PCjr,general,editorial,commentary,cover story,LOGO,turtle,historyC. Sandler EDITOR'S WIRE - "Day of the Turtle" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 6Commentary on the "turtle"---history behind it (and LOGO) that leads into a cover story behind this issue that centers around the LOGO language.
PCjr,education,CAI,interview,L. Lowery,UCB,courseware,insert M. Porter EDUCATION - "Head of the Class" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 11Interview with Dr. Lawrence Lowery (UC Berkeley), who specializesin courseware design for computer assisted instruction (CAI). [Also, insert entitled "Dr. Lowery's Top Ten"].
PCjr,communication,privacy,videotex,commentary E. Freedman COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS - "For Your Eyes Only" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 19Commentary on the right of privacy in the age of videotex.
PCjr,education,CAI,courseware,Lowery,UCB,top ten,insert M. Porter "Dr. Lowery's Top Ten" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 13Insert in "Head of the Class" by the author, this article lists the ten top courseware programs (according to Dr. Lawrence Loweryof UC Berkeley).
PCjr,game,Styx,Conquest,Digger,Windmill Software,review D. Kennedy SCREEN PLAY - "Game Players Anonymous" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 29Review of the games: Styx, Conquest, and Digger (by Windmill Software, Inc.).
PCjr,compatible,general,commentary S. Manes PERSONAL CURMUDGEON - "The Compatibility Two-Step" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 39General commentary on compatibility (essentially between the PC and PCjr).
PCjr,Letterform 1000,PBL,EinsteinLetter,review,form letter L. Van Gelder "Pre-fab Prose" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 45Review of Letterform 1000 (PBL Corp.) and the EinsteinLetter Series: Social and Civic Correspondence (Einstein Corp.)---both of which provide various form letters for the user.
PCjr,LOGO,turtle,graphics,insert J. Chumbley "LOGO: The Turtle as Tutor" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 52Commentary on LOGO: "the power of this language lies in its verbal, logical operations and enchanting graphics". [Also, an insert entitled "Learning to Crawl"].
PCjr,LOGO,turtle,graphics,insert,tutorial J. Chumbley "Learning to Crawl" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 54Insert in "LOGO: The Turtle as Tutor" by the author, this articleis a short tutorial on turtle graphics.
PCjr,LOGO,turtle,graphics,insert,BASIC W. L. Rosch "LOGO: The Advanced Course" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 57Commentary on LOGO: "....a full-range programming tool that may surpass BASIC as the future language of choice". [Also, inserts entitled "LOGO VS. Logo" & "The Turtle in the Grey Flannel Suit"]
PCjr,LOGO,spelling,insert W. L. Rosch "LOGO VS. Logo" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 59Insert in "LOGO: The Advanced Course" by the author, this articlediscusses the spelling of LOGO.
PCjr,LOGO,turtle,graphics,insert,tutorial W. L. Rosch "The Turtle in the Grey Flannel Suit" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 60Insert in "LOGO: The Advanced Course" by the author, this articleis a short tutorial to demonstrate LOGO's capabilities as a pro- gramming tool.
PCjr,Animation Creation,IBM,review,ASCII,cartoon,character,insertD. Kennedy and T. Christopher "Moving Pictures with Animation Creation" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 68Review of Animation Creation (IBM), a program for turning ASCII characters into cartoon characters. [Also, an insert entitled "Why a Duck?"].
PCjr,Animation Creation,IBM,insert,interview,T. Christopher,art "Whay a Duck?" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 72Insert in "Moving Pictures with Animation Creation", this articleis an interview with PCjr's consulting artist, Tom Christopher, who works extensively in the new field of computer art.
PCjr,word processor,Select Write,EasyWriter,Bank Street,review I. Garvey "In Cold Type" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 74Review of three word processors: Select Write (Select InformationSystems), EasyWriter 1.15 (IBM), Bank Street Writer (Broderbund Software, Inc.).
