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Ltd., Singapore Tel 65 773 0233 Fax 65-773CI353 Circle Reader Service Nuinber 125 CRZ TIVE CREATIVE LABB, EDITORIAL LICENSE Clifton Karnes There are three main Questions that emerge from the revelation that Microsoft applications use undocumented Windows calls. Is Microsoft playing fair? Undocumented Windows, a superb recent book by Andrew Schulman, David Maxey, and fvlatt Pietrei< from Addison-Wesley, raises this question, sliowing in great de- tail thiat Microsoft has used undocumented Windows calls in its applications. As soon as the book hit the shelves, Microsoft fired off a press release admitting that Mi- crosoft applications did in- deed use undocumented calls (something the company had previously denied), but it also went on to state that M- crosoft's competitors used these same calls, so Micro- soft has no unfair advantage. There are three main ques- tions that emerge from this rev- elation that Microsoft applica- tions use undocumented Win- dows calls. First, did Micro- soft systems and applications divisions knowingly conspire to gain an unfair advantage over Microsoft's competitors? Second, if they did not con- spire, did Microsoft's applica- tions division have greater ac- cess to undocumented infor- mation than Microsoft's compe- titors? Third, what should be done about the situation? Regarding the first ques- tion, whether there was a con- spiracy at Microsoft, the an- swer is certainly no. Microsoft used these calls, to be sure, but the same company creat- ed tools for general distribu- tion that make it fairly easy to find undocumented calls in applications. Microsoft was ob- viously not trying to hide the fact that it used undocument- ed calls. This is especially important, since there are tech- niques Microsoft could have employed to hide the use of these calls in its programs. The second question, about Microsoft's applications programmers having greater access to undocumented in- formation, is harder to an- swer. In Undocumented Win- dows, the authors point out that Microsoft's systems pro- grammers have usually helped independent develop- ers with information about un- documented calls, if they thought the programmers real- ly needed the info. It stands to reason that they do the same with Microsoft applica- tions programmers. But since the applications and systems programmers are in so much closer contact, they would sim- ply have more opportunities to acquire this information. The answer to the second question. Do Microsoft's appli- cations programmers have greater access to this informa- tion?, is almost certainly yes. Before answering the third question. What should be done?, it might be a good idea to backtrack and talk a lit- tle about why there are undoc- umented calls at all. First, every operating sys- tem has undocumented calls. There are several reasons for these. Some calls are just old code that's been replaced with better (usually document- ed) code. Other times, undoc- umented functions are quick fixes to system problems. The code usually isn't clean, and the company doesn't want de- velopers to use these calls, be- cause it'll probably change them in the future. You'll find undocumented calls like this not only in Windows but in DOS, Unix, OS/2, and VMS. Then why are Microsoft and its competitors using these calls? Sometimes these calls ar- en't necessary because there are documented equivalents. But other times they are essen- tial. Undocumented Windows takes us through the calls used by several applications and cfearly shows which ones are useful and which ones ar- en't. You quickly get the feel- ing that to do real-world Win- dows programming, you need these calls. So, what should be done? My first recommendation is for Microsoft to document all Windows calls. 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14. fsu YTn hvi- ii ik v^ [NESS ^ „ i>isc Of „ Records ^{. i Because u is the way you want to go. an} Readw S«tvlca Number 269 Windows from Scratch Someiimes. a deai comes along that's so sweet you're fooiish not to take advantage of it. t^/ticrosoffs C/C++ 7.0 is one of those deals. If you're serious about programming m V/in- dows and haven't yet decided on a deveiop- ment environment, get it- Microsoft used to sell its professional C devei- opment system for S450. It's added a C++ com- piler and tossed in the SDK {the latter without printed documentation) and dropped the price to an obscenely low S139. You get 5000 pages of fabulously writ- ten and superbly printed documentation on C, C++, the runtime libra- ries, and the highly es- teemed Microsoft Foun- dation Classes (MFC). You also get a some- vyhal staid but incredibly flexible programming environment, a topnotch debugger, the debug version of Windows, and a substantial amount of online documentation for less used features, which doesn't appear anywhere in the printed manuals. Unless you already have a comprehensive library of third-party books on the SDK. go the extra S150 for the printed manuals {see "Should You Figh! or Switch?" if you're still not convinced). This article assumes you're willing to trade six months of intense study of the Windows API and C++ in exchange for guru- level Windows program- ming skills, and that you may. but probably don't, have a favorite develop- ment system (other than Microsoft's) already. If so, it will help you decide whether Micro- soft gives you the best tools for the job- Microsoft's C/C 7.0 may be the programming deal of the century By Tom Campbell Don't make the mis- take of thinking that all of these tools and manuals will make programming Windows applications easy. They won't. V\/hat they will do. however, is hour on my 33-MHz 386 and consumed a terrify- ing 50MB of disk space. You need not apply if you don't have at least a 386, by the way. C/C+-h 7.0 is so mem- to provide the strongest ofy hungry that Microsoft foundation any program- throws in a $150 memory ming environment has ever had for any operat- ing system— and all in a singSe environment. Nor are all of these tools the very best. Here., though, the whole vastly exceeds the sum of its parts. Megabyte Porodise my Installing CIC 7,0 and 50f\ manager called 386-to- the-Max that you have to run if you fire up the compiler in DOS (you don't need the memory manager to run C/C + + 7.0 from a DOS box in Windows, however). As I mentioned above, my installation took 50f\/IB. Expect to surren- iler about 40 megs for a minimal system. The installation programs do a great job of letting you choose what to install, so you can easily shave 10 megs from that number (by eliminating online help options and sample code), or you can add 10 megs to it (by adding a couple of memory models and including the full complement of online help). In a vivid metaphor (or the greatest weak- ness of C/C + + , the C/C++ installation pro- gram forced my machine into running Windows. Then, not only did the SDK installation refuse to run under Windows, but it wouldn't even run in a DOS box. You must exit Windows to install the SDK— the modules used to create Windows appli- cations! And in fact, there's no Windows envi- ronment in v/hich to pro- gram Windows applica- tions; you must compile under DOS and then switch to Windows to run the program. This is the product's Achilles heei. and it's made accept- able only by the corre- spondingly high quality and selection of the other tools and documentation. A Windows program is usually made up of several C or C++ source files, a resource script (whiichi instructs a set of auxiliary tools to construct dia- log boxes and other parts of tfie user interface), a command file just to run the linker, and a text file describing this process for a utility called Nmake, which oversees the entire process and helps you avoid wasting time during this necessarily slow and laborious process. The C compiler takes care of the C or C++ source files, natch. Another utility or three will process the resource scripts, and the linker literally puts them all together. If this sounds like a much slower turnaround time than with, say. Visual Basic or ToolBook, you're right, if you suspect that you can probably do a ton of things with the SDK that would be totally impossible in Visual Basic or ToolBook, you're right again. (What language do you think they were writ- ten in, anyway?) Microsol! C/C++ 7.0 provides the strongest foundation any programming environment has ever had for any operat- ing system. Hammering Out the Code The C 7.0 compiler is no speed demon, but it turns in respectable Should You Fight or Switch? Questions and answers about the development deal of the decade: Q, Isn't $150 a lot for just 5000 pages of documentation?
15. You're getting greedy. That's like buying ten books of 500 pages each at the bookstore. Assuming you pay the bargain price of $25 per book, you're Still saving a hundred bucks. Spring for it. Especially if you haven't invesSed in a lot of third-party books, this is a no- brainer.
16. Does that 5000 pages of documen- tation include any filler?
17. No, there's not a page of fluff. In fact, it's so good. I wish there were more. And there is — online. Even the 33 pounds of freight this $289 deal drops on your doorstep mentions important material thai is available only online.
18. Does all this make programming C++ or Windows easier?
19. No, no, no! At least, not as easy as, say, ToolBook or Visual Basic (which still have a learning curve that's a few weeks long). But you will find a mother lode of information, tools, code exam- ples, and cross references you can't get anywhere else. And you'll have everything you need to program any- thing that can be programmed in Windows — a claim that couldn't be made for Visual Basic or any other Windows programming kit on the mar- ket. If you don't know how to program in C, you'll need an introductory text on that subject. But the C++ tutorial is fab- ulous, rivaling even the best of the third- party books.
20. Should I switch from Borland C++ if I'm happy with it?
21. No, not if you're happy — but here are a few kickers. Borland's OWL sheath over Windows depends on nonstandard C + + coding, so it's not portable. However, Microsoft's Foundation Classes have been ported to Zortech, Watcom. and Borland C++. I know a number of programmers wfio bought the (^/licrosoft special just for fvlFC, the documentation, and the abundance of development tools. As a longtime fan of Borland's, I must reluctantly suggest that a good alternative would be to buy Borland C++ without the Application Frameworks option, get the Iviicrosoft special, and log on to CompuServe to find out how to port MFC to Borland C++.
22. Is it worth the full $495 if I miss the special?
23. If you don't own another Windows development system, it's worth every cent — and more. If you're happy with the C you have, stick with it. Vicious competition in the development market means your product will be forced to improve its tools and documentation immensely or die a quick but humiliat- ing death.
24. There must be a downside. What don't I get if 1 go all the way and pay $139 for C/C++ with the SDK and $150 for the manuals?
25. Tech support. Learning how to pro- gram Windows is just plain hard, and at that price, Microsoft isn't going to hold your hand. Expect lo read Charles Petzold's classic Programming Win- dows, to do a lot of studying of the sup- plied manuals, and to spend a good $50 every month on CompuServe. Believe me, it's worth the investment. times. Slower than Borland but faster than Watcom, it produces solid code with some good optimizations. There are many, many command line switch- es and extensions to the C language to let you fine-tune the generated code. The C++ support seems to be good, but the C++ classes I've written are only a few thousand lines long. Note that while the product is called C/C++ 7.0, the 7.0 only applies to the C compiler itself. C++ support is at version 1.0, but I've heard of very few bugs in the C++ compiler. That's an unexpected but very welcome devel- opment. The linker is also much slower than Borland's, but on projects of over 50,000 lines or so, they start to reach parity; Microsoft seems to have a pro- nounced lead in resolving thousands of references at a time. The dialog, font, and bitmap editors are all good, and I'd say they were excellent if I hadn't seen Borland's Resource Workshop. But they more than do the trick- In neither product can you edit TrueType fonts. One unique tool is the Hotspot Editor, most helpful for editing the clickable images in online help. Windows programmers never have enough debugging tools, but fvlicrosoft goes a long way toward redressing that problem with this release. The fvlFC has a full comple- ment of integrated debugging and memory-tracing macros. A replace- ment Windows kernel that runs dog- slow but which catches many hereto- fore invisible programming errors gives you one of the ultimate tools there is — an operating system that helps you debug. (It's also fun to see how other programs fare under the debugging kernel, because you don't need source code to find out what's going on with a Windows executable.) Utilities are included to monitor Windows messages and view Windows memory usage graphically. HeapWalker, for example, shows you icons and cursors in memory while Windows is running. Stress lets you fake heavy system usage to see tiow your program survives in the low- memory conditions that seem to be a way of life in multitasking environ- ments, and the serviceable Source Profiler lets you see what routines eat up the most time. I can't say CodeView is my favorite debugger, but it does the trick. It can finally work with Windows applications in graphics mode, unlike Borland's Turbo Debugger, and it fully under- stands C+ + . If you have a second monitor, such as a Hercules, you can use it to show code while the program runs unmolested under Windows. 10 COMPUTE DECEfi^BER 1992 Introtlucing the New Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia"' with exciting new features! we arc piled with awe as we explore mc solar system. Each diseoverif comes alive with spectacular sights ana sounds. It's getting lata, but were not ready to head hack to Earth... Wnile exploring tne rnial irontier, \ve met Copernicus, saw tne Space Snuttle ana listened as Neu Armstrong took a giant leap witn one small step. The Grolier Electronic Encyaopeaia has long been recog- nized as the pre- mier CD-ROM encyclopedia for serious, effective research. Now, Grolier introduces a remarfcahle resource that sets a whole new standard tor multimedia encyclo- pedias— ^{the New Grolier Mukimeaia EncyclopeJia™ Serious researcn. Serious run. Featuring all 21 volumra of the Academic American Encycic pejia on a single CD-ROM, the New Grolkr Multimedia Encyclopedia provides a refer- ence resource unparalleled in both quality and comprehensiveness. within seconds, you can locate articles on everything from cov- ered wagons to lunar landers. And a host or exciting new features makes the urge to explore virtually irresistible. You'll find more color photographs, illus- trations, soimds and motion sequences. And timely coverage of such recent ■ world events as the Persian Gull Wir and dissolution of the Soviet Union. Bui that's just the start. You can actually listen to famous speeches, music and more. And explore every comer of the world using over 250 high-quality maps. The new edition also features a unique Tuneline with over 5,000 entries that lets you journey from The New GROLIER E N C Y C prehistory to the present, linlTing you directly to articles. And our new Knowledge Tree takes the search out of research by letting The New Grolier Multimcdid Eucyclopejia mns on today s most popular platromis includ- ing MS.DOS, MadntosK anJ WinJows/MPC. Grolier Electramc Publisnin}, Inc.,

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Evidently, a lot of users felt the same as I did, because Microsoft has Microsoft C/C++ 7.0 comes with Programmer's Workbench and a Dialog editor. finally bounced back with the best documentation of any development system around. It would take an article at least this long just to outline all the manuals, but here are the highlights. A slim but complete Getting Started guide takes you through not just installation but where to go depending on whether you want to code in C or C+ + , DOS, or Windows. To learn how to pro- gram Windows in C + + using MFC, take the time to read the 400-page C++ Class Libraries User's Guide. Although Getting Started implies you can learn to program Windows from scratch with this book, you probably can't. You'll probably need to learn C and plow through Charles Petzold's excellent Programming Windows, even though you'll have some unlearning to do when you use MFC. C++ Class Libraries User's Guide is a great way to see real live C++ classes in action and to learn MFC itself. There is also a much- needed tutorial on the iostream class of C++, which is infinitely more power- ful than the C standard I/O library but harder to learn. It goes deep into the heart of the iostream, even showing It's true thai programmrng Windows wilh C isn't for the fainthearted, but there are toois that can make working with C easi- er and faster. These tools fat! into two groups; code generators and custom controls. Code generators are programs that let you create a Windows interface inter- actively. If you've used Visual Basic, ToolBook, or almost any Windows dialog editor, you tiave an idea of what this means. Instead d writing code to create the fundamental aspects of your window, you work with a simulation of the window and interactively modify it to suit your design. After you're satisfied with the win- dow's design, you teil the code genera- tor to generate the source code for your interlace. You then take the source code and add your own routines to handle the main tasks your window is supposed to accomplish. Finally, you compile the code, and you're done. Code generators are expensive, but they take the most tedious aspect of Windows programming and make it quick and fun. And since it's so much easier to create an interface with these programs, you'll probably be willing to spend more time on interface design and wind up with a better, easier-to-use pro- gram. It's also easy to experiment with a code generator, which makes one a great learning tool The Windows code generator market is stiared by three excellent programs: WindowsMAKER Pro 4.0 (Blue Sky Software, 800-677-4946, $995), Case:W 4.0 (Caseworks, 404-399-6236. $995), and ProtoView (ProtoView, 908-329- Windows Programming Mode Easier 8588, $395). All three offer the essentials outlined above: You work in a simulation of your window, and when you're fin- ished, the generator produces the code to create the simulation. All three of these programs can gen- erate code for every major compiler, including Microsoft C/C++ 7.0 and Borland C++ 3.1, and versions are com- ing out that support these two compa- nies' C++ class libraries: the f\1icrosoft Foundation Classes and Borland's OWL. Case:W offers some extra features for generating CUA-compllant code, and it's the only tool that has an OS/2 Presentation Manager version. ProtoView is the bang-for-the-buck winner and has recently been selected by Borland to bundle with its C++, which is quite an endorsement. WindowsMAKER Pro is the easiest to use of the group, and it offers some out- standing features. First, it sports a tool- bar that not only generates source code with the press of a button but lets you build your appfication and run it, too. 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The data decompression API is covered, a whole section on writing screen savers comes with the code for a screen saver, a stress testing section shows you how to shake out memory leaks, and some useful tips for international applications round out the group. C and C++ language reference guides explain Microsoft's implemen- tation and compare it to the interna- tional C and C++ standards. Anyone interested in portable software (not to mention compiler design) is well advised to scrutinize the section com- paring ANSI C to the Microsoft flavor, which is a superset of ANSI. The trendier among you will appre- ciate manuals on multimedia and pen support; these aren't as well docu- mented as some of the more mature parts of Windows, but they're still exceptionaily well covered. Along with the working example code, this is enough to get you going for 90 per- cent of your pen and multimedia pro- gramming needs; for the other 10 per- cent, you'll need to visit CompuServe. 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And, there are lots of other valuable services available on a nominal pay-as-you-use basis. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, to make the right choice in selecting an interactive sen'ice, just use jour brain. Pick CompuServe, For more information or to order, see your computer dealer or call I 800 848-8199. Outside the United States, call 614 457-0802. CompuServe* The information service you won't outgrow. Circle Reader Service Number 1 37 TEST LAB Edited by Mike Hudnall Reviews by Tom Benford More informative, more persua- sive, more fun — that's multime- dia. And for a number of reasons, it's a technology you should con- sider now. Increasingly powerful proces- sors, bigger drives, and advanc- es in sound and CD-ROM technol- ogy mean that multimedia works better than ever before. Falling pric- es in the hardware market and in- creased competition among mul- timedia manufacturers mean that you can afford more in a comput- er than ever before, including mul- timedia capabilities. Who needs multi- media? Just a year or two ago, CD- ROM-based appli- cations were most- ly limited to the are- as of institution- based education, business presenta- tions, computer-aid- ed training, and in- formation kiosks. Today, there are hundreds of CD- ROM applications for the average PC user, includ- ing business, general-education, and entertainment programs. Many of these, especially those with full MPC support, have digit- ized voice, music, and sound ef- fects; full-motion video; and a screen resolution of 640 x 480 with 256-color graphics. If you've been waiting for enough MPC ap- plications to become available be- fore you consider buying an MPC or an fVlPC upgrade kit, you don't need to wait any longer. Do you stiil need to use the MPC version of Windows instead of the more up-to-date Windows 3.1? In November 1990, when Microsoft, Tandy, and other major companies in the industry announced the MPC specifica- tions, the software platform was officially named Microsoft Win- dows graphical environment 3.0 -i- 18 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 Multimedia Extensions 1.0 (or Win- dows with Multimedia for short). It was a separate version of Win- dows with the various multimedia drivers built in. In April 1992, Micro- soft brought the audio drivers into Windows 3.1, as well as the MCI (Media Control Interface), which lets you add CD-ROM drives, vid- eodisc players, MIDI sequencers, and other multimedia devices. As a result, you can run just about any MPC application under Windows 3.1 as long as you have the appro- priate multimedia software drivers. This month. Test Lab looks at four MPCs and four multimedia up- grade kits from Acer, ALR, AST ;ound Recorder-CHIMES.WAV File Edit Effects Help ^jJir^inrT-ir}-ir^i The sound capabilities of multimedia are truly impressive. Creative Labs, Media Resources, Media Vision, NEC, and Tandy. These powerful yet competitively priced computer systems and up- grade kits offer you a range of pric- es and technologies from which to choose. You'll find sound boards from Acer, Creative Labs, Media Vision (including its 16-bit sampling board), NEC, and Tandy; CD-ROM drives from Mitsumi, Panasonic, Sony, Tandy, and NEC (the speedy MultiSpin drives); and an abundance of fea- tures— headphones, micro- phones, speakers, voice mail, com- munications hardware, an AM/FM tuner, and much more. And keep in mind that the manufacturers of- fer a variety of configurations and options. How to choose? As always, you'll want to consider your budg- et as well as your current and fu- ture needs. To help you make a more informed decision, this month's Test Lab provides in- depth reviews, with discussions of installation, configurations, special features and capabilities, documentation, software bun- dles, and performance. Pay par- ticular attention to the CD-ROMs provided with each package; of- ten offered at an unbelievably low price, these discs are frequent- ly a major selling point for a pack- age. For convenient side-by-side comparison of features, you'll want to take a look at the features grid. Because multimedia technol- ogy involves con- cepts and terminol- ogy that may be new to you, this month's Test Lab provides helpful sidebars; a glossa- ry, a description of the MPC standards, and a description of the testing meth- odologies. Whether you're a techie or a novice, you'll appre- ciate the authorita- tive descriptions, definitions, and explanations pre- pared in collaboration with indus- try experts. While price and software bun- dles are important, you'll also want to consider performance, and here our benchmark results should prove quite useful. The graphs that present the results of the various tests are designed to help you understand as much as possible about the sound and CD- ROM technologies provided by the various manufacturers. Once you've considered all that multi- media has to offer, the only rea- son you may have for not buying a system now is that the future promises even more capable mul- timedia technologies. But then, there's always something better on the horizon. Why put it off? Mul- timedia beckons! DAVID ENGLISH AND MiKE HUDNALL ACERPAC150 The AcerPAC 150 is so feature rich that a term like multimedia doesn't tell the whole story. Acer calls it a Personal Activity Center, hence PAC. and when you look at the list of standard features, you can see why this term fits so well. Based on a 20-MHz Intel 386SX CPU, the AcerPAC 150 of- fers as standard equipment a 13GMB hard drive and 4rvlB of RAM {expandable to 16fv1B on the motherboard). The system's foot- print measures 14.4 inches wide by 16.5 inches deep, and the box stands 5 inches high, so this is a reasonably compact computer. On the front, you'll find the high- density 3y2-inch floppy drive just below the internal CD-ROfvl drive. Jacks for attaching headphones and an extension microphone are also front mounted along with push-button volume controls and switches for power and reset. A built-in condenser microphone and a built-in monaural speaker al- so grace the front of the unit, along with LED indicators for power, disk drive activity, turbo speed (20 MHz), and CD-ROM activity. Two serial ports, a parallel port, a joystick or MIDI port, a ded- icated PS/2-style mouse port, au- dio line in and out ports, a coaxi- al antenna jacl<;, and a modem connection port round out the list of basic I/O connectors. A single 16-bit expansion slot is vacant for adding a peripheral board of your choice, and the system will accept an E-mu daughterboard (for very advanced MIDI and sound-sam- pling capabilities), as well as an 80387 math coprocessor. The front-mounted CD-ROM drive doesn't require a caddy. Pushing in the front of the drive lightly causes the disc drawer to extend. Lifting a door inside this drawer provides access to the disk compartment, and closing the door and pushing in on the drawer seats the disc and read- ies it for use. "Caddiless" CD- ROM drives are usually a tad slow- ACER AMERICA 2641 Orchard Pkwy. San Jose. CA 951 3A (800) SEE-ACER List price: $2,495 Warranty: one year, pari' ^{and labor er than those which use a caddy, but the Acer CD-ROM drive per- formed respectably nonetheless. What makes this a Personal Ac- tivity Center? There's an internal 960Q-bps send/4800-bps receive fax unit with 2400-bps Hayes-com- patible modem capabilities built in. There's also a built-in digital Tel- ephone Answering Device (TAD), which is a functional voice mail sys- tem featuring automatic switching between the phone's answering machine and the fax functions. You also get a Sound Blaster- compatible audio board with a soft- ware-controlled eight-channel mix- er installed in the system and, of all things, a built-in AM/FM stereo tuner (now you know what the an- tenna jack is for). A flat ribbon an- tenna aiso comes supplied to improve radio reception. The radio at first seems an unu- sual idea, but it has its practical pur- poses. Since you can make and re- ceive telephone calls through the PC (as well as faxing and using the modem), the built-in radio can serve as your "music on hold," in addition to providing listening en- joyment as you use the system. The AcerPAC 150 offers an attractive software bundle. The included software starts with MS- DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.0 with Multimedia Extensions. Delrina's WinFax, a Prodigy startup kit, Microsoft's Windows Entertain- ment Pack, and Acer's Music Cen- ter software and Telephone An- swering Machine/Speaker Phone software are all provided on flop- py media. The bundled CD-ROM- based software titles include Mi- crosoft Works for Windows Multi- media Edition, Microsoft Book- shelf, and Compton's MultiMedia Encyclopedia — al! excellent pro- ductivity and reference titles. The Telephone Answering De- vice is really something special that deserves mention here. If you're away from the PC, the TAD records incoming messages and lets you retrieve them remotely. The ability to send and receive fax- es, exchange data via the mo- dem, place and take voice phone calls through the PC, and have it receive faxes and tele- phone messages when unattend- ed is a significant achievement that you will readily appreciate whether you use your AcerPAC 150 at home or in a small busi- ness, A single telephone line con- nected to the PC can perform all of these functions, and they are all seamlessly integrated to work together while running under Win- dows—talk about productivity! The VGA graphics adapter with 5 1 2K of video RAM supports 256-color palettes; an AcerView 35 UVGA color monitor with flat screen presents a dazzling dis- play that makes your computing a truly pleasurable experience. This package includes a com- fortable 101 -key keyboard, a two- button Microsoft-compatible mouse, and a one-year parts-and- labor warranty with on-site serv- ice. And in addition to excellent user manuals, Acer also provides a toll-free help line if you need fur- ther assistance. With all this going for it, the AcerPAC is easy to love, indeed. Circle Reader Service Number 304 DECEMBER 1992 COMPUTE 19 TEST LAB ALR FLYER 32DT 4SX/25 MPC MODEL 80 Multimedia readiness and 486SX power are the flagstiip features of the ALR Flyer 32DT 4SX/25 MPC Model 80. And in keeping with ALR's usual practice, the list of fea- tures goes on and on. The Flyer 32DT has a low 3- inch profile and occupies a stan- dard PC footprint area measuring 14 inches wide by 17 inches deep. Weighing in at a trim 25 pounds, the Flyer 32DT is nonob- Irusive and light enough to move around if necessary. As one would expect with a full- featured machine such as this, the I/O ports consist of a pair of 9-pin serial connectors, a paral- lel port, and a dedicated mouse port (an ALR two-button mouse is included), all located at the rear of the machine, along with the con- nector for attaching the 101-key keyboard. Audio l/Os, which re- side on the mounting bracket of the sound card (a Media Vision Pro AudioSpectrum Plus), consist of jacks for microphone input, line input, and line output; you1l also find a jack for a joystick (or optional MidiMate kit). On the front of the internally mounted So- ny CD-ROM drive, you'll find a headphone jack. Although external speakers can be connected to the line-out jack on the sound board's brack- et at the rear of the machine, you won't need them unless you want additional volume; the ALR fea- tures its own built-in speaker sys- tem, which provides more than ad- equate sound reproduction and plenty of volume. This factory- equipped audio setup should prove to be entirely satisfactory for most users. The heart of the Flyer 32DT, an Intel 80486SX CPU running at 25 MHz, gives the machine the com- puting oomph required to run to- day's GUI-tJased applications at 20 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 ADVANCED LOGIC RESEARCH 9401 Jeranimo Irvine, CA 92718 1800] 444-4ALR LIsl price: $3,T95 Warranty: one year (limited), and labor parts "> 4h ^^^W j} '<V-A'' >^^t^',, r. ' %. a respectable clip. To aid the CPU in its computing chores, the Flyer 32DT comes with 4MB of RAM as its standard comple- ment, although you can expand this to a maximum of 36MB. A 16- bit Super VGA controller with 512K of RAM and capable of 1024 x 768 256-color resolution drives the 14-inch ALR FlexVIEW 3X color monitor; this video package offers both text and graphics in dazzling color and brilliant clarity. A single 3y2-inch 1 .44MB flop- py drive is front mounted just above the Sony CD-ROM drive; adding another internal device such as a second hard drive is pos- sible, though your options are lim- ited because of the case size (one additional 3y2-inch drive bay is available). This Flyer 32DT came with a 19-ms 80MB IDE drive {you can order a 200MB drive), which proved to be a speedy and relia- ble performer for all the applica- tions loaded and run from it dur- ing the reviewing process. MS-DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1 come preloaded on this PC. To make your use of the system even easier, ALR preconfigures Windows for the Pro AudioSpec- trum Plus sound board and pre- installs the requisite Windows sound drivers and a special Mul- timedia Tools group containing four audio applications. These complete and useful accessories allow you to enjoy the full sound potential of the machine. The Pro Mixer application, a mix- ing console, combines synthesiz- er, CD, microphone, and auxiliary audio sources, adjusting their indi- vidual volumes and recording and playing back from each of these sources. You get eight individual banks of slider controls with left and right sliders for each bank. The Mixer application sets the over- all volume of music, CD-audio, mi- crophone, wav sounds, and auxil- iary sounds. The Pocket Mixer application, yet another utility for re- cording and mixing sounds, uses more of an analog-type interface, with dial controls rather than slid- ers. The Pocket Recorder records sounds and is quite similar in ap- pearance and operation to the Win- dows Sound Recorder accessory. The internal Sony CD-ROM dhve uses a standard CD-ROM caddy (supplied). And to get you started immediately in the realm of multimedia, three Microsoft MPC CD-ROMs are also included with the system; MultiMedia Works 2.0, Microsoft Bookshelf, and MultiMe- dia Beethoven. Because ALR pre- configures Windovjs for you, you can run these CD-ROMs as soon as the system is turned on. ALR even includes an excellent multime- dia presentation that acquaints the new owner with the Flyer 32DT's features. All documentation is ex- cellent and easy to understand, even for the novice. The Flyer 32DT provides an excellent means of getting 486 power along with multimedia ca- pabilities painlessly in a factory- configured system built right here in the U.S.A. circle Reader Service Number 305
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However, the company representative assured me that end users will indeed have the original floppy copies of the software. The Advantage! comes with a Sound Blaster Multimedia Up- grade Kit already installed in it, so users are ready to start adventur- ing into multimedia immediately. The Sound Blaster Pro audio board provides stereo output, which you can enjoy through a pair of amplified Lablec CS-150 bookshelf speakers. A Labtec AM- 20C dynamic microphone lets you sample your own sounds. The internal Matsushita CD- ROM player connects to the Sound Blaster Pro, so all audio (CD-ROM, FM synthesized sounds, wav files) is channeled through the audio board. A head- phone jack at the front of the CD- ROM drive allows for private lis- tening, and a joystick port (which can also do duty as a MIDI port) is available on the audio board's mounting bracket, along with the microphone and auxiliary input jacks. The CD-ROM drive bears the MFC logo on its front bezel, since it, along with the Sound Blas- ter Fro audio board it works with, complies with MFC Level 1 stan- dards (the Advantage! case itself bears no MFC logo, however). Four CD-ROM titles come packed with the Advantage!. King's Quest V and Mixed-Up Moth- er Goose from Sierra On-Line are sure to provide pleasant recreation for all age groups; Macmillan's Dic- tionary for Children supplies ready reference in an easily digestible for- mat for younger PC users; and Mi- crosoft Bookshelf offers up a wealth of reference resources with a mere mouse click, including 24 COtvlPUTE DECEMBER 1992 CREATIVE LABS 1901 McCarthy Blvd. Miipitas. CA 95035 (800) 9g8-LA6S List price: $799.95 (internal CD- ROM drive); $899.95 (external CO-ROM drive) Warranty: one year, parts and labor an online encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, thesaurus, and more. All of the CD-ROM applica- tions are set up at the factory to run through Windows, which is very convenient. I did, however, experience some clicking and choppiness in the audio portions of King's Quest V when running the game through Windows; these problems were not present when I ran the program from the DOS prompt. I also noticed that the game moved along faster in general when run from DOS rath- er than Windows. Bookshelf and Macmillan's Dictionary for Chil- dren require Windows to run, while King's Quest V and Mixed- Up Mother Goose run from DOS as well as Windows. AST presents this machine as a good entry-level multimedia sys- tem. Having worked with it myself, I agree with that appraisal. circle Reader Service Number 306 CREATIVE LABS SOUND BUSTER MULTIMEDIA UPGRADE KIT You can't say, "Sound Blaster," without immediately thinking of the best-known sound cards with the longest list of supporting soft- ware titles available today. Crea- tive Labs, the company that prac- tically set the standard for PC sounds cards with its Sound Blas- ter models, now provides a com- plete multimedia upgrade kit that includes everything you need to get started in multimedia. The heart of the Sound Blaster Multimedia Upgrade Kit is the com- pany's flagship product, the Sound Blaster Pro audio card. This three-quarter-length card fits into a 16-bit slot and features ste- reo output utilizing the Yamaha YMF262 OPL-3 FM synthesizer chip to produce 20 voices of instru- ment sounds and effects. Jacks, mounted on the metal mounting bracket of the card, are provided for microphone input and stereo line input and output, A wheel on the bracket controls volume. Dou- bling as a connector for the includ- ed MIDI kit, a joystick port, also mounted on the bracket, can han- dle one or two joysticks. The Soun d Blaster Pro ca rd con- tains the proprietary interface re- quired to activate the CD-ROM drive that comes with the kit. A flat ribbon cable mates the audio board's 40-pin connector with its equivalent on the CD-ROM drive. A CD-ROM audio interface cable routes CD audio through the Sound Blaster Fro for amplifica- tion and mixing. All of the sys- tem's multimedia audio (CD, sam- pled, synthesized, MIDI) thus comes through the sound board, so you'll need only one set of speakers or headphones (not in- cluded), regardless of the sound's origin. If you don't have an available drive bay for a CD-ROM drive, take heart. You can buy the kit with either internal mounting for the CD-ROM drive (this was the one supplied for review) or exter- nal mounting. Essentially, the on- ly difference between the two (aside from a slight difference in price— the external version being a tad more expensive) is that the Face it,your fiamily is really a small business. ,45,000 Mi it offer i55-2093 UNDS Taik about banner scH Create one Ihafs 100 ft long. 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Such is not the case, however, with the Cre- ative Labs kit; it includes a cable which attaches to the joystick port at one end and terminates with DIN connectors for MIDI in- put and output at the other end. MIDI sequencing software comes with the package. Good instructions and keyed cable connectors simplify instal- lation. The internal version even provides mounting screws for in- stalling the CD-ROM drive in an available front-accessible drive. The software portion of the instal- lation is highly automated, only oc- casionally requesting user input in response to a prompt. The on- ly disk-based software provided consists of 3y2-inch floppies con- taining the CD-ROM drive instal- lation program (a single disk) and Mathematica's Tempra, a DOS- based paint program (two disks). All other software is provided on optical media. An excellent assortment of soft- ware comes on the six CD-ROMs packed inside the kit. Microsoft Bookshelf, a versatile multi- volume reference work, is includ- ed along with the multimedia edi- tion of Microsoft Works to get you off to a productive start. To light- en things up in a recreational vein, you can take a stroll down Baker Street or tour old London Towne in a horse-drawn cab with ICOM Simulations' Sherlock Holmes — Consulting Detective. You also get a CD-ROM called Software Library, which contains Authorware Star and Macromind Action! for creating and produc- 26 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 MULTI-IMAGE RETRIEVE/DISPUY TEST The Multi-Image Retrieve/Display Test uses our proprietary TIME_IT program to record the actual elapsed time in minutes, seconds, and hundredths ot seconds required to retrieve and display 28 black- and-white clip art images from an automated display/ viewing program. Our source files for Ihis test come from Dover's Clip Art CD-ROM from Aide Publishing. 7 -M — rn p 1 " . I 1 1 J 1 t — X ■^J> <} V . . \ \ w ing your own multimedia presen- tations and productions. On an- other disc you'll find Windows 3.1, the Sound Blaster Pro soft- ware, and an assortment of mu- sic clips. A Creative Sounds disc with an abundance of music and effects rounds out the optical me- dia software library. Creative Labs certainly didn't skimp on the audio and multime- dia utilities included in the Sound Blaster kit. You gel Voice Editor, a full-featured waveform editor; SBTalker, a text-to-speech pro- gram; FM Intelligent Organ, an easy-to-use music creation and playback program; MIDI Se- quencer SB Pro, a full-featured sequencer package; CD Player, a control panel lor playing audio CDs on the system; and MMPlay, a utility program for integrating graphics and animations with synchronized audio. Most of the kit's documentation is truly top-drawer, from the ma- terials checklist through the refer- ence and application manuals. Do pay careful attention, howev- er, to the instructions for attach- ing the cables between the sound card and the CD-ROM drive; some versions of the kit have used a ribbon cable that can be attached incorrectly if you're not careful. The Sound Blaster Multimedia Upgrade Kit packs lots of value and features into a single box. Just add speakers and a micro- phone, and you're off to explore the fascinating world of multime- dia on your PC! circle Reader Service Number 307 All Benchmark/Performance Test- ing is conducted by Computer Prod- uct Testing Services (CRTS), an independent testing and evalua- tion laboratory based in Ma- nasquan, t\lew Jersey. Every effort has been made to ensure the ac- curacy and completeness of this da- ta as of the date of testing. Perform- ance may vary among samples. close theWindows. Lock the DOS. COMPLETE SECURITY, ACCIDENT & VIRUS PROTECTION m s •V c D 2 FAILSAFE COMPIIIGUAROIAH Failsafe Computer Guardian. 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The kit provides a higher-speed CD-ROM drive than Media Re- sources' basic multimedia up- grade kit and adds a dedicated MIDI card in addition to the stan- dard sound card, increasing the sound capabilities of the system significantly. Since two cards come sup- plied in the kit, you'll need two slots for installation. The three- quarter-length audio card, a Me- dia Vision Pro AudioSpectrum Plus, requires a 16-bit slot for in- stallation; you can install the three- quarter-length Roland SCC-1 MIDI board also included in the kit in an 8-bit slot. An NEC CDR-83J internal- mount CD-ROM drive with its blaz- 28 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 MEDIA RESOURCES 640 Puente St. Brea, CA 92621 17141 256-5048 List price: $1,499; $1,599 with Compton's IVIiiltiMedia Encvclopedla for Windows; pricing for MFCs, muitimedia components, and other muitimedia upgrade kits avatlable from the manufacturer Warranty: one year, parts and iabor ingly fast MultiSpin technology takes care of the optical reading capabilities for the kit. The drive interfaces via an included ribbon cable to the SCSI connector on the audio board, and another ca- ble channels CD audio through the sound board for mixing and amplification. Adding the Roland MIDI board to the system increases the number of voices from the 20 available through the Pro Audio- Spectrum Plus itself to a whop- ping 317 sounds and nine rhythm sets using both the audio and MIDI boards in combination. Additional benefits derived from the Roland board include rever- beration and chorusing effects; dedicated MIDI in and out ports, which leave the joystick port on the audio board free (an optional MIDI breakout box is required for MIDI in and out with the basic ver- sion of the kit); and a dedicated MIDI headphone jack and left- and fight-channel RCA jacks for direct connection to external am- plification sources. Hardware installation is easy and doesn't require any special talents, but since there's an extra peripheral to install, it takes a cou- ple of minutes longer to complete than with most other kits. I found all cabling clearly marked and keyed, ail required hardware sup- plied, and the instructions excel- lent. Even a novice shouldn't have any difficulty completing the installation in well under an hour. The kit includes the Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions (MSCDEX), of course, and a collection of Ro- land Utilities for the MIDI board, both supplied on SVs-inch disks. The optical media software is provided on two CD-ROMs, The first contains Midisoft's Record- ing Session for Windows, which is a MIDI sequencing package with realtime music notation; Brightstar's At Your Service ani- mated talking appointment calen- dar software with greetings, re- minder, system report, and health- watch services; Gold Disk's Screen Craze animation pack- age; and Microsoft Windows 3.0 with Multimedia Extensions 1.0. The second is Nautilus CD Sam- pler, an MPC CD-ROM "maga- zine" chock-full of samples of music, sound effects, games, pho- to images, multimedia industry news and views, programming tools, utilities, and tips. You get all the necessary ca- bles and adapters, along with a pair of amplified speakers, al- though no microphone comes with the kit. User manuals and reference guides accompany all of the kit components, and everything is well written and clearly illustrated to help you get the most out of multimedia. If your multimedia computing needs are modest, you may opt for the Media Resources Media Kit (Basic Model), a less expensive kit (model MKB-01 ) which consists of a sound card, a CD-ROM drive, software, and accessory items. An intermediate multimedia upgrade kit, possibly available when this re- view is published, will include Dig- ital MIDI sound. And if you own a Sony Laser Library, you may wish to look into the Media Kit for the So- ny Laser Library, which includes a CD controller, a sound card, and Windows 3.1. However, if you're interested in doing serious music and audio production work with professional- caliber results, the Media Resourc- es Media Kit (Advanced Model) is definitely a multimedia solution you should consider. circle Reader Service Number 308 If Y)uUse CompuServe or GEnie, ^{u Could Lose Some Very Close Frienck. CompuServe*" and GEnie"' promote "flat rate" membership plans, which are fine if you just want to use basic sen'ices. 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This 16-bit three-quar- ter-length card uses a Yamaha YMF262 (OPL-3) 20-voice stereo synthesizer chip to generate sound, and the board delivers four watts per channel of output power. While almost every other multimedia sound card offers only an 8-bit sampling rate, the Pro Au- dioSpectrum 16 offers both 8-bit and 16-bit sampling rates. The 16- bit rate gives you more sound in- formation and cleaner samples. The kit's NEC CD-ROM drive mounts internally in any front- accessible 5y4-inch half-height drive bay of your PC. A ribbon ca- ble connects the CD-ROM drive EUPSED TIME TESTS The Elapsed Time Tests measure the elapsed time for the transer of a source file (1 ,257,344 byles) from Compton's MutliMedia Encyclopedia CD-ROM. As in the tesls ot rale of transfer, we used four data block sizes in the test passes. 12 10 L L D m Block (65,535 bytes) 32K Blotk (32,768 bytes) 16K Block (16,384 byles) 8K Block (81 92 bytes) %, \ %■ % \ . 30 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 -

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Call 800-272-9900 (603-627-9900 in NH) SoftLogic SOLUTIONS ^ StitiwrcCafiJuicl. OUi, Optn Linl Eiimdcr and Piinl'N'Riin areiTidcnurbcr regiMwedtrai Opcn Link Extender is sold separately. tRequircs NetBIOS connection. Circle Reader Service Number 182 J TEST LAB to the SCSI interface on the au- dio'board, and an audio cable routes the CD audio through the sound card, as well. Having all of the audio (CD. wav, and FM-syn- thesized sounds and nnusic} em- anate from one location (the out- put port of the audio board) means that you can intermix sounds with individual volume ad- justments for each audio source. Additionally, you need only one set of speakers (or headphones) for all audio playback. I found installing the kit an es- sentially straightforward process that doesn't require any particu- lar technical or mechanical skills. Excellent descriptions and illustra- tions in the documentation facili- tate your installation of this up- grade equipment. To install the hardware, you remove the PC's system cover, insert and secure the Pro AudioSpectrum board in an available 16-bit slot, install and secure the CD-ROM drive in an available bay, attach the "pigtail" power connector from the PC's power supply to the socket on the CD-ROM drive, connect the SCSI ribbon cable to both the drive and audio card, connect the audio-link cable to both devic- es, replace the system unit cov- er, and attach a pair of speakers or headphones to the audio out- put port on the board's mounting bracket. All connections are keyed so that they will only mate when properly oriented to each other, which greatly reduces the chances of making a mistake. As for the software, you'll install Windows 3.1 (supplied on flop- pies with the kit) on the system if it isn't already resident and then run the Pro 16 Multimedia System installation program, contained on two 3y2-inch disks. Highly au- tomated, the installation process only occasionally requests user in- put in response to a prompt. An additional disk contains Media Vi- sion drivers for Windows. And a fourth floppy contains Mono- logue, a memory-resident text-to- speech utility that runs from DOS 32 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 THE MPC STANDARD The fvlPC standard is a set of lechini- cai specifications for multimedia hardware products which is being widely adopted in the PC industry. The standard provides plug-and- play simplicity for the consumer and helps the marketplace develop quic k- ly for products ttiat comply with these specifications. The fvlPC Hardware Specifica- tions Version 1.0 are as follows: CPU The minimum requirement is a 386SX or compatible microproces- sor. RAM The minimum requirement is 2MB of extended (linear address space) memory. CD-ROM The drive must be capable of a sus- tained 150K-per-second data trans- fer rate with an average seek time of one second or less. (For specific benciimarks. see the bar graph with Data Transfer Speed Rate Test results.) The drive must also provide Mode 1 audio capability (the ability to play your audio CDs) and an tviSCDEX 2.2x (Microsoft CD Exten- sions) driver that implements extend- ed audio APIs (Application Program- ming Interfaces). The drive cannot consume more than 40 percent of the CPU bandwidth (in other words, no more than 40 percent of the CPU's computing power) while main- taining a sustained transfer rate of 150K per second. The drive must pro- vide CD-DA (Red Book) audio out- puts and have a front-mounted vol- ume control. VIDEO There must be a VGA-compatible display adapter and a color VGA- compatibte monitor. INPUT DEVICES There must be a 101 -key IBM-style keyboard with a standard DIN con- nector or a keyboard which delivers identical functionality using key com- binations, a two-button mouse with a bus or serial connector, and at least one addittonal available commu- nication port. I/O There must be a standard 9- or 25- pin asynchronous serial port, pro- grammable up to 9600 bps, with a switchable interrupt channel: a stan- dard 25-pin bidirectional parallel port with interrupt capability; one MIDI port with input, output, and throughput capability with interrupt support tor input and FIFO transfer; and an IBM-style analog or digital joystick port. MPC SYSTEM SOFTWARE MPC system software must conform to APIs, function, and performance as described in the Microsoft Win- dows Software Development Kit Programmer's Reference, Volumes I and II (version 3.0) and the Mlao- soft Multimedia Devetopment Kit Pro- grammer's Reference (Beta version, published November 15, 1992, and due to be updated at the final re- lease of the Multimedia Develop- ment Kit). Additional information on the tech- nical specifications required lor hard- ware compliance are available up- on request from the Multimedia PC Marketing Council. The term multimedia applies to a number of new computer technolo- gies on the market today. Keep in mind, however, that only MPC up- grade kits and full systems which have been certified by the Multime- dia PC Marketing Council as being compliant with its MPC specifica- tions are granted the right to use the official MPC trademark logo, shown above. Look for it when considering a product. —TOM BENFOflO. PRESIDE^■.

    COMPUTER PRODUCT TESTING SERVICES: IN COLLABORATION WITH GLENN OCHSENREITEB. MANAGING DIRECTOR, MULTIMEDIA PC MARKETING COUNCIL (A SUBSIDIARY OF THE SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION) (not Windows). The kit consists of tine audio board, the CD-ROM drive, the req- uisite cabling for connecting the two devices, documentation, soft- ware disks, and five CD-ROMs; no additional accessory items come with the kit. if you want to use speakers, headphones, a mi- crophone, or any other accesso- ries, you'll have to purchase them separately. You'll find plenty of sound utili- ty software in this kit, most of which runs under Windows (a pro- gram called Audio Mate is a DOS- based multimedia application, and the Monologue program men- tioned earlier also runs under DOS). The Windows utilities in- clude Stereo Studio F/X, a stereo waveform sound editor; TrakBlas- ter Pro, a four-track music studio; SP Spectrum, a MIDI sequencer that facilitates composing and playing back music; Control Pan- el, a software-controlled mixing console; and an assortment of music and sound files. The CD-ROM software includ- ed with the kit provides some- thing for everyone: Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows v/ith Multimedia SmartHelp provides spreadsheet and charting for the business user, Compton's MuitiMedia Ency- clopedia provides a wealth of refer- ence material on myriad subjects for users of all ages. King's Quest V provides recreational ad- venture for the whole family, and MacroMind Action! provides all the tools needed to create daz- zling multimedia presentations easily. As a bonus, you also get an introductory "sample issue" of Nautilus, a multimedia "magazine" on CD-ROM with sound bytes, MIDI and wav music flies, graph- ics images, demos of software pro- grams, utilities, and lots more. The Media Vision Pro 16 System has iots of the "right stuff" to get you off lo a fine start and keep you happily running with multimedia. Circle Reader Service Number 309 DATA TRANSFER SPEED RATE TESTS Ttie Data Transfer Speed Rate Tests measure the actual transfer rate in kilobytes per second. Our source file (1,257,344 bytes) comes from Compton's IVJultiNyiedia Encyclopedia CD-ROM. We used TIMEJT with our CD-SPEED utility to automatically record the performance data. Performance was measured using four data block sizes In the test passes. While these drives are optimized for one particular block size, you're likely to use more than one block size in your daily work, so we left that it would be useful to show performance for these other block sizes as well. 64K Block (65,535 bytes) 150,000 100,000 50,000 r ? D D 32K Block (32,768 bytes) 16K Block [16,3S4bvle5) 8K Block (8192bytss)

