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NEWS |
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Keep up to date with all the
latest developments in the bustling
BBC Micro world. |
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SOFTWARE |
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Programs galore - but are they
all they claim to be? Our frank
reviewers give you the facts. |
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TELETEXT |
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MODE 7 can produce impressive
graphics. Our experts tell you
how to get started. |
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UPGRADE |
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Part II of our BEeeb Body-building
Course explaining how to turn
an "A" into a "B". |
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LISTINGS |
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Having trouble keying in listings?
We review some common copying
errors. |
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WORKSHOP |
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Discover the ROM's action addresses
with our helpful keyboard listing
program. |
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TUTORIAL |
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We show the first-time user
that programming is nothing like
as hard as it might sound. |
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COMPETITION |
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Win a year's supply of software
by taking over where our missing
Percival left off. |
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DO-IT-YOURSELF |
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It costs next to nothing to
use your BBC Micro to measure
heat and light. |
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ERROR-TRAPPING |
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Have fun with our horoscope
- and learn the best ways to avoid
operator errors. |
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GRAPHICS |
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Learn to draw multi-coloured
lines in the next stage of our
graphics course. |
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SHOWTIME |
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Make a date for the first of
our national get-togethers at
the BBC Micro User Show. |
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STRUCTURE |
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Play NIM - and find out how
structured programming can easily
write itself. |
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BITS & BYTES |
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Binary code - the key to understanding
the inner workings of your BBC
Micro. |
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GAME of the MONTH |
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Fly your helicopter to rescue
King Kong's victims - but watch
those deadly rocks! |
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MEASUREMENTS |
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How your micro can be interfaced
to become a powerful research
tool. |
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HOW IT WORKS |
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More about the operating system
in our conducted tour through
the BBC Micro. |
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DISC-OVERY |
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The formatting program that
gives you a much wider choice
of disc drives. |
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MONITORS |
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Part II of our series reviewing
colour monitors available for
the BBC Micro. |
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DISASSEMBLER |
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What is that machine code doing?
This program lets you see what's
going on. |
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HANDBOOK |
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An essential reference guide
for BASIC programmers in an eight-page
pullout. |
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MICROMAIL |
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An avalanche of letters greeted
our first issue. Here's a small
selection of them. |
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TAPE OFFER |
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Save yourself the chore of keying
in programs from this issue with
our cassette. |
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SAVE MONEY! |
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Your last chance of a £2
saving on the cost of a year's
subscription to BBC Micro User. |
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