La Commode (FR)

La Commode (translation: Chest of Drawers) was a multi-format magazine published in France by SEDERMI. They published tutorials, reviews, hardware projects, type-in listings and other similar content, to provide detailed information for both beginners and experts. Issues 1-7 were dedicated to Commodore computers, while issues 8-11 also included Atari and Oric computers. A total of 11 issues were produced. Some issues have not been scanned.

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20 programs

Program	Author	Requirements	Files	Info
Le Tampon Clavier (The Keyboard Buffer) Issue 4 (Jun 1982), Pages 36-37.	Daniel Jean David	Unexpanded	integration-gen.prg Screenshot	Programming demo showing how to use the keyboard buffer. Solve integration problems. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Périphériques de Jeux (Gaming Peripherals) Issue 6 (Dec 1982), Pages 31-33. Issue 7 (Apr 1983), Page 24.	Daniel Jean David & Marc Froideval	Unexpanded	periph-de-jeux.prg Screenshot	Programming demo showing how to read the joystick. Hold fire to draw a line on the screen. Controls: Joystick.
Gestion de Comptes (Account Management) Issue 6 (Dec 1982), Pages 39-44.	Daniel Trecourt	Unexpanded	gestion-comptes.prg Screenshot	Home accounts program, keep track of your finances. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Utilisation mode multicouleur (Use Multicolour Mode) Issue 6 (Dec 1982), Page 45.	?	Unexpanded	vic-artiste.prg Screenshot	Kaleidoscope program, displays a constantly changing multicolour pattern. Controls: None.
Lecture du joystick (Joystick Playback) Issue 6 (Dec 1982), Page 46.	Hervé Le Marchand	Unexpanded	lec-joystick.prg Screenshot	Programming demo showing how to read the joystick. Draw simple pictures on the screen. Controls: Joystick. Press fire to end the program.
Caractères accentués à l'écran (Accented Characters on the Screen) Issue 7 (Apr 1983), Pages 24-25.	Francis Esteve	Unexpanded	les-accents.prg Screenshot	User-defined character set that provides a lower-case accented letter. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Utilisation des Joystick (Using the Joystick) Issue 7 (Apr 1983), Page 31.	Max Hagenburger	Unexpanded	util-joystick.prg Screenshot	Move the chirping bird around the screen with the joystick. Controls: Joystick. Press fire to end. Note: it may be necessary to press Run/Stop & Restore and/or detach the cassette for the joystick controls to work.
Marienbad Issue 9 (Dec 1983), Pages 56-57.	D Fleury	Unexpanded	marienbad.prg Screenshot	Nim game played against the computer. Players take it in turns to remove pawns, and the person who picks up the last pawn loses. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Variable Issue 9 (Dec 1983), Pages 57-58.	O Butler	Unexpanded	variable.prg Screenshot	Programming subroutine, lists all the variable names used in a program. Controls: None.
Auto-RUN Issue 9 (Dec 1983), Pages 68-70.	Harvé Le Marchand	Unexpanded	auto-run.prg Screenshot	Machine code program that disables Run/Stop and makes programs auto-run when loaded. The article explains how to modify the routine for your own needs. Controls: See magazine for details.
Petit chat (Small Cat) Issue 9 (Dec 1983), Page 82.	Luc Grillet	Unexpanded	petit-chat.prg Screenshot	Small routine demonstrating how to create user-defined graphics. It displays a small cat on the screen. Controls: None.
Pour déterminer la couleur du fond et du cadre (To determine the colour of the background and the frame) Issue 9 (Dec 1983), Page 83.	Daniel-Jean David	Unexpanded	determiner-col.prg Screenshot	Change the screen & border colour by typing the required colour names. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Boite a Rythmes (Rhythm Box) Issue 10 (May 1984), Pages 48-50.	J Saglier	Unexpanded	boite-a-rythmes.prg Screenshot	Metronome program, produce various types of musical rhythm. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Saisie de Date (Date Entry) Issue 10 (May 1984), Pages 50-51.	J Saglier	Unexpanded	saisie-de-date.prg Screenshot	Subroutine that asks you to enter a date. Controls: Use GOSUB1000 to call the subroutine; if the program is RUN then it will end with a 'return without gosub' error. Variable DA$ returns the date in "DD:MM:YY" format.
Solitaire Issue 10 (May 1984), Pages 51-52.	Olivier Butler	Unexpanded	solitaire.prg Screenshot	Peg solitaire game. Remove as many pegs as you can. Pegs are removed by jumping over them and landing in an empty space. Controls: Type the 'from' and 'to' position for each move (row number followed by column column). F (stop game), R (play again).
Tracé de Fonctions (Plot of Functions) Issue 10 (May 1984), Pages 65-68.	Guy Pendaries	Super Expander+3K	fonctions-se3k.prg Screenshot	Enter a mathematical function of the type F(X)=??? and display it on a hi-res graph. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Accents Issue 11 (Jul 1984), Pages 29-30.	Francis Esteve	16K expansion	accents-16k.t64 Screenshot	User-defined character set that provides accented letters, which are accessed by pressing Commodore with the appropriate key. Controls: None.
Caractères accentués (Accented Characters) Issue 11 (Jul 1984), Page 52.	Sébastien Andaloro	Unexpanded	cara-accentues.prg Screenshot	User-defined character set that provides accented letters, which are accessed by pressing Commodore with the appropriate key (see screenshot). Controls: None.
Utilisation de deux magnétos avec un VIC (Using two Tape Recorders with one VIC) Issue 11 (Jul 1984), Pages 60-63.	André Rousset & Olivier Butler	Unexpanded	deux-magnetos.t64 Screenshot	Software to connect two cassette recorders to the VIC, using the circuit from issue 4 (82-06, p.41-44). Controls: See magazine for details.
Copie haute-résolution de l'écran (High Resolution Copy of the Screen) Issue 11 (Jul 1984), Pages 67-73.	Guy Pendaries	Super Expander+16K (requires both 3K & 16K) & printer	copie-hr-se16k.t64 Screenshot	Make hi-res printouts of Super Expander graphics. Load the machine code program, followed by the demo program, which draws a hi-res picture and prints it out. Controls: See magazine for details.