<center><a href = "https://www.megalextoria.com/wordpress/index.php/2017/07/12/compute-november-1981/"><img src = "https://images.ecency.com/DQmThnXAjxkRWGD8AmMvfYVUQk5sF3ZkAEwm2txN4yyHG4s/compute_issue_018_1981_nov_001.jpg"></a><br /><sub>Cover of the November 1981 issue of Compute!</sub></center><br />

Compute! was one of the better multi-format computer magazines of the 1980s (and early 1990s). In 1981, Compute! was focused on computers based on the 6502 CPU. At the time, this included the Commodore PET, Atari 8-bit and Apple II in addition to more obscure entries like the KIM and others. The November 1981 issue includes:

<h1>Table of Contents</h1>

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<li><b>The Editor's Notes</b> - Atari educational sales in Minnesota; a preview of the SuperPET coverage in this issue; Recreational Computing merges with Compute!; and more.</li>
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<li><b>Computers and Society</b> - Simplifying computer interfaces to make home computers a mass market success.</li>
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<li><b>Ask the Reader</b> - Questions asked and answered by readers. Some topics in this issue include interfacing the Vortax Type 'N Talk speech synthesizer to the Atari 800; graphics modes 9-11 on the Atari 400/800; the Commodore 4010 Voice Synthesizer; sequential file access on the OSI C3; and operating a Commodore 3016 and 3040 floppy drive via a marine 12v battery.</li>
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<li><b>Guest Commentary: The Three Laws</b> - Isaac Asimov writes about applying/adapting the Three Laws of Robotics to other things.</li>
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<li><b>The Beginner's Page</b> - An example of creating a database management program in BASIC.</li>
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<li><b>Basically Useful BASIC: A Flower Sale Program</b> - A BASIC program written for the PET that keeps track of flower sales for a Cub Scout Den.</li>
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<li><b>SuperPET's Super Software</b> - A look at the University of Waterloo's design and use of the new Commodore SuperPET, a modification of the existing Commodore PET (8032) that adds a 6809 processor among other enhancements.</li>
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<h1>The Apple Gazette</h1>

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<li><b>An Apple Primer</b> - Using PEEKs, POKEs and CALLs on the Apple II.</li>
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<li><b>Page Flipper: Five Hires and Four Lores Pages for the Apple</b> - Storing graphics and text in memory and switching between them.</li>
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<h1>The Atari Gazette</h1>

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<li><b>Atari Data Management/Database System: An Atari Database</b> - A database management system in BASIC to type in for your Atari.</li>
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<li><b>A Program for Writing Programs on the Atari 400/800 Computers</b> - This type-in program that will create BASIC statements for you based on a series of questions.</li>
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<li><b>INSIGHT: Atari</b> - The first of a multi-part series of interacting with Atari I/O via assembly.</li>
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<li><b>Atari Timing Delays</b> - A program for creating a precise timing delay in Atari BASIC.</li>
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<li><b>Printing Numbers That Make Cents</b> - A BASIC routine to print consistently formatted numbers, particularly for currency representation.</li>
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<li><b>Formatting Input</b> - Two BASIC routines for inputting data via a table.</li>
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<h1>The OSI Gazette</h1>

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<li><b>OSI Relocation Or What's NEW?</b> - Relocating BASIC programs and using the NEW command on OSI machines.</li>
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<li><b>Data Handling</b> - A guide to handling data on the OSI Superboard.</li>
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<h1>The PET Gazette</h1>

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<li><b>COMPUTE! Interview: Kit Spencer, CBM's New US Marketing Director</b> -  Some background on Kit Spencer, differences in marketing between the U.S. and U.K., the future of technology (an LED TV is mentioned) in general and the future of Commodore specifically.</li>
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<li><b>COMPUTE! Overview: Power</b> - An overview of POWER which is a ROM chip that plugs into the PET to provide additional BASIC commands.</li>
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<li><b>The PET Speaks</b> - A program for the PET that allows it to reproduce speech from audio cassettes.</li>
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<li><b>Machine Language: Monitoring Progress</b> - A guide to using the machine language monitor on the PET.</li>
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<li><b>Directory For 3.0</b> - A program for displaying a disk directory from your own program when using BASIC 3.0.</li>
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</ul>

<h1>The SBC Gazette</h1>

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<li><b>Nuts and Volts: Build Your Own Controllers, Part III</b> - Part 3 of an ongoing series about building a controller using a single board computer and using a home computer as a development system.</li>
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<li><b>Review: DOS/64 A Disk Operating System (6502 Software)</b> - Using DOS/64 with the KIM.</li>
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<li><b>New Products</b> - New products looked at this month include Home Accounting System for the Atari, The Depreciation Planner for the Apple II, an 80 Column adapter for the Commodore PET/CBM, the PEDISK II Floppy Disk System for the Rockwell AIM, Graphics Composer for the Atari 400/800, and more.</li>
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