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Volume 2

Number 10

December 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.

ABC 68,328
January-June 1984

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

  • BEGINNERS Nested FOR...NEXT loops explained. We show you how to harness their power.

  • SOFTWARE SCENE In-depth analyses of 16 games, utilities and educational programs, plus 17 "quick spins".

  • GRAPHICS Are your graphics under the weather? Restore them to health with our logical operations.

  • ROM REVIEW We investigate the latest printer utility ROM from Computer Concepts - Printmaster.

  • MEDIT Fancy a change? This useful utility will enable you to alter any byte in RAM memory.

  • VIEW KEYS Add extra power to VIEW. Here's a useful routine to program the function keys.

  • XMAS CAROL Electron User and Micro User wish you all the best using the BBC's graphics abilities.

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

  • SNOWVADERS Who's upset Santa then? Can you fight off his Xmas mercenaries in this seasonal romp?

  • PYRAMID PAINTER Can you help Pete paint his problem pyramid, avoiding Slimy Sid and the spiteful spheres?

  • BODYBUILD Not just another joystick, this special version is guaranteed to keep you on your toes!

  • SHOWTIME All about our next great micro show at the Horticultural Halls, from December 6 to 9.

  • MINER BILL Delve into the darkest depths of a deadly diamond mine with our intrepid hero Bill.

  • HARDWARE SCENE Our experts scrutinise four new add-ons: Fast tape system Ultra Drive, Softlife EPROM programmer, Altair's ROM/RAM board and compare Epson's RX/FX printers.

  • CLASSROOM CORNER Create a Magic Garden by matching keys and letters in this gentle infants' program.

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

  • WORDWISE SAFETY Ever accidentally overwritten a Wordwise file? You'll love this playsafe utility!

  • COMPETITION We've got three AMX Mouses - or is it mice? - for the winner of this month's contest.

  • SECOND PROCESSOR We continue our investigations with a look at what the User Guide forgets to tell you.

  • CIRCLE SPEEDUP Suffering from slow circles? Here's a super fast way of drawing them by using polygons.

  • DISC SAVER A superb disc utility that allows extra large programs to be saved with PAGE at &E00.

  • CATALOG This invaluable tool makes using discs simple - and that's only part of what it does...

  • BASIC I/II The start of our thorough investigation of the rival Basic's - how they differ, and why.

  • MICROMAIL A selection from the hundreds of lively letters you send us - keep them coming!

  • ORDER FORM Back issues to binders, cassettes to cases, discs to dust covers - they're all 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.

News trade distribution:
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