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ColumnsThe Apogee Model: 38 DOS Classics from the House That Shareware BuiltA companion piece for “The First Third” – COMPUTE!’s Gazette August, 2026 In 1987, a Dallas programmer named Scott Miller worked out…FeaturedPut Your C64 Online for Ten BucksBuild a user port WiFi modem with an ESP8266 and Bo Zimmerman’s Zimodem firmware There is a particular kind of satisfaction in…ProgrammingMicro Missions: BASIC Programming ChallengesBy Gazette Staff — originally published in July 2026 — Issue #13 Somewhere in an abandoned robotics facility, a brilliant mind reshapes…FeaturesShort Circuits: Byte-Sized Hardware RoundupBy Joe Ochwat — originally published in July 2026 — Issue #13 Items in Short Circuits are often open-source projects that are…FeaturedSynapse: The Rise and Fall of Synapse SoftwareBy Jerry Bonner — originally published in July 2026 — Issue #13 It all started with a game… as these things usually…FeaturedThe Gazette Wire: A selection of New and Upcoming GamesBy David Simmons — originally published in July 2026 — Issue #13 Petal Panic A gardener who grows plants mid-jump to fight…FeaturedFlipped Off: The Community Weighs In on the CallbackBy Edwin Nagle — originally published in July 2026 — Issue #13 There is a particular sound this community makes. It’s the…FeaturedLoading Complete: One Year of COMPUTE!’s Gazette MagazineA Year One retrospective: from a half-formed idea to twelve issues and counting by Edwin J. Nagle, Founder, Editor & Publisher A…