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| Design,
debugging and program structure
in our teach yourself programming
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| REGULARS |
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| Advance
moves in on IBM territory
- page 2; Ten green bottles:
the shakeout - page 3; Marriage
guidance from Acorn - page
4; Applefest report - page
5; Pertec extends multiuser
base - page 6; Fujitsu comes
in from the cold - page
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game comes straight in at
Number 1? Find out here. |
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| The
assault on micro shops continues
in your letters. |
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| Three
questions answered for 64
owners; machine code and
interfacing on the Spectrum;
and the finer points of
Oric Basic. |
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| Hints
and tips for the Lynx, Newbrain,
64 and users of ZX printers.
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| BBC
and Spectrum owners can
complete their games, there's
a new one for the Oric,
and a free machine code
monitor for the Commodore
64. |
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complete nationwide directory
of clubs and user groups. |
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| Cash
for grabs if you make us
laugh. |
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| PCN
PRO-TEST: |
| HARDWARE |
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| Igor
Thomas peels ACT's good
looking sibling of the successful
Sirius but asks: Does performance
match appearance? |
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| PCN
SPECIALS |
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| Flight
simulators have become one
of the most popular types
of computer pastime. John
Lettice goes for a spin
in BBCs, Spectrums and Dragons. |
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| Make
the most of user-defined
graphics and give your micro
a complete new character
set with Andrew Stanton's
routines. |
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| PCN
PRO-TEST: |
| SOFTWARE |
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| Cubist,
abstract, impressionist
- the world of art is yours
with Atari's new software
package. Bob Chappell picks
up brush and palette. |
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| Garry
Marsh sorts through a handy
collection of programmer's
aids for Acorn users. |
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| PCN
PRO-TEST: |
| PERIPHERALS |
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| Can
a simple add-on turn your
video games machine into
a full-fledged micro? Ian
Scales checks out Spectravideo's
claims for its new add-on. |
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| Speech
synthesis is commonplace
now, but how about getting
your computer to listen
to you talk. John Lettice
finds a product called Big
Ears has possibilities. |
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| GAMEPLAY |
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| World
domination and multiple
adventures for Dragon
owners. |
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| Into
the depths of the
maze with your Vic
20. |
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| 64
owners meet the scourges
of the spaceways. |
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| From
Greek myth to pest
control on the Spectrum. |
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