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| CP/M:
Part 2 |
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| Deeper
into the system in this
the concluding part. |
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| REGULARS |
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| Apple
cracks down on look-alikes,
page 2; Atari 600XL could
spell price cuts, page 3;
Last One program generator
trimmed, and a Japanese
view of MSX, page 4; Training
scheme under fire, page
5; and more reports and
pictures on seven pages
of news. |
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| Latest
on what games and micros
are selling best. |
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| We
pic a £10 winner from
your letters. |
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| Max
Phillips offers a shoulder
to cry on. |
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| Take
a tip from fellow readers
- £5 for each one
printed. |
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something? Fill in the form
and complete your collection. |
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| Keep
your copies in good order. |
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| In
our unique cut-out-and-keep
listings: a speedy Display
Dump for the ZX81, a maths
test and a keyboard test
to sharpen up Commodore
64 practitioners, and a
Meteor Shower hits Oric-owners. |
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| Which
books to reach for. |
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| Locate
your local user group. |
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| PCN's
software selection - latest
specs. |
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| Buy,
sell or swop secondhand
goods. |
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| The
last word . . . |
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| PCN
SPECIALS |
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| Dynamic
Dragon: Part 2 |
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| Brian
Cadge presents the master
program that gives you an
autorun facility and allows
you to create a title page. |
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| Your
joystick is great at games,
but why not put it to work
too, says Richard Hawes. |
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| PCN
PRO-TEST: SOFTWARE |
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| Trevor
Jones tries out the easy-to-learn
Basic-G, which opens up
the potential of the Sord. |
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| The
wide-angle Tasword Two word
processor allows a decent
printout from the Spectrum.
Report by Ted Ball. |
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| PCN
PRO-TEST: PERIPHERALS |
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| Geof
Wheelwright spins the AMS
3-inch disk drives, which
give the BBC micro 200K
of storage. |
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| Ian
Scales put the long-awaited
Microdrive and its workmate
the Interface 1 under the
microscope. |
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| PCN
PRO-TEST: HARDWARE |
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| Tandy's
TRS80 Model 4 proves to
be a business-oriented machine
with larger screen and high
software compatibility but
Nigel Cross has his reservations
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| GAMEPLAY |
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| Making
a bid to learn bridge?
Ted Ball tests the
Bridge Master for
Spectrum owners. |
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| Mike
Gerrard goes underground
on the Spectrum. |
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| John
Lettice and Shirley
Fawcett report from
the Atari front-line. |
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| Shirley
Fawcett flogs Oric's
Candy Floss, while
Mike Gerrard fights
the Dragon on Everest. |
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