80 Microcomputing – Volume 72 – January, 1986
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It’s a board. . .it’s a plane. . .it’s Supermem.
Four add-ons compared.
A body-building course for the Model 4P.
Turbo-charge your Epson printer.
With our starfinder system, you won’t get lost in space. (Models I, III, and 4; Load 80; Model 1000)
Run I/III cassette software without leaving the comfort of Model 4 mode. (Model 4; Load 80)
The discreet way to enter sensitive data. (Model III; Load 80)
Get a report on the work habits of your Basic program lines. (Models I and III; Load 80)
Departments
- Model 4 DeskMate
- Supermem
- TanPak
- MFB-1000
- MM-4N1
- Memory Plus
- DosTamer 6.X
- Post Plus
- Screen Editor 2.3
- PFS:Write
- T-View
- Monte’s Basic
- Disk +
- Computer Diplomacy
80 Microcomputing – Volume 73 – February, 1986
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Rating the revamped Model 4.
A primer on using numbers in Basic.
A calculator for those times when accuracy really counts. (Models I. III, and 4; Load 80)
Double precision for an octet of Basic math functions. (Models I, III, 4: Load 80: Models 1000, 1200, and 2000)
The equation solver to use when you’re solving more than one. (Models I. III. and 4: Load 80; Models 1000 and 2000)
How to make your 4 sound better. (Model 4; Load 80)
Custom macros for TRSDOS 1.3. (Model III; Load 80)
Squeeze extra memory out of your Tandy 1000. (Model 1000)
The lowdown on two low-priced drives for the 1000.
Departments
- The Model 4D
- HIDRAW Programmer
- DOS-Help
- The FastPak Mailing List System
- Unikey
- PRO-ZShell
- TRSDOS 6.2 Utilities
- MicroZap
- Lovejoy’s Preparation for the SAT
- Monte’s Toolkit
80 Microcomputing – Volume 74 – March, 1986
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Tandy’s new laptop weighs in.
This data base manager lets you add a personal touch. (Models 4 and 1000: Load 80)
A simple way to ensure good driving habits. (Models III and 4)
Routines to turn your graphlc images around. (Models III and 4; Load 80)
Execute system functions from within DOS. (Models I and III; Load 80)
Reducing source code through an Assembly-language loophole. (Models I, III, and 4)
Traffic control for the Model 1000.
Departments
- Tandy’s Model 600
- MRAS
- KAMAS
- REF
- Infoscan
- Micro Memo
- Interactive File Control
- TRSDOS 6.2 Utilities
- MicroZap
- Lovejoy’s Preparation for the SAT
- Monte’s Toolkit
- A Fine Fix
- Point Fixing
- Ample Justification
- Animal House
- Check Point
- Doctor ASCII
- Color Monitor
80 Microcomputing – Volume 75 – April, 1986
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Putting out the word on the newest Scripsit.
A survey of commercial statistics software.
Try your hand at tabulating statistical data. (Models I, III, 4, and 1000; Load 80)
The prize is right. Win a Model I by identifying 10 computers from the not-so-distant past.
Fast and easy graphics commands for the Model 4. (Load 80)
The anatomy of a memory-resident program. (Models 1000 and 1200)
Novel applications for two old standbys. (Model III: Load 80)
Departments
- MS-DOS Scripsit
- Quick Basic
- Designer and Snapshot
- Teleterm
- SASSE and Memoir
- Electric Webster Grammar and Style Checker; BSORT 51; Multiple Choice
- The Tandy Portable Computer
- Aiming High
- True to Form
- Draft Pix
- Check PPoint
- Doctor ASCII
- Color Monitor
80 Microcomputing – Volume 76 – May, 1986
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The Model 100 teams up with the Model 4. (Load 80)
Do yourself a favor by creating customized help files. (Model 4; Load 80)
Hitting it off with MS-DOS batch flles. (Model 1000)
POKE around on the Model 4/4P/4D screen.
On the trail of Assembly-Language bugs. (Model III; Load 80)
The first installment of The Art of Programming explores the advantages and pitfalls of Basic’s GOTO.
Departments
- ZBasic
- MD-DOS LeScript
- The Bread Board System
- the Courier 2400 Modem
- PRO-ESP
- 1DIR
- Starbridge DOS
- Speed Reading Plus
- The Hard Disk Controller and 10-Megabyte Hard Disk System; Using Super Utility+ 3.x
- Super Utility 4/4P and Powertool
- Webster’s New World Spelling Checker
- PEEK Performance
- Just Write
- Natural Selection
- Check Point
- Doctor ASCII
- Color Monitor
80 Microcomputing – Volume 77 – June, 1986
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Tandy’s AT compatible packs a wallop.
With Basic’s INSTR command, one string can lead to another. (All systems: Load 80)
Explore practical applications for Boolean operators in Basic. (All systems: Load 80)
Feeling cramped for memory? Chaining techniques can provide the space you need. (Models 4. 1000. 1200, 2000, and 3000).
