TRS-80 Magazine: Computer User

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Computer User - Volume 1, Issue 1

Issue Information:

Name:Computer User
Issue:Volume 1 Number 1
Date:11/1983
Year:1983
Publisher:McPheeters
Pages:196
Size:78MB
TOSEC:Computer User Vol 1 No 1 (1983)(McPheeters)[November 1983]

Table of Contents

PERSONAL / HOME

14Power and Versatility Highlight the Model 4 by Harry Avant
23TRS-80 Means Business: CP/M Upgrade for the Model I & Model III by Richard Creen
28The Novice's Disk Repair Cookbook by William Allen
36Profile on Profile III + by J. Lee Lehman (A detailed look at the easy-to-learn, flexible, and feature-packed data base management system for the Model III.)
42How to Teach Your Computer to be an Automatic Programmer by David D. Busch

PERSONAL / BUSINESS

68Xenix: The Future for Small Computers in Business? by Cary Gagliardi
72The TRS-80 Model 12: More Capability at Less Cost by Terry Benson

POCKET / PORTABLES

84The PC-4: Small & Mighty by Bob McElwain
90Tackling the Real Estate Market with a Pocket Computer by Leo Conrad and Steven Zimmerman
105Model 100 Memory Management Techniques by Cary Gagliardi
113Using Your Pocket Computer for Coding by Leo Conrad and Steven Zimmerman

COLOR COMPUTERS

134Speeding Up Cassette Player Usage by Gary Bellasalmo
123The MC-10: A Feature-Packed, Mini-Sized CoCo by Gary Bellasalmo
129Computer Games People Play by Cary Bellasalmo

PERIPHERALS PLUS

60Computer Headache? "Take a Buffer and Call. . . " by Richard Green
142Three TRS-80 Workalike Computers Compared by Jesse Berst and Janice Kall
151"TRaSh" to Cash by H. C. Pennington
15712 Ideas on Utilizing User-Programmable Keys by David D Busch

COLUMNS

FASTER & BETTER BASIC

51The Key to Faster Input and Better Menus by Lewis Rosenfelder

ASSEMBLY HALL

55TRS-80 Assembly Language Secrets—An Introduction by William Barden, Jr.

STARTING POINT

119Learn to Walk Before You Run by Ed Cound

COMPUTER CLASSROOM

139Help Stamp Out Computer Illiteracy...Buy a Personal Computer by Lou Frenzel

PERSONAL ARCADE

161Goodbye, Charlie. . . Hello, Clyde by Patrick O'Connor

DEPARTMENTS

04Viewpoint
06Micro Mailbox
10Reader-Friendly
12News Flash
47Crosswire
165Micro Library
168New Products
176Computer Printout

Computer User - Volume 1, Issue 2

Issue Information:

Name:Computer User
Issue:Volume 1 Number 2
Date:12/1983
Year:1983
Publisher:McPheeters
Pages:184
Size:70MB
TOSEC:Computer User Vol 1 No 2 (1983)(McPheeters)[December 1983]

Table of Contents

PERSONAL / HOME

23Library Support Option: Getting the Most from Disk Storage by Michael Ecker
28The Novice's Disk Repair Cookbook by William Allen
36Advanced Applications of Scripsit by C. A. Johnson
41Pascal 80: An Inexpensive Teaching Tool by Louis Buscaglia
47Query!2: A Data Base for Small Uses by Hardin Brothers
52MTerm Clears the Channels for Total Communication by Cary Bellasalmo

PERSONAL / BUSINESS

104Screen Dumps for the Models II, 12, and 16 by Jeffery Post
107WordStar Patch for the MX-80 by Amin R. Ismail
72Winning the Football Pool by Bob McElwain
79Let the PC-1 Handle Your Checking Account by Steven Zimmerman and Leo Conrad
84The Model 100: An Electric Notebook (A detailed review of the Model 100, plus a look at how pianist/composer/ conductor Peter Nero uses his Tandy portable for daily business operations.)

COLOR COMPUTERS

124Outline: A Formatting Word Processor for the CoCo by McAlister Merchant
127Solar Simulation by McAlister Merchant

PERIPHERALS PLUS

14Computer Christmas Gift Ideas by Laura Lang
60Exploring the CompuServe Maze by Hardin Brothers
134The Epson FX-80 Parallel Printer by Dan Robinson
136What's on the Menu Tonight? by John Warren

COLUMNS

Faster & Better BASIC

57Speeding Up Program Run Time by Lewis Rosenfelder

Assembly Hall

99TRS-80 Assembly Language Secrets—Mixing Assembly Language and Basic by William Barden, Jr.