IBM PCjr Market Forum,Future Computing,show,market,conference C. Sandler "After the Marketeers" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 91Overview of the first IBM PCjr Market Forum, organized by Future Computing, Inc. and recently held in San Francisco (third-party suppliers and distributers).
PCjr,The Source,review,communication,insert E. Freedman "The Many Flavors of the Source" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 98Review of The Source, a telecommunications and information sys- tem offering a wide variety (750) of services. [Also, inserts "Paying the Price", "Straight to the Source" & "Source Material"]
PCjr,The Source,communication,cost,charge,fee,money,insert E. Freedman "Paying the Price" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 100Insert in "The Many Flavors of the Source" by the author, this article discusses various costs for services rendered.
PCjr,The Source,communication,equipment,insert E. Freedman "Source Material" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 106Insert in "The Many Flavors of the Source" by the author, this short article lists what equipment is required in order to use The Source.
PCjr,The Source,communication,facilities,headquarters,insert "Straight to the Source" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 102Insert in "The Many Flavors of the Source", this article des- cribes the headquarters and facilities of The Source in McLean, Virginia.
PCjr,interview,Sierra On-Line,game D. Kennedy "PCjr PROFILE: The Treasures of Sierra On-Line" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 114Interview with the management of Sierra On-Line, developers of: HomeWord, Crossfire, Mine Shaft, Adventure in Serenia, Oil Wells,Jawbreaker, Mr. Cool, Ultima II, Frogger, plus more.
PCjr,humor,potpourri "Special April Product Line" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 122Sort of an April Fools Day joke, this article is a bunch of shortpieces of humor (by many authors) with cartoon-like illustrations
PCjr,child,kid,education,insert S. Van Gelder "Dear Parents" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 129The author is a 12 year old who gives a list of programs to buy for children. [Also, an insert entitled "The Fun Factor"].
PCjr,child,kid,fun,insert S. Van Gelder "The Fun Factor" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 130Insert in "Dear Parents" by the author, this article attempts to get across the point that "computers are for fun too".
PCjr,review,list,collection,summary,index REVUE OF REVIEWS PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 145A collection of short ("capsule") reviews from previous issues ofPCjr magazine.
PCjr,dog-of-the-month,book,review DOG OF THE MONTH PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 156Review (bad) of the book WORD PROCESSING ON THE IBM by P. McWilliams.
PCjr,BASIC,tutorial,beginner,specific,ASCII,character J. M. Woram IT'S BASIC - "Displays of Character" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 161Tutorial on ASCII characters---specific to the PCjr.
PCjr,help,Q&A,RAM,ROM,cartridge,memory S. Rosenthal Q&A PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 1711)Memory: PCjr vs. PC, 2)Why the PCjr has 64K of ROM, 3)Advan- tages of more RAM, 4)Do cartridge programs wear out?, 5)Plugging extra RAM into cartridge slot.
PCjr,joystick,screen,display,calibration,Kalibrat,BASIC P. Somerson READER TO READER PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 179Tutorial on screens and joysticks plus a calibration program for your joystick.
PCjr,memory,tutorial P. Norton JUNIOR EXPLORER - "Junior Never Forgets" PCjr. 84/04 Apr v.1 n.3 189Tutorial on computer memory.
PCjr,general,editorial,keyboard C. Sandler EDITOR'S WIRE - "Keyboard Jungle" PCjr. 84/05 May v.1 n.4 6Commentary on why IBM chose the "Chiclet" keyboard......five questions are asked and answered.
PCjr,education,word processor,Bank Street,Broderbund,insert M. Porter EDUCATION - "Reading, Writing and Bank Street" PCjr. 84/05 May v.1 n.4 15Description of problems and success in getting Bank Street Writerworking on the PCjr. [Also, inserts entitled "Bank Street Writer:The Review" and "National Training Center"].
PCjr,word processor,Bank Street,Broderbund,insert,review M. Porter "Bank Street Writer: The Review" PCjr. 84/05 May v.1 n.4 16Insert in "Reading, Writing and Bank Street" by the author, this article is a review of the Bank Street Writer word processor (by Broderbund Software, Inc.).
