Ira Goldklang's TRS-80 Revived Site

TRS-80 Revived Site by Ira Goldklang's is an archive of everything related to the Tandy Radio Shack TRS-80 microcomputer lines. Site contains emulators, programs, manuals, books, patches, games, hints, discussions, questions, forums, and tons more.

February 22, 2009

February 22, 2009 – Site Updates

by @ 5:14 pm. Filed under Site Updates


Site Development Continues

I continue to push hard to move as much of the site as I can over to WordPress and to otherwise upgrade the information present. Pages without a “*” on the navbar have already been moved over (although some of those need further work as well). I have also started upgrading the images on the site, including updating all of the book cover images to be substantially larger.

February 20, 2009

February 20, 2009 – New SoftSide Magazine Cover (Issue # 18)

by @ 12:18 am. Filed under Magazine, Softside


Issue Information:

Name: SoftSide Magazine
Issue: Vol 4 No 09 / Issue 18
Date: June, 1981
Publisher: SoftSide Publications
Size: 27.5MB
Pages: 102
TOSEC: SoftSide Magazine Vol 4 No 9 (1981)(SoftSide Publications)
Status: COMPLETE
Issue Contents:
ARTICLES
11 THE RACE OF THE SORTS
by Rik Karlsson
A Showdown of sorts
30 COMPUTER GRAPHICS
by Joan Truckenbrod
More pattern Generation
47 CUSTOM TAPES
by Ed Ting
Waste not, want not
52 LEMONADE OR CHAMPAGNE
by Will Hagenbuch
Will Hagenbuch’s book in serial form
58 ALL RAMS ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL
by Joesph V. Cesaitis
Tribulations in Chip City
78 REVIEWS
by Dave Albert, Jon Voskuil
Lords of Karma; Poker Tournament; Thrilogy of Games; Micro-Painter
S-80, APPLE, AND ATARI PROGRAMS
48 OLD GLORY
by William Morris & John Cope
For all you flag lovers
92 WORD-SEARCH PUZZLE GENERATOR
by David Durkee, Jon Voskuil
Befuddle your friends
APPLE PROGRAMS
20 MATH DECATHLON
by Jon Voskuil
The final installment
26 HEXADECIMAL PUZZLE
by George W. Ziegler
A new twist to an old puzzle
28 MAZE SEARCH
by Carl Mueller, Dave Bohlke
Translated from the Atari
32 MUSI-KEYS INPUT ROUTINE
by Jon Voskuil
Let your keys talk back to you
ATARI PROGRAMS
34 VOLCANO
by Art Cestaro, Victor T. Albino
Mt. St. Helens erupts yet another time
38 CATACOMBS OF THE PHANTOMS
by Tom Plassman
Explore the tunnels beneath Petiteville
S-80 PROGRAMS
62 BATS
by John Baker, D.V.M.
The Electronic Vampire Nightmare Game
66 DIVIDE AND CONQUER
by Phillip C. Soine
Are they aliens or amoebae?
74 KRAZY TALK
by David Gash
Are you creatively articulate?
90 ANALLIST
by Ron Fitzgerald
A listing utility
DEPARTMENTS
4 EDITORIAL
by Jon Voskuil
5 ABOUT THIS ISSUE
by Fred & the Munchkins
6 INPUT
From our readers
7 OUTGOING MAIL
by Dave Albert
25 CALENDAR
by Editors
42 SAY YOHO
by Scott Adams
46 WORD-SEARCH PUZZLE #2 SOLUTION
by Editors
57 WHAT’S NEW
by Ed Umlor
77 BUGS, WORMS, AND OTHER UNDESIRABLES
by Kay Pasa
81 HARDWARE CORNER
by Ed Umlor
82 THE SENSUOUS PROGRAMMER
by “J”
96 WORD SEARCH PUZZLE # 3
by Editors

February 19, 2009

February 19, 2009 – New SoftSide Magazine Cover (Issue # 17)

by @ 11:36 pm. Filed under Magazine, Softside


Issue Information:

