Computer Museum - Personal Computer News - 022   PCN Next Back Introduction and list           Issue 22 - August 4th to 10th 1983 Pull-Out Micropaedia CP/M: Part 1 Collect this series and keep the facts about this operating system close by for reference. REGULARS Monitor 2 At last - the Microdrives arrive, page 2; Software houses say yes to mail order protection, page 3; Software Moguls look for programmers, page 4; Teachers complain about lack of support, page 5; Aquarius turns on the world, page 6; Sirus gets hooked on a net, page 8; and more news, reports and pictures. PCN Charts 10 Follow the ups and downs of top selling micros and games. Random Access 13 Your letters to help, harangue and generally hold forth. Routine Inquiries 14 Max Phillips answers your questions. Microwaves 16 Hints and tips: £5 for every one printed. Readout 19 We'll tell you what's good to read, and what to avoid. PCN Binder 44 Keep your copies clean and accessible. ProgramCards 56 Disco dreams for your Spectrum, amazing mazes for the Apple, extra character for your Beeb and more space for your Dragon in this unique listings section. PCN Back Issues 73 Fill in the form and complete your collection. Databasics 74 Peripherals - the outer limits codified in this buyers' guide. Clubnet 69 Club contacts nationwide. Billboard 80 Buy, sell or swop secondhand goods. Quit/Datelines 88 The last word . . . PCN SPECIALS Assembler on the Genie 20 Machine code sound routines for the Genie from Keith Hook. The dynamic Dragon 23 Brian Cadge introduces a set of routines for the Dragon. PCN PRO-TEST: SOFTWARE Forth on the Spectrum 26 Ted Ball checks out the Forth amendment to Spectrum Basic. BBC graphics 30 Ted Ball puts you in the picture as he tries out Easy Graphics. Music synthesisers 33 Bob Chappell on the 64 and Max Phillips on the BBC. PCN PRO-TEST: PERIPHERALS IBM plots Pixy 34 Karl Dallas reviews this low-cost plotter. Print with Brother 38 Letter-quality daisywheel printing is coming down in price. More spiels on wheels from Barry Miles. Ergonomic extra 40 The keys that ate qwerty? Ian Scales tries the Maltron keyboard. PCN PRO-TEST: HARDWARE Mupid in the picture 42 Ralph Bancroft marvels at Mupid, the glamorous graphics micro that makes communications a major feature. GAMEPLAY Shirley Fawcett beats off Orcs and joins the river police in new games for the Atari. 48 Bob Chappell looks at something the Zork brought for the 64. 51 3D games for the Spectrum surveyed by Max Phillips and John Lettice. 53 Shirley Fawcett and Sandra Grandison become Oric and Spectrum adventurers. 54   << Back Top of the Page Next >>     Home > Computer Museum > PCN