Compute!'s Gazette (February 1987)

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Cover of the February 1987 issue of Compute!'s Gazette

Compute!'s Gazette was one of the most popular Commodore 64 magazines and 1987 was quite possibly the Commodore 64's peak year. The February 1987 issue of Gazette includes:

Features

  • Deciding on the Right Printer - Features to consider when deciding on the right printer for you.

  • A 1987 Buyer's Guide to Printers - Features are compared for tons of printers including the Aprotek Daisy 1120, Blue Chip 120/NLQ, Brother HR-20, C. Itoh Prowriter C-215XP, Canon A-50, Citizen 120D, Commodore MIPS 1200, and dozens of others.

  • Printing Commodore Graphics - A guide to printing Commodore graphics with various printing modes, interfaces, and non-Commodore printers. Includes some programming examples.

Reviews

  • Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? - One of the most iconic educational games ever made.

  • Macbeth - An adventure game based on the Shakespeare play.

  • PaperClip II - A popular word processor with a 38,000 word spell checker that can be expanded.

  • Ace of Aces - The classic World War II flight sim from Accolade. This was one of the games I bought for my Commodore 64
  • Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth - While most licensed games aren't very good, this one was produced by Activision and is better than average.

    • Games

    • Collision Course - A type-in racing game in which you must clear a course of dots before the computer controlled car runs into you.

    • Pick-A-Letter - A type-in word game somewhat similar to Hangman but with some enhancements. For the Commodore 64/128, Plus/4 and C-16.


    Table of Contents from the February 1987 issue of Compute!'s Gazette

    Education/Home Applications

    • Division Worksheet - This type-in program creates math worksheets with division problems.

    • Computing for Families: Light! Computers! Action! - Training teachers to use personal computers to enhance videos for educational use.

    Programming

    • Hints & Tips: Replacing Arrays - Some tips for using arrays and alternatives in BASIC.

    • Power BASIC: Sanitation Engineer - A type-in machine language program that speeds up garbage collection.

    • MetaBASIC: The Programmer's Assistant - A type-in enhancement for BASIC that was previously published by Gazette. A Plus version is included that has 11 new commands as well as a Commodore 128 version.

    • Mastering 128 Sound and Music, Part 5 - The final part of this long running series provides advice on different methods of transcribing music written for three or more voices.

    • 128 Wedge - A type-in utility to make it easier to use a 1541 or 1571 disk drive with the Commodore 128.

    • Data Formatting on the 64 - Some short programs for formatting data by performing such actions as rounding and right justification of numbers.

    • BASIC for Beginners: IF-THEN - A tutorial and some examples using IF-THEN.

    • Machine Language for Beginners: ML Mailbag - Answering a few machine language related questions from readers.

    Departments

    • The Editor's Notes - Commodore introduces the PC10-1 PC clone to the U.S. market.

    • Gazette Feedback - Letters from readers about screen formatting, finding free disk blocks, 1571 bugs, upgrading CP/M, and more.

    • Horizons: Art or Science? - Pondering whether programming is an art or a science.


    Back cover of the February 1987 issue of Compute!'s Gazette

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