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Volume 5

Number 1

March 1987

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Managing Editor
Derek Meakin

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
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.

• Case Study
  How the BBC Micro is being used to improve airport safety.

• Comms
  Don't be baffled by the jargon of tele-communications.

• Begin Here
  Discover how to READ and PRINT tables of DATA.

• Hac Man
  Delve into the mysteries of your favourite arcade games.

• Command Clashes
  A reader's rom problem produces some useful advice.

• Problem Solved
  More solutions to those mind-boggling hardware puzzles.

• Adventures
  Are those tricky mazes driving you round the twist?

• Body Building
  Our technical guru tells of three ways to take your temperature.

• MicroLink News
  More about Britain's nationwide online database for micros.

• 6502 Games
  Collision detection is easy with this machine code routine.

• Regal Micro
  Why a BBC Micro is at the heart of Brighton's Royal Pavilion.

• Spreadsheets
  Learn the techniques of Ultracalc and how it differs from Mini Office II.

• Competition and Survey
  Help decide the future contents of The Micro User.

• Library
  A new feature brings together the skill of experienced programmers.

• Machine Code
  Learn how to address your computer with absolute precision.

• Printer Power
  Exploit your printer's features to the full: The codes explained.

• Pagemaker Hints
  Mousing around with the AMS's top-selling publishing package.

• Pseudo-Code
  Program planning is easier using these alternative ideas.

• Gallery
  Ideas galore from these masterpieces drawn with a mouse.

• Letters
  The chance to get your news, views, moans and name into print.

GAMES

• Birthday Mystery
  Use logic and elimination to solve this dastardly crime.

• Dino
  Have you the skill to keep our hero astride his gobblosaurus?

UTILITIES

• Compressor II
  Save valuable memory by creating multi-statement lines.

• Teletext Carousel
  This utility will allow you to peruse stored pages at leisure.

REVIEWS

• Software Scene
  Our evaluators try out the latest adventures and arcade games.

• Casper 68000
  A second processor that turns an 8-bit micro into a 32-bit powerhouse.

• Knitting Softwear
  Just how useful is this new design package for home knitters?

• Halcien
  This latest language takes the strain out of complex plotting.

EDUCATION

• News
  How the BBC Micro is increasing its involvement in education.

• Word Processors
  Can they really be of any use in Primary and Infant education?

• Education Reviews
  Our experts cast a critical eye over some of the latest releases.

• Letters
  You express your views on the BBC Micro's role in education.

• Half-Life
  A fascinating simulation of radio-active random decay.

The Micro User is four years old!
We're celebrating our forth birthday by giving The Micro User a streamlined new look - with more illustrations, a wider use of colour, much crisper listings and far more pages dedicated to solving the computer problems of our readers.
(What hasn't changed is the much praised Micro User style of making a difficult subject easy to understand!)
But we're certainly not resting on our laurels. New features are now being developed aimed to reflect the changing needs and interests of BBC Micro users.

(c) 1987 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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