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Friday, June 19, 2020

Commodore Horizons (May 1984)



Commodore Horizons (May 1984)



Commodore Horizons is one more of a seemingly endelsss number of magazines that covered the Commodore 64 (and VIC-20) in the U.K. in the 1980s. The May 1984 issue includes:

  • Letters - Taking issue with our games reviews, more on converting your computer, and the saga of tape versus disk continued.
  • Clubnet - This month Chris Jenkins visits the North London group.
  • News - Commodore's art competition, the latest hardware and software, and advance information on the CBM show.
  • Making music on the C64 - Computer music expert David Fox makes the 64 sing for its supper
  • Games software - Intrepid Pete Gerrard takes on the aliens, cavemen, charioteers and assorted baddies in this month's look at the latest games.
  • Business software - Mike Watts gets organized with databases.
  • Profile - The Hungarians are coming! We talk to David Bishop of Andromeda Software and reveal plans for a game invasion.
  • Fred goes Eatabout - Basic games programming made easy with the help of Steven Brain and a hungry caterpillar named Fred.
  • Basicmon - A powerful machine language code programming aid from M C Hart.
  • Software file - More readers' programs for you to enjoy, featuring colors, crashes and catastrophes for the Vic and 64.
  • Mains noise - Beat the buzz with these hardware hints from K Garwell.
  • Market view - All the latest on Commodore's performance in the competitive world of computing.
  • Answer back - Technical problems tackled by our exper Jack Cohen - this month more on monitors, printers and graphics.
  • Competition - Win a remote controlled turtle from Valiant Designs.

...and more!

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