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| The
definitive |
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| At last undongled,
'finished version' QLs are making
their way to patient customers.
Has their wait been worth it?
How good is the software? Should
you now join the queue? Is it
a quantum leap or just a stumble
forward? We answer all these questions
and more. |
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75 - August 25th 1984 |
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Headlines and hard lines
from the week's movements
on the micro front. Acorn
Show report, page 2; Dragon
sale a boost for users,
and Oric states its position,
page 3; Ad watchdog bites
Watford, page 4; and Microdrive
software is on the increase,
page 5.
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| Keep
track of your favourites
in Britain's only weekly
computer games charts. |
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| Your
letters wanted on any subject
related to computing, with
£10 to the best of
the week. |
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| Gotta
problem? We can probably
tell you the answer. Hundreds
of satisfied readers. |
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| Hints,
tips, routines and utilities
here. It could be the solution
you've been looking for. |
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| More
reading matter to wile away
those hours away from your
beloved machine. |
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PCN's software editor
burrows out from the cassette
and disk mountain to report
on this week's arrivals.
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| Dozens
of bargain buys - and you
could sell your unwanted
equipment. It's free for
the summer. |
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| Where
PCN is dragged away for
another week, yelling idiocies,
confessing errors, hurling
insults. |
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| Screen
displays can make or break
a program. We peruse four
of the best graphics utility
packages available for the
Spectrum. |
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| Three
useful routines from Keith
Hook will get more from
your graphics output. |
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| Tandy's
Model 100 gives you portable
computing - now a new plug-in
box adds disk storage and
interfacing for a desktop
monitor. The best of both
worlds? |
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| It's
not just the multi-thousand
pound business systems that
can enjoy the power of integrated
software. Check out Vizastar
- business integration for
the Commodore 64. |
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| The
language of the computing
intelligentsia on the humble
Dragon? Yes, it's true,
but has it lost anything
in the translation? |
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| Not
just another spreadsheet
but a 'financial monitoring
package'. Could make all
the difference in the world
to a small business. . . |
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| Arcade
action with Automania and
Rapscallion. |
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| We
round up a handful of conversions
for the BBC's younger sibling. |
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| A lovable
game listing - it's all
in machine code so the action
comes fast. |
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