Computer Museum - Personal Computer News - 100   PCN Next Back Introduction and list           Issue 100 - February 23rd 1985 COVER STORY 100 Best Buys 18 PCN's anniversary gift to you and the industry - our recommendations of the best that's available in personal computing. HARDWARE Musical MSX 12 Have a look at - and a listen to - Yamaha's CX5 system. A full MSX micro with what may be the best sound specification yet of any computer. OUTPUT SPECTRUM ATTR 10 An attribute toolkit that takes the hard work out of many Spectrum graphics routines. 64 Graphics 16 User defined graphics can be a useful tool for games programmers - we reveal a couple of techniques that add to their power. AMSTRAD Gavotte 21 A touch of the Johann Sebastians on your Amstrad as we teach it to play Bach. SOFTWARE AMSTRAD assembler 29 If you want to break into machine code check out our twin test of two assemblers. REGULARS Monitor 1 Something for everyone from Atari, this page; all quiet on the Acorn front, page 2; Oric finds a buyer at the ZX Microfair, page 3; Oxford prospers as Cambridge declines, page 4. PCN Charts 5 The battle continues - where does your favourite stand? Random Access 7 More musings from our erudite readership. Routine Enquiries 8 More problems bite the dust in a hail of answers from our experts. Microwaves 9 Hints, tips and helpful routines will help you get more from your machine. Dungeon 26 Another venture into the depths of the cellars at PCN Towers. Software Pre-view 28 All the latest releases. Gameplay 33 Games reviews for the connoisseur. Quit 40 The last bit for this week - you'll just have to be patient till next Wednesday.             << Back Top of the Page Next >>     Home > Computer Museum > PCN