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Ordenador Popular (ES)

Ordenador Popular (Popular Computer) was a multi-format magazine dedicated to home & professional computing, published in Spain. They published translated articles from Popular Computing and Byte magazines, in addition to their own content. Only a small number of issues have been scanned.

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OrdenadorPopular.d64

5 programs

Program Author Requirements Files Info
Enseñando a deletrear números
(Teaching to Spell Numbers)

Issue 1
(Mar 1983),
Page 43.
Antonio González Unexpanded deletrear-num.prg
Screenshot
Educational game. A number is displayed and you must spell it correctly.

Controls:
Type the correct answer.
Explorando el Vic-20
(Exploring the VIC-20; Memory Utility)

Issue 1
(Mar 1983),
Pages 63-65.
Joel Swank Unexpanded memory-utility.prg
Screenshot
Useful subroutines to examine and modify the computer's memory: hex dump, ASCII dump, hex-to-dec, dec-to-hex, hex-to-bin, execute machine code, hex poke.

Controls:
See magazine for details. Lines 0-7 give the starting line number for each routine, e.g. type RUN11000 to convert a decimal number into hexadecimal.
Fugitivo del espacio
(Space Fugitive)

Issue 3
(May 1983),
Page 42.
? [David Browne] Unexpanded fugitivo-espac.prg
Screenshot
Move your ship around the screen avoiding the two pursuing saucers and their mines.

Controls:
Z (left), X (right), F1 (up), F3 (down).
Aduanero espacial
(Space Customs)

Issue 8
(Nov 1983),
Pages 176-177.
? [L Braine] Unexpanded aduanero.t64
Screenshot
Defender game with a horizontally-scrolling background. Shoot as many aliens as you can in two minutes.

Controls:
Joystick. After loading the game, press Fire to start.
Para montar el cubo de Rubik
(To assemble Rubik's Cube)

Issue 8
(Nov 1983),
Pages 178-179.
? [Pinky] Unexpanded cubo-de-rubik.prg
Screenshot
Rubik's Cube program. It shows a flat representation of a Rubik's Cube, which can be used in any way you choose.

Controls:
Follow on-screen prompts.

Notes

  1. There are alternative/modified versions of the following programs:
    1. Aduanero espacial (Nov 1983) : this is a slightly different version of Protector (Computer & Video Games, Jun 1983).
    2. Fugitivo del espacio (May 1983) : this was also published as Space Runner (Your Computer, Jan 1983).
    3. Para montar el cubo de Rubik (Nov 1983) : this is a slightly different version of Comput-a-Cube (Which Micro? & Software Review, Jun 1983).

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