micro-computer catalogue 1984

8/8/2019 Micro-computer Catalogue 1984

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lntroductionWelcone ro the worLdof mrcrocompul lng l l seemsthat suddenly computers are takrng over the WorldBul don ' rworrv abouL he mphcat jonsnd rmpaclo{computers They are great fun and they're not thatcompircated Computrng rs a fascrnatinq obby. Thisrsyour chance o ge t rn on the act.Thrsgurde s wr i t fen o he lp you chooseand buyvo t t r y r ; r - ro . .nnl l e r . There a re secL jong in- rndr r r - rnr rcomputers, expiainrng the ;argon and grvrng advrceon what to look for and how to choo se and buyThe main part of the guide rs the catalogue rtself

Thrs sdrvrded nto rve r icebandsand coversmrcrosunder 12000 Each machine s iistedwrth ris detarls,p : c t u re ndso m oh e lp f lco m m e n t sA t t h ee ndo I t h er - a t a l o c r r r e l h c r p ' c a n r r i e L r c f c r c n n c e h : r r t n h p l n v n ' ,compare the machines you lLkeat-a-glanceMax Phrllips, he author,has worked both as a com-puter programmer nd as a journa l is tor mogazrnessuch as What Mrcro? and PersonalComputer News-1 - . ,oC,^ ta ln - r ' c dra 'vs on holh h is oxner ienco of themarket and the machrnes n it and his own vrewsds dcomputer user

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Introducing M crocomputerC n m n r r t e n c m r ' , l ^ n L - ^ - ^1 , . ^ l ^ . 1 I h ^ ' ,m n r r l - ' o c ' , . " n ' , - . 1 o . - l ] ^ ' r r r c l r : n n o i r r n n na n d o [ a n ] r r q e t h e v c a n r - l n a n r m a z i n nu , , , u / L , vV a r i e t r r o f d i F f i . , ' l r a n r l ' , < o r ' , ' : ^ l - - D , , t L . +v J . . \ r y v r u r _ u u J ! - l u L l u u 5 D u / i l t o ldoesn't make them clever in fact, computers 'eal ly are stupidl l r 's peopLe, lkov o t t a n d T l h a l m a l r e l h c m ^ . ' r c e { r r l h i . n .Corrnr r t c rs -e i r rs l ind lessmoch inesA1l rhey do rs foi low a series o[ srmplei n s l r r a h n n s e ^ l l c r ] a n r ^ ^ r A m F r , h c r m n l ostep s -ar r red ut -n Lrn ,a lbe l ta l a h rghspeed

Proqrams: Programs are written bypeople They are a long recipe or guide,telhng the machine what to do at everystep lt's only with gredt care that thesrmple things a computer can do such asaddrng oge l le l lwo numborsor pur tnga letter on the screen, are turned into useful programs that do real obs

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The silicon chip: So how does a com-^ ' ' r o . ' ^ ' ^ . L 2 T h - h " ^ i - n l rh a e n m n r r l e r i qr t c m r . r ^ n r ^ . o c c n r r c i l i c n n e h i n t h a t l n n L q, ' J ' r , v P l^ l ^ n r J n h o r r < r h o i n c r r r r n r i, . . - . , . ons r r d progrdnI t . o . ^ - l ' , m A n A n a c r m n l o l i r + l e i h i . a . h , ' r.Lcar do -nr l l . onso l lhom evory socond.So. wrrh a lol of work, r rcroproeessorse a n h c n e r c r ^ n e r - l i n r l o a l m n c l a n v t h i n a u , L u ! v .

Of course,you need somewhere to keep' ho - " nn r am T I l ' qn n r r c e h ^r r i n n r t n n an ieep n nancr an. l f . ,n i ro rn dre tnsr ruebonsn^ * a l a t ' ' ^ p r r k e v . r d o w i L h a c a l c u l a r o :- l ^ e e n m n r c r w o , l d " o e n d n o s t o f i l sr ^ c . \ ' a r F ^ ^ r , r i l n e v r i n S L f U C n O .

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Keyboards and displays: You neeivar o' . lor - -r , l t , l r n o l l ,LLLI hr c.1p * t - t l o r L i o r , r o r ^ r 5 0 , r T r p u f ^ rh \o yb o " rd s ;u . r l i k - . h -s - o n !p ' l t r rAn d vo . nood o , ;o ! t o o t t o ' r t T -nno - t o [ r i r o n p u l - r ' . r . u . h r v ! , ^ , ^ . 1 ^ . r h , . 1 , , . ^ ' n ^ n l i l o i I rv " '- a - ' r + a l l . ^ . h : r , i ' c r h ^ , , ^ h l

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Corpulers alsoconrecf to prinrers.rfo 'mahoncdn be Lyped nio pdper.There's a catch to this.tend to forget what's in theireverytime they are switched off.has to be a way of keeping pro-an d rnformahon between sessionscomputer.computers le t you plug in specialwith pre-written progrdms per-stored on them. Most home com,co tnee t L o ord rna ry easser leso that hey can record and readinto their rnernory.n the moreexpens ive o r rpu r . rs ,1ex-disks coated in a maqnetic materialto store rnformation.These floppy(as they are called) work a brt likepo p records but the compuier canand store information on the