    - "- ^{% <; "^i DECEMBER 1992 COMPUTE 33 TEST LAB ^LiniEDU NEC MULTIMEDIA UPGRADE KIT The NEC Multimedia Upgrade Kit offers you quality and features that show just how seriously the company takes multimedia tech- nology. In addition to a CD-ROM drive that's among the speediest around, you get just about every component and accessory you could possibly ask for in this kind of kit. The heart of the upgrade kit is the NEC CDR-74 CD-ROM drive. An external unit, this drive has its own cabinet and power supply. It connects to the PC via a sup- plied SCSI cable (a SCSI termina- tor plug is also provided tor the drive's pass-through SCSI port). The CDR-74 drive {which is the same as the NEC CDR-84, ex- cept that the latter installs internal- ly in your PC) features NEC's Mul- tiSpin technology, which makes it the fastest MPC-compliant drive available (as of the time of this review), The cable that links the CDR- A NOTE ON PRICES AND CONFIGURATIONS The multimedia market is changing rapidly, partly because of competi- tion among manufacturers and part- ly because of the rapid advance of technology. As you make your way through this month's Test Lab, please keep in mind that between Itie time wg receive our information and the time the issue hits the stands, there may have been chang- es in prices, packages, and compo- nents. As hard as we try to keep up with changes and provide you with the latest information, it isn't always possible to do so. To make sure thai you're getting exactly what you want at the price you want, you should check with the manufacturer or retailer before buying. Also, keep in mind that we provide suggested list prices and that you can often find street pric- es that are much lower It pays to shop around. ^IKE HUDNALL 34 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 NEC TECHNOLOGIES 1255 Michael Dr. Wood Dale. IL 60191 (800) NEC-INFO List price: $1,379 (external); $1,299 (Internal) Warranty: two years (liiniled), parts and labor m/ 74 to the host PC also has audio and MIDI cables attached to it so that CD audio can be played through the audio board. Line input and output jacks and dual lyilDI connectors on this master umbilical cable facilitate connec- tions. NEC labels all cabling clear- ly making the installation quick and easy for virtually any PC user, even the novice. The audio board supplied with the kit is a Media Vision Pro AudioSpectrum Plus unit that has been modified to NEC's specifi- cations. The board supports full stereo output using a pair of Yama- ha YMF262 0PL3 synthesizer chips (one for each channel), which deliver 22 voices in 18 tim- bres. Two MIDI ports (one for input and one for output) are also supported by the board and accessed via the DIN connectors on the umbilical cable. In addi- tion, the audio board contains the SCSI interface for controlling the CD-ROM drive. This kit offers a rich assortment of accessories — the most com- plete of all the kits (and systems) reviewed here. In this kit, you get a pair of amplified Labtec CS- T50 miniature bookshelf speak- ers and a DC power adapter for powering the speakers when you don't want to use the four C cells. However, the speakers do not have to be powered to operate; without batteries or DC power connected to them, the speakers operate in the passive mode, deriving their volume from the sound board itself. Adding pow- er to the speakers amplifies the audio coming from the sound board and provides a bass boost, as well. A pair of lightweight Labtec ste- reo headphones also comes with the kit for private listening. The headphones are equipped with a stereo miniphone jack, but you can also use an adapter supplied in the package to plug them into your home stereo or other audio devices sporting standard-sized headphone jacks. A Labtec AM-20 deluxe micro- phone with an on/off switch comes with the kit. With the Labtek microphone, you can sam- ple sounds and record your own voice. As with the speakers, the mike has a stereo miniphone jack installed on its eight-foot cord and comes with an adapter so that you can use it with devic- es requiring a standard phone plug. The kit also includes a copy of Asymetrix's Multimedia Toolbook software package, an "industrial- strength" multimedia authoring system. Of the multimedia author- ing and development packages available on the market today, Mul- timedia Toolbook is probably the most flexible and is certainly the best known. 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With it, you get more than your money's worth, Circle Reader Service Number 310 MPC AUDrO TERMINOLOGY GLOSSARY ADPCM. This is an abbreviation for Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Mod- ulation. ADPCM is an algorithm (or compressing audio data so that it requires less memory and disk space. The amount of compression appears in ratio format, such as 4:1 , 3:1 , and so forth. The ratio numbers indicate the degree of compression in a sample. For example, a 2:1 ratio means that the compressed sound is only one-half the size of the origi- nal uncompressed sample; a 3:1 ra- tio indicates that the sound has been compressed to one-third its original size. chip sets. The YM3812 and the Yf(/IF262, manufactured by Yamaha, are known as frequency-modulated (Ftvl) synthesizers, since they can generate sounds. The principal dif- ference between the YM3812 chip and the YMF262 chip is that the lat- ter has stereo capabilities and pro- duces 20 voices, while the former is a mono chip producing 11 voices (thus, two YM3812 chips are re- quired for stereo sound cards). Also, the YMF262 has four additional "'operators," or modes, which makes it capable of producing a wider variety of sounds and timbres. See timbre. dynamic range. This is a represen- tation of the span of volume between the loudest and softest sounds, ex- pressed in decibels. MIDI. An acronym for Musical In- strument Digital Interface, the spec- ification was developed as a coop- erative effort among major manufac- turers of electronic musical instru- ments in the 1980s with the objective of permitting musical instruments of different brands to communicate with each other. Additionally, several MlDI-equipped devices can be linked together under the control of a PC and software for creating, stor- ing, editing, and playing back music in digital data format, MPU-401. The Roland company (a major developer and manufactur- er of music synthesizers and sound processors) developed the original MPU-401 fvllDI interface for use with PC-compatible and Apple II series computers. MPU-401 is a widely ac- cepted interface, featuring its own on- board CPU for processing some IVIIDI data without taxing the system's CPU for these tasl<s. The MPU-401 inter- face also supports the UART (Uni- versal Asynchronous Receive and Transmit) mode, which bypasses the card's processor and relies entirely on the host PC lor ail processing. sample size. This is not to be con- fused with the physical size of the expansion slot Itie sound board fits nto. Simply put. the sample size is the range of data for the sampled sound, with 16-bit sampling encom- passing double the amount of sound data that 8-btt sampling does (B-bit sampling provides 48 decibels of dynamic range, whereas 16-bit doubles the range to 96 decibels). Since more sound information is involved, 16-bit sampling requires more memory and more disl< space for storing the sounds than 8-bit sam- pling. sampling rate. Measured in kilo- hertz (kHz), this refers to the lowest- possible and highest-possible rang- es of sound that can be successfully digitized. According to the Nyquist Sampling Theorem, the highest au- dio frequency that can be repro- duced must be sampled at a frequen- cy at least twice that high. This means that in order to reproduce a 20-kHz lone, you must sample it at 40 kHz. Windows 3.1 has a sampling limit of 44 kHz, although some audio cards are physically capable of sam- pling up to 88 kHz. The threshold of human hearing is about 21 kHz. Why sample at rates beyond the limits of human hearing? The higher rates pro- vide much cleaner samples by reduc- ing the amount of alias distortion (ex- traneous information that filtering removes from the sampled sound). signal-to-noise ratio. This number, usually represented in decibels, de- picts the strength ratio of the desired signal (for example, music) to the ex- traneous noise present (such as back- ground hiss). The higher the num- ber, the "cleaner" the sound will be. The signal (music) is measured at full volume, whereas the noise (hiss) is measured when no signal is pre- sent (during silence). In addition to hiss, noise can also be the whine of the computer or any other undesira- ble noise that isn't a part of the sig- nal itself. timbre. Also called tonal color or musical quality, this term refers to the sound characteristics that allow us to differentiate one sound from an- other, the qualities that make sounds unique. For example, timbre is what makes a saxophone sound like a sax instead of a guitar. —TOM BENFOHD, PRESIDENT, COMPUTER PRODUCT TESTING SERVICES: WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM BRAD STEWART, VICE PRESIDENT. PRODUCT DE/ELOPMEMT AND ENQINEERiNG, CX>VOX 36 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 Do you USE youR Productivity PC For ANy of Education ThESE TAsks ? The workplace is a dynamic, mitltisensor environment. Decisions are made and actions are tal<en based on how clearly a person's meanings, actions and ideas are perceived. Using a Multi- media PC, you can enrich your business presentation with sound, music and high-quality images. And interactivity heips you customize your communication to each audience's specific interests. Need to train someone ? A Multimedia PC lets you show - and test trainees about - product demonstrations, diagnostic procedures or any other task. You can also extend it to control laserdisc players, digital video boards or virtually any other type of media device. And in standard productivity applications such as spreadsheets, word processors or electronic mail, multimedia annotations help convey quickly what text alone cannot. As any teacher knows, getting a student interested is half the battle. The other half is trying to satisfy the demand for knowledge once it's sparked. Interactive software on a Multimedia PC heips in both areas, enabling the user to link pictures, sound and music. It pulls information out of the linear, page-flipping world of books into the dynamic world of hyperlinks, in wliich each idea is connected to a rich web of associations. One idea sparks another; each discovery gives birth to three more. Learning becomes exploration and students become explorers in search of the sound, images, text and animation that bring information to life - explorers driven by inspiration. From the modest beginning of the common PC come the rich sound and inter- activity of the Multimedia PC - one integrated system that can play audio, show animations and display high-quality photo images. You can explore CD-based travel brochures or mail- order catalogs complete with the engaging sights and high-fidelity sounds that bring the world to your senses. Play inter- active computer games that combine actual photo images with arcade-style sounds and full-color animation. Create your own artwork and animate it. Or link your Multimedia PC to a keyboard to record, store and replay MIDI music. The possibilities are as limitless as your imagination. 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We will also send you more than 30 discount coupons for multimedia soft- and hardware from various manufacturers. Name raie Company Address Cihy State Zip Phone My main task: Q Education □ Productivity 3 Entertainment □ other: my current computer systemfs) OMPOX ©1991, 1992 IVIMC Devetopment. SuperSound, SuperSound MC, Sequence!, Soi/ndBack, PictureBank and SoundBankare trademarks of MMC Development. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are those of their respective manufacturers. circle Reader Service Number 227 TEST LAB TANDY 4a25 SX MULTIMEDIA Editor's note: After testing and re- view evaluation oftliis system had taken place, Tandy announced its new SensationI multimedia sys- tem. According to Tandy represen- tative Fran McGehee, you'll still be able to order tlie 4825 SX system witli tiie multimedia features de- scribed in tliis review when the De- cember issue hits the stands. The Sensation! uses the same CD- ROM drive as the 4825 SX but a different audio card. In the same way that Tandy brought computers to the home, the Fort Worth company is now bringing multimedia computing to the masses. Its 4825 SX Multi- media PC takes the new user gen- tly by the hand on a colorful audi- ovisual excursion into MPC-land, A compact PC, this Tandy of- fers a baby-AT form factor of 15'/2 inches wide by 15 inches deep with a low profile of 4'/i inch- es and a weight of about 17 pounds. The review unit came equipped with the standard con- figuration of 4MB of RAM, al- though you can expand memory up to a maximum of 32MB. An Intel i486SX CPU provides the power to mal^e it all happen, and with a clock speed of 25 MHz, this PC makes things hap- 38 COMPUTE DECEIvlBEH 1992 TANDY/RADIO SHACK 1800 One Tantty Ctr. Fori Worth, TX 76102 (817) 390-3011 Ust price: $Z.1S8 without the monitor, S2,500 with the monitor. Warranty: one year, parts and labor; extended warrantv available pen fast. The machine's highfy in- tegrated motherboard features a built-in 16-bit IDE hard drive inter- face, as well as a built-in Super VGA video port. The standard vid- eo memory configuration is 512K, which yields noninterlaced 1024 X 768 and 800 x 600 graphics modes with 16-color palettes. Tan- dy offers an optional upgrade kit for boosting the video RAM to 1MB. which supports 1024x 768 noninterlaced graphics in 256 col- ors (the review unit had the stan- dard 512K video RAM setup). A socket on the motherboard lets you install a math coprocessor. A3'/2-inch 1.44MB floppy drive and a 3'/2-inch 120MB IDE hard drive move and store data on this machine. A PS/2-style Tandy two- button mouse plugs into a dedicat- ed PS/2-style port, also integrated into the motherboard. Two serial ports and a parallel port handle the input-output chores, while an excellent 101 -key keyboard with au- dible key clicks makes typing fast and comfortable. Since the audio board in the 4825 SX occupies one of the three 16-bit expansion slots, only two remain available to accept ad- ditional device cards, A single S'/'-inch front-accessible drive bay is available for adding a sec- ond floppy or hard drive or a com- pact tape-backup unit. A Tandy VGM-441 14-inch col- or monitor supplied with the 4825 SX for the review provided crisp, comfortable viewing, even for very prolonged sessions exploring the MPC capabilities of the machine, as well as for extended text and number-crunching sessions. MS-DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.0 Roiling Video Test Ttie Rolling Video Test uses a full-motion video segment from the National Geographic IVlammals CD-ROM to provide comparative playback times. 60 50 40 I % % % % % ^{\ \ \ \ % y.VVm B4JrB>5 GIjSjc i HANOSji, i»i}:^:-i'-.-- : f4itfcUrf*«||^{. sJJi4d CBGI COMPU'RaU'tSiGiJi.'t 9. nW'iJBCC* pra!'iIEI>euVb"nSGLnOES>HAMDBOC> BBSr BUY CBG -y^t}.i ; A°rop Bu'-c'isaua aHAt-joaoQit Rl 1991 Printer Of The Year (Low-End) ri i A NVMEJv Conipiiny Low-cost BubbleJet Technology When you compare printers, our awards seem larger than life. Awards like "Best Buy" and "1991 Printer of the Year" won by our SJ-48 ink jet printer may seem like little things...until you're in the market for a new printer. Because when your business and image are on the line, they can become very large factors. The SJ-48's award-winning print quality has a laser-like look, but this ink jet printer comes at an affordable dot-matrix price. Perhaps the SJ-48's greatest economy of all is its versatility: ifs both a desktop and a portable printer; so it's like two printers in one. The SJ-48's space saving design is packed with features such as scalable fonts for Windows™ high resolution graphics with true 360 DPI resolution that's 20% greater than most lasers, unique quarter-size tg^ mode for spread sheets, and versatile paper handling. iBtafc— -^{_ .} With so many features at such an affordable ^{B^^E.} "^{M^ms i f price, ifs no small wonder that the SJ-48 has won so many awards. And no small consideration when you're comparing printers. Call 800-447-4700 for more information. THE COMPUTER PRINTER windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporalion. Circle Reader Service Number 203 39 n TEST LAB with Multimedia Extensions came premstalled on ttie 4825 SX. I was somewliat puzzled when 1 first booted Ihe system and saw the 3.0 opening screen, since I fully expected to see Win- dows version 3.1. A bright red card in the documentation pack- et immediately caught my atten- tion witti its boldfaced heading: ■■WARNING: DO NOT UPGRADE THIS COMPUTER TO WINDOWS 3.1 r' The message went on to say that the Multimedia Exten- sions work correctly with Win- dows 3,0 but not with 3.1.(1 know from personal experience that this is true; however, since 3. 1 al- ready has the Multimedia Exten- sions built into it, I found this mes- sage to be even more confusing.) The message also said that Micro- soft plans to release Windows 3. 1 with Multimedia Extensions in the fourth quarter of 1992 and, at that time, owners of registered 4825 SX multimedia systems will be notified about how to receive their free 3. 1 upgrades. The mes- sage ended with a repetition of the bold warning it began with. Indeed, Windows 3.0 with Mul- timedia Extensions is installed on the system, and it moves along at a decent clip, thanks to the 25- MHz CPU. Having become accus- tomed to the faster performance that Windows 3.1 delivers, I was pleasantly surprised at how swiftly this machine performed with the older, slower Windows version. The built-in CD-ROM drive doesn't require a caddy. With a slight push, a drawer extends from the drive to accept the CD- ROM directly. Another push re- tracts the drawer and seats the disc in the drive. Tandy's pub- lished specifications list CD-ROM drive disc spin-up time as one sec- ond, although it certainly seemed much longer than that whenever the drive was ac- cessed initially (the benchmark test times for the 8K block test cor- roborate this); after the initial "log- on," subsequent access of the CD-ROM drive was almost instan- 40 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 MULTIMEDIA TESTING METHODOLOGY Complete IVIPC systems were test- ed using only the hardware sup- plied by the manufacturer unless a required component was not part of the standard package (for example, a microphone for sam- pling sounds); in such cases, a Shure Unidyne dynamic micro- phone served as the standard test instrument. A pair of Labtec SS- 100 series amplified speakers and a pair of Sennheiser HD-414 Pro- fessional Series dynamic head- pfiones allowed us to check audio quality when manufacturers did not supply speakers or headphones. MPC upgrade kits, on the other hand, were all tested on the same computer. The test system used a Mylex i486/33-MHz motherboard with 8MB of RAM. The chassis for the test system was equipped with a calibrated 200-watt Sen- stron regulated power supply pro- vided by Triton Technology Lab (New Hyde Park, New York) along with hard and floppy drives. The MPC Audio Test Suite con- sists of several tests designed to establish the sound card's ability to record and play back sampled sounds using the supplied soft- ware utilities as well as those pro- vided in the Microsoft Multimedia Development Kit. We tested sound cards to ensure correct play- back of sound files with the wav ex- tension as well as MIDI files using the card's on-board FM synthesiz- er. Wav files use the native sound formal understood by WindoiA/s (dig- ital sound data). Not actual sound files, MIDI files contain control sig- nals for activating a MIDI device. Additionally, our MPC Audio Test Suite included numerous tests to check the audio capabili- ty of the CD-ROM drive itself, its playback audio capabilities through the audio card, its confor- mity to the MPC hardware stan- dards, and its ability to read the (SO 9660 High Sierra data format (the original CD-ROM format agreed upon by major manufactur- ers) as well as audio-only CD- ROMs. — TCM BENFQRD, PRESIDENT COMPUTER PRODUCT TESTING SERVICES taneous. This wasn't a great sur- prise, however, since "caddiless" drives almost always take longer to achieve proper spin-up speed than drives that use caddies. The audio board contains jacks for connecting two Tandy- compatible joysticks and a MIDI cable, as well as a jack for attach- ing speakers or headphones and another jack for plugging in a mi- crophone. No microphone, speak- ers, or headphones are supplied, although a MIDI cable comes with the system. You'll find Microsoft Works for Windows supplied on floppy disk and also preinstalled on the hard drive. Manuals for Works, DOS 5,0, Windows with Multimedia, and general system features are up to Tandy's usual fine standards. The one CD-ROM disc in the package provides lots of soft- ware demos of programs, includ- ing multimedia titles for entertain- ment, education, reference, and productivity, as well as an intro- duction to the system's multime- dia capabilities. While this is a good system for getting started in multimedia com- puting, the sparseness of acces- sories (no mike, speakers, and so forth) and the demo-only CD- ROM (instead of at least one fully functional, useful CD-ROM soft- ware title} put a damper on my enthusiasm for it. circle Reader Service Number 31 1 NEXT MONTH: PAINT PROGRAMS FlqlnTheFdceOfReoliru Whether you're diving bhnd through fog to find a runway or loop-de-looping to save your tail, get your ■■■ hands on VIRTUAL PILOT, the flight yoke that looks and feels exactly real... because it is. Designed by an airplane builder, VIRTUAL PILOT flies any simulation or game that supports a joystick. Works with all IBM and compatibles. And you won't have to fly halfway around the world to buy it. Just buzz your local store. VIRTUAL PILOT Circle Reader Service Number 1 56 PRODUCTS sra Pirk Ctnur Drivi ■ Vm. CA 52083 • PIKW 619-5SS-ai8' FAX-fl S-5Se-252« TEST LAB 4 ULTIMEDIA FEATURES 1 AcerPAC 150 AST ALR Flyer 32DT Advantage! Cfeatfve Labs Sound Blaster Media Resources Media Kit Media Vision Pro 16 NEC Multimedia Upgrade Kit Tandy 4B25 SX MunimedfB M' m ^I^H ' M CD-ROM DRfVE INFORM/ CD-HOM imerface propnetary SCSI pioptielary proprieia'y SCSI SCSI SCSI proprietary Location of interface molherboard audio board audio board audio board audio board audio board audio board motherboard CD-ROy manufacturer Mitsumi Sony Panasonic f^nasonic NEC f4EC NEC Tandy Headphone jack yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes Phono (RCA) jacks no no no no adapter included no yes yes- Auxiliary audio hookup cable yes no yes yes yes no yes yes Caddy requited no yes yes yes yes yes yes no Internal (fits in bay) yes yes yes yes- yes yes no' yes External (stands alone) no no no no no no yes no Plays audio CDs yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes Nuir.ber of CO-ROM title s 1 3 4 6 2 B i 1 Speakers supplied ; 1 (internal 2 7 0 -) AUDIO BOARD INFOF ZMjy} & -"SHHH

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    ^{wllti Cneative Labs chips lions available na=intoni5a!»n no! available 42 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 n\ Aircraft Design, Interacteve Media and Audio Fught Plans for Microsoft* Fught Simulator* Simulatnr Speaks L/ndl now, diere's been somediing important missing from your Flight Simulator experience. Speech. Vital instructions. Weather, And navigational directions. Bur four new products from Mallard change all that. Just listen: "Lear 25 Foxtrot Sierra, Chicago Departure, turn right heading 060 to join J- 104, climb and maintain Flight Level 240". With Aircraft & Adventure Factory, you become an air- craft designer, test pilot, flight instructor and tour director. You'll design and build your own aircraft — for beyond the limitarions of Flight Simulator's library. Then put your creation through its paces with your own test flights! Add speech, sound effects or music. Even audior your own Flight Simulator ad\'entures sending fellow aviators instrument flying through clouds, over mountains or the open CRAFT ADVENTURE FACTORY Multimedia Creation Software For Microsoft' Flight Simulator seas. Aircraft &. Adventure Factory is from BAO, the creators of Microsoft Flight Simulator. In addirion to creating your own \ Flight Simulator adventures, try some of ours. Flight 685 " and Flight 701" are real-life flight plans diat include one VFR flight plan and one IFR flight plan each. Or test all of your flying and strategic planning skills widi Rescue Air 91 T, a life & death Flight Simulator adventtire. All three include digitized Air Traffic Control audio and lots of unpre- dictible acrion. With Mallard, you can be sure you're getting die real stuff. Design. Audio. And total control. With the best enhancements available for Flight Simulator. So don't just sit tliorc. Speak to us at 1-800-WEB-FEET. We'll have Simulator talking back to you in a hurry. l-800-)f^EB-FEET Mallard CofmigKi © J 992 \iMlard Sj/huflTf. All pmdua ruinws ami iroJcma-Hu oje the property of that lespectax awtiers. CircEe Reader Servi} Number 198 '^{PT" '}'^{B^} NEWS & NOTES Jill Champion The Vertical: It's not just another QWERTY keyboard. And the Survey Said . . . Logitech, the world's largest producer of sensory input de- vices, recently conducted its "PCs and People" poll to find out what PC users think about using products that bring human sensory dimen- sions to computing. However, the results were a bit more newsworthy than the research team expected, so the compa- ny released its findings at PC Expo last June. Serge Timacheff, Lo- gitech's senior manager of public relations, says that in this poll, people who are us- ing computers are saying to people who don't that it's not as bad as they thought it would be, and they're more productive as a result. Over 55 percent of PC us- ers personalize their comput- ers by giving them names; nearly 50 percent think com- puters need to be more user- friendly; overall, women focus on getting their PCs to de- crease their workload while men focus on making "touch and feel" improvements; and American businesswomen out- number men two to one as PC users in all occupations, According to Timacheff, "The people making comput- ers assume their audience is 84 percent male, because the company buyers are typically 44 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 male. Their advertising is direct- ed toward men, but the end us- ers are mostly women." Open the Pod Bay Door If you've ever dreamed of turn- ing your home into a 2001- style computerized home, check out the HAL catalog from Home Automation Labo- ratories for the latest in futur- istic home-automating goods. The mail-order catalog special- izes in equipment for do- it-yourselfers who want to automate their homes. Featured in particular are X- 10 remote-control products — modules that send control signals to ap- pliances and lights over exist- ing house wir- ing. Prices are reasonable — $12,99 for plug- in lamp and ap- pliance mod- ules, $13.95 for wall switches — and there are many special- ized products for things like ceiling fans and hot-water heaters. About half of the more than 400 prod- ucts for sale can be controlled by your IBM-compatible PC us- ing HAL'S Dynasty software ($395.00), which lets you pro- gram lights, heating and air con- ditioning, and entertainment and security systems to re- spond to your every whim. The catalog is free. Write or call Home Automation Labora- tories, 5500 Highlands Park- way, Suite 450, Smyrna, Geor- gia 30082; (800) 466-3522. What's in a Keyboard? Concerned about the stress- es caused by ordinary key- boards? You might want to get Vertical. The Vertical is designed to eliminate torque of the wrists and arms and reduce the risk of repetitive-motion injury. In- ventors Jeffrey Spencer and Stephen Albert of La Jolla, Cal- ifornia, say their design is con- ceptually endorsed by hand surgeons and therapists from the University of California at San Diego Medical Center and at OrthoMed, UCSD's hand-rehab center. While The Vertical uses a QWERTY configuration, the right and left sides of the key- board are split and mounted vertically. This design allows the keyboard to adjust to your torso width, which elimi- nates pronation (downward ro- tation of the hand and fore- arm), eliminates arm and shoul- der extension, and accommo- dates your hands. Currently un- der testing at the UCSD Med- ical Center, The Vertical isn't yet on the market, but Spencer and Albert say they're shooting for a price un- der $250- To find out more, contact The Vertical, P.O. Box 2636, La Jolla, California 92038; (619) 454-0000. Mini Travelers Looking for big things in small packages? Look into these new finds from ZEOS and Best Data Products. The Pocket PC from ZEOS is barely the length of two passports. Yet this ultralight computer comes bundled with eight different software programs, including DOS 5.0 and Microsoft Works, and its adjustable, nongiare LCD screen measures a full 7 x 2% inches with 600 x 200 res- olution (80 columns x 25 lines) and 16 shades of gray. The 81 -key QWERTY key- board is designed for touch typing and includes 12 func- tion keys, an embedded nu- meric keypad, and handy built-in hot keys that let you in- stantly access preselected software windows. The bat- tery gives you ten hours of con- Hi. A! I n^ ' Awi. Tr.ui It ■ I ■■.iNTiiOLLEK FoR AmcRAFT AND Adventure FA(rrt)Rv anp Mk kosoft ' Flight Simulator" Hearing is believing /VnJ now diorc'.s a g<;xxf reason to listen. Tlirco new products from Mallard SotKrare bring yoi! prolcssionally reeoaled iulvennires witji Jigiriied audio sixx-ch and sound cttects so realistic, your Flight Simulator experience comes to life. Tlianks to Mallard's Aircraft and Advenaire Faaory- ", you and Flight SimulaCor can join tine world of multi- media, creating; your own audicKiriven fliglit atlvenaires. From a familiar Air Traffic Control voice to tlie drone of your engine, Mallaai gives you unheard ot Fliglu Simuliitor audio rcpaxJuction. CRAFT Calitomia - Under Instalment Flijjht Rules and ChJGi^o Meigs Field to Kankakee, Illinois - Under Visiial Flight Rules next to flying a a-al check-ride to test your IFRand VFH skills, Fliglit Ad\'enttire No. 685 i.s as close as you can get. Take your directions, set your radios and compass, and let Air Trafiic Control (ATC) guide you tliroLigh tiie flight Rescue Air 91 1 Tilt' pressure's on. Seconds count. All your (lying skills anti reflexes are about to l-ie tested. Digiti:etl audio Air Traffic Qintroi directs you diniiigK eight ditfcrcnt rescties, from fire,s to flocxils to auto accidcniy. Qmditions include weadier and insnaimcnt thing in an advenaire witli -sound efiects and simulation so real, you'll bieadie a si;^ of relief when you land. Right Adventure No. 685 Exercise VFR and IFR tedmiques vAth twt) diUy programmed advenaires. Stockton to Livennore, ADVENTURE FACTORY Multimedia Creation Software For Microsoft* Flight Simulator* Flight Adventure No. 701 Two more great flight advenaires in one package — Peter O. Night -Tampa to St Petersburg, Florida under Instrument Flight Rules and Oakland to Concord, Gtlifbmia under Visual Fliglit Rules. Add these two and your Aircraft and Adventure Faaory has some wings! With Mallard flight simulation products, you're getting the latest in enhancements for Mictosoft Flight SimuLitor. In fact you're taking a major step mwatd flight realism widi digitized audio and pre-progtammed advenaii-es. Tlie right stuff to make good pilots better, and great pilots ecstnOc Just call us at l-SOO-WEB-FEET. Because seeing is believing, but hearing makes tlie experience complete. RESCUE AIR 911 rOS IIKIOSOFI fUli IMIIAIICIUFTtllAinEI. Milkd. m.m MaJluril's Ain-ra/i uml AdieuiurL- Futiori rojiitrciJ. Ciijiyriiihi © 1992 Mattirif Software. AU J)TfiJi«:r names and vtademarla are ihe properly of their respective oumers. Circle Reader Service Number 119 NEWS & NOTES The Freestyle/SL notebook from ZEDS sports a unique tilt- and-swlvel LCD screen. tinuous use and up to 30 days of operation in suspend mode. Suggested retail pric- es start at $595, which will buy you 1MB of RAfvl and I.SfVlB of ROM, Two built-in slots enable the system to ac- cept memory cards. Based on the Intel 25-MHz 386SL chip, the Freestyle/SL is a complete system with 2MB of RAM upgradable to 20MB. a 60MB hard drive, one 3'/7-inch 1.44MB internal floppy drive, and a 64K inter- nal processor cache. Prices start at $1 ,895 for the system described here. For more infor- mation on either system con- tact ZEOS, 530 Fifth Avenue NW, St. Paul, Minnesota 55112; (800) 423-5891, From Best Data comes the Traveler, a 9600- or 4800-bps send/receive fax and 2400- bps data modem combined in one pocket-sized package. The Traveler's background mode allows you the option of continuing your work while you receive a fax. DOS, Windows, and MacTraveler versions are available at a suggested retail price of $199 each. For more information, contact Best Data Products, 9304 Deering Ave- nue, Chatsworth. California 91311; (818) 773-9600, Day Runner's Complement "The need for a software pro- gram that works with our or- ganizers became obvious when we learned that nearly half of Day Runner purchas- ers use a PC every day," says Hope Neiman, vice pres- ident of marketing for Day Run- ner, makers of the popular Day Runner paper-based or- ganizers that account for more than half of all U.S. retail sales of personal organizers. The company knew that its busy customers wanted simple-to-learn computer prod- ucts that would make plan- ning easier, and the result is Time Plus software. At a suggested retail price of $60, Time Plus is an afford- able personal information man- ager full of time-saving fea- tures that are easy to learn. When scheduling appoint- ments, you can quickly note open blocks of time during a week by checking the Time Bar. Try to schedule two ap- pointments at the same time, and the program wilt indicate a conflict and offer a resolution. Especially appealing to Day Runner users are the pro- gram's numerous print op- tions that produce letter-per- fect pages for you to carry in your organizer. For more information, con- tact Day Runner, 2750 West Moore Avenue, Fuilerton, Cal- ifornia 92633; (800) 635-5544. Yesterday Once More The wall is down, but anyone who remembers the chilling events of the Berlin Crisis is in for a fascinating trip down memory lane when Warner New Media releases its CD- ROM program Seven Days in August, slated for the first quar- ter of 1993. This "interactive documentary" takes you back to 1961 to the events that led to the building of the Berlin Wall. If you're too young to remember, or even if it happened before your time, you'll appreciate this me- ticulously researched history lesson on one of the more frightening periods in the Nu- clear Age. While the Berlin Wall is the documentary's main empha- sis, other areas and icons of early-1960s pop culture are al- so explored. For example, the program includes a game called First Lady of Fashion, based on Jackie Kennedy. Ex- emplifying her tremendous popularity, the object of the game is to choose which out- fits she wore to different events during her reign as first lady Another game. Four Min- utes to Midnight, focuses on stocking a fallout shelter. True to the times, you feel that nuclear war is imminent, and in four minutes you must stock your fallout shelter with enough provisions to last for two weeks. Along with the list of supplies you're given, tak- en from official civil-defense publications of that tinne, are several worthless items, such as gamma radiation suits and no-glow salve, that were actu- ally sold to consumers. Other games in Seven Days in August include For the Record, a baseball trivia contest, and Out of This World, an early-1960s space fantasy. Suggested retail price for Seven Days in Au- gust is $79.98. For more infor- mation, contact Warner New Media, 3500 West Olive Ave- nue, Burbank, California 91505; (800) 593-6334. Companies with items of inter- est suitable for "News & Notes" stiould send informa- tion along witfi a color slide or color transparency to News & Notes, Attn: Jill Ctiampion. COMPUTE. 324 West Wen- dover Avenue, Suite 200, Greensboro, North Carolina
27. Although space is lim- ited, all items will be consid- ered for publication. D 46 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 3AwesomeAdventures~S99 Retail price $79.95 (each) Dusiin price $49 (each) or$35(mcb. wbeupii buy all three) sports Adteiilure, Issue Asimnv's Scimce Adventure amlKmtt'kiige Aii-^{iure, Li^itprnvforiillllmv: S237. Bui tiwffira A New KM of Software. They've teen around for barely a year and already they're showing up on best / seller lists, They pack all die excitement, sound, motion, and navigation you expect to find on a CD-ROM, But we've invented a wa)- to put it al! on standard PC diskettes. No CD-ROiVl drive requii-ed! Run them on the PC you own now. And, they're Interacti\'e Books.'AX/hich means they're full of the knowledge books are made of. But instead of aiming page after page, you go from topic to topic with the help of your mouse. Instead of reading you explore. No computer game was e\'er this interesting. No education program was ever this much fun. basketball, football hockey, lennis, tlie Olympics and their heros at your fingeitips. IssAC AsLMOv's Science ADVENTUiE helps you find the answ^ers. Who disco\'ered Pluto? How was polio cured' How was the wheelbaiTow iimiieiiinKii>iaiithm>fttroiiiyS99! invented? Tlic caunon? The fork? Open an Interactive Book and )-ou don explorer's boots, Tlie saiff in books is here. But it's stored in Knowledge Space that can be millions of years wdde, and tliousands of miles deep. Witli your mouse (or cursor buttons) you get to chart your own "Endlessly fascinating" The New York Times "I'd have killed for this when I was in grade school Or high school Matter of fact it's a lot of fun now." tnfoworld "Knowledge Adventure's technical achievements are impressive" PC Magazine Forcertir, dreamed of what r ■iwufdbelfcetogoto tfie rncon. Tliey imagiriKi methods of : getting th$fe and rWt^t^W, -.TWmttH.-:KPa~.,^}- sot woo woo T300 USO £Oatt_ ^{Qickaitwhiroii Ihissaveii amhwrmlimliiiv k:^i}}

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    For more information, pricing, and orders please call 800-VRG-INfl7. Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and checks accepted. Eofreiireiieiif MaBMne ""iwlca-j Small Dosigiicd by a panel »f NiiceoNNfiil .M^ninr busi- ness o.xcK'UlU'os and 4 ho editors of Knlrepreneiir illagazlne. <he Eii(i>e|ireneur Business Planner Sctfluare uill: ■ Help you organize your thoughts and your objectives regard- ing your start-up or existing business venture ■ Help you develop strategies to meet those objectives ■ Help you produce a professional, detailed business plan essential for obtaining the financing necessary for your business ■ Help you pinpoint and manage problem areas Developinj; a Successful Business Plan is 3 trademark of VirRin Games, Inc. ©1992 Virgin Games, Inc. All rights reserved. Virgin is a registered trademark of Virgin Enterprises, Lid. Also features; Easy-to-Use Interface — The Entrepreneur Business Planner provides not only 10 sample business forms to utilize, but also aids in producing the proper infofmation needed to add substance to your plan, Ready-Made Sample Modules for 10 types of businesses: Contractor, Distribution, Eranchtse, Mail Order, Manufacturing, Non Profit, Professional, Restaurant, Retail and Service iiusiness Industry-Specific Tip Screen — In addition to expert business advice, this well-rounded program provides samples that address your specific business concerns. Context Sensitive Help Screen — Thai's right! Now you don't have to wade through one help screen after another to get the information you need. Pertinent information is intuitively accessed based on where you are in the program when you request help. Status Matrix — This powerful feature makes il easy to organize your research and notes and details your progress as you develop your business plan. Import and Export Files from popular word processing software programs for professional formatted printed output. Before you invest all your time and money in a great idea, invest in a great business planner: fnfrepreneur Magazine's DEVELOPING A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS PLAN circle Reader Service Number 291 FEEDBACK High/Scope Number Thank you for publicizing the 1992 High/Scope Buyer's Guide to Children's Software in a recent issue. I noticed, however, that you identified our fax number as our phone number. Our phone number is (313) 485-2000. Our fax number is {313) 485-0704. RITA TODERAN HIGH/SCO='E EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION YPSILANTI, Ml Searching I'm looking for a way to write a BASIC program that will search for a string tn a file and replace that string with another string. APRIL WAKEMAN SHEPHERD, Ml Here 's a pretty bare-bones rou- tine tliat does what you say. When it runs, it asks for the file to search, the search string, and the replacement string. It replaces the search string with the replacement string and names the changed file TEMP.$$$. It's case sensitive and doesn't search for whole words, but you could easily overcome those shortcomings. CLS INPUT "Enter name of text (lie: ", filenames INPUT "Enter string to look lor: ", searcfiS INPUT "Enter replacement string:", replaces OPEN filenames FOR INPUT AS

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LOCATE 1, 1: PRINT SEEK(1); "bytes read,'; L0F{1); "remaining." WEND CLOSE 1 CLOSE 2 This program was written in QBASIC but should be trans- latable Into most versions of BASIC. PC Programming About six months ago I pur- chased a Gateway 2000 com- puter. Prior to that purchase, I owned a Commodore com- puter for many years. It has been quite some time since I had seen COMPUTE; then my son brought one home re- cently. It didn't appear to have much in it for program- ming the PC or learning about its systems, Isn't there a need for a magazine for peo- ple who want to learn program- ming and learn more about their systems in general? Also, I have a Commodore computer, and there doesn't seem to be much interest in Commodores in my area. You almost have to give them away to get rid of them. JIM MULLER GREENE. NY If you're Interested in introduc- tory programming and system Information, checl< out the "Pro- gramming Power" and "Intro- DOS" columns In COMPUTE. Tips & Tools and this column often have programming exam- ples, too. Many book publishers have books out that cover BA- SIC on the PC. Most full-serv- ice bookstores will stock at least a few books on DOS. the PC operating system. If you don't find any books on the shelf check with the pro- prietor A quick glance at Boof<s in Print will reveal sev- eral dozen books on program- ming the PC in DOS and varl- Pull on a string, learn to program, add 4,210,752 colors to QBASIC, and more. ous other languages. Although there isn 't a large market for used Commodore 8-bit computers, they're much more In demand than any other kind of 8-blt comput- er. Run a want ad in a local pa- per or buyers' guide, and you'll probably get a few calls from Interested parties (assuming the price is low enough). After all, the Commo- dore 64 is still being manufac- tured and sold. And there's vir- tually no difference between a used one in good condition and a brand new one. Only 4 Million Colors I'm having trouble figuring out how to mix and cycle colors with QBASIC. Can you ex- plain the process? The manu- als can't. RUPERT SILVEHSTEIN WALLED LAKE, Ml It's not nearly as complicated as it might seem, and yet a re- view of the manuals for three kinds of BASIC and a dozen books turned up nothing help- ful. The key is to create a long integer (a variable name followed by an ampersand is the mark of a long integer). The reason you need such a big variable type is that you can create up to 64-h256'64+65536'64 (that's 4.210,752) colors. You've prob- ably heard that some graphic adapters can draw their col- ors from a palette as large as 16,777.216 colors— the cur- rent QBASIC only provides about a quarter of that. Here's a program that mixes colors and cycles them. RANDOMIZE TIMER DIM a(2550), b(25S0), i:&(2S6) id = 1: jd = 1 tryagain: INPUT 'Please enter12 lor 16- color VGA oris for 256-color MCGA"; screenmode IF (screenmode <>12) AND (screenmode <>13) THEN GOTO DECEMBER 1992 COMPUTE 49 Lf's more mercenary than your lawyer, shrewder than your atcoun- tont, greedier than the IRS and tougher than your granny. Get ready for fhe most challenging game of Monopoly® you've ever played with MONOPOLY® DELUXE. Lombining 90's technical knovf- how with plenty of good old- fashioned fun, the bestselling board game of all time is back and better than ever with completely revamped levels of difficulty and greatly enhonced graphic for your computer! You'll get more deluxe for your bucks with dazzling anima- tion of oil ten official tokens, eosy- os-pie interface, a game activity log that keeps track of all previous moves and the ability to play by traditional or custom-designed rules. tnioy the thrill and excitement of wheeling and dealing as you amass, or reluctantly port with, great fortunes buying and selling railroads, utilities and properties of all types. This game's a must for the library of any TRUE gamer or future real estate tycoon! MONDPOLY f DELUXE with the ultimcle easy-lo-use point- and -dkk inrerfDce will be ovailoble this foil in PC onii WIN DOWS '" versions. WINDOWS '" venion (eolures oil ol the DELUXE (eolures listed above plus tke added bonus of eosier-to-us{ point-ondtlitk inlerfote. For more inlormolion, piiting ond ordeis, plwM rail 800-VR5-IN07 *ISA, MASTtiiUKQ, AMEBCAN EIPRBS and ihaki in[BpUd. MOHOPOLfSind KOI UHOIS design ore re^aefedlmdemnta of TmbCotporalkn RirfiUndsE 19K,1W2PDri!erBraliHn. Alliightiramd.Mon^VSlfSSJWPortsrBrotersJnc.alSiiaMDfTorkoCH^^ Ail rights re«ived. LiHBed ta Virgin SamK, Inc -£1992 Vii^in Games, Int. Vii^in is □ legelered hTHfeirajric DlVi/gin Efilerprises, Ltd. WIHDOWS"" is a trademark dI HioKott Cwpfttihjn- ion of the original Monopoly® computer game to a participoting dealer and receive $10 off your purcfiase of Monopoly® Deluxe! Circle Reader Service Number 255 Editor Senior Art Director Aii Director Managing Editor Features Editor Reviews Editor Editor, Gazette Editor, Amigp Resource Copy Editors Editorial Assistant Contributing Editors Clifton Karnes Dwayr^e Flinciium Robin C Case David English Robert Bixby Mike Hudnall Tom N'eisel Denny Alkin Karsn Hutfrnan Margaret Ramsey Polly Cilipam Syk-ia Graham. 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Myerson: Teri Pisani; Special Assl. |o Bob Guccione: Jane Homlish, FEEDBACK tryagain IF screenmode = 13 THEN SCREEN 13: colors = 256: xwidlh = 320: yheight = 2DQ ELSE SCREEN 12: colors = 16: xwidth = 640: yheight = 480 END IF FOR mi = 0 TO 63 c&(mi) = (mi) + (mi) 256 + 65536 INT{mi/4) c&(mi + B4) = (mi) + 256 INT(mi /4) + (mi) 65536 c&(mi + 128) = INT(nii/4) + (mi)

• 256 + (mi) 65536 c&(mi + 192) = (mi) + 256 INT(mi/4) + 65536 INT(mi /4) NEXT mi PALEHE USING c&(0) mixer: FOR i = 0TOyheiahl/2 LINE (i, i)-(ABS(xwidlh - i), ABS(yhelght - i)), (lNT(i /-(1.S (colors = 256) + 4 (colors = 16)) AND (colors -1))),BF NEXT i = xwidtti /4: j = ytieighl /4 tv = {RND 8 + 1) 5:av = INT(RND 5 + 1): counter =D top: i = i + id: IF i < 1 OR i >xwidth -(tv + 2) THEN id = ill -1 j = j + jd: IF j < 1 OR j >yheight -(tv + 2) THEN jd = id ' -1 GET(i, j)-(i +tv, j + tv), a(1) GET((xwidth-(tv + 1))-i, i)- (((xwidth-(tv + 1))-i) + tv, i +tv),b(1) PUT((xwidth- (tv + 1))- i, (yheight -(tv + 1))-j), a(1), PSET: REIVI (also try preset, and, xor, and or) PUT(i, (yheight- (tv + 1 ))-)), b(1). PSET: REM (also try preset, and, xor, and or) FOR mj = 0 TO 5 mi = mi + 1 IF mi >= colors THEN mi = 0: c&(colors) = c&(mi) ml = ml + 1 IF ml > -10 (colors = 256) - 100
• (colors = 16) THEN ml = 0 rdl = RND 63: rd2 = RND 63: rd3 = RND 63 FOR dk = 0 TO -15 (colors = 16)
• 63 * (colors = 256) c&(dk) = INT(ABS(dk - rdl)) + 256
• INT(ABS([Ik - rd2)) + 65536

  INT(ABS(dk - rdS)) NEXT END IF END IF c&(mi) = c&{mi + 1) NEXT PALEHE USING c&(0)

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ELAINA HOLLAND TRAVELING SOFTWARE BOTHELL. WA Ware, Oh Wore In the June issue of COMPUTE, three hardware vendors were mentioned in the "Quest for Perfection" article by Gregg Keizer. The three companies were Insight, HD Computer, and Fast- Micro. I was unable to find the address- es of these companies, Can you help? JILL HARRELL PUEBLO. CO Insight. 1912 West Fourth Street. Tem- pe, Arizona 85281: HD Computer, 1 196 Kern Avenue. Sunnyvale, Califor- nia 94086: and FastMlcro, 4405 Ba- seline Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85044. Readers whose letters appear in "Eeed- back" will receive a free COMPUTE's PC clock radio while supplies last. Do you have a question about hardware or software? Or have you discovered something that could help other PC us- ers? If so, we want to hear from you. Write to COMPUTE'S Feedback, 324 West Wendover Avenue, Suite 200, Greensboro, North Carolina 27408. 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If not, you'll have to look through your DOS disks for a file called de- bug.exe or debug.ex_ (for ear- lier versions of DOS, it might be called debug.com). Once you find it, put it in your DOS directory or somewhere else in your path. If you're using a recent version of DOS, all the files will be in their com- pressed state, so Debug will look like debug. ex_. To install this file, type expand a.de- bug.ex_ cidebug.exe. To get out of the Debug program, type Q and press Enter. When you begin to type in one of the programs, you'll see different styles of type. The italic text represents what the computer prints; the roman text is what you need to type. It's not always easy. The hyphen at the beginning of each line of code is put there by the computer. Typing in the programs al- ways begins the same way. You type debug followed by the program name and then press Enter. The computer should always print the line File not found. If it doesn't, that means you have another file with the same name. You'll have to delete that file or try using a different filename. Next, you'll see the hyphen prompt. Enter each line of da- ta. Each one starts with e and continues with the data. Each line is ended by pressing En- ter. It doesn't matter whether the alphabetical characters are uppercase or not. After you've entered all of the data lines that start with an e, you'll type RCX and press Enter. The computer should print the line CX 0000. Then you'll type in a hexa- decimal number representing the size of the file and press Enter. The next line is the charac- ter W followed by Enter. This tells Debug to write the file to disk. The computer will print the line Writing 0028 bytes (or whatever the file size should be). Finally, type O and press Enter to quit Debug and re- turn to the DOS prompt. I've received a number of Debug codes as tip submis- sions. That's great, but I also need source code so I can take a look at how the pro- gram works. RICHARD C, LEINECKER MIAMI, FL New Slants on Old Tips Your program for showing di- rectory listings of multiple file specs, dirr.com, inspired a batch file that I named m.bat. To use it, simply enter M and then one or more file specs. echo off if !%1==! goto end :ioop dir %1 shift if !%1==| goto end goto loop :end Capoff.com in the June is- sue is almost what I've been looking for. I say "almost" be- cause what I really want is a program that will warn me with a beep whenever I hit Caps Lock. DAVID PHELPS ST, LOUIS. MO Asl< and ye shall receive. Here's a program that beeps when Caps Lock, Num Locl<, or Scroll Lock is pressed. If you run Checl<sum (July 1992 "Tips & Tools") on this com file, 079 should appear. debug keytieep.com File not lound -eiaO eS 67 DO 2a e4 a3 7a 01 -e108 1)8 1c 35 cd 21 89 1e 76 -e110 01 Be 06 78 D1 ba 24 01 ■e118 bB 1c 25 cd 21 ba 20 DO ■e12D b4 31 cd 21 50 53 52 b8 -e128 40 00 2e 8b 1e 7a 01 3a -e130 c3 74 19 8a tl8 b7 05 ba -6138 61 00 ec Oc 03 ee b2 43 -e140 bO b6 ee 4a bO ff ee bO -e148 05 ee eb 11 Oa ff 74 Od -e150 fe cf Oa ff 75 07 ba 61 ■e158 00 ec 24 fc ee 2e 89 1e -el GO 7a D1 5a 5b 58 2e ft 2e -e168 76 01 1e 2b cO 3e d8 aO -e17D 17 04 24 70 If c3 -RCX CX aODO :76 -W Writing 0076 bytes •Q JVlake and Enter The June column contained a simple utility called mcd.com that needed to be typed in with Debug. The same thing can be done with a batch file. Here's mcd.bat, echo off IF%1.~. goto noparam md %1 cd %1 goto end moparam echo parameter missiig - need echo name of new subdirectory echo example: mcd newdir :end As long as the batch file is in your path, you can create and enter a new subdirectory by typ- ing mcd and the subdirectory DENNIS SULLIVAN DAYTON. OH dBASE DOS Commands The June 1992 "Tips & Tools" column featured a dBASE tip. It provided a short QuickBASIC program that lets you shell temporarily to DOS from dBASE and then type ex- it to return. It's an undocument- 58 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 computer game series of all time... *>», » the besi jmm U guide Alexander through a Fmysterious Islands! Explore the nil imated garden on the whimsical Isle of Wonder. Bold Characters, Bold Design A ship\vrccki'd prince nnist find liis way across a series of islands in search of a princess in peril. 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To get your copy now, call; 1 (800) 326-6654 Circle Reader Service Number 216 TIPS & TOOLS Easy access to DOS from dBASE, directory ot directories from a batch file, simplifying daily liaclmps, and performing DOS commands from within WordPerfect ed feature, but dBASE pro- vides for thiis very task. You simply run ICOMMAND or RUN COMfvlAND at the dot prompt, It'll even display the Type EXIT to Return message. JAMES A. MCKNIGHT ADDISON. TEXAS Directory of Directories There's another way of seeing a directory of directories be- sides typing in the dirdir.com program from the December 1991 issue. It's a batch file called dirdir.bat that uses the DOS filter in combination with Find. It takes advantage of the fact that subdirectories have a < character in the di- rectory listing. (It's part of the <DIR> text string that indi- cates the entry is a subdirec- tory and not a file.) echo off dirlfinil"<" KENNETH DEAN CENTRALIA, WA Easy Backups I back up my work every day. But I don't like backup soft- ware for my simple needs. The problem is that there's no convenient way to back up on- ly the files that have been up- dated for that day. I've written a small program called to- day.com that can be entered with Debug. That in combina- tion with a batch file gives you everything you need for daily backups, debug today.com File not found -el 00 ba 62 01 b4 3c 2b c9 cd -el 08 2t Sb dS 2b c9 ba 74 01 -e110 b4 4e cd 21 72 Oe eS 13 -e118 00 b4 4f cd 21 72 05 e8 -e120 Oa 00 eb fS b4 3e cd 21 -el 28 b4 4c cd 21 b4 2a cd 21 -e130 81 eg be 07 8a e9 8b c1 -e138 8a c6 b1 04 d2 eO d1 eO -e140 Qa c2 3b 06 98 00 75 1e -e148 ba 78 01 b9 05 00 b4 40 -e150 cd 21 ba 9e 00 e8 01 00 -e153 b4 40 cd 21 ba 7d 01 b9 -el 60 05 00 b4 40 cd 21 c3 be -e16S 9e DO 2b eg ac 41 Oa cO -e170 75 fa 49 c3 2a 2e 2a 00 -el 78 43 4f 50 59 20 20 25 31 -el 80 Od Da 4G 4c 2e 42 41 54 -el 88 DO RCX CX 0000 ■M -W Writing 0089 bytes ■Q If you run Checksum (July 1992 "Tips & Tools") on this com file, 000 should appear. The batch file is called back- itup.bat. To use it, type back- itup destination, where destina- tion refers to the path to the backup disk or directory. It'll copy to the destination every file in the current directory that matches your system's date. echo off if !%1=l goto end rem First call t)ie today program. today rem Now call the fl.bat file rem created by the today program. call fl %1 rem Now delete the fl.bat file. del fl.bat :end RICHARD C. LEINECKER MIAMI. FL WordPerfect Shell I stumbled on an easy way to do a single DOS command from within WordPerfect. Nor- mally, I press Ctrl+FI and then 1 to exit to DOS. In my haste, I pressed Ctrl+FI and forgot to press 1. I then be- gan to type the word copy, but after I'd typed the charac- ter c, I saw the prompt DOS command:. I then typed copy filename a: and was returned to WordPerfect. I now press Ctrl+FI fol- lowed by c every time I want to run a single DOS command. It's easier than using Ctrl+FI fol- lowed by 1 because, when you're done, you don't have to type ex/Mo return to WordPer- fect. It's also quicker than the combination of F5 (List Files), 8 (Copy), and Y (Confirm). JERRY BILLIOT HOUMA, LA Easy DOS Macros There's an easy way to add macros as long as ansi,sys has been loaded. And they can be part of your prompt statement to simplify things in your autoexec.bat. You might want to experi- ment from the command line before adding anything to your startup files. Here's an easy one that causes F2 to do a directory. prompt $e[0;60;"dir'';13p$p$g The $e translates to Esc when used in a prompt; [0;60; stands for the keycode being hijacked. Substitute any value from 59 to 68 for keys F1- F10. Dir is the command you invoke when you press F2. The 13p simulates pressing En- ter. The $p$g prompt follows to display the path and greater- than sign. 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If you prefer to issue commands with a mouse rath- er than with the keyboard, you'll be more at home in MS- DOS Shefl than on the com- mand tine. It certainly isn't the most el- egant file manager in the world, but if you don't have ac- cess to a better program, MS- DOS Shell certainly beats the command line for some tasks. For example, if you have sev- eral files to copy, move, or delete, tagging them in MS-DOS Shell is quicker and significantly less suscepti- ble to error than typing in names one by one at the command line. Another of MS-DOS Shell's fancy tricks is that it allows you to view your entire disk as one unit rather than as a collection of subdirectories. To try this option, select All Files in MS-DOS Shell's View menu. The display wiil switch from a view of the currently se- lected subdirectory to a listing of all files on the entire disk. They'll be ordered according to your default sorting option — most likely alphabetically. What good is such a list? You can use it to find dupli- cates. As you scroll through the list, you may find several files with the same name. This indicates that you may have du- plicate copies of those files in different subdirectories. When you select a file in the list- ing, an information panel dis- plays all the details about the file — subdirectory, size, date COMPUTE DECEMBER 5992 of creation, attributes. By com- paring this information for each of the possible dupli- cates, you can determine whether the files are identical copies or are different files that happen to share the same name. Running out of disk space? Use MS-DOS Shell's All Files listing to show you the largest space eaters on your hard drive. After selecting All Files from the View menu, select File Display Options on the Op- tions menu. Select Display by File Size, and select the De- scending Order option. The result is a listing of all the files on the disk from larg- est to smallest. You'll be able to concentrate your disk- cleaning efforts where they will do the most good— on the largest files. If looking at everything on the disk is a little overwhelm- ing (large hard disks can hold thousands of files), return to the Options menu and select File Display Options. Instead of specifying . to see every- thing on the disk, narrow the selection, depending on your focus. For example, enter 'Jxt to see all the files with a txt ex- tension. If you enter '.bak, you can locate all the backup files on the disk and delete them all in one fell swoop if you like. MS-DOS Shell has a search function that lets you search an entire disk for filenames that match a pattern, such as .txt or .bak, but the resulting display lists only the pathname for each file. I find it more helpful to use the All Files approach outlined above, because the resulting directory includes information such as file size and date of creation. In addition to being a file manager, MS-DOS Shell is al- so an application launcher and swapper. You can set up a program list with the titles of your favorite applications. For each application title, you fill out a properties box in which you specify what happens when you activate that appli- cation. You specify a com- mand line, a startup directory, a shortcut key combina- tion, and even a password if you like. Once you have an applica- tion running, you can switch back to MS-DOS Shell and run another program without shut- ting down the first application. Under this scenario, the pro- grams aren't all active at the same time. MS-DOS Shell swaps the inactive programs to the disk and places the ac- tive program in memory. The speed with which this hap- pens depends on the speed of your hard disk. MS-DOS Shell also is good at associations. If your word- processing program, for exam- ple, uses the doc extension for its document files, you can as- sociate the doc extension with the word-processing pro- gram. From that point on, dou- ble clicking on any doc file will start the word-processing program and load in the select- ed doc file. Follow a similar pro- cedure for your database files, spreadsheet files, and so on, With all its file management and program management features. MS-DOS Shell is a little like a combination of Program Manager and File Manager in Microsoft Win- dows. In fact, MS-DOS Shell's menus, file selection conven- tions, and operating proce- dures are similar to those of Windows. If you're accustomed to run- ning Windows, you should be quite comfortable with MS-DOS Shell operations. If your ma- chine doesn't have the speed or memory to run Windows, MS- DOS Shell can give you a simi- lar operating environment with- out all the overhead. D An epic too big for one player. . .

