Commodore_Power-Play_1984_Issue_08_V3_N01_Spring.pdf

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Spring 1984, Volume III, Number 1

$2.50 U.S.

$3.50 Canada

ISSN 0739-8018

-Can You Beat Jack Attack?

-TourComputer

Wonderland

- More Music

forYour

Commodore 64

Commodore Business Machines, Inc.

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features

Spring 1984, Volume III, Number 1

Jack'sAlmanac bySteveFinkel

Nobody has yetcompleted all 64screensofCommodore'snew

addition to the gamingscene. JackAttack makes you use your

head—so you can squash everybody else's.

Barb in ComputerWonderland byBarbaraKeiter

A studentat Iona College in NewYorkState provides beginning

computerists with an overview of how computersystems work.

Jack'sAlmanac

50 SID Parameters Selection Table

byJoseph M. Humbert

Use thisprogram to streamline selection ofall the parametersyou

need (attack, decay, sustain, release andwave form} to create

musicon your Commodore 64.

56 The SE Composer byDennisBloomfield

Use yourVIC 20 andSuper Expandercartridge to createsome

beautiful music.

Computer Wonder/and

departments

14 Letters

Ourreaders offeropinionsand advice.

17 Braindrops

From the editor

SE Composer

18 News from the Front

New Commodore Computers Headline the Consumer Electronic Show

Many New Commodore-Related Products Announced by Independents

TheVIC Magician byMichaelTomczyk

Butterfield byJim Butterfield

ConvertingVIC Programs forthe Commodore 64

ASimple Disk Copier forthe Commodore 64

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65 The Commodore Challenge Contest

Type and save this month's winner. Tunnel2 by Matt Cislemino. Then fill

out the entry blankand send acopyo( yourbest for the VIC 20. Maybe

you'll be ournext winner!

68 High Scores

How do you measure up in ourongoing competitionV If you beatour

champion gamesters' scores, send in a photo ofthe winning screen.

SIDParameters Table

70 Access: Commodore User Croups

A complete list of usergroups around the world.

78 No More Pencils, No More Books

LearningAbout LOGO byDavid Malmberg

82 Kids'Comer

Touch 'n Grow: The KoalaPad™ by Betsy Byrne

VIC 20 How To by TJ Scimone

Alpha Type by Kevin Kostrzewa

SoYouWant to EakspayIgpay Atinlay byEddieJohnson

ComputerWord Search byJohn Young

104 Jiffies

Eight-Creator by Richard Winters

Program I'izzaz by James R. Miller

Zodiac by Paul Machula

The More-for-22 Subroutine by Kenneth A. Parr

1'oem Writer by Jim Gracely

118 Programs

Stompers: A Game for the Commodore 64 by Steve Proper

125 Tele/Scope

How to Conference on CompuServe by Tony Oiramanico

128 Glitch Fix

When we make a mistake, this iswhere we fix it.

128 Advertisers Index

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