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Volume 2

Number 8

October 1984

Managing Editor
Derek Meakin

Features Editor
Mike Bibby

Production Editor
Peter Glover

Layout Design
Heather Sheldrick

Associate Editor
Alan McLachlan

News Editor
Mike Cowley

Technical Editor
Mike Cook

Advertisement Manager
John Riding

Advertising Sales
Mike Hayes
Margaret Clarke

Editor in Chief,
Database Publications
Peter Brameld

Published by:
Database Publications Ltd.

 

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

  • BEGINNERS Take the pain out of programming. This month we show what READ and DATA can do.

  • WORKSHOP Timed interrupts and the palette combine, allowing Mode 0 eight colours.

  • MAGNIFICENT 7 An in-depth comparison of the seven most popular programmers toolkits on ROM.

  • DISABLED Keyboards can cause problems for some handicapped people. We examine alternatives.

  • BOOKS We review two books - a collection of brainteasers and an easy guide to learning Basic.

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

  • PAGED ROM How to make use of sideways RAM chips to write your own ROM type software.

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

  • HUNT THE WAMPUS Explore the labyrinth and track down the Wampus in our classic game of the month.

  • DOING THE SPLITS This superb split screen utility helps you develop those major programs with ease.

  • COMPETITION Your thoughts on improving Basic could win an external ROM box in our free competition.

  • MINI OFFICE Our big breakthrough in producing a low-cost introduction to business computers.

  • SOFTWARE SCENE The latest software releases assessed by our team of frank and thorough reviewers.

  • THE MAGIC SWORD A unique package for younger micro users - a story book combined with a computer adventure.

  • GOULOGS ESCAPE Guide your balloon around the maze, avoiding the walls and gusts from the Goulogs.

  • HARDWARE SCENE The 6809 second processor and a Basic extension ROM come under expert scrutiny.

  • MICRO OLYMPICS If you're one of the few readers who hasn't yet bought our top-selling Olympics package, now's your chance!

  • SHOWTIME All about our next big show at Alexandra Palace from October 25 to 28.

  • SECOND PROCESSOR Further explorations of the 6502 second processor's fascinating extra instructions.

  • BIBLIOGRAPHY We've often been asked for a comprehensive index to past issues. Now it's available on disc.

  • BODY BUILDING Explore the synthesis of audio waveforms with a home made digital to analogue converter.

  • SOCKET & SEE Continually replacing ROMs can cause problems. This is one DIY answer.

  • ARCADE CLASSICS Still in great demand - our popular collection of classic games, plus a real-time adventure.

  • SHORT CUT A program that enables you to write directly to integer variables and print them out.

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

  • INDEX Your alphabetical guide to all the advertisers in this month's issue of The Micro User.

  • ORDER FORM From back issues to covers, cassettes to cases, everything you need is here.

(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.

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