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Vol. 2 No.! May 1986

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4 ATARI USER May 7985

Contents

Graphics

If the intricacies of the Atari's

player-missile graphics system have

so far eluded you, Stephen William-

sons new series will lead you into the

art gently.

American Scene

Our Stateside reporter Edward Shark

gives the low-down on what's

happening on the other side of the

Atlantic,

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Adventuring

Join Brillig in his monthly wander

through the wonderful world of

adventuring.

Order Form

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Mailbag

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get your name on the pages of the

magazine. All you need to do it write

us a letter.

There's Zone X from Gremlin Graphics

for the 8-bit range or a super deal on

discs for the ST range.

Even if you've already got a

subscription, there's a special offer on

the Hacker's Handbook,

plus lots of other goodies.

Kan yu spel? Let Mike Rooke's

program help you with your weekly

spelling test.

3 ST roundup

All the latest on the IBMulator, the ofﬁcial prices of

the ST range, and more.

4 Adventure

Anthony Ginn reviews what must be the most

talked-about adventure of all time — The Pawn,

7 Review

Mike Rowe looks at three disc utility packages from

Microdeal.

10 ST art

Key Bulmer compares Degas with the freebie

Neo-Chrome and Andre Willey provides a useful Basic

program to convert Degas ﬁles to Neo format.

18 Advice

Andrew Bennett helps you make the most of your ST

with his monthly offer of hints and tips.

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