Name: SoftSide Magazine
Issue: Vol 4 No 08 / Issue 17
Date: May, 1981
Publisher: SoftSide Publications
Size: 20.9MB
Pages: 94
TOSEC: SoftSide Magazine Vol 4 No 8 [I] (1981)(SoftSide Publications)
Status: INCOMPLETE
Issue Contents:
ARTICLES
20 THE SENSUOUS PROGRAMMER
by “J”
Who is this guy, anyway?
28 KUDOS & KLUNKERS
by Wynee Keller
A look at Model III TRSDOS.
53 COMPUTER GRAPHICS
by Joan Truckenbrod
Perspective Drawing, Part II
62 SOFTSIDE DIRECTORY
by Editors
All the programs that fit, since Day 1
81 REVIEWS
by Bob Lidell, Dave Albert, Jon Voskuil
Hellfire Warrior; Basketball; Strip Dice; Pseudodisk
PROGRAMS
14 BOMBARDMENT
by Alan Hartman
Missile warfare via keyboard
30 TRIVIA
by Michael Bendick
Dandy lines for your Apple
34 DODGE
by Matt Rutter
Another version of Head On
39 GALAXIA
by Michael Prescott
Get those nasty aliens
48 DAIRY FARMING
by Scott Tapley
An udder delight!
56 MATH DECATHLON
by Jon Voskuil
The Olympics draw to a close
60 LUNAR MISSION
by Matt Rutter
Can you land the Eagle?
61 DOMOD
by Rich Bouchard
Monkeying about with the Model III
87 ORIENTEERING AT JACQUE’S COULEE
by Michael O’Keefe
How to get lost without ever going outside.
DEPARTMENTS
4 EDITORIAL
by Jon Voskuil
6 INPUT
From our readers
7 OUTGOING MAIL
by Dave Albert
9 ABOUT THIS ISSUE
by Fred & the Munchkins
9 SAY YOHO
by Scott Adams
24 MY SIDE OF THE PAGE
by Lance Micklus
33 WORD PUZZLE SOLUTION
by Editors
37 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
by Editors
46 I DON’T THINK WE’RE IN KANSAS ANYMORE
by Mark Pelczarski
84 HARDWARE CORNER
by Ed Umlor
85 WHAT’S NEW
by Ed Umlor

February 19, 2009 – New SoftSide Magazine Cover (Issue # 16)

by @ 10:39 pm. Filed under Magazine, Softside


Issue Information:

Name: SoftSide Magazine
Issue: Vol 3 No 07 / Issue 16
Date: April, 1981
Publisher: SoftSide Publications
Size: 30.5MB
Pages: 100
TOSEC: SoftSide Magazine Vol 3 No 7 [I] (1981)(SoftSide Publications)
Status: INCOMPLETE
Issue Contents:
ARTICLES
ARTICLES
10 MODIFYING STRING VARIABLES
by Benjamin Junge
Tricks with your VARPTR.
26 COMPUTER GRAPHICS
by Joan Truckenbrod
Perspective Drawing.
54 APPLESOFT CHAINING
by Murray Summers
Quick & Dirty vs. Elegant.
69 WHAT TO DO AFTER THE PROGRAM LOADS
by Ed Ting
With apologies to Sherry Taylor.
83 PADDLE SOUND EFFECTS
by James Dwyer
The name says it all.
84 REVIEWS
by Michael Humes, Jon Voskuil, Dave Albert
Temple of Apshai; Apple Machine Language; Dragonquest
93 AUTO MODPROG
by Shane Causer
Programming perspectives.
PROGRAMS
20 MESSIAH
by William Morris & John Cope
An Easter greeting.
22 INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE CONTRACTORS
by P hillip Case
Cross this one when you come to it.
34 CONVOY
by William Morris & John Cope
The long-awaited Atari version.
42 ASSAULT IV
by Jerald Uptain
The Allied forces await your command.
48 DOMINOES
by Peter Kirsch
Three versions of a classic game.
58 SKUNK
by John Daoust
Watch out for those furry fellows.
60 STRATEGY STRIKE
by David Steenson, Rich Bouchard
Brush up on tactics.
66 MATH DECATHLON
by Jon Voskuil
A mathletic maelstrom.
70 ROBOT BUILDER
by Arnold Gross
A game. not a tutorial.
74 FLAGS
by William Morris & John Cope
How’s your geography?
76 BATTLE AT SEA
by Jon Voskuil
An old game with a new twist.
DEPARTMENTS
4 EDITORIAL
by Jon Voskuil
6 INPUT
From our readers
7 OUTGOING MAIL
by Dave Albert
14 I DON’T THINK WE’RE IN KANSAS ANYMORE
by Mark Pelczarski
19 ABOUT THIS ISSUE
by The Munchkin Bunch
29 SAY YOHO
by Scott Adams
31 BASICALLY SPEAKING CONTEST
by Editors
77 WORD PUZZLE
by Editors
87 BUGS, WORMS, AND OTHER UNDESIRABLES
by Kay Pasa
88 HARDWARE CORNER
by Ed Umlor
92 WHAT’S NEW
by Ed Umlor

