Source: Your Computer – November 1984
Your Computer, not to be confused with Your 64 or Your Commodore which were more machine specific, covered the popular computers in the U.K. at the time. The November 1984 issue includes:
- Letters and Editorial – Letters from readers about BASIC, using PEEK on the Amstrad, sprites on the ZX-81, the Sinclair QL, and more plus an editorial on vaporware and other failed hardware and software.
- News – The Yashica YC 64 MSX clone, electronic books from Tandy on the BBC, the Spectrum Plus, and more.
- First Bytes – A history of robots, speech synthesis and speech recognition, and more.
- Computer Club – A look at the activities of a BBC computer club.
- Software Shortlist – Brief reviews of Battle of Midway (Commodore 64), H.E.R.O. (Spectrum), Ancipital (Commodore 64), Interdictor Pilot (Commodore 64), Deus ex Machina (Spectrum), Star Commando (CPC-464), Roland in Time (CPC-464), American Football (Spectrum), and Countdown to Meltdown (Spectrum).
- Quest Corner – Hints for various adventure games including The Count (BBC B), Robyn Hode (Spectrum), and Mysterious Fairground (Spectrum).
- VIC-20 Software Review – Reviews of VIC-20 games including Bomber Mission (Commodore), Gunslinger (Omega), Battle Ground (Omega), Space Pirate (Omega), Bricks (Palace), Squish (Palace), Dodo Lair (Software Projects), and Perils of Willy (Software Projects).
- Amstrad Software – Reiews of Amstrad CPC games including Codename MAT (Micromega), Master Chess (Mikro-Gen), Monster Maze (Romik), Atom Smasher (Romik), Alien Break-In (Romik), Galactic Plague (Indescomp), Electro Freddie (Sosoft), and Gems of Stradus (Kuma).
- BBC Software – Reviews of BBC B sotware including The Music System (Island Logic), Elite (Acornsoft), Drogna (Acornsoft), Tetrapods (Acornsoft), Volcano (Acornsoft), Mineshaft (Durrell), System 15000 (AVS), and Pole Position (Atarisoft).
- Face to Face with MSX Microcomputers – A review of the MSX platform with a look at models from Sony, Canon, Mitsubishi, and Goldstar.
- Piracy – The Black Flag – How software companies are dealing with piracy.
- Piracy – Death of a Software Giant – Some blame the death of Imagine on software piracy.
- Piracy – The Confessions of a Hacker – Some of the tricks for defeating copy protection on the ZX Spectrum.
- Piracy – Commodore CBM-64 Quickload – A type-in fastloader you can use with your own tape based software that also makes it hard to copy.
- Aliquid Simplex – A type-in game for the ZX Spectrum in which you must find all the pieces of a robot to reassemble.
- BBC Gunner – A type-in tanks vs. planes game for the BBC.
- VIC Elevators – A type-in game for the VIC-20 in which you have to regain control of the elevators without getting crushed.
- Oric Brood – A type-in game for the Oric in which you must destroy the eggs before they hatch.
- CBM-64 Cavern – Destroy the aliens in this type-in arcade shooter for the Commodore 64.
- Spectrum Zoom – A type-in utility for the Spectrum that allows you to zoom in on a user defined part of the screen.
- BBC Music – A type-in utility for the BBC for writing music and simple playback.
- The Dragon Curse of Abu Simbel – A type-in adventure game for the Dragon 32.
- Amstrad Word Processor – A type-in word processor for the Amstrad CPC.
- QL 68000 Disassembler – A type-in disassembler for the Sinclair QL.
- ZX-81 Assembler – A type-in assembler for the Sinclair ZX-81.
- Atari Animation – An animation tutorial for the Atari 400/800 with sample programs.
- Spectrum Multi – A type-in program that gives you the capability of handling interrupts in BASIC on the ZX Spectrum.
- BBC Retrofits – A look at some of the more advanced hardware and software for the BBC including a couple of Forth packages, Ade – an assembler/debugger/editor in ROM, Replica II – software for copying disks and tapes, The View A2.1 word processor, and more.
- Competition – Win a Sony Hit Bit MSX computer.
- ZX-81 Red Ants – A type-in maze game for the ZX-81 in which you must collect the ant egg while avoiding the ants.
- Response Frame – Questions answered about static electricity and computers, a bug in the Spectrum ROM, the future of the MSX, business programs on the VIC-20, printers for the ZX Spectrum, and more.
- Software File – Reader submitted type-in games and other software including Karate for the Commodore 64, Painter for the ZX Spectrum, Chicks for the BBC, Castles of Carmain for the ZX-81, Subhunt for the Oric, Swoosh for the VIC-20, Roulette for the Amstrad, Quadruplets for the Sinclair QL, Hard Lines for the Spectrum, and more.
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