Personal Computing Today Vol.1 No.3

This issue is cover-dated October 1982 and cost 65p

Regulars
Editorial - 1 page (3)

Contents - 2 pages (4-5)

Next Month - 1 page (12)

Your Letters - 1 page (14)

Computer Users Club - 1 page (21)

Technical Enquiries - 2 pages (62-63)

Micro Factfile - 8 pages (87-94)

Software Listing - 11 pages (97-107)

Microterms - 2 pages (110-111)

News
Page 8 Page 9
 * Clive beats Binatone to first £50 Computer
 * Hollywood's video star: TRON
 * Computer music at a price: Fairlight CMI
 * Bumper Books: Two new books from Tim Hartnell
 * Sinclair plugs into Prestel

Features
User Defined Graphics - David Harwood - 2 pages (27-28)
 * Ever wondered how to make a Space Invader? David Harwood shows you how to get the most out of your Spectrum graphics.

Look Before You Leap - 2 pages (30-31)
 * In the second of our regular series on computer dealers we look at the Tandy Computer Centre to find out what they can do for you if you want a TRS 80.

Memory Saving on the ZX81 - Philip Coley - 2 pages (34-35)
 * Having trouble fitting your programs into a ZX81? Then follow these suggestions by Philip Coley.

Using Atom with BBC Basic - 4 pages (54-57)

Review: New Brain - Chris Palmer - 2 pages (70-71)
 * The long-awaited NewBrain is finally in production and Chris Palmer has delved inside it to find out how it performs.

Reviews
KEY: PQ=Program Quality, VFM=Value for Money, POS=Presentation On-Screen, EOU=Ease of Use, CRA=Crashproofing, INS=Supplied Instructions, OVE=Overall

Type-Ins
Solgor - PET - 2½ pages (16-18)

Bouncing Beastie - NASCOM - 3 pages (23-25)

Little Black Book - Atom - 3 pages (42-44)

Blind Maze - TI99/4A - 3 pages (49-51)

Digital Roulette - 3½ pages (66-69)

Random Numbers - TRS-80 - 1 page (74)

BBC Text Handling - BBC Micro - 4 pages (77-80)

Asteroid War - TRS-80 - 4 pages (82-85)

Other Credits
Editorial Assistants
 * Chris Palmer

Managing Editor
 * Ron Harris