_{Cover of the March 1989 issue of Compute!}

Compute! was a popular computer magazine for home computer users in the 1980s. It covered various popular home computer systems and had spinoffs dedicated to particular systems. The most popular of those was probably Compute!'s Gazette which covered Commodore's 8-bit computers. The March 1989 issue of Compute! includes:

Features

• Coming Together - A guide to getting your computer to talk to and share information with other computers. This article includes info for MS-DOS, the Commodore 64/128, Apple II, Amiga, Macintosh, and Atari ST.


• Warning: Games Under Construction - A look at game construction sets including Arcade Game Construction Kit (Apple II, Commodore 64), Wargame Construction Set (Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS), Adventure Construction Set (Apple II, Amiga, Commodore 64, DOS), World Builder (Macintosh), and Pinball Construction Set (Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh).

_{Table of contents from the March 1989 issue of Compute!}

Reviews

• Fast Looks - Previews of Rebus Writer (Apple II) and Police Quest (Apple IIgs, Atari ST, DOS).


• Tandy 1000 SL - Tandy's latest computer includes an 8 MHz 8086 CPU, 384K of RAM, and more for $899.


• Final Assault - A mountaineering game from Epyx for the Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and DOS.


• Slide Shop - Software for creating presentations (Apple II, DOS).


• Appleworks GS - A new version of Apple's integrated software package for the GS.


• Times of Lore - An RPG for the Apple II, Commodore 64 and DOS from the makers of the Ultima series.

_{Table of Contents from the March 1989 issue of Compute! (continued)}

Columns

• Editorial License - A look at celebrities that try to sell you computers including William Shatner (Commodore PET), Isaac Asimov (TRS-80), Alan Alda (Atar), the crew of MASH (IBM PS/2), and others plus recommendations for future salespeople.


• News & Notes - Aline, an online chat service; 688 Attack Sub from Electronic Arts; CheckFree check writing software; and more.


• Gameplay - Orson Scott Card writes about game designers vs. programmers.


• Impact - The threat of computer viruses in computer networks.

Compute! Specific

• MS-DOS - Upgrading PC RAM and understanding the difference between conventional RAM and the various versions of extended and expanded memory.


• 64 & 128 - More GEOS applications and game releases for the Commodore 64.


• Apple II - Modem Wars, AppleWorks GS, and more.


• Amiga - Commodore expects to sell 300,000 Amigas during the last quarter of 1988 plus speculation on the upcoming Amiga 3000.

_{Back cover of the March 1989 issue of Compute!}

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