Issue 4 Contents

FEATURES: Telecommunications by Gaelyne Moranec; Get the big picture on modems, RS-232 interfaces, BBS's and networks.; A Glossary of Telecommunications Terms by Gaelyne Moranec; What's a baud? Find out this and more in our extensive glossary of; Telecom terms.; Bad File Names by Jim Butterfield; The Commodore guru gives advice on what to do about those annoying; comma files.; Copyrights: Who Owns The Right To Copy? by Jeff Jones; Copyright information that every computer owner should know about.; Hard Tips: Build A Simple RS-232 Interface by Doug Cotton; Connect standard RS-232 modems using this interface that you can; build yourself.

REVIEWS: Software: Fun Graphics Machine by Steve Vander Ark; Steve talks about the software that put fun into working with graphics and text.; Games: Miniviews by Sherry Freedline; Menace, The Amazing Spiderman, Marble Madness, Skate or Die, and; Laser Squad.; Hardware: Boca 144EW Fax/Data Modem by Brian Bell; How well does Boca's 14,400 bps modem perform with a Commodore?; Hardware: BocaModem 2400 by Les Songa; A quick look at Boca's 2400 baud modem.

COLUMNS: Just For Starters by Steve Vander Ark; Some general information about software and your computer.; Foreign Exchange by Joseph Gaudl; Flash 8, the 8 MHz accellerator for the 64, finally comes to market.; Graphic Interpretation by Steve Vander Ark; Steve begins a mini-series on importing and exporting graphics.; geoProgrammist by Maurice Randall; Macros play an important role in programming GEOS, and Maurice tells why.; Basic Instincts by Gene Barker; The Alliance strikes back with added weapons and cloaking in; STARSHIP COMBAT.; Advanced Techniques by Gene Barker; Learn to auto-boot programs with AUTOBOOT 64.; Peripheral Vision by Mark Fellows; SCSI Magic continues with an in-depth look at detecting SCSI errors.; Carrier Detect by Les Songa; Off-line Mail Readers can make your on-line time more productive.

DEPARTMENTS: From the Editor; The Connection; Backtalk; Top Tips; Commodore Trivia; Just Asking; On The Horizon; User Group Connection