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- 4. Publications
- 4.1. What paper publications are available?
- 4.2. What paper publications have disappeared?
- 4.3. What is a Disk Magazine? Where do I find them?
- 4.4. What is an Online Magazine? Where do I find them?
- 4.5. Are there other publications I should be aware of?
- 4.6. How do I know which magazines to subscribe to?
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-
- 4. Publications
-
- Commodore users are always wanting more information about their
- computer. They want to see articles about how to use it, program it,
- care for it, and expand it. Some use publications to gain knowledge, while
- others use them to find other people who have knowledge.
-
-
- 4.1. What paper publications are available?
-
- | The Underground
-
- + (see LOADSTAR LETTER)
-
- Commodore World
-
- Creative Micro Designs, Inc.
- P.O. Box 646
- East Longmeadow, MA 01028
- (800) 638-3263 (Credit Card Orders)
- cmd.sales@the-spa.com (Information and Pricing)
- cmd.cw@the-spa.com (Questions or Comments)
- cmd.cac@the-spa.com (Charles Chistianson - Marketing)
- doug.cotton@the-spa.com (Doug Cotton - Editor)
- This is a new magazine that supersedes the RUN magazine. It is packed
- with info about Commodore computers.
-
- Subscription rates:
-
- Type of Subscription US Canada/ EC All Others
- Mexico
- one year subscription (8 issues) $29.96 $35.95 $45.95 $57.97
- sample issue + shipping $6.95 $6.95 $8.95 $8.95
-
- Twin Cities 128/64 (TC128/64)
-
- Twin Cities 128/64 (TC128)
- Parsec, Incorporated
- P.O. Box 111
- Salem, MA 01970-0111
- (508) 745-5855
- Twin Cities 128 is (as of issue #29) published by Parsec, Inc. It features
- Commodore 128 iand 64 specific information, and attempts to cater to readers
- at all levels of experience, not just novices. Additionally, starting with
- Issue #31(February/March 1991), Twin Cities 128 comes with a companion disk.
-
- Subscription rates: (All checks or money order in US funds)
-
- Type of Subscription US Canada/ International
- Mexico
- one year subscription with disks $24.00 $24.00 $36.00
-
- Commodore Network
-
- Commodore Network Magazine
- Warren Naismith
- 9 Wadeson
- St Cobram Victoria
- Australia 3150
-
- In U.S.:
-
- COMMODORE CEE
- | 5443 College Oak Drive #26
- | Sacramento, CA 95841
- Jack Vanderwhite@cee-64.wmeonlin.sacbbx.com (Contact)
- ceejack@crl.com (Contact)
- Jack Vanderwhite, editor.
- Fidonet: 1:203/999
- | (916) 339-3403 (Bulletin Board System)
- Starting 1/95 subscriptions will be available in the U.S. from Jack
- Vander White at $40.00 per 12 issues. This is the same as the local
- price in Australia. Back issues and Compendium volumes will be
- advertised in the near future for U.S. subscribers.
-
- Subscription rates: (From Jack Vander White)
-
- Type of Subscription US
-
- one year subscription (12 issues) $40.00
-
- 64'er (German)
-
- 64'er
- Magna Media
- Post Fatch 1304
- D-85531 Haar bei Munich
- Germany
- +49 89 4613192 (Voice)
- +49 89 46135001 (Fascimile)
- mmatting@cube.net (E-mail Address)
- +49 89 4613266 (Bulletin Board System)
-
- Subscription rates:
-
- Type of Subscription Germany/ Others
- Austria/
- Switzerland
- one year subscription DM105.00 DM129.00
- (12 issues @ 64 p each, 12 disks)
-
- The Commodore GEOS Publication
-
- The Commodore GEOS Publication
- 713 East Main Street
- Independence, KS 67301-3726
- + The GEOS Publication is a monthly publication dedicated to promoting
- + GEOS and its many programs and uses.
-
- + Subscription rates:
-
- + Type of Subscription US
-
- + One Year Subscription $ 14.00
- + Two Year Subscription $ 25.00
-
- The Commodore 128/64 Power User Newsletter
-
- Power User
- GosserGamesLtd. Incorporated
- c/o Thomas Gosser
- P.O. Box 1817
- Shelton, WA 98584
- (360) 426-0750 (Subscriptions and Information)
- (360) 426-2406 (Bulletin Board System)
- 128POWERUSER@delphi.com (Email Contact)
- http://www.msen.com/~brain/guest/GGL/cpu.html (WWW URL)
- The Power User newlsetter is a small format (8.5" x 5.5") publication that
- contains Commodore 128 and 64 pertinent information.
