Commodore_Power-Play_1983_Issue_06_V2_N03_Fall.pdf

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Fall 1983 Volume II, Numher3

34 AreYou anAdventurer? byDianeLeBold

Ifyoulike mystery novels, fantasygames orlogic puzzles, you're

likelymaterial foradventuring. In addition tothe ScottAdams

adventuresalreadyavailableforthe VIC 20, Commodore nowhas

fourchallenging "participatory novels" to delight (and frustrate)

ourCommodore 64users.

Adventurer?

42 Fourfor the Sixty-four bySteve Finkel

Fournewaction games forthe Commodore 64will keepyour

eye-hand coordination honed and yourreflexes tuned. Can

YOU survive??

SO Saving High Resolution Screens byJim Gracely

LastissueJim explained howtocreate bit-mapped graphicson

your Commodore 64. Nowyou findout howto save yourbest

screens, so you can recall them anytime youwant.

Sixty-four

56 Making Friends with SID, Part 4 by Paul Higginbottom

Make your Commodore 64 "piano" (see last issue) sound

even more realistic by using the filters in yourSound Interface

Device (SID).

departments

Letters

Our readersofferadvice andopinions.

Resolution

10 Bralndrops

From the editor

12 We're Glad YouAsked

Technical editorJim Gracely answersreaders' questions.

14 TheVIC Magician

Introducing FOR... NEXT Loops by Michael Tomczyk

16 Butterfleld

Everybody Knows,,. byJimBulterfield

18 The Commodore Challenge Contest

Type andsavethismonth'swinner, SpiderRescue, by R.M. McDonough,

Jr. Thenfillout the entry blankandsend in acopyofyour best for the

VIC 20. Maybe you'll be our nextwinner!

Ihome computing

23 High Scores

How do you measure up in our ongoing competition? Ifyou beat our

champion gamesters' scores, send in a photo of the winning screen.

24 Access: Commodore User Groups

A complete listof user groups around the world.

30 No More Pencils, No More Books

Interactive LOGO by David Malmberg

SID, Port4

65 Kids' Corner

A Note From New Mexico by Betsy Byrne

How to Submit Things to Kids' Corner

VIC 20 Drawing Contest

Multi-Drawforthe Commodore 64 byPete Lobl

Commodore Kids WinAwards by BetsyByrne

A Printer Character Generatorforthe Commodore 64

byJosh Ral

Who Needs a Word Processor?... I Do! byRichard Kotomori

Confessions of a ComputerWhlz-Kld's Sister by DianaScimone

ForGrown-ups Only byStephenErwin

TerrlficI by Betsy Byrne

103 Jiffies

Keyboard OverlayforProgrammable Function Keys

by Paul Zander

Solitaire forthe64 and PETVCBM byRobertW. Baker

Two Cartoons fortheVIC20 byJohnStillwell

117 Programs

HextermlnatorII: A Game forUnexpandedVIC20

by GeorgeCurrie

Check-64; Checkbook Manager for the Commodore 64

by Ron Cohen

122 Book Reviews

MachineLanguageforBeginners reviewed byDanny Byrne

StimulatingSimulationsforthe VIC reviewed by Jim Gracely

124 Glitch Fix

Ifwe make amistake, this iswhere we fixIt.

126 New Products

Newdevelopments forCommodorecomputersfrom Independentmanu

facturers.

128 Advertisers Index

staff

PublishingManager

Neil Harm

Editor

Diane LcBold

Technical Editor

Jim Gracely

Associate Editor

Betsy Byrne

Staff Writers

Ron Cohen

Andy Flnkel

Sieve Finkel

Paul Higginbottom

David Street

Michael Tomczyk

Contributing Writers

Robert Baker

Jim Butterfleld

Danny Byrne

George Currie

Stephen Erwin

Richard Kotomon

Peie Lobl

David Malmberg

Diana Scimone

John Stlllwell

Paul Zander

Technical Staff

JeffBruette

John Campbell

Rick Cotton

Andy Finkel

Bill Hlndorff

Cyndie Merten

Advertising Coordinator

Sharon Steinhotet

Circulation Manager

John O'Brien

Circulation Assistant

Kathy Reigel

Graphic Design

Neumann GteenbergSchlenker.

King of Prussia, PA

Cover

Greg Purdon

Printing

Inicrnational Lithographing, Philadelphia, PA

Typography

AssociatesInternational, Inc.,

Wilmington. Delaware

ComingNextin Commodore's UserMagazines

Commodore: the Micro

computerMagazine. Issue

26 (October/November):

Features the latest software

under development at Com

modore. Findout aboutthe

fantastic Super Expander for

the Commodore 64, Simon's

BASIC, VICTerm 40 telecom

munications software and

much more.

Power/Play. Winter: Our

Christmas special will feature

the hottest gift ideas for all

your Commodore friends and

relatives. Plus more games,

more home applications,

more on Commodore kids,

more programming tips for

beginners. Look for us in

early November,

Key to Entering Program Listings

11 [Fl,F2,F3,F4,F5,F6,F7,F8] ": F1,F2,F3,F4,

F5,F6, F7 AND F8

"[POUND]":ENGLISH POUND

"[PI]"PI SYMBOL

"A":UP ARROW

11 [HOME] ":UNSHIFTED CLR/HOME

"[CLEAR]":SHIFTED CLR/HOME

"[RVS]":REVERSE ON

"[RVOFF]":REVERSE OFF

11 [BLACK, WHITE, RED, CYAN, MAGENTA, GREEN, BLUE,

YELLOW]" THE 8 CTRL KEY COLORS

"[ORANGE,BROWN,L. RED,GRAY 1,GRAY 2,L.

GREEN,L. BLUE, GRAY 3]": THE 8

COMMODORE KEY COLORS (ONLY ON THE 64)

GRAPHIC SYMBOLS WILL BE REPRESENTED AS

EITHER THE LETTERS SHFT (SHIFT KEY) AND

A KEY: "[SHFT Q,SHFT K,SHFT V,SHFT T,

SHFT L]"

OR THE LETTERS CMDR {COMMODORE KEY) AND

A KEY:"[CMDR Q,CMDR H,CMDR S,CMDR N,

CMDR O]"

IF A SYMBOL IS REPEATED, THE NUMBER OF

REPITITIONS WILL BE DIRECTLY AFTER THE

KEY AND BEFORE THE COMMA:"[SPACE3,

SHFT S4,CMDR M2]"

Powi'r/Play Is publlshed (our times a year by the

Computer Systems Division, Commodore Business

Machine?, Inc., 1200Wilson Drive, West Chester. PA

Lid. No material may be repnnted withoutpermission.

Volume II. Number3. ISBN O-Ba731-Q02-a

Subscription Information US. subscriberrate

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Commodore Electronics Ltd.

4 COMMODORE: POWER/PLAY Fall 1983

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