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Issue 3 December/January 1984/1985

Distributed by SM Distribution,

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Telephone 01 274 8611 telex 2E1643

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Please note that this is the ﬁrst issue available on general sale to the public. Back issues,

(SOFT-5001 and SOFT -5002) are available (E1.00 each : apply enclosing a large SAE to

the Back Issue Dept.

Editorial

Welcome to CPC464 User.

News

The UN 464 &getting about.

Reviews

Another lucky winner!

The Amsolt User Club prizewinner collects his

cheque from Dickie Mould, Sales Director of

Amstrad (minus deductions for the DMPI and DDII

h2 bought on the spot.

Amstrad and Amsoft

No part ofthis publication may be

reproduced without the permission of the

Please note that whilst every effort is made

to ensure the accuracy ofall features and

listings herein, we cannot accept any

liability whatsoever for any mistakes or

misprints herein.

Contributions are welcomed from readers

and professional journalists. If you want

them returned, then please send a large SAE

with all submissions. Please note the views

and opinions expressed herein are not

necessarily those ofAmstrad, or Amsoft but

represent the views °four many readers,

owners, members and contributors.

Managing Editor

Vgilliam Poel

Editor

Simon Rockman

Production Editor

Ivor Spital

Designer

John Alexander

Layout

Des Rackliff

Computer composition

Kim MO,a KonstantinoviC

Photography

Chris Anstey

News Editor

Marc James

Consultants

Roland Perry

David Robinson

Locomotive Software

Advertisement Manager

Hilary Henshaw

Leaving a pile of smoulderingjoystieks we report on what's

about and what's worth buying.

Graphic Animation 2 2

Da via iiohinson shows you how to get things moving by

usink,t colour .switehi ng

Book Reviews

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Brainpower Software

The 'Pt ' 464 can do more than just play games.

RSX Screen Dump 2 9

The painless Way to produce screen dumps on the DM P-

Special Listings pullout

Thimperlfames inindie for those with agile lingers.

Questions and Answers

cot a problem • let us sort it Out.

Am sword Review

Wordprocessing on a shoestring - a realistic opinion.

Down to Business

The Aiii.sult Ilti.sith-• Control system is put through its

paces.

Word processing. dataki_

mieroseovv,

Software Report

A msoft charts and much more.

Software Competition

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Letters

Lo SI' LIS or hate us - hut let us know.

Directory

CPC464 User, 169 Kings Road,

Brentwood, Essex, CM14

Telephone(0277)230222.

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CPC 464 USER

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Book:

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This superb book is designed to let every CPC464 user, at

whatever level, get the most from his computer. After an

introductory section on the special Basic features, the

book looks in depth at the excellent sound and graphic

facilities including: • Animation • Windows

•Character sets • Multitasking • 3 Voice Times

• M/C routines for Basic • Use of Zen • Use of 0/S

• Sample programs

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WELCOME!

Clubbed to death

It's about time we saw some evidence of a nationwide

network of CPC464 user groups and clubs. It seems

quite likely that as many of the ﬁrst customers are old

hands, owners already belong to local groups for other

machines. If you belong to a club with an afﬁnity to the

CPC464, send us in the details, and we'll see about

opening a computer club corner.

Sizewise

Existing readers please forgive this

greeting to the uninitiated, but

with this issue, CPC464 User 'goes

public'.

Quite an achievement for a publication that was

conceived only 4 months ago as an occasional

newsletter. And yes, the title has expanded along with

everything else, since now v;e're on the bookstall, we

need to emphasise just who and what we are about.

If you already own a CPC464, you don't need telling

that you have acquired a remarkably versatile and

powerful home computer system at an unusually low

price. Much of the power of the CPC464 lies hidden

beneath the surface, and so CPC464 User will help you

to explore some of this subtlety with the assistance of

the many owners who write in with features, listings

and tips.

Since AMSTRAD CPC464 User is the 'ofﬁcial' user

magazine, we are able to cheat by referring directly to

the designers and other participants in the Amstrad

computer divisor'. This helps keep us on our toes, and

ensures that all owners beneﬁt from this rapid

accumulation of knowledge and feedback.

If you have not. yet decided which computer to buy,

and you have picked up this issue to see what the

CPC464 is all about, then we hope that you will be

convinced that when you choose the CPC464, you will

be buying not merely a package of hardware, but a

machine with a broad groundswell of support and

enthusiasm, co-ordinated through the fastest growing

User Magazine in the history of personal computers!

The fact that the CPC464 has been so eagerly

adopted by experienced users means that there's

already lots of software and other material available

although the computer has only been advertised since

the end of August. CPC464 User provides a platform

for advertisers and a directory section where programs

may be listed at no cost, so that readers with

specialised software can communicate this fact and

thereby increase the overall knowledge and range of

applications available.

So if you are about to make a decision to buy, then we

hope C PC464 User will have made your decision all

the more obvious. You will be in very good company!

CPC464 User Club members who are wondering how

to ﬁt an A4 magazine in their B5 ringbinder are asked

to bear in mind that. there will be a number of

supplementary publications issued for their system

that will be available minus binders at reduced cost to

club members with folders.

The ﬁrst such is the Disc System ﬁrmware appendix

(SOFT158A), and if Locomotive Software is up to its

usual standards of thoroughness, this may just about

ﬁll your folder to bursting point in one fell swoop.

We imagine that you will forgive this small

misdemeanour in view of the rather more rapidly

increasing size and scope of the 'newsletter' than

originally envisaged.

Original and Best

AMSTRAD CPC464 User is as much a diary of the

hardware and software design and development house

as a forum for users' ideas, programs and observations.

As such, it's very different to anything that's ever been

attempted before in this market and we are all

absolutely delighted that it's been so well received.

Someday all user magazines may be produced this

way. We don't want to get away from the harsh reality

that all this has to be paid for, so we are inviting

adverts from anyone with anything to advertise.

All the proﬁts (if there ever are any!) of CPC464 User

are being ploughed back into making it the biggest,

the best and the most avidly read computing

publication in Europe. (Even we feel we have a task

competing with the the likes of Byte). Amstrad has an

exciting program of development that you will hear

about with most authority in CPC464 User.

If we hogged all the news to ourselves, then all those

good people at magazines like PCW, PC, PCT, PCN

etc., who have helped make the CPC464 the success of

1984 may be a shade disenchanted, and that would not

serve anyone's purpose. But we may be a bit selﬁsh

and try to keep the titbits avvays from our direct

competiti ors!

After all, we have pushed the boat. out, and we want

all the passengers we can get, It's good for CPC464

User. good for users and good for advertisers. Just tell

us when you think we're getting too sycophantic. We

certainly don't invent the praise in the reader's letters,

but maybe we can get a little too willing to publish it at

times!

Fan clubs

Followers of the weekly computer press will have

noticed that Personal Computer News has developed

something of a love affair with the CPC464. There are

many programs and letters published on the system

and its software, and so CPC464 users should be aware

of this additional wealth of experience and guidance in

our midst. (Now will they buy an ad with us?)

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