| MICROPAEDIA |
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out and keep |
| ATARI
ADD-ONS |
| The
third instalment of
our Atari Micropaedia
looks at the peripherals
and add-on devices
for Atari's range
of computers and concludes
our look at Atari
Basic. |
| Competition |
| Win
an Atari 600XL |
| Don't
miss this chance to
get in on £1,250
worth 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. This
week you get the form
you'll need to enter
the competition. |
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Oric reveals its family
planning, page 2: ACT
set to keep the Sirius
afloat, page 3; Wordplex
makes its bid in the PC-compatibility
stakes, page 4; Far Eastern
Peanut arrives, page 5;
Tenth ZX Microfair report,
page 6.
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| Check
the rise and fall of top
selling games and micros. |
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| Space
to put your point of view,
and the chance to win £10
for star letter of the week. |
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| We've
got the experts if you've
got a micro problem. Let
PCN put you right in this
question and answer page. |
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| Hints
and rips for Lynx, Oric,
text centring and calculating
square roots. £5 paid
for each one printed. |
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| Reviews
of new books for the Spectrum,
Dragon, Commodore 64 and
Vic-20. |
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| Comprehensive
list of best software buys:
business, home and games. |
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| Second
hand sales of your hardware
and software. |
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| We
look at the lighter side
of microcomputing, and give
dates for your diary. |
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Cover
story
Oric's Atmos |
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| Beauty
only skin deep? Oric has
tried to put old wrongs
right in its new-look Atmos.
Bob maunder measures its
success. |
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| A light-hearted
look at computerese as John
Lettice defines a computer
term or two . . . |
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| Break
out of the Spectrum's limited
screen format with Kevin
Ball's machine code routine
for a 42-column display. |
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| Tracker
balls allow accurate control
for more skillful game-playing.
Piers Letcher looks at high-
and low-priced versions. |
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| Three
ways to start a conversation
with your micro. David Janda
does the voice test. |
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| Smarten
up your text displays with
Rainbow Writer, as described
by Mike Gerrard. |
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| John
Fairbairn studies Zen and
the art of a package offering
editor, assembler and monitor
for the Genie, TRS-80 and
Lynx. |
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| Simple
programs for small children?
We assess three new packages
to see how good they are
for learning. |
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| Patrol
the planet Synlac or try
this version of Jetpac. |
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| Steer
your balloon through a thorny
maze or rescue paratroopers. |
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| Free
sprite generator program. |
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