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T.ABOUT.LS

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000007D0: 20 20 20 20 2A 2A 2A 20  20 C5 4E 44 20 4F 46 20  |    ***  .ND OF |
000007E0: 54 45 58 54 20 20 2A 2A  2A 0D                    |TEXT  ***.      |
..^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 APPR
OPRIATE ICON.WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE TO
P OF THE.TEXT...THE PICTURE THIS SECTION
 IS DEVOTED TO.COMPUTER GRAPHICS -- IMAG
ES DESIGNED.TO BE USED WITH THE POPULAR 
PRINT.SHOP PROGRAM, FINE ART EXHIBITS, A
ND.FASCINATING ANIMATED PROGRAMS...IN AD
DITION TO PROGRAMS THAT HELP.STUDENTS IN
 SCHOOL, THE FEATURES IN.OUR BRAINWARE S
ECTION PROVIDE.INTERESTING INFORMATION A
BOUT.HISTORY, NATURAL SCIENCE -- AND.YOU
RSELF...WHETHER THEY ARE DESIGNED TO ORG
ANIZE.OR TO PROVIDE IMPORTANT INFORMATIO
N,.PROGRAMS IN THE HELPWARE SECTION CAN.
MAKE LIFE MORE CONVENIENT...MANY DIFFERE
NT KINDS OF GAMES MAKE UP.FUN & GAMES --
 ARCADE-STYLE GAMES.THAT CHALLENGE YOUR 
REFLEXES, STRATEGY.GAMES THAT TEST YOUR 
ABILITY TO.THINK, AND ADVENTURE GAMES TH
AT.STRETCH THE LIMITS OF YOUR.IMAGINATIO
N...FINALLY, EACH MONTH WE PUBLISH WHAT 
WE.CALL "MAGAZINE" PROGRAMS: UTILITIES,.
GAMES, AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT APPEAR.IN
 COMMODORE MAGAZINE. AS YOU WILL.SEE, MO
ST MAGAZINE PROGRAMS ARE USEFUL.OR ENTER
TAINING ENOUGH TO STAND ON.THEIR OWN. OT
HER PROGRAMS, HOWEVER,.ARE TEACHING TOOL
S DESIGNED TO BE USED.IN CONJUCTION WITH
 MAGAZINE ARTICLES..WITH SUCH PROGRAMS, 
WE USUALLY REFER.THE READER TO COMMODORE
 MAGAZINE FOR.MORE INFORMATION. (NOTE: D
UE TO LAST.MINUTE CHANGES, LOADSTAR SOME
TIMES.CANNOT PUBLISH EVERY PROGRAM THAT.
APPEARS IN A COMMODORE MAGAZINE ISSUE..I
F A MAGAZINE PROGRAM YOU'RE LOOKING.FOR 
DOESN'T APPEAR IN LOADSTAR, DON'T.WORRY:
 IT WILL BE INCLUDED ON NEXT.MONTH'S ISS
UE.)..KEEP IN MIND, HOWEVER, THAT LOADST
AR.PUBLISHES FEATURES WHICH DON'T FIT IN
.ANY CATEGORY. ALWAYS MAKE SURE.YOU'VE E
XPLORED ALL LOADSTAR HAS TO.OFFER...    
    ***  END OF TEXT  ***.
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