RUN: The Commodore 64/128 User’s Guide (May 1988)

_{Cover of the May 1988 issue of RUN}

RUN was one of the Commodore 64 related magazines that I bought back in the day. However, I didn't start buying it until pretty late in its life. Instead, I mostly picked up Commodore Magazine when I had the chance and switched to RUN when Commodore Magazine ceased publication. The May 1988 issue of RUN includes:

• RUNning Ruminations - How the Commodore 64 has aged better than some PC models.


• Magic - Short programming tricks for highlighting BASIC line numbers, rotating a box in ultra hi-res mode on the Commodore 128, partitioning disks on the 1581 drive, and more.


• News and New Products - New games including Card Sharks, The Train: Escape to Normandy, Power at Sea, The Hunt for Red October, BattleDroids, The Rubicon Alliance, Global Commander, The Games: Winter Edition, Death Sword, 4x4 Offroad Racing, Impossible Mission II, Sporting News Baseball, L.A. Crackdown, Star Rank Boxing II, Land of Legends, Galactic Invasion, The Faery Tale Adventure, Black Jack Academy, Plasmatron, and more.
• Mail Run - Readers write in about discontinued Commodore PC clones, GEOS clip art, Canadian word processors, save-with-replace bug, CP/M, the Okidata 180 printer, Gunship, and more.








_{Table of Contents from the May 1988 issue of RUN}


• A Basic Adventure - A guide to handling the data needed for programming your own adventure game.
• The Assembly Line - A guide to assemblers on the Commodore 64/128.


• Graphix to the Max - A type-in program for converting 40-column graphical displays to 80-column on the Commodore 128.
• Drip-Drop - A type-in game for the Commodore 64 in which you must use buckets to catch raindrops.
• Moving Messages - A type-in program for the Commodore 64 that lets you scroll large messages across the screen.
• Tick-Tock 128 - A type-in program for the Commodore 128 that displays a 12-hour analog clock.

_{Back cover of the May 1988 issue of RUN}

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