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What's news to us is probably news to you and this time we've got
ow hands on Commodore's brand new modern for the 64 a m o n g
other things!
Ittik
Show time again
The world's premier Commodore-only exhibition rims from 7.9
June in London a n d well be there in force. The exhibitors will
have the latest games, the latest add-ons, the newest business software for all the
Commodore computers: there'll be Commodore itself, of course, with its new
machines (and some good 64 sniff too): and there'll be sideshows, late the
raistrriatazz from Radio Luxembourg. As a preview and taster. here's a run-down on
the goodies you can see at the Filth international Commodore Show
Aaaaargh!!! The errors of your ways
The Vic and 64 are quick to highlight your mistakes by flashing a
veritable host or error messages on to the screen b u t that doesn't
guarantee you finding out where you've gone wrong Here's a practical guide to
what the computer might tell you. in the shape of an alphabetical list of error
messages what they mean a n d what ycva might be able to do about them
Screen scene for Vic
Happily. new games for the Vic keep on trucicmg on. Here's ow
review panel's regular and highly critical look at yet another batch
of newcomers.
Vic victuals
Another batch of program fodder for your Vic
Butterfield on 64 video - pad 6
This time. Jim plunges into more advanced and technical waters -
split screens on the 64 Has to be seen to be believed, and makes
full use of what he's already taught us In previous issues Can you find a better intro
to the 64's ways with displays'
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64: three head-to-head reviews
Machine-code packages for Vic and
When you've mastered Basic, your next stride should inevitably
towards machine-code programming r u n faster, use more of the computer's
facilities And to help you there are plenty of ready-to-go packages around to
choose from Davi d Bolton indicates what you should be looking For from such
products and assembles three of them for inspection User friendly 6502 for Vic,
Micro for the 64, and Osinsan for both. Which did he prefer/
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Word processing round-up
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Chris Durham takes a well earned breather from his Herculean
task of reviewing WP packages for the 64 h e done a dozen and
there's more to follow. But it's time for a mid-term report on the
stale of play is professional word processing really feasible on the 64
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The early summer hiatus in our mad-order section is now over.
Arid wev e been using the nine well - mo re products, more discounts to offer you.
Like a decent tape database package at a good price: lik e a very fi ne assembler;
mondoreditor package for Vic and 6
cartndges for the 64, one an excellent set of toolkit commands and the other with a
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Among this month's offerings is a program that allows you to draw
pictures o r the 64's screen in hi-res mode - using a joystick.
All about wedges
to them than that. You want to add extra commands to Basic for
I l k
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W e your programs ' The Wonderful Wedge lets you do lust that Chris Preston
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years ago, emblazoning its 'sear on selected Commodore -orientated
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products from independent s uppliers Is it a rip-off? A gunrmck" A guarantee of
erespectability for the supphers? A safeguard for the users? Bohcian Buciak found out
r how (and if) the Scheme works - and ponders on whether the accolade represents
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eager to share their computing - and there'll be a club with a Vic and/or 64 bias rust
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ogroups in Britain arid abroad - almost everywhere except the USA, in fact W e go
Stateside next issue
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p for all tastes yet another attempt to prov ide a defi nitive 64
i handbook, a book of programs and for the uninitiated, a general introduction to
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you've got to make all your products count. Diminutiv e Paramount
r Software is majoring on the Vic and 64, and is look ing b r a small range of best-
s sellers. Bohdan Buciak took the early train to Stockton, to fi nd out how Paramount
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through readers queries This issue he looks at the Vic's less-than
b friendly RS232 port, the 64's screen display and a 'Monopoly* program
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The Directory of Commodore User
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64 Book Look
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