TRS-80.org » Leo Christopherson http://www.trs-80.org TRS-80.org is a source for information about the Radio Shack TRS-80 line of computers, hardware, and software, with articles, interviews, and more! Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:36:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The Creative TRS-80 http://www.trs-80.org/the-creative-trs-80/ http://www.trs-80.org/the-creative-trs-80/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:17:00 +0000 Matthew Reed http://www.trs-80.org/the-creative-trs-80/ Creative Computing was one of the longest running of the early microcomputer magazines, publishing from 1974 to 1985. Unlike most later microcomputer magazines, Creative Computing covered the entire range of personal computers, including the TRS-80, Atari, and Apple.

In 1983, Creative Computing Press published three books collecting computer-specific articles from the pages of Creative Computing. Each book was aimed at a different computer market: The Creative Atari, The Creative Apple, and The Creative TRS-80.]]> http://www.trs-80.org/the-creative-trs-80/feed/ 0 80-U.S. Journal http://www.trs-80.org/80-us-journal/ http://www.trs-80.org/80-us-journal/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:52:36 +0000 Matthew Reed http://www.trs-80.org/80-us-journal/ 80-U.S. Journal was the best remembered name for a TRS-80 magazine that was published by 80-Northwest Publishing from 1978 to 1984. It was also published under the names 80-Northwest Journal and Basic Computing. Until 1982, it was published bimonthly (six issues a year) but it increased to monthly (twelve issues a year) after that.

80-Northwest Journal (sometimes called 80-NW Journal) was first published in 1978 with the September/October issue. The founder of the magazine, Irvin “Mike” Schmidt, described the reason behind the new publication in the first issue:]]> http://www.trs-80.org/80-us-journal/feed/ 0 Android Nim http://www.trs-80.org/android-nim/ http://www.trs-80.org/android-nim/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:12:15 +0000 Matthew Reed http://www.trs-80.org/android-nim/ 80-Northwest Journal (later 80-U.S. Journal) in November 1978 and was released by 80-NW Publishing (later 80-U.S. Software). The cost was $8.00 for cassette and $13.00 for disk, with a $2.00 discount for 80-Northwest Journal subscribers. The game helped to popularize the magazine, and 80-U.S. Journal used an android for its mascot until 1981.

Soon after the original release, Leo Christopherson enhanced Android Nim with sound and more animation, developing the techniques known as “string-packing” and “line-packing” in the process. The enhanced version of Android Nim cost $14.95. Like all of Leo Christopherson’s TRS–80 games, Android Nim was written in combination of BASIC and machine language.]]> http://www.trs-80.org/android-nim/feed/ 0