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..^U:ABOUT.LS..          ABOUT LOADSTAR.
.    EACH MONTH, LOADSTAR PRESENTS A.WID
E RANGE OF PRACTICAL, EDUCATIONAL,.AND E
NTERTAINING FEATURES.  WE TRY TO.GROUP T
HESE FEATURES INTO LOGICAL.DIVISIONS... 
   FOUR OF THESE SECTIONS (PICTURE.THIS,
 BRAINWARE, HELPWARE, AND FUN.AND GAMES)
 ARE REPRESENTED BY THE.ICONS AT THE TOP
 OF THIS SCREEN. WHEN.YOU CHOOSE TO READ
 ABOUT A PROGRAM OR.OTHER FEATURE, THE A
PPROPRIATE ICON.WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE
 TOP OF THE.TEXT....    THE PICTURE THIS
 SECTION IS.DEVOTED TO COMPUTER GRAPHICS
 --.IMAGES DESIGNED TO BE USED WITH THE.
POPULAR PRINT SHOP PROGRAM, FINE ART.EXH
IBITS, AND FASCINATING ANIMATED.PROGRAMS
...    IN ADDITION TO PROGRAMS THAT HELP
.STUDENTS IN SCHOOL, THE FEATURES IN.OUR
 BRAINWARE SECTION PROVIDE.INTERESTING I
NFORMATION ABOUT.HISTORY, NATURAL SCIENC
E -- AND.YOURSELF...    WHETHER THEY ARE
 DESIGNED TO.ORGANIZE OR TO PROVIDE IMPO
RTANT.INFORMATION, PROGRAMS IN THE HELPW
ARE.SECTION CAN MAKE LIFE MORE.CONVENIEN
T...    MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF GAMES.MA
KE UP FUN & GAMES -- ARCADE-STYLE.GAMES 
THAT CHALLENGE YOUR REFLEXES,.STRATEGY G
AMES THAT TEST YOUR ABILITY.TO THINK, AN
D ADVENTURE GAMES THAT.STRETCH THE LIMIT
S OF YOUR.IMAGINATION...    FINALLY, EAC
H MONTH WE PUBLISH.WHAT WE CALL "MAGAZIN
E" PROGRAMS:.UTILITIES, GAMES, AND OTHER
 PROGRAMS.THAT APPEAR IN COMMODORE MAGAZ
INE. AS.YOU WILL SEE, MOST MAGAZINE PROG
RAMS.ARE USEFUL OR ENTERTAINING ENOUGH T
O.STAND ON THEIR OWN. OTHER PROGRAMS,.HO
WEVER, ARE TEACHING TOOLS DESIGNED.TO BE
 USED IN CONJUCTION WITH.MAGAZINE ARTICL
ES...    WITH SUCH PROGRAMS, WE USUALLY.
REFER THE READER TO COMMODORE.MAGAZINE F
OR MORE INFORMATION. (NOTE:.DUE TO LAST 
MINUTE CHANGES, LOADSTAR.SOMETIMES CANNO
T PUBLISH EVERY.PROGRAM THAT APPEARS IN 
A COMMODORE.MAGAZINE ISSUE. IF A MAGAZIN
E PROGRAM.YOU'RE LOOKING FOR DOESN'T APP
EAR IN.LOADSTAR, DON'T WORRY: IT WILL BE
.INCLUDED ON NEXT MONTH'S ISSUE.)..    K
EEP IN MIND, HOWEVER, THAT.LOADSTAR PUBL
ISHES FEATURES WHICH.DON'T FIT IN ANY CA
TEGORY. ALWAYS.MAKE SURE YOU'VE EXPLORED
 ALL.LOADSTAR HAS TO OFFER...        ***
  END OF TEXT  ***.

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