In 2016 when I visited the Adelaide Retro-Computing Event in Australia, I met Jane M. Voskamp (Jones), veteran Commodore programmer and writer. Having seen her articles in Loadstar and the LUCKI Report a long time ago, I was pleased to meet such as affable lady. To my surprise, she also brought her 1994 publications which were still for sale. With the limited amount of Australian dollars I had, I bought 4 of her booklets, all produced on Commodores with the use of the Write Stuff 128 word processor, GEOS 128, and a Commodore MPS-1250 printer. The booklets were GEOS in Review - Reviewing GEOS Authors Programs, the Handbook of Commodore Disks, the Handbook of the Commodore 64, and the Handbook of the Commodore 128.
I find that the Handbook of the Commodore 128 is an introduction to programming on the C128. As a sample of what to expect, the 45-page, A4-sized booklet is divided into the following chapters:
Forward Disclaimer Who Means What
Built-in Sprite Designer Disk Commands Base Conversion Tutorial BASIC 7.0 Memory Usage Start & End of BASIC 7.0 Dynamic Keyboard Technique VIC-II Chip 40 Columns VDC Chip 80 Columns Boolean Logic Operators Flags & Monitors - What They Mean Monitor Utility - How to Use It Assembly Language Mnemonics Addressing Modes Assembly Language Introduction CP/M - Introduction Complete Text Memory Maps Bibliography, Users Groups, etc.
The price of the Handbook of Commodore 128 was $15 AUD, but she gave me a discount for buying 4 booklets.
Her other available products were:
Profile.80 Plus Mod3 -- A C128, 80-column disk utility for creating/collecting auto-booting disks
Card Art Series - disk of geoPaint files with which to make greeting cards Card Art Series II - disk of geoPaint files with which to make greeting cards Border Series - disk of geoPaint "Border" files Clip Art series - several disks of geoPaint images
The World of GEOS Handbook, including The World of GEOS disk The World of GEOS Handbook II The World of GEOS Handbook III GEOS Unplugged I (handbook) GEOS Unplugged II (handbook) GEOS Unplugged III (handbook) GEOS Unplugged IV (handbook) GEOS Unplugged V (handbook)
She can be contacted via Facebook or through her business address - JMV Grafix, P.O. Box 635, Enfield Plaza, 5005, South Australia. Phone - (08) 8 260 4062.
Happy New Year! Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm |