Popular Computing Weekly Vol.1 No.27

Vol.1 No.27 was cover-dated 21 Oct 1982 and cost 35p.

News
News Desk - 1 page (5)
 * Acorn joins the classroom battle
 * Clive has a vision of the year 1990
 * New range of business micros
 * Extended Basic to put in your pocket
 * Information Technology '82 doubles fund target
 * April '83 date for festival of computers

Features
Editorial/Contents - 1 page (3)

Letters - 1 page (7)

Street Life: Command perfromance at 16 - 1 page (10)


 * David Kelly talks to David Simons - the Commodore kid - about Simons' Basic

Machine Code: Calling all branches - 1 page (11)


 * Ian Stewart and Robin Jones present a new series for beginners.

Spectrum: Deus ex machina - ⅔ page (22)


 * Andrew Pennell reveals some of the secrets hidden in the Spectrum Rom.

Peek & Poke - 1 page (25)
 * Peek your problems to our address. Ian Beardsmore will poke back an answer.

Competitions / A.R.T.H.U.R. - 1 page (26)

Reviews
Reviews: From the elephants' graveyard to the Towers of Brahma - 2⅓ pages (12-13,22)


 * John Scriven takes a look at the latest Spectrum software.

Type-Ins
Moon Landing (VIC-20) - 2 pages (8-9)

Open Forum - 5½ pages (16-21)

Programming: Switch control to your joystick - 1 page (23)

Adverts
Classified - 1 page (24)

Games
 * JWV Software - Spectrum: Star Trek, Sub-Strike, Four in a Row, Torpedo-Shoot, Green Warrior - page 2
 * Automata - Spectrum, ZX81: Pimania - page 4
 * Abersoft - ZX81, Spectrum: Adventure One, Mazeman, ZX81: Chess 1.4, Invaders - page 2
 * Work Force - Spectrum, ZX81: The Winged Avenger - page 4
 * Jega Software - Spectrum: ZX Berserk, Jega Tape 1, Jega Tape 2, Specman - page 27

Other Credits
Reporter
 * David Kelly

Sub-Editor
 * Ninette Sharp

Editorial Secretary
 * Theresa Lacy

Publishing Director
 * Jenny Ireland