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The Sierra Network® Circle Reader Service Number 266 PROGRAMMING POWER Tom Campbell Init files let an application know how to select variables on startup. INIT FILES AND EXTRA MEMORY If you've ever used Windows, you may have noticed several text files that end with the ex- tension ini in your Windows directories. These are simply text files with the following ap- pearance: [SecttonName] En- tryName=AddString. Initialization files, usually called init files, let an applica- tion know how to select varia- bles on startup. Say you have an application that needs to DIM an array at startup, The more you DIM, the more mem- ory is used before the pro- gram even starts. The less you DIM. the poorer performance becomes on a high-RAM ma- chine because there's extra memory lying around with no way for you to get at it. The fix is to DIM that array with a varia- ble at startup and to have your program read that value from an init file. Here's the format of an init file. The text in brackets is called a section. The variable name on the left is called an en- try. The value on the right can be changed. It's like assigning to a variable in BASIC: Pl=3. 14159. Windows has a routine called WriteProfileString that au- tomatically updates an entry in win.ini and that used to be the preferred place to put your ap- plication's configuration varia- bles. Reading a configuration value, which was a text file, meant reading every line of the file until the preferred sec- tion and entry could be found. Predictably, system perform- ance on networks and on hard disks of users with lots of programs slowed to a crawl whenever a program started because win.ini could be thou- sands of lines long. Beginning with Windows 3.0, Microsoft came to its sens- es and added the API call WritePrivateProfileString, which takes a filename, a sec- tion, an entry, and the string to write to the entry. This column presents a BASIC version of that routine. WritePrivateProfileString is complicated. If the init file doesn't exist, it's created. That's pretty easy. The tough part is changing ttie value in an init file and section that already exist, because it requires that these laborious steps be taken: Create a temporary file. Read in each line of the existing init file. If it's not the entry in ques- tion, copy the line out to a tem- porary file. When the entry is found, write out the new value instead of the old one. Copy the rest of the init file to the temporary file. Delete the old file. Then rename the tempo- rary to the name of the old file, And this assumes no errors oc- cur! The working code is even more complicated because it ac- counts for errors every step of the way and because of the deceptively simple phrase cre- ate a temporary file. Like Windows, this routine first checks for the existence of a temp environment variable, which specifies the drive and di- rectory Windows and some oth- er Microsoft applications use for temporary files. It also checks for tmp, which some oth- er applications create. Since it's possible that neither environ- ment variable has been de- fined, the routine must check for a hard disk. Then a unique filename is created. It's based on the system time, so it's un- likely that such a file already ex- ists (the function fails if so: call it again in a loop because the time will have changed later). The routine is then appended to the temporary drive and path already created. All of these create a mother lode for you; in all, 12 spanking new rou- tines were necessary for the creation of WritePrivate- ProfileString! This Month's Routines FileExists% Returns nonzero value if the specified file is pre- sent or 0 if the file can't be found. FindFirst% Returns informa- tion about the specified file such as size, attributes, and time of creation. If a wildcard specification (like '.txt) Is used, it returns information on the first matching file. Find- Next is used for each remain- ing file. FindNext% Returns informa- tion about files matching a wildcard specification such as ".txt. Must be preceded by FindFirst. GetCurrDir$ Returns the cur- rent working directory. GetCurrOriveS Returns the currently logged drive, GetTempDir Returns the name of the temporary direc- tory by checking the temp en- vironment variable. GetTempDrive (based on Windows routine of the same name) Selects the system hard disk if the parameter is 0 or the letter of the next availa- ble hard drive. GetTempFilename (based on Windows routine of the same name) Calls DOS to de- termine the name of a file guar- anteed to be unique. lsAlphas% Returns nonze- ro value if the specified string consists only of letiers or 0 if there are characters other than letters. lsDigits% Returns nonzero value if the specified string consists only of digits or 0 if there are characters other than digits. NumHardD!sks% Returns the number of hard disks in- stalled on the system. SplitFilename Breaks the in- put filename into drive, direc- tory, name, and extension. WntePrivateProfileString% Changes an entry in the spec- ified init file if it exists or cre- ates the file, section, and en- try if it does not exist. □ 64 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 fr}_ Sierra Discover)' Series'

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My ear- lier 8088-based laptop with no hard disk and a backlit screen drew an even more pusillani- mous 8 watts, but that comput- er was a power spendthrift when compared to the 386SX notebook. Even though the notebook uses more power, it's doing a lot more. Notebooks have to be more miserly in their use of pow- er, largely because it's hard to make batteries better, and bat- teries are heavy. The battery in my Dataworld notebook is just a tube containing four D- fvlerely saying that a battery provides, say, 1 .5 volts doesn't tell the whoie story. Battery ca- pacities are rated in terms of mil- iamp hours, which tell how many milliamps the battery can provide for a period of one hour. The batteries in my lap- top, for example, provide about 6000 milliamp hours. Milltamp hours measure ca- pacity, but, again, we're inter- ested in capacity that's light- weight. That's where a new unit of measure comes in. En- ergy density is a measure of how many milliamp hours each pound of a battery pro- Figure 1: Typical Battery Figure 2: Rechargeable Battery Figure 3: Damaged NiMH Battery IVi«nLif e I liu-h;irj:eJ IVrccnlafc IhiilnriE'riJ PcrTTDLiKC nivh.iipfd review. Nicads are the most popular form of batteries that store electricity for portable computers, hand-held radios, videocassette recorders, and the like. Nicads can't really store that much juice, so any- thing that really needs a lot of power won't work well with ni- cads. That's why you'll never see nicads under the hood of an electhcally powered car. Look back at the list of de- vices that use nicads — VCRs, notebooks, and walkie-talk- ies— and you see devices that are basically solid-state. It always amazes people when I tell them this, but com- puters basically use no power at all. For example, my 386SX notebook contains 16MB of RAM. a floppy drive, a backlit LCD screen, and a 120MB hard disk, yet it only draws 15 watts of power. Fifteen watts! That's about one-fourth of the amount used by the common cell batteries, and that proba- bly accounts for 20 percent of the weight of the notebook all by itself. By the way, in the process of researching this ar- ticle, I found that the battery classification system that's based on letters was devel- oped in 1926 by the American National Standards Institute — ANSI to its friends. It includes not only the common AA, AAA, C, and D batteries, but an A {kind of long and narrow like the AA and AAA), as vrell as a B (which pretty much doesn't exist any more), an E. and an F. You can find an F by opening a lantern battery; there's a bunch of them in there. Nowadays, there are al- so AAAA (really tiny), as well as G, J, N, and 6. Some of these can actually be found in your local Radio Shack; I know because I need the N bat- teries for my hand-held laser pointer that I use in class. vides. Obviously, if my battery could hold 6000 milliamp hours in one ounce, my laptop would be a lot lighter. Tiiat's where nickel metal hydride comes in ... or so they say. According to the makers of nickel-metal-hydride batteries, these batteries have an ener- gy density that's 25 to 50 per- cent better than that of nicads. But the more you know about them, the less you like thenn. First, most makers of nicads underreport the capacities of their batteries by 20 percent or so, Nickel metal hydride, on the other hand, doesn't get under- reported. (I don't know why Per- haps because it's a new tech- nology and needs some hyp- ing?) As a result, nicads don't look as good as they would if put on an equal basis with nick- el metal hydride. While that dulls hydride's luster a bit, don't give up hope for battery im- provement in general. 66 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 namem computer games

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As most batteries discharge, their voltage drops steadily. That makes it easy for a sensing cir- cuit to predict when the voltage will drop below some critical point. It's also why the built-in battery tester on the Energizer batteries works — it's measuring output voltage and using that as a proxy for the remaining mil- liamp hours. But look at the same curve for a rechargeable battery in figure 2. Rechargeable batteries pro- vide just about the maximum voltage level until right before they die. That's why your laptop runs just fine up until the mo- ment it dies. It's also why you need a computer-controlled charger and battery analyzer, as I explained last month. If you use a laptop, I can't stress strongly enough that you must have some kind of charger and analyzer, I used to get about an hour's use from my laptop when 1 used the charger that came with the laptop. But after buying the HME System 90 charger (call 800-233-6868 or 619-458-1500 for information), I've gotten almost three hours of work out of a single battery It's simply wonderful that I can carry three batteries with me and get a solid eight hours' worth of computer time to write, draw, and, of course, play Risk for Windows. With the kind of deadlines that I've had this month, I simply couldn't DECEMBER 1992 have written my latest book. The Windows Problem Solver. on time without it. The second thing to consid- er about nickel metal hydrides is that, as with nicads, there's the old problem of recharging these things. I told you last month that nicads must be treat- ed properly when they're being recharged or they'll grow crys- tal dendrites that reduce their charging capacity. That's related to the common notion that nicads can develop a memory problem whereby they lose their capacity to charge. Nickel metal hydrides don't have that problem, which sounds good. Nicads grow dendrites if they're overcharged or charged when hot. Removing the dendrites involves a proc- ess called conditioning the bat- tery Again, an analyzer and. charger can help; mine took a severely abused battery (OK, I was the abuser, but I didn't know any better at the time) that could deliver only about 4100 milliamp hours and raised its capacity to 5900 mil- iiamp hours! The bad news with nickel metal hydride is that it can al- so be damaged by overcharg- ing, but when it's damaged, it's damaged for good — no con- ditioning is possible. Worse, a damaged battery may exhibit a discharge cycle like the one in figure 3, About halfway through, the battery drops its voltage output dramatically, perhaps below the voltage lev- el needed for the laptop. Re- sult— you've instantly halved the useful capacity of the bat- tery Again, no fix. Another popular feature of many rechargers is a fast- charge feature whereby a bat- tery charges fully in only an hour or two. That's possible with nicads, but not nickel met- al hydrides. You need a fairly complex charge cycle to safe- ly charge them quickly, and even then they don't charge as quickly as nicads. While on the subject of re- charging, there's another prob- lem with nickei metal hydrides. Battery chargers use charging circuits that detect when the battery is charged so the charg- er can throttle back to a trickle mode, rather than continuing to force power into the already- full battery One way of doing this is negative voltage detec- tion; the nicad kind of splash- es back power when it's full. Some charger circuits use this method, but it won't work on nickel metal hy- drides— they don't show a neg- ative voltage when full. The third problem is outgass- ing. In plain English, that means the emission of gases by the battery when it's charg- ing or discharging. If charged when hot. nickel metal hy- drides outgas hydrogen gas — you know, the stuff that blew up the Hindenburg? I mean, I iike a hot notebook as well as the next guy, but there are lim- its ... I should mention here that outgassing is one of the big reasons why lithium batter- ies are still on the drawing boards; they produce some fairly toxic gases. Finally, nickel metal hy- drides just don't last as long. Nicads can be charged and discharged many times more than nickel metal hydrides can. If you routinely charge a nickel metal hydride to 80 per- cent of its capacity you'll only get 50 percent of the service life you would've gotten from a corresponding nicad. So what's the bottom line? It seems to me that the money spent on laptops that use nick- el metal hydrides isn't well spent. If you want good capac- ity and less trouble, get a ni- cad laptop and a computer- ized analyzer and charger. But what about making the laptops use less power? That's next month. D Jump Start Your Mind. Surge through the elements of Heaven & Earth as three vibrant games flash before your eyes. 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    ^{Publishing InternaUmal and Bucna Vi&ta Sofl ware ASofi ware Resources Inicmalionai Producilon !»««»•- COMPUTE/NET Troy Tucker COMPUTE/NET is unveiled. Let me tdke you on a guided tour ttirougli our new service. MAKING IT BIG COMPUTE/NET has been offline for a few months now. We've spent that time design- ing and testing the new COM- PUTE/NET At last, it gives me great pleasure to announce that COMPUTE/NET has been reintroduced as COMPUTE/ NET PowerVision on VideoTex of America. We offer an electronic ver- sion of COMPUTE that is quite different from anything availa- ble online anywhere. In this in- stallment, I'll guide you through our new service, show you how things work, and reveal the future of COM- PUTE/NET PowerVision. When you log on to Video- Tex for the first time, you'll no- tice that every screen is in VGA graphics mode, The screens are in 640 x 480 res- olution with 16 colors. You'll find COMPUTE/NET on the main screen. Simply click on the corresponding button to en- ter. Once inside, you'll be pre- sented with a (free) Welcome screen that displays rate infor- mation and the latest news. From there, you are placed on the main COMPUTE/NET screen. Our colorful logo is drawn at the top of the screen, and several buttons are displayed in the center. These buttons provide you with a means of navigating through the service. The main menu gives you the following choices: News & Information, Software Library, COMPUTE Magazine, E-Mail, Chat, and COMPUTE Mart. The News & Information but- ton will take you to a screen with the following selections: News. Help, and Contests. The News section serves as a newswire that alerts you to new file uploads in the Soft- ware Library section, changes to the service, new products for sale in the COMPUTE Mart section, and rate changes. The Help button provides help- ful information about navigat- ing COMPUTE/NET upload- ing and downloading files, procedures for the E-Mail section, and how to order prod- ucts online. Just about any- thing you need help with can be found in this section. The last section under News & In- formation is Contests. You'll find puzzles, word hunt games, and scavenger hunt games. Winners receive free online time, subscriptions, T- shirts, mugs, hats, and more. The next item on the main menu is Software Library Our Software Library area is sepa- rated into specific sections so you can quickly find v^hat you're looking for. These sec- tions are as follows: Program- ming, Utilities, Games, Graph- ics, Productivity, Education, Books Online, and COMPUTE Disks. In each section you'll find software packs that in- clude several programs al- ready archived together for you to download. Now, you can download several great programs at one low pnce, re- gardless of the bps rate! Pric- es are marked in the file de- scriptions, so you'll know the cost before you download. Returning to the main menu, our next option is COM- PUTE Magazine. This Is where the editorial content of our magazine resides online, in this area, you are present- ed with Tips & Tools, News & Notes, Readers' Feedback, In- troDOS& Hardware Clinic, Win- dows Workshop, Getting Start- ed with . . ., and Test Lab. When you select one of these, you can read the correspond- ing articles and columns on- line. These files will be availa- ble for downloading in the fu- ture. One special feature in these sections is that many of the articles are accompanied by online photos. For exam- ple, the Test Lab section may contain photos of the equip- ment reviewed. Not only are you provided with factual test information, but you get to see the product being reviewed while online. The next two items are E- Mail and Chat. I'm sure you're familiar with the concept of both, but you're in for a shock when see ours. The Chat area works just like any other chat service, except that you can see who you're talking to. To see the person you're chatting with, simply pull up the profile to receive personal informa- tion, such as residence, age, and sex. And a color photo- graph of the person. The sub- scriber can limit the amount of information obtainable by oth- ers. E-Mail works much the same way as Chat. With E- Mail, users may send and re- ceive pictures along with their letters. At 9600 bps, it takes on- ly 12 seconds to download the photo and view it; at 2400 bps, the process takes about 30 seconds. The last item on the main menu is COMPUTE Mart, which is our discount online store. Here, we offer a variety of products at discount prices. You can take advantage of spe- cial subscription rates on any General Media publication by ordering online. We'll also be offering COMPUTE disks, COMPUTE books, and spe- cial promotional items online. We fiope to work with some of the major software companies so that we can provide you with special phces on commer- cial software, too. COMPUTE/NET Power- Vision is so different that you have to see it to believe it. Cir- cle the reader service number 102 for more information or write us at COMPUTE/NET PowerVision, 324 West Wen- dover Avenue, Suite 200, Greensboro, North Carolina 27408 for complete informa- tion and sign-up kit. I'll be see- ing you online. n 70 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 TM OnnPUTE/NET Near-realtime picture display!/ NO 9600-BPS SURCHARGE! Membership includes a subscription to COI\/IPUTE or another General Media magazine! Exclusive money-saving 9600-bps U.S. Robotics custom data/fax modem offer! Thousands of local and national discount shopping services! Available exclusively as a premium service on PowerVision"}! "realtime" graphics — almost instantaneous online viewing of photos. Or E-mail with picture-attach capability. Send a message... and a photo!.. .at the same time. Or browse through actual screen shots and product photos as you check out the latest software and hardware reviews! That's right. View without downloading! Log on to Tips & Tools, Windows Workshop, Online Confer- ences on hot topics, COMPUTE's exclusive Software Library, COMPUTE Books Online, special Photo Preview areas.. .plus Navigation and Help areas. And you'll find a shopping mall where you can SEE items before you buy. New areas will be added every month. With COMPUTE/NET's user interface, you navigate anywhere using a mouse or Tab key. No com- plex text. No awkward dead ends. But there's more! PowerVision complements COMPUTE/NET's premium service with a broad array of basic services — all with the same high speed and high graphics quality as COMPUTE/NET. Keep up-to-date on national and world events, the financial markets, entertainment news, and more. Check out MOVIE REVIEWS BY CINEMAN— a complete data- base of all movies released since 1980, including a brief review, running time, and rating. Updated weekly! Thinking about travel? Check the DISCOUNT TRAVEL SERVICE area. There's more! Try the DISCOUNT MERCHANDISE MART! Thousands of nationally advertised products — all at discounts, all with a double-the-price-difference guarantee. PLUS, every new COMPUTE/ NET membership includes a subscription to one of General Media's magazines, which include COMPUTE, Omni, Longevity, and Four Wheeler. Then, PowerVision™ kicks in $20 per month in free grocery coupons and up to 900 FREE E-mail messages a month in the basic services area, FREE letters to Congress, 2 FREE hours a month in basic services, FREE access to the basic shareware library, and much more. 1^^{^} tA MODEM? You can't miss with this U.S. Robotics 9600-bps model (internal or external} with G3 fax capability (software included) and a 5-year warranty for under $300. It's available exclusively to those signing on to the new COMPUTE/NET. COMPUTE/NET on PowerVision is so different that you liave to see it to believe it. CIRCLE THE READER SERVICE NUMBER BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW COMPUTE/NET AND THIS EXCLUSIVE U.S. ROBOTICS MODEM OFFER, or write us at COMPUTE/NET, 324 W. Wendover Ave., Ste. 200, Greensboro, NC 27408, for complete information and our sign-up kit. (Supports MS-DOS, 2400/9600 bps, VGA/SVSA only. Requires a 286 (386 recommended) with 256K video memoty, 640K RAM minimum.) Circle Reader Service Number 102 What can you get for the computer users ori your gift list who seem to have everything? The perfect gift might not be the obvious one. Here's a list of ideas — some off the beaten path and some off the wall^that will lose those holiday blues. You don't have to break the bank to get interesting and useful computer gifts. This list contains gifts in every price range, including both hardware and software,
11. Parent's Guide to Educational Software for Young Ctiildren: Compiled by the educational team at Edmark. Tells how to select deveiopmentally appropriate software while balancing technical considerations. Lists additional resources. Free. Edmark, 6727 185th Avenue NE, P.O. Box 3218, Washington 98073-3218; (206) 861-8200.
12. Panic buttons: Save your keyboard when the urge to smash it against the wail arises, $3 for a set of tviJO, $30 for 12 packages of two each. Computer fvluseum Store, 300 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210; (617} 426-2800,
13. Templates: Quick help for those tinnes when keypresses escape you. Color coded, nonglare, UV coated, stackable, and easy to use. Custom templates and decals also available. $3,50 each, $33,00 for 10, $79,00 for 25 (no mixing allowed in sets). Max Data, 625 North Gilbert Road. Suite 104, Gilbert, Arizona 85234; (800) 292-4629,
14. ChocWare Diskette: Pure milk chocolate disk, $4,50. See 2 for order information.
15. Disks in bulk: Always a great gift. Prices usually include sleeves and labels and run anywhere from SO. 49 to $1.25 apiece, depending on how many you buy. Check out your office supply stores, computer supply retailers, and computer catalogs for tfie best prices.
16. Disk cases: Hold either 80 3''2-incti or 100 5V4-inch disks and stop you from asking, "Now where did that disk go?" Locks included. $4.95 for SVinch case and $7.48 for 5Vinch case. MidWest Micro, 6910 U.S. Route 36 E, Fletcher, Ohio 45326: (800) 972-
18. Fellowes New Document Holder: Easily attaches to the side of your monitor to be used as a convenient copy holder. Its pact size makes it a practical way to keep messages, reminders, and information in clear view. List price, $5.99. Fellowes, 1789 Norwood Avenue, Itasca, Illinois 60143; (800) 955-3344 or (708) 893-1600.
19. Computer wimp poster: "COMPUTER WIMP: 166 Things You Should Know Before You Buy a COMPUTER!— or before you give up on the one you have." 23 x 31 inches. $7. See 2 for order information.
20. Murphy's Computer Law poster: Contains adages such as "Every task takes twice as long as you think it will take. If you double the time you think it will take, it will take four times as long." 23 x 31 inches. $7. See 2 for order information.
21. Antiglare filter: A 14-inch filter that Seasoitial gift suggestions for the com- puter enthusiast wlio has everything By Tracy Mygrant and Danielle Best relieves eye stress for comfortable glare-free viewing. S15. Disk Count Software, P.O. Box 3, Carteret, New Jersey 07008; (800) 448-6658.
22. Surge strips: Steel cases that fiouse multiple outlets and protect equipment from electrical surges. Come in handy if you ever run out of places to plug things in. Can be found in most supply or hardware stores and computer catalogs. 12-14. Quick help with Windows, Word for Windows, and Excel for Windows: 101 Essential Windows Tips — $9.95, 101 Essential Word for Windows Tips — S9.95, 101 Essential Excel for Windows T'/ps— $9-95. Order through local bookstores or direct from COM- PUTE Books, c/o CCC, 2500 McClellan Avenue, Pennsauken, New Jersey 08109. Send cover price plus $2.00 shipping and handling per book in the U.S.. $4.00 per book in Canada, and $6.00 per book elsewhere.
23. Business Forms for the Fax and Copier: This book provides 64 profes- sionally designed tear-out forms for faxing, memos, notices, greetings, and more. $9.95. Hello Direct, 140 Great Oaks Boulevard, San Jose, California 95119-1347; (800) 444-
24. 16-17. Smack I! and Data Dog: Stuffed versions of your computer ready to suffer the wrath that you can't afford to take out on your PC. And they even come with owner's manuals. $10 each. See 2 for order information.
25. fvlulticolored propeller beanie and cap; For S, M, L, and XL propeller heads. $11.50. See 2 for order infor- mation.
26. Discalculator: A solar-powered cal- culator in the shape of a S'^s-inch flop- py. $12.95. See 2 for order informa- tion.
27. Dust Control Cleaning System (for computer and home/office electron- ics): Includes two six-ounce cans of STATX high-tech cleaner and dust repellent (which also repels static electricity), a ten-ounce can of Tornado dust remover, and two lint- free wipes with LintBiock. Also cleans keyboards. List price, $14.99. STATX Brands, 1110 Lake Cook Road, Suite 150, Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089; (708) 520-0007,
28. Discoasters; Coasters willing to entertain any glass you bring home. Look just like 3''2-inch disks, except they're a lot more colorful. $15 for a set of six. See 2 for order information.
29. Fractal T-shirts: 100-percent cotton shirts with full-color fractal images. ClnoGse from two designs: Nautilus Shell/Newton's Julia or Candy/The Jewel. SI 8. See 2 for order information.
30. COMPUTE subscription: One-year 74 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 Make your own greeting cards with the Custom Greetings Kit. Fractal T-shirts and Discoasters help support the Computer Museum. subscription to the practical comput- ing magazine. $19.94 in U.S., $32.04 in Canada, and $29.94 elsewhere. COfvlPUTE, P.O. Box 3245, Harlan, Iowa 51 537-3041 ; (800) 727-6937.
31. F-1: A tabbed, flip-over reference pad for organization and fast retrieval of information, offering left- or right- side mounting on a computer monitor. List price, $19.95. Husco Engineering, 17 Calvin Road, Wilton, Connecticut 06897; (800) 752-3181 or (203) 762-
32. 2.5. Fax Kleen: Are you getting snow on your incoming faxes? It's caused by oily residue in the fax machine. Running a Fax Kleen sheet through the machine removes the buildup, so your faxes are clear again. Ten sheets per box. $19.95. See 15 for order information. 2(). Computer floor stand: Hoids your computer case vertically on the floor to free up desk space. Adjustable base fits standard PC cases from 4 inches to T^ig inches wide. $19.95, JDR f^lcrodevices, 2233 Samaritan Drive, San Jose, California 95124; (800) 538-5000. 2?-.'50. Service and repair kits: f^idWest fVlicro sells a useful repair kit for $23.95 that contains 23 tools, including antistatic strap, vacuum, cleaning fluid, screwdriver bit/handle, flat screwdriver, tweezer, crimp, wire cutter, cleaning stick/pad/disk, and more. Also available are a computer cleaning kit for $12.95, a cleaning kit for 3' j-inch disk drives for $23.95, and a cleaning kit for Si^inch disk drives for $19.95. See 6 for order informa- tion. But check around — you can get them almost anywhere computer sup- plies are sold,
33. Wave of the Future poster: A 23 x 36 inch computerized, digitized ver- sion of a print created by the nine- teenth century artist Hokusai. $25. See 2 for order information.
34. Laser paper with a twist: Unique laser paper products that range from the ornate and oriental to the rugged and recycled. Call (800) 272-7377 for a free catalog. PaperDirect. P.O. Box 618, 205 Chubb Avenue, Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071-0618; (201) 507-
35. ■.V,i-:\4. VIRUSCAN and CLEAN-UP: Anti-virus programs that are sold sep- arately but work well together. VIRU- SCAN scans your system for infec- tions, and CLEAN-UP removes them. What a team! A home-use license is $25 for VIRUSCAN and $35 for CLEAN-UP. Products come bundled for business users. Prices differ for business and network users. f^cAfee Associates, 3350 Scott Boulevard. Building 14, Santa Clara, California 95054; (408) 988-3832.
36. Adjustable footrest: Raises feet to reduce stress and ease back strain. Continually adjusts to body position. List price, $29.95. Computer Coverup, 2762 North Clybourn Avenue, Chi- cago, Illinois 60614; (BOO) 282-2541,
37. ROf^^ LC 1 (CD-ROfvl laser lens cleaner): Cleans the optical lens of CD-ROfvl drives. List price, $29.95. AudioSource, 1327 North Carolan Avenue, Burlingame, California 94010; (415)348-8114.
38. cardsNOW: Designs and prints custom business cards. Includes enough cardstock for 250 cards, but you can order more at affordable prices. List price, $39. Topitzes and Associates, 6401 Odana Road, Madison, Wisconsin 53719-1158; (800) 233-9767 or (608) 273-4300,
39. How to Buy and Price a Used Computer: A reference book showing where to find equipment and how much you should expect to pay for it. Provides thousands of product list- ings, as well as names and phone numbers of used-computer dealers, a directory of hardware and software manufacturers with customer service numbers, and a list of major applica- tions with prices. $39. Orion Re- search, 14555 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260; (800) 748-
41. Hexabacus: A handcrafted hexa- decimal abacus in natural wood finish that helps you add and subtract hex numbers up to eight digits or 32 bits. $39.95. Amziod, 40 Samuel Prescott Drive, Stow, Massachusetts 01775; JiS^liLllHi Continuing our fifteen-year evoiution of the best-seliing flight simulation software, the voice of Air Traffic Control now comes alive for SoundBlaster users! Flight Assignment: ATP (Airline Transport Pilot) lets all computer users experience the wonders of flight. Watch the ingenious autofiight mode fly a Boeing 737, 747, 767, Airbus A-320 jet airliner or Shorts 360 turboprop across a scenery-filled United States. When you're ready to earn your wings as an Airline Transport Pilot, take the controls and fly any of hundreds of predefined flight assignments with onscreen text (and optional spoken) Air Traffic control instructions and feedback. Or go explor- ing on your own in free flight mode. As a fifteen year anniversary promotion, new ATP buyers will receive a free SoundBlaster-compatible Air Traffic Control voice module that will launch you Into an entirely new level of flight realism. Other leading edge features (full autofiight, structured assignments with grading, much more) have been newly refined to make ATP the standard in traditional flight simulation software. For IBIVI and compatibles. Suggested retail price $59.95. .A-^{'" See vour dealer or cal i subLOCiC to order. Circle trie reader service number or call SubLOCic to be placed on our mafimg list or Rir infonnatlon about our scenery and support software for Microsoft Fllgtit Simulator and Flight Assignment: ATP. Flight Assignment and Scenery CollKtIon are trademark of SubLOCIC. All ottier products and Srsnds are trademarks or reaistered trademarks of their respective owners. mm Computmr ftkM o»ool»} Circle Reeder Serelce Number 179 TEIEPHOME IJ1TBSM4M OnDEn LINE (0001637 .49U (508) 897-5560 (voice) or (508) 897- 7332 (fax).
42. KidDesk: A DOS utility for children ages 3 to 8. Graphicaf menuing pro- gram gives kids their own desktop. Kids can launcti programs with access to only those parts of the hard disk that you specify. $39.95. See 1 for order information.
43. Destiny I: Numerology program that prints out a 20-page numerology chart, including a 12-month forecast. Compatibility mode shows strengths and weaknesses in relationships. List price, $49.95. PM Ware, 346 State Place, Escondido, California 92029- 1365; (800) 845-4843,
44. Spreadsheets: Bed linens printed like computer paper, complete with tractor-feed holes. Twin size, $45.95; queen size, $59.95; two standard pil- lowcases, $19.95. See 2 for order information. 4:5. Just Grandma and Me (CD-ROM): The first in a series of Braderbund Living Books, animated storybooks filled with talking characters and inter- active play. Based on Mercer Mayers children's book of the same name. List price, $49.95. Braderbund Software, 500 Redwood Boulevard, P.O, Box 6121, Novato, California 94948-6121: (415)382-4400. Wave of the Future poster combines ttie old and the new.
45. Millie's Math House: Program that teaches early math skills to children ages 2 to 6 through animated charac- ters, colorful graphics, music, and di- gitized voices. Reading not required. List price, $49.95. See 1 for order information. 4.5-50. Online service subscriptions; PowerVision: $79.95 for membership kit. $18.95 per month. Two hours of free connect time every month, with a connect charge of $0.09 per minute after the first two hours. PowerVision, 324 West Wendover Avenue, Suite 200, Greensboro, North Carolina 27408: (919) 275-9809. Amenca Online: Free membership kit and no sign-on fee. $7.95 per month. Five free hours the first month, then two free hours for subsequent months, with a connect charge of $6.00 per hour after the free hours are used. America Online, 8619 Westwood Center Drive, Vienna, Virginia 22182; (800) 827-6364, CompuServe; $49.95 for membership kit that includes a $25.00 usage credit. $7.95 per month for unlimited access to about 30 basic services. Other ser- vices are available on an hourly basis. CompuServe, 5000 Arlington Centre Boulevard, Columbus, Ohio 43220; (800)848-8199. GEnie; No membership kit or sign-on fee. $4.95 per month for unlimited, non-prime-time access to basic ser- vices. GEnie, 401 North Washington Street, Rockville, Maryland 20850; (800) 638-9636. PRODIGY: $49.95 for membership kit that includes the software. $12.95 per nnonth for unlimited access, day or night. PRODIGY, 445 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains, New York 10601; (800) 822-6922. DELPHI: No membership kit or sign- on fee. $10.00 per month with four free hours per month. $4.00 per hour thereafter. An alternative plan costs $20.00 per month with 20 free hours ($1.80 per hour thereafter). DELPHI, 1030 Massachusetts Avenue, Cam- bridge, Massachusetts 02138; (800) This all new LINKS 386 Pro version of our award-winning LINKS golf game offers many dramatic improvements that make playing LINKS 386 Pro more enjoyable - and gives you exciting new golfing possibilities! Super VGA Graphics and 386 Power! The new LINKS JS6 Pro, featuring Harbour Town Golf Links, is the first golf game specifically designed for the graphic capabiliies and compuiing power of your persoiml 386/486 computer system. SUPER VGA 256-color graphics at 640x400 resolution display breathtaking views of LINKS Championship Courses. Your friends won't believe that your computer looks so good! A lot of listening went into LINKS 386 Pro. Many of the new features and improvements were added in response lo direct requests from LINKS users like you! An exciting new feature is our Unique Computer Opponent. Play a round of golf and save your game. The new LINliS 386 Pm recorded every shot you made. Send your game off to your buddy and he can play against you right on the screen, shot for shot, as if you were right there uext to him! We've also included pre-recorded games from worthy opponents, statistics, a variety of game play modes and much, much more. Over 345 combinations of Viewing Windows. With the new LINKS .^{86 Pm you're not stuck with just one standard viewing window. With a few clicks of your mouse you can split the screen giving you a real-time reverse view of your shot lo the green or add a scaleable top-view that displays the flight of your ball. Scorecard, club distance chart, terrain profile and other panels give you the flexibility SOFTWARE INCORPORA TED ^} jj^pi^y y^ ^{,^,} 10 ^.jg, ,),j|g p^yj^g and Tomoi%T29%tVAx%%%%T^ P" "" change your viewing setup at anytime! 76 COMPUTE DECEtVlBER 1992 Ti'xiiiring !>/ fain'.-ays, rough, sa/id. and other ~ .iiiifaci'.': adds an extra level of realism. Mule urul female golfers. Ymi can use any of the 7 e.xisting LINKS eoiirxes or upgrade your favorite course lo the Super VGA version. *Actual Links 386 Pro Super VGA Screens 695-4005. To sign on, dial (800) 695- 4002 with your modem.
46. The Sleeping Beauty: Divided into pages, ttiis multimedia storybook is linked to illustrations, a recorded voice thiat reads to a child, and a dictionary that explains difficult words. List price for the CD-ROM, $49.95. Several other classic children's books are available in multimedia format. Ebook, 32970 Aivarado-Niles Road, Suite 704, Union City, California 94587; (510) 429-1331 (voice) or (510) 429-1394 (fax).
47. Sprout: Virtual vegetables? Not quite. Sprout helps you plan your veg- etable garden, providing graphical tools, a database of gardening wis- dom, and lots more. Just the thing for the midwinter blues — and just ahead of the seed catalogs! House and rail- road planners also available for the same price. $59.95. Abracadata, P.O. Box 2440. Eugene, Oregon 97402; (503) 343-2324, ~i'.. Sports Adventure: Covers the histo- ry of sports from the invention of base- ball in 1869 to present using multimedia techniques. Includes Sports Illustrated photography and text contributed by sports journalists and authors. List price, $59,95. Knowledge Adventure, 4502 Dyer Street, La Crescenta, California 91214; (800) 542-4200. Your child will love to learn with Follow the Reader.
48. Custom Greetings Kit: Lets you make holiday greeting cards for friends, customers, and business prospects. Includes 15 predesigned, laser-compatible Christmas and Hanukkah cards with matching envelopes, CoiorFoil transfer sheets, envelope seals, Avery label produc- tion software, two sheets of clear laser labels, and red, green, and gold enve- lope seals. $65.95. See 32 for order information.
49. The History of the Grammy Awards (multimedia CD-ROM): A full database of winners and nominees, as well as more than 250 pictures and 45 minutes of sound. List price, $69.95. Compton's NewMedia. 2320 Camino Vida Roble, Carlsbad, California 92009; (800) 532-3766.
50. Jungle Safari: Focuses on African habitats: plains, tall grass, rain forest, and riverfront. Illustrates how animals interact with the environment. Uses text, sound, and animation. List prices are $79 for multimedia CD version and 359 for floppy disk version. Orange Cherry New Media, P.O. Box 390, Pound Ridge, New York 10576; (800) 672-6002,
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    pers, songwriters, poets, or teachers. Contains everything you need to write formal poetry, from sonnets to vil- lanelles. Includes form editor, rhyming dictionary, and much more. $89,95 ($69.95 until January 1. 1993, for COMPUTE readers). NewManWare. 141 Sheffield Avenue,

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    car better. Automotive engineering made fun. List phce, S79.95. Software Marketing, 9830 South 51st Street, Building A-131, Phoenix, Arizona 85044; (602) 893-2400, 5y. BODYWORKS. An Adventure in Anatomy; Explores the systems, struc- tures, and functions of the human body with detailed full-color graphics and a database of facts, deschptions, and explanations. List price, $79.95. See 58 for order information. by the game itsel wBmmBSBmmsBm^mm.

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    The Experience Continues,.. The challenge doesn't end wilh Harbour Town. You can play each of the original LINKS Champion.ship Courses (sold separately) wilh LINKS 386 Pro. Seven inienialionally-acclaimcd golf courses on your desktop! Torrey Pines, Firestone South Course, Bay Hill Club, Pinehurst

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    with additional courses being released as fast as ihey arc completed. If you're a LINKS owner, you can purchase UNKS386 Pm at a special iniroductorj' price. Call us toda\' for more information. 1-800-800-4880 CaH ioli-fivt\ 24-himrs a tiiiy, MoihSai in the U.S. and Ctiititilii or visit your iocai xofiwcrre dealer. LlNKSf386 NEV\fS New Features for Links JS6 Pro! •Seven iliffcrent viewing wintiows. wilh nver 345 different cnmbinations. Impmved club selectiim j'eaiure. • Wide, panoramic viVu'.v givin, voii a iietler feel for the vinir.ye. • Slatislics recorded for each player, lame imd couru; wiili (iplinmd prim tnit. 'A "Saved Siuii"feuliire. ' Scaleable "Top He'll-", '"Pnifile View" which shu»s chunges in elevation between the ball and lite pin. • /l/( new sounds! Supports SoundBlasler. SoundBlaster Pro. Adlib and other compatible sound cards & RealSoimd. • Improved swing indicator for more realislic ptuting. • Male or female pilfers, wilh W different .shirt colors to choose from. • Spectacular texturing of fairways, miifih, sand, water not offered in other golf^ames. What Reviewers Are Saving about LINKS 386 Pro: Strategy Plus: "...wilh LINKS 386 Pro, Access hits not so much pushed back ihe 'envelope' a.s redefined the term ■simulation.' Rjoht from the opening screen it's clcyr that .something .special is happening here," "...represents a new generation of computer game. Just play it and love it." PC Entertaiiimeiit: "...for sheer, unadulierated reali.sm, no golf simulation equals the perfonnance of LINKS 386 Pro." "...if you're serious about golf simulations, treat yourself to LINKS 386 Pro. .'\nd if you don't own a 386 to run it on. youi'vc finally got a real good rea.son to lay out the tiioney for an upgrade," Computer Gaming World: "...if you have a fa.st 386 or 486, think of LINKS 386 Pro as a Femiri or a Corvette," "...the ground texturing is dramatically reali.stie," circle Reader service Number 299 DECEMBER 1992 COMPUTE 77 Arcade-sfyle octionl European critics roved, and you will, too. Test your coordinofion — and your managerial skills — as you play for the European-championships. More than 170 octua clubs ore included. VGA and EGA, Arcade, management ond full simulation modes. Real life oction: corner kicks, free kicks, trick shots. Much nnore! It's the best game yet for the soccer buff — and o perfect way for the novice to learn the gome. teams, past and present. With multimedia, digitized sound, 256-co or, 3-D VGA Grophics. You control the players and all the action. More stats than ever! Plus: programmable computer manoger, detailed Stadium Graphics. You can set up your schedule. .."Quickplay" a season in minutes. Print out complete post-gome summaries... much morel GM/Owner Disk available (separate purchase). FOR NEW EXCITEAvAEMT, T Ji
54. Roger Eberfs Movie Home Companion (CD-ROM): Contains the cumulative works of movie critic Roger Ebert from 1986 to 1992, with more than 1300 movie reviews and 80 inter- views with stars and directors, List price, $79.95. Quanta Press, 1313 Fifth Street SE, Suite 223A, Min^ neapolis, Minnesota 55414; (612) 379- 3956 (voice) or (612) 623-4570 (fax).
55. PANTONE Process Color Imaging Guide 1000: A fan-format guide of 1000 PANTONE colors. Gives a visual comparison of how a color appears onscreen and how it will lool< when printed, Helpful for desktop publishers who use service bureaus for color printing. List price, $85. PANTONE, 55 Knickerbocl<er Road, Moonachie, New Jersey 07074; (800) 222-1149 (for nearest dealer).
56. SpinRite II: A utility that keeps your hard disk heaithy. Checks the disk, repairs and/or flags bad sectors, recovers data, and increases disk speed. List price, $89. Gibson Research, 35 Journey, Aliso Viejo, California 92656; (714) 362-8800. 6:J. Talking Classic Tales: Five illus- trated fairy tales with digitized narra- tion. The Frog Prince, Rumpelstiitsken, The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Queen Bee, and Puss in Boots. List 78 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 phces are $89 for multimedia CD ver- sion and $59 for floppy disk version. See 56 for order information.
57. Software Carousel: Load up to a dozen programs or files into memory at once and switch among them with a keystroke. List price, $89.95. SoftLogic Solutions, One Perimeter Road, Manchester, New Hampshire 03103; (800)272-9900, fi.'j. Shareware Grab Bag: Contains 6500 shareware and public domain software programs at a little over half a cent per program. List price, $99. ISLOTECH. 6520 Edenvale Boulevard, Suite 110, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55346: (612) 934-4239.
58. Lappac 5 Deluxe Case: Oxford nylon case for small to mid-size lap- tops. Combines a carrying case, brief- case, and portfolio into a single portable system. List price, $99. Targus, 6190 Valley View, Buena Park, Califomia 90620; (714) 523-5429.
59. Universal Notebook Case: Carrying case for notebooks. The computer compartment has Velcro straps and an extra layer of foam padding, The other compartment has adjust- able/removable dividers to fit other equipment. List price, $119. See 66 for order information.
60. AUTOMAP: Helps plan road trips for the fastest, most scenic, or most convenient route with hundreds of up- to-date color maps. List price, $99.95. See 58 for order information. 6*>. First Electronic Jewish Bookshelf: An electronic version of general-inter- est Judaica featuring two volumes of The Jewish Book of Why and an ency- clopedia of Jewish knowledge among many other titles on history and Jewish contributions to music, art, and culture. List price for the CD-ROM, $99.95. ScanRom Publications, 555 Chestnut Street, Cedarhurst, New York 11516; (516) 295-2266 (voice), (516) 295-2240 (fax), or (516) 295- 2409 (BBS).
61. Portable Power Plug: Plugs into your cigarette lighter to give you 140 watts of AC power on the road. Great for laptop and camcorder owners. $99.95. Home Automation Labora- tories, 5500 Highlands Parkway, Suite
62. Atlanta, Georgia 30082; (404) 319-6000. 71-7-2. The Writer's Toolkit for Windows and The Writer's Toolkit for DOS: Seven writing aids, including The American Heritage Electronic Dic- tionary and Roget's II Electronic The- saurus. List price, $129. Systems Compatibility, 401 North Wabash Ave- nue, Suite 600, Chicago, Illinois 6061 1 ; [■lTia;»,;,j:,.|^.ll
63. , Coach your own team, using real NFL players. 28 current teams, plus all-time greats! As close as you can get to the real thing: all the stats, real action, real strategy. 3D VGA Graphics. Digitized Video and Sound. Quickpfoy Option for a gome or an entire season with playoffs }.You can srogrom different coaching pro iles. Print out post-game 30X scores and summaries. Input new stats. And more! Free GM/Owner disk. See box at right. $10 COUPON on any auxiliary MicroLecgue product purchase when you buy any MicroLeague game at ...most major Software Retailers. Send proof of purchase (o MicroLeague . We'll send you your $10 coupon. COMING SOON: EXCITING NEW GAMES FROM MICROLEAGUE Officially Licensed by the National Foolball League Players Associalion. Oflicially Licensed by Ihe Major League Baseball Players Association. retl«Jlife^ circle Reader Service Nun^ber 142 2201 Drummond Plazo, Newark, DE 1971 1 [302) 368-9990 FREE WITH MICROLEAGUE F00T6ALL2 FREE GM/Owner disk ($29.95 value). Input slats, make trades between teams, even between eras. VVheel and deal. Season disks available, too. (Separate purchase.) Coming soon: Auxiliary Disk to convert pro game into college game.. -featuring the great college bowls! E NAME OF THE GAME IS (800) 333-1395 or (312) 329-0700.
64. Disney Animation Studio: Full-fea- tured animation program that utilizes state-of-ttie-art techniques. Adding audio is a snap if you have The Sound Source, Sound Blaster, or Tandy Sound. List price, $129.95. Walt Disney Computer Software, 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, Califor- nia 91521; (800) 688-1520.
65. Follow the Reader: Lets young- sters create, record, replay, and print their own stories while sharpening reading and computer skills. See 73 for order information.
66. Stunt Island: Hollywood stunt directors helped Disney create this combination flight simulator/movie- making program. Fly, film, edit, and show stunts with 40 aircraft and over 600 set-styling objects to choose from. See 73 for order information. 7(>. Lotus 1-2-3 for Home: A personal financial analysis spreadsheet. Includes a set of 50 customized appli- cation templates to help manage household financial matters such as college costs and refinancing a mort- gage. List price, $149. Lotus Devel- opment, 440 Lincoln Street, P.O. Box 100, Worcester, fvlassachusetts 01653; (800) 343-5414.
67. WORD FOR WORD Professional 5.1: Automatically converts files from one format to another without losing the original document's special for- matting. Works with over 90 different word processor, spreadsheet, and data formats. List price, $149, Mastersoft, 6991 Camelback Road, Suite A-320, Scottsdale, Arizona 85251; (800) 624-6107.
68. Gigabyte Gold: More than a giga- byte of virus-free shareware and pub- lic domain software on CD-ROM. Contains more than 120,000 recent files organized into 100 subjects, including CD-ROM utilities, and an index to 49 other CD-ROMs of share- ware and public domain software con- taining almost 2 million entries, List price, $169. CD-ROM Users Group, P.O. Box 2400, Santa Barbara, California 93120; (805) 965-0265.
69. Crosspoint Autoswitcher; This automated secretary answers the phone on the first ring and routes calls to fax, modem, answering machine, or you as appropriate. $199. See 15 for order information.
70. Presentation Task Force: 3500 pieces of clip art designed to work with over 60 DOS, Windows, and OS/2 applications. List price, $199. New Vision Technologies, 38 Auriga Drive, Unit 13, Nepean, Ontario, Canada K2EBA5; (613)727-8184.
71. Premier Leather Case: Combines a leather briefcase and a laptop carry- ing case with four fully lined document sections, a zippered portfolio section, and a padded computer compart- ment. List price, $299. See 66 for order information. 82-84. Stacker 2.0: A data compres- sion product that instantly and safely doubles hard disk capacity. Ideal for those who are constantly in danger of running out of disk space. List prices are $149 for Stacker 2.0, $249 for Stacker AT/16, and $299 for Stacker MC/16. STAC Electronics, 5993 Avenida Encinas, Carlsbad, California 92008; (800) 522-7822 or (619) 431-
73. Jumbo 120: Backs up 120MB with data compression onto one data car- tridge. Can back up 80MB in about 20 minutes if you also purchase a TC15 dedicated controller card for $129.95. List price for the tape drive, $250.00. Colorado Memory Systems, 800 South Taft Avenue, Loveland. Colorado 80537; (800) 845-7905. 8(). Ready-to-assemble computer furni- ture: Costs 25 to 50 percent less than preassembled furniture. A variety of pieces at various prices. Sauder Woodworking, 502 Middle Street, DECEMBER 1992 COMPUTE 79 Archbofd, Ohio 43502; (800) 523-3987,
74. BigmOuth PC voice mail system: Centralized message retrieval system allows you to send and receive mes- sages, Features call processing, auto- dialing, and a phione book/database. List price, $295, Talking Technology, 1125 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 101, Alameda, California 94501; (800) 934-
75. 88-8<). Amiga 500 51 2K system: Plays better videogames than a Genesis but has hundreds of senous applications available, too, Buy the 520 modulator and hook it to your TV, and the kids and spouse won't fight you for your PC, Pick up a copy of Kids and the Amiga {S16.95; see 12 for order infor- mation) to go along vt/ith your pur- chase, $499.00 (though widely avail- able for $299,00) with mouse, disk drive, and windowed multitasking operating system. Commodore Business fvlachines, 1200 Wilson Drive, West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380; (800) 662-6442.
76. FileSafe minicartridge series: A line of tape backup subsystems based on the DC2000 minicartridge technology. Data compression for up to 304fVIB of storage per cartridge. Priced from $315 to $935, Mountain Network Solutions, 240 East Hacienda Avenue, Campbell. California 95008: (800) 458-0300,
77. Panasonic's KX-P2123 dot-matrix printer: Ideal for budget-conscious small business and home office users who desire the benefits of quiet tech- nology, high-quality output, and color capability at a low price. List price, $419,95, (800) 742-8086 (for nearest dealer).
78. The Complete Communicator; A voice/data communications board that turns your PC into a voice mail ser- vice, a fax, and a modem, List price, $499, The Complete Communicator Gold, packed with additional fax and scanning features, is available for $699, The Complete PC, 1983 Concourse Drive, San Jose, California 95131; (800) 229-1753, 93-94. CD Express: Everything you need to get started with CD-ROIvIs, Includes an NEC CDR-25 CD-ROfvl drive, complete interface, speakers, and ten CD-ROfv! software titles for $499, fvSultimedia Gallery: Everything you need to get started in multime- dia^an NEC CDR-74 CD-ROfvl drive, complete interface, NEC audio board, speakers, headphones, and six top multimedia titles for $999, NEC Tech- nologies, 1255 Michael Drive, Wood Dale, Illinois 60191; (800) 826-2255,
79. ScanMan Color: Powerful 24-bit color hand-held scanner that provides 80 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 virtual page scanning, automatic scan stitching, color image-editing software, and much, much more. List price, $699. Logitech, 6505 Kaiser Drive, Fremont, California 94555; (800) 231-
81. The Microsoft Office for Windows: Four business applications in one Ten lliings to Know Before You Buy Whether you're buying for a com- puter-loving friend, spouse, teenager, or youngster, you need certain information to make an intelligent choice. The following list specifies ten information bits you may need handy to purchase soft- ware or hardware compatible with the individual's computer system. Call a local dealer for guidance on which of these ten to investigate and to help answer these ques- tions if you'd rather not ask the person directly.
82. What kind of computer is it?
83. Is the processor a 286, 386, 386SX, 486, or 486SX?
84. How many megabytes of RAM does the system have?
85. How much hard drive space does the system have, and how much is unused? .3. Does the system have XT, AT, or MCA bus architecture (or 8-bit, 16- btt, or 32-bit bus cards)?
86. Are there any bays available for an internal backup system, SVj- or SV'nch floppy drive, or CD-ROM drive?
87. If you're buying a tape backup system, how many megabytes of data does the person need to back up? «. What kind of software does the person like (productivity, games, education)?
88. If you're buying software, does the person need a package that suits a DOS or Windows environ- ment?
89. Does the software provide mouse support, and does it require a sound card, modem, or CD-ROM drive? —TRACY MYGRANT package, Microsoft Word for Windows (word processing), Microsoft Excel for Windows (spreadsheet), Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows {presentation graphics), and Microsoft Mail Windows Workstation (electronic mail for PC net- works). List price, $799. Microsoft, One Microsoft Way Redmond. Washington 98052; (800) 426-9400.
90. Logitech Fotoman; A portable, auto- matic-fiash, digital camera that down- loads photos to your PC, Comes with a host of image-editing tools. List price, $799. See 95 for order information.
91. Media Vision Pro 16 Multimedia System: Contains everything you need to convert a 286, 386, or 486 PC into a multimedia PC system. Includes a complete NEC CD-ROM drive kit; mul- timedia tutorials, applications, and demonstrations; Compton's Multi- media Encyclopedia; and more. $1,195.00. Media Vision, 47221 Fremont Boulevard, Fremont, California 94538; (510) 770-8600. Also available is the Sound Blaster Multimedia Upgrade Kit from Creative Labs, featuring the Sound Blaster Pro sound card. CD-ROM drive, MIDI kit with sequencer software, Windows 3,1, Microsoft Bookshelf, Microsoft Works for Windows, and more, $799,95, Creative Labs, 1901 McCarthy Boulevard, Milpitas, California 95035; (800) 998-5227,
92. Okidata OL400 LED Page Printer: Highly recommended if you're in the market for a basic, entry-ievel laser printer that can be upgraded as your printing needs increase. List price, $1,099, Okidata, 532 Fellowship Road, Mt, Laurel, New Jersey 08054; (800) 654-3282,
93. SNAPplus: Lets you capture, edit, and record video from your VCR, camcorder, or any other video source. A video capture board and VGA card all in one — something that desktop publishers can really appreciate. List price, $1,295, Cardinal Technologies, 1827 Freedom Road, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601; (800) 233-0187.
94. The Notepad 386SX-20 leather notebook computer: Designed with the discriminating executive in mind. Comes with a matching portfolio case; a 9600-/2400-bps fax/modem; a 40-, 60-, or 80MB internal hard drive; and more. List price (with a 40MB hard drive), $2,499, Lighthorse Technolo- gies, 4105 Tolowa Street, San Diego, Caiifornia 92117; (800) 443-3446 or (619) 270-7399. More Stuff If you want to see more gift ideas in the entertainment area, check out "The Top 25," the entertainment fea- ture in this issue, and Test Lab for multimedia products. When All Else Fails . . . Ask the sales associates at your local computer store if gift certificates are available. Also, check with resellers who normally put out catalogs that show you what they have in stock. Q Now! Experience the electronics behind the MIDI revolution as you build your own computer-controlled music center Only NRl's innovative, at-home training in Electronic Music Technology ves

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    COMPUTE'S SharePak disk contains thie best of shareware— handpicked and tested by our staff— to complement this montti's focus. You'll sample entertainment, learning, and home office software at a great savings. Each SharePak disk includes tw/o to five programs plus complete documentation for one low price: $5.95 for 5%-inch disk $6.95 for 3 '/2-inch disk For even more savings, Subscribe to SharePak and receive COMPUTE'S SuperShell FREE! For a limited time, you can subscribe to COfvlPUTE's SharePak and save more than 37% off the regular cost of the disks— plus get COMPUTE'S SuperShell FREE. W\lh a one-year paid subscription, you'll get • A new 3V2- or S'A-inch disk delivered to your home every month • Savings of over 37% off the regular disk prices • Advance notices of COMPUTE special offers • COMPUTE'S SuperShell at no additional cost! Subscribe for a year at the special rates of $59.95 for 5'/4-inch disks and $64.95 for 3y2-inch disks — and get COMPUTE'S SuperShell FREE! COMPUTES SuperShell requires DOS 3.0 or higher. Disks available onl/ lor IBM PC and compatibles. Offer good while supplies last. For Single Disks Please indicate how many disks of each format you would tike: 5'/4-inch at $5.95 VA-inch at $6.95 This month's disk

