T.ABOUT.LS

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..^U:ABOUT.LS...          ABOUT LOADSTAR
..  EACH MONTH, LOADSTAR PRESENTS A.WIDE
 RANGE OF PRACTICAL, EDUCATIONAL,.AND EN
TERTAINING FEATURES.  WE TRY TO.GROUP TH
ESE FEATURES INTO LOGICAL.DIVISIONS...  
FOUR OF THESE SECTIONS (PICTURE.THIS, BR
AINWARE, HELPWARE, AND FUN.AND GAMES) AR
E REPRESENTED BY THE.ICONS AT THE TOP OF
 THIS SCREEN. WHEN.YOU CHOOSE TO READ AB
OUT A PROGRAM OR.OTHER FEATURE THE APPRO
PRIATE ICON.WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE TOP
 OF THE.TEXT...THE PICTURE THIS SECTION 
IS DEVOTED TO.COMPUTER GRAPHICS -- IMAGE
S DESIGNED.TO BE USED WITH THE POPULAR P
RINT.SHOP PROGRAM, FINE ART EXHIBITS, AN
D.FASCINATING ANIMATED PROGRAMS...IN ADD
ITION TO PROGRAMS THAT HELP.STUDENTS IN 
SCHOOL, THE FEATURES IN.OUR BRAINWARE SE
CTION PROVIDE.INTERESTING INFORMATION AB
OUT.HISTORY, NATURAL SCIENCE -- AND.YOUR
SELF...WHETHER THEY ARE DESIGNED TO ORGA
NIZE.OR TO PROVIDE IMPORTANT INFORMATION
,.PROGRAMS IN THE HELPWARE SECTION CAN.M
AKE LIFE MORE CONVENIENT...MANY DIFFEREN
T KINDS OF GAMES MAKE UP.FUN & GAMES -- 
ARCADE-STYLE GAMES.THAT CHALLENGE YOUR R
EFLEXES, STRATEGY.GAMES THAT TEST YOUR A
BILITY TO.THINK, AND ADVENTURE GAMES THA
T.STRETCH THE LIMITS OF YOUR.IMAGINATION
...FINALLY, EACH MONTH WE PUBLISH WHAT W
E.CALL "MAGAZINE" PROGRAMS: UTILITIES,.G
AMES, AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT APPEAR.IN 
COMMODORE MAGAZINE. AS YOU WILL.SEE, MOS
T MAGAZINE PROGRAMS ARE USEFUL.OR ENTERT
AINING ENOUGH TO STAND ON.THEIR OWN. OTH
ER PROGRAMS, HOWEVER,.ARE TEACHING TOOLS
 DESIGNED TO BE USED.IN CONJUCTION WITH 
MAGAZINE ARTICLES..WITH SUCH PROGRAMS, W
E USUALLY REFER.THE READER TO COMMODORE 
MAGAZINE FOR.MORE INFORMATION. (NOTE: DU
E TO LAST.MINUTE CHANGES, LOADSTAR SOMET
IMES.CANNOT PUBLISH EVERY PROGRAM THAT.A
PPEARS IN A COMMODORE MAGAZINE ISSUE..IF
 A MAGAZINE PROGRAM YOU'RE LOOKING.FOR D
OESN'T APPEAR IN LOADSTAR, DON'T.WORRY: 
IT WILL BE INCLUDED ON NEXT.MONTH'S ISSU
E.)..KEEP IN MIND, HOWEVER, THAT LOADSTA
R.PUBLISHES FEATURES WHICH DON'T FIT IN.
ANY CATEGORY. ALWAYS MAKE SURE.YOU'VE EX
PLORED ALL LOADSTAR HAS TO.OFFER...     
   ***  END OF TEXT  ***.

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