Rare TPUG Magazine Feb 1985 Commodore PET/CBM, VIC-20, C-64, SuperPET computers.

February 1985 TPUG Magazine

Background

This magazine was first published in February 1984 by the Toronto Pet Users' Group (TPUG) and covered computers from Commodore (Commodore 64, VIC20, PET/CBM, SuperPET). It had a limited lifetime - being issued for only a brief 2.5 years.

This particular issue features two articles from famed Commodore enthusiast Jim Butterfield, two dealing with software piracy, two articles discussing the SuperPET computer, coverage of the CES show, fixes for Jim Butterfield's Book, numerous reviews of publications and software, and the registration package for the Fourth Annual TPUG Conference held during May of 1985. A detailed table of contents is included further below.

This magazine hails from the early days of home computing - almost 40 years ago. Learning about the past can prove very helpful when trying to understand current practices and designs. Older technologies are often embedded at a primitive level within today's systems. If you are involved in software engineering or interested in the history of computing, then you will want this vintage computer magazine for your personal collection.

Specifications

Title: TPUG Magazine
Brand: Commodore
Computers: Commodore 64, VIC20, PET/CBM, SuperPET
Frequency: 10 issues per year
UPC: 0-56698-72145-02
Publisher: Chris Bennett
Editor: Nick Sullivan
Assistant Editor: Marya Miller
Cover Photo: courtesy of Micro Computer News Magazine
Typesetting: Noesis, Toronto, Ontario
Printing: Delta Web Graphics, Scarborough, Ontario
Print Location: Canada
Language: English
Format: Softcover
Number of Pages: 56
Dimensions: 8 1/4" x10 3/4" x 1/8"
Weight: 4 oz
ISBN 0825-0367
Publisher: Toronto Pet Users' Group (TPUG), Inc. 1912A Avenue Road, Suite 1, Toronto ON, Canada M5M 4A1
Condition: Good - p. 49 mark or artifact in lower right of page, covers have scuffs, spots, chipping, creases, indentations, and edge/corner wear, top right corners of front cover and pages inside feature a dog ear 1/4" long, wear along spine, chipping on page edges (see photos).

Section	Article/Topics	Author	Page
Feature: World of Commodore II Show: Exclusive Report
	Introduction: Getting Started	Ken Cox	8
	Keyboard Strikes Sour Note	Ken Cox	9
	New CBM Boss Wants More in the Family	Ken Cox	11
Articles
	Program Piracy and Personal Ethics	Jim Butterfield	12
	SuperPET Deeper Down	Brad Bjorndahl	14
	Game Piracy: Mastertronic's Answer	Ian A. Wright	15
	Piracy: Software, Gameware		15
	Piracy: Gameware prices		15
	Piracy: The Pirates		15
	Piracy: The Domestic Pirate		15
	Piracy: Mastertronic's Solution		15
	New Computers At The CES Show	Chris Bennett	16
	CES Show: Commodore 128 Personal Computer		16
	CES Show: Commodore LCD Personal Computer		16
	CES Show: New Peripherals (1571 disk drive, 1902 RGBI/Composite monitor, 1660 & 1670 modems)		17
	Sunset Days for the VIC 20?	Malcolm O'Brien	18
	Forecasting with the 8032: Part 6	John Shepherd	20
	8032: Collect the Data		20
	8032: Graph the Data		20
	8032: Determine Forecast Requirements		20
	8032: Choose the Best Model		21
	8032: Naive Model		21
	8032: Linear Regression		21
	8032: Quadratic Regression		22
	8032: Additive Seasonality		22
	8032: Trigonometric Seasonality		22
	8032: Simple Moving Average		22
	8032: Double Moving Average		22
	8032: Simple Exponential Smoothing		22
	8032: Double Exponential Smoothing		22
	8032: Triple Exponential Smoothing		22
	8032: Adaptive Smoothing		22
	Super-OS/9: TPUG Implements Ultimate SuperPET Operating System		22
	Foolproof Your 4040 Disk Drive	John Vanderkooy	34
	4040: Circuit to Prevent Disk Crashes		34
	An 80-column Board for Ye Olde Pette	Tom G. Bartoffy	36
	General Purpose SAVE/LOAD	Kevin Boardman	37
	memory save/load v.1 c-64 Program Listing in BASIC		37
	A Life Saver for 1541 Users	Mike Norman	37
	1541 disk head saver Program Listing in BASIC		37
	Switching 1541 Device Numbers	Elizabeth Deal	45
	Butterfield Book Fact Fixes	Jim Butterfield	52
Reviews
	Plus/4 and C-16: Disappointingly Mediocre	Terry Traub	36
	New 64 Book Clear But Not Deep	Elizabeth Deal	38
	The Home Computer Wars from Compute! Publications	Chris Bennett	39
	6502 Assembly Language Subroutines from Osborne/McGraw-Hill	Dave Neale	39
	Studio 64 from Entech: Music software for C64	Tim Grantham	40
	KMMM Pascal from CGRS Microtech	Kevin Boardman	40
	Simons' BASIC from Commodore	Kevin Boardman	42
	Vegas Jackpot and Duckshoot from Mastertronic: Arcade-style games for C64	Mike Martin	44
	Chiller, BMX Racers and Spacewalk from Mastertronic: Arcade-style games for C64	David Wright	45
Departments
	Editorial: Octobus Disaster Update		3
	This and That (T&T)	Doris Bradley	4
	T&T:Trinidad in February!		4
	T&T:Save with Replace Bug		4
	T&T:Four-Minute Backup		4
	T&T:Computers in Education Conference		4
	T&T:Tape Alignment Kit		4
	T&T:HELP Column		4
	T&T:Forth Interest Group		4
	T&T:The Commodore Show		5
	T&T:TPUG Conference 1985		5
	T&T:Our Members		5
	The Answer Desk (TAD)	George Shirinian	7
	TAD:Disks And Databases		7
	TAD:Screen Text Characters		7
	TAD:PET Load Errors		7
	TPUG Annual Conference - Information Package		25
	Valentine's Day Programming Contest		38
	Classified Ads		47
	Additions to the TPUG Software Library		48
	Library: Nov VIC 20 Disk: V(TD)		48
	Library: Nov C-64 Disk: C(TD)		48
	Library: Nov C-64 Disk: (C)MC		48
	Library: Nov C-64 Disk: (C)MD		48
	Library: C-64 Music Disk: (C)S5		48
	Library: C-64 Music Disks: (C)S6, (C)S7, (C)S8		48
	Library: Dec C-64 Disk: (C)TE		48
	Library: Dec PET Disk: P(TE)		50
	Library: Dec SuperPET Disk: (S)TK		50
	TPUG Associate Club Chapters		52
	Calendar of TPUG Events		54
	TPUG Contacts		56
	Index of Advertisers		56

Photographs of People

Person	Background	Page
Tony Prijately	Assisting customers in the Electronics 2001 booth at Commodore II Show in Toronto	8
Jim Butterfield	Posing next to his "Using a Microcomputer to Teach" seminar sign	10
Elizabeth Deal	Profile Picture for article	38
Jim Butterfield	Profile Picture in programming contest

Drawings/Cartoons

Topic	Artist	Page
Polar Peckers and Hackers Group	t.h.c. (c) 85	5
VIC-20 abandoned in the desert	t.h.c. (c) 85	18
Executing a Procedure		43
Polar Pecker plays Chiller	t.h.c. (c) 85	45
Double Disk Drive	quillan	54

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