Contents:

Artificial Intelligence in the Micro Age: Introducing our exploration of the present state of artificial intelligence, page 60

Review I - Powerhouse: Is this the desk-top micro for you?, page 53

Review II - Acorn: We test this low-cost 6502 micro, page 56

Printers Reviewed: A close look at two printers for micro-users - Anadex and Heathkit, page 57

Build Your Own Joystick: Add a new dimension to your computer games, page 87

The Computer Scene in the North-West:

• B & B Consultants at Bolton: Writing microcomputer software for the corner shop, page 71
• Microdigital in Liverpool: Bruce Everiss gives advice to the would-be computer shopkeeper, page 72
• Kemitron Electronics of Chester: John Drury runs a board-manufacturing operation from his attic, page 73

School Aids to Development: How a test-bed for a microcomputer was built to the specification of teachers at Priesthorpe Comprehensive School, page 75

Major Mathematics on Microcomputers: Fourier analysis on the Pet, page 111

New York Show Report: Our view of the National Computer Conference, page 90

The Case for a Microcomputer Centre: Ian Litterick outlines the benefits and Practical Computing replies, page 77

Microcomputers Buyers' Guide: Our invaluable guide to the microcomputers available on the market, page 122

All This and Much More: