Subtitled "The Monthly Journal for Commodore Computer Users", this was one of the early magazine for Commodore related computers. In 1983 the Commodore 64, VIC-20, and PET/CBM were being covered. The January 1983 issue includes:

VIC-20

• Enterprise - A type-in Star Trek themed game. It was supposed to be in the previous issue but the code listing was left out.


• Ravings of a Madman - An overview of where to get games for the VIC-20 and what is available.


• Gobble - A type in program that generates random mazes that you must navigate while eating dots and avoiding the enemy.

64

• Peek & Poke - Programming the SID, the Commodore 64's sound chip.

PET/CBM

• Review: A ROM for the PET "COMMANDER" - A ROM chip for the PET that could be added to provide additional high level commands that can be used from BASIC. Some examples include RE-DIMENSION which resizes arrays and COMPUTED GOTO which allows a GOTO statement based on a variable.

Special Features

• Single Drive Copy - A type-in program for making disk copies with a single disk drive.


• RADIX-50: Pack & Unpack - A program for packing ASCII bits (24-bits to 16-bits) in order to save memory and disk space. Originally developed for the PDP-8.


• COMAL: A Closer look - A look at the COMAL programming language and a sample program.


• Assembly Language Programming on the VIC - Part II - Part 2 of a multipart series on using assembly language on the VIC-20. This part covers assemblers and monitors.

Departments

• Letters to Editor - One reader's opinion of various VIC-20 games plus praise for the new magazine.


• Editorial - As some computer makers suffer huge loses (Atari lost $1 billion in 1982), they turn to distributing the product in retail chains such as Sears and K-Mart. Just don't expect to get your technical questions answered there...


• News Releases - A list of companies and retail establishments supporting the VIC-20.

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