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Volume 6

Number 6

August 1988

Managing Editor
Derek Meakin

Group Editor
Alan McLachlan

Features Editor
Peter Davidson

Production Editor
Peter Glover

Assistant Features Editor
Steve Turnbull

News Editor
Mike Cowley

Technical Editor
Mike Cook

Promotions Editor
Christopher Payne

Reviews Coordinator
Pam Turnbull

Advertisement Manager
John Snowden

Advertising Sales
Peter Babbage
Gail Blincow

Published by:
Database Publications Ltd.

ABC 59,727
January-June 1986

FEATURES

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

  • Library (*)
    High-quality routines which you can use in your own programs.

  • Micro Memos
    Fascinating facts about the BBC Micro every user ought to know.

  • Fonts
    Master the mystical art of designing your own distinctive typefaces.

  • Use It! (*)
    More detailed information on the unplumbed depths of dump Out 3.

  • Ample Music
    We start a new series about using Hybrid's clever music software.

  • Problem Solved
    A helping hand with some of those mind-testing hardware problems.

  • WeatherLink
    Full details of recent upgrades and a colourful demonstration picture.

  • Body Building
    The first part of a valuable new project: A DIY experiment board

  • Modem Survey
    Some of the most popular modems: An invaluable check-list.

  • Mad Hatter
    Our monthly look at adventure games - old, new and revamped.

  • Leaky Listing
    We reveal the solution to last month's programmer's poser.

  • Quest Map
    Full colour map from the author of the mind-taxing arcade adventure.

  • Hac Man (*)
    A wealth of useful hints and news from our resident games expert.

  • Challenge
    Second part of the sticker album problem - we give some hints.

  • Ceefax Guide
    What's coming this month on the telesoftware pages of BBC TV.

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

GAMES

UTILITIES

  • Archie Stripper (*)
    We show how to produce modules for the Acorn mega-machine.

  • Auto Archiving
    Keep backup copies as you work on your programming masterpiece.

REVIEW

  • View Professional
    Acorn's universal word processor/spreadsheet: An expert opinion.

  • Software Scene
    Our reviewers cast their eyes over the very latest games releases.

  • Design 7
    A look at a powerful package for producing BBC teletext screens.

  • Archimedes Software
    An expert takes a quick look at some aids to easy programming.

  • New lamps for old
    Software to access the Genie's data files examined in detail.

EDUCATION

  • Update
    Up-to-the-minute news of the BBC Micro in the world of education.

  • Going for a Song
    Two music practice software packages compared by our expert.

  • Game (*)
    Follow the hidden Treasure Trail and practice compass points.

Z88 Section

  • An LCD Plot (*)
    All the information you need to get graphics on your Z88 screen.

  • Question & Answer
    The solution to several queries on Cambridge's portable micro.

(*) The Type-it-in symbol indicates that the feature contains al least one full length listing for you to key in on your micro.

(c) 1988 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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