-
- + Subscription rates:
-
- + Type of Subscription US
-
- + one year subscription (6 issues) $15.00
- + bulk 1 year sub. (6 issues) $10.00
-
- + LOADSTAR Letter
-
- + SOFTDISK PUBLISHING
- + P.O. BOX 30008
- + SHREVEPORT, LA 71130-00008
- + Jeff Jones (Associate Editor)
- + EMAIL: loadstar@softdisk.com (Internet Contact)
- + (800) 831-2694 (Phone)
- + (318) 221-8870 (Fascimile)
- + (318) 425-4382 (Bulletin Board System)
- + Formerly the printed 8 page insert bundled with every copy of LOADSTAR
- + and LOADSTAR 128, this small magazine is now offered as a separate product.
- + Editted by Scott Egglestone and Jeff Jones,the ads will be replaced
- + with Commodore information.
-
- + Subscription rates:
-
- + Type of Subscription US
-
- + LOADSTAR Letter $ 12.00
-
-
- 4.2. What paper publications have disappeared?
-
- Although the following magazines are no longer in print, most of the
- information is still timely. Some of these publications, such as
- Transactor, are highly sought after for their technical content. Since
- some programs and information is not republished in newer magazines, these
- old magazines might have the only article about a given topic or problem.
-
- Ahoy!
-
- RUN
-
- Creative Micro Designs, Inc.
- P.O. Box 646
- East Longmeadow, MA 01028
- (800) 638-3263 (Credit Card Orders)
- ISSN: 0741-4285
- Jan 1984 - Nov/Dec 1992
- Creative Micro Designs offers back issues of RUN magazine.
-
- Commodore Microcomputing-Power/Play
-
- GeoVISISON
-
- The Transactor
-
- Transactor Publications
- ISSN: 0827-2530 (or 0838-0163?)
- Apr 1978 - 1989
- Sure, it's dead, and has been for a few years, but this one was a classic.
- Calling itself the magazine for Commodore programmers, this magazine was
- enough to make any C64/C128 programmer drool. Featuring in-depth technical
- information and programming tutorials, as well as "out-of-the-way" topics
- (things along the line of Richard Curcio's 256K and 512K articles that
- appeared in TC128). If you are a programmer and can get your hands on
- back issues of this magazine, do so.
-
- + An HTML index of Transactor issue is at:
- + http://vanbc.wimsey.com/~danf/cbm/transactor.idx
-
- Micro-Bytes (Original)
-
- + Paul McAleer, editor
- + hijinx@xnet.com (Internet Contact)
- + This is the original Micro-Bytes, as published by Paul McAleer.
- + Copies of all issues are available from Paul for the cost of shipping.
- + CHeck out the following URL for more information:
- + http://www.xnet.com/~hijinx/news/mb.htm
-
- COMPUTE'S Gazette
-
- COMPUTE'S Gazette
- P.O. BOX 3244
- HARLAN, IA 51593-2424
- (800) 727-6937 (Subscription Number)
- tomnetsel@aol.com (Gazette Editor, Tom Netsel)
- ISSN: 0737-3716
- Jul 1983 - Feb 1995
- Yes, the Gazette is finally shutting down. They are trying to clear out
- old inventory, so give them a call for back issues.
-
- GEOJOURNAL
-
- COMMODORE CEE Publications
- | 5443 College Oak Drive #26
- | Sacramento, CA 95841
- EMAIL Jack Vanderwhite@cee-64.wmeonlin.sacbbx.com (Contact)
- Jack Vanderwhite, editor.
- Fidonet: 1:203/999
- | (916) 339-3403 (Bulletin Board System)
- COMMODORE CEE has taken over publication of back issues of GEOJOURNAL.
-
- dieHard
-
- dieHard subscriptions
- P.O. Box 392
- Boise, ID 83701-0392
- (208) 383-0300 (Information)
- Magazine devoted to all 8-bit Commodore computers. After the October, 1994
- issue was published, LynnCarthy Industries has not produced another issue.
- The latest information, asz per a press release issued to many of the
- competing magazine, indiciates that the decision to cease publication is
- effective October 4, 1994. More information can be read in the actual
- press release, commented by Jack Vanderwhite of Commodore CEE Magazine, on
- Jim Brain's MAILSERV server. The file is named dieHard_Press_Release.txt.
-
- COMPUTE!
