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DECEMBER  1989  •  VOLUME  11  •  NO.  12  •  ISSUE  115 


DITORIAL  LICENSE 


PETER         SCISCO 


YOU  know  the  type:  "I 
didn't  buy  my  computer 
to  have  fun.  I  bought  it  so 
I  could  work  more  effi- 
ciently." Right.  This  is 
the  same  person  who 
buys  a  Mazda  Miata  to 
drive  to  the  grocer.'  store 
and  back.  No  Sunday 
spins  down  iree-hned 
mountain  roads,  no  wide- 
open  bursts  on  deserted  highways,  no 
slow  cruises  past  coveting  neighbors. 
Well,  that's  all  right.  It  takes  all 
kinds  to  fill  the  computing  world.  I 
also  bought  my  computer  to  become 
more  productive.  The  funny  thing  is,  I 
soon  discovered  that  operating  a  com- 
puter meant  more  than  working  fast- 
er— it  also  meant  having  fun.  And  I'm 
not  talking  about  games.  I  mean  the 
sheer  exhilaration  of  writing  almost  as 
fast  as  my  mind  can  produce  ideas. 
It's  my  persona!  Freedom  of  Infor- 
mation Act.  Writing  is  still  hard  work, 
but  I  enjoy  it  more  than  ever. 

Sure,  it  was  romantic  when  I 
hacked  out  stories  on  that  1 927  Royal 
that  my  mother  had  discovered  at  a 
garage  sale.  And  it  was  terribly  inspir- 
ing years  later  when  I  wTote  drafts  in 
longhand  on  yellow  legal  pads  at  the 
kitchen  table  because  I  was  afraid  that 
typing  would  wake  my  newborn  son. 
But  fun?  You've  got  to  be  kidding. 

Home  computers  get  a  bum  rap 
from  some  high-powered  types  who 
see  them  as  a  waste  of  technology.  If 
a  computer  isn't  planning  a  waste- 
treatment  facility  or  producing  Tech- 
nicolor profit-and-loss  statements, 
then  it's  just  an  overpriced  calculator/ 
typewriter,  goes  the  logic. 

I  don't  buy  it.  We  may  be  en- 
dowed with  a  need  for  useful  activity, 
but  our  mental  and  physical  health  is 
equally  dependent  on  pleasurable  pur- 
suits. If  we're  lucky,  we  live  balanced 
on  this  fulcrum  between  responsibility 
and  relaxation.  Sometimes,  we  want 
to  have  fun. 

Researchers  have  come  to  recog- 
nize the  ways  that  different  kinds  of 
mental  activities  can  lead  to  break- 
throughs in  creative  thinking.  In  my 


own  experience,  I  know  that  a  short 
run  or  a  walk  can  free  me  from  the 
writer's  frustration  of  missing  the  con- 
nection between  ideas  that  comprises 
a  finished  piece.  Away  from  the  desk  I 
am  open  to  new  perspectives,  any  of 
which  may  supply  the  vital  link  that 
can  close  an  argument  or  open  a 
speculation. 

The  point  to  this  digression  is 
that  home  computer  users,  or  espe- 
cially people  who  are  considering  buy- 
ing their  first  computer,  shouldn't  fall 
for  the  argument  thai  owning  one  is  a 
waste  of  time.  (Some  people  think 
napping  is  a  waste  of  time,  but  Samuel 
Coleridge  woke  from  such  a  slumber 
to  write  Ktibia  Khan.) 


I  would  rather  see  personal  com- 
puters become  more  "friendly"  than 
see  their  horsepower  boosted  another 
notch.  Granted,  it  lakes  a  ton  of  mon- 
ey and  a  lot  of  dedication  to  write 
software  that  maximizes  the  current 
state  of  computer  hardware;  likewise, 
it's  no  picnic  to  build  the  hardware 
that  will  sec  personal  computing  into 
the  next  century.  But  if  computer 
makers  and  software  developers  want 
a  real  challenge,  1  suggest  they  figure 
out  how  to  increase  home  computer 
ownership.  Quit  selling  to  the  same 
people  and  stari  opening  home  mar- 
ket channels — it's  good  business. 

They  can  start  by  making  person- 
al computers  fun  to  use — for  every- 
one. Not  just  faster  action  for  the 


arcade  junkie,  and  not  just  more  tan- 
gled webs  for  the  dungeon  dreamers. 
What  we  want  is  an  immediately  ap- 
proachable computer  for  the  working 
mother  of  two,  an  open-armed  ma- 
chine for  the  budding  artist,  a  com- 
puter for  the  curious  grandfather,  a 
complete  home  system  for  the  modem- 
day  Luddites  who  so  far  have  resisted 
accepting  the  personal  computer  into 
their  homes. 

Aside  from  widening  the  scope  of 
the  home  computer  market,  software 
companies  might  look  toward  soften- 
ing the  look  of  computers  in  the  busi- 
ness world.  Instead  of  racing  pell-mell 
toward  the  next  performance  plateau, 
perhaps  computer  makers  could  de- 
vise new  metaphors,  new  ways  for 
businesspeople  to  see  their  world — 
and  thus  encourage  the  creative  think- 
ing that  was  once  the  heart  of  the 
American  dream.  Everybody  talks 
about  being  competitive,  but  you 
can't  get  there  from  here  unless  you're 
able  and  willing  to  free  your  imagina- 
tion from  the  workaday  grind. 

We're  making  some  progress. 
The  graphics  interface  employed  so 
successfully  on  the  Macintosh  has  mi- 
grated across  the  board  to  other  sys- 
tems. Even  business  power  users  are 
looking  to  products  like  ii'indows  to 
ease  the  transition  into  high-octane 
DOS  computing.  Joysticks  have  re- 
cently become  available  for  the  PS/2 
Micro  Channel  Architecture  systems, 
and  an  agreement  between  Sierra  and 
IBM  to  bundle  select  games  with 
Model  25  and  30  PS/2  systems  makes 
two  points:  A  home  market  for  PCs 
exists,  and  even  Big  Blue  takes  off  the 
power  tie  sometimes. 

The  personal  computer  can  go 
down  in  history  as  the  millstone  of  the 
late  twentieth  century  or  as  the  single 
most  liberating  technology  since  mov- 
able type.  But  that's  the  interesting 
thing  about  history;  When  you  were  a 
kid  reading  about  the  past  from  a 
schoolbook,  it  all  seemed  terribly  dull; 
but  to  those  people  living  then  it  was 
undoubtedly  the  most  exciting  era  hu- 
mankind had  ever  known.  I  bet  it  was 
a  lot  of  fun,  too.  E 


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EPYX  GOES  DISKLESS 


Epyx,  once  among  the 
largest  producers  of 
entertainment  software 
for  personal  computers, 
announced  major  lay- 
offs in  late  September. 
Besides  reducing  staff, 
Epyx  switched  its  focus 
from  disk-based  soft- 
ware to  cartridges  for 
dedicated  videogame 
machines.  Future  Epyx  products  will 
be  licensed  to  and  distributed  by 
other  publishers. 

For  more  than  a  decade,  Epyx 
received  high  marks  for  publishing 


colorful,  action-oriented  software. 
Perhaps  the  company's  best-known 
titles  were  those  in  its  Games  se- 
ries, including  Summer  Games  and 
California  Games, 

In  recent  years,  much  of  Epyx's 
attention  had  been  aimed  at  new 
media,  including  a  hand-held  color 
videogame  machine.  Created  and 
developed  at  Epyx,  that  product 
proved  too  expensive  for  the  com- 
pany to  market,  so  Epyx  sold  it  to 
Atari  earlier  this  year. 

Current  Epyx  titles  will  remain 
on  sale  through  the  end  of  1989. 
—KEITH  FERRELL 


Miniscribe  Must  Rebuild 

An  internal  investigation  at  Miniscribe  has  con- 
cluded that  senior  administrators  at  the  Colorado- 
based  disk  drive  manufacturer  committed  massive 
fraud  on  the  company,  its  directors,  its  outside 
auditors,  and  its  shareholders  during  1986,  1987, 
and  1988. 

According  to  the  investigation,  company  of- 
ficials altered  inventory  reports,  reshipped  defec- 
tive drives,  and  even  shipped  bricks  to  distributors 
so  that  Miniscribe  would  appear  in  better  financial 
health  than  its  competitors. 

Miniscribe  chairperson  Q.  T.  Wiles  has  resigned, 
and  some  top  officials  were  dismissed.  The  company 
is  trying  to  reconstruct  accurate  financial  reports 
as  it  develops  new  control  and  planning  systems, 
said  Director  of  Strategy  and  Planning  Gerard 
Hallaren. 

"We  are  doing  a  lot  in  the  area  of  corporate  gov- 
ernance and  ethics,"  he  said.  "And  we're  working 
on  a  new  financial  structure." 

A  year  from  now,  Hallaren  said,  the  company 
will  have  recovered  from  the  blow.  "We'll  have 
some  pretty  hot  products,  but  I  think  we'll  face  a 
lot  of  tough  challenges  in  the  meantime,  and  I 
think  we'll  win." 

—HEIDI  E.  H.  AYCOCK 


VOYAGER 


This  64-color  Amiga  image  of  Neptune 
is  just  one  of  many  Voyager  pictures 
posted  to  online  services. 

If  you're  anxious  to  see  more  of 
Neptune,  you  don't  need  to  plan  a 
field  trip  to  the  Jet  Propulsion 
Laboratory  (J PL).  With  a  home 
computer  and  a  modem  or  a  CD- 
ROM  player,  you  can  do  your 
own  interstellar  image-processing. 

Within  days  of  Voyager's 
flyby,  pictures  of  Neptune  and 
Triton  were  posted  on  American 
People/Link,  BIX,  CompuServe, 
and  local  bulletin  boards.  Most  of 
these  are  gray-scale  pictures  in 
GIF  format,  which  is  supported 
by  most  personal  computers. 

If  these  simple,  unenhanced 
pictures  whet  your  appetite,  check 
out  Xhc  free  GRIPS  CD-ROM 
produced  by  Meridian  Data  and 
JPL.  This  ISO-standard  disc  con- 
tains hundreds  of  images  from  15 
years  of  Voyager  and  Viking  mis- 
sions. Some  of  these  files  are  as 
large  as  1 .2  megabytes.  You  can 
sec  these  pictures  on  Macintoshes 
or  PCs  with  a  standard  CD-ROM 
player. 

The  GRIPS  CD-ROM  is 
available  for  free,  but  you  must 
pay  S9  to  cover  shipping  and  han- 
dling. For  information,  contact 
Mendian  Data,  5615  Scotts  Valley 
Drive,  Scotls  Valley,  California 
95066;  .Attention:  Monica  Meyer. 
—DENNY  ATKIN 


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Volunteer  Macintoshes 


The  computer  age  has  joined  the 
Peace  Corps,  and  the  expected 
result  is  a  bumper  crop  of 
information. 

"The  computers  give  the 
volunteers  a  chance  to  move  into 
the  electronic  age,"  said  James 
Flanigan,  press  officer  for  the 
United  States  Peace  Corps. 

Using  Macintoshes  donated  by 
Apple  and  software  donated  by 


Microsoft  and  Claris,  volunteers 
can  store  and  revise  their  field 
notes  electronically.  They  can  also 
share  information  with  other  work- 
ers more  easily.  Recordkeeping  and 
data  tracking  will  be  more  stream- 
lined, said  Flanigan. 

The  Peace  Corps  has  placed 
computers  in  35  of  the  66  countries 
it  deals  with. 
—HEIDI  E.  H.  AYCOCK 


Software  sales  increased  by  8.8 
percent  in  the  second  quarter  of 
1989,  but  that's  far  less  than  last 
year's  32-percent  Increase. 

These  figures,  from  the  Soft- 
ware Publisher's  Association  (SPA), 
showed  that  word  processors, 
graphics,  and  spreadsheets  boasted 
healthy  Increases,  But  Integrated 
software,  desktop  publishing,  and 
entertainment  sales  dropped  when 
compared  with  1988  figures.  There 
was  also  a  wide  variation  between 
different  machine  formats.  Mac- 
intosh software  enjoyed  the  great- 
est Increase  with  MS-DOS  not  far 
behind.  Apple  II  and  Commodore 
64/128  sales  were  sharply  down. 
—RICHARD  C.  LEINECKER 


Courts  Get 

Tougli 

on  Hackers 

In  July,  Kevin  Mitnick  re- 
ceived tlie  stiffest  sentence 
ever  imposed  for  hacking;  1 
year  in  prison,  six  months  in 
psychological  counseling,  and 
3Vz  years  probation. 

Mitniek,  25,  of  Panorama 
City,  California,  was  convicted 
of  illegally  obtaining  a  soft- 
ware program  from  Digital 
Equipment,  breaking  into  the 
University  of  Southern  Califor- 
nia's computer  system,  and 
possessing  16  unauthorized 
MCI  long-distance  numbers. 

'While  the  Mitniek  case  was 
ending,  the  case  against  Robert 
Tappan  Morris  was  just  begin- 
ning. On  August  a,  the  gradu- 
ate student  pleaded  not  guilty 
to  a  felony  charge  of  creating  a 
computer  virus  that  paralyzed 
as  many  as  6000  military  and 
university  computers  last  fall. 
If  convicted,  Morris  could  face 
a  five-year  sentence  and  a 
$350,000  fine.  He  could  also  be 
forced  to  provide  restitution  to 
victims  of  the  virus. 
—RICHARD  KELLEY 


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100,000-word  spelling  checker,  a  200,000-word  thesaurus,  and  a 
calendar. 

If  you  need  to  transfer  files  to  other  computers,  you  can  use  the 
laptop's  RS-232  port  and  built-in  XMODEM  comniunicalions  software 
with  a  modem  or  direct  connection.  You  can  hook  the  computer  to  a 
printer  through  its  parallel  printer  port. 

The  WP-2  comes  with  32K  of  memory  (lOK  is  taken  up  by  the 
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AMIGA  Ph.D. 


Commodore  has  bulked  up  its  marketing  muscle  in  the  higher-education 
arena  by  hiring  Dr.  John  H.  Harrison  IV  to  fill  the  new  position  of 
manager  of  Higher  Education  Markets. 

"We're  pushing  the  Amiga  2500,"  Harrison  said.  "Because  of  its 
graphics  and  sound  capabilities,  it's  a  natural  for  doing  the  things  that 
higher-education  people  are  doing — classroom  presentation  and  desktop 
publishing,  for  example." 

One  of  Harrison's  first  moves  was  to  head  for  EDUCOM's  yearly 
conference,  a  gathering  of  academic  computing  czars.  In  a  hospitality 
suite,  the  education  team  planned  to  demonstrate  X  Windows  and 
UNIX  for  the  ,A.miga,  as  well  as  multimedia  applications. 

Improved  communication  is  another  goal  for  Harrison.  "My  major 
concern  was  the  lack  of  information  from  campus  to  campus  about 
what  people  are  doing,"  he  said. 

"One  thing  I've  learned  is  that  if  you  put  computers  out  there,  the 
students  will  figure  out  what  to  do  with  them,"  Harrison  said.  Possible 
academic  discounts  and  the  .A.miga's  low  price  should  help  link  students 
with  Commodore's  computers.  "We  think  the  price  point  is  in  our  fa- 
vor." he  said.  "And  everybody's  still  talking  about  how  students  can  af- 
ford their  own  microcomputers." 
—HEIDI  E.  H.  AYCOCK 


PC  PUNTS 


Hut  1.  Hui  2.  What's  the  quarter- 
back going  to  do?  Whatever  play  he 
makes,  whichever  down  it  is,  who- 
ever fumbles  the  ball,  a  new  com- 
puter system  will  help  process  the 
information  more  quickly. 

The  SuperStat  system  helps 
team  statisticians  create  reports 
after  each  quarter  and  after  the 
game.  Some  of  this  information 
makes  its  way  to  the  Slap  Maxwells 
in  the  press  box.  and  other  bits 
head  off  for  the  NFL  official  files. 

The  system,  produced  by  ABC 
Development  Systems  in  Minne- 
apolis, uses  a  PC  .AT  compatible,  a 
20-megabyte  hard  disk,  and  two 
high-speed  Okidata  printers. 
— HEIDI  E.  H.  AYCOCK 


Fine  Art — 
Computer  Style 

If  you've  created  a  m.aaterplece 
of  fine  art  from  a  screenful  of 
bits  and  brushes,  consider 
submitting  your  work  for 
publication.  The  Abaci  Gallery 
of  Computer  Art,  in  association 
with  Machlan  Enterprises,  is 
soliciting  entries  for  a  series  of 
books  about  fine  art  created  on 
computers. 

People  who  work  with 
Macintoshes  should  send  sub- 
missions by  December  31, 
1989.  Art  created  on  PC 
compatibles  should  be  sent  be- 
tween January  1,  1990,  and 
June  30,  1990.  5or  more  infor- 
mation and  submission  guide- 
lines, contact  ABACI  Gallery  of 
Computer  Art  at  31S  NW  10th, 
Portland,  Oregon;  (503)  S28- 
8648. 
-HEIDI  E.  H.  AYCOCK 


COMPUTE!  DECEMBER       19    8 


FCC  Alert? 

Your  Seplember  review  of  the  Head- 
Start  III  computer  in  the  "Buying 
Your  First  Computer"  feature  neglect- 
ed to  say  that  the  FCC  has  not  rated  it 
acceptable  for  use  in  the  home.  The 
last  thing  a  "beginner"  needs  is  a  toy 
that  interferes  with  family  TV  or 
radio! 

H.  W.  PLOHR 
ANGOLA,  IN 

We  contacted  HeadStart  Technol- 
ogies and  a  spokesperson  assured  us 
that  the  HeadStan  HI  does  indeed 
have  an  FCC  Class  B  rating,  which 
makes  it  suitable  for  home  use. 
There  has  been  some  confusion  be- 
cause a  PC  magazine  that  reviaved 
the  HeadStart  HI  stated  that  the 
computer  had  only  a  Class  A  rating, 
based  on  its  preliminary  re\'ieiv 
unit. 

Misdirected  Technology 

The  September  "Editorial  License" 
makes  a  very  telling  commentary  on 
where  we're  headed:  "Both  Nintendo 
and  Atari  plan  to  market  portable  vid- 
eogame systems  this  year. ...  An 
LCD  screen  can't  compete  with  the 
view  from  Mount  Washington  in  New 
Hampshire  or  Hanging  Rock  here  in 
North  Carolina.  (Some  kids  might 
think  otherwise.) . . .  If  you're  hooked 
on  arcade  entertainment,  you  never 
have  to  leave  home  without  it." 

A  more  damning  indictment  of 
misdirected  technology  could  not 
have  been  written.  Our  lust  for  surro- 
gate murder  and  destruction  on  the 
video  screen  is  such  that  we  forsake 
everything  for  a  shot  at  more  comput- 
erized killing,  and  our  kids  would 
rather  indulge  in  mindless  mayhem 
than  in  the  awesome  spectacles  of 
nature. 

BOH  RENAUD 
WASHINGTON,  MA 

Videos  Not  All  Bad 

I  currently  own  two  Nintendo  enter- 
tainment systems  and  an  .Atari  7800 
system,  as  well  as  a  Commodore  64C. 
I  owned  the  game  systems  first  and 
then  moved  up  to  the  computer  as 


these  systems  helped  me  to  overcome 
my  fear  of  computers.  If  I  had  not  got- 
ten hooked  on  videogames,  Commo- 
dore might  have  lost  a  customer.  In 
some  cases,  these  game  machines  are 
generating  sales  for  the  computer 
companies,  as  two  other  friends  of 
mine  have  bought  computers  just  be- 
cause they  love  games  and  wanted  to 
own  a  more  sophisticated  system  with 
greater  memory. 

Having  the  game  systems,  I 
bought  the  Commodore  for  writing, 
but  I,  too,  became  lured  on  by  the  si- 
ren song  of  Pirates!  from  MicroProse, 
which  has  caused  me  to  spend,  in 
some  cases,  more  money  than  I  can 
afford,  buying  more  games  for  the 
computer.  In  my  case,  Nintendo  has 
created  a  market  for  computer  soft- 
ware rather  than  destroyed  it. 

I  love  COMPUTE!,  and  I  will 
continue  reading  the  stories  and  the 
articles.  It  is  a  wonderful  combination 
of  enjoyment  and  information  which 
I  believe  is  unrivaled  anywhere. 

MARY  EDWARDS 
TORRANCE,  CA 

Format  Error 

In  the  October  issue,  Peter  Scisco  in- 
structs a  beginner  to  use  the  FOR- 
MAT command  with  the  /S  option 
and  then  to  copy  C0MMAND.COM 
to  this  this  newly  formatted  disk. 

Doesn't  the  FORMAT  command 
put  the  C0MMAND.COM  file  on  the 
disk  as  pait  of  the  formatting  process? 

ALFRED  J.  BRUEY 
JACKSON,  Ml 

You're  absolutely  right.  The  section 

about  copying  C0MMAND.COM 

was  the  result  of  an  editing  error. 

Although  Peter's  tip  will  still  work 

I  as  printed,  issuing  the  FORMAT /S 

I  command  does  copy  COMMAND- 

\,COM  to  the  floppy  automatically. 


Mistaken  ID 

Wc  misidcntified  the  author  of  No- 
vember's article  on  Willow  Peripher- 
als' VG.4-TVcard.  Ed  Ferrell,  a 
freelance  film  and  video  worker  in 
New  York,  penned  that  piece.  Q 


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POWER  UP 

Microsoft  Word  has  had  an  in- 
teresting history.  Its  early  re- 
leases revealed  a  program  that 
was  magnificent  in  conception, 
but  a  little  clunky  in  execution. 
Microsoft  steadily  improved 
Word,  adding  nev/  features  and 
tuning  up  existing  ones,  until  fi- 
nally, about  a  year  and  a  half 
ago,  Word  4.0's  reality  and  its 
original  conception  merged  to 
form  an  undeniat>ly  world-class 
word  processor, 

Now,  iviicrosoft  has  deliv- 
ered Word  5.0  (Microsoft, 
16011  NE  36th  Way,  Box 
9701 7,  Redmond,  Wasfiington 
98073-9717:  206-882-8080; 
S450),  an  upgrade  with  some 
heavy-duty  new  features  and 
an  array  of  small,  but  welcome, 
enhancements. 

The  biggest  news  with 
version  5.0  is  its  integration  of 
text  and  graphics.  When  cou- 
pled with  the  program's  on- 
board page  preview.  Word  is  a 
solid  engine  for  basic  desktop 
publisfiing. 

Word  can  incorporate 
graphics  in  a  wide  range  of  for- 
mats, including  PCX,  PCC, 
TIFF,  HPGL,  PostScript,  en- 
capsulated PostScript,  and 
Lotus  PIC  files.  And  the  pack- 
age includes  Capture,  a  graph- 
ics screen-grabbing  program, 

Incorporating  a  graphic  in 
a  document  is  easy,  even  if 
you're  a  beginner.  First,  you 
place  your  cursor  in  the  text 
where  you  want  the  graphic  to 


be,  and  you  tell  Word  the  name 
of  the  graphics  file  and  the  size 
you  want  to  make  it.  That's  all 
you  have  to  do. 

The  program  puts  a  line  of 
text  in  your  file  that  contains 
the  graphic's  filename  and 
size,  and  then  precedes  this 
with  a  hidden  code  (you  can 
see  the  hidden  code  by  turning 
on  Show  Hidden  Text).  If  you 
want,  you  can  use  Page  Pre- 
view to  see  how  your  graphic 
looks  on  the  page,  or  use  Show 
Layout  for  a  less-precise,  but 
fully  editable,  version  of  your 
layout. 

Adjusting  a  graphic's  posi- 
tion is  easy,  too.  You  can  move 
the  graphic  just  as  easily  as 
you'd  move  a  paragraph  of 
text.  And  flowing  text  around  a 
graphic  is  automatic.  Just  cen- 
ter the  graphic  on  a  page  and 
make  its  frame — the  space 
around  the  graphic — the  same 
size  as  the  grapfiic;  Word  auto- 
matically flows  text  around  it. 

Word  has  always  been  pri- 
marily a  graphics-mode  word 
processor.  Each  version  has 
offered  a  text-mode  option,  but 
it  has  been  something  of  a 
poor  relation.  The  mouse  had 
about  half  of  its  power  in  non- 
bordered  text  mode,  and  for- 
mats (italic,  bold,  underline,  and 
so  on}  were  shown  as  bold  on 
the  screen. 

This  newest  version  of 
Word  gives  text  mode  so  much 


power  that  you  may  find  you 
actually  prefer  it  to  graphics 
mode.  In  text  mode,  you  now 
have  a  selection  of  colors  for 
formats,  and  changing  colors  is 
simply  a  matter  of  a  few  key- 
presses or  mouse  clicks.  You 
can  use  the  mouse  to  page, 
thumb,  and  open  and  close 
windows,  just  the  way  you  can 
in  graphics  mode. 

As  a  high-octane  word 
processor.  Word  is  definitely 
worth  a  look.  If  you  have  any 
previous  version  of  the  pro- 
gram, you  can  upgrade  for  just 
$75,  the  deal  of  the  decade. 


Switch-It 


Context  switching  on  the  PC  is 
nothing  new.  Many  programs 
allow  you  to  keep  multiple  ap- 
plications active  and  move 
from  one  to  another,  but  they 
all  have  problems.  They're 
often  unstable  (an  occupational 
hazard  for  an/  PC  software 
that  attempts  multitasking  or 
context  switching),  and  they 
usually  require  large  amounts 
of  memory  (as  much  as  170K 
in  some  cases). 

Switch-It  from  Better  Soft- 
ware Technology  (55  New  York 
Avenue,  Framingham,  fvlassa- 
chusetts  01701;  508-879-0744; 
$79.95)  is  like  a  breath  of  fresh 
air.  The  program  is  solid  and 
requires  a  mere  24K  to  run. 


HIGH-OCTANE''WORDS 

YOU  SHOULD  DO  WINDOWS 

STORM  ACROSS  THE  64 

DOH  GETS  REVENGE 

TURBOCHARGED  AMIGA 

MEDITATIVE  MAC 


When  you  first  install  the 
program,  it  searches  your  hard 
disk  for  applications  with  which 
it's  familiar  and  automatically 
places  these  on  its  menu.  You 
can  use  these  programs  or  de- 
lete them,  and  you  can  install 
your  own.  Installing  a  program 
is  as  simple  as  telling  Switch-It 
the  program  name,  where  it  is, 
and  how  much  memory  you 
want  to  allocate  for  it  (smaller 
memory  allocations  make  for 
faster  switching). 

You  can  install  TSRs,  and 
you  can  use  batch  files  to  in- 
stall an  application  with  TSRs. 

You  can  switch  between 
programs  in  one  of  three  ways. 
Press  the  Alt-Home  hot  key 
(this  key  combination  is  the  de- 
fault; you  can  change  it  if  you'd 
like)  to  call  Switch-It's  main 
menu,  use  Alt-right  arrow  and 
Alt-left  arrow  to  move  t)etwfeen 
programs,  or  assign  specific 
hot  keys  to  individual  programs 
(Ctrl-Alt-FI  through  F12  work 
well). 

If  you  use  a  mouse,  you'll 
have  to  be  careful.  Moving  the 
mouse  while  a  program  is 
switching  can  be  fatal:  There's 
a  good  chance  you'll  crash 
your  system.  (Just  bumping 
against  the  mouse  pad  can 
trigger  a  crash.)  The  safest 
thing  for  you  to  do  is  wait  until 
you  see  your  mouse  pointer 
appear  before  you  move  the 
mouse.  If  you  do  that,  you 
shouldn't  have  any  problems. 
Better  Software  is  aware  of 
this  problem,  and  it's  working 
on  a  solution. 

When  it  comes  to  swap- 
ping your  applications  out  of 
memory,  Switch-It  can  use  a 
disk,  expanded  memory,  or  a 
ramdisk  for  its  temporary  stor- 
age. If  you  switch  to  disk,  the 
speed  of  your  hard  disk  deter- 
mines the  program's  per- 
formance. With  a  40-ms 
access  time,  it  takes  about  six 
seconds  to  switch  out  one 
640K  program  and  switch  in 
another  640K  program.  This  is 
a  worst-case  lime.  If  you  use 
programs  that  use  less  than 
640K  or  use  faster  media. 


DECEMBER       1989 


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you'll  have  significanlly  better 
switch  times. 

Switch-It  also  has  the  abili- 
ty to  cut  and  paste  between 
applications.  You  simply  press 
Alt-Delete  to  cut  or  Alt-Insert 
to  paste,  and  then  follow 
directions. 

In  the  short  time  I've  used 
Switch-It,  it  has  tjecome  indis- 
pensable. Every  time  I  think  of 
going  through  the  save-exit- 
run-load  cycle  for  each  pro- 
gram I  use,  I'm  giad  I  have 
Switch-It. 


Xtree  Revisited 


If  you're  interested  in  Xfree's 
software-amnesty  program 
("Power  Up,"  October  1989), 
you  can  call  or  write  Xtree, 
4330  Santa  Fe  Road.  San  Luis 
Obispo,  California  93401 ;  (805) 
541-0604. 


Card  Game 


Since  the  prices  of  2400-baud 
internal  modems  have  dropped 
below  $1 00,  many  users  aren't 
buying  more-expensive  exter- 
nal modems.  There's  some- 
thing to  be  said  for  external 
communicators,  how/ever. 

First,  an  externa!  modem 
can  be  used  with  any  com- 
puter. You  may  thinly  now  that 
you'll  never  use  anything  but  a 
PC,  but  someday  you  may 
stray  from  the  fold  and  buy  a 
Mac  or  an  Amiga.  An  internal 
modem  won't  work  with  your 
new  machine,  but  an  external 
one  will. 

And  even  if  you  don't  buy 
another  type  of  computer,  your 
internal  modem  may  not  work 
if  you  buy  a  new  PC.  You  can't 
fit  an  internal  modem  in  a  Jap- 
top,  for  example,  and  you  can't 
squeeze  one  into  a  PS/2  with 
an  MCA  bus. 

So,  there  are  some  merits 
to  an  external  modem,  but 
which  one  should  you  buy? 
That's  a  tough  question,  but 
one  good  answer  is  the  Supra 
Modem  2400  external  modem 
(Supra,  1 133  Commercial  Way, 
Albany,  Oregon  97321 ;  800- 
727-8772;  $149.95).  It's  Hayes- 
compatible  and  a  reliable 
performer.  My  only  beef  with 
the  Supra  is  that  it  doesn't  sup- 
port the  Hayes  S1 1  register, 
the  register  that  controls  how 
fast  the  modem  dials. 

That  aside,  I've  used  the 
Supra  fvlodem  2400  nonstop 
for  months,  and  rt  has  never 
given  anything  but  excellent 
performance.  You  pay  a  little 
more  for  an  external  modem 
like  the  Supra  Modem  2400, 
but  It's  worth  it. 
—  Clifton  Karnes 


DOS  PROMPT 

Don't  look  now,  but  Microsoft 
Windows,  the  DOS-based 
graphics  operating  environ- 
ment, is  suddenly  flirting  with 
widespread  acceptance  and 
"overnight"  success — five 
years  after  its  initial  release. 
The  286  version  retails  for  $99; 
the  386  version  goes  for  $195. 
Both  are  from  f^/licrosoft,  1601 1 
NE  36th  Way,  Redmond, 
Washington  98073;  (206)-882- 
6080. 

Windows  is  a  potentially 
useful  program  that,  like  a 
pane  of  glass  with  a  paint  stain 
on  it,  exhibits  just  enough  mi- 
nor flaws  to  interfere  with  its 
primary  function.  As  a  result,  I 
could  never  get  excited  atiout 
it.  True,  it  emtieliishes  DOS 
with  colorful  display  screens 
and  mouse  support.  But  calling 
Windows  a  graphics  interface 
is  like  calling  a  can  of  chicken 
gumtx)  soup  authentic  Cajun 
cookin'. 

By  itself,  Windows  pre- 
sents the  same  unadorned  list- 
ing of  cryptic  filenames 
generated  by  the  standard  DIR 
command.  The  onus  is  still  on 
you  to  figure  out  what  each  file- 
name represents.  Is  BUD.LET 
the  text  of  a  letter  summarizing 
next  year's  budget  projections 
or  a  persona!  note  to  an  old 
high-school  chum,  whose 
name  just  happens  to  be  Bud? 
ideally,  a  graphics  interface 
would  provide  visual  clues  to 
help  you  figure  this  out.  Win- 
dows doesn't. 

A  second  advantage  of  a 
true  graphics  interface  is  that  it 
incorporates  a  pictorial  lan- 
guage that  can  be  universally 
understood.  Thanks  to  the 
emergence  of  the  so-called  in- 
ternational Symbol  Set  (ISS), 
for  example,  people  the  world 
over  now  recognize  a  stylized 
wheelchair  as  indicating  a  facili- 
ty adapted  to  the  special  needs 
of  disabled  individuals.  From 
this  perspective,  at  least,  the 
ISS  is  an  effective  graphics  in- 
terface. Using  Windows  re- 
quires knowing  a  specific 
language  (English)  vrell  enough 
to  click  on  the  View  option  if 
you  want  to  change  the  order 
in  which  filenames  are  listed  by 
that  program's  MS-DOS  Exec- 
utive. While  this  is  certainly 
more  convenient  than  having  to 
rememtier,  and  then  correctly 
combine,  the  DOS  SORT  pipe 
with  a  DIR  command,  Win- 
dows '  approach  falls  short  of  a 
true  graphics  interface. 

Despite  these  shortcom- 
ings, however,  Windows  is  hs- 
ginning  to  emerge  as  a  logical 
alternative  to  Microsoft's 
"next-generation"  operating 
system,  the  much-ballyhooed 
but  anemic  (in  both  perform- 


ance and  market  acceptance) 
OS/2.  For  millions  of  users 
who  can't  justify  the  additional 
investment  in  hardware  and 
softvirare  that  an  upgrade  to 
OS/2  demands  (an  AT  system 
or  better,  at  least  3.5  mega- 
bytes of  RAM,  and  programs 
specifically  designed  to  access 
that  operating  system's  ad- 
vanced features),  Windows  of- 
fers a  practical  method  for 
bridging  the  gap  tietvreen  to- 
day's PC  environment  and 
tomorrow's  PC  "standard." 
Adding  to  Windows'  short-term 
appeal  is  the  recent  specula- 
tion that  IBM  may  incorporate 
a  facelift  based  on  Windows 
3.0  into  its  next  major  DOS  up- 
grade. Such  a  move  would  only 
enhance  Windows'  position  in 
the  PC  marketplace. 

Do  these  factors  make 
Windows  worth  looking  into? 
And  will  that,  in  turn,  force  you 
to  accept  Windows  as  is,  with 
all  its  inherent  flaws  and  weak- 
nesses? Well,  yes  and  no. 

Yes,  you  might  want  to  in- 
vestigate Windows.  A  graphics 
operating  environment  is  al- 
most certainly  in  the  cards  for 
your  future,  and  Windows  pro- 
vides a  logical  stepping  stone 
to  get  from  here  to  there.  But, 
no,  you  need  not  accept  Win- 
dows as  is.  There's  a  program 
specifically  created  to  move 
Windows  a  little  closer  to  what 
it  was  originally  meant  to  be:  a 
true  graphics  interface. 


Windows  Dressing 


Windows  Express  (hDC  Com- 
puter, 15379  NE  9th  Street. 
Redmond.  Washington,  98052; 
206-885-5550;  S79.95)  is  a  nifty 
program  that  superimposes  a 
logical  structure  over  the  Win- 
dows environment.  In  the  pro- 
cess, it  also  complements  your 
PC  operations  with  some  criti- 
cal capabilities  Microsoft  over- 
looked when  it  initially 
designed  Windows. 

Using  Windows  Express, 
you  can  replace  those  cryptic 
DOS  filenames  with  icons  (the 
foundation  of  a  true  graphics 
interface)  and/or  a  meaningful 
file  description.  You  could,  for 
example,  create  a  menu  that 
displays  a  representative  icon 
accompanied  by  the  descrip- 
tion Introductory  tetter  for  the 
1990  budget  projections,  rath- 
er than  the  ambiguous  DOS 
filename  BUD.LET.  Windows 
Express  also  lets  you  take  all 
the  data  files  relating  to  a  given 
project — say,  your  budget  pro- 
jections— and  assemble  them 
under  a  single,  unique  icon,  re- 
gardless of  where  they  reside 
on  your  hard  disk.  Further- 
more, you  can  tell  Windows  Ex- 


press to  link  Individual  files  with 
their  corresponding  application 
programs  so  that  clicking  on 
the  icon  or  description  associ- 
ated with  a  given  data  file 
opens  the  appropriate  applica- 
tion program  (again,  regardless 
of  where  it  resides  on  your 
hard  disk)  and  then  automati- 
cally loads  that  data  file. 

Windows  Express  makes 
Windows  especially  accessible 
if  your  PC  system  lacks  a 
mouse.  It  allows  you  to  asso- 
ciate single  keystroke  com- 
mands with  the  individual  items 
that  comprise  your  various  pro- 
ject menus.  So,  rather  than 
having  to  use  the  arrow  keys  to 
highlight  a  particular  filename, 
as  Windows  requires,  you  can 
start  a  program  from  Windows 
Express  by  simply  pressing  the 
appropriate  letter  or  number 
command. 

As  icing  on  its  electronic 
cake,  Windows  Express  can 
assign  password  protection  to 
individual  menu  selections.  The 
program's  Editor  even  allows 
you  to  create  customized  dia- 
[og  boxes  and  context-sensi- 
tive help  screens  to  assist 
neophyte  users  in  navigating 
even  the  most  convoluted  ap- 
plication's menu  structure.  If 
you're  thinking  about  heading 
down  the  Windows  road,  you 
should  consider  the  Express 
route.  For  my  money  (and  not 
much  of  It,  at  that),  this  is  the 
most  useful  Windows  utility 
currently  on  the  market. 


Wrong  Number 


My  CompuServe  numtier  was 
listed  incorrectly  in  my  first  col- 
umn. My  real  number  is 
73047,1122. 
—  Jack  Nimersheim 


One  of  the  t)est  games  of  the 
year  is  SSI's  recent  Storm 
Across  Europe  (distributed  by 
Electronic  Arts,  1 820  Gateway 
Drive,  San  Mateo,  California 
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leased  to  coincide  with  the  50Jh 
anniversary  of  tine  start  of 
Worfd  War  II.  This  game  at- 
tempts nothing  less  than  a 
strategic-level  simulation  of  the 
entire  European  theater  of 
operations. 

Essentially,  SAE  is  a  three- 
player  game.  One  player  con- 
trols Germany,  one  commands 
the  Western  Allies,  the  third 
takes  the  Soviet  Union.  In  a 
one-player  game,  you  must 
control  Germany  and  assign 
the  other  two  commands  to  the 
computer.  In  a  two-player  ver- 
sion, one  player  takes  Germa- 
ny while  the  second  player 
chooses  tjetween  the  Allies 
and  the  Soviets. 

Turns  are  seasonal,  four 
to  a  year.  You  can  begin  the 
game  in  Autumn  1939,  with 
Germany  ready  to  invade  Po- 
land, or  in  Spring  1940,  prepar- 
ing for  the  invasion  of  France. 
The  final  scenario  begins  with 
the  Summer  of  1 944,  wrtti  the 
Soviets  reclaiming  their  lost  ter- 
ritory and  the  Allies  about  to 
land  in  Europe. 

Everything  about  this 
game  is  on  the  strategic  level, 
which  is  its  strength.  You  move 
entire  armies,  attacking  with 
them  or  transferring  troops. 
You  command  navies  abstract- 
ly, assigning  submarines 
against  shipping  lanes  and  as- 
signing transports  to  specific 
missions.  Air  forces  are  also  at 
your  command,  allowing  you  to 
bomb  production  sites  or  mili- 
tary bases  and  to  assign 
escorts. 

Basically,  you  worry  about 
grand  strategy,  reinforcing  ar- 
mies and  putting  the  right  peo- 
ple in  the  right  pfaces.  fvluch  of 
the  rest  is  left  to  the  computer. 
There  is  a  great  deal  to  do,  but 
nothing  is  overly  difficult.  For 
those  who  enjoy  this  level  of 
strategy,  who  are  interested  in 
the  course  of  World  War  II  in 
Europe,  and  who  want  to  see  if 
they  can  do  tietter  than  their 
real-life  counterparts  did. 
Storm  Across  Europe  is 
indispensable. 


Spidey  Lives! 


New  from  Paragon  Software 
(600  Rugh  Street,  Greensburg, 
Pennsylvania  15601)  is  Dr. 
Doom's  Revenge.  This  game, 
licensed  from  (vlarvel  Comics, 
pits  Spider-Man  and  Captain 
America  against  Electro,  The 
Hobgoblin,  Machete,  Rhino, 
and,  of  course,  evil  ol'  Doc 
Doom  himself.  The  game  is 
presented  in  comic-book  for- 
mat on  the  screen,  and  you 
move  from  panel  to  panel  to 
get  where  you  want  to  go. 
Dr.  Doom's  Revenge  is  a 


perfect  example  of  a  great  idea 
that  just  doesn't  cut  it.  Moving 
through  the  panels  requires  lit- 
tle decision  making,  and  the 
many  arcade-Style  battles  are 
disappointing.  Strangely 
enough,  what  downs  this  game 
is  the  fact  that  the  comics  are 
more  complex  and  ttius  more 
interesting. 

Still,  the  panels  look  great, 
and  Paragon  has  the  start  of  a 
very  winning  idea.  Next  time,  it 
should  be  better. 


The  Last  Crusade 


If  you're  a  fan  of  climbing  and 
jumping  games,  you're  sure  to 
like  Indiana  Jones  and  the  Last 
Crusade  (Lucasfilm  Games, 
distributed  by  Electronic  Arts, 
1820  Gateway  Drive,  San  Ma- 
teo, California  94404;  415-571- 
7171), 

The  graphics  are  good, 
Indy  looks  as  if  he's  walking, 
and  the  various  enemies  look 
fine,  too.  Joystick  control  is 
easy,  and  within  minutes  you'll 
master  the  way  the  game 
plays.  More  important  than  all 
these  things  is  tiie  fact  that  the 
game  is  quite  addicting. 

Since  you  can't  save  the 
game,  you  must  work  your  way 
through  each  level  every  time 
you  play.  The  only  other  prots- 
lem  is  that,  unlike  Lode  Runner 
or  Ultimate  Wizard,  this  jump- 
ing game  has  a  definite  life 
span.  Once  you've  gone 
through  all  four  levels,  you 
won't  load  it  again,  and  you'll 
get  through  all  four  levels  with- 
in only  20-30  hours  of  play. 
—  We/7  Randall 


One  of  last  year's  hottest 
games  on  the  Apple  IIgs  (or  for 
that  matter,  on  any  other  com- 
puter) was  Taito's  Arkanoid. 
Ported  from  the  stand-up  ar- 
cade machine,  Arkanoid  on  the 
llGs  had  crisp  graphics  and 
even  crisper  gameplay.  More  a 
grown-up  version  of  Breakout 
than  anything,  Arkanoid  was 


the  perfect  mouse-movement 
arcade  game. 

Now  comes  Arkanoid  II, 
Revenge  of  DoH.  The  premise 
is  as  goofy  as  the  original: 
You're  supposedly  saving  lives 
by  batting  balls  against  bricks, 
Don't  believe  a  word  of  it.  Just 
keep  the  ball  from  getting  past 
you.  Bat  it  back  up  to  remove 
bricks,  set  power  pills  in  mo- 
tion, and  eventually  (really) 
clear  the  screen  so  that  you 
can  move  on  to  the  next  level. 

Thirty-three  levels  try  your 
patience  (there  are  actually  67 
different  screens,  though,  since 
most  levels  have  tvvo  separate 
patterns).  Reach  the  end  and 
you  face  DoH, 

One  welcome  addition  to 
this  version  is  a  Construction 
Set,  which  you  use  to  create 
your  own  game  screens. 

Arkanoid  il  retails  for 
S34.95.  For  more  information, 
contact  Taito  at  267  West  Es- 
planade, North  Vancouver, 
British  Columbia,  Canada  V7M 
1A5;  (604)  984-3344. 


Congo  Bongo 


One  school  subject  that  rarely 
raises  a  grin  is  geography.  But 
MECC,  long  a  prolific  publisher 
of  educational  software,  has 
managed  to  turn  map-making 
into  something  both  fascinating 
and  fun. 

'World  GeoGraph  is  an  Ap- 
ple llGS-specific  program  that 
makes  good  use  of  the  com- 
puter's graphics  abilities.  The 
package's  highly  detailed  maps 
offer  up  views  of  the  world,  its 
continents,  and  even  regions 
within  those  continents.  Color 
is  splashed  across  the  maps  to 
designate  everything  from  cli- 
mate to  population  density;  you 
choose  what  to  display. 

Want  to  see  how  Zaire  (in 
a  former  life,  known  as  the  Bel- 
gian Congo)  compares  to  the 
rest  of  Africa  in  television  own- 
ership, infant  mortality,  or  pro- 
jected population?  All  it  takes  is 
a  few  clicks  of  the  mouse  but- 
ton and  some  menu  selections, 

Worid  GeoGraph  also 
contains  an  extraordinary 
amount  of  information  in  its 
database,  information  which 
you  can  arrange  and  view  in 
any  number  of  ways.  Each 
country's  facts  and  figures  are 
available  and,  if  you  want,  can 
be  compared  to  other  nations' 
statistics.  Informative  and  illus- 
trative graphs  can  be  created 
with  this  data,  something  that 
more  than  pays  for  the  price  of 
the  program, 

Worid  GeoGraph  can 
teach  you  more  about  geogra- 
phy in  a  few  sittings  than  you 
ever  remembered  from  a  text 


book.  If  you're  serious  about 
using  your  IIgs  as  a  learning 
tool,  World  GeoGraph  is  a 
must  addition  to  your  software 
library. 

For  more  information 
about  tiie  program,  contact 
MECC  at  3490  Lexington  Ave- 
nue North,  St,  Paul,  Minnesota 
55126;  (612)  481-3500,  World 
GeoGraph  requires  an  Apple 
IIgs  with  at  least  76eK  of  RAM 
and  has  a  suggested  retail 
price  of  $139, 


Club  Appte 


If  you're  a  teacher  using  Apple 
computers,  you  have  a  friend  in 
Apple  Computer  Clubs. 

Apple  has  sponsored  the 
ACC  every  year  since  1983. 
Aimed  primarily  at  schools,  it 
has  also  been  welcomed  in 
community  computer  pro- 
grams. Essentially,  ACC  is  a  re- 
source for  educators  wanting 
to  further  student  interest  in 
computer  use.  For  a  nominal 
fee,  Apple  Computer  Clubs 
provides  an  idea-filled  hand- 
book, an  activity-based  plan- 
ning book  (complete  with 
monthly  activities  to  spark  in- 
terest in  computers),  and  a 
year's  subscription  to  advisor 
and  student  newsletters. 

Contact  Dee  Anne 
Dougherty  at  Apple  Com- 
puter, 20525  Mariani  Avenue, 
MS:  36A,  Cupertino,  Califor- 
nia 95014  for  more  details  on 
the  Apple  Computer  Clubs 
program, 
—  Gregg  Keizer 


It's  a  new  era  of  detente.  Amer- 
ica has  an  almost  friendly  rela- 
tionship witii  the  Soviet  Union, 
Solidarity  controls  part  of  the 
Polish  government,  and  Com- 
modore Amigas  are  reading 
and  writing  MS-DOS  disks. 

Consultron's  CrossDOS 
package  lets  you  use  MS-DOS 
and  Atari  ST  disks  in  standard 
Amiga  disk  drives. 

The  real  beauty  of  Cross- 


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DesJgr  your  ow:i  diftkbook  piogron  frqm  EqiresswEy. 
BHM10S  GeneHsd] 

Home  versioii  tf  flic  (oiimMfioI  cfiKkbook  progiffii. 
BHM1 13  OieekbaDk  Manoqement  (1)  V.  KO 

A  'do  aW  pfogram  kt  iticKC  who  bale  W  bib-ce  then 

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Accounting  Business 


BKM115  Poiiless  A(c«mliAg  (3) 

Evetyfhing  -fotj  fieefl  for  mcinrDining  Germed  Ledger,  BJI- 

ing,  Atcounls  Retervoble/Payohlfi,  [KaqLBtK  Sl?k  nrii 

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Ec^  ic  ut£  doL^le  entry  CenenI  Ledgei  syslar  br  ^d1 

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BHMI 25  Express  Cd<  (2) 

Abiir/  to  ciente  spreod  sheets  up  le  64  taiurvii. 
BHMI 29  Merdianl  AccDvnting  {7} 

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Astrology  &  Personal 


AB10I     Aslre(3| 

oj,  i:l-d  Oisl  Kiltr  I  H  !  fklEpiB). 
AM  02     Biorhylhms  (I) 

^1  the  .^ormoron  ]iu  red  to  (□bki:e  yottiytfms. 
Alil06     Stress  Test 

Antslyzfi  yftjt  siTMS  leiftfe  wtti  itis  mw  to  u5e  praofatii. 
Alios     Aitrtlogy  9.5 

Notms  iqiiial  mkifcHons  (o  Mmliutl  a  aM  dat. 

(2541;  Ben,  C«  raqiiied). 


Business 


BHM130liillp«wer<ll 

CusiDtfiize  yffljt  own  ptogtam  to  prepore  bilfe  ord  ksep 

cottiplete  [HQttis.lbad  <&k  tequitedj. 
BMMI34SlDdi(1) 

For  those  ImsinKW!  Willi  slomtod  meiiKiry  oni)  le- 

5tKting  feqoireneiis. 
BHMI3S  PornltUSASrslmC) 

This  0(16  does  oil'  itw  cnituiotitm  Fw  op  to  2.IXX) 

eni[^'^K^.(feJOt  teiitjired), 
BHM140  Tk  Winning  Bid  II  )V.  3.1 

Fq!  bfllii  QuiGr&ji  and  poleMrai  oudiotE.  12  fkip^ies 

BHM14J  PCriclile(1)V,  1.0 

No  need  to  foigei  nti  oppointmenl  wilfi  Eulttmvne'i 

fine;:  srheditler 
BHM14SMt.ea](2)V.3.29 

Let  .*Ar.  Btl  piepo-e  vwjt  irrocei — oho  pritils  ouit 

tjoii.   [7  lioppes  iKjut^l 
BHM14?  PCLeHins(1)V.4.07 

Pftform  tny  cccuiation  for  boynesi  at  per^afiol  toai. 
BHM1S2  Form  Muster  (1) 

A  fiotfedui  pi(^am  fw  gettaoiing  muny  lypes  d  fotms 
BHM132  TiKliHtessCMtKts  Monger!!) 

Keep  Rod  of  qIvqu  busir«ss  {amtitfs  os  wflE  c^  tretid; 

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Pricing 
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3.5' disk  ordeisfleise  oiHSl.OO/M. 


Moth/Citliiilators 


MCI  02    TgiboCoJivkitorni 

Die  otsdeen  (ulculota  Kith  7  moat  ond  9  zicnlh 

fmHixa. 
MCi03    Cakpiosd) 

Put  n  sdeniiic  (dculdoi  in  v»i  coniirfei  with  Ills  po- 

gran. 


Communtcotions 


CI01       PrtKonn  0)  V.  2.4.3 

The  sJKiewfe  wsm  of  rise  pofub  PrCKOmm  (Ofi- 

muikoHacts  pco^om. 
CI  04       Boyain}V.03 

Feotsjies  of  mtl  flie  top  cDrarruiticD lions  prttgiams 

MGpped  into  one, 


Dalobases/Cataloging 


DBIOI      Video  Lhory  (I )V.  3.01 

Tk  uirimote  iFioice  lo  oipize  you  indec  lope  ulet- 
tion.  SioiB  10  H  1  OOO  lite 
DBI10     FnrBiseMCoriblDV.  I.D2 

JoseWl  tas  love  *! 


Databases:  Full-Featured 


DB113     PC  R!e  Plus  (3)  V.  2.0 

JO  r.e^  Old  erjiorned  feotmes  to  Biiltonvnte's  popular 
PCIfc 
DBIIS     WQinpiw(l)V.3JS 

Suppoits  djisi  iil  *ili  nfjolV  oK  ite  tuClKIK  )«) 
#ill  Ever  need.  {Hotd  d-Ti-e  raofiitnendtdj. 


Databases/Mailing  lists 


DB1I9     Moss  Appeal  [1]V,  3.2 

The  bKt  cllixjtpme  ail  ra^l  rrgt.  piogroni.  (Hlcrd  di^k 

recBmmend&dt. 
DBUa     Prof3«12)V.I.2 

DestgriaJ  lo  Ikeep  hwt  of  eportcnT  rjsHmers  tnd  ion- 

rccTS.   (Herd  ifri.  [KC-mriEfded). 


