Byte Magazine Volume 07 Number 12 - Game Plan 1982
title Byte Magazine Volume 07 Number 12 - Game Plan 1982
date 1982-12
language eng
subjects apple, software, computer, disk, byte, data, program, color, inquiry, ibm, byte publications, disk drive, software review, hard disk, personal computer, ibm personal, power supply, hardware review, byte december, model iii
Features p.42 Build the Circuit Cellar MPX-16 Computer System, Part 2 [author Steve Ciarcia] A continued description of an 8088-based system that shares its principles of operation with the IBM Personal Computer. p.83 Game Plan 1982 A section devoted entirely to games and gaming begins here. p.84 The Coinless Arcade - Rediscovered [author Pamela Clark and Gregg Williams] With so many games available for microcomputers and cartridge systems, you can play forever. p.92 The Vectrex Arcade System [author Pamela Clark] A vector-display game system brings true arcade adventures into the home - all for less than $200. p.94 Board to Death Can you tell an Apple from a TRS-80 when they're stripped of their outer trappings? Find out by taking this quiz that tests your skill in recognizing printed-circuit boards. p.96 Design Techniques and Ideals for Computer Games [author Chris Crawford] Atari's prized and prolific creator of games discusses some of the special techniques he uses. p.112 Charge! [author C. Anthony Ray] A trajectory game that shoots electrons through stationary ions. It's the second-place winner in the BYTE Game Contest. p.124 Cosmic Conquest [author Alan Sartori-Angus] The fir…