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Repairs

If something is wrong with your

Amstrad CPC or PCW, who better to

turn to than the National Repair Centre.

For all repairs to your computer, one low

payment covers diagnosis, repair

(including parts and labour) and delivery

back to you.

And, as a special bonus, you can receive

a free piece of software if you contact us

before 28th June 1991.

The experience and expertise of our

technicians ensures that your computer

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lowest cost. And each repair will be

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To schedule a repair and claim your free

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Please be ready to give your name,

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The costs are: CPC 464 - 57.45

CPC 6128 - £57.45

PCW 8256 - £85.00

PCVV 8512 - £86.00

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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.

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

routine, p im a it a ve ry f a 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 llin g ch e cke r w it h it s

dictionary t o a d in 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 la st . I t is

supplied w it h a n in t ro d u ct o ry t u t o r t ie .

BrunWord Features

.4 0 . 8 0 o r 1 2 8 co lu m n s. * T yp in g sp e e d 2 0 0

words/min. •T ru e in se rt o r o ve rw rit e . •Ju st if y

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

'Balanced lu st ilica lio n . •I n st a n t w o rd w ra p .

"Block sa ve , 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 .m t .

.C o lu m n / L in e / Pa g e d isp la y w it h t o le 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

tiles. vSin 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 iro s* m a rke rs. 'M u lt ip le

copies. •Od d ie ye n page h e a d e rs/ f o o t e rs w it h

page n u m b e rs. "M u lt i ﬁ le 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 le s

from/to o t h e r w o rd p ro ce sso rs. * F ile s ca n b e

encrypted. •M a xim a n t ile se a b o u t 9 p a g e s.

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dictionary. 'N o Am e rica n sp e llin g s, 'Ad d u p t o

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correction.

DataFile Features

*Alphabetical,. 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 . •C a t a

merging. * L a b e l p rin t in g ,

BrunWord Elite

Quotes

lo w a d ve rt f o r Bru rt Wo rd 6 1 2 1 3 b u t ! h a ve n 't ,

rm pus t S O r inpr es s ed.

(Phil C ra ve n , AC U Feb 91), p a g e 2 5 ).

'One sa c! ) is Pe t e r a ru n n in g 's e f ru n Wo rd 6128

which is w iM o u t d o u b t if ? m y m in d , t h e m o st

power fal a n d t rie n e y w o rd p ro ce sso r a va ila b 'e

tor t h e 6 .

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.

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10avd D o rn , AC U Ju ly 9 0 . p a g e 4 3 1 .

In t h e e a rly d a ys Of co m p u t in g a p rin t e r w a s

sim ply a t o rn , 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 ).Then

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

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 le it e r). Ove r

the ye a rs, t h e t yp e w rit e r st yle h a s b e co rr* t h e

daisy w h e e l p rin t e 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 ilit y o f m o d e rn d o t

matrix p rin t e rs.

Most w o rd "p ro ce sso rs, in clu d in g Bru n a io rd

6128, ca n u se d o l m a t ria 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 o f p rin t e rs.

Bru n Wo rd 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

it a u n iq u e a d va n t a g e o ve r o t h e r w o rd

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

match m a re a d va n ce d p rin t e r co n t ro l,

This I s la iie 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 p rin t e r,

(as w e ll a s p ro vid in g t h e m issin g 8 t h b it t a 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 . I t

will w a it f o r ON LINE o r < Esc) it 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 u rn e d OH .

24 Pin Fonts

Be f o re w e d e sig n e d t h e f o n t s t o r Bru n Wo 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 h o ist s t h a t d e rive f ro m t w o b a sic t h e m e s.

Our•tonts a n g F t n e t yp e a re va ria t io n s

of t h e se t w o st yle s, optim ised 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

Fm w

etype in t w o size s. T o t h e se 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 , f o u r a re f u ll 2 4 p in

tants, t w o a re m id d le size 2 1 p in 'kiw is a n d

one is a srria ll size 16 p in f o n t .

