ech@pyuxll.UUCP (11/09/83)
I'm looking for a pc that will run LOGO -- a precocious 4 year old and a mathophobic 33 year old in the house (and me, of course!) want to play some constructive games. Terrapin had some good news: they wrote one for the C64 and Commodore is marketing it. A call to Commodore confirmed that it OUGHT to be distributed widely at this point, and carries a $59.95 list price. Haven't seen a copy yet, tho. On the face of it, it sounds like the C64 and LOGO were made for each other. The customer service rep at cbm said that it exploits the considerable graphics capabilities of the C64, including the sprites, and includes the music compiler, also a C64 strong point. I have some confidence in these statements: Terrapin, along with Krell, are the only commercial outfits that seem to keep in close touch with MIT. (BTW, Krell claims to have a LOGO planned for the C64 "in about a year"...competition couldn't hurt. Has anybody used, or for that matter seen, this package? =Ned=
porter@inuxd.UUCP (11/09/83)
I saw LOGO for the C64 at Von's Computers in West Lafayette, IN (aka Purdue). Von's is in a building next to Von's Bookstore and if you really wanted to get a copy, you might call them up. I have not seen LOGO at Target, K-Mart, Service Merchandise, et al., but I think that I have also seen LOGO at AVC Computer store in Indy. It's available, but not widely. I don't think that retailers know what LOGO is, so they don't order it. I wish SIMON'S BASIC was as available. I have a review of this comparing it to Apple LOGO if anyone is interested. Jeff Porter AT&T Consumer Products Indianapolis