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To com- pete with the likes of Lotus, a spreadsheet must give cur- rent Lotus users a reason to switch and new users a rea- son to forgo buying the prod- uct long considered the indus- try standard. Quattro Pro 4.0 succeeds here by taking an al- ready powerful and easy-to- use application to new heights. Pull-down menus, a mouse option, a WYSIWYG dis- play, and powerful graphing capabilities combine with oth- er special features to make Quattro stand as tall as — or tall- er than — the competition. Borland followed the lead of the Windows spread- sheets: Quattro now sports SpeedBar, an enhanced point-and-click selection bar for frequently used com- mands. So if you have a mouse, you can use the SpeedBar to avoid having to move through the menus to complete common tasks. All the most often used spread- sheet tasks appear on the SpeedBar, but you can cus- tomize the bar if you need to change or add a command. Quattro actually comes with two SpeedBars. The gen- eral-purpose SpeedBar, avail- able in Ready mode, allows you to copy, erase, move, or format a cell and to do a num- ber of other tasks such as de- leting or inserting a row or col- umn. The inclusion of the @SUM function on the Speed- Bar is quite handy. To add a 84 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 column of numbers, all you need to do is place the cursor in the cell where you want the ©SUM function and then click on the SUM button. Quat- tro adds all the numbers imme- diately above the cell you've selected — and it works the same way if you want to add a row of numbers. The second SpeedBar is available only in Edit mode and is designed to assist in ed- iting formulas. Although it's not as useful as the Speed- Bar found in Ready mode, many users will find the Edit mode SpeedBar a welcome addition. Essentially, each SpeedBar sports a series of 15 macros. You can define 2 macros in Ready mode and 3 in Edit mode; the remaining macros in each mode are predefined. However, if you'd like, you can rewrite any of the prede- fined macros. Making modifi- cations to the SpeedBars is easy, as long as you're famil- iar with Quattro's macro lan- guage. Fortunately, the pack- age includes a manual that exclusively deals with func- tion and macro commands. If you're unfamiliar with spreadsheet macros, you'll find the whole macro process a bit intimidating. But if you're willing to take some time to re- view the commands of the pre- defined macros and make use of the tables included in the manual, you'll overcome your apprehension and begin to appreciate the conven- ience of creating your own. Re- member to use the Update menu option to save your changes whenever you cus- tomize something within Quat- tro, for Quattro doesn't remind you to save changes to your default setting. In addition to its Speed- Bars, Quattro now has pull- down menus and all their con- veniences. Just as in Lotus 1- 2-3, you simply press the slash key to activate Quattro's menus, Many of the most fre- quently used tasks are intui- live if you're familiar with ba- sic spreadsheet operations. li^ost experienced users will i5f)t, though, for keyboard con- trol of the menus. Quattro has no trouble sens- ing the presence of a mouse. If no mouse is present, the SpeedBar is absent. If you connect a mouse, you can use the keyboard or the mouse to make selections. All users, though — with or with- out a mouse — will have to wade through multiple menus and submenus to complete many important tasks not in- cluded on the SpeedBar. For example, although the op- tions are easy to understand, you must make a minimum of four selections to define a sin- gle cell as currency. If your system includes EGA or VGA. you'll be able to take advantage of Quattro's nicely styled WYSIWYG display. This option lets you see exactly what will print — even the fonts, boxes, lines, graphs, and oth- er features you may have add- ed to your spreadsheet. Whiie it's a valuable feature, the WY- SIWYG display slows the spreadsheet screen updates and the movement of the cur- sor; it also is hard to read on a VGA gray-scale notebook com- puter. Borland realized these inconveniences and made the WYSIWYG display an option, not a standard feature. Most us- ers will find it best to do their spreadsheet work in a stan- dard text mode and move to WYSIWYG only when needed. Creating attractive spread- sheets is easy, since Quattro comes With eight type styles predefined. Equally impor- tant, though, is the ability to de- fine your most-used styles. Two heading styles come pre- defined in the program, but you'll probably want to define your own — another task that's easily accomplished. One of the reasons so many spreadsheet users chose Lotus 1-2-3 in the past was to be assured of compat- ibility with other spreadshieet users. Borland long ago ad- dressed that concern. As with all its predecessors, Quat- tro Pro 4.0 can easily load files from a variety of other pro- grams. You simply retrieve or open a file, and Quattro trans- lates it for you. Saving files in another format is as easy as using the appropriate file ex- tension. Quattro's graphing capabili- ties have always been compet- itive, but now they are out- standing. Quattro now boasts what Borland calls intelligent graphs. Essentially, these graphs give you the ability to perform specific statistical analysis on a series of data and then graph the results. Plus. Borland has replaced some Quattro menus with dia- log boxes to make it easier for you to set multiple options. If soiving complex what-ifs is your bag, you'll find the new Optimizer menu useful. The Optimizer lets you preselect the results of a formula; Quat- tro then will change the appro- priate cell values to achieve the desired results. Other new features include special copy, custom @ functions, formula protection, and improved net- work support. If you've never used or been exposed to a spread- sheet, you'll need to take some time to learn to use the power of any spreadsheet you choose, First-time users will find there's more here than seems imaginable and will be discovering new ways to access Quattro's power to do more all the time. Experienced users will find that Borland has included many features they'd only ex- pect to find in a Windows prod- uct. If you've been consider- ing moving to Windows just so you can move up to the next generation of spread- sheets, you'll be pleasantly sur- prised with Quattro Pro 4.0. The original Quattro Pro was well worth its $495 price. This new DOS version is much more robust and fea- ture rich, yet it will still run with just 512K RAM and a hard drive. It has all the op- tions and abilities we've come to expect from a spread- sheet, While Lotus 1-2-3 is no slouch, given a choice, I'd choose Quattro Pro as DOS spreadsheet. Circle Reader Service Number 302 IBM PC or compatible, 51 2K RAM (640K recommemfed), EGA or VGA for WYSIWYG capabilitv, hard dish with GMB Iree— $495 BORLAND P.O. Box 660001 Scotts Vatley, CA 95067 (800) 331-0877 my DECEMBER 1992 COMPUTE 85 PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY David Abels Using a statistical software pacltage can lead to strategic planning and a lietter bottom line for your business. STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT Most people would probably say that statistics has no place in the real world of inven- tories, sales, and bottom lines. But what if the numbers derived from data you already have on hand could help you get more return on your invest- ment dollars? 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If you are an air-condition- ing service company, for exam- ple, you may want to know your catchment, or the geo- graphic area in which your cus- tomers fall. To figure your catch- ment, you can draw a scatter diagram based on customer ZIP codes showing your mar- ket penetration in various geo- graphical areas. By pulling this information from your ac- counting database and import- ing it into a statistical pack- age, you can determine wheth- er, for example, advertising in more local periodicals would serve your needs better than an ad in the city newspaper. Once you've placed your ads, if you've coded them you'll be able to accurately evaluate their effectiveness. Statistics can help small manufacturers with quality con- trol. Say you publish software. If you want to keep track of how well your staff is packing the materials in the boxes, you can regularly take a sample of your product, enter the inde- pendent variables, such as day of the week, hour of the day, number of workers, and rate of production, and the dependent variable: the num- ber of mistakes made. Run a statistical analysis, and you'll be able to determine which of these most powerfully affect shipment quality. Wouldn't it be interesting to know that when a certain man- ager or worker is on vacation or sick, productivity and quali- ty improve? Or that certain workers always take sick leave on Monday? A statistical analysis could help you deter- mine where the deadwood is — and where the rotten apples are — in your organization. While a college course in sta- tistics (dreaded as it might be) can help you to interpret the re- sults obtained from these sta- tistical packages, it's not a re- quirement. 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These days, any- body with the financial savvy to buy and sell se- curities without a broker's advice can trade stocks, bonds, options, certifi- cates of deposit, and mu- tual funds online, cutting out the broker's fee and saving big bucks, i You can play the game two ways: Either place your trade through the online service to which you already sub- scribe — PRODIGY, CompuServe, GEnie, America Online, and Dow Jones News/Retrieval ail offer online brokerage capabilities — or invest in an off-the-shelf software program like Reality Technologies' Smart In- vestor by Money Mag- azine or MECA Soft- ware's Fidelity On-line Xpress, both of which sell for under $100. The savings can be substantial— as much as several hundred dollars on a single trade, de- pending or> the size of your order. For example, Personal Control Finan- cial Network (PCFN), the online brokerage service offered on PRODIGY, charges commissions as low as $45 for a trade of 200 shares priced at $25 a share. That's $81 less than you'd ordinarily pay a full-service broker who might try to sell you stocks you don't want to buy. Plus there's no monthly service charge. Some brokerage services that also take orders over the phone — such as Fidelity and Charles Schwab— offer 10 per- cent off their already dis- counted rates to cus- tomers who trade by modem. "Online trading is more objective," says Bruce Lowry, 62, a retired North Hollywood, California, MIS (Management Information Systems) director who switched from a full-serv- ice broker to PCFN about a year ago. "It's also about half the price." A good deal? You bet. But there's a catch. Though the online ser- vices often charge lower rates than telephone bro- kers, most of them tack on some sort of access fee— either to dial up the brokerage service, to log on to the online system SER^ PORTFOUO r?^{vv> S} f^g^ you By Roscdind R^nidc ; getting broker while your Ml-service broicer W^iM:^'. gets richer? if you Icitow what you're doing^i^ i^ you can save money l>y trading online. Painting By David Wilcox g; ■55i?.4'-'irj;$3f»e w Ai that offers it, or to download the finan- cial data needed to make an intelli- gent trading decision in the first place. When you phone in an order {assum- ing it's a local call or an 800 number), accessing your broker is free. Plus, even though mistakes are less likely when you type your orders directly into your PC than when you place them verbally, foul-ups can happen online, too, some users warn. Timing Is Everything "I've [earned] a Ph.D. cunn laude in the school of hard knocks when it comes to [online] brokers," says Sandy Schupper, from Venom, Penn- sylvania, an experienced user of online trading services who now sticks to offline brokerage firms. "When they make an error, you eat it. This has cost me thousands of dollars. In one case, I called in an order at 6:14 a,m. Pacific time, and they entered it at 6:39 a.m. Then, they refused to make it good, saying this was a reasonable period of time [in which to execute the order]." Delays can happen with full-service brokers, too, but one of the selling points of online brokerages is that they are sup- posed to be fast. Despite experiences like Schup- per's, online trading seems to be catching on. Richard Brueckner, man- aging director of Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette Secunties, the New York bro- kerage firm that manages PRODIGY'S PCFN service, concedes that online trading got off to a slow start in the 19805 but estimates that today more than 100,000 people trade stocks online. Though this represents only a tiny fraction of the roughly 20 million Amehcans who buy and sell securities each year, the number of online traders is growing fast. PCFN has grown eightfold over the last two years and now handles about 1000 trades a day, according to Brueckner. Besides low prices, "there's also the element of convenience," Brueckner says. "This is the kind of service where you can make an in- vestment decision after reading Barron's and the New York Times on Sunday afternoon and then forget about it," Even so, Brueckner concedes, on- line trading is not for everyone. "This is designed for people who want to make their own investment decisions," he says. 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Or click on the Trade Assist button at the top of the screen, and a series of pop-up windows will explain each choice and describe each step as you go along. If you want to change an instruction before submitting the order, simply move the cursor up to the item and make the new selection. When your order is ready, choose Recap to open a window with a summary for your re- view, then choose Send to PCFN to execute your purchase or sale. Once your trade is completed, an online execution report will show you the price quoted, the number of shares traded, the commission cost, the total amount to be settled, the settlement date, and any funds that are due. Here's a sampling of what's out there and how much it costs: • For the same $12.95 a month you'd pay to subscribe to PRODIGY, you can access online brokerage services, too. There's no monthly charge to trade stocks, bonds, options, mutual funds, or CDs through PRODIGY'S PCFN, and there are no hourly con- nect charges, either, PCFN is simple to use — it shares PRODIGY'S user- friendly interface — and offers instant, online trade confirmation and market analysis from the Wall Street firm that runs the service. Rates are low, too: $40 for a stock or option trade of under $2,500, and $50 for most Treasury bonds. Heavy traders can qualify for frequent-trader discounts by racking up $1,000 or more in PCFN brokerage commissions over a 12- month period. • CompuServe offers three online trading options: Quick & Reilly, Spear & Rees, and E-Trade Securities. All are discount brokers, though E-Trade charges the lowest rates by far — $29 on any trade of 100 shares or less, and there is no additional connect charge beyond what you normally pay to be on CompuServe. 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It's the only major online service devoted to providing the infor- mation people need in order to make money. • Smart Investor by Money Magazine ($99.99) is a new software program by the people who brought you Wealth- Builder. It's ideal for the investor who wants the convenience and cost sav- ings of trading online but also v/ants some hand-holding and portfolio man- agement. Using a four-step approach to investing, the program builds a per- sonal financial profiie based on your responses to a series of questions, then identifies the best investments based on your needs and lets you buy the appropriate stocks, bonds, mutual funds, CDs, and money market funds online. If you prefer to have mutual funds, CDs, and money markets sug- gested, it will identify investments that match your profile. Once you've built your portfolio, the program alerts you to changes in the market, investment performance, and new investment opportunities every time you log on. Smart Investor also gives you a choice of discount brokers — PCFN, which PRODIGY offers, or Quick & Reilly, which is also available on Com- puServe and America Online. There's a $9,95 fiat monthly usage fee for the basic service, which includes updates to the mutual fund, CD, and money market databases as well as unlimited access to online brokerage and other services such as stock quotes, invest- ment alerts, and portfolio updates. The first month of online service is free. For $8 more per month, you can get stock and bond updates plus historical pric- ing charts and graphs. • Fidelity On-line Xpress ($89.95), an- other new software product, was created by Fidelity Brokerage Services, the giant Boston brokerage house, in conjunction with MECA Software, the publisher of the popular Managing Your Money program. With Fidelity On-iine, you can place orders direct to the exchanges, access real- time quotes, track the market with research, news updates, and screen- ing services from Dow Jones News/Retrieval, Telescan, and Stan- dard & Poor's MarketScope. and download your investment, income, and tax data into Managing Your Money for further analysis. To make trading easier, the program also offers pu!l-down menus, a Windows-like interface, mouse support, and help screens. As with the Schwab service, there's also a 10-percent discount on Fideiity's already discounted commis- sions. There are no hourly access fees or monthly charges. Which One's for You? Which online brokerage option you choose will probably depend on how often you trade and how comfortable you are with making your own invest- ment decisions. If you're market savvy and already subscribe to an online service, it's probably a good idea to use the broker offered by that service rather than pay extra fees to save a few dollars elsewhere. Investors who want soup-to-nuts portfolio manage- ment may be better off with one of the new software programs or simply stay- ing with a full-service broker, while heavy traders who know their way around a computer ought to consider CompuServe's E-Trade. Another advantage to online trading is the weaith of information you cart get just by logging on. If you've got a modem hooked up to your personal computer, there's a treasure trove of financial help and information as close as a phone call away — stock quotes, company balance sheets, financial analysts' reports and predictions, Depending on what you're looking for and how much you're willing to spend to get it, you can download data that's the envy of any Wall Street pro. And, like the financial professionals, you can use this information to spot a hot stock, plan for your retirement or just keep track of how your money's doing. If, on the other hand, you trade only rarely and feel more comfortable talk- ing to a human being, it's probably less trouble just to call your broker on the phone. Personal attention is your broker's stock in trade. That's why you pay the big bucks. Remember, the risks you take trad- ing online are your own. Never invest money you can't afford to lose. And if you need expert advice, you need a professional portfolio manager. 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Also the great anticipator, Asimov used science fiction and, frequently, nonfiction to explore the ramifications of sci- entific and technological advances. He laid the ground- work for much modern think- ing about robotics, among oth- er topics. Naturally, as a sci- ence-fiction writer and an educator, he speculated about the role of computers in education. Much to our loss, Asimov died this past April. Fortunate- ly, though, one of his final pro- jects married his talents for ex- planation with those of an equally talented group of soft- ware designers, artists, and programmers. The result, Isaac Asimov's Science Adven- ture, is a delight. It's an odd delight in some ways: Asimov wasn't the most visual of writers, and his books tend to consist of page after page of lively text with minimal illustration. Illustra- tion in Science Adventure, though, carries a great deal of weight. Indeed, illustrative DECEMBER W92 '}* material occupies the majority of the default screen, with Asi- mov's text boxed beside it. Such placement does not di- minish the role of Asimov's text: This is one program de- signed for reading as well as viewing. The program's inter- face is thoughtful and effi- cient; even young users should be able to find their way around the program quick- ly. A result of careful design, the documentation is kept to a pleasing minimum, much of it consisting of reminders that there's no "right" or "wrong" way to use the program. This is an important point. As the designers stress, this is an adventure, almost an ed- ucational software toy. While there are some clever games and quizzes included in the program, it otherwise carries no curricular agenda. Rather, Science Adventure serves as a sort of intellectual play- ground, a place where you can allow your curiosity full rein to explore the history of science, darting here and there at will. The program offers several ways to dart. It proclaims it- self "multimedia without CD- ROfvl," and it comes close to living up to its billing. While there is no animation or video in the program, there is a large database of illustrations, and there are interactive maps and time lines. Click on a country, time, or picture, and the program jumps to the appropriate section of Asi- mov's text to explain what you're looking at or what was going on in a particular disci- pline at a particular time. The text sections can be printed. All of the major scientific dis- oiplines are covered here: physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, space and earth sciences, ecology, and technology. The program's in- terface allows for the explora- tion of a single discipline over the course of its develop- ment, or you can mingle the disciplines and watch them evolve side by side through- out the world. Thus, we can see the Industrial Revolution getting under way in England, while we're simultaneously ex- amining the development of science and technology in oth- er parts of the world. The program offers several methods of navigation. In ad- dition to the geographical and time-line approaches, there's a lovely image of an old-fashioned card catalog for those v/ho prefer an alpha- betical approach. Click on a letter, and you receive a break- down of all the categories of in- formation available under that letter. This is very much a chro- nological program — and that's very much an Asimovi- an touch. We arrive at a sur- vey of present knov^fledge on- ly after thoroughly establish- ing and examining its back- ground. Thus, an Asimov book ostensibly about qua- sars might begin thousands of years ago when humans first began looking at the sky. The dilemma, if you can call it that, of the interactive ap- proach to Asimov's material is that there's no single begin- ning place. While the material is linked and cross-refer- enced, those links could be made more overt. I'd like to see another windovif added to the screen, one that shows clearly the links, into past and future, of each advancement. In his books and essays, Asi- mov controlled both form and function: You read from begin- ning to end. Reading from soft- ware is more like reading by way of an index, making it easy to miss important points and congruences. Asimov's text sections are superb. His prose is as clear and straightforward as ever, The miniessays in Science Adventure pack a great deal of information into the fewest possible words, always with an emphasis on clarity and insight. You could take any of the text sections as a mod- el of how science writing should be done. Technically, Science Adven- ture is well produced and im- pressive. It occupies seven or so megabytes of hard disk space, yet it installs on a 386 in under ten minutes, I wouldn't want to run Science Adventure on anything less than a fast 386 system with VGA graphics, and even on such systems the program oc- casionally slows down. Much of the storage space is used for an enormous and impressive database of illustra- tions and pictures. These are judiciously chosen, combin- ing historical Illustration, tech- nical illustration, and superb scientific photography. Here, VGA pays off handsomely Sound support is well man- aged, accommodating all of the major boards. For the most part, the sounds, music, and spoken words enhance the program, although you have to wonder how Asimov would feel about the opening music. The overture for Sci- ence Adventure is, ironically "Also Sprach Zarathustra," that anthem so closely associ- ated with 2001: A Space Od- yssey, the masterwork of Asi- mov's beloved friend and friendly rival, Arthur C, Clarke. The program can be oper- ated from the keyboard, but I'd say that a mouse is essen- tial. Keyboard control is slow and difficult, but navigating with a mouse is easy. The program's documenta- tion offers instructions for launching Science Adventure from Windows, but I found that an uneasy fit at best. Sci- ence Adventure is best run as a stand-alone program from the DOS prompt'. It's also best run as an ad- junct to more traditional meth- ods of learning about sci- ence, Asimov once wrote a marvelous little story, called "The Fun They Had," about the future of electronic educa- tion and the abandonment of older tools. You might look that story up as you play with Science Adventure. While no home with a com- puter should be without Isaac Asimov's Science Adventure, no home should be without Asi- mov's New Guide to Science, Asimov's Biographicai History of Science and Technology, Tile Human Brain, The Hu- man Body, Understanding Physics, and as many more of the master's books as your shelves can support. Use the computer program as a spring- board to launch you into the unequaled pleasures of read- ing Isaac Asimov. O circle Reader Service Number 301 IBM PC and compaNbles, VGA monitor, and hard disk with at ieast 8MB free— $79.95 KNOWLEDGE ADVENTURE 4502 t}yer St. La Crescenta, CA 91214 (800) 542-4240 DECEMBER 1992 COMPUTE 99 PATHWAYS Steven Anzovin No more primaries, debates, conventions. campaigns, or any of ttiat old. time-consuming, expensive. boring political rigamarote. DIGITAL DEMOCPA'^v "Don't forget. Voting is on after 'Simpsons: The Next Gener- ation,'" remarked my wife as I recycied tine dishes. "Who's running tonight?" my daughter asked. "Oh, it's for the presidency again, dear," said my wife. "You know that the first Tues- day of every month is presi- dent's night." "Did they teach you in school yet about the 29th Amendment?" 1 asked, hoping to squeeze in a little American history lesson in the kitchen while the kids recharged the dog's batteries. "You l<;now, the Declaration of Digital Inde- pendence, the Voters' Rebel- lion, and all that? When the American Patriotic Conglomer- ate— the Perot Data Party, Newvideo, Turner/Whittle, Mc- Doulpia-Busch, and LottoNet — got together to create the world's first instant electronic voting network?" My son chuckled. "Dad, please. They don't teach AmHist in schooi anymore." After dinner we all trooped into the vidroom. We don't have much of a setup, just the standard 5- x 10-foot high- definition screen with a dozen ISDN feeds and an AppleCray controller. Bart's grandchil- dren were up to their usual an- tics on center screen, but no one paid much attention. My daughter got on the right- hand screen with a few of her friends to play the latest Newvideo game, the one where Super Zeppo decides whether to run for the presiden- cy while hungry PACs try to gobble him up. Along the way the kids answer questions about the weekly family expen- ditures; if your mom or dad has bought Newvideo prod- ucts, you earn extra games. My son took the left-hand screen to browse through to- night's preteen voting roster. He seemed to be especially in- terested in the details of the Na- tional Skateboard and Sneak- er Rights Act. My wife, mean- while, was playing the Instant Law Lotto numbers according to a system she'd worked out involving our PIN numbers. Since the Cray could generate a billion or so PIN variations every second, she felt we stood a reasonable chance of winning at least a small prize. The winners don't get cash, like in the old days; they get votes instead. I could see that the jackpot was up to nearly 200 million votes, enough to determine the fate of every leg- islative action pending tonight. I remembered one night two years back, when a grand- prize winner forced through a law banning sex. Luckily the next week's winner — .._., overturned that one. At9:00 sharp, cen- ter screen flashed a waving American flag. "Welcome to America's Elec- tronic Town Meet- ing," said the simulated voice of Don Pardo, "brought to you by APC. the folks that say, 'It's up to you!"' That corny Rea- gan simulation gave the open- ing monologue again. Every- one groaned, but it was all part of the ritual, and we really wouldn't have it any other way. After that came the text of all nine party platforms; the words scrolled by so fast that I simply captured them for later, knowing no one was like- ly to have the time to read any of it. Then the kids joysticked in their votes for video of the week, junk food of the week, and so on; as each vote was cast, eager product managers in stores from sea to shining sea rushed to fill their waiting shelves with cases of the win- ning products. Finally, it was time for the main event. The nine presiden- tial candidates flashed on the screen all at once, giving their 15-second spiels about what they would do for the country in the coming month. At the same moment, the phones be- gan ringing with calls from poll- sters, and all four fax ma- chines began to spew reams of position papers, press re- leases, vote sweepstakes tick- ets, and direct mail asking us to open accounts in each par- ty's name. "Daddy!" the kids yelled. "You forgot to turn off the fax- es again!" "Sorry," I said. "I'll clean up later. Here comes the vote." We all stood in anticipation with our infrared Vote Re- motes at the ready With one press of the button, we and 300 million other red-blooded Americans would determine the fate (and marketing plans) of the free world — for the next month, at least. No more Con- gress, Supreme Court, prima- ries, debates, conventions, campaigns, or any of that old, time-consuming, expensive, boring political rigmarole. As the choices again flashed on the screen, our thumbs did their patriotic duty Democracy in action. □ 100 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 Impressions MULTIMEDIA PC David English CD-ROM TOGO KEC's portable GO-ROM drive is hilly MPC- compatible, but weighs aniy 2.2 pounds. CD-ROM is finally catching on. Early returns from our most recent readership survey indicate tfiat about 20 percent of our readers have CD-ROIVl drives. That's up from about 3 percent just a year ago. That means a lot of you al- ready know about the limita- tions of the technology Fore- most is the inability to use your new CD-ROM software on a PC without a CD-ROM drive. If your PC at work has a CD- ROM drive but your PC at home doesn't, you can't use your CD-ROMs at home. Also, it's nearly impossible to use your CD-ROMs with a laptop or portable computer. Wouldn't it be great if you could use your CD-ROMs on any PC? There is an option for lap- tops and other slotless PCs. SCSI adapters plug into your parallel port and give you both a SCSI port and a pass- through parallel port. Since most CD-ROM drives use a SCSI interface, you can plug most external or portable CD- ROM drives into a SCSI adapt- er. Unfortunately if you have a standard parallel port, you'll only be able to read data at about two-thirds the standard data-transfer rate (about lOOK per second, rather than 150K per second}. If you have a bidirectional parallel port, like the ones found on many Toshiba lap- tops, you can pick up some ex- tra speed with two new SCSI adapters: the T348 MiniSCSI Pius (Trantor Systems, 5415 Randall Place, Fremont, Cali- fornia 94538-3151; 510-770- 1400; $229) and the AL-1000 (Always Technology, 31336 Via Colinas, Suite 101, Wes- tlake Village, California 91362; 818-597-1400; $199). The same two models perform even better — in fact, about as fast as a card- based SCSI adapt- er— if you have a computer with the new EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port). The best answer for laptops would be a built-in SCSI interface. Then you could easily add as many as seven SCSI devices to your lap- top, including CD- ROM drives and ad- ditional hard drives. Currently only NEC offers a laptop with a SCSI connector. Now that you have a way to add a CD-ROM drive to your laptop, what about sound? There's the rub — you can't use the parallel port to do both at the same time. Media Vision of- fers the excellent Audioport, which plugs into the parallel port — in effect adding a sound card to any laptop. But it doesn't get along with the par- allel-port SCSI adapters. If you could use both, you could con- vert your laptop into a multime- dia PC (MPC). As it stands now, you'll have to choose one or the other— CD-ROM or sound — or resort to a bulky ex- pansion unit. You can still use the many CD-ROM applications that don't need sound, or you can use your SCSI adapter as a quick way to move a CD-ROM drive from one desktop PC to another, If you have a sound card in your computer both at work and at home, you could buy a portable CD-ROM drive with a parallel-port SCSI adapt- er and set up both machines as MFCs. One of the best designed and most versatile of the new portable CD-ROM drives is NEC's CDR-37 (NEC Technol- ogies, 1255 Michael Drive, Wood Dale, Illinois 60191 : 708- 860-9500; S449). It's fully MPC compliant with an average 450- millisecond access time, a 150K-per-second data-transfer rate, and 64K of cache memo- ry Best of all, it weighs only 2.2 pounds (or 3 pounds with the optional battery pack), It's small and can easily fit into many laptop cases along with the laptop, You can buy the drive with any of four interface kits (XT/AT card— $539, PS/2 card— $598, parallel-to-SCSI adapter — $559, or Macintosh connector — $485), or you can buy the drive and interface kits separately. You can equip all your computers with interface kits and move the drive from computer to computer. I've spent several weeks car- rying the CDR-37 between my home and office. While not as fast as NEC's new MultiSpin CD-ROM drives (these speed demons have a 2B0-millisec- ond access time and 300K- per-second data-transfer rate), the NEC portable han- dled well all but the most de- manding data (we're talking full-motion video, which can choke even the fastest drives}. I'd recommend it to anyone who needs a reliable and portable CD-ROM drive. For now it's a real effort to bring multimedia to slotless com- puters. Maybe someday all com- puters will have the necessary SCSI and audio circuitry built right into the machine. D 102 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 Interact with dozens of unique characters, each with their own personalities — and alibis Use the detailed overhead map of 1888 London to identify your next sleuthing location i Refer to Dr, Watson's journal for a detailed record of your investigation • Use your laboratory at 221B Baker Street to analyze clues • Classically-scored soundtrack with over 30 original themes • Digitized voice and sound effects (soundboard required) tB^fer^fgf \fi'*i>iiristii}mfliit u ered behin
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You know the price of failure is death. But you are no ordinary hero — your name is Hercules. And your mission is no ordinary quest: to attain godhood and immortality. Gods, by Bitmap Brothers, is a game which combines many of the best aspects of adventure games in an ar- cade-game environment, in- cluding puzzles, shortcuts, secret rooms, treasure chests, and keys not seen in most other arcade games. All these plus communication, character interaction, hints, and a limited save-game utili- ty combine to make Gods a very effective and enjoyable hybrid adventure-arcade game that must be played to be appreciated. The side- and top-scrolling display of the City of Legends has a third-person perspec- tive that shows your muscle- bound Hercules and the mon- sters within the stone Greco- Roman maze. At the bottom of the display are several win- dows which show the number of lives you have remaining, guardian and character ener- gy levels, the item inventory, the point score, a message scroll box, and the amount of gold you've collected. The amount of energy remain- ing in your current life is shown as the fullness of a beaker. The city is divided into four sections: the city proper, the temple, the labyrinth, and the undenworld. Each section is di- vided into three worlds, and each world may be com- posed of multiple levels. Suc- cess in traversing the levels in- volves a combination of throw- ing the correct switches and levers, collecting the correct ar- tifacts, and killing off all of the monsters — all within the time allotted and with the least dam- age to your character. Extra lives, more powerful protec- tion, and more powerful weap- onry are the rewards of the cor- rect sequence of play. Within the city you must de- feat many enemies, which can appear out of thin air, ac- companied by a flash of light. The basic monster types come in many interesting and varied somatotypes and weap- ons capabilities, making com- bat an interesting, ever-chang- ing occupation. They are of four basic types: killers, fliers, thieves, and guardians. Gods is a game of plan- ning, not just a game of knee- jerk reflexes. You must locate switches and determine their functions via experimentation. The game's limited save- game resources require you to repeat portions of the maze over and over again, un- til you find the ultimate path through each city section. Like an adventure game, Gods has progression and re- ward puzzles. Progression puz- zles aid or hinder your ad- vancement to the next level; reward puzzles provide you with better weapons, protec- tion, and life power. To solve the puzzles, you'll have to get the right keys for the right doors and be able to select the correct path through the mazes. A message scroll box at the bottom of the display an- nounces the ultimate goal of a set of puzzles and offers hints to solving puzzles or ex- plains the effects of artifacts. Determining the meaning of these messages is the source of another puzzle. Gods has an inventory, an- other adventure-game fea- ture, The three-item Inventory holds items such as keys and other artifacts. Items in Gods 104 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 have an existence of their own. When they're dropped, they appear on the city floor. If a thief picks them up, they can be retrieved later when the thief is killed. Over 30 distinct types of ar- tifacts, including six different types of keys, are hidden in Gods. There are also many types of weapons, artifacts of protection, magic potions, and weapons' arcs, which control the trajectory of the thrown weapons. As with characters in other adventure games, Her- cules needs to know what to discard and what to keep. Many items disappear when used and so don't take up room in the small three-item in- ventory. IVIost gems add to the gold counter. Food replaces lost energy. A shop appears at the half- way point and the end of each level. Some weapons, ar- mor, food, weapon arcs, and other artifacts will perform spe- cific tasks better than others. Some weapons kill monsters effectively but do little dam- age to the breakable blocks. Your choice of weapons will ul- timately affect your ability to successfully traverse the dan- gers that lie ahead, Potions have many effects, such as increase in health, weapon potency, and de- fense effectiveness. Those ac- quired in shops act different- ly than ones found in the city, providing an additional set of strategic choices. Shop po- tions can be saved as inven- tory items that are dropped from the inventory when used; city potions take effect on contact with Hercules. Gods incorporates a new system called the Player Mon- itor mode. This mode keeps track of your skill level, mak- ing the game easier for the un- initiated and more difficult for the skillful. Clever solutions and skillful maneuvers reap higher rewards, while the inex- perienced player is encour- aged to improve in a less le- thal environment. Player fvlon- itor mode ensures that every game is different, since most of us don't perform with the precision of a computer. Upon your successful com- pletion of a world, the pro- gram constructs a personal- ized code for you. By input- ting the code later, you can re- turn to the beginning of the next world with the Player f\/lon- itor mode reactivated at exact- ly the same level as when you left the game. Gods is differ- ent from other code-based save games in that it remem- bers and lists the codes on the startup screen, thus elimi- nating the need for you to keep notes. The interface can be most effectively controiled by a joys- tick, but it's also supported by a keyboard option. Joystick control is somewhat awkward and takes time to get used to. Keys allow you to pause or es- cape to the operating system. For selecting items in the shop or inputting alphabetical characters, the mouse and keyboard would've been a more effective combination, but the developers chose not to sup'port it. Tine numeric key- pad is active for inputting the copy-protection code, a four- digit number recovered from a nearly illegible red code card. The graphics in Gods are crisp and tight, dazzling the eye and somehow seeming to squeeze out more than 16 col- ors from its 16-color VGA pal- ette. Animation is incredibly smooth, with the monsters glid- ing along the screen without a hitch. The theme music was composed by Nation Xll's John Fox, a former member of the popular European band Ul- travox. Renegade, which pro- duced the game with Bitmap Brothers, is a founding partner with Rhythm King Records, which produced the music in its studios. Sound effects show the same professional or- igins and are used sparingly to great effect. Gods is much more than just another arcade game. By combining some of the best el- ements of adventure games in an attractive arcade-game format, it transcends the fast- reflex arena and becomes a game of intellect. It joins oth- er Bitmap Brothers award-win- ning games as an innovation that goes beyond earlier hits. You won't want to miss it. n Circle Reader Service Number 303 IBM PC or compatible (12- MHz 80286 or faster); 640K RAM; 18-color EGA, MCGA, or VGA; 1.2MB 5%-mch or 1.44MB 3y2-inch high-density floppy drive and hard drive; supports Ad Ub, Sound Blaster, Roland (Roland has special soundtrack), and compatible cards; joystick optional— $39.95 KOKAMI 900 Deerfleld Pkwy. Buffato Grove, IL 60089 (708) 215-5100 DECEMBER 1992 COMPUTE 105 GAMEPLAY Paul C. Schuytema UP AGAINST THE WALL It's 3:00 a.m., and you've just rammed full speed into the brick wall that designers work so hard to build into their games: the unstoppable oppo- nent or the unsolvable puzzle. After committing hours to the game, you've reached an ob- struction that seems impossi- ble to overcome. Computer games are tough (they have to be to justify the cost), and as we get better and better at anticipating Computer games are lough. Game BUblislters work hard buifdiflg traps and obstacles to stop you in your tracks. But every game has a solution. There are ways to hurdle that wall. what's coming, the game pub- lishers work harder at creating more challenging puzzles and burlier opponents. And in this spiraling climb of difficulty, there has to be some friction. Don't hate the game. You wouldn't have bought it if you thought it was going to be easy. Every game has a solu- tion (at least, I'd like to think so), no matter how cryptic or convoluted, and there are ways to hurdle that wall. The first thing you should ask yourself when you hit the wall is, "Am I on track, or is this a dead end?" If the game is a linear shoot- "em-up, then you know you have to overcome that obsta- cle to get any further. If it's an adventure game, the answer is trickier; you might have wan- dered into a blind alley If so, all you need to do is back up 106 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 and take another route. And if it's a simulation, you know it's just a matter of patience and learning the right skills before you put that F-16 down on the runway without crashing. The best way to get past the wall is to arm yourself with as much information as possi- ble. If you're playing a savable game, then play right up to your wall and save the game. Make a few copies of your saved game and settle down to experiment. Search for resources be- yond the game itself. Often, the game's manual contains a wealth of infor- mation. It's a great place to start looking for your solution. Some manuals have their own hint sections, while others will give infor- mation in the narrative intro- duction or in the fictional background material. It's worth a try Sometimes, the game itself will allow you to modify the par- ameters. Don't think of this as cheating, but as fact-finding. You're simply looking for the so- lution to a puzzle. If you change the parameters and solve your dilemma, you can set them back and recall for "honest" play a game you saved previously. Often, the game is in real- time, and you only have a few precious seconds. So take a snapshot. A screen capture util- ity is also great for this. You can tell a lot from a screen shot, especially if the screen is crowded like the one in Fal- con 3.0. If your video card has an out- put jack, hook up your VCR and record the last minutes be- fore you crumble. Think of your- self as a coach, evaluating the gameplay (Digital Vision and others make interfaces that convert VGA to composite vid- eo for videotaping.) Another good tactic is to get the game up and running and then have a friend run through the difficult part while you watch. fVlaybe you'll see something new. But watch out, If your friend breezes past your wall, your ego may be hurting for a long time. Often, if a game is popular enough, you can buy hint books that solve nearly all of your problems. Generally, the books are written with the frus- trated gamer in mind and or- ganized so that you can get the information you need with- out spoiling the game. Check out online resourc- es, too. Often, a local BBS will have a library of text file hints that you can download. Also, large networks such as GEnie and CompuServe have gam- ers' forums that provide the op- portunity to ask for specific help from people who have been there. CompuServe will also provide its members with contact numbers for the major game publishers. GEnie has a general RoundTable for com- puter game enthusiasts. Nowadays, it seems as if everybody's installing 900- number help lines. Electronic Arts has a 900 hint line which allows you to access any level of any game through a menu and your touch-tone phone. But don't forget that these help sessions can cost as much as a hint book. And at times the hints may be as cryp- tic as the puzzles themselves. Remember that these games have solutions. Some- times the answer is practice, and sometimes it's a little more complicated. If you need help, the resources are out there. Someone some- where has run into the same problem. You only need to track that person down. D IT WILL PUT MORE THAN HAIR ON YOUR CHEST So you didn't biiiig home a medal this past summer? Don't sweat it. The greatest name in sports simu- lations gives you another shot. Accolade's Summer Challenge'" pits you against tlie world's gi"eat- est athletes in eight remMkably realistic events. Represent volu^ country' in the hurdles, pole vault, high jump, cycling, kayaking, javelin, archeiy and equestrian events. Play by yourself or at a party— Summer Challenge allows up to 10 players to compete for the gold, silver or bronze. Why wait four more years? Get Summer Challenge no\v. Then show the world your treasure chest. To order, visit your favorite soft- iVGK retailer or call 1-800-245-7744. \ i^m~\i \ rirz The best in entertainment software." Neither Accolade nor this product is associated witli, or authorized by, the International Olympic Comminoe, Tne United States Olympic Committee or any similar orgarizalion for any other country. Summer Challenge is a trademark of Accolade, Inc. .©1992 Accolade, Inc, All rights reserved. circle Reader Service Number 202 PLAY BRIDGE WITH THE MASTER HIMSELF Omar Sharif On Bridge™ Imagine yourself at the tables of Monte Carlo, playinfi; bridge with the masters of the game.. .with Omar Sharif, world famous bridge columnist and card player, as your partner and personal tutor! Omar Sharif On Bridge™ is the world's first talking bridge game that features full VGA graphics, major sound board support, an on-disk tutorial, and an easy-to-use, point and click interface. You'll hear Omar Sharif congratulate you on a bold finesse, or suggest another lead if your game needs some fine-tuning. Full VGA graphics allow you to select from several types of card decks while the user- friendly interface makes bidding and playing fast and intuitive. Omar Sharif On Bridge's™ many features allow you complete control over the game. You can set up your own hands to practice slams, no trump hands, defensive play, or work on specific weaknesses of your game. Explore "What If?" scenarios with the "Take Back" and "Rebid" features. And with the on-disk tutorial, Omar Sharif On Bridge™ is the perfect way to learn to play the world's greatest card gamc.with Omar Sharif as your own personal tutor. Circle Reader Service Number 111
1994. . . ■ iigr:i. ■- , I ILilI^L t?j Hi MS-DOS Screens Pictured. Omar Sharif On Bridge™ includes: ■ VGA graphics ■ Digitized speech ■ From one to four people can play , or the computer can play by itself ■ Complete control over play with "Take Back" and "Rehid" ■ RfHulom deah or design your own hands ■ Switch hands and d\en replay them ■ Revecd any or all /lands at any time ■ Review bidding or display score at any time ■ Claim or concede tricks ■ Speed up or slow down play ■ On-disft tutorial ■ Novice mode for he^nners ■ Offers hints at your request when you're stuck. ■ Music for tnos t major sound boards ■ Printer confrol to firint out hands ■ Loading and .saving hands ■ Plitf much, mtich more'.j To order Omar Sharif On Bridge™ call 1-800-969-GAME. Available on MS-DOS compatible machines for $49.95. Coming soon on Windows, Macintosh, Enhanced CD and die Amiga. ®I99ICP So/tum-e. M ngiitj resmsd. Oma SkmfOi Bridge"'' is a iToiemflrk oflnieipky Pntduciions. MS-DOS, Wirafouis, iMocitiioj/i, Eithanced CD and Amiga art iraimarlcs o/liwir rejjMCDie cmjwrfaicmi. Interplj^y PRODUaiONS 1 7922 Fitch Avenue Irvine, Caiifosnia 92714 7U 553-6678 By David Sears Winter — a time for glowing hearths and lieirioom quilts and, for some of us, long eve- nings spent with mugs of cider and a cherished PC. This is most certainly the best time of year to play, tvlaybe you'll try a few games of Populous or Star Control, but if you're like most gamers, you look forward to Christmas and the frenetic activity of entertain- ment software houses, the must-have RPGs of summer and the hottest simu- lators of spring fade from memory now, lost in the swirl of new product announcements and the buzz of sea- sonal industry hype. But doubt remains. Did you miss something important this year? Probably. Over the last 12 months, digital entertainment took some tentative steps forward. In spite of the dual threat and promise of CD-ROM products, disk- based games continued to grow, both in megabytes and range of play. We stormed the stars and walked alternate earths; in most cases our journeys were limited only by the size of our hard drives. \A/e played in tree forts, and we solved mysteries worthy of Sherlock Holmes himself. Simula- tions made a strong showing against the more traditional hack-and-slash dungeon exploitation ventures; the philosophers in us all secretly re- joiced. And then, the lemmings came back. For computer owners with a little time to kill, here's a look at the high- lights of the last 12 months. With luck. some of these replayable beauties — though forgotten for the moment — still wait for you on the shelves of local software boutiques. Dune Better than the movie and somewhat shorter than the novel. Dune {from Virgin Games) proves that adaptations aren't always inferior to originals. As Paul Atreides, players mine life-pro- ionging spice, ride the wild sandworm, and reclaim the desert planet Arakis. A no-problem interface puts you instantly at the heart of play; haunting melodies and visionary images courtesy of the European design team Cryo put Dune near the top of a long list of ecoman- agement world-conquest games. Falcon 3.0 Flying a more realistic F-16 flight simu- lator could prove hazardous to your health. Once Spectrum HoloByte worked the kinks out of this military- inspired wonder, armchair pilots everywhere held their breath as they pulled multiple G's and fought the good fight in the days after Desert Storm, Thanks to Spectrum HoloByte for the reminder of how dangerous 110 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 modern warfare can be and for mak- ing a trip to the Middle East safer than the drive to work. GODS Sometimes the gods make a mistake, and this time, they've given you a shot at equality. Just defeat four nasty guardians and hordes of monsters, plus reclaim ah inhospitable, unnamed city, and the big boys on fvlt. Olympus will issue you a membership card, complete with requisite immortality. The Bitmap Brothers did another out- standing job for Konami. DARK SEED
