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Issue 28
July 1984

Editor
Bill Scolding
Deputy editor
John Gilbert
Consultant editor
Mike Johnston
Managing production editor
Harold Mayes MBE
Staff writer
Chris Bourne
Illustrator/designer
Craig Kennedy
Group advertisement manager
John Ross
Production assistant
Dezi Epaminondou
Editorial assistant
Colette McDermott
Managing editor
Nigel Clark
Assistant managing director
Barry Hazel
Managing director
Terry Cartwright
Chairman
Richard Hease

Sinclair User is published monthly by ECC Publications Ltd.

FEATURES
QL File
Hands on the QL

PRINTERS A comparison of eleven models for readers who want to get into print.

ROBOT COMPETITION We print the winning entries from our animation contest.

CAMBRIDGE AWARD The rules for entry to our programming competition.

INSIDE SINCLAIR Bill Scolding asks the questions. Nigel Searle makes excuses.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE J McAllister makes your micro learn from its mistakes.

QL FILE John Gilbert tests the new machine and asks: Who needs it?

REGULARS
Hit Squad
Knight-clubbing Urquhart
Sinclair Business User
A Sinclair Business User

SINCLAIR SIMON Cartoon capers with our hacking hero.

HARDWARE WORLD Reviews of the latest peripherals.

SPECTRUM SOFTWARE SCENE Latest arcade action.

ZX-81 SOFTWARE SCENE High resolution in black and white.

HIT SQUAD Chris Bourne meets a young knight errant.

EDUCATION Theodora Wood explores the range of language tutor software available.

USER OF THE MONTH Three generations of the Maddocks family have a practical use for the ZX-81.

SINCLAIR BUSINESS USER Letters, reviews and a business user of the month.

MIND GAMES Quentin Heath looks at the spawn of the Quill.

HELPLINE Andrew Hewson paints the Spectrum screen.

PLUS

SINCLAIRVOYANCE A view of the Sinclair scene.

Program Printout
Denizen of the Dark Forest

SINCLAIR USER CLUB Latest offers and news.

NEWS Spectrum shortage and the fight against piracy.

LETTERS More from the postbag.

PROGRAM PRINTOUT Dare you enter Dark Forest?

STARTER PACK More help for beginners and newcomers.

SOFTWARE DIRECTORY Our buyers' guide.

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Sinclair User
ISSN No. 0262-5458

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Issue 27 - Mind Games Main Contents Sinclairvoyance