DIY Programming: Many people wh obuy a compuler don' t wri te therrown pro-qrams Why should they? You can bu yhigh quality programs ready-to-go on acartndge, cassetteor disk. Just oa d theminto the computer's memory and awayyou goBu t if you're interested n computrng asa hobby, there'sno reason why you can'tleorn lo p ogrdm. Mosr compl lers comewith a language called Basic.This lets youwri te your own prograns in an easy-to-understand way.You can learn just by sitting at your com-puter and trying things out. You don't needto know any maths or complicatedsctence.You've just go t to be interested.There'snothing like the satisfactionof seeingr ou rown programs 'up and runninq' fo r thefirst timeYou can bu y programs - to do mostlobs an d play most qames - for most

home comp:lers. Usual ly, f you wan- roge t a par l i cu la ro b done . rs mueh ber te -t n h tt t r a n r n f l r a m r h a n r r r r r l e n n o r r n r r r c a IBu l l ha tdoesn ' lmeon here re o o r ig ina lnrn f l ra r s le I fn r \ / . r r -^ ' v I LeYo umlgh thave nodd ;ob or onunusud lh o h h v t h a r n o h n d r r h a c c ' o . t h n ' , n h t ^ 'c o m n r r t c r i c i n c h c f n " o R o r . ^ r h l e + n n r n -L v v vc r a m a l s n l e t s r r n r r d r c r m ' ^ a n r ' l , . , , o - ,your own qames.So if you're just a litile bit interested incompuriro, you ought Lohovea go. Comn t t l c r q a r e a m a z i n n r r a l r r e T h o r ofew machines-thatoffer the same level ofinterest nd complexLty or rhe money.Don't be pu t off by people who Lnsist nrolking 'n code' 6- i Lrying o -nakeco mprte-s seem speeral Wirh a l i r t le b t o lpatience and a lot of fun, you'll be yourown expert soon enouqh. Don't worryabout picking a computer Get one andge t computingl


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Choosingand buyingIL's frightening. Choosing and buying amicrocomputer doesn't look easy There'sa bewrldering array of machines from 040to 02000 surrounded by a strange andahen anguage.But rt's eally not that hard. In fact here'sso many machines and most of them areexcellent designs, that it's hard to qowrgng Provided you know what you;relooking fo r and you are prepared to do aIittle 'homework', you can make a con-fident purchaseHalf rhe fun of computers rs earning touse and understand them. But vou don,tneed to know that much before vou buvone. Buying a computer is like buvinq acar or camera.Looks and 'feel' count j-ustas- 'nuchas the murky lechnical epthsEven so, there are a few pointers thatcan be a great help when you startou tWhatdoyouwant ttor?The first is to know exactlv what vou wantthe computer for. Do you want a gamesmachine? Do you want a computer to helowith your writing or a fancy talculator t,chelp with your homework?Computers themselves are general our-pose machines. t' s the p.ogru-r that runon them that decide what thev do So vouwork out what you want the "o-pnt".for, find out which prog.rams do the toband consrder the computers that run thoseprograms.If you're looking for a home machine toplay games, file a few oddments - house-hold bills, say, or recipes, record collec-iions and telephone numbers - and toIearn to program, then look for a machinewhich has the sort of games you want topiay and the biggest chorce of progrdmsavailable.

There's no substitute for research here.Look at machines in shops, read adverts,seegames runningand talk to people whoknow and can use machines. Yor'll roo.,have a shortlist of machines to look at.It's a good idea to concentrate on theolder more popular machines. The mach-ines that have soid most (i n th e iaronnthose ithh"bi;s;.i;;.;; n".":lr-'j""',r-'"Iargest range of proqrdms to choose from.They have more deaiers and theredre more people who know about themshould you need advrceand help.There will always be newer and fanciersuper machtnes just around the corner.But even when they arrive, there will be ashortage of programs, a lack of expertiseto turn to and, more often than not, teeth-ing troubies with the machine itself Strckwith the machines that are selling well andyou can be confrdentof o qood 6uv

systems.They are great fun to have alonon a tnp as a sort of high technology exunve toy.Briefcase computers are a stranew middle ground between thehandheldsand real full-size vstems.Somcombine full size keyboards, minratupnnlers, cassette torageand Modemsin a package that fits n a briefcase.There's no orguing that they ar epowerfulmachines.But there s strllaage of work for them to do. Briefcasechines get used by salesmenand buresearchersand scientists.But they'reyet powerful enough to be of generalto everyone.Home computers are the biggestmost confusing market-thev are besl

Will t dothe ob?But how do you know that a parflcularmachjnewil l do your 3ob? I i t 's a popularapplicat ion,such as wordn-ocessin.r nrLrb-" ".orno,l" . rt l ""ri c". " Jn.pand see t do it. Tiy it out . on your data rnyour own flme.If you've got a unique application thatcan't be done by off-rhe-shelf rogrdms.then ltsten carefully to the advice that'sgiven. You may need to write your ownprogram or have one specially written foryou. Even so, 1r yan d frnd computers hatcan do similar obs.There's oo mdny misconceptions abouthow much computer it takes to do a parti-cular ob. Many 090 machinesare billed asgreat for the home, office or school. Don'tbelieveany such ciaims untjl you've seen tyourself.There are limits to what particuldr com-puterscan do. And thesedivide neatly ntolhe sorrof compurer and roughly inLopricebandsMicro-typesMicros can be divided into severalsrouos:handheld computers,briefcase"ornprt"r=,home computers and business machines.It's a crude systembut it does help to gived gurde.Handheld machines are like biq calc-ulatorsThey'renot reallyasgood as someot the top scientifrc calculators and theymake very weak computers. So thev arerea11yor special obs that reguire a mix oJcalculation and computing The only ex-ception Lo his s Lhatheir porlabililv makesthem into handy diary and alarm ciock

