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Still More on Hardcore Magazine............Bob Sander-Cederlof

I bought the latest, Vol. 1 No. 3, off the newsstand a few days ago.  It is 72 pages, $3.50.  I believe those 72 pages far surpass in usefulness the 600-odd pages of some familiar monthlies.  A highlight for me was a complete assembly listing (in S-C format!) of HyperDOS, by John Bridges.

HyperDOS modifies the LOAD and BLOAD commands so that loading runs up to five times faster.  This is the same improvement factor offered by a half dozen DOS-mods on the market, such as DOS Enhancer from S&H Software.  (Of course, DOS Enhancer also speeds up SAVE and BSAVE, and include many other useful utilities with the package.)

If you are a nibble copier, you will be pleased with the listing of parameters for Locksmith and Nibbles Away II.  As usual, there are a lot of hints on "how to unlock" those copy-protected disks:  see "Controlling the I.O.B.", and "Boot Code Tracing".

Bev Haight (author of "Night Falls", among others) gives some excellent information on graphics, games, and even secrets to publishing.  Bev describes, explains, and lists a new game called "Zyphyr Wars" for your pleasure and edification.

There is a lot more.  Even an interview with Mike Markulla regarding Apple's position on software protection!

Issue number 4 promises to focus on graphics:  novice-to-expert how-to's, complete graphic aid programs, tables, charts, reviews, etc.
