Compute_Gazette_Issue_31_1986_Jan.pdf

A Buyer's Guide To Commodore 64 Languages

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January 1986 ©

Issue 31, \fol. 4, No. 1

COMPUTER'S

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FOR COMMODORE PERSONAL COMPUTER USERS

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Complete Inside: A BASIC compiler that can make your

Commodore 64 programs run up to 50 times faster!

ower BASIC:

Print Maker

Design your own screen,

then this program will

convert it to a BASIC sub

routine. For the 64, Plus/4,

16, and VIC.

Programming Music And Sound On

The Commodore 128

With the powerful BASIC commands of the 128,

making music is easier than ever.

Also In This Issue:

The Fast Assembler

An efficient machine

language assembler for

the 64.

Horizons:

Another Look At C

Face-Off

If you like competitive, fast-

action games, you'll like

this one-on-one hockey

simulation for the 64. For

one or two players.

Disk Disassembler

Software Reviews

And More

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italso hasa state-of-the-art keyboardwith built-in numeric

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