Desktop  Organizers 


BHM1S1  PCDssklenmdlV.  2.01 

InaMsc  oSlte  piodurtmlY  viitti  Itis  itetioii  tool, 
BHM1S3MyDeik|l)V.2.l 

liie  pgIkI  plfl{e  loi  ni  YOJf  iibrmcik:!i  [t;p  lo  40  letl 
litel 


Educational 


£104       The  World  (11V.  2.09 

BetlEf  t^cn  aiy  glote  you  ton  buy  {CGA,  oi  EGA  le- 

qiired]. 
E107       Asy's  First  Primer  (IJV.  1.7 

Hie  peifed  piogiom  for  pieaboofeis.   (CCA,  EGA,  oc 

VGA  requiedl. 
E109       PCFiislrpe<llV.3.01 

iaogiBi  dim  lidiles  lyplDg  iu«  wd  irani  d*  lot 

<He«tt sUlntis.  KUniund). 
El  10      WUiqgiid) 

Ihe  dnmate  ^eroeitory  imth  Wor.  (CGA  jequiied). 
Elll       Brandon's  Lunchbox  (11 

(Ms  3-7  *ill  taiefit  jeoiFi'  fioiii  llis  tuimiiJ    (CGA 

tequitetf) 
El  19       High  Sduol  Mnth  (21 

Prepoie  y^u!  Iiqli  s(!i{jol  stwfeoi  fei  wlege  tiow. 


El  20       VofobiiliiryBiiUetlS) 

Help  (ctli  yi  end  SO  sines,   Ihese  7.500  wnb  ni 
Itip. 
E121        JopooHe  (or  Bns'iusi  AodTrovil  (I) 

A  must  for  hesitiess  itoveler  ai  ilie  eiierl 


EdvcationalAeachers 


EI22       Grade  Gukle  (I)  V.  3.00b 

Eosy  way  to  stoie,  tehieie,  or^  orolyie  stidetits  giodos. 
EI2S       PC  Quitter  (II  V.  11 

CAI  lessons  (on  le  iieoted  iiy  oiy  dnii  Coo  indude 
questiais  aid  mswofs.  tnuh^ie  cFioi(e,  fpi  ^Eipilics. 
ICGA  reijiiecl. 
El 26       TenduisTiKilsIl  (I) 

Here  t^  1 00  stuj*ris  fHj  doss  (spied  s^ef  fushiwi). 


Artificial  Intelligence  &  CAI 


E129       PCai(l) 

Al'ow^  ^cnj  ro  treore  fWjr  own  luloriah,  tests,  and 


Food  &  Nutrition 


HPI01     TheNutritk>nist{t]V.3.0 

The  proginrr  for  tafd  filrses^.    (liord  driva  recora- 
rieiiedl. 


Games/Cards 


G103      VejosPriiVideoPokerlllV.  1.0 

lioie  10  pfcy  pokei  wlh  fte  best    (EGA  oi  VGA  it 

qjied). 
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Con  be  laloiaJ  to  yftii  steles  Lotto. 
G110      PC  LoIlD  [I)  V.  2.1 

Wow  yoe  ton  pifk  llie  'siretbiogs.  longshols  and  bFiod 

pkks.' 
G117      WollSlreeKD 

litis  wilt  sliaw  you  how  die  mcikel  leoll^  wtAi  ham 

the  biil  10  tlie  boos,   (BASIC  iei>jiied). 
G119       diHsd) 

Gfeot  fef  The  fcegnner  with  siit  feveb  for  iroptovertienJ, 

ICGA  retailed). 
GI21       SlnrTreMi; 

Ore  of  itie  raisks  Ibct  has  been  updaied. 
GI27      DreonTeomBnebolid) 

You  c»tk  'eoi  and  ploy  die  tompulei.   [CGA  i^uirodl. 
GI35       Wl^rTlieWonnll) 

Eraywe  mrals  lo  lielp  MIy  rale  it  lo  t»  lop.  (C(Sl 

leqiitedl. 
G13i      ItomfttfUm 

Hard  lo  imp(ove...bol  tfits  one  Iks. 
G14a      CngilotnComird) 

Fop  gome  ol  I9B9,  ymxSiKitbeiWtliipulil  dom. 

(CGA  tequiied). 
G14I      Strterd) 

fou're  Ike  pibi  of  dis  befetpw,  fmsliips,  ond  nissions. 

[CGA  .te^jired) 


Genealogy 


HP]  07     EITfce(l]V,  1.26 

iiaid,e5  jp  13  90  families  at  ore  time. 


Real  Estate 


REIOI     Prtn»ton  Rea(Oukk(U  V.  3.02 

R&i  etare  bring  cciobcne  ihoi  oiolyses  d  rbe  ilata. 
REIOS     Propntr  Manager  V.  1.0 

TrarM  dntn  en  tcrt  end  manrsicnce  lecciJ?. 


REia2     loonWorriord) 

IHes  barh  liieii  and  voriaUe  rate  mortgogCL 


S10I        Running  (1) 

Fori  time  jogge^  w  dstavis  nxm 
S103       FootboP  Pool  {1} 

V/ondeifLjl  orgrniizer  far  ntnfing  ffie  lotof  poo's. 


stocks  Aax 


&T104     StDfkMorlietAootyzefni 

A  giMl  Miy  !o  ar^ie  iiocts  in  giopli  fomL 
ST10S     PCOiorimV.1.01 

Ibis  menu  6i'Nen  Tool  felps  you  txr^  ond  «l  5(ods  {inl 

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STllS     Th0kHTrodef(l) 

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CAD/Paint 


CABlOl   PC  Draft  11(11  ¥.3.52 

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Est, 
CADI  03  PCFInjerPoDtd) 

Wost  soogfit  oftei  giopht  piogtom  of  Itie  yeci,   ICGA 

leqiiied) 
CAOIOt  FlowOurtingd) 

Designed  jisl  fei  fkisn  ond  ergowohoiol  (hols.  KGA 

refltired), 
UD107  Word  Feried  5.0  CBp  Art  (S) 

Ltjgml  Woid  Perfed  dip  oil  coliecton 


Word  Processing/Tools 


WFlOl    PC  Write  I3JV.  3.02 

Aimnl  a  goof  cs  Wofd  Peifoci  wih  spel  cbed.  (3S4I: 
Rom  tequttcd). 
WriOS    Word  Perfect  5.0  Tunis  ( I)  V.  10 

Eleven  progfoms  lo  teoth  you  eveiyriiing  you"!  need  to 

know. 
WPI 1 3    Word  Proiesang  For  Kids  (1 1 

CItildien  fiorn  4  to  9  yeors  ol  oge  ontoy  lis  tnlrakxlio) 

(CGA  tequifod). 
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«ieen  soffit,  aid  more. 
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iniOS     Ltftop  Bribed) 

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imi2     Bonner  Moterdl 

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UT114     File  Sqneeze  dl 

Squeeies  lies  hi  W-.,  gieoi  Eoi  bortui, 
urns     Profesi'md  Master  Key  (I) 

Smikii  10  Florw  Uiinos  -  jieoi  foi  hte  letoierf  ci>l 

dis^  mop  of  dsk  spoce. 


SMpptiig 

S3,00.  Oi-deis  over  S50.00  Free 
COD:  S3. DO 

V15A,  MoslerCard  or  Check 
(please  ullow  10  days  to  deer) 


ritone  urders 


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Fox:  206-236-2704 

Customer  Assistance 
206-232-5376 

Free , , . 
Cololog  and  sample  disk 


Bulk  Blank  Disks 

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Avoiiable  in  lols  oF  50  onlyl 

RainWare 
P.O.  Box  11 94 
Mercer  Island,  WA  98040 
8pm-6pmPSTM-F 
9am- 5pm  PST  SAT 


Circle  Reader  Service  Number  117 


DECEMBER       1989 


COMPUTE 


IS 


DOS  is  that  it's  not  just  a  file- 
transfer  program.  You  can 
read  and  write  MS-DOS  disks 
from  witfiin  any  Amiga  pro- 
gram— you  don't  have  to  copy 
the  files  to  Amiga-format  disks 
first.  For  instance,  if  you're  run- 
ning MSS's  Analyze!  spread- 
Sheet,  you  can  read  Lotus  1-2- 
3  files  directly  from  a  disk  you 
created  on  your  PS/2  at  work. 

CrossDOS  lets  you  ad- 
dress your  disk  drives  normally 
if  they  contain  Amiga-format 
disks,  or  as  DIO:  tfirough  DI3;  if 
they  contain  PC  disks,  Most 
AmIgaDOS  commands,  such 
as  Copy,  Dir,  and  Info,  work 
fine  on  MS-DOS  disks.  Also, 
CrossDOS  supports  360K  and 
720K  disks  and  works  with  the 
Amiga  1 020  S'A-inch  drive. 

If  you  need  to  share  data 
with  PCs,  CrossDOS  is  a  must- 
have.  It's  available  for  $30,  plus 
$3  sfiipping  and  handling,  from 
Consultron,  1 1 280  Parkview, 
Plymouth,  Michigan  48170; 
(313)459-7271. 


Easy  Words  &  Pictures 


Pen  Pal  ($149.95)  proves  that  a 
word  processor  doesn't  have 
to  be  stripped  down  to  l>e  easy 
to  use.  Along  witti  multiple 
fonts,  IFF  graphics  import,  a 
spelling  checker,  and  full  color 
support.  Pen  Pal  has  line-  and 
box-drawing  toofs,  a  "forms  fill- 
in"  feature  for  creating  in- 
voices, and  an  integrated 
database. 

Unlike  many  graphics 
word  processors,  you  aren't 
forced  to  use  bitmapped  fonts 
if  you  want  to  print  graphics  on 
a  page.  Pen  Pal  lets  you  com- 
bine graphics  and  your  print- 
er's built-in  fonts  on  the  same 
page,  allowing  faster  and 
cleaner  printouts. 

An  intuitive  user  interface 
and  comprehensive  online  help 
facility  make  learning  Pen  Pal  a 
snap.  Writers  will  appreciate  the 
ability  to  turn  off  the  rulers  and 
scroll  bars  to  get  the  maximum 
amount  of  text  on  the  screen. 

The  built-in  database  is 
fairly  sopfiisticated,  with  report 
capabilities  and  total  fields.  Its 
integration  makes  Pen  Pal  a 
perfect  word  processor  for  cre- 
ating form  letters. 

To  get  your  own  Pen  Pal, 
contact  16795  Lark  Avenue, 
Suite  210,  Los  Gatos,  Califor- 
nia 95030;  (408)  395-3838, 


Turbo  Fun 


Microlllusions  has  finally  re- 
leased Turbo,  tfie  third  game  in 
its  One-to-One  Series.  Turbo 
puts  you  in  the  driver' s  seat  of 
a  James  Bond-ish  sports  car 


for  a  race  to  the  death.  You 
have  to  beat  your  opponent  to 
the  finish  line  while  avoiding 
other  vehicles  that  are  deter- 
mined to  bump  you  off  the 
road. 

If  you  hit  a  pedestrian,  you 
hear  a  bloodcurdling  scream 
and  see  a  red  splotch  on  the 
pavement.  This  isn't  a  game  for 
the  squeamish. 

Unlike  the  other  games  in 
the  series.  Turbo  doesn't  sup- 
port modem  play.  Strangely, 
the  modem  option  can  still  be 
selected,  but  it  doesn't  work  re- 
liably. Microlllusions  should 
have  taken  the  time  to  remove 
it  from  the  menu. 

You  can  turtxxiharge  your 
Amiga  for  $24.95.  Contact  Micro- 
Illusions,  17408Chatsworth 
Street,  Granada  Hills,  California 
91344;  (800)  522-2041. 


Hard  Drivin' 


Tired  of  doing  the  floppy  stiuf- 
fle?  Check  out  Xetec's  Amiga 
hard  drive  controllers.  The 
Amiga  500  ($249.95)  and  1 000 
($274.95)  interfaces  feature  a 
slot  for  adding  up  to  eight 
megabytes  of  expansion  mem- 
ory. Just  attach  a  hard  drive  in 
an  external  case  and  you're 
ready  to  go.  The  A2000  Fast- 
Card  ($199.95)  lets  you  mount 
a  SVa-inch  hard  drive  directly  on 
the  controller  card.  All  three 
models  autolxjot  under  Kick- 
Start  1.3. 

Although  they  don't  do 
DMA,  the  Xetec  interfaces  are 
very  fast.  DeluxePaint  III,  a 
280K  program,  loads  in  under 
two  seconds  using  the  Fast- 
Card  in  my  A1000  expansion 
chassis. 

For  more  information,  con- 
tact Xetec  at  2804  Arnold 
Road,  Salina,  Kansas  67401 ; 
(913)827-0685. 
—  Denny  Atkin 


Picture  a  serene  setting,  trees, 
and  a  brook  perhaps.  In  your 
lap  you  hold  a  playing  board  di- 


vided into  a  grid.  To  your  right 
lies  a  pouch  of  tiles.  You  place 
each  tile  on  the  grid  so  that  the 
pattern  or  shape  on  the  tile 
matches  any  adjacent  tiles.  The 
best  match  you  can  make 
draws  together  four  tiles 
around  a  fifth.  After  making 
such  a  Four-Way  Match,  stars 
glimmer  on  the  board. 

Ishido,  which  should  be 
available  by  early  winter,  effec- 
tively creates  an  intriguing  chal- 
lenge and  a  fascinating 
environment.  The  manual  tells 
the  legend  of  how  Ishido  t^e- 
gan,  The  story  tells  how  the  in- 
tricately crafted  stones  were 
used  for  different  purposes, 
from  meditation  to  war. 

Even  though  its  roots 
don't  truly  delve  into  the  depths 
of  antiquity,  Ishido's  designers 
have  constructed  a  good  myth 
around  the  package.  Besides 
the  legend,  there's  the  look  of 
the  tiles  and  the  quiet  concen- 
tration involved  in  winning. 
Taken  as  a  whole,  these  ele- 
ments weave  a  feeling  of  medi- 
tation around  the  game.  Its 
addictive;  I  can't  stop  trying  to 
figure  out  a  new  way  to  win. 

It's  a  different  pace  from 
sports  simulations  and  arcade 
action,  so  don't  expect  cheer- 
ing crowds  or  laser  torpedoes. 
Do  expect  a  peaceful  encoun- 
ter with  an  Oriental  flavor. 

The  program  retails  for 
S49.95,  For  more  information, 
contact  Epyx  at  600  Galveston 
Drive,  Redwood  City,  California 
94063;  (415)  368-3200.  (Al- 
though Epyx  switched  its  focus 
from  microcomputer  software 
to  game  cartridges,  the  compa- 
ny will  still  sell  Ishido  through 
the  end  of  1989.  But  be  quick 
about  it  because  there  may  not 
be  many  copies.) 


Dueling  Banshees 


You  don't  find  many  arcade 
games  in  the  Macintosh  sec- 
tion of  the  software  store — 
Arkanoid,  Loderunner — but 
Mindscape  has  tossed  in  a 
new  contender.  Gauntlet 
dresses  you  up  like  an  elf,  a 
barbarian,  a  wizard,  or  a  Valky- 
rie and  gives  you  someplace 
logo. 

You  explore  level  after  lev- 
el of  mazes,  each  filled  with 
ghouls  and  monsters  as  well 
as  treasure,  keys,  magic,  and 
food.  Collect  the  good  objects 
to  keep  up  your  strength  and 
boost  your  score.  Slaughter 
the  bad  creatures  to  survive 
each  level. 

The  graphics  are  fine  and 
the  interface  is  good,  You  can 
play  with  the  mouse  or  any  of 
three  key  combinations.  Best 
of  all,  the  sound  injects  grunts 


and  snorts  and  burps  into  the 
gaming  world. 

Gauntlet  retails  for  $49.95. 
For  more  information,  contact 
Mindscape  at  3444  Dundee 
Road,  Northbrook,  Illinois 
60062:  (31 2)  480-7667. 


Puzzling  Problems 


The  latest  batch  of  puzzles 
from  Miles  Computing  is  called 
The  Puzzle  Gallery:  At  ffte  Car- 
nival. It's  filled  with  riddles, 
word  searches,  picture  puz- 
zles, and  the  best  mazes  you'll 
ever  see  on  the  Mac. 

The  atmosphere  is  lively 
and  the  puzzles  are  challeng- 
ing. Even  when  your  eyes  get 
tired,  you'll  find  it  hard  to  stop. 

In  the  future.  Miles  Com- 
puting will  release  other  puzzle 
collections  with  new  themes. 
As  long  as  you  have  The  Puz- 
zle Gallery,  you'll  tie  able  to  run 
each  new  batch  of  riddles. 

The  program  retails  for 
$39.95.  and  it  supports  color  if 
you  have  a  Macintosh  II.  For 
more  information,  contact  Elec- 
tronic Arts  (1 820  Gateway 
Drive,  San  Mateo,  California 
94404;  415-571-7171),  which 
distributes  Miles  Computing's 
products. 


Also  Debuting 


Accolade  has  released  Fasf 
Break  for  the  Macintosh.  The 
game  faithfully  reproduces  a 
three-on-three  game  of  basket- 
ball. For  those  of  us  who  know 
very  little  about  dribbling  and 
jump  shots.  Fast  Break  may  be 
a  little  daunting.  But  in  its  ver- 
sions for  other  machines.  Ac- 
colade's game  has  won  some 
awards,  so  it  may  be  worth  a 
try.  It  retails  for  $49.95,  and  you 
can  get  more  information  from 
Accolade  at  550  South  Win- 
chester Boulevard,  Suite  200, 
San  Jose,  California  95128; 
(408)  296-8400. 

If  you  leave  your  Macin- 
tosh on  for  long  hours,  try  After 
Dark,  a  new  package  from 
Berkeley  Systems.  You  can 
choose  from  supplied  animat- 
ed graphics — lightning  bolts,  a 
meteor  shower,  a  shift  into 
warp  speed— but  you  can  also 
design  your  own  screens  using 
twuncing  logos  and  other  art. 
Of  particular  interest  is  the 
Anti-snoop  feature  which  locks 
your  screen  with  a  password 
so  no  one  else  can  see  your 
work  while  you're  away  from 
your  Macintosh.  After  Dark  re- 
tails  for  S39.95.  Contact  Berke- 
ley Systems  at  1 700  Shattuck 
Avenue,  Berkeley,  California 
94709:  (41 5)  540-5535. 
—  Heidi  E.  H.  Aycock  B 


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ccolade's  hot 
racing  simula- 
tions take 
you  from  the 
hairpins 
of  Monaco  to  the  breakers  off 
Miami  to  give  you  a  true  taste  of 
life  in  the  fast  lane. 

The  Dud— "This  is  one  of  the 
highest  quality,  moit  entertaining 
computer  games  ever," 
-PC  Magazine 


The  Duel.  Test  Driw  11"  is  the 
best  selling  driving  game  of  1989. 
Head'tO'head  racing  between 
the  Porsche  959"and  Ifetrari  F«* 
puts  heat  on  the  street.  And 


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now  Accolade  lets  you  duel  it  out 
with  4  add-on  car  and  scenery 
disVs—TheSupercarsTThe 
Musck  Cars" Calif OTnia  ChaUer^ge™ 
and  Eura|)Q2n  Challenge™ 


Grand  Prix  Circuit —"...  hands 
down  the  best  driving  game  we 
tested,  if  it  were  any  more  realistic, 
you'd  need  to  wear  hlomex  under- 
wear  to  play  it'.'—  Car  St  DRIVER 

Gratui  Prix  Cira(it™whisks 
you  to  the  exclusive  world  of 
Fbrmula  One  Racing.  Slither  and 
slide  through  the  curves  of 
glamorous  Monaco.  Blast  down 
the  straightaways  of  Germany. 
Plunge  into  the  tunnels  of  Japan. 
You'll  race  on  the  legendary 
Grand  Prix  courses, 
driving  for 


the  teams  of  McLaren,  Ferrari 
and  Williams  Honda.  Car  & 
DTiiCT™  calls  it  "the  best!' 

How  do  you  maintain  a 
proven  track  record?  Kickstan 
The  Cycles:  Jntemationai  Granii 
Prix  Racing"  No  other  motor- 
cycle simulation  offers  its  realistic, 
first-person  racing  perspective. 
Wrap  yourself  around  the  chassis 
of  the  fastest  bikes  ever  built. 


Race  against  9  of  the  circuits' 
best  riders  on  15  authentic  GP 
courses. 

And  in  the  wake  of  its  racing 
success,  Accolade  launches 
thunder  on  the  water.  Heat  Waie- 
Ofjshore  Superhoat  Racing" 
captures  the  thrills  of  one 


mm 


of  the  fastest  growing  sports  in 
America.  RDOstertail  in  four,  3-D 
superboaE.  Go  full-throttle  at 
200  mph  over  oceans,  rivers  and 
canals  as  you  battle  10  skippers 
for  the  title  of  "US  1"— best 
in  the  world. 


Stop  by  your  software  retailer 
and  take  Accolade's  racing  sim- 
ulations out  for  a  spin.  And  whOe 
you're  there,  get  the  lowdown 
on  Accolade's  "Life  In  The 
Fast  Lane  Sweepstakes"—  your 
chance  to  win  a  weekend  trip 
to  one  of  three  major  racing 
events;  a  Grand  Prix  Motorcycle 
race,  a  Formula  One/lndy  Car 
Grand  Pri.x  or  an  Offshore 
Powerboat  Race. 

Accolade's  racing  simulations. 
Go  ahead.  Put  'em  in  drive. 

How  to  order:  Visit  your 

favorite  retailer  or  cail 
800-245-7744. 


Enter  The  mtm'    wF'      Accolade 
"Life  In  The  Fast  Lane^"  Sweepstakes 

Win  Your  Choitz  of  a  "Life  m  The  Fast  Lane"  Fantasy  Weel<end'. 

ACCOLADE  "UF1E  IN  THE  FAST  LANE"  SWEEPSTAKES 
OFFICIAL  ENTRY  FORM 

To  enter,  complete  this  entry  form  and  mail  it  vi.i  First  Class  mail  to:  ACCOLADE 
"LIFE  IN  THE  FAST  LANE"  SWEEPSTAKES.  PO.  Box  8973.  Westport,  CT  06888. 
All  cnnries  must  be  received  by  March  15, 1990  to  be  eligible.  NO  PURCHASE 
NECESSARY  TO  ENTER  OR  WIN  PRIZES. 

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□  A  Grand  Prix  Motorq^cle  Race  weekend  (US.  International  Grand  Prix  at 

biguna  Sera.  CA.- ApHl  1990) 
D  A  Formula  One  or  Indy  Car  Grand  Prix  weekend  (Race  and  date  to  be 

determined  by  Accolade) 
D  An  Offshore  Powerboat  Race  weekend  (Race  and  date  to  be  determined  by 

Accolade) 

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TOUR  COIi^PLETE  ADDRESS 


NAME  OF  RETAIL  OUTLET  VOU  SHOP  FDR  SOFTWARE 


CFTY  a  STATE  OF  THAT  STORE  LOCATION 

Type  of  computer  owned: 
D  Macintosh 
a  Apple  II  Series 
□  Apple  IlGS 


ZIP  (requited) 


D  IBM/Tandy  St  Compatibles 
n  Commodore  64/128 
D  Commodore  Amiga 


OFFtOAtnULES 

How  to  Eirtan  Or  an  Offcial  Eniry  Fomn  ora  plan  pace  d  3")(  S'papen  twid  pnnt  your  name 

and  coi-npiete  atkJiess,  the  riarrw  antf  BdtJrKS  of  the  rotail  outlet  wtwre  yoo  s^kOf>  few  sofrware, 

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"Life  in  The  Fasi  Lar>o'  Sifteepaakes,  F»0.  Box  697a  Westpoct.  CT  06888.  Entei  as  oten  as  you  wtsfi. 

bui  each  Bfitry  must  tie  sent  in  a  separale  ervelopo  via  Firai  Class  MaiS  and  receivod  by  Marcfi  15, 

1990.  NO  PURCHASE  NECESSARY  TO  ENTER  OR  WIN  PRIZES. 

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awarded;  a  Grand  Pru  MtStx cvcfc  Race  weetend.  a  Formula  One  or  irtdy  Car  Graixl  Ptk  nneekend 
ano  an  Offshore  Povwrboal  Race  nweScefKl.  EaiJi  (size  wiH  mciuOe  such  tcansportalior  arrar^gemefiJs 
and  other  scayrrrKriawxts  a$  may  be  r^ecessafy  lor  Iwo  people  traveling  together,  indudin^  ihe  sports 
e^ni  ^keti  AJi  ariangemenls  shall  be  made  try  Accolade  at  rts  discratk>n  as  to  place  af>d  event 
selection.  Applicable  period  for  lantasy  weekend  arfangiemenis  sfiafl  be  4/1/90- 12/31/90.  Each 
w:nr»i  will  bo  otfoiud  ihe  option  a!  leceivang  Si  .WO  cash  instead  of  the  laniasy  weeker>d  (or  two. 
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**efc«;r>d  prizes  by  means  ol  a  series  of  random  drawings  lo  b$  conducted  <xi  3/16/90  by 
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benoiiSted  bymgil  tiy  3^2/90.  The  oOds  of  winr^ing  wiH  depend  upon  itw  number  ol  valid 
enttiesrece'^^.  Winnefs  wjI  be  lequned  to  provide  social  secunty  number  (tor  lax  purpcsesj, 
and  lo  sign  an  affidavit  ol  eligibility  and  pubdcity/liabPlrty  release.Tax  l^a&li^  on  ptiie 
winnirkflsisthe  resporiabilify  of  each  winner  Prizes  are  not  trar^sfeiabte^hiowe^er, 
any  pme  won  tv a  mino^  will  be  awaitfed  m  ihe  rtameo!  a  parcn:  or  guardaa 
Oflcf  good  onfy  m  USA  and  LIS  GiTwrnment  instaHatona. 
Em  ptoyeesol  Accolade.  Incrts  fnafteling  agencies,  ths  ptogram's 
supplcrs.  and  their  ^mmediaie  families  ate  noi  elg<Ue  le  win_U>d 
wherfrrfr  pfDhibiied  or  restricted  by  faw  lb  fequosl  a  let  ol  tfie  prce 
winners,  send  a  stamped, setl-addiessed  envelopd  bofote  3/15/90 
to:  Accolade  "Ule  in  The  Fast  Lane"  Winners. PO,  Box  920. 

Weapon.  GToeasi. 


The  best  in  entertainniE^^t  software? 


Circle  Reader  Service  Number  132 


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Enter  SimCily,  the  City  Simuiator,  and  take  charge  of  an  evolving,  growing  city.  Become 
mayor  of  a  dynamic  real-time  urban  simulation.  Your  city  Is  populated  by  Sims — simulated 
citizens.  Sims  live,  work,  play,  drive— and  complain  about  taxes,  traffic,  taxes,  crime  and 
taxes—just  like  us.  You  control  the  fate  of  the  city.  You  zone  land,  balance  budgets,  control 
crime,  traffic  and  pollution. 


Satisfied  SimCity  players 
say  it  best... 

Great  game!  I'm  hooked  • 
I've  got  SimCity  syndrome!  • 
I  find  SimCity  to  be  the  most 
addicting,  educationaJ,  and 
the  best  game  1  have  ever 
played!  •  Amazing!  •  I  may 
quit  my  )ob  so  1  can  play 
more...  well,  nah  •  You  guys 
are  Maximum  Pinheads  • 
SimCity  is  not  just  a  game, 
it's  a  way  of  life  •  Simply  the 
best  computer  game  I've 
ever  played!  •  SimCity 
should  be  outlawed!!  It's 
addictive  •  Fantastic!  I've 
been  playing  almost  non- 
stop for  4  days!  •  Excellent 
game!  But  I've  been  losing  a 
lot  of  sleep  since  1  bought  it 

•  Wow!!  •  It's  a  blast!  • 
TERRinC!  FANTASTIC!  • 
Awesome!!  •  Super!!!  •  The 
airplane  pilots  are  psychotic 

•  Amazing — all  mayors  need 
to  understand  this  too;  mine 
doesn't  •  It's  like  an 
electronic  ant  farm  • 
Outstanding!  •  What  a 
fantastic  program!  •  My  4 
year  old  loves  it  too!  • 
Excellent  program!  Learning^, 
can  be  fun  and  addicting  *V(,| 
Best  game  ever  for  the       ^^ 
Amiga  •  My  wife  and  I  really 
love  this  software  •  i  stay  up  until  2  a.m. 
playing  it  everyday!  •  Thank  you  for  a 
piece  of  intelligent,  educational  and 
thought-provoking  software  •  Absolutely 
wonderful  idea  and  program  •  Excellent 
product,  1  wish  I'd  thought  of  it!!  •  I've 
never  seen  a  program  like  this  •  Make 
more  Sim  games,  nothing  even  comes 
close  •  On  a  scale  of  l-IO  this  one's  a  20!!!  • 
This  is  a  totally  different,  stimulating, 
engrossing  and  visually  enjoyable 
program.  •  Spiffy!  •  Great,  Great  and 
Great!  • 

fXtiese  comments  are  from  the  correspondence 
(rom  real  SimCity  users.  Honest! ) 


•  Simple  to  play— all  icons  and 
graphics,  no  text  commands. 

•  Loaded  witii  animation  and 
detailed  sound  eflects. 

•  An  endless  number  of  possible 
cities— all  dHlerent. 

•  Exceptional  depth  of  play. 


DESIGN  AND  BUILD  THE 
CITY  OF  YOUR  DREAMS 

Collect  taxes.  Build 
homes,  stores  and  facto- 
ries— even  nuclear  power 
plants.  Design  mass  tran- 
sit. Hire  police.  Build  a 
football  stadium.  Create  an 
urban  Utopia. 

OR  TURN  CITY  LIFE  INTO 
A  NIGHTMARE. 

Raise  taxes.  Bulldoze 
entire  neighborhoods. 
Manipulate  property  val- 
ues. Causetornados,  earth- 
quakes, floods,  fires  and 
other  disasters  at  your 
whim. 

SIMCITY  TAKES  ON  A 
LIFE  OF  ITS  OWN. 

Build  roads— cars  ap- 
pear. Lay  track— trains  go. 
Build  an  airport — planes 
fly.  Helicopters  report  on 
traffic.  Factories  cause 
pollution.  Neighborhoods 
go  condo.  Areas  deterio- 
rate into  slums.  Lead  a 
thriving  metropolis  or  be 
left  broke,  mayor  of  a  ghost 
town. 

SIMCITY  GIVES  YOU  THE 
KEY  TO  THE  CITY.  THE 
REST  IS  UP  TO  YOU. 


SimCity. 


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THE  WRAPPING  PAPER  SIZZLES  IN  THE  FIREPLACE.  YOUR 
CHILDREN  HAVE  TIED  THE  RIBBONS  IN  THEIR  HAIR,  WRAPPED 
THEM  AROUND  THE  DOG,  AND  STRUNG  THEM  ON  THE 
BANNISTER.  EVERYONE  HAS  INSPECTED  EVERYONE  ELSE'S  TOYS. 
WHAT  NOW?  GATHER  THE  FAMILY  AROUND  THE  COMPUTER 
FOR  A  GROUP  ASSAULT  ON  SOME  GHOULS  IN  A  MAZE,  TAKE 
TURNS  AT  YOUR  HOME  MINIATURE  GOLF  COURSE.  PLAY 
TOGETHER,  MORE  AND  MORE  GAMES  ARE  COMING  OUT  FOR 
GROUPS,  SO  PICK  UP  A  FEW  EXTRA  JOYSTICKS  AND  SET  UP 
SOME  MORE  CHAIRS  BY  THE  COMPUTER.  WE'LL  TELL  YOU 
ABOUT  SOFTWARE  FOR  THE  FAMILY  THAT  WANTS  TO  PLAY 
TOGETHER  IN  "THE  MORE  THE  MERRIER"  ON  PAGE  22.  ■  WHEN 
YOU  WENT  OUT  IN  SEARCH  OF  THE  GAME  TO  LIGHT  UP  YOUR 
FAMILY'S  EYES,  DID  YOU  KNOW  WHAT  TO  LOOK  FOR?  THERE'S 
A  LOT  OF  SMALL  PRINT  ON  A  SOFTWARE  BOX,  FIND  OUT 
WHAT  IT  MEANS  IN  "BIG  GAME  HUNTER"  ON  PAGE  38.  ■ 
GROUP  GAMES  AREN'T  A  NEW  TREND,  BUT  THEIR  SUCCESS 
WILL  BE  HARD-EARNED,  READ  WHAT  A  MULTIPLAYER  GAME 
DESIGNER  HAS  TO  SAY  IN  "MY  VIEW"  ON  PAGE  34,      FIND 
THE  PERFECT  GIFT  FOR  ANY- 
ONE IN  OUR  HOLIDAY  GIFT 
GUIDE  ON  PAGE  46,  ■  ON 
OUR  DISK  YOU'LL  FIND 
GAMES  YOUR  FAMILY  WILL 
STAND  IN  LINE  TO  PLAY,  READ 
ABOUT  THEM  ON  PAGE  56,  ■ 
"RESOURCES,"  ON  PAGE  54, 
WILL  HELP  YOU  FIND  MORE 
FUN  TO  OCCUPY  YOUR 
FAVORITE  GROUP  ALL  YEAR. 
IN  DECEMBER,  COMPUTE!  IS 
YOUR  EXPERT  ON 

DECEMBER       1989         COMPUTEI       21 


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COMPUTER  FUN  IS  A  FAMILY  AFFAIR 


COMPUTEI  DECEMBER       1989 


A  giant  lizard  named  Lizzy  scaled  a  high-rise  and  de- 
voured a  SWAT  officer  whom  she  plucked  from  an 
open  window.  Then  she  turned  her  attention  to 
George,  a  huge  gorilla  busy  punching  holes  in  a  near- 
by building.  Lizzy  took  a  swipe  at  him,  nearly  knock- 
ing him  to  the  ground. 
"Hey!  What  did  you  do  that  for?"  the  teenage  giri 
asked  the  woman  sitting  next  to  her  at  the  computer. 
Her  mother  didn't  answer.  She  just  smiled  and  concentrat- 
ed on  the  giant  lizard  she  controlled  with  her  joystick.  (The  girl 
controlled  George.)  After  Lizzy  reduced  one  building  to  rubble, 
she  turned  to  help  George  pound  another  high-rise  into  dust. 
Despite  machine-gun  fire  from  attacking  helicopters  and  heavi- 
ly-armed police  SWAT  teams,  Jackie  Bean  and  her  daughter, 
Ashley — with  a  little  help  from  Lizzy  and  George — destroyed 
Peoria,  then  set  their  sights  on  Chicago. 

This  North  Carolina  family  was  spending  an  evening  with 
Rampage,  an  arcade-style  game  from  Activision  that  permits  as 
many  as  three  players  simultaneously  to  lay  waste  to  147  differ- 
ent cities.  The  Windy  City  was  saved  from  destruction  when 
Ashley  suddenly  remembered  a  biology  paper  that  was  due  the 
next  day. 


Changes  in  the  Environment 

"We  always  look  at  the  two-player  option  when  we  are  design- 
ing because  we  like  to  play  the  games  with  each  other  in  the  of- 
fice," says  Kelly  Flock,  product  development  manager  at 
Activision.  "For  example,  most  of  our  games  have  allowed  two- 
player  participation,  but  usually  sequentially  as  opposed  to 


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two  players  on  the  keyboard  or  joy- 
stick at  the  same  time.  Some  of  that 
comes  from  the  MS-DOS  environ- 
ment where  you  don't  typically  have 
two  joysticks." 

Early  multiplayer  games  tended 
to  be  the  you-beat-my-high-score  vari- 
ety. What  is  interesting  now,  especial- 
ly in  games  like  Rampage,  is  that 
players  work  together.  Up  to  three 
players  can  take  the  role  of  a  huge  go- 
rilla, lizard,  or  wolf  whose  objective  is 
to  demolish  cities  Godzilla-style  while 
avoiding  helicopters  and  snipers. 

"The  objective  \vas  not  to  beat  up 
the  other  guy,"  Flock  says,  "but  to 
share  the  tasks.  You  go  over  and  get 
that  building,  I  get  this  building,  but 
watch  out  for  that  helicopter,  and  then 
go  down  and  get  that  police  car."  The 
game  awards  points  for  punching 
buildings,  cars,  helicopters,  and  for 
making  between-meal  snacks  of  the 
police.  One  person  can  play  alone,  but 
when  two  or  more  players  get  togeth- 


er, it  makes  it  that  much  more  fun. 
"Despite  its  trash-and-smash 
theme,"  Flock  says,  ^'Rampage  was 
created  in  an  environment  that  was 
much  more  social,  because  you  com- 
pete and  cooperate  with  other  live 
players." 

The  Human  Touch 

Traditional  games  are  a  form  of  enter- 
tainment played  and  enjoyed  by  sev- 
eral people,  but,  with  a  computer,  you 
don't  need  a  human  opponent.  Social 
interaction  is  still  important,  though. 
"People  still  prefer  to  play  with  other 
people,"  says  Activision's  Kelly  Flock, 
"but  there's  a  difficulty  in  getting 
them  together,  what  with  the  timing 
or  where  the  computer's  located." 

Shelly  Safir,  manager  of  product 
development  at  Accolade,  echoes 
Rock's  sentiment.  "Computing  can 
be  a  relatively  isolating  experience. 
The  difficulty  that  we've  found  as  an 
industry  is  that  the  computer  is  not 


A  Gaggle  of  Group  Games 


Face  Off  I 

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IBM  PC  and  compatibles— $44.95 

Gamester 

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Gauntlet 

Apple  li— S39.95 
Apple  IIgs— $44.95 
Atari  ST— $49.95 
Commodore  64/1 28— $34.95 
IBM  PC  and  compatibles-— $39.95 
Macintosh— 849.95 
Gauntlet  II 
Amiga— $49.95 
Atari  ST— $49.95 
Commodore  64/128— $29.95 
IBM  PC  and  compatibles— $39.95 
Mindscape 
3444  Dundee  Rd. 
Northbrook,  IL60062 
(312)480-7667 

Hardball  II 

IBM  PC  and  compatibles— $39.95 
Jack  Nicholas'  Greatest  18 
Holes  of  Major  Championship 
Golf 

Amiga— $49.95 
Apple  llGS— $49,95 
Commodore  64/128— $29.95 
IBM  PC  and  compatibles— $49,95 

Mental  Blocks 

IBM  PC  and  compatibles— $14,95 
Commodore  64/1 28— $1 4.95 


Accolade 

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Suite  200 

San  Jose,  CA  95128 

(408)  296-8400 

Hole-in-One  Miniature  Golf 

Amiga— $39.95 

Atari  ST— $29.95 

Commodore  64/128— $29.95 

IBM  PC  and  compatibles— $34.95 

DigiTek 

8910  N.  Dale  Mabry 

Executive  Center,  Suite  37 

Tampa,  FL  33614 

(813)933-8023 

John  Madden  Football 

Apple  II— $49.95 

IBM  PC  and  compatibles— $49.95 

Lakers  vs.  Celtics 

IBM  PC  and  compatibles— $49.95 

Electronic  Arts 

1820  Gateway  Dr. 

San  Mateo,  CA  94404 

(415)571-7171 

Rampage 

Amiga— $39.95 
Apple  II— $34.95 
Commodore  64/128— $34.95 
IBM  PC  and  compatibles— $39.95 

Tongue  of  tKe  FatMan 

IBM  PC  and  compatibles— $39.95 

Activision 

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3885  Bohannon  Dr. 

Menio  Park,  CA  94025 

(415)329-0500 


normally  in  a  place  where  the  family 
gathers.  It's  a  little  difficult  for  people 
to  get  together  unless  they  cram  into 
one  room." 

As  the  personal  computer  moves 
out  of  an  isolated  corner  and  into  the 
home's  entertainment  area,  there's 
more  opportunity  for  the  family  to 
gather  around  it — especially  as  the 
graphics  capabilities  pick  up  and  the 
computer  becomes  more  familiar. 
"Initially,  there  were  members  of  the 
family  who  were  afraid  to  touch  it," 
Safir  says.  "As  computers  become 
more  of  an  everyday  item  in  the 
home,  people  are  getting  more  accus- 
tomed to  them  and  feel  much  more 
comfortable  about  playing  with 
them." 

A  computer's  input  device  also 
influences  participation.  A  joystick  or 
mouse  is  much  more  appealing  than  a 
keyboard  for  many  game  players.  Two 
joysticks  make  it  easier  to  attract  two 
players.  "I  think  I  saw  a  lot  more 
multiplayer  gaming  in  the  Commo- 
dore environment  initially,"  Flock 
says,  "but  now  I'm  seeing  players 
make  that  same  transition  in  the  MS- 
DOS  market.  Now  people  are  starting 
to  buy  the  joysticks,  the  sound  boards, 
and  the  graphics  boards  that  are  al- 
lowing games  to  reach  a  level  where 
they  can  really  show  off  the  machine. 
Owners  want  to  invite  people  over 
to  play." 

Designers'  Choice 

If  computer  owners  want  to  share 
their  electronic  fun  with  other  people, 
software  developers  are  all  for  it. 
"Two-player  games  are  ideal  for  us," 
Flock  says.  "If  everybody  played  two- 
player  games,  we  could  do  away  with 
the  whole  concept  of  computer  A/I 
[Artificial  Intelligence].  In  developing 
games,  that's  often  the  hardest  part  to 
do.  It's  hard  to  make  a  computer  op- 
ponent that's  fun  to  play  when  you 
don't  have  a  set  of  rules  to  follow." 

Multiplayer  games  haven't  done 
well  financially.  "But  they  are  the 
kinds  of  games  that  all  our  developers 
like  to  do  and  we  like  to  play,"  Flock 
says,  "and  that's  why  you  continue  to 
see  them  coming  out.  Around  the  of- 
fice we  have  a  bunch  of  game  players 
who  want  to  take  on  each  other.  Multi- 
player games  are  the  games  of  the  fu- 
ture, but  how  soon  they  come  is  the 
big  question." 

Teamwork  Counts 

Activision's  new  release.  Tongue  of 
the  FatMan,  emphasizes  competition. 
Mondu-the-Fat  is  the  undefeated 
champion  and  host  of  the  intergalactic 
Fight  Palace.  You  and  a  friend  control 


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bizarre  creatures  who  pit  their  skills 
and  weapons  against  each  other.  If 
you  feel  lucky,  take  on  the  FatMan 
himself.  Just  watch  out  for  Mondu's 
special  weapon;  in  this  arena,  tongue- 
lashing  takes  on  a  whole  new  meaning. 

If  you're  looking  for  more  down- 
to-earth  action,  sports  games  and  sim- 
ulations frequently  allow  two  or  more 
players  to  compete  simultaneously.  In 
GameStar's  hockey  game,  Face  Off, 
two  players  can  play  against  each  oth- 
er in  a  league  game  or  in  an  arcade 
version.  It  also  lets  two  players  team 
up  against  the  computer.  "That 
should  be  an  interesting  feature," 
Flock  says,  "because  1  don't  know  of 
any  product  that  allows  users  to  do 
thai." 

Baseball  fans  may  want  to  con- 
sider Accolade's  Hardball  II.  It  pro- 
vides an  enhanced  two-player  option 
that  lets  you  manage  your  team  and 
make  tactical  decisions.  Players  can 
manage  two  teams  in  head-to-head 
competition. 

Electronic  Arts  has  several  new 
sports  releases  designed  for  multiple 
players  as  well  as  the  conventional  hu- 
man-vs.-computer  mode.  John  Mad- 
den Football  lets  two  players  control 
full  1 1 -men  teams  for  each  kickofF,  re- 
turn, scrimmage,  pass,  punt,  touch- 
down, and  point-after  attempt.  The 
game  designers  modeled  player  per- 
formance after  real-life  ratings  on  as 
many  as  1 1  key  variables,  including 
speed,  durability,  coverage,  and 
rushing. 

Lakers  vs.  Celtics  and  the  NBA 
Playoffs  is  five-on-five  basketball  ac- 
tion from  Electronic  Arts.  Flayers  can 
select  any  often  NBA  playoff  teams 


from  the  1988-89  season,  complete 
with  stats.  You  can  recognize  the 
computer  players.  Different  heights, 
hair  styles,  colors,  numbers,  and 
moves  add  up  to  realistic  on-court  ac- 
tion. Check  out  Kareem's  skyhook, 
Bird's  three-pointer,  and  Jordan's 
double-pump  reverse-slam. 

Brainteasers 

Accolade's  Safir  produced  Jack  Nicho- 
las'Greatest  18  Holes  in  Major  Cham- 
pionship Golf,  a  popular  golf  game 
with  an  option  for  up  to  four  players, 
but  this  summer  he  released  a  differ- 
ent kind  of  multiplayergame,  called 
Menial  Blocks.  "It's  the  type  of  game, 
even  in  its  single-player  option,  where 
people  will  stand  around  behind  you 
and  give  you  suggestions  what  to  do," 
he  says. 

Mental  Blocks  offers  three  chal- 
lenges in  one  package,  and  two  of 
them  have  two-player  options.  Play- 
ers compete  against  each  other  and 
the  clock.  "It  provides  a  competitive 
mode  that  I  think  increases  game  en- 
joyment for  a  longer  term,"  Safir  says. 
"I  also  think  that  aspect  encourages  a 
lot  more  communication  between  the 
people  playing,  whether  it  be  compet- 
itive or  cooperative." 

In  MB'%  Mental  Detector,  the 
problem  is  the  same  for  both  players. 
The  top  and  two  sides  of  a  cube  are 
shown,  and  each  side  has  a  color  and 
perhaps  an  arrow  pointing  in  a  partic- 
ular direction.  Below  the  cube  arc  four 
panels  that  may  or  may  not  represent 
the  unfolded  cube.  The  first  player  to 
identify  which  panel  is  the  unfolded 
cube  wins  that  round. 

Shapes  Happen  is  Mental  Blocks' 


other  two-player  game,  and  it's  simi- 
lar to  some  IQ  tests.  You  look  at  three 
figures  that  have  some  relationship, 
and  then  you  select  the  fourth  figure 
in  the  series  from  four  choices.  Menial 
Blocks  also  offers  a  game  that  can  best 
be  described  as  a  three-dimensional 
version  of  Tetris.  You  rotate  falling 
shapes  so  that  they  fit  into  the  pieces 
that  had  tumbled  down  before.  In- 
stead of  completing  a  line,  you  fill  in  a 
two-dimensional  surface. 

Invite  a  Friend  into  the  Dungeon 

Take  a  party  of  warriors,  thieves,  or 
magicians  into  monster-infested 
mazes  and  dungeons  in  search  of  rich- 
es and  adventure.  Instead  of  juggling 
each  character's  actions  yourself  in  a 
role-playing  adventure,  consider  the 
fun  of  having  friends  controlling  each 
team  member.  It  can  produce  some 
unexpected  results. 

"With  everybody  yelling  com- 
mands at  each  other,  it's  really  kind  of 
funny.  It's  a  totally  different  kind  of 
gaming  when  you're  playing  at  a  com- 
puter with  a  whole  bunch  of  people," 
says  Joe  Sislow,  a  teenage  game  tester 
for  Mindscape.  Sislow  and  several 
friends  got  together  to  test  Gauntlet  II. 
Thor,  Thyra,  Questor,  and  Merlin  are 
back  with  more  than  100  mazes  to  ex- 
plore. Old  enemies,  ghosts,  grunts,  de- 
mons, lobbers,  and  sorcerers  return, 
too,  plus  some  new  villains. 

"We  sometimes  do  nutty  things," 
Sislow  confesses.  "One  time  on  Gaunt- 
let, we  decided  to  rush  four  guys  on 
this  dragon  that  you  are  not  supposed 
to  attack  hand-to-hand.  We  decided  to 
anyway  because  we  watch  a  lot  of 
hack-'em-up  movies,  and  we  figured  it 
would  be  a  silly  thing  to  do.  The  actu- 
al funny  thing  was,  it  worked.  My 
friends  and  I  were  laughing  hysterical- 
ly, I  don't  think  it  would  have  been 
nearly  as  much  fun  had  just  one  of  us 
done  it.  It  expanded  the  game  so  much 
by  having  people  there  to  share  it." 

On  certain  levels  of  Gauntlet, 
your  weapons  can  hurt  other  mem- 
bers of  your  party.  Friends  have  been 
known  to  take  mischievous  shots  at 
each  other  during  lulls  in  the  action. 
"That  can  turn  into  a  silly  romp,"  Sis- 
low says,  "but  it's  kind  of  fun.  People 
go  around  shooting  each  other,  getting 
off  one  shot  just  to  irritate  the  other 
person,  and  they  end  up  chasing  each 
other." 

Multiplayer  games  once  em- 
ployed split  screens  with  players  iso- 
lated from  one  another,  but  now  the 
computer  sets  the  stage  and  lets  play- 
ers interact  any  way  they  wish.  Four 
human  players  can  control  four  char- 
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They  can  work  together  or  work 
against  each  other.  "It  sets  up  some 
interesting  scenarios  for  being  able  to 
do  some  things  that  you  can't  do  in  a 
normal  game,"  Sislow  says.  "Cooper- 
ating can  make  it  a  lot  easier  to  finish 
a  game,  and  competition  can  make  it 
more  fun." 

Quality  Time 

There  are  times,  however,  when  com- 
petition is  not  of  prime  importance 
and  completing  the  game  is  only  a  sec- 
ondary consideration.  There  are  occa- 
sions when  it's  enough  for  family 
members  to  spend  time  together,  shar- 
ing an  activity. 

Steve  Hudson  lives  with  his  wife 
and  daughter  in  Alpharetta,  Georgia. 
He  was  playing  DigiTek's  Hole-in- 
One  Miniature  Golf  one  evening  when 
his  daughter,  Kathryn,  6,  took  an  in- 
terest in  the  game.  "Kathryn  watched 
me  for  a  while  and  then  she  wanted  to 
try  it,"  Hudson  said.  She  climbed  into 
her  father's  lap  and,  after  a  few  lessons 
on  how  to  putt  with  the  mouse,  the 
two  started  to  play.  It  wasn't  long 
before  Kathryn  was  doing  better  than 
her  father.  "It  would  take  me  four  or 
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ning,  she'd  want  to  be  included.  "As 
she  was  crawling  into  my  lap  she'd 
say,  'Daddy,  can  I  play?'  I  don't  know 
what  it  was  about  the  game  that 
grabbed  her  so  much,  maybe  it  was 


the  color  or  the  sound  or  the  interac- 
tion with  the  mouse,  but  she  loved  it. 
And  she  always  beat  me." 

Kathryn  is  starting  to  share  her 
father's  enthusiasm  for  computers. 


Often  when  the  two  of  them  start  a 
computer  game  or  activity,  Kathryn 
gets  so  involved  with  it  she  takes  over. 
Hudson  doesn't  mind.  He  enjoys  the 
time  spent  with  his  daughter.  "It  pulls 
us  together  in  a  world  that's  tending  to 
pull  us  apart,"  he  says.  "As  she  grows 
and  her  interests  change,  she'd  often 
rather  do  things  with  her  friends.  I 
took  her  to  a  concert  the  other  night. 
She  liked  that,  but  I  could  already  see 
her  when  she's  1 5,  at  a  concert,  not 
even  thinking  about  Daddy." 

Despite  all  the  activities  compet- 
ing for  a  child's  attention,  at  the  age  of 
6  Kathryn  still  sees  her  dad  as  a  com- 
puter whiz,  and  Hudson  appreciates 
the  opportunities  computer  games 
provide  for  bringing  his  daughter  and 
him  closer.  "When  the  two  of  us  are 
playing,  my  wife,  Anne,  will  just  let  us 
do  it.  She  maybe  sees  what's  going  on. 

"It's  kind  of  neat,"  he  says  of  the 
togetherness  brought  about  by  the 
computer.  "It's  a  very  unexpected 
result."  Q 

Tom  Netsel  Is  an  assistant  features  editor 
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Back  before  computers, 
there  wasn't  but  one  type 
of  game — the  multiplayer 
game.  We  grew  up  with 
Monopoly,  Clue,  and 
Risk.  However,  in  the 
computer  world,  single- 
player  games  are  the  rule, 
and  multiplayer  games 
haven't  tieen  very  wel- 
come. Of  the  20  or  so 
mass-market  games  designed  for  mul- 
tiple players,  my  partners  and  I  at 
Ozark  Softscape  developed  6.  All  6, 
taken  together,  sold  fewer  than  one 
moderate,  single-player  hit. 

Despite  the  dismal  history  of 
multiplayer  games,  I  believe  they  rep- 
resent the  major  growth  field  of  the 
future.  And  I  believe  that  all  the  previ- 
ous difficulties  with  multiplayer 
games  can  be  explained  away. 

First,  until  just  the  last  couple  of 
years,  computers  were  owned  primari- 
ly by  nerds.  I'm  a  nerd  (or  a  geek,  as 
my  1 5-year-old  daughter  corrects  me), 
so  I  should  know.  Nerds,  as  a  group, 
are  more  comfortable  interacting  with 
things  than  with  people.  Solo  games 
aren't  just  a  more  convenient  way  to 


play  a  game,  they  are  a  desirable  way 
to  socialize:  without  people. 

Second,  computers  in  most 
homes  were  hidden  away  in  some  in- 
accessible nook.  Frequently,  only  one 
person  in  the  household  was  the  com- 
puter user.  (Is  it  ironic  that  the  only 
other  group  referred  to  as  users  are  do- 
ing something  illegal?) 

The  final  reason  is  probably  the 
most  signiricant  factor  in  why  multi- 
player games  failed  previously.  They 
just  weren't  very  good  games.  We  de- 
signers were  learning  what  could  and 
couldn't  be  done. 

It  shouldn't  be  surprising  that  the 
first  group  of  multiplayer  games  were 
derived  from  standard  board  games. 
But,  by  comparison,  board  games  on 
computers  were  generally  hard  to 
play,  not  very  pretty,  and  more 
expensive. 

Thus,  multiplayer  games  failed  in 
the  past  because  most  of  those  games 
were  trash.  The  few  that  were  good 
didn't  appeal  to  the  nerds  that  owned 
computers,  and  the  few  nerds  who 
were  interested  in  playing  social 
games  didn't  care  to  rearrange  furni- 
ture just  to  play. 

Today,  with  everybody  getting  a 
computer,  our  market  has  changed  to 
reflect  society.  In  this  larger  realm,  the 
people-oriented  people  vastly  out- 
number the  nerds.  It's  also  quite  com- 
mon to  find  whole  families  using 
computers  and  installing  those  com- 
puters in  more  accessible  spaces.  Even 
the  most  physically  isolated  computer 
is  electronically  connected  through  a 
modem.  However,  the  biggest  reason 
for  optimism  about  multiplayer 
games  is  that  the  games  themselves 
have  become  a  lot  better. 

Most  multiplayer-game  designers 
exploit  the  computer's  best  character- 
istics: interaction,  animation,  and 
dynamic  processes.  Varying  game  en- 
vironments have  replaced  most  static 
game  boards.  The  way  you  interact 
with  a  game  has  greatly  improved, 
too.  Most  games  use  a  mouse  or  joy- 
stick to  offer  sophisticated  interaction 
in  a  friendly  way.  You  seldom  have  to 
learn  arcane  lists  of  commands  and 


keys  to  play  anymore.  In  most  games, 
designers  have  replaced  the  concept  of 
turns  mXh  realtime  action.  Even  the 
subjects  of  multiplayer  games  have 
shifted  from  the  cerebral  and  abstract 
to  the  visceral  and  realistic.  Some 
multiplayer  games  even  approach  the 
action  and  intensity  of  arcade  games. 

There  are  even  more  options. 
You  can  "telegame"  with  either  a  sin- 
gle opponent  or  a  bunch  of  people  on 
a  network  by  playing  through  a  mo- 
dem connection.  Telecommunica- 
tions services  that  offer  multiplayer 
games  with  graphics  and  sound  see 
major  increases  in  connect  time. 
GEnie  has  a  realtime  air-combat  game 
that's  so  popular  that  some  people  run 
up  bills  of  over  $  1 ,000  per  month. 
And,  closer  to  home,  there  are 
still  more  options  for  groups  playing 
on  one  computer.  You  can  play  com- 
petitively (as  in  Double  Dragon)  or  co- 
operatively (as  in  Ikari  Warrior),  or 
sequentially  (as  in  any  number  of 
sports  games).  You  can  even  face  each 
other  with  the  computer  in  a  support- 
ing role  (as  in  Star  Saga  II). 

In  wilder  moments,  I've  predict- 
ed that  people  will  look  back  incredu- 
lously on  the  eighties  and  say.  Can 
you  believe  we  used  to  play  those 
games  by  ourselves?  Every  genre  of 
computer  games  will  improve  when 
more  people  can  play  together.  Imag- 
ine adventure  games  where  players 
can  form  their  own  parties  and  en- 
counter hundreds  of  other  players 
roaming  the  world.  Or  a  space  battle- 
where  one  group  commands  a  fieel  of 
spaceships,  trying  lo  free  the  galaxy 
from  their  evil  opponents'  fleet.  Even 
the  sky  isn't  the 
limit  on  what  kind 
of  social  interac- 
tion computer 
games  will  offer  in 
the  future.  a 

Dan  Bunten  and 
Ozark  Softscape 
have  created  nine 
games  since  1979, 

including  M.\J.L.E. 
and  Modem  Wars. 


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Fortunately,  it's  not  necessary 
to  physically  restrain  everyone  who 
contracts  Pipe  Dream  fever. 
But  frankly,  we're  surprised 
that  the  Surgeon  General 
hasn't  ordered  us  to  put  a 
warning  on  the  box. 

Pipe  Dream  is 
Lucasfilm's  fast-flowing 
new  computer  game  of  skill, 
strategy,  and  plumbing.  And 
while  the  devilishly  simple 
concept  makes  Pipe  Dream 
easy  to  learn,  ifs  mad- 
deningly tough  to  master. 

Imagine  pla^ng  chess  in 

the  middle  of  a  pie  fight 
Pipe  Dream 's  objec- 
tive is  simple  enough :  Just  piece 
together  a  pipeline  from  plumbing  parts 


The  better  you  get,  Ihe  trickier 
it  gets.  Bui  one  false  move, 
and  you're  swamped! 


Two  plumbers  can  play  this 
game. 


that  appear  on  the  side  of  the  screen. 
But  after  eight  seconds,  the  flood  gates 
open.  The  plot  thickens. 
And  quickens. 

Suddenly,  you're 
scrambling  to  lay  pipje  ahead 
of  the  flow.  You've  got  to 
think  strategically  But  act 
instinctively  One  wrong 
move,  brief  hesitation,  or 
misplaced  pipe  part  and 
you're  sunk  in  a  sea  of  soggy 
sewage! 

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$75  an  hour. 
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you  get,  the  faster  the  flow. 
And  the  36  levels  get  pro- 
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tions  that  slow  the  flow  of  sludge. 
Unexpected  obstacles  appear.  So  do 
mandatory  finishing  points.  And 
other  trials  to  drive  the  deftest  pipe- 
layer  daffy. 

Choose  a  Pipe  Dream  play 
mode  to  suit  your  skill:  basic,  expert, 
or  two-plumber  challenge.  And  when 
no  one's  looking,  use  the  training  mode 
to  glimpse  advanced  level  screens  that 
you  might  otherwise  never  see. 
Tfest  your  plumbing  skills 

before  you  buy. 
For  a  sample  version  of  Pipe 
Dream  look  for  specially  marked  boxes 
of  Kao  diskettes,  or  send  $2.00  for 
postage  and  handling  to:  Pipe  Dream 
Offer,  Kao  Infosystems  Company, 
41444  Christy  St.,  Fremont,  CA  94538. 
State  diskette  size  (3  Vi"  or  5!4")  and 
system  type  (PC  or  Macintosh  only). 
Once  you've  contracted  Pipe 
Dream  fever,  move  up  to  thefiiU-blown 
version  and  really  test  your  pipe-fitting 
prowess.  If  you're  lucky,  the  only  thing 
they'll  have  to  restrain  will  be  your 
enthusiasm. 

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JAG  THE  RIGHT 
SOFTWARE, 
THE  FIRST  TIME 
AROUND 


Buying  fun  software  used 
to  be  so  easy.  All  you  real- 
ly had  to  know  was  what 
kind  of  computer  you 
were  buying  for — proba- 
bly a  Commodore  64  or 
an  Apple  II,  But  now, 
now  you  have  to  consider 
Commodore  64/128s,  the 
Apple  II  series,  MS-DOS 
compatibles,  Macin- 
toshes, Amigas,  Atari  STs,  and  nu- 
merous subcategories. 

Over  the  last  couple  of  years,  the 
PC  has  spread  into  the  home  like  oil 
into  Prince  William  Sound,  bringing 
with  it  a  number  of  problems  for  pro- 
grammers and  gift  givers.  It  seems  the 
MS-DOS  world  has  more  flavors  than 
Baskin-Robbins,  making  your  shop- 
ping even  more  difficult. 

PCs  aren't  the  only  culprits,  how- 
ever. The  .Apple  tree  has  also 
branched  out,  giving  us  the  He,  lie,  lie 
Plus,  IlGS,  and  the  Macintosh  Plus, 
SE,  and  II.  It's  hard  to  keep  up;  maybe 
we  can  help. 

WHERE  FOR  WARES? 

Deciding  where  to  buy  can  be  almost 
as  important  as  deciding  what  to  buy. 
You  have  local  specialty  software 
stores,  national  chains,  discount 
houses,  mail-order  companies,  and 
even  online  services.  Here  are  a  few 
lips  to  make  your  explorations  easier. 

J    Check  Prices  and 
j»i  Price  Policies 
\JC(/  C>nc:c  you've  decided  on  a  game, 
take  some  time  to  find  the  best 
price.  Entertainment  software  is 
usually  discounted,  so  you'll  hardly 
ever  pay  full  list  price.  But  the  dis- 
count can  vary  widely.  For  example, 
F-J9  Stealth  Fighter  retails  for  $69.95, 
but  I  found  it  for  $49.00  in  a  large 
computer  wholesale  store. 

Online  and  mail-order  prices  for 
F'I9  were  even  lower — $44.00.  Be 
sure  to  read  the  fine  print  about  ship- 
ping and  handling  fees,  which  can  go 
as  high  as  $4.50  in  the  United  States 
and  much  more  outside  the  country'. 
If  you  don't  have  to  pay  sales  tax, 
some  of  those  charges  will  be  offset. 

For  a  real  savings,  check  out  pric- 
ing policies.  Many  stores  have  a 
standing  policy  to  beat  any  advertised 
price  in  town.  Egghead  Discount  Soft- 
ware operates  under  this  policy.  The 
store  had  marked  F-I9  at  $54.99,  and 
I  asked  them  to  beat  the  $49.00  price 
across  town.  They  gladly  made  the 
deal,  and  they  even  checked  several 
other  catalogs  to  make  sure  we  had 
found  the  best  price.  Remember,  it's 


up  to  you  to  ask.  Nobody's  going  to 
sell  for  less  unless  you  bring  it  up. 

^   Ask  About  Return  Policies 

jAi  Because  mail-order  houses  offer 
Hy*  lower  prices,  they  are  also 

tougher  on  returns.  Many  don't 
take  packages  back— all  sales  are  final. 
Others  allow  exchanges,  but  they 
charge  a  20-percent  restocking  fee  for 
returns.  Read  the  fine  print. 

Retail  stores  are  more  lenient. 
Most  are  similar  to  Software  Etc., 
which  allows  cash  refunds  with  a  re- 
ceipt within  30  days  of  the  purchase. 
It  always  pays  to  keep  the  receipt.  If 
the  store  won't  give  you  cash,  it  might 
give  you  store  credit. 

Whenever  possible,  don't  break 
the  shrink-wrap  until  you've  decided 
to  keep  the  software.  You  may  not  be 
able  to  return  an  opened  package.  If 
the  game  is  a  gift,  attach  a  note  warn- 
ing the  beneficiaries  of  your  holiday 
spirit  not  to  tear  the  plastic  until 
they've  decided  they  love  the  game. 

ON  THE  HUNT 

Now  that  you  know  where  you  want 
to  shop,  you're  ready  to  look  over 
your  prey.  But  before  you  head  out  to 
the  store,  checkbook  in  hand,  here  are 
some  things  consider, 

.    Check  Memory 
jgL  Requirements 

t^P  Between  MS-DOS  computers, 

the  amount  of  internal  memory 
can  vary  greatly.  Unless  you  can  ask 
the  owner,  there's  no  easy  way  to  find 
out  how  much  RAM  a  PC  has.  If  you 
don't  find  out,  though,  you  may  buy  a 
game  that  requires  512K  of  RAM  for 
a  dear  friend  who  only  has  256K.  You 
may  as  well  buy  a  blank  disk. 

Memory  requirements  for  MS- 
DOS  games  have  been  climbing  rap- 
idly over  the  last  two  years.  The 
standard  requirement  used  to  be 
256K,  but  increased  complexity  and 
improved  graphics  have  pushed  most 
games  up  to  at  least  384K.  and  many 
up  to  512K.  LucasFilm  Games  has  in- 
dicated that  all  its  future  simulation 
games,  such  as  The  Battle  of  Britain 
{the  sequel  to  Balllehawks  1942),  will 
require  5 12K. 

While  you  check  on  RAM,  you 
should  also  check  on  the  DOS  ver- 
sion. Most  games  require  DOS  2.0  or 
greater,  but  some  people  are  still 
working  with  earlier  versions.  (Maybe 
a  DOS  upgrade  would  make  a  good 

gift.) 

A  package's  memory  requirement 
is  an  important  consideration  for  the 
Macintosh  also.  Until  recently,  every- 


thing required  5 1 2K  of  RAM.  But  this 
year  a  few  releases  require  one  mega- 
byte of  memory.  Cosmic  Osmo,  re- 
cently released  by  Activision,  requires 
one  megabyte  (two  megabytes  are  rec- 
ommended) and  a  hard  drive.  Many 
Macintosh  games  come  with  the  most 
recent  version  of  System  Software,  but 
you  should  check  out  this  vital  statis- 
tic, too. 

Like  software  for  the  Mac  and 
PC,  .Apple  IlGS  games  also  require 
more  memory  than  ever.  While  most 
games  still  fall  into  the  standard  5 12K 
category,  there  are  a  few  exceptions. 
Most  notable  are  the  Cinemaware  In- 
teractive Movie  Series  games,  which 
require  768K,  and  Mindscape's  Bal- 
ance of  Power:  The  1990  Edition, 
which  requires  a  full  megabyte. 

L  Check  Graphics-Mode 
l#l  Support 
IJ^y  Although  most  MS-DOS  game 

publishers  support  CGA  (4- 
color),  EGA  (16-color),  VGA  (256- 
color).  Tandy  ( 1 6-color),  and  Hercules 
(monochrome)  graphics,  some  games 
don't  support  one  or  more  of  these 
modes.  Make  sure  that  you  know  the 
graphics  capability  of  the  system 
you're  buying  for,  and  check  the  label- 
ing on  the  game  box  to  make  sure  that 
mode  is  supported. 

Portable  and  laptop  computers 
further  complicate  matters.  If  the 
game  you're  considering  is  destined 
for  the  road,  support  for  Hercules 
graphics  or  a  compatible  board  is  a 
must. 

.    Check  Disk  Size 
^^■L  Despite  all  predictions  to  the 
Ct^  contrary,  the  compact  3'/2-inch 
disk  hasn't  driven  the  S'A-inch 
disk  to  extinction.  So,  the  physical 
size  of  the  game  disk  is  very  impor- 
tant. Most  game  publishers  still  regard 
the  MS-DOS  3'/2-inch  floppy  as  an  in- 
convenience. Some  companies  pack- 
age both  disk  sizes  in  every  box,  some 
package  them  separately,  and  some 
make  you  write  in  and  request  the  3'/:- 
inch  format.  Some  retailers  simplify 
your  search  by  setting  up  a  separate 
shelf  just  for  software  on  the  smaller 
disks. 

Don't  think  you're  out  of  the 
woods  just  because  you  have  both 
kinds  of  drives.  Many  games  will  only 
load  from  Drive  .A.  With  these  pack- 
ages, drive  A  must  be  the  same  size  as 
the  game  disk. 

Luckily,  disk  capacity  is  generally 
not  a  concern  because  only  a  few 
games  require  high-density  drives.    " 


DECEMBER       1989 


C    O    M    P    U    T    E    I 


39 


GAME 


HOW  TO  READ  A  SOfTWARE  ROH 


Notice  whether  the  game 
requires  an  input  device 
other  than  a  keyboard. 
Many  times  a  mouse  or  joy- 
stick makes  a  game  more 
enjoyable.  The  key  words 
are  optional,  recommend- 
ed, and  required,  if  it's  op- 
tional, you  don't  need  it;  if 
'it's  recommended,  you  can 
get  along  without  it,  but 
playing  may  be  difficult;  if 
it's  required,  you  have  to 
have  it  to  play. 


fyiake  sure  the  machine 
you're  buying  for,  or  its 
equivalent,  is  listed  here, 
This  game  iooks  fine  for 
any  IBfwl  PC  or  compatible. 
A  few  games  contain 
"flippy"  disks,  which  are 
designed  for  IBtvl  and  Com- 
modore 64/128  computers. 
(The  IBtvl  version  of  the 
game  is  contained  on  one 
side  of  the  disk  and  the  C64 
version  resides  on  the  flip 
side.) 


Different  graphics  modes 
may  require  different  mem- 
ory configurations.  Not  only 
should  you  check  the  graph- 
ics capabilities  of  the  com- 
puter you're  buying  for,  but 
you  should  make  sure  it 
has  enough  memory  to  run 
this  game  in  that  mode. 


If  a  friend  has  a  sound  card, 
you  may  want  to  look  for  a 
package  that  takes  advan- 
tage of  it.  Several  cards  are 
available;  software  compa- 
nies are  just  now  starting  to 
support  some  sound 
modes  with  their  products. 


The  copyright  date  is  a 
good  clue  when  you're 
searching  for  the  latest  ver- 
sion of  a  program. 


The  disk  size  is  all-impor- 
tant. Some  packages  con- 
tain 5V4-  and  3V2-inch  disks, 
(yiany  have  only  the  larger 
disk  but  offer  a  swap  option 
that  requires  you  to  mail  in 
the  disk  for  a  SVa-inch  ver- 
sion. Some  games  come  in 
both  versions,  packaged 
separately. 


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NOW'S  YOUR  CHANCE 
TO  COMPETE  WITH  THE  BEST, 


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I    BIG 

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Most  prominent  are  Falcon  ^rand 
the  EGA  version  of  Vetle.  Both  re- 
quire AT-class  machines  and  1.2- 
megabyte  drives. 

In  the  Macintosh  world,  your 
concerns  are  reversed.  You  don't  find 
any  S'A-inch  drives  on  Macs,  so  all 
software  is  stored  on  S'A-inch  disks.  If 
■^  the  machine  is  several  years  old, 
though,  you  may  run  into  a  disk- 
capacity  problem.  The  older  units  had 
a  single-sided  drive,  reading  disks  that 
stored  400K  of  information.  The 
newer  Macs  read  from  both  sides  of  a 
800K  disk.  Many  of  the  newer  soft- 
ware packages  require  the  800K 
drives. 

,     Check  Sound  Boards 

JL  For  years,  the  familiar  beep  was 
^ny  the  only  sound  to  emerge  from 
^^   an  MS-DOS  machine.  It  served 
little  purpose  except  to  scold  you  for 
performing  some  appalling  illegal 
function  or  falling  asleep  on  the  key- 
board. Game  players  demand  better 
sound,  and  manufacturers  are  begin- 
ning to  respond. 

These  boards  occupy  one  of  the 
computer's  internal  slots  and  can 
greatly  improve  the  sound  of  a  game. 
Most  require  you  to  wear  headphones 
or  attach  the  board  to  an  external  am- 
plifier and  speakers.  Tandy  computers 
are  an  exception  because  they  have  a 
sound  system  already  built  in. 

If  someone  has  gone  to  the  trou- 
ble and  expense  of  installing  a  sound 
card,  you'll  certainly  want  to  buy  soft- 
ware that  supports  it.  But  because  of 
the  large  number  of  cards  available, 
few  companies  can  afford  to  support 
them  all.  Make  sure  that  you  know  ex- 
actly which  sound  card,  if  any,  is  in- 
stalled in  the  computer,  and  make 
sure  that  the  software  you  buy  fully 
supports  that  card.  Electronic  Arts' 
6S8  Attack  Sub.  for  example,  supports 
the  Ad  Lib  board,  but  only  with  some 
title  music. 

If  the  computer  you're  buying  for 
doesn't  have  a  sound  card,  consider 
one  for  this  year's  gift.  It  can  take 
game  playing  to  new  heights  and  open 
doors  to  new  uses  for  an  old  machine. 

WHAT'S  IN  STORE 

You  know  where  and  what,  but  your 
hunt  isn't  quite  complete.  To  flush 
out  your  quarry,  pay  attention  to  sev- 
eral points. 

.    Look  at  All  the  Entertain- 
^IL  merit  Software 

^Ry  Don't  be  afraid  to  look  at  the  se- 
lection of  games  for  different 
machine  formats — especially  if  you 
have  a  Mac.  Atari  ST,  or  .Amiga. 


Many  retailers  offer  a  very  small  selec- 
tion for  these  machines.  If  you  see  a 
great  game  in  another  formal,  ask 
about  it.  The  store  may  be  temporar- 
ily out  of  stock,  or  the  publishers  may 
be  converting  the  game  to  your  format 
even  as  you  shop.  Most  stores  keep  a 
list  of  games  that  are  scheduled  to  be 
released  in  the  next  several  months,  so 
check  it  out.  The  perfect  program  will 
be  worth  the  wait. 

If  a  game  isn't  available  on  your 
machine,  the  salesperson  may  be  able 
to  recommend  a  similar  package  for 
your  format. 

,     Look  Closely  at  the 
jjlL  Screen  Shots 

^y  The  back  of  a  game  package 
^"^    usually  features  one  or  two  pho- 
tographs of  the  game  in  action.  Read 
the  fine  print,  telling  you  which  com- 
puter the  game  was  running  on  when 
the  shutter  snapped.  Screen  shots 
taken  from  an  Amiga  or  an  MS-DOS 
machine  in  VGA  mode  may  look  out- 
standing, but  the  game  will  appear 
very  different  on  a  Commodore  64  or 
on  a  CGA-equipped  MS-DOS 
machine. 

Also,  learn  the  difference  between 
title  screens  and  action  shots.  Title 
screens  are  usually  very  impressive, 
but  they  have  little  to  do  with  the  way 
the  game  looks  during  play. 

Check  the  Copyright  Date 

jjjL   Computer  gaming  is  still  a 
WTU  young  industry,  and  develop- 
^^  ments  over  the  last  several  years 
have  been  nothing  short  of  amazing. 
Because  of  these  quantum  leaps  in  the 
state  of  the  art,  a  game  released  in 
1 986  may  bear  little  resemblance  to  a 
similar  game  released  recently.  Text 
adventures  have  given  way  to  3-D  an- 
imated adventure  games,  and  flight 
simulators  have  discarded  featureless 
wire-frame  graphics  for  solid  3-D  air- 
craft and  ground  detail. 

While  many  of  the  older  games 
are  still  a  lot  of  fun,  they  often  support 
fewer  graphics  modes  and  almost  cer- 
tainly offer  no  sound-card  support. 
But  if  a  package  really  catches  your 
eye,  ask  about  plans  for  updated  ver- 
sions or  sequels.  Silicon  Valley  loves 
sequels  almost  as  much  as  Hollywood 
does. 

On  the  flip  side,  older  games  are 
often  a  great  bargain.  Many  compa- 
nies realize  that  their  early  releases  are 
outdated,  so  they  reduce  prices.  Micro- 
Prose  is  a  good  example;  it  has  taken 
ten  of  its  earliest  games  and  rereleased 
them  in  its  Value  Line  Games  series. 
.At  less  than  $20  each,  these  games  are 
a  great  introduction  to  simulations. 


.    Review  the  Game's 
2fki  Documentation 

my  Although  you  can't  judge  a 

book  by  its  cover,  you  can  often 
judge  a  game  by  its  documentation.  If 
the  company  has  taken  the  time  to 
produce  a  sharp-looking  manual,  it's  a 
good  bet  that  the  programmers  have 
been  equally  diligent  with  the  game 
itself 

Size  isn't  necessarily  important, 
although  it  may  give  you  a  clue  about 
the  game's  complexity.  While  the 
manual  for  World  Class  Leaderboard 
GoZ/tells  you  everything  you  need  in 
14  pages,  the  more  complicated  F-19 
Stealth  Fighter  wei^s  in  at  192  pages 
plus  a  keyboard  overlay. 

.    Play  the  Game  or  View 
^|L  a  Demo 

\jSr  Most  of  the  large  software  pub- 
lishers spend  a  great  deal  of 
time  and  money  developing  slick  self- 
running  demo  disks  that  few  people 
ever  see.  Retailers  have  dozens  of 
them  stuck  in  a  disk  file  somewhere, 
and  they'll  be  happy  to  run  them  for 
you,  but  you  have  to  ask. 

Other  retailers  allow  you  to  boot 
up  a  game  in  the  store  so  you  can  play 
it  before  you  buy  it.  Obviously,  this  is 
the  best  way  to  test  a  game  if  you're 
buying  it  for  yourself 

.     Find  Out  if  a  Joystick  or 
JL  Mouse  is  Required 

t^y  For  some  games,  a  joystick  or  a 
mouse  is  optional.  Other  games 
require  one  or  the  other  input  device. 
If  the  person  you're  buying  for  doesn't 
have  a  mouse  or  a  joystick,  then  keep 
this  in  mind  when  selecting  a  package. 
Action  games  like  jet  fighter  simula- 
tions and  arcade  games  are  difficult  to 
handle  without  a  joystick  or  mouse. 
But  animated  adventures  and  strategy 
games  work  quite  well  with  the 
keyboard. 


BUY  SMART  TO  HAVE  FUN 

As  computer  game  complexity  and  re- 
alism increase,  so,  unfortunately,  will 
prices.  By  doing  your  homework  up 
front  and  asking  the  right  questions  in 
the  store,  you'll  be  able  to  get  the  best 
value  at  the  best  price.  You'll  also 
avoid  some  costly  mistakes. 

Fit  the  game  to  the  person  you're 
buying  for,  but  also  match  the  require- 
ments and  capabilities  to  that  person's 
computer.  You'll  both  have  more  fun.Q 

Richard  Sheffield  is  an  avid  PC  game  player 
looking  for  the  leading  edge  of  software  en- 
tertainment— at  a  bargain,  of  course. 


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HOW  DO  YOU  FIND 
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COMPUTER  EXPERT 
WHO  HAS  EVERY- 
THING? WHAT 
ABOUT  FIRST-TIME 
COMPUTER  USERS?  WITH 
THE  HOLIDAYS  IN  DRIVE  X: 
AND  YOUR  IMAGINATION 
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To  keep  your  computer  healthy,  you  have  to  keep  it  clean. 
Whether  you're  running  spreadsheets  or  flight  simulators,  dust 
and  grime  can  really  ruin  your  progress.  And  static's  no  friend 
either.  We've  listed  some  good  products,  but  there  are  many 
more. 


The  Computer 

Starter  Kit 

Curtis  Manufacturing 
$59.95 

For  new  computer  owners,  it's 
hard  to  decide  what  accesso- 
ries to  buy.  This  kit  gives  you 
some  of  the  more  basic 
items— a  disk  file,  a  Curtis  Clip 
copy  holder,  a  pair  of  universal 
printer  legs,  a  computer  clean- 
ing kit,  and  a  surge  protector. 

Data-Vac 

CompuAdd 
S49.00 

When  its  time  to  clean  your 
computer  screen,  don't  v^fipe  it. 
Vacuum  it.  Dusting  the  screen 
with  a  cloth  can  create  static, 
but  a  computer  vacuum,  such 
as  the  Data-'^ac.  safely  clears 
the  dust  away. 

Magni  Brush 

Magni  Brush 
S22.00-S35.00 

Keep  your  PC  clean  with  a 
dusting  brush  especially  de- 
signed for  your  computer.  It's 
static  free,  and  it's  made  out 
of — strange  though  it  may 
sound — vegetable  ^tber.  When 
the  brush  gets  dirty,  you  can 
ioss  it  in  the  v/ashing  machine. 
And  you  can  even  choose  be- 
tween a  plastic  or  a  wood 
handle. 


Super  Binders 

Megamark  Products 
S4.00-S6.50 

Computers  seem  to  breed 
electrical  cords  and  interface 
catjies.  To  keep  them  tidy  and 
out  of  the  way,  try  these  \felcro 
strips  that  tie  all  the  technical 
tendrils  together.  Super  Bind- 
ers are  available  in  four  lengths 
and  come  in  packages  of  two. 

Typewriter/Printer 
Preventive 
Maintenance  Kit 

Falcon  Safety  Products 
S30.00 

Remember  that  cookie  crumb 
that  fell  between  the  Q  and  the 
W  keys  on  your  keyboard? 
Couldn't  get  it  out  with  a  tooth- 
pick or  even  a  pickax,  could 
you?  This  package  can  help 
clean  up  your  keyboard  and 
printer  and  keep  them  clean. 
The  kit  includes  a  dust  remov- 
er, print-element  cleaner,  and 
platen  conditioner  and  cleaner. 


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In  the  world  of  home  computing,  there's  always  more  to  learn. 
Any  gift  that  makes  computing  a  little  easier  is  a  big  winner  and 
we've  listed  some  sure  bets.  In  Octotjer,  we  told  you  about 
books  and  online  tutorials  that  would  teach  newcomers  and  old- 
timers  alike.  Along  with  those  suggestions,  try  these  computing 
aids. 


Lotus 

Lotus  Publishing 
$18.00 

For  Lotus  1-2-3  fans,  Lotus  of- 
fers useful  information  and  tips 
about  the  well-known  spread- 
sheet. Published  monthly,  the 
magazine  discusses  how  to 
use  the  spreadsheet  for  all 
sorts  of  business  and  organi- 
zational tasks. 

SnapCap  KeyCaps 

Hooleon 
$0.75-S49.95 

If  you  ever  want  to  change  the 
name  of  a  key  so  you  can  re- 
member its  function,  all  you 
have  to  do  is  ask.  Hooleon  im- 
prints IBfvl-compatibie  keys  to 
your  specifications,  and  you 
can  choose  colors.  Check  this 
company  for  other  keyboard 
enhancements,  too. 


Word  for  Word 

The  Cobb  Group 
$45.00 

Manuals  only  go  so  far  to  teach 
you  about  your  favorite  soft- 
ware. If  you  use  Microsoft 
Word,  you  probably  know  that 
people  are  thinking  up  new  tips 
every  day.  Word  for  Word  is  a 
magazine  that  tells  you  what's 
new,  what's  handy,  and  what's 
troublesome  with  the  popular 
program. 

WordPerfect:  The 
Magazine 

VtordPerfect  Publishing 
$15.00 

Like  Word  tor  Word  and  Lotus 
magazines,  WordPerfect:  Ttie 
t^agazine  offers  useful  articles 
on  all  aspects  of  the  best- 
selling  word  processor.  Among 
other  topics,  you'll  find  help 
with  macros,  desktop  publish- 
ing, and  printing. 


Once  you  own  a  computer,  gadgets  will  bring  a  light  to  your  eyes 
like  Tinkertoys  did  when  you  were  a  kid.  A  nifty  trackball  can 
change  the  way  you  control  your  cursor.  A  new  keyboard  can 
speed  up  your  typing.  Some  unusually  designed  screws  can 
have  you  twisting  and  turning  the  chassis  of  your  computer.  All 
of  these  gadgets  make  your  life  easier  and  often  make  comput- 
ing more  fun. 


The  Cable  the  doners 
Forgot 

Mark  Twain  Computer 

Manufacturing 

$9.95 

If  your  PC  and  your  monitor 
come  from  different  compa- 
nies, chances  are  you  can't 
plug  the  monitor  into  the  back 
of  the  CPU.  Using  this  cable, 
you  can  connect  the  monitor  to 
the  computer.  The  advantage 
is  that,  when  you  switch  on 
your  computer,  the  monitor 
turns  on,  too. 


Computer  Speed 
Screws 

Curtis  Manufacturing 
$5.95 

While  you're  adding  a  sound 
board  to  your  PC,  switch  your 
old  screws  for  Speed  Screws. 
You  can  tighten  and  loosen 
these  screws  with  your  bare 
hands,  so  you  can  forget 
where  you  hid  the  screwdriver. 

DISCalculator 

The  Computer  Gittware  Company 
S19.95 

Slide  back  the  shutter  on  this 
3y2-inch  disk  and  you'll  find  a 
calculator.  This  solar-powered 
accessory  can  cnjnch  numbers, 
and  it  never  needs  rebooting. 


This  floppy  disk  adds  up  to  a  handy  little  calculator. 


The  Executive  Pad 

The  Computer  Giftware  Company 
S15.00-S18.00 

They  may  be  a  little  more  ex- 
pensive than  your  basic,  royal 
blue  mouse  pad,  but  these 
come  in  assorted  styles  and 
sizes.  Most  elegant  is  the  mar- 
bleized  mouse  pad.  Try  this 
company  for  other  unusal  gifts, 
too. 

MouseCAT 

H  &  H  Enterprises 
S6.95 

When  it  comes  to  keeping  your 
desk  tidy,  a  mouse  holder  can 
really  help.  There  are  several 
species,  but  one  of  the  more 
unusual  varieties  is  the  Mouse- 
CAT, This  plastic  holder  looks 
like  a  cat  and,  in  an  unlikely 
pose,  hugs  your  mouse  in- 
stead of  eating  it.  The  Mouse- 
CAT sticks  to  the  side  of  your 
computer  monitor  with  a  \felcro 
fastener.  Check  this  company 
for  other  mouse  accessories, 
including  a  cheese-shaped 
mouse  pad. 

OmniKey  PLUS 

Northgate  Computer  Systems 
Si  19.00 

If  you  know  someone  who's 
still  using  the  old  PC  key- 


board— the  one  so  poorly  laid 
out  that  you're  as  likely  to  hit 
the  slash  key  as  the  shift  key — 
get  that  person  a  new  key- 
board like  the  OmniKey  PLUS. 
Among  other  advantages,  the 
function  keys  are  on  the  left, 
the  cursor  arrows  are  laid  out 
in  a  diamond,  and  the  back- 
space key  is  very  big. 

Print  Muffler  80 

Kensington  Microware 
$49.99 

A  Pnnt  Muffler  80  may  be  a 
better  gift  for  the  people  who 
sleep  in  the  room  next  to  the 
home  office.  This  device  soft- 
ens the  sound  of  the  printer — 
perfect  for  those  late-night 
writers. 

TrackerMouse 

Penny  &  Giles  Controls 
$126.75 

When  you  don't  have  enough 
room  for  a  mouse,  try  a  Tracker- 
Mouse.  It's  a  trackball  with  but- 
tons mounted  on  the  sides  of 
the  trackball  case.  The  side- 
mounted  buttons  let  you  drag 
(click  and  hold  the  button  while 
you  move  the  trackball)  more 
easily 


The  MouseCAT  snuggles  up  to  your  mouse  and  holds  it  close. 

DECEMBER       1989  COMPUTEl       47 


Everybody  knows  what  a  neat  desk  is  a  sign  of:  a  sick  mind.  In 
reality,  a  neat  computer  desk  is  a  sign  of  a  person  who  knows 
wfiich  office  accessories  to  buy.  We've  listed  some  organizers 
for  disks,  manuals,  and  supplies;  and  we've  found  a  nice  way  to 
label  your  disks  so  you  don't  have  to  tear  ttie  sticky  stuff  off  each 
time  you  recycle  them. 


Datamate  3000 

C  &  C  Woodworking 
S239.00 

Finding  an  out-of-the-way 
place  for  manuals,  disks,  pa- 
pers, and  office  supplies  isn't 
always  easy,  but  the  Datamate 
3000  is  one  option.  It's  a  triple- 
compartment  storage  cabinet 
on  wheels.  You  can  organize 
your  materials  and  then  roll 
ttiem  into  the  closet  when  com- 
pany comes. 


Use  this  cushion  to  rest  your  wrists  while  you  type  away. 


Erase-a-Label 

Erase-a-Label 
$4.99 

These  labels  make  it  easy  to 
rename  a  disk.  For  example,  if 
you  have  a  disk  holding  letters 
to  your  Great  Aunt  Ethel,  and 
you  decide  to  erase  it  and  fill  it 
with  games  from  foreign  tele- 
communications services,  sim- 
ply dab  some  alcohol  on  the 
label  and  wipe  the  old  name 
away.  Each  package  contains 
20  labels  and  one  pen,  and  you 
can  get  them  for  5V4-  or  3'/2- 
inch  disks. 


Productivity's  fine,  but  you  need  to  have  fun,  mental  exercise, 
and  tasty  treats,  too.  You  can  find  several  resources  for  com- 
puter novelties  and  brain-stretching  games.  The  ones  we've  list- 
ed are  just  the  tip  of  the  microchip  Iceberg. 


CKocolate  Byte 

The  Chocolate  Software  Company 
$12.95 

Okay,  so  not  every  gift  has  to 
be  useful.  At  least  this  SV-i-inch 
chocolate  disk  is  in  good  taste. 
When  you've  finished  process- 
ing the  disk,  you  can  use  the 
case  to  hold  five  nonedible 
disks.  The  company  also  sells 
3V2-inch  disks,  keylxiards,  and 
computers — all  made  of 
chocolate. 

Count  Disk  Computer 
Dart  Gun  Game 

Count  Disk 
$19.95 

\fent  your  high-tech  frustra- 
tions by  booting  up  a  dart 
board.  Count  Disk's  Computer 
Dart  Gun  Game  includes  a  toy 
dart  gun,  six  suction-cup  darts, 
and  a  game  disk  with  several 
dart-board  designs  thai  are 
displayed  on  your  PC's  screen. 
You  get  a  free  membership  in 
the  Count  Disk  Club  with  the 
game. 


Heurobics 

Ocean  Isle  Software 
$44.95 

Neurotics  tests  and  develops 
your  intelligence.  The  program 
features  logic  puzzles,  pattern 
recognition,  and  other  puzzles. 
A  good  gift  for  the  Sheriock 
Holmeses  and  Albert  Einsteins 
on  your  list 

Strike  Force  Navigator 

Advantage  Ace 
S8.95 

People  who  love  to  fly,  drive, 
sail,  or  otherwise  tool  through 
simulated  landscape  will  ap- 
preciate a  navigation  aid  like 
the  Strike  Force  Navigator, 
Made  of  clear  plastic,  this  com- 
pass helps  you  find  your  way 
as  you  play  vehicle  simulators. 

Wristrest 

Metaphor 
$12.95 

Can  you  still  hear  your  typing 
teacher  yelling  at  you  atxjut  the 
position  01  your  wrisis?  Meta- 
phor has  designed  a  soft  cor- 
duroy-covered cushion  that 
you  can  rest  your  wrists  on 
while  you  type. 


Neuroblcs  exercises  your  gray  matter  and  your  memory. 


Dual  Pak 

Rick  RamSlar 
Si  8.00 

The  PC  world  has  put  one  foot 
in  the  3y2-inch  disk  territory 
and  left  the  other  foot  in  the 
BVi-inch  disk  zone.  So,  many 
of  us  are  walking  around  with 
both  sizes.  The  Dual  Pak  is  a 
disk  carrying  case  that  holds 
ten  disks,  five  of  each  size.  A 
shield  keeps  the  hard  plastic 
shell  of  the  smaller  disks  from 
damaging  the  larger  ones. 


Keyboard  Slideaway 

Kensington  Microware 
S49.95 

If  your  desk  isn't  as  deep  as 
the  combined  footprints  of  your 
PC  and  keytjoard,  Kensington 
Microware  may  solve  your 
problems.  Simply  slide  your 
keyboard  out  of  the  way  using 
Keyboard  Slideaway.  It  sits  un- 
der your  computer  and  frees 
up  desk  space.  El 


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Score  wMi  ten  of  the  best 
NBA  teams  in  the  first 
full-court  5-OI1-5  game 
witii  real  NBA  players. 


HOW  TO  ORDER 

Visit  yovrwaSer  or  phone  n*i  VISA/MC: 
USA  or  Canada.  800245-4525,  MonM 
Bam-Spm  Paoilic  Time.  All  products 
available  on  We  IBM.  John  Madden 
Football  also  on  Apple  and  CB4. 
Ferrari  Formula  One  also  on  Amiga. 

IBM,  Apple,  CHand  Amiga  are  reg- 
istered trademarks  ol  International 
Business  Machines  Corp.,  Apple 
Computer  Inc.,  Commodore 
Electronics  Ltd.,  andCommo- 
dare-Amiga  Inc.  respectively. 
NBA  is  a  registered  trademaric 
ollhe  National  Basketball 
Associalion.  Ferrari  and  ttte 
Black  Horse  Rampant  are 
registered  trademarks  of 
Ferrari  Societa  Per  Azlone 
Esercizio  Fabbriche  Auto- 
mobilie  Corse. 


'ohn  Madden  Football 


Play  pro  football  using 
over  160  of  Madden^  own 
plays,  or  design  your 
own  The  most  complete 
tootball  game  ever  with 
everything  from  audibles 
and  injuries  to  onside 
kicks  and  astroturf. 


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Ferrari'  Formula  One 


Design,  test,  and  race 
the  ultimate  Grand  Prix 
machine  in  the  first 
racing  game  for  simu- 
lation fans. 


Electronic  arts* 

circle  RsBder  Service  Number  102 


PUBLISHER'S  NAMES  AND  ADDRESSES 

Advantage  Ace 

Count  Disk 

Kensington  Microware 

Metaphor 

3542  Pheasant  Run  Ct.  #8 

2601-38  8.  Military  Trail 

251  Park  fee.  S 

91  Bond  St.  N 

Ann  Arbor,  Ml  48108 

Suite  164 

New  York,  NY  10010 

Hamilton,  Ont. 

W.  Palm  Beach,  FL  33415 

(800)  5354242 

Canada  LeS3W4 

C  &  C  Woodworking 

(407)241-6050 

(416)574-3272 

5  Gear  fine. 

Lotus  Publishing 

N.Linderitiurst,  NY  11757 

Curtis  Manufacturing 

One  Broadway 

Norttigate  Computer  Systems 

(516)9574700 

30  Fitzgerald  Dr. 

Cambridge,  !WA  021 42 

13895  Industrial  Park  Blvd. 

Jaffrey,  NH  03542 

(617)494-1192 

Suite  110 

The  Chocolate  Software 

(603)532-4123 

Plymouth,  MN  55441 

Company 

Magni  Brush 

(800)  526-2446 

P.O.  Box  481 290 

Erase-a-Label 

55  Higt>  Ridge  Rd. 

Los  Angeles,  CA  90048 

13717  Welch  Rd. 

Manchester,  NH  03104 

Ocean  Isle  Software 

(800)  322-BYTE 

Dallas,  TX  75244 

(800)  242-7874 

697  Copa  D'Oro 

The  Cobb  Group 

(214)  387-9303 

Mark  Twain  Computer 

Marathon,  FL  33050 
(305)743-4546 

301  N,  Hurstbourne  Ln. 

Falcon  Safety  Products 

Manufacluring 

Suite  115 

P.O.  Box  1299 

900  N.  3rd  St. 

Penny  &  Giles  Controls 

Louisville,  KY  40222 

Somerville,  NJ  08876 

La  Grange,  MO  63448 

35  Reynolds  SL 

(502)  491-1900 

(201)707-4900 

(800)  637-2984 

Attleboro,  MA  02703 
(508)  226-3008 

CompuAdd 

H  &  H  Enterprises 

Megamark  Products 

PO.  Sox  200777 

4069  Renate  Dr. 

231  Kennedy  Dr. 

Rick  RamStar 

Austin,  TX  78720-0777 

Las  Vfegas.NV  89103 

PO.  Box  140 

Rackley  h's.  Box  759 

(800)627-1967 

(800)  242-6292 

Maiden,  iviA  02148 
(617)396-2600 

Sardis,GA  30456 
(800)  327-2303 

The  Computer  Giftware 

Hooleon 

Company 

P.O.  Box  230 

WordPerfect  Publishing 

521  State  St. 

Dept.  CMAG 

288  W.  Center  St. 

Glendale,CA  91203 

CornvilSe,AZ  86325 

Orem.UT  84057 

(800)  543-7326 

(602)634-7515 

(801)226-5555 

WHEN  REALITY  JUST  ISN'T  ENOUGH. . . 


Take  one  giant  step  beyond  realily!  UFO  puis  you  ul  the  controls  ol  an  advanced 
.spacecraCt  capable  of  aeiodynamic  and  qiianlum  fliglit.  Your  mission;  scour  ' 
planel  Eaith  Ibi  the  fuel  needed  to  power  your  galactic  ships,  then  return  to  , 
ihe  orbiting  mollier  ship  to  trade  raw  fuel  lor  supplies.  You  can  also  explor 
SubLOGIC  Scenery  Disks  in  an  entirely  new  way  wilh  this  easy-lo-fly  siiM 
tion.  Available  lor  IBM/compalibles,  Amiga,  and  Atari  ST  computers  for  m 
suggested  retail  price  of  $49.95.  See  your  dealer,  or  call  SubLOGIC  for  djfl 
order 


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Corporation 

501  Kenyorn  Road 
Champaign,  IL61820 

TCLEPHONE   |?17|35D  BiRP 
ORDER  LINE  (8001  637-)9e3 


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Think  Fast  Fly  Smart,  Fight  Mean, 


The  First  Fighter  Simulation 
With  Squadron  Strategy 


Pr    1     isAre  coofro/  0/  the  skies  as 
Combat  Pilot  or  Squadron 
Leader  in  America's  finest 
multi-role  dogfigliter,  the 
F-16  Fighting  Falcon. 

As  Combat  Pilot,  fly  at  the  edge  on  critical 
missions  from  air-ta-air  intercepts  to 
strategic  air  strikes. 

As  Squadron  leader,  test  your  flight 
planning  skills  against  a  real-time  enemy 
in  multi-mission  campaigns. 

O  You  decide  what  missions  to  fly,  for  your- 
self and  for  your  squadron. 

O  Tangle  with  MiGpatrois,  SAM  batteries, 
and  HIND  gunships. 

O  Fight  for  control  of  a  20,000  square  mile 
battlefield. 


COMPUTEI's  SHAREPAK 

for  IBM  PC  and  Compatibles 


Compiled  by  the  Editors 


Get  top-quality  software— handpicked  from  the  best  of  shareware— and  all  the  documentation  you  need  on  one 
easy-to-use  disk.  You  pay  just  one  low  price  for  the  complete  package  and  sample  some  of  the  best  noncommer- 
cial software  available. 

COMPUTEI's  December  disk  offers  four  challenging  strategy  games:  an  ancient  Chinese  tile  game,  chess  with  a 
view,  a  card  game  for  the  not-so-tenderhearted,  and  a  fishing  game  you  wouldn't  believe. 


Hearts 

Challenge  ihree  computer  opponents  to  a  quick-willed  game  of  hearts. 
You'll  soon  pick  up  the  nuances  of  this  age-old  card  game  and  develop 
your  own  winning  strategies.  And  just  to  keep  everyone  honest,  a  menu 
option  lets  you  read  the  rules  while  you  play.  The  Ifi-color  lexl-based 
graphics  run  on  any  monitor.  The  game  requires  256K  of  mctnory  and 
DOS  2.11  or  higher. 


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MahJongg 

The  ancient  Chinese  inspired  this  intriguing  game  of  strategy  in  which 
you  match  and  stack  colorful  tiles.  Increase  the  pressure  by  playing 
against  a  time  limit,  if  you  need  a  break,  save  your  game  for  later,  or 
change  the  background  colors  for  a  customized  game.  Mouse  control  is 
supported  but  not  required.  Requirements  include  256K,  DOS  2.1  or 
higher,  and  EGA  or  VG.'\  monitor. 


Bass  Tour 

Cast  out  and  reel  'em  in  as  you  irj'  to  hook  the  big  one  in  this  computer- 
based  bass-fishing  tournament.  Your  tackle  box  holds  a  wide  arsenal  of 
colorful  lures  to  lie  on  your  six  championship  rods.  Study  the  shorelines 
of  the  six  tournament  lakes,  or  use  the  depth  finder  and  contour  maps 
for  more  sophisticated  angling.  Don't  forget  to  keep  an  eye  on  the  weather, 
thougli,  or  you  may  be  rained  out.  The  game  requires  .184K  of  memory, 
DOS  2.1  or  higjier.  and  Hercules.  CG.A.  EGA.  or  higher  graphics  card. 


Check.  Checkinalc.  Plan  your  moves  carefulK  in  this  full-featured  chess 
game.  Watch  the  computer  examine  its  options  before  it  moves,  and  see 
how  it  determines  its  strategics.  Vary  the  challenge  with  options  such  as 
auioplay.  take  back  a  move,  change  difTiculty  levels,  verify  only,  and 
load  and  save  games.  .AH  graphics  are  characier-based  so  they  run  on  any 
monitor.  The  game  requires  256K  and  DOS  2. 1  or  higher. 


YES!  Send  me  the  December  1989  COMPUTE!  SHAREPAK  for  my  IBM  PC  or  compatible. 
1  pay  S7.95  for  each  S'A-inch  disk  and  $8.95  for  each  3'/!-ineh  disk  plus  $2.00  shipping  and 
handlifig  per  disk. 


Please  indicate  how  many  disks  of  each  format  you'd  hke: 
S'A-inch  disk  3'/2-inch  disk 


Name 

Address . 
City 


.  State/Province . 


.  ZlP/Postal  Code- 


Shipping  and  handling  S2.00  per  disk 
Total  amount  enclosed  $ 


Mail  coupon  with  payment  to 

COMPUTEI's  SHAREPAK 

P.O.  Box  5188 

Greensboro,  NC  27403 

Payments  must  be  in  U.S.  dotfars  by  a  check  drawn  on  a  U,S,  bank. 

Please  allow  4-6  weeks  for  delivery.  For  delivery  outside  tfw  U.S.  or  Canada,  add  Si  for  surface  mail  or  S3  tor  airmail. 


Available  on  5'/4-inch  disk  for  S7.95  or  3'/;-inch 
disk  for  S8.95  (plus  S2.00  shipping  and  handling 
per  disk). 

Disks  available  only  for  IBM  PC  and  compatible 
computers,  OfTer  good  while  supplies  last. 

Shareware  Agreements 

COMPVTE'.'s  SHAREPAK  is  a  collection  o! 
shareware  and  public  domain  programs.  Public 
domam  programs  are  free;  you  can  use  them  and 
pass  them  around  as  much  as  you  like.  On  Ihc 
other  hiind,  shareware  isn't  free:  you  pay  the 
shareware  author  if  you  decide  to  use  the  pro- 
gram. Here's  how  shareware  works. 

If  you  like  a  program  on  the  disk,  you  should 
register  yourself  directly  with  the  shareware  pub- 
lisher (not  with  COMPUTE!!.  Each  program  in- 
cludes a  license  agreement  that  explains  whom  to 
contact  and  how  much  the  program  costs.  Share- 
ware prices  are  very  low  compared  with  similar 
commercial  programs. 

Registering  means  you  pay  the  software  au- 
thor for  a  program  he  or  she  developed,  plus  it 
entitles  you  to  technical  support  and  information 
about  upgrades-  You'll  find  shareware  publishers 
are  easy  to  work  wilh  and  eager  to  help. 


Electronic  Arts 
introduces  three 
state-of-the-art 
simulations  for  air, 
land  or  sea! 


by  deater.  3.S*  version  available. 
To  order,  visit  your  retailer  or  call 
800-245-4525  from  US  or  Canada 
8am -5pm  Pacific  Time. 

Available  for  most  IBM,"  Tandy' 
and  PC-compatible  computers.  Screen 
shots  represent  ISM  version.  IBM  is 
a  registered  trademark  of  International 
Business  Machines,  Tandy  is  a  registered 
trademark  of  Tandy  Corporation. 


CHUCK  YEAGER'S 
Advanced  Flight 
Trainer  2.0"" 

The  hit  is  improved.  New 
realistic  terrain,  Yeager's  Flyin 
Insights"  cassette,  Thunderbii 
formations,  18  aircraft,  and  mo 
White  knuckle  thrills  with  the 
master  test  pilot.  $49.95. 
By  Ned  Lemer 

ABRAMSr 
BATTLE  TANHT 

The  world  looks  hostile  from  a 
M1A1  gunner's  sight.  Feel  the 
blast  of  your  120mm  cannon  in 
tough,  realistic  combat  action. 
$39.95. 
By  Dynamix 


688  ATTACK  SUB^ 

Command  the  billion  dollar  higl 
tech  US  688  or  Soviet  Alfa  sub 
Hunt  and  evade  unnervingly 
human  enemies.  Unmatched 
color,  realism,  and  3D 
^-_„  -,    graphics.  $49.95. 
"^  *^  By  John  W.  Ratdiff 


Circle  Reader  Service  Number  14 


RESOURCES 


COMPUTER  GAMING— GETTING  HINTS  IS  HALF  THE  FUN 


CUSTOMER 
SERVICE 

Most  software  companies  gladly  ofler 
advice  and  hints  about  their  products 
over  the  phone;  there's  usually  a  staff 
dedicated  to  that  purpose.  Dial  the 
number  found  in  the  documentation, 
ask  for  customer  service,  and  then  ask 
away.  You'll  usually  get  all  you  need 
to  know. 


