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Issue 49
April 1986
Editor
Bill Scolding
Deputy editor
John Gilbert
Staff writers
Chris Bourne
Clare Edgeley
Designer
Gareth Jones
Editorial secretary
Norisah Fenn
Adventure writers
Richard Price
Gordo Greatbelly
Helpline
Andrew Hewson
Hardware Correspondent
John Lambert
Business Correspondent
Mike Wright
Contributors
Nicole Segre
Jerry Muir
Advertisement manager
Louise Fanthorpe
Advertisement sales executive
Kathy McLennan
Production assistant
Jim McClure
Advertisement secretary
Linda Everest
Subscriptions manager
Carl Dunne
Publisher
Terry Pratt
Sinclair User is published monthly by EMAP Business and Computer Publications
Cover illustration David Lloyd
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SOFTWARE
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| ANIMATOR 1 | Softcat |
| BENNY HILL'S MADCAP CHASE! | dk'Tronics |
| BRUCE FORSYTH'S PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT | Britannia |
| FRIDAY 13TH | Domark |
| GERRY THE GERM | Firebird |
| HYPA RAID | Atlantis |
| ICON GRAPHIX | Audiogenic |
| LASER BASIC/LASER COMPILER | Ocean |
| MAX HEADROOM PREVIEW | Quicksilva |
| MURDER HUNT | Bodkin |
| HOCUS POCUS PREVIEW | Quicksilva |
| REALM OF IMPOSSIBILITY | Ariolasoft |
| RUNESTONE | Firebird |
| SHOW JUMPING | Alligata |
| SKYFOX | Ariolasoft |
| SPITFIRE 40 | Mirrorsoft |
| TEMPLE TERROR | Atlantis |
| THE GIDDY GAME SHOW | Mirrorsoft |
| THE HOLLOW | Gilsoft |
| THE PLANETS PREVIEW | Martech |
| YABBA DABBA DOO | Quicksilva |
| ZORRO | US Gold |
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128 SPECIAL
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128 Launch
How the new machine was born
DALEY'S SUPERTEST
NEVERENDING STORY
LODE RUNNER
GLADIATOR
TECHNICIAN TED
KNIGHT TYME PREVIEW
SWEEVO'S WHIRLED!
ROCKY HORROR SHOW
THREE WEEKS IN PARADISE
128 Music
Chris Bourne takes you through the programming of a simple piece
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FEATURES
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Enigma Force
Join Zark, Syylk, Sevrina and Maul as they guide you to victory in their fight against Zoff
Fairy Story
Andrew Hewson tells tales. Any similarity to real people is, of course, purely coincidental
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HARDWARE
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Kempston Mouse
The complete graphics package
Trojan Light Pen
At last - a light pen that works
128 Disc Drive
We review the first disc system for the new Spectrum 128
System 7 Reset Switch
Reduce wear on your sockets
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QLINK
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Join the Club
John Gilbert examines the level of backup support for QL users
QL Paint
Sinclair's graphics package
Pro Fortran-77
Prospero produces a version of the scientist's favoured language
The Wanderer
Pyramide's 3D space game
QL Printer
John Lambert investigates three printers for the QL including the new badged machine from Sinclair
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LISTINGS
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Death Duel
Push your reflexes to the limit in this one or two player machine code all action game
Hall of Slime
Fight the good fight against the crawling slime. We've added notes to help you understand each section
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COMPETITIONS
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Show Jumping Quiz
Win a Spectrum 128 in our great new show-jumping contest - a challenge your horse certainly can't refuse
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REGULARS
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News
Top 30
Letters
ZapChat
Adventure Helpline
Gordo Greatbelly expands!
Hewson's Helpline
Andrew Hewson examines arithmetic on the Spectrum and provides some pointers for 128 programmers
Sinclair Surgery
Next Month
Gremlin
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If you would like to contribute to Sinclair User please send programs or articles to:
Sinclair User
EMAP Business and Computer Publications
London.
Original programs should be on cassette and articles should be typed. Please write Program Printout on the envelopes of all cassettes submitted. We pay £20 for each program printed and £50 for star programs.
Typeset by
Saffron Graphics Ltd.
Printed by
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Distributed by
EMAP Publications Ltd.
© Copyright 1986
Sinclair User
ISSN No. 0262-5458
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