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going now.Craig Stinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, System NotebookHow to use the mode command to configure a printer,monttor, or modem.Alan Boyd . ......... , .. . ........... , .. ",. 20The Game of LifeSince 1970, the game of life has fascinated computerowners everywhere, and now you can play it onyour pc.Forrest Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30The Profit PlotIs an individual retirement account (IRA) for you?Spread sheet analysis can help you decide.Shirley Fisher ...... .. ..... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Holiday Gift GuideHundreds of products for your Personal Computer.Home ..... . .. .. . ... ...... . ... . .......... . 42Games . ... . ... .. .. . .... . ....... .. .... . .. . 45Graphics .. . .. . .... .. .. .. . . . . .. . .... . ..... 47Education .. ........ . .. . ................... 48Communications ..... . .. .. .... . . . .......... 536Build the SparrowYou can use your cassette port to drive an inexpensivebuild-it-yourself modem.Larry Reagan . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Pascal: Begin to EndThe second installment of our tutorial.Bruce Webster and Deirdre Wendt 99DepartmentsCrosstalk.Tradetalk.NewspeakMarketalk ReviewsMarketalk NewsBestsellers .....In Next Month's Softalk24162595.107Exec MicroPro, the creators of WordStar ... moresnooping from Peter Norton . . . an interview with JohnDraper, programmer qf EasyWriter . . . the firstinstallment of a new column on. assembly language . ..and more.Index of AdvertisersAlpha Software . ...... ... .... . . . 90-91 Ensign Software . . .. . . ... . . . ..... . 34Amdek Corp . ... . .... ..... . . .. . .. . 3 First Cabin .Software . . . ........ ... 82Apparat Inc. . .... .. . . . .... .. .. . .. 67 FriendlyWare .. .. . .. . . . . ... . ... .. . 49Arti(icial Intelligence Rsch Grp . ... . 26 Great Plains Software . ... . .. ... . . . 80Aspen Software .. ....... .. . . ...... 94 Hanly Company . .. .. . .. .. . .. ..... 55AST Research Inc. ... ... . , ... Cover 4 Hewlett-Packard ... . .... •.... . .. , • 71Beaman Porter .. .... . . . ... . ...... 101 IDE Associates . . .. . . .. ... . . ... ... 98Best Programs .. . .. .... . ... . ...... 83 Individual Software . . .... ... .. ... .. 4Blaise Computing . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. 17 Information Unlimited Software . .... 9Cdex Corp. . . ........ ..... . . ..... 72Compu-haus : . ... . ........... .. . 102Insoft . ...... ... .. ...... . . . .... .. 37International Computers . .......... 41Continental Software . . . . . .. ... . S, 107 Laboratory Microsystems ... . 1 •• • •• 61Corona Data Systems . . . . . . . . Cover 3 Lifetree Software .. . ... ........ . . . 15DataMost . . .. . ...... .. .. ... . . 6S, 105 Lighthouse Distributing ....... . . .. 40Davidson & Associates . . ..... . .. .. 16 Max Software Publishing . ...... . . . 44Electronic Data Systems ..... ...... 13 Med Systems .. , . .. ... .... . .... . .. 27Emerging Technology ..... . , . . . .. . 25 Memory Technologies .. ........ . .. 92____ .._ "softolk for the IBM Personal Computer December 1982Microcomputer Business Ind. . ..... 89Microsoft .. .. .... .. . ..... .. ...... 77Micro Ware .... .. ... . ..... . .. .. .. 93Network Consulting .. . . .. . .. ..... 38NF Systems Ltd . . . .. .. ... . .... .... 35Norell Data Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7Northeast Expo . .. .......... . .. .. . 96Peter Nor ton . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . 8Omric Corp . , ... ... . .. .. . . • .... . 104Options-SO . . ... . . . .... .. . . . . ... .. 36Performance EngineeredProgramming ... . . . ... .. . . , . . .. 108Plantronics/ Frederick Electronics .. . 59Professional Sof tware . .. . ... . . . . 18-19Quadram Corp. . .... . . .. . ...... 50-51Qubie Distributing ....... . ....... . 85Radio Technology· Inc . .. . .•...... . 88Sierra On-Line . .. ...... . .. . . . ... 106Social & Scientific ... ... .. . . .. ... . 95Softalk .... .. .. .... . • . . .. .. .. . 23, 87Softline . ... ........ ...•. . . . .. .... 39Software Options . . .. . . .... . . ..... 81SSR Corporation . .... . .......... . 97Starlogic .... .. .. ... ... . . .. . . .. . 100Synergistic Software .. . ....... . 32, 86Systemics .. . . .. . . .. . , ... .... . .... 79Systems Management Associates ... 52Tallgrass Technologies . , ... .. .. ... . 7Tecmar Inc. .. .. ... .. ... , .. .. Cover 2TG P~ oducts . .. .... .. . . .. .... . ... 57TMQ Software .. .... , .. .. ... .. .... 6D.M . Tucker . .. .......... . . . . . ... 21United Micro Systems .. . . . ..... . . 103Visible Computer Supply . . .. ..... .. 29