PCjr,education,word processor,Bank Street,Broderbund,insert M. Porter "National Training Center" PCjr. 84/05 May v.1 n.4 18Insert in "Reading, Writing and Bank Street" by the author, this short article is about how Bank Street College of Education and IBM have teamed up to teach educators in 13 large school systems.
PCjr,communication,database,on-line,information E. Freedman COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS - "Ministers of Information" PCjr. 84/05 May v.1 n.4 25Description of multitude (over 2000!) databases, mostly special- ized, that are currently available---usually for a fee.
PCjr,game,Murder by the Dozen,CBS Software,review D. Kennedy SCREEN PLAY - "Murder by Prescription" PCjr. 84/05 May v.1 n.4 37Review of the game Murder by the Dozen (by CBS Software).
PCjr,press,media,backlash,IBM,competiton,commentary S. Manes PERSONAL CURMUDGEON - "Victim of the Press" PCjr. 84/05 May v.1 n.4 45Commentary on media backlash---how the press is "taking potshots at PCjr now that the competition is playing David to IBM's Goliath".
PCjr,commentary,BBS,communication L. Van Gelder "High Society" PCjr. 84/05 May v.1 n.4 51Commentary on bulletin board systems (BBSs) and what one needs inorder to log onto one. A list of 10 BBSs that the author has logged onto are individually discussed.
PCjr,interview,S. Papert,LOGO,turtle,MIT W. L. Rosch LOOKING AT LOGO - "The Voice of the Turtle" PCjr. 84/05 May v.1 n.4 61Interview with Seymour Papert, the director of the Logo Group at MIT (first of two parts).
PCjr,keyboard,IBM,review,insert W. L. Rosch "The PCjr Keyboard Connection" PCjr. 84/05 May v.1 n.4 67Review of the PCjr keyboard and IBM's reasons for creating it. [Also, an insert entitled "The Keyboard Makers"].
PCjr,keyboard,insert,Cherry,Key Tronic,replacement W. L. Rosch "The Keyboard Makers" PCjr. 84/05 May v.1 n.4 70Insert in "The PCjr Keyboard Connection" by the author, this article looks at two companies that offer replacements to the PCjr keyboard: Key Tronic and Cherry Electrical.
PCjr,keyboard,interview,J. Overby,AID,Advance Input Devices W. L. Rosch "Chairman of the Keyboard" PCjr. 84/05 May v.1 n.4 72Interview with John Overby, president of Advanced Input Devices (AID) which manufactured the PCjr keyboard.
PCjr,keyboard,review,Key Tronic,Cherry Electric,replacement W. L. Rosch "Striking a Brand New Key" PCjr. 84/05 May v.1 n.4 75Review of the PCjr keyboard replacements: KB-5150 and KB-5151 (by Key Tronic) and KNX3-8451 and KND3-9851 (by Cherry Electric Products).
PCjr,education,Spinnaker,Fraction Fever,Facemaker,game D. Kennedy "Spinnaker Hoists the Junior Flag" PCjr. 84/05 May v.1 n.4 84Review of educational software from Spinnaker Software Corp.: Facemaker and Fraction Fever.
PCjr,home budget,accounting,money,review,insert T. Hartman and L. Sanders "Home Economics: Junior Juggles the Budget" PCjr. 84/05 May v.1 n.4 92Review: Checkbase,Dollars & $ense,Financier,Pers. Payables,Check Book Accounting,Home Budget jr,Smart Checkbook,Pers. Finance Pro-gram,Pers. Finance System,Silver Budget. [Insert "Crash of '84"]
PCjr,home budget,short story,insert "The Crash of '84" PCjr. 84/05 May v.1 n.4 94Insert in "Home Economics: Junior Juggles the Budget", this art- icle is a short story about the "Dos-Byte" family.
PCjr,computer camp,directory,listing M. Benton "Roll Call: A Guide to Computer Camps" PCjr. 84/05 May v.1 n.4 106Discussion of computer camps with a directory listing of camps that feature IBM products.