STARTING POINT

119The Craft and Art of Programming by Ed Cound

COMPUTER CLASSROOM

131The Impact of Personal Computers on Education by Lou Frenzel

PERSONAL ARCADE

139Snow Command: A Video Game Built from Scratch by Patrick O'Connor

DEPARTMENTS

04Viewpoint
06Micro Mailbox
08Reader-Friendly
12News Flash
142Micro Library
146New Products
159Computer Printout

Computer User - Volume 2 Number 1 

Issue Information:

Name:Computer User
Issue:Volume 2 Number 1
Date:01/1984
Year:1984
Publisher:McPheeters
Pages:166
Size:137MB
TOSEC:Computer User Vol 2 No 1 (1984)(McPheeters)[January 1984]

Table of Contents

PERSONAL/HOME

17Let Tallymaster Plan Your Financial Future by Michael Ecker
22Supertax to the Rescue by David D. Busch
27The Small Business Management System by David D. Busch
31DataGraph: High-Resolution Printer Graphics by C. A. Johnson
36Writing with Confidence by Dan Robinson
42Lease vs Buy: A Financing Decision by Jay Albertson III
46The Novice's Disk Repair Cookbook by William Allen
51Making the Refinancing Decision by Leo Conrad, William Walker, and Steven Zimmerman
58The Model 4P: Radio Shack's Transportable Computer by T. A. Daneliuk

PHSONAL/BUSINESS POCKETS/PORIABLES

14Tandy Enters the MS-DOS Market by Cary Bellasalmo and Linda Bruhn
89Getting the Most from Your Data by Leo Conrad and Steven Zimmerman
65The Three-Second Sort by David M. Alexander
103Budgeting the Easy Way by Bob McElwain
114A Memory Test for 64 KB Color Computers by Jeff Post

COLOR COMPUTERS

70Taxes—Fast and Easy? by Karl H. Meyer
75Micro-WYL: A Line-Oriented Text Editor by Cary Frankenbery
78Computerize Your Sales Forecast by Leon Wortman
94Simplifying Client Billing by Cary Gagliardi
117Planning for Tomorrow by John Gregg

PERIPHERALS PLUS

126Getting the Most from Your LNW by Gary Camp
133The Mannesmann Tally Spirit Printer by Hardin Brothers

COLUMNS

ASSEMBLY HALL

81TRS-80 Assembly Language Secrets—Registers by William Barden, Jr.

STARTING POINT

107Beginning Basic Programming by Edward L. Cound

COMPUTER CLASSROOM

123The Hardware Training Alternative by Lou Frenzel

PERSONAL ARCADE

137Snow Command: Developing the Flowchart and Simulation Routines by Patrick O'Connor

DEPARTMENTS

04Viewpoint
06Micro Mailbox
10News Flash
12Reader Friendly
120Micro Library
142New Products
146Computer Printout

Computer User - Volume 2 Number 2

Issue Information:

Name:Computer User
Issue:Volume 2 Number 2
Date:02/1984
Year:1984
Publisher:McPheeters
Pages:148
Size:44MB
TOSEC:Computer User Vol 2 No 2 (1984)(McPheeters)[February 1984]

Table of Contents

PERSONAL/HOME

14Building the Super Micro by Richard Green
18Easing Hands-On Computer Time for Teachers by Mark E. Renne
23The Ultimate Teacher's Assistant by Hardin Brothers
28An Apples and Oranges Situation? by Hardin Brothers
36Two Bulletin Board Systems You Can Install by David D. Busch
44The CAI Journey by Arthur C. Matthews

PERSONAL/BUSINESS

57A Data Base Management System for Non-Programmers by Patricia Steele
62Move Up from Scripsit to Wordstar by Joseph. Katz
69Easy Menus by Andrew Kleinfeld

POCKETS/PORTABLES

78Students Key in on the Computer Revolution by Cary Cagliardi
84Polynomial Functions: A Different View by Bob McElwain
8665025: Peek the Magic Number by Richard Ramella

COLOR COMPUTERS

90A Disk Zapper for the CoCo by Jeff Post
95Biorhythms and Your CoCo by Robert Toscani
98Computers: Power Tools for Education by McAlister J. Merchant, Jr.

