home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
-
-
- CONTENTS MAP -- LOADSTAR #23
-
-
- SIDE ONE
-
- PIXEL PAGE
- by Stephen Gross
- "Louisiana". LOADSTAR sends you a
- postcard from the Bayou State.
-
- CONTENTS MAP
- You are here.
-
- STARGAB
- A "behind the scenes" look at this
- month's LOADSTAR.
-
- CYBERMINE
- by Alan Poole
- Renegade robots are threatening a
- vital mining operation. Your mission
- in this text adventure game-- find a
- way to save the installation before
- the Galactic Empire falls.
-
- UP YOUR ALLEY
- by Joe Garrett
- This computerized bowling game is
- realistic enough to challenge all of
- your bowling skills. You choose your
- mark and have some control over the
- ball's curve just as in the real
- thing.
-
- TRIG CALC
- by R. W. Kober
- Calculate sine, cosine, and tangent
- functions as well as side lengths
- for right triangles-- a great aid if
- your trig skills are a little rusty.
-
- EDITOR IN CHIEF
- by Ron Coffen
- By using this utility program, you
- can create your own fonts or use one
- of seven fonts already provided to
- give that extra flair to your
- programs.
-
- STOCK ANALYZER
- by D.J.B. Shibley
- You can see stock market patterns
- with this database program-- it can
- keep track of over one hundred
- stocks in four different markets,
- and can even graph a stock's
- performance.
-
- THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: AN
- OBSERVER'S NOTEBOOK
- by Jon Barnes
- "The Silicon Muse." How are our
- perceptions of computers changing?
- This article explores how writers
- are coming into the Computer Age.
-
- REVIEWS
- Jet Combat Simulator
- Star Rank Boxing
- Felony!
-
- SIDE TWO
-
- GALLERIE D'ART
- by Jerry Jones
- LOADSTAR has another exhibit in our
- digital fine arts gallery. This
- month's reproductions and commentary
- focus on the work of M.C. Escher.
-
- ASSIGNMENT SHEET
- by D.W. Sampson
- Missed homework can become a thing
- of the past-- this program prints a
- standard form that helps students
- keep track of their school
- assignments.
-
- 1,2,3 DISK DIRECTORY
- by Daniel R. Winstead
- Use this program to save paper when
- you print your disk directories. It
- prints directories in three columns
- on a single 80-column page.
-
- JOGGERS
- by Steven Proper
- Barefoot jogging can be hazardous to
- your health! You must have nimble
- feet to avoid the obstacles littered
- through this arcade-style game.
-
- PACHYDERM PANIC
- by Buck Childress
- Elephants have great memories. Do
- you? This game challenges your
- ability to recall number sequences.
-
- MEMGRAPH
- by R. Harold Droid
- This program shows a graphic
- representation of how much memory a
- program takes up and how efficiently
- it uses that storage space.
-
- 56 SPRITES
- by Jonathan Rodda
- This program demonstrates how you
- can use raster interrupts to display
- 56 sprites on the screen
- simultaneously.
-
- SCREEN MOVER
- by Ian Adam
- This program allows you to save
- screens of information and swap them
- in and out at a moment's notice.
-
- DISK UTILITY
- by Stephen Rodda
- This menu-driven utility makes
- copying, scratching, and renaming
- files quick and easy.
-
- 128 CHARACTER EDITOR
- by John H. Kottler
- By using this program, you can
- modify existing characters to
- create your own specialized
- symbols-- or even design your own
- fonts for the C-128.
-
- RETURN STRIPPER
- by Stephen S. Leven
- This program deletes carriage
- return from downloaded text files
- so that the files can be handled
- properly by your word processor.
-
- DB's CHEAPSHEET
- by Dennis Bloomfield
- Cheatsheets are keyboard overlays
- that put useful programming
- information at your fingertips. Use
- CHEAPSHEET to create your own blank
- overlay.
-
- MAGAZINE ENTRY
- Allows bug-free entry of programs
- published in Commodore's magazines.
-
- USER FEEDBACK
- Filled with questions and answers,
- computer tips and neat tricks, and
- a Hard Disk review.
-
- FOR YOUR INFORMATION
- The most up-to-date information
- concerning disk orders, becoming a
- LOADSTAR subscriber, and a COMMODORE
- magazine subscriber.
-
- -- CUSTOMIZATION
- Color Setup
- Customize LOADSTAR's colors to fit
- your own eyes.
-
- Print Setup
- Let LOADSTAR know what kind of
- printer you are using.
-
- -- FEEDBACK DISK MAKER
- Use this simple word processor to
- send us your comments.
-
- ----------<end of contents>-----------
-
-