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Volume 2

Number 3

May 1984

Managing Editor
Derek Meakin

Features Editor
Mike Bibby

Technical Editor
Mike Cook

Art Editor
Peter Glover

Layout Design
Heather Sheldrick

Advertisement Manager
John Riding

Advertising Sales
Mike Hayes

Marketing Manager
Sue Casewell

Editor-in-Chief of
Database Publications:
Peter F. Brameld

Published by:
Database Publications Ltd.

 

  • NEWS Keep in touch with the latest happenings in the eventful world of the BBC Micro.

  • BEGINNERS Procedures are the subject in the latest of our simple series on Basic for the novice.

  • MEMORY Short of bytes? Larger programs for disc users with these cunning overlay techniques.

  • BIG LETTERS Brighten up your programs with our large letters utility that's much, much more.

  • ADVENTURES Our forthright columnist takes her usual critical look at the world of adventures.

  • SPREADSHEET SPECIAL ROM-based spreadsheets are beginning to appear for the BBC Micro. But what exactly is a spreadsheet and what are the alternatives? We investigate.
    START HERE A gentle introduction to the world of spreadsheets. We show you what to look for.
    VIEWSHEET Our exclusive pre-release assessment of Acornsoft's companion program to VIEW.
    ULTRACALC We examine BBC Soft's spreadsheet that everyone's talking about. How good is it?

  • DAMRAIDERS Defend the dam from submarines and bombers - an action blockbuster.

  • SOFTWARE SCENE Our team of frank and thorough reviewers assess some of the latest software releases.

  • MACHINE CODE Learn where to store machine code in this easy-paced excerpt from Ian Murray's book.

  • SOUND ADVICE We reach the end of the series with an explanation of amplitude envelopes.

  • DUG DIG Further adventures of Spaceman Bill as he dodges aliens and grabs the crystals.

  • PROBLEM PAGE Mike Cook tells you the things you've always wanted to know but been afraid to ask.

  • SPIRO We show you how to multiply your graphic windows - with spectacular results.

  • DOWNLOAD Upgrading from tape to disc can cause memory problems. Here's the remedy.

  • TYPING IN LISTINGS Further explanations of Jim Notman's formatter - with Mode 7 firmly in mind.

  • COMPETITION Our simple contest could be your entry to the world of computer communications.

  • HARDWARE REVIEW A candid comparison of two digital plotters, and an evaluation of an electronic diary.

  • LANTERN A short, simple and colourful demonstration of the BBC Micro's powerful graphics.

  • BODY BUILDING Control the world with stepping motors! Mike Cook's step-by-step guide shows the way.

  • TAPE & DISC OFFER Save yourself the chore of keying in programs from this issue with this month's cassette or disc.

  • ENVELOPES A hands on approach to mastering the intricacies of the ENVELOPE statement.

  • BACK ISSUES Make sure your Micro User collection is complete. All you've missed and how to get it.

  • WORKSHOP Full details of a versatile utility that allows partial renumbering of programs.

  • BOOKSHOP We've chosen 10 of the best books for the BBC Micro for this month's offer to readers.

  • SUBSCRIBE NOW A year's subscription to the Micro User will bring you a FREE Micro User cassette.

  • MICROMAIL The page you write yourself. Just a small selection from the flood of letters pouring in

(c) 1984 Database Publications Ltd.

The Micro User is an independent publication and neither the BBC nor Acorn Computers Ltd are responsible for any of the articles in this issue or for any of the opinions expressed.

Distribution to the news trade in the UK and Ireland is by Wells Gardner, Darton and Co Ltd.