Popular Computing Weekly Vol 2 No 34 - 25-31 August 1983

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Publication Date : 25th August 1983 to 31st August 1983

Publication Contents :

Page	Item
1	NewBrain Company Crashes [News Item] NewBrain company going into liquidation
1	The Mirror Plans a Launch into Software [News Item] The Mirror newspaper planned to go into software and launch titles for a range of 8-bit home computers
2	Transylvanian Tower [Advert] Advert for Transylvanian Tower on the Spectrum A 3D maze adventure
5	WH Smiths Software via Cable [News Item] WH Smiths planning to launch a cable based service based on a U.S service.
5	Worlds First for Philips TV [News Item] Philips release first 26inch Colour TV with built in thermal printer to print teletext pages
5	Mattel chops costs [News Item] Mattel slashes its pricing on it 16k expansion for it Aquarius range of home computers
5	Eighth ZX Micro Fair [News Item] Sweltering ZX fair, 7,000 attended the 8th ZX Micro Fair, despite summer heat.
5	Electron Head Start for Smiths [News Item] WHSmiths brokers a deal to start selling the new Acorn Electron for £199
5	Microdrive latest [News Item] Popular Computing weekly still hasn't received their Microdrive despite Sinclair cashing the check.
6	SpaceShuttle [Advert] A Dragon 32 game , Space Shuttle simulation
8	Anirog Software [Advert] Double page advert for Anirog software , titles including Scramble 64 and Kong 64
10	Barrels and Ladders [Type-In Listing] David Millington A game listing for ZX Spectrums 16k or 48k
13	A Claim to fame [Interview] David Kelly An article about Premier micro systems making a Dragon 32 Disk System
14	How does it compare [Review] Comparison of Acorn Electron against BBC B
16	Salamander Software Advert [Advert] Salamander Software Advert for a game called Franklins Tomb, on Dragon and Oric Computers
17	In the Firing Line [Article] In the Firing Line, a guide to game programming on the VIC20
20	Set to music [Type-In Listing] Graham Hoare A simple music tutor program for a 16k Spectrum.
22	A fundamental constant [Type-In Listing] Boris Allan A program to calculate the exponential
23	A joystick that works [Advert] Advert for a Cambridge Computing Joystick
25	Noughts and Crosses [Type-In Listing] C Moorhouse A listing for a noughts and crosses game on the Dragon 32
29	Racer [Type-In Listing] Steven Parker A game listing om the VIC 20
30	Scribble [Type-In Listing] Ron Luxton Scribble A word based game listing for the ZX81
32	Stomper [Type-In Listing] B Clayton Stomper, A Game listing on the ZX Spectrum

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Article: Popular Computing Weekly Vol 2 No 34 - 25-31 August 1983

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