REVIEWS 

Read  plenty  of  reviews  in  consumer- 
oriented  computer  magazines.  This  is 
the  best  way  to  familiarize  yourself 
with  products  without  even  seeing 
them.  .A.lthough  reviewers  can  be  rath- 
er subjective  at  limes,  the  information 
may  still  be  useful  when  it  comes  to 
choosing  the  best  buy  for  your  buck, ' 


DEMOS 

Computer  stores  usually  have  the 
latest  games  running  on  the  show- 
room floor.  You  can  test-drive 
them  there  to  see  if  they're  worth 
the  investment.  If  you  can't  find 
what  you're  looking  for  on  the 
floor,  the  salesperson  will  proba- 
bly take  the  program  out  of  the 
package  for  you  to  try.  Don't  be 
shy,  just  ask. 

User  groups  also  demonstrate 
games  at  their  meetings.  Mingle 
during  the  breaks  and  you'll  hear  a 
lot  about  software  that  others  are 
playing.  You  might  even  arrange 
to  see  several  titles  at  members' 
houses. 

If  there's  a  question-and- 
answer  period  during  a  user  group 
meeting,  that's  a  great  opportunity 
for  asking  game  questions. 
Chances  are  someone  will  have  an 
answer  for  vou. 


GAME  BOOKS 


Do  you  need  some  advice  on  winning?  You'll  find  several  books  on  spe- 
cific games  and  strategy  books  on  specific  genres  of  games.  A  short  list 
ofthese  is  below. 

■  A  Flight  Simulator  Odyssey 

m  Flving  on  Instruments  with  Flight  Simulator 

■  The  Official  F- 1 9  Stealth  Fighter  Handbook 
m40  Great  Submarine  Simulator  War  Adventures 

m  Gunship  Academy:  Tactics  and  Maneuvers  for  Attack  Helicopter 
Simulations 

■  The  Official  Book  of  Kings'  Quest:  Daventry  and  Beyond 
m  Realistic  Commercial  Flying  with  Flight  Simulator 

m  Sub  Commander:  Tactics  and  Strategy  for  WWII  Submarine 

Simulations 
All  of  the  above  are  published  by  COMPUTE!  Books,  Chilton  Book 
Company,  One  Chilton  Way,  Radnor,  Pennsylvania  19089;  (800)  345- 
1214, 

■  King's  Quest  hint  books 

■  Space  Quest  hint  books 

Both  of  the  above  are  published  bv  Sierra.  P,0.  Box  485,  Coarsegold. 
California  93614;  (209)  683-4463. 

ONLINE  HELP 

If  you  can't  figure  something  out,  chances  are  someone  else  already  has. 
Your  modem  opens  a  new  realm  of  game  advice.  Below  is  a  listing  of 
some  places  you  might  try. 

■  Log  on  to  CompuServe  and  type  GO  GAMES.  A  vast  array  of  game 
forums  provide  for  almost  every  gamer's  interest.  You  might  also  type 
GO  IBMNEW  and  find  a  library  of  public  domain  and  shareware 
games  that  you  can  download.  Contact  CompuServe  at  P.O.  Box  20212, 
Columbus,  Ohio  43220;  (800)  848-8199  or  (614)  457-0802. 

■  Sierra  offers  a  1 6-line  BBS  to  answer  many  of  your  questions.  Call 
(209)  683-4463.  The  service  is  free;  all  you  pay  for  is  the  phone  call. 

■  Origin  has  a  dedicated  Omega  BBS.  You  can  upload  and  download 
different  cybertanks  and  ask  questions  about  programming  Omega 
tanks.  The  company  will  also  answer  questions  about  other  Origin 
games.  The  BBS  number  is  (512)  328-4128,  and  access  is  free— you  pay 
just  for  the  phone  call. 

■  Local  bulletin  boards  are  a  low-cost  alternative  to  the  online  sources 
listed  above  because  you  don't  have  to  pay  for  the  service  or  the  phone 
call.  Try  a  local  computer  store  for  their  BBS  numbers.  Once  online, 
you  can  download  the  numbers  of  even  more  BBSs,  Because  the  differ- 
ent BBSs  offer  a  wide  variety  of  emphases,  you  should  be  able  to  find 
what  you're  looking  for.  H 


54      COMPUTE 


DECEMBER       1989 


FLIGHT   SIMULATOR: 


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AS  admirers  of  one  Speedy 
Gonzalez  may  recall,  ar- 
riba  has  something  to  do 
with  speed.  As  developed 
by  Good  Software,  Arriba 
is  a  personal  information 
manager  that  has  quite  a 
bit  to  do  with  speed  as 
well  as  efficiency,  organi- 
zation, and  management 
of  disparate  information. 
Personal  information  managers 
(PIMs)  have  attracted  a  great  deal  of 
attention  over  the  last  couple  of  years. 
The  odd  thing  is  that  no  one  thought 
of  itiem  sooner. 

PIMs  are  the  stuff  that  computers 
were  made  for.  A  good  PIM  is  essen- 
tially a  free-form  database,  a  tool  that 
lets  you  enter  information  in  an  al- 


most random  fashion,  in 
much  the  same  way  as  the 
information  crosses  your 
desk  in  the  first  place.  The 
PIM  software  then  takes  care 
of  indexing  the  material,  let- 
ting you  see  your  data  in  dif- 
ferent ways,  depending  upon 
your  changing  needs  and 
interests. 

There  are  almost  as 
many  approaches  to  PIMs  as 
there  are  personal  infor- 
mation packages.  None  of 
the  packages,  though,  has 
dominated  the  field  the  way 
WordPerfect  dominates 
word  processing  or  Lotus  1- 
2-3  towers  over  spreadsheets. 
This  is  both  understandable 
and  beneficial. 

It's  understandable  be- 
cause no  two  of  us  approach 
organization  in  the  same 
way.  You  can  argue  that  the 
best  PIMs  are  the  most  flexi- 
ble, those  most  suited  to  individual 
customization  and  preference.  Lotus's 
Agenda  is  a  good  example  of  such  a 
program — except  that  it's  almost  too 
flexible,  too  free-form.  Symantec's 
GrandView  is  PIM  as  outliner.  Chron- 
os's  excellent  Who,  What,  When  uses 
the  PIM  idea  as  a  foundation  for  a  so- 
phisticated project  manager. 

The  benefit  of  having  no  clear 
PIM  market  leader  is  that  the  field  re- 
mains open  to  strong  and  innovative 
challengers. 

While  not  exactly  innovative. 
Good  Software's  new  Arriba  is  a 
strong  and  flexible  package,  one  that 
just  may  meet  your  information- 
management  needs  head-on. 

From  the  moment  you  first  boot 
the  program,  Arriba  overcomes  one  of 


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the  classic  PIM  dilemmas:  It's  easy  to 
use.  Where  Agenda  requires  a  large 
commitment  of  time,  and  Symantec's 
GrandVieiv  imposes  its  outline  struc- 
ture on  you,  Arriba  clearly  assumes 
that  you  want  to  get  to  work  now. 

To  that  end,  its  designers  have 
chosen  a  simple  and  all  but  universal 
metaphor:  the  idea  of  a  filing  cabinet 
filled  with  folders,  augmented  by  a 
calendar  and  a  telephone/address 
book  crammed  with  names  and  num- 
bers. The  delight  of  Arriba  is  the  speed 
with  which  you  can  navigate  through 
your  data. 

(These  are  not,  by  the  way,  visual 
metaphors — no  file  folders  on  the 
screen,  no  icons  and  graphics.  Arriba 
is  text-based,  with  clean  and  clearly 
organized  screens  that  strike  me  as  ad- 
mirably well-designed  for  their  vari- 
ous purposes.) 

The  simplicity  of  the  metaphor 
carries  over  into  ease  of  operation.  To 
create  a  folder,  simply  lap  a  key  and 
enter  the  folder's  title.  Adding  notes  to 
the  folder,  again,  calls  for  a  keystroke 
which  opens  the  note  field.  In  fact, 
most  operations  within  Arriba  can  be 
accomplished  with  a  couple  of  key- 
strokes from  a  standing  start  any- 
where in  the  program. 


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Store  business  data  In  Arriba's  folders. 


The  word  processor  in  Arriba  is 
serviceable,  if  limited.  While  the  doc- 
umentation suggests  that  you  might 
use  Arriba  to  write  a  manual,  for  ex- 
ample, I  don't  know  if  I'd  want  to  un- 
dertake quite  so  ambitious  a  project 
here. 

For  one  thing,  notes  are  limited 
to  I6K.  That's  plenty  for  memoran- 
dums, letters,  comments,  and  so  on, 
but  it  can  be  confining  when  working 
with  long  reports,  chapters,  or  sizable 
databases.  In  future  versions  of  Ar- 
riba, I'd  like  to  see  the  note  size  in- 
creased to  make  the  program  more 
practical  for  working  with  large 
amounts  of  information. 

Text  entry  is  simple  enough;  the 
basic  note  screen  is  blank.  Adding  a 
date  and  time  to  notes  is  accom- 
plished by  pressing  a  function  key.  Be- 
yond that,  Arriba  accommodates  only 
the  most  rudimentary  of  text-process- 
ing commands.  The  word  processing 
help  screens,  for  example,  point  out 
little  more  than  the  fact  that  arrow 
keys  move  you  through  text  to  the 
right  or  left,  up  or  down;  there  are 
some  WordStar-like  key  combina- 
tions as  well. 

One  odd  problem  is  the  pro- 
gram's determination  to  accept  a 
tab — for  example,  when  you  indent  a 
paragraph — as  the  new  left  margin. 

You  can  define  text  as  blocks  and 
then  cut  and  paste  the  block  to  other 
folders  within  Arriba.  Unfortunately, 


you  can't  easily  paste  notes  into  other 
applications  except  as  straight  ASCII. 
You  can  export  files  in  ASCII;  like- 
wise, you  can  import  ASCII  text  files 
to  Arriba,  assuming  the  files  are  small- 
er than  1 6K  and  contain  no  lines  with 
more  than  80  characters.  The  program 
offers  no  dedicated  conversion  rou- 
tines to  accommodate  other  word 
processors. 

It's  unlikely,  though,  that  you 
would  use  Arriba  as  a  primary  word 
processor  anyway.  This  PIM  is  de- 
signed for  making  notes  on  the  fly,  at- 
taching commentary  to  appointments, 
managing  names  and  numbers.  At 
these  tasks,  the  program  is  outstand- 
ing, its  word  processor  more  than  up 
to  the  job,  and  its  ability  to  search  and 
sort  the  information  quite  impressive. 

What  the  program  lacks  in  word 
processing  functions,  it  makes  up  for 
with  customizable  folders.  The  folders 
provided  with  the  program  are  thought- 
ful choict  3,  designed  for  some  of  the 
most  practical  PIM  tasks.  Expense 
tracking,  real  estate  properties,  priority- 
item  lists,  contact  management,  and 
other  common  forms  are  included. 

It's  easy  to  build  more  forms, 
each  tailored  to  your  particular  needs. 
In  a  few  minutes  I  had  constructed 
forms  that  tracked  article  submis- 
sions, payments,  royalties,  and  time 
spent  on  each  project.  (PIMs,  Arriba 
included,  are  precisely  the  sort  of  sofl- 


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ware  useful  for  time-intensive  and 
lime-billed  jobs.  Date- and  lime- 
stamping  are  single-key  stroke  items  in 
Arriba.  I'd  like  to  see  a  time  tracker 
built  in.) 

The  program's  calendar,  which 
you  can  clone  to  create  separate  calen- 
dars for  specific  purposes,  is  a  model 
among  its  peers.  Scroll  lo  a  specific 
date,  hit  return,  and  a  closeup  view  of 
that  date's  appointments  and  events 
appears.  The  daily  calendar  is  broken 
into  half-hour  increments.  As  you  add 
appointments,  Arriba  highlights  a 
graphics  representation  of  your  day. 

I  learned  quickly  to  keep  a  master 
calendar,  but  also  came  to  appreciate 
the  ease  and  importance  of  specific 
calendars  fcjr  specific  tasks.  These  be- 
came working  logs,  diaries,  time  re- 
ports— and  they  have  proved  valuable 
already. 

Much  of  the  information  you'll 
enter  is  basic:  name,  address,  and 
phone  number.  Again,  Arriba  excels. 
The  package  includes  a  standard 
phone-list  folder,  even  though  it's  easy 
enough  to  customize  your  own  forms. 

Arriba  alphabetizes  names  as  you 
enter  them.  Should  you  add  a  note  to 
a  name,  a  musical-note  symbol  ap- 
pears beside  it;  the  note  symbol  is 
used  throughout  .4mfta  to  indicate 
underlying  information.  If  you  have 
an  autodialer  attached  to  your  com- 
puter, Arriba  will  dial  the  requested 
number  for  you. 

The  phone  list  is  likely  to  be  one 
of  the  most  popular  and  heavily  used 
features  of  the  program.  For  the  most 
part,  it's  up  to  any  challenge  you 
throw  at  it. 

As  effective  as  the  phone  list  is, 
though,  it  has  some  shortcomings. 
Most  of  them  center  around  the  pro- 
gram's difficulty  with  large  files.  Arri- 
ba 's  manual  suggests  that  200  names 
is  the  rough  maximum  the  program 
can  comfortably  handle  in  a  list. 
That's  a  lot  of  names,  but  it's  nowhere 
near  large  enough  to  accommodate 
the  database  of  an  even  moderately 
successful  businessperson. 


— ^"— - 
Arriba's  calendar  is  a  model  tool. 


While  it's  easy  enough — like 
everything  else  about  this  program — 
to  set  up  secondary  and  tertiary  phone- 
list  files,  that's  a  less-than-satisfactory 
solution.  Arriba,  to  succeed  fully  at  its 
appointed  tasks,  simply  must  be  able 
to  manage  larger  files. 

I  was  pleased  to  see  that  Good 
Software  had  configured  Arriba  for 
optional  terminate-and-stay-resident 
(TSR)  use.  Having  your  PIM  in  mem- 
ory all  the  time  is  so  logical  that  all 
PIM  producers  should  adopt  it. 

Unfortunately,  Arriba  s  TSR  po- 
tential remains  more  of  a  possibility 
than  a  reality.  In  TSR  form,  the  pro- 
gram and  space  reserved  for  data  oc- 
cupies just  over  200K  of  RAM,  a 
whopping  amount.  If  you're  equipped 
with  less  than  512K,  that  memory  re- 
quirement will  limit  your  ability  lo 
load  other  large  applications. 

1  didn't  have  too  much  trouble 
running  Arriba  as  a  TSR,  and  I  even 
managed  to  use  it  in  concert  with  my 
other  TSRs,  Tornado  and  Productivity 
Plus.  (Admittedly,  Arriba's  ability  to 
track  names  and  numbers  duplicates 
much  of  Tornado's,  own  abilities.) 
Running  that  many  programs  did  give 
my  PC  pause  when  I  added  word  pro- 
cessors such  as  Nota  Bene,  Word- 
Perfect, and  Word,  but,  with  some 
shuffling,  I  made  the  combinations 
run. 

(Keyboard-control  software  such 
as  Xy  Write  or  Nota  Bene  tend  to  col- 
lide with  Arriba  and  other  TSRs. 
Many  keyboard-control  programs 
now  include  utilities  that  let  TSRs  co- 
exist more  comfortably.) 

Any  TSR  that  serves  database/ 
notepad  functions  should  also  include 
a  calculator,  but  Arriba  doesn't  offer 
this  feature.  Since  there  wasn't  a  cal- 
culator, I  was  forced  to  add  another 
TSR  into  my  already-crowded  memo- 
ry. Math  functions  should  be  included 
in  the  next  Arriba  upgrade. 

On  an  8088,  Arriba  seemed  a  lit- 
tle sluggish  in  TSR  mode,  although 
those  problems  vanished  on  even  a 
ID-MHz  286.  While  none  of  the  com- 
puters 1  used  locked  up  under  .4rriba. 
I  did  get  a  constant  whine  from  my 
computer  when  I  called  up  Arriba 
over  Quattro. 

Like  most  productivity  programs, 
though,  PIMs  don't  really  come  into 
their  own  until  they  have  some  per- 
sonal information  to  manage.  I  had  a 
few  hesitations  about  .Arriba  as  I  start- 
ed using  the  program — the  text  han- 
dling seemed  clumsy,  and  I  didn't  like 
the  file-size  restrictions. 

These  quibbles  faded  once  I  had 
loaded  some  data  into  .4rriba  and  be- 


gan playing  around  with  it. 

Arriba  is  fast. 

The  program  is  a  text-base,  a  free- 
form  database.  You  can  easily  call  up 
any  information,  from  any  place  in 
the  program.  Need  to  know  who  was 
with  you  at  that  meeting  two  weeks 
ago?  Seek  the  information  through  the 
calendar,  the  phone  list  (if  you  re- 
member a  name),  or  through  a  wild- 
card search. 

How  many  meetings  have  you 
had  with  Joe  and  Sarah?  The  program 
supports  both  AND  and  OR  as  logical 
operators.  Search  strings  can  include 
whole  names  and  words  along  with 
wildcards  if  you  like.  If  you've  entered 
the  information  in  .Arriba,  you  can 
find  it — fast. 

Even  on  an  8088  PC  running  at 
4.77  MHz.  Arriba  combed  its  data- 
base for  the  information  1  needed  and 
delivered  that  information  suitably 
highlighted  in  a  matter  of  seconds. 
The  search  feature  more  than  over- 
comes any  of  my  quibbles  with  other 
details  o^ Arriba,  and  it  should  make 
the  program  invaluable  to  business 
users. 

Arriba's  documentation  is  read- 
able and  well-organized.  The  manual 
is  augmented  by  more  than  3Q0K  of 
help  files  that  are  context-based.  Like 
the  manual,  help  screens  are  clearly 
written  and,  in  most  cases,  are  actual- 
ly helpful. 

Good  Software's  technical  sup- 
port is  equally  helpful.  While  there 
was  no  technician  available  on  one 
occasion  when  1  called,  I  received  a 
call  back  less  than  an  hour  later.  Good 
Software  does  not,  however,  offer  toll- 
free  customer  support. 

Arriba  is  the  most  easily  learned 
PIM  I've  seen.  It's  not  the  most  fiexi- 
ble  or  the  most  sophisticated,  but  1 
wonder  sometimes  if  the  benefits  of 
super-sophisticated  PIMs  outweigh 
the  learning  curves  they  impose  on 
their  users. 

Arriba's  learning  curve,  like  its 
operation,  is  smooth  and  gentle.  This 
program  is  designed  to  help  you  man- 
age your  information,  search  it  in 
ways  that  help  you  become  more  pro- 
ductive, and  arrange  it  so  that  you  can 
see  patterns  you  otherwise  might  have 
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Almost  a  decade  after  Mar- 
shall McLuhan's  death, 
Oxford  recently  pub- 
lished The  Global  Village 
($29.95),  a  book  he  wrote 
with  Bruce  Powers.  Many 
years  ago,  after  reading 
his  Gutenberg  Galaxy,  I 
wondered  what  McLuhan 
would  have  thought 
about  the  communica- 
tions revolution  spawned  by  the  per- 
sonal computer.  The  Global  Village 
provides  insights  to  this  question. 

A  simplistic  perspective  on  Mc- 
Luhan's philosophy  can  be  found  in 
his  famous  quote,  "The  medium  is 
the  message."  Many  philosophers 
have  suggested  that  the  language  in 
which  we  express  our  thoughts  influ- 
ences the  thoughts  we  express.  For  ex- 
ample, Eskimo  languages  have  many 
words  for  snow,  thus  allowing  these 
people  to  see  subtle  details  in  their 
landscape  that  would  be  invisible  to 
the  rest  of  us.  In  the  world  of  com- 
puter languages,  most  programmers 
would  agree  that  certain  types  of  pro- 
grams arc  more  naturally  written  in 
some  languages  than  in  others.  For  ex- 
ample, expert  systems  are  naturally 
written  in  languages  like  LISP  and 
Prolog,  while  other  types  of  programs 
might  be  better  written  in  languages 
like  C  or  Forth. 

While  this  notion  of  relationship 
between  language  and  the  range  of  ex- 
pression is  powerful  by  itself,  McLu- 
han goes  one  step  beyond  this  by 
suggesting  that  our  media  of  expres- 
sion influence  the  message  expressed. 
Print  journalism  differs  from  televi- 
sion news,  for  example,  because  its 
medium  of  expression  influences  the 
ideas  it  communicates.  The  fast-paced 
multimedia  presentation  of  television 
allows  no  time  for  pause  and  reflec- 
tion. The  sequence  of  presentation  is 
determined  by  the  network  and  can't 
be  modified  by  the  viewer.  On  the 
other  hand,  print-based  news  reports 
can  be  scanned  briefly  for  main 
points,  read  in  depth  later  on,  or  com- 
pletely bypassed.  Just  think  a  moment 
about  the  way  you  read  COMPUTE!. 


Because  of  fundamental  differ- 
ences between  communications  tech- 
nologies, each  medium  finds  itself 
better  suited  for  the  presentation  of 
certain  types  of  material.  Television 
can  excite  the  emotions  with  the  same 
ease  that  print  can  engage  the  intellect. 

While  print  may  afford  greater 
interactivity  than  video,  truly  interac- 
tive media,  such  as  personal  comput- 
ers, afford  opportunities  not  found  in 
any  other  medium  of  expression.  And 
yet  we've  barely  started  to  explore  the 
implications  of  this  tool,  largely  be- 
cause we've  chosen  to  view  it  as  an  ex- 
tension of  other  media  rather  than  as 
something  new  unto  itself 

McLuhan  and  Powers  suggest 
that  our  tendency  is  to  look  backward- 
Just  as  the  Renaissance  citizen  of  the 
fourteenth  century  looked  back  to 
classical  Greece,  we  are  looking  back 
to  the  nineteenth  century  for  the  con- 
ceptual metaphors  we  apply  to  our 
tools.  Word  processing,  for  example, 
is  a  twentieth-century  technique  for 
emulating  the  nineteenth-century 
typewriter.  The  keyboard  layout  on 
your  computer  (or  the  fact  that  you 
even  have  a  keyboard)  provides  conti- 
nuity with  old  ways  of  thinking  that 
have  little  relevance  today.  The 
scrambled  arrangement  of  the  letters 
on  your  keyboard  resulted  from  an  at- 
tempt to  overcome  the  mechanical 
limitations  of  early  typewriters.  Mil- 
Uons  of  computer  users  are  denied  ac- 
cess to  far  more  efficient  ways  of 
typing  because  of  our  insistence  on 
preserving  technological  tradition. 

Meanwhile,  communications 
technologies  have  shrunk  the  planet. 
East  is  meeting  West  in  commerce 
and  ideology.  As  the  authors  state, 
changes  are  occurring  so  rapidly  that 
looking  backward  is  inappropriate.  You 
don't  need  a  rearview  mirror  when 
you  are  traveling  at  the  speed  of  light. 

With  this  perspective  in  mind, 
look  at  the  box  on  your  desk.  How 
many  twentieth-century  applications 
can  you  think  of  for  your  personal 
computer?  For  starters  we  must  elimi- 
nate word  processors,  databases,  and 
spreadsheets.  These  are  just  efficient 


extensions  of  nineteenth-century 
ideas.  While  these  applications  are 
both  useful  and  appropriate,  they  mir- 
ror the  past  rather  than  point  to  the 
future. 

Even  a  major  twentieth-century 
concept  like  hypertext  has  roots  in 
the  past.  Most  hypermedia  projects 
I've  seen  are  elegant,  computer-based 
versions  of  nineteenth-century 
encyclopedias. 

The  computer  offers  the  ability  to 
leverage  our  intellect  into  new  do- 
mains thai  reach  far  beyond  what 
we've  seen  before.  Computers  are  al- 
lowing us  to  explore  new  branches  of 
mathematics  like  chaos  theory  and 
fractal  geometry.  As  work  continues 
in  these  fields,  we  may  see  a  paradigm 


shift  as  events  that  were  thought  to  be 
random  turn  out  to  have  a  complex 
and  subtle  pattern  that  we  couldn't  see 
before  because  our  media  of  expres- 
sion couldn't  convey  the  message. 

We've  created  marvelous  tools 
with  which  we  can  craft  any  reality  we 
desire.  As  we  enter  the  last  decade  of 
this  century,  let's  face  forward  and 
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cwslcttcrs  arc  the  backbone 
of  desktop  publishing. 
They're  short  (ideal  for 
producing  on  your  com- 
puter), they  use  simple 
graphics  (so  you  don't  need 
to  hire  an  art  department), 
and  they  can  be  designed  from  tem- 
plates (so  you  can  recycle  an  cfTcc- 
tivc  layout).  Plus,  as  the  following 
pages  will  show  you,  you  don't  need 
a  dedicated  page-layout  program  to 
get  into  the  newsletter  business. 

What  you  will  need,  however,  is 
a  plan.  Try  my  step-by-step  process 
that  uses  a  word  processor  (in  this 
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a  newsletter.  Although  all  word  processors  and 
layout  programs  work  diflerently,  the  essentia! 
steps  of  newsletter  design  remain  pretty  much 
the  same. 

The  design  process  has  been  divided  into 
several  illustrated  steps,  so  you  can  see  exactly 
how  a  newsletter  goes  together.  Hopefully,  you'll 
save  a  lot  of  time  and  trouble  when  you  do  your 
own  designs.  One  note  of  caution  before  you 
Stan  publishing:  Save  your  work  often  and  you'll 
avoid  devastating  setbacks. 

Step1 

Make  a  Sketch 

By  planning  a  project  before  you  start,  you'll 
avoid  a  tangled  mess.  In  the  case  of  newsletter 
design,  ask  yourself  these  questions: 

•  What  is  the  newsletter's  purpose? 

•  Is  the  subject  strong  enough  to  maintain  regular 
issues? 

•  What  will  the  format  be? 

•  What  kinds  of  graphics,  art,  and  illustrations 
will  be  used? 

•  Where  will  it  be  printed? 

•  How  will  it  be  distributed? 

Once  you've  answered  these  questions,  you 
should  have  a  pretty  clear  idea  of  what  you're  do- 
ing. Try  visualizing  the  finished  newsletter.  Look 
at  other  newsletters.  After  you  get  a  sketch  of 
how  you  want  to  present  your  newsletter,  you're 
ready  to  start  your  design. 

Step  2 

Create  the  Masthead 

A  newsletter's  masthead  is  the  first  element  that 
catches  the  reader's  eye.  It  announces  the  name 
of  the  publication  in  large  letters  at  the  top  of  the 
first  page.  When  people  see  the  masthead  on 
each  issue,  they  develop  a  familiarity  with  the 
publication. 


vestigate  whether  or  not  it  has  this  capability. 
Directly  under  the  masthead,  I  listed  (in 
normal  text)  the  volume  and  issue  numbers,  the 
issue  date,  and  a  lag  line — a  short  phrase  in  fine 
print  that  describes  the  newsletter's  focus.  In  my 
case,  it's  Covering  the  mountain  beat.  I  put  a  line 
(called  a  rule)  below  the  tag  line  to  separate  it 
from  the  main  body  of  the  newsletter.  Then,  I 
saved  all  these  elements  as  a  file  called  MAST- 
HEAD. DOC.  Now,  when  I  create  a  new  issue  of 
my  newsletter,  all  I  do  is  load  this  file  and  change 
the  volume,  issue,  and  date  numbers  to  reflect 
the  new  issue  (Figure  1).  Then,  I  change  the 
name  of  the  file  so  I  still  have  a  good  copy  of  the 
masthead. 

Step  3 

Lay  Out  Text  and  Graphics 

Next  you  settle  on  which  articles  you'll  include. 
.■*l1so,  choose  your  column  settings,  titles,  and 
graphic  elements.  Before  you  start  typing  and 
making  boxes,  you  should  go  back  and  review 
the  visual  sketch  you  made  of  the  newsletter.  De- 
cide roughly  where  you  want  each  item  on  each 
page;  then  mentally  fill  in  the  pieces. 


Figure  2 

This  graphics  box  tills  out  the  first  column  and  en- 
hances the  overall  appearance  of  the  whole  page. 


Figure  1 

Save  your  masthead  as  a  document  and  you  can  use  it  over  again. 


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When  I  created  the  masthead  for  my  news- 
letter, "Mountain  Music  News,"  I  found  that  my 
printer  couldn't  produce  large,  fancy  fonts  using 
WordPerfect.  I  discovered,  however,  that  it's 
good  at  printing  bitmapped  graphics  of  almost 
any  size.  So,  I  switched  over  to  PC  Paintbrush,  a 
separate  graphics  editor,  and  selected  a  nice  ro- 
man  typeface  for  my  masthead. 

One  advantage  lo'  WordPerfect  5.0  is  just 
this  ability  to  convert  files  from  graphics  formats 
to  a  format  that  the  word  processor  can  under- 
stand. When  you  look  for  a  word  processor  that 
doubles  as  a  page-layout  program,  you  should  in- 

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To  start  my  newsletter,  1  moved  to  the  up- 
per left  corner  of  the  first  column  and  used 
WordPerfect's  font  function  to  select  large  letters. 
Then  1  typed  Welcome.',  the  title  of  my  first  arti- 
cle. If  your  word  processor  doesn't  have  a  font 
function,  use  bold,  italic,  all  caps,  or  some  other 
way  to  set  your  title  apart  from  the  text  of  the 
story.  You  could  even  produce  the  headline  in  a 
graphics  program  just  as  you  created  the  mast- 
head. As  you  type  each  article,  check  your  layout 
using  a  page  preview  feature  such  as  WordPerfect 
5.0's  View  Document;  you'll  get  an  idea  of  how 
much  space  remains  in  the  column  for  another 
article.  In  my  example,  I  had  room  for  a  short 
piece  called  "Homespun  Music"  in  the  first  col- 
umn on  page  1. 

"Homespun  Music"  didn't  fill  the  rest  of  the 
column,  so  I  used  a  graphic  to  fill  out  the  article 
and  to  enhance  the  overall  appearance  of  the  first 
page.  Using  PC  Paintbrush,  1  created  a  picture, 
converted  it  to  WordPerfect 's  graphics  formal,  and 
inserted  my  finished  graphics  box  and  picture  be- 
tween the  first  and  second  articles  (Figure  2). 


How  to  tell  if  an  integrated  software 
package  is  right  for  you. 


Look  How 
Things  Have  Changed. 

When  integrated  software  first  appeared, 
it  had  limited  fiinctionality,  was  diiFicult  to 
leant,  cumbersome  to  use,  and  cost 
between  $300  and  $500.  Today  most 
integrated  products  have  a  more  complete 
set  of  features,  are  easier  to  learn,  and  are 
priced  between  $149  and  $259. 

Amazingly,  critics  say  Eight-in-One™,  a 
product  costing  only  $60,  is  the  easiest 
to  learn,  easiest  to  use,  yet  has  the 
highest  performance.  Who  needs  an 
integrated  package  the  most?  And  what 
can  you  do  with  them? 

Home  Office  and  Small 

Business  People  Have 

Discovered  a  Secret. 

Working  in  a  home  office  or  small 
business  usually  means  that  you  do  a  little 
bit  of  everything  -  write  reports,  do 
financial  analysis,  schedule  appointments, 
track  customer  information,  and  anything 
else  it  takes  to  run  a  business  without  lots 
of  people.  If  you  have  al  1  of  the  tools  you 
need  in  one  integrated  software  package 
you  get  several  immediate  advantages. 

Imagine  having  a  coll«:tion  of  robust 
applications,  poised  in  a  single  program, 
ready  to  tackle  all  of  those  tasks  you 
always  thought  that  a  computer  should  be 
good  for . . .  to  put  a  graph  into  a  letter 
and  have  it  finished  three  minutes  later , . . 
to  instantly  check  your  next  appointment, 
or  automatically  dial  a  customer  on  the 
telephone  while  you're  in  the  middle  of 
woricing  on  a  spreadsheet. 

With  integrated  packages  you  can  save 
a  lot  of  time.  Since  you  probably  teach 
yourself  how  to  use  software  (unlike 
working  in  a  large  corporation  where 
you'd  get  training  and  support  from  the 
department  down  the  hall)  you'll 
appreciate  how  much  more  quickly 
you'd  become  productive  using  one 
integrated  package  rather  than  many 
separate  programs.  Because  when  you 
leam  one  tool,  you've  learned  them  all. 


A  nd  you  can  save  a  lot  of  money  too- 
over  $  1000.  Because  you  won't  have  to 
buy  many  separate  packages  like  a 
word  processor,  spreadsheet,  database, 
graphics,  and  communications  program, 
just  to  get  all  of  the  tools  you  could  find 
in  one  complete,  affordably  priced, 
integrated  package. 

What  Do  You  Get  In  The 

Best  Integrated 

Packages? 

1  he  best  integrated  packages  put  a 
complete  solution  at  your  fingertips. 
They  provide  you  with  all  of  the  useful 
tools  that  you  need  to  do  your  job-  a 
word  processor,  spreadsheet,  database, 
outliner,  desktop  organizer, 
communications  module,  graphics 
program  and  powerful  spell  checker 
and  thesaurus. 

Well  designed  integrated  packages  are 
obvious-to-use.  All  of  the  options  are 
right  there  on  the  screen.  And  each  tool 
should  work  in  the  same  way,  so  that 
after  spending  a  few  minutes  woilcing 
with  one  of  the 
applications, 
you've  virtually 
mastered  the 
entire  program. 

What's  more, 

the  best 

integrated 

packages  are 

lightning  fast. 

E)oing  things  like 

recalculating  a 

larige  spreadsheet 

or  spell  checking 

a  letter  should  never  slow  you  down.  So 

with  a  high  quality  integrated  package 

you  take  full  advantage  of  the  power  of 

your  computer.  Many  users  say  they  get 

their  work  done  in  half  the  time. 

Surprises  in  Eight-in-One. 

riere's  why  over  150,000  people  in  home 
offices  and  small  businesses  have  switched 
to  Eight-in-One  in  the  last  two  yeais. 


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With  Eight-in-One  you  get  more  useful 
tools  than  you  find  in  other  integrated 
packages.  You  not  only  get  a  powerful 
spreadsheet,  word  processor,  database, 
graphics,  and  communications  program, 
but  also  a  desktop  organizer,  outliner, 
spell  checker,  thesaurus  and  pop-up 
calculator. 

You  might  expect  the  most  expensive 
packages  to  have  the  highest  perfonnance. 
But  Eight-in-One  actually  outperformed 
Microsoft  Worics®  and  PES:  First 
Choice™,  costing  more  than  twice  as 
much,  in  a  recent  test  conducted  by  a 
nationally  recognized  independent 
software  testing  laboratory. 

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Moving  to  the  second  column.  I  typed  in  the 
next  article,  "Talent  Contest"  and  found  that  I 
had  room  for  a  short  table  of  contents  called  "In 
this  issue  . . .".  With  WordPerfect,  I  created  a 
separate  file  for  the  table  of  contents  (bottom 
right.  Figure  4).  Then  1  defined  a  text  box  and  di- 
rected WordPerfect  to  fill  the  box  with  that  text 
file.  The  first  page  was  done. 

On  the  second  page,  I  still  had  to  fit  in  two 
concert  reviews,  a  short  piece  about  upcoming  is- 
sues, and  a  byline.  In  the  upper  left  corner  of  the 
page,  I  imported  a  nice  headline  from  my  graph- 
ics package  for  the  concert  reviews.  I  enclosed 
the  title  in  a  rectangular  box  (Figure  3),  and  be- 
low that  I  typed  the  titles  and  text  for  the  two 
reviews. 

Figure  3 

Putting  the  headline  in  a  box  gives  page  2  its  own  identity. 


That  left  me  with  two  items.  I  repeated  the 
technique  I  used  on  the  table  of  contents  and 
called  this  text  box  "Up  and  Coming."  This 
short  item  highlighted  future  issues.  The  newslet- 
ter's byline,  which  lists  the  publisher,  the  editor, 
and  an  address,  found  its  way  to  the  bottom  of 
page  2. 1  was  done  with  the  layout  of  "Mountain 
Music  News"  (Figure  4). 


Figure  4 

The  finished  two-page  newsletter  balances  graphics  and  text. 


MouLnitain. 


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and  for  p*ople  intersBtad  In  skibIc 
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yaara  duo  ta  the  haapitaliiy  at 
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Step  4 
Editing 

Once  you've  finished  laying  out  your  newsletter, 
it's  time  to  do  some  editing  and  to  tighten  up 
loose  ends. 

First,  use  a  spelling  checker  to  correct  obvi- 
ous spelling  errors.  That  doesn't  mean  you  won't 
have  to  proofread  your  newsletter's  final  copy — 
no  spelling  dictionary  will  count  the  word  you 
wrong  if  you  meant  to  write  your.  Next,  make  a 
printout;  sit  back  and  read  your  newsletter  with 
your  best  critic's  cap  on.  Look  for  grammar  and 
punctuation  errors;  then  check  the  spelling  again. 
(An  old  proofreader's  trick  is  to  read  back- 
wards— the  spelling  errors  really  jump  out  at 
you.)  If  you're  having  a  hard  lime,  find  someone 
who  can  edit  your  newsletter  for  you, 

.After  you're  satisfied  with  the  literary  as- 
pects of  the  newsletter,  look  carefully  for  format- 
ting errors  in  the  columns  and  margins.  Make 
sure  that  the  overall  appearance  is  balanced  and 
not  too  cluttered.  Overall,  the  newsletter  should 
be  easy  to  read  and  should  clearly  express  to  the 
reader  the  subject  and  purpose  that  you  settled 
on  in  the  ver>'  beginning  (remember  Step  1?). 

Steps 
Printing 

You've  created  a  newsletter  and  stored  it  in  your 
computer,  but  no  one  else  will  see  it  until  it's 
printed.  If  you  plan  to  circulate  the  newsletter 
widely,  you  should  make  a  high-quality  printout 
and  then  take  it  to  a  printer  or  copy  shop.  Not 
only  will  you  save  wear  and  tear  on  your  printer, 
but  you'll  keep  your  ribbon  and  paper  costs 
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ing desktop-published  documents.  You  just  give 
them  the  disk  that  holds  your  files.  You  can  find 
such  services  listed  in  the  back  of  computer  mag- 
azines or  in  the  yellow  pages  of  your  local  phone 
director^'. 

If  you  decide  to  print  your  newsletter  your- 
self, here  arc  some  guidelines: 

•  Use  a  new  ribbon,  toner  cartridge,  or  ink  car- 
tridge for  the  best  output. 

•  Print  several  trial  copies  so  that  you  can  proper- 
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•  Near-letter-quality  capability,  double-strike, 
and  other  printing  enhancements  spell  the  dif- 
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•  Your  layout  isn't  carved  in  stone,  so  don't  be 
afraid  to  go  back  and  change  something  that 
doesn't  look  right. 

Following  these  steps  may  not  make  you  the  next 
Ben  Franklin — you  can't  get  talent  from  a  com- 
puter disk — but  it  will  help  you  become  a  pub- 
lisher in  your  own  right.  If  you've  dreamed  of 
writing  your  own  ticket  but  have  balked  at  the 
price  and  complexity  of  dedicated  desktop  pub- 
lishing programs,  explore  the  reach  of  your  word 
processor.  And  start  the  presses.  s 

Joey  Latimer  teaches  music  in  Idyllwild,  California.  The 
newsletter  he  created  for  this  article  has  developed  an 
enthusiastic  audience  there. 


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0«e  (October  1989)  men- 
tions a  deficiency  in  the 
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field  at  a  time.  I've  used 
other  database  programs 
which  suffer  from  this  de- 
ficiency, as  well  as  the  in- 
ability 10  sort  on  more 
than  one  field  at  a  time.  I've  devised  a 
simple  solution  I'd  like  to  share  with 
your  readers. 

Set  up  a  "key"  field  in  your  data- 
base which  contains  multiple  pieces  of 
information.  You  can  then  sort  on 
this  key  field. 

For  example,  I  have  my  check- 
book ledger  sorted  in  a  database.  Sup- 
pose I  want  to  enter  a  check  issued  to 
John  Doe  on  August  24,  1989.  Enter 
082489Doe  in  the  KEY  field,  where 
082489  is  the  date  and  Doe  is  the  last 
name  of  the  payee. 

Enter  all  checks  in  this  fashion 
and,  when  the  key  field  is  sorted, 
you'll  be  able  to  produce  a  ledger  sort- 
ed by  month,  day,  year,  and  last 
name. 

Now  comes  the  important  part. 
To  find  all  checks  written  in  .August, 
simply  search  the  key  field  with  wild- 
cards. In  my  database  program,  that 
would  be  08??89*,  which  matches  all 
of  the  days  in  August  (because  of  the 
??)  and  ail  last  names  (the  *).  To  pull 
up  all  checks  written  to  John  Doe  last 
year,  you'd  use  FIND  ????88Doe. 
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Addison,  Texas 

Drive  You  Crazy 

You  bought  a  PC  with  both  5'/j-  and 
3 '/2-inch  floppy  drives  so  that  you 
could  purchase  software  in  either  for- 
mat. However,  you  soon  discovered 
that  it  isn't  that  easy.  Your  new  game 
came  on  5'/i-inch  disks  and  insists  on 
being  installed  from  drive  .A.  Unfortu- 
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disk  directories  manually.  Either  solu- 
tion is  a  daunting  task  for  the  com- 
puter novice.  With  a  little  DOS 
tricker>;  though,  you  can  fool  your 
system  into  thinking  that  drive  B  is 
drive  A  and  vice  versa. 

The  ASSIGN  command  will  let 
you  give  a  drive  a  new  name.  The  for- 
mat is 

ASSIGN  drive=newname 

where  drive  is  the  letter  identification 
for  the  drive  that  gets  the  new  name, 
and  neivnaine  is  the  new  drive  letter. 

If  your  program's  install  batch 
file  thinks  the  5'A-inch  drive  is  .A.  .AS- 
SIGN will  correct  that  assumption. 
Just  put  the  offending  disk  in  your 
5 '/4-inch  drive  and  type 

ASSIGN  A=B 

A: 

install 

where  install  is  the  name  of  the  instal- 
lation program  or  batch  file.  When 
you've  completed  the  process,  type 
ASSIGN  on  a  line  by  itself.  .ASSIGN 
without  any  parameters  clears  all  of 
the  assignments. 

Be  careful  with  this  command. 
FORMAT  and  DISKCOPY  will  ig- 
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programs  that  look  for  a  key  disk  in 
drive  A.  It's  best  to  make  your  assign- 
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clear  the  assignment  immediately  to 
avoid  confusion. 
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Greensboro.  NC 

Drives  from  A  to  Z 

How  would  you  like  to  have  all  of 
your  word  processing  files  on  drive  E, 
games  on  F,  and  GW-B.ASIC  pro- 
grams on  G?  When  you  first  orga- 
nized your  hard  disk,  you  sectioned 
things  off  using  subdirectories.  Now 
you  can  make  navigating  your  system 
even  easier  by  using  the  SUBST  com- 
mand to  trick  DOS  into  thinking 
those  subdirectories  are  separate, 
physically  attached  drives. 

First  decide  the  highest  drive  let- 
ter that  you'll  be  using.  If  it's  higher 
than  E,  you'll  need  to  add  a  line  to  the 
CONFIG.SYS  file.  Suppose  that  M 
will  be  the  highest  drive  specification 
you  want  to  use  (Z  is  the  absolute 
maximum).  From  the  root  directory, 
type  COPY  CON:CONFIG.SYS  and 
press  the  enter  key.  type  LASTFI- 
LE=M,  hit  the  F6  key.  and  press  the 
enter  key;  then  reboot  your  computer. 

Now  you  can  define  the  drives 
using  the  SUBST  command.  Suppose 
you  want  F;  to  refer  to  your  WordStar 
subdirectory.  Type  SUBST  F: 
C:  \  WS  and  press  the  enter  key,  Typ- 
ing DIR  F:  will  now  give  you  a  direc- 
tor)' of  the  WS  subdirector\'.  Many 
other  DOS  commands  will  work  with 
the  F  drive  specification. 

To  have  your  new  drives  work 
automatically,  add  lines  to  .AUTOEX- 
EC.BAT specifying  the  aliases. 

Several  DOS  commands  won't 
work  with  a  substituted  drive.  They 
are  ASSIGN,  FORM.AT,  BACKUP, 
RESTORE,  LABEL,  JOIN.  DISK- 
COPY,  DISKCOMP,  and  FDISK. 
Richard  C.  Leinecker 
Winston-Salem.  NC 

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CHOICE 


KRISTEN  STERNBERG 


The  fourth  and  newest  ad- 
venture in  the  Carmen 
Sandiego  series —  H  'here 
in  Time  Is  Carmen  San- 
diego?— is  also  the  most 
exciting.  As  with  the  oth- 
er games  in  the  series, 
you're  given  a  crime  to 
solve  and  you  must  jour- 
ney around  the  globe  to 
collect  clues  and  track 
down  the  criminal.  But  that's  where 
the  similarity  ends.  Broderbund  has 
added  a  new  dimension  to  this  educa- 
tional game:  time.  For  all  of  you  who've 
ever  wished  you  could  travel  back 
through  history,  here's  your  chance. 
Your  detective  career  begins  in 
San  Francisco,  where  you  are  newly 


employed  by  the  Acme  De- 
tective Agency.  The  first 
time  you  appear  at  the 
agency,  you'll  be  asked  to 
complete  some  forms  for 
the  personnel  department. 
As  soon  as  you've  done 
this,  you'll  be  assigned  to 
your  first  case.  Gather  your 
suitcase  and  your  wits — it's 
time  to  get  moving! 

On  each  of  your  cases, 
you'll  have  the  opportunity 
to  explore  the  world  of  the 
past.  Carmen  Sandiego  or 
one  of  the  members  of  her 
gang  has  committed  a 
crime,  and  you're  assigned 
to  track  the  criminal  and 
recover  the  stolen  loot. 
Your  sleuthing  can  trans- 
port you  anywhere  from 
400  .A.  D.  through  the 
1950s.  Upon  reaching  a 
destination,  you'll  want  to 
search  for  witnesses  and  in- 
formers and  scan  the  area 
for  objects,  all  of  which  will 
give  you  clues  about  where 
(and  when)  your  prey  might  be  head- 
ing. To  transport  you  to  different  eras, 
you'll  be  issued  a  chronoskimmer, 
which  is  your  official  time-traveling 
device. 

Brctderbund  continues  its  pattern 
of  offering  excellent  reference  books 
with  its  Carmen  packages  by  includ- 
ing the  New  American  Desk  Encyclo- 
pedia with  Where  in  Time  Is  Carmen 
Sandiego?.  The  book  not  only  makes 
a  great  prop  for  the  game,  but  it  also 
gets  kids  in  the  habit  of  searching  for 
information — a  habit  that  will  serve 
them  well  when  the  time  comes  to 
write  that  history  research  paper  or 
book  report  for  English  class. 

.Although  your  first  few  cases 
should  be  relatively  straightforward, 


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don't  be  afraid  to  use  the  encyclope- 
dia. For  players  who  think  they  are 
too  cool  to  look  up  information,  I'd 
caution  them  to  think  again.  While 
they  are  worried  about  what  their 
friends  think,  the  hours  are  ticking 
away  and  Carmen's  cohorts  are  get- 
ting away  scot-free. 

After  you've  completed  a  few 
cases,  you'll  find  that  your  assign- 
ments become  harder  and  harder. 
Sometimes  the  same  countrj'  will  ap- 
pear more  than  once  on  the  travel  des- 
tination screen,  so  look  carefully  at 
the  time  line  that  also  appears.  This  is 
where  that  added  dimension  comes 
into  play;  your  destinations  could 
really  be  a  thousand  years  apart.  Since 
meeting  your  deadline  becomes  more 
challenging  as  you  solve  each  case, 
you  won't  want  to  waste  any  moves. 

Solving  more  mysteries  starts 
your  rise  through  the  ranks  of  the 
Acme  Detective  Agency.  Your  goal  is 
to  successfully  complete  enough  cases 
to  get  you  elected  to  the  hall  of  fame 
and  then  to  retire.  (If  you  want  to  con- 
tinue sleuthing,  you  can  always  work 
under  an  assumed  name — you  proba- 
bly won't  repeat  any  cases.) 

Although  Where  in  Time  does 
follow  the  same  format  as  its  prede- 
cessors, it's  evident  that  Brederbund 
took  care  to  ensure  that  it  has  some- 


While  you're  running  back  and  forth  in 
time,  time  is  running  out  for  your  quest 


thing  new  to  offer.  Never  have  the 
graphics  been  so  exciting,  the  anima- 
tion been  so  sophisticated,  or  the  pos- 
sibilities of  crimes  been  so  varied.  The 
robot  who  assists  you  in  capturing  the 
criminal  is  really  cute,  as  are  the 
henchmen  who  pop  up  in  your  pic- 
tures when  you  begin  to  get  close  to 
the  criminal.  They're  always  com- 
pletely out  of  touch  with  time  and 
space;  you  might  find  a  gunslinger  in- 
filtrating your  picture  of  India  in  1000 
A.D..  for  example.  These  and  other 
humorous  interludes  show  how  much 
attention  the  authors  of  Where  in 
Time  have  paid  to  graphic  detail.  Par- 
ticulariy  remarkable  is  the  animation 
sequence  when  the  chronoskimmer  is 
activated,  and  I  especially  enjoy  the 
scene  in  which  the  robot  capsule  aids 
in  capturing  the  criminal. 

If  you  don't  install  Where  in 
Time  on  your  hard  drive,  you'll  need 
two  disk  drives  to  run  the  game.  The 
program  comes  on  one  disk,  and  there 
are  two  Country  disks  that  you  can 
swap  as  necessary  in  the  remaining 
drive.  If  you  install  the  disks  on  your 
hard  drive,  you'll  still  need  to  keep  the 
original  program  disk  handy,  as  the 
computer  will  request  that  you  insert 
it  each  time  you're  ready  to  be  pro- 
moted to  a  new  level. 

DECEMBER 


Kids  will  find  it  easy  to  save  a 
game  if  mom  makes  them  stop  in  the 
middle  and  do  their  homework  or 
come  to  the  dinner  table.  I  also  dis- 
covered that  you  can  walk  away  from 
the  computer  without  getting  behind 
on  a  case — the  hours  are  eaten  up  by 
your  traveling  and  investigating  rather 
than  by  the  lime  you  spend  away  from 
the  program,  thinking.  You  can  oper- 
ate all  of  the  game's  menus  with  either 
a  mouse,  a  joystick,  the  arrow  keys,  or 
the  space  bar;  you  don't  need  any  spe- 
cial equipment  besides  your  graphics 
adapter.  (The  game  supports  all 
graphics  modes,  but  you'll  need  640K 
of  RAM  for  VGA  and  MCGA  graph- 
ics. EGA,  Tandy  16-color,  CGA,  and 
Hercules  modes  require  5 1 2K). 

The  only  other  materials  you 
may  need  are  paper  and  pencil — the 
pace  can  be  fast  and  you'll  probably 
want  to  give  yourself  an  edge  by  writ- 
ing down  certain  clues.  .AH  of  the 
prompts  are  friendly  and  clear,  and  I 
found  the  program  refreshingly  free  of 
errors  and  very  easy  to  operate. 

Besides  the  encyclopedia  and 
disks,  you'll  also  receive  a  detective's 
manual  with  a  list  of  the  suspects  and 
their  individual  traits  and  hobbies. 
You  can  use  this  to  narrow  down  your 
suspects  as  clues  appear  sporadically 

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#  LEARNING 


during  the  game.  This  manual  also 
contains  a  time  line,  to  which  you 
might  want  to  refer  as  you  time-travel. 
The  separate  paper  with  suspect  pho- 
tos may  come  in  handy,  too.  Many 
amateur  sleuths  will  appreciate  the 
fact  that  once  they've  looked  over  the 
program  guidelines  in  the  program's 
Detective  Manual,  they  probably 
won't  need  to  keep  referring  to  it.  The 
manual  is  clear  and  concise,  and 
spiced  with  notes  that  are  both  hu- 
morous (circa  year  1820,  3:00  p.m.: 
Haircut  appointment  with  Barber  of 
Seville)  and  enlightening  (circa  year 
1630:  Shakespeare's  first  folio). 

Since  everybody  knows  that  trav- 
eling in  a  time  capsule  transcends  real 
lime,  when  you  play  Where  in  Time, 
you'll  waste  no  nights  sleeping  in  ho- 
tels as  you  might  in  the  other  Carmen 
programs.  But  don't  think  you're  gel- 
ting  away  with  anything.  Unlike  the 
other  games  in  the  series,  your  cases 
in  this  game  carry  time  limits  mea- 
sured in  hours  rather  than  days!  Pre- 
paring your  chronoskimmer  lakes 
time,  as  does  all  of  your  investigating. 