-
- COMPUTE! Publications
- ISSN: 0194-357X
-
- TPUG (Toronto PET User Group) Magazine
-
- TPUG Publications
- ISSN: 0825-0367
-
- Info 64
-
- The Northwest User's Guide
-
- Commander
-
- Optimizer 64
-
- + Illegal
-
- + In the June issue 1988 of Britain's largest Commodore magazine "Commodore
- + User", Mike Pattenden wrote about "Illegal": "Basically it revels in its
- + downright naughtiness, but at the same time it reaffirms the reasoning
- + behind hacking". "Illegal" was beyond reasonable doubt the most popular
- + underground European "cracker" fanzine of the 80's, and a cornerstone of
- + European outlaw hacking. Editor Jeff Smart was busted in 1989 and was told
- + never to publish a cracker fanzine again. Some may think this was just as
- + good, others may call it violation of the freedom of press. You can judge
- + for yourself by browsing the back issues at:
-
- + The Triad "Illegal" archives:
- + http://www.df.lth.se/~triad/Illegal_Archives.html
- + The Electronic Frontier Foundation Computer underground Digest:
- + http://www.eff.org/pub/Publications/CuD/Illegal/
- + ftp://ftp.eff.org/pub/Publications/CuD/Illegal/
-
- | Random (64/128 Magazine)
-
- | Random
- | 7161 North Maine
- | Clovis, CA 93611-8200
- | random-mag@genie.geis.com (Contact)
- | random-mag@delphi.com (Contact)
- | random-mag (GEnie Contact)
- | (209) 323-7841 (VoiceMail/Fascimilie)
-
- + The Underground
-
- + The Underground
- + 4574 Via Santa Maria
- + Santa Maria, CA 93455
- + egglest1@cougarnet.byu.edu (Contact)
- + Scott Eggleston (Editor)
- + Effective August 11, 1996, The Underground will merge with the newly
- + announced LOADSTAR LETTER. All remaining subscriptions to The Underground
- + will be fulfilled with LL subscriptions. Scott will still offer back
- + issues for $2.50, and Tom Adams (tom.adams@neteast.com) will copy
- + back issues of the "Underware" disk.
-
- + The Underground was a publication which covered all sorts of Commodore
- + topics. Each issue usually had two feature articles and two reviews,
- + as well as regular columns on GEOS, telecommunications, programming, news,
- + commentary, and Public Domain and Shareware. One unique feature to
- + the Underground was "Underware", which was all the PD/SW software
- + mentioned in each issue The Underground was produced using geoPublish
- + and a TI Laser printer, and reproduced on a high-quality copy machine.
-
- + BBS Magazine
-
- + Caller's Digest, Inc.
- + 701 Stokes Road
- + Medford, NJ 08055
- + Discontinued 1996.
- + This magazine, while not wholly Commodore oriented, covered all issues of
- + BBSing and included the "Commodore Connections" column by Gaelyne Moranec.
-
- + Atta Bitar (8-Bit)
-
- + SUBSCRIPTIONS
- + ]tta Bitar (]=Å)
- + c/o Anders Reutersw{rd ({ = ä)
- + Runsav{gen 44
- + S-161 53 BROMMA
- + Sweden
- + andersr@dmz.medstroms.se (Internet Contact)
-
- + EDITOR
- + ]tta Bitar
- + c/o Erik Paulson (Editor and Contact)
- + \stantorp Fridhem (\ = Ö)
- + S-590 90 ANKARSRUM
- + Sweden
-
- + http://www.mds.mdh.se/~dat95pkn/8bitar/ (WWW URL)
- + This was a Swedish magazine that catered to Commodore 64 and 128 users.
-
-
- 4.3. What is a Disk Magazine? Where do I find them?
-
- A disk magazine is a publication that comes out as a text file(s) on a
- diskette. You load the reader program on a computer and view the magazine
- on the computer screen.
-
- COMMODORE CEE (was CEE-64 Alive!)
-
- COMMODORE CEE
- | 5443 College Oak Drive #26
- | Sacramento, CA 95841
- Jack Vanderwhite@cee-64.wmeonlin.sacbbx.com (Contact)
- Jack Vanderwhite, editor.
- Fidonet: 1:203/999
- | (916) 339-3403 (Bulletin Board System)
- The magazine covers all the Commodore computer systems Also, a distibutor
- of both PD and original software in a catalog with magazines and demo issue.
- Distributes the Australian Commodore Network magazine.
-
- The magazine operates a Bulletin Board for subscribers. However, anyone
- can log on or download on first access. Speeds range from 300-14400 bps.
- the bulletin board maintains over 2000 files for the C64 and C128.
