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Vol. 1 No.8 December 1985

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Gem Write & GemDraw analysed

Adventures: the year's Top Ten

Have fun with Computer Countdown

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. Not qui te sure of the state of your business? As you

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News

All the latest developments in the

expanding world of Atari computing.

.1•• afr itiVikte,

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ST Software

The long-awaited GemWrite and

Gem Draw have now arrived. Read

Jeremy Vine's impressions.

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Vol. 1 No. 8 December 1985

Derek Meakin

Cliff McKnight

Mike Bibby

Editorial Team: Alan McLachlan

Kevin Edwards

Pete Bibby

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Production Editor: Peter Glover

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Software

Four games from US Gold, a

bargain-price graphics package, plus a

review from a computer that thinks it's

called Andre Willey.

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Adventuring

Brillig's personal top ten

adventure games— just

in time for your

Christmas stocking.

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4 ATARI USER December 1985

Contents

Review

Fed up with Atari Basic? Looking for

something better? Read Stephen

Donoghue's review of Basic XL and

see what it has to offer.

Checks urn

By public demand, Atari

User's own check sum program

Get It Right! From now on, all our

listings will be accompanied by a check

sum table to help in your debugging_

Technical Tip

Convert your joystick to left-handed

operation, without the aid of a

left-handed screwdriver.

Graphics

The end of the series, as Dave Russell

runs out of graphics modes.

Mailbag

Five pages of letters. This is the bit we

couldn't do without your help.

Competition

We've got ten sets of 4 US Gold

games to give away and all you have

to do is read on.

Game

Remember Channel

4's television game

Countdown? Now you can play

the Atari version, with Mike Rowe s

program as master of ceremonies.

Order Form

Four pages of offers and one simple

form on which you can order

everything you need.

Display List

Some non-standard modes and a

distinctly non-standard display

provide Mike Rowe with the material

for the last article in his series.

!RIME

Disco

Your Atari will be the light and soul of

the party with Stephen Prince's pro-

gram to set the lights ﬂashing.

This month's Freebie for Atari Userdisc and tape

purchasers is guaranteed to entertain and delight

you. And there's not an alien in sight.

Keyboard

If you've ever puzzled over how to

produce those special characters from

the keyboard, this page will solve all

your problems.

Dec ember 1985 ATARI USER 5

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