{"id":32869,"date":"2024-03-13T10:12:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T14:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=32869"},"modified":"2024-03-21T11:05:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T15:05:07","slug":"personal-computer-news-january-5th-1985","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2024\/03\/13\/personal-computer-news-january-5th-1985\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal Computer News (January 5th, 1985)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FPersonalComputerNews%2FIssue093&amp;twg_show=PersonalComputerNews09300001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PersonalComputerNews09300001-743x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"743\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-32872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PersonalComputerNews09300001-743x1024.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PersonalComputerNews09300001-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PersonalComputerNews09300001-768x1058.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PersonalComputerNews09300001-87x120.jpg 87w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PersonalComputerNews09300001.jpg 969w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FPersonalComputerNews%2FIssue093&amp;twg_show=PersonalComputerNews09300001.jpg\">Personal Computer News &#8211; Issue Number 93 &#8211; January 5th, 1985<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Personal Computer News is a weekly publication that was published in the U.K. in the 1980s. It appears to have covered all of the popular computers of the time. The January 5th, 1985 issue includes:<\/p>\n<h1>Cover Story<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Spectrum Revisited<\/b> &#8211; A profile in the Sinclair Spectrum with detailed hardware info plus info on the latest software and peripherals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Output<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Commodore file<\/b> &#8211; A type-in program for the Commodore 64 that provides a series of disk utilities including file delete, undelete, file copy, block editor and much more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Memotech machine head<\/b> &#8211; A machine language program to create music on on the Memotech MTX.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Amstrad fine art<\/b> &#8211; A type-in routine for storing and retrieving pictures on the Amstrad CPC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b><b>Lock and Key<\/b> &#8211; <\/b>A routine for the Spectrum that prevents others from seeing your source code.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b><b>BBC Grab Apple<\/b> &#8211; <\/b>A type-in game for the BBC in which you must save apples from a hurricane.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b><b>Modish Atari<\/b> &#8211; <\/b>This is the second and final part of a listing for a game for the Atari started in the previous. This part also serves as a tutorial for Atari&#8217;s display list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<h1>Peripherals<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>PC Pilot<\/b> &#8211; A review of the Penman Plotter for the BBC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=32871\" class=\"attachment wp-att-32871\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PersonalComputerNews09300001c-743x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"743\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-32871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PersonalComputerNews09300001c-743x1024.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PersonalComputerNews09300001c-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PersonalComputerNews09300001c-768x1058.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PersonalComputerNews09300001c-87x120.jpg 87w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PersonalComputerNews09300001c.jpg 969w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Software<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Office Party<\/b> &#8211; Review of a bargain office package for the BBC that includes a spreadsheet, word processing, database, and graphics (charts).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Regulars<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Monitor<\/b> &#8211; New 3-inch disk drive for the Spectrum that stores 500K, a preview of the Which Computer Show, new games for the Commodore 64, the Enterprise goes on sale, MSX prices dropping, and much more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>PCN Charts<\/b> &#8211; Charts of 1984&#8217;s best selling games. Decathlon for the Spectrum and Commodore 64 takes the top spot overall with the top spots for each machine being Jet Set Willy (Spectrum), Beach-Head (Commodore 64), Elite (BBC B), Wizard &amp; Princess (VIC 20), Cuthbert (Dragon), and Zaxxon (Atari).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Random Access<\/b> &#8211; Letters from readers regarding Sanyo software support, on disk copy protection, the Brother M100 printer, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Routine Enquiries<\/b> &#8211; Questions answered about buying a machine for games, a Spectrum disk drive interface, shopping for a Commodore 64 setup, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Microwaves<\/b> &#8211; Tips and tricks for printing double height characters on the BBC B, interfacing a Brother printer to a Sinclair QL, fixing the MTX screen saver, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Dungeon<\/b> &#8211; Tips for playing The Runes of Zendos animated adventure for the Spectrum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Gameplay<\/b> &#8211; Reviews of various games including Boiler House (Spectrum), Arcadia (Dragon), Ziggurat (Spectrum), Fort Apocalypse (Commodore 64) &#8211; this one is a classic, Doomdark&#8217;s Revenge (Spectrum), and Roland Ahoy (Amstrad).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Billboard<\/b> &#8211; A classifieds like section where readers offer up stuff for sale.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Quit\/Datalines<\/b> &#8211; A look at what&#8217;s coming next week, upcoming computer shows, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PersonalComputerNews09300054-743x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"743\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-32870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PersonalComputerNews09300054-743x1024.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PersonalComputerNews09300054-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PersonalComputerNews09300054-768x1058.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PersonalComputerNews09300054-87x120.jpg 87w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PersonalComputerNews09300054.jpg 969w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Personal Computer News &#8211; Issue Number 93 &#8211; January 5th, 1985 Personal Computer News is a weekly publication that was published in the U.K. in the 1980s. It appears to have covered all of the popular computers of the time. The January 5th, 1985 issue includes: Cover Story Spectrum Revisited &#8211; A profile in the Sinclair Spectrum with detailed hardware info plus info on the latest software and peripherals. Output Commodore file &#8211; A type-in program for the Commodore 64 that provides a series of disk utilities including file delete, undelete, file copy, block editor and much more. Memotech machine head &#8211; A machine language program to create music on on the Memotech MTX. Amstrad fine art &#8211; A type-in routine for storing and retrieving pictures on the Amstrad CPC. Lock and Key &#8211; A routine for the Spectrum that prevents others from seeing your source code. BBC Grab Apple &#8211; A type-in game for the BBC in which you must save apples from a hurricane. Modish Atari &#8211; This is the second and final part of a listing for a game for the Atari started in the previous. This part also serves as a tutorial for Atari&#8217;s display [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[486,2835,2362],"class_list":["post-32869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-computer-arcana","tag-computers","tag-magazine","tag-retrocomputing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32869"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33322,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32869\/revisions\/33322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}