Cover of the November/December 1986 issue of Commodore MicroComputers
This was one of Commodore's official publications and it tended to be quite good. In 1986 it was mainly covering the Commodore 64, Commodore 128 an the Amiga. The November/December 1986 issue includes:
Departments
- Letters - Letters from readers about Way of the Exploding Fist and chess games.
- News - New Microprint 2000 dot matrix printer from Micro Merics; The Big Blue Reader released which allows reading and writing files to DOS formatted disks with a Commodore 128 and 1571 disk drive; Commodore releases MPS1200 dot matrix printer; Commodore releases 1351 Mouse for the Commodore 64; Habitat premieres on QuantumLink; and more.
- Telecommunications
- Q-Link Update - An overview of some of the features on QuanumLink, a Commodore 64 dedicated online service. These features include Photo Gallery, Auction, Habitat, Casino, Auditorium Happenings, and Software Library.
Software Reviews
- Mind Mirrors - A unique game? which includes Life Simulation.
- Bop'n Wrestle - One of the earliest wrestling games and not a bad one for the time.
- GBA Basketball - Two-on-two basketball in which each player controls two team members.
- Infiltrator - An action game that includes both helicopter sim and ground based action.
- Hacker II - Use your hacking skills against the Russians.
Table of Contents from the November/December 1986 issue of Commodore MicroComputers
Jiffies
- Phone Messages - A type-in program that prints forms for recording phone messages.
- Modem Answering Machine - A type-in program designed to allow other modem users to call your computer and leave a messsage.
- Easydata-128 - A type-in program that redefines keys to make entering DATA statements easier.
Silicon Valley Insider
- From Big Blue Reader to Tass Times in Tone Town - A brief look at new and upcoming products including Big Blue Reader, Street Sports Baseball, clip art for Print Shop, Little Computer People, and more.
Amiga Update
- Public Domain Software for the Amiga - An overview of the free public domain software currently available for the Amiga.
128 Users Only
- C128 Spectacular - A short type-in program for the Commodore 128 that demonstrates the power of BASIC 7.0.
64 Users Only
- EditWedge - A type-in program that provides a variety of programming tools.
- Windows - A BASIC program that allows you to add windowing to your own programs with the caveat that only one window can be active at a time.
Computer Tutor
- Game Design, Part 5 - The fifth part of a game design tutorial. This part focusses on creating a new character set.
- Let's C Now, Part 2 - Part two of a series on the C programming language.
Game Programs
- Klondike Solitaire - Type-in solitaire game for the Commodore 64.
- 100 Mile Race - A type-in racing game for the Commodore 64 which in addition to just completing the course you must avoid obstacles such as pedestrians (no, they aren't worth extra points).
Features
- Quantumlink's Habitat: The On-Line World From Lucasfilm Games - Everything old is new again. There was something resembling a metaverse for the Commodore 64 on QuantumLink decades ago.
- The Best of 1986 - Reviewers choose the best products of the year for the Commodore 64, Commodore 128 and Amiga. Some items included are Spy vs. Spy II, Leader Board, Elite, Great American Road Race, GEOS, Swiftcalc 128, Ace of Aces, Deluxe Video, Digi-View, Spartan, Alter Ego, The Newsroom, Certificate Maker, Ultima IV, Silent Service, Advanced Music System, and lots of others.
Back cover of the November/December 1986 issue of Commodore MicroComputers
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