February 19, 2009 – New SoftSide Magazine Cover (Issue # 15)

by @ 1:14 am. Filed under Magazine, Softside


Issue Information:

Name: SoftSide Magazine
Issue: Vol 3 No 06 / Issue 15
Date: March, 1981
Publisher: SoftSide Publications
Size: 21.7MB
Pages: 100
TOSEC: SoftSide Magazine Vol 3 No 6 [I] (1981)(SoftSide Publications)
Status: INCOMPLETE
Issue Contents:
ARTICLES
26 BASIC PERSONIFIED
by Roger W. Robitaille, Sr.
Exploring the world of Base
34 DATABASE
by Mark Pelczarski, Rich Bouchard
The Final Chapter
66 COMPUTER GRAPHICS
by Joan Truckenbrod
Three-D Rotation, Part IV
71 REVIEWS
by Dave Albert, Jon Voskuil
ABM; Galaxy Wars; Monty Plays Monopoly
79 BIG APPLE ADVENTURE.
by Christopher U. Light, Chris Light, Jr.
Madness at Tiffany’s
92 ATARI MEMORY UPGRADE
by Paul Johnson
How is an Atari like an elephant?
94 THE MONEY WHIRLPOOL
by Judy Neyhart
Where does all that cash flow?
PROGRAMS
21 MATH DECATHLON
Calling all mathletes!
36 VOLCANO
by Victor T. Albino
Watch out for pyroclastic flows!
45 FLAGS
by William Morris & John Cope
Name that nation
52 STRATEGY STRIKE
by David Steenson, Jon Voskuil
When chess seems too complicated
68 MINI GOLF
by Mitch Voth, Steve Justus
Miniature golf with an Apple
72 NUMBER BATTLE
by Dave Bohlke
It’s the Integers vs the Fractions!
76 SCORE 4
by Stephen Milliken
How fast are your reflexes?
DEPARTMENTS
4 EDITORIAL
by Dave Albert
8 INPUT
From our readers
9 OUTGOING MAIL
by Phillip Case
11 ABOUT THIS ISSUE
by Munchkins Unlimited
12 I DON’T THINK WE’RE IN KANSAS ANYMORE
by Mark Pelczarski
19 SAY YOHO
by Scott Adams
26 BUGS, WORMS, & OTHER UNDESIRABLES
by Kay Pasa
30 MY SIDE OF THE PAGE
by Lance Micklus
88 HARDWARE CORNER
by Ed Umlor
89 WHAT’S NEW
by Ed Umlor

February 18, 2009

February 18, 2009 – New SoftSide Magazine Cover (Issue # 14)

by @ 11:14 pm. Filed under Magazine, Softside


Issue Information:

