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- With the recent fall of RUN magazine and the conversion of Compute's Gazette to
- disk only, where are Commodore users to turn to for the latest in information about their
- 8-bit machines? The answer is Random Magazine.
- Random Magazine is one of the largest Commodore 8-bit magazines, averaging 60
- pages per issue. Each issue of Random Magazine includes numerous articles on sub
- jects such as pirating and how it affects you and your Commodore, GEOS, maximizing
- your Commodore system, modemming, and much more, along with countless columns
- on topics such as programming, GEOS, stories from from fellow Commodore users, the
- latest in Commodore news, reviews of domestic and European software, Commodore
- Man and much more!
- Random Magazine is a professionally published magazine which is printed
- bi-monthly. Random Magazine gives you the most out of your Commodore! Just take a
- look at the table of contents for the January/February 1993 and September/October
- 1993 issues:
- *January/February 1993*
- Features:
- King of the Ring: Nintendo is still around. But you'll wonder why when you read this
- comparison between the Nintendo and Commodore systems.
- Pirating- A look to both sides: To pirate... or not to pirate.
- The ABC's of Modemming: Everything you'll ever need to know about modemming...
- and how to get into it.
- Real Interactive Fiction: New software for the Macintosh has been dubbed the 'future of
- interactive fiction.' But have the programmers forgotten what the term means?
- A Talk with a Pirate: Discover why pirates pirate in this exclusive interview with a pirate.
- Maxing Out: Learn the potentional power of the Commodore 64/128, and see how and
- why it can compete with the IBMs, Macs, and Amigas.
- Whud up wit dem?: What, exactly, is wrong with the people at Commodore?
-
- Departments:
- Editor's Computer: News from the editor
- Letters to the Editor: We give you the chance to put in your twenty-nine cents.
- Programming Tips and Tricks
- Reader's Survey: How do you like the look of this issue.
- TidBITS: A couple of bits and bytes of information about the 1581 disk drives and Geo
- works.
- Stories: A Crisis in Paradise: The story of a 1581 disk drive which was possessed.
- Game Hints: Can't finish that shoot 'em up? Having trouble with your RPG? Look here
- for the latest in game tips!
- The G.E.O.S. Column: This issue we'll take an in-depth look at auto-executes in the
- G.E.O.S. world.
- Modemming Column: Who says that IBMs rule the BBS world? A resurgence of
- Commodore BBSes will put the Big Blue back where it belongs... nowhere.
- Commodore Thoughts: Assorted rambling about the Commodore.
- Reviews: Reviewed in this issue: Predator 2, U.S. Cities Volume One, Tony La Russa
- Baseball, and Ultima VI.
- A Look Ahead: What's in store for next issue of Random Magazine.
- Late Breakin' News: News so fresh we had to stick it on the inside back cover!
-
- *September/October 1993*
- Features:
- The Worm Lurks Within: A brief look at the problems of Apple Computer.
- Video Review: 2600 Magazine editor Emmanuel Goldstein pokes fun at the S.P.A.
- -Special Piracy Section-
- Murky Waters Lie Ahead: Once more we examine piracy and its effects on the Commo
- dore world.
- A New Hope: Introducing Random's new anti-piracy coalition.
- Open Forum: Readers speak out on the issue of piracy.
- Confessions of a Pirate: A pirate tells all.
- Departments:
- Legal Information
- Editor's Computer
- Letter to the Editor
- The Programmers Page
- Readers Survey: Omicron Inc's new 1994 Commodore Census: be sure to fill it out!
- The G.E.O.S. Column: This issue we'll continue looking at geoGames, and will examine
- geoWar, Poker Machine, Cluster Wars, and geoComix.
- BASIC for Beginners: This issue we'll go into detail on line numbers, learn several new
- commands, and make our first program.
- Commodore Man: The never-ending adventures of the number one Commodore 8-bit
- man!
- Commdore Thoughts
- Up-Close: Q-Link
- Reviews: Reviewed in this issue: Simpsons, Street Fighter II, Pitfighter, and Sleep
- walker.
- Late Breakin' News: The latest in Commodore news.
- A Look Ahead: What's in store for the next issue of Random Magazine.
-
- Subscription Prices:
- One-year (6 issues): $23.70
- Two-year (12 issues): $35.70
- Three-year: (36 issues): $69.70
- With the Companion Disks (Specify 5.25" or 3.5")
- One-year: $35.70
- Two-year: $69.70
-
- Back issues for the following issues are still available:
-
- January/February 1993: Our premiere issue!
- March/April 1993: Special GEOS Issue!
- September/October 1993: Special Piracy Issue
-
- To order, send check or money order, payable to Random Magazine, to:
- Random Magazine
- 7161 N. Maine
- Clovis, CA 93611-8200
- GEnie: "RANDOM-MAG" Q-Link "Random Mag"
- Sample issue are available for $5.00.
-