Hardcore Computing, Issue Number 1

Hardcore Computing, Issue Number 1

Hardcore Computing was a technically oriented magazine primarily for Apple II users. It was controversial for its emphasis on circumventing copy protection. The first issue includes:

• Publisher's Message - "What I need is a user's magazine"
• Editorial - Censorship in computer magazines
• Alert - The cold, hard chains of the software industry
• Interview - With Dave Alpert of Omega Software about the censorship of Locksmith
• Review - The 3 leading bit copy programs
• Adventure Tips - Clues to some adventures
• Notes - Newsworthy items
• Librarian - A list of computer magazines
• Digest - Using both sides of the disk
• Green Apples - Program: ink blots
• CHR$(4) - DiskEdit your catalog (disk directory)
• Writer's Markets - Where to market your software
• Disklocks - Copy-protect your own disks!
• Tricks and Bombs - Beware of these!
• Copy The Uncopyables - Feature article

...and more!