_{Cover of the September 1987 issue of Compute!}

Compute! was one of the most popular multi-format computer magazines of the 1980s. In 1987 it was covering the Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, PC, Amiga, and maybe others. The September 1987 issue includes:

Features

• Computers in the Classroom: Ten Years and Counting - A look back at the history of computers in the classroom and what lies ahead.


• Computer Learning Month: An Enthusiastic Start - October 1987 was to be the first computer learnig month featuring a wide variety of contests, meetings, and other events across the country highlighting computers in education.


• Monte Carlo - A type-in solitaire card game in BASIC for the Commodore 64, IBM PC, Apple II, Amiga, Atari ST, and Atari 8-bit computers.

Reviews

• ProWrite for the Amiga - A word processing application with graphics capabilities.


• Tornado Notes - A memory resident note taking program for the IBM PC.


• Warship - A naval combat strategy game from SSI for the Commodore 64, Apple II, and Atari 8-bit.

_{Table of Contents from the September 1987 issue of Compute!}

Columns and Departments

• The Editor's Notes - Results of a recent survey indicate that the most popular programming languages among programmers are BASIC, Fortran, C, and Pascal.


• Readers' Feedback - Letters from readers about text color on the PC, printing with a serial printer using SpeedScript on the Commodore 64, creating an adventure game on the Atari 800XL, programming reference books for the Atari ST, and more.


• The Beginner's Page: Interactive Programming - Creating programs in BASIC that rely on user input.


• The World Inside the Computer: Music, Video, and FOR-NEXT Loops - A look at the classroom of the future.


• Microscope: The Micros Market Gets Serious - The disappearing distinction betweeh "home computers" and "business computers".


• Telecomputing Today: Just When You Though It Was Safe - The FCC adds surcharges for phone line computer use, Worldport display prototype of 2400bps pocket sized modem, Tymnet increases prices, and more.

The Journal

• Smart Alec - A machine language program for the Commodore 64 that simulates human thinking.


• QuickChange: Easy Color Setting for the IBM PC/jr - A program for the PC and PCjr that allows you to easily customize border, background, and forground colors.


• Atari BASIC Search and Destroy - A type-in program for the Atari 8-bit that will allow you to search a BASIC program for any string of characters.


• Audio Recorder for Apple II - A type-in program for the Apple II that will allow you to add digitally recorded sound and music to your own programs.


• Amiga SuperMenus - A type-in program that enhances Amiga BASIC's MENU command.

_{Back cover of the September 1987 issue of Compute!}

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