Commodore_Magazine_Vol-08-N10_1987_Oct.pdf

Cinemawareforthe Amiga

October 1987

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KIDS ON KEYBOARDS

TrainingfortheirFuture

Software Reviews

Shanghai

World TourGolf

FleetFiler

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Type-in Programs

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OCTOBER 1987, Volume8. Number 10

FEATURES

CINEMAWARE: A NEW BREED OF

AMIGASOFTWARE

COVER STORY

A new concept in adventure games for the Amiga.

Takea look at two of the hottest Amiga games around.

byGary V. Fields

DESIGNING A HIT

(DEFENDER OFTHECROWN)

KIDS ON KEYBOARDS

How important is it to have a computerat home?

Do children using computers get better grades?

Here are some insights from educators

in North Carolina.

by Gary V. Fields

What does it take to create an adventure game?

Take a glimpse behind the scenes.

byMatthew Leeds

THE ELECTRONIC COCKTAIL PARTY

COVER PHOTO: Dennis Degnan

Software: MathTalk by First Byte

Find out what to expect ifyou decide

to enter the CB simulator of one of the major

telecommunications services.

by Dan Gutman

DEPARTMENTS

LETTERS

JIFFIES

List Patrol byBuck Childress

Math Helper byElizabeth Deal

NEWS

TIPS &TRICKS

Hints for Fun and Utility

Compiled by Louis F. Sander

Amiga Tips & Tricks

Compiled by Tim Jones

LAW

The Beginning of the End for Shrinkwrap Licenses

by Herbert Swartz

GAME PROGRAMS

SOFTWARE REVIEWS

Parallax byScottA. May

Building Perspective byJackEmberly

World Tour Golf byMarkCotone

Graphics Integrator 2/Graphics Galleria byGary V. Fields

Shanghai byRussCeccola

Perspectives 11 byGary V. Fields

Fleet Filer byMark Cotone

ADVENTURE ROAD

NikademusGets Nasty in Phantasie III byShayAddams

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Inside Q-L\i\k byRobert W. Baker

TECHNICAL TIPS

Interfacing Commodore's User Port, Part 5

How to Build an Appliance Controller byJohn lovine

Seq-Edit byScottReid

Matches byElizabeth Deal

Spot Shot byThomas Hayes

Join Four byScottAllen

128 USERS ONLY

128 Mode: Big League Baseball byMarkJordan

Painless Window Panes byKenny Lawson

AMIGA UPDATE

Amiga Public Domain byGraham Kinsey

AmigaBASIC Tutorial byTimJones

102

106

COMPUTER TUTOR

Sound Synthesizer/)/JamesR. Schwartz

C Tutorial, Part 7 byPaul Higginbottom

110

113

HOW TO ENTER PROGRAMS

124

MAGAZINE ENTRY PROGRAMS

126

ADVERTISERS' INDEX

128

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