Published: 22 Mar 2018 › Updated: 22 Mar 2018
Commander (April 1984)
Commander was a relatively short-lived magazine dedicated to Commodore computers. It only lasted about two years, from 1982 to 1984, and was dedicated primarily to the VIC-20 and Commodore 64. The April 1984 issue includes:
Education Sector
- BASIC Training: Beginner's Introduction to Commodore BASIC Programming - What does a dollar sign mean to your computer? The answer may be worth more than money.
- BASIC Education: Programming for Learning, Part IV-Getting Into Inputs - Interactive educational programs require well-defined input techniques to accept student responses. Example routines are presented, along with an illustrative program musical ear-training.
- Electronic Blackboard - In honor of springtime, a variety bouquet of software is reviewd - including a computerized introduction to the C-64, a vocabulary building game, and a multi-level math series.
Reviews and Recreation Sector
- BINGO Caller - A modern way to play one of the most popular games of chance.
- Along the Adventure Game Trail - What makes a good adventure game? Some crucial features and a few of the best game programs are described.
- The KoalaPad Touch Tablet: How To Bear With It-Part I: Overview - The perfect input device for artistically-inclined non-typists is reviewed.
- KoalaPad-Part II: Using "Koala Painter" Picture Files - For advanced programmers-how to make further use of the KoalaPad pictures after they are stored on disk.
Features Sector
- Colin's Column - A guided tour through the VIC-20's memory blocks provides all you ever wanted to know about the structure of RAM and ROM, but were afraid to remember; plus tidbits for C-64 users.
- Command Post - Complementing last month's column, add transmitting capability to your ham-computer setup; also a look at log-in software.
- Explorations With Assembly Language - Start our newly-constituted assembly language series with an easy-to-use disassembler/monitor written in BASIC.
...and more!
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