Issue 47 - Machine Code Main Contents News

SU 48 Cover

Issue 48
March 1986

Editor
Bill Scolding
Deputy editor
John Gilbert
Staff writers
Chris Bourne
Clare Edgeley
Designer
Gareth Jones
Editorial secretary
Norisah Fenn
Adventure writers
Richard Price
Gordo Greatbelly
Helpline
Andrew Hewson
Hardware Correspondent
John Lambert
Business Correspondent
Mike Wright
Contributors
Wendie Pearson
Mike Bateman
Jerry Muir
Advertisement manager
Louise Fanthorpe
Advertisement sales executive
Kathy McLennan
Production assistant
Jim McClure
Advertisement secretary
Linda Everest
Subscriptions manager
Carl Dunne
Publisher
Neil Wood

Sinclair User is published monthly by EMAP Business and Computer Publications

Cover illustration Bob Wakelin for Imagine

SOFTWARE
2112 ADDesign Design
BATTLE OF THE PLANETSMikro-Gen
BEATLE QUESTNumber Nine
BLADE RUNNERCRL
COSMIC WARTOADOcean
DEATH WAKEQuicksilva
DESERT RATSCCS
FORBIDDEN PLANETDesign Design
MIND SHADOWActivision
MOVIEImagine
NOMADOcean
QUIZ QUESTAlligata
RAMBOOcean
THE WORM IN PARADISELevel Nine
TIME SANCTUARYLothlorien
TRANSFORMERSOcean
TWISTER - MOTHER OF CHARLOTTESystem 3
VECTRONInsight/Firebird
WINTER GAMESEpyx/US Gold
ZOIDSMartech
FEATURES
The Hacker

The Hacker
We separate fact from fantasy in the obsessive twilight world of hacking

Lord of the Rings
Check your progress on our map of the Melbourne House adventure

Tau Ceti
A grand tour of the sights and dangers of CRL's mechanised planet

HARDWARE
Micon MIDI

Currah Micro-Source
Assembler, debugger, Forth and a monitor all on ROM for a Classic ...

Micon MIDI
The complete composer's kit

SPD1 disc interface
Fast storage with no frills

QLINK

Crossing the Channel
John Gilbert enthuses over new French software, discusses Clive's latest plans and the IQLUG club

Supercharge
A Sinclair User Classic for Digital Precision's compiler

Hardware
Take your pick from new expansion systems

QL Fictionary
Word games from Sinclair Research

Books
A trio of books offer help to the harassed programmer

LISTINGS

Mission 12
Drive off the deadly alien attack but be careful of the deadly time bombs. We've added notes to each section to help you understand the program as you type it in

Dungeon Danny
Help Danny escape from his tomb in a brain-busting levels and ladders game to drive you bonkers

COMPETITIONS
Cyberun Competition

Cyberun quiz
105 copies of the latest game from Ultimate are up for grabs - plus all the US Gold hits for the five who conquer the Cyberun test

Surfchamp contest
Dive into the warm waters of our surfing competition and maybe win a personalised handmade surfboard - just the thing for this year's hols

REGULARS

News
Top 30
Letters
ZapChat
Adventure Helpline
Hewson's Helpline

Andrew Hewson makes use of the Spectrum's internal clock
Sinclair Surgery
Subscriptions
Competition results
Next Month
Gremlin

If you would like to contribute to Sinclair User please send programs or articles to:
Sinclair User
EMAP Business and Computer Publications
London.

Original programs should be on cassette and articles should be typed. Please write Program Printout on the envelopes of all cassettes submitted. We pay £20 for each program printed and £50 for star programs.

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© Copyright 1986
Sinclair User
ISSN No. 0262-5458


Issue 47 - Machine Code Main Contents News