1995. R. Giger makes his small-screen debut with DARK SEED, and players learn that smaller is no less fearsome. The designer for the movie Alien opened his disturbing portfolio for CYBERDREAMS, and together, they remade the world into a very menacing place. As Mike Dawson, you attempt to pierce the veil between light and shad- ow and uncover the threat of alien invasion. Poor Mike — you're victim number one. A moody soundtrack and simply gorgeous backgrounds unite in DARK SEED for a combination that's tough to beat and difficult to put away. Wolfenstein 3-D Didn't this one appear first on the 8-bit machines of the last decade? Maybe so, but the leap from simple sprites to dizzying, high-speed 3-D texture map- ping more than updates this 1980s classic for the impending turn of the century. Trapped behind enemy lines, you possess the secrets the Allies so desperately need to win the war. Your duty? Escape! More than a bit on the violent side, Wolfenstein 3-D surprises not only with its bloody combat but with the idea that a game this good can be shareware. Apogee Software outdoes itself again. A<es of the Pacifk Do the names Zuikaku, Hiryu, and Akagi mean anything to you? If not, you haven't flown for World War II Japan in Aces of the Pacific, Dynamix's realistic flight simulator. Anyone interested in alternative history can watch it unfold from the cockpit of a Zero: the more pathotic will fly American planes. Either way, you're out to earn commendations and come home in one piece. With plenty of history behind it. a nostalgic manual, and exhilarating bombing runs. Aces earns its wings among the very best flight simulators. Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Capturing the essence of the original series, down to the almost brotherly antagonism between Mr. Spock and Dr. McCoy, Interplay's Star Trek; 25th Anniversary finally gives us the chance to take the helm of an Enterprise we can believe in, Jim's still overly dra- matic; both the Klingons and the Romulans demand satisfaction; Harry Mudd's making trouble. Each episode presents the away team with stringent puzzles and a dose of humor that will only leave Trekkers ready for more. Out of This World Ripped from this planet by an atomic accelerator gone bad, you find your- self in a coof blue world. Polygon- based graphics lend surprising real- ism to this cinematic masterpiece, and as you fight your way through what seems a very believable continuum, you'll wonder what all the fuss over the disappearing lone-wolf designer was about. Based in France, programmer, artist, and designer Eric Chahi went against the grain to present us with a one-man show rivaling the megabud- get wonders of California. Of course. Interplay did produce and distribute it. Oh No, More Lemmings Perhaps better described as a game extension rather than a new game. Oh No, More Lemmings seemed much like its predecessor, so the new levels caught us flatfooted. The sadists at Psygnosis thought up fresh, devious ways to grind, mince, and otherwise eradicate our favorite pack of rodents, with levels ranging in difficulty from tame to wicked. Each new ml- croadventure requires more both from players and from our cute little brolly- toting, bridge-building friends — and saving vermin from certain death never before held such charm. Hardball III Even if you don't like baseball, you'll probably enjoy Hardball III. The clos- est thing to actually sliding for home plate, complete with the digitized announcing of noted commentator Al Michaels, Accolade's newest ringer can make you feel like it's the top of the ninth with bases loaded every time. From batting practice to league championships, this game has every- thing a sports fan could want except the peanuts and Cracker Jack. SimAnt Least serious of all the software toys from Maxis — and therefore probably the most fun— this simulation nonethe- less shows us the darker side of life in the backyard. Alternately queen, work- er, and soldier, you lead your arthropo- dal colony to victory or extinction. Unlike in SimCity, you actually try to run the You get so much out of it because we put so much into it. ERIE T fi 0 N '"' ^{e couia leil you aooB ihe superb graphics we put into Falcon 3.0'". And the incredibly real F-16 feel. \nd the sensational scope that delivers everything from Instant Action arcade sxcitement to plotting your 3wn Red Flag training missions to engaging in a different :ampaign every time you play. But we couldn't say it half as well as the critics have said it. Look at the high marks they've given Falcon 3.0. "The visuals during flight are awesome. " jim douglas, ace "If you aren't in tlie armed iervices-and maybe even if you are-ibis is as close as you can come to flying the falcon." =ETER OLAFSON, COMPUTE "Tbe graphics are stunning We sound is incredible and tbe game play is a rush. " DAVID ETHEL. VIDEO GAMES & COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT ' '// 's not so much a game system as it is a way of life. " EVAN BROOKS, COMPUTER GAMING WORLD "Realistic, contoured terrain. Vour view from the cockpit is 'he best in the flight simulator world. And Falcon's user interface is slick and easy to use." PC GAMES EDITORS Spectrum HoktBa/} LAYER "Be excited. Falcon j.l makes other efforts in this genre seem like test runs for tbe real thing." STRATEGY PLUS EDITORS "The most complete and accurate jet flgbter simulation to be found this side of a security clearance Feriod.'' RICHARD SHEFFIELD, COMPUTE "The most appealing aspect is the realism. This is as true to life as I've seen on a computer." COMPUTER GAME REVIEW EDITORS ^Vvailabie for IBM/compatibles For Visa/MasterCard orders call 24 hours a day, 7 days a weel<: i-BOO-695-GAMr (Orders Only). For technical questions and availabiliiy call l-5iO-b?2 1164 (M-F: 9am-5pm PST) Circle Reader Service Number lOS Spectrum Holt IJ,' Now Falcon }.0 takes you places you've never flown before. Operation: Fighting Tiger™ takes you on action-packed mission.s in three new .Asian campaigns. Fly your F-i6 to Korea, 10 the Pakistanyindia border, to Japan and the disputed KurUe Islands, where you can also fly the advanced FSX, Japan's newly modified F-16. 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1996. . ,nd SpOd'umHoiijfiylo li a T»9:it;r>v9 IrnlBmark ot S,[K)«rum Hotfiaylfl. he humans out of their house rather than make their lives more comfortable. Crisis in the Kremlin Who knew Gorbachev would need to hit the classifieds even before Gorbachev himself? Spectrum HoloByte and the programmers of Crisis in the Kremlin, that's who. Another one for the deep thinkers in the crowd, this simulation lets you play hard-liner, reformist, or nation- alist, each with the best intentions for what was once the U.S.S.R. Who knows what will happen next? Take matters in your own hands, monitor the digitized newscasts, and hope you can feed your people this winter. The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes A grisly London murder might mean a new modus operandi for Jack the Ripper, or it may bear the mark of an altogether new killer. Either way, Sher- lock Holmes must eliminate a long list of the impossible to solve the case in this Electronic Arts interactive mys- tery. More than mere extraneous characters. Dr. Watson and the Baker Street Irregulars help bring a trea- sured literary figure to life, even if they can't resuscitate the hapless victims. Gateway Humanity never found evidence of !ife in our solar system — other than native earth flora and fauna, that is. Then it stumbled upon the abandoned Heechee Gateway, a platform to the stars. Someone else is out there, and there must certainly be something out there worth taking. Sign on for a potentially fatal mission, and you might return a wealthy explorer. Or maybe you'd rather remain planet- bound after all. Legend Enter- tainment's hybrid of parser and point- and-cliok interface turns out to be an asset to gameplay, and the hi-res color graphics seem fitting accom- paniment to this adaptation of Frederick Pohl's popular science fic- tion work. Distributed by Accolade. Eye of the Beholder II An adventure inspired by D & D, Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon didn't show much innova- tion plotwise, but SSI couldn't hope to improve on the interface. Distributed by Electronic Arts. Tetris Classic Spectrum HoloByte lifted the bandages to reveal a spiffier Tetris. Either this Links Pro 386— $69.95 Access Software 4910 W. Amelia Earhart Dr. Salt Lake City, UT 84116-2837 (800) 800-4880 Gateway— $59.95 Hardball III— $59.95 Accolade c/o Slarpak 237 22nd St. Greeley, CO 80631 (800) 245-7744 Wolfenstein 3-D— $50.00 Apogee P.O. Box 476389 Garland, TX 75047 (800)428-3123 DARK SEED— $69.95 CYBERDREAMS Dislfibuted by Merit Software 13635 Gamma Rd. Dallas, TX 75244 (800) 238-4277 Aces of the Pacific — $69.95 The Adventures of Willy Beamisti— $69.95 Dynamlx 99W. 10th, Sle. 224 Eugene, OR 97401 (800) 326-6654 GREAT GAMES Eye of the Beholder !1— $59.95 Global Effect— $49.95 The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes— $69.95 Rules of Engagement — $59.95 Electronic Arts 1450 Fashion Island Blvd. San Mateo, CA 94404 (415)571-7171 Castles II— $69.95 Out of This World- $59.95 Star Trek: 25th Ann i versary — $59.95 Interplay Productions 3710S. Susan, Ste. 100 Santa Ana, CA 92704 (714)545-9001 GODS— $39.95 Konami 900 Deerfieid Pkwy. Buffalo Grove. IL 60089 (708)215-5111 SimAnt— $59.95 Maxis Two Theatre Square, Ste. 230 Orinda, CA 94563-3346 (510)254-9700 (800) 336-2947 Civilization-- $69.95 MicroProse laOLakefronl Dr. Hunt Valley, MD 21030 (410)771-0440 Ultima VII— $79.95 Ultima Underworld — $79.95 Origin Systems 206 Wild Basin Rd., Ste. 107 Austin, TX 78746 (512) 328-0282 Oh No, More Lemming s~$49.99 Psygnosis 29 St. Mary's Ct. Brookline, MA 02146 (617)731-3553 Crisis in the Kremlin— $69.95 Falcon 3,0— $79.95 Super Tetris— $49.95 Tetris Classic— $44.95 Spectrum HoloByte 2061 Challenger Dr. Alameda. CA 94501 (510) 522-3584 Dune— $59.99 Shuttle— $49.99 Virgin Games 18061 Fitch Ave. Irvine, CA 92714 (714)833-8710 attractive update or its beautiful cousin Super Tetris would make a fine gift. The Adventures of Willy Beamish To feel like a kid again, try Dynamix's The Adventures of Willy Beamish and thwart the despicable Leona Hump- ford's wicked plans. Shuttle Ever wonder what spaceflight in the 1980s was like? Strap yourself into Virgin Games' shuttle simulator, and discover ail the joy and all the difficul- ty of leaving the earth behind. Rules of Engagement If you hanker for galactic conquest, there's no better space-combat simula- tor than Rules of Engagement from Mindcraft. Distributed by Electronic Arts. Castles II Perhaps you'd prefer to use catapults instead of energy weapons. The newest release of Interplay's Castles II lets you do just that, as well as build your own fortress of stone. Now politically correct. Castles even offers you the chance to play queen rather than king. Ultima Underworld Go back to the dungeons with Origin's Ultima Underworld, superior visually to all other spelunking hack- fests; texture mapping seems to be the hottest thing these days. Global Effect Global Effect makes clear how diffi- cult world management can be if the other guy won't cooperate. This simulation from Electronic Arts makes you think twice about the future. Links Pro 386 Anyone with a 386 or better can hit the greens with Links Pro 386 from Access. When it comes to golf, nobody does it better. Ultima VII For days of adventure, the belated but worth-the-wait Ultima VII brings back the Avatar for another tour of Britannia. Ohgin scores another hit. Civilization Nurture cultures or burn them; either way, mankind marches to your beat in Civilization from MicroProse. Everything You Want No matter where you look, you'll find excellent games for every taste. The lucky person who gets a great game gift wiil be ready to take on the new year with ambitions unleashed, skills whetted, and imagination stoked. □ 112 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 After You Create The Most Powerful, Cost-Effective Multimedia Computers Ever, What Do You Do For An Encore? a- BOY years, ihc Amiga' name has been synonymous wUh multimedia. WeVe jirox'en to the world ihat when you combine ihe brilliance of video, audio, and animation with a computer, incredible things can happen. Well, now thai the world has finally caught on to the concept, Commodore takes die medium to an entirely new level: With the all-new ■Amiga 40tX">. The A4000 frees \'0U lo tlo more mulii- media computin for less than any other personal computer. It empowers )'ou to create exciting professional tele- vision elTecls, stimulating interactive trainmg j^rograms, and more powerful presentations like never before. That's because the Amiga is the only computer designed as a multimedia machine from the ground u]t. Which means the A4000 doesn't suffer the handicaps other so-called multimedia machines endure. There is no need for costly, cumbersome add-ons, no need to kludge together potentially incom- Thc Arnica 4000 gives yon rlic <il)i/ilv In cusily irctitc rctil-limc, lotorjtil (iiiirn(i(i(irr.s. patiblc components. So it gi\'cs you spectacular multimedia performance right out of the bo.K, at a price ihai keeps the cost of imag- ination -ery realistic. Sit in front of the A4000 and instandy \'0U enter a world filled with high-resolu- tion graphics simul- taneously displa)'ed in up 10 256,000 colors from a palette of over 16.8 million hues. You gain a heightened abilii)' to create exciting graphics with full \'ideo overscan. And you attain the freedom to create complex animations at a full 30 Frames Per Second, not at 15 FPS. You even have the option of choosing from a j,,, ,\,„i„„ ^{qoo spectram of high resolution /™'"7, ''Y"7}'M modes while stil main- imcroiJtoccs^ar. laining NTSC scan rale capability. All this multimedia muscle, of course, comes through true design elegance. At the heart of every A4000 lies our new, unique, custom coprocessors, the Advanced CJ> €> 1 992 COTjimotfoie Business Machinos. Inc CnrnniDdoro nnd the Cornmoiloro logo Jira registered tiademarks ol Commodore Eleclronics Ltd Amiga and Amiga DOS are tegistered Irademarks of Commodoro-Amign, Ire Products nvnilriblQ on GSA ycheduic GS-OOK-91-AGS-5069. 'Wilh optional hatdwafe/sdtware, "Available only on systems purchased in the ■n Graphics Archiieclure''-' chip sel, and ihe lalesl muUi- tasking operating sysiem. Amiga DOS'" 3.0. Add to this Motorola's thundering cxpandabiiily, compatibil- ity, and the capability for hundreds of business applications. In fact, the A4000 even Ris seamlessl)' into whatever operating system you're currenilv using by coex- , , ' " ' W itii 11 (/i(/iViili'i; (dip istiuR and communicat- /m <in(/ii) (fn- .-wooo .S'KHIKW WK niirJlllJi; ing, with \'our Macintosh^ .v""'^{'f ''}'f' 'i'""'''- or MS-DOS computers in a Novell'' network. htroducine The 68040 Cliip (which other computer companies consider to be enough on lis own) and not onl- is the A4000 blind- ingl)' quick, ii literally gives you true workstation power. or course, there's much more lo the A4000 than just being the ultimate tool for creativity It also comes with a large capacit)' hard dri\'e, and a 1 .76 MB Liual speed high ^•'-''^''-^{'ffi density floppy clri\'e which, when combined with Cross-DOS, allows you iJ^S 10 read and write MS-DOS'" files. And a design that allows for And we back all this tcchnolog)' up with a potent service package ihat is second to none: Including a 24 hour hotline and optional on-site semce. To find out more about Commodore Multimedia and the all-new Amiga 4000, call 1-800-66-AMlGA. (In Canada, call 1-800-661-AMlGA.) Well show you an outstanding performance that will certainly bring you lo vour feet. C' Commodore AMIGA U.S throiiyh ww. authorirod CDrnmodore-Amiga deafer. Cuslomer aclivalion required. Some Optional programs require a charge MS-DOS is a registered :rademark of Microsoft. Inc. Novoil IS a (cgisterod tradoniark of Novell Inc. Macinlosh is a registered trademark oi Apple Computer, Inc. Motorola is a registered irademark of Motorola, Inc. r> ( 111' Amiga ' -fW i< llifjiisl mfmlu'rcfun nil new gah'tnlkm of Amiffi muhmwilia i (im/iu(ci s. Willi tlu' mnxiuaion oj l)if AdvwKCtl Giufiliics Aii/iiitYJiUf '" Chip ict. the Amiga 4000 scis ww ami aftoid- ahk benchmarhi Jor t-ATKinij^rapliics. animmian ami \iikt\ Arnica -tOOO Ixului'tis • Adrdiwd Gi fiphici AithitcMur"' unlizingACA Chip Set ami Motorda' 680-10 Pini i'ssdi • 236,000 simu/ldiicims mlurs jyum a paktte oj 16.8 mil/km uwtikihif • llardwarciam |)ii|iWjnt;/i]i /liil.vr-fiiviJis/ilwvi'i: .31 l;H; mcnidirs • !,'fiu'(iii( ampalMilv with Amiffi Enhanced Oiip Set More Power To Opei Your Eyes To Multimedia. Suimlwd /Vini^u f-ciKiirrs Ftufiiii'.-i imi;i;hiii'iJ mill (111' svstiTii atihitcttwc ami iupponcd h\ Ok sysk-m softwnix. • Advanced Cwstoii! Piwfssms/nr D.\L4, Video, Graphia, Sound and I/O Comml • NT.SC Video H(«i;i»i!ul 5i.im Rate GuJi/'iiri/jilih' • Mullifiisli'irig 0/ici(i(ii!i;5v--;it'ni • ifli'fldWf Rt'sokamnifTnic Overscan • Skwdaid I'-ile l-ormdl (IFF) CPU • Motoiohi' bSO-iO sciii> .!2-l)i( proct'SSi)!' • 25 MH; til )c)ts;w(/ • Ki:mm'(ii)|f firdii'ssi" niiiduif Mntioii' • 2MBJ2-/j|(ait;)iMM • Upli)Jfi.Mi3.32-l)i(Fiis(RAM • Eiisiiv cxpandahie via iumdard SIMM units • AddillniiGl standard RAM is supported bv the .Amiga's propriela>\ AUTOCONFiG"' copahihly Sojlware • 5l2KEJ2-lillROM • AmigaDOS}' 3.0 Mu/diosliirig Oj'cratiiig Svstem • SuppoH^fJio^ijvijnimaWc resolutions • 5ii(i(wr(s oudinc fours • Liii;i(li;c(/ fo) muhiple imjifiaffifoimthes, • Oii.s.'.Dos Mi)-DO.S ■ j\le iraiKJer utility Video SIm ' Extended 24-l)i( Virfco slot • III lint wilh st(iJi(Jni(l lOO-piii slot /or casx iJi(«;i(j[ion ofAmifft and video hoiodi Inleijaees KV\'l'Oiiiii Moii.st'//<)vsHVl)/ljj;li(fU'"/;oli!e(|Joits (2) .Scnol (RSi!2) Prtiflllc! (Cotlioiiics) Video (RGB analog or RGB! digital) I?ii;li( urul i.c(l sfrifo tlidiiiifls liKi'i'ud i(i!cl livlffiiiil |lo|i[iv ilisi; linvr />orls Inlernat AT IDE (loi i. Optional SCSI iiJapter System Slots cm ihl COO-pin) sii('(ii'its lii),'li-.';;\'f(l oit'morv (Oiil i(llv(l(UT(l/IIOlWS(il.'. .Aoii_mi s\s(fi)i Inis - Foil! lb/32-hit Amiiifi r.v/uiiisdwi slots t J od-pii\ > Kith AUTOCONFIG" PC bus- Three PCAJ" slots Keyboard Moii.sr Pi'tiitliuiili' • Of>io-i(U'i7i(iniuil 9-i keys, iiliiiii/ini; 10 funcllon lievs • 2-!)ii((oii JiM^i,'!! Separate iiimicrii; l;n[)iiJ .SL'i'cirolt' Liirsor keys (ItufrtcJ T" I<7\'oi;t) Di.'.l! Di hfs Wnill-ifi J..5-i)iLli l!i^i;h deiisily disk diive iSSO KS/l.7i' MB loimaned'i Hard Drive modek pre-formatlcd and pre-loaded with syslfm saf[ware and utilities 2 mii'diui 2 /j'OiK 3..5-iiicli drive hays 1 |ioii( 5.25-iikli ilnrclMV Graphic Meidct, AGA custom chipiet produces resoluliiwis iiiii^jiHg (lom .)20,\2i\l to ilSOx^OO {more ivilli overscarij, indudingSOQxbOO iVLSC «ii(J PAL video re.soiutions Color palette oj 16.8 miliioii folois 2 (0 256,000 user dejinable colors displflwiii/e on-.aieeii Video Display Oulpul Works \v\ih RGB analog VGA ormidllSLdii monitors (not all modes siippDiied Hilli non-mulliscan monitors • Hi>ncoi!t<(l scan rates 15 kHz -31 kHz Wrtiuil Mln rules 50 H; - 72 He .SoiiniJ Four ehiitir,fl stereo sound. eapaWc of reproducing complewvavejorms Biiill-in .soioul ()i((|er up (o 800 KB nominiil K-|)it D/A ioin-erlers 6-l)it volume Dimensions 15 I/-)" [ln;i X 15" wide x 5" hi,(j|i WfijjlK Power RcqinVenif n(s ■Ajjpro.v. 20 lbs. 1 10 voli/60 Hz 1 50 wait power supph C' Commodore AMIGA 64/128 VIEW The 64 has always been kind of a barnstorming computer^ust plug it in and fly by the seat of your pants. Tom Netsel A few months ago in this column, I was la- imenting the fact that I the number of new re- leases for the 64 had slowed to a pitiful trickle. Gone are the days when doz- ens of new titles from major developers vied for space on our review shelf. In that column I suggest- ed that smaller companies Itiight take advantage of this calm to submit copies of their programs for review. Now that the big houses have moved into the IBfvl camp, smaller operations with one or two 64 products have a better chance for cov- erage in Gazette. I have contacted a num- ber of programmers and small publishers, and sever- al of them have taken me up on my offer. I'm happy to an- nounce that we now have a number of products on their way to our independent re- viewers for evaluation. So keep your eye on our review pages next year. We ha- ven't run out of good pro- grams after all. One small company to re- spond was Creative Pixels Limited of Library, Pennsylva- nia. It's a small firm headed by Jim Hilty, who sent a re- view copy of a new game called The Adventures of Eric Hawthorne, P.I. Hilty has done work in the past for Ahoy!, Commodore mag- azine, and Loadstar, so he knows his way around a 64. In fact, he's been around long enough to have some in- sight into the way 64 soft- ware has evolved. "It seems the software de- velopment for the 64 has gone full circle," he writes, "from the small independent developer to the big corpo- rate image and now back to individuals. f\/laybe this is good. The 64 fias always been kind of a barnstorming computer anyway — just plug it in and fly by the seat of your pants. It's a fun com- puter, a truly personal com- puter, a computer that an in- dividual can enjoy program- ming, a welcome friend ' Hilty makes some good points. In a way, I suppose the 64 is something like a barnstormer's airplane of yes- teryear. It's not too fast, not too fancy— but it's a solid lit- tle machine that can still coax an "Ooh!" or an "Ah!" out of onlookers. You can throw a couple of switches, hit a few keys, and dazzle your friends with what it can do. Oh, you may move on to something snazzier, fancier, and faster, but you'll always have fond memories of your first machine. Creative Pixels is not the only company that still sup- ports the 64. To help our readers track down Commo- dore products and service, Lisa Hayes, a 64 fan in Chi- cago, has compiled a buy- er's guide of more than 100 such companies. This list- ing, which has been aug- mented by the Gazette staff, should prove to be a valuable resource for finding software, hardware, and serv- ice for your 64 or 128. You'll find the list on page G-3. Naturally, in a listing such as this, we're bound to omit some valid companies. I'll apologize in advance if your favorite firm is missing. So if you know of some com- panies that we've missed or if your firm handles 64 prod- ucts, contact me. We'll pre- pare an updated supple- ment in a future issue. O GAZETTE 64/128 VIEW Software development for the 64 comes full circl By Tom Netsel. G-1
1997. A BUYER'S GUIDE TO COMMODORE SOFTWARE, HARDWARE, AND SERVICES G-3 Here's a convenient list of mail-order companies that handle Commodore hardware and software. Edited by Lisa Hayes. REVIEWS Videofox and Invoice Writer II. G-1 2 WORLD VIEW The Commodore scene in Hungary, By Geza Lucz. G-1 6 BEGINNER BASIC G-18 Examine ways users can enter data into your programs. By Larry Cotton. MACHINE LANGUAGE G-19 Try animation on a small scale by moving the pixels within a single character. By Jim Butterfield. FEEDBACK Questions and answers. G-20 GEOS Now that we've selected the ultimate in GEOS hardware, let's run some outstanding software. By Steve Vander Ark. G-22 PROGRAMMER'S PAGE G-24 Watch a character design itself — if you have the time. By Randy Thompson. PROGRAMS DeMON GEOS Text Scrap Maker Tack Truck Ham Antennas Battleship 128 Speed ram-64 G-25 G-32 G-34 G-35 G-38 G-39 DECEMBER 1992 COMPUTE G-1 YOUR PRODUCTIVITY! Harness the potential ofyi 64 and U8 wiHi these powerful programs. Get more work out of your 64 and 1 28 with these two new disk products from COMPUTE'S Gazette - the 1 992 Best of Gazette Utilities, and the Gazette Graphics Grab Bag! The 1992 Best of Gazette Utilities Seize control of your operating system and your world! Here's what's on it-MetaBASIC 64, MetaBASlC 1 28, Quick, Sprint II, Ultrafont+, RAMDisk64, RAMDisk128 BASSEM, SciCalc 64, List Formatter, MegaSqueeze. The Gazette Graphics Grab Bag Do it all with Commodore graphics! Here's what's on it- Starburst Graphics, Screen Designer 128, 1 28 Graphics Compactor, 64 Animator, VDC Graphics, Dissolve 128, Super Slideshow, 128 Animator, 1526 PrintScreen, upratechnic, Medium-Resolution 'Graphics, Screen Maker, GASI64- Speciai Edition, GAS!128-Special Edition. ORDER THEM TODAY! Extend >bur Computer Povs^er With This Powerful Software! YES! _ I want to pump up my productivity! Please send me ttie • disks checl<ed below at S1 1.95 eacti. Ttie 1992 Best of Gazette Utilities The Gazette Graphics Grab Bag Subtotal Sales Tax (Residents of NC and NY please add appropriate sales tax for your area. Canadian orders, add 7% goods and services tax.) Stiipping and Handling ($2.00 U.S. and Canada, $3.00 surface mail, $5.00 airmail per disl<.) Total Enclosed MasterCard and VISA accepted on orders with subtotal over $20. Check or Money Order MasterCard VI SA Credit Card No. Exp. Date . Signature (RftquUMJ) Daytime Telephone No. Name Address . City State/Province . _ZIP/PostalCode. Mall this coupon to COIi/IPUTE's 1991 Utilities, 324 West Wendover Ave., Ste. 200, Greensboro, NC 27408. H eUVER'S GUIDE TO COHMODORE SOFTUflRE, HHRDURRE, AND SERVICES Since finding items for a Commodore 64 or 128 is not as easy as it once was, we've compiled tfiis listing of manufacturers and of dealers, distributors, and service companies that handle the Commodore line. While this list is by no means definitive, it should make your shopping easier and help you locate some hard-to-find products. Edited bij Liso Haijes Sofluiere and Hordiuere Disiribufors COMMODORE 1200 Wilson Ave. Westchester, PA 19380 (215)431-9100 Customer Support (800) 448-9987 This is a 24-hour support line. TENEX P.O.Box 1813 South Bend, IN 46660-6578 (800) 352-2225 Hardware and software. Free catalog. BRiWALL P.O.Box 129 Kutztown, PA 19530 (800) 766-5757 Hardware and software. Free catalog. SOFTWARE SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL 2700 NE Andresen Rd., Ste.A-10 Vancouver, WA 98661 (800)356-1179 Hardware and software. Free catalog. MONTGOMERY-GRANT P.O. Box 50 Brooklyn, NY 11230 (BOO) 759-6565 Hardware. COMPSULT P.O. Box 3233 San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3233 (800)676-6616 Discontinued software at bargain prices. Free catalog. SOFTWARE DISCOUNTERS INTERNATIONAL 5607 Baum Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15206 (800) 966-7734 New software. Free catalog. TITUS SOFTWARE 20432 Corisco St. Chatsworth,CA 91311 (818)709-3692 New software, mainly European imports. COSMI 431 N. FgueroaSt. Wilmington, CA 90744 (800) 765-5455 Top 20 Software Tools, Top 20 Solid Gold Games— $14.95 each. CREATIVE MICRO DESIGNS 50 Industrial Dr. P.O. Box 646
1998. Longmeadow, MA 01028 (800) 638-3263 Hard drives, Jiffy DOS, gateWay, RAMLink, RAMDOS, Swiftlink 232, SID Symphony Stereo Cartridge, and more. G-4 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 JASON-RANHEIM 3105Gayle Ln. Auburn, CA 95603 {800)421-7731 {916)878-0785 EPROMs, cartridges, and other spe- cialized hardware. THE GRAPEVINE GROUP 3 Chestnut St. Suffern, NY 10901 (800) 292-7445 Chips, power supplies, some books and VCR tapes. Free catalog. SKYLES ELECTRONIC WORKS 231-ES. WhismanRd- Mountain View, CA 94041 (800) 227-9998 Hardware and software. THE SOFT GROUP P.O.Box 111 Montgomery, IL 60538 (708)851-6667 Videobyte, Super Video, and more. 8 BIT P.O. Box 542 Lindenhurst, NY 11757 (516)957-1110 Closeouts on commercial software. Discount prices. Free catalog. BROWN BOXES 26 Concord Rd. Bedford, MA 01730 (617)275-0090 Quick Brown Box battery-backed RAM carthdges 64K, 128K, and 256K. The Write Stuff word processor, Calc^QBB spreadsheet, and more. XETEC 2804 Arnold St. Salina, KS 67401 (913)827-0685 Hardware and software. SOFTWARE PLUS 64 W. Cutts Biddeford, ME 04005 (207) 284-9426 Generic and original programs, hardware, and computer systems. Free catalog. RIO COMPUTERS 3310BerwyckSt. Las Vegas, NV 89121 (800)782-9110 Handyscan 64, MIDI 64, Advanced OCR Art Studio, Advanced Music System, and other products. GEOWORKS 2150 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, CA 94707 (800) 443-0100 GEOS and GEOS-related software. CODEWARE Box 3091 Nashua, NH 03061 Radio-oriented software and hard- ware, aiso EPROMs. Free information sheet. ELECTRO-TECH ELECTRONICS 677 E. Main St. Ventura, CA 93001 (805)648-5417 Hardware and software. Authonzed Commodore dealer and service center. DELTA COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES 55 S, Brett St, Beacon, NY 12508 (800) 227-4051 Hardware. SCHNEDLER SYSTEMS P.O. BOX 5964 Asheville, NC 28813 (704) 274-4646 Specialized hardware. SOFTWARE HUT 2534 S. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19145 (800) 848-0079 (215) 462-2268 Refurbished hardware, also some soft- ware. Write for current listing of Com- modore products. COMMODORE REPAIR SHOP 3790 Knight St. Memphis, TN3811B (800) 448-9987 New and reconditioned hardware. CRS offers a trade-in program for non- working Commodore equipment. It sometimes even has hard-to-find items. Call for prices and availability. COMPUTER BARGAIN STORE 3366 S 2300 E Salt Lake City, UT 84109 (801)466-8084 Refurbished hardware for the VIC-20 and 64/128. Also software. Send $1.00 for catalog. HARVEY AND ASSOCIATES 1409 Mill St. Laramie, WY 82070 (307) 742-3275 New and refurbished hardware and software. Also "The Final Horizon," a monthly newsletter with a bimonthly disk.
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MADMAN SOFTWARE 7610 W, Fifth Ave., Ste, 200 Lakewood, CO 80226 Adventure games. HORSE FEATHER GRAPHICS North 27310 Short Rd. Deer Park, WA 99006-9712 (509) 276-6928 Graphics, borders, and fonts for use with The Print Shop. EASY BOOKS DISTRIBUTING P.O. Box 216 Iowa Park, TX 76367-0216 (817)592-4727 Easy Books-1 is an extensive book- keeping and financial-analysis pro- gram for the 64— $39.95 plus $3.50 shipping and handling. JACOBSEN SOFTWARE DESIGNS 1590 E. 43rd Ave. Eugene, OR 97405 (503) 343-8030 Baseball database lets you keep track of your team's statistics — $39.95 plus $2.50 shipping and handling. CLIPART CUPBOARD P.O. Box 317774 Cincinnati, OH 45231 Grafix Galore is a disk filled with more than 80 Print Shop-compatible graph- ics—$11.95. ANTIGRAV TOOLKIT P.O. Box 1074 Cambridge, MA 02142 KeyDOS ROM is a chip for the empty slot in your 128 that adds 40 new fea- tures to your computer — $32.50. Write for information. DR. T'S MUSIC SOFTWARE 124 Crescent Rd. 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This creative processing of a video source with a computer is called desk- top video. Of course, all this fancy desktop vid- eo stuff is out of reach for us 64 users, right? Well, yes and no. There are no genlocks or frame grabbers available for the 64, that's true. All of those high- tech gadgets require a great deal more memory and speed than you'll find on a 64 or 128, but that doesn't mean your 8-bit wonder can't contrib- ute to your video work. You can use the graphics capabilities of your 64 or 128 to create screens that can be cop- ied onto videotape. The hookup is fair- ly simple, and the results can be every bit as impressive as graphics created on more sophisticated computers. There are a number of fine pro- grams that provide tools and effects to make your Commodore graphics fade and wipe with the best of them. Each of these packages is designed to take graphic images from your Commodore and run them in sequence while record- ing the output onto your videotape. Of course, you could create simple animat- ed titles by filming your monitor as you type with a word processor or as your graphics program displays a screen or two. These software packages auto- mate the process and add some nice screen effects, too. Videofox, imported from Germany and distributed by RIO Computers, is a newcomer to the field of Commodore video software. Videofox is part of the Fox line of Commodore products, which includes the Pagefox cartridge. As a result, Videofox is designed to op- erate like other products in that line, us- ing a similar point-and-click interface G-12 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 and fonts and clip art files that are in- terchangeable between programs. The package also includes a full-featured drawing program that lets you design your own bitmap Images to import into Videofox. With Videofox you can create a se- ries of screens that are called boards. The program then displays these boards in sequential order, switching from one to the next using various transi- tion methods. You can adjust variables such as how long each of the boards is displayed and how fast they scroll. The timing of the sequences can be fine-tuned to fit the space you have available on your video. When satisfied with the effect on the screen, you can connect your comput- er's output to your VCR and record the results. In this way you can create titles for a videotape. You could also create introductory screens or short animation sequences. Since you can set a se- quence to repeat, you could use a se- ries of images as an animated display for a shop window or at a user group computer show. You can have it play from videotape or straight from the com-, puter itself. Videofox includes a variety of transi- tion options. Including some that use the border in unexpected ways. The ef- fects are smooth, professional, and of- ten surprising. You can place text any- where on the screen and import bitmap images to dress up a display Any video-titling program offers a se- lection of fades and wipes between graphic screens, but Videofox does it better, and it gives you more. Transi- tions are quick and clean — quick enough for some honest-to-goodness page-flipping animation. Videofox does have a few problems, however. The icons on the screen are somewhat confusing, and they give no indication, either by highlighting or flash- ing, when they are selected. It's too easy to forget which of the tools is se- lected, especially when you're not al- ways sure what they're supposed to do. On top of that, some icons are let- ters of the alphabet. That would be fine if they didn't stand for German words. I had to look them up. As soon as I did, I encountered an- other problem. The documentation, haphazardly arranged, is vague and confusing. It also references illustra- tions and diagrams that apparently are missing from the English version. This situation is made all the worse be- cause the translator obviously knew a lot more about German than about Eng- lish. The resulting prose ranges from baffling to hilarious. I have finally figured out what most of the icons do, although I still can't get used to pressing J for Yes at prompts. Fortunately there is a list of keyboard commands that helps. I can't help but wish for a nice tutorial — in real Eng- ish — that would nurse me through things like importing and placing a bitmap or turning on text mode. The process of transferring your se- quence to videotape is explained as murkily as everything else. This is un- fortunate, since that's the whole point of the program. RIO Computers is work- ing on an upgrade to the manual; I hope my registration card entitles me to a new copy Despite the documentation's short- comings, I do like the program. There are plenty of great features here, al- though they're a bit hard to find at times. I like the continually updated readout of cursor position and the var- ious text effects available. I appreciate the ability to set tab positions on the screen so I can place images in exact- ly the same spot on each board for smooth, fast animation. Videofox doesn't have the scripting capabilities that Screen F,'X has, but its effects are unmatched. Seeing my titles hop, skip, and jump across the screen makes wandering through the foggy documentation worthwhile. Videofox is amazingly fast. Boards can be displayed so quickly because they're not full-screen bitmaps. In- stead, the editor limits you to a certain percentage of the screen, up to 255 cells (8 X 8 pixels each), You can high- light the cells that you've used as you place text and graphics, adjusting when necessary to keep your designs from taking more than the allowable area. This process restricts your crea- tivity to some extent, but the resulting speed makes it worth the effort. There are a lot of great programs coming from Europe these days. The Fox series is a good example, and Vid- eofox is a decent addition to that col- lection. Companies like RIO Comput- ers should be commended and support- ed for importing and distributing these products tor the United States market. The problem with translating the docu- mentation is a major stumbling block, however, one which must be overcome before packages like Videofox will ap- peal to everyone. STEVE VANDER ARK Commodore 64 or 128— S59.95 RIO COMPUTERS 3310 Berwyck Si. Las Vegas, NV 89121 (800)782-9110 Circle Reader Service Number 341 INVOKE WRITER II OK, the Commodore isn't the business computer for the nineties. You won't find some guy in a gray suit powering up a 64 on a 747. The local supermar- ket won't be running its scanners from a 128 in the back room. Even Commo- dore itself doesn't use its 8-bit comput- ers to do business. But every business isn't the corpo- rate equivalent of fvlount Everest. There are many small businesses that don't really need a $5,000 computer run- ning $500 software. Small stores and mail-order firms, hole-in-the-wall shops, and baseball card retailers can use what the 64 has to offer: low-cost, efficient computing, with enough fea- tures to do the job but not a thousand bells and whistles that boost the price into the stratosphere. All they need is a 64 and some good, solid small busi- ness software. Invoice Writer II is that kind of soft- ware. It'll record customer purchases and total the bill, including tax. It then prints the invoice with the business name on top and a friendly note of thanks at the bottom. Invoice Writer II is a winner because it works. It works on a real sales counter with real prod- ucts, real customers, and real part- time, knov^-nothing clerks who would crash the system if they could. When you place your 64 {or 128 in 64 mode) on a counter, connect it to a printer, and run this software, you cre- ate an efficient system for handling cus- tomer purchases. The main screen us- es windows to provide places for the user to enter the customer's name and Everything's included! Features, games, reviews, education/home applications, programming, bugswatten feedback, and columns! A superb interface includes pull- down menus, help screens, and keyboard, joystick, or mouse con- trol. Features include super- fast searching and sorting capabilities. An options screen allows you to choose text colors, drive number, and input device. And there's full documentation on disk. 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  circle Reader Service Number 148 particulars, the part numbers or short descriptions of the items being pur- chased, the cost per item, and wheth- er the item is taxable or not. The pro- gram will create an invoice for those items, placing a header on top with your company name, address, and w/hatever else you'd like. An invoice can handle up to ten items, listing them and totaling the final price, If you need multiple invoices for a purchase of over ten items, the pro- gram can add and display their totals. At the bottom of each invoice is a line detailing the transaction, it's all very sim- ple and straightforward (remember that know-nothing part-timer?). Invoice Writer II also lets you enter negative quantities to include returns or refunds. If the product is multiple- priced, say four for a dollar, and the cus- tomer is only buying three, you can en- ter the price of the full quantity and the quantity purchased as three out of four in the form 3/4, and the program will do the math. While creating invoices is the heart of the program, Invoice Writer II doesn't stop there. Recordl<eeping is an- other important part of running a busi- ness. As products are soid and invoic- es generated, the computer keeps a running total of sales. If a second disk drive is available, the program writes this information to a storage disk. Your sales figures are continually updated and recorded. This part of the pro- gram, called the Filing System, lets you access old sales records and invoices on any disk by entering a date or range of dates to be printed out. Mul- tiple invoices are coded with a trailing digit so you can be sure of identifying them later. Should the electrical power fail or that part-timer inadvertently introduce errors into your data, you can edit the saved invoices and figures as needed. As you use Invoice Writer II, you are as- sured of accurate records stored safe- ly on a disk for review a week, a month, or even years later. All this makes Invoice Writer II a win- ner, but the marks of a truly great pro- gram are the extra touches it offers. One feature that doesn't have to be there but which makes life easier is In- voice Writer H's ability to operate with- out a disk drive, once the program has been loaded. This not only frees up lim- ited equipment but also makes the sys- tem run quicker. You don't lose your re- cording capabilities, though; the pro- gram simply updates everything later when your drive is available. That's a great touch, Another example is the invoice-stor- ing system, by which you can stash away up to three unfinished transac- G-14 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 tions while you work on another. Yet an- other example is the capability of stor- ing two different printer setups, one for invoices and another for records. This means that you don't need to have the same printer at home or in the back of- fice that you use at the sales counter. It's features like these that make In- voice Writer I! a real gem. Let's get back to that know-nothing part-timer I've been grumbling about. A program that any computerphobic clerk can use must be user-friendly. It's not enough that the program lets you fix errors after they happen; the pro- gram must be so simple that anyone can use it, After all, as one offshoot of Murphy's Law so eloquently puts it, "It's impossible to make anything fool- proof because fools are so ingenious!" Invoice Writer II is ready for any fool you might have running it. Aside from the required typing, the program is operated almost exclusive- ly by pressing the unshifted function keys. This speeds up the transaction process. A menu of functions is always displayed on the screen. The manual is well written and concise, giving you not only the basics of operation but al- so a chapter of tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your 64 as a re- tail tool. There is one drawback to the pro- gram, however. Each purchased item must be entered from the keyboard — there's no database of products for the invoicing system to access. If entering a part number would automatically gen- erate the description, price, and tax stat- us, that would have been great, Oh, well, I suppose you can't have every- thing for ten bucks. STEVE VANDER ARK Commodore 64 or 128— S10 MAURICE RANDALL 611 Pearl SL Charlolte. Ml 48813 Circle Reader Service Number 342 G Send New Product Announcements and/or Press Releases on your Commodore 64/1 28 products to: Tom Netsel c/o COMPUTE 1541/1571 DRiVE AUGNMENT Reports the alignment condition of the diskdrive as you perform adjust- ments. 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Canada and Mexico add $3 CJrcle Header Service Number 244 ALZfUlME^. mK^B ASSOCIATION f I "ff Someone to Stand By^xi. 800-621-0379 (In Illinois 1-600-572-6037; DECEMBER 1992 COMPUTE G-15 WORLD VIEW Geza Lucz During the transition to a free-marKet economy, computers in Hungaiv liave liecome widely availabie and mucli more affordable. VIEW FROM HUNGARY Even if you don't know exactly where Hungary is, you've prob- ably heard about paprika and Hungarian goulash. Hungary is about the size of Indiana, with a population of about 10 million people. About 20 per- cent of the population live in Bu- dapest, the capital. Being in the Carpathian Ba- sin, a natural crossroads for Eastern and Western Europe, Hungary has always felt a strong pull toward Western Eu- rope, even though it can feel Eastern at times. Around 1988, Hungary reacted to this pull, shifting from a socialist to a capitalist economy. During the transition to a free-market economy, comput- ers have become widely avail- able and much more afforda- ble, in spite of a still-low in- come level. A Commodore 64, for instance, now costs about 14,000 forints ($180), and the price of a 1541 drive is about the same. For a little more than twice an average month- ly salary (39,000 forints or $500), you can purchase an Amiga 500 or an IBfvl-compat- ible computer. Until the late 1980s, comput- ers entering Hungary came pri- marily through private sales. There were shops in Austria, right across the border, that specialized in Hungahan cus- tomers. The big computer boom occurred about seven years ago when the first Hun- garian company started sell- ing Commodores, albeit at ir- rationally high prices. Thanks to a special govern- ment program, elementary and high schools are now on- line, equipped mostly with Commodores. These comput- ers have proven to be perfect for teaching children how to ap- ply computers to useful purpos- es. In colleges and universi- ties, IBMs are the standard. There are many in-school net- works {Novell}, but a linkup be- tween schools is still missing. Commodore software is usu- ally not available in stores. In spite of this, there are several options by which to update your game pool. There are magazines describing the lat- est games and utilities. All you have to do is pick out the pro- grams you're interested in and order them. Prices usually range between 200 forints and 400 forints (S3-$6). You can also go to club meetings and swap pro- grams. The best-known club is Commodore Egyesulet (Com- modore Association). It has had its own monthly magazine since 1985. In it, you can find programming tips and soft- ware and hardware reviews. This club also collects short programs that are created by members. These help other members learn programming. There are also workshops where you can have your old computer supercharged. For about 4000 forints ($50), you can have a little electric circuit board added that can in- crease the speed of your 1541 at least fivefold. You can also get software and hardware that speed up datasettes. Now you can buy four floppy disks for about the phce of a good-quality audiotape, and they can store close to the same amount of data, as well. Available hardware ele- ments range from music dig- itizers and light pens to the Commodore mouse. In case you're not satisfied with your power supply, you can also buy certain kinds of kits. From these kits and with expertise, you can assemble any equip- ment in a couple of hours. Fi- nally, for about the price of an IBM AT, you can purchase a bridge card that makes your Amiga 500 compatible with the IBfvl XT Sen/icing a computer in Hun- gary may be a difficult task if you don't live close to a major city, but there are many work- shops all over the country. Still, sometimes when an ex- pensive integrated circuit breaks down and needs to be exchanged, it's possible that the repair will cost more than a brand-new 64. When you're buying a new computer, some stores may give credit for an old operational or nonop- erational computer. In this way they solve their component sup* ply shortage, and you get a cer- tain amount of money for a computer that you probably couldn't have sold otherwise. Hungarians seem to love their Commodores, as their numbers still increase. It's al- so true, however, that 64s and 128s have been slowly losing ground to Amigas, The 64 and 128 have al- ways had the most diverse pro- gram pool, with the most games, at the lowest prices. Be- cause of this, they've been the most popular game machines. Since the 64's introduction, chil- dren have always wanted it. Nowlfiese same children are in college or high school, and many are upgrading and enter- ing the world of IBM, Another challenge seems to be on the Commodore hori- zon. The new 10- to 15-year- old generation seems to be buying more Amigas. Flashy graphics, perfect music, and realtime motion seem to be the key words of the nineties. These features, combined with a huge quantity of good- quality programs, make the Amiga 500 a dream machine for Hungarian teenagers. Basically, the situation in Hungary is a healthy one for Commodore and the business that goes with it. Being a small country with big comput- er needs, Hungary will proba- bly be staying online with Com- modore for years. O G-16 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 I thought my wife was just forgetting things. Then she forgot my name. 1-800-621-0379 lln Illinois l-eiMI-57^-fi037i 1 I'iHflAliheimcrsOmMsfjnflRf'ljn^l [>isordii'« IMERS V I ■ r I - ^{T I n} s Someone to Stand ByNtxi. 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A. jBtor Canada. $12all □iheis Califcmiaatjdrcssesniijsi include? 25", sales un ToreceiveourcofTipleiflcalalogaloverJ.CKMitDms lor all connputer types, itnd S? >n casH ot poslage SlainpS ThflCitalDgtSFHEEwitl^nyCfder TocttKhlCM' COMPSULT P.O. BOX 5160 SAN LUIS OBISPQ CA 93403-51 6D WE ALSO CARRY LOTS OF SOFTWARE FOR IBM, APPLE, MAC. AMIGA, ATARI & MORE! circle Reader Service Number 220 ATTENTION USER GROUPS! WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Gazette will soon publish an up-to-date list of Commodore 64/128 user groups across the U.S., throughout Canada, and around the world. We are now in the process of updating this information. If your group did not appear in our last list and you wish to be included, send your club name, address, and bulletin board service telephone number to Commodore 64/1 28 User Group Update COMPUTE'S Gazette 324 W. Wendover Ave., Ste. 200 Greensboro, NC 27408 BEGINNER BASIC Larry Cotton Let's look at ways users can enter Mormation into your program. GATHERING INFORMATION Suppose you're writing a BA- SIC program that requires the user to enter something. There are three BASIC com- mands that accept information from a program's user: GET, WAIT and INPUT So which one or ones should you use? Let's look at all three. GET is probably the easiest and most flexible command to program. Its main disadvantag- es are that it lacks a blinking cursor and requires extra pro- gramming to accept more than one character. Here's GET at its simplest. 100GETA$:IFA$=""THEN100 GET (unlike INPUT) doesn't wait for something to be typed unless immediately fol- lowed by an IF-THEN state- ment similar to the above. A$ is an empty (null) string varia- ble until the user presses a key. In this simple execution, A$ will be only one character: a letter, number, or even punc- tuation mark. Enter the above line and run it. The computer seems to be frozen in its tracks. Actual- ly it's in a loop within line 100, waiting for the user to press a key. If A$ is empty (the user hasn't hit a key yet), the IF- THEN repeatedly sends con- trol back to the beginning of the line at the rate of at least 100 attempts per second. (To find out how many times GET loops, add a counter in front of the GET C=C+1 will do it. Run the program; then divide C by the number of seconds the program runs. This slows GET down, so the actual num- ber of GETs is higher.) GET commands are often followed by more IF-THEN statements which evaluate the entered characters. Here's one way to use GET to G-18 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 form longer strings. 100GETA$:1FA$=""THEN100 110 [FA$="''THEN140 120 B$=B$+A$ 130 GOTO100 140 PRINTBS Run the program: then hit a few keys. When finished, press the asterisk key. What- ever you typed — almost any- thing except the asterisk, in- cluding spaces and carriage returns — should be printed on the screen. To rule out everything but one character, say. 7^ do something like this. 100GETA$: IFAS <> 'T'THENIDO The symbols < > mean "is not equal to." fyiultiple IF-THENs of- ten follow GET 90 PRINT "DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE (Y=YES N=NO)?" 100 GETA$; IFAS <> "Y'THEN IFASo "N'THENIOO The above routine waits for the user to type either Kfor yes or Wfor no. It won't move on with any other response. Af- ter you present a menu of sev- eral numbered choices, you can use GET like this. 100 GETAS: IFA$ <> "1"ANDAS<> "2"ANDA$<> "3"THEN100 110 IFA$="1 "THEN . . . 120 IFA$='2 'THEN . . . 130 .. . Notice that IF-THEN isn't need- ed in line 130. If 3 is typed, control falls through to that line, and another check isn't necessary. As used above, AND takes the place of THEN IF in the preceding example. An alternative to the above approach is to take the value of A$ (using VAL) and use ON-GOTO. 100 GETA$: IW$<> "1"ANDAS<> "2"ANDAS<>"3"THEN100 110 ONVAL(AS)GOTO120, 130,140 120 PRINT"YOU PRESSED 11": END 130 PRINT"YOU PRESSED 2t": END 140 PRINT"YOU PRESSED 3!" In this particular case, one can use AS itself to shorten the program. 100 GETAS: IFA$<>*'1"AND A$<>"2"AN0 A$<>"3"THEN10a 110PR1NT"YDU PRESSED "A?"!" Suppose you just wanted the user to enter numbers. What's wrong with using a nu- meric variable like this? 100 GETA: IFA=0THEN100 110 PRINTA Nothing — or is it? Enter these lines; then try pressing any number key. No problem! But try typing a letter. Zing! You're rewarded with a error! To minimize problems with nu- merals, always use GET for a string variable; then use VAL to change the input to a num- ber. If you need numbers larg- er than a single digit, concat- enate the string, as you did in the second example above, and then use VAL. To finish up, here's a neat trick to eliminate everything but numbers or letters. First, here's the one for numbers. 100 GETA$: IFftS< "0" OR AS>"9"THEN100 110 PRINTVAL(AS) Yes, greater-than and less- than symbols can be used with A$. They evaluate the ASCII value of the character. Now, let's work with letters. 100 GETAS: IFA$<"A" OR A$>"Z"THEN100 110 PRINTAS Next month, we'll take a look at the INPUT command. D MACHINE LANGUAGE Jim Butterfield ANIMATED CHARACTERS Animation is always fun, and you can achieve it in a number of ways on your Commodore. You can create image move- ment by using sprites, turning pixels on and off on a high- resolution screen, or even us- ing graphics characters to write new information to the screen. There's one more meth- od that we'll investigate this month — animating the charac- ters themsefves. Thai's what we'll do with Charzoom, a program for the 64 or the 128 in 64 mode. Charzoom has a conventional character screen, but it uses a custom character set rather than the standard ROfvl char- acter base. To do our simple animation, we'll leave the screen data unchanged; in- stead, we'll modify the appear- ance of the letter O in the char- acter set. To define custom charac- ters, we must place the whole character set somewhere in memory. I've chosen address- es 49152-51199 ($C000- $C7FF) for the character de- scriptions. We'll copy these characters from ROtvl, so you won't notice any difference un- til we animate one of them, the letter 0. All video — screen memory, characters, and sprites — must come from the same quadrant of memory in the 64, For screen memory, I se- lected 51200-52223 ($0800- SCBFF), You'll see the POKEs to set all this up in the BASIC program; when the program ends, it puts everything back. The program copies the character set found in ROM at $D000 to our chosen spot in RAIVl at $C000. Since we must copy 2048 bytes, Ihat's a nat- ural job for machine language. And ML also makes it easy to do another trick — make the character ROM visible. Here's the problem that we face: Addresses SDOOO- SD800, where the character ROIvJ resides, are normally the ones used by the I/O chips, CIAs, V!C-2, and SID. To see the characters, v/e must make the I/O chips disappear. That's fairly easy. We do it by turning off bit 2 of address 1. But there's another catch. If the I/O chips disappear, even for a moment, we must not al- low the IRQ interrupt to strike! This interrupt normally occurs every Veo second and does such jobs as checking the key- board and updating the clock. It couldn't do its work if the I/O chips were gone; in fact, it wouid cause a system crash. So we lock out the in- terrupt with an SEI (Set Inter- rupt Disable), kick out the I/O chips, copy the ROM, and then put everything back and release the interrupt, Nothing to it, once you know how. You'll find the code to do this in memory at addresses $CC00-$CC28. If you're used to the indirect, indexed ad- dressing mode, there should be no surprises there. Now let's have some fun. In screen PEEK and POKE terms, the letter Ois represent- ed by value 15. To find the character drawing, we multi- ply 15 by 8 (there are eight bytes for each character}. Add- ing the result to our character base starting address, we find that the letter Ois drawn in the bytes at $C078-$C07F. The first byte contains the pix- els for the top of the charac- ter; the last byte, the pixels for the bottom. Our objective, then, is to roll the letter O so that it ap- pears to be moving upward. Each pixel line will replace the pixel line above it, except for the top one, which will flip to the bottom. In memory terms, that means each byte of the character description moves down one position, with the bot- tom one moving to the top. Machine language is too fast, however. Pixel moves need to be slowed to a rate of, say, ten per second. We achieve this slowdown by counting video raster scans and acting on every sixth scan. This reduction produces a very smooth scrolling effect on the screen. If you wish to use your dis- assembler to view the code, you'll find it at $CC29-$CC59. The outermost loop repeats un- til it detects that a key has been pressed. The middle loop does eight pixel rolls on the O character. Two inner- most loops are used, with one waiting six raster scans and the second moving the pixels. There's an extra bonus in us- ing the raster position as a tim- ing control. It ensures that the character won't be modified at the same instant that it's being displayed. That way, we avoid screen jitter or teanng. CHARZOOM KX lafl DATA 169,208,162,192,16 3,0,132,34,132,36,133,3 5,134,37,12a CO 110 DATA 169,51,133,1,177,3 4, 145, 36, 200,233, 249, 23 B,35, 166,37,232 DATA 224,203,208,233,16 9,55, 133,1,88,96 DATA 162,0,168,6,173,17 ,208,205, 0,205, 141, a, 20 5,176,245,136 DATA 208,242,173,120,19 2,72,135,121,192,153,12 0,192,200,192,8 DATA 208,245,104,141,12 7,192,232,224,8,208,216 DATA 32,228,255,168,24 8 ,21)8,96 FOR J=52224 TO 52313 BEAD X:T=T+X POKE J,>I NEXT J IF T012735 THEK STOP SSS 52224 POKE 56576,4 POKE 53272,32 POKF, 648,203 PRINT CHRS(147) PRINT "COMPUTE MAGAZINE FK 420 PRINT "(5 SPACES)FOR" QK 438 PRINT "COMMOOOBE MAGICI w MD 448 PRINT FP 459 PRINT "PRESS ANi KEY TO STOPl" SA 160 SYS 52265 FF 500 POKE 56576,7 CG 510 POKE 53272,20 MP 520 POKE 648,4 □ SO 120 OH 130 PX 140 HK 150 DK 1611 MF 209 EJ 213 BP 220 AE 230 DC 240 XC 3B0 Q[! 310 RX 320 EX 330 GH 430 AJ 410 Aitimate on a small scale by moving pixels within a single character. DECEMBER 1992 COMPUTE G-19 FEBBACK Questions and answers about justified printing, and an enhancement to File Logger Not Justified I recently ordered the Speed- Script disk, and I am liaving trouble witti the right-justifica- tion function. I type a letter and print it to disk with Shift-hCtrl+P, as stat- ed in the directions. I run SS Justified and enter the file- name of my letter. Having as- signed a left margin of 10 and a right margin of 70 on the original letter with||=10 and 11=70, I enter 10,70 at the margin prompt as directed and press Return. All I get on my printout is one column of text running down the page. What's wrong? LYLE PRUETT HOLTON, KS Your problem is with your mar- gin settings. It's fortunate ttiat you included a sample of how you set them instead of simply stating that you set the margins to 10 and 70. The I and r are in reverse type since they were entered after you pressed Ctri+3 or Ctr!+£. You're malting a mls- talte by including equal signs when setting SpeedScript mar- gins. Do not use the equal signs when setting margins. What you have done by using an equal sign is to make the L t<ey equal CHR$(10) and the R key equal CHR$(70). You haven't changed the mar- gins at all, and your SpeedScript default margins of 5 and 75 remain in effect^ So when you tell SS Justified that your margins are W and 70, you get the garbled out- put. SpeedScript Justified does require you to set the 7 key to CHR$(1) and the 2 key to CHR$(2). To do that, you do need the equal sign. To set the margins, however omit the equal sign. At the top of a SpeedScript file that you plan to print justified with a left mar- gin of 10 and a right margin of 70, you should have some- thing like the following. a=i Dl 01170 Then be sure to put the 0 where you want yourjustifica- tion to begin and E where you want it to end. File Logger Revisited I've just finished loading and testing Roger Bachelder's File Logger program (June
• and have come up with an enhancement that will allow the program to handle locked files, those that are pro- tected from being scratctied. They normally appear as XXX files, and the starting address- es are omitted. Try entering the following line. 425IFASC(K$)>191 THEM K=ASC(KS+CHR$(0))- 192: GOTO 440 This line may cause the pro- gram to crash, however, if it encounters a splat file. Scratched files also appear as XXX files in the original ver- sion. If you don't want deleted files to appear in the listing, en- ter the following line. 375 IF K$="" THEN 520 DAVID KLICH Mt PFiOSPECT. IL Saving Data How can I save data or varia- bles to disk? BASIC'S SAVE command doesn't work.
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  FT PIERCE. PL It might seem that the logical thing to do when saving vari- ables to disk is to use a com- mand like SAVE •'AS".8, but that would only save whatev- er program was in memory un- der the filename A$. Unfortu- nately, variable storage is a bit more complicated than that, but it's very useful when you know how to do it. For ex- ample, if you're building a cus- tom database, it often makes sense to have a program for handling the database and a separate disk file for the actu- al data or information itself BASIC commands for ma- nipulating programs don't work with variables. For exam- ple, once a program is In mem- ory you can put it onto the screen with LIST. But you can't list a variable: you must print it. The SAVE command sends a program to tape or disk: LOAD recalls a saved program. But SAVE and LOAD, like LIST don't work with variables. They're com- mands that apply to pro- grams only. Take a look at this example. 10 A$ = "John Smith" 20 SAVE A$,S When this program executes, it saves itself to disk under the filename John Smith! If you load and list John Smith, you'll see the above two lines of code. To save a variable, you must open a file; print the var- iable, number, or string to the file with PRINT*; and then close the file. Here are a cou- ple of ways to do it. 10 A$="THIS IS A TEST" 20OPEN1,8,2,"TESTFlLE,S,W" 30PR!NT