Name: SoftSide Magazine
Issue: Vol 3 No 05 / Issue 14
Date: February, 1981
Publisher: SoftSide Publications
Size: 23.8MB
Pages: 100
TOSEC: SoftSide Magazine Vol 3 No 5 [I] (1981)(SoftSide Publications)
Status: INCOMPLETE
Issue Contents:
ARTICLES
16 DATABASE
by Mark Pelczarski, Rich Bouchard; Phillip Case
SoftSide’s data base continues
22 COMPUTER GRAPHICS
by Joan Truckenbrod
Three-D Rotation, Part III
36 DENIZENS OF BYTE HOTEL
by Roger W. Robitaille Sr.
The Prince of Q$ encounters the Priests of String Gathering
56 EYE HAND COORDINATION
by Judy Neyhart
The travails of Mom in Computerland
66 OUT OF SORTS?
by George Blank
How to keep your zebras and aardvarks straight
76 THE ART OF THE ONE-LINER
by Phillip Case
- Condensed programming and endless loops
80 REVIEWS
by Phillip Case, Dave Albert
Visicalc; Enhanced BASIC; Lunar Lander; Interactive Fiction
PROGRAMS
33 LONG DISTANCE
by Phillip Case
Keep track of those exorbitant phone bills
42 MINI GOLF
by Mitch Voth, Rich Bouchard
Life and times of a square golf ball
48 MINER
by Phillip Case, Steve Justus, Rich Bouchard
Can you make the old mine pay off?
59 FAMOUS SAYINGS HANGMAN
by Mark Cross
Even Bartlett would have liked this one
64 CHANGING HEARTS
by Stan Ockers
A brain-twister with shifting patterns
69 TANKS-A-LOT
by Mark Koenig
A tank duel that will leave you a-mazed
84 DARTS
by John Daoust
This one saves patching the wall around the dartboard
HEAVY STUFF
70 HIDING YOUR CODE, PART 1
by Phillip Case
How to protect your program
DEPARTMENTS
4 EDITORIAL
by Dave Albert
6 INPUT
From our readers
7 OUTGOING MAIL
by Phillip Case
12 SAYYOHO
by Scott Adams
18 ABOUT THIS ISSUE
by Munchkins Inc.
26 I DON’T THINK WE’RE IN KANSAS ANYMORE
by Mark Pelczarski
52 BUGS, WORMS, & OTHER UNDESIRABLES
by Kay Pasa
86 WHAT’S NEW
by Ed Umlor
87 HARDWARE CORNER
by Ed Umlor

February 17, 2009 – Free Model III For Local Pickup Only

by @ 12:09 am. Filed under For Sale or Trade


A site visitor has a Model III (unsure if it works) which he is willing to give away to anyone who will pick it up near Kalamazoo MI.

Since the person is not willing to ship, I will only pass on emails which offer to pick it up.

Please send me an email, and I will forward it on.

First come, first served.


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February 17, 2009

February 17, 2009 – New SoftSide Magazine Cover (Issue # 24)

by @ 11:47 pm. Filed under Magazine, Softside


Issue Information:

Name: SoftSide Magazine
Issue: Vol 5 No 03 / Issue 24
Date: December, 1981
Publisher: SoftSide Publications
Size: 37.6MB
Pages: 102
TOSEC: SoftSide Magazine Vol 5 No 03 [I] (1981)(SoftSide Publications)
Status: INCOMPLETE
Issue Contents:
ARTICLES
10 VARPTR Edited
by John T. Phillipp, M.D.
Editing packed strings
70 POKE Your Atari – Part 2
by Alan J. Zett
CLOADing troubles solved
91 User-Defined Functions
by David A. Gash
TRS-80 DEFFN feature explored
REVIEWS
84 Voyage of the Valkyrie
by Alan J. Zett
85 Race for Midnight
by Ulf Lindmark
86 Missile Command
by Dean F. H. Macy
APPLE, ATARI, TRS-80 PROGRAMS
21 Microtext 1.0
by Jon Voskuil
A simple word processor
29 Titan
by William Morris & John Cope
Mining on a Saturn moon
APPLE PROGRAM
65 Aircraft Commander
by William J. Edmunds
Instrument flight simulator
ATARI PROGRAMS
71 Developing Database
by Mark Pelczarski & Paul Marentette
The new, improved version
77 Design Master
by Richard Lamb
Experiment with geometric patterns
TRS-80 PROGRAM
59 Electronics Assistant
by John D. Adamson
A circuit-designing utility
SOFTSIDE DV
50 ATARI – Survive
by Randy Massey
50 APPLE – Bobsledding
by Maxwell Su
51 TRS-80 – Konane
by Norman Whaland
DEPARTMENTS
5 Editorial
by Jon Voskuil
6 Input
From our readers
7 Hints and Enhacements
From our readers
8 About This Issue
by Randal L. Kottwitz
11 Outgoing Mail
by Randal L. Kottwitz
14 The Sensuous Programmer
by “J”
18 Entertainment Tomorrow
by Allen L. Wold & Fred D’Ignazio
28 Calendar
by Kathleen Boucher
52 K-Byters
From our readers
58 Envyrnese
by Roger W. Robataille, Sr.
83 Bugs, Worms, and Other Undesirables
by Editors
87 My Side of the Page
by Lance Micklus
94 Hardware Corner
by Edward E. Umlor
96 Machine Head
by Spyder Webb

February 17, 2009 – Site Updates

by @ 11:31 am. Filed under Site Updates, Softside

While I am continuing my efforts to continue scanning SoftSide magazines, I am also continuing the efforts of breaking magazine pages out so that each issue has its own page with tables of contents (like the 80 Micro pages have always had). I am currently pushing through the 80-US JOURNAL pages, and will not post news items for each update, but as of this writing, I have updated Volumes 2 and 3, and am in the middle of Volume 4.

