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Volume 6

Number 8

October 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.

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

  • FontStyle
    Using this useful package to produce a header for your letters.

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

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

  • Archimedes Q&A
    All your questions answered about the top Acorn micro series.

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

  • Body Building (*)
    Our technical guru flashes the lights on his experimenter's board.

  • Streamer (*)
    Get to grips with your Archimedes mouse with this graphics routine.

  • Ample Music
    The final part of our series about using Hybrid's music software.

  • Leaky Listing (*)
    Test your skill at debugging with another in our occasional series.

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

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

GAMES

  • Moon Patrol (*)
    Make sure you don't get caught by the fuzz in this all-action game.

UTILITIES

  • ADFS Catalogue (*)
    No more file searching with this fully-compatible disc database.

  • Address Book (*)
    Extensions and tips for our popular personal address book.

  • Auto Backup (*)
    Safety first: This routine will save files to drives 0 and 1 automatically.

  • Compress (*)
    Squeeze Archimedes screens for less space and faster loading.

REVIEW

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

  • Watford DDFS
    To get more from your discs look no further than this new DFS.

  • Termite
    An interface for your BBC Micro that doesn't eat into your pocket?

EDUCATION

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

  • Balance (*)
    Easy instruction in the theory of moments with this short listing.

  • Ideal Input (*)
    Find out how to interface your software to the Concept keyboard.

  • Power Lego
    Context-free computing enters the world of dynamics and control.

  • Mary Rose
    Our reviewer gets to the bottom of this revamped education pack.

Z88 Section

  • BBC Link II (*)
    The ultimate way to transfer files and programs between micros.

  • Batteries
    Which batteries does your Z88 need to meet your requirements?

(*) 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.

News trade distribution:
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