ided by price First timers naturallv tendgo for ihe cheapest systems,often coshrIess han I O0 Thesearea qreat ntrodIion bur they rend no t to be able to gwith your own interest.Such low priced computers come4K or lessRam - which rs oo small fare qornq to wnte your own progThe computer might be grear ar rurplug-in cartridges, because thesewith heexrromemory heyneed.Butyouneed to buy more memory yourself lstart to program.The best first time machinescosttweene OOand l20O TheycombineLhe earuresol the cheap machinesw:decentmemories uchas l6K, 32Keven48K Many are much betterat1ng games rhan the cheaper 'gdmes'chines The Atarr range, or example,ar t l50 and rs special lydesigned to grarcade styleaction.Abovee200,youstart o getthat can grow into genuine systems.Tstill play gdmes remarkably well andcertainly recommended for thefirst time buyer But they are intendedpeople wiih real nterest n computtng orgenulne need lor a seriouscomputer-Theseare the most drfficuitdFully expanded they might be able toserious ob such as word piocessinospreadsheet alculations o vou "6perhaps saveyourself he extraneeded o buy a realbusiness ystem.The best way to avoid his dil"--uagain to see such machines n action. fcan do it, all well and good lf rt shcweaknesses,you'll probably be bettergotng tor a more expensrvesystem. fwdnt to be sure of gethng a seriousdone, again t' s a good idea to buy aexpensivesystem rom the srart.Business computers: Whichus onto so-ca]led 'busrnessThese are machines priced from lJupwards They have the things you


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screens, 64K memories and sot hom i r r< t haear rqc iher rL r r v r r r J U J L v v v s s v v Lt rv tbusiness'systems.t's true

only a few of them play gamesat alithe Advance86 beinghpc t a*amnlcq Rr r l t hc r r can c l i l l hcome computers.you'redoing someseriouswork, such

nr o lcn t rnn in f i l inaPr v v v u J 4 r You should considerbuying such arom the start. f youhavea mobileyou could find a portable,such asOsborne I or Pied Piper, mmenseiymachinesaren't ds much fun ashomecomputers uchas he BBC64 but thev are

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o buyoner ro n lon t r r n { n lanaq tn h t t r r cnm-rom. These vary from Mail Order,stores ike Dixons,Boots and W

Qmi+hc +n cnon ie l ic t nnmnr r te r q h o n sL v J y v 9 l u l r J l v v r r r y v L v r v r r v y v 'Trrct l iLc hrrrr inn mncl e leetr ien l ent t in-J U J L L " \ v v u y ! r vvorr're n"ohahlv better off with anrr'll oet ,^roodadvice and aalter salesservlce.Howevel you may pdy a bit more for thelf you're buying o simple home

for playlng games then there's

no redson why you couldn't buY fromSmiths r Boots.Manyof hese tores avetrained computer staff and will willinglyexchange aultyequipment.MaiI Order is an awkward situation.Often,new computersare only sold MailOrder to start wlth. Because hey'renew,Lhereends o be de)ays nd faultyequip-ment.So buying Maii Order often eads otrouble.I f rrnrr dn l .rr rrr nnm4lter Mail OrderI y v u e v v u ] u v v r r r t sthen you may frnd problems if the equrp-ment goes wrong or you need some ad-vice lt's much better to start with a shop.

V^r r ^^n tnrr l-ro{aro rrnr r hr rrr and rrnt t canL r y u v r v ' v t v s v v tgo back if you have any problems- Once you're down to a shortlist, he bestthing to do is go round to your local dealerand try the machines out. Read their man-uals, run some proqrdms and talk to thesalesmen. Feei free to make a personalchoice. go for an attractive-lookingma-chine that feels well made and comfort-able. After all, it's you that's going to beusing it .And remember to make it a reasonablylocal deaier that's riendly and helpful.'icu-ott -aorl conrrinp enrl heln nnne tlntt 't lcr r ruy I vvubought the machine.So buying a machine needn't be thenightmare most people think it is. It's agood chdnce to see what's on the marketand try out lots of different cornputers

Don't think it's a chore and a probiem lt'sthe first round in what could be a long,happy relatronship With a computer!