February 16, 2009

February 16, 2009 – New SoftSide Magazine Cover (Issue # 33)

by @ 1:09 am. Filed under Magazine, Softside


Issue Information:

Name: SoftSide Magazine
Issue: Vol 5 No 12 / Issue 33
Date: September, 1982
Publisher: SoftSide Publications
Size: 57.3MB
Pages: 102
TOSEC: SoftSide Magazine Vol 5 No 12 [I] (1982)(SoftSide Publications)
Status: INCOMPLETE
Issue Contents:
COVER FEATURE
22 The Electronic Renaissance: The Future Impact of Computers on Art and Culture
by Saul Bernstein
Many “authorities” have speculated that the age of computers and technology will bring the decay of the family and our appreciation of the beauty of life. Saul Bernstein, one of the best known figures in microcomputer graphics, offers some startling predictions of the opposite effect.
FEATURES
13 My Side of the Page
by Lance Micklus
Lance continues his review of modems with his comments on the Hayes Smart Modem. He also offers his views on documentation for software packages, with an accurate parallel to instruction manuals for other consumer products.
18 Entertainment Tomorrow
by Fred D’Ignazio and Allen L. Wold
In Home Movies, the authors postulate on a unique service to be available in the future – a studio in which you and a computer produce your own movies.
25 An Artist Eyes the Computer
by Ame Choate Flynn
Artists often shudder when they think of facing the computer screen. This author has not only faced the screen, but conquered it. She offers a step-by-step guide for approaching this new medium.
96 Machine Head
by Spyder Webb
DEPARTMENTS
5 Editorial
9 Hints and Enhancements
27 General Information

Concerning SoftSide Line Listings, SWAT and Media Versions
52 Bugs, Worms & Other Undesirables
91 New Products
93 Market/Side
95 Advertisers Index
APPLE/SIDE
28 Enhanced Disk Version: HI-RES CHARACTER GENERATOR
by Kerry Shetline
If you’ve ever wanted to insert text or special characters in your hi-res displays, this is the program for you.
30 SHAPE WIZARD
by Brent Iverson
Create amazing shapes on your screen and manipulate them like a wizard. This program brings magic to your fingertips.
36 DEFENSE
by Greg Schroeder; Apple translation by Jordan Drachman
Aliens are invading the moon and threaten the earth. Your assignment – destroy as many alien ships as possible. Strap yourself in front of your screen and start shooting!
42 REVIEW: GRAPHICS PROCESSING SYSTEM
Reviewed by Cary Bradley
45 REVIEW: THE COMPLETE GRAPHICS SYSTEM/SPECIAL EFFECTS
Reviewed by Ame Choate Flynn
TRS-80/SIDE
48 Enhanced Disk Version: ILIST
by Joe Iwanski
Programs dumped to a printer using the LLIST command are often difficult to read and nearly impossible to understand. This invaluable utility will format your listings so that they make logical sense. Debugging will become a joy.
51 GRAPHIC WRITER
by Darwin Collins
With this program, you’ll be able to draw complex images on your screen with the ease of paper and pencil, then print them out on your printer.
71 REVIEW: TRS-80 GRAPHICS FOR THE MODEL I AND III
Reviewed by Margaret Grothman
ATARI/SIDE
76 Enhanced Disk Version: PARANOIA
by Michael Moody
You’re trapped in a seemingly endless maze, faced by alien creatures. Every time you shoot one of them, he rematerializes. It’s enough to make you Paranoid.
80 SPIRALGRAPHICS
by Sheldon Leemon and Tom Giese
You can bring exciting and colorful geometric patterns to your screen and printer with this little gem.
83 FLIKER
by Duane King
This tutorial on multiple-display graphics will teach you how to have sixteen colors on your screen in any graphics mode.
74 REVIEW: COLOR PRINT
Reviewed by Richard Nichols
78 REVIEW: DRAW PIC
Reviewed by David N. Plotkin
88 REVIEW: PAINT
Reviewed by J. Harmon Grahn
90 REVIEW: 3-D SUPERGRAPHICS
Reviewed by Scott A. Berfield

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