Compute!’s Gazette, January 1985
Compute!’s Gazette was Compute!’s most successful spin-off magazine. While Compute! was a multi-format magazine, they published a number of other machine specific magazines. Gazette was the only one that lasted having an impressive run, in one form or another from 1983 all the way to 1995. It covered primarily the Commodore 64 but also included the VIC-20 and Commodore 128 depending on the time period. The January 1985 issue includes:
Features
- The Move Toward Integrated Software
- Inside View: Bruce Artwick, The Designer Behind Flight Simulator II
- A Window To The World: Modems In The Home
Reviews
- Seven Cities of Gold
- Childpace
- Also Worth Noting
Games
- Trap ‘Em
- Chomper
- Kablam!
Education/Home Applications
- Computing For Families: A Visit With Sweetums The Ogre
- VIC Magic Draw
- Math Dungeon
- Magazine Indexer
Programming
- BASIC Magic: Using Variables In 1985
- Hints & Tips: Double Duty Variables
- Machine Language For Beginners: ML Mailbag
- Debugging BASIC, Part 1
- Power BASIC: Stop And Go
- Baker’s Dozen, Part 1
- Disk Merge
Departments
- The Editor’s Notes
- Gazette Feedback
- Simple Answers To Common Questions
- Horizons
- User Group Update
- News & Products
Program Listings
- How To Type In COMPUTE!’s Gazette Programs
- The Automatic Proofreader
- Bug-Swatter: Modifications And Corrections
- Tiny MLX
- C/G BBS
…and more!