-
- Subscription rates:
-
- Type of Subscription US Europe Australia
-
- one year subscription (6 issues) $36.00 $48.00US Order from Commodore
- (18 disks) Network
- demo issue $ 3.00 $--.--
-
- Back Issue Information:
-
- Volume 1/1992 5 issues $20.00
- Volume 2/1993 6 issues $25.00
- Volume 3/1994 6 issues (15 disks) $30.00
-
- LOADSTAR 64 Monthly and LOADSTAR 128 Quarterly
-
- SOFTDISK PUBLISHING
- P.O. BOX 30008
- SHREVEPORT, LA 71130-00008
- Jeff Jones (Associate Editor)
- EMAIL: loadstar@softdisk.com (Internet Contact)
- (800) 831-2694 (Phone)
- (318) 221-8870 (Fascimile)
- (318) 425-4382 (Bulletin Board System)
- Two disk magazines that feature C64/C128 programs, articles, news, music,
- and graphics. Available on 3.5" and 5.25" disks. The 64 magazine is
- currently offering a risk-free issue. Just call and sign up. Cancel if
- you are not satisfied.
-
- LOADSTAR pays a premium price for programs and is looking for good C64
- and 128 programmers. LOADSTAR also pays for articles. Call for a risk-free
- issue. Each issue contains programmer's guidelines in a file called
- LOADSTAR BRIEFS.
-
- Subscription rates:
-
- Type of Subscription US Other
-
- | LOADSTAR 64 (12 issues) $ 69.95 $ 89.95
- | LOADSTAR 128 (4 issues) $ 39.95 $ 49.95
- | LOADSTAR 64 and 128 $ 99.95 $129.95
-
- Driven
-
- Driven
- Steve Akers, steve@uunet.uu.net (Editor)
- Roger W. Lueck, coolhand@kaiwan.com (Editor)
- Driven is a publication in a single disk file that can be downloaded
- and run on a Commodore 64. The aim of each issue is to strengthen and unite
- the North American (NTSC) demo scene through dissemination of information
- about the scene, its participants, and the demos they make. The overall goal
- is to add yet another means of keeping the C64 alive as a whole.
-
- Each issue contains news about the demo scene (including what demos,
- utilities, etc. get released), contact information for scene members,
- interviews with demo authors, and demo reviews. In addition, the
- magazine offers general interest articles describing C64 resources
- available on Internet, commercial products, online services, and
- software developers.
-
- Driven is FREE. Distribution is unlimited and encouraged. It can be found
- at ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/cbm/c64/magazines/ and on IRC channel #c-64 on one
- of the many bots. In addition, the magazine can be retrieved from Corrosion
- of Conformity at (905) 385-8014. The editors can also uuencode and email
- each issue to you if wanted. As a last resort for people unable to find
- Driven by one of these preferred free routes, you can "subscribe"
- for $2 an issue (maximum of 3 issues at a time, please). Send subscription
- requests to:
-
- Threshold Productions
- 17730 15th Ave. NE Suite #229
- Seattle, WA. 98155
- (Each disk will include a few demos and Threshold Production new game
- previews along with each issue on one disk)
-
- Vision
- Rick Mosdell, rick.mosdell@canrem.com (Editor)
- Saul Bottcher (Editor)
- Founded in the summer of 1993, Visions is an all-original and constantly
- improving magazine including not only articles, but also graphics
- of high, medium, and low resolution, as well as fonts and music of all
- styles.
-
- A wide variety of information comes on every issue, ranging from
- high-level technical research to social commentary to poetry. The graphics
- and music in each issue are high quality original work, with the occasional
- classic picture or song. The musical varieties available in the magazine
- range from classicla to contemporary, including the Vision theme song.
-
- All these elements are packed into a compact, efficent, and fast reader
- program. Each issue's articles, music, and graphics are tweaked to
- provide as much effect as possible.
-
- Vision accepts nearly any subject matter, making it an open forum for
- writers and reporters of all styles and genres.
-
- Vision is FREE and can be acquired locally in the Toronto Ontario Canada
- | area on Electric City at (416) 754-3915 (C/G board at 1200 8/N/1) or
- on the Internet at ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/cbm/c64/magazines/Vision/
-
- + The Commodore Zone
-
- + Binary Zone PD
- + 34 portland Road
- + Droitwich
- + Worcestershire,
- + WR9 7QW
- + England
-
- Subscription rates:
-
- Type of Subscription All
-
- 5.25" Disk Issue UK$3.00
- Tape Issue UK$3.00
-
- + Commodore Online Information Network (COIN!)
-
- + Commodore Online Information Network (COIN!)
- + c/o Robert Akins (Editor)
- + CYNRCR@delphi.com (Internet Contact
- + Occasionally produced disk magazine that caters to those who don't have
- + online access.