Playing  this  game  is  such  fun  you 
can  almost  forget  you're  learning,  but 
you  can't  help  increasing  your  knowl- 
edge of  geography  and  history.  For  ex- 
ample, if  you  fail  to  solve  a  case,  your 
boss  will  idndly  suggest  that  you  work 
on  sharpening  your  reference  skills 


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You  will  find  Carmen's  cronies  cropping 
up  from  time  to  time  during  your  search. 

before  taking  on  any  new  cases.  It's  a 
subtle  way  to  motivate  more  passive 
learners.  Also,  clues  to  each  culprit's 
identity  are  varied  and  can  require 
thought:  Sentences  such  as  She  had 
eyes  the  color  of  the  Mediterranean,  or 
His  eyes  were  of  slate  stimulate  you  to 
think  of  possible  connections.  You 
may  have  to  consult  your  dictionary 
for  synonyms  as  you  read  through  the 
data  bank  of  possible  suspects,  in 
which  the  category  Eyes  might  con- 
tain only  the  entries  blue,  gray,  brown, 
or  hazel.  The  result  is  a  clever  and 
painless  vocabulary-building  exercise. 
If  a  teacher  is  using  Where  in 


Time  in  the  classroom,  he  or  she  can 
turn  off  the  sound  when  a  student  is 
playing  so  as  not  to  disturb  others. 
That  feature  is  helpful  also  at  home 
when  your  brother  is  trying  to  finish 
his  homework.  Of  course,  the  game 
can  be  extremely  entertaining  as  a 
family  experience,  with  two  or  more 
people  working  together  to  solve  the 
many  mysteries. 

Although  Where  in  Time  is  by  far 
the  most  innovative  in  the  Carmen  se- 
ries, I  do  have  some  reservations  and 
suggestions.  For  one,  upon  returning 
to  the  data  bank  to  obtain  a  warrant 
for  the  culprit  I  was  tracking,  I  found 
the  options  for  the  suspect's  favorite 
artist  and  author  really  limited.  .A 
larger,  more  varied  group  of  artists 
and  authors  would  be  welcome  and 
would  add  a  lot  of  fun  to  the  game. 
Also,  it's  difficult  for  younger  chil- 
dren, who  could  really  appreciate  this 
program,  to  figure  out,  for  example, 
that  a  suspect  who  likes  to  look  at 
paintings  of  sunflowers  is  a  fan  of  Van 
Gogh.  That  kind  of  fact  is  hard  to  look 
up.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  much  of  the 
humor  and  special  touches  are  quite 
sophisticated  and  will  be  most  appre- 
ciated by  either  exceptionally  mature 
children  or  adults.  The  game  itself 
seems  destined  to  appeal  mostly  to 
boys  and  girls  from  around  the  fifth  to 
the  eighth  grades. 

Another  slight  problem  is  with 
the  chronoskimmer,  which  appears 
on  the  package  to  be  a  separate  acces- 
sory. In  reality,  it's  a  computer  screen. 
Although  the  chronoskimmer  is  cap- 
tivating enough  even  when  it's  on 
the  screen,  the  slightly  misleading 
advertising  may  set  kids  up  for 
disappointment. 

I  also  worry  that  only  the  most 
motivated  students  will  pay  attention 
to  the  introductory  screen  shown  for 
each  travel  destination  and  era.  Al- 
though these  screens  contain  valuable 
information,  I  found  it  easy  to  forget 
the  particulars  pertaining  to  the  places 
I  visited.  As  you  get  caught  up  in  the 
game  and  the  chase,  all  that  matters  is 
getting  to  the  next  clue.  I  wish  Broder- 
bund  had  devised  a  means  of  linking 
each  destination's  introductory  screen 
to  the  case  so  that  children  would  read 
it  and  register  its  contents. 

1  would  also  have  welcomed 
some  attempt  to  preserve  cultural  dif- 
ferences. All  of  the  witnesses  and  in- 
formers have  pronouncedly  American 
speech  patterns.  (I  assume  that  the 
chronoskimmer  translates  dialogue 
not  only  into  English  but  into  the  re- 
gional present.)  What  a  charge  it 
would  be  if,  instead  of  encountering  a 


dull  old  banker  in  late  sixteenth- 
century  England,  you  met  perhaps  a 
later-famous  poet  who  used  thee  and 
thou  in  his  bantering  rhyme.  Perhaps 
that's  a  given  for  software  that  gives 
you  so  much:  It  gets  you  thinking  of 
new  possibilities. 

Everything  else  about  Where  in 
Time — and  there's  a  lot  of  it — is  ex- 
cellent. Back  at  the  Acme  Detective 
Agency,  for  example,  if  you  use  the  el- 
evator to  investigate  floors  other  than 
the  one  to  which  you're  currently  as- 
signed, you'll  find  some  really  nice 
touches.  In  the  basement,  you'll  en- 
counter a  burning  incinerator  and  an 
interesting  message  along  with  your 
record  and  current  rank.  Other  floors 
have  other  scenarios — you'll  probably 
want  to  check  out  all  of  them.  Don't 
be  afraid  to  click  the  mouse  or  posi- 
tion the  arrow  and  press  Return  on 
any  object  or  sign  you  see  as  you  trav- 
el around  the  building. 

If  you  find  yourself  on  a  case  in 
which  the  clues  seem  too  difficult,  you 
can  gel  hints  by  going  back  to  your 
previous  location  and  doing  a  second 
search  or  by  scanning  an  area  more 
than  once.  This  can  be  especially  help- 
ful when  the  pressure  mounts  and  the 
clock  ticks  away. 

The  students  to  whom  I  showed 
the  program  received  it  enthusiastical- 
ly. They  enjoyed,  as  I  did,  the  special 
effects  and  attention  to  detail.  Espe- 
cially appealing  is  the  manner  in 
which  you're  drawn  into  the  story. 
From  the  beginning,  you're  intimately 
involved  in  the  action.  All  along,  it's 
assumed  thai  you're  the  key  to  solving 
the  crime.  Knowing  that  they  are  re- 
lied on  to  such  an  extent  can  make 
kids  feel  important  and  motivated. 
Learning  those  two  facts  alone  can  be 
extremely  gratifying  for  any  child. 

Besides  being  one  great  game, 
Where  in  Time  Is  Carmen  Sandiego? 
has  the  added  value  of  being  an  excep- 
tional education  program.  It  can 
heighten  your  children's  awareness  of 
historical  epochs  and  the  importance 
of  using  reference  guides,  as  well  as 
strengthen  problem-solving  skills.  As 
a  game,  it  offers  many  hours  of  adven- 
ture and  entertainment — even  if  those 
hours  take  place  centuries  ago. 


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#  LEARNING 


DISCOVERIES 


DAVID 


STANTON 


Based  on  the  past  three 
years,  it's  a  safe  bet  that 
videogames  will  score  big 
gains  again  this  holiday 
season.  According  to  one 
source,  Nintendo  of 
America  sold  over  13  mil- 
lion consoles  by  the  end 
of  1988,  and  it  expects  to 
peddle  5  million  more 
before  this  decade  closes. 
A  little  number-crunching  on  my 
four-dollar  calculator  suggests  that 
one  out  of  every  three  American  fam- 
ilies knows  Mario  and  Luigi. 

And  Nintendo  isn't  alone.  Ja- 
pan's Sega  Enterprises  has  been  in  the 
business  for  years.  By  now,  NEC 
Home  Electronics  should  have  its 
Turbo-Grafx  1 6  in  stores,  and  there 
will  certainly  be  other  products  mak- 
ing their  debut  this  holiday  season. 

So  what's  wrong  with  that?  Abso- 
lutely nothing.  Still,  it  seems  to  me 
that  today's  best  game  machines  suf- 
fer from  the  same  fatal  flaw  that  killed 
Pong  and  its  fellows:  lack  of  versatili- 
ty. How  long  can  any  of  us  go  on  beat- 
ing our  heads  against  bricks  or  playing 
arrow-key  baseball  without  suffering 
serious  psychological  damage  or  in- 
curring a  hopeless  case  of  boredom? 

In  the  battle  between  personal 
computers  and  dedicated  game  ma- 
chines, I'll  take  the  PC  cvcrv'  time. 
Not  only  can  real  computers  play 
some  excellent  games,  but  they  can  as- 
sist with  productive  work  and  educate 
the  family  as  well.  If  you'd  rather  your 
children  play  baseball  outside  your 
living  room,  if  you  prefer  taking 
leisurely  Sunday  drives  to  crashing 
two-dimensional  race  cars  into  televi- 
sion trees,  if  you  share  my  suspicion 
that  children  can  learn  and  enjoy  si- 
multaneously, then  consider  these 
alternatives. 

For  anyone  interested  in  interna- 
tional politics,  Mindscape's  Balance 
of  Power  The  1990  Edition  should 
prove  a  worthy  challenge.  Call  it  a 
game  if  you  wish,  but  it's  really  a  pow- 
erful simulation  designed  to  test  your 
knowledge  of  geography,  history,  po- 
litical science,  psychology,  military- 


strategy,  and  the  art  of  negotiations. 
Players  become  world  leaders  pro  tein, 
representing  either  the  U.S.  or  the 
U.S.S.R.  Those  who  gain  greatest 
prestige  and  influence,  whether  by  di- 
plomacy or  militaiy  action,  win.  If 
any  player  or  the  optional  computer 
opponent  pushes  his  or  her  luck  too 
far,  everyone  loses  in  a  nuclear  war.  In 
concept  it's  somewhat  like  the  popular 
board  game  Risk,  but  it's  considerably 
more  complex.  .Among  other  things,  it 
includes  world  maps  to  illustrate  cur- 
rent alliances  and  areas  of  unrest,  a 
historical  database  for  research,  four 


computer-based  advisers  to  assist  in 
decision  making,  and  four  difficulty 
levels  from  Beginner  to  Multipolar  (a 
\'ariation  where  players  must  worry 
not  only  about  their  opponents,  but 
also  about  more  than  70  smaller 
countries,) 

If  serious  matters  of  war  and 
peace  aren't  your  game,  maybe  trivia 
is.  When  Trivial  Pursuit  came  out  a 
few  years  ago,  its  popularity  rivaled 
that  of  the  Cabbage  Patch  Kids  and 
Glow  Worm.  This  year  Gessler  Pub- 
lishing began  marketing  a  computer 
version  of  Trivial  Pursuit.  Unlike  the 
board  game,  this  one  includes  ques- 


tions that  use  music  and  graphics. 
What  makes  it  especially  valuable 
from  an  educator's  view  is  that  it 
comes  in  Spanish  and  French  ver- 
sions. It's  great  for  reinforcing  foreign- 
language  skills. 

For  developing  logical  thinking 
in  students  from  grades  5  to  12,  you 
might  want  to  try  Davidson's  new 
Math  Blaster  Mystery.  Its  detective 
format  and  four  challenging  math  ac- 
tivities combine  to  make  learning  ef- 
fective and  fun.  Each  activity  consists 
of  a  series  of  mathematical  brainteas- 
crs.  Students  learn  to  solve  math  word 
problems  in  Follow  the  Steps.  Select- 
ing and  piling  the  correct  weights  to 
total  a  given  number  is  the  challenge 
of  Weigh  the  Evidence:  You're  given 
three  scales  and  four  weights,  and  big- 
ger weights  cannot  be  placed  on  small- 
er ones.  It's  relatively  easy  when 
working  with  whole  numbers  but 
harder  when  fractions,  decimals,  and 
whole  numbers  are  mixed  together. 
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SCHOOL 


A  MARYLAND  HIGH 
SCHOOL  PLUGS  IN  TO 
THE  TWENTY-FIRST 
CENTURY 

JEFF  SLOAN 


The  tardy  bell  rings  and  the  last  of  the 
stragglers  wander  into  the  largest  of 
Quince  Orchard  High  School's  five 
computer  labs.  The  early  birds  are 
already  logged  on  to  the  60  IBM 
Model  25s  that  line  the  tables. 
Through  the  school's  Token  Ring 
network,  they  can  choose  from  pro- 
grams like  PageMaker,  Microsoft 
Works,  WordPerfect,  and  FoxBASE 
which  reside  in  eight  file  servers  lo- 
cated throughout  the  school.  Applications  that 
serve  all  of  the  school's  300  computers  cover 
every  subject  from  English  and  algebra  to  foreign 
language  and  social  studies. 

Today,  the  teacher  is  overseeing  events  as 
students  manipulate  spreadsheets  and  databases 
on  their  screens,  performing  the  basic  functions 
of  accounting.  Inside  a  classroom  bordering  the 
computer  lab,  a  teacher  boots  up  the  roll-book 
program  on  his  computer  to  take  attendance 
before  handing  out  the  worksheets  generated  on 
his  PC  the  day  before.  In  another  classroom  on 
the  opposite  side  of  the  lab,  a  teacher  uses  an 
LCD  screen  to  project  a  lecture  outUne  and  other 
computer-generated  images  while  students  take 
notes. 

Down  the  hall,  in  a  resource  center,  a  teach- 
er uses  a  PC  to  mark  her  grade  book,  shuffle 
through  assignments,  make  lesson  plans,  and  tap 
the  school's  various  teaching  resources. 

In  the  main  office,  the  school's  principal 


DECEMBER   1989 


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NEW 

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downloads  student  files  from  the  district's  main 
frame  computer  for  recordkeeping.  In  the  guid- 
ance office,  students  use  a  PC  to  find  the  best 
sources  for  financial  aid  and  to  seek  the  college 
or  career  thai  best  suits  them. 

This  scenario  remains  a  dream  for  many 
students  and  teachers,  but  at  this  Gaithersburg, 
Marv^land.  high  school,  the  ideal  is  real.  While 
the  rest  of  the  nation  warns  of  technology  anti- 
quating  the  country's 
educational  system,  a 
little  ingenuity  in  Gaith- 
ersburg has  put  the  kids 
on  the  next  bus  for  the 
twenty-first  century. 

"We  wanted  to  give 
the  kids  access  to  the 
latest  technology  and 
prepare  them  for  the 
world  of  computers," 
Principal  Tom  Warren 
says.  But  the  computers 
are  doing  more  than  just 
preparing  students  for 

the  future;  they're  changing  the  way  students 
learn,  think,  and  create. 

The  bigger  question  of  whether  computer 
technology  is  having  a  measurable  effect  on  stu- 
dent scores  remains  unanswered.  The  system  is 
still  in  its  infancy  and  experiencing  growing 
pains.  But  intangibles  like  attitude,  creativity,  in- 
genuity, and  curiosity  have  improved,  according 
to  several  teachers, 

"I've  noticed  an  improvement  in  attitude 


We  just  wanted  to  give 
the  kids  access  to  ti^e 
latest  technology  and 
prepare  them  for  the  future. 

—  Tom  Warren 


more  than  anything  else,"  says  John  Brenneman. 
who  teaches  math  and  English  at  Quince  Or- 
chard and  uses  WordPerfect  in  his  classes.  Dick 
McCain,  software  coordinator  and  math  and 
computer-programming  teacher  at  Quince  Or- 
chard, has  already  noticed  improvement  in  the 
way  students  manipulate  math  formulas.  Gone 
are  the  days  of  plotting  and  plodding  through 
graphs.  McCain  tells  a  story  of  the  day  he  used 
the  computers  to  intro- 
duce his  students  to 
simple  algebraic  graph- 
ing. By  the  end  of  the 
day,  they  were  tracing 
parabolas  and  creating 
circles  by  adjusting  vari- 
ables in  standard  equa- 
tions— not  something 
McCain  planned  on. 

"Students  get  more 
immediate  recognition 
of  concepts  because 
of  multigraphing," 
McCain  says.  "Experi- 
mentation on  the  part  of  the  student  is  much 
greater.  I  think  it's  a  confidence  builder,  too. 
They  feel  [that  if]  they  can  handle  the  computer, 
they  can  handle  the  subject  as  well." 

Jim  Haber,  who  teaches  computer  program- 
ming at  Springbrook  High  School  in  Montgom- 
er\'  County,  says  the  computers  foster  a  different 
kind  of  learning  interaction.  "Wc  teach  a  way  to 
think,"  he  says.  "When  the  students  get  to  solv- 
ing the  problem,  it's  a  fun  atmosphere.  You've 


The  Teacher's  Desktop 


This  past  July,  the  NEA's  Committee  on  Educational  Technology  issued  its  report  calling  on  all  schools  to  im- 
ptement  a  program  to  install  a  computer  with  adequate  software  on  every  teacher's  desk  by  1991. 

The  goal  of  the  recommendation  is  twofold:  Use  the  computer  to  ease  the  burden  of  nonteaching  paper- 
work duties,  which  consume  up  to  40  percent  of  a  teacher's  time;  and  promote  the  integration  of  technology 
with  teaching  to  facilitate  experiential  learning  and  prepare  students  for  today's  advanced  technology. 

Gary  Watts,  assistant  executive  director  for  professional  and  organizational  development  at  NBA,  says 
he  doesn't  think  the  1991  deadline  will  be  met.  But  he's  encouraged  by  greater  efforts  to  draw  the  computer 
into  the  classroom  and  thinks  Quince  Orchard  High  School  is  tne  system  of  the  future,  '"/ou  make  teachers 
computer-using  people,  and  then  they  become  computer-using  teachers,"  he  says. 

Aian  November,  computer  applications  specialist  for  the  Wellesley  Public  Schools  in  Wellestey, 
Massachusetts,  claims  that  the  way  education  deals  with  technology  will  affect  how  we  live  in  the  future.  "If 
we  don't  do  it,  maintaining  our  current  lifestyle  is  not  feasible,"  he  says,  "It  Is  essential  that  we  have  a  tech- 
nologically literate  student  population." 

Bob  Pearlman,  national  consultant  on  educational  technology  for  the  American  Federation  of  Teachers, 
insists  that  asking  for  a  computer  on  every  teacher's  desk  isn't  the  final  solution.  "There  should  be  some 
things  to  facilitate  those  people  who  want  them,"  he  says.  "What  I  would  do  is  put  that  money  out  there  for 
people  who  have  interesting  and  innovative  ideas.  Tnere  aren't  enough  funds  anywhere  to  do  everything 
anyway." 

Judah  Schwartz,  professor  of  education  at  Harvard  University,  echoed  those  ideas,  downplaying  the  role 
of  the  computer  itself.  Such  variables  as  software  and  subject  application  determine  the  necessity  of  the 
computer,  and  it's  a  matter  of  finding  the  appropriate  tools,  he  says. 

But  November  says  the  report  isn't  just  a  call  for  a  computer  for  every  teacher.  It's  asking  for  changes 
in  the  way  education  views  and  uses  technology  as  a  whole.  "The  report  does  not  need  to  be  adopted 
piecemeal,"  he  says.  "It  really  makes  cultural  suggestions,  not  just  technological  ones." 

Watts  says  one  of  the  purposes  of  the  recommendation  is  to  redirect  computer  attention  back  toward 
the  teacher.  "The  focus  has  been  too  much  on  the  tool  for  the  student,  at  the  expense  of  the  tool  for  the 
teacher,"  he  says,  "If  it  becomes  a  tool  for  the  teacher,  it  will  increase  the  amount  of  attention  as  a  use  for 
the  student.  One  leads  to  the  other." 

November  claims  the  problem  with  computers  in  education  became  apparent  when  students  came  to 
class  better  technologically  educated  than  their  teachers.  "That  vras  the  biggest  single  mistake  nationally,  not 
giving  computers  to  the  teachers  first,"  he  says. 


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DECEMBER        1989 


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Quince  Orchard  opened  in  September  1988 
at  a  cost  of  $26  million.  The  706,000  taxpayers  in 
this  afTluent  county  north  of  Washington  have  a 
median  income  over  S45,000.  They  expect  a  lot 
for  what  they  pay,  and  they  get  it  here.  "It  isn't 
cheap  to  do,"  agrees  Warren, 

Five  labs,  each  with  30  computers,  serve 
1 700  students  with  software  in  almost  every  dis- 
cipline. With  a  ratio  of 
about  1  computer  for 
every  1 0  students. 
Quince  Orchard  easily 
bests  the  national  aver- 
age of  1  computer  to  30 
students.  In  addition, 
more  than  1 50  comput- 
ers are  available  to  the 
staff.  The  300  PS/2s  are 
wired  with  Token  Ring, 
linking  every  depart- 
ment, teacher,  student, 
and  administrator  in  the 
school  to  file  servers.  All 
about  the  school,  visible  wiring  conduits  stand 
out  on  the  walls — testimony  of  the  installation's 
newness. 

The  use  of  IBM  equipment  was  a  last-minute 
decision  for  the  school,  which  had  been  designed 
with  Apple  computers  in  mind.  About  a  year 
before  the  school  opened,  Warren  and  the  Mont- 
gomery County  Public  Schools  office  of  Com- 
puter Related  instruction  (CRI)  decided  to  go 
beyond  the  typical  school  computer  configura- 


Five  labs,  each  containing 
30  IBM  PS/2  computers, 
serve  1 700  students  with 
software  in  aimost  every 
discipline. 


tion.  "IBM  just  has  more  experience  when  it 
comes  to  networks,"  Warren  says.  "We  needed 
that  guarantee  behind  us  to  make  this  work." 

Within  a  few  months  of  installation.  Quince 
Orchard  staff  and  students  were  enjoying  the 
modern  luxuries  of  computing.  In  the  library, 
students  can  access  CompuServe,  Dialog,  and 
the  card  catalogs  at  the  Montgomery  County  and 
the  University  of  Mar>iand  libraries.  They  can 

also  peruse  thousands  of 
publications  on  CD- 
ROM  discs.  Students 
who  have  a  PC  and  mo- 
dem at  home  have  re- 
mote access  to  the 
library — the  ultimate 
homework  source. 

The  school's  com- 
puter system  is  linked  to 
the  county's  mainframe 
computer  through  an 
Irma  board,  which  lets  a 
PC  emulate  a  main- 
frame terminal.  With 
this  connection,  administration  personnel  can 
download  student  records  into  school  files.  .A.1- 
though  this  system's  password  protection  isn't 
the  best  security,  administrators  say  too  much 
security  only  challenges  student  hackers. 
Of  the  five  student  labs,  the  math/ 
computer-science  lab  is  the  largest  with  60  com- 
puters. A  temporary  divider  in  the  middle  of  the 
room  easily  creates  two  30-computer  labs.  Flank- 
ing the  long  room  on  each  end  are  two 


Quince  Orchard's 
math/computer-science 
lab  houses  60  personal 

computers. 


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SCHOOL 


Darlene  Grantham  gives 
Richard  Metcaife  and 
Sandra  Metcalfe 
instructions  in 
computer  use. 


glass-enclosed  classrooms,  which  add  to  the 
class/lab  atmosphere.  Having  learned  concepts 
and  theory  in  the  classroom,  students  can  move 
10  the  lab  for  hands-on  experimentation  and 
learning. 

Students  and  teach- 
ers all  use  dual-floppy 
IBM  PS/2  Model  25s. 
Some  administrators 
use  Model  50s;  the  file 
servers  arc  Model  80s. 
Students  can  choose 
from  software  in  almost 
any  educational  category 
but  must  sign  antipiracy  contracts  before  begin- 
ning. They  use  one  disk  to  access  the  network 
and  another  as  a  data  disk.  With  increasing  en- 
rollment, Warren  expects  to  increase  the  number 
of  computers  at  the  school  to  350  and  to  add  an- 
other lab  within  the  next  year. 

Clearly  the  math  and  computer-science  stu- 
dents get  the  most  use  out  of  the  computers,  but 
Beverly  Sangsion  of  CRl  says  the  first  priority  is 
the  teacher.  "We  wanted  to  be  able  to  work  with 
the  teachers  and  show  them  what  they  can  do, 


Number  1 ,  we  want  to 
empower  teachers  with  the 
computer. 

—  Beverly  Sangston 


and  then  stand  back  and  let  them  create,"  she 
says.  "Number  I ,  we  want  to  empower  the 
teachers  with  the  computer  on  their  desks." 
Teachers  at  Quince  Orchard  are  encouraged  to 
take  the  their  computers  home  during  school 
breaks  and  holidays 
to  increase  use  and 
familiarity. 

"The  idea  was  to 
give  easy  access  to  in- 
structional and  educa- 
tional software,"  says 
Darlene  Grantham, 
also  ofCRI.  "The  ac- 
cess they're  getting  to  technology  is  just  great. 
This  school  look  risks." 

Quince  Orchard  represents  a  county  that  un- 
derstands how  pivotal  computers  can  be  in  edu- 
cation and  that  can  afford  the  technology.  For 
this  school,  the  future  of  education  is  now.  CRl's 
Grantham  lightly  taps  the  Model  25  screen  in 
front  of  her.  "They're  not  going  away,"  she  says.H 

Jeff  Sloan  is  a  journalism  student  at  Colorado  Stale  Uni- 
versity who  worked  at  COMPUTE!  as  an  editorial  intern. 


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or  a  business  proposal,  you  need 

to  separate  the  facts  from  the 

fiction  when  it  comes  to 

word  processing. 

Fact  is,  the  Tandy  1000  is  the 
best-selling  PC  compatible  in 
America.  With  good  reason. 

The  Tandy  1000  comes  with 

DeskMate  software  for 

word  processing,  filing— even 

graphics.  So  you  can  compose, 

edit,  revise  and  polish  your 

work  as  you  see  fit, 

A  built-in  graphical  user 

interface  frees  you  from  learning 

confusing  computer  jargon. 

The  Tandy  1000  will  even 
proofread  for  spelling  errors. 

For  more  power,  check  out  our 
line  of  business  systems. 

Because  to  writers  everywhere, 
Tandy  is  a  word  to  the  wise. 

Radra  /haelt 

The  Technology  Store'" 

A  DIVISION  OF  TANDY  COflPOflATION 

Circle  Reader  Service  Number  109 


#  LEARNING 


HOMEWORK 


r 


HINTS 


AND 


TIPS 


FRO 


M         OUR         READERS 


Kids  love  to  see  their 
names  in  print,  and  they 
love  fairy  tales.  So  what 
could  be  better  than  com- 
bining the  two  and  per- 
sonalizing your  children's 
favorite  stories?  If  s  easy 
if  you  have  a  word  pro- 
cessor that  prints  form 
letters  or  an  integrated 
package  that  merges  data- 
bases with  word  processing  files. 

First  use  the  word  processor  to 
write  a  story,  leaving  blanks  where  the 
child's  name  should  go.  You  can  also 
incorporate  other  bits  of  personal 
information,  like  a  favorite  toy,  a  pet's 
name,  or  a  least  loved  food.  Anytime 
you  can  personalize  the  story,  enter  a 
placeholder  that  will  be  filled  in  when 
you  merge  the  word  processing  file 
with  the  data  file. 

Here's  a  short  example: 

Once  upon  a  time,  there  was  an  elf 
named  NAME.  PRONOUN  was  wan- 
dering  through  the  meadow  one  day. 
picking  FAVORITECOWR  flowers 
and  wrestling  with  a  dragonfly  named 
PETSNAME.  When  NAME  re- 
turned home,  PRONOUN  found  that 
POSSESSI VEPRONO  UN  magical 
FAVORITETOY  was  missing.  PRO- 
NOUN searched  the  house  from  top  to 
bottom  and  found  Jack  the  Gnome 
playing  with  the  FAVORITETOY  un- 
der the  front  porch.  So  NAME  made 
Jack  eat  LEASTFAVORITEFOOD 
for  dinner  every  night  that  week. 

Once  you  have  written  the  story, 
create  the  data  file  that  will  hold  each 
child's  information.  Name  each  field 
for  those  in  the  story.  For  my  ex- 
ample, you  would  need  a  NAME  field, 
a  PRONOUN  field,  a  FAVORITE- 
COLOR  field,  and  so  on. 

Finally,  link  the  two  files  by  using 
placeholders  in  the  word  processing 
file.  You  can  find  all  the  details  about 
this  process  in  most  word  processing 
manuals  under  mail  merge,  form  let- 
ters, or  file  merge. 

Now  the  fun  starts.  Gather  the 
kids  around  and  ask  them  to  tell  vou 


about  themselves.  Ask  what  their  fa- 
vorite colors  are,  what  their  pets' 
names  are,  and  so  on.  Fill  in  the  data- 
base with  the  appropriate  responses. 

To  see  the  results,  print-merge 
the  two  files.  If  you  use  colored  print- 
ing paper,  the  children  will  like  the 
stories  even  better, 
Heidi  E.  H.  Aycock 
Chapel  Hill.  NC 

BASIC  Choices 

You  already  have  a  great  tool  for  help- 
ing your  kids  with  practice  drills — the 
BASIC  programming  language  that 
came  with  your  PC. 

What  you'll  be  creating  is  a 
multiple-choice-question  program. 
With  two  simple  changes,  you  can 
modify  it  for  any  topic.  For  instance, 
change  the  phrase  Choose  the  odd  one 
in  the  accompanying  program  listing 
to  something  appropriate  to  the  sub- 
ject matter.  (If  you  want  to  work  on 
misspelled  words,  change  it  to  Choose 
the  misspelled  word.)  Next,  put  your 
multiple  choices  in  the  DATA  lines. 
Enter  the  correct  choice  number,  then 
the  five  choices. 

When  your  child  comes  home 
and  has  to  master  a  subject,  you  can 
customize  the  program  to  suit  the 
need.  Spelling  lists,  vocabulary  lists, 
homonym  and  antonym  lists,  and  sci- 
ence glossaries  all  work  well. 

Find  BASIC  among  your  fioppy 
disks  or  on  your  hard  drive.  From  the 
DOS  prompt,  type  the  program  name 
(BASIC OY  GWBASIC)  and  press  RE- 
TURN. Carefully  type  in  each  of  the 
following  program  lines,  hitting  RE- 
TURN at  the  end  where  indicated. 
This  program  is  designed  for  IBM 
PCs  and  compatibles  and  will  proba- 
bly need  to  be  modified  to  run  on 
other  computen. 

10  C$(0)="C":C$(l)="Inc":CLS: 
ON  ERROR  GOTO  20:PRINT 
"Choose  the  odd  one":READ  A: 
FOR  X=  1  TO  5:READ  A$:PRiNT 
X;")  ";A$:NEXT  X: 
PRINT"Choice";:INPUT  B: 
PRINT  C${(A=B)+  l);"Correct. 
Press  a  key.":A$  =  INPUT$(  1 ): 


GOTO  10  [RETURN] 
20  END  [RETURN] 
100  DATA  l,"House","Cat","Dog", 

"Mouse","Horse"  [RETURN] 
1 10  DATA  2,"Red","Soft","Orange", 

"Blue","Purple"  [RETURN] 

You  can  enter  hundreds  of  lines 
of  data  before  running  out  of  memory. 
The  first  item  in  each  DATA  line  is 
the  correct  choice  number  (from  1  to 
5),  and  the  next  five  are  the  entries. 
Increment  the  line  number  each 
time — the  next  line  should  be  120, 

To  try  out  your  program,  type 
RUN  and  hit  the  Return  key.  To  save 


your  program  on  disk,  type  SAVE 
"QUIZ.BAS"  and  press  Return.  To 
recall  it  later,  reload  BASIC,  type 
LOAD  "QUIZ.BAS",  and  then  type 
RUN. 

Experiment  by  adding  extra  lines 
of  data.  Now  you  can  change  the  pro- 
gram so  that  your  children  can  pick 
out  misspelled  words,  nouns,  adverbs, 
or  anything  else  that  they  may  be  try- 
ing to  learn. 
Richard  C.  Leinecker 
Winston-Salem,  NC 

Do  you  have  advice  that  makes  a  bet- 
ter teacher  out  of  your  PC?  If  so.  we'd 
like  to  hear  from  you.  Send  your  tip, 
no  matter  bow  brief  to  COMPUTE! 
Feedback,  P.O.  Box  5406.  Greensboro. 
North  Carolina  27403.  If  we  publish 
your  suggestion,  we  'II  send  you  a  gift,  a 


86      COMPUTEI 


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Bustin'  Makes 
You  Feel  Good! 


Who  ya  gonna  call?  The  Ghostbusters— again. 

Clear  the  courtroom  of  ghouls  and  get  back  in  business. 
Bust  your  pals  out  of  the  insane  asylum.  Trap  ghosts  around 
New  York  City,  then  turn  the  slime  to  your  side  and  march 
the  Statue  of  Liberty  across  town  to  the  Museum.  If  you  Ve 
got  the  slimebbwer,  wasting  the  evil  Vigo  should  be  easy. 


Get  Ready  to  Believe  Them. 


Launch  Miss  Liberty  on  a 
rescue  mission. 


AcliVisbK 


See  your  local  retailer,  or  call  l'8OO'227-690O  to  order. 

©1989  Activision  Software.  Software  01989  D>Ttafnj>i  Ir^c  Ghosibuiicrs'"  l[  Itt^o  ©Columbia  Pictures  titdustrics,  tnc.  All  rights  reserved. 

Circle  Rsader  Service  Number  154 


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COMPUH! 
CHOICE 


RICHARD  C.LEINECKER 


BLAST  THE  PC 
SOUND  BARRIER 
WITH  THIS  CREATIVE 
CARD 


And  now  a  moment  of  si- 
lence for  the  PC  sound 
critics.  With  Creative 
Lab's  Sound  Blaster  card. 
IBM-compatible  comput- 
ers have  taken  the  lead  in 
sound  and  music  for  per- 
sonal computers.  This 
single  board  replaces  your 
PC's  beep  with  24  sepa- 
rate voices:  Eleven  of 
those  voices  offer  100-percent  com- 
patibility with  software  designed  for 
the  Ad  Lib  music  card;  12  are  com- 
patible with  Creative  Labs'  Game 
Blaster  software;  and  the  remaining 
voice  replays  digitized  sound.  All 
these  features  on  one  card  would  be 
enough  to  satisfy  anyone  looking  for  a 
dynamite  PC  sound  card,  but  there's 
much  more. 

If  your  PC  setup  looks  like  a 
kitchen  in  an  Italian  eatery,  with  spa- 
ghetti wiring  drooping  to  the  floor, 
you'll  appreciate  the  card's  built-in 
amplifier.  It  eliminates  the  need  for  an 
external  amp  and  the  related  wires, 
cords,  and  cables.  The  company  has 
also  squeezed  a  microphone  jack  (for 
recording  digitized  sound)  and  a 
MIDI  interface  onto  the  back  of  the 
card.  Rounding  out  the  long  list  of  ex- 
tras is  a  joystick  port — a  real  boon  for 
gamers. 

Inserting  the  card  into  your  PC  is 
easy  if  you  carefully  follow  the  simple 
installation  instructions.  The  Sound 
Blaster  prototype  I  worked  with  took 
me  just  five  minutes  to  install. 
(Straight  from  Singapore,  it  was  one  of 
the  first  in  the  country,  and  there  were 
still  some  temporary  wire  bridges  visi- 
ble.) Once  I  had  positioned  the  card,  I 


was  ready  to  take  it  for  a  test  drive. 
Because  I  suffer  from  the  common 
"manual-aversion"  disease,  I  opted 
for  an  immediate  acid  test:  running 
the  opening  of  Space  Quest  HI.  I've 
listened  to  this  Sierra  soundtrack 
many  times  on  both  my  Roland  MT- 
32  and  Ad  Lib  cards,  and  I  knew  the 
Sound  Blaster  would  have  to  live  up 
to  some  pretty  powerful  hype.  It  did. 

My  speakers  aren't  the  traditional 
Bosc  models  heard  at  trade-show 
demonstrations,  but  what  I  got  from 
my  setup  was  extraordinary.  None  of 
the  aesthetics  of  a  full-blown  movie 
score  were  lost.  Rich,  full  bass  voices 
laid  down  the  fundamental  lines, 
while  instruments  thick  with  harmon- 
ics and  subtle  sonorities  wove  an  ac- 
companying fabric.  Energetic  percus- 
sion drove  with  impending  direction, 
and  exciting  melodies  came  out  clear- 
ly above  it  all. 

Spurred  on  by  my  success,  I 
pulled  out  ever>'  game  I  had  with  A.6. 
Lib  or  Game  Blaster  sound  support. 
Several  were  downright  disappoint- 
ing; they  sounded  like  my  seven-year- 
old  8-bit  computer.  Others,  thank- 
fully, had  sound  as  superb  as  Space 
Quest  HI.  I  hope  that  programmers 
who  support  the  enhanced  sound  de- 
vices of  this  card  do  so  to  the  maxi- 
mum extent;  otherwise  they're  selling 
short. 

Satisfied  with  the  card's  per- 
formance with  commercial  entertain- 
ment packages,  I  went  on  to  explore 
the  Sound  Blaster's  music-composi- 
tion attributes  using  the  company's 
Creative  Music  System  (CMS)  soft- 
ware designed  especially  for  the  Game 
Blaster  card.  .Although  the  hardware 
capability  is  present,  the  CMS  package 
isn't  very  sophisticated  with  respect  to 
instrument  timbre;  however,  the  aural 
effect  was  still  quite  good.  I  switched 
over  to  Ad  Lib's  Visual  Composer 
and,  in  minutes,  had  created  superb- 
sounding  charts. 

Phillips  screwdriver  in  hand,  I 
spent  the  next  several  hours  swapping 


COMPUTEI  DECEMBER       1989 


cards  and  comparing 
them.  Besides  perhaps 
setting  a  new  speed  re- 
cord for  instalhng  cards, 
I  came  to  respect  the 
Sound  Blaster  as  a  true 
breakthrough  for  the  PC. 
The  Roland  MT-32  defi- 
nitely has  an  edge  (and  a 
much  higher  price  tag), 
but  not  so  the  Ad  Lib 
and  Game  Blaster  cards. 

Thanks  to  well-planned 
hardware  compatibility,  Ad  Lib 
and  CMS  software  provide  a 
large  hbrary  of  available  software 
But  even  better  is  the  fact  that 
programs  can  now  simultaneously 
combine  the  1 1  Ad  Lib  voices, 
the  12  CMS  voices,  and  a  digitized 
component  for  some  terrific  audio. 
Creative  Labs  aptly  illustrated  these 
possibilities  on  several  demos  it  sup- 
plied with  the  card. 

The  first  demo  raised  a  voice 
from  my  computer  "You  ain't  seen 
nothing  yet.  You  ain't  heard  nothing 
yet,"  it  repeated.  Behind  the  words  an 
increasing  fervor  grew,  with  music 
and  arcade-style  sounds  mirroring  the 
action  of  graphics  images.  (The  rotat- 


Use  Creative  Labs'  Intelligent  Organ  to 
accompany  your  melody  with  chords. 


ing  spaceships  were  amateurish,  but 
they  did  gel  the  point  across.)  This 
particular  demo  used  all  24  voices, 
and  although  the  music  and  sound  ef- 
fects were  simple  in  nature,  the  over- 
all effect  was  impressive. 

Another  demo  animated  a  lip- 
syncing  parrot  with  digitized  sound.  A 
human  voice  sped  up  to  simulate  a 
parrot's  voice  provided  a  glimpse  of 
the  card's  audiovisual  potential.  An- 
other digitized  demo  had  two  record- 
ings on  disk  that  sounded  as  good  as 
my  stereo  and  allowed  me  to  change 
the  replay  rate  and  create  vastly  differ- 
ent effects.  The  playback  quality  ri- 
valed any  digitized  sound  I've  heard 
on  other  personal  computers. 

A  disk  of  sound  effects  completed 
my  orientation  to  the  Sound  Blaster. 
Gongs,  cars,  and  brooks  accompanied 
animated  graphics. 

Aside  from  its  impressive  soft- 
ware demonstration,  Creative  Labs 
has  gone  the  last  mile  toward  maxi- 
mizing hardware  performance.  Not 
only  do  the  Ad  Lib  and  CMS  voices 


operate  as  always,  but  a  direct  memory 
access  (DMA)  chip  relieves  the  proces- 
sor (for  the  most  part)  from  the  over- 
head of  updating  registers  from  the 
buffer.  Translated,  that  means  your 
computer  can  play  music  and  make 
sounds  without  slowing  down  other 
processing  tasks.  While  your  computer 
runs  an  application,  the  DMA  chip 
goes  directly  to  memory  and  fetches 
the  data.  The  DMA  chip  works  effec- 
tively with  digitized  data,  too. 

Recording  (or  sampling)  digitized 
sound  on  the  Sound  Blaster  is  easy. 
Just  plug  in  an  audio  signal  (a  micro- 
phone, stereo,  or  tape  player,  for  ex- 
ample) and  then  start  and  stop  the 
recording  from  a  menu  in  the  card's 
Voice  ICit  software.  Of  course  you 
can't  store  more  data  than  you  have 
memory  for.  After  you've  finished, 
simply  tell  the  software  to  replay  what 
you've  stored.  You  can  also  save  your 
recording  to  disk. 

The  Voice  Kit  program  let  me 
digitize  at  a  variety  of  speeds  ranging 
from  5  to  13  kilohertz  (kHz).  The 


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#  ENTERTAINMENT 


hardware  itself  can  sample  at  rates 
from  4  to  25  kHz,  but  the  demo  soft- 
ware didn't  utilize  the  full  range.  Less 
memory  is  used  ai  the  slower  speeds, 
but  quality  suffers;  at  the  higher  speeds 
the  opposite  is  true — more  memory  is 
consumed  and  the  quality  is  much  bet- 
ter. I  found,  however,  that  the  play- 
back sounded  good  even  at  slower 
speeds.  I  also  created  some  ver>'  inter- 
esting effects  by  speeding  up  and  slow- 
ing down  the  playback  speed. 

By  including  hardware-based 
compression  handling,  the  card's  de- 
signers are  able  to  save  on  the  amount 
of  memory  you  need  to  compose  and 
record.  Just  how  much  memory'  does 
digitized  sound  use?  .\t  a  5-kHz  sam- 
pling rate.  64K  is  eaten  up  in  about  13 
seconds.  If  you  maximally  compress 
this,  then  about  26  seconds'  worth  of 
sound  data  will  fit  in  64K.  You  can  see 
how  sampling  sounds  soon  fills  memo- 
ry and  disk  space.  Many  games  that 
boast  digitized  sounds  optimize  by 
using  sounds  at  different  speeds  for 
different  effects,  which  saves  consider- 
ably on  disk  space  and  R.'^M 
requirements. 

The  Sound  Blaster  has  two  differ- 
ent types  of  compression:  One  packs 
50  percent  more  data  into  memory 
with  a  moderate  effect  on  quality,  and 
the  other  stores  100  percent  more 
information  into  memory  with  a 
greater  effect  on  quality.  Because 


An  animated  parrot  shows  off  Sound 
Blaster's  audiovisual  potential. 

packing  your  data  significantly  affects 
the  sound,  you  might  not  want  to 
compress  your  grand  masterpiece. 

The  sound  cababilities  are 
enough  to  put  this  card  with  the  lead- 
ers of  the  pack,  but  its  added  game 
port  is  a  great  bonus.  My  PC  joystick 
worked  fine;  I  didn't  have  any  com- 
patibility problems.  Price  a  game  card 
sometime  and  you'll  see  the  value  this 
one  feature  adds  to  the  card. 

The  MIDI  interface  isn't  as  easy 
to  use  as  the  joystick  port,  but  its  in- 
clusion reflects  the  serious  intent  Cre- 
ative Labs  has  for  offering  a  single 
product  for  a  variety  of  uses.  In  order 
to  plug  in  your  MIDI  instruments, 
you'll  first  have  to  get  a  special  MIDI 


box  from  the  manufacturer.  The  box 
plugs  into  the  card's  joystick  port. 
(There's  a  joystick  port  on  the  box 
itself,  so  you  don't  lose  the  game- 
control  feature.)  On  the  box  there  are 
one  MIDI-in  and  three  MIDI-out  re- 
ceptacles, making  it  more  useful  than 
the  single-plug  capacity  that  I  had 
anticipated. 

One  other  caveat  with  respect  to 
the  card's  MIDI  capabilities:  If  you 
have  MIDI  software,  it  won't  work 
with  the  Sound  Blaster.  The  company 
is  currently  trying  to  standardize 
MIDI  input  and  output  for  all  soft- 
ware, but  until  that  happens,  be  ad- 
vised of  this  limitation. 

.A.  great  enhancement  to  PC 
sound,  with  Ad  Lib  and  Game  Blaster 
compatibility,  Sound  Blaster  is  won- 
derful. But  when  will  commercial  soft- 
ware take  advantage  of  all  that  the 
card  has  to  offer?  That's  hard  to  guess, 
but  Creative  Labs  is  doing  an  admira- 
ble job  of  facilitating  developers. 

Technical  information  is  readily 
available  for  programmers  who  want 
to  support  the  card.  Creative  Labs 
makes  a  driver  available  free  of 
charge.  Further,  the  company  can  pro- 
vide an  object  module  for  integration 
into  programs  where  the  extra  driver 
file  is  undesirable. 

There  are  several  reasons  for  such 
strong  company  support.  Most  obvi- 
ous is  the  anticipated  profits  from 
wide  acceptance  of  the  product.  Sec- 
ond, Creative  Labs  claims  it  wants  to 
achieve  a  set  of  compatibility  stan- 
dards for  PC  sound  that  will  make 
things  easier  for  everyone — develop- 
ers and  consumers  alike.  We  can  only 
hope  that  such  a  standard  will  arrive 
in  time  to  prevent  the  many  divergent 
paths  that  other  PC  peripherals  and 
cards  have  experienced. 

Although  tools  exist  for  the  cre- 
ation of  data  files  for  Ad  Lib,  Game 
Blaster,  and  digitized  sounds,  there's 
no  single  integrated  tool  for  all  three.  I 
wish  Creative  Labs  had  taken  care  of 
this  one  detail. 

With  soUd  support  from  Creative 
Labs,  developers  should  soon  be  writ- 
ing programs  that  take  advantage  of 
the  card.  A  representative  from  Sierra 
told  me  that  the  company  plans  on 
supporting  the  card  with  its  new  re- 
leases. That's  good  news  from  one 
company,  and  good  news  for  consum- 
ers if  other  companies  follow  suit. 

There  is  life  after  games,  of 
course,  and  the  Sound  Blaster  lends  it- 
self to  those  applications  quite  well. 
For  education,  hypermedia,  and  aid 
to  the  handicapped,  new  sound  capa- 
bilities for  the  PC  are  a  welcome  and 


sorely  needed  addition.  Packages  like 
Optimum  Resource's  The  New  Talk- 
ing Sticky  Bear  Alphabet  inspire  chil- 
dren to  learn.  With  the  availability  of 
the  Sound  Blaster,  your  PC  can  be- 
come an  effective  educational  tool  on 
par  with  the  best  in  the  business — 
provided  software  companies  make 
the  effort  to  develop  supportive 
programs. 

In  business  and  in  education,  hy- 
permedia presentations  that  incorpo- 
rate sound  and  graphics  can  become  a 
powerful  demonstration  of  the  PC's 
effectiveness.  In  addition,  speech  and 
advanced  sound  enhances  the  PC's 
usefulness  for  the  disabled. 

The  Sound  Blaster  accentuates 
the  attractiveness  of  its  features  with  a 
reasonable,  if  not  groundbreaking, 
price.  Listed  at  $239,  the  card  could 
be  discounted  to  under  $200  by  larger 
computer  retail  outlets.  If  you  were  to 
total  the  retail  prices  for  the  separate 
components,  the  advantage  of  this 
one-card  solution  becomes  clear:  Ad 
Lib  card,  $195;  Game  Blaster  card, 
$130;  joystick  port,  $40;  MIDI  inter- 
face, $200;  digitizer,  S90.  The  sum  is 
$655,  almost  $420  over  the  price  of 
the  Sound  Blaster,  which  includes  all 
of  these  features. 

Add  to  that  the  software  that  Cre- 
ative Labs  plans  to  bundle  with  the 
card  (InleUigenI  Organ,  the  talking- 
parrot  demo,  and  the  Voice  Kit),  and 
a  Sound  Blaster  purchase  is  even 
harder  to  resist.  About  the  only  acces- 
sories that  you'll  have  to  buy  are  a  mi- 
crophone for  recording  and  the  MIDI 
box,  if  that's  your  interest. 

A  company  representative  has 
said  that  Game  Blaster  owners  will  be 
able  to  upgrade  to  the  Sound  Blaster 
for  S 100  and  the  return  of  their  Game 
Blaster  card.  Such  a  generous  upgrade 
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that  require  good-quality  speech  and 
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(such  as  desktop  presentations  with 
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DECEMBER       1989 


DESKTOP 
STUFFING. 


Konami 
is  cooking 
now,  with 
a  hot  com- 
puter game 
that  gives 
you  complete  cui  itiul  uf  world 
clnampjonsliip  caliber  basketball, 
featuring  Chicago,  New  York, 
Boston  and  LA. 

From  the  opening  tip,  it's  5  on  5, 
full  court,  board  crashing  action, 
highlighted  by  blocks,  steals,  picks, 
foul  shots,  3 
point  bombs 
and  3  k^ds  of 
slams  ^kge 
Gorilla, 'the 
Rim  l?ockin' 
Reverse 
and  the  (n-Your-Face  Jam! 

Two  can  play  at  this  game, 
or  you  can  challenge  the  computer 
Either  way  it'll  take  all  the  runnin' 
and  gunnin'you  can  muster  if  you 
hope  to  savor  the  taste  of  victory. 


KONAMI 


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#ENTER1AINMENT 


GAMEPLAY 


ORSON 


SCOTT 


CARD 


The  first  time  I  heard  of 
fantasy  role-playing 
games,  I  thought  they 
sounded  like  a  terrific 
idea.  A  group  of  players 
pretend  to  be  characters 
and  have  imaginary  ad- 
ventures together.  Better 
yet,  characters  continue 
from  game  to  game.  On 
new  outings,  you  still 
have  the  things  you  captured,  the 
spells  you  learned,  even  the  wounds 
you  sustained  in  the  last  game. 

To  me,  it  sounded  ideal,  hke  a 
game  that  bordered  on  improvisation- 
al  theater,  a  game  that  allowed  you  to 
live  an  extraordinarily  romantic  but 
believable  life. 

Ah,  but  the  reality  of  playing 
these  games  is  often  quite  different. 
The  first  time  I  sal  down  with  a  group 
to  play,  it  took  hours  before  we  actual- 
ly started  adventuring.  It  occurred  to 
me  that  if  I  wanted  to  sit  around  mak- 
ing decisions  with  a  group  of  inarticu- 
lates,  forgetfuls,  fanatics,  and  devil- 
may-cares,  1  could  go  to  the  office. 
Yet  the  idea  of  the  role-playing 
game  is  so  powerful  that  I  kept  want- 
ing to  play.  I  just  wanted  to  eliminate 
the  housekeeping. 

So  all  you  have  to  do  is  comput- 
erize these  role-playing  games,  right? 

Well,  sort  of  TSR  has  licensed 
SSI  to  produce  a  series  of  role-playing 
games  that  have  the  all-important  Ad- 
vanced Dungeons  and  Dragons  name. 
SSI  also  produces  non-D  &  D  fantasy 
games,  like  Demon's  Winter,  a 
straight  role-playing  game,  and  Sword 
ofAragon,  more  of  a  strategy  game. 

All  of  them  strongly  resemble  the 
D  &  D  model.  You  assemble  a  party 
of  characters  with  varying  qualities, 
then  explore  a  world  and  fight  battles. 
Your  party  wins  treasures  and  tries  to 
stay  alive,  all  the  while  pursuing  some 
larger  objective  that  might  take 
months  of  playing  to  achieve. 

The  computer  games  have  some 
real  advantages.  For  one  thing,  you 
can  play  alone  (though  you  don't  have 
to).  For  another  thing,  you  can't  argue 
with  the  game  master,  since  it's  the 


computer.  Best  of  all,  you  never  hear 
the  hideous  sound  of  billion-sided 
dice  rolling  across  a  table. 

But  one  thing  the  computer 
doesn't  do  is  save  you  tedious  time 
and  work.  Indeed,  the  maddening 
thing  about  these  games  is  how  often 
they  are  more  tedious  than  the  live 
game.  You  wade  through  each  charac- 
ter's labors  one  at  a  time.  The  com- 
puter has  no  fudge  factor.  A  human 
game  master  can  keep  things  moving 
by  saying,  "You  defeat  the  thugs  easily 
and  find  50  gold  pieces  and  a  magic- 
seeming  amulet  when  you  go  through 
their  pockets,"  so  you  don't  have  to 
roll  your  dice  through  endless  combat. 
The  computer,  however,  is  relentless. 
You  can't  skip  over  the  dull,  repeti- 
tive parts. 

Also,  some  of  the  stupidest  ele- 
ments of  the  original  game  are  faith- 
fully preserved.  Why,  oh  why,  must 
you  "ready  your  weapons"  before  en- 
tering combat?  Why  aren't  your  char- 
acters smart  enough  to  keep  their  best 
weapons  at  hand? 

