Hardcore Computist (August 1988)

Hardcore Computist (August 1988)



Hardcore Computist was a technically oriented magazine that mostly covered the Apple II. It was controversial for its emphasis on circumventing the disk-based copy protection of the time. The August 1988 issue includes:

• Editorial
• Bugs
• Most Wanted Softkeys

Features

• Mixing ProDOS with Thexder - Here's how to put Thexder on a disk with ProDOS.
• Infocom Decoder Revisited - Here's how to add semi-automatic decoding to the Infocom Decoder. No more tedious hand decoding.
• Cracking on the IIe - Another look at using the auxiliary memory on the IIe to remove copy protection.
• Might & Magic Revisited - More information on what's where and how to get a little more. Also included, a complete item list with the various equipping/use effects and bonuses.
• Might & Magic Character Editor - Some much needed help for the adventurer in a neat and easy to use format.
• An indepth guide to Ultima IV - A fairly comprehensive look at the excellent adventure.
• Computing for 1-3 year olds
- How to use your computer to teach your child in the formative years.
• The Product Monitor
- Games, Bugs and fixes, and some juicy rumors and propaganda.

Notes

• A better way to print Starter Kit DOCs
• Curing Fatal System Error #0911
• Realtime Situation Control using CDAs
• Chuck Yeager's Advanced Fight Trainer

Softkeys

• A.I.
• BoulderDash
• BoulderDash Construction Set
• DeathSword
• Design Your Own Home: Architecture
• Design Your Own Home: Interior
• Design Your Own Home: Landscape
• Facemaker
• Gauntlet
• Kings Quest II
• Mastery Arithmetic
• Microzine #26
• Muppet Slate v1.0
• PFS: Graph
• Rad Warrior
• Rings of Ziflin
• Seaspeller
• Smart Eyes
• Spell It!
• Wings of Fury

APT's

• Castle Wolfenstein
• Marble Madness IIgs
• Might & Magic
• Ultima IV
• Ultima V

Playing Tips

• Coveted Mirror
• Deathlord
• Might & Magic
• Oo-Topos
• Ultima IV

IBM Notes

• Help Wanted!

...and more!