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..CRITIQUE.WE TRY TO GATHER A WELL-ROUND
ED.SELECTION OF PROGRAMS AND ARTICLES.FO
R EACH ISSUE OF LOADSTAR.  YOU CAN.HELP 
US OUT A LOT BY FILLING OUT THE.FOLLOWIN
G CRITIQUE AND RETURNING YOUR.ANSWERS TO
 US.  YOU'LL BE GIVEN THE.OPTION OF PRIN
TING OUT THE ANSWERED.CRITIQUE OR SAVING
 IT TO DISK...YOUR NAME (OPTIONAL).0010.
/.YOUR CITY AND STATE (OPTIONAL).0010./.
1. HOW DID YOU OBTAIN THIS ISSUE OF.LOAD
STAR?..A. THROUGH THE MAIL (SUBSCRIPTION
).B. FROM A COMPUTER STORE.C. FROM A BOO
KSTORE.D. FROM A FRIEND.E. FROM A PIRATE
.F. OTHER.0611./.2. HAVE YOU HAD ANY PRO
BLEMS LOADING.OR RUNNING THE PROGRAMS?  
(IF SO,.PLEASE SEND US A LETTER OR USE.D
ISKWRITER TO DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM.)..A. 
YES.B. NO.0201./.3. IN GENERAL, WHICH CA
TEGORIES DO.YOU LIKE MOST ON LOADSTAR?..
A. LOADSTAR FORUM.B. ZERO PAGE.C. HELPWA
RE (APPLICATION/EDUCATION).D. COMMODORE 
MAGAZINE PROGRAMS.E. FUN AND GAMES.F. HA
PPY HACKER (UTILITIES).G. PICTURE THIS (
GRAPHICS/PRINT SHOP).H. MUSICAL MADNESS 
(JUKEBOXES).I. BRAINWARE (STRATEGY/PUZZL
ES).J. C-128 PROGRAMS.1000./.4. IN GENER
AL, WHICH CATEGORIES DO.YOU LIKE LEAST A
BOUT LOADSTAR?..A. LOADSTAR FORUM.B. ZER
O PAGE.C. HELPWARE.D. COMMODORE MAGAZINE
 PROGRAMS.E. FUN AND GAMES.F. HAPPY HACK
ER.G. PICTURE THIS.H. MUSICAL MADNESS.I.
 BRAINWARE.J. C-128 PROGRAMS.1000./.5. P
LEASE GIVE US A SHORT COMMENT,.OR A RATI
NG FROM 1 TO 10 (1 - BAD.10 - GOOD) ON T
HE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS.OR ARTICLES..(1) D
ISKOVERY.0010./.(2) LOADSTAR FORUM.0010.
/.(3) BASICS:.0010./.(4) BYTES: BANK SWI
TCHING.0010./.(5) BITS: INPUT ANY.0010./
.(6) LOADSTAR CRITIQUE.0010./.(7) QUICK 
TITLES.0010./.(8) P-LIST.0010./.(9) POKE
LESS SPRITES.0010./.(10) ONE-SCREEN PROG
RAMS.0010./.(11) RESTORE COLORS 128.0010
./.(12) ARABIC TO ROMAN 128.0010./.(13) 
THE CRUCIVERBALIST.0010./.(14) BACKGAMMO
N.0010./.(15) C64 ROLL OFF.0010./.(16) C
RANBERRY PARK.0010./.(17) POISON.0010./.
(18) PRINT SHOP - AAF AWARDS.0010./.(19)
 LOADSTAR REVIEWS.0010./.6. HOW DID THIS
 ISSUE COMPARE WITH.PAST ISSUES OF LOADS
TAR?..A. MUCH BETTER.B. A LITTLE BETTER.
C. ABOUT THE SAME.D. A LITTLE WORSE.E. M
UCH WORSE.F. OTHER.0611./.7. WHAT SHOULD
 WE DO?..A. GIVE UP.B. PLOW ON.C. OTHER.
0311./.  THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING OUR.  R
EADER CRITIQUE.  YOUR ANSWERS.  WILL HEL
P US TO SERVE YOU BETTER..9900./.
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