PERIPHERALS PLUS

107The Dynax DX-15: An Affordable Daisy Wheel Printer by Richard Creen
111Quality Printing at a Reasonable Price by Patricia Steele
115A Random Number Generator for Pascal by Robert Athanasiou

COLUMNS

ASSEMBLY HALL

51Assembly Language Instructions by William Barden, Jr.

PERSONAL ARCADE

73Snow Command: The Game Playing Algorithms by Patrick O'Connor

STARTING POINT

103How to Define Computer Data by Edward L. Cound

COMPUTER CLASSROOM

119PCs Go to College by Lou Frenzel

DEPARTMENTS

04Viewpoint
06Micro Mailbox
08Reader Friendly
10Dateline
122Micro Library
126New Products
129Computer Printout

Computer User - Volume 2 Number 3

Issue Information:

Name:Computer User
Issue:Volume 2 Number 3
Date:03/1984
Year:1984
Publisher:McPheeters
Pages:150
Size:48MB
TOSEC:Computer User Vol 2 No 3 (1984)(McPheeters)[March 1984]

Table of Contents

Personal / Home

14Building the Super Micro Part 2 by Richard Green
20Word Processors for the TRS-80 by Terry Benson
28Discovering the Secrets of Machine Language by David B. Dillon
45Zorlof II: The Easy-to-Use Word Processor by Richard Green
49The Word Worker by Karl H. Meyer
61The Unsophisticated Word Processor by Donald R. Goss
66A Screendump for Model 111 Graphics by Tim Haywood
71Merlin Conjures Up 16-bit Compatibility by Harry Avant

PERSONAL / BUSINESS

82The Model 16B: Multiple Possibilities by Terry Benson
86Tailoring WordStar by Joseph Katz
91Simplifying Data Input by David M. Alexander

POCKETS/PORTABLES

36PC-3: The Little Giant by Bob McElwain
100The PC-2 and the Key by Michael L. Verbeke
102Smaller is Better by Ed Juge

COLOR COMPUTERS

107Personal Program Protection by McAlister J. Merchant, Jr.
109Radio Shack's TP-10 Printer by Fred Blechman
112Scripsit for the CoCo by Karl H. Meyer

PERIPHERALS PLUS

54Bridging the Printer Gap by Hardin Brothers
118The Somewhat-compatible Max-80 by Lyman Lyon
122Transferring Files Between the Model 100 and the Model III by James M. Stubchaer

COLUMNS

ASSEMBLY HALL

79Addressing Modes by William Barden, Jr.

PERSONAL ARCADE

95Snow Command: Putting it All Together by Patrick O'Connor

STARTING POINT

105Using READ-DATA Statements by Edward L. Cound

COMPUTER CLASSROOM

115The Role of Personal Computers in Adult Education by Lou Frenzel

DEPARTMENTS

04Viewpoint
06Micro Mailbox
08Reader-Friendly
10Dateline
76Crosswire
124Micro Library
128New Products
132Computer Printout

Computer User - Volume 2 Number 4

Issue Information:

Name:Computer User
Issue:Volume 2 Number 4
Date:04/1984
Year:1984
Publisher:McPheeters
Pages:102
Size:196MB
TOSEC:Computer User Vol 2 No 4 (1984)(McPheeters)[April 1984]

Table of Contents

PERSONAL/HOME

14Finally, CP/M for the Model 4 by David D. Busch
20From Keyboards to Joysticks by Linda Bruhn and Charles White
25Chessmate by Hardin Brothers
33Computerized Coin Collecting by Fred Blechman
36Building the Super Micro Part 3 by Richard Green

PERSONAL/BUSINESS

43Customizing Model II TRSDOS by Joseph Katz
46Taking a Break from Business by Karl H. Meyer

POCKETS/PORTABLES

28Follow the Sun by Victor A. Boudolf, Jr.
52Games on the Go by Cary Gagliardi
55Home Ownership vs Renting by Bob McElwain

COLOR COMPUTERS

12Space Wars for Your CoCo by Karl H. Meyer
62Worm Run by Richard Ramella

PERIPHERALS PLUS

68The Star Delta-10 Printer by Fred Blechman
72Why Not Buy a Used Computer? by Frank Black Miller

COLUMNS

ASSEMBLY HALL

39ROM Routines and Disassembly by William Barden, Jr.