-
- + Commodore Gazette
-
- + Commodore Gazette
- + c/o Christopher Ryan
- + 5296 Devonshire Road
- + Detroit, MI 48224-3233
- + (313) 885-5311 (Order and Information after 10am EST weekends, after 6pm M-F)
- + Up-To-date news and Commodore topics
- + Kenny's Corner (Programs and utilities from Kenneth Barsky)
- + Jim Green PD (Various games & programs from Jim Green's collection)
- + Program Parlor (Old programs from various old C= publications,
- + EXCLUDING "Run" and "Loadstar" programs.)
- + Demos from Crystal Software & Electronics, in the Netherlands (Holland,
- + Germany), and software for sale from there, sold here at C= Gazette!
- + Tips & Tricks
-
- + Subscription rates:
-
- + Type of Subscription US Canada
-
- + Commodore Gazette Disk 1 yr $ 22.00 $ 25.00 $ 30.00
- + Commodore Gazette Disk 2 yr $ 44.00 $ 45.00 $ 60.00
- + Commodore Gazette Disk 3 yr $ 66.00 $ 70.00 $ 80.00
- + Commodore Gazette Disk 4 yr $ 88.00 $ 90.00 $100.00
-
- + Check or money order, ONLY, payable to: Christopher Ryan
- + When subscribing, request disk format: 1541, 1571, or 1581 disk.
- + C= Gazette comes out monthly on two 1541 disks, one 1571/one 1541 disk
- + (for 1571 users), and one 1581 disk/one 1541 disk.
-
-
- 4.4. What is an Online Magazine? Where do I find them?
-
- An online magazine is one which exists in a text file format and can be
- downloaded like a regular file off the network by the user for browsing
- and/or printing.
-
- | Commodore Hacking Electronic Magazine (E-Zine)
-
- An on-line magazine written by denizens of comp.sys.cbm, this features
- in-depth technical programming information on C64 and C128 computers.
- The creator and editor of the first 10 issues was Craig Taylor
- (duck@nando.net), and the new editor is Jim Brain
- (brain@mail.msen.com). The issues of C= Hacking can be found on
- ccnga.uwaterloo.ca in the directory /pub/cbm/hacking.mag. Back issues
- can be retrieved from Jim Brain's mail server (See Section 6.5.2 for
- directions on how to use the mail server). If you have World Wide
- Web access, C=Hacking is at:
-
- http://www.msen.com/~brain/chacking/
- http://www.hut.fi/~msmakela/cbm/hacking/
- http://ccnga.uwaterloo.ca/~csbruce/HACKING/Hacking.html
- http://www.saturn.uaamath.alaska.edu/~adersoc/c-hacking/
-
-
- 4.5. Are there other publications I should be aware of?
-
- No library of publications is complete without some reference materials,
- like programmer reference guides, user's guides, machine language tutorials,
- and BASIC tutorials.
-
- Also, don't overlook the many fine Commodore User's Groups in the world.
- These groups typically publish newsletters with timely information and
- help for troubled machines or users. See Section 15 for a list of Commodore
- User's Groups.
-
- + Although not a monthly magazine, Donald Ayers publishes GRASSROOTS #1, a
- + 2 sided 5.25" disk compendium of history, help, tips, and information. The disk
- + costs $3.00 and is available from:
-
- + GRASSROOTS #1
- + c/o Donald Ayers
- + 75 State Road 270W
- + Sturgis, KY 42459
-
- The following publications are not "Commodore" publications, but do
- contain Commodore information periodically.
-
- Historically Brewed
-
- Historical Computer Society
- 2962 Park Street #1
- Jacksonville, FL 32205
- "Historically Brewed" is the magazine put out by the Historical Computer
- Society. From time to time, they have articles on Commodore equipment.
-
- Subscription rates:
-
- Type of Subscription US
-
- one year subscription (6 issues) $18.00
- demo issue $ 2.00
-
-
- 4.6. How do I know which magazines to subscribe to?
-
- This list of magazines is included for informational purposes only.
- No attempt by the FAQ maintainer has been made to validate the
- information contained in this list. Also, the list is organized in
- a first-come, first-served order. The ordering does not imply the
- rating of the magazines by the FAQ maintainer, nor does it indicate
- the past or present business status of each magazine. Due to the
- somewhat dynamic nature of magazines, it is highly recommended that the
- prospective subscriber verify this information before subscribing.
-
-
- --
- Jim Brain, Embedded System Designer, Brain Innovations, Inc. (BII) (online sig)
- bii@mail.jbrain.com "Above views DO reflect my employer, since I'm my employer"
- Dabbling in WWW, Embedded Systems, Old CBM computers, and Good Times! -Me-
- BII Home: http://www.jbrain.com CBM Info: http://www.jbrain.com/vicug/
-