Finding utmoreFrnding out more about computers isn'ttoo difficult There are plenty of books andmagazines available. There's even theoccasional series about computers on thetelevisionCnmnrrter n\Mncrq end tO fOrm clubSv r a a y u L v rand 'user groups' just like other hobbies. Avisit to your local club will glve you adviceand first hand experience of what it's all^1- '^, '+ V^r, ' l l ^.nl- .alr l r r prran ncl a nhancer r y r v v u v r y e v v r r Y v rto try some of the machinesyou're think-i nn ahnr r+ l - ' r r r r inar r r v u v v u L vs r L L \ Y

f ) -na . rn r r ' r re hnrah+ A a^mnr t c r \ rn r lv r r v v y v u v v v v u v r - Lshould ioin a club. Meetings and news-letters are a great help in suggesting ideasand coming to your rescue when you getstuck.Besides ocal clubs, there areplentyof nailonal groups wtth postal newslettersto consloer.Computers are very popular in educa-tron. If you want to learn more about them,you could look for a course at your locall^ '^ '^ ' 'ah orreninn cnhnnl or cnl lcnevu r uu\ , r r uvur l r r r v lvuvYvTaking a course will help you use a com-puter dt home. But it also works the otherway round If you want to take an exam,having a computer at home is agreat help


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Whatto lookforThe errr jes in the calaloguFcover m.Lcro-co"npuLers nde- 2O0O They are drvidedin .n f i ' o n ' , n^ han- t c , , rder C200, 2O0_t500, S500-e 000, I I 000-l I 500 and overt I 500 Th"se are based on Lhe rices youu i o t t l d e v n e e t l n n A \ r t ^ q r A r T / ^ r r r c r r c t em T lJ y J L r r r r In f r e n h a ^ ^ o . c r h r r r r h a : n c r r c r o m ' ^ , i l l h -p x n a n r - l e d ( h v a d d i n o d q l r d r i r e e n r i n r e r y > t r L i t > o t Er c r l h : r n r i n c h e r a , ' . o r L o . r . ^ - o . ^ , , ' h t ^ ^nrra- i tv nroo'ars s reh as Wordslar and( r , na .aa l - q ^ . r ^ ' , ^ - . . ] ^^ l .system Vo u can stdrr uslng rhe moment\ / n | ^ c l i t n r r t n { th a l -. n ' A - d r h - . ' f a n , - l r nhe oood nan lzancc q n fha l var r r ] nn ' t har rpLoworry dbouLmdking costlymistakes.

Snme cnmna n icc ce l l lho i r cnm n r o rcn n l r r a c n r r l n l o - ^ - ^ l o r o n : n L r n ^ ' ^ , i t hyuLr \uvur vv , ,sofrware, o do dccounhngor word pro-

cessingand so on.For anyonewanring obe computensed with the mirumum of fuss,this can be a very good idea.Software availability: This assesseshow much software is available or a particuldr mdchine. Go fo r d populdr mdchLnebecause it gives you more to chbose from,

l hc nnm na l - i t i r r p mer lzp t mrLoc lha nrn .n ramq hc l t e r rnd r ra r r ' l l he a l - r lp t n np f cn f l -r v v u L J v r Lware and support monihs later.

f ) n l r r h r p a l z t h i " " ' ' l o i f r r n r r n o p r l t a h rr r r rn a r t e r t l r r m a e h i n c h o . o r r c a \ / ^ r r n : n ' l a o r :, v u ! u L r L v ! L upackage anywhere else or you are certainthat he sofiwareavai lobles r ight tor yourio h hnth rnw and i r^ hefufure

Special features: This sechon istsanymaior snee ia l lea lr rrcc of ihe c rrq tcm Al lmrcros have therr insrgmficant littlefeaturesa n d n r r i r l r c r r n r r ' J l p l r l i c r n l t h c m i l r r n r rtalk to a salesman

Guide Price: Thrs redl lv is a sr.rr tngn-ir-eDnr' l .nmn^rc." Jrrs Lone thinkabor r l n r i r te -s sc rFFnsdrs< dnves andobove al l software Even cheapgdmes md-e h i n e c e a n r n n c c a l F v n a n c r \ / a r r r l r r r _ l n o ct n r h e r c r c A m ^ r o e w n p n c i r r a c r r c l e m m r n h rbe s r . r o r ndc d hv f 5 eas s e t t es .v y ! J ! u !

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R t i a l l m e ^ n c e n n c d c " r n F c \ r c f o m e e r r ^gested.Bu t don't take it as gospel Followthe other advrce in the catalogue lookfo r so I lware nd suppo ' l L "s t l y don r - lLha lvou can le l you r owr p re fo ron .ose r e - a n l n r o t l t s r r o r r m e r n a n d r r n r r cgo lng Lousc l . So buy one vou rF hc tnpywith

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ACORN TOMAcorn's first big sellel the Atom i,snearing the end of rts days Its destgn has made rt very much a machtne for hobbyists and electrontc,qenglneers. It's an ideal system ia luse as a controLler or other equrJrment Acornsoft has produceci anrmpresslve range 01 programs ta isupport the nachrne.CPU:6502, lMHzRam:2K4OKRom:8 16KKeyboard: f r r o {o. .Display type: TV or monrtor;colour optlonajDisplay ability: 32x 16 texL,upto 256x192 graphrcsSound: notes, Lnternal peakerStorage: cdssette ape, ophonal.x IOOK opp lInter laces: L-xpan"or porrLanguages: Basic,Assembler,optronaLPascal,LrspSoftware included: NoneSoftware availability: GoodGuide price: | 170

The new ACORN ELECTRON featureson STOP PRESS Daoe18

ATARI4OOThe 400 is a top games computer.- - , r n - l s l t r d a r d n - t n l r _ c s o l e- l e i r - e - l t ^ r r , 1 F r F ^ , d r c o d e^ e r r n n T r c m ; n p c A - r l n r - o h v rsvs te r o 'p lug rn .a r ' r dg- . 61c 6 fwhrch grvesyou access o the Basicianguage