PCjr,BASIC,tutorial,beginner,ASCII,character,printer J. M. Woram IT'S BASIC - "Extending Your BASIC Vocabulary" PCjr. 84/05 May v.1 n.4 129Continuation of last month's tutorial on displaying ASCII char- acters, pretty printing, and FOR/NEXT loops.
PCjr,dog-of-the-month,book,review DOG OF THE MONTH - "Junior Delinquent" PCjr. 84/05 May v.1 n.4 144Review (bad) of the book HANDS-ON BASIC FOR THE IBM PCjr by A. Luehrmann and H. Peckham.
PCjr,help,Q&A,Apple,safety,kid,child,color,TV,sprite,disk,DOS S. Rosenthal Q&A PCjr. 84/05 May v.1 n.4 1471)Apple II+ disks, 2)PCjr safety and kids, 3)Using a color TV set4)Sprites (programmable objects), 5)DOS on diskettes (is it nec- essary?).
PCjr,help,carrying case,portable,transport,patch,SUPERDRV,DOS 2.1P. Somerson READER TO READER PCjr. 84/05 May v.1 n.4 1511)Transporting the PCjr in its carrying case, 2)Patch to SUPERDRV(and SUPERSPL) to allow it to work with DOS 2.1.
PCjr,memory,tutorial,address P. Norton JUNIOR EXPLORER - "Junior's Building Blocks" PCjr. 84/05 May v.1 n.4 157Continuation of last month's tutorial on computer memory, this article discusses how the PCjr memory is structured (i.e., add- resses).
PCjr,editorial,commentary,spreadsheet C. Sandler EDITOR'S WIRE - "Between the Spreadsheets" PCjr. 84/06 Jun v.1 n.5 6Cover story describing what is contained in this issue (devoted mainly to spreadsheet programs).
PCjr,IBM,announcement,cable,Displaywriter,monitor,PC/Videotex L. Sanders, C. Sandler, and S. Sandler NEWSBREAK - "IBM Boosts Junior's Productivity" PCjr. 84/06 Jun v.1 n.5 11Various announcements by IBM are reported: PCjr cable to connect to Displaywriter, low-cost RGB monitor, PC/Videotex software.
PCjr,education,Typing Tutor,review,insert,training M. Porter EDUCATION - "Five Finger Exercise" PCjr. 84/06 Jun v.1 n.5 13Review of Typing Tutor III (Simon & Schuster). [Also, an insert entitled "Two for Typing"].
PCjr,education,Mastertype,Type Attack,review,insert,game,trainingM. Porter "Two for Typing" PCjr. 84/06 Jun v.1 n.5 16Insert in "Five Finger Exercise" by the author, this article is a review of the game-like typing programs: Type Attack (Sirius Software) and Mastertype (Scarborough Systems).
PCjr,game,Strategy Games,IBM,Tiao Ch'i,Micro Classics,review D. Kennedy SCREEN PLAY - "Beginner's Luck" PCjr. 84/06 Jun v.1 n.5 21Review of the games: Strategy Games (IBM) and Tiao Ch'i (Micro Classics).
PCjr,IBM PC,commentary,difference S. Manes PERSONAL CURMUDGEON - "All in the Family" PCjr. 84/06 Jun v.1 n.5 29Commentary on how the IBM PC user has to "get used to" the PCjr (little annoyances and idiosyncrasies).
PCjr,LOGO,interview,S. Papert,MIT W. L. Rosch LOOKING AT LOGO - "Great Expectations" PCjr. 84/06 Jun v.1 n.5 37Second part of an interview with Seymour Papert, director of the Logo Group at MIT.
PCjr,general,tutorial,spreadsheet E. Freedman "Electronic Spreadsheets: Crunching Numbers with Junior" PCjr. 84/06 Jun v.1 n.5 49General tutorial on what spreadsheets are all about.
