| Hints and Tips - Martin Phillips |
 | Martin continues developing his database by adding improved search facilities. |
| First Byte: inputting information - Tessie Revivis |
| Whatever you use your micro for you'll need to get information into programs through the keyboard. Tessie shows you how. |
| Joe's Jottings - Joe Telford |
| Basic is the best known language for the BBC micro, but by no means the only one. Joe explains why you might want to learn another. |
| Simple electronics project - Paul Beverley |
| A programmable second keyboard is Paul's application for the analogue port this month. |
| Business news |
| A new page to keep you informed about developments relevant to Acorn users in the business world. |
| Is Sage a wise buy? - Francis Pettitt |
| Francis looks at the Sage Accounts package, which includes aZ80 second processor, and assesses how useful it is for a small business. |
| Atom Forum |
| The first new-style Atom pages from a new host, Mike Barwise. Plus the results of December's Atom only competition. |
| Educational software |
| Attack on the Somme, 1914, Relationships, Sea Cliff Erosion, Maths Topics 2, Computer Aided Design and Manufacture 1: Intersecting Cylinders, and Number Painter under review. |
| Games |
| Football Manager from Addictive, Pole Position from Atarisoft, Icon's Space Station Alpha, Martech's Eddie Kidd;s Jump Challenge, and Mr EE and Castle Quest from Micro Power. |
| Books |
| Which introduction to programming should you choose? We assess BBC Micro B Starter Pack, Beginner's Basic, and Very basic Basic. |
| Mini camera for micros |
| A low cost camera the size of a match box - thats Micro Robotics EV1. |
| Printers - George Hill |
| George gives you 10 guidelines for assessing printers, then measures up the Smith-Corona Fastext 80. |
| 6809 second processors - Vincent Fojut |
| Vincent looks at Control Universal's Cube Beebflex and Cambridge Microprcessor Systems' 6809. |
| Machine code monitors - Harry Sinclair |
| Harry finds something good in all 10 monitors. |
| News |
| Acorn cuts Electron price, touch screens for monitors, new disc filing system, Prestel for schools, London computer festival and software for a mouse. |
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| Central Processing |
| A new feature where we give quick answers to your queries. |
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| Top 20 software chart |
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| Education news - Nick Evans |
| Exchanging programs and ideas through AU, computer camps and ITMA modules for training teachers are among Nick's topics. Plus the winners of the Sci-Quiz. |
| It's up to you! |
| Our questionnaire is your chance to tell us what you think about us, and what you'd like to see in AU in the future. |
| Quick-draw circles - Mike Williams |
| Easy listings for fast circles. |
| Mode 7 graphics facility - Nigel Beasley |
| Nigel's listing provides 16 colour graphics for 1k of memory in mode 7. |
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