| MICROPAEDIA |
| Pull
out and keep |
| An
A to Z of Atari |
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2 looks at the
vast range of
software available,
gives a round-up
of Atari books
and features
the second instalment
of Atari Basic. |
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| Competition |
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| You
could win a
share of £1,250
of prizes. We're
giving away
six Atari 600XLs,
copies of the
Atariwriter
word processor
and versions
of Donkey Kong
to run on Ataris,
Commodores or
the TI-99/4A. |
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Sinclair QL likely to
be late, page 2; Fuller
aims to fulfill promises,
page 3; Commodore presses
ahead with plans, page
4; Toy-makers shy away
from micros, page 5; MSDOS
is served on a chip, page
7.
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| Send
us a letter. Your words
of wisdom could earn you
a tenner. |
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| If
you've got a problem ask
our experts. |
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| Readers'
hints and routines for the
Vic 20, Spectrum, Commodore
64, Memotech and Lynx. |
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| Our
weekly look at the new books. |
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| Lynx:
Gridtrap, an exciting game
of strategy for you to type
in. |
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| All
the peripherals you need
to extend your system. |
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| But,
sell or exchange your micro
products. |
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| Dates
for your diary plus more
microcomputing idiocies. |
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| Make
more of your HX20's printer
with this machine code utility
that lets you print sideways. |
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| Shrinking
storage comes to the Dragon
via Sony's 3in drives. Brian
Cadge looks at the hardware
together with a new interface
and toolkit. |
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| Spectravideo
standards |
33 |
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| The
new MSX 'standard' was variously
welocomed and derided. Now
John Lettice gives a full
test to the first micro
claiming MSX compatibility:
the Spectravideo 328. |
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| Beneath
the exterior of the Atari
800XL, Geof Wheelwright
finds an old friend. |
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| Monitor
prices are dropping. David
Janda tries two new units
from JVC that offer colour
displays at less than the
cost of a TV. |
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| Richard
King examines a C compiler
for the Apple. |
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| Just
how good is educational
software? Colin Cohen gives
his marks to five packages
for the BBC Micro. |
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| From
alien worlds to multi-storey
car parks. |
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| Go
flying or risk death in
Zorgon's kingdom. |
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| All
action round-up of five
new releases. |
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