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| It's big,
brutal and British but with the
backing of W H Smith the Advance
may be a goer. Geof Wheelwright
wrestles with the monster that
aims to cover the micro market
from home to business. |
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Free
competition
Win an Amstrad
colour micro |
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| A 64K
Amstrad micro with built-in
tape recorder and colour
monitor could be yours in
this simple competition.
Plus for 150 runners-up
we have a range of top CDS
games packages including
the superb Colossus Chess. |
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66 - June 23rd 1984 |
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Commodore jumps the gun
on modems, page 2; Bug-free
QL ready to roll, page
3; IBM Show dominated
by micros, page 4; and
Rosetti coaxes music from
the Commodore 64 and Spectrum,
page 5.
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| The
latest movers - up and down
- in Britain's No. 1 charts.
See how your micro and favourite
game are faring. |
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| Your
letter, with a crisp tenner
for the best. This week
some thoughts on software
piracy. |
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| Your
questions answered, with
help this week for would-be
Amstrad owners, Spectrum,
Oric and Pascal programmers. |
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| Hints
and tips for the popular
machines including Spectrum,
BBC, Oric, Commodore 64
and Coleco Adam. |
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| PCN
meets the robotics enthusiasts
of Bedford Computer Club. |
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| Our
regular look at the games
and utilities that have
arrived at PCN's offices
this week. |
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| Looking
for a good computer book?
Take our advice and check
out the new releases. |
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| You
can't afford not to turn
to our secondhand bargain
page. |
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| Last
but not least: the industry's
idiocies, our mistakes,
Mollusc, dates for your
diary and more. |
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| A machine
code parallel printer driver
for the Commodore 64 running
under CP/M. It's a handy
utility to have . . . |
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| When
it comes to animated displays,
sprites can make your life
a lot easier. With this
machine code collection
you can add the facility
to your Dragon. |
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| A third-party
disk for your Atari opens
up a range of serious applications
- especially when it's bundled
with a suite of serious
software. Kenn Garroch takes
the Indus GT for a run. |
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| A database
for everyone? Everyman on
the IBM PC claims to fulfil
that need, but how well
does the claim stand up? |
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| A non-violent
program that moves your
micro into a new area -
the kitchen. Bug Byte's
Computer Cookbook turns
your Spectrum into a recipe
book and menu planner. |
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| Take
on a horde of robot gladiators
or risk danger on a jungle
safari. |
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| Take
your pick - a nightmare
experience in bed or the
chance to fulfil your swashbuckling
fantasies in Sword Master. |
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| Once
more its up to you to save
the civilised world in Reactor
Force where a nulear reactor
threatens disaster and a
bunch of twisted androids
are out to stop you. |
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