PCjr,spreadsheet,Multiplan,Microsoft,review,insert E. Freedman "Multiplan: The Captain of Crunch" PCjr. 84/06 Jun v.1 n.5 52Review of Multiplan Version 1.10 (by Microsoft Corp.). [Also, aninsert entitled "Using Multiplan: What Becomes a Ledger Most"].
PCjr,spreadsheet,Multiplan,insert,tutorial,home budget,money E. Freedman "Using Multiplan: What Becomes a Ledger Most" PCjr. 84/06 Jun v.1 n.5 53Insert in "Multiplan: The Captain of Crunch" by the author, this article is a "test and trial" of Multiplan constructed from a home budget plan.
PCjr,spreadsheet,VisiCalc,VisiCorp,review,insert E. Freedman "VisiCalc: The King of Charts" PCjr. 84/06 Jun v.1 n.5 56Review of VisiCalc Version 1.20 (by VisiCorp). [Also, an insert entitled "Using VisiCalc: How to Succeed in Business"].
PCjr,spreadsheet,VisiCalc,insert,tutorial,energy,home E. Freedman "Using VisiCalc: How to Succeed in Business" PCjr. 84/06 Jun v.1 n.5 58Insert in "VisiCalc: The King of Charts" by the author, this art-icle is a VisiCalc tutorial showing how easy it is to monitor comparative energy use.
PCjr,memory,jr-Captain,jr-Cadet,jr-2nd Mate,Tecmar,review,board W. L. Rosch "All the Way to 640K" PCjr. 84/06 Jun v.1 n.5 62Review of add-on memory boards (all by Tecmar, Inc.): jr-Cadet, jr-Captain, and jr-2nd Mate.
PCjr,game,Infidel,Infocom,review P. Borsook "Riddle of the Sands" PCjr. 84/06 Jun v.1 n.5 70Review of the game Infidel (by Infocom, Inc.).
PCjr,printer,review,RX-80,STX-80,Spirit-80,Gemini-10X,Gorilla W. L. Rosch "Breaking Into Print" PCjr. 84/06 Jun v.1 n.5 76Review of the printers: RX-80 (Epson), Gorilla Banana (Leading Edge Products), Spirit-80 (Mannesmann-Tally Corp.), Gemini-10X (Star Micronics, Inc.), and STX-80 (Star Micronics, Inc.).
PCjr,database,DIALOG,on-line,review J. Helliwell "Dialing for Databases" PCjr. 84/06 Jun v.1 n.5 90Review of DIALOG, the world's largest on-line database.
PCjr,Cluster Program,IBM,office,network C. Sandler "Special Report: The Personal Computer CLUSTER Program" PCjr. 84/06 Jun v.1 n.5 102The newly announced addition of the PCjr as an element of IBM's Cluster Program is discussed.
PCjr,BASIC,tutorial,beginner,loop J. M. Woram IT'S BASIC - "Fruitful Loops" PCjr. 84/06 Jun v.1 n.5 109BASIC tutorial centering around FOR/NEXT loops.
PCjr,help,Q&A,color,monitor,TV,pin connection,compatible,mono S. Rosenthal Q&A PCjr. 84/06 Jun v.1 n.5 1171)Color monitor + TV set (and pin connections), 2)Using mono- chrome, 3)Compatibility with IBM PC (Multiplan, WordStar).
PCjr,keyboard,function key,help P. Somerson READER TO READER PCjr. 84/06 Jun v.1 n.5 1211)Differences between PC and PCjr keyboards, 2)Key reset program.
PCjr,help,L connector,socket,infrared,boot,IPL,cartridge,TERM P. Norton JUNIOR EXPLORER - "Playing Detective" PCjr. 84/06 Jun v.1 n.5 125Possible (future) use for the "L" connector socket is discussed. New discoveries: 1) TERM (communications) program, 2)Removing thereboot from cartridges, 3)Aligning the infrared eye.
PCjr,review,list,collection,summary,index REVUE OF REVIEWS PCjr. 84/05 May v.1 n.4 137A collection of short ("capsule") reviews from previous issues ofPCjr magazine.