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CPU:6502, 1 BM H zRam: l6KRom: IOKKeyboard: Flat,6l keysDisplay type: T! colourDisplay ability: up to 40x24'ex-.up [o ]2Ox .O oraph_e.c Lo . - ^ o r 2 . 6 s dd - . o . r (intensihesSound: 4 voiceswrth specialeffectsStorage: Cartridge socket, own. t s s a F . e e n - d o r l r O o r r n l o ]4xBBK loppy

Languages: Basrc,optronalAssemble4Prlot,Forth,PascalSoltware included: NoneSoltware availability: GoodGuide price: e 150

COMMODORvrc20Tl ^ l '^c l qcl ' n V )0 r "nnethrr601a odrgdl r now rnar t s sel ing loa or nr ' l I 4O Ttc hacrnrl lv :- r 'qo 'ne lco-i . rpurer r^1r ng on [or11y era F . c t \ o r1 1 d q e . rF^c o n a b l (graphrcs and excellent sound fo rrtspopularity.. . n t r F s w r l l - . ^ r r " e r l v 6 K R a | land Commodore's eLderly antcrude Mrcrosoft Basic.Thrsdoesnsupport the Mc's graphics or sounrso you have to resort to a massor . I t - , . p ^ l z f i r - . - . . _ . . - . . ^ n ^ n l, u u y I v , \ L u r r r l u i r u L r i l u u v L. j+ n / F c q , v F a T ^ t ' d T c n r v o u t u w lEven so, a proper keyboard andiv ' s - r . r o -n f . r l l Fc ^ r r l "d . l onsd thelp the programming enthusiasl

CPU: o5O2 lMH, ,Ram:5 29KRom:2OKKeyboard: FuLl,66 keysDisplay type: TV or Monrtor,colourDisplay ability:22x23 text, up 1." ' - 7 q " 5 4 n - - n l - r . s R . o o _ TSSound: f voreo. cX lp r rdStorage: Cartndge socket, Ownia A q q c rTFe e n r . i e r n n r i n n a l i1x17OKloppy IInterlaces:Jovsck Serial onifo rp-interdrskor modem Iexpansronor t iLanguages:Basic, orth, iassembler I


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. , , ^^- - . la . t h , , ]- . r JFrngr - t L e n o h ' . . m e L toffer rha'v e ( . 7 t r re - I o ' ra e e o a n d t oty avot lao le or{ Ih . shclvcs

from standard coma-d rc . . ^c F . - l - . VaUVe.^mowl-a l "v" rnnced

Computer.vast number ofwn and use the Dragonlenty ol software andns avaiLabLe ut the Dragon- - p ^ , . - ^ \ ' - t l - - n e r f n r r o . t ! -! ! u ! ) P ! ' r v L L!

c p j y : q 1 c l r ^ n L ' C S d t rawkward to use. Sound( aom,has e-n 5pp--s-jcj

cr r - n d - l i ^F ,18K Or ' CThere's nothincl. . , . . L , h ^ l l r . o n r h l t l Oureyou try rtsrivals before

Mh z4K6Kype: TV or Vorror.bility: 32x 6 text,r c a n - l ' - r ' n . ) 1 6 y ' 9 2

graphrcs,chotce fr,:m E coloursSound: notes, externalStorage: Ca'-rido- -dssetle "P'Interfaces: 2xJoystrck,Centronics, Expansronport

Languages: tsasrc, brth,AssemblerSo{tware included: NoneSoftware availability: GoodGuide price: l l75

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JUPITERCEThe Ace is one of the oddities ofhome computing. It's the first microever to be based on the Forthlanguage rather ihan the Basic usedon most other systems. Forth rs a{ac- eomnaet laro racc ideal forwnting gdmes programs lt's notthat hard to learn either.But rhe Ace, despile its superbimplementation of Forth, is not ah e n in n e r ' q a n mn r lF r T l h a q n ' l o n r avery modern specificahon . . black

an d wnire low resolutron raphrcs,crude engrneering nd a hny stand-ard memory make it a bad idea fornewcomers I t ha s a hobbyist apncal r lh : t r t ea n he evnancl-.c l 651K Ram and can easilybe used ioc n r t r n l a l l e ^ r r e ^ l o ^ t , i n m a n i L ^r v , , r v , L 9 J . P , . , u , . Lsort of work Forth was originallyi r ierdcd fnr -{ r.^r r arc in-crq51g6] jnr v r ! r y vuthatsideof computing hen heAceis certainlyworth ooking at.CPU: ZBO,3 5MHzRam:3-51KRom: BK

Keyboard: CaLculator,40 keysDisplay type: TV, monochromeDisplay ability:32x24 texr, userdefinable characters, 64x48graphicsSound: Notes, nternal speakerStoragre: Cassette tapeInterlaces: Expansion portLanguages: ForthSoftware included: NoneSoftware availability: PoorGuide price: f,90

oRlc1A sr nerh 'ome ennnrrter lThe0is th e resull of careful design byexperienced Tangenne Compuland sound financial backing frOric products. Ailer a worryrlong period of teething troublesrfaulty machines, the Oric has lir r n f n r t c n r n m i c eIt comeswith 16K or 4BK Band lparrrres hroh resolugraphics, excellent sound and arVre ncnf B^si . rr c.nrete ldoesnt have a proper keyboardfie slope of the case and the typkeys used make it possible to totypeCPU:6502, MHzRam:16-4BKRom: 6KKeyboard: Calculatoq, 7 keysDisplay type: TV or MonitotcolourDisplay ability: 40x28 ext,to 240x200graphrcs,B colounSound: 3 vorces nd specialc f fon tc in+e rn : l cnp^LFrStorage: Cassette ape, 1x150floppyInterlaces: Cenironics,Expansion portLanguages: Basic,ForthSoltware included: None


