| Micropaedia |
| Spectrum:
Part 2 |
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| Microdrive
revolution, Building a bigger
system, Around the keyboard,
Organic Spectrum and Hatching
a colour plot. |
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| REGULARS |
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| Coleco's
Adam breakthrough, page
2; something old, something
new at the Commodore show,
page 3; French software
springboard, page 4; pros
and cons for IBM PC, page
5; Nomad takes on Husky,
page 8. |
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| The
Ace speed is challenged
qith a mixed hand of new
games |
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| Richard
King is the tes pilot in
Cleared for Landing |
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| Uncultured
vultures; alien space-ships
in 3D |
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| Recapture
the disk workspace |
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| A 24-hour
clock using eight coloured
sprites |
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| Pirate
Island adventure starts |
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| Mastermind
for micros; Breakout in
low-res |
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| WICPug
plugs into Micronet |
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| An
IBM bumper bundle |
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| Latest
harware prices |
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| PCN
SPECIALS |
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| NewBrain
Basic: Part 2 |
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| The
printer connection . . .
and into the graphics area,
with David Janda. |
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| Nigel
Cross picks out some fascinating
patterns in the Colour Genie's
'surprising' graphics. |
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| PCN
PRO-TEST: SOFTWARE |
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| A programmer's
aid package which boosts
the Commodore's Basic with
a further 50 commands. Pete
Gerrard rates it. |
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| Your
Spectrum as an address book. |
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| Record
on the run. How does the
MST Database work as a portable
filing system for the HX-20?
Henry Velleman is our roving
reporter. |
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| PCN
PRO-TEST: PERIPHERALS |
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| HAL
is here - in the guise of
VIM. Nigel Cross lends the
Voice Input Module an ear. |
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| PCN
PRO-TEST: HARDWARE |
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| Max
Phillips meets the Comx
35 micro: 32K RAM, colour,
sound, good keyboard, joystick,
ten bundled programs and
a good Basic - all for a
miserly £120. |
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