BrunWord Elite Features

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

a-d Bru n Sp e ll,

'Pr in t in co lu m n s 'Sp e cif y p a g e la yo u t 'U se

speciai n ig h q u a lit y p ro p o rt io n a l t 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

le a l * Se t p rin t e r m a rg ip s in d e p e n d e n t ly 'M o ve

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

inches f ro m t o o 'Se t m icro lin e sp a cin g w it h in

text 'Prin t lin e o r b o a b y sp e cif 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 a l 'D o w n lo a d a t ile 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 o t a

Info-Script

Complete Data Processing Package GO

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.

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

HrunWord 6128 w o rd p ro ce sso r, e n a b lin g m a n y

routines t o b e co m m o n . T h is m a lre 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

time using a st a n d a rd C PC 6 1 2 8 (o r 6128 p lu s).

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

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

Database Features

'Very f a st (e .g . la ke s 1 se co n d t o se a rch . 2000

addresses t o r su rn a m e 'Sm it h ', in it ia l 'B'a

•Specilic ﬁ e ld se a rch a n d / o r p ro g re ssive

general se a rch . 'I n st a n t SOrt o n a n y 'h e ld ,

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 o t m o ve ).

•3 se t s o f u se r 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 t o r in st a n t se le ct io n , p lu s, one

temporary m a rke r. •M a rke rs ca n b 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 llo w s

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

performed). 'N o se t t in g u p o f ﬁ e ld t yp e o r

le n g th . 'Eﬂ icie n t st o ra g e . * R e la t io n a l 'Ko ra i,

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

at it h m e lic. •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- s tep.

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 t o r u se w it h la w co st 9 p in

printers. I t e n a b le s virt u a lly a ll t h e le a lu (e s 01

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 (a ll w e ll

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

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

be a b le t o u se a ll 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 1

Data Merging Features

•Simple in t e llig e n t syst e m , S

construct

lu ll n a m e , lu ll a d d re ss a n d d a t e . 6 2 e t c

specify in d ivid u a l ﬁ e ld s. "in se rt o r ﬁ xe d

tcamat m e rg in g . 'Au t o m a t ic ju st if y a f t e r

merging. "Sin g le step (see b e f o re p rin t in g ) o r

multi-step. 'St o p a n y lim 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

from se ve ra l re co rd s t o r su m m a ry, in vo ice .

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

total. * VAT 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 l p a t t e rn s.

100 Letters E15

MO L e t t e rs ,

s a

9 Pin Elite E55

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

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

(loots a re 2 4 p in in sa e b u t o n ly f o r g p in

printers). T o t a l p rice 5 5 .0 9 in clu sive .

9 Pin Elite+Inio £92

As abov e but inc lud

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

selected and p e rso n a lise d . li is su p p lie d 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', I f 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 u p p e r lim it d e p e n d s o n ly o n t h e skill

of t h e w rit e r. A t h ird t yp e o il 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, ca n SiSI S o f u p t o f e n

pre-written p a ra g ra p h s. T h e u se r in d ica t e s

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 .

backup d isc. T o t a l Price E9 2 .0 0 in clu sive .

24 Pin Elite IT)

BrunWord Elit e , Bru n 5 o e ll, in f o •Scrip l, b a ck ap

disc. a n 8 b it p rin t e r st a t u s p o rt a n d 7 '

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setting' f o n t s f o r d o w n lo a d in g 't o a 2 4 p in

printer. T o t a l p rice f 9 0 .0 0 ,

nciusue.

BrunWord 6128 with BrunSpell & DataFile... £30.00

Info-Script with BrunWord 6129 & BrunSpell.. 150.00

9 Pin BrunWord Elite 65, 00

9 Pin BrunWord Elite with Into-Script £92.00

24 Pin Brun Word Elite with Into-Script E90.00

100 Letters (needs Into

Send cheque/PO/Access number/Visa number tot

Brunning Software %

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138 The Street,

Little Clacton, Essex, CO16 91,S

Supplied on 3in Disc for CPC6I28 or CPC61213 Plus.

You must state which computer.

All prices are inclusive for UK. Overseas orders sent

insured air mail - Europe add E2.50 Rest add E 7.50

Telephone (0255) 862308

Amstrad User July 1991

BrunliJord

Brunkliord 6128 £30

Complet e word processing package with word

processor, spelling checker and card ﬁ ling

programme. BrunWord 6128 out performs all other

word processors for the CPC6I28. 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 seine time as the word

processor, making access very convenient and

exceptionally fast. It is supplied with a 40 page

manual and an introductory tutor ﬁle.

