| FEATURES |
| 10 |
THE WORLD CONNECTION
Tim Knight
Discover the many entertaining pastimes available on the large user networks. |
| 12 |
CALC/SIDE: The VisiCalc Spreadsheet Comes Home
David Peters
Learn how to merge VisiCalc models to compare sets of data. |
| 16 |
ENTERTAINMENT TOMORROW: The Ubiquitous Bar Code
Allen L. Wold
Library catalogues and book checkout systems, and books for the blind are among the myriad potential uses of the bar code. |
| 19 |
Adventuring Is Best!
Judy Neyhart
Society questions the influences of arcade games on today’s youth, but what about adventure games? Some important benefits include improving the children’s problem solving, imagination and reading skills. |
| 22 |
Joystick Alternatives
Sheldon Leemon
If you’ve puzzled over the many joysticks on the market today, wondering which one’s right for you, take heart! This review will help to make a difficult choice easy. |
| 28 |
FINANCIAL OPERATING SYSTEM
J. M. Keynes
We welcome a new columnist, who (in the few odd moments he spends away from his yacht) shares his insights on using a computer to help build your personal fortune. |
| 33 |
Computers And Personal Values
David De Long
Take a group of computer people, challenge them with hard questions about the role of computers in society, and you have the makings for spirited debate. |
| DEPARTMENTS |
| 4 |
Editorial |
| 6 |
Input/Output |
| 9 |
Bugs, Worms & Other Undesirables |
| 37 |
The Sides of SoftSide |
| 70 |
New Products |
| 73 |
Market/Side |
| 74 |
Advertisers’ Index |
| 74 |
Machine Head |
| PC/SIDE |
| 47 |
Tales of The Bewildering: Writing Machine Language On The IBM PC
Kerry Shetline
Explore the mysteries and rewards of learning to write Machine Language for the IBM PC. |
| 51 |
Filemanager +
Reviewed by Steve Birchall |
| APPLE /SIDE |
| 54 |
Apple Diskourse, Part 6
by Cary Bradley
Come along as we explore ASOFTCOMPARE, a debugging utility which finds differences between two versions of the same program. |
| 58 |
Kraft Apple Compatible Joystick And Game Paddles
Reviewed by Fred Condo |
| 60 |
Pinball Construction Set
Reviewed by William Kubeck |
| TRS-80/SIDE |
| 38 |
Dunzhin
Reviewed by Allen L. Wold |
| 42 |
The Eliminator
Reviewed by Chris Calwell |
| 44 |
The Magic Of INKEY String
Charles M. Morrison
This tutorial shows you how to use INKEY$ to edit keyboard input effectively. |
| ATARI/SIDE |
| 64 |
Exploring The Atari Frontier
Alan J. Zett
Meet Atari’s Player/Missile Graphics – the lazy person’s way to create complex, animated game graphics. |
| 63 |
Graphic Master
Reviewed by Richard E. Herring |
| 69 |
Slime
Reviewed by Richard E. Herring |
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