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mass market computer thatstarted the micro booml For040,a crude plashccaseholdscomputer made out ofIour chips Nearly 75O,OOOhave bought ZXB I s.no t a wonderful machine. It'sblack and white, Iow resolu-graphtcs, a flat tiny keyboard,a slow Basic, it often over-and so on. It comes with aK Ram. . . if you buy one,a l6K Ram pack as well.t the ZXBI is cheap and hasof low cost software and addIf vou reaLlycan't aflord anyelse, hen the ZXB I is still anbeginner's machine.

CPU:ZB0,3 5MHzRam: - l6KRom:BKKeyboard: Flat,40 keysDisplay type: TV,monochromeDisplay abilit y : 32x24text,upper caseonly,64x48pixelqraphics

Sound: NoneStorage: Cassette apeInterlaces: Expansion connectorLanguages: Baslc,oprronalForth, AssemblerSoftware included: NoneSoltware availability: ExcellentGuide pr ice:040


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SINCLAIRSPECTRUMAn ideal machine for the first hmebuyer. The Spectrum was the firsttn n f {e r ln+c ^ { mem^n / ^n^ h rnhresolution colour graphics forunderel 25

f l a e n i + o i i c c r r r , . l a o n n i n a o v i n nand soggy rubber keyboard, theSoectrum is strll a maior rival to the

mn re r e .P . l d e s qn q q re h a s l n eOric 1. Price cuts have made rr Lrrrc.rn f : h r rna in

Because it's a Sinclart lhe Spect-rum is surrounded by a vast marketo l so l lwareand add ons making rtaworthwhile choice, Sinclair Basic isbetter than some but still fairly limifino Rrr- t iq nossih le to wri te inAssembly language, Lisp, Forthand even Pascall

around 7K rsused up for the screendisplay. So you qet around 9K and4lK frec rnr vnrr- nw n rrse So tt. ^ ^ 1 1 , , , " ^ " ^ . " i L l ^ m n , r o r n n n { n rthe 4BKversion.CPU: ZB0,3.SMHzRam:16-4BKRom: 6KKeyboard: Calculator, 0 keysDisplay type: TV colour

216" iQ ) n ra n l ^ e s 8 e o lo t r sSound: Notes, nternal speakerStorage: Cassette tape, SinclairMicrodriveInterfaces: Expansion connectoLanguages: Basic,optronalFor,h Aqsemhlcr L isn PasealSoftware included:Demonstrahon

The Specirum comes in either a Display ability: 32x16 text, useri6K or a 4BK version. On both, definablecharacters,upto

SORDM5A n rce o . t ra th o r cxp e n s l vFpe rsnna l cnmnr r rer The l \45 haq nn l r r4 K Q a m a - r l r r r h h e ' , e ' , ^ n a r d I o r-hc sane qn-T nr nr ' .e as dRK and32 K machlnes.

Even so rh^ Sord hos every th ingr r n r r n o e r l n n h ^ n c f n r c n m. . . a v e r yc n a n , : l n ' r n h , . . r . n : . ^ . a a ^ f ' , . ^ ,e n i n r n h l e a r r ' l n r n f e c c i n n ^ r n r ^ -gramsCPU:ZBA,4MHzRam:4- l6KRom: BKIGyboard: Calcuiator, 5 keysDisplay type: TV or Monltor;colour

4BKt30

Sound: I vorcesw,th specraiefJects, xternalStorage: Cartndge socket,casselle apeInterfaces: 2xJoystrcks,CentronicsLanguages: BasicSoftware included: NoneSoltware availability: i-oorGuide price: ! 196

Soltware availability: ExcelleGuideprice: I6Kt99,


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f heoLdwarhorses of micro-he Mooel I is onhquee+an r l : . .1c - r i n r l ' n :i i r r - rvo - u r . u t - ty , dm eThere's no souno ol

a " ^ ^ h , - " : c r m ^ l -e r u J J . ' _ \ r u r ' . i l p r qndaconservative 4K or I 6Ktr does hove o proper key-gen:ire expansion abihtyaq r e P \,4 hr rcrnp". ", '"r^-J J y J r E r lassesnd massesof pro-o hooseron The numberow'e -s .pa r l r cu la r l yns enough o ensure thatonhnuesnd that there willeclubs nd usergroupsto

7MHz

ulL,65eysype:TV Momtolbility: 64x 6 text,raphrcsotes,xternalasseiteape,optional75K loppyxpansion ort,aralleLr RS232asrc,most optionalisks ystem:OptionaiDOS,NewDOS,ncluded: 2 gramesvailability: Excellent2OO

RS.8Oew 'Micro Colour Complugs a gap in their rangedirectly at the first-timeThe llOO orlhereaboutsur s ir a longsrd^ hopectrum and Oric I, butay lag somewhath.se b.r t - r esro l ished

