T.DISKOVERY
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.. DISKOVERY: THE LOADSTAR SURVEY..
BY FENDER TUCKER.. ON LOADST
AR #53 WE PUBLISHED A.SURVEY FOR OUR REA
DERS TO FILL OUT..NOW THAT I'VE RECEIVED
A COUPLE OF.HUNDRED ANSWERS, I'VE THOUG
HT OF.SEVERAL QUESTIONS I WISH I'D ASKED
..BUT THAT'S ANOTHER STORY. THIS.MONTH'
S STORY IS ABOUT THE FIRST 100.SURVEYS W
E TABULATED... THERE ISN'T ENOUGH ROO
M ON THIS.ISSUE FOR ME TO LIST ALL OF TH
E.QUESTIONS SO I'LL PICK THE MORE.INTERE
STING, RELEVANT ONES. THE RAW.DATA IS O
N THE LEFT, MY COMMENTS ON.THE RIGHT...(
3) WHICH COMMODORE MODEL DO YOU USE?..CH
OICE PERCENTAGE.. C-64 61 TH
E 128 NUMBER. C-128 51 IS HIGH
ER THAN. AMIGA 0 THAN I WOULD
. SX-64 6 HAVE GUESSED.. OTHE
R 12..(4) WHAT KIND OF RAM EXPANSIO
N DO YOU.HAVE?.. 1700 (128K) 2 APPA
RENTLY THE. 1750 (512K) 6 RAM EXPAN
SION. 1764 (256K) 9 HAS NOT COME. N
ONE 80 OF AGE.. OTHER
2.(5) WHICH DISK DRIVE DO YOU USE?.. 15
41 66 ABOUT WHAT I. 1571
43 EXPECTED. HOPE. MSD 1 W
E'RE COMPATIBLE. ENHANCER 0 WITH A
LL OF. FSD 5 THEM. THE 'OTHER
'. OTHER 14 IS MAINLY THE 1581..
.(6) WHAT TYPE OF PRINTER DO YOU USE?..
1525 6 NO CONSENSUS ON. MPS
SERIES 25 PRINTERS. NO. STAR
26 WONDER WE ARE. SEIKOSHA 13
LEERY OF NON-. EPSON 6 GENE
RIC PRINTER. OKIDATA 22 ROUTINES
.. NONE 0. OTHER 31..(10)
WHICH TYPES OF PROGRAMS DO YOU.USE THE M
OST?.. GAMES 62 NO REAL. ED
UCATION 27 SURPRISES.. HOME UTI
LITY 47 BUSINESS USE. BUSINESS
19 IS RATHER. WORD PROCESSING 76
SMALL.. MODEM STUFF 24. UTILITIE
S 31. OTHER 21..(14) D
O YOU HAVE GEOS?.. YES 65 THIS
QUESTION IS. NO 34 NOT AS IM
PORTANT. AS THE NEXT...
(15) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF GEOS?.. LIKE I
T A LOT 26. LIKE IT A LITTLE
4. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 7.
RARELY USE IT 14. DON'T USE
IT AT ALL 8. IF I HAD IT I'D USE I
T 19. DON'T USE IT 4. OTH
ER 17.. SINCE SO M
ANY READERS USE THEIR.COMPUTERS FOR WORD
PROCESSING WE WILL.TRY TO COME UP WITH
SOME GEOS-BASED.TEMPLATES AND UTILITIES
FOR THEM..WE'LL GET SOME FLAK ABOUT PUBL
ISHING.SOMETHING THAT MOST READERS CAN'T
(OR.WON'T) USE, BUT THAT'S NEVER BOTHER
ED.US IN THE PAST, HAS IT?... LOADSTA
R 128, OUR NEW QUARTERLY.SOFTWARE COLLEC
TION FOR THE C-128, IS.OFF AND RUNNING.
ISSUE #2 WILL BE.SENT TO SUBSCRIBERS AN
D THE STORES IN.FEBRUARY. IN THE PAST W
E USED TO.DISCOURAGE PROGRAMMERS FROM SU
BMITTING.PROGRAMS THAT WERE 128-SPECIFIC
,.ESPECIALLY IN 80-COLUMNS, BUT NOW WE.A
RE ACTIVELY SEEKING 128 PROGRAMS..THE MO
NETARY AWARD FOR THEM HAS GROWN.AS MUCH
AS OUR SUBSCRIBER NUMBERS, SO.IF YOU LIK
E WRITING IN BASIC 7.0,.PLEASE SEND US Y
OUR PROGRAMS... LOADSTAR WILL NOT LET
THE C-128.BECOME A FORGOTTEN MACHINE...
.. NEXT MONTH WE'LL PUBLISH A.COMPLET
E SURVEY ROUNDUP SO YOU CAN.SEE EXACTLY
WHERE YOU STAND. WE'D.LIKE TO THANK THE
HUNDREDS OF READERS.WHO TOOK THE TIME T
O ANSWER THE.SURVEY... **** END O
F TEXT ****.
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