WIN! this revolutionary AMS 3in disc drive
Our latest contest is one for everybody to enter!
OUR fainthearted letter writer, Bob, has had the temerity to
upgrade his micro to discs - without informing the formidable
Andrea.
What we'd like from you, in not more than 50 words, is the most
original, and humorous, "reason" he could give to Andrea
to justify his audacious and unauthorised expenditure.
Send your entry, on the coupon on this page, to reach us no
later than January 31.
This month's prize is the revolutionary new 3in disc drive from
AMS.
This neat package features the unique "flippable"
plastic discs, capable of holding 100k on each side, which are
virtually indestructible.
The drive, which comes complete with utilities on both disc
and eprom, is compatible with all current disc filing systems
and 5 1/4 in drives.
Limerick contest winner
THE winner of the October limerick competition was Mr T.
McGeary, of East Kilbride. He wins the Acorn Telesoftware
Downloader.
His winning entry was:
There was a young man with a Beeb,
Who, obsessed by genetics and greed,
Linked his Beeb to a second,
And said, "What I've reckoned
Is that any day now they might breed".
This was one of the most enjoyable competitions to judge - and
we've decided to share some of the runners-up with you. They'll
each be receiving a Micro User dust cover for their worthy efforts.
RUNNERS-UP
There was a young man with a Beeb,
Who over his phone could receive,
Prestel and Viewdata,
But was sad to find later
That he couldn't phone home like E.T.
I Nigel Nock, Caerphilly.
There was a young man with a Beeb,
Who yearned for more and more speed,
'Til one moment when troubled
The voltage he doubled,
A very sad moment indeed!
Richard Trout, Oldham
There was a young man with a Beeb,
Whilst keying PROCtrees wrote PROCtreeb,
Instead of a wood
to hide Robin Hood,
He got no such PROC at line threeb.
F. Mitchell, Wakefield.
There was a young man with a Beeb,
Whose girlfriend thought him naive,
For each night as he wooed her
He'd peruse "Micro User"
For a hint on how to PROCeed.
J. Parrel, Leicester
There was a young man with a Beeb,
Who wanted to program at speed,
He started in Algol,
Conquered Pascal and Cobol,
But machine code just wouldn't concede.
K.W. Hunter, Pool of Muckhart.
There was a young man with a Beeb,
Whose progress was hard to believe,
He did wonderful things
With procedures and strings,
And a ROM or two tucked up his sleeve.
Elisabeth Abbott, London.
