RUN (November 1985)

RUN (November 1985)

RUN was one of the top Commodore 8-bit magazines, mostly covering the Commodore 64. 1985 was probably nearing the height of the Commodore 64's popularity but it would live on for a long time to come. The November 1985 issue includes:

Features

• Commodore to the Rescue - An article about CASIE (Computer-Assisted Search Information Exchange), Commodore 64 software used by rescuers to locate missing people.


• Communications Software: A Vital Link - An overview of available terminal software, including HomePak, SkiWRiter II, The SMART 64 Terminal, Sixth Sense, and VIP XL. Prices range from $40 to $70.


• Print Screen Plus - A type-in program that can make a screen dump to a printer, including text, lo-res and hi-res graphics.


• Sprite Control in C-128 Mode - Using sprites in BASIC 7 on the Commodore 128 with type-in code examples.


• Make a Little Music - A type-in program that turns sheet music into Commodore 64 music.


• Bach to Basic - Techniques for creating music on the Commodore 64 along with code examples.


• Datafile Restructure Utility - This type-in program allows you to modify the structure of files created with Datafiles, including changing the length of a title, changing the length of a field, adding additional fields, and deleting existing fields.


• Brainstorming - Type-in software to help organize brainstorming sessions.


• Hardware Buyer's Guide - 1985 - A look at some of the best Commodore related hardware released in 1985, including the Aprospand-64 Expander, ALD-6412 A/D Converter, Aprotek 1000 EPROM Programmer, Computereyes, 80-Column Video Board, Ramdisk, The Spartan, the Commodore 128, BCD5-25 Disk Drive, SFD-1001, Commodore 1571 Disk Drive, Enhancer 2000, Lt. Kernal, MIDI Magic, Commodore 1660 and 1670 modems, and much more.

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Departments

• RUNning Ruminations - Highlights of the current issue, results of a Micro-Novel contest, and more.


• Magic - Short programming tricks including several sprite demos, converting addresses to decimal, an improved INT function, and more.


• Software Gallery - Reviews of Telemessage, a customizable BBS program; Better Working Spreadsheet, Eureka!, an adventure game; Beach Head II, a World War II themed action game sequel; PlayWriter/Adventures in Space, and educational story book creation software.


• Commodore Clinic - Questions answered about cleaning keyboards, the Commodore 64 vs. the VIC-20 user ports, using a PCjr monitor with a Commodore 128, 80 columns on the Commodore 64, printing with Print Shop, using the 1541 disk drive with the Commodore 128, and much more.


• Book Gallery - Reviews of books including Graphics for the Commodore 64 Computer, 1541 Single Drive Floppy Disk Maintenance Manual, and Using & Programming the Commodore 64.

_{Back cover of the November 1985 issue of RUN}

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