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EDITORIAL

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CPC PLUS

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Express yourself

vIthSoft Software

You (WI an Amstrad CPC or

PCW computer with CPIM - a

fabulous computer with endless

possibilities!

Amazing Bargains on all

HiSoft CPC/PCW Software

Want to

learn more

about how computers

work? How about writing

your own computer

programs?

Do you

want to use

your computer for

things other than word

processing or playing

games?

Yes

No...

Yes

HiSoft has a wide range of

easy-to-use, yet very powerful

computer languages (and an

essential disk utility) at some

special 1992 prices that will

suit most people's tastes and

pockets!

Devpac80 Version Z is a

complete assembly

language development

system with a macro

assembler, full screen

editor and front panel

debugger/ disassembler -

all completely integrated to

make learning and using

Z80 assembler as easy as

possible. A very powerful

system used by many

software houses. Complete

with extensive, ring-bound

manual and tutorial.

Fri. Modulo-2 is an easy way of

learning this new language which is

very popular in schools and

universities, Complete with a standard

compiler, linker, assembler, editor and

the source code to all the libraries, FTL

Modula-2 is superb value-for-money,

Nevada COBOL has a strong

following in schools and colleges

where it is used to supplement many

courses on the COBOLlanguage.Close

to the ANSI-74 standard (no indexed

sequential ﬁling), Nevada COBOL

provides an excellent way of learning

this useful business language.

Knit q Plus is a complete

disk recovery system

comprising a sector copier

and a full disk editor. Often

the simple use of the sector

copier is all you need to

recover a damaged disk

but the editor is there for a

more thorough

investigation if required.

An essential tool if you

have ever experienced

those dreaded disk error

messages under I.ocoscript

or CP/M.

lliSoftC is a great way of learning thepopular

C language, Integer only for speed and

compactness, HiSoft C is a standard

implementation of C, complete with an

extensive manual and a GSX graphics package.

NiSoft Pascal80 provides a simple,

integrated environment packed full of all the

features you would expect from this structured

language: variant records, pointers, arrays,

sets, ﬁles ofany type,CASE,REPEAT,WHILE,

IF...THEN...ELSE statements etc. etc.

Complete with GSX graphics and many

example programs. A very fast compiler

producing compact and extremely speedy

code.

Please send me the following !or my Amstrad CPC/PCW (TRW Pius only), prices include P&P and VAT

To obtain your HiSoft

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order form opposite and

post it to HiSoft.

HiSoft

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HISOlt Posco180 @ £495

111Soft Davpac10 @

MISoft C @ £4915

- Modulo-2 @ il.4r.15

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To qualify for these very special prices, you must use this order form and ensure that

your order reaches us by 37 March 1992. Please specify 3 or 3.5 disks

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No window is safe. No fence is too

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Tossing papers left and right, riding

in three directions, jumping

anything, this free-wheeling carrier

visits more neighbourhoods and

houses, faces more targets and

obstacles, in more vivid colours

than ever before.

Plus, rad stunt riding and BMX

tracks in bonus rounds. Choose to

ride as either Paperboy or

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Paperboy 2 is o trademark of Tengen Inc.

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NEWS

All the latest compo updates PLUS what's

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Take in the biggest collection you've ever

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LETTERS

10 EASYDRAW 41

Ziggy gets to grips with all

of your gripes and groans

and problematic puzzles.

Pull out your hankies and bid a fond

farewell to Mr Davies, as Easyd raw comes

to an end.

14 APPLICATIONS 44

10-LINERS

Doc Watson clears up a few technical

problems to make your programming less

painful.

Get tapping with some exquisite demos

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HAIRY HACKER 18 SUBSCRIPTIONS 59

Tune in to ﬁnd out how Hairy can help you Find out what goodies you can get hold of

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Struan Bartlett helps you out

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FEATURES

COMPETITION 12 6128 INTO 494 52

Make those blasted 6128 programs work

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