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Issue 48 : July 1986

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Contents

News
Hints and Tips - Martin Phillips
The secrets of undocumented OS calls and offers help on configuring the Master.
First Byte - Tessie Revivis
The Disc Filing System and its catalogue is the subject for beginners.
Back to the Roots - David Johnson-Davies
Build up eye-boggling graphics screens using complex mathematics.
Helping Hand - Barry Ambrose
Barry provides a help facility for the Beeb to rival those found on large computer systems - so you can throw away your UserGuide.
Reader Survey
Your chance to tell us what you think about Acorn User - your reply could net you a Centronics Great Little Printer!
Games Reviews
Computer Hits 10 Vol 1, Revs4 Track, Type Invaders and Karate Combat.
Software Reviews
Proc-Kit from Software Services and Slogger Software's BeebMon.
Software/Book Reviews
Inside Information from BBCsoft and Maths Tutor for the BBC/Electron.
A Question of Control - Richard Sargent
Experiment with interfaces for control devices.
Chatting with a Chip - David Atherton
David fishes around the 1770 disc controller chip and its OSWORD calls.
A Drive Around Discs - Bruce Smith and Tony Quinn
The latest news on what's available.
Starloader - Michael Ginns
Michael's program allows ambiguous filenames to be used in Load commands.
Under New Management - Michael Ginns
Kenda's Disc Management Filing System reviewed.
Covering the Catalogue - Martin Phillips
Martin flips through books to help disc users.
Discs for the Electron - Bruce Smith
The Advanced Plus4 interface is praised by Bruce.
Education News - Nick Evans
What's new in the world of micros in the classroom.
Alternative Input - Chris Drage and Nick Evans
Alternatives to the QWERTY keyboards suitable for small hands.
Business News
All the latest information for users of Acorn computers in business.
Spooling into View - Graham Bell
Graham's programs let you spool text in View and transfer data to other packages in the family.
Letters
Competition
Disc subscriptions
UserRAM offer
Subscriptions
Acorn User cassettes offer
Acorn User ROM offer
Yellow pages
Software charts
Barcode reader offer
Acorn Forum
Free ads
Acorn Abuser's Diary



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