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Home and Educational Computing! (US)
Home and Educational Computing! was an American magazine published by Small System Services. It was launched as a quarterly magazine dedicated to the Commodore VIC-20. Issue 0 was a free supplement/insert in Compute! issue 14 (July 1981). The Fall 1981 issue announced that it would become a bi-monthly multi-format magazine in Jan/Feb 1982, but it is unclear if any further issues were produced. It was incorporated into Compute! magazine in Jan 1982. The editor was Robert Lock.
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6 programs
Program | Author | Requirements | Files | Info |
Custom Characters for the VIC![]() Vol 1 No 0 (Summer 1981), Pages 11-15. |
David Malmberg | Unexpanded | custom chars.t64 Screenshot |
Create your own user defined graphics. The first program displays a space invader, the second program is a character editor, and the third program shows the Greek alphabet. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts. |
Alternate Screens![]() Vol 1 No 1 (Fall 1981), Pages 12-14. |
Jim Butterfield | Unexpanded | dual screen.prg Screenshot |
Programming demo, showing how to store two screens in memory. Controls: Type anything on the screen, and switch between the two screens by pressing F1. |
Fast Find![]() Vol 1 No 1 (Fall 1981), Pages 15-16. |
Harvey B Herman | Unexpanded | fast find.prg Screenshot |
Helps you to load programs from cassette tape by fast forwarding to the correct location under computer control. Controls: Record this as the first program on your tape. In line 140 set variable N to the number of programs on the tape, and enter the filenames in line 350. The program will fast forward 6 secs for each program you need to skip over. |
Automatic Line Numbers![]() Vol 1 No 1 (Fall 1981), Page 17. |
Jim Wilcox | Unexpanded | auto line num.prg Screenshot |
Subroutine to automatically generate line numbers to help when typing in programs. Controls: Run this program, enter the required starting line and increment, then type in your own program. |
Using the VIC Joystick![]() Vol 1 No 1 (Fall 1981), Pages 18-24. |
David Malmberg | Unexpanded | using joystick.t64 Screenshot |
Three programs demonstrating how to use a joystick. Read Joystick: How to read the joystick. Make-a-Sketch: Art program, make your own drawings. Spacewar: You control the purple ship. Shoot your opponent before he destroys you. There are three gravity modes: Sun's gravity, black hole, no gravity. Joystick with Space (hyperspace jump). |
The Window![]() Vol 1 No 1 (Fall 1981), Pages 26-27. |
Charles Brannon | Unexpanded | border.prg Screenshot |
Subroutine for use in your own programs, draws a colourful border around the screen. Controls: None. |
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With thanks to DLH's Commodore Archive for scanning this magazine.