AmstradComputerUser07-0685.pdf

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June 1985

Win - A Sinclair C5 from Ultimate

Plotters Examined

/ Save -El() on the Maxam ROM/

Prize -winning Programs Listed

Knight Lore

Reviewed

Plus - Pages of Hints, Tips & Tutorials

SNAIL ACE Unbearable ex( ti• - tit 30

'thoro hbred racing snails bat

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• EXECUTION - They told me Pt would be bad bull never

thought it would be like this- must keep a clear mind

Can't afford to panic...time is fast running out...don't

think my nerves will stand much more of this'll A brain

straining memory bashing game of words

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Super features include computri

guide. excellent sound effects, sr ; mic graphics.

Plivelting excitement guaranteed

All games just

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Issue 7 June 1985

REGULARS

News

Our newshound has been snifﬁng around

Letters

Output from the postbox,

Editorial

Opinions and a silly competition.

Questions and Answers

Amsoft Technical play agony aunt

Gallup Software Chart

Me UK top twenty.

REVIEWS

Datac Printers

Two high performance dot matrix printers under review

Japanese Plot

Cliff! awson puts the Silver Reed EB50 through its paces

Arnor 110M

Is this the nicest assembler yet?

Software Reviews

Knight Lore and many more

©Amstrad and Amsoft

No part of this publication may be

reproduced without the permission of the

Please note that whilst every effort is made

to ensure the accuracy of all features and

listings herein, we cannot accept any

liability whatsoever for a ny mistakes or

misprints herein.

Contributions are welcomed from readers

and professionaljournalists. Ifyou want

them returned, then please send a large SAE

with all submissions, Please note the views

and opinions expressed herein are not

necessarily those of Amstrad, or Amsoft but

represent the views ofour many readers,

owners, members and contributors.

FEATURES

Forth

Dowd Ellis continues his lessons on this powerful language

Basic Data Structures

How to arrange your information before processing.

Machine Code pt HI

PK MacBride moves with some sprites,

Writing Adventures

How to understand what the user wants to do.

The Musical Amstrad

Making the most of envelopes.

CPMUGUK

Andrew Clarke explains the beneﬁts ofjoining the CP/M users group

Graphics toolkit

David Robinson continues his popular series.

Managing Editor

Arilliam Poe!

Editor

Simon Rockman

Production Editor

Ivor Spital

Designer and illustrator

,John Alexander

Layout

Des Racklifr

Mike Smith

Computer composition

Mike Dowsett & MiAa Konstantinovi6

Photography

Chris Anstey

Consultant

Roland Perry

Advertisement Manager

Hilary Henshaw

PROGRAM

Rock Hopper

Nick Stevens excellent prize-winning program to type in.

Competition

Win a Sinclair CS

Those wonderful Ultimate people want you to design a new room

Amstrad User, 189 Kings Road,

Brentwood, Essex, CMI4 4EF

Telephone (0277)230222.

Amstrad User is the OFFICIAL magazine for users of the Amstrad CPC464and

CPC664. It is published monthly, the next issue will be on sale from June 14th 1985.

Back issues are avaliable from Amsoft Mail Order at El .20 each (including postage).

Amstrad User June 85

Page 3

NEW!

BBC/ELECTRON

AMSTRAD

ctrum -Commodore 64-BBC/Electron-Amstrad

The ultimate ﬂying experience

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NEWS

664 a Success!

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Amstrad to Launch

Serial Interface

If you want to talk to a modem, link

computers together or even use some

kinds of printers, you will need an

RS232 interface. Amstrad have plans

to introduce such an interface in

mid-July.

It will be called the Amstrad RS232C

and will plug into the disc expansion

socket. The board will include a

through bus so that other peripherals

can be hung on the back. Unlike other

RS232 interfaces the unit will include

a ROM which contains a whole load of

useful commands. These will take the

form of RSX's which allow either

characters or whole lines to be read or

written from BASIC in a similar way to

using the 1NKEY$ or LINE INPUT

commands. Changing all the ﬁddly

things like the baud rate will be a

simple matter of using an RSX.

Additional software will be included

which will allow you to use Prestel. All

this does not come cheap, the device

will cost around E59_95

software houses not all '464 software

will work with the new ROM.

Amstrad User was very lucky to have

scoop on the CPC664 last month. But

while it is nice to have an exciting new

computer to play with it is very hard to

know what the rest of the world will

think when it is launched. The general

consensus was that it is a bargain.

At the launch Andrew Gardener

interviewed Alan Sugar about the

success of the '464, hopes for the '664

and what the future held for Amstrad.

This interview - along with some

questions from visting journalists

produced some interesting

information_

•Amstrad are looking into the

possibility of producing a computer

with an integrated modem.

Better deal to club

members.

'There will be an audio Compact Disc

player annouced this year.

Members of the user club can now

beneﬁt from free advertisments on the

classiﬁed page. Only one ad per issue

can be submitted and they will be set

on a ﬁrst come ﬁrst served basis. We

will refuse to print any advertisments

which we suspect condone software

piracy and reserve the right to refuse

an ad without giving notice or

permission. We may have to limit the

number of advertisments due to lack of

space. Please use the standard

advertisment order form (or a

photocopy) and limit your text to 30

words.

'The CPC464 will not be dropped_

*The price of the 464 will not be cut to

make it more competitive, however

any cost savings made in the factory

may be passed on.

•Amsoft are to launch some

compilation discs with several

games on each.

It was then time for a real hands-on

session on the ﬁnished machines. All

the computers on show were

production models and the wine went

down well (too well in some cases -Ed).

044% of Amstrad's business (Audio

and computers) is overseas.

•Amstrad intends to sell 600,000

computers in 1985.

•Due to some 'mistakes' on the part of

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