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BrunWord 6128 is a complete word processing

Package consisting of a word processor, spelling

checker and card ﬁling programme. It out performs

all other word processors for the CPC6128.

Bru n Wo rd u se s it s o w n h ig h sp e e d scre e n

routine, g ivin g it a ve ry t e st re sp o n se . T h e

editor f e a t u re s a re lo g ica lly a rra n g e d , t o b e

easy t o le a rn a n d t h e sp e lliin g ch e cxe r w it h it s

dictionary lo a d I n t o m e m o ry a t t h e sa m e t im e

as t h e w o rd p ro ce sso r, T h e w h o le syst e m is

very co n ve n ie n t a n d e xce p t io n a lly f a st . I t is

supplied A il lh intr OduCtOr y tutiOr

BrunWord Features

•40. BO o r 128 cOiu m n a . * T yp in g sp e e d 2 0 0

words/min. 'T ru e in se rt o r o ye rw rit e . * Ju st if y

or u n ju st if y Pa ra g ra p h o r w h o le t e xt .

Justiﬁcation. 'I n st a n t w o rd w ra p .

*Block sa ye , m o ve , co p y, in se rt a n d d e le t e .

'Local e d it in g w it h w o rd d e le t e / u n d e le t e „

*Adjustable m a rg in s a n d T ABs. * Wo rd co u n t .

*Column/Line/Page d isp la y w it h ﬁ f e n a m e .

*Find a n d re p la ce . 'H e lp m e n u s. "M e m o ry

ﬁles. 'Sin g le ch a ra ct e r e m b e d d e d p rin t e r

com m ands (1 8 w it h 3 co d e s a n d 2 1 w it h

10 co d e s). * Pa g e t h ro w m a rke rs. * M u lt ip le

copies. 'Od d / e ve n p a g e h e a d e rsif p o t e rs w it h

page n u m b e rs. "M u lt i t ile p rin t in g . * Prin t

speciﬁ ed p a g e S, * U se a n y p rin t e r. * T ru e

display su p e r/ su b scrip t n u m b e rs. "U se r

deﬁned ch a ra ct e rs. •L o a d / Sa ve ASC I I ﬁ t e s

tromito o t h e r w o rd p ro ce sso rs, * F ile s C EP b e

encrypted. * M a xim rn t ile size a b o u t 9 OW

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BrunSpell Features

*Memory re s d e n t p ro g ra m m e a n d d ict io n a ry.

* Checks 4 , 0 0 0 w o rd s/ m in . •3 0 , 0 0 0 w o rd

dictionary. "N o Am e rica n sp e llin g s. "Ad d L t o t o

5.000 o f yo u r ise ri w o rd s. "I n st a n t lo Olf u p .

*Helps t o ﬁ n d co rre ct sp e llin g . 'Au t o m a t ic

Correction.

DataFile Features

*Alphacietical, n u m e rica l, d a t e so rt in g . "U se r

deﬁned h e a d in g s. "Se a rch ro u t in e . •D a la

merging. vL a b e l p rin t in g .

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BrunliJord Elite

Quotes

tong a d ve rt t o r a t iin e Vo rd 6 0 8 b u t t h a ve n 't ,

I'm ju st so in lo re sw t

(Phil C ra ve n , AC I J F e b 9 0 , p a g e 2 5 ).

"One su ch is Pe t e

Elite Word Processor For CPC6128 £55

BrunWord Elite has a unique advantage over its

rivals, it can only be used with dot matrix printers.

All other word processors are compromised

to drive daisy wheel and dot matrix printers.

which is w it h o u t d o u b t in m y rraOrt t h e m o st

powerful a n d t rie rp cg y w o rd p ro ce sso r a va ila b le

for t h e 6 1 2 8 t o d a y, w it h t h e p o ssib le

e.ceOliOn o iL .. Bilin Wo rd Elit e r

(David D o rn , AC U Ju ly 9 0 , p a g e 4 3 ).

