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C 0 N T E T S

ISSUE 15

fiAY/JUNE/JULY 1996

COMMODORE

WORLD

the hews maoazihc foh commodohe 04 a 1211 users

-EATURES

16 Ceoss Platform File Transfers byDoug Cotm

Pantwo in a series about exchanging data with oiliercomputers.

20 Commodore Demo-Mania! bysherrypreedltm

Punone ofa series devoted tn ike Commodore works ofart.

26 CoriMODORE Club Expo byMmCornell

Commodore gum'sattendthe LACCExpo.

General Manager

GuidesR. Ckristianson

♦

Editor

DougCotton

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Assistant Editor

MichelleSmith

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Advertising Sales

CharlesA. Christiansen

(413) 525-0023

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PtiOTOGRAPhr

it'iivw Wrubel

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Graphic Acts

Doug CutIon

Jenifer Esile

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Electronic Pde-Press Si Printing

Msnsir/Holdai, Inc.

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CoverDesignbyjeniferEsile

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28 GAMES bySherryFreedline

SkyFax, Qix, andarcade classic* Froggerand Threshold.

10 Just For Starters byJason Campion

You have plenty ofoptionsforcartridge expansion units.

12 Foreign Exchangeby RickGaudl

The SuperCI'U goes abroad.

14 Graphic Interpretation byPaulSullivan

CEOSfrom the groundup.

32 The SrSop's Corner byMax(bttnlt

Selecting andsetting up menusJaryourHISS.

34 CARCIER DETECT byGaelyneR. Moranec

Converting graphicsformats to the Commodore.

38 GEOPROGGAMiilST byMauriceRandall

Learning about accessing VUR files.

40 Assembly- Line byJim Buttetfield

A review of (ami some new ideas about) PEEK and POKE.

42 Peripheral Vision byJim Butierfield

Using "Tlw Siring Thing".

44 Basic Instincts byDavidpankhurst

Exploring the world offractals and chaos.

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Commodore World is in no way affiliated wilh Escom GmbH.,

owner □( the Commodore logo and technology. Commodora

World is published 0 limes unnufilly QyCrealivoMlcrcDifaignn.

Inc., 15 Benlon Drivo, Eoal Longrneadov* MA 0!028-06'16.

Second-Class Postage Paid at East Longmoadow MA, Annual

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issue which are prosnntod for odjcalionol purposes may Be

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4 BackTalk

6 ConnoDOCE Trivia

fl On The Hobizon

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From The Editor

WERI YCDLJ WONDERING

WHERE WE WERI

f I bout now. you may be

f asking yourself why il

^^™^^H lookthoselazybumsat

CMDsolongtogetIssue

^^■L -J^L. 15 oui io subscribers

andwhytheissueIsabit

thinner than previous

issues? You've probably even begun thinking of worst

case scenarios. Is il Ihat ihey aregoing io stiffme like so

many previous Commodore magazines have? Is it thai

theyjustdon'tcare'MrelheygellingouioftheCommodore

market?

We've heard all of these questions over the past few

weeksandcantruthfullyanswerNOtoallofthem] Before

[get inio myexplanation, let me first tell yon whyCMII

couldn't afford NOT to fulfil] its obligations to

subscribers. It'squitesimple—wehaveawholelot moreat

Stake than most magazine publishers, in that ifwefail lo

meet our obligations on CW we'd likely loose you as a

CMl) customer as well! If that happens we loose big!

Besides,ourcommitmenttothismarketrunsmuchdeeper

thanasimplebusinessobligation. Wehaveabouta halfa

dozen people who have dedicated the last nine years of

their life to the survival ofour beloved C-64 and C-12H

platform. So without laying iton too thick, letme simply

say thai our subscribers need never question our

commitmentto Commodore World!

The delay Ofthis issue has several attributing factors.

Most Importantlywas the loss ofourchiefgraphic artist

and page layout person,Jenifer lisile. In late May,Jenifer

wasapproachedbyalargeregional publicationwhomade

her an impressiveoffer; sogood in fact, that shecouldn'1

refuse. So, with our blessing and encouragement, she's

moved onto greener pastures. Given the demands of the

position she vacated here, we've had great difficulty in

findingsomeonetopickupwheresheleft off.SomuchSO

that il tookusseveral weekstofind someoneto helpout.

Additionally, virtually every available body at (.Win

has. in some way, been working on the release of the

SuperCPU o'4 (which should beshipping bythe timeyou

read this editorial). Doug Cotton has been writing the

manual for it, so he hasn't been as available lo perform

many ofthe editorial tasks thai lie routinely performs.

Markfellowshasbeenchasingdown ihelastfewglitches

intheproduct.Therestofushavebeenpushinglomake

sure that advanced orders are ready, manufacturing is

crankingoui the finished product, disks are duplicated,

andall is readyassoon aswegel thegreen light toship.

The final factor involved was our acquisition ofthe

Commodore R/T on GEnie. Many days were put into

negotiations and the transition. As a result, CMD is

working lo create a reliable, c-asy-to-access. and

affordable way for the Commodore community to

communicate with each other and access the internet.

We arejust beginning lo settle intoourmanagerial role

onGenie,and are studyingwhat servicescan amiwill be

provided.Thus, youwon'tsceauybigsplashyadslorthe

time being. What I can tell you is that we're seeing

dramaticallyimprovedactivityonthesenice. We'realso

arranging a full schedule ofevents, guest conferences,

anil more, including some new hosls lo make tilings

interesting!

Finally, whyhas CWshrunk a bit since the last issue?

Time. Although we've found a replacement forJen, are

abouttostartshippingtheCPU.andcontinuetoimprove

Genie's Commodore R/T, another week or two would

have been required to fill the 56 pages that we usually

have. So in the interest ol getting you issue 15 while its

contents remain current, we'vecut a fewads andedited

downacoupleofancles!

Now thai I've brought you up-to-date on the reasons

your issue is late, and hopefulh1 reinforcedyourfaith in

CMD,letmedosebysayingthank-youtoeachandevery

oneoiyouloryourunderstandingandsupport.Andwith

that said—go enjoythe rest ofyour summer!

CharlesChristiansen

VPofSales& Marketing

CDMMODORG WORLD

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