As  Tom  Hanks  said  in  Big. 
"What's  fun  about  that?" 

And  yet,  if  you're  a  dedicated 
role-player,  perhaps  these  very  "fea- 
tures" are  an  essential  part  of  the 
game.  You  aren't  really  looking  for  a 
simulation  of  a  fantasy  adventure- 
i 


you're  looking  for  a  simulation  of  a 
fantasy  role-playing  game.  If  that's 
your  altitude,  then  the  last  thing  you 
want  is  a  streamlined  process.  The 
computer  version  must  faithfiiUy  rep- 
licate every  moment  of  mind-numbing 
tedium  from  the  real  game. 

I'm  giving  the  wrong  impression. 
Every  one  of  these  games  has  graphics 
ranging  from  barely  adequate  to  quite 
attractive.  Some  have  creative  story 
elements,  like  the  religion  in  Demon 's 
Winter,  where  your  characters  can  be- 
come acolytes  of  a  particular  god  and 
pray  for  useful  favors  at  strategic  mo- 
ments. (Let  us  not  even  begin  to  dis- 
cuss whether  having  your  characters 
"pray"  in  a  game  encourages  prayer  in 
real  life  or  trivializes  it.) 

Every  one  of  these  games  is  play- 
able, obsessively  playable,  in  fact.  And 
every  one  has  passed  the  Geoffrey 
test:  My  1 1 -year-old  not  only  plays 
them  when  he  should  be  doing  his 
homework,  he  plays  them  when  he 
should  be  eating  or  watching  TV. 

Of  course,  Geoffrey  also  enjoys 
reading  AD  &  D  manuals  from  cover 
to  cover  just  for  fun,  so  you'll  have  to 
decide  for  yourself  if  he  represents  a 
"normal"  player. 

As  for  me,  I'll  stick  with  the  Ulti- 
ma series  for  fantasy  role-playing.  It's 
not  because  Lord  British  does  it 
right — heck,  he  still  hasn't  learned  to 
conjugate  verbs  in  the  second  person 
singular — but  because  the  Ultima 
games  cut  out  about  half  the  busy 
work  and  use  the  computer  interface 
in  a  downright  humane  way. 

And  maybe  someday  a  truly  mag- 
ical fantasy  game  will  waft  my  way, 
one  that  does  all  the  housekeeping 
chores  itself  and  allows  me  to  make 
only  the  fun  choices. 

Perhaps  SSI  and  Lord  British  and 
all  the  others  already  know  how  to  cre- 
ate such  a  fantasy.  But  if  they  ever  did 
publish  a  game  in  which  we  weren't 
always  concentrating  on  the  details  of 
housekeeping,  maybe  we'd  notice  the 
fact  that  nobody  in  this  whole  genre 
has  thought  of  a  new  idea  since  1 95 1 . 

J.  R,  R,  Tolkien  is  dead,  folks. 
Wake  up  and  invent  something.         s 


92     COMPUTEI 


DECEMBER       1989 


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PUT  AWAY  YOUR  TOYS  AND  TAKE 


DENNY  ATKIN 


You're  an  adult  now,  and  along  with  that  title  comes  re- 
sponsibility. Unless  you're  Alexander  Haig,  you  probably 
get  a  slight  chill  down  your  back  when  you  have  to  say  "I'm 
in  control  here."  Well,  the  COMPUTE!  Leadership  Academy 
has  just  the  course  for  you.  By  the  time  you've  finished  our 
rigorous  training  program,  world  leaders  will  be  calling  you 
for  advice. 

The  academy  isn't  hard  to  get  into.  A  quick  trip  to  the  lo- 
cal software  store  to  gather  your  courseware  and  you're  all  set. 
So,  boot  up  your  home  computer  and  prepare  to  enter  a  world 
of  action,  intrigue,  politics,  and  mysticism.  > 


94       COMPUTEI  DECEMBER       1989 


ON  THE  WORLD 


J§ 


GROW  UP! 


The  Khan  Job 

Before  you  can  be  a  great  leader.  Grasshopper, 
you  must  study  the  mistakes  and  triumphs  of 
those  who  came  before  you.  Start  your  training 
by  playing  Koei's  Genghis  Khan.  This  war  game 
puts  you  in  the  role  of  Temujin,  the  twelfth- 
century  Mongol  chief  who  started  life  abandoned 
and  impoverished  but  went  on  to  rule  most  of 
Eurasia  as  the  feared  Genghis  Khan.  Note  that 
an  EGA  or  a  VGA  monitor  is  a  prerequisite  for 
this  portion  of  the  course. 

When  you  start  Genghis  Khan,  choose  skill 
level  1  (easiest).  We  don't  want  you  failing  out 
this  early  in  the  semester. 

At  first  glance,  the  game's  map  may  remind 
you  of  the  board  game  Risk.  There  are  1 4  coun- 
tries on  the  main  screen;  eventually,  you  must 
conquer  all  of  them.  However,  unlike  Risk,  you 
can't  just  leap  in  and  attack.  You'll  probably  win 
your  first  couple  of  battles,  but  you'll  have  de- 
pleted your  army.  That  makes  you  an  easy  target 
for  quick  conquest  by  your  stronger  neighbors. 
First,  build  up  your  home  country  by  trad- 
ing goods  with  merchants,  adjusting  tax  rates, 
and  training  your  soldiers.  A  successful  leader 
needs  the  support  of  the  population,  so  you  must 
give  them  goods,  gold,  and  provisions  to  keep 
their  morale  up. 

While  you're  boosting  the  local  economy, 
you  should  prepare  for  combat.  Using  the  Diplo- 
macy command,  you  can  call  a  five-year  truce 
with  another  country  or  demand  that  a  weaker 
country  pay  tribute  to  you.  The  Espionage  menu 
lets  you  prepare  for  your  battles  by  spying  on 
your  neighbors,  sabotaging  their  economy,  or 
trying  to  assassinate  an  enemy  leader. 

Once  you've  built  up  your  army's  strength 
and  developed  a  strong  enough  economy  to  sup- 
port a  war  effort,  it's  time  to  invade  another 
country.  Pick  a  bordering  country  that  is  weak 
militarily  but  strong  economically  so  that  you 
can  boost  your  own  wealth.  You  could  send  in 
one  of  your  generals  to  lead  the  attack,  but  then 
you  won't  get  any  combat  experience  yourself 
and  that's  part  of  this  course. 

The  attack  screen  is  laid  out  in  a  series  of 
hexagons.  Combat  is  typical  of  computer- 
based  war  games:  Move  your  army  next 
to  the  enemy  and  issue  an  attack 
command.  You  command  cavalry, 
archers,  and  infantry,  and  each 
have  unique  strengths  in  combat. 
The  battle  ends  when  one  side  is 
destroyed  or  the  enemy  surren- 
ders. If  you  win,  you  add  that 
territory  to  your  empire. 

Once  you've  defeated  a 
country,  you  can  choose  to  rule 
it  yourself  or  put  one  of  your 
governor  candidates  in  charge. 
Either  way.  you've  gained  yet 
another  territory  to  defend  and 
another  economy  to  manage. 

Genghis  Khan  is  an  excellent 
prerequisite  to  a  real  leadership 
experience  because  it  forces  you 
to  puge  your  resources  before  making 


decisions.  Now  that  you've  had  a  taste  of  civilian 
and  military  leadership,  you're  ready  for  your 
first  real  command. 

in  the  Navy 

Out  of  the  past,  and  into  the  future:  The  country 
is  on  the  verge  of  Worid  War  III.  Because  of  your 
exceptional  performance  in  the  Genghis  Khan 
historical  simulation,  you've  been  selected  to  en- 
ter a  crash  course  in  submarine  command.  So 
boot  up  MicroProse's  Red  Storm  Rising,  a  fast- 
paced  sub  simulator  based  on  Tom  Clancy's 
best-selling  novel,  and  get  ready  for  some  healed 
undersea  battles. 

Red  Storm  Rising  puts  you  at  the  helm  of  a 
modern  nuclear  fast-attack  submarine.  Your  tar- 
gels  are  Russian  submarines  and  destroyers  that 
are  hunting  you  down. 

If  you've  played  other  sub  simulators,  forget 
everything  you've  learned.  There's  no  surface 
combat  here — usually  you  won't  even  get  up  to 
periscope  depth.  Modern  submarine  combat  is 
controlled  from  sophisticated  computer  con- 
soles. Avoiding  electronically  controlled  torpe- 
does that  can  double-back  and  try  again  demands 
new  combat  strategies. 

Your  sub  is  armed  to  the  teeth  with  torpe- 
does and  three  different  types  of  cruise  missiles. 
You'll  need  all  of  these  weapons,  too.  You  have 
to  face  20  varieties  of  Warsaw  Pact  ships  and  1 6 
kinds  of  submarines,  all  with  varying  combat 
ability. 

'Vbu  need  to  read  the  manual  before  em- 
barking on  your  first  cruise.  You  have  to  learn 
when  to  order  your  crew  to  use  active  instead  of 
passive  sonar,  when  to  use  torpedoes  instead  of 
cruise  missiles.  That  knowledge  makes  the  differ- 
ence between  war  heroes 
and  shark  food.  > 


96 


C    O    M    P    U    T    E    I 


DECEMBER 


Everyone  on  the  Road 
is  Armed  and  Dangerous 


Hurtling  through  the  turn,  you  lock-on  to  the  lead  car  and 
fire.  In  less  than  a  second,  your  Falcon  missile  slams  into 
the  target  and  explodes  in  a  ball  of  fire.  You  smile  to  yourself 
—  he  was  a  good  assassin,  but  a  lousy  driver.  Instantly,  your 
radar  detects  a  Terminator  bearing  down  on  your  exhaust. 
You  swerve,  but  it's  too  late.  A  smalJ  mistake  ends  another 
brief  career  on  the  DEATHTRACK— yours. 

P 


In  the  Hot  Seat. 

Race  through  hairpin  curves  and 
over  monster  jumps  on  10  tracks 
in  10  cities. 

Created  by  Dynamix. 


They've  Never  Been  to 
theDMV. 

America's  most  wanted  are  on 
the  circuit,  with  a  colorful  rap 
sheet  and  plenty  of  ways  to  knock 
you  out. 


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GROW  UP! 


Don't  plan  on  winning  this  World  War  III 
scenario  in  one  silling,  though;  the  Soviets  have 
a  very  large  navy. 

Campaign  Trail  Mix 

You've  completed  Red  Storm  Rising,  disabled 
the  Soviet  navy,  and  become  a  war  hero.  Now 
thai  you've  been  promoted  to  Admiral,  you  can 
retire  from  the  Navy,  But  you're  not  ready  lo 
rest.  The  taste  of  leadership  under  pressure  has 
made  you  ready  to  enter  a  vicious,  bloodthirsty 
combat  arena  that  makes  the  battles  you  saw  in 
the  Navy  seem  downright  tranquil.  That's 
right — you're  going  into  politics.  So  boot  up 
SSI's  President  Elect  and  hit  ihe  campaign  trail. 

With  ihe  1988  version  oi  President  Elect. 
you  can  run  against  candidates  ranging  from 
Bush,  Dukakis.  Nixon,  and  Kennedy  to  Lee  lac- 
coca  and  Gary  Hart.  You  could  replay  a  histori- 
cal scenario  (Ford  vs.  Carter)  or  try  a 
hypothetical  election  face-off  (Kennedy  vs.  Rea- 
gan). But  since  you're  working  on  your  leader- 
ship qualities  here,  you  should  throw  your  own 
hat  into  the  ring. 

You  start  by  planning  your  campaign.  First, 
select  a  year  between  1960  and  1988  for  your 
campaign.  Factors  such  as  unemployment  and 
inflation  affect  how  the  public  accepts  a  candi- 
date with  your  views.  Then  choose  your  political 
party.  You  get  one  choice  the  real  candidates 
don't  get:  You  can  choose  your  opponent. 

President  Elect  has  a  database  of  characteris- 
tics for  all  of  the  included  candidates,  but  you'll 
need  to  answer  a  battery  of  2 1  questions  on  topi- 
cal issues  to  determine  your  own  ideology.  Final- 
ly, rate  your  speaking  ability,  magnetism,  and 
poise  under  pressure  (be  honest),  and  pick  a 
home  state.  Now,  you're  ready  to  hit  the  cam- 
paign trail. 

The  campaign  lasts  nine  weeks,  mercifully 
shorter  than  the  real  thing.  Each  week  has  a 
number  of  phases.  First,  you  review  the  polls  for 
that  week.  Pay  close  attention  to  the  states  where 
the  race  is  close — they're  prime  targets  for  your 


campaign  resources.  Next  check  current  events 
for  the  state  of  the  nation.  Good  news  will  help 
the  incumbent  party,  while  bad  news  will  hurt  it. 
There  is  a  chance  during  this  phase  that  either 
candidate  will  make  a  gaffe  (like  getting  caught 
sneaking  out  of  a  townhouse  with  Donna  Rice) 
or  a  questionable  statement  (like  declaring  Sep- 
tember 7  Pearl  Harbor  Day).  Now,  allocate  your 
budget  and  start  campaigning. 

You  start  the  campaign  with  30,000  Political 
Action  Points  (PAPs),  which  represent  time, 
money,  and  effort.  You  distribute  a  portion  of 


Conquering  the  14  Mongolian  territories  is  the  first 
step  toward  world  domination  in  Genghis  Khan. 


these  each  week  for  national,  regional,  and  state 
campaigns.  You  can  also  spend  some  of  your 
PAPs  on  personal  campaign  stops. 

At  the  end  of  each  week,  you  can  engage 
your  opponent  in  a  debate.  However,  each  candi- 
date can  choose  not  to  participate.  Candidates 
with  a  secure  lead  will  probably  not  risk  a  gaffe  in 
the  debate,  while  candidates  in  a  close  race  may 
hope  that  the  debate  will  swing  the  campaign  in 
their  direction.  Candidates  receive  points  for 
their  performance  in  the  debate,  and  the  more 
points  gained,  the  better  a  candidate's  national 
standing. 

After  nine  turns,  the  country  votes.  You  can 


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watch  the  returns  as  they  come  in,  just  like  net- 
work coverage.  At  the  end  of  the  reporting,  you 
can  see  how  well  you  did  in  each  state. 

A  Precarious  Balance 

You  won  the  election,  so  now  it's  time  to  sit  back 
and  sign  bills  into  law  and  give  fireside  chats. 
Right?  Wrong.  Now  the  fate  of  the  free  world  lies 
in  your  hands.  So,  load  Mindscape's  Balance  oj 
Power:  The  1990  Edition  and  get  ready  for  some 
heavy-duty  diplomacy. 

This  political-strategy  simulation  puts  you 
in  charge  of  superpower  political  and  military  re- 
lations. As  the  president  of  the  United  States, 
you  increase  your  country's  geopolitical  prestige 
and  weaken  the  Soviet  Union's  while  trying  to 
avoid  a  nuclear  war. 

Like  the  original  Balance  of  Power,  the  1990 
Edition  centers  around  foreign  policy.  Using 
mouse-click  diplomacy  (the  PC  version  runs  un- 
der Microsoft  Windows),  you  try  to  sway  as 
many  countries  as  possible  over  to  your  line  of 
thinking  and  away  from  the  Soviet  Union's. 
There  are  two  ways  to  do  this:  You  can  buy  their 
support,  or,  if  that  doesn't  work,  eliminate  their 
current  government  and  install  one  more  sympa- 
thetic to  your  cause. 

You  exert  influence  in  a  number  of  ways. 
Giving  money  to  a  government  or  insurgency 
wilt  strengthen  its  position.  If  things  get  really 
heated,  you  can  send  in  troops  to  help  out  either 
side.  .At  higher  levels,  you  add  economic  aid,  dip- 
lomatic pressure,  destabilization,  and  trade  poli- 
cy to  your  diplomacy  arsenal. 

You  won't  find  it  easy  to  expand  your  influ- 
ence, though.  The  Soviet  Union  protests  most  of 
your  actions.  The  trick  to  international  diploma- 
cy is  deciding  how  far  they'll  take  their  objec- 
tions. If  they  back  down,  your  prestige  goes  up 
and  your  influence  increases.  If  not,  you'll  ignite 
a  nuclear  war  and  drop  out  of  the  COMPUTE! 
Leadership  Academy  rather  abruptly  (since  no- 
body has  developed  the  Nuclear  Winter  Con- 
struction Set  yet).  You  also  get  the  opportunity  to 
protest  Soviet  diplomatic  moves. 

Every  choice  you  make  in  this  game  can 
have  massive  repercussions.  .\  four-person  crisis 
advisory  group  makes  suggestions,  but  the  ulti- 
mate decisions  lie  with  you.  If  you're  successful, 
you  retire  after  eight  years.  If  not,  there  won't  be 
anybody  left  alive  to  criticize  your  performance. 

Divine  and  Conquer 

You've  completed  the  first  four  courses  in  the 
COiMPUTE!  Leadership  Academy.  After  eight 
years  as  president,  you  probably  feel  it's  time  for 
graduation.  Not  so  fast.  Because  of  your  excep- 
tional performance,  you've  been  admitted  to  the 
graduate  program. 

A  mist  comes  over  you,  and  you  lose  con- 
sciousness. Groggy,  you  awaken  and  find  your- 
self floating  over  a  green  landscape.  You've 
loaded  Electronic  .Arts'  Populous,  and  now  you 
have  the  ultimate  responsibility:  You're  a  god  in 
charge  of  protecting  your  followers. 

Unfortunately,  there's  another  group  of  peo- 
ple on  the  little  world  below  you,  and  they  follow 


a  different  supreme  being.  This  universe  isn't  big 
enough  for  the  both  of  you.  You  have  to  use  your 
great  powers  to  help  your  disciples  eliminate  the 
other  god's  followers. 

The  first  thing  you'll  need  to  do  is  make  the 
land  around  your  followers  more  hospitable.  Do 
this  by  leveling  out  mountains  so  that  your  peo- 
ple can  build  homes  and  farms.  As  you  increase 
the  flat  lands,  your  population  (called  walkers) 
will  begin  to  multiply,  build  larger  dwellings,  and 
move  out  to  cover  more  land.  Of  course,  since 
you  are  their  deity,  you  can  influence  where  and 
when  they  move.  And  the  more  they  spread  out 
and  multiply,  the  more  power  you  get. 

While  all  of  this  is  going  on,  the  evil  deity  is 
building  up  his  own  population.  However,  you 
have  a  few  tools  that  make  life  harder  for  him. 
Earthquakes,  floods,  and  volcanoes  destroy  the 
evil  god's  carefitlly  cultivated  lands.  Change 


Floods  and  volcanoes  are  among  the  natural  disas- 
ters you  can  use  to  conquer  this  icy  Populous  world. 


parts  of  his  home  territory  into  a  swamp  and 
watch  his  walkers  disappear  into  the  ground. 
Transform  your  walkers'  leader  into  a  knight 
who  burns  and  pillages  enemy  villages.  You  have 
to  keep  the  evil  deity's  land  from  developing,  or 
his  population  will  grow  more  quickly  than 
yours,  and  yours  will  be  overwhelmed. 

When  you  fee!  mighty  enough,  you  can  send 
your  walkers  over  to  conquer  his.  If  you  have 
enough  power,  you  can  call  for  Armageddon,  and 
all  of  the  walkers  will  converge  on  one  point  for  a 
knock-down,  drag-out  battle  to  the  finish.  If  you 
win,  you'll  have  only  499  other  worlds  to  conquer. 

Graduation  Time 

Congratulations!  You're  now  a  graduate  of  the 
COMPUTE!  Leadership  Academy.  You've  prov- 
en your  command  skills  by  conquering  Eurasia, 
wiping  out  the  Soviet  navy,  winning  the  presi- 
dency, making  it  through  two  terms  without 
starting  a  war,  and  conquering  an  entire  uni- 
verse. Not  a  bad  job. 

So,  now  that  you've  finished  the  basic 
course. ...  E 

Denny  Atkin  is  assistant  editor  for  COMPUTE!.  He's 
better  at  ruling  ttie  universe  than  he  is  at  conquering 
the  ancient  world. 


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DECEMBER       1969 


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After  a  test  ride  on  Pocket  Rockets,  the 
high-speed  motorcycle  simulation  game, 
Santa  picked  up  a  new  sleigh  that  will  mat 
this  year's  rounds  faster  than  ever.  And 
whether  you've  been  naughty  or  nice,  you 
could  win  this  Suzuki  600  Katana  during   t 
"San  ta  's  Sleigh  Giveaway  "  in  January.         , 

Meanwhile,  experience  all  the  thrills  ani 
spills  of  high-speed  racing  with  machines 
that  take  you  from  zero  to  60  in  under  four 
seconds.  Already  gaining  critical  acclaim, 
Pocket  Rockets  lets  you  choose  from  ^ 

four  of  the  quickest,  most  exotic  bikes 
on  the  planet.  The  action 's  as  real  as     -f 
th  e  adrena  lin  eyou  'II  feel.  * 

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Besides  the  chance  to  win  a  new    . 
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Has  your  confidence  sunk 
after  playing  a  few  rounds 
of  MicroProse's  Red 
Storm  Rising?  Here  are 
some  sure  ways  to  stay 
afloat.  Red  Storm  Rising 
has  a  Help  key  (AU-H  on 
the  PC  version)  that  sum- 
mons advice  from  the 
tactical  computer.  You 
should  use  this  often 
when  you  first  start  playing.  The  ad- 
vice it  gives  you  is  almost  always  cor- 
rect and  can  get  you  out  of  tight  spots. 
I've  found  the  tips  for  avoiding  enemy 
torpedoes  invaluable.  Don't  feel  like 
you're  cheating — every  good  captain 
asks  his  or  her  advisors  for  tactical  ad- 
vice. As  you  gain  experience  you'll 
find  you  won't  need  the  help  key 
often,  but  you'll  be  glad  it's  there. 

If  you  have  a  spotty  sonar  contact 
with  an  enemy  sub,  but  you  can't  get  a 
steady  reading,  fire  a  torpedo  in  the 
general  direction  of  the  contact.  Wait 
until  the  torpedo  is  a  good  distance 
from  your  sub  and  then  activate  it. 
When  the  enemy  submarine  detects 
your  torpedo,  chances  are  it  will  make 
plenty  of  noise  trying  to  get  out  of  the 
torpedo's  way,  giving  away  the  sub's 
position. 

If  you're  in  combat  against  a  die- 
sel  sub,  don't  waste  time  stalking  it. 
Fire  a  torpedo  at  it  immediately — 
you're  faster  and  more  maneuverable. 
Denny  Atkin 
Greensboro,  NC 


Tetris  Tower  Tips 

Here  are  some  tips  for  improved 
Tefr/i-tower  building,  to  help  make 
those  late  nights  playing  Spectrum 
HoloByte's  hit  game  last  even  longer. 

If  you  don't  know  the  best  way  to 
arrange  each  piece,  you're  probably 
wasting  precious  seconds  and  shapes. 
Although  it's  tempting  to  use  the 
straight  piece  in  long  vertical  spaces, 
using  them  horizontally  is  actually 
more  efficient — two  pieces  fill  almost 
an  entire  line. 

Always  leave  a  space  for  a  cube, 
even  if  that  space  is  very  deep.  The 


cube  can  be  very  useful  or  very  trouble- 
some depending  on  how  you  prepare 
for  its  fall.  Simply  leave  two  adjacent 
spots  at  the  same  height,  whether  it's 
at  the  bottom  level  or  somewhere  on 
the  way  to  the  top. 

The  T-shaped  piece  is  the  most 
versatile  of  all.  It  can  act  just  like 
either  Z-shaped  piece  as  well  as  the  L- 
shaped  piece.  When  it  falls,  use  it  to 
fill  the  space  that  would  be  hardest  to 
fill  otherwise — a  space  that  can  only 
be  filled  by  one  other  shape,  for 
example. 

Use  the  keyboard  instead  of  the 
joystick.  This  lip  is  debatable,  espe- 
cially among  arcade-game  fans.  If 
you're  more  accustomed  to  a  joystick, 


Learn  the  best  spot  for  each  Tetris  piece 
or  you'll  waste  precious  lime. 


you  might  hate  the  keyboard.  Howev- 
er, you'll  find  that  you  can  keystroke 
your  way  to  the  right  position  much 
more  accurately  and  quickly.  When  a 
cube  shows  up,  the  keyboard  is  partic- 
ularly useful.  The  cube  always  shows 
up  in  the  same  position  on  the  screen, 
so,  if  you  can  figure  out  how  many 
keyboard  clicks  to  your  open  position, 
you  don't  even  have  to  aim.  You  can 
be  focusing  at  the  top  of  the  screen, 
watching  for  the  next  shape. 

Third,  practice  by  playing  at  level 
1  and  game  speed  1 3.  You'll  improve 
your  playing  under  pressure,  so  you 
won't  have  to  just  stare  at  the  space- 
station  background  as  the  pieces  drop 
chaotically  onto  the  pile. 
Heidi E.  H.  Avcock 
Chapel  Hill.  NC 


Stand  and  Deliver 

If  you  want  to  be  a  successful  swash- 
buckler in  MicroProse's  Pirates!,  sail- 
ing the  Spanish  Main  in  search  of 
treasure  fleets,  you'll  have  to  learn 
some  hard  lessons  about  war  at  sea  in 
the  days  of  wooden  ships. 

I  learned  my  tactics  from  hours 
of  playing  Broadsides  (a  board  game 
that's  still  a  lot  fun  in  these  days  of  sil- 
icon sails,  but  unfortunately  out  of 
print)  and  countless  Saturday  after- 
noons at  the  Ben  Ali  theater,  watching 
every  pirate  movie  that  came  to  town. 

First  lesson:  Choose  the  right 
ship.  A  pirate  is  more  a  guerrilla  fight- 
er than  a  field  general.  In  this  game, 
you'll  come  across  several  ships  dur- 
ing your  travels.  A  war  galleon  or  frig- 
ate may  look  impressive  when  you 
sail  into  port,  but  give  me  a  well- 
provisioned  sloop  on  the  open  ocean. 
It's  a  fast  and  extremely  maneuver- 
able  vessel — even  when  your  sails  are 
close-hauled  for  battle. 

There's  one  naval  tactic  that,  if 
mastered,  can  bring  up  your  enemy's 
white  fiag  while  keeping  damage  to 
your  own  ship  at  a  minimum.  "Cross- 
ing the  T"  is  when  your  ship  crosses 
directly  behind  or  across  the  bow  of 
the  enemy  ship.  The  advantage  of 
such  a  move  is  obvious:  It  allows  you 
to  send  a  full  broadside  into  the  other 
ship's  hull  and  rigging  while  leaving 
its  guns  without  a  target. 

Crossing  the  T  takes  some  prac- 
tice and  experience  in  reading  the 
winds  and  in  steering  your  ship  so 
that  it  doesn't  get  crossed  itself  But 
once  you  get  the  hang  of  it,  it's  a  sure- 
fire way  to  make  your  roger  Jolly, 
Peter  Scisco 
High  Point,  NC 


If  you  have  game  tips  and  shortcuts  of 
your  own,  we'd  like  to  hear  from  you. 
Send  vour  tip.  no  matter  how  brief  to 
COMPUTE! Feedback.  P.O.  Box 
5406.  Greensboro,  North  Carolina 
2740S.  If  we  publish  your  suggestion, 
we'll  send  you  a  gift.  Q 


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Easier  said  than  done.  You 
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fortune  uv/io  stril<e  you  witli 
machine  guns,  tanl<s,  grenades 
and  worse.  Only  then  can  you 
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Go  beyond  traditional  war 
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HYPERPAD 


The  key  to  success  in  today's 
information-oriented  so- 
ciety is  organizing  and 
managing  your  data.  All 
that  information  you 
have  stored  in  your  PC 
won't  do  you  much  good 
if  it's  hard  to  get  to.  Bright- 
bill-Roberts'  HyperPAD 
lets  you  create  push-button 
solutions  to  do  this. 
Similar  in  concept  to  the  Macintosh's 
HyperCard,  HyperPAD  is  a  profes- 
sional productivity  tool  that  allows 
you  to  organize  and  link  information 
together  in  almost  any  imaginable 
manner.  You  create  screens  of  infor- 
mation, called  pages,  and  link  them 
together  to  form  a  pad.  Buttons  that 
you  add  to  various  pages  in  the  pad 
can  link  them  together  or  be  used  to 
launch  other  programs. 

The  package  includes  a  well- 
done,  powerful  home  pad  that  per- 
forms as  a  DOS  shell  and  as  a 
launching  point  for  creating  new  pads. 
A  number  of  valuable  sample  pads  are 
also  included.  Not  only  are  these  oth- 
er pads  useful,  but  they  serve  as  good 
examples  for  creating  your  own  pads 
as  well. 

Getting  around  in  HyperPAD  re- 
quires that  you  invest  some  time  at 
the  start.  To  activate  onscreen  but- 
tons, click  on  them  with  your  mouse 
pointer  or  press  Enter  when  the  but- 
ton is  highlighted.  The  arrow  and  Tab 
keys  move  the  highlight  from  one  but- 
ton to  the  next.  Pull-down  menus  and 
shortcut  keys  provide  additional  com- 
mands. The  plethora  of  choices  pre- 
sents an  initial  challenge,  which  is 
compounded  by  a  bit  of  confusion  be- 
cause the  Tab  and  cursor  keys  seem 
interchangeable  at  some  limes  and  at 


others,  don't.  But  once  you've  learned 
how  to  navigate,  you  can  begin  to  ap- 
preciate this  innovative  interface  and 
information  manager. 


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HyperPAD  lets  you  customize  pads  to 
organize  and  access  your  inforination. 

I  was  frustrated  during  the  early 
stages  of  creating  pads,  but  in  the  end 
I  gained  admiration  for  the  program. 
The  manual  takes  you  step-by-step 
through  the  process  of  pad  creation  as 
you  build  a  To-Do  List.  This  simple 
example  proved  easy,  but  experimen- 
tation presented  a  set  of  unexpected 
difficulties  to  which  the  manual  pro- 
vided either  unclear  answers  or  no  so- 
lutions at  all.  Fortunately,  I  was  able 
to  solve  many  of  my  problems  by  trial 
and  error,  but  not  all  users  will  want 
to  take  that  route,  nor  should  it  be  ex- 
pected of  them.  A  great  program  like 
this  deserves  a  more  complete  and  de- 
scriptive manual. 

Each  pad  contains  at  least  one 
page.  You  can  add  pages,  define  attri- 
butes for  them,  and  place  buttons  and 
editable  fields  anywhere  on  them. 
You  can  spruce  up  your  pages  with  ti- 
tles and  by  adding  different  shadow, 
fill,  and  highlight  colors. 

You  can  create  rudimentary 
graphics  designs  using  HyperPAD's 
painting  functions.  However,  poten- 
tial PC  Picassos  should  be  warned 


that  HyperPAD  runs  on  a  text  screen, 
so  you're  limited  to  using  character 
graphics. 

Any  object  you  place  on  a  page 
must  be  accompanied  by  a  script  if 
it's  to  be  of  any  use.  You  write 
scripts  in  a  special  language  called 
PADtalk.  You  should  find  the  scripts 
easy  to  write,  because  PADtalk's  lan- 
guage is  much  like  English  and  its  log- 
ic is  uncomplicated. 

I  was  pleasantly  surprised  to  find 
that,  within  an  hour  of  starting,  I 
could  create  pages  that  faded  out  and 
peeled  off  to  other  pads  and  pages. 
After  about  a  day's  work,  1  had  a  page 
that  reminded  me  of  uncompleted 
chores,  1  had  note  cards  for  important 
addresses  and  phone  numbers,  and  I 
even  had  background  music.  More 
complicated  applications  will  require 
much  more  time,  but  this  indicates 
the  relative  ease  with  which  pads  can 
be  created. 

HyperPAD's  flexibility  gives  it 
the  potential  for  use  in  a  wide  variety 
of  applications.  It  can  be  used  as  an 
information  organizer  or  even  as  a 
simple  database  manager. 

You  can  also  use  it  as  a  DOS 
shell.  Once  you  set  up  a  shell  pad,  you 
can  simply  press  a  button  to  start  a 
program  instead  of  going  to  a  sub- 
directory and  typing  the  program 
name.  HyperPAD  is  more  powerflil  in 
this  respect  than  many  dedicated  shell 
programs  because  each  button  of  a 
pad  can  represent  a  complex  set  of  in- 
structions specified  by  a  PADtalk 
script. 

According  to  Brightbill-Roberts, 
a  program  that  converts  Macintosh 
HyperCard  stacks  to  HyperPAD  for- 
mat is  under  development  by  a  third 
party,  which  would  make  thousands 
of  HyperCard  stacks  into  a  resource 
for  HyperPAD  users.  One  advantage 
HyperCard enioys  over  similar  pro- 


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The  award'wi^ilffllgFbDfwarand  is  a  game  like  no  other.  It  tells 
the  enchanting  story  of  the  fool  in  his  search  for  wisdom, 
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A  map.  But  the  map  is  a  puzzle  as  well.  And  there  are  mores' 
puzzles  that  lie  hidden  in  the  map.  ^**^ 

You  figure  it  out. 

And  when  you  do,  you  will  be  rewarded  with  a  four- 
'    minute  animated  finale.  -— - 

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grams  tike  HypeiPAD  is  thai  almost 
every  Macintosh  owner  has  a  copy  (it 
comes  free  with  the  Mac  operating 
system).  You  can't  access  HyperPAD 
pads  unless  you're  running  the  pro- 
gram, so  you  can't  share  your  pads 
with  other  users  unless  they  own 
HyperPAD.  However,  developers  can 
create  stand-alone  pads  by  licensing  a 
special  runtime  version  o^  HyperPAD. 

HyperPAD'?,  power,  its  ease  of 
use  (especially  when  creating  pads), 
and  its  potential  applications  elevate 
this  program  to  a  level  few  others 
achieve.  For  many  PC  users,  its  value 
is  enormous. 

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HEIHIY  ME1AL 

General  Douglas  MacAr- 
thur  once  said:  "In  war, 
there  is  no  substitute  for 
victory'."  Access  Soft- 
ware's General  E.  E. 
"Bud"  Dink  apparently 
disagrees,  because  in 
Heavy  Metal  you  can  lose 
every  battle  and  still  win 
the  game. 
Heavy  Metal  is  an  ar- 
caae  combat  game,  not  a  disk  filled 
with  Quiet  Riot  and  Twisted  Sister 
songs.  It  places  you  at  the  controls  of 
an  MlAl  .Abrams  Main  Batde  Tank, 
an  Air  Defense  Anti-Tank  system, 
and  an  XR3 1 1  Fast  Attack  Vehicle. 
With  the  computer's  forces  out- 
numbering you  almost  2  to  1,  it's  al- 
most impossible  to  win  the  war.  The 
game  becomes  a  struggle  to  reduce  the 
enemy's  superiority. 

You  begin  the  game  as  a  Cadet 
with  the  ultimate  goal  of  getting 
enough  points  to  be  promoted  to  Five 
Star  General.  Before  Heavy  Melal  will 
allow  you  to  play  the  strategy  game, 
you  must  complete  three  arcade  com- 
bat games.  After  achieving  a  mini- 
mum score  in  each,  you  are  promoted 
to  Second  Lieutenant  and  can  assume 
leadership  of  a  field  unit. 

When  you  choose  the  strategy  op- 
tion, you  must  maneuver  four  units 
on  the  battlefield  against  the  overpow- 
ering enemy.  You  issue  commands 
and  monitor  the  progress  of  all  four 
units  on  the  Tactical  Command  Cen- 
ter (TACC)  screen  while  protecting 
your  headquarters  from  enemy  ad- 


vances. When  a  unit  becomes  low  on 
ammunition  or  fuel,  you  must  order  it 
back  to  headquarters  to  resupply. 
While  your  units  square  off  with  the 
enemy,  the  program  lets  you  know 
how  well  you're  doing  by  displaying 
the  enemy's  advantage  at  the  begin- 
ning of  play  compared  with  its  current 
edge.  The  smaller  the  advantage,  the 
more  points  you'll  rack  up. 


Fire  quickly  in  Heavy  Metal  or  your  tank 
will  be  reduced  to  a  pile  of  molten  metal. 

You  could  sit  back  and  watch  the 
battle  take  place  on  the  TACC  screen, 
but  your  forces  will  suffer  a  humiliat- 
ing defeat,  and  you'll  become  bored 
with  the  game  if  you  do.  It's  impor- 
tant to  join  the  fight.  Joining  any  of 
the  four  units  takes  you  to  the  arcade 
sequences,  but  this  time  you're  not 
just  shooting  at  planes  and  tanks  at 
random,  you're  trying  to  reduce  the 
total  number  of  enemy  units. 

The  tank  units  are  the  most  diffi- 
cult to  master.  You'll  want  to  keep  the 
game's  keyboard  reference  card  near- 
by. Besides  shooting  and  controlling 
the  tank's  direction,  you  must  select 
targets,  regulate  the  tank's  speed,  ro- 
tate the  turret,  move  the  gun  barrel  up 
or  down,  and  choose  from  three  types 
of  shells.  These  commands  are  scat- 
tered around  the  keyboard,  requiring 
you  to  frequently  look  away  from 
your  monitor,  which  can  be  fatal. 

The  easiest  unit  to  command  is 
the  Air  Defense  Anti-Tank  (.AD.AT) 
system.  It's  almost  too  easy,  because 
the  missile  launcher  uses  a  laser- 
tracking  system  to  find  the  target  and 
shoot  it  down.  This  modem  technology 
makes  you  feel  less  a  part  of  the  action. 
The  ADAT  also  has  a  30-mm  cannon, 
which  does  require  you  to  line  up  the 
targets  in  the  crosshairs. 

In  the  third  combat  scenario,  you 
drive  across  a  desert  landscape  in  an 
armed  dune  buggy.  Your  Fast  Attack 
Vehicle  speeds  across  the  terrain  while 
you  fire  at  or  try  to  avoid  obstacles. 

Heavy  Metal  supports  CGA,  Her- 
cules, and  EGA  graphics  boards.  How- 
ever, the  3-D  landscapes  lack  variety 
and  character,  even  in  EGA  mode. 

You  can  pause  in  the  middle  of 
battle  to  catch  your  breath  or  start 


your  own  resupply  movement  (head 
to  the  kitchen  for  a  snack).  If  you  find 
yourself  playing  late  into  the  night, 
you  can  save  up  to  ten  games  on  disk 
to  finish  later. 

You  can  install  Heavy  Metal  on 
your  hard  disk.  However,  the  game 
uses  a  soft  copy-protection  scheme 
that  requires  you  to  match  an  on- 
screen outline  of  a  tank  with  one  of  16 
shown  on  an  included  chart.  Several 
of  the  tanks  look  similar,  and  the  sil- 
houettes on  the  sheet  are  difficult  to 
see.  Like  other  games  using  this  proce- 
dure, gelling  the  program  to  ran  turns 
into  a  game  in  itself 

It's  a  long,  hard  road  to  Five  Star 
General,  and  you'll  lose  many  battles 
before  achieving  that  rank.  But  if  you 
like  the  challenge  of  being  the  under- 
dog, you  just  may  succeed  on  the  Ac- 
cess battlefield. 

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Time  doesn't  mean  much 
to  kids.  Tomorrow  and 
Christmas  are  unbearably 
far  away,  and  five  min- 
utes ago  is  ancient  histo- 
ry. But,  as  grownups  have 
discovered,  time  does 
matter.  Schedules  must 
be  kept  and  deadlines 
must  be  met.  Luckily, 
Caveman  Clockwork  is 
here  to  help  your  kids  bridge  the  gap. 
Designed  for  children  ages  4-8, 
Caveman  Clockwork  teaches  and  rein- 
forces the  concepts  and  skills  children 
need  to  tell  and  manage  time. 

Following  an  introductory  round 
of  Big  Ben-like  beeps,  you  get  an 
opening  screen  dominated  by  an  ani- 
mated dinosaur,  complete  with  wink- 
ing eyes  and  a  wagging  tail.  The 
animation  isn't  fancy,  but  it's  charm- 
ing. There's  something  undeniably  ap- 
pealing about  the  simple  movements, 
something  every  kid  who  sees  them 
will  love. 

The  dinosaur  announces,  via  a 
cartoon-style  balloon  that  covers  most 
of  its  tummy,  the  options  available, 
which  fall  into  two  categories.  One  set 
introduces  basic  time  concepts,  while 


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private  investigator  in  San  Francisco.  You've 
been  hired  by  the  beautiful  daughter  of  a  university 
professor  to  uncover  the  facts  about  her  father's 
death. 
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As  you  begin  your  investigation,  you  uncover  the 
deaths  of  several  prominent  members  of  the 
scientific  community.  Are  these  deaths  coincidental, 
or  is  something  more  sinister  going  on? 

You  will  interact  with  more  than  27  characters 
which  animate  and  respond  to  questions,  bribes 
and  threats. 

Some  characters  actually  talk.  This  spectacular 
effect  is  achieved  by  synchronizing  digitized 

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-  •  You'll  rummage  through  offices, 

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i^  for  vital  clues.  \ 

f    •  You'll  risk  your  life  in  action-packed      ' 
.        shoolouts. 

4|      •  You'll  fly  to  major  cities  along  the 
west  coast  in  your  Lotus  speeder. 
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the  other  offers  activities  that  let  chil- 
dren practice  those  concepts  they've 
learned.  Each  option  is  described  by 
words  only — there  are  no  graphics  or 
other  visual  hints  to  help  kids  who 
can't  yet  read. 


Children  will  have  hours  ol  fun  learning 
to  tell  time  with  Caveman  Clockwork. 

Selecting  an  item  brings  up  a  col- 
orful prehistoric  panorama,  complete 
with  a  smoking  volcano,  a  bright  yel- 
low sun,  and  a  road  paved  with  red 
brick.  In  the  middle  sits  an  enormous 
analog  clock  (remember  those?) 
flanked  by  a  pair  of  cavepeople  who 
wear,  among  other  things,  well-worn 
socks.  Socks?  These  guys  look  more 
like  vagrants.  But  my  six-year-old 
thinks  they're  delightful,  and  that's 
good  enough  for  me. 

These  cave  folks  are,  it  seems, 
still  wrestling  with  the  basic  concepts. 
"What  time  is  it?"  one  asks.  The 
other,  confused  by  the  very  notion,  re- 
plies, "What  is  time?" 

"Look,  they  don't  know  about 
time  either!"  one  child  observed  de- 
lightedly. His  conclusion:  If  it's  OK 
for  the  cavepeople  to  be  confused, 
then  it's  OK  for  modern  kids  to  be 
confiised,  too. 

Tutorial  options  cover  all  sorts  of 
basic  time-telling  concepts,  including 
hour  and  minute  hands  and  how  the 
clock  face  looks  at  different  times  of 
day.  Children  are  encouraged  to  inter- 
act with  the  analog  clock  by  entering  a 
time  (in  12-hour  hh:mm  format), 
which  is  then  displayed  on  the  analog 
clock  face.  Caveman  Clockwork  also 
shows  how  time  passes,  speeding  up 
the  onscreen  clock's  hands. 

After  the  kids  have  mastered  the 
basics,  Caveman  Clockwork  intro- 
duces a  genius  caveman  (in  high-top 
sneakers  yet)  who  has  finally  figured 
out  what  time  is  all  about.  However, 
his  newfound  knowledge  hasn't  gone 
to  his  head,  and  he's  apparently  made 
it  his  life's  work  to  help  others  figure 
out  time  concepts  loo. 

He  spreads  his  knowledge  the 
old-fashioned  way:  by  asking  ques- 
tions. What  time  does  the  clock  show? 
What  time  was  it  1 5  minutes  ago? 


What  lime  will  it  be  30  minutes  from 
now?  Kids  enter  answers  in  hh:mm 
format;  correct  answers  are  acknowl- 
edged by  a  volcanic  eruption.  After 
three  wrong  answers,  the  correct  time 
is  revealed. 

At  the  end  of  each  session,  you 
get  a  summary  of  how  things  went.  A 
report  shows  time  spent  in  tutorials, 
time  spent  practicing  skills,  and  total 
lime.  You're  also  told  how  many  exer- 
cises were  completed  and  how  many 
of  your  answers  were  right  or  wrong. 

Caveman  Clockwork  is  a  well- 
prepared  tutor.  However,  it's  also  an 
impersonal  one.  Names  are  important 
to  children,  but  this  program  can't  be 
personalized  to  call  your  child  by 
name. 

The  program  is  also  fairly  ver- 
bose. Blocks  of  onscreen  text  accom- 
pany many  activities,  and  prereaders 
may  be  lost  unless  Mom  or  Dad  sits 
down  to  help  out. 

But  that's  no  problem.  You'll  en- 
joy sitting  down  with  your  kids  for  a 
visit  with  these  well-dressed  cave 
folks.  Just  be  sure  when  you're  having 
all  that  fun  that  you  don't  lose  track  of 
the  lime. 

STEVE  HUDSON 


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VGA  and  color  monitor— S39.95 


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APACHE  ST 


You're  flying  an  AH-64 
Apache  attack  chopper  at 
Street  level,  dodging  gun- 
fire from  tanks  and  other 
helicopters.  You  find 
your  primary  target — 
what  appears  to  be  an  or- 
bital communications  sat- 
ellite floating  in  the  center 
of  the  city. 
This  is  the  unhkely 
scenario  behind  Acti vision's  Apache 
Strike.  In  this  fast-action  arcade  game, 
you  must  pilot  a  helicopter  through  a 
maze  of  skyscrapers,  blasting  away 
tanks  and  helicopters  while  searching 
for  the  Strategic  Defense  Computer 
(SDC).  On  earlier  levels  it's  relatively 
easy  to  use  your  radar  to  find  the  SDC 
and  destroy  it  quickly,  without  worry- 
ing about  other  targets.  However,  you 
may  want  to  save  the  SDC  for  last, 
since  you  earn  bonus  points  for  de- 
stroying all  the  tanks  and  choppers. 
Graphics  in  Apache  Strike  are 
sparse  but  colorful.  The  city  you  fly 
through  is  populated  by  identical  gray 


skyscrapers,  with  only  an  occasional 
elevated  crosswalk  to  break  up  the 
landscape's  monotony  (and  break  up 
your  helicopter,  should  you  acci- 
dentally fly  into  one).  However,  the 
cockpit  and  enemy  vehicles  make 
good  use  of  color.  This  is  one  of  the 
few  low-priced  arcade  games  I've  seen 
that  lakes  advantage  of  the  256-color 
graphics  available  with  VGA  and 
MCGA  adapters. 

Apache  Strike  is  best  played  with 
a  joystick  or  mouse.  While  you  can 
control  the  game  with  the  keyboard, 
the  speed-control  keys  are  so  far  away 
from  the  keys  used  to  fire  guns  and 
missiles  that  you'll  find  yourself  look- 
ing down  at  the  keyboard,  a  distrac- 
tion with  deadly  consequences. 

If  you're  looking  for  a  realistic 
helicopter  flight  simulator,  look  else- 
where. But  if  you  just  want  blow  some 
bad  guys  out  of  the  sky  without  hav- 
ing to  think  loo  hard,  Apache  Strike 
may  be  for  you. 

DENNV  ATKIN 


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HYPERSTUDIO 

You're  thumbing  through  a 
stack  of  index  cards,  look- 
ing for  information  on 
famous  rock  singers.  As 
you  stop  to  look  at  the  El- 
vis card,  the  sound  of 
JailhoKse  Rock  blasts 
from  the  stack.  You  press 
a  button  on  the  card 
marked  Early  Career,  and 
a  new  card  pops  to  the 
top  of  the  stack,  displaying  a  moving 
video  of  the  King  on  "The  Ed  Sulli- 
van Show." 

This  seemingly  magic  stack  of 
cards  isn't  in  your  hands.  You  created 
it  on  your  Apple  IIgs  using  Hyper- 
Studio from  Roger  Wagner  Publishing. 

Like  HyperCard  on  the  Macin- 
tosh, HyperStudio  uses  a  metaphor  of 
a  stack  of  index  cards  upon  which  you 
can  place  graphics,  text,  sounds,  and 
video  images.  On  the  cards  are  but- 
tons that  let  you  interactiveh'  move 
through  the  deck. 

You  don't  move  through  the 
cards  in  a  linear  fashion,  as  you  would 
with  a  book  or  movie.  Pressing  a  but- 
ton leads  you  directly  to  another  card, 
a  stack  of  cards,  or  even  a  stand-alone 
program  such  as  AppleWorks.  Hyper- 


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Studio  lets  you  incorporate  high- 
resolution  color  graphics  and  digitized 
sounds,  and  it  even  lets  you  control  a 
videodisc  player — so  you're  not  just 
moving  through  text,  but  throu^  a 
world  of  sight  and  sound. 

The  HyperStudio  package  in- 
cludes four  non-copy-protected  disks, 
a  manual  with  tutorial  and  reference 
sections,  a  sound-digitizing  card,  a  mi- 
crophone, and  an  amplified  speaker. 
Setup  is  fairly  easy — it  took  me  about 
1 5  minutes.  The  sound  digitizer  card 
screws  into  a  hole  in  the  back  of  the 
Apple  IIGS  and  draws  power  from  the 
fan  connector  near  the  back  of  the 
motherboard.  Because  the  Hyper- 
Studio digitizer  card  doesn't  use  an 
expansion  slot,  it  has  less  noise  inter- 
ference than  other  cards  have. 


Create  superb  sound  and  graphics 
with  Roger  Wagner's  HyperStudio. 

On  the  program  disks,  you'll  find 
the  HyperStudio  authoring  program, 
sample  stacks,  over  250  clip-art  im- 
ages, music,  sound  effects,  and  three 
sound-manipulation  programs. 

The  files  created  with  the  Hyper- 
Studio program  are  referred  to  as 
stacks,  and  stacks  are  made  up  of 
cards.  To  create  a  card,  you  start  by 
choosing  a  background.  A  Rolodex 
card  might  have  a  blank  background, 
while  other  types  of  cards  might  have 
ornate  and  colorful  backgrounds.  You 
can  design  backgrounds  using  the 
built-in  painting  tools,  or  you  can  im- 
port pictures  from  programs  such  as 
8/J6  Paint,  Paint  Works  Gold,  or  De- 
luxePaint  H. 

Once  your  background  is  in 
place,  it's  time  to  add  objects  to  your 
cards.  Objects  can  be  blocks  of  text, 
pictures,  sounds,  or  buttons.  Text 
blocks  and  pictures  can  be  created 
within  HyperStudio  or  imported  from 
other  programs.  You  can  record 
sounds  using  the  built-in  recording 
tool  and  microphone,  which  operates 
like  an  onscreen  cassette  recorder,  or 
you  can  import  sounds  from  Hyper- 
Studio 's  Sound  Shop  program.  But- 
tons come  in  several  shapes  and  sizes, 


or  you  can  create  your  own.  Because 
buttons  can  be  visible  or  invisible, 
you  can  use  any  part  of  the  card  as  a 
button.  If  you  want  a  door  to  open 
when  pressed,  outline  it  onscreen  and 
use  the  door  as  a  button. 

HyperStudio  includes  three  pro- 
grams that  work  in  conjunction  with 
the  included  sound  digitizer.  Sound 
Shop  is  a  utility  that  lets  you  digitize, 
edit,  and  save  sound  files.  Although 
HyperStudio's  sound-tool  feature  also 
lets  you  record  sounds,  Sound  Shop 
gives  you  finer  control  over  the  pro- 
cess and  also  lets  you  convert  sounds 
recorded  with  other  products.  Sound 
Shop  also  lets  you  control  the  quality 
of  the  sound  sample  and  add  an  echo 
to  a  sound.  Sound  Browser  lets  you 
browse  through  and  hear  sound  files 
on  a  disk,  while  Sight  'n  Sound  lets 
you  set  up  a  disk  to  bring  up  a  super- 
hi-res  picture-and-sound  file  while  a 
disk  is  starting  up. 

HyperStudio  can  also  control 
videodisc  players,  allowing  you  to  at- 
tach video  images  or  sequences  to  any 
card  in  a  stack.  Using  HyperStudio  in 
conjunction  with  Apple  Video  Over- 
lay Card,  you  can  add  images  from  a 
VCR  or  laser  disc  player  to  individual 
cards. 

Exploring  completed  Hyper- 
Studio stacks,  loaded  with  back- 
grounds and  objects,  is  really  fun. 
Pressing  buttons  can  trigger  sounds, 
animations,  pictures,  programs  and 
all  sons  of  other  surprising  events.  It 
was  really  unusual  to  hear  my  daugh- 
ter's voice  coming  from  my  Apple 
IIgs  when  I  pressed  a  window  on  a 
picture  she  had  painted.  Among  the 
wide  variety  of  stack  ideas  suggested 
in  the  user  manual  are  an  interactive 
adventure  story,  a  children's  ABC 
book,  a  repair  guide,  interactive  tests, 
family  trees,  and  graphics  databases  of 
animals,  art,  and  countries.  Best  of  all, 
you  don't  need  a  lot  of  programming 
knowledge  to  create  your  own  stacks. 