PERSONAL ARCADE

49Mickey and Big Bird Go CoCo by Patrick O'Connor

STARTING POINT

65Loop Statements and Routines by Edward L. Cound

COMPUTER CLASSROOM

77User-Friendly Education by Lou Frenzel

DEPARTMENTS

04Viewpoint
06Micro Mailbox
08Reader-Friendly
80Crosswire
81Micro Library
83New Products
89Computer Printout

Computer User - Volume 2 Number 5

Issue Information:

Name:Computer User
Issue:Volume 2 Number 5
Date:05/1984
Year:1984
Publisher:McPheeters
Pages:116
Size:206MB
TOSEC:Computer User Vol 2 No 5 (1984)(McPheeters)[May 1984]

Table of Contents

PERSONAL/HOME

14A Data Base for Model 4 by C. A. Johnson
20How to Write Easy-to-Use Programs by David D. Busch
26Build a Super Directory by Richard Green
33Model 16B/6000 Hard Disk: File Protection by Joseph Katz
36Tallymaster: A Model 4 Financial Planner by Michael Ecker

PERSONAL/BUSINESS

44A Simple Project Management System by Jeffrey Post
50How to Be a Better Programmer by Arthur C. Matthews

POCKETS/PORTABLES

54Model 100 Meets the Mail by David M. Alexander
57Taxes and the PC-3 by Bob McElwain

COLOR COMPUTERS

62Color Computer Keyboard Protection by C. A. Johnson
65The MC-10 Graphics Utility by McAlister J. Merchant, Jr.
71CoCo Memory Test by Richard Ramella

PERIPHERALS PLUS

76Making Model 100/1000 Interface by David D. Busch
82How to Upgrade Your Model 4 by Frank Black Miller

COLUMNS

ASSEMBLY HALL

40Load and Store Operations by William Barden, Jr.

PERSONAL ARCADE

60Robot War by Patrick O'Connor

STARTING POINT

86Computer-Generated Art by Edward L. Cound

COMPUTER CLASSROOM

91The Language of the Future: LOGO by Lou Frenzel

DEPARTMENTS

04Viewpoint
06Micro Mailbox
08Reader-Friendly
10Dateline
94Micro Library
99New Products
108Computer Printout

Computer User - Volume 2 Number 6

Issue Information:

Name:Computer User
Issue:Volume 2 Number 6
Date:06/1984
Year:1984
Publisher:McPheeters
Pages:84
Size:143MB
TOSEC:Computer User Vol 2 No 6 (1984)(McPheeters)[June 1984]

Table of Contents

PERSONAL / HOME

12Building the Super Micro Part 5 by Richard Green
16Graphics Galore by Hardin Brothers

PERSONAL / BUSINESS

22An Alternative to Sorting by David Alexander
26Evolution of a Spreadsheet by Harry Avant

POCKETS/PORTABLES

32Do You Have Enough Insurance? by Bob McElwain
34Money Tracker by Richard Ramella

COLOR COMPUTERS

36Designing the Perfect Home by Joyce Oliver Hayes
42Micro Painter by Karl H. Meyer

PERIPHERALS PLUS

50Home Computer Insurance by Michael Banks
54Special Dot-matrix Characters by Fred Blechman

COLUMNS

COMPUTER CLASSROOM

29Authoring CAI by Lou Frenzel

PERSONAL ARCADE

45Keyboard Connection Options by Patrick O'Connor

STARTING POINT

59String Functions—Part II by Edward L. Cound

DEPARTMENTS

04Viewpoint
08Micro Mailbox
10Reader-Friendly
62Micro Library
64New Products
70Computer Printout

Computer User - Volume 2 Number 7

Issue Information:

Name:Computer User
Issue:Volume 2 Number 7
Date:08/1984
Year:1984
Publisher:McPheeters
Pages:48
Size:91MB
TOSEC:Computer User Vol 2 No 7 [Aug 1984] (1984)(McPheeters)

Table of Contents

PERSONAL / HOME

10How to Choose a DOS by Hardin Brothers

PERSONAL / BUSINESS

14An Easy Guide to Understanding Cobol by Patricia Steele

POCKETS / PORTABLES

19Stepping Through the Preliminaries of Model 100 Basic by C.A. Johnson

COLOR COMPUTERS

24Not Just Another Pretty Game by Michael A. Banks

PERIPHERAL PLUS

28Easy on the Eyes by Ivan Berger

COLUMNS

COMPUTER CLASSROOM

17Personal Computers in Schools by Lou Frenzel

PERSONAL ARCADE

21A Working Tool for Game Graphics by Patrick O'Connor

DEPARTMENTS

04Viewpoint
06Micro Mailbox
08Reader-Friendly
30Micro Library
34New Products
38Computer Printout