumor? 9 Ultima V Dungeon Copier vl.0 12 tn :u ~t I -I ~ I a. ... ~ Beholder Lore 9 Dragon's Lair 11 22 m Softkeys: c I Q~ I Earl Weaver's Baseball vl.5 22 0• Calendar Crafter 8 ABM 16 N Irr f2W 1 DreamGrafix 9 Earthrise " 22 ~ 1 g [.a. l 1 Cribbage 11 ~ Mickey and Minnie's Escape From Hell 22 I .. g. Ct I Firebird 11 N F-15 22 Fun Time Print Kit # 8 lCig~ en 1 Lunar Lee~rs ........•........................ 10 Grand Slam Bridge 21 1 ~ ~ [ i 1 Music Sequence Maker and Milliken Software 18 Gunsn.ip 22 ICD ~e. I Playseq. See Sound Bytes 8 Snoggle 12 ~ ~ One on One 21 1 § 1 Pro Tennis Tour II 10 Solitaire 11 I ep g ~ I Sound Blaster. See Sound Bytes 8 Where in the U.S.A. is ICD,<oo I Playing Tips: Cannen Sandiego? 22 i 0 ~ ~ Sound Bytes 8 Defender ofthe Crown 18 1 0 g,l 1 Sound Studio. Where in the World is I 5 ~ I Eye ofthe Beholder. Cannen Sandiego? 21 I ~ .. ~ I See Sound Bytes 8 See Beholder Lore 9 Spellbreaker Break 10 Where in Time is I ~ ~.t!j I =. Might & Magic III. See The Lost Cannen Sandiego? 21 I;; ~ I The Games: Winter Challenge 10 Journals of M&M III 9 The Lost Journals ofM&M III 9 mM Playing Tips: I! ~ I. I Spellbreaker. I 0 ~ I Trax for Windows. AI0 Tank..Killer 19 See Spellbreaker Break 10 I 8: ~ I I See Sound Bytes 8 Space Quest IV 19 I ~ : I , .... w , -- . ~ Software"recommendations "Assembler". Most of the source code in older sendffi.g:'S()urc(f~ files, ana~u 8tt!notusing issues is in S-CAssembler format. H you use a the S-C Asseinbler,send.th~as normal text TheStarterKitcontain$mostoftheprograms different assembler, you will have. to .translate files. that you need to "Get started". In addition, we portions of the source code into something your recommend that you acquire the following: assembler will understand. When to includ~a printed letter Charles R. Haight Editor - Applesoft program editor such as "Global Don't include hardcopy (printout) miless: JeffHurlburt Reviews Program Line Editor (GPLE)". Computing checksums Dave Goforth DDS -Assembler such as "Merlin/Big Mac". a. You are writing about a bug or other printing Checksums are 4-digithexadecimalnumbers -Bit-copy program such as "Copy n Plus", error. which tell if you typed a program correctly and COMPUTIST is published by SoftKey "Locksmith" or "Essential Data Duplicator". b. You are writing to ask for help. helpyoulocate anyerrors.Thereare two types of Publishing. Address all inquiries to: -Word-processor (such as AppleWorks). checksums: onecreatedby the CHECKBINpro c. You are answering another readers help re COMPUTIST -"COpyA", "FlD" and "MUFFIN" from the gram (for machine language programs) and the quest. 33821 East OrvUle Road DOS 3.3 System Master disk. Eatonville, WA 98328-9590 othercreatedby the CHECKSOFfprogram (for d. You are writing about your subscription or (206) 832-3055 Super lOB and Controllers BASIC programs). Both areonthe "StarterKit". sending an order for back issues or software. Hyourchecksumsdonotmatehthepublished - COMPUTISTdoes NOTpurchaseeditorial Bugs, requests for help and answers to re This powerful deprotection utility "(in the checksumsthenthelinewhere theflISt checksum material. The entire editorialcontentconsists COMPUTIST Starter Kit) and its various Con quests for help arebwnped to theheadofthe line of infonnation submitted to COMPUTIST differs is incorrect. trollers are used in many softkeys. (It is also on and go inthe verynextissue. All other letters are for publication in the shared interests of all each Super lOB Collection disk.) CHECKSOFf instructions: Install Check printed in the order that we receive them. COMPUTISTs. soft (BRUN CHECKSOFf) then lDAD your - Unsolicitedmaterial (manuscripts, letters to Reset into the Monitor program. Press & to get the checksums. Correct Writing to get help the editor, softkeys, A.P.T.s, playing tips, the program line where the checksums fast dif questions, etc.) are assumed to be submitted Softkeys occasionallyrequire theuser to stop When writing to request help, be sure to fer. asletters-to-the-RDEX-editorforpublication the execution of a copy-protected program"and include ALL relevent infonnation. The more with all and exclusive rights belonging to directlyenterthe Apple'ssystemmonitor. Check CHECKBIN instructions: Enter the monitor information you include, the easier it is to fmd a COMPUTIST. the following list to see what hardware you will (CALL-151), installCheckbinatsomeoutofthe solution. There's an old saying that goes "A - Entire contents copyright 1990 by SoftKey need to obtain this ability. way place (BRUN CHECKBIN, A$6000), and properly framed question includes 90% of the Publishing. Allrightsreserved.Copyingdone Laser 128: Your ROM includes a forced thenLOADyourprogram. Getthechecksums by answer". for other than personal or internal reference jump to the monitor. Press ctrl return reset. typing the Starting address, a period and the (withoutexpress writtenpermissionfrom the Apple 11+, lie, compatibles: 1) Place anInte Ending address of the file followed by a etrl Y. How to get mail publisher) is prohibited. ger BASIC ROM card inone ofthe Apple slots. SSSS.EEEE etrl Y H you are interested in receiving mail from -TheSoftKeyPublishing assumesnoliability or responsibility for the products advertised 2)Useanon-maskableintermpt(NMI)cardsuch Correctthe lines where the checksums differ. other readers, be sure that we have a current in this newsletter. Although we are usually as Replay or Wildcard. address. IT you use a pen name and want to pretty much in agreement, any opinions Apple 11+, compatibles: 1) Install an F8 Writing to the RDEX editor receivemail, we need to have your address. 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