What to look
for when buying a printer; the
pros and cons of dot matrix, daisywheel
and thermal; value for money -
all this and more in our buyer's
guide to hard copy output.
OUTPUT
Amstrad
action
10
A golden
oldie from the days of arcadia
- Centipede in colour with sound.
Spectrum
sprites
15
More info
on using sprite graphics with
your Sinclair.
Comms
for beginners
16
What you need to start and
why you'd want to in the first
place. Surya leads in to our
new weekly communications column.
Commodore
conversion
21
Moving programs
from disk to tape can be a chore.
This utility will take some of
the pain away. (It also works
on PETs!)
HARDWARE
64
Mouse
32
It started
with big business systems then
the BBC Micro grew one; now you
can get one for your 64. It's
a mouse, the trendy way to control
your computer. We examine the
latest.
SOFTWARE
BBC
words
46
Wordwise
quickly established itself as
one of the Beeb's best word processors.
How does its successor, Wordwise
Plus, shape up?
COMPETITION
Win
a Spectrum
44
Another great
bundle of freebies, courtesy of
Sinclair and PCN. This week we're
offering two Sinclair Plusses
with expansion packs with runners-up
prizes of software. And winning
it couldn't be easier. Check it
out . . .
REGULARS
Monitor
1
Spring
growth for Enterprise;
Dragon breaths again
at 6809 Show; national
Elite championships;
disabled youngsters
and computers; IBM
puts the frighteners
on US.
PCN
Charts
5
Random
Access
7
Your
opportunity to sound
off - let it all rip
here and you could
pick up £15
for your trouble.
Microwaves
6
Hints,
tips and handy routines
for the popular computers.
Dungeon
23
Two
new adventures for
the 64 - one worth
seeking out; the other
worth avoiding.
Workbench
24
A
printers' extra -
build a centronics
interface for your
Commodore 64.
Software
Pre-View
36
An
advance look at new
software titles.
Billboard
47
The
first choice for bargain
hunters - and the
most economical place
to sell because it's
free.
Quit
52
Mysterious
happenings in Portugal
lead our off-beat
view of the computing
industry.
