_{Cover of the April 1984 issue of Ahoy!}

Ahoy! is a magazine dedicated to Commodore computers and covered most of them throughout the years. In 1984 it was primarily the Commodore 64 with some VIC-20 and a little bit of PET thrown in for good measure. The Commodore 128 and Amiga would come the following year and later the C-16/Plus 4 though its life would be short. The April 1984 issue includes:

Departments

• A View from the Bridge - A look at how the magazine has improved in its short existence thus far and an overview of what's in the issue.


• Scuttlebutt - The latest Commodore related news including More on Tramiel's resignation; delays in the proposed 264 and 364 models; Leonard Nimoy to appear in Hes-Ware ads; a variety of educational software including one of my all time favorite games, Agent USA; a music synthesizer system for the Commodore 64 called "When I'm 64"; a bunch of new games including Sorcerer, Slamball and and much more.


• Book Reviews - Reviews of new Commodore 64 books including Sprite Graphics For The Commodore 64 by Sally Greenwood Larson and The Commodore 64 Music Book: A Guide To Programming And Sound by James Vogel and Nevin B. Scrimshaw.


• The Rupert Report - A short guide to math on the Commodore 64 and how you may not always get the results you expect.

_{Table of Contents from the April 1984 issue of Ahoy!}

Features

• Easy Script and Easy Spell - A review of this relatively inexpensive, full featured word processor (and spell checker) for the Commodore 64.


• Printer Interfacing, Part II - The results of a series of tests on a couple of printer interfaces for the Commodore 64 and VIC-20, including the Tymac Connection and the Cardco Cart?/+G.


• Introduction to Petspeed - Review of Petspeed, a BASIC Compiler for the Commodore PET/CBM.


• Playing the Light Fantastic - A look at lasedisc technology including laserdisc games.

Programs

• Lunar Lander - A type-in game for the Commodore 64 in which you attempt to land you spacecraft on the Moon.


• Apple Pie - A type-in educational game for the Commodore 64 that lets you practice multiplication.


• Lower Case Descenders - A program for creating a custom, and much improved, character set for the Commodore 1525 printer.

_{Back cover of the April 1984 issue of Ahoy!}

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The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens
The Templars by Dan Jones
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
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