HyperStudio  is  a  revolutionary 
product  for  the  Apple  IIgs  that  is 
guaranteed  to  unlock  some  doors  to 
the  machine's  true  potential.  It's  defi- 
nitely not  the  type  of  package  you'll 
buy  and  abandon  in  a  few  days.  In 
fact,  if  you  start  playing  with  Hyper- 
Studio, there's  a  good  chance  people 
wonder  where  you've  been  lately. 

JOEV  LATIMER 


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FOP  THF  TI1BHIR 

You've  flown  a  military  jet, 
managed  a  baseball  team, 
raced  a  Porsche  on  the 
Autobahn,  and  led  your 
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your  computer  room. 
Now  you  can  sink  to  new 
depths  with  Search  for  the 
Titanic. 
Shipwrecks  have  a 
fascinatingly  mysterious  quality. 
What  you  find  when  you  dive  on  a 
wreck  is  intriguing,  addicting,  and  ter- 
rifying. And  the  most  fascinating 
wreck  of  all  is  the  Titanic. 

Capstone's  Search  for  the  Titanic 
not  only  provides  hours  of  oceano- 
graphic  adventure,  but  also  does  a 
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was  found.  Dr.  Robert  Ballard,  the 
leader  of  the  expedition  that  discov- 
ered the  great  liner  four  years  ago, 
spent  enormous  sums  of  money 
achieving  his  goal.  Once  you've 
played  this  game,  you'll  understand 
why  he  needed  it  all. 


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Experience  the  excitement  o1  undersea 
explorations  in  Search  for  the  Titanic. 

In  Search  for  the  Titanic,  you 
must  get  together  the  money  for  a  se- 
ries of  discovery  expeditions,  then 
equip  your  expedition  and  sail  to  the 
site  of  the  wreck.  There,  you  must  co- 
ordinate your  divers  and  equipment 
as  you  explore  sunken  vessels. 

There  is  a  mini-game  in  which 
you  search  only  for  the  Titanic,  but 
the  real  challenge  lies  in  the  full  game, 
where  77  wrecks  wait  to  be  found. 
You  begin  with  only  $10,000,  with 
which  you  must  rent  a  ship,  hire  a 
crew  and  divers,  and  buy  fuel  and  pro- 
visions before  you  can  look  for  a 
wreck.  When  you  find  one,  dive  to  it 
and  then  return  to  port  to  improve 
your  reputation.  An  improved  reputa- 
tion means  a  greater  chance  of  secur- 
ing funding  for  future  expeditions, 
which  in  turn  yield  an  even  better  rep- 


110      C    O   M    P   U   T   E    I 


DECEMBER       1989 


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throne  in  the  flail  of  Ancients. 


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Your  wits  and  reflexes  better  be 
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ized skills.  Use  these  skills  to  evade  evil 
Draconian  patrols.  Keep  one  step  ahead 
of  the  Dragonarmies  while  battling 
scores  of  deadly  monsters. 

All  the  terrors  of  the  journey,  how- 
ever, pale  in  comparison  to  the  horror 
of  your  destination.  The  fortress  of  Pax 
Tharkas  looms  before  you,  crackling 
with  vile  energy. 

Can  you  stand  the  heat? 


Jtaveling  tlwough  the  wilderness. 
Sturm  encounters  a  Draconian, 


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utation.  You're  in  this  business  for  ex- 
citement and  glory,  but  your  sponsors 
want  something  more. 

Four  types  of  ship  are  available 
for  rent  or  purchase,  ranging  from  the 
lowly  $50,000  Moyu  to  the  $600,00 
Voyager.  You  can  start  your  expedi- 
tion from  over  40  different  ports 
around  the  world,  each  one  rated  ac- 
cording to  technical  level,  important 
for  repairs  and  equipment  availa- 
bility. Planning  includes  getting  your 
ship  and  choosing  a  starting  port,  then 
hiring  your  captain,  doctor,  navigator, 
mechanic,  technicians,  and  divers. 
Each  of  these  people  gets  paid  by  the 
day,  and  the  more  experienced  they 
are,  the  more  they'll  cost  you. 

You  must  also  buy  equipment. 
At  first,  you  can't  aiTord  any,  which 
means  you  will  only  be  able  to  scuba 
dive  on  shallow  wrecks.  Later,  you'll 
want  to  consider  purchasing  items  like 
a  magnetometer  ($10,000),  platform 
sonar  ($80,000),  weather  radar 
($10,000),  and  minisub  ($750,000). 
Because  all  your  initial  money  is 
needed  to  rent  a  ship,  buy  supplies, 
and  hire  a  crew,  this  equipment  is 
completely  out  of  reach  until  later  in 
the  game. 

After  choosing  a  wreck  to  search 
for,  then  getting  your  plan  evaluated 
and  finding  funding,  you're  ready  to 
head  to  sea.  In  Navigation  mode,  you 
guide  your  ship  to  the  approximate 
coordinates  displayed  on  the  wreck 
chart.  Once  close  to  the  site,  switch  to 
Exploration  mode  and  zero  your  ship 
in  on  the  target.  When  you're  close, 
stop  the  ship  and  send  down  the 
divers. 

Two  divers  go  down  at  a  time, 
spend  some  time  on  the  bottom,  then 
resurface  and  tell  you  what  they've 
found.  First  you  have  them  survey; 
then,  when  they've  found  the  wreck, 
you  send  them  down  to  explore  it. 
You  can  view  a  digitized  picture  of 
what  they  find.  These  photographs  are 
especially  exciting  when  you  find  the 
Titanic;  VGA  owners  are  treated  to 
some  spectacular  photos  of  the  actual 
wreck. 

If  the  wreck  is  below  scuba- 
diving  depth,  you'll  need  advanced 
equipment  just  to  find  it.  The  magne- 
tometer will  locate  large  pieces  of  met- 
al lying  on  the  ocean  floor.  Ship  sonar, 
deep  sonar,  and  platform  sonar  return 
information  about  water  depth,  re- 
vealing possible  wreck  locations.  You 
need  all  three  to  flilly  cover  the  varied 
ocean  depths.  Once  you  know  where 
the  wreck  is,  you  can  send  down  your 
minisub  or  bathysphere  to  explore  the 
sunken  ship  and  bring  back  artifacts 
and  treasures, 

A  command  you'll  definitely 


want  to  use  when  playing  Search  for 
the  Titanic  is  ALT-W,  which  toggles 
warp  speed  on  and  off.  Warp  speed 
changes  the  game  from  realtime  to  ac- 
celerated time.  Without  it,  the  game 
would  be  unplayable  because  all  of  the 
diving  and  exploring  would,  in  real- 
time, take  hundreds  of  hours. 

Search  for  the  Titanic  is  an  ex- 
tremely educational  game.  You'll 
learn  what  it  takes  to  find  a  sunken 
ship,  and  you'll  begin  to  appreciate 
the  enormous  financial  commitment 
needed  to  make  such  discoveries. 
Finding  shipwrecks  is  something  few 
of  us  will  ever  get  to  do.  This  excellent 
simulation  will  expand  your  port  of 
call  beyond  the  computer  room. 

—  NEIL  RANDALL 


sible  to  thoroughly  search  each  area 
without  consulting  a  map.  By  pressing 
a  function  key,  your  view  is  replaced 
with  a  map  that  includes  a  closeup  of 
your  immediate  surroundings.  Also 
helpful  for  getting  your  bearings  is  a 
mysterious  red  planet  that  sits  in  the 
northern  sky. 


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A  dark  force  has  spread 
over  the  archipelagos. 
The  radiation  emanating 
from  the  tall  obelisk 
looming  defiantly  on  the 
horizon  is  polluting  the 
once-serene  isles.  Only 
you  can  rid  this  strange 
land  of  the  evil  power 
that  infects  it. 
The  object  of  this  un- 
usual and  addictive  game  from  Brit- 
tanica  Software's  FanFare  line  is  to 
destroy  the  obehsk  that  you'll  find  on 
each  of  the  game's  9999  levels.  Before 
it  can  be  eliminated,  you'll  have  to 
find  and  destroy  a  series  of  radioac- 
tive nodes  scattered  around  the  is- 
lands. Destroying  the  nodes  is  easy — 
just  place  a  crosshairs  pointer  on  the 
same  square  as  the  node  and  collapse 
it  with  a  click  of  the  mouse  button. 
Only  after  collapsing  every  node  on  a 
level  will  the  obelisk  become  vulnera- 
ble. At  that  point,  you'll  have  just  90 
seconds  to  find  and  destroy  it. 

As  you  examine  each  landscape 
in  search  of  nodes,  the  mouse  or  cur- 
sor keys  can  be  used  to  pan  around 
your  position.  To  move  across  the 
landscape,  you  place  the  crosshairs  on 
any  green  land  square  and  click  on  it. 
You'll  zoom  to  the  new  location  as 
the  checkered  ground  scrolls  smoothly 
beneath  you.  The  animation  is  superb. 
Most  of  the  island  landscapes  of 
Archipelagos  are  very  large  and  irregu- 
lariy  shaped,  making  it  nearly  impos- 


You  must  save  the  land  Irom  viral  trees 
and  other  infections  in  Archipelagos. 

Although  you  can  only  travel 
onto  green  land  squares,  you  can  con- 
vert other  squares  to  green  land  if  you 
have  enough  energy.  Your  energy  sup- 
ply increases  each  time  you  destroy  a 
node  or  collect  a  sand  pod.  You'll 
need  to  do  this  to  get  over  large  patch- 
es of  infected  land  or  to  build  land 
bridges  to  reach  other  islands. 

Many  of  Archipelagos' early  lev- 
els are  fairly  easy  and  can  be  complet- 
ed without  ever  creating  new  land  or 
disinfecting  any  red  squares.  As  you 
reach  higher  levels,  the  game  becomes 
increasingly  difficult.  For  instance,  in- 
stead of  finding  all  of  the  nodes  on  the 
same  land  mass  as  the  obelisk,  you'll 
have  to  search  a  number  of  individual 
islands  for  them  and  create  new  land 
squares  over  the  ocean  to  reach  them. 
Also,  the  number  of  viral  trees  infect- 
ing the  land  increases.  If  you  gel  too 
close  to  a  viral  tree,  it  could  infect  the 
land  you're  on,  killing  you  in  the  pro- 
cess. Beginning  on  level  13,  you'll  also 
have  to  worry  about  a  necromancer 
that  rises  from  the  ground  and  moves 
around  the  landscape  turning  land 
squares  to  sand.  Since  each  node  must 
be  connected  to  the  obelisk  by  a  con- 
tiguous land  path  before  it  can  be  de- 
stroyed, the  necromancer  can  make 
creating  and  maintaining  these  paths 
a  nightmare. 

Things  really  start  getting  tough 
on  level  20,  when  eco-eggs  begin 
hatching.  One  type  of  egg  quickly  in- 
fects the  land  with  radioactive  wastes, 
while  another  eats  away  at  the  land  it- 
self until  there  is  nothing  left.  Finally, 
tornadolike  air  cleaners  begin  to  ap- 
pear on  level  25.  Contact  with  any  of 
these  will  kill  you,  forcing  you  to  start 
the  level  over  again. 

Archipelagos  has  a  lot  going  for  it 


112       COMPUTE 


DECEMBER       1989 


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besides  slick  graphics  animation  and 
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gether at  the  beginning  and  ends  of 
pages;  and  sticky  spaces  between 
words  that  you  don't  want  to  split  up 
at  the  end  of  a  line, 

Most  of  the  advanced  formatting 
features — such  as  index  generation, 
columns,  and  footnote  numbering — 
require  adding  codes  to  the  text  or 
stepping  through  complicated  dialog 
boxes.  However,  once  you've  learned 
the  procedure  for  a  particular  opera- 


tion, it's  easy.  Beyond  Word  Writer 
does  lag  behind  other  similar  pro- 
grams in  its  handling  of  graphics.  Al- 
though you  can  create  boxed  text  and 
line  rules,  Beyond  Word  Writer  can't 
import  graphics  or  create  them  from 
within  the  program.  This  is  a  real 
shortcoming  for  report  writers, 

I  expected  a  feature-laden  pro- 
gram like  this  one  to  be  sluggish,  but  it 
raced  right  along  on  my  10-MHz  .AT. 
The  only  time  the  program  had  trou- 
ble keeping  up  was  in  multicolumn 
mode,  when  I  couldn't  tell  how  the 
columns  would  look  until  I  finished 
typing. 

On  the  whole.  Beyond  Word  Writ- 
er is  a  responsive,  robust,  well-crafted 
program,  with  only  one  minor  bug 
that  I  could  find.  I  was  able  to  lock  it 
up  once  by  trying  to  reformat  an  exist- 
ing single-column  document  into  two 
columns.  The  program  inserted  a  du- 
plicate of  the  first  line  of  text  at  the 
top  of  the  first  page.  When  I  tried  to 
delete  the  line,  the  program  hung, 
forcing  a  reboot.  .All  other  features  of 
the  program  worked;  however,  the  al- 
phabetic and  numeric  list  sorting, 
which  is  mentioned  on  the  packaging, 
did  not  make  it  into  this  version.  Still, 
Beyond  Word  Writer  delivers  on  its 
promise  of  simphcity  and  power  at  a 
reasonable  price. 

STEVEN  -XNZOViN 


IBM  PC  and  compatibles  with  512K- 
$199.95 

TIMEWORKS 
444  Lake  Cook  Rd. 
Deerfield.lL  60015 
(312)948-9202 

MBSmNIICE  ^ 

Once  you  become  accus- 
tomed to  using  a  mouse 
with  your  computer,  you 
probably  find  it  awkward 
to  run  programs  without 
mouse  support.  Luckily,  a 
solution  has  arrived  for 
users  of  three  major  word 
processors.  Mostly  Mice 
Software  offers  three 
products  that  add  mouse 
capability  to  existing  word  processors: 
ElPerfecto.  for  WordPerfect;  The  Star- 
Mouse,  for  WordStar;  and  Mouse- 
Mate,  for  MultiMate. 

Installating  the  drivers  is  easy. 
Simply  run  the  install  program  and 
answer  some  questions  about  how 
your  system  is  configured,  and  the 
files  will  be  copied  to  the  appropriate 
directory. 

After  you've  installed  the  pro- 
gram, you'll  find  a  number  of  menus 


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available  within  your  word  processor 
that  can  be  selected  with  a  mouse-but- 
ton click  or  keypresses.  These  are  es- 
pecially handy  if  you're  just  learning 
the  program,  since  most  commands 
can  now  be  easily  selected  from  a 
menu.  If  you're  a  seasoned  user,  you'll 
still  often  find  making  selections  with 
the  mouse  easier  than  executing  the 
sometimes  awkward  keystrokes. 

Placement  of  the  mouse  pointer 
requires  some  practice.  The  cursor  it- 
self is  easy  to  position,  but  choosing 
the  exact  spot  for  marking  a  block  or 
deleting  a  character  takes  some  getting 
used  to. 

If  you  find  yourself  intimidated 
when  using  your  word  processor  or 
you're  looking  for  shortcuts,  consider 
these  useful  packages. 

RICHARD  C.L-EINECKER 


IBM  PC  and  compaHbles— $40.00 

MOSTLY  MICE  SOFTWARE 
125  Gates  Ai/e. 
Monidair,  NJ  07042 
(201)746-9256 


HOINN-ONE 
iTiiRF  eniF 


Drive  by  any  miniature-golf 
course  and  you'll  see 
players  tapping  brightly 
colored  balls  through  and 
around  obstacles  into  that 
little  hole.  Most  of  us  re- 
member our  first  hole-in- 
one — I  he  bait  skittered 
past  the  windmill,  banked 
off  the  wall,  and  fell  into 
the  cup.  Who  can  forget 
winning  their  first  free  game,  the  shot 
skipping  into  the  clown's  mouth  on 
the  18th  hole? 

DigiTek's  Hole-in-One  Miniature 
Golf  brings  back  many  of  those  mem- 
ories and  creates  new  ones  with  a  tan- 
talizing selection  of  courses,  an 
extensive  range  of  difficulty,  and  an 
accurate  representation  of  plastic-turf 
physics.  It  gives  you  the  changes  in  el- 
evation found  on  modern  courses  and 
the  simplicity  of  traditional  miniature 
golf  Once  you  have  the  game  figured 
out,  DigiTek  adds  the  Fantasy  course, 
one  that  grew  either  from  a  nightmare 
or  a  hallucination. 

You  won't  waste  any  time  learn- 
ing the  joystick,  mouse,  or  keyboard 
interface.  A  tutorial  takes  you  through 
the  basics,  and  in  just  a  few  minutes 
you're  teeing  up  on  the  first  hole.  You 
place  your  ball,  set  your  direction  and 
power  indicator,  and  then  hope 
you've  correctly  figured  the  angles. 


All  of  the  available  courses  offer 
difficulties,  but  you  can  choose  begin- 
ner, intermediate,  or  expert  levels  for 
each.  Actually,  there's  little  difference 
between  the  first  two  levels;  then 
there's  a  jump  in  difficulty  for  ad- 
vanced players. 


Plan  your  golf  shot  well  in  Hole-In-One. 

Hole-in-One  delivers  some  nifty 
options  to  the  compuler-golf  scene. 
From  the  overhead  view,  elevation  is 
indicated  by  shading.  You  can  also 
view  a  hole's  contours  from  four  dif- 
ferent angles:  hole  to  tee,  left,  right,  or 
forward.  When  you  reach  the  harder 
courses,  the  views  are  extremely  help- 
ful in  shot  selection.  A  replay  option 
lets  you  see  the  last  shot,  and  during 
practice  sessions  you  can  retry  putts 
that  missed  the  mark. 

Up  to  four  players  can  compete 
in  a  stroke-play  match.  You  can  toggle 
between  the  difficulty  levels  as  each 
player  takes  a  turn,  handicapping 
players  of  different  caliber. 

The  first  level  of  play  is  the  Clas- 
sics course.  Here  you'll  find  the  wind- 
mill, the  straight-uphill  putt,  and  the 
single  carom  shot  off  a  side  wall.  The 
holes  carry  a  par  of  2  or  3  and,  once 
you've  learned  to  judge  the  strength  of 
your  shots,  are  relatively  easy  to 
master. 

The  Intermediate  course  presents 
a  different  challenge  as  elevation  is 
given  a  greater  role,  multiple  twisting 
doglegs  come  into  play,  and  the  num- 
ber of  obstacles  increases.  You  can 
usually  figure  out  the  hole  the  first 
time  you  play  this  course,  but  execu- 
tion places  great  emphasis  on  combin- 
ing the  correct  angle  with  the  proper 
speed. 

The  upper-level  courses  are  al- 
most impossible  to  predict  the  first 
few  times  you  play  them.  The  Fantasy 
course  is  easier  than  the  Expert,  but  it 
brings  its  own  unique  view.  You'll 
play  one  hole  upside  down,  putt  into 
sewers,  and  discover  bridges  guarded 
by  dragons  on  a  hillside. 

The  game  supports  Hercules, 
Tandy  16-co!or,  CGA,  EGA,  and 
VGA/MCGA  graphics.  The  EGA  and 


Tandy  versions  are  clean  and  attrac- 
tive. The  VGA  game  takes  full  advan- 
tage of  the  256-color  palette,  but  it 
requires  384K  of  RAM.  (The  other 
graphics  modes  run  with  256K.) 

Hole-in-One  Miniature  Golf  is  a 
novel  package  with  wide-ranging  ap- 
peal. If  you've  been  captivated  by  the 
magic  of  miniature. golf  on  an  actual 
course,  you  won't  be  surprised  with 
the  long  hours  you'll  spend  with  this 
computer  version. 


MIKE  HARRISON 


Amiga— $39.95 
Atari  ST— $29.95 
Commodore  64/128— $29.95 
IBM  PC  and  compatibles— $34.95 

DIGITEK  SOFTWARE 
8910  N.  Dale  Mabry 
Executive  Canter 
Suite  37 

Tampa,  FL  33614 
(813)933-8023 

TURBO  EMS 

Computer  users  are  con- 
stantly trying  to  stuff 
more  features  into  their 
new  programs  or  add  just 
a  few  more  fields  to  their 
databases.  Luckily,  there 
are  products  like  Turbo 
EMS  to  help  you  stuff  in 
a  little  more. 
If  you  found  yourself 
in  the  past  hitting  your 
head  on  the  640K  ceiling  in  your  PC, 
you've  probably  already  purchased  a 
Lotus/Intel/Microsoft  (LIM)  Expand- 
ed Memory  Specification  (EMS)  mem- 
ory board.  EMS  allows  programs  to 
store  data  in  memory  outside  the  nor- 
mal DOS  640K  area,  using  a  tech- 
nique called  bank-switching  to  shuttle 
needed  information  in  and  out.  If  you 
run  into  limitations  only  occasionally, 
you  may  have  decided  the  cost  is  too 
great  compared  with  the  infrequent 
benefit.  Either  way,  Turbo  EMS  can 
help  you  go  beyond  your  current 
limits. 

Turbo  EMS  offers  a  middle-of- 
the-road  solution,  letting  you  use  your 
PC's  existing  memory  (including  EMS 
memory  boards  and  ramdisks)  and 
then  use  your  hard  disk  for  a  total  of 
up  to  32  megabytes  of  simulated  EMS 
memory.  If  you're  desperate,  you  can 
even  use  a  floppy  disk  for  extra  EMS 
memory,  because  the  program  lets  any 
recognized  DOS  drive  simulate  EMS. 
Turbo  fjV/^  simulates  LIM  EMS 
version  4.0,  even  when  using  LIM  3.2 
memory  boards.  The  program  opti- 
mizes performance  by  using  actual 
random  access  memory  first.  Next, 
Turbo  EMS  uses  disk  storage,  includ- 


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ing  drives  over  32  megabytes,  and 
even  networked  drives.  Turbo  EMS 
also  supports  the  LIM  Extended 
Memory  Specification  2.0  for  extend- 
ed memory,  a  new  standard  which 
may  become  important  in  the  future. 

This  all  comes  at  a  price.  Your 
PC's  processing  speed  and  hard  disk 
access  times  will  determine  how  fast 
programs  will  operate  under  Turbo 
EMS.  Even  fast  hard  disks  are  dismal- 
ly slow  compared  with  RAM. 


You  can  enter  the  woiid  of  virtual  memo- 
ry at  a  low  price  with  Turbo  EMS. 

However,  Turbo  EMSvAW  make 
it  possible  to  do  things  you  could  not 
do  before.  It  provides  extra  room  for 
large  spreadsheet,  database,  CAD,  and 
other  flies.  It  will  also  free  up  some  of 
the  most  precious  memory,  conven- 
tional memory  below  the  640K  limit, 
for  TSRs  and  application  programs. 

For  example,  one  sample  spread- 
sheet file  of  265,370  bytes  created  in 
Lotus  1-2-3  left  less  than  I  percent  of 
conventional  memory  free  (58  of 
309,536  bytes)  without  Turbo  EMS. 
Activating  Turbo  EMS  stole  some 
available  conventional  memory  from 
1-2-3,  but  it  actually  increased  the 
amount  of  memory  available  for  other 
applications.  The  same  spreadsheet 
loaded  into  1-2-3  with  Turbo  EMS 
providing  one  megabyte  of  EMS  on  a 
hard  disk  left  about  84  percent  of  the 
remaining  available  conventional 
memory  (202,672  of  239,104  bytes,  an 
increase  of  239,046  bytes)  free  for 
other  tasks. 

Processing  slowed  since  Turbo 
EMS  had  to  bank-switch  the  spread- 
sheet file  in  and  out  of  RAM  when  I 
moved  around  the  screen,  saved  and 
retrieved  files,  and  recalculated  my 
spreadsheet.  On  a  10-MHz  AT  com- 
patible with  a  28-ms-access-time  Min- 
iscribe  6053  hard  drive,  the  conven- 
tional memory  spreadsheet  took 
about  5  seconds  to  recalculate.  Under 
Turbo  EMS,  the  spreadsheet  took 
about  1 1  seconds  to  recalculate. 

File  retrieves  took  17  and  65  sec- 
onds, respectively;  saves  took  1 5  and 
65  seconds.  The  simple  tests  dramati- 
cally point  out  that  using  a  hard  disk 


as  EMS  memory  is  considerably  slow- 
er than  using  internal  RAM  or  EMS 
memory  boards. 

On  the  other  hand,  Turbo  EMS 
makes  it  possible  to  increase  the  size 
of  the  sample  file  far  beyond  what  was 
possible  before.  Further,  Turbo  EMS 
makes  it  possible  to  execute  the  /SYS- 
TEM command  to  use  DOS.  Without 
Turbo  EMS.  1-2-3  had  too  little  mem- 
ory to  invoke  DOS  while  the  sample 
spreadsheet  was  in  memory. 

Turbo  EMS 's  menu-based  instal- 
lation is  simple,  with  help  screens  pro- 
viding basic  information.  The  manual 
is  easy  to  read,  understandable,  and 
informative;  it  also  provides  essential 
information  not  presented  in  the  help 
screens. 

Turbo  EMS  is  a  good  product  in 
the  right  situation.  If  you  have  unlim- 
ited funds  and  frequently  need  more 
memory,  go  out  and  buy  the  biggest 
and  fastest  EMS  board  you  can  find. 
However,  Turbo  EMSh  an  excellent 
option  if  you  have  limited  funds  and 
occasionally  need  more  memory — as 
long  as  you  don't  mind  waiting  a  little 
longer  for  results. 

J,  BLAKE  LAMBERT 


IBM  PC  and  eompatibles— S99.95 

I.ANTANA  TECHNOLDGT 

4393  Viewridge  Ave. 

Suite  A 

San  Diego,  CA  92123 

(619)565-6400 


BEYOND  TH 
BLACK  HOL 


The  Software  Toolworks 
has  done  the  seemingly 
impossible:  brought  true 
stereoscopic  graphics  to 
PCs,  even  those  with  CGA 
graphics.  The  game  is  sort 
of  a  3-D  combination  of 
Pong  and  Breakout.  You 
have  a  paddle  on  each 
side  of  the  screen  that  you 
use  to  bounce  a  space 
probe  toward  a  variety  of  objects  in 
the  middle  of  the  screen.  However, 
the  probe  doesn't  only  move  back  and 
forth,  but  moves  in  and  out  of  the 
screen,  too.  .A.1I  in  all,  Beyond  the 
Black  Hole  is  heavy  on  packaging  and 
special  effects  and  light  on  gameplay. 

The  game  includes  a  pair  of 
GrenoVision  goggles,  which  are  simi- 
lar to  those  3-D  glasses  used  for  the 
1989  SuperBowl  halftime  show.  The 
effect  is  very  noticeable,  although  the 
space  probe  is  the  only  object  that  ac- 
tually moves  in  three  dimensions.  Be- 


cause the  stereo  effect  relies  on 
motion  instead  of  on  colors,  the  game 
looks  fine  without  the  glasses. 

Beyond  the  Black  Hole  probably 
won't  hold  your  interest  for  long,  but 
The  Software  Toolworks  should  be 
lauded  for  creating  an  impressive  3-D 
effect.  Hopefully  it  will  use  the  tech- 
nique in  a  more  substantial  game. 

DENNY  ATKIN 


IBM  PC  with  512K  and  CGA  or  EGA- 

$49.95 

THE  SOFTVWRE  TOOLWORKS 
19808  Nordhoff  PI. 
Chatsworth.  CA  91311 
(818)885-9000 


SCOVEBY  KIT 

The  little  speech,  "Zug 
the  Megasaurus  presents 
the  Dinosaur  Discovery 
Kit,"  begins  one  of  the 
cutest  dinosaur  programs 
around.  Designed  to  en- 
tertain and  educate  the 
preschool  and  kindergar- 
ten set,  Dinosaur  Discov- 
ery is  a  careful  combina- 
tion of  speech,  attractive 
graphics,  and  simple  layout. 

From  the  main  menu,  Dinosaur 
Discovery  Kit  provides  access  to  three 
different  kinds  of  activities,  each  one 
carefully  designed  to  appeal  to  the 
most  demanding  three-  to  eight-year- 
old  child.  Large  boxes  contain  names 
and  icons  for  the  Coloring  Book,  Di- 
nosaur Match,  Story  Maker,  and  Quit 
options.  Zug  appears  dressed  in  differ- 
ent outfits  each  time  the  menu  comes 
up.  There  is  a  help  menu  that  includes 
several  useful  control  options,  includ- 
ing volume,  printer  access,  and  the 
ability  to  personalize  the  program 
with  your  child's  name. 

Zug's  coloring  book  features  ac- 
curate drawings  of  six  different  dino- 
saurs, each  in  an  appropriate  environ- 
ment. There  is  just  enough  detail  to 
keep  preschoolers  entertained  without 
overtaxing  their  attention  span.  As 
each  picture  is  completed,  Zug  ran- 
domly states  one  of  several  amazing 
facts  about  that  particular  type  of  di- 
nosaur. Pictures  can  be  printed  at  any 
time,  a  useful  feature  if  your  children 
would  rather  do  their  own  coloring  or 
want  to  keep  a  record  of  their  work. 
Dinosaur  Match  is  a  well-con- 
structed version  of  a  traditional  mem- 
ory game  that  offers  enough  variety  to 
satisfy  a  wide  range  of  age  groups. 
Younger  users  wilt  want  to  play  by 


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sitting  on  porches  with  our 
grandchildren,  recounting  the 
wondrous  story. . . 


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"Yep.  I  saw  it.  I  was  there  to 
playHardBaUU." 

Like  Don  Larson's  perfect 
game,  new  HardBaii  11™  will  be 
nemembered  as  a  milestone.  A 
great  accomplishment  in  base- 
ball history. 

The  original  HardBaii! 
stands  as  the  best-selling  com- 
puter baseball  game  of  aU-titne. 
And  true  to  its  heritage,  new 
HardBaUU 
captures  the 
essence  of 
the  national 
pastime. 
You  can 
almost 
smell  the 


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grass 


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and  oiled  leather  as  the 
computerised  boys  of 
summer  sprint 
across  the 
diamond. 

But 
HardBaiin 
goes  beyond 
the  effortless 
gameplay  and 
Jism  that  made  its 
namesake  famous.  HardBaii 
II  offers  more.  Much  more. 
More  frames  of  animation. 
So  each  diving  catch  and  double 
play  looks  major  league  smooth. 

More  features.  Like  real 
baseball  stats  that  are  updated 


and  scored  from  at-bat  to  at-bat 
and  game-to-game.  TV-Uke 
instant  replays  to  help  relive  your 
greatest  moments.  League  play. 


where  every  win  brings  you 
closer  to  the  pennant. 

More  opdons.  Should  you 
steal  with  two  out?  Attempt  to 


T.fl 


pick  the  runner  off  at  second? 
Get  caught  in  a  rundown?  Shift 
the  defense  for  a  dead  pull 
hitter?  Real  managers  have  op- 
tions. So  do  you. 

And  more  choices.  Step  on 
the  turf  of  seven  familiar  big 
league  ballparks.  Gaze  out 
onto  the  field  from  five  network 
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Beaverton.  OR  97076. 


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Telephone 


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Circle  Reader  Sei^ce  Kumber  135 


Navigational  shortcuts  will  assist 
you  in  moving  through  the  program. 
Pressing  the  Escape  key,  for  example, 
takes  you  back  one  screen  (keep  press- 
ing and  you'll  eventually  return  to  the 
main  menu);  pressing  the  A!t-H  key 
combination  brings  up  a  help  screen; 
and  pressing  Control-O  verifies  the 
information  you  have  entered.  Also, 
the  function  keys  are  assigned  to  some 
of  the  most  frequently  used  com- 
mands, such  as  Accounts  Menu  (F4) 
and  Calculator  {F8).  The  program's 
manual  is  personable  and  encourag- 


ing. The  text  is  easy  to  understand, 
and  there  are  plenty  of  examples  and 
warnings  to  keep  you  on  the  right 
track. 

One  of  On  Balance's  bonus  fea- 
tures is  its  flag-setting  capability.  This 
gives  you  a  way  of  tracking  items  that 
belong  together  but  aren't  in  the  same 
account.  For  example,  you  could  flag 
some  transactions  as  tax  deductions; 
then,  at  tax  time,  you  could  sort  and 
list  those  transactions. 

Another  bonus,  split  transaction, 
allows  precise  tracking  of  a  single 


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you'll  use  the  designated  hitter,  who 
will  be  your  starting  pitchen,  and  who 
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ejections,  and  rain  delays. 

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GOOGOL    MATH    (EDU1S) 

Mdth  learning  system.  Nice 
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CHRISTMAS  SONGS  (311) 

Collection  of  your  favorite 
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between  the  two  versions.  Unfortu- 
nately, those  differences  are  so  great 
that  the  manual  becomes  almost  irrel- 
evant. Then  again,  the  program  is  so 
easy  to  use  that  this  is  but  a  small 
problem. 

Finally,  the  program  is  copy- 
protected. Because  it's  so  reasonably 
priced  (the  lab-pack  version  of  the 
program,  which  contains  five  copies, 
costs  just  $99.50),  Mindscape  proba- 
bly feels  that  complaints  about  copy- 
protection arc  unwarranted.  But  it 
certainly  makes  operating  the  pro- 
gram more  cumbersome  than  it  needs 
to  be. 

At  less  than  $50,  Certificates  and 
More  is  a  good  buy.  It  does  what  it 
promises,  and  quickly,  too.  Once  I 
was  familiar  with  the  program,  it  took 
very  little  time  to  design  a  certificate. 
Printing  certificates,  in  any  of  the  four 
sizes,  also  proved  easy.  Pick  up  this 
package  for  an  easy  and  creative  way 
to  reward  that  person  in  your  life  for  a 
job  well  done. 

L1NNEFREY 


Apple  11—549,95 

IBM  PC  and  compatibles  with  CGA— 
S49.95 

Certificate  Collection  (55  predefined  cer- 
tificates)—$19.95 

MINDSCAPE 
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Northbrook.  IL  60062 
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SPACE  R06IIE 

The  best  of  flight  simula- 
tion and  role-playing 
come  together  in  Space 
Rogue.  Soar  through 
space,  dogfight  other 
ships,  maneuver  through 
treacherous  asteroid  belts, 
and  then  dock  at  various 
starbases  to  interact  with 
the  people  and  aliens  you 
meet. 
You  begin  as  a  private  aboard  a 
large  merchant  ship  called  the  Prin- 
cess Blue.  When  your  ship  receives  a 
small-craft  distress  beacon,  the  cap- 
tain sends  you  to  investigate.  The  ship 
in  distress  turns  out  to  be  the  Jolly 
Roger,  a  Sunracer-class  scout  ship. 
You  find  it  abandoned  but  in  perfect 
working  order.  Before  you  can  figure 
out  what  happened  to  the  ship's  crew, 
the  Princess  Blue  is  attacked  by  Man- 
chi  Vulture-class  hiveships  and  de- 
stroyed by  plasma  torpedoes.  The 
Manchis  then  disappear  back  into 
space  leaving  you  and  the  derelict 
Sunracer  unharmed.  Thus  begins  your 
career  as  a  space  rogue. 


The  setting  for  Space  Rogue  is  the 
twenty-fourth  century  in  a  part  of  the 
Galactic  Empire  known  as  the  Far 
.Arm.  It  consists  of  a  dozen  starbases, 
outposts,  and  mining  stations  spread 
out  over  eight  different  star  systems. 
.'V.ll  of  these  systems  arc  linked 
through  worm  holes  by  a  network  of 
Malir  gates.  Fortunately,  your  new 
Sunracer  has  been  approved  by  the 
Imperial  authorities  for  travel  through 
Malir  gates. 


Maneuver  your  ship  in  space  around  the 
3-D  objects  found  in  Space  Rogue. 

The  Sunracer  is  a  good,  all- 
purpose  cargo  ship  with  some  armor 
and  a  basic  laser-beam  weapon.  You 
pilot  the  ship  by  charting  a  course 
with  the  navigation  computer  and 
then  activating  the  automatic  helm.  If 
another  ship  is  detected  and  you  think 
it's  a  threat,  you  can  take  appropriate 
action.  Once  you  arrive  at  your  desti- 
nation, you  switch  to  the  cockpit 
mode  and  pilot  the  ship  manually  for 
docking. 

There  are  four  types  of  bases,  and 
they  olTer  protection,  repair  and  ser- 
vice facilities,  trading  posts,  and 
friendly  cantinas.  The  people  you 
meet  on  your  travels  can  provide 
valuable  information  about  life  in  the 
star  system  or  tell  you  about  specific 
business  opportunities. 

As  a  space  rogue,  you  can  take 
three  different  directions.  You  can 
make  your  living  as  an  honest  trader, 
buying  and  selling  everything  from  ex- 
plosives and  brandy  to  souvenirs  and 
manure.  You  can  turn  to  piracy  and 
raid  merchant  ships.  Or,  you  can  be- 
come a  bounty  hunter  and  collect  im- 
perial bounties  for  destroying  all  the 
pirate  ships  you  can  find.  Since  most 
pirate  ships  are  fairly  well  armed, 
however,  you'd  better  make  sure  to 
upgrade  your  Sunracer  before  cm- 
barking  on  this  career. 

You  can  play  Space  Rogiie  with  a 
joystick,  a  mouse,  or  the  keyboard.  In- 
stead of  a  conventional  user's  manual, 
the  game  comes  with  the  Sunracer 
Owner's  Guide  and  Navigation  Man- 
ual. From  the  greasy  fingerprints,  cof- 
fee-cup rings,  and  notes  scribbled  in 


the  margins,  it's  clear  that  the  manual 
once  belonged  to  the  original  owner  of 
the  derelict  Sunracer. 

From  the  interesting  opening  pre- 
mise to  this  clever  manual.  Space 
Rogue  works.  Not  simply  because  it's 
one  of  the  first  games  to  integrate  two 
distinct  genres,  but  because  it  does  so 
believably  and  with  style.  While 
you're  in  flight,  objects  you  see  from 
your  cockpit  view  appear  solid  and  3- 
D;  the  animation  is  incredibly  smooth 
and  realistic.  More  importantly,  the 
realism  continues  even  after  you  step 
out  of  your  Sunracer  and  begin  to  deal 
with  the  bounty  hunters,  merchants, 
pirates,  and  economic  conditions 
you'll  find  in  the  Far  Arm.  If  you've 
ever  wondered  what  it  would  be  like 
to  be  Han  Solo.  Space  Rogue  is  your 
chance  to  find  out. 

BOBGUERRA 


Amiga— $49.95 

Apple  1 1— $49.95 

Atari  ST— S49.95 

CommcxJore  64/12B— S49.95 

IBM  PC  and  compatibles  witfi  3e4K  and 

CGA,  EGA,  or  VGA— $49.95 

Macintosh— $49,95 

ORIGIN  SYSTEMS 
136-B  Harvey  Rd. 
Londonderry,  NH  03053 
(600)999-4939 


DOSTALK 


That  inhuman  command 
line  interface.  MS-DOS, 
is  responsible  for  the  larg- 
est number  of  gripes  in 
the  PC-compatible  world. 
The  intimidating  prompt! 
Those  obscure  abbrevia- 
tions! That  unforgiving 
syntax!  The  inflexibility 
and  coldness  of  it  all!  Mil- 
lions of  Macs  have  been 
sold  on  the  strength  of  Apple's  "natu- 
ral, intuitive  interface,"  with  the  im- 
plication that  competitor  MS-DOS  is 
an  "unnatural,  incomprehensible 
interface." 

A  number  of  programs  have  been 
released  over  the  years  to  transform 
MS-DOS  into  a  kinder,  gentler  operat- 
ing system  and  to  make  it  more  ap- 
pealing to  novices  and  experienced 
users.  DOSTALK  {now  in  version 
2.1),  one  of  the  more  ambitious  ef- 
forts, offers  "an  English-language  in- 
terface to  the  DOS  environment," 
according  to  its  developer,  SAK  Tech- 
nologies. The  program  translates  regu- 
lar English  phrases  into  executable 
commands,  presumably  eliminating 
much  of  the  necessary  MS-DOS 
know-how.  > 


132 


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HOME  BUDGETS/ 
FAMILY  APPLICATIONS 


n  Finance  Manager  II  (601)— Complele 
double-entry  bookkeeping. 

DTIcklex  (602) -Keeps  track  and 
reminds  you  of  important  dates,  dead- 
lines, and  appointments.  hO 

DBIakiraok  (603) -Great  for  keeping 
track  of  addresses  and  phone  num- 
bers. Prints  an  address  book. 

DStock  Charting  (612)-A  complete 
portlolio  system  to  track,  analyze,  and 
ctiart  your  stocks. 

DSmall  Business  Accounting  (617)— 
A  must  for  all  small  business  ownersi 

DSolve-ltl  (618) -Does  over  20  vital 
financial  calculations  including  amor- 
tization, PV,  FV,  and  IRR. 

D  PC-Books  (621)-A  complete,  easy  to 
use  bookkeeping  system. 

n  PC-Loans  (628)-Ttiis  package  sup- 
ports all  common  loan  methods. 

DEasy  Project  (629)-A  powerful 
project  manager  software  package. 

DFormGen  (630) -Design  and  print 
any  office  form,  easityl 


DATABASE/MAIL  LIST 


[3  File  Express  (700,701)-A  powerful, 
easy  to  use  database  (2  disks). 

[3 Doctor  Data  Labels  (703,704)- 
Complete  and  powerful!  A  profes- 
sional mail  list  manager.  (2  disks)  hd 

[I]PC-Flle:dB  (705-707)-The  most 
powerful  dSASE  compatible  program 
availatilel  (3  disks)  >■■■   -j.. 

D  Label  Master  (715)— A  great  mail  list 
manager  and  label  printing  utility. 


SPREADSHEETS 


UPC-Calc-i-  (e00-e02)-The  most 
powerful  spreadsfieel  package. 
(3  disks)  5l2iv 

DQubeCalc  (806)- Take  your  spread- 
sheets 3-D!  Highly  recommended. 

D  Lotus  Macros  (SOT)- A  large  collec- 
tion of  Lotus  macros  and  templates. 

m  Lotus  Learning  System  (810,  611)  — 
Master  Lotus  1-2-3!  (2  disks) 


WORD  PROCESSING 


SPC-Wrfte  3.02  (851-853) -The  BEST 
word  processor  for  under  $200!  Has 
spell  checking  and  hundreds  of  other 
features  (3  disks)  5i2-' 

□  PC-Stylist  (855)-Analyzes  and  helps 
you  to  improve  your  writing  skills. 

O  PC-Outline  (860)-An  excellent  idea 
organizer  and  free  form  database. 

mWP  5.0  Learning  Sys.  (863,864)- 
Helps  you  learn  and  master  Word  Per- 
fect 5.0.  (If  you  have  WP  4.2,  select 
disks  #861  &  #862.)  (2  disks) 

[IWP  S.O  Macros  (857)-Several 
macros  for  Word  Perfect  5,0.  (If  you 
have  WP  4.2.  select  disk  #856.) 

[UPC-iype-f  (870-^72)-Completeword 
processor  with  100,000  word  diction- 
ary and  mail  merge.  (3  disks) 


BIBLE/RELIGION 


DBIble-Q  {551)-Test  your  Biblical  IQ! 

(U  BIBLE  Men  (570)-A  fun  quiz  on  the 
people  in  the  BIBLE. 

^SeedMaster  (555-567)- The  com- 
plete King  James  version  of  tfie  BIBLE 
on  disk  I  (13  disiB)  HD. 


GRAPHICS/PRINTING 


GAMES  coNT 


[1  Fast  Bucks  (100,101)-Keeps  track  of 
all  your  personal  finances  and  prints 
great  financial  reports  (2  disks). 

D  Home  Budget  Manager  (103)— Tracks 
all  your  househoid  expenses  and 
helps  you  to  set  budgets  and  goals. 

D Express  Check  (104)-Excellent 
checkbook  program  with  reconcilia- 
tion and  great  screen  displays.  5  ;2i': 

DHome  Inventory  (105)  — Keeps  track 
of  all  your  personal  property. 

DMealMate  (115)— Helps  you  to  plan 
nutritionally  balanced  meals. 

[a  Edna's  Cookbook  (118,119)-An  easy 
to  use  computerized  cookbook. 
Comes  with  several  great  recipes- 
add  your  own  favoriles.(2  disks) 

m  Brother's  Keeper  (120,121)-A  great 
genealogy  program  that  allows  you  to 
trace  your  family  history  (2  disks). 


EDUCATION 


[g French  I  &  II  (200,201)-Learn  and 
practice  French  vocabulary  (2  disks). 

[H  Spanish  I  &  II  (205,206)-Test  and 
train  with  these  excellent  Spanish 
vocabulary  drills  (2  disks). 

D  Geography  (215)— Learning  is  fun 
with  this  great  geography  trivia  game. 

DPC-Gradebook  (217)- Record  and 
monitor  your  students'  grades. 

n  World  (221)— A  computer  encyclope- 
dia of  global  information,   -C.A 

DTyplng  Tutor  (224)- Helps  you 
improve  your  speed  and  skill.  CiJA 

D PC-Professor  (229)-This  pnjgram 
teaches  BASIC  programming. 

n Spelling  Bee  (230) -Helps  students 
improve  their  spelling.  i-'l-,a 

DMath  Lessons  (233) -A  great  pro- 
gram thai  teaches  algebra.  CGA 

D  Facts  50  (234) -A  graphic  geography 
lesson  of  the  U.S.   ''■^■■^ 

D  Computer  Tutor  (235)— Become  a 
more  effective  computer  user 

n  Play  'n'  Learn  (236) —A  set  of  6  learn- 
ing games  (or  preschoolers.  CGA. 


UTILITIES 


DMasterKeys  (400) -Like  Norton  Utili- 
ties (recover  deleted  files,  disk  editing, 
change  file  attributes,  etc.). 

DSImCGA  (404)-Allows  monochrome 
PCs  to  run  many  CGA  programs, 

DPC-DeskTeam  (406)-Several  useful 
desktop  accessories  (clock,  calendar, 
calculator,  notepad,  etc.). 

D  Automenu  (409)— A  very  professional 
hard  disk  menu  system.  Run  any  of 
your  programs  from  a  custom  menu. 

D  SIdeWriter  (410)-  Prints  your  spread- 
sheet print  files  sideways. 

D  Baker's  Dozen  (411)-A  set  of  13 
utilities  that  everyone  needsl 

D  Space  Maker  (412)-This  utility  allows 
you  to  fit  more  data  on  any  disk. 

n  ALT  (413)-Ifs  like  Norton  Utilities,  the 
Sidekick  desktop  accessories,  and  a 
menu  program  all  in  one! 

D  Still  River  Shell  (414)-A  superb  file 
and  directory  management  utility. 

Phd  Backup  (415)- Allows  you  to 
backup/restore  all  the  data  on  your 
hard  drive  with  floppy  disks.  HO 

DNewKey  (416) -Save  time  and 
increase  efficiency  by  using  this  (the 
BEST]  keyboard  macro  program 


D  Express  Graph  (106) -Turns  raw  data 
into  great  business  graphics. 

DDIskOver  (320)— Prints  Informative 
disk  sleeves  for  all  your  disks. 

D  Banner  Maker  (502)— Prints  banners 
in  various  sizes,  styles,  and  fonts. 

QPrintShop  Graphics  (503)-A  large 
collection  of  Pnntshop  clip  art. 

D  EDraw  (508) — Design  tool  for  creating 
How  charts  and  schematics.  CGA 

n  PC-Art  (509)- A  color  graphics  paint- 
ing/drawing package.  '-G'' 

il  Epson  Utilities  (514,515)- Enhance 
the  print  quality  of  your  Epson- 
compatible  printer.  (2  disks) 

a  PC-Kay  Draw  (520-523) -Powerful 
CAD  design  system.  Works  with 
mouse  or  keyboard.  (4  disks)  CGA 

Deity  Desk  (525)- Simple  desktop 
publlstiing  for  newsletters. 


MISC.  APPLICATIONS 


DWelght  Control  (302)-Let  this  pro- 
gram help  you  get  fit. 

n  Personal  Blorhylhm  (310) -Will  dis- 
play or  print  a  personal  charf 

ElKwlkStat  (314,31S)-A  professional 
statistics  package.  (2  disks) 

E  Wisdom  of  the  Ages  (316-319)— 
Great  quotes  from  the  greatest  minds 
of  history.  Quick  access  to  6000  quo- 
tations in  several  categories.  (4  disks). 

D  Make  My  Day  (627)- Puts  you  in  con- 
trol by  organizing  your  time!  Keeps 
track  of  appointments  and  deadlines. 

D  Pfano  Man  (90t)-Compose  and  edit 
music  or  play  the  keyboard. 


GAMES 


DAdventureWare  (934)— Five  excelient 

adventure  games, 
n  Armchair  Quarterback  (905)-A  fun 

football  strategy  game, 
n  Baseball  (916)— Great  arcade  action 

and  baseball  strategy  ~ '-;  - 
n  Brain  Teasers  (953)— Test  your  knowl- 
edge in  several  categories. 
n  Checkers  (954)  -  See  if  you  are  good 

enough  to  beat  the  computer,  CGA 
n  Crime  Lab  |955)-Play  this  exciting 

graphic  murder  mystery  game,  CGA. 
DFlightmare  (923)- Futuristic  fighter 

pilot  arcade  game.  CiA 
D  Ford  Simulator  (956) -A  great  driving 

simulation  game  from  Ford.  ''Ga, 

□  Hopper  (902)- Frogger  clone.  CGA. 
D  Kid  Games  (938)  -These  games  are 

both  fun  and  educational.  C'JA 
D  Kingdom  of  Kroz  (952)- An  excel- 
lent, award-winning  adventure  game. 

□  Las  Vegas  Style  Craps  (914)— Play 
and  improve  your  skill.  CGA. 

□  Monopoly  (908)-An  excellent  new 
version  of  the  classic  game.  CG  \ 

□  PAC-Man  &  Morel  (930)-PAC-Man 
and  Ms.  PAC-Man  clones.  V'.lA 

□  PC-Gammon  (907) -Play  a  tough 
computer  opponent,  anytime.  CGA 

[U PC-Pro  Golf  (920.921) -Choose  your 
club  and  swing  awayl  A  great  golf 
game  which  requires  a  hard  drive  or 
two  floppy  drives.  (2  disks)  CGA 

□  Pearl  Harbor  (959)- Save  your  fleet 
from  the  invading  planes.  -Ga 

□  Risk  (946)-Play  the  famous  board 
game  on  your  computer.  CGA 

□  Scrabble  (957)— Test  your  word  power 
with  this  always  fun  game.  CGA. 


□Sleuth  (903)-Play  datect'ive  in  this 

■Who  done  it?"  adventure. 

□  Solitaire  (9401-The  computer  makes 
sure  you  dont  cheat!  '.'-'■■•A. 

□  Space  War  (958) -Battle  it  out  in 
outer  space— ship  vs  ship,  CGA 

□  Sports  Games  (927)-Bowling,  arch- 
ery, and  pool,  '  '-  '■ 

□  Star  Trek  (948)— Two  versions  for  all 
you  TREKies  out  there. 

□  strategic  Games  (926)-Fight  on 
land  and  sea  In  this  war  simulation. 

□  striker  (904) -Helicopter  attack  and 
rescue  arcade  game.  CGA. 

QPinbali  (941)-Great  sound  and  fast 
play  on  5  different  "machines."  CGA. 

□  video  Poker/Ulllma  21  (945)-The 
BEST  poker  and  blackjack  games!. 

□  Wheel  o1   Misfortune  (935)-Uke 
TV's  Wheel  of  Fortune  game. 


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Circle  Reader  Service  Number  167 


One  important  aspect  of  DOS- 
TALK  is  that  it  doesn't  ask  you  to 
memorize  many  terms  and  rules.  The 
only  thing  that  you  must  keep  in  mind 
is  to  capitalize  the  first  letter  of  direc- 
tory, file,  and  device  (disk  drives) 
names.  A  potentially  disastrous  situa- 
tion may  arise  if  you  don't  because 
DOSTALKwil]  ignore  the  name  and, 
if  possible,  execute  the  rest  of  the 
command.  Typing  erase  word.txtfrom 
the  hard  disk  without  capitalizing  the 
filename  as  Word.txt  will  cause  DOS- 
TALK  lo  read  the  command  line  as 
erase  the  hard  disk!  Luckily,  the  pro- 
gram queries  you  before  erasing  any 
file,  and  its  UNDO  feature  lets  you 
cancel  your  most  recent  command. 