CPU:6803Ram:4KRom: i6KKeyboard: Calculator, 44 keysDisplay type: TV colourDisplay ability: 32x16 text,64x32 graphics, 9 coloursSound: ] vorce,externaiStorage: Cassette apeInter laces: RSa3z. ^xpansrorbusLanguages: Basic rncludedSoltware included: ManualSoltware availability: PoorGuide pr ice: l lOO

Trcc40On e o l t h o - ^ . , ' - L ' . n ' o ' o hL d f l dnnrtahle nael. res nr -1^c y16;\q1The CC4O of{ers4K Ram, a fuLlsizeL- , , h^^. . ] ^ 4 ! , - - | -n . l i . ^ ^ -. .. ^N s y r u o r u o 1 | r q L v J u r r p l o y L obooksize package weighing under2lbs The CC4O is reaLly ntendedas a r laia rce nrdi- o dcvieo f61 'n-q rcerc a rd sa asncn as l t h a s n ' tani t l^c -nnnrr- ino nnrrrer : feededvr r r r u L v r r r y u L r r r 9 P v v Y U r r{ ^ " h , , " , . - " " : n n l i c r f i nn o g ) - ' -o o @ X q o ) Oo . = t . Y o ) c :( E I F Q o G E )o : t i . .= t r L =, g E"f r i E $ g #H I io E o - u o J o o

l00K Basrc Acorn Acorn C 'onpu te rsBastc Acorn Acorn (iomputers

B8K 0 0 4 " Bds ic A td r i A ta r rl70K I - - Bosrc Com Conrmoclor--morlor e

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Add ons: Any equrpment that canbe connected to a computer. . ' en - l - c s o r i o l I ne F w nen i l v e1 r -pc c 1 6 \ ^\ n t l F r c - , 1 , l i S f ' { n rne r + h , c nnm m anr l ' n r ' c h. - . o pwhat you' redorng'and so on.Columns: The number of lerrers^n d -r rh^-s i l -a- ^ r h- c\ownr . r aqq a . . p t r a o r n r r ' e . l oc ro_sd . r i n -F r V a - r - l - n r c . . r y nL [ e1shave only 40 or 32 coLumndrsplays Busrnessmachines tendto have B0 coLumnscreens so thatmore informatroncan be seen aLonce.

Compatible: When one preceofsoftware or hardware wili woxwlth another Add ons andn . f l . - r q 1 ' y - 1 [ c . ^ n | . A l - u ] ew t ' L r , n l T n ^ . 1 ^ . 1 r ' 1 . L ' e Ithey are gornq to work togetherConfiguration: The partLcularh . " - l . t F - 6 c I n 1 . . n . t l ? l r C L'n W r 't .cd r vn' Lav^ whichn r ^ a - . \ ' / . r ' t c p r e " o ^ nController: A computer that rsused to control some oiherequrpment It couid be yourcentral heatinEr nd lLghts.Or a Lab- v r F , , n - - . 1 1 o ' 1 q l t . r c L n d . or r T l . o ^ n - , I . c . r d n t , , , O uOk^ , ' ^ , 1 " ^ ' 1 " . e a ' , , n m o n r r - ; n rng' I ' r io t t u 11 l oN Uou j u : L l r r u r r L ) LU r ln^-ds b- is a vFr \ ,s- f _ lway o,. - 1 , n n a I ^ a i l i . c q i l i n rpn l

CP/M: The most common-naf^trnn crretpm nn minrn

1 , a a t F c A l r n i l . w l - r . n U S e SCP/M can use any of the huge- . r , F . r - D V s o l i w r . e ^ v o j - o b l oon the market.CPU: The brain at the centre of a^ ^ m ^ r r t o r f ) - . - ^ l l . ^ n n r r. , l - T p r c . l Iis nearLyalways a mrcroprocessor . hence the nameMrcrocomputer.Disk dr ive: A d-v ie^ fo r stor rgd a d ' - ' r o y i r - i r f n r n a ' n r ( t O t T l dl r u 1 ! 1 1 ' ! v : r ' vdiskFloppy disk: A flexible disk in aârdboord lock- used or slor tngo r ^ a r a r c a r d i r f n - r a l nn o t -omrcroGraphics: D^ ai loddtowtno andn i n l I r e - n r ^ c o n l a / ] ^ n ^ . ^ m n f l p rscreen or on a plotter GraphLcs^ 16 c -a ^ t fn r h^ r n . nes andh l r c r n a - c , ^ ^ - . " . h r c n r n d t t c t n nl v v J r v r ln rpnha r t q and h r c l no ram c

