| Pull-Out |
| Micropaedia |
| Commodore
64: Part 3 |
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| Peripherals,
interfaces, sound, graphics
and a look at books for
your micro. |
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| REGULARS |
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| Acorn
user exhibition report,
page 2; versatile disk system
for Jupiter Ace, page 3;
Commodore trims business
system prices, page 4; Grundy
looks for Newbrain lifeboat,
page 5; £95 for an
Osborne 1? page 6; and programmers
win some protection, page
8. |
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| Changing
fortunes in the micro world
plus the best-selling games. |
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| Readers'
letters - your chance to
comment or complain. |
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| Whatever
your problem, we might have
the answer. |
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| The
new books reviewed. |
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| Had
a bright idea? Share it
with your fellow enthusiasts. |
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| In
six pages we complete Euro
Atlas on the Lynx, begin
Asteroid Lander on the Dragon,
and feature utilities for
the Oric and BBC 'B'. |
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| Where
to find like-minded enthusiasts. |
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| Guide
to the best-selling software. |
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| PCN
SPECIALS |
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| Stephen
Shaw demonstrates how the
TI Mini Memory Module can
make your programs in TI
Basic more interesting. |
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| Whatever
your computer, write your
own adventures with John
Noad's swashbuckling series.
First of three parts. |
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| PCN
PRO-TEST: HARDWARE |
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| GE
Chkiantz reviews the Microtan
65, a DIY micro the users
saved from extinction. |
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| PCN
PRO-TEST: SOFTWARE |
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| If
you'd like to learn more
about languages, how about
writing your own. Richard
King tests BCPL, a package
for the Model B that could
let you do just that. |
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| PCN
PRO-TEST: PERIPHERALS |
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| Richard
Blue and David Summerfield
outline a digital tracer
for the BBC Micro. |
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| Is
your 40-column CBM cramping
your style? Henry Velleman
reports on a plug-in board
that will double your screen
space. |
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| David
Janda gets his hands on
one of the first joystick
interfaces for the Oric. |
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| GAMEPLAY |
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| Adventuring
on the Spectrum with
Magic Mountain and
Smuggler's Cove. |
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| Plus
. . . a round-up of
some of the latest
releases for the Spectrum. |
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| Danger
zones on the power
grid in Matrix (Commodore
64) and in Ninja Warrior's
stamping ground (Dragon
32). |
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| Strategic
moves with Dallas
on the Oric and Call
to Arms for the IBM
PC. |
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