But  can  DOSTALK  really  under- 
stand English-language  commands? 
From  my  hard  disk's  root  directory,  I 
typed  commands  to  change  to  a  sub- 
directory called  Dpaint.  The  usual 
DOS  command  would  be  cd  dpaint. 
Entering  change  directory  to  Dpaint 
and  go  to  dir  Dpaint  both  worked.  But 
typing  go  Dpaint  elicited  the  query 
What  should  I  do  with  the  Dpaint  di- 
rectory? I  had  to  enter  the  additional 
change  to  it  to  get  the  job  done.  DOS- 
TALK  mil  continue  to  query  you  un- 
til you  issue  a  command  it  can  follow. 
I  found  it  can  cope  with  many  things 
you  tell  it,  but  don't  expect  the  pro- 
gram to  understand  every  possible 
way  of  forming  a  command.  Ironical- 
ly, the  closer  you  come  to  MS-DOS 
syntax,  the  more  likely  DOSTALK 
will  understand  what  you're  trying 
to  say. 

DOSTALK  offtTs  several  features 
that  should  have  been  built  into  MS- 
DOS  from  the  start.  These  include  a 
more  flexible  command  editor  that 
allows  you  to  type  corrections  into 
any  part  of  the  current  command,  and 
an  input  history  buffer  that  lets  you 
review  and  edit  any  of  the  last  ten 
commands.  Another  feature  is  the 
ability  lo  locate  any  file  and  directory 
automatically.  For  example,  if  you  is- 
sue a  command  such  as  find  the  file 
Kinglut.ibm  for  a  file  (with  or  without 
wildcards)  that's  not  in  the  current  di- 
rectory, DOSTALK  win  list  the  path- 
names for  the  file.  Note  also  that  you 
have  to  specify  just  what  you  want — 
in  this  case,  a  file  and  not  a  directory 
or  subdirectory. 

DOSTALK's  27-page  manual 
tests  the  reader's  own  language  com- 
prehension. Here's  a  typical  sentence: 
Yzx  which  is  the  name  of  a  file  or  a  di- 
rectory should  be  starting  with  an  up- 
per case  letter  since  it  is  not  the 
sentence  will  be  read  as:  erase  the  hard 
disk.  Once  you  get  past  the  manual's 
peculiar  punctuation  and  syntax,  it  of- 
fers a  reasonably  complete  discussion 


of  how  to  use  DOSTALK. 

The  bottom-line  question  for  a 
program  of  this  type  is  will  it  really 
save  you  time  and  effort?  I'm  no  MS- 
DOS  maven,  but  for  me  the  answer  is 
No.  Some  of  what  DOSTALK  dots 
can  be  accomplished  from  within  MS- 
DOS.  For  the  rest,  the  lime  needed  to 
learn  DOSTALK  and  handle  its  que- 
ries could  be  better  spent  learning  the 
dozen  or  so  commonly  used  MS-DOS 
commands.  But  if  you're  hopelessly 
confused  and  put  off  by  MS-DOS, 
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is  loaded,  because  they  borrow  their 
memory  from  the  cache's  memory. 


A  typical  cache  program  stores  in 
memory  the  most  recent  information 
the  computer  has  read  from  the  disk 
in  case  it's  needed  again.  When  the 
information  is  requested  again,  the 
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or  as  much  as  1 6  megabytes  and  can 
run  in  conventional,  expanded,  or  ex- 
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PC-KwIk  Power  Pak  packs  many  toots. 

I  used  Multisoft's  benchmark 
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and  a  4096-byte  file  with  a  floppy 
disk-based  PC.  The  total  time  was 
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seconds  with  a  128K  cache,  648  sec- 
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with  a  384K  cache,  and  404  seconds 
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performance  varies  according  to  the 
application's  use  of  the  disk,  the 
amount  of  data  being  used,  and  how 
often  the  data  is  read  from  the  disk. 

Power  Pak's  second  program  is  a 
ramdisk  program.  Like  a  cache,  a 
ramdisk  takes  information  from  your 
floppy  or  hard  disk  and  places  it  into 
your  computer's  memory  for  faster 
access.  But,  unlike  a  cache  program,  a 
ramdisk  lets  you  select  specific  files  to 
speed  up.  Power  Pak's  ramdisk  pro- 
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accommodate  the  size  of  its  files. 

You  might  use  the  ramdisk  to 
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most  often  and  use  the  cache  program 
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won't  hear  a  thing. 

Next,  we  come  to  Power  Pak's 
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program.  When  you  print  a  docu- 
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data  iaefore  it  reaches  the  printer, 
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134       COMPUTEl  DECEMBER       1989 


returns  control  of  the  computer  to 
you.  To  use  the  least  amount  of  mem- 
ory, the  spooler  compresses  your 
printer  data  before  writing  it  to  RAM. 
If  the  spooler  does  run  out  of  memo- 
ry, it  automatically  waits  for  more 
memory  to  become  available  as  your 
data  prints. 

You  can  monitor  the  progress  of 
your  files  with  the  spooler's  pop-up 
display.  It  lets  you  pause,  suspend, 
flush,  or  resume  printing;  insert  print- 
er control  codes;  disable  and  reenable 
the  spooler;  change  to  single-sheet 
printing;  and  modify  the  printer's  out- 
put rate. 

When  the  spooler  is  operating, 
you  may  sometimes  notice  a  tempo- 
rary delay  in  either  your  printer  or. 
less  often,  in  the  program  you're  run- 
ning. This  happens  because  your  com- 
puter's processor  is  being  shared 
between  the  spooler  and  your  pro- 
gram. Power  Pak  intelligently  man- 
ages this  with  far  fewer  delays  than 
other  printer  spoolers. 

The  fourth  Power  Pak  program, 
the  screen  accelerator,  speeds  the  out- 
put of  text  to  your  video  screen.  How 
much  improvement  you'll  see  de- 
pends on  your  display  adapter.  A 
CGA  display  will  increase  in  speed 
200-400  percent,  an  EGA  or  VGA 


display  will  increase  300-600  percent, 
but  a  Hercules  monochrome  display 
will  improve  only  30-1 00  percent. 

When  used  with  the  cache  pro- 
gram, the  screen  accelerator  includes  a 
handy  scroll-back  feature  that  lets  you 
see  text  that  has  scrolled  off  the 
screen.  The  default  is  I6K,  which  is 
only  enough  for  four  screens,  but  the 
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of  the  cache.  If  you  have  problems 
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screen,  you'll  be  happy  to  know  that 
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problem,  too. 

Finally,  Power  Pak  includes  a 
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you  hold  down  its  key.  The  normal 
DOS  rale  is  nine  characters  per  sec- 
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seconds  to  move  the  cursor  across  the 
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Mental  Blocks  consists  of  three 
geometric  games:  Free  Fall,  California 
Achievement  Cubes,  and  What's  Next, 
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Mental  Blocks  adds  one  extra  dimension 
of  difficulty  to  your  cerebral  challenge. 

Free  Fall,  like  the  game  Tetris, 
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shapes  that  you  manipulate  to  fit  into 
solid  rows.  If  a  solid  row  is  created, 
that  row  disappears  and  points  are 
awarded.  If  the  pieces  are  not  success- 
fully fitted  together,  they  accumulate 
until  they  reach  a  certain  height  and 
the  game  ends. 

But  Free  Fall  takes  Tetris  to  an- 
other dimension.  You  find  yourself 
rotating  and  moving  pieces  along 


three  axes,  with  the  dilTicutty  in- 
creased exponentially.  The  falling 
pieces,  reminiscent  of  those  used  in 
the  Soma  cube  puzzles  popular  years 
ago.  arc  far  more  complex  in  shape 
than  those  in  the  two-dimensional 
game,  and  it's  very  difficult  to  sec  the 
openings  that  you  must  fit  as  they  be- 
come hidden  behind  other  pieces. 

The  designers  have  added  nice 
extra  touches  in  Free  Fall,  including  a 
grid  to  help  you  line  up  pieces  and  a 
shadow  that  allows  you  lo  see  where 
your  piece  will  fall. 

California  Cubes  presents  a 
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shapes.  Your  objective  is  to  mentally 
fold  the  shapes  and  select  the  one  that 
will  form  the  given  cube,  all  within  a 
30-second  time  limit.  This  game  is 
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given  on  IQ  tests.  A  series  of  three 
geometric  shapes  with  variations  is 
shown,  and  four  choices  are  given  as 
the  next  possible  shape.  You  must 
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Despite  the  Harrier  name,  this  is 
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GALAXY  V2.42  (407)  Easy  to 

use  menu  syslem.  Mouse 
and  EGA  support. 
PC-WRITE  V3.02  (434-436/3 
disks)  Newest  version!  Very 
popular,  Includes  spelling 
checker  (2  FDor  HD| 
PC-WRITE  MACHOS  v1.2 
(458)  100  special  commands 
for  PC-WritB. 

GRAPHICS 

SIMCQA/HGCIBM  (1027, 
1062/2  disk*)  Use  with  Her- 
cules graphics  card/compat- 
ible to  run  CGA  programs  on 
your  monochrome. 
IMAGE-3D  (1048)  Create, 
edit  3-D  objecls.  Move,  scale, 
rotate  image  (CGA). 
FINGER  PAINT  ¥2.00  (1050) 
Use  keyboard  or  mouse  to 
draw.  Like  MacPAINT  |CGA) 


DRAFT    CHOICE    (GRAB) 

Excellent  menu-driven  CAD 
program.  Mouse  support. 
CHARTS  UNLIMITED 
(GRA16)  Complete  system 
for  flow  charts,  organiza- 
tional, electrical,  etc,  with 
symbols. 


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GRA38/2  disks)  Menu-orient- 
ed screen  graphics  charting 
and  drawing  programs. 

KEYDRAW  CAD  SYSTEM  (1001. 
1002,  1065,  1066)  (4  disks) 
Popular.  Also  uses  mouse. 
(Requires  color  graphics). 


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SPREADSHEETS 

AS-EASY-AS  (505)  Great!  In- 
cludes screen  help  menus.  A 
Lotus  clone  that  reads  Lotus 
llles. 

PC-CALC+  vl.O  (512-514/3 
disks)  Jim  Button's  famous 
Lotus  clone  (2  FD  or  HO) 
PIVOT  vl.01  (516)  Prints 
Lotus  or  As-Easy-As  work- 
Sheets  sideways. 

PROGRAMMING 

PC-SASIC  PRIMER  (1625) 

Learn  BASIC  in  a  very  color- 
ful environment  |CGA, 
BASIC). 

PERSONAL  C  COMPILER 
v1,2  (1627)  Small  C  compiler. 
Great  for  learning  the  C  lan- 
guage (2  FD  or  HD) 

DOS 

TUT0R.COM   V4.4   (1301) 

Teaches  you  DOS.  Inter- 
active. 

STILL  RIVER  SHELL  V2.S8 
(1304)  Run  DOS  commands 
from  menu.  Make  DOS  easy. 
HELPDOS  y2.0  (1326)  On- 
line DOS  help  with  menus. 
Includes  DOS  dictionary  of 
terms  and  a  hints  menu. 

RELIGION 

BIBLEMEN  (3330)  Excellent 
Bible  Quiz  program. 
BIBLEWORKS  (3356-3361/6 
disks)  Nice  Bible  reference, 
allows  editing.  Entire  Bible  (2 
FDorHD) 

ACCOUNTING/ 
FINANCE 

MARKETCGA  v2.2  (BUS17) 

Performs  sophisticated  anal- 
ysis on  stocks,  funds,  etc. 
EGA  version  is  BUS  16  (CGA) 
FINANCE  MANAGER  II  G/L 
v1.3  (751)  For  personal  or 
small  business  financial  man- 
agement (2  FOor  HD) 
MEOLIN  ACCOUNTING 
(757)  Includes  G/L,  A/P,  A/R 
and  payroll  all  In  one  package! 
EXPRESS  CHECK  v2.06  (786) 
Checking  account  with  run- 
ning balance,  monthly  re- 
ports, etc.  Prints  checks. 

EDUCATION 

GOOGOL  MATH  (EDU15) 

maSh  learning  system,  Nice 
graphics,  many  levels  of  dif- 
ficulty. Excellent  (CGA) 
FUNNELS  AND  BUCKETS 
(201)  A  fun  way  to  learn 
math.  For  ages  5  through  a. 
SPANISH  I  &  II  (211,  232/2 
disks)  Great  tutorial  (BASIC) 
FACTS  50  (239)  Geography 
lessons  for  U.S.   Nice  gra- 
phics (BASIC). 
PC  FASTYPE  y3.01    (241) 
Touch   typing    instruction 
program.  Includes  WPM,  ac- 
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AMY'S  FIRST  PRIMER  v1.70 
(246)  Child's  learning  game 
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PROFESSIONAL  MASTER- 
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A  lifesaver  (2  FD  or  HD) 
SCOUT  V3.5  (2808)  Excellent 
file/directory  control  pro- 
gram {for  EM  memory  order 
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TECHSTAFF  TOOLS  (3068- 
3069  /2  disks)  13  utilities  no 
computer  should  be  without! 
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(UTL21)  Save  monitor  from 
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PAS  MASTER  MENU  y1.02 
(UTL33)  PC  menu  interface 
for  multiple  users  passwords, 
etc.  (HD) 

GAMES 
KINGDOM  OF  KROZ  (GAMS) 

A  combination  arcade,  adven- 
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KID-GAMES  (GAMS)  Anim- 
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Beautiful  computer  jigsaw 
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EAT  'EM  II  (GAM  74)  Like 
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Tank  vs.  tank  warfare  game. 
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STARLORD  (GAM95)  Play 
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incl.  (VGA) 

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Family  oriented  trivia  game 
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Collection  of  your  favorite 
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E2-FORMS  (1909)  Make 
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THE  NUTRITIONIST  (2334) 
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Manage  an  office  football 
pool. 

LOGITI  (UTL27)  RAM  resi- 
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gram. 

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HD) 

WILDCATI  ¥1.03  (1141, 1143/ 
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board  system  (modem,  HD) 
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(modem) 

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n  Amy's  First  Primer  1.7  —  Six  different  learning  pro- 
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PC-Project  Manger  (41 65) -This  excel- 
lent menu-driven  project  manager  does 
job  scfieduiing,  critical  path  analysis, 
GanSt  charts,  and  more. 
Mr.  Bill  f4171,  4172i-Complete  billing 
system.  Keeps  track  of  your  accounts 
receivable  and  payments.  Prints  invoices 
and  statements  (2  Disks) 
PC-Loans  (4144)— A  complete  package 
that  supports  most  loan  methods.  Prints 
monthly  payments  and  balances. 
Legal  Form  Letters  (4175)  -  Dozens  of 
form  letters  for  contracts,  employment 
applications,  filings,  etc. 
PC-Payroll  (4178,  4179)-A  complete 
and  powerful  payroll  system!  (2  Disks) 
Blakbook  (4185)-Great  for  keeping 
track  of  important  addresses  and  phone 
numbers.  Prints  an  address  book. 

HOME  MANAGEMENT 

Fast  Bucks  (4099,  4100)-Tracks  all  your 
personal  and  family  finances  (2  Disks) 
Home  Budget  Manager  (4103)-  Helps 
you  to  design  and  stick  to  a  budget. 
Checkmate  (4101)— A  fantastic  check- 
book  program  with  reconciliation  fea- 
tures and  great  screen  displays. 
Home  Inventory  (41 80) -Keeps  a  per- 
manent record  of  all  your  property. 
Edna's    Cookbook    (4217,    4218)-A 
handy  electronic  cookbook  with  several 
great  recipes— add  your  own  (2  Disks) 
Family  History  System  (48S2,  4853)- 
Helps  you  trace  your  family  roots  and 
prints  genealogical  reports  (2  Disks) 

WORD  PROCESSING 

Letter  Writer  (4603) -Simplifies  letter 
writing  and  mail-merge.  Maintains  a  file 
of  names  and  addresses. 
PC-Write  3.03  (4610-4612)-AII  the  fea- 
tures you  need  including  spell-checking, 
The  BEST  word  processor  under  $2001 
(3  Disks)  512K. 

Writer's  Heaven  (4620)-A  great  add-on 
for  PC-Write  users.  This  package 
extends  and  supercharges  the  features 
of  PC-Write.  Highly  recommended! 
PC-Write  Macros  (4621) -A  collection  of 
100  practical,  time-saving  macros. 


DATABASE/MAIL  LIST 

File  Express  (4202,  4203) -An  easy  to 
use,  yet  powerful  database.  Highly  rated 
by  PC-Magazine,  (2  Disks) 
Mall  List  (4205) -Keeps  track  of  your 
mailing  list  and  prints  mailing  labels. 
Doctor  Data  Labels  (4209, 4210) -Has 
the  features  otherwise  found  in  only  the 
most  expensive  mail  list  software.  Power- 
ful and  complete.  (2  Disks)  512K 
PC-Rle:dB  (4213-4215)-This  database 
package  is   complete,   powerlul,   and 
dBASE  compatible!  (3  Disks)  512K  HO 

Idea  Tree  (4225) -An  AMAZING,  FAN- 
TASTIC, WONDERFUL  program  that 
takes  your  ideas  and  thoughts  and 
organizes  them  into  a  hierarchy  which 
you  can  display  on  your  screen  or  print. 

EDUCATION 

French   I  &  II  (4500,   4501)-French 
vocabulary  for  students.  (2  Disks) 
Spanish  I  &  II  (4505,  4506)-Spanish 
vocabulary  and  verb  drills  for  beginning- 
intermediate  students.  (2  Disks) 
Spanish    Hangman   (4507) -What   a 
great  idea— make  Spanish  vocabulary 
fun  by  turning  it  into  a  game  of  hangman! 
Japanese   (4510)-Designed   for   the 
business  traveler  and  language  student, 
German  I  &  II  (4512,  4513)-German 
vocabulary  instruction.  (2  Disks) 
Algebrax   (4524) -Excellent    algebra 
tutor  which  has  different  levels  for  the 
basic  to  advanced  student.  CGA 

Facts  50  (4525) -A  graphic  geography 
lesson  of  the  United  States.  CGA 


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Geography  (4526) -Make  learning  fun 
with  this  geography  trivia  game. 
Math  Tutor  (4529) -A  fun  approach  to 
learning  math.  For  kids  ages  5-13. 
Are  'feu  Ready  for  Calculus?  (4534)- 
This  is  an  excellent  pre-calc  tutor  which 
reviews  algebra  and  trigonometry. 
Funnels    &    Buckets   (4535)-A   fun, 
more  effective  way  to  teach  kids  matti. 
It's  a  fun  math  learning  game! 
World  (4537)— A  fascinating  electronic 
globe/database  at  your  fingertips.  CGA 
Puzzle  Search  (4538)— An  educational 
game  with  questions  on  American  his- 
tory, world  histcy,  and  geography. 
Balloon  Speller  (4541) -An  introduction 
to  spelling  for  children.  Games  to  make 
learning  fun  for  pre-schoolers.  CGA 
The  Presidents  (4542,  4543)-A  very 
comprehensive  tutor  and  quiz  of  Ifie 
presidents  and  their  terms.  (2  Disks) 
Flags  o1  the  World  (4544) -See  and 
learn  the  flags  of  115  countries.  This 
great  program  even  plays  the  national 
anthem  of  several  of  the  countries.  CGA 
Typing  Tutor  (4550)-Quickly  improve 
your  typing  skills  and  speed  with  Ihis 
friendly  typing  teacher.  CGA 
Play  'It  Learn  (4555)— A  set  of  six  learn- 
ing games  for  pre-schoolers.  CGA 


Lotus  Learning  System  (4556,  4557) 

—A  very  complete  package  that  makes 
Lotus  1-2-3  easier  to  use.  (2  Disks) 
DOS-a-matIc   (4559)— A   menu-driven 
program  that  makes  using  DOS  easy! 
PC-Professor  (4560) -An  easy  to  use 
programming  tutorial  which  teaches  you 
to  write  or  modify  BASIC  programs. 
Computer  Tlitor  (4562)- If  you  are  a 
new  user  or  computer  novice,  THIS  IS 
WHAT  YOU   NEEDI   Learn   in  a  fun, 
pressure-free    environment.    Highly 
recommended! 

UTILITIES 

Masterkeys  (4300)- Like  the  popular 
Norton  Disk  Utilities,  only  better! 
SImCGA  (4305)-UtilitiBS  which  allow 
you  to  run  many  programs  that  require 
CGA  on  your  monochrome  system. 
Grabber   (4342)— A   memory-resident 
program  that  will  save  to  disk  any  screen 
image,  'r'ou  can  then  run  a  slide-show  of 
saved  images.  CGA 
PC-DesKTeam  (4375)- Large  collection 
of   Sidekick-like   desktop   accessories 
(clock,  calendar,  phone  book,  etc) 
Master  Menu  (4386)-Puts  all  the  pro- 
grams on  your  hard  disk  onto  an  auto- 
booting,  one-touch  selection  menu. 
Q-Modem  SST  (471S-4717)-A  modem 
telecommunications  package  which  is 
powerful  and  versatile.  (3  Disks) 

GRAPHICS/PRINTING 

Epson  Utilities  (4333,  4334) -A  set  Of 

fonts  and   utilities   to  enhance  your 
printer's  print  quality.  (2  Disks) 
LaserJet  II  Fonts  (4335, 4336)-Several 
new  soft  fonts  for  the  HP-LaserJet  11  and 
compatible  printers.  (2  Disks) 
City  Desk  (4340) -A  simple  desktop 
publishing  program  for  newsletters. 
Charts  Unlimited  (4343)-A  fantastic 
design  tool  for  creating  almost  any  type 
of  chart,  schematic  or  diagram.  Excellent 
printing  capabilities.  CGA 
PC-Draft  (4344,  4345) -A  high-quality 
drawing/painling  program.  (2  Disks)  CGA 
Express  Graph  (4161)-Turns  raw  data 
into  great  graphs  and  charts.  A  picture 
is  worth  a  thousand  words! 
Insta-Calendar  (4835)-This  calendar 
design  tool  and  printer  is  easy  to  use. 
Banner  Maker  (4801)— Make  banners  of 
various  styles  and  sizes.  Requires  an 
Epson  or  compatible  printer. 


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PC-Key  Draw  (4391 -4394) -Powerful 
CAD  design  software  system.  Works 
w/keyboard  or  mouse.  (4  Disks)  HD 
PrIntShop  Graphics  (4397) -A  large 
collection  of  PrintShop  clip  art. 
PrIntMaster  Graphics  (4398) -Lots  of 
clip  art  for  PrintlJlaster  users. 

On-Side  (4387)— Prints  your  spread- 
sheets (or  anything)  sideways! 


RELIGION/BIBLE 

BIBLE-Q  (4552) -Test  your  Biblical  IQI 
A  very  fun  to  play  BIBLE  knowledge  quiz. 
Church  dBASE  (4812)-Automates 
membership  record  keeping  for  church 
congregations  and  other  organizations. 
SeedMaster  (4837-4849) -The  com- 
plete King  James  BiBLEon  disk!  Allows 
quick  access  to  any  word,  phrase,  topic. 
Requires  hard  disk.  (13  Disks)  HD 

MISC.  APPLICATIONS 

ELISA  (4805)- Let  the  famous  com- 
puter psychiatrist  analyze  you.  It's  funi 
Lotto!   (4823)-Complete  system  for 
most  states'  lotteries.  (Requires  printer) 
Blorhythra  (4826)  -  Generates  a  chart 
for  any  month  and  prints  the  results. 
The  Diet  Disk  (4S27)- Provides  the 
tools  for  successful  weight  loss. 
Astrology  (4831) -Let  the  computer  tall 
you  whtat  lies  ahead  in  your  stars  1 
Baseball  Cards  (4859) -A  custom  base- 
ball card  inventory  database  program  for 
collectors  and  baseball  card  stores. 
PC-Muslclan  (4900)- Compose,  record, 
and  play  back  music  on  your  computer. 
Piano  Man  (4902)- Record,  edit,  and 
then  play  back  your  favorite  tunes.  Also 
lets  you  turn  your  computer's  keyboard 
Into  a  musical  instrumentl 

GAMES 

Striker  (4400) -Arcade  helicopter  attack 
game.  Bomb  and  shoot  enemy  targets, 
(CGA-Will  not  '.vork  with  EGA/VGAl 
Q-Bert  (4403)-  Play  the  famous  arcade 
hit  on  your  computer,  CGA 
Backgammon  (4404)  — Play  against  a 
challenging  computer  opponent.  CGA 
Monopoly  (4405)- Really  funI  Great 
color  graphics  and  sound.  CGA 
JetSet  (4407)-A  jet  flight  simulator  that 
teaches  airplane  navigation. 


Programs  as  low  as 
$1.49  per  disk! 


TRON  (4409)— Race  your  lightcycle  but 
don't  hit  your  opponent's  traill  CGA 
Bridge  Pal  (4412)  — Play  bridge  anytime! 
Includes  a  bridge  tutorial. 
18-Hole  Miniature  Golf  (4414) -Kids 
really  love  this  one!  CGA 
Baseball  (4415)- Pick  your  learn  and 
swing  for  the  fences!  A  game  of  base- 
ball strategy  and  arcade  play.  CGA 
D  &  D  (4418)  — Immerse  yourself  in  the 
ultimate  adventure,  anytime! 
AdventureWare  (4420)  — Five  challeng- 
ing text  adventure  games  sure  to  keep 
you  intrigued  for  several  enjoyable  hours. 
PAC-MAN    &    More!    (4421) -Several 
really  fun  arcade  hits.  CGA 
Wheel  of  Misfortune  (4422)— A  really 
fun  version  of  the  popular  TV  show. 
Master  the  Market  (4425)— A  challeng- 
ing stock  market  simulation  game,  lilore 
realistic  and  all-around  better  play  than 
the  popular  "Millionaire"  game. 
Kid  Games  (4426) -A  set  of  educational 
games  for  kids  2-7  years.  CGA 
Ed's  Chess  (4427)-Challenge  a  tough 
computer  opponent.  Beats  the  expen- 
sive games  like  ChessMaster  2000! 
Solitaire  (4428)— The  computer  deals 
and  makes  sure  you  don't  cheat.  CGA 
Super  Pinball  (4429) -A  collection  of 
five  great  video  pinball  games.  CGA 


Software-  And  MOR   ! 


Video  Poker/Ullima21  (4435)~The  very 
best  poker  and  blackjack  games. 
RISK  (4436)-  For  all  of  us  who  love  this 
great  board  game,  Conquer  the  world 

(CQA-Will  not  work  with  EGAyVGA) 


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Star  Trek  (4439)  -You  are  captain  as  you 
lead  the  Enterprise  into  space  battle! 
PC-Pro  Golf  (4442)-Choose  your  club 
and  swing  away  at  the  Amherst  Country 
Club  in  this  excellent  golf  game,  CGA 
NINJA  (4445)-Use  your  fists,  feel, 
sword,  and  throwing  stars  as  you  battle 
the  evil  Ninja  warriors.  CGA 
Round42  (4446) -d's  /ike  a  new  and 
improved  version  of  the  all-time  favorite, 
"Space  Invaders."  CGA 

Sam  Spade  (4448) -Play  detective  and 
solve  the  case  in  this  adventure  game. 


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Trivial  (44SS)-Have  hours  of  fun  test- 
ing your  trivia  IQ,  For  1-6  players. 
Marooned    Again   (4456)-A    great 
adventure  game  set  in  outer  space. 
McMurphy's  Mansion  (4457) -You  have 
inherited  a  forlune,  now  all  you  have  to 
do  IS  find  it!  A  fun  adventure  game. 
PC-vllgSaw  (4458)-A  beautiful  picture 
is  displayed   and  then   jumbled   into 
several  pieces.  See  if  you  can  put  it 
together  again.  FANTASTIC!  CGA 
Checkers  (4459)-Thinl(  you're  good? 
See  if  you  can  beat  your  computer!  CGA 
Scrabble  (4460)— Test  your  word  power 
with  this  always  fun  game.  CGA 
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collection  of  arcade  games  that  don't 
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Bass  Tour  (4447)— An  amazing  game 
ivith  excellent  graphics.  Fish  your  choice 
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EGA  Trek  (4481) -You  command  the 
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Expanded  Manager 

Peter  Norton  Computing  has  an- 
nounced an  expanded  version  of  its 
DOS  manager.  The  Nonon  Com- 
mander (designed  to  simplify  and  en- 
hance DOS). 

Version  3.0  features  expanded 
file  viewers,  which  allow  you  to  view 
files  in  their  proper  formats  without 
loading  the  application  with  which 
they  were  created;  quick  views,  which 
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and  the  contents  of  a  file  side  by  side; 
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tains Commander  Link,  which 
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via  a  serial-port  connector  cable. 

The  Norton  Commander  3.0  has 
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optional  cable  to  use  Commander 
Link  can  also  be  purchased  for  $29.95. 
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Graphics  Rabbit 

The  Learning  Company  has  an- 
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gram. Reader  Rabbit,  now  supports 
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color,  VGA,  and  MCG.A  graphics. 
The  program's  additional  graphics 
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commitment  to  develop  educational 
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The  program  features  hard  disk 
installability.  the  ability  to  make  back- 
up copies,  and  the  inclusion  ofV/i- 


The  new  Reader  Rabbit  now  takes  full 
advantage  of  advanced  graphics  cards. 


and  5'/4-inch  disks.  The  company  an- 
nounced that  these  features  will  now 
be  available  for  its  entire  line  of  PC 
educational  products. 

Reader  Rabbit  consists  of  four  se- 
quenced games  to  teach  children  ages 
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vocabulary'.  It  is  available  for  IBM 
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Apple  II  version  sells  for  S39.95.  A 
talking  edition  for  the  Tandy  1000, 
Macintosh,  and  Apple  lias  sells  for 
$59.95. 

The  Learning  Company.  6493  Kaiser  Dr., 
Fremont.  04  945.^=! 
Circle  Reader  Service  Number  201. 


Hyundai  Expands  AT  Line 

Hyundai's  Super-286E  extends  its  line 
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print  computer  is  8/12-MHz  switch- 
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to  one  megabyte).  Features  include 
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slots,  one  serial  and  one  parallel  port, 
a  built-in  floppy  drive  controller  and 
clock/calendar,  and  a  10 1 -key,  click- 
type  keyboard.  MS-DOS  version  3.3, 
GW-BASIC,  and  a  system  diagnostic 
disk  are  also  included.  The  Supcr- 
286E  supports  CGA,  EGA.  and  VGA 
color  graphics. 

The  suggested  retail  price  for  the 
Super-286E  with  a  single  1. 2MB  flop- 
py drive  is  $1,295.  The  addition  of  a 
30MB  hard  drive  brings  the  price  to 
$1,845;  a  40MB  hard  drive,  to  $2,045. 
It's  covered  by  Hyundai's  18-month 
warranty;  the  company's  S.O.S.  on- 
site  service  plan  is  also  available. 
Hyundai  Elearonks  America.  166  Bay- 
poinic  Pkwy..  San  Jose.  CA  95134 
Circie  Reader  Service  Number  202. 


Electronic  Payment 

MEC.A  Ventures  has  released  version 
1.1  of  Andrew  Tobias'  CheckWiite 
Pirn  with  CheckFree  electronic  pay- 
ment capability  built  into  the  soft- 
ware. Check  Write  Phis  provides 
budgeting,  loan  analysis,  cash  fore- 
casting, tax  planning,  back-account 


management,  accounts  payable  and 
receivable,  and  now  electronic  bill 
paying. 

CheckFree  has  been  integrated 
into  CheckWrile  Plus  at  no  extra 
charge  to  users.  The  monthly  service 
charge  for  CheckFree  is  $9  with  a 
nominal  fee  added  for  more  than  20 
transactions. 

Andrew  Tobias'  CheckWrite  Pius 
for  the  IBM  PC  and  compatibles  has  a 
su^ested  retail  price  of  S49.95.  Cur- 
rent registered  owners  can  upgrade  to 
the  new  version  with  the  CheckFree 
capability  direct  from  MECA  Ven- 
tures bv  calling  Customer  Sales  and 
Service  at  (203)  222-9150. 
MECA  Ventures.  327  Riverside  Av..  West- 
pan,  Cf  06880 
Circle  Reader  Service  Number  203. 


Take  Off  with  the  Blue 
Angels 

Have  you  ever  wished  that  you  could 
soar  with  the  Navy's  Blue  Angel 
squadron?  Now  you  can  have  that 
experience  with  .'Xccolade's  The  Blue 
Angels. 


By 

Fly  a  tight  formation  in  The  Blue  Angels. 

Learn  over  25  flying  maneuvers 
in  one  of  four  F/.A-18  Hornet  jets,  and 
then  head  for  the  wild  blue  yonder 
with  three  other  squadron  members. 
In  the  training  sequence,  you  begin  in 
a  wire-frame  flight  simulator.  Once 
you  learn  the  ideal  flight  path  of  the 
maneuver,  you  can  practice  it  from 
the  cockpit  perspective  and  watch 
your  flown  path  plotted  in  3-D  against 
the  ideal  path.  Your  final  test  is  in  an 
air  show  in  which  you  control  one  of 
the  jets  in  the  formation. 

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version  of  The  Blue  Angels  has  a  sug- 
gested retail  price  of  $49.95.  The 
Amiga  release  sells  for  $44.95. 
Accolade.  550  S.  Winchester  Blvd.,  Suite 
200.  San  Jose.  Ol  95 12S 
Circle  Reader  Service  Number  204. 


Defend  Aladda 

You're  the  only  child  of  the  late  Duke 
of  Aladda,  and  his  legacy  is  for  you  to 
extend  Aladda's  dominion  and  sit  on 
the  emperor's  throne  in  Sword  of  Ara- 
gon  {tow.  Strategic  Simulations. 

To  grant  your  father's  last  re- 
quest, you  must  raise  and  equip  an 
army  of  bowmen,  cavalry,  infantry, 
mages,  and  priests.  You  may  even 
have  to  hire  mercenaries,  but  you'll 
have  limited  budgets  and  resources. 
Once  you've  organized  your  forces, 
you  can  lead  your  army  against  the 
demonic  rulers  of  the  Eastern  Realms 
while  defending  Aladda  against  the 
plundering  raids  of  Goblin  hordes. 
Strategic  and  tactical  maps  aid  you  in 
your  quest.  Your  warriors,  kni^ts, 
and  rangers  are  equipped  with  swords, 
bows,  and  lances,  while  the  priests 
and  mages  wield  magic  spells;  but  it 
will  be  your  battlefield  decisions  that 
determine  whether  you  become  the 
Sword  of  Aragon. 

The  game  is  available  for  IBM 
PCs  and  compatibles,  is  distributed  by 
Electronic  Arts,  and  retails  for  $39.95. 
Strategic  Simulalions.  675  AlmanorAie.. 
Sunnyvale.  CA  94086 
Circle  Reader  Service  Number  205, 


Wireless  Wonder 

nView's  Toteboard  wireless  keyboard 
is  a  100-key,  full-function  keyboard 
that  uses  infrared  technology  to  com- 
municate with  your  IBM  PC  or  com- 
patible. The  battery-powered 
keyboard  is  approximately  half  the 
size  of  a  conventional  keyboard  and 
can  be  operated  with  one  hand. 


The  wireless  Toteboard  uses  Infrared 
transmission  for  PC  communications. 

A  small  infrared  receiver  plugs 
into  the  keyboard  port  and  picks  up 
transmissions  from  Toteboard.  The 
receiver  uses  a  data- verification  tech- 
nique to  understand  transmissions 
from  wide  angles  and  long  or  short 


distances.  An  optional  serial  interface 
is  also  available.  Other  features  in- 
clude the  ability  to  use  more  than  one 
Toteboard  to  address  a  single  com- 
puter, or  one  Toteboard  to  control 
two  computers.  A  Turbo  Rep-rate  al- 
lows you  to  select  IBM's  standard  key- 
repeat  speed  or  an  accelerated  key 
repeat. 

The  suggested  retail  price  of  Tote- 
board is  $495.  The  keyboard  operates 
on  four  standard  AA  batteries.  An 
automatic  sleep  mode  extends  battery 
life  for  six  months  to  a  year. 
n  View.  11835  Canon  Blvd..  Newport  Nen's. 
VA  23606 
Circle  Reader  Service  Number  206. 


Animated  Program 

Eastridge  Technology  has  introduced 
Impel,  an  animation  program  for  IBM 
PCs,  PS/2s,  and  compatibles.  You  can 
use  the  program  to  make  animated 
business  presentations,  product  dem- 
onstrations, and  moving  displays  of 
graphics  and  text. 

The  animation  system  uses 
mouse-driven  menus  and  intuitive 
pick-and-place  positioning.  Features 
include  a  drawing  package,  propor- 
tionally spaced  text  fonts,  film  editing 
and  splicing,  depth  perception,  simul- 
taneous movement  of  different  pic- 
tures, and  a  film  compiler  to  speed  up 
finished  films.  The  manual  includes  a 
tutorial. 

Impel  supports  CGA,  EGA, 
VGA,  and  MCGA  graphics.  The  com- 
pete package,  including  a  reference 
manual  and  demonstration  disks,  re- 
tails for  $295.  The  demonstration 
disks  are  also  available  separately  on  a 
S'A-inch  disk  for  $  10  and  a  31/2-inch 
disk  for  $  1 5.  The  disk  prices  are  appli- 
cable toward  the  purchase  of  the  full 
package. 

Eastridge  Technology.  37  Murray  St..  New 
York.  NY  10007 
Circle  Reader  Service  Number  207. 


it'll  Bowl  You  Over 

Bowling-league  secretaries  around  the 
country  will  be  pleased  to  know  that 
CDE  Software  has  developed  Bowl- 
ing League  Secretary  to  speed  up 
recordkeeping. 

After  entering  individual  scores, 
the  program  calculates  averages, 
handicaps,  and  scratch/handicap  to- 
tals for  each  individual  as  well  as  the 
entire  team.  It  also  maintains  statis- 
tics on  high-scoring  games  and  series 
for  each  bowler  and  a  complete 
bowler  history. 

The  program  also  generates  all 
the  printed  weekly  reports,  which  are 
accepted  by  the  American  Bowling 


Congress  and  the  Women's  Interna- 
tional Bowling  Congress. 

Other  features  include  match- 
point  play;  separate  handicaps  for 
men,  women,  boys,  and  girls;  high- 
average  listing;  substitute  lists  sorted 
by  high  averages;  weekly  recap  sheets 
printed  on  plain  paper  or  three-part 
continuous  forms;  and  the  abiUty  to 
determine  the  most  improved  bowler 
in  your  league. 

Bowling  League  Secretary  is 
available  for  IBM  PCs  and  compati- 
bles. The  program's  suggested  retail 
price  is  $74.95. 

CDE  Software.  4017  39th  .-jte.  SW.  Seattle, 
WA93I16 
Circle  Reader  Service  Number  208. 


Boca  Enters  VGA  Arena 

Boca  Research  has  begun  shipping  its 
first  VGA  board  for  IBM  PCs  and 
compatibles.  The  board  is  register- 
level  compatible  with  the  IBM  VGA 
adapter  and  supports  all  standard 
VGA  modes.  It  also  provides  down- 
ward compatibility  for  EGA,  CGA, 
MDA.  and  Hercules  graphics. 

VGA  by  Boca  comes  configured 
with  256K  of  VRAM  and  provides  a 
640  X  480  pixel  resolution  with  16  si- 
multaneous colors.  The  board  also  of- 
fers an  optional  resolution  of  320  X 
200  with  256  simultaneous  colors. 

You  can  choose  an  8-  or  a  1 6-bit 
connection;  16-bit  slots  can  relay 
information  from  the  computer  at  a 
faster  rate  than  the  8-bit  can.  The 
board  also  utilizes  Chips  and  Technol- 
ogies' latest  single  graphics  chip. 

The  one-step  installation  requires 
no  jumpers  or  switches  to  be  set.  A  di- 
agnostic test  program  is  included  to 
verify  proper  functioning  of  the  board 
and  attached  monitor.  The  board  is 
backed  by  a  two-year  warranty  and  a 
30-day  money-back  guarantee.  The 
suggested  retail  price  of  VG.A  by  Boca 
is  $345. 

Boca  Research.  6401  Congress  Ave.,  Boca 
Raton,  FL  33487 
Circle  Reader  Service  Number  209. 


Nightmares  and  Aliens 

Medalist  International  has  released 
two  new  games  that  may  keep  you  up 
at  night.  Weird  Dreams  delves  into 
the  subconscious,  while  Xenophobe 
takes  you  on  a  mission  of  alien  exter- 
mination. Both  games  are  marketed 
under  Medalist  International's  Micro- 
Play  label. 

In  Weird  Dreams  you  assume  the 
role  of  a  hospital  patient  as  he  under- 
goes surgery.  As  the  patient's  subcon- 
scious mind  begins  to  wander,  you'll 
begin  to  experience  dreams  where 


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you'll  encounler  giant  wasps,  carnivo- 
rous rose  bushes,  a  psychopathic  lawn 
mower,  and  an  evil  little  girl.  Your 
success  at  confronting  these  people 
and  objects  and  the  unusual  chal- 
lenges they  provide  directly  affecis  the 
patient's  health  on  the  operating  table. 

Weird  Dreams  is  available  for  the 
IBM  PC  and  compatibles,  the  Amiga, 
and  the  Atari  ST  for  the  suggested  re- 
tail price  of  $39.95.  A  Commodore  64 
version  sells  for  $29.95.  The  .Amiga, 
Atari,  and  64  versions  require  a  joy- 
slick.  The  PC  version  supports  EG.A, 
CGA,  VGA/MCGA,  and  Tandy 
graphics. 

Xenophobe  puts  you  in  command 
of  three  squads  of  scientists,  soldiers, 
and  others  in  a  battle  against  alien  in- 
vaders. From  your  nine  charges  you 
must  select  the  two  best  personalities 
to  handle  each  mission.  These  fighters 
then  face  a  continuous  wave  of  crea- 
tures, each  with  its  own  unique  way  of 
knocking  human  attackers  out  of  ac- 
tion. The  soldiers  can  fight  with  a  va- 
riety of  weapons. 

The  suggested  retail  price  for  the 
IBM  PC  version  of  Xenophobe  is 
$34.95.  The  .Amiga  and  Atari  ST  ver- 
sions each  sell  for  S39.95,  while  the 


Commodore  64  edition  retails  for 
$29.95.  A  joystick  is  required  for  the 
Amiga,  Atari,  and  64  versions  of  the 
game.  EGA,  CGA,  Hercules,  and 
Tandy  graphics  systems  are  supported 
by  the  PC  version. 

Medalist  International's  Micro- 
Play  games  are  marketed  by 
MicroProse. 

MicToProse.  180  Lakefront  Dr..  Hunt  Val- 
ley. MP  2  lOiO 
Circle  Reader  Service  Number  21 0. 


Video  Digitizer 

MFJ  Enterprises  has  released  the 
MFJ-1292  Picture  Perfect  Video  Digi- 
tizer for  IBM  PCs  and  compatibles. 
The  MFJ-1292  plug-in  card  and  soft- 
ware allows  you  to  connect  a  cam- 
corder or  video  camera  to  your 
computer  and  instantly  capture  digi- 
tized video  snapshots  on  floppy  or 
hard  disks.  The  digitized  video  snap- 
shots can  be  displayed  onscreen  or 
imported  into  a  paint  or  drawing 
program. 

The  software  allows  you  to  create 
pictures  in  VGA,  EGA,  CGA,  Hercu- 
les, or  raw  data  formats.  The  resolu- 
tion of  the  pictures  depends  on  your 


The  MFJ-1292  Picture  Perfect  Video  Dig- 
itizer instantly  captures  photographic- 
quality  images  on  floppy  or  hard  disks. 

graphics  card;  VGA  comes  the  closest 
to  photographic  quality. 

The  complete  package  includes  a 
contrast-and-brightness  control  unit 
that  can  be  placed  near  the  keyboard 
for  fine-tuning  your  pictures. 

The  MFJ-1292  Picture  Perfect 
Video  Digitizer's  retail  price  is 
$199.95. 

MFJ  Enterprises.  P.O.  Box  494.  Mississip- 
pi Siaie.  MS  39762 
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Announcing  COMPUTEI's 

Mean  18  Course  Disk 

Six  originally  designed,  challenging  golf  courses 
to  add  to  your  Mean  18  coiiection.  Each  course 
has  a  unique  theme.  Play  Apple  Arbor,  a  genuine 
test  of  strategy;  Pines  Par  3,  a  fast-play  course 
for  which  you'll  need  all  your  clubs;  City  Lakes, 
where  water  is  your  best  friend  and  worst  en- 
emy; island  Green,  which  requires  precise  dis- 
tance calculations  and  deadly  accuracy;  and 
much,  much  more. 


Mean  18  Ultimate  Gotf  is  a  trademark  and  copyright  of  Accolade,  Inc.  1986.  1987, 
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handling. 

k-  Available  in  IBM  5V4-  or  SVa-inch  formats  or 
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►  Send  your  order  to  GOLF,  P.O.  Box  5188, 
Greensboro,  North  Carolina  27403.  Be  sure 
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Dne  of  the  cigar-chomping 
bigwigs  up  there  some- 
where in  IBM's  ivory 
tower  goes  to  sleep  with 
bitter  tears  each  night.  He 
(or  she — no  he,  and  a 
Yale  grad)  laments  the 
early  heydays  of  IBM's 
dominance  in  the  person- 
al computer  industry, 
when  Compaq  was  just 
another  clone  and  when  Apple  made 
toy  home  computers.  The  davs  when 
IBM  called  the  shots.  Sniff,  sniff. 

I  know  this  because  those  sleep- 
less nights  are  creating  a  negative  rip- 
ple in  the  psychic  fabric  of  the  uni- 
verse. Every  time  Shirley  MacLaine 
tries  to  channel,  she  picks  up  HBO. 
When  my  weird  psychic  friend  com- 
plained, I  suggested  that  we  investi- 
gate. So  we  stuck  some  orthogonal 
crystals  into  our  ears  (just  like  Spock 
on  Star  Trek!)  and  summoned  Modra, 
her  spirit  guide.  The  following  is  a 
summary  of  our  astral  detective  work. 

Saturday,  the  23rd.  Behold!  (No 
one  really  uses  that  word  any  more, 
but  it  fits  the  quasi-lunatic  vein  of  this 
column.)  A  dream  of  the  past,  of  the 
glory  days  back  in  1983.  The  micro- 
computer world  was  holding  its 
breath  against  the  rumors  of  "the  Pea- 
nut," IBM's  first  real  home  computer. 
Our  slumbering  IBM  giant  was  all 
smiles  and  giggles  about  computer- 
dom's greatest  event:  the  introduction 
of  the  PCjr. 

The  PCjr  might  well  have  been 
something,  had  IBM  not  forgotten  to 
make  it  IBM-compatible.  Forget  the 
Flash  Gordon  infrared  Chiclet  key- 
board and  the  easily  broken,  nonstan- 
dard connectors  on  the  machine's 
rump.  Had  it  worked,  third-party  de- 
velopers would  have  created  other 
keyboards  and  connectors.  Had  the 
machine  taken  off,  every  PC  today 
would  have  those  glorious  sound  ex- 
tensions in  ROM.  Think  of  it:  PCs 
that  could  do  more  than  beep  like 
their  20-year-old  ancestors;  PCs  with 
real  imitation  PCjr  sound. 

But  back  to  the  dream:  The  world 
bought  the  PCjr  and  paid  homage  to 


IBM.  That  Christmas,  families  posed 
by  the  fireplace  with  the  dog  and  the 
PCjr.  It  was  a  status  symbol.  Kids 
with  PCjrs  at  home  were  earning  doc- 
torates by  the  age  of  12.  The  president 
of  Compaq  phoned  IBM:  "Golly,  you 
guys  just  have  us  beat!  We're  throwing 
in  the  towel!  Here,  take  our 
inventory!" 

Unfortunately  for  our  snoring 
bigwig,  the  dream  ended  there.  He 
woke  up  and  stumbled  to  the  refriger- 
ator for  some  Perrier  and  Brie. 

Monday,  the  25th.  This  dream 
was  really  odd.  Probably  due  to  that 
extra  helping  of  Haagen  Daz  before 
bedtime.  It  had  to  do  with  someone, 
or  something,  named  Sue.  But  wheth- 
er Sue  was  someone  our  Big  Blue 


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dreamer  knew  or  something  he  want- 
ed to  do  never  became  clear.  There 
was  some  wordplay  in  the  dream 
about  megahertz.  My  psychic  friend 
asked  if  it  was  one  or  two  words.  I 
shrugged,  and  the  crystal  fell  out  of 
my  ear,  ending  our  session. 

Thursday,  the  28th.  After  a  rather 
bland  beginning,  our  snoozing  IBM 
executive  finally  drifted  into  REM 
about  4:00  a.m.  He  first  dreamed 
about  buying  all  the  Mazda  Miatas  in 
New  York  and  then  crushing  them  in 
a  giant  Whirlpool  trash  compactor — 
until  he  was  left  with  the  last  one.  My 
psychic  friend  said  it  was  symbolic  of 
the  greed  in  the  computer  industry, 
that  the  executive  was  acting  out  only 
a  childish  fantasy  of  domination.  I 


said  nothing,  having  dreamed  the  ex- 
act same  thing  only  two  nights  earlier. 

Later  in  the  dream,  it  was  1987 
and  the  IBM  bulldozer  was  still  in 
charge,  paving  the  way  of  PC  com- 
patibility right  into  the  1990s.  All  the 
top  IBM  execs  proudly  watched  the 
PC  parade,  with  all  the  clone  makers 
goose-stepping  to  IBM's  drum,  tossing 
Big  Blue  its  deserved  royalties  like 
flower  petals. 

The  parade  was  comprised  of  gi- 
ant flower-covered  floats  representing 
IBM's  mainframes.  Behind  the  main- 
frames, hordes  of  dancers,  each  wear- 
ing a  cardboard  PC  that  resembled 
those  old  dancing  cigarette  boxes  from 
the  golden  age  of  television.  Each 
dancer  tried  to  plug  into  the  main- 
frame float  while  singing  something 
called  "The  Connectivity  Song." 
It  was  a  glorious  time  for  PC 
owners:  Everj'one  had  the  same  IBM- 
compatible  mouse,  and  throngs  of  PC 
users  waved  them  in  the  air  at  the  pa- 
rade, some  spinning  the  mice  wildly 
above  their  heads  and  knocking  out 
lamps  and  the  occasional  eyetooth. 

The  killer  part  of  the  dream  came 
when  IBM  announced  the  PS/2.  The 
computer  world  fell  on  its  collective 
kneecaps  in  homage.  IBM  stock 
soared  200,000  points.  To  celebrate, 
IBM  bought  Tokyo. 

Friday,  the  29th.  In  the  final 
dream  we  monitored,  our  hapless 
IBMer  stood  in  the  middle  of  a  misty 
room.  From  out  of  nowhere,  Charlie 
Chaplin  waddled  over  and  whacked 
him  with  a  bamboo  cane.  The  jolt 
practically  snapped  our  bluetiful 
dreamer  out  of  his  jammies.  Charlie 
hobbled  off  into  the  mist,  leaving  our 
IBM  executive  standing  there,  holding 
his  throbbing  ear. 

Next,  the  "M*A*S*H"  gang  from 
TV  stopped  by  but  was  quickly  re- 
placed by  the  cast  from  "Gilligan's 
Island."  The  Skipper  walked  over  to 
the  IBM  guy  and  asked  politely, 
"How  do  you  ever  expect  us  to  get  off 
this  island?" 

The  dream  ended  there,  and  we 
haven't  monitored  any  activity  since. 
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2.  Learning  DOS 

Learn  the  ins  and  outs  of  DOS. 

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Teaches  basic  math  concepts. 
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The  chase  moves  to  the  USA. 

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Helps  children  learn  to  read. 

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A  desktop  publisher  for  kids. 
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Roberta  Williams,  who  brought  you  the  King's  Quest  series,  now  takes 
you  back  to  the  1920's  for  a  spine-tingling  murder  mystery  adventure 
deep  in  the  bayous  of  Southern  Louisiana!  As  Laura  Bow,  young  college 
student,  you've  been  invited  to  visit  the  isolated  estate  of  Colonel  Henri 
Dijon. 

As  the  drama  unfolds  you  must  evade  the  dangers  that  await  you  as  you 
explore  the  gloomy  estate  in  an  attempt  to  discover  who  is  murdering  the 
Colonel 's  guests,  and  why.  Expose  the  killer  before  he  or  she  strikes  again, 
and  survive  the  long  night ...  if  you  can! 
Never  before  has  a  plot  been  so  complex,  or  characters  so  well 
.jL^    developed.  The  thrill  and  suspense  of  THE  COLONEL'S  BE-  ^ 

'    QUEST  is  unprecedented  in  3-D  Animated  Ad-  ^    ^  ^ 

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Can  you  solve  the  myslery  of  THE 
COLONEL'S  BEQUEST?  Dare  to  find  out! 

Order  THE  COLONEL'S  BEQUEST  from 

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Please  have  your  credit  card  and  other  informa- 
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