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Issue 5 April 1995

'REGULARS

News

A full report on the recent LET. trade show.

Letters

Your input to our output.

Software Reviews

Which should you buy, we offer our PROGnosis

This is the Award Amstrad won at the

Computer Trade Association dinner.

Despite it's being launched in the same year

as some supposedly more powerful machines

the CTA agreed with what Amstrad Users

have known all along. The CPC464 is the

computer of the year. A spokesman for

Amstrad said "We have proved that we are a

force and we intend to remain so".

Locomotive Basic won an award for the best

software.

FEATURES

Book Reviews

Best buys from the bookshop.

Printer Reviews

Sort out which type suits you.

The Joy of Sticks

0 Amstrad and Am soft

No part of this publication may be

reproduced without the permission of the

Please note that whilst every effort is made

to ensure the accuracy ofall features and

listings herein, we cannot accept any

liability whatsoever for any mistakes or

misprints herein,

Contributions are welcomed from readers

and professionaljournalists. If you want

them returned, then please send a large SAE

with all submissions. Please note the views

and opinions expressed herein are not

necessarily those of Amstrad, or Amsoft but

represent the views ofour many readers,

owners, members and contributors.

Managing Editor

William Poet

Editor

Simon Rockman

Production Editor

Ivor Spital

Designer

John Alexander

Layout

Des Rackliff

Mike Smith

Computer composition

Mike Dow set & MiSa Konstantinovit

Photography

Chris A nstey

Consultant

Roland Perry

Advertisement Manager

Hilary Henshaw

Sally Tyler looks atjoysticks.

Screen Squashing

More than 20 columns in mode O. Impossible ?No, read on.

Intro to Music

Tune up you computer and get ready to play.

Forth

Part II of our tutorial in this fun language.

Machine code programming

P.If McBride takes a beginners look at machine code.

Hardware PrOil3et

Part one of our project to add a diary to your CPC464.

Writing Adventures

Build a world of your very own.

'PROGRAMS I

Missile Attack

Type this in and save the world.

The Monsters Final Hour

Tried and tested adventure program.

COMPETITION

The Ins and Outs of the Amstrad

Thirty copies of the new Melborne House book to be won.

Amstrad User is the OFFICIAL magazine for users of the Amstrad CPC464. It is published

monthly, the next issue will be on sale from April18th 1985. Back issues are avaliable from

Amsoft Mail Order at El .20 each (including postage).

CPC464 User, 1.69 Kings Road,

Brentwood, Essex, CM14 4EF

Telephone (0277)230222.

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Looking for a matrix printer as well as a daisywheel? Well, the

MP165 combines all the attributes of these two technologies to

give a matrix printer capable of printing at up to 165 cps, as well

as providing crisp Near Letter Quality, (NLQ) print at 75 cps.

Features include a 2k buffer as well as both friction and tractor

feed, as standard. Ideally suited to most popular micro's, the

MP165 is now available in a new RS232 QL compatible version.

micro

Even in today's high tech world, for most of us, the written word is still

the least expensive means of sending and receiving information. If you

own a microcomputer the chances are that sooner or later you are

probably going to need a printer in order to get into print.

Micro P - CPP40

A low cost 4 colour 40180 column printer/plotter capable of print-

ing text or graphics on plain paper. The CCP40 is an ideal compan-

ion for small and portable micro's, as it is ﬁtted with re-chargeable

batteries — perfect for beginners.

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micro P - CPAS°

With 100 cps quality printing, the CPAS() probably gives more cps/

E than any other printer available today. The CPABO is packed with

features you would normally ﬁ nd on a more expensive printer.

With an optional RS232 version available (even for the QL) this

Epson compatible printer will hook up to almost any micro.

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The 1985 LET microcomputer show

The game plays well too.

Suffering the brunt of this noise wei

Adventure International who produc

games based on Marvel Comic eill

racters. Spiderman was giving ot

autographs and Adventure Interns

tional promised Amstrad versions c_

the software in June.

Chuckie Egg must be the most widel

available game program. A 'n ' F seen

to have produced a version for ever:

major computer, and some minor ones

so it is no surprise that CPC46

, Chuckie Egg is on its way witl

Chuckle Egg II soon to follow. It 's

good game - be careful you might ge

addicted.

Argus Press Software had more of ar

open plan lounge than a stand but very

little CPC software. When asked about

an Amstrad version of 'Give my

regards to Broad St. ' I was told that it

would be a while, since they had tc

write 'Alien ' ﬁrst. Both of these games

are not quite adventures nor are they

are arcade games but interesting

nonetheless.

Another game which cannot be

classiﬁed is 'Lords of Midnight ', this

has a bit of everything in it. Thousands

of graphical locations, an adventure

element and a bit of wargaming. This is

being written for Amsoft by Beyond

who wrote the Spectrum and

Commodore 64 versions.

Many large companies have an-

nounced that they are about to take the

software world by storm and start lash-

ing out loads of money to produce some

very average programs. Like the

others, British Telecom made all the

bold announcements but then they

have gone on to produce some stunning

software. None of it is running on the

CPC464 yet but conversions are

planned. The G3rron game is technical-

ly brilliant; it puts you in a maze with

large alien balls rolling around. A

must for the CPC464 but conversion is

a fair while away. The authors have a

more important job ﬁrst - Spectrum

and '464 Elite. This is the game which

took the BBC world by storm. The

Commodore version is nearly ﬁnished,

and next will be the Spectrum version

On February illth there was almost no news of exciting new products for

Amstrad Users. By the following Monday there was loads. The day

between had been spent at the L.E.T. microcomputer show. Being a Trade

only show many of the projects were in a raw state, just showing traders

what to expect. Simon Rockman took his notebook and camera.

Amstrad at the L.E.T. show

Activision had a very smart stand,

which lacked any Amstrad computers

but made up for that with the promise

of some very exciting software

-including 'Ghostbusters ', 'Master of

the Lamps 'and 'The Music Studio

Addictive Games launched Software

Star as a sequel to Football Manager.

How anyone can be so interested in

football beats me, still some people like

looking at a screen full of numbers.

The prize for the noisiest stand must

go to Alligata. Their 'Defend or Die

game makes the most of the stereo and

two large speakers proved the point.

Amstrad User April 85

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