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64 Music Program

Brøderbund Software has announced several new packages, including The Music Shop, a music composition tool and music synthesizer, for the Commodore 64. The program allows you to create, store, and edit compositions and print out sheet music. The synthesizer can add sound textures. Suggested retail price is $44.95 (disk). Versions for the IBM PCjr and Apple Macintosh are scheduled for this spring.

Also from Broderbund are The Ancient Art of War ($44.95), a new strategy game for the IBM PC and PCjr, featuring 11 built-in war campaigns from the pages of history; Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego ($39.95) for Apple II-series computers, a mystery/adventure educational game with color animation and sound effects plus different scenarios involving 30 countries and 10 villains; and Science Toolkit ($59.95) for the Apple II series, which turns the computer into a science lab simulator for a variety of applications.

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