A Game Input Routine (interrupt-driven) – Herckenrath, Terry

The TORPET Issue #23, September 1983, p. 51

Interrupt-driven machine-language routine accepts input from both keyboard and joystick.

C-64 Down Under – Darnold, Steven

The TORPET Issue #23, September 1983, p. 55

The Commodore 64 makes its debut in New Zealand.

B-Series: The New Business Computer – Part 2 – Campbell, Gord

The TORPET Issue #23, September 1983, p. 57

A look at some of the new BASIC commands on the B-Series.

Innovative Computing & Tricks for VICs – Quigley, Michael

The TORPET Issue #23, September 1983, p. 63

Reviews of Innovative Computing by Clifford Ramshaw (Melbourne House, 1982) an ... lcomp Publishing, 1983).

Multiple SID Music Synthesizer – Covitz, Dr. F.

The TORPET Issue #23, September 1983, p. 65

Describes the design of a synthesizer incorporating 8 SID chips.

Menu Selection with a Joystick – Bruey, Alfred J.

The TORPET Issue #23, September 1983, p. 68

Demonstration of reading the joystick in BASIC and using the input to select items from a text menu.

Simons' BASIC – Halfon, Dr. Efraim

The TORPET Issue #23, September 1983, p. 76

Review of Simons' BASIC by David Simons. Includes documentation of new BASIC keywords.

Computer Mechanic – Walter, G. R.

The TORPET Issue #23, September 1983, p. 90

Review of Computer Mechanic from Softsync, which serves as both an instruction ... ing vehicle maintenance.

Butterfield Box: Cats and Computers – Butterfield, Jim

The TORPET Issue #24, October 1983, p. 4

Jim Butterfield talks about his three cats. Sasha is the Siamese who photobombed the cover of this issue.

What Really is CP/M? – Rimmer, Steve

The TORPET Issue #24, October 1983, p. 5

A primer on the CP/M operating system. Reprinted from Computing Now!, April 1983.

CP/M on the C-64 – Wallace, Fred

The TORPET Issue #24, October 1983, p. 15

An introduction to Commodore's CP/M cartridge for the 64.

CP/M Now a Reality with Commodore – Ning, Tony and Rick Denda

The TORPET Issue #24, October 1983, p. 18

CP/M is available via hardware add-ons for PET/CBM, SuperPET, and 64.