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Cover: Ivan Allen
6 NEWS
Happy Hacker arrested. Commodore PC launched phis'
all the latest news.
1 5 BEGINNERS' BASIC
FOR YOUR 64?
C IA M F !* G A ; c o l t r i C C A r ' i r t V h
PEOPLE
Editor
Eugene Lacey
Deputy Editor B o h d a n Hudak
Stall Writer M i k e Pattenden
Design/Production Ly nda Skerry
Contributors C h r i s Durham
lehn Ransloy D a n Gutman
Fred Reid
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Advertising Manager
Julie Madigan
Julia West
We come to the end of our introduction into Basic program.
ming with a program that'll let you keep tarts on your bank a C 0 4 1
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and help you learn about logical operators.
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We round up the printers available For under E250, most of
these require an interface so we check nut a few of IhoNe as well.
2 5 S 0 U N D AND VISION
The GM's new version of Basic offers some sounds and
graphics commands previously unavailable. Ken McMahon has
written Iwo programs which illustrate its uses.
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30LITILITIES FORALL
Iltilities are still appearing for the 64. We've gathered together
some of the more reeont ones, including throe extended Base
packages and a couple of assemblers. There's a Spectrum
simulator too.
34C0MM0D0RE 128
An exclusive prev iew of the C-128. due lo be launched al t he
end of June. Will it be the success Commodore so dearly need/
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This months radio hams piece helps you to send (nurse at up
to 50 words a minute. and there's more building to be done.
John Ransley his picked up a new
Hobbit and he's Wit a few tips on it.
There's news. the chart and the
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ISSN 0265-721X
1985 An [ M AP Publication
competition as well.
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including Dui Racer. Minefield,
Alpha Aliens and it Disk Directory.
2 9 HAPPY HACKER
Our mart an the inside thyuk) with
Compunet networks,
6 8 US MAIL
Dan Gutman mourns the demise uf
the c o m p u t e r g a m e s illiCiLIS Irv i n th e
more news from the Micrariet and
US.
4 1 SCREEN SCENE
Five more pukes of the up-to-date
reviews.
7 7 TOMMY'S TIPS
More words of wisdom from nut
men with all the answers. Keep
those queries coming_
4 8 BUSINESS
Karl Dallas takes a look at the
Mit re Simplex accounts packege.
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