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MAIL ORDER CRODRH SHOCK MICRODRIVES Two-page Sinclair report Reviews of programs Programs to type in for: Spectrum, 2X81, .•» 8* WAITERS Three mind benders fromF^?. 15 SPECTRUMS (48K)+ PRINTERS + £2500 OF QUICKSILVA SOFTWARE

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MAIL ORDERCRODRHSHOCK

MICRODRIVES

Two-pageSinclairreport

Reviews ofprograms

Programsto type in

for:Spectrum,

2X81,

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2X81 program: Balancing act 22

vie 20 reviews .

TMM/U pragramming .

2X81 program: Piesllde .

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WE'RE EXPANDINGTOO...NOTEOURNEWOFFICE ADDRESS ANDCUSTOMER SERVICES

Blackpool, Lancashi

TH0ZS3) 21555 CT

ONE MAWS VIEWContinuedfrom Front C staff, said: "We hope to show the

prototype publicly in June with

of the year.

launch it will cost something like

00,000 and we are seeking back

ing from finance houses.

"Initially il will be out

Then we hope il will be all the

serious computer users. Most ol

them will be using [he ZX81 at

present. We warn them to bypass

the Spectrum."

Mr Choi. 34, has designed

the new micro and il is Mr Leung

who takes care of the day-to-day

Benny J-eung running of Basicarc. Both came

two Basioarc modules from Hong Kong 10 years ago

side. Others can be slacked o and set up their company in

February last year to produce

a 16-b add-on modules.

iroccssor. colour, 16K Mr Leung said: "How big

a Microsoft-like BASIC, r do 1 think we'll get? Our ambi-

sound, the inietfa tion « c|uite high.

basicarc's Persona mod , "We would like to be

nemory mapping device. something like Sinclair Research

Although the cases nould 1 c We think thai this could be a new

made in Hong Kong, the am - breakthrough in micro

puler would be assembled in lh e technology — a stackable system

uK and a professional maiketin that can be tailor-made

jghi in. Basicare Micro Svstems. i

Mr Leung, 35 e linden Court, London SEI1

Fulham-based coropan 1;,. - i 4NH

you could beon our pages

we welcome programs and articles fromour readers.

Articles on using home computersshould be no longer than 2,000 words.

Don't worry too much about yourwriting ability - lust try to keep to the

style in hcw. please include sampleroutines, we will convert any sketchedIllustrations into Finished artwork. Ar-

ticles most likely to be published will

help our readers make better use oftheir micros by gluing useful Ideas and

tips.• programs should, if possible, be com-puter printed luse a new ribbon) or senton cassette. Check carefully that theyare bug-free, include detain of whatyour program does and how, hints onconversion and explain the routines

• Reviewers of software, add-ons andhardware need to have a good

knowledge of computers, in your ap-plication as a reviewer please give youroccupation or training and. If under II,your age. Don't forget to name your

computer and any expansion.

Keep a copy of y

Librariestake the

profits—notthe risks

V only soft-

We impart a tor of our software from Ainerkxi — us well as

ng our own — ami convert it from the Tandy Colour Compvttr to run on the Dragon.

Wepay 1.50 dollars royalty on a cassette which will retail at £7

two dollars on a cartridge which is priced at about £20 because

the* are harder to produce and cartridges arc more ex/ieiisive

Our commitment is lu fell as many as we can or ovr supplies

would toK Interest in supplying the UK. (f cassettes are beati

ripped off no-one's going to invest the money.

Already aH our own products are oh cartridges because it is

better protection. Ifsomeone a going to rip offa cartridge it is go' nust have blank cartridges mid the

equipment.

There is no dnutu thai libraries have taken multiple iopiesofi

single tape and rented them out fur about £1 ilia fortnight. But if

they were licensed, haw would.wucotiirol tlte rimiltiet at. say. VIp

per hiring? The administration costs aould lie too high.

It could kUI the cassette market. We mayeven lw\e to drop the

s entirely

One tlifficulty at present is that many of the software libraries

one-man businesses. They would hoi* lb be large and rr

sil'k enough to bevelled to make it possiblefor m io supply

We would have to guarantee ro ourstlees lhal what lltey told

us was the number that lltey had hired.

You would liasv to pt.r up tlv cost of the hiring to £2H to

lake into account that some people will copy them. It would mean

thai the vast majority of people would lie penalised.

The aivrage life ofa game at present i< around three inonllts.

After that U will have bei'n ripped off in lite extern that a 's not war-

lh wlule any Inngcr

One chap came back with a tape lie lull Iwught from jn and

said ii would not fit his cassette recorder and lie Hauleda refund. In

my opinion he had taken a copy.

The software libraries lake no risks with new products, they

OKjustjumping ;'.' :hc bandwagon. It n very difficult to close them

down. With video film topien lltcir equipment can be seizrd. Soft-

ware libraries need very Utile equiptrtenl.

I am very worried about the whole business.

Fair on the moveThe London Computer Fair, run

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o lack of space

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