Computist (September 1988)

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"For The Serious User of Personal Computers"

This magazine was primarily for Apple II users and was controversial for its emphasis on circumventing copy protection. While there were other technical articles and contents, the bulk of this magazine was always the publication of "softkeys" and other copyright circumvention techniques.

The September 1988 issue includes:

Editorial
Bugs

Features

Boot IIc Utilities on any compatible - Here's how to make your IIc utility disk boot on a non IIc computer.
Help with Ultima V - An inside look at character data and items, with some helpful tips on the side.
From Printmaster to Print Shop - Convert your Printmaster graphics into Print Shop compatible graphics.
The Invincible Bard (III) - Give your Bard's Tale III character's a boost.
The Deprotection Game - A beginner's eye view of copy-protection and how to go about removing it.
Patching ProDOS 1.1.1 - Fixing an infamous bug that destroys track $00 on your diskettes.

Softkeys

APBA Major League Players Baseball
Better Working: Spreadsheet
Better Working: Word Processor
Beyond Pinball
BoulderDash Construction Kit
Calendar
Calendar Crafter
California Games
Championship Baseball
Clip Art Collection vol I
Cours Et Gagne v1.0
Dazzle Draw
Everybody's Planner
GATO v1.3
GoldFinger
Jumpman
King's Quest
Management Edge
Movie Monster Game
MultiScribe v3.0
Negotiation Edge
Nightmare Gallery
Patchworks
Picture Phonics
Printographer
Reader's Treasure Chest
Real Math
Sea Strike
Shifty Sam

A.P.T.s

Bard's Tale III
Super BoulderDash
Ultima V

Playing Tips

Alternate Reality
Auto Duel
Ultima V

Notes

A copy-protected COMPUTIST?

IBM Softkeys

Chartmaster v6.04
Clout v1.0
Copywrit
Graphwriter