  1,A$

  40PRINT

  1,"END OF TEST"

  50 CL0SE1 The first number after OPEN in line 20 Is the logical file number, which can be any number from 0 to 127. This number Is used later in the PRINT# and CLOSE state- ments. It's followed by a com- ma and the device number (a disk drive is device 8). The third number Is the secondary address. For disk files, the sec- ondary address specifies the G-20 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 disk channel which will be used and which must be in the range 2-14. The filename is followed by ,S,W which means it is a sequential file and we are writing to it. When a disk file is opened, the drive light turns on and stays on until the file is closed. Be sure to close a file when you've finished with it. Line 30 uses PRINTff to print the A$ variable to the disk, and line 40 illustrates an- other way to print a string. Line 50 closes the file. To reverse the process, de- lete line 10. in line 20 change the S, W to S.f^ because now we want to read the sequen- tial file rather than write to it. Since we now want to take in- formation (A$) from the disk, in- stead of PRINT

  1, A$ in line

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  loads A$ into memory, and PRINT A$ prints it onscreen. Since we have two strings on disk, we have to repeat this line to read the second one. Here's a simple routine that will do the job. You can make it more sophisticated, depend- ing on your needs. 20 OPEN1,8,2,"TESTFIL£,S,W" 30INPUT

  1,AS:PRINTAS

  40 INPUT

  1,A$: PRINT A$

  50 CL0SE1 Using INPUTS on strings longer than 80 characters will return a STRING TOO LONG error. In such a case, use GET# instead, it lets you read sequential files a charac- ter at a time. Use a FOR- NEXT loop or GOTO state- ment to read the entire file. File Types Can you explain the different file types I see whenever I list a disk directory? TOM GAYNOR HYDE PARK. NY The 64's Disk Operating Sys- tem (DOS) provides for five types of disk files: program files, sequential files, user files, relative files, and delet- ed files. On a directory they usually appear as PRG, SEQ, USR, and REL DEL is a delet- ed file, but it does not appear on a normal directory listing. When you save a program, your computer has to read through program memory and send information through the cable to the disk drive. The drive could put the pro- gram anywhere on the disk, but you wouldn't want it to overwrite other programs or files. So DOS has to keep track of where the programs or other files are. it puts the name of the file into the disk di- rectory, marks it as a pro- gram, looks at the Block Allo- cation Map (BAIVI) to find some free space on the disk, and then saves the program. A program file (PRG) is Just what the name implies. It's information that was saved as a program. In most cases it contains a BASIC or machine language program. It might contain a section of memory that's been trans- ferred to disk using BASIC'S SAVE routine. SpeedScript, for example, saves its text to disk as PRG flies. To get the program back into the comput- er, you use the LOAD com- mand. LOAD works only on PRG files. A sequential file (SEQ) is most often used for storing in- formation such as mailing lists, inventories, etc. Instead of SAVE, you use OPEN. PRINTS, and CLOSE to write to the file. To read it, use OPEN, INPUT# or GET#, and CLOSE. Information in such files is accessed sequentially starting from the first entry in the file. So to get to item num- ber 319 in a sequential file, you must read through the 318 prior entries. Relative files (REL) are also used to store information. They're trickier to work with, but they can save a lot of lime when you're working with many files. Such files are accessed with the OPEN com- mand, but the data records are numbered. So before you read in the data, you have to position a pointer. This lets you home in on the desired re- cord. To reach record num- ber 319, for example, you just set the pointer to 319, and the disk drive goes straight to that record, rather than searching though all of the previous records. Relative files are faster than sequential files for individual records and don't require much of the com- puter's memory because the entire file isn 't read in. USR files have a special- ized purpose, and you'll rare- ly see them used outside of GEOS disks. You can open and write to them as if they were sequential files (replac- ing the S for sequential with a U for user). Since the VALI- DATE command scratches ran- dom files, some programmers will create dummy USR files to protect data written to disk. There's also a machine language technique for writ- ing PRG files to USR flies. A deleted file (DEL) is one which no longer exists in the di- rectory and has no blocks re- served for it in BAM. When you scratch a program or file from the disk, it's not actually erased. The directory entry is marked as a deleted file, and the 6/\M is updated, freeing the space allocated by the pro- gram. The file still exists on the disk until you save or write new information to the blocks occupied by that file. By using a disk editor, you can change the byte in the directory which indicates a deleted file to its original value. Now validate the disk with OPEN 15,8, 15: PRINT§15. "VO": CL0SE15 to update the BAM and restore the deleted file. O Problems with saving variables to disk, and an explanation of file types DECEMBER 1992 COMPUTE G-21 GEOS Steve Vander Ark The uttimate GEOS hardware that I selected last month now needs the ultimate in GEOS software. ULTIMATE GEOS (PART 2) In last month's colunnn I put to- gether what I consider to be the ultimate GEOS hardware configuration. If you'll recall, it consisted of a flat 128 with the following: a 1571, a CMD FD- 4000 high-density 3y2-inch drive, a RAfvlLink loaded with a brain-numbing 16 megs of memory, a CMD 200-meg hard drive, two monitors, and a mouse. I figured 1 wouldn't need the 64K video RAM that you get with the 128[D, since no GEOS program that I knew of made use of it. At the time I made that list, I wasn't sure how I was going to access four drives from GEOS. Since then. New Horizon Software has released its Land- mark Series disk. As a result, I've had to add the extra vid- eo RAM since several excel- lent programs on that disk re- quire it. Landmark Series also presents a possible solution to my four-drive problem with Du- alTop. a file manager program to replace the deskTop. Great as this may be, that so- lution only compounds the dif- ficulties in selecting software for my ultimate GEOS system, which is what I'll do this month. Before I get into that, however, I'll state the obvious and note that we'll be using the 128 GEOS version 2.0. That part is easy. Now comes the hard part: selecting the fiie manager software. Why not stick with the desk- Top'' After all, it's probably the best-known file manager. With the GEOS utilities now available from Creative Micro Designs, the deskTop can han- dle the various CMD devices that we want to plug into our system. I am sorely tempted to stick with the deskTop, since I'm so familiar with it. But the deskTop can only access CMD devices like RAMLink in 1581-si2ed chunks, and I'm planning to set up a larger na- tive mode partition rather than chop up tfiat 16 megs. (When I create a bunch of partitions, I always end up placing a lot of duplicate files in each parti- tion, which really wastes space.) On top of that, the deskTop drivers can only ac- cess the FD-4000 super drive as 1581 partitions. No, for all its ease of use and cute little icons, the deskTop simply isn't powerful enough to handle the high-tech equipment in our ul- timate GEOS system. So what about DualTop 3.0? It can certainly handle CMD RAM devices, and as I mentioned, it lets you access up to four disk drives. The unique display, showing the directories of two drives simul- taneously, is a nice touch, and no file manager software for GEOS can match its speed, especially as it scrolls through a directory. I realize that icon fans de- cry the trend away from pic- tures toward simple lists of file- names, but frani<ly, you waste a lot of time waiting for the desk- Top to draw its little pictures. With DualTop. you can scroll through the alphabetical list of names almost faster than you can read them. DualTop also features a RAM dhve priority system. This means that when- ever you double-click on a file or document to open it, the sys- tem first checks the RAM drives or drives for the appli- cation, regardless of where the document is stored, since applications run much faster from the RAM drive. As to its look and feel, Du- alTop loses a little ground when we compare it to the deskTop or to Gateway, which we'll talk about in a mo- ment. The screen is a bit busy with the two directories show- ing (a nice feature, but one I seldom need), and operation isn't as intuitive as it is with the deskTop, even with the file op- eration buttons constantly dis- played. And DualTop, like the deskTop, sees RAM devices as drive-emulating partitions only. Even so. DualTop's four- drive support and its RAM drive priority system make it a very strong contender. Gateway fully supports CMD RAM devices in either drive-emulating or native mode, Drivers written for Gate- way allow it to access the FD- 4000 drive the way it's sup- posed to be accessed, as a 3.2-meg wonder, not as two or more 1581 drives. Until recent- ly, however, I wouldn't have iDeen able to recommend Gate- way because of the number of bugs still plaguing it, but the program has been reworked by Jim Collette, and it's now bug-free. Gateway has always been intuitive and a joy to use — except when one of those notorious bugs jumped out at you. Now that it's safe, Gateway might just be the way to go. Unfortunately, Gate- way won't support four drives, a very big minus for my ulti- mate system. Another contender is geoShell, the DOS-style com- mand line interface for GEOS. GeoShell will access four drives, but again only as 1581 partitions. And when it comes to look and feel, well, what can 1 say? GeoShell isn't a graph- ics interface at ail, and this is GEOS, after all. Do you start to see the prob- lems I had picking this soft- ware? I figured I'd just rattle off a few names and be done with it. So where do I turn? I suppose the only way to go is Gateway, since handling three drives completely is bet- ter than incompletely handling four. That leaves us with a few more decisions to make, but I've run out of room this month, I guess this ultimate GEOS series will skip along for yet another issue. □ G-22 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 NEW PRODUCTS From Makers of RAMDRIVE BBG RAM Battery Back-up Ram Disk for GEOS 2.0 and GEOS 128, 2.0 BBU Magnitudes faster than any floppy or hard drive 2 MEG model has capacity of TEN 1541's Includes GEOS application to select one of up to five 1571's Reboots GEOS from BBG Ram quickly and quietly Supplied with waii mount power supply and battery cable and holder Automatically detects power out and switches to back-up mode Activity light indicates access Battery used only when wail mount AC power supply off Battery Back-up Interface Module for Commodore 17xx REU's and Berkley Softworks' GEORAM 512 Reset button without data loss Activity indicator light during access Battery low voltage indicator Wall-mounted power supply and battery holder and cable supplied GEOS compatible, allows reboot to GEOS Automatic battery back-up, no switcfies to push Battery powers unit only when AC power off BBU supplies power to 17xx REU's and GEORAM. 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Sales Tax" Total Namp Arlrirp« Tity .Srnrc 7IP Mail personal check or money order to Commodore SpeedScript Disk 324 W. Wendover Ave., Ste. 200 Greensboro, NC 27408 RcsldL-nt.s «f North <:3ro[in:i .inil Nt-u' York, »iEd approprian; tax for y-Qur area, Canadian orders, add TV, jioixj nad scrvicL'S tax, Piease allow -1-6 wtclcs for delivery. Program available only on 5U-inch tlisks. G-23 PROGRAMMER'S PAGE Randy Thompson TO FILL A CELL Warning! The sun may bum out before this program comes to an end. G-24 Consider the character — a sim- ple 8 x 8 cell. It's the basic building block of almost any 64 or 128 screen. Being somewhat unoccu- pied, I, while pondering the gra- phical magnitude of the unas- suming character, wrote the following 64 program. Believe it or not, this program gener- ates every possible character that can be created in an 8 x 8 cell, and it does so without any human assistance. The inner workings of this program are really quite sim- ple. Considering that a charac- ter is defined by the values stored in eight consecutive bytes, a character definition can be treated as one large 64- bit (eight-byte) number. So to generate every possible char- acter, you simply start at $0000000000000000 and count up by 1 . By the time you reach SFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF, the 64 will have calculated and displayed every possible character. With a program such as this, you don't need to be ar- tistic. Whenever you want an impressive Gothic font or cool alien shape, just run this pro- gram and sit around until you see the image you like best. Let the computer do the work. Simple, right? Wrong! To be honest, this program is absolutely ludicrous. While SFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF may look like a fairly manageable number in hexadecimal, con- sider its phenomenal base- ten representation. It equals 18.446,744,073,709,551,616. (I don't even know how to pro- nounce this number.) Don't try converting this number on your home calculator, folks. It won't work. In fact, I had to hand-calculate this number, so please forgive me if you dis- cover any misplaced digits. Silly as it is, I found my char- COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 acter-generating program to be quite intriguing. It makes one think: Shouldn't a comput- er be able to effortlessly com- pute and display every possi- ble Commodore 64 charac- ter— a small graphic blob con- fined within a simple 8x8 grid? The fact is that it can't. Computers are fast, but they're simply not up to the task of computing every pos- sible character, no matter how small and insignificant a char- acter cell might appear. First of all, the maximum speed at which the computer can switch between displaying one character and another is approximately Veo of a sec- ond. That's the scan rate of your TV and most computer monitors, unless you live in the U.K., where scan rates are on- ly 50 frames per second, Even if your monitor could handle faster screen updates, your eyes couldn't. So due to both human and computer limita- tions, the best your 64 or 128 (or any other computer, for that matter) can hope to dis- play is 60 different characters in a second. So how long would it take? Since an eight-byte number is practically unfathomable, let's cut the size of the character in half for illustration purposes. For example, let's make the character half as tall (8 x 4) so that the character definition is only four bytes in size. (This much more than halves the number of possible charac- ters since a four-byte number can hold a value only V'i.294.967.296 as large as an eight-byte number. A four-byte number can hold a value between $00000000 and SFFFFFFFF. This works out to be 4,294,967,296 different charac- ter patterns. At 60 characters per second, it would take over two years for the computer to finish displaying all possible 8 X 4 characters. That means that with an 8 X 8 character, it would take over two years be- fore any pixels in the top half of the cfiaracter would even be- gin to change. If you understand binary numbering, it's easier to under- stand the order in which my program cycles through each character definition. Each pix- el is being treated as a sepa- rate bit in an ever-increasing binary number. Observe the program in progress, and you'll see the pattern. The low- est byte affects the charac- ter's lowest line of pixels while the least significant bit of each byte affects the charac- ter's rightmost pixels. As a re- sult, pixels are twiddled (for lack of a better word) in right- to-ieft, bottom-to-top order. While the program runs, see if you can locate the pixel situated in the character's third row, second column. Gloomy as it may sound, you will die before this pixel comes to life. See the first pix- el sitting on the top line? The sun will burn out about the time this sucker lights up. Mind-boggling, isn't it? So what's the final result? To complete the entire set of 8x8 characters, it would take 9,749,040,289 years. In words, that's nine billion, sev- en hundred forty-nine million, forty thousand, two hundred eighty-nine years. That's give or take 90 days or so. Now, consider the sprite ... I EB 108 POKE 53280, BrPOKE 532B1 ,B:PRINT "icLRl" BR 119 FOR I-1228a TO 12295:P0 KE I,0:POKE I+40,0:NEXT KG 12fl FOR 1-828 TO 854:READ □ :POKE I,n:C=C+D:NEXT DX 130 IF C<>3ma THEN PRINT " ERROR IN DATA STATEMENT S":END CD 14B POKE 53272, (PEEK(53272) AND 240) OR 12:P0KE 15 23,B:POKE 55795, 13:SYS {SPACE(82a BE 150 DATA 162,7,173,17,208,4 8,251,173 BH 160 DATA 17,208,16,251,189, 0,48,024 RX 170 DATA 105,1,157,0,048,20 8,233,202 DE 180 DATA 16,24 2,96 pi PROGRAMS DEMON By Vaughan Bardell Just as you were ready to pull your hair out in frustration, here is the ultimate in disk monitors to ease the pain. If ever there was a tool for delving into files, this is it. Def\/10N is an enhanced disk monitor for the 64 that fills the gap between a memory resident and a cartridge-based monitor. It enables the user to view and edit files on disk using powerful com- mands, without directly loading the file in- to memory. The main advantage of a disk monitor is its ability to view a large file on disk with- out the need to load it into memory This overcomes the problem encountered when the file takes up most of the mem- ory, leaving little, if any, for the monitor To get the most out of DeMON, an un- derstanding of Commodore 64 assembly language and experience with machine language monitors is necessary Novic- es can use it to view text in a file, among other features. Typmg in DeMOH DeMON is a large program written en- tirely in machine language. To enter it, use MLX, our machine language entry program. See "Typing Aids" elsewhere in this section. When fvlLX prompts, re- spond with the following. Starting address: BODQ Ending address: 9967 When you've finished typing, save sev- eral copies to disk before leaving MLX. Using DeMON Load DeMON with ,8,1 and then press the Restore key. The screen will turn dark blue, and a startup message will appear, After exiting DeMON the Re- store key can be used to restart the pro- gram as long as it hasn't been overwrit- ten by another program. Restore also returns you to the com- mand entry mode. This can be used in the event of a crash or to stop the Load or Hunt operations. Many of the commands are exited simply by using the Run/Stop key. Use the space bar to pause listings. Press it again to let the listing continue. On some commands other features can be accessed while the listing is paused. All addresses in DeMON are hexa- decimal. No dollar sign is required be- fore hex values. If one is included, an error will result. Track and sector num- bers, however, are in decimal and are expected to be entered in decimal. The ending address of a file using De- MON is the last byte of a file, not the ending address plus 1 as is common with many monitors. This is important since some commands list the ending address of a file. If you call a file that isn't on the cur- rent disk, you'll get an error message. Insert the correct disk and press Re- turn again to continue. The Commands When DeMON is in command entry mode, you'll see a line prompt (>) and a flashing cursor The commands are represented by a one- or two-letter ab- breviation, followed by appropriate par- ameters. Below is a description fol- lowed by a summary of all the 13 main DeMON commands. Load (L). To set up a file for use with De- MON, you must first load it. The load command constructs a table of the link track and sectors in memory. A file in the directory can be loaded, or the starting track and sector of a file can be entered. DeMON will load the file starting at that track and sector. Please note that if the latter option is used, then the first two bytes of the sec- tor are expected to be the link track and sector, and the next two, the start- ing address of the file. To load a file, type L with the file- name in quotes (/."filename"). As with a normal load from the disk drive, all forms of pattern matching are accept- able. The .8 isn't required, To load a file using the starting track and sector, type the load com- mand followed by a comma, the track, another comma, and then the sector. For example, L,19,5 will load a file start- ing at track 19, sector 5. After loading, the file's starting and ending addresses will be displayed. Find address (FA). This command is very handy for finding the position of a specified address from the current file on the disk. The command will list the track, sector, and position in the sector of an address in the file. The command is followed with an address that is be- tween the starting and ending address- es of the current file, inclusive — for ex- ample, FA 6F01. Relocate (RL). If the load address of the current file needs to be changed, use the relocate command. Follow the command with the new starting ad- dress. This command also clears the current offset. More about that later. Offset (OF). The offset command is sim- ilar to relocate but allows more flexibil- ity with the changing of addresses. It al- lows an offset to be set which is added to the addresses in the file. This is par- ticularly helpful when the file moves part of itself once in memory After us- ing offset, any JMPs or JSRs to the transferred portion can be viewed. The offset command is followed by the new address, an equal sign, and then the old address. The new address now equals the old address — for exam- ple, OF 2000=0900. The command Is like a soft relocate since the offset can be cleared by en- tering OF without the addresses. List address (LA). The list address com- mand is used for listing the starting and ending addresses of the current file. It can also calculate new starting and ending addresses from an input starting or ending address for the file. It doesn't change addresses. Type the command without parame- ters to list the starting and ending ad- dresses of the current file. If an ad- dress is included after the command, then the ending address of the current file, if it were to be loaded at this ad- dress, would be calculated and print- ed along with the starting address. If a comma precedes the input ad- dress, then this address will be interpret- ed as the ending address. The starting address, if the file ends at this ad- dress, will be calculated and phnted. Exit DeMON (X). Use this command to exit DeMON back to BASIC. A BASIC program can be typed in without fear of its oven/vriting DeMON since the end of the BASIC storage area is moved DECEMBER 1992 COMPUTE G-25 PROGRAMS down in memory. Be sure to type NEW before entering a BASIC program. Disassemble (D). Disassemble is one of the major commands and is thie crux of DefVlON, It is different from most monitors but fias features tfiat al- low flexible disassembly of machitne lan- guage programs. Two modes are accessible in disas- semble. Thiese are interrupted and con- tinuous modes. In continuous mode, tfie file is listed on tfie screen, like list- ing a BASIC program. Thie screen scrolls up as more data is printed. Press the space bar to halt the listing. In interrupted mode, the file listing is printed page by page. At the end of each page DeMON waits for keyboard input from the user. The space bar will continue disassemble with the next page. Other keys can be pressed at this stage to access other advanced features. One advantage of interrupted mode is that at the end of the file, the mes- sage THE END will be printed. Other features can then be used to jump else- where in the file instead of ending dis- assemble by pressing the space bar. f\/lore features will be detailed later. The disassemble mode can be tog- gled while the listing is paused, either in interrupted or continuous mode, by pressing fS. If only D is entered, disassemble commences at the beginning of the file. If an address follows the com- mand, then disassemble starts at that address, fvlodes can be preset by in- cluding the suffix ,C for continuous mode or ,1 for interrupted mode. When started, DeMON is in interrupted mode. The screen display in disassemble consists of the memory address, the as- sembly language code (followed by the bytes of that command), the ASCII, and then the screen code representa- tions of these bytes. The screen codes are the characters that would ap- pear if these bytes were placed direct- ly into screen memory. To exit disassemble, press Run/ Stop. This returns you to command en- try mode. Before examining the other features available with disassemble, let's take a iook at the rest of DefvlON's primary commands. G-26 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 Interrogate (I). Interrogate is used to view simultaneously the hex bytes in the file and their ASCII/screen code rep- resentations. The display scrolls up- ward as data is printed. On the far left is the address of the first byte on that line. Eight hex bytes follow and then their representations are shown. These are preceded by an apostro- phe. Place ,S after the address to view screen codes; omit the suffix for normal ASCil display. During viewing, the mode can be toggled by using the f3 key once the listing is paused. The f4 key toggles between interro- gate and disassemble. It can be used with text list, interrogate, or disassem- ble in interrupted or continuous mode while the listing is paused. Like the dis- assemble command, the interrogate command can be used with the default address function if no address is en- tered—for example, I; I 5000; I 5000,S; or 1,3. Text list (XL). This command rapidly scans a file for any text or messages. It will simultaneously print the ASCII and screen code of the bytes in the file in two columns, with ASCII on the left and screen codes on the right. A black hyphen separates the two col- umns. To use the command, either en- ter an address after the command or leave it blank for the default starting ad- dress. To toggle between text list and inter- rogate, press f1 while the listing is paused. Run/Stop will exit the text list. Change (0). Use this command to al- ter bytes in a file. It allows character strings, byte strings, and assembly code to be entered anywhere in a file, The entry must, however, fit in the file. It cannot extend beyond the end of the file. The entry is performed line by line. A period (.) at the start of the line indi- cates that DeMON expects the next change-line entry. At the beginning of a line is the address at which the bytes in that line will be stored. This ad- dress can be anywhere in the file, and entries don't have to be in ascending address order. After the address comes the actual data that is to be stored in the file, On- ly one type of entry can be on any sin- gle line. The first character distinguish- es what type of entry it is: assembly, string, byte, or no entry. To enter assembly language, no such character is required. Just simply type in a valid assembly statement, mak- ing sure any branches are in range, and press Return. When entering LSR, ASL, ROL or ROR commands that use the accumulator addressing mode, no A needs to follow the command. All hex numbers must be preceded by a dollar sign when typing in an assembly line. No other number base can be used to enter numbers. No spaces be- tween the command and the address- ing mode code are needed. Here are some examples. .5000 LDA$7OO0,X .1209 BNE$1250 .31 FF LDY#$91 .49F0 "Mary had a little lamb." To enter a character string on a line, en- close the string in double quotes. Spac- es inside quotes will be recognized. A byte string may be entered by pre- ceding the 8-bit hex numbers with a co- lon. Spaces between the bytes are not necessary, but they make the entry eas- ier to read. .FOOD :01 FF 41 ZO 50 49 47 To finish the entry, press Return on a blank line. DeMON will then ask you to confirm that you want the changes sent to disk. If you do, press Y and Re- turn. If not, press N or just Return. When you press Return at the end of a data entry line, DeMON checks the line, enters it into memory, and then prints the address that follows the last byte in the previous line. You can edit this address if you like. DeMON stores the entered changes in RAM under BASIC ROM at SAOOO. It doesn't limit the number of bytes to change, but it does limit the number of lines to be changed at one time to 255. Hunt (H). This command enables you to search the file for a character or byte string. Follow the hunt command with a character string enclosed in dou- ble quotes or a byte sthng. Follow this with the optional parameters for setting the search block. To hunt from a spe- cific address to the end of a tile, in- clude a comma and the address after the string. To hunt from the beginning of a file to a certain address, include two commas and the address after the string. Finally, to hunt between two ad- dresses in a file, follow the string with a comma, the hunt starting address, another comma, and the hunt ending address. At the end of the hunt, De- MON will output all the addresses at which the string was found. The hunt command is reasonably fast, hunting through a 200-block file in less than 25 seconds. DeMON will stop after it locates the first 127 finds. If this happens, BUFFER FULL will ap- pear on the screen. To search the rest of the file, simply specify the last ad- dress found as the starting address for the next hunt. Here are some examples. H "food" H 01 02 03 20 H "great", 2300 (Search from $2300 to end of file.) H FF DO 00, ,1000 (Search from start of file to $1000.) H "bafi", 2000, 4000 {Search between $2000 and $4000.) Directory ($). Entering this character and pressing Return loads the directo- ry of the disk in the drive. The listing can be paused, as with other listings, by pressing the space bar. Run/Stop ex- its the listing. Pattern matching is supported with the directory listing so only files match- ing the pattern entered will be dis- played. Follow the dollar sign with a co- lon and the pattern, such as $:FAD*. Disk drive status (@). This command allows you to read the disk drive error channel for an error that may have occurred. Disk command (@). To send a disk command, precede it with the at sym- bol (@). No quotes are needed — for ex- ample, @ R:RAISIN=SULTANA. Command Summary Here is a summary of DeMon's 13 main commands. Load (L). Load a file. Find address (FA). List track, sector, and position of an address in a file. Relocate (RL). Set new starting ad- dress for a file. Offset (OF). Set an offset which is add- ed to absolute addresses output. List address (LA). List starting and end- ing addresses of a file. Exit (X). Exit DefvlON. Disassemble (D). Disassemble code from a file. Interrogate (I). Examine bytes in a file. Text list (TL). List text found in a fiie. Change (C) Change data in a file. Hunt (H). Hunt through a file for a spec- ified character or byte string. Directory ($). Display disk directory. Drive status or disk command (@). Other Disassemble Features When the disassemble display is paused in the interrupted mode, f5 and f1 can be used to access two ad- vanced commands that expand the ver- satility of DervSON. Jump investigation enables a JSR or Jf\/1P command or any manually entered address to be in- vestigated. When f5 is pressed, Def\/ION checks to see if there are any jumps on the screen that are in range of the file. If so, DefvlON highlights the first of these valid jumps on the screen. The cursor up/down key can be used to move the highlight line onto another jump. To jump to the highlighted jump, press the space bar. If there are no jumps, or none in range on the screen, then DeMON re- places the top line of the screen with an address entry line where an ad- dress can be entered manually. If the address entered is not in range, then DefvlON will continue disassemble on the following page. If there are any valid jumps on the screen, subsequent presses of f5 will toggle between manual entry and jump selection. If you press Run/Stop to exit jump investigation mode, De- MON will continue with the next page of disassemble. When investigating a jump, other jumps can be accessed by the same method. To return to where the jump originated, press the Return key. With nested jumps, each press of the Re- turn key will return you to the previous jump command until the first jump is reached. To clear the return addresses for jumps that have taken place, press f6. The screen will flash yellow, indicating that the table has been cleared. This command will also clear the Backward- Jump table. (See below.) Pressing Shift/Return returns you to either the start of disassemble, the last place where f6 was pressed, or where the disassemble mode was changed from continuous to interrupt- ed mode. Back Screen. When in the interrupted mode, disassemble can either proceed or move backward. Press f1 to move backward at the end of the page, and DeMON will display the previous page. The listing will stop at the begin- ning of disassemble, at the point where the disassemble mode was changed from continuous to interrupt- ed, at the beginning of a jump investi- gation section, or at the point where f6 was pressed. Back Screen ailows easy access to previous screens, enabling the user to go back and check the disassembly af- ter looking forward in the file. Special Key Summary Here is a summary of DeMon's various key commands. f1. In disassemble, used to jump back in the listing. In interrogate or text list, f1 toggles between these two displays. f3. In interrogate, used to toggle be- tween ASCII and screen code represen- tation of data. f4. In disassemble, text list, or interro- gate, used to toggle between interro- gate and disassemble display. f5. In interrupted mode disassemble, DECEMBER 1992 COMPUTE G-27 PROGRAMS used to enier a jump investigation ad- dress {manually or automatically) and look at the code referred to by a JMP, JSR, or any other code in the file. f6. In interrupted mode disassemble, used to clear ttie current Back Screen table and thie Jump Investigation table, making the current screen the first screen. This is as if disassemble start- ed at tfiis address. Using f1 displays back screens only up to this screen. f8. In disassemble tfiis is used to tog- gle the current disassemble mode be- tween interrupted and continuous. Space. Used to pause listings to the screen. In the jump investigation, auto- matic-jump selection, it is used to jump to a JSR or JMP. In interrupted dis- assemble mode, it will display the next screen of the listing. Return. Used to return from a jump in- vestigation to the previous address. Shift/Return. Returns to the first ad- dress in the Jump Investigation table when disassemble is in the interrupted mode. Run/Stop. Exits most commands and functions. Restore. When in DelVlON, tfiis will re- turn you to command entry mode. It is particularly handy when you're hunting or loading if you need to exit partway through. Exiting from a Scad, however, will leave the File table and variables corrupted. Use the load command to load another file. Mastering DeMON As you continue to use DelVION, you will get better at using the commands and viewing and changing files, and you will be able to get tfie most out of it and realize its true potential. Howev- er, this may take a while, but practice makes perfect! fvlany happy hours of hunting through files. DEMON 8000:F2 FC 09 80 C3 C2 CD 38 DF 8003:30 A9 06 8D 20 D0 8D 21 A5 8010:D0 A2 18 86 D6 20 D7 AA IF 8018:CA 10 FA A9 D5 8D 18 03 94 G-28 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 8020 :A9 80 8D 19 03 A9 80 85 9E 8253 :FF 20 C2 80 48 20 B9 80 74 8028 :38 E8 86 37 AD 04 96 D0 82 8258 :68 60 20 57 31 20 51 82 D4 8030 :05 EE D4 96 86 96 E8 BE 62 8260 :D0 0C 20 67 82 F0 30 A9 20 8038 :86 02 20 44 E5 A9 44 A0 44 8268 :30 85 BE 85 BF 63 20 08 97 8040 :99 20 IE AB 20 07 AA 20 6A 8273 :82 85 CI AS FD 85 C2 20 56 8048 :43 82 A0 00 34 3C 23 CF C4 8278 :C2 80 C9 3D F0 03 4C F8 31 8050 :FF C9 0D F0 0D C9 3E F0 71 8280 :80 20 08 82 85 C3 A5 FD 95 80 58 :F5 C9 20 F0 07 A2 80 86 24 8288 85 C4 38 A5 CI E5 C3 85 95 8060 :3C FC A9 00 99 00 32 AA 6F 3290 :BE A5 C2 E5 C4 85 BF 4C ID 8068 :F0 03 C8 00 El 98 F0 04 F0 8298 •05 80 43 8 A 20 A0 82 68 4B 8370 :24 3C 10 00 A9 FF 85 7A 74 8 2A0 48 20 AE 82 20 02 FF 68 84 8378 A9 01 85 7B 84 11 20 C2 62 82A8 20 BE 82 4C 02 FF 29 F0 5C 8080 .80 A0 00 09 9F 96 F0 0A CA 82B0 4A 4A 4A 4A 18 69 30 C9 EB 8088 C8 C8 BE 9F 96 D0 F4 4C 20 82B8 3A 90 02 69 06 60 29 0F E8 8090 P8 80 48 20 C2 80 C8 BE Al 82C0 4C B4 82 48 20 AE 82 85 34 8098 9F 96 00 06 20 B9 80 40 BE 82C8 FD 68 4C BE 82 20 A6 AD EB 80A0 AE 80 D9 9F 96 F0 07 20 F4 82D0 20 F7 B7 A6 14 A4 15 60 93 80A3 B9 80 68 4C 89 80 68 38 20 32D8 20 DD 82 85 FD 20 EC 82 DA 80B0 B9 BB 96 48 B9 BA 96 48 03 82S0 0A 0A 0A OA 85 FE 20 EC A4 80B8 60 A5 7A 00 02 C6 7B C6 98 8 2E8 82 05 FE 60 20 C2 80 20 83 80C0 7A 60 20 73 00 C9 00 60 09 82F0 FE 82 B0 IE 38 E9 30 C9 Al 8 0C8 84 FB A0 01 Bl 7A 08 A4 SB 82F8 3A 90 02 E9 07 63 C9 30 83 80D0 FB E6 7A 28 60 20 42 F6 5A 8330 90 0E C9 3A 90 08 C9 41 29 8008 23 E7 FF A2 FF 9A E8 86 00 8 3 38 90 36 C9 47 B0 02 18 60 A4 80E0 C6 86 3B 8E 33 99 F0 86 9F 8310 38 60 4C F8 8 0 23 67 82 3A 80E8 23 D7 AA A9 47 3D 18 03 83 8318 85 B3 85 F7 85 3B 85 A6 C9 80F0 A9 FE 80 19 03 4C 74 A4 A0 8320 8D 3A 99 A8 20 C2 80 C9 11 80F8 20 45 AS 4C D5 80 68 85 9C 8328 2C 00 19 20 51 82 F0 14 29 8100 62 68 85 63 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9090 B0 37 20 FE 80 00 3F 20 Be 8C38 Bl B9 D9 0D 02 F0 IF A0 57 8E68 A5 A8 09 FE 90 2A 09 FF 60 9098 49 4E 56 41 40 49 44 20 01 8C40 00 E6 87 00 02 E6 B8 E6 IB 8E70 00 06 CO 00 F0 22 00 08 49 90A0 54 2F 53 8D 4C 05 80 4C 02 8C48 B9 00 02 E6 BA 20 90 03 9B 8E78 C0 02 30 10 00 01 D0 06 EF 90A3 F3 30 20 57 81 20 2B 90 53 8C50 A5 BA C9 04 D0 E2 A5 B9 7B 8E80 A2 01 A9 00 F0 05 A2 02 47 90B0 20 D7 AA A2 00 36 71 36 DA 8C5B C9 FE 00 DC F0 A7 C8 CO 82 8E88 AO FE 9C 8D 00 90 AD FF 76 90B8 49 86 F9 A9 A0 85 4A 20 C9 8C60 0C 02 F0 4E 20 36 03 98 BC 8E90 90 8D 01 9C 86 FE 38 60 4A 9000 DC 91 20 DS 82 80 39 03 06 8C68 IB 65 B9 09 FE 00 09 A5 2F 8E98 A9 00 80 00 90 8D 01 90 F5 9008 A5 FD 80 3A 03 A2 00 20 54 8C7a SA C9 04 D0 C3 A2 E0 BD 0F 8EA0 A6 40 A 5 3F 20 9A 82 20 5A 90D0 02 80 09 3A F0 04 09 22 90 8C78 00 04 90 02 03 E8 E0 FE E2 8EA8 4C 82 20 50 8F 20 02 90 27 90D8 D0 06 40 01 93 20 C2 80 AO 8C80 D0 F5 C6 BA E6 B9 E6 B9 A9 3EB0 A0 03 BD 65 98 20 02 FF 07 90E0 C9 00 DO 03 40 CB 92 9D 85 8C8a 4C 06 03 98 A6 B8 la 65 E0 8EB8 E8 88 D0 F6 20 40 82 AD DA 90E3 34 03 ES E0 03 00 EE A2 EB 8C90 B7 90 04 E8 FC A5 B7 CD 74 8EO0 CB 02 20 2A 8F 85 CI C9 CA 90F0 00 20 02 80 F0 12 9D 3B CO 8C98 0A 02 00 20 98 F0 02 8A 3B 3EC3 02 90 52 AA BD IF 99 85 23 90F3 03 20 FE 82 B0 02 A9 30 BC 8CA0 FC A5 B8 CO 0B 02 D0 21 B8 8ED0 C3 A0 00 20 3D 8F 00 03 A6 9100 9D 44 03 ES E0 08 00 E9 A4 8CA8 68 68 A4 BB 8C 00 05 4C IB 8ED8 00 F9 85 C2 A5 01 09 08 89 9108 A9 00 9D 3B 03 AA 86 3C 73 8CB0 AE E9 A4 BB A5 B7 91 BS D0 8EE0 F0 7B A2 01 20 40 3F 90 A8 9110 A0 00 BD 65 98 09 34 03 29 8CB8 C8 A5 B8 91 B5 C8 84 BB 65 8EE3 CB 02 E8 EC C9 02 D0 F4 45 9118 00 08 E8 08 C0 03 D0 F2 F5 8CC0 D0 04 C6 BB D0 E4 40 3A 04 8EF0 CA BD CB 02 20 A0 32 CA CF 9120 F0 0E E8 C8 C0 03 D0 FA 97 8CC8 03 60 48 B9 2C 03 99 00 00 8EF8 D0 F7 A5 03 0A A0 03 AS EB 9123 E6 30 E0 AB 00 E2 F0 13 AB 3CD0 03 C8 C0 C5 D0 F5 63 40 80 8F00 04 90 13 08 4A 20 3D 8F 71 9130 A6 30 36 01 A2 00 BO E5 19 8CD8 02 03 A6 3F A4 40 20 20 10 3F08 CO 07 D0 F9 A0 03 A5 C2 22 9138 96 A8 29 3F C5 CI F0 09 0A 8CE0 86 B0 04 F0 02 38 60 18 02 SFIO 20 3D 8F 40 10 8F 20 3D E9 9140 E8 00 F3 20 45 AB 4C 01 BF 3CE8 60 20 57 81 A2 00 86 3B 9A 8F18 8F C0 07 00 F9 A6 CI BC C7 9148 92 98 29 00 13 2A 2A 2A F3 8CF0 E8 20 D7 AA 20 51 82 F0 68 8F20 D8 96 20 40 82 83 DO FA EC 9150 80 09 02 SE CB 02 86 02 00 8CF8 04 C9 2C D0 09 20 6A 86 3D 8F28 18 60 18 4A 08 AA BD E5 5F 9158 3A 20 2A 8F C9 02 90 75 F3 8000 A8 AS C3 4C 0B 80 20 08 BD 8F30 97 28 90 04 29 0F 10 04 21 9160 09 08 DO 03 EE 09 02 AA 02 8D03 82 A4 FD 85 3F 84 40 8D BF 8F38 4A 4A 4A 4A 60 4A 85 04 F8 9168 BD IF 99 86 3C 85 FB A0 5E 8D10 00 9F 8C 01 9F 85 30 20 62 8F40 90 06 B9 18 99 20 D2 FF 04 9170 00 A2 00 20 9B 91 00 03 E5 8D18 C2 80 F0 13 C9 2C F0 F7 DO 8F48 G8 A5 04 60 A0 00 Bl A8 E4 9178 00 F9 86 FA AC C9 02 88 10 8D20 C9 49 F0 07 C9 43 00 07 05 8F50 E6 3F 00 02 E6 40 Ee A8 9B 9180 F0 2B BD 44 03 C9 30 D0 53 8D28 A9 01 FC A9 00 85 B3 A2 B2 8F58 D0 02 E6 A9 60 20 40 8F 83 9188 0D BD 45 03 C9 30 D0 06 31 8D30 9D 86 B5 a9 00 85 B4 35 12 8F60 80 CC 02 AS 3F 35 FC A5 03 9190 E8 E8 00 EB 68 68 A6 02 30 8D38 FE 20 2B 90 AS B3 00 03 E9 8F68 40 85 FO AD 00 02 30 BE 80 9198 40 40 91 4A 85 04 90 09 32 G-30 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 91A0 :B9 18 99 DD 44 03 D0 EC 74 9300 :92 20 2B 90 A0 00 A9 36 46 9600 07 F0 05 A4 FC 4C ID 96 CI 91A8 :E8 C8 A5 C4 60 A5 FB 0A 3F 93D8 :85 01 Bl 3F AA C8 Bl 3F 48 9608 20 46 96 98 A4 3C 99 53 CF 91B0 :AS C4 A0 03 90 31 C8 4A 41 93E0 :84 FA A8 A9 37 35 31 20 AA 9610 03 8A 99 52 03 C3 C8 C8 4F 91B8 :4a 08 68 85 C3 68 20 CO 35 93E8 .4A 86 48 A5 3C F0 13 E4 EA 9618 C8 34 3C 00 08 00 02 B3 57 91C0 :91 A0 03 A5 C3 48 71 20 01 93F0 :AB D0 04 C4 AA F0 16 98 CC 9620 04 A0 02 D0 B0 AO 08 95 43 91C8 :9C 91 4C EA 91 20 9B 91 AC 93F8 45 3A 48 20 73 85 68 AA IF 9628 18 69 23 80 D8 95 90 33 DA 91D0 :C0 07 D0 F9 60 AD 3B 03 03 9400 68 AS 84 AA 86 AB 68 20 96 9630 EE D9 95 E6 FA AS FA 09 9A 9108 :O0 BC F0 38 A2 19 A9 00 02 9408 B7 85 4C 13 94 68 85 9B 16 9638 16 90 98 A9 FF A4 30 99 B6 91E0 :9D 34 03 CA 10 FA 60 20 3A 9410 20 97 85 20 6B 85 A4 FA 97 9640 50 03 60 20 87 94 A2 3A 42 91E8 :CD 91 BD 3B 03 D0 A7 Ae 14 9418 C8 A9 36 85 01 Bl 3F AA 27 9648 A4 3C B9 50 03 3D 59 96 AA 91F0 FA AC C9 02 88 98 0A 85 56 9420 C8 A9 36 85 01 Bl 3F 48 CC 9650 B9 51 33 8D 5A 96 A0 01 57 91F8 .FC A0 01 BD 3B 03 91 7A 42 9428 A9 37 85 31 68 20 02 FF IE 9658 BD FF FF C9 30 B0 02 09 52 9200 :E8 C8 C6 FC 00 F5 AE 09 F9 9430 CA F0 2E E6 9B F0 07 C3 A6 9660 40 91 7A C8 E3 E0 0E 00 AS 9208 02 00 06 20 00 32 90 CB 25 9438 00 E7 E6 40 00 E3 98 43 34 9668 EF 20 08 82 AA A4 FD A5 62 9210 02 CA D0 F7 AS 71 C9 08 11 9440 3A 48 20 73 83 20 97 85 5D 9670 7A 38 E9 04 85 7A 60 A9 E6 9218 00 35 CE C9 02 AD CC 02 CB 9448 20 63 85 20 CF FF 85 AA 41 9678 00 B5 B4 85 3B 35 F8 8A 62 9220 38 E9 02 B0 03 CE CD 32 18 9450 20 CF FF 85 AB A9 02 20 FD 9680 F0 03 20 89 38 23 D7 AA A2 9228 38 ED 39 03 85 FF AD CO 91 9458 B7 85 68 AA 63 A3 4C 37 20 9688 68 68 AS A8 85 9B 23 5C 7A 9230 02 ED 3A 03 A3 05 FF 90 33 9460 94 C6 F9 F0 08 C8 A9 01 8B 9690 8A 20 63 85 A9 08 35 12 5A 9238 09 98 00 0D A6 FF 30 09 91 9468 85 3C 4C 06 93 20 73 85 E3 9698 A6 40 A5 3F 4C 5F 89 4F 14 9240 10 0A C8 00 04 A6 FF 30 01 9470 4C 05 80 A2 00 86 10 23 C9 96A0 46 4C 41 52 40 46 41 54 A3 9248 03 4C 43 91 aE CC 02 20 4F 9478 C2 95 A5 3C 00 57 A9 80 98 96A8 4C 4C 00 44 00 49 30 48 C0 9250 8D 93 90 03 4C 50 93 AD 10 9480 85 10 00 77 20 03 89 A4 06 96B0 00 40 00 43 00 58 00 24 A7 9258 39 03 AE 3A 03 20 AC 92 D8 9488 3C B9 50 03 8D 9E 94 80 16 96B8 00 00 59 82 3F 81 20 82 16 9260 AD C9 02 C9 02 08 AE CB 05 9490 A3 94 B9 51 03 8D 9F 94 IF 96C0 FF 81 07 89 14 83 E8 80 D4 9268 02 20 AC 92 28 90 0E F0 E5 9498 8D A4 94 A2 27 BD FF FF 9E 96C8 0A 89 79 8A D5 85 A9 90 DO 9270 02 18 30 38 AE CO 02 AD 8E 94A0 49 80 90 FF FF CA 10 F5 83 9600 E7 80 ED 86 00 08 35 02 64 9278 CC 02 20 AD 92 A9 2E 20 IB 94A8 60 A4 3C B9 54 03 C9 FF 90 96D8 0A 0A 07 05 05 06 03 03 08 9230 02 FF AO C9 02 20 F2 92 6A 94B0 F0 2A 20 37 94 AS 3C 18 25 96Ea 05 05 03 03 03 41 Al 40 03 9238 A9 43 8D 77 02 A9 20 8D 01 94B8 69 04 85 3C 00 IB AS 3C 86 96E8 40 40 Al A7 43 49 Al 67 C6 9290 78 02 A2 02 A9 07 20 6B FB 94C0 F0 lA 20 87 94 A5 3C 38 51 96Fa 40 40 El E7 40 AE Al 40 49 9298 93 20 60 AS 20 DC 91 A9 37 94C8 E9 0.4 85 3C 4C 09 94 4C 9B 96F8 40 40 Al A7 43 4A El 40 34 92R0 00 85 71 85 7A E6 F9 4C 5D 94D0 78 95 20 CA 8D A9 00 85 E4 9700 40 40 El E7 43 F6 A2 40 70 92Aa C2 90 38 80 18 A0 00 91 37 94D8 3C 20 87 94 20 03 89 23 A2 9708 40 AB A2 A3 43 46 A2 68 E9 92B0 49 B0 07 C8 8A 91 49 20 61 94E0 E4 FF F0 FB C9 03 F0 9C 33 9710 40 EB E8 E8 43 AF A2 40 4C 92B8 BA 92 E6 49 D0 02 E6 4A F7 94E8 C9 23 F0 E3 C9 91 F0 CE A3 9718 40 40 A2 A8 43 4B E2 40 8B 92C0 60 C6 F9 A9 00 80 C9 02 60 94F0 C9 11 F3 B5 C9 87 D0 E7 B2 9720 40 40 E2 E3 43 42 A3 40 FC 92C8 4C 82 92 A5 49 F0 20 4C FB 94F8 20 87 94 A2 27 A9 A0 9D 3F 9728 40 40 A3 A9 40 47 A3 69 66 92D0 C4 93 20 FE 80 4F 55 54 71 9500 00 04 CA 10 FA 20 FE 80 5D 9730 40 F7 E3 E9 43 B3 A3 40 E4 9208 50 55 54 28 59 2F 4E 29 D5 9508 12 13 41 44 44 52 45 53 B6 9738 40 40 A3 A9 40 45 E3 40 CS 92E0 20 BF 20 CF FF C9 0D F0 39 9510 53 BA A0 30 84 FB 20 E4 E0 9740 40 40 E3 E9 43 43 A4 40 53 92E8 04 C9 59 F0 03 68 68 4C lA 9518 FF FB FB A4 FB 09 87 00 33 9748 40 40 A4 AA 43 48 A4 6A BD 92F0 05 80 18 60 39 03 85 CI 9D 9520 04 24 13 10 AD 20 FE 82 C7 9750 40 F7 E4 EA 40 Bl A4 40 3B 92F8 AA A9 00 60 3A 03 85 C2 60 9528 B0 00 C0 34 F0 E8 C8 91 95 9758 40 40 A4 AA 40 44 E4 40 14 9300 60 A0 00 AE 39 03 8E 40 9D 9530 7A 23 D2 FF 98 D0 DD C9 83 9760 40 40 E4 EA 40 40 A0 40 8F 9308 03 AE 3A 03 SE 41 03 C9 10 9538 14 D0 13 88 30 D4 84 FB 66 9768 40 97 A0 98 43 5B 40 51 70 9310 22 F0 16 20 51 82 D0 03 82 9540 A0 95 A9 4A 20 IE AB 4C 18 9770 40 D7 E0 D8 40 B2 Aa 40 AO 9318 4C C4 93 20 51 32 F0 16 97 9548 16 95 9D 20 90 00 C9 00 27 9778 40 97 A0 93 40 4F Ea 53 9F 9320 20 DO 82 99 43 03 C8 00 41 9550 00 21 C0 34 00 C0 20 DS 27 9780 40 40 E0 4 3 40 95 9F 96 2E 9328 F2 20 C8 80 C9 22 F0 06 B0 9558 82 48 A4 FD AA 20 20 86 02 9788 40 95 9F 96 40 50 9F 52 6F 9330 99 43 03 C8 00 F3 98 F0 5A 9560 B0 04 F3 32 68 60 20 8F B7 9790 40 05 OF 06 40 B3 9F 43 0F 9338 DF 8C 42 03 98 8C C9 02 77 9568 95 68 8S 3F A5 FD 85 43 8D 9798 40 95 9F 96 40 4C DF 54 Fl 9340 C8 ce C8 84 FA 20 F2 92 30 9570 4C A9 95 C9 03 D0 9F 60 76 97A0 40 DS DF D6 40 99 AS 40 C2 9348 20 80 93 B0 13 A2 00 BD 29 9578 20 8F 95 A4 3C B9 52 03 35 97A8 40 99 AS AC 40 5D A5 50 FC 9353 40 03 20 AA 92 E8 E4 FA 04 9580 AA B9 53 33 A8 86 3F 84 6C 97B0 40 09 E5 EC 40 B4 A5 43 62 9358 D0 F5 4G 70 92 20 6A 86 37 9538 43 23 87 94 4C A9 95 A5 EF 97B8 40 40 AS AC 40 40 E5 43 DA 9360 80 3A 03 A5 C3 80 39 03 61 9590 3F A6 40 38 ES 3D B0 01 17 97C0 40 40 ES EC 40 9A A6 43 A5 9368 4C 43 91 85 C6 A5 C2 20 83 9598 CA A4 3B A5 3D 99 00 9E 03 97C8 40 9A A6 AD 40 5E A6 78 AF 9370: C3 82 90 78 02 AS FD 90 95 95A0 C8 8A 99 00 9E C8 84 3B 62 9700 40 DA E6 ED 40 B5 A6 40 F3 937B: 77 02 A5 CI 20 C3 82 90 5F 95A3 60 A4 3B A6 3F 8A 99 00 56 9708 40 43 A6 AO 40 4E E6 40 31 9380: 7A 02 A5 FD 90 79 02 A9 7A 95B0 9F A5 40 99 01 9F A8 20 AE 97E0 40 40 E6 ED 40 06 00 02 18 9388: 20 90 7B 02 60 84 FB AC 70 95B3 E4 86 85 A8 20 B9 85 4C 72 97E8- 23 05 13 09 90 87 03 33 Al 9390: 3A 03 AD C9 02 18 6D 39 6C 95C0 DF 8F A0 01 84 FA 38 84 89 97F0 33 0C 00 0A A0 96 03 22 5D 9398: 03 AA 90 01 C8 8A D0 01 21 95C8 30 A9 34 80 09 95 A9 28 76 97F8; 20 05 10 99 90 87 00 03 BA 9 3Aa: 88 CA 20 20 86 90 00 AE D4 95D0 3D D3 95 A0 00 A2 13 BD 24 9833- 33 3C 30 0A A0 06 00 02 ac 93A8: 39 03 AC 3A 03 20 2D 86 DF 9508 FF FF EB 09 2C 99 00 30 65 9838: 20 35 10 99 90 37 00 03 CB 93B0: B0 0E F0 0C AD 39 03 85 70 95E0 08 C0 02 F0 04 C0 04 00 EB 9810: 30 0C 30 0A A0 06 30 02 IC 93B8: CI AD 3A 03 85 C2 38 83 CB 95E8 EE 84 FC A4 3C AD 08 95 76 9818: 20 05 10 B9 90 87 00 03 DD 93C0: 18 A4 FB 60 A0 A0 A2 00 6F 95F0 99 50 03 AO 09 95 99 51 El 9820: 30 0C 00 0A A0 06 30 22 40 93C8: 86 3F 84 40 86 3C 20 D2 CF 95Fa 03 20 46 96 20 20 36 B0 53 9828: 20 00 00 99 90 87 00 33 08 DECEMBER 1992 COMPUTE G-31 PROGRAMS 9830 40 0C 00 0A 00 56 50 22 41 9838 20 05 00 99 90 87 00 33 2A 9840 40 0C 00 AA C0 56 00 22 CO 9848 20 05 00 99 90 87 00 03 0A 9850 30 0C 00 0A A0 56 00 22 BD 9853 20 05 00 99 90 87 00 03 lA 9860 30 0C 00 0A A0 3F 3F 3F 0D 9868 42 52 4B 52 54 49 52 54 9E 9870 53 53 45 49 43 4C 49 50 8B 9878 4C 50 50 48 41 50 4C 41 97 9880 50 48 50 43 4C 43 53 45 35 9888 43 43 4C 56 43 4C 44 53 42 9890 45 44 54 59 41 54 41 59 CC 9898 54 58 41 54 41 58 54 58 E3 98A0 53 54 53 58 4C 44 59 4C F2 98A8 44 58 53 54 59 53 54 58 DA 98B0 43 50 59 43 50 58 44 45 AS 98B8 59 44 45 58 49 4E 59 49 55 98C0 4E 58 4C 44 41 53 54 41 3E 98C8 4F 52 41 41 4E 44 45 4F CF 98D0 52 41 44 43 43 4D 50 53 7B 9808 42 43 41 53 4C 52 4F 4C EF 98E0 4C 53 52 52 4F 52 42 49 0E 9aE8 54 44 45 43 49 4E 43 42 7E 9eF0 50 4C 42 4D 49 42 56 43 BD 98F8 42 56 53 42 43 43 42 43 5E 9900 53 42 4E 45 42 45 51 4A 9F 9908 53 52 4R 4D 50 4E 4F 50 42 9910 24 IF 19 12 11 12 13 15 6D 9918 23 28 24 29 2C 58 59 00 73 9920 00 04 34 54 05 BE 5E 04 04 9928 04 34 8E 54 32 30 34 03 3F 9930 4D 2D 45 00 06 00 00 4D 7B 9938 2D 52 00 04 80 00 4D 2D A2 9948 57 00 06 20 11 20 20 12 3D 9948 23 20 44 45 4D 4F 4E 20 D4 9 9 50 56 31 2E 30 20 20 0D 20 7F 9958 20 20 42 59 20 56 2E 42 7A 9963 41 52 44 45 4C 4C 0D 00 53 Vaughan Bardell said he had other fea- tures planned for DeMON, but space limitations prevented their inclusion. He lives in Hastings, New Zealand. GEOS TEXT SCRAP MAKER By Charles Kunz Have you ever wanted to convert a SpeedScript document to geoWrite for- mat? I can't tetl you how many times I've wanted to do this. Gazette published geoWrite Converter (April 1990), but it on- ly converts geoWrite documents to SpeedScript or ASCII. I needed some- thing that would convert the other way around. Enter GEOS Text Scrap Maker. I am the proud owner of geoWrite 1.1 and GEOS 1 .2. (That's no typo folks; I've owned it since [December 1986.) Proba- bly many of you also have this early ver- sion of GEOS and are aware that it pro- vides no utility for such conversions. G-32 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 GEOS Text Scrap Maker runs like (and has many of its routines modified from) the Print Shop To GEOS converter (April 1987 Gazette). Entering the Program GEOS Text Scrap fvlaker is written en- tirely in BASIC. To help avoid typing er- rors, enter it with The Automatic Proof- reader; see "Typing Aids" elsewhere in this section. Before exiting Proofreader, be sure to save a copy of the program to disk. I like to keep Scrap Maker on my GEOS work disk with geoWrite and my geoWrite documents. Scrap Maker writes to disk, so make sure it has been entered proper- ly before you use it with important files. A syntax error could be fatal to your precious files. Caution: Scrap Mak- er creates a temporary file called S on your GEOS work disk. So if you already have a file on the disk with that name, be sure to rename it. Converting Before using Scrap Maker, make sure there's a Text Scrap fite on your work disk; otherwise the conversion will not be complete. Create a Text Scrap if you don't have one. To do this, double- click the geoWrite icon and then cut or copy any text from a geoWrite file. Once you have a Text Scrap on disk, you can use Scrap Maker. Load and run Scrap Maker as you would any BASIC program. If you are within the GEOS environment, just dou- ble-click on the Scrap Maker icon. Scrap Maker first asks you to insert the disk that contains the file that you want to convert and then asks for the conversion type you want to execute. You have three conversion options: SpeedScript to GEOS, Commodore AS- CII to GEOS, and true ASCII to GEOS. Next, Scrap Maker requests the name of the file to be converted. If the file is too large — the maximum size is about 6K — you1l get an overflow error, and Scrap Maker will restart. After the file loads, Scrap Maker translates the file in memory, reporting on the status as it converts and on how large the text will be. Scrap Maker then asks for a GEOS work disk (the one with the Text Scrap already on it), and it writes the new Text Scrap on it. Finally, Scrap Maker requests the GEOS master or boot disk. After GEOS boots up, you can paste the new Text Scrap into a Text Album or geoWrite file. The text you just pasted will be in the BSW font, so if you want a different font, make the change with- in geoWrite. Helpful Hints Since Scrap Maker can convert only 6K at a time, large documents will have to be broken down and saved as smaller ones. Convert each of these small documents one at a time, and af- ter each conversion, paste the docu- ment into a geoWrite file. After all the conversions have been done, the end product will be in one geoWhte file. Scrap Maker is written entirely in BA- SIC, so it is quite easy to modify. I have assumed that Commodore ASCII files and true ASCII files will be SEQ files, which covers most cases. You can change this to suit your needs if you have true ASCII files saved as PRG files. You can also add conver- sion options if you like, such as convert- ing PaperClip III files, Compatibility I have tested this program with GEOS 1.2 and geoWrite 1.1. This is the only version of geoWrite available to me. Ex- periment with whatever version you have, but be sure to back up your disk just in case something goes awry. SCRAP MAKER EE 5 REM COPYRIGHT 1992 COHPUT E PUBLICATIONS INTL LTD - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PG 10 POKE52,32:POKE56,32:CLR: PRINT" (CLR}<7KN){H)"; :P OKE532ei,6:P0KE5328a,I4: AD=8192 KJ 20 HDS="{CLR}{RVS} GEOS TEX T SCRAP MAKER (FILE CONV ERTER) ":MC=6000 QJ 30 PRINTHDS DR 40 GOTO200 bh 50 rem search dir for {space}track and sector SD 60 FF=0:print

  15,"U1:2 0"+S

  tr$(t)+str5(S) SS 70 GET*2,A$:TN=ASC(A$+CHR$ (
• ) :GET

  2,AS:Sa=ASC(AS+C

  HRS(0)) DC 80 FORN=0TO7:PRINT

  15,"B-P:

  2," + STRS (32*N + 2) RQ 90 GET

  2,AS:IFA$<>CHR$(131)

  THEN160 RP 100 GET

  2,A$:TP=ASC(A$+CHR$

  GB 110 SD 120 FR 130 MQ 140 ER 150 DX 160 SC 170 CB 180 EF 190 DH 200 DP 210 FS 220 HD 230 CD 240 DS 250 FA 260 AR 270 SS 280 AC 290 FS 300 HO 310 HB 320 MX 330 DS 340 CG 350 DP 360 PH 370 EP 330 QK 390 BJ 400 GM 410 HG 420 PF 430 5R 440 FM 450 (0)) :GET

  2,A$:SP=ftSC(AS

  +CHR$ (0)) :HS="" GET

  2,AS:IFA$<>CHRS (160

  )THENH$=HS+A$:GOTO110 IFH$<>DlSTHEm60 FF=1:KP=N:N=7 PRINT

  15,"B-P:2,"+STR$(

  32*KP+30) GET

  2 , A? : SL=ASC {A$+CHR$

  (0) ) :GET

  2,A$:SH=ASC(A$

  +CHR5 (0) ) NEXT:IFTN=0THENRETURS IFFF=1THENRETUR« T=TN:S=SN:GOTO60 REM REQUEST FOR CO NVERSION TYPE PRINT"{DOWN}l_NSERT DISK WITH FILE TO BE CONVER TED." PRINT" CD0WN}SELECT CONV ERSION: {DOWNT" PRINT" 1) SPEEDSCRIPT T 0 GEOS" PRINT" 2) COMMODORE flSC II_ TO GEOS" PRINT" 3) TRUE ASCII TO GEOS {4 UpT" GETZS: IF2S<"l"ORZ5>"3"T HEN250 IFZ$="1"THENX$=",P,R" IFZ$="2"THENX$=",S,R" IFZ$="3"THENX5=",S,R" F0RN=1T0VAL(Z$) :PRINT:N EXT:PRINT""; :FORN=1T04

  -VAL{ZS) :PRINT:NEXT REM READ FILE INTO MEMORY N$="" : INPCIT"{D0WN}FILEN AHE";N$:IFNS=""THEN310 OPEN15,8,15:OPEN8,8,0,N S+X5:INPUT

  15,EN,EB$,ET

  ,E5 IFEN<>0THENCLOSE8:CLOSE 15 : PRINT" {DOWN} ";EB5:N$ ="":GOTO210 PRINTHDS: PRINT" {DOWNlLO ADING {CYN}";NS POKE185,0:POKE780,0:POK E781,0:POKE78 2,32:SYS65 493:CLOSE8:CLaSE15:SI=0 EA=PEEK(7ai)+PEEK(782) 256 : IF (EA-AD) >MCTHEN970 PRINT"{D0WN}{7}£LEASE W AIT, TRANSLATING": PRINT "{CYN)";N$;"<7> ... (DOWN)" PRINT" 0%[3 SPACES }COMP LETE { UP ) " : F0RN=ADT0EA-1 :C=PEEK{N) :ONVAL{Z$)GOT 0390,470,520 IFC=0THENC=64:GOTO520 IFC>=lANDC<=26THENC=C+9 6:GOTO520 IFC=27THENC=91:GOTO520 IFC=29THENC=93:GOTO520 IFC = 30THENC = 94: GOTO 520 IFC = 31THENC = 13: GOTO 52 0 IF (C>=32ANDC<=63)OR (C>= 65ANDC<=90)THEN520 QA 460 GOTO530:REM SPEEDSCRIPT CONTROL CODES CAN'T TR ANSLATE AQ 470 IFC=130R{C>=32ANDC<=64) OR {C>=91ANDC< = 95)THEN52 0 CS 480 IFC>=65ANDC<=90THENC=C+ 32:GOTO520 RD 490 IFC>=97ANDC<=122THENC=C -32:GOTO520 HJ 500 IFC>=193ANDC<=213THENC= C-128:GOTO520 RD 510 GOTO530:REH WEIRD COMMO DORE ASCir CAN'T TRRNSL ATE AP 520 P0KEAD+SI,C:SI=SI+1 KJ 530 PRINTINT (CN-AD)/(EA-1-A D)*100) "{LEFT} I {UP}" :NE XT:SI=SI+4 FJ 540 PRINT" (DOWN} {CYN} TEXT (SPACE) SCRAP WILL BE"IN T (51/1024+. 5) "(LEFT) K" AH 550 REM REQUEST FOR GE OS WORK DISK WITH TEXT (SPACE) SCRAP FILE BB 560 PRINT" {D0WN}{7HNSERT G EOS WORK DISK IN DRIVE, HIT" CE 570 PRINT "(RVS) RETURN {OFF} {SPACE} WHEN READY." QG 580 GETA$:IFAS<>CHR$ (I3)THE N580 CG 590 PRINT"{DOWN}SAVING {CYN}TEXT SCRAP{7} FILE . . . {D0WN}":PRINT" 0% (3 SPACE3}C0MPLETE{UP)" DS 600 REM WRITE FILE CAL LED 'S' JJ 610 OPEN15,8,15,"I0":INPUT# 15,EN,EBS,ET,ES: IFENO0 THEN940 FG 620 0PEN2,8,2,"S,U,W":INPUT

15,EN,EBS,ET,ES:IFEN<>

0THEN940 BE 630 HS=INT(SI/256) :LS=SI-HS *256:SF=HS SP 640 PRINT*2,CHR5CLS)CHR$ (HS )CHR$ (23)CHRS{9)CHR${0) CHR$(0); KR 650 FORN=aTOSI-5:PRINT

2,CH

R$(PEEK(AD+N)) ;:PRINTIN T(N/(SI-5)*100)"{LEFT}% {UP}" DE 660 NEXT: CLOSE 2 BQ 670 DATAe4, 101, 120,116, 32, 3 2,83,99,114,97,112 CD 680 P$="";FORN=0TO10:READX: P$=P$+CHR$.(X) :NEXT FF 690 OPEN2,8,2,"»":T=18:S=l: DIS=P5:GOSUB60 RR 700 IFFF=0THENPRINT"{DOWN3 (RVS}NO TEXT SCRAP FILE ":GOTOa7 0 BE 710 T1-T:S1=S:FS=256*SH+SL- 1:T2=TP:S2=SP:K1=KP JD 720 REM SWAP T/S POINT ERS AND DELETE 'S' FILE QS 730 T=18:S=1:DIS="S":G0SUB6 0 DK 740 PRINT

15,"B-P:2," + STR$ (

32*KP+3) CX 750 PRINT

2,CHRS(T2>CHR${S2

) ; CD 760 PRINT

15,"B-P:2,"+STR5(

32*KP+30) EF 770 FH=INT(FS/256) ;FL=FS-2S 6*FH XQ 780 PRINT

2,CHR$(FL)CHRS(FH

); GC 790 PRINT

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500:NEXT:CLOSE15:CLOSE2 :GOTO590 AQ 970 PRINT" {D0WN}"SPC(8)' {YEL}* OVERFLOW ERROR { S PACE } {7>{D0WN}" SD 980 PRINT"THE REQUESTED FIL E EXCEEDS THE"MC KD 990 PRINT"CHARACTER MAXIMUM .{2 SPACES}PRESS {RVS}R ETURN{OFF) TO": PR I NT "RE TRY." CC 1000 GETA$:IFA$<>CHR$(13)TH EN1000 DK 1010 GOT036 Charles Kunz, 23, has a B,S. in comput- er science. He enjoys rocl<-'n'-roll, writ- ing to pen pals, and comedy. He lives in Holbrook, New York. DECEMBER 1992 COMPUTE G-33 PROGRAMS TACK TRUCK By Scot) Gilford In the year 2000, the economy is in worse shape than it is now. Competition in the thumbtack delivery business is es- pecially fierce. Drivers go to any length to be the first to deliver their tacks. In this two-player arcade-style game for the 64, drivers duel to be the first out of the parking lot of an office supply store, In an attempt to gain an advan- tage, the drivers open the rear doors of their trucks, allowing a steady stream of thumbtacks to pour onto the pavement. Watch where you steer your truck; even the best tires can't sun/ive passing over these tacks. Typing It In Tack Truck is written entirely in ma- chine language. To enter it, you'll have to use MLX, our machine lan- guage entry program; see "Typing Aids" elsewhere in this section. When MLX prompts, respond with the follow- ing values. Starting address: CQQO Ending address: C9F7 Be sure to save a copy of the program before you exit MLX. Start Your Engines Load Tack Truck with the ,8,1 exten- sion, and then type SYS 49152. Before the game begins, you'll have a chance to change various options. You can select the number of games that must be won before a winner is de- clared. You can select the speed of the trucks (1 is very fast), and you can decide on the number of obstacles. These latter items are the remnants of previous duels. Both players can use their joysticks to select truck colors. Both must press their fire buttons simultaneously to start the game. At the beginning of each round, play- er Ts truck appears in the upper left corner; player 2's truck appears in the lower right. Trucks are moving as soon as the game starts, so be ready. Avoid the border of the parking lot, avoid your opponent's truck, and avoid the trails of tacks that litter the parking lot, The player who survives the long- G-34 COM>UTE DECEMBER 1992 est wins the round and collects points. If both drivers crash at the same time, no points are awarded. Press both fire buttons to restart a game. 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20 IC 20 IC 6A C960:A5 9E 69 28 85 9E A5 9F AF G508 :FF A9 20 20 D2 FF 20 D2 AD C738:20 20 20 IB 20 10 20 20 67 0968:69 00 85 9F CA D0 E6 60 23 C510 :FF A0 10 A2 0C 18 20 F0 El C740:20 20 ID 20 10 20 IE 20 4B 0970:07 A2 30 38 EB E9 0A B0 6D C518 :FF A9 20 20 D2 FF 20 D2 BO C748:20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 D7 0978:FB CA 69 3A A8 60 18 A2 27 C520 :FF A9 5E 20 D2 FF A9 20 ED C750:20 20 20 20 20 IB 20 20 CB 0980: 0F A0 13 20 F0 FF AD B7 02 C528 :20 D2 FF AD B4 C5 20 71 01 C758:20 IB 20 20 20 IC 20 IC 92 C988:C5 20 71 C9 BA 20 02 FF 40 C530 :C9 8 A 20 D2 FF 98 20 D2 E9 C760:20 20 20 IB 20 10 20 20 8F 0990:98 20 D2 FF 60 18 A2 11 80 C538 :FF A9 20 20 D2 FF 20 D2 DP 0768:20 20 20 20 10 IE 20 20 CF C998:A0 13 20 F0 FF AD B8 05 42 C540 :FF A0 10 A2 0D 18 20 F0 lA C770:20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 FF C9A0:20 71 C9 8A 20 D2 FF 98 67 C548 :FF 20 ED C9 A0 10 A2 0E CE C778:20 20 20 20 20 IB 20 20 F3 O9A3:20 D2 FF 60 AD B5 05 8D 64 C550 :18 20 F0 FF 20 ED C9 AD 03 C780:20 IB ID ID ID 10 20 10 12 C9B0:0B DB 60 AD B6 05 8D 33 02 C558 :B5 C5 8D CA D9 AD B6 C5 47 C7aa:20 20 20 IB 20 IC 20 20 B7 C9B8:DB 60 18 A2 16 A0 13 20 FS C560 :8D F2 D9 AD 00 DC 00 01 14 0790:20 20 20 20 10 IE IE 20 F3 C9O0:F0 FF AD B9 05 20 71 09 79 C568 :DC 29 10 D0 F6 4C 82 C2 6C 0798:20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 28 C9C8:8A 20 D2 FF 98 20 D2 FF EE C570 A9 93 20 D2 FF A9 90 20 CE O7A0:20 20 20 20 20 IB 20 20 10 0900:60 8D BB 05 A0 08 A2 00 36 C57a D2 FF AD 20 D0 80 21 D0 F4 C7AB:20 IB 20 20 10 20 20 IC D2 C9D8:A5 05 09 06 D0 03 40 65 DA C580 A0 0F A2 0C 18 20 F0 FF 58 C7B0:20 20 20 IB 20 10 20 20 DF C9E0:O0 CA D0 F4 88 00 Fl CE 2B C588 A0 00 B9 98 C8 20 D2 FF 91 0768:20 20 ID 20 IC 20 IE 20 03 C9E8:BB C5 D0 E8 60 A2 07 A9 B9 C590 C8 C0 09 D0 F5 AD 70 C9 EF 0700:20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 50 C9F0:20 20 D2 FF CA D0 FA 60 E6 CS98 CD B5 C5 D0 0A AD 00 DC 22 C7C8:20 20 20 20 20 IB 20 20 44 C5A0 29 10 D0 F9 4C 65 00 AD A5 C7D0:20 IB 20 20 20 IC 20 20 0F C7D8:1E IE IE 20 20 20 IE IE A0 C5A8 01 DC 29 10 D0 F9 4C 65 7E Scott Gifford is a GEOS fan who lives C5B0 C0 04 03 00 00 02 06 05 17 C7E0:1E IE 20 20 10 20 20 IE CO in Flushing, Michigan. C5B8 00 01 40 00 00 00 3C 5A 5F C7E8:20 20 20 20 20 53 50 45 CA C5C0 7E 7E 3C 3C 3C 00 30 3C 0D C7F0:45 44 20 3A 20 20 20 20 BD C5C8 C5D0 3C EF 7E E3 7E FF 5A 36 3C 00 00 00 10 08 5D 3A E6 FA C7F8:20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 88 0800:20 28 46 31 29 4F 42 53 E5 HAM ANTENNAS C5D8: F7 C7 FF 36 00 71 27 21 EA 0808:54 41 43 40 45 53 20 3A 33 By Clifford Hudson Designing antennas can C5E0 C5E8: 02 20 AE 20 42 20 20 20 04 20 20 20 20 IF 20 IF 64 71 0810:20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Al 08X8:20 20 20 20 20 28 46 33 29 be a complex C5F0: IF IF IF 20 20 20 IF 20 99 0820:29 50 40 41 59 45 52 20 90 yet important part of receiving and trans- C5F8: 20 20 20 IF IF IF IF 20 66 C828:31 20 43 4F 40 4F 52 20 10 mitting radio frequency signals for hiam ra- C600: 20 IF 20 20 IF 20 20 20 45 0830: 3A 20 5E 20 20 20 20 20 96 dio operators and shortwave listeners. C608: C610: C6ie: 20 20 IF 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 IF 20 20 20 20 20 IF 95 90 20 C838:20 20 20 20 20 20 28 4A 04 0840:31 29 50 40 41 59 45 52 CF 0848:20 32 20 43 4F 40 4F 52 4B This article won't go into the theory of an- tenna design, but it will help hams and C620: 20 20 IF 20 20 20 20 IF 8C 0850:20 3A 20 5E 20 20 20 20 4C SWLs when it comes to constructing a va- C623: 20 IF 20 IF 20 20 20 20 65 C858:20 20 20 20 20 20 20 28 Fl riety of popular antenna types. C630: 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 BD O860:4A 32 29 50 40 41 59 20 08 C638: C640: C648: 20 IF IF 20 20 20 20 20 IF 20 20 20 20 IF 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 C5 45 35 0868:54 4F 20 3A 20 20 20 20 81 0870:20 "20 20 20 20 20 20 20 02 0878:20 28 46 37 29 50 52 45 D4 Entering the Program Ham Antennas is a menu-driven pro- aram for six riifferent antfinna Hptsinnc PROGRAMS It is written entirely in BASIC. To help avoid typing errors, use The Automat- ic Proofreader; see "Typing Aids" else- where in this section. Note that lines 3032 and 3034 con- tain more than 80 characters. To enter these lines, use the BASIC shorthand ?TAB instead of PRINTTAB and omit spaces following the line number. List the line, place your cursor anywhere on the line, and then press Return to get the correct Proofreader checksum. Be sure to save a copy of the program before exiting Proofreader. A Few Terms Before we get into the program itself, let's clarify a few abbreviations that are used in Ham Antennas, REF = Reflector. The longest ele- ment on quads or Yagis. DE = Driven Element. The element where coax is attached. DR# = Directors 1-4, DR

1 is the ele-

ment directly ahead of the driven ele- ment. Z = Impedance. Refers to the imped- ance at the feed point. RF = Radio Frequency. The power out of the final network. F:MH2= Frequency in megahertz. The Menu When you load and run Ham Anten- nas, you'll be presented with the follow- ing menu. Press the number next to the type that you want to construct.

