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Volume 5

Number 5

July 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

Assistant Features Editor
Steve Turnbull

Reviews Editor
Christopher Payne

News Editor
Mike Cowley

Technical Editor
Mike Cook

Advertising Sales
John Snowden
Peter Babbage
Gail Blincow

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.

• Results
  We display the entries from the winners of our Biomorphs competition.

• Beginners Comms
  Complement your modem with what's best in communications software.

• Problem Solved
  More solutions to some of those mind-boggling hardware problems.

• Hacman
  Why games don't work on all BBC Micros - the causes and cures.

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

• Begin Here
  Discover a world of changing conditions IF you want to know about AND.

• Computing in Action
  Taxed by confusing codes? This program will sort out your deductions.

• Library
  More high quality routines from readers brought together for you to use.

• Adventures
  Mad Hatter looks at good design and mega-adventures for the Master.

• Adventure Programming (Basic)
  Learn to program in Basic in our new series about writing adventures.

• Basic Word Processing (Basic)
  Improve your programming with a word processor? We show you how.

• Writing for Ceefax
  Find out how to get your name on screen in this informative article.

• ADFS Oswords
  Get to grips with the primitives in your Advanced Disc Filing System.

• Command Performance
  Extend your BBC Micro with a routine to add new star commands.

• Gallery
  Colourful masterpieces created by our readers on the BBC Micro.

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

GAMES

• Diamond Quest
  Collect the jewels in this fast action arcade adventure.

• Espionage
  Infiltrate an enemy base with this devious graphic adventure.

UTILITIES

• Printer Buffer
  Delayed by your printer? This buffer will solve all your problems.

• Super Line Editor (Basic)
  Bring word processor features to Basic with this powerful utility.

• Disc-Based Utilities (Basic)
  Link the power of the disc utilities to the ease of Basic programming.

• Basic Repair (Basic)
  Cancel those Bad program errors with this useful routine.

• Basdat (Basic)
  Bytes to Basic - a unique DATA creation program for your BBC Micro.

REVIEWS

• Software Scene
  An in-depth look at Cholo, Paperboy and other latest games releases.

• Quest Mouse
  We take a close look at this exciting new arts hardware and software.

EDUCATION

• News
  Up-to-date reports about ways of using the BBC Micro in education.

• The Arthur Project
  A classroom review of a new dimension in schools software.

• Deramore Viewdata
  A pioneering online service from a school in Northern Ireland.

• Logo-Tank
  Train your imagination and visual memory in this unusual game.
  

• Letters
  Another selection from our mailbag expressing educational views.

The Micro User investigates the power of Basic
Four clever utilities in this issue, together with helpful features from our experts, help you bring out the true power of the built-in language of your BBC Micro. When you see this symbol: (Basic) you know that the feature is specifically designed to aid your programming.

Knitwear Designer
There was an enormous response to last month's program to create a knitting pattern on your BBC Micro. This month we unveil a new five program package: Knitwear Designer.

(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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