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'Tuscan' from Transam [Advert]
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Zenith Data Systems [Advert]
Z89 Series Microcomputer, Z11A Series 16-bit computer, WH14 Serial Printer, Z19 'Intelligent' Video Terminal
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Editorial [Article]
Peter Laurie The copyright contoversy
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Feedback [Article]
Reader's letters
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Exidy withdraws from microcomputer market [News Item]
Exidy has pulled out of the microcomputer market, selling the Sorcerer to Personal Micro Computers, a subsidiary of Recortec.
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New range of software at substantially lower cost [News Item]
Applied Computer Techniques (ACT) has launched a new series of business software packages for the Pet which they claim offer competitive performance for substantially lower cost than than opposition.
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Bureau offers new microlink [News Item]
Systemshare has announced a new microlink service.
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Teletext colour graphics add-on board for Nascom [News Item]
Winchester Technology has announced the first in what it claims will be a series of Nascom add-on boards, the WT625.
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64K RAM chip steps forward [News Item]
The 64K RAM chip, the MCM6665L25 which is manufactured by Motorala, is finally be shipped to European dealers and is now available for the general market.
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Memorex makes fresh advance with first removable-storage mini disc system [News Item]
Memorex has just launched the first mini disc drive with removable storage, a total capacity of 25MB; 12.5MB of fixed storage and 12.5MB of removable disc storage.
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First floppy disc drive for the AIM-65 [News Item]
Portable Microsystems of Brackley, Northamptonshire, has now announced the first floppy disc system for the AIM-65 - the DAIM.
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High technology must have venture capital [News Item]
Sir Keith Joseph, Secretary of State for Industry, has repeated his call for more venture capitalists to invest in high technology.
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Linker merges programs [News Item]
Linker, a new Pet package which helps you merge commonly-used routines into new Basic programs, has been released.
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Rescue bid for Nascom [News Item]
Signs of a rescue attempt for the ill-fated Nascom are beginning to emerge. John Margetts, a Nascom user and member of the Nascom microcomputer club, is considering forming a company, financed by Nascom users and distributors, to buy the company from the receiver.
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Pet Show report [News Item]
Report from the Commodore-organised Pet Show held at the Café Royal in London. The show was officially the launch of the new 8000 series.
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Rair Black Box Microcomputer [Advert]
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Sinclair ZX80 - Britain's first complete computer kit [Advert]
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Computech sales ledger [Review]
Mike McDonald Mike McDonald reviews the Computech package designed to run on the Apple II and ITT 2020.
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Texas TI-99/4 home computer lives up to expectations [Review]
Vincent Tseng We assess the home computer from Texas Instruments.
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Greater speed and storage for Winchester-based Rair system [Review]
David Watt The Winchester-based hard-disc system offering from Rair.
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Adventure II - an epic game for non-disc systems [Type-In Listing]
Ken Reed Generate your own adventures with our Adventure-creating program which does not require disc storage.
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Hornets' nest [Article]
G.K. Blackwell Fiction.
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Up-to-date Z-80 has trouble impersonating simpler 8080 [Article]
Mike Hughes The Transam Tuscan design story - In part two, Mike Hughes, designer of the Tuscan, has to make the Z-80 chip imitate its forerunner, the 8080.
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Standardising software will avoid unnecessary waste [Article]
Charles Sweeten Education: The MUSE (Microcomputer Users in Secondary Education) software standards and their importance.
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Supertank [Type-In Listing]
Bob Merry The second and final part of Bob Merry's war game
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Prospecting for new materials with microprocessor-control [Article]
A 380-Z at London's Royal School of Mining has revolutionised the search for new materials for use in industrial processes.
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Byte and bit manipulation [Article]
David Peckett Part five of David Peckett's look at machine code now takes in the Z-80 chip.
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6502 Special [Article]
The 6502 Special is dedicated to the exchange of information between 6502 users.
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ZX-80 Line-up [Article]
Page dedicated to the ZX-80.
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Tandy Forum [Article]
Devoted to the TRS-80 - news and user's tips, queries and comments.
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Pet Corner [Article]
News and user's tips, queries and comments.
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Superbrain [Advert]
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Sharp MZ-80 Computer System [Advert]
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Apple Pie [Article]
Ideas, hints and comments for Apple users.
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Robotics: How automation may affect our lives [Article]
Mark Witowski In the final part of the series, Mark Witkowski examines the sizeable impact robots will make on industrial processes.
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Buyers' Guide - Software [Article]
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ABC 80 [Advert]
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Nascom - Yes, we're still around [Advert]
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The Acorn Atom [Advert]
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Book Reviews [Review]
'Basic computing science: system software' by P.J. Barker, 'Program design and construction' by David A. Higgins, 'The computerisation of society' by Simon Nora and Alain Minc.
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The final part of the terminological gamut with W-Z [Article]
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