Sinclair's
Quantum Leap opened with a series
of no jumps last year but the
machine is well in gear an accelerating
off the curve into 1985. Upgrades,
peripherals and software are generating
a buzz of interest around the
system. We examine the current
state of the QL art, and in Home
Front look at the prospects for
the system.
HARDWARE
Stay
SHARP
22
Sharp's versatile
MX800 adds CP/M for business users
to compatibility with the MZ700
for home users.
OUTPUT
SPECTRUM
variations
10
Text any which way except normal
is yours with this free listing.
QL
nuts and bolts
15
We investigate
Quantum Leap Mechanics and supply
- exclusive to PCN readers - a
handy routine. Inner secrets of
system variables revealed.
Cultivate
your COMMODORE 64
16
Flower power
replaces killing invaders as you
strive to nurture a plant in time
of drought in this neat game.
IBM
PC goes to Chequers
21
Sargon III
is tried and tested in PCN's monthly
chess feature.
PERIPHERALS
AMSTRAD
RS232
30
Amstrad owners
feel good? A thumbs up for the
RS1 serial interface comes hot
on the heels of last week's rave
review of drives for the machine.
SOFTWARE
BBC
Sleuth sayer
33
PCN whips
out the magnifying glass and looks
over Sleuth, a Basic-based ROM
for the Beeb.
REGULARS
Monitor
1
Acorn
speaks out, Commodore
pricing policy in
tatters, this page;
Radofin readies Spectrum
Quick Disk, page 3;
Amstrad on the up
and up, page 4.
PCN
Charts
5
Where
does your favourite
stand in the UK games
hierarchy?
Routine
Enquiries
5
Gotta
problem? Get an answer
from the experts.
Random
Access
7
More
comments from our
readers, on PCN's
weekly letters page.
Microwaves
9
Gameplay
34
More
finger-flippin', lip-chewin'
games get the treatment
from our reviewers.
Dungeon
27
Dungeonmaster
Bob Chappell strikes
a light in the dungeons
of Castle PCN.
Software
Pre-View
33
A
taste of software
to come.
Billboard
40
Hundreds
of bargains you can't
afford to miss.
Quit
44
That's
quite enough of that
for now. Tune in next
week.
