AtariUser06-Oct85.pdf

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Vol. 1 No. 6

October 1985

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Vol. 1 No. 6 October 1985

Managing Editor:

Features Editors:

Hardware

Mike Cook explores the

operating environment

which the 68000

presents to the user.

Derek Meakin

Cliff McKnight

Mike Bibby

Alan McLachlan

Kevin Edwards

Pete Bibby

Roland Waddilove

Andre Willey

Peter Glover

Heather Sheldrick

Mike Cowley

John Riding

John Snowden

Peter Brameld

Editorial Team:

Technical Editor:

Production Editor:

Layout Design:

News editor:

Advertisement Manager:

Advertising Sales:

Editor in Chief.'

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Contents

Graphics

Dave Russell gets to grips with Mode

8 — with some colourful results.

Game

Timothy Harrington's

Wraptrap game

will have you

tied in knots.

Software

The long-awaited Rescue on Fractalus

is featured this month, along with A

Day at the Races and Strip Poker.

Beginners

This month Mike Bibby

goes loopy as he

continues to take

the brain-ache out

of Basic programming.

Canvas

Are you a micro

Monet or a computer

Constable?

Unleash those

artistic instincts

with Stephen

Williamson's

painting program.

Contest

There's a 1 30X E super bundle up for

grabs, and all you have to do is read

the rest of this magazine.

130 XE Utility

Use that extra memory as a RAM-disc

with the aid of Michael King's handy

program.

Adventuring

Brillig's beady eye turns on the

incredible Infocom range.

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This month's update on news from

Britain's electronic mail service.

Display List

Page ﬂ ipping and smooth vertical

scrolling get the Mike Rowe treatment

this month.

Mailbag

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Bit Wise

Say, just who is that masked stranger?

It must be Mike Bibby with more

binary bytes.

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