Home Computer Magazine – Volume 5, Number 2

Home Computer Magazine – Volume 5, Number 2

Home Computer Magazine was an early to mid 1980s computer magazine that covered Commodore, Apple, IBM, and Texas Instruments computers though it was born out of a magazine devoted exclusively to the TI-99/4A. Volume 5, issue 2 includes: Features

• It Figures! - What does it do? How does it do it? It Figures!
• Evacu-Pod - Pilot your Evacu-Pod to rescue miners on 4 other worlds.
• Switch 'n' Spell - A spelling aid ... with an entertaining twist.
• Laserithmetic - Will math skills and laser blasts keep alien beasts at bay?
• Organizer Reports - Flexibility and organization highlight your outline printouts.
• Razzle Dazzle - Don't just play with your 99/4A, play it, maestro.
• What is CP/M? - Is this operating system headed for rebirth?
• Apple Seedlings - Sort your ProDOS catalogs.
• Commodore Hornblower - Inside the SID chip.
• IBMpressions - Create 3-D surface drawings with BASIC.
• Field & Screen: Using a Data Base System - A general introduction to using data bases - correctly.

Product Reviews

• The Music of Sound: A Review of 4 Music/Sound Software Series with Keyboards for the C-64 - Creative fun with Commodore's amazing sound capabilities.
• Lost in CP/M Land: A Review of the Microsoft Premium Softcard IIe - Are we being too hard on the Softcard?
• A CP/M Dawn for the TI-99/4A: A Review of Morning Star's CP/M Package - Finally, the CP/M window is opened to 99/4A Users.
• Spy vs Spy - Does the software capture the comic MADness?
• AppleWorks - An easy-to-use integrated package reaches the home.
• The Ancient Art of War - Here it's okay to pick a fight.
• Legacy II for the PCjr - Junior continues to grow in power.
• The Factory - Punch, stripe, at rotate objects in your own factory.
• Keys to Responsible Driving - Better than a driver's manual?

Departments

• Welcome to HCM
• Inside/Outside HCM
• On Screen
• Letters to the Editor
• HCM One Liners
• HCM Review Criteria
• Industry Watch
• HCM Product News
• Program Typing Guide
• Program Listing Contents
• DeBugs on Display
• Home Computer Tech Notes:
• Apple
• Commodore
• IBM
• TI

...and more!