In t h e e a rly cla ys o f co m p u t in g a p rin t e r w a s

sim ply a f o rm o f e le ct ric t yp e w rit e r. (H ig h

quality p rin t in g , n o isy a n d ve ry slo w ). T h e n

came t h e d o t m a t rix p rin t e rs, sp e cia lly

designed f o r co m p u t e rs. (M e d iu m q u a lit y

printing, n o t so n o isy a n d m u ch f a st e r). Ove r

the ye a rs, t h e t yp e w rit e r St yie h a s b e co m e t h e

daisy * h e e l p rm ie r a n d a lt h o u g h g re a t ly

improved, it h a s b e e n le f t f a r b e h in d w it h t h e

quality, sp e e d a n d ve rsa t il.t y o f m o d e rn d o t

matrix p rin t e rs.

Most w o rd processors, in clu d in g (3 r("M lo rd

6128, ca n u se d o t m a t rix a n d d a isy w h e e l

printers. T h is cre a t e s t h e n e e d f o r a st yle o f

printer co n t ro l t h a t is a cce p t a b le t o t w o ve ry

different t yp e s a t p rin t e rs_

erunWord Elit e d o e s n o t h a ve t h is

restriction a s it is sp e ciﬁ ca lly w rit t e n t o b e

used o n ly w it h d o t m a t rix p rin t e rs. T h is g ive s

BrunWord Elite Features

All t h e f e a t u re s a n d sp e e d o f Bru n Wo rd 6128

Info Script

and Bru n Sp e ll, p lu s"rit inlums •Sp e cif y p a g e layout * Use

special h ig h q u a lit y p ro p o rt io n a l f o n t s * U se

advanced m icro ju st iﬁ ca t io n w it h p ro p o rt io n a l

text * Se t p rin t e r m a rg in s in d e p e n d e n t ly * M o ve

print head u p o r d o w n p a p e r, sp e ciﬁ e d in

in ch e s f ro m t o p * Se t m icro lin e sp a cin g w it h in

text 'Prin t lin e o r b o x b y sp e cit yin g size a n d

lin e t h ickn e ss "U se a b so lu t e T ABs w it h

proportional t e xt * D o w n lo a d a ﬁ le d ire ct ly

from d isc d u rin g p rin t in g , * C a n b e su p p lie d

with I n f o -Scrip t f o r d a t a m e rg in g .

Headline

Headline is a p rin t e n h a n ce m e n t u t ilit y

specially d e sig n e d f o r u se w it h lo w co st 9 p in

printers. I t e n a b le s virt u a lly a ll t h e f e a t u re s o f

Bru n Wo rd Elit e , in clu d in g t h e 2 4 p in f o n t s, t o

be u se d w it h a n y 9 p in Ep so n co m p a t ib le

printer. T h e o n ly re q u ire m e n t is t h a t t h e

printer m u st h a ve q u a d ru p le g ra p h ics t a ll w e ll

known m o d e rn 9 p in p rin t e rs). b •e n p rin t e rs

which d o n o t h a ve d o u b le h e ig h t p rin t in g w ill

be a b le t o u se a lt t h e f e a t u re s o f H e a d lin e ,

in clu d in g m icro ju st iﬁ ca t io n , n o rm a l, d o u b le

and e ig h t t im e s h e ig h t , a n d I t o 9 t im e s w id t h .

9 Pin Elite £55

Bru n Wo rd Elit e , Bru n Sp e li, H e a d lin e , a -, 8 b it

printer st a t u s p o rt a n d 7 't yp e se t t in g ' f o n t s

(fonts a re 2 4 p in in size b u t o n ly f o r 9 p in

printers). T o t a l p rice t 55.00 in clu sive .

9 Pin Elite-44AD £92

45 a b o ve b u t -n clu d in o in f o

Complete Data Processing Package £50

Info-Script includes BrunWord 6128 and BrunSpell.

The word processor and database can be resident

together, giving the convenience of access to

both programmes with no disc delays.

Info-Script is w rit t e n a ro u n d t h e f u ll

Bru n Wo rd 6128 w o rd p ro ce sso r, e n a b lin g many

routines t o b e co m m o n . T h is m a ke s a ve ry

com pact co m b in a t io n a n d a llo w s b o t h

programmes, 6 p a g e s o f t e xt a n d 1 0 0 0

addresses t o b e in t h e m e m o ry a t t h e sa m e

tone u Sin q a st a n d a rd C PC 6 1 2 8 (o r 6 t 2 B p lu s).

the g re a t a d va n t a g e o t t h is is t h e sp e e d a n d

convenience o f n o d isc d e la ys.

