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READER SERVICE NO. 76
NEW NEW FAN FAN CLUB MEMBER MEMBER
Last Last month month we we told you you about about
fans for your disk drive and other
peripherals. peripherals., But But what what about your your
computer? computer? Because Because the mothermotherboard of your your VIC VIC or 64 is
sealed in metalized metalized cardboardcardboardeliminatingeliminating RFI radiation, but but cutting
it off from the computer's
vents-operating temperature can
top 120°F.
One source of of relief relief for your
memory memory chips and and microprocessor
microprocessor
is the MiraCOOL-64 and Mira­
COOL-20 fan cartridges canridges from CR
Technologies Technologies (manufacturer (manufacturer of
digital temperature monitoring
systems for industry). The The approappropriate fan plugs plugs into the the user port port
and and lowers lowers operating temperature temperature
to to below 100°F. 100°F. Price Price is is aa cool
$52 (add $2.50 shippinglhandling
shipping/handling
for mail mail orders; orders; Washington Washington state state
residents residents add add 8. 8. I I %). %) .
CR CR Technologies, Technologies, 4103 4103 148th 148th
SW, Lynnwood, WA W A 98036.
TALK TALK TOME TOME
Joining the the rising rising chorus chorus of of
speech synthesizers for the 64 is
The The Voice Voice Messenger, a a $49.95
unit boasting two voice voice selections, selections,
built-in built-in software that lets your 64
talk as as soon soon as you you tum tum it on,
and an infinite vocabulary. This
last is made possible possible by an allophone-based
synthesizer chip that
lets individual speech sounds be
strung together to form any En-
10 10 AHOYI AHOY!
glish glish word.
Currah Technology, 50 Milk Milk
Street/15th Street/15th floor, Boston, MA
02109 02109 (phone: 617-357-8084 617-357-8084 or
800-443'{)100/ext. 800-443-{)100/ext. 797).
Voice Yoke Messenger plugs in in CtJI1 cm1 pori. port.
READER SERVICE NO. 77
DOUBLE DOUBLE YOUR YOUR DENSITY DENSITY
The Disk Disk Notcher Notcher will will cut cut aa
write write enable enable notch notch on on the the left left
edge of of your your disk disk where where the manmanufacturer doesn't doesn't cut cut one, one, enabling
you to use the side of your disk
that the the manufacturer manufacturer doesn't doesn't want want
you to to use. use. Of Of course, course, you could could
do do this by hand and and save save $29.95. $29.95.
But But the Notcher insures an even even
cut in the proper proper spot.
The The Disk Notcher cuts one for you.
READER SERVICE NO. 78
Quorum Quorum International, International, Industrial Industrial
Park Park Station, P.O. Box Box 2134, 2134,
Oakland, CA CA 94614 94614 (phone: (phone: 1­ 1-
800-821-5226/ext. 800-821-5226/ext. 404). 404).
NO NO FILE FILE LIKE LIKE HOME HOME
Didn't Didn't we say say it it exactly exactly one
year year ago, ago, in in the the January January '84 '84 SCUlScut- tlebuntlebutt (bottom (bottom of page page 98)? 98)?
"Graphics programs programs obviously
have virtually endless possibilities.
What about a a program for for interior
decor-combining furniture, wallpaper,
and carpets of different different
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Our dream dream program program and their
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same. same.
The The user builds builds and and decorates
his his or her her fantasy home, starting starting
with a blueprint and ending with
aa decorated, landscaped landscaped domicile
that can range from a Manhattan
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sound sound effects, paint system, system, iconicondriven design menu and a a 28-page 28-page
Designer's Guide. Price is $39.95.
CBS CBS Software, Sofrware, One Fawcett Fawcett
Place, Greenwich, CT 06836
(phone: 203-622-25(0).
203-622-2500).
THE THE NEW NEW TECH TECH TIMERS TIMERS
Not even the the timer you you use to
tum tum appliances appliances on on and and off off has has
been been left left untouched by by the the age age of
technology. Savergy's Powerport Powerport
will will allow allow your your VIC VIC or or 64 64 to do do
the the regulating from now now on. on. The The
under-$IOO under-$IOO system system plugs plugs into into the the
user user port port and and accepts eight eight AC or
DC DC loads. loads. Included Included is is AUlopons Autopons
time-of-day scheduling scheduling sofrware software
for either either the the 64 64 or VIC, on on eitherther
disk disk or cassette. cassette.
Savergy, Inc., Inc., 1404 1404 Webster Webster
Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80524 80524
(phone: 303-221-42(0).
303-221-42(0).
TEST TEST YOUR YOUR TV/MONITOR
TV/MONITOR
Honorable Honorable mention mention for the list list
of Great Great Lies: "It's gona gotta go go back back
to the the shop." But But the the next next time time
your TV TV repairman repairman pronounces pronounces
that that diagnosis, diagnosis, you you can get a secsecondond opinion opinion with with Video Tune-Up.
The The tape- or disk-based disk -based program program
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