Source: Your Commodore – Issue Number 39 – December 1997

Your Commodore was a magazine dedicated to Commodore computers that was published in the U.K. While this meant mostly the Commodore 64, other Commodore 8-bit computers were covered as well. The December 1987 issue includes:

Regulars

• Data Statements – The latest Commodore related news and new releases, including The Hunt for Red October, Bizznet, a game called How To Be A Complete Bastard, Mean City, Scruples, and more.

• I.Q. – A review of Computer Scrabble Deluxe for the Commodore 64.

• Adventure Kit III – The third part in a series on writing adventure games. This part focuses on the various uses of objects.

• Game of the Month – A detailed look at Moebius and the Orb of Celestial harmony from Origin.

• Tech Troubles – Using a PET dual disk drive with a Commodore 64.

• Games Reviews – Reviews of Renegade, Hysteria, Red L.E.D., Rapid fire, Pitfall 1 & 2, Druid II, Bismarck, Dizzy Dice, Solomon’s Key, and On Field Football.

• Communications Corner – The latest from Micronet including new gateway’s and a new conferencing system. Plus the latest from Compunet, including upgraded hardware and upcoming support for the Amiga and Atari ST.

• Compunet – The third part in a series of articles on telecommunications. This month the focus is on Compunet, an online service that originally launched as a joint venture between Commodore UK and ADP Network Services.

Features

• Cardboard Five – Review of a device that allows you to connect five cartridges to the C64 and switch between them.

• Using the Z80 Microprocessor on the C128 – An article on programming the Z80 CPU in the Commodore 128 without running CP/M.

• Mastertronic – A look at the latest releases from Mastertronic (known for their budget games) including Spellbound, Angle Ball, Fight Nights, Motos, and more.

• May I Interrupt? – An article on using interrupts when programming for peripherals like joysticks, light pens, etc.

• A Change of Face – Review of an upgrade called Printkit IV for the Commodore MPS803 printer that greatly improves the print quality.

• Across the Board – Reviews of various games based on board or card games including Colossus Bridge 4, Trivial Pursuit, Monopoly, 221B Baker Street, and others.

Games and Utilities

• Diskit 8 – A type-in utility for clearing memory.

• Disk Manager – A type-in disk utility program that provides a menu system for loading, saving, formatting disks, renaming files, and much more.

• Relocator – A type-in utility for relocating your programs in memory.

• Eight Speed Scroller – A type-in demonstration program that teaches you how to scroll on the C64.

• Typro – A type-in word processor that improves on the capabilites of the built-in word processor of the Plus/4.

• Easy Count – This type-in program will count the number of words in an Easy Script document.

• Budget Calc 64 – A type-in program designed to help you keep track of your budget.

• Sprite Library – Part one in a series of articles on designing and using sprites.

• Lister 128 – A simple type-in program that will dump the contents of an ASCII file to a printer.

…and more!