One of the oldest forms of computer book known to mankind - the listings collection. And it's a good one. Nothing startling, its' true, but then the really good stuff is on cassette at your local software shop.

The book kicks off with an epic version of Star Trek on the reasonable grounds that no computer should be without one. There are another half a dozen games - nothing new, but well done.

The real merit of the book comes in the 14 utility and demonstration programs. These cover high-resolution graphics, user-defined characters, machine code, sound, and a personal filing system.

All the listings are large and clear - and dumped to a Commodore printer which means you get proper graphics symbols as opposed to the tortuous non-standard codes used in some other books. All the programs are accompanied by brief documentation and code descriptions.

On the whole it seems a worthwhile buy since even picking and choosing froom among the programs will give you a reasonable collection for the price of a games tape. And the Star Trek game is well worth having...

Peter Worlock