Database Features

processors and a s a re su lt it is a b le t o p ro vid e

much m o re a d va n ce d p rin t e r co n t ro l.

This is t a ke n e ve n f u rt h e r, a s Bru n Wo rd

Elit e is su p p lie d w it h a n 8 Bit Prin t e r St a t u s

Po rt w h ich a llo w s t h e p ro g ra m m e t o

continuously m o n it o r t h e st a t u s o t t h e w in t e r,

(as w e ll a s p ro vid in g t h e m issin g g t h b it f o r

the o rig in a l C PC 6 1 2 8 ). T h is m e a n s t h a t

Bru n Wo rd Elit e is a b le t o re sp o n d in a m o re

sophisticated w a y t h a n n o rm a lly p o ssib le . it

will w a it f o r ON LINE o r < ESC ) if t h e p rin t e r is

in itia lly OF F o r Ou t OF PAPER b u t

automatically re t u rn s t o t h e e d it o r if t h e

printer is t a n e d OF F .

24 Pin Fonts

Be f o re w e d e sig n e d t h e f o n t s f o r Bru n Wa rd

Elit e . w e st u d ie d se ve ra l g o o d m a g a zin e s a n d

concluded t h a t t h e b u lk o f t h e t e xt w a s p rin t e d

in f o n t s t h a t d e rive f ro m t w o b a sic t h e m e s.

Our f o n t s F in e lin e a n d F in e t yp e a re va ria t io n s

of these t w o st yle s, o p t im ise d t o r d o t m a t rix

printers. F in e lin e is su p p lie d in t h re e size s a n d

Finetype in t w o size s. T o t h e Se w e a d d e d a

display f o n t in co m p u t e r st yle t yp e a n d a

straightforward 'H e a vy' f o n t . Alt o g e t h e r t h e re

are 7 f o n t s su p p lie d , t o u r a re t u ll 2 4 p in

fonts, t w o a re m id d le size 21 p in f o n t s a n d

are is a sm a ll size 1 6 p in f o n t .

Data Merging Features

•simple in t e ri

uct

full n a m e , lu ll a ct o re ss a n d d a t e . * 8 1 8 2 e t c

specily in d ivid u a l t ie ld s, * in se rt o r ﬁ xe d

format m e rg in g , * Au t o m a t ic ju st it y a f t e r

merging. * Sin g le st e p (se e b e f o re p rin t in g ) o r

multi st e p . * Slo p a n y t im e , g o t o w o rd

processor, re st a rt sa m e p la ce . * M e rg e d a t a

Iron

purchase o rd e r e t c. * Arit h m e t ic. 'Pu n n in g

total. t ivAT t o t a l. * C o n d it io n a l lo a d in g .

*Conditional p rin t in g . 'R e p e a t p a t t e rn s.

100 Letters /15

100 L e t t e rs is a u t ilit y f o r u se w it h rit o -Scrip t .

enabling p re -w rit t e n t e lle rs t o b e e a sily

selected and p e rso n a lise d . I lls skezplied w it h a

lib ra ry o f 5 0 le t t e rs b u t e ve n t h e m o st

cautious u se rs w ill b e a b le t o w rit e sim p le

le tte r p a t t e rn s t o e xp a n d t h e lib ra ry t o '1 0 0

Letters% if m u lt i-p u rp o se p a t t e rn s a re u se d

then t h e p e r lim it d e p e n d s o n ly o n t h e Skill

ot t h e w rit e r. A t h ird t yp e o f le t t e r p a t t e rn ,

aimed a t so licit o rs, d o ct o rs, sch o o l t e a ch e rs,

estate a g e n t s e t c, co n sist s a l u p t o (e rr

pre-written p a ra g ra p h s. T h e u se

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addresses f o r su rn a m e 'Sm it h ', in it ia l 'e ').

'Speciﬁ c t )e ld se a rch a n d / o r p ro g re ssive

general se a rch . -

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alphabetical, n u m e rica l, d a t e o r re ve rse o rd e r

(zero t im e a s t h e d a t a d o e s n e t m o ve ),

*3 se t s o f d e ﬁ n e d h e a d in g s f o r e a ch t ile ,

*4 m a rke rs f o r in st a n t se le ct io n , p lu s o n e

temporary m a rke r. * M a rke rs ca n o e cle a re d o r

in ve rte d a n d a n y p a ir ca n b e a d d e d (a ﬂ o w s

com plex se a rch e s t o b e q u ickly a n d e a sily

pertormed). * N o se t t in g u p o f ﬁ e ld t yp e o r

le n g th . * Ef ﬁ cie n t storage_ * R e ia t io n a l re co rd s,

Pa re n t s, So n s a n d D a u g h t e rs. "F ie ld t o ﬁ e ld

arithmetic_ * D ire ct d a t a m e rg in g in t o

Bru n Wo rd . * Ea sy d ire ct la b e l p rin t in g . I o r 2

across, le f t o f 2 o r rig h t o f 2 . * Sin g le o r

multi-step.

backup d isc. T o t a l Price f 9 2 .0 0 in clu sive .

24 Pin Elite £90

BrunWord Elit e , Bru n Sp e ll, I n t o -Scrip t , b a ck u p

disc, a n 8 b it p rin t e r St a t u S p o rt a n d 7 't yp e

setting* f o n t s f o r d o wn lo a d in g t o a 2 4 p in

printer. T o t a l p rice (9 0 .0 0 in clu sive .

ndicale5

which o f t h e p a ra g ra p h s a re t o b e u se d . 4 0

separate le t t e rs, ca n b e added u sin g t h is st yle .

BrunWord 6128 with BrunSpell & DataFile. f30.00

Info-Script with BrunWord 6128 & BrunSpell.. 50.00

9 Pin Brun Word Elite £55. 00

9 Pin BrunWord Elite with Into-Script £92.00

24 Pin BrunWord Elite with Info-Script £9000

100 Letters (needs Info-Script) £15.00

Supplied on 3in Disc for CPC6128 or CPC6128 Plus.

You must state which computer.

All prices are inclusive for UK. Overseas orders sent

insured air mail - Europe add E2.50 ; Rest add £7.50

Send cheque/PO/Access number/Visa number to:

Brunning Software

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Little Clacton, Essex, C016 9LS El

Telephone (0255) 862308

Amstrad User June 1991

Brun Word

BrunWord 61213 £30

Complet e word processing package with word

processor, spelling checker and card ﬁling

programme. BrunWord 6128 out perlorms all other

word processors for the CPC6128. It's high speed

screen routine, gives it a very fast response and

the editor features are logically arranged to be easy

to learn. The spelling checker, with its dictionary,

load into memory at the same time as the word

processor, making access very convenient and

exceptionally fast. It is supplied with a 40 page

manual and an introductory tutor tile.

Which One?

We are often asked which of our word processors is

best for a non technical person. The answer is

simple. As BrunWord 6128 is the corner-stone of all

cur programmes, your ﬁrst steps will be delightfully

easy, whichever programme you choose.

It you must have a mail merge system then

BrunWord 6128 could be your best buy but the ease

of use and convenience of Info-Script makes it the

serious choice. If you consider mail merging to be

unnecessary then '9 Pin Elite' is without doubt the

best value of all our packages.

The full '9 Pin Elite • Info-Script' is for the

serious perfectionist who also needs a database.

Free Booklet

Our 16 page free booklet explains all about our

programmes. Send a large SAE (9*12inches & 2a17p

stamps) to 'BrunWord & Printer', Br

Font Editor £20

Our very ﬁrst font was designed using the Qualitas

font editor, for use with BrunWord 6128 and

QuaHas . The result, although good by low cost

printer standards, was well below type setting

quality.

So we designed BrunWord Elite, to bring polish

to the quality of ordinary printing. Originally

released for 24 pin printers and now also available

for 9 pin printers, its quality is summed up by a

Question from a potential buyer. "Surely the sample

you sent was printed on a laser printer? • An

experienced eye can see that a 9 pin printer was

the source but the buyer was expressing his overall

impression of the appearance.

Such comments are not surprising when you

consider that BrunWord Elite characters can be

made up of 3 times as many dots as normal Near

Letter Quality.

Des igning a font can be a frustrating task. The

heart of our 32 pin font editor has been around for

longer than BrunWord Elite, but we wanted a more

direct way to generate and manipulate fonts. We

had a vision which was an impossible dream but we

'value engineering the idea to realism. Our

Brun'Word Elite Font Editor has all the normal font

design tacilities with two new and exciting

dimensions. It is possible to change the outline size

of a character by pressing one key and it is

possible to transfer hand drawn characters

into the editor.

The size change routines can be used

by anyone and it is possible to convert the

existing Brut

Info-Script £50

Complet e data processing package, including all the

features of BrunWord 6128 and BrunSpell. The word

processor and database can be resident together

giving the speed and convenience of common

access with no disc delays.

9 Pin Elite E55

The Elite system for 9 pin printers consists of

Brun Word Elite, BrunSpell, Headline, 8 bit printer

status port and 7 'type setting' fonts (fonts are 24

pin in size but for 9 pin printers). Total 655 ;nc.

9 Pin Elite+Info E92

The Elite system as above but including Info-Script

and a backup disc. Total price 692 inclusive.

24 Pin Elite-I-Into AO

BrunWord Elite, BruinSpell, Info-Script, back up disc,

8 bit status port and 7 'type setting' fonts for

downloading to a 24 pin printer. Total 690 inc.

ailing Software,

at the address below. (No need to write a letter).

Quote

"I bought it (arunWord Elite) because I hoped its

unique page layout routine5 and high quality fonts

would enable me to produce professional looking

newsletters ald eye catching promotional material.

was n't disappointed. Brun Word did all these things

and more.' (Vic Barnes, ACU Dec 90 page 24).

BrunWord Elite Fonts

Printed using low cost 9 Pin Printer & shown 70% actual size

pin size or to create an in between size.

One key press and the character size is

changed but some ﬁnal editing is usually

needed.

The scanning of hand drawn characters

into the editor requires the use of a Dart

Scanner and an Amstrad 9 pin printer

(which are not included). Just imagine how

you would go about designing a completely

original font. It's almost impossible to

know where to begin and the limitations of

putting dots directly onto a screen kills

mos t people's creative urge. The character

scanning system allows the creative

element to be performed oft screen with

pen arid ink. Once you have the character

set designed, the task of transterring this

into the editor is a routine process,

requiring only minimal creative energy.

The BrunWord Elite Font Editor can

save fonts for use with 9 pin or 24 pin

printers but must start with the font in the

Headline format.

Fineline

Our Fineline fonts are the sharpest characters that the

printer can produce and three sizes are supplied with

BrunWord Elite. This 24 pin size is the largest.

Finetype

Our Finetype fonts are two pins thick on the

vertical, shaped down to one pin thick on the

horizontal. Two sizes are supplied.

Comput

Comput is a display font designed primarily for

main headings. It can be rather overpowering

in iarge paragraphs.

Heavy

Last of our standard fonts is 'Heavy'. This has a

similar outline to Fineline but with a thicker line. It

can be used for ordinary correspondence.

Chelmer

Our most sophisticated font. Mathematical

uniformity, contoured thickness, Chelmer is

a true aristocrat among fonts.

32 Pin Fonts

We have created two new fonts 'Chelmer'

and 'Clacton' which cost 610 each. These

are hill size 32 pin fonts tor use with

Headline but a 24 pin version for 9 or 24

pin printers) can be generated using the

BrunWord Elite Font Editor.

Clacton

total contrast 'Clacton' is a relaxing ﬂowing,

seaside furl, irtspirect hy the local resort and based on

characters hand drawn, bAd, Peter &tinning.

Chelmer and Clacton are optional extras and can only be printed using Headline.

BrunWord 6128 with Brow,pell a DataFile 630. 00

Into-Script with BrunWord 6128 & BrunSpell 650.00

9 Pin BrunWord Elite 655. 00

9 Pin BrunWord Elite with Info-Script £92.00

24 Pin BrunWord Elite with Info-Script 690.00

Elite Font Editor with 'Chelmer' & 'Clacton'. £25.00

Supplied on 3in Disc for CPC6128 or CPC6128 Plus.

t You must state which computer_ *

All prices are inclusive for UK. Overseas orders sent

insured air mail - Europe add 62.50 : Rest add £

Send cheque/PO/Access number/Visa number to:

Brunning Software

138 The Street,

Little Clacton, Essex, C016 91.,S10

Telephone (0255) 862308

User June 1991

IEGOLAIS

Published by MSM Ltd.

