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Volume 4

Number 9

November 1986

Managing Editor
Derek Meakin

Features Editor
Mike Bibby

Deputy Features Editor
Peter Davidson

Production Editor
Peter Glover

Art Editor
Heather Sheldrick

Associate Editor
Alan McLachlan

Reviews Editor
Christopher Payne

News Editor
Mike Cowley

Technical Editor
Mike Cook

Advertisement Manager
John Riding

Advertising Sales
Mike Hayes
Peter Babbage

Published by:
Database Publications Ltd.

ABC 59,727
January-June 1986

FEATURES

  • News
    All the latest happenings in the ever changing world of your BBC Micro.

  • Adventures
    More useful advice for the novice and seasoned adventurer alike - with hints on teleportation and self-preservation.

  • Begin Here
    Our series for the beginner moves on to parallel arrays and pointers - it's all a matter of choice.

  • Showtime
    Your last chance to send for discount tickets for our next great Electron & BBC Micro User show at the Royal Horticultural Halls, Westminster from November 7 to 9.

  • MicroLink News
    A monthly progress report on the growth of Britain's nationwide on-line database for micros.

  • Body Building
    Our technical expert turns his attention to conductive plastic foam with ideas for some neat pressure sensitive devices.

  • Micromail
    The part of the magazine you write yourselves - your news, views, brainwaves and moans.

GAMES

  • Life
    Down in the dumps? Play the generation game and bring a bit of colour into your life.

  • Maltese Cross
    How do you make a Maltese Cross? By playing this superb simulation of the favourite domino game.

UTILITIES

  • Star Print
    This clever routine will give you direct access to a wide range of print styles using simple star commands.

  • View Ruler
    Lining up text is easy with this handy machine code program to provide View with a cursor on its ruler line.

  • BOS Editor
    Want to take the tedium out of those debugging sessions? This superb on-screen editor for Basic programs will help.

  • Dual screens
    Animation is just one of the exciting applications for this routine to store two screens in memory at once.

REVIEWS

  • Software Scene
    From Galaforce to Stryker's Run, Cricket to Trivial Pursuit - you'll find the latest software reviewed here.

  • ROM Roundup
    Need an NLQ font? We put Technomatic's Dotprint-Plus through its paces.

  • Artroom
    One of the first releases for the Compact, this CAD program from Clares will suit doodlers and Renoirs alike.

EDUCATION

  • Databases
    We take a detailed look at the role that databases play in an educational environment.

  • Software
    Our expert reviewers cast a critical eye over Dinosaur Discovery from 4mation.

  • Shadows
    In the dark about shadows? This superb educational program will throw some light on the subject.

  • Letters
    A small selection from our mailbag reflecting your views on the BBC Micro's role in education.

BUSINESS

  • Application
    How the BBC Micro has helped the manager of a winter travel agency - snowed under with paperwork - to keep the business in order.

  • Spreadsheets
    Learn to save time, trouble and expense as we look at setting up a spreadsheet template.

  • Made to measure?
    Software solutions cannot always be found on the High Street. We argue the case for and against products being custom-built.

(c) 1986 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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