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| What
colour costs on the IBM;
Micronet 800 trial run -
sturdiness may not be an
asset on the BBC . . . plus
reports and pictures of
what's happening in the
micro world. |
| PCN
SPECIALS |
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| Four
chances to win a micro .
. . Bend your mind. And
stay tuned. |
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| Champion
David Levy explains how
a micro can beat the best. |
| Processing
in parallel |
32 |
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| Richard
King introduces Occam -
the new language that runs
several parts of a program
at once. |
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| Our
mission - to boldly plot
where no programmer has
plotted before on Oric. |
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| Three
new ways to use the function
keys on Victor-types. |
| PCN
PRO-TESTS |
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| New
graphics packages put through
their paces: 3D for the
Spectrum, GraphMagic for
the IBM and Apple, and EDG's
Graphics System for the
BBC. |
|
|
| Richard
King unveils Lisa and its
ikons. Full review of the
Texet TX800 - the first
colour computer to challenge
the Spectrum. |
|
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| The
Spectrum learns to talk,
Apple's new printer means
business and Commodore machines
team up with a new networking
switch. |
|
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|
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| Just
out ... darts and soccer
for the Atari, wizards and
medieval warlocks for the
BBC and Nigel Cross tests
a flight simulator for the
IBM. |
| REGULARS |
|
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| Your
space - your letters. Your
reward? - £10 for
the best of the batch. |
|
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| Qwerty,
quirky and questionable.
Max gets to grips with your
problems in his regular
help spot. |
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| £5
for a hot shot hint. Your
chance to turn a tip into
hard cash. |
|
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| New
books, some good . . . some
not. Each week we'll process
and printout our reviews
of what's new on the bookstalls. |
|
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| Club
and user group contacts
at your fingertips. |
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| What's
on and where, home and abroad. |
|
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| A unique
way to build up your listings
library. Cut out and keep. |
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| Your
up-to-date guide to hardware
and peripherals. Latest
prices, latest specs. |
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| Buy,
sell or swop through your
free advertisements. |
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