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FOR ALL SINCLAIR USERS
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Five 128's to be won
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Art Studio
Mouse Wars
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Our Kempston Mouse is
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THE SOFTWARE
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It allows you to create an image, shrink it. expand il
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8 sprays and 16 brushes, 32 user-redefinabte texture tills. Wash texture. Undo facility, Snap
lacility. Pixel edit. Cut. paste, turn, enlarge, reduce, Magnify (3 levels) pan and zoom. Text. 9 sizes,
2 directions, bold. Font editor with invert, rotate flip, cfear, capture from window, Elastic line, triangle
rectangle
The protocol utilised in the Kempston Mouse Interface Is destined to come the industry standard to follow the success
of Kempston Joysticks, Kempston Centronics 'E' and Kempston Disc Drive products.
Joystick Tri-State and
Pro Joystick interfaces
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me the following:
Kempston Mouse System
(Kempston Mouse and Interface +
OCP Art Studio)
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Kempston Disc System
(KDOS Disc Interface + 3.5" Sinclair
Disc Drive)
189.95
Kempston Centronics E Interface
39.95
Competition Pro Joystick
16.95
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Lightning Joystick
8.95
Kempston Joystick Interface
9.95
Kempston Tri-state Joystick
Interface
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Kempston Pro Joystick
Interface
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REGULARS
News
Sinclair launch the 128.
Hardware
A new printer from Citizen.
Mouse Wars: AMX v Kempston.
Crosswlres
Your computing problems solved.
Crossfire
Stormy controversy trom the letters file
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SOFTWARE REVIEWS
Spectrum
First 128 games plus Movie. Blade Runner, Skytox.
The Core. Turbo Esprit.
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Classic adventures, QL Pawn and new utilities.
Mindplay
A missive trom the adventurer's dungeon.
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COMPETITIONS
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The Flying Formula: Saga keyboards tor air aces.
The Great 128 Treasure Hunt.
Cartoon Time.
Experience the Turbo Esprit.
QL Paint and Bounder up for grabs
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PROGRAMMING PROJECTS
Centi: Shoot em up listing.
Light Screen Designer.
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FEATURES
Son of Tasword.
Communications: Getting "on line"
Icon Graphics.
Programming the 128.
Laser Basic and now the Compiler.
QL Superbaslc: New series.
Quickdraw: Finer points of the Art Studio.
Across the Pond: Sinclair In America.
The 81 Page: Exclusively for ZX 81 users.
Animator: Sottcat's new graphics package.
Random Memory: Hints on snort cut programming.
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Editor:
Bryan Ralph
Assistant Editor
Cliff Joseph
Consultant Editor:
Ray Elder
Advertising Managers:
Mike Segrue
and
John McGarry
Design:
Argus Design
A.S.P Advertising and Editorial
No. 1 Golden Square, London W1R 3AB
01-437-0626
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Argus Specialist Publications Ltd 1986
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And when you believe youve succeeded In
overcoming all the odds, the next In this
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forward to a further challenge of death
software limited,
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Nu Wave
software
CRL have launched a new
games label callod Nu
Wavo. Aimed at people who
havo 'grown tired ot the
traditional arcade and
adventure game', the label
is Intended to ottor tltios
that are a little bit different
from the norm.
The first of these tfliferent'
titles Is iD, by Mel Crouchor
and Colin Jones {and,
hopefully, reviewed
elsewhere in this Issue).
To coincide with the May
release ot the Biggies tilm.
Mirrorsott are planning
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Biggies The
Computer Game. Mirrorsoft
promise that the game won't
be fyawn) yet another flight
simulator', but will be based
on a number ot sequences
from the tilm. Biggies ETA is
16th May with an estimated
tonnage ot £9.95. Chocks
away!
Biggies bites
your. ..
Holy software Batman!
Leaping lizards! Arch software house Ocean have acquired
the rights to produce a game based on DC Comic's Batman.
Their diabolical plan is to produce a 'state of the art' game
featuring the dynamic duo and based on the comic strip as
it was during the sixties when Adam *super smoothie' West
starred In the high camp TV series.
The tirst joint Ultimate and US
Gold game is Cyberun
which, unfortunately was to
be released lust a bit too late
to get reviewed in this issue.
It Ultimate manage to return
to form then look out tor
the review next month,
Personally l*J have preferred a game based on the
seventies' Neal AdamsyMarshall Rogers strip but there you
go. This heinous plot will como to light around April/May.
Stay tuned for more Bat News. Holy clltf hangers'
Hewson's planned Spectrum
title Ziggurat has been
renamed Quozatron. Similar in
style to their C64 hit Paradrold.
Quazatron is set in a mecha-
nised underground city, where
you struggle against the battle
drolds that guard the city. The
price has yel to be decided,
but an early screen shot of the
unfinished
game
looks
interesting.
Quaz was Zig
A touch of
the thermals
It anyone out there has a ZX,
Tlmex 2040 or Alphacom 32
printer and Is having trouble
getting the thermal paper that
the printers use, then Dean Elec-
tronics can help. Dean have
supplies ol the paper with a
minimum order ol £2 tor ten
rolls Further information from
Dean Electronics on 0344
885661.
A Fair Cop
" 'Ere what's alt this then
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Gawd btlmey it's a fair cop
guv'nor... Move on my lad". All this and other such cockney
drollery will no doubt come In handy when you get your
hands on a copy of The Force. Roleased on the Argus
Mlndgames label, The Torce is a simulation In which you
have to clear up all the crime In Mlddlotown. Designed in
cooperation with senior police ofllcers, It's meant to be a
realistic and challenging game that will take time to master
as you go bucking lor promotion.
The Force will be with us In March if you're prepared to
cough up £9.95.
A quick Plug
It may not look vory
thrilling, but LCR
Components' new mains
tiller callod The Plug might
Just come in handy. It's
designed to prolect home
micros from those
occasional fluctuations in
mains current that can
cause your Spectrum to lock
up tighter than our Editor^
wallet.
The tochnlcal dotalls are a
bit complicated, but If you
contact LCR Components at
Woodtlold Works, Tredegar,
Gwent NP2 4BH, I'm sure
they'll bo happy to explain
it all.
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