Which One?

Font Editor £20

Our very ﬁrst font was designed using the Qualitas

font editor, for use with BrunWord 6128 and

Duehies. 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 tont 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 drearn but we

'value engineering' the idea to realism. Our

BrunWord Elite Font Editor has all the normal font

design facilities 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 BrunWord Elite fonts to the full 32

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 and ink. Once you have the character

set designed, the task of transferring this

into the editor is a routine process,

requiring only minimal creative energy.

The Brun Word Elite Font Editor can

save tonts for use with 9 pin or 24 pin

printers but roust start with the font in the

Headline format.

32 Pin Fonts

We have created two new fonts 'Chelmer'

and 'Clacton' which cost El° each. These

are toll size 32 pin fonts for use with

Headline but a 24 pin version (tor 9 or 24

pin printers) can be generated using the

BrunWord Elite Font Editor.

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 ot all

our programmes, your ﬁrst steps will be delightfully

easy, whichever programme you choose.

If 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 ot all our packages.

The full '9 Pin Elite + Into-Script' is for the

serious perfectionist who also needs a database.

into-Script EH

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 £55

The Ekte system tor Y pin printers consists of

BrunWord 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 £55 inc.

9 Pin Elite+Into E92

The Elite 5Wern as aoove but includsng into-Script

and a backup disc. Total price £92 inclusive.

24 Pin Elite-ﬁnto

Brio

Free Booklet

Our 16 page free booklet explains all about our

programmes. Send a large SAE (9*12inches & 2*17p

stamps) to 'BrunWord & Printer', Brunning Software,

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

Quote

"I bought it (Brun Word Elite) because I hoped its

unique page layout routines and high quality fonts

would enable me to produce professional looking

newsletteis .4nd eye catching promotional material. I

was n't disappointed Brun Word did all these things

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

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

downloading to a 24 pin printer. 'otal £90 Ir.:.

Brunillorcl Elite Fonts

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

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 Large 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.

Clacton

In total contrast 'Clacton' is a relaxing ﬂowing,

seaside font, inspired hy the local resort and hased on

characters hand. drawn tug, Peter Brunning.

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

BrunWord 6128 with BrunSpell & DataFile £30.00

Info-Script with BrunWord 6128 & BrunSpell. „ 60.00

9 Pin BrunWord Elite E55. 00

9 Pin BrunWord Elite with Info-Script E92.00

24 Pin Brun Word Elite with Info-Script £

90.00

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

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 £2.50 ; Rest add t 7.50

Send cheque/PO/Access number/Visa number to

Brunning Software

138 The Street,

Little Clacton, Essex, C016 9LSMI

Telephone (0255) 862308

User July 1991

ISUIAI1S

A division of MCPC Ltd.

Panini House 116-120

Goswell Road,

London EC!.

Editorial enquiries:

Tel: 0726 850539

All other enquiries:

Tel: 07 I 490 7161

6 GAMEPLAN 33

NEWS

From the Famous Five to the Prince of

Persia, check out the latest blasts landing in

your favourite CPC games guide.

10 READER

Games, hardware, events, its all here in

the up-to-the-minute guide to the CPC

scene.

LETTERS

SURVEY 45

Editor

Ziggy's been hard at it again, doing his best

to solve those problem blues.

10-LINERS 14

Columnists

A second chance to say what you like and

dislike about our humble publication.

PD SCENE 54

Vyk 01liver

More miniscule delights to tempt your

taste buds and keep you out of mischief.

SUBS

What's PD got! Its got the lot. If you've

got the time to scour through it all like Mr

Tint, that is,

COMMS 58

Dpsign

ers

Adrian Huff

More goodies on offer for new and

regular ACU subscribers.

HAIRY HACKER 18

Julian

More modem manipulations as Gallant

Gordon continues where he left off last

month.

LISTINGS 62

Simon Dewey

Turtles, Dizzy

and Skatin USA

are just some of

the obstacles

tackled by Hairy

this month.

ADVENTURE 24

enne

Get yourself in the right frame of mind

and start tapping on this month's

mammoth type-in.

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Dep anaging Director

Managing Director

More names for the Scroll of Wisdom and

plenty of tips to help you through.

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