| MICROPAEDIA |
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out and keep |
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quill to Qume |
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begins a three-part
series on printers,
building into a complete
guide to choosing,
buying, using and
maintaining these
useful, often invaluable,
peripherals. |
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| We're
giving away five of
these superb dot-matrix
printers in our latest
competition in conjunction
with Micropaedia.
The RX80 is a versatile
machine capable of
fast draught quality
print, or high quality
output in a variety
of styles including
italics and emphasised
modes. It also offers
dot-addressable graphics.
Don't miss your chance
to win one. |
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QL anticipation reaches
fever pitch, page 2; Downline
loading hits software
shops, page 3; Memotech
unveils its disks, page
4; Chip crisis hits UK
micro makers, page 5;
and micros muscle in on
music, page 6.
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| Follow
the fortunes of your favourite
games in Britain's best
microcomputing bestsellers
list. |
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| Drop
us a line and your thoughts
could win you a tenner. |
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| Whatever
your problem, ask our panel
of experts. |
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| Hints,
tips and helpful routines
from our readers, this week
covering the BBC and Electron,
Commodore 64, Memotech and
Spectrum plus a fix for
Forth. |
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| Our
regular look at the new
books. |
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| PCN
puts you in touch with like-minded
enthusiasts in clubs and
user groups across the United
Kingdom. |
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| Pick
up a bargain or find a buyer
for your unwanted equipment
in our weekly micro marketplace. |
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| Make
a date with all the leading
micro events both at home
and abroad. |
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Cover
story
Enter the Sanyo |
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| Kenn
Garroch tests the Sanyo
MBC550, Japan's latest contender
in the western business
market offering MSDOS for
under £700. |
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| Spectrum
paraphernalia |
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| Now
you've got your Spectrum
it could be the start of
something big. John Lettice
has some ideas on expanding
your system. |
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| Kenn
Garroch traces the history
of this long-established
language, best known for
its artificial intelligence
applications. |
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| Let
your Commodore have its
say with the company's long
awaited speech synthesiser.
Barry Miles is impressed
by the quality. |
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| Your
Model B could take over
your home thanks to Interbeeb,
an interface that introduces
real-time control applications. |
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| Now
you can see what's going
wrong with your code thanks
to this machine code trace
program. |
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| Could
you use a little help around
the house? Check out two
utilities that could make
life a bit easier. |
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| Urban
deprevation side by side
with Godzilla and the Martians. |
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| Pilot
a spaceship or just go fishing. |
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| Tiptoe
through the minefield in
this explosive program for
you to key in. |
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