Computer Museum - Personal Computer News - 002   PCN Next Back Introduction and list           Issue 2 - Week Ending March 25th 1983 PCN SPECIALS PCN's Paperchase 19 Second leg in the race for a BBC ... four Model Bs up for grabs. Coleco Exclusive 27 Full preview of the little machine with lots of promise. Psion Vs CP 31 Tales of woe and bad luck as a brace of Spectrum programs brings the backgammon blues. Nursery End 32 Find out what kids are getting their hands on these days. PCN PRO-TESTS Software Does Spectrum's new spreadsheet rate against 'Calcs? 35 Colurful plot to boost IBM graphics. 38 BBC word processing on the cheap. 40 Hardware Full hands on the heavy metal Toshiba T100. 42 Full fingers on the latest pocket Casio. 48 Peripherals Stacking up the memory with ZX81's amazing tower of power. 51 We hear the Vic's got a lot o' gottle. 54 Gameplay Join Diane Keaton and a cast of thousands on the Apple. 59 Travel through time and space on the ZX81. 60 Help Horace, the home-fun hero, through new scrapes on the Spectrum. 61 REGULARS Monitor 2 New Dragon hot from the valleys, page 2; Acorn keeps costs down for BBC users but spells out the price of its Econet, page 3; why add-ons for the Jupiter Ace are late, page 4; Join the search for the Sinclair Microdrive, page 5 . . . plus reports and pictures on these seven pages of all the latest news. Random Access 17 You send 'em . . . we'll print 'em - and pay £10 for the letter of the week. Readout 18 To buy or not to bother . . . PCN answers the question in reviews of the latest books. Routine Inquiries 22 Max (fix-it) Phillips leaves no micro unturned in his regular help spot. Just dump your baffles on him. Microwaves 25 £5 tip? Thats what we pay for every helpful hint. Clubnet 56 Places to go; people to meet. Check it out in our week-by-week guide to clubs and user groups. Datelines 56 Days to remember in our list of coming events, both home and abroad. PCN ProgramCards 63 Cut out and keep new programs for your Spectrum and BBC. Unique listings that you build into a handy software library. Databasics 73 All you need to know about software in this easy-to-follow buyer's guide. PCN Billboard 83 Free reader's advertisements - swop, sell or buy.           << Back Top of the Page Next >>     Home > Computer Museum > PCN