Compute! (June 1982)

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_{Cover of the June 1982 issue of Compute!}

Compute! was an early multi-format computer magazine published in the 1980s and into the early 1990s. It came along a little after Byte and wasn't quite as technical. It also covered exclusively consumer oriented systems whereas Byte also covered machines intended for businesses. The June 1982 issue includes:

Features

Income Property Report - A BASIC program for the PET to help with taxes from property income. It can also be easily adapted to OSI, Apple, other Commodore, and Atari computers.

Outpost - A type-in strategy game for Commodore and Atari computers in which you must protect your outpost.

Guest Commentary: Computer Camp - Information on a computer camp for Jr. High School students run by the University of Iowa featuring Commodore PETs. I would have loved to go to computer camp as a kid...

Search for PET and Apple II Plus - A type-in program for the Commodore PET and Apple II Plus that will allow you to find any string or number of BASIC keywords within a BASIC program.

A VIC Intelligent Video Disc System - Using the VIC-20 to control the Pioneer VP 1000 LaserDisc.

Some Similarities Between PET And Apple BASIC - Comparing these two versions of BASIC, particularly with regards to memory and reading data statements.

Education And Recreation

Copy Atari Graphics To Your Printer - A guide to creating a routine that will dump the current screen to the printer.

Graphics 8 In Four Colors Using Artifacts - Using BASIC to create four color graphics in this high resolution graphics mode for the Atari.

Using Atari Joysticks With Your VIC - A guide to reading the input from a joystick on the VIC-20 with examples.

Analysis of Variance - A Microsoft BASIC program to perform One-Way Analysis of Variance.

Atari Dice Simulation - A graphical dice simulation program for Atari computers using graphics mode 0.

Reviews

VIC-20 Cartridge Games - Reviews of various cartridge based games for the VIC-20 including Jupiter Lander, Super Alien, VIC Avenger, Draw Poker, and Super Slot.

QS FORTH For Atari - A review of this implementation of FORTH for Atari computers.

Hardbox For PET/CBM - An expansion device for the PET tht allows you to connect up to four hard drives for a total of 80 megabytes.

Beyond Games - A book that covers machine language programming on the Apple II, Atari, Ohio Scientific, and Commodore PET.

6502 Assembly Language Routines - A book containing more than 40 subroutines covering some of the most common tasks in 6502 assembly language programming.

_{Table of Contents from the June 1982 issue of Compute!}

Columns And Departments

The Editor's Notes - Commodore announces three new 6509 based computers. Plus, addressing problems with advertisers.

Ask The Readers - Questions answered about lock-ups in BASIC on the Atari 800, controlling TAB length on the Atari, Epson printer line feeds, and more.

Computers And Society - A discussion on software piracy.

The Beginner's Page: Files Versus Programs - How to handle files in BASIC and the difference between a file and a program.

Friends Of The Turtle - A look at the revolution of computer language including Pilot and Logo.

The World Inside The Computer - The future of computer chip design.

Micros With The Handicapped - Creating software to assist with communication for nonverbal, motor-impaired individuals.

Learning With Computers - A look at a new type of specialty camp: the computer camp.

Machine Language: First Steps - Converting a bar graph program from BASIC to machine language.

Telecommunications: Using The Telephone - An introduction to telephone communication.

Insight: Atari - A look at new Atari disk drives from Percom, 32K memory expansions, and more new hardware. Plus, a look at a bug in the Atari Assembler/Editor Cartridge and some printer tricks.

The Journal

Pet Miscellany - Questions answered about accessing disks from machine language, memory maps, checking if the disk is busy, changing device numbers in software, PET ASCII, and more.

Bits And Pieces - Tips on screen boundaries, tape load errors, Commodore printers, partitions on the PET, and more.

PET Newsletters And Magazines - A summary of other publications that cover the PET including Commodore, The Midnight Gazette, The Paper, TORPET, and The Transactor.

The FORTH Page: Machine Language And FORTH - A guide to adding assembly language routines to your FORTH programs.

Add A Text Window To Graphics 0 - Add a text window in graphics mode 0 on your Atari.

Apple Pascal Lister - A Pascal program to print out program listings on the Apple II.

Hooking Up The DOS Wedge To PETs With Power - Using the DOS Wedge with upgraded PETs.

A Self-modifying P/M Graphics Utility - A program to help you set up player/missile graphics for your own programs based on your answers to some questions.

VIC/PET BASIC Program Transfers - A guide to transferring BASIC programs between the PET and VIC-20.

A Superboard II Monitor: Part III - The final part of this series which includes the Supermonitor for the Ohio Scientific Superboard Computer.

Run 96K Programs On The SuperPET - A guide to using all 96K of RAM on your SuperPET.

Atari Drives And Disk Operating Systems - A look at the Atari 810 disk drive an the two operating systems available for it, DOS I and DOS II.

A Simple 2716 EPROM Programmer For The PET - A guide to building an inexpensive EPROM programming for the PET.

Nuts And Volts: Building Your Own Controllers - A guide to building your own game controllers.

VIC's Perpetual Calendar - A type-in program that can generate a calendar for any year after 1900 on the VIC-20.

A Subroutine To Aid In Debugging Atari BASIC - A type-in program for the Atari that assists in debugging by producing detailed error information and the line number the error occurred on.