A division of MCPC Ltd.

Panini House 116-120

Goswell Road,

London EC!.

Editorial enquiries:

Tel: 0726 850539

All other enquiries:

Tel: 071 490 7161

NEWS

6 GAMEPLAN 29

Sizzling baseball action and extended budget

coverage to keep you trigger ﬁnger itching.

COMMS 40

Keep communicating through your

modems and Gordon'll give you your just

desserts.

More gossip from Arnoldland, including

the latest games updates and much, much

LETTERS 8

Ziggy's back to his normal size this month

and swears he'll never try another potion

picked up off the ﬂoor of an adventure

game.

10-LINERS

Editor

Chris Knight

Group Technical Editor

John Taylor

Columnists

John Cook

Vyk 01liver

David Dorn

PD SCENE 43

12 Public Domain games get the going over

from Paul Tint this month, and they're not

half bad.

Music demos to get your feet a-tapping

take pride of place in this month's

assortment

HAIRY HACKER 20

Designers

Paul Ellis

Adrian HuIf

Illustrator

Julian Sharp

Advertising Executive

Adrienne Gilliver

Production Controller

Jayne Penfold

Production Assistant

Rachel Dixon

BASIC 46

Sort your strings out and soldier on as

Glynne Davies eases those programming

blues.

LISTING 51

Another deep dig in the mailbag to keep

you all at your level best

COMBAT ZONE 22

An excellent shopping routine that'll show

just how much, or little, you can afford at

the supermarket.

BITS 'N' PIECES 62

After last mondfs

L. foray into the

"IIP

Deputy Managing Director

Ray Lewis

Managing Director

Peter Welham

Cookie returns

south for the

latest coin-op hits.

More goodies to swap, sell and buy from

your very own good selves.

THE DUNGEON

Subscriptions

LAZAHOLD

PO Box 10, Roper Street,

PaIlion Ind. Est.,

Sunderland SR4 6SNI.

Tel: 091 510 2290.

MASTER 26 APPLICATIONS 49

Doc Dorn sorts out more of those

agonising problems to help you save

money on aspirins.

More names to add to the Scroll of the

Wisdom and some very handy hints from

DM.

Yearly rates:

UK £17.40

Europe £31.00

Rest of the World £43.00

Distribution

IPC Marketforce Tel: 071 261 5000

COMPETITION 10 PRINT POWER 44

Colour and Mono Origination

Ebony

Heathlands Industrial Estate

Liskeard, Cornwall

Tel: 0579 46880

Published on I st Thursday of

month preceeding cover date

Which 24-pin? Find out as Duncan Evans

takes them out for a test run.

PRETTYPERFECT

10 huge inﬂatable sharks must be won

with this month's superb ACU drawing

comp°.

CP/M+

John Hudson rounds up his little thesis on

operating systems with some helpful advice.

Design your very own fonts for that

personal printing touch. Vic Barnes

investigates.

MYTH 56

r5 . 2 1 re g iste re d tra d e m a rk a n d wa th th e title

Compote, U se r, is used with •th e p e rm issio n o f

Amstrad p lc. N o p a rt °N e s p u trin Atio n rnay be

produced with o u t p e rm issio n . Wh ile e m e ry &Ve rt is

made to ensure th e a ccta ra cy o f a ll fe a tu re s and listmgs

we ca n n o t a cce p t any lia b ility fo r airy' m ista ke s o r

in e sp rin ta . T h e n e ws a n d ca p a riso n s e xp re sse d are n o t

rumme r* th o se o f Am stra d o r Am so k b u t re p re se n t

the vie ws o f o u r many readers, u se n , and co n trib u to rs.

Material fo r p u b tu a n d o n .

os a cce p te d

CPC NETWORK 58

David Dorris curious nose drives him

deeper into the realms of networking with

this well-established set-up.

Our hero's quest continues into Ancient

Greece. Dare you join him?

basis- We re g re t th a t Am stra d C o m p u te r U se r ta m e st

enter in to p e rso n a l correspondence.

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