Details of
Acorn's latest incarnation of
the BBC Micro have been revealed,
answering many of the criticisms
levelled at the Model B but also
raising some new questions. Get
the full details.
OUTPUT
Inside
Oric's ROM
10
An anatomy
lesson for Oric enthusiasts -
bare-bones programming made easier.
Acorn
Attack
15
Frantic arcade
activity as you save the world
again. This Galaxians-type game
is fully up to commercial quality
(at the cost of a few sore fingers).
Writing
adventures
20
First of three parts takes
you step-by-step through the
process of writing adventure
games, regardless of your machine.
Commodore
decompression
22
How to get
more than the 38.99K of memory
free for programming from your
Commodore 64. With a few handy
routines you can get close to
the full 64K.
HARDWARE
MSX
grows a disk
29
The first
MSX disk system has arrived -
check out our review of this welcome
addition to the range.
SOFTWARE
Spectrum
Light Magic
37
Power to
your pictures with an outstanding
graphics utility that makes the
most of the Spectrum's display
capabilities.
QL
monitored
38
Steps to
easier machine-code with a comprehensive
set of tools for assembly and
disassembly on the bigger Sinclair.
Megabasics
39
Nothing akin
to an expanded Basic, Megabase
is a powerful database at a budget
price running on Commodore 64
and Oric Atmos. Some novel features
make it stand out from the crowd.
REGULARS
Monitor
1
Life
gets tough for the
pirates; all quiet
at communications
show; IBM beaten to
the punch; and recent
competition winners
named.
PCN
Charts
5
Random
Access
7
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