H i e h ro . n ' r nn o r a nh r r 5 63n. l - nw n r c d^ ra l ed n re r " es Lhanmore hmrted low resoLutiongrraphrcs They are essentral forr . me- c r . r ^ . S naeo ' r vade r sand Pacman.Hard disk: Ar expon'1vop19161d . s L l c ad f ^ r c t n t i r n i - ' n ' . ndL t On^ ' r l n r n n . \ r q n 1 4 ^ a n n l t e rU a r d d r " l , " ^ T F " l l a - l v r r v e . j . J .I o r r d r l e . B r ' l l ^ e ' r ^ 1 6 m o f erelable, fasterand have morestorage space than floppy disks.Hardware: The physicalequlpment ln a compulerc ! / c t c r , r v l - i v o . - an t ouc hor hold . such as the computer,t . sc f r aen Lovhn" r . l n r r ne r andso on.Input: Information that rs ed intot n a . ^ m ^ , , , a r r n h c l n i r d ^ , r c r ^ h' r I L v , P v ll \ , 4n " r , - n r r f , " i ] . " ^ , , ^ h ^ " , ' 1 ,. , , n a r yh'^^.^ ' . i l -" I 'L- L. ' .h^^".1" l- - DUt ou. ^ r . r qF I ' nL i r o . s l ^ \ / s l l . L5 a nomany others

joyst ick: Ar odd on I ,s l rk. h-' n t - ^ - r r l , en r l n l . ' - - n - " r o J6 1can move the lever rn any] t r e e J ^ . ^ a r ] t i - . - p . r r ' ' , " c t t - e

h n r ^ s v e l - T o ' r s - ^ 1 , " ^ a J - i umostly for games but they're aiso, . a o r 1 . ' n d - . . , t ^ r r l ^ . . r -pfograms.K or Kilobytes: The unit in whrch

. n T n t . i a - - a ^ n , \ , , . " - - . , , e dI K rs about lO00 characters So a1OOK loppy drsk holds around 20typed sheetso{ 44 . Games^ o r n . a . c o r L h^ r ^ t r ^ -n I b Kt a 4 9 Y t f a a r o . r ' a r d h r s ' 1 s 5 5c v c -F -c ra -o r . L av c l - * s r l - r : 6 4 K

LCD: A liquid crystal display asused in calculatorsand digitalwatches. Some portable- o rn , r i F - c 1 "e | ( i l s r s t c ^ o o lTV screensLanguage: A speciaLanquagertre* lod rn - rr ' r i t rn n-^r-r 165 l6 pr U V r u ra computer. Most users rely on theeosy- loJearn asrr anguago .e oBosl . rbur thore o wholo rong- to.h^^co {r^m Drf{pron+ lann,. . , . . . * . . " t d g e s. ln d ' { o ren rhq S n r - n I t hen^mae 1,^, r ' l l mon+ ara trnrlhPascal,Cobol, Fortran and'C'.Light pen: A pe n shaped pointerthatcan be used ro choos- lhrngsI r n m e r n m n r l c r < e r e o n r r r c r h \ /pointing at them. Great lorprograms that create pictures orhelp design things.Machine code: The complexelecLonrc rnstruc[ons LhdL. n - - t . F T ^ 6 " , e - l p , q . a . r l anc lF y F - t ' l o Yn | ea n \ n / - la n r ^ qT dm sin machrne code but it rs a slow^r d di f { ie - n.n.ccs T l 's rcna ^ c l a f t ^ r , c e : n n m n r r + o r l : n' ' ' r - . - - , . g u a g eu rh i nh i c r hpn a r r t n m a+ i n r l h ,translated o machine code ioryouMemory: The place where' h e e n n n r l c - l o r e n f i c - " ' \ qi r r o - r a . . n r a -d n rnc ra r . r l t sr n rn rL i n r n r V e -n - ' r i " - ^ aS U f edl I ] I I L ] ! l v l y U I l l ! !

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characters or K.Th.". r". +run rrrnec n{memory . . . mdn memory is builtinto the computer and consrsts ofRam and Rom. External memoryi c ^ n F r m ^ n a n t c t n r p r r c p r l t n l z c p ni : l o r ma l r onw h i l e r ' s o rac r ua l l ybeing used. This could beordinary casset teapeor perhapsfloppy disksMicroprocessor: A partcularl r rncnr ehin -hai nrns 1Lo -p1=1tthe heart of a computer. TheN/ i . rnn.nre"snr rs l -eael ralbrotn^ { ^ - i ^ . ^ ^ ^ - ^ , , f- .v r u r r r r l r v L v r l l P ur v r

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t L : r l n a l z c r { r e r f h cPr v 9 r u l r lcomputer and helps the proqramsthat run on rt (seeCPIM)Output: The opposite of Input!A n v i r r o - r a j i n r . ^ m - a n t i L o I d^ ^ T n , r t c - - L r r r . n r r l d he ' e ; L t ] p5r r r e d o r - n - - l p r ^ ' n l - r , r ? S O n dq e rc e r f , . r e r n r r s i e l l r ^ r oh t hecomputer s speaKer.Package: A complete'krt' fo rr l n i nn : na r r i r r l ^ r r ^ h A nae l z anemight include hardware . even a, ^ , h n l c r n m n r r + o r n r u r n r r l r ' l , , r c r l - r e: c a t n f n r n n r : m c

PEEK and POKE: These arecommon instructrons n the Basrcl ang . - r ageo - ooka t and d r r e . l l v: l r e r r h c n n m n , r t o r ' c m p m n r- . . . . . ' vf Lc , , ^ r F ' , e r t ' " e f t l t n - l r f d t edSof different ob s but they can bequrtehard to use.Peripherals: S". Add onsPrinter: A device ior typrng outn l n rna t i n ' r r ^ n ^ ^ n . r l e f on [ Opaper.Program: A serresof rnstructionsi l ^ a e l ' a " ^ ap11 ' c -

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