1. Quad
2. Yagi
3. Spacing
4. Dipole
5. Folded Dipole
6. Long Wire
7. Number of 1/2 wavelengths in

   antenna. B, Length of 1/2 wave coax at de- sign frequency. After you select any antenna type, you'll be asked for the desired operat- ing frequency (FMHZ). Enter the fre- quency in megahertz and press Re- turn. Ham Antennas will take the calcu- lations from there and print the results. Antenna Tips Here's a brief rundown of each anten- na. For more detailed information, con- G-36 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 suit the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Antenna Handbook. !t is avail- able through the ARRL at 225 Main Street, Newington. Connecticut 06111. The driven element for a quad anten- na can be used for loop calculations. The impedance (Z) of a loop is about 100 ohms, so you could use 75-ohm coax for feedline and have a transfer of 1,5 : 1 — not bad. The antenna can be mounted either vertically or horizontal- ly. Feed at the side is vertical polariza- tion; feed at the bottom fs horizontal. Use at least 13-gauge wire or larger to compensate for skin effect. Larger wire also broad-bands the antenna. When designing quads or Yagis, use the Spacing selection for all your el- ement spacing needs. The program handles only one input calculation at a time. Here are some figures to use as a reference. From the reflector to the driven ele- ment (REF to DE), the spacing should be .15 to .25 wavelengths. From the driven element to the first director (DE to DR

   1), correct spacing is .1 wave-

   lengths. From the second director to the fourth director (DR

   2 to DR

   4),

   spacing should be .2 wavelengths, with .4 for every additional director. These values appear onscreen when you run the program. For reference purposes, Ham Antennas uses 984 times the wavelength divided by the frequency. The dipole is the easiest and most simple antenna to build, Using 468 di- vided by the frequency gives us a half wavelength. Gut that figure in half and attach coax; now jump to selection 6 (use the B section) to figure the half- wave of coax feedline for your dipole. Use even numbers of half-wavelengths to connect to your radio. It's conven- ient to insert coils on each side and mai<e a dipole a dual-bander. I recom- mend Gazette's CoilGalc (June 1991) as an excellent program for making coils. I've used it to extend my 75-me- ter loop for the 160-meter band. Folded dipoles are full-wavelength antennas. These are monoband anten- nas only, usually cut from 300-ohm tel- evision iead or 75- or 50-ohm coax for impedance matching. For the long wire antenna selection, two inputs are required. The first is the odd half-waves followed by the frequen- cy. Enter them and press Return. Ham Antennas will also give you the half- wavelengths in phase at the design frequency. In closing, keep in mind that what looks good on paper isn't always what works exactly best in the real world. Ham Antennas calculations will be close, but you should then fine-tune your actual lengths with a standing wave ratio bridge. Have fun and 73 (best regards). HAM ANTENNAS HE 0 REM COPYRIGHT 1992 COHPUT E PUBLICATIDNSINTL LTD - {SPACE} ALL RIGHTS RESERVE D BB 1 GOSUB2075:GOTO900 MM 2 PRINT"{CLR}" :GOSUB2070:GO SUB4091 JQ 3 PRINTTAB (14) "(3 DOWN}<<-Q UAD->>" GG 4 PRINT: PRINT: PRINT: PRINT :P RINT:PRINT RB 10 INPUT'MRVS}-t6KEHTER PRE
8. DE";F DA 20 W=1005/F QH 2 5 PR I NT "f DOWN} ONE WAVELENG TH DE":GOSUB4092 hS 30 X=W/4 ED 40 GOSUB4094:GOSUB4093 XF 45 GOSUB4095:GOSUB4096 AK 75 INPUT" {2 DOHN)CENTER FRE
9. REF.";F

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   1";F

   SH 210 W=995/F XJ 215 PRINT" {DOWN}ONE WAVELEN GTH DR

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   CS 320 X=W/4 AH 330 GOSUB4094:GOSUB4093 GQ 340 GOSUB409S:GOSLIB4096 AB 364 INPUT:PRINT"{CLR}" GR 380 GOSUB4098:PRINT" {5 DOWN} CHOOSE 1,2" DQ 381 GETa3:IFA$=""THEN381 FM 382 Q=VAL(AS) :IFQ<10RQ>2THE N381 XH 383 ONQGOTO2,900 AF 386 IFQ=2THEN ONVGOTO900 XC 600 REM ELM SPACING . YAGI REF OR ,25"; .DE-DR

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   PH 601 PRINT"{CLR}":PRINTTAB{1 1)"{D0WN)<- ANT. ELM SP ACING ->" QB 632 PRINT "{D0WN}1 TO DE USE .15 PRINT "{D0WN}2 {SPACE}USE .1" AP 603 PRINT "{D0WN)3.DR'S 2,3 ,4, USE .2":PRINT " (D0WN}4.EA ADD DR ' S , US S .4" HQ 604 PRINT " { DOWN } 5 . EA ADD D R'S 1% LESS THAN PRECEE DING DIRECTOR" SG 610 INPUT"{3 DOWN}CHOICE OF SPACING";A RB 620 INPUT"{DOWN}DESIGN FREQ MHZ.=";F HH 630 K=984 KJ 640 W=(K/F)A SX 650 PRINT W'FSET": PRINT W 1

   2"INCHES" MR 655 FORT=1TO1000:NEXT JG 660 GOSUB4097 HF 665 INPUT AJ 670 GOSUB 4098 AH 675 GOSUB4099 HK 680 GETA$: IFA$=""THEN680 QA 68S X=VAL(AS) GA 690 ONXGOTO600,900 JQ 790 GOSUB 2010 AJ 705 PR1NT"{CLR)":GOSUB04091 DP 710 PRINTTABtll)"{l> {3 DOWN}<- YAGI ELEMENT S ->" EJ 715 INPUT"(3 DOWN}CENTER FR EQ REF:";F XA 720 W=510/F BQ 725 PRINT"{2 DOWN}LENGTH OF REF ELM: ":PRINTW"FEET" :PRINTW*12"INCHES" GD 730 PRINT" {2 DOWN} FROM CENT ER OF BOOM: ":PRINTW"FEE T":PRINTW*12/2"1NCHES" SP 735 X=W Afl 740 INPUT"{3 DOWN}CENTER FR EQ DE:";F HG 745 W=473/F DP 750 PRINT"{2 DOWN}LENGTH OF DE: ":PRINTW"FEET":PRIN TW*12"INCHES" AD 752 PRINT" {2 DOWN}FROM CENT ER OF B00H:":PRINTW/2"F EET ": PR I NTW* 12/2 "INCHES ■ I GQ 755 X=W PQ 765 INPUT" (3 DOWN}CENTER FR EQ DR

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   QH 770 W=445/F HH 771 PRINT"{DOWNlLENGTH OF D R

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   TW*12"INCHES" KK 772 PRINT" {DOWN}FROM CENTER OF BOOM;":PRINTW"FEET" :PRI NTW* 12/2" INCHES" PS 774 GOSUB4097 FQ 775 INPUT BH 777 GOSUB4098:GOSUB4099 QA 780 KG 785 GP 790 AQ 800 OB 820 AK 824 KR 325 HH 830 FA 835 HS 340 GX 845 CD 860 MG 875 MR 880 XC 88 5 HQ 900 SB 905 CK 910 HP 915 KP 917 GG 918 MJ 919 BK 920 FA 921 MH 925 RF 926 DH 927 PQ 928 BF 930 KC 93 5 JR 940 RK 945 J J 9 50 PB 955 HF 2011 GETAS:IFAS=""THEN780 X=VAL(AS) ONXGOTO700,900 GOSUB2015: PRINT" {CLR) " : GOSUB4091 PRINTTAB(13) "{3 DOWN)<- DIPOLE ->" INPUT"(5 D0WN}CENTER FR EQ MHZ:";F W=468/F PRINT" {D0WN}0NE HALF WA VE DIPOLE: ":GOSIIB4092 PRINT" {D0WN}l/4 WAVE EA SIDE: " : PRINTW/2"FEET" : PRINTW*12"INCHES" X = W/2 GOSUB40 97: INPUT: PRINT" {CLR}" GOSUB4098:GOSUB4099 GETA$!IFAS=""THEN875 X=VAL(A$) ONXGOTO800,900 GOSUB 2050 print"{clr}":printtab(1
10. "{blk){down}< main me nu > ":printtabc10) " (down) antenna builder (2 SPACES}" PRINTTAB(ll) "{DOWN} PROG RAM CHOICES" :PRINTTA8 (5 ) " {8> { DOWN }1. QUAD": PRIN TTAB(5) "2. YAGI" PRINTTAB(5) "3. SPACING": PRINTTAB(5) "4.DIP0LE";P RINTTAB{5) "5.F0LDED DIP OLE" PRINTTAB(5) "6.L0NG WIRE ir PRINTTAB (6)"A.# 1/2 WAV ES IN PHASE" PRINTTAB {6} "B. LENGTH OF 1/2 WAVE COAX" PRINTTAB(6) "{DOWN}USE # 3 FOR ALL ANT" PRINTTAB(6) "SPACING CAL ULATIONS" PRINT"{3 DOWN}CHOOSE 1, 2,3,4,5,6" GETAS: IFA5=""THEN926 X=VAL (AS) : IFX<10RX>6THE N926 ONXGOTO 2 ,700,600,800,30 00,4000 IFX=1 GOTO 2{3 SPACES}: REM QUAD IFX=2 GOTO 700 :REM YAG GOTO 600 :REM SPA GOTO 800 :RBM DIP IFX = 3 CING IFX = 4 OLE IFX=5 GOTO 3000:REM FOL D DIPOLE IFX=6 GOTO 4000: REM LON G WIRE I POKE 53281, PEEK(53281) AND248 OR 233: PRINT" {BLK}":RETURN SC 2015 POKE 53281, PEEK(53281) OR 7:PRINT"{BLK}":RETU RN DB 2040 POKE 53281, PEEK(53281) AND 328 OR 233: PRINT" (WHT}": RETURN FR 2050 POKE 53280, 14:POKE5328 1,14:PRINT"{CLR}{WHT}" : RETURN FJ 2070 POKE53280,PEEK(S3281)A ND2480R23 3;PRINT"<6>": RETURN CF 2075 POKE 5328 1 , PEEK ( 5328 1 ) AND402 OR 160:RETURN SP 3000 GOSUB2040:GOSUB4091 XP 3005 PRINT"[CLR}":PRINTTAB (
11. "{2 D0WN}<<<:-WIRE A NTENNAS->>>" GR 3006 PRINTTAB (9) "{3 D0WN}<- FOLDED DIPOLE ->" MS 3009 INPUT" (5 D0WN}CENTER F REQ MHZ:";F DP 3010 W=1005/F HK 3015 PRINT" (D0WN}0NE WAVE L ENGTH OVER ALL":G0SUB4 092 KK 3020 PRINT"{00WN)l/4 WAVE E A SIDE:":PRINTW/2"FEET ":PRlNTW/2* 12 "INCHES" RG 3021 X=W/2 FX 3024 GOSUB 4097 HP 3030 INPUT-PRINT"{CLR}" FD 3032 PRINTTAB (2) "{D0WN}1.WI RE ANT WORK WELL AT 30 FT. BEST AT {4 SPACES} THEIR RESONANT FREQ. PK 3033 PRINTTAB (4) "1/2 WAVE A BOVE GROUND." PQ 3034 PRINTTAB(2) "(D0WN)2. M ULTIBAND ANT'S 1/2 WAV E AT LOWEST {4 SPACES }F REQ. OPEN WIRE FEED" GR 3036 GOSUB4a97:INPUT:PRINT" (CLR}" EQ 3040 GOSUB4093:GOSOa4099 SA 3055 GETAS: IFAS=""THEN3055 RB 3060 X=VAL(AS) FA 3065 ONXGOTO3000,900 RG 4000 GOSUB 2075 : GOSUB409 1 DH 4005 V=2:PRINT"{CLR}":PRINT TAB(10) "{DOWN} - WIRE (SPACE} ANTENNAS -" EE 4006 PRINTTAB(ll) "{DOWN} {3 SPACES}- LONG WIRE {SPACE}-{3 SPACES}" QA 4007 PRINTTAB (7) "(DOWN} {2 SPACES}- HARMONIC A NTENNAS -{2 SPACES}" HG 4010 PRINT "(DOWN)l.CUT WIR E ODD 1/2 WAVES AT LOW EST (8 SPACES}FREQ YOU {SPACE}WILL WORK" EC 4013 PRINT "{D0WN}2.HAVE GO OD EARTH GND AND A 4:1 BALUH(5 SPACES} IN TUN ER" KS 4015 PRINT "{D0WN}3.ELECTRI AL LENGTH OF HARMONIC DECEMBER 1992 COMPUTE G-37 PROGRAMS {SPACElANTENNAS" EK 4020 PRINT" (DOWN} 1/2 WAVELE NGTH COAX" QD 4023 PRINT"{D0WN}1.ALL BAND INVERTED VEE'S.":PRIN T"{D0WN}2.L0NG WIRES, {SPACE} HAVE VERY HI Z. If JQ 4024 PRINT" (D0WN}WHERE Z IS IN REFERENCE TO IMPED ANCE" GM 4025 PRINT"THE LOAD GIVES T 0 THE FEEDLINE AT A FR EQ" PA 4027 GOSUB4097:INPUT:PRINT" iCLR}" KP 4028 INPUT" {RVS} {CYN} J 3 DOWN}NUHBER OF ODD {SPACE} 1/2 WAVELENGTH= {2 SPACES} ";N PB 4029 INPUT"{RVS) [CRN} (DOWN} LOWEST FREQ IN MHZ. (2 SPACES} ";F XK 4030 K=492 GC 4035 W=(K/F)N-.05 XQ 4037 PRINT"{RVS3 CYEL}{D0WN} LENGTH OF LONG WIRE":G OSUB4092 KE 4045 PRINT"{REDKRVS}{D0WN} FREQ IN MHZ. " F MX 4047 K=984 QD 4048 L=W PJ 4049 X=F(L)+.025 AC 4050 PRINT"{RVS){1HD0WN}LE NGTH OF WIRE IN FEET" {SPACE}W FX 4058 PRINTX/936"NUMBER OF W AVELENGTHS " : PRI NTX/4 6 8 "NUMBER OF 1/2 WAVELEN GTHS" BG 4059 INPUT" (RVSHejCOAX VEL OCITY FACTOR"; V EC 4060 PRINT" {DOWN} "492/F*V/l 2"{10 LEFT} CdOWN}=1/2 {SPACE} WAVE COAX AT DE SIGN FREQ IN FEET" GC 4062 GOSUB4097:INPOT:PRINT" {CLR}" ES 4065 GOSUB4a98:GOSUB4099 HG 4080 GETA?: IFAS=""THEN40B0 PG 4085 V=VAL(AS) HH 4090 ONVGOTO4000,900:END SE 4091 PRINT"{CLR}":RETURN JE 4'092 PRINTW"FEET":PRINTW*12 " INCHES": RETURN XR 4093 PRINT"{D0WN}l/4 WAVE E A SIDE": PRINT W/4"FEET ":PRINT W*12/4"INCHES" : RETURN ES 4094 L=SQR((X*X)+(X*X)/X*X) : RETURN DQ 4095 PRINT" (DOWN}TOTAL WIDT H ACROSS SPREADERS" :PR INTL"FEET": PRINTL*12"I NCHES": RETURN HF 4096 PRINT"{DOWN}DRILL HOLE FRM CNTR BOOM":PRINTL /2"FEET":PRINTL*12/2"I G-38 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 NCHES":RETURN RF 4097 PRINT" {D0WN}(RVS} {SJ PRESS RETURN ":RETURN XA 4098 PRINT" {CLR} ":PRINTTAB(
12. "(D0WN}1,CALC AGAIN? ":PRINTTAB{8) "{DOWN} 2. MAIN MENU":RETURN FX 4099 PRINT"{4 DOWN}CHOOSE 1 OS 2": RETURN KK 5010 END Clifford Hudson, KG6PD, is a ham ra- dio operator in Hesperia, California. BATTLESHIP 128 By Donald G. Klich Probably every schoolchild has played the game Battleship using grids drawn on a piece of paper. The object of the game is to place four ships secretly on your grid while your opponent does the same. Then by alternately calling out sal- vos of three grid locations, you try to sink your opponent's navy. Problems with the paper version can occur when an opponent sneaks a look at the other's grid, Another problem comes when an opponent scores a hit and the other person winces, uninten- tionally giving away a ship's location. Bat- tleship 128 is a computerized version for the 128 that updates the old pencil-and- paper favorite. Typing It In Battleship 128 is written entirely in BASIC 7.0. To help avoid typing errors, enter the program with The Automatic Proofreader; see "Typing Aids" else- where in this section. REM instructions starting with line 180 are included for those readers who enjoy program anal- ysis. These remarks can be omitted if desired. Battleship 128 remembers where the players locate their ships and pro- duces separate screens depicting each player's progress. When a hit is scored, the program doesn't reveal ex- actly where it occurred, but displays the entire salvo as possible hits. This makes the game more interesting. When a ship is sun)<, it is identified and displayed in red. Some simple sounds and colors have been added to make the comput- er version more appealing. As an aid to your gunnery, listen carefully to the sounds of your hits and use them with some basic reasoning to gain a slight advantage over your opponent. BATTLESHIP 128 FK 10 REM COPYRIGHT 1992 - COM PUT PUBLICATIONS INTL LT D - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED AQ 20 REM BY DONALD G. KLICH SP 30 GRAPHIC0,1:PRINTSPC (12) " (5 DOWN] SETTING UP" BS 40 DIM Bl{2, 2) ,82(2,2,2) ,B3 (2,3,2) ,B4(2,4,2) ,SS(2,4 5,2),SH(3),G{2,4),T(45,4 ) :ENVELOPE9,0,4,4,10,3:V 0L9 QS 50 F0RI=1T02:F0RJ=1T045:S9{ I,J,1)=" ":SS(I,J,2)=" " : NEXT: NEXT PA 60 FORI=0TO4:FORJ=1TO9:T (I* 9+J,l)=l+4*J:T (I*9+J,2)= 4*I+4:T(I*9+J,3)=6+ie*J: T (I*9+J, 4) =32*1 + 36: NEXT: NEXT DP 70 GRAPHIC0,1:PLAY"V1O2T0HC QEG . AIEQAR03HCQD02G03HCR " :VOL0:VOL10:FORP=1TO2 KS 80 GRaPHIC0,l:COLOR0,l:COLO Rl , 2 ;COL0R2 , 4 :C0L0R3 , 3 :C 0L0R4,1 CA 90 PRINT" {DOWN} {GRN} {13 SPACES}BATTLESHIP 12 8{2 DOWN]" FK 100 PRINT"{WHT}PLA¥ER{YEL}" P"{WHT} ENTER YOUR BOAT {SPACE) POSITIONS, ":PRIN T"{2 DOWN}EXAMPLES:":PR INTSPC{9) "BOAT 1 = D,4 {5 SPACES}OR":PRINTSPC{
13. "BOAT 3 = C,3,D,4,E,5 MA 110 PRINT" (DOWN}USE RETURN fSPACEjAFTER ENTERING E ACH BOAT":PRINT"EVEN TH OUGH ENTRIES ARE BLANKE D OUT": PR I NT "{DOWN} BOAT S ARE LENGTHS i TO 4 AN D CAN BE" mx 120 print"vertical, horizon tal, or diagonal":print :print"shots are made s imilar to b0at3 above." qc 130 print"those that all mi ss are shown as {rvs}wh ite{off}":print"if any {space}are hits, all AR e shown as {rvs}(cyn}bl UE{0FF5 {WHT}" FR 140 PRINT"SUNK boats ARE SH OWN IN {RVS} {REd5rED {WHT} {OFF}" RG 150 PRINT"(3 down} {3 spaces}hit any key W hen ready to start" XG 160 GBTAS: IFAS=""TKEN160 QS 170 GOSUB599 SF 180 REM LOAD BOAT LOCATIONS FOR EACH PLAYER ftK 190 HJ 200 GC 210 MP 220 HJ 230 MF 240 s.-n 250 CP 260 MQ 270 FF 280 RX 290 CC 300 SH 310 FB 320 XF 330 QQ 340 MS 350 MR 360 INPUT"fWHT)ENTER LOCATI ON OF BOAT 1{BLK3";H9,V ;GOSUB500: IFE=lTHEN190: ELSEB1{P,1)=L PRINTSPC (18) " {WHT3B0AT ( S PACE ) 2 { B LK } " : I NPUTH $ , V,B$,B:GOSUB500:IFE=1TH EN2 00:ELSEB2 CP,1,1) =L:H S=BS:V=B:GOSUB500:IFE=1 THEN200:ELSEB2 (P,2,1)=L PRINTSPC (18) " {WHTlBOAT (SPACE) 3 (BLK) ": I-NPUTHS, V,B$,B,CS,C:GOSUB500:IF E=1THEN210:ELSEB3 (P,l,l )-L:HS=BS:V=B COSUB500: IFE=iTHEN210:E LSEB3 (P,2,1)=L:HS = CS:V= C:GOSUB500:IFE=1THEN210 :ELSEB3 (P,3,l)-L PRINTSPC (18) "[WHT3B0AT fSPACE5 4{BLK)":INPUTH5, V,B$,B,CS,C,DS,D:G0SUB5 00: IFE = 1THE;J2 30:ELSE:B4 CP,1,1) =L:HS=BS:V=B:G0S UB503 IFE=iTHEN230:ELSEB4(P,2 ,1) =L:H5=CS:V=C:GOSUB50 0: IFE = 1THEN2 30:ELSEB4 (P ,3, 1}=L:HS'»DS:V = D:G0SUB 50'^:IFE = lTHEN23a B4 (P,4, 1)=L:NEXTP:P=1:Q =2:PRINT"{WHT)" REM ACCEPT 3 SHOTS AND {SPACE) STORE IN TEHP AR EA "SH(3)" GOSUB5 90:GOSUB5 30:CHRR1 ,14,0,CHR$(48+P) PRINT"PLAYEH "+CHRS(48+ P)+", TAKE 3 SHOTS"; : IN "PUTHS,V,B$,3,CS,CjG0SUB 530:IFE=1THEN280:ELSESH (1) =L:HS=BS:V=B:GOSUB50 0:IFE=1TKEN280 SH(2)=L:HS=CS:V=C:G0SUB 500: IFE=1THEN230:ELSESH (3)=L REM CHECK BOATS FOR HIT S HT = 0:FORI=1TO3:IFSH (I) = B1(Q,1)THENB1 (Q,2)=1:HT =1:PLAY"T9G" NEXT:F0RI=1T0 3:F0RJ=1T0 2:IFSH(I)=B2(Q,J,1)THEN B2 CQ,J,2)=1:HT = 1:PLAY"T 9G" NEXT : NEXT: FORI =1T03: FOR J=1T03:IFSH (I)=B3 (Q,J,1 )THENB3(Q,J,2) =1:HT=1:P LAY"T9G" NEXT : NEXT: FORI =1T03: FOR J=1T04:IFSH (I) =B4 (C!,J,1 )THENB4 (Q,J,2)=1:HT=1:P LAY"T9G" REM CHANGE SHOTS TO PCS SIBLE HIT COLOR IFA HIT RECORDED NEXT:NEXT:IFHT=1THENF0R I=1T03:S$(P,SH{I) ,1) ="2 GJ 430 HP 440 KX 450 ":SS(P,SH(I) ,2)="?":NEX T XB 370 IFHT=0THENFORI=1TO3:S5{ P,SH(I),1)="1":SS(P,SH(
14. ,2)="-": NEXT KD 38 0 REM CHECK IF ANY BOAT C OMPLETELY SUNK, TURN BO AT SQUARES RED AJ 390 IFB1(Q,2)=1THENSS{P,B1( Q,l) ,1)="3":SS(P,B1(Q,1 ),2)="1":G(Q,1)=1 MB 400 IFB2 (Q,1,2)=1ANDB2{Q,2, 2)=1THENF0RI=1T02;S5 (P, B2(Q,I,1),1)="3":S5{P,B 2(Q,I,1) ,2)="2":NEXT:G( Q,2)=l DG 410 IFB3 (Q,1,2)=1ANDB3 (Q,2, 2)=1ANDB3(Q,3,2) =1THENF ORI=1T0 3:SS (P,B3 (Q,I,1) ,1)="3":SS(P,B3(Q,I,1) , 2)="3";NEXT:G(Q,3)=1 CE 420 IFB4(Q,1,2)=1ANDB4 (Q,2, 2)=1RNDB4 (Q,3,2) =1ANDB4 (Q,4,2)=1THENF0RI=1T04: S5(P,B4 (Q,I,1) ,1)="3":S S(P,B4{Q,I,1) ,2)='M":NE XT:G(Q,4)=1 REM CHECK IF ALL BOATS {SPACEjSUNK GOSUBS30:IFG(Q,1)+G(Q,2 )+G(Q,3)+G{Q,4)<>4THEN4 60 PLAY"V103T8ICCCDCQDWE": PRINT"PLAYER "+CHRS(48+ P)+" HAS WON THE WAR! . . ..AGAIN?":GETKEYAS:IFA$ ="Y"THENRUN:ELSEEND MQ 460 PRINT"{6 SPACES)PRESS A NY KEY TO CONTINUE" GETAS: IFAS=""THEN470 IFP=1THENP=2:Q=1:G0T0 27 0:ELSEP=1:Q=2:GOTO270 REM CONVERT HOR AND VER T TO SQUARE # E=0:IFHS>"I"ORHS<"A"ORV <10RV>5THENE=1:S0UND1,4 000,10:RETURN L=( (V-l)*9)+ASC(H$)-6 4: RETURN ■ REM PRINT GAME RECORD I N GRID FORI=1T045 IFS$(P,I,1)=" "THEN570 CHARl,T(I,l) ,T(I,2),S5( P,I,2) CIRCLEVAL(S$(P,I,1) > ,T { I,3),T(I,4) ,5,,,, ,90 NEXT; RETURN REM DRAW GRID GRA PHIC4, 1,23: FORI =0TO8 :CHAR1,5+(I*4) ,1,CHRS (6 5 + 1) :NEXT:BOX1,14,20,15 8,180:FORI=0TO4:CHAR1,1 ,4+(I*4) ,CHRS(49+I) :NEX T HG 600 F0RI=52T0148STEP32:DRAW l,14,IT0158,I:NEXT:FORI =30TO142STEP16:DRAW1, I, sx 470 FQ 430 AJ 490 QQ 500 KG 510 JC 520 DC 530 DD 540 KF 550 DF 560 FS 5 70 FH 580 HD 590 20TOI,180:NEXT:CHAR1,6, 0, "PLAYER #"+CHR$ (48+P) +"'S SCREEN": RETURN Donald G. Klich, the author of Railroad Solitaire (Gazette Disk bonus, July
15. lives in Mt. Prospect, Illinois. $PEEDRAM-64 By Frank Gordon Wouldn't ft be convenient if you could use SpeedScript with the 1764 RAM expan- sion unit (RED) or two drives? Well, you can with Speedram-64. This BASIC utility converts COM- PUTE'S word processor into Speedram- 64, allowing you to change the drive num- ber from within the program to either 8 or
16. You can also customize the program to run SpeedScript with your favorite back- ground and text colors already loaded. Typing It In To help avoid typing errors, enter the BASIC loader with The Automatic Proof- reader; see "Typing Aids" elsewhere in this section. Numerous REM state- ments help explain the program, but they may be omitted if you prefer. Be sure to save a copy of the converter (Speedram.cvt) before you exit Proof- reader. Creating Speedrain-64 In order to modify your version SpeedScript, follow these steps. of
17. Load and run SpeedScript.
18. Select your favorite background and text colors with Ctrl+B and Ctrl+L
19. Exit SpeedScript by tapping the Re- store key and responding to the prompt by pressing Y.
20. Type POKE44,40: POKE10240,0: NEW and press Return, This will pro- tect SpeedScript's BASIC area.
21. Load but don't run Speedram.cvt with a ,8 extension.
22. Insert a work disk onto which you want to store Speedram-64. Enter RUN and press Return. The converter will run and save the mod- ified version of SpeedScript to disk with the filename Speedram-64, When the utility finishes saving the program, turn your computer off and then back on before using Speedram. DECEMBER 1992 COMPUTE G-39 PROGRAMS Using Speedram-64 If you have a 1764 REU, install it and initialize it as drive 9. At this point you may also wish to copy any SpeedScript programs to the 1764. If not, return to the 1764 menu and quit. Now load and run Speedram-64 like any BASIC program. Your familiar SpeedScript screen should appear in the colors that you selected. You can test Speedram-64 by press- ing Ctrl+N (for drive 9) and then Ctrl+4 for a directory. You should get a rapid listing of any files stored in the REU (or on drive 9, if you have two drives). Press Ctrl+Y (for drive 8), and Ctrl+4 will list programs from that drive. Also, when you press Ctrl+N or Ctrl+Y. the drive number appears on the command line. Shift from one drive to the other in this rapid manner to load or save SpeedScript files. How Speedram-64 Works You may be interested in knowing how Speedram-64 works. I used the list of pokes that change the drive number in "Modifying SpeedScript" (July 1992) and followed Jonathan Bell's machine language notes in his Word Count pro- gram on COMPUTE'S SpeedScript disk. Bell describes how to create new SpeedScript utilities that rely on unim- plemented Cir+key combinations. POKE2854,114: POKE 2855,36 will shift control to 9330 ($2472) for unused Clrl+keycombinations, and here the AS- CI I value of the accumulator can be compared to the nev^ Ctrl+tey. For example, 14 and 25 in line 60 are the ASCII values of Ctrl+N and Ctrl+Y. You can replace these with your ov/n CW+key combinations if these are not used by SpeedScript. It is important thai any section of a new routine end with JMP 2665 ($0A69) to return control to SpeedScript. To keep the drive num- ber on the command line, however, I in- serted another wedge from 2665 to 2670 (JMP 9395:NOP:NOP) into SpeedScript's main loop and ended each new section with a JMP back to 2670 (S0A6E). SPEEDRAM.CVT EQ 10 REM COPYRIGHT 1992 - COM PUTE PUBLICATIONS INTL L G-40 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 BS 15 PA 20 DQ 25 AK 30 BX 35 CE 40 AJ 4 5 AS 50 CP 55 EF 60 AQ 65 DP 70 RR 75 QC 80 TD - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FOR 1=9330 TO 9411:READA :POKEI ,A:B=B+A:NEXTI IFB07836 THEN PRINT"ERR OR IN DATA STATEMENTS" :S TOP REM - INSERT JMP 9330 ($
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    POKE2854 , 114 : POKE2855 , 36 :POKE9a70,0 REH - INSERT WEDGE AT 26 65-2670 ($0A69-S0A6E) - POKE 2665, 76 :POKE2666, 179 :POKE2667,36:POKE2668,23 4:POKE2669,234 REH - RETURN TO BASIC AB EA AND SAVE MODIFIED SPE EDCRIPT - POKE43,1:POKE4 4,8:POKE4 5 ,i96:POKE46,36:SAVE"SPEE DRAM-64",8 REM - COMPARE ACC TO CTR L-KEY VALUES AND BRANCH {SPACE)TO EIGHT OR NINE DATA 201,25,240,7,201,14 ,240,16 REM - IF NO MATCH JUMP T 0 WEDGE DATA 76,187,36 REM - IF EIGHT, LDA

    8 A

    ND JSR TO STORE, PRINT 8 THEN JUMP TO WEDGE -■ DATA 169,8,32,151,36,169 ,56 DATA 141,39,4,76,187,36 REM - IF NINE, LDA

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    D JSR TO STORE, PRINT 9 (SPACE 3 THEN JUMP TO WEDG E - DATA 169,9,32,151,36,169 0 DATA 57,141,39,4,76,187 ,36 5 REM - STORE VALUES OF E IGHT OR NINE - 0 DATA 141,235,18,141,44 5 DATA 19,141,154,20,141, 241 0 DATA 22,141,79,23,141,2 23 5 DATA 24,141,227,26,141, 91 0 DATA 27,141,161,27,96 5 REM - GET LAST DEVICE A ND PUT ON COMMAND LINE f SPACE } ~- 0 DATA 165,186,24,105,48, 141,39,4 5 REM - WEDGE, INSERT COM HANDS REPLACED AT 2665- 2670 AND RETURN TO 2670 FC 150 DATA 160,0,140,113,36 PJ 155 DATA 76,110,10,0 Frank Gordon is the author of Graphos (April 1992), He used MetaBASIC to help develop Speedram-64, and he lives in Orono, fi/laine. □ DR 85 AF 90 MS 95 EF 10 EG 10 JB 11 GM 11 CP 12 JC 12 CG 13 FK 13 PE 14 EH 14 ONLY ON DISK Here are the bonus programs that you'll find on this month's Gazette Disk. Lodraw By Robert Quinn Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia Lodraw is a full-featured low-resolution drawing and painting program that uses all of the 64's alphanumeric and graph- ic keyboard characters. Much more. SpeedCalc Help By Randy Clemmons San Diego, CA Have you ever run SpeedCalc, Gazette's spreadsheet, only to realize that you've focgotten several of Its important com- mands? SpeedCalc Help displays those commands on the spreadsheet screen. The December Gazette Disk is only $9.95 pius $2.00 shipping and handling. Order it by writing to Gazette Disk, COM- PUTE Publications, 324 West Wendover Avenue, Suite 200, Greensboro, North Carolina 27408. TYPING AIDS MLX, our machine language entry pro- gram for the 64 and 128, and The Auto- matic Proofreader are utilities that help you type In Gazette programs without making mistakes. To make room for more programs, we no longer Include these labor-saving utilities in every is- sue, but they can be found on each Ga- zette Disk and are printed in all Issues of Gazette through June 1990. If you don't have access to a back Issue or to one of our disks, write to us, and we'll send you printed cop- ies of both of these handy programs. We'll also include instructions on how to type in Gazette programs. Please en- close a self-addressed, stamped enve- lope. Send a self-addressed, stamped disk mailer to receive these programs on disk. Write to Typing Aids, COMPUTE'S Gazette, 324 West Wendover Avenue, Suite 200, Greensboro, North Carolina
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Backed by thought- ful revisions, numerous data disks, and the kind of publicity money can't buy — freely accessible user-designed courses — Jack Nicklaus Golf & Course Design ranks among the best in its genre. The growing high-end market, as well as competition from such games as Access Software's Links, has prompt- ed a complete overhaul of Accolade's best-selling product. The results are phenomenal. Created expressly for fast VGA systems, this latest incarna- tion features almost completely digit- ized courses, golfer animation, and full sound board support. The package 122 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 also includes the first 256-color course designer, and the course de- signer itself has been redesigned for even greater flexibility. For many fans, this feature alone is worth the price of admission. Graphic improvements are immedi- ately apparent in the game's slick new front-end system. Dithered 3-D selec- tion buttons almost seem to jump off the screen, and they're set against col- orful, full-sized background photos. This clean, sharp quality of the images extends throughout the program. Human players must first register as club members, designating gender, golfer animation, tee designation, and skill level. The club also contains a well- stocked roster of computer players, each boasting unique abilities. You can now create customized oppo- nents, fine-tuning such attributes as swing, distance, and accuracy. Up to four club members — human or computer-controlled — can compete in either Skins or Stroke play. The Skins game has been enhanced to al- low players to change the total prize money and cash amounts for individual holes. Stroke play now features a one- to-five-game tournament option. Up to 72 golfers, including a maximum of four club members, may participate. Al- though the program maintains detailed scorecards and statistics, there's still no provision for hardcopy printouts, (vlaybe next time. The package includes two 18-hole courses based on real-life Nicklaus de- signs. Sherwood Country Club in Thou- sand Oaks, California, is a favorite on the PGA Tour. The scenic fairways stretch along the base of the Santa The Signature Edition of Jack Nicklaus Golf & Course Design is the best yet. f\;!onica Mountains and are dotted with waterfalls, streams, and rock-lined pools. Don't let the course's beauty fool you, though — this one's a killer. Keeping dry is a major concern at New Orleans's English Turn Golf & Country Club, a unique course completely sur- rounded by water. The holes are tough but fair, assuring equal chal- lenge to players of all skill levels. Two new courses are available for the game through Jack Nicklaus Signa- ture Tour, Volume 1. It features The Links of Muirfieid in Scotland, which re- cently hosted the British Open, and Muirfieid Village Golf Club in Ohio, which hosts Nicklaus's annual Memori- al Tournament. The Signature Tour package retails for S24.95. Martin's aptly named Sculptured Soft- ware continues to perfect the art of con- toured course mapping, including mounds, slopes, bunkers, and multiti- ered greens. Almost all terrain features are now digitized, from foreground ob- jects (trees, shrubs, and boulders) to the 360-degree scrolling backdrops. Of special note are the fully animated golfers, captured from videotaped im- ages. Even the water moves, thanks to rudimentary color cycling. Despite all this attention to detail, the graphics still suffer from "chunky" low- resolution VGA. Considering the pro- gram's already high system require- ments, bumping the resolution up to 800 X 600 would seem only reason- able. The game allows minor adjust- ments of graphic detail to speed screen redraws on slower machines. On a 25-MHz 386 at the highest reso- lution, each screen update takes 15 seconds. Although this isn't blindingly fast, if you perceive it to be slow, per- THE j^ T!)"\ RY The Campaign Concept Includes:- Campaign Gaming System Software Map Editor Software Extensive User Guide and Gameplay Manual Incorporating Historical Background, Vehicle Factfinder and Campaign Maps 2 World War II Propaganda Posters 2 World War II Propaganda Postcards D-Day Landings Battleplan Map Authentic Wartime Newspaper Reprint The level of control is up v.-y you, il you wish, you can let Ihe compuler tiarjdle the hands on' side of actual combat. fosi Compreh^: YarlB:.. .^{, Take full command of up to 3000 vehicles on over 20 hisloricalfy acciirale predefined maps ranging in size from 625 lo 10 million square kilomelres. 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On the downside, the un- registered version has a very irritating, timed random pop- up registration screen. This, of course, is easily resolved by registering the package. BRADLEY M, SMALL 126 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 J'ifi . 'LV 'lace 1 Rotate Overpass Loop Grand Prix Unlimited is another fine simulation from Accolade— if only tfie sound effects didn't resemble radios and fiamsters. GRAND PRIX UNLIMITED if Accolade is conspiring to put together the most impres- sive collection of high-quali- ty sports simulations on the planet, it's well on its way to achieving that goal. One thing's for sure: With titles like fviike Ditka Ultimate Foot- I BM PC or compalible (80386DX com- palible recommended), 2MB RAM available lo Windows aller SmartDrive and RAMDrive. Hayes or compatible modem, serial communi- cations port (if using an external mDdem)^{$69.95 (sfiareware registra- tion fee) DATA GRAPHICS P.O. Box 58517 Ronton, WA 98058 (206)432-1201 Circle Reader Service Number 348 ball. Winter Challenge, and Hard Ball II already under its belt, the quality of Grand Prix Unlimited will be no sur- prise to Accolade's fans. As with most of Acco- lade's sports simulations. Grand Prix Unlimited offers virtually complete control over the sporting experi- ence, which in this case is Formula One racing. On the macro scale, you can choose a practice session or a single race, or you can take to the road in a battle for the World Champion- ship. As you dig deeper in- to the game, however, you'll discover a plethora of op- tions, including the ability to modify your car's attributes, the track's weather condi- tions, and your skill level. There's even a built-in track ar- chitect program for construct- ing your dream racing environ- ment, piece by piece. Because Grand Prix Unlim- ited is a fairly complicated simulation, you'll need to spend time in the practice or single-race mode before /} For The First Time Ever, You Command It All! 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Otheitrademarlts are those a their respective ouvners. & 1992 Epyx.:inc Circle Reader Service Number 296 joining the circuit for the World Cham- pionship. In these modes, you start by selecting your car and track, and then move to the starting line for your first- person-perspective race. For each race, you can set the number of laps, the weather conditions, and the num- ber of opponents. During a race, the game controls are sensitive and quick to react. It takes skill on the joystick or keyboard to keep your car screaming down the blacktop. Luckily, novice drivers have a number of helpful options from which to choose, including automatic shifting and steering. You can also set the skill level to one of five levels, which determine the speed and aggres- siveness of the other drivers. On the Nov- ice level, just keeping your car on the road IS all that's required to take first place, whereas at the Pro level only awe- some joystick wizards have a chance of making it to the World Championship. After you get the hang of driving, you'll want to experiment with your car's attributes. By accessing the Car Adjustments screen, you can change the height of your view, the sensitivity of your brakes and steering, tire types, and more. These options allow you to fine-tune your car's performance to a specific track, a skill that must be mastered by any Grand Prix champion. If Grand Prix Unlimited has a failing, it's the program's cheesy sound ef- fects. Even on a Sound Blaster card, the car's engine sounds more like some- one tuning a shortwave radio than it does the roar of screaming steel, Worse, the screeching-tire sound ef- fect is not unlike the squealing of a dis- tressed hamster. The music, too, is so intrusive that you'll turn it off before you even finish your first race. Bad sound effects aside, Grand Prix Unlimited is a solid — albeit not groundbreaking — racing simulation. With its fully configurable cars, tracks, and racing circuits, it certainly has more features than can be described in a short review. (I didn't even mention the wonderful, VCR-like instant-replay feature.) If nothing else, all those op- tions will keep race fans happily burn- ing up the track. CLAYTON WALNUM IBM PC or compatible: S-IOK RAM; MCGA or VGA: hard disk: joystick fecommendeci; supports Ad Lib, Sound Blaster, and Roland sound— $59.95 ACCOLADE 5300 Stevens Creek Blvd. San Jose, CA 95129 (408) 985-1700 Circle Reader Service NLmber 349 WINDOW PHONE Call me a gadget freak, but I just love caller ID. As soon as my local phone company offered the caller ID service, I signed right up. And it's been useful, too: A psycho ex-girlfriend started mak- ing rmiddle-of-the-night hang-up calls, but my caller ID box told me who had called, so I was able to resolve the prob- lem immediately On the lighter side, when my friend Rob calls me, I see his number on the caller ID box before I pick up the phone. I answer, "Hi, Rob," and he wonders how I know. "You just have a distinctive ring," I tell him. For a while, I fiddled around with my caller ID box, trying to figure out how to get the information from the box into some kind of format that my PC could use — a serial port or something like that. My idea was that when the phone would ring, a little box would ap- pear on my Windows screen saying Joe Smith is calling. I never got far with the project. Imagine my delight, then, when AG Communications Systems came out with Window Phone, the answer to my prayers. This $495 package is a com- bination circuit board and software that basically does all that I wanted — and more. You pop the board into your PC, connect it to your phone, and install the software. When you run Window Phone, it shows you a screen with a speed dial- er and a Who Has Called window. The speed dialer looks like the one that's on many phones; you have a bunch of buttons with names next to them, and you just click on one of the buttons to make Window Phone dial that number from your telephone (it works on any touch-tone phone). The window on the right side of the screen shows the phone numbers from which you've re- ceived calls recently and, if the num- bers are in your on-disk phone directo- ry, the names of the incoming callers. For example, you might see Susan Stathoplos — unanswered call or Andy Kydes — 20 minutes. Window Phone can tell you not only which calls were not answered but also how long you talked. This is, then, a database that consultants could use for billing clients. Window Phone will also pop up a box in front of any Windows application when the phone rings, telling you who's calling. It supports a database of information about callers, so I might see Gerry Manginetli is calling. I could then open up the Gerry Manginelli re- cord on my database, where I would see Gerry's birthday topics of last con- versation, hobbies, or whatever I'd put in the database. If I had a scanned picture of Gerry, I could even put If it >vere any faster, it^d be a fliglit simulator. Hit the accelerator in World Circuit and you'll realiy fly. Scorching through all 16 demanding Grand Prix racetracks at speeds of up to 200 mph, you'll race your Formula One against 25 independent computer- controlled drivers. You'll fend off challengers in the Phoenix Grand Prix. Overtake rivals on the streets of Monaco. Or negotiate savage hairpin turns on the Suzuka Circuit. And you'll do it all with a slick line-up of features. Features like realistic Formula One handling and performance. Authentic cockpit instruments. Three racing options. Joystick- controllable driving functions for superior control. And customizing options to design your own Formula One racer. All of which will have you ^{\ >/ ./ j graciously accepting the Grand IjjLirjLloT^}''^{.! Prix World Champion trophy In no time. World Circuit from MicroProse. Catch it if you can. PROSE E.^IERIAINME^JI • SOFTWARE Cr^n,}. ,r,w C.j^ SOFTWARr I To got our free catalog, call 1 ■itO((-fi79-PI. AY .\lon.-Fri., 8:30 am-5:aO pm EST ' or fill out the coupon and mail it to: .MicroProse Softivarc, Inc. I I isn Lakefront Dri\'e • Dcpt. DIO « Hunt V.illey, MD 21030-2245 X'anic: L' ■\ddress:, Cilv: I . State:
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Talk about a perfect communica- tions solution for home busi- nesses: In one package you get a modem, a fax ma- chine, and a voice mail sys- tem. At a reasonable price — $499 list— the software that drives it adds features with which dedicated machines can't compete. And it runs in the background so you can use your computer, even while it's busy working. While you don't have to be a technician to install the hardware and software, a lit- tle practical experience will come in handy. I tried it on three different systems: a 286, a 386, and a 486. Only my 486 wouldn't cooperate. That's because The Com- plete Communicator needs to be set to C0f\/11 or COM2. The 486, a newer computer, has two serial 130 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 ports built into the mother- board, and they can't be dis- abled or changed. If you've got a newer model comput- er, this might be a problem that only a technician can solve. Fortunately, there's an included program called COMGHECK, which looks at your system and tells you times more professional than an answering machine, in my opinion. After I figured out how to make it work, I set up mailboxes for my wife and two kids. They had a blast. For about two hours they called from our second phone, left each other mes- sages, and then went to the If you run a small business or a home office, you'll probably find that The Complete Communicator lives up to its name. which ports are taken. That takes the guesswork out of the installation. There are two versions of the software, DOS and Win- dows. In my opinion, they're a study in contrasts. They have all the same stuff; even the structure of menus and program flow are the same. But the DOS version uses function and cursor key men- us and dialogs. That kind of interface went out five years ago. It beeps at you and flashes messages when you do something wrong. The Windows version of the software is slick and state-of-the-art. Everything takes advantage of what Win- dows is good at— making us- er interfaces seem natural. Al! you do is pull down a menu or click on a button for almost every selection. I loved setting up voice mail. It's about a million computer and listened. You can set up as many mailboxes as you need. They're configurable for a va- riety of situations. They can have password protection and can be limited to a fixed number of messages and greetings so that you don't run out of storage space if you've got a lot of mailboxes. Beyond all of the basics, there's some real power. Any of the mailboxes can for- ward messages to another number. The mailboxes can also be accessed from re- mote locations — not just to lis- ten to messages, but to up- date greetings, too. If your company board meeting is next week, you can set the voice mail for out- bound reminders to the mem- bers. Using the phone book option, you can enter the names and numbers, then set the date and time. The software will call everyone in your phone book group and deliver your message. The Complete Communi- cator significantly simplified my fax work. Every time I send a fax at work, I have to go through several steps. First, I write a document with a word processor. Then, I print it on my printer. Finally. I walk upstairs and fax it to its destination. Well, those days are over. Using RapidFAX from inside Win- dows rolls all of those steps into one. I simply write doc- uments with Microsoft Write (any Windows word proces- sor will 6o) and configure the printer for the fax board. Then, every time I print, it's sent out over the fax board, One nice thing about Ra- pidFAX is that I didn't need the manual to figure out how to use it. I did, however, have to read the manual to find out about the advanced features. Just as with voice mail, you can send groups of faxes automatically. This is a telemarketer's dream. Incoming faxes are re- ceived automatically. You might hear some noises from the board; otherwise, it works in the background. It does occasionally slow things down during disk ac- cess. Once the fax has been received, it can be viewed on the screen to save trees or printed on your printer for a hardcopy. There's nothing remarka- ble about the modem fea- ture, except that it's part of the package. That means you won't have to occupy an- other slot in your computer or worry about another COM port. I'm online almost every night, so this part of the board gets a real workout. It performs flawlessly. The Complete PC recent- ly introduced a separate ver- itmakes J-8s jiy an MiGs fighting mad. No jet ffghter frustrates enemy planes more easily than the incredible Harrier Jump Jet. That's because the Harrier can baffle opponents with sudden mid-air stops. It takes off and lands vertically. It hovers. It even flies in reverse. Take full control of the world's most unique strike fighter and tear through ultra-realistic battle theaters In Hong Kong or the Falklands. Face ruthless opponents along front lines. Land in secret hides. Perform wild ski jump-assisted take-offs. And fly action-packed missions with a friend as wingman via modem. Jump Jet from MrcroProse. Jump into the cockpit today. Your enemies will hate you for it. To order, visit your favorite retailer or cam -800-879-PLAY. Actual screens may ^{urm The Harrier Strike Figtiter In Explosive Front Line Action" Actual scfflan Bhown. F To get our free cdiatog. call l-800-a79-PLAY Man.. Fri., 8:30 am-5.00 pm EST or fill out the coupon and mail It to: MicroProse Software, Inc. tao L^kefront Drive ■ Dept. DiO - Hunt Valley, ^J\D 2I030-224S} .-. ^{1992 MicfoPiose SDltwara. Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 3} N T E R f A I N M F N SERrousLY Fun Software Circle Beadw Service Humber SOS REVIEWS sion of The Complete Com- municator called The Com- plete Communicator Gold, which does everything the original does and more at a list price of $699. It features a 9600-bps data modem, and it includes the capabili- ty to use caller ID, display- ing the number of an incom- ing caller on your computer screen. The Complete Communi- cator has an appropriate name. It's a comprehensive package for home and small business communica- tions. If you're trying to run a business out of your home or your business is growing, seriously consider this small piece of hardware for a big- time boost. RICHARD C LEINECKER IBM PC or compatible: S-IOK RAM; CGA. EGA, VGA, or Hercules; hard drive with 2M8 free; 5Vi-inch high- capacity floppy drive; standard ana- log telephone line (Windows version requires 80386 compatible. 2MB RAIvl, Windows 3,0-connpatiCile mon- itor, hard drive with 4f«1B free, 5'/a- inch high-capacity fioppy drive, Win- dows 3.0 or higher)— $499 (package includes DOS and Windows ver- sions) THE COMPLETE PC 1983 Concourse Dr. San Jose, CA 95131 (800) 229-1753 (403) 434-0145 Circle Reader Service Number 3S1 UTOPIA When you first see Utopia's main screen, you're likely to say, "Look! It's a combina- tion of SimCity and Popu- lous!" You won't be far wrong. Add SimCity's creative city-building charm to the challenge of manufacturing and deploying weapons for an unavoidable war. Then present it onscreen in the Populous-style, one-square- at-a-time elevated view, and you have Utopia. Using prov- en principles from those two 132 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 games, Utopia then carries the simulation several steps further. As the administrator of a new planetary colony, you make all decisions and sin- gle-handedly create the col- ony. Select from two dozen types of buildings and place them on the map, one units. Food levels are low; build hydroponics domes. Morale is low. Build hospi- tals and hire medics, put in a sports complex and hold a few sporting events, and be sure to have enough liv- ing quarters for everyone. (They hate doubling up in their apartments.) And Controlling a planet in Utopia can be an administrative niglitrnare, but it's a rewarding administrative niglitmare. by one. It's already more complex than SimCity— on a new planet, you need life- support systems, hydropon- ics labs, mines, and refiner- ies, as well as weapon em- placements and tank and spaceship factories. Once the buildings are up, you staff them by setting employment quotas for the mines, labs, and factories. If you put too many into tech- nical work, general construc- tion slows. Throughout the game, you're balancing re- sources and needs. If you lose the balance, all kinds of things go wrong. Your objective is twofold: Avoid destruction by the en- emy and sustain a Quality of Life (QOL) of 80 percent or better. You need defense spending to avoid annihila- tion, but without social spending your QOL hits the skids, crime skyrockets, and, if things get bad enough, you may even face assassination. Oops, the oxygen level is low, and citizens are dying. Build more life-support through it all, keep the tax rate down. You get the idea. You must skillfufly balance these and many other factors. As the colony grows, the citi- zen's demands come faster and faster. Eventually, you're doing nothing but re- sponding to emergencies, building apartments willy-nil- ly on the nearest plot of emp- ty land, and losing control in the rush to keep things from falling irretrievably apart. Imagine your consterna- tion when, in the midst of all this, the enemy attacks. If you've prepared well, you can handle it. The number of factors to control seems overwhelm- ing. (Did I mention setting re- search grant levels, trading commodities in interstellar markets, spying on the ene- my, and keeping your mo- bile defenses in constant mo- tion?) Surprisingly, it doesn't take long to achieve a satis- fying degree of control, Once you gain control, it's ex- hilarating to master the plan- etary administrator's job. This well-balanced chal- lenge takes only about 1MB of hard disk space, a wel- come change in a field dom- inated by 10- to 15MB mon- sters. Konami did this by resisting the temptation to provide unnecessary state- of-the-art graphics and sound. Instead, graphics and sound are simple but effective. You won't build a true Uto- pia— a place of ideal perfec- tion in law, government, and social conditions — the first time out, but you may even- tually get tantalizingly close. If so. move up to the next of the ten increasingly difficult scenarios. Utopia's chal- lenge will bring you back again and again, seeking to make each new colony a lit- tle better than the last one. raCHARD 0 MANN IBM PC or compatible {16-MHz 80286 or faster). 640K RAM, mouse: hard disk recommended, sup- ports all major sound cards — S49.95 KONAMI 900 Deerlield Pkwy Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-4510 (708) 215-5100 Cifcie Reader Service Number 352 dBASEIV1.5 Which is the better car, a Mazda Miata or a Volvo four- door? Who was the more im- portant baseball player. Hank Aaron or Babe Ruth? Whose music is better. Crowded House's or Philip Glass's? And, towering in im- portance over the aforemen- tioned trivia— is dBASE 1'

