May June 1980 - Commodore Computers
May June 1980 - Commodore Computers
May June 1980 - Commodore Computers
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MAY/JUNE. <strong>1980</strong>. 198O. IS$UE ISSUE 4. COMPUTE. 79<br />
PUT YOUR PET<br />
PUT YOUR PET<br />
ABOVE THE CROWD!<br />
Link it with GPA ELECTRONICS'<br />
Programmable, Intelligent 110. I/O.<br />
Not just a<br />
telecommunications<br />
I/O. Not just an<br />
intelligent hard copy<br />
interface. GPA's<br />
Intelligent I/O O is a<br />
COMPLETE<br />
S MICROCOMPUTER<br />
on a a41/2"x7 4Y2 ""card!<br />
Programmable via Resident Monitor in PROM,<br />
the Intelligent I/O puts your PET<br />
in communication with the real world,<br />
or with other computers, large or small.<br />
Programmable via Resident Monitor in PROM,<br />
the Intelligent I/O puts your PET<br />
FEATURES:<br />
FEATURES:<br />
• 6502 Microprocessor.<br />
• 2K E-PROM; I IKK RAM as buffer.<br />
• Fully IEEE488 IEEE-488 compatible and addressable.<br />
*• Serial and parallel 110 I/O through four ports. Device can<br />
communicate with two peripherals simultaneously;<br />
RS·232 RS-232 devices can communicate with parallel<br />
devices.<br />
*• Hard copy interfacing with either RS·232 RS-232 or 20mA<br />
devices (Please specify.)<br />
)<br />
• Accommodates all baud rates to 9600.<br />
*• Selectable line feed, , carriage return delay and characters<br />
per line.<br />
• Supports standard EIA modem-\9M<br />
MonvMk-. CA ^5454<br />
(707)984-6:70<br />
• PET k I ~Itl\'d II'3M ml ri> of Commodono RusiIW!S§ MMChine.<br />
* I'll Is a registered [rude marl of <strong>Commodore</strong> ill- ■ Machines.<br />
Two "Mini" Reviews:<br />
Robert Lock, Editor<br />
AlARI BASIC CARDS 24 pages, $4.95<br />
ATARI BASIC CARDS 24 pages, $4.95<br />
Micronotions<br />
Micronofions<br />
1929 Northport Drive #6<br />
Madison, Wisconsin 537O4<br />
Madison, Wisconsin 53704<br />
Len Lindsay's Atari Basic Cardss are simply that. . .a<br />
comprehensive heavy-paper pe r booklet covering the<br />
commands and syntax off Atari BASIC. . The preliminary<br />
copy I read was a handy size, 414" J;4. " by II 11" " with<br />
four commands per page. The back of each page is left<br />
blank a so the useru may jot j in his or her own helpful<br />
hints. The command sections are identical in size<br />
a nd a re arranged so you can cul them OU1 , if you pre<br />
and are arranged so you can cut them out, if you pre<br />
fer, , and use a small a card filee forr reference.<br />
Each comma nd is presented with syntax, an<br />
Each command is presented with syntax, an<br />
example of useu and brief definition. Best of all for<br />
beginners— beginners- and aren't we all at this point— point- is the<br />
"see also" cross reference presented with most of<br />
the commands.<br />
the commands.<br />
Although the booklet isn't ' t typeset, the reproduced<br />
printer output is extremely clear and easy to<br />
rcad. At $4.95 (approxima tely) Ata ri Basic Cards is a<br />
read. At $4.95 (approximately) Atari Basic Cards is a<br />
recommended addition to the small (but growing)<br />
amount of Atari information available.<br />
A Pre-review Review. . ....<br />
Mailing List $99.95<br />
Mailing List $99.95<br />
Dr. Daley's Software<br />
425 Grove Ave.,<br />
Berrien Springs, MI Ml 49103<br />
491O3<br />
I haven't time this issue to give a real review of Mailing<br />
List, but felt it was important enough to comment on. .<br />
Richard a Daley is adopting a style of programming thai a t<br />
I think is impon important. His mailing ing list program is designed<br />
so we, the users, have a great deal to say in<br />
structuring our files aand defining ng how we want our<br />
data base to look. You can definee your own sort keys,<br />
pull out subsets, etc. We e are currently using g it, , with<br />
some in-house output modifications, to maintain our<br />
whole dealer data baseb on a 32K CCBM with attached<br />
disk drives and NEC Spinwriter.<br />
I asked Joretta j Klepfer r to look over mym y comments<br />
and here are hers:<br />
You might add thatt it is easy to do editing,<br />
updating, u maintenance a nce aand back-up of data files.<br />
You can store an output format file on disk.<br />
Even more, you can create your own format of<br />
Even more, you can create your own format of<br />
the data for printing.<br />
Okay. Thanks, Jo. } We'll 'lIlookJorward look forward 10 to your review ©<br />
next time. .