News |
| Acorn aims Cambridge Workstation at universities and schools; possible Micronet advertising loophole; Hacker's Handbook - what makes a best seller?; the latest CAD packages. Plus lots of information on the Acorn User Show. |
Noticeboard and Blunderbox |
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Hints and Tips - Martin Phillips |
| Martin tackles the topic of event handling routines with sound, and encompasses a lesson in assembly language. |
First Byte - Tessie Revivis |
| Checksums are a valuable method of ensuring that you've entered listings from magazines correctly. Tessie presents a program and explains the principle. |
Letters |
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Atom Forum - Mike Barwise |
| Mike advises Atom users on how to reduce loading on the system bus and connect an eight-bit printer without losing the capacity to output graphics. |
Go Forth |
| Dick de Grandis-Harrison examines the advantages of this language which can be modified to suit your requirements. |
Shine a light - Joe Telford |
| Joe's project this month is to transmit signals between two Beebs using a torch. |
Dynamic drawing - Martin Phillips |
| In the first instalment of his three-part series, Martin presents a graphics package which lets you draw pictures on screen, then save and print them. |
Help with Sideways RAM - Richard Harris |
| Richard signs off his series on utilities for use with sideways RAM boards by expanding the HELP command. Plus Acorn User User RAM offer. |
Games |
| Our reviewers play Banjax from Chalksoft, Jet Pac from Ultimate, Martech's Brian Jacks Superstar Challenge, Ocean's Wizadore and Acheton from Acornsoft. |
Wordprocessor plus - Patrick Quick |
| Wise words on Computer Concept's Wordwise Plus. Plus a column of hints and tips for Wordwise Plus users. |
Holding Forth - Malcolm Banthorpe and Steve Vickers |
| Reviews of three Forth products; G-Forth, a ROM-based implementation of the language; the Essex Forth Microcard and Skywave's Multi-Forth 83 ROM . |
Business News |
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CP/M Communications - Edward Brown |
| Edward takes up the theme of this issue and describes two ways CP/M machines can communicate with each other. |
CP/M Corner - Edward Brown and Richard Clements |
| News from CP/M user groups and of an integrated software package. |
Interaction in schools - Chris Drage and Nick Evans |
| Chris and Nick look at the communications systems suitable for schools. |
Dial a database - Geoff Nairn |
| There are many sources of information for micro users to dial up - Geoff assesses the options and takes an in-depth look at Micronet 800. |
DIY Prestel - Robin Mudge |
| Robin examines Communitel - a package designed to help you set up a Prestel-type bulletin board. |
On board for bulletins - Tony Dennis |
| What bulletin boards exist for Beeb users? What are the costs and pitfalls of starting your own? Tony has the answers. |
Modem magic - Jeff Ashurst |
| Jeff rounds up the hardware and software available, followed by a review if the Miracle Technology WS2000 modem. |
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Dear Kitty |
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| Win a Cumana disc drive. |
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