Section 2 - Commodore Computers

17B 178 COMPUTEI
COMPUTE! May, May. 1982, Issue 24
Program Design, the Greenwich,
Connecticut firm that specializes
Connecticut firm that specializes
in the design, development,
and marketing of educational
and marketing of educational
and game software for microcomputers.
Time Bomb is a version of
the pen-and-pencil game Hangman.
T he computer chooses at
man. The computer chooses at
random a secret word from a list
of hundreds of words. The player
of hundreds of words. T he player
is told the number ofletters in
the secret word, then as ks the
compute r if certain letters appear
in the word. After the computer
the secret word, then asks the
computer if certain letters appear
in the word. After the computer
shows if the letters are present, p the player tries to guess the word.
Every wrong guess shortens the
fuse attached to a large bomb.
The player must guess the secret
word before the bomb goes off.
Some of the secret wordss are
well known to all. Others are less
common, or consist of unusual usual
letterr combinations that make
guessing them difficult. There
are two separate games, each
with their own word lists. In
addition, the disk version allows
the user to add his or her own
word lists.
Time Bomb was written by
Dr. Dean Victor, author of Mini­
Minicrossword,
, AstroQuotes, and
several other POI PDI programs. The
program uses high resolution
and player/missile graphics, and
presents a challenge to both
children and adults .
children and adults.
Time Bomb is available for
r
use on Atari 400/S00 400/800 computers
with a memory of at least 16K.
The cassette version retails
The cassette version retails
for $ $16.95, the disk version
for $23.95.
for $23.95.
Program Design, iInc.
11 Idar Coltr/ Court
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203)66/ (203)661-8799 JohnJ Vic/or
Victor
(203)792-8382 Laurie Hall
(203)792-8382 Law';e Hall
Atari Sponsors
Atari Sponsors
Summer Computer
Camps
Camps
Atari, Inc., will conduct eight
camp sessions this summer, two
in each of four locations, forr 10
to IS-year 18-year aolds ids interested in
computers.
The camp sessions will each
last four weeks. Atari Computer
Campp sessions will begin in late
June or early July, and will be
conducted on school and university
campuses in the northeast,
sity campuses in the northeast,
southeast, midwest aand west.
Day-to-day operation of the
camps will be handled by Specialty
Camps, Inc., an organiza nization
with some 25 years of experience
in running theme and
perience in running theme and
traditional camps. Atari is designing
their own curriculum for
the camps under the direction off
Robert A. Ka Kohn who has been
involved with computers and
education for the past 15 years.
They will recruit aand train their
own instructors,
many of whom
will be professional educators.
While the formal instruction
sessions will last for two hours
each day, all of the computers
and software will be available to
campers d u ring their free time.
campers during their free time.
The daily schedule will also in­
clude traditional
summer camp
activities.
Teaching sessions will be
limited in size, with one instructor
for every five to six campers.
There will be one computer for
every two campers, since it has
been Atari's observation that
computer learning is enhanced
when people work together on
computer projects.
Equipment used will be Atari
400 and SOO 800 Home Computers.
Atari, Alari, Inc.
1265 /265 Borregas Ave.
P.O. P Box 427
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
VIC 20
VIC 20
Programmers
Reference Guide
Reference Guide
The new VIC 20 Programmers
ReferenceR Guide is now available
from Commodore Business
Machines, Inc. Designed for use
by fi rst-time com puterists as well
by first-time computerists as well
as experienced programmers,
the Programmers Reference
Guide sells forr $ Si6.95 16.95 and pro­
vides complete information
about the programming of Commodore's
VIC 20 home computer.
Nearly 300 pages, the
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