Inside the 8088’s machine-language instruction set. (Models 1000 and 1200)
The pleasant way to encode Data statements. (Models I, III, 4, and 1000; Load 80)
Get what you pay for – 10 megabytes of memory at a reasonable price. (Model 1000)
Two Model III utilities that cut down on typing. (Load 80)
Building a null modem adapter gives you the right connections. (All systems)
Don’t go running back to TRSDOS to set the time and date. (Models 4, 4P. and 4D)
Departments
- The Model 3000
- AFM
- The Portable Disk Drive
- Superdisk
- CPEmulator
- From Basic to 8086/8088
- Assembly Language
- Rambo: First Blood Part II
- Modem 80
- Mask Maker
80 Microcomputing – Volume 78 – July, 1986
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Tapping the reserve of public-domain software. (All systems)
Let’s make a deal. Send us your favorite public-domain software: we’ll send you ours. (All systems)
Overcome incompatibility problems with a customized device driver. (Models 1000, 1200, 2000, and 3000)
SYS13/SYS provides a means of altering the chain of command within TRSDOS 6.2. (Model 4; Load 80)
Recover files from the dead. (Model 4/4P/4D)
How good time can be kept all Model 4 users. (Load 80)
Three TRSDOS 1.3 wildcard utilities to make file management more civilized. (Model III; Load 80)
Binary AND and OR get your programs running in cycles. (All systems)
Departments
- Fast80 BBS
- The Creator
- VP-Planner
- Super ROM
- Ultimate ROM II
- C: A Programming Workshop
- Introducing C
- Elixir
- Rose’s Mod 4 CP/M
- The Spreadsheet
- Z-EDIT
80 Microcomputing – Volume 79 – August, 1986
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Choosing the right tools for your needs.
The beat goes on. and on. and on. (Model 4 and MS-DOS computers)
Regulate batch files through the MS-DOS environment space.
The secrets of encrypting sensitive flles. (Models III, 4, 1000, and 1200: Load 80)
And the winners are …
Catalog up to 800 flles in a master directory. (Model 4: Load 80)
Easydata’s return engagement features a sort routine. (Model III: Load 80)
How to deal with patches that no longer suit you. (Model III: Load 80)
Protect your MS-DOS files from an untimely death.
A SYSRES workalike for TRSDOS 1.3.
The ins and outs of storing data sequentially. (All systems)
Departments
- The Norton Utilities
- PC Tools
- The Disk Management System
- The Brown Bag File Recovery System
- Super Utility/PC
- Insights and RAM Trek IV
- The PC20-1000
- The Statewide 20 Hard Disk Kit
- The Zuckerboard
- The Turner Hall Card
- Maxit
- TS-DOS
- Lapdos
- TuneSmith
80 Microcomputing – Volume 80 – September, 1986
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The real Scripsit stands up-finally.
Let our research be your guide to getting the best hardware for your Model 1000.
For about $30. you can turn your Model 100 into a modem for your desktop computer.
Machine-language subroutines that set Model 4 text and graphics displays in motion. (Load 80)
Our computerized grade book will get high marks from teachers. (Models 4 and 1000: Load 80)
Removed files can come back to plague you: erased files disappear – forever. (Model 4/4P/4D: Load 80)
Test your powers of reasoning and your math skills while solving long-division puzzles. (Models III, 4, and 1000; Load 80)
Departments
- Scripsit Pro
- Window Weaver
- LX200 Trackball
- L-PC Lite-Pen
- Let’s C
- Eco-C Name and Address System
- Software Spar Parts
- C Language Routines and Utilities
- Lap Coder
- The Visisble Computer: 8088
- Quick Menu
- Check PPoint
- Doctor ASCII
- Color Monitor
80 Microcomputing – Volume 81 – October, 1986
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Four subroutine libraries compared.
Give your sanity and your programs with our comprehensive debugging directory. (Models I, III, 4 and 1000)
Seven all-occasion sorts. Choose the right one to get the job done fast. (Models 4. 1000. 1200 and 3000: Load 80)
How to make the most of Basic’s DEF FN command. (Models III. 4, and 1000)
A sure cure for accidental resets within Scripsit. (Models I, III, and 4/4P/4D: Load 80)
Departments
- BasicA Scientific Subroutine Library
- Finally
- The Inside Track
- Peeks ‘n Pokes
- Mr. Ed
- The Word Machine 4.0b
- Able One
- GW-Convert
- AT4X4Plus
- The Norton Editor
- TRScat
- Dots-Perfect
80 Microcomputing – Volume 82 – November, 1986
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The Music Studio: a sound Investment for Tandy 1000 users.
An introduction to the world beyond Basic. (All systems)
Transform a penlight from Radio Shack into a light pen for your Tandy 1000.
What you should know before installing an 8087 math coprocessor or NEC V20 chip. (Tandy 1000)
Don’t let an accidental screen-print command hang up your Tandy 1000.
Index your TRSDOS directory flies. (Model 4/4P: Load 80)
A Journey to the outer reaches of the number system. (Models I, III, and 4 or the Tandy 1000 or 3000; Load 80)
Put the brakes on the hold, print, and break keys. (Tandy 1000)
Departments
- The Music Studio
- The Contix Operating System
- Multiplan 2.0
- The Small-C Compiler
- TSAM/BCI
- Money Organizer Plus
- SmartNotes
- Dan Bricklin’s Demo Program
- TKO
- The 80286 Architecture
A sure cure for accidental resets within Scripsit. (Models I, III, and 4/4P/4D: Load 80)
80 Microcomputing – Volume 83 – December, 1986
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The soul of Tandy’s new MS-DOS machines.
Replace your Model 4’s line editor with a full-screen editor. (Load 80)
Use RAM to create an efficient print spooler. (Model 4/4P in Model III mode; Load 80)
A fine fix for single-bit disk errors. (Models I, III, 4, and Tandy 1000; Load 80)
Take advantage of your printer’s special features without programming control codes. (Tandy 1000, 2000, and 3000)
Playing with the Tandy 1000’s music chip.
Addressing the 8088’s 16-bit architecture. (Tandy 1000, 1200, 2000, and 3000)
Departments
- BetterTools 2.0
- ProDesign II
- FlickerFree
- The Travelcomm 1200
- The Wordprocessor
- QuickBasic 2.0
- DosTamer-PC
- Hip-Pocket Helpers
- Deskmerge
- Hacker II: The Doomsday Papers
- Refer