    better than FoxPro? The answer, he hedged, is that it depends on what you're looking for. If FoxPro is the Miata of databases — fast, new, and flashy — then dBASE IV 1.5 is the Volvo se- dan: built for reliability, more comprehensive in some ways but less nimble in others, and a solid if con- Before you play Special Forces, you'd better put on your game face. When your drop-point is smack in the middle of fierce enemy forces, you'd better dress for the occasion. That's why, in Special Forces, you're equipped with high-powered rockets. Rapid-fire pistols. Rifles. Grenades. And whatever it takes to secure your objective quickly. Your objective? Today it could be rescuing a POW. Tomorrow, sabotage or cutting off enemy supply lines. But you can't do it all alone. So take along your pick of the military's elite commandos to help you. Specialists who you'll have creating diversions, sniping, setting off exp!osi\'es, jumping enemies, and carrying out your master strategy. Special Forces from MicroProse. Defeat is not an option. What you wear is up to you. E N T E B [ ft I N M E rj I . SOFTWARE Seriously Fun Software r To get our tree citalog, call 1-a00-879-PLAV Mon.-Fri., S;30 am-5:00 pm nST or fill out thu coupon and mail il lo: MicroProse Software, Inc. 180 L.ikefront DriM' • Dcpt. DID • Miinl Valley, MD 21030-2245 Name: Address; Citv: n .Slale:. .Zip:. I Telephone: ( Circle Reader Service Number 224 GAI J 1992 MicroPfOse Sottwa/e. Jnc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REVIEWS servative choice by any- one's standards. Installing dBASE IV 1.5 is easy and swift. It runs in a lean 450K of RAM and weighs in at a svelte 4.5MB of disk space with all exam- ple files loaded. It begins by showing you the Control Cen- ter, a deceptively simple screen from which you can create or modify any of the following: database files, que- ries, data entry forms, re- ports, labels, or applications (which manage combina- tions of the aforementioned objects). Borland's manuals stress the use of the applications generator, and it's no won- der. Not very sexy but writ- ten in an accessible and well-documented template language, it's an extremely powerful applications gener- ator and able to do a tremen- dous amount of work for you. FoxPro's is a glittering bauble by comparison — pret- tier but far less capable. The report writer that comes with dBASE IV 1.5 doesn't appear to have changed since 1.1, but it didn't need to. The 1.1 re- port writer was immediately justly famous, and the tradi- tion continues. (If you have version 1.0 but not 1.1 and are thinking of upgrading, note that PostScript support is finally here.) If you're a dBASE III Plus user who has avoided up- grading to version IV until Borland got hold of the prod- uct, row's the time to move up. Indeed, dBASE IV is rock-solid and a huge im- provement from version III. You've probably guessed al- ready that the Control Cen- ter is an industrial-strength re- placement for the wimpy As- sist. Other giant-step im- provements include (but are by no means limited to) mul- tiple-tag index files that 134 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 speed file I/O by orders of magnitude, much better sup- port for arrays, 254 fields per record (but still only 4000 bytes total), support of more than one printer, data encryption, keyboard mac- ros, international currency and date support, and — at long last — a full set of user- interface controls. along but were just too em- barrassed to ask. The other new routines give you the size, date, and time of a file. Although these have always been fair- ly easy to implement in bin files, it required knowledge of 8088 assembly and MS- DOS system internals that most dBASE programmers Lauciut TlaWt CoMlltltii. Updiln E-lt — |&ip_hOM Md (luld to vlw KBmfM ritid trM viM • T— ,T nil 1 11 1: ONHMtli a luinati • i>i . 1 Ctmmia «tcill«ta< tlmlt tolsta ulculdtiHl nam } .IB llWKWE imOHESSt mmi '.III. t iin thim ftolit tncludo iBdfMn ns Koup ipagdif IntaiM tWS 1 1 1 —"■ r JDEsciiiPi met rtRSnWtX PHONE 1 u 1

    :^{... :p\t f.i, ilMltnuiNOIT Bfltf' I/ n 1 1 Ouou Ihs cadD ItiAt UBE Ihould am mur ata ia flltar out rocards I dBASE IV 1.5 is the Volvo sedan of databases, combining lean, solid, and practical aspects with innovative new features. The dBASE IV language has menu and window con- trol in spades, implemented in a very dSASE-like fash- ion. It's very easy to pick up and really fun to use in your applications. Language improvements since version 1.1 are rather few in number, but they'l warm the cockles of any 0 programmer's heart. Eleven functions for low-level file ac- cess let you do what dBASE should have done five years ago and were add- ed only perhaps because Clipper has already done it. Functions that mimic the file I/O routines provided with ANSI C include FCREATE(), FOPENO. FREADO, FV^RITEO, and others. This means that for the first time, you can create text files from a dBASE applica- tion! It's one of those things that's so obvious, you as- sumed it was possible ail would rather not have to know. Another relief is the in- clusion of procedure librar- ies— you can now have more than one procedure in a file. A Set Library com- mand supplements Set Pro- cedure, which can now be re- served for local operations. And if you were worried about how the language would deal with multiuser en- vironments after fiddiing with network kiudges in III Plus, you can breathe a sigh of relief: Everything is well designed and well doc- umented: this is one of the few database products with documentation that doesn't seem to assume you've been a network administra- tor for years and know exact- ly what to look for in the ref- erence section. However, the Getting Start- ed manual just doesn't go far enough. The dBASE lan- guage tutorial could've been written for III Plus and ignores such fundamental is- sues as user interface. You should expect to spend sev- eral weeks on Using dBASE IV, which has extensive tuto- rials on the Control Center's applications. You can save a tremendous amount of time using the Control Cen- ter, and many job descrip- tions for dBASE program- mers require that they know it — for good reason. I'm not convinced that generating dBASE applications without resorting to coding is as easy as it should be to learn, but once you know how, you can crank out im- pressive turnkey applica- tions with almost no handcod- ing at all. One manual I miss dearly from 1 . 1 was a tutori- al that took you step by step through the creation of a substantial application us- ing relational databases, the applications generator, and a touch of handcoding. i'm not sure why it was left out, but I'd like to see it reap- pear in a later version. If you're sure you want to stay with dBASE, upgrading from II or III Plus is a mere S175. The choice between dBASE IV and FoxPro, how- ever, might be a bit tougher. There are certain applica- tions for dBASE IV that the celebrated FoxPro simply cannot handle, and if your needs lie in this area, there's no contest. First, dBASE supports Commit and Roolback. These are mainframe-style commands that ensure you can save or restore the state of the data- base at will. While disk-inten- sive and not to be used cas- ually, they are the only way you can guarantee data in- tegrity— and FoxPro doesn't support them. Second, dBASE IV's applications gen- erator is less attractive than FoxPro's, but it can create "We're talking global power stuff." - PC GAMES "...a chance to get on-the-job training as leader of the free world..." NBC News/Chicago "...can give you a creepy sensation of having actually hacked your way into a secure government networ]<, so plausible & fine-grained is the flow of information." Game Player's President At the controls of the most powerful nation on Earth, you are armed with money, weapons, and influence. Promote human rights or drop the bomb? Will you be reelected or assassinated? You will change the course of world histor}' and uncover your vision of the planet and if" _{— ^— '} Based on CIA World Factbook data and 7 years of Tufts University doctoral research, tnfon-nally presented to the U.S. State department to aid in NATO sfcrntesy development. Sluhkm' PrctiiLli'iil is liruughl lu you by the K< award-winning team of John Madden Football ' K IBM $(>9M To Order; Vi; © ]W2 D.C. True, Ltd. All rights rcscrvod. Circle Reader Service Number 272 REVIEWS applications that use sever- al databases at once; FoxPro's can handle only one. Since virtually all seri- ous applications require more than one database to be opened simultaneously, it's worth your time and mon- ey to get dBASE IV just for that. Finally, it's guaranteed dBASE compatible — and in these days of fragmenting language standards, that's not a bad thing at all. TOM CAMPBELL IBM PC or compatible, 640K RAM, hard drive wilh 3.5MB free (5MB rec- ommended), 1.2MB S.'/j-inch or 720K 3. '/7-inch lloppy drive— S795 00; upgrade from dBASE III— $99.95 plus S9.00 shipping and han- dling BORLAND INTERNATIONAL 1800 Green Hills Rd. Scotts Valley, CA 95067 (800)331-0877 Circle Reader Service Number 353 SOLITAIRE'S JOURNEY Some 1 enjoy; some I don't. Some are easy to learn; oth- ers more difficult. Some are challenging; others are near- ly impossible. But with 105 different versions of solitaire, Quantum Quality Produc- tions' Solitaire's Journey in- cludes solitaire games for everyone. Solitaire's Journey is a straightforward approach to electronic solitaire. If you play a variety of traditional solitaire games, you'll prob- ably find an electronic ver- sion of each of them includ- ed. And if you enjoy explor- ing and mastehng new and different games of solitaire, you'll find hours of enjoy- ment here. Solitaire's Journey in- cludes not only 105 games but also instructions for each built right into the pro- gram. Simply select the game you want to play and 136 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 pick Rules from the pull- down menu or hit the R key. and you'll see a summary of rules on an easy-to-follow lay- out of the game board, if you need more detailed in- struction for any of the games (and beginners to Sol- itaire's Journey will almost certainly need more details), Quest alternatives are mere attempts to unnecessarily add new dimensions to an al- ready complete package. In Journey, the player must move across a map of North America between pre- determined starting and end- ing cities. As the player moves from city to city, he Al\r uW:y, 'I iijiy i^u ^^l>tf.' IJipinnil 'vror: h | Solitaire fans should get their fill \ivith the games In Solitaire's Journey, although the journey itself can be tedious. they're available also. Don't like the backs of your cards and want a differ- ent style? Or maybe the screen background color is not to your liking? Changing either is simple enough, be- cause Solitaire's Journey of- fers ten different decks and 240 backgrounds. Another interesting fea- ture of Solitaire's Journey is its history function. Here the program keeps track of your average score for each specific game you've played, graphs your scores so you can see your improve- ment, and tells you the stan- dard average score, which serves as a benchmark for comparison. Although solitaire players will enjoy the plethora of games and find the simple, friendly interface easy to use, the built-in Journey and or she must select which of three solitaire games to play. An amount of money is received or given up depend- ing on the score achieved, Quest is similar, except that the player moves from room to room in a house. These at- tempts at adding a new ob- jective strike me as tedious at best, since they require that I play solitaire games I don't particularly enjoy, Soli- taire's Journey also includes a tournament scenario that suffers from the same monot- onous problem. The strength of Solitaire's Journey is its variety of games and its clear and con- cise instructions. If you've ev- er tried to learn new solitaire games from a book, you'll be impressed with the abili- ty of Solitaire's Journey to ex- plain the rules of each game. What Solitaire's Jour- ney doesn't do is explain the strategy needed for any of the games, although there are some general tips in the manual. You'll just have to master each game by experience — a challenge that enhances the value and appeal of this collection of games. Although the manual is complete, you'll find the on- screen instructions more functional. The manual does contain an overview of each game. But what's most helpful is the list of games by category — a good way to find out which games are easiest to win! You'll also need the manual for the off- disk copy protection. Although many players will want to turn off the sound. Solitaire's Journey does support the Ad Lib and Sound Blaster sound cards. For me, the music is more of a distraction than an enhancement. One improvement I'd like to see in future releases is the ability to use either key- board or mouse at any time. As it stands, if you have a mouse driver installed, you must use a mouse to play any of the games. Although the games are quicker if you have a mouse, keyboard players will have no trouble controlling play. If you like solitaire and en- joy a variety of games, you'll find Solitaire's Journey to be a well-designed game pack that will fill your needs and of- fer challenge and fun. STEPHEN LEVY IBM PC or oompalible, 640K RAM. EGA or VGA. hard drive; mouse rec- ommended, supports Ad Lib and Sound Blaster— $59.95 QUANTUM QUALITY PRODUC- TIONS 1046 River Ave. Flemington, NJ 08822 (908) 788-2799 Circle Reader Service Number 354 K . ■ VC' "* > \ Ml 'r\: -•t} -v^S i'-f^i lixV'^{V^a.rfj "W^^} te ;: >Mii^-i) , W^w ''4>i< 3^ V^ O l.i~> « ^{.1^}

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    ^{1GIN SEKPENT ISLE FEATURES: • An original story line continuing the Uftima VII adventure. • An unexplored region of Britannia with new terrain features — you'll even trudge through ice and snow. • "Paper-doll" system lets you select clothing, armor and weapons from a detailed, full-length view. • Lorge, close-up portraits of every character you meet - in 256- color VGA/MCGA graphics. • Digitized speech, enhanced sound effects, and a dynamic musical score (with supported sound ixxirds]. • Available for 386SX, 386, 486 or 100% compatible systems with hard drive, 2 megs RAM, 256-color VGA/MCGA and MS-DOS version 3.3 or higher. Available at your favorite softvs^cre retailer or call 1-800-999-4939 for MC/VISA. Copyright © 1992 ORIGIN Systems, Inc. Ultimo is a registered IrademaKc o( Richard Gorriolt, Origin and We create worids ore registered frademorks of OBIGIN Systems, Inc. Serpent Isle is a Irodemaii of ORIGIN Systems, Inc. Circle Reader Service Number 250 REVIEWS NEWPOINT Boy, you just can't beat com- petition. Microsoft releases tine Ballpoint mouse (which is actually a trackball, but let's not get picky) for lap- tops, and I think it's the great- est thing since sliced bread. Sure, it has prob- lems; I can't close the lap- top's cover with it attached, and the cord is so long that it often gets in my way. It sure beats using the arrow and Tab keys, though. I'm happy, righf I thought so, until I saw Mouse Systems' NewPoint trackball, which turns out to be the greatest thing since hot cinnamon rolls. If you're looking for a pointing device for your portable computer, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better choice. Shaped like a '/i-pie wedge, this little trackball has one wraparound button on the outer edge and a sec- ond button on top, next to the ball itself. The control panel software, included in both DOS and Windows ver- sions, lets you select which button will be used as the pri- mary button, equivalent to the left button of a two-but- ton mouse. It also offers ad- justable sensitivity and four acceleration speeds: Dock- ing, Cruising, Warp Speed, and Hyperspace. Lefties will be happy to know that you can adjust the orienta- tion— which way is up — so the Newpoint can be used on either side of the laptop. You can hold the New- Point in your hand or clamp It to your keyboard. The clamp is a work of genius. You simply slide back a small section, place the lip over the edge of your key- board, and let the sliding sec- tion go. There are no little screws to adjust. Also, the lip that secures the clamp to 138 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 the keyboard is flat, so you can close your laptop's cov- er without removing the clamp. This feature alone was enough to make me switch permanently to the NewPoint, The trackball slides easily on and off the clamp; however, unlike with the Ballpoint, you can't ad- even more troublesome than the BallPoint's coiled cord. The NewPoint I tested was fuliy compatible with a Microsoft serial mouse. Mouse Systems doesn't in- clude a bus mouse adapter, so you can't attach it to a PS/ 2-style bus mouse port. It Home Alone (the game) bring Home Alone (the movie) to the small monitor, offering many ways tor Kevin to foil ttie bad guys. just the angle of the track- ball. (I never used this fea- ture anyway — why would an- yone want a trackball sitting at a 90-degree angle to the keyboard?) The NewPoint only miss- es in one area: The cord is too short. I thought I'd like the shorter cord, as the Ball- Point's longer one constant- ly got in my way. The built- in cord is only about 9 inch- es long, however, and most laptop computers are about 11 inches wide. You'll be able to use the built-in cord with laptops that have their serial ports on the back. It wasn't long enough, though, to use with the Gate- way Nomad or my Texas In- struments TravelMate 2000, which have their serial ports on the left side. If Mouse Sys- tems had only made the cord 2 or 3 inches longer, it would've been perfect. Now I'm forced to use its three- foot extension cord, which is does come with a nice wal- let-style carrying case. Even with my few com- plaints, I still think the New- Point is a winner. Probably the best evidence of this is the fact that my BallPoint and Thumbelina trackballs haven't left my desk drawer since the day I unpacked the NewPoint. DENNY ATKIN Newpoint— $99.95 MOUSE SYSTEMS 47505 Seabridge Dr. Fremont, CA 94538 (510)656-1117 Circle Reader Service Number 355 HOME ALONE Your name is Kevin. You're eight years old. Your family went on a trip, and you got left behind. To top it all off, there are two bumbling bur- glars named Harry and Marv hovering outside of the house . . . and you're home alone. You've probably seen the movie by now, but let's go over this just one more time. Your mission is to keep yourself and your house safe — by any means neces- sary— until the family gets back to protect you. Although the designers probably had children in mind when they turned Home Alone into a video- game, adults can get a kick or two out of it, as well. The concept is fairly simple: You know that Harry and Marv plan to break in at nine o'clock. In an imaginary hour, you, as little Kevin, run around the house setting traps which, you hope, will foil the robbery stop the rob- bers from catching you, and keep you safe until the fami- ly comes home. After Kevin's traps are complete or when he runs out of time (whichever comes first), in come Marv and Harry. You then guide the burglars throughout the house, making sure that they fall into the traps. The more Harry and Marv tnp on marbles, slip on banana peels, and fall over bags of flour, the more points you earn. And if you're wise enough to add Kevin's BB gun to his arsenal, you can release traps that can only be set off by BB gun shots. The game is easy to play once you learn your way around the house, but it's not so easy that it becomes boring. I had a heck of a time trying to find Kevin's room, where he hid his BB gun. After a day or two, I found the gun, but I still ha- ven't figured out how to shoot the traps. As a result, my games always end with Harry and Marv saying, "We gotcha, ya little squirt!!!" Home Alone sports graph- ics and sound effects that :o}

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DANIELLE BEST IBM PC or compatible; 640K RAM; EGA, MCGA, VGA. or Tandy 16-col- or; joystick optional; supports Ad Lib. Sound Blaster, Sound Master, and Fto- land LAPC-1— $39.95 CAPSTONE A Division ol IntraCorp 14540 SW 136th St.. Ste. 204 Miami, FL 33186 (305) 252-9040 Circle Reader Service Number 356 IBM PS/1 286 10 MHz) with 2IVIB RAM expandable to 6MB or 16MB with an additional adapter unit (up from 1MB expandable to 2.5MB or 7MB) and a 40MB or 80MB hard disk, depending on your style number, expanda- ble to more than 200MB {up from 30MB with no room to IBM designed the PS/1 as therapy for the computerpho- bic. Two years later, PS/1 purchasers talk like comput- er scientists on Prodigy's PS/ 1 User's Club bulletin boards. With their increased knowledge, many are ventur- ing into areas the PS/1 wasn't designed to handle. Many want faster speeds and more memory. So IBM in- troduced a new PS/1: a 386SX 16 MHz (up from a 140 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 some and limited. Unfortu- nately, the PS/1 doesn't come with a DOS manual, making it even more difficult to do anything outside of the shell if you don't know the commands or even the options you have. In fact, my biggest com- plaint about the machine Is The IBM PS/1 represents a step up from its predecessor, but don 't expect it to be more than a good starter machine. grow). Other original PS/1 features remain the same. A muscular child could probably set up the com- pact system faster than he could build a Lego house, with about as much instruc- tion required. The colorful Startup Sys- tem menu shows off one of the machine's best fea- tures— its crisp, bright video screen. Beneath the system menu sits an introductory world of computing; preload- ed software programs, includ- ing Microsoft Works (word- processing, spreadsheet, database, and communica- tions software all in one), DOS 4.1 (5.0 with some ma- chines), the Prodigy and Promenade online networks, and. with my model B82, Win- dows 3.0. The DOS Shell program, while less frightening than the C prompt, is very cumber- its lack of documentation. At first, you may not want to wade through technical mum- bo jumbo. But after you know the basics, it's hard to go further. Apparently, the slightly sluggish mouse can't have settings changed to better operate games and applica- tions, because there's no mention of it anywhere, The modem section of the technical reference guide (only 138 pages for the entire system, software and adding hardware!) took up barely five pages. That makes it difficult to fully use the modem with any other communication software or to connect to anything other than IBM's prepackaged Prodigy or Promenade, The tightness of the key- board makes you feel like you're doing something, but the Caps Lock key sits dan- gerously close to the left Shift key. With my long finger- nails, I typed in all caps half the time and muttered about time wasted retyping the other half of the time. The new basic 2MB RAM gives enough room for most home and small business programs, as well as Win- dows applications. Once your needs exceed the ma- chine's initial capabilities, it's best to graduate to a build-your-own system, be- cause while the PS/1 is ex- pandable to a certain de- gree, it has its limitations. After all, it's meant to be that way. All in all, IBM delivers what it promises: a small package with enough pow- er and room for moderate expansion. Sure, there are other things I wouid've liked, but it's a starter ma- chine. Think of it as a moth- er teaching her youngsters the ways of the world: She'll let them try out new things, but not too much too soon. If you outgrow the PS/1, you'll know enough to ven- ture out into the cold comput- er world and put together your own package. Pass the PS/1 experience on to a younger sibling, instead of trying to make it fit. As Tho- mas Wolfe said, "You can't go home again." AUTUMN MILLER IBM PS/1 366SX 042: 386SX-16 MHz, 2MB RAM, 3'/>-inch 1.44MB disk drive, 40MB (21 -ms) tiard disk, 12-inch VGA IBM Photo Graphic Dis- play, IBM mouse (two-button), 2400- bps modem, preloaded software in- cluding DOS and Microsoft Works — SI .699 P3/1 386SX B82; all of the above plus 80MB hard disk, fjlicrosoft Win- dows 3.0, and Productivity Pack (or Windows— S2, 199 IBM 1133 Westchester Ave, White Plains, NY 10604 (800) IBM-2468 Circle Reader Service Number 357 Don Blutli Multimedia Presents wmmm [^{ftf0^W}% iflnHK lA w: V A 4-W ft^ , tvEADYbOF' After destroymg the evil wizard Mordroc in his bid Tor marriage to your beloved Daphne in Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp, his sister, the evil witch Mordread, is demanding revenge. You, as Dirk the Daring, must test your skills as you are thrust Into a frantic quest through time to save Daphne and the children before they are trapped forever in the Vortex of Eternity. Dragon's Lair III: The Curse of Mordread brings the classical animation style of Don Bluth to your computer featuring full-screen animation, digitized sound and new animations not included in the original laser disc arcade game. circle Reader Ssivlce Number 107 RcadySoM Incorporated 30 WcnhcJm Court, BrtiyL_ Richmopm Hill. OnlartSfrafflar L4B 189 Tel: (1161 731-4175 Foii: (416) 764-SSG7 "Dragon's Lair" is a registered trademark of Btuth Group, Ltd. -©1989. "Dragon's Lair III: The Curse of Mordread" • ©1 952 Don Bluth Multimedia, Inc.; Character Designs ©1 983 Don Blulti; ©1989 all audio, visuals and concept - Don Blulh Mullimedia, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED; Programming ©1992 ReadySott Incofporated. REVIEWS LABELS UNLIMITED This program's title might convey tiie impression ttiat it's just anotlner program to produce mailing labels. Not so! In fact, using ttiis pro- gram just for mailing labels would be like killing a fly with a baseball bat. Actually, La- bels Unlimited is a powerful and versatile program that al- lows you to create a wide va- riety of professional-looking disk labels, name tags, tick- ets, coupons, product or in- ventory labels, binder covers, and labels for audio- and vid- eocassettes, as wall as plain or fancy mailing labels. Instead of being linnited to the few fonts provided by typical printers, you can choose from two different typefaces, point sizes from 4 to 144, and regular, bold, italic, and bold-italic styles. Further variety can be add- ed with horizontal, vertical, and even upside-down text! If that isn't enough, addition- al typefaces (the same used with Power Up's popu- lar Express Publisher pro- gram) are available. Labels Unlimited lets you add PCX graphic clip art, and more than 40 such imag- es are included. An on- screen preview before print- ing is available if you have a graphic (CGA, EGA. VGA, or Hercules) display. The print- ing can be up to 300 dots per inch on laser, ink-jet, and most dot-matrix printers. You can create product tags and sequentially num- bered admission tickets or coupons. Enhancements in- clude boxes, borders, shad- ing, and dingbats. In effect. Labels Unlimited is a desk- top publishing program de- signed to produce multiple copies of the same or simi- lar layout and copy. UZ COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 To make things simple, you can print directly on la- bel stock from Avery, 3fv1, Moore, Dennison, and oth- ers, since templates for their most popular stock la- bels are provided in the pro- gram. If you choose, you can customize to any size from Vi X Vj inch to 11 x erally illustrated. A tutorial takes you through creating and printing a videocassette label with two fonts and a graphic. A handy two-sided quick-reference card summa- rizes the instructions, the key- board shortcuts, and the most important commands. This card will be all you'll stucT uin. um Ukel Rub: Clients ■■■ Kir^rmm^rrrrsTrrm 1 — sui Address-Z flcfoss 3 Cont ini S162 ftddrcss-Z fleross A S163 ftddrcss-Z Across 5161 Shippisg DtnnUnn S165 Fall Sheet HP 5196 »isV-3 l/Z incl. Itoorc 5117 &isk-5 Ui tocfi HEBS 5266 Address-3 ficross MdSllUd 5261 flddftsS'Z Across fouer Bp 5Z62 Addrcss-Z Across UAL 5Ztt rile Folder •« CUSTUN 5267 S293 Addrtss-Retgrn Round-Swall Round-Hediua 1 LOGICAL Uie tl to lifgliH|ht iclectlog (ill preu 4-1 ru Siic -g Copij to CUSTOM 2 f''"' Saspic True to its name. Labels Unlimited lets you print many different kinds of labels enhanced by plenty of fonts and graptiics^ 13 inches. If you select a standard label, the dimen- sions and number on a page are defined. Each label can be divid- ed into up to six printing ar- eas called zones, with 18 zone layouts provided within the program. You really don't need imagination as much as the ability to make a choice and follow pro- gram prompts. Labels Unlimited lets you create templates to import data from ASCII text files, as well as delimited or fixed file structures. Similarly, you can export all the data from an existing Labels Unlimited file to a comma-delimited AS- CII text file, which can then be imported by most data- base programs. The program's 150+- page manual is very de- tailed, well indexed, and lib- need after a couple of hours of practice, with the manual as backup for fur- ther details. Labels Unlimited is very powerful and versatile, with so many features that you can easily get confused. If you only need to print out la- bels from a mailing list, get a mailing-list program. For special labels of all sorts with jazzy printing and graph- ics, however, it will be worth a few hours of practice to use Labels Unlimited. FRED BLECHMAN BM PC and compalibles. graphics card (required only lor optional pre- viewing), hard drive or two floppy drives; supports most graphic print- ers—$89.95 POWER UP SOFTWARE 2929 Campus Dr. San Mateo, CA 94403 (800)851-2917 Circle Reader Service Number 353 It would challenge Mr. Spock. It could test Mother Teresa's patience. It could be the leading cause of mouse abuse. It is Logical, an arcade game with a deceptively sim- ple premise. The action takes place in a mechanical ant farm that contains tun- nels with four-pod wheels blocking every intersection. You coax and force little col- ored balls into matching groups to explode the pods. If you blow up all the pods before the hourglass drains, you receive a pass- word to the next level. While you methodically sort balls. Logical fiendishly floods more balls into the bot- tleneck entries, fatally clog- ging initial pods. Color-stop- pers block conflicting hues. Color-changers tint others in- to conformity. Direction- Switchers repel everything. Spock's favorites — the tele- porters — transport balls into the nether regions. One minute mistake or brief pause for panic has le- thal results. Logical can be quite unforgiving. Close doesn't count, even if one fail- ure uses more energy than ten wins. If you don't have a darn good mouse, don't bother with the frustration. Beyond the rudimentary levels, win- ning is improbable for the mouseless. The crisp, vi- brant graphics with four choices of marbled back- grounds encourage staring at the screen for hours, I couldn't get the mono- chrome option to work on the mono screen I tried, al- though it did work on color screens. Odd. Sound cards are supported but not essen- tial. Logical creates wonder- fully interesting sound ef- fects and tunes for the PC Becoipe the World's Greatest Conqueror! U.I III. ^{bmn. tniti] I A ^ff ^B ^f »iir ft Plunge into a medieval world to conquer Cascatia, an untamed land of conquest & glory. Invade castles, fly over mountains, and use the forest to your advantage as you battle across the Cascatian Realm, to become the reigning king. Just about the best strategy and tactics game you will ever play. circle Reader Senlca Number 229 ) .^^^tfr NINE BEAUTIFUL SCENARIOS. A RANDOM MAP GENERATOR. UTILIZE BASIC HUMAN UNITS, THE FANTASY UNITS OR BOTH. • 21 LEVELS OF PLAY (STRONG Al). • MODEM PLAY. • COMPLETE GAME SCORING HISTORY. • RICH IN STRATEGY AND TACTICS. • SEVERAL FULL CAMPAIGN CONQUESTS. The "Conquered Kingdoms" computer game is IBM PC and soon to be Amiga compatible. It can be obtained through your favorite retailer or ordered direct by calling: 1-908-788-2799 ©1992 Q.Q.P. All rights resen/ed. IBM Is a trademark of In emational Business Machines. Amiga is a trademark of Commordore. OWNER} yO ju. ^{Quna ^}'' your personal recording studio is open SOUND yoor Sound Series CARD

28. Pro A»J^^{° ^P The tape is rolling . MiiliiiiicilLiK whenever you want it to be. WAVE for Windows from Turtle Beach Systems allows you to be a master of sound. With WAVE, your Windows 3.1 compatible sound card becomes a creative tool rather than just a playback device. Reshape the music you create, assemble full multimedia presentations, even teaiTange songs from your favorite discs. Anything that can be recorded can be rearranged with WAVE for Windows ... the word processor of sound, TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMS Cyber Center f33, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. York, PA (717)843-6916 FAX: (717) 854-8319 MPC Logo, Sound Blaster Pro and Pro Audio Spectrum are registered trademarks of their respective holders. WAVE for Windows, MultiSound and the Turtle Beach logo are trademarks of Turtle Beach Systems Inc. Circle Reader Service Number 273 Speaker, including a little "Nyeah, nyeah, nyeah" ditty to accompany the frequent YOU FAILED screens. Masters of all 99 hair-tear- ing designs crafted by Logi- cal's German programming wizards are rewarded with the final password. It pro- vides the key to the secret development tools allowing victims to design their own torture chambers. Logical is the perfect game for maso- chists. in more ways than one. Infinite possibilities await the easily addicted. When my mouse hand became a cramped contortion, I still found myself playing Logi- cal in my dreams at night. AUTUMN MILLER IBM PC or compatible. 512K RAM. EGA or VGA. 5'/i-inch floppy drive: joystick and mouse optional, sup- porls Ad Lib— S30 RAINBOW ARTS SoftGold GmbH Daimlerstrasse 10 Kaarst. Germany 4044 49-2131-65020 Circle Reader Service Number 359 144 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 The new Windows version of PGA Tour Golf includes several challenging courses, functional graphics, and clean simulation. PGA TOUR GOLF FOR WINDOWS As if there weren't enough distractions from the daily grind. Electronic Arts fans the flames of procrastination with the best-selling PGA Tour Golf, newly revised for Windows. Productivity might never be the same. The game opens into a window of fixed proportions, slightly smaller than a full screen. Allowed memory to spare, the program multi- tasks with ease. The game window's reduced size helps deliver the program's seven-second screen up- date, the fastest of any 256- coior golf simulation. Visit the Pro Shop to en- list golfers from the user-de- fined member list. Each play- er can choose his or her fa- vorite club configuration and animated onscreen al- ter ego. You can practice technique on the driving range and putting green and then play through a sin- gle hole or an entire round. Tournament play allows up to four golfers — human or computer-controlled — to compete against a leader board modeled after 60 na- tionally ranked contenders. Finish in the top 48 to ad- vance to the second round and in the top 32 for the third and fourth rounds. As a member of the PGA entou- rage, your vital statistics — performance, standings, and winnings — are continual- ly tracl<ed, updated, and saved to disk. Major chang- es in the leader board are re- ported with optional on- screen, TV-style coverage. The basic package offers three of the Tournament Play- ers Club's best links, de- signed from original course blueprints. Sawgrass (Ponte Vedra, Florida) is home to the Players Championship and PGA Tour headquar- Keep your friends up-to-date on the latest news, technologies, hardware, software and lots, lots more in the world of home office computing. Give them a holiday gift subscription toCOd/lPUTE! Each 12 issue gift subscription you give is only $9.97 That's a savings of S25,43 (71%) off the newsstand price. To include the COMPUTE Disk with a subscription, add an additional $30 per subscription. 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PGA West Sta- dium Course (La Quinta, California), cur- rent site of the Skins Game, features enough challenging terrain — valleys, mounds, potholes, water, and sand — to fill a dozen minor courses. The gently roll- ing hills of Avenel (Potomac, fvtaryland) play host to the Kemper Open, the coun- try's longest-running corporate-spon- sored sporting event. A fourth fantasy course. Sterling Shores, was designed especially for the program. Also available, and highly recom- mended, is the supplement course disk, featuring three additional TPG lo- cales: Southwind (Pederal Express St. Jude Open), Eagle Trace {Honda Clas- sic), and Scottsdale (Phoenix Open). Artist and animator Cynthia Hamil- ton's outstanding biend of polygon and bitmapped graphics lends the game its distinct personality. While other prod- ucts sacrifice speed and gameplay for increasingly garish photorealism, Hamil- ton's high-resolution images are func- tional to a fault — almost architectural in design. On the downside, the solid-fill fairways lack the depth and character of textured terrain. The simulation plays as clean as it looks, accurately portraying the cumula- tive effects on your performance of wind, ball lie, and swing. Several shot styles are available to rescue you from horrible lies: chip shots, punches, and blasts. Each club's distance potential can also be ad- justed to fine-tune your swing. The game's few shortcomings have no impact on gameplay, such as the inability to print golfer's stats or tourna- ment outcomes. Another disappoint- ment is the absence of the originals fly- by hole preview, replaced by the slow, virtually useless Hole Browser. There's also no course designer, although most users will hardly notice. Electronic Arts picked a winner for its first foray into Windows entertain- ment. Let's hope it isn't the last. SCOTT A. MAY IBM PC or compatible (286 compatible); 2MB RAM for i6-color VGA. -IMB RAM for 256-color VGA. hard drive: WindowE 3.0 or higher in Stan- dard or Enhanced mode; supports Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro. Ad Lib, Roland UT-32, Pro AudioSpeclrum. and compatible sound boards— $59.95 ELECTRONIC ARTS 1450 Fastiion Island Blvd. San Mateo, CA 94404 (415)571-7171 Circle Reader Service Number 360 146 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 MAYNARD ARCHIVEXL 80 For computer users with large hard drives, a tape backup system has be- come the next must-have peripheral pur- chase. The Maynard ArchiveXL 80 is a tape backup unit that pulls its weight in making sure your data files are safely backed up. The ArchiveXL 80 is designed as a low-cost backup device for personal use. It can pack up to 120MB of data (up to 250fv1B if you use compression) on a single extended-length tape. Sev- eral backups can be stored on the same tape, and when necessary, it's possible for your backups to span mul- tiple tapes. The ArchiveXL system uses what's become the industry standard: the quar- ter-inch cartridge (QIC). The device can read both QIC-8Q and QIC-40 tapes. I tried an external unit, dubbed the 5580e. Other drives in the series in- clude the 5540e, a lower-capacity ex- ternal unit, and the 55801 and 55401, comparable internal drives. These drives are designed for AT or compati- ble computers. ArchiveXL models 52401 and 52406 are available for XT- class machines, The 55B0e measures 8V? inches long, 4'/s inches wide, and 2% inches high. It can sit flat, or if desktop real es- tate is at a premium, it can be turned on its side like a tower case PC and in- serted into a pedestal base provided for that purpose. The system includes an interface card, which is placed in an empty slot in the computer, and all the cables necessary to hook the unit up to your computer. The system comes packed with a copy of QlCstream backup software, which is an adequate, but not flashy, performer. Although QlCstream is com- patible with DOS 5.0, it's not compati- ble with Microsoft Windows. It can back up and restore full disks, changed files, or selected files. QlCstream includes a macro capabili- ty and a scheduler to permit automat- ed backups, but, unfortunately it's not easy to figure out how to use these ad- vanced features. Both the written documentation and online help are cryptic and difficult to follow. Thankfully, though, the Ar- chiveXL 80 works well with other soft- ware, such as Central Point Backup, which scores much higher in the ease- of-use category With CP Backup configured to use QIC formatting, QlCstream and CP Backup could be used interchangea- COMPUTE SEARCHSTAKES! No purchase or phone call required. For automafic entry, call l-90(W54-86ai on a touch-tcne phone. The cost for the call is S1.50 for the tirsl minute and S1.00 per minute thereafter; average call is estimator to be 2- 3 min'iler. 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Make substitutions. Check weather conditions. Get on-line help, from the basics to advanced coaching tactics. And "Ask Landry" when you want advice from one of the best minds in the game. Make the right decisions, and you'll coach your team all the way to a Super Bow] victory! See if you've got what it takes to go the distance. Order Tom Landiy Strategy' Football today! Cull now to ortk'r ur fur Uii> nanu' of a dealer near vou! 1-800-238-4277 & Merit Software" 13635 Gamma Rd., Dallas, TX 75244 214-385-2353 1 1992 Merit Software IBM' PCandCnniijatilili'i n.25" 1 1,2 MB and 3.5' II -1! .VBtdisk.sundnsed. Requires: DOS :i.;i or higher. 286 or higher, 640K n.-.M. VCiA Gr;iphics. Hard Disk, aixd Mouse. Rt'commt'ndcd: DOS 5,0 and I2.MHitorrasu-r. Sound Suppoil: .Ad Lib.'* Sound Bla5tcr.-PC .■^poikiT aiiti more-. Circle Reader Service Number 262 REVIEWS biy for backups and re- stores. The ArchiveXL 80 drive also backed up and re- stored flawlessly using Cen- tral Point's proprietary CPS tape format, but tapes stored in that formal lose their compatibility with the QlCstream software. By default, QlCstream per- forms a backup with a veri- fy, in more than 600fvlB of backups, only one file failed to verify. The verification performed by QlCstream checks the tape to make sure the data re- corded there is readable. On the other hand, CP Backup and other specialized back- up programs can perform a full file-by-file comparison of the files on tape and on disk. Whether you verify a back- up or do a full comparison, it adds significantly to the time required for the back- up. But since you're not feed- ing floppies during the whole process, it doesn't re- ally matter. The ArchiveXL 80 can do its work while you're out to lunch or after you've finished working for the day. Backup speed varies from about 500K per minute to about 3fv1B per minute, de- pending on the speed of the machine being used and the type of data being backed up. Backup times al- so can be affected by the presence of another de- vice— such as a scanner — on the same DfViA channel as the ArchiveXL 80. Although the manual pro- vides no information about which DfvIA channel is used by the tape drive, experimen- tation showed that backups ran much more quickly once DMA conflicts were eliminated. With a top tape capacity of 250MB, the ArchiveXL 80 has proved to be a solid con- 148 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 tributor to data safety for both individual workstations and small networks. Backups across a network worked just as well, though a iittie more slowly, than backups of local drives. In cases where a network is not available, the Ar- chiveLX 80 external unit can PAPERBOY 2 Admit it. 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As systems fail, expect even more aggravating prob- lems. The lights may shut down, necessitating flares or flashlights. Fortunately, the crew left a great deal of valuable hardware scattered about; you need only live long enough to collect it. Half the fun of this game in- volves picking up technolog- ical trinkets and attempting to wedge them into the always restrictive inventory slots. The most valuable knick- knack? A flamethrower. This weapon may not have worked well for the crew of the Nostromo, but it works fine here; the larger targeting sigtit counteracts the game's simulated jitters. Sights for blasters and handguns twitch constantly making a di- rect hit on an enemy difficult. Plenty hard to complete with- out artificially induced nervous- ness, Spacewrecked would not miss this annoyance in the least. You might think that a so- 156 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 phisticated team of robots on your side would even the overwhelming odds, They will, but first you have to find them, program them to do your bidding, and sometimes recharge Ihem. With the prop- er cartridges installed, these helpful droids will scan for life forms, fight for you, and Blue and glowing, the Spacewrecked introduction sequence seems to promise great visuals to come, but on- ly cartoonish aliens and sim- ple objects follow. Suspense- ful theme music plays just after the game loads; unori- ginal sound effects accompa- ny the game itself. Whether it's used to calculate complicated problems or convert data for research, Mathematics occupies a category all its own. heal you besides. A program could send them to the far end of a ship to carry out a specific function or to simply shut down. While the programming screens will make perfect sense to a long-time comput- er hobbyist, they might give pause to a layman. On the other hand, successfully teaching the robots their les- sons might illustrate some programming essentials — not a bad tradeoff for the in- itial confusion — and, with practice, the daunting assort- ment of programming and in- ventory interaction options becomes second nature. Together, however, these aesthetic details neither add to nor detract from game- play. Fans of task-oriented maze games will enjoy them- selves here; space opera en- thusiasts shouldn't expect it to be an epic. DAVID SEARS IBM PC or compatible: 640K RAM: EGA, MCGA, VGA, or Tandy 16-col- or: mouse or joystick: supports Ad Lib. Roland, and Tandy sound — S19.95 GREyUN Distributed by Konamf 900 Deerfield Pl<wy. Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-4510 (708) 215-5100 Circle Reader Service Number 3S5 MATHEMATICA I've seen hundreds of soft- ware packages, and at times I've been thoroughly im- pressed. But I have to teli you: Mathematica tran- scends the category. It's a complete solution for perform- ing mathematics by comput- er. I won't be able to teli you everything about the pro- gram; even its 958-page text- book left plenty of room for personal exploration. But I can give you a short tour, and I hope you're as im- pressed as I am. The easiest and possibly most useful way to use Mathematica is as a numeri- cal and symbolic calculator. Type in a question, and out pops an answer. Sure, you can get answers to prob- lems like 5 " 7 -I- 4, But more important, you can get answers to problems like ArcTan[Sin[45]'Cos[12]] with- out breaking a sweat. You can develop your own functions, too. If you need something special, all you have to do is define ex- actly what the function does. It can be as many lines as needed and as com- plex as necessary. And the most surprising feature is the graphical plotting of prac- tically any mathematical func- tion that can be represented graphically. 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There's even a Macintosh version that uses a graphical interface. Even with the caveats mentioned, I'd recommend this program to all those who need to do math on their comput- ers. You won't find anything else that's as complete as this. For its technical merits and worthiness I can only say, "Bravo! Well done!" RICHARD C LEINECKER IBM PC or compatible. 4MB RAM, hard drive with 12MB free (additional 16MB recommended for sv^ap space) — S595, S895 for enhanced version (re- quires a math coprocessor) WOLFRAM RESEARCH too Trade Center Dr. Champaign, IL 61820-7237 (800)441 -MATH (217)393-0700 Circle Reader Service Number 366 ARE WE THERE YET? OK. let's be honest; If you're not into crosswords, word searches, and jig- saw puzzles, you may find Are We f^in- ished Yet? a better title for this game. But if such brain pickers interest you. Are We There Yet? is a challenging, ed- ucational package. 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You're al- lowed to choose from sever- al highlighted states in any order you want, but you can'l move on to another group of states until connplet- ing the first. As the family moves along, it collects souvenirs that appear during the final challenge when the back of each piece reveals part of an- other jigsaw. Any souvenirs it hasn't collected don't ap- pear on the screen, thus making the game harder to solve. Luckily, the clue book provides answers to all puzzles and lists the sou- venirs, in case you miss them on your own. While the more than 200 puzzles are educational, they also require patience and a considerable amount of "brainergy." In fact, be- fore actually starting the game, the player must piece together a map of the United States. Warning: These tasks move rather slowly without a mouse. Both -the game's creators and I recommend using one, though it's possible {but somewhat frustrating) to play with a keyboard. Al- so, saving puzzles as you solve them prevents having to start over later, although you have to load the fin- ished puzzles one by one to move on. This may not be an action- packed game, but the 162 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 sound effects and colorful graphics liven up still screens, providing a more in- teresting atmosphere for solv- ing crossword puzzles than you'll ever find in the news- paper. For anyone who en- joys the challenge of think- ing games. Are We There Yet? offers enough to fill DOS," I cheerfully took the software . . . and then let out a long sigh. Admittedly, I was a per- fect candidate for the job. Next to the people at COM- PUTE (and most of COM- PUTE'S readers), I'm not ex- tremely computer-literate. I can boot the machine, get in- The family taking the lour in Are We There Yet? contributes Utile, but the program has good crosswords and jigsav/ puzzles. hours and some interesting tidbits that may someday help you win Trivial Pursuit. 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PC Instructor, al- though it didn't answer eve- ry last question I had about computers, gave me a great base to build on. Ques- tion marks don't fly around in my head anymore when I hear people talking about CPUs, computer speed, drives, and ports. Dealing with bits and bytes isn't as painful as it was before, ei- ther, and I finally know the dif- ference between a PC and a PC clone. PC Instructor covers eve- rything from PC history to software to networks in sim- ple, straightforward lan- guage. You don't have to deal with a lot of jargon, and the jargon used is ex- plained. I learned a thing or two from almost everything I read, but there were two les- sons that proved especially helpful to me. One is called The Basics, which deals with DOS, Windows, disks, file use, and hard disk man- agement. The other, Automa- tion, threw in an explanation of the autoexec.bat and con- fig.sys files (which I thought was just great, because I had always wondered what those "bat" and "sys" things were that seemed to be in every directory I saw). Professor DOS, on the oth- er hand, performed a few small miracles. Before the Professor took over, I could barely format a disk without asking for directions. Now, I know what a disk operating system does, why operating systems are necessary, and why I should know how to work with DOS. I can write small batch files, use wild- cards, make and delete di- rectories, change my autoex- ec.bat file, and perform many other tasks that make it a tot easier for me to deal with files. Just like PC Instructor, Pro- fessor DOS starts out with ba- sic information about the PC, but it takes you all the way up to using the shell, the Editor, and a barrage of other advanced commands and techniques. The tutorial is careful to point out the dif- ferences between DOS 5.0 and previous versions and shows you how to work with DOS 5.0's new features. It al- so includes SmartGuide for DOS, a huge online refer- ence guide. Although DOS comes with a help feature of its own, SmartGuide makes a good companion, especial- ly for beginners. That's be- 0^' PER LU Mi^. /JrJ. t ffi^«ni

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So liow do PC Instructor and Professor DOS do all of this wonderful teaching? Just like a book would. The only difference is that the pages appear on a comput- er screen, they're more col- orful, and a few graphics and sounds are thrown in to make reading more interest- ing. Then, to make the infor- mation easier to deal with, the tutorials are divided into sections, and each section is split up into related les- sons. The lessons appear in pull-down menus that you pick and choose as you please, and although it took me about 20 minutes to get through one lesson, how fast or slow you go is totally up to you. Although both programs are great teachers, I experi- enced two small problems as I made my way through them. First. I found them dif- ficult to follow at times be- cause I couldn't tell when new information had been added to the screen without having to reread everything else. The screens usually changed colors or layouts when new information was displayed, but there were more than a few times when no nQticeable changes oc- curred, and that got to be a bit nerve-wracking after a while. Then there was the monot- ony. I'd have to say that PC Instructor and Professor DOS don't exactly "capti- vate the user's attention through creative use of graphics, sound and color," as their makers claim. There Is a chance that you may get a little bored, and boredom doesn't make for learning. The only sugges- tion I have is to break up the 164 COMPUTE DECEMBER 1992 You can build a town with Stickybear Town Builder, but you sure can't control the roads: too bad— an airport would be nice. Witti Sticiiybear Town Builder, you'll have a hard time figuring out which way to go and an even harder time going there. sessions instead of trying to tackle them all in one sitting. That way you won't get bored, and you'll pay more attention to the screen and less to your yawns. 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What does error writing temporary file mean?

The Error writing temporary file, Make sure your temp folder is valid indicates that Windows cannot read or write inside the temp folder. So there are a couple of ways to help Windows access the temp folder and use it for installation or removing a program. These methods are: Now let’s talk about these methods briefly below:

How to fix Windows XP error writing a temporary file?

Make sure your temp folder is valid while installing or uninstalling software on Windows. Fixing this Error is pretty straightforward, and below, we have mentioned a couple of ways to do it. The Error writing temporary file, Make sure your temp folder is valid indicates that Windows cannot read or write inside the temp folder.

Why am I getting a pop

If you ever see the pop-up error message Error writing temporary file, Make sure your temp folder is valid while installing, updating, or uninstalling applications, it means that for whatever reason, Windows is unable to read or write to the temp folder.

Why do I get a NSIS error writing a temporary file?

Wrong configuration in the Temp folder – Wrong configuration in the temp folder can cause problems storing related data as it writes the registry. NSIS error – The error writing temporary file make sure temp folder is valid may come from an improper installer and it also appears as error writing temporary file NSIS.