Byte Power Sept 1986

Date: September 1986

Articles

TitleDescriptionComputers
AliensCan you survive in space surrounded by bezerk aliens. They don’t know what they’re doing. Careful not to crash into one of them, it could be fatal! You must shoot everyone of them, and the more you kill the crazier they get!Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable
AstroYou are trapped in an asteroid storm in deep space. To survive you must destroy the asteroids or, at least, avoid them! The menu is controlled by the joystick or pressing the appropriate key. Features a demo mode!Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable
Better ProgrammingThis month we will talk about the envelope generator. To enable the generator you must put the value 16 to the channel’s amplitude (8,16;9,16;10,16). Then you put values to the 11, 12 and 13 registers, to get the period and the envelope shape desired. Now let’s see how it works. The Value 16 of theTimex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable, Type-in program
BiorythmBiorythm will graph your personal biorhythm, just enter your date of birth and the month desired and the computer will do the rest.Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable
BusterKnock out as many blocks as you can! Also features a demo mode, and instructions.Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable
Character Set DefinerThis program will help you redesign your own character set. After loading your will be asked to enter the address where the codes will be stored. [Default number:50000] There are 4 commands, Next, File, Edit and Move cursor. To choose any of the commands just press the first letter. The “Next” command will compile theTimex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable
Color-PadColor-Pad is somewhat the complement of SMALL SCREEN PAINTER. It will allow you to paint the screen. It features INK, PAPER, BRIGHT, FLASH and also an undo command to correct mistakes. This program, like SSP, uses the JOYSTICK ONLY.Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable
ConstruxCan you help a family get to their home? See, they’re trapped on the side of a mountain and some mean old guy blew up the bridges and now they can’t cross the valleys that separate them from their house. You will be given three choppers to carry the pieces of the bridges that youTimex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable
Editors' NoteWell, it’s time for our second issue of BYTE POWER! We must say that we were quite surprised by the number of persons that were interested in the idea of a cassette based magazine! This month, we have another series of programs as exciting as ever, the chapter 2 of SOUND EFFECTS is full of
Phone BokIn this program, you can store up to 255 names, addresses and phone numbers. You can search through a file to modify a name, a street, a city, a state, a zip code or a phone number. You can create as many files as you need (actually 0 to 255). To modify a name, anTimex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable
Review: Critical MassProgram Type: Arcade Game From: DURELL Critical Mass is a very fast action game with SUPERB graphics. The goal of the game is to destroy the anti-matter converter before it reaches critical mass. Believe me it is not very easy to do! The game is even a little frustrating near the end (especially when youTimex/Sinclair 2068
Small Screen PainterThis little goodie features circles, frames, lines, text in 2 type fonts, 4 different shades and a brush. It also features a Zoom command which allows a small area of the screen to be magnified 8 times for working at a pixel level, also an Undo command, a Clear command that allows you to eraseTimex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable
The Day You Were BornYou enter your date of birth and the computer will tell you on what day of the week you were born and under what sign.Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable
Tune BoxThis program will play 5 popular tunes. I will not reveal the titles of the tunes, you will have to load the program to find out! I think you will be pleasantly surprised!Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable