_{Cover of the March 1989 issue of Compute!}
Compute! was a popular computer magazine for home computer users in the 1980s. It covered various popular home computer systems and had spinoffs dedicated to particular systems. The most popular of those was probably Compute!'s Gazette which covered Commodore's 8-bit computers. The March 1989 issue of Compute! includes:

Features

Coming Together - A guide to getting your computer to talk to and share information with other computers. This article includes info for MS-DOS, the Commodore 64/128, Apple II, Amiga, Macintosh, and Atari ST.

Warning: Games Under Construction - A look at game construction sets including Arcade Game Construction Kit (Apple II, Commodore 64), Wargame Construction Set (Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS), Adventure Construction Set (Apple II, Amiga, Commodore 64, DOS), World Builder (Macintosh), and Pinball Construction Set (Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh).

Buyer's Guide Arcade Games - This buyer's guide covers a variety of games including aargh! (Amiga), Alcon (Commodore 64), Alien Mind (Apple IIGS), Amegas (Amiga), Arkanoid (Amiga), Awesome Arcade Action Pack (Amiga), Better Dead Than Alien (Amiga), Bubble Bobble (Commodore 64), Contra (Amiga, Commodore 64, DOS), Fire and Forget (Amiga, Atari ST, DOS), Gauntlet (Amiga, Atari, Atari ST, Commodore 64), Ikari Warriors (Apple II, DOS), Marble Madness (Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS), Jackal (Amiga, Commodore 64, DOS), Rampage (Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS, Apple IIGS), Rush 'N Attack (Amiga, Commodore 64, DOS), Technocop (Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS), and many more.

_{Table of contents from the March 1989 issue of Compute!}

Reviews

Fast Looks - Previews of Rebus Writer (Apple II) and Police Quest (Apple IIgs, Atari ST, DOS).

Tandy 1000 SL - Tandy's latest computer includes an 8 MHz 8086 CPU, 384K of RAM, and more for $899.

Final Assault - A mountaineering game from Epyx for the Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and DOS.

Slide Shop - Software for creating presentations (Apple II, DOS).

Appleworks GS - A new version of Apple's integrated software package for the GS.

Times of Lore - An RPG for the Apple II, Commodore 64 and DOS from the makers of the Ultima series.

Solitaire Royale - A collection of solitaire games for the Amiga, DOS, and Macintosh.

The Perfect Career - Software that is supposed to help you find the career that is perfect for you (Amiga, DOS, Macintosh).

Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf - The most popular golf game of its time for the Amiga, Apple IIGS, Commodore 64, and DOS.

AlphaWorks - An integrated software package for DOS.

Z88 - A portable computer that reminds me of the TRS-80 Model 100 though this one is not PC compatible.

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Columns

Editorial License - A look at celebrities that try to sell you computers including William Shatner (Commodore PET), Isaac Asimov (TRS-80), Alan Alda (Atar), the crew of MASH (IBM PS/2), and others plus recommendations for future salespeople.

News & Notes - Aline, an online chat service; 688 Attack Sub from Electronic Arts; CheckFree check writing software; and more.

Gameplay - Orson Scott Card writes about game designers vs. programmers.

Impact - The threat of computer viruses in computer networks.

Discoveries - Improving your child's reading skill with computers.

Levitations -
Letters - Letters from readers about NeXT's magnesium cases, Multiplan and Sky Travel for the Commodore 64, and more.

New Products! - Street Cat from U.S. Gold (Commodore 64, DOS, Amiga), the Commodore PC40-III, Anchor 2400TLT modem for Toshiba laptops, F-14 Tomcat from Activision for the Commodore 64, and more.

Compute! Specific

MS-DOS - Upgrading PC RAM and understanding the difference between conventional RAM and the various versions of extended and expanded memory.

64 & 128 - More GEOS applications and game releases for the Commodore 64.

Apple II - Modem Wars, AppleWorks GS, and more.

Amiga - Commodore expects to sell 300,000 Amigas during the last quarter of 1988 plus speculation on the upcoming Amiga 3000.

Macintosh - Software for NeXT and Macintosh.

Atari ST - Starglider II, Spectre 128 Macintosh emulator, and more.

_{Back cover of the March 1989 issue of Compute!}
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